1.
Direct Solar energy is used for
A) Water heating
B) Distillation
C) Drying
D) All of the above
ANSWER-D
[Link] power from the sun intercepted by the earth is approximately
A) 1.8 x 108 MW
B) 1.8 x 1011 MW
C) 1.8 x 1014 MW
D) 1.8 x 1017 MW
ANSWER-B
[Link] following is indirect method of Solar energy utilization
A) Wind energy
B) Biomass energy
C) Wave energy
D) All of the above
ANSWER-D
4.A liquid flat plate collector is usually held tilted in a fixed position, facing
_____ if located in the northern hemisphere.
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
ANSWER-B
[Link] collection efficiency of Flat plate collector can be improved by
A) putting a selective coating on the plate
B) evacuating the space above the absorber plate
C) both (A) and (B)
D) None of the above
ANSWER-C
[Link] efficiency of various types of collectors ______ with _______ temperature.
A) increases, decreasing
B) decreases, increasing
C) remains same, increasing
D) depends upon type of collector
ANSWER-B
[Link] efficiency is obtained in
A) Flat plate collector
B) Evacuated tube collector
C) Line focussing collector
D) Paraboloid dish collector
ANSWER-D
[Link] following type of energy is stored as latent heat
A) Thermal energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Electrical energy
D) Mechanical energy
ANSWER-A
[Link] of the following type of collector is used for low temperature systems?
A) Flat plate collector
B) Line focussing parabolic collector
C) Paraboloid dish collector
D) All of the above
ANSWER-A
[Link] the paraboloid dish concept, the concentrator tracks the sun by rotating
about
A) One axes
B) Two axes
C) Three axes
D) None of the above
ANSWER-B
[Link] sun subtends an angle of _____ minutes at the earth’s surface.
A) 22
B) 32
C) 42
D) 52
ANSWER:B
[Link] value of Solar Constant is
A) 1347 W/m2
B) 1357 W/m2
C) 1367 W/m2
D) 1377 W/m2
ANSWER-C
[Link] extraterrestrial radiation flux varies by ____ % over a year.
A) ± 1.1
B) ± 2.
C) ± 3.3
D) ± 4.4
ANSWER-C
[Link] following is (are) laws of black body radiation.
A) Plank’s law
B) Stefan-Boltzmann law
C) both (A) and (B)
D) None of the above
ANSWER-C
[Link] of Solar radiations at earth’s surface occur due to presence of
A) Ozone
B) Water vapours
C) Carbon di-oxide
D) All of the above
ANSWER-D
[Link] radiation =
A) Direct radiation – Diffuse Radiation
B) Direct radiation + Diffuse Radiation
C) Direct radiation / Diffuse Radiation
D) Diffuse Radiation / Direct radiation
ANSWER-B
[Link] zenith angle is the angle made by the sun’s rays with the ____ to a ______
surface.
A) normal, horizontal
B) tangent, horizontal
C) normal, vertical
D) tangent, vertical
ANSWER-A
[Link] radiation flux is usually measured with the help of a
A) Anemometer
B) Pyranometer
C) Sunshine recorder
D) All of the above
ANSWER-B
[Link] radiations are measured with
A) Anemometer
B) Pyrheliometer
C) Sunshine recorder
D) All of the above
ANSWER-B
20. The main disadvantage of renewable energy ?
A) pollution
B) uneconomical
C) unreliable suply
D) high cost
ANSWER-C
21. Which of the following is the main component of biogas?
A) tutane
B) methane
C) butane
D) pentane
ANSWER-B
22. Which of the following theory is about non-renewable resources?
A) big bang theory
B) hotelling’s theory
C) game theory
D) none of these
ANSWER-B
23. An impedance relay is used for
A) Earth faults
B) Interphase faults
C) Both (a) and (b)
D) None of these
ANSWER-C
24. Relay gets its operating energy from
A) Transformer
B) Alternator
C) Overhead lines
D) C.T., P.T.
ANSWER-D
25. Good relay should possess
A) Speed & reliability
B) Aped & sensitivity
C) Adequateness & selectivity
D) All of these
ANSWER-D
26. Earthing transformer is used to
A) Improve neutral wire’s current capacity
B) Avoid overheating of transformer
C) Provide artificial earthing
D) Avoid harmonics
ANSWER-C
27. Percentage differential protection is used to prevent against
A) Inter-turn faults
B) Heavy Loads
C) External Faults
D) Magnetizing current
ANSWER-D
28. Back up protection is needed for
A) Over voltage
B) Short circuits
C) Over current
D) All of these
ANSWER-B
29. An instantaneous relay is
A) Permanent moving magnet
B) Induction cup
C) Shaded pole
D) Moving coil
ANSWER-A
30. Relays for transmission line protection are
A) In three zones
B) In two zones
C) Independent of zone
D) None of these
ANSWER-A
31. Induction cup relays responds to
A) Current
B) Power
C) Voltage
D) Impedance
ANSWER-D
31. Split-phase relay responds to
A) Over load faults
B) Over voltage
C) Inter turn faults
D) All of these
ANSWER-C
32. Impulse ratios of insulators and lightning arresters should be
A) Both low
B) High and low respectively
C) Low and high respectively
D) Both high
ANSWER-B
33. In a thyrite lightning arrester the resistance
A) Varies linearly with the applied voltage
B) Increases with the applied voltage
C) Decreases linearly with the applied voltage
D)Is high at low current and low at high current
ANSWER-D
34. A thyrite type lightning arrester
A) Blocks the search voltage appearing in a line
B) Absorbs the surgery voltage appearing in a line
C) Offers a low resistance path to the surge appearing in a line
D) Returns the surge back to the source
ANSWER-C
35. Which of the following is the protective device against lightning over
voltages?
A)Rod gaps
B) Surge absorbers
C) Horn gaps
D) All of the above
ANSWER-D
36. A lightning arrester provides
A) A low impedance path between line and ground, during operation
B)A high impedance path between line and ground, during operation
C)A low resistance path between line and ground, during operation
D) A high resistance path between line and ground, during operation
ANSWER-A
[Link] L – G fault, all networks are in
A) Series
B) Parallel
C) Star
D) Delta
ANSWER-A
38. Negative sequence component of a voltage is equal to
A) Zero sequence component
B) Positive sequence component
C) Complex conjugate of the positive sequence component
D) Complex conjugate of the zero sequence component
ANSWER-C
39. 3ɸ, short circuit current will be
A) Infinity at infinite time
B) Maximum at infinite time
C) Zero at infinite time
D) 10 mA at infinite time
ANSWER-C
40. In a generator, 3ɸ, short circuit current is limited by
A) Transient reactance
B) Synchronous reactance
C) Sub-tranisent reactance
D) All of these
ANSWER-B
41. Reactance used in case of generator is
A) Synchronous reactance
B) Transient reactance
C) Sub-tranisent reactance
D) All of these
ANSWER-D
42. Power system uses
A) Suppression coils
B) Current limiting resistors
C) Compensation reactors
D) All of these
ANSWER-D
[Link] impedance of 400 W implies
A) Open circuit impedance of 400 Ω
B) Line can be theoretically loaded upto 400 Ω
C) Line can be practically loaded upto 400 Ω
D) Short circuit impedance of 400 Ω
ANSWER-B
44. System frequency and system voltage respectively control
A) Active power, reactive power
B) Active power, active power
C) Reactive power, reactive power
D) Reactive power, active power
ANSWER-A
45. Impedance relays can be used for
A) Phase faults only
B) Earth fault only
C) Both phase and earth faults
D) None of these
ANSWER-C
46. A large-size alternator is protected against overloads by providing
A) Overcurrent relays.
B) Temperature sensitive relays.
C) A combination of (a) and (b).
D) A combination of (b) and (c).
ANSWER-B
47. Most suitable C.B. for short line fault without switching resistor is
A) Air blast C.B.
B) M.O.C.B.
C) SF6 Breaker
D) None of the above
ANSWER-C
48. If a combination of HRC fuse and circuit breaker is used, the C.B. operates for
A) Low overload currents.
B) Short circuit current.
C) Under all abnormal current.
D) The combination is never used in practice.
ANSWER-A
49. If the time of operating of a relay for unity TMS is 10secs., the time of
operation for 0.5 TMS will be
A) 20 secs.
B) 5 secs.
C) 10 secs.
D) None of the above
ANSWER-B
50. If the phase angle of the voltage coil of a directional relay is 50° the
maximum torque angle of the relay is
A) 130°
B) 100°
C) 25°
D) None of the above
ANSWER-D
