Practice Test: Question Set - 04
1. Annual installment towards depreciation reduces as rate of interest increases with
- (A) Sinking fund depreciation
- (B) Straight line depreciation
- (C) Reducing balances depreciation
- (D) None of the above
2. Which of the following plants?
- (A) Base load plants
- (B) Peak load plants
- (C) Both (A) and (B)
- (D) None of the above
3. _______ industry has the least power consumption per tonne of product.
- (A) Soap
- (B) Sugar
- (C) Vegetable oil
- (D) Caustic soda
4. In a distribution system, in order to improve power factor, the synchronous capacitors are installed
- (A) At the receiving end
- (B) At the sending end
- (C) Either (A) or (B)
- (D) None of the above
5. Which of the following is not a method for estimating depreciation charges?
- (A) Sinking fund method
- (B) Straight line method
- (C) Diminishing value method
- (D) Halsey's 50-50 formula
6. For the same cylinder dimensions and speed, which of the following engine will produce least power?
- (A) Supercharged engine
- (B) Diesel engine
- (C) Petrol engine
- (D) All of the above engines will equal power
7. Which of the following are not repayable after a stipulated period?
- (A) Shares
- (B) Fixed deposits
- (C) Cash certificates
- (D) Bonds
8. Load factor of a power station is generally
- (A) Equal to unity
- (B) Less than unity
- (C) More than unity
- (D) Equal to zero Diversity factor is always
9. In Hopkinson demand rate or two part-tariff the demand rate or fixed charges are
- (A) Dependent upon the energy consumed
- (B) Dependent upon the maximum demand of the
consumer
- (C) Both (A) and (B)
- (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
10. Load curve helps in deciding
- (A) Total installed capacity of the plant
- (B) Sizes of the generating units
- (C) Operating schedule of generating units
- (D) All of the above
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