MCQs in EC, Electrical,Electronics,and

Computer science Engineering

1. When four resistances of 2W 1W; 5W 2W; 10W 5W and 15W 10 W are connected in
parallel, the greatest power is absorbed by

2 W, 1 W
5 W, 2 W

10 W, 5W

15 W, 10 W

2. A moving coil instrument has a resistance of 10 W and gives full scale deflection when
carrying a current of 50 mA. To measure current upto 100 A, we will have to connect

10 W resistance in series
10 W resistance in parallel

10/1999 W resistance in series

10/1999 W resistance in parallel

3. The ripple voltage in the output of a single phase half wave rectifier with 10 V rectified dc
voltage with resistive load and without filter will be

12.1 volt
1.21 volt

0.482 volt

4.82 volt

4. The transformer connection which has gained considerable popularity to serve 3-phase
equipment and single phase lighting load is

Star/Star
Delta/Delta

Delta/Star

Star/Delta

5. Transformer oil tester is used to know

Permittivity
Permeability

Dielectric strength

Resistance of the oil

6. Plate separation of a parallel plate air capacitor is reduced keeping the voltage constant.
The energy stored in the capacitor shall

Increase
Decrease

Remain constant

Remain zero

7. 1 Ampere of current is defined as

1 volt/sec
1 coulomb/sec

1 ohm/second

1 coulomb

8. The synchronous motor can be used as a capacitor

By increasing excitation
By decreasing excitation

By increasing speed

By decreasing speed

9. The actual speed of an induction motor is always

Less than synchronous speed

More than synchronous speed

Equal to synchronous speed

None of the above.

10. The purpose of connecting a capacitor in flourescent tube circuit is

To increase switching on time

To decrease switching off time

To increase power factor

To decrease power consumption

11. The condition for parallel operation of two inverters is

Amplitude of voltages should be same.

Frequency of voltages should be same.

Both the voltages should be in same phase.

All the three above.

12. A 60 Hz, 2 pole alternator should run at

a. 3000 r.p.m.
b. 3600 r.p.m.

c.
d.

1500 r.p.m.
1800 r.p.m.

13. The purpose of a governer in a DG set is

To regulate the speed.

To regulate the voltage

To regulate the power

To regulate the current.

14.

A S C R can conduct

In one direction only.

In both directions.

Only when gate is triggered.

None of the above.

15. The cut-in voltage of a silicon diode is approx.

0.7 volt
0.3 volt

1.4 volt

None of the above.

16. The step Recovery Diode is used as

Frequency adder
Frequency subtractor

Frequency multiplier

None of the above.

17. The isolation between input and output in case of opto coupler is of the order of

10 Ohms
1010 ohms

103 ohms

None of the above.

18. The transistor configuration to connect 4 W speaker with 600 W output impedance audio
amplifier is

Common Emitter
Common Base

Common Collector

None of the above.

19. Beta cut-off frequency of a transistor is the frequency at which the Beta is

0.707 of low frequency value

Zero

Equal to low frequency value

None of the above.

20. Which of the following amplifier has the least distortion.

Class E
Class D

Class C

Class A

21. Pinch off voltage of a J FET is the drain to source voltage above which drain current.

Increases
Decreases

Remains constant

Becomes zero

22. Decimal equivalent of binary 1111 1111 1111 1111 is

16,384
65,536

1000000

None of the above.

23. A l/2 dipole aerial is used for

MW
SW

Microwave

None of the above.

24. TCXO is preferred over LC oscillator because

TCXO is more stable.

TCXO gives more power

TCXO is linear.

None of the above.

25. The angular velocity of geo-stationary satellite is

Equal to the angular velocity of earth.

Less than the angular velocity of earth.

More than the angular velocity of earth

None of the above.

26. The battery operated pre-amplifier with a consumption of 10 Watts can work on battery of
12 volt, 100 AH having efficiency of 50% for

120 hrs.
60 hrs.

100 hrs.

10 hrs.

27. Low pass filter with cut off frequency of 100 kHz and high pass filter with cut off
frequency of 50 kHz are connected in tandem, the resultant filter is

Low pass filter with cut off frequency of 100 kHz

High pass filter with cut off frequency of 50 kHz

Band pass filter with pass band from 50 kHz to 100 kHz.

None of the above.

28. In case of oil fire, the fire extinguisher used is

Soda Acid
Foam

Carbon dioxide

Carbon Tetra chloride

29.The output of a 2-input NAND gate with high at both the inputs will be

High
Low

High & low

None of the above.

30. The input impedance of an op-amp is

High
Low

Medium

None of the above

Answers
1(a), 2 (d), 3 (a), 4 (c), 5 (c) 6 (a) 7 (b) 8 (a) 9 (a) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12 (c) 13 (a) 14 (a) 15 (a)
16 (c) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (a) 20 (d) 21 (c) 22 (b) 23 (b) 24 (a) 25 (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 28 (b) 29 (b)
30 (a).

MCQs in Electricity & Electronics test paper

1.When four resistances of 2 1W; 5 2W; 10 5W and 15 10 W are connected in
parallel, the greatest power is absorbed by

2 , 1 W
5 , 2 W

10 , 5W

15 , 10 W

2. A moving coil instrument has a resistance of 10 and gives full scale deflection when
carrying a current of 50 mA. To measure current upto 100 A, we will have to connect

10 resistance in series
10 resistance in parallel

10/1999 resistance in series

10/1999 resistance in parallel

3. The ripple voltage in the output of a single phase half wave rectifier with 10 V rectified dc
voltage with resistive load and without filter will be

12.1 volt
1.21 volt

0.482 volt

4.82 volt

4. The transformer connection which has gained considerable popularity to serve 3-phase
equipment and single phase lighting load is

Star/Star
Delta/Delta

Delta/Star

Star/Delta

5. Transformer oil tester is used to know

Permittivity
Permeability

Dielectric strength

Resistance of the oil

6. Plate separation of a parallel plate air capacitor is reduced keeping the voltage constant.
The energy stored in the capacitor shall

Increase
Decrease

Remain constant

Remain zero

7. 1 Ampere of current is defined as

1 volt/sec
1 coulomb/sec

1 ohm/second

1 coulomb

8. The synchronous motor can be used as a capacitor

By increasing excitation
By decreasing excitation

By increasing speed

By decreasing speed

9. The actual speed of an induction motor is always

Less than synchronous speed

More than synchronous speed

Equal to synchronous speed

None of the above.

10. The purpose of connecting a capacitor in flourescent tube circuit is

To increase switching on time

To decrease switching off time

To increase power factor

To decrease power consumption

11. The condition for parallel operation of two inverters is

Amplitude of voltages should be same.

Frequency of voltages should be same.

Both the voltages should be in same phase.

All the three above.

12. A 60 Hz, 2 pole alternator should run at

3000 r.p.m.
1500 r.p.m.

3600 r.p.m.

1800 r.p.m.

13.The purpose of a governer in a DG set is

To regulate the speed.

To regulate the voltage

To regulate the power

To regulate the current.

14.

A S C R can conduct

In one direction only.

In both directions.

Only when gate is triggered.

None of the above.

15.The cut-in voltage of a silicon diode is approx.

0.7 volt
0.3 volt

1.4 volt

None of the above.

16. The step Recovery Diode is used as

Frequency adder
Frequency subtractor

Frequency multiplier

None of the above.

17. The isolation between input and output in case of opto coupler is of the order of

10 Ohms

1010 ohms

103 ohms

None of the above.

18. The transistor configuration to connect 4 speaker with 600 output impedance audio
amplifier is

Common Emitter
Common Base

Common Collector

None of the above.

19. Beta cut-off frequency of a transistor is the frequency at which the Beta is

0.707 of low frequency value

Zero

Equal to low frequency value

None of the above.

20. Which of the following amplifier has the least distortion.

Class E
Class D

Class C

Class A

21. Pinch off voltage of a J FET is the drain to source voltage above which drain current.

Increases
Decreases

Remains constant

Becomes zero

22. Decimal equivalent of binary 1111 1111 1111 1111 is

16,384
65,536

1000000

None of the above.

23. A /2 dipole aerial is used for

MW
SW

Microwave

None of the above.

24. TCXO is preferred over LC oscillator because

TCXO is more stable.

TCXO gives more power

TCXO is linear.

None of the above.

25. The angular velocity of geo-stationary satellite is

Equal to the angular velocity of earth.

Less than the angular velocity of earth.

More than the angular velocity of earth

None of the above.

26. The battery operated pre-amplifier with a consumption of 10 Watts can work on battery
of 12 volt, 100 AH having efficiency of 50% for

120 hrs.
60 hrs.

100 hrs.

10 hrs.

27. Low pass filter with cut off frequency of 100 kHz and high pass filter with cut off
frequency of 50 kHz are connected in tandem, the resultant filter is

Low pass filter with cut off frequency of 100 kHz

High pass filter with cut off frequency of 50 kHz

Band pass filter with pass band from 50 kHz to 100 kHz.

None of the above.

28. In case of oil fire, the fire extinguisher used is

Soda Acid
Foam

Carbon dioxide

Carbon Tetra chloride

29. The output of a 2-input NAND gate with high at both the inputs will be

High
Low

High & low

None of the above.

30. The input impedance of an op-amp is

High
Low

Medium

None of the above

Answers
1(a), 2 (d), 3 (a), 4 (c), 5 (c) 6 (a) 7 (b) 8 (a) 9 (a) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12 (c) 13 (a) 14 (a) 15 (a)
16 (c) 17 (b) 18 (c) 19 (a) 20 (d) 21 (c) 22 (b) 23 (b) 24 (a) 25 (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 28 (b) 29 (b)
30 (a).

1. The velocity of sound is the least in which of the following medium:

1) Air
2) Water
3) Wood
4) Vacuum
2. Two amplifier stages have voltage gains of 100 and 200. The total decibel voltage gain of
the cascaded amplifiers is:
1) 46 dB
2) 86 dB
3) 66 dB
4) 106 dB
3. In the circuit shown, what is the minimum value of RL for which the output voltage will
remain constant?

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1. Voltage across 4 ohm resistance in respect of the following drawing circuit

will be
a)
c)

12 V
4V

b)
d)

6V
20 V

2. One unit of consumption in electrical installation is equal to

a) 1 ampere
c)

b)

1 kilowatt hour

1 watt hour

d)

1 volt ampere

3. Power rating of component is expressed in

a) Ampere
c) Watt

b)
d)

Voltage
Ampere hour

4. In a diesel engine, governor controls

a) Load current

b)

Output voltage of an alternator

c)

d)

None of the above

Freq. of the generating voltage

5. In a domestic electrical wiring various lamps are connected in

a)
c)

Parallel
Some in series and some in parallel

b)

Series
d)
None of the above

6. Instrument used for measuring the rotational speed of an engine is

a)
c)

Speedometer
Tachometer

b)
d)

Anemometer
All the above

7. 8000 micro farad is same as

a)
c)

8 x 10-6 farad
8 x 10-3 farad

b)
d)

8 x 10-9 farad
8 x 106 farad

8. In a sinusoidal wave, peak voltage is equal to

a)
c)

RMS voltage
2 RMS voltage

b)
d)

RMS Voltage 2
1.1 RMS voltage

9. Farad is the unit of

a)
c)

Inductance
Resistance

b)
d)

Capacitance
None of the above

10. LP/HP cut out is used in

a) Diesel Generator
c) Air flow meter

b) AC plants
d)
watt hour meter

11. A megger is an instrument used for measuring

a)
c)

Very high voltage

Very high current

b)
d)

Very low voltage

Very high resistance

12. Star-Delta starter can be used in

a)
c)

2HP 230 volt AC motor

5 HP DC motor

b)
d)

5 HP 400 volt AC motor

None of the above

13. The speed of an 8- pole alternator to generate 400 v at 50 Hz will be

a)
c)

750 rpm
1500 rpm

b)
d)

900 rpm
450 rpm

14. The value of the resistance having coloured strips as shown in figure is

a)
c)

2200 + 10%
470 ohm

b)
d)

2200 + 5%
2000 + 10%

15. In a condenser of an air conditioning plant heat is transferred from

a)
c)

water to air
air to water

b)
d)

refrigerant to water
water to refrigerant

17. In three phase connection, phase current is

a)
c)

Equal to line current

Greater than line current

b)
d)

less than line current

cannot be predicted

18. If fire takes place in air circuit breaker, the fire extinguisher used will be
a)
c)

Foam type
Water

b)
d)

CO2 type
Sand

19. Electrical energy is converted into mechanical energy by

a) Solar Cell
c) AC/DC motor
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a)
c)

b)
d)

Steam Engine
Solar Cooker

Loudspeaker converts
Sound into electrical energy b)
Light into electrical energy d)

Electrical energy into sound

Heat into electrical energy

21. _________________ amplifier is used immediately after microphone

1. Three 100W non-inductive resistors, when connected in star across 400 V, 50 Hz, 3 phase
consumes 1600 W. When one of the resistances becomes open, the power consumption is
reduced by:
a)

half

b)

one third

c)

two third

d)

one fourth

2. The power input to a three phase induction motor is 62 kW. The stator loss is 2 kW. If the
rotor is running with a slip of 5%, the total copper loss in the rotor will be:
a)

500 W

b)

1000 W

c)

1500 W

d)

3000 W

3. A transformer has an iron loss of 250 W and full-load copper loss of 1000 W. At what
percentage of full-load, the efficiency becomes maximum:
a)

70%

b)

66%

c)

50%

d)

b)
d)

DC signals only
All of the above

25%

4. Operational amplifier can amplify:

a)
c)

AC signals only
Both AC and DC signals

5. Adjacent channel rejection of a receiver is determined by its:

a)

Fidelity

b)

Noise figure

c)

Selectivity

d)

Sensitivity

6. In a three input NAND gate, one input is low. The output will be:
a)
c)

Low
High

b)
d)

Will depend upon other two inputs

None of the above

7. If the conduction in the anode circuit takes place for less than 180o of the input cycle, the
amplifier is classified as:
a)

Class A

b)

Class B

c)

Class C

d)

Super Class

8. 500 MHz falls in the;

a)
c)

HF Band
UHF Band

b)
d)

VHF Band
SHF Band

9. The signals sent by the TV transmitter to ensure correct scanning in the receiver are called:
a)

Sync

b)

Chroma

c)

Luminance

d)

Video

10. A frequency modulated signal, which is modulated by a 3 kHz sine wave swings between
100.02 MHz and 99.98 MHz. The modulation index of the signal will be:
a)
20/3
b)
40/3
c)
10/3
d)
5/3
ANSWERS
1. A 2. D

3. C

4. D

5. C

6. C

7. D

8. C

9. C

10. A

1 Which of the following is not true for common collector amplifier?

o
o

It offers high input impedance.

impedance.

b) It offers low output

It offers wide band width.

d) It offers a large gain.

2. Which of the following is not true with respect to negative feedback?

It increases gain.

c) It improves signal to noise ratio.

b) It improves distortion.

d) It improves bandwidth.

3.If the conduction in the anode circuit takes place for less than 180o of the input cycle, the
amplifier is classified as:

a) Class A

b) Class B

c) Class C

d) Class D

4. The following network will act as a

a) Low pass filter

c) Band pass filter

b)
d)

High pass filter

Band stop filter

5. In Satellite Broadcasting, the down link frequency in C band range is

a) 2.5 GHz to 2.7 GHz

c) 4.5 GHz to 4.8 GHz

b)
d)

3.7 GHz to 4.2 GHz

11.7 GHz to 12.2 GHz

6. In a 100 kW AM transmitter, if the carrier is modulated with 100% modulation index,

power in the lower side band will be:

a) 100 kW

b) 50 kW

c) 25 kW

d) 12.5 kW

7. The ratio of reflected power to incident power is

a) Reflection Co-efficient
c) VSWR

b)
(Reflection Co-efficient)2
(VSWR)2

d)

8. The equation relating VSWR with reflection coefficient is

a)

b)

c)

d)

9. The amount of pre-emphasis given to the audio signal in AIR in FM broadcasting is

a) 25 msec.

b) 50 m sec

c) 75 m sec.

d) 100 m sec.

10. The characteristic impedance of free space is

a) 50 ohms

b) 120 ohm

c) 377 ohms

d) 440 ohms

11. Which of the following is not expressed in watt?

a) V2/R

b) I2R

c) VxI

d) V/I

c) 400 nF

d) 4000 nF

12. 4 mF is same as

a) 0.004 nF

b) 40 nF

13. An electronic fan regulator

a) is a current divider
c) varies angle of conduction of ac wave

b) voltage divider
d) None of the above

14 An ammeter has 1 A range and has a resistance of 10 W. To measure 10 A current with

this meter, we shall use a resistance

more than 10 ohms in series

in series

c) more than 10 ohms in parallel

b) less than 10 ohms

d) less than 10 ohms in parallel

15. Which of the following acts as an open circuit to d.c?

a) Diode

b) Inductor

c) Capacitor

d) All the above

Answers:
1

10

11

12

13

14

15

. Fill in the blanks:

Secondary of a current transformer should never be ____________.
____________.

The equipment required for maintenance of a wet battery is ____________.

All electrical installations should be tested for good insulation at least once
every __________.

Stock of Carbon Tetrachloride should be maintained in ______________

register.

The refrigerant in an a.c. plant gets converted from gaseous state to liquid
state in the ____________.

When a circuit breaker is drawn out of the rack, the connection spout
shutters should be ____________.

..

A scientific tool for monitoring the progress of a Project is ____________.

Spurious power emitted by transmitters can be judged with the help of a

____________.

Answers:
1. Open Circuited
4. Six months
7.
10. Spectrum Analyzer

2.
5. S150
8. 48

3. Hydrometer
6. Condensor
9. PERT Chart

Multiple choice Questions

1. The velocity of sound is the least in which of the following medium:
1) Air
2) Water
3) Wood
4) Vacuum
2. Two amplifier stages have voltage gains of 100 and 200. The total decibel voltage gain of
the cascaded amplifiers is:
1) 46 dB
2) 86 dB
3) 66 dB
4) 106 dB
3. In the circuit shown, what is the minimum value of RL for which the output voltage will
remain constant?

1) 15 W

2) 24 W

3) 27 W

4) 45 W

4 If 1/10th of the total current is to pass through a galvanometer of resistance G W, then the
shunt resistance should be:
1) G/99 W
2) G/9 W
3) G/10 W
4) Gx9 W
5

In the circuit shown, each condenser has a capacitance of 1mF. The equivalent
capacitance between P and Q is:
1) 3 mF
2) 6 mF
3) 1 mF
4) 1/3 mF
6. In an electric circuit, the applied voltage is E=100 Sin (314t) V and the resultant current is
I = 5 Sin (314t + p/3). Then, the circuit is comprised of:
1) L and C
2) L only
3) R and C
4) R and L

7 At any frequency much higher than the resonant frequency of a series resonance circuit,
the angle of impedance Z approaches:
1) -90
2) +90
3) 0
4) 180
8. An indirectly heated pentode has how many pins?
1) 5
2) 6
3) 7

4) 8

9 The binary number that follows 0110 1111 is:

1) 0110 1100
2) 0111 0000
3) 0111 1000

4) 0110 1110

10. A transformer has an iron loss of 300 W and full load copper loss of 1200 W. At what
percentage of full load does the efficiency become maximum?
1) 80%
2) 60%
3) 50%
4) 25%
11 In a three phase, four wire circuit, the line currents in the R, Y and B phases are 1, 2 and 1
A respectively. What is the current in the neutral conductor?
1) 1 A
2) 2 A
3) 3 A
4) 4 A
12 A FM transmitter operating at 104 MHz is modulated with 5 kHz tone and the maximum
deviation is 75 kHz. Total bandwidth occupied by the FM transmitter will be:
1) 150 kHz
2) 160 kHz
3) 170 kHz
4) None of these
13. What is the aspect ratio in conventional Television?
1) 2:1
2) 3:2
3) 4:3

4) 5:4

14 What is the type of modulation adopted for the Chrominance signal in TV?
1) Amplitude modulation
2) Frequency modulation
3) Phase modulation
4) Quadrature Amplitude modulation
15. A 10 kW transmitter is connected to an antenna and the reflection coefficient observed on
the transmission line is 0.6. The power radiated by the antenna is:
1) 10 kW
2) 3.6 kW
3) 6.4 kW
4) None of these
16. Transmission in short wave is characterised by the following:
1) It takes place by sky wave.
2) Propagation is by reflection from ionosphere.
3) It is subject to severe fading.
4) All of these.
17. Reception of a signal through direct wave depends upon the following:
1) Height of the transmitting antenna
2) Height of the receiving antenna
3) Distance between the transmitter and receiver
4) All the above
18. Which of the following diodes exhibits negative resistance phenomenon?
1) Zener Diode
2) Ordinary Diode
3) Tunnel Diode
4) PIN Diode
19. Which has the longest wave length?
1) Microwave 2) X-ray

3) Ultraviolet ray

4) Infrared ray

20. An infinite line of characteristic impedance Zo is terminated by an impedance ZL. What

is its input impedance?
1) Infinity
2) Zo
3) ZL
4) (Zo.ZL)1/2

Answers of the above problems :

Q.No 1
Ans. 4

2
2

3
4

4
2

5
1

6
3

7
2

8
3

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2 3 1 2 3 4 3 4 4 3 1 2