The Barkhausen criterion for an oscillatorA.Loop gain should be unityB.Loop gain should be less than unityC.The phase of a feedback signal with respect to input should be 0° or 360°D.Both A and C[SEP]D Potentiometer method of DC voltage measurement is more accurate than direct measurement using a voltmeter becauseA.It loads the circuit moderately.B.It loads the circuit to maximum extent.C.It uses centre zero galvanometer instead of voltmeter.D.It does not load the circuit at all.[SEP]D Which of these sets of logic gates are designated as universal gates?A.NOR, NAND.B.XOR, NOR, NAND.C.OR, NOT, AND.D.NOR, NAND, XNOR.[SEP]A A single phase one pulse controlled circuit has a resistance R and counter emf E load 400 sin(314 t) as the source voltage. For a load counter emf of 200 V, the range of firing angle control isA.30° to 150°.B.30° to 180°.C.60° to 120°.D.60° to 180°.[SEP]A A box which tells the effect of inputs on control sub system is known asA.Data Box.B.Logical box.C.Decision box.D.State box.[SEP]C Two infinite parallel metal plates are charged with equal surface charge density of the same polarity. The electric field in the gap between the plates isA.same as that produced by one plate.B.double the field produced by one plate.C.dependent on coordinates of field points.D.zero.[SEP]D The resistance in the circuit of the moving coil of a dynamometer wattmeter should beA.Low.B.Very low.C.High.D.Almost zero.[SEP]C The following are the necessary requirements of an oscillatorA.Amplitude stabilityB.Frequency stabilityC.Power stabilityD.Both A and B[SEP]D The normal voltage used in directional heating isA.1.5 KV.B.15 KV.C.33 KV.D.66 KV.[SEP]A LC oscillators are used for produce a waveform with frequency ranging fromA.1MHz to 500 MHzB.100 KHz to 500 MHzC.1 KHz to 1 MHzD.1MHz to 100 GHz[SEP]A A working diode must haveA.High resistance when forward or reverse biasedB.Low resistance when forward biased, while high resistance when reverse biasC.High resistance when forward biased, while low resistance when reverse biasD.Low resistance when forward or reverse biased[SEP]B What is the name of the fluorescent material that gives red colour fluorescence?A.Zinc silicate.B.Calcium silicate.C.Zinc sulphide.D.Magnesium silicate.[SEP]D How many bits are required to store one BCD digit ?A.1B.2C.3D.4[SEP]D Commutator in DC generator is used forA.collecting of currentB.reduce lossesC.increase efficiencyD.convert AC armature current in to DC[SEP]D 1 F is theoretically equal toA.1 ohm of resistanceB.ratio of 1 V to 1 CC.ratio of 1 C to 1 VD.none of these[SEP]C How many entries will be in the truth table of a 3 input NAND gate ?A.3B.6C.8D.9[SEP]C In decimal number system what is MSDA.First digit from left to rightB.First digit from right to leftC.Middle digitD.Mean of all digits[SEP]A In Digital Logic Designs, GAL is abbreviated asA.General Advance LogicB.General Array LogicC.Generic Advance LogicD.Generic Array Logic[SEP]D Inintel 8085A microprocessor ALE signal is made high toA.Enable the data bus to be used as low order address busB.To latch data D0-D7 from data busC.To disable data busD.To achieve all the functions listed above[SEP]A For an SCR gate cathode characteristic is a straight line of 130. For triggered source volume of 15 V and allowable gate power dissipation of 0.5 W compute the gate source resistance?A.111.9 ohmB.11.19 ohmC.108 ohmD.115 ohm[SEP]A The concept of V/f control of inverters driving induction motors resuls inA.constant torque operationB.speed reversalC.reduced magnetic lossD.hormonic elimination[SEP]A The energy stored in the magnetic field in a solenoid 30 cm long and 3 cm diameter wound with 1000 turns of wire carrying a current at 10 amp, isA.0.015 joule.B.0.15 joule.C.0.015 joule.D.1.15 joule.[SEP]B While operating on variable frequency supplies, the AC motor requires variable voltage in order toA.protect the insulation.B.avoid effect of saturation.C.improve the capabilities of the inverter.D.protect thyristor from dV / dt.[SEP]B Which of the following windings are necessary in case of all dc machines?A.closed windingB.lap windingC.wave windingD.open type winding[SEP]A Relaxation Voltage controlled oscillators are used to generateA.Sinusoidal waveB.Triangular waveC.Sawtooth waveD.Both B and C[SEP]D The supply frequency usually employed for high frequency eddy current heating isA.1 KHz.B.5 KHz.C.10 MHz.D.10 KHz to 400 KHz.[SEP]D In the toggle mode a JK flip-flop hasA.J = 0, K = 0.B.J = 1, K = 1.C.J = 0, K = 1.D.J = 1, K = 0.[SEP]B Electric drive is becoming more and more popular becauseA.all of below.B.it provide smooth and easy control.C.it is cheaper in cost.D.it is simple and reliable.[SEP]A A step up chopper has input voltage 110 V and output voltage 150 V. The value of duty cycle isA.0.32.B.0.67.C.0.45.D.0.27.[SEP]B A Binary number system has how many digits.A.0B.1C.2D.10[SEP]C Lowest critical frequency is due to pole and it may be present at the origin or nearer to the origin, then the type of network isA.LC.B.RL.C.RC.D.Any of the above.[SEP]C Advantages of open loop control system is/areA.simple and economical.B.accurate.C.reliable.D.all of the above.[SEP]A The voltage induced in an inductor is represented as,A.product of its inductance and current through it.B.ratio of its inductance to current through it.C.ratio of current through it to its inductance.D.product of its inductance and rate of change of current through it.[SEP]D If a Hexadecimal number needs to convert to binary. For each hexadecimal digit, there will be how many bitsA.1B.2C.4D.8[SEP]C Induction heating takes place inA.conducting but non-magnetic materials.B.conducting materials which may be either magnetic or non-magentic materials.C.insulating materials.D.conducting and magnetic materials.[SEP]B In a lap winding dc machine number of conductors are 100 and number of parallel paths are 10. Find the average pitchA.10B.100C.50D.1[SEP]A Magnetic flux has the unit ofA.NewtonB.Ampere turnC.WeberD.Tesla[SEP]C In balanced bridge, if the positions of detector and source are interchanged, the bridge will still remain balanced. This can be explained from which theoremA.Reciprocity theoremB.Thevinin's theoremC.Norton's theoremD.Compensation theorem[SEP]A A D-flip-flop is said to be transparent whenA.the output is LOWB.the output is HIGHC.the output follows clockD.the output follow input[SEP]D A Lissajous pattern on an oscilloscope has 5 horinzontal tangencies and 2 vertical tangencies. The frequency of horizontal input is 100 Hz. The frequency of the vertical will beA.500 Hz.B.250 Hz.C.400 Hz.D.625 Hz.[SEP]B Speed control by variation of field flux results inA.constant power drive.B.constant torque drive.C.variable power drive.D.none of the above.[SEP]A Which of the following memories uses one transistor and one capacitor as basic memory unitA.SRAMB.DRAMC.Both SRAM and DRAMD.None[SEP]B What will be the number of lamps, each having 300 lumens, required to obtain an average illuminance of 50 lux on a 4m * 3m rectangular room?A.2B.4C.5D.6[SEP]A The output of the system has an effect upon the input quantity, then the system is aA.open loop control system.B.closed loop control system.C.either A or B.D.none of the above.[SEP]B A sinusoidal signal is analog signal, becauseA.it can have a number of values between the negative and positive peaksB.it is negative for one half cycleC.it is positive for one half cycleD.it has positive as well as negative values[SEP]A FM stands forA.frequent modulation.B.frequency modulation.C.frequency moderator.D.frequent moderator.[SEP]B Stack is also known asA.FIFO memoryB.Flash memoryC.LIFO memoryD.LILO memory[SEP]C In Ward-Leonard system, the lower limit of the speed imposed byA.Field resistance.B.Armature resistance.C.Residual magnetism of the generator.D.None of above.[SEP]C Colpitts oscillator is also called asA.Tank circuit oscillatorB.LC oscillatorC.Resonant circuit oscillatorD.All of the above[SEP]D An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A for 50 Hz supply. One cycle surge current will beA.1500 A.B.6000 A.C.2121.32 A.D.4242.64 A.[SEP]C Both the ALU and control section of CPU employ which special purpose storage location?A.BuffersB.DecodersC.AccumulatorsD.Registers[SEP]C Systematic errors areA.environmental errors.B.observational errors.C.instrument errors.D.all of the above.[SEP]D Which of the following is/are the disadvantages of an open loop control system?A.Inaccurate.B.Unreliable.C.both A and B.D.none of the above.[SEP]C A diode (p-n junction) when reverse biased act asA.On SwitchB.Zener diodeC.CapacitorD.Off Switch[SEP]D Piezoelectric effect is carried out inA.composite filter.B.crystal filter.C.m derived.D.constant k prototype.[SEP]B The resistivity of the conductor depends onA.area of the conductor.B.length of the conductor.C.type of material.D.none of these.[SEP]C The smallest change in measured variable to which instrument will respond isA.resolution.B.accuracy.C.precision.D.sensitivity.[SEP]A In electronic communications, "AM" stands forA.Amp ModificationB.Amplitude MethodC.Amplitude ModulationD.Ampere Method[SEP]C Which system is also known as automatic control system?A.Open loop control systemB.Closed loop control systemC.Either A or BD.Nether A nor B[SEP]B A combinational PLD with a fixed AND array and a programmable OR array is called aA.PLDB.PROMC.PALD.PLA[SEP]B A null type instrument as compared to a deflected type instrument hasA.a lower sensitivity.B.a faster response.C.a higher accuracy.D.all of the above.[SEP]C Length of the cable is doubled, its capacitance C will beA.one-fourth.B.one-half.C.doubled.D.unchanged.[SEP]C Electrons in p-type material of a semi-conductor are called asA.either minority carriers or majority carriersB.minority carriersC.majority carriersD.valance carriers[SEP]B ________ is the most detrimental impurity in the magnetic materialsA.Carbon.B.Sulphur.C.Oxygen.D.Nitrogen.[SEP]A Voltage controlled oscillators are used commonly inA.Pulse Modulators Frequency Modulators Phase Clocked loopsB.Frequency ModulatorsC.Phase Clocked loopsD.All the above[SEP]D Low frequency supply is necessary for direct core type induction furnaces becauseA.With normal frequeny supply the electromagnetic forces causes severe stirring action in the molten metal.B.Magnetic coupling between the primary and secondary circuit is poor.C.Both A and B.D.None of the above.[SEP]C The moving coil-meters, damping is provided byA.the aluminium frame of the coil.B.the coil spring attached to the moving.C.eddy current disk.D.damping vane in the airtight chamber.[SEP]A Which of the following is the analogous quantity for mass element in force-voltage analogy?A.Resistance.B.Inductance.C.Capacitance.D.All of the above.[SEP]B A latch is ________ sensitiveA.both level and edgeB.edgeC.levelD.None[SEP]C What is used to protect the SCR from over current ?A.CB and fuse.B.Heat sink.C.Snubber circuit.D.Voltage clamping device.[SEP]A The errors mainly caused by human mistakes areA.gross error.B.instrumental error.C.observational error.D.systematic error.[SEP]A Electrical analogous quantity for dash-pot in force-current analogy isA.resistance.B.conductance.C.inductance.D.capacitance.[SEP]B Which lamp has the best Colour Rendering Index (CRI)?A.LEDB.FluorescentC.IncandescentD.High pressure sodium vapour[SEP]C Power dissipation in ideal inductor isA.MaximumB.MinimumC.ZeroD.A finite value[SEP]C For intermittent work which of the following furnace is suitable?A.Core less furnace.B.Indirect arc furnace.C.Either of above.D.Nither of above.[SEP]B In electrical resistance welding material of electrode should haveA.higher electrical conductivities.B.higher thermal conductivities.C.sufficient strength to sustain high pressure at elevated temperatures.D.all of above.[SEP]D Which of the following are the passive elements?A.ResistorB.BulbC.BothD.None of these.[SEP]C The main advantage of dielectric heating is thatA.heating occurs in the material itself.B.heating occurs due to high frequency.C.it can be used for drying the explosives.D.None of the above.[SEP]A Materials used in heat sink should haveA.high thermal conductivity.B.large surface area.C.high melting point.D.All of these.[SEP]D Conductor is static and the field is varying then emf will be induced. This principle is calledA.virtually induced emf.B.dynamically induced emf.C.static induced emf.D.none of these[SEP]C Four identical alternators each are rated for 20 MVA, 11 KV having a subtransient reactance of 16% are working in parallel. The short circuit level at the busbar isA.500 MVAB.400 MVAC.125 MVAD.100 MVA[SEP]A According to the Bohr model, an electron gains or losses energy only byA.moving faster or slower in an allowed orbit.B.jumping from one allowed orbit to another.C.being completely removed from an atom.D.jumping from one atom to another atom.[SEP]B A three-state buffer has the following output statesA.1, 0, floatB.High, Low, FloatC.Both A and BD.Set, Reset, Halt[SEP]C By using which of the following elements, mechanical translational systems are obtained?A.mass elementB.spring elementC.dash-potD.all of the above[SEP]D Four capacitors each of 40 µF are connected in parallel, the equivalent capacitance of the system will beA.160 µFB.10 µFC.40 µFD.5 µF[SEP]A The resistance of a conductor of diameter d and length l is R Ω. If the diameter of the conductor is halved and its length is doubled, the resistance will beA.R ΩB.2R ΩC.4R ΩD.8R Ω[SEP]C A single phase full bridge inverter can operated in load commutation mode in case load consist ofA.RL.B.RLC underdamped.C.RLC overdamped.D.RLC critically damped.[SEP]B A microprocessor is ALUA.and control unit on a single chip.B.and memory on a single chip.C.register unit and I/O device on a single chip.D.register unit and control unit on a single chip.[SEP]D To obtain a high value of capacitance, the permittivity of dielectric medium should beA.lowB.zeroC.highD.unity[SEP]C Deflection method direct measurements are most widely used as these areA.least time consuming.B.most simple.C.most simple and least time consuming.D.most accurate.[SEP]C Purely mechanical instrument cannot be used for dynamic measurements because they haveA.high inertia.B.higher response time.C.large time constant.D.all of the above.[SEP]D Advantages of higher transmission voltage is/areA.Power transfer capability of the transmission line is increasedB.Transmission line losses are reducedC.Area of cross section and volume of the conductor is reducedD.all of the above[SEP]D Under over voltage condition impedance offered by the voltage clamping device isA.high.B.low.C.moderate.D.infinity.[SEP]B A long wire composed of a smooth round conductor runs above and parallel to the ground (assumed to be a large conducting plane). A high voltage exists between the conductor and the ground. The maximum electric stress occurs atA.lower surface of the conductor.B.upper surface of the conductor.C.the ground surface.D.midway between the conductor and ground.[SEP]A In a dc machine 6 pole wave winding is used. The number of parallel paths are?A.6B.4C.2D.1[SEP]C Which of the following is a digital deviceA.Regulator of a fanB.MicrophoneC.Resistance of a materialD.Light switch[SEP]D Instantaneous power in inductor is proportional to theA.product of the instantaneous current and rate of change of current.B.square of instantaneous current.C.square of the rate of change of current.D.temperature of the inductor.[SEP]A Which of the following is a variable displacement transducer?A.tachometerB.potentiometerC.synchrosD.none of the above[SEP]B Five capacitors each of 5 µF are connected in series, the equivalent capacitance of the system will beA.5 µFB.25 µFC.10 µFD.1 µF[SEP]D Susceptibility is negative forA.non magnetic substances.B.diamagnetic substances.C.ferromagnetic substances.D.none of above.[SEP]B One of the following is the primary function of an oscillatorA.produces sinusoidal oscillationsB.generates non sinusoidal waveformsC.generates sustained oscillations at a constant amplitude and specific frequencyD.none of the above[SEP]C The metal surfaces for electrical resistance welding must beA.rough.B.clean.C.moistenedD.coloured[SEP]B The latching current of SCR is 20 mA. Its holding current will beA.23 mA.B.40 mA.C.10 mA.D.60 mA.[SEP]C In force-current analogy, electrical analogous quantity for displacement (x) isA.voltage.B.inductance.C.capacitance.D.flux.[SEP]D Feedback circuit in an oscillator can be accomplished byA.Resistive coupling between input and outputB.Capacitive coupling between input and outputC.Inductive coupling between input and outputD.Any one or combinations of the above methods[SEP]D Lowest critical frequency is due to zero and it may be present at the origin or nearer to the origin, then the type of network isA.LC circuit.B.RC circuit.C.RLC circuit.D.RL Circuit.[SEP]D What is the value of dielectric constant of air?A.Less than 1B.0.C.1.D.none of these.[SEP]C Temperature variation is a/anA.Digital quantityB.Analog quantityC.Either Digital or Analog quantityD.None[SEP]B The illumination at a point 5 meters below a lamp in 6 lux. The candle power of the lamp isA.30B.140.C.150.D.200.[SEP]C For a dc machine shunt resistance and armature resistance values areA.high and highB.high and lowC.low and lowD.low and high[SEP]B The change of cross sectional area of conductor in magnetic field will affectA.reluctance of conductor.B.resistance of conductor.C.(A) and (B) both in the same way.D.none of above.[SEP]C Which of the following is used in SCR to protect from high dV / dt?A.Snubber circuit.B.Fuse.C.Equalizing circuit.D.Circuit breaker.[SEP]A What are the sets of commands in a program which are not translated into machine instructions during assembly process, called?A.MnemonicsB.DirectivesC.IdentifiersD.Operands[SEP]B Speed of data transmission in 4-G network of telecom isA.386 kbps - 2 mbps.B.2 mbps.C.2 mbps – 1 gbps.D.100 mbps - 1 gbps.[SEP]D Which of the followings is/are active element?A.Voltage sourceB.Current sourceC.BothD.None of these.[SEP]C Electrical analogous quantity for spring element (K) in force-voltage analogy isA.LB.RC.1/CD.C[SEP]C A quartz crystal oscillator consists ofA.only series resonant frequency.B.only parallel resonant frequency.C.both series and parallel frequencies.D.neither series nor parallel frequency.[SEP]C Which of the following oscillators are used for low frequency (LF) applicationsA.LC oscillatorsB.RC oscillatorsC.Both LC and RC OscillatorsD.None[SEP]B The solid angle subtended by an area of 2400 cm^2 on the surface of a sphere of diameter 1.2 m isA.3 / 2.B.1 / 3.C.2 / 3.D.2 / 5.[SEP]C Relative error is same asA.ratio of absolute error and true value.B.absolute error.C.true error.D.none of the above.[SEP]A If holding current of a thyristor is 2 mA then latching current should beA.0.01 A.B.0.002 A.C.0.009 A.D.0.004 A.[SEP]D In an intel 8085A, which is the first machine cycle of an instruction?A.An op-code fetch cycleB.A memory read cycleC.A memory write cycleD.An I/O read cycle[SEP]A Which of the following are the disadvantages of a closed loop control system?A.Reduces the overall gain.B.Complex and costly.C.Oscillatory response.D.All of the above.[SEP]D Poles and zeros are arranged alternatively on negative real axis, then type of network is/areA.LC network.B.RC network.C.RL network.D.Both 2 and 3.[SEP]D The magnetisation and applied field in ferromagnetic materials are relatedA.sinusoidally.B.non linearly.C.linearly.D.parabolically.[SEP]B Thin laminations are used in a machine in order to reduceA.Eddy current lossesB.Hysteresis lossesC.Both A and BD.Copper losses[SEP]A A metal surface with 1 meter radius and surface charge density of 20 coulombs / m2 is enclosed in a 10 m side cube. The total outward electric displacement normal to the surface of the cube isA.40π coulombs.B.80π coulombs.C.10π coulombs.D.none of these.[SEP]B In binary number system the first digit (bit) from right to left is called asA.LSB, Least Significant BitB.MSB, Most Significant BitC.First BitD.Last Bit[SEP]A In two wattmeter method of power measurement if the total power is measured by one wattmeter only then power factor of the system isA.0.B.0.5.C.1.D.none of above.[SEP]B A 0 - 100 V voltmeter has a guaranteed accuracy of 2 % of full scale reading. The voltage measured by the voltmeter is 75 V. The limiting error is in percentageA.3.33 %.B.2.66 %.C.2 %.D.1 %.[SEP]B Which of the following methods is/are used for reactive or voltage compensationA.shunt capacitorB.series capacitorC.generation excitation controlD.all of the above[SEP]D The ROM programmed during manufacturing process itself is calledA.MROMB.PROMC.EPROMD.EEPROM[SEP]A In 8085 name/names of the 16 bit registers is/areA.stack pointer.B.program counter.C.both A and B.D.none of these.[SEP]C Stability of a transmission line can be increased byA.shunt capacitorB.series capacitorC.shunt reactorD.both A and B[SEP]D Snubber circuit is used with SCRA.in series.B.in parallel.C.either series or parallel.D.anti parallel.[SEP]B The number of rings in the Bohr model of any element is determined by what?A.Column number on periodic table.B.Atomic mass.C.Row number on periodic table.D.Atomic number.[SEP]C Silicon and Germanium are ________ elements.A.trivalantB.pentavalantC.hexavalantD.tetravalant[SEP]D The number of output pins in 8085 microprocessors areA.27.B.40.C.21.D.19.[SEP]A If P is the power of a star connected system then what will be power of an equivalent delta connected system?A.PB.3PC.P/3D.None of the above[SEP]A Which oscillators are easy to fabricate in a monolithic IC?A.Crystal oscillator.B.Hartley oscillator.C.Wien bridge oscillator.D.Relaxation oscillator.[SEP]D If all the elements in a particular network are linear, then the superposition theorem would hold, when the excitation isA.DC onlyB.AC onlyC.Either AC or DCD.An Impulse[SEP]C The feedback factor of a Wien bridge oscillator using Op-Amp isA.1/3B.1/4C.1/2D.1[SEP]C The length of bus cycle in 8086/8088 is four clock cycles, T1, T2, T3, T4 and an indeterminate number of wait state clock cycles denoted by Tw. The wait states are always inserted betweenA.T1 & T2B.T2 & T3C.T3 & T4D.T4 & T1[SEP]C Which of the following is not a sinusoidal oscillator?A.LC oscillatorB.RC phase shift oscillatorC.Relaxation oscillatorD.Crystal oscillator[SEP]C A wire carrying current is bent in the form of a circular loop. Then the magnetic field around each portion of the wire will beA.parallel to the plane of the wire.B.perpendicular to the circumference of the wire.C.parallel to half portion and perpendicular for the other half.D.none of above.[SEP]A