electrical engineering MCQs – Page 249

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electrical engineering Mcqs
4962. Which of the following is a ferromagnetic material ?
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A. Tungsten

B. Copper

C. Aluminium

D. Nickel
4963. The susceptibility of paramagnetic materials generally lies between____________?
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A. 1CT3 and 1CT7

B. 10?2 and KT5

C. KT4 and KT8

D. KT3 and 1CT6
4964. Ferrites are a sub-group of_______________?
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A. ferro-magnetic materials

B. paramagnetic materials

C. ferri-magnetic materials

D. non-magnetic materials

4965. The unit of flux is the same as that of_______________?
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A. resistance

B. reluctance

C. pole strength

D. permeance

4966. Flemings left hand rule is used to find_________________?
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A. direction of flux in a solenoid

B. direction of magnetic field due to current carrying conductor

C. polarity of a magnetic pole

D. direction of force on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field
4967. Main causes of noisy solenoid are______________?
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A. strong tendency of fan out of laminations at the end caused by repulsion among magnetic lines of force

B. uneven bearing surface, caused by dirt or uneven wear between moving and stationary parts

C. both of above

D. none of the above

4968. When a magnet is in motion relative to a coil the induced e.m.f. does not depend upon____________?
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A. number of turns of the coil

B. motion of the magnet

C. resistance of the coil

D. pole strength of the magnet

4971. Paramagnetic materials have relative permeability________________?
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A. equal to unity

B. slightly more than unity

C. slightly less than unity

D. equal to that ferromagnetic mate rials

4972. For which of the following materials the net magnetic moment should be zero ?
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A. Ferrimagnetic materials

B. Diamagnetic materials

C. Antiferromagnetic materials

D. Antiferrimagnetic materials

4973. A transformer core is laminated to__________?
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A. reduce copper losses

B. reduce hysteresis loss

C. reduce eddy current losses

D. reduce all above losses

4975. Which type of winding is used in 3 phase shell-type transformer?
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A. Circular type

B. Sandwich type

C. Rectangular type

D. Cylindrical type

4976. No-load current of a transformer has_____________?
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A. has small magnitude and low power factor

B. has small magnitude and high power factor

C. has high magnitude and high power factor

D. has high magnitude and low power factor

4977. Spacers are provided between adjacent coils?
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A. to provide free passage to the cooling oil

B. to insulate the coils from each other

C. both A. and (b)

D. none of the above

4978. A common method of cooling a power transformer is_______________?
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A. any of the above

B. natural air cooling

C. oil cooling

D. air blast cooling

4980. Delta/star transformer works satisfactorily when______________?
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A. on balanced as well as unbalanced loads

B. none of the above

C. load is balanced only

D. load is unbalanced only