electrical engineering MCQs – Page 109

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
2161. The attraction capacity of electromagnet will increase if the_______________?
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A. flux density decreases

B. flux density increases

C. core area increases

D. core length increases i

2164. The current zero interruption, in oil and air blast circuit breakers, is achieved by____________?
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A. lengthening of the gap

B. cooling and blast effect

C. both (A) and (B)

D. deionizing the oil with forced air

E. none of the above

2165. The contacts of high voltage switches used in power system are submerged in oil. The main purpose of the oil is to______________?
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A. insulate the contacts from switch body

B. lubricate the contacts

C. none of the above

D. all of the above

E. extinguish the arc
2167. The uniform magnetic field is______________?
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A. none of the above

B. the field of a single conductor

C. the field of a set of parallel conductors

D. the field in which all lines of magnetic flux are parallel and equidistant
2169. The bar magnet has____________?
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A. A. and B. both

B. monopole moment

C. none of the above

D. the dipole moment
2170. The direction of magnetic lines of force is________________?
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A. from one end of the magnet to another

B. none of the above

C. from south pole to north pole

D. from north pole to south pole
2171. The main constituent of permalloy is_____________?
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A. cobalt

B. nickel

C. chromium

D. tungsten

2172. In a three-phase mercury arc rectifiers each anode conducts for____________?
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A. one-third of a cycle

B. two-third of a cycle

C. one-half a cycle

D. one-fourth of a cycle

2173. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
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A. Shunt reactors are used as compensation reactors

B. Lightning arrestors are used before the switchgear

C. The peak short current is (1.8 xV2) times the A.C. component

D. The MVA at fault is equal to base MVA divided by per unit equivalent fault reactance

2174. Relays can be designed to respond to changes in________________?
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A. temperature

B. light intensity

C. voltage and current

D. resistance, reactance or impedance

E. all above
2176. A permanent magnet______________?
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A. attracts some substances and repels others

B. attracts ferromagnetic substances and repels all others

C. attracts only ferromagnetic substances

D. attracts all paramagnetic substances and repels others

2177. Wave trap is used to trap waves of__________________?
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A. higher frequencies entering generator or transformer units

B. either of the above

C. power frequencies

D. none of the above

2178. In a simple magnetic field the strength of magnet flux_______________?
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A. first increases and then decreases till it becomes zero

B. is constant and has same value in energy part of the magnetic field

C. increases continuously from initial value to final value

D. decreases continuously from initial value to final value

2179. Fault diverters are basically____________?
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A. fast switches

B. relays

C. fuses

D. circuit breakers

2180. In a mercury arc rectifier characteristic blue luminosity is due to_____________?
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A. high temperature

B. electron streams

C. ionization

D. colour of mercury