1) What is the general ratio of the cross sectional area of the two

metals used in the A.C.S.R conductors?

a. 1 : 8
b. 1 : 4
c. 4 : 3
d. 2 : 1

ANSWER: 1 : 4

2) Assertion
(A): The maximum operating temperature of overhead line conductors
made
of aluminium or copper is restricted to 75 °C.
Reason (R): conductors beyond this limit may shatter the insulator.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true and R is not the explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true.

ANSWER: A is true but R is false

3) For high voltage transmission lines, why are conductors suspended

from towers?
a. Increase the clearance from ground.
b. Reduce clearance from ground.
c. Take care of increase in length.
d. Reduce the environmental effects.
 ANSWER: Increase the clearance from ground.

4) In India, which types of poles are commonly used for distribution?

a. Wooden poles
b. RCC poles
c. Steel poles
d. Both (b) and (c)
e. None of these

ANSWER: Both (b) and (c)

5) Which among these are the properties for the line supports?
a. Higher mechanical strength
b. Light in weight
c. Easy accessibility of conductors for maintenance
d. All of these

ANSWER: All of these

6) What is the maximum permissible limit of voltage for the line

supports?
a. 30 kV
b. 20 kV
c. 11 kV
d. 44 kV
 ANSWER: 20

7) To prevent rotting oil the wooden poles which oil is impregnated to

it?
a. Kerosene oil
b. Mineral oil
c. Creosote oil
d. All of these

ANSWER: Creosote oil

8) Steel poles are painted so as to prevent it from ____________.

a. Corrosion
b. Borer
c. Termites
d. All of these

ANSWER: Corrosion

9) Which among these is not a type of steel poles?

a. Rail poles
b. Tubular poles
c. Rolled steel joints
d. None of these

ANSWER: None of these

10) What is the usual span of the RCC poles?
a. 250 – 400 m.
b. 80 – 150 m.
c. 50 – 105 m.
d. 10 – 75 m.

ANSWER: 80 – 150 m

11) What is the main purpose for guy wire?

a. Supports the pole
b. Protects against the surges
c. Provides emergency earth route
d. All of these

ANSWER: Supports the pole

12) Sag depends on which factor?

a. Span length
b. Weight of the conductors
c. Tension in the conductors
d. All of these

ANSWER: All of these

13) What is the shape that is attained by the conductors if suspended

from the same height?
a. Parabola
b. Catenary
c. Semi circle
d. None of these

ANSWER: Catenary

14) Conductor sag should be kept

a. Minimum
b. Maximum
c. Zero
d. None of these

ANSWER: Minimum

15) What is the minimum safety factor in respect of the conductor

tension?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 2
d. 1.5

ANSWER: 2

16) A 132 kV
transmission line, with the weight of conductor = 680 kg/km, length of
span = 260 m, ultimate strength = 3100 kg, safety factor =2. Calculate
the height above ground at which the conductor should be supported.
Ground clearance required is 10 m
a. 10.7 m
b. 13.7 m
c. 20.83 m
d. 18.75 m

ANSWER: 13.7 m

17) Sag is directly proportional to the square of span.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True

18) The maximum

tension in a section of overhead line conductor between two supports
of
unequal height occurs at
a. The higher support
b. The lower support
c. Midpoint of the conductors
d. None of these

ANSWER: The higher suppor

19) Safety factor is the ratio of

a. Working stress to breaking stress.
b. Breaking stress to working stress.
c. 1 / breaking stress.
d. 1 / working stress.

ANSWER: Breaking stress to working stress.

20) What is the effect of temperature rise on the over head lines?
a. Increase the sag and decrease the tension
b. Decrease the sag and increase the tension
c. Both increases
d. Both decreases

ANSWER: Increase the sag and decrease the tension

21) A
transmission line has a span of 250 metres between the line supports.
The conductors has a cross sectional area of 1.29 cm2 and weighs 1170
kg/km and has a breaking stress of 4218 kg/cm2.
Calculate the sag and vertical sag with a safety factor of 5, with a
wind pressure of 122 kg per square metre of the projected area.
a. 14 and 5.37
b. 16 and 8.39
c. 14 and 8.39
d. 15 and 5.37

ANSWER: 14 and 8.39

22) Why is stringing chart useful?
a. For finding the sag in the conductor
b. In the design of insulator string
c. In the design of tower
d. To find the distance between the towers

ANSWER: For finding the sag in the conductor

23) Which line represents the tension in the given graph?

a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV

ANSWER: II

24) In the following graph which curve represents the sag?

a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV

ANSWER: I
25) Hot template curves are a plot between
a. Temperature and humidity
b. Conductors sag and span lengths
c. Conductor weight and sag
d. None of these

ANSWER: Conductors sag and span lengths

26) Galloping in transmission line conductors arises due to

a. Asymmetrical layers of ice formation.
b. Vortex phenomenon in light winds.
c. Heavy weight of the line conductors.
d. Adoption of horizontal conductor configuration.

ANSWER: Asymmetrical layers of ice formation.

27) What is the frequency of aeoline vibrations?

a. fα = 2 * (Vp / d) * 1000
b. fα = 2 * (Vp * d) * 1000
c. fα = 2 / (Vp * d) * 1000
d. fα = 2 / (Vp / d) * 1000

ANSWER: fα = 2 * (Vp / d) * 1000

28) What are the different types of vibrations in the vertical plane?
a. Aeoline vibrations
b. Galloping
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these

ANSWER: Both (a) and (b)

29) What is the minimum clearance of HV lines from ground across

the streets?
a. 3 m.
b. 6 m.
c. 5 m.
d. 8 m.

ANSWER: 6 m.

30) What is the minimum horizontal clearance of a LV line from a

residential building?
a. 0.6 m.
b. 0.9 m.
c. 1.2 m.
d. 1.6 m.

ANSWER: 1.2 m.

31) If a 132 kV
line passes over a residential building, what shall be the minimum
vertical clearance from the roof of the building?
a. 3 m.
b. 4.57 m.
c. 6.38 m.
d. 9.27 m.

ANSWER: 4.57 m.

32) What is the minimum clearance provided for the 132 kV line from
the ground?
a. 3.2 m.
b. 6.4 m.
c. 7.5 m.
d. 10.5 m.

ANSWER: 6.4 m.

33) What is the horizontal spacing between phase conductors of 132

kV line?
a. 8 m.
b. 11 m.
c. 14 m.
d. 17 m.

ANSWER: 8 m.

34) Which type of insulator is used on 132 kV transmission lines?

a. Pin type
b. Disc type
c. Shackle type
d. Pin and shackle type

ANSWER: Disc type

35) Where are the strain type insulators used?

a. At dead ends
b. At any intermediate anchor tower
c. On straight runs
d. Either (a) or (b)

ANSWER: Either (a) or (b)

36) Porcelain is produced by firing at high temperature due to

mixtures of _________.
a. Kaolin
b. Feldspar
c. Quartz
d. All of these

ANSWER: All of these

37) What is the dielectric strength of porcelain?

a. 55 kV/cm.
b. 60 kV/cm.
c. 75 kV/cm.
d. 80 kV/cm.
 ANSWER: 60 kV/cm.

38) Why is the wavy structure of pin insulators used?

a. Increases mechanical strength.
b. Increases puncture strength.
c. Increases flash over voltage.
d. Increases thermal strength.

ANSWER: Increases flash over voltage.

39) The number

of discs in a string of insulators for 400 kV ac over head transmission
line lies in the range of
a. 32 – 33
b. 22 – 23
c. 15 – 16
d. 9 – 10

ANSWER: 22 – 23

40) What is the maximum voltage level upto which the pin type
insulators can be used?
a. 22 kV
b. 33 kV
c. 66 kV
d. 132 kV
 ANSWER: 33 kV

1) In which climate does the chances of occurrence of corona is

maximum?
a. Dry
b. Hot summer
c. Winter
d. Humid

ANSWER: Humid

2) Corona loss can be reduced by using

1. Solid conductor.
2. Hollow conductor.
3. Bundle conductor.
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 1, 2 and 3 only
d. 2 and 3 only

ANSWER: 2 and 3 only

3) What is the effect on corona, if the spacing between the conductors

is increased?
a. Corona increases
b. Corona is absent
c. Corona decreases
d. None of these

ANSWER: Corona is absent

4) Why are the hollow conductors used?

a. Reduce the weight of copper
b. Improve stability
c. Reduce corona
d. Increase power transmission capacity

ANSWER: Reduce corona

5) Which of these given statements is wrong in consideration with

bundled conductors?
a. Control of voltage gradient
b. Reduction in corona loss
c. Reduction in the radio interference
d. Increase in interference with communication lines

ANSWER: Increase in interference with communication lines

6) Why are bundled conductors employed?

a. Appearance of the transmission line is improved
b. Mechanical stability of the line is improved
c. Improves current carrying capacity
d. Improves the corona performance of the line

ANSWER: Improves the corona performance of the line

7) The effect of
dirt on the surface of the conductor is to _____________ irregularity
and thereby ________________ the break down voltage.
a. Decreases, reduces
b. Increases, increases
c. Increases, reduces
d. Decreases, increases

ANSWER: Increases, reduces

8) Which tests are conducted to locate the fault location in the cables?
a. Murray loop test
b. Varley loop test
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these

ANSWER: Both (a) and (b)

9) Find the
spacing between the conductors a 132 kV 3 phase line with 1.956 cm
diameter conductors is built so that corona takes place, if the line
voltage exceeds 210 kV (rms). With go = 30 kV/cm.
a. 1.213 m.
b. 2.315 m.
c. 3.451 m.
d. 4.256 m.

ANSWER: 3.451 m.

10) On what factor does the skin effect depend?

a. Cross section of the conductors
b. Supply frequency
c. Permeability of the conductor
d. All of these

ANSWER: All of these

11) What are the line constants in a transmission line?

a. Resistance and series conductance only
b. Series and shunt conductance
c. Resistance, inductance and capacitance
d. Resistance, inductance, capacitance and shunt conductance

ANSWER: Resistance, inductance, capacitance and shunt

conductance

12) What is the cause of skin effect?

a. Supply frequency
b. Self inductance of conductor
c. High sensitive material in the centre
d. Both (a) and (b)

ANSWER: Both (a) and (b)

13) The
conductor carries more current on the surface in comparison to its core.
What is this phenomenon called?
a. Corona
b. Ferranti effect
c. Skin effect
d. Proximity effect

ANSWER: Skin effect

14) By using which conductor is the skin effect reduced?

a. Bundled conductors
b. Stranded conductors
c. Hollow conductors
d. Solid conductors

ANSWER: Stranded conductors

15) In which of the transmission systems is the skin effect observed?

a. Cable carrying dc current
b. DC transmission line only
c. AC transmission line only
d. DC as well as AC transmission lines

ANSWER: AC transmission line only

16) Skin effect in a conductor is proportional to

a. (Diameter of conductor)1/2
b. Diameter of conductor
c. (Diameter of conductor)2
d. (Diameter of conductor)4

ANSWER: (Diameter of conductor)2

17) Skin effect is negligible for what supply frequency and for what
diameter?
a. < 50 Hz and < 1 cm
b. < 50 Hz and > 1 cm
c. > 50 Hz and < 1 cm
d. > 50 Hz and > 1 cm

ANSWER: < 50 Hz and < 1 cm

18) The current distribution may not be uniform in a conductor, which

effect is this?
a. Skin effect
b. Proximity effect
c. Ferranti effect
d. None of these

ANSWER: Proximity effect

19) Proximity effect is due to the current flowing in the ___________.

a. Earth
b. Sheath
c. Nearby conductors
d. All of these

ANSWER: Nearby conductors

20) Proximity effect

a. Is more in large conductors, high frequency
b. Increases the resistance of the conductor
c. Reduces the self reactance
d. All of these

ANSWER: All of these

21) What is the total resistance in a single phase or 2 – wire dc line?

a. Equal to the resistance of either conductor
b. Double the resistance of either conductor
c. Half of the resistance of either conductor
d. None of these
 ANSWER: Double the resistance of either conductor

22) The inductance of a single phase two wire power transmission line
per km gets doubled when
a. Distance between the wires is doubled
b. Distance between the wires increased fourfold
c. Distance between the wires is increased as the square of the original distance
d. Radius of the wire is doubled

ANSWER: Distance between the wires is increased as the square of

the original distance

23) The inductance of a power transmission line increases with

a. Decrease in line length
b. Increase in diameter of conductor
c. Increasing in spacing between the phase conductors
d. Increase in load current carried by the conductors

ANSWER: Increasing in spacing between the phase conductors

24) Inductance
of a single phase two parallel wire transmission line having conductor
radius r and spacing D between conductors is equal to
a. 2 π * 10-7ln D / r
b. 4 * 10-7ln D / r
c. 4 π * 10-7ln D / r
d. 2 * 10-7ln D / r
 ANSWER: 4 * 10-7ln D / r

25) For a single

phase overhead line having solid copper conductors of diameter 1 cm
spaced 90 cm between the centres, the inductance in mH/km is
a. 0.05 + 0.2 ln 90
b. 0.2 ln 90
c. 0.05 + 0.2 ln (90/0.5)
d. 0.2 ln (90/0.5)

ANSWER: 0.05 + 0.2 ln (90/0.5)

26) The
conductor of a 15 km long, single phase two wire line are separated by
a
distance of 1.5 m. The diameter of each conductor is 1 cm. If the
conductors are of copper, the inductance of the circuit is
a. 23.81 mH
b. 35.72 mH
c. 32.81 mH
d. 53.72 mH

ANSWER: 35.72 mH

27) The inductance of a transmission line is minimum

when_____________
a. GMD is high
b. GMR is high
c. Both GMD and GMR are high
d. GMD is low and GMR is high

ANSWER: GMD is low and GMR is high

28) A single
phase line has two parallel conductors 2 metre apart. The diameter of
each conductor is 1.2 cm. What is the loop inductance per km of the
line?
a. 2.423 mH
b. 1.234 mH
c. 3.267 mH
d. 8.632 mH

ANSWER: 2.423 mH

29) Why is the transmission lines transposed?

a. Reduce corona loss
b. Reduce skin effect
c. Prevent interference with the neighbouring telephone lines
d. Prevent short circuit between any two lines

ANSWER: Prevent interference with the neighborliness telephone

lines
30) A three
phase, 50Hz transmission line consists of three equal conductors of
radii ‘r’ placed in a horizontal plane with a spacing of 6m between
middle and outer conductor. If the radius of each conductor is 12.5 mm,
then inductance per phase per km of the transposed line will be
a. 1.33 mH/km
b. 1.65 mH/km
c. 0.38 mH/km
d. 2.145 mH/km

ANSWER: 1.33 mH/km

31) A three
phase transmission line has its conductors at the corners of an
equilateral triangle with sides 3m. The diameter of each conductor is
1.63 cm. What is the inductance of the line per phase?
a. 1.232 mH
b. 1.184 mH
c. 2.236 mH
d. 2.68 mH

ANSWER: 1.232 mH

32) What will be

the inductance of each conductor in a three phase, 3 wire system when
they are arranged in a horizontal plane with spacing such that D31=
4m,
D12 = D23 = 2m. The conductors are transposed and have a diameter
of 2.5
cm.
a. 2.22 mH
b. 1.11 mH
c. 3.33 mH
d. 4.44 mH

ANSWER: 1.11 mH

33) What is the

inductance per phase per km of a double circuit 3 phase line as shown
in
the fig. The conductors are transposed and are of radius 0.75 cm each.

a. 0.725 mH
b. 0.835 mH
c. 0.623 mH
d. 0.231 mH

ANSWER: 0.623 mH
34) Why is high voltage transmission lines transposed?
a. Corona losses can be minimised
b. Computation of inductance becomes easier
c. Voltage drops in the lines can be minimised
d. Phase voltage imbalances can be minimised

ANSWER: Phase voltage imbalances can be minimised

35) The three

phase line consists of three conductors each of diameter 21 mm. The
spacing is shown in fig. Find the inductance per phase / km.

a. 8.2 * 10-4 H / km
b. 12.22 * 10-4 H / km
c. 5.6 * 10-4 H / km
d. None of these

ANSWER: 12.22 * 10-4 H / km

36) When is the transposition of conductors in a transmission line

done?
a. When the conductors are not equally spaced
b. When the conductors are spaced equilaterally
c. When a telephone line runs parallel to the power line
d. None of these
 ANSWER: When the conductors are not equally spaced

37) Assertion (A): Transposition of conductors in a transmission line is

necessary.
Reason (R): Corona losses are reduced by transposition of conductors.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true and R is not the explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true

ANSWER: A is true but R is false

38) Assertion (A): the concept of GMD is applicable for the calculation
of inductance of transmission lines.
Reason
(R): The radius of the conductor of transmission lines, in the
expression for inductance is not the self GMD of the conductor.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true and R is not the explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true

ANSWER: Both A and R are true and R is not the explanation of A

39) In case of stranded conductors, what is the ratio of the GMR to the
actual radius?
a. Equal to 1
b. More than 1
c. Equal to 0.7788
d. Less than 0.7788

ANSWER: Less than 0.7788

40) Ds
is the GMR of each subconductor of a four subconductor bundled
conductor and d is the bundle spacing. What is the GMR of the
equivalent
single conductor?
a. 1.09 √ (Ds * d3)
b. 1.09 √ (Ds3 * d3)
c. 1.09 (√ (Ds 3 * d3))1/4
d. 1.09 (√(Ds * d3))1/4

ANSWER: 1.09 (√(Ds * d3))1/4

1) What is the general ratio of the cross sectional area of the two
metals used in the A.C.S.R conductors?
a. 1 : 8
b. 1 : 4
c. 4 : 3
d. 2 : 1

ANSWER: 1 : 4

2) Assertion
(A): The maximum operating temperature of overhead line conductors
made
of aluminium or copper is restricted to 75 °C.
Reason (R): conductors beyond this limit may shatter the insulator.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true and R is not the explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true.

ANSWER: A is true but R is false

3) For high voltage transmission lines, why are conductors suspended

from towers?
a. Increase the clearance from ground.
b. Reduce clearance from ground.
c. Take care of increase in length.
d. Reduce the environmental effects.

ANSWER: Increase the clearance from ground.

4) In India, which types of poles are commonly used for distribution?

a. Wooden poles
b. RCC poles
c. Steel poles
d. Both (b) and (c)
e. None of these

ANSWER: Both (b) and (c)

5) Which among these are the properties for the line supports?
a. Higher mechanical strength
b. Light in weight
c. Easy accessibility of conductors for maintenance
d. All of these

ANSWER: All of these

6) What is the maximum permissible limit of voltage for the line

supports?
a. 30 kV
b. 20 kV
c. 11 kV
d. 44 kV

ANSWER: 20

7) To prevent rotting oil the wooden poles which oil is impregnated to

it?
a. Kerosene oil
b. Mineral oil
c. Creosote oil
d. All of these

ANSWER: Creosote oil

8) Steel poles are painted so as to prevent it from ____________.

a. Corrosion
b. Borer
c. Termites
d. All of these

ANSWER: Corrosion

9) Which among these is not a type of steel poles?

a. Rail poles
b. Tubular poles
c. Rolled steel joints
d. None of these

ANSWER: None of these

10) What is the usual span of the RCC poles?

a. 250 – 400 m.
b. 80 – 150 m.
c. 50 – 105 m.
d. 10 – 75 m.
 ANSWER: 80 – 150 m

11) What is the main purpose for guy wire?

a. Supports the pole
b. Protects against the surges
c. Provides emergency earth route
d. All of these

ANSWER: Supports the pole

12) Sag depends on which factor?

a. Span length
b. Weight of the conductors
c. Tension in the conductors
d. All of these

ANSWER: All of these

13) What is the shape that is attained by the conductors if suspended

from the same height?
a. Parabola
b. Catenary
c. Semi circle
d. None of these

ANSWER: Catenary

14) Conductor sag should be kept

a. Minimum
b. Maximum
c. Zero
d. None of these

ANSWER: Minimum

15) What is the minimum safety factor in respect of the conductor

tension?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 2
d. 1.5

ANSWER: 2

16) A 132 kV
transmission line, with the weight of conductor = 680 kg/km, length of
span = 260 m, ultimate strength = 3100 kg, safety factor =2. Calculate
the height above ground at which the conductor should be supported.
Ground clearance required is 10 m
a. 10.7 m
b. 13.7 m
c. 20.83 m
d. 18.75 m

ANSWER: 13.7 m

17) Sag is directly proportional to the square of span.

a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True

18) The maximum

tension in a section of overhead line conductor between two supports
of
unequal height occurs at
a. The higher support
b. The lower support
c. Midpoint of the conductors
d. None of these

ANSWER: The higher suppor

19) Safety factor is the ratio of

a. Working stress to breaking stress.
b. Breaking stress to working stress.
c. 1 / breaking stress.
d. 1 / working stress.

ANSWER: Breaking stress to working stress.

20) What is the effect of temperature rise on the over head lines?
a. Increase the sag and decrease the tension
b. Decrease the sag and increase the tension
c. Both increases
d. Both decreases

ANSWER: Increase the sag and decrease the tension

21) A
transmission line has a span of 250 metres between the line supports.
The conductors has a cross sectional area of 1.29 cm2 and weighs 1170
kg/km and has a breaking stress of 4218 kg/cm2.
Calculate the sag and vertical sag with a safety factor of 5, with a
wind pressure of 122 kg per square metre of the projected area.
a. 14 and 5.37
b. 16 and 8.39
c. 14 and 8.39
d. 15 and 5.37

ANSWER: 14 and 8.39

22) Why is stringing chart useful?

a. For finding the sag in the conductor
b. In the design of insulator string
c. In the design of tower
d. To find the distance between the towers

ANSWER: For finding the sag in the conductor

23) Which line represents the tension in the given graph?

a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV

ANSWER: II

24) In the following graph which curve represents the sag?

a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV

ANSWER: I

25) Hot template curves are a plot between

a. Temperature and humidity
b. Conductors sag and span lengths
c. Conductor weight and sag
d. None of these

ANSWER: Conductors sag and span lengths

26) Galloping in transmission line conductors arises due to

a. Asymmetrical layers of ice formation.
b. Vortex phenomenon in light winds.
c. Heavy weight of the line conductors.
d. Adoption of horizontal conductor configuration.

ANSWER: Asymmetrical layers of ice formation.

27) What is the frequency of aeoline vibrations?

a. fα = 2 * (Vp / d) * 1000
b. fα = 2 * (Vp * d) * 1000
c. fα = 2 / (Vp * d) * 1000
d. fα = 2 / (Vp / d) * 1000

ANSWER: fα = 2 * (Vp / d) * 1000

28) What are the different types of vibrations in the vertical plane?
a. Aeoline vibrations
b. Galloping
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these

ANSWER: Both (a) and (b)

29) What is the minimum clearance of HV lines from ground across

the streets?
a. 3 m.
b. 6 m.
c. 5 m.
d. 8 m.

ANSWER: 6 m.
30) What is the minimum horizontal clearance of a LV line from a
residential building?
a. 0.6 m.
b. 0.9 m.
c. 1.2 m.
d. 1.6 m.

ANSWER: 1.2 m.

31) If a 132 kV
line passes over a residential building, what shall be the minimum
vertical clearance from the roof of the building?
a. 3 m.
b. 4.57 m.
c. 6.38 m.
d. 9.27 m.

ANSWER: 4.57 m.

32) What is the minimum clearance provided for the 132 kV line from
the ground?
a. 3.2 m.
b. 6.4 m.
c. 7.5 m.
d. 10.5 m.

ANSWER: 6.4 m.

33) What is the horizontal spacing between phase conductors of 132

kV line?
a. 8 m.
b. 11 m.
c. 14 m.
d. 17 m.

ANSWER: 8 m.

34) Which type of insulator is used on 132 kV transmission lines?

a. Pin type
b. Disc type
c. Shackle type
d. Pin and shackle type

ANSWER: Disc type

35) Where are the strain type insulators used?

a. At dead ends
b. At any intermediate anchor tower
c. On straight runs
d. Either (a) or (b)

ANSWER: Either (a) or (b)

36) Porcelain is produced by firing at high temperature due to

mixtures of _________.
a. Kaolin
b. Feldspar
c. Quartz
d. All of these

ANSWER: All of these

37) What is the dielectric strength of porcelain?

a. 55 kV/cm.
b. 60 kV/cm.
c. 75 kV/cm.
d. 80 kV/cm.

ANSWER: 60 kV/cm.

38) Why is the wavy structure of pin insulators used?

a. Increases mechanical strength.
b. Increases puncture strength.
c. Increases flash over voltage.
d. Increases thermal strength.
 ANSWER: Increases flash over voltage.

39) The number

of discs in a string of insulators for 400 kV ac over head transmission
line lies in the range of
a. 32 – 33
b. 22 – 23
c. 15 – 16
d. 9 – 10

ANSWER: 22 – 23

40) What is the maximum voltage level upto which the pin type
insulators can be used?
a. 22 kV
b. 33 kV
c. 66 kV
d. 132 kV

ANSWER: 33 kV

1) The stay type of insulators is insulated at a height of not less than

_________ m.
a. 5
b. 6
c. 3
d. 4

ANSWER: 3

2) Post type insulators are generally used in lines operating

a. Above 100 kV
b. Below 33 kV
c. At any voltage level
d. None of these
 ANSWER: At any voltage level

3) Which type of insulators is used in guy wires?

a. Stay insulators
b. Shackle insulators
c. Pin type
d. Strain type

ANSWER: Stay insulators

4) Assertion (A): Glazing on ceramic insulators is done to make it

smooth and non – absorbent.
Reason (R): Moisture from atmosphere collects on the surface causing
electrical breakdown.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true and R is not the explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true

ANSWER: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

5) The types of suspension insulators are

a. Hewlett type
b. Inter linking type
c. Cemented cap type
d. All of these

ANSWER: All of these

6) Each disc in a suspension type of insulators is designed for what

voltage?
a. 33 kV
b. 22 kV
c. 11 kV
d. 66 kV
 ANSWER: 11 kV

7) Where is the suspension type of insulators mainly used?

a. RCC poles
b. Wooden poles
c. Steel poles
d. Steel towers

ANSWER: Steel towers

8) The voltage
across the various discs of a string of suspension insulators having
identical discs is different due to
a. Surface leakage currents
b. Series capacitance
c. Shunt capacitance to ground
d. Series and shunt capacitance

ANSWER: Shunt capacitance to ground

9) On what factor does the string efficiency of a string of suspension

insulators is dependent?
a. Size of the insulator
b. Number of discs in the string
c. Size of tower
d. None of these

ANSWER: Number of discs in the string

10) The maximum voltage of the disc type insulators is at

a. Same at all points
b. Near the tower or starting of the insulator
c. Near to the conductors
d. None of these

ANSWER: Near to the conductors

11) The string efficiency of a high voltage line is around ______.
a. 100 %
b. 80 %
c. 40 %
d. 10 %

ANSWER: 100 %

12) What is the voltage across the second unit from the top in case of
a suspension type insulator?
a. V2 = V1 (3 + 4K)
b. V2 = V1 (1 + K)
c. V2 = V1 (1 + K2)
d. None of these

ANSWER: V2 = V1 (1 + K)

13) Voltage across the string is ___________ times the line voltage.
a. √3
b. √2
c. 1 / √3
d. 1 / √2

ANSWER: √3

14) In a test by
Murray loop for ground fault on 500 m of cable having a resistance of
1.6 Ω / km, the faulty cable is looped with the sound cable of some
length and area of cross section. If the ratio of the other two arms of
the testing network at balance is 3:1, what is the distance of fault
from the testing end of cables?
a. 100 m
b. 200 m
c. 250 m
d. 300 m

ANSWER: 250 m
15) A 3 phase
over head transmission line is supported by three discs of suspension
insulators. The potentials across the first and second insulator are 8
and 11 kV respectively. What is the line voltage and string efficiency?
a. 0.654 and 63.5%
b. 0.375 and 68.3 %
c. 0.527 and 56.34 %
d. 0.287 and 65.258 %

ANSWER: 0.375 and 68.3 %

16) What is the purpose of guard ring?

a. Reduce the earth capacitance of the lowest unit.
b. Increase the earth capacitance of the lowest unit.
c. Reduce the transmission line losses.
d. None of these.

ANSWER: Reduce the earth capacitance of the lowest unit.

17) Assertion (A): The string efficiency can be improved by using long
cross arms.
Reason
(R): Use of long cross arms reduces the ratio of capacity to earth to
capacity per insulator thereby increasing the string efficiency.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true and R is not the explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true

ANSWER: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

18) Assertion (A): Capacitance grading improves the string efficiency

not more than 220 kV.
Reason (R): In capacitance grading the units used are of different
capacitance and so are not interchangeable.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true and R is not the explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
 ANSWER: A is false but R is true

19) Which shielding is called the static shielding of the string?

a. Using the guard rings
b. Grading the insulators
c. Increasing the length of cross arms
d. None of these

ANSWER: Using the guard rings

20) The insulators fail due to

a. Flash over
b. Short circuits
c. Deposition of dust
d. All of these

ANSWER: All of these

21) The number of discs required for 220 kV ac over head

transmission line in clear atmosphere is
a. 10 – 12
b. 21 – 22
c. 12 – 14
d. 5 – 6

ANSWER: 12 – 14

22) At what angle is the water sprayed on the insulator in 50 cycle

wet test?
a. 35 °C
b. 40 °C
c. 45 °C
d. 50 °C

ANSWER: 45 °C
23) What is the
value of the wave front and the wave tail of the standard lightning
impulse wave used in the impulse voltage withstand test?
a. 50 μ sec and 1.2 μ sec
b. 1.2 μ sec and 50 μ sec
c. 50 μ sec and 2.1 μ sec
d. 2.1 μ sec and 50 μ sec

ANSWER: 1.2 μ sec and 50 μ sec

24) What is corona?

a. Partial breakdown of air
b. Complete breakdown of air
c. Sparking between the lines
d. None of these

ANSWER: Complete breakdown of air

25) In case of dc voltage, which colour beads are formed near the
negative conductor?
a. Reddish
b. Bluish
c. Greenish
d. Violet

ANSWER: Reddish

26) In case of dc voltage, smoother _____________ uniform glows

near the positive conductor.
a. Yellow
b. Bluish white
c. Reddish white
d. Greenish yellow

ANSWER: Bluish white

27) Which of the following statements are true related to corona?

1. It causes radio interference.
2. It attenuates lightning surges.
3. It causes power loss.
4. It amplifies switching surges.
The codes are:
a. 1,2,4
b. 1,4
c. 1,2,3
d. 2,3

ANSWER: 1,2,3

28) Which gas is formed near to the conductors by producing a hissing

noise?
a. Oxygen
b. Ozone
c. Hydrogen
d. Nitrogen

ANSWER: Ozone

29) Corona is observed on

a. AC transmissions only
b. DC transmissions only
c. AC and DC transmissions
d. None of these

ANSWER: AC and DC transmissions

30) Air density factor which depends on the pressure and temperature
is given by which of these formulas?
a. δ = (5.92 * b) / (273 + t)
b. δ = (7.92 * b) / (273 + t)
c. δ = (3.92 * b) / (273 + t)
d. δ = (4.92 * b) / (273 + t)

ANSWER: δ = (3.92 * b) / (273 + t)

31) What happens if the voltage applied is equal to the critical

disruptive voltage?
a. Corona does not start
b. Corona starts but is not visible
c. Corona starts and is visible
d. Only ionization starts

ANSWER: Corona starts but is not visible

32) What is the value of energy distance in case of two parallel

conductors?
a. (r + 0.301 * √ r)
b. (r + 0.308 * √ r)
c. (r + 0.501 * √ r)
d. (r + 0.508 * √ r)

ANSWER: (r + 0.301 * √ r)

33) As the
moisture content in the air increases, what is the effect of this on the
disruptive critical voltage?
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Remains constant
d. May increases or decrease

ANSWER: Decreases

34) What is the value of energy distance in case of co-axial

conductors?
a. (r + 0.301 * √ r)
b. (r + 0.308 * √ r)
c. (r + 0.501 * √ r)
d. (r + 0.508 * √ r)

ANSWER: (r + 0.308 * √ r)

35) What is the

critical disruptive voltage of a three phase line which has a conductor
of 2 cm in diameter which are spaced equilaterally 1m apart, if the
dielectric strength of air is about 30 kV/cm, and air density about
0.952 and irregularity factor 0.9?
a. 152.36 kV
b. 146.235 kV
c. 144.95 kV
d. 111.235 kV

ANSWER: 144.95 kV

36) By what factor does the critical disruptive voltage (Vd) get
reduced?
a. 0.6
b. 0.7
c. 0.8
d. 0.9

ANSWER: 0.8

37) Higher the frequency, _____________.

a. Lower the corona loss
b. Higher is the corona loss
c. Does not effect
d. Depends on the physical conditions

ANSWER: Higher is the corona loss

38) Which harmonics are generated during the corona, which leads to
the increase in corona losses?
a. Third harmonics
b. Fifth harmonics
c. Seventh harmonics
d. None of these

ANSWER: Third harmonics

39) What is the use of bundled conductors?

a. Reduces surface electric stress of conductor
b. Increases the line reactance
c. Decreases the line capacitance
d. None of these
 ANSWER: Reduces surface electric stress of conductor

40) On which factor is the corona loss dependent?

a. Material of the conductor
b. Diameter of the conductor
c. Height of the conductor
d. None of these

ANSWER: Diameter of the conductor

1) What is the safety factor of an insulator?

a. Puncture strength * Flash over voltage
b. Puncture strength / Flash over voltage
c. Flash over voltage / Puncture strength
d. None of these

ANSWER: Puncture strength / Flash over voltage

2) What is the desirable safety factor prescribed for the pin type of
insulators?
a. 5
b. 13
c. 10
d. 2

ANSWER: 10

3) Why is the
voltage rating of a multiple shell pin type insulator cannot be
increased beyond a limiting value?
a. The internal voltage distribution between shells becomes unequal
b. The leakage path resistance starts reducing
c. The disruptive critical voltage for the material of the insulator is reached
d. The puncture voltage of the material of the insulator is reached
 ANSWER: The internal voltage distribution between shells becomes
unequal

4) What is the main type of distribution system in India?

a. Radial
b. Parallel
c. Network
d. All of these

ANSWER: Radial

5) Which component connects the substation to the area where power

is to be distributed?
a. Distributors
b. Service mains
c. Feeders
d. All of these

ANSWER: Feeders

6) The cost of material used in a distribution circuit per kVA of the

distributed power varies as
a. Square of linear dimensions of supply area.
b. Directly according to (supply area)2
c. Cube of linear dimensions of supply area
d. None of these

ANSWER: Directly according to (supply area)2

7) Name the cable which connects the distributor to the consumer

terminals.
a. Distributors
b. Service mains
c. Feeders
d. All of these

ANSWER: Service mains

8) What is the permissible limit of voltage variations allowed in the
distribution systems?
a. ± 2 %
b. ± 5 %
c. ± 10 %
d. ± 6 %

ANSWER: ± 6 %

9) Where the radial systems are generally employed?

a. Where power is generated at low voltage
b. Where power is generated at high voltage
c. Where power is generated at low voltage and substation is located at the
centre of the load
d. Where power is generated at high voltage and substation is located at the
centre of the load

ANSWER: Where power is generated at low voltage and substation

is located at the centre of the load

10) What is the main advantage of ring main system over radial
system?
i. Voltage drop in the feeder is less.
ii. Power factor is higher.
iii. Supply is more reliable.
Which among the above statements are correct?
a. i and ii only
b. ii and iii only
c. i and iii only
d. i, ii and iii

ANSWER: i and iii only

11) The null point of a uniformly loaded distributor feed at equal

voltage at both ends lies at
a. Mid point
b. Either end
c. Two third distance from one end
d. One fourth distance from one end
 ANSWER: Mid point

12) In a distribution system, which of the following items shares the

major cost?
a. Conductors
b. Earthing systems
c. Distribution transformer
d. Insulators

ANSWER: Distribution transformer

13) Which type of distribution is preferred in residential areas?

a. Single phase, two wire
b. Three phase, three wire
c. Three phase, four wire
d. Two phase, four wire

ANSWER: Three phase, four wire

14) In a dc 3 wire distributor using having unequal loads on the two

sides
a. Both balancers operate as generators.
b. Both balancers operate as motors.
c. Balancers connected to the lightly loaded sides operate as a generator.
d. Balancers connected to the heavily loaded sides operate as a generator.

ANSWER: Balancers connected to the heavily loaded sides operate

as a generator.

15) Why are the balancers fields cross connected in a three wire
distribution system?
a. Equalise voltage on positive and negative outer
b. Boost the generated voltage
c. Make both machines operate as unloaded motors
d. All of these
 ANSWER: Equalise voltage on positive and negative outer

16) Which distribution system is energised by two or more generating

stations or substations?
a. Radial systems
b. Interconnected systems
c. Ring main systems
d. All of these

ANSWER: Interconnected systems

17) A three wire dc distribution makes available how many voltages?

a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. All of these

ANSWER: Three

18) If the
voltage of the system is about 230 V, then what would be the highest
and
the lowest permissible voltage?
a. 242 and 214 V
b. 240 and 210 V
c. 244 and 216 V
d. 244 and 212 V

ANSWER: 244 and 216 V

19) What is the loss factor in a distribution system?

a. 0.3 * load factor + 0.7 (load factor)2
b. 0.5 * (load factor)
c. Load factor
d. 0.7 * load factor + 0.3 (load factor)2
 ANSWER: 0.3 * load factor + 0.7 (load factor)2

20) A uniformly
loaded dc distributor is fed at both ends with equal voltages. In
comparison to a similar distributor fed at one end only, what will be
the maximum voltage drop?
a. One fourth
b. Half
c. One third
d. One sixth

ANSWER: One fourth

21) A uniformly
loaded dc distributor is fed at both ends with equal voltages. In
comparison to a similar distributor fed at one end only, what will be
the drop at the midpoint be?
a. One fourth
b. Half
c. One third
d. One sixth

ANSWER: One third

22) Installation of capacitors at suitable locations and of optimum size

in a distribution system results in
i. Improved voltage regulation.
ii. Reduction in distribution power losses.
iii. Reduction of kVA rating of distribution transformers.
Which among the above statements are correct?
a. i only
b. i and ii only
c. iii only
d. All of these

ANSWER: All of these

23) What are boosters?
a. Is a high voltage and low circuit machine
b. Is a series wound dc generator driven by dc shunt motor
c. Is a low voltage and high current generator operating on straight or linear
portion of its voltage current characteristics
d. Both (b) and (c)
e. None of these

ANSWER: Both (b) and (c)

24) Why are the boosters inserted in the circuit?

a. Reduce current
b. Increase current
c. Reduce voltage drop
d. Compensate for voltage drop

ANSWER: Compensate for voltage drop

25) Why is the floating neutral in a three phase supply considered as

undesirable?
a. High voltage across the load
b. Low voltage across the load
c. Unequal line voltages across the load
d. None of above

ANSWER: Unequal line voltages across the load

26) For purely domestic loads which type of distribution is employed?

a. Single phase two wire
b. 3 phase 3 wire
c. 3 phase 4 wire
d. None of these

ANSWER: Single phase two wire

27) Which type of loads use 3 phase 4 wire ac system of distribution?

a. Balanced
b. Unbalanced
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these

ANSWER: Unbalanced

28) In a
balanced 3 phase, 4 wire ac system the phase sequence is RYB. If the
voltage of R phase = 230 ∠ 0° volts, then what will be the B phase?
a. 230 ∠ – 120°
b. 230 ∠ – 90°
c. 230 ∠ – 90°
d. 230 ∠ – 120°

ANSWER: 230 ∠ – 120°

29) What are ground detectors?

a. Used for detecting earth faults for all cables
b. Used for detecting ground faults for underground cables
c. Used for detecting all types of fault in a underground cables
d. None of these

ANSWER: Used for detecting ground faults for underground cables

30) An
industrial consumer has a load pattern of 2000 kW, 0.8 lag for 12 hours
and 1000 kW UPF for 12 hours. What is its load factor?
a. 10.5
b. 0.75
c. 0.6
d. 2.0

ANSWER: 0.75

31) Where are the strain type of insulators used?

a. Low voltage overhead lines
b. Dead ends
c. Change in direction of the transmission lines
d. Both (b) and (c)

ANSWER: Both (b) and (c)

32) Strain and Shackle type insulators are provided on which type of
plane?
a. Vertical plane
b. Horizontal plane
c. On the surface
d. All of these

ANSWER: Vertical plane

33) Which insulator is also called as spool type of insulators?

a. Pin type
b. Shackle type
c. Suspension type
d. Stay insulators

ANSWER: Shackle type

34) Assembly of which type of insulators are used as strain type of

insulators?
a. Pin type
b. Shackle type
c. Suspension type
d. None of these

ANSWER: Suspension type

35) Which type of insulators is mainly used for low voltage overhead
lines?
a. Pin type
b. Shackle type
c. Suspension type
d. None of these
 ANSWER: Shackle type

1) What is the purpose of bedding on the underground cables?

a. To avoid leakage of current.
b. To protect the sheath against corrosion.
c. To protect the sheath from mechanical injury due to armouring.
d. Both (b) and (c)

ANSWER: Both (b) and (c)

2) Armouring is provided above the bedding. The armouring consists

of one or two layers of which wire or tape?
a. Galvanised steel wire
b. Thin wires of copper
c. Wires of aluminium
d. Wire made of both copper and cadmium

ANSWER: Galvanised steel wire

3) Why are the inter sheaths in cables used?

a. Provides proper stress distribution
b. Minimises the stress
c. Provides protection against moisture, current and voltage surges
d. To improve the insulation

ANSWER: Provides proper stress distribution

4) A layer
similar to bedding is provided on the armouring to protect the whole
cable from all atmospheric conditions. Which layer is this?
a. Insulation
b. A layer of jute
c. Serving
d. Sheath
 ANSWER: Serving

5) The thickness
of insulation provided on the conductor in the cable depends on which
among the following factor?
a. Operating voltage
b. Current to be carried
c. Power factor
d. Both (a) and (b)

ANSWER: Operating voltage

6) The
insulation resistance of a cable of length 10 km is 1M Ω . For a length
of 100 km of the same cable, what will be the insulation resistance?
a. 1 M Ω
b. 10 M Ω
c. 0.1 M Ω
d. 0.01 M Ω

ANSWER: 0.1 M Ω

7) What is the main drawback of using paper as the insulating

material?
a. Is hygroscopic
b. Has poor dielectric strength
c. Has a very low insulation resistivity
d. Has high capacitance

ANSWER: Is hygroscopic

8) What is the limit of the conductor cross section when paper

insulation is used?
a. 50 mm2
b. 250 mm2
c. 600 mm2
d. 1200 mm2
 ANSWER: 600 mm2

9) What is the dielectric strength of impregnated paper?

a. 30 kV/mm
b. 20 kV/mm
c. 15 kV/mm
d. 5 kV/mm

ANSWER: 30 kV/mm

10) What is empire tape?

a. Impregnated paper
b. Vulcanised rubber
c. Enamel insulation
d. Varnished cambric

ANSWER: Varnished cambric

11) What is the percentage of added materials like sulphur, zinc lead
etc in vulcanised rubber?
a. 5 – 10 %
b. 3 – 5 %
c. 4 – 8 %
d. 10 – 12 %

ANSWER: 3 – 5 %

12) How many cores are used in a cable for the transmission of
voltages upto 66 kV?
a. Single core
b. Two core
c. Three core
d. All of the above

ANSWER: Three core

13) Why is the single core cables not provided with armouring?
a. Avoids excessive loss in the armour
b. Make the cable more flexible
c. Make the cable non hygroscopic
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Avoids excessive loss in the armour

14) Which among the following cables are generally suited for the
voltages upto 11 kV?
a. Belted cables
b. Screened cables
c. Pressure cables
d. None of these

ANSWER: Belted cables

15) Which material is suitable for the manufacture of armour in a

single core cable?
a. Magnetic material
b. Non magnetic and non conducting material
c. Non magnetic and conducting material
d. Magnetic and non conducting material

ANSWER: Non magnetic and conducting material

16) Why the belted type cable constructions are not suitable for
voltages exceeding 22 kV?
a. Development of both radial and tangential stress
b. Formation of vacuous spaces and voids on loading and unloading owing to
non homogeneity of dielectric in belted construction
c. Local heating caused by power loss at the centre filling
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

17) The cable best suited for the transmission of voltages from 33 kV
to 66 kV is_______________.
a. Belted cables
b. Screened cables
c. Pressure cables
d. None of these

ANSWER: Screened cables

18) What is / are the advantages of using H-type cables?

a. The metallic screens assist in complete impregnation of the cable with the
compound
b. The metallic screens increase the heat dissipating power of the cable
c. The lead sheaths in H type are thicker then S.L type cables
d. All of these

ANSWER: All of these

19) What is the advantage(s) of screened type over the belted cables?
a. Reduced possibility of core to core faults
b. Increased current carrying capacity
c. No possibility of formation of voids within the dielectric
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

20) What is the gas pressure of SF6 for a compressed gas insulated
cable?
a. 10 – 20 mm Hg
b. 80 – 100 mm Hg
c. 3 – 5 kg / cm2
d. 40 – 50 kg / cm2

ANSWER: 3 – 5 kg / cm2

21) Why are the ternary lead cables used near the railway tracks?
a. Because they have high tensile strength
b. Have a low coefficient of thermal expansion
c. Have low specific gravity
d. Can withstand shocks and vibrations
 ANSWER: Have low specific gravity

22) Why solid type of conductors is not preferred for the voltages
exceeding 66 kV?
a. A danger of breakdown of insulation
b. Skin effect dominates the conductor
c. There is corona loss between conductor and sheath material
d. Insulation melts due to overheating

ANSWER: A danger of breakdown of insulation

23) A single
core cable has a conductor diameter of 1 cm and the insulation
thickness
of 0.4 cm. If the specific resistance of insulation is 5.5 * 1014 Ω -cm,
what will be the insulation resistance for a length of 3 km?
a. 0.234 * 109 Ω
b. 0.257 * 109 Ω
c. 0.352 * 109 Ω
d. 0.211 * 109 Ω

ANSWER: 0.352 * 109 Ω

24) A single
core cable 5 km long has an insulation resistance of 0.35 M Ω. The core
diameter is 20 mm and the diameter of the cable over the insulation is
50mm. What will be the resistivity of the insulating material?
a. 13 * 109 Ω m
b. 12 * 109 Ω m
c. 13.5 * 109 Ω m
d. 12.85 * 109 Ω m

ANSWER: 12 * 109 Ω m

25) On which factor does the capacitance of the cable depend?

a. Length of cable
b. Relative permittivity of dielectric used in cable
c. Ratio of sheath diameter and core diameter
d. All of the above
 ANSWER: All of the above

26) The charging current drawn by the cable _____________.

a. Lags behind the voltage by 90°
b. Leads the voltage by 90°
c. Are in phase with each other
d. Leads the voltage by 60°

ANSWER: Leads the voltage by 90°

27) A single
core cable has a conductor diameter of 1 cm and the internal sheath
diameter of 1.8 cm. If impregnated paper of relative permittivity 4 is
used as the insulation, calculate the capacitance for 1 km length of
cable?
a. 0.378 μ F
b. 0.257 μ F
c. 0.549 μ F
d. 0.78 μ F

ANSWER: 0.378 μ F

28) What is the

total charging current per phase for a 33 kV, 50 Hz, 3 phase
underground
cable of 4 km length using 3 single core cables? Each conductor has a
diameter of 2.5 cm and the radial thickness of insulation is 0.5 cm.
a. 15.28 A
b. 11.87 A
c. 13.85 A
d. 8.25 A

ANSWER: 11.87 A

29) What is the

maximum stress in the insulation for a 33 kV single core cable with a
diameter of 1 cm and a sheath of inside diameter 4 cm?
a. 50.61 kV / cm rms
b. 45.231 kV / cm rms
c. 47.61 kV / cm rms
d. 49.231 kV /cm rms

ANSWER: 47.61 kV / cm rms

30) What will be

the insulation thickness for a conductor of diameter 2 cm, with
maximum
and minimum stress 40 kV / cm rms and 10 kV / cm rms respectively?
a. 5 cm
b. 3 cm
c. 2 cm
d. 4 cm

ANSWER: 3 cm

31) What will be

the most economical value of diameter of a single core cable to be used
on 50 kV, single phase system, when the maximum permissible stress
is
not exceeding 50 kV / cm?
a. 2.52 cm
b. 2.828 cm
c. 3.52 cm
d. 3.82 cm

ANSWER: 2.828 cm

32) To get a minimum value of stress (gmax) what should be the ratio
of core diameter to sheath diameter?
a. 1 / 2.718
b. 2.178
c. 1 / 3.78
d. 3.78

ANSWER: 1 / 2.718
33) What does capacitance grading of cables mean?
a. Use of dielectrics in different concentrations
b. Introduction of capacitance at various lengths of cable to counter the effect
of inductance
c. Use of dielectrics of different permittivities
d. Grading according to capacitance per km length of the cable

ANSWER: Use of dielectrics of different permittivities

34) In a 3 core cable, the capacitance between two conductors is 3 μF.

What will be the capacitance per phase?
a. 1.5 μ F
b. 3 μ F
c. 6 μ F
d. 12 μ F

ANSWER: 6 μ F

35) For the fig shown, what will be the capacitance between A and B

a. CC + (CS / 2)
b. Cs + (Cc / 2)
c. (CS + 3 Cc) / 2
d. 3CC + 2CS

ANSWER: (CS + 3 Cc) / 2

36) What is the source of heat generation in cables?

a. Copper loss in conductor
b. Dielectric losses in cable insulation
c. Losses in metallic sheathings and armouring
d. All of these

ANSWER: All of these

37) The
capacitances of a 3 phase belted cable are 12.6 μ F between the three
cores bunched together and the lead sheath and 7.4 μ F between one
core
and the other two connected to sheath. What will be the charging
current
drawn by the cable when connected to a 66 kV supply?
a. 100 A
b. 99.3648 A
c. 105.236 A
d. 107.74 A

ANSWER: 107.74 A

38) What is the safe working temperature for a conductor in case of

armoured cables?
a. 50° C
b. 75° C
c. 65° C
d. 40° C

ANSWER: 65° C

1) Capacitance
between the two conductors of a single phase two wire line is 0.5 μ
F/km. What is the value of capacitance of each conductor to neutral?
a. 0.5 μ F / km
b. 1 μ F / km
c. 0.25 μ F / km
d. 2.0 μ F / km

ANSWER: 1 μ F / km

2) What happens in case of capacitance of line to ground, if the effect

of earth is taken into account?
a. Capacitance of line to ground decreases
b. Capacitance of line to ground increases
c. The capacitance remains unaltered
d. The capacitance becomes infinite
 ANSWER: Capacitance of line to ground increases

3) What is the value of capacitance to neutral for the two wire line?
a. Twice the line to line capacitance
b. Equal to line to line capacitance
c. Thrice the line to line capacitance
d. Half of line to line capacitance

ANSWER: Twice the line to line capacitance

4) A two
conductor single phase line operates at 50Hz. Diameter of each
conductor
is 20mm and the spacing between the conductors is 3m. The height of
the
conductors above the ground is 6m. What is the capacitance of the line
to neutral?
a. 9.7 pF/m.
b. 10.8 pF/m.
c. 3.57 pF/m.
d. 2.415 pF/m.

ANSWER: 9.7 pF/m.

5) What happens if the separation between the three phases of the

transmission line is increased?
a. The inductance will increase and capacitance will remain unchanged.
b. Both inductance and capacitance will decrease.
c. Inductance will increase and capacitance will decrease.
d. Inductance will decrease and capacitance will increase.

ANSWER: Inductance will increase and capacitance will decrease.

6) What will be
the capacitance of a 100 km long, 3 phase, 50Hz overhead transmission
line consisting of 3 conductors, each of 2 cm and spaced 2.5 m at the
corners of an equilateral triangle?
a. 1.007 μ F/phase
b. 2.0075 μ F/phase
c. 2.5 μ F/phase
d. 1.45 μ F/phase

ANSWER: 1.007 μ F/phase

7) If the double
circuit 3 phase line has conductors of diameter 2 cm and distance of
separation 2m in hexagonal spacing. What is the phase to neutral
capacitance for 150 km of line?
a. 2.4939 μ F
b. 3.7408 μ F
c. 1.8245 μ F
d. 3.2548 μ F

ANSWER: 3.7408 μ F

8) What is the
charging current per km for the transmission line shown in the figure.
Operating at 132 kV, the conductor diameter is 0.8 cm.

a. 0.314 A/km
b. 0.21 A/km
c. 0.45 A/km
d. 0.11 A/km

ANSWER: 0.21 A/km

9) On what concept is electrically short, medium and long lines based?
a. Nominal voltage of the line
b. Physical length of the line
c. Wavelength of the line
d. Power transmitted over the line

ANSWER: Physical length of the line

10) The capacitance effect can be neglected in which among the

transmission lines?
a. Short transmission lines
b. Medium transmission lines
c. Long transmission lines
d. All of these

ANSWER: Short transmission lines

11) In the
modelling of short length overhead transmission line, why is the line
capacitance to ground not considered?
a. Equal to zero
b. Finite but very small
c. Finite but very large
d. Infinite

ANSWER: Finite but very small

12) In a short
transmission line, voltage regulation is zero when the power factor
angle of the load at the receiving end side is equal to ____________.
a. tan-1 (X/R)
b. tan-1 (R/X)
c. tan-1 (X/Z)
d. tan-1 (R/Z)

ANSWER: tan-1 (R/X)

13) What is the power factor angle of the load for maximum voltage
regulation?
a. tan-1 (X/R)
b. cos-1 (X/R)
c. tan-1 (R/X)
d. cos-1 (R/X)

ANSWER: tan-1 (X/R)

14) A single
phase transmission line of impedance j0.8 ohm supplies a resistive load
of 500 A at 300 V. The sending end power factor is
a. Unity
b. 0.8 lagging
c. 0.8 leading
d. 0.6 lagging

ANSWER: 0.6 lagging

15) For a short line if the receiving end voltage is equal to sending end
voltage under loaded conditions
a. The sending end power factor is unity.
b. The receiving end power factor is unity.
c. The sending end power factor is leading.
d. The receiving end power factor is leading.

ANSWER: The receiving end power factor is leading.

16) What is the

line length if a load of 15000 kW at a power factor 0.8 lagging can be
delivered by a 3 phase transmission line having conductors each of
resistance 1 Ω per kilometre? The voltage at the receiving end is to be
132kV and the loss is about 5%.
a. 40.13km
b. 37.18km
c. 42.38km
d. 35.87km

ANSWER: 37.18km
17) What are the values of A, B, C, D parameters of a short
transmission line?
a. Z, 0, 1, 1
b. 0, 1, 1, 1
c. 1, Z, 0, 1
d. 1, 1, Z, 0

ANSWER: 1, Z, 0, 1

18) The ABCD

constants of a 3 phase transposed transmission line with linear and
passive elements ________________.
a. are always equal
b. never equal
c. only A and D are equal
d. only B and C are equal

ANSWER: only A and D are equal

19) For a transmission line which among the following relation is

true?
a. –AB + CD = 1
b. AD + BC = 1
c. AB – CD = -1
d. –AD + BC = 1

ANSWER: –AD + BC = 1

20) A line of what length can be classified as a medium transmission

line?
a. 90 – 100 km
b. 50 – 150 km
c. 150 – 200 km
d. Above 200 km

ANSWER: 50 – 150 km

21) Which among the following methods are used for the calculation
of solution of a medium transmission line?
a. End condenser method
b. Only T method
c. Only p method
d. All of these

ANSWER: All of these

22) What are the A and D parameters in case of medium transmission

line (nominal T method)?
a. A = D = 1 + (YZ / 2)
b. A = D = 1 + (YZ / 2) * Z
c. A = D = (YZ / 2)
d. A = D = (YZ / 2) * Y

ANSWER: A = D = 1 + (YZ / 2)

23) In the nominal p method which among these are divided into two
halves?
a. Series impedance
b. Shunt capacitance
c. Both (A) and (B)
d. None of these

ANSWER: Shunt capacitance

24) What is the value of B parameter in case of nominal p method?

a. Y
b. Z
c. Y * (1 + YZ / 4)
d. Z * (1 + YZ / 4)

ANSWER: Z!

25) What is the

value of the C parameter by using a nominal T method for a 3 phase
balanced load of 30 MW which is supplied by a 132 kV, 50 Hz and 0.85
pf
lagging? The series impedance of a single conductor is (20 + j52) Ω and
the total phase to neutral admittance is 315 * 10-6 siemen.
a. 0.000315 ∠ 90
b. 0.000251 ∠ 90
c. 0.004125 ∠ 90
d. 0.000289 ∠ 90

ANSWER: 0.000315 ∠ 90!

26) The transmission lines above what length is termed as the long
lines?
a. More than 100 km
b. 150 km and above
c. 250 km and above
d. Less than 100 km

ANSWER: 150 km and above

27) What happens in a long transmission lines under no load?

a. The receiving end voltage is less than the sending end voltage.
b. The sending end voltage is less then receiving end voltage.
c. The sending end voltage is equal to receiving end voltage.
d. None of these

ANSWER: The sending end voltage is less then receiving end

voltage.

28) What is the normal range of angle for the parameter A?

a. 90 °
b. 70 ° – 40 °
c. 40 ° – 10 °
d. 0 – 10 °

ANSWER: 0 – 10 °

29) The ABCD parameter of a 3 phase transmission line is given as

follows
A
= D = 0.8 ∠ 1 °, B = 170 ∠ 85 ° Ω , and C = 0.002 ∠ 90.4 ° ℧ the
sending end voltage is 400 kV. What is the receiving end voltage under
no load condition?
a. 400 kV
b. 500 kV
c. 320 kV
d. 417 kV

ANSWER: 500 kV

30) The ABCD parameter of a 3 phase transmission line is given as

follows
A = D = 0.9 ∠ 0 °, B = 200 ∠ 90 ° Ω , and C = 0.95 *10-3 ∠ 90 ° ℧ .
At no load condition a shunt inductive reactor is connected at the
receiving end of the line to limit the receiving end voltage to be equal
to the sending end voltage. What is the ohmic value of the reactor?
a. Infinity
b. 2000 Ω
c. 105.26 Ω
d. 1052.6 Ω

ANSWER: 2000 Ω

31) The value of A parameter of a transmission line

a. Increases with increase in length of line
b. Decreases with increase in line length
c. Is independent of line length
d. None of these

ANSWER: Increases with increase in length of line

32) Transmission efficiency of a transmission line increases with the

____________.
a. decrease in power factor and voltage.
b. increase in power factor and voltage.
c. increase in power factor but decrease in voltage.
d. increase in voltage and decrease in power factor.

ANSWER: increase in power factor and voltage.

33) When does the Ferranti effect happen on the transmission line?
a. When the line is short and loaded.
b. When the line is long and loaded.
c. When the line is long and unloaded.
d. None of these.

ANSWER: When the line is long and unloaded.

34) When is the Ferranti effect on the long transmission lines

experienced?
a. The line is lightly loaded.
b. The line is heavily loaded.
c. The line is fully loaded.
d. The power factor is unity.

ANSWER: The line is lightly loaded.

35) Correctly match the items in List 1 to the items in List 2:

List 1
a. Skin Effect
B. Proximity Effect
C. Ferranti effect
D. Surge impedance
List 2
1. Increase in resistance but decrease in self inductance.
2. Increase in ac resistance.
3. Owing to voltage drop across line inductance due to flow of a charging
current.
4. Square root of ratio of line impedance and shunt admittance.
Codes:
ABCD
a. 2 1 3 4
b. 1 2 4 3
c. 3 4 2 1
d. 4 3 1 2

ANSWER: 2 1 3 4

36) Transmission of power by ac cables is impossible beyond

a. 35 – 45 km
b. 500 km
c. 300 km
d. 10 – 15 km

ANSWER: 35 – 45 km

37) What does the bedding on the cable consists of?

a. Jute strands
b. Hessian type
c. Paper tape compounded with a fibrous material
d. Any of these

ANSWER: Any of these

38) Why are sheaths used in cables?

a. Provide proper insulation
b. Provide mechanical strength
c. Prevent ingress of moisture
d. None of these

ANSWER: Prevent ingress of moisture

39) Why are conduit pipes employed?

a. To protect unsheathed cables
b. Armoured cables
c. PVC sheathed cables
d. All of these

ANSWER: To protect unsheathed cables

40) The thickness of insulation layer provided on the conductor, in

cables depend on_______.
a. Operating voltage
b. Current to be carried
c. Power factor
d. All of these

ANSWER: Operating voltage