AC and HVDC transmissions and national grid - Electrical Engineering (MCQ) questions and answers

1)   What is meant by Creepage Distance?

a. Shortest distance between two conducting parts along a stretched string.
b. Shortest distance between two conducting parts along the surface of the insulating material.
c. Distance between ground and the highest earthed point on the equipment.
d. All of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Shortest distance between two conducting parts along the surface of the insulating material.

Explanation:
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2)   Which among these HVDC projects are commissioned in India?

a. Rihand – Delhi HVDC
b. Vindhyachal Back to Back only
c. Chandrapur only
d. All of these
e. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of these

Explanation:
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3)   At what location are the shunt capacitors installed for voltages above 33 kV and above?

a. Are located near the motors
b. Are installed in distribution substations
c. Both (A) and (B)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Are installed in distribution substations

Explanation:
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4)   Which among these is a part of HVDC link?

a. Two earth electrodes
b. Converter valves
c. Bipolar DC line
d. All of these
e. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of these

Explanation:
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5)   At what level is the load shedding carried out?

a. Distribution level
b. Transmission level
c. Both (A) and (B)
d. Depending upon the load
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Distribution level

Explanation:
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6)   Which place is the ‘Regional load dispatch centre’ for the western region in the national grid?

a. Mumbai
b. Ahmadabad
c. Bhopal
d. Nagpur
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mumbai

Explanation:
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7)   What type of insulation is preferred for DC smoothing Reactors?

a. Air
b. Oil
c. Paper
d. Varnish
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Oil

Explanation:
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8)   At what condition does the corona start, if Es is the electrical stress and Ecr is the critical voltage?

a. Es > Ecr
b. Es = Ecr
c. Es < Ecr
d. Es << Ecr
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Es > Ecr

Explanation:
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9)   Which method of voltage control is applied for long line AC transmissions?

a. Switching by shunt capacitors
b. Tap changing transformers
c. Switching by shunt reactors
d. Static Var sources
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Switching by shunt reactors

Explanation:
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10)   For what voltage is Twin conductor bundle used in India?

a. 220 kV
b. 500 kV
c. 750 kV
d. 330 kV
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 500 kV

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!