401. A transformer is associated with alternating current.

402. A motor control circuit is the circuit of a control apparatus or system that carries the signals.
403. Which of the following is the symbol for delta transformer connection? ^
404. The horsepower rating of a motor is the output of the motor.
405. DC voltage is reduced with a transformer.
406. To reverse the rotation of a three-phase motor you would reverse two of the four leads.
407. Wound rotor and squirrel cage are two type of induction motors.
408. What winding of a current transformer will carry more current? Primary
409. A type of transformer that has only a single winding is called a auto?
410. To measure the RPM speed of a motor you would use a tachometer.
411. One identifying feature of a squirrel-cage induction motor is that it has no commutator or slip
rings.
412. An auto transformer is generally used rather than an isolation transformer where the ratio of
transformation is low.
413. A commutator is a function that is similar to a rectifier.
414. The disadvantage of an autotransformer is the back of isolation between the primary and
secondary.
415. A motor works in the principles of magnetism.
416. The purpose of having a rheostat in the field of a DC a shunt motor is to control the speed of
the motor.
417. A motor with a wide speed range is a (n) DC motor.
418. Which of the following motors does not have a commutator? Squirrel cage
419. Induction generating equipment in systems with significant capacitance may become self-
excited upon loss of primary source and experience severe over-voltage as a result.
420. A Switchgear is a device for switching, controlling and protecting the electrical circuit and
equipment.
421. Arcing horns are pieces of metal between which are is formed during opening operation.
422. An isolator is opens a circuit under no load.
423. An isolator is installed generally on both sides of a circuit breaker.
424. Oil switches are used for circuits of high voltages and large currents.
425. The main purpose of providing oil in oil switches is to cool and quench the arc that tends to
form when the circuit is opened.
426. The fuse rating is expressed in terms of current.
427. A fuse blows off by melting.
428. A fuse operates on which effect of electrical current heating effect.
429. If a fuse wire is replaced by another fuse wire of same current rating but higher specific heat and
higher resistant temperature co-efficient, then it will become spontaneous in operation.
430. A delay fuse is generally used for the protection of three-phase motors.
431. A fuse is connected in series with circuit.
432. Fuse wire are usually made of tin-load alloy.
433. As compared to rewirable fuse, a HRC fuse has high rupturing capacity, high speed operation
and no aging effect.
434. A fuse wire made of which material will have relatively sharp melting action? silver
435. For a given size of motor, the fuse rating of induction motor depends on method of starting the
motor.
436. The starting current for a 3-phase, 400 V 50 Hz induction motor will be least, when the motor is
started by using star-delta starter.
437. A fuse in a motor circuit provides protection against short circuit and overload.
438. For a DC circuits, the fuse wire is inserted in both positive as well as negative circuit.
439. A fuse wire should have high resistance and low melting point.
440. The rating of fuse in the circuit of a three phase induction motor will be highest when the motor
is to be started by autotransformer starter.
441. In a single bus bar system there will b complete shut down when fault occurs on the bus itself.
442. HRC fuses posses inverse time-current characteristic.
443. In a HRC fuse major portion of the heat generated is dissipated by conduction.
444. Protection by fuses is generally not used beyond 10 A.
445. In case of HRC fuses, HRC stands for? High rupturing capacity.
446. Which of the following is used in liquid fuses? Carbon tetra chloride.
447. A fuse is never inserted in neutral wire.
448. Under faults conditions, the information to the circuit breaker is provided by relay.
449. An isolator is usually a relay operated oil switch.
450. A circuit breaker is an equipment which can open or close a circuit under no load conditions,
full load conditions and faults conditions.
451. A circuit breaker can be operated manually, automatically and by remote control.
452. A short circuit is identified by heavy current flow.
453. The most serious result of a major unclear short circuit fault could be fire.
454. Which is the worst fault for a power system? Symmetrical fault
455. In order to limit short circuit current in a power system reactors are used.
456. The rating of a circuit breaker is generally determined on the basis of symmetrical fault current.
457. In case of circuit breakers the break time is the sum of opening time, arc duration and resistor
current duration.
458. The time instant from the instant of opening of the contacts to the instant of extinction of arc is
known as arc clearance time.
459. In the event of a connected circuit, a circuit breaker will operate automatically.
460. The time interval from the instant of fault to the instant of energizing the trip coil is known as
protection time.
461. The time interval from the instant of energizing the trip coil to the instant of opening of the
contact is known as operating time.
462. The time interval from the instant of fault to the instant of extinction of arc is known as clearing
time.
463. For remote operation, circuit’s breakers are usually equipped with shunt trip.
464. Which of the following is not a part of circuit breakers? Current transformer
465. The material used for circuit breaker contacts should have high electrical as well as thermal
conductivity.
466. in which of the following circuit breaker the arc energy produced will be least? air blast circuit
breaker.
467. In case of SF6 circuit breakers the time of interruption is nearly 3 cycles.
468. Which of the following is not true for SF6 gas? SF6 gas is poisonous
469. In a circuit breakers, the material for arcing contacts is usually copper-tungsten alloy.
470. The circuit breaker preferred for extra high tensions applications is SF6 circuit breaker.
471. A circuit breaker preferred for railway work is air break circuit breaker.
472. The operation of a distance relay is base on the measurement of any of the following EXCEPT
frequency
473. An arc is a circuit behaves like a resistant decreasing with voltage rise across the arc.
474. Relays can be designed to respond to changes in voltage, current and light intensity.
475. The speed of operation of a relay depends on all of the following factors EXCEPT atmospheric
temperature.
476. A DC shunt relay consists of several turns of thin wire.
477. A single phasing relay is used on three phase motors.
478. A differential relay responds to vector difference between two electrical quantities.
479. In distance relay the operation depends upon voltage to current ratio.
480. Buchholz`s relay is connected in the pipe connecting main tank of transformer and
conservator.
481. The pilot relay is provided to obtain high speed tripping.
482. The relay preferred for phase fault along long transmission line is MHO relay.
483. Merz-price protection is used for alternator.
484. Which relay is used for protecting a transformer against frame leakage? Instantaneous earth
fault relay.
485. MHO is used for transmission lines.
486. The relay preferred for phase fault along medium transmission line is impedance relay.
487. The purpose of using reactors in electrical circuits is to limit magnitude of short-circuit current.
488. Which of the following relay has inherent directional characteristics? Impedance relay.
489. Relay generally used for phase fault is distance relay.
490. Buchholz`s relay is invariably used on transformers.
491. Which of the following is a distance relay? MHO relay
492. A three phase delta-star connected transformer is provided with Merz price percentage
differential protection. The windings of current transformers will be connected in star-delta.
493. Reactors for the protection of transmission lines are connected in series.
494. A lighting arrester is always located before the main transformer.
495. Basically a lightening arrester is a surge diverter.
496. Any voltage surge travelling on the transmission line will first enter lightening arrester.
497. The main purpose of providing lightening arrester in a substation is to protect transformer.
498. Expulsion type lightening arresters are used with systems having operating voltages up to 33 KV.
499. Which of the following needs to be protected against direct stroke due to lightening? Power
station, substation and overhead transmission lines.
500. Which section of a power system generally suffers from more faults as compared to the
remaining? Transmission lines.