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101.

The inverse definite mean time relays are used for over current and earth faultprotection of transformer against

A. Heavy loads
B. Internal short circuits
C. External short circuits
D. All of the above
Answer» C. External short circuits
102.

The heat produced at the contact point owing to flow of electric current is leastaffected 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.
103.

SF6 gas is imported in _____________.

A. Air cylinders
B. Gas cylinders
C. Liquid form in cylinders
D. Solid form.
Answer» D. Solid form.
104.

DC shunt relays are made of

A. Few turns of thin wire
B. Few turns of thick wire
C. Many turns of thin wire
D. Many turns of thick wire
Answer» D. Many turns of thick wire
105.

Problems associated with differential protection is/are

A. Magnetising inrush current
B. Mismatching characteristics of CTs
C. Charge of ratio as a result of tapping
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
106.

A differential relay measures the vector differencebetween

A. two currents
B. two voltages
C. two or more similar electrical quantities
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
107.

Tap changing transformers are employed for

A. Stepping down the voltage
B. Stepping up the voltage
C. Supplying low-voltage current to instruments
D. Both stepping up and stepping down the voltage
Answer» E.
108.

The voltage appearing across the contacts after opening of the circuit breaker iscalled______voltage.

A. recovery
B. surge
C. operating
D. arc
Answer» B. surge
109.

In between the generating station and consumers a number of transformation andswitching stations exist, these are called the

A. Switchgears
B. Substations
C. Intermediate substations
D. Transformation stations
Answer» C. Intermediate substations
110.

During arc extinction SF6 gas gets converted to which among these?

A. Gets decomposed to SF4 and SF2
B. Gets decomposed to S and F
C. Gets reduced to SF6
D. Gets oxidized
Answer» B. Gets decomposed to S and F
111.

Why do the SF6 gases have an excellent heat transfer property?

A. Low gaseous viscosity.
B. High dielectric strength.
C. Higher molecular weight.
D. Both (a) and (c)
Answer» E.
112.

What is the interrupting medium in the contactor?

A. Air at atmospheric pressure.
B. SF6 gas
C. Oil
D. All of the above.
Answer» E.
113.

In carrier current protection the purpose of the wave trap is for

A. Trapping power frequency waves
B. Trapping high frequency waves entering into generators/ transformer unit
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Both a and b
114.

What does protective relay provide?

A. Provide additional safety to the circuit breaker in its operation.
B. Close the contacts when the actuating quantity attains a certain predetermined value.
C. Limit the arcing current during the circuit breaker operation.
D. Earth or ground any stray voltage.
Answer» C. Limit the arcing current during the circuit breaker operation.
115.

What is the typical value of the pre arcing time?

A. 0.1
B. 0.01
C. 0.001
D. 0.0001
Answer» D. 0.0001
116.

What is the making to breaking current ratio for an extra high voltage circuit breaker?

A. More than 1
B. Equal to 1
C. Less than 1
D. A negative value
Answer» B. Equal to 1
117.

When using air blast circuit breaker, current chopping is a phenomenon observedwhen

A. A long overhead line is switched off.
B. A bank of capacitors is switched off.
C. A transformer on no load is switched off.
D. A heavy load is switched off.
Answer» D. A heavy load is switched off.
118.

The actuating quantity for the relays may be

A. Magnitude
B. Frequency
C. Phase angle
D. Any of the above
Answer» E.
119.

For which of the following ratings of the transformer differential protection isrecommended?

A. Above 30 KVA
B. Equal to and above 5 MVA
C. Equal two and above 25 MVA
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Equal two and above 25 MVA
120.

In the case of transmission line protection, over current relay is used

A. Only up to 110 KV
B. Only up to 220 KV
C. Only up to 50 KV
D. Only up to 1100 KV
Answer» D. Only up to 1100 KV
121.

Which among these is the least expensive protection for over current in lowvoltage system?

A. Rewirable fuse.
B. Isolator.
C. Circuit breaker.
D. Air breaker switch.
Answer» B. Isolator.
122.

What is fusing factor?

A. The ratio of current rating of the fuse to the minimum fusing current
B. The ratio of minimum fusing current to the current rating of the fuse
C. The ratio of maximum fusing current to the current rating of the fuse
D. The ratio of minimum fusing current to the voltage rating of the fuse
Answer» B. The ratio of minimum fusing current to the current rating of the fuse
123.

Why are the isolators used?

A. Break abnormal current
B. Making under fault conditions
C. Breaking the circuit under no load condition
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
124.

The operating characteristics of the reactance relay in the complex impedanceplane is a

A. Circle with its origin at the centre of the R-X plane
B. Circle passing through the origin
C. Straight line passing through the origin
D. Straight line parallel to the X axis
Answer» E.
125.

The domains of power system where directional over current relay is indispensableare

A. In case of parallel feeder protection
B. In case of ring main feeder protection
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
126.

On what factor does the rate of rise of restriking voltage (RRRV) depend?

A. System voltage.
B. Circuit power factor only
C. Switching conditions
D. Both (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
127.

Threshold characteristics of a plain impedance relay in a complex Z plane is a

A. Circle passing through origin
B. Circle with the centre at the origin
C. Straight line passing through origin
D. Straight line offset from the origin
Answer» C. Straight line passing through origin
128.

In a balanced voltage pilot-wire protection scheme, if the pilot circuit gets shortcircuited, the relay will

A. Fail to trip on internal faults
B. Fail to trip on external faults
C. Trip on full load
D. Trip instantaneously
Answer» D. Trip instantaneously
129.

What is the average rate of rise of restriking voltage upto the first peak?

A. 525 * 103kV / sec
B. 453 * 103kV / sec
C. 582 * 103 kV / sec
D. 467 * 103 kV / sec
Answer» C. 582 * 103 kV / sec
130.

For protection of parallel feeders fed from one end, the relays required are

A. Nondirectional relays at the source end and directional relay at the load end
B. Nondirectional relay at both ends
C. Directional relay at source end and nondirectional relay at load end
D. Directional relay at both ends
Answer» B. Nondirectional relay at both ends
131.

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.
132.

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.
133.

The rating of the circuit breaker is usually determined on the basis of ____________ fault.

A. Symmetrical
B. Line to line
C. Single line to ground
D. Double line to ground
Answer» B. Line to line
134.

Field failure in an alternator occurs due to

A. Failure of exciter
B. Faulty field circuit breaker
C. In rush of large currents
D. Both A and B
Answer» E.
135.

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

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
136.

In a isolated neutral system, when a single line to ground fault occurs

A. Persistent arcing grounds will be developed
B. Voltage in the healthy phases rise to full line value causing isolation breakdown
C. The capacitive current in the faulty phase rises to 3 times its normal value
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
137.

Impedance relay may use

A. Balance beam structure
B. Induction cup structure
C. Shaded pole structure
D. Either A or B
Answer» E.
138.

To protect most of the electrical equipment handling low power, the types of relaysused are

A. Thermocouple
B. Electronic and bimetallic
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
139.

Which circuit breaker is preferred to be installed in extra high voltage ACsystem?

A. Bulk oil type circuit breaker
B. Air blast circuit breaker
C. SF6 circuit breaker
D. Vacuum circuit breaker
Answer» D. Vacuum circuit breaker
140.

The relay used for feeder protection is

A. Under voltage relay
B. Translay relay
C. Thermal relay
D. Buchholz relay
Answer» C. Thermal relay
141.

The stability of arc in vacuum depends on _________.

A. The contact material only.
B. The circuit parameters only.
C. The contact materials and its vapour pressure.
D. Both (b) and (c)
Answer» E.
142.

Which of the following circuit breaker is highly reliable and has a least maintenance?

A. Oil circuit breakers
B. Air blast
C. Vacuum circuit breakers
D. SF6 circuit breakers
Answer» E.
143.

Which of the following is the least expensive protection for over current in lowvoltage system ?

A. Rewireable fuse
B. Isolator
C. Oil circuit breaker
D. Air break circuit breaker
Answer» B. Isolator
144.

Refer to the following facts to answer the question A 50 Hz, 11 kV, 3 phase alternator with earthed neutral having a reactance of 3 ohms per phase and is connected to a bus bar through a circuit breaker, if the distributed capacitance upto CB between the phase and neutral is 0.01 μ F. What is the frequency of oscillations?

A. 10000 Hz
B. 12500 Hz
C. 12628 Hz
D. 13265 Hz
Answer» D. 13265 Hz
145.

Arcing voltage will be the least in case of

A. Carbon
B. Copper
C. Silver
D. Tungsten
Answer» D. Tungsten
146.

The isolators used in the transmission lines are capable of breaking

A. Fault current
B. No current
C. Charging current
D. Load current
Answer» D. Load current
147.

In order that current should flow without causing excessive heating or voltagedrop, the relay contacts should

A. Have low contact resistance
B. Be clean and smooth
C. Be of sufficient size and proper shape
D. Have all above properties
Answer» E.
148.

The structure used in reactance relay is

A. Induction cup
B. Double induction loop
C. Single induction loop
D. Either A or B
Answer» E.
149.

For protection of rotating machines against lightning surge .............is used

A. Lightning arrester
B. Capacitor
C. Combination of lightning arrester and a capacitor
D. Lightning conductor and arrester
Answer» D. Lightning conductor and arrester
150.

The delay fuses are used for the protection of ________.

A. motors
B. power outlet circuits
C. fluorescent lamps
D. light circuits
Answer» B. power outlet circuits