electrical engineering MCQs – Page 34

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
662. In regenerative cycle feed water is heated by_____________?
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A. heaters

B. all above

C. draining steam from the turbine

D. exhaust gases

663. One kilowatt hour is equal to_________?
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A. 532 k cal.

B. 860 k cal.

C. 746 k cal.

D. 735 k cal.

664. The distributors for residential areas are______________?
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A. single phase

B. three-phase three wire

C. three-phase four wire

D. none of the above

665. Besides a method of trial and error, which of the following methods is employed for solution of network problems in interconnected system ?
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A. Superposition of currents

B. Direct application of Kirehhoffs laws

C. Circulating current method

D. All of the above

E. Thevenins theorem

667. In a surface condenser if air is removed, there is___________?
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A. fall in absolute pressure maintained in condenser

B. no change in absolute pressure in the condenser

C. rise in temperature of condensed steam

D. rise in absolute pressure maintained in condenser

668. Which of the following bus-bar schemes has the lowest cost?
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A. Single bus-bar scheme

B. Breaker and a half scheme

C. Ring bus-bar scheme

D. Main and transfer scheme

671. Secondary air is the air used to______________?
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A. transport and dry the coal

B. provide air round the burners for getting optimum combustion

C. increase the flame length

D. reduce the flame length

672. Reduction in core losses and increase in permeability are obtained with transformer employing__________?
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A. none of the above

B. core built-up of laminations of cold rolled grain oriented steel

C. core built-up of laminations of hot rolled sheet

D. either of the above

673. The presence of ozone due to corona is harmful because it________________?
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A. reduces power factor

B. none of the above

C. gives odour

D. corrodes the material

E. transfer energy to the ground

674. Which of the following protection is normally not provided on small distribution transformers ?
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A. Overfluxing protection

B. All of the above

C. Buchholz relay

D. Overcurrent protection

675. A shell-type transformer has_________?
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A. none of the above

B. negligibly hysteresis losses

C. reduced magnetic leakage

D. high eddy current losses

677. The direction of rotation of a D.C. series motor can be changed by___________?
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A. None of the above

B. either of A. and B. above

C. interchanging field terminals

D. interchanging supply terminals

678. Rankine cycle efficiency of a good steam power plant may be in the range of____________?
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A. 15 to 20 per cent

B. 90 to 95 per ceut

C. 35 to 45 per cent

D. 70 to 80 per cent

679. A circuit is disconnected by isolators when____________?
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A. line is energized

B. circuit breaker is not open

C. there is no current in the line

D. line is on full load

680. Load factor of a power station is defined as____________?
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A. average load x maximum demand

B. maximum demand/average load

C. none of the above

D. average load/maximum demand