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One Mark Paper 3
One Mark Paper 3
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a) maximize water and air contact b) capture water droplets escaping with air stream
c) enables entry of air to the cooling tower d) eliminates uneven distribution of water into the cooling
tower
6. Trivector meter measures three vectors representing
a) active, reactive and maximum demand b) active, power factor and apparent power
c) active, harmonics and maximum demand d) active, reactive and apparent power
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a) reduce the peak demand of the distribution company b) increase the revenue of the distribution
company
c) increase the peak demand d) increase the maximum demand in a
industry
8. The unit of specific humidity of air is:
10. The percentage reduction in distribution loses when tail end power factor raised from 0.85 to 0.95 is
a) one part for capacity(or demand) drawn and second part for actual energy drawn
b) one part for actual Power Factor and second part for actual energy drawn
c) one part for capacity(or demand) drawn and second part for actual reactive energy drawn
d) one part for actual apparent energy drawn and second part for actual reactive energy drawn
18 The adsorption material used in an adsorption air dryer for compressed air is
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a) squirrel cage induction motor. b) wound rotor motor c) synchronous motor d) DC shunt motor
23. Rotating magnetic field is produced in a
a) sodium vapour lamps b) mercury vapour lamps c) fluorescent lamps d) incandescent lamps
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above
31. In a no load test of a poly-phase induction motor, the measured power by the wattmeter consists of:
32. In a large compressed air system, about 70% to 80% of moisture in the compressed air is removed at
the
a) it does not affect head b) more than double c) doubled d) less than
35. If the speed of a reciprocating pump is reduced by 50 %, the head
a) less than one b) greater than one c) equal to one d)equal to zero
37. If the COP of a vapour compression system is 3.5 and the motor draws power of 10.8 kW at 90%
motor efficiency, the cooling effect of vapour compression system will be:
38. If EER of One Ton Split AC is 3.5, what is its power rating?
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a) 58 % b) 48 % c) 24% d) 34 %
44. Calculate the density of air at 11400 mmWC absolute pressure and 65 C. (Molecular weight of air:
0
a) high speed diesel b) light diesel oil c) natural gas d) furnace oil
46. A hotel building has four floors each of 1000 m area. If the interior lighting power allowance for the
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1. Which of the following is the most comfortable conditions for an office room?
DBT = Dry bulb temperature, and RH = Relative humidity
a) power factor
b) speed
c) capacity
d) magnetizing current
4. The formation of frost on cooling coils in a refrigerator:
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a) Static head
b) Dynamic head
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
9. In electrical power system, transmission efficiency increases as
a) core loss
b) copper loss
c) core loss, windage & friction loss
d) stator copper loss, iron loss, windage & friction loss
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12. A 10 MVA generator has power factor 0.86 lagging. The reactive power produced will be
a) 10 MVAr
b) 8 MVAr
c) 5 MVAr
d) 1.34 MVAr.
13. The no-load loss and copper loss of a 500 kVA transformer is 900 watts and 6400 watts
respectively. What is the total loss at 50% of transformer loading?
a) 4100 watts
b) 6850 watts
c) 2500 watts
d) 3650 watts
14. Kg of moisture / kg of dry air is defined as
a) Absolute humidity
b) Relative humidity
c) Variable humidity
d) Dew Point
a) impeller diameter
b) specific ratio
c) speed
d) volume delivered
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a) 6 kW
b) 4.16 kW
c) 6W
d) 4.16 W
20. The power factor of a synchronous motor
a) Improves with increase in excitation and may even become leading at high
excitations
b) Decreases with increase in excitation
c) Is independent of its excitation
21. A 4 pole 50 Hz induction motor is running at 1470 rpm. What is the slip value?
a) 0.2
b) 0.02
c) 0.04
d) 0.4
22. As per Energy Conservation Building Code compute the Effective Aperture (EA); given that
Window Wall Ratio (WWR) is 0.40 and Visible Light Transmittance(VLT) is 0.25
a) 0.10
b) 0.65
c) 0.33
d) 0.15
23. Increasing the impeller diameter in a pump
a. Increases the flow
b. decreases the head
c. decreases the power
d. all of the above
24. The percentage reduction in distribution loses when tail end power factor is raised from 0.8 to
0.95 is:
a) 29% b) 15.8% c) 71% d) 84%
25.
In a Three Phase Transformer, the secondary side line current is 139.1A, and secondary
voltage is 415V. The rating of the transformer would be .
a. 50 kVA
b. 150 kVA
c. 100 kVA
d. 63 kVA
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c. Tube Lights
d. Incandescent lamps
28. A company installed a new 100 kVAr, 415Volt capacitor but the power analyzer indicates that
it is operating at 93 kVAr. The reason could be
34. A DG set has a 300 HP engine drive and is connected to a 300 kVA alternator with 95%
efficiency. When a plant load of 290 amps at 415 Volts and 0.76 power factor is connected,
the engine loading works out to
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d. Electromagnetic ballasts
36. At which of the following discharge pressures, the same reciprocating air compressor will
consume maximum power
a) 1.0 kW
b) 1.5 kW
c) 0.8 kW
d) 2.0 kW
39. As per the Inverse Square Law of illumination what will be the illuminance at half the
distance?
40. Find the air density at 35oC temperature at one atmospheric pressure. It is given that at one
atmospheric pressure the air density at 20 oC is 1.2041 kg/m3
a) 4 b) 2 c) 8 d ) 16
43. Which Loss in a Distribution Transformer is predominant if the transformer is loaded to75% of
its rated capacity?
a) core loss
b) copper loss
c) hysteresis loss
d) magnetic field loss
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44. Which of the following power plants has the highest efficiency
a. Combined cycle gas turbine
b. Diesel Engine
c. Conventional coal plants
d. Open cycle Gas Turbine
45. The voltage unbalance in three phase supply is 1.5 %. If the motor is operating at 100 oC, the
additional temperature rise in oC due to voltage unbalance is
a. 4.5 b. 9 c. 0 d none of the above
46. Which of the following cannot be controlled by automatic power factor controllers
48. The refrigeration load in TR when 30 m3/hr of water is cooled from a 14 o C to 6.5 o C is about
d. none of these
50. A good DG set waste heat recovery device manufacturer will take precautions to prevent
which of the following problem while DG set is in operation
1. An Industrial Consumer has a load pattern of 2000 kW, 0.8 lag for 12 hrs and 1000 kW unity
power factor for 12 hrs. The load factor is:
a) 0.5
b) 0.75
c) 0.6
d) 0.2
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7. The correction factor for actual free air discharge in a compressor capacity test will be ---------
---, when the compressed air discharge temperature is 15 0C higher than ambient air of 40 0C.
a) increase b) decrease
c) remain constant d) can‟t say
9. Which of the following happens to air when it is cooled through evaporation process in an air
washer?
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12. If 30,000 kcal of heat is removed from a room every hour then the refrigeration tonnage will
be nearly equal to
a) 30 TR b) 15 TR c) 10 TR d) 100 TR
13. In a no load test of a 3-phase induction motor, the measured power by the wattmeter consists
of:
a) core loss
b) copper loss
c) core loss, windage & friction loss
d) stator copper loss, iron loss, windage & friction loss
14. In an engine room 15 m long, 10 m wide and 4 m high, ventilation requirement in m3/hr for 20
air changes/hr is:
16. The inner tube of a L-type Pitot tube facing the flow is measures in the fan system
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a) air with lowest wet bulb temperature and high relative humidity
b) air with lowest wet bulb temperature and low relative humidity
c) air with same dry bulb and wet bulb temperature
d) air with high dry bulb temperature and high moisture.
23. As the „approach‟ increases while other parameters remain constant, the effectiveness of a
cooling tower:
a) increases
b) remains unchanged
c) decreases
d) none of the above
24. What is the reduction in distribution loss if the current flowing through the distribution line
is reduced by 10%?
26. Which of the following type of lamps is most suitable for color critical applications ?
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28. The blow down requirement in m3/hr of a cooling tower for site Cycle of Concentration of 2.5
and approach of 4oC is:
a) 10
b) 0.63
c) 1.6
d) Data not sufficient to calculate
29. Which of the following is not a climate zone as per ECBC classification?
31. Which of the following statements is not true regarding centrifugal pumps?
a) System curve represents a relationship between discharge and head loss in a system
of pipes
b) System curve is dependent on the pump characteristic curve
c) The basic shape of system curve is parabolic
d) System curve will start at zero flow and zero head if there is no static lift
33. In a DG set, the generator is generating 1000 kVA, at 0.7 PF. If the specific fuel consumption
of this DG set is 0.25 lts/ kWh at that load, then how much fuel is consumed while delivering
generated power for one hour.
a) 230 litre
b) 250 litre
c) 175 litre
d) none of the above
34. The T2,T5,T8 and T12 fluorescent tube light are categorized based on
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d) power consumption
35. For an air compressor with displacement of 100 CFM and system leakage of 10%, free
air delivery is .
a) 111.11 CFM
b) 90 CFM
c) 100 CFM
d) None of the above
36. The source of maximum harmonics among the following, in a plant power system is
a) Induction lamp
b) Fluorescent lamp
c) Mercury vapour lamp
d) Metal halide lamp
38. The combined power factor of a set of incandescent bulbs totaling 20 kW and two motors,
each of 20 kW with power factor of 0.80 is
a) for a given fan operating at a constant temperature, the power input to fan increases by 4
times when the fan speed becomes double
b) for a given fan operating at a constant temperature, the power input to fan increases
by 8 times when the fan speed becomes double
c) for a given fan operating at a constant flow rate, the power input increases as the air
temperature increases
d) for a given fan operating at a constant static pressure rise, the flow rate reduces as the air
temperature increases
40. One tonne of refrigeration has the ability to remove kcal of heat in a 24-hour period.
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41. In pumping systems where static head is a high proportion of the total, the appropriate solution
is
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d) lumens
48. Which of the following is not an example of lighting controls?
a) dimmers
b) timers
c) photosensors
d) daylight harvesting
49. Which of the following flow controls in a fan system will change the system resistance curve:
a) 0%
b) 50%
c) 100%
d) Unpredictable
1. Which of the following incandescent bulbs will have the least resistance ?
c) 171 d) 163.3
3. A 22 kW, 415 V, 45 A, 0.8 pf, 1475 rpm, 4 pole 3 phase induction motor operating at
420 V, 40 A and 0.8 pf. What will be the motor efficiency?
a) 85.0 % b) 94.5 %
c) Condenser d) Generator
8. If the power consumed by an air conditioner compressor is 1.7 kW per ton of refrigeration, then its
energy efficiency ratio (Watt/Watt) is
a) 1.7 b) 2.1
10. The cooling tower size is to the entering Wet Bulb Temprature (WBT), when the heat
load, range and approach are constant.
12. If the wet bulb temperature of air is 38 0C, then it’s relative humidity is %.
a) 38 % b) 90 %
c) Water flow rate and air mass flow rate d) Air mass flow rate and water flow rate
17. Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) fans consume less energy than aluminum fans because
c) They encounter less system resistance d) They deliver less air flow
18. Ratio of luminous flux (lumen) emitted by a lamp to the power consumed (watt) by the lamp is called
c) Reflectance d) Luminance
a) Radians b) Lux
c) Lumens d) LPD
20. Use of soft starters for induction motors results in
21. The Energy Performance Index (EPI) of a building as per Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC)
and as defined in the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 is:
a) kWh per square meter per year b) kWh per square meter
a) Converter b) Charger
c) Battery d) Inverter
24. The inlet air temperature to a two stage reciprocating air compressor is 35 0C. At which of the
following 2nd stage inlet temperature’s the compressor will consume least power ?
a) 75 0C b) 65 0C
c) 60 0C d) 50 0C
25. A fan is drawing 16 kW at 800 RPM. If the speed is reduced to 600 RPM then the power drawn by
the fan would be
a) 12 kW b) 9 kW
c) 6.75 kW d) None of the above
26. In which of the following fans air enters and leaves the fan with no change in direction ?
a) Forward curved b) Backward curved
c) Radial d) Propeller
27. Increasing the Cycles of Concentration (C.O.C) of circulating water in a cooling tower,
the blow down quantity will
a) Increase b) Decrease
28. can be achieved using infrared, acoustic, ultrasonic or microwave sensors for energy
efficient lighting control.
29. The 5th and 7th harmonic in a 50 Hz power supply system will have:
30. A 7.5 kW, 415 V, 15 A, 970 RPM, 3 phase rated induction motor with full load efficiency of 86 %
draws 7.5 A and 3.23 kW of input power. The percentage loading of the motor is about
a) 37 % b) 43 %
31. A two pole induction motor operating at 50 Hz, with 1 % slip will run at an actual speed of
32. The value, by which the pressure in the pump suction exceeds the liquid vapour pressure, is
expressed as
33. Which of the following ambient conditions will evaporate minimum amount of water in a cooling
tower ?
34. A fan is operating at 970 RPM developing a flow of 3000 Nm3/hour at a static pressure of
650 mmWC. If the speed is reduced to 700 RPM, the static pressure (mmWC) developed will be
a) 244.3 b) 650
b) Devices that draw sinusoidal currents when a sinusoidal voltage is applied create
harmonics
d) Harmonics occur as spikes at intervals which are multiples of the supply frequency
36.
The illuminance is 10 lm/m² from a lamp at 1 meter distance. The illuminance at half the distance
will be
a)
40 lm/m² b) 10 lm/m²
37. In an engine room 15 m long, 10 m wide and 4 m high, ventilation requirement in m3/hr for 20 air
changes/hr is
a) 6000 b) 9000
a) 4.84 b) 1.38
39. A 5 kVAr, 415 V rated power factor capacitor was found to be having 5.5 kVAr operating capacity.
The operating supply voltage at the same supply frequency would be approximately.
a) 400 V b) 415 V
40. The Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) of window of a building is 0.30. This means that
a) The window allows 70 % of the sun’s heat to pass through into interior of the buildings
b) The window allows 30 % of the sun’s heat to pass through into the building interior
41. The most energy intensive heat transfer loop of a vapour compression refrigeration
system is:
42. One of the thermal power plants operating with 2 nos. of 500 MW units has reported the operating
heat rate of 11250 kJ/kW. The Plant Load Factor (PLF) of the power plant is 73 %.
The operating efficiency of the power plant will be
a) 38 % b) 35 %
c) 30 % d) 32 %
44. The power measured in a boiler ID fan is 52 kW operating at 49 Hz. As an energy conservation
measure the Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) was installed and the fan was operated at
34 Hz. The estimated power savings will be
a) 36 kW b) 17.2 kW
c) 34.7 kW d) 35 .7 kW
45. The isothermal power of a 500 CFM air compressor is 72 kW and the efficiency is 78 %.
The actual power drawn by the compressor will be
a) 56 kW b) 92 kW
46. A heat pump used in a heat recovery application extracts 66220 kcal/hr and the power consumed
by the heat pump is 23 kW. The estimated heat supplied by the heat pump is
a) 25.6 b) 29.56
48. A two stage air compressor drawing 75 kW has heat rejection of 862 kCal/kWh.
The required capacity of the cooling tower when the operating temperature difference
of 5 0C will be TR.
a) 21.55 b) 107.5
c) 22.93 d) 57.4
49. The star rating scheme of Fluorescent Tube light as per BEE Standards & Labelling Scheme is
based on
c) 169 mm d) 207 mm
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a) NPSHa increases
b) NPSHa decreases
c) NPSHa remains constant
d) NPSHa and NPSHr are independent of temperature
2. Which of the following component has maximum effect on cooling tower performance?
a) Compressor
b) Expansion Valve
c) Evaporator
d) All of the above
4. Demand side Management helps
a) Inlet damper
b) Outlet damper
c) Inlet guide vanes
d) Impeller Change
7. is used as refrigerant both in vapour compression and vapour absorption
systems
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a) After Coolers
b) Small diameter distribution pipes
c) High pressure air flow
d) Large Diameter Distribution pipes.
19. Power consumption is very high for _ type of compressed air dryers.
a) Refrigeration type
b) Blower reactivated type
c) Heat of compression type
d) Heatless purge type
20. A DC excitation is used to vary the speed of .
a) 56 kW b) 94.7 kW c) 89 kW d) 72 kW
22. Power factor improvement of a 75-kW compressor motor will
a) Reduce input power to the motor b) Increase input power to the motor
c) Reduce the compressor motor shaft power d) None of the above
23. A 500-kVA transformer is designed for No load loss of 750 watts and load loss of 5700 Watts. The
calculated total transformer loss is 1662 watts. What will be the percentage loading of the
transformer?
a) 54.8 % b) 29 % c) 40 % d) 25.7 %
24. Rating of PF correction capacitors for Induction Motors terminal should be
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a) Absolute humidity
b) Relative humidity
c) Specific Gravity
d) All of the above
30. Which among the following is one of the parameters used to classify fans, blowers &
Compressors?
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46. If the COP of a vapour compression system is 3.5 and the motor draws a power of 10.8 kW at 90%
motor efficiency, the cooling effect of vapour compression system will be .
a) 34 kW b) 42 kW c) 2.8 kW d) 3.4 kW
47. The blow down requirement in m3/hr of a cooling tower with evaporation rate of 16 m3/hr and CoC of
3 is .
a) 4 b) 5.3 c) 8 d ) 48
48. The percentage reduction in distribution losses when tail end power factor is raised from 0.8 to 0.95
is
a) Built up area
b) Carpet area
c) Roof Area
d) Window and Wall Area
50. Which of the following is not a climate zone as per ECBC classification?
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