Quiz No.

1. In a solar cell Rs represents the recombination of the electron hole pair before it reaches
the load (T/F)
2. Voc is _________________on the Iph
a) Logarithmically dependent
b) Not dependent
c) Linearly
3. As the series resistance decreases and the shunt resistance increases fill factor reduces
(T/F)
4. Short circuit current varies _____________ with the variation of solar incident radiation
on the photovoltaic panel
a) Logarithmically
b) Linearly
5. Maximum power point does not vary with the variation of insolation (T/F)
6. By joining a P-type material and the N-type material to produce a PN junction
a) The fermi levels become equal
b) Bends toward N type
c) Bends towards P type
7. The resistance encountered in the passage of electrons and holes through bulk material
is called
a) Shunt resistance
b) Series resistance
8. There are more dangling bonds in mono crystalline structure compared to poly
crystalline (T/F)
9. When Individual cells are connected in parallel, the currents is exactly shared by both
cells (T/F)
10. In order to avoid circulating current an additional diode is used in between two series
connected panels (T/F)

1. Which statement is not correct

a) The flow duration curve shows the variation of flow with time.
b) The flow duration curve does not give information about the power available from the
stream at different times of day or year
c) The flow duration curve also shows the possible heavy flood flow and time during
which it may occur
d) All statement are correct
2. Run-off/discharge of river is measured in cubic metres per second (True/False)

3. In hydroelectric power generation the intake should be

 a) exactly at 90 degree angles to the direction of the water
b) at angle of 30 to 40 degree angles to the direction of the water
c) at angle of 60-75 degree angles to the direction of the water
4. Cold reserve is the reserve generating capacity that is in operation but not in service
(True/False)
5. The type of Hydroelectric plant that can be used on part of the load curve as required
a) Run of river plant with pondage
b) Run of river plant without pondage
c) Both types can be used most efficiently
6. Waterwheels convert the Potential energy of flowing water to mechanical energy
(True/False)
7. An impulse turbine requires tangential water flow and must therefore operate when fully
submerged (True/False)
8. The jet used to throw water on turgo turbine is half the size of required for the pelton
turbine (True/False)

9. Turgo jet, is angled so that the spray hits bucket(s) at once

a) One b) Two c)Three
10. In reaction turbines the water acting on the wheel vanes is under pressure less than
atmospheric pressure (True/False)
11. When studying the stream flow in a river, the measurement of discharge in open channel
is done by
a) Wading in shallow water b)Weight gauge c)Velocity area
method
12. Francis turbine is
b) Combination of both impulse and reaction type turbine
c) Only Impulse type turbine
d) Only reaction type turbine
13. In Kaplan turbines the velocity of water flow is
a)Parallel to turbine axis b)tangential to turbine axis c)Perpendicular to the
turbine axis

14. When water flow rate is high the blades of Kaplan Turbine
a) Pitch vertically b)Pitch horizontally
15. In absence of guide vanes the turbine can work more efficiently (True/False)
16. Twist along its length in the Francis turbine is provided because to have always the
optimum angle of strike for all cross-section of blades and hence to achieve greater
efficiency of the turbine (True/False)
17. One end of the draft tube is connected to the runner outlet and the other end is
a) Fully submerged below the level of water in the tail-race

b) Above the level of water in the tail-race

c) Partly submerged just closer to the level of tail-race

 18. The position of the shaft is only in the vertical direction in.
a) Francis turbine
b) Kaplan turbine
c) Bulb turbine
d) Turgo Turbine
19. The most pressing environmental concern facing the nuclear industry is
a) waste disposal
b) proliferation
c) left over isoptopes
d) All are true
e) None is true
20. The isoptopes differ in terms of their chemical properties but identical with respect to
nuclear properties (True/False)
21. Each uranium oxide rod contains the critical mass (True/False).
22. critical mass of 92U238 is required for chain reaction (True/False).
23. ________ is used as a substitute to make Portland cement
a) Flyash b) pulverized coal c) Mercury

24. Mercury reacts with volatile organic compounds and sunlight ground-level ozone or
smog is formed (True/False).

25. Moderator in nuclear plants is used to

a) reduce temperature
b) extract heat from nuclear reaction
c) cause collision with the fast moving neutrons to reduce their speed
d) control the reaction
e) moderate the radioactive pollution

26. In all plant minimum quality of fuel is required in........

f) Thermal power plant b) Hydro electric power plant c) Nuclear power plant d) Gas
turbine plant

27. Which of the following nuclear reactor does not need a heat exchanger for generation of
steam
g) gas cooled b) liquid metal cooled c) boiling water d) Pressurized water e) none of
these

28. In thermal power plant, turbine is place

a) before boiler
29. b) after generator
c) in between boiler and generator
d) any of the above
Quiz No. 4
 1. Pulverized coal is
(A) coal free from ash
(B) non-smoking coal
(C) coal which bums For long time
(D) coal broken into fine particles.

2. Coal used in power plant is also known as

(A) steam coal
(B) charcoal
(C) coke
(D) soft coal.

3. Power plants using coal work closely on known which of the following cycle ?
(A) Otto cycle
(B) Binary vapor cycle
(C) Brayton cycle
(D) Rankine cycle.

4. The efficiency of a thermal power plant improves with

(A) increased quantity of coal burnt
(B) larger quantity of water used
(C) lower load in the plant
(D) use of high steam pressures.

5. Which of the following contributes to the improvement of efficiency of Rankine cycle in

a thermal power plant ?
(A) Reheating of steam at intermediate stage
(B) Regeneration use of steam for heating boiler feed water
(C) Use of high pressures
(D) All of the above.
6. The major heat loss in a staem power station occurs in ........

A.Heat chember
B.Penstock
C.Spillways
D.Condenser

7. Regenerative cycle thermal efficiency

(a) is always greater than simple Rankine thermal efficiency
(b) is greater than simple Rankine cycle thermal efficiency only when steam is bled at
particular pressure
(c) is same as simple Rankine cycle thermal efficiency
(d) is always less than simple Rankine cycle thermal efficiency

8. In regenerative cycle feed water is heated by

(a) exhaust gases
(b) heaters
(c) draining steam from the turbine
(d) all above

9. Reheat cycle in steam power plant is used to

(a) utilise heat of flue gases
(b) increase thermal efficiency
(c) improve condenser performance
(d) reduce loss of heat

10. The modern steam turbines are

(a) impulse turbines
(b) reaction turbines
(c) impulse-reaction turbines
(d) none of the above

11. In steam turbines the reheat factor

(a) increases with the increase in number of stages
(b) decreases with the increase in number of stages
(c) remains same irrespective of number of stages
(d) none of the above

Quiz No. 1
Class EPE 7C Dated: October 02, 2020

1. ____________used for the purpose of scheduling fuel supplies and unit maintenance
a) Long term load forecasting
b) Medium term load forecasting
c) short term load forecasting
2. Demand Factor is always change with the time to time or hours to hours of use and it will
not constant (T/F)
T
3. Plant capacity factor is

a) Actual Energy produced / Max possible energy that could have been
produced
b) Actual Energy produced x Max possible energy that could have been produced
c) Max possible energy that could have been produced / Actual Energy produced
d) Actual Energy produced / Plant capacity x time (hr) the plant have been in
operation

4. Which of the following is not true for forecasting

a) Forecasts are rarely perfect
b) The underlying casual system will remain same in the future
c) Forecast for group of items is accurate than individual item
d) Short range forecasts are less accurate than long range forecasts
5. Load factor of a power plant is defined as:
a) Maximum demand/Average load
b) Average load x Maximum demand
c) Average load / Maximum demand
d) (Average load x Maximum demand) x 172

6. Economic factor of load forecasting depends on

a) Residential commercial and agriculture growth
b) Events / Special Events,life style changes and power tariffs
c) Hour of the day, Day of the Week, Month of the Year
 7. The end-use and econometric methods do not require any information relevant to
appliances, customers and economics (T/F)
8. If the diversity factor of a Power generation station is high then its generation cost will be
a) Low b) High c) constant d) dependent on plant type
9. The lower the demand factor, the less system capacity required to serve the connected
load (T/F)
True

10. Which of the following statement is true

a) The residential load has the highest diversity factor. Industrial loads have
low diversity factors
b) The residential load has the lowest diversity factor. Industrial loads have highest
diversity factors
c) Both residentail and industrial loads have low diversity factors
d) Both residentail and industrial loads have high diversity factors

Quiz No. 1
Class EPE 7C Dated: October 02, 2020

11. ____________used for the purpose of scheduling fuel supplies and unit maintenance
d) Long term load forecasting
e) Medium term load forecasting
f) short term load forecasting
12. Demand Factor is always change with the time to time or hours to hours of use and it will
not constant (T/F)

13. Plant capacity factor is

e) Actual Energy produced / Max possible energy that could have been produced
f) Actual Energy produced x Max possible energy that could have been produced
g) Max possible energy that could have been produced / Actual Energy produced
h) Actual Energy produced / Plant capacity x time (hr) the plant have been in
operation

14. Which of the following is not true for forecasting

e) Forecasts are rarely perfect
f) The underlying casual system will remain same in the future
 g) Forecast for group of items is accurate than individual item
h) Short range forecasts are less accurate than long range forecasts
15. Load factor of a power plant is defined as:
e) Maximum demand/Average load
f) Average load x Maximum demand
g) Average load / Maximum demand
h) (Average load x Maximum demand) x 172

16. Economic factor of load forecasting depends on

d) Residential commercial and agriculture growth
e) Events / Special Events,life style changes and power tariffs
f) Hour of the day, Day of the Week, Month of the Year

17. The end-use and econometric methods do not require any information relevant to
appliances, customers and economics (T/F)
18. If the diversity factor of a Power generation station is high then its generation cost will be
a) Low b) High c) constant d) dependent on plant type
19. The lower the demand factor, the less system capacity required to serve the connected
load (T/F)

20. Which of the following statement is true

a) The residential load has the highest diversity factor. Industrial loads have low
diversity factors
b) The residential load has the lowest diversity factor. Industrial loads have highest
diversity factors
c) Both residentail and industrial loads have low diversity factors
d) Both residentail and industrial loads have high diversity factors

Quiz No. 3

A steam power stations basically work on the

A. thermodynamic cycle
B. Rankin cycle
C. Vapor pressure cycle
D. Carton cycle
A nuclear unit becoming critical means
(a) it is generating power to rated capacity
(b) it is capable of generating much more than rated capacity
(c) there is danger of nuclear spread
(d) chain reaction that causes automatic splitting of the fuel nuclei has been
established
(e) it generates no heat

Moderator in nuclear plants is used to

(a) reduce temperature
(b) extract heat from nuclear reaction
(c) control the reaction
(d) cause collision with the fast moving neutrons to reduce their speed
(e) moderate the radioactive pollution

Boiling water reactor employs

(a) boiler
(b) direct cycle of coolant system
(c) double circuit system of coolant cycle
(d) multi pass system
(e) single circuit system

Enriched uranium is one in which

(a) %age of U235 has been artificially in-creased
(b) %age of U has been artificially in¬creased
(c) %age of U234 has been artificially in-creased
(d) extra energy is pumped from outside
(e) all impurities have been removed

68. Which of the following is more appropriate for a moderator. One which
(a) does not absorb neutrons
(b) absorbs neutrons
(c) accelerates neutrons
(d) eats up neutrons
(e) regenerates neutrons

In nuclear fission
(a) the original elements change into completely different elements
(b) the electrons of the element change
(c) the molecules rearrange themselves to form other molecules
(d) none of the above

(b) In boiling water reactor, moderator is

 (a) coolant itself
(b) ferrite rod
(c) graphite rod
(d) liquid sodium metal
(e) blanket of thorium

Operating cost of nuclear power plant is less than thermal power plant.
a) True
b) False

Quiz No. 02

Name: ___________________________ Reg. No. _________________________

1. The cheapest plant in operation and maintenance is.......

a) Steam power plant
b) Nuclear power plant
c) Hydro-electric power plant
d) none of these

2. The power output from a hydro-electric power plant depends on three parameters........
a) Head, type and dam of discharge
b) Head, discharge and efficiency of the system
c) Efficiency of the system, type of draft tube and type of turbine used
d) Type of dam, discharge and type of catchment area

3. Penstock in a hydroelectric power plant is _____________

a) a pipe connected to runner outlet
b) nozzle that release high pressure water on turbine blades
c) a conduit connecting forebay to scroll case of turbine
d) a pipe connecting surge tank to dam

4. Francis, kaplan and propeller turbines fall under the category of.......
 a) Impulse turbine
b) Reaction turbine
c) Both impulse and reaction
d) Axial flow

5. Francis turbine is usually used for........

a) Low head installation upto 30 m
b) Medium head installation from 30 m to 180 m
c) High head installation above 180 m
d) For all heads
6. In a hydro-electric plant, spillways are used.......
a) To discharge all surplus water
b) To discharge surplus water on the downstream side of dam
c) Water is not available in sufficient quantity
d) None of the above

7. For high head hydro-electric plants, the turbine used is........

a) Pelton wheel b) Francis c) Kaplan d) All of the above

8. In pump storage hydro power plant, the electrical machine is made to work alternately as
generator and motor. The efficiency of the generator working at the same electrical power
level is
a) greater than that as motor
b) equal to that as motor
c) less than that as motor
d. greater or less than that as motor depending on the type of the machine

9. Draft tube increases the operating head on the turbine.

a) True b) False

10. With reference to hydropower station the graphical representation of the discharge as a
function of time is known as:
a. Monograph
b. Load duration Curve
c. Hectograph
d. Hydro graphical