Engineering Questions with Answers - Multiple Choice Questions
Basic Electrical Engineering MCQ’s – Inductive and Non-Inductive Circuits
1 - Question
In case of Inductive circuit, Frequency is ______________ to the inductance.
a) Directly proportional
b) Inversely proportional
c) Unrelated
d) Much greater than
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Answer: b
Explanation: The formula for frequency in an inductive circuit is:
XL=2*π*f*L.
Therefore: f is inversely proportional to L.
2 - Question
In case of Inductive circuit, Frequency is ______________ to the current.
a) Directly proportional
b) Inversely proportional
c) Unrelated
d) Much greater than
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Answer: b
Explanation: The formula for frequency in an inductive circuit is:
XL=2*π*f*L => i=V/(2*π*f*L)
Therefore: f is inversely proportional to i.
3 - Question
In an inductive circuit, when the XL value increases, the circuit power factor?
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains the same
d) Becomes zero
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Answer: b
Explanation: tan ϕ = XL/R and Power factor=cos ϕ
As XL increases, tan ϕ increases, ϕ increases, cos ϕ decreases and hence power factor decreases.
4 - Question
If the current and voltage are 90 degrees out of phase, the power factor will be?
a) 0
b) Infinity
c) 1
d) Insufficient information provided
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Answer: a
Explanation: The power factor is the cosine of the angle between the voltage and the current. If the angle between the voltage and the current is 90, then cos90=0. Hence, the power factor is zero.
5 - Question
In a pure inductive circuit, the power factor is __________
a) Maximum
b) Minimum
c) 0
d) Infinity
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Answer: c
Explanation: In a pure inductive circuit, the current is lagging by 90 degrees from the voltage. The power factor is the cosine of the angle between the voltage and the current. If the angle between the voltage and current is 90, then cos90=0. Hence, the power factor is zero.
6 - Question
If the power factor is 1/10 and the value of impedance is 20 ohm, calculate the resistance in the circuit.
a) 1 ohm
b) 2 ohm
c) 3 ohm
d) 4 ohm
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Answer: b
Explanation: We know that:
cos(ϕ)=R/Z
R=Z cos(ϕ) = 20/10 = 2 ohm.
7 - Question
If the resistance in a circuit is 2 ohm and the impedance is 20 ohm, calculate the power factor.
a) 1/10
b) 1/20
c) 1/30
d) 1/40
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Answer: a
Explanation: We know that:
cos(ϕ)=R/Z = 2/20 = 1/10 ohm.
8 - Question
If tan ϕ = 10 and the resistance is 2 ohm, calculate the inductive reactance.
a) 10 ohm
b) 20 ohm
c) 30 ohm
d) 40 ohm
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Answer: b
Explanation: We know that:
tan(ϕ)=XL/R
From the given question, we find that the inductive reactance is 20 ohm.
9 - Question
What is the unit for inductive reactance?
a) Henry
b) Ohm
c) Farad
d) Volts
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Answer: b
Explanation: Inductive reactance is nothing but the impedance. Impedance is the AC equivalent of resistance, hence the unit for inductive reactance is ohm.
10 - Question
An induced emf is said to be ________
a) Inductive
b) Capacitive
c) Resistive
d) Cannot be determined
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Answer: a
Explanation: Any circuit in which a change of current is accompanied by a change of flux, and therefore by an induced emf, is said to be inductive.