Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Comprehensive Viva Test-III

Date: 15-03-2019 Year-IV-II Name of the Student: Roll No:

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1) Any number of current sources in parallel may be replaced by a single current source whose current is the
algebraic sum of individual source currents and source resistance is the parallel combination of individual
source resistances”. The above statement is associated with
a) Thevenin’s theorem c) Maximum power transfer theorem
b) Millman’s theorem d) None of the above

2) “In any linear bilateral network, if a source of e.m.f. E in any branch produces a current I in any other branch,
then same e.m.f. acting in the second branch would produce the same current / in the first branch”. The above
statement is associated with
a) compensation theorem c) reciprocity theorem
b) superposition theorem d) none of the above
3) The electric field intensity at a point situated 4 meters from a point charge is 200 N/C. If the distance is
reduced to 2 meters, the field intensity will be
a) 400 N/C b) 600 N/C c) 800 N/C d) 1200 N/C
4) The sparking between two electrical contacts can be reduced by inserting a
a) capacitor in parallel with contacts c) resistance in line
b) capacitor in series with each contact d) none of the above

5) “The surface integral of the normal component of the electric displacement D over any closed surface equals
the charge enclosed by the surface”. The above statement is associated with
a) Gauss’s law c) Faraday’s law
b) Kirchhoff s law d) Lenz’s law
6) The electromagnet has 50 turns and a current of 1A flows through the coil. If the length of the magnet circuit
is 200 mm, what is the magnetic field strength?
a) 2500 AT/m b) 250 AT/m c) 25 AT/m d) 2.5 AT/m
7) Temporary magnets are used in
a) loud-speakers b) generators c) motors d) all the options
8) Magnetism of a magnet can be destroyed by
a) Heating c) by inductive action of another magnet
b) Hammering d) by all above methods
9) For a purely inductive circuit which of the following is true?
a) Apparent power is zero
b) Relative power is.zero
c) Actual power of the circuit is zero
d) Any capacitance even if present in the circuit will not be charged

10) Find the force acting on a conductor 3m long carrying a current of 50 amperes at right angles to a magnetic
field having a flux density of 0.67 tesla.
a) 100 N b) 400 N c) 600 N d) 1000 N
11) A coil is wound on iron core which carries current I. The self-induced voltage in the coil is not affected by
a) variation in coil current c) change of number of turns of coil
b) variation in voltage to the coil d) the resistance of magnetic path
12) A car is running at a constant speed of 50 km/h, which of the following is the feedback element for the driver?
a) Clutch b) Eyes c) Needle of the speedometer d) Steering wheel

13) The initial response when the output is not equal to input is called
a) Transient response c) Dynamic response
b) Error response d) Either of the above

14) ______ is a closed loop system.

a) Auto-pilot for an aircraft c) Car starter
b) Direct current generator d) Electric switch

15) ________ increases the steady state accuracy.

a) Integrator c) Phase lead compensator
b) Differentiator d) Phase lag compensator
16) Due to which of the following reasons excessive bond width in control systems should be avoided?
a) It leads to slow speed of response c) Noise is proportional to band width
b) It leads to low relative stability d) None of the above
17) The transfer function is applicable to which of the following?
a) Linear and time-in variant systems c) Linear systems
b) Linear and time-variant systems d) Non-linear systems
18) By which of the following the system response can be tested better?
a) Ramp input signal c) Unit impulse input signal
b) Sinusoidal input signal d) Exponentially decaying signal

19) The frequency and time domain are related through which of the following?
a) Laplace Transform and Fourier Integral c) Fourier Integral only
b) Laplace Transform only d) Either (b) or (c)

20) A conditionally stable system exhibits poor stability at

a) low frequencies c) increased values of open loop gain
b) reduced values of open loop gain d) none of the above
21) Which of the following instruments indicate the instantaneous value of the electrical quantity being measured
at the time at which it is being measured?
a) Absolute instruments c) Recording instruments
b) Indicating instruments d) Integrating instruments
22) The spring material used in a spring control device should have the following property.
a) Should be non-magnetic c) Should not be subjected to fatigue
b) Most be of low temperature co-efficient d) All of the above

23) Which of the following properties damping oil must possess?

a) Must be a good insulator
b) Should be non-evaporating
c) The viscosity of the oil should not change with the temperature
d) All of the above

24) A moving-coil permanent-magnet instrument can be used as _____ by using a low resistance shunt.
a) Ammeter b) voltmeter c) flux-meter d) ballistic galvanometer

25) In majority of instruments damping is provided by

a) fluid friction b) spring c) eddy currents d) all the above