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Q#11 Calculus GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

If , then S has the value

1

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Q#12 Differential Equations GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The solution of the first order differential equation  is:

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Q#13 Z Transform GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

If u(t) is the unit step and  δ(t) is the unit impulse function, the inverse z-transform of for k ≥ 0 is:

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Q#14 Probability and Statistics GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

If P and Q are two random events, then the following is TRUE:

Independence of P and Q implies that probability (P  Q) = 0

Probability (P  Q)  Probability (P) + Probability (Q)

If P and Q are mutually exclusive, then they must be independent

Probability (P  Q)  ≤ Probability (P)

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Q#15 Calculus GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

For the function, the maximum occurs when x is equal to:

2

1

0

–1

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Q#16 Probability and Statistics GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A fair coin is tossed three times in succession. If the first toss produces a head, then the probability of getting exactly two heads in three tosses is:

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Q#17 Differential Equations GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

For the equation, the solution x(t) approaches the following values at t →∞

0

5

10

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Q#18 Calculus GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

For the scalar field , the magnitude of the gradient at the point (1,3) is:

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Q#19 Three Phase Circuits GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

For the three-phase circuit shown in Figure, the ratio of the current is given by

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Q#20 Logic Family GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

If X1 and X2 are the inputs to the circuit shown in figure, the output Q is:

 

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Q#21 Laplace Transform GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The Laplace transform of a function f(t) is .  As t →∞, f(t) approaches

3

5

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Q#22 Potentiometer and Q-Meter GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The Q-meter works on the principle of

Mutual inductance

Self inductance

Series resonance

Parallel resonance

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Q#23 Error Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The set-up in figure is used to measure resistance R. The ammeter and voltmeter resistances are 0.01Ω and 2000Ω, respectively. Their readings are 2A and 180V, respectively, giving a measured resistance of 90Ω. The percentage error in the measurement is:

 

2.25%

2.35%

4.5%

4.71%

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Q#24 Economic Load Dispatch GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A load centre is at an equidistant from the two thermal generating stations and as shown in Figure. The fuel cost characteristics of the generating stations are given by

Rs/hour

Rs/hour

Where and are the generation in MW of  and , respectively. For most economic generation to meet 300 MW of load, and , respectively, are Q61.jpg

150, 150

100, 200

200, 100

175, 125

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Q#25 MOSFET GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Assume that the N-channel MOSFET shown in Figure is ideal, and that its threshold voltage is +1.0V. The voltage  between nodes a and b is:

5V

2V

1V

0V

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Q#26 Fourier Series GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The Fourier series for the function  is:

sin x + sin2x

1 − cos2x

sin2x + cos2x

0.5 − 0.5cos2x

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Q#27 Amplifiers GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The typical frequency response of a two-stage direct coupled voltage amplifier is as shown in

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Q#28 AC and DC Drives GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

An electric motor, developing a starting torque of 15 Nm, starts with a load torque of 7 Nm on its shaft. If the acceleration at start is , the moment of inertia of the systems must be (neglecting viscous and Coulomb/friction).

     

     

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Q#29 MOSFET GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The charge distribution in a metal-dielectric-semiconductor specimen is shown in Figure.  The negative charge density decreases linearly in the semiconductor as shown. The electric field distribution is as shown in        

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Q#30 Signals GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

For the triangular waveform shown in Figure, the RMS value of the voltage is equal to

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Q#31 Two Port Network GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

For the two-port network shown in Figure, the Z-matrix is given by         

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Q#32 Root Locus Technique GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The figure shows the root locus plot (location of poles not given) of a third-order system whose open-loop transfer function is                 

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Q#33 MOSFET GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Assume that the threshold voltage of the N-channel MOSFET shown in Figure is +0.75V. The output characteristics of the MOSFET are also shown.

The transconductance of the MOSFET is:        

0.75mS

1mS

2mS

10mS

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Q#34 MOSFET GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Assume that the threshold voltage of the N-channel MOSFET shown in Figure is +0.75V. The output characteristics of the MOSFET are also shown.

The voltage gain of the amplifier is:

+5

−7.5

+10

−10

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Q#35 Two Port Network GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Two networks are connected in cascade as shown in Figure. With the usual notations the equivalent A, B, C and D constants are obtained. Given that

C = 0.025∠45°, the value of  is:        

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10∠30°Ω

40∠−45°Ω

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Q#36 CRO GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The simultaneous application of signals x(t) and y (t) to the horizontal and vertical plates, respectively, of an oscilloscope, produces a vertical figure-of - 8 display. If P and Q are constants, and x(t)=P sin(4t+30) , then y (t) is equal to

Q sin (4t − 30)

Q sin (2t + 15)

Q sin (8t + 60)

Q sin (4t + 30)

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Q#37 Network Theorems - DC Circuits GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

In Figure, the Thevenin’s equivalent pair (voltage, impedance), as seen at the terminals P-Q, is given by

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(2V, 5Ω)

(2V, 7.5Ω)

(4V, 5Ω)

(4V, 7.5Ω)

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Q#38 Inverter GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The output voltage waveform of a three-phase square-wave inverter contains

Only even harmonics    

Both odd and even harmonics

Only odd harmonics

Only triplen harmonics

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Q#39 Diode and Its Applications GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Assume that and in Figure are ideal diodes. The value of current I is

0 mA

0.5 mA

1 mA

2 mA

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Q#40 Sequential Circuits GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The digital circuit shown in figure works as a

JK flip-flop

Clocked RS flip-flop

T flip-flop

Ring counter

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Q#41 Load Flow Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The network shown in Figure has impedances in p.u. as indicated. The diagonal element of the bus admittance matrix YBUS of the network is:

–j19.8

+j20.0

+j0.2

–j19.95

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Q#42 Stability GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A unity feedback system, having an open loop gain , becomes stable when

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Q#43 Sequential Circuits GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Select the circuit, which will produce the given output Q for the input signals X1 and X2 given in Figure.

 

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Q#44 Data Converters GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

A digital-to-analog converter with a full-scale output voltage of 3.5V has a resolution close to 14 mV. Its bit size is:

4

8

16

32

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Q#45 Sequential Circuits GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

In figure, as long as  and , the output Q remains

 

At 1

At 0

At its initial value

Unstable

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Q#46 Linear Algebra GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

In the matrix equation Px = q, which of the following is a necessary condition for the existence of at least one solution for the unknown vector x:

Augmented matrix [Pq] must have the same rank as matrix P

Vector q must have only non-zero elements

Matrix P must be singular

Matrix P must be square

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Q#47 Linear Algebra GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

For the matrix , one of the Eigen values is equal to –2. Which of the following is an Eigen vector?

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Q#48 State Variable Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A state variable system

, with the initial condition and the unit step input  u(t) has

The state transition matrix

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Q#49 Linear Algebra GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

If , the top row of  is:

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Q#50 State Variable Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A state variable system

, with the initial condition and the unit step input u(t) has and the state transition equation

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Q#51 Chopper GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Figure shows a step-down chopper switched at 1 KHz with a duty ratio D = 0.5. The peak-peak ripple in the load current is close to

 

10 A

0.5 A

0.125

0.25 A

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Q#52 Chopper GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Consider a phase controlled converter shown in Figure. The thyristor is fired at an angle α in every positive half cycle of the input voltage. If the peak value of the instantaneous output voltage equals 230 V, the firing angle α is close to

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45°

135°

90°

83.6°

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Q#53 Microprocessor GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The 8085 assembly language instruction that stores the contents of H and L registers into the memory locations 2050H and 2051H, respectively, is:

SPHL 2050H

SPHL 2051H

SHLD 2050H

STAX 2050H

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Q#54 Power System Stability GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A generator with constant 1.0p.u. terminal voltage supplies power through a step-up transformer of 0.12p.u. reactance and a double-circuit line to an  infinite bus bas as shown in Figure. The infinite bus voltage is maintained at 1.0p.u.  Neglecting the resistances and susceptances of the system, the steady state stability power limit of the system is 6.25p.u. If one of the double-circuit is tripped, the resulting steady state stability power limit in p.u. will be

12.5p.u.

3.125p.u.

10.0p.u.

5.0p.u.

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Q#55 Transient Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

In Figure, the initial capacitor voltage is zero. The switch is closed at t = 0. The final steady-state voltage across the capacitor is:

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20V

10V

5V

0V

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Q#56 Transient Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The circuit shown in Figure is in steady state, when the switch is closed at t = 0.  Assuming that the inductance is ideal, the current through the inductor at equals

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0 A

0.5 A

1 A

2 A

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Q#57 Frequency Domain Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

A system with zero initial conditions has the closed loop transfer function. The system output is zero at the frequency

0.5 rad/sec

1 rad/sec

2 rad/sec

4 rad/sec

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Q#58 Transient Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A coil of inductance 10H resistance is connected as shown in figure. After the switch S has been in connected with point 1 for a very long time, it is moved to point 2 at t=0

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If, at t = 0+, the voltage across the coil is 120V, the value of resistance R is:

0 Ω

20 Ω

40 Ω

60 Ω

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Q#59 BJT GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The common emitter amplifier shown in Figure is biased using a 1mA ideal current source. The approximate base current value is:        

0 µA

10 µA

100 µA

1000 µA

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Q#60 Frequency Domain Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The gain margin of a unity feedback control system with the open loop transfer function  is:  

0

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Q#61 Transient Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A coil of inductance 10H resistance is connected as shown in figure. After the switch S has been in connected with point 1 for a very long time, it is moved to point 2 at t=0

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For the value of R =40 ohm, the time taken for 95% of the stored energy dissipated is close to

0.10 sec

0.15 sec

0.50 sec

1.0 sec

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Q#62 Power Semiconductor Devices GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The conduction loss versus device current characteristic of a power MOSFET is best approximated by

A parabola

A straight line

A rectangular hyperbola

An exponentially decaying function

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Q#63 Frequency Domain Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

In the GH(s) plane, the Nyquist plot of the loop transfer function passes through the negative real axis at the point  

(−0.25, j0)

(−0.5, j0)

(−1, j0)

(−2, j0)

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Q#64 Power Semiconductor Devices GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Figure shows the voltage across a power semiconductor device and the current through the device during a switching transition. Is the transition a turn ON transition or a turn OFF transition? What is the energy lost during the transition?  

 

Turn ON,

Turn OFF,

Turn ON,

Turn OFF,

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Q#65 Frequency Domain Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

If the compensated system shown in Figure has a phase margin of 60° at the crossover frequency of 1rad/sec, the value of the gain K is:

0.366

0.732

1.366

2,738

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Q#66 Network Basics GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Figure the value of R is

Q1.jpg

2.5 Ω

5.0 Ω

7.5 Ω

10.0 Ω

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Q#67 Electrostatics GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

If  is the electric field intensity,  is equal to

Null vector

Zero

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Q#68 Power Semiconductor Devices GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

An electronic switch S is required to block voltages of either polarity during its OFF state as shown in Figure a. This switch is required to conduct in only one direction during its ON state as shown in Figure b.

Which of the following are valid realizations of the switch S?

Only P

P and Q

P and R

R and S

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Q#69 Fault Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The p.u. parameters for a 500 MVA machine on its own base are:

Inertia M = 20 p.u.; reactance X = 2 p.u.

The p.u. values of inertia and reactance on 100 MVA common base, respectively, are

4, 0, 4

100, 10

4, 10

100, 0.4

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Q#70 Fault Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The parameters of a transposed overhead transmission line are given as:

Self reactance  / km and Mutual reactance

The positive sequence reactance and zero sequence reactance, respectively, in Ω/km are

0.3, 0.2

0.5, 0.2

0.5, 0.6

0.3, 0.6

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Q#71 Fault Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

At a 220 kV substation of a power system, it is given that the three-phase fault level is 4000 MVA and single-line to ground fault level is 5000 MVA. Neglecting the resistance and the shunt susceptances of the system,         

(A) The positive sequence driving point reactance at the bus is:

(a) 2.5 Ω          (b) 4.033 Ω

(c) 5.5 Ω          (d) 12.1 Ω

(B) And the zero sequence driving point reactance at the bus is:                

(a) 2.2 Ω          (b) 4.84 Ω

(c) 18.18 Ω          (d) 22.72 Ω

(A) (d) (B) (a)

(A) (c) (B) (b)

(A) (d) (B) (b)

(A) (a) (B) (b)

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Q#72 Phase Controlled Converter GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

A three-phase diode bridge rectifier is fed from a 400V RMS, 50 Hz, three-phase AC source. If the load is purely resistive, the peak instantaneous output voltage is equal to

400 V      

 V

 V      

V

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Q#73 Time Response Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

When subjected to a unit step input, the closed loop control system shown in Figure will have a steady state error of

-1.0

-0.5

0

0.5

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Q#74 Sinusoidal Steady State Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The RMS value of the voltage is:

5V

7V

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Q#75 Fault Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

At a 220 kV substation of a power system, it is given that the three-phase fault level is 4000 MVA and single-line to ground fault level is 5000 MVA. Neglecting the resistance and the shunt susceptances of the system, the zero sequence driving point reactance at the bus is:  

2.2 Ω  

4.84 Ω

18.18 Ω

22.72 Ω

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Q#76 Sinusoidal Steady State Analysis GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The RL circuit of Figure is fed from a constant magnitude, variable frequency sinusoidal voltage source . At 100 Hz, the R and L elements each have a voltage drop . If the frequency of the source is changed to 50 Hz, the new voltage drop across R is:

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Q#77 OP-AMP and its Applications GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Consider the inverting amplifier, using an ideal operational amplifier shown in Figure. The designer wishes to realize the input resistance seen by the small signal source to be as large as possible, while keeping the voltage gain between –10 and –25, the upper limit on  is 1 MΩ. The value of  should be

Infinity

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Q#78 Synchronous Machines GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

In relation to the synchronous machines, which one of the following statements is false?

In salient pole machines, the direct-axis synchronous reactance is greater than the quadrature-axis synchronous reactance

The damper bars help the synchronous motor self-start

Short circuit ratio is the ratio of the field current required to produce the rated voltage on open circuit to the rated armature current

The V-curve of a synchronous motor represents the variation in the armature current with field excitation, at a given output power

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Q#79 OP-AMP and its Applications GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

In Figure if the input is a sinusoidal signal, the output will appear as shown in                

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Q#80 Synchronous Machines GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A 1000 kVA, 6.6 kV, 3-phase star connected cylindrical pole synchronous generator has a synchronous reactance of 20 Ω. Neglect the armature resistance and consider operation at full load and unity power factor.        

The induced emf (line-to-line) is close to

 5.5 kV

7.2 kV

9.6 kV

12.5 kV

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Q#81 Synchronous Machines GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A 1000 kVA, 6.6 kV, 3-phase star connected cylindrical pole synchronous generator has a synchronous reactance of 20 Ω. Neglect the armature resistance and consider operation at full load and unity power factor.        

The power (or torque) angle is close to?

13.9°

18.3°

24.6°

33.0°

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Q#82 DC Machines GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Two magnetic poles revolve around a stationary armature carrying two coils as shown in Figure. Consider the instant when the poles are in a position as shown. Identify the correct statement regarding the polarity of the induced EMF at this instant in coil sides and  

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Q#83 DC Machines GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A 50 kW dc shunt motor is loaded to draw rated armature current at any given speed. When driven (i) at half the rated speed by armature voltage control and (ii) at 1.5 times the rated speed by field control, the respective output powers delivered by the motor are approximately

25 kW in (i) and 75 kW in (ii)

25 kW in (i) and 50 kW in (ii)

50 kW in (i) and 75 kW in (ii)

50 kW in (i) and 50 kW in (ii)

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Q#84 Electro-mechanical Instruments GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Two wattmeters, which are connected to measure the total power on a three phase system supplying a balanced load, read 10.5 kW and -2.5 kW, respectively. The total power and the power factor, respectively, are

13.0 kW, 0.334

13.0 kW, 0.684

8.0 kW, 0.52

8.0 kW, 0.334

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Q#85 DC Machines GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

In relation to DC machines, match the following and choose the correct combination.

Group –1

Performance Variables

Group – 2

Proportional to

(P) Armature emf (E)

(Q) Developed torque (T)

(R) Developed power (P)

(1) Flux ( φ), speed (ω) and armature current ()

(2)   φ and ω only

(3)   φ and only

(4)   and ω only

(5)   only

P − 3 Q − 3 R − 1

P − 2 Q − 5 R − 4

P − 3 Q − 5  R − 4

P − 2 Q − 3 R − 1

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Q#86 Induction Machines GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

On the torque/speed curve of induction motor shown in Figure, four points of operation are market as W, X, Y and Z. Which one of them represents the operation at a slip greater than 1?

W

X

Y

Z

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Q#87 Electro-mechanical Instruments GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

A PMMC voltmeter is connected across a series combination of a DC voltage source  and an AC voltage source.  The meter reads

2V      

5V

V      

V

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Q#88 Induction Machines GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

For an induction motor, operating at a slip s, the ratio of gross power output to air gap power is equal to:

(1 – s)

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Q#89 Electro-mechanical Instruments GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A DC ammeter has a resistance of 0.1Ω and its current range is 0 – 100A. If the range is to be extended to 0 – 500A, the meter requires the following shunt resistance

0.010 Ω     

0.011 Ω

0.025 Ω     

1.0 Ω

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Q#90 Induction Machines GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Under no load condition, if the applied voltage to an induction motor is reduced from the rated voltage to half the rated value,

The speed decreases and the stator current increases

Both the speed and the stator current decrease

The speed and the stator current remain practically constant

There is negligible change in the speed but the stator current decreases

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Q#91 Electro-mechanical Instruments GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A 1000 V DC supply has two 1-core cables as its positive and negative leads; their insulation resistances to earth are 4 MΩ and 6 MΩ, respectively, as shown in Figure. A voltmeter with resistance 50 KΩ is used to measure the insulation of the cable. When connected between the positive core and earth, the voltmeter reads

 

8 V

16 V

24 V

40 V

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Q#92 Induction Machines GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A three-phase cage induction motor is started by direct-on-line (DOL) switching at the rated voltage. If the starting current drawn is 6 times the full load current, and the full load slip is 4%, the ratio of the starting developed torque to the full load torque is approximately equal to

0.24

1.44

2.40

6.00

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Q#93 Transformers GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Which three-phase connection can be used in a transformer to introduce a phase difference of 30° between its output and corresponding input line voltages

Star - Star          

Star – Delta

Delta - Delta          

Delta – Zigzag

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Q#94 Induction Machines GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

In a single phase induction motor driving a fan load, the reason for having a high resistance rotor is to achieve

Low starting torque

Quick acceleration

High efficiency

Reduced size

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Q#95 Induction Machines GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion [a] and the Reason [r].

Assertion: Under V/f control of induction motor, the maximum value of the developed torque remains constant over a wide range of speed in the sub-synchronous region.

Reason: The magnetic flux is maintained almost constant at the rated value by keeping the ratio V/f constant over the considered speed range.

Both [a] and [r] are true and [r] is the correct reason for [a]

Both [a] and [r] are true but [r] is not the correct reason for [a]

Both [a] and [r] are false

[a] is true but [r] is false

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Q#96 Transformers GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The equivalent circuit of a transformer has leakage reactance and magnetizing reactance . Their magnitudes satisfy

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Q#97 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

An 800 kV transmission line has a maximum power transfer capacity P, on the operated at 400 kV with the series reactance unchanged, the new maximum power transfer capacity is approximately

P

2P

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Q#98 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The insulation strength of an EHV transmission line is mainly governed by

Load power factor

Switching over-voltages

Harmonics

Corona

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Q#99 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2005 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

High Voltage DC (HVDC) transmission is mainly used for

Bulk power transmission over very long distances

Inter-connecting two systems with the same nominal frequency

Eliminating reactive power requirement in the operation

Minimizing harmonics at the converter stations

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Q#100 Transmission and Distribution GATE EE 2005 MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

At an industrial sub-station with a 4 MW load, a capacitor of 2 MVAR is installed to maintain the load power factor at 0.97 lagging. If the capacitor goes out of service, the load power factor becomes

0.85 lag

1.00 lag

0.80 lag

0.90 lag

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