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Question 1Single Answer
Assuming both the voltage sources are in phase, the value of R for which maximum power is transferred from circuit A to circuit B is

                 
  1. A0.8 Γ’β€žΒ¦
  2. B1.4 Γ’β€žΒ¦
  3. C2 Γ’β€žΒ¦
  4. D2.8 Γ’β€žΒ¦
Question 2Single Answer
For the intrinsic gallium-arsenide, the conductivity at room temperature 25°C is 10-6 (ohm-m)-1, the electron and hole nobilities are 0.85 m2/V-s and 0.04 m2/V-s respectively. What is the intrinsic carrier concentration at the room temperature?
  1. A7.0 × 1012 m-3
  2. B7.0 × 10-12 m-3
  3. C7.0 × 10-12 m3
  4. D7.0 × 1012 m3
Question 3Single Answer
The resistivity of intrinsic germanium at 30°C is 0.46 –m. What is the intrinsic carrier density at 30°C if the electron mobility is 0.38 m2/V-s and the hole mobility is 0.18 m2/V-s?
  1. A9.2 × 105/m3
  2. B2.77 × 103/m3
  3. C2.43 × 1019/m3
  4. D8.9 × 1012/m3
Question 4Single Answer
Heat conduction in a semiconductor takes place
  1. ABy the mobility of the carriers
  2. BDue to energy gap between conduction band and valency band
  3. CBy the holes and thermal vibrations of atoms
  4. DBy the electrons and thermal vibrations of atoms
Question 5Single Answer
Brewster angle is the angle when a wave is incident on the surface of a perfect dielectric at which there is no reflected wave and the incident wave is
  1. AParallel polarized
  2. BPerpendicularly polarized
  3. CNormally polarized
  4. DNone of the above
Question 6Single Answer
An electrical breakdown of a p-n junction occurs if
  1. AForward voltage increases up to the rating
  2. BReverse voltage increases beyond the rating
  3. CForward voltage decreases below the rating
  4. DReverse voltage decreases below the rating
Question 7Single Answer
The chief deterrent to the widespread application of superconducting materials is
  1. AVery difficult to form, machine or case
  2. BThe difficult in attaining and maintaining extremely low temperature
  3. CThe poor strength-to-weight ratio
  4. DThe lower oxidation rate at elevated temperatures
Question 8Single Answer
Which one of the following properties is not observed in the carbon nanotubes ?
  1. AHigh stiffness and strengths
  2. BLow densities
  3. CUnusual electrical property
  4. DNon-ductile
Question 9Single Answer
The evidence for the importance of electron-phonon interaction in super-conductors comes from
  1. AMeissner effect
  2. BJosephson effect
  3. CIsotope effect
  4. Dx quantization experiments
Question 10Single Answer
Which one of the following materials is used for cable insulation ?
  1. APhenol formaldehyde
  2. BPolytetrafluoroethylene
  3. CPolyvinyl chloride
  4. DAcrylonitrile butadiene styrene
Question 11Single Answer
For high speed reading and storing of information in a computer, the material used is
  1. AFerrite
  2. BPiezoelectric
  3. CPyroelectric
  4. DFerromagnetic above 768°C
Question 12Single Answer
The temperature above which an anti-ferromagnetic material becomes paramagnetic is called
  1. APeak temperature
  2. BNeel temperatur
  3. CCritical temperature
  4. DWeiss temperature
Question 13Single Answer
Which effect is the converse of Peltier effect ?
  1. ASeeback effect
  2. BThomson effect
  3. CHall effect
  4. DJoule effect
Question 14Single Answer
Magnetic materials which may be readily magnetized in either direction are
  1. ASoft magnetic materials
  2. BHard magnetic materials
  3. CHigh eddy current loss materials
  4. DHigh hysteresis loss materials
Question 15Single Answer
Consider the following statements regarding a ferromagnetic material:
1.Below the ferromagnetic Curie temperature, the ferromagnetic materials exhibit hysteresis effect.
2.The coercive force is the filed required to reduce the flux density to zero. 
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  1. ABoth 1 and 2
  2. BNeither 1 nor 2
  3. C1 only
  4. D2 only
Question 16Single Answer
The impact ionization phenomenon in semiconductor may be viewed as the reverse process of
  1. ARadiative recombination
  2. BAuger recombination
  3. CSurface recombination
  4. DShockley-Read-Hall recombination
Question 17Single Answer
Refractive index of a slice glass can be reduced by doping it with tiny amount of
  1. AGeO2
  2. BB2O3
  3. CP2O5x
  4. DAl2O3
Question 18Single Answer
If a diameter of a copper wire is increased by two times keeping its terminal voltage same, then the drift velocity will
  1. ABecome twice
  2. BBecome half
  3. Cecome four times
  4. DRemain unchanged
Question 19Single Answer
In an induction type energy meter, the steady speed attained by the rotating disc is
1.Proportional to the deflecting torque.
2.Proportional to the resistance of the path of eddy currents.
3.Inversely proportional to the effective readings of disc from its axis.
4.Inversely proportional to the square of brake magnetic flux. 
Which of the above are correct?
  1. A1, 2 and 3 only
  2. B1, 2 and 4 only
  3. C2, 3 and 4 only
  4. D1, 2, 3 and 4
Question 20Single Answer
If ‘KCLFTSB’ stands for ‘best of  luck’ and ‘SHSWDG’ stands for ‘good wishes’, which of the following indicates ‘ace the exam’?
  1. AMCHTX
  2. BMXHTC
  3. CXMHCT
  4. DXMHTC
Question 21Single Answer
Consider  the following statements associated with the basic electrostatic properties of ideal conductors:
1.The resultant field inside is zero.
2.The net charge density in the interior is zero.
3.Any net charges reside on the surface.
4.The surface is always equipotential.
5.The field just outside is zero. 
Which of the above statements are correct?
  1. A1, 2, 3 and 4
  2. B3, 4 and 5 only
  3. C1, 2 and 3 only
  4. D2 and 3 only
Question 22Single Answer
A semiconductor device made out of a material having very high temperature coefficient of resistance is
  1. ATransistor
  2. BVaristor
  3. CThyristor
  4. DThermistor
Question 23Single Answer
The electrical conductivity of a semiconductor increases with increase in temperature because
  1. AThe carrier concentration increases
  2. BThe mobility of carrier increases
  3. CBoth carrier concentration and mobility increases
  4. DThe band gap decreases
Question 24Single Answer
Which of the following are associated with soft superconductors?
1.Silsbee’s rule
2.Meissner effect
3.Faraday rotation
4.Curie-Weiss law
  1. A2, 3 and 4
  2. B1 and 3 only
  3. C1 and 2 only
  4. D2 and 3 only
Question 25Single Answer
In a two-channel oscilloscope operating in x-y mode, two in-phase 50 Hz sinusoidal waveforms of equal amplitude are fed to the two channels. What will be the resultant pattern on the screen?
  1. AAn ellipse
  2. BA parabola
  3. CStraight line inclined at 45 with respect to x-axis
  4. DA circle
Question 26Single Answer
Resistance switching is normally resorted in case of
  1. AAir blast CB
  2. BBulk oil CB
  3. CMinimum oil CB
  4. DAll types of CB
Question 27Single Answer
By transmitting power at high voltage
  1. Ait will give poor voltage regulation
  2. Bit will give better voltage regulation
  3. Cit will not effect voltage regulation
  4. DNone of these
Question 28Single Answer
Which statement about the daily load curve is valid ?
  1. AThe area under the curve gives the average demand
  2. BThe ratio of the area under the curves to the total area of rectangle in which it is contained gives the load factor for the day
  3. CThe peak of the curve gives the installed capacity of the plant
  4. DThe area of the curves divided by the number of hours gives load factor
Question 29Single Answer
High voltage Schring bridge is used to measure
  1. Alarge capacitance without additional element
  2. Bsmall capacitance without additional element
  3. Cmedium value capacitance
  4. DNone of these
Question 30Single Answer
Draw - in - system of laying underground cables has the drawback (s) of
  1. Ahigher cost
  2. Breduced current carrying capacity of the cables
  3. Crequirements of much deeper and wider trenches
  4. Drepairs, alterations or additions difficult
  5. Eall of the above except
Question 31Single Answer
Surge impedance of a transmission line is
  1. Aindependent of its length
  2. Bdependent on its length
  3. Cindependent on its temperature
  4. Dnone of the above
Question 32Single Answer
If two synchronous generators connected in parallel loose synchronism, it will lead to
  1. Astalling of generators
  2. Bwild fluctuations in current
  3. Cwild fluctuations in current and voltage
  4. DNone of these
Question 33Single Answer
A differential relay responds to
  1. Aalgebraic difference of two or more similar electrical quantities
  2. Bvector difference of two or more similar electrical quantities
  3. Calgebraic difference between two currents
  4. Dalgebraic difference between two voltages
Question 34Single Answer
The conductor carries more current on the surface in comparison to its core. This phenomenon is called the
  1. ASkin effect
  2. BCorona
  3. CFerranti effect
  4. DLenz's effect
Question 35Single Answer
A booster is connected in
  1. Aseries with the feeder
  2. Bparallel with the feeder
  3. Cboth (a) and (b) are correct
  4. Dnone of these
Question 36Single Answer
Fuses have got advantages of
  1. Acheapest type of protection
  2. Binverse time - current characteristic
  3. Cno maintenance
  4. Dcurrent limiting effect under short - circuit conditions
  5. Eall of the above
Question 37Single Answer
The power transmitted will be maximum when
  1. Aline reactance is high
  2. Bcorona losses are minimum
  3. Csending end voltage is more
  4. Dreceiving end voltage is more
Question 38Single Answer
The connected load of a consumer is 2 kW and his maximum demand is 1.5 kW. The load factor of the consumer is
  1. A0.75
  2. B0.375
  3. C1.33
  4. DNone of these
Question 39Single Answer
In a transformer, the exciting current will be in phase quadrature with the impressed voltage provided
  1. Aonly the leakage impedance drop is ignored
  2. Bonly the core loss is ignored
  3. Cboth the leakage impedance drop and the core loss are ignored
  4. Donly the no - load copper loss is ignored
Question 40Single Answer
Which of the following techniques is used for the measurements of a.c. high frequency voltages ?
  1. APeak voltmeter
  2. BSeries resistance mircro - ammeter
  3. CResistance potential divider
  4. DAll of these
Question 41Single Answer
Use of additional shunt capacitor can be made for increasing the capability of line as it
  1. Areduces surge impedance Z0
  2. Bincreases phase shift β
  3. Cincrease in α
  4. Dall of the above
Question 42Single Answer
The sag of a transmission line is least affected owing to
  1. Aweight of the conductor
  2. Bcurrent through the conductor
  3. Catmospheric temperature
  4. Dice deposited on the conductor
Question 43Single Answer
In case of Impulse Thermal break down of solid insulating materials, the critical electric field is proportional to
  1. Acritical absolute temperature
  2. Bsquare of critical absolute temperature
  3. Csquare of T0
  4. Dnone of these
Question 44Single Answer
The insulation of the modern EHV lines is designed based on
  1. Acorona
  2. Bswitching voltages
  3. Clightning voltage
  4. Dall of these
Question 45Single Answer
For constant voltage transmission, the voltage drop along the line is maintained constant by installing
  1. Acapacitors
  2. Binductors
  3. Cresistors
  4. Dsynchronous phase modifiers at the receiving end
Question 46Single Answer
AC network analyser is employed for solving the problems of
  1. Aload flow
  2. Bload flow and stability
  3. Cload flow and short - circuit
  4. Dload flow, stability and short - circuit
Question 47Single Answer
The change in excitation in an alternator connected to an infinite line provides a corresponding change in
  1. Aterminal voltage
  2. Bspeed of rotor
  3. Cpower generated
  4. Dpower factor
Question 48Single Answer
Different types of insulators used for transmission lines are
  1. Apin type only
  2. Bsuspension type only
  3. Cstrain type only
  4. Dpin type, suspension type and shackle type
Question 49Single Answer
The conductor connecting consumer's terminals to the distributor is called the
  1. Afeeder
  2. Bdistributor
  3. Cservice main
  4. Dnone of the above
Question 50Single Answer
Which of the following method or techniques can be used for the measurement of high d.c. voltages ?
  1. AGenerating voltmeter
  2. BElectrostatic voltmeter
  3. CPeak voltmeter
  4. DHalf effect generators
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