Power System & Generation Test Questions - Set 12

1)   Load carrying capacity of belt conveyor is about___________?

a. 20 to 40 tonnes/hr
b. 50 to 100 tonnes/hr
c. 100 to 150 tonnes/hr
d. 150 to 200 tonnes/hr
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 50 to 100 tonnes/hr

Explanation:
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2)   In coal preparation plant, magnetic separators are used to remove___________?

a. dust
b. clinkers
c. iron particles
d. sand
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: iron particles

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   Secondary air is the air used to______________?

a. reduce the flame length
b. increase the flame length
c. transport and dry the coal
d. provide air round the burners for getting optimum combustion
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: provide air round the burners for getting optimum combustion

Explanation:
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4)   Primary air is that air which is used to_____________?

a. reduce the flame length
b. increase the flame length
c. transport and dry the coal
d. provide air around burners for get¬ting optimum combustion
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: transport and dry the coal

Explanation:
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5)   Caking coals are those which__________?

a. burn completely
b. burn freely
c. do not form ash
d. form lumps or masses of coke
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: form lumps or masses of coke

Explanation:
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6)   The capacity of large turbo-generators varies from___________?

a. 20 to 100 MW
b. 50 to 300 MW
c. 70 to 400 MW
d. 100 to 650 MW
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 50 to 300 MW

Explanation:
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7)   Economisers improve boiler efficiency by__________?

a. 1 to 5%
b. 4 to 10%
c. 10 to 12%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 4 to 10%

Explanation:
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8)   Steam pressure in a steam power station, which is usually kept now-a-days is of the order of____________?

a. 20 kgf/cm2
b. 50 kgf/cm2
c. 100 kgf/cm2
d. 150 kgf/cm2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 150 kgf/cm2

Explanation:
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9)   Load center in a power station is___________?

a. center of coal fields
b. center of maximum load of equipments
c. center of gravity of electrical system
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: center of gravity of electrical system

Explanation:
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10)   The efficiency of a modern boiler using coal and heat recovery equipment is about_____________?

a. 25 to 30%
b. 40 to 50%
c. 65 to 70%
d. 85 to 90%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 85 to 90%

Explanation:
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11)   The maximum length of a screw conveyer is about___________?

a. 30 metres
b. 40 metres
c. 60 metres
d. 100 metres
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 30 metres

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   Belt conveyer can be used to transport coal at inclinations upto____________?

a. 30°
b. 60°
c. 80°
d. 90°
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 30°

Explanation:
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13)   Steam turbines commonly used in steam power station are__________?

a. condensing type
b. non-condensing type
c. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: condensing type

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   For the safety of a steam boiler the number of safety valves fitted are____________?

a. four
b. three
c. two
d. one
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: two

Explanation:
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15)   Pipes carrying steam are generally made up of_____________?

a. steel
b. cast iron
c. copper
d. aluminium
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: steel

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   Evaporative type of condenser has___________?

a. steam in pipes surrounded by water
b. water in pipes surrounded by steam
c. either A. or (b)
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: steam in pipes surrounded by water

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   In a regenerative surface condenser_____________?

a. there is one pump to remove air and condensate
b. there are two pumps to remove air and condensate
c. there are three pumps to remove air, vapour and condensate
d. there is no pump, the condensate gets removed by gravity
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: there are two pumps to remove air and condensate

Explanation:
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18)   In a steam power plant, the function of a condenser is__________?

a. to maintain pressure below atmospheric to increase work output from the primemover
b. to receive large volumes of steam exhausted from steam prime mover
c. to condense large volumes of steam to water which may be used again in boiler
d. all of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: all of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   Edward’s air pump____________?

a. removes air and also vapour from condenser
b. removes only air from condenser
c. removes only un-condensed vapour from condenser
d. removes air alongwith vapour and also the condensed water from condenser
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: removes air alongwith vapour and also the condensed water from condenser

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   The cooling section in the surface condenser__________?

a. increases the quantity of vapour extracted along with air
b. reduces the quantity of vapour extracted along with air
c. does not affect vapour quantity extracted but reduces pump capacity of air extraction pump
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: reduces the quantity of vapour extracted along with air

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!