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• 1.Under normal operation, a lighting arrester.....conducts to earth.
• (a) Heavy current
• (b) Moderate current
• (c) No current
• (d) None of the above

• Ans. (c)
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• 2.The relay protection is not provided for overload in……..
• (a) Transformers
• (b) Generators
• (c) Both (a) and (b)
• (d) None of these

• Ans. (d)
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• 3.Differnetial system of transformer protection provides protection
against:
• (a) Earth fault only
• (b) Phase fault only
• (c) Both (a) and (b)
• (d) None of the above

• Ans. (c)
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• 4. Overheating of a transformer may be due to
• (a) Overloads
• (b) Short circuits
• (c) Failure of cooling system
• (d) All of the above

• Ans. (d)
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• 5.The earth fault current is generally....... than the short circuit current
• (a) Less
• (b) More
• (c) Equal to
• (d) None of the above

• Ans. (a)
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• 6.A fuse element is generally made of………
• (a) Steel
• (b) Silver
• (c) Brass
• (d) Iron

• Ans. (b)
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• 7.The relay operating coil is supplied through:
• (a) Fuse
• (b) Current transformet
• (c) Power transformer
• (d) None of the above

• Ans. (b)
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• 8. Induction relays are used for:
• (a) A.C. quantities
• (b) D.C quantities
• (c) Both A.C. & D.C. quantities
• (d) None of the above

• Ans. (a)
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• 9.For the interruption of high voltage & low current, the circuit breaker
preferred is
• (a) Air blast CB
• (b) Vacuum CB
• (c) Oil CB
• (d) All of the above

• Ans. (b)
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• 10.The rating of a fuse is expressed in terms of:
• (a) Volts
• (b) Volt-amperes
• (c) Amperes
• (d) VAR

• Ans. (c)
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• 11.Which of the following circuit breakers has high reliability and
negligible maintenance?
• (a) SFG
• (b) Air-blast
• (c) Oil
• (d) Vacuum

• Ans. (b)
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• 12. If the fault current is 2000 A, the relay setting 50% and C.T. ratio
400/5, the plug setting multiplier (PSM) will be:
• (a) 15
• (b) 10
• (c) 25
• (d) 50

• Ans. (b)
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• 13.The ground wire are placed……the line conductors.
• (a) Elbow
• (b) Above
• (c) In the middle
• (d) None of the above

• Ans. (b)
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• 14. The most serious voltages on the power system are these causes by:
• (a) Instution failure
• (b) Lighting
• (c) Resonance
• (d) Arcing ground

• Ans. (b)
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• 15.The surge diveters product the stations equipments against:
• (a) Direct lighting stroks
• (b) Traveling waves
• (c) Both (a) and (b)
• (d) None of these

• Ans. (c)
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• 16.Differential relays are used to protect the equipment against:
• (a) Over current
• (b) Reverse-current
• (c) Internal faults
• (d) None of the above

• Ans. (c)
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• 17.Merz price protection is a type of:
• (a) Distance protection
• (b) Differential protection
• (c) Both (a) and (b)
• (d) None of the above

• Ans. (b)
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• 18. The Overhead lines can be protected
• (a) Instantaneous over current relays
• (b) Inverse-time over current relaya
• (c) Directional over current relays
• (d) All of the above

• Ans. (d)
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• 19.In case of electro-medical relay, relay coil is normally designed for:
• (a) 5 and 10 A
• (b) 1 and 5 A
• (c) 10 and 25 A
• (d) 50 and 100 A

• Ans. (a)
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• 20.Impedance relays scheme is used for:
• (a) Transmission lines
• (b) Alternators
• (c) Bus-bars
• (d) Transformers

• Ans. (a)
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• Group-B Long Question
• Q. 2. Discuss the possible faults on overhead lines.
• Ans. See 2019 Q. 2.

• Or, Explain what are the avantages of a fuse.

• Ans. See Chapter-2 Q. 2.
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• Group-B Long Question
• 3.What do you mean by back up protection. in power system? Explain.
• Ans. The back-up relays are made independent of those factors which
might cause primary relays to fail. A back up relay operates after a time
delay to give the primary relay sufficient time to operate- When a back-
up relay operates, a larger part of the power system is disconnected from
the power.