Power System Operation and Control MCQ
Power System Operation and Control MCQ
Power System Operation and Control MCQ
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5. If variable part of annual cost on
Power System Operation and Control account of interest and depreciation on the
capital outlay is equal to the
EEE – 7th Semester annual cost of electrical energy wasted in
the conductors, the total annual cost will be
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minimum and the corresponding size of
conductor will be most economical. This
statement is known as
(a) Kelvin's law
(b) Ohm's law
1. By which of the following systems
(c) Kirchhoffs law
electric power may be transmitted ?
(d) Faraday's law
(a) Overhead system
(e) none of the above
(b) Underground system
Ans: a
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
6. The wooden poles well impregnated
Ans: c
with creosite oil or any preservative
compound have life
2 are the conductors, which connect the
(a) from 2 to 5 years
consumer's terminals to the distribution
(b) 10 to 15 years
(a) Distributors
(c) 25 to 30 years
(b) Service mains
(d) 60 to 70 years
(c) Feeders
Ans: c
(d) None of the above
Ans: b
7. Which of the following materials is not
used for transmission and distribution of
3. The underground system cannot be
electrical power ?
operated above
(a) Copper
(a) 440 V
(b) Aluminium
(b) 11 kV
(c) Steel
(c) 33 kV
(d) Tungsten
(d) 66 kV
Ans: d
Ans: d
4. Overhead system can be designed for
8. Galvanised steel wire is generally used
operation upto
as
(a) 11 kV
(a) stay wire
(b) 33 kV
(b) earth wire
(c) 66 kV
(c) structural components
(d) 400 kV
(d) all of the above
Ans: c
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Ans: d
14. The square root of the ratio of line
9. The usual spans with R.C.C. poles are impedance and shunt admittance is called
(a) 40—50 metres the
(b) 60—100 metres (a) surge impedance of the line
(c) 80—100 metres (b) conductance of the line
(d) 300—500 metres (c) regulation of the line
Ans: c (d) none of the above
Ans: a
10. The corona is considerably affected by
which of the following ? 15. Which of the following is the demerit
(a) Size of the conductor of a 'constant voltage transmission system' ?
(b) Shape of the conductor (a) Increase of short-circuit current of the
(c) Surface condition of the conductor system
(d) All of the above (b) Availability of steady voltage at all
Ans: d loads at the line terminals
(c) Possibility of better protection for the
11. Which of the following are the line due to possible use of higher terminal
constants of the transmission lines ? reactances
(a) Resistance (d) Improvement of power factor at times
(b) Inductance of moderate and heavy loads
(c) Capacitance (e) Possibility of carrying increased
(d) All of the above power for a given conductor size in case of
Ans: d long-distance heavy power
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21. Which of the following is the source of 25. Besides a method of trial and error,
heat generation in the cables ? which of the following methods is employed
(a) Dielectric losses in cable insulation for solution of network problems
(b) losses in the conductor
(c) Losses in the metallic sheathings and in interconnected system ?
armourings (a) Circulating current method
(d) All of the above (b) Thevenin's theorem
Ans: (c) Superposition of currents
(d) Direct application of Kirehhoffs laws
22. Due to which of the following reasons (e) All of the above
the cables should not be operated too hot ? Ans: e
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Ans: b
41. Transmission line insulators are made
36. The loads on distributors systems are of
generally (a) glass
(a) balanced (b) porcelain
(b) unbalanced (c) iron
(c) either of the above (d) P.V.C.
(d) none of the above Ans: b
Ans: b
42. The material commonly used for
37. The power factor of industrial loads is sheaths of underground cables is
generally (a) lead
(a) unity (b) rubber
(b) lagging (c) copper
(c) leading (d) iron
(d) zero Ans: a
Ans: b
43. The minimum clearance between the
38. Overhead lines generally use ground and a 220 kV line is about
(a) copper conductors (a) 4.3 m
(b) all aluminium conductors (b) 5.5 m
(c) A.C.S.R. conductors (c) 7.0 m
(d) none of these (d) 10.5 m
Ans: c Ans: c
39. In transmission lines the cross-arms 44. The spacing between phase conductors
are made of of a 220 kV line is approximately equal to
(a) copper (a) 2 m
(b) wood (b) 3.5 m
(c) R.C.C. (c) 6 m
(d) steel (d) 8.5 m
Ans: d Ans: c
40. The material generally used for armour 45. Large industrial consumers are
of high voltage cables is supplied electrical energy at
(a) aluminium (a) 400 V
(b) steel (b) 11 kV
(c) brass (c) 66 kV
(d) copper (d) 400 kV
Ans: b Ans: c
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(c) one-half
46. In a D.C. 3-wire distribution system, (d) twice
balancer fields are cross-connected in order (e) none of the above
to Ans: a
(a) boost the generated voltage
(b) balance loads on both sides of the 50. As compared to a 2-wire D.C.
neutral distributor, a 3-wire distributor with same
(c) make both machine^ run as unloaded maximum voltage to earth uses only
motors (a) 31.25 percent of copper
(d) equalize voltages on the positive and (b) 33.3 percent of copper
negative outers (c) 66.7 percent of copper
Ans: d (d) 125 percent of copper
Ans: a
47. In a D.C. 3-wire distributor using
balancers and having unequal loads on the 51. Which of the following is usually not
two sides the generating voltage ?
(a) both balancers run as generators (a) 6.6 kV
(b) both balancers run as motors (b) 8.8 kV
(c) balancer connected to lightly- loaded (c) 11 kV
side runs as a motor (d) 13.2 kV
(d) balancer connected to heavily- loaded Ans: b
side runs as a motor
Ans: c 52. For an overhead line, the surge
impedance is taken as
48. Transmitted power remaining the (a) 20-30 ohms
same, if supply voltage of a D.C. 2-wire (b) 70—80 ohms
feeder is increased 100 percent, saving in (c) 100—200 ohms
copper is (d) 500—1000 ohms
(a) 25 percent (e) none of the above
(b) 50 percent Ans: c
(c) 75 percent
(d) 100 percent 53. The presence of ozone due to corona is
Ans: b harmful because it
(a) reduces power factor
49. A uniformly-loaded D.C. distributor is (b) corrodes the material
fed at both ends with equal voltages. As (c) gives odour
compared to a similar distributor fed at one (d) transfer energy to the ground
end only, the drop at the middle point is (e) none of the above
(a) one-fourth Ans: b
(b) one-third
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