1. A fuse wire possesses ?

direct time characteristics

inverse time characteristics

either of the above

none of the above

Answer: inverse time characteristics

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2. Minimum arcing voltage will be least in case of ?

silver

graphite

carbon

tungsten

Answer: silver

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3. Air used in air blast circuit breaker ?

must be free from moisture

must have least CO2

must be ionized

must have oil mist

Answer: must be free from moisture

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4. The rating of a circuit breaker is generally determined on the basis of ?

line -to-line fault current

symmetrical fault current

single line to ground fault current

double line to ground fault current

Answer: symmetrical fault current

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5. Arc in a circuit breaker is interrupted at ?

zero current

maximum current

minimum voltage

maximum voltage

Answer: zero current

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6. Which of the following is not a part of the circuit breaker ?

Operating mechanism

Conservator

Explosion pot

Fixed and moving contacts

Answer: Conservator

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7. BuchholZ relay cannot be used on ?

three phase transformers

air cooled transformers

500 kV transformers

1000 kV transformers

Answer: air cooled transformers

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8. Current limiting reactors may be ?

air cooled air cored

oil immersed magnetically shielded

oil immersed non-magnetically shielded

any of the above

Answer: any of the above

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9. A balanced 3-phase system consists of ?

zero sequence currents only

positive sequence currents only

negative and zero sequence currents

zero, negative and positive sequence currents

Answer: positive sequence currents only

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10. H.R.C. fuses provide best protection in case of ?

overloads

open circuits

short-circuits

none of the above

Answer: short-circuits

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