PLACEMENT PAPER FOR NTPC

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PLACEMENT PAPER FOR NTPC.(NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION).

 

We know that NTPC being a government aided organization, its recruitment is done through GATE examination. This paper consist of three parts:-

a)      ENGLISH.

b)      APTITUDE.

c)      TECHNICAL.

 

GENERAL APTITUDE QUESTIONS:-

 

1.The expression (11.98 x 11.98 + 11.98 x x + 0.02 x 0.02) will be a perfect square for x equal to:
A.
0.02
B.
0.2
C.
0.04
D.
0.4

 

2.Simple interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 8% per annum is half the compound interest on Rs. 4000 for 2 years at 10% per annum. The sum placed on simple interest is:
A.
Rs. 1550
B.
Rs. 1650
C.
Rs. 1750
D.
Rs. 2000

 

3 A boat running downstream covers a distance of 16 km in 2 hours while for covering the same distance upstream, it takes 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
A.
4 km/hr
B.
6 km/hr
C.
8 km/hr
D.
Data inadequate

 

4.A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 minutes and 40 minutes respectively. How many minutes will it take to fill the tanker from empty state if B is used for half the time and A and B fill it together for the other half?
A.
15 min
B.
20 min
C.
27.5 min
D.
30 min

 

5.Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed?
A.
210
B.
1050
C.
25200
D.
21400
E.
None of these

 

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS:-

 

1.Free electrons make current possible.
A.
True
B.
False

 

2.If 750 µA is flowing through 11 k of resistance, what is the voltage drop across the resistor?
A.
8.25 V
B.
82.5 V
C.
14.6 V
D.
146 V

 

3.At the end of a 14 day period, your utility bill shows that you have used 18 kWh. What is your average daily power?
A.
1.286 kWh
B.
12.85 kWh
C.
535 kWh
D.
252 kWh

 

4.A half-watt is equal to how many milliwatts?
A.
5,000 mW
B.
5 mW
C.
500 mW
D.
50 mW

 

5.Series aiding is a term sometimes used to describe voltage sources of the same polarity in series.
A.
True
B.
False

 

6.If there are a total of 120 mA into a parallel circuit consisting of three branches, and two of the branch currents are 40 mA and 10 mA, the third branch current is
A.
50 mA
B.
70 mA
C.
120 mA
D.
40 mA

 

7.In a parallel circuit, the branch with the lowest resistance has the most current.
A.
True
B.
False

 

8.What is the Thevenin equivalent (VTH and RTH) for the circuit given?
A.
6.4 V, 422
B.
6.4 V, 560
C.
6.4 V, 680
D.
30 V, 422

 

9.What is the current through R2?
A.
3.19 A
B.
319 mA
C.
1.73 A
D.
173 mA

 

10.Find branch current IR2.
A.
5.4 mA
B.
–5.4 mA
C.
130.4 mA
D.
119.6 mA

 

11.Third-order determinants are evaluated by the expansion method or by the cofactor method.
A.
True
B.
False

 

12.A 2 F, a 4 F, and a 10 F capacitor are connected in series. The total capacitance is less than
A.
2 F
B.
4 F
C.
10 F
D.
1.5 F

 

13.Five time constants are required for a capacitor to charge fully or discharge fully.
A.
True
B.
False

 

14.In an RL circuit, the impedance is determined by both the resistance and the inductive reactance combined.
A.
True
B.
False

 

15.A 10 resistor, a 90 mH coil, and a 0.015 F capacitor are in series across an ac source. The impedance magnitude at 1,200 Hz below fr is
A.
1,616
B.
161
C.
3,387
D.
1,771

 

16.A certain series RLC circuit with a 200 Hz, 15 V ac source has the following values: R = 12 , C = 80 F, and L = 10 mH. The total impedance, expressed in polar form, is
A.
12.2812.34°
B.
12.5712.34°
C.
9.9512.34°
D.
12.6212.34°

 

17.Referring to Problem 18, what is the bandwidth of the filter?
A.
1 kHz
B.
632 kHz
C.
50.3 kHz
D.
10.5 kHz

 

18.In an RC differentiator, the sum of the capacitor voltage and the resistor voltage at any instant
A.
must be zero
B.
must be equal to the applied voltage
C.
is less than the applied voltage but greater than zero
D.
cannot be determined

 

19.If the RC time constant of an integrator is increased, as the time constant is increased
A.
the capacitor charges more during a pulse and discharges less between pulses
B.
the capacitor charges less during a pulse and discharges more between pulses
C.
the capacitor charges more during a pulse and discharges more between pulses
D.
the capacitor charges less during a pulse and discharges less between pulses

 

20.In an RL integrating circuit, the output voltage is taken across the inductor.
A.
True
B.
False

 

 

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