electrical engineering MCQs – Page 199

Practise multiple-choice questions from electrical engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

electrical engineering Mcqs
3961. A fuse is connected_______________?
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A. in parallel with circuit

B. none of the above

C. either in series or in parallel with circuit

D. in series with circuit
3962. A short-circuit is identified by_____________?
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A. heavy current flow

B. no current flow

C. voltage drop

D. voltage rise

3963. Thermal circuit breaker has____________?
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A. delayed trip action

B. instantaneous trip action

C. both of the above

D. none of the above

3964. H.R.C. fuses provide best protection against________________?
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A. overload

B. reverse current

C. short-circuits

D. open-circuits

3965. Bus coupler is very essential in arrangement______________?
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A. main and transfer bus

B. all of the above

C. double bus, double breaker

D. single bus

3968. The steady state stability of the power system can be increased by_____________?
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A. none of the above

B. connecting lines in series

C. connecting lines in parallel

D. using machines of high impedance

E. reducing the excitation of machines

3969. Oil switches are employed for_____________?
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A. low currents circuits

B. all circuits

C. low voltages circuits

D. high voltages and large currents circuits
3973. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
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A. Lightning arrestors are used before the switchgear

B. The peak short current is (1.8 xV2) times the A.C. component

C. Shunt reactors are used as compensation reactors

D. The MVA at fault is equal to base MVA divided by per unit equivalent fault reactance

3974. The short circuit in any winding of the transformer is the result of______________?
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A. mechanical vibration

B. loose connection

C. impulse voltage

D. insulation failure

3975. The inductive interference between power and communication line can be minimized by__________?
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A. transposition of the power line

B. transposition of the communication line

C. both (A) and (B)

D. increasing the distance between the conductors

3976. For which of the following ratings of the transformer differential protection is recommended ?
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A. none of the above

B. above 30 kVA.

C. equal to and above 5 MVA

D. equal to and above 25 MVA

3977. Which of the following circuit breakers has high reliability and minimum maintenance ?
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A. Vacuum circuit breakers

B. Air blast circuit breakers

C. Circuit breaker with SF6 gas

D. Oil circuit breakers

3978. A.C. network analyser is used to solve problems of_______________?
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A. load flow, short-circuit and stability

B. none of the above

C. load flow

D. load flow and short-circuit

E. load flow and stability

3979. To reduce short circuit fault currents are used_____________?
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A. none of the above

B. capacitors

C. resistors

D. reactors