Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology 6th edition

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 22

All questions have only one correct answer

1. Three loads, each of 10  resistance, are connected in star to a 400 V, 3-phase supply. The line
voltage is:
400
[a] V
3
[b] 3 (400) V
[c] 400 V
[d] 40 V

2. Three loads, each of 10  resistance, are connected in star to a 400 V, 3-phase supply. The
phase voltage is:
400
[a] V
3
[b] 3 (400) V
[c] 400 V
[d] 40 V

3. Three loads, each of 10  resistance, are connected in star to a 400 V, 3-phase supply. The
phase current is:
40
[a] A
3
[b] 3 (40) A
[c] 4000 A
[d] 40 A

4. Three loads, each of 10  resistance, are connected in star to a 400 V, 3-phase supply. The line
current is:
40
[a] A
3
[b] 3 (40) A
[c] 4000 A
[d] 40 A

5. Three loads, each of 10  resistance, are connected in star to a 400 V, 3-phase supply. The
total power dissipated in the load is:
[a] 3 (16) kW
[b] 16 kW
[c] 48 kW
[d] 4 kW
6. Which of the following statements is false?
[a] For the same power, loads connected in delta have a higher line voltage and a smaller line
current than loads connected in star.
[b] When using the two-wattmeter method of power measurement the power factor is unity
when the wattmeter readings are the same
[c] A.c. may be distributed using a single-phase system with two wires, a three-phase system
with three wires or a three-phase system with four wires
[d] The national standard phase sequence for a three-phase supply is R, Y, B

7. Three loads, each of resistance 16  and inductive reactance 12  are connected in delta to a
400 V, 3-phase supply. The phase impedance is:
[a] 4
[b] 20 
[c] 28 
[d] 192 

8. Three loads, each of resistance 16  and inductive reactance 12  are connected in delta to a
400 V, 3-phase supply. The line voltage is:
[a] 3 (400) V
20
[b] V
3
400
[c] V
3
[d] 400 V

9. Three loads, each of resistance 16  and inductive reactance 12  are connected in delta to a
400 V, 3-phase supply. The phase voltage is:
[a] 3 (400) V
20
[b] V
3
400
[c] V
3
[d] 400 V

10. Three loads, each of resistance 16  and inductive reactance 12  are connected in delta to a
400 V, 3-phase supply. The phase current is:
[a] 20 A
[b] 3 (20) A
[c] 100 A
[d] 25 A

11. Three loads, each of resistance 16  and inductive reactance 12  are connected in delta to a
400 V, 3-phase supply. The line current is:
[a] 20 A
[b] 3 (20) A
[c] 100 A
[d] 25 A

12. Three loads, each of resistance 16  and inductive reactance 12  are connected in delta to a
 400 V, 3-phase supply. The total power dissipated in the load is:
[a] 3 (6.4) kW
[b] 6.4 kW
[c] 19.2 kW
[d] 10 kW
13. The phase voltage of delta-connected three-phase system with balanced loads is 240 V. The
line voltage is:
[a] 720 V
[b] 440 V
[c] 340 V
[d] 240 V

14. A 4-wire three-phase star-connected system has a line current of 10A. The phase current is:
[a] 40 A
[b] 10 A
[c] 20 A
[d] 30 A

15. The line voltage of a 4-wire three-phase star-connected system is 11kV. The phase voltage is:
[a] 19.05 kV
[b] 11 kV
[c] 6.35 kV
[d] 7.78 kV

16. In the two-wattmeter method of measurement power in a balanced three-phased system

readings of P1 and P2 watts are obtained. The power factor may be determined from:
 P P 
[a] 3 1 2 
 P1  P2 
 P P 
[b] 3 1 2 
 P1  P2 
P1  P2 
[c]
3 P1  P2 
P1  P2 
[d]
3 P1  P2 

17. The phase voltage of a 4-wire three-phase star-connected system is 110V. The line voltage
is:
[a] 440 V
[b] 330 V
[c] 191 V
[d] 110 V