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    1. Surge tanks are installed in hydroelectric power plants to prevent water hammer phenomenon by absorbing pressure surges in the penstock. Trash racks are located at water intakes to prevent debris from entering turbines. Compressors in gas turbine plants must be started before gas turbines to supply compressed air for combustion. 2. Moderators in nuclear reactors absorb kinetic energy from neutrons to slow them down. Penstocks connect forebays to turbine scroll cases and surge tanks are installed at turbine inlets except they must be closed. 3. The overall efficiency of thermal power plants equals the product of thermal and generation efficiencies. Hydroelectric plants

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    1. Surge tanks are installed in hydroelectric power plants to prevent water hammer phenomenon by absorbing pressure surges in the penstock. Trash racks are located at water intakes to prevent debris from entering turbines. Compressors in gas turbine plants must be started before gas turbines to supply compressed air for combustion. 2. Moderators in nuclear reactors absorb kinetic energy from neutrons to slow them down. Penstocks connect forebays to turbine scroll cases and surge tanks are installed at turbine inlets except they must be closed. 3. The overall efficiency of thermal power plants equals the product of thermal and generation efficiencies. Hydroelectric plants

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    1. Surge tanks are installed in hydroelectric power plants to prevent water hammer phenomenon by absorbing pressure surges in the penstock. Trash racks are located at water intakes to prevent debris from entering turbines. Compressors in gas turbine plants must be started before gas turbines to supply compressed air for combustion. 2. Moderators in nuclear reactors absorb kinetic energy from neutrons to slow them down. Penstocks connect forebays to turbine scroll cases and surge tanks are installed at turbine inlets except they must be closed. 3. The overall efficiency of thermal power plants equals the product of thermal and generation efficiencies. Hydroelectric plants

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    1. Surge tanks are installed in hydroelectric power plants to prevent water hammer phenomenon by absorbing pressure surges in the penstock. Trash racks are located at water intakes to prevent debris from entering turbines. Compressors in gas turbine plants must be started before gas turbines to supply compressed air for combustion. 2. Moderators in nuclear reactors absorb kinetic energy from neutrons to slow them down. Penstocks connect forebays to turbine scroll cases and surge tanks are installed at turbine inlets except they must be closed. 3. The overall efficiency of thermal power plants equals the product of thermal and generation efficiencies. Hydroelectric plants

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    1.

    Which element of hydroelectric power plant prevents the penstock from water hammer
    phenomenon?
    a) Valves and Gates
    b) Draft tubes
    c) Spillway
    d) Surge Tank
    2. The function of a moderator is to
    a) absorb the part of the Kinetic energy of the neutrons
    b)extract the heat
    c)reflect back some of the neutrons
    d)start the reactor

    3.Trash racks are built for ___________


    a) discharging the water freely from the turbine exit to tailrace
    b) preventing the turbine from ingress of floating and other materials
    c) creating artificial head to store sufficient potential energy of water
    d) controlling the opening of valves
    4. The compressor has to be started
    a) Before starting the gas turbine.
    b) After starting the gas turbine
    c) Simultaneously with starting of gas turbine
    d)  At any time during the operation.

    5. Penstock in a hydroelectric power plant is _____________


    a) a pipe connected to runner outlet
    b) nozzle that release high pressure water on turbine blades
    c) a conduit connecting forebay to scroll case of turbine
    d) a pipe connecting surge tank to dam
    6.Which statement about surge tank is wrong?
    a) Ideal location of surge tank is at the turbine inlet
    b) A decrease in load demands cause a rise in water level in surge tank
    c) Surge tanks are totally closed to avoid entry of unwanted objects to penstock
    d) Surge tanks are installed to reduce harm effects of water hammer phenomenon
    7. Trash racks are located _____________
    a) near tailrace
    b) at the entrance of turbine
    c) inside penstock
    d) intake
    8. Overall efficiency of thermal power plant is equal to ___________
    a) Thermal efficiency
    b) Generation efficiency
    c) Multiplication of thermal and generation efficiency
    d) Ratio of thermal and generation efficiency
    9.What is the principle of operation of steam power plant?
    a) Carnot cycle
    b) Brayton cycle
    c) Stirling cycle
    d) Rankine cycle
    10.The hydroelectric power plants are__________
    a. Operating cost is high and initial cost is high
    b. Operating cost is low and initial cost is high
    c. Operating cost is low and initial cost is low
    d. Operating cost is high and initial cost is low
    11.Wind energy
    a) Is clean, almost free and domestically produced
    b) Has higher cost comparatively
    c) Develops power proportional to the power of the wind
    d) All of these
    12.How much coal is required to generate energy equivalent to the energy generated by 1 kg of
    uranium?
    a) 30000 tonnes of high grade coal
    b) 300 tonnes of high grade coal
    c) 10000 tonnes of high grade coal
    d) 3000 tonnes of high grade coal
    13.In nuclear power stations which nuclear reaction is performed?
    a) Nuclear fission
    b) Nuclear fusion
    c) 90% fission and 10% fusion
    d) 90% fusion and 10% fission
    14.The fuel mainly used in nuclear fission reactors are:
    a) U235
    b) U239
    c) U233
    d) U238
    15.Which of the following is the most essential requirement of control rod material?
    a) It must be light weight
    b) It must be cheap
    c) It must have high absorption capacity for neutrons
    d) It must be very reflective to neutrons
    16.The main body of reactor is called ____________
    a) Thermal shielding
    b) Reactor vessel
    c) Reflector
    d) Biological shielding
    17.The installation time for a gas turbine power plant is ______________
    a) Comparatively less than thermal power plant
    b) Comparatively more than thermal power plant
    c) Equal to thermal power plant
    d) Very much longer than thermal power plant
    18.Which of the following is not used in gas turbine power plant?
    a) Compressor
    b) Turbine
    c) Combustion chamber
    d) Condenser
    19.Which component of gas turbine power plant is main cause of its low efficiency?
    a) Gas turbine
    b) Combustion chamber
    c) Compressor
    d) Starting motor
    20.What is intercooling in gas turbine power plant?
    a) Removal of heat from combustion gas between stages of turbine
    b) Removal of heat from compressor between stages of compressor
    c) Removal of heat from intake air
    d) Removal of heat from exhaust air
    21.What is the function of regenerator?
    a) Eatery compresses the exhaust gases
    b) It heats the compressed air
    c) It regenerates the combustible gas from exhaust gas
    d) It regenerates the combustible oil from exhaust gas
    22.Fuel other than natural gas i.e. solid and liquid fuels can be used in _______
    a) open cycle gas turbine power plant
    b) closed cycle gas turbine power plant
    c) open and closed cycle gas turbine power plant
    d) only natural gas is used in gas turbine power plant
    23.What is the main source for the formation of wind?
    a) Uneven land
    b) Sun
    c) Vegetation
    d) Seasons
    24. What type of energy is wind energy?
    a) Renewable energy
    b) Non-renewable energy
    c) Conventional energy
    d) Commercial energy
    25. Which part of the wind turbines senses wind speed, wind direction, shaft speed and torque?
    a) Turbine blade
    b) Shaft
    c) Rotor
    d) Controller
    26.A module in a solar panel refers to
    a. Series arrangement of solar cells.
    b. Parallel arrangement of solar cells.
    c. Series and parallel arrangement of solar cells.
    d. None of the above.

    27. The region where the electrons and holes diffused across the junction is called ________
    a) Depletion Junction
    b) Depletion region
    c) Depletion space
    d) Depletion boundary

    28.Major heat loss in a steam power station occurs in _______________


    a.compressor
    b.boiler
    c.condenser
    d.Turbine

    29.The cost of fuel transportation is minimum in ________ plant


    a.steam power
    b.hydro power
    c.nuclear power
    d.gas power

    30.Economiser are used to heat_____


    a.air
    b.feed water
    c.steam
    d.none of the above

    31.Which among these is the main component of a gas turbine plant?


    a)  Condenser
    b) Compressor.
    c)  Boiler
    d) Both (b) & (c)
    32.The thermal efficiency of a steam plant is defined as?
    a)The ratio of heat equivalent of electrical output to the heat of combustion of coal.
    b) The ratio of heat of combustion of coal to the heat equivalent of electrical output.
    c)The ratio of heat equivalent of mechanical energy transmitted to the turbine shaft to the heat of
    combustion of coal.
    d. The ratio of heat of combustion of coal to the heat equivalent of mechanical energy
    transmitted to the turbine shaft.

    33. The flue gases are released to the atmosphere through _____________
    a) Air- Preheater
    b) Forced draught
    c) Induced draught
    d) Electrostatic precipitato

    1.What are the advantages of Hydroelectric plant?

    2.What are the disadvantages of Hydroelectric plant?

    3.Explain the function of surge tank and penstock in Hydroelectric plant?

    4.What factors are taken into account while selecting the site for steam power plant?

    5.what are the advantages of steam power plant?

    6.what are the disadvantages of steam power plant?

    7.Explain the function of economizer in thermal power plant?

    8.Explain the function of air –preheater in thermal power plant?

    9.What is solar cell?Mention any two application of solar photovoltaic system.

    10.what are the advantages of nuclear power plant?

    11.what are disadvantages of nuclear power plant?

    12.Define Thermal efficiency?

    13 Define overall efficiency?


    14.what are factors to be considerd while selecting the site for gas turbine power plant?

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