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AS per the Indian Electricity rules the maximum difference between declared voltage & actual voltage at consumer premises should be a) + 6% b) + 5% c) + 8% d) + 10% 2. The transmission lines generally use a) copper conductor b) all aluminium conductor C) ACSR conductor d) none of the above 3. The increase in resistance due to non-uniform distribution of current in the conductor is known as a) proximity effect b) skin effect c) ferranti effect d) none of the above 4. The 11 KV lines use a) pin insulators b) suspension insulators c) both pin & suspension insulators d) none of the above

5. The abnormal voltage due to arcing ground is reduced by a) ground wire b) capacitor c) arcing horns d) Peterson coil 6. In substations the most commonly used arrester is a) thyrite b) horn gap c) rod gap d) any of the above 7. Mertz-Price protection is used for a) Alternators b) Short transmission lines

c) Long transmission lines d) Air cooled transformers

8. Arc in a circuit breaker is interrupted at a) Zero current b) Maximum current c) Minimum voltage d) Maximum voltage 9. In a) b) c) d) a contactor, interrupting medium may be Air Oil SF6 gas Any of the above

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Admittance relay is relay. Impedance Directional Non-directional None of the above

Which of the following circuit breakers has the lowest voltage range? a) SF6 circuit breaker b) Air-blast circuit breaker c) Tank type oil circuit breaker d) Air-break circuit breaker Oil switches are employed for Low current circuits Low voltage circuits High voltages & large currents circuits All circuits

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The zero sequence fault currents are absent when the fault is a) SLG b) L-L c) DLG d)all of the above

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Which distribution system is more reliable? a) ring main b) tree c) radial d) all are equally reliable Cables, generally used beyond 66 KV are Oil filled S.L. type Belted Armoured Conduit pipes are normally used to protect .. cables. Unsheathed cables Armoured PVC sheathed cables All of the above

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If a power cable & a communication cable are to run parallel the minimum distance between the two,to avoid interference, should be a) 2 cm b) 10 cm c) 50 cm d) 400 cm Transferred potential is a special case of a) touch potential b) step potential c) either (a) or (b) d) none of the above Current rating is not necessary in case of a) isolators b) circuit breakers c) load break swiches d) both (b) & (c) The power systems are operated with power angle around a) 10 b) 300 c) 700
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d) 800 21. The velocity of propagation of electromagnetic waves on overhead lines is a) 3 * 108 m/sec b) 3 * 108km/sec c) 3 * 108m/hour d) none of the above In load flow studies a PV bus is treated as PQ bus when a) voltage at the bus becomes high b) reactive power goes beyond limit c) phase angle becomes high d) any of the above The unit of inertia constant H is a) J per MVA b) KV per MVA c)MJ per MVA d) KA per MVA Two synchronous machines having inertia constants M1 & M2 are swinging together. The inertia constant of the combination is a) M1 + M2 b) M1 M2 c) M1M2/(M1+M2) d) any of the above

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A transformer has N1 & N2 turns in primary & secondary windings respectively. Its secondary winding reactance x2 referred to primary is a) x2(N2/N1)2 b)x2(N2/N1) c)x2(N1/N2)2 d)x2(N1/N2) , when

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The leakage flux in a transformer depends upon a) the applied voltage b) the frequency c) the load current

d) the mutual flux 27. Transformer cores are laminated to reduce a) eddycurrent loss b) hysteresis loss c)both eddy-current & hysteresis loss d) ohmic loss While performing the open-circuit & short-circuit tests on a transformer to determine its parameters, the status of the LV & HV windings will be such that a) in OC, LV is open & in SC HV is shorted b) in OC, HV is open & in SC LV is shorted c) in OC, LV is open & in SC, LV is shorted d) in OC, HV is open & in SC, HV is shorted For successful parallel operation of two single-phase transformers, the essential condition is that their a) percentage impedances should be equal b) turns ratio should be exactly equal c) polarities must be properly connected d)KVA ratings should be equal A transformer has negative voltage regulation when its load power factor is a) Zero b) Unity c) Leading d) Lagging Which of the following connections is best suited for 3-phase, 4wire service? a) b) Y Y c) Y d) Y - In operating a 400 Hz transformer at 50 Hz a) Only voltage is reduced in the same proportion as the frequency b) Only KVA rating is reduced in the same proportion as the frequency c) Both voltage & KVA rating are reduced in the same proportion as the frequency

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d) None of the above 33. The effect of increasing the length of air-gap in 3-phase induction motor will be to increase the a) Power factor b) Speed c) Magnetizing current d) Air-gap flux The power factor of a squirrel-cage induction motor is Low at light loads only Low at heavy loads only Low at light & heavy loads both Low at rated load only

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In a 3-phase slip ring induction motor, 3-phase balanced supply is given to the rotor & stator winding is short circuited. The rotor would a) Not run b) Run in the direction of rotating field c) Run against the direction of rotating field d) Run at half the synchronous speed A 3-phase induction motor requires a starter Because there is no back emf induced in the stator winding during starting Because the motor does not possess an inherent starting torque Because the induced secondary voltage & hence the currents in the windings are abnormally high during starting To increase the starting torque

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An increase in the number of poles of a 3-phase induction motor results in a) Decrease in maximum pf b) Increase in maximum pf c) No-change in maximum pf d) Cannot be depicted Induction generators deliver power at Unity pf Zero pf lagging Leading pf Lagging pf

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In case of 3-phase induction motor, shaft power is 2700 W & mechanical losses are 180 W. At a slip of 4%, the rotor ohmic losses are a) 115.2 W b) 120 W c) 108 W d) 105 W A 220 V d.c. shunt motor develops a torque of 54 N-m at armature current of 10 A. The torque produced when the armature current is 20 A, is a) 54 A b) 81 A c) 108 A d) None of the above The d.c. series motor should never be switched on at no load because a) The field current is zero b) The machine does not pick up c) The speed becomes dangerously high d) It will take too long to accelerate The type of dc generator used for arc welding purposes is Series generator Shunt generator Cumulatively compounded generator Differentially compounded generator

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Which one of the following methods would give a higher than actual value of regulation of an alternator: a) Zpf method b) Mmf method c) Emf method d) ASA method A cylindrical-rotor synchronous generator will deliver maximum power output when a) Load angle = synchronous impedance angle b) Load angle = internal power-factor angle c) Load angle = 900

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d) Input power factor is unity 45. a) b) c) d) 46. In a salient pole synchronous machine, Both Id & Iq are in phase with Ef Iq is in phase with Ef & Id is at 900 to Ef Id is in phase with Ef & Iq is at 900 to Ef Both Id & Iq are at 900 to Ef

The maximum power in cylindrical & salient-pole synchronous machines is obtained respectively at load angles of a) 900, 900 b) <900, 900 c) 900, <900 d) >900,900 If the excitation is kept constant in an alternator, then the excitation voltage variation with speed would be a) First linear & then curved upwards b) First linear & then horizontal c) Linear d) First curved & then linear Squirrel cage bars placed in the rotor pole faces of an alternator help to reduce hunting a) Above synchronous speed only b) Below synchronous speed only c) Above & below synchronous speeds both d) None of the above A synchronous condenser is overexcited synchronous motor driving a mechanical load ordinary capacitor bank overexcited synchronous motor with no shaft extension overexcited synchronous motor without mechanical load

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Mass, in force voltage analogy, is analogous to Charge Current Inductance Resistance

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Dry cell is modification of Daniell cell Leclanche cell Lead-acid cell Edison cell In a lead-acid battery, seperators are provided to Reduce internal resistance Facilitate flow of current Reduce tendency for polarization Avoid internal short-circuits

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A fuel cell converts .. energy into electrical energy. Mechanical Magnetic Solar Chemical

54. The power map of India is covered by a) four regional zone b) five regional zone c) three regional zone d) seven regional zone 55. For distribution system the circuit breaker time being of the order of a) 3 to 5 cycle b) 1.5 to 2.5 cycle c) 2.5 to 2 cycle 5 to 7 cycle 56. Density of SF6 gas is a) 7 times that of air b) 5 times that of air c) 4 times that of air d) 6 times that of air 57. Amplitude factor a) highest peak value of over voltage amplitude of power frequency recovery voltage b) highest r.m.s. value of over voltage amplitude of power frequency recovery voltage c) amplitude of power frequency recovery voltage highest r.m.s. value of over voltage d) amplitude of power frequency recovery voltage

highest peak value of over voltage 58. Most widely which type of HVDC system used for long transmission a) Mono-polar HVDC system b) Homo-polar HVDC system c) Bipolar HVDC system 59. Zero p.f. method of an alternator is used to find its a) efficiency b) voltage regulation c) armature resistance d) synchronous impedance 60. The primary & secondary induced emfs E1 & E2 into two winding transformer are always a) equal in magnitude b) anti-phase with each other c) in-phase with each other d) determined by load on transformer secondary 61. Transformer are rated in KVA instead of KW because a) load p.f. is often not known b) KVA is fixed whereas KW depends on load p.f. c) total transformer losses depends on volt-ampere d) it has become customary 62. Kirchhoffs current law is applicable to only a) junction in a network b) closed loop in a network c) electric circuits d) electronic circuits 63. The unit of capacitance are a) volts/ coulomb b) coulombs/ volt c) ohms d) Henry/ wb 64. Which of the following is not vector a) Liner momentum b) Angular momentum c) Electric field d) Electric potential 65. Flemings left hand rule is used to find a) direction of magnetic field due to current carrying conductor b) direction of flux in a solenoid c) direction of force on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field

d) polarity of a magnetic field 66. The ratio of intensity of magnetization to magnetization force is known as a) flux density b) susceptibility c) relative permeability d) none of the above 67. The capacity of a cell is measured in a) ampere b) ampere-hours c) watts d) watt-hours 68. The form factor is ratio of a) peak value to r.m.s. value b) r.m.s. value to average value c) average value to r.m,s, value d) none of the above 69. The voltage of domestic supply is 220V .This figure represents a) mean value b) r.m.s. value c) peak value d) average value 70. Power factor of magnetizing component of current of a transformer is a) 0.8 lag b) 0.8 lead c) zero d) unity 71. The relation between the apparent power, actual power & reactive power is given by a) Apparent power = actual power + reactive power b) Apparent power = actual power reactive power c) Apparent power = ( actual power) - (reactive power) d) Apparent power = (actual power)+ ( reactive power) 72. The main reason for generation of harmonic in a transformer could be a) fluctuating load b) poor insulation c) mechanical vibration d) saturation core 73. An ideal transformer will have max. efficiency at a load such that a) copper loss = iron loss

b) copper loss < iron loss c) copper loss > iron loss d) none of the above 74. % regulation of transmission line is given by a) Vr Vs / Vr x 100 b) Vs Vr /Vr x 100 c)Vs Vr /Vs x 100 d) Vs Vr /Vrx100 75. Which of the following relays is used on long transmission line a) Impedance relay b) Mhos relay c) Reactance relay d) None of the above 76. Corona usually occurs when the electrostatic stress in air around the conductor exceeds a) 6.6 kv (r.m.s. value)/cm b) 11 kv (r.m.s. value)/cm c) 22 kv (max. value)/cm d) 30 kv (max. value)/cm 77. The dielectric power loss(P) is given by a) P = 2fCV tan b) P = 2fCV tan c) P = 4fCV tan d) P = 2fCV tan 78.

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