1. A.

DC GENERATORS (c) Mica is harder than copper (d)

1. Laminations of core are generally made none of the above
of Ans: c
(a) case iron (b) carbon 8. In D.C. generators the pole shoes are
(c) silicon steel (d) stainless steel fastened to the pole core by
Ans: c (a) Rivets (b) counter sunk
2. Which of the following could be screws
lamina-proximately the thickness of (c) Brazing (d) welding
laminations of a D.C. machine ? Ans: b
(a) 0.005 mm (b) 0.05 mm (c) 0.5 m (d) 9. According to Fleming's right-hand
5m rule for finding the direction of induced
Ans: c e.m.f., when middle finger points in the
direction of induced e.m.f., forefinger
3. The armature of D.C. generator is
will point in the direction of
laminated to (a) Motion of conductor (b) lines of
(a)Reduce the bulk (b) provide the bulk force
(c) Insulate the core (d) reduce eddy (c) Either of the above (d) none of
current loss the above
4. The resistance of armature winding Ans: b
depends on 10. Fleming's right-hand rule regarding
(a) Length of conductor direction of induced e.m.f., correlates
(b) Cross-sectional area of the (a) Magnetic flux, direction of current
conductor flow and resultant force
(c) number of conductors (b) Magnetic flux, direction of motion and
(d) all of the above the direction of e.m.f. induced
Ans: d (c) Magnetic field strength, induced
5. The field coils of D.C. generator are voltage and current
usually made of (d) Magnetic flux, direction of force and
(a) mica (b) copper direction of motion of conductor
(c) cast iron (d) carbon Ans: b
Ans: b 11. While applying Fleming's right-hand rule
6. The commutator segments are to And the direction of induced e.m.f., the
connected to the armature conductors by thumb points towards
means of (a) Direction of induced e.m.f.
(a) copper lugs (b) resistance wires (b) Direction of flux
(c) insulation pads (d) brazing (c) Direction of motion of the
Ans: a conductor if forefinger points in the
7. In a commutator direction of generated e.m.f.
(d) Direction of motion of conductor, if
(a) copper is harder than mica (b)
mica and copper are equally hard forefinger points along the lines of flux Ans:
d
12. The bearings used to support the rotor (a) Where low voltage and high currents
shafts are generally are involved (b) where high voltage and
(a) Ball bearings (b) bush small cur-rents are involved (c) in both of
bearings the above cases (d) in none of the
(c) Magnetic bearings (d) needle above cases
bearings Ans: a
Ans: a 18. A separately excited generator as
13. In D.C. generators, the cause of rapid compared to a self-excited generator
brush wear may be (a) is amenable to better voltage control
(a) Severe sparking (b) is more stable
(b) Rough commutator surface (c) has exciting current independent of
load current (d) has all above features
(c) Imperfect contact
Ans: d
(d) Any of the above 19. In case of D.C. machines, mechanical
Ans: d
losses are primary function of
14. In lap winding, the number of
(a) Current b) voltage
brushes is always
(c) Speed (d) none of above
(a) Double the number of poles
Ans: c
(b) Same as the number of poles
20. Iron losses in a D.C. machine are
(c) Half the number of poles
independent of variations in
(d) two
(a) speed (b) load
Ans: b
(c) voltage (d) speed and
15. For a D.C. generator when the
voltage
number of poles and the number of
Ans: b
armature conductors is fixed, then which
21. In D.C. generators, current to the
winding will give the higher e.m.f. ?
external circuit from armature is given
(a) Lap winding (b) Wave
through
winding
(a) commutator (b) solid connection
(c) Either of (a) and (b) above
(c) slip rings d)none of above
(d) Depends on other features of design
Ans: a
Ans: b
23. Brushes of D.C. machines are made of
16. in a four-pole D.C. machine
(a) carbon (b) soft copper
(a) All the four poles are north poles
(c) hard copper (d)all of above
(b) Alternate poles are north and south
Ans: a
(c) All the four poles are south poles
24. If B is the flux density, I the length
(d) Two north poles follow two south
of conductor and v the velocity of
poles conductor, then induced e.m.f. is
Ans: b given by
17. Copper brushes in D.C. machine are (a)Blv (b)Blv2
used (c)Bl2v (d)Bl2v2
Ans: a
25. In case of a 4-pole D.C. generator (a) Cross magnetizing (b)
provided with a two layer lap winding demagnetizing (c) magnetizing (d)
with sixteen coils, the pole pitch will none of above
be
Ans : a
(a) 4 (b) 8
31. D.C. generators are connected to the
(c) 16 (d) 32 bus bars or disconnected from them only
Ans: b under the floating condition
26. The material for commutator brushes (a) to avoid sudden loading of the prime
is generally mover (b) to avoid mechanical jerk to the
(a) Mica (b) copper shaft
(c) cast iron (d)carbon (c) to avoid burning of switch contacts
Ans: d (d)all above
27. The insulating material used between Ans: d
the commutator segments is normally 32. Eddy currents are induced in the pole
(a) Graphite (b) paper shoes of a D.C. machine due to
(c) mica (d)insulating (a) Oscillating magnetic field
varnish (b) Pulsating magnetic flux
Ans: c (c) Relative rotation between field and
28. In D.C. generators, the brushes armature (d) all above
on commutator remain in contact Ans: c
with conductors which 33. In a D.C. machine, short-circuited field
(a) lie under south pole (b) lie coil will result in
under north pole (c) lie under (a) odour of barning insulation
interpolar region (b) unbalanced magnetic pull producing
(d)are farthest from the poles vibrations
Ans: c (c) reduction of generated voltage for

29. If brushes of a D.C. generator are which excitation has to be increased to

moved in order to bring these maintain the voltage
brushes in magnetic neutral axis, (d) all above
there will be Ans: d
(a) Demagnetization only 34. Equilizer rings are required in case
(b) cross magnetization as well as armature is
magnetization (a) wave wound (b) lap
(c) Cross magnetization as well as wound (c) delta wound (d)duplex
demagnetizing (d)cross wound
magnetization only Ans: b
Ans: c 35. Welding generator will have
30. Armature reaction of an unsaturated (a) lap winding (b) wave
D.C. machine is winding (c) delta winding
(d)duplex wave winding
Ans: a
36. In case of D.C. machine winding,
number of commutator segments is equal
to
(a) number of armature coils (b)
number of armature coil sides (c)
number of armature conductors
d)number of armature
turns
Ans : a
37. For a D.C. machines laboratory
following type of D.C. supply will be
suitable
(a) rotary converter (b)
mercury are rectifier (c)
induction motor D.C. generator set
(d)synchronous motor D.C. generator set
Ans: c
38. The function of pole shoes in the case
of D.C. machine is
(a) to reduce the reluctance of the
magnetic path (b) to spread out the
flux to achieve uniform flux density
(c) to support the field coil (d) to
discharge all the above functions
Ans: d