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SPSC 2014 Micro Filming Officer BPS-16, Revenue Department (2014) — Paper Type D Paper

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SPSC 2014 Micro Filming Officer BPS-16, Revenue Department (2014) — Paper Type D paper — full text

Every MCQ from the paper, with the correct answer marked in green.

Micro Filming Officer BPS-16, Revenue Department (2014) — Paper Type D. Pre-interview written test · Thursday 29 May 2014, 02:00 to 03:00 pm · Maximum marks 100. 50 MCQs (electronics). Each incorrect answer results in deduction of half mark.

  1. 1Induced emf in a transformer secondary depends upon

    • A)Frequency
    • B)Number of turns in secondary coil
    • C)Maximum flux in the core
    • D)All of these

    Explanation: E = 4.44 f N Φm.

  2. 2When a magnet is heated

    • A)It gains magnetism
    • B)It loses magnetism
    • C)It neither loses nor gains magnetism
    • D)None of these
  3. 3Asynchronous counters are known as

    • A)Ripple counter
    • B)Multiple clock counters
    • C)Decade counters
    • D)All of these
  4. 4According to Shannon theorem, for a signal of frequency F, for complete transfer of information the sampling rate must be

    • A)4F
    • B)3F
    • C)F
    • D)2F

    Explanation: The Nyquist rate is twice the highest frequency.

  5. 5Which system has tendency to oscillate?

    • A)Open loop system
    • B)Closed loop system
    • C)Both open loop as well as closed loop system
    • D)Neither open loop nor closed loop system
  6. 6The audio frequency range is

    • A)0.3-3 KHz
    • B)20Hz-20KHz
    • C)3-30KHz
    • D)0-100Hz
  7. 7A parallel circuit resonance magnifies

    • A)Current
    • B)Voltage
    • C)Power
    • D)Frequency

    Explanation: Parallel resonance magnifies the circulating current (series resonance magnifies voltage).

  8. 8GaAs technology provides logic circuits having very high speeds of operation, with gate delays in the range of

    • A)0.10 to 100 µS
    • B)0.10 to 100 nS
    • C)10 to 100 mS
    • D)10 to 100 pS
  9. 9The internal capacitances of MOSFET cause the gain of MOS amplifier to fall off at

    • A)High frequencies
    • B)Moderate frequencies
    • C)Low frequencies
    • D)All of these
  10. 10Which of the following is not true about amplitude modulation (AM)?

    • A)The carrier amplitude varies
    • B)The carrier frequency remains constant
    • C)The carrier frequency varies
    • D)Information signal amplitude changes carrier amplitude
  11. 11Noise margin is expressed in

    • A)Decibel
    • B)Volt
    • C)Watt
    • D)None of these
  12. 12Quiescent state of an amplifier implies

    • A)No input signal
    • B)Zero bias
    • C)No output
    • D)No distortion
  13. 13Which of the distribution systems is used for domestic loads?

    • A)3 phase, 4-wire system
    • B)1 phase, 2-wire system
    • C)3 phase, 3 wire system
    • D)None of these
  14. 14Which one of the following is not a valid rule of Boolean algebra?

    • A)A + 1 = 1
    • B)AA = A
    • C)A·Ā = A
    • D)A + 0 = A

    Explanation: A·Ā = 0, not A. (The printed option is unclear in the scan; the other three rules are valid.)

  15. 15Fuse wire is a wire of

    • A)High resistance and low melting point
    • B)High resistance and high melting point
    • C)Low resistance and low melting point
    • D)Low resistance and high melting point
  16. 16To avoid heat damage to heat sensitive components during soldering and their functioning, it is necessary to use

    • A)Fans
    • B)Heat sinks
    • C)Heaters
    • D)Nothing
  17. 17Class A amplifier is preferred where

    • A)Minimum distortion is required
    • B)More gain is required
    • C)High power is needed
    • D)Oscillators are to be improved
  18. 18An ion in a dielectric is a particle

    • A)Semi-conducting
    • B)Conducting
    • C)Insulating
    • D)Electron

    Explanation: An ion is a charge carrier, so it conducts.

  19. 19An AM signal with a maximum modulating frequency of 4.5 KHz has a total bandwidth of

    • A)9 KHz
    • B)4.5 KHz
    • C)12 KHz
    • D)5 KHz
  20. 20The total input force must be equal to the sum of individual forces acting on the system. This statement is called

    • A)Linearity theorem
    • B)Maximum power theorem
    • C)Superposition
    • D)None of these
  21. 21The speed of light in a transmission line is ___ that in space

    • A)Smaller than
    • B)Greater than
    • C)Same as
    • D)Not related to
  22. 22A ceramic capacitor is marked 103; its value is

    • A)0.01 µF
    • B)103 µF
    • C)10.3 µF
    • D)None of these

    Explanation: 10 × 10³ pF = 10 nF = 0.01 µF.

  23. 23A power circuit that converts a fixed voltage and frequency AC to a variable voltage and frequency AC is called

    • A)Cycloconverter
    • B)Static switches
    • C)AC voltage controller
    • D)Uncontrolled Rectifier
  24. 24The superposition theorem is used when the circuit contains

    • A)A single voltage source
    • B)A number of voltage sources
    • C)Passive elements only
    • D)None of these
  25. 25If a wattmeter is normally phased and it indicates reverse reading, the current and voltage are

    • A)More than 90° out of phase
    • B)Less than 90° out of phase
    • C)Insufficient data
    • D)None of these
  26. 26Harmonic distortion at higher power levels is

    • A)Lower
    • B)Higher
    • C)Determined by 3 point method
    • D)None of these
  27. 27If the poles of a control system are lying on the imaginary axis in s-plane, the system will be

    • A)Stable
    • B)Unstable
    • C)Conditionally stable
    • D)Marginally stable
  28. 28A frequency of 25MHz has a wavelength of approximately

    • A)12 m
    • B)15 m
    • C)10 m
    • D)17 m

    Explanation: λ = 3×10⁸ / 25×10⁶ = 12 m.

  29. 29Which of the following is true: (I) Sensor is used to sense the physical parameter (II) Transducer is used to convert energy from one form to another

    • A)Only I
    • B)Both I & II
    • C)Only II
    • D)None of these
  30. 30The process of pre-distorting and un-distorting the signal before and after modulation respectively is called

    • A)Equalization
    • B)Emphasis
    • C)Companding
    • D)None of these

    Explanation: Pre-emphasis before modulation and de-emphasis after demodulation.

  31. 31Darlington pair is used for

    • A)Voltage amplification
    • B)Power amplification
    • C)Current amplification
    • D)All of these
  32. 32Transformer efficiency will be maximum at a power factor of

    • A)0.8 leading
    • B)0.8 lagging
    • C)0.9 lagging
    • D)Unity
  33. 33Starter in a tube-light is basically

    • A)Inductor
    • B)Resistor
    • C)Capacitor
    • D)Transformer

    Explanation: The usual answer; strictly a starter is a glow switch with a small capacitor across it.

  34. 34Early voltage can be obtained from the

    • A)Input characteristics
    • B)Bias point
    • C)Output Characteristics
    • D)Q-Point
  35. 35For which of the following flip-flops is the output clearly defined for all combinations of two inputs?

    • A)D flip-flop
    • B)R-S flip-flop
    • C)JK flip-flop
    • D)None of these
  36. 36The coefficient of coupling between the primary and secondary of a practical iron-cored transformer is about

    • A)0.9
    • B)0.1
    • C)1.5
    • D)0.2
  37. 37Band stop filter is known as

    • A)Frequency reject filter
    • B)Band reject filter
    • C)Both (A) and (B)
    • D)None of these
  38. 38Most commonly used language for PLC programming is

    • A)STL
    • B)LAD
    • C)FBD
    • D)VHDL

    Explanation: Ladder logic (LAD).

  39. 39The original electrical information signal to be transmitted is called the

    • A)Baseband signal
    • B)Carrier
    • C)Source signal
    • D)Broadband signal
  40. 40The output of a 25 km fiber optic cable is measured at 0.005 mW. The fiber loss is 0.5 dB/km. What is the input power to the fiber?

    • A)0.089 mW
    • B)0.05 mW
    • C)1 mW
    • D)0.125 mW

    Explanation: Loss = 12.5 dB, a factor of about 17.8: 0.005 × 17.8 ≈ 0.089 mW.

  41. 41Two electric bulbs rated for the same voltage have powers of 200 W and 100 W. If their resistances are respectively R1 and R2, then

    • A)R1 = R2
    • B)2 R1 = R2
    • C)4 R1 = R2
    • D)R1 = 4 R2

    Explanation: R = V²/P, so the 100 W bulb has twice the resistance.

  42. 42The upper and lower side frequencies for 3 KHz audio modulation with a 27 MHz carrier will be

    • A)30 and 24 MHz
    • B)27.03 and 26.7 MHz
    • C)27.03 and 26.97 MHz
    • D)27.003 and 26.997 MHz
  43. 43What will be the binary code of (26)₁₀?

    • A)11101
    • B)11001
    • C)11010
    • D)10101
  44. 44How many voice channels does the T1 carrier comprise of?

    • A)100
    • B)24
    • C)36
    • D)48
  45. 45If an electric field strength of 50 V/cm is applied on positively charged holes, they drift in the direction of E and acquire drift velocity of 12.5 cm/sec. The mobility of holes would be

    • A)0.25 cm²/V·s
    • B)0.3 cm²/V·s
    • C)0.22 cm²/V·s
    • D)4 cm²/V·s

    Explanation: µ = v / E = 12.5 / 50.

  46. 46The law that indicates that refraction can't take place when the angle of incidence is too large is known as

    • A)Moore's law
    • B)Faraday's law
    • C)Snell's law
    • D)Maxwell's law
  47. 47DC voltage across a 100 Ω resistor is 50V; the nominal power dissipated by the resistor is 25W. Maximum percentage error is 16%. The actual power may be in the range of

    • A)21 and 29 watt
    • B)84 and 116 watt
    • C)42 and 58 watt
    • D)None of these
  48. 48The picture carrier is always ___ above the low end of channel

    • A)1.25 MHz
    • B)2 MHz
    • C)1 MHz
    • D)0.8 MHz
  49. 49Another name of relative permittivity is

    • A)Dielectric strength
    • B)Break down voltage
    • C)Specific inductive capacity
    • D)Potential gradient

    Explanation: The paper prints "specific inductive conductivity"; the term is specific inductive capacity.

  50. 50Which of the following are present in direct burial cables but not in aerial cables?

    • A)Strength members
    • B)Outer jacket
    • C)Fiber housing
    • D)Armor