UNIT-3

1. Which element of hydroelectric power plant prevents the penstock [d]

from water hammer phenomenon.
a)Valves and Gates b) Draft tubes c) Spillway d) Surge Tank
2. Dam having very wide base as compared to its height is called [c]
a) buttress dam b) arch dam c) earth dam d) solid gravity dam
3. Spillway discharges the overflow water to the downstream side when the [a]
reservoir is full.
a) True
b) False
4. Draft tube increases the operating head on the turbine. [a]
a) True
b) False
5. Which statement about surge tank is wrong. [c]
a) Ideal location of surge tank is at the turbine inlet
b) A decrease in load demands cause a rise in water level in surge tank
c) Surge tanks are totally closed to avoid entry of unwanted objects to penstock
d) Surge tanks are installed to reduce harm effects of water hammer phenomenon
6. Which of the following is not a requirement for site selection of [d]
hydroelectric power plant?
a) Availability of water
b) Large catchment area
c) Rocky land
d) Sedimentation
7. Which of the following is not a reaction turbine [c]
a) Francis turbine
b) Kaplan turbine
c) Pelton wheel turbine
d) Propeller turbine
8. Which type of hydro power plant can be with or without pondage. [d]
a) Mini hydel plants
b) Pump storage power plants
c) Low head plants
d) Run-off river power plants
9. What is the basic requirement of hydroelectric power station? [a]
a) Reservoir
b) Turbine
c) Power house
d) Penstock
10. A pipe between surge tank and prime mover is known as [c]
a) Canal
b) Draft tube
c) Penstock
d) Hose
11. Pelton turbines are used for high head applications.
12. Francis turbines are the type of reaction turbines.
13. Operating head of Francis turbine is 30 to 200 m.
14. The power output from a hydro-electric power plant depends on three parameters
Head,discharge and efficiency of the system.
15. Trash racks are built for preventing the turbine from ingress of floating
and other materials.
16. Penstock in a hydroelectric power plant is a conduit connecting forebay to
scroll case of turbine.
17. The pressure at the inlet or exit of the draft tube should not be less than one
third of atmospheric pressure.
18. Hydroelectric power plant is Conventional source of energy.
19. Hydroelectric power plant is mainly located in Hilly areas.
20. The water from is drawn by the Canal.
 UNIT-4
1. In which part of nuclear power plant steam is produced. [b]
a) Boiler
b) Heat exchanger
c) Chamber across the reactor
d) Air preheater
2. What is the main function of moderator. [d]
a) It absorb the extra neutrons
b) It divert extra neutrons
c) It slow down the speed of fast neutrons
d) It absorb the heat energy caused by nuclear reaction
3. Which of the following material is not used as moderator. [a]
a) Oxygen
b) Ordinary water
c) Heavy water
d) Graphite
4. Which of the following part of nuclear reactor is used to control. [b]
the rate of reaction.
a) Moderator b) Control rods c) Reflector d) Coolant
5. Which of the following is the most essential requirement of control [c]
rod material.
a) It must be light weight
b) It must be cheap
c) It must have high absorption capacity for neutrons
d) It must be very reflective to neutrons
6. Which of the following can be used as both as coolant and moderator. [d]
a) Helium
b) Molten sodium
c) Lithium
d) Ordinary water
7. In thermal reactors control is very easy in comparison to other reactors. [a]
a) True
b) False
8. In nuclear power stations which nuclear reaction is performed. [a]
a) Nuclear fission
b) Nuclear fusion
c) 90% fission and 10% fusion
d) 90% fusion and 10% fission
9. Which particle is bombarded on heavy nucleus of nuclear fuel. [c]
a) Electron
b) Proton
c) Neutron
d) Photon
10. The fuel mainly used in nuclear fission reactors are [a]
a) U235 b) U239 c) U233 d) U238
10. The critical mass for U235 fission reaction is about 10KG.
11. Uranium fissionable nuclear fuel occur in nature.
12. U235 fuel has high fission percentage.
13. Reactors used for converting fertile materials to fissile materials are called
production reactor.
14. The main body of reactor is called Reactor vessel.
15. Reactors used for electricity generation are called as power reactors.
16. Heat energy generated in per unit volume of reactor core in thermal
reactor is less than that in fast reactors.
17. Nuclear fuel in reactor lasts for more than 5 years.
18. The land area required for installation of nuclear power plant is
equel to thermal power plant.
19. The main body of reactor is called Reactor vessel.
20. Cost of nuclear fuel in nuclear power plant economics is considered as capital cost.