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 MODEL PAPER-1
SECTION-A
1. A transformer core is laminated to _______
(A) reduce hysteresis loss (B) reduce eddy current losses
(C) reduce copper losses (D) reduce all the above losses
2. The no-load current drawn by transformer is usually what percent of the full-load
current?
(A) 0.2 to 0.5 per cent (B) 2 to 5 per cent
(C) 12 to 15 per cent (D) 20 to 30 per cent
3. The full-load copper loss of a transformer is 1600 W. At half load the copper loss will be
(A) 6400 W (B) 1600 W
(C) 800 W (D) 400 W
4. During short-circuit test iron losses are negligible because _________
(A) the current on secondary side is negligible
(B) the voltage on secondary side does not vary
(C) the voltage applied on primary side is low
(D) full-load current is not supplied to the transformer
5. The function of breather in a transformer is ___________
(A) to provide oxygen inside the tank
(B) to cool the coils during reduced load
(C) to filter the transformer cooling oil
(D) to arrest flow of moisture when outside air enters the transformer
6. A 500 KVA transformer has constant loss of 500 W and cooper looses at full load are
2000 W. The load KVA corresponding to maximum efficiency is ______
(A) 250 KVA (B) 500 KVA
(C) 1000 KVA (D) 125 KVA
7. The voltage regulation of a transformer at full-load 0.8 power factor lag is 6%. Its
voltage regulation at full-load 0.8 power factor lead will be ______
(A) Negative (B) 54%
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8. The purpose of providing dummy cols in a D.C. generator is
A. T o enhance flux density B. To amplify voltage
C. To provide mechanical balance for the rotor D. To reduce eddy current
9. In a DC generator lap winding used for
(A) low voltage, low current (B) low voltage, high current
(C) high voltage, low current (D) high voltage, high current
10. Which of the following DC generator has very low voltage on open circuit?
(A) DC series generator (B) DC shunt generator
(C) DC compound generator (D) All the above
11. A 220 V DC motor has an armature resistance of 0.5 Ω. If back emf developed is 200 V,
the current drawn by the motor is _____
(A) 4 A (B) 20 A
(C) 40 A (D) 110 A
12. The effect of inserting a resistance in series with the field winding of a shunt motor is
to:
(A) increase the magnetic field (B) increase the speed of the motor
(C) decrease the armature current (D) reduce the speed of the motor
13. If the current in the armature of d.c. series motor is reduced to 5% , the torque of the
motor will become
(A) 50% of the previous value (B) 25% of the previous value
(C) 150% of the previous value (D) 125% of the previous value
14. Which of the following dc motors is suitable for high starting torque?
(A) shunt motor (B) cumulative compound motor
(C) compound motor (D) series motor
15. In Swinburne's method for the determination of efficiency of a dc machine:
(A) the no-load losses are calculated and the copper losses are measured
(B) the no-load losses and measured copper losses are calculated
(C) both the no-load losses and the copper losses are measured
(D) both the no-load losses and the copper losses are calculated
16. Direct-on-line starters are not suitable for starting large dc motors because
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(C) the starting torque becomes very low (D) the motor may run away
17. A three-phase, 4-pole, 50 Hz induction motor runs at 1440 rpm. Its percentage slip is:
(A) 1% (B) 4%
(C) 25% (D) 50%
18. In case of the induction motors the torque is
(A) inversely proportional to V (B) directly proportional to V2
(C) inversely proportional to 1/√V (D) directly proportional to 1/V
19. The speed of a squirrel-cage induction motor cannot be controlled by
(A) changing supply frequency (B) changing number of poles
(C) changing winding resistance (D) reducing supply voltage
20. In an induction motor if R2 = rotor resistance and X2 = rotor reactance, then slip,
corresponding to maximum torque, SmaxT = _______
R2 X2
A B
X2 R2
C R 2 X2 D X2 − R 2
21. A three phase induction motor is started by using a star-delta starter. The starting
torque when compared with direct online starting, is
(A) increased by 3 times (B) increased by √3 times
(C) decreased by 3 times (D) decreased by √3 times
22. In a split-phase motor, the running winding should have
(A) high resistance and low inductance (B) low resistance and high Inductance
(C) high resistance as well as high inductance (D) low resistance as well as low inductance
23. In a shaded-pole single-phase motor, the revolving field is produced by the use of
(A) inductor (B) capacitor
(C) resistor (D) shading coils
24. In a capacitor-start and run motors the function of the running capacitor in series with
the auxiliary winding is to
(A) improve power factor (B) increase overload capacity
(C) reduce fluctuations in torque (D) to improve torque

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25. A schrage motor can run on
(A) zero slip (B) negative slip
(C) positive slip (D) any of the above
26. Which among these is the most severe fault?
(A) single line to ground fault (B) double line to ground fault
(C) line to line fault (D) symmetrical fault
27. For a current up to 10A which material is used as the fusing element?
(A) copper (B) silver
(C) alloy of lead and tin (D) zinc
28. The isolators used in the transmission lines are capable of braking
(A) fault current (B) no current
(C) charging current (D) load current
29. Which of the following circuit breakers used for the railway electrification?
(A) air blast CB (B) SF6 CB
(C) bulk oil CB (D) minimum oil CB
30. What is the main purpose of oil in the oil circuit breakers?
(A) provide insulation (B) quenching arc
(C) provide cooling of contacts (D) none of the above
31. Mho relay normally is used for protection of
(A) long transmission line (B) medium transmission line
(C) short transmission lines (D) no length criterion
32. The scheme adopted for bus-bar protection is
(A) split phase protection (B) differential protection
(C) over current protection (D) reverse power protection
33. Due to the Ferranti effect on long overhead lines----------
(A) receiving end voltage is less than sending voltage
(B) receiving end voltage is more than sending voltage
(C) receiving end voltage is equal to sending voltage
(D) receiving end voltage is not effected
34. Surge impedance of a transmission line is given by
(A) √L/C (B) √C/L

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(C) √LC (D) 1/√LC
35. The general distance for short transmission line is----------
(A) less than 80 km (B) 80-250 km
(C) more than 250 km (D) 150-300 km
36. Suspension type insulators are used for voltages beyond
(A) 220 V (B) 400 V
(C) 11 KV (D) 33 KV
37. Power Factor of industrial loads is generally
(A) unity (B) leading
(C) lagging (D) zero
38. Pole mounted transformer stations are meant for
(A) primary transmission (B) primary distribution
(C) secondary transmission (D) secondary distribution
39. Transmission lines are transposed to
(A) reduce copper loss
(B) reduce skin effect
(C) prevent interference with communication lines
(D) prevent short circuit between conductors
40. Corona occurs between two transmission lines when they are
(A) closely spaced (B) widely spaced
(C) having high potential difference (D) carrying DC power
41. The Distribution transformers is generally connected in
(A) delta-delta (B) star-delta
(C) delta-star (D) star-star
42. Differential relays are used to protect the equipment against
(A) internal faults (B) over current
(C) reverse current (D) external faults
43. The critical clearing time is related to
(A) steady state stability limit (B) transient stability limit
(C) short circuit current limit (D) none of these
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(A) solid (B) stranded
(C) both solid and stranded (D) none
45. Which of the following power distribution system gives better reliability?
(A) ring main system (B) radial system
(C) D.C 3-wire system (D) none
46. The meter used for measuring electrical energy of consumer is called
(A) wattmeter (B) ampere hour meter
(C) kwh meter (D) multimeter
47. The damping torque can be produced by
(A) eddy currents (B) gravity control
(C) electrostatically (D) thermally
48. The scale of moving iron instrument is
(A) uniform (B) cramped
(C) first uniform then conjusted (D) sensitive
49. The meter constant of energy meter is given by
(A) rev/kw (B) rev/kwh
(C) rev/watt (D) rev/kvar
50. When current transformers are not in use, the secondary should be
(A) fused (B) open circuited
(C) short circuited (D) grounded with primary
51. Average power in a purely resistive ac circuit is equal to
A. VIsin Ф B. VIcos Ф
C. VI D. VmIm
52. Form factor is always
(A) Greater than 1 (B) Less than 1
(C) Equal to 1 (D) zero
53. The RLC series circuit is ______ if XL=XC.
(A). Inductive (B ). Capacitive
(C). Resistive (D). None of above
54. Peak to peak value of the sinusoidal waveform is _______.
(A) 2Vpeak (B) 2Vrms

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(C) 2Vavg (D) Vpeak/2
55. In a pure capacitive circuit
(A) current lags behind the supply voltage by 90 degrees
(B) current leads behind the supply voltage by 90 degrees
(C) both voltage and current are in phase
(D) current lags behind the supply voltage by 45 degrees
56. Flame proof motors are used in
(A) paper mills (B) steel mills
(C) moist atmospheres (D) explosive atmospheres
57. Which of the following types of motor enclosure is safest
(A) open type (B) semi closed
(C) totally enclosed (D) totally enclosed fan cooled
58.Which of the following electrical braking is economical?
(A) dynamic (B) plugging
(C) regenerative (D) all of the above
59. The unit of luminous flux is
(A) steradian (B) candela
(C) lumen (D) lux
60. Which of the following will need the highest level of illumination?
(A) proof reading (B) bed rooms
(C) hospital wards (D) railway platforms
61. The output of a tungsten filament lamp depends on
(A) size of lamp (B) size of shell
(C) temperature of filament (D) all of the above
62. Steel rails are welded by
(A) argon arc welding (B) thermit welding
(C) gas welding (D) resistance welding
63. The voltage used in resistance welding is generally kept between
(A) 4-12 volts (B) 20-25 volts
(C) 40-60 volts (D) 80-90 volts

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64. Total flux or lumens required in any lighting scheme depends inversely on
(A) utilization factor (B) reduction factor
(C) reflection factor (D) none of the above
65. Which of the following heating method is used for heating plastics?
(A) resistance heating (B) induction heating
(C) dielectric heating (D) arc heating

SECTION-B

66. Opposite of ENORMOUS

(A) Soft (B) Average
(C) Tiny (D) Weak
67. Find the correctly spelt word
(A) Forcast (B) Forecaste
(C) Forcaust (D) Forecast
68. I saw a ...... of cows in the field.
(A) group (B) herd
(C) swarm (D) flock
69. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by
(A) the people
(B) Lok Sabha
(C) elected members of the legislative assembly
(D) elected members of the legislative council
70. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is
(A) 3:5 (B) 2:3
(C) 2:4 (D) 3:4
71. In which Indian state, NHPC Ltd has proposed to set up 100-200 Mw capacity solar
project?
(A) Gujarat (B) Odisha
(C) Telangana (D) Rajasthan
72. One thousand bytes represent a

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(A) megabyte (B) gigabyte
(C) kilobyte (D) All of these
73. DEL Command is used to
(A). delete files (B). delete directory
(C). delete labels (D). delete contents of file
74. Grammatical errors are shown in
(A) red (B) green
(C) blue (D) black
75. What is the literacy rate in Telangana–
(A) 59.11 % (B) 66.46 %
(C) 69.26 % (D) 72.08 %
76. Who is Brand Ambassador for Telangana?
(A) Sania Mirza (B) saina Nehwal
(C) Saket M (D) None of these
77. Which day is celebrated as Telangana Language day?
(A) 02,September (B) 09,September
(C) 01,September (D) 13,September
78. Which of the following is a prime number?
(A) 33 (B) 81
(C) 93 (D) 97
79. If 36 men can do a piece of work in 25 hours, in how many hours will 15 men do it?
(A) 10 (B) 60
(C) 20 (D) 50
80. In a certain code ‘MEAN’ is written as ‘8964’ and ‘NOBLE’ is written as ‘47529’.
How is LOAM written in that code?
(A) 2768 (B) 2758
(C) 2468 (D) 2968

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 MODEL PAPER-2
SECTION-A
1. Which of the following does not change in a transformer?
(A)Current (B)Voltage
(C)Frequency (D)All of the above
2. No-load test on a transformer is carried out to determine
(A) leakage reactance (B) winding resistances
(C) copper loss (D) magnetising current and no load loss
3. The efficiency of a transformer will be maximum when
(A) copper losses = hysteresis losses (B) hysteresis losses = eddy current losses
(C) eddy current losses = copper losses (D) copper losses = iron losses
4. Which of the following is not a part of transformer installation?
(A) Conservator (B) Breather
(C) Buchholz relay (D) Exciter
5. The regulation of the transformer will be zero for
(A) lagging p.f load (B) leading p.f load
(C) unity p.f load (D) both A and C
6. R1 is the resistance of the primary winding of a transformer. The turns ratio in terms of
primary to secondary is a. The equivalent resistance of the primary referred to as
secondary is
(A) R1/a (B) a2 R1
(C) R1/a2 (D) aR1
7. Which of the following statements are true about auto transformer?
(A) it has two separate windings (B) it has only one winding
(C) it can only step down the voltage (D) no winding
8. A transformer has a core loss of 100 watts and equivalent resistance referred to
secondary is 0.25 ohms. The output current corresponding to maximum efficiency is:
(A) 20 (B) 25
(C) 5 (D) 400
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(A) armature (B) windings
(C) yoke (D) at brush contact
10. The back to back test is best suited for
(A) small machines (B) medium size machines
(C) large machines (D) all of these
11. A d.c shunt motor runs at 200 V supply, if the armature current is 20 A and resistance
of the armature is 0.5 ohm, the back e.m.f develop will be
(A) 210 V (B) 200 V
(C) 190 V (D) 180 V
12. Interpoles are connected in series with the
(A) line (B) armature winding
(C) shunt field winding (D) line and armature winding
13. Which one of the following generators is used for charging batteries?
(A) compound generator (B) shunt generator
(C) series generator (D) tacho generator
14. A 3-phase, 4-pole, 50 Hz induction motor runs at 1440 rev/min. The frequency of the
induced e.m.f.'s in the rotor is:
(A) 2 Hz (B) 4 Hz
(C) 10 Hz (D) 50 Hz

15. A 4 point starter is used to start and control the speed of a

(A) dc shunt motor with armature resistance control
(B) dc shunt motor with field weakening control
(C) dc series motor
(D) dc compound motor
16. If the input voltage and frequency of supply is halved. to the three phase induction
motor
(A) the maximum torque is halved (B) maximum torque remains same
(C) the air gap flux is halved (D) none of these
17. While starting an induction motor with star-delta starter at the star position
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(B) the torque developed is 1/3 times that at the run position
(C) the current is 1/3 of the current at direct on line starting
(D) none of these
18. Which of the following methods is easily applicable to control the speed of the squirrel-
cage induction motor?
(A) By changing the number of stator poles (B) Rotor rheostat control
(C) By operating two motors in cascade (D) By injecting e.m.f. in the rotor circuit
19. The torque developed by a split phase motor is proportional to
(A) Sine of angle between Im and IS (B) Cosine of angle between lm and IS
(C) Main winding current, Im (D) Auxiliary winding current, IS

20. If any two phases for an induction motor are interchanged

(A) the motor will run in reverse direction (B) the motor will run at reduced speed
(C) the motor will not run (D) the motor will burn
21. In a shaded pole motor, shading coils are used to
(A) reduce winding losses (B) reduce friction losses
(C) produce rotating magnetic field (D) protect against sparking
22. A universal motor operates on
(A) constant speed and varying load (B) constant load and varying speed
(C) approximately constant speed and load (D) synchronous speed with varying load.
23. For 220 kV electric power line the circuit breaker performed is
(A) Air blast CB (B) Minimum Oil CB
(C) Vacuum CB (D) AB switch
24. Large internal faults are protected by
(A) Merz price percentage differential protection
(B). mho and ohm relays
(C) horn gaps and temperature relay
(D) earth fault and positive sequence relays
25. A buchholz relay can be installed on
(A) Auto-transformers (B) Air-cooled transformers
(C) Welding transformers (D) Oil cooled transformers

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26. For all circuit breakers the temperature of the oil and the breaker contacts should not
exceed
(A) 35 to 45°C (B) 60 to 70°C
(C) 70 to 80°C (D) 80 to 90°C
27. Which relay is preferred for phase fault on short transmission line?
(A) Induction type (B) Reactance
(C) Impendence (D) None of the above
28. Copper as conductor for cables is used as
(A) Annealed (B) Hardened and tempered
(C) Hard drawn (D) Alloy with chromium
29. Which of the parameter can be neglected for short line?
(A) Inductance (B) Capacitance
(C) Resistance (D) Reactance
30. Arc is a circuit breaker is interrupted at
(A) Zero current (B) Maximum current
(C) minimum voltage (D) Maximum voltage
31. Di-electric strength of SF6 is
(A) Less than that of air at atmospheric pressure
(B) Less than that of oil used in OCB
(C) More than that of oil used in OCB
(D) More at low pressure and low at higher pressure
32. Load curve helps in deciding
(A) Sizes of the generation units (B) total installed capacity of the planet
(C) operating schedule of generating units (D) all of the above
33. Impedence relay can be used for
(A) phase faults only (B) earth faults only
(C) both phase and earth faults (D) none of the above
34. Current rating is not necessary in case of
(A) isolators (B) circuit breakers
(C) load break switches (D) both B and C
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(A) transformer substation (B) service mains
(C) distributors (D)all of the above
36. The main reason for using high voltage for long distance power transmission is
(A) reduction in transmission losses (B) reduction in time of transmission
(C) increase in system reliability (D) none of the above
37. The sag of a transmission line is least affected owing to
(A) weight of the conductor (B) current through the conductor
(C) atmospheric temperature (D) ice deposition on the conductor
38. Which type of insulators are used on 132 kV transmission lines?
(A) pin type (B) disc type
(C) shackle type (D) strain type
39. Corona is likely to occur maximum in case of
(A) distribution lines (B) transmission lines
(C) domestic wiring (D) service mains
40. Capacitors are used in power system to
(A) improve supply power factor (B) improve voltage regulation
(C) change the load characteristics (D) all of the above
41. Single core cables are usually not provided with armouring in order to
(A) avoid excessive loss in armour (B) make cable more flexible
(C) make the cable non hygroscopic (D) none
42. The distribution systems in India are mostly
(A) radial (B) parallel
(C) network (D) either B or C
43. On what basis is the insulation level of a 400kV, EHV overhead transmission line
decided?
(A) lighting overvoltage (B) corona inception voltage
(C) switching overvoltage (D) Radio and TV interference
44. Sheaths are used in cable to
(A) provide proper insulation (B) provide mechanical strength
(C) prevent moisture (D) none of the above
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(A) reduce current (B) increase current
(C) reduce voltage drop (D) compensate for voltage drop
46. In indicating instruments, the controlling and restoring torque can be obtained by using
(A) Spring (B) Gravity
(C) Either by spring or by gravity (D) Neither by spring nor by gravity
47. The deflecting torque in a permanent magnet moving coil type instrument is
(A) directly proportional to the angle of deflection of moving system
(B) directly proportional to the current flowing through it
(C) inversely proportional to the current flowing through it
(D) inversely proportional to the current flowing through it
48. Damping torque is the torque which acts on
(A) Stationary system of the instrument
(B) Moving system of the instrument only when it is stationary
(C) Moving system of the instrument only when it is moving
(D) Stationary system of the instrument only when the moving system is moving
49. The instrument which can be used only with the a.c. supply is / are
(A) Induction type (B) Electrostatic type
(C) Electrodynamometer type (D) All of these
50. If a moving iron instrument is to be used as ammeter then the coil has
(A) Fewer number of turns of thin wire (B) Fewer number of turns of thick wire
(C) Larger number of turns of thin wire (D) Larger number of turns of thick wire
51. The induction type single-phase watt-hour meters uses
(A) Control spring (B) Pointer
(C) Brake magnet and spindle (D) All of these
52. The effective value of a sine wave is equal to
(A) 0.707 of peak voltage
(B) 0.636 of peak voltage
(C) sin 45° of peak voltage
(D) both 0.707 of peak voltage and sin 45° of peak voltage
53. In a series resonant circuit, the impedance of the circuit is .
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(C) Half of its maximum value (D) Zero
54. The unit of inductive susceptance is
(A) Henry (B) Siemens
(C) Milli-henry (D) Ohms
55. The machine having heavy fluctuation of load is
(A) lathe (B) planer
(C) punching machine (D) printing machine
56.The diameter of the rotor shaft for an electric motor depends upon
(A) speed (B) power output
(C) speed and power (D) power factor
57. The motor normally used for crane travel is
(A) wound rotor induction motor (B) synchronous motor
(C) compound motor (D) squirrel cage induction motor
58.Radiant heating is used for
(A) melting of ferrous metals (B) annealing of metals
(C) drying of paints and varnishes (D)any of the above
59. In an electric press, mica is used
(A) for induction heating (B) for dielectric heating
(C) as an insulator (D) for improvement of power factor
60. It is desirable to operate the arc furnaces at a power factor of
(A) zero (B) unity
(C) 0.707 lag (D) 0.707 lead
61. The tips of electrodes, for spot welding are made of
(A) carbon (B) copper alloy or pure copper
(C) mica (D) porcelain
62. The illumination level in houses is in the range of
(A) 20-50 lux (B) 100-200 lux
(C) 300-500 lux (D) 700 lux
63. Which of the following lamps is a cold cathode lamp?
(A) sodium vapour lamp (B) neon lamp
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64. The luminous efficiency of a sodium vapour lamp is _____ lumens per watt.
(A) 40-50 (B) 50-100
(C) 120-200 (D) 10-12
65. Utilization factor depends upon
(A) size of the room (B) space height ratio of the lamps
(C) colour of walls/ceiling (D) all of the above

SECTION-B
66. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length
of the train?
(A). 120 meters (B). 180 meters
(C). 320 meters (D). 150 meters
67. How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 900 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5%
per annum of simple interest?
(A). 2 years (B). 3 years
(C). 1 year (D). 4 years
68. Architect : Building :: Sculptor : ?
(A). Museum (B). Statue
(C). Chisel (D). Stone
69. The study of ancient societies------
(A) Anthropology (B) Archaeology
(C) History (D) Ethnology
70. Find the correctly spelt word
(A) Bouquete (B) Bouquette
(C) Bouquet (D) Boqquet
71. He is not ------- honourable man
(A) a (B) an
(C) the (D) at
72. Which of the following is used in pencils?
(A) Graphite (B) Charcoal
(C) Silicon (D) Phosphorous

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73. One horse power is equal to
(A) 746 watts (B) 748 watts
(C) 756 watts (D) 736 watts
74. In which decade was the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded?
(A) 1850s (B) 1880s
(C) 1930s (D) 1950s
75. Spell check is under which menu
(A) edit (B) view
(C) tool (D) format
76. Which of the following storage devices can be used for storing large backup data?
(A) Floppy disk (B) Hard disk
(C) Magnetic tape (D) All of these
77. LAN stands for
(A) Location access network (B) Local anti network
(C) Local area network (D) Location area network
78. The famous Warangal fort was built by ?
(A) Chalukyas (B) MusunuriNayaks
(C) Kakatiyas (D) Delhi sultans
79. Which one is the largest district by area wise in Telangana–
(A) Adilabad (B) Nizamabad
(C) Khammam (D) Mahaboobnagar
80. Which of the following is Telangana state bird ?
(A) Indian Roller (B) Peacock
(C) House Sparrow (D) None of these

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 MODEL PAPER-3
SECTION-A
1. In a transformer the energy is conveyed from primary to secondary
(A) through cooling coil (B) through air
(C) by the flux (D) none of the above
2. The path of a magnetic flux in a transformer should have
(A) high resistance (B) high reluctance
(C) low resistance (D) low reluctance
3. Sumpner’s test is conducted on trans-formers to determine
(A) temperature (B) stray losses
(C) all-day efficiency (D) none of the above
4. The purpose of providing an iron core in a transformer is to
(A) provide support to windings (B) reduce hysteresis loss
(C) decrease the reluctance of the magnetic path (D) reduce eddy current losses
5. Efficiency of a power transformer is of the order of
(A) 100 per cent (B) 98 per cent
(C) 50 per cent (D) 25 per cent
6. Delta/star transformer works satisfactorily when
(A) load is balanced only (B) load is unbalanced only
(C) on balanced as well as unbalanced loads (D) none of the above
7. A good voltage regulation of a transformer means
(A) output voltage fluctuation from no load to full load is least
(B) output voltage fluctuation with power factor is least
(C) difference between primary and secondary voltage is least
(D) difference between primary and secondary voltage is maximum

8. The field coils of D.C. generator are usually made of

(A) mica (B) copper
(C) cast iron (D) carbon
9. In D.C. generators, current to the external circuit from armature is given through
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(C) slip rings (D) none of above
10. The demagnetising component of armature reaction in a D.C. generator
(A) reduces generator e.m.f. (B) increases armature speed
(C) reduces interpoles flux density (D) results in sparking trouble
11. The e.m.f. generated by a shunt wound D.C. generator is E. Now while pole flux
remains constant, if the speed of the generator is doubled, the e.m.f. generated will be
(A) E/2 (B) 2E
(C) slightly less than E (D) E
12. In a D.C. machine stray loss is the sum of
(A) total copper loss and mechanical loss (B) armature copper loss and iron loss
(C) shunt field copper loss and mechanical loss (D) iron loss and mechanical loss
13. Which generator would you prefer for feeding long D.C. transmission lines ?
(A) Series generator (B) Shunt generator
(C) Over compound generator (D) Flat compound generator
14. The direction of rotation of a D.C. series motor can be changed by
(A) interchanging supply terminals (B) interchanging field terminals
(C) either of (a) and (b) above (D) None of the above
15. What will happen if the back e.m.f. of a D.C. motor vanishes suddenly?
(A) The motor will stop (B) The motor will continue to run
(C) The armature may burn (D) The motor will run noisy
16. A three point starter is considered suitable for
(A) shunt motors (B) shunt as well as compound motors
(C) shunt, compound and series motors (D) all D.C. motors
17. Which of the following method of speed control of D.C. machine will offer minimum
efficiency?
(A) Voltage control method (B) Field control method
(C) Armature control method (D) All above methods
18. In Ns is the synchronous speed and s the slip, then actual running speed of an induction
motor will be
(A) Ns (B) s.N,
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19.The speed characteristics of an induction motor closely resemble the speed load
characteristics of which of the following machines
(A) D.C. series motor (B) D.C. shunt motor
(C) universal motor (D) none of the above
20. In a star-delta starter of an induction motor
(A) resistance is inserted in the stator
(B) reduced voltage is applied to the stator
(C) resistance is inserted in the rotor
(D) applied voltage perl stator phase is 57.7% of the line voltage
21. In a shaded pole motor, the shading coil usually consist of
(A) a single turn of heavy wire which is in parallel with running winding
(B) a single turn of heavy copper wire which is short-circuited and carries only induced current
(C) a multilayer fine gauge copper wire in parallel with running winding
(D) none of the above
22. Which of the following motors is used in mixers ?
(A) Repulsion motor (B) Reluctance motor
(C) Hysteresis motor (D) Universal motor
23. Which of the following motor will give the highest starting torque ?
(A) D.C. shunt motor (B) Schrage motor
(C) Repulsion start and induction run motor (D) Universal motor
24. Fault diverters are basically
(A) fuses (B) relays (C) fast switches (D) circuit breakers
25. Circuit breakers usually operate under
(A) transient state of short-circuit current (B) sub-transient state of short-circuit current
(C) steady state of short-circuit current (D) after D.C. component has ceased
26. Protective relays are devices that detect abnormal conditions in electrical circuits by
measuring
(A) current during abnormal condition
(B) voltage during abnormal condition
(C) constantly the electrical quantities which differ during normal and abnormal conditions
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27. The arc voltage produced in A.C. circuit breaker is always
(A) in phase with the arc current (B) lagging the arc current by 90″
(C) leading the arc current by 90° (D) none of the above
28. H.R.C. fuses provide best protection against
(A) overload (B) reverse current
(C) open-circuits (D) short-circuits
29. The relay with inverse time characteristic will operate within
(A) 1.5 sec (B) 5 to 10 sec
(C) 5 to 20 sec (D) 20 to 30 sec
30. An isolator is installed
(A) to operate the relay of circuit breaker
(B) as a substitute for circuit breaker
(C) always independent of the position of circuit breaker
(D) generally on both sides of a circuit breaker
31. Air blast circuit breakers for 400 kV power system are designed to operate in
(A) 100 microsecond (B) 50 millisecond
(C) 0.5 sec (D) 0.1 sec
32. The underground system cannot be operated above
(A) 440 V (B) 11 KV
(C) 33kV (D) 66 kV
33. The corona is considerably affected by which of the following?
(A) Size of the conductor (B) Shape of the conductor
(C) Surface condition of the conductor (D) All of the above
34. The phenomenon of rise in voltage at the receiving end of the open-circuited or lightly
loaded line is called the
(A) Seeback effect (B) Ferranti effect
(C) Raman effect (D) none of the above
35. High voltage transmission lines use
(A) suspension insulators (B) pin insulators
(C) both (a) and (b) (D) none of the above
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(A) aluminium (B) steel
(C) brass (D) copper
37. The presence of ozone due to corona is harmful because it
(A) reduces power factor (B) corrodes the material
(C) gives odour (D) transfer energy to the ground
38. The power transmitted will be maximum when
(A) corona losses are minimum (B) reactance is high
(C) sending end voltage is more (D) receiving end voltage is more
39. Which of the following distribution systems is more reliable?
(A) Radial system (B) Tree system
(C) Ring main system (D) All are equally reliable
41.. A conductor due to sag between two supports, takes the form of
(A) semi-circle (B) triangle
(C) ellipse (D) catenary
42. By which of the following methods string efficiency can be improved ?
(A) Using a guard ring (B) Grading the insulator
(C) Using long cross arm (D) Any of the above
43. Pin type insulators are generally not used for voltages beyond
(A) 1 Kv (B) 11 kV
(C) 22 kV (D) 33 kV
44. In a tap changing transformer, the tappings are provided on
(A) primary winding (B) secondary winding
(C) high voltage winding (D) any of the above
45. Conduit pipes are normally used to protect _____ cables.
(A) unsheathed cables (B) armoured
(C) PVC sheathed cables (D) all of the above
46. If the length of a cable is doubled, its capacitance
(A) becomes one-fourth (B) becomes one-half
(C) becomes double (D) remains unchanged
47. Which of the following are integrating instruments ?
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(C) Wattmeters (D) Ampere-hour and watt-hour meters
48. A moving-coil permanent-magnet instrument can be used as _____ by using a low
resistance shunt.
(A) ammeter (B) voltmeter
(C) flux-meter (D) ballistic galvanometer
49. An induction meter can handle current up to
(A) 10 A (B) 30 A
(C) 60 A (D) 100 A
50. The pointer of an indicating instrument should be
(A) very light (B) very heavy
(C) either (a) or (b) (D) neither (a) nor (b)
51. The pressure coil of a wattmeter should be connected on the supply side of the
current coil when
(A) load impedance is high (B) load impedance is low
(C) supply voltage is low (D) none of the above
52. The principle on which vector voltmeter is based is
(A) that it works on the principle of complex variation
(B) that it measures the response of linear ramp voltage
(C) same as digital meter
(D) that it measures the amplitude of a single at two points and at the same time
measures their phase difference
53. The r.m.s. value of a sinusoidal A.C. current is equal to its value at an angle of______
degrees.
(A) 90 (B) 60
(C) 45 (D) 30
54. Capacitive reactance is more when
(A) capacitance is less and frequency of supply is less
(B) capacitance is less and frequency of supply is more
(C) capacitance is more and frequency of supply is less
(D) capacitance is more and frequency of supply is more
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(A) current lags behind the voltage by 90° (B) current leads the voltage by 90°
(C) current can lead or lag the voltage by 90° (D) current is in phase with the voltage
56. The purpose of a parallel circuit resonance is to magnify
(A) current (B) voltage
(C) power (D) frequency
57. Which of the following motors is used for elevators ?
(A) Induction motor (B) Synchronous motor
(C) Capacitor start single phase motor (D) Any of the above
58. A pony motor is used for the starting which of the following motors ?
(A) Squirrel cage induction motor (B) Schrage motor
(C) Synchronous motor (D) None of the above
59. -------- is used for heating non-conducting materials.
(A) Eddy current heating (B) Arc heating
(C) Induction heating (D) Dielectric heating
60. The temperature inside a furnace is usually measured by which of the following ?
(A) Optical pyrometer (B) Mercury thermometer
(C) Alcohol thermometer (D) Any of the above
61. In the indirect resistance heating method, maximum heat-transfer takes
place by
(A) radiation (B) convection
(C) conduction (D) any of the above
62. Spot welding is used to weld metal pieces whose thickness
(A) should be greater than 12mm (B) less than 12mm
(C) lies between 15 to 20 mm (D) greater than 20mm
63. Carbon arc lamps are commonly used in
(A) domestic lighting (B) street lighting
(C) cinema projectors (D) photography
64. The unit of solid angle is
(A) solid angle (B) radian
(C) steradian (D) candela
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(A) aluminium sheet (B) white plaster work
(C) blue curtains (D) white oil paint

SECTION-B

66. Which of the following state did not have border with Telangana
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Maharashtra (D) Tamilanadu
67. Who wrote “Veera Telangana” ?
(A) C Narayana Reddy (B) Suravaram Pratapa reddy
(C) Ravi Narayana Reddy (D) Dasarathi Krishnamacharya
68. Which town in Telangana is called “Coal Town of South India” ?
(A) Ramagundam (B) Kothagudam
(C) Bellampalle (D) Siddipet
69. Which of the following is not a domain suffix?
(A) edu (B) org
(C) com (D) int
70. EEPROM stand for
(A). Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
(B). Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
(C). Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
(D). None of the above
71. BCD is
(A). Binary Coded Digit (B). Binary Coded Decimal
(C). Bit Coded Decimal (D). Bit Coded Digit
72. The world's longest glass bridge has been opened in __________.
(A) Israel (B) UK
(C) China (D) Russia
73. “ TELUGU MAHA SABALU “ By TELANGANA STATE was held between
(A) 14TH TO 19TH DEC (B) 15TH TO 19TH DEC
(C) 11TH TO 15TH NOV (D) 21ST TO 25TH OCT

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74. The members of Lok Sabha hold office for a term of
(A) 4 years (B) 5 years
(C) 6 years (D) 3 years
75. The Synonym of HURDLES
(A) bars (B) defects
(C) obstacles (D) protests
76. English is ------- language of ------ people of England
(A) a, a (B) the, the
(C) a, the (D) an, the
77. The plane -------- at 3.30.
(A) arrives (B) will arrive
(C) arriving (D) arrived
78. If a radio is purchased for Rs. 490 and sold for Rs. 465.50, find the loss percent.
(A) 2% (B) 3%
(C) 5% (D) 7%
79. Find compound interest on Rs. 7500 at 4% per annum for 2 years, compounded
annually
(A) 8112 (B) 7500
(C) 8000 (D) 612
80. How many meaningful English words can be made with the ONDE using each letter
only once in each word?
(A) two (B) three
(C) four (D) one

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 MODEL PAPER-4
SECTION-A
1. In a transformer, the copper loss at half load as compared to that at full load will be
(A) 4 times (B) 2 times
(C) Half (D) One fourth
2. The motor commonly used in computers and digital system is
(A) DC shunt motor (B) Induction motor
(C) Stepper motor (D) Synchronous motor
3. Normal working temperature of a filament in incandescent lamp
(A) Upto 2000°c (B) Upto 1500°c
(C) Upto 3000°c (D) Upto 2900°c
4. In electrode positive welding……….of the total heat is produced at the electrode
(A) One third (B) Two third
(C) One fourth (D) Useful
5. The differential protection principle is used in the protection of
(A) Generators (B) Transformers
(C) Feeders (D) All of the above
6. Breaking capacity of circuit breaker is usually expressed in terms of
(A) Amperes (B) Volts
(C) MW (D) MVA
7. In a over head transmission lines the effect of capacitance can be neglected when the
length of line is less than
(A) 200 km (B) 160 km
(C) 100 km (D) 80 km

8. In case of underground cables, the stress is maximum at

(A) Surface of the cable (B) Surface of the conductor
(C) Centre of the conductor (D) The interface of sheath and the conductor
9. Equalizer rings in lap wound would dc generators are used to
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(B) Reduce load on bearing
(C) Avoid noise developed in the machine
(D) Avoid unequal distribution of current at the brushes thereby helping to get sparkles
communication
10. A delta circuit has each element of value R/2. The equivalent elements of star circuit
will be
(A) 2R (B) 6R
(C) 3/2R (D) R/6
11. Two transformers are connected in parallel and share loads in the ratio of their KVA
rating when their ohmic impedances
(A) Purely reactive (B) Equal
(C) In direct ratio of their ratings (D) In inverse ratio of
12. The type of dc generator use for arc welding purposes is a
(A) Series generator (B) Shunt generator
(C) Cumulatively compounded generator (D) Differentially compounded generator
13. The speed of a series wound dc motor
(A) Can be controlled by shunt field regulator
(B) Cannot be controlled by diverter
(C) Increases as a flux decreases
(D) Increases as armature circuit resistance increases
14. The efficiency of a 430, 200V transformer at full load is 0.8p.f lagging is 95%. The
efficiency at full load 0.8p.f leading will be
(A) 99 (B) 99.5
(C) 95 (D) 90
15. The leakage flux in a transformer depends upon
(A) Load current (B) Load current and voltage
(C) frequency (D) voltage, frequency and power factor
16. The rotor output of an induction motor is 15kW and the slip is 4%. Then the rotor
copper loss is
(A) 300W (B) 600W

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(C) 700W (D) 1200W
17. Motor is used for driving a tape recorder is
(A) Hysteresis motor (B) Synchronous motor
(C) Induction motor (D) Universal motor
18. A relay used for short transmission line is
(A) Reactance relay (B) Mho’s relay
(C) Impedance relay (D) None of the above
19. In a substation the equipment is used to limit short circuit current level is
(A) Series reactor (B) Coupling capacitor
(C) Lightening switch (D) Isolator
20. Guard ring transmission line
(A) Improves power factor (B) Reduces earth capacitance of the lowest
unit
(C) Reduces the transmission losses (D) Improves regulation
21. The effect of moisture in the insulating material is
(A) To increase insulating resistance (B) To increase dielectric strength
(C) To increase dielectric loss (D) To decrease dielectric constant
22. In a series RC circuit as frequency increases
(A) Current increases (B) Current decreases
(C) Remains unaltered (D) None of the above

23. While selecting an electric motor for a floor mill, which electrical characteristics will be
of least significance?
(A) Running characteristics (B) Starting characteristics
(C) Efficiency (D) Braking
24. The starting torque of a 3-phase squirrel cage induction motor is
(A) twice the full load torque (B) 1.5 times the full load torque
(C) equal to full load torque (D) three times the full load torque
25. The shape of the torque/slip curve of induction motor is
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(C) rectangular parabola (D) straight line
26. The torque of an induction motor is
(A) directly proportional to slip (B) inversely proportional to slip
(C) proportional to the square of the slip (D) none of the above
27. The voltage appearing across the contacts after opening of the circuit breaker is called
______voltage.
(A) recovery (B) surge
(C) operating (D) arc
28. The delay fuses are used for the protection of ________ .
(A) motors (B) power outlet circuits
(C) fluorescent lamps (D) light circuits
29. For cost and safety, the outdoor substations are installed for voltages above
(A) 11 Kv (B) 33 kV
(C) 60kV (D) 110kV
30. The material used for fuse must have
(A) low melting point and high specific resistance
(B) low melting point and -low specific resistance
(C) high melting point and low specific resistance
(D) low melting point and any specific resistance
31. A 3-phase 4 wire system is commonly used on
A. primary transmission B. secondary transmission
C. primary distribution D. secondary distribution
32. In aluminium conductors, steel core is provided to
A. compensate for skin effect B. neutralise proximity effect
C. reduce line inductance D. increase the tensile strength
33. Corona usually occurs when the electrostatic stress in air around the conductor exceeds
A. 6.6 kV (r.m.s. value)/cm B. 11 kV (r.m.s. value)/cm
C. 22 kV (maximum value)/cm D. 30 kV (maximum value)/cm
34. When a conductor carries more current on the surface as compared to core, it is due to
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C. skin effect D. unsymmetrical fault
35. Electro-mechanical voltage regulators are generally used in
A. reactors B. generators
C. transformers D. all of the above
36. For the same peak value which of the following wave will have the highest r.m.s. value?
A. square wave B. half wave rectified sine wave
C. triangular wave D. sine wave
37. Power factor of an inductive circuit is usually improved by connecting capacitor to it in
A. parallel B. series
C. either (a) or (b) D. none of the above
38. Time constant of an inductive circuit
A. increases with increase of inductance and decrease of resistance
B. increases with the increase of inductance and the increase of resistance
C. increases with the decrease of inductance and decrease of resistance
D. increases with decrease of inductance and increase of resistance
39. The input of an A.C. circuit having power factor of 0.8 lagging is 40 Kva. The power
drawn by the circuit is
A. 12 Kw B. 22 kW
C. 32 kW D. 64 kW
40. In repulsion motor direction of rotation of motor
A. is opposite to that of brush shift B. is the same as that of brush shift
C. is independent of brush shift D. none
41. A capacitor-start single phase induction motor is switched on to supply with its
capacitor replaced by an inductor of equivalent reactance value. It will
A. start and then stop B. start and run slowly
C. start and run at rated speed D. not start at all
42. Which of the following motors is inherently self starting?
A. Split motor B. Shaded-pole motor
C. Reluctance motor D. None of these
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A. 0.6 power factor lagging B. 0.8 power factor lagging
C. 0.8 power factor leading D. unity power factor
44. When a D.C. series motor is connected to A.C. supply, the power factor will be low
because of
A. high inductance of field and armature circuits
B. induced current in rotor due to variations of flux
C. fine copper wire winding
D. none of the above
45. Copper brushes in D.C. machine are used
A. where low voltage and high currents are involved
B. where high voltage and small cur-rents are involved
C. in both of the above cases
D. in none of the above cases
46. In case of a 4-pole D.C. generator provided with a two layer lap winding with sixteen
coils, the pole pitch will be
A. 4 B. 8
C. 16 D. 32
47. A D.C. welding generator has
A. lap winding B. wave moving
C. duplex winding D. any of the above
48. Two D.C. shunt generators, each with armature resistance of 0.02 ohm and field
resistance of 50 ohm run in parallel and supply a total current of 1000 amperes to the load
circuit. If their e.m.fs. are 270 V and 265 V, their bus bar voltage will be
A. 270 V B. 267.5 V
C. 265 V D. 257.4 V
49. Starters are used with D.C. motors because
A. these motors have high starting torque
B. these motors are not self-starting
C. back e.m.f. of these motors is zero initially
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50. The ratio of starting torque to full-load torque is least in case of
A. series motors B. shunt motors
C. compound motors D. none of the above
51. In case of conductively compensated D.C. series motors, the compensating winding is
provided
A. as separately wound unit B. in parallel with armature winding
C. in series with armature winding D. in parallel with field winding
52. Ward-Leonard control is basically a
A. voltage control method B. field divertor method
C. field control method D. armature resistance control method
53. The purpose of retardation test on D.C. shunt machines is to find out
A. stray losses B. eddy current losses
C. field copper losses D. windage losses
54. In the transformer the function of a conservator is to
A. provide fresh air for cooling the transformer
B. supply cooling oil to transformer in time of need
C. protect the transformer from damage when oil expends due to heating
D. none of the above
55. Which of the following is the main advantage of an auto-transformer over a two
winding transformer ?
A. Hysteresis losses are reduced B. Saving in winding material
C. Copper losses are negligible D. Eddy losses are totally eliminated
56. Iron loss of a transformer can be measured by
A. low power factor wattmeter B. unity power factor wattmeter
C. frequency meter D. any type of wattmeter
57. Open circuit test on transformers is conducted to determine
A. hysteresis losses B. copper losses
C. core losses D. eddy current losses
58. Which of the following acts as a protection against high voltage surges due to lightning
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A. Horn gaps B. Thermal overload relays
C. Breather D. Conservator
59. Heavy duty cranes are used in
A. ore handling plants B. steel plants
C. heavy engineering workshops D. all of the above
60. The diameter of the rotor shaft for an electric motor depends on which of the following
A. r.p.m. only B. Horse power only
C. Horse power and r.p.m. D. Horse power, r.p.m. and power factor
61. In resistance heating highest working temperature is obtained from heating, the
elements are made of
A. nickel copper B. nichrome
C. silicon carbide D. silver
62. Resistance welding cannot be used for
A. ferrous materials B. non ferrous materials
C. dielectrics D. any of the above
63. The ratio of initial metre-candles to the ultimate maintained metre-candles on the
working plane is,
A. maintenance factor B. depreciation factor
C. utilization factor D. space height ratio
64. Luminous intensity is measured in
A. lumen-hour B. candela
C .lumens per steradian D. both B and C
65. The colour of light given out by a sodium vapour discharge lamp is
A. pink B. green
C. yellow D. blue

SECTION-B

66. The average age of A, B and C is 26 years. If the average age of A and C is 29 years,
what is the age of B in year

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(A) 26 (B) 20
(C) 29 (D) 23
67. 398*?*7=47362
(A) 15 (B) 13
(C) 17 (D) 19
68. statements :Some paintings are drawings.
All sketches are paintings.
conclusions: 1. all sketches are drawings
2. some sketches being drawings is possible
(A) only conclusion 1 follows
(B) only conclusion 2 follows
(C) if either conclusion 1 or 2 follows
(D) if neither conclusion 1 or 2 follows
69. The next term --------on 16th November
(A) begins (B) is beginning
(C) began (D) begin
70. The synonym for CHARGED
(A) suspected (B) entrusted
(C) filled (D) accused
71. The world is -------happy place.
(A) has (B) a
(C) the (D) an
72. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT:
(A) Viruses (B) Hackers
(C) Spam (D) Identity theft.
73. What does HTTP stands for?
(A) Head Tail Transfer Protocol (B) Hypertext Transfer Protocol
(C) Hypertext Transfer Plotter (D) Hypertext Transfer Plot
74. The term 'Pentium' is related to
(A) DVD (B) Hard Disk

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(C) Microprocessor (D) Mouse
75. Who is known as 'the father of Indian missile technology'?
(A) Dr. U.R. Rao (B) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(C) Dr.Chidambaram (D) Homi baba
76. India and this country signed MoU on Cooperation in Oil and Gas Sector.
(A) Russia (B) Israel
(C) Nigeria (D) Canada
77. The 2018 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on __________.
(A) January 8 (B) January 10
(C) January 9 (D) January 11
78. Telangana state formation day?
(A) 01,August (B) 02,June
(C) 24,July (D) 19,September
79. Former prime minister P V Narasimha rao belongs to which of the following district in
Telangana?
(A) Adilabad (B) Nizamabad
(C) Karimnagar (D) Medak
80. Monument Charminar built in which year?
(A) 1586 (B) 1591
(C) 1595 (D) 1598

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1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (D)

6. (A) 7. (A) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (A)

11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (B)

16. (B) 17. (B) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20. (A)

21. (C) 22. (B) 23. (D) 24. (A) 25. (D)
26. (D) 27. (C) 28. (C) 29. (A) 30. (B)

31. (A) 32. (B) 33. (B) 34. (A) 35. (A)

36. (D) 37. (C) 38. (D) 39. (C) 40. (A)

41. (C) 42. (A) 43. (B) 44. (B) 45. (A)

46.(C) 47.(C) 48.(B) 49.(B) 50.(C)

51. (C) 52. (A) 53. ( C) 54. (A) 55. (B)

56. (D) 57. (D) 58. (C) 59. (C) 60. (A)
61. (C) 62. (B) 63. (A) 64. (A) 65. (C)

66. (C) 67. (D) 68. (B) 69. (C) 70. (B)

71. (B) 72. (C) 73. (A) 74. (A) 75. (B)

76. (A) 77. (B) 78. (D) 79. (B) 80. (A)

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1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (B)

6. (C) 7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (C)
11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (B) 14. (A) 15. (B)
16. (A) 17. (C) 18. (A) 19. (A) 20. (A)
21. (C) 22. (C) 23. (A) 24. (A) 25. (D)
26. (A) 27. (B) 28. (A) 29. (B) 30. (A)
31. (B) 32. (D) 33. (A) 34. (A) 35. (C)
36. (A) 37. (B) 38. (B) 39. (B) 40. (B)
41. (A) 42. (A) 43. (C) 44. (B) 45. (D)
46. (C) 47. (B) 48. (C) 49. (A) 50. (B)
51. (C) 52. (D) 53. (A) 54. (B) 55. (C)
56. (C) 57. (D) 58. (C) 59. (C) 60. (C)
61. (B) 62. (B) 63. (B) 64. (A) 65. (D)
66. (D) 67. (A) 68. (D) 69. (C) 70.(C)
71. (B) 72. (A) 73. (A) 74. (B) 75. (C)
76. (B) 77. (C) 78. (C) 79. (C) 80. (A)

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1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (B)

6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10.(A)
11. (B) 12. (D) 13. (C) 14. (B) 15. (C)
16.(B) 17. (C) 18. (C) 19. (B) 20. (D)
21. (B) 22. (D) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (A)
26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (D) 29. (B) 30. (D)
31. (B) 32. (D) 33. (D) 34. (B) 35. (A)
36. (B) 37. (B) 38. (C) 39. (C)
41. (D) 42. (D) 43. (D) 44. (C) 45. (A)
46. (C) 47. (D) 48. (A) 49. (D) 50. (A)
51. (A) 52. (D) 53. (C) 54. (A) 55. (D)
56. (B) 57. (A) 58. (C) 59. (D) 60. (A)
61. (A) 62. (B) 63. (C) 64. (C) 65. (C)
66. (D) 67. (C) 68. (B) 69. (D) 70. (B)
71. (B) 72. (C) 73. (B) 74. (B) 75. (C)
76. (B) 77. (A) 78. (C) 79. (D) 80. (A)

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1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (D)

6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (D) 9. (D) 10. (C)
11. (D) 12. (A) 13. (C) 14. (C) 15. (A)
16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (A) 19. (A) 20. (B)
21. (C) 22. (A) 23. (D) 24. (B) 25. (C)
26. (A) 27. (A) 28. (A) 29. (B) 30. (A)
31. (D) 32. (D) 33. (D) 34. (C) 35. (B)
36. (A) 37. (A) 38. (A) 39. (C) 40. (B)
41. (D) 42. (D) 43. (A) 44. (A) 45. (A)
46. (B) 47. (A) 48. (B) 49. (D) 50. (B)
51. (C) 52. (A) 53. (A) 54. (C) 55. (B)
56. (A) 57. (C) 58. (A) 59. (D) 60. (C)
61. (C) 62. (C) 63. (B) 64. (D) 65. (C)
66. (B) 67. (C) 68. (B) 69. (A) 70. (B)
71. (B) 72. (C) 73. (C) 74. (C) 75. (B)
76. (B) 77. (C) 78. (B) 79. (C) 80. (B)

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