MCQ 1 1. Current carrying capacity of cable reduces if ___________ increases. a) Thermal resistance b) I2R losses c) Both a and b d) only b 2. The regulation of Short Transmission lines depends up on a) Distance of line b) Frequency c) Power factor d) All 3. A wave will not experience any reflection when impedance of line is equal to a ) surge impedance b ) load impedance c ) >surge impedance d ) none 4. Which of the following is the property of copper as conducting material? a) High b) Low c) High specific mechanical conductivity Specific gravity strength 5. If receiving end voltage is greater than sending end voltage, regulation is a) Positive b) Negative c) Zero 6. Charging current in the transmission line a) Lags the b) Leads the voltage by 90 voltage by 45 c) Leads the voltage by 90 8. Value of charging current at receiving end is a) less b) more c) same d) none d) None d) Leads the voltage by 180 e) 7. In overhead transmission lines the effect of capacitance can be neglected when the length of line is less than a) 200km b) 160km c) 100km d)80km d) none 9. A typical value of characteristic impedance for a double circuit line is a) 100 ohms b) 200 ohms c) 300 ohms d) None 10. The ionization air surrounding the power conductor is known as a) corona b) sag c) Ferranti effect d) None 11. Frequency of supply being high, corona losses are a) Higher b) Lower d) None c) Unchanged 12. DC corona loss is ____________ than AC corona loss a) Less b) More c) Same 13. Corona losses are reduced by using ________ conductors d) None a) Large diameter b) Hollow c) Bundled 14. Characteristic impedance for a loss less line is called a) Transmission b) Intermediate c) Surge impedance impedance impedance 15. The advantage of the cables over overhead transmission line a) Easy maintenance b) Low cost c) Can be used in congested areas d) None d) All these d) Can be used in high voltage circuits 16. What current is drawn by a 20 W lamp connected to a 230 V,60 Hz source. a) 1 A b) 0.5 A c ) 0.37 A d ) 0.087 A 17. Nominal Pi- model can be used for a) Short T/L b) Medium T/L c) long T/L d) both b&c 18. On no load in High voltage lines what is the relation between receiving and sending end voltage? a) receiving end voltage > sending end voltage b) receiving end voltage < sending end voltage c) receiving end voltage = sending end voltage d) none 19. What is the surge impedance loading of 500kv line where L=C=1 is ? a) 2.5 MW b) 400 KW c) 0.25 MW 20. The insulation material should have a) High resistance b) High mechanical strength d) 250 KW c) High permeability 21. Self GMD is used in the calculation of_______ a )inductance only b) inductance and c) capacitance only capacitance 22 Conductors for high voltage transmission lines are suspended from towers a) to reduce b) to increase c) to reduce wind clearance clearance from and snow from ground ground loads 23. _______ is used to keep the conductor apart from tower. a) insulator b) grounding wire c) cross arm 24. String efficiency of an insulator cannot be improved by a) guard ring b) longer cross arms c) using lesser number of discs d) A&B d) none d) to take care of extension in length during summer d) isolator e) d) none 25. What is the GMR if the distance between the filaments of the conductors is 6m,6m,12m and radius of each conductor is 0.25 cm? a) 10 m b)0.06m c )0.481m e) 8.56m 26. Sag is provided in transmission line to provide _________________ a) strength b) safe tension c) good voltage profile 27. Minimum dielectric stress in the cable is at ______________ a )surface b) lead sheath c ) both 28. When an insulator breaks down by puncture, it damages _______________ a) partially b) permanently c) doesn’t damages d) none d)none d) none 29. Underground cables are laid at sufficient depth a) To minimize the effect of shocks and b) To avoid being unearthed easily due to vibrations removal of soil c) to minimize temperature stresses d) All of these 30. Which of the following is the test performed for locating faults in cables a) Uric acid b) Cretonnes loop c) Varley loop test test test d) All Mark true and false from following. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. Corona discharges emit radiations which induce noise signals in the communication channel? T Power factor of load decreases, the line losses decreases? F Conductance effect is normally taken as negligible in transmission lines? T Capacitance is calculated in series for transmission lines? F Line to neutral capacitance is normally half of the line to line capacitance? T Charging current is responsible for increasing power factor? F The term “charging currents” is associated with the inductance of line? F Effect of earth on capacitance of transmission line is due to distance of conductors from earth? T Capacitance normally decreases as distance from earth decreases? F Laying cables for distribution is economical then overhead lines. T MCQ 2 1. Current carrying capacity of cable reduces if ___________ increases. a) Thermal resistance b) I2R losses c) Both a and b d) only b 2. The regulation of Short Transmission lines depends up on a) Distance of line b) Frequency c) Power factor d) All 3. A wave will not experience any reflection when impedance of line is equal to a ) surge impedance b ) load impedance c ) >surge impedance d ) none 4. Which of the following is the property of copper as conducting material? e) High f) Low g) High specific mechanical conductivity Specific gravity strength h) 5. If receiving end voltage is greater than sending end voltage, regulation is e) Positive f) Negative g) Zero 6. Charging current in the transmission line f) Lags the g) Leads the voltage by 90 voltage by 45 h) Leads the voltage by 90 none h) None i) Leads the voltage by 180 7. In overhead transmission lines the effect of capacitance can be neglected when the length of line is less than a) 200km b) 160km c) 100km d)80km 8. Value of charging current at receiving end is e) less f) more g) same h) none 9. A typical value of characteristic impedance for a double circuit line is e) 100 ohms f) 200 ohms g) 300 ohms h) None 10. The ionization air surrounding the power conductor is known as e) corona f) sag g) Ferranti effect 11. Frequency of supply being high, corona losses are e) Higher f) Lower g) Unchanged h) None h) None i) 12. DC corona loss is ____________ than AC corona loss e) Less f) More g) Same h) None 13. Corona losses are reduced by using ________ conductors e) Large diameter f) Hollow g) Bundled h) None 14. Characteristic impedance for a loss less line is called e) Transmission f) Intermediate impedance impedance g) Surge impedance h) All these 15. The advantage of the cables over overhead transmission line e) Easy maintenance f) Low cost g) Can be used in congested areas h) Can be used in high voltage circuits 16. What current is drawn by a 20 W lamp connected to a 230 V,60 Hz source. a) 1 A b) 0.5 A c ) 0.37 A d ) 0.087 A 17. Nominal Pi- model can be used for e) Short T/L f) Medium T/L g) long T/L h) both b&c 18. On no load in High voltage lines what is the relation between receiving and sending end voltage? a) receiving end voltage > sending end voltage b) receiving end voltage < sending end voltage c) receiving end voltage = sending end voltage d) none 19. What is the surge impedance loading of 500kv line where L=C=1 is ? a) 2.5 MW b) 400 KW c) 0.25 MW 20. The insulation material should have e) High resistance f) High mechanical strength d) 2500 MW g) High permeability 21. Self GMD is used in the calculation of_______ a )inductance only b) inductance and c) capacitance only capacitance 22 Conductors for high voltage transmission lines are suspended from towers e) to reduce f) to increase g) to reduce wind clearance clearance from and snow from ground ground loads h) A&B d) none h) to take care of extension in length during summer 23. _______ is used to keep the conductor apart from tower. f) insulator g) grounding wire h) cross arm i) isolator 24. String efficiency of an insulator cannot be improved by f) guard ring g) longer cross arms h) using lesser i) none number of discs 25. What is the GMR if the distance between the filaments of the conductors is 6m,6m,12m and radius of each conductor is 0.25 cm? a) 10 m b)0.06m c )0.481m d) 8.56m 26. Sag is provided in transmission line to provide _________________ e) strength f) safe tension g) good voltage h) none profile 27. Minimum dielectric stress in the cable is at ______________ a )surface b) lead sheath c ) both d)none 28. When an insulator breaks down by puncture, it damages _______________ e) partially f) permanently g) doesn’t damages h) none 29. Underground cables are laid at sufficient depth e) To minimize the effect of shocks and f) To avoid being unearthed easily due to vibrations removal of soil g) to minimize temperature stresses h) All of these 30. Grounding wire in HV line is installed for __________ e) Improving f) Minimizing efficiency losses g) Lightening surges h) none MCQ 3 1. Current density is higher at surface than in center due to (A)Skin effect (B)Corona losses (C)High current . 2. Inter conductor distance of high tension lines is ______ than low tension lines (A) less (B) more (C) equal (D) none 3. Lightening stroke is absorbed by ________ in transmission line (A) R- phase conductor (B) Y- phase conductor (C) B-phase conductor (D) Earth conductor. 3. For a balanced 3-phase system, which of the following is incorrect, (A) 3Van- Vab = Vac (B) 3Vac= Vab + Van (C 3Van- Vab – Vac=0 5. Which of the following best describes the charging current, (A) jwCabVab (B) jwCanVan (C) jVab/Bc (D) All above 6.which of the following will not be used while calculating capacitance of transmission line, (A) GMD (B) GMR (C) radius of conductor (D) all of above. Mark true and false from following. 7. Is this possible that capacitance of transmission line can raise load end voltage ? T 8. Under unbalanced condition, phasor sum of charges on three phase conductors is zero ? F 9. Conductance effect is normally taken as negligible in transmission lines? T 10. Inductance is calculated in series for transmission lines? F 11. Transposition is done to balance the unbalanced 3-phase system? F 12. Charging current is responsible for increasing power factor? F 13. The term “charging currents” is associated with the capacitance of line? T 14. Effect of Inductance in transmission lines is effected by distance between conductors? T 15. Capacitance of transmission line is related to the structure of transformer other than distance from ground? F MCQ 4 Choose the best answer 1. Short transmission line model differs from medium line model by ……………… parameter a. Conductance b. Inductance c. capacitance 2. Losses in transmission line are mainly caused by ……………….. a. Resistance b. Inductance c. capacitance 3. Voltage regulation for a line having lagging load is taken to be ………………….. a. Positive b. Negative c. Zero 4. Power factor of line decreases, line losses ……………….. a. Increases b. Decreases c. Remains constant 5. In Regrous solution of transmission line, parameters considered are …………………. a. Lumped b. Distributed c. both 6. In any transmission line which one of the following holds good? a) AB – CD = 1 b) CD – AB = 1 c) AD – BC = 1 7. Generalized line constant ………. And ……….. are equal a. A & B b. B & C c. A & D 8. The dimensions of of B and C are respectively a. Ohm and ohms b. Ohms and siemen c. Siemen and seimen 9. Length of medium line is up to …………… km a. 100 b. 150 c. 240 10. Voltage regulation for any transmission line should be ………………. a. Low b. High c. constant