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51.

Maxwell’s inductance capacitance bridge is used for measurement of inductance o

A. low Q coils
B. medium Q coils
C. high Q coils
D. low and medium Q coils
Answer» B. medium Q coils
52.

Frequency can be measured by using

A. Maxwell’s Bridge
B. Schering Bridge
C. Heaviside Campbell bridge
D. Wein’s bridge
Answer» E.
53.

The following is the range of power consumption in PMMC instrument

A. 0.25W to 2W
B. 0.25mW to 2mW
C. 25μW to 200μW
D. 2W to 3W
Answer» D. 2W to 3W
54.

The transfer function of an integral compensator is given by

A. 1/s
B. 1/s2
C. k/s
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
55.

The following law is synonymous to the occurrence of diamagnetism

A. Gauss’s law
B. Lenz’s law
C. Maxwell’s law
D. Kirchoff’s law
Answer» C. Maxwell’s law
56.

The ratio of charge stand by two metallic spheres raised to the same potential is 6. The ratio of the surfaces areas of the spheres is

A. 6
B. 1/6
C. 1/√6
D. 36
Answer» B. 1/6
57.

If V=a+jb and I=c+jd, then power is given by

A. ac+ad
B. ac+bd
C. bc-ad
D. bc+ad
Answer» C. bc-ad
58.

Two heaters of rating 1KW, 250V are connected in series across 250V supply, the power taken by the heaters will be

A. 2 KW
B. ¼ KW
C. ½ KW
D. 1 KW
Answer» D. 1 KW
59.

The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor increases with

A. larger plate area and shorter distance between plates
B. smaller plate area and shorter distance between plates
C. smaller plate area and higher applied voltage
D. larger plate area, larger distance between plates and higher applied voltages
Answer» B. smaller plate area and shorter distance between plates
60.

The power consumed by an electrical device is 1000W at 250V. What is the resistance in the device?

A. 60 ohm
B. 250000 ohm
C. 4 ohm
D. 62.5 ohm
Answer» E.
61.

In a series parallel circuit, any two resistances in the same current path must be in

A. series with each other
B. parallel with each other
C. series with the voltage source.’
D. parallel with the voltage source
Answer» B. parallel with each other
62.

Maximum demand on the power system is

A. Sum of the maximum demands of all its consumers
B. Greatest average load in a specified time.
C. Peak value of load in a specified time
D. All of the above.
Answer» C. Peak value of load in a specified time
63.

What is the result of the product of diversity factor and maximum demand?

A. Average demand
B. Sum of consumers maximum demand
C. Installed capacity
D. Generated power
Answer» C. Installed capacity
64.

A large diversity factor of the load in a power system

A. Reduces the installation cost.
B. Increases the installation cost.
C. Does not affect the installation cost
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Increases the installation cost.
65.

Diversity factor is helpful in computing which of the following factors?

A. Plant capacity
B. Average load
C. Units generated (kWh)
D. Peak demand
Answer» B. Average load
66.

What is operating value of diversity factor?

A. Greater than unity
B. Less than unity
C. Always more than unity
D. Normally more than unity
Answer» B. Less than unity
67.

What is the diversity factor?

A. A ratio of kWh generated to the product of plant capacity and the number of hours for which the plant is in operation.
B. The ratio of sum of individual maximum demands to the maximum demand on power stations.
C. The ratio of actual energy produced to the maximum possible energy.
D. The ratio of maximum demand on the power station to the connected load.
Answer» C. The ratio of actual energy produced to the maximum possible energy.
68.

In a power station, the cost of generation of power reduces most effectively when _______________.

A. Diversity factor alone increases.
B. Both diversity factor and load factor increases
C. Only load factor increases.
D. Both diversity factor and load factor decreases.
Answer» C. Only load factor increases.
69.

A thermal generating station has a installed capacity of 15 MW and supplies a daily load of 10 Mw for 12 hours and 5 MW for remaining 12 hours. The plant capacity factor for this station is _______.

A. 1
B. 0.75
C. 0.67
D. 0.5
Answer» E.
70.

Capacity factor will be very low when the power plant _________________.

A. is operated as base load plant.
B. is operated for supplying base load as well as the peak loads
C. is operated in emergency only.
D. is under maintainance.
Answer» D. is under maintainance.
71.

What is the plant capacity factor?

A. A ratio of kWh generated to the product of plant capacity and the number of hours for which the plant is in operation.
B. The ratio of sum of individual maximum demands to the maximum demand on power stations
C. The ratio of actual energy produced to the maximum possible energy.
D. The ratio of maximum demand on the power station to the connected load.
Answer» D. The ratio of maximum demand on the power station to the connected load.
72.

An industrial consumer has a load pattern of 2000 kW 0.8 lag for 12 hours and 1000 kW unity power factor for 12 hours. What is the load factor?

A. 0.5
B. 0.55
C. . 0.6
D. 0.75
Answer» E.
73.

The load factor plays a key role in determining which among the following?

A. Plant capacity
B. Overall cost per unit generated
C. Overall demand
D. Both (a) and (c)
Answer» C. Overall demand
74.

What is the load factor of a power plant?

A. Greater than unity
B. Less than unity
C. Always more than unity
D. Normally more than unity
Answer» C. Always more than unity
75.

What is a load factor?

A. The ratio of average to maximum demand
B. The ratio of maximum demand to average load
C. The product of maximum demand and average load.
D. The ratio of average load to the plant capacity.
Answer» B. The ratio of maximum demand to average load
76.

What does the chronological load curve indicate?

A. Variation in demand factor during 24 hours.
B. Variation of demand from instant to instant during 24 hour.
C. The total energy consumed upto different times of the day.
D. The total number of hours for which a particular load lasts during the day.
Answer» C. The total energy consumed upto different times of the day.
77.

Maximum and Minimum loads on the load duration curve is represented on which respective side?

A. Left and Right
B. Right and Left.
C. Randomly.
D. None of these.
Answer» B. Right and Left.
78.

What is the shape of the load duration curve?

A. Rectangular shape
B. Triangular shape
C. Parabolic shape
D. Free hand sketch
Answer» D. Free hand sketch
79.

What does a load duration curve represent?

A. The variation of load during different hours of the day
B. Average load
C. The number of hours for which a particular lasts during the day
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
80.

The mass curve is plotted from which of the following curve?

A. Chronological curve
B. Energy load curve
C. Load duration curve
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
81.

What does a mass curve represent?

A. Average load
B. The total energy consumed by the load upto a particular time in a day
C. The number of hours for which a particular lasts during the day
D. The variation of load during different hours of the day
Answer» C. The number of hours for which a particular lasts during the day
82.

If the daily load curve is divided by 24, what does this curve represent?

A. Average load for the day
B. Connected load
C. Maximum demand
D. Demand factor
Answer» B. Connected load
83.

Load curve of a generation is always

A. Positive slope
B. Zero slope
C. Negative slope
D. Combination of (a), (b) and (c)
Answer» E.
84.

What does the highest point on the daily load curve represent?

A. Peak load
B. Maximum demand
C. Both (a) & (d)
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both (a) & (d)
85.

What does the area under the load curve represent?

A. System voltage
B. Current
C. Energy consumed
D. Maximum demand
Answer» D. Maximum demand
86.

What is a load curve?

A. A plot of load vs current.
B. A plot of load vs time.
C. A plot of load vs duration of time
D. Total number of units generated vs time.
Answer» C. A plot of load vs duration of time
87.

In geo thermal power plants waste water is

A. Discharged back to earth.
B. Discharged into the sea.
C. Recirculated after cooling in cooling towers.
D. Evaporated in ponds
Answer» B. Discharged into the sea.
88.

Presence of non – condensable gasses in a geo – pressured water causes

A. Pollution problem
B. Corrosion problem
C. Flow problem
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
89.

Pugga valley in Ladakh is suitable for which among the following power generation?

A. Solar
B. Geo thermal
C. Wind
D. None of these
Answer» C. Wind
90.

The potential of developing tidal power in India is in

A. Kutch
B. Ran
C. San joe
D. Severn
Answer» B. Ran
91.

In a circuit breaker the contact space is ionised by what?

A. Field emission from the contact surface
B. Thermal emission from the contact surface.
C. Thermal ionisation of gas
D. All of above
Answer» D. All of above
92.

In a circuit breaker, ionisation is facilitated by_________________.

A. Increase in field strength.
B. Increase in mean free length.
C. High temperature of the surrounding medium.
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
93.

Which of the following should have low value for the contacts and their material?

A. Thermal capacity.
B. Contact resistance.
C. Thermal conductivity
D. None of above.
Answer» C. Thermal conductivity
94.

The heat produced at the contact point owing to flow of electric current is least affected by_____________________.

A. Temperature of the surrounding medium.
B. Contact resistance.
C. Magnitude of electric current flowing.
D. Duration of flow of current.
Answer» B. Contact resistance.
95.

The resistance of an electric arc can be increased by

A. Increasing the concentration of ionised particles.
B. Reducing the arc length.
C. Splitting the arc.
D. Increasing the arc cross section.
Answer» D. Increasing the arc cross section.
96.

By using low resistance method for arc extension what is the value of arc resistance?

A. Arc resistance is zero
B. Arc resistance is high
C. Arc resistance is low
D. Arc resistance is very high
Answer» D. Arc resistance is very high
97.

What happens in the arc extinction using high resistance method?

A. Arc resistance is decreased with time
B. Arc resistance is increased with time
C. No change it remains same.
D. Arc resistance is kept zero
Answer» C. No change it remains same.
98.

What is the arc voltage in a circuit breaker?

A. In phase with the arc current.
B. Lagging the arc current by 90°
C. . Leading the arc current by 90°
D. Lagging the arcing current by 180°
Answer» B. Lagging the arc current by 90°
99.

Arcing voltage will be the least in case of

A. Carbon
B. Copper
C. Silver
D. Tungsten
Answer» D. Tungsten
100.

How is the initiation of electric arc at the instant of contact separation caused?

A. Thermionic emission of electrons.
B. Field emission of electrons.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these.
Answer» D. None of these.