MCQs of Unsymmetrical Fault Analysis:

1.The positive, negative and zero sequence impedances of a solidly grounded system under steady
state condition always follow the relations
(a) Z1 > Z2 > Z0
(b) Z1 < Z2 < Z0
(c) Z0 < Z1 < Z2
(d) None of the above
Answer:
Option (a)

2. A shunt fault is characterized by

Answer:

Option (b)

3.If Ia1 is the positive sequence current of an alternator and Z1, Z2 and Z0 are the sequence
impedances of the alternator. The drop produced by the current Ia1 will be
(a) Ia1Z1
(b) Ia1 (Z1 + Z2)
(c) Ia1(Z1 + Z2 + Z0)
(d) Ia1(Z2 + Z0)
Answer:
Option (a)

4.The positive sequence component of voltage at the point of fault is zero when it is a
(a) 3-phase fault
(b) L-L fault
(c) L-L-G fault
(d) L-G fault
 Answer:
Option (a)
5.Tick out the correct statement
(a) The negative and zero Sequence voltages are maximum at the fault point and decrease towards
the neutral
(b) The negative and zero sequence voltages are Minimum at the fault point and increase towards
the neutral
(c) The negative sequence is maximum and zero sequence minimum at the fault point and decrease
and increase respectively towards the neutral
(d) None of the above
Answer:
Option (a)

6. If one phase of supply goes off in the case of 3-phase induction motor, the motor
(a) Comes to a stop
(b) Draws double the initial current and continues to run
(c) Draws 1 ∕√3 times the initial current and continues to run
(d) None of the above
Answer:
Option (d)

7. A single line to ground fault occurs on an unloaded generator in phase a. If Xd = X2 = 0.25 pu,
X0= 0.15 pu, reactance connected in the neutral, XN = 0.05 pu and the initial prefault
voltage is 1.0 pu, then the magnitude of the fault current will be
(a) 3.75 pu
(b) 1.54 pu
(c) 1.43 pu
(d) 1.25 pu
Answer:
Option (a)

8.When a line-to-ground fault occurs, the current in a faulted phase is 100 A.

9. The following sequence currents were recorded in a power system under a fault
condition Ipositive = j1.653 pu, Inegative = – j 0.5 pu, Izero = – j1.153 pu.The fault is
(a) Line to ground
(b) Three-phase
(c) Line to line to ground
(d) Line to line
Answer:
Option (c)
10.A power system is subjected to a fault which makes the zero sequence component
of current equal to zero. The nature of fault is
(a) Double line to ground fault
(b) Double line fault
(c) Line of ground fault
(d) Three-phase to ground fault
Answer:
Option (b)
11.A single line to ground fault occurs on a three-phase isolated neutral system with a line to
neutral voltage of V kV. The potentials on the healthy phases rise to a value equal to
(a) √2V kV
(b) √3V kV
(c) 3V kV
(d) (1 ∕√3)V kV
Answer:
Option (b)
12.If all the sequence voltages at the fault point in a power system are equal, then the fault is a
(a) Three-phase fault
(b) Line to ground fault
(c) Line to line fault
(d) Double line to ground fault
Answer:
Option (d)
13.The zero sequence current of a generator for line to ground fault is j2.4 pu.
Then the current
through the neutral during the fault is
 (a) j2.4 pu
(b) j0.8 pu
(c) j7.2 pu
(d) j0.24 pu
Answer:
Option (c)
14.The severity of line to ground and three-phase faults at the terminals of an unloaded
synchronous generator is to be same. If the terminal voltage is 1.0 pu, Z1 = Z2 = j0.1 pu
and Z0 = j0.05 pu for the alternator, then the required inductive reactance for
neutral grounding is
(a) 0.0166 pu
(b) 0.05 pu
(c) 0.1 pu
(d) 0.15 pu
Answer:
Option (a)
15.The most frequently occurring fault in the power system is
(a) Line to ground fault
(b) Line to line fault
(c) Double line to ground fault
(d) Three-phase fault
Answer:
Option (a)
16.In which type of fault, all the three components Ia0, Ia1, and Ia2 are equal Ia0
(a) line to ground fault
(b) line to line fault
(c) double line to ground fault
(d) None of the above
Answer:
Option (a)
17.When a line-to-ground fault occurs, the current in a faulted phase is 100 A.
The zero sequence current in this case will be
(a) Over voltage on line due to charged cloud
(b) Line to line fault
(c) 3-phase fault
(d) Double line to ground fault
 Answer:
Option (d)
18.In which type of fault, positive sequence and negative sequence voltages are equal
(a) Line to line fault
(b) Double line to ground fault
(c) Line to ground fault
(d) None of the above
Answer:
Option (b)
19. For the fault analysis in power system, symmetrical components are used because
(a) Results are required in terms of symmetrical components
(b) Sequence network do not have mutual coupling
(c) Number of equations becomes smaller
(d) All of above
Answer:
Option (b)
20.Choose the correct one from the statement given
(a) There is a minimum sequence voltage and maximum negative sequence voltage at the fault point
(b) Zero and negative sequence voltages are maximum at fault point towards neutral
(c) Zero sequence and negative sequence voltages are minimum at fault point and increase
towards neutral
(d) None of the above
Answer:
Option (b)
21. For a single line to ground fault the zero sequence current is given by j3 pu. The current
carried by the neutral during the fault is
(a) j1 pu
(b) j3 pu
(c) j9 pu
(d) j6 pu
Answer:
Option (c)
22. When a fault occurs in a power system the zero sequence component of current becomes zero.
The type of fault is
(a) 3-phase to ground fault
(b) Line to line fault
 (c) Double line to ground fault
(d) Line to ground fault
Answer:
Option (b)
23.The following sequence currents were recorded in a power system under a fault
condition Ipositive = j1.923 pu, Inegative = – j0.8 pu, Izero = – j1.246 pu.The fault is
(a) Line to ground
(b) Line to line
(c) Line to line to ground
(d) Three-phase
Answer:
Option (c)
24.Which of the network gets affected by the method of neutral grounding?
(a) Zero sequence network
(b) Positive sequence network
(c) Negative sequence network
(d) All of above
Answer:
Option (a)
25.Zero sequence current flows in a transmission line when there is
(a) Double line to ground fault
(b) An over voltage in a line caused by charged load
(c) Line to line fault
(d) Fault across all the lines
Answer:
Option (a)
26.Zero sequence fault currents are absent when the fault is
(a) Single line to ground
(b) Line to line
(c) Double line to ground
(d) Any of above
Answer:
Option (b)
27.When a line to ground fault occurs, the current in faulted phase is 100 A.
Zero sequence current in this case will be
 (a) Zero
(b) 33.3 A
(c) 66.6 A
(d) 100 A
Answer:
Option (b)
28.Star connected, 3 phase, 11kV, 25 MVA alternator with its neutral grounded
through 0.033 pu reactance has positive, negative and zero sequence reactance of 0.2 pu,
0.1 pu and 0.1 pu respectively. A single line to ground fault on one of its terminal
would result in a fault MVA
(a) 150 MVA
(b) 125 MVA
(c) 100 MVA
(d) 50 MVA
Answer:
Option (a)
29. The severity of line to ground and three phase fault at the terminal of an unloaded
synchronous generator is to be the same. If terminal voltage is 1 pu and
Z1= Z2=j0.1 pu, Z0= j0.05 pu for the alternator, then the required inductive reactance for
neutral grounding is
(a) 0.0166 pu
(b) 0.05 pu
(c) 0.1 pu
(d) 0.15 pu
Answer:
Option (b)
30.When a 50 MVA, 11 kV, 3-phase generator is subjected to a three phase fault,
the fault current is -j5 pu. When it is subjected to a line to line fault, positive sequence
current is -j4 pu. Positive sequence and negative sequence reactances are respectively
(a) j0.2 pu and j0.05 pu
(b) j0.2 pu and j0.25 pu
(c) j0.25 pu and j0.25 pu
(d) j0.05 pu and j0.05 pu
Answer:
Option (a)
31.The positive sequence current for a line to line fault of the 2 kV system is 1400 A and
corresponding current for a double line to ground fault is 2220 A. Sequence impedance
of the system is
(a) 62.75 Ω
(b) 4.52 Ω
(c) 5.27 Ω
(d) 0.52 Ω
Answer:
Option (d)