electrical engineering MCQs – Page 198

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electrical engineering Mcqs
3942. The current zero interruption, in oil and air blast circuit breakers, is achieved by____________?
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A. lengthening of the gap

B. cooling and blast effect

C. both (A) and (B)

D. deionizing the oil with forced air

E. none of the above

3943. To protect most of the electrical equipment handling low power, the types of relays used are______________?
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A. thermocouple

B. electronic and bimetallic

C. both (A) and (B)

D. none of the above

3944. Resistance grounding is used for voltage between_________________?
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A. 33kVto66kV

B. 3.3kVandllkV

C. HkVto33kV

D. none of the above

3945. A thermal protection switch can protect against_____________?
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A. temperature

B. overload

C. short-circuit

D. over voltage

3947. Burden of a protective relay is the power______________?
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A. none of the above

B. required to operate the circuit breaker

C. absorbed by the circuit of relay

D. developed by the relay circuit

3948. Circuit breakers are essentially______________?
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A. any of the above

B. transformers to isolate the two systems

C. arc extinguishers

D. circuits to break the system

E. current carrying contacts called electrodes
3949. Fault diverters are basically____________?
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A. circuit breakers

B. fuses

C. relays

D. fast switches
3950. When a wave propagates on a transmission line, it suffers reflection several times at_____________?
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A. tapping

B. sending end

C. load end

D. sending and other end

E. all of the above

3951. Overload relays are of_______________type
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A. electromagnetic

B. all above

C. solid state

D. induction

E. thermal

3952. The current zero interruption, in oil and air blast circuit breakers, is achieved by_______________?
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A. lengthening of the gap

B. cooling and blast effect

C. both A. and B

D. deionizing the oil with forced air

E. none of the above

3953. SF6 gas______________?
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A. none of the above

B. is lighter than air

C. is yellow in colour

D. is nontoxic

E. has pungent small

3954. H.R.C. fuse, as compared to a rewirable fuse, has_________________?
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A. high speed of operation

B. all of the above

C. no ageing effect

D. high rupturing capacity

3955. Directional relays are based on flow of____________?
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A. voltage wave

B. all of the above

C. current

D. power
3956. A switchgear is device used for_____________?
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A. switching an electrical circuit 111.

B. interrupting an electrical circuit

C. switching and controlling an electrical circuit

D. switching, controlling and protecting the electrical circuit and equipment
3957. The relay operating speed depends upon_________________?
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A. all of the above

B. armature core air gap

C. the spring tension

D. the rate of flux built up

3958. Protective relays are devices that detect abnormal conditions in electrical circuits by measuring_____________?
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A. none of the above

B. voltage during abnormal condition

C. constantly the electrical quantities which differ during normal and abnormal conditions

D. current during abnormal condition

3959. Series reactors should have________________?
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A. high impedance

B. low resistance

C. low impedance

D. high resistance

3960. The contacts of high voltage switches used in power system are submerged in oil. The main purpose of the oil is to______________?
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A. none of the above

B. lubricate the contacts

C. extinguish the arc

D. insulate the contacts from switch body

E. all of the above