1.

The insulating material for a cable should have

(a) Low cost (b) High dielectric strength (c) High mechanical strength (d) All of these
2. Which of the following protect a cable against mechanical injury?
(a) Bedding (b) Sheath (c) Armouring (d) None of these
3. Which of the following insulation is used in cables?
(a) Varnished cambric (b) Rubber (c) Paper (d) Any of these
4. Empire tape is
(a) Varnished cambric (b) Vulcanised rubber (c) Impregnated paper (d) None of
these
5. Thickness of layer of insulation on the conductor in the cable depends on ..
(a) Reactive power (b) Power factor (c) Voltage (d) Current carrying capacity
6. Bedding on a cable consists of
(a) Hessian tape (b) Jute (c) Any of these (d) None of these
7. The insulating material for a cable should be
(a) Acid proof (b) Non inflammable (c) Non hygroscopic (d) All of these
8. In a cable, immediately above metallic sheath, . Is provided
(a) Earthing connection (b) bedding (c) armouring (d) None of these
9. The current carrying capacity of cables in DC is more than that in AC due to
(a) Absence of harmonics (b) Non existence of stability limit (c) Smaller dielectric
loss (d) None
10.Colour of neutral in 3 core flexible underground cable is
(a) Blue (b) Black (c) Brown (d) None of these
11.Purpose of bedding in underground cables is
(a) To avoid leakage current (b) To protect sheath against corrosion
(c)To protect sheath against mechanical injury due to armouring (d) Both (b) and
(c)
12.Armouring consists of two layers of
(a) Galvanised steel wire (b) Thin wires of copper
(c)Wires of aluminium (d) Wires of both copper and Aluminium
13.Why are the inter sheaths in cables used?
(a) To provide proper stress distribution (b) Minimise stress
(c) Provide protection against moisture, current and voltage surges (d) Improve
insulation
14.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
15.Which of the following methods is used for laying underground system?
(a) Direct laying (b) Draw-in System (c) Solid system (d) All of these
16.What is the voltage capacity of Super Tension cable?
(a) 1000V-11kV (b) 33kV-66kv (c) 22kV-33kV (d) 11kV-22kV
17.Voltage capacity of EHT cable is above .
(a) 4.4kV (b) 6.6 kV (c) 11kV (d) 13.2 kV
18.XLPE cable is a type of HT cable. Full form of XLPE is .
(a) Cross Lead Paper Ethylene (b) Cross Line Poly Ethylene
(b) Cross Linked Poly Ethylene (d) Cross Linked Paper Ethylene

1. Which of the following is not the transmission voltage in India?

(a) 66 kV (b) 132 kV (c) 264kV (d) 400 kV
2. Which of the following is usually the generating voltage ?
 (a) 6.6 kV (b) 9.9 kV (c) 11 kV (d) 13.2 kV
3. Boosters are basically
(a) Inductors (b) Capacitors (c) Transformers (d) Synchronous motors
4. Which of the following is not the distribution system normally used?
(a) 3 phase 4 wire (b) 3 phase 3 wire (c) Single phase 2 wire (d) Single phase 3 wire
5. Conductors for high voltage transmission lines are suspended from towers
(a) to reduce clearance from ground (c) to increase clearance from ground
(b) to reduce wind and snow (d) None of these
6. Transmission efficiency increases as
(a) voltage and power factor both increase (c) voltage and power factor both decrease
(b) voltage increase but power factor decrease (d) voltage decrease but pf increase
7. With same maximum voltage to earth, which ac system (with p.f. 0.8) will require more copper as
compared to dc 2 wire system?
(a) single phase. 2 wire (mid point earthed) (c) single phase. 3 wire (neutral=1/2 outer)
(b) three phase three wire (d) three phase-four wire (neutral = outer).
8. When alternating current passes through a conductor
(a) it remains uniformly distributed throughout the section of conductor
(b) portion of conductor near the surface carries more current as compared to the core
(c) portion of conductor near the surface carries less current as compared to the core
(d) entire current passes through the core of the conductor.
9. The fact, a conductor carries more current on the surface as compared to core, is known as
(a) skin effect (b) corona (c) permeability (d) unsymmetrical fault.
10. The effective resistance of a conductor will be the same as ohmic resistance when
(a) current is in true sine wave form (b) voltage is low (c) power factor is unity
(d) Current is uniformly distributed in the conductor cross-section
11. Skin effect results in
(a) reduced effective resistance but increased effective internal reactance of the conductor
(b) increased effective resistance but reduced effective internal reactance of. the conductor
(c) reduced effective resistance as well as effective internal reactance
(d) increased effective resistance as well as effective internal reactance.
12. Skin effect depends on
(a) size of the conductor (b) frequency (c) resistivity of the conductor material (d) all of these
13. The skin effect of a conductor will reduce as the increases.
(a) diameter (b) frequency (c) permeability (d) resistivity
14. Skin effect is proportional to
(a) diameter of conductor (b) (diameter of conductor)1/2 (c) (diameter of conductor)2 (d) None
15. In overhead transmission lines the effect of capacitance can be neglected when the length of line is
less than
(a) 200 km (b) 160 km (c) 100 km (d) 80 km
16. Feeder is designed mainly from the point of view of
(a) Current carrying capacity (b) Voltage drop (c) Operating voltage (d) Operating
Frequency
17. Distributor is designed mainly from the point of view of
 (a) Current carrying capacity (b) Voltage drop (c) Operating voltage (d) Operating
Frequency

1. By which of the following systems, electric power can be transmitted?

(a) Overhead System (b) Underground System (c) Both of these (d) None of these
2. ---- are the conductors which connect consumer terminal to distribution
(a) Distributors (b) Service mains (c) Feeders (d) None of these
3. Underground system cannot be operated above .
(a) 440 V (b) 11 kV (c) 33kV (d) 66kV
4. Overhead system can be designed for operation upto .
(a) 11 kV (b) 33 kV (c) 66 kV (d) 400 kV
5. The wooden pole well impregnated with kerosene oil or any preservative have life
upto
(a) 2 to 5 years (b) 10 to 15 years (c) 25 to 30 years (d) 60 to 70 years
6. The presence of ozone due to corona is harmful because it
(a) Reduces power factor (b) Corrodes the material (c) Gives odour (d) Ground
energy
7. A feeder in transmission line feeds power to .
(a) Distributor (b) Generating stations (c) Service mains (d) All of these
8. A 3 phase 4 wire system is commonly used for .
(a) Primary Transmission (c) Secondary Transmission
(b) Primary Distribution (d) Secondary Distribution
9. Which of the following is used for overhead transmission lines?
(a) Steel cored aluminium (b) Galvanised steel (c) Cadmium copper (d) Any of these
10.There is a greater possibility of occurrence of corona during
(a) Dry weather (b) Winter (c) Humid weather (d) Summer
11.Which of the following distribution system is more reliable?
(a) Radial System (b) Tree System (c) Ring Main System (d) All of these
12.Which of the following characteristics should the line supports of transmission line
possess?
(a) Low cost (b) High mechanical strength (c) Longer life (d) All of these
13.Transmission voltage of 11 kV is used for distances upto .
(a) 20-25 km (b) 40-50 km (c) 60-70 km (d) 80-100 km
14.A conductor due to sag between two supports take the form of .
(a) Semi circle (b) Ellipse (c) Triangle (d) Catenary
15.In ACSR conductors, the insulation between aluminium and steel is .
(a) Insulin (b) Bitumin (c) Varnish (d) No insulation
16.Which of the following bus bar scheme has the lowest cost?
(a) Ring bus bar system (b) Single bus bar system (c) Breaker&a half (d) Main &
Transfer
17.Owing to skin effect
(a) Portion of the conductor near the surface carry more current and core carry less
current
(b) Portion of the conductor near the surface carry less current and core carry more
current
(c) Current flows through half cross section of the conductor (d) Any of these
18.In aluminium conductors, steel core is provided to .
(a) Compensate for skin effect (c) Neutralize proximity effect
(b) Reduce line inductance (d) Increase tensile strength
1. Out of the following which one is not an unconventional source of energy?
(a) Tidal power (b) Geothermal energy(c) Nuclear energy (dWind power
2. Pulverized coal is
(a) coal free from ash (b) non-smoking coal (c) coal which bums for long time
(b) coal broken into fine particles. D(d) coal which bums for long time
3. Heating value of coal is approximately . kcal / kg
(a) 1000-2000 (b) 2000-4000 (c) 5000-6500 (d) 9000-10,500
4. Water gas is a mixture of
(a) CO2 and O2 (b) O2and H2 (c) H2, N2 and O2 (d) CO, N2 and H2.
5. Coal used in power plant is also known as
(a) steam coal (b) charcoal (c) coke (d) soft coal.
6. Which of the following is considered as superior quality of coal ?
(a) Bituminous coal (b) Peat (c) Lignite (d) Coke.
7. Tarapur nuclear power plant has which type of reactor?
(a) Pressurized water reactors (c) Boiling water type
(b) CANDU type reactors (d) None of these.
8. Which of the following rotor is used in thermal power plants?
(a) cylindrical rotor (b) salient pole rotor (c) squirrel cage rotor (d) None of these
9. Indias largest thermal power station is located at
(a) Kota (b) Sarni (c) Chandrapur (d) Neyveli
10. Which of the following is/are base load plants?
(a) thermal plants (b) hydro plants (c) nuclear plants (d) all of these
11. Peak load power plants is/are
(a) pumped storage plant (b) diesel plant (c) nuclear plant (d) both 1 &2
12. power plant has instant starting
(a) Nuclear power plant (b) Hydroelectric power plant (c) Diesel power plant (d)
Both b&c
13. Which generating station has least running cost?
(a) Nuclear (b) Hydro (c) Thermal (d) Diesel
14. Which of the following is a reaction turbine?
(a) Pelton turbine & Francis turbine (c) Francis Turbine & Kaplan Turbine
(b) Kaplan Turbine and Pelton Wheel (d) None of these
15. Which of the following is an impulse turbine?
(a) Pelton Turbine (b) Francis turbine (c) Kaplan Turbine (d) None of these
16. Which of the following is medium and low head turbine?
(a) Pelton & Kaplan (b) Kaplan & Francis (c) Francis & Kaplan (d) None of these
17. Pelton wheel is a
(a) High head turbine (b) Medium head turbine (c) Low head turbine (d) None of
these
18. Diesel power stations are used for .
(a) Peak load plant (b) Emergency plant (c) Standby plant (d) All of these
19. In which power plant, efficiency is quite low?
(a) Diesel (b) Steam (c) Hydro (d) Nuclear
20. Reflector of nuclear reactor is made of .
(a) Boron (b) Cast iron (c) Beryllium (d) Steel
21. Function of moderator in nuclear reactor is to
(a) Stop chain reaction (b) Absorb neutrons (c) Reduce speed of neutrons (d)
Reduce temperature
 22. Solar thermal power generation can be achieved by using
(a) focusing collector or heliostat (b) solar pond (c) flat plate collector (d) Any of
these
1. Commercial sources of energy
2. Non commercial sources of energy
3. Comparison of power plants
4. Hydro electric power plant parts
5. Types of fuels
6. Thermal power plant parts, function
7. Solar power generation
8. parts and functions of nuclear power plants
9. Applications of diesel power plant and Gas turbine power plant
10.Types of turbines and their function
11.Types and parts of distribution system
12.Oil Circuit Breaker
13.Rating of Circuit Breaker
14.Switch gear equipments
15.Isolator
16.Lightning Arresters
17.Bus bar Scheme
18.Construction of Underground Cables
19.Faults in power system
20.Classification of cables according to voltage
21.Types of insulators
22.Types of supports for overhead lines
23.IE Rules for supply system
24.Types of Cables
25.Minimum width of trench for laying single core cable is 32 cm
26.Localisation of cable faults can be done by Murray loop test & Varley loop test