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Description : The minimum clearance between the ground and a 220 kV line is about (a) 4.3 m (b) 5.5 m (c) 7.0 m (d) 10.5 m

Last Answer : (c) 7.0 m

Description : The material commonly used for sheaths of underground cables is (a) lead (b) rubber (c) copper (d) iron

Last Answer : (a) lead

Description : The material generally used for armour of high voltage cables is (a) aluminium (b) steel (c) brass (d) copper

Last Answer : (b) steel

Description : In transmission lines the crossarms are made of (a) copper (b) wood (c) R.C.C. (d) steel

Last Answer : (d) steel

Description : Overhead lines generally use (a) copper conductors (b) all aluminium conductors (c) A.C.S.R. conductors (d) none of these

Last Answer : (c) A.C.S.R. conductors

Description : The material commonly used for insulation in high voltage cables is (a) lead (b) paper (c) rubber (d) none of the above

Last Answer : (b) paper

Description : Distribution lines in India generally use (a) wooden poles (b) R.C.C. poles (c) steel towers (d) none of the above

Last Answer : (b) R.C.C. poles

Description : Multicore cables generally use (a) square conductors (b) circular conductors (c) rectangular conductors (d) sector-shaped conductors (e) none of the above

Last Answer : (d) sector-shaped conductors

Description : High voltage transmission lines use (a) suspension insulators (b) pin insulators (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of the above

Last Answer : (a) suspension insulators

Description : The distributors for residential areas are (a) single phase (b) three-phase three wire (c) three-phase four wire (d) none of the above

Last Answer : (c) three-phase four wire

Description : Most of the high voltage transmission lines in India are (a) underground (b) overhead (c) either of the above (d) none of the above

Last Answer : (b) overhead

Description : The voltage of the single phase supply to residential consumers is (a) 110 V (b) 210 V (c) 230 V (d) 400 V

Last Answer : (c) 230 V

Description : Besides a method of trial and error, which of the following methods is employed for solution of network problems in interconnected system ? (a) Circulating current method (b) Thevenin's theorem (c) Superposition of currents (d) Direct application of Kirehhoffs laws (e) All of the above

Last Answer : (e) All of the above

Description : A booster is a (a) series wound generator (b) shunt wound generator (c) synchronous generator (d) none of the above

Last Answer : (a) series wound generator

Description : Which of the following D.C. distribution system is the simplest and lowest in first cost ? (a) Radial system (b) Ring system (c) Inter-connected system (d) None of the above

Last Answer : (a) Radial system

Description : Due to which of the following reasons the cables should not be operated too hot ? (a) The oil may loose its viscosity and it may start drawing off from higher levels (b) Expansion of the ... instability may rise due to the rapid increase of dielectric losses with temperature (e) All of the above

Last Answer : (e) All of the above

Description : Which of the following methods is used for laying of underground cables ? (a) Direct laying (b) Draw-in-system (c) Solid system (d) All of the above

Last Answer : (d) All of the above

Description : The operating voltage of extra high tension cables is upto (a) 6.6 kV (b) 11 kV (c) 33 kV (d) 66 kV (e) 132 kV

Last Answer : (d) 66 kV

Description : The operating voltage of supertension cables is up to (a) 3.3 kV (b) 6.6 kV (c) 11 kV (d) 33 kV

Last Answer : (d) 33 kV

Description : The operating voltage of high voltage cables is up to (a)l.lkV (b)3.3kV (c)6.6kV (d)llkV

Last Answer : (d)llkV

Description : Which of the following is the demerit of a 'constant voltage transmission system' ? (a) Increase of short-circuit current of the system (b) Availability of steady voltage at all loads at ... of carrying increased power for a given conductor size in case of long-distance heavy power transmission

Last Answer : (a) Increase of short-circuit current of the system

Description : The square root of the ratio of line impedance and shunt admittance is called the (a) surge impedance of the line (b) conductance of the line (c) regulation of the line (d) none of the above

Last Answer : (a) surge impedance of the line

Description : The phenomenon qf rise in voltage at the receiving end of the open-circuited or lightly loaded line is called the (a) Seeback effect (b) Ferranti effect (c) Raman effect (d) none of the above

Last Answer : (b) Ferranti effect

Description : 310 km line is considered as (a) a long line (b) a medium line (c) a short line (d) any of the above

Last Answer : (a) a long line

Description : Which of the following are the constants of the transmission lines ? (a) Resistance (b) Inductance (c) Capacitance (d) All of the above

Last Answer : (d) All of the above

Description : The corona is considerably affected by which of the following ? (a) Size of the conductor (b) Shape of the conductor (c) Surface condition of the conductor (d) All of the above

Last Answer : (d) All of the above

Description : The usual spans with R.C.C. poles are (a) 40—50 meters (b) 60—100 meters (c) 80—100 meters (d) 300—500 meters

Last Answer : (c) 80—100 meters

Description : Galvanised steel wire is generally used as (a) stay wire (b) earth wire (c) structural components (d) all of the above

Last Answer : (d) all of the above

Description : Which of the following materials is not used for transmission and distribution of electrical power ? (a) Copper (b) Aluminium (c) Steel (d) Tungsten

Last Answer : (d) Tungsten

Description : The wooden poles well impregnated with creosite oil or any preservative compound have life (a) from 2 to 5 years (b) 10 to 15 years (c) 25 to 30 years (d) 60 to 70 years

Last Answer : (c) 25 to 30 years

Description : If variable part of annual cost on account of interest and depreciation on the capital outlay is equal to the annual cost of electrical energy wasted in the conductors, the total annual cost will be minimum and the ... (b) Ohm's law (c) Kirchhoffs law (d) Faraday's law (e) none of the above

Last Answer : (a) Kelvin's law

Description : Overhead system can be designed for operation up to (a) 11 kV (b) 33 kV (c) 66 kV (d) 400 kV

Last Answer : (c) 66 kV

Description : The underground system cannot be operated above (a) 440 V (b) 11 kV (c) 33 kV (d) 66 kV

Last Answer : (d) 66 kV

Description : are the conductors, which connect the consumer's terminals to the distribution (a) Distributors (b) Service mains (c) Feeders (d) None of the above

Last Answer : (b) Service mains

Description : By which of the following systems electric power may be transmitted ? (a) Overhead system (b) Underground system (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above

Last Answer : (c) Both (a) and (b)

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