Compiled By

Engr Muhammad Awais Riaz

Engr Sajjad Mahar

Answers Verified By
Engr Mian Irfan Ullah
(SDO LESCO)
Engr Manzoor Ahmed
(SDO GEPCO)

1. Distance relays are generally

a. A. split-phase relays
b. B. reactance relays
c. C. impedance relays
d. D. none of these
Ans. C

2. If positive feedback gain is received by controller from sensor, then

overall gain of the system will
a. increase
b. remain same
c. decreases
d. depends on type of sensor
e. Doubles
f.
Ans. A

3. The purpose of comparator is to

a. Amplify an input voltage
b. Detect the occurrence of a changing input voltage
c. Maintain a constant output when the DC input voltage changes
d. Produce a change in input voltage when an input voltage
equals the reference
Ans. D
4. Standard voltage supply in Pakistan is
A. 220
B. 230
C. 240
D. 400
Ans. B

5. A piece of wire is stretched to double its length the resistance of wire

becomes
A. 2R
B. 4R
C. R/2
D. R/4
Ans. B

6. Manufacturers measure the resistance of conductor at which

temperature
A. 0
B. 20
C. 25
D. 27
Ans. C

7. Which amplifiers will be preferred for highest gain?

A) Darlington's pair
B) Cascade amplifier
C) Cascode amplifiers
D) Depends on the circuitry
Ans. C

8. phase lead compensation is used to?

A. increase rise time decrease overshoot
B. decrease both rise time and overshoot
C. increase both rise time and overshoot
D. decrease rise time increase overshoot.
Ans. D
9. Which method can be used for absolute measurement of
resistances?
A. Ohm's law method
B. Whetstone bridge method
C. Releigh method
D. Lortentz method
Ans. B

10.
Ans. C Demagnetizing

11. A synchronous motor can be started by

a. pony motor
b. dc compound motor
c. Providing damping winding
d. All of the above
Ans. D

12. Which of the following transformer will be smallest in size.

a. 10 kVA, 50 HZ
b. 10 kVA, 60 HZ
c. 10 kVA, 100 HZ
d. 10 kVA, 200 HZ
Ans. D

13. If the transformer core is made of copper

(a) copper losses will be less
(b) eddy current losses will be more
(c) hysteresis losses will be more.
Ans. B
14.
Ans 69: D
Ans 70: C ( pale pink is correct not given)

15. Power transformer tranforms

a. Power
b. Voltage
c. Current
d. frequency
Ans.A ( if both current & voltage given then follow that option)

16. When the excitation of normally operating unloaded salient-pole

synchronous motor suddenly gets disconnected, it continues to run
as a
A. Scharge motor.
B. Spherical motor.
C. Switched-reluctance motor.
D. Variable-reluctance motor.
Ans. C

17. A phase lag compensation will?

1. Improve relative stability
2. Increase the speed of response
3. Increase bandwidth
4. Increase overshoot
 Ans. A

18. The principle of bridge duplex working

involves?
1potential balance
1) current balance
3)resistance balance
4)impedance balance
Ans. 1

19. Which one of the following variables can't be measured directly

by a CRO?
1)current
2)voltage
2) phase difference
4)frequency
Ans. A

20. When the load factor of a power generation increases, the

unit (kwh) generated?
a. Increased
b. Decreased
c. Remain same
d. None
Ans. A

21. A Booster is a
1) d.c shunt generator
2) d.c series motor
3) transformers
4) d.c series generator
Ans. C( if T/R not given then follow D option)

22. An ideal Opamp is an ideal

A. voltage control voltage source
B. Current control current source
C. Voltage control current source
D. Current control voltage source
 Ans. A

23. a dc shunt motor is running at rated speed with rated supply

voltage. if the supply voltage is halved, then the speed of motor
becomes?
1. slightly less than rated speed
2. slightly more than rated speed
3. half of the rated speed
4. double of the rated speed
Ans. A

24.
Ans. D

25. Lenz's Law is law of conservation of

1) Energy
2) Momentum
3) Charge.
Ans. A

26.
Ans.C

27. Which regions are usually on tectonic plate boundaries?

A Geothermal
B Repo thermal
 Ans. A

28.
Ans. C

29. Inter poles in DC machines are provided to reduce

(A) sparking
(B) armature reaction
(C) iron loss
(D) efficiency.
Ans. A

30. Question: A dc amplifiers:

A) Dc only
B) AC only
C) Both
D) None
Ans. C

31.
Ans.A

32. A transmission line of 80km length is operating at 400 hz, it can

be classified as?
A Long T/ line
B Short T/ line
 C Medium T/ line
D All of the above
Ans. A

33. The Electrical length of a transmission line Is based on the

A. Physical length of the line
B. wavelength of the AC on the line
C. nominal voltage of the line
D. power transmitted over the line
Ans. A

34. Electrical breakdown strength of insulating materials depends on

a. Nature of applied voltage
b. Imperfections
c. Pressure temperature humidity
d. All
Ans.D

35. The fact as to how closely the instrument reading follows

the measured variables is termed as.
a. Accuracy
b. Fidelity
Ans. B

36.
Ans. A

37. A 50-ohm resistance with 5% tolerance will have color code

A. Green, black, black
B. Green, black, black, gold
C. Green, black, brown, gold
 D. Green, black, gold
Ans. D

38. What is the dielectric strength of glass (kV Per inch)?

A. 355
B. 500
C. 600
D. 750
Ans. A

39. Cost saving of conductor in three phase over single phase

A. 100%
B. 200%
C. 300%
D. 400%
Ans. C

40.
Ans. B

41. For percentage voltage-drop expression which of the

following voltage is used
A. Sending end voltage
B. Receiving end voltage
C. System nominal voltage
D. Any of above
Ans. C

42. The speed of squirrel-cage induction motor can be controlled by

all of the following except
A. Changing supply frequency
B. Changing number of poles
 C. Changing winding resistance
D. Reducing supply voltage
Ans. C

43. Circuit breaker is used for

A. Fault detection
B. Interruption
C. Both A & B
D. None
Ans. B

44. Relay is used for

A. Fault detection
B. Interruption
C. Both A & B
D. None
Ans. A

45. Surge Resistance of Cables is Close To

A. 1 ohms
B. 10 ohms
C. 25 ohms.
D. 50 ohms.
Ans. C

46. Surge impedance of Cables is Close To

A. 1 ohms
B. 10 ohms
C. 25 ohms.
D. 50 ohms.
Ans. D

47. The surge resistance of transmission is about

A. 50 ohms
B. 400 ohms
C. 800 ohms
Ans.B
48. The surge impedance of transmission is about
A. 50 ohms
B. 400 ohms
C. 800 ohms
Ans.B

49. In high frequency applications we use

A. Pulse transformer
B. Air core transformers
C. Ferrite core transformers
D. None
Ans.B

50. Poly phase field mean

A. Pulsating and stationary field
B. Pulsating and rotating field
C. Constant amplitude and rotating field
D. Constant amplitude and stationary field
Ans. C

51. The three-phase induction motor with rotor circuit open will
A. Run normally
B. Make noise
C. Not run
D. Get over heated
Ans. A
52.
Ans. D

53. A power transformer has a single primary winding and three

secondary windings producing 5.0volts, 12.6 volts and 150 volts.
Assuming similar wire sizes, which of the three secondary windings
will have the highest measured DC resistance?
A. 5-volt winding
B. 150-volt winding
C. 12.6-volt winding
D. All will have equal resistance.
Ans. B

54. A power supply with low output impedance has low

A. Load regulation
B. Current limiting
C. Line regulation
D. Efficiency
Ans. A

55. In which braking method of induction motor, the motor

stops dissipating heat in the resistor
A. Regenerative braking
B. Dynamic braking
C. Plugging
D. All of above
Ans. B
56. For which of following loads voltage drop is minimum
A. Load at the end of feeder
B. Uniformly distributed load
C. Uniformly increasing load
D. Uniformly decreasing load
Ans. D

57. DC transmission is economical for

A. Short transmission lines
B. Medium transmission lines
C. Long transmission lines
D. Both medium and long transmission lines
Ans. C

58. AC transmission is economical for

A. Short transmission lines
B. Medium transmission lines
C. Long transmission lines
D. Both medium and short transmission lines
Ans. D

59. In modern computers which of the following technology is

used now a days.
A. MOSFET
B. BJT
C. JFET
D. TTL
Ans. D

60. In domestic wiring earth is provided to

A. Protect human beings from electric shock
B. To protect machines
C. To protect human and machines
D. To protect birds
Ans. A
61. The voltage regulation is the main criterion for designing the
a) Transmission line
b) Feeder
c) Motor
d) Generator
Ans.A

62.
Ans. C

63. A battery whose EMF is 45 volts is connected to a 20-

ohm resistance and current of 2.1A flows. The terminal
voltage is
A. 42V
B. 45V
C. 40V
D. 54V
Ans. A

64. The super position theorem is applicable to

A. Current only
B. Voltage only
C. Both current and voltage
D. Current, voltage and power
Ans. D

65. A series circuit consisting of R=1.2 k ohms and C= 0.4 micro-F is

supplied with 45 V at a frequency of 1kHz. The reactive power will be
A. 0.1 VAR
B. 0.4 VAR
C. 0.81 VAR
D. 1.62 VAR
Ans. C
66. The main application of transfer function is in the study of
A. Steady behaviors of system
B. Steady as well as transient behaviors of systems
C. Only transient behaviors of system
D. Neither steady nor transient behaviors of system
Ans. B

67. The wavelength of an electromagnetic wave after reflection at an angle

on a surface
A. Increases in the actual direction of propagation
B. Decreases In the actual direction of propagation
C. Remains the same as the wavelength perpendicular to the
surface
D. Remains the same as in free space
Ans. D

68. In series resonant circuit, increasing inductance to its twice

value and reducing capacitance to its half value ?
A. will change the maximum value of current at resonance
B. will change the resonance frequency
C. will change the impedance at resonance frequency
D. will increase the selectivity of the circuit
Ans. A

69.
Ans. B

70. Which of the following circuits can operate class AB for

audio power output?
A. Emitter Follower
 B. Push pull
C. Cascade
D. Darlington pair
Ans. B

71. Signal generators generate

A. Signals of varying amplitude and varying frequency
B. Repeating and non-repeating electronic signals
C. Signals of constant amplitude and constant frequency
D. None of above
Ans. B

72. In a series RC circuit 12 Vrms is measured across the resistor and

15 V(rms) is measured across the capacitor. The rms source voltage
is
A. 3v
B. 27V
C. 19.2V
D. 1.9V
Ans. C

73. The inductance of an iron-core coil decreases if

A. The number of turns is decreased
B. The iron core is removed
C. The length of the coil decreases
D. None of the above
Ans. A

74. In applying the superposition theorem

A. The sources are considered one at a time with all other's replaced
by their internal impedance
B. All sources are considered independently
C. All sources are considered simultaneously
D. The sources are considered one at a time with all others replaced
by their internal resistance
Ans. A
75. A certain transformer has 400 turns in the primary winding
and 2,000 turns in the secondary winding. The turns ratio is
A. 0.2
B. 0.4
C. 5
D. 25
Ans. C

76. The shunt derived series fed feedback in an amplifier

A. Increases its output impedance
B. Decreases its output impedance
C. increases its input impedance
D. Both B and C
Ans. D

77. Which of the following can be generated by the use of

a monostable multivibrator?
A. Sweep
B. Pulse
C. Sinusoidal
D. Any of the above
Ans. A

78. XOR function can be realized by a minimum of

A. 2 NAND gates
B. 4 NAND gates
C. 5 NAND gates
D. 3 NAND gates
Ans. B

79. Which of the following is essential for fast communication?

A. High S/N ratio
B. High channel capacity
C. Large bandwidth
 D. All of the above
Ans. B

80. A functional software is managed by

A. Computer programmer but not computer organization
B. Computer programmer and computer organization
C. Not Computer programmer, not computer organization
D. Not Computer programmer but computer organization
Ans. D

81. Fourier transform imposes parity for Fourier cosine.

A. Even
B. Odd
C. Both even and odd
D. None
Ans. A

82. Fourier transform of discrete time system is represented as

A. continuous frequency spectrum continuous time response
B. discrete frequency spectrum discrete time response
C. discrete frequency spectrum continuous time response
D. continuous frequency spectrum discrete time response
Ans.D

83. d (function)2 / dt2 = 1 / k x d (function) / dt is known as

A. Parabolic
B. Elliptical equation
C. Telegraphy
D. Laplace equation
Ans. C

84. Which analysis deals with the effect of disturbances on

power system?
A. Fault trend analysis
B. Sinusoidal analysis
 C. Stability analysis
D. Line power analysis
E. Load flow analysis
Ans. C

85. is defined as subgraph of connected element when not more than

two elements connected to any node.
A. Planar graph
B. Path
C. Route
D. Linear graph
E. Tree
Ans. B

86. Full wave rectification needs minimum number of diodes.

A. Four
B. Two
C. One
D. Six
Ans. B

87. The common emitter short circuit current gain is

A. 0
B. 1
C. 10
D. 100
Ans. D

88. By increasing frequency, the current in series resonance

circuit before
A. increase before resonance and decreases after resonance
B. Decrease before resonance and increase after resonance
C. Increase before resonance as well increase after resonance
D. None of the above
Ans. A

89. An overhead line conductor has an inductance per unit length of

L Henry. If the entire medium around the conductor is filled with a
 dielectric material of permittivity (ϵ), then the inductance will be
A. L/ ϵ
B. ϵ/L
C. 0
D. Infinite
Ans. A

90. Types of robotics is done for repetitive jobs

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Ans. B

91. type of robotics is done for Menial task.

A. 2
B. 1
C. 3
D. 4
Ans. C

92. As compared to 2-wire DC system the volume of

conductor material required in 3-phase 3- wire AC system is
A. 2/Cos (phi)
B. 3 / cos (phi)
C. 0.5 / cos 2 (phi)
D. 4 / cos (phi)
Ans. C

93. Minimum acceptable range of biasing voltage for

operational amplifier is –
A. - 18 to + 18
B. -15 to +15
C. -10 to +10
D. -5 to +5
 Ans. A

94.
Ans. B

95. In most of the op-amps the level of the roll off is approximately
A. -3 dB
B. -6 dB
C. -12 dB
D. -18 dB
Ans. B

96. In a cumulatively compound DC motor shunt and series

field winding
A. Multiply each other
B. Subtract each other
C. Add each other
D. None
Ans. C

97. DIAC is a two terminal and layer device.

A. Two
B. One
C. Three
D. Four
Ans. C

98. Which motor gives best variable frequency speed control?

A. Variable frequency drive
B. Wound motor
 C. Traction motor
D. Shunt motor
Ans. B

99. For RLC circuit at low frequency, impedance is large because

A. Xc is larger
B. XL is large
C. Xc is smaller
D. XL is small
Ans. A

100. Natural frequency of a system gives information about

A. Nature of transient response
B. Overshoot
C. Oscillation
D. Speed of response
Ans. D ( correct C option)

101. Thermocouple is based on

A. Seeback effect
B. Thomson effect
C. Joule's law
D. Hall's effect
Ans. A

102. effect determines the sign of charge.

A. Thomson
B. Seeback
C. Hall
D. Peltier
Ans. C

103. Equalizer connections are required for paralleling two

A. Compound generators
B. Bipolar generators
C. Shunt generators
 D. Series generators
Ans. A

104. Which comparison is correct between filament bulb and

fluorescent lamp?
A. Average life fluorescent lamp is 5 to 7 times higher
B. Fluorescent lamp produces more brightness
C. Fluorescent lamp produces more sharp shadows
D. Fluorescent lamp has higher dazzle
Ans. A

105. A transfer instrument employed in the standardization of a polar

type AC potentiometer is
A. Electrostatic instrument
B. Dynamometer instrument
C. Thermal instrument
D. Moving coil instrument
Ans. C

106. TDMA uses

A. Phase modulation
B. Frequency modulation
C. Amplitude modulation
D. All of above
Ans. A

107. The large or surge impedance loading of a long transmission line

can be increased without
adversely affecting its stability by connecting a lumped
A. Inductance in series with the line
B. Inductance in shunt with the line
C. Capacitance in shunt with the line
D. Capacitance in series with the line
Ans. D

108. To carry current of 100 rms area of aluminum bus bar must be
at least
 A. 25 mm2
B. 1 mm2
C. 10 mm2
D. 50 mm2
Ans. A

109. The cost of generation is/are theoretically minimum if

A. The system constraints are considered
B. The operational constraints are considered
C. Both A and B
D. The constraints are not considered
Ans. D

110. When a single-phase capacitor start induction motor is running at

steady speed and delivering a fixed torque then;
A. Forward flux produced by rotor current equals backward flux
produced by rotor current
B. Net forward rotating flux equals the net backward rotating flux
C. Peak of forward stator mmf is equal to peak of backward stator
mmf
D. Peak of forward rotor mmf is equal to peak of backward rotor mmf
Ans. B

111. If current sensitivity of galvanometer increases voltage sensitivity

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains unaltered
D. May increase of decrease
Ans. B

112. Location of poles of system gives info about

A. Peak time
B. Percent overshoot
C. Settling time
D. All of above
Ans. D
113. Transformer are designed to have --------- leakage inductance?
A) zero
B) Low
C) High
D) Unity
Ans. B

114. Ampere circuital law is electrically equivalent to ------------ law?

A) Lens
B) Biot-Savarts
C) Faraday
D) Gauss
Ans. B

115. Current density of armature winding in DC motors is in the range

of ?
A) 1 amp-5 amp
B) 10 amp-20amp
C) 20amp-30amp
D) none
Ans. A

116. DIAC is a-----------terminal ---------- layer device?

A) 02,04
B)03,02
C)02,03
D)02,05
Ans. C

117. A PWM signal can be generated by

A. A monostable multivibrator
B. Unstable multivibrator
C. Integrating the PPM signal
D. Differentiating the PPM
signal
Ans. D

118. Minimum Transmission voltage is ------------ KV?

A) 33
 B) 66
C)110
D)120
Ans. C

119. In IM when air gap increases then the magnetizing current

will be ?
A)Decreases
B)Increases
C) Remain the same
D) First increases then decreases
Ans. B

120. Simplest active device is ------------------ ?

A) Inverting amp
B) Non inverting amp
C) Half wave rectifier
D) Full wave rectifier
Ans. C( WRONG
OPTIONS)

121. For discrete stability of characteristic polynomial equation,---------

method is used?
A)Nyquest
B)Hurwitz
C) Bode plot
D) Root locus
Ans. B

122. Most common use of diode rectifier as in the

A) ac motor
B. Generator
C. Dc motor
D. Both A & C
Ans. C

123. Which machine has less weight and less vibration for same
operation?
A. three phase synchronous machine
 B. single phase induction machine
C. single phase synchronous machine
D. three phase induction machine
Ans. D

124. For which purpose bundled conductors are employed to a

power system
A. Appearance of the transmission line
B. Mechanical stability of line
C. Decrease system stability
D. Increase the short circuit current
Ans. D

125. The average fossil fuel plant converts about is % of the

power going in to the power going out.
A. 33
B. 40
C. 25
D. 50
Ans. A

126.
Ans.A

127. Which of the following is not a purpose of disturbance monitor?

A) Model Validation
B) Disturbance Investigation
C) Incorrect Protection Relay Settings
D) Assessment Of performance
Ans. C
128. Green function method is a useful technique for solving.
 A. Ordinary differential equation
B. Partial differential equation
C. 1st order ODEs
D. 2nd order ODEs
Ans. B

129. The main criterion for selection of the size of power distribution
using a radial distribution system is
A. Voltage drops
B. Corona loss
C. Capital cost
D. Temperature rise
Ans. A

130. For conversion high impedance to low impedance

.................. amplifier is used?
A) Inverting
B) Non Inverting
C)Summation
D)Voltage Follower
Ans. D

131. Speed of rotation of stepper motor can be

determined from ?
A. Frequency of the waveform
B. Input Current
C. Voltage applied to the motor
D. All of these
Ans. A
132.
Ans. B

133. Which amplifier is preferred for highest gain

A) Darlington
B) cascade
C) cascode
D) depends on circuitry
Ans. C

134. Efficiency of which class is high

1) A
2) B
3) C
4) AB
Ans. C
135.
Ans. B

136.

Ans. B

137. The rotating part of DC Generator is known as

a. pole
b. stator
c. armature
d. commutator
Ans. C

138.
Ans. D

139. Which material can be used at temperatures above 100?

A. Polythene
 B. Teflon
C. Rubber
D. Paraffin wax
Ans. B

140. The critical resistance of DC generator refers to the resistance of

A. Armature
B. Load
C. Field
D. Brushes
Ans. C

141. The speed of a series-wound DC motor

A. Can be controlled by shunt field regulator
B. Cannot be controlled by diverter
C. Increases as flux decreases
D. Increases as armature circuit resistance increases
Ans. C

142. The function of breather in a transformer is

A. To provide oxygen to the cooling oil
B. To provide cooling air
C. To arrest flow of moisture when outside air enters the transformer
D. To filter the transformer oil
Ans. C

143. Which single phase motor has relatively high-power factor?

A. Universal motor
B. Split phase motor
C. Repulsion motor
D. Synchronous motor
Ans. A

144. Overall thermal efficiency of a steam Power station is in the range

of
A. 18 -24%
B. 30- 40%
 C. 44-62%
D. 68 - 79%
Ans. A

145. Generally, the major constituent of exhaust gases from a

thermal power plant is
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon Monoxide
C. Nitrogen
D. Carbon dioxide
Ans. C

146. A diesel power plant is best suited as

A. Base load plant
B. Stand-by plant
C. Peak load plant
D. General purpose plant
Ans.B

147. Base load plants have

A. High capital cost, high operating cost and high load factor
B. High capital cost, low operating cost and high load factor
C. Low capital cost low operating cost and low load factor
D. Low capital cost, high operating cost and high load factor
Ans.B

148. Strain type insulators are used where the conductors are
A. Dead ended
B. At intermediate anchor towers
C. Any of the above
D. None of above
Ans. C

149. The power transmitted will be maximum when

A. Sending end voltage is more
B. Receiving end voltage is more
C. Reactance is high
 D. Corona losses are least
Ans. A

150. Stranded conductors are used for transmitting power at

high voltages because of
A. Increased tensile strength
B. Better in wind resistance
C. Ease in handling
D. Low cost
Ans.C

151. In a circuit breaker the current which exists at the instant

of contact separation is known as
A. Restriking current
B. Surge current
C. Breaking current
D. Recovery current
Ans. C

152. Bridge used to measure dielectric loss of an insulator is

A. Anderson bridge
B. Wein's bridge
C. Schearing bridge
D. Any of above
Ans. C

153. If the speed of a shunt motor is tube controlled between zero and
normal runningspeed N, the most practical way to achieve this would
be to insert a resistance ofsuitable value in:
a) Parallel with the field
b) Series with the field
c) Parallel with the armature
d) Series with the
armature
Ans.D

154. Ohm's law is not applicable in all the following cases except:
a) Electrolysis
b) Arc lamps
 c) Insulators
d) Vacuum radio valves
Ans. C

155. Occurrence of electric potential (usually less than 10 V)

between two isolatedobjects that ideally should not have any
voltage, difference between them is due to:
a) Stray voltage
b) Dim voltage
c) Tame voltage
d) Ground voltage
Ans. A

156. One electron is moving in the electric and magnetic field. It will
gain energy from:
a) Magnetic field
b) Electric field
c) Both a) and b)
d) Insufficient information
Ans.C( Actual answer is
B but nts always follow
C)

157. The best instrument for the measurement of EMF of a cell-is:

a) Voltmeter
b) Ammeter
c) Potentiometer
d) Wheatstone bridge
Ans. C

158. The RMS value of sinusoidal 200V peak-to-peak wave is:

a) 200V
b) 100/√2V
c) 200/√2 V
d) 100V
Ans. B

159. When B is the maximum flux density, then Eddy current loss
varies as:
a) B
 b) B1.6
c) B2
d) B3.2
Ans.C

160. Which of the following absorbs reactive power in transmission line:

a) Capacitance of the line
b) Capacitance of the load
c) Transformer
d) None of these
Ans. C

161. What could be the smallest size universal motor?

a) A1/10 HP
b) B 1/20 HP
c) C 1/200 HP
d) D 1/2000 HP
Ans.C

162. Noise in resistance depends upon:

a) Sampling rate
b) Operating temperature
c) Material
d) All of these
Ans.B

163. The measurement of inductance over a wide range, is:

a) Maxwell Bridge
b) Wien's bridge
c) Anderson Bridge
d) Hay's bridge
Ans. C

164. A solid-state detector mainly consists of :

a) Silicon diode
b) Silicon crystal
c) Transistor
 d) Germanium crystal
Ans. A

165. A generator may loose residual magnetism due to:

a) Varying loads
b) Over-excitation
c) Vibrations
d) Heating
Ans. D

166. Mechanical energy is supplied to a DC: generator at the rate of

4200 J/s. Thegenerator delivers 32.2 Amp at 120 V. How much
energy is cost per minute ofoperation?
a) 20060J
b) 20160J
c) 23060J
d) 25060J
Ans. B

167. Norton equivalent current is:

a) An open circuit
b) A pure resistive circuit
c) Short circuit through load
d) None of above
Ans. C

168. The main current crossing the collector junction in a normally

biased NPN transistor is:
a) Diffusion current
b) Base current
c) Drift
current
Ans.C

169. The power transfer capability of a transmission line is the most

affected by:
a) Shunt conductance
b) Capacitance
c) Resistance
D) Inductance

d) Ans. D

170. Which type of insulator use in transmission line?

a) Cap or pin insulator
b) Suspension
c) Disc
d) All of
these
Ans. D

171. The ratio of starting torque to full load torque is minimum in:
a) Shunt motor
b) Series motor
c) Differential compound motor
d) Cumulative compound motor
Ans. C

172. The single phasing relays are used for the protection of:
a) Single phase motors only
b) Two phase motors only
c) Two single-phase motors running in parallel
d) Three phase
motors
Ans. D

173. All the laws of DC circuits also apply to AC circuits without

modifications, in case the circuit contains:
a) Resistance only
b) Capacitance only
c) Inductance only
d) All the passive Elements
Ans. A

174. In a parallel resonance circuit, at resonance?

a) Impedance is zero
b) Current is maximum
c) Voltage is maximum
d) Impedance is minimum
 Ans.C

175. The EHV system is one operating beyond:

a) 11 kv
b) 132 kV
c) 200 kV
d) 400 kV
Ans. D

176. A wire 2.5 m long is bent into a square. A current of 100A flowing
through the wire will produce a magnetizing force at the center of the
square, equal to:
a) 72 AT/m
b) 144 AT/m
c) 196 AT/m
d) 222 AT/m
Ans.B

177. The string efficiency of an insulator can be increased by

a) Reducing the number of strings in the Insulator
b) Increasing the number of strings in the Insulator
c) Correct grading of insulators of various Capacities
d) None of these
Ans.C

178. Tidal energy mainly makes use of:

a) Kinetic energy of water
b) Potential energy of water
c) Both kinetic as well as potential energy of water
d) None of these
Ans.C

179. Maximum efficiency of an open cycle gas turbine is nearly:

a) 30%
b) 40%
c) 50%
d) 60%
 Ans. A

180. The resistivity of conductor material having positive coefficient

of resistance increase :
a) Length
b) Cross section area
c) Stress
d) Temperature
Ans.D

181. The efficiency of a 430/200 V transformer at full load 0.8 p.f.

lagging is 95%.The efficiency at full load 0.8 p.f leading, will be:
a) 99%
b) 95.5%
c) 95%
d) 90%
Ans.C

182. For getting the sampled signal without any distortion, according’ to
nyquist criteria, the minimum sampling period must be:
a) Double the max period
b) Equal to the max period
c) Greater than the max period
d) Half the max period
Ans. D

183. How is thermistor turned off?

a) By forced commutation
b) Reverse gating
c) Forward biasing
d) None
Ans. A

184. For a silicon diode, the value of the forward bias voltage is:
a) 0.1
b) 0.3
c) 0.7
d) Depends on the concentration of majority carriers
 Ans. C

185. Photons always propagate with speed c, but light appears to

travel at a Speed diverse from c in opaque medium. We can
explain this fact by the medium by introducing a phase change
upon
re-radiation.
a) Electron oscillators
b) Discharge tubes
c) Cathode rays
d) Electromagnetic rays
Ans.B

186. Storage oscilloscope operates on the principle of:

a) Primary emission
b) Deflection
c) Secondary emission
d) Diffusion
Ans.C

187. The Most widely used 3-phase power distribution system is the
3-Phase 4 wire system & it commonly supplies:
a) 208/120
b) 120/208
c) 477/240
d) 240/480
Ans.B

188. : The Distribution transformers are used at:

a) Generators
b) Load ends
c) Grid stations
d) Transmission lines
Ans.B

189. Which of the following PNPN device has a terminal

for synchronizing purpose?
a) Sus
b) Diac
 c) Triac
d) Schmitt Trigger
Ans.A

190. Which of the following is not an integrating instrument?

a) Ampere hour meter
b) Watt hour meter
c) Voltmeter
d) None of these
Ans.C

191. A 0.1uF capacitor has its voltage increasing linearly at the rate
of 100volts each m sec. The current flowing through the capacitor
will be:
a) Zero
b) 1A
c) 10mA
d) 100mA
Ans.A

192. For the same power transmission, if the transmitted voltage

increases by factor n, the size of the conductor gets multiplied by
factor:
a) 1/n^3
b) n^2
c) l/n^2
d) n^3
Ans.C

193. Voltage of primary distribution system is:

a) 400V
b) 33KV
c) 230V
d) 11kV
Ans.B

194. Which of the distribution system is used for domestic loads?

 a) 3-phase, 3-wire system
b) 1-phase, 2-wire system
c) 3-phase, 4-wire system
d) None of above
Ans.C

195. Which of the distribution system is use for balanced loads?

a) 1-phase, 2-wire system
b) 3-phase, 4-wire system
c) 3-phase, 3-wire system
d) None of above
Ans. C

196. Power distribution by cables is generally adopted for line length:

a) Less than 10 km
b) Above 100 kn
c) Less than 50 km
d) Above 200 k
Ans. A

197. Laplace transform method of solution Applicable to equations

containing:
a) Differential terms only
b) Integral terms only
c) Scalar terms only
d) None of the
above
Ans.D

198. The rational error of a current transformer is due to the presence

of :
a) A Stray Magnetism
b) Corona effects
c) Exciting currents
d) Lagging power factor
Ans. C

199. In a radio receiver:

 a) All stages contribute equally to noise
b) RF stage has no effect on S/N ratio
c) Mixer stage contributes most of the noise generated
d) RF stage has effect on SN ratio
Ans.C

200. Hot wire anemometers are used to measure.

a) Velocity of air stream
b) Pressure of fluids
c) Variable voltage
d) Leakage reactance
Ans. A

201. Large size alternator is protected against overloads by providing.

a) Over current relays
b) Over voltage relays
c) Thermal relays
d) Temperature sensitive relays
Ans.D

202. The thermal efficiency of a steam power station is than

overall efficiency.
a) Less
b) Greater
c) Equals
d) None of these
Ans.A

203. A transformer transforms:

a) Voltage
b) Current
c) Current and voltage
d) Power
Ans. C

204. Isolation amplifier actually operates on the principle of:

a) Filtering
 b) Attenuation
c) Clipping
d) Amplification
Ans. B

205. Lenz’s law corresponds to the

a) Law of conservation of momentum
b) Law of conservation of charge
c) Law of conservation of EMF
d) Law of conservation of
Energy
Ans. D

206. The is an electromagnetic carrier wave which is modulated to

carryinformation?
a) Air
b) Sound
c) Light
d) Electricity
Ans.C

207. In the memory format, date is used for transmitted for

communication. (Notexact statement)
a) Application
b) Presentation
c) Physical
d) Protocol
Ans.B

208. Low attenuation rate and bandwidth is the cause of use of

optical fiber system for communication.
a) Low
b) Narrow
c) High
d) Constant
Ans.C

209. In a 3 full converter, 6 SCRs are fired at an interval of

a) 0
 b) 60
c) 120
d) 180
Ans. C

210. provide a conductive path for Dc for rotating field winding

a) Terminal ends
b) Collector rings
c) Commutator
d) None of above
Ans. B

211. A device that does not exhibit negative resistance characteristics

is
a) FET
b) UJT
c) Tunnel diode
d) SCR.
Ans.A

212. When light is directed at the metal surface, the emitted electrons
a) Are called photons
b) Have random energies
c) Have energies that depend upon intensity of light
d) Have energies that depend upon frequency
Ans. C

213. Transistor can be operated in region.

a) Active
b) Saturation
c) Cut off
d) All of the above
Ans. D

214. Primary of a machine is stationary while secondary is rotating. This

rotating transformer Known as
a) Conduction motor
 b) Current transformer
c) Potential transformer
d) Induction motor
Ans. D

215. As compared to oscillators, inverter provides

a) Low voltage output
b) Low frequency output
c) Distortion less output
d) Noise less output
Ans.B

216. The topmost wire in a distribution line is

a) Neutral wire
b) Earth wire
c) Phase wire
d) Any of
theseAns. B
( Actual C)

217. The critical resistance of the dc generator refers to the resistance

of
a) Armature
b) Load
c) Field
d) Brushes
Ans.C

218. The VI characteristics of UJT is

a) Similar to CE with a linear and saturation region
b) Similar to FET with a linear and pinch off region
c) Similar to tunnel diode in some respects
d) Similar to PN junction diode in some Respect
Ans.C

219. For a triangular wave, the form factor is

a) 1.05
b) 1.11
 c) 1.15
d) 1.20
Ans. C (Actual 1.16)

220. For a square wave the form factor is

a) 1.0
b) 1.10
c) 1.11
d) 1.15
Ans.A

221. Net reactance in RLC at resonance is

a) Maximum
b) Min
c) Zero
d) Infinity
Ans. C

222. Which method can be used for absolute measurement of

resistances?
a) (Ohm’s law method
b) (Wheatstone bridge method
c) Raleigh method
d) Lorentz method
Ans.B

223. For the same rating. the power factor of a single-phase capacitor
run induction motor is that of the corresponding 3-phase induction
motor.
a) The same as
b) Less than
c) More than
d) 3times
Ans. B

224. A no-load test is performed on a transformer to determine

a) Core loss
b) Efficiency
 c) Magnetizing current
d) Magnetizing current and core loss
Ans.D

225. is this source which gives constant voltageV=E) no matter

how much current is drawn from it.
a) Ideal voltage source
b) Real voltage source
c) Deal current source
d) Deal resistance source
e) Real voltage and current source
Ans. A
* First follow A if not given Then Follow E*

226. The square law of photo detector gives current. This current is
proportional to of combined optical field
a) Square
b) Square root
c) Cube
d) None of these
Ans.A

227. What is the advantage of class A Operation of an amplifier?

a) Its low distortion
b) Its high gain
c) Its high efficiency
d) Its high adeptness
Ans.A

228. In a hydro-electric plant a conduit system for taking water from the
intake works to the known as
a) Dam
b) Reservoir
c) Penstock
d) Surge tank
Ans C
229. Conductors used in high voltage transmission lines are stranded to
a) Make it easy to handle
b) Reduce the cost
c) Increase its conductivity
d) Increase its tensile strength
Ans.A

230. An over-excited synchronous motor running in parallel with

induction motors can be us improve the power factor of
a) Supply line
b) Transformer
c) Generators
d) None
Ans. A

231. The device used for voltage regulator is

a) Scotty diode
b) Zennor diode
c) Reactor diode
d) Tunnel diode
Ans.B

232. When the power factor in the transmission line is leading,

which device is employed at substation to reduce the power
factor?
a) CVT
b) Shunt Reactor
c) Synchronous condenser
d) None of above
Ans. B

233. Phase margin of system specifies

a) Absolute stability
b) Frequency response
c) Relative stability
d) Instability
Ans. C
234. The limit of distance of transmission line may be increased by the
use of?
a) Series resistances
b) Shunt capacitors and series reactors
c) Series capacitors and shunt reactors
d) Synchronous condensers
e) None of the above
Ans.C

235. A transformer can have zero voltage regulation at

a) Leading power. factor
b) Lagging power factor
c) Unity power factor
d) Zero power factor
Ans.A

236. The surge impedance loading of a long Transmission line can

be increased without Adversely affecting its stability by connecting
a) Lumped inductance in series with the line
b) Lumped inductance in shunt with the line
c) Lumped capacitances in shunt with the line
d) Lumped capacitances in series with the
line
Ans. D

237. The principle of can be used to analyze fault in power system

network.
a) Thevenin
b) Norton
c) Jordon
d) Superposition
Ans. D

238. Measuring the 3 times of a data which is the gives the reading
5.5v,5.5,5.4v than term is called
a) Accuracy
b) Precise
c) Less accuracy
d) Less precise
 Ans. B
239. Pin insulators are normally used up to voltage of about
a) 100kV
b) 66kv
c) 33kv
d) 25kV
Ans.C

240. : Which of the following can not be treated as an amplifier in

control system?
a) DC generator
b) DC motor
c) Amplifying
d) Metaldyne
Ans. B

241. If electrons are moving towards the +ve terminal then power is ?
a) Delivered
b) Absorbed
c) Both
d) None
Ans. B

242. The capacitor switching is easily done with:

a) Vacuum circuit breaker
b) Oil circuit breaker
c) Air blast circuit breaker
d) SF6
Ans. A

243. One electron is moving in electric and magnetic fields. It will gain
energy from
a) Electric field
b) Magnetic field
c) Both A and B
d) Insufficient Information
Ans.C
244. What is the main task of power electronics?
a) AC-DC conversion
b) AC-AC conversion
c) DC-AC conversion
d) A&C
Ans. D

245. A lightning arrester connected the line and earth in a power

system: Reflects back travelling waves approaching it
a) Suppress high frequency
b) Oscillations in the line
c) Protects transmission line against direct lightning stroke
d) Protects terminal equipment against travelling
surge
Ans.D

246. Maximum, efficiency in machines occurs when:

a) machine is running at no load
b) core gets fully saturated
c) constant losses =losses -proportional to square of the current
d) Constant Losses= variable
losses.
Ans. D

247. Photon always propagate with speed c, but light comes into view
to travel at a Speed diverse from c in an opaque medium. We can
explain this fact In medium by introducing a phase change upon
re-radiation.
a) Electron oscillators
b) Discharge Tube
c) Cathode rays
d) Electro-magnetic rays
Ans.B

248. Main purpose of modulation process is to

a) Distort the original signal
b) Add extra noise to the signal
c) Reduce the mutual interference
d) Time shift in frequency and Increase signal to noise ratio
 Ans. D

249. The triple frequency of a six-phase half-wave rectifier for 220 V,

60 Hz input will be
a) 2160Hz
b) 720 Hz
c) 360 Hz
d) 60 Hz
Ans. C

250. In a circuit breaker, arc is initiated by the Process of

a) Thermal emission
b) Field emission
c) Alternators
d) Transmission lines
Ans.B (If both A &B option given then follow that option)

251. Air capacitors are generally available in the range

a) 10 to 400 pF
b) 0 1 to 20 pF
c) 100 to 900 pF
d) 0 20 to 100 pF
Ans. A

252. The resistivity of all normal metals as temperature is lowered

a) Tends to zero
b) Tends to a constant value
c) At first decreases and then increases
d) None of the above.
Ans. A

253. The lines of forces are circular and their direction depends upon
the direction of
a) Voltage
b) Capacitance
c) Current
d) Resistance
 Ans. C

254. What could be the smallest size of a universal motor?

a) 1/10 HP
b) 1/20 HP
c) 1/200HP
d) 1/2000 HP
Ans. C

255. The thermistor is turned-off when the anode current falls below
a) Forward current
b) Latching current
c) Holding current
d) Break over current
Ans. C

256. The Bode plot is used to analyses

a) All phase network
b) Lag lead network
c) Minimum phase network
d) Maximum phase network
Ans. C

257. A transformer working under the conditions of maximum

efficiency has total losses of 1600W. While operating at half load,
the copper loss will be
a) 800W
b) 400W
c) 200W
d) 100W.
Ans. B

258. A transformer has full load copper loss of 800W and core loss of
600 W. Total losses at no load will be approximately
a) 1400W
b) 1100W
c) 1000W
d) 600W
 Ans. D

259. Which diode is used in oscillator circuit?

a) Tunnel diode
b) Varactor diode
c) Zennor diode
d) All of above
Ans. A

260. Capacitors are mainly used for radio frequency tuning

a) Paper
b) Air
c) Mica
d) Electrolytic
Ans. B

261. In case of open circuit transmission lines the reflection coefficient

is
a) 1
b) 0.5
c) -1( for short ckt)
d) Zero
Ans. A

262. A 3 phase, 400 V 50 Hz salient pole Synchronous motor is fed

from an infinite bus and is running at no load. Now if the Field
current of the motor is reduced to zero
a) The motor will stop
b) The motor will run
c) The motor will run at synchronous speed
d) The motor will run at less than synchronous speed.
Ans. C

263. The purpose of embedding the damper winding in the pole face is
to
a) Eliminate hunting and provide adequate stating torque
b) Reduce windage losses
c) Eliminate losses on account of air friction
 d) Reduce bearing friction.
Ans. A

264. Energy produced by fission reaction uranium having mass of atom

m and velocity of light c is
a) mc
b) ½ m^2c
c) mc^2
d) ½ mc^2
Ans. C

265. One electron is moving in electric and magnetic fields. It will gain
energy from:
a) Magnetic field
b) Electric field
c) Both A and B
d) Insufficient Information
Ans. C

266. The change of D.C excitation of a synchronous motor changes

a) Motor speed
b) Applied voltage of the motor
c) Power factor
d) All option are correct
Ans. C

267. Transmission voltage in Pakistan,

a) 220kv,
b) 132kv,
c) 500kv,
d) All of these
Ans. D

268. For a type I system, the position error arises at steady state when
there is a:
a) Constant acceleration input
b) Step displacement input
c) Ramp or velocity input
 d) Unit parabolic input
Ans. C

269. The type-2 system has which of the following?

1. Zero position error and constant velocity error
2. Zero position error as well as velocity error
3. Constant position error and zero velocity error
4. Constant position error as well as velocity error
Ans. C

270. Transfer function of the control system depends on:

a) System parameters alone
b) Nature of the input
c) Initial conditions of input and output
d) Nature of the output
Ans. A

271. When supply frequency of an induction motor is increased which

of the following will decrease?
a) Starting current
b) Full load current
c) Maximum running torque
d) All of the above.
Ans. C

272. When supply frequency of an induction motor is reduced, which of

the following will also increase?
a) Starting toque
b) Maximum running torque
c) Starting current
d) All of the
above.
Ans. B

273. Which of the following parameters of an induction motor varies

inversely as the supply frequency?
a) Full load speed
b) Starting current
 c) Slip
d) Maximum running
torque
Ans. D ( actual answer B
and D)

274. The short circuit in any winding of the transformer is the result of
a) Mechanical vibration
b) Insulation failure
c) Loose connection
d) Impulse
voltage
Ans. D

275. The rating of CB is in terms of

a) VAR
b) Volt- ampere
c) Voltage
d) Current
d) Ans. D

276. Power factor of a power system can be improved by:

a) Using phase advances, static capacitors, capacitance boosters
b) Unexcited synchronous motors on load
c) Over excited synchronous motors on no load
d) Both(a) and (b) above
Ans. C ( if both A&C given then follow that option)

277. The following system is not generally used:

a) 1-phase 3-wire
b) 1-phase 4-wire
c) 3-phase 3-wire
d) 3-phase 4-wire
Ans. B( if both A&B then follow that)

278. In an induction motor, if the air gap is increased:

a) Speed will reduce
b) Efficiency will improve
c) Power factor will be lowered
d) Breakdown torque will reduce
 Ans. C

279. Amplifier is used to drive the recorder.

a) Power amplifier
b) Pre amplifier
c) Operational amplifier
d) Differential amplifier
Ans. A

280. A bridge used to measure the inductances having large time

constant,
a) Wien’s bridge
b) Hay’s bridge
c) Anderson Bridge
d) Maxwell Bridge
Ans. B

281. Series reactors should have

a) Low resistance
b) High resistance
c) Low impedance
d) High impedance
Ans. D

282. For a synchronous motor when V is the supply voltage, the

breakdown torque will be proportional to
a) V^2
b) V
c) 1/V
d) 1/V^2
Ans. B

283. In a thermistor, dv/dt protection is achieved through the use of

a) L across thermistor
b) R across thermistor
c) RC across thermistor
d) RL across thermistor
 Ans. C

284. In a thermistor di/dt protection is achieved through the use of

a) L in series with thermistor
b) R in series with thruster
c) RC in series with thermistor
d) RL in series with thermistor
Ans. A

285. The characteristic of a thyristor closely resemble to the

characteristics of:
a) PN-junction
b) Constant voltage source
c) Constant current source
d) Theyratron gas
tube
Ans. D

286. For non- repetitive signals transform is used?

a) Fourier transform
b) Fourier series.
c) Laplace
d) Z-transform
Ans. A

287. For repetitive signals transform is used?

a) Fourier transform
b) Fourier series.
c) Laplace
d) Z-transform
Ans. B

288. Damping torque in instruments is generally not produced

a) Pneumatically
b) Electro-magnetically
c) Electro-statically
d) By fluid friction
Ans. C
289. The solar cell is a PN-junction operation in
a) Reverse bias
b) Forward bias
c) Unbiased
d) Semi biased
Ans.A

290. If in the transfer function of a system, there is present, a zero in

the mirror image position for every pole in the LHS half plane, and
then the system is called:
a) Minimum phase system
b) Non-minimum phase system
c) All pass systems
d) All stop systems
Ans. C

291. TTL (Transistor-Transistor Logic) of chip integration uses

a) Bipolar junction transistor
b) Field effect
c) Complementary symmetry metal oxide
d) None
Ans. A

292. Iron loss for transformer is.400 watts. If the transformer is working
at its maximum efficiency then copper loss will be
a) 1600 W
b) 400W
c) 200W
d) 100W
Ans.B

293. Aero derivative turbines do not have

A. Stator ?
B. Compressor
C. Fuel Intake system
D. Fan
 Ans. D

294. Which is not a type of substation?

A. Line
B. Collector
C. Converter
D. Switching
Ans. A

295. Most squirrel cage rotors are made by die casting of ---- conductor
bars.
A. Copper
B. Aluminum
C. Zinc
D. Silver
Ans. B

296. The cascade amplifier is a multistage configuration of ?

A. CC-CB .
B. CE-CB (examveda,pakmcqs)
C. CB-CC
D. CE-CC
(testbook)
Ans. D

297. To turn the switch off the is set zero while using transistor as a
switch
a) Emitter current
b) Collector current
c) Base current ?
d) All of
above
Ans. D

298. The material of the heating element for a furnace

should have ?
A. lower melting point
B. higher temperature coefficient
C. high specific resistance
D. all of the above
Ans. C