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JNTU ONLINE EXAMINATIONS [Mid 2 - EDS]

1. In a 3-phase, 10MVA, 11KV generator having 12% subtransient reactance, a 3-phase short-circuit occurs at its
terminals, the fault current will be
a. 9090A
b. 5250A
c. 3030A
d. 2650A
2. Which portion of the power system is least prone to faults?
a. Alternators
b. Switchgear
c. Transformers
d. Overhead lines
3. The magnitude of fault current depends upon
a. total impedance upto fault
b. voltage at the fault point
c. load current being supplied before occurrence of fault
d. both total impedance upto fault and voltage at the fault point
4. A short-circuit current is identified by
a. heavy current flow
b. voltage rise
c. voltage drop
d. light current flow
5. Short-circuit currents are due to
a. single phase to earth fault
b. phase to phase fault
c. all the three phases to earth fault
d. all the three phases short-circuited
6. The most serious consequence of a major uncleared short-circuit fault could be
a. blowing of fuse
b. fire
c. heavy voltage drop
d. light voltage drop
7. Which of
a.
b.
c.
d.

the following results in symmetrical fault?

Single phase to earth
Phase to phase
All the three phases to earth
Two phases to earth

8. Which portion of the transmission system is more prone to faults?

a. Alternator
b. Transformer
c. Overhead lines
d. Underground cable
9. In a star-connencted system without neutral grounding, zero sequence currents are
a. zero
b. vector sum of phase currents
c. same as rms value of phase currents
d. same as peak value of phase currents
10. In case of an unbalanced star-connected load supplied from an unbalanced 3-phase, 3-wire system, load currents
will consist of
a. positive sequence components
b. negative sequence components
c. zero sequence components
d. positive sequence components and negative sequence components
11. Series reactors are used to
a. improve the transmission efficiency
b. improve the power factor of the power system
c. improve the voltage regulation
d. bring down the fault level within the capacity of the switchgear
12. The per unit impedance of a circuit element is 0.15. If the base KV and base MVA are halved, then the new
value of the per unit impedance of the circuit element will be
a. 0.075
b. 0.15
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d. 0.60
13. A balance 3-phase system consists of
a. zero sequence currents only
b. positive sequence currents only
c. negative and zero sequence currents
d. zero, negative and positive sequence currents
14. Series reactors are installed at strategic locations in a power system so as to
a. discharge the capacitors
b. pass neutralizing surges of opposite nature
c. directly pass the fault surges to the ground
d. not related to recators
15. A power system network with a capacity of 100MVA has a source impedance of 10% at a point. The fault level
at that point is
a. 10MVA
b. 30MVA
c. 300MVA
d. 1000MVA
16. Zero sequence component in 3 phases voltage of delta is
a. line voltage
b. zero
c. line voltage3
d. line voltage/3
17. The arcing contacts for a circuit are made of
a. copper tungsten alloy
b. stainless steel
c. hard pressed carbon
d. aluminium alloy
18. Minimum arcing voltage will be the least in case of
a. carbon
b. copper
c. silver
d. tungsten
19. Circuit breakers usually operate under
a. steady-state short-circuit current
b. sub-transient state of short-circuit current
c. transient state of short-circuit current
d. square of the current
20. On occurrence of fault on the connected circuit, a circuit breaker operates
a. manually
b. automatically
c. manually through a control switch
d. depending upon the circuit breaker design
21. Current limiting reactors may be
a. air-cored air cooled
b. oil immersed magnetically shielded
c. oil immersed non-magnetically shielded
d. both air-cored air cooled and oil immersed magnetically shielded
22. The least expensive protection for over-current in low voltage system is
a. rewirable
b. upto 22kv
c. upto 33kv
d. above 33kv
23. A circuit
a.
b.
c.
d.

breaker is essentially
an are extinguisher
a current interrupting device
a power factor correcting device
a device for neutralizing the effects of transients

24. The recovery voltage will be maximum for power factor of

a. zero
b. 0.5
c. 0.707
d. unity
25. In a circuit breaker the current that exists at the instant of contact separation is called the
a. restriking current

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b. breaking current
c. arc current
d. recovery current
26. The resistance of an electric arc can be increased by
a. increasing the concentration of ionized particles
b. reducing the arc length
c. splitting the arc
d. increasing the arc x-section
27. In a circuit breaker, the active recovery voltage depends upon
a. circuit conditions
b. power factor
c. armature reaction
d. voltage
28. The rate
a.
b.
c.
d.

of rise of restriking voltage (RRRV) depends upon

system voltage
circuit pf only
switching condition only
both system voltage and circuit pf only

29. Which of
a.
b.
c.
d.

the following contact point metals has the highest melting point?
Tungsten
Silver
Copper
Aluminium

30. With the

a.
b.
c.
d.

increase in mechanical force applied, the contact resistance

remains unaltered
increases
decreases
unpredictable

31. Sparking
a.
b.
c.
d.

occurs on switching-off the load due to circuit high

resistance
capacitance
inductance
skin effect

32. Compared to the breaking capacity of circuit breaker its making capacity should normally
be a. more
b. equal
c. less
d. the two are unrelated to each other
33. Fault diverters are basically
a. circuit breakers
b. fast switches
c. fuses
d. relays
34. The trip coil of a circuit breaker is connected through a CT of ratio 50:1.If the normal line current is 160 A
and circuit breaker is to operate at 125% normal line current, the trip mechanism should be set to operate at
trip current of
a. 3.2A
b. 4A
c. 5A
d. 15A
35. Breaking capacity of circuit breakers is usually expressed
in a. MVA
b. MW
c. Kilo-amperes
d. KV
36. The rating of a circuit breaker is usually determined on the basis of
a. symmetrical fault current
b. line to line fault current
c. single line to ground fault current
d. double line to ground fault current
37. Air blast
a.
b.
c.
d.

circuit breakers employed for 400kv power system are designed to operate in
0.1s
50ms
10ms
200 s

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38. The pressure of air used in air blast circuit breaker is around
a. 1kg/cm2 b.
10kg/cm2 c.
20kg/cm 2 d.
100kg/cm2
39. The zero sequence impedance of different elements of power system
is a. equal
b. not equal
c. different
d. more than one
40. The primary function of a fuse is to
a. open the circuit
b. protect the appliance
c. protect the line
d. prevent excessive currents from flow through the circuit
41. Operation of fuse is based upon
a. photo-electric effect
b. heating effect of electric current
c. magnetic effect of electric current
d. on voltage of the circuit
42. The fuse blows off by
a. arcing b.
burning c.
melting
d. absorbing
43. An isolator is installed
a. to isolate one portion of the circuit from another
b. usually on both sides of a circuit breaker
c. as a substitute for a circuit breaker
d. both to isolate one portion of the circuit from another and usually on both sides of a circuit breaker
44. A fuse is
a.
b.
c.
d.

normally a
power limiting device
voltage limiting device
current limiting device
power factor correcting device

45. Fuses have got advantages of

a. cheapest type of protection
b. inverse time-current characteristic
c. no maintenance
d. Cheaper, inverse time current characteristic and no maintance
46. A fuse is
a.
b.
c.
d.

always connected in series with the circuit

always connected in parallel with the circuit
normally connected in series with the circuit
normally connected in parallel with the circuit

47. A fuse is
a.
b.
c.
d.

normally inserted in phase wire

normally inserted in neutral wire
never inserted in neutral wire
never inserted in phase wire

48. The material used in liquid fuses is

a. SF6
b. distilled water
c. carbon tetra chloride
d. transformer oil
49. Which of
a.
b.
c.
d.

the following materials is more susceptible to oxidation?

Silver
Copper
Tin and lead alloy
iron

50. Re wirable fuse has

a. inverse time current characteristic
b. linear time-current characteristic
c. square law time-current characteristic

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d. non linear time current chrematistics

51. Protection by fuses is generally not used beyond
a. 200A
b. 50A
c. 25A
d. 10A
52. A fuse in
a.
b.
c.
d.

a motor circuit provides protection against

short-circuit
over-load
open circuit
short-circuit and overload

53. Operating time for fuse wire is about

a. 0.1 ms
b. 2ms
c. 0.1s
d. few seconds
54. The material used for fuse wire should be of
a. low resistivity and high melting point
b. high resistivity and high melting point
c. high resistivity and low melting point
d. low resistivity and low melting point
55. A material best suited for manufacturing of fuse wire
is a. silver
b. copper
c. aluminium
d. zinc
56. Over-current protection respond to
a. increase in current above pick-up value
b. single line to earth faults
c. double line to earth faults
d. line to line to fault
57. A relay used on short transmission lines is
a. mho relay
b. reactance relay
c. impedance relay
d. admittance relay
58. HRC fuses provide best protection against
a. over load
b. short-circuits
c. open circuits
d. reverse current
59. The rating of fuse is expressed in terms of
a. amperes
b. volts
c. VAR
d. kva
60. The delay fuses are used for protection of
a. light circuits
b. motors
c. fluorescent lamp
d. transformers
61. In comparison to rewirable fuses HRC fuses have the advantages of
a. high speed operation
b. high rupturing capacity
c. no ageing effect
d. high reliable
62. HRC fuses provide best protection against
a. short-circuit
b. lightning
c. sparking
d. fire
63. A lightning arrester connected between the line and earth in a power system
a. protects the terminal equipment against traveling surges
b. protects the terminal equipment against direct lightning stroke

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c. suppresses high frequency oscillations in the line

d. reflects back the traveling waves approaching it
64. Basically
a.
b.
c.
d.

a lightning arrester is a
surge absorber
surge diverter
surge reflector
light emmiter

65. A lightning arrester provides

a. low impedance path
b. high impedance path
c. low resistance path
d. high resistance path between line and earth during operation
66. The most commonly used method for the protection of 3-phase feeder is
a. time graded protection
b. differential protection
c. reverse power protection
d. scalar protection
67. Earth wires are made of
a. copper
b. aluminium
c. iron
d. galvanized stranded steel
68. For an open-circuited transmission line, the reflection coefficient is
a. 1
b. -1
c. zero
d. 0.7
69. For a short-circuited transmission line, the reflection coefficient is
a. 1
b. -1
c. zero
d. 0.5
70. High current flow in transmission system causes
a. Increased power losses
b. decreased power losses
c. not effect on power losses
d. power losses constant
71. Shunt compensation normally done in
a. short transmission system
b. distribution system
c. long transmission system
d. medium transmission system
72. Series compensation normally done in
a. A.C distribution system
b. D.C distribution system
c. long transmission system
d. short transmission system
73. Neutral earthing is provided for
a. the safety of personnel from electric shock
b. the safety of equipment and personnel against lightning and voltage surges
c. reducing the voltage stress on lines and equipment with respect to earth under various operating and fault conditions
d. controlling the earth fault currents for protective relaying
74. The advantage of neutral earthing is
a. safety of personnel
b. reduction of earth fault current
c. elimination of arcing ground
d. reliability
75. Grounding is done generally at
a. receiving end
b. supply end
c. either at receiving end or at supply end
d. at mid point
76. Solid earthing is done for voltage below
a. 400V

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b. 600V
c. 11kv
d. 66kv
77. A 400V, 50Hz, 3-phase supply delivers 207kW at 0.8 p.f. lagging. It is desired to bring the line p.f. to unity
by installing shunt capacitors. Calculate the capacitance if they are star connected
a. 3.09 F
b. 4F
c. 5F
d. 6F
78. Find the rating of the capacitor required to improve the power factor of an induction motor from 0.65 to 0.85 lag.
The motor takes 4kW
a. 150 F
b. 132 .2 F
c. 140 F
d. 100 F
79. The net savings function (S) in capacitor placement is given by
a. Maximize, S= KE-KC
b. Maximize, S= KE-KC
c. S= KE+KC
d. Maximize, S= KE+KC
80. A single phase motor takes a current of 10A at power factor of 0.707 lagging from a 230V, 50Hz supply.
What value must a shunting capacitor have to raise the power to unity?
a. 100 F
b. 97.85 F
c. 125 F
d. 94.5 F
81. The reactive power flow can be controlled by installing shunt -compensating devices at
a. load
b. source
c. mid point
d. generation
82. Shunt capacitors raise the
a. load power factor
b. transmission line power factor
c. generation power factor
d. does not effect power factor
83. The size of capacitors can be determined based on the Objective function
a. net consuming
b. net saving
c. loss reduction
d. efficiency
84. The problem of capacitor placement can be divided in to
a. capacitor sizes only
b. optimum locations only
c. capacitor sizes at the optimum locations
d. to reduce losses
85. Electro -mechanical voltage regulators are used in
a. alternators
b. transformers
c. transmission
d. motors
86. A 400V, 50Hz, 3-phase supply delivers 207kW at 0.8 p.f. lagging. It is desired to bring the line p.f. to unity
by installing shunt capacitors. Calculate the capacitance if they are delta connected.
a. 12 F
b. 1.03F
c. 3 F
d. 4 F
87. Find the reactive power supplied by the capacitor to improve the power factor of motor from 0.65 to 0.85 lag.
The motor draws 4 kw.
a. 100 KVAR
b. 150 KVAR
c. 200 KVAR
d. 2.197KVAR
88. Loss saving equation after installing capacitor bank is
a.

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b.
c.
d.
89. The process of selecting a protecting device during the faculty condition is known as
a. series operation
b. parallel operation
c. co -ordination
d. non co-ordination
90. The device which operates first while clearing the faulty condition is known as
a. protected device
b. protecting device
c. back up device
d. primary device
91. Induction regulators are employed for voltage control
in a. distribution systems
b. transmission lines
c. alternators
d. motors
92. For voltage control in ac distribution system the induction regulators have the advantages of
a. reliability of operation
b. operation independent of load and power factor variations
c. step less voltage variations without arcing or short circuiting of turns as in the case of transformers
d. reliability and independent for load and power factor variations
93. Which of the following is a static exciter?
a. Rotorol
b. Amplidyne
c. Rectifier
d. Metadyne
94. Tap changing transformers are employed for
a. stepping down the voltage
b. stepping up the voltage
c. supplying low voltage current to instruments
d. both stepping up and stepping down the voltage
95. In tap changing transformers, the tappings are provided on
a. secondary winding
b. primary winding
c. tertiary winding
d. high voltage winding
96. The best
a.
b.
c.
d.

location for use of a booster transformer in a transmission line is

at the sending end
at the receiving end
at the intermediate point
anywhere in the line

97. Line drop compensator is a

a. feeder
b. voltage regulator
c. distributor
d. protecting device
98. Distribution type voltage regulators are
a. single phase only
b. three phase only
c. both single phase and three phase
d. three phase four wire
99. Line sectionalizer is a a.
primary device b.
back up device
c. not a power system apparatus
d. distribution device
100. Line sectionalizers are in the range of
a. 5 to 50A
b. 10 to 100A
c. 10 to 600A
d. 50 to 500A

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101. The device which operates after operation of protecting device is known as
a. protected device
b. protecting device
c. back up device
d. primary device
102. The main
a.
b.
c.
d.

objective of distribution system is

to minimize the number of consumers effected
to minimize the duration of fault
To localize the fault
to extend the fault

103. The secondary objective of distribution system protection is

a. to eliminate the safety hazards
b. to manage the faulty line
c. to eliminate the service outages
d. to minimize the service outages
104. Temporary faults are in the range of total faults
a. 60%
b. 75to 90%
c. 90 to 100%
d. 5 to 50%
105. In order
a.
b.
c.
d.

to determine the size of capacitor

load curve
capacitance curve
capacitive load duration curve
reactive load duration curve

curve is used

106. To increase the reliability of voltage improvement

a. fixed
b. Switched
c. mixed
d. static
107. Normally
a.
b.
c.
d.

type of capacitors are preferred

fixed capacitors are installed upto the kvar of

400
300
600
200

108. Most type of control used for the switched capacitor is

a. voltage control
b. current control
c. time control
d. capacitance control
109. Station type voltage regulators are
a. single phase only
b. three phase only
c. both single phase and three phase
d. three phase four wire
110. Step type voltage regulators are
a. Auto transformers
b. capacitors
c. synchronous condensers
d. at alternators only used
111. Three phase step type voltage regulators are in the size of
a. 100 to 1000 kva
b. 500 to 2000 kva
c. 300 to 1300 kva
d. 50 to 150 kva
112. The excitation control is only suitable for
a. short lines
b. medium lines
c. long lines
d. intermittent lines
113. The principle cause of voltage variation is the change of
a. current
b. load
c. power
d. inductance

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114. The voltage regulation in the brown and bovery regulator should not exceed
a. 2%
b. 1%
c. 4%
d. 3%
115. A synchronous condenser normally installed at
a. sending end
b. at mid point
c. receiving end
d. at bus bar
116. Automatic circuit recloser is a
a. primary device
b. back up device
c. not a power system apparatus
d. distribution device
117. TCC of a
a.
b.
c.
d.

fuse is a
time curves
time current characteristics
torque current characteristics
torque curves

118. The melting time of fuse should be

a. low
b. high
c. medium
d. does not depend on time
119. Automatic circuit recloser is a
a. it requires operator to recluse
b. it recluses the circuit automatically
c. it is not a protecting device
d. it is a back up device
120. In a balanced 3-phase system negative and zero sequence currents are
a. zero
b. more than one
c. less than one
d. infinity
121. In a 3-phase 4 wire un balance system, the magnitude of zero sequence current is
neutral
a. one third
b. one fourth
c. half
d. one fifth
122. The most
a.
b.
c.
d.

common type of unsymmetrical fault is

L -G
LL-G
3 phase
L-L

123. The most

a.
b.
c.
d.

dangerous type of unsymmetrical fault is

L-G
LL-G
3 phase
L-L

124. In practice, tap changing is preferred on load so that there is

a. interruption
b. no interruption
c. quality
d. eliability
125. Normally
a.
b.
c.
d.

tap changing is done

with out load
with switch off supply
with load
it does not depends on load

126. Voltage control equipment is used in

a. at sending end
b. at receiving end
c. at more than one point

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d. at one point
127. In feeders
type of voltage regulators are used
a. distribution type
b. station type
c. induction type
d. feeder type
128. It is desired to correct the power factor to 0.95 by means of static capacitors connected across each phase of a
3- phase, 400V, 50Hz motor installation having a maximum load of 50KVA at a power factor of 0.75. What is the
leading KVAR supplied by the capacitor bank.
a. 20.75
b. 25
c. 30
d. 50
129. A synchronous motor having a power consumption of 50kW is connected in parallel with a load of 200kW at a p.f.
0f 0.8 lag. The excitation of the motor is adjusted until combined p.f. becomes 0.9 lag. Calculate the KVA input
of the motor.
a. 57.76
b. 60
c. 100
d. 150
130. A 3-phase 5kW induction motor has a power factor of 0.75 lagging. A bank of capacitors is connected in delta
across the supply terminals and p.f. raised to 0.9 lagging. Determine leading kVAR supplied by capacitor bank.
Assume efficiency 100%
a. 5
b. 1.99
c. 3
d. 4
131. It is desired to correct the power factor to 0.95 by means of static capacitors connected across each phase of a
3- phase, 400V, 50Hz motor installation having a maximum load of 50KVA at a power factor of 0.75. What must
be the capacity of each delta connected condenser?
a. 100 F
b. 200 F
c. 238 F
d. 400 F
132. The positive sequence impedance of the transmission line is
a. not equal
b. equal
c. less than one
d. more than one

to the negative sequence impedance

133. A workshop is consuming 500kW at 0.707 power factor lagging. A synchronous motor is connected to improve
the power factor to 0.95 lagging. If the synchronous motor takes 100kW. Find its power factor.
a. 0.5
b. 0.285
c. 0.4
d. 0.6
134. A workshop is consuming 500kW at 0.707 power factor lagging. A synchronous motor is connected to improve
the power factor to 0.95 lagging. If the synchronous motor takes 100kW. Find the reactive KVAR supplied by the
motor.
a. 400
b. 500
c. 336
d. 800
135. A 3-phase 5kW induction motor has a power factor of 0.75 lagging. A bank of capacitors is connected in delta
across the supply terminals and p.f. raised to 0.9 lagging. Determine kVAR rating of capacitors connected in each
phase. Assume =100%.
a. 0.4
b. 0.663
c. 0.7
d. 0.8
136. Series compensation on EHV lines is resorted to
a. Improve the stability
b. Reduce the fault level
c. improve the voltage profile
d. As a substitute for synchronous phase modifier
137. A synchronous phase modifier as compared to a synchronous motor used for mechanical loads has
a. larger shaft and higher speed

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b. smaller shaft and higher speed

c. larger shaft and smaller speed
d. smaller shaft and smaller speed
138. A synchronous motor having a power consumption of 50kW is connected in parallel with a load of 200kW at a p.f.
0f 0.8 lag. The excitation of the motor is adjusted until combined p.f. becomes 0.9 lag. Calculate power factor
of the motor.
a. 0.8 lag
b. 0.86 lag
c. 0.8655 lead
d. 0.9 lead
139. A single phase 400V, 50Hz, motor takes a supply current of 100A at power factor of 0.701 lag. The motor power
factor has been improved to 0.9 lagging by connecting a condenser in parallel. Calculate the capacity of the
capacitor.
a. 100 F
b. 150 F
c. 291 F
d. 130 F
140. Phase modifier is normally installed in the case of
a. short lines
b. medium lines
c. long lines
d. for all length lines
141. For complete protection of a three phase line
a. Three phase and three earth fault relays are required
b. Three phase and two earth fault relays are required
c. Two phase and two earth fault relays are required
d. Two phase and one earth fault relays are required
142. A single phase 400V, 50Hz, motor takes a supply current of 100A at power factor of 0.701 lag. The motor power
factor has been improved to 0.9 lagging by connecting a condenser in parallel. Calculate the current through
capacitor
a. 100 A
b. 150 A
c. 36.47 A
d. 119 A
143. For the same voltage boost, the reactive power capacity is more for a
a. shunt capacitor
b. series capacitor
c. it is same for both series and shunt
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