Practice Test: Question Set - 02
1. Which lightening stroke is most dangerous?
- (A) Direct stroke on line conductor
- (B) Indirect stroke on conductor
- (C) Direct stroke on tower top
- (D) Direct stroke on ground wire
2. A company can raise funds through
- (A) Fixed deposits
- (B) Shares
- (C) Bonds
- (D) Any of the above
3. Load factor of a power station is defined as
- (A) Maximum demand/average load
- (B) Average load × maximum demand
- (C) Average load/maximum demand
- (D) None of the above
4. Annual depreciation as per straight line method, is calculated by
- (A) The capital cost divided by number of year
of life
- (B) The capital cost minus the salvage value, is
divided by the number of years of life
- (C) Increasing a uniform sum of money per annum
at stipulated rate of interest
- (D) None of the above
5. Which of the following generating station has minimum running cost?
- (A) Nuclear
- (B) Hydro
- (C) Thermal
- (D) Diesel
6. ______ can generate power at unpredictable or uncontrolled times,
- (A) Solar power plant
- (B) Tidal power plant
- (C) Wind power plant
- (D) Any of the above
7. During load shedding
- (A) System power factor is changed
- (B) Some loads are switched off
- (C) System voltage is reduced
- (D) System frequency is reduced Efficiency is
the secondary consideration in
8. In ________ fuel transportation cost is least.
- (A) Nuclear power plants
- (B) Diesel generating plants
- (C) Steam power stations
- (D) None of the above
9. Incase of _________ fuel transportation is the major problem.
- (A) Diesel power plants
- (B) Nuclear power plants
- (C) Hydroelectric power plants
- (D) Thermal power plants
10. Which of the following is the disadvantage due to low power factor?
- (A) Poor voltage regulation
- (B) Increased transmission losses
- (C) High cost of equipment for a given load
- (D) All of the above
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