And:d: 2. Lightining Arrestor Should Be Located

1.Which of thermal protection switch is provided in power line system to protect against?
a) Over voltage
b) Short circuit
c) Temperature rise
d) Overload
and:d
2. Lightining arrestor should be located
a) Away from the circuit breaker

b) Near the transformer
c) Away from the transformer
d) Near the circuit breaker
Ans: (b)
3. For remote operation, circuit breaker must be equipped with
a) Inverse shunt trip

b) Shunt trip
c) Time delay trip
d) Both (a) and (c) above
Ans: (b)
4. Arc voltage produced in ac circuit breaker is always
a) In phase opposition to the arc current

b) In phase with the arc current
c) Iagging the arc current by 45°
d) Leading the arc current by 90°
Ans: (b)
5. The power factor of the arc in a circuit breaker is

a) Zero leading
b) Zero lagging
c) Unity
d) Any value from zero to unity
Ans: (c)
6. What is the meaning of voltage surge?

(A) Instant increase in voltage
(B) Instant decrease in voltage
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of above
Ans:a
7. Mostly the timing of voltage surge represent in

(A) Second
(B) Micro second
(C) Mili second
(D) Minute
Ans:b
8. Voltage surge occurs due to

(A) Lightning
(B) Switching surge
(C) Arcing ground
(D) All of above
Ans:d
9. Which is an external cause of voltage surge

(A) Lightning
(B) Switching surge
(C) Arcing ground
(D) Resonance
Ans:a
10. Indirect strokes near overhead transmission lines induce overvoltages due to
(A) Electrostatic induction
(B) Both electrostatic and electromagnetic induction
(C) Only electromagnetic induction
(D) Conduction currents through line conductors
Ans:b
11. Time required for voltage to reach peak value from zero is called
(A) Rise time
(B) Trail time
(C) Half time
(D) Total time
Ans:a
12. Protection against travelling waves provided by

(A) Earthing screen
(B) Ground wire
(C) Surge diverter
(D) None of above
Ans:c
13. Which is not a type of lightning arrester?

(A) Rod gap
(B) Horn gap
(C) Multi gap
(D) Air gap
Ans:d
14. Multi gap arrester used up to

(A) 11 KV
(B) 22 KV
(C) 33 KV
(D) 66 KV
Ans:c
15. Effect on wavefront steepness by surge absorber is

(A) Decrement
(B) Increment
(C) Zero
(D) None of above
Ans:a
16. Which equipment has minimum spark over voltage during insulation
coordination?
(A) Lightning arrester
(B) Transformer
(C) Circuit breaker
(D) Bus insulator
Ans:a
17. Which is not a type of lightning stroke?

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) None of above
Ans:c
18. At what location are the shunt capacitors installed for voltages above 33 kV
and above?
a. Are located near the motors

b. Are installed in distribution substations
c. Both (A) and (B)
d. None of these
ans:a
19. Which among these is a part of HVDC link?
a. Two earth electrodes

b. Converter valves
c. Bipolar DC line
d. All of these
e. None of these
ans:d
20. What type of insulation is preferred for DC smoothing Reactors?
a. Air
b. Oil
c. Paper
d. Varnish
ans:b
21. Which method of voltage control is applied for long line AC transmissions?
a. Switching by shunt capacitors

b. Tap changing transformers
c. Switching by shunt reactors
d. Static Var sources
ans:c
22. Which device is connected in series?
a. RC surge suppressors
b. Smoothing reactors
c. Metal oxide veristors
d. Static balancer
ans:b
23. A series compensated transmission line has better
a) Reactive capacity
b) Short circuit capacity
c) Steady circuit capacity
d) Transient stability
ans:d
24. Earthing of power transmission line is necessary to provide protection against
a) Electric shock
b) Voltage fluctuation
c) Overload
d) Temperature rise of conductors
ans:a
25. Reactive power can be injected into a transmission line by using
a) Series capacitors
b) Shunt capacitors and reactors
c) Synchronous capacitors
d) Any of these
Ans: (d)
26. As the height of a transmission tower is altered, the parameter which changes is
a) Conductance
b) Capacitance
c) Inductance
d) None of these
Ans: (b)
27. The earthing switch is generally installed on
a) Isolator frame
b) Main board
c) Circuit breaker fame
d) none of these
Ans: (a)
28. Corona is observed on
a) A.c. transmission lines only
b) D.c. transmission lines only
c) Both a.c. and d.c. transmission lines
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
29. . Ripple of the DC-output at power converter is ____________

a) maximum value of instantaneous difference between average and instantaneous value
b) minimum value of instantaneous difference between average and instantaneous value
c) average value of output
d) maximum value of instantaneous value
Ans:a
30. Smooth reactor is connected between _____________

a) DC output of converter and load
b) load and ground
c) source and input of converter
d) any of the mentioned
Ans:a
31. Which of the above is not a DC link?
a) Monopolar link
b) Bipolar link
c) Homopolar link
d) None of the mentioned
Ans:d
32. (i) Monopolar DC link has one energised conductor of positive polarity.
(ii) It was ground as return path
Opt the most appropriate.
a) (i) is False & (ii) is True
b) (i) is True & (ii) is True
c) Both are false
d) (i) is True & (ii) is False
Ans:a
33. (i) Bipolar link has two conductors

(ii) Both conductors have same magnitude of voltage.
a) (i) is False & (ii) is True
b) (i) is True & (ii) is True
c) Both are false
d) (i) is True & (ii) is False
Ans:b
34. If the currents in the two conductors of bipolar HDVC link is same, then _______
a) ground current is zero
b) two poles work independently
c) ground current zero and two poles work independently
d) none of the mentioned
Ans:b
35. Homopolar link is employed instead of bipolar link to ___________
a) reduce corona loss
b) reduce radio interference
c) improve reliability
d) all of the mentioned
Ans:a
36. Which of the DC links can be operated when a fault occurs in the transmission
line?
a) Bipolar link and Homopolar link
b) Monopolar link and Bipolar link
c) Monopolar link
d) Bipolar link
Ans:a
37. The overvoltage that occur mainly under converter stations are due to _________
(i) Lightening and switching overvoltage
(ii) Transients produced in conductors
(iii) Overvoltage due to fault clearing
Choose the correct option.
a) (i), (ii), (iii)
b) (ii), (iii)
c) (iii)
d) (i), (ii)
Ans:a
38. Insulator capacitance is does not play significant role in HVDC lines
a) True
b) False
Ans:a
39. The current distribution may not be uniform in a conductor, which effect is this?
a. Skin effect.
b. Proximity effect.
c. Ferranti effect.
d. None of these.
Ans:b
40. Proximity effect is due to the current flowing in the ___________.
a. Earth
b. Sheath.
c. Nearby conductors.
d. All of these.
Ans:c
41. roximity effect
a. Is more in large conductors, high frequency

b. Increases the resistance of the conductor
c. Reduces the self reactance.
d. All of these.
Ans:d
42.At power frequencies, skin and proximity effects are ________

frequency.
a. independent of
b. negligible at small
c. important at small
d. negligible at large
ans:b
43. Which of the following is an effect of non-uniform current distribution in a
conductor?
a. Ferranti effect
b. skin effect
c. proximity effect
d. skin effect or proximity effect
ans:d
44. The AC resistance of the conductor is more than DC resistance, due to

a. Ferranti effect
b. skin effect
c. both a and b
d. none of these
ans:c
45. Which of the following effect represents in resistance due to non-uniform

distribution of current in a conductor?
a. Ferranti effect
b. skin effect
c. corona effect
d. both a and b
ans:d
46. Skin effect is only noticeable at ______ frequencies.

a. audio
b. low
c. high
d. all
ans:c
47. If supply frequency increases, the skin effect is

a. decreased
b. increased
c. remains same
d. none of these
ans:b
48. Skin effect exists only in

a. low voltage dc overhead transmission
b. high voltage dc overhead transmission
c. cable carrying dc current
d. AC transmission
Ans:d
49. The skin effect of the conductor increases the effective value of
a. inductance of the conductor
b. resistance of the conductor
c. capacitance of the conductor
d. none of these
ans:b
50. Stranded wires are mainly used to

a. reduce skin effect
b. reduce metal fatigue
c. reduce proximity effect
d. both b and c
ans:d

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1.Which of thermal protection switch is provided in power line system to protect against?

2. Lightining arrestor should be located

a) Away from the circuit breaker

3. For remote operation, circuit breaker must be equipped with

a) Inverse shunt trip

4. Arc voltage produced in ac circuit breaker is always

a) In phase opposition to the arc current

5. The power factor of the arc in a circuit breaker is

6. What is the meaning of voltage surge?

7. Mostly the timing of voltage surge represent in

8. Voltage surge occurs due to

9. Which is an external cause of voltage surge

12. Protection against travelling waves provided by

13. Which is not a type of lightning arrester?

14. Multi gap arrester used up to

15. Effect on wavefront steepness by surge absorber is

17. Which is not a type of lightning stroke?

a. Are located near the motors

19. Which among these is a part of HVDC link?

a. Two earth electrodes

a. Switching by shunt capacitors

22. Which device is connected in series?

a. RC surge suppressors

23. A series compensated transmission line has better

24. Earthing of power transmission line is necessary to provide protection against

25. Reactive power can be injected into a transmission line by using

b) Shunt capacitors and reactors

27. The earthing switch is generally installed on

c) Circuit breaker fame

28. Corona is observed on

a) A.c. transmission lines only

b) D.c. transmission lines only

c) Both a.c. and d.c. transmission lines

29. . Ripple of the DC-output at power converter is ____________

30. Smooth reactor is connected between _____________

33. (i) Bipolar link has two conductors

40. Proximity effect is due to the current flowing in the ___________.

41. roximity effect

a. Is more in large conductors, high frequency

42.At power frequencies, skin and proximity effects are ________

44. The AC resistance of the conductor is more than DC resistance, due to

45. Which of the following effect represents in resistance due to non-uniform

46. Skin effect is only noticeable at ______ frequencies.

47. If supply frequency increases, the skin effect is

48. Skin effect exists only in

50. Stranded wires are mainly used to

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