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NAC/TLP-07a.13
No.
Subject Code :EE8353 Subject Name :Electrical Drives & Control Rev. No. 02
Unit No :3 Unit Name :Starting Methods Date 30.09.2020

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION BANK

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Objective Questions (MCQ /True or False / Fill up with Choices )
No.
3 - point starter is used to start the L1
A) b&c
1 B) Shunt motor
C) Compound motor
D) Series motor
In DOL fuses are provided to protect against L2
A) Short circuit protection
2 B) Over voltage
C)Over load
D) Over current
In four - point starter, the no volt release is connected across the L2
A)Supply line through a protective resistance
3 B) In series with field circuit through a protective resistance
C) Either (a) or (b)
D) None of these
The overload release protects the motor against L2
A)Over load
4 B) Over current
C) Over voltage
D) All of these
If an extra resistance is connected in the rotor circuit of slip ring induction motor, L2
then
A) Starting current decreases and torque increases
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BStarting current and torque decreases
C) Starting current increases and torque decreases
D) Starting current and torque increases
If an induction motor is initially connected in delta and then reconnected in star L2
then the current drawn will become
A) One third of the current drawn when connected in delta
6 B) Thrice of the current drawn when connected in delta
C) Twice of the current drawn when connected in delta
D) Half of the current drawn when connected in delta
In India, direct - on - line starter can be used for 3 - phase squirrel cage induction L2
motor up to the rating of
A) 5HP
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B) 10 HP
C) 15 HP
D) 25 HP
Why starters are required in a DC motor? L2
A) To restrict armature current as there is no back emf at starting
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B) These motors have high starting torque
C) These motors are not self-starting
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 NADAR SARASWATHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, THENI.
Course/Branch : BE/MECH Year / Semester :II/III Format
NAC/TLP-07a.13
No.
Subject Code :EE8353 Subject Name :Electrical Drives & Control Rev. No. 02
Unit No :3 Unit Name :Starting Methods Date 30.09.2020

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION BANK

D) Back emf of these motors is zero initially
For which motors DOL starter can be used? L2
A) Up to 5 H.P
9 B) Up to 10 H.P
C) Up to 15 H.P
D) Up to 20H.P
The starting resistance of a DC shunt motor is generally ______ L2
A) low
10 B) Around 0.5 kΩ
C) Around 5 kΩ
D) Infinitely large
While using stator resistance starter with 3 phase induction motor, the resistances L2
of the starter are kept at
A)Maximum
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B) Minimum
C) Half of the maximum value
D) None of these
An autotransformer starter is suitable for L2
A) Star connected induction motor
12 B) Delta connected induction motor
C) Both (a) & (b)
D) None of these
The cheapest starter for induction motor is L2
A) Stator resistance starter
13 B) Autotransformer starter
C) Star-delta starter
D) Rotor resistance starter
The advantages of star-delta starter over other types of starter is L2
A) Cheapest of all
14 B) Maintenance free
C) Both (a) & (b)
D) None of these
When rotor resistance starter is used with induction motor then L2
A) Only starting current is limited
15 B) Only starting torque is limited
C) Both starting current and starting torque are limited
D) Neither starting current nor starting torque is limited
The NO contact and NC contact of D.O.L. starter is normally L2
A) Open, closed
16 B) Closed, open
C) Open, open
D) Closed, closed
If induction motor is direct switched-on then it will develop L2
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A) 1.5 times their full load torque
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 NADAR SARASWATHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, THENI.
Course/Branch : BE/MECH Year / Semester :II/III Format
NAC/TLP-07a.13
No.
Subject Code :EE8353 Subject Name :Electrical Drives & Control Rev. No. 02
Unit No :3 Unit Name :Starting Methods Date 30.09.2020

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION BANK

B) 1.5 to 2.5 times their full load torque
C )2.5 times their full load torque
D) 1.5 to 5 times their full load torque
Reduced voltage can be applied across the stator circuit by L2
A) Using an autotransformer
18 B) Connecting resistor in series with stator winding
C) Connecting inductor in series with stator winding
D) All of these
What will happen if DC motor is used without starter? L2
A) Heavy sparking at brushes
19 B) It’ll start smoothly
C) Will not start at all
D) Depends on load
Motor will start quickly when used without starter. L2
20 A) True
B) False
Four-point starter is used when ______________ L2
A) Motor field current is varied in narrow range
21 B) Motor speed is varied in small range
C) Motor field current is varied over wide range
D) Can be used anywhere
At a very low speed, increase in field resistance will _________ L2
A) decrease the speed of motor
22 B) increase the speed of motor
C) not have signicant effect on speed
D) no effect
Small DC motors have best speed control by _________ L2
A) armature voltage control
23 B) field resistance control
C) any of the methods
D) none of the mentioned
As compared to DOL starting method the star delta starting method should have L2
A)High torque
24 B)Low starting current
C)High starting current
D)Smooth acceleration
In squirrel cage induction motors which of the following methods of starting L2
cannot be used ?
A)Resistance in rotor circuit
B) Resistance in stator circuit
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C) Auto transformer starting
D)Start Delta starting

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 NADAR SARASWATHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, THENI.
Course/Branch : BE/MECH Year / Semester :II/III Format
NAC/TLP-07a.13
No.
Subject Code :EE8353 Subject Name :Electrical Drives & Control Rev. No. 02
Unit No :3 Unit Name :Starting Methods Date 30.09.2020

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION BANK

The consequent pole method used for controlling the number of poles can be used L2
for
A)Only squirrel cage type motors
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B) Only slip ring induction motor
C)For both squirrel cage and slip ring induction motor
D)None of these
The best suited method for smooth speed control by controlling number of poles is L2
A) Consequent poles method
27 B) Multiple stator winding method
C)Pole amplitude modulation method
D) None of these
In three-point starter, as a starting handle is rotated __________ L2
A) The resistance is added into armature circuit
28 B) The resistance is removed from field circuit
C) The resistance is added into field circuit
D) Resistance is neither added nor removed
What will happen if excitation of DC shunt motor is changed? L2
A) Torque will remain constant
29 B) Torque and power both will change
C) Torque will change but power will remain constant
D) Torque, power and speed, all will change
If the speed of a DC shunt motor is increased, the back emf of the motor will L2
___________
A) Increase
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B) Decrease
C) Remain same
D) Become zero

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