Power System - I (3140914) MCQs

MCQs of Electrical Supply Systems

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31.
Underground system cannot be operated above
(a) 220 kV
(b) 66 kV
(c) 33 kV
(d) 11 kV
Answer:

Option (b)

32.
Transmission of power by AC cable is impossible beyond
(a) 40 km
(b) 400 km
(c) 200 km
(d) 1000 km
Answer:

Option (a)

33.
By increasing the transmission voltage to double of its original value the same power can be dispatched keeping the line loss
(a) Equal to original value
(b) Half the original value
(c) Double the original value
(d) One fourth of original value
Answer:

Option (d)

34.
For the same voltage drop, increasing the voltage of a distributor n-times
(a) Reduces the cross section of the conductor
(b) Increases the cross section of the conductor
(c) Reduces the cross section of conductor n2 times
(d) Increases the cross section of conductor n2 times
Answer:

Option (a)

35.
In a transmission system, the weight of copper used is proportional to
(a) Voltage2
(b) Voltage
(c) 1/ Voltage2
(d) 1/ Voltage
Answer:

Option (c)

36.
Volume of copper required for an AC transmission line is inversely proportional
(a) Current
(b) Voltage
(c) Power factor
(d) All of above
Answer:

Option (d)

37.
If variable part of annual cost on account of interest and depreciation on the capital outlay is equal to annual cost of electrical energy wasted in the conductor, the total annual cost is minimum and the corresponding size of conductor is the most economical. This statement is known as
(a) Lenz’s law
(b) Kelvin’s law
(c) Faraday’s law
(d) Ohm’s law
Answer:

Option (b)

38.
The main criteria for selection of the size of distributor for a radial distribution system is
(a) Voltage drop
(b) Corona loss
(c) Temperature rise
(d) Capital cost
Answer:

Option (a)

39.
Which of the following DC distribution system is the simplest and cheapest in first cost?
(a) Radial
(b) Ring main
(c) Interconnected
(d) None of above
Answer:

Option (a)

40.
Which distribution system is more reliable?
(a) Ring main system
(b) Tree system
(c) Radial system
(d) All of above
Answer:

Option (a)

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