QUIZ #1

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1. Current ratings for these breakers are higher than 1000A. They have earth fault protection along with current protection. The trip settings of
the Circuit Breaker can be adjusted easily. What type of circuit breaker is this?
A. MCCB (Moulded Case Circuit Breakers) C. Vacuum circuit breakers
B. MCB (Miniature Circuit Breaker) D. Oil circuit breaker
2. The current ratings for this breaker are less than 100A and has only one over-current protection built within it. The trip settings are not
adjustable in this circuit. What type of circuit breaker is this?
A. Oil circuit breaker C. MCB (Miniature Circuit Breaker)
B. Vacuum circuit breakers D. MCCB (Moulded Case Circuit Breakers)
2. These breakers use vacuum as the interrupting medium due to its high dielectric and diffusive properties. What type of circuit breaker is this?
A. . Oil circuit breaker C. MCB (Miniature Circuit Breaker)
B. Vacuum circuit breakers D. MCCB (Moulded Case Circuit Breakers)

3. It uses oil as an interrupting and insulating medium. These breakers are divided into two types based on the pressure and amount of oil used.
What type of circuit breaker is this?
A. Vacuum circuit breakers C. Oil circuit breaker
B. MCB (Miniature Circuit Breaker) D. MCCB (Moulded Case Circuit Breakers)

4 . These breakers have a tank housing interrupter that is at a potential above the ground. It is above the ground with some insulation medium
in between. What type of circuit breaker is this?
A. Live tank circuit breakers C. Outdoor Circuit breakers
B. Dead tank circuit breakers D. Indoor circuit breakers

5. These breakers whose enclosed tank is at ground potential are known as dead tank circuit breakers. Their tank encloses all the insulating
and interrupting medium. In other words, the tank is shorted to ground or it is at dead potential. What type of circuit breaker is this?
A. Indoor circuit breakers C. Dead tank circuit breakers
B. Outdoor Circuit breakers D. Live tank circuit breakers

6. You can use these breakers outdoors without any roof due to their design. Their external enclosure arrangement is strong compared to the
indoor breakers and can withstand wear and tear. What type of circuit breaker is this?
A. Indoor circuit breakers C. Dead tank circuit breakers
B. Outdoor Circuit breakers D. Live tank circuit breakers

7. These are designed to use inside the buildings or in weather-resistant enclosures. They are typically operated at a medium voltage with a
metal clad switchgear enclosure. What type of circuit breaker is this?
A. Live tank circuit breakers C. Outdoor Circuit breakers
B. Dead tank circuit breakers D. Indoor circuit breakers

8. These breakers are rated for use at voltages greater than 2 kV. High voltage circuit breakers are further subdivided into transmission class
breakers. What type of circuit breaker is this?
A. Low voltage circuit breakers C. Steady voltage circuit breakers
B. Miduim voltage circuit breakers D. High voltage circuit breakers

9. These breakers are rated for use at low voltages up to 2 kV and are mainly used in small-scale industries. What type of circuit breaker is this?
A. Steady voltage circuit breakers C. High voltage circuit breakers
B. Miduim voltage circuit breakers D. . Low voltage circuit breakers

10. It is an auto shut down device which activates during an abnormality in the electrical circuit. Especially during overloading or short circuit,
the circuit breaker opens the supplied circuit from MSB and thus protects the same.
A. A circuit breaker B. A fuse C. A switch D. A relay

11. This type switch board have no live parts on the front of the panel. Each frame work is rigidly constructed of steel angles for vibration
resistance and to which a door type panel or panels of 2.3 mm thick sheet steel are hinged at one side with the other side latched for securing it
or them in place. What type of switch board is this?
A. A stedy front B. A live front C. A dead front D. A field front

12. This board distributes electrical power to the electrical loads in various locations in the ship. Should a fault occur at a place, an appropriate
protective device in the switchboard will operate to disconnect the faulted circuit. One or more generators are operated and controlled,
depending on the size of load, from this main switch board, and supply the power to the feeder circuits through the respective feeder panels.
What type of board is this?
A. A main switch board B. A main emergency board C. A main pannel board D. A main generator board

13. It is an integrated assembly of switching controls, regulator equipment, measuring instruments, indicators and protective devices, and is a
necessary apparatus for efficient centralized control of the electrical systems and power operated equipment in ships. What type of board is
this?
A. A main pannel board B. A main switch board C. A main emergency board D. A main generator board

14. MSB should be covered with anti skid, insulated rubber mats with a minimum thickness of, how many mm?
A. 25 mm B. 20 mm C.15 mm D. 30 mm
15. This device will open on overload and also in the event of a short circuit. Unlike a fuse, the circuit can be quickly remade by simply closing
the switch. A large version of this device is known as the 'moulded-case circuit breaker' and can handle currents in excess of, how many
amperes?
A. 1000 A B. 100 A C. 10 A D. 10000 A
16. Miniature circuit breakers are used for currents up to about, how many amperes and act as a fuse and a circuit breaker.
A. 100 A B. 10 A C. 1000 A D. 10000 A

17. The voltage at the switchboardon some large installations it may be as high as, how many volts?
A. 2300 volts. B. 4300 volts C. 3300 volts D. 5300 volts
18. The voltage at the switchboard is usually, How many volts,
A. 440v B. 210v C. 220v D. 380v
19. In order to parallel the incomer smoothly, it must be synchronised, with the running generator (or the bus bars); the following conditions are
essential:
What this 3 condition are essential before synchronizing?
A. Same voltage, Same rotation, Same phase sequence C. Same voltage, Same kilowat, Same phase sequence
B. Same amperes, Same frequency, Same phase sequence D. Same voltage, Same frequency, Same phase sequence
20. It is mainly used in Electric Motors and Generators.
A. Space heater B. Temperature control C. Humidifier D. Condenser

21. It is used to regulate the voltage. It takes the fluctuate voltage and changes them into a constant voltage.
A. Automatic omh regulator B. Automatic amp regulator C. Automatic frequeny regulator D. Automatic voltage regulator

22., This system has a very small response time and provides excellent dynamic performance. This system reduced the operating cost by
eliminating the exciter windage loss and winding maintenance. What type of excitation system is this?
A. Static excitation system B. DC excitation system C. Rotating thyristor excitation system D. Brushless excitation system

23. The primary of the transformer is connected to the alternator bus and their secondary supplies power to the rectifier and also feed power to
the grid control circuit and other electrical equipment. What type of excitation system is this?
A. Static excitation system B. DC excitation system C. Rotating thyristor excitation system D. Brushless excitation
system
24. In this system, the supply is taken from the alternator itself through a 3-phase star/delta connected step-down transformer. What type of
excitation system is this?
A. Static excitation system B. DC excitation system C. Rotating thyristor excitation system D. Brushless excitation system

25. This type excitation system, the system eliminates the use of a commutator, collector and brushes have a short time constant and a
response time of fewer than 0.1 seconds. The short time constant has the advantage in improved small signal dynamic performance and
facilitates the application of supplementary power system stabilising signals. What type of excitation system is this?
A. Brushless excitation system B. DC excitation system C. Static excitation system D. Rotating thyristor excitation system

26. This type excitation system, the pilot exciter is a shaft driven permanent magnetic generator having rotating permanent magnets attached to
the shaft and a 3-phase stationary armature, which feeds the main’s exciter through 3-phase full wave phase controlled thyristor bridges. What
type of excitation system is this?
A. Brushless excitation system B. DC excitation system C. Static excitation system D. Rotating thyristor excitation system
27. This type excitation system, the pilot exciter is the shaft driven permanent magnet generator having rotating permanent magnets attached to
the shaft and a three phase stationary armature, which feeds the main exciter field through silicon rectifiers, in the field of the main alternator.
What type of excitation system is this?
A. Brushless excitation system B. DC excitation system C. Static excitation system D. Rotating thyristor excitation system
28. This type excitation system,the main and the pilot exciter are driven by the main shaft. The main exciter has a stationary field and a rotating
armature directly connected, through the silicon rectifiers to the field of the main alternators. What type of excitation system is this?
A. Brushless excitation system B. DC excitation system C. Static excitation system D. Rotating thyristor excitation system
29. This type excitation system, the rotating portion being enclosed by a dashed line rectangle. The brushless excitation system consists an
alternator, rectifier, main exciter and a permanent magnet generator alternator. What type of excitation system is this?
A. Brushless excitation system B. DC excitation system C. Static excitation system D. Rotating thyristor excitation system
30. This type excitation system, the alternator voltage signal is averaged and compare directly with the operator voltage adjustment in the auto
mode of operation. In the manual mode of operation, the excitation current of the alternator is compared with a separate manual voltage
adjustment. What type of excitation system is this?
A. Brushless excitation system B. DC excitation system C. Static excitation system D. Rotating thyristor excitation system
31. This type excitation system, the alternator field winding is also supplied through another rectifier circuit. The exciter voltage can be built up
by using it residual flux. The power supply and rectifier control generate the controlled triggering signal. What type of excitation system is this?
A. Brushless excitation system B. DC excitation system C. Static excitation system D. Rotating thyristor excitation system
32. This type excitation system consists an AC exciter, stationary field and a rotating armature. The output of the exciter is rectified by a full
wave thyristor bridge rectifier circuit and is supplied to the main alternator field winding. What type of excitation system is this?
A. Brushless excitation system B. DC excitation system C. Static excitation system D. Rotating thyristor excitation system
33. In this type of excitation system, the system consists of an alternator and thyristor rectifier bridge directly connected to the main alternator
shaft. The main exciter may either be self-excited or separately excited. What type of excitation system is this?
A. AC excitation system B. DC excitation system C. Static excitation system D. Brushless excitation system
34. In this type of excitation system, the voltage rating of the main exciter is about 400 V, and its capacity is about 0.5% of the capacity of the
alternator. Troubles in the exciters of turbo alternator are quite frequent because of their high speed and as such separate motor driven exciters
are provided as standby exciter. What type of excitation system is this?
A. . DC excitation system B AC excitation system C. Static excitation system D. Brushless excitation system
35. In this type of excitation system, the main and the pilot exciters can be driven either by the main shaft or separately driven by the motor.
Direct driven exciters are usually preferred as these preserve the unit system of operation, and the excitation is not excited by external
disturbances. What type of excitation system is this?
A. DC excitation system B. AC excitation system C. Static excitation system D. Brushless excitation system
36. In this type of excitation system, when the field breaker is open, the field discharge resistor is connected across the field winding so as to
dissipate the stored energy in the field winding which is highly inductive. What type of excitation system is this?
A. DC excitation system B. AC excitation system C. Static excitation system D. Brushless excitation system
37. This type of has two exciters – the main exciter and a pilot exciter. The exciter output is adjusted by an automatic voltage regulator (AVR)
for controlling the output terminal voltage of the alternator. What type of excitation system is this?
A. DC excitation system B. AC excitation system C. Static excitation system D. Brushless excitation system

38. They are usually made of high-grade carbon because carbon is conducting material and at the same time in powdered form provides a
lubricating effect on the commutator surface.
A. Pole B. Commutator C.Armature winding D. Brushes

39. It converts the induced alternating current in the armature conductor into unidirectional current in the external load circuit in DC Generator
action, whereas it converts the alternating torque into unidirectional (continuous) torque produced in the armature in motor action
A. Yoke B. Commutator C. Pole C. Field winding
40. It is the most important part of a DC machine. connects the rotating armature conductors to the stationary external circuit through brushes.
Which parts of DC generator is this?
A.Yoke B. Commutator C. Pole C. Field winding
41. It is the heart of the DC Machine. Which parts of DC generator is this?
A. Armature B. Pole Core and Pole Shoes C. Armature winding C. Terminal box
42. It is insulated conductors and are placed in the slots of the armature core. Which parts of DC generator is this?
A. Armature B. Pole Core and Pole Shoes C. Armature winding C. Terminal box
43. Its consists of a shaft upon which a laminated cylinder. Which parts of DC generator is this?
A. Armature B. Pole Core and Pole Shoes C. Armature conductor C. Terminal box

44. It is rotating part of the DC machine or a DC Generator is called the Armature. Which parts of DC generator is this?
A. Armature conductor B. Pole Core and Pole Shoes C. Armature C. Terminal box

45. They spread out the magnetic flux over the armature periphery more uniformly. Which parts of DC generator is this?
A. Pole Core and Pole Shoes B. Armature C. Armature conductor C. Terminal box
46. It supports the field or exciting coils. Which parts of DC generator is this?
A. Armature B. Terminal box C. Armature conductor C. Pole Core and Pole Shoes
47. This part of DC generator, the core and shoes are made of thin cast steel or wrought iron laminations which are riveted together under
hydraulic pressure. Which parts of DC generator is this?
A. Armature B. Ter minal box
C. Armature conductor C. Pole Core and Pole Shoes
48. The are fixed to the magnetic frame or yoke by bolts. Which parts of DC generator is this?
A. Armature B. Terminal box C. Armature conductor C. Pole Core and Pole Shoes

49. It provides a low reluctance path for the magnetic flux. Which parts of DC generator is this?
A. Field winding B. Commutator C. Pole C. Yoke
50. It supports the pole cores and provides mechanical protection to the inner parts of the machines. Which parts of DC generator is this?
A. Commutator B. Yoke C. Pole C. Field winding
51. It provides a low reluctance path for the magnetic flux. Which parts of DC generator is this?
A. . Pole B. Commutator C. Yoke C. field winding
52. What parts of DC generator that consist outer hollow cylindrical frame to which main poles and inter-poles are fixed and by means of which
the machine is fixed to the foundation?
A. Pole B. Commutator C. Yoke D. Field winding
53. What is the stationary or fixed part of the DC machine?
A. Magnetic coil System B. Magnetic flux System C. Magnetic Field System D. Magnetic shield System
54. What represent the fore finger in Fleming's Right-hand rule?
A. Thrust B. Voltage C. Current D. Field
55. What represent the thumb in Fleming's Right-hand rule?
A. Voltage B. Field C. Current D. Thrust
56. In a this generator, field coils produce an electromagnetic field and the armature conductors are rotated into the field. Thus, an
electromagnetically induced emf is generated in the armature conductors. The direction of induced current is given by Fleming’s right hand
rule. What type of generator is this?
A. A DC Generator B. A AC/DC Generator C. A C Generator D. A DC/AC Generator
57. The other parts of a Generator are Magnetic frame and Yoke, Pole Core and Pole Shoes, Field or Exciting coils, Armature Core and
Windings, Brushes, End housings, Bearings and Shafts. What type of generator is this?
A. A DC Generator B. A AC/DC Generator C. A C Generator D. A DC/AC Generator

58. According to Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction, whenever a conductor is placed in a varying magnetic field , a force gets induced
in the conductor.What type of force induce , when conductor is placed in a varying magnetic?
A. Magnetic force B. Flux C. Electromotive force D. Condsuction force
59. . It mainly consists of three main parts, i.e. Magnetic field system, Armature and Commutator and Brush gear.
A. A DC Generator B. A AC/DC Generator C. A C Generator D. A DC/AC Generator

60. It is an electrical device which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
A. A DC Generator B. A AC/DC Generator C. A C Generator D. A DC/AC Generator