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.
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.

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MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 2)
A generating station having 'n' section busbars each rated at Q kVA with ×% reactance is connected on the tie-bars systems through busbar reactances of b%. Determine the short circuit kVA if a 3-phase fault takes place on one section.

Q[(1/x) - (n+1)/(bn-x)]
Q[(1/x) + (n+1)/(bn+x)]
Q[(1/x) + (n+1)/(bn-x)]
Q[(1/x) + (n-1)/(bn+x)]

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

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MGVCL Exam Paper (30-07-2021 Shift 2)
The magnitude of the generator earth-fault current is limited by

inserting suitable resistance in neutral grounding circuit
inserting the stabilizing resistance in series with the relay
controlling field exciter
using higher rating CTs

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

In the cables, sheaths are used to provide enough strength.
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.
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 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.

306.5 V
304.5 V
302.5 V
308.5 V

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