Electrical Engineering Mcqs

In a pure resistive circuit__________?

(A) current lags behind the voltage by 90°

(B) current leads the voltage by 90°

(C) current can lead or lag the voltage by 90°

(D) current is in phase with the voltage

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In a circuit containing R, L and C, power loss can take place in____________?

(A) C only

(B) L only

(C) R only

(D) all above

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The phosphors for which of the following pair are 180° out of phase for VL, VC and VR______?

(A) Vc and VR

(B) VL and VR

(C) Vc and VL

(D) none of the above

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The r.m.s. value of pure cosine function is_________?

(A) 0.5 of peak value

(B) 0.707 of peak value

(C) same as peak value

(D) zero

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The series and parallel resonance on L-C circuit’ differs in that_________?

(A) series resistance needs a low-resistance source for sharp rise in current

(B) series resonance needs a high-resistance source for sharp increase in current

(C) parallel resonance needs a low-resistance source for a sharp in¬crease in impedance

(D) parallel resonance needs a low-resistance source for a sharp rise in line current

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The frequency of an alternating current is____________?

(A) the speed with which the alternator runs

(B) the number of cycles generated in one minute

(C) the number of waves passing through a point in one second

(D) the number of electrons passing through a point in one second

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Ohm is unit of all of the following except___________?

(A) inductive reactance

(B) capacitive reactance

(C) resistance

(D) capacitance

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The equation of 50 Hz current sine wave having r.m.s. value of 60 A is____________?

(A) 60 sin 25 t

(B) 60 sin 50 t

(C) 84.84 sin 3141

(D) 42.42 sin 314 t

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The power factor of a D.C. circuit is always__________?

(A) less than unity

(B) unity

(C) greater than unity

(D) zero

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In a pure inductive circuit if the supply frequency is reduced to 1/2, the current will__________?

(A) be reduced by half

(B) be doubled

(C) be four times as high

(D) be reduced to one fourth

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