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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Ans:

The main function of a fuse is to

protect the line
open the circuit
protect the appliance
prevent excessive currents
none of the above
d

On which of the following routine tests are conducted ?

(a) Oil circuit breakers
(b) Air blast circuit breakers
(c) Minimum oil circuit breakers
(d) All of the above
Ans: d
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Ans:

SF6 gas
is yellow in colour
is lighter than air
is nontoxic
has pungent small
none of the above
c

4. The arcing contacts in a circuit breaker are made of

(a)
copper tungsten alloy
(b)
porcelain
(c) electrolytic copper
(d) aluminium alloy
Ans: a
5. Which of the following medium is employed for extinction of arc in air circuit breaker ?
(a) Water
(b) Oil
(c) Air
(d) SF6
Ans: c
6. With which of the following, a circuit breaker must be equipped for remote operation ?
(a) Inverse time trip
(b) Time-delay trip
(c) Shunt trip
(d) None of the above
(e) All of the above
Ans: c
Fault diverters are basically
(a) fuses
(b) relays
(c) fast switches
(d) circuit breakers
Ans: c
A thermal protection switch can protect against
(a) short-circuit
(b) temperature
(c) overload
(d) over voltage
Ans: c
Arc in a circuit behaves as

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(a)
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Thermal circuit breaker has

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(a)
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(e)
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Relays can be designed to respond to changes in

resistance, reactance or impedance
voltage and current
light intensity
temperature
all above
e

12. Overload relays are of...... type.

(a) induction
(b) solid state
(c) thermal
(d) electromagnetic
(e) all above
Ans: e
13. Thermal overload relays are used to protect the motor against over current due to
(a) short-circuits
(b) heavy loads
(c) grounds
(d) all of the above
Ans: b
14.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

Magnetic circuit breaker has ______ trip action.

delayed
instantaneous
both of the above
none of the above
b

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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
c

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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

The relay operating speed depends upon

the spring tension
the rate of flux built up
armature core air gap
all of the above
d

17. In order that current should flow without causing excessive heating or voltage drop, the relay contacts should
(a) have low contact resistance
(b) be clean and smooth
(c) be of sufficient size and proper shape
(d) have all above properties
Ans: d
18.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
a

19.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Ans:

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
a

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Ans:

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
c

21.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

Air blast circuit breaker is used for

over currents
short duty
intermittant duty
repeated duty
d

22.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
d

23.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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

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Ans: b
24. Directional relays are based on flow of
(a) power
(b) current
(c) voltage wave
(d) all of the above
Ans: a
25.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

A differential relay measures the vector difference between

two currents
two voltages
two or more similar electrical quantities
none of the above
c

26.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Ans:

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
d

27.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
a

28.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
c

29.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
c

30. The voltage appearing across the contacts after opening of the circuit breaker is called______voltage.
(a) recovery
(b) surge
(c) operating
(d) arc
(e) none of the above
Ans: a
31.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

Ionization in circuit breaker is facilitated by

high temperature
increase of mean free path
increasing field strength
all of the above
d

32.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

In a circuit breaker the basic problem is to

maintain the arc
extinguish the arc
transmit large power
emit the ionizing electrons
c

33.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
d

34.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
d

35.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

Shunt capacitance is neglected while considering

short transmission line
medium transmission line
long transmission line
medium and long transmission lines
a

36.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
a

37. The time of closing the cycle, in modern circuit breakers is

(a) 0.003 sec
(b) 0.001 sec
(c) 0.01 sec
(d) 0.10 sec
(e) none of the above
Ans: a
38. Insulation resistance of high voltage circuit breakers is more than
(a) 1 mega ohms
(b) 10 mega ohms

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(d) 500 mega ohms
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39. H.R.C. fuses provide best protection against

(a) overload
(b) reverse current
(c) open-circuits
(d) short-circuits
Ans: d
40. The ground wire should not be smaller than No ______ copper.
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 10
Ans: d
41.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

The delay fuses are used for the protection of ________ .

motors
power outlet circuits
fluorescent lamps
light circuits
a

42.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Ans:

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
a

43. Resistance grounding is used for voltage between

(a) 33kVto66kV
(b) HkVto33kV
(c) 3.3kVandllkV
(d) none of the above
Ans: c
44.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Ans:

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
c

45. In Railway applications ______ circuit breaker is used.

(a) SFe
(b) bulk oil
(c) minimum oil
(d) air break
Ans:
46.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
c

47.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
b

48.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
d

49.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

The reflection co-efficient at the open circuited end of a transmission line.

zero
infinity
unity
none of the above
c

50.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Ans:

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
c

51. The line insulation is the insulation level of the station equipment.
(a) less than
(b) same as
(c) more than
(d) proportional to
(e) not directly related with
Ans: e
52.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
d

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53.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Ans:

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
d

54.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
a

55. Discrimination between main and back up protection is provided by the use of relays which are
(a) fact
(b) sensitive
(c) slow
(d) none of the above
Ans: c
56. Induction cup relay is operated due to changes in
(a) current
(b) voltage
(c) impedance
(d) all of the above
Ans: d
57. A.C. network analyser is used to solve problems of
(a) load flow
(b) load flow and short-circuit
(c) load flow and stability
(d) load flow, short-circuit and stability
(e) none of the above
Ans: d
58.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
a

59.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Ans:

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
e

60.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

To reduce short circuit fault currents are used.

reactors
resistors
capacitors
none of the above
a

61.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

Bus coupler is very essential in arrangement

single bus
double bus, double breaker
main and transfer bus
all of the above
c

62. For cost and safety, the outdoor substations are installed for voltages above
(a) 11 kV
(b) 33 kV
(c) 60kV
(d) 110kV
Ans: b
63. The short circuit in any winding of the transformer is the result of
(a) mechanical vibration
(b) insulation failure
(c) loose connection
(d) impulse voltage
Ans: d
relays are used for phase faults on long line.
(a) Impedance
(b) Reactance
(c) Either of the above
(d) None of the above
Ans: a
65. For which of the following protection from negative sequence currents is provided ?
(a) Generators
(b) Motors
(c) Transmission line
(d) Transformers
Ans: a
relay is preferred for phase fault on short transmission line.
(a) Induction type
(b) Reactance
(c) Impedance
(d) None of the above
Ans: b
67. Distance relays are generally
(a) split-phase relays
(b) reactance relays
(c) impedance relays
(d) none of the above

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Ans: d
68.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
b

69.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

A _______ is used to measure the stator % winding temperature of the generator.

thermocouple
pyrometer
resistance thermometer
thermometer
c

70. The under voltage relay can be used for

(a) generators
(b) busbars
(c) transformers
(d) motors
(e) all of the above
Ans: e
71. The relay with inverse time characteristic will operate within
(a) 1.5 sec
(b) 5 to 10 sec
(c) 5 to 20 sec
(d) 20 to 30 sec
(e) none of the above
Ans: b
72.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
d

73.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

Which of the following devices will receive voltage surge first travelling on the transmission line ?
Lightning arresters
Relays
Step-down transformer
Switchgear
a

74. Which of the following parameter can be neglected for a short line ?
(a) Inductance
(b) Capacitance
(c) Resistance
(d) Reactance
Ans: b
75. Series reactors should have
(a) low resistance
(b) high resistance
(c) low impedance
(d) high impedance
Ans: a
76.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
b

77.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

Arc in a circuit breaker is interrupted at

zero current
maximum current
minimum voltage
maximum voltage
a

transmission line has reflection coefficient as one.

(a) Open circuit
(b) Short-circuit
(e) Long
(d) None of the above
Ans: a
79. 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 ?
(a)
Zero
(b)
Unity
(c) Infinity
(d) None of the above
Ans: a
80.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
b

81.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Ans:

Over voltage protection is recommended for

hydro-electric generators
steam turbine generators
gas turbine generators
all of the above
none of the above
d

82.
(a)

Air blast circuit breakers for 400 kV power system are designed to operate in
100 microsecond

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50 millisecond
0.5 sec
0.1 sec
b

83. Overfluxing protection is recommended for

(a) distribution transformer
(b) generator transformer of the power plant
(c) auto-transformer of the power plant
(d) station transformer of the power plant
Ans: b
84.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

Series capacitors are used to

compensate for line inductive reactance
compensate for line capacitive reactance
improve line voltage
none of the above
a

85.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

Admittance relay is _______ relay.

impedance
directional
non-directional
none of the above
b

86.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
a

87. If the fault occurs near the impedance relay, the VII ratio will be
(a) constant for all distances
(b) lower than that of if fault occurs away from the relay
(c) higher than that of if fault occurs away from the relay
(d) none of the above
Ans: b
88.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
b

89.
(a)
(b)
(e)
(d)
(e)
Ans:

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
a

90. The inductive interference between power and communication line can be minimized by
(a) transposition of the power line
(b) transposition of the communication line
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) increasing the distance between the conductors
Ans: c
91. The power loss is an important factor for the design of
(a) transmission line
(b) motor
(c) generator
(d) feeder
Ans: a
92. A fuse is connected
(a) in series with circuit
(b) in parallel with circuit
(c) either in series or in parallel with circuit
(d) none of the above
Ans: a
93.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
d

94. The fuse rating is expressed in terms of

(a) current
(b) voltage
(c) VAR
(d) kVA
Ans: a
95. The fuse blows off by
(a) burning
(b) arcing
(c) melting
(d) none of the above
Ans: c
96.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

On which of the following effects of electric current a fuse operates ?

Photoelectric effect
Electrostatic effect
Heating effect
Magnetic effect
c

97.
(a)

An isolator is installed
to operate the relay of circuit breaker

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(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

as a substitute for circuit breaker

always independent of the position of circuit breaker
generally on both sides of a circuit breaker
d

98.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

A fuse in a motor circuit provides protection against

overload
short-circuit and overload
open circuit, short-circuit and overload
none of the above
b

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99. Protection by fuses is generally not used beyond

(a) 20 A
(b) 50 A
(c) 100 A
(d) 200 A
Ans: c
100.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

A fuse is never inserted in

neutral wire
negative of D.C. circuit
positive of D.C. circuit
phase dine
a

101.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

Oil switches are employed for

low currents circuits
low voltages circuits
high voltages and large currents circuits
all circuits
c

102.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
d

103.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

The fuse wire, in D.C. circuits, is inserted in

negative circuit only
positive circuit only
both (a) and (b)
either (a) or (b)
c

104. By which of the following methods major portion of the heat generated in a H.R.C. fuse is dissipated ?
(a) Radiation
(b) Convection
(c) Conduction
(d) All of the above
Ans: c
105. A short-circuit is identified by
(a) no current flow
(b) heavy current flow
(c) voltage drop
(d) voltage rise
Ans: b
106. The information to the circuit breaker under fault conditions is provided by
(a) relay
(b) rewirable fuse
(c) H.R.C. only
(d) all of the above
Ans: a
107. To limit short-circuit current in a power system are used.
(a) earth wires
(b) isolators
(c) H.R.C. fuses
(d) reactors
Ans: d
108.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
b

109.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans:

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
a

competitive capacitor

Dingxin's capacitors from China, cooled for induction

heating etc.

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