1,

Four loads as shown in figure given below are connected to a power station.
Abscisse is time from 0 to 24 hrs in all cases, Ordinate represents the load in kW.
The diversity factor of the plant supplying these loads will be
(B) 1.0
2,
In case of medium sized induction motor, the power factor will be maximum at
(C) Full load
3,
The following factors are associated with power plant operation I. High efficiency
II. High availability III. Quick starting IV. Low capital cost. Which two factors are of
importance for peak load plant ?
(D) III and IV only.
4,
In practice what is the value of diversity factor?
b) Geater than Unity
5,
Ships are generally powered by
(A) diesel engines
6,
The highest point on a load curve represents
(C) Peak demand
7,
The load factor is __________
 a) always less than unity
8,

Four loads as shown in figure given below are connected to a power station.
Abscisse is time from 0 to 24 hrs in all cases, Ordinate represents the load in kW.
Which load has the lowest average demand ?
(C) Load C
9,
Fuel transportation cost is least in
(C) Nuclear powers plants
10,

Four different loads connected to a power Plant are shown in the figure. Which
load has the highest value of average load ?
(D) Load D.
 11,

Four different loads connected to a power Plant are shown in the figure. The
maximum load on the station will occur at
(B) 6 hr
12,

Four different loads connected to a power Plant are shown in the figure. Which
load has the highest load factor ?
(B) Load B
13,
A turbojet aero plane has
(A) no blades
14,
The annual peak load on a 30 MW power station is 25 MW. The power station
supplies loads having maximum demands of 10 MW, 8.5 MW, 5 MW and 4.5 MW.
The annual load factor is 45%. Total energy supplied in a year is
 (A) 9,875,000 kWh
15,
Essential requirement of peak load plant
(A) it should be capable of standing quickly
16,
During which time the demand of electrical energy is maximum?
d) 7 P.M. to 9 P.M
17,
The simple subtraction of kilowatts from total kVA equals the kVAR when the
power factor is
(A) unity
18,
Which of the following represents the annual average load?
d) (KWh supplied in a year) / (24 × 365)
19,
Which of the following is likely to result in lower efficiency of a power station ?
(A) Varying loads
20,
The following factors are associated with power plant operation I. High efficiency
II. High availability III. Quick starting IV. Low capital cost. Which two factors are of
significant requirement for base load plant ?
(A) I and II only
21,
Which domestic utility item has highest power rating ?
(D) Electric iron.
22,
The annual peak load on a 30 MW power station is 25 MW. The power station
supplies loads having maximum demands of 10 MW, 8.5 MW, 5 MW and 4.5 MW.
The annual load factor is 45%. Demand factor is
(B) 0.83
23,
A gas turbine power plant usually suits for
(A) peak load operation
24,
A steam power station will run with maximum efficiency when it is run
(D) near full load.
25,
Which method of depreciation charge estimation gives the heaviest charges
during early years of plant life ?
(B) Diminishing value method
26,

Four loads as shown in figure given below are connected to a power station.
Abscisse is time from 0 to 24 hrs in all cases, Ordinate represents the load in kW.
The load factor of the plant supplying power to these loads will be nearly
(A) 11%
27,
In a 440 V system, in order to obtain the minimum cost and maximum benefits,
the capacitor should be installed
(A) at the load
28,
During load shedding
(C) some loads are switched off
29,
Which of the following may not be the effect of low plant operating factor?
improved illumination from lighting
30,
The area under the load curve represents ____________Required to answer. Single
choice.
(1 Point)
c) number of units generated
31,
In the figure shown below which curve represents the variation of cost of
generation per kWh with the load factor, for a thermal power plant ?
(D) curve D.
3232,
Five consumers having peak demands of A, B, C, D, and E have individual load
factors of 0.5. It can be concluded that
(C) their combined power consumption in a day will be 12 (A + B + C + D + E)
33,
The annual peak load on a 30 MW power station is 25 MW. The power station
supplies loads having maximum demands of 10 MW, 8.5 MW, 5 MW and 4.5 MW.
The annual load factor is 45%. Diversity factor is
(C) 1.12
34,
A thermal power station was designed to bum coal containing 12% ash. When
the plant actually started operating coal having 22% ash was made available.
Which unit of the plant will need major modifications ?
(C) Ash handling unit
35,
The normal connected load of a domestic consumer is usually
(A) up to 10 kW
36,
Load factor during a period is
(B) Average Load / Maximum Load
37,
Which of the following can be used as fuel for closed cycle gas turbine plant ?
(D) Any of the above.
38,
For the same plant size, initial cost of which plant is the highest ?
 (C) Nuclear power plant
39,
Identify the incorrect relation
(C) kVA x kW = power factor
40,

Four different loads connected to a power Plant are shown in the figure. Which
load has the least value of average load?
(C) Load C
41,

Four loads as shown in figure given below are connected to a power station.
Abscisse is time from 0 to 24 hrs in all cases, Ordinate represents the load in kW.
The peak load on the plant is
(D )A, B and D.
 42,
Demand factor is the
(B) Maximum Demand / Connected Load
43,
The following factors are associated with power plant operation I. High efficiency
II. High availability III. Quick starting IV. Low capital cost. Which factors are
favorable to a diesel power plant as compared to a steam power plant ?
(D) I, II. Ill and IV.
44,
Which of the following will not contribute to low power-factor ?
(B) Replacement of fluorescent lamps with incandescent lamps
45,
Coincidence factor is reciprocal of ___________
d) diversity factor
46,

Four different loads connected to a power Plant are shown in the figure. In the
above case load factor of the station will be
(D) 0.56.
47,
During summer months the increased load is due to
(D) increased use of fans and air conditioners.
4848,
Direct conversion of beat into electrical energy is possible through
(A) Magneto hydrodynamic generators
49,
Load duration curve indicates _______
 d) the number of hours for which the particular load lasts during a day
50,

Load factor for the 0-6 hour period alone is

(D) 1.0.
51,
Which of the following plants will take least time in starting from cold conditions
to full load operation?
(D) Gas turbine plant.
52,

The load of a system is shown in the figure above. The load factor of the system
is
(C) 0.438
53,
A coaxial line is filled with a dielectric of relative permitivity 9. If C denotes the
velocity of propagation in free space, the velocity of propagation in the line will
be
(D) C / 9.
54,
A power station has annual load factor of 50% and capacity factor of 40%. If the
maximum demand is 15 MW, the reserve capacity of the plant is
(C) 3750 kw
55,
In a power plant a reserve generating capacity which is in operation but not in
services known as
(A) Hot reserve
56,
Size and cost of installation depends upon ____________
b) maximum demand
57,
Which of the following industry will consume maximum power per tonne of
product ?
(B) Aluminium
58,
The following factors are associated with power plant operation I. High efficiency
II. High availability III. Quick starting IV. Low capital cost. Which factor is least
important for base load plants ?
(C) III
59,
What is the advantage of sectionalizing of power plant?
a) High reliability
60,
A load curve is a plot of
(C) Load versus time
61,
In a system if the base load is the same as the maximum demand, the load factor
will be
(A) 1
62,
Which power plant cannot have single unit of 100 MW ?
(D) Diesel power plant.
63,
Which of the following category of consumers can provide highest load factor ?
(B) A continuous process plant
64,
An interconnected system has the following plants I. Run off the river plant II.
Nuclear power plant III. Steam power plant IV. Hydro-electric plant with storage
V. Diesel engine plant. Which two plants can be exclusively used for base load ?
(A) I and II
6565,
For a thermal power plant, which is not the fixed cost ?
(D) Cost of fuel.
66,
Which of the following appliance will offer the maximum load?
hot plate
67,
Diesel engine power plants usually run on
(C) Light diesel oil
68,
The ratio, maximum demand of the installation / sum of individual maximum
demands is known
(C) Diversity factor
69,
The power factor of a system on a 460 V, 3 phase, 60 Hz, in which the ammeter
indicates 100 amp and the watt meter reads 62 kW will be
(B) 0.78
70,
A system having connected load of 100 kW, peak load of 80 kW. base load of 20
kW and average load of 40 kW, will have a load factor
(B) 50%
71,
In an interconnected system consisting of a nuclear power stations, steam station
and diesel generating station, which plant can be used as base load plant ?
(C) Nuclear power station
72,
Four different loads connected to a power Plant are shown in the figure. If all the
loads are connected to single source of power, the maximum load on the station
will be
(C) 3k
73,
Load due to a ceiling fans is nearl
(C) 100 to 200 W
74,

In the figure shown below which curve represents the variation of cost of power
generation per kWh in a plant, with load factor ?
(A) curve A
75,
A consumer finds that after running 10 kVA equipment on full load for six hours
his energy consumption was 48 kW. It can be concluded that
(D) power factor of the equipment was 0.8.
76,
Load due to one tonne air conditioner is nearly
(C) 1 kW to 2 kW
77,
direct voltage is applied to a peak diode voltmeter in which scale is calibrated to
read rms voltage of a sine wave. If the meter reading is 36 V rms, the value of the
applied direct voltage is
(B) 36 V
78,
For economy in generation power
(B) plant utilization factor
79,
Which plant can never have 100% load factor ?
 (C) Peak load plant
80,

Load factor for the period 6-24 hours period is

(B) 0.5
81,
A stereo with two 10 watt loudspeakers will provide electrical load of
(C) less than 6 W
82,
Capital cost per MWh is highest in case of
(C) nuclear power plants
83,
Which of the following installation provides peaked load ?
(A) Arc furnace
84,
Which of the following plants is almost inevitably used as base load plant?
(D) Nuclear power plant.
85,
Which of the following is called as cold reserve?
a) Reserve capacity available but not ready for use
86,
Connected load is
(A) The rating in kw of the installed electrical load of the consumer
87,
Four different loads connected to a power Plant are shown in the figure. Which
load has the least load factor ?
(D) Load D.
88,
The annual peak load on a 30 MW power station is 25 MW. The power station
supplies loads having maximum demands of 10 MW, 8.5 MW, 5 MW and 4.5 MW.
The annual load factor is 45%. The average load is
(B) 1125 kW
89,
For certain industrial applications the energy requirement is 500 kWh. If the heat
losses are 20 percent the total energy to be made available will be
(D) 6000 kWh.
90,
Which meter is installed at the premises of a consumer for recovery of charges of
electrical energy
(D) kWh meter.
91,
Low power factor is usually not due to
(A) incandescent lamp
92,
Which equipment provides fluctuating load ?
(C) Welding transformer
93,
The load of a consumer is generally measured in terms of
(D) kW.
94,
Capacity factor of a power station is
(D) average demand of station / maximum installed capacity of station.
95,
Depreciation cost of a plant is calculated by
(D) Any of the above.
96,

Four loads as shown in figure given below are connected to a power station.
Abscisse is time from 0 to 24 hrs in all cases, Ordinate represents the load in kW.
Which loads offer the identical average load ?
(D )A, B and D.
97,
A power plant supplying energy to a city will usually experience peak demand
(D) 6 PM to 12 PM.
98,
Which of the following is equal to the maximum demand?
c) The peak of the load curve
99,
What is Demand factor?
c) Ratio of maximum demand to the connected load
100,
A diesel power plant is best suited as
(B) stand-by plant