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This section includes 517 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electrical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
401. |
*/*_Synchronous motor always runs at? |
A. | the synchronous speed |
B. | less than synchronous speed |
C. | more than synchronous speed |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. less than synchronous speed | |
402. |
*/*_Synchronsizingpower of a synchronous machine is? |
A. | direcly proportional to the synchronous reactance |
B. | inversely proportional to the synchronous reactance |
C. | equal to the synchronous reactance |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. equal to the synchronous reactance | |
403. |
*/*_An important advantage of a synchronous motor over wound round induction motor is that? |
A. | its power factor may be varied at will |
B. | its speed is independent of supply frequency |
C. | its speed may be controlled more easily |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. its speed is independent of supply frequency | |
404. |
*/*_Hunting in a synchronous motor cannot be due to? |
A. | windage friction |
B. | variable load |
C. | variable frequency |
D. | variable supply voltage |
Answer» B. variable load | |
405. |
*/*_The magnitude of field flux in a 3-phase synchronous motor? |
A. | remains constant at all loads |
B. | varies with speed |
C. | varies with the load |
D. | varies with power factor |
Answer» B. varies with speed | |
406. |
*/*_For power factor correction, synchronous motors operate at? |
A. | no-load and greatly over-excited fields |
B. | no-load and under-excited fields |
C. | normal load with minimum excitation |
D. | normal load with zero excitation |
Answer» B. no-load and under-excited fields | |
407. |
%_For power factor correction, synchronous motors operate at_% |
A. | no-load and greatly over-excited fields |
B. | no-load and under-excited fields |
C. | normal load with minimum excitation |
D. | normal load with zero excitation |
Answer» B. no-load and under-excited fields | |
408. |
%_Hunting in a synchronous motor cannot be due to_% |
A. | windage friction |
B. | variable load |
C. | variable frequency |
D. | variable supply voltage |
Answer» B. variable load | |
409. |
%_An important advantage of a synchronous motor over wound round induction motor is that_% |
A. | its power factor may be varied at will |
B. | its speed is independent of supply frequency |
C. | its speed may be controlled more easily |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. its speed is independent of supply frequency | |
410. |
%_The induced e.m.f. in a synchronous motor working on leading power factor will be_% |
A. | more than the supply voltage |
B. | less than the supply voltage |
C. | equal to the supply voltage |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. less than the supply voltage | |
411. |
%_The magnitude of field flux in a 3-phase synchronous motor_% |
A. | remains constant at all loads |
B. | varies with speed |
C. | varies with the load |
D. | varies with power factor |
Answer» B. varies with speed | |
412. |
%_The maximum constant load torque under which a synchronous motor will pull into synchronism at rated rotor supply voltage and frequency is known as_% |
A. | pull-up torque |
B. | pull-in torque |
C. | pull-out torque |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. pull-out torque | |
413. |
%_If the field circuit of an unloaded salientpole synchronous motor gets suddenly open-circuited, then_% |
A. | it runs at a slower speed |
B. | the motor stops |
C. | it continues to run at the same speed |
D. | it runs at a very high speed |
Answer» C. it continues to run at the same speed | |
414. |
_ Synchronsizingpower of a synchronous machine is$? |
A. | direcly proportional to the synchronous reactance |
B. | inversely proportional to the synchronous reactance |
C. | equal to the synchronous reactance |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. equal to the synchronous reactance | |
415. |
_ Synchronous motor always runs at$? |
A. | the synchronous speed |
B. | less than synchronous speed |
C. | more than synchronous speed |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. less than synchronous speed | |
416. |
_ A synchronous motor is running with normal excitation. When the load is increased, the armature current drawn by it increases because$? |
A. | Speed of the motor is reduced |
B. | Power factor is decreased |
C. | Eb (back e.m.f.) becomes less than V (applied voltage) |
D. | Er (net resultant voltage) in armature is increased |
Answer» E. | |
417. |
_ In a synchronous motor, damper windings are provided on$? |
A. | stator frame |
B. | rotor shaft |
C. | pole faces |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
418. |
_ Exciters of synchronous machines are$? |
A. | d.c. shunt machines |
B. | d.c. series machines |
C. | d.c. compound machines |
D. | any of the above |
Answer» B. d.c. series machines | |
419. |
_ In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of stator back e.m.f. Eb depends on$? |
A. | load on the motor |
B. | d.c. excitation only |
C. | both the speed and rotor flux |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. both the speed and rotor flux | |
420. |
_ The speed regulation of a synchronous motor is always$? |
A. | 1% |
B. | 0.5% |
C. | positive |
D. | zero |
Answer» E. | |
421. |
_ In which of the following motors the stator and rotor magnetic field rotate at the same speed ?$? |
A. | Universal motor |
B. | Synchronous motor |
C. | Induction motor |
D. | Reluctance motor |
Answer» C. Induction motor | |
422. |
_ An over-excited synchronous motor takes$? |
A. | leading current |
B. | lagging current |
C. | both (A) and (B) |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. lagging current | |
423. |
_ The mechanical displacement of the rotor with respect to the stator, in polyphase multipolar synchronous motors running at full load, is of the order of$? |
A. | zero degree |
B. | two degrees |
C. | five degrees |
D. | ten degrees |
Answer» D. ten degrees | |
424. |
_ Which of the following losses, in a synchronous motor, does not vary with load?$? |
A. | Windage loss |
B. | Copper losses |
C. | Any of the above |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Copper losses | |
425. |
_ When the rotor speed, in a synchronous machine, becomes more than the synchronous speed during hunting, the damper bars develop$? |
A. | inductor motor torque |
B. | induction generator torque |
C. | synchronous motor torque |
D. | d.c. motor toque |
Answer» C. synchronous motor torque | |
426. |
_ In a synchronous motor, the armature current has large values for$? |
A. | high excitation only |
B. | low excitation only |
C. | both high and low excitation |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
427. |
_ Synchronous motors are generally not self-starting because$? |
A. | the direction of rotation is not fixed |
B. | the direction of instantaneous torque reverses after half cycle |
C. | startes cannot be used on these machines |
D. | starting winding is not provided on the machines |
Answer» C. startes cannot be used on these machines | |
428. |
_The rotor copper losses, in a synchronous motor, are met by$? |
A. | d.c. source |
B. | armature input |
C. | motor input |
D. | supply lines |
Answer» B. armature input | |
429. |
_By which of the following methods the constant speed of a synchronous motor can be changed to new fixed value ?$? |
A. | By changing the supply frequency |
B. | By interchanging any two phases |
C. | By changing the applied voltage |
D. | By changing the load |
Answer» B. By interchanging any two phases | |
430. |
_The power factor of a synchronous motor is better than that of induction motor because$? |
A. | stator supply is relieved of responsibility of producing magnetic field |
B. | mechanical load on the motor can be adjusted |
C. | synchronous motor runs at synchronous speed |
D. | synchronous motor has large air gap |
Answer» B. mechanical load on the motor can be adjusted | |
431. |
_When the field of a synchronous motor is under-excited, the power factor will be$? |
A. | leading |
B. | lagging |
C. | unity |
D. | zero |
Answer» C. unity | |
432. |
_In a synchronous motor which loss varies with load ?$? |
A. | Windage loss |
B. | Bearing friction loss |
C. | Copper loss |
D. | Core loss |
Answer» D. Core loss | |
433. |
_A synchronous motor connected to infinite bus-bars has at constant full load, 100% excitation and unity power factor. On changing the excitation only, the armature current will have$? |
A. | no change of power factor |
B. | lagging power factor with over-excitation |
C. | leading power factor with under-excitation |
D. | leading power factor with over-excitation |
Answer» E. | |
434. |
_The minimum armature current of the synchronous motor corresponds to operation at$? |
A. | zero power factor leading |
B. | unity power factor |
C. | 0.707 power factor lagging |
D. | 0.707 power factor leading |
Answer» C. 0.707 power factor lagging | |
435. |
_Armature of a synchronous machine is$? |
A. | Of reducing number of slip rings on the rotor |
B. | Armature is associated with large power as compared to the field circuits |
C. | Of difficulty of providing high voltage insulation on rotor |
D. | All of the above reasons |
Answer» E. | |
436. |
_The effect of increasing the load on a synchronous motor running with normal excitation is to$? |
A. | decrease both armature current and power factor |
B. | decrease armature current but increase power factor |
C. | increase armature current but decrease power factor |
D. | increase both its armature current and power factor |
Answer» D. increase both its armature current and power factor | |
437. |
_The torque angle, in a synchronous motor, is the angle between$? |
A. | the supply voltage and the back e.m.f. |
B. | magnetising current and back e.m.f. |
C. | the rotating stator flux and rotor poles |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
438. |
_When a 3-phase synchronous generator is supplying a zero power factor lagging load, the armature field affects the main field in the following way$? |
A. | augments it directly |
B. | directly opposes it |
C. | cross-magnetises it |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. cross-magnetises it | |
439. |
_The maximum value of torque that a synchronous motor can develop without losing its synchronism, is known as$? |
A. | slip torque |
B. | pull-out torque |
C. | breaking torque |
D. | synchronising torque |
Answer» E. | |
440. |
_In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of stator back e.m.f. £& depends on$? |
A. | d.c. excitation only |
B. | speed of the motor |
C. | load on the motor |
D. | both the speed and rotor flux |
Answer» B. speed of the motor | |
441. |
_If the synchronous motor, properly synchronised to the supply is running on no load and is having negligible loss then$? |
A. | the stator current will be zero |
B. | the stator current will be very small |
C. | the stator current will be very high |
D. | the back e.m.f. will be more than the supply voltage |
Answer» B. the stator current will be very small | |
442. |
_The speed of a synchronous motor$? |
A. | increases as the load increases |
B. | decreases as the load decreases |
C. | always remains constant |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
443. |
Slip-rings in a synchronous motor carry$? |
A. | direct current |
B. | alternating current |
C. | no current |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» B. alternating current | |
444. |
Which of the following losses is not dissipated by the stator core surface in a synchronous motor ?$? |
A. | Eddy current losses in the conductors |
B. | Iron losses in the stator |
C. | Copper losses in the slot portion of the conductors |
D. | Windage losses |
Answer» E. | |
445. |
Which of the following motors is non-self starting ?$? |
A. | D.C. series motor |
B. | synchronous motor |
C. | Squirrel cage induction motor |
D. | Wound round induction motor |
Answer» C. Squirrel cage induction motor | |
446. |
Due to which of the following reasons a synchronous motor fails to pull into synchronism after applying D.C. field current?$? |
A. | High field current |
B. | Low short circuit ratio |
C. | High core losses |
D. | Low field current |
Answer» E. | |
447. |
The maximum torque which a synchronous motor will develop at rest for any angular position of the rotor, at rated stator supply voltage and frequency, is known as$? |
A. | locked-rotor torque |
B. | synchronous torque |
C. | pull up torque |
D. | reluctance torque |
Answer» B. synchronous torque | |
448. |
If in a synchronous motor, driving a given mechanical load and drawing current at a leading power factor from constant voltage supply its field excitation is increased, its power factor$? |
A. | will become more |
B. | will become less |
C. | will remain unchanged |
D. | none of the above. |
Answer» C. will remain unchanged | |
449. |
A synchronous motor develops maximum power when load angle is$? |
A. | 45° |
B. | 60° |
C. | 90° |
D. | 120° |
Answer» D. 120¬¨‚àû | |
450. |
A synchronous motor can develop synchronous torque$? |
A. | when under loaded |
B. | while over-excited |
C. | only at synchronous speed |
D. | below or above synchronous speed |
Answer» D. below or above synchronous speed | |