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				This section includes 20 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electrical Machines knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | For a 220-V level compound generator the terminal voltage at the half load is? | 
| A. | more than 220-V | 
| B. | same as no-load voltage | 
| C. | more than no-load voltage | 
| D. | lesser than no-load voltage | 
| Answer» C. more than no-load voltage | |
| 2. | Mark the correct order for the external characteristics of compound generators from the below graph. | 
| A. | 1: over compound, 2: level compound, 3: under compound, 4: differential compound | 
| B. | 1: under compound, 2: level compound, 3: over compound, 4: differential compound | 
| C. | 1: differential compound, 2: level compound, 3: under compound, 4: over compound | 
| D. | 1: over compound, 2: differential compound, 3: under compound, 4: level compound | 
| Answer» B. 1: under compound, 2: level compound, 3: over compound, 4: differential compound | |
| 3. | The voltage drop in terminal voltage from no-load to full load in a shunt generator can be compenated using _________ | 
| A. | aiding series field | 
| B. | long-shunt, diferential field | 
| C. | aiding shunt field | 
| D. | any of the measures | 
| Answer» B. long-shunt, diferential field | |
| 4. | Identify the machines by observing their external characteristics for (i) and (ii) respectively.(i) (ii) | 
| A. | Separately excited dc generator, shunt generator | 
| B. | Shunt generator, separately excited dc generator | 
| C. | Differentially compound dc generator, separately excited | 
| D. | Series dc generator, shunt generator | 
| Answer» B. Shunt generator, separately excited dc generator | |
| 5. | For a given dc generator, the external characteristic is plotted. Without using further plots, how can we obtain internal characteristic? | 
| A. | By adding the IaRa drop to the plot | 
| B. | By adding armature reaction | 
| C. | By reducing IaRa drop | 
| D. | All of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. By adding armature reaction | |
| 6. | The air gap line represents _________ | 
| A. | magnetic behaviour of the air gap of the dc machine | 
| B. | magnetic behaviour of the air gap of the induction machine | 
| C. | magnetic behaviour of the iron core | 
| D. | all of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. magnetic behaviour of the air gap of the induction machine | |
| 7. | Armature characteristic is also known as _________ | 
| A. | regulation characteristic | 
| B. | magnetization characteristic | 
| C. | external characteristic | 
| D. | load characteristic | 
| Answer» B. magnetization characteristic | |
| 8. | A student forgot to mark the x-y axes in his experiments but he just noted down the cause and the effect for each. How will he conclude about the armature characteristic out of the all plotted graphs? | 
| A. | By marking graph for constant terminal voltage | 
| B. | By marking graph for constant field current | 
| C. | By marking graph for constant armature current | 
| D. | By marking graph for constant speed | 
| Answer» B. By marking graph for constant field current | |
| 9. | The external characteristic is plotted between ____________ | 
| A. | terminal voltage vs armature current at constant excitation | 
| B. | terminal voltage vs field current at constant armature current | 
| C. | induced armature emf vs armature current at constant excitation | 
| D. | none of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. terminal voltage vs field current at constant armature current | |
| 10. | THE_VOLTAGE_DROP_IN_TERMINAL_VOLTAGE_FROM_NO-LOAD_TO_FULL_LOAD_IN_A_SHUNT_GENERATOR_CAN_BE_COMPENATED_USING?$ | 
| A. | aiding series field | 
| B. | long-shunt, diferential field | 
| C. | aiding shunt field | 
| D. | any of the measures | 
| Answer» B. long-shunt, diferential field | |
| 11. | For a 220-V level compound generator the terminal voltage at the half load is | 
| A. | more than 220-V | 
| B. | same as no-load voltage | 
| C. | more than no-load voltage | 
| D. | lesser than no-load voltage | 
| Answer» C. more than no-load voltage | |
| 12. | What losses occur in the teeth of dc generator? | 
| A. | To reduce hysteresis loss | 
| B. | To reduce eddy current loss | 
| C. | To reduce eddy current as well as hysteresis losses | 
| D. | To achieve high permeability | 
| Answer» D. To achieve high permeability | |
| 13. | Why is armature of a dc machine made of silicon steel stampings? | 
| A. | To reduce hysteresis loss | 
| B. | To reduce eddy current loss | 
| C. | For the ease with which slots can be created | 
| D. | To achieve high permeability | 
| Answer» B. To reduce eddy current loss | |
| 14. | For a given dc generator, the external characteristic is plotted . Without using further plots, how can we obtain internal characteristic? | 
| A. | By adding the IaRa drop to the plot | 
| B. | By adding armature reaction | 
| C. | By reducing IaRa drop | 
| D. | All of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. By adding armature reaction | |
| 15. | The air gap line represents | 
| A. | magnetic behaviour of the air gap of the dc machine | 
| B. | magnetic behaviour of the air gap of the induction machine | 
| C. | magnetic behaviour of the iron core | 
| D. | all of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. magnetic behaviour of the air gap of the induction machine | |
| 16. | Armature characteristic is also known as | 
| A. | regulation characteristic | 
| B. | magnetization characteristic | 
| C. | external characteristic | 
| D. | load characteristic | 
| Answer» B. magnetization characteristic | |
| 17. | A student forgot to mark the x-y axes in his experiments but he just noted down the cause and the effect for each. How will he conclude about the armature | 
| A. | |
| B. | By marking graph for constant terminal voltage | 
| C. | By marking graph for constant field current | 
| Answer» B. By marking graph for constant terminal voltage | |
| 18. | The external characteristic is plotted between | 
| A. | terminal voltage vs armature current at constant excitation | 
| B. | terminal voltage vs field current at constant armature current | 
| C. | induced armature emf vs armature current at constant excitation | 
| D. | none of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. terminal voltage vs field current at constant armature current | |
| 19. | Choose the most inappropriate out of the following for the no-load characteristics of the dc generator. | 
| A. | It is the open circuit characteristic of the machine | 
| B. | It is magnetization characteristic of the machine | 
| C. | It is conducted on the unloaded machine | 
| D. | None of the mentioned | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. | Which of the following characteristics reveal about the magnetization nature of the machine? | 
| A. | No-load characteristics | 
| B. | Load characteristics | 
| C. | Armature characteristics | 
| D. | Both no-load and load characteristics | 
| Answer» E. | |