1. Which of the following refers to a parallel 36.

The double energy transient occur in the

circuit?
A. Purely inductive circuit
A. The current through each element is same B. R-L circuit
B. The voltage across element is in proportion to C. R-C circuit
it's resistance value D. R-L-C circuit
C. The equivalent resistance is greater than any one Answer: Option D
of the resistors 37. A phasor is
D. The current through any one element is less than
the source current A. A line which represents the magnitude and
Answer: Option D phase of an alternating quantity
2. In any A.C. circuit always B. A line representing the magnitude and direction
of an alternating quantity
A. Apparent power is more than actual power C. A colored tag or band for distinction between
B. Reactive power is more than apparent power different phases of a 3-phase supply
C. Actual power is more than reactive power D. An instrument used for measuring phases of an
unbalanced 3-phase load
D. Reactive power is more than actual power
Answer: Option A
Answer: Option A
38. At __________ frequencies the parallel R-L
3. The transient currents are associated with
circuit behaves as purely resistive.
the
A. Low
A. Changes in the stored energy in the inductors
and capacitors B. Very low
B. Impedance of the circuit C. High
C. Applied voltage to the circuit D. Very high
Answer: Option D
D. Resistance of the circuit
Answer: Option A 39. In AC. circuits, laminated iron is invariably
4. The inductance of a coil can be increased used in order to
by
A. Reduce eddy current loss
A. Increasing core length B. Increase heat radiation
B. Decreasing the number of turns C. Make assembly cheap and easier
C. Decreasing the diameter of the former D. Reduce circuit permeability
Answer: Option A
D. Choosing core material having high relative
permeability 40. The power factor of a D.C. circuit is always
Answer: Option D
5. Power factor of an electrical circuit is equal A. Less than unity
B. Unity
to
C. Greater than unity
A. RZRZ D. Zero
B. Cosine of phase angle difference between Answer: Option B
current and voltage
C. Ratio of useful current to total current
Iwl w 41. A pure inductance connected across 250
D. All above V, 50 Hz supply consumes 100 W. This
Answer: Option D consumption can be attributed to

6. The 'time constant' of a series RC circuit is A. The big size of the inductor
B. The reactance of the inductor
A. CRCR C. The current flowing in the inductor
B. RCRC D. The statement given is false
C. 1RC1RC Answer: Option D
D. RCRC 42. In a series resonant circuit, the impedance
Answer: Option D
of the circuit is
7. The power is measured in terms of decibels
in case of A. Minimum
B. Maximum
A. Electronic equipment C. Zero
B. Transformers D. None of the above
C. Current transformers Answer: Option A
D. Auto transformers 43. In series resonant circuit, increasing
Answer: Option A
inductance to its twice value and reducing
8. Inductance affects the direct current flow
capacitance to its half value
A. Only at the time of turning off
A. Will change the maximum value of current at
B. Only at the time of turning on resonance
C. At the time of turning on and off B. Will change the resonance frequency
D. At all the time of operation C. Will change the impedance at resonance
Answer: Option C frequency
9. The r.m.s. value of alternating current is D. Will increase the selectivity of the circuit
Answer: Option D
given by steady (D.C.) current which when
flowing through a given circuit for a given 44. Power factor of the following circuit will be
zero
time produces

A. The more heat than produced by A.C. when A. Resistance

flowing through the same circuit B. Inductance
B. The same heat as produced by A.C. when C. Capacitance
flowing through the same circuit D. Both B and C
C. The less heat than produced by A.C. flowing Answer: Option D
through the same circuit 45. Form Factor is the ratio of
D. None of the above
Answer: Option B A. Average valueRoot Mean Square valueAverage
valueRoot Mean Square value
B. Average valuePeak valueAverage valuePeak
 value
10. The ratio of active power to apparent
C. Root Mean Square valueAverage valueRoot
power is known as factor. Mean Square valueAverage value
D. Root Mean Square valuePeak valueRoot Mean
A. Demand
Square valuePeak value
B. Load Answer: Option C
C. Power
D. Form 46. The form factor is the ratio of
Answer: Option C
A. Peak value to r.m.s. value
11. In a three-phase supply floating neutral is B. r.m.s. value to average value
undesirable because it way give rise to C. Average value to r.m.s. value
D. None of the above
A. High voltage across the load Answer: Option B
B. Low voltage across the load 47. In each of the three coils of a three phase
C. Unequal line voltages across the load generator, an alternating voltage having an
D. None of these
r.m.s. value of 220 V is induced. Which of the
Answer: Option C
following values is indicated by the
12. Power factor of electric bulb is
voltmeters?
A. Zero
B. Lagging A. 220 V
C. Leading B. 2003–√ V2003 V
D. Unity C. 2003–√ V2003 V
Answer: Option D D. None of the above
Answer: Option A
13. If two sine waves of the same frequency
48. The period of a sine wave is ___________
have a phase difference of JT radians, then
seconds. Its frequency is
A. Both will reach their minimum values at the
same instant A. 20 Hz
B. Both will reach their maximum values at the B. 30 Hz
same instant C. 40 Hz
C. When one wave reaches its maxi¬mum value, D. 50 Hz
the other will reach its minimum value Answer: Option D
D. None of the above
Answer: Option C 49. The time constant of the capacitance

14. The power factor at resonance in R-L-C circuit is defined as the time during which
parallel circuit is voltage

A. Zero A. Falls to 36.8% of its final steady value

B. 0.08 lagging B. Rises to 38.6% of its final steady value
C. 0.8 leading C. Rises to 63.2% of its final steady value
D. Unity D. None of the above
Answer: Option D Answer: Option C
15. The period of a wave is 50. The square waveform of current has
following relation between r.m.s. value and
A. The same as frequency
B. Time required to complete one cycle average value.
C. Expressed in amperes A. r.m.s. value is equal to average value
D. None of the above B. r.m.s. value of current is greater than average
Answer: Option B value
16. Which of the following coil will have large C. r.m.s. value of current is less than average value
D. None of the above
resonant frequency?
Answer: Option A
A. A coil with large resistance 51. The r.m.s. value of pure cosine function is
B. A coil with low resistance
C. A coil with large distributed capacitance A. 0.5 of peak value
D. A coil with low distributed capacitance B. 0.707 of peak value
Answer: Option C C. Same as peak value
17. The r.m.s. value and mean value is the D. Zero
Answer: Option B
same in the case of
52. The phosphors for which of the following
A. Triangular wave pair are 180° out of phase for VL, VC and VR?
B. Sine wave
C. Square wave A. VC and VR
D. Half wave rectified sine wave B. VL and VR
Answer: Option C C. VC and VL
18. Power factor of the system is kept high D. None of the above
Answer: Option C
A. To reduce line losses 53. The r.m.s. value of half wave rectified sine
B. To maximize the utilization of the capacities of
generators, lines and transformers wave is 200 V. The r.m.s. value of full wave
C. To reduce voltage regulation of the line rectified AC. will be
D. Due to all above reasons
Answer: Option D A. 282.8 V
B. 141.4 V
19. For a sine wave with peak value Imax the
C. 111 V
r.m.s. value is
D. 100 V
Answer: Option A
A. 0.5 Imax
B. 0.707 54. In an AC. circuit, a low value of kVAR
C. 0.9 compared with kW indicates
D. 1.414 Imax
Answer: Option B A. Low efficiency
B. High power factor
 C. Unity power factor
D. Maximum load current
20. For a frequency of 200 Hz, the time period Answer: Option B
will be 55.If two sinusoids of the same frequency but
of different amplitudes and phase angles are
A. 0.05 s
subtracted, the resultant is
B. 0.005 s
C. 0.0005 s A. A sinusoid of the same frequency
D. 0.5 s B. A sinusoid of half the original frequency
Answer: Option B
C. A sinusoid of double the frequency
21. All the rules and laws of D.C. circuit also D. Not a sinusoid
Answer: Option A
apply to A.C. circuit containing
56. If a sinusoidal wave has frequency of 50
A. Capacitance only
Hz with 30 A r.m.s. current which of the
B. Inductance only
C. Resistance only following equation represents this wave?
D. All above A. 42.42 sin 314 t
Answer: Option C
B. 60 sin 25 t
22. The equation of 50 Hz current sine wave
C. 30 sin 50 t
having r.m.s. value of 60 A is D. 84.84 sin 25 t
Answer: Option A
A. 60 sin 25 t
57. The apparent power drawn by an A.C.
B. 60 sin 50 t
C. 84.84 sin 3141 circuit is 10 kVA and active power is 8 kW.
D. 42.42 sin 314 t The reactive power in the circuit is
Answer: Option C
A. 4 kVAR
23. In a pure inductive circuit if the supply
B. 6 kVAR
frequency is reduced to
C. 8 kVAR
D. 16 kVAR
12,12,
Answer: Option B
the current will
58. What will be the phase angle between two
A. Be reduced by half
alternating waves of equal frequency, when
B. Be doubled
C. Be four times as high one wave attains maximum value the other is
D. Be reduced to one fourth at zero value?
Answer: Option B
A. 0°
B. 45°
C. 90°
D. 180°
 Answer: Option C
24. In a pure capacitive circuit if the supply
59. The effective resistance of an iron-cored
frequency is reduced to the current will
choke working on ordinary supply frequency
A. Be reduced by half is more than its true resistance because of
B. Be doubled
C. Be four times at high A. Iron loss in core
D. Be reduced to one fourth B. Skin effect
Answer: Option A C. Increase in temperature
25. A sine wave has a frequency of 50 Hz. Its D. Capacitive effect between adjacent coil turns
Answer: Option A
angular frequency is __________
60. Power factor of an inductive circuit is
radian/second.
usually improved by connecting capacitor to
A. 100 n it in
B. 50 jt
C. 25 JT A. Parallel
D. 5 n B. Series
Answer: Option A C. Either A or B
D. None of the above
26. Skin effect occurs when a conductor
Answer: Option A
carries current at _________ frequencies.
61. In R-L-C series resonant circuit magnitude
A. Very low of resonance frequency can be changed by
B. Low
changing the value of
C. Medium
D. High A. R only
Answer: Option D B. L only
27. In a parallel R-C circuit, the current always C. C only
_________the applied voltage D. L or C
Answer: Option D
A. Lags 62. Which of the following circuit component
B. Leads
opposes the change in the circuit voltage ?
C. Remains in phase with
D. None of the above A. Inductance
Answer: Option B B. Capacitance
28. A pure capacitor connected across an C. Conductance
A.C. voltage consumed 50 W. This is due to D. Resistance
Answer: Option B
A. The capacitive reactance in ohms
B. The current flowing in capacitor
C. The size of the capacitor being quite big
D. The statement is incorrect
Answer: Option D
63. For the same peak value, which of the
29. Time constant of a capacitive circuit
following wave has the least mean value?
A. Increases with the decrease of capacitance and
A. Half wave rectified sine wave
decrease of resistance
B. Triangular wave
B. Increases with the decrease of capacitance and
increase of resistance C. Sine wave
C. Increases with the increase of capacitance and D. Square wave
decrease of resistance Answer: Option A
D. Increase with increase of capacitance and 64. In a sine wave the slope is constant
increase of resistance
Answer: Option D A. Between 0° and 90°
30. Capacitive reactance is more when B. Between 90° and 180°
C. Between 180° and 270°
A. Capacitance is less and frequency of supply is
D. No where
less
Answer: Option D
B. Capacitance is less and frequency of supply is
more 65. For the same peak value which of the
C. Capacitance is more and frequency of supply is following wave will 'have the highest r.m.s.
less value?
D. Capacitance is more and frequency of supply is
more A. Square wave
Answer: Option A
B. Half wave rectified sine wave
31. The phase difference between voltage and C. Triangular wave

current wave through a circuit element is D. Sine wave

Answer: Option A
given as 30°. The essential condition is that
66. In a R-L-C circuit
A. Both waves must have same frequency
B. Both waves must have identical peak values A. Power is consumed in resistance and is equal to
IR
C. Both waves must have zero value at the same
time B. Exchange of power takes place between inductor
and supply line
D. None of the above
Answer: Option A C. Exchange of power takes place between
capacitor and supply line
32. A heater is rated as 230 V, 10 kW, A.C. The
D. All above are correct
value 230 V refers to Answer: Option D
67. Inductance of coil
A. Average voltage
B. r.m.s. voltage A. Is unaffected by the supply frequency
C. Peak voltage B. Decreases with the increase in supply frequency
D. None of the above C. Increases with the increase in supply frequency
Answer: Option B
D. Becomes zero with the increase in supply
frequency
 Answer: Option C
33. In the case of an unsymmetrical
68. Power factor of the following circuit will be
alternating current the average value must
unity
always be taken over
A. Inductance
A. Unsymmetrical part of the wave form
B. Capacitance
B. The quarter cycle
C. Resistance
C. The half cycle
D. Both A and B
D. The whole cycle
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option D
69. The voltage of domestic supply is 220 V.
34. Time constant of an inductive circuit
This figure represents
A. Increases with increase of inductance and
decrease of resistance A. Mean value
B. Increases with the increase of inductance and the B. r.m.s. value
increase of resistance C. Peak value
C. Increases with the decrease of inductance and D. Average value
decrease of resistance Answer: Option B
D. Increases with decrease of inductance and
70. A parallel AC. circuit in resonance will
increase of resistance
Answer & Solution Discuss in Board
Answer: Option A A. Have a high voltage developed across each
inductive and capacitive section
35. Capacitive susceptance is a measure of B. Have a high impedance
A. Reactive power in a circuit C. Act like a resistor of low value
B. The extent of neutralization of reactive power in D. Have current in each section equal to the line
a circuit current
Answer: Option B
C. A purely capacitive circuit's ability to pass
current 20. Pure inductive circuit
D. A purely capacitive circuit's ability to resist the
flow of current A. Consumes some power on average
Answer: Option C
B. Does not take power at all from a line
1. The peak value of a sine wave is 200 V. Its C. Takes power from the line during some part of
the cycle and then returns back to it during other part
average value is of the cycle
D. None of the above
A. 127.4 V
Answer: Option C
B. 141.4 V
C. 282.8 V 21. In a pure inductive circuit
D. 200 V
Answer: Option A A. The current is in phase with the voltage
B. The current lags behind the voltage by 90°
C. The current leads the voltage by 90°
D. The current can lead or lag by 90°
 Answer: Option B
22. In a pure resistive circuit
2. The product of apparent power and cosine
A. Current lags behind the voltage by 90°
of the phase angle between circuit voltage
B. Current leads the voltage by 90°
and current is C. Current can lead or lag the voltage by 90°

A. True power D. Current is in phase with the voltage

Answer: Option D
B. Reactive power
C. Volt-amperes
D. Instantaneous power
23. Capacitors for power factor correction are
Answer: Option A
rated in
3. Which of the following waves has the
highest value of peak factor ? A. kW
B. kVA
A. Square wave
C. kV
B. Sine wave
D. kVAR
C. Half wave rectified sine wave Answer: Option D
D. Triangular wave
24. The power consumed in a circuit element
Answer: Option C
will be least when the phase difference
4. In a purely inductive circuit
between the current and voltage is
A. Actual power is zero
B. Reactive power is zero A. 180°
C. Apparent power is zero B. 90°
D. None of above is zero C. 60°
Answer: Option A D. 0°
Answer: Option B
5. Pure inductive circuit takes power from the
A.C. line when
25.Which of the following statements pertains
A. Applied voltage decreases but current increases to resistors only?
B. Applied voltage increases but current decreases
C. Both applied voltage and current increase A. Can dissipate considerable amount of power
D. Both applied voltage and current decrease B. Can act as energy storage devices
Answer: Option A C. Connecting them in parallel increases the total
value
6. The reactance offered by a capacitor to
D. Oppose sudden changes in voltage
alternating current of frequency 50 Hz is 20 Answer: Option A
ohms. If frequency is increased to 100 Hz,
reactance becomes __________ ohms.
 26.In a series L-C circuit at the resonant
frequency the
A. 2.5
B. 5 A. Current is maximum
C. 10 B. Current is minimum
D. 15 C. Impedance is maximum
Answer: Option C
D. Voltage across C is minimum
7. Time constant of a circuit is the time in Answer: Option A
seconds taken after the application of voltage 27. In a circuit containing R, L and C, power
to each loss can take place in

A. 25% of maximum value A. C only

B. 50% of maximum value B. L only
C. 63% of maximum value C. R only
D. 90% of the maximum value D. All above
Answer: Option C Answer: Option C
8. Magnitude of current at resonance in R-L-C 28.The best place to install a capacitor is
circuit
A. Very near to inductive load
A. Depends upon the magnitude of R B. Across the terminals of the inductive load
B. Depends upon the magnitude of L C. Far away from the inductive load
C. Depends upon the magnitude of C D. Any where
Answer: Option B
D. Depends upon the magnitude of R, Land C
Answer: Option A 29. All definitions of power factor of a series
9. Inductance of a coil Varies R-L-C circuit are correct except

A. Directly as the cross-sectional area of magnetic A. Ratio of net reactance and impedance
core B. Ratio of kW and kVA
B. Directly as square of number of turns C. Ratio of J and Z
C. Inversely as the length of the iron path D. Ratio of W and VA
D. As A to C Answer: Option A
Answer: Option D
30.The frequency of an alternating current is
10. Two waves of the same frequency have
opposite phase when the phase angle A. The speed with which the alternator runs
B. The number of cycles generated in one minute
between them is
C. The number of waves passing through a point in
A. 360° one second
B. 180° D. The number of electrons passing through a point
in one second
C. 90° Answer: Option C
D. 0°
Answer: Option B

11. When an alternating current passes

31. For a sine wave with peak value Emax
through an ohmic resistance the electrical
___________ 8.30. the average value is
power converted into heat is
A. 0.636 Emax
A. Apparent power
B. 0.707 Emax
B. True power
C. 0.434 EWc
C. Reactive power
D. lAUEmax
D. None of the above Answer: Option A
Answer: Option B
32. Ohm is unit of all of the following except
12. The r.m.s. value of a sinusoidal A.C.
current is equal to its value at an angle of A. Inductive reactance
________ degrees. B. Capacitive reactance
C. Resistance
A. 90 D. Capacitance
B. 60 Answer: Option D
C. 45 33. If resistance is 20 ohms. and inductance is
D. 30 27 in a R-L series circuit, then time constant
Answer: Option C
of this circuit will be
13. The purpose of a parallel circuit
resonance is to magnify A. 0.001 s
B. 0.1 s
A. Current C. 10 s
B. Voltage D. 100 s
C. Power Answer: Option B
D. Frequency 34. In a loss-free R-L-C circuit the transient
Answer: Option B
current is
14. The safest value of current the human
body can carry for more than 3 second is A. Oscillating
B. Square wave
A. 4 mA C. Sinusoidal
B. 9 mA D. Non-oscillating
C. 15 mA Answer: Option C
D. 25 mA 35. Wire-wound resistors are unsuitable for
Answer: Option B
use at high frequencies because they
15. In a highly capacitive circuit the
A. Create more electrical noise
A. Apparent power is equal to the actual power
B. Are likely to melt under excessive eddy current
B. Reactive power is more than the apparent power heat
C. Reactive power is more than the actual power C. Consume more power
D. Actual power is more than its reactive power D. Exhibit unwanted inductive and capacitive
Answer: Option C effects
Answer: Option D
16. An A.C. voltage is impressed across a
36. The series and parallel resonance on L-C
pure resistance of 3.5 ohms in parallel with a
circuit' differs in that
pure inductance of impedance of 3.5 ohms,
A. Series resistance needs a low-resistance source
A. The current through the resistance is more
for sharp rise in current
B. The current through the resistance is less
B. Series resonance needs a high-resistance source
C. Both resistance and inductance carry equal for sharp increase in current
currents
C. Parallel resonance needs a low-resistance source
D. None of the above for a sharp increase in impedance
Answer: Option C
D. Parallel resonance needs a low-resistance source
17. Poor power factor for a sharp rise in line current
Answer: Option A
A. Reduces load handling capability of electrical 37. At very low frequencies a series R-C
system
B. Results in more power losses in the electrical circuit behaves as almost purely
system
A. Resistive
C. Overloads alternators, transformers and
distribution lines B. Inductive
D. Results in all above C. Capacitive
Answer: Option D D. None of the above
Answer: Option C
18. Form factor for a sine wave is
38. In an A.C. circuit power is dissipated in
A. 1.414
B. 0.707 A. Resistance only
C. 1.11 B. Inductance only
D. 0.637 C. Capacitance only
Answer: Option C D. None of the above
Answer: Option A
19. The frequency of domestic power supply
39. The input of an A.C. circuit having power
in India is
factor of 0.8 lagging is 40 kVA
A. 200 Hz The power drawn by the circuit is
B. 100 Hz
C. 60 Hz A. 12 kW
D. 50 Hz B. 22 kW
Answer: Option D C. 32 kW
D. 64 kW
Answer: Option C