Question Paper

For Executives (LHS)

1 Speed of conveyors is normally –

(a) 5 – 10 Mt/sec.
(b) 20 – 30 Mt/Sec
(c) 2.5 – 3.2 Mt./sec
(d) 0.5 to 1 Mt/sec.

2 Belt type NN 800/4 designates –

(a) Nylon/Nylon Belt 4 ply, Tensile strength 200 KN/Mt width / Ply
(b) Best strength – 800 KN/Mt width/ply
(c) Steel cord belt with belt strength 800 KN/Mt. Width
(d) None of the above.

3. Grade – M 24 of belt designates –

(a) Carcass Strength

(b) Rubber Type
(c) Belt Thickness
(e) Belt width

4. LHS cable of fire system means –

(a) Linear heat sensing cable (b) Line heating system cable
(c ) Left hand side cable (d) None of the above

5. Troughing angle – 35o means –

(a) Conveyor belt trough angle is 35o

(b) Structure inclination is 35o
(c) Conveyer chute is 35o inclined

6. Maximum inclination of conveyer is –

(a) Less than 25o (b) More than 50 degree

(c) More than 90 degree (d) None of the above.

7. Angle of wrap of conveyer can be increased by –

(a) Providing sub pulley

(b) Removing snub pulley
(c ) Increasing the diameter of drive pulley

8. Scoop Type of Fluid Coupling helps –

(a) To vary the speed of driver m/c

(b) To stop the m/c without stopping motor
(c) To start the machine on load

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 (d) All of the above

9. Self aligning idlers are used to –

(a) Adjust sway manually (b) Adjust sway automatically

(c) Stop the conveyors (d) All of the above

10. Baffle plate is used –

(a) To adjust coal flow (b) To divert coal direction

(c) To increase coal flow (d) None of the above.

11. Oil used in fluid coupling is –

(a) Servomesh SP 460 (b) Servosystem – 68

(c) Servosystem 46 (d) Servogem –Ep2

12. Holdback is used in gearboxes –

(a) To prevent starting of conveyor (b) To prevent moving of conveyer backwards

(c) To stop conveyor (d) To start conveyor

13. In Hot vulcanizing of NN Belt, the temperature of the spliced area is raised upto –

(a) 140 – 145oC (b) 300 – 400oC

(c) 50 – 80oC (d) 1000 – 2000oC

14. Compacting of lignite is done in the stockyard –

(a) To reduce the Air Flow to avoid fire Hazard (b) To reduce the height of the pile
(b) To increase the capacity of stockyard (d) None of the above

15. Luffing of stacker/reclaimer relates with –

(a) Increasing the height of boom (b) Reducing the height of moon
(c) Raising/lowering of boom (d) None of the above

16 Function of take up in conveyors is to

(a) Adjust tension of the belt

(b) Accommodate conveyor structure

(c) Increase the beauty of the structure

(d) take care of elongation of the belt as well as to adjust the tension during starting of
conveyor.

17 Idler spacing is normally the distance between

(a) Two subsequent idlers (b) two subsequent idler frames

(c) Two subsequent conveyors (d) two adjacent idlers

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18 Skirt rubber in conveyors is used

(a) To prevent the leakage of Coal/ Dust between skirt board and belt
(b) To increase friction of belt
(c) To reduce the speed of conveyor
(d) To increase the volume of chute

19 If Breaker is closed in Service and the ammeter is showing current and the bulb is not glowing
(a) Power is isolated & control supply is in service
(b) Power & Control supply is in service
(c) Power is in service & control supply is off
(d) ON bulb will be fused

20 Test position of Breaker means

(a) Power is isolated & Control supply is in service.

(b) Power & control supply is in service
(c) Power is in service & control supply is off
(d) Breaker is out of service

21 Fusible plug of Fluid coupling blows at what temperature

(a) app 140 degree cent. (b) 200 degree

(c) 400 degree (d) 500 degree

22 Deluge valve is connected with

(a) Sump pumps (b) Fire fighting system

(c) DE system (d) DS system

23 Plain/ Toothed /ring hammers are used in

(a) Screen (b) Vibro feeder

(c) Crushers (d) Belt

24 Scrapers are used in conveyors to

(a) Reduce the carry over of lignite slurry (b) Increase the friction

(c) Reduce the friction (d) cut the belt

25 Coal / Lignite thermal power plant operates on the concept of :–
a) Carnot Cycle b) Jauls – Brayton cycle c) Rankine cycle d) Dual cycle
26 Reheat cycle improves cycle
a) Efficiency b) Work done c) Both (d) None
27 The cycle efficiency with the increase of number of feed water heater
a) increases (b) decreses c) depends on cycle d) neither increase nor decreses
28 In super critical boiler, latent heat in Kcal / kg.
a) 54 deg. (b) 100 (c) 0 (d) 860.
29 The COC maintained in CW water system at SLPP

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 a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
30 Reheater coils are placed in
a)FBHE 1 b) FBHE - 2 c) FBHE - 3 d)FBHE - 4
31 Heat rate of Unit at SLPP is between
a) 2500 – 2600 b) 2700 – 2800 c) 2900 – 3000 d) 2300 – 2400
32 Specific lignite consumption unit is
a) kCal / kg hr (b) kg/kWhr c) kWh/kg d) kg hr / Kcal
33 Specific lignite consumption at SLPP is
a) 0.9 - 1 b) 1-2 c) 1.5 - 2 d) morethan 2
34 Sulphar capture in the combustor is generally
a) morethan 80% b) morethan 85% c) morethan 90% d)100%
35 The maximum losses in the boiler due to
a) dry flue gas b) moisture c) unburnt d) radiation & unaccounted losses
36 Average daily station coal consumption 100% MCR is
a)3000 tonnes b)4000 tons c) 5000 tons d) 6000 tons

37 Auxiliary power consumption for financial year 2003 – 04

a) 9 – 10% b) 10 –11% c) 11-12% d) more than 12%
38 How many lignite stacking areas are available at both in-plant and mines end
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 2
39 At SLPP, TPS mobile truck is used as
a) dust extractor b) dust suppressor c) both extractor & suppressor d) none

40 At SLPP, how many raw water pumps are there

a) 5 b) 4 c) 3 d) 2

41 At SLPP, how many Circulating Pumps (CW) are there

a) 5 b) 4 c) 3 d) 2
42 How many cells are there in each cooling tower of circulating water system
a) 9 b) 8 c) 7 d) 5
43 What is the extent of ash utilisation at SLPP these days
a) 80% b) 50% c) 100% d) 70%

44 Following parameter enhances ESP performance

a) High moisture in flue gas b) High sulphur flue gas c) High conductivity of ash
d) All of the above
45 Following measures are being attempted to improve ESP efficiency
a) Na dozing along with fuel b) NH3 dosing in FG duct c) Water spray in FG duct
d) All of the above
46 Use of lime along with lignite at SLPP is resulting in
a) Increased boiler efficiency b) decreased boiler efficiency
c) no effect on efficiency d) reduced lignite consumption
47 CFBC boiler efficiency at SLPP is low compared to designed value because of
a) high moisture in lignite b) low ash content of lignite
c) high sulphur in lignite d) High VM in lignite
48 Rated steam parameters at turbine inlet
a) 142 ata and 535 o C b) 132 ata and 535 o C c) 126 ata and 575 o C
d) 126 ata and 535 o C
49 HP –LP bypass capacity at SLPP is
a) 75 % b) 30% c) 45% d) 60 %

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50 Commercial declaration of SLPP is from
a) August 15, 2000 b) February 15 , 1999
c) February 15 ,2000 d) August 15 1999