Quiznetik
Electric Energy Generation Utilization and Conservation | Set 1
1. Which of the following instruments is used for the comparison of candle powers of different sources?
A. radiometer
B. bunsen meter
C. photometer
D. candle meter
Correct : C. photometer
2. The illumination at various points on a horizontal surface illuminated by the same source varies as
A. cos3θ
B. cos θ
C. 1/r2
D. cos2θ.
Correct : A. cos3θ
3. Floodlighting is NOT used for purposes.
A. reading
B. aesthetic
C. advertising
D. industrial.
Correct : A. reading
4. Which of the following lamp has minimum initial cost of installation but maximum running cost ?
A. incandescent
B. fluorescent
C. mercury vapour
D. sodium vapour.
Correct : A. incandescent
5. Candela is the unit of which of the following?
A. wavelength
B. luminous intensity
C. luminous flux
D. frequency
Correct : B. luminous intensity
6. Colour of light depends upon
A. frequency
B. wave length
C. both (a) and (b)
D. speed of light
Correct : C. both (a) and (b)
7. Illumination of one lumen per sq. metre is called
A. lumen metre
B. lux
C. foot candle
D. candela
Correct : B. lux
8. A solid angle is expressed in terms of
A. radians/metre
B. radians
C. steradians
D. degrees
Correct : C. steradians
9. The unit of luminous flux is .
A. watt/m2
B. lumen
C. lumen/m2
D. watt
Correct : B. lumen
10. Filament lamps operate normally at a power factor of
A. 0.5 lagging
B. 0.8 lagging
C. unity
D. 0.8 leading
Correct : C. unity
11. The filament of a GLS lamp is made of
A. tungsten
B. copper
C. carbon
D. aluminium
Correct : A. tungsten
12. Which of the following lamps is the cheapest for the same wattage?
A. fluorescent tube
B. mercury vapour lamp
C. gls lamp
D. sodium vapour lamp
Correct : C. gls lamp
13. On which of the following factors dies the depreciation or maintenance factor depend?
A. lamp cleaning schedule
B. ageing of the lamp
C. type of work carried out at the premises
D. all of the above factors
Correct : D. all of the above factors
14. For the same lumen output, the running cost of the fluorescent lamp is
A. equal to that of filament lamp
B. less than that of filament lamp
C. more than that of filament lamp
D. any of the above
Correct : B. less than that of filament lamp
15. The flicker effect of fluorescent lamps is more pronounced at
A. lower frequencies
B. higher frequencies
C. lower voltages
D. higher voltages
Correct : A. lower frequencies
16. ...... is a cold cathode lamp.
A. fluorescent lamp
B. neon lamp
C. mercury vapour lamp
D. sodium vapour lamp
Correct : B. neon lamp
17. For normal reading the illumination level required is around
A. 20-40 lumens/m2
B. 60-100 lumens/m2
C. 200-300 lumens/m2
D. 400-500 lumens/m2
Correct : B. 60-100 lumens/m2
18. Which gas can be filled in GLS lamps?
A. oxygen
B. carbon dioxide
C. xenon
D. any inert gas
Correct : D. any inert gas
19. Which of the following is not the type of refrigerant?
A. organic refrigerants
B. inorganic refrigerants
C. azeotrope refrigerants
D. halo-helium refrigerants
Correct : D. halo-helium refrigerants
20. The refrigerants which are first cooled by refrigerants and then used for cooling purposes are known as refrigerants.
A. secondary, primary
B. primary, secondary
C. tertiary, primary
D. secondary, tertiary
Correct : B. primary, secondary
21. Which one of the following inorganic refrigerants is often used?
A. nh3
B. co2
C. h2o
D. so2
Correct : A. nh3
22. From the following refrigerants, which is one of the most stable refrigerants?
A. ammonia
B. r – 12
C. carbon dioxide
D. sulphur dioxide
Correct : D. sulphur dioxide
23. In the presence of which of the following, Sulphur dioxide becomes corrosive?
A. r – 12
B. ammonia
C. water
D. carbon dioxide
Correct : C. water
24. is widely used in large industrial plants such as cold storages and ice plants as per the cost basis.
A. r – 40
B. r – 717
C. r – 744
D. r – 764
Correct : B. r – 717
25. Where is the reciprocating compressor mostly suitable?
A. small displacements and low condensing pressures
B. small displacements and high condensing pressures
C. large displacements and low condensing pressures
D. large displacements and high condensing pressures
Correct : B. small displacements and high condensing pressures
26. Which of the following is the condition to use two compressors in the refrigeration system?
A. the desired temperature is 3°c
B. the desired temperature is -3°c
C. the desired temperature is -50°c
D. the desired temperature is -5°c
Correct : C. the desired temperature is -50°c
27. Centrifugal compressors are used to handle volume of refrigerant.
A. small
B. medium
C. large
D. very large
Correct : C. large
28. Which of the following cooling towers possess maximum heat transfer from air to water?
A. natural draft
B. mechanical draft
C. natural and mechanical draft
D. atmospheric draft
Correct : B. mechanical draft
29. Which of the following is true about the optimum effective temperature for human comfort?
A. same in winter and summer
B. not dependent on season
C. lower in winter than in summer
D. higher in winter than in summer
Correct : C. lower in winter than in summer
30. When the heat stored in the body is the human body feels comfortable.
A. zero
B. infinite
C. positive
D. negative
Correct : A. zero
31. Room air conditioners and packaged units are examples of
A. direct expansion systems
B. indirect expansion systems
C. chilled water systems
D. indirect contraction systems
Correct : A. direct expansion systems
32. Which of the following types of filters used in the air conditioning system is made of cloth that is discarded on getting dirty?
A. viscous type filters
B. dry filter
C. spray washers
D. electric precipitators
Correct : B. dry filter
33. The process of extraction of the certain required amount of water from air is known as
A. heating
B. cooling
C. humidification
D. dehumidification
Correct : D. dehumidification
34. Which of the following is capable of absorbing excess moisture from the air?
A. silica gel
B. charcoal
C. salts of calcium or ammonia
D. activated alumina
Correct : C. salts of calcium or ammonia
35. Magnetic materials are heated with the help of
A. hysteresis loss
B. electric arc
C. electric current
D. radiation.
Correct : A. hysteresis loss
36. In the indirect resistance heating method, heat is delivered to the charge
A. direcly
B. by radiation
C. by convection
D. both (b) and (c).
Correct : D. both (b) and (c).
37. Electric ovens using heating elements of........................... can produce temperatures up to 3000°C
A. nickel
B. graphite
C. chromium
D. iron.
Correct : B. graphite
38. Which of the following heating method is based on the transformer principle ?
A. resistance heating
B. eddy-current heating
C. induction heating
D. dielectric heating.
Correct : C. induction heating
39. Which of the following furnace suffers from pinch effect?
A. resistance furnace
B. core type induction furnace
C. coreless induction furnace
D. vertical core type induction furnace.
Correct : B. core type induction furnace
40. The coreless induction furnace uses high-frequency electric supply in order to obtain high
A. flux density
B. eddy-current loss
C. primary resistance
D. power factor.
Correct : B. eddy-current loss
41. Spot welding is used for
A. thin metal sheets
B. rough and irregular surfaces
C. costings only
D. thick sections
Correct : A. thin metal sheets
42. Which of the following is an advantages of heating by electricity?
A. quicker operation
B. higher efficiency
C. absence of flue gases
D. all of the above
Correct : B. higher efficiency
43. ...... has the highest value of thermal conductivity.
A. copper
B. aluminium
C. brass
D. steel
Correct : A. copper
44. ...... method has leading power factor
A. resistance heating
B. dielectric heating
C. arc heating
D. induction heating
Correct : B. dielectric heating
45. Which of the following methods of heating is not dependent on the frequency of supply?
A. induction heating
B. dielectric heating
C. electric resistance heating
D. all of the above
Correct : C. electric resistance heating
46. When a body reflects entire radiation incident on it, then it is known as
A. white body
B. grey body
C. black body
D. transparent body
Correct : A. white body
47. For the transmission of heat from one body to another
A. temperature of the two bodies must be different
B. both bodies must be solids
C. both bodies must be in contact
D. at least one of the bodies must have some source of heating
Correct : A. temperature of the two bodies must be different
48. A perfect black body is one that
A. transmits all incident radiations
B. absorbs all incident radions
C. reflects all incident radiations
D. absorbs, reflects and transmits all incident radiations
Correct : B. absorbs all incident radions
49. Heat is transferred simultaneously by condition, convection and radiation
A. inside boiler furnaces
B. during melting of ice
C. through the surface of the insulted pipe caring steam
D. from refrigerator coils to freezer of a refrigerator
Correct : A. inside boiler furnaces
50. The process of heat transfer during the re-entry of satellites and missiles, at very high speeds, into earth’s atmosphere is known as
A. ablation
B. radiation
C. viscous dissipation
D. irradiation
Correct : A. ablation
51. Which of the following has the highest value of thermal conductivity?
A. water
B. steam
C. solid ice
D. melting ice
Correct : C. solid ice
52. The basic electrical requirement in arc welding is that there should be
A. coated electrodes
B. high open-circuit voltage
C. no arc blow
D. d.c. power supply.
Correct : B. high open-circuit voltage
53. A.C. welding machine cannot be used for welding
A. mig
B. atomic hydrogen
C. resistance
D. submerged arc.
Correct : A. mig
54. In electric welding, arc blow can be avoided by
A. using bare electrodes
B. welding away from earth ground connection
C. using a.c. welding machines
D. increasing arc length
Correct : C. using a.c. welding machines
55. The major disadvantage of carbon arc welding is that
A. there is occurrence of blow holes
B. electrodes are consumed fast
C. separate filler rod is needed
D. bare electrodes are necessary.
Correct : A. there is occurrence of blow holes
56. The free-running speed of a train does NOT depend on the
A. duration of stops
B. distance between stops
C. running time
D. acceleration.
Correct : A. duration of stops
57. Longer coasting period for a train results in
A. higher acceleration
B. higher retardation
C. lower specific energy consumption
D. higher schedule speed.
Correct : C. lower specific energy consumption
58. Skidding of a vehicle always occurs when
A. braking effort exceeds its adhesive weight
B. it negotiates a curve
C. it passes over points and crossings
D. brake is applied suddenly.
Correct : A. braking effort exceeds its adhesive weight
59. In India diesel locomotives are manufactured at
A. ajmer
B. varanasi
C. bangalore
D. jamalpur
Correct : B. varanasi
60. The horsepower of steam locomotives is
A. upto 1500
B. 1500 to 2000
C. 2000 to 3000
D. 3000 to 4000
Correct : B. 1500 to 2000
61. In tramways which of the following motors is used?
A. d.c. shunt motor
B. d.c. series motor
C. a.c. three phase motor
D. a.c. single phase capacitor start motor
Correct : B. d.c. series motor
62. In a steam locomotive electric power is provided through
A. overhead wire
B. battery system
C. small turbo-generator
D. diesel engine generator
Correct : C. small turbo-generator
63. Which of the following drives is suitable for mines where explosive gas exists?
A. steam engine
B. diesel engine
C. battery locomotive
D. any of the above
Correct : C. battery locomotive
64. In case of locomotives the tractive power is provided by
A. single cylinder double acting steam engine
B. double cylinder, single acting steam engine
C. double cylinder, double acting steam engine
D. single stage steam turbine
Correct : C. double cylinder, double acting steam engine
65. which of the following track is electrified
A. delhi-bombay
B. delhi-madras
C. delhi-howrah
D. delhi-ahmedabad
Correct : C. delhi-howrah
66. For which of the following locomotives the maintenance requirements are the least?
A. steam locomotives
B. diesel locomotives
C. electric locomotives
D. equal in all of the above
Correct : C. electric locomotives
67. For 600 V D.C. line for tramcars, brack is connected to
A. positive of the supply
B. negative of the supply
C. mid voltage of 300 v
D. none of the above
Correct : B. negative of the supply
68. In case of---------free running and coasting periods are generally long.
A. main-line service
B. urban wervice
C. sub-urban service
D. all of the above
Correct : A. main-line service
69. The return circuit for tram cars is through
A. neutral wire
B. rails
C. cables
D. common earthing
Correct : B. rails
70. Fuse is a piece of wire of a materi
A. high melting point
B. low melting point
C. moderate melting point
D. none of the above
Correct : B. low melting point
71. Earthing is necessary to give protection against
A. electric shock
B. voltage fluctuation
C. overloading
D. high temperature of the conductors
Correct : A. electric shock
72. Static UPS requires
A. only rectifier
B. only inverter
C. both inverter and rectifier
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : C. both inverter and rectifier
73. No discontinuity is observed in case of
A. short break static ups configuration
B. long break static ups configuration
C. no break static ups configuration
D. rotating type ups configuration
Correct : C. no break static ups configuration
74. Which is the material used to as anode in a lithium-ion battery?
A. brass foil coated with graphite
B. aluminum foil coated with graphite
C. copper foil coated with graphite
D. stainless steel coated with graphite
Correct : B. aluminum foil coated with graphite
75. What is the total number of cells present in a 12-volt battery?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 3
D. 4
Correct : B. 6
76. Which of the following decreases within turn decreases the charging rate?
A. temperature
B. pressure
C. enthalpy
D. entropy
Correct : A. temperature
77. Which of the following causes the corrosion of terminals and clamps?
A. spilled electrolyte
B. increase in temperature
C. decrease in pressure
D. due to high current
Correct : A. spilled electrolyte
78. Grounding transformer is used where neutral .........available
A. is
B. is not
C. either a or b
D. . none of the above
Correct : B. is not
79. In equipment grounding, the enclosure is connected to ...........wire
A. ground
B. neutral
C. phase
D. either a or b
Correct : A. ground
80. Earthing is necessary to give protection against
A. danger of electric shock
B. voltage fluctuation
C. overloading
D. high temperature of the conductors
Correct : A. danger of electric shock
81. In case of earth fault, the underground neutral system lead to arcing ground
A. does
B. does not
C. any of above
D. none of above
Correct : A. does
82. The advantage of neutral earthing
A. safety of personnel
B. reduction of earth fault current
C. elimination of arcing ground
D. none of the above
Correct : C. elimination of arcing ground
83. In a substation the equipment used to limit short circuit current level is
A. series reactor
B. coupling capacitor
C. lightening switch
D. isolator.
Correct : A. series reactor
84. In a star connected system without neutral grounding, zero sequence currents are
A. zero
B. phaser sum of phase currents
C. same as rms value of phase currents
D. same as peak value of phase currents
Correct : A. zero
85. Grounding transformer is used where neutral available
A. is
B. is not
C. any of above
D. none of above
Correct : B. is not
86. Ground resistance value for sensitive installations is
A. less than 5 Ω
B. more than 5 Ω
C. equal to 50 Ω
D. any of above
Correct : A. less than 5 Ω