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This set of Energy Conversion Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Energy Conversion Set 11

Q1 | In pumped storage plant
  • Power is produced by pumps
  • Water is stored by pumping to high pressures
  • Water is recirculated through turbines
  • Downstream water is pumped upstream during off-load periods
  • Pressure accumulators are used
Q2 | The effect of corona can be reduced by
  • Increasing the conductor size and reducing the spacing between the conductors
  • Increasing the conductor size and also by increasing the spacing between the conductors
  • Reducing the conductor size and increasing the spacing between conductors
  • Reducing the conductor size as well as spacing between the conductors
  • None of the above
Q3 | Which of the following fuel consists almost entirely of fixed carbon and ash?
  • Lignite
  • peat
  • wood charcoal
  • coke
  • None of the above
Q4 | ACSR conductor implies
  • All conductors surface treated and realigned
  • Anode current sinusoidally run
  • Anodised core smoothly run
  • Aluminium conductor steel reinforced
  • None of the above
Q5 | Turnaround efficiency of battery energy storage system is around
  • 75 percent
  • 50 percent
  • 25 percent
  • 10 percent
  • None of the above
Q6 | Coal broken into angular fragments is known as
  • coal briquettes
  • coal breccia
  • coal bank
  • coal auger
  • None of the above
Q7 | A graphical representation of discharge and time is known as
  • Load duration curve
  • Monograph
  • Hydrograph
  • Load curve
  • Hectograph
Q8 | Pulverized coal is fed to the boiler through
  • stokers
  • retorts
  • fans
  • burners
  • None of the above
Q9 | In solar thermal conversion systems the solar heat is transferred to
  • water - steam
  • liquid metals
  • molten salts
  • any of the above
  • None of the above
Q10 | Fixed carbon in case of bituminous coals is less than
  • 70%
  • 50%
  • 35%
  • 15%
  • None of the above
Q11 | Existence of which gs in atmosphere causes green house effect?
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Hydrogen sulphide
  • Nitrogen
  • Hydrogen
  • None of the above
Q12 | In a diesel engine, the consumption of diesel oil per BHP per hour is nearly
  • 10 grams
  • 200 grams
  • 1250 grams
  • 100 grams
  • 850 grams
Q13 | First geothermal energy plant in India was tried at
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Bihar
  • Kerala
  • None of the above
Q14 | The formula for Cetane is
  • C6H15
  • C10H24
  • C10H12
  • C16H34
  • C12H32
Q15 | The vacuum inside a incandescent lamp is of the order of
  • 10-5 mm Hg
  • 10-2 mm Hg
  • 10-4 mm Hg
  • 10-3 mm Hg
  • 10-6 mm Hg
Q16 | Humacite is the name associated with
  • lignites
  • radioactive minerals
  • bitumins
  • refrigerants
  • None of the above
Q17 | Tidal energy plant in India is being located at
  • Kerala
  • Gujarat
  • Orissa
  • Tamil Nadu
  • None of the above
Q18 | When pulverised fuel is not used the equipment used for feeding coal to the boiler is
  • Stoker
  • Regenerator
  • Heater
  • Burner
  • Feed pump
Q19 | In case the characteristic impedance of the line is equal to the load impedance
  • all the energy will pass to the earth
  • all the energy will be lost in transmission losses
  • the system will resonatc badly
  • all the energy sent will be absorbed by the load
  • None of the above
Q20 | The specific gravity of aluminium is
  • 3.71
  • 5.71
  • 1.71
  • 2.71
  • 4.71
Q21 | The illumination level in the houses is usually in the range
  • 400 to 650 lumens/m2
  • 2500 to 3000 lumens/m2
  • 1200 to 1600 lumens/m2
  • 100 to 1400 lumens/m2
  • 10 to 20 lumens/m2
Q22 | For under water movement of a submarine the power is provided by
  • Tidal energy
  • Solar energy
  • Thermoionic converters
  • Geothermal energy
  • Batteries
Q23 | For constant voltage transmission, the drop is compensated by installing
  • synchronous motors
  • capacitors
  • inductors
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
Q24 | The total power of a wind stream is proportional to
  • velocity of stream
  • (velocity of stream)2
  • (velocity of stream)3
  • None of the above
Q25 | Which of the following is considered to be superior quality coal for power plants?
  • Peat
  • Bituminous coal
  • Lignite
  • Coke
  • Pulverised coal