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51.

Which type of winding is used in 3 phase shell type transformer?

A. Circular type
B. Sandwich type
C. Cylindrical type
D. Rectangular type
Answer» C. Cylindrical type
52.

The transformer laminations are insulated from each other by

A. Mica strip
B. Thin coat of varnish
C. Paper
D. Any of the above
Answer» C. Paper
53.

The changes in volume of transformer cooling oil due to variation of atmospeheric temperature during day and night is taken care of by which part of transformer?

A. Conservator
B. Breather
C. Bushings
D. Buchholz relay
Answer» B. Breather
54.

Two transformers are connected in parallel. These transformers do not have equal percentage impedance which results

A. Short-circuiting of the secondaries
B. Power factor of one of the transformers is leading while that of the other lagging
C. Transformers having higher copper losses will have negligible core losses
D. Loading of the transformers not in proportion to their kVA ratings.
Answer» E.
55.

Power transformers are generally designed to have maximum efficiency around

A. No load
B. Half load
C. Near full load
D. 10% overload
Answer» D. 10% overload
56.

The full load copper loss of a transformer is 1600W. At half-load the copper loss will be

A. 6400W
B. 1600W
C. 800W
D. 400W
Answer» E.
57.

Harmonics in transformer result in

A. Increased core losses
B. Increased I2R losses
C. Magnetic interference with communication circuits
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
58.

High frequency transformers sometimes make use of ferrite cores because it has

A. High specific gravity
B. High resistance
C. High hysteresis
D. low permeability
Answer» C. High hysteresis
59.

Silicon steel used in laminations mainly reduces

A. Hysteresis loss
B. . Eddy current losses
C. Copper loss
D. All of the above
Answer» B. . Eddy current losses
60.

In case there are burrs on the edges of the laminations of the transformer, it is likely to result in

A. Vibrations
B. Noise
C. Higher eddy currents loss
D. Higher hysteresis loss
Answer» D. Higher hysteresis loss
61.

The path of a magnetic flux in a transformer should have

A. High resistance
B. High reluctance
C. Low resistance
D. Low reluctance
Answer» E.
62.

The chemical used in breather for transformer should have the quality of

A. Ionizing air
B. Absorbing moisture
C. Cleansing the transformer oil
D. Cooling the transformer oil
Answer» C. Cleansing the transformer oil
63.

While conducting short-circuit test on a transformer the following side is short circuited

A. High voltage side
B. . low voltage side
C. primary side
D. secondary side
Answer» C. primary side
64.

No-load current in a transformer

A. Lags behind the voltage by about 75 deg
B. leads the voltage by about 75
C. lags behind the voltage by about 15
D. leads the voltage by about 15
Answer» B. leads the voltage by about 75
65.

During the short-circuit test on a small transformer the frequency is increased from 50-200Hz. The copper losses will increase by a factor of

A. 16
B. 4
C. 1
D. . 1/4
Answer» B. 4
66.

The dielectric strength of transformer oil is expected to be

A. 1kV
B. 33kV
C. 100kV
D. 330 kV
Answer» C. 100kV
67.

The no-load current drawn by transformer is usually........percent of the full-load current?

A. 0.2 to 0.5 %
B. 2 to 5%
C. 12 to 15 %
D. 20 to 30 %
Answer» C. 12 to 15 %
68.

The degree of mechanical vibrations produced by the laminations of a transformers depends on

A. Tightness of clamping
B. Gauge of laminations
C. Size of laminations
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
69.

The noise resulting from vibrations of laminations set by magnetic force, is termed as

A. magnetostriction
B. boo
C. hum
D. zoom
Answer» D. zoom
70.

If a pump motor is run on 2/3rd of its supply voltage, it will

A. Continue to deliver same power
B. burn
C. stall
D. continue to run at lower speed
Answer» D. continue to run at lower speed
71.

In a transformer the resistance between its primary and secondary is

A. Zero
B.
C. 1000 Ω
D. Infinite
Answer» E.
72.

Which of the following does not change in a transformer?

A. Current
B. Voltage
C. . Frequency
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
73.

When a 400Hz transformer is operated at 50Hz its KVA rating is

A. Reduced to 1/8
B. Increased 8 times
C. Unaffected
D. Increased 64 times
Answer» B. Increased 8 times
74.

In operating a 400hz transformer at 50Hz

A. Only voltage is reduced in the same proportion as the frequency
B. Only KVA rating is reduced in the same proportion as the frequency
C. Both voltage and KVA rating are reduced in the same proportion as frequency
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Both voltage and KVA rating are reduced in the same proportion as frequency
75.

The iron loss of the transformer is negligible during short circuit test because

A. The entire input is just sufficient to meet Cu losses only
B. Flux produced is a small fraction of the normal flux
C. Iron core becomes fully saturated
D. Supply frequency is held constant
Answer» C. Iron core becomes fully saturated
76.

A transformer has 1000 primary turns, connected to 250V ac supply. To get 400V secondary voltage the no of secondary turns should be

A. 1600
B. 250
C. 400
D. 1250
Answer» B. 250
77.

A transformer has negative voltage regulation when its load power factor is

A. Zero
B. Unity
C. Leading
D. Lagging
Answer» D. Lagging
78.

The open circuit test is carried out in a transformer to find the

A. Cu loss
B. Core loss
C. Total loss
D. Insulation resistance
Answer» C. Total loss
79.

During light loads, the transformer efficiency is low because

A. Secondary output is low
B. Transformer losses are high
C. Fixed loss is high in proportion to the output
D. Cu loss is small
Answer» D. Cu loss is small
80.

Cross over windings are used in

A. Low voltage side of high kVA rating transformers
B. Current transformers
C. High voltage side of high kVA rating transformers
D. High voltage side of low kVA rating transformers
Answer» E.
81.

The core used in high frequency transformer is usually

A. Copper core
B. Cost iron core
C. Air core
D. Mid steel core
Answer» D. Mid steel core
82.

The function of conservator in a transformer is

A. To protect against internal fault
B. To reduce copper as well as core losses
C. To cool the transformer oil
D. To take care of the expansion and contraction of transformer oil due to variation of temperature of surroundings
Answer» E.
83.

The highest voltage for transmitting electrical power in India is

A. 33kV
B. 66kV
C. 132kV
D. 400kV
Answer» E.
84.

The purpose of providing an iron core in a transformer is to

A. Provide support to windings
B. Reduce hysteresis loss
C. decrease the reluctance of the magnetic path
D. reduce eddy current losses
Answer» D. reduce eddy current losses
85.

The efficiency of a transformer will be maximum when

A. copper losses = hysteresis losses
B. Hysteresis losses = eddy current losses
C. Eddy current losses = copper losses
D. Copper losses = iron losses
Answer» E.
86.

Which loss is not common between a transformer and rotating machines?

A. Eddy current loss
B. Copper loss
C. Windage loss
D. Hysteresis loss
Answer» B. Copper loss
87.

In a transformer the energy is conveyed from primary to secondary?

A. Through cooling coil
B. Through air
C. By the flux
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
88.

In the autotransformer obtained in Question 57, the current in each coil is

A. Coil-1 is 25A and Coil-2 is 10A
B. Coil-1 is 10A and Coil-2 is 25A
C. Coil-1 is 10A and Coil-2 is 15A
D. Coil-1 is 15A and Coil-2 is 10A
Answer» B. Coil-1 is 10A and Coil-2 is 25A
89.

The coils are to be connected to obtain a single phase, 400/1000V, auto-transformer to drive a load of 10kVA. Which of the options given should be exercised to realize the required auto-transformer?

A. Connect A and D; Common B
B. Connect B and D; Common C
C. Connect A and C; Common B
D. Connect A and C; Common D
Answer» B. Connect B and D; Common C
90.

If the waveform of i(t) is changed to i(t)= 10 sin(100πt)A, the peak voltage across A and B with S closed is

A. 400V
B. 240V
C. 320V
D. 160V
Answer» B. 240V
91.

The peak voltage across A and B, with S open is

A. 400/ πV
B. 800 πV
C. 4000/π V
D. 800/ πV
Answer» E.
92.

With S2 closed and S1 open, the current waveform in the delta winding will be

A. a sinusoidal at fundamental frequency
B. . flat-topped with third harmonic
C. only third-harmonic
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
93.

With both S1 and S2 open, the core flux waveform will be

A. a sinusoidal at fundamental frequency
B. flat-topped with third harmonic
C. peaky with third-harmonic
D. . none of these
Answer» C. peaky with third-harmonic
94.

In performing the short circuit test of a transformer

A. high voltage is usually short circuited
B. low voltage side is usually short circuited
C. any side is short circuited with preference
D. none of the above
Answer» C. any side is short circuited with preference
95.

In transformer terminology, the ratio 20:1 indicates that

A. there are 20 turns on primary one turn on secondary
B. secondary voltage is 1/20th of the primary
C. primary current is 20 times greater than the secondary current
D. for every 20 turns on primary, there is one turn on secondary
Answer» C. primary current is 20 times greater than the secondary current
96.

In a two winding transformer, the emf /turn in secondary winding is always......the induced emf power turn in primary

A. equal to k times
B. equal to 1/k times
C. equal
D. greater than
Answer» D. greater than
97.

In a transformer, the leakage flux of each winding is proportional to the current in that winding because

A. Ohms law applies to magnetic circuits
B. Leakage paths do no saturate
C. the two windings are electrically isolated
D. mutual flux is confined to the core
Answer» C. the two windings are electrically isolated
98.

In a two winding transformer, the primary and secondary induced emf E1 & E2 are always

A. equal in magnitude
B. anti phase with each other
C. in phase with each other
D. determined by load on transformer secondary
Answer» D. determined by load on transformer secondary
99.

A step up transformer increases

A. voltage
B. current
C. power
D. . frequency
Answer» B. current
100.

Transformer cores are laminated in order to

A. simplify its construction
B. minimise eddy current loss
C. reduce cost
D. reduce hysteresis loss
Answer» C. reduce cost