MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 2)
A 3-phase motor load has a p.f. of 0.397 lagging. The two wattmeter method used to measure power show the input as 30 kW. Find the reading on each wattmeter.

W1 = 5 kW and W2 = 25 kW
W1 = 10 kW and W2 = 20 kW
W1 = -10 kW and W2 = 40 kW
W1 = -5 kW and W2 = 35 kW

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MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 2)
Which one of the following statement with respect to Aerial Bunched Cables (ABC) system is TRUE?

ABC system is not suitable for rural electrification which are situated in difficult terrain, hills, forests and coastal areas.
ABC system totally eliminates the fault on lines and thereby improving the quality of supply.
The overall cost of the ABC system is very high as compared to the bare conductor system.
ABC system requires more clearance, insulators and high maintenance.

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MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 2)
A three-phase, 12 kV, 50 Hz and 300 kW load is operating at 0.8 pf lag. If the pf is to be improved to unity, using star connected capacitor, the per phase value of the reactive VAR required is:

25 kVAR
75 kVAR
100 kVAR
50 kVAR

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