electrical engineering MCQs – Page 29

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electrical engineering Mcqs
561. For given applied voltage, with the increase in frequency of the applied voltage?
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A. none of the above

B. eddy current loss will decrease

C. eddy current loss will increase

D. eddy current loss will remain unchanged
562. The secondary winding of which of the following transformers is always kept closed?
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A. Current transformer

B. Step-down transformer

C. Potential transformer

D. Step-up transformer

563. In steam turbines the reheat factor_____________?
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A. decreases with the increase in number of stages

B. remains same irrespective of number of stages

C. increases with the increase in number of stages

D. none of the above

565. In a shell and tube surface condenser____________?
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A. cooling water passes through the tubes and steam surrounds them

B. steam passes through the cooling tubes and cooling water surrounds them

C. steam and cooling water mix to give the condensate

D. all of the above varying with situation

566. Incase of reaction steam turbine___________?
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A. there is enthalpy drop both in fixed and moving blades

B. there is enthalpy drop only in fixed blades

C. there is enthalpy drop only in moving blades

D. none of the above

568. TravelUng grate stoker can burn coals at the rates of____________?
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A. 75100 kg/m per hour

B. 5075 kg/m per hour

C. 100150 kg/m per hour

D. 150200 kg/m2 per hour
569. On which of the following factors skin effect depends?
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A. Size of the conductor

B. Resistivity of the conductor material

C. All of the above

D. Frequency of the current

572. The overall efficiency of thermal power plant is equal to____________?
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A. Rankine cycle efficiency

B. Boiler efficiency x turbine efficiency x generator efficiency

C. Carnot cycle efficiency

D. Regenerative cycle efficiency
573. Annual operating expenditure of a power plant consists of_________?
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A. fixed charges

B. semi-fixed charges

C. running charges

D. all of the above
575. In a boiler installation the natural draught is produced_____________?
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A. due to the fact that at the chimney top the pressure is more than its environmental pressure

B. due to the fact that furnace gases being light go through the chimney giving place to cold air from outside to rush in

C. all of the above

D. due to the fact that pressure at the grate due to cold column is higher than the pressure at the chimney base due to hot column
576. When a live conductor of public electric supply breaks down and touches the earth which of the following will happen?
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A. Current will flow to earth

B. None of the above

C. Supply voltage will drop

D. No current will flow in the conductor

E. Supply voltage will increase

577. In a steam power plant, the function of a condenser is__________?
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A. to receive large volumes of steam exhausted from steam prime mover

B. to maintain pressure below atmospheric to increase work output from the primemover

C. all of the above

D. to condense large volumes of steam to water which may be used again in boiler

578. A transformer can have regulation closer to zero___________?
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A. on full-load

B. on overload

C. on zero power factor

D. on leading power factor
580. The angular displacement between two interconnected stations is mainly due to___________?
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A. armature reactance of both alternators

B. reactance of the interconnector

C. synchronous reactance of both the alternators

D. all of the above