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B.E. 8 th SEMESTER
POWER SYSTEM PLANNING AND DESIGN
SUBJECT CODE: 2180909
MCQ
a) B-phase conductor
b) Y- phase conductor
c) R- phase conductor
d) Earth conductor
Ans: (d)
a) Power loss
d) All of these
Ans: (d)
a) PVC
b) Glass
c) Stealite
d) Porcelain
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a) 30 kV/cm.
b) 150 kV/cm.
c) 100 kV /cm.
d) 200 kV/cm
Ans: (a)
a) Suspension type
b) Pin type
c) Shackle type
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
a) Radius of conductor
b) Supply frequency
d) None of these
Ans: (b)
b) Suspension insulators
d) None of these
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Ans: (c)
c) Carry dc power
Ans: (d)
Ans: (d)
b) Number of ions
c) Atmospheric temperature
Ans: (c)
a) Capacitance
b) Inductance
c) Resistance
d) All of these
Ans: (d)
a) Increased inductance
b) Increased reactance
d) All of these
Ans: (c)
a) G M D is high
b) G M R is high
Ans: (d)
a) Size of conductor
c) Operating voltage
d) All of these
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Ans: (d)
15. The inductance of single phase two wire power transmission line per km gets doubled when the
Ans: (b)
a) Increases
b) Decreases
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
Ans: (b)
18. Compared with solid conductor of the same radius, corona appears on a stranded conductor at a
lower voltage, because stranding
a) assists ionization
b) makes the current flow spirally about the axis of the conductor
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Ans: (d)
b) x-section of conductor
d) Supply frequency
Ans: (c)
Ans: (a)
a) Reduces the effective resistance but increases the effective internal reactance.
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b) Increases the effective resistance but reduces the effective internal reactance
Ans: (b)
a) Reduce corona
Ans: (b)
Ans: (b)
a) Line losses
b) Capacitive effect
Ans: (c)
25. The conductor carries more current on the surface in comparison to its core. This phenomenon is
called the
a) Skin effect
b) Ferranti effect
c) Corona
d) Lenz’s effect
Ans: (a)
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a) Supply frequency
Ans: (d)
28. If the effect of earth is taken into account, then the capacitance of line to ground
a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Remains unaltered
d) Becomes infinite
Ans: (b)
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c) Leakage of current
Ans: (b)
a) (diameter of conductor).1/2
b) diameter of conductor.
c) (diameter of conductor).2
d) (diameter of conductor).4
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a) Is more pronounced for large conductors, high frequencies and close proximity
b) Increases the resistance of the conductors and reduces the self reactance
d) All of these
Ans: (d)
34. Which of the following is neglected while analyzing a short transmission line?
a) Power losses
b) Shunt admittances
c) Series impedance
d) None of these
Ans: (b)
1. Skin effect
2. Corona effect
3. Proximity effect
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1,2 and 3
Ans: (c)
a) 1 H.
b) 0.1 H.
c) 1 �H.
d) 0.1 mH.
Ans: (c)
a) 0.01 F.
b) 0.1 F.
c) 0.1μF.
d) 0.01μF.
Ans: (a)
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38. The transmission lines are said to be long if the length of the line exceeds
a) 50 km.
b) 150 km.
c) 250 km.
d) 500 km.
Ans: (b)
Ans: (c)
Ans: (d)
a) 21/2%
b) 15%
c) 25%
d) 40%
Ans: (a)
42. The effect of capacitance can be neglected when the length of overhead transmission line does not
exceed
a) 20 km.
b) 60 km.
c) 120 km.
d) 300 km.
Ans: (b)
43. For a short line if the receiving end voltage is equal to sending end voltage under loaded conditions
Ans: (c)
a) Short line
b) Medium line
c) Long line
Ans: (b)
Ans: (b)
Ans: (a)
47. A 160 km, 110 kv transmission line falls under the category of
Ans: (c)
48. Constant power locus of a transmission line at a particular sending end and receiving end voltage is
a) A straight line
b) A parabola
c) An ellipse
d) A circle
Ans: (d)
49. The surge impedance of a long power transmission line is of the order of
a) 50 Ω
b) 75 Ω
c) 400 Ω
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d) 800 Ω
Ans: (c)
50. As the height of the transmission tower is increased, the line capacitance and line inductance
respectively
a) Decreases, decreases
b) Increases, decreases
d) Increases, increases
Ans: (c)
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
d) None of these
Ans: (b)
a) Catanary
b) Hyperbola
c) Parabola
d) Arc of a circle
Ans: (a)
a) Booster transformer
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b) Tap-changing transformer
d) All of these
Ans: (d)
d) All of these
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57. For maximum efficiency in transmission of bulk ac power, the power factor of the load should be
a) Unity
Ans: (d)
58. Use of bundle conductors causes the critical voltage for corona formation
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a) To decrease
b) To increase
c) To remain unlatered
Ans: (b)
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
60. Series acapacitors on transmission lines are of little use when the required reactive voltamperes are
a) Small
b) Large
c) Fluctuating
d) Any of these
Ans: (a)
c) Long lines
Ans: (c)
62. A synchronous phase modifier as compared to synchronous motor of the same rating has
Ans: (d)
d) All of these
Ans: (c)
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64. The surge impedance of a transmission line differs from its characteristic impedance in that the
surge impedance considers line
a) Inductance to be zero
b) Capacitance to be zero
c) Resistance to be infinite
Ans: (c)
a) 30 kV
b) 50 kV
c) 70 kV
d) 100 kV
Ans: (a)
d) None of these
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67. On transmission line, whenever the conductors are dead ended or there is change in the direction of
transmission line, the insulators used are
a) Strain type
b) Suspension type
c) Pin type
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
68. The current by alternate charging and discharging of transmission line due to ac voltage is called
a) Oscillating voltage
b) Charging current
c) Line current
d) Discharging current
Ans: (b)
a) Suspension type
b) Pin type
c) Strain type
d) None of these
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Ans: (a)
b) To avoid overloading
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
d) None of these
Ans: (b)
a) Phase wire
b) Earth wire
c) Neutral wire
d) Any of these
Ans: (b)
a) Jumpers
b) Poles
c) Conductors
d) Insulators
Ans: (c)
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
76. Due to skin effect at high frequencies, the effective value of conductor resistance
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains unaltered
Ans: (a)
Ans: (a)
78. If the span of a transmission line is increased by 10%, the sag of line increases by about
a) 7%
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b) 21%
c) 14%
d) 28%
Ans: (b)
a) VϜn/VϜ1
b) n VϜ1/VϜn
c) VFn/( nVϜ1)
d) VϜ1/ VϜn
Ans: (c)
where VϜ1 is the flash aver voltage of one unit VϜn is the flash over voltage of string of n-units.
b) Higher voltage
c) Lower voltage
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
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81. Transmission lines are classified as short, medium and long depending on the
a) Length of line
c) Capacitance of line
Ans: (d)
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
a) Reactive capacity
d) Transient stability
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Ans: (d)
a) Electric shock
b) Voltage fluctuation
c) Overload
Ans: (a)
a) Series capacitors
c) Synchronous capacitors
d) Any of these
Ans: (d)
86. As the height of a transmission tower is altered, the parameter which changes is
a) Conductance
b) Capacitance
c) Inductance
d) None of these
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Ans: (b)
a) Isolator frame
b) Main board
d) none of these
Ans: (a)
88. In conductor of power transmission line, the voltage gradient is maximum at its
a) Surface
c) Centre
Ans: (a)
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
90. EHV cable are filled with thin oil under pressure to
d) To provide insulation
Ans: (a)
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
d) Minimize stress
Ans: (b)
93. Temperature increase produces which of the following effect on a transmission line?
Ans: (c)
Ans: (d)
a) Star-delta
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b) Delta-delta
c) Delta-star
d) Star-star
Ans: (a)
96. High tension cable can be used for power transmission for voltages not exceeding
a) 11 kV
b) 22 kV
c) 33 kV
d) 110 kV
Ans: (c)
a) Series resistance
b) Shunt conductance
c) Shunt capacitance
Ans: (d)
98. As the moisture content in the air increases, the disruptive critical voltage
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a) Remain constant
b) Decreases
c) Increases
Ans: (b)
99. If the voltage as well as reactance of a transmission line is double, the maximum steady state power
limit of the line
a) Remains unaltered
b) Doubles
c) Becomes 4 times
d) Becomes 8 times
Ans: (b)
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Ans: (c)
Ans: (c)
Ans: (a)
104. Void formation in the dielectric material of an underground cable may be controlled by
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
a) Earth
b) Sheath
c) Neighbouring conductor
d) All of these
Ans: (c)
106. When the conductors of a 3-phase transmission line are not spaced equilaterally, transmission is
done to
d) None of these
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d) Increases in temperature
Ans: (a)
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
109. The amount of active power transmitted over a transmission line is proportional to
Ans: (c)
110. As per Indian Standards, the cross-sectional area of the neutral wire in a 3-phase 4 wire system is
Ans: (a)
a) 40 to 60 Ω
b) 100 to 120 Ω
c) 400 to 600 Ω
d) 1000 to 1500 Ω
Ans: (a)
a) Lower
b) Higher
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c) The same
Ans: (a)
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
a) ACSR
b) Unstranded wire
c) Stranded wire
d) Transposed wire
Ans: (b)
a) System faults
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b) Radio interference
c) Insulation failure
d) None of these
Ans: (b)
b) Lower than the value if fault occurs away from the relay
c) Higher than the value if fault occurs away from the relay
d) May be lower or higher than the value if fault occurs away from the relay
Ans: (b)
a) (Base MVA)/(P.U.Xeq)
c) (Base MVA)/((P.U.Xeq)2 )
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
Where Xeq is the fault impedance at the point where fault has occurred
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118.While calculating the fault current, the reactances of the machines connected to the power system
are taken to be
a) Zero
b) Constant
Ans: (b)
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remain unchanged
Ans: (b)
d) None of these
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Ans: (c)
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
122. For a power system, to be stable, the phase constant β of its transmission line should be
d) (RL RO)/(RO RL )
Ans: (b)
123. For the same voltage boost, the reactive power capacity is more for a
a) Shunt capacitor.
b) Series capacitors.
d) None of these.
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a) 0
b) 1/4 I02 R
c) 1/3 I02 R
d) 1/2 I02 R
Ans: (c)
Ans: (b)
126. Any voltage surge travelling on the transmission line first enters
c) Switch gear
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d) Lightning arrestor
Ans: (d)
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
128. If the neutral of 3-phase star assembly is ground, then for line currents Ia, Ib and Ic the current in
the neutral wire is
a) 0
b) Ia+Ib+Ic
c) (Ia+Ib+Ic)/2
d) √2(Ia+Ib+Ic)
Ans: (b)
129. Compared to the insulation level of the station equipment, the line insulation is
a) The same
b) Less
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c) Greater
Ans: (d)
130. For a 400 kV transmission line, the number of standard disc used in practice are
a) 8
b) 12
c) 16
d) 24
Ans: (d)
131. Which of the following system is preferred for good efficiency and high economy in distribution
system?
Ans: (c)
a) 400
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b) 400√2
c) 825
d) 1155
Ans: (d)
b) Intersheath
d) None of these
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134. Two transmission line each having surge impedance of 75Ω are separated by cable link. For zero
reflection, the surge impedance of the cable should be
a) 0Ω
b) 75Ω
c) 150Ω
d) 300Ω
Ans: (b)
a) Radial main
b) Ring main
c) Parabolic main
d) Balancing main
Ans: (b)
136. ACSR is used for transmission of power in preference to copper conductors because
a) It is lighter
b) It is more economical
Ans: (b)
a) √2 ac component
c) √3 ×√2 ac component
d) 2 ×√2 ac component
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b) Reduce reactance
d) None of these
Ans: (b)
a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Remains same
d) Uncertain
Ans: (b)
d) None of these
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a) D.C. transmission
b) A.C. transmission
c) Electron transmission
d) None of these
Ans: (b)
a) Mid-point
b) Sending end
c) Receiving end
d) One-third of line
Ans: (b)
a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Remain same
Ans: (a)
144. For bulk power transmission over a long distance, economical method is transmission of
a) Higher voltage
b) Higher current
c) Lower voltage
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
a) Shunt capacitance
c) Series inductance
d) All of these
Ans: (d)
a) Power angle
b) Torque angle
c) Load angle
d) All of these
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147. If a long transmission line is very lightly loaded or left open then the receiving end voltage rises.
This effect is called
a) Ferranti effect
b) Raman effect
c) Einstein’s effect
d) Joules effect
Ans: (a)
a) Active network
b) Passive network
d) None of these
Ans: (b)
d) All of these
Ans: (c)
a) Phase constant
b) Gain constant
c) Attenuation constant
d) None of these
a) Vectorially equal
b) Equal in phase
c) Numerically equal
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
a) Radial structure
b) Ring structure
c) Mesh structure
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d) None of these
Ans: (a)
153. For a short line, receiving end voltage is more than sending end for
Ans: (b)
a) Short line
b) Medium line
c) Long line
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Ans: (b)
a) Current flow
b) Electrons flow
c) Load flow
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
157. Unit for energy transmission under steady state condition is called
b) Static distribution
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
a) Active power
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b) Reactive power
c) Inverse power
d) None of these
Ans: (b)
a) 50 Ω
b) 75 Ω
c) 60 Ω
d) 100 Ω
Ans: (b)
160. Difference between surge impedance and characteristic impedance is that in surge impedance
Ans: (a)
Ans: (a)
a) Scarcity of copper
Ans: (a)
a) Vibration of conductors
Ans: (b)
c) Booster transformer
d) All of these
Ans: (d)
a) Longer life
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
b) Receiving end
c) Sending end
Ans: (a)
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d) None of these
Ans: (c)
a) Poles
b) Ground
c) Insulator
d) Conductors
Ans: (c)
a) Increases
b) Decreases
d) Uncertain
Ans: (b)
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d) None of these
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a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains same
d) Uncertain
Ans: (c)
a) Same as in summer
d) None of these
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Ans: (c)
a) Transmission lines
b) Distribution transformer
c) Generator
d) Cables
Ans: (b)
a) Harmonic current
b) High current
c) Leading current
d) Lagging current
Ans: (a)
a) Phase wire
b) Neutral wire
c) Earth wire
d) All of these
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Ans: (c)
176. Corona
d) All of these
Ans: (b)
a) Proportional to voltage
Ans: (b)
a) Naked wires
b) Unstranded wire
c) Stranded wire
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Ans: (b)
a) Mechanical considerations
b) Electrical considerations
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
a) Series compensation
b) Shunt compensation
Ans: (a)
a) 18%
b) 19%
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c) 20%
d) 21%
Ans: (d)
d) Physical configuration
Ans: (d)
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remain same
d) Increases proportionately
Ans: (b)
a) Self inductance
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b) Mutual inductance
c) Internal inductance
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
a) Insulation failure
b) Faults in line
c) Radio interference
d) All of these
Ans: (c)
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
a) Star-star
b) Star-delta
c) Delta-star
d) Delta-delta
Ans: (b)
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190. Cross-section area of the neutral wire in a 3phase, 4 wire system is equal to
Ans: (c)
a) Diameter
b) Spacing
d) None of these
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a) Zero
b) Infinite
d) All of these
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d) None of these
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d) All of these
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a) Attenuates
b) Amplifies
c) Has no effect
d) None of these
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d) Any of these
Ans: (b)
a) Suspension type
b) Pin type
c) Strain type
d) All of these
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198. Insulators are used on overhead line to insulate the wire from
a) The pole
b) Each other
d) None of these
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a) Electrical stresses
b) Mechanical stresses
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Ans: (a)
201. In string type insulator, if number of discs are increased the string efficiency
a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Remains same
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d) Uncertain
Ans: (a)
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
a) 13
b) 14
c) 15
d) 16
Ans: (d)
204. For improving string efficiency, ratio of capacity to each to capacity per insulator should
a) Decreases
b) Increases
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c) Remain same
d) Uncertain
Ans: (a)
Ans: (d)
206. For greater flexibility, degree of stranding for a cable when compared with overhead lines should
be
a) Lesser
b) Higher
c) Same
d) None of these
Ans: (b)
207. Under ground cable are generally not used for more than a distance of
a) 50 km
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b) 75 km
c) 90 km
d) 100 km
Ans: (d)
a) Oil
b) Nitrogen
c) Air
d) Helium
Ans: (b)
Ans: (a)
a) 5 to 7 atm
b) 7 to 9 atm
c) 9 to 12 atm
d) 12 to 15 atm
Ans: (d)
Ans: (a)
212. If inductance calculating method for overhead lines is applied to the underground cable also, then
result will involve an error because of the
a) Sheath effects
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
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a) Pole
b) Manhole
c) Feeder pillar
d) All of these
Ans: (b)
c) Increased pressure
d) All of these
Ans: (a)
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
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a) (frequency)2
b) Maximum voltage
c) Power factor
d) Corona loss
Ans: (a)
c) Each core is surrounded by a metallised and perforated paper which is kept at earth potential
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
b) Decreased viscosity at high temperature cause oil to drain off from the higher levels
d) All of these
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Ans: (d)
d) All of these
Ans: (c)
a) 10° C
b) 25° C
c) 45° C
d) 65° C
Ans: (d)
a) Induction current
d) None of these
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Ans: (c)
222. Transformers and network protectors used in underground cable system may be
a) Submersible type
b) Non-submersible type
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
d) All of these
Ans: (c)
c) Close to unity
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Ans: (b)
Ans: (b)
a) D.C. transmission
b) A.C. transmission
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
d) None of these
Ans: (b)
a) Maximum voltage
b) Maximum temperature
c) Power factor
d) Maximum pressure
Ans: (b)
a) Strain type
b) Rigid type
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
a) 3.3 kV
b) 11 kV
c) 33 kV
d) 66 kV
Ans: (c)
d) All of these
Ans: (a)
233. In d.c. transmission, voltage between feeder and distribution is changed by using
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b) Rotating machines
c) Generator
d) Transformers
Ans: (b)
a) Ring type
b) Mesh type
c) Radial type
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
d) None of these
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a) Voltage source
b) Current source
c) Power source
d) All of these
Ans: (a)
a) Ring type
b) Mesh type
c) Radial type
d) All of these
Ans: (c)
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a) Shunt generations
b) Power capacitances
c) SCR
d) Motor-generator set
Ans: (c)
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
d) All of these
Ans: (a)
242. E.H.V. cables are filled with oil under pressure of gas because
d) All of these
Ans: (c)
a) Low impedance
b) Low resistance
c) Low reactance
d) High resistance
Ans: (b)
a) 11 kV
b) 33 kV
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c) 132 kV
d) 200 kV
Ans: (d)
245) What is the phase variation range for reflection coefficient in the transmission lines?
a. 0° to 90°
b. 90° to 150°
c. 0° to 180°
d. 90° to 360°
ANSWER: 0° to 180°
246) Which lossless element is inserted between source and load in addition to an ideal transformer in
order to reduce the effect of reflection loss phenomenon by image matching?
a. Amplitude shifter
b. Phase shifter
c. Frequency divider
d. Voltage divider
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247) For a transmission line with propagation constant γ = 0.650 + j 2.55, what will be the value of
phase velocity for 1 kHz frequency?
248) What would be the depth of penetration for copper at 2 MHz frequency with σ = 5.8 x 107?
a. 46.72 μm
b. 56.90 μm
c. 66.08 μm
d. 76.34 μm
ANSWER: 46.72 μm
249) Which parameter is much larger than the resistance at radio frequencies in RF circuits?
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a. Inductive reactance
b. Capacitive susceptance
c. Shunt conductance
d. Series admittance
250) If the rate of attenuation is high for good conductors at radio frequency, where does an input
wave get reduced to?
a. Zero
b. Infinity
251) By which phenomenon does the energy transmission take place between the walls of the tube in
waveguides?
a. Reflection
b. Refraction
c. Dispersion
d. Absorption
ANSWER: Reflection
252) Which type of transmission line/s exhibit/s less capacitance in comparison to underground cables?
a. Open-wire
b. Co-axial cables
c. Waveguides
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Open-wire
253) Which among the following is also regarded as Twin-lead transmission line?
a. Open-wire
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b. Underground cable
c. Co-axial cable
d. Waveguide
ANSWER: Open-wire
(D)
255). For a distortion-less transmission line (G = shunt conductance between two wires)
(B) RL=GC
(C) RG=LC
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(D)RLGC=0
(A)
(B)
(257) When the power is to be transmitted over a distance of 500 km, the transmission voltage should
be in the range
(A) 33 kV - 66 kV
(B) 66 kV - 100 kV
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(D)
(A)
(259) Total load transmitted through a 3 phase transmission line is 10,000 kW at 0.8 power factor
lagging. The I2R losses are 900 kW. The efficiency of transmission line is
(A) 60%
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(B) 90%
(C) 95%
(D) 99%.
(B)
(B)
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(C)
(A)
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(B) winter
(D)
(A)
(265). Neglecting losses in a transmission system, if the voltage is doubled, for the same power
transmission, the weight of conductor material required will be
(B) double
(C) half
(D)
(266). When two conductors each of radius r are at a distance D, the capacitance between the two is
proportional to
(C)
(267). The relation between traveling voltage wave and current wave is
(A)
(A)
(269). The protection against direct lightening strokes and high voltage steep waves is provided by
(D)
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(D)
(C)
(B) Losses
(B)
(272). A 10 MVA generator has power factor 0.866 lagging. The reactive power produced will be
(A) 10 MVA
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(B) 8 MVA
(C) 5 MVA
(C)
(D)
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(A)
(275) If K is the volume of conductor material required for 2 wire dc system with one conductor earthed,
then the volume of cable conductor material required for transmission of same power in single phase 3
wire system is (A) K/3 cos φ
(B) 5K cos2φ
(C) K/ 5 cos2φ
(C)
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(A) 0.1%
(B) 1%
(C) 10%
(D) 50%.
(C)
(A) (L/C)1/2
(B) (C/L)1/2
(C) (CL)1/2
(D) 1/(CL)1/2
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(A)
(D)
(279). In case of transmission line conductors with the increase in atmospheric temperature
(A)
(280). If the height of transmission towers is increased, which of the following parameters is likely to
change ?
(A) Resistance
(B) Inductance
(C) Capacitance
(C)
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(281). For increasing the capacity of a transmission line to transmit power which of the following must
be decreased ?
(A) Voltage
(B) Capacitance
(C)
(282). In terms of constants A, B, C and D for short transmission lines, which of the following relation is
valid ?
(A) A = B = 1
(B) B = D = 0
(C) A = C = 1
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(D) C=0.
(D)
(C)
(284). The ratio of capacitance from line to line capacitance from line to neutral is nearly
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(A)1/4
(B) 1/2
(C) 1
(D) 2.
(A)
I. Corona effect
(A) I only
(B)
(C)
(288). The sag of the conductors of a transmission line is 1.5 m when the span is 100 m. Now if the
height of supporting towers is increased by 20%, the sag will
(D)
(289). ACSR conductor having 7 steel stands surrounded by 25 aluminum conductor will be specified as
(A) 7/25
(B) 7/32
(C) 25/7
(D) 25/32.
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(C)
I. T-network
II. π network
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) Either of I or II
(C)
(292) Which of the following relationships is not valid for short transmission lines ?
(A) B = Z = C
(B) A = D = 1
(C) Is = Ir
(A)
(293) In order to improve the steady state stability of an overhead transmission lines, which of the
following methods can be adopted
(D)
(C) Faults
(D)
(B)
(296). In case line to line fault occurs, the short circuit current of an alternator will .depend on its
(A)
(A)
(298). A 10 MVA generator has power factor 0.866 lagging. The reactive power produced will be
(A) 10 MVA
(B) 8 MVA
(C) 5 MVA
( C)
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(D)