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Q1.The construction cost per kilowatt of an AC generator

1. Same as that of the DC generator
2. Lower than that of the DC generator
3. Higher than that of the DC generator
4. None of the above

Correct Ans: B

Q2.A generating station has a plant capacity factor of 50% and average demand is 15 MW, then the installed capacity in MW will be

1. 15
2. 20
3. 30
4. None of the above

Correct Ans: C

Q3.Power factor of an AC circuit is given by

1. Resistance/ impedance
2. Real power/ Apparent power
3. KW/KVA
4. All of the above

Correct Ans: D

Q4.Which of the following essential features is possessed by an indicating instrument?

1. Deflecting device
2. Controlling device
3. Damping device
4. All of the above

Correct Ans: D

Q5.In transmission line:

1. Inductance > capacitance
2. Inductance < capacitance
3. Inductance = capacitance
4. None of the above

Correct Ans: D

Q6.1 PW =

1. 10 TW
2. 100 TW
3. 1000 TW
4. None of the given

Correct Ans: C

Q7.The following is not true for microprocessor based relay:

1. Cost is low
2. Quick response
3. Low maintenance
4. Size is large

Correct Ans: D

Q8.The design of electromagnets is based upon

1. Voltage equation
2. Heating equation
3. Magnetic circuit equation
4. All of the above

Correct Ans: D

Q9.Electrical charge is measured in___________.

1. Farad
2. Mhos
3. Coulomb
4. Henry

Correct Ans: C

Q10.The following is an unsymmetrical fault in power system

1. Shunt type fault
2. L-G fault
3. L-L fault
4. All of the above

Correct Ans: D

Q11.Fuse is used for the following purpose

1. Overload protection
2. Short circuit protection
3. Used up to 66 kV
4. All of the above

Correct Ans: D

Q12.MOCB means:

1. Maximum oil circuit breaker
2. Minimum oil circuit breaker
3. Minimum off circuit breaker
4. None of the above

Correct Ans: B

Q13.The charging current in the transmission line

1. Lags the voltage by 90˚
2. Leads the voltage by 45˚
3. Leads the voltage by 90˚
4. Leads the voltage by 180˚

Correct Ans: C

Q14.Diversity factor always

1. \(0\)
2. \(< 1\)
3. \(\geq 1\)
4. \(\infty\)

Correct Ans: C

Q15.Which one of the following is measured by the loss of charge method?

1. Low R
2. High R
3. Low L
4. High L

Correct Ans: B

Q16.A Current is alternating current if

1. Direction of current changes with time
2. Magnitude of current remains constant throughout the period
3. Magnitude and direction of current changes with time
4. Magnitude and current changes with time

Correct Ans: C

Q17.The following is/are circuit breaker contact

1. Tulip type
2. Finger and wedge
3. Butt
4. All of the above

Correct Ans: D

Q18.The Electricity act ________ is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to transform the power sector in India.

1. 2000
2. 2001
3. 2002
4. 2003

Correct Ans: D

Q19.The heavy current due to short-circuit causes excessive__________.

1. Heating
2. Vibration
3. Cooling
4. None of the above

Correct Ans: A

Q20.A 40 KVA transformer has iron loss of 450 watt and full load copper loss of 850 watt. If the power factor of the load is 0.8 is lagging. The full load efficiency of the transformer in % is

1. 85.2
2. 96.1
3. 78.5
4. 91.2

Correct Ans: B

Q21.A generating station has a maximum demand of 25 MW, a load factor of 60%, then the average demand MW will be

1. 15
2. 20
3. 30
4. None of the above

Correct Ans: A

Q22.The price charged for the sale of Electricity from the State Electricity Board is termed as

1. Generation cost
2. Selling cost
3. Unit rate
4. Tariff

Correct Ans: D

Q23.The _________ is typically located close to the load centres.

1. Switchyard at generating station
2. Customer substation
3. System station
4. Distribution station

Correct Ans: D

Q24.Wind can be used

1. To generate electricity
2. Operate flour mills
3. Draw underground water
4. All of the above

Correct Ans: D

Q25.The Air Blast Circuit Breaker uses________ for the arc extinction.

1. Compressed air
2. Atmospheric pressure air
3. Water
4. Compressed water

Correct Ans: A

Q26.A 40 W bulb is connected in series with room heater. If now 40W bulb is replaced by 100 W bulb, the heater output will:

1. Decrease
2. Increase
3. Remains same
4. Heater will burn out

Correct Ans: B

Q27.Which of the following is component of biogas?

1. Methane
2. LPG
3. CNG
4. Hydrogen sulphide

Correct Ans: A

Q28.The one thing that is common to all fossil fuels is that they:

1. Where originally formed in Marine environment
2. Contain carbon
3. Have undergone the same set of geological processes during their formation
4. Represent the remains of one living organism

Correct Ans: B

Q29.______ is used for the railway electrification.

1. Air blast circuit breaker
2. \(SF_6\) circuit breaker
3. Bulk oil circuit breaker
4. Minimum oil circuit breaker

Correct Ans: A

Q30.The following test is done at laboratory in front of customer:

1. cc
2. Acceptance test
3. Manufacturer's test
4. All of the given

Correct Ans: B

Q31.An industrial consumer has a connected load of 50 kW. On the average, each machine works for 8 hours a day for 300 working days in a year. The tariff is (Rs. 5000 + Rs. 800 per KW of maximum demand + Rs. 1.15 per KWh of energy consumed) the annual bill of the consumer is:

1. Rs. 2,70,000.00/-
2. Rs. 1,75,000.00/-
3. Rs. 1,35,000.00/-
4. Rs. 2,56,000.00/-

Correct Ans: Correct answer is not matched with above options

Q32.In short circuit test on circuit breaker, the following readings were obtained on single frequency transient: Time to reach the peak restriking voltage is \(50 \mu s\) . Peak restriking voltage is 100KV. The average RRRV is:

1. \(2 \times 10^6 \: KV/sec\)
2. \(4 \times 10^6 \: KV/sec\)
3. \(5.6 \times 10^6 \: KV/sec\)
4. None of the above

Correct Ans: A

Q33.For AC power measurement watts =

1. \(volts \times amps \times PF\)
2. \(\frac{volts}{amps } \times PF\)
3. \(volts+amps\)
4. None of the above

Correct Ans: A

Q34.Ferranti effect happens in transmission line when the line is

1. long and unloaded
2. long and loaded
3. short and loaded
4. none

Correct Ans: A

Q35.The most dangerous fault in alternator is:

1. Failure of field
2. Stator winding fault
3. Failure of prime mover
4. Unbalanced loading

Correct Ans: B

Q36.The diameter of each strand is "d" then the diameter of n-layer stranded conductor will be:

1. (2n+1)d
2. 3(n+1)d
3. (2n-1)d
4. 3(n-1)d

Correct Ans: C

Q37.A 120V electrical outlet with 4A of current flowing from it has a power value of _________W.

1. 480
2. 48
3. 24
4. 12

Correct Ans: A

Q38.1 coulomb is equivalent to the charge of approximately _______ electrons.

1. \(6.24\times10^{18}\)
2. \(6.24\times10^{10}\)
3. \(6.24\times10^{2}\)
4. None of the above

Correct Ans: A

Q39.A 240 V, 60 Hz, 30 Amp electric motor is rated at 6000W. The power factor is________.

1. 83.33%
2. 63.33%
3. 33.33%
4. None of the above

Correct Ans: A

Q40.Which one of the following is not the criterion to select potentiometer in a control system?

1. Accuracy
2. Noise
3. Time Response
4. Frequency Response

Correct Ans: B

Q41.The temperature rise of transformer is directly proportional to ____________.

1. Apparent power
2. Reactive power
3. Leakage reactor
4. None of the above

Correct Ans: A

Q42.A three phase transmission line operating at 10KV has resistance of 1 Ohm. The percentage resistance of the line at 10,000 KVA base is

1. 20%
2. 10%
3. 5%
4. 40%

Correct Ans: B

Q43.The following material used for fusing element has melting point of \(1084 ^ \circ \: C\):

1. Aluminum
2. Copper
3. Lead
4. Zinc

Correct Ans: B

Q44.Total capacitance of two capacitors of 20 mF connected in parallel will be in:

1. 20 mF
2. 40 mF
3. 60 mF
4. None of the above

Correct Ans: B

Q45.What conductors are mostly preferred for modern overhead transmission line?

1. Copper
2. Aluminium conductor Steel reinforced (ACSR)
3. Aluminium
4. Galvanized steel

Correct Ans: B

Q46.The Adjustment of position of shading bands, in an energy meter is done to provide:

1. Friction compensation
2. Creep compensation
3. Braking torque
4. None of the above

Correct Ans: A

Q47.The resistance of 100W, 200V lamp is:

1. 100 ohm
2. 200 ohm
3. 300 ohm
4. 400 ohm

Correct Ans: D

Q48.______ is preferred to be installed in in extra High Voltage AC system.

1. Air blast circuit breaker
2. \(SF_6\) circuit breaker
3. Bulk oil circuit breaker
4. Minimum oil circuit breaker

Correct Ans: B

Q49.The output of the solar cell is of the order:

1. 0.5 W
2. 1.0 W
3. 5.0 W
4. 10.25 W

Correct Ans: B

Q50.Total capacitance in case of three capacitors in series is given by

1. \(\frac{1}{C}=\frac{1}{C_1}+\frac{1}{C_2}+\frac{1}{C_3}\)
2. \(\frac{1}{C}=\frac{1}{C_1}-\frac{1}{C_2}-\frac{1}{C_3}\)
3. \(C=C_1\times C_2\times C_3\)
4. None of the above

Correct Ans: A

Q51.What happens in a load shedding?

1. System voltage is reduced
2. System frequency is reduced
3. System loads are switched off
4. System power factor is changed

Correct Ans: C

Q52.The following company is incorporated for transmission

1. UGVCL
2. DGVCL
3. PGVCL
4. GETCO

Correct Ans: D

Q53.Iron loss in transformer occurs in:

1. Core
2. Winding
3. Main body
4. Insulating oil

Correct Ans: A

Q54.When a line-to-ground fault occurs, the current in the faulted phase is 100A. The zero-sequence current in this case is

1. 33.3 A
2. zero
3. 66.6 A
4. 100 A

Correct Ans: A

Q55.In a 33 KV overhead line, there are 3-units in the string of insulators. If the string efficiency is 85.8% , then voltage across the disc nearest to the conductor is:

1. 11 KV
2. 7.4 KV
3. 19.05 KV
4. 9.8 KV

Correct Ans: B

Q56.The speed regulation of synchronous motor is:

1. Unity
2. Zero
3. Infinity
4. Always < 1

Correct Ans: B

Q57.Maximum temperature limit for class F insulation is:

1. 105 ˚C
2. 120 ˚C
3. 130 ˚C
4. 155 ˚C

Correct Ans: D

Q58.The type of periodic testing of protecting relays could be

1. Visual inspection
2. Mechanical adjustment
3. Checking of contact functioning
4. All of the above

Correct Ans: D

Q59.If \(P_I\) be the iron loss and \(P_C\) be the copper loss on full load in transformer, then which of the following condition has to be satisfied to obtain maximum efficiency at 3/4 full load?

1. \(P_C = \frac{3 \times P_I}{4} \)
2. \(P_C = \frac{4 \times P_I}{3} \)
3. \(P_C = \frac{16 \times P_I}{9} \)
4. \(P_C = \frac{9 \times P_I}{16} \)

Correct Ans: C

Q60.Demand factor always

1. \(> 1\)
2. \(0\)
3. \(\leq 1\)
4. \(\infty\)

Correct Ans: C

Q61.An electronic path, that sends signals from one part of computer to another is?

1. Logic Gate
2. Modem
3. Bus
4. Serial Port

Correct Ans: C

Q62.What is full form of GUI in terms of computers?

1. Graphical user Instrument
2. Graphical unified Interface
3. Graphical unified Instrument
4. Graphical user Interface

Correct Ans: D

Q63.Short cut of view formula instantly:

1. Ctrl + "
2. Ctrl + -
3. Ctrl + ;
4. Ctrl + '

Correct Ans: NA

Q64.Which among following is commonly used language in Android applications?

1. C
2. PHP(php)
3. C++
4. Java

Correct Ans: D

Q65.Where is RAM located?

1. Expansion Board
2. External Drive
3. Mother Board
4. All of above

Correct Ans: C

Q66.Documents, Movies, Images and Photographs etc. are stored at a?

1. Application Sever
2. Web Sever
3. Print Sever
4. File Sever

Correct Ans: D

Q67.Which of the following should you use if you want all the slides in the presentation to have the same 'look'?

1. The slide layout option
2. Add a slide option
3. Outline view
4. A presentation design template

Correct Ans: D

Q68.One nibble is equal to how many bits?

1. 4 bits
2. 8 bits
3. 12 bits
4. 16 bits

Correct Ans: A

Q69.In banking, railways etc. which computers are used?

1. Mini computers
2. Micro computers
3. Mainframe computers
4. Super computers

Correct Ans: C

Q70.In which of the following form, data is stored in computer?

1. Decimal
2. Octal
3. Binary
4. Hexadecimal

Correct Ans: C

Q71.Which Indian mass movement began with the famous "Dandi March" of Mahatma Gandhi?

1. Khilafat movement
2. Non-Cooperation Movement
3. Civil Disobedience Movement
4. Quit India Movement

Correct Ans: C

Q72.Which Indian film bagged the best film award at the \(3^{rd}\) edition of the BRICS Film Festival 2018?

1. Village Rock stars
2. Sinjar
3. Bhanayakam
4. Newton

Correct Ans: D

Q73.Debenture holders of a company are its:

1. Shareholders
2. Creditors
3. Debtors
4. Directors

Correct Ans: B

Q74.The hardest substance available on earth is:

1. Gold
2. Iron
3. Dimond
4. Platinum

Correct Ans: C

Q75. Legislature of the Union which is called 'Parliament' consists of:

1. Lok Sabha
2. Rajya Sabha
3. Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
4. President, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha

Correct Ans: D

Q76.Gir Kesar', which has been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, is a famous variety of which among the following?

1. Saffron
2. Pepper
3. Mango
4. Sweat

Correct Ans: C

Q77.Who has been elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ?

1. Harivansh Narayan Singh
2. B K Hariprasad
3. Ananth Kumar
4. Ram Gopal Yadav

Correct Ans: A

Q78.What do plants have that fungi don't?

1. Oxygen
2. Carbon dioxide
3. Chlorophyll
4. None of these

Correct Ans: C

Q79.Which sportsperson has clinched india's first men's tripal jump gold in 48 years at the \(18^{th}\) Asian Games 2018?

1. Shivpal Singh
2. Rakesh Babu A V
3. Sreeshankar
4. Arpinder Singh

Correct Ans: D

Q80.Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1896 to carry on humanitarian relief and social work?

1. Ramakrishna Paramahansa
2. Swami Dayananada Saraswati
3. Swami Vivekananda
4. Blavatsky and Olcott

Correct Ans: C

Q81.Spot the error:

1. If you had seen
2. Yesterday's cricket match, I am sure you
3. Would have enjoyed seeing our team bat
4. No Error

Correct Ans: D

Q82.Choose one alternative which is opposite in meaning to the word: DEFICIT

1. Explicit
2. Implicit
3. Superfluous
4. Surplus

Correct Ans: D

Q83.Choos the mis-spelt word:

1. Benefit
2. Banana
3. Birth
4. Beginer

Correct Ans: D

Q84.Choose one alternative which is similar in meaning to the word: STUPID

1. Insane
2. Incapable
3. Silly
4. Disobedient

Correct Ans: C

Q85.Fill in the blanks with suitable idiom or phrase: He comes here _________ for a chat with me.

1. Over and over
2. Off and on
3. Of and on
4. Off and over

Correct Ans: B

Q86.Choose the correctly spelled word:

1. Geraff
2. Giraffe
3. Giraf
4. Gerraffe

Correct Ans: B

Q87.Pick out the most appropriate pair to fill in the blanks: I don't ______ I shall be _______ to go.

1. Think, able
2. Believe, Linking
3. Know, wanting
4. Consider, desirous

Correct Ans: A

Q88.Fill in the blank: I have been working hard ________ last year.

1. For
2. Since
3. In
4. From

Correct Ans: B

Q89.Spot the error:

1. We always complain that prices
2. Are too high and that we were
3. Not getting our money's worth
4. No Error

Correct Ans: B

Q90.Fill in the blanks with suitable idiom or phrase: He was shouting and screaming as if he was ________.

1. Of his head
2. Out of his mind
3. Out of his head
4. Out of order

Correct Ans: B

Q91.ગણી શકાય નહીં તેટલું' શબ્દ્સમૂહનો એક શબ્દ શોધો:

1. નાગણિત
2. વિગણિત
3. અગણિત
4. નવગણિત

Correct Ans: C

Q92.વિરુદ્ધાર્થી કહેવત શોધો: બોલે તેના બોર વેચાય

1. માગ્યા વિના માય ન પીરસે
2. ખાલી ચણો વાગે ધણો
3. અધૂરો ઘડો છલકાય
4. ન બોલવામાં નવ ગુણ

Correct Ans: D

Q93.ખાલી જગ્યામાં ઉચિત શબ્દ ભરો: વિજ્ઞાન અને ટેકનોલોજી આજના જીવનનું અત્યંત ________ ક્ષેત્ર બની ગયું છે.

1. મહત્વપૂર્ણ
2. વિકસિત
3. સાધારણ
4. સુરક્ષિત

Correct Ans: A

Q94.સાચી જોડણી વાળો શબ્દ શોધો:

1. નુકસાન
2. નુકશાન
3. નૂકસાન
4. નૂકશાન

Correct Ans: A

Q95.નીચેના પ્રશ્નમાં ઘાટા અક્ષરોમાં ત્રણ શબ્દો આપેલા છે. તેમાંથી ખોટી જોડણી વાળો શબ્દ શોધો:

આજની હું <span class="color_blue">પ્રતિજ્ઞા</span>(૧) લઉં છું કે હું દરરોજ <span class="color_blue">નિયમિત</span> (૨) એક કલાક કસરત પાછળ <span class="color_blue">ગાળીશ</span>. (૩)

1. પ્રતિજ્ઞા
2. નિયમિત
3. ગાળીશ
4. કોઈ ભૂલ નથી

Correct Ans: C

Q96. સંપ ત્યાં જંપ કહેવતનો અર્થ દર્શાવો.

1. એકતાથી સુખ અને શાંતિ મળે છે.
2. સત્યનો સદા વિજય થાય છે
3. તંદુરસ્તી તે પહેલું સુખ
4. અંદરોઅંદર ઝઘડતા શત્રુ ફાવે

Correct Ans: A

Q97.સંધિ જોડો: વાત + આવરણ

1. વાતાવારણ
2. વાતઆવરણ
3. વાતાવરણ
4. વતાવરણ

Correct Ans: C

Q98.નીચે આપેલા ચાર શબ્દોમાંથી ખોટી જોડણી વાળો શબ્દ શોધો:

1. અનુક્રમણિકા
2. ભારતીય
3. ધુમ્રપાન
4. સ્થિતિ

Correct Ans: C

Q99.મૂછનો દોરો ફૂટવો' રૂઢિપ્રયોગનો અર્થ શોધો:

1. મૂછમાં દોરો લગાવવો
2. સાહસના કામ કરવા
3. મોટા સાથે મગજમારી કરવી
4. જુવાની આવવી

Correct Ans: D

Q100.પક્ષી' નો સમાનાર્થી શોધો:

1. ગજ
2. તોખાર
3. પંખી
4. અશ્વ

Correct Ans: C

QGL1.માણસ: ઘર :: પશુ:

1. પાતાળ
2. ગુફા
3. અંતરિક્ષ
4. આકાશ

Correct Ans: B

QGL2.દુર્ગતિ' શબ્દનો વિરુદ્ધાર્થી શબ્દ કયો છે?

1. કુગતિ
2. સુગતિ
3. સળંગગતિ
4. અદુર્ગતી

Correct Ans: B

QGL3.નીચે પૈકી 'અચરજ' નો પર્યાયી શબ્દ ક્યો છે?

1. વિસ્મય
2. શાશ્વત
3. જગત
4. રજ

Correct Ans: A

QGL4.1. મંગલ + આચરણ - મંગલાયચરણ

2. હરિ + ઇન્દ્ર - હરિન્દ્ર

3. નર + ઇશ - નરેશ

3. પ્રતિ + અક્ષ - પ્રતિક્ષ

ઉપરોક્ત વર્ણવેલ માંથી કઈ સંધિ સાચી છે.

1. 2,3
2. 1,4
3. 1,3
4. 2,1

Correct Ans: C

QGL5.આપેલ વિકલ્પો પૈકી દ્રવ્યવાચક સંજ્ઞાનુંવાકય કયું છે?

1. આજકાલ ઠંડી હવા પ્રસરવા લાગી છે.
2. ગુરુ એવો હોવો જોઈએ જેની વાણીમાં મીઠાસ હોય.
3. મહારાષ્ટ્રમાં અનેક શહેરો છે.
4. રણવીરને બોલીવુડનો બાહુબલી કહી શકાય.

Correct Ans: A

QGL6.જ્યાં ઉપમેયનો ઉલ્લેખ જ કરવામાં ન આવે અને ઉપમાન જ ઉપમેય હોય ત્યારે દ્રષ્ટાંત અલંકાર બને છે. - આ કથન સત્ય છે કે નહિ અને જો ખોટું હોય તો સત્ય કથન કયું હોઈ શકે?

1. સાચું છે.
2. ખોટું છે,
   
   જ્યાં ઉપમેયનો ઉલ્લેખ જ કરવામાં ન આવે અને ઉપમાન જ ઉપમેય હોય ત્યારે વિરોધાભાસ અલંકાર બને છ.
3. ખોટું છે,
   
   જ્યાં ઉપમેયનો ઉલ્લેખ જ કરવામાં ન આવે અને
   ઉપમાન જ ઉપમેય હોય ત્યારે અનન્વય અલંકાર બને છે.
4. ખોટું છે,
   
   જ્યાં ઉપમેયનો ઉલ્લેખ જ કરવામાં ન આવે અને
   ઉપમાન જ ઉપમેય હોય ત્યારે અતિશયોક્તિ અલંકાર બને છે.

Correct Ans: D

QGL7.મારુતારુંનો ઝગડો હજી ખતમ થયો નથી, ચારપાંચ વર્ષ થઇ ગયા અને રાતદિવસ સાથે ઉઠવા-બેસવાનું તો ચાલુ જ છે. ઉપરોક્ત વાક્યમાં ક્યા ક્યા વ્યાકરણીય સમાસનો ઉપયોગ કરાયો છે?

1. દ્વન્દ્વ, મધ્યમપદલોપી
2. દ્વન્દ્વ
3. તત્પુરુષ,
4. અવ્યવીભાવ, મધ્યમપદલોપી

Correct Ans: B

QGL8.જ્વાળા: ધુમાડો:: બરફ : .............

1. શીતળતા
2. ગરમ
3. બાષ્પ
4. તાપમાન

Correct Ans: C

QGL9.નીચેના રૂઢિપ્રયોગોનો ને અર્થ સાથે સાંકળી જોડી બનાવો .

1. કાન કરડવા .......... 1. બાતમી મળી જવી

2. કાન ફુંકવા ........... 2. વાત પર ધ્યાન ન આપવું

3. કાને વાત પહોચવી ........ 3. કાન ભંભેરણી કરવી

4. કાને ન ધરવું ......... 4. ગુપસુપ વાતો કરવી

1. 1-3
   
   2-4
   
   3-1
   
   4-2
   
2. 1-2
   
   2-3
   
   3-4
   
   4-1
   
3. 1-4
   
   2-3
   
   3-1
   
   4-2
   
4. 1-3
   
   2-2
   
   3-4
   
   4-1
   

Correct Ans: C

QGL10.જીવનમાં તડકોછાયો એતો એક ઘટમાળ છે. વાક્યમાં ક્યા સમાસનો ઉપયોગ કરવામાં આવ્યો છે?

1. દ્વન્દ્વ
2. તત્પુરુષ
3. ઉપપદ
4. કર્મધારય

Correct Ans: A

QGK1.The Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) was launched in which year?

1. 2003
2. 1995
3. 1993
4. 2005

Correct Ans: C

QGK2.Recently, India signed first ever term contract to import crude oil with which country?

1. China
2. Russia
3. Nepal
4. Japan

Correct Ans: B

QGK3.Which of the following architectures is also known as "Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence"?

1. Panchayatana
2. Panchsheel
3. Vedanga
4. Manusmriti

Correct Ans: B

QGK4.The air envelope surrounding the earth is called __________

1. Hydrosphere
2. Lithosphere
3. Atmosphere
4. Asthenosphere

Correct Ans: C

QGK5.Recently, Dr. Subir Vithal Gokarn passed away due to illness. He is a/an _________

1. Former RBI Deputy Governor
2. Former Finance Minister
3. Former IAS Officer
4. Former Chief Minister of Gujarat

Correct Ans: A

QGK6.In which of the following States, Tarapur Nuclear Power Plant is located?

1. Assam
2. Maharashtra
3. Bihar
4. Uttar Pradesh

Correct Ans: B

QGK7.Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank recenlty got merged with which of the following banks?

1. State Bank of India
2. Punjab National Bank
3. Indian Overseas Bank
4. Bank of Baroda

Correct Ans: D

QGK8.What is the full form of the acronym 'BCCI' in sports?

1. Board of Common Cricket in International
2. Board of Control for Cricket in India
3. Board of Cricket Committee in India
4. Board of Cricket Commentary in International

Correct Ans: B

QGK9.The term NEFT (in banking), is an abbreviation of ____________

1. Net Electronics Funds Transfer
2. Net Electronics Financial Transfer
3. National Electronic Funds Transfe
4. National Electronics Financial Transaction

Correct Ans: C

QGK10.Who has won the ‘World Games Athlete Of the Year 2019’ ?

1. Marina Chernova
2. Rani Rampal
3. Stanislav Horuna
4. Rhea Stinn

Correct Ans: B

QEK1.Replace the underlined phrase grammatically and conceptually with the help of the given options. If the given sentence is correct then select the option 'The given sentence is correct'.

The new client \(\mathbf{\underline{had \:to\: pay\: money\: to\: initiates\: a}}\) account and activate their service.

1. had to pay money to initiate a
2. had to pay money to initiate an
3. The given sentence is correct
4. have to pay money to initiate an

Correct Ans: B

QEK2.Choose the word which expresses nearly the \(\mathbf{opposite}\) meaning of the given word

" QUANDARY "

1. Clutch
2. Dilemma
3. Certainty
4. Embarrassment

Correct Ans: C

QEK3.Fill in the blanks with suitable Article from the given alternatives.

Bread is __________ predominant food prepared from a dough of flour and water.

1. a
2. an
3. No article
4. the

Correct Ans: A

QEK4.Choose the best option from the given alternatives which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.

A disease prevailing in a locality

1. Habitat
2. Host
3. Epic
4. Endemic

Correct Ans: D

QEK5.Find the word which is correctly spelt from the given options

1. Various
2. Absurrd
3. Abolishid
4. Wrinkel

Correct Ans: A

QEK6.In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the option corresponding to it. If the sentence contains no error, Select "No error'' option. (Avoid punctuation errors)

(A) Bubin together with / (B) her parents are coming / (C) to attend the party / (D) NO ERROR

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

Correct Ans: D

QEK7.Choose the word which best expresses the similar meaning of the given word " CALLOW "

1. Sophisticated
2. Mature
3. Immature
4. Calm

Correct Ans: C

QEK8.Find the word which is correctly spelt from the given options.

1. Benifited
2. Dimnished
3. Ambience
4. Suppresed

Correct Ans: C

QEK9.Fill in the blanks with suitable Preposition from the given alternatives.

The match was dedicated ______________ Indian fast bowler Zaheer, who has announced his retirement from international cricket.

1. to
2. from
3. since
4. against

Correct Ans: A

QEK10.Rearrange the following to form a meaningful sentence and find the most logical order from the given options.

P: 60 countries using dance as a tool for

Q: building social cohesion and resolving

R: conflict throughout the world

S: battery Dance has travelled far and wide across

1. SPQR
2. PQSR
3. SPRQ
4. PQRS

Correct Ans: A

QEE1................. is the rms value of the total current comprising the AC and DC components of the current in the circuit breaker pole at the instant of contact separation.

1. Making current
2. Symmetrical breaking current
3. Asymmetrical breaking current
4. Symmetrical short circuit current

Correct Ans: C

QEE2.Voltage dips cannot be caused by which of the following:

1. Switching on of Large Loads
2. Capacitive Switching
3. Local and Remote faults
4. Inductive Loading

Correct Ans: B

QEE3.In underground cables, the electrostatic stress is .................. at contactor surface and ................ at the sheath.

1. zero, zero
2. zero, minimum
3. minimum, maximum
4. maximum, minimum

Correct Ans: D

QEE4.Consider the following two statements and choose the correct answer.

Statement 1: The V-curves of a synchronous motor show relationship between armature current and supply voltage.

Statement 2: The plot of power factor against the field current of synchronous motor is known as inverted V curves.

1. Statement 1 is TRUE and Statement 2 is FALSE
2. Statement 1 is FALSE and Statement 2 is TRUE
3. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are TRUE
4. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are FALSE

Correct Ans: B

QEE5.The single line diagram of the simple power system is shown in Fig. The corresponding reactance diagram is

1. 
   
   
   
   
2. 
   
   
   
   
3. 
   
   
   
   
4. 
   
   
   
   

Correct Ans: C

QEE6.Three equal star-connected inductors take 8 kW at 0.8 power factor when connected to a 460 V
three - phase 3-wire supply. If one of the inductor in phase – Y is short circuited, then the line current in phase-Y is ……………….. Assume RYB sequence.

1. 37.6 A
2. 27.6 A
3. 21.7 A
4. 31.7 A

Correct Ans: A

QEE7.Determine the ohmic value of the current limiting reactor per phase external to a 30 MVA, 11 kV, 50 Hz, three phase synchronous generator which can limit the current on short circuit of 5 times the full load current. The reactance of the synchronous generator is 0.05 pu.

1. \(0.405\:\Omega\)
2. \(0.805\:\Omega\)
3. \(0.305\:\Omega\)
4. \(0.605\:\Omega\)

Correct Ans: D

QEE8.

1. A = (ii), B = (iii), C = (i)
2. A = (iii), B = (i), C = (ii)
3. A = (iii), B = (ii), C = (i)
4. A = (ii), B = (i), C = (iii)

Correct Ans: B

QEE9.A fully controlled natural commutated 3-phase bridge rectifier is operating with a firing angle \(\alpha=30^\circ\), The peak to peak voltage ripple expressed as a ratio of the peak output dc voltage at the output of the converter bridge is

1. \(1-\frac{\sqrt3}{2}\)
2. \(\sqrt3-1\)
3. \(\frac{\sqrt3}{2}\)
4. 0.5

Correct Ans: D

QEE10.The expression for voltage regulation of a short transmission line for lagging power factor is given by: ................, where, 'I' is the line current, '\(V_R\)' is the receiving end voltage, 'R' is the line resistance and 'X' is the line reactance.

1. \(\frac{IX\cos\phi_R\:-\:IR\sin\phi_R}{V_R}\)
2. \(\frac{IX\cos\phi_R \:+\: IR\sin\phi_R}{V_R}\)
3. \(\frac{IR\cos\phi_R\:+\:IX\sin\phi_R}{V_R}\)
4. \(\frac{IR\cos\phi_R\:-\:IX\sin\phi_R}{V_R}\)

Correct Ans: C

QEE11.A THHN conductor will have \(75^\circ C\) termination on one end and a \(60/75^\circ C\) termination on the other, which ampacity column will be used?

1. \(60^\circ C\) column
2. \(75^\circ C\) column
3. \(90^\circ C\) column
4. none of the above

Correct Ans: B

QEE12.What is the largest thermal power plant in India?

1. Mundra Thermal Power Station
2. Talcher Super Thermal Power Station
3. Sasan Ultra Mega Power Plant
4. Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station

Correct Ans: D

QEE13......................... is the short time reduction in the rms voltage between 0.1 to 0.9 p.u for a duration of ...................

1. Voltage sag, greater than 1 minute.
2. Voltage swell, 0.5 cycle to 1 minute.
3. Voltage sag, 0.5 cycle to 1 minute.
4. Voltage swell, greater than 1 minute.

Correct Ans: C

QEE14.A given solar cell has the following specifications: Open-circuit voltage, \(V_{oc}\): 0.7 V, Short-circuit current, \(I_{sc}\): 3.5 A , Fill factor, FF: 0.6, Input power,\(P_{in}\) : 10 W, If the solar cell operates at maximum power point, calculate the efficiency.

1. 12.70 %
2. 14.70 %
3. 13.70 %
4. 15.70 %

Correct Ans: B

QEE15.Which type of connection is employed for current transformers for the protection of delta- star connected 3-phase transformer?

1. star-delta
2. star-star
3. delta-star
4. delta-delta

Correct Ans: A

QEE16.In a single phase energy meter, the series electromagnet is energized by a ................. of…………………..

1. voltage coil, thick wire of few turns
2. current coil, thin wire of more turns
3. voltage coil, thin wire of more turns
4. current coil, thick wire of few turns

Correct Ans: D

QEE17.For sea water with \(\sigma= 5\: mho/m\) and \(\epsilon_r= 80\), what is the distance for which radio signal can be transmitted with 90% attenuation at 25 KHz?

1. 32.7 m
2. 327 m
3. 3.27 m
4. 0.327 m

Correct Ans: C

QEE18.What are the states of the three ideal diodes of the circuit shown in Fig.?

\

1. D1 ON, D2 OFF, D3 OFF
2. D1 ON, D2 OFF, D3 ON
3. D1 OFF, D2 ON, D3 OFF
4. D1 OFF, D2 ON, D3 ON

Correct Ans: A

QEE19.A balanced delta connected load of \(8+j6\:\Omega\) per phase is connected to a 415V, 50 Hz, 3-phase supply lines.if the input power factor is improved to 0.9 by connecting a star connected capacitor bank, then the required kVAR of the bank is

1. 10.98 kVAR
2. 16.98 kVAR
3. 14.98 kVAR
4. 8.98 kVAR

Correct Ans: A

QEE20.Stability of power system can be improved by

1. Reducing voltage of transmission

2. Using parallel transmission lines

3. Using series compensators

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. All 1, 2 and 3

Correct Ans: B

QEE21.Which among the following are included in the two part tariff?

i. Fixed charges

ii. Running charges

iii. Semi fixed charges

1. (i) and (iii) only
2. (ii) and (iii) only
3. (i) and (ii) only
4. (i), (ii) and (iii)

Correct Ans: C

QEE22.Insulation Power Factor testing on an oil-filled transformer is not helpful in determining _________

1. Movement of the windings (change in capacitance)
2. Turns ratio values
3. Condition of paper insulation (change in watts losses)
4. Whether the oil test indicates moisture

Correct Ans: B

QEE23.A coil having an inductance of 100 mH is magnetically coupled to another coil having an inductance of 900 mH. The coefficient of coupling between the coils is 0.45. Calculate the equivalent inductance if the two coils are connected in series aiding.

1. 932 mH
2. 730 mH
3. 1135 mH
4. 1270 mH

Correct Ans: C

QEE24.The power factor angle of a purely inductive circuit is

1. \(60^\circ\)
2. \(30^\circ\)
3. \(90^\circ\)
4. \(45^\circ\)

Correct Ans: C

QEE25.A new generation of smart meters is known as ........

1. SMETS3
2. SMETS4
3. SMETS1
4. SMETS2

Correct Ans: D

QEE26.The frequency of the emf in the stator of a 4-pole induction motor is 50 Hz, and that in the rotor is 2 Hz. What is the slip and at what speed is the motor running?

1. 4%, 1440 rpm
2. 3%, 1455 rpm
3. 4%, 1455 rpm
4. 3%, 1440 rpm

Correct Ans: A

QEE27.At what range of wind speed is the electricity from the wind turbine is generated?

1. 450 – 650 mph
2. 100 – 125 mph
3. 250 – 450 mph
4. 30-35 mph

Correct Ans: D

QEE28.In a 3-phase, 4-wire, 400/230 V system, a lamp \(L_1\) of 100 W is connected to one phase and neutral and a lamp \(L_2\) of 150 W is connected to the second pahse and neutral. If the neutral wire is disconnected accidently, what will be the voltage across a 100 W lamp \(L_1\)?

1. 160 V
2. 120 V
3. 180 V
4. 240 V

Correct Ans: D

QEE29.The current flowing to a balanced delta connected load through line 'a' is 15 A when the conductor of line 'b' is open. With the current in line 'a' as reference, compute the symmetrical components of the line currents. Assume the phase sequence of 'abc'.

1. \(I_{a0=0\:A}\)
   
   \(I_{a1=(7.5+j4.33)\:A}\)
   
   \(I_{a2=(7.5-j4.33)\:A}\)
   
2. \(I_{a0=0\:A}\)
   
   \(I_{a1=(-7.5-j13)\:A}\)
   
   \(I_{a2=(-7.5+j13)\:A}\)
   
3. \(I_{a0=0\:A}\)
   
   \(I_{a1=(7.5+j4.33)\:A}\)
   
   \(I_{a2=(-7.5-j4.33)\:A}\)
   
4. \(I_{a0=0\:A}\)
   
   \(I_{a1=(7.5-j13)\:A}\)
   
   \(I_{a2=(7.5+j13)\:A}\)
   

Correct Ans: A

QEE30.A grid interactive solar system:

1. supplies power to as well as receives power from the grid as required
2. always receives power from the grid
3. always supplies power to the grid
4. works only when the grid fails

Correct Ans: A

QEE31.An RC series circuit with \(R=150\:\Omega\) and \(C=2\:\mu F\) is excited by a DC source of 15V by closing the switch at t = 0 with an initially uncharged capacitor. The initial and final voltages across the capacitor respectively are

1. 10 V, 15 V
2. 15 V, 10 V
3. 0 V, 10 V
4. 0 V, 15 V

Correct Ans: D

QEE32.Murray loop test is performed on a faulty cable 300 m long. At balance, the resistance connected to the faulty core was set at \(R=15\:\Omega\) and the resistance of the resistor connected to the sound core was \(R=45\:\Omega\). Calculate the distance of the fault point from the test end.

1. 75 m
2. 450 m
3. 225 m
4. 150 m

Correct Ans: D

QEE33.The necessary equation to be solved during the load flow analysis using Fast-Decoupled method is given below:

Where B' and B" are formed using the imaginary part of the bus admittance matrix \(Y_{bus}\), n is the total number of buses in the system, m is the number of voltage regulated buses. The size of matrix B' is

\(\frac{\Delta P}{|V_i|}=-B' \Delta \delta\)

\(\frac{\Delta Q}{|V_i|}=-B''\Delta |V| \)

1. (m-1) x (m-1)
2. (n-m) x (n-m)
3. (n-1) x (n-1)
4. (n-m-1) x (n-m-1)

Correct Ans: C

QEE34.In 2019, India stands ……… position in the consumption of electricity in the world.

1. Fourth
2. First
3. Second
4. Third

Correct Ans: D

QEE35.While selecting the gas for a circuit breaker, the property of gas that should be considered is its

(i) dielectric strength

(ii) non-inflammability

(iii) non-toxicity

1. (i), (ii) and (iii)
2. (i) only
3. (i) and (ii) only
4. (i) and (iii) only

Correct Ans: A

QEE36.By inserting a plate of dielectric material between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor at constant potential, the energy stored in the capacitor is increased five times. The dielectric constant of the material is

1. 1/5
2. 1/25
3. 25
4. 5

Correct Ans: D

QEE37.As per ............ guidelines, if the ratio of carbon dioxide \(CO_2\)and carbon monoxide (CO) in dissolved gas analysis is ..............., it is predicted that the condition of paper insulation inside the transformer is poor.

1. IEC-899, less than 11
2. IEC-599, more than 11
3. IEC-899, more than 11
4. IEC-599, less than 11

Correct Ans: B

QEE38.Two-wattmeter method is used to measure the power taken by a 3-phase induction motor on no load. The wattmeter readings are 375 W and –50 W. Calculate the reactive power taken by the load.

1. \(\frac{425}{\sqrt3}\) VAR
2. \(325\sqrt3\) VAR
3. \(425\sqrt3\) VAR
4. \(\frac{325}{\sqrt3}\) VAR

Correct Ans: C

QEE39.Consider the following statements and choose the correct option:

Statement 1: The magnitude of earth fault current for a given fault position within a winding depends upon the method of neutral grounding.

Statement 2: Earth fault protection for an electric motor is provided by means of instantaneous overcurrent relay.

1. Statement 1 is FALSE and Statement 2 is TRUE
2. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are TRUE
3. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are FALSE
4. Statement 1 is TRUE and Statement 2 is FALSE

Correct Ans: D

QEE40.A 16 A, Type B Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB) will disconnect a fault in 0.1s when the fault current is

1. greater than 32 A
2. between 48 A and 80 A
3. less than 16 A
4. between 16 A and 48 A

Correct Ans: B

QEE41.An eight-pole wave-connected armature has 600 conductors and is driven at 625 rev/min. If the flux per pole is 20 mWb, determine the generated emf.

1. 250 V
2. 325 V
3. 500 V
4. 125 V

Correct Ans: C

QEE42.The normal percentage bias setting of differential relay used for transformer protection will be

1. above 75%
2. between 10% and 50%
3. between 50% and 75%
4. below 10%

Correct Ans: B

QEE43.If a 415 V, 50 Hz, star-connected, three-phase squirrel-cage induction motor is operated from a 415 V, 70 Hz supply, the torque that the motor can now provide while drawing rated current from the supply

1. increases or reduces depending upon the rotor
   resistance
2. reduces
3. remains the same
4. increases

Correct Ans: B

QEE44.The operating time of an inverse definite minimum time (IDMT) overcurrent relay corresponding to plug-setting multiplier (PSM) = 1 and time-multiplier setting (TMS) = 1 will be

1. zero
2. 3 sec
3. infinite
4. 1 sec

Correct Ans: C

QEE45.For protection of inter-turn fault in transformer, the relays preferred are

1. Overcurrent relay and differential relay
2. Buchholz's relay and differential relay
3. Buchholz's relay, overcurrent relay and differential relay
4. Overcurrent relay and Buchholz's relay

Correct Ans: B

QEE46.Which of the following are the advantages of Aerial Bunched Cables (ABC)?

1. Elimination of theft of energy
2. Reduced height of supports
3. Higher safety and reliability
4. All of the above

Correct Ans: D

QEE47.An electric potential field is produced in air by point charges 1 µC and 4 µC located at (-2, 1, 5) and (1, 3, -1) respectively. The energy stored in the field is

1. 12.50 mJ
2. 2.57 mJ
3. 5.14 mJ
4. 10.28 mJ

Correct Ans: C

QEE48.Simultaneous tripping of the circuit breaker at both ends of a transmission line is achieved by

1. distance protection
2. overcurrent protection
3. pilot protection
4. none

Correct Ans: D

QEE49.A single phase motor connected to 400 V, 50 Hz supply takes 30 A at a power factor of 0.7 lagging. Calculate the capacitance required in parallel with the motor to raise the power factor to 0.9 lagging.

1. 89.5 µF
2. 79.5 µF
3. 99.5 µF
4. 69.5 µF

Correct Ans: A

QEE50.A transformer designed for operation at 60 Hz supply is working at 50 Hz supply system without changing its voltage and current ratings. Compared to the full load efficiency at 60 Hz, the full load transformer efficiency at 50 Hz…..

1. increases by 30%
2. decreases marginally
3. remains unaltered
4. increases marginally

Correct Ans: B

QEE51....................... is the process of actuating equipment operation at remote locations.

1. Data acquisition
2. Data processing
3. Supervisory control
4. Supplementary control

Correct Ans: C

QEE52.Calculate the capacitance per meter of a 50 Ω load cable that has an inductance of 50 nH/m

1. 10 pF
2. 30 pF
3. 20 pF
4. 40 pF

Correct Ans: C

QEE53.An alternator is supplying load of 300 kW at a power factor of 0.5 lagging. If the power factor is raised to unity, how many more kilowatts can alternator supply for the same kVA loading?

1. 600 kW
2. 150 kW
3. 300 kW
4. 450 kW

Correct Ans: C

QEE54.The miniature circuit breaker(MCB) shown in Fig. is a ___________.

1. two pole MCB
2. three pole MCB
3. four pole MCB
4. five pole MCB

Correct Ans: C

QEE55.Case 1: The PV connected to the DC bus was injecting 20 kW of power constituting of 1 kW of loss.

Case 2: The same PV is connected to the AC bus constituting to 1.5 kW loss.

Find out the change in efficiency from Case 1 to Case 2.

1. 5% decrease
2. 2.5% decrease
3. 5% increase
4. 2.5% increase

Correct Ans: B

QEE56.A thermistor is inherently suitable for temperature measurement involving

1. high span and low sensitivity
2. low span and high sensitivity
3. high span and high sensitivity
4. low span and low sensitivity

Correct Ans: B

QEE57.Determine maximum permissible load which a 15 MVA, ONAN cooled transformer to IS : 2026 can take for 6 hr, if the initial load on it was 12 MVA. The weighted ambient temperature is \(20^\circ\). Assume the permissible load kVA as a fraction of rated kVA is 1.25.

1. 18.75 MVA
2. 9.6 MVA
3. 12 MVA
4. 15 MVA

Correct Ans: A

QEE58.Three resistances \(750\:\Omega\), \(600\:\Omega\) and \(200\:\Omega\) are connected in parallel. The total current is 1 A. Determine the voltage applied.

1. 200 V
2. 100 V
3. 150 V
4. 125 V

Correct Ans: D

QEE59.An RLC series circuit consists of \(R=16\:\Omega\),\(L=5\:mH\) and \(C=2\:\mu F\). Calculate the quality factor.

1. 5.125
2. 4.125
3. 3.125
4. 2.125

Correct Ans: C

QEE60.A given solar cell has the following specifications:\(I_{SC}=4\:A\) and \(V_{OC}=0.7\:V\). Consider that 20 identical cells with the above specifications are to be interconnected to create a PV module. What is the open-circuit voltage of the PV module if all the solar cells are connected in a series configuration?

1. 12.6 V
2. 11.2 V
3. 0.7 V
4. 14 V

Correct Ans: D

QCK1.Which of the following malicious programs does not replicate automatically?

1. Virus
2. Trap doors
3. Trojan horse
4. Worm

Correct Ans: C

QCK2.Which generation of computers used vacuum tubes?

1. First Generation
2. Fourth Generation
3. Second Generation
4. Third Generation

Correct Ans: A

QCK3.In Microsoft Word, which of the following menu is used to add Headings that are displayed automatically in the top margin of all pages?

1. View Menu
2. Format Menu
3. Insert Menu
4. Tools Menu

Correct Ans: C

QCK4.In computer networks, the nodes are

1. the computer that originates data
2. the computer that routes data
3. the computer that terminates data
4. all the mentioned above

Correct Ans: D

QCK5.A __________ is a device that forwards packets between networks by processing the routing information included in the packet.

1. Bridge
2. Firewall
3. Router
4. all the mentioned above

Correct Ans: C

QCK6.1 terabyte is equal to

1. 1024 bytes
2. 1024 kilobytes
3. 1024 gigabytes
4. None of these

Correct Ans: C

QCK7.Which of the following features of Microsoft Word automatically moves to the next line
while reaching the end of current line?

1. Carriage return
2. Enter
3. Word wrap
4. None of these

Correct Ans: C

QCK8.The operating system is the most common type of ____________

1. System Software
2. Communication
3. Application Software
4. Firmware

Correct Ans: A

QCK9.Which of the following is an independent malicious program that spread copies of itself from computer to computer?

1. Worm
2. Virus
3. Trojan horse
4. Trap door

Correct Ans: A

QCK10.Which of the following is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program?

1. Application Software
2. Operating System
3. System Environment
4. None of these

Correct Ans: B