SF6 is which type of gas?

a. Electro positive
b. Electro negative
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these
2) What is the average rate of rise of restriking voltage upto the first peak?

a. 525 * 103kV / sec

b. 453 * 103kV / sec
c. 582 * 103 kV / sec
d. 467 * 103 kV / sec
3) Circuit breakers usually operate under

a. Steady short circuit current

b. Sub transient state of short circuit current
c. Transient state of short circuit current
d. None of these
4) What is the actuating quantity for the relays?

a. Magnitude
b. Frequency
c. Phase angle
d. All of these
5) Which among these are the main characteristics of a fuse element?

a. Low melting point

b. High conductivity
c. Least deterioration due to oxidation
d. All of the above
6) What is the making capacity of the circuit breaker?

a. Less than the asymmetrical breaking capacity of the breaker

b. Greater than the asymmetrical breaking capacity of the breaker
c. Equal to the asymmetrical breaking capacity of the breaker
d. Equal to the symmetrical breaking capacity of the breaker
7) In a circuit breaker the contact space is ionised by what?

a. Field emission from the contact surface.

b. Thermal emission from the contact surface.
c. Thermal ionisation of gas.
d. All of above.

8) A three phase, 33 kV oil circuit breaker is rated 1200 A, 2000 MVA, 3s. What is its symmetrical
breaking current?

a. 1200 A
b. 3600 A
c. 35 kA
d. 104.8 kA
9) What should be the value of fusing factor?

a. Equal to zero
b. Equal to one
c. Less than one
d. More than one
10) What is the relation between the fusing current and the diameter of the wire?

a. I = k d3
b. I = k d3/2
c. I = k d2
d. I = k d2/3
11) The making and breaking currents of a 3 phase ac circuit breakers in power systems are respectively in
________form.

a. rms value, rms value

b. instantaneous value, rms value
c. rms value, instantaneous value
d. instantaneous value, instantaneous value

12) Why is an isolator installed?

a. To isolate one portion of the circuit from another

b. As an substitute for the circuit breaker
c. It used on either sides of the circuit breaker
d. Both (a) and (c)
e. None of these

13) Assertion (A): In comparison to making capacity of a circuit breaker its breaking capacity is normally
higher.
Reason (R): The breaking capacity of a CB is expressed as √3 * VI * 10-6 MVA

a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b. Both A and R are true and R is not the explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true.

14) What is the cut off current in the fuse?

a. Maximum value actually reached.

b. Rms value actually reached.
c. Average value actually reached.
d. None of the above

15) Which circuit breaker is preferred to be installed in extra high voltage AC system?

a. Bulk oil type circuit breaker

b. Air blast circuit breaker
c. SF6 circuit breaker
d. Vacuum circuit breaker

16) A three phase circuit breaker is rated 2000 MVA, 33 kV. What will be its making current?

a. 35 kA
b. 49 kA
c. 70 kA
d. 89 kA

17) A fuse wire of circular cross section has a radius of 0.8mm. The wire blows off at a current of 9A. What
will be the radius of the wire that will blow off at a current of 1A?

a. 0.2 mm
b. 0.18 mm
c. 0.28 mm
d. 0.3 mm

18) Which among these tests are performed to check the nation or international standards?

a. Type test.
b. Production tests.
c. Site checks.
d. All of the above.

19) Refer to the following facts to answer the question

A 50 Hz, 11 kV, 3 phase alternator with earthed neutral having a reactance of 3 ohms per phase and is
connected to a bus bar through a circuit breaker, if the distributed capacitance upto CB between the phase and
neutral is 0.01 μ F.

What is the frequency of oscillations?

a. 10000 Hz
b. 12500 Hz
c. 12628 Hz
d. 13265 Hz

20) What is switchgear?

a. An apparatus used for switching, controlling and protecting the electrical circuits and equipments.
b. It detects the faults only.
c. It corrects the faults only.
d. All of the above.

21) What is / are the main disadvantage / s of using oil as the quenching medium in the circuit breakers?

a. Need periodical replacement.

b. Risk of formation of explosive mixture with air.
c. Possibility of causing fire hazards.
d. All of the above.

22) Which of the following circuit breakers has the lowest operating voltage?

a. SF6 circuit breaker

b. Air break
c. Air blast
d. Minimum oil circuit breaker

23) The most efficient torque producing actuating structure for the induction type relays is

a. Shaded pole structure

b. Watt hour meter structure
c. Induction cup structure
d. Single induction loop structure

24) Plug setting of a electromagnetic relay can be altered by varying

a. Number of ampere turns

b. Air gap of magnetic path
c. Adjustable back stop
d. None of these

25) In the following figure, the tripping circuit is__________.

a. AC
b. DC
c. Either AC or DC
d. None of these

26) In the following figure, which component ensures the safety of the line from damage?

a. Relay
b. Circuit breaker
c. Bus bar
d. Current transformer

27) In the following figure, the relay circuit is divided into three parts. What does the third part consist of?

a. Primary winding of a current CT which is connected in series with the line to be protected.
b. Secondary of the CT and the operating coil.
c. Tripping circuit.
d. None of these

28) In the following figure, the relay circuit is divided into three parts. What does the first part consist of?

a. Primary winding of a current CT which is connected in series with the line to be protected.
b. Secondary of the CT and the operating coil.
c. Tripping circuit.
d. None of these

29) On what factor does the operating speed of the relay depend?

a. Rate of flux built up

b. Armature core air gap
c. Spring tension
d. All of these

30) Protective relays can be designed to respond to ___________.

a. Light intensity, impedance

b. Temperature, resistance, reactance
c. Voltage and current
d. All of these

31) What is the purpose of back up protection?

a. To increase the speed

b. To increase the reach
c. To leave no blind spot
d. To guard against failure of primary

32) What is the major cause of the failure of the circuit breaker?

a. Trip circuit open

b. Trip latch defective
c. Spring defective
d. All of these

33) Why are the isolators used?

a. Break abnormal current

b. Making under fault conditions
c. Breaking the circuit under no load condition
d. None of the above

34) The isolators used in the transmission lines are capable of breaking

a. Fault current
b. No current
c. Charging current
d. Load current

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35) For which among the following the current ratings are not required?

a. Circuit breakers
b. Relays
c. Isolators
d. Load break switch

36) What is the making to breaking current ratio for an extra high voltage circuit breaker?

a. More than 1
b. Equal to 1
c. Less than 1
d. A negative value

37) The breaking capacity of a three phase circuit breaker is given by

a. Service line voltage * rated symmetrical current in amperes * 10-6 MVA

b. √3 * Service line voltage * rated symmetrical current in amperes * 10-6 MVA
c. 1.1* Service line voltage * rated symmetrical current in amperes * 10-6 MVA
d. √2 * Service line voltage * rated symmetrical current in amperes * 10-6 MVA
38) Which of the following circuit breaker is highly reliable and has a least maintenance?

a. Oil circuit breakers

b. Air blast
c. Vacuum circuit breakers
d. SF6 circuit breakers

39) The rating of the circuit breaker is usually determined on the basis of ____________ fault.

a. Symmetrical
b. Line to line
c. Single line to ground
d. Double line to ground

40) Which among these circuit breakers produce the least arc energy?

a. Plain oil
b. Minimum oil
c. Air blast
d. Air break

41) Which of the following circuit breakers is used for the railway electrification?

a. Air blast circuit breaker

b. SF6 circuit breaker
c. Bulk oil circuit breaker
d. Minimum oil circuit breaker

42) A thermal protection switch provides protection against what?

a. Overload
b. Temperature
c. Short circuit
d. Over voltage

43) What does protective relay provide?

a. Provide additional safety to the circuit breaker in its operation.

b. Close the contacts when the actuating quantity attains a certain predetermined value.
c. Limit the arcing current during the circuit breaker operation.
d. Earth or ground any stray voltage.

44) What is the main purpose of oil in oil circuit breakers?

a. Provide insulation
b. Quenching arc.
c. Provide cooling of contacts.
d. None of the above

45) What is the advantage of using oil as the arc quenching medium?

a. Good cooling properties.

b. High dielectric strength.
c. Acts as an insulator.
d. All of these.

46) When does the arc interruption in oil circuit breaker take place?

a. Contacts apart.
b. Voltages becomes zero
c. Current goes through zero
d. All of the above

47) For rural electrification in India, which circuit breaker is generally used?

a. Oil
b. SF6
c. Vacuum
d. Air blast

48) Keeping in view the cost and the overall effectiveness, which of the following circuit breaker is best suited
for capacitor bank switching?

a. Vacuum circuit breaker

b. Air blast CB
c. SF6
d. Oil CB

49) To limit current chopping in vacuum circuit breakers, the contact material employed should have the
properties of

a. Low conductivity and high vapour pressure.

b. Low conductivity and low vapour pressure.
c. High conductivity and high vapour pressure.
d. High conductivity and low vapour pressure.

50) SF6 gas is imported in _____________.

a. Air cylinders
b. Gas cylinders
c. Liquid form in cylinders
d. Solid form.

51) During arc extinction SF6 gas gets converted to which among these?

a. Gets decomposed to SF4 and SF2

b. Gets decomposed to S and F
c. Gets reduced to SF6
d. Gets oxidized

52) What is the most important property which makes the SF6 very efficient medium for circuit breaking?

a. Is non toxic and non inflammable.

b. Has a high dielectric constant.
c. Has a high breakdown strength
d. Is highly electronegative gas
53) What is the normal pressure at which the SF6 gas is maintained in the closed position of the breaker?

a. 2 kg / cm2
b. 2.5 kg /cm2
c. 2.8 kg / cm2
d. 3 kg / cm2

54) What is the major drawback of using SF6 circuit breakers?

a. Sealing problems of the gas.

b. Ingress of moisture in the gas system – dangerous.
c. Deterioration of SF6 gas with time.
d. Both (a) and (b)
e. None of these

55) Why do the SF6 gases have an excellent heat transfer property?

a. Low gaseous viscosity.

b. High dielectric strength.
c. Higher molecular weight.
d. Both (a) and (c)
e. None of these

56) What is the breaking capacity of the air blast circuit breaker?

a. 5000 MVA
b. 6000 MVA
c. 7000 MVA
d. 10000 MVA

57) In axial blast type of CB, expansion of air takes place from ______________.

a. High pressure to low pressure.

b. Low pressure to high pressure.
c. Always in high pressure.
d. Always in low pressure.

58) The air blast circuit breakers for 400 kV systems are designed to operate in how much time?

a. 0.1 s
b. 0.5 s
c. 50 ms
d. 100µs

59) What is the type of air blast in cross blast type CB?

a. The blast of air is along the arc.

b. The blast of air cuts across the arc.
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above.

60) Why is the resistance switching used in a air blast circuit breaker?
a. Reduce the magnitude of fault current.
b. Control the CB operating time.
c. Damp out the fast transient.
d. Change the fault current power factor.