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1.A diesel power plant is generally used as

  • ABase load plant
  • BPeak load plant
  • CStandby plant/emergency plant 
  • DAny of the above
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Correct Answer : (C)

Standby plant/emergency plant 

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2.A gas turbine power plant is best suited for

  • ABase loads
  • BPeak loads
  • CEmergency
  • DNone of the above
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Correct Answer : (B)

Peak loads

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3.For the same cylinder dimensions and same rpm, which of the following engines will produce least power?

  • APetrol engine
  • BDiesel engine
  • CSupercharged engine
  • DNone of the above
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Petrol engine

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4.Ships are usually supplied power by

  • ASteam accumulators
  • BHydraulic turbine
  • CDiesel engines
  • DNone of the above
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Correct Answer : (C)

Diesel engines

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Ships are usually supplied power by Diesel engines.

5.Gas turbine power plants for maximum efficiency may have

  • AHeat exchanges
  • BMultistage compression
  • CReheating
  • DAll of the above
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Correct Answer : (D)

All of the above

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6.Air will not be the working substance  in a

  • AClosed cycle gas turbine
  • BOpen cycle gas turbine
  • CPetrol engine
  • DDiesel engine
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Closed cycle gas turbine

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7.Which of the following plants can never have 100 percent load factor?

  • ANuclear power plant
  • BHydroelectric power plant
  • CBase load plant
  • DPeak load plant
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Peak load plant

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8.Which of the following power plants needs highly skilled/qualified engineers for its operation?

  • AHydro
  • BSteam
  • CNuclear
  • DGas turbine
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Nuclear

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9.Which of the following power plants will take long period in erection and installation?

  • ASteam
  • BHydro
  • CNuclear
  • DGas turbine
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Hydro

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10.Major share of power generated in India is through

  • AHydroelectric power plants
  • BNuclear power plants
  • CThermal power plants
  • DGas turbine power plants
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Thermal power plants

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11.The generating station suitable to operate as peak load plant is

  • AThermal power station
  • BNuclear power station
  • CPumped storage power station
  • DNone of these
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Pumped storage power station

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12.Shunt capacitors in a substation

  • AConsume lagging VAR
  • BDeliver lagging VAR
  • CConsume active power
  • DDeliveractive power
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Deliver lagging VAR

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13.The principle of incremental costs is employed for deciding the

  • ASequence of adding units
  • BLoad allocation between units in operation
  • CTotal plant capacity to be operated
  • DAll of the above
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Load allocation between units in operation

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14.During load shedding

  • ASystem voltage is reduced
  • BSystem frequency is reduced
  • CSystem loads are switched off
  • DSystem power factor is changed
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System loads are switched off

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15.Load shedding is done for

  • AReducing peak demand on the system
  • BRepairing of machines
  • CPower factor improvement
  • DEfficient operation equipment
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Correct Answer : (A)

Reducing peak demand on the system

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