GC-8 Basic Electricity

QUESTION ON BASIC ELECTRICITY

1. The resistance of armature winding depends on

a. length of the conductor

b. cross-sectional area of the conductor

c. number of winding

d. all of the above

2. In Dc shunt motor under maximum power condition the current in the armature will be

a. Below its rated value

b. Above the rated value

c. Rated full load current

3. The starting current of a series-wound DC motor passing through both field armature winding
produce a __________ Ans. High starting torque

4. Type of control used in Dc alternator? Ans. Current limiter and voltage regulator

5. 50Hz, 15micro F , XL =?

6. DC alternator is connected to the outside using ______

Ans. Electronic Rectifier (3 phase, 6 diodes rectifier)_

7. Which loss is considered constant loss? ANS. Iron loss (iron loss is constant in electrical
machine, it is due to eddy current loss, and hysteresis loss)_

8. Star connection in aircraft generator?

a. 400 Hz, 4 wires

b. 60Hz , 3 wires

c. 400Hz , 6 wires

d. None

N.B (3 base wires and 1 wire neutral line)

9. When working on energized circuit use only one hand keep the other free. True/False

10. The average alternating voltage is

 a. 0.07Vp

b. 0.637Vp

c. 0.5Vp

11. If in a 60Hz line current increases from 0 to 100mA; will have a degree of shock that is fatal if it
lasts for1 second.

a. True

b. False

12. In purely inductive ac circuit

a. Voltage leads current by 90o

b. current leads Voltage by 90o

c. Both are in phase

d. None

13. _____________is considered as a constant loss in electrical machines.

a. Iron loss

b. Copper loss

c. Ohmic loss

d. None

14. Based on resistor tolerance the general purpose ranges

a. ±20 - ±5

b. ±5 - ±1

c. ±1 - ±0.1

d. None

15. The starting current series wound DC motor pass though field armature winding produces

a. Low starting torque

b. Speed slightly higher than when unloaded

c. High starting torque

 d. None

16. DC alternators are connected to the external source using

a. Commutator and brush

b. Slip ring and brush

c. Electrical rectifier

d. None

17. An aircraft DC generator has stationary armature and rotating field.

a. True

b. False

18. If the voltage lags the current by 30o the expression is

a. e=EmSin(ωt+sin30)

b. e=EmSin(ωt-sin30)

c. e=EmSin(ωt)

d. none

19. The combination of two dissimilar metal is_____

a. Thermoelectric

b. Thermocouple

c. Capacitor

d. None

20. For DC generator the frequency can be controlled by

a. No. of poles and magnetic flux

b. Magnetic flux and rotor speed

c. No. of poles and rotor speed

d. Speed of stator field and no. of poles

21. Which of the following is true?

a. In parallel connection voltage drop is same

 b. In series connection total resistance is the sum of individual resistances

c. A and B

d. None

22. Speed of squirrel cage induction motor is controlled through rotor. True or false.

23. In lead acid battery the positive plate is

a. PbO2

b. PbSO4

c. Pb

d. None

24. What is the resistance of a particular carbon composed resistor, if the first second, third and
fourth color codes are : green, red, yellow, and silver tolerance respectively?

a. 52kΩ+5%

b. 52kΩ+10%

c. 25kΩ+10%

d. None

25. What is the discharged form of Lead-acid storage battery?

a. PbO2 +Pb + H2SO4

b. PbSO4 + PbSO4 +H2O

c. PbSO4 + H2+ Pb

d. None

26. The RMS value of the voltage is:

a. 0.707Vmax

b. 0.673Vmax

c. 0.5Vmax

d. None

27. Which of the following is incorrect about safety precautions?

a. Smoking is prohibited within 50Feet of parking a/c

 b. Operating radio on fueling is possible

c. All

d. None

28. In higher power aircraft generator the power from permanent magnet generation is supplied to

a. Voltage regulator

b. To current

c. Aircraft bus

d. None

29. Dc alternators are characterized by?

a. Stationary field and rotary armature

b. Stationary armature and rotating field

c. A and B

d. None

30. Which one of the following is one of the treatments given for human being in electrical shock.

a. Give anything to drink

b. Use moist cloth to remove the victim from the danger

c. Shut the voltage off before giving first aid.

d. None

31. Which one of the following true about transformers

a. Ns/Np=Es/Ep=Is/Ip

b. Ns/Np=Ep/Es=Ip/Is

c. Ns/Np=Es/Ep=Ip/Is

d. None

32. For capacitive circuit of frequency 50Hz and capacitance of 10µF , what would be the capacitive
reactance? Xc = 1/2πfC= 1/(2pi*10^-6 ) = 232.2Ω

33. What is the difference between primary and secondary cells?

34. Slip ring is for DC generator and Split ring is for Ac generator. True or False?
35. DC alternators are controlled by:

36. Most aircraft generators are:

a. AC

b. DC

c. DC alternators

37. Engine of an aircraft is started by:

a. DC series generators

38. Resistor 5Ω, 10 Ω, 15 Ω are connected in parallel. What is the equivalent resistance?

39. If Voltage I 24V for the above question what is the total current?

40. Given two Capacitors in series: 25µF and 30 µF. calculate the equivalent capacitance.