MGMS POLYTECHNIC

N-6, CIDCO, AURANGABAD 431003

OBJECTIVE TYPE TEST-1

Semester: - Fourth (Electrical) Marks: 40
Subject - TDE
Duration: 1hr

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1) Standard domestic AC supply voltage in India is _________

A) 220V B) 230V C) 240V D) 280V

2) In India high voltage transmission is mostly by_______

A) Overhead system B) Underground system C) Both (a) and (b) D) None of the above

3) The underground system cannot be operated above___________

A) 220V B) 66KV C) 33Kv D) 11Kv

4) The volume of copper required for and ac transmission line is inversely proportional to __

A) Current B) Voltage C) P.F D) Both (b) and (c)

5) Improving pf_____

A) Reduces current for a given output B) Increase losses in line

C) Increased the cost of station equipment D) None of the above

6) Which of the following distribution systems is not normally used?

A) 3phses, 3 wire B) 3phse, 4wire C) single phase, 3 wire D) single phase, and 2wire.

7) The main reason for using high voltage for long distance power transmission is _______

A) Reduction in transmission losses B) Reduction in time of transmission

C) Increase in system reliability D) None of the above

8) Maximum permissible span with wooden poles is __________

A) 20m B) 30m C) 50m D) 100m

9) Steel poles for transmission lines need protection against__________

A) Borer B) Termites C) Corrosion D) All of these

10) RCC poles usually have the spans of __________

A) 250-400m B) 80-150m C) 50-80m D) 25-50m

11) In India for distribution of electric power we usually use ______

A) Wooden poles B) Steel poles C) RCC poles D) Both (b) and (C)

12) Which of the following poles are bulky poles?

A) Wooden poles B) Tubular steel poles C) RCC poles D) Rail poles

13) In over head line, we generally use _______

A) Copper conductors B) All aluminum conductors C) ACSR conductors D) None of the above

14) The steel core used in ACSR conductor is usually of _______

A) Alloy steel B) Galvanized steel C) Stainless steel D) High speed steel

15) ACSR is used in place of copper in overhead lines because of ___

A) Higher current carrying capacity B) being lighter in weight C) economy D) higher tensile
strength.

16) The material used for the manufacture of ground wire is _______

A) Aluminum B) Galvanized steel C) Cast iron D) Stainless steel.

17) Which of the following materials is not used for transmission and distribution of electrical power?

A) Tungsten B) Copper C) Aluminum D) Cadmium copper.

18) The sag of a transmission line is least affected owing to __

A) Weight of the conductor B) Current through the conductor

C) Atmospheric temperature D) Ice deposition on the conductor

19) Increase in temperature in overhead transmission lines causes ___

A) Increase in stress and length B) decrease in stress and length

C) Decrease in stress but increase in length D) None of the above

20) Effect of temperature rise in overhead lines is to ___

A) Increase the sag and decrease the tension B) decrease the sag and increase the tension
C) Increase both D) Decreases both

21) The sag of a transmission line conductor in summer is _____________

A) Less than that I winter B) More than that in winter C) Same as in winter D) none of the above

22) In a transmission line, sag depends upon _________

A) Span length B) Tension in conductors

C) Weight of the conductor per unit length. D) All of the above

23) Between two supports, due to sag the conductor takes the form of ____

A) Semi-circle B) Centenary C) Hyperbola D) None of the above

24) The effect of ice deposition on conductor is to increase the _____

A) Weight of the conductor B) transmission losses C) Resistance tor flow of current D) Skin effect

25) The minimum clearance between 132 Kv transmission line and ground is about _____

A) 6.4m B) 3.2m C) 14m D) 17 m

26) For a 400Kv line, the spacing between phase conductors is around _____

A) 8m B) 11m C) 14m D) 17m

27) Which of the following materials is not a constituent of material used in making porcelain insulators?

A) Kaolin B) Quartz C) Silica D) Felspar.

28) Pin type insulators are generally not used for voltages exceeding_______

A) 66KV B) 33KV C) 25KV D) 11Kv

29) Wave structure of pin insulator increases its_______

A) Mechanical strength. B) Puncture strength C) flash over voltage D) thermal strength

30) Which type of insulators are used on 132 kV transmission lines ________

A) Pin type B) disc type C) shackle type D) Pin and shackle type

31) In a suspension type insulator the potential drop is _____________

A) Maximum across the lowest disc B) Maximum across the topmost disc

C) Uniformly distributed over the discs D) All of the above

32) The string efficiency of a high voltage line is around ________

A) 100% B) 80% C) 40% D) 10%

33) The string efficiency of insulators can be increased by ________

A) Reducing the number of strings B) Increasing the number of strings

C) Correct grading of insulators of various capacitances D) Changing the orientation of strings

34) Sting efficiency can be improved by _________________

A) using long cross arms B) using a guard ring C) grading the insulators D) Any of the above

35) The insulators may fail due to ___

A) Flash-over B) Short circuits C) Deposition of dust D) Any of the above

36) Corona is accompanied by _____

A) Violet visible discharges in darkness B) Hissing sound C) Vibration D) Power loss

E) Radio interference F) Ozone G) All of the above

37) To reduce corona effect usually

A) The distance between the conductors is reduced B) The conductor diameter is reduced

C) Bundled conductors are used D) Stranded conductors are used

38) Transposition of transmission line is done to

A) Reduce line loss B) Reduce skin effect C) Balance line voltage drop D) Reduce corona

39) Skin effect in conductor becomes more pronounced ______________

A) At higher frequency B) at lower frequency C) at dc D) none of the above

40) Proximity effect

A) Is more pronounced for large conductors high frequencies and close proximity

B) Increased the resistance of the conductors and reduces the self reactance

C) Is substantially eliminated with stranded conductors

D) all of the above

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Answer Key for Test No: 01

Question No Answer Question No Answer

1 B 25 A

2 A 26 A

3 B 27 C

4 D 28 B

5 A 29 C

6 C 30 B

7 A 31 A

8 C 32 B

9 C 33 C

10 B 34 D

11 D 35 D

12 C 36 G

13 C 37 C

14 B 38 C

15 C 39 A

16 B 40 D

17 A

18 B

19 C

20 A

21 B

22 D

23 B

24 A