Electrical Audit and Management - Set - 1

1)   In the given options, the non-commercial source of energy is

a. Coal
b. Lignite
c. Firewood
d. Refined petroleum products
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ANSWER: Refined petroleum products

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2)   Which country has highest energy usage per capita?

a. Iceland
b. Qatar
c. Kuwait
d. United Arab emirates
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ANSWER: Iceland

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3)   Which country has the biggest coal reserves?

a. Russia
b. US
c. China
d. India
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ANSWER: US

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4)   Which is the major energy source to meet the Indian energy demand?

a. Coal
b. Oil
c. Natural gas
d. Lignite
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ANSWER: Coal

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5)   LNG stands for

a. Liquefied natural gas
b. Liquid natural gas
c. Low nitrogen content gas
d. Liquid nitrogen gas
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ANSWER: Liquefied natural gas

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6)   The main objective of energy management is to

a. Minimize energy cost
b. Minimum environmental effects
c. Maintain optimum energy procurement and utilization
d. Only A and B
e. All of these
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ANSWER: All of these

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7)   Energy management is a key component of

a. Environmental management
b. Carbon management
c. Nitrogen management
d. Water management
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ANSWER: Carbon management

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8)   Which among the following fuel is not available for thermal energy supply?

a. LSHS
b. LDO
c. LPG
d. All of these
e. None of these
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ANSWER: None of these

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9)   Maximum demand charges are given in

a. kWh
b. kVA
c. kVAr
d. All of these
e. None of these
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ANSWER: kVA

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10)   IFMA stands for

a. International Facility Management Association
b. Indian Facility Management Association
c. International Facility Management Academy
d. Indian Facility Management Academy
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ANSWER: International Facility Management Association

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11)   The term Demand Side Management was coined during

a. 1936 energy crisis
b. 1972 energy crisis
c. 1973 energy crisis
d. 1986 energy crisis
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ANSWER: 1973 energy crisis

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12)   Demand Side Management is required to   

a. Reduce overall cost of installed capacity
b. Reduce needs for peaking stations
c. Ensure quality and equity of supply
d. Only B and C
e. All of these
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ANSWER: All of these

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13)   EPRI stands for

a. European power research institute
b. Electrical power Russian institute
c. Electrical power research institute
d. Electrical power research industries
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ANSWER: Electrical power research institute

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14)   The demand side management can be achieved by the technique of

a. Time of day pricing and metering
b. Multi - utility power exchange model
c. Load management
d. All of these
e. None of these
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ANSWER: All of these

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15)   The reduction of utility load primarily during peak demand is known as

a. Peak clipping
b. Load shifting
c. Valley filling
d. MTP analysis
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ANSWER: Peak clipping

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16)   The electric power from primary distribution line is delivered to distribution substations by using

a. 1 phase wire
b. 3 phase, 3 wire
c. 3 phase, 4 wire
d. All of these
e. None of these
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ANSWER: 3 phase, 4 wire

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17)   For a typical AC power supply, the secondary transmission carries the voltage of

a. 11kV
b. 33 kV
c. 66 kV
d. 132 kV
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ANSWER: 33 kV

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18)   Power factor is the ratio of

a. Active power to the reactive power
b. Active power to the apparent power
c. Apparent power to the active power
d. Reactive power to the apparent power
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ANSWER: Active power to the apparent power

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19)   Reactive power is measured in terms of

a. kW
b. kVA
c. kVAR
d. None of these
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ANSWER: kVAR

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20)   The current flowing through the resistance is given by

a. I cos∅
b. I sin∅
c. I tan∅
d. I cot∅
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ANSWER: I cos∅

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21)   The capital cost of generating equipment, transmission system and distribution system comes under

a. Fixed capital
b. Running capital
c. Both fixed and running capital
d. All of these
e. None of these
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ANSWER: Fixed capital

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22)   The sum of money received or paid in annual in one or more installments, for a given period of time is known as    

a. Time value of money
b. Annuity
c. True compounding
d. Cash flow
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ANSWER: Annuity

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23)   The future value of one dollar in ā€œnā€ periods at interest rate of ā€œIā€ present is known as

a. Single payment compound amount
b. Single payment present worth
c. Uniform series compound amount
d. Sinking fund payment
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ANSWER: Single payment compound amount

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24)   The pay period is defined as the ratio of

a. Net investment to the net annual cash flow
b. Net investment to the capital cost
c. Net annual cash flow to the capital cost
d. Net annual savings to the capital cost
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ANSWER: Net investment to the net annual cash flow

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25)   If L is the value of equipment at the end of its useful life, n is the number of years of useful life equipment and P is the initial cost than the annual depreciation rate is given by

a. ( P - L ) / n
b. ( p - n ) / L
c. ( L - n ) / P
d. n / ( L - P )
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ANSWER: ( P - L ) / n

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26)   The wattles component is

a. I
b. I cos∅
c. I sin∅
d. None of these
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ANSWER: I sin∅

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27)   If the load current decreases then the power factor

a. Will also decrease
b. Will increase
c. Will remains unchanged
d. None of these
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ANSWER: Will increase

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28)   If power factor is less than unity then it will result in

a. Large kVA rating of equipment
b. Greater conductor size
c. Large copper losses
d. Only A and C
e. All of these
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ANSWER: All of these

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29)   Power factor of a load can be improved by using

a. Static capacitors
b. Synchronous condenser
c. Phase advancer
d. Only a and b
e. All of the above
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ANSWER: All of the above

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30)   Phase advancers are used to improve the power factor of

a. Induction motors
b. Induction generators
c. Synchronous motors
d. Synchronous generators
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ANSWER: Induction motors

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