Basic Electrical Engineering (3110005) MCQs

MCQs of Electrical Installations

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31.
The advantage of neutral earthing is
(a) Freedom from persistent arcing grounds
(b) Over voltages due to lightning can be discharged to earth
(c) Simplified design earth fault protection
(d) All of the above
Answer:

Option (d)

32.
In a star connected system without neutral grounding, zero sequence currents are
(a) Zero
(b) Phaser sum of phase currents
(c) Same as r.m.s. value of phase currents
(d) Same as peak value of phase currents
Answer:

Option (a)

33.
The least expensive protection for over current in low-voltage system is
(a) Rewirable fuse
(b) Isolator
(c) Circuit breaker
(d) Air-break switch
Answer:

Option (a)

34.
Purpose of backup protection is
(a) to increase the speed
(b) to increase a reach
(c) to leave no blind spot
(d) to guard against failure of primary
Answer:

Option (d)

35.
Moisture content in the soil _______________ the soil resistance.
(a) increase
(b) decrease
(c) does not affect
(d) none of the above
Answer:

Option (b)

36.
Ground resistance should be designed such that
(a) grounding resistance should be as low as possible
(b) grounding resistance should be as high as possible
(c) grounding resistance should be always zero
(d) none of the above
Answer:

Option (a)

37.
The objective of earthing or grounding is
(a) to provide as low resistance possible to the ground
(b) to provide ashigh resistance possible to the ground
(c) to provide flow of positive, negative and zero sequence currents
(d) none of the above
Answer:

Option (a)

38.
Factors on which soil resistance depends
(a) depth of electrode
(b) moisture
(c) NaCl
(d) all of above
Answer:

Option (d)

39.
Earth wire or ground wire is made of
(a) copper
(b) aluminium
(c) iron
(d) galvanized steel
Answer:

Option (d)

40.
The size of the earth or ground wire is based on the
(a) maximum fault current carrying through the ground wire
(b) rated current carrying capacity of the service line
(c) depends on the soil resistance
(d) both A and C
Answer:

Option (d)

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