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1. Tripping of boiler causes the tripping of

A) All running mills B) All running fans (ID, FD & PA)

C) All CC/BCP pumps D) All running mills & fuel oil pumps

2. Which one is not the purge permissive

A) Air flow >30% & <40% B) All aux. air damper modulating
C) MFT/MFR reset D) No boiler trip persisting

3. Venting is carried out to

A) Release trapped air B) flush out the line

C) Release trapped impurity D) All of above

4. “ MFR/MFT operated “ relates with

A) Tripping of boiler B) Tripping of turbine

C) Purging of boiler D) Tripping of ID & FD fans

5. All drum & SH vents in boiler kept open till drum pressure reaches

A) 2.0 Ksc B) 10 Ksc

C) 50 Ksc D) 200 Ksc

6. Start up vents kept open till

A) Boiler in running condition B) HP & LP bypass charged

C) Turbine rolling started D) Charging of main steam line

7. Purge & fill line are provided for

A) ID & FD fan B) Milling system

C) All CC/BCP pumps D) Purging of boiler

8. The minimum HFO temperature required at boiler front for oil firing is approx.

A) 110 C B) 50-70 C
C) 140 C D) below 50 C

9. The first boiler aux. to be started among the following for boiler light up

A) ID fan B) FD fan
C) PA fan D) Coal mill

10. HOTV & LOTV can be opened only after

A) Boiler purging started B) MFT/MFR resets

C) Turbine rolling started D) HP & LP bypass charged

11. Economizer recirculation line kept open during boiler light up is to ensure

A) Adequate circulation ratio B) Feed Flow through economizer

C) Flue gas flow through economizer D) Increase boiler efficiency

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12. The combustion air in boiler can be controlled by

A) Modulating IGV of FD fan B) Modulating SADC

C) Modulating blade pitch of FD fan D) modulating speed of FD fan

13. For start up of ID fan, its IGV should be

A) Minimum B) Maximum
C) 50% open D) Any value ranging from0 to 100%

14. Which one is not the boiler protection

A) All PA fan tripped B) All BFP tripped

C) Turbine tripped D) All ID fan tripped

15. While purging of boiler, the position of burner tilt is

A) +300 B) Any value between +300 to -300

C) -300 D) Horizontal

16. Vacuum pulling is a process to

A) Creating vacuum in furnace B) Creating vacuum in condenser

C) Pull out trapped air from pipeline D) Vacuum cleaning of coal pipe

17. In order to run first centrifugal pump, its discharge valve should

A) Close B) Open
C) Partial opened D) any one of A, B or C

18. Wind box DP is maintained by modulation of

A) Blade pitch control of FD fan B) Speed of ID fan

C) Aux. air damper D) IGV of ID fan

19. While oil firing , which one is the most important activity among following

A) Air heater soot blowing B) Wall blowing

C) RH soot blowing D) SH soot blowing

20. Boiler purge permissive will not available if

A) Any CC/BCP is running B) Any ID fan is running

C) Any FD fan is running D) Any PA fan is running

21. Which of following is the required for vacuum pulling

A) Readiness of HP/LP Bypass B) Turbine on barring gear

C) Boiler in light up condition D) Readiness of feed water system

22. The equipment cooling water used for various coolers is

A) DM water B) Clarified water

C) Raw water D) Filtered water

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23. For start up of MDBFP, its Scoop position should be

A) Minimum B) Maximum
C) 50% D) Any value ranging from0 to 100%

24. HFO can be put in long recirculation if

A) Boiler purging completed B) MFT/MFR operated

C) Boiler in light up condition D) Both A & C

25. Which of following is not Boiler protection

A) All FD fan tripped B) Loss of all fuel

C) Drum level very high D) Boiler tube leakage

26. Before admitting the steam into MS/CRH/HRH, the line drain should be

A) Open B) Close
C) Partially open D)

27. During boiler light up, Aux. steam is required for

A) HFO atomization B) LDO heating

C) Air heater soot blowing D) Both A & C

28. When boiler load < 30%, wind box to furnace DP should be maintained

A) 30-40 mm WC B) 100 mm WC
C) 200 mm WC D) >200 mm WC

29. Draining of boiler after force cooling is carried out when boiler water temp is

A) Below 30 C B) Depends on boiler pressure

C) Below 90 C D) Above 100 C

30. In boiler shutdown process, the force cooling of boiler is done by running

A) FD fan only B) Both FD & ID fan

C) ID fan only D) Both PA & ID fan

31. While charging the gland steam of turbine before cold rolling, the differential expansion will

A) Increase B) Decrease
C) Remain constant D) Unpredicted

32. The normal working range of gland seal steam header pr is

A) 30-40 mm Hg B) 100 mm WC
C) 500 mm Hg D) 1000 mm WC

33. The “X” curves relate with

A) Boiler light up B) Turbine protection

C) Feed water Heaters D) Turbine rolling

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34. For KWU turbine, Which one is not used as an input parameter for turbine stress controller

A) HPT stop valve temp. B) LPT casing temp.

C) HPT control valve temp. D) HPT casing temp

35. Which one is not the start permissive of a coal mill

A) Cold air gate closed B) Hot air gate closed

C) Seal air valve open . D) Mill discharge valve open

36. The range of mill outlet temperature to be maintained is

A) 40-50 C B) 70-80 C
C) 100-120 C . D) None of above

37. The reason behind maintaining the flue gas temp more than 120 C at air heater outlet

A) Improve boiler efficiency B) Reduce stack emission

C) To avoid cold end corrosion D) To maximize heat transfer in air heater

38. Change over of electrical supply from unit transformer to station transformer is require during

A) Unit shut down B) Unit synchronization

C) Turbine rolling D) Boiler light up

39. During turbine rolling, DN/DT protection operates when

A) Turbine speed <108 B) Turbine acceleration rate <108 RPM/min

C) Turbine speed >3300 RPM D) Turbine on barring gear

40. In cold start up, turbine holds at soaking speed is to

A) Minimize thermal expansion B) Minimize vibration

C) Minimize axial thrust D) Minimize thermal stress

41. Teflon tubes are used in

A) Coal feeder B) Coal mill

C) Generator stator D) Generator rotor

42. Filling of H2 in generator started when CO2 percentage reaches

A) 85% B) 90%
C) 92% D) 98%

43. Which of following will stop when turbine speed crosses 540 RPM while raising

A) Emergency oil pump B) Auxiliary oil pump

C) Main oil pump D) Jacking oil pump

44. We monitor the following parameter during synchronization

A) Frequency, voltage & current B) Frequency, voltage & phase

C) Voltage, current & phase D) Frequency, current & phase

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45. Prior to charging of seal oil system, the following system should be in service

A) Turbine barring gear B) Generator filled with H2

C) Generator primary water system D) Turbine lube oil system

46. Setting of DPRV ( Differential pressure regulating valve ) relates with

A) Turbine barring gear B) Generator seal oil system

C) Generator primary water system D) Turbine lube oil system

47. The purging of air in generator is carried with

A) H2 B) CO2
C) N2 D) Instrument air

48. In boiler, HP dosing is carried out in

A) Economizer B) Bottom ring header

C) Boiler drum D) Super heater

49. During filling of H2, the mixture of H2 & CO2 is vented through

A) Bottom of generator B) Top of generator

C) Side of generator D) any of above

50. The function of AVR is to maintain

A) Generator voltage B) Power factor

C) Rotor current D) Both A & B

51. Coordination all activities carried out in unit is the responsibility of

A) Shift charge Engineer B) Unit control engineer

C) Desk engineer D) DGM (O)

52. Which of following doesn’t cause “ High Furnace Pressure”

A) Water wall tube leakage B) Furnace seal broken

C) Sudden tripping of mill D) Sudden tripping of one ID fan

53. Which of following doesn’t cause “ Low drum level”

A) Water wall tube leakage B) Sudden reduce firing rate

C) Opening of IBD D) Sudden increase of load

54. Which of following causes “ Flame failure at an elevation”

A) Sudden decrease of feeder speed to min B) Too low or too high wind box pressure
C) Water wall tube leakage D) All of above

55. Which one is not the factor behind the SH/RH tube leakage

A) High heat pickup in water wall B) Tube overheating

C) Salt deposition in tube D) Erosion due to high excess air

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56. Which of following doesn’t causes “ Low condenser vacuum”

A) Hot well level very high B) Condenser tube choking

C) Hot well level low D) All of above

57. Preparation & issuing of PTW is the responsibility of

A) Shift charge Engineer B) Unit control engineer

C) Desk engineer D) Either A or B

58. In “Turbine follow boiler” mode, which of following parameter remains almost constant

A) Turbine throttle pressure B) Coal feeding in boiler

C) MW output D) Both A & B

59. In “Boiler follow Turbine” mode, which of following parameter to be maintained by boiler master

A) Turbine throttle pressure B) Coal feeding in boiler

C) MW output D) Both A & B

60. In “Coordinated master control” mode, which of following is not true

A) MW controlled by turbine B) Throttle pressure controlled by boiler

C) MW controlled by generator D) Both A & B

61. Which of following is true in sliding pressure operation of turbine under partial loading as
compare to constant pressure operation

A) Improvement in thermal efficiency of turbine B) Reduce throttle loss

C) Improvement in thermodynamic efficiency of turbine D) Both A & B

62. Turbine barring speed after vacuum pulling

A) Decreases B) Increases
C) Remains constant D) unpredictable

63. Automatic control interface (ACI) relates with

A) HP bypass B) LP bypass
C) Turbine governing system D) Drum level controller

64. Criteria for Cold/Hot/Warm start up depends upon

A) HPT casing/shaft temp B) IPT casing/shaft temp

C) Main steam Pr/temp D) Both A & B

65. Main steam, at the turbine inlet should have minimum degree of superheat

A) 100 B) 20
C) zero D) 50

66. Criteria required for opening of turbine ESV

A) X1 X2 B) X4
C) X3 D) X1, X2 & X3

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67. Criteria required for opening of rolling the turbine to rated speed

A) X1 X2 B) X6
C) X3 D) X7

68. The position of starting device for start Opening of HPESV & HPCV

A) 42% & 56 % respectively B) 56% & 42% respectively

C) 0% & 42 % respectively D) 56% & 100 % respectively

69. During rolling, the gate valve for turbine barring starts closing when turbine speed reaches

A) 540 RPM B) 600 RPM

C) 240 RPM D) 360 RPM

70. During rolling, the Turbine/generator bearing vibration high alarm appeared when turbine
speed

A) 360 RPM B) 3000 RPM

C) Crosses critical speed D) soaking speed

71. Permissive for stopping the turbine lube oil system

A) Turbine casing temp<95 B) Turbine casing temp>100

C) Depend on turbine expansion D) Not permitted

72. Permissive for stopping the turbine barring gear

A) Turbine casing temp<130 B) Turbine casing temp>150

C) Depend on turbine expansion D) Not permitted

73. ATT of protective device carried out for

A) Remote trip solenoid B) Over speed trip device

C) Low vacuum trip device D) All of above

74. Primary air header pressure is maintained

A) 800 mm WC B) 100 mm WC
C) 200 mm WC D) 400 mm WC

75. Permissive for stopping the turbine lube oil system

A) Turbine casing temp<90 B) Turbine casing temp>100

C) Depend on turbine expansion D) Not permitted

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