MODULE – III

Three-Phase Systems and Magnetic Circuits (4L)

Easy start _ CO3 start1. (i)The In a balanced three-phase system, the three voltages are:
A. Equal in magnitude but differ by 60°
B. Unequal in magnitude and differ by 120°
C. Equal in magnitude and differ by 120°
D. Unequal in magnitude and differ by 90°

[Link] in a magnetic circuit is analogous to which electrical quantity?

A. Voltage
B. Current
C. Resistance
D. Power

3. The unit of magnetic flux density (B) is:

A. Weber (Wb)
B. Tesla (T)
C. A·turns
D. Henry (H)

4. A 3-phase, 400 V, balanced star-connected load takes 10 A at 0.8 pf lag. The total
power consumed is:
A. 4.8 kW
B. 5.54 kW
C. 3.2 kW
D. 6.93 kW

[Link] reluctance of a magnetic circuit depends upon its

a) Length b) cross-section and length c) Resistivity d) cross-sectional area

Moderate_ start 6. The unit of Flux Density is

a) Weber b) tesla c) Coulomb d) none of these

7. Area of Hysteresis loop is a measure of

a) retentivity b) coercivity c) saturated flux density d) energy loss

[Link] unit of m.m.f is

a) AT b) A/T c) Tesla d) Wb/m2

Hard_start 9. The phase difference between any two phases in a three-phase system is—
a) 90°
b) 120° ✅
c) 180°
d) 60°
(Bloom: Remember)
10. In star connection, line voltage = ?
a) √3 × phase voltage ✅
b) Phase voltage
c) 3 × phase voltage
d) 1/√3 × phase voltage

MODULE - I

Group – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
Each of 1 marks

E_start CO1 start [Link] a resistor of 10 Ω carrying 2 A current, the voltage drop is:
A. 5 V
B. 10 V
C. 15 V
D. 20 V
2. Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL) is based on:
A. Conservation of energy
B. Conservation of charge
C. Conservation of momentum
D. Conservation of flux
3. In nodal analysis, the number of equations required equals:
A. Total number of elements
B. Total number of loops
C. Total number of nodes minus one
D. Total number of voltage sources
[Link] a DC circuit, 10 A current flows through a 5 Ω resistor. The power dissipated is:
A. 10 W
B. 25 W
C. 50 W
D. 500 W
5. In mesh analysis, which law is directly applied?
A. KCL
B. KVL
C. Faraday’s Law
D. Ampere’s Law
6. For an inductor of 1 H carrying 3 A current, the stored energy is:
A. 1.5 J
B. 3 J
C. 4.5 J
D. 9 J
M_start 7. A circuit has Vth=12V and Rth=3Ω . Find current through RL=3Ω.
A. 1 A
B. 2 A
C. 3 A
D. 4 A
8. If there are 8 nodes in network, we can get ____ number of equations in the nodal analysis.
a) 9 b) 8 c)7 d) 6

[Link] analysis is generally used to determine _________

a) Voltage b) Current c) Resistance d) Power

10 According to KVL, the algebraic sum of all IR drops and emfs in any closed loop of a
network is always —
a) Zero
b) Positive
c) Negative
d) Determined by battery emf
H_start 11. Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL) is based on which fundamental principle?
a) Law of conservation of energy
b) Law of conservation of charge
c) Ohm’s law
d) Faraday’s law
(Bloom: Understand)
12. A dependent current source delivers current proportional to—
a) Its own voltage
b) Voltage or current in another element
c) The input power
d) Frequency of supply

MODULE - II

Group – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
Each of 1 marks

E_start CO1 start11. (i)Form factor for a sine wave is

a) 1.414 b) 0.707 c) 1.11 d) 0.637

(ii)Real part of impedance is.......... and the imaginary part is........

a) admittance, resistance b) Resistance, reactance c) Resistance, inductance d) Resistance,

capacitance

CO2 start1(iii)When a pure inductance is connected to an ac sources, the voltage _____ the
current through it by ____

a) lags,90deg b) leads, 90deg c) lags, 45deg d) leads, 45deg

(iv)The power consumed by a pure capacitance connected to ac source is

a) zero b) very low c) high d) infinite

(v)If the peak value of a sine wave is 100 volts, then its rms value will be

a) 70.7 V b) 63.6 V c) 100 V d) 88 V

(vi)The power factor of a purely inductive circuit is

a) zero b) one c) infinity d) 0.5

(vii) Power factor of electric bulb is............

a) Zero b) Unity c) Leading d) Lagging

(viii) The units of the apparent power is

a) Watts b) VAR c) VA d) None

M_start [Link] a pure inductive circuit, current:

A. Leads voltage by 90°
B. Lags voltage by 90°
C. In phase with voltage
D. Leads voltage by 180°
10. Reactance of inductor L=0.1H at 50 Hz:
A. 15.7 Ω
B. 31.4 Ω
C. 3.14 Ω
D. 314 Ω
11. In a series RLC circuit at resonance, the circuit behaves as:
A. Purely inductive
B. Purely capacitive
C. Purely resistive
D. Open circuit
12. In an AC circuit, apparent power is—
a) Real + Reactive power vector sum ✅
b) Equal to real power
c) Equal to reactive power
d) Always zero
(Bloom: Analyze)
H_ start [Link] resonance, current in RLC series circuit is—
a) Minimum
b) Maximum ✅
c) Zero
d) Infinite
(Bloom: Analyze)
Hard (4 Questions – Analyze/Evaluate)
14. Power factor correction using a capacitor improves—
a) Real power
b) Reactive power
c) Overall power factor ✅
d) Resistance
(Bloom: Evaluate)
15. If voltage = 100 ∠0°, current = 10 ∠–30°, power factor = ?
a) 0.5
b) 0.707 (lagging) ✅
c) 0.866 (leading)
d) 1.0
(Bloom: Analyze)
16. When R = 10 Ω, L = 0.1 H, f = 50 Hz, XL = ?
a) 15.7 Ω ✅
b) 31.4 Ω
c) 25 Ω
d) 5 Ω
(Bloom: Apply/Analyze)

MODULE - IV

Group – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
Each of 1 marks

CO3 startE_start 1. (i)Hysteresis loss in a transformer can be reduced using

a) Laminated Core b) Silicon Steel Core c) Oil d) None of these

(ii)The short-circuit test in a transformer is used to measure

a) Copper loss b) Winding loss c) Total loss d) Core loss

CO4 start(iii)The transformer ratings are usually expressed in terms of

a)KW b) KVA c) KVAR d) Amps

(iv)How many limbs are there in a Single phase shell type transformer?

a) 2 b) 3 c) 1 d) 4
(v)The efficiency of a transformer is maximum when
a) Copper losses are zero b) iron losses are zero c) Copper losses are 50% of the iron
losses d) copper losses are equal to iron losses

(vi)The regulation of a transformer is negative, if the load at the secondary side is

a) Resistive b) Inductive c) Capacitive d) Combination of resistive, inductive & capacitive

M_start (vii)In a transformer, the flux phasor

a) Leads the induced emf by 90o b) Lags the induced emf by 90o c) Leads the
induced emf by slightly less than 90o d) Lags the induced emf by slightly less than 90o

(viii)Hysteresis l+oss in a transformer varies as

a) square of frequency b) frequency c) square root of frequency d) reciprocal of

frequency

(ix)In a Transformer, electric power is transformed from primary to secondary without

change in
a) Voltage b) current
c) Frequency d) turns
(x)Transformer core is laminated to reduce
a) Copper loss b) eddy current loss
c) Hysteresis loss d)none of these
H_start (xi) Iron losses in a transformer are due to—
a) Hysteresis and eddy currents
b) Resistance
c) Leakage flux
d) Stray capacitance
(xii) Efficiency of a transformer is maximum when—
a) Core loss = Copper loss ✅
b) Core loss < Copper loss
c) Core loss > Copper loss
d) Load = 0
 MCQ questions practice set

Module 1: DC Circuits (12 MCQ)

Easy (6 Questions – Remember/Understand)

1. According to KVL, the algebraic sum of all IR drops and emfs in any closed loop of a
network is always —
a) Zero
b) Positive
c) Negative
d) Determined by battery emf
(Bloom: Understand)

2. Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL) is based on which fundamental principle?

a) Law of conservation of energy
b) Law of conservation of charge
c) Ohm’s law
d) Faraday’s law
(Bloom: Understand)

3. A dependent current source delivers current proportional to—

a) Its own voltage
b) Voltage or current in another element
c) The input power
d) Frequency of supply
(Bloom: Remember)

4. A practical voltage source consists of an ideal voltage source in—

a) Series with an internal resistance
b) Parallel with an internal resistance
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)
(Bloom: Understand)

5. Superposition theorem is applicable to—

a) Linear circuits only
b) Nonlinear circuits
c) Both
d) AC circuits only
(Bloom: Understand)

6. Thevenin’s theorem simplifies a network to—

a) One current source and one resistor
b) One voltage source and one resistor
c) Two voltage sources
 d) One current and voltage source
(Bloom: Understand)

Moderate (4 Questions – Apply/Analyze)

7. The current flowing through the resistors of 10 Ω, 20 Ω, and 30 Ω connected in series is 2

A. The circuit is connected across a DC supply of —
(a) 240 V
(b) 60 V
(c) 120 V
(d) 30 V
(Bloom: Apply)

8. In mesh analysis, the number of mesh equations required equals—

a) Number of nodes
b) Number of loops
c) Number of sources
d) Number of branches
(Bloom: Apply)

9. A 10 V source in series with 2 Ω is converted into its equivalent current source. The current
source value is—
a) 2 A
b) 5 A
c) 10 A
d) 20 A
(Bloom: Apply)

10. Using Thevenin’s theorem helps in—

a) Measuring current in any branch
b) Reducing a complex circuit for easy analysis
c) Converting AC to DC
d) Finding total energy stored
(Bloom: Analyze)

Hard (2 Questions – Analyze/Evaluate)

11. When applying superposition theorem, power due to each source is—
a) Added directly
b) Divided equally
c) Not additive
d) Multiplied
(Bloom: Analyze)
 12. In a complex resistive network, if all sources are removed and open-circuited, we are
finding—
a) Load resistance
b) Thevenin resistance
c) Norton current
d) Equivalent voltage
(Bloom: Evaluate)

Module 2: AC Fundamentals (16 MCQ)

Easy (8 Questions – Remember/Understand)

1. The frequency of a sinusoidal waveform is the reciprocal of—

a) Amplitude
b) Period
c) RMS value
d) Average value
(Bloom: Remember)

2. The RMS value of a sinusoidal voltage is—

a) 0.707 × Vmax
b) 0.637 × Vmax
c) 1.11 ×Vavg
d) Equal to Vavg
(Bloom: Remember)

3. For a pure inductor, current—

a) Leads voltage by 90°
b) Lags voltage by 90°
c) Is in phase
d) None
(Bloom: Understand)

4. In a purely resistive AC circuit, the power factor is—

a) 0
b) 0.5
c) 1
d) Variable
(Bloom: Understand)

5. Phasors are used to represent—

a) DC quantities
b) Sinusoidal quantities
c) Non-periodic quantities
d) Random signals
(Bloom: Understand)
 6. Average value of a half-wave rectified sine wave is—
a) 0.707 × Vm
b) 0.637 × Vm
c) 0.5 ×Vm
d) Vm
(Bloom: Remember)

7. The impedance of an RLC series circuit at resonance is—

a) Minimum and equal to R
b) Maximum and equal to X
c) Zero
d) Infinite
(Bloom: Understand)

8. Reactive power is measured in—

a) Watts
b) Volt-Amps
c) Volt-Ampere Reactive (VAR)
d) Joules
(Bloom: Remember)

Moderate (4 Questions – Apply/Analyze)

9. A 10 Ω resistor and a 10 Ω inductive reactance are in series. The power factor is—
a) 1
b) 0.707
c) 0.5
d) 0
(Bloom: Apply)

10. In an RLC series circuit, if XL > XC, the circuit is—

a) Resistive
b) Inductive
c) Capacitive
d) Resonant
(Bloom: Apply)

11. In an AC circuit, apparent power is—

a) Real + Reactive power vector sum
b) Equal to real power
c) Equal to reactive power
d) Always zero
(Bloom: Analyze)

12. At resonance, current in RLC series circuit is—

a) Minimum
 b) Maximum
c) Zero
d) Infinite
(Bloom: Analyze)

Hard (4 Questions – Analyze/Evaluate)

13. Power factor correction using a capacitor improves—

a) Real power
b) Reactive power
c) Overall power factor
d) Resistance
(Bloom: Evaluate)

14. If voltage = 100 ∠0°, current = 10 ∠–30°, power factor = ?

a) 0.5
b) 0.707 (lagging)
c) 0.866 (leading)
d) 1.0
(Bloom: Analyze)

15. When R = 10 Ω, L = 0.1 H, f = 50 Hz, XL = ?

a) 15.7 Ω
b) 31.4 Ω
c) 25 Ω
d) 5 Ω
(Bloom: Apply/Analyze)

16. In an RLC circuit at resonance, Q-factor determines—

a) Efficiency
b) Sharpness of resonance
c) Current magnitude
d) Power loss
(Bloom: Evaluate)

Module 3: Three-Phase Systems & Magnetic Circuits (10 MCQ)

Easy (5 Questions – Remember/Understand)

1. The phase difference between any two phases in a three-phase system is—
a) 90°
b) 120°
c) 180°
d) 60°
(Bloom: Remember)
 2. In star connection, line voltage = ?
a) √3 × phase voltage
b) Phase voltage
c) 3 × phase voltage
d) 1/√3 × phase voltage
(Bloom: Remember)

3. MMF is the product of—

a) Flux and current
b) Current and turns
c) Voltage and current
d) Resistance and flux
(Bloom: Understand)

4. Flux density is measured in—

a) Weber
b) Tesla
c) Ampere-turn
d) Henry
(Bloom: Remember)

5. The magnetic reluctance is inversely proportional to—

a) Permeability
b) Length
c) Flux
d) Cross-section
(Bloom: Understand)

Moderate (3 Questions – Apply/Analyze)

6. In a delta connection, line current = ?

a) √3 × phase current
b) Equal to phase current
c) 3 × phase current
d) 1/√3 × phase current
(Bloom: Apply)

7. If two wattmeters read equal and positive in a 3-phase system, power factor = ?
a) 0
b) 0.5
c) 0.866
d) 1
(Bloom: Analyze)

8. Magnetic circuits are analogous to electrical circuits with flux corresponding to—
a) Voltage
 b) Current
c) Resistance
d) Power
(Bloom: Analyze)

Hard (2 Questions – Evaluate/Create)

9. When magnetic saturation occurs, the B-H curve becomes—

a) Linear
b) Exponential
c) Nonlinear
d) Constant
(Bloom: Evaluate)

10. If flux = 0.005 Wb and area = 0.01 m², flux density = ?

a) 0.2 T
b) 2 T
c) 5 T
d) 0.5 T
(Bloom: Apply/Evaluate)

Module 4: Single-Phase Transformers (12 MCQ)

Easy (6 Questions – Remember/Understand)

1. A transformer operates on the principle of—

a) Electrostatic induction
b) Mutual induction
c) Self-induction
d) Magnetoresistance
(Bloom: Remember)

2. In a transformer, EMF per turn of primary and secondary is—

a) Different
b) Same
c) Zero
d) Proportional to current
(Bloom: Understand)

3. The core of a transformer is made of—

a) Copper
b) Aluminum
c) Laminated steel
d) Iron wire
(Bloom: Remember)
 4. The function of transformer oil is—
a) Cooling and insulation
b) Lubrication
c) Power transfer
d) Noise reduction
(Bloom: Understand)

5. Iron losses in a transformer are due to—

a) Hysteresis and eddy currents
b) Resistance
c) Leakage flux
d) Stray capacitance
(Bloom: Understand)

6. Efficiency of a transformer is maximum when—

a) Core loss = Copper loss
b) Core loss < Copper loss
c) Core loss > Copper loss
d) Load = 0
(Bloom: Understand)

Moderate (4 Questions – Apply/Analyze)

7. If N₂/N₁ = 4 and V₁ = 100 V, then V₂ = ?

a) 25 V
b) 400 V
c) 100 V
d) 200 V
(Bloom: Apply)

8. In an ideal transformer, input power = ?

a) Output power
b) Zero
c) Less than output
d) Always greater
(Bloom: Analyze)

9. Copper losses vary with—

a) Voltage
b) Frequency
c) Load current squared
d) Core flux
(Bloom: Apply)

10. For a transformer with 98% efficiency, the losses are—

a) 2% of input power
 b) 2% of output power
c) 0%
d) Variable
(Bloom: Analyze)

Hard (2 Questions – Evaluate/Create)

11. If a transformer is over-excited, the magnetizing current—

a) Decreases
b) Increases sharply
c) Becomes zero
d) Remains constant
(Bloom: Evaluate)

12. A 1 kVA, 230/115 V transformer used as an autotransformer (with 230 V input) will have
output power of approximately—
a) 1 kVA
b) 1.5 kVA
c) 2 kVA
d) 0.5 kVA
(Bloom: Create/Evaluate)