electrical engineering MCQs – Page 263

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electrical engineering Mcqs
5241. Permeance is the reciprocal of______________?
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A. ampere-turns

B. reluctance

C. flux density

D. resistance

5242. Armature coil is short circuited by brushes when it lies_____________?
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A. along field axis

B. in none of the above positions

C. in any of the above positions

D. along neutral axis
5243. In case of D.C. machine winding, number of commutator segments is equal to______________?
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A. number of armature turns

B. number of armature conductors

C. number of armature coil sides

D. number of armature coils
5244. In a D.C. generator:___________________?
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A. internal characteristic = magnetisation characteristic ohmic drop

B. magnetisation characteristic = external characteristic

C. external resistance = internal char-acteristic armature reaction

D. external characteristic = magnetisation characteristic ohmic drop armature reaction
5246. Armature reaction of an unsaturated D.C. machine is_____________?
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A. crossmagnetising

B. none of above

C. demagnetising

D. magnetising

5247. In lap winding, the number of brushes is always_____________?
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A. same as the number of poles

B. double the number of poles

C. two

D. half the number of poles

5248. Interpole flux should be sufficient to_____________?
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A. neutralise the commutating self induced e.m.f.

B. neutralise the armature reaction flux

C. neutralise both the armature reaction flux as well as commutating e.m.f. induced in the coil

D. perform none of the above functions

5249. If a self excited D.C. generator after being installed, fails to build up on its first trial run, the first thing to do is to______________?
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A. increase the field resistance

B. reverse the field connections

C. increase the speed of primemover

D. check armature insulation resistance

5251. The e.m.f. generated in a D.C. generator is directly proportional to____________?
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A. number of poles

B. all of the above

C. speed of armature

D. flux/pole

5252. When two D.C. series generators are running in parallel, an equilizer bar is used________________?
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A. to increase the speed and hence generated e.m.f.

B. to increase the series flux

C. so that two similar machines will pass approximately equal currents to the load

D. to reduce the combined effect of ar-mature reaction of both machines

5253. In a D.C. generator the ripples in the direct e.m.f. generated are reduced by_____________?
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A. using conductor of annealed copper

B. using commutator with large number of segments

C. using carbon brushes of superior quality

D. using equiliser rings

5254. A D.C. welding generator has____________?
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A. wave moving

B. lap winding

C. any of the above

D. duplex winding

5255. Shunt generators are most suited for stable parallel operation because of their______________?
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A. identical voltage characteristics

B. rising voltage characteristics

C. drooping voltage characteristics

D. linear voltage characteristics

5256. The armature core of a D.C. generator is usually made of__________________?
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A. copper

B. non-ferrous material

C. cast-iron

D. silicon steel
5258. Open circuited armature coil of a D.C. machine is________________?
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A. identified by the scarring of the commutator segment to which open circuited coil is connected

B. indicated by a spark completely around the commutator

C. both A. and (b)

D. none of the above

5260. With a D.C. generator which of the following regulation is preferred ?
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A. 50% regulation

B. 100% regulation

C. infinite regulation

D. 1% regulation