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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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
16. The effect of wind pressure is more predominant on
(A) transmission lines
(B) neutral wires
(C) insulator
(D) supporting towers.
24. Corona usually occurs when the electrostatic stress in the air around the conductor
succeeds
(A) 30 kV (maximum value)/cm
(B) 22 kV (maximum value)/cm
(C) 11 kV (rms value)/cm
(D) 6.6 kv (rms value)/cm.
(C) 22 kV
(D) 66 kV.
35. If K is the volume of cable conductor material required to transmit power, then for the
transmission of the same power, the volume of cable conductor required for single phase 2
wise AC system is
(A) 2k
(B) k cos
(C) k/ cos2
(D) 2k/ cos2p
37. When transformers or switchgears are to be installed in a transmission line, the poles
used are
(A) I type
(B) J type
(C) H type
(D) L type.
38. For improving life, steel poles are galvanized. Galvanizing is the process of applying a
layer of
(A) paint
(B) varnish
(C) tar coal
(D) zinc.
49. For a distortion-less transmission line (G = shunt conductance between two wires)
(A) R/L = G/C
(B) RL=GC
(C) RG=LC
(D)RLGC=0
50. Guard ring transmission line
(A) improves power factor
(B) reduces earth capacitance of the lowest unit
(C) reduces transmission losses
(D) improves regulation.
51. When the power is to be transmitted over a distance of 500 km, the transmission voltage
should be in the range
(A) 33 kV - 66 kV
(B) 66 kV - 100 kV
(C) 110 kV - 150 kV
(D) 150kV - 220kV.
52. A relay used on long transmission lines is
(A) mho's relay
(B) reactance relay
(C) impedance relay
(D) no relay is used.
53. Total load transmitted through a 3 phase transmission line is 10,000 kW at 0.8 power
factor lagging. The I2R losses are 900 kW. The efficiency of transmission line is
(A) 60%
(B) 90%
(C) 95%
(D) 99%.
54. Litz wires are used for intermediate frequencies to overcome
(A) corona effect
(B) skin effect
(C) radio interference
(D) all of the above.
59. Neglecting losses in a transmission system, if the voltage is doubled, for the same power
transmission, the weight of conductor material required will be
(A) four times
(B) double
(C) half
(D) one fourth.
60. When two conductors each of radius r are at a distance D, the capacitance between the
two is proportional to
(A) loge (D/r)
(B) loge (r/D)
(C) 1/loge (D/r)
(D) 1/loge (r/D).
61. For the same resistance of line the ratio, weight of copper conductor/ weight of
aluminium conductor , is
(A) 0.50
(B) 0.75
(C) 1.50
(D) 2.0.
62. A relay used on short transmission lines is
(A) Reactance relay
(B) Mho's relay
(C) Impedance relay
(D) None of the above.
63. In case the characteristic impedance of the line is equal to the load impedance
(A) all the energy will pass to the earth
(B) all the energy will be lost in transmission losses
(C) the system will resonate badly
(D) all the energy sent will be absorbed by the load.
64. For a properly terminated line
(A) ZR=ZO
(B) Z/R > ZO
(C) ZR < ZO
(D) ZR =Z0 = 0.
65. The dielectric strength of air at 250C and 76 cm/Hg is
(A) 1 kV/cm
(B) 1 kV/mm
(C) 3 kV/cm
(D) 30 kV/cm.
66. The chances of corona are maximum in
(A) domestic wiring
(B) distribution lines
(C) transmission lines
(D) all of the above.
67. Transmission lines link
(A) service points to consumer premises
(B) distribution transformer to consumer premises
(C) receiving end station to distribution transformer
(D) generating station to receiving end station.
68. In case of open circuit transmission lines the reflection coefficient is
(A) 1
(B) 0.5
(C) -1
(D) Zero.
69. Impedance relay is used on
(A) Short transmission lines
(B) Medium transmission lines
(C) Long transmission line
(D) All the transmission lines.
70. Which type of insulators are used on 132 kV transmission lines ?
(A) Pin type
(B) Disc type
(C) Shackle type
(D) Pin and shackle type.
71. String efficiency can be improved by
(A) using Longer cross arm
(B) grading the insulator
(C) using a guard ring
(D) any of the above.
72. Minimum horizontal clearance of a low voltage transmission line from residential
buildings must be
(A) 11/2 feet
(B) 3 feet
(C) 4 feet
(D) 8 feet.
73. If a 66 kV lines passes over a residential building, the minimum vertical clearance from
the roof of the building must be
(A) 8 feet
(B) 12 feet
(C) 13 feet
(D) 16 feet.
74. Alternating current power is transmitted at high voltage
(A) to safeguard against pilferage
(B) to minimize transmission losses
(C) to reduce cost of generation
(D) to make the system reliable.
75. Stranded conductors arc used for transmitting, power at high voltages because of
(A) increased tensile strength
(B) better wind resistance
(C) ease-in handling
(D) low cost.
76. A 70/6 ACSR conduction is an aluminium conductor steel reinforced, having
(A) cross sectional area of aluminium as 70 mm2 and the cross-sectional area of steel as 6
mm2
(B) cross-sectional area of steel as 70 mm2 and the cross-sections area of aluminium as 6 mm2
(C) 70 aluminium conductors and 6 steel conductors
(D) 80 steel conductors and 6 aluminium conductors.
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.
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.
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.
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) 1 m.
(A) curve A
(B) curve B
(C) curve C
(D) curve D.
100. A section of a single bus scheme is shown in the figure. In this figure B represents
(A) Isolator
(B) Circuit breaker
(C) Current transformer
(D) Inductance.
101. An isolator is represented by
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) A and D.
102. C represents
(A) circuit breaker
(B) Mho's relay
(C) Earth switch
(D) None of the above.
103. When an alternator is connected to the infinite but bar and its excitation is gradually
increased
(A) the terminal voltage will rise
(B) the terminal voltage will drop
(C) the terminal voltage will remain unaltered
(D) the terminal voltage will vary rapidly.
104. Consumers having low power factor equipment are advised to install
(A) tap changing transformer
(B) capacitor bank
(C) synchronous condensers
(D) none of the above.
105. A bus bar is rated by
(A) current only
(B) current and voltage only
(C) current, voltage, frequency
(D) current, voltage, frequency and short time current.
106. The relation between traveling voltage wave and current wave is
(A) e = i (L/C) 1/2
(B) e = i (C/L) 1/2
(C) e = i (iL/C) 1/2
(D) (L/iC) 1/2
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.
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
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.
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.
111. Which device automatically interrupts the supply in the event of surges
(A) Earthing switch
(B) Series reactor
(C) Isolator
(D) Circuit breaker.
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.
113. Which of the following equipment is not installed in a substation ?
(A) Shunt reactors
(B) Exciters
(C) Voltage transformers
(D) Series capacitors.
(A) Voltage
(B) Capacitance
(C) Line inductance
(D) All of the above.
134. In case of transmission line conductors with the increase in atmospheric temperature
(A) length increase but stress decreases
(B) length increases and stress also increases
(C) length decreases but stress increases
(D) both length as well as stress decreases.
135. If the height of transmission towers is increased, which of the following parameters is
likely to change ?
(A) Resistance
(B) Inductance
(C) Capacitance
(D) None of the above.
(B) 7/32
(C) 25/7
(D) 25/32.
144. The networks associated with transmission lines are
I. T-network
II. network
III. Tree net.
A two terminal pair of network of a transmission line can be represented by
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) Either of I or II
(D) Either of I, II or III.
145. Which of the following relationships is not valid for short transmission lines ?
(A) B = Z = C
(B) A = D = 1
(C) Is = Ir
(D) None of the above.
146. In order to improve the steady state stability of an overhead transmission lines, which of
the following methods can be adopted
(A) Reducing impedance between the stations
(B) Adopting quick response excitation systems
(C) Using series capacitors to make X = (3 R)1/2
(D) Any of the above.
147. Transient disturbances arc due to
(A) Switching operations
(B) Load variations
(C) Faults
(D) Any of the above.
148. Which of the following short circuit is the most dangerous ?
(A) Line to line short circuit
(B) Dead short circuit
(C) Line to ground short circuit
(D) Line to line and ground short circuit.
149. In case line to line fault occurs, the short circuit current of an alternator will .depend on
its
(A) Synchronous reactance
(B) Transient reactance
(C) Short circuit resistance
(D) All of the above.
150. Transient state stability is generally improved by ,
(A) using high speed governors on machines by
(B) using low inertia machines
(C) dispensing with neutral grounding
(A) figure A
(B) figure B
(C) figure C
(D) figure D
165. The reflection coefficient for the voltage wave in case of overhead lines is given by
(A) (RL - R0 )/ (RL+ R0)
(B) (RL + R0 )/ (RL- R0)
(C) (RL + R0 )/ (RL+ R0)
(D) (RL R0 )/ (RL- R0)
166. In a diesel engine the governor controls
(A) fuel pressure
(B) fuel flow rate
(C) fuel temperature
(D) fuel volume.
167. For overhead transmission line when the conductors are supported between two
supports, the variation of tension T will temperature is represented by
(A) Curve A
(B) Curve B
(C) Curve C
(D) Curve D.
168. If the voltage across the units in a two unit suspension insulator is 60% and 40%
respectively of the line voltage, the. ratio of capacitance of the insulator to that of its
capacitance to earth will be
(A) 0.5
(B) 0.50
(C) 0.65
(D) 0.75.
169. In the analysis of short transmission lines which of the following is neglected ?
(A) I2 R loss
(B) Shunt admittance
(C) Series impedance
(D) All of the above.
Questions 170 and 171 refer to data given below:
A transmission line has a capacitance of 0.01 micro F/km and an inductance of 2 mH/km and
is connected to a cable having an inductance of 0.25 mH/km. When voltage surge having
peak value of 100 kV travels along the cable towards the line, the resulting peak voltage at
the junction of the cable and the line is 180 kV.
170. The surge impedance of the cable is
(A) 14.1 ohms
(B) 42.5 ohms
(C) 87.75 ohms
(D) 141.2 ohms.
171 . The capacitance of cable per km is
(A) 0.1 microF
(B) 0.7 microF
(C) 1.5 microF
(D) 10 microF.
ANSWERS
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101.D ----- 102.A-----103.C -----104.B ----- 105.D-----106.A ----- 107.C ----- 108.C ----109.D ----- 110.C ----- 111.D ----- 112.A ----- 113.B ----- 114.A ----- 115.C -----116.A ----117.C -----118.B -----119.D ----- 120.D-----121.C ----- 122.A ----- 123.D ----- 124.D ----125.C ----- 126.B ----- 127.C ----- 128.D ----- 129.A -----130.C -----131.C ----- 132.A ----133.D -----134.A ----- 135.C -----136.C ----- 137.D ----- 138.C ----- 139.A ----- 140.B ----141.C ----- 142.D ----- 143.C ----- 144.C -----145.A -----146.D ----- 147.D -----148.B ----149.A ----- 150.A----- 151. D -----152.D -----153.B -----154.C ----- 155.C ----- 156.A ----157.A ----- 158.D ----- 159.A -----160.D -----161.A ----- 162.C ----- 163. D----- 164. C ----165.A ----- 166.B ----- 167.C ----- 168.B ----- 169.B ----- 170.D ----- 171.A ----- 172.
secondary distribution side ----- 173. tensile ----- 174. inductive----- 175. carry current,
provide strength -----176. increases-----177. lumped ----- 178. away from----- 179. decreases----180. 33kV ----- 181 . (750) ----- 182. frequency, voltage ----- 183. less ----- 184. shunt
capacitors----- 185. high-----186. low-----187. low, large-----188. (8.5) -----189. increases,
decreases -----190. shunt conductance ----- 191. (0.33 kVAR per kW)----- 192. capacitance ---- 193. Woodruff ----- 194. step-down ----- 195. 900 ----- 196. bundle ----- 197. skin----- 198.
wave length----- 199. a hissing sound ----- 200. resonant----- 201. vibrations ----- 202.
absorbs, generates ----- 203. generate, absorb ----- 204.tensile ----- 205.tensile