METTU UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

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Choose the best answer (each one marks)

1. Low gain-bandwidth product of a JFET is due to
A. reduced number of holes
B. junction capacitive effects
C. low degree of isolation between input and output
D. all of the above
2. When a PN junction is forward biased
A. Depletion region decreases
B. Minority carries are not attected
C. Holes and electrons move away from junction
D. All of above
3. For normal operation of NPN transistor:
A. Emitter Base Junction must be reverse biased and Base-collector junction must be
forward biased
B. Emitter Base Junction must be reverse biased and Base-collector junction must be
reverse biased
C. Emitter Base Junction must be forward biased and Base-collector junction must be
forward biased
D. Emitter-Base Junction must be forward biased and Base-collector junction
must be reverse biased
4. A transistor (BJT) works as a variable resistance when?
A. Emitter junction is forward biased and collector junction is reverse biased
B. Emitter junction is reverse biased and collector junction is forward biased
C. Emitter junction is reverse biased and collector junction is reverse biased
D. Emitter junction is forward biased and collector junction is forward biased

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5. Which of the following is true about Zener diode?
A. It is lightly doped
B. It is mostly used in voltage regulator electronic circuits
C. It is used in forward bias
D. It has avalanche breakdown
6. In a transistor ………………..
A. IC = IE + IB C. IE = IC – IB
B. IB = IC + IE D. IE = IC + IB
7. A collector characteristic curve is a graph showing ………..
A. emitter current (IE) versus collector-emitter voltage (VCE) with (VBB) base bias voltage
held constant
B. collector current (IC) versus collector-emitter voltage (VCE) with (VBB) base bias
voltage held constant
C. collector current (IC) versus collector-emitter voltage (VC) with (VBB) base bias
voltage held constant
D. collector current (IC) versus collector-emitter voltage (VCC) with (VBB) base bias
voltage held constant
8. Which of the following is used for comments in C++?
A. /* comment */ C. // comment
B. // comment */ D. // comment or /* comment */
9. Which of the following symbol is used to declare the preprocessor directives in C++?
A. $ C. #
B. ^ D. *
10. Which of the following accesses the seventh element stored in array?
A. array [6]; C. array (7);
B. array [7]; D. array;
11. What are mandatory parts in function declaration?
A. return type, function name
B. return type, function name, parameters
C. both a and b
D. none of the mentioned

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12. What happens to the values of a and b when the following piece of code is run? b = 3;
a = b++;
A. a contains 3 and b contains 4 C. a contains 4 and b contains 3
B. a contains 4 and b contains 4 D. a contains 3 and b contains 3
13. Which of the following is the purpose of the transmitter?
A. Converts signals to electric form
B. Operating the received signal
C. Converting the signal into a suitable form
D. Reduces noise from signals
14. Which among the following can be an input to a transmitter?
A. Voice signal C. Light signal
B. Electric signal D. Wave signal
15. Which of the following is the reason for signal distortion?
A. Speed of the signal C. Absence of a channel
B. Wearing down of the essential D. Channel imperfection
elements
16. Find the odd one out.
A. Radio C. Television
B. Telephone D. Computer networking
17. ‘X’ for an AM is the ratio of change in amplitude of the carrier wave to the amplitude of the
original carrier wave. Identify ‘X’.
A. Automatic gain control C. Phase index
B. Modulation index D. Amplitude index
18. Which of the following is true about carrier signal?
A. Carrier signals have low frequency
B. Carrier signals are used to increase the wavelength of the signal
C. carrier signals have high frequency
D. Carrier signals and message signals are the same

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19. The modulation type is non-linear in _______ amplitude modulation technique?
A. DSB-FC C. SSB
B. DSB-SC D. VSB
20. Which of the following errors can arise, as a result of mistake in reading, parallax improper
instrument location and inadequate lighting?
A. Construction errors C. Observation errors
B. Transmission errors D. Translation errors
21. A D’Arsonval movement is rated at 20 mA. Its sensitivity is
A. 20000 /V C. 200 /V
B. 200000 /V D. Cannot be determined.
22. A multi-meter is used to measure
A. resistance C. voltage
B. current D. all of the above
23. Equal resistance of 100 each are connected in each arm of a Wheatstone bridge which is
supplied by a 2 V battery source. The galvanometer of negligible resistance connected to the
bridge can sense as low current as 1 µA. The smallest value of resistance that can be
measured is,
A. 20m C. 20 µ
B. 2 µ D. none of the above
24. Frequency can be measured by using,
A. Maxwell bridge C. Heaviside Campbell bridge
B. Schering bridge D. Wien bridge

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25. The AC Bridge is supplied with a source of 10 kHz as shown in below. What is the value of
?

A. C.

B. D.

26. The source of emission of electrons in a CRT is

A. PN function diode C. Accelerating anodes
B. A barium and strontium D. Post-accelerating anodes
oxide coated cathode
27. The system given by y(n) = x(n) + 1/x(n - 1) is:
A. Linear C. Both (a) and (b)
B. Causal D. None of the above
28. The system that accepts the input in the discrete form and produces the discrete time output is
known as:
A. Linear system C. LTI system
B. Discrete time system D. All of the above
29. Linear phase response of the filter is defined as:
A. When the phase response of the system varies linearly with the frequency
function.
B. When the phase response of the system varies inversely with the frequency
function.
C. When the phase response of the system does not vary linearly with the frequency
function.
D. None of the above.

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30. The nquist rate of sin200πt is _____
A. 100Hz C. 300Hz
B. 200Hz D. 400Hz
31. In _______ band, a certain band of frequencies are is allowed and rest of the frequencies are
allowed by the filter
A. Pass-band C. Either pass-band or stop-band
B. Stop-band D. None of the above
32. The incorrect statement about FIR filters is?
A. FIR filters are always stable.
B. Its realization can be done using recursive structures.
C. Its realization can be done using non-recursive structures.
D. FIR filters are not immune to noise.
33. Which one of the following is not a basic logic operation?
A. AND operation C. NAND operation
B. OR operation D. NOT operation
34. The following logic circuit is equivalent to__________

A. AND operation C. OR operation

B. NAND operation D. NOT operation
35. Which one is correct?
A. Full adder adds two bits without carry
B. Half adder adds two bits with carry
C. Full adder adds two bits with carry
D. All are correct
36. What is the gray code of 101101011010?
A. 111011110111 C. 101101101100
B. 010010100101 D. 010010100110

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37. Which of the following is not combinational logic circuit?
A. Decoder C. De-multiplexer
B. Encoder D. Counter
38. What is the output of NAND latch S-R flip-flop when SET=RESET=0?
A. No change C. Q=1(SET)
B. Invalid D. Q=0(RESET)
39. Which one of the following is correct?
A. Asynchronous counter can operate at higher frequency than Synchronous
counter.
B. Synchronous counter is more complex than asynchronous counter.
C. In Synchronous counter all flip flop do not change state simultaneously.
D. Synchronous counter has more propagation delay than Asynchronous counter.
40. Which one of the following is generally not possible condition in electric circuit?
A. Voltage and no current C. Voltage and current
B. Current and no voltage D. No voltage and Current
41. What is the value of voltage drop across the capacitor Vc, if Vc(0) = 15 for t >0 in figure 1
below.
A. C.
B. D.
42. What is the value of capacitance necessary to raise the power factor to unity, when 4KW load
at a lagging power factor of 0.85 is connected to a source of 220 V (rms) and 50-Hz power
line?
A. 0.163F B. 1.63F C. 163F D. 163µF
43. Node voltages V1 and V2 in the circuit Figure 2 below is given by:
A. V1 = 2V, V2 =14V C. V1 = 14V, V2 =2V
B. V1 = -2V, V2 =-14V D. V1 = -14V, V2 =-2V

Figure 1. Figure 2.
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44. The maximum power can be transferred to the load in a linear circuit:
A. When the load resistance is greater than the Thevenin resistance.
B. When the load resistance is less than the Thevenin resistance.
C. When the load resistance is equal to the Thevenin resistance.
D. All
45. The mesh current i1 and i2 in the circuit of Figure 3 is?
A. i1 = 3/2 A, i2 = 0 A C. i1 = 2/3 A, i2 = 0 A
B. i1 = 0 A, i2 = 3/2 A D. i1 = 3/2 A, i2 = 1 A
46. For the circuit in Figure 4, the voltage Vo can be expressed in terms of Vs and Is as:
A. V0 = Vs + Is C. V0 = Vs + 1/2Is
B. V0 = 1/2Vs + Is D. V0 = 1/2Vs + 1/2Is
47. What is the value of the current pass through the load RL = 6Ω, when a Thevenin s theorem is
used to find the equivalent circuit of Figure 5 at the terminal a- b?
A. 30A B. 15A C. 1.5A D. 3A

Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5

48. Which one of the following is not the reason why we prefer three phase system over single
phase system?
A. The instantaneous power in three phase system can be constant.
B. The value of the voltage in three phase system is greater than single phase.
C. Three phase system is more economical than single phase system.
D. All
49. For 8Ω resistance, 80mH inductance and 40µF capacitance connected in series to 200V,
100Hz supply, the circuit impedance and current flowing through the circuit is?
A. 13.15Ω, 15.21A B. 131.5Ω, 152.1A C.31.51Ω, 51.12A D. 31.51Ω, 51.12A

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50. The Norton equivalent circuit parameter of the circuit in Figure 7 below is:
A. 1Ω, IN = 10A C. 10Ω, IN = 1A
B. 11Ω, IN = 100A D. 100Ω, IN = 11A

Figure 6 Figure 7
51. How much will cost in a month? If the following electrical appliances used: 3KW Electric
Injera mitad for hours per day, a 3.6KW boiler for 70 minutes per day, a 900 W toaster for 60
minutes per day. It is given that the cost per kilowatt – hour is 0.50 birr.
A. 7.0489 Birr/month C. 70.489 Birr/month
B. 211.467 Birr/month D. 1,426.5 Birr/month
52. Which pair of the circuit in Figure 8 are equivalent?
A. a and b C. a and c
B. b and d D. c and d

Figure 8
53. The switch in the circuit of Figure 9 has been closed for a long time. At t = 0, the switch is
opened. What is the value of i(t) for t >0.
A. C.
B. D.

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54. The current I0 in Figure 10 is?
A. -4A B. -2A C. 4A D. 16A

Figure 9 Figure 10
55. A power system has a maximum load of 15 MW. Annual load factor is 50%. The reserve
capacity of plant is _____ if the plant capacity factor is 40%.
A. 3.75 MW C. 46.75 MW
B. 7.75 MW D. .75 MW
56. The presence of ozone due to corona is harmful because it
A. Reduces power factor C. transfer energy to the ground
B. corrodes the material D. None of the above.
57. Transmission voltage of 11 kV is normally used for distances up to
A. 20 – 25 km C. 60 -70 km
B. 40 -50 km D. 80 – 400 km
58. Which type of insulators is used on 132 kV transmission lines?
A. Pin type C. Shackle type
B. Disc type D. Pin and Shackle type
59. The sag of conductor of a transmission line is 2.5m when the span is 250m. if the height of
supporting towers is increasing by 25%, the sag will be
A. Reduced by 25% C. Reduced by 12.5%
B. Increase by 25% D. Remain unchanged
60. All the other types of insulators are popularly used in overhead lines expect______of the
following
A. Pin Type C. Suspension Type
B. Stress Type D. Strain Type

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61. Which of the following is the correct equation for the electrical power generated by the
hydroelectric power plant?
A. 75×0.736 wQHη Watt C. 0.845 ×wQHη Watt
B. (7.5/0.736) × wQHη Watt D. 9.81 ×wQHη
62. The amount of electrical energy that can be generated by a hydroelectric power plant depends
upon ___________
A. Head of water C. Specific weight of water
B. Quantity of water D. Efficiency of Alternator
63. Which statement about hydroelectric power plant is wrong?
A. Efficiency of hydroelectric power plant does not reduce with age
B. Its construction coast is very high and takes a long time for erection.
C. It is very neat and clean plant because no smoke or ash is produced.
D. Meeting rapidly changing load demands is not possible in hydroelectric power
plant.
64. The thermal efficiency of a steam power station is.......
A. 38% C. 40%
B. 28% D. 45%
65. Which of the following is the cheapest plant in operation and maintenance?
A. Thermal power plant C. Hydropower plant
B. Nuclear power plant D. All of the mentioned
66. The most expensive type of the solar cells is:
A. Polycrystalline. C. Amorphous.
B. Mon crystalline D. None of the Above
67. Which of the following components of a wind turbine system is arranged in the order in
which energy is being converted?
A. Blades – rotor – electric generator – shaft
B. Blades – rotor – shaft – electric generator
C. Shaft – blades – rotor – electric generator
D. Electric generator – blades – rotor — shaft

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68. Which of the following are commonly used commercial wind turbines?
A. Vertical and DFIG
B. Horizontal and SCIG
C. Horizontal and vertical
D. DFIG and SCIG
69. Which of the following is an advantage of a horizontal axis wind turbine?
A. Blades are to the side of turbine’s center of gravity
B. Blades are parallel to the vertical axis passing through the turbine’s
center of gravity
C. Blades are parallel to the horizontal axis passing through the
turbine’s center of gravity
D. Blades are positioned perpendicular to the plane of the ground
70. Which of the following factors is the most important in the site selection for a nuclear power
plant?
A. Abundant availability of water
B. Remotely located from residential areas
C. Absence of earthquake prone zone in nearby areas
D. Proximity to fuel source
71. The pickup current of a relay having 125% current setting connected to 100/5 transformer is:
A. 1 Amp C. 6.25 Amp
B. 5 Amp D. 10 Amp
72. Bulk oil circuit breaker is suitable for voltages upto
A. 4 kV C. 10 kV
B. 25 kV D. 36 kV
73. The voltage across the circuit breaker pole after final current zero is
A. Restriking voltage C. Recovery voltage
B. Supply voltage D. none of these
74. Which of the following circuit breakers takes minimum time installation?
A. Bulk oil circuit breaker C. Air blast circuit breaker
B. Minimum oil circuit breaker D. SF6 circuit breaker

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75. Buchholz relay is used for protection of:
A. Busbar C. Alternator
B. Transformer D. Motors
76. A three phase circuit breaker is rated 2000MVA 33kV. What will be making current?
A. 35kA C. 70kA
B. 49kA D. 89kA
77. Factors affecting the power system reliability is
A. Flow of power from open
B. Increased ambient air temperature
C. Available reserve capacity margin
D. Nominal transmission voltage levels
78. A three phase transformer having a line voltage ratio of 400/33000 V is connected in the star-
delta. The CTs on the 400V side have a CT ratio of 1000/5. What must be the ratio of CTs on
the 33000 side?
A. 5/7 C. 3/5
B. 7/5 D. /2
79. The effect of series capacity on a transmission line is to improve
A. The steady stability C. (a) and (b) both
B. The transient stability D. None of the above
80. Which type of relay is suitable for detecting Faults in high-voltage power
A. Directional Power Relays
B. Over Voltage Relays
C. Under Voltage Relays
D. Distance Relays
81. Which of the given device is the fastest switching device
A. MOSFET C. BJT
B. Triode D. JEFT
82. In the forward blocking mode of a silicon controlled rectifier, the SCR is
A. In on state C. Forward biased state
B. In natural state D. In off state

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83. A half-wave rectifier circuit using an ideal diode has an input voltage of 10 sin wt V; find
the average and RMS value of output voltage?
A. 3.18 V, 5V C. 4.18 V, 5V
B. 3.68 V, 8V D. 4.68 V, 8V
84. A chopper circuit works on TRC control mode at a frequency of 4 kHz of a 220 V dc supply.
For 180 V output voltage, find the conduction and blocking periods of a thyristor in each
cycle.
A. 0.209 ms, 0.234 ms C. 0.204 ms, 0.045 ms
B. 0.404 ms, 0.055 ms D. 0.704 ms, 0.897 ms
85. The armature current of a dc motor fed from a thyristor power converter consists of ripples.
The ripple in the armature affects
A. Commutation of the motor C. Toque of the motor
B. Speed of the motor D. The efficiency of the motor
86. A motor armature is supplied through a phase control silicon controlled rectifiers receives a
smoother voltage shape at
A. Lower motor speed C. Higher motor speed
B. Constant motor speed D. None of these
87. The torque produced by a single-phase induction motor fed by an ac voltage controller for
speed control due to
A. A fundamental component of harmonics as well as current
B. A fundamental component of harmonics only
C. A fundamental component of current only
D. Fundamental component and even harmonics
88. When a self-controlled synchronous motor fed from a variable frequency inverter
A. The speed of the stator decides stator speed
B. Stability problems occur
C. The frequency of the stator decides the rotor speed
D. The frequency of the rotor decides the rotor speed
89. The V-I characteristics of diode lie in the
A. First quadrant C. The third and second quadrant
B. Fourth quadrant D. The first and third quadrant

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90. A forward-biased PN junction acts as a/an
A. Thyristor C. Amplifier
B. Closed switch D. Chopper
91. Which of the following factor mainly determines the type of insulation for an electrical
machine?
A. Maximum allowable flux density
B. Maximum operating temperature
C. Maximum efficiency of the machine
D. Maximum allowable loss in machine
92. The primary winding of a transformer has a 120 V ac supply. What is the value of secondary
voltage if the turn ratio is 10?
a) 120 V c) 12000 V
b) 12 V d) 1200 V
93. The efficiency of the transformer line between
A. 70 to 80% C. 90 to 98%
B. 80 to 90% D. none of the above
94. A power system has 3 synchronous generators. The turbine-control characteristics equivalent
to the generators are X1 =60(60 - f), X2 = 120(70 - f), X3 = 140(80 - f) Where, f denotes the
system frequency in Hz, and X1, X2, X3 are the power outputs of the turbines in MW.
Considering the generators and transmission network to be lossless, the system frequency for
a load of 800 MW is
A. 65 Hz C. 80 Hz
B. 70 Hz D. 50 Hz
95. Following motor is used where high starting torque and wide speed range control is required.
A. Single phase capacitor start C. Synchronous motor
B. Induction motor D. D.C. motor
96. Which one of the following is not necessarily the advantage of D.C. motors over A.C.
motors?
A. Low cost C. Stability
B. Wide speed range D. High starting torque

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97. No-load speed of which of the following motor will be highest?
A. Shunt motor C. Cumulative compound motor
B. Series motor D. Differentiate compound motor
98. A 6 pole, 50 Hz, 3 phase induction motor is running at 950 rpm and has rotor cu loss of 5
kW. The rotor input is
A. 5 kW C. 50 kW
B. 10 kW D. 100 kW
99. A 3-phase squirrel cage induction motor drawn 10 kW from mains when loaded at a slip of
0.05. The stator losses are 1 kW and 550 W respectively. Its efficiency is
A. 60% C. 80%
B. 90% D. 70%
100. A 6 kVA, 220 v 3 phase, star connected synchronous generator has a winding resistance
of 0.15 ohm per phase and synchronous reactance of 6.1 ohm per phase. The voltage
regulation of alternator at a load power factor of 0.8 lagging will be
A. 58.10 % C. 69.02 %
B. 68.43 % D. 72.81 %
101. _____________ is the measure of the power of a light source or brightness.
A. Luminary C. Luminous intensity
B. Luminous flux D. illuminance
102. Which condition is correct for protective devices to sustain without blowing?
A. Design current must be greater than the nominal current
B. Nominal current must be less than the design current
C. Design current must be greater than or equal to the nominal current
D. Nominal current must be greater than or equal to the design current
103. Consider a production area in a factory that measures 60 m x 24 m and requires 200 lux
illuminations. If each lamp has a Lighting Design Lumen (LDL=lumen per fixture) output of
18,000 lumens, utilization factor = 0.4, and lamp maintenance factor = 0.75. what is the
number of the lamp required?
a) 25 c) 45
b) 54 d) 53.33

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104. A room measures 15m x 7 m x 3. 6m high and the design illumination is
200 lux on the working plane (0.85m above the floor). The Utilization factor is 0.5 and the
Maintenance factor is 0.8. If the LDL output of each fitting is 2720 lumens, what is the
number of fixtures required?
a) 20 c) 19
b) 32 d) 10
105. Which of the following is the advantage of the master socket in installation?
A. Allow the telephone to be removed without causing problems at the exchange
B. Stop surges on the line such as lighting strikes
C. Stop(prevent) the telephone from making partial ringing noises when dialing
D. All are correct
106. A new 80W fluorescent lamp with a lumen output of 5700lm. after 3 or 4 months, the
output would fall and settle at around 5200lm. Find the maintenance factor.
a) 1.2 c) 5
b) 0.9 d) 0.09
107. A 250W sodium-vapor street lamp emits light of 22500Cd and is situated 5m above the
road. Calculate the illuminance at a horizontal distance of 6m along the road.
A. 236 Lux C. 55 Lux
B. 900 Lux D. 2045 Lux
108. Which combination is correct?
A. Lighting-2.5mm2 wire cross-section -10A circuit breaker- mounted 40cm-80cm
above the floor.
B. Power socket-2.5mm2 wire cross-section -16A circuit breaker- mounted 140cm-
160cm above floor.
C. Lighting-1.5mm2 wire cross-section -10A circuit breaker- mounted 140cm-
160cm above floor.
D. None of the above
109. What is the required wire cross-section and protective fuse nominal current for heavy
heating and cooking loads respectively?
A. 2.5 mm2 and 20 A C. 4 mm2 and 20 A
B. 6 mm2 and 32 A D. 4 mm2 and 32 A

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