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29 based short questions
1 The modulation technique in which carrier is switched B/W 2 different
carrier level 0&1 is called

a. Amplitude shift keying

b. On off keying
c. Frequency modulation
d. Phase modulation

2.Which one is not a transformer ?

a) laminated
b)resonance
c)single instrument transformer
d)ferrite circuit transformer

3.Another name for a unity gain amplifier is:

A. difference amplifier
B. comparator
C. single ended
D. voltage follower

1. 4 An ideal operational amplifier has

A. zero output impedance

B. infinite input impedance
C. infinite bandwidth
D. All of the above

3.Matching C.Ts are used in the circuit of

a) Differential relay
b) Distance relay
c) Both a&b

6.the ac line current at slipping in a 6 phase, 6 ring rotary converter

having 100% efficiency and unity power factor is........... times the dc
current

(A) 0.236
(B) 1.414
(C)0.472
(D) 0.943.
7.pf of synchronous generator is dependent on

a.load
b.angular speed
c.armature loss
d.core loss

7. efficiency of distribution transformer is maximum at

a.no load
b. 50% load
c. 75% loadd
d.full load

8 . The capacitance of cable per km is

(A) 0.1 microF

(B) 0.7 microF
(C) 1.5 microF
(D) 10 microF.

9.magnetizing component of the transformer is

a.always lagging
b.leading
c.any of these

10.capacitor is always designed for

a.peak voltage
b.average voltage
c.rms voltage

Posted 29th June 2016 by Electrical Engineer

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JUN Most Important NTS,PPSC,FPSC,ETS, based test
25 and interview short questions with answrs
1. In order to improve the steady state stability of an overhead
transmission lines, which of the following methods can be
adopted

(A) Reducing impedance between the stations

(B) Adopting quick response excitation systems
(C) Using series capacitors to make X = (3 R)1/2
(D) Any of the above.

2. Transient disturbances arc due to

(A) Switching operations

(B) Load variations
(C) Faults
(D) Any of the above.

3. Which of the following short circuit is the most dangerous ?

(A) Line to line short circuit

(B) Dead short circuit
(C) Line to ground short circuit
(D) Line to line and ground short circuit.

4. In case line to line fault occurs, the short circuit current of an

alternator will .depend on its

(A) Synchronous reactance

(B) Transient reactance
(C) Short circuit resistance
(D) All of the above.

5. Transient state stability is generally improved by ,

(A) using high speed governors on machines by
(B) using low inertia machines
(C) dispensing with neutral grounding
(D) any of the above.
6. In medium transmission lines the shunt capacitance is taken
into account in

(A) Tee method

(B) Pie method
(C) Steinmetz method
(D) all of the above.

7. Which section can lie used for bus bar ?

(A) bars
(B) rods
(C) tubes
(D) any of the above.

8. A string efficiency of 100% implies that

(A) shunt capacitance is 1 MF

(B) potential across each disc is same
(C) potential across each disc is zero
(D) one of the insulator disc is shorted.

9. Steel poles for transmission lines need protection against

(A) termites
(B) borer
(C) corrosion
(D) all of the above.

10. Which type of copper wire will have highest tensile strength ?

(A) Soft drawn

(B) Medium drawn
(C) Hard drawn.

11. Guy wire is used to

(A) Support the pole

(B) Provide protection against surges
(C) Provide emergency earth route
(D) Protect conductors against short circuiting.

12. Which of the following is a leading power system ?

(A) Underground cables

(B) Reactors
(C) Mercury arc rectifiers
(D)Transformers.
 13. Which of the following is a static exciter ?

(A) dc separately excited generator

(B) amplidyne
(C) retool
(D) rectifier.

14. The service mains connect

(A) distributor and consumer terminals

(B) distributor and transformer
(C) distributor and relay system
(D) transformer and earth.

15. System grounding is done

(A) so that the floating potential on the lower voltage winding for a
transformer is brought down to an insignificant value
(B) so that arcing faults to earth would not set up dangerously high
voltage on healthy phases
(C) so that inductive interference between power and communication
circuits can be controlled

(D) for all above reasons.

Posted 25th June 2016 by Electrical Engineer
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JUN 15 Most Important NTS Electrical Engineering

19 test and interviews short questions with
answers
1. For increasing the capacity of a transmission line to transmit
power which of the following must be decreased ?

(A) Voltage
(B) Capacitance
(C) Line inductance
(D) All of the above.

2. Steepness of the traveling waves is attenuated by

(A) resistance of the line

(B) inductance of the line
(C) capacitance of the line
(D) all of the above.

3. The protection against direct lightening strokes and high

voltage steep waves is provided by

(A) earthing of neutral

(B) lightening arresters
(C) ground wires
(D) lightening arresters and ground wires.

4. Voltages under Extra High Voltage are

(A) 1 kV and above

(B) 11 kV and above
(C) 132 kV and above
(D) 330 kV and above.

5. In outdoor substation, the lightening arresters is placed nearer

to

(A) the isolator

(B) the current transformer
(C) the power transformer
(D) the current breaker.

6. Stability of a system is not affected by

(A) Reactance of line

(B) Losses
(C) Reactance of generator
(D) Output torque.

7. A 10 MVA generator has power factor 0.866 lagging. The

reactive power produced will be

(A) 10 MVA
(B) 8 MVA
(C) 5 MVA
(D) 1.34 MVA.

8. In order to increase the limit of distance of transmission line

(A) series resistances are used

(B) synchronous condensers are used
(C) shunt capacitors and series reactors are used
(D) series capacitors and shunt reactors are used.

9. A 30 km transmission line carrying power at 33 kV is known as

(A) short transmission line

(B) long transmission line
(C) high power line
(D) ultra high voltage line.

10. If K is the volume of conductor material required for 2 wire dc

system with one conductor earthed, then the volume of cable
conductor material required for transmission of same power in
single phase 3 wire system is (A) K/3 cos φ

(B) 5K cos2 φ
(C) K/ 5 cos2 φ
(D) 5K/ 8 cos2 φ

11. The permissible voltage variable in voltage in distribution is

(A) 0.1%
(B) 1%
(C) 10%
(D) 50%.

12. Surge impedance of transmission line is given by

(A) (L/C)1/2
(B) (C/L)1/2
(C) (CL)1/2
(D) 1/(CL)1/2

13. 750 kV is termed as

(A) Medium high voltage

(B) High voltage
(C) Extra high voltage
(D) Ultra high voltage.

14. In case of transmission line conductors with the increase in

atmospheric temperature

(A) length increase but stress decreases

 (B) length increases and stress also increases
(C) length decreases but stress increases
(D) both length as well as stress decreases.

15. If the height of transmission towers is increased, which of the

following parameters is likely to change ?

(A) Resistance
(B) Inductance
(C) Capacitance
(D) None of the above.

Posted 19th June 2016 by Electrical Engineer

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JUN NTS, FPSC, PPS, GAT, ETS, Based Electrical

17 Engineering Short Multiple Choice Questions
1. The brush voltage drop in DC motors i s usually of the
order of

(A) 2
(B) 20
(C) 50
(D) 100

2. Which of following properties has got higher value

for aluminum as compared to copper?

(A) Melting point

(B) Specific gravity
(C) Electrical resistivity
(D) Thermal conductivity.

3. For carrying a 100 A (rms) current the cross-sectional area

of aluminum bus bar should be at least
(A) 1 mm2
(B) 10 mm 2
(C) 25 mm 2
(D) 50 mm2

4. Isolators are used to disconnect a circuit when

(A) line is on full load

(B) line is energized
(C) circuit breaker is not open
(D) there is no current in the line.

5. Tap changing transformers are used for

(A) stepping up the voltage

(B) stepping down the voltage
(C) both stepping up and stepping down the voltage
(D) supplying low voltage current for instruments.

6. Which device automatically interrupts the supply in the event

of surges

(A) Earthlings switch

(B) Series reactor
(C) Isolator
(D) Circuit breaker.

7. In a substation the equipment used to limit short circuit

current level is

(A) Series reactor

(B) Coupling capacitor
(C) Lightening switch
(D) Isolator.

8. Which of the following equipment is not installed in a

substation ?

(A) Shunt reactors

(B) Exciters
(C) Voltage transformers
(D) Series capacitors.

9. Which bus bar scheme offers the lowest cost ?

(A) Single bus bar scheme
(B) Ring bus bar scheme
(C) Breaker and a half scheme
(D) Main and transfer scheme.

10. Which is the most expensive bus bar scheme ?

(A) Single bus bar scheme

(B) Ring bus bar scheme
(C) Double bus bar double breaker
(D) Main and transfer scheme.

11. Current rating is not necessary in case of

(A) Isolators
(B) Circuit breakers
(C) Load break switches
(D) Circuit breakers and load break switches.

12. Which of the following correctly represents the sequence of

operations of isolator circuit breaker and earthing switch while
opening a circuit

(A) Close earthing switch - open circuit breaker open isolator

(B) Open isolator - close circuit breaker - open earthing switch
(C) Open circuit breaker - open isolator - close earthing switch
(D) Close circuit breaker - close isolator - open earthing switch.

13. Which of the following correctly presents the sequence of

operations of isolator circuit breaker and earthing switch while
closing a circuit

(A) Ensure circuit breaker is closed - close isolator - open earthing switch
(B) Ensure circuit breaker is open - close isolator - open earthing switch if
any close circuit breaker
(C) Ensure circuit breaker is open - open isolator - open earthing switch if
any - close circuit breaker.
(D) None of the above.

14. Which of the following type tests are conducted on isolators

(A) Temperature rise test

(B) Impulse stage with stand test
(C) Short time current test
(D) All of the above.

15. What will happen if relative speed b/w rotating flux of

the stator and rotor of induction motor is zero?
(A) Torque produced will be very large
(B) Rotor will not run
(C) Rotor runs at high speed
(D) Slip of motor is 5%
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JUN Totally NTS, ETS , PPSC, FPSC Previous Test and

17 Interview Questions for Electrical Engineering
1. Current carrying inductor a right angle in magnetic field experience

a) Force
b) Torque
c) Momentum
d) Acceleration

2. Noise in resistance depends on

a) Temperature
b) Sampling rate
c) Material

3. In parallel resonance, at resonance

a) Impedance is zero
b) Voltage is maximum
c) Current is maximum
d) Impedance is minimum

4. Admittance
a) Is a measure of how easily a circuit or device will allow a current to flow
b) Is a type of resistance
c) Both
d) None

5. Force on one meter length of conductor in a magnetic field created

by one ampere
a) Emf
b) Voltage
c) Electric intensity
d) Magnetic induction

6. In right hand rule

a) thumb point in the direction of current and finger
curl in direction of Magnetic field
b) thumb point in the direction of Magnetic field current and finger
curl in direction of current
c) both
d) none

7. Radius of curvature of charged particle depends on

a) Flux
b) Energy
c) Momentum
d) Charge

8. Effect determines sign of charge

a) Thomson
b) See back
c) Hall
d) Petlier

9. Time constant of inductor

a) L/R
b) C/R
c) R/L
d) All

10. Amperes law is concerned with

a) a unit magnetic pole
b) electrochemical equivalent
c) the force on wire carrying current in a magnetic field
d) rms value

11. Resistance, Capacitance and inductance are elements

a) Passive
b) Active
c) Both
d) None
 12. Magnets was first used by to find range
a) Indians
b) Europeans
c) Chinese
d) Japanese

13. A bridge used for the measurement of capacitance is

a) Shearing bridge
b) Hay Bridge
c) Wheatstone
d) None
14. Long wire wound tightly on a cylinder core is called
a) toroid
b) solenoid
15. Lenz's law is law of conservation of
a) Momentum
b) Charge
c) Emf
d) Energy

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15 Interview Questions
1. Material generally used for bus bar is

(A) copper
(B) aluminium
(C) steel
(D) tungsten.

2. In aluminium conductors steel reinforced, the insulation

between aluminium and steel conductors is

(A) any insulator

(B) bitumen
(C) insulin
(D) no insulation is required.

3. Under no load conditions the current in a transmission line is

due to

(A) corona effects

(B) capacitance of the line
(C) back flow from earth
(D) spinning reserve.

4. Which distribution system is more reliable ?

(A) Ring main system

(B) Tree system
(C) Radial system
(D) All are equally reliable.

5. Out of the following systems of distribution, which system

offers the best economy ?

(A) Direct current system

(B) AC single phase system
(C) AC 3 phase 3 wire system
(D) AC 3 phase 4 wire system.

6. What are the advantages of dc transmission system over ac

transmission system ?

(A) DC system is economical

(B) There is no skin effect in dc system
(C) Corona limits are highest for dc circuits as compared to ac circuits
(D) All of the above.

7. The main advantage of ac. transmission system over d.c.

transmission system is

(A) Easy transformation

(B) Less losses in transmission over long distances
(C) ) Less insulation problems
(D) Less problem of instability.

8. Which curve correctly represents the relation between capital

cost and dc voltage of transmission ?
(A) curve A
(B) curve B
(C) curve C
(D) curve D.

9. Step-up substations are associated with

(A) distributors
(B) consumer location
(C) concentrated load
(D) generating stations.

Questions 100 to 102 refer to figure given below :

10. A section of a single bus scheme is shown in the figure. In this

figure B represents

(A) Isolator
(B) Circuit breaker
(C) Current transformer
(D) Inductance.

11. An isolator is represented by

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) A and D.

12. C represents

(A) circuit breaker

(B) Mho's relay
(C) Earth switch
(D) None of the above.

13. When an alternator is connected to the infinite but bar and its
excitation is gradually increased

(A) the terminal voltage will rise

(B) the terminal voltage will drop
(C) the terminal voltage will remain unaltered
(D) the terminal voltage will vary rapidly.

14. Consumers having low power factor equipment are advised to

install

(A) tap changing transformer

(B) capacitor bank
(C) synchronous condensers
(D) none of the above.

15. A bus bar is rated by

(A) current only

(B) current and voltage only
(C) current, voltage, frequency

(D) current, voltage, frequency and short time current.

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JUN Electrical Engineering NTS Based Questions
14 with answer
1. A 70/6 ACSR conduction is an aluminium conductor steel
reinforced, having

(A) cross sectional area of aluminium as 70 mm2 and the cross-sectional

area of steel as 6 mm2
(B) cross-sectional area of steel as 70 mm2 and the cross-sections area of
aluminium as 6 mm2
(C) 70 aluminium conductors and 6 steel conductors
(D) 80 steel conductors and 6 aluminium conductors.

2. The function of steel wire in a ACSR conductor is

(A) to take care of surges

(B) to prevent corona
(C) to reduce inductance and hence improve power factor
(D) to provide additional mechanical strength.

3. In high voltage transmission lines the top most conductor is

(A) R-phase conductor

(B) Y- phase conductor
(C) B-phase conductor
(D) Earth conductor.

4. For 11 kV line the inductance per km per phase will be of the

order of

(A) 1 H
(B) 0.1 H
(C) 1 mH
(D) 0.1 mH.
5. For 11 kV. line the capacitance per km per phase will be of the
order of

(A) 1 Farad
(B) 0.1 Farad
(C) 0.01 Farad
(D) 0.01 microF.

6. If 3000 kW power is to be transmitted over a distance of 30 km,

the desirable transmission voltage will be

(A) 11 kV
(B) 33 kV
(C) 66 kV
(D) 132 kV.

7. The permissible voltage variation in transmission and

distribution system is

(A) ± 0.1%
(B) ± 1%
(C)±10%
(D)± 25%.

8. The voltage of transmission can be regulated by

(A) use of tap changing transformers

(B) switching in shunt capacitors at the receiving end during heavy loads
(C) use of series capacitors to neutralize the effect of series reactance
(D) any of the above methods.

9. The most economic voltage for transmitting given power over

a known distance by overhead transmission line is approximately

(A) 3.6 kV/km

(B) 1.6 kV/km
(C) 2.6 kV/km
(D) 3.6 kVkm.

10. String efficiency is given by

(A) (voltage across the string) / ((numbers of discs on the string) x

(voltage across disc nearest to the conductor))
(B) ((voltage across the string) x (numbers of discs on the string)) /
(voltage across disc nearest to the conductor)
(C) ( (voltage across disc nearest to the conductor) x (numbers of discs on
the string)) / (voltage across the string)
(D) (voltage across disc nearest to the conductor))/ ((numbers of discs on
the string) x (voltage across the string)

11. For a 66 kV line having span of 200 meters between towers

the approximate sag will be
(A) 0.02 m
(B) 0.2 m
(C) 2 m
(D) 20 m.

12. In the above case if the span is doubled, the sag will be

(A) 2 m
(B) 4m
(C) 8m
(D) 1 m.

13. The reflection coefficient for a short circuit line is

(A) 1
(B) Zero
(C) 0.5
(D) - 1.

14. In case the height of transmission tower is increased

(A) the line capacitance and inductance will not change

(B) the line capacitance will decrease but line inductance will decrease
(C) the line capacitance will decrease and line inductance will increase
(D) the line capacitance will decrease but line inductance will remain
unaltered.

15. In a transmission line if booster transformer are to be used,

preferred location will be

(A) at the receiving end

(B) at the sending end
(C) at the intermediate point
(D) any where in the line.
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JUN Electrical Engineering NTS Based Short Multiple
13 Choice Questions
1. For the same resistance of line the ratio, weight of copper
conductor/ weight of aluminium conductor is

(A) 0.50
(B) 0.75
(C) 1.50
(D) 2.0.

2. A relay used on short transmission lines is

(A) Reactance relay

(B) Mho's relay
(C) Impedance relay
(D) None of the above.

3. In case the characteristic impedance of the line is equal to the

load impedance

(A) all the energy will pass to the earth

(B) all the energy will be lost in transmission losses
(C) the system will resonate badly
(D) all the energy sent will be absorbed by the load.

4. For a properly terminated line

(A) ZR=ZO
(B) Z/R > ZO
(C) ZR < ZO
(D) ZR =Z0 = 0.

5. The dielectric strength of air at 250 C and 76 cm/Hg is

(A) 1 kV/cm
(B) 1 kV/mm
(C) 3 kV/cm
(D) 30 kV/cm.

6. The chances of corona are maximum in

(A) domestic wiring

(B) distribution lines
(C) transmission lines
(D) all of the above.

7. Transmission lines link

(A) service points to consumer premises

(B) distribution transformer to consumer premises
(C) receiving end station to distribution transformer
(D) generating station to receiving end station.

8. In case of open circuit transmission lines the reflection

coefficient is

(A) 1
(B) 0.5
(C) -1
(D) Zero.

9. Impedance relay is used on

(A) Short transmission lines

(B) Medium transmission lines
(C) Long transmission line
(D) All the transmission lines.

10. 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.

11. String efficiency can be improved by

(A) using Longer cross arm

(B) grading the insulator
(C) using a guard ring
(D) any of the above.

12. Minimum horizontal clearance of a low voltage transmission

line from residential buildings must be

(A) 11/2 feet

(B) 3 feet
(C) 4 feet
 (D) 8 feet.

13. If a 66 kV lines passes over a residential building, the

minimum vertical clearance from the roof of the building must be

(A) 8 feet
(B) 12 feet
(C) 13 feet
(D) 16 feet.

14. Alternating current power is transmitted at high voltage

(A) to safeguard against pilferage

(B) to minimize transmission losses
(C) to reduce cost of generation
(D) to make the system reliable.

15. Stranded conductors arc used for transmitting, power at high

voltages because of

(A) increased tensile strength

(B) better wind resistance
(C) ease-in handling

(D) low cost.

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13 based short multiple choice Questions
1. In a transmission line having negligible resistance the surge
impedance is

(A) (L+C)1/2
(B) (C/L)1/2
(C) (1/LC)1/2
(D) (L/C)1/2

2. Which of the following regulation is considered to be the best

(A) 2%
(B) 30%
(C)70%
(D) 98%.

3. The characteristic impedance of a transmission line depends

upon

(A) shape of the conductor

(B) surface treatment of the conductors
(C) conductivity of the material
(D) geometrical configuration. of the conductors.

4. For a distortion-less transmission line (G = shunt conductance

between two wires)

(A) R/L = G/C

(B) RL=GC
(C) RG=LC
(D)RLGC=0

5. Guard ring transmission line

(A) improves power factor

(B) reduces earth capacitance of the lowest unit
(C) reduces transmission losses
(D) improves regulation.

6. When the power is to be transmitted over a distance of 500

km, the transmission voltage should be in the range

(A) 33 kV - 66 kV
(B) 66 kV - 100 kV
(C) 110 kV - 150 kV
(D) 150kV - 220kV.

7. A relay used on long transmission lines is

(A) mho's relay

(B) reactance relay
(C) impedance relay
(D) no relay is used.

8. Total load transmitted through a 3 phase transmission line is

10,000 kW at 0.8 power factor lagging. The I2R losses are 900
kW. The efficiency of transmission line is

(A) 60%
(B) 90%
(C) 95%
(D) 99%.

9. Litz wires are used for intermediate frequencies to overcome

(A) corona effect

(B) skin effect
(C) radio interference
(D) all of the above.

10. In order to reduce skin effect at UHF

(A) conductors are painted

(B) conductors are anodized
(C) copper lubes with silver plating are used
(D) copper rods with silver plating are used.

11. Shunt capacitance is usually neglected in the analysis of

(A) Short transmission lines

(B) Medium transmission lines
(C) Long transmission lines
(D) Medium as well as long transmission lines.

12. The chances of corona are maximum during

(A) summer heat

(B) winter
(C) dry weather
(D) humid weather.

13. The power transmitted will be maximum when

(A) Sending end voltage is more

(B) Receiving end voltage is more
(C) Reactance is high
(D) Corona losses are least.

14. Neglecting losses in a transmission system, if the voltage is

doubled, for the same power transmission, the weight of
conductor material required will be

(A) four times

(B) double
(C) half
 (D) one fourth.

15. When two conductors each of radius r are at a distance D, the

capacitance between the two is proportional to

(A) loge (D/r)

(B) loge (r/D)
(C) 1/loge (D/r)

(D) 1/loge (r/D).

Posted 13th June 2016 by Electrical Engineer

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13 transmission NTS Based Short Multiple Choice
Questions with answers
1. The bundling of conductors is done primarily to

(A) reduce reactance

(B) increase reactance
(C) increase ratio interference
(D) reduce radio interference.

2. Which of the following statement is correct ?

(A) Wind pressure reduces corona effects

(B) Ice on conductors improves power factor
(C) Wind pressure is taken to act in a direction at right angles to that for
ice
(D) Wind pressure and ice on conductors together improve regulation of
power transmitted.

3. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

(A) As the temperature rises the tension in the transmission line decreases
(B) As temperature rises the sag in transmission lines reduces
(C) Tension and sag in transmission lines are complementary to each
other.

4. Wooden poles for supporting transmission lines are used for

voltages up to

(A) 440 V
(B)11 kV
(C) 22 kV
(D) 66 kV.

5. If K is the volume of cable conductor material required to

transmit power, then for the transmission of the same power, the
volume of cable conductor required for single phase 2 wise AC
system is

(A) 2k
(B) k cosφ
(C) k/ cos2 φ
(D) 2k/ cos2 p

6. Maximum permissible span for wooden poles is

(A) 10 meter
(B) 20 meters
(C) 60 meters
(D) 200 meters.

7. When transformers or switch gears are to be installed in a

transmission line, the poles used are

(A) I type
(B) J type
(C) H type
(D) L type.

8 . For improving life, steel poles are galvanized. Galvanizing is

the process of applying a layer of

(A) paint
(B) varnish
(C) tar coal
(D) zinc.
9. The disadvantage of transmission lines as compared to cables
is

(A) exposure to lightening

(B) exposure to atmospheric hazards like smoke, ice, etc.
(C) inductive interference between power and communication circuits
(D) all of the above.

10. ACSR conductor implies

(A) All conductors surface treated and realigned

(B) Aluminum conductor steel reinforced
(C) Anode current sinusoidally run
(D) Anodized Core Smooth Run.

11. The surge resistance of transmission lines is about

(A) 50 ohms
(B) 100 ohms
(C) 250 ohms
(D) 500 ohms.

12. During storm the live conductor of public electric supply

breaks down and touches the earth. The consequences will be

(A) supply voltage will drop

(B) supply voltage will increase
(C) current will flow to earth
(D) no current will flow in the conductor.

13. In transmission system a feeder feeds power to

(A) service mains

(B) generating stations
(C) distributors
(D) all of the above.

14. For transmission lines the standing wave ratio is the ratio of

(A) maximum voltage to minimum voltage

(B) maximum current to minimum voltage
(C) peak voltage to rms voltage
(D) maximum reactance to minimum reactance.

15. In a transmission line following arc the distributed constants

(A) resistance and inductance only

(B) resistance, inductance and capacitance

(C) resistance, inductance, capacitance and short conductance.

Posted 13th June 2016 by Electrical Engineer
Labels: electrical Engineering, Lines of distribution and transmission NTS
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