1.

What is the highly automated communications process by which measurements are

made and other data collected at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to
receiving equipment for monitoring?
1. Remote Terminal Unit

2. Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)

3. Telemetry

4. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System

2. Advisory functions of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission are :
1. Formulation of National Electricity Policy and Tariff Policy.

2. Promotion of competition, efficiency, and economy in the activities of the electricity

industry.
3. Promotion of investment in electricity industry.

4. Any other matter referred to the Central Commission by the Central Government.
3. The Central Processing Unit, contains an internal program that tells the
Programmable Logic Controllers how to perform the following functions :
1. Execute the Control Instructions contained in the User's Programs. This program is stored

in "nonvolatile" memory, meaning that the program will not be lost if power is removed
2. Communicate with other devices, which can include Input and Output Devices,

Programming Devices, Networks, and even other Programmable Logic Controllers.

3. Perform Housekeeping activities such as Communications, Internal Diagnostics, etc.

4. Allof the above

4. 4. The report thus starts the journey on effective application of Information
Technology by presenting the overall approach culminating in creation of IT
strategies and detailed blueprints by respective distribution utilities. The report has
been structured as :
1. Introduction of information technology to the Indian power sector

2. Global practices and current usage of Information Technology in distribution

businesses
3. Overall approach and roadmap for distribution sector

4. Mandated focus areas like Management Information System and customer benefit
applications
5. Which tariff, for a station was calculated to cover both the fixed cost as well
as the variable (energy) cost at a certain (normative) generation level?
1 National Tariffs
.
2 Availability Based Tariff
.
3 Single-part Tariffs
.
4 Two-part Tariff
.
6. Some sensors measure more complex situations where exact measurement is
important. These are called as-------
1. Sensors

2. Analog Sensors
3. Inputs

4. Discrete Input
7. Real time balancing market :
1. Decide how much more or less generation will be needed in the next interval.

2. Select the least expensive generators that can meet the expected need depending on the
incremental and decremental energy bids submitted by generators wishing to participate in
the balancing market.
3. Decentralised energy markets cannot fully anticipate the real-time grid complexities.

4. All of the above

8. The factor which play a major role in finalisation of contracts are :
1. Load Monitoring

2. Load Pattern
3. Load Size
4. Types of Load
9. During the financial year 2013-14, the highest ever capacity addition of 20,501 MW
(thermal, nuclear and hydro) was achieved. ( Ans. – 2011-12 )
1 true
.
2 false
.
10. Which company is the leading power trading services provider in India?
1. National Hydroelectric Power Corporation

2. National Thermal Power Corporation

3. Power Grid Corporation of India
4. Power Trading Corporation of India
11. The development model adopted as a consequence was cantered on the development
of--------
1. Agriculture Industry

2. Small and Cottage Industry

3. Heavy Industry
4. Information Technology Industry
system
12. To maintain reliability in real time, the   operator would need to manage
intra hour imbalance.
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13. Managing risk is perceived harder for electricity being a non-storable 
14. Power market must be develop for optimal utilization of-------
1. Resources

2. Electricity

3. Energy

4. All of the above

15. A retailer buys goods from manufacturer in large quantities either directly or
w holesaler
through 
16. Power market must be develop for optimal utilization of-------
1. Resources

2. Electricity

3. Energy

4. All of the above

17. What is a client that requests data from a data acquisition server?
1. Human-Machine Interface (HMI)

2. Industrial Control System

3. Telemetry

4. Data Acquisition Server

18. A mechanism that allows trade is---------
1. Commerce

2. Exchange

3. Trade

4. Market

19. Which cost is linked to capital investment and the cost of fuel?
1. Transmission Cost

2. Distribution Cost
3. Generation Cost
4. Administration Cost
20. The power-trading scenario in India is at a-------
1. Introduction Stage

2. Maturity Stage
3. Nascent Stage
4. Decline Stage