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Out of the following which one is not an unconventional source of energy? (A) Tidal power (B) Geothermal energy (C) Nuclear energy (D) Wind power. Pulverized coal is (A) Coal free from ash (C) Coal which bums for long time (B) Non-smoking coal (D) Coal broken into fine particles.

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In a power plant, coal is carried from storage place to boilers generally by means of (A) Bucket (B) V-belts (C) Trolleys (D) Manually. Nuclear reactors are used (A) To produce heat for thermoelectric power material (C) To propel ships, submarines, aircrafts (B) To produce fissionable (D) All of these

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Power plants using coal work closely on known which of the following cycle? (A) Otto cycle (B) Binary vapor cycle (C) Brayton cycle (D) Rankine cycle. The efficiency of a thermal power plant improves with (A) Increased quantity of coal burnt (B) Larger quantity of water used (C) Lower load in the plant (D) Use of high steam pressures As steam expands in turbine (A) Its pressure increases (C) Its boiling point increases (B) Its specific volume increases (D) Its temperature increases.

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A condenser in a thermal power plant condenses steam combing out of (A) Boiler (B) Super-heater (C) Economizer (D) Turbine. List the factors to be considered while choosing a site for steam power station. (2 Marks)

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In regenerative cycle, bled steam is (A) Discharged to atmosphere (B) Condensed in steam condenser (C) Used to beat feed water for boiler (D) Is mixed with steam supplied to turbine. Nuclear reactors are used (A) To produce heat for thermoelectric power (B) To produce fissionable material (C) To propel ships, submarines, aircrafts (D) All of these In a steam turbine cycle, the lowest pressure occurs in (A) Turbine inlet (B) Boiler (C) Condenser (D) Super heater. A 100 MW thermal power-plant will consume nearly how many tonnes of coal in one hour? (A) 50 tonnes (B) 150 tonnes (C) 1500 tonnes (D) 15,000 tonnes. A moderator, in nuclear power plants, is a medium introduced into the fuel mass in order to (A) Slow down the speed of fast moving neutrons (B) Control the pressure (C) Reduce the temperature (D) Extract heat from nuclear reaction The primary fuel used in nuclear power plants is (A) U235 (B) U238 (C) Pu239 (D) Pu233 Cost of operation of which plant is least? (A) Gas turbine plant (B) Thermal power plant (C) Nuclear power plant (D) Hydroelectric plant. Which of the following enters the super heater of a boiler? (A) Cold water (B) Hot water (C) Wet steam (D) Super-heated steam. State some advantages of regenerative cycle over simple Rankine cycle. (2 marks)

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