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				This section includes 99 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Operating System knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Protective relays are devices that detect abnormal conditions inelectrical circuits by measuring | 
| A. | current during abnormal condition | 
| B. | voltage during abnormal condition | 
| C. | constantly the electrical quantities which differ during normal and abnormal conditions | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 2. | The current zero interruption, in oil and air blast circuit breakers, is achieved by | 
| A. | lengthening of the gap | 
| B. | cooling and blast effect | 
| C. | both (a) and (b) | 
| D. | deionizing the oil with forced air | 
| Answer» D. deionizing the oil with forced air | |
| 3. | If the power factor is zero, the active recovery voltage will be | 
| A. | minimum | 
| B. | 0.5 | 
| C. | 0.707 | 
| D. | Maximum. | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. | The breaking capacity of a circuit breaker in MVA (3 phase) is given by | 
| A. | Rated service voltage x rated symmetrical current | 
| B. | 1.1 x rated service voltage x rated symmetrical current | 
| C. | (2)1/2 x rated service voltage x rated symmetrical current | 
| D. | (3)1/2x rated service voltage x rated symmetrical current. | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. | For which of the following ratings of the transformer differentialprotection is recommended ? | 
| A. | above 30 kVA. | 
| B. | equal to and above 5 MVA | 
| C. | equal to and above 25 MVA | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» C. equal to and above 25 MVA | |
| 6. | Ungrounded neutral transmission system is not recommendedbecause of system | 
| A. | insulation being overstressed due to over voltages | 
| B. | insulation overstress may lead to failure and subsequent phase to phase faults | 
| C. | being inadequately protected against ground fault | 
| D. | all of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. | relay is preferred for phase fault on short transmission line. | 
| A. | Induction type | 
| B. | Reactance | 
| C. | Impedance | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» C. Impedance | |
| 8. | A _______ is used to measure the stator % winding temperature ofthe generator. | 
| A. | thermocouple | 
| B. | pyrometer | 
| C. | resistance thermometer | 
| D. | thermometer | 
| Answer» D. thermometer | |
| 9. | A.C. network analyser is used to solve problems of | 
| A. | load flow | 
| B. | load flow and short-circuit | 
| C. | load flow and stability | 
| D. | load flow, short-circuit and stability | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. | Which of the following statement about SF6 gas is incorrect? | 
| A. | It is non-toxic gas | 
| B. | It is non-inflammable | 
| C. | It has density 5 times that of air at 200C | 
| D. | It has dark yellow color. | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. | On what factor does the operating speed of the relay depend upon? | 
| A. | Rate of flux built up | 
| B. | Armature core air gap | 
| C. | spring tension | 
| D. | All of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. | The inductive interference between power and communication linecan be minimized by | 
| A. | transposition of the power line | 
| B. | transposition of the communication line | 
| C. | both (a) and (b) | 
| D. | increasing the distance between the conductors | 
| Answer» D. increasing the distance between the conductors | |
| 13. | On which of the following effects of electric current a fuse operates ? | 
| A. | Photoelectric effect | 
| B. | Electrostatic effect | 
| C. | Heating effect | 
| D. | Magnetic effect | 
| Answer» D. Magnetic effect | |
| 14. | Overload relays are of…… type. | 
| A. | induction | 
| B. | solid state | 
| C. | thermal | 
| D. | all above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. | For cost and safety, the outdoor substations are installed for voltagesabove | 
| A. | 11 kV | 
| B. | 33 kV | 
| C. | 60kV | 
| D. | 110kV | 
| Answer» C. 60kV | |
| 16. | A reactance relay is | 
| A. | Voltage restrained directional relay. | 
| B. | Directional restrained over-current relay. | 
| C. | Voltage restrained over-current relay. | 
| D. | None of the above. | 
| Answer» C. Voltage restrained over-current relay. | |
| 17. | The reflection co-efficient at the open circuited end of a transmissionline. | 
| A. | zero | 
| B. | infinity | 
| C. | unity | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 18. | The values of fault current depend on | 
| A. | Voltage at the faulty point | 
| B. | Total impedance up to the fault | 
| C. | Both (A) and (B) above | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 19. | Thermal overload relays are used to protect the motor against overcurrent due to | 
| A. | short-circuits | 
| B. | heavy loads | 
| C. | grounds | 
| D. | all of the above | 
| Answer» C. grounds | |
| 20. | For a circuit breaker 'break time' is | 
| A. | Same as opening time | 
| B. | Opening time + arc duration | 
| C. | Opening time + arc duration + resistor current duration. | 
| D. | none | 
| Answer» D. none | |
| 21. | Air blast circuit breakers for 400 kV power system are designed tooperate in | 
| A. | 100 microsecond | 
| B. | 50 millisecond | 
| C. | 0.5 sec | 
| D. | 0.1 sec | 
| Answer» C. 0.5 sec | |
| 22. | Rate of rise of restriking voltage depends | 
| A. | Type of circuit breaker. | 
| B. | Inductance of the system only. | 
| C. | Capacitance of the system only. | 
| D. | Inductance and capacitance of the system | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. | Earthling switch is used for | 
| A. | measuring of safety voltage | 
| B. | protection of equipment from ground faults | 
| C. | discharging residual energies | 
| D. | all of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. | The over-voltage surges in power systems may be caused by | 
| A. | Lightning | 
| B. | Switching | 
| C. | Resonance | 
| D. | Any of the above. | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. | What is the actuating quantity for the relays? | 
| A. | Magnitude | 
| B. | Frequency | 
| C. | Phase angle | 
| D. | All of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. | Which device is used for protection of equipment from from damagecaused by overload or short circuit? | 
| A. | CVT | 
| B. | Circuit Breaker | 
| C. | Current Transformer | 
| D. | Lighting Arrester | 
| Answer» C. Current Transformer | |
| 27. | For measuring positive, negative and zero sequence voltages in asystem, the reference is taken as | 
| A. | Neutral of the system only. | 
| B. | Ground only. | 
| C. | For zero sequence neutral and for positive and negative the ground. | 
| D. | None of the above. | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. | MHO relay is used for | 
| A. | Rectifiers | 
| B. | Circuit breakers | 
| C. | Transmission lines | 
| D. | Feeders. | 
| Answer» D. Feeders. | |
| 29. | For which of the following protection from negative sequencecurrents is provided? | 
| A. | Generators | 
| B. | Motors | 
| C. | Transmission line | 
| D. | Tr | 
| Answer» B. Motors | |
| 30. | The protection against over-voltage due to lightening is provided by | 
| A. | Use of surge diverters | 
| B. | Low tower footing resistance | 
| C. | Use of overhead ground wires | 
| D. | Any of the above. | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. | In circuit-breakers the contact space is ionized by | 
| A. | Thermal ionization of gas | 
| B. | Thermal emission from surface of contacts | 
| C. | Field emission from the surface of contacts | 
| D. | Any of the above. | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. | What is the purpose of back up protection? | 
| A. | To increase the speed | 
| B. | To increase the reach | 
| C. | To leave no blind spot | 
| D. | To guard against failure of primary | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. | Phase comparators in case of static relays and electro-mechanical relaysnormally are | 
| A. | Sine and cosine comparators respectively | 
| B. | Cosine and sine comparators respectively. | 
| C. | Both are cosine comparators. | 
| D. | Both are sing comparators. | 
| Answer» C. Both are cosine comparators. | |
| 34. | Isolator in substation is open under ------------- condition? | 
| A. | No load | 
| B. | Short Circuit | 
| C. | Full Load | 
| D. | Any of the above | 
| Answer» B. Short Circuit | |
| 35. | Positive, negative and zero sequence impedances of a solidly grounded system under steady state condition always follow the relations | 
| A. | Z4>Z2>Z0 | 
| B. | Z2>Z4>Z0 | 
| C. | Z0>Z4>Z2 | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 36. | Which of the following circuit breakers has high reliability andminimum maintenance ? | 
| A. | Air blast circuit breakers | 
| B. | Circuit breaker with SF6 gas | 
| C. | Vacuum circuit breakers | 
| D. | Oil circuit breakers | 
| Answer» C. Vacuum circuit breakers | |
| 37. | Which of the following relays is used on transformers? | 
| A. | Buchholz relay | 
| B. | MHO relay | 
| C. | Merz price relay | 
| D. | None of the above. | 
| Answer» B. MHO relay | |
| 38. | The interaction between a transmission line and communication lineis minimized by | 
| A. | transposing transmission as well as communication lines | 
| B. | increasing the height of the trans-mission line tower | 
| C. | increasing the distance between the two lines | 
| D. | all of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. | Dielectric strength of SF6 is | 
| A. | less than that of air at atmospheric pressure | 
| B. | less than that of oil used in OCB | 
| C. | more than that of oil used in OCB | 
| D. | More at lower pressure and low at higher pressures. | 
| Answer» C. more than that of oil used in OCB | |
| 40. | Protective relays can be designed to respond to | 
| A. | Light intensity, impedance | 
| B. | Temperature, resistance, reactance | 
| C. | Voltage and current | 
| D. | All of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. | To limit short-circuit current in a power system are used. | 
| A. | earth wires | 
| B. | isolators | 
| C. | H.R.C. fuses | 
| D. | reactors | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. | duringarc extinction SF6 gas | 
| A. | Decomposes into S and F ions | 
| B. | Decomposes into SF4and SF2 | 
| C. | Gets oxidized | 
| D. | Reduces to SF3. | 
| Answer» C. Gets oxidized | |
| 43. | Which component ensures the safety of the line from damage? | 
| A. | Relay | 
| B. | Circuit breaker | 
| C. | Bus bar | 
| D. | Current tr | 
| Answer» B. Circuit breaker | |
| 44. | On which of the following routine tests are conducted? | 
| A. | Oil circuit breakers | 
| B. | Air blast circuit breakers | 
| C. | Minimum oil circuit breakers | 
| D. | All of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. | What does the third part consist of? | 
| A. | Primary winding of a current CT which is connected in series with the line to be protected. | 
| B. | Secondary of the CT and the operating coil. | 
| C. | Tripping circuit. | 
| D. | All of these. | 
| Answer» D. All of these. | |
| 46. | Which of the following parameter can be neglected for a short line ? | 
| A. | Inductance | 
| B. | Capacitance | 
| C. | Resistance | 
| D. | Reactance | 
| Answer» C. Resistance | |
| 47. | Which of the following are air-break switching devices ? | 
| A. | Isolator | 
| B. | Limit switch | 
| C. | Earthling switch | 
| D. | All of the above. | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. | To protect most of the electrical equipment handling low power, thetypes of relays used are | 
| A. | thermocouple | 
| B. | electronic and bimetallic | 
| C. | both (a) and (b) | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 49. | By which of the following methods major portion of the heatgenerated in a H.R.C. fuse is dissipated ? | 
| A. | Radiation | 
| B. | Convection | 
| C. | Conduction | 
| D. | All of the above | 
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 50. | Plug setting of a electromagnetic relay can be altered by varying | 
| A. | Number of ampere turns | 
| B. | Air gap of magnetic path | 
| C. | Adjustable back stop | 
| D. | None of these | 
| Answer» B. Air gap of magnetic path | |