electrical engineering MCQs – Page 159

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electrical engineering Mcqs
3161. Regenerative feedback implies feedback with_______________?
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A. oscillations

B. step input

C. positive sign

D. negative sign

3163. E.m.f. of a Weston cell is accurately measured by________________?
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A. electrodynamic voltmeter

B. isothermal voltmeter

C. electrostatic voltmeter

D. hot wire voltmeter

3164. The phase lag produced by transportation relays_____________?
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A. is independent of frequency

B. decreases linearly with frequency

C. increases linearly with frequency

D. is inversehproportional to frequency

3165. Instrument transformers are_______________?
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A. potential transformers

B. current transformers

C. both A. and B.

D. power transformers

3166. The rectifier instrument is not free from_______________?
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A. wave shape error

B. all of the above

C. temperature error

D. frequency error
3167. An automatic toaster is a ___________ loop control system?
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A. closed

B. any of the above

C. partially closed

D. open
3168. In a control system integral error compensation _________________ steady state error?
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A. increases

B. any of the above

C. minimizes

D. does not have any effect on

3169. Wattmeter cannot be designed on the principle of_________________?
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A. electrostatic instrument

B. moving iron instrument

C. electrodynamic instrument

D. thermocouple instrument

3170. Alternating current is measured by_______________?
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A. induction ammeter

B. permanent magnet type ammeter

C. moving iron repulsion type voltmeter

D. electrostatic ammeter

3171. A control system working under unknown random actions is called______________?
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A. adaptive control system

B. digital data system

C. stochastic control system

D. computer control system

3172. In a system zero initial condition means that______________?
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A. The system is at rest and no energy is stored in any of its components

B. The system is working with zero reference signal

C. The system is working with zero stored energy

3173. For measurement of mutual inductance we can use________________?
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A. Heaviside bridge

B. Anderson bridge

C. Maxwells bridge

D. Any of the above

3174. For handling greater currents induction wattmeters are used in conjunction with______________?
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A. none of the above

B. potential transformers

C. power transformers

D. either of the above

E. current transformers
3175. For measuring current at high frequency we should use_______________?
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A. thermocouple instrument

B. electrostatic instrument

C. moving iron instrument

D. none of the above

3176. Transfer function of a system is used to calculate which of the following ?
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A. The order of the system

B. The time constant

C. The output for any given input

D. The steady state gain

3177. A conditionally stable system exhibits poor stability at______________?
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A. low frequencies

B. increased values of open loop gain

C. none of the above

D. reduced values of open loop gain
3178. Various adjustments in an energy meter include_______________?
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A. overload and voltage compensation

B. temperature compensation

C. light load or friction

D. lag and creep

E. all of the above
3179. Which of the following should be done to make an unstable system stable ?
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A. The number of zeros to the loop transfer function should be increased

B. The number of poles to the loop transfer function should be increased

C. The gain of the system should be increased

D. The gain of the system should be decreased

3180. Which of the following statements is not necessarily correct for open control system ?
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A. Input command is the sole factor responsible for providing the control action

B. Presence of non-linearities causes malfunctioning

C. Less expensive

D. Generally free from problems of non-linearities