1. The underground system cannot be operated above ?

440 V

11 kV

33 kV

66 kV

Answer: 66 kV

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2. Which of the following materials is not used for transmission and distribution of electrical power ?

Copper

Aluminium

Steel

Tungsten

Answer: Tungsten

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3. The phenomenon of rise in voltage at the receiving end of the open-circuited or lightly loaded line is called the ?

Seeback effect

Ferranti effect

Raman effect

none of the above

Answer: Ferranti effect

Explanation:


4. The square root of the ratio of line impedance and shunt admittance is called the ?

surge impedance of the line

conductance of the line

regulation of the line

none of the above

Answer: surge impedance of the line

Explanation:


5. Which of the following is the source of heat generation in the cables ?

Dielectric losses in cable insulation

I2R losses in the conductor

Losses in the metallic sheathings and armourings

All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Explanation:


6. Most of the high voltage transmission lines in India are ?

underground

overhead

either of the above

none of the above

Answer: overhead

Explanation:


7. Multicore cables generally use ?

square conductors

circular conductors

rectangular conductors

sector-shaped conductors

Answer: sector-shaped conductors

Explanation:


8. The conductors of the overhead lines are ?

solid

stranded

both solid and stranded

none of the above

Answer: stranded

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9. Which of the following is the demerit of a constant voltage transmission system ?

Increase of short-circuit current of the system

Availability of steady voltage at all loads at the line terminals

Possibility of better protection for the line due to possible use of higher terminal reactance

Improvement of power factor at times of moderate and heavy loads

Answer: Increase of short-circuit current of the system

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10. The corona is considerably affected by which of the following ?

Size of the conductor

Shape of the conductor

Surface condition of the conductor

All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Explanation: