Economics of Power Generation MCQ Questions & Answers - 2

Question: 6

Which of the following generating station has minimum running cost?

(A) diesel

(B) thermal

(C) hydro

(D) nuclear

Question: 7

Demand factor is defined as

(A) average load × maximum load

(B) average load/maximum load

(C) maximum demand/connected load

(D) connected load/maximum demand

Question: 8

Following power plant has instant starting

(A) hydro power plant

(B) diesel power plant

(C) nuclear power plant

(D) both a and b

Question: 9

A low utilization factor for a plant indicates that

(A) plant is used for peak load as well as base load

(B) plant is used for base load only

(C) plant is under maintenance

(D) plant is used for stand by purpose only

Question: 10

Load factor of a power station is generally

(A) equal to zero

(B) more than unity

(C) less than unity

(D) equal to unity