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3. Which of the following category of consumers can provide highest load factor ?
(A) A domestic consumer
(B) A continuous process plant
(C) A steel melting unit using arc furnace
(D) A cold storage plant.
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10. In a system if the base load is the same as the maximum demand, the load factor
will be
(A) 1
(B) Zero
(C) Infinity
(D) 1 percent.
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11. A system having connected load of 100 kW, peak load of 80 kW. base load of 20 kW
and average load of 40 kW, will have a load factor of
(A) 40%
(B) 50%
(C) 60%
(D) 80%.
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15. A stereo with two 10 watt loudspeakers will provide electrical load of
(A) more than 12 W
(B)12 W
(C) less than 6 W
(D) 6 W.
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1.C ----- 2.B ----- 3.B ----- 4.D ----- 5.A ----- 6.B ----- 7.A ----- 8.B ----- 9.D -----10.A ----- 11.B
----- 12.C ----- 13.C ----- 14.D ----- 15.C
16. The load of a system is shown in the figure above. The load factor of the system is
(A) 0.778
(B) 0.667
(C) 0.438
(D) 0.331.
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20. Which meter is installed at the premises of a consumer for recovery of charges of
electrical energy
(A) Voltmeter
(B) Ammeter
(C) kVA meter
(D) kWh meter.
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21. For certain industrial applications the energy requirement is 500 kWh. If the heat
losses are 20 percent the total energy to be made available will be
(A) 5000 kWh
(B) 4000 kWh
(C) 6000 k Wh
(D) 6000 kWh.
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22. A consumer finds that after running 10 kVA equipment on full load for six hours his
energy consumption was 48 kW. It can be concluded that
(A) the load factor of the consumer for the day was unity
(B) the maximum demand of the consumer was 10 kW
(C) the equipment was drawing reactive power only
(D) power factor of the equipment was 0.8.
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24. A power plant supplying energy to a city will usually experience peak demand
(A) from midnight to early morning
(B) 8 AM to 12 noon
(C) 2 PM to 6 PM
(D) 6 PM to 12 PM.
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25. The ratio, maximum demand of the installation / sum of individual maximum
demands is known as
(A) Demand factor
(B) Plant use factor
(C) Diversity factor
(D) Plant capacity factor.
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26. In a power plant a reserve generating capacity which is in operation but not in
services known as
(A) Hot reserve
(B) Cold reserve
(C) Spinning reserve
(D) Firm power.
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27. Five consumers having peak demands of A, B, C, D, and E have individual load
factors of 0.5. It can be concluded that
(A) their combined load factor will be 0.5
(B) their peak demand during the day will be (A + B + C + D + E)
(C) their combined power consumption in a day will be 12 (A + B + C + D + E)
(D) their average demands are equal.
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16.C ----- 17.D ----- 18.B ----- 19.C ----- 20.D ----- 21.D ----- 22.D ----- 23.C -----24.D -----25.C
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31. A steam power station will run with maximum efficiency when it is run
(A) at low steam pressures
(B) on pulverized coal
(C) at higher speeds
(D) near full load.
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32. Which of the following is likely to result in lower efficiency of a power station ?
(A) Varying loads
(B) Low voltage generation
(C) Low turbine speeds
(D) Non-automatic controls.
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34. Which two factors are of significant requirement for base load plant ?
(A) I and II only
(B) III and IV only
(C) II and III only
(D) I and IV only.
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35. Which two factors are of importance for peak load plant ?
(A) I and III only
(B) II and III only
(C) I and IV only
(D) III and IV only.
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36. Which factors are favorable to a diesel power plant as compared to a steam power
plant ?
(A) I and III only
(B) I, II and III only
(C) II, III and IV only
(D) I, II. Ill and IV.
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37. In a 440 V system, in order to obtain the minimum cost and maximum benefits, the
capacitor should be installed
(A) at the load
(B) near the transformer
(C) any where in the circuit
(D) near the earthling point.
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38. In case of medium sized induction motor, the power factor will be maximum at
(A) No load
(B) 50% load
(C) Full load
(D) Power factor remains constant at all loads.
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39. A coaxial line is filled with a dielectric of relative permitivity 9. If C denotes the
velocity of propagation in free space, the velocity of propagation in the line will be
(A) 3 C
(B) C
(C) C / 3
(D) C / 9.
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40. A direct voltage is applied to a peak diode voltmeter in which scale is calibrated to
read rms voltage of a sine wave. If the meter reading is 36 V rms, the value of the applied
direct voltage is
(A) 25 V
(B) 36 V
(C) 51 V
(D) 72 V.
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41. A power station has annual load factor of 50% and capacity factor of 40%. If the
maximum demand is 15 MW, the reserve capacity of the plant is
(A) 1250 kw
(B) 2500 kw
(C) 3750 kw
(D) 4750 kw.
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43. Which of the following may not be the effect of low plant operating power factor ?
(A) Over loaded transformers
(B) Reduced voltage level
(C) Improved illumination from lighting
(D) Over loaded cables.
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45. The power factor of a system on a 460 V, 3 phase, 60 Hz, in which the ammeter
indicates 100 amp and the watt meter reads 62 kW will be
(A) 0.95
(B) 0.78
(C) 0.65
(D) 0.55.
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-----41.C ----- 42.B -----43.C -----44.C ----- 45.B
46. The simple subtraction of kilowatts from total kVA equals the kVAR when the power
factor is
(A) unity
(B) 0.707
(C) lagging
(D) zero.
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51. In the figure shown below which curve represents the variation of cost of generation
per kWh with the load factor, for a thermal power plant ?
(A) curve A
(B) curve B
(C) curve C
(D) curve D.
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53. Which of the following appliance will offer the maximum load ?
(A) Toaster
(B) Refrigerator
(C) Hot plate
(D) Electric iron.
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54. Which of the following industry will consume maximum power per tonne of product ?
(A) Zinc
(B) Aluminium
(C) Alloy steel
(D) Cement.
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Four different loads connected to a power Plant are shown in the figure.
(D) Load D.
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59. If all the loads are connected to single source of power, the maximum load on the
station will be
(A) 9k / 4
(B) 2k
(C) 3k
(D) 7 / 4k
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63. In the figure shown below which curve represents the variation of cost of power
generation per kWh in a plant, with load factor ?
(A) curve A
(B) curve B
(C) curve C
(D) curve D.
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64. For a thermal power plant, which is not the fixed cost ?
(A) Interest on capital
(B) Depreciation
(C) Insurance charges
(D) Cost of fuel.
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66. Which method of depreciation charge estimation gives the heaviest charges during
early years of plant life ?
(A) Straight line method
(B) Diminishing value method
(C) Sinking fund method
(D) All give same charges.
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68. In the above case, which of the following could be the amount to be saved annually
for replacement of equipment after the end of 25 years, by sinking fund method ?
(A) $. 31,400
(B) $. 60,000
(C) $. 66,000
(D) $. 96,500.
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69. Which of the following could be the installment for diminishing value method ?
(A) $. 96,000
(B) $. 60,000
(C) $. 48,500
(D) $. 31400.
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74. Which of the following can be used as fuel for closed cycle gas turbine plant ?
(A) Wood
(B) Furnace oil
(C) Any gas
(D) Any of the above.
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76.Which of the following plant is expected to have the longest expected life ?
(A) Hydroelectric
(B) steam
(C) Diesel
(D) All have equal life.
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79. A 500 kW plant costs $ 1000 per kW installed. Fixed charges are estimated at 14%
and operating cost is 13 cents per kWh. The plant averages 200 kW for 5000 hours of the
year, 450 kW for 1200 hrs and 80 kW for the remaining period. The average cost of
production of electricity per kWh will be close to
(A) 5 cent
(B) 12 cent
(C) 17 cent
(D) 37 cent.
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81. Two steam turbines each of 20,000 kW capacity drive a total load of 30,000 kW. The
steam rates in kilogram per hour are
TP1 = 2000 + 10 P1 - 0.0001 P12
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82. Anything having some heat value can be used as fuel in case of
(A) diesel engines
(B) petrol engine
(C) closed cycle gas turbines
(D) open cycle gas turbines.
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83. For a power plant the expenditure on which of the following item is expected to be
negligible ?
(A) Wages
(B) Taxes
(C) Insurance
(D) Publicity.
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85. If the average interest rate is 12% and depreciation is to be accounted for be straight
line method at 10% which of the following equipment will be most economical ?
(A) Initial cost $. 7000 Annual disbursements $. 2500
(B) Initial cost $. 4000 Annual disbursement $. 6000
(C) Initial cost $. 6000 Annual disbursement $. 3880
(D) Initial cost $. 5000 Annual disbursement $. 3500.
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95.Which of the following plants is almost inevitably used as base load plant?
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96. A thermal power station was designed to bum coal containing 12% ash. When the
plant actually started operating coal having 22% ash was made available. Which unit of the
plant will need major modifications ?
(A) Water treatment plant
(B) Pulverizing unit
(C) Ash handling unit
(D) Cooling towers.
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98. Which of the following plants will take least time in starting from cold conditions to full
load operation ?
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100. For the same plant size, initial cost of which plant is the highest ?
(A) Steam power plant
(B) Diesel engine plant
(C) Nuclear power plant
(D) Gas turbine plant.
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101. A consumer takes a steady load of 200 kW at a power factor of 0.85 lagging for 8
hours per day and 315 days per annum. The annual payment under the tariff of $80 per
annum per kA plus 10 cents per kWh will be
(A) $ 5040
(B) $ 50,400
(C) $ 69,200
(D) $ 88,400.
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Where kW represent the capacity of the station and kWh represents the total annual output.
Load duration curve of the plant is shown in the figure given below.
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104. The capacity of the base load plant should not be less than
(A) 3860 kW
(B) 4180 kW
(C) 5000 kW
(D) 5500 kW.
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-----100.C ----- 101.C ----- 102.B ----- 103.C ----- 104.A ----- 105.D ----- 106.A
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107. When a load of 10 MW is equally shared by the two generators, the combined
input must be
(A) 250 x 105 kcal / hr
(B) 350 x 105 kcal / hr
(C) 500 x 105 kcal / hr
(D) 600 x 105 kcal / hr.
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108. If the two generators have individual ratings of 10 MW each, a system load of 16
MW should be shared as
(A) 8 MW on each generator
(B) 10 MW on A and 6 MW on B
(C) 10 MW on B and 6 MW on A
(D) 9 M W on A and 7 MW on B.
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110. If both generators have 2 MW load each then which of the following statements is
correct ?
(A) Generator A runs at higher speed as compared to generator B
(B) Generator B runs more efficiently as compared to generator A
(C) Input to generator A is less than 75% of the input to generator B
(D) Input to generator B is less than the input to generator A by about 23%.
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111. The average charge per kWh when the load factor is 20%. will be
(A) 3 cents
(B) 5 cents
(C) 7 cents
(D) cannot be determined on the basis of the information provided.
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112. The average charges per kWh will be least when the plant load factor is
(A) 100%
(B) 75%
(C) 50%
(D) 20%.
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114. In the figure shown which curve represents diminishing value method for
depreciation
(A) curve A
(B) curve B
(C) curve C
(D)curve D.
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116. An equipment purchased for $ 10,000 two years ago has a market value of $
12500 at present. It can be concluded that
(A) the value has depreciated according to straight line method
(B) the value has depreciated according to diminishing value method
(C) the value has depreciated according to sinking fund method
(D) the value has appreciated with the time.
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121. The load factor of the plant supplying power to these loads will be nearly
(A) 11%
(B) 15%
(C) 18%
(D) 21%.
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122. The diversity factor of the plant supplying these loads will be
(A) 0.5
(B) 1.0
(C) 1.5
(D) 0.2.
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123. The input when the plant was running on no load was
(A) 0.5 kcal
(B) 31.3 kcal
(C) 30 x 106 kcal
(D) zero.
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125. When the load on the generator was 25 MW the heat rate in kcal / MW hr was
nearly
(A) 16 x 106
(B) 20 x 106
(C) 30 x 106
(D) 31.3 x 106.
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127. At what kW rating the initial cost of the two machines will be identical ?
(A) 5500 kW
(B) 6000 kW
(C) 7600 kW
(D) 8500 kW.
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128. At what rating in kWhr the two sets will be equally economical to operate ?
(A) 5000 kWhr
(B) 7500 kWhr
(C) 75000 kWhr
(D) 50,000 kWhr.
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130. For the same cylinder dimensions and speed, which engine will produce least
power ?
(A) Petrol engine
(B) Diesel engine
(C) Super charged engine
(D) All will produce same power.
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138. A certain plant has fixed cost of $. 40,000 and a salvage value of $. 4000 at the
end of a useful life of 20 years The depreciated value of the plant at the end of 10 years will
be least (interest rate being 6% compounded annually) when calculated by
(A) Straight line method
(B) Sinking fund method
(C) Diminishing value method.
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139. In the above problem the value will be highest when calculated by
(A) Straight line method
(B) Sinking fund method
(C) Diminishing value method.
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141. Which type of plant has the least running cost per kWh of energy generated ?
(A) Hydro-electric plant
(B) Thermal power plant
(C) Nuclear power plant
(D) Diesel power plant.
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145. In a thermal power station of moderate size, the electrical power is generated at a
voltage of
(A) 115 V
(B) 230 V
(C) 440 V
(D) 11 kV.
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146. The resistance of the dry skin of human body, between the tip of the left hand
finger and right hand finger, is of the order of
(A) 100 ohms
(B) 1000 ohms
(C) 10,000 ohms
(D) 100,000 ohms.
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147. If the resistance of dry skin of human body is 100,000 ohms, the resistance of the
wet body will be
(A) 100,000 ohms
(B) 200,000 ohms
(C) 5000,000 ohms
(D) 5000 ohms.
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150. Death is almost certain when the current through human body is
(A) 10 milliamperes
(B) 20 milliamperes
(C) 40 milliamperes
(D) 100milliamperes.
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(A) bandage
(B) massage
(C) pouring water on body
(D) artificial respiration.
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154. For the load curves shown in the following figure which load has the least value of
load factor ?
(A) Load A
(B) Load B
(C) Load C
(D) Load D.
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155. Sparking occurs when a load is switched off because the circuit has high
(A) inductance
(B) resistance
(C) capacitance
(D) magnetism.
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157. A mild steel bar over which a coil is wound and a high frequency current is
passed, will get heated up due to
(A) electromagnetic heating
(B) electrostatic heating
(C) dielectric heating
(D) induction heating.
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158. Domestic supply of 220 V 50 Hz signifies that peak value of voltage Waveform is
(A) 220 V
(B) 155 V
(C)185V
(D) 310 V.
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159. If two numbers X and Y with respective errors of 4% and 5% are multiplied, the
relative error in the result would be
(A) 20%
(B) 9 %
(C) 3.5%
(D) 1%.
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161. The safest value of current which the human body can sustain for more than 3
seconds is
(A) 1 A
(B) 0.5 A
(C) 100 mA
(D) 9mA.
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(B) 1 - x / y
(C) (1-( y / x )2)
(D) (1-( x / y )2)
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164. Which of the following is the protective device against lightening over voltages ?
(A) Rod gaps
(B) Surge absorbers
(C) Horn gaps
(D) All of the above.
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167. A coaxial line is filled with a dielectric of relative permitivity. If C denotes the
velocity of propagation in free space, the velocity of propagation in the line will be
(A) 3 C
(B) C
(C) C / 3
(D) C / 9.
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168. When a power plant is not able to meet the demand of consumers it will resort to
(A) penalizing high load consumers by increasing the charges for electricity
(B) power factor improvement at the generators
(C) efficient plant operation
(D) load shedding.
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170. Which of the following power plants can generate power at unpredictable or
uncontrollable times ?
(A) Wind power plant
(B) Tidal power plant
(C) Solar power plant
(D) Any of the above.
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174. Ideally depreciated value of the plant plus the accumulation in the depreciation
fund should be equal to
(A) salvage value
(B) obsolescence rate
(C) sinking fund
(D) original invested capital.
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177. Maximum demand tariff is generally not applied to domestic consumers because
(A) they can not afford today
(B) they consume less power
(C) their load factor is low
(D) their maximum demand is low.
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178. How much must be deposited at the end of each year in a sinking fund for 15
years to accumulate $. 1000 if interest is at 5 percent ?
(A) $. 46.34
(B) $. 54.55
(C) $. 59.50
(D) $. 60.00.
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179. If $. 50 were deposited at the end of each year for 12 years in a sinking fund
earning 6%,the total accumulation would be
(A) $. 1000
(B) $. 925.50
(C) $. 843.50
(D) $. 799.75.
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181. All of the following are repayable after some time EXCEPT
(A) Bonds
(B) Shares
(C) Cash certificates
(D) Fixed deposits
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183. The amount repaid to a person at the end of 15 years, who invests $. 12,000 at 4
percent interest compounded annually, will be
(A) $. 12,400
(B) $. 16,120
(C) $. 21,612
(D) $. 26,121.
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184. What is the present worth of receiving $. 1000 twenty years from now if money
can earn 5% interest compounded annually ?
(A) $. 376.93
(B) $. 445.50
(C) $. 500.00
(D) $. 617.27.
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185. The amount accumulated, when the interest is compounded annually will be
(A) $. 27,020
(B) $. 30,270
(C) $. 32,070
(D) $. 35,600.
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186. The amount accumulated when the interest is compounded semi-annually will be
(A) $. 32,070
(B) $. 32,474
(C) $, 32,620
(D) $. 32,888.
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187. The amount accumulated when the interest is compounded monthly will be
(A) $. 32,070
(B) $. 32,620
(C) $. 32,898
(D) $. 33,100.
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188. As the load factor approaches unity, the shape of load duration curve will be
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(A) L shaped
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189. When maximum and average loads are equal, the load factor will be
(A) zero
(B) 0.01
(C) 0.5
(D) 1.0
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195. Plants in ascending order of their operating cost per MWH generated are
(A) IV, I, II, III
(B) III, II, IV, I
(C) II, I, III, IV
(D) I, III, II, IV
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