MET ONLINE APRIL ’13 MORNING SLOT

1. Time delayed or delayed action-type fuses are designed to _____________.

(A) Prevent grounds in branch circuits
(B) prevent opens in motor circuits
(C) permit momentary overloads without melting
(D) guard lighting and electronic circuits

2. Which of the below measures pressure and converts into electrical signal. TRANSDUCER

3. 2 pole motor running at 4800 rpm, calculate the frequency.

Soln: 80Hz

4. Where a thermal-acting breaker is required to be used in an area of unusually high, low, or constantly
fluctuating temperatures, an ambient compensating element must be used. This element consists of a
A. Cylindrical spring on the contact arm.
B. Conical spring on the contact arm.
C. Second bimetal element.
D. Second electromagnet.

5. USCG question no. 46

6. Four capacitors in series, 6F, 3F, 8F, 10F. Calculate total capacitance.
Soln: 1.38F

7. A certain appliances use 350w. If it is allowed to run continuously for 24 days how many kilowatt of
energy does it consume? (Fill in the blank)
Soln: 350*24*24/1000= 201.6 kw

8. In a Transistor
A. PNP and NPN are two basic types
B. Emitter, Collector and Base are the basic Elements.
C. Collector separates Base and Emitter
D. Emitter separates Base and Collector

9. Alfa particles enter an electromagnetic field where the electric intensity is 600v/m and the magnetic
induction is 0.150T what is the velocity of alpha particles?
Soln: 4000m/s

10. Getting the value of a/c sign wave from ammeter and voltmeter is
A. rms
B. Avg
C. Peak
11. In an N-Type Semiconductor, the minority current Carriers are ___________.
Holes

12. Which of the listed precautions should take while cleaning poly phase motor internals with
compressed air? (Multiple ans)
A. Open the machine as both ends so as to allow the dust to escape
B. Be certain that the circuit breaker is opened ,tagged as the feeder panel
C. Be certain that air is clean and as dry as possible
D. Ensure that the fuse is removed

13. USCG question no. 178

14. Which of the following precautions should you take when securing propulsion generators and
motors for an extended period of time?
A. Disconnect the brush pigtails from their contacts and circulate air through the units.
B. Disconnect the brush pigtails from their contacts and discharge carbon dioxide into the units to keep
them dry.
C. Lift the brushes from commutator collector rings and use the built-in heater to prevent moisture
accumulation.
D. Lift the brushes from commutator collector rings and circulate cool dry air through the units.

15. Which of the following statements represents an application of a silicon controlled rectifier?
A. To provide DC power for a main propulsion motor.
B. For use as a voltage reference diode.
C. For sensing flame in an automated burner.
D. To eliminate power supply hum.

16. When paralleling an AC generator with live bus bars, which of the following precautions are
applicable?
A. Generator frequency should be slightly lower than bus bar frequency
B. Generator frequency should be slightly higher than bus bar frequency
C. Generator voltage should be in phase with bus bar voltage
D. Generator voltage should be out of phase with bus bar voltage

17. If an intrinsic semiconductor is doped with a very small amount of boron then the extrinsic
semiconductor set formed, the no. of electrons and holes will
A. Both decreases
B. Increase and decrease
C. Both increase
D. Decrease and increase

18. A poly phase motor driving an engine room pump fails to start, when trying to identify the cause of
failure, which of the following steps are applicable.(multiple ans)
A. visually examine the motor for open circuit fault
B. visually examine the stator for open circuit fault
C. Reverse the direction of current for its working
D. Perform the infinite resistance test

19. With reference to the data logger for a refrigerate sys. Which of the parameters should be noted?
A. sea water temp, pressure
B. condenser temp
C. Refrigerant leakage
D. Evaporator temp.

20. Open loop <<>> function of a sys has zero with positive real value is called NON MINIMUM phase
function.

21. Brushless generators are designed to operate without the use of

A. brushes
B. sliprings
C. commutators
D. all of the above

22. When the current through the coil of an electromagnet is reversed, the direction of magnetic field
also reversed (TRUE or FALSE)

23. Fwd bias voltage of semiconductor diode a)

a)<.1v
b) <0.4v
c)>0.7v
d) >1.4 v

24. W.r.t to a data logger for a refrigerant sys. Which of the following parameters should be checked?
A. room temp
B. liquid ref temp
C. Recharge temp.
D. Solenoid valve operation

25. AC circuits possess characteristics of resistance, inductance, and capacitance. The inductance of
a coil is expressed in. HENRY.