MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 2)
Which one of the following statement is TRUE?

The current carrying capacity of cables in DC is less than that in AC.
In the cables, the location of fault is usually found out by comparing the capacitances of insulated conductors.
In the cables, sheaths are used to provide enough strength.
Underground cables are laid at sufficient depth to avoid being unearthed easily due to removal of soil.

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

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MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 2)
A short-shunt dc compound generator supplies 50 A at 300 V. If the shunt field resistance, series field resistance and armature resistance are 30 Ω, 0.03Ω, and 0.05 Ω respectively, determine the e.m.f. generated.

304.5 V
308.5 V
302.5 V
306.5 V

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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:

75 kVAR
50 kVAR
100 kVAR
25 kVAR

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MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 2)
In a power network, 400 kV is recorded at a 415 kV bus. A 50 MVAR, 415 kV shunt reactor is connected to the bus. What is the reactive power absorbed by the shunt reactor?

46.45 MVAR
76.45 MVAR
66.45 MVAR
56.45 MVAR

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