1st Quiz on Basics of Hydro Power

Plant [Basic Electrical and

Electronics] MEA & MEB
To revise the basics of Hydro Power Plant

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1. Which of the following is not a requirement for site selection of hydroelectric

power plant?
(1 Point)

Availability of water

Large catchment area

Rocky land

Sedimentation

2. The amount of electrical energy that can be generated by a hydroelectric power

plant depends upon
(1 Point)

Head of water

Quantity of water

Specific weight of water

Efficiency of Alternator
3. Potential energy of water is used to drive the turbine
(1 Point)

True

False

4. Hydroelectric power plant is __________

(1 Point)

Non-renewable source of energy

Conventional source of energy

Non-conventional source of energy

Continuous source of energy

5. Hydroelectric power plant is generally located near load center.

(1 Point)

True

False

6. Hydroelectric power plants are mainly located in

(1 Point)

Flat areas

Deserts

Hilly areas

Deltas

7. Which statement about hydroelectric power plant is wrong?

(1 Point)
 Its construction coast is very high and takes a long time for erection.

It is very neat and clean plant because no smoke or ash is produced.

Meeting rapidly changing load demands is not possible in hydroelectric power plant.

Efficiency of hydroelectric power plant does not reduce with age

8. Which of the following is not an advantage of hydroelectric power plant?

(1 Point)

No fuel requirement

low running cost

continuous power source

no standby losses

9. Which of the following statement is true about hydroelectric power plant?

(1 Point)

Hydroelectric power plants are multipurpose.

Due to non-uniform flow of water frequency control in such plants is very difficult.

Hydroelectric power plant has high running cost

Water is used as fuel in hydroelectric power plant

10. Spillway discharges the overflow water to the downstream side when the
reservoir is full.
(1 Point)

True

False

11. Penstock in a hydroelectric power plant is _____________

(1 Point)
 a pipe connected to runner outlet

nozzle that release high pressure water on turbine blades

a conduit connecting forebay to scroll case of turbine

a pipe connecting surge tank to dam

12. Kaplan turbine is _____________

(1 Point)

axial flow turbine

inward flow turbine

tangential flow turbine

mixed flow turbine

13. Pelton turbines are used for __________________

(1 Point)

medium head applications

low head applications

in steam power plants

for high head applications

14. Francis turbines are the type of _____________

(1 Point)

reaction turbines

radial flow turbine

impulse turbine

axial flow turbine

15. Which turbine has highest speed?
(1 Point)

Pelton wheel turbine

Francis turbine

Impulse turbine

Kaplan turbine

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