electrical engineering MCQs – Page 46

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electrical engineering Mcqs
902. With a D.C. generator which of the following regulation is preferred ?
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A. 50% regulation

B. 1% regulation

C. infinite regulation

D. 100% regulation

903. D.C. shunt motors are used for driving____________?
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A. hoists

B. machine tools

C. trains

D. cranes

904. Which of the following motor is preferred for operation in highly explosive atmosphere ?
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A. Battery operated motor

B. Series motor

C. Air motor

D. Shunt motor

905. The purpose of providing dummy coils in a generator is__________________?
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A. to provide mechanical balance for the rotor

B. to reduce eddy current losses

C. to enhance flux density

D. to amplify voltage

906. The number of brushes in a commutator depends on______________?
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A. type of winding

B. amount of current to be collected

C. voltage

D. speed of armature

907. To avoid formation of grooves in the commutator of a D.C. machine?
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A. None

B. brush position has no effect on the commutator grooving

C. the brushes of opposite polarity should track each other

D. the brushes of same polarity should track each other

909. In a D.C. generator the critical resistance can be increased by_____________?
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A. increasing its field resistance

B. decreasing its speed

C. decreasing its field resistance

D. increasing its speed
910. Which D.C. motor has got maximum self loading property?
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A. Shunt motor

B. Differentially compounded motor

C. Series motor

D. Cumulatively compounded motor

911. In a D.C. generator all of the following could be the effects of iron losses except___________?
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A. Rise in temperature of ventilating air

B. Excessive heating of core

C. Increase in terminal voltage

D. Loss of efficiency

912. Which motor should not be started on no-load ?
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A. Differentially compounded motor

B. Shunt motor

C. Cumulatively compounded motor

D. Series motor
914. The torque of an induction motor is___________?
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A. inversely proportional to slip

B. none of the above

C. directly proportional to slip

D. proportional to the square of the slip

915. As -the load is increased the speed of D.C. shunt motor will____________?
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A. increase proportionately

B. remains unchanged

C. reduce slightly

D. increase slightly

916. The function of pole shoes in the case of D.C. machine is______________?
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A. to reduce the reluctance of the magnetic path

B. to support the field coil

C. to spread out the flux to achieve uniform flux density

D. to discharge all the above functions
918. The main disadvantage of the Ward-Leonard control method is______________?
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A. high maintenance cost

B. high initial cost

C. all of the above

D. low efficiency at Hght loads

919. In a differentially compounded D.C. motor, if shunt field suddenly opens____________?
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A. the motor will work as series motor and run at slow speed in the same direction

B. the motor will work as series motor and run at high speed in the same direction

C. the motor will first stop and then run in opposite direction as series motor

D. the motor will not work and come to stop

920. Two generators are running in parallel. One of the generators may run as motor for which of the following reasons ?
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A. That generator takes large share of loads

B. The field of that generator is weakened

C. The speed of that generator is increased

D. The direction of that generator is reversed