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				This section includes 28 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. | Ideally the voltage regulation of an alternator should be ___________ | 
| A. | zero | 
| B. | infinite | 
| C. | 50% | 
| D. | 100% | 
| Answer» B. infinite | |
| 2. | If the emf from the air gap line is the 3-phase alternator is 440V per phase and armature current is 110 A. The synchronous reactance is? | 
| A. | 4 ohms | 
| B. | 2 ohms | 
| C. | 6.92 ohms | 
| D. | 2.32 ohms | 
| Answer» B. 2 ohms | |
| 3. | In a calculation, the actual voltage regulation is 33.1% while the calculated value of the voltage regulation is 32.9%. This infers that the chosen method has been ___________ | 
| A. | zpf or asa | 
| B. | emf | 
| C. | mmf | 
| D. | mmf or zpf | 
| Answer» B. emf | |
| 4. | In a calculation, the actual voltage regulation is 33.1% while the calculated value of the voltage regulation is 25%. This infers that the chosen method has been ___________ | 
| A. | emf | 
| B. | mmf | 
| C. | asa | 
| D. | zpf | 
| Answer» C. asa | |
| 5. | In a calculation, the actual voltage regulation is 33.1% while the calculated value of the voltage regulation is 56.8%. This infers that the chosen method has been ___________ | 
| A. | emf | 
| B. | mmf | 
| C. | asa | 
| D. | zpf | 
| Answer» B. mmf | |
| 6. | The preferred order of calculating the voltage regulation is ___________ | 
| A. | ZPF > ASA > MMF > EMF | 
| B. | ZPF > MMF > ASA > EMF | 
| C. | ASA > MMF > ASA > EMF | 
| D. | EMF > ASA > ZPF > MMF | 
| Answer» B. ZPF > MMF > ASA > EMF | |
| 7. | Mmf method of voltage regulation is called _______ while the emf method is __________ | 
| A. | optimistic, pessimistic | 
| B. | pessimistic, pessimistic | 
| C. | optimistic, optimistic | 
| D. | pessimistic, optimistic | 
| Answer» B. pessimistic, pessimistic | |
| 8. | In mmf method ___________ | 
| A. | all the emf is scaled to mmf | 
| B. | only the mmf values are considered neglecting impedance drop | 
| C. | all the emf are taken zero | 
| D. | emf is converted to saturated impedance drops | 
| Answer» B. only the mmf values are considered neglecting impedance drop | |
| 9. | Emf method is also known as ___________ | 
| A. | pessimistic method | 
| B. | optimistic method | 
| C. | zero power factor method | 
| D. | none of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. optimistic method | |
| 10. | The emf method of the voltage regulation is applicable only to cylindrical rotor alternator due to ___________ | 
| A. | resultant air gap flux is not affected by angular position of rotor | 
| B. | uniform angular position of rotor | 
| C. | non uniform angular position of rotor | 
| D. | saliency of the poles is a trouble while estimating the emf | 
| Answer» B. uniform angular position of rotor | |
| 11. | Alternator on infinite bus bar has constant ___________ | 
| A. | terminal voltage and frequency | 
| B. | frequency | 
| C. | power factor | 
| D. | power factor and terminal voltage | 
| Answer» B. frequency | |
| 12. | Voltage regulation for an alternator operating at leading power factor is negative due to ___________ | 
| A. | magnetizing nature of armature reaction | 
| B. | demagnetizing nature of armature reaction | 
| C. | cross-magnetizing nature of armature reaction | 
| D. | all of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. demagnetizing nature of armature reaction | |
| 13. | When the load on an alternator is varied, its terminal voltage also changes due to _____________ | 
| A. | armature resistance | 
| B. | leakage reactance | 
| C. | armature reaction | 
| D. | all of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. leakage reactance | |
| 14. | THE_PREFERRED_ORDER_OF_THE_CALCULATING_THE_VOLTAGE_REGULATION_IS?$ | 
| A. | ZPF > ASA > MMF > EMF | 
| B. | ZPF > MMF > ASA > EMF | 
| C. | ASA > MMF > ASA > EMF | 
| D. | EMF > ASA > ZPF > MMF | 
| Answer» B. ZPF > MMF > ASA > EMF | |
| 15. | In a calculation, the actual voltage regulation is 33.1% while the calculated value of the voltage regulation is 25%. This infers that the chosen method has been$ | 
| A. | emf | 
| B. | mmf | 
| C. | asa | 
| D. | zpf | 
| Answer» C. asa | |
| 16. | In_a_calculation,_the_actual_voltage_regulation_is_33.1%_while_the_calculated_value_of_the_voltage_regulation_is_56.8%._This_infers_that_the_chosen_method_has_been$ | 
| A. | emf | 
| B. | mmf | 
| C. | asa | 
| D. | zpf | 
| Answer» B. mmf | |
| 17. | Ideally the voltage regulation of an alternator should be | 
| A. | zero | 
| B. | infinite | 
| C. | 50% | 
| D. | 100% | 
| Answer» B. infinite | |
| 18. | If the machine size increases, the three phase alternator resistance _______ and synchronous reactance _______ | 
| A. | increases, decreases | 
| B. | decreases, increases | 
| C. | remains constant, decreases | 
| D. | decreases, decreases | 
| Answer» B. decreases, increases | |
| 19. | If the emf from the air gap line if the 3-phase alternator is 440V per phase and armature current is 110 A. The synchronous reactance is | 
| A. | 4 ohms | 
| B. | 2 ohms | 
| C. | 6.92 ohms | 
| D. | 2.32 ohms | 
| Answer» B. 2 ohms | |
| 20. | In_a_calculation,_the_actual_voltage_regulation_is_33.1%_while_the_calculated_value_of_the_voltage_regulation_is_32.9%._This_infers_that_the_chosen_method_has_been | 
| A. | zpf or asa | 
| B. | emf | 
| C. | mmf | 
| D. | mmf or zpf | 
| Answer» B. emf | |
| 21. | Mmf method of voltage regulation is called _______ while the emf method is _________? | 
| A. | optimistic, pessimistic | 
| B. | pessimistic, pessimistic | 
| C. | optimistic, optimistic | 
| D. | pessimistic, optimistic | 
| Answer» B. pessimistic, pessimistic | |
| 22. | In mmf method | 
| A. | all the emf is scaled to mmf | 
| B. | only the mmf values are considered neglecting impedance drop | 
| C. | all the emf are taken zero | 
| D. | emf is converted to saturated impedance drops | 
| Answer» B. only the mmf values are considered neglecting impedance drop | |
| 23. | Emf method is also known as | 
| A. | pessimistic method | 
| B. | optimistic method | 
| C. | zero power factor method | 
| D. | none of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. optimistic method | |
| 24. | The emf method of the voltage regulation is applicable only to cylindrical rotor alternator due to | 
| A. | resultant air gap flux is not affected by angular position of rotor | 
| B. | uniform angular position of rotor | 
| C. | non uniform angular position of rotor | 
| D. | saliency of the poles is a trouble while estimating the emf | 
| Answer» B. uniform angular position of rotor | |
| 25. | Alternator on infinite bus bar has constant | 
| A. | terminal voltage and frequency | 
| B. | frequency | 
| C. | power factor | 
| D. | power factor and terminal voltage | 
| Answer» B. frequency | |
| 26. | Voltage regulation for an alternator operating at leading power factor is negative due to | 
| A. | magnetizing nature of armature reaction | 
| B. | demagnetizing nature of armature reaction | 
| C. | cross-magnetizing nature of armature reaction | 
| D. | all of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. demagnetizing nature of armature reaction | |
| 27. | Voltage regulation for the alternator operating at leading power factor is negative. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 28. | When the load on an alternator is varied, its terminal voltage also changes due to | 
| A. | armature resistance | 
| B. | leakage reactance | 
| C. | armature reaction | 
| D. | all of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. leakage reactance | |