Question Bank
CMD LSGD Kerala Electrical Engineer Exam - English
Duration: 120 · Questions: 100 · Max Marks: 100 · Language: 1
Concerned Subject
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Resistance switching is normally resorted in case of
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By transmitting power at high voltage
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Which statement about the daily load curve is valid ?
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High voltage Schring bridge is used to measure
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Draw - in - system of laying underground cables has the drawback (s) of
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Surge impedance of a transmission line is
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If two synchronous generators connected in parallel loose synchronism, it will lead to
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A differential relay responds to
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The conductor carries more current on the surface in comparison to its core. This phenomenon is called the
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A booster is connected in
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Fuses have got advantages of
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The power transmitted will be maximum when
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The connected load of a consumer is 2 kW and his maximum demand is 1.5 kW. The load factor of the consumer is
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In a transformer, the exciting current will be in phase quadrature with the impressed voltage provided
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Which of the following techniques is used for the measurements of a.c. high frequency voltages ?
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Use of additional shunt capacitor can be made for increasing the capability of line as it
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The sag of a transmission line is least affected owing to
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In case of Impulse Thermal break down of solid insulating materials, the critical electric field is proportional to
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The insulation of the modern EHV lines is designed based on
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For constant voltage transmission, the voltage drop along the line is maintained constant by installing
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AC network analyser is employed for solving the problems of
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The change in excitation in an alternator connected to an infinite line provides a corresponding change in
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Different types of insulators used for transmission lines are
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The conductor connecting consumer's terminals to the distributor is called the
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Which of the following method or techniques can be used for the measurement of high d.c. voltages ?
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The ripple voltage in dc output is small if
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The voltage measurements using uniform spark gap are
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Neutral earthing is provided for
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The function of Lightning arrester is
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In which of the following cases are delay fuses used ?
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In order to improve the voltage profile of the line, compensation is resorted by providing
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Skin effect in conductor is proportional to
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The function of steel wire in an ACSR conductor is to
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A fault is more severe from the view point of RRRV if it is a
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Protective resistance to be connected between the sphere gap and the test equipment is required while measuring
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Series capacitor is used in a transmission line to
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The passive element that is used as interconnecting element for the stable operation of interconnected system is
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Corona loss in a transmission line is dependent on
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In a minimum oil circuit breaker the oil is used
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Skin effect is
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Rated making capacity of breaker is equal to
- A.
X rated symmetrical breaking capacity - B.2.55 X rated symmetrical breaking capacity
- C.1 X rated symmetrical breaking capacity
- D.none of these
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The main reason for using high voltage for long distance power transmission is
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Bus - coupler is very essential in
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With the rise in temperature, the insulation resistivity
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The effect of bonding the cable is
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Increase in temperature in overhead transmission lines causes
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The insulation resistance of the cable decreases with the
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Corona has the disadvantage(s) of
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In a load duration curve for an intergrated power system the uppermost crest represents the energy contributed by
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At bridge crossing and near the railway track ternary lead cables are used because they
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The heat produced at the contact point owing to flow of electric current is least affected by
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A stationary alternator should not be connected to the live bus - bar because
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In a transmission system the feeder supplies power to
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For a given amount of power to be transmitted over a certain distance with fixed power loss, the volume of copper required is
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Power despatch through a line can be increased by
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In the figure shown which curve represents the variation of cost of generation per kWh with the load factor, for a thermal power plant ?
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Under 'no load conditions the current in a transmission line is because of
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The only advantage of corona is that it
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Earth wires are made of
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The connected load of a consumer is 2 kW and his maximum demand is 1.5 kW. The demand factor of the consumer is
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A lightning arrester connected between the line and earth in a power system
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Oil filled cables have the advantage(s) of
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A bus coupler circuit breaker is utilised in a substation for
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The fluids used in circuit breakers should be of
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Feeder is designed mainly from the point of view of
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Power output per unit volume of an MHD generator is proportional to
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Increase in frequecy of transmission line causes
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A dc series generator can excite itself
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Thermal relays are used for protection of motors against over - current owing to
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Transmission efficiency of a transmission line increases with the
General Awareness, Aptitude & Reasoning & English Language
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Early inhabitants of Kerala belonged to the last phase of .......
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The first recorded history of Kerala seems inside the inscriptions of ....
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Which among the following is correct ?
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Kannur and wayanad districts were ruled by .......
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Kannanar was a poet laureate of .....
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Which among the following was a famous harbour town of Cheras ?
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I go to Madurai by —– Vaigai Express
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Have the car stolen!
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The payment was collected by the hardworking salesman.
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The Finance Department has ……………a centralized online databank system for all statutory government bodies to …………an eye on their assets and liabilities.
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Assets
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Affidavit
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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘CLEANLINESS’ each of the which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet, in the same sequence?
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Team A has scored more goals than Team B
Team C has scored fewer goals than Team B
Team A has scored fewer goals than Team C .
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Team C has scored fewer goals than Team B
Team A has scored fewer goals than Team C .
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
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If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the second, the third, the sixth and the eight letters of the word FRAGMENT using each only once, which of the following will be the third letter of that word ? If no such word can be formed, give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give ‘Y’ as the answer.
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How many such letters are there in the word ORIENTAL each of which is as far away from the beginning of the word as when they are arranged alphabetically?
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Which letter in this alphabet is the eighth letter to the right of the letter and which is tenth letter to the left of the last but one letter of the alphabet ?
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If the third alphabet of each of the words is changed to the next alphabet in the English alphabetical series, which of the following will form a meaningful English word?
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If the given words are arranged in the order as they would appear in a dictionary from left to right, which of the following will be second from the right ?
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The cash difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is Rs. 3. The ratio of the two selling prices is:__________ ?
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Which of the following numbers is irrational ?
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356 x 936 – 356 x 836 = ?
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Chemistry but not in Physics.
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Physics or Maths but not in Chemistry.
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What is the percentage of persons who read all the three papers ?
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What is the percentage of persons who read only two papers?
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Sattriya dance form is famous in which of these states ?
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Which is the longest river in India?
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Who among the following was associated with Enlightenment philosophy?
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Which country adopted the euro as its official currency on January 1, 2026, becoming the 21st member of the eurozone?