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1. Which of the following is unit of ampere-second ?
a. Power
b. Energy
c. Charge
d. E.M.F.
Ans. c. charge

2. The specific resistance of the material of wire depends

upon?
a. Length
b. Mass
c. Area of cross section
d. None of these
Ans. d. None of these

3. Electric current is a
a. Scalar quantity
b. Vector quantity
c. Sometimes scalar sometimes vector
d. None of these
Ans. a. Scalar quantity

4. Gantt chart provides information about the

a. Material handling
b. Proper utilisation of manpower
c. Production schedule
d. Efficient working of machines
Ans. c. Production schedule
1. Feeder is designed mainly from the point of view of
a. Its current carrying capacity
b. Voltage drop in it
c. Operating voltage
d. Operating frequency
Ans. a. Its current carrying capacity
2. Distributors are designed from the point of view of
a. Its current carrying capacity
b. Voltage drop in it
c. Operating voltage
d. Operating frequency
Ans. b. Voltage drop in it

3. What is the highest possible transmission voltage in India?

a. 675 kV
b. 765 kV
c. 132 kV
d. 440 kV
Ans. b. 765 kV
4. What is the main reason for using the high voltage for the
long distance power transmission?
a. Reduction in the transmission losses
b. Reduction in the time of transmission
c. Increase in system reliability
d. None of these
Ans. a. Reduction in the transmission losses
5. Which of the following material used for manufacture of
ground wire?
a. Aluminium
b. Galvanised steel
c. Cast iron
d. Stainless steel
Ans. b. Galvanised steel
6. What is the main purpose for guy wire?
a. Supports the pole
b. Protects against the surges
c. Provides emergency earth route
d. All of these
Ans. a. Supports the pole

7. The term service mains refers to

a. Primary distribution
b. Secondary distribution
c. Primary distribution
d. Secondary distribution
Ans. d. Secondary distribution
8. The distribution transformer is generally connected in
a. Delta/Delta
b. Delta/Star
c. Star/Star
d. Star/Delta
Ans. b. Delta/Star
9. Which of the distribution system is used for domestic loads?
a. 3-phase, 3-wire system
b. 1-phase, 2-wire system
c. 3-phase, 4-wire system
d. None of these
Ans. b. 1-phase, 2-wire system

10. Which type of earthing is used by transmission lines?

a. Plate earthing
b. Rod earthing
c. Strip earthing
d. Any of the above
Ans. c. Strip earthing

11. The most severe fault on the power system is

a. Three phase short circuit fault
b. Line to line fault
c. Double line to ground fault
d. Single line to ground fault
Ans. a. Three phase short circuit fault

12. Reactors are used at various locations in the power system

to
a. Increase the short-circuit current
b. Avoid short circuit current
c. Limit the short circuit current
d. None of these
Ans. c. Limit the short circuit current
13. The use of reactors permits the installation of circuit
breaker of
a. Lower rating
b. Higher rating
c. Same rating
d. None of these
Ans. a. Lower rating
14. Reactors are connected in ____ with the power systems
a. Parallel
b. Series
c. Series-parallel
d. None of these
Ans. b. Series
15. An isolator is designed to open in a circuit under
a. Full-load
b. No-load
c. Normal conditions
d. None of these
Ans. b. No-load
16. Under the normal operating conditions, the contacts of the
circuit breaker remains
a. Closed
b. Open
c. Semi-closed
d. None of these
Ans. a. Closed
17. A circuit breaker performs the function of
a. Detection only
b. Circuit interruption function only
c. Both detection and interruption
d. None of the above
Ans. b. Circuit interruption function only

18. Which of the following device detects the fault in power

system?
a. Isolator
b. Circuit breaker
c. Relay
d. None of these
Ans. c. Relay

19. The relay operating coil is supplied through

a. Fuse
b. Current transformer
c. Power transformer
d. None of these
Ans. b. Current transformer

20. Buchholz relay is

a. A gas actuated relay
b. Oil actuated relay
c. Either a or b
d. None of these
Ans. a. A gas actuated relay
21. Bus bar protection means protection of
a. Bus bar
b. Circuit breaker
c. Isolating switches
d. All of the above
Ans. d. All of the above

22. IS 3043 code is for

a. Earthing practices
b. High voltage equipment
c. Circuit breakers
d. None of these
Ans. a. Earthing practices

23. In a power system single line diagram is used to represent

a. LLG faults
b. LG faults
c. LL fault
d. Balanced power system
Ans. d. Balanced power system

24. Overhead ground wires are used to protect a transmission

line against
a. Line to ground faults
b. Arcing faults
c. Voltage surges due to direct lightning strokes
d. High voltage oscillations due to switching
Ans. c. Voltage surges due to direct lightning strokes
25. Ladder logic program primarily consist of
a. Virtual relay contacts and coils
b. Logic gate symbol and connecting lines
c. Function blocks with connecting lines
d. None of these
Ans. a. Virtual relay contacts and coils
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