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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'SUB ENGINEER' And exam conducted in the year 2015. And Question paper code was '016/2015/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
B:-No slip
C:-Very small
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question49:-The relative advantage of a cage motor over a wound rotor motor of same power is
A:-Cage motor is More efficient
B:-Cage motor is less cost
C:-Better operating power factor
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question50:-The maximum torque of an induction motor is proportional to
A:-Square of supply voltage
-Supply voltage
C:-Reciprocal of the square of supply voltage
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question51:-A synchronous motor runs on
A:-AC only
-DC only
C:-Both ac and de
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question52:-If the armature coil of a DC machine is N turns then Number of conductors of any coil side
D:-N
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question53:-The distance between two consecutive and similar top coil side is called
A:-Back pitch
B:-Front pitch
C:-Winding pitch
D:-Commutator pitch
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question54:-In lap wound machine the number of brushes used is equal to
A:-number of poles
8:-2
C:-number of turns
D:-number of commutator segments
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question55:-A mooving iron instrument can measure
A:-AC
B:-AC & DC
C:-DC
D:-Pulse
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question56:-The emf developed in any physical system act in such a direction to tend to
A:-Decrease co energy at constant mmf
B:-Decrease the co energy at constant flux
C:-Increase the co energy at constant mmf
D:-Increase the co energy at constant flux
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question57:-The factor to be considered while selecting the site of a hydel power plant
A:-Quantity of water available
B:-Head of water
C:-Accessibility of the site
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question58:-Specific speed of a turbine is the speed at which it develop 1 metric HP under the head of