Department of Electrical Engineering - 09: Multiple Choice Questions

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Department of Electrical Engineering -09
Multiple Choice Questions

Subject: Testing and Commissioning of Electrical Equipment’s Branch: Electrical Engineering
Subject code: 2180901 Semester: 8th
1. The main function of a fuse is to
(A) protect the line
(B) open the circuit
(C) protect the appliance
(D) prevent excessive currents
(e) none of the above
2. 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
3. SF6 gas
(A) is yellow in colour
(B) is lighter than air
(C) is nontoxic
(D) has pungent small
4. The arcing contacts in a circuit breaker are made of
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(A) copper tungsten alloy
(B) porcelain
(C) electrolytic copper
(D) aluminium alloy
5. Which of the following medium is employed for extinction of arc in air circuit
breaker ?
(A) Water
(B) Oil
(C) Air
(D) SF6
6. With which of the following, a circuit breaker must be equipped for remote operation
?
(A) Inverse time trip
(B) Time-delay trip
(C) Shunt trip
(D) None of the above
(e) All of the above
7. Fault diverters are basically
(A) fuses
(B) relays
(C) fast switches
(D) circuit breakers

8. A thermal protection switch can protect against
(A) short-circuit
(B) temperature
(C) overload
(D) over voltage
9. Arc in a circuit behaves as
(A) a capackive reactance
(B) an inductive reactance
(C) a resistance increasing with voltage rise across the arc
(D) a resistance decreasing with voltage rise across the arc
10. Thermal circuit breaker has
(A) delayed trip action
(B) instantaneous trip action
(C) both of the above
(D) none of the above
11. Relays can be designed to respond to changes in
(A) resistance, reactance or impedance
(B) voltage and current
(C) light intensity
(D) temperature
(e) all above
12. Overload relays are of…… type.

(A) induction
(B) solid state
(C) thermal
(D) electromagnetic
(e) all above
13. Thermal overload relays are used to protect the motor against over current due to
(A) short-circuits
(B) heavy loads
(C) grounds
(D) all of the above
14. Magnetic circuit breaker has ______ trip action.
(A) delayed
(B) instantaneous
(C) both of the above
15. D.C. 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
16. The relay operating speed depends upon
(A) the spring tension

(B) the rate of flux built up
(C) armature core air gap
17. In order that current should flow without causing excessive heating or voltage drop,
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
18. Circuit breakers usually operate under
(A) transient state of short-circuit current
(B) sub-transient state of short-circuit current
(C) steady state of short-circuit current
(D) after D.C. component has ceased
19. Circuit breakers are essentially
(A) current carrying contacts called electrodes
(B) arc extinguishers
(C) circuits to break the system
(D) transformers to isolate the two systems
(e) any of the above
20. 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
21. Air blast circuit breaker is used for
(A) over currents
(B) short duty
(C) intermittant duty
(D) repeated duty
22. An efficient and a well designed protective relaying should have
(A) good selectivity and reliability
(B) economy and simplicity
(C) high speed and selectivity
23. Burden of a protective relay is the power
(A) required to operate the circuit breaker
(B) absorbed by the circuit of relay
(C) developed by the relay circuit
24. Directional relays are based on flow of
(A) power

(B) current
(C) voltage wave
25. A differential relay measures the vector difference
between
(A) two currents
(B) two voltages
(C) two or more similar electrical quantities
26. A transmission line is protected by
(A) inrush protection
(B) distance protection
(C) time graded and current graded over current protection
(D) both (B) and (C)
27. Large internal faults are protected by
(A) merz price percentage differential protection
(B) mho and ohm relays
(C) horn gaps and temperature relays
(D) earth fault and positive sequence relays
28. When a transmission line is energized, the wave that propagates on it is
(A) current wave only

(B) voltage wave only
(D) power factor wave only
29. Protective relays are devices that detect abnormal conditions in electrical 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
30. The voltage appearing across the contacts after opening of the circuit breaker is
called______voltage.
(A) recovery
(B) surge
(C) operating
(D) arc
31. Ionization in circuit breaker is facilitated by
(A) high temperature
(B) increase of mean free path
(C) increasing field strength

32. In a circuit breaker the basic problem is to
(A) maintain the arc
(B) extinguish the arc
(C) transmit large power
(D) emit the ionizing electrons
33. Overheating of relay contacts or contact born out is due to
(A) slow making and breaking of load circuit contacts
(B) foreign matter on the contact surface
(C) too low contact pressure
34. Interruption of large currents by relay requires
(A) arc suppressing blow out coils
(B) wide separation of the opened contacts
(C) high speed opening of contacts
35. Shunt capacitance is neglected while considering
(A) short transmission line
(B) medium transmission line
(C) long transmission line
(D) medium and long transmission lines
36. The arc voltage produced in A.C. circuit breaker is always
(A) in phase with the arc current

(B) lagging the arc current by 90″
(C) leading the arc current by 90°
37. The time of closing the cycle, in modern circuit breakers is
(A) 0.003 sec
(B) 0.001 sec
(C) 0.01 sec
(D) 0.10 sec
38. Insulation resistance of high voltage circuit breakers is more than
(A) 1 mega ohms
(B) 10 mega ohms
(C) 100 mega ohms
(D) 500 mega ohms
39. H.R.C. fuses provide best protection against
(A) overload
(B) reverse current
(C) open-circuits
(D) short-circuits
40. The ground wire should not be smaller than No ______ copper.
(A) 2
(B) 4

(C) 6
(D) 10
41. The delay fuses are used for the protection of ________.
(A) motors
(B) power outlet circuits
(C) fluorescent lamps
(D) light circuits
42. Which of the following is the least expensive protection for overcurrent is low
voltage system ?
(A) Rewireable fuse
(B) Isolator
(C) Oil circuit breaker
(D) Air break circuit breaker
(e) None of the above
43. Resistance grounding is used for voltage between
(A) 33kVto66kV
(B) HkVto33kV
(C) 3.3kVandllkV
44. The contacts of high voltage switches used in power system are submerged in oil.
The main purpose of the oil is to
(A) lubricate the contacts

(B) insulate the contacts from switch body
(C) extinguish the arc
45. In Railway applications ______ circuit breaker is used.
(A) SFe
(B) bulk oil
(C) minimum oil
(D) air break
46. To protect most of the electrical equipment handling low power, the types of relays
used are
(A) thermocouple
(B) electronic and bimetallic
47. Wave trap is used to trap waves of
(A) power frequencies
(B) higher frequencies entering generator or transformer units
(C) either of the above
48. Ungrounded neutral transmission system is not recommended because 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
49. The reflection co-efficient at the open circuited end of a transmission line.
(A) zero
(B) infinity
(C) unity
50. For the protection of power station buildings against direct strokes the requirements
are
(A) interception
(B) interception and conduction
(C) interception, conduction and dissipation
(D) interception, conduction, dissipation and reflection
51. The line insulation is the insulation level of the station
equipment.
(A) less than
(B) same as
(C) more than
(D) proportional to
(e) not directly related with

52. The interaction between a transmission line and communication line is 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
53. When a wave propagates on a transmission line, it suffers reflection several times at
(A) tapping
(B) load end
(C) sending end
(D) sending and other end
(e) all of the above
54. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) Station batteries are used to operate relay only
(B) The lightning arresters are basically surge diverters
(C) An impedance relay has maximum fault current when fault occurs near the relay
(D) A high speed relay has an operation of 1 to 2 cycles
55. Discrimination between main and back up protection is provided by the use of
relays which are
(A) fact
(B) sensitive
(C) slow

56. Induction cup relay is operated due to changes in
(A) current
(B) voltage
(C) impedance
57. 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
58. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
(A) Lightning arrestors are used before the switchgear
(B) Shunt reactors are used as compensation reactors
(C) The peak short current is (1.8 xV2) times the A.C. component
(D) The MVA at fault is equal to base MVA divided by per unit equivalent fault
reactance
59. Short-circuit currents are due to
(A) single phase to ground faults
(B) phase to phase faults
(C) two phase to ground faults
(D) three phase faults
(e) any of these

60. To reduce short circuit fault currents are used.
(A) reactors
(B) resistors
(C) capacitors
61. Bus coupler is very essential in arrangement
(A) single bus
(B) double bus, double breaker
(C) main and transfer bus
62. For cost and safety, the outdoor substations are installed for voltages above
(A) 11 kV
(B) 33 kV
(C) 60kV
(D) 110kV
63. The short circuit in any winding of the transformer is the result of
(A) mechanical vibration
(B) insulation failure
(C) loose connection
(D) impulse voltage
64. relays are used for phase faults on long line.

(A) Impedance
(B) Reactance
(C) Either of the above
65. For which of the following protection from negative sequence currents is provided ?
(A) Generators
(B) Motors
(C) Transmission line
(D) Transformers
66. relay is preferred for phase fault on short transmission line.
(A) Induction type
(B) Reactance
(C) Impedance
67. Distance relays are generally
(A) split-phase relays
(B) reactance relays
(C) impedance relays
68. For which of the following ratings of the transformer differential protection is
recommended ?
(A) above 30 kVA.

(B) equal to and above 5 MVA
(C) equal to and above 25 MVA
69. A _______ is used to measure the stator % winding temperature of the generator.
(A) thermocouple
(B) pyrometer
(C) resistance thermometer
(D) thermometer
70. The under voltage relay can be used for
(A) generators
(B) busbars
(C) transformers
(D) motors
(e) all of the above
71. The relay with inverse time characteristic will operate within
(A) 1.5 sec
(B) 5 to 10 sec
(C) 5 to 20 sec
(D) 20 to 30 sec
72. The single phasing relays are used for the protection of
(A) single phase motors only

(B) two phase motors only
(C) two single phase motors running in parallel
(D) three phase motors
73. Which of the following devices will receive voltage surge first travelling on the
transmission line ?
(A) Lightning arresters
(B) Relays
(C) Step-down transformer
(D) Switchgear
74. Which of the following parameter can be neglected for a short line ?
(A) Inductance
(B) Capacitance
(C) Resistance
(D) Reactance
75. Series reactors should have
(A) low resistance
(B) high resistance
(C) low impedance
(D) high impedance
76. Which of the following circuit breakers has high reliability and minimum
maintenance ?
(A) Air blast circuit breakers

(B) Circuit breaker with SF6 gas
(C) Vacuum circuit breakers
(D) Oil circuit breakers
77. Arc in a circuit breaker is interrupted at
(A) zero current
(B) maximum current
(C) minimum voltage
(D) maximum voltage
78. transmission line has reflection coefficient as one.
(A) Open circuit
(B) Short-circuit
(e) Long
79. What will be the reflection co-efficient of the wave of load connected to transmission
line if surge impedance of
the line is equal to load ?
(A) Zero
(B) Unity
(C) Infinity
80. The inverse definite mean time relays are used for over current and earth fault
protection of transformer against

(A) heavy loads
(B) internal short-circuits
(C) external short-circuits
81. Over voltage protection is recommended for
(A) hydro-electric generators
(B) steam turbine generators
(C) gas turbine generators
82. Air blast circuit breakers for 400 kV power system are designed to operate in
(A) 100 microsecond
(B) 50 millisecond
(C) 0.5 sec
(D) 0.1 sec
83. Overfluxing protection is recommended for
(A) distribution transformer
(B) generator transformer of the power plant
(C) auto-transformer of the power plant
(D) station transformer of the power plant
84. Series capacitors are used to
(A) compensate for line inductive reactance

(B) compensate for line capacitive reactance
(C) improve line voltage
85. Admittance relay is _______ relay.
(A) impedance
(B) directional
(C) non-directional
86. The material used for fuse must have
(A) low melting point and high specific resistance
(B) low melting point and -low specific resistance
(C) high melting point and low specific resistance
(D) low melting point and any specific resistance
87. If the fault occurs near the impedance relay, the VII ratio will be
(A) constant for all distances
(B) lower than that of if fault occurs away from the relay
(C) higher than that of if fault occurs away from the relay
88. The torque produced in induction type relay (shaded pole structure) is
(A) inversely proportional to the current
(B) inversely proportional to the square of the current
(C) proportional to the current

(D) proportional to square of the current
89. The steady state stability of the power system can be increased by
(A) connecting lines in parallel
(B) connecting lines in series
(e) using machines of high impedance
(D) reducing the excitation of machines
90. The inductive interference between power and communication line can be
minimized by
(A) transposition of the power line
(B) transposition of the communication line
(D) increasing the distance between the conductors
91. The power loss is an important factor for the design of
(A) transmission line
(B) motor
(C) generator
(D) feeder
92. A fuse is connected
(A) in series with circuit
(B) in parallel with circuit
(C) either in series or in parallel with circuit

93. H.R.C. fuse, as compared to a rewirable fuse, has
(A) no ageing effect
(B) high speed of operation
(C) high rupturing capacity
94. The fuse rating is expressed in terms of
(A) current
(B) voltage
(C) VAR
(D) kVA
95. The fuse blows off by
(A) burning
(B) arcing
(C) melting
96. On which of the following effects of electric current a fuse operates ?
(A) Photoelectric effect
(B) Electrostatic effect
(C) Heating effect
(D) Magnetic effect

97. An isolator is installed
(A) to operate the relay of circuit breaker
(B) as a substitute for circuit breaker
(C) always independent of the position of circuit breaker
(D) generally on both sides of a circuit breaker
98. A fuse in a motor circuit provides protection against
(A) overload
(B) short-circuit and overload
(C) open circuit, short-circuit and overload
99. Protection by fuses is generally not used beyond
(A) 20 A
(B) 50 A
(C) 100 A
(D) 200 A
100. A fuse is never inserted in
(A) neutral wire
(B) negative of D.C. circuit
(C) positive of D.C. circuit
(D) phase dine
101) Which of the following circuit breakers is used for the railway electrification?
(A) Air blast circuit breaker

(B) SF6 circuit breaker
(C) Bulk oil circuit breaker
(D) Minimum oil circuit breaker
102) 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)
e. None of these
103) SF6 is which type of gas?
(A) Electro positive
(B) Electro negative
(C) Both (a) and (b)
(D) None of these
104) 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
105) Circuit breakers usually operate under
(A) Steady short circuit current
(B) Sub transient state of short circuit current

(C) Transient state of short circuit current
(D) None of these
106) What is the actuating quantity for the relays?
(A) Magnitude
(B) Frequency
(C) Phase angle
(D) All of these
107) Which among these are the main characteristics of a fuse element?
(A) Low melting point
(B) High conductivity
(C) Least deterioration due to oxidation
108) What is the making capacity of the circuit breaker?
(A) Less than the asymmetrical breaking capacity of the breaker
(B) Greater than the asymmetrical breaking capacity of the breaker
(C) Equal to the asymmetrical breaking capacity of the breaker
(D) Equal to the symmetrical breaking capacity of the breaker
109) 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.

110) A three phase, 33 kV oil circuit breaker is rated 1200 A, 2000 MVA, 3s. What is
its symmetrical breaking current?
(A) 1200 A
(B) 3600 A
(C) 35 kA
(D) 104.8 kA
111) What should be the value of fusing factor?
(A) Equal to zero
(B) Equal to one
(C) Less than one
(D) More than one
112) What is the relation between the fusing current and the diameter of the wire?
(A) I = k d3
(B) I = k d3/2
(C) I = k d2
(D) I = k d2/3
113) The making and breaking currents of a 3 phase ac circuit breakers in power
systems are respectively in ________form.
(A) rms value, rms value
(B) instantaneous value, rms value
(C) rms value, instantaneous value
(D) instantaneous value, instantaneous value

114) Why is an isolator installed?
(A) To isolate one portion of the circuit from another
(B) As an substitute for the circuit breaker
(C) It used on either sides of the circuit breaker
(D) Both (a) and (c)
e. None of these
115) Assertion (A): In comparison to making capacity of a circuit breaker its breaking
capacity is normally higher.
Reason (R): The breaking capacity of a CB is expressed as √3 * VI * 10-6 MVA
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true and R is not the explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true.
116) What is the cut off current in the fuse?
(A) Maximum value actually reache(D)
(B) Rms value actually reache(D)
(C) Average value actually reache(D)
117) Which circuit breaker is preferred to be installed in extra high voltage AC

system?
(A) Bulk oil type circuit breaker
(B) Air blast circuit breaker

(C) SF6 circuit breaker
(D) Vacuum circuit breaker
118) A three phase circuit breaker is rated 2000 MVA, 33 kV. What will be its making
current?
(A) 35 kA
(B) 49 kA
(C) 70 kA
(D) 89 kA
119) A fuse wire of circular cross section has a radius of 0.8mm. The wire blows off at
a current of 9(A) What will be the radius of the wire that will blow off at a current of
1A?
(A) 0.2 mm
(B) 0.18 mm
(C) 0.28 mm
(D) 0.3 mm
120) Which among these tests are performed to check the nation or international
standards?
(A) Type test.
(B) Production tests.
(C) Site checks.
(D) All of the above.
121) 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
122) What is switchgear?
(A) An apparatus used for switching, controlling and protecting the electrical circuits
and equipments.
(B) It detects the faults only.
(C) It corrects the faults only.
123) What is / are the main disadvantage / s of using oil as the quenching medium in
the circuit breakers?
(A) Need periodical replacement.
(B) Risk of formation of explosive mixture with air.
(C) Possibility of causing fire hazards.
124) Which of the following circuit breakers has the lowest operating voltage?
(A) SF6 circuit breaker
(B) Air break
(C) Air blast

(D) Minimum oil circuit breaker
125) The most efficient torque producing actuating structure for the induction type
relays is
(A) Shaded pole structure
(B) Watt hour meter structure
(C) Induction cup structure
(D) Single induction loop structure
126) 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
127) Which material is used for the manufacture of bus bars?
(A) Aluminium rods.
(B) Copper rods.
(C) Any conducting material.
(D) Made of silver.
128) Which device sends the information to the circuit breaker to interrupt the circuit
in case of fault?
(A) Switch
(B) Relay
(C) Circuit breaker itself does this function.

(D) Fuse.
129) When does the circuit breaker operate in the line?
(A) When power is to be supplie(D)
(B) When the line is to be teste(D)
(C) Whenever the fault occurs in the line.
(D) Whenever the switch and the relay has to be operate(D)
130) What is the primary principle of a fuse?
(A) Open the circuit.
(B) Protect the appliance.
(C) Protect the line.
(D) Prevent excess current from flowing into the line.
131) On what factor does the operating speed of the relay depend?
(A) Rate of flux built up
(B) Armature core air gap
(C) Spring tension
(D) All of these
132) Protective relays can be designed to respond to ___________.
(A) Light intensity, impedance
(B) Temperature, resistance, reactance
(C) Voltage and current
(D) All of these

133) 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
134) What is the major cause of the failure of the circuit breaker?
(A) Trip circuit open
(B) Trip latch defective
(C) Spring defective
(D) All of these
135) Why are the isolators used?
(A) Break abnormal current
(B) Making under fault conditions
(C) Breaking the circuit under no load condition
136) The isolators used in the transmission lines are capable of breaking
(A) Fault current
(B) No current
(C) Charging current
(D) Load current
137) For which among the following the current ratings are not required?
(A) Circuit breakers

(B) Relays
(C) Isolators
(D) Load break switch
138) 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
139) The breaking capacity of a three phase circuit breaker is given by
(A) Service line voltage * rated symmetrical current in amperes * 10-6 MVA
(B) √3 * Service line voltage * rated symmetrical current in amperes * 10-6 MVA
(C) 1.1* Service line voltage * rated symmetrical current in amperes * 10-6 MVA
(D) √2 * Service line voltage * rated symmetrical current in amperes * 10-6 MVA
140) 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
141) 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
142) Which among these circuit breakers produce the least arc energy?
(A) Plain oil
(B) Minimum oil
(C) Air blast
(D) Air break
143) A thermal protection switch provides protection against what?
(A) Overload
(B) Temperature
(C) Short circuit
(D) Over voltage
144) 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.
145) What is the main purpose of oil in oil circuit breakers?
(A) Provide insulation
(B) Quenching ar(C)

(C) Provide cooling of contacts.
146) What is the advantage of using oil as the arc quenching medium?
(A) Good cooling properties.
(B) High dielectric strength.
(C) Acts as an insulator.
(D) All of these.
147) When does the arc interruption in oil circuit breaker take place?
(A) Contacts apart.
(B) Voltages becomes zero
(C) Current goes through zero
148) For rural electrification in India, which circuit breaker is generally used?
(A) Oil
(B) SF6
(C) Vacuum
(D) Air blast
149) Keeping in view the cost and the overall effectiveness, which of the following
circuit breaker is best suited for capacitor bank switching?
(A) Vacuum circuit breaker
(B) Air blast CB
(C) SF6

(D) Oil CB
150) To limit current chopping in vacuum circuit breakers, the contact material
employed should have the properties of
(A) Low conductivity and high vapour pressure.
(B) Low conductivity and low vapour pressure.
(C) High conductivity and high vapour pressure.
(D) High conductivity and low vapour pressure.
151) SF6 gas is imported in _____________.
(A) Air cylinders
(B) Gas cylinders
(C) Liquid form in cylinders
(D) Solid form.
152) 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
153) What is the most important property which makes the SF6 very efficient medium
for circuit breaking?
(A) Is non toxic and non inflammable.
(B) Has a high dielectric constant.
(C) Has a high breakdown strength

(D) Is highly electronegative gas
154) What is the normal pressure at which the SF6 gas is maintained in the closed
position of the breaker?
(A) 2 kg / cm2
(B) 2.5 kg /cm2
(C) 2.8 kg / cm2
(D) 3 kg / cm2
155) What is the major drawback of using SF6 circuit breakers?
(A) Sealing problems of the gas.
(B) Ingress of moisture in the gas system – dangerous.
(C) Deterioration of SF6 gas with time.
(D) Both (a) and (b)
e. None of these
156) 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)
e. None of these
157) What is the breaking capacity of the air blast circuit breaker?
(A) 5000 MVA
(B) 6000 MVA

(C) 7000 MVA
(D) 10000 MVA
158) In axial blast type of CB, expansion of air takes place from ______________.
(A) High pressure to low pressure.
(B) Low pressure to high pressure.
(C) Always in high pressure.
(D) Always in low pressure.
159) The air blast circuit breakers for 400 kV systems are designed to operate in how
much time?
(A) 0.1 s
(B) 0.5 s
(C) 50 ms
(D) 100µs
160) What is the type of air blast in cross blast type CB?
(A) The blast of air is along the ar(C)
(B) The blast of air cuts across the ar(C)
(D) None of the above.
161) Why is the resistance switching used in a air blast circuit breaker?
(A) Reduce the magnitude of fault current.
(B) Control the CB operating time.
(C) Damp out the fast transient.

(D) Change the fault current power factor.
162) When using air blast circuit breaker, current chopping is a phenomenon observed
when
(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.
163) Which type of air is used in air blast circuit breaker?
(A) Ionised air
(B) Air free from moisture
(C) Air should have least CO2
(D) Air must have oil mist.
264) What is the maximum current upto which fuses can be used?
(A) 25 A
(B) 50 A
(C) 75 A
(D) 100 A
165) 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

166) For a current upto 10A which material is used as the fusing element?
(A) Copper
(B) Silver
(C) Alloy of lead and tin
(D) Zinc
167) Which among these is the least expensive protection for over current in low
voltage system?
(A) Rewirable fuse.
(B) Isolator.
(C) Circuit breaker.
(D) Air breaker switch.
168) Which among the following statement is true related to fuse?
(A) Greater the current smaller is the time taken by the fuse to blow out.
(B) Greater the current greater is the time taken by the fuse to blow out.
(C) The current is directly proportion to the blow out time of fuse.
(D) Is dependent on the temperature and atmospheric conditions.
169) How is the restriking voltage measured?
(A) RMS value
(B) Peak value
(C) Instantaneous value
(D) Average value

170) What is the interrupting medium in the contactor?
(A) Air at atmospheric pressure.
(B) SF6 gas
(C) Oil
171) Recovery voltage is the value of rms voltage that reappears across the poles of a
circuit breaker before_______________
(A) Restriking voltage
(B) Final arc extinction
(C) Rise of voltage
172) Why is it difficult to interrupt a capacitive circuit?
(A) The current has a leading power factor.
(B) The restriking voltage can be high.
(C) Current magnitude is very small.
(D) Stored energy in the capacitor is very high.
173) Rate of rise of restriking voltage depend on_____________?
(A) Type of circuit breaker.
(B) Capacitance of the system.
(C) Inductance of the system.
(D) Both (b) and (c)
e. None of these

174) 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).
175) In a circuit breaker, the active recovery voltage depends upon which among
these?
(A) Circuit conditions.
(B) Power factor.
176) What is restriking voltage?
(A) The transient voltage that appears across the circuit breaker contacts at the instant
of arc extinction.
(B) The transient voltage that appears across the circuit breaker contacts at the end of
arc extinction.
177) For a high speed circuit breaker what will the total clearing time?
(A) Few minutes.
(B) Few seconds.
(C) 1 to 2 cycles.
(D) 5 to 20 cycles.

178) The interrupting time of a circuit breaker is the period between the instant of
_________.
(A) Initiation of short circuit and the arc extinction on an opening operation.
(B) Energizing the trip circuit and the arc extension on an opening operation.
(C) Initiation of short circuit and the parting of primary arc contacts.
(D) Energizing of the trip circuit and the parting of primary arc contacts.
179) 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.
180) 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.
181) 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.

182) 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 ar(C)
(D) Increasing the arc cross section.
183) 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
184) 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.
185) 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°

186) Arcing voltage will be the least in case of
(A) Carbon
(B) Copper
(C) Silver
(D) Tungsten
187) How is the initiation of electric arc at the instant of contact separation caused?
(A) Thermionic emission of electrons.
(B) Field emission of electrons.
(D) None of these.
188) The arc resistance depends on which among the following factors?
(A) Cross section of the ar(C)
(B) Length of the ar(C)
(C) Degree of ionization
189) Which type of tripping is generally preferred for the circuit breaker?
(A) Manual
(B) Automatically
(C) Depending on the voltage level
190) Which part of the circuit breaker is helpful in breaking the current?
(A) Trip coil.

(B) Contacts.
(C) Medium
(D) Handle.
191) When a fault occurs in a high voltage transmission line, what happens first?
(A) Circuit breaker operates then the relay.
(B) Relay operates and then the circuit breaker.
(C) Relay operates, then successively the isolator and the circuit breaker.
(D) Isolator operates, then successively the relay and the circuit breaker.
192) Upto what voltage can the liquid type HRC fuses be used?
(A) 33 kV
(B) 132 kV
(C) 66 kV
(D) 220 kV
193) What is the main advantage of using a fuse?
(A) Cheapest type of protection.
(B) Inverse time current characteristics.
(C) Current limiting effect under short circuit conditions.
(D) All of above.
194) On what basis is the selection of fuse done?
(A) Steady loa(D)
(B) Fluctuating loa(D)

(D) None of these.
195) Upto what voltage a cartridge type of fuse can be used?
(A) 400 V
(B) 11 kV
(C) 20 kV
(D) 33 kV
196) In a HRC fuse what is the time between the cut off and the final current zero
called?
(A) Pre - arcing time.
(B) Arcing time.
(C) Total operating time.
(D) None of these.
197) Which material is used in the liquid type of fuse?
(A) SF6
(B) Distilled water
(C) Carbon tetra chloride.
(D) Mineral oil / transformer oil
198) What is the advantage of HRC fuses over Rewirable fuses?
(A) High speed operation
(B) High rupturing capacity
(C) No ageing effect.

199) If the strands of the fusing wire are twisted, what happens to the fusing current?
(A) Increases
(B) Reduces.
(C) No change/ remains same
(D) Depends on the value of current, increases or decreases.
200) What is the typical value of the pre arcing time?
(A) 0.1
(B) 0.01
(C) 0.001
(D) 0.0001
201. Outdoor switchgear is generally used for voltage beyond
(A) 11 KV
(B) 33 KV
(C) 66 KV
(D) 132 KV
202. The least expensive protection for over current in low-voltage system is
(A) Rewirable fuse
(B) Isolator
(C) Circuit breaker
(D) Air-break switch
203. Purpose of backup protection is

(A) To increase the speed
(B) To increase a reach
(C) To leave no blind spot
(D) To guard against failure of primary
204. We do not require any protection against prime mover failure in case of
(A) Turbo generator sets
(B) Hydro generator sets
(C) Diesel engine driven alternators
(D) Back pressure turbo generators
205. For the protection of stator winding of an alternate against internal fault involving
ground the relay used is a
(A) Biased differential relay
(B) Directional over-current relay
(C) Plain impedance relay
(D) Buchholz relay
206. For the protection of a large squirrel cage induction motor against single phase
normally
(A) An over-current relay is used
(B) Differential relay is used
(C) Directional relay is used
(D) Negative sequence current sensitive relay is used
207. The most commonly used method for the protection of three phase feeder is

(A) Time graded protection
(B) Differential protection
(C) Reverse power protection
208. Which is the pilotless protection method for feeder line ?
(A) Differential protection
(B) Carrier current protection
(C) Time credit protection
209. Time graded protection of a radial feeder can be achieved by using
(A) Definite time relay
(B) Inverse time relay
(C) Both definite and inverse time relays
210. Pilot-wire protection scheme is the most economical and provides high speed
relaying for
(A) Short length of lines upto 15 km
(B) Medium length of lives up to 60 km
(C) Long length of lines up to 200 km
211. 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
212. For the protection of transformers, harmonic restraint is used to guard against
(A) Magnetising inrush current
(B) Unbalanced operation
(C) Lightning
(D) Switching over-voltage
213. The types of faults that occur in electric motors are
(A) Stator
(B) Rotor
(C) Overload
214. The main function of under voltage protective device generally employed with a
motor starter is to
(A) Open the supply circuit on failure of power supply
(B) Control the motor voltage
(C) Prevent the opening of supply circuit
215. The bias factor S in unit protection synchronous generators
(A) Lies between .05 and .1 pu
(B) Is less than .05 pu

(C) Lies between .1 to .25 pu
(D) Is greater than .025 pu
216. In a balanced voltage pilot wire protection scheme if the pilot circuit gets opened,
the relay will
(A) Fail to trip on internal faults
(B) Trip on full load
(C) Trip instantaneously on external faults
217. In a balanced voltage pilot-wire protection scheme, if the pilot circuit gets short-
circuited, 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
218. The frequency of carrier in the carrier current pilot scheme is in the range of
(A) 1 kHz to 10 kHz
(B) 10 kHz to 25 kHz
(C) 25 kHz to 50 kHz
(D) 50 kHz to 500 kHz
219. The frequency of carrier transmitted by microwave pilot is in the range of
(A) 1000 kHz to 1500 kHz
(B) 2000 kHz to 5000 kHz

(C) 900 kHz to 6000 kHz
(D) 10000 kHz to 15000 kHz
220. 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
221. As soon as a fault develops in a generator stator, it is essential to suppress field

excitation, otherwise
(A) Terminal voltage will drop
(B) It may lead to loss of synchronism
(C) It will continue to supply power to the stator winding fault
222. Distance protection scheme is preferred over graded lime-lag over-current

protection in HV and EHV lines because
(A) It is faster in operation
(B) It is simple
(C) It is cheaper in cost
223. Requirements of protection power station buildings against direct strokes are
(A) Interception
(B) Conduction

(C). Dissipation
224. The protection against direct lighting strokes and a high-voltage steep waves is
provided by
(A) Ground wires
(B) Lightning arresters
(C) Lightning arresters and ground wires
(D) Earthing of neutral
225. 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
226. In between the generating station and consumers a number of transformation and
switching stations exist, these are called the
(A) Switchgears
(B) Substations
(C) Intermediate substations
(D) Transformation stations
227. With large reactance interconnector between two power stations
(A) The power stations may fall out of step due to large angular displacement between
the power stations
(B) Power will be transferred with minimum power losses

(C) Power will be transferred with voltage fluctuations and noise
228. 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
229. 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
230. 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
231. Large internal faults are protected by
(A) Merz price percentage differential protection
(B) Mho and ohm relays
(C) Horan gaps and temperature relays
(D) Earth fault and positive sequence relays

232. Which of the following is the least expensive protection for over current in low-
voltage system ?
(A) Rewireable fuse
(B) Isolator
(C) Oil circuit breaker
(D) Air break circuit breaker
233. For the protection of power station buildings against direct strokes the
requirements are
(A) Interception
(B) Interception and conduction
(C) Interception, conduction and dissipation
(D) Interception,conduction,dissipation and reflection
234. The line insulation is............. the insulation level at the station equipment
(A) Less than
(B) Same as
(C) More than
(D) Not directly related with
235. Discrimination between main and back up protection is provided by the use of
relays which are
(A) Fact
(B) Sensitive
(C) Slow

236. Short-circuit currents are due to
(A) Single phase to ground faults
(B) Phase to phase faults
(C) Three phase faults
(D) Any of these
237. For which of the following protection from negative sequence current is provided?
(A) Generators
(B) Motors
(C) Transmission line
(D) Transformers
238. For which of the following ratings of the transformer differential protection is
recommended?
(A) Above 30 KVA
(B) Equal to and above 5 MVA
(C) Equal two and above 25 MVA
239. Over voltage protection is recommended for
(A) Hydro electric generators
(B) Steam turbine generators
(C) Gasturbine generators

240. Overfluxing protection is recommended for
(A) Distribution transformer
(B) Generator transformer of the power plant
(C) Auto transformer of the power plant
(D) Station transformer of the power plant
241. Hey switchgear is device used for
(A) Interrupting an electrical circuit
(B) Switching an electrical circuit
(C) Reaching and controlling an electrical circuit
(D) Switching, controlling and protecting the electrical circuit and equipment
242. Switching over voltage arc are more hazardous than lighting surges in case of
(A) Unbalanced systems
(B) Low-voltages
(C) 11 KV systems
(D) EHV and UHV systems
243. Least number of faults are generally reported for
(A) Transmission lines
(B) Cables
(C) Switchgears
(D) Transformers
244. Minimum working voltage will be least in case of
(A) Silver

(B) Graphite
(C) Carbon
(D) Tungsten
245. In a contactor, interrupting medium may be
(A) Air
(B) Oil
(C) Sf6 gas
(D) Any of the above
246. The transient voltages that appears across the contacts at the instant of arc
extinction is called ..............voltage
(A) Supply
(B) Recovery
(C) Restriking
(D) Peak
247. The power loss is an important factor for the design of
(A) Transmission line
(B) Motor
(C) Generator
(D) Feeder
248. SF6 gas
(A) Is yellow in colour
(B) Is lighter than air

(C) Is non-toxic
(D) Has pungent small
249. SF6 gas is transported in
(A) Air cylinders
(B) Gas cylinders
(C) Liquid from in cylinders
(D) Solid form in boxes
250. The short-circuit in any winding of the transformer is the result of
(A) Mechanical vibration
(B) Insulation failure
(C) Loose connection
(D) Impulse voltage
251. The actuating quantity for the relays may be
(A) Magnitude
(B) Frequency
(C) Phase angle
(D) Any of the above
252. The operating speed of a relay depends upon the
(A) Rate of flux built up
(B) Armature core air gap
(C) Spring tension
(D) All of these

253. Inverse time current relays are used for the protection of
(A) Feeders
(B) Transformers
(C) Alternators
(D) Both A and B
254. IDMT relays are used to protect the power transformers against
(A) External short-circuit
(B) Over loads
(C) Internal short-circuits
(D) Both A and B
255. In distance protection, the relay measures
(A) Negative sequence impedance of the light from relay up to the fault point
(B) Positive sequence impedance of the line from relay up to the fault point
(C) Self impedance of the line from relay up to the fault point
(D) Zero sequence impedance of the line from relay up to the fault point
256. The relay used for phase fault protection of short transmission lines is
(A) Reactance relay
(B) Impedance relay
(C) Mho relay
(D) IDMT relay
257. Where severe synchronising swing occur, the relay employed is

(A) Impedance relay
(B) Mho relay
(C) Reactance relay
(D) Induction relay
258. For the protection of lines against faults involving variable fault resistance, the
preferred relaying scheme is a
(A) Plain impedance relay
(B) Directional over-current relay
(C) Mho relay
(D) Reactance relay
259. For ground fault we prefer
(A) Plain impedance relay
(B) Directional over current relay
(C) Mho relay
(D) Reactance relay
260. Admittance relay
(A) Nondirectional relay
(B) Directional relay
(C) Differential relay
261. The relay used for feeder protection is
(A) Under voltage relay

(B) Translay relay
(C) Thermal relay
(D) Buchholz relay
262. Which relay is used to detect and protect internal fault in a transformer ?
(A) Buchholz relay
(B) Directional relay
(C) Thermal relay
(D) Distance relay
263. Which one of the following relay has the capability of anticipating the possible
major fault in a transformer ?
(A) Over-current relay
(B) Differential relay
(C) Buchholz relay
(D) Over fluxing relay
264. Zero sequence current is used for relaying purpose only in the case of
(A) Phase over current really
(B)Phase impedance relay
(C) Ground over current relay
(D) Ground impedance relay
265. To prevent mal operation of differentially connected relay while energising a

transformer, the relay restraining coil is biased with
(A) Second harmonic current

(B) Third harmonic current
(C) Fifth harmonic current
(D) Seventh harmonic current
266. How many relays are used to detect interphase fault of a three line system?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Six
267. Which is the main relay for protecting up to 90% of the transmission line-length in
the forward direction?
(A) Directional over current relay
(B) Mho relay
(C) Carrier current protective relay
(D) Impedance relay
268. 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
269. Relays can be designed to respond to changes in
(A) Resistance, reactance or impedance
(B) Voltage and current

(C) Light intensity
270. 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
271. The relay operating speed depends upon
(A) The spring tension
(B) The rate of flux built up
(C) Armature core air gap
272. In order that current should flow without causing excessive heating or voltage
drop, 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
273. Interruption of large currents by relay requires
(A) Arc suppressing blow out coils
(B) Wide separation of the open contacts
(C) High speed opening of contacts

274. To protect most of the electrical equipment handling low power, the types of relays
used are
(A) Thermocouple
(B) Electronic and bimetallic
(C) Both A and B
275. ............. Relays are used for phase faults on long line
(A) Impedance
(B) Reactance
(C) Either of the above
276. ........ Relays is preferred for phase fault on short transmission line
(A) Induction type
(B) Reactance
(C) Impedance
277. The under voltage relay can be used for
(A) Generators
(B) Bus bars
(C) Transformers

278. The relay with inverse time characteristic will operate within
(A) 1.5 sec
(B) 5 to 10 sec
(C) 5 to 20 sec
(D) 20 to 30 sec
279. The single phasing relays are used for the protection of
(A) Single phase motors only
(B) Two phase motors only
(C) Two single phase motor running in parallel
(D) Three phase motors
280. The inverse definite mean time relays are used for over current and earth fault
protection of transformer against
(A) Heavy loads
(B) Internal short circuits
(C) External short circuits
281. In a static over current relay, inverse time characteristics are obtained by
(A) A transistor amplifier
(B) An integrating circuit
(C) A transistor switch
(D) A differentiating circuit

282. 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
283. Directional over current relays have two exciting coils connected across
(A) CT secondaries of two different phases
(B) VT secondaries of two different phases
(C) CT and VT secondaries of same phases
(D) CT and VT secondaries of two different phases
284. The domains of power system where directional over current relay is indispensable
are
(A) In case of parallel feeder protection
(B) In case of ring main feeder protection
(C) Both A and B
285. In an inverse definite minimum time, electromagnetic type over current relay, the
minimum time feature is achieved because of
(A) Saturation of the magnetic circuit
(B) Proper mechanical design
(C) Appropriate time delay element
(D) Electromagnetic damping

286. Impedance relay can be used for
(A) Phase faults only
(B) Earth faults only
(C) Both earth and phase faults
287. Impedance relay may use
(A) Balance beam structure
(B) Induction cup structure
(C) Shaded pole structure
(D) Either A or B
288. An impedance is relay is a
(A) Voltage restrained over current relay
(B) Voltage restrained directional relay
(C) Directional restrained over current relay
(D) Directional restrained over voltage relay
289. On transient fault OC and impedance relay
(A) Under reaches
(B) Over reaches
(C) Reach unaffected
290. 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
291. The structure used in reactance relay is
(A) Induction cup
(B) Double induction loop
(C) Single induction loop
(D) Either A or B
292. Reactance relay is normally used for protection against
(A) Earth fault only
(B) Phase fault only
(C) Both earth and phase faults
293. The operating characteristics of the reactance relay in the complex impedance
plane 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
294. A reactance relay is
(A) Voltage restrained overcurrent relay
(B) Voltage restrained directional relay

(C) Directional restrained overcurrent relay
(D) Directional restrained over voltage relay
295. Reactance relays are used for phase fault in.......line
(A) Short
(B) Medium
(C) Long
296. A differential relay response to
(A) Algebraic difference of two or more similar electrical quantities
(B) Phasor difference of two or more similar electrical quantities
(C) Algebraic difference between two currents
(D) Algebraic difference between two voltages
297. Differential relays are used for protection of
(A) Feeders
(B) Alternators
(C) Transformers
298. Differential relays are used for protection of equipments against
(A) Internal faults
(B) Over current
(C) Reverse current
(D) Reverse power

299. In a biased differential relay the bias is defined as a ratio of
(A) Number of turns of restraining and operating coil
(B) Operating coil current and restraining coil current
(C) Fault current and operating coil current
(D) Fault current and restraining coil current
300. Both voltage and current signals are required for
(A) A plain over current relay
(B) A differential relay
(C) A directional relay
(D) A biased directional relay

Q Ans. Q Ans. Q Ans. Q Ans. Q Ans. Q Ans.

1 D 51 E 101 A 151 C 201 C 251 D
2 D 52 D 102 D 152 A 202 A 252 D
3 C 53 D 103 C 153 D 203 D 253 D
4 A 54 A 104 B 154 C 204 A 254 D
5 C 55 C 105 B 155 D 205 A 255 B
6 C 56 D 106 D 156 D 206 D 256 A
7 C 57 D 107 D 157 C 207 B 257 B
8 C 58 A 108 B 158 A 208 B 258 D
9 D 59 E 109 C 159 C 209 C 259 D
10 A 60 A 110 C 160 B 210 A 260 B
11 E 61 C 111 C 161 C 211 D 261 B
12 E 62 B 112 B 162 C 212 A 262 A
13 B 63 D 113 D 163 B 213 D 263 C
14 B 64 A 114 A 164 D 214 A 264 C
15 C 65 A 115 D 165 A 215 A 265 A
16 D 66 B 116 A 166 C 216 A 266 C
17 D 67 B 117 C 167 A 217 C 267 B
18 A 68 D 118 D 168 A 218 D 268 A
19 A 69 C 119 B 169 B 219 C 269 D
20 C 70 E 120 A 170 D 220 B 270 C
21 D 71 B 121 C 171 B 221 C 271 D
22 D 72 D 122 D 172 B 222 A 272 D
23 B 73 A 123 D 173 D 223 D 273 D
24 A 74 B 124 B 174 D 224 C 274 C
25 C 75 A 125 C 175 C 225 C 275 A
26 D 76 B 126 A 176 A 226 B 276 B
27 A 77 A 127 B 177 C 227 A 277 D
28 C 78 A 128 B 178 B 228 D 278 B
29 C 79 A 129 C 179 D 229 D 279 D
30 A 80 B 130 D 180 B 230 D 280 B
31 D 81 D 131 D 181 A 231 A 281 B
32 C 82 B 132 D 182 C 232 A 282 C
33 D 83 B 133 D 183 C 233 C 283 C
34 D 84 A 134 D 184 B 234 D 284 C
35 A 85 B 135 C 185 A 235 C 285 A
36 A 86 A 136 C 186 C 236 D 286 A
37 A 87 B 137 C 187 C 237 A 287 D
38 C 88 B 138 A 188 D 238 B 288 A
39 D 89 A 139 B 189 B 239 D 289 A
40 D 90 C 140 D 190 B 240 B 290 B
41 A 91 A 141 A 191 B 241 D 291 D
42 A 92 A 142 C 192 B 242 D 292 A
43 C 93 D 143 A 193 D 243 B 293 D
44 C 94 A 144 B 194 C 244 A 294 C
45 A 95 C 145 B 195 D 245 D 295 A
46 C 96 C 146 D 196 B 246 C 296 B
47 B 97 D 147 C 197 C 247 B 297 D
48 D 98 B 148 C 198 D 248 C 298 A
49 C 99 C 149 A 199 B 249 C 299 B
50 C 100 A 150 A 200 C 250 D 300 C

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Department of Electrical Engineering -09

Multiple Choice Questions

Subject code: 2180901 Semester: 8th

1. The main function of a fuse is to

(A) protect the line

(B) open the circuit

(C) protect the appliance

(D) prevent excessive currents

(e) none of the above

2. 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

(A) is yellow in colour

(B) is lighter than air

(D) has pungent small

(e) none of the above

4. The arcing contacts in a circuit breaker are made of

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(A) copper tungsten alloy

(C) electrolytic copper

(D) aluminium alloy

(A) Inverse time trip

(B) Time-delay trip

(C) Shunt trip

(D) None of the above

(e) All of the above

7. Fault diverters are basically

(C) fast switches

(D) circuit breakers

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8. A thermal protection switch can protect against

(D) over voltage

9. Arc in a circuit behaves as

(A) a capackive reactance

(B) an inductive reactance

(C) a resistance increasing with voltage rise across the arc

(D) a resistance decreasing with voltage rise across the arc

10. Thermal circuit breaker has

(A) delayed trip action

(B) instantaneous trip action

(C) both of the above

(D) none of the above

11. Relays can be designed to respond to changes in

(A) resistance, reactance or impedance

(B) voltage and current

(C) light intensity

(e) all above

12. Overload relays are of…… type.

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(B) solid state

(e) all above

(B) heavy loads

(D) all of the above

14. Magnetic circuit breaker has ______ trip action.

(C) both of the above

(D) none of the above

15. D.C. shunt relays are made of

(A) few turns of thin wire

(B) few turns of thick wire

(C) many turns of thin wire