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1. Loadfactorofapowerstationisdefinedas
(a)maximumdemand/averageload
(b)averageloadxmaximumdemand
(c)averageload/maximumdemand
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2. Loadfactorofapowerstationisgenerally
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(b)lessthanunity
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19. Whichofthefollowinggeneratingstationhasminimumruiyiingcost? FluidMechanicsProblem

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41.Airwillnotbetheworkingsubstanceinwhichofthefollowing? HydrologyOnlineQuizQ
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(b) Opencyclegasturbine
(c) Dieselengine
(d) Petrolengine
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42.Anuclearpowerplantisinvariablyusedasa
(a) peakloadplant
(b) baseloadplant
(c) standbyplant
(d) spinningreserveplant
(e) anyoftheabove
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43.powerplantisexpectedtohavethelongestlife.
(a)Steam
(b)Diesel
(c)Hydroelectric
(d)Anyoftheabove
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44. powerplantcannothavesingleunitof100MW.
(a)Hydroelectric
(b)Nuclear
(c)Steam
(d)Diesel
(e)Anyoftheabove
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45.Whichofthefollowing,inathermalpowerplant,isnotafixedcost?
(a)Fuelcost
(b)Interestoncapital
(c)Depreciation
(d)Insurancecharges
Ans:a

46._______willoffertheleastload.
(a)Vacuumcleaner
(b)Television
(c)Hairdryer
(d)Electricshaver
Ans:d

47. In______fueltransportationcostisleast.
(a)nuclearpowerplants
(b)dieselgeneratingplants
(c) steampowerstations
Ans:a

48. Whichofthefollowingequipmentprovidesfluctuatingload?
(a)Exhaustfan
(b)Lathemachine
(c) Weldingtransformer
(d) Alloftheabove
Ans:c

49. Theincreasedloadduringsummermonthsisdueto
(a)increasedbusinessactivity
(b)increasedwatersupply
(c) increaseduseoffansandairconditioners
(d) noneoftheabove
Ans:c

50 isthereservedgeneratingcapacityavailableforserviceunderemergencyconditionswhichisnotkeptinoperation
butinworkingorder,
(a)Hotreserve
(b)Coldreserve
(c) Spinningreserve
(d) Firmpower
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51.Generatingcapacityconnectedtothebusbarsandreadytotakeloadwhenswitchedonisknownas
(a)firmpower
(b)coldreserve
(c)hotreserve
(d)spinningreserve
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52. offersthehighestelectricload.
(a)Televisionset
(b)Toaster
(c)Vacuumcleaner
(d)Washingmachine
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53._______industryhastheleastpowerconsumptionpertonneofproduct.
(a)Soap
(b)Sugar
(c)Vegetableoil
(d)Causticsoda
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54.Withreferencetoapowerstationwhichofthefollowingisnotafixedcost?
(a)Fuelcost
(b)Interestoncapital
(c)Insurancecharges
(d)Depreciation
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55._______isinvariablyusedasbaseloadplant.
(a) Dieselengineplant
(b) Nuclearpowerplant
(c) Gasturbineplant
(d) Pumpedstorageplant
Ans:b

56. Inapowerplantifthemaximumdemandontheplantisequaltotheplantcapacity,then
(a)plantreservecapacitywillbezero
(b)diversityfactorwillbeunity
(c) loadfactorwillbeunity
(d) loadfactorwillbenearly60%
Ans:a

57. Incaseof______fueltransportationisthemajorproblem.
(a)dieselpowerplants
(b)nuclearpowerplants
(c) hydroelectricpowerplants
(d) thermalpowerplants
Ans:d

58. Whichofthefollowingpowerplantsneedtheleastperiodforinstallation?
(a) Thermalpowerplant
(b) Dieselpowerplant
(c) Nuclearpowerplant
(d) Hydroelectricpowerplant
Ans:b

59. Forwhichofthefollowingpowerplantshighlyskilledengineersarerequiredforrunningtheplants?
(a) Nuclearpowerplants
(b) Gasturbinepowerplants
(c) Solarpowerplants
(d) Hydroelectricpowerplants
Ans:a

60. Inwhich'ofthefollowingpowerplantsthemaintenancecostisusuallyhigh?
(a) Nuclearpowerplant
(b) Hydroelectricpowerplants
(c) Thermalpowerplants
(d)Dieselenginepowerplants
Ans:c

61. ________isinvariablyusedforpeakload
(a) Nuclearpowerplant
(b) Steamturbineplant
(c) Pumpedstorageplant
(d) Noneoftheabove
Ans:c

62. Whichofthefollowingisnotanoperatingcost?
(a)Maintenancecost
(b)Fuelcost
(c) Salariesofhighofficials
(d) Salariesofoperatingstaff
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63. Whichofthefollowingistheessentialrequirementofpeakloadplant?
(a)Itshouldrunathighspeed
(b)Itshouldproducehighvoltage
(c) Itshouldbesmallinsize
(d) Itshouldbecapableofstartingquickly
Ans:d

64. Largecapacitygeneratorsareinvariably
(a)watercooled
(b)naturalaircooled
(c) forcedaircooled
(d) hydrogencooled
Ans:d

65. Bytheuseofwhichofthefollowingpowerfactorcanbeimproved?
(a)Phaseadvancers
(b)Synchronouscompensators
(c)Staticcapacitors
(d)Anyoftheabove
Ans:d

66. Aninductionmotorhasrelativelyhighpowerfactorat
(a)ratedr.p.m.
(b)noload
(c)20percentload
(d)nearfullload
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:d

67. Whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageduetolowpowerfactor?
(a) Poorvoltageregulation
(b) Increasedtransmissionlosses
(c) Highcostofequipmentforagivenload
(d) Alloftheabove
Ans:d

68. Inadistributionsystem,inordertoimprovepowerfactor,thesynchronouscapacitorsareinstalled
(a) atthereceivingend
(b) atthesendingend
(c) either(a)or(b)
(d) noneoftheabove
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69. Staticcapacitorsareratedintermsof
(a)kW
(b)kWh
(e)kVAR
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70. Whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageofasynchronouscondenser?
(a) Highmaintenancecost
(b) Continuouslossesinmotor
(c) Noise
(d) Alloftheabove
Ans:d

71. Foraconsumerthemosteconomicalpowerfactorisgenerally
(a)0.5lagging
(b)0.5leading
(c)0.95lagging
(d)0.95leading
Ans:c

72. Asynchronouscondenserisvirtuallywhichofthefollowing?
(a) Inductionmotor
(b) Underexcitedsynchronousmotor
(c) Overexcitedsynchronousmotor
(d) D.C.generator
(e)Noneoftheabove
Ans:c

73. Forapowerplantwhichofthefollowingconstitutesrunningcost?
(a)Costofwages
(b)Costoffuel
(c) Costoflubricants
(d) Alloftheabove
Ans:d

74. Inaninterconnectedsystem,thediversityfactorofthewholesystem
(a) remainsunchanged
(b) decreases
(c)increases
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c

75. Generatorsforpeakloadplantsareusuallydesignedformaximumefficiencyat
(a) 25to50percentfullload
(b) 50to75percentfullload
(c) fullload
(d) 25percentoverload
Ans:b

76. ________willbeleastaffectedduetochargeinsupplyvoltagefrequency.
(a)Electricclock
(b)Mixergrinder
(c)Ceilingfan
(d)Roomheater
Ans:d

77. TheconnectedloadofaIVMIMuirconsumerisaround
(a)5kW
(b)40k\V
(c)80kW
(d)120kW
Ans:a

78. Whichofthefollowingisnotnecessarilyanadvantageofinterconnectingvariouspowerstations?
(a) Improvedfrequencyofpowersupplied
(b) Reductionintotalinstalledcapacity
(c) Increasedreliability
(d) Economyinoperationofplants
Ans:a

79. Apowertransformerisusuallyratedin
(a)kW
(b)kVAR
(c)kWh
(d)kVA
Ans:d

80. publicsectorundertakingisassociatedwitherectionandsometimesrunningofthermalpowerplants
(a)NTPC
(b)SAIL
(c)BEL
(d)BHEL
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81. Mostefficientplantsarenormallyusedas
(a)peakloadplants
(b)baseloadplants
(c)either(a)or(b)
(d)noneoftheabove
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82. Foradieselgeneratingstationtheusefullifeisexpectedtobearound
(a)15to20years
(b)20to50years
(c)50to75years
(d)75to100years
Ans:a

83. Whichofthefollowingisnotamethodforestimatingdepreciationcharges?
(a)Sinkingfundmethod
(b)Straightlinemethod
(c)Diminishingvaluemethod
(d)Halsey's5050formula
Ans:d

84. Theexpectedusefullifeofanhydroelectricpowerstationisaround
(a)15years
(b)30years
(c)60years
(d)100years
Ans:d

85. Inaloadcurvethehighestpointrepresents
(a)peakdemand
(b)averagedemand
(c)diversifieddemand
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a

86. Whichofthefollowingsourceofpowerisleastreliable?
(a)Solarenergy
(b)Geothermalpower
(c)Windpower
(d)iMHD
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87. InIndiaproductionanddistributionofelectricalenergyisconfinedto
(a)privatesector
(b)publicsector
(c) governmentsectors
(d) jointsector
(e) noneoftheabove
Ans:b

88. Apilotexciterisprovidedongeneratorsforwhichofthefollowingreasons?
(a) Toexcitethepolesofmainexciter
(b) Toproviderequisitestartingtorquetomainexciter
(c) Toproviderequisitestartingtorquetogenerator
(d) Noneoftheabove
Ans:a

89. Theprimaryreasonforlowpowerfactorissupplysystemisduetoinstallationof
(a) inductionmotors
(b) synchronousmotors
(c) singlephasemotors
(d)d.c.motors
Ans:a

90. Anoverexcitedsynchronousmotoronnoloadisknownas
(a) synchronouscondenser
(b) generator
(c)inductionmotor
(d) alternator
Ans:a

91. Whichofthefollowingisanadvantageofstaticcapacitorforpowerfactorimprovement?
(a) Littlemaintenancecost
(b) Easeininstallation
(c) Lowlosses
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:d

92. Foranytypeofconsumertheidealtariffis
(a)twoparttariff
(b)threeparttariff
(c)blockratetariff
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:b

93. Theefficiencyofaplantisofleastconcernwhenitisselectedas
(a)peakloadplant
(b)casualrunplant
(c)either(a)or(b)
(d)baseloadplant
Ans:c

94. Whichofthefollowingplantsisalmostinevitablyusedasbaseloadplant?
(a) Dieselengineplant
(b) Gasturbineplant
(c) Nuclearpowerplant
(d)Pumpedstorageplant
Ans:c

95. Whichofthefollowingcomponent,inasteampowerplant,needsmaximummaintenanceattention?
(a)Steamturbine
(b)Condenser
(c)Watertreatmentplant
(d)Boiler
Ans:d

96. Forthesamecylinderdimensionsandspeed,whichofthefollowingenginewillproduceleastpower?
(a) Superchargedengine
(b) Dieselengine
(c)Petrolengine
(d)Alloftheaboveengineswillequalpower
Ans:c

97. TheleastshareofpowerisprovidedinIndia,bywhichofthefollowingpowerplants? '

(a)Dieselpowerplants
(b)Thermalpowerplants
(c) Hydroelectricpowerplants
(d) Nuclearpowerplants
Ans:a

98. Submarinesforunderwatermovement,arepoweredbywhichofthefollowing?
(a)Steamaccumulators
(b)Airmotors
(c)Dieselengines
(d)Batteries
Ans:d

99.Analternatorcoupledtoa_____runsatslowspeed,ascomparedtoascomparedtoothers.
(a)dieselengine
(6)hydraulicturbine
(c)steamturbine
(d)gasturbine
Ans:b

100.Theeffectofelectricshockonhumanbodydependsonwhichofthefollowing
(a)current
(b)voltage
(c)durationofcontact
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:d

101.Whichlighteningstrokeismostdangerous?
(a)Directstrokeonlineconductor
(b)Indirectstrokeonconductor
(c)Directstrokeontowertop
(d)Directstrokeongroundwire
Ans:a

102. Whichofthefollowingdevicesmaybeusedtoprovideprotectionagainstlighteningovervoltages?
(a)Horngaps
(b)Rodgaps
(c)Surgeabsorbers
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:d

103. Whenthedemandofconsumersisnotmetbyapowerplant,itwillresorttowhichofthefollowing?
(a)Loadshedding
(b)Powerfactorimprovementatthe,generators
(c)Penalisinghighloadconsumersbyincreasingthechargesforelectricity
(d)Efficientplantoperation
Ans:a

104. Loadsheddingispossiblethroughwhichofthefollowing?
(a)Switchingoftheloads
(b)Frequencyreduction
(c) Voltagereduction
(d) Anyoftheabove
Ans:d

105. Inpowerplantsinsurancecoverisprovidedforwhichofthefollowing?
(a)Unskilledworkersonly
(b)Skilledworkersonly
(c) Equipmentonly
(d) Alloftheabove
Ans:d

106 Acompanycanraisefundsthrough
(a)fixeddeposits
(b)shares
(c)bonds
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107. Whichofthefollowingarenotrepayableafterastipulatedperiod?
(a)Shares
(b)Fixeddeposits
(c)Cashcertificates
(d)Bonds
Ans:a

108. Theknowledgeofdiversityfactorhelpsindetermining
(a)plantcapacity
(b)averageload
(c)peakload
(d)kWhgenerated
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:a

109.Whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageofstaticcapacitorforpowerfactorimprovement?
(a)Easilydamagedbyhighvoltage
(b)Cannotberepaired
(c)Shortservicelife
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:d

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