QUESTION 1

1. Select the most appropriate option 

The drive motor used in a mixer-grinder is a
1 dc motor
.
2 induction
.
motor
3 synchronous
.
motor
4 universal
.
motor
1 points   
QUESTION 2
1. Choose the right option - the question may have more than one
correct answer 
Sales budget, production budget, and direct labour budget are examples
of _____ budget.
1 Cash Budget
.
2 Functional
.
Budget
3 Operating
.
Budget
4 Capital Budget
.

wrong 1 points   
QUESTION 3
1. State whether the given statement is true or false 
The majority of outage success is determined by effective preparation in
advance of the actual outage execution.
1 tru
.
e
2 fals
.
e
1 points   
QUESTION 4
1. State whether the given statement is true or false 
The major drawback of Hydro Power Plant is that, they are highly
dependent on the hydrological cycle of the area where they are built.
1 tru
.
e
2 fals
.
e
1 points   
QUESTION 5
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Which device is used to sense the power system voltage and current?
1 intelligent electronic devices (IEDs
.
2 microprocessors
.
3 power system apparatus
.
4 instrument transformers with
.
protective relays
1 points   
QUESTION 6
1. Select the most appropriate option 
In an alternator, voltage drops occurs in
1 armature resistance only
.
2 armature resistance and leakage reactance
.
3 armature resistance, leakage reactance and armature reaction
.
4 armature resistance, leakage reactance, armature reaction and
.
earth connections.
1 points   
QUESTION 7
1. Fit the best option 

 is the process of deciding how to commit resources between

a variety of possible tasks.
1 points   
QUESTION 8
1. Select the most appropriate option 
When an alternator is running on no load the power supplied by the prime
mover is mainly consumed
1 to meet iron losses
.
2 to meet copper losses
.
3 to meet all no load losses
.
4 toproduce induced emf in
.
armature winding
1 points   
QUESTION 9
1. State whether the given statement is true or false 
The variables of a moving sun do not create problems in building a large
capacity solar thermal power plant.
1 tru
.
e
 2 fals
.
e
1 points   
QUESTION 10
1. Select the most appropriate option 
The role of efficiency and performance monitoring lies in maximising
_______ from the thermal power plants.
1 efficienc
.
y
2 generati
.
on
3 producti
.
on
4 cost
.

1 points   
QUESTION 11
1. Select the most appropriate option 
As the voltage of transmission increases, the volume of conductor
1 increases
.
2 does not change
.
3 decreases
.
4 increases
.
proportionately
1 points   
QUESTION 12
1. Select the most appropriate option 
In an ac circuit, the ratio of kW / kVA represents -
1 Power factor
.
2 Form factor
.
3 Load factor
.
4 Diversity
.
factor
1 points   
QUESTION 13
1. Select the most appropriate option 
The _______ in turbine rotor absorbs heat faster and expands faster than
the cylinder.
1 mass of metal
.
2 flanges
.
 3 gland steam
.
4 commision
.
vaccum
1 points   
QUESTION 14
1. Select the most appropriate option 
In power plants insurance cover is provided for which of the following ?
1 Unskilled workers
.
only
2 Skilled workers
.
only
3 Equipment only
.
4 All of the above
.

1 points   
QUESTION 15
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Run away speed of turbine is -
1 Full load speed
.
2 Running speed
.
3 Speed of turbine under no load and
.
governor failure
4 None of the above
.

1 points   
QUESTION 16
1. Select the most appropriate option 
What is the first sign in the formation of microscopic cavities at grain
boundaries?
1 Stressed brittle
.
regions
2 Presenceof micro
.
cracks
3 Header
.
replacement
4 Creep damage
.

1 points   
QUESTION 17
1. Fit the best option 
The rationalized sum of specialized policies for the whole plant constitutes

the   plan.
1 points   
 QUESTION 18
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Which gas causes global warming among the following?
1 CFC
.
2 SO2
.
3 O2
.
4 Argo
.
n
1 points   
QUESTION 19
1. Select the most appropriate option 
In thermal power station, it is observed that low plant availability is mostly
due to _______ plant related equipment failures.
1 Nuclea
.
r
2 Boiler
.
3 Bioma
.
ss
4 Hydro
.

1 points   
QUESTION 20
1. Select the most appropriate option 
The heart of managing a power plant lies in _______
1 managing power
.
controls
2 quality checks
.
3 reporting to the
.
manager
4 managing people
.

1 points   
QUESTION 21
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Maximum demand controller is used to ___________.
1 switchoff essential loads in a logical
.
sequence
2 exceed the demand of the plant
.
3 switch off non-essential loads in a
.
logical sequence
4 controls the power factor of the plant
.
 1 points   
QUESTION 22
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Which of the following is a renewable energy source?
1 Bitumen
.
2 Solar
.
Energy
3 Coal
.
4 Natural
.
Gas
1 points   
QUESTION 23
1. State whether the given statement is true or false 
Transmission substations are located along long routes to provide
isolation in the case of faults.
1 tru
.
e
2 fals
.
e
1 points   
QUESTION 24
1. Fit the best option 
Radiation loss depends on the effectiveness of the boiler

casing 
1 points   
QUESTION 25
1. State whether the given statement is true or false 
Fuels like coal and nuclear elements as sources of energy can be used to
generate electricity.
1 tru
.
e
2 fals
.
e
1 points   
QUESTION 26
1. Select the most appropriate option 
The fact that a conductor carries more current on the surface as
compared to core, is known as
1 skin effect
.
2 corona
.
3 permeability
.
 4 unsymmetrical
.
fault.
1 points   
QUESTION 27
1. Select the most appropriate option 
In hydrothermal systems when steam, water and dissolved solids are
available as source of energy, the entrained solids are removed by
1 filters
.
2 centrifugal
.
separators
3 strainers
.
4 none of the
.
above
1 points   
QUESTION 28
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Which of the following part plays important role in over speed protection
of a generator ?
1 Over current
.
relay
2 Alarm
.
3 Differential
.
protection
4 Governor
.

1 points   
QUESTION 29
1. Select the most appropriate option 
A graphical representation of the discharge and time is known as _______
1 Load-curve
.
2 Load–duration
.
curve
3 Monograph
.
4 Hydrograph
.

1 points   
QUESTION 30
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Which of the following gas has been used as insulating medium in
electrical appliances?
1 Nitrogen
.
2 Carbon dioxide
 .
3 Sulphur
.
hexafluoride
4 Freon
.

1 points   
QUESTION 31
1. Select the most appropriate option 
The useful life of thermal and hydroplants are -
1 25 and 125
.
years
2 40 and 160
.
years
3 45 and 175
.
years
4 100 years
.

1 points   
QUESTION 32
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Which of the following power plants need the least period for installation ?
1 Thermal power plant
.
2 Diesel power plant
.
3 Nuclear power plant
.
4 Hydro-electric power
.
plant
1 points   
QUESTION 33
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Why solid high-level waste from nuclear power stations must be isolated
from people and the environment indefinitely?
1 Because it is very hot and
.
radioactive
2 to have adequate clean water
.
supply
3 to avoid the adverse impact on
.
ecology
4 for Nation’s social and economic
.
well being
1 points   
QUESTION 34
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Which type of loss is not common to transformers and rotating machines?
1 Eddy current
 . loss
2 Copper Loss
.
3 Hysteresis
.
loss
4 Windage loss
.

1 points   
QUESTION 35
1. Select the most appropriate option 
User programmable RTUs are referred to as
1 smart RTUs
.
2 functional
.
RTUs
3 modern RTUs
.
4 None of the
.
above
1 points   
QUESTION 36
1. Select the most appropriate option 
The efficiency of pumped storage plant is generally about:
1 95perc
.
ent
2 85perc
.
ent
3 65perc
.
ent
4 40perc
.
ent
1 points   
QUESTION 37
1. Fit the best option 
electrical
 grid is an interconnected network for delivering electricity
from suppliers to consumers.
1 points   
QUESTION 38
1. Select the most appropriate option 
he ratio, maximum demand of the installation / sum of individual
maximum demands is known as
1 Plant capacity
.
factor.
2 Plant use factor
.
3 Diversity factor
.
 4 Plant capacity
.
factor.
1 points   
QUESTION 39
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Out of the following methods of heating the one which is independent of
supply frequency is -
1 Electric arc heating
.
2 Induction heating
.
3 Electric resistance
.
heating
4 Dielectric heating
.

1 points   
QUESTION 40
1. Select the most appropriate option 
_______ is a type of low resistance resistor that acts as a sacrificial device
to provide overcurrent protection, of either the load or source circuit.
1 Fuse
.
2 Circuits Breaker
.
3 Supervisory Control and Data Acquisiton
.
System (SCADA)
4 Electrical Switch
.

1 points   
QUESTION 41
1. Select the most appropriate option 
The main environmental matter relevant to power generation is -
1 cost effectiveness
.
2 amount of waste heat and consequent water requirements for
.
cooling.
3 Radioactive fly ash from coal-fired power stations
.
4 the production of carbon dioxide (CO2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) as a
.
result of coal-fired electricity generation.
2 points   
QUESTION 42
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Power plant operating procedures vary with unit, size, design, system
requirement etc. What does the unit describes?
1 It describes operating procedures of thermal units of high
.
capacity up to 500 mw.
2 It refers to the type of boiler, turbine and generator
 .
3 It refers to the consumption of non-renewable sources of energy
.
4 It describes other cleaner sources of energy.
.

2 points   
QUESTION 43
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Load curve is useful in deciding the -
1 operating schedule of
.
generating units
2 sizes of generating units
.
3 total installed capacity of the
.
plant
4 all of the above
.

2 points   
QUESTION 44
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Blowing down of boiler water is the process to -
1 to reduce the boiler pressure
.
2 to increase the steam temperature
.
3 tocontrol the solid concentration in the boiler water by removing
.
some of the concentrated saline water
4 none of the above
.

2 points   
QUESTION 45
1. Select the most appropriate option 
What are the advantages of an Interconnected system?
1 Reduced reserve plant capacity, capital cost per kW, and economy in
.
operation
2 Improved load factor, diversity factor and operation efficiency, and
.
increased reliability of supply
3 Both a & b
.
4 None of the above
.

2 points   
QUESTION 46
1. Select the most appropriate option 
_______ is the static part of rotary electromagnetic devices such as electric
motors, alternators, and generators.
1 Stator
.
2 Rotor
 .
3 Armature
.
4 Field
.
winding
2 points   
QUESTION 47
1. Select the most appropriate option 
The pump with a low initial cost and low maintenance cost is
1 gear pump
.
2 bucket pump
.
3 double acting piston
.
pump
4 centrifugal pump
.

2 points   
QUESTION 48
1. State whether the given statement is true or false 
The network protector stops power from flowing away from it to the
primary network.
1 tru
.
e
2 fals
.
e
2 points   
QUESTION 49
1. Select the most appropriate option 
_______ maintenance jobs are the kind of repetitive jobs which are carried
out as a process of eliminating the chances of failure/break down leading
to unplanned emergency repairs
1 Schedul
.
ed
2 Preventi
.
ve
3 Repair
.
4 Correcti
.
ve
2 points   
QUESTION 50
1. State whether the given statement is true or false 
Efficiency = 100percent – Losses, is the direct method of measuring boiler
efficiency
1 tru
.
e
 2 fals
.
e
2 points   
QUESTION 51
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Water is supplied to boiler -
1 At 120 kg/m2
.
2 At atmospheric pressure
.
3 At slightly more than atmospheric
.
pressure
4 At more than the steam pressure in
.
the boiler
2 points   
QUESTION 52
1. Select the most appropriate option 
What are the factors that directly affect winding heating due to eddy
current loss.?
1 Looseness of stator core or inter
.
lamination
2 core insulation
.
3 stator winding temperatures
.
4 labyrinth seals
.

2 points   
QUESTION 53
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Capacitors with automatic power factor controller when installed in a
plant:
1 reduces active power drawn from
.
grid
2 reduces the reactive power drawn
.
from grid
3 reduces the voltage of the plant
.
4 increases the load current of the
.
plant
2 points   
QUESTION 54
1. Select the most appropriate option 
In a shell and tube surface condenser
1 steam and cooling water mix to give the condensate
.
2 cooling water passes through the tubes and steam
.
surrounds them
 3 steam passes through the cooling tubes and cooling water
.
surrounds them
4 all of the above varying with situation
.

2 points   
QUESTION 55
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Why should some advanced reactor designs, such as the Very high
temperature reactor, Advanced gas-cooled reactor and Super critical
water reactor, operate at temperatures and pressures similar to current
coal plants?
1 To produce comparable thermodynamic
.
efficiency
2 To fight in the competitve market and prove
.
oneself at par
3 To increase the sustenance of the power
.
engine
4 To achive maximum profit
.

3 points   
QUESTION 56
1. Choose the right option - the question may have more than one
correct answer 
The acquired data under task automation can be used in which of the
following way(s)?
1 It can be used locally within the device collecting it
.
2 It can be sent to another device in a substation
.
3 It can be sent from the substation to one or several databases for
.
use by operators, engineers, planners, and administration
4 It cannot be used locally within the device collecting it nor can be
.
sent to another device in a substation
3 points   
QUESTION 57
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Internal combustion reciprocating engines are used to provide power for
isolated communities and are usually fuelled by - a) diesel oil b) heavy oil
c) natural gas d) landfill gas
1a & c
.
2b & d
.
3 b,c & d
.
4 All - a, b, c
.
&d
3 points   
 QUESTION 58
1. Select the most appropriate option 
The power taken by a 3-phase load is given by the expression -
13 VL IL cos
.
Φ
2 √3 VL IL cos
.
Φ
3 3 VL IL sin Φ
.
4 √3 VL IL sin
.
Φ
3 points   
QUESTION 59
1. Choose the right option - the question may have more than one
correct answer 
How does an electric utility obtain electricity?
1 through the use of burning coal or natural gas, or via a nuclear
.
source
2 through newer technologies from renewable sources, such as wind
.
energy, solar energy, and geothermal sources
3 by buying it from another utility
.
4 by building electrical generation plants
.

4 points   
QUESTION 60
1. Select the most appropriate option 
Gas turbine plants can have I. Multistage compression II. Heat exchangers
III. Reheating For maximum efficiency which features should be
incorporated in a gas turbine power plant ?
1I only
.
2I and II
.
only
3 II and III
.
only
4 I, II and III.
.

4 points   
QUESTION 61
1. Choose the right option - the question may have more than one
correct answer 
Once the outgoing power reaches the transmission substation, why is it
amplified to levels more than any individual outlet could handle?
1 Because it is necessary to ensure that there is ample electricity
.
available to consumers at the furthest point on the electric power
grid.
 2 Because it would not jeopardize the availability of continuous power
.
which any other method can.
3 Because these devices convert the high load of electricity into
.
voltages that are acceptable by traditional power outlets.
4 Because the transmission substation ensures that every consumer
.
connected to that electric power grid has access to electricity at all
times
4 points   
QUESTION 62
1. Select the most appropriate option 
In a string of suspension insulators, the voltage distribution across the
different units of a string could be made uniform by the use of a grading
ring, because it
1 forms capacitances with link-pins to carry the charging current
.
from link pins
2 forms capacitances which help to cancel the charging current
.
from link pins
3 increases the capacitances of lower insulator units of cause
.
equal voltage drop
4 decreases the capacitances of upper insulators units to cause
.
equal voltage drop
4 points   
QUESTION 63
1. Choose the right option - the question may have more than one
correct answer 
The different stakeholders that harmonize different interests and develop
a pragmatic approach for implementation of the R&M program.is/are:
1 Utilities
.
2 Bidders
.
3 Funding
.
Agencies
4 Regulator
.