Subject : electrical Engineering

Interviewer: Why is a thicker conductor necessary to carry a current in A.C. as
compared to D.C. ?

Candidate: An AC current goes up and down (drawing a sinusoid) and requires more space inside the wire, so the wire has to be thicker.

Interviewer: How will you tell if that wall outlet carries AC or DC ?

Candidate: I will put my finger in. If it is pushed away, it is DC. If it gets stuck, it
was AC.

Interviewer: How will you reverse direction of an induction motor?

Candidate: I will remove the four bolts at the base, turn the motor around, and put back the bolts.

Interviewer: How do you start a synchronous motor?

Candidate: Vrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (in rising pitch)

Interviewer: Stop! Stop!

Candidate: rrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (in falling pitch)

Interviewer: How do you limit surge current within an integrated circuit?

Candidate: By using a miniature circuit breaker.

Interviewer: " Why does a capacitor block DC but allow AC to pass through?

Candidate: See, a capacitor is like this ---| |--- , OK. DC Comes straight, like this ----------, and the capacitor stops it. But AC,goes UP, DOWN, Up DOWN and jumps right over the capacitor!"

Interviewer: "What is a step-up transformer?"

Candidate: "A transformer that is put on top of electric poles."

Interviewer (smiling): "And then what is a step-down transformer?"

Candidate (hesitantly): "Uh - A transfomer that is put in the basement or in a pit?"

Interviewer (pouncing): "Then what do you call a transformer that is installed on the ground?"

(Candidate knows he is caught -- can't answer)

Interviewer (impatiently): "Well?"

Candidate (triumphantly): "A stepless transformer, sir!"