QUESTION BANK
ELECTRICAL MATERIAL - 3160923
Total number of
SUMMER-2024
SUMMER-2023
SUMMER-2022
WINTER -2024
WINTER -2023
WINTER -2022
WINTER-2021
times question
asked
Sr.
No. QUESTION
CHAPTER 1 - CONDUCTORS
1 Give classification of Electrical material. 3 1
Give the characteristics of a good conductor material.
2 OR 4 3 2
What are the properties of good conductors?
List out the commonly used conductor materials and give any two
3 7 1
conductor materials properties in brief.
4 Discuss properties of high resistivity material. 7 7 7 4 7 5
What are the properties of good conductors?
OR
5 What are the desirable qualities of high conducting material? 3 3 3 3
OR
What is the fundamental requirement of High Conducting materials?
6 Compare Copper and Aluminium conducting materials. 4 3 3 3
7 What is Peltier Effect? 3 3 2
8 What is Seeback effect? 3 4 2
List out the materials used in making a DC machine and briefly explain
their roles
OR
9 List the different material used in making of AC and DC machine? 4 4 4 3
OR
Which are the different materials used in making DC Machine?
10 State the properties and applications of copper. 7 7 2
Enlist the factors affecting conductivity and resistivity of material.
OR
Explain factors affecting the resistivity of conducting materials.
11 OR 4 7 4 3
Enlist factors affecting resistivity of material and discuss any one in
brief.
12 Give classification of conducting material. 3 1
13 What are the factors on which selection of conductor material depends? 3 1
14 Explain effect of alloying on resistivity of material. 4 1
Total number of
SUMMER-2024
SUMMER-2023
SUMMER-2022
WINTER -2024
WINTER -2023
WINTER -2022
WINTER-2021
times question
asked
Sr.
No. QUESTION
CHAPTER 2 – DIELECTRIC MATERIALS AND INSULATORS
Classification of Insulating material based on temperature.
OR
Give classification of Insulating material based on Substances and
1 Materials with example. 3 3 7 4 3 7 6
OR
Give classifications of Insulating materials.
Name four natural insulating materials. Mention their most
2 4 4 2
important properties and their application.
Enumerate the factors that affect the dielectric strength
OR
3 What is Dielectric Strength of martial? Which factors affect the 4 3 3 3 4
Dielectric Strength of material?
Write short notes on: mechanical and electrical properties of
4 7 7 2
dielectric materials.
5 Discuss transformer oil as insulating material. 7 4 3 4 4
Make a list of the factors affecting the insulating resistance of a
6 4 1
material.
7 Write short notes on polarisation. 7 1
8 What is dielectric? Why it is used in capacitors? 3 3 2
Discuss the Thermal Properties of an insulating materials.
9 OR 7 7 3 3
What are the various thermal properties of insulating materials?
Explain the different Electrical properties of Insulating
10 7 7 2
Materials?
11 Discuss effect of “moisture” on insulating material. 3 3 2
12 Define: (i) Polarization (ii) dielectric loss & loss angle. 4 1
Why air is replaced by nitrogen as an insulating material in certain
13 3 1
applications?
14 Explain factors affecting properties of Ceramic Materials. 7 1
Discuss the various properties and applications of the following
15 7 1
insulating materials. (1) Glass (2) Cotton (3) Teflon.
Enlist solid insulating materials in Electrical Machines and
16 7 7 2
explain any two with its electrical and thermal characteristics.
17 What is Hygroscopicity? 4 1
18 Give characteristic of good insulating material 3 1
Enlist gaseous insulating materials in Electrical Engineering and
19 7 1
explain any two with its characteristics
Total number of
SUMMER-2024
SUMMER-2023
SUMMER-2022
WINTER -2024
WINTER -2023
WINTER -2022
WINTER-2021
times question
asked
Sr.
No.
QUESTION
CHAPTER 3 – MAGNETIC MATERIALS
Explain difference between hard and soft magnetic material.
1 OR 7 4 4 4 7 7 6
Compare Soft and Hard magnetic materials.
Give and Justify choice of magnetic material for (1) transformer
2 7 7 2
core (2) Stator of DC (3) Submarine cable (3) core of CT and PT
3 Give classification of magnetic material and explain in brief. 3 3 3 3 4
4 Define curie point. 3 1
5 Define magnetostriction 4 1
6 State the advantage of grain orientation. 3 1
Explain the difference between diamagnetic and paramagnetic
7 4 4 4 3
materials
8 Write short notes on permanent magnet materials. 7 7 2
9 Write short note on magnetic hysteresis. 7 1
Explain B-H curve of magnetic material.
10 OR 4 4 2
Draw and Explain B-H curve of magnetic material.
11 State and explain the properties of Magnetic Materials. 7 7 2
Explain “losses” in magnetic materials
OR
12 Write short notes on losses in magnetic materials. 3 7 4 3
OR
Explain hysteresis and eddy current loss.
13 Explain properties and use of Hard Magnetic Materials. 7 1
14 Which are the applications of Soft Ferrites? 3 1
Soft magnetic materials are always preferred for making temporary
15 4 1
magnets, why?
Give reason why cores of transformer are made of silicon steel
16 3 1
laminations.
17 What is Paramagnetic Material? 3 1
Give and justify the choice of Magnetic Material for
18 (1) Armature of DC machine, (2) Stator of AC machine, 7 1
(3) Submarine Cable.
19 Explain hard and soft ferrites 4 1
Total number of
SUMMER-2024
SUMMER-2023
SUMMER-2022
WINTER -2024
WINTER -2023
WINTER -2022
WINTER-2021
times question
asked
Sr.
No. QUESTION
CHAPTER 4 – SEMICONDUCTORS AND SUPERCONDUCTORS
Explain the meaning of semiconductors. Give two examples of
1 3 1
semiconductors.
2 Explain Intrinsic and Extrinsic semiconductors. 4 3 4 3
Give brief description and applications of (1) PN junction diode (2)
Silicon controlled rectifier
3 OR 4 4 2
Give brief description and applications of (1) FET (2) SCR (3) PN
Junction Diode.
4 Properties of superconductor. 7 7 7 7 4
Explain the applications of Super conducting materials.
OR
5 What is a super conductor? Explain the applications of super 4 4 4 4 4
conducting materials.
Give comparison of Type-I Superconductor and Type-II
6 7 7 7 4 7 7 6
Superconductor.
7 What do you mean by critical temperature in superconductivity? 3 3 2
8 Explain effect of temperature on semiconductor. 3 4 3 3
9 Compare: P- type and N-type semiconductor material. 4 1
10 Prepare a list of: Types and applications of Semiconductor. 3 1
11 Give classification of Semiconductor. 3 3 2
12 Explain how holes work as charge carriers. 4 1
Semiconductor has negative temperature co-efficient of resistance,
13 3 1
why?
14 Explain conduction of current in N-type Semiconductor. 4 1
15 Explain the factors affecting the resistivity of Semiconductor. 7 1
16 Explain Silicon superconductor material. 4 1
17 Explain P-type and N-type semiconductor material. 3 3 2
Explain the factors affecting the change in resistivity of the
18 7 1
semiconducting materials.
19 Give brief note on amorphous material 4 1
Give properties and application of following semiconductors:
20 (1) Germanium (2) Silicon (3) Silicon carbide 7 1
21 Enlist applications of semiconductor material. 3 1
Total number of
SUMMER-2024
SUMMER-2023
SUMMER-2022
WINTER -2024
WINTER -2023
WINTER -2022
WINTER-2021
times question
asked
Sr.
No. QUESTION
CHAPTER 5 – SPECIAL PURPOSE MATERIALS
1 Explain the functions of structural materials. 3 1
Explain radioactive material. List out at least two radioactive
materials.
2 OR 4 3 7 7 7 5
Write short note on Radioactive Material.
Write short notes on Refractory materials.
OR
What are Refractory Materials? Give applications of different types
3 7 7 7 7 4 5
of Refractory Materials.
OR
What is Refractory Material? List out the various refractory materials.
What is Galvanizing? Explain different methods of Galvanizing.
OR
4 Explain different methods of Galvanizing. 7 7 7 7 4
OR
Write short note on Galvanizing Material.
Discuss Nickel Iron alloys.
5 OR 4 4 4 3
Explain various properties of Nickel iron alloy.
Which are the properties of High Frequency Materials?
6 OR 4 7 3 4 4
Discuss the High Frequency Materials.
7 What is the effect of impurities of Material? 4 1
8 Brief note on structural and refractory material 3 1
