electrical engineering MCQs – Page 237

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
4722. Rise time is defined by the interval when____________?
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A. gate current rises from 90 % to 100 % of it final value

B. anode voltage drops from 90 % to 10 % of its initial value

C. anode current rises 10 % to 90 % of its final value

D. both B and C
4723. CB used for over current protection of thyristor operates when the fault current is__________?
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A. of long period

B. of short duration

C. both (A) and (B)

D. neither (A) nor (B)

4724. In forward blocking mode of a thyristor________?
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A. Junction J1, J3 is in reverse bias and J2 is in forward bias.

B. junction J3 is in forward bias and J1, J2 is in reverse bias.

C. junction J2 is in reverse bias and J1, J3 is in forward bias.

D. Junction J1 and J2 is in forward bias and J3 is in reverse bias.

4726. Harmonics in 3 phase inverters can be reduced by using___________?
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A. Passive filter

B. Active filter

C. Both passive and active filters

D. None of these

4727. In a flyback converter, the inductor of the buck-boost converter has been replaced by a_____________?
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A. Flyback transistor

B. Flyback capacitor

C. Flyback resistor

D. Flyback transformer
4728. During gate recovery time_____________?
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A. charge carriers of J3 junction is removed

B. charge carrier of J1 junction removed

C. charge carriers of J2 junction is swept out

D. charge carriers of J2 junction recombined
4729. The sum of all phase current in a star connected primary winding with no neutral connection is equal to___________?
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A. Three times the line current

B. Zero at all times

C. Three times the phase current

D. Phase current

4730. Maximum power loss occurs during_________________?
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A. rise time

B. all

C. delay time

D. spread time

4731. In ac dc conversion, when the switch is closed then the sum of voltages around the loop is____________?
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A. Non zero

B. Zero

C. Twice of the voltage when switch is open

D. Equal to the sum of voltage when switch is open

4732. Thermal voltage VT can be given by____________?
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A. (K2/q)(T + 1/T 1)

B. qT/K

C. KT/q

D. Kq/T

4733. A power semiconductor may undergo damage due to____________?
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A. Low di/dt

B. High dv/dt

C. Low dv/dt

D. High di/dt
4736. For similar carrier and modulating signals, the line current used in CSI is_____________?
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A. Identical to phase voltage in CSI

B. Identical to phase voltage in VSI

C. Identical to line voltage in a VSI

D. Identical to line current in VSI

4737. Transformer utilization factor is a measure of the merit of a rectifier circuit. It is the ratio of_______________?
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A. AC input power to the transformer volt amp rating required by secondary

B. DC output power to the transformer volt amp rating required by primary

C. DC output power to the transformer volt amp rating required by secondary

D. AC input power to the transformer volt amp rating required by primary

4738. The advantage of using free wheeling diode in half controlled bridge converter is that
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A. There is always a path for the ac current independent of the ac line

B. There is always a path for the dc current independent of the ac line

C. There is always a path for the dc current dependent of the ac line

D. There is always a path for the ac current independent of the ac line

4740. What is the advantage of HRC fuses over Rewirable fuses?
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A. All of the above

B. High rupturing capacity

C. High speed operation

D. No ageing effect