1. Out of the following which one is not a unconventional source of energy?

(A) Tidal power (B) Geothermal energy (C) Nuclear energy (D) Wind power. Get Answer: C 2. Pulverized coal is (A) Coal free from ash (B) Non-smoking coal (C) Coal which bums For long time (D) Coal broken into fine particles. Get Answer: D 3. Heating value of coal is approximately (A) 1000-2000 kcal / kg (B) 2000-4000 kcal / kg (C) 5000-6500 kcal / kg (D) 9000-10,500 kcal / kg. Get Answer: C 4. Water gas is a mixture of (A) CO2 and O2 (B) O2and H2 (C) H2, N2 and O2 (D) CO, N2 and H2. Get Answer: D 5. Coal used in power plant is also known as (A) steam coal (B) charcoal

(C) coke (D) soft coal. Get Answer:A 6. Which of the following is considered as superior quality of coal ? (A) Bituminous coal (B) Peat (C) Lignite (D) Coke. Get Answer: A 7. In a power plant, coal is carried from storage place to boilers generally by means of (A) bucket (B) V-belts (C) trolleys (D) manually. Get Answer: B 8. Live storage of coal in a power plant means (A) coal ready for combustion (B) preheated coal (C) storage of coal sufficient to meet 24 hour demand of the plant (D) coal in transit. Get Answer: C 9. Pressure of steam in condenser is (A) atmospheric pressure (B) more than pressure (C) slightly less than pressure (D) much less than pressure. Get Answer: D

10. Equipment used for pulverizing the coal is known as (A) Ball mill (B) Hopper (C) Burner (D) Stoker. Get Answer: A 13. The efficiency of a thermal power plant improves with (A) increased quantity of coal burnt (B) larger quantity of water used (C) lower load in the plant (D) use of high steam pressures. Get Answer:D 14. Which of the following contributes to the improvement of efficiency of Rankine cycle in a thermal power plant ? (A) Reheating of steam at intermediate stage (B) Regeneration use of steam for heating boiler feed water (C) Use of high pressures (D) All of the above. Get Answer: D 15. Steam pressures usually used in thermal power plants are (A) 5 kg/cm2 to 10 kg / cm2 (B) 50 kg/cm2 to 100 kg / cm2 (C) 110 kg/cm2 to 170 kg / cm2 (D) 200 kg/cm2 to 215 kg / cm2 Get Answer: C 16. When pulverized fuel is not used, the equipment used for supplying coal to the boiler is (A) Heater (B) Stoker

(C) Burner (D) Skip hoist. Get Answer: B 17. Burning of low grade fuel can be improved by (A) Blending with better quality (B) Oil assisted ignition (C) Pulverizing (D) Any of the above. Get Answer: D 18. As steam expands in turbine (A) its pressure increases (B) its specific volume increases (C) its boiling point increases (D) its temperature increases. Get Answer: B

19. Water is supplied to a boiler (A) at atmospheric pressure (B) at slightly more than atmospheric pressure (C) at 100 cm/kg2 (D) at more than the steam pressure on the boiler. Get Answer: D 20. Which of the following enters the super heater of a boiler ? (A) Cold water (B) Hot water (C) Wet steam (D) Super-heated steam.

Get Answer: C 21. Super heated steam is always (A) at a temperature higher than the saturation temperature corresponding to a steam pressure (B) at a pressure more than the boiler steam pressure (C) separated from water particles before being supplied to turbine (D) at a pressure less than the maximum cycle pressure. Get Answer: A 22. The equipment installed in power plants to reduce air pollution due to smoke is (A) Induced draft fans (B) De-super heaters (C) Electrostatic precipitators (D) Re-heaters. Get Answer: C 24. A condenser in a thermal power plant condenses steam combing out of (A) Boiler (B) Super-heater (C) Economizer (D) Turbine. Get Answer: D 25. Which of the following, is not a high pressure boiler ? (A) Loeffler boiler (B) Lancashire boiler (C) Velox boiler (D) Lamont boiler. Get Answer: B 26. What is the maximum size of steam turbine usually being installed, for thermal power plants ? (A) 120 MW

(B) 250 MW (C) 500 MW (D) 1000 MW. Get Answer: C 27. Overall thermal efficiency of a steam power station is in the range (A) 18-24% (B) 30-40% (C) 44-62% (D) 68-79%.

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28. Which of the following is not the voltage at which power is usually transmitted (A)132 kV (B) 66 kV (C) 33 kV (D) 20 kV.

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29. Most of the generators in thermal power plants run at (A) 3000 rpm (B)1500 rpm (C) 1000 rpm (D) 750 rpm.

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30. In regenerative cycle, bled steam is (A) discharged to atmosphere (B) condensed in steam condenser (C) used to beat feed water for boiler (D) is mixed with steam supplied to turbine.

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32. In power station practice "spinning reserve" is (A) reserve generating capacity that is in operation but not in service (B) reserve generating capacity that is connected to bus and ready to take the load (C) reserve generating capacity that is available for service but not in operation (D) capacity of the part of the plant that remains under maintenance.

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33. Bagasse is (A) low quality coal (B) a fuel consisting of wood (C) fibrous portion of sugarcane left after extracting the juice (D) a kind of rice straw.

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34. Low grade fuels have (A) low moisture content (B) low ash content (C) low calorific value (D) low carbon content.

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35. Which variety of coal has lowest calorific value? (A) Steam-coal (B) Bituminous coal (C) Lignite (D) Anthracite.

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36. In a steam locomotive the engine is (A) Single cylinder (B) Vertical (C) Condensing (D) Non-condensing.

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37. The boilers using lignite as fuel do not use (A) under feed stoker (B) traveling grate stoker (C) spreader stoker (D) all of the above.

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38. In a steam turbine cycle, the lowest pressure occurs in (A) turbine inlet (B) boiler (C) condenser (D) super heater.

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39. Steam pressure in modem thermal plants of 100 MW and above capacity may be exacted to be (A) 10 kg/cm2 (B) 50 kg/cm2 (A) up to 100kg/cm2 (D) more than 100 kg/cm2.

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40. The overall efficiency of a boiler in a thermal power plant is of the order of (A)10% (B) 25 to 30% (C) 40 to 50% (D) 70 to 80%.

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41. Chemical composition of coal is given by (A) Proximate analysis (B) Ultimate analysis (C) Orast analysis (D) All of the above.

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42. Which coal will have highest ash content ? (A) Bituminous coal (B) Grade I steam coal (C) Coking coal (D) Lignite.

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43. Ash content of most of the Indian coals is around (A) 1% (B) 5% (C) 10% (D) 20%.

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44. Ash content of coal can be reduced by (A) slow burning (B) washing (C) pulverizing (D) mixing with high grade coal.

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45. A 100 MW thermal power-plant will consume nearly how many tonnes of coal in one hour ? (A) 50 tonnes (B) 150 tonnes (C) 1500 tonnes (D) 15,000 tonnes.

Get Answer: (Show) A 206. Photovoltaic solar energy conversion system makes use of (A) fuel cell (B) solar cell (C) solar pond (D) none of the above.

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207. Solar cells are made of (A) silicon (B) germanium (C) silver (D) aluminium.

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208. The voltage of a single solar cell is (A) 0.5 V (B) 1 V (C) 1.1 V (D) 5 W.

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209. The output of a solar cell is of the order of (A) 0.1 W (B) 0.5 W (C) 1 W (D) 5 W.

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210. A module is a (A) newly installed solar cell (B) series parallel arrangement of solar cells (C) a series of solar cells when not used for power generation (D) none of the above.

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211. The major disadvantage, with solar cells for power generation is (A) lack of availability (B) large area requirement (C) variable power (D) high cost.

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212. The maximum theoretical efficiencies of solar sales could be around (A) 99% (B) 60% (C) 48% (D) 1%.

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213. The source of energy for satellite is (A) battery (B) solar cell (C) cryogenic storage (D) any of the above.

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214. Winds caused by greater solar heating of the earth's surface near the equator than near the northern or southern poles, are known as (A) local winds (B) equatorial winds (C) planetary winds (D) trade winds.

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215. Local winds are caused by (A) differential heating of land and water (B) differential heating of plains and mountains (C) any of the above (D) none of the above.

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216. The total power of a wind stream is proportional to (A) velocity of stream (B) ( velocity of stream )2 (C) (velocity of stream )3 (D) 1/ (velocity of stream)

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217. Tidal energy mainly makes use of (A) kinetic energy of water (B) potential energy of water (C) both kinetic as well as potential energy of water (D) none of the above.

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218. Which of the following is a reaction turbine (A) Banki turbine (B) Jonval turbine (C) Girard turbine (D) None of the above.

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219. All of the following are electrical mechanical storage systems EXCEPT (A) Pumped hydro-system (B) Torsion bar system (C) Super-conducting coils (D) Kinetic flywheels.

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220. Thermal storage of energy is possible in the form of (A) sensible heat (B) latent heat (C) chemical reaction (D) any of the above.

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1. A load curve is a plot of (A) Load versus generation capacity (B) Load versus current (C) Load versus time (D) Load versus cost of power.

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2. For economy in generation power (A) diversity factor should be high (B) plant utilization factor (C) load factor should be high (D) load factor and diversity factor should be low.

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3. Which of the following category of consumers can provide highest load factor ? (A) A domestic consumer (B) A continuous process plant (C) A steel melting unit using arc furnace (D) A cold storage plant.

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4. The load of a consumer is generally measured in terms of (A) Volts (B) Amperes (C) Ampere hour (D) kW.

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5. The normal connected load of a domestic consumer is usually (A) up to 10 kW (B) 10 to 20 kW (C) 25 to 50 kW (D) 50 to 100 kW.

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6. Load factor during a period is (A) Average Load / Installed Capacity (B) Average Load / Maximum Load (C) Maximum Load / Average Load (D) Maximum Load / Installed Capacity.

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7. Which of the following installation provides peaked load ? (A) Arc furnace (B) Air conditioner (C) Air compressor running continuously (D) Cold storage plant.

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8. Demand factor is the (A) Maximum Demand / Average Demand (B) Maximum Demand / Connected Load (C) Average Demand / Maximum Demand (D) Connected Load / Maximum Demand.

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9. During summer months the increased load is due to (A) increased water supply (B) vacations in institutions (C) increased business activity (D) increased use of fans and air conditioners.

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10. In a system if the base load is the same as the maximum demand, the load factor will be (A) 1 (B) Zero (C) Infinity (D) 1 percent.

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11. A system having connected load of 100 kW, peak load of 80 kW. base load of 20 kW and average load of 40 kW, will have a load factor of (A) 40% (B) 50% (C) 60% (D) 80%.

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12. Load due to one tonne air conditioner is nearly (A)100W (B) 200 to 500 W (C) 1 kW to 2 kW (D) 5 kW to 10 kW.

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13. Load due to a ceiling fans is nearly (A) 10W (B) 40 to 50 W (C) 100 to 200 W (D) 250 W to 2000 W.

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14. Which domestic utility item has highest power rating ? (A) Refrigerator (B) Ceiling fan (C) Tube light (D) Electric iron.

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15. A stereo with two 10 watt loudspeakers will provide electrical load of (A) more than 12 W (B)12 W (C) less than 6 W (D) 6 W.

Get Answer: (Hide) C 1. Which of the following is not the transmission voltage in America ? (A) 66 kV (B) l32kV (C) 264 kV (D) 400 kV

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2. Which of the following is usually not the generating voltage ? (A) 6.6 kV (B) 9.9 kV (C) 11kV (D) 13.2 kV.

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3. Boosters are basically

(A) inductors (B) capacitors (C) transformers (D) synchronous motors.

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4. Which of the following is not the distribution system normally used (A) 3 phase-4 wire (B) 3 phase-3 wire (C) Single phase - 3 wire (D) Single phase -4 wire.

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5. Conductors for high voltage transmission lines are suspended from towers (A) to reduce clearance from ground (B) to increase clearance from ground (C) to reduce wind and snow loads (D) to take care of extension in length during summer.

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6. Transmission efficiency increases as

(A) voltage and power factor both increase (B) voltage and power factor both decrease (C) voltage increases but power factor decreases (D) voltage decreases but power factor increases.

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7. With same maximum voltage to earth, which ac system (with p.f. 0.8) will require more copper as compared to dc 2 wire system (A) single phase. 2 wire (mid point earthed) (B) single phase. 3 wire (neutral=1/2 outer) (C) three phase three wire (D) three phase-four wire (neutral = outer).

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8. When alternating current passes through a conductor (A) it remains uniformly distributed throughout the section of conductor (B) portion of conductor near the surface carries more current as compared to the core (C) portion of conductor near the surface carries less current as compared to the core (D) entire current passes through the core of the conductor.

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9. The fact that a conductor carries more current on the surface as compared to core, is known as (A) skin effect (B) corona (C) permeability (D) unsymmetrical fault.

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10. The effective resistance of a conductor will be the same as ohmic resistance when (A) current is in true sine wave form (B) voltage is low (C) power factor is unity (D) Current is uniformly distributed in the conductor cross-section.

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11. Skin effect results in (A) reduced effective resistance but increased effective internal reactance of the conductor (B) increased effective resistance but reduced effective internal reactance of. the conductor (C) reduced effective resistance as well as effective internal reactance (D) increased effective resistance as well as effective internal reactance.

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12. Skin effect depends on (A) size of the conductor (B) frequency of the current (C) resistivity of the conductor material (D) all of the above.

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13. The skin effect of a conductor will reduce as the (A) diameter increases (B) frequency increases (C) permeability of conductor material increases (D) resistivity of conductor material increases.

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14. Skin effect is proportional to (A) diameter of conductor (B) (diameter of conductor)1/2 (C) (diameter of conductor )2 (D) (diameter of conductor )2.

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15. In overhead transmission lines the effect of capacitance can be neglected when the length of line is less than

(A) 200 km (B) 160 km (C) 100 km (D) 80 km.

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77. The function of steel wire in a ACSR conductor is (A) to take care of surges (B) to prevent corona (C) to reduce inductance and hence improve power factor (D) to provide additional mechanical strength.

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78. In high voltage transmission lines the top most conductor is (A) R-phase conductor

(B) Y- phase conductor (C) B-phase conductor (D) Earth conductor.

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79. For 11 kV line the inductance per km per phase will be of the order of (A) 1 H (B) 0.1 H (C) 1 mH (D) 0.1 mH.

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80. For 11 kV. line the capacitance per km per phase will be of the order of (A) 1 Farad (B) 0.1 Farad (C) 0.01 Farad (D) 0.01 microF.

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81. If 3000 kW power is to be transmitted over a distance of 30 km, the desirable transmission voltage will be (A) 11 kV

(B) 33 kV (C) 66 kV (D) 132 kV.

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82. The permissible voltage variation in transmission and distribution system is (A) 0.1% (B) 1% (C)10% (D) 25%.

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83. The voltage of transmission can be regulated by (A) use of tap changing transformers (B) switching in shunt capacitors at the receiving end during heavy loads (C) use of series capacitors to neutralize the effect of series reactance (D) any of the above methods.

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84. The most economic voltage for transmitting given power over a known distance by overhead transmission line is approximately (A) 3.6 kV/km

(B) 1.6 kV/km (C) 2.6 kV/km (D) 3.6 kVkm.

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85. String efficiency is given by (A) (voltage across the string) / ((numbers of discs on the string) x (voltage across disc nearest to the conductor)) (B) ((voltage across the string) x (numbers of discs on the string)) / (voltage across disc nearest to the conductor) (C) ( (voltage across disc nearest to the conductor) x (numbers of discs on the string)) / (voltage across the string) (D) (voltage across disc nearest to the conductor))/ ((numbers of discs on the string) x (voltage across the string)

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86. For a 66 kV line having span of 200 meters between towers the approximate sag will be (A) 0.02 m (B) 0.2 m (C) 2 m (D) 20 m.

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87. In the above case if the span is doubled, the sag will be (A) 2 m (B) 4m (C) 8m (D) 1 m.

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88. The reflection coefficient for a short circuit line is (A) 1 (B) Zero (C) 0.5 (D) - 1.

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89. In case the height of transmission tower is increased (A) the line capacitance and inductance will not change (B) the line capacitance will decrease but line inductance will decrease (C) the line capacitance will decrease and line inductance will increase (D) the line capacitance will decrease but line inductance will remain unaltered.

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90. In a transmission line if booster transformer are to be used, preferred location will be (A) at the receiving end (B) at the sending end (C) at the intermediate point (D) any where in the line.

Get Answer: (Hide) C 106. Material generally used for bus bar is (A) copper (B) aluminium (C) steel (D) tungsten.

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107. Which of following properties has got higher value for aluminium as compared to copper? (A) Melting point (B) Specific gravity (C) Electrical resistivity (D) Thermal conductivity.

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108. For carrying a 100 A (rms) current the cross-sectional area of aluminium bus bar should be at least (A) 1 mm2 (B) 10 mm 2 (C) 25 mm 2 (D) 50 mm2

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109. Isolators are used to disconnect a circuit when (A) line is on full load (B) line is energized (C) circuit breaker is not open (D) there is no current in the line.

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110. Tap changing transformers are used for (A) stepping up the voltage (B) stepping down the voltage (C) both stepping up and stepping down the voltage (D) supplying low voltage current for instruments.

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111. Which device automatically interrupts the supply in the event of surges (A) Earthing switch (B) Series reactor (C) Isolator (D) Circuit breaker.

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112. In a substation the equipment used to limit short circuit current level is (A) Series reactor (B) Coupling capacitor (C) Lightening switch (D) Isolator.

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113. Which of the following equipment is not installed in a substation ? (A) Shunt reactors (B) Exciters (C) Voltage transformers (D) Series capacitors.

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114. Which bus bar scheme offers the lowest cost ? (A) Single bus bar scheme (B) Ring bus bar scheme (C) Breaker and a half scheme (D) Main and transfer scheme.

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115. Which is the most expensive bus bar scheme ? (A) Single bus bar scheme (B) Ring bus bar scheme (C) Double bus bar double breaker (D) Main and transfer scheme.

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116. Current rating is not necessary in case of (A) Isolators (B) Circuit breakers (C) Load break switches (D) Circuit breakers and load break switches.

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117. Which of the following correctly represents the sequence of operations of isolator circuit breaker and earthing switch while opening a circuit (A) Close earthing switch - open circuit breaker open isolator (B) Open isolator - close circuit breaker - open earthing switch (C) Open circuit breaker - open isolator - close earthing switch (D) Close circuit breaker - close isolator - open earthing switch.

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118. Which of the following correctly presents the sequence of operations of isolator circuit breaker and earthing switch while closing a circuit (A) Ensure circuit breaker is closed - close isolator - open earthing switch (B) Ensure circuit breaker is open - close isolator - open earthing switch if any close circuit breaker (C) Ensure circuit breaker is open - open isolator - open earthing switch if any - close circuit breaker. (D) None of the above.

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119. Which of the following type tests are conducted on isolators (A) Temperature rise test (B) Impulse stage with stand test (C) Short time current test (D) All of the above.

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120. In a balance 3 , 4 wire AC system, the phase sequence is RYB. If the voltage of R phase is. 230 < 0 V, then for Y phase (A) 230 < 0 V (B) 230 < 60 V (C) 230 < 90V (D) 230 < 120 V.

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1. A circuit breaker is (A) power factor correcting device (B) a device to neutralize the effect of transients (C) a waveform correcting device (D) a current interrupting device.

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2. The function of protective relay in a circuit breaker is (A) to each any stray voltages (B) to close the contacts when the actuating quantity reaches a certain predetermined value (C) to limit arcing current during the operation of circuit breaker (D) to provide additional safety in the operation of circuit breaker.

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3. Low voltage circuit breakers have rated voltage of less than (A) 220 V (B) 400V (C) 1000 V (D) 10,000 V.

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4. The fault clearing time of a circuit breaker is usually (A) few minutes (B) few seconds (C) one second (D) few cycles of supply voltage.

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5. The medium employed for extinction of arc in air circuit breaker is (A) SF6 (B) Oil (C) Air (D) Water.

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6. Which of the following circuit breakers is preferred for EHT application (A) Air blast circuit breakers (B) Minimum oil circuit breakers (C) Bulk oil circuit breakers (D) SF6 oil circuit breakers.

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7. For high voltage, ac circuit breakers, the rated short circuit current is passed for (A) 0.01 sec (B) 0.1 sec (C) 3 seconds (D) 30 seconds.

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8. Which of the following is not a type of the contactor for circuit breakers ? (A) Electro-magnetic (B) Electro-pneumatic (C) Pneumatic (D) Vacuum.

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9. Interrupting medium in a contactor may be (A) air (B) oil (C) SF6 gas (D) any of the above.

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10. In air blast circuit breakers, the pressure of air is of the order of (A) 100 mm Hg (B) 1 kg/cm2 (C) 20 to 30 kg/cm2 (D) 200 to 300 kg/cm2 .

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11. SF6 gas is (A) sulphur fluoride (B) sulphur difluoride (C) sulphur hexafluorine (D) sulphur hexafluoride.

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12. SF6 gas (A) is yellow in color (B) has pungent odor (C) is highly toxic (D) is non-inflammable.

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13. SF6 gas (A) is lighter than hydrogen (B) is lighter than air (C) has density 2-times as compared to that of air (D) has density 5 limes as compared to that of air.

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14. The pressure of SF6 gas in circuit breakers is of the order of (A) 100 mm Hg (B) 1 kg/cm2 (C) 3 to 5 kg/cm2 (D) 30 to 50 kg/cm2.

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15. While selecting a gas for circuit breaker, the property of gas that should be considered is (A) high dielectric strength (B) non-inflammability (C) non-toxicity (D) all of the above.

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16. Out of the following circuit breakers, which one has the lowest voltage range ? (A) Air-break circuit breaker (B) Tank type oil circuit breaker (C) Air-blast circuit breaker (D) SF6 circuit breaker.

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17. Which of the following circuit breaker can be installed on 400 kV line (A) Tank type oil circuit breaker (B) Miniature circuit breaker (C) Vacuum circuit breaker (D) Air blast circuit breaker.

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18. In a vacuum circuit breaker, the vacuum is of the order of (A) 10mm Hg (B)10-2mmHg (C) l0-6 mmHg (D)10-9mmHg.

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19. In modem EHV circuit breakers, the operating time between instant of receiving trip signal and final contact separation is, of the order of (A) 0.001 sec (B) 0.015 sec (C) 0.003 sec (D) 0.03 sec.

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20. In a HRC fuse the time between cut-off and final current zero, is known as (A) total operating time (B) arcing time (C) pre-arcing time (D) any of the above.

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21. Fusing factor for a HRC fuse is (A) Minimum fusing current / Current rating (B) Minimum fusing current / Minimum rupturing time (C) Maximum fusing current / Minimum fusing current (D) Minimum fusing current / Prospective current of circuit.

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22. Which of the following circuit breakers does not use pneumatic operating mechanism (A) Air blast circuit breaker (B) SF6 blast circuit breaker (C) Air break circuit breaker (D) Bulk-oil circuit breaker.

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23. The contact resistance of a circuit breaker is. of the order of (A) 20 micro ohms 10 (B) 20milli ohms 10 (C) 20 ohms 10 (D) 200 ohms 10.

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24. The insulation resistance of high voltage circuit breaker is (A) 1k Ohm (B) 10 k Ohm (C) 20 Mega ohms (D) 2000 Mega ohm.

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25. There is definite objection to use of which of the following medium for extinguishing the arc in case of a circuit breaker ? (A) Air (B) SF6 gas (C) Vacuum (D) Water.

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26. In a circuit breaker if the insulation resistance between phase terminal and earthed frame is less than the specified limit, the probable cause could be (A) moisture (B) dirty insulation surface (C) carbon or copper particles sticking to the internal surface (D) any of the above.

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27. If a circuit breaker does not operate on electrical compound, the probable reason could be (A) spring defective (B) trip circuit open (C) trip latch defective (D) any of the above.

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28. The normal frequency rms voltage that appears across the breaker poles after final arc extinction has occurred, is (A) recovery voltage (B) re striking voltage (C) supply voltage (D) peak voltage.

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29. The transient voltage that appears across the contacts at the instant of arc extinction is called (A) recovery voltage (B) re striking voltage (C) supply voltage (D) peak voltage.

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30. In a circuit breaker the active recovery voltage depends upon (A) power factor (B) armature reaction (C) circuit conditions (D) all of the above.

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