• 1. 
    The ground wire should not be smaller than No ______ copper.

  • 2
  • 4
  • 6
  • 10
  • 2. 
    The main function of a fuse is to

  • protect the line
  • open the circuit
  • protect the appliance
  • prevent excessive currents
  • none of the above
  • 3. 
    On which of the following routine tests are conducted ?

  • Oil circuit breakers
  • Air blast circuit breakers
  • Minimum oil circuit breakers
  • All of the above
  • 4. 
    SF6 gas

  • is yellow in colour
  • is lighter than air
  • is nontoxic
  • has pungent small
  • none of the above
  • 5. 
    The arcing contacts in a circuit breaker are made of

  • copper tungsten alloy
  • porcelain
  • electrolytic copper
  • aluminium alloy
  • 6. 
    Which of the following medium is employed for extinction of arc in air circuit breaker ?

  • Water
  • Oil
  • Air
  • SF6
  • 7. 
    With which of the following, a circuit breaker must be equipped for remote operation ?

  • Inverse time trip
  • Time-delay trip
  • Shunt trip
  • None of the above
  • All of the above
  • 8. 
    Fault diverters are basically

  • fuses
  • relays
  • fast switches
  • circuit breakers
  • 9. 
    A thermal protection switch can protect against

  • short-circuit
  • temperature
  • overload
  • over voltage
  • 10. 
    Arc in a circuit behaves as

  • a capackive reactance
  • an inductive reactance
  • a resistance increasing with voltage rise across the arc
  • a resistance decreasing with voltage rise across the arc
  • 11. 
    Thermal circuit breaker has

  • delayed trip action
  • instantaneous trip action
  • both of the above
  • none of the above
  • 12. 
    Relays can be designed to respond to changes in

  • resistance, reactance or impedance
  • voltage and current
  • light intensity
  • temperature
  • all above
  • 13. 
    Overload relays are of…… type.

  • induction
  • solid state
  • thermal
  • electromagnetic
  • all above
  • 14. 
    Thermal overload relays are used to protect the motor against over current due to

  • short-circuits
  • heavy loads
  • grounds
  • all of the above
  • 15. 
    Magnetic circuit breaker has ______ trip action.

  • delayed
  • instantaneous
  • both of the above
  • none of the above
  • 16. 
    D.C. shunt relays are made of

  • few turns of thin wire
  • few turns of thick wire
  • many turns of thin wire
  • many turns of thick wire
  • 17. 
    The relay operating speed depends upon

  • the spring tension
  • the rate of flux built up
  • armature core air gap
  • all of the above
  • 18. 
    In order that current should flow without causing excessive heating or voltage drop, the relay contacts should

  • have low contact resistance
  • be clean and smooth
  • be of sufficient size and proper shape
  • have all above properties
  • 19. 
    Circuit breakers usually operate under

  • transient state of short-circuit current
  • sub-transient state of short-circuit current
  • steady state of short-circuit current
  • after D.C. component has ceased
  • 20. 
    Circuit breakers are essentially

  • current carrying contacts called electrodes
  • arc extinguishers
  • circuits to break the system
  • transformers to isolate the two systems
  • any of the above
  • 21. 
    The current zero interruption, in oil and air blast circuit breakers, is achieved by

  • lengthening of the gap
  • cooling and blast effect
  • both (a) and (b)
  • deionizing the oil with forced air
  • none of the above
  • 22. 
    Air blast circuit breaker is used for

  • over currents
  • short duty
  • intermittant duty
  • repeated duty
  • 23. 
    An efficient and a well designed protective relaying should have

  • good selectivity and reliability
  • economy and simplicity
  • high speed and selectivity
  • all of the above
  • 24. 
    Burden of a protective relay is the power

  • required to operate the circuit breaker
  • absorbed by the circuit of relay
  • developed by the relay circuit
  • none of the above
  • 25. 
    Directional relays are based on flow of

  • power
  • current
  • voltage wave
  • all of the above
  • 26. 
    A differential relay measures the vector difference between

  • two currents
  • two voltages
  • two or more similar electrical quantities
  • none of the above
  • 27. 
    A transmission line is protected by

  • inrush protection
  • distance protection
  • time graded and current graded over current protection
  • both (b) and (c)
  • none of the above
  • 28. 
    Large internal faults are protected by

  • merz price percentage differential protection
  • mho and ohm relays
  • horn gaps and temperature relays
  • earth fault and positive sequence relays
  • 29. 
    When a transmission line is energized, the wave that propagates on it is

  • current wave only
  • voltage wave only
  • both (a) and (b)
  • power factor wave only
  • 30. 
    Protective relays are devices that detect abnormal conditions in electrical circuits by measuring

  • current during abnormal condition
  • voltage during abnormal condition
  • constantly the electrical quantities which differ during normal and abnormal conditions
  • none of the above
  • 31. 
    The voltage appearing across the contacts after opening of the circuit breaker is called______voltage.

  • recovery
  • surge
  • operating
  • arc
  • none of the above
  • 32. 
    Ionization in circuit breaker is facilitated by

  • high temperature
  • increase of mean free path
  • increasing field strength
  • all of the above
  • 33. 
    In a circuit breaker the basic problem is to

  • maintain the arc
  • extinguish the arc
  • transmit large power
  • emit the ionizing electrons
  • 34. 
    Overheating of relay contacts or contact born out is due to

  • slow making and breaking of load circuit contacts
  • foreign matter on the contact surface
  • too low contact pressure
  • all of the above
  • 35. 
    Interruption of large currents by relay requires

  • arc suppressing blow out coils
  • wide separation of the opened contacts
  • high speed opening of contacts
  • all of the above
  • 36. 
    Shunt capacitance is neglected while considering

  • short transmission line
  • medium transmission line
  • long transmission line
  • medium and long transmission lines
  • 37. 
    The arc voltage produced in A.C. circuit breaker is always

  • in phase with the arc current
  • lagging the arc current by 90″
  • leading the arc current by 90°
  • none of the above
  • 38. 
    The time of closing the cycle, in modern circuit breakers is

  • 0.003 sec
  • 0.001 sec
  • 0.01 sec
  • 0.10 sec
  • none of the above
  • 39. 
    Insulation resistance of high voltage circuit breakers is more than

  • 1 mega ohms
  • 10 mega ohms
  • 100 mega ohms
  • 500 mega ohms
  • 40. 
    H.R.C. fuses provide best protection against

  • overload
  • reverse current
  • open-circuits
  • short-circuits
  • 41. 
    The delay fuses are used for the protection of ________ .

  • motors
  • power outlet circuits
  • fluorescent lamps
  • light circuits
  • 42. 
    Which of the following is the least expensive protection for overcurrent is low voltage system ?

  • Rewireable fuse
  • Isolator
  • Oil circuit breaker
  • Air break circuit breaker
  • None of the above
  • 43. 
    Resistance grounding is used for voltage between

  • 33kVto66kV
  • HkVto33kV
  • 3.3kVandllkV
  • none of the above
  • 44. 
    The contacts of high voltage switches used in power system are submerged in oil. The main purpose of the oil is to

  • lubricate the contacts
  • insulate the contacts from switch body
  • extinguish the arc
  • all of the above
  • none of the above
  • 45. 
    To protect most of the electrical equipment handling low power, the types of relays used are

  • thermocouple
  • electronic and bimetallic
  • both (a) and (b)
  • none of the above
  • 46. 
    Wave trap is used to trap waves of

  • power frequencies
  • higher frequencies entering generator or transformer units
  • either of the above
  • none of the above
  • 47. 
    Ungrounded neutral transmission system is not recommended because of system

  • insulation being overstressed due to over voltages
  • insulation overstress may lead to failure and subsequent phase to phase faults
  • being inadequately protected against ground fault
  • all of the above
  • 48. 
    The reflection co-efficient at the open circuited end of a transmission line.

  • zero
  • infinity
  • unity
  • none of the above
  • 49. 
    For the protection of power station buildings against direct strokes the requirements are

  • interception
  • interception and conduction
  • interception, conduction and dissipation
  • interception, conduction, dissipation and reflection
  • none of the above
  • 50. 
    The line insulation is the insulation level of the station equipment.

  • less than
  • same as
  • more than
  • proportional to
  • not directly related with
  • 51. 
    The interaction between a transmission line and communication line is minimized by

  • transposing transmission as well as communication lines
  • increasing the height of the trans-mission line tower
  • increasing the distance between the two lines
  • all of the above
  • 52. 
    When a wave propagates on a transmission line, it suffers reflection several times at

  • tapping
  • load end
  • sending end
  • sending and other end
  • all of the above
  • 53. 
    Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  • Station batteries are used to operate relay only
  • The lightning arresters are basically surge diverters
  • An impedance relay has maximum fault current when fault occurs near the relay
  • A high speed relay has an operation of 1 to 2 cycles
  • 54. 
    Discrimination between main and back up protection is provided by the use of relays which are

  • fact
  • sensitive
  • slow
  • none of the above
  • 55. 
    Induction cup relay is operated due to changes in

  • current
  • voltage
  • impedance
  • all of the above
  • 56. 
    A.C. network analyser is used to solve problems of

  • load flow
  • load flow and short-circuit
  • load flow and stability
  • load flow, short-circuit and stability
  • none of the above
  • 57. 
    Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

  • Lightning arrestors are used before the switchgear
  • Shunt reactors are used as compensation reactors
  • The peak short current is (1.8 xV2) times the A.C. component
  • The MVA at fault is equal to base MVA divided by per unit equivalent fault reactance
  • 58. 
    Short-circuit currents are due to

  • single phase to ground faults
  • phase to phase faults
  • two phase to ground faults
  • three phase faults
  • any of these
  • 59. 
    To reduce short circuit fault currents are used.

  • reactors
  • resistors
  • capacitors
  • none of the above
  • 60. 
    Bus coupler is very essential in arrangement

  • single bus
  • double bus, double breaker
  • main and transfer bus
  • all of the above
  • 61. 
    For cost and safety, the outdoor substations are installed for voltages above

  • 11 kV
  • 33 kV
  • 60kV
  • 110kV
  • 62. 
    The short circuit in any winding of the transformer is the result of

  • mechanical vibration
  • insulation failure
  • loose connection
  • impulse voltage
  • 63. 
    relays are used for phase faults on long line.

  • Impedance
  • Reactance
  • Either of the above
  • None of the above
  • 64. 
    For which of the following protection from negative sequence currents is provided ?

  • Generators
  • Motors
  • Transmission line
  • Transformers
  • 65. 
    relay is preferred for phase fault on short transmission line.

  • Induction type
  • Reactance
  • Impedance
  • None of the above
  • 66. 
    Distance relays are generally

  • split-phase relays
  • reactance relays
  • impedance relays
  • none of the above
  • 67. 
    For which of the following ratings of the transformer differential protection is recommended ?

  • above 30 kVA.
  • equal to and above 5 MVA
  • equal to and above 25 MVA
  • none of the above
  • 68. 
    A _______ is used to measure the stator % winding temperature of the generator.

  • thermocouple
  • pyrometer
  • resistance thermometer
  • thermometer
  • 69. 
    The under voltage relay can be used for

  • generators
  • busbars
  • transformers
  • motors
  • all of the above
  • 70. 
    The relay with inverse time characteristic will operate within

  • 1.5 sec
  • 5 to 10 sec
  • 5 to 20 sec
  • 20 to 30 sec
  • none of the above
  • 71. 
    The single phasing relays are used for the protection of

  • single phase motors only
  • two phase motors only
  • two single phase motors running in parallel
  • three phase motors
  • 72. 
    Which of the following devices will receive voltage surge first travelling on the transmission line ?

  • Lightning arresters
  • Relays
  • Step-down transformer
  • Switchgear
  • 73. 
    Which of the following parameter can be neglected for a short line ?

  • Inductance
  • Capacitance
  • Resistance
  • Reactance
  • 74. 
    Series reactors should have

  • low resistance
  • high resistance
  • low impedance
  • high impedance
  • 75. 
    Which of the following circuit breakers has high reliability and minimum maintenance ?

  • Air blast circuit breakers
  • Circuit breaker with SF6 gas
  • Vacuum circuit breakers
  • Oil circuit breakers
  • 76. 
    Arc in a circuit breaker is interrupted at

  • zero current
  • maximum current
  • minimum voltage
  • maximum voltage
  • 77. 
    transmission line has reflection coefficient as one.

  • Open circuit
  • Short-circuit
  • Long
  • None of the above
  • 78. 
    What will be the reflection co-efficient of the wave of load connected to transmission line if surge impedance of the line is equal to load ?

  • Zero
  • Unity
  • Infinity
  • None of the above
  • 79. 
    The inverse definite mean time relays are used for over current and earth fault protection of transformer against

  • heavy loads
  • internal short-circuits
  • external short-circuits
  • all of the above
  • 80. 
    Over voltage protection is recommended for

  • hydro-electric generators
  • steam turbine generators
  • gas turbine generators
  • all of the above
  • none of the above
  • 81. 
    Air blast circuit breakers for 400 kV power system are designed to operate in

  • 100 microsecond
  • 50 millisecond
  • 0.5 sec
  • 0.1 sec
  • 82. 
    Overfluxing protection is recommended for

  • distribution transformer
  • generator transformer of the power plant
  • auto-transformer of the power plant
  • station transformer of the power plant
  • 83. 
    Series capacitors are used to

  • compensate for line inductive reactance
  • compensate for line capacitive reactance
  • improve line voltage
  • none of the above
  • 84. 
    Admittance relay is _______ relay.

  • impedance
  • directional
  • non-directional
  • none of the above
  • 85. 
    The material used for fuse must have

  • low melting point and high specific resistance
  • low melting point and -low specific resistance
  • high melting point and low specific resistance
  • low melting point and any specific resistance
  • 86. 
    If the fault occurs near the impedance relay, the VII ratio will be

  • constant for all distances
  • lower than that of if fault occurs away from the relay
  • higher than that of if fault occurs away from the relay
  • none of the above
  • 87. 
    The torque produced in induction type relay (shaded pole structure) is

  • inversely proportional to the current
  • inversely proportional to the square of the current
  • proportional to the current
  • proportional to square of the current
  • 88. 
    The steady state stability of the power system can be increased by

  • connecting lines in parallel
  • connecting lines in series
  • using machines of high impedance
  • reducing the excitation of machines
  • none of the above
  • 89. 
    The inductive interference between power and communication line can be minimized by

  • transposition of the power line
  • transposition of the communication line
  • both (a) and (b)
  • increasing the distance between the conductors
  • 90. 
    The power loss is an important factor for the design of

  • transmission line
  • motor
  • generator
  • feeder
  • 91. 
    A fuse is connected

  • in series with circuit
  • in parallel with circuit
  • either in series or in parallel with circuit
  • none of the above
  • 92. 
    H.R.C. fuse, as compared to a rewirable fuse, has

  • no ageing effect
  • high speed of operation
  • high rupturing capacity
  • all of the above
  • 93. 
    The fuse rating is expressed in terms of

  • current
  • voltage
  • VAR
  • kVA
  • 94. 
    The fuse blows off by

  • burning
  • arcing
  • melting
  • none of the above
  • 95. 
    On which of the following effects of electric current a fuse operates ?

  • Photoelectric effect
  • Electrostatic effect
  • Heating effect
  • Magnetic effect
  • 96. 
    An isolator is installed

  • to operate the relay of circuit breaker
  • as a substitute for circuit breaker
  • always independent of the position of circuit breaker
  • generally on both sides of a circuit breaker
  • 97. 
    A fuse in a motor circuit provides protection against

  • overload
  • short-circuit and overload
  • open circuit, short-circuit and overload
  • none of the above
  • 98. 
    Protection by fuses is generally not used beyond

  • 20 A
  • 50 A
  • 100 A
  • 200 A
  • 99. 
    . A fuse is never inserted in

  • neutral wire
  • negative of D.C. circuit
  • positive of D.C. circuit
  • phase dine
  • 100. 
    . Oil switches are employed for

  • low currents circuits
  • low voltages circuits
  • high voltages and large currents circuits
  • all circuits
  • 101. 
    . A switchgear is device used for

  • interrupting an electrical circuit
  • switching an electrical circuit 111.
  • switching and controlling an electrical circuit
  • switching, controlling and protecting the electrical circuit and equipment
  • 102. 
    . The fuse wire, in D.C. circuits, is inserted in

  • negative circuit only
  • positive circuit only
  • both (a) and (b)
  • either (a) or (b)
  • 103. 
    . By which of the following methods major portion of the heat generated in a H.R.C. fuse is dissipated ?

  • Radiation
  • Convection
  • Conduction
  • All of the above
  • 104. 
    . A short-circuit is identified by

  • no current flow
  • heavy current flow
  • voltage drop
  • voltage rise
  • 105. 
    . The information to the circuit breaker under fault conditions is provided by

  • relay
  • rewirable fuse
  • H.R.C. only
  • all of the above
  • 106. 
    . To limit short-circuit current in a power system are used.

  • earth wires
  • isolators
  • H.R.C. fuses
  • reactors
  • 107. 
    . A balanced 3-phase system consists of

  • zero sequence currents only
  • positive sequence currents only
  • negative and zero sequence currents
  • zero, negative and positive sequence currents
  • 108. 
    . In a single bus-bar system there will be complete shut down when

  • fault occurs on the bus itself
  • fault occurs on neutral line
  • two or more faults occur simultaneously
  • fault occurs with respect to earthing
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