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1. With the help of a reactive compensator, it is possible to have

A) Constant voltage operation only
B) Unity p.f. operation only
C)Both constant voltage and unity p.f.
D) Either constant voltage or unity p.f.

2. In case of 3 phase short circuit in a system, the power fed into the system is
A) Mostly active
B) Mostly Reactive
C) Both active and reactive power are equal
D) None of the above

3. The synchronous motor connected to an infinite bus takes power at a lag

p.f. If its excitation is increased
A) Terminal Voltage increase
B) Load angle increase
C) Power factor Increase
D) None of the above

4. The synchronous generator connected to an infinite bus. If its excitation is

increased
A) Supply reactive power
B) Absorb Reactive
C) Both 1 and 2
D) None of the above

5. The change in real power P produces little effect on receiving end voltage
because
A) The voltage drop associated with this change is in phase with reference voltage
B) The voltage drop associated with this change is in quadrature with reference
voltage
C) The voltage drop associated with this change has no relation with reference
voltage
D) The voltage drop associated with this change is 180 degree with reference voltage

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6.Which of the following is the short term stability in a generator driven

system?
A) Rotor-angle stability
B) Short term voltage stability
C) Frequency Stability
D) Long-term voltage stability
7. Which of the following is the long term stability in a generator driven system?
A) Rotor-angle stability
B) Short term voltage stability
C) Frequency Stability
D) Long-term voltage stability
8. Which of the following is the short term stability in a load driven system?
A) Rotor-angle stability
B) Short term voltage stability
C) Frequency Stability
D) Long-term voltage stability
9. Which of the following is the long term stability in a Load driven system?
A) Rotor-angle stability
B) Short term voltage stability
C) Frequency Stability
D) Long-term voltage stability

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10. The time scale of transient voltage stability due to static VAR compensator
is
A) 1 sec
B) 1.5 sec
C) 0.5 sec
D) 2 sec
11.Which of the following methods is/are used for reactive or voltage
compensation
A) Shunt capacitor
B) Series capacitor
C) Generation excitation control
D) All of the above
12. Line compensation improve power system operation by
A) Keeping voltage closer to nominal value
B) Reduces line current and losses
C) Enhance stability
D) All of above
13. In series line compensation, the degree of compensation is usually in the
range of
A) 0.3 to 0.8
B) 0.2 to 0.6
C) 0.1 to 0.5
D) 0.2 to 0.25

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14. In series line compensation, the voltage stability is

A) Stable
B) Improves
C) Deteriorates
D) Unstable
15. In shunt line compensation, the magnitude of critical receiving end voltage
and critical power angle is
A) Stable
B) Deteriorates
C) Improve
D) Unstable
16. A static VAR compensator is a
A) Voltage controlled shunt compensation device
B) Current controlled shunt compensation device
C) Voltage controlled series compensation device
D) Current controlled series compensation device
17. What is the main cause of voltage instability?
A) Generators
B) Transformers
C) Loads
D) Line losses
18. The critical clearing time of a fault is power system is related to
A) Reactive power limit
B) Short circuit limit
C) Steady-state stability limit
D) Transient stability limit

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19. The transient stability limit of a power system can be appreciably increased
by introducing
A) Series inductance
B) Shunt inductance
C) Series capacitance
D) Shunt capacitance
20. Steady-state stability of a power system is improved by
A) Reducing fault clearing time
B) Using double circuit line instead of single circuit line
C) Single pole switching
D) Decreasing generator inertia

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