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Electrical Engg. Important Topic MCQ’s for MES – 2019

116. If in an RLC series circuit, the frequency is below the resonant

frequency, then
(a) XC = XL
(b) XC < XL
(c) XC > XL
(d) None of the above

119. Three wattmeter method of power measurement can be used to measure

power in
(a) Balanced circuits
(b) Unbalanced circuits
(c) Both balanced and unbalanced circuits
(d) None of the above

120. In a three phase system, the volt ampere rating is given by

(a) 3 VL IL
(b) √3 VL I L
(c) VL IL
(d) Vph Iph

121. In a parallel RLC circuit if the lower cut-off frequency is 2400 Hz and the
upper cut-off frequency is 2800 Hz what is the bandwidth?
(a) 400 Hz
(b) 2400 Hz
(c) 2800 Hz
(d) 5200 Hz
126. Which instrument is used to measure the high resistance?

(a) Kelvin’s double bridge

(b) Wheatstone bridge
(c) Carey-Foster bridge
(d) Megger

127.

The current I in the electric circuit shown is

(a) 1.7 A (b) 1 A
(c) 2.7 A (d) 3.7 A

128. The superposition theorem is used when the circuit contains

(a) A single voltage source
(b) A number of voltage sources
(c) Passive elements only
(d) Active elements only

129. Thevenin’s theorem cannot be applied to

(a) Active circuit (b) linear circuit
(c) Nonlinear circuit (d) passive circuit
130. A node in a circuit is defined as a
(a) Closed path
(b) Junction of two or more elements
(c) Group of interconnected elements
(d) Open terminal of an element
131. When a source is delivering maximum power to the load, the efficiency
will be
(a) maximum (b) below 50%
(c) above 50% (d) 50%
133.

The voltage across the 1 k resistor of the network shown in the given figure
is
(a) 6 V (b) 4 V
(c) 2 V (d) 1 V

137.

152. If two capacitances C1 and C2 are connected in parallel then the

equivalent capacitance is given by
(a) C1C2 (b) C1/C2
C1C2
(c) C1+C2 (d) C1 + C2
159. What is the Power consumed by the resistor of 20Ω connected across 100
V source?
(a) 500 W (b) 50 W
(c) 100 W (d) 300 W

160.A linear circuit is one whose parameters

(a) change with change in current
(b) change with change in voltage
(c) do not change with voltage and current
(d) None of the above

161.An active element in a circuit is one which

(a) Supplies energy
(b) Receives energy
(c) Dissipates energy
(d) Both receives and supplies energy

162. If 750 µA is flowing through 11 k of resistance, what is the voltage drop

across the resistor?

(a) 8.25 V (b) 82.5 V

(c) 14.6 V (d) 146 V

Find the node voltage VA.

(a) 6 V (b) 5 V
(c) 5.66 V (d) 6.66 V
169. An electric heater draws 3.5 A from a 110 V source. The resistance of the
heating element is approximately
(a) 385    (b) 38.5 
(c) 3.1    (d) 31 
187. There are 3 lamps 40W, 100W and 60W. To realize the full rated power
of the lamps they are to be connected in:
(a) Series only (b) parallel only
(c) series-parallel (d) series or parallel

194. The no load input power to a transformer is practically equal to____loss

in the transformer
(a) Iron (b) Copper
(c) Eddy current (d) Windage

196. Leakage flux in a transformer occurs because

(a) Iron core has high permeability

(b) Air is not a good magnetic insulator
(c) Applied voltage is sinusoidal
(d) Transformer is not an efficient device
 ANSWER 2015

116 C 129 C 159 A

119 C 130 B 160 C
120 B 131 D 161 A
121 A 133 C 162 A
126 D 137 C 163 A
127 A 152 D 169 D
128 B 153 A 187 B
194 A 196 C
41. A series resonant circuit implies
(a) zero power factor and maximum current
(b) unity power factor and maximum current
(c) unity power factor and minimum current
(d) zero power factor and minimum current

42. A current i = (10 + 10 sin t) amperes is passed through moving iron type
ammeter. Its reading will be
(a) zero (b) 10 A
(c) √150A (d) √2A

55. Two heaters rated at 1000 W, 250 V each are connected in series across a
250 V, 50 Hz AC mains. The total power drawn from the supply would be
(a) 1000 watt (b) 500 watt
(c) 250 watt (d) 2000 watt

56. Area of hysteresis loop represents

(a) copper loss
(b) eddy current loss
(c) dielectric loss
(d) hysteresis loss

58. The efficiency for maximum power transfer to the load is

(a) 25% (b) 50%
(c) 75% (d) 100%
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66. If copper loss of transformer at th full load is 4900W, then its full load
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copper loss would be
(a) 5600 W (b) 6400 W
(c) 373 W (d) 429 W
 ANSWER
41 B 55 B 58 B
42 C 56 D 66 B
3. The curve representing Ohm's law is
(a) Linear (b) Hyperbolic
(c) Parabolic (d) Triangular

Ans: a

5. Superposition theorem is essentially based on the concept of

(a) Reciprocity (b) Linearity
(c) Duality (d) Non-linearity

Ans: b

6. If a 500 KVA, 200 Hz transformer is operated at 50 Hz, its KVA rating will
be
(a) 2000 KVA (b) 125 KVA
(c) 250 KVA (d) 1000 KVA

7. The angle between induced emf and terminal voltage on no-load for a single
phase alternator is
(a) 180° (b) 90°
(c) 0° (d) 270°

10. The power factor at which transformer operates

(a) is unity
(b) is 0.8 lag
(c) is 0.8 lead
(d) Depends upon the power factor of the load
20. The connected load of a consumer is 2 kW and his maximum demand is
1.5 kW. The demand factor of the consumer is
(a) 0.75 (b) 0.375
(c) 1.33 (d) 1
5. The ratio of resistance of a 100 W, 220 V lamp to that of a 100 W, 110 V
lamp will be at respective voltages
(a) 4 (b) 2
1 1
(c) 2 (d) 4

6. Two sinusoidal equations are given as

The phase difference between the two quantities is:

(a) 75° (b) 60°
(c) 105° (d) 15°

9. Bucholtz relay cannot be used on

(a) 500 kV transformer
(b) 1000 kV transformer
(c) Three phase transformer
(d) Air cooled transformer

13. If four 10F capacitors are connected in parallel, the net capacitance is
(a)  (b)
(c)   (d)

19. Advantage of transmitting power at high voltage is

(a) Magnitude of current will be small
(b) Power loss will be less
(c) It will reduce the voltage drop in the line impedance
(d) All the above

25. A transformer is working at its full load and its efficiency is also
maximum. The iron loss is 1000 watts. Then, its copper loss at half of full load
will be
(a) 250 watt (b) 300 watt
(c) 400 watt (d) 500 watt

34. Distribution transformers are designed to have maximum efficiency nearly

at
(a) 100% of full load (b) 50% of full load
(c) 25% of full load (d) 10% of full load
47. A three phase power transformer is provided with star-delta connections.
In order to protect against fault, connection for current transformer should
be in
(a) Star-star (b) Delta-star
(c) Delta-delta (d) Star-delta
 ANSWER

5 a 13 b 34 b
6 a 19 d 47 b
9 d 25 a 32 a
1. If in an R-L-C series circuit the current lags the applied voltage by 60° then

7. In two wattmeter method of measurement of three phase power of a

balanced load, if both the wattmeters indicate the same reading, then the
power factor of the load is
(a) 0.5 lagging
(b) Less than 0.5 lagging
(c) Unity
(d) Greater than 0.5 lagging

10. The ratio of the reading of two wattmeter’s connected to measure active
power in a balanced 3-phase load is 2: 1. The power factor of the load is
(a) 0.866 lag
(b) 0.866 lead
(c) 0.866 lag or lead
(d) None of the above

22. A 40 kVA transformer has a core loss of 400 W and full load copper loss of
800 W. The fraction of rated load at maximum efficiency is
(a) 50% (b) 62.3%
(c) 70.7% (d) 100%

19. A 100 kVA single phase transformer exhibits maximum efficiency at 80%
of full load and the total loss in the transform under this condition is 1000 W.
The ohmic losses at full load will be
(a) 781.25 watt (b) 1250 watt
(c) 1562.5 watt (d) 12500 watt
ANSWER 2011
1. The voltage wave v = Vm sin (t – 15°) volts is applied across an AC circuit.
If the current leads the voltage by 10° and the maximum value of currents is
Im, then the equation of current is
(a) i = Im sin (t + 5°) amps
(b) i = Im sin (t – 25°) amps
(c) i = Im sin (t + 25°) amps
(d) i = Im sin (t – 5°) amps

2. The average value of current (Iav) of a sinusoidal wave of peak value (Im) is

11. Phasor diagram of load voltage (V), current in pressure coil (Ip) and
current in current coil (IC) is shown in the figure when an electrodynamic
wattmeter is used to measure power. The reading of the wattmeter will be
proportional to


(a) cos() (b) cos
(c) coscos   (d) coscos ()

15. A balanced 3-phase, 3-wire supply feeds balanced star connected resistors.
If one of the resistors is disconnected, then the percentage reduction in load
will be
(a) 33.33 (b) 50
(c) 66.67 (d) 75
32. A wattmeter is marked 15A/30A, 300V/600V and its scale is marked up to
4500 watts. When the meter is connected for 30A, 600A, the point indicated
2000 watts. The actual power in the circuit is
(a) 2000 watts (b) 4000 watts
(c) 6000 watts (d) 8000 watts
36. In a balanced 3-phase circuit, the line current is 12A. When the power is
measured by two wattmeter
method, one meter reads 11kW while the other reads zero. Power factor of the
load is
(a) 0 (b) 0.5
(c) 0.866 (d) 1.0

54. In a series R-L circuit supplied from an sinusoidal voltage source, voltage
across R and L are 3 V and 4 V respectively. The supply voltage is then
(a) 7 V (b) 1 V
(c) 3.5 V (d) 5

57. Two 2000 , 2 watt resistors are connected in parallel. Their combined
resistance value and wattage rating are
(a) 1000 , 2 watt (b) 1000 , 4 watt
(c) 2000 , 4 watt (d) 1000 , 2 watt

58. We have three resistances each of value 1 , 2 and 3. If all the three
resistances are to be connected in a circuit, how many different values of
equivalent resistance are possible?
(a) Five (b) Six
(c) Seven (d) Eight

60. An electric heater draws 1000 watts from a 250 V source. The power
drawn from a 200 V source is
(a) 800 W (b) 640 W
(c) 1000 W (d) 1562.5 W

61. Three 3 F capacitors are in series. A 6 F capacitor is in parallel with this

series arrangement. The equivalent capacitance of this combination is
(a) 7 F (b) 15 F
(c) 3.6 F (d) 1 F
63. The voltage across R, L and C are 3V, 14 V, and 10V respectively as in the
figure. If the voltage source is sinusoidal, then the input voltage (rms) is

(a) 10 V (b) 5 V
(c) 2.5 V (d) 15 V

65. Super position theorem requires as many circuits to be solved as there are
(a) Nodes
(b) Sources
(c) Loops
(d) None of the above

68. If the frequency of input voltage of a transformer is increased keeping the

magnitude of the voltage unchanged, then
(a) Both hysteresis loss and eddy current loss in the core will increase.
(b) Hysteresis loss will increase but eddy current loss will decrease
(c) Hysteresis loss will increase but eddy current loss will remain unchanged
(d) Hysteresis loss will decrease but eddy current loss will increase

69. Two 1-phase AC motors A and B operate from a 1000 V supply. A

consumes 2 kW at a power factor of 0.8 (lagging) and B comsumes 1 kW at a
power factor of 0.5 (lagging). The total current drawn from the supply is
approximately
(a) 4.5 A (b) 2.1 A
(c) 4.41 A (d) 9 A

73. In a series R-L-C circuit, the “Q-factor” is given by

74. In an ac circuit, V = (200 + j 40) V and I = (30 – j10) A. The active and
reactive power of the circuit are respectively
(a) 6400 W, 800 VAR capacitive
(b) 6400 W, 800 VAR inductive
(c) 5600 W, 3200 VAR capacitive
(d) 5600 W, 3200 VAR inductive

75. Application of Norton’s theorem in a circuit results in

(a) a current source and an impedance in parallel
(b) a voltage source and an impedance in series
(c) an ideal voltage source
(d) an ideal current source

75. Application of Thevenin’s theorem in a circuit results in

(a) a current source and an impedance in parallel
(b) a voltage source and an impedance in series
(c) an ideal voltage source
(d) an ideal current source

77. Value of the load impedance ZL for which the load consumes maximum
power is

(a) 50at a power factor of 0.6 lead

(b) 50at a power factor of 0.6 lag
(c) 30at a power factor of unity
(d) None of the above

81. The average value of the voltage wave v = 110 +175 sin (314t – 25°) volts is
(a) 110 V (b) 175 V
(c) 165.57 V (d) 206.7 V

86. Three inductors each of 60 mH are connected in delta. The value of

inductance of each arm of the equivalent star connection is
(a) 10 mH (b) 15 mH
(c) 20 mH (d) 30 mH
88. A voltage source having an open-circuit voltage of 150 V and internal
resistance of 75is equivalent to a current source of
(a) 2A in series with 75
(b) 2A in parallel with 37.5
(c) 2A in parallel with 75
(d) 1 A in parallel with 150
ANSWER 2013
65. (b)
For superposition theorem
Number of circuits = Number of sources

68. (c)
If the frequency of input voltage of a transformer is increased keeping the
magnitude of the voltage unchanged, then hysteresis loss will increase but eddy
current loss will remain unchanged.
1.If three 30 μF capacitors are connected in series, the net capacitance
is_________.
A. 10 μF B. 60 μF
C. 90 μF D. None of these

2. Which of the following determines total power in a series circuit?

A. Source voltage times the current
B. Total voltage applied to the circuit
C. Current flowing through a switch
D. Average of the wattage consumed by each resistor

3. In a pure inductive circuit _________.

A. The current leads applied voltage by 90 degree
B. The current is in phase with applied voltage.
C. The current lags applied voltage by 90 degree
D. None of these

4. The average power in a pure inductive circuit is ___________.

A. 0 B. VI
C. VI cos φ D. √3VI cos φ

5. In a R-L series circuit the power factor P.F. is _________.

A. Leading B. Lagging
C. 0 D. 1

6. The angle of a series R-L-C circuit is leading if _________.

A. XL = 0 B. R = 0
C. XC>XL D. XC< XL

7. In an R-C-L series circuit, during resonance, the impedance will be _____.

A. zero B. minimum
C. maximum D. None of these

8. Kirchoff's current law (KCL) is applicable only to _________.

A. Closed loops in a network
B. electronic circuits
C. junction in a network
D. electric circuits
9. Find current and respectively in the given figure.

A. 1.38 A, 1.1 A and 5.52 A

B. 1.38 A, 5.5 A and 1.1 A
C. 1.38 A, 0.9 A and 6.38 A
D. 1.1 A, 5.52 A and 1.38 A
Ans. A

10. Two heaters, rated at 1000 W, 250 V each are connected in series across a
250 V, 50 Hz ac mains. The total power drawn from the supply would be
______ watt.
A. 1000 B. 500
C. 250 D. 2000
 ANSWER
1 A 4 A 7 B
2 A 5 A 8 C
3 C 6 C 9 A
10 B

9 Sol. – as all three resistances are in parallel so potential across them will remain same
i.e. 4I1 = 5I2 = I3 -------------(i)
According to the KCL;
I1 + I2 + I3 = 8 ----------------(i)
From equation (i)
I2 = 45I1
I3 = 4 I1
Putting values in equation (ii)
I1 + 45I1 + 4I1 = 8
I1 = 40 29 = 1.38A
I2 = 45 × 1.38 = 1.10 A
I3 = 4×1.38 = 5.51 A

10 Sol. – Resistance of heater element

R = V2/P = 250×2501000= 62.5Ω
As both heater are in series. Their combined resistance
R series = 62.5+62.5 = 125 Ω
Power consumption (P) = V2/Rseries = 250×250125 = 500 W