Additional NERC Test Questions and Correct Answers

Additional NERC Test Questions and Correct Answers 1. Balancing Authority A is importing MW and has a tie-Iine flowing into them when the meter fails to zero. Which of the following statements is true? A) The Balancing Authority's frequency will drop B) The Balancing Authority's generators on AGC will decrease output C) The Balancing Authority's frequency will increase D) The Balancing Authority's ACE reading will decrease - Correct Answer: B) The Balancing Authority's generators on AGC will decrease output 2. Balancing Authority A has tie-line meter fail to zero on a line that is exporting 200 MWs. Which of the following statements is true? A) The Balancing Authority's total demand indication will increase B) The Balancing Authority's generators on AGC will decrease output C) The Balancing Authority's frequency will decrease D) The Balancing Authority's ACE reading will increase - Correct Answer: A) The Balancing Authority's total demand indication will increase 3. How does a System Operator realize the power system is getting close to the end of its available reactive resources? A) The voltage is increasing B) The rate of decrease/increase of the voltage does not relate to change in the load C) The rate of increase of the voltage decreases with the load D) The rate of decrease of the voltage increases with the load - Correct Answer: D) The rate of decrease of the voltage increases with the load 4. Which of the following indications would result from a significant loss of generation on an external BA? A) your ACE goes up and frequency stays the same B) your ACE stays the same and frequency increases C) your ACE stays the same and frequency decreases D) your ACE goes down and frequency drops - Correct Answer: D) your ACE goes down and frequency drops 5. You have restored a line to service after an outage. After closing the line, one of the phases shows no current flow. What is your next action? A) Have the on-site crew open the line B) Notify your RC C) Call the crew that restored the line to check reading on each phase D) Report RTU problem - Correct Answer: C) Call the crew that restored the line to check reading on each phase 6. Which of the following would classify as an Operating Instruction? A) Requesting generator status from a Generator Operator B) Discussing Operating Plan with an Adjacent Transmission Operator C) Directing a Generator Operator to maintain current MVAR output of a generator D) Requesting outage information from a Distribution Provider - Correct Answer: C) Directing a Generator Operator to maintain current MVAR output of a generator