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51.

In T-T connection, the percentage tapping of main transformer and teaser transformer are

A. 50%, 86.6%
B. 50%, 50%
C. 86.6%, 86.6%
D. 86.6%, 50%
Answer» B. 50%, 50%
52.

A 4 pole, d.c. generator has a wave wound armature with 812 conductors. The flux per pole is 0.014 Wb. The speed at which it should be run to generate 240 V on no load is

A. 623.23 rpm
B. 633.35 rpm
C. 643.36 rpm
D. 645.53 rpm
Answer» C. 643.36 rpm
53.

A 4 pole, lap wound d.c. generators has 40 coils with 8 turns per coils. It is driven at 1200 rpm. If the flux per pole is 0.022 Wb, then the generated emf is

A. 265.8 V
B. 276.3 V
C. 281.6 V
D. 287.9 V
Answer» D. 287.9 V
54.

The rotational or stray losses includes

A. Iron losses only
B. Iron losses, friction and windage losses
C. Iron losses, copper losses, friction and windage losses
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
55.

In a d.c. machine, the current rating and voltage rating of wave winding is

A. Low, high
B. High, low
C. High, high
D. Low, low
Answer» B. High, low
56.

The rotational losses in d.c. machines is equal to the

A. Kinetic energy of armature
B. Half of the kinetic energy of armature
C. Square of the kinetic energy of armature
D. Rate of change of kinetic energy
Answer» E.
57.

For performing Hopkinson’s test two identical machines are required which are mechanically coupled. The iron losses in the two machines

A. Can be obtained separately
B. Cannot be separated
Answer» C.
58.

Swinburne’s test and brake tests

A. Both are direct method of testing
B. Direct method of testing, indirect method of testing
C. Indirect method of testing, direct method of testing
D. Both are indirect method of testing
Answer» D. Both are indirect method of testing
59.

The difference between field test and regenerative test is that

A. Field test requires two identical machines while regenerative test requires only one machine
B. In field test iron losses can be separated while in regenerative test it cannot
C. In field test generator output is not fed back to the motor while in regenerative test generator output is fed back to the motor
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
60.

To have an induced emf in the d.c. generator, there should be relative motion between the conductor and flux. The plane of rotation and plane of flux

A. Should be parallel to each other
B. Should not be parallel to each other
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both (a) & (b)
61.

A 120 V d.c. shunt motor runs at speed of 1200 rpm. When the motor is operated unloaded but an additional resistance of 4 ohm is connected in series with the shunt field, then the speed increases and reaches to 1370 rpm with the same terminal voltage. The value of series resistance is

A. 28.23 ohm
B. 32.48 ohm
C. 35.72 ohm
D. 36.82 ohm
Answer» B. 32.48 ohm
62.

The most common method used to check for shorted windings is to perform

A. Field test
B. Drop test
C. Regenerative test
D. Brake test
Answer» C. Regenerative test
63.

Out of different methods available for testing of d. c. motors, Swinburne’s test and Hopkinson’s test are commonly used in practice on

A. Shunt generators
B. Series motors
C. Shunt motors
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
64.

Consider three transformers connected in delta-delta fashion and supplying their rated load. Now if one of the transformer is removed then each of the remaining two transformer is overloaded. The overload on each transformer is given as

A. 1
B. 1.232
C. 1.732
D. 1.872
Answer» D. 1.872
65.

While performing Swinburne’s test, the iron losses are assumed to be

A. Constant
B. Absent
C. Variable
D. None of these
Answer» B. Absent
66.

A 240 V, 17 kW d.c. shunt motor draws an armature current of 80 A at full load. The armature and shunt field resistances are 0.2 ohm and 195 ohm respectively. The rotational losses and efficiency of motor at full load is

A. 87.20 %
B. 89.32 %
C. 89.67 %
D. 90.03 %
Answer» B. 89.32 %
67.

While performing retardation tests, the machine whose test is to be taken is run at a speed which is

A. Slightly less than its rated speed
B. Equal to its rated speed
C. Slightly greater than its rated speed
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
68.

While carrying out brake tests if the belt snaps, then the motor will

A. Rotate at reduced speed but in forward direction
B. Rotate at increased speed but in forward direction
C. Rotate at reduced speed but in backward direction
D. Rotate at increased speed but in backward direction
Answer» C. Rotate at reduced speed but in backward direction
69.

A d.c. shunt generator delivers 190 A at a terminal voltage of 220 V. The copper losses and stray losses are 2000 W and 1000 W respectively. The efficiency of the generator is

A. 91.35 %
B. 92.60 %
C. 93.30 %
D. 94.23 %
Answer» D. 94.23 %
70.

The speed in d.c. machine can be measured by using

A. Anemometer
B. Tachometer
C. Voltmeter
D. Ammeter
Answer» C. Voltmeter
71.

The hysteresis motor are mainly used in tape recorders because

A. Of its extremely steady torque
B. Constant speed
C. Reduced initial current
D. None of these
Answer» B. Constant speed
72.

The load carried by V - V connection is

A. 47.7% of the original load
B. 57.7% of the original load
C. 67.7% of the original load
D. 87.7% of the original load
Answer» C. 67.7% of the original load
73.

A 120 V shunt generator running at 850 rpm has its armature and shunt field resistance of 0.15 ohm and 50 ohm respectively. It supplies 200 lamps each rated at 60 W, 100 V. The friction and windage and core loss of the machine is 400 W. its armature copper loss on full load and shunt field loss is

A. 2156.7 W, 200 W
B. 2232.6 W, 200 W
C. 2156.7 W, 240 W
D. 2232.6 W, 240 W
Answer» C. 2156.7 W, 240 W
74.

D.C. shunt motors are commonly used in

A. Cranes
B. Electric traction
C. Elevators
D. Lathe machines
Answer» E.
75.

If the voltage supply of a single phase transformer is doubled and the supply frequency is halved, then the eddy current loss will become

A. remains same
B. double of the original
C. four times of original
D. half of the original
Answer» D. half of the original
76.

In a three phase transformer, the current flowing in three primaries produces three corresponding fluxes. The sum of these three fluxes at any instant is

A. Zero
B. Three times of any individual flux
C. One third of any individual flux
D. None of these
Answer» B. Three times of any individual flux
77.

The constant voltage transformers are most commonly used in

A. Personal computers
B. Arc welding
C. Power distribution
D. Electric cars
Answer» B. Arc welding
78.

In an autotransformer if the power transferred inductively is equal to the power conducted through, then transformation ratio is given by

A. 1
B. 0.5
C. 2
D. 0
Answer» C. 2
79.

With a bank of two single phase transformers connected in V - V fashion supplying a balanced three phase load with Cosφ as power factor. The power factor of the two transformers is given by

A. Cosφ , Cosφ
B. Cosφ, Cos(30+φ)
C. Cos(30-φ), Cos(30+φ)
D. Cos(30-φ), Cosφ
Answer» D. Cos(30-φ), Cosφ
80.

The average power factor at which V-V bank is operating is less than that with the load. The power factor is

A. 57.7% of the balanced load power factor
B. 66.7% of the balanced load power factor
C. 86.6% of the balanced load power factor
D. None of theses
Answer» D. None of theses
81.

In T-T connection, the ratio of actual capacity to the available capacity is

A. 1
B. 0.928
C. 1.928
D. 0.5
Answer» C. 1.928
82.

If a two winding transformer is converted into an autotransformer by applying additive polarity and subtractive polarity which results in the secondary voltages of 1840 and 1810 volts. Then the primary and secondary voltages of transformer are

A. 1800V, 50V
B. 1810V, 40V
C. 1820V, 30V
D. 1825V, 15V
Answer» E.
83.

Whether the given autotransformer is step up or step down, its VA rating is always

A. Greater than the two winding transformer
B. Equal to the two winding transformer
C. lesser than the two winding transformer
D. cannot say
Answer» B. Equal to the two winding transformer
84.

Compared to the two winding transformer, in an autotransformer the leakage reactance and copper losses is

A. less, more
B. less, less
C. more, more
D. more, less
Answer» C. more, more
85.

A star connected three phase transformer is provided with tertiary delta connected winding which allows the flow of

A. Second harmonic of exciting current
B. Third harmonic of exciting current
C. Fifth harmonic of exciting current
D. Seventh harmonic of exciting current
Answer» C. Fifth harmonic of exciting current
86.

In textile machines, to avoid breaking of threads, soft starters are used. The commonly used method in soft starter is

A. Direct online method
B. Star-delta method
C. Thyristor voltage controller method
D. Thyristor current controller method
Answer» D. Thyristor current controller method
87.

The stator of split phase induction motor has two windings, main winding and auxiliary winding. These windings are displaced in space by

A. 30 electrical degrees
B. 90 electrical degrees
C. 120 electrical degrees
D. 180 electrical degrees
Answer» C. 120 electrical degrees
88.

A ferro resonant transformer regulation is also known as

A. Constant current transformer
B. Constant voltage transformer
C. Variable current transformer
D. Variable voltage transformer
Answer» B. Constant voltage transformer
89.

In washing machines, most commonly used motors are

A. Split phase induction motors
B. Slip ring induction motors
C. Capacitor start induction motors
D. Shaded pole induction motors
Answer» B. Slip ring induction motors
90.

The spit phase induction motor has

A. Low starting current and high starting torque
B. Moderate starting current and moderate starting torque
C. Low starting current and moderate starting torque
D. Moderate starting current and low starting torque
Answer» D. Moderate starting current and low starting torque
91.

Split phase induction motors are available in the range of

A. 1/2 to 1/10 kW
B. 1/20 to 1/2 kW
C. 1/10 to 1/20 kW
D. None of these
Answer» C. 1/10 to 1/20 kW
92.

In capacitor start capacitor run induction motor, the capacitor remains in circuit

A. Only at start
B. Only during running condition
C. At start as well as during running condition
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
93.

The capacitor connected permanently in capacitor run motor

A. Improves power factor
B. Lowers power factor
C. Does not affect power factor
Answer» B. Lowers power factor
94.

The starting torque and power factor of shaded pole induction motor

A. High, low
B. Low, high
C. Low, low
D. High, high
Answer» D. High, high
95.

In shaded pole induction motor, direction of rotation of magnetic field is from non shaded pole to shaded pole

A. Shaded pole to non shaded pole
B. Non shaded pole to shaded pole
C. None of these
Answer» C. None of these
96.

A 3 phase induction motor in a short circuit current is equal 3 times of the full load current. If the full load slip is 2%, then the starting torque as a percentage of full load torque is

A. 6% of full load torque
B. 18% of full load torque
C. 36% of full load torque
D. None of these
Answer» C. 36% of full load torque
97.

While conducting the sumpner’s test, the primaries of the two identical transformers are connected in parallel across the supply. The secondary’s are connected in

A. Parallel
B. Series opposition
C. Both in series and parallel
D. Not connected at all
Answer» C. Both in series and parallel
98.

If W1 is the input power measured by the wattmeter connected across the primaries and W2 is the measurement of wattmeter connected in secondary’s while performing sumpner’s test then iron losses and copper losses is equal to

A. W1, W2
B. W1 / 2, 2 * W2
C. 2 * W1, W2 / 2
D. W1 / 2, W2 / 2
Answer» E.
99.

In sumpner’s test, the net voltage in the local circuit of secondary’s is

A. Equal to zero
B. Twice of the induced emf in each secondary’s
C. Equal to the induced emf in each secondary’s
D. Square of the induced emf in each secondary’s
Answer» B. Twice of the induced emf in each secondary’s
100.

If the power factor of a transformer increases, then its efficiency will

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. Not related to each other
Answer» B. Decreases