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#1
What is the GMR of a seven strands conductor in terms of radius r of an individual strand?
A2.1r
B1.46r
C2.304r
D2.177r
#2
In a pure reactive circuit, the power factor is
Alagging
B0
Cleading
Dunity
#3
Power factor is defined as the ratio of
Avolt ampere in watts
Bvolt ampere reactive to watts
Cwatts to volt ampere
Dwatts to volt ampere reactive
#4
In a series circuit consisting of resistance and reactance, power factor is defined as the ratio of
Aresistance to impedance
Breactance to impedance
Cresistance to reactance
Dimpedance to resistance
#5
For a parallel circuit consisting of resistance and reactance the value of power factor is the ratio of
Aimpedance to reactance
Bresistance to impedance
Creactance to impedance
Dimpedance to resistance
#6
It is not easy to find the value of impedance in parallel circuit but power factor can be easily obtained as the ratio of
Aactive current to line current
Bline current to active current
Creactive current to line current
Dreactive currect to active current
#7
The power factor of a.c. circuit containing both a resistor and a capacitor is
Amore than unity
Bleading power factor
Cleading by \(90^\circ\)
Dlagging by \(90^\circ\)
#8
In an ac circuit, a low value of reactive volt ampere compared with watts indicates
Ahigh power factor
Bleading power factor
Cunity power factor
Dlow power factor
#9
In a given ac circuit when power factor is unity the reactive power is
Amaximum
Bequal to I2R
C0
D1
#10
The capacitor of power factor correction are rated in terms of
Avoltage
BVA
CkW
DkVAR
#11
Poor power factor results in all of the following except
Aoverloading of transformers
Boverloading of alternators
Creduction in power losses
Dreduction in load handling capacity of electrical system
#12
For the same load, if the power factor of load is reduced it will
Adraw more current
Bsame current but less power
Cless current
Dless current but more power
#13
The power factor of an incandescent bulb is
A0.8 lagging
B0.8 leading
Cunity
D0
#14
Power factor of the magnetizing component of a transformer is
Aunity
B0.8 lagging
Calways leading
Dzero
#15
One of the reasons of for improving the power factor is
Ato increase the reactive power
Bto decrease the reactive power
Cto increase the real power
Dto decrease the real power
#16
Another reason for improving the power factor is
Ato avoid poor voltage regulation
Bto keep voltage regulation constant
Cto increase the voltage regulation
Dto decrease the voltage regulation
#17
Power factor improvement may be achieved by the use of
Asynchronous motor
Blong transmission lines
Cinduction motor
Dstepper motor
#18
The advantage of using static capacitor to improve the power factor is because they
Aare not variable
Bare almost loss free
Cprovide continuous change of power factor
Dare fixed
#19
Many industrial tariffs penalize consumers whose power factor falls
Abelow 0.8
Bbelow unity
Cbetween 0.8 and 0.95
Dbelow 0.4
#20
Which of the following methods of generating electric power from the sea water is more advantageous
Awater power
Btidal power
Cocean power
Dnone of these

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