1.

In a multistage impulse generator, for producing very high voltages, a bank of capacitors is

a. Charged in parallel and then discharged in series

b. Charged in series and then discharged in parallel
c. Charged in parallel and then discharged in parallel only
d. Charged in series and then discharged in series only

2. Marx multistage impulse generator model involves:

a. High ohmic resistances
b. Low ohmic resistances
c. Both of these
d. None of these

3. According to stressed oil volume theory, the breakdown strength __________ the stressed oil volume:
a. Is inversely proportional to
b. Is directly proportional to
c. Is independent of
d. None of these

4. The generating voltmeter is:

a. A Non-linear electromechanical device
b. A variable capacitor electrostatic device
c. Asynchronous generator with plc module
d. Generates voltage

5. The input voltage in Cockroft-Walton circuit is 50 kV, the load current is 125 mA and the supply frequency is 50
Hz. Each capacitor 10 nF. The optimum number of stages required to achieve the maximum output voltage is _____.

6. The standard shape of impulse wave as specified by the American standard is 1.5/40 μsec. The number 1.5 is

__________________________________________.

7. The phenomenon of treeing is expected to occur in the dielectric which has a non-uniform field. The correct statement
about treeing:
a. It occurs at once in single discharge
b. The lower the voltages, the higher is the chance of treeing
c. It occurs in two discharges
d. None of these

8. The gas which is employed as insulating material:

a. Oxygen
b. Sulphur Hexafluoride
c. Tetrafluoromethane
 d. Ethylamine

9. The criterion for determining the number of stages for maximum output voltage in Cockroft – Walton is:
a. Frequency of input
b. Capacitance of each stage
c. Required kVA
d. None of these

10. ____________ is/are expected to have treeing phenomenon:

a. Capacitors
b. Cables
c. Dielectrics
d. All of these

11. Paschen law relates the breakdown voltage with pressure and electrode separation. For a particular gas the correct
relationship as per Paschen’s law is:
a. Breakdown voltage is directly proportional to pressure and inversely to separation
b. Breakdown voltage is directly proportional to separation and inversely to pressure
c. Breakdown voltage is inversely proportional to both
d. Breakdown voltage is directly proportional to both

12. Liquid A is a pure liquid. Liquid B is the same liquid with solid impurities. The correct statement about their
dielectric strengths is:
a. Liquid A > Liquid B
b. Liquid A = Liquid B
c. Liquid A < Liquid B

13. Which statement correctly illustrates the Suspended particle theory:

a. The larger the size of impurity particles, the lower the breakdown strength
b. The larger the size of impurity particles, the higher the breakdown strength

14. _________________ carry the process of ionization:

a. Negative Ions
b. Positive Ions
c. Both of these
d. None of these

15. The rectifier which generates high voltage d.c from a.c:

a. Half-wave rectifiers
b. Full wave rectifiers
c. Voltage doubler type rectifiers
d. All of these

16. The liquid dielectrics contain voids or cavities within the medium or at the boundaries between the dielectric and the
electrodes. The electric field strength in the voids is
 a. Lower than that across the dielectric
b. Higher than that across the dielectric
c. Equal to that across the dielectric
d. None of these

17. A generating voltmeter is a

a. Variable capacitor electrostatic voltage generator

b. Constant capacitor electrostatic voltage generator
c. Variable inductor electrostatic voltage generator
d. Constant inductor electrostatic voltage generator

 18. Within dielectric, an electron starting from the cathode will drift towards the anode and during this motion

a. Gains energy from the field and loses during collision

b. Gains energy during both motion and collision
c. Loses energy during both motion and collision
d. Loses energy from the field and gains during collision

19. Intrinsic breakdown occurs in time of the order of

a. 10-5 s
b. 105 s
c. 10-8 s
d. 108 s

20. A Tesla coil is a

a. cascaded transformer
b. coreless transformer
c. high frequency resonant transformer
d. low impedance transformer.