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1. When all the three phase are short (d) None of above
circuited it gives rise to:
(a) Asymmetrical fault current
Ans c
(b) Symmetrical fault current
(c) Zero current 6. H.R.C fuse provide best protection
(d) None of the above against
(a) Open circuit
(b) Short circuit
Ans b
(c) Over load
(d) Revers current

2. The most common type of fault on the

over head lines: Ans b
(a) Single line to ground fault
(b) Double into ground fault
(c) Three phase fault 7. The size of each wire is determined by
(d) Line to line fault (a) The amp. Capacity of service wire
(b) Atmospheric condition
(c) Voltage of the size service wire
Ans a
(d) None of the above

3. Reactors are used in various point in Ans a

the power system to
8. When a fault occure on the system a
(a) Limit short circuit current
circuit breaker
(b) Short circuit
(a) Open the automatically
(c) Avoid short circuit
(b) Close automatically
(d) None of the above
(c) Open the manually
(d) None of the above
Ans a
Ans a

4. The use of reactor permits installation of 9. If the lenth of the arc of circuit breaker
circuit breaker of the increase, its will
(a) Lower rating (a) Be extinguished
(b) Higher rating (b) Decreases
(c) Same rating (c) Remain same
(d) None of the above (d) None of the above

Ans a Ans a

5. If a 5 amp. Fuse is blown frequently 10. Current chopping mainly occure in

house lightning circuit, it is required to (a) Oil circuit breaker
(a) Insert a fuse of higher current rating (b) Air blast circuit breaker
(b) Insert a fuse of higher voltage rating (c) Vaccume circuit breaker
(c) Check the load (d) SF6 gas circuit breaker

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16. Which of the following circuit breaker is
Ans b generally used in railway application
(a) Air break circuit breaker
11. Capacitive current breaking result in
(b) Minimum oil circuit breaker
(a) Short circuit
(c) Bulk oil circuit breaker
(b) Open circuit
(d) SF6 circuit breaker
(c) Voltage surge
(d) None of the above
Ans a
Ans c 17. Which of the following circuit breaker is
used for E.H.T application
12. The speed of circuit breaker intruption in
(a) Air blast circuit breaker
forced(air)blast circuit breaker
(b) Minimum oil circuit breaker
(a) Slow
(c) Bulk oil circuit breaker
(b) Medium
(d) SF6 circuit breaker
(c) Fast
(d) None of the above
Ans d
Ans c 18. In circuit breaker the arcing contents are
made of
13. The normal practice to specify the
(a) Porsline
making current of
(b) Copper tungstone alloy
(a) Circuit breaker in turn of
(c) Aluminmum alloy
(b) RMS value
(d) Electronic opper
(c) Peak value
(d) Everage value
Ans b
Ans b 19. Which statement is correct
(a) SF6 gas is toxic
14. Resistance switching is normally resorted
(b) SF6 gas is lighter than air
in case of
(c) SF6 gas is yellow in colour
(a) Air blast circuit breaker
(d) SF6 gas has cumgent smell
(b) Bulk oil circuit breaker
(c) Minimum oil circuit breaker
(d) All type circuit breaker Ans a

20.A relay performs the function of

Ans a (a) Fault isolation
(b) Fault detection
15. For remote operation circuit breaker must
(c) Fault prevention
be required with a
(d) All of the above
(a) Time delay trip
(b) Shunt trip Ans
(c) Inverse time trip b
(d) None of the above
21. The relay operating coil is supplied
through
Ans b
(a) Fuse
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(b) Instrument T/F (b) Oil circuit breaker
(c) Power T/F (c) Reverse able fuse
(d) None of the above (d) Air breaker circuit breaker

Ans
c Ans c

22.Most of the relay on service on electric 27.Impedance relay can be used for
power system are (a) Earth fault
(a) Electronic relay (b) Phase fault
(b) Electro mechanical relay (c) Both (a) and (b)
(c) Thermal relay (d) None of these
(d) None of the above
Ans c
Ans
b 28.If the fault occurs near the impedance
relay the V/I ratio will be
(a) Higher than the value if the fault
23.Back-up protection is generally imployed occur away from the realy
for protection against (b) Lower than the value if the fault
(a) Short circuit fault only occur away from the relay
(b) Open circuit fault only (c) Constant for all distance
(c) Both a and b (d) None of these
(d) None of the above
Ans b
Ans a
29.Which of the following material can not
24.MHO relay is a be used for contents of switching devices
(a) Voltage restrand directional relay (a) Copper
(b) Voltage controlled over current relay (b) Aluminium
(c) Directional restand over current relay (c) Copper alloy
(d) Directional restand over voltage relay (d) Siver

Ans a Ans c

25.Different relay are mused to protect the

equipment against
30.What is the most serious problem in
(a) Internal faulty
vaccume circuit breaker
(b) Reverse current
(a) Poor arc quenching
(c) Over current
(b) Low thermal stability
(d) None of the these
(c) Current chopping
(d) All of these
Ans a

26.The least expensive protection for over Ans c

current in L.V system is
(a) Isolated

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31. The positive sequence reactance will be (d) All of these
equal to negative sequence reactance in
case of
Ans d
(a) T/F
(b) Generator 36.Why does minimum oil circuit breaker
(c) Transmission line has less volume of oil
(d) Motor (a) There is insulation between contents
(b) The oil between breaker contacts has
greater streath
Ans a
(c) Solid insulation is provided for
insulating the contents from earth
(d) None of these
32.Rated making capacity of circuit breaker
is equal to
(a) /2 X rated symmetrical breaking Ans c
capacity
37.Arcing on transmission line is prevented
(b) 2.55 X rated symmetrical breaking
(a) By circuit breaker
capacity
(b) By protective relay
(c) 1 X rated symmetrical breaking
(c) By inductor in the neutral
capacity
(d) By capacitor in the neutral
(d) None of these

Ans c
Ans b
38.The energy in a lightning strock can be
33.M.H.O realy is used to protect
as high as
(a) Long transmission line
(a) 10 units
(b) Medium lenth transmission line
(b) 100 units
(c) Short lenth transmission line
(c) 250 units
(d) All of these
(d) 1000 units

Ans a
Ans c
34.Reactance relay is used to protection
39.In what shape of conductor corona loss
against
is less
(a) Earth fault
(a) Circular
(b) Phase fault
(b) Oval
(c) Over voltage fault
(c) Flat
(d) None of these
(d) Any of these

Ans a
Ans a
35.The stability of arc in vaccume circuit
40.Merze price protection is used to protect
breaker is depends on
(a) Transmission line
(a) The control material
(b) T/F and generator
(b) Its vaccume pressure
(c) Motor
(c) The circuit paraments
(d) T/F

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(a) In series in the line
Ans c (b) Between line and earth
(c) To a pole near the line
41. Switching and protection are used under
(d) None of these
taken by
(a) Switch gear Ans
(b) Fuse b
(c) Lightning arrestor
(d) Relay 47.Relay is using induction disc principle
operate
(a) Only on D.C
Ans a
(b) Only on A.C
42.Distance relay operation is depends on (c) Either on D.C or A.C
(a) Ratio of current to current (d) None of these
(b) Ratio of voltage to current
Ans
(c) Ratio of voltage to voltage
b
(d) None of these
48.Earthing is necessary to give protection
Ans b against
(a) Voltage fluctuation
43.Which relay is used to detect and (b) Over loading
protect internal fault of T/F (c) Danger of electric shock
(a) Buchholze relay (d) High temperature of conductor
(b) Directional relay
(c) Thermal relay Ans c
(d) Distance relay
49.The primary function of a fuse is to
(a) Protect the appliances
Ans a (b) Open the circuit
(c) Prevent excessive current
44.Surge protector provide
(d) Protect the line
(a) High impedance to normal voltage
(b) Low impedance to surge Ans
(c) Both a and b c
(d) None of these
50.The accepted value of dielectric strength
of T/F oil is
Ans c (a) 30 KV
(b) 40 KV
45.An isolator operate under
(c) 30 KV/minute (30 KV/2.5
(a) No load condition
mm/minute
(b) Full load condition
(d) None of these
(c) 50% of full load condition
(d) At fault current Ans c

51. As compare to air the relative dielectric

Ans a
strength of SF6 gas is nearly (more)
46.The lightning arrestor (L.A) is (a) 1.5 times
connected (b) 4 times

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(c) 2.5 times (b) 3 second
(d) 5 times (c) 9 second
(d) None
Ans
b
Ans c
52.Which of the following gas has been
used as insulating medium in electrical 57.Air blast circuit breaker, the pressure of
appliances air is of the order of
(a) Nitrogen (a) 40-50 kg/cm2
(b) Carbon dioxide (b) 3-5 kg/cm2
(c) Sulphur haxa floride (SF6) (c) 1-3 kg/cm2
(d) Freon (d) 20-30 kg/cm2

Ans c Ans d

53.Liquids are generally used as insulating 58.The pressure of SF6 gas in circuit is of
material upto stress of about the order of 1-14 kg/cm2
(a) 100 M volt/cm (a) 3-5 kg/cm2
(b) 50 mv/cm (b) 20-30 kg/cm2
(c) 50 kv/cm (c) 18-20 kg/cm2
(d) 500 kv/cm (d) None

Ans
Ans a
c
59.Air blast circuit breaker can be installed
54.Low voltage circuit breaker has rated
on
voltage less than
(a) 11 kv
(a) 66 KV
(b) 66 kv
(b) 33 KV
(c) 132 kv
(c) 11 KV
(d) 400 kv
(d) 1000 volt

Ans
Ans d
d
60.Air blast circuit breaker for 400 kv
55.When a H.V circuit breaker is tested for
power system are designed to operate in
inductance it is tested for at least
(a) 50 milli second
(a) 5000 open-closing operation
(b) 5 milli second
(b) 3600 open-closing operation
(c) 100 milli second
(c) 1000 open-closing operation
(d) None
(d) None

Ans Ans a
c
61. Breaking capacity of a circuit breaker is
56.For H.V ac circuit breaker the rated usually expressed in term of
short circuit current is passed for (a) KVA
(a) 12 second (b) MVA

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(c) KVAR (a) Low vapour pressure and high
(d) MVAR conductivity properties
(b) Low vapour pressure and low
conductivity properties
Ans c
(c) High vapour pressure and low
62.The capacitor switching is easily done conductivity properties
with (d) None of these
(a) Air blast circuit breaker
(b) Oil circuit breaker
Ans c
(c) Vaccume circuit breaker
(d) Any of above 67.A 3Q circuit breaker is rated at 2000
MVA 33 KV,it making current will be
(a) 69 KA
Ans c
(b) 89 KA
63.The most suitable circuit breaker for (c) 49 kilo ampere
short line fault without switching resistor (d) None of these
is
(a) Air blast circuit breaker
Ans c
(b) SF6 gas circuit breaker
(c) Minimum oil circuit 68.While using air blast circuit breaker,
(d) None current chopping is a phenomenon often
observed, when
(a) Long over head line switched off
Ans b
(b) A T/F on no load switched off
64.For rural electrification in a country like (c) A bank of capacitors is switched off
india with complex network. It is preffer (d) A heavy load switched off
to use
(a) Oil circuit network
Ans b
(b) Minimum oil circuit breaker
(c) Vaccume circuit breaker 69.In order to quench the arc quickly and
(d) Air breaker C.B also optimize the dimentions, generally
(a) SF6 gas circuit breaker is prefferd
(b) Air blast circuit breaker is prefferd
Ans c
(c) Oil circuit breaker is prefferd
65.Where voltage are high and current to (d) Minimum oil circuit breaker is prefferd
be intrupted is low. The breaker
preffered is
Ans b
(a) Vaccume circuit breaker
(b) Oil circuit breaker 70.A circuit breaker is a
(c) Air blast circuit breaker (a) P.F correcting device
(d) Any one of the above (b) Wave shape correcting device
(c) Current intrupting device
(d) A device to neutralize the effect of
Ans a
transient
66.To limit current chopping in V.C.B the
contect material used has

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Ans c Ans c

71. Circuit breaker usually operated under 76.Out of the following circuit breaker which
(a) Steady state short circuit current one has the lowest voltage range
(b) Sub-transient state of short circuit (a) Air break circuit breaker
current (b) Air blast circuit breaker
(c) Transient state of short circuit current (c) Tank type oil circuit breaker (balk
(d) None of the above oil)
(d) Minimum oil circuit breaker
Ans c
Ans a
72.A circuit breaker normally operater
(a) When the line is to tested 77.In minimum oil current breaker, used oil
(b) When the switch is put on for
(c) When the power is to be supplied (a) Insulation only
(d) When ever fault occur is the line (b) Arc quenching only
(c) Cooling only
(d) Lubrication only
Ans d

73.While selecting a gas for circuit breaker,

Ans c
the property of gas, that should be
considered is 78.The medium used for arc aretinction in
(a) Non- toxicity the air circuit breaker is
(b) Non-inflame ability (a) Oil
(c) High dielectric strength (b) SF6 gas
(d) All of these (c) Air
(d) Compressed air
Ans d
Ans b
74.The fault clearly time of a circuit breaker
is usually of 79.Air used in air blast circuit breaker must
(a) Few cycle of supply voltage (a) Have least cor
(b) Five second (b) Be-oinized
(c) Five minotue (c) Have oil mixed
(d) One minotue (d) Be free from moisture

Ans
a Ans d

75.For high voltage A.C circuit breaker the 80.Under normal condition a circuit breaker
rated short circuit current is passed for should be inspected
(a) 0.01 second (a) Every day
(b) 3 second (b) Once in six month or 12 month
(c) 0.1 second (c) Every week
(d) 30 second (d) Once in six years to 7 years

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Ans c Ans a

81. In a vaccume circuit breaker, the 86.If the least of the all of circuit breaker
vaccume in the order of is increased its resistance will
(a) 1 torr (a) Increase
(b) 10-12 torr (b) Remain same
(c) 10-6 torr (c) Decreases
(d) 10-16 torr (d) None of these

Ans b Ans a

82.Plane break oil circuit breaker can be 87.If the dielectric strength of the medium
used upto between contects build up more rapidly
(a) 11 kv than the re-striking voltage, then the arc
(b) 33 kv will
(c) 1.1 kv (a) Be extinguished
(d) 132 kv (b) Not be extinguished
(c) Increase
(d) None of the above
Ans a

83.For E.H.V line, which of the following

Ans a
circuit breaker is preffered
(a) Air breaker circuit breaker 88.Which of the following circuit breaker
(b) Bulk oil circuit breaker minimum oil take minimum time for installation
circuit breaker (a) Air blast circuit breaker
(c) Minimum oil circuit breaker (b) Minimum oil circuit breaker
(d) Any of the above (c) Bulk oil circuit breaker
(d) SF6 gas circuit breaker
Ans c
Ans c
84.Air blast circuit breaker for 400 KV
power system are designed to operate in 89.Bulk oil circuit breaker is suitable for
(a) 5 milli second voltage upto
(b) 500 milli second (a) 6.6 kv
(c) 50 milli second (b) 11 kV
(d) None of the above (c) 36 KV
(d) 132 KV
Ans b
Ans c
85.For high speed circuit breaker the total
clearing time is nearly 90.Which of the following circuit breaker is
(a) 1-2 cycle most popular for out ultra H.V application
(b) 50 cycle (a) Air blast circuit breaker
(c) 7-12 cycle (b) Minimum oil circuit breaker
(d) 60 cycle (c) Bulk oil circuit breaker

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(d) Vaccume circuit breaker (c) SF gas circuit breaker
(d) Bulk oil circuit breaker
Ans a
Ans c
91. The voltage across the circuit breaker
pole, after final current zero is 96.For modern circuit breaker, the time of
(a) Recovery voltage closing the cycle is
(b) Re-striking voltage (a) .001 second
(c) Supply voltage (b) .1 second
(d) None of these (c) .01 second
(d) .003 second
Ans a
Ans c
92.Which of the following circuit breaker
does not use pneumatic operating 97.The arc voltage produced in A.C circuit
mechanism breaker is always
(a) Air blast circuit breaker (a) Leading the arc current by 900
(b) SF6 gas circuit breaker (b) Lagging the arc current by 900
(c) Air blast circuit breaker (c) In phase with the arc current
(d) Bulk oil circuit breaker (d) None of the above

Ans d Ans c

93.Rutien tests are conductor on 98.The transient stability of power system

(a) Minimum oil circuit breaker can be effectively improved by
(b) Air blast circuit breaker (a) Excitation control
(c) Oil circuit breaker (b) Phase shifting transformer
(d) All of the above (c) Single pole switching circuit breaker
(d) Increasing the turbine value opening
Ans d
Ans c
94.In modern E.H.V circuit breaker the
operating time between instant of 99.Which of the circuit breaker is costly
receiving tripp single and final contect (a) Air blast circuit breaker
separation is of the order of (b) SF6 gas circuit breaker
(a) .001 second (c) Minimum oil circuit breaker
(b) .015 second (d) None of these
(c) .003 second
(d) .03 second
Ans a

100. The speed of circuit instruption in

Ans d
forsed air blast circuit breaker is
95.The circuit breaker which have high (a) Slow
relabilty and negaligible maintenance (b) Fast
(a) Air blast circuit breaker (c) Medium
(b) Minimum oil circuit breaker (d) None of above

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(d) Photo electric effect
Ans c

101. The fault current intrupted by Ans c

modern circuit breaker attain value as
106. A delay fuse is generally used for
high as
the protection of
(a) 10000 amp
(a) 3 Q motor
(b) 100000 amp
(b) Flourocent motor
(c) 60000 amp
(c) G.l.S lamps
(d) None of above
(d) All the above

Ans b
Ans a
102. In modern breaker at the time
107. As compared to rewire able fuse
fault current the temperature inside rise
a H.R.C fuse has
up to
(a) High rupturing capacity
(a) 30000 0C
(b) High speed of operation
(b) 90000 0C
(c) No aging effect
(c) 60000 0C
(d) All the above
(d) None

Ans d
Ans a
108. A fuse wire made of which
103. The circuit breaker of least
material will have relatively sharp melting
design, are capable of intrupting current
action
these condition with an arc duration of
(a) Copper
(a) 5-20 mile second
(b) Tin-lead-aloy
(b) 5-20 second
(c) Silver
(c) 5-20 minute
(d) Aluminium
(d) None of the above

Ans b
Ans a
109. A fuse should have
104. A fuse blowns of by
(a) Low resistance and high melting point
(a) Melting
(b) Low resistance and low melting point
(b) Arcing
(c) High resistance and high melting
(c) Burning
point
(d) None of the above
(d) High specific resistance and low
melting point
Ans a

105. A fuse operate on with effect of Ans d

electric current
110. In H.R.C fuse major portion of
(a) Magnetic effect
heat generated is dissipated by
(b) Heating effect
(a) Conduction
(c) Electrostatic effect
(b) Radiation

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(c) Convention
(d) None of above Ans b

116. H.R.C fuse can be used up to

Ans a (a) 100 A
(b) 33 KA
111. Which fuse material is more
(c) 1000 A
suspected to oxcidation as compare to
(d) 330 KA
the remaining
(a) Tin lead alloy
(b) Copper Ans c
(c) Silver
117. Under fault condition information to
(d) None
the circuit breaker is provided by
(a) Rewire able fuse
Ans b (b) Relay
(c) H.R.C fuse
112. Protection by fuse is generally not
(d) All the above
use beyond
(a) 10 A
(b) 25 A Ans c
(c) 100 A
118. Out door type switch gear is
(d) 250 A
generally used for voltage beyond
(a) 11 KV
Ans c (b) 66 KV
(c) 33 KV
113. Which of the following is used in
(d) 132 KV
liquid fuse
(a) Carbon tetra chloride
(b) Sulphur hexa floride Ans b
(c) Distilled water
119. A high speed circuit breaker can
(d) Transformer oil
compleat its operation time
(a) 1 micro second
Ans a (b) 1 mili second
(c) 2-3 cycle of frequency
114. A fuse is never instated in
(d) 4-8 cycle of frequency
(a) Phase lime
(b) Positive of d.c circuit
(c) Negative of d.c circuit Ans c
(d) Neutral wire
120. The power factor of arc in a
circuit breaker is
Ans d (a) 0 lagging
(b) 0 leading
115. H.R.C fuse posses
(c) 0.8 lagging
(a) Linear time current characteristic
(d) Unity
(b) Inverse time current characteristic
(c) Parabolic time current characteristic
(d) None of the above Ans d

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121. The time instant from the instant (c) /3 X service voltage X rated
opening contact to the instant of symmetrical current
extinction of arc is known as (d) None of these
(a) Arc clearance time
(b) Break time
Ans c
(c) Arc duration time
(d) None of the above 126. Which of the following is not a
part of C.breaker
(a) Explosion pot
Ans a
(b) Current T/F
122. The time interval from the instant (c) Fixed and moving contacts
of fault to the instant of energizing the (d) Operating machenism
trip coil is known as
(a) Arcing time
Ans b
(b) Breaking time
(c) Operating 127. Which of the following circuit
(d) Protection time breaker the arc energy produced will be
least
(a) Air blast circuit breaker
Ans d
(b) Minimum oil circuit breaker
123. The time interval from the instant (c) Plane oil circuit breaker
of energizing the trip coil to the instant (d) Self generated pressure oil circuit
of opening of the contacts is known as breaker
(a) Arcing time
(b) Operating time
Ans a
(c) Breaking time
(d) Total clearing time 128. Air blast circuit breaker are used
above
(a) 11 KV
Ans b
(b) 33 KV
124. The time interval from the instant (c) 66 KV
of fault to the instant of extinction of arc (d) 132 KV
is known as
(a) Clearing time
Ans d
(b) Making time
(c) Break time 128 A.In case of SF6 circuit breaker
(d) None of the above the time of intruption is
(a) 1 micro second
(b) 3 mili second
Ans a
(c) 3 second
125. The breaking capacity of 3 Q (d) 3 cycle
circuit breaker is given by
(a) Service voltage X rated symmetrical
Ans d
current
(b) 3 X service voltage X rated 129. Which of the following is not true
6
symmetrical current for SF gas

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(a) SF gas has insulation property (b) Impedance
(b) SF6 gas is not inflame able (c) Reactance
(c) SF6 gas is poisonous (d) Frequency
(d) SF6 gas is heavier than air
Ans d
Ans c
135. The operating time of a relay with
6
130. The dielectric strength of SF gas inverse time characteristic could be
at atmospheric pressure is nearly (a) 2-3 cycle
(a) Same as that of air (b) 5-10 mili second
(b) Less than that of air (c) 2-3 micro second
(c) 21/2 time that of air (d) 5-10 second
(d) 10 -15 time that of air
Ans a
Ans c
136. A single phasing relay is used on
131. The circuit breaker for E.H.T (a) Single phase motor
application is (b) Universal motor
(a) Air blast circuit breaker (c) Three phase motor
(b) SF6 gas circuit breaker (d) Three phase motor
(c) Minimum oil circuit breaker
(d) None of these
Ans c

137. In distance relay the operating

Ans b
depends upon
132. Relay can be design to change in (a) Voltage
(a) Voltage (b) Voltage to current ratio
(b) Lightning intensity (c) Current
(c) Current (d) None of the above
(d) Any of the above
Ans c
Ans d
138. Which relay is used for protection
133. The operating time for high speed protecting a T/F against frame leakage
relay is usually (a) Directional relay
(a) 1 second (b) Intentanious earth fault relay
(b) 1 mili second (c) Intentanious over voltage relay
(c) 1-2 cycle (d) Intentanious over current relay
(d) 10-15 cycle
Ans b
Ans c
139. Translay relay is suitable for
134. The operating of a distance relay (a) Feeder
is based on the measurement of any of (b) The welding T/F
the following, expect (c) Alternator
(a) Admittance (d) None of the above

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145. In induction type relay, torque is
Ans a directly proportional to
(a) Current
140. Merg price protection relay is
(b) /current
used for
(c) 1/current
(a) Air cooled T/F
(d) Current2
(b) Alternator
(c) Short transmission line
(d) Long transmission line Ans d

146. The relay preffered for phase fault

Ans b along long transmission line is
(a) Reactance relay
141. MHO relay is used for
(b) Impedance relay
(a) Long transmission line
(c) MHO relay
(b) Feeder
(d) Buchholze relay
(c) Alternator
(d) Transformer
Ans c
Ans a 147. Relay preffered for phase fault
along medium transmission line is
142. The pilot relay is provided to
(a) MHO relay
obtained
(b) Buchholze relay
(a) Pre-set tripping
(c) Impedance
(b) Delayed tripping
(d) Reactance relay
(c) High speed tripping
(d) None of the above
Ans c
Ans c 148. Relay generally used for phase
fault is
143. For the protection of radial feeder
(a) Distance relay
the relay used must have
(b) Induction relay
(a) Linear time characteristic
(c) Over current relay
(b) Inverse time characteristic
(d) MHO relay
(c) Extetion time characteristic
(d) None of the above
Ans a
Ans b 149. Which of the following is not a
distance relay
144. Reactance relay are used for
(a) Reactance relay
phase fault in
(b) Induction relay
(a) Long transmission line
(c) Buchholze relay
(b) Medium transmission line
(d) MHO relay
(c) Short transmission line
(d) All of the above
Ans b
Ans c 150. Earth fault relay are, invariable

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(a) Short operating time relay (a) Switch gear
(b) Long operating time relay (b) Current transformer
(c) Directional relay (c) Circuit breaker
(d) Non-directional relay (d) Lightning arrestor

Ans c Ans d

151. A thermal protection circuit 156. A lightning arrestor is always

provided protection against located
(a) Over voltage (a) Before the isolator
(b) Short circuit (b) Before the switch gear
(c) Over load (c) Before the transformer
(d) Temperature rise (d) Before the current transformer

Ans c Ans c

152. A use of air core reactors is a 157. The main purpose of providing
generally restricted up to lightning arrestor in a sub-station is to
(a) 1.1 KV protect
(b) 3.3 KV (a) Circuit breaker
(c) 11 KV (b) Relay
(d) 132 KV (c) Transformer
(d) Civil-structure
Ans c
Ans c
153. The used oil immersed reactance
is generally restricted up to 158. Explution type lightning arrestor
(a) 1.1 KV are used with system having operating
(b) 33 KV voltage up to
(c) 11 KV (a) 11 KV
(d) There is no restricted of voltage (b) 33 KV
normally (c) 1.1 KV
(d) None of the above
Ans d
Ans c
154. The reactance for the protection of
transmission line are connected in 159. Which of the following needs to
(a) Series protect a direct stock due to lightning
(b) Delta (a) Power station
(c) Parallel (b) Sub-station
(d) Star (c) Over head transmission line
(d) All of the above
Ans a
Ans d
155. Any voltage surge travlling on the
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160. Which of the following system (a) Low frequency
suffer most from arcing ground (b) Higher frequency
(a) Solid ground neutral system (c) Power frequency
(b) Insulated neutral system (d) Micro wave frequency
(c) Resistance ground neutral system
(d) Reactance ground neutral system
Ans c

166. When a transmission line is

Ans b
energized the wave that propagates it is
161. Which section of power system (a) Current wave only
generally suffer from more fault as (b) Voltage wave only
compared to the remaining (c) Current and voltage wave only
(a) Generator (d) None of above
(b) Transmission line
(c) Transformer
Ans c
(d) Under ground cable
167. A circuit breaker is rated at 2000
amp 1500 MVA,33 KV 3 Q, OCB, then
Ans c
the making current is
162. Least no. of fault reported for (a) 1.2 KA
(a) Cable (b) 67 KA
(b) Switch gear (c) 26.25 KA
(c) Transformer (d) None of above
(d) Transmission line
Ans c
Ans a

163. Batteries are provided at sub-

Breaking capacity = 1500 MVA
station mainly for
voltage = 33 KV
(a) Emergency lightning
breaking current = 1500 MVA/3X33 KV
(b) Voltage regulation 3
10 = 26.25 KA
(c) Trip circuit
(d) Meter movement Making current = 2.55 X breaking current

= 2.55 X 26.25 =67 KA

Ans c

164. The gap lenth of rod type surge

divertor used for 132 KV line should be
(a) 10 cm
(b) 50 cm
(c) 15 cm
(d) 65 cm

Ans d

165. Wave trap is use to trap wave of

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