UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY, TARKWA

SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS, MAY 2019

COURSE NO: COURSE NAME: CLASS:
EL 372
UTILISATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER
EL III TIME: 3 HOURS
Name: __________________________________________Index Number:
_______________ Circle the correct answer in section A and answer section B
SECTION A

1. As compared to other methods of heating using gas and coal etc., electric heating is far
superior because of its
(A) cleanliness
(B) ease of control
(C) higher efficiency
(D) all of the above

2. Magnetic materials are heated with the help of

(A) hysteresis loss
(B) electric arc
(C) electric current
(D) radiation

3. In the indirect resistance heating method, heat is delivered to the charge by means of
(A) directly
(C) by convection
(B) by radiation
(D) both B and C

4. The main requirement of a good heating element used in a resistance heating furnace is/are
(A) high resistivity
(C) positive resistance temperature –
(B) high melting point coefficient
(D) all of the above

5. Electric ovens using heating elements of................... Can produce temperatures up to

3000° C
(A) nickel
(C) chromium
(B) graphite
(D) iron

6. The temperature of resistance furnaces can be controlled by changing the

(A) applied voltage
(C) circuit configuration
(B) number of heating elements
(D) all of the above

7. When graphite electrodes are used in arc furnaces, the temperature obtained is in the range
of .................... degree centigrade
(A) 3000 – 3500
(C) 2500 – 3000
(B) 2000 – 2500
(D) 1500 - 2000

8. Which of the following furnace suffers from pinch effect

(A) resistance furnace
(B) core type induction furnace
(C) coreless induction furnace
(D) vertical core type induction furnace

9. Which of the following induction furnace has the lowest power factor
(A) vertical core type
(C) coreless type
(B) indirect core type
(D) core type

10. The coreless induction furnace uses high frequency electric supply in order to obtain high
(A) high flux density
(C) primary resistance
(B) high eddy-current loss
(D) power factor

11. Inflammable articles like plastic and wooden products can be safely heated by using......
heating
(A) Eddy-current
(C) induction
(B) dielectric
(D) resistance

12. .............. has the highest value of thermal conductivity

(A) copper
(C) brass
(B) aluminium
(D) steel

13. Which of the following heating method has maximum power factor?
(A) arc heating
(C) induction heating
(B) dielectric heating
(D) resistance heating

14. ............. is used for heating non conducting material

(A) Eddy current heating
(C) arc heating
(B) induction heating
(D) dielectric heating

15.Which of the following methods of heating is not dependent on the frequency of supply?
(A) induction heating
(B) dielectric heating
(C) electric resistance heating
(D) all of the above

16. A perfect black body is one that

(A) transmits all incident radiations
(B) absorbs all incident radiations
(C) reflects all incident radiations
(D) transmits absorbs and reflects all incident radiations

17. Heat is transferred simultaneously by conduction, radiation and convection ....

(A) inside boiler furnaces
(B) during melting of ice
(C) through the surface of insulated pipe carrying steam
(D) from refrigerated pipes to freezer of a refrigerator

18. Induction heating process is based on which of the following principles?

(A) thermal ion release principle
(B) nucleate heating principle
(C) resistance heating principle
(D) electro-magnetic induction principle

19. The temperature inside a furnace is usually measured by which of the following?
(A) optical pyrometer
(C) alcohol thermometer
(B) mercury thermometer
(D) any of the above

20. Which of the following will happen if the thickness of refractory wall of a furnace is
increased?
(A) heat loss through furnace wall will increase
(B) temperature inside the furnace will
(C) temperature on the outer surface of the furnace will drop
(D) the energy consumption will increase fall

21. The material of a heating element for a furnace should have

(A) lower melting point
(C) high specific resistance
(B) higher temperature co-efficient
(D) all of the above

22. By which of the following methods the temperature inside a resistance oven can be
varied?
(A) by disconnecting some of the heating elements
(B) by varying the operating voltage
(C) by varying the current through the heating element
(D) by any of the above methods

23. In induction heating ................... is abnormally high

(A) phase angle
(C) current
(B) frequency
(D) voltage

24. Induction furnaces are employed for which of the following?

(A) heat treatment of casting
(B) heating of insulators
(C) melting aluminium
(D) none of the above

25. In an electric press, mica is used

(A) as an insulator
(B) a device for power factor
(C) for dielectric heating
(D) for induction heating improvement

26. Induction heating takes place in which of the following?

(A) Insulating materials
(B) conducting materials which are magnetic
(C) conducting materials which are non- magnetic
(D) conducting materials which may or may not be magnetic

27. For heating element, high resistivity material is chosen to

(A) reduce the length of heating element
(B) increase the life of the heating element
(C) reduce the effect of oxidation
(D) produce large amount of heat

28. In resistance heating, highest working temperature is obtained from heating elements
made of
(A) nickel copper
(C) silicon carbide
(B) nichrome
(D) silver

29. For intermitted work which of the following furnaces is suitable?

(A) indirect arc furnace
(C) either of the above
(B) coreless furnace
(D) none of the above

30. In the indirect resistance heating method, maximum heat transfer takes place by
(A) radiation
(C) conduction
(B) convection
(D) any of the above

31. Which of the following methods is used to control temperature in resistance furnaces?
(A) variation of resistance
(B) variation of voltage
(C) periodical switching on and off of the supply
(D) all of the above methods

32. In arc furnace, the action of choke is

(A) to stabilize the arc
(B) to improve power factor
(C) to reduce severity of the surge
(D) none of the above

33. In electric press, mica is used because it is ............. Conductor of heat but/and………
conductor of electricity.
(A) bad, good
(C) good, bad
(B) bad, bad
(D) good, good

34. Resistance variation method of temperature control is done by connecting resistance

element in
(A) series
(B) parallel
(C) series-parallel connection
(D) star-delta connection
(E) all of the above

35. Hysteresis loss and Eddy current loss are used in

(A) induction heating of steel
(B) dielectric heating
(C) induction heating of brass
(D) resistance heating

36. In heating the ferromagnetic material by induction heating, heat is produced due to
(A) induced current flow through the charge
(B) hysteresis loss taking place below curie temperature
(C) due to hysteresis loss as well as eddy current loss taking place in the charge
(D) one of the above factors

37. Radiant heating is used for which of the following?

(A) Annealing of metals
(B) melting of ferrous metals
(C) Heating of liquids in electric kettles
(D) Drying of paints and vanishes

38. For radiant heating around 2250oC, the heating element are made of
(A) copper alloy
(C) tungsten alloy
(B) carbon
(D) stainless steel alloy
39. Which of the following is an advantage of eddy-current heating?
(A) The amount of heat generated can be controlled accurately
(B) Heat at very high rate can be generated
(C) The area of the surface over which heat is produced can be accurately controlled
(D) All of the above

40. The electrode of direct arc furnace is made of

(A) tungsten
(C) silver
(B) graphite
(D) copper

41. The basic electrical requirement in arc welding is that there should be
(A) coated electrodes
(C) no arc blows
(B) high open-circuit voltage
(D) d. c. power supply

42. Welding is not done directly from the supply mains because
(A) it is customary to use welding machines
(B) its voltage is too high
(C) its voltage keeps fluctuating
(D) it is impracticable to draw heavy current

43. In electric welding, arc blow can be avoided by

(A) using bare electrode
(B) welding away from earth ground connection
(C) using a. c. welding machines
(D) increasing arc length

44. Overhead welding position is taught to be the most

(A) hazardous
(B) difficult
(C) economical
(D) useful

45. Submerged arc process is characterised by

(A) deep penetration
(B) high welding current
(C) exceptional smooth bead
(D) all of the above

46. In atomic hydrogen welding, electrodes are long-lived because

(A) two are used at a time
(B) arc is in the shape of a fan
(C) of a. c. supply
(D) it is a non-pressure process
(E) both (A) and (B)

47. Spot welding process basically depends on

(A) ohmic resistance
(B) generation of heat
(C) application of forging pressure
(D) both (B) and (C)

48. Electric resistance seam welding uses .............. electrodes

(A) pointed
(C) flat
(B) disc
(D) domed

49. Projection welding can be regarded as a mass production form of ......... welding
(A) seam
(C) spot
(B) butt
(D) upset

50. During resistance welding, heat produced at the joint is proportional to

(A) I2R
(C) current
(B) kVA
(D) voltage

51. The metal surfaces for electrical resistance welding must be

(A) lubricated
(C) moistened
(B) cleaned
(D) rough

52. In a welded joint, poor fusion is due to which of the following?

(A) improper current
(B) high welding speed
(C) uncleaned metal surface
(D) lack of flux

53. Which of the following is not an inert gas?

(A) argon
(B) carbon dioxide
(C) helium
(D) all of the above

54. Electronic components are joined by which of the following methods?

(A) brazing
(B) soldering
(C) seam welding
(D) spot welding

55. Resistance welding cannot be used for

(A) dielectric materials
(B) ferrous materials
(C) non-ferrous materials
(D) any of the above

56. Electric arc welding process produces temperature up to

(A) 1000°C
(C) 3500°C
(B) 1500°C
(D) 5500°C

57. Increased heat due to shorter arc is harmful on account of..........

(A) under-cutting of base material
(B) burn through
(C) excessive porosity
(D) all of the above

58. Arc blow result in which of the following?

(A) non-uniform weld beads
(B) shallow weld puddles given rise to weak weld
(C) splashing out of metal from weld puddle
(D) all of the above

59. In arc welding, major personal hazards is/are

(D) all of the above
(A) flying sparks
(B) weld spatter
(C) harmful infrared and ultra violet rays from the arc

60. In spot welding, composition and thickness of base metals decides

(A) the amount of squeeze pressure
(B) hold time
(C) the amount of weld current
(D) all of the above

61. Helium produces which of the following?

(A) deep penetration
(B) faster welding speed
(C) narrower heat affected zone in base metal
(D) all of the above

62. Air craft body

(A) spot welded
(B) gas welded
(C) seam welded
(D) riveted

63. For arc welding, current range is normally

(A) 10 to 15 A
(B) 30 to 40 A
(C) 50 to 100 A
(D) 100 to 350 A
64. Spot welding is used for
(A) thin metal sheets
(B) rough and irregular surface
(C) costings only
(D) thick section

65. Galvanising is a process of applying

(A) aluminium
(B) lead
(C) copper
(D) zinc

66. A seamless pipe has

(A) steam welded joint
(B) spot welded joint
(C) arc welded joint
(D) no joint

67. Plain and butt welds may be used on materials up to thickness of

(A) 5 mm
(B) 10mm
(C) 25 mm
(D) 50mm

68. In argon arc welding, argon is used as a

(A) flux
(B) source of heat
(C) agent for heat transfer
(D) shield to protect the work from oxidation

69. In D.C. arc welding,

(A) electrode is made positive and workpiece negative
(B) electrode is made negative and workpiece positive
(C) both as well as workpiece are made positive
(D) both electrode as well as workpiece are made negative

70. 50 percent duty cycle of a welding machine means

(A) machine input is 50 percent of
rated input
(B) machine efficiency is 50 percent
(C) machine work on 50 percent output
(D) machine works for 5 minutes in a duration of 10 minutes

71. Candela is the unit of

(A) flux
(B) luminous intensity
(C) illumination
(D) luminance
72. A perfect diffuser surface is one that
(A) diffuses all the incident light
(B) absorbs all the incident light
(C) transmits all the incident light
(D) scatters light uniformly in all direction

73. The direct lightening scheme is most efficient but is liable to cause
(A) monotony
(C) hard shadows
(B) glare
(D) both (B) and (C)

74. Total flux required in any lightening scheme depends inversely on

(A) illumination
(B) surface area
(C) utilization factor
(D) space/height ratio

75. Floodlighting is not used for ............... purpose

(A) reading
(B) aesthetic
(C) advertising
(D) industrial

76. Which of the following lamp has minimum initial cost of installation but maximum
running cost?
(A) incandescent
(C) Mercury vapour
(B) fluorescent
(D) sodium vapour

77. The average life of a fluorescent light is about............hours

(A) 1000
(B) 4000
(C) 3000
(D) 5000

78. Which of the following statement is correct?

(A) light is a form of heat energy
(B) light is a form of electrical energy
(C) light consist of shooting particles
(D) light consists of electromagnetic waves

79. Candela is a unit of which of the following?

(A) wavelength
(B) luminous intensity
(C) luminous flux
(D) frequency
(E) speed of light
80. Illumination of one lumen per square meter is called
(A) lumen meter
(C) foot candle
(B) lux
(D) candela

81. A solid angle is expressed in terms of

(A) radians/meter
(C) steradian
(B) radians
(D) degrees

82. The unit of luminous flux is

(A) watts per meter square
(C) lumen per meter square
(B) lumen
(D) watt

83. Filament lamps operate normally at a power factor of

(A) 0.5 lagging
(B) 0.8 lagging
(C) unity
(D) 0.8 leading

84. The colour of sodium discharge lamp is

(A) red
(B) pink
(C) yellow
(D) bluish green

85. Desired illumination level on the working plane depends upon

(A) age group of observers
(B) whether the object is stationary or moving
(C) size of the object to be seen and its distance from the observer
(D) all of the above factors

86. On which of the following factors does the depreciating or maintenance factor depend?
(A) lamp cleaning schedule
(C) type of work carried out at the premises
(B) ageing of the lamp
(D) all of the above

87. For the same lumen output, the running cost of the fluorescent lamp is
(A) is equal to that of filament lamp
(B) is less than that of filament lamp
(C) is more than that of filament lamp
(D) any of the above

88. For the same power output........

(A) high voltage rated lamps will be more sturdy
(B) low voltage rated lamps will be more sturdy
(C) both low and high voltage rated lamps will be sturdy
(D) none of the above

89. The purpose of coating the fluorescent tube from inside with white powder is
(A) to improve its life
(B) to improve the appearance
(C) to change the colour of light emitted to white
(D) to increase the light radiation due to secondary emissions

90. Which of the following instruments is used for the comparison of candle powers of
different sources?
(A) radiometer
(C) Photometer
(B) Bunsen meter
(D) candle meter

91. In the fluorescent tube circuit, the function of the choke is primarily to
(A) initiate the arc and stabilize it
(B) reduce the starting current
(C) reduce the flicker
(D) minimise the starting surge

92. .... cannot sustain much voltage fluctuation

(A) sodium vapour lamp
(B) Mercury vapour lamp
(C) incandescent lamp
(D) fluorescent lamp

93. The function of capacitor across the supply to the fluorescent tube is primarily to
(A) stabilize the arc
(C) improve the supply power factor
(B) reduce the starting current
(D) reduce. The noise

94. .......... does not have separate choke

(A) sodium vapour lamp
(C) mercury vapour lamp
(B) flourescent lamp
(D) all of the above

95. Most affected parameter of filament lamp due to voltage

improve the supply power factor reduce the noise
mercury vapour lamp all of the above
(A) wattage
(B) life
(C) luminous efficiency
(D) light output
96. In electric discharge lamps for destabilizing the arc
(A) a reactive choke is connected in series with the supply
(B) a condenser is connected in series to the supply
(C) a condenser is connected in parallel to the supply
(D) a variable resistor is connected in the circuit

97. ........ is a cold cathode lamp

(A) flourescent lamp
(B) neon lamp
(C) mercury vapour lamp
(D) sodium vapour lamp

98. In electric discharge lamp light is produced by

(A) cathode ray emission
(B) ionisation in a gas or vapour
(C) heating effect of current
(D) magnetic effect of current

99. A mercury vapour light gives...... light

(A) white
(B) pink
(D) greenish blue
(C) yellow

100. Sometimes the wheel of rotating machinery, under the influence of fluorescent light
fluorescent lamp appears to be stationary. This is due to
(A) low power factor
(B) stroboscopic effect
(C) luminous efficiency
(D) light output