electrical engineering MCQs – Page 65

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
1281. Application of Nortons theorem to a circuit yields:________________?
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A. equivalent current source and impedance in parallel

B. equivalent current source and impedance in series

C. equivalent impedance

D. equivalent current source

1282. Which of the following losses, in a synchronous motor, does not vary with load?
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A. Windage loss

B. Any of the above

C. Copper losses

D. None of the above

1283. A passive network is one which contains____________?
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A. only variable resistances

B. only two sources of e.m.f. in it

C. only some sources of e.m.f. in it

D. no source of e.m.f. in it
1285. In a power plant if the maximum demand on the plant is equal to the plant capacity, then
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A. diversity factor will be unity

B. load factor will be unity

C. plant reserve capacity will be zero

D. load factor will be nearly 60%

1288. High load factor indicates
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A. average power used during the period

B. either of the above

C. none of the above

D. average kWh (kW) energy consumption during the period
1290. The superposition theorem requires as many circuits to be solved as there are____________?
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A. sources

B. sources, nodes and meshes

C. nodes

D. sources and nodes

1291. All the rules and laws of D.C. circuit also apply to A.C. circuit containing_____________?
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A. all above

B. resistance only

C. capacitance only

D. inductance only

1292. For a voltage source:
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A. None

B. the source e.m.f. and terminal voltage are equal

C. terminal voltage cannot be higher than source e.m.f.

D. terminal voltage is always lower than source e.m.f.

1293. A synchronous machine with low value of short-circuit ratio has___________?
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A. good speed regulation

B. high stability limit

C. lower stability limit

D. good voltage regulation

E. none of the above

1294. Large capacity generators are invariably___________?
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A. forced air cooled

B. water cooled

C. natural air cooled

D. hydrogen cooled
1295. For which of the following power plants highly skilled engineers are required for running the plants?
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A. Solar power plants

B. Nuclear power plants

C. Gas turbine power plants

D. Hydro-electric power plants

1296. Which of the following is the essential requirement of peak load plant ?
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A. It should run at high speed

B. It should be capable of starting quickly

C. It should produce high voltage

D. It should be small in size

1297. An SCR is made up of silicon because_____________?
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A. silicon has large leakage voltage than germanium

B. silicon has large leakage current than germanium

C. silicon has small leakage voltage than germanium

D. silicon has small leakage current than germanium
1298. The shaft of synchronous motor is made of____________?
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A. alnico

B. mild steel

C. stainless steel

D. chrome steel

1299. Annual operating expenditure of a power plant consists of____________?
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A. semi-fixed charges

B. running charges

C. fixed charges

D. all of the above
1300. Diversity factor has direct effect on the____________?
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A. fixed cost of unit generated

B. running cost of unit generated

C. both A. and B.

D. neither A. nor B.