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1. The functions of protective relays
A) To detect the fault and initiate the operation of the circuit
breaker
B) To detect the fault
C To clear the fault
)
D To initiate the circuit breaker about the fault
)
2. Essential requirement of power system is
A
To minimize the effects of faults
)
B) To minimize over voltages
C) To make a stability
D
To damp the oscillations
)
3. The cost of the protective equipment generally works out to
be about ______ percentage of the total cost of the system.
A
5
)
B) 7
C) 8
D
10
)
4. ____ is not an essential requirement of protective system.
A
reliability
)
B) sensitivity
C) stability
D
complexity
)
5. Percentage failure rate of relay is
A
14
)
B) 12
C) 8
D
44
)
6. _____________ can isolate the faulty section of the power
system from the healthy sections.
A
Transducers
)
B) Relays
C) VTs
D
Circuit breakers
)
7. Faults are broadly classified into
A
Systematic faults
)
B) Synchronized faults and Unsynchronized faults
C) Symmetrical faults and unsymmetrical faults
D
Reversible faults and Irreversible faults
)
8. The failure of insulation results in
A
Symmetrical faults
)
B) Unsymmetrical faults
C) Short circuits
D
Lightning
)
9. Most of the faults on transmission and distribution lines are
caused by
A
Over voltages due to lightning
)
B) Over voltages due to Switching surges
C) Over voltages due to lightning and Switching surges
D
Neither lightning nor switching surges
)
10. Eighty five percentage of the total faults are
A
Line to line fault
)
B) Three phase fault
C) Line to ground fault
D
Double line to ground fault
)
11. The frequently occuring fault occurring is
A
L-G fault
)
B) L-L fault
C) LL G fault
D
L-L-L fault
)
12. A three phase fault is
A
Symmetrical type fault
)
B) Unsymmetrical type fault
C) Standard fault
D
Both a and c
)
13. Short circuit between any two phases and the earth is called
A
Double line to ground fault
)
B) Two phase ground fault
C) Single phase to ground fault
D Both a and b
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14. The most severe type of fault in power system is
A
Symmetrical fault
)
B) Unsymmetrical fault
C) Lightning fault
D
Fault due to over voltages
)
15. Symmetrical components are classified into
A) Two types
B) Three types
C
Four types
)
D
Five types
)
16. The phase sequence of the positive sequence components of
unbalanced phasors is
A
abc
)
B) acb
C) bac
D
cab
)
17. Phase displacement in zero sequence component is
A
0
)
B) 120
C) 12
D
240
)
18. The size of the earth or ground wire is based on
the_________
A
maximum fault current carrying through the ground wire
)
B) depends on service line
C) depends on the soil resistance
D
depends on connected equipments
)
19. Earth wire or ground wire is made of _____
A
copper
)
B) aluminium
C) iron
D
galvanized steel
)
20. Average resistance of human body is _____
A
500 ohms
)
 B) 1000 ohms
C) 1500 ohms
D
2000 ohms
)
21. Generally grounding is provided for____
A
only for the safety of the equipment
)
B) only for the safety of the operating personnel
C) safety of the equipment and the operating personnel
D
electrical norms
)
22. Ground resistance should be designed such that ______
A
grounding resistance should be as low as possible
)
B) grounding resistance should be as high as possible
C) grounding resistance should be always zero
D
grounding resistance is not a factor
)
23. When earth fault occurs
A voltage potential at the earth mat increases due to
) grounding
voltage potential at the earth mat decreases due to
B)
grounding
voltage potential at the earth mat remains zero
C)
irrespective of fault
D
grounding resistance is high
)
24. The potential difference between two points on the ground is
called _____
A
Earth potential
)
B) Step Potential
C) Touch potential
D
Ground potential
)
25. _____ is the voltage between the energized object and the
feet of a person in contact with the object.
A
Earth potential
)
B) Step Potential
C) Touch potential
D
Ground potential
)
26. High soil resistivitys tends to _____Step Potentials. (U)
A
decrease
)
B) zero
C) No change
D increase
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27. The zones of protection should_____, so that no part of the
power system is left unprotected.
A
high
)
B) Non overlap
C) overlap
D
low
)
28. The permissible value of earth resistance for power station is
______
A
0.5 ohm
)
B) 1 ohm
C) 2 ohm
D
5 ohm
)
29. _____ is an energizing quantity in relays
A
current
)
B) voltage
C) temperature
D
Current or voltage
)
30. _______ is the time period extending from the occurrence of
the fault through the relay detecting the fault to the operation
of the relay.
A
Operating time
)
B) Resetting time
C) Blocking time
D
Plugging time
)
31. _______ is the time taken by the relay from the instant of
isolating the fault to the moment when the fault is removed
and the relay can be reset.
A
Operating time
)
B) Resetting time
C) Blocking time
D
Plugging time
)
32. ______ is minimum current in the relay coil at which the
relay starts to operate.
A
Pickup value
)
B) Start value
C) Initial value
D Operating value
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33. _____ is the distance up to which the relay will cover for
protection.
A
Pickup value
)
B) target
C) Reach
D
blocking
)
34. A relay performs the function on ____
A
fault detection
)
B) current detection
C) voltage detection
D
Breaking of the circuit
)
35. ______ is used to change the number of turns of the operating
coil to get a particular pick up value.
A
Plug setting
)
B) Current setting
C) Voltage setting
D
Tap changer
)
36. The relay operating coil is supplied through ______
A
fuse
)
B) Current transformer
C) Inductor
D
DC voltage
)
37. The directional relay is energized by two quantities namely
_______
A
Voltage and current
)
B) Voltage and frequency
C) Current and frequency
D
Temperature and power
)
38. The directional relay is _______ type relay.
A
electrostatic
)
B) electromechanical
C) electrical
D
electronic
)
39. The features of directional relay are ______
A
High speed operation and low sensitivity
)
 B) High sensitivity and low response
C) High response and high speed operation
D
High speed operation and high sensitivity
)
40.
A
)
B)
C)
D
)
41.
A
)
B)
C)
D
)
Q.No QUESTION Mar RBT RBT
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1 What is the need for protective Scheme?
2 What are the causes of faults?
3 Define positive sequence components.
4 List out the different types of faults.
5 What is primary protection?
6 What is back up protection?
7 What are the protective zones of the power system?
8 Define step potential
9 Define touch potential.
10 What are the functions of protective relays?
11 What is impedance relay?
12 What is mho relay?
13 Draw the characteristics of a directional impedance relay
and mho relay on an R-X diagram.
14 List any three different types of over current relays.
15 Define under frequency relay?
16 What is static relay?
17 List out the advantages of static relay over
electromagnetic relay
18 What is negative sequence relay?
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