MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 2)
In a test by Murray loop for ground fault on 600 m of cable having a resistance of 1.5 Ω/km, the faulty cable is looped with a sound cable of the same length and area of cross section. If the ratio of the other two arms of the testing network at balance is 3 : 1, find the distance of the fault from the testing end of cables.

300 m
200 m
400 m
100 m

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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:

100 kVAR
50 kVAR
25 kVAR
75 kVAR

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

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MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 2)
In a short circuit test on circuit breaker, time to reach the peak re-striking voltage is 50 µs with the peak restriking voltage of 100 kV. Determine average RRRV (Rate of rise re-striking voltage)?

3 x 10⁶ kV/sec
2 x 10⁶ kV/sec
1 x 10⁶ kV/sec
4 x 10⁶ kV/sec

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