On This Page
This set of Energy Conversion Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Energy Conversion Set 16
Q1 | soot is virtually nothing but
- ash
- cinder
- gas
- carbon
- None of the above
Q2 | Which of the following is not needed in megneto hydrodynamic power plants?
- Chimney
- Combustor
- Steam turbine
- Fuel
- None of the above
Q3 | A four stroke petrol engine is designed to develop 35 BHP at 200 RPM. It has an indicated mean effective pressure of 20 kg/cm2, a stroke of 35 cm and a bore diameter of 20 cm. Using this data mechanical efficiency of the engine at the running condition given would be closest to
- 50 percent
- 60 percent
- 70 percent
- 80 percent
- None of the above
Q4 | Particles having the same atomic number but different mass unmbers are called
- Beta particles
- Positrons
- Isotopes
- Ions
- Decayed particles
Q5 | Careful handling of fuel is essential for which of the following power plant?
- Hydro-electric power plant
- Diesel engine power plant
- Gas turbine power plant
- Steam power plant
- Nuclear power plant
Q6 | High load factor can be expected in
- power plants near load centre
- slow speed power plants
- multi-unit power plants
- base load stations
- None of the above
Q7 | Flash generally results from
- gas turbines
- diesel engines
- pulverized coal boilers
- fluidized bed boilers
- None of the above
Q8 | A load curve helps in deciding
- size of the generating units
- total installed capacity of the plant
- operating schedule of the generating units
- All of the above
- None of the above
Q9 | In any transmission line
- ?BC = 1 - AD
- AC - BD = -1
- AB = CD + 1
- AC = BD + 1
- AB - CD = -1
Q10 | The device used to generate power utilising energy of wind is called
- Air motor
- Aerogenerator
- Windmill
- Wind generagor
- None of the above
Q11 | Pea coal is
- anthracite coal, small in size
- same as peat
- low ash content lignite
- none of the above
- None of the above
Q12 | Air curtains find applications in
- air conditioned spaces
- green houses
- nuclear power plants
- solar energy system
- None of the above
Q13 | A current of 10 milli-amperes through human body
- will cause mild sensation
- will affect muscle control
- will affect breathing
- will cause death
- None of the above
Q14 | A curve showing the variation of load on a power station with respect to time is known as
- Flow chart
- Performance curve
- Load curve
- Diversity factor
- Load duration curve
Q15 | Nagarjunsagar dam has been constructed on river
- Kali
- Krishna
- Kaveri
- Charnbal
- Mahanadi
Q16 | The location of which power plant is mainly decided by the geographical factors?
- Diesel engine power plant
- Hydro-electric power plant
- Steam power plant
- Nuclear power plant
- Gas turbine power plant
Q17 | In petrothermal systems of geothermal energy there is hot dry rock but no underground water. In such systems energy is obtained by
- circulating compressed air
- pumping water
- creating water wells
- None of the above
- None of the above
Q18 | A fast breeder reactor
- operates with fast neutrons and produces less fissionable material than it consumes
- operates with fast neutrons and produces more fissionable material than it consumes
- operates with slow neutrons and produces less fissionable material than it consumes
- operates with slow neutrons and produces more fissionable material than it consumes
- None of the above
Q19 | The current down by the transmission line due to corona losses is
- sinusoidal
- square
- non-sinusoidal
- None of the above
Q20 | In a transmission line following are the distributed parameters
- resistance and inductance only
- resistance, inductance and capacitance
- resistance, inductance, capacitance and short conductance
- None of the above
Q21 | The effect of ice deposition on conductor is
- increased skin effect
- reduced corona losses
- increased weight
- reduced sag
- None of the above
Q22 | Illumination due to moonlight is nearly
- 18 lumens/meter2
- 300 lumens/meter2
- 0.3 lumen/meter2
- 1.8 lumens/meter2
- 30 lumens/meter2
Q23 | Which of the following place is not associated with hydro-electric power plants?
- Bhakra
- Farakka
- Koyana
- Singrauli
- Nagarjunsagar
Q24 | The speed of the primemover is controlled by
- cam shaft
- feed pump
- regulator
- governor
- None of the above
Q25 | The expected life of wooden pols for transmission line is
- 30 to 60 years
- 20 to 25 years
- 5 to 8 years
- 1 to 2 years
- 2 to 5 years