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  1. Which of the following place is not associated with nuclear power plants in India ?

  2. A.

     Narora

    B.

     Tarapur

    C.

     Kota

    D.

     Benglore


  3. The expected useful life of an hydroelectric power station is around

  4. A.

     15 years

    B.

     30 years

    C.

     60 years

    D.

     100 years


  5. _______ industry has the least power consumption per tonne of product.

  6. A.

     Soap

    B.

     Sugar

    C.

     Vegetable oil

    D.

     Caustic soda


  7. Which plant can never have 100 percent load factor ?

  8. A.

     Peak load plant

    B.

     Base load plant

    C.

     Nuclear power plant

    D.

     Hydro electric plant


  9. Annual instalment towards depreciation reduces as rate of interest increases with

  10. A.

     sinking fund depreciation

    B.

     straight line depreciation

    C.

     reducing balances depreciation

    D.

     none of the above


  11. Which of the following equipment provides fluctuating load?

  12. A.

     Exhaust fan

    B.

     Lathe machine

    C.

     Welding transformer

    D.

     All of the above


  13. In a load curve the highest point represents

  14. A.

     peak demand

    B.

     average demand

    C.

     diversified demand

    D.

     none of the above


  15. Which of the following is an advantage of static capacitor for power factor improvement ?

  16. A.

     Little maintenance cost

    B.

     Ease in installation

    C.

     Low losses

    D.

     All of the above


  17. Which of the following is the disadvantage of static capacitor for power factor improvement ?

  18. A.

     Easily damaged by high voltage

    B.

     Cannot be repaired

    C.

     Short service life

    D.

     All of the above


  19. Demand factor is defined as

  20. A.

     average load/maximum load

    B.

     maximum demand/connected load

    C.

     connected load/maximum demand

    D.

     average load x maximum load