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This section includes 20 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Power Systems knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
In India, the preferred poles used in the transmission and distribution is ______ |
A. | Steel poles |
B. | RCC poles |
C. | Steel and RCC poles |
D. | Wood poles |
Answer» D. Wood poles | |
2. |
While deciding an efficient and economical transmission and distribution system, the preferred distribution system will be _____________ |
A. | single phase, 2 wire |
B. | two phase, 3 wire |
C. | three phase, 3 wire |
D. | three phase, 4 wire |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
The volume of copper required in a transmission system is proportional to _________ |
A. | voltage and power factor |
B. | power factor |
C. | voltage |
D. | current |
Answer» B. power factor | |
4. |
Before installing any transmission system, one has to decide about the type of the transmission system to be employed. Considering a monetary shortage and economical setup, one would take up _____________ |
A. | underground system |
B. | overhead system |
C. | underground or overhead system |
D. | can be chosen randomly. |
Answer» C. underground or overhead system | |
5. |
The underground transmission and distribution of power is better than the corresponding overhead transmission and distribution in respect of _________ |
A. | appearance and safety |
B. | maintenance cost |
C. | frequency of faults |
D. | appearance, safety, maintenance, frequency |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
A 240 kV 2μs rectangular pulse surge on a transmission line has surge impedance of 350 ohms. It approaches a generating station with capacitance of 3000 pF. The transmitted voltage will be ____________ |
A. | 340.5 kV |
B. | 280 kV |
C. | 400 kV |
D. | 480 kV |
Answer» B. 280 kV | |
7. |
BEFORE_INSTALLING_ANY_TRANSMISSION_SYSTEM,_ONE_HAS_TO_DECIDE_ABOUT_THE_TYPE_OF_THE_TRANSMISSION_SYSTEM_TO_BE_EMPLOYED._CONSIDERING_A_MONETARY_SHORTAGE_AND_ECONOMICAL_SETUP,_ONE_WOULD_TAKE_UP______________?$ |
A. | underground system |
B. | overhead system |
C. | underground or overhead system |
D. | can be chosen randomly. |
Answer» C. underground or overhead system | |
8. |
While deciding an efficient and economical transmission and distribution system, the preferred distribution system will be _____________$ |
A. | single phase, 2 wire |
B. | two phase, 3 wire |
C. | three phase, 3 wire |
D. | three phase, 4 wire |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
The_volume_of_copper_required_in_a_transmission_system_is_proportional_to__________$ |
A. | voltage and power factor |
B. | power factor |
C. | voltage |
D. | current |
Answer» B. power factor | |
10. |
In emergency cases, another wire is installed in the system, that is widely known as ________________ |
A. | Guy wire |
B. | Earth wire |
C. | Line wire |
D. | Neutral wire |
Answer» B. Earth wire | |
11. |
_______ material is used for the making of the ground wire in the transmission system. |
A. | Galvanised steel |
B. | Steel |
C. | Cast iron |
D. | Aluminium |
Answer» B. Steel | |
12. |
Copper has got higher resistivity than aluminium which makes it less used in transmission system. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
13. |
In_India,_the_preferred_poles_used_in_the_transmission_and_distribution_is_______ |
A. | Steel poles |
B. | RCC poles |
C. | Steel and RCC poles |
D. | Wood poles |
Answer» D. Wood poles | |
14. |
The underground transmission and distribution of power is better than the corresponding overhead transmission and distribution in respect of ________? |
A. | appearance and safety |
B. | maintenance cost |
C. | frequency of faults |
D. | appearance, safety, maintenance, frequency |
Answer» E. | |
15. |
One would design the feeders of the transmission system based on its ____________ |
A. | current capacity |
B. | voltage drop |
C. | operating voltage |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» B. voltage drop | |
16. |
One needs to design the distributors, the parameter which will be considered for the design of it? |
A. | voltage drop in it |
B. | current flowing |
C. | operating voltage |
D. | operating frequency |
Answer» B. current flowing | |
17. |
In a transmission line system, the feeders act as input to _________ |
A. | distributors |
B. | service mains |
C. | transformer sub stations |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» B. service mains | |
18. |
A 240 kV 2μs rectangular pulse surge on a transmission line has surge impedance of 350 ohms. It approaches a generating station with capacitance of 3000 pF. The transmitted voltage will be ____________$ |
A. | 340.5 kV |
B. | 280 kV |
C. | 400 kV |
D. | 480 kV |
Answer» B. 280 kV | |
19. |
A rectangular voltage wave is impressed on a long overhead line, with the far end of the line being open circuited. After reaching line end, the current is _________ |
A. | current is reflected back with positive but voltage with negative sign |
B. | current is reflected back with negative but voltage with positive sign |
C. | both current and voltage are reflected with negative sign |
D. | both current and voltage are reflected with positive sign |
Answer» C. both current and voltage are reflected with negative sign | |
20. |
The larger power can be transmitted over a line with fixed voltage profile when ______ |
A. | compensators are installed |
B. | negative VAR is fed |
C. | positive VAR is fed |
D. | compensators are installed and postive VAR is fed |
Answer» E. | |