EHV AC & DC TRANSMISSION MCQ Unit - 1

 EHVAC AND DC
 
1.  As the transmission voltage increases the volume of the conductor
 
a)  Increases
b)  Decreases
c)  Will not change
d)  Will increase proportionately
 

Ans: (b)
 
2.  The power transmission capacity of the transmission line is
 
a)  Proportional to the square of the operating voltage
b)  Inversely proportional to the voltage
c)  Proportional to the voltage
d)  Inversely proportional to the square of the voltage
 

Ans: (a)
 
 3.  The overall capital cost of the transmission decreases the voltage of transmission increases.
 
a)  true
b)  false
 

Ans: (a)
 
4.  Which of the following power plant has the maximum efficiency?
 
a)  Thermal power plant
b)  Hydro-electric power plant
c)  Atomic Reactor

d)  MH

D 

Ans: (

c)

 
5.  The corona loss in the transmission line can be reduced by increasing spacing between
the conductors or the diameter of the conductors.
 
a)  true
b)  false
 

Ans: (a)
 
 6.  The bundle conductors are preferred for EHV transmission line because
 
a)  It is easy to fabricate thin conductors and combine them to make a bundle
b)  Overall inductance of the line is reduced and corona loss and radio influences are minimum
c)  Height of the tower is reduced and hence cheap transmission
d)  Fabrication of the conductor is cheap
e)  Of erection difficulties
 

Ans: (b)
 
7.  EHV d.c. transmission over large distance is cheaper than EHV a.c.  transmission
 
a)  true
b)  false
 

Ans: (a)
 
8.  The percentage reactance is defined as
 
a)  The percentage of the ratio of change in reactance in transient condition to the total
reactance of the machine
b)  The percentage of the ratio of change in reactance in transient condition of the total resistance
of the machine
c)  The percentage of the ratio of voltage drop due to reactance synchronous machine to the rated
voltage when full load rating current is flowing

d)  Either (a)

and (c) 

Ans: (c)

 
 6. If the secondary of the transformer having the reactance of 4% is short circuited with normal voltage
applied to the primary the symmetrical short circuit current will be
 
a)  4 times of the full load current
b)  25 times of the full load current
c)  2 times of the full load  current
d)  8 times of the full load  current
e)  40 times of the full load current
 

Ans: (b)
 
10.  If the base kVA is 25,000 then a 5000 kVA alternator with 8% reactance will  have
 
a)  A 4% reactance
b)  A 40% reactance
c)  A 16% reactance
d)  A 20% reactance
 

Ans: (b)
 
11.  The corona discharge on transmission lines may be avoided by
 
a)  Increasing effective conductor radius
b)  Increasing the operating voltage
c)  Decreasing the spacing between the conductors
d)  None of these
 

Ans: (a)
 
12.  Voltage gradient on a transmission line conductor is highest
a)  At the surface of the conductor
b)  At the centre of the conductor
c)  At the distance equal to one radius from the surface

d)  None

of these 

Ans: (a)

13.  Booster transformer is located at

 
a)  Sending end of transmission line
b)  Intermediate point on a transmission line
c)  Receiving end of transmission line
d)  None of these
 

Ans: (b)
 
14.  The transmission line between tower assumes the shape of a
 
a)  Catanary
b)  Hyperbola
c)  Parabola
d)  Arc of a circle
 

Ans: (a)
 
15.  Voltage control in a power transmission line is achieved by
 
a)  Booster transformer
b)  Tap-changing transformer
 c)  Injection of reactive power
d)  All of these
 

Ans: (d)
 
16.  In a power transmission line, the sag depends on
 
a)  Conductor material alone
b)  Tension in conductors alone
c)  Span of transmission line

d)  All

of these Ans: 

(d)

 
17.  For maximum efficiency in transmission of bulk ac power, the power factor of the
load should be
 
a)  Unity
b)  Considerably less than unity
c)  Slightly less than unity  leading
d)  Slightly less than unity  lagging
 

Ans: (d)
 
18.  Use of bundle conductors causes the critical voltage for corona formation
 
a)  To decrease
b)  To increase
c)  To remain unlatered
d)  Does not existent
 

Ans: (b)
 
19.  The function of guard ring transmission lines is
 
a)  To reduce the transmission losses
b)  To reduce the earth capacitance of the lowest unit
c)  To increase the earth capacitance of the lowest unit
d)  None of these
 

Ans: (a)
 
20.  Series acapacitors on transmission lines are of little use when the required
reactive voltamperes are
 
a)  Small
b)  Large
c)  Fluctuating

d)  Any

of these 

Ans: (a)