MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 1)
Consider the following statements and choose the correct option:
Statement 1: The magnitude of earth fault current for a given fault position within a winding depends upon the method of neutral grounding.
Statement 2: Earth fault protection for an electric motor is provided by means of instantaneous overcurrent relay.

Statement 1 is FALSE and Statement 2 is TRUE
Statement 1 is TRUE and Statement 2 is FALSE
Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are FALSE
Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are TRUE

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MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 1)
A single phase motor connected to 400 V, 50 Hz supply takes 30 A at a power factor of 0.7 lagging. Calculate the capacitance required in parallel with the motor to raise the power factor to 0.9 lagging.

89.5 μF
79.5 μF
69.5 μF
99.5 μF

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MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 1)
A 16 A, Type B Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB) will disconnect a fault in 0.1s when the fault current is

between 48 A and 80 A
greater than 32 A
less than 16 A
less than 16 A

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MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 1)
Murray loop test is performed on a faulty cable 300 m long. At balance, the resistance connected to the faulty core was set at 15 Ω and the resistance of the resistor connected to the sound core was 45 Ω. Calculate the distance of the fault point from the test end.

75 m
150 m
225 m
450 m

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