Synopsis of Electrical Engineering

Important Multiple Choice Questions on Electrical Machines 1.        Can a 50Hz transformer be used for a 25Hz if the input voltage is maintained constant at the rated value corresponding to 50Hz? a)       Yes. Since the voltage is constant, current levels will not change. b)       No. Flux will be doubled which will drive the core excessive saturation. c)        No. Owing to decreased reactance of transformer, input current will be doubled at load. d)       Yes. At constant voltage, insulation will not be overstressed. 2.        In a transformer, if the iron losses and copper losses are 40.5 kW and 50 kW respectively, then at what fraction of load will be the efficiency be maximum? a)       0.8 b)       0.57 c)        0.7 d)       0.9 3.        If the frequency of input voltage of the transformer is increased keeping the magnitude of voltage unchanged, then a)       Both the hysteresis and eddy current losses in the core will increase. b)       Hysteresis l

Important multiple choice questions on Electrical Machines 1.        To eliminate the single phasing torque in an ac servomotor, the rotor must have a)       Both high resistance and reactance. b)        High resistance. c)        High reactance. d)       Large air-gap 2.        If a single-winding single-phase motor is running in a particular direction a)       Both the rotating fields (rotating in opposite directions) have the same strength. b)       Forward rotating field is slightly stronger than the backward field. c)        Forward rotating field is much stronger than the backward field. d)       Backward field is stronger than the forward field. 3.        A single-winding single phase motor has a)       Low starting torque b)       Zero starting torque c)        High starting torque d)       Starting torque equal to full-load torque 4.        A single phase stator winding when excited with ac voltage produces a)       A single rotating field r

Important multiple choice questions in Power systems 1.        To limit current chopping in vacuum circuit breakers, the contact material used has a)       High vapour pressure and low conductivity properties b)       High vapour pressure and high conductivity properties c)        Low vapour pressure and high conductivity properties d)       Low vapour pressure and low conductivity properties 2.        For the same rupturing capacity, the actual current to be interrupted by an HRC fuse is a)       Much less than any circuit breaker b)       Much more than any circuit breaker c)        Equal to the circuit breaker d)       None of these 3.        For protection of parallel feeders fed from one end, the relays required are a)       Non-directional relays at the source end and directional relays at the load end b)       Non-directional relays at both the ends c)        Directional relays at the source end and non-directional at the load end d)       Directi

Important Multiple Choice Questions On Power Systems 1.        Plug-setting of a relay can be altered by varying A)      Number of ampere-turns B)       Air gap of magnetic path C)       Adjustable back up stop D)      None of these 2.        If the time of operation of a relay for unity TMS is 10 sec, the time of operation of 0.5 TMS will be A)      20 Sec B)       5 Sec C)       10 Sec D)      None of these 3.        Where the voltages are high and current to be interrupted is low, the breaker proffered is A)      Air blast CB B)       Oil CB C)       Vacuum CB D)      Any of these 4.        Resistance switching is normally employed in A)      All breakers B)       Bulk oil breakers C)       Minimum oil breakers D)      Air blast circuit breakers 5.        For protection of rotating machines against lightning surges a combination of A)      Lighting conductor and capacitors are used B)       Lighting conductor and lighting arrestors

Important multiple choice questions on power systems 1.        Which one of the following statements is true? A)      Steady state stability limit is greater than transient state stability limit B)       Steady state stability limit is equal to transient state stability limit C)       Steady state stability limit is less than the transient stability limit D)      No generalisation can be made regarding the equality of otherwise of the steady state stability limit and transient stability limit 2.        If the integral control of a single area system, when  the system frequency error is reduced to zero A)      The integrator output and the speed changer position attains a constant value B)       The integrator output increases but the speed changer position also comes down C)       The integrator output decreases and the speed changer position also comes down D)      The integrator output decreases but the speed changer position moves up 3.        The steady-st