Mepco Past Paper Questions

1. Power factor? Answer: true power/apparent power

2. To reduce cost of power generation? Answer: Load factor (higher/increase) +Diversity
factor (higher increase)
3. An Ideal voltage source has internal resistance? Answer: 0Ω Resistance
4. An Ideal current source has internal resistance? Answer: ∞Ω Resistance
5. ____ is defined as the measure of instrument by which it is error free
A) Accuracy, B) Precision, C) Resolution
6. Electrical lines of force about a negative charge are
A. Circular, anticlockwise, B. Circular, clockwise, C. Radial, inward, D. Radial, out ward
7. A _____ meter is used a null detector in Wheatstone bridge
A) Ammeter, B) Voltmeter, C) Galvanometer
8. A moving iron ammeter coil has few turns of thick wire in order to have:
A) Low resistance, B) High sensitivity, C) Effective damping, D) Large scale
9. A permanent magnet coil meter has which features?
A) Low power consumption, B) No hysteresis loss, C) reduced eddy current
D) reduced damping, E) all
10. A digital signal is what in? A) Discrete, B) Discrete in time, C) Discrete in amplitude
D) Discrete in neither time nor amplitude, E) Discrete in both amplitude and time
11. The EM field and current are concentrated close to the surface of the conductor. The
phenomenon is called? Answer: Skin Effect
12. The wavelength of an EM wave after reflection at an angle on a surface
Answer: Increases in the actual direction of propagation
13. When electric field is parallel to the plane of incidence, the electromagnetic wave is said
to be
Answer: Parallel polarized
14. Δ x H = J + D is Maxwell equation
15. Buchholz relay is used in Transformer Protection
16. Gates between following range referred by MSI
17. The MSI (Medium Scale Integration) technique, the number of transistors on the single
IC package can be fabricated are? a) less than 10, b) 10 to 100, c) 100 to 1000, d) 1000
to 10000
18. Gates between following range referred by LSI
19. The LSI (Large Scale Integration) technique, the numbers of transistors which can be
fabricated on the single IC are? a) 10 to 100, b) 1000 to 10000, c) 100 to 1000, d) greater
than 10000
20. Which type of system is referred by pneumatic system? A) Pressure, B) Hydraulic, C)
Fluid
21. Cross over distortion is? Answer: Class B
22. Due to velocity saturation, MOSFET reaches saturation? A)Before Pinch off, b) After
pinch off,
c) At Q point, d) Before Q point, e) After Q point
23. If ROC (Region of Convergence) does not include unit circle then?
a) Fourier transform converges, b) Z-transform converges, c) Harley transform
converges
d) Does not converges
24. Transfer function is? A) Mathematical model, B) System with no physical structure,
C) Can be calculated through differential equations
25. Which of the following is correct about continuous & discrete LTI system:
a) convolution sum is approximation of convolution integral
b) convolution integral is approximation of convolution sum
c) Both are explicit realization, d) all of the above
26. LTI system is stable when? a) Zero is inside a unit circle, b) Poles are inside a unit circle
c) Zero at origin, d) Poles at origin
27. Which bulb operates on lowest power? A. Night bulb, B. Neon bulb, C. GLS bulb, D.
Torch lamp
28. If R1 is the resistance of a coil of copper at t oC and RT is the resistance at T oC and also
the resistance temperature coefficient of copper per degree centigrade at 0oC is
1/234.45, then Rt/RT
(A) (1+t) / (1+T)
(B) (1+ 234.45t) / (1+234.45 T)
(C) (234.45 + t) / (234.45 + T)
(D) (234.45 + t2 ) / (234.45 + T 2)
29. If Z transform lies in ROC then? A) System is stable; B) Inverse of system is stable
C) Both system and its inverse are unstable, D) Both system and its inverse are stable
30. Continuous signal in the time domain in frequency domain
31. Superposition theorem relates to? Linear Network
32. Kilowatt hour is the unit of? Answer: Energy
33. In Z transform cos pi/4 is the period is equal to? N=8
34. What will be the sampling frequency that reveals the same sampled signal
35. Which transistors are used in TTL (Transistor - Transistor Logic)? Bipolar
36. Which statement is false for switching regulators?
37. To decrease the power in control system we use?
38. Resolution of ADC is defined as the no of bits in? Answer: Output
39. Horizontal line in the s plane is represents? Constant Peak Time and that of vertical line
represents Constant Settling time.
40. Recharge able batteries are called? Secondary batteries
41. The batteries which are charged and discharged continuously? Secondary batteries
42. Which system needs more stability? (Automatic washing machine, Traffic signal system,
Home heating system, Motor with position control)
43. Natural frequency in the control system represents? a) nature of transient, b) overshoot
c) oscillation, d) speed of response
44. Hay Bridge is used for the measurement of? Answer: Inductance
45. ____ Bridge used for the measurement of resistance? Answer: Wheatstone bridge
46. _____ Acts as voltage controlled variable capacitor? Answer: Varactor
47. By which a meter after checking with no current returns to its previous state? Answer:
Controlling Torque
48. By connecting a shunt of higher value in ammeter what will decrease? Answer: Current
sensitivity decreases
49. Amper's law is comparable to ________ in electrostatics? Biotsewart law, gausses law,
faradays law, lenz's law
50. the internal part of machine is protected from environment by?
(A) Housing (B) casing (C) frame (D) enclosure