1. What is the purpose of insulator?

a) Preventing current flow in unwanted direction b) Giving Mechanical strength to conductor

c) Regulate Voltage Strain type d) Both a and c

2. Which type of insulator is mostly preferred considering safety factor and weight?

a) Porcelain b) Glass c) Polymer d) rubber

3. Which type insulators are normally used in 33kV system?

a) Pin type b) Strain type c) Shackle type d) Stay type

4. Which type of insulators are normally used in power distribution system?

a) Pin type b) Suspension type c) Shackle type d) Stay type

5. Which type of insulators are normally used in angle tower?

a) Strain type b) Pin type c) Shackle type d) Suspension type

6. Which type of insulator is used in guy wire?

a) Strain type b) Pin type c) Stay type d) Suspension type

7. Which of the following statement is true for the insulator string in power system?

a)creepage distance = clearance distance b) creepage distance > clearance distance

c) creepage distance < clearance distance d) None

8. Basic Insulation Level is linked to ……….

a) Switching Voltage b) Lightning Impulse c) a+b d) None

9. Statistical BIL is applicable for ………..

a) Self Restoring Insulations b) Non-Self Restoring Insulation c) a+b d) None

10. Conventional BIL is applicable for ………..

a) Self Restoring Insulations b) Non-Self Restoring Insulation c) a+b d) None

11. In which over-voltage can be occurred in power system?

a) Temporary over-voltage b) Switching over-voltage

c) Lightning Impulse over-voltage d) All of the above

12. Which of the two following set of over-voltage have analogous characteristics?

a) Temporary & Switching b) Switching & Lightning impulse c) Lightning impulse & Temporary d) None

13. What is the Forward time/Tail Time Characteristics of switching over-voltage?

a) 250/2500 μs b) 1.2/50 μs c) 50/250 μs d) None.

14. What is the Forward time/Tail Time Characteristics of Lightning Impulse over-voltage?

a) 250/2500 μs b) 1.2/50 μs c) 50/250 μs d) None.

15. For substation which of the following statement is true?

a) Insulation of LA > Power Transformer b) Insulation of LA = Power Transformer c) Insulation of LA <

Power Transformer d) None

16. By which factor switching over-voltage is greater than nominal voltage?

a) 3-5 times b) 30-50 times c) 100times d) None

17. What is the normal range of voltage for Lightning impulse over-voltage?

a) 800-1000kV b)1500-2000kV c) 2000-3000kV, d) None

Lets, we need to design an insulator string which will be installed in a moderately

polluted(recommended leakage distance: 2.2 inches/kV) region for 132kV voltage system. Consider 5%
safety factor and maximum system voltage 110% of nominal voltage

18. What will be leakage distance of the insulator string?

a) 176.5 inches b) 185.5inches c)249 inches d) None

19. What will be the Switching voltage considering the value of multiplying factor is 4 ?

a)300kV b) 320kV c) 353kV d)453kV

20. If we consider maximum lightning impulse of 850kV then which of the following statement regarding
Basic Insulation Level(BIL) is mostly accurate?

a) BIL> 800kV b) BIL>857kV c) BIL>931kV d) BIL>964kV

Answer

1. d, 2. c, 3. a, 4. c, 5. A, 6. c, 7. b, 8. b, 9. a, 10. b, 11. d, 12. b, 13. a, 14. b, 15. c, 16. a, 17. a, 18. a, 19. b,
20. d