electrical engineering MCQs – Page 107

Practise multiple-choice questions from electrical engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

electrical engineering Mcqs
2123. Normally, which of the following is used, when a large-scale conversion from AC. to D.C. power is required ?
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A. Motor converter

B. Motor-generator set

C. Mercury arc rectifier

D. Rotary converter

2124. To produce cathode spot in a mercury arc rectifier______________?
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A. anode is heated

B. low mercury vapour pressures are used

C. an auxiliary electrode is used

D. tube is evacuated

2125. The susceptibility of paramagnetic materials generally lies between____________?
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A. KT3 and 1CT6

B. 10?2 and KT5

C. KT4 and KT8

D. 1CT3 and 1CT7

2126. The magnetic reluctance of a material______________?
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A. increases with increasing cross-sec-tional area of material

B. any of the above

C. decreases with increasing cross sectional area of material

D. does not vary with increasing cross-sectional area of material

2127. Paramagnetic materials have relative permeability________________?
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A. equal to unity

B. slightly less than unity

C. slightly more than unity

D. equal to that ferromagnetic mate rials

2128. The working of a meter is based on the use of a permanent magnet. In order to protect the meter functioning from stray magnetic fields______________?
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A. a soft iron shielding is used

B. a shielding of anon-magnetic material is used

C. a plastic shielding is provided

D. meter is surrounded by strong magnetic fields

2131. A permeable substance is one_____________?
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A. which is a strong magnet

B. which is a good conductor

C. through which the magnetic lines of force can pass very easily

D. which is a bad conductor

2134. In which of the following appUcations, direct current is absolutely essential ?
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A. Illumination

B. Traction

C. Electrolysis

D. Variable speed operation

2135. Reciprocal of permeability is____________?
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A. conductance

B. permittivity

C. reluctivity

D. susceptibility

2136. Out of the following statements, concerning an electric field, which statement is not true ?
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A. The electric field intensity at a point is numerically equal to the force exerted upon a charge placed at that point

B. An electric field is defined as a point in space at which an electric charge would experience a force

C. Unit field intensity in the exertion of a force of one newton on a charge of one coulomb

D. The electric intensity is a vector quantity

2137. One maxwell is equal to____________?
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A. 10 webers

B. 10 webers

C. 10 webers

D. 10 webers

2138. An efficient and a well designed protective relaying should have_____________?
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A. all of the above

B. economy and simplicity

C. good selectivity and reliability

D. high speed and selectivity

2139. Which of the following is not a unit of flux?
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A. Weber

B. All of the above

C. Maxwell

D. Telsa
2140. The Biot-savarts law is a general modification of_______________?
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A. Lenzs law

B. Amperes law

C. Kirchhoffs law

D. Faradays laws