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The pressure of water is atmospheric and remains constant while passing

1 over the runner in __________

The runner of __________ turbine always be under pressure of above

2 atmospheric pressure

What is the head of water available at turbine inlet in hydro-electric

3 power plant called?

4 The energy of water entering the reaction turbine is _______

5 What kind of a process does a ‘Steam Power Plant’ undergoes?

6 The cheapest plant in operation and maintenance is.......

7
Gross head of a hydro power station is........

8 Francis and kaplan turbine is used for........heads hydro-electric plant.

9 Pelton turbine is suitable for high head and........

10 A moderator generally used in nuclear power plants is

11 The control rods in the control system of nuclear reactors are used to

12 Role of penstock:

13 Reaction turbines are used for:

14 Impulse turbines are used for:

15 Which one of the following has a minimum running cost:

16 Which of the following reactors does not need moderator?

17 Heat energy generated in per unit volume of reactor core in thermal

reactor is ___________
18 In which of the following reactors material converted into fissile materials
is more than fissile material consumed?
19 The fuel mainly used in nuclear fission reactors are:
 a b c
Option a Option b Option c

Impulse turbine Reaction turbine Both a and b

Turgo Girand Kaplan

head race tail race gross head

fully the pressure partly the pressure energy and

fully the kinetic energy
energy partly the kinetic energy

Adiabatic Cyclic Irreversible

Steam power plant Nuclear power palnt Hydro-electric power plant

The difference of water level The height of the water The height of the water level in
between the level in the level in the river where the river where the tail race is
storage and tail race the storage is provided provided

Medium and low head High head Low head

High discharge Low discharge High and low discharge

heavy water concrete graphite & concrete

control fuel consumption absorb excess neutrons control temperature

Carries water to the turbine Absorbs pressure swing Is used with Kaplan turbines

Low heads Medium heads Both of these

Low heads Medium heads Both of these

Nuclear power plant Hydropower plant Diesel power plant

Thermal reactor Fast reactor Intermediate reactor

less than that in fast reactorsmore than that in fast reactors

equal to that and fast reactors

Burner reactor Slow reactors Converter reactor

U235 U239 U233
 d Correct Answer
Option d a/b/c/d

None of the mentioned

A

None of the mentioned

C

net head
D

unpredictable
C
Expansion
B
None of the above
C

None of the above

Low and high head

A
None of the above
B
graphite
C

all of the mentioned

B
Reduces load
A
None of these
C
None of these
D
Steam power plant
B
Power reactor
B
unpredictable
A
Breeder reactor
D
U238
A
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1 Reflector in nuclear power plants _________ neutron leakage.

2 Nuclear reactors are used

3 A hydro-electric power plant with 150-meter head and 8*10^9 kg of water

will generate how much energy if overall efficiency is 82%.

4 Which of the following can be used as both as coolant and moderator ?

5 In which part of nuclear power plant steam is produced?

6 Which of the following material is not used as moderator?

Which of the following part of nuclear reactor is used to control the rate
7 of reaction.

8 Reactors used for electricity generation are called ______________

9
What is the difference in size of thermal reactor and fast reactor?

10 Which of the following reactors uses its fuel as coolant?

In which of the following reactor it is possible to add remove and process

11 the reactor fuel during reactor operation?

In which of the following reactors fissile and fertile materials are kept
12 separate?

Any leakage or component failure in primary nuclear fission reactor

13 coolant system is dangerous.

14 Surge tank:
15
The power output from a hydro-electric power plant depends on three
parameters........
 a b c d
Option a Option b Option c Option d
Increases Decreases Have no effect on None of these

To produce heat for To produce fissionable To propel ships,

submarines, All of these
thermoelectric power material
aircrafts

3.82 * 10^13 kWh 4.98 * 10^13 kWh 9.65 * 10^13 kWh 9.98 * 10^13 kWh

Helium Molten sodium Lithium Ordinary water

Boiler Heat exchanger Chamber across the reactor Air preheater

Oxygen Ordinary water Heavy water Graphite

Moderator Control rods Reflector Coolant

Research and development Production reactors Power reactors Electron reactors

reactors

Size of thermal
Size of thermal reactor is Size of thermal reactor reactor is very
slightly more than size of is slightly less than size Both are of same size
much larger than
fast reactor of fast reactor
size of fast reactor

Direct reactor Indirect reactorBoth direct and indirect reactorSolid fuel reactor

Both homogeneous and

Homogeneous reactor Heterogeneous reactor Solid fuel reactor
heterogeneous reactors

In one and two It is impossible to separate

In one region reactor In two region reactor
region reactor them

True False Partial True Cant say

Reduce surge
Is used with Kaplan
Is the main reservoir Absorbs pressure swing frequency of
turbines
electricity
 Efficiency of the
system,type of Type of dam,discharge
Head,type and dam of Head,discharge and
draft tube and and type of catchment
discharge efficiency of the system type of turbine area
used
Correct Answer
a/b/c/d

B
B
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Rankine cycle efficiency in a good steam power station may be in the

1 range between........

2
In nuclear fission

3 During load shedding

Nuclear power plants are suitable only for load factor over
4 _________

Which of the following statement is true?

I. In homogeneous reactors the nuclear fuel and the moderator
5 represents a uniform mixture in the fluid form.
II. In heterogeneous reactors separate fuel sludge or roads are
inserted in the moderator
III. Most of the nuclear reactors used these days are of homogeneous
type

Which of the following is the most essential requirement of control

6 rod material?

7 Draw the flow duration curve and mass curve if the average inflow
rate of a river are as follows.From mass curve determine the storage
capacity for a constant demand of 1100 m3/s .

8 The following data was recorded from a test of surface condenser.

Inlet temp of circulating water = 21 ° C, exit temp of circulating water
= 35 ° C. vacuum in the condenser = 704.7 mm of Hg. Barometer
reading = 76 mm of Hg. Calculate the efficiency of condenser.

9 The average rate of inflow during 12 months for a river are as under
determine the following
I) Average flow ii) power developed under a head of 160 m. if overall
efficiency is 80 %. Iii) Capacity of storage required for one year.
Neglect losses due to evaporation, seepage etc. assume each month
30 days.
 A Pelton wheel of 3 m runner works under a head of 800 m. it runs at
10 60 rpm. The discharge rate in to runner is 3 m3/s. find i) input power
to runner ii) shaft power from runner having mechanical efficiency of
92 %. Iii) net power output if generated is 96 % efficient iv) specific
speed of turbine v) no of turbines needed to generate 100 MW.
 a b c d
Option a Option b Option c Option d

15% - 20% 35% - 40% 50% - 60% 90% - 95%

The original elements The molecules

change into completely The electrons of the element rearrange themselves to None of the above
change
different elements form other molecules

system power factor is system voltage is system frequency is

some loads are switched off.
changed. reduced. reduced.

0.5 0.7 0.3 0.8

Only statement I and II Only statement I and III are Only statement II and III Only statement III is
are true true are true true

It must have high

It must be light weight It must be cheap absorption capacity
It must
for be very reflective to neutrons
neutrons
Correct Answer
a/b/c/d