AP ECET 2017 (EEE) Question Paper with Answers

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A 24 V battery of internal resistance r=4 ohm is connected to a variable resistance R. The rate of heat dissipated in the resistor is maximum when the current drawn from the battery is I.They current drawn from the battery will be (I/2) when R is equal to
a) 8 ohms
b) 12 ohms
c) 16 ohms
d) 20 ohms
2/100
A battery is connected to a resistance causing a current of 0.5 A in the circuit. The current drops to 0.4 A when additional resistance of 5 Ω is connected in series The current will drop to 0.2 A when the resistance is _
a) 10Ω
b) 15Ω
c) 25Ω
d) 30Ω
3/100
Superposition theorem is not applicable for _
a) Voltage calculations
b) Bilateral elements
c) Power calculation
d) Passive elements
4/100
A load is connected to an active network. At the terminals to which the load is connected, Rth = 10Ω and vth = 60V. The maximum power supplied to the load is
a) 360W
b) 90W
c) 60W
d) 10W
5/100
Which of the following is not a conducting material ?
a) Copper
b) Tungsten
c) Germanium
d) Platinum
6/100
For an insulating material, dielectric strength and dielectric loss should be respectively _
a) High and high
b) Low and high
c) High and low
d) Low and low
7/100
Which one of the following materials has the highest dielectric strength?
a) Polystyrene
b) Marble
c) Cotton
d) Transformer coil
8/100
Armature core of DC machine is laminated to reduce _
a) Eddy current loss
b) Hysteresis loss
c) Copper loss
d) Mechanical loss
9/100
A shunt generator has a critical field resistance of 200Ω at a speed of 800 r.p.m. if the speed of the generator is increased to 1000 r.p.m. What is the change in the critical field resistance of the generator?
a) Decrease to 160Ω
b) Remains the same at 200Ω
c) Increase to 250Ω
d) Increase to 312.5Ω
10/100
The overall efficiency of a DC shunt generator is maximum when its variable loss equals _
a) The stray loss
b) The iron loss
c) Constant loss
d) Mechanical loss
11/100
In a machine, for the same number of slots and same current in the armature conductor, which one of the following will induce higher emf?
a) Lap winding
b) Wave winding
c) Compensating winding
d) Pole winding
12/100
A series motor drawing an armature current of la is operating under saturated magnetic conditions. The torque developed in the motor is proportional to _
a) 1/la
b) 1/la2
c) La2
d) la
13/100
when is the mechanical power developed by a DC motor maximum?
a) Back e.m.f. is equal to applied voltage
b) Back e.m.f. is equal to zero
c) Back e.m.f. is equal to half the applied voltage
d) Back e.m.f. is square of applied voltage
14/100
Which of the following are the variable losses in a rotating machine?
a) Core loss and mechanical loss
b) Core loss and stray load loss
c) Copper loss and core loss
d) Copper loss and stray load loss
15/100
The speed of a DC motor is related to the back emf and flux in the following ways:
a) Directly proportional to flux and inversely proportional to back emf
b) Directly proportional to back emf and inversely proportional to flux
c) Inversely proportional to flux and inversely proportional to back emf
d) Directly proportional to flux and directly proportional to back emf
16/100
For controlling the vibration of the disc of AC energy meter, damping torque is produced by _
a) Eddy current
b) Chemical effect
c) Electrostatic effect
d) magnetic effect
17/100
Which of the following bridges will be used for the measurement of very low resistance ?
a) Kelvin bridge
b) Maxwell’s bridge
c) Wheatstone bridge
d) Hay’s bridge
18/100
A current transformer has a phase error of +30 . The phase angle between the primary and secondary current is _
a) 30
b) 177
c) 1800
d) 1830
19/100
If one the control springs of a Permanent Magnet Moving Coil ammeter is broken then, when connected it will read _
a) Zero
b) Half of the correct value
c) Twice of the correct value
d) An infinite value
20/100
The circuit comprises a coil of resistance R and inductance L, in parallel with an ideal capacitor C. At resonant frequency, the impedance of the parallel combination is _
a) R
b) (LC)/R
c) L/(RC)
d) Infinity
21/100
In RLC circuits , the current at resonance is _
a) Maximum in series RLC and minimum in parallel RLC circuit
b) Maximum in parallel circuit and minimum in series circuit
c) Maximum in both circuits
d) Minimum in both circuts
22/100
The power consumed by a coil is 300 W when connected to a 30 V DC source and 108 W when connected to a 30 V AC source. The reactance of the coil is _
a) 5Ω
b) 4Ω
c) 5Ω
d) 6.67Ω
23/100
If the source of 200 V rms supplies active power of 600 W and reactive power of 800 VAR.The rms current drawn from the source _
a) 10 A
b) 5 A
c) 3.75 A
d) 2.5 A
24/100
A 3-phase delta connected symmetrical load consumes P watt of power from a balanced supply . If the same load is connected in star to the same supply , then what is the power consumption?
a) P/3
b) P
c) √3 P
d) 3P
25/100
The desirable properties of transformer core material are _
a) Low permeability and low hysteresis loss
b) High permeability and high hysteresis loss
c) High permeability and low hysteresis loss
d) Low permeability and high hysteresis loss
26/100
Two single phase 100 kVA transformers, each having different leakage impedance are connected parallel. When a load of 150 kVA at 0.8 power factor lagging is applied then _
a) Both transformers will operate at power factor more than 0.8 lagging
b) Both transformers will operate at power factor less than 0.8 lagging
c) One of the transformers will operate at power factor more than 0.8 lagging and other will operate at power factor less than 0.8 lagging
d) Both transformers will operate at identical power factors
27/100
The most essential condition for parallel operation of two 1-Ø transformers is that they should have the same _
a) kVA rating
b) percentage impedance
c) polarity
d) voltage ratio
28/100
It is advice to use auto-transformer if the transformation ratio is _
a) Greater than 1
b) Neat to 1
c) 0.25
d) 0.5
29/100
In a transformer, zero voltage regulation at full load is _
a) Not possible
b) Possible at leading power factor load
c) Possible at lagging power factor load
d) Possible at unity pwer factor load
30/100
In the frequency of input voltage of a transformer is increased keeping the magnitude of 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 in the core will decrease
c) Hysteresis loss will decrease but eddy current loss will increase
d) Hysteresis loss will decrease but eddy current loss will remain unchanged
31/100
Which of the following connection of transformer will give the highest secondary voltage?
a) Delta primary, delta secondary
b) Delta primary, star secondary
c) Star primary, star secondary
d) Star primary, delta secondary
32/100
Two mechanically coupled alternators delivers power at 50 Hz and 60 Hz respectively. The highest speed of the alternator is _
a) 3600 rpm
b) 3000 rpm
c) 600 rpm
d) 500 rpm
33/100
Which one of the following methods would give a higher than actual value of regulation of an alternator?
a) ZPF method
b) MMF method
c) EMF method
d) ASA method
34/100
In synchronous alternator, which of the following coils will have emf closer to sine wave form?
a) Concentrated winding in full pitch coils
b) Concentrated winding in short pitch coils
c) Distributed winding in full pitch coils
d) Distributed winding in short pitch coils
35/100
V – curve of synchronous motor shows the variation of _
a) Armature current and DC excitation at constant load
b) Supply voltage and field current at constant excitation
c) power factor and supply and voltage during hunting
d) Supply voltage and excitation current at constant load
36/100
An ideal synchronous motor has no starting torque because the _
a) Rotor is made up of salient poles
b) Relative velocity between the stator and the rotor mmf ‘s is zero
c) Relative velocity between stator and rotor mmf’s is not zero
d) Rotor winding is highly reactive
37/100
A synchronous motor is operating on no load at unity power factor . if the field current is increased , the power factor will become_
a) Leading and the current will decrease
b) Lagging and the current will increase
c) Lagging and the current will decrease
d) Leading and the current will increase
38/100
When the supply voltage for induction motor is reduced by 10% the maximum running torque will nearly _
a) Decrease by 10%
b) Decrease by 20%
c) Increase by 10%
d) Increase by 20%
39/100
As compared to DOL starting, a cage induction motor with star-delta starting shall have_
a) More starting torque
b) More starting current
c) Reduced starting current
d) Smoother acceleration
40/100
A 6- pole, 50 Hz single phase induction motor runs at a speed 900 rpm. The frequency/frequencies of current in the cage rotor will be _
a) 5 Hz
b) 5 Hz , 55 Hz
c) 55 Hz , 95 Hz
d) 55 Hz , 95 Hz
41/100
The Torque – slip characteristics of a poly phase induction becomes almost linear at small values of slip , because in this range of slips
a) The effective rotor resistance is very large compared to the rotor reactance
b) The rotor resistance is equals to the stator resistance
c) The rotor resistance is equals to the rotor reactance
d) The rotor reactance is equals to the stator reactance
42/100
A capacitor – start single – phase induction motor is used for
a) Easy start loads
b) Medium start loads
c) Hard start loads
d) Any type of start loads
43/100
In a split – phase motor, the running winding should have
a) High resistance and low inductance
b) High resistance as well as high inductance
c) Low resistance and high inductance
d) Low resistance as well as low inductance
44/100
In pumped storage scheme, the generator is also used as
a) Induction generator of synchronous condenser
b) Induction generator or synchronous motor nerator
c) Synchronous generator or induction ge
d) Synchronous motor or synchronous condenser
45/100
The flow – duration curve at a given head of a hydro electric plant is used to determine the _
a) Total power available at the site
b) Total units of energy available
c) Load -factor of the plant
d) Diversity – factor for the plant
46/100
In a nuclear power station using boing water reactor (BWR), water is used as
a) A moderator but not as a coolant
b) A coolant but not as a moderator
c) Both moderator and coolant
d) Neither moderator nor coolant
47/100
In a nuclear reactor , chain reaction is controlled by introducing _
a) Iron rods
b) Cadmium rods
c) Graphite rods
d) Brass rods
48/100
For harnessing low variable water heads , the suitable hydraulic turbine with reaction and adjustable vanes runners is:
a) Francis
b) Impeller
c) Kaplan
d) Pelton
49/100
The re-striking voltage is measured in _
a) RMS value
b) Peak value
c) Instantaneous value
d) Average value
50/100
The rate of rise of re-striking voltage ( RRRV) is dependent upon _
a) Resistance of the system only
b) Inductance of the system only
c) Capacitance of the system only
d) Inductance and capacitance of system
51/100
A Buchholtz relay is used for _
a) Protection of transformer against all internal faults
b) Protection of a transformer against external faults
c) Protection of a transformer against both internal and external faults
d) Protection of induction motors
52/100
Which one of the following grounding methods is used to reduce the tower footing resistance where an earth resistance is low?
a) Single driven rod
b) Multiple rods
c) Counterpoises
d) Plates
53/100
A lighting arrestor connected the line and earth in power system _
a) Protects the terminal equipment against travelling surges
b) Protects the transmission line against direct lighting stroke
c) Suppresses high frequency oscillations in the line
d) Reflects back the travelling wave approaching it
54/100
For a transmission line with resistance R, reactance X, and negligible capacitance, the transmission line parameter A is _
a) 0
b) 1
c) R+jx
d) R+X
55/100
The insulation resistance of a single core cable is 200 MΩ/km. The insulation resistance for 5 km length is _
a) 40Ω
b) 1000Ω
c) 200MΩ
d) 8Ω
56/100
Which one the following equations is correct ?
a) -AB + CD = -1
b) AD + CB = 1
c) AB – CD = -1
d) -AD + BC = -1
57/100
When is the Ferranti effect on long overhead lines experienced ?
a) The line is lightly loaded
b) The line is heavily loaded
c) The line is fully loaded
d) The power factor is unity
58/100
Whenever the conductors are dead – ended or there or these is a change in the direction of transmission line, the insulators used are of the _
a) Pin type
b) Suspension type
c) Strain type
d) Shackle type
59/100
In a three unit insulator string , voltage across the lowest unit 17.5 kV and string efficiency is 84.28% . The total voltage across the string will be equal to _
a) 8.825kV
b) 44.248kV
c) 88.25kV
d) 442.5kV
60/100
In the case of a HVDC system, there is _
a) Charging current but no skin effect
b) No charging current but skin effect
c) Neither charging current nor skin effect
d) Both charging current and skin effect
61/100
In an HVDC system: _
a) Both generation and distribution are DC
b) Generation is AC and distribution is DC
c) Generations is DC and distribution is AC
d) Both generation and distribution are AC
62/100
Disruptive corona begins in smooth cylindrical conductors in air at NTP if the electric filed intensity at the conductor surface goes up to _
a) 21.1kV (rms)/cm
b) 21.1kV (peak)/cm
c) 21.1kV (average)/cm
d) 21.1 V ( rms) / cm
63/100
In a short transmission line, voltage regulation is zero when the power factor angle of the load at the receiving end side is equal to _
a) Tan -1 (X/R)
b) Tan -1 (R/X)
c) Tan -1 ( X/Z)
d) Tan -1 (R/Z)
64/100
Long distance railways use which of the following?
a) 200 V DC
b) 25 kV single phase AC
c) 25 kV two phase AC
d) 25 kV three phase AC
65/100
Quadrilateral speed – time curve pertains to which of the following services?
a) Main line services
b) Urban service
c) Sub-urban service
d) Urban and sub-urban services
66/100
In case of _ free running and coasting periods are generally long
a) Main line service
b) Urban service
c) Sub-urban service
d) Urban and sub-urban service
67/100
The voltage used for suburban trains in DC system is usually _
a) 12V
b) 24V
c) 220V
d) 600 to 750 V
68/100
Which of the following will not decrease as a result of introduction of negative feedback?
a) Instability
b) Bandwidth
c) Overall gain
d) Distortion
69/100
In a closed loop control system _
a) Control action is independent of the output
b) Output is independent of input
c) There is no feedback
d) Control action is dependent on the output
70/100
The effect of integral control on the steady state error ess and that on the relative stability Rs of the system is _
a) Both are increased
b) ess is increased but Rs is reduced
c) ess is reduced but Rs is increased
d) both are reduced
71/100
As compared to a closed loop system , an open loop system is _
a) More stable as well as more accurate
b) Less stable as well as less accurate
c) More stable but less accurate
d) Less stable but more accurate
72/100
A fuse is _
a) Always connected in series with the circuit
b) Always connected in parallel with the circuit
c) Normally connected in series with the circuit
d) Normally connected in parallel with the circuit
73/100
As per recommendation of ISI the maximum load that can be connected in one sub-circuit is_
a) 800 watts
b) 1000 watts
c) 1600 watts
d) 500 watts
74/100
Lamp in street lighting are all connected in_
a) Series
b) Parallel
c) Series – parallel
d) End – to end
75/100
The resistance of earth should be _
a) Infinite
b) High
c) Low
d) The minimum possible
76/100
A source follower using an FET usually has a voltage gain which is _
a) Great than 100
b) Slightly less than unity but positive
c) Exactly unity but negative
d) About _ 10
77/100
Dark current in a semiconductor photodiode is _
a) The forward bias current
b) The forward saturation current
c) The reverse saturation current
d) The transient current
78/100
In a centre tap full wave rectifier , 100 V is the peak voltage between the centre tap and one end of the the secondary what is the maximum voltage across the reverse biased diode?
a) 200V
b) 141V
c) 100V
d) 86V
79/100
In an inverting amplifier, the two input terminals of an ideal op-amp are the same potentil because _
a) The two input terminals are directly shorted internally
b) The input impedance of the op-amp is infinity
c) Common mode rejection ratio is infinity
d) The open loop gain of the op-amp is infinity
80/100
In the different and common mode gains of a differential amplifier are 50 and 0.2 respectively, then the common mode rejection ratio will be _
a) 10
b) 49.8
c) 50.2
d) 250
81/100
The barkhausen criterion for sustained oscillations is _
a) Aβ=1
b) |Aβ|≥1
c) |Aβ|<1
d) < Aβ= 1800
82/100
In an RC phase shift oscillator , the minimum number of RC networks to be connected in cascade will be _
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
83/100
The decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal number (BAD)16 is _
a) 111013
b) 5929
c) 3416
d) 2989
84/100
The function F = ABĀ + ABC + ĀBC + ĀBC̄ can be reduced to which one of the following _
a) F=a
b) F=AB
c) F=ABC
d) F=B
85/100
If the output of a logic gate is ‘1’ when all its inputs are at logic ‘0’,the gate is either _
a) A NAND or a NOR
b) An AND or a EX-NOR
c) An EX-OR or an EX-NAND
d) An EX-OR or an EX-NOR
86/100
Number of comparators required to build a 5-bit Analog to Digital converter is _
a) 5
b) 11
c) 21
d) 31
87/100
Power electronic device with poor turn-off gain is_
a) A symmetrical thyristor
b) A conventional thyristor
c) Power bipolar junction transistor
d) Gate turn-off thyristor
88/100
A thyristor equivalent of a thyratron tube is a _
a) SCR
b) UJT
c) DIAC
d) TRIAC
89/100
Which of the following does not cause damage of an SCR?
a) High current
b) High rate of rise of current
c) High temperature rise
d) High rate of rise of voltage
90/100
Which one of the following power semiconductor device has bi-directional current capability?
a) SCR
b) MOSFET
c) IGBT
d) TRIAC
91/100
n advantage of a Cycloconverter is _
a) Very good power factor
b) Requires few number of thyristors
c) Commutation failure does not short circuit the source
d) Load commutation is possible
92/100
In single phase to single phase cycloconverter , if 𝛼 1 and 𝛼2 are the trigger angles of positive converter and negative converter , then _
a) 𝛼 1 + 𝛼 2 = 𝜋/2
b) 𝛼 1 + 𝛼 2= 𝜋
c) 𝛼 1 + 𝛼 2= 3𝜋/2
d) 𝛼 1 + 𝛼 2= 2𝜋
93/100
A four quadrant chopper cannot be operated as _
a) One quadrant chopper
b) Cycloconverter
c) Inverter
d) Bidirectional rectifier
94/100
If an AC chopper is feeding an inductive load, the firing pulse to the SCR_
a) May have a width equal to turn ON time of the SCR
b) Should be a series of pulses of short duration
c) Should be a single pulse of long duration
d) Should be a train of pulses of duration equals to the conduction period of the SCR
95/100
A converter which can operate both in 3-pulse and 6-pulse modes is_
a) 1-phase full converter
b) 3-phase half wave conveter
c) 3-phase semi converter
d) 3-phase full converter
96/100
Which one of the following is the main advantage of SMPS over linear supply?
a) No transformer is required
b) Only one stage of conversion
c) No filter is required
d) Low power dissipation
97/100
Among the following special function registers which is not bit addressable?
a) PSW
b) TCON
c) SCON
d) PCON
98/100
Which of the following instruction represents indexed addressing?
a) MOV R0, 89H
b) MOV A, #100
c) JMP @A+DPTR
d) ADD A, R7
99/100
Which of the following 8051 interfacing peripheral acts as a programmable interrupt controller?
a) 8251
b) 8259
c) 8255
d) 8257
100/100
in 8051 microcontroller, _ register is used to control the operation of the serial port.
a) TMOD
b) PSW
c) PCON
d) SCON
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