1)   What is meant by Creepage Distance? 
												                        
													                    a. Shortest distance between two conducting parts along a stretched string.
													                     b. Shortest distance between two conducting parts along the surface of the insulating material.
													                     c. Distance between ground and the highest earthed point on the equipment.
													                     d. All of these
													                    
													                      
											                        
											                        
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                                                                            ANSWER: Shortest distance between two conducting parts along the surface of the insulating material.
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												                        2)   Which among these HVDC projects are commissioned in India?
												                        
													                    a. Rihand – Delhi HVDC
													                     b. Vindhyachal Back to Back only
													                     c. Chandrapur only
													                     d. All of these
													                     e. None of these
													                      
											                        
											                        
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                                                                            ANSWER: All of these
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												                        3)   At what location are the shunt capacitors installed for voltages above 33 kV and above?
												                        
													                    a. Are located near the motors
													                     b. Are installed in distribution substations
													                     c. Both (A) and (B)
													                     d. None of these
													                    
													                      
											                        
											                        
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                                                                            ANSWER: Are installed in distribution substations
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												                        4)   Which among these is a part of HVDC link?
												                        
													                    a. Two earth electrodes
													                     b. Converter valves
													                     c. Bipolar DC line
													                     d. All of these
													                     e. None of these
													                      
											                        
											                        
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                                                                            ANSWER: All of these
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												                        5)   At what level is the load shedding carried out?
												                        
													                    a. Distribution level
													                     b. Transmission level
													                     c. Both (A) and (B)
													                     d. Depending upon the load
													                    
													                      
											                        
											                        
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                                                                            ANSWER: Distribution level
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												                        6)   Which place is the ‘Regional load dispatch centre’ for the western region in the national grid?
												                        
													                    a. Mumbai
													                     b. Ahmadabad
													                     c. Bhopal
													                     d. Nagpur
													                    
													                      
											                        
											                        
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                                                                            ANSWER: Mumbai
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												                        7)   What type of insulation is preferred for DC smoothing Reactors?
												                        
													                    a. Air 
													                     b. Oil
													                     c. Paper
													                     d. Varnish
													                    
													                      
											                        
											                        
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                                                                            ANSWER: Oil
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												                        8)   At what condition does the corona start, if Es is the electrical stress and Ecr is the critical voltage? 
												                        
													                    a. Es > Ecr
													                     b. Es = Ecr
													                     c. Es < Ecr
													                     d. Es << Ecr
													                    
													                      
											                        
											                        
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                                                                            ANSWER: Es > Ecr
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												                        9)   Which method of voltage control is applied for long line AC transmissions?
												                        
													                    a. Switching by shunt capacitors
													                     b. Tap changing transformers
													                     c. Switching by shunt reactors
													                     d. Static Var sources
													                    
													                      
											                        
											                        
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                                                                            ANSWER: Switching by shunt reactors
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												                        10)   For what voltage is Twin conductor bundle used in India?
												                        
													                    a. 220 kV
													                     b. 500 kV
													                     c. 750 kV
													                     d. 330 kV
													                    
													                      
											                        
											                        
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                                                                            ANSWER: 500 kV
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