Electrical Machines Objective Test No. 1

                            
   MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Q.1   The two windings of a transformer is 
  (A)   conductively linked.  
  (B)   inductively linked.
  (C)   not linked at all.        
  (D)  electrically linked.
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Q.2  A salient pole synchronous motor is running at no load.  Its field current is switched off. The motor will
  (A)  come to stop.  
  (B)  continue to run at synchronous speed.
  (C)  continue to run at a speed slightly more than the synchronous speed.
  (D)  continue to run at a speed slightly less than the synchronous speed.
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Q.3 The d.c. series motor should always be started with load because
  (A) at no load, it will rotate at dangerously high speed.  
  (B) it will fail to start.
  (C) it will not develop high starting torque.  
  (D) all are true.
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Q.4 The  frequency  of  the  rotor  current  in  a  3  phase  50 Hz,  4  pole  induction  motor  at  full load speed is about
  (A)  50 Hz. 
  (B)  20 Hz.
  (C)  2 Hz. 
  (D)  Zero.
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Q.5 In a stepper motor the angular displacement
 (A)  can be precisely controlled.  
 (B)  it cannot be readily interfaced with micro computer based controller.
 (C)  the angular displacement cannot be precisely controlled.  
 (D)  it cannot be used for positioning of work tables and tools in NC machines.
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Q.6 The power factor of a squirrel cage induction motor is 
 (A)  low at light load only.  
 (B)  low at heavy load only.
 (C)  low at light and heavy load both.
 (D)  low at rated load only.
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Q.7 Transformer core is made of:
 (A)  silicon sheet steel. 
 (B)  chromel steel.
 (C)  low carbon steel.
 (D)  high content silicon steel.
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Q.8 When  a  synchronous  motor  is  running  at  synchronous speed,  the  damper  winding produces
 (A)  damping torque.  
 (B)  eddy current torque.
 (C)  torque aiding the developed torque.  
 (D)  no torque.  
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Q.9 If  a  transformer  primary  is  energised  from  a  square  wave  voltage  source,  its  output voltage will be 
 (A)   A square wave.  
 (B)  A sine wave.
 (C)  A triangular wave.  
 (D)  A pulse wave.
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Q.10  In a d.c. series motor the electromagnetic torque developed is proportional to 
 (A)  Ia                           
 (B)  Ia2 
 (C)  1/Ia                       
 (D)  1/Ia2 
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