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Post NameASSISTANT ENGINEER - SR FOR ST ONLY
DepartmentUNITED ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES LTD
Question Paper Code058/2016/OL
Category Code026/2014
Date of Test27 June 2016
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOnline Examination
Total Questions100
1
Right of minorities to establish and run educational institutions is related to the ____________ of the Indian Constitution.
Answer
A. Article 30
2
Fundamental rights of Indian Constitution is indebted to
Answer
C. USA
3
__________ provides for free and compulsory education to all children between 6 and 14 years of age.
Answer
B. 86th amendment
4
Election and Election Commission is mentioned in the _____________ of Indian Constitution.
Answer
D. Article 324
5
Govt of India introduced a new plan for the differently abled
Answer
A. Sugama Bharath Abhiyan
6
First Woman Judge of Supreme Court
Answer
C. Fathima Beevi
7
Panchayathraj System is introduced at first in
Answer
A. Rajasthan
8
Who wrote the book "Onnekalkodi Malayalikal" ?
Answer
D. E M S Namboodirippad
9
The poem "Navamanjari" is the work of
Answer
A. Sree Narayana Guru
10
Who published an Arabic-Malayalam monthly called 'Al-Islam' ?
Answer
B. Vakkam Abdul Khadar Maulavi
11
Savarnajatha procession set out from Vaikom under the leadership of
Answer
D. Mannathu Padmanabhan
12
Author of "Jathikummi"
Answer
C. Pandit Karuppan
13
The printing press set by father Chavara Kuriakose at
Answer
B. Mannanam
14
Who founded Samathwasamajam ?
Answer
A. Vaikunda Swamikal
15
O N V Kurup won the Jnanapith Samman in
Answer
D. 2007
16
Who is the Present Union Minister for commerce and industry ?
Answer
B. Nirmala Sitaraman
17
The proposed capital of Andhra Pradesh
Answer
A. Amaravathi
18
The novel "The Name of the Rose" written by
Answer
C. Umberto Eco
19
Rhododendron is the national flower of
Answer
B. Nepal
20
The Southernmost point of India is
Answer
A. Indira point
21
A 150Ω resistance AB is connected across 240 V DC supply. Calculate the value of the resistance which when connected between the midpoint of AB and end A, will carry a current of 0.8 A.
Answer
D. 112.5Ω
22
The force experienced by a unit north pole at any point is called the
Answer
B. Magnetic field strength
23
The principle of statically induced EMF is utilized in
Answer
A. Transformer
24
The form factor of sinusoidal wave is
Answer
B. 1.11
25
In an AC circuit, the ratio of kW/kVA represents
Answer
A. Power factor
26
Which of the following is not expressed in ohms ?
Answer
B. Inductance
27
Which of the following statements associated with three phase delta connected circuits is true?
Answer
A. Line voltage is equal to phase voltage
28
A transformer having 1000 primary turns is connected to a 250 V AC supply. For a secondary voltage of 400 V the number of secondary turns should be
Answer
A. 1600
29
The induced emf in the armature conductors of a DC motor is
Answer
A. Sinusoidal
30
A 4 pole wave wound armature of a DC generator has 720 conductors and is rotated at 1000 RPM. If the useful flux is 20 m Wb. Calculate the generated voltage
Answer
B. 480 V
31
The pointer of an indicating instrument is in the final deflected position, when
Answer
C. The damping torque is zero
32
PMMC instrument can be used for
Answer
C. DC only
33
The Watt hour meter is _______ instrument.
Answer
A. An integrating
34
In a household single phase induction type energy meter, the meter can be reversed by
Answer
C. Opening the meter connections and reversing either the potential coil terminals or current coil terminals
35
A voltmeter has resistance of 2000Ω when it is connected across a DC circuit and its power consumption is 2 mW. Suppose this voltmeter is replaced by voltmeter of 4000Ω resistance in the circuit, the power consumption will be
Answer
C. 1 mW
36
The power in a three phase circuit is measured using two watt meter method. The reading of one of the watt meters is positive and that of the other is negative. The magnitude of the reading is different. It can be concluded that the power factor of the circuit is
Answer
D. Less than 0.5 (lagging)
37
Creeping in a single phase induction type energy meter may be due to
Answer
D. All of the above
38
A 250 V moving iron voltmeter takes a current of 0.05 A when connected to a 250 V DC supply. The coil has an inductance of 1 H. Determine the percentage error when the meter is connected to a 250 V, 100 Hz AC supply.
Answer
B. 0.8%
39
Which of the following instrument is equally accurate in DC as well as AC circuits ?
Answer
A. Dynamometer type watt meter
40
The scale of PMMC instrument is uniform because
Answer
C. It is spring controlled
41
The donor concentration of Si crystal is 1.9 × 10²⁴/m³ and the intrinsic concentration is 1.4 × 10¹⁸/m³. Estimate the concentration of holes
Answer
A. 1.0 × 10¹²/m³
42
The Fermi level of intrinsic semiconductor is
Answer
C. Midway between conduction band and valance band
43
Diode in reverse bias is equivalent to
Answer
B. Resistor of high resistance
44
Give the relation between α and β of a transistor
Answer
D. β = α/(1 − α)
45
The diode that can be used as a voltage regulator is
Answer
B. Zener Diode
46
When the collector voltage in a NPN transistor increases, the effective base width decreases. This phenomenon is called
Answer
D. Early Effect
47
Find the amplification factor of a JFET having drain resistance 39 KΩ and transconductance 3 mS
Answer
C. 117
48
Peak inverse voltage of a diode in centre tap full wave rectifier is
Answer
A. 2Vₘ
49
The various colours of LED can be obtained by varying the
Answer
A. Material of the diode
50
Determine the stability factor of a transistor with β = 100 with fixed bias is
Answer
D. 101
51
The voltage buffer has
Answer
B. High input impedance and low output impedance
52
The gain of the RC coupled amplifier gets reduced at high frequencies due to
Answer
D. Interelectrode capacitance
53
Give the output signal of a common emitter amplifier having a gain of 100 for an input signal 0.3 cos (200t)
Answer
C. 30 cos (200t + 180°)
54
Heat sinks are used in power amplifier circuits to
Answer
C. Increase collector dissipation rating of the transistor
55
The main advantage of crystal oscillator is
Answer
B. High frequency stability
56
Which of the given characteristics are false in case of ideal OPAMP ?
Answer
A. Infinite output impedance
57
Find the signal to noise ratio for diode current I_D = 1 μA over a 2 MHz bandwidth.
Answer
C. 72 dB
58
Which of the following causes the drain current to increase with V_DS in the saturation region?
Answer
A. Channel length modulation
59
Why is polysilicon, rather than metal, used for the gate in modern MOS transistors ?
Answer
B. It simplifies the fabrication process
60
What is the level of roll off in most OPAMPs ?
Answer
D. –6 dB/octave or –20 dB/decade
61
Choose the open thermodynamic system
Answer
B. Centrifugal pump
62
Choose the specific property of a thermodynamic system
Answer
A. Density
63
One ton of refrigeration is equivalent to
Answer
C. 3.5 kW
64
What is mounted on the crankshaft to transform rotary motion into back and forth motion for actuating the valves ?
Answer
D. Cam shaft
65
Which is not a part of petrol engine ?
Answer
B. Fuel injector
66
A pelton wheel is ideally suited for
Answer
A. High head/Low discharge
67
Which of the following water turbines does not require a draft tube ?
Answer
D. Pelton turbine
68
For transferring power through 90° the suitable gear is
Answer
C. Bevel
69
Cavitation in centrifugal pumps can be reduced by
Answer
B. Reducing suction head
70
The pump is to pumping high viscous fluid belongs the category of
Answer
A. Screw pump
71
Identify the hardest tool material
Answer
D. Diamond
72
The essential constituent of any hardened steel is
Answer
C. Martensite
73
The collapsible tooth paste tube are made by
Answer
D. Extrusion
74
The vertical passage for bringing molten metal to mould cavity is called
Answer
A. Sprue
75
In investment casting the mould is usually made of
Answer
C. Wax
76
Electronic components are usually joined by
Answer
C. Soldering
77
Which of the following is a single point cutting tool ?
Answer
A. Parting tool
78
Enlarging an existing circular hole with a rotating single point tool is called
Answer
B. Boring
79
Which of the following aspect would lead to interchangeability ?
Answer
C. Quality control
80
Twist drills are made by
Answer
D. High speed steel
81
Newtons I law of motion gives the concept of
Answer
B. Inertia
82
Which of the following physical quantity is not a vector ?
Answer
A. Mass
83
When a bullet is fired from a gun, it is recoiled in backward direction due to
Answer
D. Conservation of momentum
84
Which one of the following surface in contact has minimum coefficient of friction ?
Answer
B. Steel on steel
85
An increase in load at the free end of a cantilever is likely to cause failure
Answer
A. At fixed support end
86
A beam 10 m long is simply supported at the ends, carries a load of 1000 N at the mid of span, the bending moment under the load is
Answer
D. 5000 Nm
87
Which among the following substance is most elastic ?
Answer
A. Steel
88
When a body executes simple harmonic motion there is always a constant ratio between the displacement of mass and
Answer
B. Acceleration
89
A closed coil helical spring of stiffness 30 N/mm is arranged in series with another such spring of stiffness 60 N/mm. The stiffness of composite unit is
Answer
D. 20 N/mm
90
The diameter of a shaft is increased from 30 mm to 60 mm and other conditions remain same, how many times its torque carrying capacity increases
Answer
C. 8 times
91
The back staff reading on a B.M. of R.L. 100.000 is 2.685 m. If foresight reading on a point is 1.345 m, the RL of the point is
Answer
C. 101.340
92
An imaging line joining the points of equal elevation on the surface of the earth is called
Answer
D. Contour line
93
Bulking of sand is caused due to
Answer
A. Surface moisture
94
Long column is one which has ratio of effective length and least lateral dimension
Answer
B. Greater than 15
95
Apparatus used to test soundness of cement is
Answer
C. Lechatelier apparatus
96
According to Indian Road Congress, width of carriage way is
Answer
D. All the above
97
Piece of brick cut with its one corner equivalent to half the length and half the width of a full brick is known as
Answer
B. King closer
98
The standard BOD of water is taken for
Answer
A. 5 days at 20°C
99
Acid rains are caused due to atmospheric pollution of
Answer
D. Sulphur dioxide
100
Chlorine available in water after chlorination process is called
Answer
D. Residual chlorine

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