REE OBJECTIVES 14.

A synchronous condenser is virtually which of the

following?
A. Induction motor
B. Under excited synchronous motor
1. Direct conversion of heat into electric power is possible C. Over excited synchronous motor
through _____. D. D.C. generator
A. fuel cell C. thermionic converter
B. batteries D. all of the above 15. Photovoltaic solar energy conversion system makes
use of ____.
2. Which of the following is NOT a source of power? A. fuel cell C. solar pond
A. Thermocouple C. Photovoltaic cell B. solar cell D. aluminum
B. Solar cell D. Photoelectric cell
16. Direct conversion of heat into electrical energy is
3. Also known as PRC Renewal Law. possible through ______.
A. RA 8189 C. RA 8981 A. Magneto Hydro-Dynamic generators (MHD)
B. RA 7920 D. RA 10912 B. Solar cells
C. Fuel cells
4. What is the classification of a turbine if the water D. None of these
moves along the vanes toward the axis of rotation of the
runner? 17. Following power plant has instant starting
A. Axial Flow C. Parallel Flow A. nuclear power plant
B. Radial Flow D. Mixed Flow B. hydro power plant
C. diesel power plant
5. It is an Act which requires CPD (Continuing Professional D. both B and C
Development) as the mandatory requirement for the
renewal of Professional Identification Card, this is known 18. Power plant having maximum demand more than the
as the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Act of installed rated capacity will have utilization factor ____.
2016” A. equal to unity C. more than unity
A. RA No. 10912 C. RA No. 10192 B. less than unity D. none of the above
B. RA No. 10219 D. RA No. 10921
19. Salvage value of the plant is always ____.
6. High load factor indicates ________. A. positive C. negative
A. cost of generation per unit power is increased B. zero D. any of the above
B. total plant capacity is utilized for most of the time
C. total plant capacity is not properly utilized for most of 20. Depreciation charges are high in case of __.
the time A. thermal plant C. diesel plant
D. none of the above B. hydroelectric plant D. all of these

7. Efficiency of a plant is of little or least importance or 21. Consumer has to pay lesser fixed charges in ___.
concern in case of or when it is selected as ___. A. flat rate tariff C. two part tariff
A. base load power plants B. maximum demand tariff D. any of the above
B. standby or casual run plants
C. peak load plants 22. Which plant can never have 100 percent load factor?
D. either (B) or (C) A. Peak load plant C. Base load plant
B. Nuclear power plant D. Hydroelectric plant
8. Which lightning stroke is most dangerous?
A. Direct stroke on line conductor 23. Diversity factor has direct effect on the ___.
B. Indirect stroke on conductor A. fixed cost of unit generated
C. Direct stroke on tower top B. running cost of unit generated
D. Direct stroke on ground wire C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
9. In an interconnected system, the diversity factor of the
whole system is ______ 24. Mark the WRONG statement?
A. remain unchanged C. increases High load factor of a generating equipment:
B. decreases D. none of the above A. leads to lesser charges per kWh
B. implies lower diversity in demand
10. Generators for peak load plants are usually designed C. gives more profit to the owner
for maximum efficiency at _____________. D. can be obtained by accepting off-peak loads
A. 25 to 50 percent full load
B. 50 to 75 percent full load 25. For high value of diversity factor, a power station of
C. full load given installed capacity will be in a position to supply
D. 25 percent overload ______.
A. less number of consumers
11. Most efficient plants are normally used as ___. B. more number of consumers
A. peak load plants C. base load plants C. neither (A) nor (B)
B. either A or B D. none of the above D. either (A) or (B)

12. In a power plant if the maximum demand on the plant
is equal to the plant capacity, then ____
A. plant reserve capacity will be zero
B. diversity factor will be unity
C. load factor will be unity
D. load factor will be nearly 60%
26. A low utilization factor for the plant indicates that
____.
A. plant is used for standby purpose only
B. plant is under maintenance
C. plant is used for base load only
D. plant is used for peak load as well as base load

13. Which of the following is the essential requirement of 27. During load shedding _______,
peak load plant? A. system power factor is changed
A. It should run at high speed B. some loads are switched off
B. It should produce high voltage C. system voltage is reduced
C. It should be small in size D. system frequency is reduced
D. It should be capable of starting quickly
 D. discharge of fluids
28. ______ is the reserved generating capacity available
for service under emergency conditions which is not kept 41. As the load factor of a generating plant increases, the
in operation but in working order. generation cost per kWh generated is _____.
A. Hot reserve A. decreases C. increases
B. Cold reserve B. remains the same D. none of these
C. Spinning reserve
D. Firm power 42. Which of the following plants has the maximum capital
cost?
29. In which of the following power plants the A. Steam plants C. Hydroelectric plants
maintenance cost is usually high? B. Diesel plants D. Nuclear plants
A. Nuclear power plant
B. Hydro-electric power plant 43. For satellites, the source of energy is ______.
C. Thermal power plant A. solar cell C. fuel cell
D. Diesel engine power plant B. Edison cell D. cryogenic storage

30. Base load plants usually have ____ capital cost, 44. For cooling of large size generators, hydrogen is used
_______ operating cost and ________ load factor. because ___.
A. high, high, high A. it is light
B. high, low, high B. it offers reduced fire risk
C. low, low, low C. it has high thermal conductivity
D. low, high, low D. all of the above

31. Which of the following is not necessarily an advantage 45. Which power plant is free from environmental
of interconnecting various power stations? pollution problems?
A. Improved frequency of power supplied A. Thermal power plant
B. Reduction in total installed capacity B. Nuclear power plant
C. Increased reliability C. Hydro-power plant
D. Economy in operation of plants D. Geothermal energy power plant

32. Large capacity generators (rated 130 MW or more) 46. An alternator coupled to a ______ runs at a slow
are invariably ___. speed, as compared to others.
A. water cooled C. forced air cooled A. diesel engine C. steam turbine
B. natural air cooled D. hydrogen cooled B. hydraulic turbine D. gas turbine

33. A portion of the power canal which extends from the 47. A gas turbine power plant usually suits for __.
power house to the recipient water course, is known as A. peak load operation
______. B. base load operation
A. tail race C. exhaust C. permanent operation
B. discharge channel D. tail surge channel D. none of these

34. The portion of the power canal that extends from the 48. Electrostatic precipitator is installed between ___.
intake works to the power plant, is known as ___. A. coal bunker and boiler
A. head race C. main storage B. boiler furnace and chimney
B. tail race D. diversion canal C. economizer and air heater
D. condenser and economizer
35. Approximate estimation of power demand can be
made by _______. 49. Equipment used for pulverizing the coal is known as
A. load survey method ______________.
B. statistical method A. ball mill C. hopper
C. economic parameters B. burner D. Stoker
D. all of the above
50. Compressor used in gas turbines is ________.
36. A module is a ______. A. reciprocating compressor
A. newly installed solar cell B. plunger type compressor
B. series-parallel arrangement of solar cells C. screw compressor
C. a series of solar cells when not used for power D. multi-stage axial flow compressor
generation
D. none of these 51. In case of ____, fuel transportation is the major
problem.
37. Pelton wheels are installed on _____ A. diesel power plants
A. run of river plants with pondage B. nuclear power plants
B. run of river plants without pondage C. hydro-electric power plants
C. base load plant D. thermal power plants
D. high head plants
52. Thermionic converters are based on the principle of
38. Which instrument can be used to measure the flow of ______________________.
liquid through a pipe? A. Seebeck effect
A. Pitot tube C. Pressure gauge B. Transfer of electrons
B. Venturi meter D. Orifice C. Microwave theory
D. Faraday’s law
39. A pitot tube is used to measure _____.
A. energy of liquid 53. In a pressurized water reactor (PWR), ______.
B. pressure of liquid A. the coolant water is pressurized to work as moderator
C. energy and pressure of liquid B. the coolant water boils in the core of the reactor
D. energy, pressure and discharge of liquid C. the coolant water is pressurized to prevent
boiling of water in the core
40. A rotameter is used to measure _____. D. No moderator is used
A. velocity of fluids
B. viscosity of fluids
C. density of fluids
54. Coking is ____. 67. The main function of economizer of a boiler is to
A. formation of lumps or masses of coke in boiler furnaces _____.
at high temperatures A. increase steam production
B. heating of coal in absence of air, driving out CO 2 B. increase steam pressure
and leaving behind the residue and carbon C. reduce fuel consumption
C. burning of coal in furnace D. increase life of the boiler
D. producing lumps of coal from fine powders with the
help of a binder 68. Which of the following power plants will take long
period in erection and installation.
55. Bagasse is a ____. A. Gas turbine C. Hydro power plant
A. low quality coal B. Thermal D. Nuclear
B. a fuel consisting of wood
C. fibrous portion of sugarcane left after extracting 69. A thermal power plant is being supplied with coal
the juice having much more ash content than that which it was
D. a kind of rice straw designed. Which of the following units need major
modifications.
56. In thermal power plant, heat from the flue gases is A. Condenser C. Cooling tower
recovered in ____. B. Ash handling unit D. Pulverising unit
A. chimney C. de-superheater
B. economizer D. condenser 70. In a steam power plant, which of the following
components needs maximum maintenance attention?
57. Which of the following is not an accessory for a boiler? A. Condenser C. Boiler
A. Feed water pump C. Economizer B. Steam turbine D. Super-heater
B. Condenser D. Air pre-heater
71. Which of the following power plants needs highly
58. For a diesel generating station the useful life is skilled/qualified engineers for its operation?
expected to be around _____. A. Hydro C. Steam
A. 15 to 20 years B. Nuclear D. Gas turbine
B. 20 to 50 years
C. 50 to 75 years 72. In hydro-thermal source of geothermal energy, ___.
D. 75 to 100 years A. hot water or steam is available
B. molten lava is available
59. The expected useful life of a hydro-electric power C. hot gases are available
station is around _____. D. all of these
A. 15 years C. 60 years
B. 30 years D. 100 years 73. The function of a solar collector is of converting solar
energy into ____.
60. Which of the following plant is expected to have the A. radiations
longest expected life? B. thermal energy
A. Hydro-electric plant C. Diesel Plant C. electrical energy directly
B. Steam plant D. None of these D. any of these

61. Site for which of the following plant is decided on the 74. The turbine normally employed in tidal power plant is
basis of the contours of the land only? _____.
A. Steam power plant A. simple impulse turbine
B. Diesel power plant B. reaction type
C. Nuclear power plant C. propeller type
D. Hydro-electric power plant D. reversible type

62. Which of the following power
expenditure on transportation of fuel?
A. Steam power plant
B. Diesel power plant
C. Hydro-electric power plant
D. Nuclear power plant
plant has least 75. The power output of a nuclear power station is
proportional to _____.
A. the rate at which fission reaction occurs
B. square root of the rate at which fission reaction occurs
C. square of the rate at which fission reaction occurs
D. none of these

63. Out of the following which one is NOT an 76. Ash content of the coal can be reduced by _____.
unconventional source of energy? A. pulverizing
A. Tidal power C. Wind energy B. slow burning
B. Nuclear energy D. Geothermal energy C. washing
D. mixing with high grade coal
64. An impulse turbine ______
A. always operates submerged 77. The blades of gas turbines are made of ______.
B. makes use of draft tube A. stainless steel
C. is most suited for low head installations B. high alloy steel
D. operates by initial complete conversion to kinetic C. carbon steel
energy D. high nickel alloy

65. Gas turbine is widely used in _____. 78. Pipes carrying steam are generally of _____
A. locomotives C. Automobiles A. steel C. cast iron
B. aircrafts D. pumping stations B. aluminum D. cobalt

66. With reference to hydro power station, the graphical 79. In a medium or high head hydroelectric power station,
representation of the discharge as a function of time is a surge tank is provided to _____.
known as ______. A. reduce the length of the penstock pipes
A. Monograph C. Hectograph B. augment water at the forebay
B. Load duration curve D. Hydrograph C. control the pressure variations in the penstock
pipe
D. control the water flow through the turbine
 A. tidal energy C. MHD generator
B. batteries D. diesel engine

80. Which of the following power plants normally operates 93. Direct conversion of heat energy into electrical energy
at high speed? is possible through:
A. Hydroelectric C. Steam turbine A. MHD generators
B. Petrol engine D. Diesel engine B. thermionic converters
C. Fuel or solar cell
81. In Rankine cycle, the work output from a turbine is D. MHD generators and thermionic converters
given by ____.
A. change of enthalpy between inlet and outlet 94. Which of the following methods in generating electric
B. change of internal energy between inlet and outlet power from the sea water is more advantageous?
C. change of entropy between inlet and outlet A. Ocean currents C. Tidal power
D. change in temperature between inlet and outlet B. Wave power D. None of the above

82. The overall efficiency of a thermal power station is 95. The power station which does not require any moving
equal to _____. part is _______.
A. that of Rankine cycle A. Thermionic converter
B. that of regenerative cycle B. Wind power generation
C. that of Binary vapour cycle C. Tidal power plant
D. product of boiler efficiency, turbine efficiency and D. Solar power generation
generator efficiency
96. The advantages of an MHD system are:
83. What is the approximate efficiency of a normal A. low pollution and good efficiency
thermal power station? B. conservation of fuel
A. 30% - 40% C. 20% - 25% C. absence of moving parts
B. 45% - 55% D. 60% - 70% D. all of the above

84. Deaerative heating is done to ______. 97. Which of the following source of power is the least
A. heat the steam reliable?
B. remove dissolved gases in water A. Wind power C. Tidal power
C. heat the feed water B. Geothermal power D. Solar energy
D. remove dissolved solid impurities in water
98. Which of the following methods of generating electric
85. In thermal power plants, the pressure in the working
fluid cycle is developed by ____. power from the sea water is more advantageous?
A. condenser C. feed water pump A. Ocean currents C. Wave power
B. superheater D. turbine B. Tidal power D. None of these

86. The modern trend in electric power generation is ___. 99. The output power of a solar cell is in the order of __.
A. to have a large number of small size thermal plants A. 0.5 W C. 5 W
located at different places B. 1 W D. 10 W
B. to have a large size thermal plants near load centers
C. to have a large size thermal plants located near 100. The energy radiated by the sun on a bright sunny
coal field day is about:
D. None of the above A. 2.5 kW per square meter
B. 1.0 kW per square meter
87. As the size of a thermal generating unit increases, the C. 500 W per square meter
capital cost per kW of installed capacity ____. D. 200 W per square meter
A. increases C. remains the same
B. decreases D. may increase or decrease

88. Maximum efficiency of modern coal fired steam-

raising thermal power plants is restricted to about 35% (a
low value), mainly because ___
A. low alternator efficiency
B. high energy ions in boilers
C. low steam turbine mechanical efficiency
D. high energy loss from turbine exhaust to
condenser

89. Tidal power plant utilizes _______.

A. kinetic energy of water
B. potential energy of water
C. both potential as well as kinetic energy of water
D. none of these

90. Water hammer occurs in ______.

A. surge tank C. penstock pipe
B. turbine casing D. draft tube

91. Load curve of a power generating station is always

_________________.
A. negative slope
B. zero slope
C. positive slope
D. any combination of (A), (B) and (C)

92. For underwater movement of a submarine, the power

is provided by _____.
Thermionic Energy Converters (TECs) – are heat
engines that convert very high temperatures heat directly
into electricity by driving electrons across a vacuum gap,
allowing for high efficiencies without any moving parts. It
consists of a hot electrode which thermionically emits
electrons over a potential energy barrier to a cooler
electrode producing a useful electric power output.

Fuel Cell – uses the chemical energy of hydrogen or

other fuels to cleanly and efficiently produce electricity. It
is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical
energy of a fuel (often hydrogen) and an oxidizing agent
(often oxygen) into electricity.

Thermocouple – is a thermoelectric or electrical device

(also known as thermos-electrical thermometer)
consisting of two dissimilar electrical conductors (two
wires of different metals) forming an electrical junction or
connected at two points, a voltage is being developed
between the two junctions in proportion to the
temperature difference.

Photoelectric – a photoelectric effect is an emission of

electrons when electromagnetic radiation such as light hits
a material. Electrons emitted in this manner are called
photo electrons.

Solar cell or photovoltaic cell – is an electronic device

that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by
the photovoltaic effect, which is a physical and chemical
phenomenon (a device converting solar radiation into
electricity)

What does high load factor indicates? It is a measure

of the utilization rate, or efficiency of electrical energy
usage, a high load factor indicates that load is using the
electric system more efficiently, whereas consumers or
generators that underutilize the electric distribution have
a low load factor. Load factor of a power plant should be
high so that the total capacity of the plant is utilized for
the maximum period that will result in lower cost of
electricity being generated.

Magneto hydrodynamic generator (MHD generator) is

a magneto hydrodynamic converter that utilizes a Brayton
Cycle to transmit thermal energy and kinetic energy into
electricity.

*Hydroelectric power plants takes a long time for its

erection and installation about 10 – 15 years owing to
involvement of huge engineering works