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Objective Questions Multiple Choice Questions of High Voltage Engineering (01-15)

This document contains 15 multiple choice questions about high voltage engineering topics like dielectric materials, their properties, breakdown mechanisms, and high voltage generation devices. The questions cover characteristics of materials like mica and teflon; factors that reduce dielectric strength like moisture; the relationship between breakdown voltage and gap distance; desirable properties of dielectric materials; uses of devices like Van de Graaff generators and Tesla coils; and ways to identify the corona effect.

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Objective Questions Multiple Choice Questions of High Voltage Engineering (01-15)

This document contains 15 multiple choice questions about high voltage engineering topics like dielectric materials, their properties, breakdown mechanisms, and high voltage generation devices. The questions cover characteristics of materials like mica and teflon; factors that reduce dielectric strength like moisture; the relationship between breakdown voltage and gap distance; desirable properties of dielectric materials; uses of devices like Van de Graaff generators and Tesla coils; and ways to identify the corona effect.

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Objective Questions > Multiple Choice Questions of High Voltage

Engineering (01-15):

1. Dielectric strength in case of mica can be expected to be more than


(A) 500 kV/mm
(B) 1500 kV/mm
(C) 2500 kV/mm
(D) 3500 kV/mm.
Ans:A

2. All of the following dielectric materials are preferred for high frequency applications
EXCEPT
(A) Polyethylene
(B) Butyl rubber
(C) Teflon
(D) Polystyrene.
Ans:B

3. Polar dielectrics are normally used for


(A) high frequencies
(B) microwaves
(C) dc and power frequencies
(D) none of the above.
Ans:C

4. Which of the following is a polar dielectric ?


(A) Teflon
(B) Quartz
(C) Nylon
(D) Polyethylene.
Ans:C
5. Which of the following is a non-polar dielectric ?
(A) Polystyrene
(B) Phenolic plastics
(C) Plasticized cellulose acetate
(D) Castor oil.
Ans:A

6. The impurity in liquid dielectric which has significant effect in reducing the breakdown
strength, is
(A) dust
(B) dissolved gases
(C) moisture
(D) ionic impurities.
Ans:C

7. The relationship between the breakdown voltage V and gap d is normally given as
(A) d = kV2
(B) d=kV3
(C) V = kd
(D) v = kdn.
Ans:D

8. A good dielectric should have all the following properties EXCEPT


(A) high mechanical strength
(B) high resistance to thermal deterioration
(C) high dielectric loss
(D) freedom from gaseous inclusions.
Ans:C

9. The variety of paper used for insulation purpose is


(A) blotting paper
(B) rice paper
(C) craft paper
(D) mill-board.
Ans:C

10. Which variety of mica is hard and brittle ?


(A) Muscovite
(B) Phlogopite
(C) Fibiolite
(D) Lipidolite.
Ans:D

11. Corona effect can be identified by


(A) bushy sparks
(B) faint violet glow
(C) red light
(D) arcing between conductors and earth.
Ans:B

12. The phenomenon of corona is generally accompanied by


(A) a bang
(B) a hissing sound
(C) magnetic hum
(D) all of the above.
Ans:B

13. Van de Graaff generators are useful for


(A) Very high voltage and low current applications
(B) Very high voltage and high current applications
(C) Constant high voltage and current applications
(D) High voltage pulses only.
Ans:A

14. In Van de Graaff generators output voltage is controlled by


(A) controlling the corona source voltage
(B) controlling the belt speed
(C) controlling the lower spray point
(D) any of the above.
Ans:A

15. A Tesla coil is a


(A) cascaded transformer
(B) coreless transformer
(C) high frequency resonant transformer
(D) low impedance transformer.
Ans:C

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