EE 2022

1. What is the term for a deadlock situation that occurs when a

program references a difference page for almost every instruction and
there is NOT even enough real memory to hold MOST of the virtual
memory?
A. Scanning B. Thrashing * C . Handshaking D. Paging

2. A capacitor in an LC oscillator has a maximum potential difference

of 15V and a maximum energy of 360 μJ. At a certain instant the energy
in the capacitor is 40 μJ. At that instant. What is the potential
difference across the capacitor?
A. zero
B. 5V *
C. 10V
D. 15V
E. 20V

3. A 10-turn conducting loop with a radius of 3.0 cm spins at 60

revolutions per second in a magnetic field of 0.50 T. The maximum emf
generated is:
A. 0.014V B. 0.53V C. 5.3V* D. 18V E. 180V

4. If the reference bus is changed in two load-flow runs with the same
system data and power obtained for reference bus taken as specified P
and Q in the latter run,
a. the system losses will be unchanged but complex bus voltages will
change
b. the system losses will change but complex bus voltages remain
unchanged
c. the system losses as well as complex bus voltage will change
d. the system losses as well as complex bus voltage will be unchanged

5. In subsequent iteration, a voltage-controlled bus is treated as a

load bus when its
Ans. Reactive power is violated

6. For an unbalanced load, which connection is suitable?

a. 3 wire open delta
b. 4 wire wye connection
c. 3 wire delta connection
d. 3 wire wye connection

7. An inductive load consisting of R and X in parallel, feeding from a

2.4kv rms supply, absorbs 288kw at lagging power factor of 0.80. What
is the value of X in ohms?
a. 9.6
b. 28.67
c. 26.67
d. 8.6
8. What is the equivalent IEEE device number for a differential
protective relay?
a. 27 b. 30 c. 50 d. 87

9. A circular top is located 4m below and 3m to the left of a lamp

that emits 2000 lumens. What illumination is provided on the surface
of the table?
a. 4.58 lux
b. 5.35 lux
c. 5.09 lux
d. 4.84 lux

10. A generator delivers a load through a pair of wires, each of which

has a resistance of 0.06 ohm. If the load voltage and power are 120V
and 4.8KW respectively, what is the power loss in the line wires?
a. 96W
b. 198W
c. 192W
d. 192W

11. Determine the circuit element and its value for V=120sin(377t-30
deg)volts and I=4sin(377t+60deg) amps.
a. Xc=30 ohms and C= 66.31 b. Xc=30 ohms and C=88.42
c. Xc= 40 ohms and C=66.31 d. Xc=40 ohms and C=88.42

12. Which of the following that the fluorescent luminaires CANNOT be

directly mounted?
a. Plasters
b. Framing Members
c. Concrete ceiling
d. plywood ceiling

13. A transformer rated at a maximum of 50kva supplies a 25kw load at

power facor 75% lagging. How many kw additional load may be added at
unity power factor without exceeding the transformer rating?
a. 24 b. 25 c. 29 d. 20
14. What is the equivalent IEEE device number for an instantaneous
overcurrent relay?
a. 67 b. 52 c. 50 d. 51

15. Which of these can produce electricity?

a. Social
b. Political
c. Chemical
d. Human

16. Feeders containing a common neutral are permitted to supply how

many set of 3 wires?
a. 1 or 2 b. 3 or 4 c. 2 or 3 d. 5 or 5
17. A 10 turn conducting loop with a radius of 3.0 cm spins at 60 rev
per second in a magnetic field of 0.50T. The maximum emf generated is.
a. 0.014V b. 0.53V c. 5.3V d. 18V

Soln.
V=0.5*B*L*v
L=N *(circumference)
V=radius*angular velocity
=0.03*(60*2pi)
=5.3296 V

18. A cable has the following characteristics: L=0.20microH /m

C=1962PF/m. Find the velocity of wave propagation through the cable.
a. 0.0312m/s
b. 32m/s
c. 159.24 m/s
d. 159.24m/mills

19. How are transformer generally cooled for installations rated at

less than 5kva?
a. oil cooled
b. Air cooled*
c. Water cooled
d. none of these

20. What is the process of heating electrically non-metallic materials

such as plumbers, plastics, etc.
a. Resistive
b. Capacitive
c. Dielectric*
d. Induction

21. How are multiple stop push buttons connected in control circuit?
a. Series-parallel
b. Parallel
c. Gang
d. Series

22.A capacitor in an LC oscillator has a maximum potential difference

of 15V and a maximum energy of 360microJ. At a certain instant the
energy in the capacitor is 40microJ. At that instant what is the
potential difference across the capacitor?
a. zero b. 5V c. 15V d. 29V

23. A generator delivers a load through a pair of wires, each of which

has a resistance of 0.06 ohm. If the load voltage and power are 120V
and 4.8kw respectively, what is the power loss in the line wires?
a. 192 W b. 196W c. 192W d. 198W
24. An impedance, 2.2+3.81j ohms is connected across a 220v source. If
a pure resistor is connected in parallel with the original impedance,
what should be the ohmic value if the power delivered to the circuit
is 16.6W overall unity power factor?
a. 5.8 b. 4.9 c. 5.3 d. 4.4 e. 5.4

25. The type of AC distribution system commonly used to supply both

light and power is the?
a. Open delta system
b. 3 phase delta system
c. 3 phase wye system with neutral wire*
d. 3 phase wye system with neutral
26. Which of the following can produce negative half cycle?
a. Inductor
b. Capacitor
c. Transformer
d. Rectifier*

27. The phenomenon of rise in voltage at the open circuited or

slightly loaded line is called.
a. Raman effect
b. Ferranti effect*
c. Seedbeck effect
d. Skin effect

28. What is the device number for differential protective relay?

a. 21
b. 51
c. 50
d. 87*

29. Each motor compressor shall have an overload protection set at not
more than ____ % of the motor compressor rated load current.
a. 130
b. 140
c. 175
d. 125

30. In a circuit breaker, the time duration from the instant of the
fault to the extinction of the arc is known as.
a. Total clearing time*
b. Operation time
c. Lead time
d. Lag time
31. As per RA 9136, a large customer has a demand of at least __ MW.
a. 1*
b. 15
c. 10
d. 5

32. Each motor compressor shall have an overload protection set at not
more than ___ % of the motor compressor rated load current.
a. 130
b. 140*
c. 175
d. 125

33. A permanent joining of metal parts to form an electrical

conductive path that ensures electrical continuity and the capacity to
conduct safety any current likely to be imposed on these metal parts.
a. Counterpoise
b. Air terminal
c. Interlink
d. bonding

34. Suppose you are capable of carrying a weight of 400 N (about

90lb). What size cube of gold could you carry? The density of gold is
19300kg/m3.
a. 11.77
b. 13.45
c. 16.59
d. 12.83
e. 15.21

35. Which of the following is NOT a property of magnetic field lines?

a. The field is stronger where the lines are closer together
b. The lines intersects surface of equal intensity at right angles
c. Magnetic field lines have no beginning and no ends
d. The lines cross themselves only at right angles

36. The all-day efficiency of a transformer is also called its__.

a. Power efficiency
b. Current Efficiency
c. Energy Efficiency
d. None

37. The short circuit test helps us to find___.

a. Cu loss
b. Iron loss
c. Cu loss at no load
d. None of these
38. We can find of the transformer with open circuit test.
a. Total equivalent resistance
b. Turn ratio
c. Total equivalent
d. Copper loss

39. A device that carry and interrupt load current even in case of a
fault by used of separate contacts.
a. Air switch
b. Fuse
c. Sectionalizing
d. Circuit breaker*

40. A plant has a total generating capacity of 800 KW. The coal
consumption is 1,900lbs/hr. Heating value of the coal is 9,500 BTU/lb.
What approximate percent in heat in the coil is converted into useful
energy?
a. 8.7%
b. 17.5%
c. 12.3%
d. 15%

Sol’n: E=800/(1,900)(9,500)(1/3413)
=15%

41. A 240V DC series motor develops a shaft torque of 200 N-m at 92%
efficiency while running at 600rpm. Calculate the motor current.
a. 62.09A
b. 52.36A
c. 48.17A
d. 56.91A

Sol’n: (240)(I)=2pi(600)(200)/60
I=52.36/0.92
=56.91A

42. A device that repeatedly reverses the polarity of a magnetic field

in order to keep a dc motor rotating is known as.
a. A solenoid
b. an armature
c. a commutator*
d. a field coil

43. Efficiency of a power plant is more in summers or winters?

a. summer
b. winter
c. same
d. depends on variation*
44. One advantage of disturbing the winding in alternator is to.
a. reduce harmonics*
b. improve voltage waveform
c. reduce the amount of copper
d. decrease the value of the voltage

45. The luminous intensity is defined as.

a. lumen per sq. meter
b. luminous flux per unit solid angle
c. illumination per sq. meter
d. candela per unit solid angle

46. What is the speed of an induction motor of six poles if the

percent slip is 2.5%
a. 1462 rpm
b. 1170rpm
c. 877rpm
d. 1755rpm

47. Which does not belong?

a. lines per sq. cm
b. maxwells per sq. m
c. flux*
d. gauss

48. If R=3ohms is in series with XL=4ohms. Then the admittance of this

circuit is Y=?
a. 5
b. 25
c. 0.2
d. 0.4

49. The reactive power is also called as power and it expressed in.
a. True, VAR
b. Imaginary, VAR
c. Imaginary, VA
d. Real, VA

50. The Q factor can be defined as Q= at f=fr

a. XL*R
b. XC*R
c. XL/R
D. XL+R

51. The RLC series circuit is ___ if XL=XC

a. Inductive
b. Capacitive
c. Resistive
52. A certain sample carries a current of 4A when the potential
difference is 2V and a current of 10A when the potential difference is
4V. This sample_____.
a. Obeys ohms law
b. has a resistance of 0.5 at 1V*
c. has a resistance of 2.5 at 1V
d. does not have a resistance

53. Four 20 ohms resistors are connected in series and the combination
is connected to a 20V emf device. The potential difference across any
one of the resistors is____.
a. 1V
b. 4V
c. 5V*
d. 6V

54. At time t=0 the charge on the 50microF capacitor in an LC circuit

is 15microC and there is no current. If the inductance is 20mH the
maximum current is______.
a. 15nA
b. 15microA
c. 6.7mA
d. 15mA*

55. A four pole generator has 500 conductors on the armature. If the
generator is running at 1200rpm, find the average voltage generated
between brushes for wave winding. The total flux per pole is 10^6
lines.
a. 200V
b. 120V
c. 100V
d. 250V

56. What is the maximum output power of a cellular transmitter?

a. 60 watts
b. 6 watts
c. 3 watts
d. 30 watts*

57. A balanced three phase wye connected load of 150KW takes a leading
current of 100A, when the lines is 2400V, 60hz. What is the
capacitance per phase?
a. 21mF
b. 21microF
c. 205mF
d. 205microF*

Soln: cos(θ)=P/√3 VI
Z=(V/√3)/I
R=2cos(θ)
Z^2=R^2+X^2 Xc=1/2πfc
58. What is the most common cause of failure in cable termination?
a. Tracking
b. Poor Shedding
c. Wrong clearance
d. Improper Insulation Penciling*

59. A balanced three phase 4157 Vrms source supplies a balanced three
phase delta connected load of 38.4 + j28.8ohms. Find the current in
line A with Van as reference.
a. 120-j90A*
b. 120+j90A
c. -120+90A
d. -120-j90A

Soln: VL=V ϕ= 4157Vrms ∠0

Z ϕ=38.4 + j28.8ohms
I ϕ=(4157Vrms ∠0 )/(38.4 + j28.8)
= 69.2833-j51.963
IL=√3 I ϕ = 120-j90A

60. Three 10ohms resistor connected in wye are supplied from a

balanced three phase source where phase A line voltage is given by
230sin377t. What is the phase A line current?
a. 13.28sin377t
b. 13.28sin(377t-30deg)
c. 23sin(377t-30deg)
d. 40sin(377t+30deg)

Soln: i=E/R
=[(230/√3)(sin377t)]/10
=13.28sin377t Amp

61. Which of the following is not a standard distribution voltage?

a. 6.24kv
b. 16kv*
c. 13.8kv
d. 11kv