SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER FOR SKILL TEST & WRITTEN TEST

SKILL TEST PAPER :

Application ID/Ref:

Each question carries 1 mark. Only one option is the correct/most appropriate answer.

1.For the shown transformer, determine the phase shift from the primary winding to the secondary winding?

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a) −60 b) −30 c) 60 d) 45

2.Moisture content in soil _____________ the soil resistance

a) increases b) does not affect c) decreases d) None of these

3.On which of the following factors does the soil resistance depend on?
a) depth of the electrode b) salt content c) water content d) all options a, b and c

4.Calculate the current drawn by a 400 V DC motor running at an efficiency of 80% when supplying a load of 15
HP.
a) 35 A b) 45 A c) 40 A d) 30 A

5. Which of the following should be the characteristics of a typical fuse?

6.Determine the number of electric bulbs that will be required to light a 15 m by 9 m room with illumination of
200 lumen/m2 if each bulb produces light of 3000 lumens and has coefficient of utilization and maintenance
factor of 0.75 and 0.8 respectively.
a) 25 b) 30 c) 15 d) 10
7.Determine the area of cross section of the core a 50 Hz power transformer which has 240 V applied to its 100
turn winding. The maximum allowed flux density is 1 T.
a) 0.015 m2 b) 0.0108 m2 c) 0.0216 m2 d) 0.02 m2

8.According to the wiring code of India, what does Green color signify?
a) Live b) Phase c) Neutral d) Earth

9.For a good earthing, the pit resistance should be

a) >10 ohms b) <1 ohms c) 100 ohms d) 50 ohms

10.Charging current of a three phase cable _________ with the increase in length.
a) increases b) remains constant c) decreases d) None of these

11. What is the most prevalent technology of circuit breakers at voltages above 220 kV?
a) Air Blast b) Vacuum c) Oil d) SF6

12. Consider two transformers with rating of 50 MVA 11/66 kV. Transformer 1 has core and copper losses of 40
kW & 200 kW, respectively. Transformer 2 has core and copper losses of 50 kW and 160 kW, respectively.
Which transformer will you recommend for continuous use with load less than 40% of their rating?
a) Transformer 1 b) Transformer 2 c) Both are suitable d) Cannot say

13.In a three pin plug, the thicker and longer pin corresponds to what?
a) Neutral b) Not Required c) Phase d) Earth

14.The winding connections for a typical distribution transformer in India is?

a) HV(star) – LV (star) b) HV(Delta) – LV (Star) c) HV(star) – LV (Delta) d) HV(Delta)–LV(Delta)

15.The main purpose of the capacitor used with household fans is?
a) to increase efficiency b) for aesthetics c) for starting d) to increase speed

16.Starters are used with induction motors because of

a) Their starting torque is high b) Their starting current is high
c)They will run at high speed on direct line starting d) They cannot run in reverse direction

17.Isolators in a substation are used for

a) isolating the circuit with current b) Isolating circuit with fault
c) isolating the circuit without current d) None of the above

18.Excitation current of a transformer increases by 2 times. The most probable cause for this is?
a) Fault/damage in core b) Short Circuit c) Fault in windings d) Oil degradation

19. Induction motor is running in clockwise direction. What should be done to reverse the direction of rotation?
a) Increase load to very high value b) Reverse supply polarity
c) Connect a generator shaft to the rotor shaft d) Reverse supply phase sequence
20.The time interval from the instant of arcing contact separation to the instant of arc extinction is called as
a) arcing time b) delay time c) operating time d) tripping time

21. What is the purpose of using surge arresters in a substation?

a) Protect from high currents b) Protect against overvoltages
c) Protect against faults d) None of the above
WRITTEN TEST PAPER :

Application ID/Ref:

Each question carries 1 mark. Only one option is the correct/most appropriate answer.

22.What is equation for capacitance per unit length of two coaxial cylindrical conductors? The radius of the outer
conductor is b and that of the inner conductor is a .
a) 2 πε / ln ⁡( a/b ) b) 2 πε / ln ⁡( b/a ) c) 2 πε × ln ⁡( b/a ) d) 2 πε × ln ⁡( a/b )

23.What is value of the internal inductance of a cylindrical transmission line conductor?

a) 0.005 μH /m b) 0.5 μH /m c) 0.05 μH /m d) 5 μH /m

24.A permanent magnet synchronous machine is self-starting.

a) True b) False c) Depends on terminal conditions d) None of these options

25.An electron moving in the x-direction perpendicular to a magnetic field experiences a deflection in the z-
direction. What is the direction of the magnetic field?
a) x direction b) x-y direction c) z-direction d) y-direction

26.Two ideal voltage sources designated as machines 1 and 2 are connected as shown in the figure below. If
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E1=100 ∠ 0 V and E 2=100∠30 V ∧ Z=0+ 5 j Ω . Determine the role of machine 2?
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Machine 1 LINE Machine 2

a) Generating P and Generating Q b) Consuming P and Consuming Q

c) Generating P and Consuming Q d) Consuming P and Generating Q

27.A synchronous generator with X d =1.7241 p . u is connected to an infinite bus. The terminal voltage of
the generator is V t =1∠0 o p . u and the generator is supplying a current of
0.8 p .u with 0.9 power factor lagging . All per-unit values are on the machine base. What is the reactive
power transferred to the infinite bus?
a) 0.4382 p . u b) 0.5883 p . u c) 0.3487 p .u d) 0.2845 p . u

28.If the field excitation of the generator (connected to the infinite bus) in Question no. 6 is increased with power
delivered maintained at the same value, which output quantities of the generator are affected?
a) Only Q b) Q∧ δ c) Only δ d) ¿ ¿

29.A bus in a power system has short-circuit MVA capacity of 20 p . u . What is value of the Thevenin
equivalent impedance when the base values are 230 kV and 100 MVA.
a) 25.45 Ω b) 27.45 Ω c) 26.45 Ω d) 28.45 Ω
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30.The voltages at the two ends of a transmission line are 1∠0 and 1∠ − 30 p .u . The impedance of the
line is 0.375 ∠90o p .u . What is the value maximum power that can be transmitted on this transmission line?
a) 1 p . u b) 3.33 p . u c) 2.667 p .u d) 2 p . u .

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31.Consider a long transmission line with series impedance z=0.8456 ∠90 Ω/mile and shunt admittance
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y=5.105 ×10 ∠ 90 S /mile and length of 370 km. What is the surge impedance of the line?
a) 400 Ω b) 405 Ω c) 407 Ω d) 403 Ω

32.The wind energy generation in India currently is about

a) 2.5 GW b) 25 GW c) 250 GW d) 0.25 GW
33.What is the name of the initiative started to help the distribution companies by Govt of India?
a) URJA b) ASTA c) UDAY d) SAMPARK

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34.Determine the area under the curve for f =e between points t = 0 and t = 1 ?
a) 1 b) 0.63 c) 0.36 d) 0.5

2 s 2+ 3 s+ 1
35.Where are the zeros of the system located given by f=
s 3+ s 2+2 s+1
a) (–1, –0.5) b) (–1, –0.25) c) (–1, +0.5) d) (1, –0.5)

36.Determine the slope of f =cos ⁡( 314.159t ) at t = 20 ms?

a) 1 b) – 1 c) 0 d) 314.159

37.__________ to Dadar on the train yesterday?

a) Did Ram went b) Did Ram go c) Ram goes d) Ram go

38.Laxman has ____ ink pen and _____ writes on ____ colored paper with it.
a) an, he, a b) a, he, an c) an, she, a d) a, she, an

39. Select an option that gives the correct sequence of the sentence
He Almost Planned the entire strategy of operation Single-handed
P Q R S

a) RSPQ b) PRQS c) SQRP d) QPSR

40. Spot the error in the sentence: Although, we reached his house on time he was left for the airport. The
error is in:
a) Although, we reached his house on time b) he was left c) for the airport d) No Error

41. Identify the improvement in the sentence corresponding to the underlined part. “Go North-East across the
mountains till you will reach an island.”
a) reach b) have reached c) reached d) No improvement
required
42. Determine inverse of the following matrix. [ ]
1 3
0 2

a) [ 1 − 3/2
0 1 ] b) [ 1 0
−3 2 ] c) [ 1 − 3/2
0 1 /2 ] d) [ 1 0
− 3/2 1 ]
43. Determine the dimensions of the product of two matrices A and B if A is 2x2 and B is 1x2.
a) 2x1 b) 1x2 c) 2x2 d) Not a valid product

44.What is the voltage rating of the NorthEast-Agra (NEA) multiterminal HVDC Link.
a) +/– 200 kV b) +/– 100 kV c) +/– 800 kV d) +/– 400 kV

45.A 220V, 150W bulb is connected in series with the primary of a 220/1100 V, 50 Hz transformer. If the load on
the secondary side is disconnected, the brightness of the bulb will
a) Decrease b) Increase c) Remain unaffected d) Cannot say

46.If the no load and full load losses of a transformer are 8 W and 40 W respectively, what is the total
loss in the transformer when operated at 50% load?
a) 24 W b) 12 W c) 18 W d) 28 W