electrical engineering MCQs – Page 161

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
3201. Reluctance motor is a________________?
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A. low torque variable speed motor

B. variable torque motor

C. self starting type synchronous motor

D. low noise, slow speed motor

3202. For crane travel which of the following motors is normally used ?
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A. D.C. differentially compound motor

B. Synchronous motor

C. Ward-Leonard controlled D.C. shunt motor

D. AC. slip ring motor
3203. Positive logic in a logic circuit is one in which______________?
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A. logic 0 and 1 are represented by 0 and positive voltage respectively

B. logic 0 voltage level is higher than logic 1 voltage level

C. logic 0 voltage level is lower than logic 1 voltage level

D. logic 0 and, -1 are represented by negative and positive voltages respectively

3204. Digital computers are more widely used as compared to analog computers, because they are______________?
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A. less expensive

B. easier to maintain

C. always more accurate and faster

D. useful over wider ranges of problem types
3206. A reverse bias pn junction has_____________?
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A. Almost no current

B. Very narrow depletion layer

C. Large current flow

D. Very low resistance

3210. Locomotive having monomotor bogies________________?
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A. has better coefficient of adhesion

B. are suited both for passanger as well as freight service

C. has better riding qualities due to the reduction of lateral forces

D. has all above qualities
3212. In an intrinsic semiconductor, the number of free electrons_____________?
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A. None of the above

B. Is greater than the number of holes

C. Equals the number of holes

D. Is less than the number of holes

3213. For which of the following locomotives the maintenance requirements are the least ?
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A. Diesel locomotives

B. Equal in all of the above

C. Electric locomotives

D. Steam locomotives

3214. The cost of an induction motor will increase as________________?
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A. horsepower rating decreases but r.p.m. increases

B. horsepower rating and operating speed increases

C. horsepower rating increases but r.p.m. decreases

D. horsepower rating and operating speed decreases

3216. Vacuum is created by which of the following ?
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A. Ejector

B. None of the above

C. Any of the above

D. Vacuum pump

3217. The friction at the track is proportional to________________?
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A. speed

B. 1/speed

C. l/(speed)2

D. none of the above

3218. The universal gate is ________________?
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A. OR gate

B. None of the above

C. NAND gate

D. AND gate

3219. A pony motor is used for the starting which of the following motors ?
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A. Squirel cage induction motor

B. None of the above

C. Schrage motor

D. Synchronous motor
3220. In series motor which of the following methods can be used for changing the flux per pole ?
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A. Diverter field control

B. Series-parallel control

C. Any of the above

D. Tapped field control