1. What is the basic property of electrical conducting materials?

a) allows the passage of current through the materials

b) blocks the passage of current through the materials
c) leaks the current through the materials
d) reverses the direction of current in the materials
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Answer: a
2. What is the correct classification of the conducting materials?
a) low resistivity, low conductivity
b) low resistivity, high conductivity
c) high resistivity, high conductivity
d) medium resistivity, medium conductivity
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Answer: b
3. Example of low resistivity material is _____________
a) silver
b) manganese
c) magnesium
d) tungsten
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Answer: a
4. Example of high resistivity material is ________________
a) copper
b) gold
c) aluminum
d) carbon
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Answer: d
5. High resistivity material used in making the filaments of incandescent lamps.
a) true
b) false
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Answer: a
6. What materials are used as conductors in the Transmission and Distribution
sector?
a) copper
b) silver
c) tungsten
d) carbon
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Answer: a

7. What are the properties of Conducting Materials with respect to temperature

coefficient of resistance and tensile strength?
a) low temperature coefficient, low tensile strength
b) low temperature coefficient, high tensile strength
c) high temperature coefficient, low tensile strength
d) high temperature coefficient, high tensile strength
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Answer: b
8. What are the conditions of the conducting materials with respect to melting
point and resistance to corrosion?
a) high melting point, low resistance to corrosion
b) low melting point, low resistance to corrosion
c) high melting point, high resistance to corrosion
d) low melting point, high resistance to corrosion
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Answer: c
9. How should the conducting materials be in terms of malleability and ductility?
a) highly malleable, less ductile
b) less malleable, less ductile
c) highly malleable, highly ductile
d) less malleable, highly ductile
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Answer: c
10. Aluminum has high conductivity than Copper.
a) true
b) false
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Answer: b
1. Which material has the highest conductivity of all materials?
a) Silver
b) Copper
c) Gold
d) Tungsten
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Answer: a
2. High conductivity materials are used in electrical machines.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
3. What are the characteristics of high conductivity materials based on cost and
flexibility?
a) Low cost, low flexibility
b) Low cost, high flexibility
c) High cost, low flexibility
d) High cost, high flexibility
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Answer: b
4. What is the temperature coefficient of silver?
a) 0.00386 per0C
b) 0.0034 per0C
c) 0.00429 per0C
d) 0.0038 per0C
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Answer: d
5. Silver is not used in practical electrical machines.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
6. What is the conductivity of Copper?
a) 0.6329*106 mho/cm
b) 0.5952*106 mho/cm
c) 0.4529*106 mho/cm
d) 0.3773*106 mho/cm
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Answer: b
7. What is the melting point of aluminum?
a) 6600C
b) 10850C
c) 9620C
d) 10640C
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Answer: b
8. What is the specific gravity of aluminum?
a) 8.96 gm/cm3
b) 19.30 gm/cm3

c) 2.70 gm/cm3
d) 10.49 gm/cm3

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Answer: c
9. Which two elements are used in precious instruments?
a) Copper, Silver
b) Gold, Silver
c) Copper, Aluminum
d) Gold, Aluminum
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Answer: b
10. Which property of aluminum it the most preferred element?
a) good conductivity
b) highly malleable, highly ductile
c) most abundant element
d) good corrosion resistant
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Answer: c
1. What is the property of magnetic materials?
a) Resistivity
b) Conductivity
c) Permeability
d) Ductility
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Answer: c
2. What is the property of permeability in magnetic materials?
a) how easily the magnetic flux is broken/clear
b) how easily the magnetic flux is set up
c) how long the magnetic flux takes to form
d) how long the magnetic flux takes to clear
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Answer: b
3. What is the representation of permeability?
a) coercivity/retentivity
b) flux/flux density
c) magnetic force/magnetic flux density
d) magnetic flux density/magnetic force
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Answer: d
4. How should the permeability and number of ampere turns for good magnetic
materials be?
a) high permeability, high ampere turns
b) high permeability, low ampere turns
c) low permeability, low ampere turns
d) low permeability, high ampere turns
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Answer: b
5. Is retentivity associated with B-H curve?
a) Yes
b) No
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Answer: a
6. What is the property of retentivity in magnetic materials?
a) After removal of external magnetic fields, magnetization exists
b) After removal of external magnetic fields, magnetization doesn’t exist
c) After removal of internal magnetic fields, magnetization exists
d) After removal of internal magnetic fields, magnetization doesn’t exist
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Answer: a
7. What is coercivity force in magnetic materials?
a) The force required to add upon the existing magnetization
b) The force required to remove the existing magnetization
c) The force required to produce magnetic flux
d) The force required to break magnetic flux
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Answer: b
8. What are magnetic hard materials?
a) High retentivity, low coercivity
b) High retentivity, high coercivity
c) Low retentivity, low coercivity
d) Low retentivity, high coercivity
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Answer: b
9. What is reluctance in magnetic materials?
a) Allows the buildup of magnetic flux
b) Reduces the buildup of magnetic flux
c) Resists the buildup of magnetic flux
d) Increases the buildup of magnetic flux
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Answer: c
10. High Reluctance affects the performance of magnetic materials.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
11. What is the unit of reluctance in magnetic materials?
a) Henry/m
b) Weber/m2
c) Ampere-turns/Weber

d) Ampere-turns/m

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Answer: c
12. How many classifications of magnetic materials are present?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
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Answer: c
13. What is the property of ferromagnetic materials?
a) Negative magnetization
b) Magnetization slightly less than 1
c) Magnetization slightly greater than 1
d) Magnetization very much higher than 1
View Answer
Answer: d
14. What is the example of diamagnetic materials?
a) Quartz
b) Pyrite
c) Montmorillonite
d) Biotite
View Answer
Answer: a
15. What is the example of ferromagnetic materials is?
a) Magnetite
b) Hematite
c) Nickel
d) Biotite
View Answer
Answer: a
1. What is the property of insulating materials?
a) Prevents the unwanted flow of current
b) Allows the unwanted flow of current
c) Increases the unwanted flow of current
d) Decreases the unwanted flow of current
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Answer: a
2. In the Transmission and Distribution sector, where should the insulators be
placed?
a) Between towers and poles
b) Between towers and ground
c) Between towers and conductors
d) Between conductors and ground
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Answer: c
3. What is the main cause for the failure of overhead line insulators?
a) Surges
b) Flashover
c) Arching
d) Grounding
View Answer
Answer: b
4. What happens when some serious phenomenon occurs in the insulators?
a) Puncher is produced in the insulator body
b) Insulator body bulges
c) Insulator body bursts
d) Insulator body tears apart
View Answer
Answer: a
5. Insulation Resistance should be high in insulators.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
6. How should the properties of strength and dielectric strength in insulating
materials?
a) High strength, low Dielectric strength
b) Low strength, low Dielectric strength
c) High strength, high Dielectric strength
d) Low strength, high Dielectric strength
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Answer: c
7. What is property of porosity and temperature change in insulating materials?
a) Less, less affected
b) Less, highly affected
c) High, highly affected
d) High, less affected
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Answer: a
8. What is the dielectric strength of porcelain insulators?
a) 60 kV/cm
b) 140 kV/cm
c) 50 kV/cm
d) 40 kV/cm
View Answer
Answer: a
9. What is the dielectric strength, coefficient of thermal expansion of glass with
respect to porcelain insulators?
a) High, high
b) High, low
c) Low, low
d) Low, high
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Answer: b
10. Glass has lower tensile strength compared to porcelain insulators.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
11. What is the other name of Polymer Insulator?
a) Moisture insulator
b) Core insulator
c) Composite insulator
d) Mixed insulator
View Answer
Answer: c
12. How many classifications of overhead line insulators are there?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
View Answer
Answer: a
13. How many types of electrical insulators are present on the basis of voltage
application?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
14. How many discs are used in suspension insulators for 220kV?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 8
d) 14
View Answer
Answer: d
15. What is the other name of the shackle insulator?
a) String
b) Hanging
c) Spool
d) Post
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Answer: c
1. How many number of insulation classes are present with respect to electrical
equipment?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
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Answer: c
2. How many classes have their temperatures above 100°C?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
View Answer
Answer: b
3. How many classes have their temperatures above 150°C?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
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Answer: b
4. Which class has the lowest and the highest temperature?
a) Class Y, Class C
b) Class Y, Class H
c) Class H, Class C
d) Class B, Class H
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Answer: a
5. Class A has higher temperature than Class E.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
6. What is the temperature of Class B?
a) 120°C
b) 130°C
c) 155°C
d) 180°C
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Answer: b
7. Which among the following is the example of Class Y?
a) Varnish
b) Insulation oil
c) Paper
d) Resins
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Answer: c
8. Which among the following is the example of Class B?
a) Inorganic material with adhesives
b) Hard fiber
c) Wood
d) Impregnated oil
View Answer
Answer: a
9. Which among the following is an example of Class F?
a) Paper lamination
b) Nitrile rubber
c) Asbestos
d) Silicone
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Answer: d
10. Silicone rubber is an example of Class H.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
This set of Design of Electrical Machines Multiple Choice Questions & Answers
(MCQs) focuses on “Rating of Machines”.
1. What is the concept of power rating of machines with respect to voltage?
a) the required supply voltage for smooth running of the machine
b) the required supply voltage for stopping the machine
c) the required supply voltage for speeding the machine
d) the required supply voltage for slowing up the machine
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Answer: a
2. What is the concept of power rating of machines with respect to current?
a) Maximum permissible amount of current that can easily flow
b) Minimum permissible amount of current that can easily flow
c) Maximum permissible amount of current that can stop the machine
d) Maximum permissible amount of current that can stop the machine
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Answer: a
3. What happens if there is insufficient rating of the machine?
a) The efficiency of the machine increases
b) The efficiency of the machine improves
c) Damage and shutdown occurs
d) Loading problems occur
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Answer: c
4. What happens if the power ratings of the machine are decided liberally?
a) Damage occurs to the machine
b) Efficiency of the machine improves
c) Long life of the machine
d) Uneconomical usage of the machine
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Answer: d
5. If the power ratings are crossed, machine breakdown occurs.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
6. Which are the important criteria related to the power ratings of the machine?
a) Heat should be prevented from generation
b) Heat should be dissipated through power ventilation, irrespective of the time
c) Heat should be prevented through power ventilation within a short time period
d) Heat should be converted to some useful form
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Answer: c
7. What is the concept of thermal loading?
a) Output power is indirectly proportional to the temperature rise
b) Output power is indirectly proportional to the square of temperature rise
c) Output power is directly proportional to the temperature rise
d) Output power is directly proportional to the square of temperature rise
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Answer: c
8. What is the ideal condition for thermal dissipation?
a) Heat generated > Heat Dissipated
b) Heat generated < Heat Dissipated
c) Heat generated = Heat Dissipated
d) Heat generated = 0
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Answer: c
9. What is the main objective of power ratings of machines?
a) helps in building a suitable thermal model of machines
b) helps in building a suitable physical model of machines
c) helps in classifying the machines into different types
d) helps to improve the machine efficiency
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Answer: a
10. Power ratings help in classifying machines to different classes of duties.
a) true
b) false
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Answer: a
1. How many type of armature windings are present in the DC machine armature?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
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Answer: a
2. Which factor determines the difference between the types of armature
windings?
a) brush connection
b) slip ring connection
c) commutator connection
d) pole connection
View Answer
Answer: c
3. What is the meaning of pole pitch?
a) type of armature slot
b) number of armature slots/pole
c) number of poles/armature slot
d) number of poles/number of armature slots
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Answer: b
4. A 4 pole DC machine has 36 number of armature conductors. What is the pole
pitch?
a) 9
b) 1/9
c) 92
d) 1/92

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Answer: a
5. The choosing of the slot values for armature depends on the type of windings.
a) true
b) false
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Answer: a
6. What is the condition for choosing the armature current/parallel path in
armature design?
a) > 200 ampere for both lap and wave windings
b) >200 ampere for lap winding, <200 ampere for wave winding
c) < 200 ampere for both lap and wave windings
d) <200 ampere for lap winding, >200 ampere for wave winding
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Answer: c
7. What is the range of armature slot pitch in the armature slot design?
a) 20mm – 25mm
b) 25mm – 35mm
c) 30mm – 35mm
d) > 35mm
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Answer: b
8. For a DC machine, the armature slot pitch is 35mm and the diameter is 0.2m.
What is the number of armature slots for the machine?
a) 17
b) 18
c) 19
d) 20
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Answer: b
9. What is the formula to reduce flux pulsations?
a) armature slot/number of poles = integer
b) armature slot/number of poles = integer + 0.5
c) armature slot/number of poles = integer – 0.5
d) armature slot/number of poles = integer +-0.5
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Answer: d
10. The number of coils chosen should be minimum in number.
a) true
b) false
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Answer: a
11. What should be the range of the integer value while calculating the formula to
reduce the flux pulsations?
a) 8-14
b) 9-15
c) 9-16
d) 9-17
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Answer: c
12. What is ‘Z/Sa’ calculation during design of armatures?
a) armature poles/slots
b) armature conductors/slots
c) armature slots/poles
d) armature slots/conductors
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Answer: b
13. What is the formula for calculating the minimum number of coils?
a) Cmin = Voltage
b) Cmin = Voltage/5
c) Cmin = Voltage/10
d) Cmin = Voltage/15
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Answer: d
Explanation: The
14. Given Z=228 conductors, number of coils C=38 for a DC machine. What is the
turns/coils ratio?
a) 4
b) 3
c) 7
d) 3
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Answer: d
15. For a DC generator, given the load current is 510 ampere, field current is 1.4
ampere. What is the value of armature current?
a) 508.6 ampere
b) 714 ampere
c) 511.4 ampere
d) 364.28 ampere
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Answer: c
1. What is a commutator in DC machines?
a) electrical device which reverses the current direction between the rotor and
external circuit
b) mechanical device which reverses the current direction between the rotor and
external circuit
c) electrical device which allows the current flow between the rotor and external
circuit
d) mechanical device which allows the current flow between the rotor and
external circuit
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Answer: a
2. What is the use of brushes in DC machines?
a) to connect the parts of the machine to the external circuit
b) to conduct current between moving parts
c) to conduct current between stationary wires and moving parts
d) used for smooth conduction of current
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Answer: c
3. Which material is commonly used in brushes?
a) copper
b) carbon
c) silicon
d) steel
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Answer: b
4. What is the total number of design steps available for the commutators in DC
machines?
a) 4
b) 3
c) 2
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
5. What is the total number of design steps for the brushes in DC machines?
a) 4
b) 3
c) 5
d) 6
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Answer: c
6. What factor does the diameter of the commutator depend on?
a) length of the commutator
b) speed of the commutator
c) peripheral speed of the commutator
d) opening of the commutator
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Answer: c
7. For a DC machine, given Diameter of the commutator= 0.48 m, Speed = 600
rpm. What is the voltage across the commutator?
a) 15 V
b) 15.5 V
c) 15.2 V
d) 15.1 V
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Answer: d
8. What is the other name for commutator segment pitch of DC machines?
a) width of the commutator
b) length of the commutator
c) breadth of the commutator
d) height of the commutator
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Answer: a
9. What is the formula for finding out the width of the commutator of the DC
machines?
a) width of the commutator = 3.14*(Diameter of the commutator)
b) width of the commutator = 3.14*(Diameter of the commutator)*(Number of
armature coils)
c) width of the commutator = 3.14*(Diameter of the commutator) / (Number of
armature coils)
d) width of the commutator = Number of armature coils / 3.14*(Diameter of the
commutator)
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Answer: c
10. The diameter of the commutator should be 0.2-0.4 times the main diameter
for a good design.
a) true
b) false
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Answer: b
11. What should be the range for the width of the commutator in a good design?
a) < 4 mm
b) > 4 mm
c) 3-4 mm
d) < 3 mm
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Answer: b
12. The design of commutator and the brushes of DC machines are
interconnected.
a) true
b) false
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Answer: a
13. What is the formula for calculation of brush current of DC machine for wave
winding?
a) brush Current = 2*(Armature Current) / P
b) brush Current = (Armature Current) / P
c) brush Current = Armature Current
d) brush Current = P/2*(Armature Current)
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Answer: c
14. What is the formula for brush contact loss of DC machines?
a) brush contact loss = armature current + brush contact voltage
b) brush contact loss = armature current – brush contact voltage
c) brush contact loss = armature current * brush contact voltage
d) brush contact loss = (armature current + brush contact voltage) / 2
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Answer: c
15. What is the formula for total commutator loss for DC machine?
a) brush contact loss + brush friction loss
b) brush contact loss – brush friction loss
c) brush contact loss * brush friction loss
d) brush contact loss / brush friction loss
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Answer: a
1. With what component is the output equation of DC machines related to?
a) power
b) voltage
c) current
d) losses
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Answer: a
2. What can be found out using the output equation of the DC machine?
a) main dimensions
b) angle of rotation
c) losses
d) efficiency
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Answer: a
3. What are the components of the main dimensions of output equation of DC
machine?
a) diameter
b) length
c) diameter and length
d) voltage
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Answer: c
4. What is the starting equation for deriving the output equation of DC Machines?
a) P = Generated Emf + Armature Current
b) P = Generated Emf – Armature Current
c) P = Generated Emf * Armature Current
d) P = Generated Emf / Armature Current
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Answer: c
5. The output equation of the DC machines can be used to calculate the speed of
the machine.
a) true
b) false
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Answer: a
6. What is the output equation of DC machine?
a) Output power = Output Coefficient of the machine* Diameter2 * Length *
Speed in rpm
b) Output power = Output Coefficient of the machine* Diameter2 * Length *
Speed in rps
c) Output power = Output Coefficient of the machine* Diameter2 * Length /
Speed in rps
d) Output power = Output Coefficient of the machine* Diameter2 * Length /
Speed in rpm
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Answer: b
7. What are the terms related to deriving the output equation of the DC machine?
a) specific electric loading
b) specific magnetic loading
c) thermal coefficient of machine
d) specific electric and magnetic loading
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Answer: d
8. For a DC generator, what is the output power equation?
a) Output power = Generated Power * efficiency
b) Output power = Generated Power / efficiency
c) Output power = Generated Power – efficiency
d) Output power = efficiency / generated power
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Answer: b
9. For a DC motor, what is the output power equation?
a) Output power = Generated Power / efficiency
b) Output power = Generated Power * efficiency
c) Output power = Generated Power
d) Output power = Generated Power + efficiency
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Answer: c
10. For a DC generator, given D = 0.35 m, L = 0.21 m, Coefficient of output =
108.5, efficiency = 0.9, speed = 1400 rpm. What is the output power of the DC
generator?
a) 65.12 W
b) 72.35 KW
c) 72.35 W
d) 65.12 KW
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Answer: b
1. How is the selection of number of poles made in AC and DC machines?
a) any number of poles can be used for both AC and DC machines
b) fixed number of poles in both AC and DC machines
c) fixed number of poles in DC machines and any number of poles in AC machines
d) fixed number of poles in AC machines and any number of poles in DC machines
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Answer: d
2. How many considerations are present in the selection of number of poles?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
View Answer
Answer: d
3. What is the formula for frequency of flux reversals?
a) f = p*n
b) f = p/n
c) f = n/p
d) f = (p*n)/2
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Answer: d
4. What is the range of frequency during the selection of number of poles?
a) 20-50 Hz
b) 25-40 Hz
c) 25-50 Hz
d) >50 Hz
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Answer: c
5. What is the relation of hysteresis loss and weight of iron parts with respect to
increase of number of poles?
a) decrease in hysteresis loss, increase in weight
b) decrease in hysteresis loss, decrease in weight
c) increase in hysteresis loss, increase in weight
d) increase in hysteresis loss, decrease in weight
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Answer: b
6. What happens to the weight of copper in both armature and field windings
when the number of poles increase?
a) weight of copper in armature winding decreases and weight of copper in field
winding increases
b) weight of copper in armature winding increases and weight of copper in field
winding decreases
c) weight of copper in armature winding and field winding decreases
d) weight of copper in armature winding and field winding increases
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Answer: c
7. What happens to the length of the commutators with the increase in number
of poles?
a) The length of commutators are increased
b) The length of commutators are decreased
c) The length of commutators are stable
d) The length of commutators are higher
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Answer: b
8. What happens to the labor charges when there is an increase in number of
poles?
a) labor charges are reduced
b) labor charges are increased
c) labor charges are fixed always
d) labor charges vary
View Answer
Answer: b
9. What is the effect of the distortion of field form with respect to the small
number of poles?
a) small number of poles cause no distortions
b) small number of poles clears all distortions
c) small number of poles reduces distortions
d) small number of poles increases distortions
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Answer: d
10. Large number of poles lead to large flashover between brushes.
a) true
b) false
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Answer: a
11. What is the dependency of the cost of the armature and field windings with
respect to large number of poles?
a) high cost for armature windings, low cost for field windings
b) high cost for armature windings, high cost for field windings
c) low cost for armature windings, high cost for field windings
d) low cost for armature windings, low cost for field windings
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Answer: d
12. Lower values of frequency are used for small machines.
a) true
b) false
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Answer: b
13. What is the range of the current per parallel path for the choice of number of
poles?
a) limited to 100 A
b) limited to 150 A
c) limited to 200 A
d) limited to 250 A
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Answer: c
14. What should be the range of the current per brush arm?
a) limited to 400 A
b) limited to 200 A
c) limited to 100 A
d) limited to 300 A
View Answer
Answer: a
15. What should be the armature mmf per pole for output over 1500 kW?
a) 5000 A
b) 5000-7500 A
c) 7500-10000 A
d) upto 12500
View Answer
Answer: d
1. What are the factors the design of poles of the DC machine depends on?
a) length, breadth, height of the conductors
b) area of cross section of poles
c) area of cross section of poles and height of the poles
d) area of cross section of poles and height of the poles and the design of field
windings
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Answer: d
2. What is the relationship between flux in the pole body and the useful flux per
pole?
a) flux in the pole body is directly proportional to useful flux per pole
b) flux in the pole body is indirectly proportional to the useful flux per pole
c) flux in the pole body is directly proportional to the square of useful flux per
pole
d) flux in the pole body is indirectly proportional to the square of useful flux per
pole
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Answer: a
3. What is the flux in the pole body, given leakage coefficient = 1.2 and the useful
flux per pole is 10 weber?
a) 12 weber
b) 11.2 weber
c) 8.2 weber
d) 20 weber
View Answer
Answer: a
4. What is the meaning of useful flux?
a) the flux which is being created in the machine
b) the flux which can be used
c) the flux which can produce the output
d) the flux that is wasted
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Answer: c
5. What is the range of leakage coefficient for output of 100kW?
a) 1.12-1.25
b) 1.11-1.22
c) 1.10-1.20
d) 1.11-1.15
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What is the range of leakage coefficient for output of 1000kW?
a) 1.12-1.25
b) 1.11-1.22
c) 1.09-1.18
d) 1.08-1.16
View Answer
Answer: d
7. What is the range of the flux density in the pole shrank for laminated poles?
a) 1.1-1.7 Wb per m2
b) 1.2-1.6 Wb per m2

c) 1.3-1.7 Wb per m2

d) 1.2-1.7 Wb per m2

View Answer

Answer: d
8. What is the formula for the area of the poles shrank of the laminated poles?
a) area of the pole shrank = flux in the pole body * magnetic field
b) area of the pole shrank = flux in the pole body + magnetic field
c) area of the pole shrank = flux in the pole body – magnetic field
d) area of the pole shrank = flux in the pole body / magnetic field
View Answer
Answer: a
9. What should be the length of pole with respect to the length of the armature
and what should be the range of the length of pole?
a) length of pole < length of armature, 10-15 m
b) length of pole > length of armature, 10-15 mm
c) length of pole > length of armature, 10-15 cm
d) length of pole < length of armature, 10-15 mm
View Answer
Answer: d
10. The formula for length of pole is L = Total length of armature – (0.001 to
0.005).
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
11. What is the formula for the width of pole of DC machines?
a) width of pole body = area of the pole * length of the pole
b) width of pole body = area of the pole + length of the pole
c) width of pole body = area of the pole – length of the pole
d) width of pole body = area of the pole / length of the pole
View Answer
Answer: d
12. Height of the pole depends on the mmf to be provided on the pole at full load.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
13. How is the mmf required at full load obtained for the calculation of height of
poles?
a) using closed circuit characteristics
b) using open circuit characteristics
c) using formula
d) using equivalent circuit
View Answer
Answer: b
14. How should the field mmf be with respect to armature mmf to reduce the
armature reaction?
a) armature mmf > field mmf
b) armature mmf >= field mmf
c) armature mmf < field mmf
d) armature mmf = field mmf
View Answer
Answer: c
15. What should be the range of the field mmf to armature mmf ratio at full load?
a) 1.0-1.2
b) 1.1-1.3
c) 1.3-1.5
d) 1.1-1.25
View Answer
Answer: d
1. What is window space factor?
a) window space factor = copper area in the window – total window area
b) window space factor = copper area in the window + total window area
c) window space factor = copper area in the window * total window area
d) window space factor = copper area in the window / total window area
View Answer
Answer: d
2. What does the window space factor depend on?
a) it depends on the core
b) it depends on the armature
c) it depends on the insulation
d) it depends on the insulation and copper
View Answer
Answer: d
3. What does the insulation and copper of the transformer depend on?
a) current rating
b) voltage rating
c) output power
d) voltage rating and output power
View Answer
Answer: d
4. What is the empirical formula for calculating the value of window space factor?
a) window space factor = 10 / (30+kV)
b) window space factor = 5 * (30+kV)
c) window space factor = 10 * (30+kV)
d) window space factor = 5 / (30+kV)
View Answer
Answer: a
5. What is the empirical value of window space factor, given the output is
1000kV?
a) 0.09
b) 0.9
c) 0.009
d) 0.0009
View Answer
Answer: c
6. What is the ratings of the transformers for using the empirical value of window
space factor?
a) 50-100 kVA
b) 50-150 kVA
c) 50-200 kVA
d) 100-200 kVA
View Answer
Answer: c
7. What is the relationship of the space factor value with the large and small
outputs?
a) small value for both large and small outputs
b) large values for both large and small outputs
c) large value for small output and small value for large outputs
d) small value for small output and large value for large outputs
View Answer
Answer: d
8. What is the formula for the window space factor, when the output is 1000
kVA?
a) 12 / (30+kV)
b) 10 / (30+kV)
c) 9 / (30+kV)
d) 11 / (30+kV)
View Answer
Answer: a
9. What is the formula of window space factor, when the transformer rating is 20
kVA?
a) 10 / (30+kV)
b) 12 / (30+kV)
c) 8 / (30+kV)
d) 19 / (30+kV)
View Answer
Answer: c
10. The area of the window depends on the window space factor.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
1. What is stacking factor?
a) the allowance made for the power loss
b) the allowance made for the space loss between laminations
c) the allowance made for the heat loss between laminations
d) the allowance made for the power loss between laminations
View Answer
Answer: b
2. What is utilization factor?
a) utilization factor= cross sectional area + gross area of the core
b) utilization factor= cross sectional area – gross area of the core
c) utilization factor= cross sectional area * gross area of the core
d) utilization factor= cross sectional area / gross area of the core
View Answer
Answer: d
3. What is the relationship between utilization factor and the number of core
steps?
a) utilization factor is directly proportional to the number of core steps
b) utilization factor is indirectly proportional to the number of core steps
c) utilization factor is indirectly proportional to the square of number of core
steps
d) utilization factor is directly proportional to the square of number of core steps
View Answer
Answer: a
4. What is the optimum number of steps for small and large transformers?
a) 5, 10
b) 10, 15
c) 6, 15
d) 1, 10
View Answer
Answer: c
5. What happens if the utilization factor gets improved?
a) core area increases and the volt/turns decreases
b) core area increases and the volt/turns increases
c) core area decreases and the volt/turn decreases
d) core area decreases and the volt/turn increases
View Answer
Answer: b
6. How many types of cores are available for core type of transformer?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
7. What type of core section is used for shell type transformer?
a) rectangular
b) square
c) stepped
d) cruciform
View Answer
Answer: a
8. What is the range of the ratio of depth to width of core in rectangular core?
a) 1-2
b) 1.5-2.5
c) 1.4-2
d) 1.5-2
View Answer
Answer: c
9. When is square and stepped cores used?
a) when circular coils are required for low voltage distribution
b) when rectangular coils are required for low voltage distribution
c) when circular coils are required for high voltage distribution
d) when rectangular coils are required for high voltage distribution
View Answer
Answer: c
10. Circular coils are preferred because of their electrical characteristics.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
11. What is the ratio of the net core area to the area of the circumscribing circle in
square cores?
a) 0.58
b) 0.64
c) 0.70
d) 0.80
View Answer
Answer: a
12. The laminations are manufactured in standard size to minimize the wastage of
steel during punching of laminations.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
13. What is the value of ratio of gross core area to the area of circumscribing
circle in stepped cores?
a) 0.71
b) 0.79
c) 0.89
d) 0.91
View Answer
Answer: b
14. What is the net core area for three stepped transformers?
a) 0.45
b) 0.56
c) 0.6
d) 0.62
View Answer
Answer: c
15. What is the relationship between the number of steps to the area of
circumscribing circle?
a) number of steps is directly proportional to the area of the circumscribing circle
b) number of steps is indirectly proportional to the area of the circumscribing
circle
c) number of steps is directly proportional to square of the area of the
circumscribing circle
d) number of steps is indirectly proportional to square of the area of the
circumscribing circle
View Answer
Answer: a
1. What is the formula for the number of turns in primary winding?
a) number of turns of primary winding = Voltage of primary windings * voltage
per turn
b) number of turns of primary winding = Voltage of primary windings/voltage per
turn
c) number of turns of primary winding = Voltage of secondary windings * voltage
per turn
d) number of turns of primary winding = Voltage of secondary windings/voltage
per turn
View Answer
Answer: b
2. What is the formula for obtaining the current in the primary winding?
a) current in primary winding = kVA per turn * 103 * primary voltage
b) current in primary winding = kVA per phase * 103 * primary voltage
c) current in primary winding = kVA per turn * 103 / primary voltage
d) current in primary winding = kVA per phase * 103 / primary voltage
View Answer
Answer: d
3. What does the area of conductors in primary and secondary windings depend
on?
a) current
b) voltage
c) power
d) current density
View Answer
Answer: d
4. What does the permissible current density depend upon?
a) local heating
b) efficiency
c) output power
d) local heating and efficiency
View Answer
Answer: d
5. What is the relationship between temperature and the current density?
a) current density is directly proportional to the temperature
b) current density is directly proportional to the square of the temperature
c) current density is indirectly proportional to the square of the temperature
d) current density is indirectly proportional to the temperature
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What is the relationship between the losses and the maximum efficiency on the
current density?
a) current density increases, losses decrease, efficiency increases
b) current density increases, losses increase, efficiency increases
c) current density decreases, losses decrease, efficiency increases
d) current density decreases, losses increase, efficiency increases
View Answer
Answer: c
7. What is the range of current density for small and medium power
transformers?
a) 1-2 A per mm2
b) 1-2.5 A per mm2

c) 1.1-2.2 A per mm2

d) 1.1-2.3 A per mm2

View Answer

Answer: d
8. What is the range of current density for large power transformer with self oil
cooled type?
a) 1-2 A per mm2
b) 1.5-2.5 A per mm2

c) 2.2-3.2 A per mm2

d) 2-3 A per mm2

View Answer

Answer: c
9. What is the condition for minimum loss condition?
a) current density in primary < current density in secondary
b) current density in primary > current density in secondary
c) current density in primary = current density in secondary
d) current density in primary >= current density in secondary
View Answer
Answer: c
10. The current density in relatively better cooled outer winding is made 10
percent greater than the inner winding.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
11. How many total high voltage windings are present?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: c
12. The low voltage windings are generally divided into 2 types.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
13. What is the rating for cylindrical type of winding with circular conductors?
a) 5000-10000 kVA
b) 5000-8000 kVA
c) 160-10000 kVA
d) 200-10000 kVA
View Answer
Answer: a
14. What is the voltage for cross over type of winding?
a) upto 15 kV
b) upto 33 kV
c) upto 66 kV
d) upto 6 kV
View Answer
Answer: b
15. What is the maximum current per conductor for helical winding?
a) from 12 A and above 12 A
b) from 300 A and above 300 A
c) upto 40 A
d) upto 80 A
View Answer
Answer: b
1. The problem of temperature rise and cooling of transformers is essentially the
same as that of rotating machinery.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
2. How are the losses in the transformer and rotating machines converted to?
a) the losses are converted to electrical energy
b) the losses are converted to electrical and mechanical energy
c) the losses are converted to mechanical energy
d) the losses are converted to thermal energy
View Answer
Answer: d
3. In how many ways does heat dissipation occur in transformers?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
4. What type of heat dissipation takes place when the heat flows from the outer
surface of the transformer part to the oil that cools it?
a) conduction
b) convection
c) conduction and convection
d) radiation
View Answer
Answer: b
5. What type of heat dissipation takes place when heat flows from oil to walls of a
cooler?
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) conduction and convection
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What type of heat dissipation takes place when heat flows from the walls of the
cooler to the cooling medium?
a) convection
b) radiation
c) convection and radiation
d) conduction and radiation
View Answer
Answer: c
7. What is the range of the working temperature of oil determined by the tests?
a) 40-60° C
b) 30-60° C
c) 45-60° C
d) 50-60° C
View Answer
Answer: d
8. What is the formula for specific heat dissipation due to convection of oil?
a) specific heat dissipation = 40.3*(temperature difference of the surface relative
to oil/height of the dissipating surface)1/4 W per m2 – °C
b) specific heat dissipation = 40.3 / (temperature difference of the surface relative
to oil/height of the dissipating surface)1/4 W per m2 – °C
c) specific heat dissipation = 40.3*(temperature difference of the surface relative
to oil * height of the dissipating surface)1/4 W per m2 – °C
d) specific heat dissipation = 40.3*(temperature difference of the surface relative
to oil + height of the dissipating surface)1/4 W per m2 – °C
View Answer
Answer: a
9. What is the value of specific heat dissipation for convection due to air?
a) 8 W per m2 – °C
b) 6 W per m2 – °C
c) 9 W per m2 – °C
d) 10 W per m2 – °C
View Answer
Answer: a
10. The convection due to air is 10 times the convection due to oil.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
11. How do the walls of the transformer tank dissipate heat?
a) by radiation
b) by convection
c) by conduction
d) by convection and radiation
View Answer
Answer: d
12. What is the specific heat dissipated by the plain walled tanks of the
transformer by radiation and convection?
a) 6.5, 6 W per m2 – °C
b) 6, 6.5 W per m2 – °C
c) 6.5, 6.5 W per m2 – °C
d) 6, 6 W per m2 – °C
View Answer
Answer: b
13. What is the formula for the temperature rise of the transformers?
a) temperature rise = total loss * specific heat dissipation * surface temperature
b) temperature rise = total loss / (specific heat dissipation * surface temperature)
c) temperature rise = total loss / specific heat dissipation / surface temperature
d) temperature rise = total loss * specific heat dissipation / surface temperature
View Answer
Answer: b
14. Can the plain walled tanks accommodate the transformer for both large and
small outputs?
a) the plain walled tanks can accommodate for large outputs but cannot
accommodate for small outputs
b) the plain walled tanks can accommodate for large outputs and small outputs
c) the plain walled tanks cannot accommodate for large outputs and small
outputs
d) the plain walled tanks can accommodate for small outputs but cannot
accommodate for large outputs
View Answer
Answer: d
15. How are the ratings of the transformer, losses and temperature rise related?
a) increase, decrease, increase
b) decrease, increase, increase
c) increase, increase, increase
d) decrease, increase, decrease
View Answer
Answer: c
1. What is the usage of the tanks with tubes?
a) if the temperature rise with plain tank is very low
b) if the temperature rise with plain tank is very high
c) if the temperature rise is zero
d) if the temperature rise with plain tank exceeds the specific limits
View Answer
Answer: d
2. What is the relation of the provision of tubes with respect to dissipation of
heat?
a) the provision of tubes is directly proportional to the dissipation of heat
b) the provision of tubes is indirectly proportional to the dissipation of heat
c) the provision of tubes is directly proportional to square of the dissipation of
heat
d) the provision of tubes is indirectly proportional to square of the dissipation of
heat
View Answer
Answer: b
3. What is the relation of the transformer surface with respect to dissipation of
heat?
a) transformer surface has no relation with respect to dissipation of heat
b) transformer surface has minor changes with respect to dissipation of heat
c) transformer surface has major changes with respect to dissipation of heat
d) transformer surface has no change with respect to dissipation of heat
View Answer
Answer: d
4. How is the circulation of oil improved in tanks with tubes?
a) it can be improved by using dissipating heat
b) it can be improved by using more effective air circulation
c) it can be improved by using more effect power flow
d) it can be improved by using more effective heads of pressure
View Answer
Answer: d
5. An addition of 35 percent should be made to tube area of the transformers.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What is the loss dissipated by tubes by convection, given area of the tubes =
3.5?
a) 12.3 W per °c
b) 2.51 W per °c
c) 5.3 W per °c
d) 30.8 W per °c
View Answer
Answer: d
7. What is the formula for temperature rise with tubes?
a) temperature rise with tubes = total loss / dissipating surface*(12.5 + 8.8x)
b) temperature rise with tubes = total loss * dissipating surface*(12.5 + 8.8x)
c) temperature rise with tubes = total loss / dissipating surface / (12.5 + 8.8x)
d) temperature rise with tubes = total loss + dissipating surface*(12.5 + 8.8x)
View Answer
Answer: a
8. What is the formula for number of tubes?
a) number of tubes = (1/ 8 * area of each tube) * (total loss / temperature rise
with tubes – 12.5 * dissipating surface)
b) number of tubes = (1* 8 * area of each tube) * (total loss / temperature rise
with tubes – 12.5 * dissipating surface)
c) number of tubes = (1/ 8 * area of each tube) / (total loss / temperature rise
with tubes – 12.5 * dissipating surface)
d) number of tubes = (1/ 8 * area of each tube) + (total loss / temperature rise
with tubes – 12.5 * dissipating surface)
View Answer
Answer: a
9. What is the range of the diameter of the tubes used?
a) 50-60 mm
b) 60-70 mm
c) 70-80 mm
d) 50-70 mm
View Answer
Answer: d
10. Elliptical tubes with pressed radiators are increasingly been used.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
11. What is the formula for width of the tank for single phase transformers used?
a) width of tank = 2*distance between adjacent limbs + external diameter of h.v
windings + 2*clearance between h.v windings and tank
b) width of tank = distance between adjacent limbs + external diameter of h.v
windings + 2*clearance between h.v windings and tank
c) width of tank = 2*distance between adjacent limbs * external diameter of h.v
windings + 2*clearance between h.v windings and tank
d) width of tank = distance between adjacent limbs * external diameter of h.v
windings + 2*clearance between h.v windings and tank
View Answer
Answer: b
12. What is the formula for the length of the tank?
a) length of the tank = external diameter of h.v winding + clearance on each side
between the winding and tank along the width
b) length of the tank = external diameter of h.v winding * clearance on each side
between the winding and tank along the width
c) length of the tank = external diameter of h.v winding + 2*clearance on each
side between the winding and tank along the width
d) length of the tank = external diameter of h.v winding / 2*clearance on each
side between the winding and tank along the width
View Answer
Answer: c
13. What is the formula for height of transformer tank?
a) height of transformer tank = Height of transformer frame + clearance height
between the assembled transformer and tank
b) height of transformer tank = Height of transformer frame * clearance height
between the assembled transformer and tank
c) height of transformer tank = Height of transformer frame/clearance height
between the assembled transformer and tank
d) height of transformer tank = Height of transformer frame – clearance height
between the assembled transformer and tank
View Answer
Answer: a
14. What is the rating of the transformer for the voltage of about 11 kV?
a) 1000-2000 kVA
b) 100-3000 kVA
c) 1000-5000 kVA
d) 100-500 kVA
View Answer
Answer: c
15. What is the rating of the transformer for the voltage of above 11 kV upto 33
kV?
a) 1000-5000 kVA
b) less than 1000 kVA
c) above 1000 kVA
d) 100-500 kVA
View Answer
Answer: b
1. How many types of cooling methods are available for the transformer?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: a
2. How are the radiators cooled in the present time?
a) by natural cooling
b) by forced cooling using small fans
c) by forced cooling using large fans
d) by using external air
View Answer
Answer: b
3. What type of cooling is being made use of in transformers having a capacity of
less than 11MVA?
a) natural cooling
b) forced cooling
c) air blast cooling
d) forced cooling and air blast cooling
View Answer
Answer: a
4. Compared to the natural cooling, how much of heat dissipation is increased by
air blast cooling?
a) 50-70%
b) 60-70%
c) 50-60%
d) 40-60%
View Answer
Answer: c
5. Increase in the velocity of oil circulation increases the transformer output.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What is the relation of the increase of the oil circulation rate with energy
losses?
a) increase of the oil circulation rate is not depending with energy losses
b) increase of the oil circulation rate is directly proportional to the energy losses
c) increase of the oil circulation rate is directly proportional to the square of
energy losses
d) increase of the oil circulation rate is indirectly proportional to energy losses
View Answer
Answer: b
7. What is the flow rate of the circulating oil in an air cooler with natural air
cooling?
a) 12.5 litre per minute per KW of losses
b) 12 litre per minute per KW of losses
c) 14 litre per minute per KW of losses
d) 13 litre per minute per KW of losses
View Answer
Answer: b
8. What is the range of the cooler surfaces per 1 KW of losses?
a) 0.1-0.25 m2
b) 0.18-0.2 m2

c) 0.1-0.2 m2

d) 0.18-0.25 m2

View Answer

Answer: d
9. What is the range of the flow rate of circulating oil per KW of losses?
a) 6-7 liters per minute
b) 5-6 liters per minute
c) 6-8 liters per minute
d) 6-7 liters per minute
View Answer
Answer: c
10. The temperature difference between the incoming and outgoing water is
greater than 10°C.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
11. What is the formula for width of the tank for single phase transformers used?
a) width of tank = 2*distance between adjacent limbs + external diameter of h.v
windings + 2*clearance between h.v windings and tank
b) width of tank = distance between adjacent limbs + external diameter of h.v
windings + 2*clearance between h.v windings and tank
c) width of tank = 2*distance between adjacent limbs * external diameter of h.v
windings + 2*clearance between h.v windings and tank
d) width of tank = distance between adjacent limbs * external diameter of h.v
windings + 2*clearance between h.v windings and tank
View Answer
Answer: b
12. What is the formula for the length of the tank?
a) length of the tank = external diameter of h.v winding + clearance on each side
between the winding and tank along the width
b) length of the tank = external diameter of h.v winding * clearance on each side
between the winding and tank along the width
c) length of the tank = external diameter of h.v winding + 2*clearance on each
side between the winding and tank along the width
d) length of the tank = external diameter of h.v winding / 2*clearance on each
side between the winding and tank along the width
View Answer
Answer: c
13. What is the formula for the height of transformer tank?
a) height of transformer tank = Height of transformer frame + clearance height
between the assembled transformer and tank
b) height of transformer tank = Height of transformer frame * clearance height
between the assembled transformer and tank
c) height of transformer tank = Height of transformer frame/clearance height
between the assembled transformer and tank
d) height of transformer tank = Height of transformer frame – clearance height
between the assembled transformer and tank
View Answer
Answer: a
14. What is the rating of the transformer for the voltage of about 11 kV?
a) 1000-2000 kVA
b) 100-3000 kVA
c) 1000-5000 kVA
d) 100-500 kVA
View Answer
Answer: c
15. What is the rating of the transformer for the voltage of above 11 kV upto 33
kV?
a) 1000-5000 kVA
b) less than 1000 kVA
c) above 1000 kVA
d) 100-500 kVA
View Answer
Answer: b
1. What is the formula for the diameter of the single phase core type
transformer?
a) D = diameter of circumscribing circle + Width of window
b) D = diameter of circumscribing circle – Width of window
c) D = diameter of circumscribing circle * Width of window
d) D = diameter of circumscribing circle / Width of window
View Answer
Answer: a
2. What is the formula for height of the single phase core type transformer?
a) height = height of the window – height of the yoke
b) height = height of the window + height of the yoke
c) height = height of the window – (2*height of the yoke)
d) height = height of the window + (2*height of the yoke)
View Answer
Answer: d
3. What is the formula for width of the single phase core type transformer?
a) width = Width of largest stamping / Diameter of the transformer
b) width = Width of largest stamping + Diameter of the transformer
c) width = Width of largest stamping – Diameter of the transformer
d) width = Width of largest stamping * Diameter of the transformer
View Answer
Answer: b
4. What is the formula for the width over 2 limbs?
a) width = Width of largest stamping + Diameter of the transformer
b) width = Diameter + outer diameter of hv windings
c) width = Diameter – outer diameter of hv windings
d) width = outer diameter of hv windings
View Answer
Answer: b
5. The formula for single phase core type and three phase core type diameter and
height are same.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What is the formula for the width over one limb?
a) width over one limb = outer diameter of hv winding
b) width over one limb = 2*Diameter – outer diameter of hv winding
c) width over one limb = 2*Diameter + outer diameter of hv winding
d) width over one limb = Diameter + outer diameter of hv winding
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the formula for the width of the single phase shell type transformer?
a) width = 2*Width of the window + width of the largest stamping
b) width = Width of the window + 4*width of the largest stamping
c) width = Width of the window + width of the largest stamping
d) width = 2*Width of the window + 4*width of the largest stamping
View Answer
Answer: d
8. What is the height of the single phase shell type transformer?
a) height = height of window + width of the largest stamping
b) height = 2*height of window + width of the largest stamping
c) height = height of window + 2* width of the largest stamping
d) height = height of window – width of the largest stamping
View Answer
Answer: c
9. What is the formula to calculate the voltage per turn of the transformer?
a) voltage per turn = space factor * square root of output power
b) voltage per turn = space factor / square root of output power
c) voltage per turn = space factor / square root of output power
d) voltage per turn = space factor * 2*square root of output power
View Answer
Answer: a
10. What is the formula for the net cross sectional area of the core of the
transformer?
a) cross sectional area = voltage per turn * 4.44 * frequency * magnetic field
b) cross sectional area = voltage per turn / 4.44 * frequency * magnetic field
c) cross sectional area = voltage per turn * 4.44 / frequency * magnetic field
d) cross sectional area = voltage per turn * 4.44 * frequency / magnetic field
View Answer
Answer: b
11. What is the formula for the diameter of the circumscribing circle of the
transformer?
a) diameter of the circumscribing circle = 2*square root of ratio of cross sectional
area of the core to the space factor
b) diameter of the circumscribing circle = 3*square root of ratio of cross sectional
area of the core to the space factor
c) diameter of the circumscribing circle = square root of ratio of cross sectional
area of the core to the space factor
d) diameter of the circumscribing circle = 4*square root of ratio of cross sectional
area of the core to the space factor
View Answer
Answer: c
12. What is the formula for the width of the window of the transformer?
a) width of the window = distance between core centers + diameter of the
circumscribing circle
b) width of the window = distance between core centers – diameter of the
circumscribing circle
c) width of the window = distance between core centers * diameter of the
circumscribing circle
d) width of the window = distance between core centers / diameter of the
circumscribing circle
View Answer
Answer: b
13. What is the formula for window area of the transformer?
a) window area = output power * 2.22 * frequency * magnetic field * window
space factor * current density * area of cross section of the core *103
b) window area = output power / 2.22 * frequency * magnetic field * window space factor * current density * area of cross

section of the core *103

c) window area = output power / 3.33 * frequency * magnetic field * window space factor * current density * area of cross

section of the core *103

d) window area = output power * 3.33 * frequency * magnetic field * window space factor * current density * area of cross

section of the core*103

View Answer

Answer: b
14. What is the formula for the height of the window?
a) height of window = area of window * width of the window
b) height of window = area of window + width of the window
c) height of window = area of window – width of the window
d) height of window = area of window / width of the window
View Answer
Answer: d
15. The range of the ratio of the height of the window to the width of the window
is 2-4.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
1. What is the formula for the depth and height of the yoke for stepped core?
a) depth = width of largest stamping, height = 2* width of largest stamping
b) depth = 2*width of largest stamping, height = width of largest stamping
c) depth = width of largest stamping, height = width of largest stamping
d) depth = 2*width of largest stamping, height = 2* width of largest stamping
View Answer
Answer: c
2.The height and the width of the single phase and three phase core type
transformers are equal.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
3. What is the formula for the height and width of the single phase shell
transformer?
a) width = 2*width of the window + 4*width of the largest stamping, height =
height of the window + 2*width of the largest stamping
b) width = 2*width of the window – 4*width of the largest stamping, height =
height of the window + 2*width of the largest stamping
c) width = 2*width of the window + 4*width of the largest stamping, height =
height of the window – 2*width of the largest stamping
d) width = 2*width of the window – 4*width of the largest stamping, height =
height of the window -2*width of the largest stamping
View Answer
Answer: a
4. What is the formula to calculate the number of turns/phase?
a) number of turns = secondary voltage * voltage per turn
b) number of turns = secondary voltage / voltage per turn
c) number of turns = secondary voltage + voltage per turn
d) number of turns = secondary voltage – voltage per turn
View Answer
Answer: b
5. What is the formula for the cross sectional area of the secondary conductor of
the transformer?
a) cross sectional area = secondary current * current density
b) cross sectional area = secondary current + current density
c) cross sectional area = secondary current / current density
d) cross sectional area = secondary current – current density
View Answer
Answer: c
6. What is the formula for the conductor dimensions in transformer?
a) conductor dimensions = conductor width * conductor thickness + 0.5 mm
b) conductor dimensions = conductor width / conductor thickness + 0.5 mm
c) conductor dimensions = conductor width + conductor thickness + 0.5 mm
d) conductor dimensions = conductor width – conductor thickness + 0.5 mm
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the formula for axial depth of low voltage winding?
a) axial depth = number of secondary turns / width of the conductor
b) axial depth = number of secondary turns * width of the conductor
c) axial depth = number of secondary turns + width of the conductor
d) axial depth = number of secondary turns – width of the conductor
View Answer
Answer: b
8. What is the formula for the window clearance of the transformer?
a) window clearance = (height of the window + axial depth)/2
b) window clearance = (height of the window – axial depth)
c) window clearance = (height of the window – axial depth)/2
d) window clearance = (height of the window + axial depth)
View Answer
Answer: c
9. What is the formula to calculate the radial depth of low voltage windings?
a) radial depth of the lv windings = number of layers * radial depth of the
conductors * insulation between layers
b) radial depth of the lv windings = number of layers * radial depth of the
conductors – insulation between layers
c) radial depth of the lv windings = number of layers / radial depth of the
conductors + insulation between layers
d) radial depth of the lv windings = number of layers * radial depth of the
conductors + insulation between layers
View Answer
Answer: d
10. What is the formula for the inside diameter of the low voltage windings?
a) inside diameter = diameter of the circumscribing circle + pressboard thickness
insulation between l.v winding and core
b) inside diameter = diameter of the circumscribing circle – pressboard thickness
insulation between l.v winding and core
c) inside diameter = diameter of the circumscribing circle + 2*pressboard
thickness insulation between l.v winding and core
d) inside diameter = diameter of the circumscribing circle – 2* pressboard
thickness insulation between l.v winding and core
View Answer
Answer: c
11. What is the assumption for width of the largest stamping for the stepped core
transformer?
a) 0.9*d
b) 0.71*d
c) 0.85*d
d) 0.8*d
View Answer
Answer: a
12. What is the range for the current density at HT side for a distribution
transformer?
a) 2.4-3.5 Amp per mm2
b) 2-2.5 Amp per mm2

c) 1-3.5 Amp per mm2

d) 2-3.5 Amp per mm2

View Answer

Answer: b
13. What is the relation of the height of the window with the winding height with
respect to the rectangular conductors?
a) winding height = 60% * window height
b) winding height = 50% * window height
c) winding height = 80% * window height
d) winding height = 70% * window height
View Answer
Answer: d
14. What is the formula for number of turns/coil axially?
a) number of turns/coil axially = axial length / diameter of the insulated conductor
b) number of turns/coil axially = axial length * diameter of the insulated
conductor
c) number of turns/coil axially = axial length – diameter of the insulated conductor
d) number of turns/coil axially = axial length + diameter of the insulated
conductor
View Answer
Answer: a
15. The axial length of 16 coils = axial length of each coil * 16.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
1. What are the parameters which come under the term “Main Dimensions”?
a) diameter
b) length
c) diameter and length
d) area
View Answer
Answer: c
2. What is the range of the ratio of the core length to pole pitch for minimum
cost?
a) 1.5-2
b) 1-2
c) 1.0-1.25
d) 2-2.5
View Answer
Answer: a
3. What is the value of the ratio of the core length to pole pitch for good
efficiency?
a) 1
b) 1.5
c) 2
d) 3
View Answer
Answer: b
4. What is the relation between motors and ratio of core length to pole pitch?
a) for small motors high ratio is preferred
b) for big motors high ratio is preferred
c) for small motors small ratio is preferred
d) for big motors small ratio is preferred
View Answer
Answer: c
5. What are the factors the value of core length to pole pitch depend upon?
a) area of the slots
b) size of machine
c) size of conductors
d) size of machine, minimum cost, good efficiency
View Answer
Answer: d
6. What is the Relation between pole pitch and the core length in terms of the
best power factor?
a) pole pitch = (0.18 * core length)3
b) pole pitch = (0.18 * core length)2

c) pole pitch = (0.18 * core length)1/2

d) pole pitch = (0.18 * core length)1/3

View Answer

Answer: c
7. What is the range of the permissible peripheral speeds in the 3 phase induction
machine?
a) 60-75 m per s
b) 60-70 m per s
c) 40-70 m per s
d) 50-70 m per s
View Answer
Answer: a
8. What is the maximum permissible level for the peripheral speed for a normal
design?
a) < 30 m per s
b) > 30 m per s
c) <=30 m per s
d) >=30 m per s
View Answer
Answer: c
9. What is the range of the core length for which the stator is provided with the
ventilating ducts?
a) 105-120 mm
b) 100-120 mm
c) 100-150 mm
d) 100-125 mm
View Answer
Answer: d
10. The width of each duct is about 8 to 10 mm.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
1. What is the formula for current in each of rotor bar?
a) current in rotor bar = 2 * slot pitch * window space factor * stator torque *
stator current * power factor * rotor slots
b) current in rotor bar = 2 * slot pitch * window space factor / stator torque *
stator current * power factor * rotor slots
c) current in rotor bar = 2 * slot pitch * window space factor * stator torque *
stator current * power factor / rotor slots
d) current in rotor bar = 2 * slot pitch / window space factor * stator torque *
stator current * power factor / rotor slots
View Answer
Answer: c
2. What is the relation between rotor mmf and stator mmf?
a) rotor mmf = 0.85 * stator mmf
b) rotor mmf = 0.80 * stator mmf
c) rotor mmf = 0.75 * stator mmf
d) rotor mmf = 0.70 * stator mmf
View Answer
Answer: a
3. What is the relation of the rotor resistance with respect to the starting torque?
a) rotor resistance is indirectly proportional to the starting torque
b) rotor resistance is directly proportional to the starting torque
c) rotor resistance is indirectly proportional to the square of the starting torque
d) rotor resistance is directly proportional to the square of the starting torque
View Answer
Answer: b
4. What is the relation of the rotor resistance to efficiency and losses?
a) as rotor resistance, losses increase, efficiency increases
b) as rotor resistance, losses increase, efficiency decreases
c) as rotor resistance, losses decrease, efficiency has no change
d) as rotor resistance, losses decrease, efficiency decreases
View Answer
Answer: b
5. What is the relationship between current density, conductor area and
resistance?
a) higher the current density, higher the conductor area, higher the resistance
b) higher the current density, higher the conductor area, lower the resistance
c) higher the current density, lower the conductor area, higher the resistance
d) lower the current density, lower the conductor area, lower the resistance
View Answer
Answer: c
6. What is the formula for the calculation of rotor resistance?
a) rotor resistance = resistance of the bars + resistance of end rings
b) rotor resistance = resistance of the bars – resistance of end rings
c) rotor resistance = resistance of the bars * resistance of end rings
d) rotor resistance = resistance of the bars / resistance of end rings
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the range of current density in rotor bars?
a) 4-9 A per mm2
b) 4-6 A per mm2

c) 4-7 A per mm2

d) 5-6 A per mm2

View Answer

Answer: b
8. What is the formula for the area of each bar?
a) area of each bar = current of the rotor bars + current density in rotor bars
b) area of each bar = current of the rotor bars / current density in rotor bars
c) area of each bar = current of the rotor bars * current density in rotor bars
d) area of each bar = current of the rotor bars – current density in rotor bars
View Answer
Answer: b
9. Closed slots are preferred for small machines.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
10. What is the relation of closed slots with leakage reactance?
a) closed slots give no leakage reactance
b) closed slots give high leakage reactance
c) closed slots give low leakage reactance
d) closed slots give negative leakage reactance
View Answer
Answer: b
11. What is the relation of closed slots with leakage reactance and overload
capacity?
a) closed slots give high leakage reactance, and increases the overload capacity
b) closed slots give high leakage reactance, and decreases the overload capacity
c) closed slots give low leakage reactance, and decreases the overload capacity
d) closed slots give low leakage reactance, and increases the overload capacity
View Answer
Answer: b
12. What is the relation between surface of rotor and the operation?
a) smooth surface leads to the quiet operation
b) rough surface leads to the quiet operation
c) smooth surface leads to the noisy operation
d) rough surface leads to the noisy operation
View Answer
Answer: a
13. Rectangular shaped bars and slots are preferred to circular bars and slots.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
14. What is the relation between clearances and slots?
a) high clearances are provided for salient slots
b) low clearances are provided for skewed slots
c) low clearances are provided for salient slots
d) high clearances are provided for skewed slots
View Answer
Answer: d
15. What is the range of clearance that can be left between rotor bars and the
core?
a) 0.1-0.4 mm
b) 0.2-0.4 mm
c) 0.15-0.4 mm
d) 0.4-0.6 mm
View Answer
Answer: c
1. How does the revolving field produce emf in the bars?
a) revolving field produces emf of fundamental frequency in the bars
b) revolving field produces emf of third frequency in the bars
c) revolving field produces emf of no frequency in the bars
d) revolving field produces emf of sinusoidal frequency in the bars
View Answer
Answer: a
2. What happens if the resistance of the end rings is negligible?
a) resistance coming in each current path is resistance of three bars
b) resistance coming in each current path is resistance of four bars
c) resistance coming in each current path is resistance of two bars
d) resistance coming in each current path is resistance of five bars
View Answer
Answer: c
3. What factors does the current in the bars depend on?
a) emfs, position of bars in magnetic field
b) instantaneous emfs, position of bars in magnetic field
c) emf
d) instantaneous emf
View Answer
Answer: b
4. The end resistance, if not negligible, will tend to distort the bar current
distribution from being sinusoidal.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
5. What is the formula for the maximum current in end ring, if the current in all
bars are maximum at the same time?
a) maximum current in the end ring= bars per pole * 2 * current per bar
b) maximum current in the end ring= (bars per pole / 2) * current per bar
c) maximum current in the end ring= bars per pole / 2 / current per bar
d) maximum current in the end ring= bars per pole * 2 / current per bar
View Answer
Answer: b
6. Given the bars per pole is 6 and the current per bar is 20 A, what is the value of
the maximum current in the end rings?
a) 60 A
b) 80 A
c) 90 A
d) 70 A
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the formula for the maximum value of current through end ring, when
the current is not maximum in all the bars under one pole at the same time?
a) maximum current in end ring= (2*3.14) / (bars per pole/2*no of poles) *
current per bar
b) maximum current in end ring= (2/3.14) * (bars per pole/2*no of poles) /
current per bar
c) maximum current in end ring= (2*3.14) * (bars per pole/2*no of poles) *
current per bar
d) maximum current in end ring= (2*3.14) / (bars per pole/2*no of poles) /
current per bar
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What is the formula for the maximum current through each bar?
a) maximum value of the current through each bar = 2 * current through each bar
b) maximum value of the current through each bar = (2 * current through each
bar)1/2
c) maximum value of the current through each bar = (2 * current through each bar)2

d) maximum value of the current through each bar = (2 * current through each bar)1/3

View Answer

Answer: b
9. What is the formula for the rms value of the end ring current?
a) rms value of end ring current = (bars per pole * current per bar) / (3.14*no of
poles)
b) rms value of end ring current = (bars per pole * current per bar) * (3.14*no of
poles)
c) rms value of end ring current = (bars per pole * current per bar) / (no of poles)
d) rms value of end ring current = (bars per pole * current per bar) / (3.14+no of
poles)
View Answer
Answer: a
10. The value of the current density is chosen for the end rings such that the
desired value of rotor resistance is obtained.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
11. How is the current density of the rotor bars chosen with respect to the end
rings?
a) current density of rotor bars < current density of end rings
b) current density of rotor bars > current density of end rings
c) current density of rotor bars = current density of end rings
d) current density of rotor bars <= current density of end rings
View Answer
Answer: a
12. What is the formula for the area of the ring?
a) area of the ring = depth of the end ring + thickness of the end ring
b) area of the ring = depth of the end ring – thickness of the end ring
c) area of the ring = depth of the end ring / thickness of the end ring
d) area of the ring = depth of the end ring * thickness of the end ring
View Answer
Answer: d
1. What is the rotor windings for wound rotor motors?
a) single phase windings
b) double phase windings
c) three phase windings
d) concentrated phase windings
View Answer
Answer: c
2. How should the number of slots be in the case of fractional slot windings?
a) multiples of slots
b) multiple of phases
c) multiple of phases and pair of poles
d) multiples of pair of poles
View Answer
Answer: c
3. How many types of design of wound rotors are available?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: c
4. What should be done to keep the rotor voltage to an acceptable level?
a) rotor to stator turns must be properly adjusted
b) stator to rotor turns must be properly adjusted
c) stator turns must be adjusted
d) rotor turns must be adjusted
View Answer
Answer: b
5. The rotor voltage on open circuit between slip rings should not exceed 500 V
for small machines.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
6. How should the rotor voltage be with respect to the high voltage and large
machines?
a) low
b) moderate
c) high
d) very high
View Answer
Answer: c
7. What is the range of the rotor voltage for the large machines?
a) 1000-1500 V
b) 1000-1750 V
c) 500-1500 V
d) 1000-2000 V
View Answer
Answer: d
8. What is the formula for rotor turns per phase?
a) rotor turns per phase = (winding factor for stator/winding factor for rotor) *
(Rotor voltage per phase/Stator voltage per phase) * Number of turns per phase
for stator
b) rotor turns per phase = (winding factor for stator/winding factor for rotor) /
(Rotor voltage per phase/Stator voltage per phase) * Number of turns per phase
for stator
c) rotor turns per phase = (winding factor for stator/winding factor for rotor) *
(Rotor voltage per phase/Stator voltage per phase) / Number of turns per phase
for stator
d) rotor turns per phase = (winding factor for stator/winding factor for rotor) /
(Rotor voltage per phase/Stator voltage per phase) / Number of turns per phase
for stator
View Answer
Answer: a
9. What is the formula for the full load rotor mmf?
a) 65% of stator mmf
b) 75% of stator mmf
c) 85% of stator mmf
d) 90% of stator mmf
View Answer
Answer: c
10. The value of the current density of rotor is chosen almost equal to that in the
stator.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
11. What type of conductor is chosen for the small motors?
a) round
b) bar
c) skewed
d) rectangular
View Answer
Answer: a
12. What type of winding is made use of for the small motors?
a) mush windings
b) cross windings
c) interconnected windings
d) rounded windings
View Answer
Answer: a
13. What type of winding is made use of for the large motors?
a) mush windings
b) bar type windings
c) cross windings
d) rounded windings
View Answer
Answer: b
1. How many methods are present to obtain all the machine performance
characteristics?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: b
2. How many components does the no load current characteristics comprise of?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 1
View Answer
Answer: a
3. How is the Magnetizing component with respect to the voltage?
a) the magnetizing component is in phase with the voltage
b) the magnetizing component is 90° leading the voltage
c) the magnetizing component is 90° lagging the voltage
d) the magnetizing component is 90° out of phase with the voltage
View Answer
Answer: d
4. How many parts does the flux produced by stator mmf passes through?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
View Answer
Answer: c
5. The flux is distributed sinusoidally and the mmf varies sinusoidally in a DC
Machine.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What factors does the value of magnetizing current depend on?
a) flux tube
b) output power
c) mean mmf
d) mean mmf and flux tube
View Answer
Answer: d
7. When maximum values of the design factors are considered, what is the
relation between flux and the magnetizing current?
a) flux is directly proportional to the magnetizing current
b) flux is indirectly proportional to the magnetizing current
c) flux is directly proportional to square of the magnetizing current
d) flux is indirectly proportional to square of the magnetizing current
View Answer
Answer: b
8. At what angle with respect to the interpolar axis does the flux tube gives a good
approximation?
a) 30°
b) 45°
c) 60°
d) 90°
View Answer
Answer: c
9. What is the formula for mmf for air gap?
a) mmf for air gap = 800000 * air gap flux density * air gap factor * length of air
gap
b) mmf for air gap = 800000 / air gap flux density * air gap factor * length of air
gap
c) mmf for air gap = 800000 * air gap flux density / air gap factor * length of air
gap
d) mmf for air gap = 800000 * air gap flux density * air gap factor / length of air
gap
View Answer
Answer: a
10. What is the formula for the mmf required for stator teeth?
a) mmf required for stator teeth = mmf per metre + depth of stator slots
b) mmf required for stator teeth = mmf per metre * depth of stator slots
c) mmf required for stator teeth = mmf per metre / depth of stator slots
d) mmf required for stator teeth = mmf per metre – depth of stator slots
View Answer
Answer: b
11. What is the formula for the mmf required for stator teeth?
a) stator teeth mmf = mmf per metre / length of flux path in rotor core
b) stator teeth mmf = mmf per metre + length of flux path in rotor core
c) stator teeth mmf = mmf per metre * length of flux path in rotor core
d) stator teeth mmf = mmf per metre – length of flux path in rotor core
View Answer
Answer: c
12. What is the formula for the magnetizing current per phase?
a) magnetizing current per phase = (0.427 * no. of poles * total magnetizing mmf
per pole) / stator winding factor * no of turns of stator slots
b) magnetizing current per phase = (0.427 / no. of poles * total magnetizing mmf
per pole) / stator winding factor * no of turns of stator slots
c) magnetizing current per phase = (0.427 * no. of poles / total magnetizing mmf
per pole) / stator winding factor * no of turns of stator slots
d) magnetizing current per phase = (0.427 * no. of poles * total magnetizing mmf
per pole) * stator winding factor * no of turns of stator slots
View Answer
Answer: a
13. What is the no load current percent of the full load current for the output of
0.75 KW?
a) 50%
b) 40%
c) 33%
d) 90%
View Answer
Answer: a
14. What is the no load current percent of the full load current for the output of
37 KW?
a) 50%
b) 30%
c) 27%
d) 67%
View Answer
Answer: b
15. The no load power factor is the ratio of full load current to no load current.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
1. How many factors influence the power factor of an induction motor?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: b
2. What is the relation between the magnetizing current and power factor?
a) magnetizing current is directly proportional to the power factor
b) magnetizing current is indirectly proportional to the power factor
c) magnetizing current is directly proportional to the square of the power factor
d) magnetizing current is indirectly proportional to the square of the power factor
View Answer
Answer: a
3. What is the relation between the leakage current and power factor?
a) leakage current is directly proportional to the power factor
b) leakage current is indirectly proportional to the power factor
c) leakage current is directly proportional to the square of the power factor
d) leakage current is indirectly proportional to the square of the power factor
View Answer
Answer: b
4. What is the formula for dispersion coefficient?
a) dispersion coefficient = magnetizing current / ideal short circuit current
b) dispersion coefficient = magnetizing current * ideal short circuit current
c) dispersion coefficient = magnetizing current + ideal short circuit current
d) dispersion coefficient = magnetizing current – ideal short circuit current
View Answer
Answer: a
5. What is the formula for dispersion coefficient?
a) dispersion coefficient = 0.838 * 106 * 3.14 / air gap length * effective specific
permeance / pole pitch * (window space factor)2 * number of slots per pole per
phase
b) dispersion coefficient = 0.838 * 106 * 3.14 * air gap length / effective specific
permeance / pole pitch * (window space factor)2 * number of slots per pole per
phase
c) dispersion coefficient = 0.838 * 106 * 3.14 * air gap length * effective specific
permeance * pole pitch * (window space factor)2 * number of slots per pole per
phase
d) dispersion coefficient = 0.838 * 106 * 3.14 * air gap length * effective specific
permeance / pole pitch * (window space factor)2 * number of slots per pole per
phase
View Answer
Answer: d
6. The increase in number of poles, the dispersion coefficient increases and this
gives a low power factor.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a

7. What is the relation between the number of poles and pole pitch with power
factor?
a) number of poles increases, pole pitch increases, bad power factor
b) number of poles increases, pole pitch decreases, good power factor
c) number of poles increases, pole pitch decreases, good power factor
d) number of poles increases, pole pitch increases, bad power factor
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What is the relation between the power factor and the air gap length?
a) small air gap length, dispersion coefficient increases, good power factor
b) small air gap length, dispersion coefficient decreases, bad power factor
c) small air gap length, dispersion coefficient increases, bad power factor
d) small air gap length, dispersion coefficient decreases, good power factor
View Answer
Answer: d
9. What is the relation between the dispersion coefficient and maximum power
factor?
a) dispersion coefficient is directly proportional to the power factor
b) dispersion coefficient is indirectly proportional to the power factor
c) dispersion coefficient is directly proportional to the square of the power factor
d) dispersion coefficient is indirectly proportional to the square of the power
factor
View Answer
Answer: b
10. What is the value of the no. of poles for obtaining a dispersion coefficient =
0.5?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 10
d) 6
View Answer
Answer: d
11. What is the relation between the overload capacity and dispersion
coefficient?
a) overload capacity is directly proportional to the dispersion coefficient
b) overload capacity is indirectly proportional to the dispersion coefficient
c) overload capacity is directly proportional to the square of the dispersion
coefficient
d) overload capacity is indirectly proportional to the square of the dispersion
coefficient
View Answer
Answer: b
12. What is the relation between the overload capacity and magnetizing current?
a) overload capacity is directly proportional to the magnetizing current
b) overload capacity is indirectly proportional to the magnetizing current
c) overload capacity is directly proportional to the square of the magnetizing
current
d) overload capacity is indirectly proportional to the square of the magnetizing
current
View Answer
Answer: a
13. What is the relation between the ideal short circuit current and the number of
poles?
a) short circuit current is directly proportional to the number of poles
b) short circuit current is directly proportional to the square of the number of
poles
c) short circuit current is indirectly proportional to the number of poles
d) short circuit current is indirectly proportional to the square of the number of
poles
View Answer
Answer: c
14. What is the relation between maximum power and the number of poles?
a) maximum power factor is directly proportional to the number of poles
b) maximum power factor is directly proportional to the square of the number of
poles
c) maximum power factor is indirectly proportional to the number of poles
d) maximum power factor is indirectly proportional to the square of the number
of poles
View Answer
Answer: c
15. The magnetizing current decreases as the number of poles is decreased.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
1. How many losses are present in induction motors?
a) 4
b) 3
c) 5
d) 2
View Answer
Answer: c
2. What is the formula for efficiency at full load?
a) efficiency at full load = output / output + losses
b) efficiency at full load = output / output – losses
c) efficiency at full load = output / output * losses
d) efficiency at full load = output * output + losses
View Answer
Answer: a
3. How many types of additional losses are present?
a) 1
b) 4
c) 2
d) 3
View Answer
Answer: c
4. What factor does the additional copper losses depend upon?
a) skin effect
b) mmf harmonics
c) machine design
d) mmf harmonics and skin effect
View Answer
Answer: d
5. The additional losses owing to the higher order mmf harmonics occur mainly in
windings of squirrel cage rotor.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
6. How can the additional losses be decreased in the induction motor?
a) chording the stator winding
b) skewing the rotor
c) having a proper slot combination
d) chording the stator winding, skewing the rotor, having a proper slot
combination
View Answer
Answer: d
7. What is the use of skin effects in the induction motor?
a) it helps in improving the efficiency
b) it helps in improving the stopping characteristics
c) it helps in improving the starting characteristics
d) it helps in improving the running characteristics
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What should be the maximum permissible level for frequency in normal
operating conditions?
a) < 2 Hz
b) > 3 Hz
c) < 4 Hz
d) > 3 Hz
View Answer
Answer: b
9. How many types are the additional losses in iron classified into?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
10. The pulsation losses are caused by the direct axis pulsation of magnetic flux.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
11. How much does the addition iron losses relate with the supplied power?
a) additional iron losses = 0.5% of supplied power
b) additional iron losses = 0.6% of supplied power
c) additional iron losses = 0.8% of supplied power
d) additional iron losses = 0.9% of supplied power
View Answer
Answer: a
1. What type of winding is generally used for the stators?
a) double layer wave winding
b) double layer lap winding
c) single layer wave winding
d) single layer lap winding
View Answer
Answer: b
2. What type of winding is made use of small motors?
a) single layer mush winding
b) single layer lap winding
c) single layer wave winding
d) double layer wave winding
View Answer
Answer: a
3. What class does the slot and phase insulation belong to?
a) B
b) Y
c) H
d) E
View Answer
Answer: d
4. What class does the plastic foil baked with polyamide fibres belong to?
a) Y
b) B
c) F
d) H
View Answer
Answer: c
5. What is the formula for flux per pole?
a) flux per pole = average magnetic flux * pole pitch * length
b) flux per pole = average magnetic flux / pole pitch * length
c) flux per pole = average magnetic flux * pole pitch / length
d) flux per pole = average magnetic flux * pole pitch + length
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What is the initial assumption for the value of winding factor?
a) 0.9
b) 0.95
c) 0.93
d) 0.92
View Answer
Answer: b
7. What is the formula for stator turns per phase?
a) stator turns per phase = Stator voltage per phase / 4.44 * f * maximum flux /
stator winding factor
b) stator turns per phase = Stator voltage per phase * 4.44 * f * maximum flux *
stator winding factor
c) stator turns per phase = Stator voltage per phase / 4.44 * f * maximum flux *
stator winding factor
d) stator turns per phase = Stator voltage per phase * 4.44 * f * maximum flux /
stator winding factor
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What should be the range of current density in the stator windings?
a) 2-5 A per mm2
b) 4-5 A per mm2

c) 3-5 A per mm2

d) 2-3 A per mm2

View Answer

Answer: c
9. For the lower values of current, round conductors would be convenient to use.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
1. How many categories can the synchronous motors be divided into?
a) 4
b) 3
c) 5
d) 2
View Answer
Answer: c
2. How is the hydro-generator driven by?
a) water turbine
b) steam turbine
c) internal combustion engines
d) control of reactive power networks
View Answer
Answer: a
3. What is the rating of the hydro-generators?
a) 750 MW
b) 1000 MW
c) 20 MW
d) 700 MW
View Answer
Answer: a
4. What is the speed by which the hydro-generators are driven?
a) 100-1000 rpm
b) 5000 rpm
c) 1500 rpm
d) 3000 rpm
View Answer 5. How is the turbo-alternators driven by?
a) water turbines
b) steam turbines
c) engine driven generators
d) compensators
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What is the speed of the turbo-alternators?
a) 100-1000 rpm
b) 5000 rpm
c) 1500 rpm
d) 3000 rpm
View Answer
Answer: d
7. What is the rating of the turbo-alternators?
a) 750 MW
b) 1000 MW
c) 20 MW
d) 700 MW
View Answer
Answer: b
8. How is the engine driven generators driven by?
a) water turbines
b) steam turbines
c) internal combustion engine
d) compensators
View Answer
Answer: c
9. What is the rating of the engine driven generators?
a) 750 MW
b) 1000 MW
c) 20 MW
d) 700 MW
View Answer
Answer: c
10. What is the speed of the engine driven generators?
a) 100-1000 rpm
b) 5000 rpm
c) 1500 rpm
d) 3000 rpm
View Answer
Answer: c
11. The synchronous motors are cheaper than the induction motors.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
12. Which among the following are the applications of synchronous motors?
a) compressors
b) blowers
c) fans
d) compressors, fans, blowers
View Answer
Answer: d
13. What is the application of synchronous compensators?
a) control of real power
b) control of active power
c) control of reactive power
d) control of apparent power
View Answer
Answer: c
14. What is the rating of the synchronous generators?
a) 750 MVAr
b) 1000 MVAr
c) 100 MVAr
d) 700 MVAr
View Answer
Answer: c
15. What is the speed of the engine driven generators?
a) 100-1000 rpm
b) 5000 rpm
c) 1500 rpm
d) 3000 rpm
View Answer
Answer: d
1. How many factors are involved in the construction of hydro-generators?
a) 11
b) 10
c) 9
d) 8
View Answer
Answer: b
2. Which factor does the constructional feature of the hydro-generators depend
on?
a) speed
b) voltage
c) power
d) current
View Answer
Answer: a
3. What factors does the speed of the machines depend upon?
a) head
b) blades
c) type of turbine used
d) head and type of turbine used
View Answer
Answer: d
4. Why is the stator core built up of laminations?
a) to reduce core loss
b) to reduce copper loss
c) to reduce iron loss
d) to reduce eddy current loss
View Answer
Answer: d
5. The modern synchronous machines make use of non-directional cold rolled
steel.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What is the thickness of the most commonly used grade for stator laminations?
a) 0.5 mm
b) 1 mm
c) 1.5 mm
d) 2 mm
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the range of the outside diameter of the stator frame of the large
hydro-generator?
a) 3-18 m
b) 2-18 m
c) 3.5-18 m
d) 4-18 m
View Answer
Answer: c
8. How are the stator windings of all synchronous generator connected?
a) star-delta connection
b) star connection
c) star connection with neutral earthed
d) delta connected
View Answer
Answer: c
9. What among the following is the advantages of the star connection?
a) eliminates single frequency harmonics
b) eliminates double frequency harmonics
c) eliminates triple frequency harmonics
d) eliminates sinusoidal harmonics
View Answer
Answer: c
10. The capacity of the pull out machines used for making the coils limits the pole
pitch to less than 0.8 m.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
11. What is the main advantage of a winding with multi-turns coils?
a) reduce the choosing of the value of stator slots
b) allows greater flexibility in selecting the value of stator slots
c) increases the flexibility in selecting the number of stator slots
d) has no effect on the number of stator slots
View Answer
Answer: b
12. What happens to the current in the windings during the sudden short circuits
at the line terminals?
a) the current reduces to 15 times the full load current
b) the current increases to 15 times the full load current
c) the current reduces to 10 times the full load current
d) the current increases to 10 times the full load current
View Answer
Answer: b
13. What happens to the electromagnetic forces during the sudden short circuits
at the line terminals?
a) the electromagnetic forces get increased by 250 times the force under normal
full load condition
b) the electromagnetic forces get decreased by 250 times the force under normal
full load condition
c) the electromagnetic forces get increased by 200 times the force under normal
full load condition
d) the electromagnetic forces get decreased by 200 times the force under normal
full load condition
View Answer
Answer: a
14. What should be done to the conductors in the overhang of the stator?
a) bracing
b) shaving
c) punching
d) compressing
View Answer
Answer: a
15. How many steel brackets are used along with the support to steel rings?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 4-6
d) 5-9
View Answer
Answer: c
1. What factor does the rotor body depends upon in the construction of hydro-
generators?
a) speed
b) voltage
c) peripheral voltage
d) power
View Answer
Answer: c
2. Which machine makes use of the forged steel construction?
a) low speed
b) high speed
c) very high speed
d) medium speed
View Answer
Answer: b
3. In what type of generator is the thick rolled steel discs made use of?
a) generators running at 400 rpm
b) generators running at 500 rpm
c) generators running at 600 rpm
d) generators running at 600 rpm and above
View Answer
Answer: d
4. What is the range of the length of the thick rolled sheets used in the rotor
design of the hydro generators?
a) 130-180 mm
b) 120-180 mm
c) 150-180 mm
d) 160-190 mm
View Answer
Answer: b
5. The laminations used in the rotor body design is 1.8 mm.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
6. For what peripheral speed of the machine is the segmental rim on fabricated
spider used?
a) >120 m per s
b) <120 m per s
c) >130 m per s
d) <130 m per s
View Answer
Answer: d
7. For what peripheral speed is the poles bolted to the yoke?
a) 20 m per s
b) 30 m per s
c) 25 m per s
d) 27 m per s
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What is the range of the peripheral speeds in the water wheel generators?
a) 20 to 80 m per s
b) 20 to 50 m per s
c) 50 to 80 m per s
d) 30 to 70 m per s
View Answer
Answer: a
9. The length of the mean turn of the winding is smallest with circular poles.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
10. Why are damper windings used in the construction of hydro-generators?
a) to control losses
b) to increases efficiency
c) to reduce the oscillations
d) to reduces voltage surges
View Answer
Answer: c
11. By how much is the rotor and the turbine runner and the hydraulic thrust
requirements more than the dead weight of rotating masses?
a) thrice
b) twice
c) by 4 times
d) by 8 times
View Answer
Answer: b
12. How are the bearing cooled in the construction?
a) natural cooling
b) forced cooling
c) air cooling
d) oil cooling
View Answer
Answer: d
13. By how many minutes is the complete energy of the rotating parts and the
machine is brought to rest?
a) 2 minutes
b) 1 minute
c) 3 minutes
d) 4 minutes
View Answer
Answer: c
14. What material is used to make the material of the pads of the brakes?
a) pads using asbestos
b) pads using metal wires
c) pads using copper
d) pads using the asbestos interlaced with metal wires.
View Answer
Answer: d
15. Why are the slip rings made use of?
a) they are used to provide excitation to field windings
b) they are used to provide excitation to the armature windings
c) they are used to reduce the heating effects
d) they are used to reduce the losses
View Answer
Answer: a
1. How many factors does the construction of the turbo alternators depend
upon?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 3
d) 6
View Answer
Answer: c
2. How many poles does the turbo-alternators have and what is the speed of the
turbo alternators?
a) 4 poles, 3000 rpm
b) 3 poles, 6000 rpm
c) 2 poles, 5000 rpm
d) 2 poles, 3000 rpm
View Answer
Answer: d
3. What is the relation of the lengths and diameters with the turbo-alternators?
a) long length, long diameters
b) long length, short diameters
c) short lengths, short diameters
d) short lengths, long diameters
View Answer
Answer: b
4. What is the core length and the shaft length of a 500 MW turbo alternator?
a) 5 m, 12 m
b) 6 m, 15 m
c) 3 m, 10 m
d) 4 m, 13 m
View Answer
Answer: a
5. What is the outer diameter of the stator core and outer casing of 500 MW
turbo alternator?
a) 5 m, 2 m
b) 6 m, 5 m
c) 3 m, 4 m
d) 4 m, 7 m
View Answer
Answer: c
6. What type of lamination is used for the stator core of the turbo alternators?
a) stepped
b) smooth
c) interleaved
d) segmental
View Answer
Answer: d
7. What is the advantage of the grain oriented steel laminations?
a) it lowers the iron loss
b) it lowers the core loss
c) it lowers the heating effects
d) it lowers the harmonics
View Answer
Answer: b
8. What is the pulsational force produced for 500 MW machine?
a) 70 kN per m
b) 60 kN per m
c) 80 kN per m
d) 90 kN per m
View Answer
Answer: c
9. What is the use of the laminated and transposed conductors in turbo
alternators?
a) to decrease the harmonics
b) to decrease the heating effects
c) to decrease the iron and core loss
d) to decrease the eddy current loss
View Answer
Answer: d
10. What is the voltage range for large turbo-alternators?
a) 15-20 kV
b) 18-23 kV
c) 20-23 kV
d) 20-25 kV
View Answer
Answer: d
11. The overhang has to be highly reinforced in turbo alternators.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
12. What is the use of the slot in the rotor?
a) for inserting the field windings
b) for inserting the armature windings
c) for securing the field windings
d) for inserting and securing the field windings
View Answer
Answer: d
13. How many types are the rotor slots distinguished into?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
14. The rotor is slotted for one-third of its periphery.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
15. What is the mechanical strength of the end bells used?
a) 1120 MN per m2
b) 1130 MN per m2

c) 1150 MN per m2

d) 1140 MN per m2

View Answer

Answer: c
1. How many factors does the design of armature of synchronous machines
depend upon?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 3
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: d
2. When are the double layer bar windings made use of during the armature
design?
a) large values of flux per pole and small number of turns per phase
b) large values of flux per pole and large number of turns per phase
c) small values of flux per pole and small number of turns per phase
d) small values of flux per pole and large number of turns per phase
View Answer
Answer: a
3. Which type of machines have a large number of poles per phase?
a) high voltage machines and machines with high value of flux per pole
b) high voltage machines and machines with small value of flux per pole
c) small voltage machines and machines with high value of flux per pole
d) small voltage machines and machines with low value of flux per pole
View Answer
Answer: b
4. Which among the following makes double layer windings advantageous than
the single layer windings?
a) ease in the manufacture of coils and lower cost of winding
b) less number of coils are required as spare in the case of winding repairs
c) fractional slot windings can be employed
d) ease in the manufacture of coils and lower cost of winding, fractional slot
windings can be employed, less number of coils are required as spare in the case
of winding repairs
View Answer
Answer: d
5. The single layer windings have higher efficiency and quieter operation because
of narrow slot openings.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
6. When is the double layer bar or wave windings made use of?
a) when single turns coils are necessary as with turbo alternators and unipolar low
voltage machines
b) when single turns coils are necessary as with turbo alternators and bipolar low
voltage machines
c) when single turns coils are necessary as with turbo alternators and multipolar
low voltage machines
d) when double turns coils are necessary as with turbo alternators and unipolar
low voltage machines
View Answer
Answer: c
7. How many factors are related in the selection of the armature slots?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: b
8. How is the number of armature slots associated with the armature windings?
a) number of slots should be such that unbalanced winding is obtained
b) number of slots should be such that balanced winding is obtained
c) number of slots should be so low as possible
d) number of slots should be high as possible
View Answer
Answer: b
9. How is the number of armature slots associated with the cost factor?
a) small number of slots leads to less cost
b) small number of slots leads to high cost
c) large number of slots leads to high cost
d) large number of slots leads to low cost
View Answer
Answer: a
10. How is the number of armature slots associated with the hotspot
temperature?
a) small number of slots leads to less hotspot temperature
b) small number of slots leads to high hotspot temperature
c) large number of slots leads to high hotspot temperature
d) large number of slots leads to low hotspot temperature
View Answer
Answer: b
11. How is the number of armature slots associated with the leakage reactance?
a) small number of slots leads to less leakage reactance
b) small number of slots leads to high leakage reactance
c) large number of slots leads to high leakage reactance
d) large number of slots leads to low leakage reactance
View Answer
Answer: a
12. How is the number of armature slots associated with the tooth ripples?
a) tooth ripples are increased, if the number of slots are increased
b) tooth ripples are decreased, if the number of slots are increased
c) tooth ripples are increased, if the number of slots are decreased
d) tooth ripples are decreased, if the number of slots are decreased
View Answer
Answer: b
13. How is the number of armature slots associated with the flux densities in iron?
a) tooth ripples are increased, if the number of slots are increased
b) tooth ripples are decreased, if the number of slots are increased
c) tooth ripples are increased, if the number of slots are decreased
d) tooth ripples are decreased, if the number of slots are decreased
View Answer
Answer: a
14. The value of slot pitch depends upon the voltage of the machine.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
15. What is the value of the slot pitch for the low voltage machines?
a) slot pitch < 25 mm
b) slot pitch = 25 mm
c) slot pitch less than equal to 25 mm
d) slot pitch greater than equal to 25 mm
View Answer
Answer: c
1. What is the range for the stator slot pitch for the large hydro-electric
generators?
a) 50-60 mm
b) 50-70 mm
c) 50-80 mm
d) 50-90 mm
View Answer
Answer: d
2. When is the range of the number of slots per pole per phase in the salient pole
machines?
a) 2-3
b) 3-4
c) 2-4
d) 2-6
View Answer
Answer: c
3. Fractional windings are invariably used in synchronous machines.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
4. What is the relation between coil span and harmonics?
a) low coil span decreases harmonics to less amount
b) low coil span decreases the harmonics drastically
c) high coil span decreases the harmonics drastically
d) high coil span decreases the harmonics by small amount
View Answer
Answer: b
5. The coil span should be 8.33 percent of pole pitch to obtain the maximum
reduction of harmonics.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
6. When is the formula for the flux per pole?
a) flux per pole = average magnetic field * pole pitch * length of the core
b) flux per pole = average magnetic field / pole pitch * length of the core
c) flux per pole = average magnetic field * pole pitch / length of the core
d) flux per pole = 1 / average magnetic field * pole pitch * length of the core
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the formula for the turns per phase in the armature design?
a) turns per phase = voltage per phase * parallel paths per phase / 4.44 * flux
density * frequency * winding space factor
b) turns per phase = voltage per phase / parallel paths per phase * 4.44 * flux
density * frequency * winding space factor
c) turns per phase = voltage per phase * parallel paths per phase * 4.44 * flux
density * frequency * winding space factor
d) turns per phase = voltage per phase * parallel paths per phase * 4.44 * flux
density / frequency * winding space factor
View Answer
Answer: a
8. What is the formula for current in each conductor?
a) current in each conductor = kVA * 103 * 3 * voltage per phase
b) current in each conductor = kVA / 103 * 3 * voltage per phase
c) current in each conductor = kVA * 103 / 3 * voltage per phase
d) current in each conductor = kVA * 103 * 3 / voltage per phase
View Answer
Answer: c
9. What is the permissible current density in the armature conductors?
a) 3-4 A per mm2
b) 3-6 A per mm2
c) 4-6 A per mm2

d) 3-5 A per mm2

View Answer

Answer: d
10. What is the formula for the area of cross section of armature conductors?
a) area of cross section = current per conductor * current density in the armature
conductors
b) area of cross section = current per conductor + current density in the armature
conductors
c) area of cross section = current per conductor – current density in the armature
conductors
d) area of cross section = current per conductor / current density in the armature
conductors
View Answer
Answer: d
1. What type of coils are made use of for machines with small number of poles?
a) iron wound coils
b) wire wound coils
c) rectangular coils
d) square coils
View Answer
Answer: b
2. What type of strips is made use of for field coils of small alternators?
a) wood covered rectangular strips
b) bare copper strips
c) glass covered rectangular strips
d) iron strips
View Answer
Answer: c
3. What should be the maximum width of the edge conductors used in the large
alternators?
a) 6 mm
b) 5 mm
c) 4 mm
d) 3 mm
View Answer
Answer: a
4. For machines with Class B insulation, how many layers of inter turn insulation is
made use of and what is the distance between the layers?
a) 4, 0.18 mm
b) 3, 0.25 mm
c) 2, 018 mm
d) 2, 0.25 mm
View Answer
Answer: c
5. What material is the paper strips stuck with?
a) synthetic resin varnish
b) shellac
c) synthetic resin varnish and shellac
d) synthetic resin varnish or shellac
View Answer
Answer: d
6. What is the thickness of the flanges and what material is used in the flanges?
a) 10 mm thick, resins
b) 10 mm thick, asbestos
c) 15 mm thick, asbestos
d) 10 mm thick, bakelized asbestos
View Answer
Answer: d
7. Current is passed simultaneously through the conductors to raise the
temperature of the field coil.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
8. During the pressing and consolidation by how much is the thickness of the
interturn insulation reduced to?
a) 0.36 mm to 0.26 mm
b) 0.36 mm to 0.25 mm
c) 0.30 mm to 0.25 mm
d) 0.32 mm to 0.25 mm
View Answer
Answer: a
9. How many layers does the machine with Class F insulation consists of?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
10. What is the thickness of the layers of Class F insulation and what material is
layers made of?
a) 0.18 mm, asbestos paper
b) 0.10 mm, asbestos paper
c) 0.18 mm, thick epoxy treated asbestos paper
d) 0.10 mm, thick epoxy treated asbestos paper
View Answer
Answer: c
11. What is the lamination material of the pole body and the thickness of the pole
body insulation?
a) epoxy resin, 5 mm thick
b) epoxy resin. 4 mm thick
c) asbestos, 4 mm thick
d) asbestos 5 mm thick
View Answer
Answer: b
12. What is the range of the pressure under which the field coils are
consolidated?
a) 4-10 MN per m2
b) 3-10 MN per m2

c) 4-12 MN per m2

d) 4-15 MN per m2

View Answer

Answer: c
13. What is the range of the exciter voltage in the field coils?
a) 50-100 V
b) 150-300 V
c) 200-400 V
d) 50-400 V
View Answer
Answer: d
14. The field winding should be designed for a voltage from 15-20% less than the
exciter voltage.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
15. What is the formula for the voltage across each field coil?
a) voltage across each field coil = (0.8-0.85)*exciter voltage/number of poles
b) voltage across each field coil = (0.8-0.85)*exciter voltage*number of poles
c) voltage across each field coil = (0.8-0.85)/exciter voltage*number of poles
d) voltage across each field coil = (0.8-0.85)/exciter voltage/number of poles
View Answer
Answer: a
1. What is the formula for the winding height in the design of the field windings?
a) winding height = height of the pole – height of shoe + space taken by the spool,
flanges, etc
b) winding height = height of the pole + height of shoe + space taken by the spool,
flanges, etc
c) winding height = height of the pole + height of shoe – space taken by the spool,
flanges, etc
d) winding height = height of the pole – height of shoe – space taken by the spool,
flanges, etc
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Answer: d
2. What is the approximate value of the space taken by spools, flanges, etc?
a) 15 mm
b) 10 mm
c) 12 mm
d) 20 mm
View Answer
Answer: d
3. What is the winding depth for the pole pitch of 0.1 mm?
a) 25 mm
b) 35 mm
c) 45 mm
d) 50 mm
View Answer
Answer: a
4. What is the formula for the voltage across each field coil?
a) voltage across each field coil = field current * resistance of each field at 75°C
b) voltage across each field coil = field current / resistance of each field at 75°C
c) voltage across each field coil = field current + resistance of each field at 75°C
d) voltage across each field coil = field current – resistance of each field at 75°C
View Answer
Answer: a

5. What is the range of the current density in the field conductors?

a) 3 to 5 A per mm2
b) 3 to 4 A per mm2

c) 4 to 5 A per mm2

d) 3 to 6 A per mm2

View Answer

Answer: b
6. What is the formula for the field current of the synchronous machines?
a) field current = current density * area of conductors
b) field current = current density / area of conductors
c) field current = current density – area of conductors
d) field current = current density + area of conductors
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the formula for the number of field turns of the field windings?
a) number of field turns = field mmf per pole at full load * field current
b) number of field turns = field mmf per pole at full load / field current
c) number of field turns = field mmf per pole at full load + field current
d) number of field turns = field mmf per pole at full load – field current
View Answer
Answer: b
8. What is the relation between winding space and the depth?
a) winding space is directly proportional to the depth
b) winding space is indirectly proportional to the depth
c) winding space is directly proportional to the square of the depth
d) winding space is indirectly proportional to the square of the depth
View Answer
Answer: b
9. What is the formula of the resistance of the winding is calculated at 75°C?
a) resistance of the winding = (Number of field turns * pole proportion * length of
mean turns of the coil) / area of the field conductors
b) resistance of the winding = (Number of field turns * pole proportion * length of
mean turns of the coil) * area of the field conductors
c) resistance of the winding = (Number of field turns / pole proportion * length of
mean turns of the coil) / area of the field conductors
d) resistance of the winding = (Number of field turns * pole proportion / length of
mean turns of the coil) / area of the field conductors
View Answer
Answer: a
10. What is the formula of the dissipating surface of the coil?
a) dissipating surface of the coil = 2*length of mean turns of the coil*(winding
height * diameter of winding)
b) dissipating surface of the coil = 2*length of mean turns of the coil*(winding
height / diameter of winding)
c) dissipating surface of the coil = 2*length of mean turns of the coil*(winding
height + diameter of winding)
d) dissipating surface of the coil = 2*length of mean turns of the coil/(winding
height * diameter of winding)
View Answer
Answer: c
11. What is the formula for the cooling co-efficient to the rotating field coils?
a) cooling coefficient of rotating field coils = 0.05 to 0.08 / 1 + armature voltage
b) cooling coefficient of rotating field coils = 0.05 to 0.08 / 1 – armature voltage
c) cooling coefficient of rotating field coils = 0.08 to 0.12 / 1 + armature voltage
d) cooling coefficient of rotating field coils = 0.08 to 0.12 / 1 – armature voltage
View Answer
Answer: c
12. What is the formula for the temperature rise in the design of field windings?
a) temperature rise = 1 / copper loss in each field coil at 75°C * cooling coefficient
of rotating field coils * dissipating surface of the coil
b) temperature rise = copper loss in each field coil at 75°C * cooling coefficient of
rotating field coils * dissipating surface of the coil
c) temperature rise = copper loss in each field coil at 75°C / cooling coefficient of
rotating field coils * dissipating surface of the coil
d) temperature rise = copper loss in each field coil at 75°C * cooling coefficient of
rotating field coils / dissipating surface of the coil
View Answer
Answer: d
13. If the temperature increases beyond the acceptable limits the depth of the
winding should be decreased.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
14. The increase in the depth of the winding increases the heat dissipating
surface.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
15. What is the minimum clearance between adjacent field coils and pole
drawing?
a) 14 mm
b) 15 mm
c) 13 mm
d) 12 mm
View Answer
Answer: b
1. How many factors does the design of rotor of synchronous machines depend
upon?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: c
2. What is the formula for the flux in pole body?
a) flux in pole body = leakage coefficient * useful flux per pole
b) flux in pole body = leakage coefficient / useful flux per pole
c) flux in pole body = leakage coefficient – useful flux per pole
d) flux in pole body = leakage coefficient + useful flux per pole
View Answer
Answer: a
3. What is the range of the permissible values of the flux densities in pole body?
a) 1.4-1.7 Wb per m2
b) 1.5-1.7 Wb per m2

c) 1.4-1.6 Wb per m2

d) 1.5-1.6 Wb per m2

View Answer

Answer: b
4. What is the range of the leakage coefficient in the pole body?
a) 1.1 to 1.2
b) 1.00 to 1.5
c) 1.15 to 1.2
d) 0.75 to 2.3
View Answer
Answer: c
5. What is the formula for the area of cross-section of pole body for rectangular
poles?
a) area of cross section of pole body = 0.98 * axial length of the pole * breadth of
the pole
b) area of cross section of pole body = 0.98 / axial length of the pole * breadth of
the pole
c) area of cross section of pole body = 0.98 * axial length of the pole / breadth of
the pole
d) area of cross section of pole body = 1/0.98 * axial length of the pole * breadth
of the pole
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What is the formula for the copper area of the field windings?
a) copper area = full load field mmf * current density in the field winding
b) copper area = full load field mmf / current density in the field winding
c) copper area = full load field mmf + current density in the field winding
d) copper area = full load field mmf – current density in the field winding
View Answer
Answer: b
7. What is the formula for the total space required for the winding?
a) total space = copper area + space factor
b) total space = copper area – space factor
c) total space = copper area / space factor
d) total space = copper area * space factor
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What is the value of space factor for the strip on edge winding?
a) 0.8-0.9
b) 0.4
c) 0.65
d) 0.75
View Answer
Answer: a
9. What is the formula for the height of winding?
a) height of winding = total winding area / depth of winding
b) height of winding = total winding area * depth of winding
c) height of winding = total winding area + depth of winding
d) height of winding = total winding area – depth of winding
View Answer
Answer: a
10. What is the formula for the radial length of the pole shoe?
a) radial length of the pole shoe = height of winding – height of pole shoe – 0.02
b) radial length of the pole shoe = height of winding + height of pole shoe – 0.02
c) radial length of the pole shoe = height of winding – height of pole shoe + 0.02
d) radial length of the pole shoe = height of winding + height of pole shoe + 0.02
View Answer
Answer: d
11. What is the formula for the height of pole body?
a) height of pole body = height of the winding + 0.02
b) height of pole body = height of the winding * 0.02
c) height of pole body = height of the winding – 0.02
d) height of pole body = height of the winding / 0.02
View Answer
Answer: a
12. What is the range of the ratio of radial length of pole to pole pitch?
a) 0.3-1
b) 0.3-1.5
c) 0.7-1
d) 0.7-1.5
View Answer
Answer: b
13. The damper windings are made use of in synchronous generators to reduce
the oscillations and to prevent hunting.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
14. The mmf of the damper windings depends on the pole pitch value.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
15. What is the formula for the area per pole of damper pass provided?
a) area per pole of damper pass = 0.2 * specific electric loading * pole pitch *
current density in damper bars
b) area per pole of damper pass = 0.2 * specific electric loading * pole pitch /
current density in damper bars
c) area per pole of damper pass = 0.2 * specific electric loading – pole pitch /
current density in damper bars
d) area per pole of damper pass = 0.2 + specific electric loading * pole pitch /
current density in damper bars
View Answer
Answer: b
1. What is the range of current density in the damper bars?
a) 3-4 A per mm2
b) 3-5 A per mm2

c) 3-6 A per mm2

d) 4-6 A per mm2

View Answer

Answer: a
2. What is the percentage of the damper windings slot pitch with respect to stator
slot pitch?
a) 30%
b) 40%
c) 20%
d) 60%
View Answer
Answer: c
3. What is the formula for the pole arc?
a) pole arc = number of bars per pole * stator slot pitch * 0.8
b) pole arc = number of bars per pole / stator slot pitch * 0.8
c) pole arc = number of bars per pole * stator slot pitch / 0.8
d) pole arc = 1 / number of bars per pole * stator slot pitch * 0.8
View Answer
Answer: a
4. What is the formula for the length of each damper bar for small machines?
a) length of each damper bar = 1.1 * axial length
b) length of each damper bar = axial length + 0.1
c) length of each damper bar = axial length – 0.1
d) length of each damper bar = 1.1 / axial length
View Answer
Answer: a
5. What is the formula for the area of cross-section of each damper bar?
a) area of cross section of each damper bar = total area of bars per pole – number
of damper bars per pole
b) area of cross section of each damper bar = total area of bars per pole + number
of damper bars per pole
c) area of cross section of each damper bar = total area of bars per pole / number
of damper bars per pole
d) area of cross section of each damper bar = total area of bars per pole * number
of damper bars per pole
View Answer
Answer: c
6. What is the formula of the area of each ring short-circuiting the bars?
a) area of each ring short-circuiting the bars = (0.7-0.9) * area of damper bar
b) area of each ring short-circuiting the bars = (0.8-1) * area of damper bar
c) area of each ring short-circuiting the bars = (0.7-1) * area of damper bar
d) area of each ring short-circuiting the bars = (0.8-0.9) * area of damper bar
View Answer
Answer: b
7. Given : total area = 473 mm2 and Number of bars = 8 for a rotor design, what is
the value of area of each damper bar?
a) 59 mm2
b) 455 mm2

c) 475 mm2

d) 3784 mm2

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Answer: a
8. What is the formula for the height of pole shoe sufficient to accommodate the
damper windings?
a) height of pole shoe = diameter of damper bars
b) height of pole shoe = 2 * diameter of damper bars
c) height of pole shoe = diameter of damper bars/2
d) height of pole shoe = 3 * diameter of damper bars/2
View Answer
Answer: b
9. Pole profile drawing helps in obtaining the various dimensions of the pole.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
10. The pole shoe drawing is completed by fixing the height of pole shoe.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
1. How many types of losses are present in synchronous machines?
a) 7
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
2. What is the classification of the iron loss due to the main field?
a) hysteresis loss
b) eddy current loss
c) hysteresis loss or eddy current loss
d) hysteresis loss and eddy current loss
View Answer
Answer: d
3. What are the factors the pole face loss depends upon?
a) slot opening
b) air gap length
c) number of slots and speed of machines
d) slot opening, air gap length, number of slots and speed of machines
View Answer
Answer: d
4. What is the range of the pole face loss in the synchronous machines?
a) 40-60 % of iron loss
b) 20-60 % of iron loss
c) 25-70 % of iron loss
d) 40-80 % of iron loss
View Answer
Answer: c
5. What is the formula for the copper loss in the synchronous machine?
a) copper loss per phase = current per phase * dc resistance
b) copper loss per phase = current per phase2 * dc resistance2
c) copper loss per phase = current per phase2 * dc resistance

d) copper loss per phase = current per phase * dc resistance2

View Answer

Answer: c
6. What is the formula for the total eddy current loss in conductors?
a) total copper loss = 3 * average value of the eddy current constant * current per
phase2 * dc resistance
b) total copper loss = 3 / average value of the eddy current constant * current per
phase2 * dc resistance
c) total copper loss = 3 * average value of the eddy current constant / current per
phase2 * dc resistance
d) total copper loss = 3 * average value of the eddy current constant * current per
phase2 / dc resistance
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the cause of the stray load losses in the synchronous machine?
a) stray field
b) stray armature
c) stray field and stray armature
d) stray field or stray armature
View Answer
Answer: a
8. What is the voltage drop in the carbon and graphite brushes?
a) 1 V
b) 0.3 V
c) 0.6 V
d) 0.75 V
View Answer
Answer: a
9. What factors does the friction and windage loss depend upon?
a) construction of the machine
b) speed of the machine
c) rating of the machine
d) construction, speed, rating of the machine
View Answer
Answer: d
10. What is the reduction in the total friction loss with the hydrogen cooling?
a) 0.3-0.5 % of kVA rating
b) 0.2-0.3 % of kVA rating
c) 0.3-0.4 % of kVA rating
d) 0.3-0.6 % of kVA rating
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Answer: c
11. What is the formula to obtain the temperature rise of the surface?
a) temperature rise of the surface = Surface area * cooling coefficient *
dissipating surface
b) temperature rise of the surface = Surface area / cooling coefficient * dissipating
surface
c) temperature rise of the surface = Surface area * cooling coefficient / dissipating
surface
d) temperature rise of the surface =1 / Surface area * cooling coefficient *
dissipating surface
View Answer
Answer: c
12. What factor/s does the cooling coefficient depend upon?
a) speed of the cooling medium
b) configuration of the surface
c) speed of the machine and configuration of the surface
d) speed of the machine or configuration of the surface
View Answer
Answer: c
13. The value of the cooling coefficient varies from 0.025 to 0.04 in the back of
the stator core.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
14. The peripheral speed is the armature peripheral speed in the stationary field
coils.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
15. What all factors does the heat to be dissipated by cooling surfaces depend
upon?
a) hysteresis loss
b) eddy current loss
c) heating loss
d) hysteresis, eddy and heating losses
View Answer
Answer: d
This set of Design of Electrical Machines Multiple Choice Questions & Answers
(MCQs) focuses on “Synchronous Machines Output Equation”.
1. What is the formula for output equations in synchronous machines?
a) kVA output = output coefficient * diameter2 * length * synchronous speed
b) kVA output = output coefficient / diameter2 * length * synchronous speed
c) kVA output = output coefficient * diameter2 / length * synchronous speed
d) kVA output = output coefficient * diameter2 * length / synchronous speed
View Answer
Answer: a
2. What is the formula of the output coefficient?
a) output coefficient = 11 * specific magnetic loading / specific electrical loading *
winding space factor * 10-3
b) output coefficient = 11 / specific magnetic loading * specific electrical loading * winding space factor * 10-3

c) output coefficient = 11 * specific magnetic loading * specific electrical loading * winding space factor * 10-3

d) output coefficient = 11 * specific magnetic loading * specific electrical loading / winding space factor * 10-3

View Answer

Answer: c
3. What is the formula for the output equation with respect to the peripheral
speed?
a) output = 1.11* specific magnetic loading * specific electrical loading * winding
space factor * 10-3 * peripheral speed2 *Length * synchronous speed
b) output = 1.11* specific magnetic loading * specific electrical loading * winding
space factor * 10-3 * peripheral speed2 *Length / synchronous speed
c) output = 1.11* specific magnetic loading * specific electrical loading * winding
space factor / 10-3 * peripheral speed2 *Length * synchronous speed
d) output = 1.110 / specific magnetic loading * specific electrical loading * winding
space factor * 10-3 * peripheral speed2 *Length * synchronous speed
View Answer
Answer: b
4. How many factors does the choice of specific magnetic loading depend upon?
a) 4
b) 2
c) 5
d) 8
View Answer
Answer: c
5. How is the iron loss related with the choice of specific magnetic loading?
a) choice of magnetic loading is directly proportional to the iron loss
b) choice of magnetic loading is indirectly proportional to the iron loss
c) choice of magnetic loading is directly proportional to the square of the iron loss
d) choice of magnetic loading is indirectly proportional to the square of the iron
loss
View Answer
Answer: a
6. How is the voltage related with the air gap density?
a) air gap density is directly proportional to the voltage
b) air gap density is indirectly proportional to the voltage
c) air gap density is directly proportional to the square of the voltage
d) air gap density is indirectly proportional to the square of the voltage
View Answer
Answer: b
7. How is the transient short circuit current related with the air gap density?
a) air gap density is directly proportional to the short circuit current
b) air gap density is indirectly proportional to the short circuit current
c) air gap density is directly proportional to the square of the short circuit current
d) air gap density is directly proportional to the square of the short circuit current
View Answer
Answer: a
8. How is the steady state stability related with the air gap density?
a) air gap density is directly proportional to the steady state stability
b) air gap density is indirectly proportional to the steady state stability
c) air gap density is directly proportional to the square of the steady state stability
d) air gap density is directly proportional to the square of the steady state stability
View Answer
Answer: a
9. The machines having high air gap density operates poorly when connected in
synchronism.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
10. What is the range of the air gap density for salient pole machines?
a) 0.52-0.65 Wb per m2
b) 0.5-0.6 Wb per m2

c) 0.54-0.65 Wb per m2

d) 0.44-0.65 Wb per m2

View Answer

Answer: a
11. How many factors influence the choice of specific electric loading?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: c
12. How is the specific electric loading related to copper losses and temperature
rise?
a) high specific electric loading gives high copper losses and high temperature rise
b) high specific electric loading gives low copper losses and high temperature rise
c) high specific electric loading gives high copper losses and low temperature rise
d) high specific electric loading gives low copper losses and low temperature rise
View Answer
Answer: a
13. High value of the specific electric loading can be used for low voltage
machines.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a

14. How is the specific electric loading related to the synchronous reactance of
the machines?
a) specific electric loading is high, leakage reactance is high, giving low
synchronous reactance
b) specific electric loading is high, leakage reactance is low, giving low
synchronous reactance
c) specific electric loading is high, leakage reactance is high, giving high
synchronous reactance
d) specific electric loading is low, leakage reactance is high, giving high
synchronous reactance
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Answer: c
15. What is the value of specific electric loading for the salient pole alternators?
a) 20,000-40,000 A per m
b) 50,000-75,000 A per m
c) 25,000-40,000 A per m
d) 20,000-45,000 A per m
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Answer: a
1. What is the range of the flux density in the teeth at no load?
a) 1.7-1.8 Wb per mm2
b) 1.3-1.5 Wb per mm2

c) 1.3-1.6 Wb per mm2

d) 1.4-1.6 Wb per mm2

View Answer

Answer: a
2. What is the formula for the minimum width of the tooth?
a) minimum width of tooth = flux * pole proportion * (number of stator slots /
number of poles) * length * 1.8
b) minimum width of tooth = flux / pole proportion * (number of stator slots /
number of poles) * length * 1.8
c) minimum width of tooth = flux * pole proportion / (number of stator slots /
number of poles) * length * 1.8
d) minimum width of tooth = flux * pole proportion * (number of stator slots /
number of poles) * length / 1.8
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Answer: b
3. Name the slots that are commonly used.
a) parallel sided
b) square sided
c) rectangular
d) circular
View Answer
Answer: a
4. How is the teeth and the minimum width designed in the machines?
a) teeth is tapered and minimum width is across the medium
b) teeth is sharpened and minimum width occurs across the air gap
c) teeth is widened and minimum width occurs across the air gap
d) teeth is reduced and minimum width occurs across the medium
View Answer
Answer: a
5. What is the formula for the maximum permissible width of slot?
a) maximum permissible width = slot pitch * minimum width of the teeth
b) maximum permissible width = slot pitch + minimum width of the teeth
c) maximum permissible width = slot pitch / minimum width of the teeth
d) maximum permissible width = slot pitch – minimum width of the teeth
View Answer
Answer: d
6. By how much should the depth of slot not exceed the width?
a) two times
b) three times
c) four times
d) six times
View Answer
Answer: b
7. Why are slot made deeper in the machine?
a) to increase the short circuit current
b) to reduce the short circuit current
c) to increase the open circuit current
d) to reduce the open circuit current
View Answer
Answer: b
8. What is the formula for the height of length of mean turn of armature?
a) length of mean turn = 2*length + 2.5*pole pitch + 0.06 kV + 0.2
b) length of mean turn = 2*length + 2*pole pitch + 0.06 kV + 0.2
c) length of mean turn = 2*length + 2.5*pole pitch – 0.06 kV – 0.2
d) length of mean turn = 2*length – 2.5*pole pitch – 0.06 kV – 0.2
View Answer
Answer: a
9. The flux density in the armature core of salient pole machines lies between 1-
1.2 Wb per m2.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
10. What is the formula for the depth of armature core?
a) depth of armature core = flux / length of the iron core * flux density
b) depth of armature core = flux * length of the iron core * flux density
c) depth of armature core = flux / 2 * length of the iron core * flux density
d) depth of armature core = flux * 2 * length of the iron core * flux density
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Answer: c
11. What is the formula for the outer diameter of the stator?
a) outer diameter = inner diameter + depth of the slots + depth of armature core
b) outer diameter = inner diameter + 2*depth of the slots + depth of armature
core
c) outer diameter = inner diameter + 2*(depth of the slots + depth of armature
core)
d) outer diameter = inner diameter + depth of the slots + 2*depth of armature
core
View Answer
Answer: c
1. What does the copper factor in PMDC motors represent?
a) it represents the armature circular area for conductors
b) it represents the field circular area for conductors
c) it represents the fraction of the armature circular area for conductors
d) it represents the fraction of the field circular area for conductors
View Answer
Answer: c
2. What is the range of the copper factor in PMDC motors?
a) 0.1-0.3
b) 0.1-0.2
c) 0.1-0.4
d) 0.2-0.4
View Answer
Answer: b
3. What is the formula for the armature resistance in PMDC motor?
a) armature resistance = (Diameter + length)*total number of armature
conductors/1.2 * 104 * number of parallel paths in the armature2
b) armature resistance = (Diameter + length)*total number of armature conductors*1.2 * 104
* number of parallel
paths in the armature2
c) armature resistance = (Diameter + length)*total number of armature conductors/1.2 * 104
+ number of parallel
paths in the armature2
d) armature resistance = (Diameter + length)+total number of armature conductors/1.2 * 104
* number of parallel
2
paths in the armature
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Answer: a
4. What happens to the diameter when the poles are more than 2?
a) diameter = 2 * diameter * (number of armature teeth embraced by one
coil/total number of armature teeth)
b) diameter = 2.32 * diameter * (number of armature teeth embraced by one
coil/total number of armature teeth)
c) diameter = 2.32 * diameter * (number of armature teeth embraced by one coil
* total number of armature teeth)
d) diameter = 2 * diameter / (number of armature teeth embraced by one
coil/total number of armature teeth)
View Answer
Answer: b
5. What factor does the permeance coefficient depend upon?
a) geometry of the magnet
b) geometry of the magnet, airgap, associated non-portions of the magnetic
circuit
c) airgap
d) associated non-portions of the magnetic circuit
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What is the range of the permeance coefficient in the PMDC motors?
a) 3-5
b) 4-9
c) 4-8
d) 3-9
View Answer
Answer: c
7. What is the usual value of the permeance coefficient of the PMDC motor?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
View Answer
Answer: c
8. The field current flowing in the conductor’s acts as demagnetizing force on the
fraction tips of the magnet.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
9. What is the value of the demagnetizing coefficient if the total number of teeth
is greater than 107?
a) d = angle/360
b) d = angle/240
c) d = angle/540
d) d = angle/720
View Answer
Answer: d
10. What is the value of the reluctance factor in the calculation of the intensity of
magnetic field?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 1.15
d) 1,45
View Answer
Answer: c
11. What is the formula of the magnetic to electrical boarding ratio?
a) magnetic to electrical boarding ratio = number of poles * permeance
coefficient * flux per pole/number of conductors * armature current
b) magnetic to electrical boarding ratio = number of poles / permeance coefficient
* flux per pole*number of conductors * armature current
c) magnetic to electrical boarding ratio = number of poles + permeance coefficient
* flux per pole/number of conductors * armature current
d) magnetic to electrical boarding ratio = number of poles * permeance
coefficient / flux per pole*number of conductors * armature current
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Answer: a
12. How is the value of the magnetic to electrical boarding ratio related with the
volume of iron and volume of copper?
a) high magnetic to electrical boarding ratio gives high copper volume and high
iron volume
b) high magnetic to electrical boarding ratio gives low copper volume and high
iron volume
c) low magnetic to electrical boarding ratio gives low copper volume and low iron
volume
d) low magnetic to electrical boarding ratio gives low copper volume and high iron
volume
View Answer
Answer: b
13. For good performance the small dc motor should have magnetic to electrical
boarding ratio greater than 70.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
14. What is the formula for the flux density for the PM motors?
a) flux density = residual flux density / 1 + (1.11/permeance coefficient)
b) flux density = residual flux density * 1 + (1.11/permeance coefficient)
c) flux density = residual flux density / 1 + (1.11*permeance coefficient)
d) flux density = residual flux density * 1 + (1.11*permeance coefficient)
View Answer
Answer: a
1. How many design steps are present in the design of PMDC motors?
a) 8
b) 9
c) 10
d) 11
View Answer
Answer: d
2. What happens to the armature diameter and the volume of air gap and magnet
when the angle is lower in value?
a) volume of air gap and magnet increases, armature diameter increases
b) volume of air gap and magnet increases, armature diameter decreases
c) volume of air gap and magnet decreases, armature diameter decreases
d) volume of air gap and magnet decreases, armature diameter increases
View Answer
Answer: d
3. What should be the range of the product of the magnetic field and magnetic
flux density?
a) 4-4.5 * 106
b) 4-4.3 * 106

c) 4.3-4.6 * 106

d) 4.2-4.5 * 106

View Answer

Answer: c
4. What should be the minimum value of the ratio of the magnetic to electric
loading?
a) 40
b) 30
c) 50
d) 60
View Answer
Answer: c
5. What is the formula for the area of the magnet in the design of PMDC motors?
a) area of magnet = flux * 4.95 * residual flux density
b) area of magnet = flux / 4.95 * residual flux density
c) area of magnet = flux * 4.95 / residual flux density
d) area of magnet = 1/flux * 4.95 * residual flux density
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What is the range of length of the magnet in the PMDC motors?
a) 2.5-4 cm
b) 2-3 cm
c) 2.5-3 cm
d) 1.5-4 cm
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the formula of the length of the magnet?
a) length of the magnet = sum of the volume of air gap and magnet * Area of the
magnet + 0.06
b) length of the magnet = sum of the volume of air gap and magnet / Area of the
magnet + 0.06
c) length of the magnet = sum of the volume of air gap and magnet / Area of the
magnet – 0.06
d) length of the magnet = sum of the volume of air gap and magnet * Area of the
magnet – 0.06
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What is the relation between the flux and the no local speed?
a) flux is directly proportional to the no local speed
b) flux is indirectly proportional to the no local speed
c) flux is directly proportional to the square of the no local speed
d) flux is indirectly proportional to the square of the no local speed
View Answer
Answer: b
9. What is the formula of the number of turns per coil?
a) number of turns per coil = number of conductors/2*coils/slot*number of
armature teeth
b) number of turns per coil = number of conductors*2*coils/slot*number of
armature teeth
c) number of turns per coil = number of conductors*2*coils/slot/number of
armature teeth
d) number of turns per coil = number of conductors/2*coils/slot/number of
armature teeth
View Answer
Answer: a
10. What is the formula for the armature resistance?
a) armature resistance = running armature resistance / 1.0 to 1.0
b) armature resistance = running armature resistance * 1.3 to 1.5
c) armature resistance = running armature resistance * 1.4 to 1.5
d) armature resistance = running armature resistance / 1.3 to 1.3
View Answer
Answer: d
11. What is the relation between axial dimension and the area of the magnet?
a) area of the magnet is directly proportional to the axial dimension
b) area of the magnet is indirectly proportional to the axial dimension
c) area of the magnet is directly proportional to the square of the axial dimension
d) area of the magnet is indirectly proportional to the square of the axial
dimension
View Answer
Answer: a
12. What is the relation of the wire cross-section with respect to the armature
resistance?
a) wire section is directly proportional to the armature resistance
b) wire section is indirectly proportional to the armature resistance
c) wire section is directly proportional to the square of the armature resistance
d) wire section is indirectly proportional to the square of the armature resistance
View Answer
Answer: a
13. The radial thickness of the joke directly proportional to the flux.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
14. The radial thickness of the joke is directly proportional to the length of the
stator slots.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
15. What is the formula for the length of the stator slots?
a) length of the stator slots = 2 * perimeter of one magnet
b) length of the stator slots = 1/2 * perimeter of one magnet
c) length of the stator slots = 1/3 * perimeter of one magnet
d) length of the stator slots = 3 * perimeter of one magnet
View Answer
Answer: b
1. What is the relation between number of poles and total volume of magnet?
a) number of poles is directly proportional to the total volume of the magnet
b) number of poles is indirectly proportional to the total volume of the magnet
c) number of poles is directly proportional to the square of the total volume of
the magnet
d) number of poles is indirectly proportional to the square of the total volume of
the magnet
View Answer
Answer: b
2. What is the relation between number of poles and flux reversal in the
armature?
a) number of poles is directly proportional to the flux reversal in the armature
b) number of poles is indirectly proportional to the flux reversal in the armature
c) number of poles is directly proportional to the square of the flux reversal in the
armature
d) number of poles is indirectly proportional to the square of the flux reversal in
the armature
View Answer
Answer: a
3. How many number of poles should be used for large motors of relatively low
speed?
a) should be equal to 2
b) should be lesser than 2
c) should be greater than 2
d) should be more than 4
View Answer
Answer: c
4. In the PMDC motors the brush shift should be approached with considerable
caution.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
5. What is the relation of the brush shift with the demagnetization effect?
a) brush shift is directly proportional to the demagnetization effect
b) brush shift is indirectly proportional to the demagnetization effect
c) brush shift is directly proportional to the square of the demagnetization effect
d) brush shift is indirectly proportional to the square of the demagnetization
effect
View Answer
Answer: a
6. How many primary reasons are present for the thermal failure?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 2
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: c
7. What does the increase of the resistance of the motor winding cause?
a) high starting current
b) low motor torque
c) low starting current
d) high motor torque
View Answer
Answer: b
8. What does the inability of the motor to dissipate the heat cause?
a) causes high starting current
b) insulation failure
c) causes low starting current
d) causes high starting current
View Answer
Answer: b
9. What is the solution to prevent the increase of resistance of motor windings?
a) higher ventilation arrangement
b) reduction in the number of poles
c) increase the coil windings
d) insulate the windings
View Answer
Answer: a
10. How many types of gears are made use of in the PMDC motors?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: c
11. What type of gears are used in the small loads and low inertia motors?
a) spur gears
b) helical gears
c) worm gears
d) worm gears and helical gears
View Answer
Answer: a
12. What type of gear is made use of in the high inertia motors?
a) spur gears
b) helical gears
c) worm gears
d) spur and helical gears
View Answer
Answer: c
13. What type of gear is made use for the silent operation?
a) spur gears
b) helical gears
c) worm gears
d) spur gears and worm gears
View Answer
Answer: b
14. How many types of bearings are made use of in the PMDC motors?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
15. How many principle types of lubricants are available in the PMDC motor?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 7
View Answer
Answer: b
1. How many types of electromagnets are present?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
2. What is the other name of the Tractive electromagnet and what is the means of
movement of the armature?
a) solenoidal, electrical movement
b) solenoidal, mechanical movement
c) traction, electrical movement
d) traction, mechanical movement
View Answer
Answer: b
3. What is the supply given to the tractive electromagnets?
a) only dc supply
b) only ac supply
c) ac and dc supply
d) ac or dc supply
View Answer
Answer: d
4. Among the following what are the applications of the tractive electromagents?
a) track switches
b) electric bells
c) buzzers
d) track switches, bells, buzzers
View Answer
Answer: d
5. How does the portative electromagnet work as?
a) holding magnet
b) connecting magnet
c) repulsion magnets
d) attraction magnets
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What type of supply is being provided to the portative electromagnet?
a) only ac supply
b) only dc supply
c) ac and dc supply
d) ac or dc supply
View Answer
Answer: b
7. How many most commonly used electromagnets are present?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
8. What type of magnet is made use of to produce large force through a relatively
small distance?
a) flat-faced armature type
b) horse shoe type
c) flat-faced plunger type
d) flat-faced plunger type and horse shoe type
View Answer
Answer: a
9. What material is the flat faced armature type made of?
a) hard steel
b) cast steel
c) cast iron
d) soft steel
View Answer
Answer: b
10. How are the air gaps arranged in the flat faced armature type?
a) magnetic in series and mechanical in parallel
b) magnetic in series and parallel
c) mechanical in series and parallel
d) magnetic in parallel and mechanical in series
View Answer
Answer: a
11. Which among the following are the application of portative electromagnets?
a) lifting magnets
b) magnetic clutches
c) magnetic chucks
d) lifting magnets, magnetic clutches, magnetic chucks
View Answer
Answer: d
12. What is the relation between force and the air gap length in the flat-faced
armature type?
a) force is directly proportional to the air gap length
b) force is indirectly proportional to the air gap length
c) force is directly proportional to the square of the air gap length
d) force is indirectly proportional to the square of the air gap length
View Answer
Answer: c
13. Horse shoe is usually employed for the small magnets.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
14. How many air gaps are present in the flat-faced plunger type?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: a
15. What is the relation of the force and the air gap length in the flat faced
plunger type?
a) force is directly proportional to the air gap length
b) force is indirectly proportional to the air gap length
c) force is directly proportional to the square of the air gap length
d) force is indirectly proportional to the square of the air gap length
View Answer
Answer: c
1. What type of core does the electromagnetic consist of?
a) paramagnetic
b) diamagnetic
c) ferromagnetic
d) paramagnetic and diamagnetic
View Answer
Answer: c
2. What material is used for the construction of core of electromagnets?
a) soft magnetic materials
b) hard magnetic materials
c) non-magnetic materials
d) anti-ferromagnetic materials
View Answer
Answer: a
3. What are the ferromagnetic elements used in the electromagnets?
a) iron
b) nickel
c) cobalt
d) iron, nickel, cobalt
View Answer
Answer: d
4. What are the non-magnetic materials being used in the electromagnets?
a) silicon
b) molybdenum
c) silicon, chromium, molybdenum
d) chromium
View Answer
Answer: c
5. Coils are being made use of in electromagnets as an exciting source for
production of magnetic field.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What is the insulation material being used in the electromagnets?
a) paper
b) wood
c) brass
d) copper
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the conductor material being used in the electromagnet?
a) copper
b) zinc
c) bronze
d) aluminum
View Answer
Answer: a
8. What type of conductors are being used in the coils made of heavy wire?
a) circular
b) rounded
c) conical
d) rectangular
View Answer
Answer: d
9. The coil insulation used in the electromagnets is of sheet form.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
10. What materials are used along with paper for insulation?
a) varnish
b) glass
c) synthetic resin
d) varnish, glass, synthetic resin
View Answer
Answer: d
1. What is the formula for the mean diameter of the magnet coils?
a) mean diameter = inside diameter of coil + outer diameter of coil / 2
b) mean diameter = inside diameter of coil – outer diameter of coil / 2
c) mean diameter = inside diameter of coil * outer diameter of coil / 2
d) mean diameter = inside diameter of coil / outer diameter of coil / 2
View Answer
Answer: a
2. What is the formula for the outside diameter of the magnet coils?
a) outside diameter = mean diameter + 2*depth of winding
b) outside diameter = mean diameter + depth of winding
c) outside diameter = mean diameter – 2*depth of winding
d) outside diameter = mean diameter – depth of winding
View Answer
Answer: b
3. What is the formula for depth of winding of the magnet coils?
a) depth of winding = mean diameter of coil – inner diameter
b) depth of winding = mean diameter of coil + inner diameter
c) depth of winding = mean diameter of coil – 2* inner diameter
d) depth of winding = mean diameter of coil + 2*inner diameter
View Answer
Answer: a
4. What is the formula of the cross winding area of the magnet coils?
a) cross winding area = axial length of coil + depth of winding
b) cross winding area = axial length of coil – depth of winding
c) cross winding area = axial length of coil * depth of winding
d) cross winding area = axial length of coil / depth of winding
View Answer
Answer: c
5. What is the formula for the length of mean turn of magnet coils?
a) length of mean turns = 3.14 * (inside diameter of coil + depth of windings)
b) length of mean turns = 3.14 / (inside diameter of coil + depth of windings)
c) length of mean turns = 3.14 * (inside diameter of coil * depth of windings)
d) length of mean turns = 3.14 + (inside diameter of coil + depth of windings)
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What is the formula for the total heat dissipating surface of the magnet coils?
a) total heat dissipating surface = length of mean turn * depth of winding * axial
length of coil
b) total heat dissipating surface = length of mean turn * depth of winding + axial
length of coil
c) total heat dissipating surface = 2 * length of mean turn * (depth of winding +
axial length of coil)
d) total heat dissipating surface = 2 * length of mean turn * depth of winding *
axial length of coil
View Answer
Answer: c
7. What is the formula for the outer cylindrical heat dissipating surface of the
magnet coils?
a) outer cylindrical heat dissipating surface = 3.14 * outer diameter of coil + axial
length of coil
b) outer cylindrical heat dissipating surface = 3.14 + outer diameter of coil + axial
length of coil
c) outer cylindrical heat dissipating surface = 3.14 / outer diameter of coil + axial
length of coil
d) outer cylindrical heat dissipating surface = 3.14 * outer diameter of coil * axial
length of coil
View Answer
Answer: d
8. What is the formula of the inner cylindrical heat dissipating surface?
a) inner cylindrical heat dissipating surface = length of mean turn * axial length of
coil
b) inner cylindrical heat dissipating surface = 2 *length of mean turn * axial length
of coil
c) inner cylindrical heat dissipating surface = length of mean turn / axial length of
coil
d) inner cylindrical heat dissipating surface =1 / length of mean turn * axial length
of coil
View Answer
Answer: b
9. What is the ambient temperature of the magnet coils?
a) 10°C
b) 15°C
c) 20°C
d) 25°C
View Answer
Answer: c
10. What is the formula for the area of the conductors of the magnet coils?
a) area of the conductors = mmf per coil * resistivity of conductor * length of
mean turn * terminal voltage
b) area of the conductors = mmf per coil / resistivity of conductor * length of
mean turn * terminal voltage
c) area of the conductors = mmf per coil * resistivity of conductor * length of
mean turn / terminal voltage
d) area of the conductors = mmf per coil * resistivity of conductor / length of
mean turn * terminal voltage
View Answer
Answer: c
11. What is the value of the resistivity temperature coefficient of copper?
a) 0.017 ohm per m per mm2
b) 0.0173 ohm per m per mm2

c) 0.01734 ohm per m per mm2

d) 0.0175 ohm per m per mm2

View Answer

Answer: c
12. What is the value of the resistance temperature coefficient of copper?
a) 0.00393 per °C
b) 0.0040 per °C
c) 0.00383 per °C
d) 0.00373 per °C
View Answer
Answer: a
13. What is the formula for total number of turns in the magnet coils?
a) total number of turns = mmf per coil * current
b) total number of turns = mmf per coil / current
c) total number of turns = mmf per coil – current
d) total number of turns = mmf per coil + current
View Answer
Answer: b
14. What is the formula for the total winding area?
a) total winding area = number of turns * area of each conductor * space factor
b) total winding area = number of turns / area of each conductor * space factor
c) total winding area = number of turns * area of each conductor / space factor
d) total winding area = 1/number of turns * area of each conductor * space factor
View Answer
Answer: c
1. What is the definition of current transformer?
a) it is used for measuring high voltage
b) it is used for measuring low voltage
c) it is used for measuring high current
d) it is used for measuring low current
View Answer
Answer: c
2. How many classifications are present for the current transformers?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: b
3. What is the definition of the ideal current transformer?
a) the primary and secondary windings are in exact ratio and same phase
relationship
b) the primary winding and secondary winding ratio is greater than 1 and same
phase relationship
c) the primary and secondary winding ratio is lesser than 1 are in exact ratio and
different phase relationship
d) the primary and secondary windings ratio is greater than 1 and different phase
relationship
View Answer
Answer: a
4. How many types of errors are present in the current transformers?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: b
5. What is the formula of the angle between secondary induced voltage and
secondary current?
a) phase angle = tan-1 *[(reactance of the secondary winding – reactance of the
external burden) / (resistance of the secondary winding + resistance of the
external burden)]
b) phase angle = tan-1 *[(reactance of the secondary winding – reactance of the
external burden) / (resistance of the secondary winding – resistance of the
external burden)]
c) phase angle = tan-1 *[(reactance of the secondary winding * reactance of the
external burden) / (resistance of the secondary winding + resistance of the
external burden)]
d) phase angle = tan-1 *[(reactance of the secondary winding + reactance of the
external burden) / (resistance of the secondary winding + resistance of the
external burden)]
View Answer
Answer: d
6. What is the formula of the phase angle of the secondary load circuit?
a) phase angle of secondary load circuit = tan-1 * (reactance of the external
burden/resistance of the external burden)
b) phase angle of secondary load circuit = tan-1 * (reactance of the external
burden + resistance of the external burden)
c) phase angle of secondary load circuit = tan-1 * (reactance of the external
burden – resistance of the external burden)
d) phase angle of secondary load circuit = tan-1 * (reactance of the external
burden * resistance of the external burden)
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the formula of the ratio error in the current transformers?
a) ratio error = turns ratio – regulation / regulation
b) ratio error = turns ratio + regulation / regulation
c) ratio error = turns ratio * regulation / regulation
d) ratio error = 1 / turns ratio * regulation
View Answer
Answer: a
8. The ratio of active conductor section to total conductor section is called space
factor.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
1. How many types are the current transformers classified into?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
2. What is the wound type current transformer?
a) primary winding having one full turn wound on core
b) primary winding having more than one full turn wound on core
c) secondary winding having one full turn wound on core
d) secondary winding having more than one full turn wound on core
View Answer
Answer: b
3. What is the bar type current transformer?
a) primary winding consists of a rod of suitable size and material
b) primary winding consists of a bar of suitable size and material
c) secondary winding consists of a rod of suitable size and material
d) secondary winding consists of a bar of suitable size and material
View Answer
Answer: b
4. How many commonly used shapes of current transformer are present?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: c
5. What material is made use of for the lamination in the current transformer?
a) cold rolled steels
b) hot rolled steels
c) copper
d) hot iron
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What is the insulation material used in the current transformer?
a) elephantide
b) presspahn
c) elephantide and presspahn
d) elephantide or presspahn
View Answer
Answer: d
7. What is the additional usage of the presspahn material used as insulation
material?
a) lamination
b) to reduce the losses
c) to protect secondary winding conductor from mechanical damage
d) to protect secondary winding conductor from electrical damage
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What is the other name of the ring type current transformer?
a) brush transformer
b) cloud transformer
c) circular transformer
d) bushing transformer
View Answer
Answer: d
9. How many faces are present in the split core current transformer?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
10. The current transformers are assembled on to the secondary conductors “on
site” for either permanent or temporary duty.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
11. What is the insulation material on the primary conductor?
a) bakelized paper tube
b) resin
c) bakelized paper tube and resin
d) bakelized paper tube or resin
View Answer
Answer: d
12. How is the reluctance of the interleaved corner related with the magnetizing
current?
a) reluctance of the interleaved corner is directly proportional to the magnetizing
current
b) reluctance of the interleaved corner is indirectly proportional to the
magnetizing current
c) reluctance of the interleaved corner is directly proportional to the square of the
magnetizing current
d) reluctance of the interleaved corner is indirectly proportional to the square of
the magnetizing current
View Answer
Answer: a
13. To reduce the peak voltage between layers, the secondary winding is being
sectionalized.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
1. How many design principles are present in the current transformers?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: d
2. What should be done in order to reduce the errors in the core?
a) armature mmf is to kept low
b) field mmf to be kept high
c) the exciting mmf is to be kept low
d) the field mmf is to be kept high
View Answer
Answer: c
3. How many classifications are the magnetic alloys used in the current
transformers classified into?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
4. What is the material used in the transformer when the transformer errors
should be small?
a) mumetal cores
b) steel cores
c) permender cores
d) presshamn cores
View Answer
Answer: a
5. What is the relation of the secondary winding leakage reactance and secondary
circuit impedance?
a) secondary winding leakage reactance is directly proportional to the secondary
circuit impedance
b) secondary winding leakage reactance is indirectly proportional to the
secondary circuit impedance
c) secondary winding leakage reactance is directly proportional to the square of
the secondary circuit impedance
d) secondary winding leakage reactance is indirectly proportional to the square of
the secondary circuit impedance
View Answer
Answer: a
6. The ring shaped cores are made use of in the reduction of the secondary
winding leakage reactance and secondary impedance.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What type of core is employed when the performance standard required is not
so high?
a) rectangular strips
b) c-shaped sections
c) rectangular strips or c-shaped sections
d) rectangular strips and c-shaped sections
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What should the magnetic path be in order to reduce the core reluctance?
a) length of the magnetic path in core should be low
b) length of the magnetic path in core should be medium
c) length of the magnetic path in core should be high
d) length of the magnetic path in core should be very high
View Answer
Answer: a
9. What is the value of the rated secondary current?
a) 1 A
b) 2 A
c) 3 A
d) 5 A
View Answer
Answer: d
10. What are the disadvantages of the low rated secondary current transformer?
a) high cost
b) high voltages
c) high voltages or high cost
d) high voltages and high cost
View Answer
Answer: d
11. What is the ideal condition with respect to the primary current rating?
a) ratio of secondary mmf to primary mmf should be high
b) ratio of secondary mmf to primary mmf should be low
c) ratio of excitation mmf to primary mmf should be high
d) ratio of excitation mmf to primary mmf should be low
View Answer
Answer: d
12. What is the rating of the primary current in the current transformer?
a) 200 A
b) 300 A
c) 400 A
d) 500 A
View Answer
Answer: d
1. What is the use of the turns compensation in current transformer?
a) to increases the ratio error
b) to reduce the ratio error
c) to increase the phase angle error
d) to reduce the phase angle error
View Answer
Answer: b
2. What is the formula of the actual ratio?
a) actual ratio = turns ratio + load current * secondary current
b) actual ratio = turns ratio * load current * secondary current
c) actual ratio = turns ratio + load current / secondary current
d) actual ratio = turns ratio / load current * secondary current
View Answer
Answer: c
3. What happens if the number of secondary turns is reduced?
a) the primary turns is reduced
b) the output is reduced
c) the efficiency is reduced
d) the transformation ratio is reduced
View Answer
Answer: d
4. What is the best number of secondary turns of the current transformer?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 1 or 2 less than the number such that the turns ratio is equal to the nominal
current ratio
d) 1 or 2 more than the number such that the turns ratio is equal to the nominal
current ratio
View Answer
Answer: c
5. The phase angle error is significantly affected by the small change in secondary
turns.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What is the dimension of the round copper wire made use of in the windings of
current transformer?
a) 3 cm2
b) 3 mm2

c) 3 m2
d) 3 cm

View Answer

Answer: b
7. What is the range of current density in the windings of the current
transformer?
a) 1-3 A per mm2
b) 2-3 A per mm2

c) 1-2 A per mm2

d) 0.5-2 A per mm2

View Answer

Answer: c
8. How many factors are present in the behavior of transformer under short
circuit conditions?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
1. What is the consideration for the determination of the diameter of shaft?
a) stiffness
b) voltage
c) current
d) rigidity
View Answer
Answer: c
2. What is the meaning of stiffness?
a) ability to transmit the power
b) ability to withstand the weight of the rotor
c) ability to withstand unbalanced magnetic pull
d) ability to withstand the weight of rotor and unbalanced magnetic pull
View Answer
Answer: d
3. What should be the first property of the shaft design?
a) the shaft design should be such that the shaft must have enough corrosion
resistance
b) the shaft design should be such that the shaft must have enough mechanical
strength
c) the shaft design should be such that the shaft has enough tensile strength
d) the shaft design should be able to withstand the voltage fluctuations
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Answer: b
4. What is the second property of the shaft design?
a) the shaft design should be such that it has high rigidity
b) the shaft design should be such that it should have high tensile strength
c) the shaft design should be such that it should have high corrosion resistance
d) the shaft design should be such that it should withstand voltage fluctuations
View Answer
Answer: a
5. The critical speeds of rotation should be different from running speed of
machine.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What is the formula of the diameter of the shaft?
a) diameter of the shaft = 5.5 + (output in watt/rps)1/3 mm
b) diameter of the shaft = 5.5 – (output in watt/rps)1/3 mm
c) diameter of the shaft = 5.5 * (output in watt/rps)1/3 mm
d) diameter of the shaft = 5.5 / (output in watt/rps)1/3 mm
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Answer: c
7. What is the relation of the diameter of the shaft in the bearings to the diameter
under the armature?
a) diameter of the shaft is very much greater than the diameter under the
armature
b) diameter of the shaft is greater than the diameter under the armature
c) diameter of the shaft is equal to the diameter under the armature
d) diameter of the shaft is lesser than the diameter under the armature
View Answer
Answer: d
8. What happens when the diameter under armature is 150 mm or above?
a) diameter of the shaft in bearing is 100 mm smaller than the maximum diameter
b) diameter of the shaft in bearing is 90 mm smaller than the maximum diameter
c) diameter of the shaft in bearing is 70 mm smaller than the maximum diameter
d) diameter of the shaft in bearing is 50 mm smaller than the maximum diameter
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Answer: d
9. What happens in the case of the small shafts?
a) the diameter in the bearings should be about 1/3 of the maximum diameter
b) the diameter in the bearing should be about 2/3 of the maximum diameter
c) the diameter in the bearing should be about 2/5 of the maximum diameter
d) the diameter in the bearing should be about 1/5 of the maximum diameter
View Answer
Answer: b
1. What bearing is made use of in the horizontal shaft machines?
a) plain bearing
b) thrust bearing
c) push bearing
d) throw bearing
View Answer
Answer: a
2. What is the plain bearing used?
a) sleeve bearings
b) anti friction bearing
c) sleeve or anti friction bearing
d) sleeve and anti friction bearing
View Answer
Answer: c
3. In horizontal shaft machines, the forces acting in which direction is prominent?
a) circular
b) vertical
c) horizontal
d) radial
View Answer
Answer: d
4. In vertical shaft machines, which load is taken up by the thrust bearings?
a) perpendicular load acting upwards
b) perpendicular load acting downwards
c) axial load acting upwards
d) axial load acting downwards
View Answer
Answer: d
5. How are the radial loads caused?
a) dynamic unbalance of rotor
b) unbalanced magnetic pull of rotor
c) dynamic unbalance of rotor or unbalanced magnetic pull of rotor
d) dynamic unbalance of rotor and unbalanced magnetic pull of rotor
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Answer: c
6. What is the additional setup provided to the simple thrust bearing when it is
not able to take up radial loads?
a) ball bearing
b) gear bearing
c) steel bearing
d) guide bearing
View Answer
Answer: d
7. How many guide bearings are used along with the simple thrust bearings to
pick up radial loads?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 2 or 3
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: c
8. Where are the bearings for the horizontal shaft placed?
a) outside the machine
b) in the end shields of the machine
c) outside the machine or in the end shields of the machine
d) outside the machine and in the end shields of the machine
View Answer
Answer: c
9. What is the other name of the bearings outside the machine?
a) ball bearing
b) pedestal bearing
c) guide bearing
d) gear bearing
View Answer
Answer: b
10. The phosphor bronze sleeve bearings are used for the small electrical
machines.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
11. Anti-friction bearings are lubricated by charcoal.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
1. What is the work of the frame of dc machines?
a) to reduce the voltage
b) to reduce the flux
c) to carry the flux
d) to carry the current
View Answer
Answer: c
2. Why is the length of the yoke made larger?
a) to protect the armature windings
b) to cover the armature windings
c) to cover the field windings
d) to cover and protect the field windings
View Answer
Answer: d
3. What is the formula for the depth of the yoke?
a) depth of yoke = thickness/2
b) depth of yoke = thickness
c) depth of yoke = 2*thickness
d) depth of yoke = 3*thickness
View Answer
Answer: b
4. In large machines, the thickness is relatively larger to the diameter.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
5. What is the formula in order to check the rigidity?
a) moment of inertia ≥ (weight of magnetic frame * radius2 * 10-6) / 225
b) moment of inertia ≤ (weight of magnetic frame * radius2 * 10-6) / 225
c) moment of inertia = (weight of magnetic frame * radius2 * 10-6) / 225
d) moment of inertia < (weight of magnetic frame * radius2 * 10-6) / 225
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What is the formula for the thickness of the ac machines?
a) thickness = 40 * inner diameter of frame/12
b) thickness = 40 + inner diameter of frame/12
c) thickness = 40 – inner diameter of frame/12
d) thickness = 40 * inner diameter of frame*12
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Answer: a
7. What is the formula for the breadth of the ac machine?
a) breadth = 6 + 0.01 * inner diameter of frame
b) breadth = 6 – 0.01 * inner diameter of frame
c) breadth = 6 * 0.01 * inner diameter of frame
d) breadth = 6 / 0.01 * inner diameter of frame
View Answer
Answer: a
8. What is the formula for the checking of rigidity of induction machines?
a) moment of inertia ≥ radius / length of stator core * 90
b) moment of inertia ≥ radius * length of stator core * 90
c) moment of inertia ≥ radius * length of stator core / 90
d) moment of inertia ≤ radius / length of stator core * 90
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Answer: c
9. What is the formula for the radius at the centre of gravity?
a) radius at the centre of gravity = inner diameter1.5/6.3
b) radius at the centre of gravity = inner diameter2/6.3
c) radius at the centre of gravity = outer diameter1.5/6.3
d) radius at the centre of gravity = outer diameter2/6.3
View Answer
Answer: c
10. What is the formula of the centrifugal force?
a) centrifugal force = weight of revolving body * 39.43 * speed2 * radius of circular
path
b) centrifugal force = weight of revolving body / 39.43 * speed2 * radius of circular
path
c) centrifugal force = weight of revolving body * 39.43 / speed2 * radius of circular
path
d) centrifugal force = weight of revolving body * 39.43 * speed2 / radius of circular
path
View Answer
Answer: a
1. What is the use of the wire bands of rotor?
a) used for bracing the rotor windings
b) used for circulating the current in the rotor windings
c) used for the encircling of the rotor windings
d) used for the protecting the rotor windings
View Answer
Answer: a
2. Where are the wire bands placed?
a) active portions of rotor conductors
b) inactive portions of rotor conductors
c) active or inactive portions of rotor conductors
d) active and inactive portions of the rotor conductors
View Answer
Answer: d
3. What are the factors on which the sizes of bands placed on depend?
a) length of air gap
b) method of cooling of armatures
c) length of air gap and method of cooling of armatures
d) method of cooling of armatures or length of air gap
View Answer
Answer: c
4. In what machines are the wire bands along the active length of windings
placed?
a) dc or ac machines
b) dc and ac machines
c) dc machines
d) ac machines
View Answer
Answer: c
5. What is the range of the width of each band that should not be exceeded?
a) 10-15 mm
b) 15-20 mm
c) 20-25 mm
d) 18-23 mm
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What is the maximum value above which the total width of the bands should
not exceed?
a) 25-35% of the axial length of armature core
b) 30-35% of the axial length of armature core
c) 25-30% of the axial length of armature core
d) 35-40% of the axial length of armature core
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the formula for the breadth of the ring slot?
a) breadth of the ring slot = (number of turns in a band + 1)*diameter of band
wire – 2*constant
b) breadth of the ring slot = (number of turns in a band + 1)*diameter of band
wire + 2*constant
c) breadth of the ring slot = (number of turns in a band + 1)*diameter of band
wire * 2*constant
d) breadth of the ring slot = (number of turns in a band + 1)*diameter of band
wire / 2*constant
View Answer
Answer: b
8. What is the value of the constant used in the calculation of the breadth of the
ring slot for the diameter of band wire < 1.5 mm?
a) 1 mm
b) 1.5 mm
c) 2 mm
d) 3 mm
View Answer
Answer: a
9. What is the maximum width of the bands placed on the end windings of
induction machines and high speed dc machines?
a) 30 mm
b) 35 mm
c) 40 mm
d) 45 mm
View Answer
Answer: c
10. What is the diameter of the wire bands made of tin, steel or bronze wire?
a) 2 mm
b) 1 mm
c) 4 mm
d) 3 mm
View Answer
Answer: d

11. What is the function of the bands when it is placed on overhang?

a) used to reduce the centrifugal forces
b) used to increase the centrifugal forces
c) used to balance the centrifugal forces
d) used to withstand the centrifugal forces
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Answer: d
12. What is the function of the bands when they are distributed along the axial
length of armature?
a) used to reduce the centrifugal forces
b) used to increase the centrifugal forces
c) used to decrease the centrifugal forces
d) used to withstand the centrifugal forces
View Answer
Answer: d
13. What is the formula of the mean diameter at the position of centre of gravity?
a) mean diameter at the position of centre of gravity = Inner diameter + diameter
of stator wires
b) mean diameter at the position of centre of gravity = Inner diameter * diameter
of stator wires
c) mean diameter at the position of centre of gravity = Inner diameter / diameter
of stator wires
d) mean diameter at the position of centre of gravity = Inner diameter – diameter
of stator wires
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Answer: d
14. What is the value of permissible stress for bronze wire for the diameter of
branding wire of 1 mm?
a) 350 NM per m2
b) 250 NM per m2

c) 300 NM per m2

d) 450 NM per m2

View Answer

Answer: a
15. What is the value of permissible stress for steel wire for the diameter of
branding wire of 0.5-1.2 mm?
a) 570 NM per m2
b) 600 NM per m2

c) 650 NM per m2

d) 700 NM per m2

View Answer

Answer: b
1. What is the formula for the fundamental relationship for the design of the
ventilation system?
a) head of air inside the machine = hydrodynamic resistance * volume of air
passing2
b) head of air inside the machine = hydrodynamic resistance + volume of air passing2

c) head of air inside the machine = hydrodynamic resistance – volume of air passing2

d) head of air inside the machine = hydrodynamic resistance / volume of air passing2

View Answer

Answer: a
2. What is the formula for the total head produced?
a) total head produced = ∑ coefficient of hydrodynamic resistance + volume of air
passing per second2
b) total head produced = ∑ coefficient of hydrodynamic resistance – volume of air passing per second2

c) total head produced = ∑ coefficient of hydrodynamic resistance * volume of air passing per second2

d) total head produced = ∑ coefficient of hydrodynamic resistance / volume of air passing per second2

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Answer: c
3. What are the ventilating parts in the ventilating circuits?
a) sharp or projecting inlet edges
b) inlet corners
c) variations in cross-sections of air paths
d) sharp or projecting inlet edges, inlet corners, variations in cross-sections of air
paths
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Answer: d
4.What is the range of the coefficients of hydrodynamic resistances for the
protruding edges at inlet?
a) 40-50 * 10-3
b) 40-60 * 10-3

c) 30-50 * 10-3

d) 30-40 * 10-3

View Answer

Answer: b
5. What is the range of the coefficients of hydrodynamic resistances for the
rectangular edges at inlet?
a) 10-20 * 10-3
b) 30 * 10-3

c) 20-30 * 10-3

d) 20-25 * 10-3

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Answer: b
6. What is the range of the coefficients of hydrodynamic resistances for the
rounded edges at inlet?
a) 12-20 * 10-3
b) 10-20 * 10-3

c) 15-20 * 10-3

d) 12-30 * 10-3

View Answer

Answer: a
7. What factor/factors are required to evaluate the hydrodynamic resistance?
a) area of cross section
b) hydrodynamic coefficients
c) area of cross section or hydrodynamic coefficients
d) area of cross section and hydrodynamic coefficients
View Answer
Answer: d
8. How many data are required for the design of fan?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
View Answer
Answer: c
9. How many steps are required in the design of the fan?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 6
View Answer
Answer: a
10. What is the formula for the volume of air?
a) volume of air = 0.9 * losses in kW / difference of air temperature at inlet and
outlet
b) volume of air = 0.9 * losses in kW * difference of air temperature at inlet and
outlet
c) volume of air = 0.9 / losses in kW * difference of air temperature at inlet and
outlet
d) volume of air = 1 / 0.9 * losses in kW * difference of air temperature at inlet
and outlet
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Answer: a
11. What is the range of the difference of air temperature at inlet and outlet?
a) 11-150C
b) 10-130C
c) 12-160C
d) 14-180C
View Answer
Answer: c
12. What is the formula for the area of outlet opening?
a) area of outlet opening = maximum air passing per second / 0.42 * peripheral
speed
b) area of outlet opening = maximum air passing per second * 0.42 * peripheral
speed
c) area of outlet opening = maximum air passing per second * 0.42 / peripheral
speed
d) area of outlet opening = 1/maximum air passing per second * 0.42 * peripheral
speed
View Answer
Answer: a
13. What is the formula of the width of fan?
a) width of fan = area of outlet opening * 2.88 * outside diameter */ coefficient of
utilization
b) width of fan = 1/ area of outlet opening * 2.88 * outside diameter * coefficient
of utilization
c) width of fan = area of outlet opening * 2.88 * outside diameter * coefficient of
utilization
d) width of fan = area of outlet opening / 2.88 * outside diameter * coefficient of
utilization
View Answer
Answer: d
14. What is the formula for the number of blades?
a) number of blades = 3.14 * outside diameter * (1.25 – 1.5)* width of fan
b) number of blades = 3.14 / outside diameter * (1.25 – 1.5)* width of fan
c) number of blades = 3.14 * outside diameter / (1.25 – 1.5)* width of fan
d) number of blades = 3.14 * outside diameter * (1.25 – 1.5) / width of fan
View Answer
Answer: c
15. What is the formula for the maximum air passing per second at maximum
efficiency?
a) maximum air passing = 2 * volume of air passing per second
b) maximum air passing = volume of air passing per second
c) maximum air passing = 2 / volume of air passing per second
d) maximum air passing = volume of air passing per second / 2
View Answer
Answer: a
1. What is the special feature of single phase induction motor?
a) high starting torque
b) low starting torque
c) average starting torque
d) zero starting torque
View Answer
Answer: d
2. How many methods are present in the self starting of the single phase
induction motor?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: c
3. What are the names of the windings used in the split phase starting?
a) starting windings
b) auxiliary windings
c) starting or auxiliary windings
d) starting and auxiliary windings
View Answer
Answer: c
4. What is the displacement of the running and the starting windings used?
a) running winding displaces the starting winding by 180°
b) running winding displaces the starting winding by 90°
c) starting winding displaces the running winding by 90°
d) starting winding displaces the running winding by 180°
View Answer
Answer: b
5. How is the required phase displacement between the current in the running
and starting windings obtained?
a) by connecting a suitable resistor
b) by connecting a suitable capacitor
c) by connecting a suitable inductor
d) by connecting a suitable impedance
View Answer
Answer: d
6. When is the starting winding cut out of the circuit in the split phase motor?
a) when the motor speed reaches 65 % of the full load speed
b) when the motor speed reaches 75 % of the full load speed
c) when the motor speed reaches 50 % of the full load speed
d) when the motor speed reaches 85 % of the full load speed
View Answer
Answer: b
7. What is the shaded pole starting method?
a) part of the pole is shaded by open circuited copper ring
b) part of the pole is shaded by short circuited copper ring
c) the pole is shaded by open circuited copper ring
d) the pole is shaded by short circuited copper ring
View Answer
Answer: b
8. What happens in the shaded pole starting method according to the
displacement?
a) displacement between shaded and unshaded portion varies between 20°-25°
b) displacement between shaded and unshaded portion varies between 20°-35°
c) displacement between shaded and unshaded portion varies between 20°-30°
d) displacement between shaded and unshaded portion varies between 30°-45°
View Answer
Answer: c
9. For what type of machines is the shaded pole starting method suitable?
a) for outputs below 60 watt
b) for output below 50 watt
c) for output below 40 watt
d) for output above 50 watt
View Answer
Answer: a
10. When is the repulsion motor starting method used?
a) when low starting torque is required
b) when high starting torque is required
c) when high running torque is required
d) when low running torque is required
View Answer
Answer: b
11. What is the specialty in the repulsion motor starting method?
a) cage winding is replaced by armature windings
b) cage winding is replaced by field windings
c) cage winding is replaced by commutator windings
d) cage winding is replaced by bearings
View Answer
Answer: c
12. What happens in the repulsion motor starting method?
a) the cage windings is dominant
b) the commutator windings are dominant
c) the rotor windings are dominant
d) the stator windings are dominant
View Answer
Answer: b
13. What is the range of output watt for the shaded pole induction machine?
a) 0.37-50
b) 90-750
c) 90-3700
d) 7.5-370
View Answer
Answer: a
14. What is the range of the starting current of capacitor type induction motor?
a) 5-7
b) 4–6
c) 2-6
d) 2-3
View Answer
Answer: b
15. What is the range of the starting torque of shaded pole induction motor?
a) 2-4
b) 2-3.5
c) 0.2-0.3
d) 0.25-0.5
View Answer
Answer: c
1. How many steps are involved in the construction of single phase induction
motor?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
View Answer
Answer: c
2. What is the lamination used for the stator?
a) cast iron
b) die cast aluminium alloy frame
c) cast iron or die cast aluminium alloy frame
d) cast iron and die cast aluminium alloy frame
View Answer
Answer: c
3. What type of coils are used for winding the single phase induction motor
generally?
a) rectangular coils
b) square coils
c) cruciform coils
d) circular coils
View Answer
Answer: d
4. How many kinds of single phase windings are present?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
5. How are the poles and pitches in the concentric windings?
a) single pole, different pitches
b) different pole, different pitches
c) different pole, single pitch
d) single pole, single pitch
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What is the form of the progressive windings?
a) double layer diamond coil windings
b) single layer diamond coil windings
c) multi layer diamond coil windings
d) three layer diamond coil windings
View Answer
Answer: b
7. When is the skein winding made use of?
a) when small amount of relatively small size wire is used
b) when large amount of relatively small size wire is used
c) when large amount of relatively large size wire is used
d) when small amount of relatively large size wire is used
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Answer: a
8. What kind of motor employs the skein winding made use of?
a) maximum horse power single phase induction motor
b) fractional horse power single phase induction motor
c) minimum horse power single phase induction motor
d) zero horse power single phase induction motor
View Answer
Answer: b
9. Which winding is mostly used winding in the single phase induction motor?
a) circular winding
b) concentric winding
c) progressive winding
d) skein winding
View Answer
Answer: b
10. What is/are the advantages of the skein winding?
a) low cost to wind
b) low cost to insert
c) permits some freedom of choice of distribution
d) low cost to wind, low cost to insert, permits some freedom of choice of
distribution
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Answer: d
11. What material is used in the tunnel of the rotor of the single phase induction
motor?
a) aluminium
b) copper
c) steel
d) wood
View Answer
Answer: a
12. What type of operations are used in the starting switches?
a) mechanical operation
b) electrical operation
c) centrifugal operation and mechanical operation
d) centrifugal operation
View Answer
Answer: c
13. The ac electrolytic capacitor is formed by winding two sheets of etched
aluminium foil.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
14. The electrolytic capacitor and insulator unit is impregnated using ethylene
glycol or a derivative.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
15. What is the range of the power factor of electrolytic capacitors?
a) 2-4
b) 4-6
c) 6-8
d) 7-9
View Answer
Answer: c
1. What is the formula of the output equation of ac machines?
a) kVA input Q = output coefficient * diameter2 * length * synchronous speed
b) kVA input Q = output coefficient / diameter2 * length * synchronous speed
c) kVA input Q = output coefficient * diameter2 / length * synchronous speed
d) kVA input Q = output coefficient * diameter2 * length / synchronous speed
View Answer
Answer: a
2. What is the formula for the output coefficient of the output equation?
a) output coefficient = 11 * winding space factor * specific magnetic loading /
specific electric loading * 10-3
b) output coefficient = 11 * winding space factor * specific magnetic loading * specific electric loading * 10-3

c) output coefficient = 11 * winding space factor / specific magnetic loading * specific electric loading * 10-3
d) output coefficient = 11 / winding space factor * specific magnetic loading * specific electric loading * 10-3

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Answer: b
3. What is the formula of the kVA input if the rating of the machine is given in
horse power?
a) kVA input = horse power / 0.746 * efficiency * power factor
b) kVA input = horse power * 0.746 * efficiency * power factor
c) kVA input = horse power * 0.746 / efficiency * power factor
d) kVA input = horse power * 0.746 * efficiency / power factor
View Answer
Answer: c
4. What is the ratio of the efficiency for 75 watt to 750 watt motor?
a) 4:7
b) 5:7
c) 6:7
d) 3:7
View Answer
Answer: b
5. What is the ratio of power factor of the 75 watt to 750 watt motor?
a) 0.55 : 0.60
b) 0.50 : 0.60
c) 0.55 : 0.65
d) 0.50 : 0.65
View Answer
Answer: c
6. The smaller values are applicable for lower rating machines.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the efficiency for the output watt of 180?
a) 0.38
b) 0.48
c) 0.57
d) 0.65
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What is the power factor of output watt of 90?
a) 0.46
b) 0.51
c) 0.56
d) 0.62
View Answer
Answer: b
9. What factor does the output coefficient depend upon?
a) specific magnetic loading
b) specific electric loading
c) specific electric loading or specific magnetic loading
d) specific electric loading and specific magnetic loading
View Answer
Answer: b
10. What is the range of the average flux density used in the output equation?
a) 0.30-0.55 weber per m2
b) 0.30-0.50 weber per m2

c) 0.35-0.45 weber per m2

d) 0.35-0.55 weber per m2

View Answer

Answer: d
1. What type is the stator windings of the single phase induction motor?
a) hollow
b) cylindrical
c) concentric
d) rectangular
View Answer
Answer: c
2. How many coils are present in the stator windings?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 2 or more
d) 3 or more
View Answer
Answer: d
3. How much of the total slots are used for the reduction of the mmf wave
harmonics?
a) 60%
b) 65%
c) 70%
d) 80%
View Answer
Answer: c
4. How can the small single phase motor reduce the harmonics still much further?
a) removing the winding
b) insulating the winding
c) grading the winding
d) shading the winding
View Answer
Answer: c
5. What is the formula for the mean pitch factor?
a) mean pitch factor = pitch factor of each coil per pole group + turns in the coil /
total number of turns
b) mean pitch factor = pitch factor of each coil per pole group / turns in the coil *
total number of turns
c) mean pitch factor = pitch factor of each coil per pole group * turns in the coil *
total number of turns
d) mean pitch factor = pitch factor of each coil per pole group * turns in the coil /
total number of turns
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Answer: d
6. What is the range of the winding factor for the usual windings distribution?
a) 0.70-0.80
b) 0.75-0.85
c) 0.70-0.85
d) 0.70-0.75
View Answer
Answer: b
7. What is the formula of the maximum flux in the running winding?
a) maximum flux = flux * pole
b) maximum flux = flux/pole
c) maximum flux = flux / turns
d) maximum flux = flux * turns
View Answer
Answer: b
8. What is the value of the stator induced voltage with respect to the supply
voltage?
a) stator induced voltage = 95% of supply voltage
b) stator induced voltage = 90% of supply voltage
c) stator induced voltage = 85% of supply voltage
d) stator induced voltage = 80% of supply voltage
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Answer: a
9. How many design data are present in the design of the stator?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
View Answer
Answer: c
10. What is the range of the current density for the open type motors split phase,
capacitor and repulsion start motors?
a) 4-5 A per mm2
b) 3-4 A per mm2

c) 2-4 A per mm2

d) 1-4 A per mm2

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Answer: b
11. What is the relation of the number of slots with the leakage reactance?
a) small number of slots, high leakage reactance
b) large number of slots, high leakage reactance
c) large number of slots, small leakage reactance
d) small number of slots, small leakage reactance
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Answer: c
12. What is the formula for the area required for the insulated conductors?
a) area required for the insulated conductors = total number of conductors per
slot * 0.785 / diameter of insulated conductor2
b) area required for the insulated conductors = total number of conductors per slot / 0.785 * diameter of insulated conductor2

c) area required for the insulated conductors = total number of conductors per slot * 0.785 * diameter of insulated conductor2

d) area required for the insulated conductors = 1/total number of conductors per slot * 0.785 * diameter of insulated

conductor2

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Answer: c
13. The flux density of the high torque machines is 1.8 weber per m2.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
14. The flux density of the stator core should not exceed 1.3 weber per m2.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
15. What is the formula for the flux density in stator core?
a) flux density in stator core = maximum flux / length of the iron * depth of stator
core
b) flux density in stator core = maximum flux * length of the iron * depth of stator
core
c) flux density in stator core = maximum flux / 2 *length of the iron * depth of
stator core
d) flux density in stator core = maximum flux * length of the iron / depth of stator
core
View Answer
Answer: c
1. How many design steps are available for the design of rotor?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
View Answer
Answer: b
2. What is the main motive while choosing the number of rotor slots?
a) increasing the efficiency
b) decreasing the losses
c) no noise is produced
d) high output is produced
View Answer
Answer: c
3. What is the formula for the harmonic poles due to slots?
a) harmonic poles due to slots = 2 * (number of slots ± number of poles / 2)
b) harmonic poles due to slots = 2 / (number of slots ± number of poles / 2)
c) harmonic poles due to slots = 2 * (number of slots ± number of poles * 2)
d) harmonic poles due to slots = 1/ 2 * (number of slots ± number of poles / 2)
View Answer
Answer: a
4. What factors are used fixing the number of stator slots?
a) winding arrangement
b) number of poles
c) winding arrangement or number of poles
d) winding arrangement and number of poles
View Answer
Answer: d
5. Which condition satisfies the quiet operation in machines?
a) number of stator slots is divisible by number of pairs of poles
b) number of rotor slots differs from the number of stator slots by more than the
number of poles
c) number of rotor slots is not divisible by number of pairs of poles
d) number of stator slots differs from the number of rotor slots by more than the
number of poles
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What among the following are considered for the selection of number of rotor
slots?
a) magnetic locking
b) cusps
c) magnetic locking or cusps
d) magnetic locking and cusps
View Answer
Answer: d
7. What is the formula for the total stator copper section for main winding?
a) total stator copper section for main winding = number of turns in the running
winding * area of the running winding conductor
b) total stator copper section for main winding = 2 * number of turns in the
running winding * area of the running winding conductor
c) total stator copper section for main winding = number of turns in the running
winding / area of the running winding conductor
d) total stator copper section for main winding = 2* number of turns in the
running winding / area of the running winding conductor
View Answer
Answer: b
8. What is the formula for the total cross section of rotor bars?
a) total cross section of rotor bars = number of rotor slots * area of each bar
b) total cross section of rotor bars = number of rotor slots / area of each bar
c) total cross section of rotor bars = number of rotor slots + area of each bar
d) total cross section of rotor bars = number of rotor slots – area of each bar
View Answer
Answer: a
9. What is the range of the ratio of the total cross section of rotor bars to the total
stator copper section for main winding for copper?
a) 0.4-0.8
b) 0.3-0.7
c) 0.5-0.8
d) 0.8-0.9
View Answer
Answer: c
10. What is the formula of the end ring current?
a) end ring current = number of rotor slots * bar current * 3.14 * number of poles
b) end ring current = number of rotor slots * bar current * 3.14 / number of poles
c) end ring current = number of rotor slots / bar current * 3.14 * number of poles
d) end ring current = number of rotor slots * bar current / 3.14 * number of poles
View Answer
Answer: d
11. What is the range of the ratio of the total cross section of rotor bars to the
total stator copper section for main winding for aluminium?
a) 1-1.3
b) 1-1.4
c) 1-1.6
d) 1.2-1.5
View Answer
Answer: c
12. What is the formula for the area of each bar?
a) area of each bar = current through each bar / current density through each bar
b) area of each bar = current through each bar * current density through each bar
c) area of each bar = current density through each bar / current through each bar
d) area of each bar = current density through each bar * current through each bar
View Answer
Answer: a
13. What is the formula of the area of each end ring?
a) area of each end ring = 0.32 * total cross section of rotor bars * number of
poles
b) area of each end ring = 0.32 / total cross section of rotor bars * number of
poles
c) area of each end ring = 0.32 * total cross section of rotor bars / number of
poles
d) area of each end ring = 1/0.32 * total cross section of rotor bars * number of
poles
View Answer
Answer: c
14. What is the formula of the rotor teeth flux density?
a) flux density of rotor teeth = maximum flux / (number of rotor slots / number of
poles) * length of the teeth * depth of rotor core
b) flux density of rotor teeth = maximum flux * (number of rotor slots / number of
poles) * length of the teeth * depth of rotor core
c) flux density of rotor teeth = 1/maximum flux * (number of rotor slots / number
of poles) * length of the teeth * depth of rotor core
d) flux density of rotor teeth = maximum flux / (number of rotor slots * number of
poles) * length of the teeth * depth of rotor core
View Answer
Answer: a
15. What is the range for the ratio of the resistance to reactance in the split phase
motors?
a) 0.40-0.55
b) 0.45-0.55
c) 0.45-0.8
d) 0.45-0.6
View Answer
Answer: b
1. What is the formula for the resistance of running winding?
a) resistance of running winding = 0.021 * no of turns in running winding * length
of mean turns of running winding * area of running winding conductor
b) resistance of running winding = 0.021 / no of turns in running winding * length
of mean turns of running winding * area of running winding conductor
c) resistance of running winding = 0.021 * no of turns in running winding / length
of mean turns of running winding * area of running winding conductor
d) resistance of running winding = 0.021 * no of turns in running winding * length
of mean turns of running winding / area of running winding conductor
View Answer
Answer: d
2. How many parameters are present in the single phase induction motor?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
3. How many parameters are present under the leakage reactance calculations?
a) 6
b) 5
c) 7
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: c
4. How is the winding arrangement and how is the conductors in each slot?
a) circular winding and same conductors in each slot
b) circular winding and different conductor in each slot
c) concentric winding and same conductor in each slot
d) concentric winding and different conductor in each slot
View Answer
Answer: d
5. What is the relation of the total slot leakage reactance with number of stator
slots?
a) slot leakage reactance is directly proportional to the number of stator slots
b) slot leakage reactance is indirectly proportional to the number of stator slots
c) slot leakage reactance is directly proportional to the square of the number of
stator slots
d) slot leakage reactance is indirectly proportional to the square of the number of
stator slots
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What is the relation between slot leakage reactance and specific slot
permeance?
a) slot leakage reactance is directly proportional to the specific slot permeance
b) slot leakage reactance is indirectly proportional to the specific slot permeance
c) slot leakage reactance is directly proportional to the square of the specific slot
permeance
d) slot leakage reactance is indirectly proportional to the square of the specific
slot permeance
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the relation of the total slot leakage reactance with number of stator
slots?
a) slot leakage reactance is directly proportional to the number of rotor slots
b) slot leakage reactance is indirectly proportional to the number of rotor slots
c) slot leakage reactance is directly proportional to the square of the number of
rotor slots
d) slot leakage reactance is indirectly proportional to the square of the number of
rotor slots
View Answer
Answer: b
8. What is the relation of the zigzag reactance with the specific permeance for
zigzag leakage?
a) zigzag reactance is directly proportional to the specific permeance for zigzag
leakage
b) zigzag reactance is indirectly proportional to the specific permeance for zigzag
leakage
c) zigzag reactance is directly proportional to the square of the specific
permeance for zigzag leakage
d) zigzag reactance is indirectly proportional to the square of the specific
permeance for zigzag leakage
View Answer
Answer: a
9. What is the relation of the stator slot leakage factor with the skew leakage
reactance?
a) skew leakage reactance is directly proportional to the stator slot leakage factor
b) skew leakage reactance is indirectly proportional to the stator slot leakage
factor
c) skew leakage reactance is directly proportional to the square of stator slot
leakage factor
d) skew leakage reactance is indirectly proportional to the square of stator slot
leakage factor
View Answer
Answer: a
10. What is the formula for the rotor bar skew angle?
a) rotor bar skew angle = 3.14 / rotor slot pitches through which bars are skewed
* (no of rotor slots / number of poles)
b) rotor bar skew angle = 3.14 * rotor slot pitches through which bars are skewed
* (no of rotor slots * number of poles)
c) rotor bar skew angle = 3.14 * rotor slot pitches through which bars are skewed
/ (no of rotor slots * number of poles)
d) rotor bar skew angle = 3.14 * rotor slot pitches through which bars are skewed
/ (no of rotor slots / number of poles)
View Answer
Answer: d
11. What is the value of the stator slot leakage factor?
a) 0.90
b) 0.80
c) 0.95
d) 0.85
View Answer
Answer: c
12. What is the relation of the overhang leakage reactance with the average coil
span in slots?
a) overhang leakage reactance is directly proportional to the square of the
average coil span in slots
b) overhang leakage reactance is indirectly proportional to the square of the
average coil span in slots
c) overhang leakage reactance is directly proportional to the average coil span in
slots
d) overhang leakage reactance is indirectly proportional to the average coil span
in slots
View Answer
Answer: c
13. What is the relation between pole pitch and the magnetizing reactance?
a) magnetizing reactance is directly proportional to the square of the pole pitch
b) magnetizing reactance is directly proportional to the pole pitch
c) magnetizing reactance is indirectly proportional to the pole pitch
d) magnetizing reactance is indirectly proportional to the square of the pole pitch
View Answer
Answer: b
14. The magnetizing reactance is directly proportional to the saturation factor.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
15. What is the formula of the saturation factor?
a) saturation factor = total mmf required for magnetic circuit * mmf required for
air gap
b) saturation factor = total mmf required for magnetic circuit – mmf required for
air gap
c) saturation factor = total mmf required for magnetic circuit / mmf required for
air gap
d) saturation factor = total mmf required for magnetic circuit + mmf required for
air gap
View Answer
Answer: c
16. What factor is the core length made equal to in theoretical conditions?
a) pole length
b) pole proportion
c) pole length
d) number of poles
View Answer
Answer: c
17. What is the output equation of a single phase induction motor developed by
P.H Tricky?
a) diameter2 * length = 16.5 / H.P * output coefficient * frequency constant *
motor type constants * rpm * 106
b) diameter2
* length = 16.5 * H.P * output coefficient * frequency constant * motor
type constants /rpm * 106
c) diameter2
* length = 16.5 * H.P / output coefficient * frequency constant * motor
type constants * rpm * 106
d) diameter2
* length = 16.5 * H.P * output coefficient / frequency constant * motor
type constants * rpm * 106
View Answer

Answer: b
1. How many factors are present in the operating characteristics?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: c
2. How many parts does the stator mmf passes through?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
View Answer
Answer: c
3. What is the angle at which the value of the flux density should be for the
calculation of mmf?
a) 40°
b) 60°
c) 80°
d) 70°
View Answer
Answer: b
4. What is the value of the flux density with respect to average flux density?
a) value of flux density = 1.67 times of average flux density
b) value of flux density = 1.70 times of average flux density
c) value of flux density = 1.60 times of average flux density
d) value of flux density = 1.50 times of average flux density
View Answer
Answer: a
5. What is the formula for the mmf required for air gap?
a) mmf required for air gap = 8,00,000 * air gap flux density * air gap constant /
air gap length
b) mmf required for air gap = 8,00,000 * air gap flux density * air gap constant *
air gap length
c) mmf required for air gap = 8,00,000 * air gap flux density / air gap constant *
air gap length
d) mmf required for air gap = 8,00,000 / air gap flux density * air gap constant *
air gap length
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What is the formula for the saturation factor?
a) saturation factor = total mmf required for the magnetic circuit/mmf required
for air gap
b) saturation factor = total mmf required for the magnetic circuit + mmf required
for air gap
c) saturation factor = total mmf required for the magnetic circuit – mmf required
for air gap
d) saturation factor = total mmf required for the magnetic circuit * mmf required
for air gap
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the range of the saturation factor in the single phase induction motor?
a) 1.1-1.3
b) 1.0-1.2
c) 1.1-1.35
d) 1.2-1.6
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What is the relation between flux densities with respect to saturation factor?
a) flux density is indirectly proportional to the square of the saturation factor
b) flux density is directly proportional to the square of the saturation factor
c) flux density is indirectly proportional to the saturation factor
d) flux density is directly proportional to the saturation factor
View Answer
Answer: d
9. What factors are considered while calculating iron loss in stator teeth and core?
a) flux densities
b) weights
c) flux densities or weights
d) flux densities and weights
View Answer
Answer: d
10. What is the relation between total iron loss for induction motors and the sum
of stator tooth and core loss?
a) total iron loss for induction motors = 1.3-2.3 times the sum of stator tooth and
core loss
b) total iron loss for induction motors = 1.4-2.4 times the sum of stator tooth and
core loss
c) total iron loss for induction motors = 1.5-2.5 times the sum of stator tooth and
core loss
d) total iron loss for induction motors = 1.3-2 times the sum of stator tooth and
core loss
View Answer
Answer: c
11. What is the range of the multiplying factor when test data is not available?
a) 1.7-2
b) 1.75-2.2
c) 1.6-2.3
d) 1.5-2
View Answer
Answer: b
12. What are the factors which result in the bearing friction and windage loss?
a) ball bearings
b) sleeve bearing
c) ball bearing and sleeve bearing
d) ball bearing or sleeve bearing
View Answer
Answer: d
13. What is the friction and windage loss for a 1500 rpm machine?
a) 3-7% of watt output
b) 3-9% of watt output
c) 4-8% of watt output
d) 1-5% of watt output
View Answer
Answer: c
14. The high values actually apply for the small motors below 150 W.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
15. The loss for the sleeve bearing having stator outer diameter 150 mm and 1000
rpm is 3.7 W.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
16. What is the range of the frequency constant?
a) 0.86-1.0
b) 0.82-1.0
c) 0.9-1.0
d) 0.5-1.0
View Answer
Answer: a
17. What is the range of the motor type constant?
a) 1.1-1.3
b) 1.0-1.4
c) 1.1-1.42
d) 1.1-1.5
View Answer
Answer: c
18. What is the formula of the most economical relation between D and L?
a) length = 0.6 * diameter
b) length = 0.5 / diameter
c) length = 0.6 / diameter
d) length = 0.63 * diameter
View Answer
Answer: d
1. How is the reluctance motor with respect to a synchronous motor and are the
field windings?
a) small synchronous motor with field windings
b) small synchronous motor without field windings
c) large synchronous motor with field windings
d) large synchronous motor without field windings
View Answer
Answer: b
2. Why is the three phase reluctance motor preferred over single phase
reluctance motor?
a) single phase reluctance motors have the phenomenon of hunting
b) single phase reluctance motors have the phenomenon of over voltage
c) single phase reluctance motors have high losses
d) single phase reluctance motors have low output
View Answer
Answer: a
3. What is the relation of the input voltage with the magnetic flux?
a) if the input voltage is constant, the magnetic flux increases
b) if the input voltage is constant, the magnetic flux decreases
c) if the input voltage is constant, the magnetic flux is constant
d) if the input voltage is constant, the magnetic flux is zero
View Answer
Answer: c
4. What is the power factor in the reluctance motor and the range of efficiency?
a) leading power factor, 60-75%
b) lagging power factor, 50-75%
c) zero power factor, 55-80%
d) lagging power factor, 55-75%
View Answer
Answer: d
5. What is the angle at which the electromagnetic torque is maximum?
a) 30°
b) 45°
c) 60°
d) 90°
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What is the range of the ratio of the direct axis reactance to the quadrature
axis reactance?
a) 1.5-2.3
b) 1.6-2.7
c) 1.6-2.2
d) 1.2-2.0
View Answer
Answer: c
7. How many design dimension are present in the design of the small reluctance
motor?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What is the range of the constant used in the calculation of the active power of
reluctance motor?
a) 0.3-0.4
b) 0.35-0.55
c) 0.40-0.50
d) 0.35-0.60
View Answer
Answer: b
9. How many steps are present in the calculation of the determination of main
dimensions?
a) 5
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2
View Answer
Answer: a
10. How many steps are present in the calculation of the design of stator
windings?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 9
d) 12
View Answer
Answer: b
11. How many steps are present in the calculation of the design of rotor of
reluctance motors?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 3
d) 2
View Answer
Answer: a
12. How many steps are involved in the design of performance parameters?
a) 6
b) 5
c) 7
d) 8
View Answer
Answer: c
13. How many design steps are involved in the determination of the losses and
efficiency?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
14. What is the formula for the slot pitch factor in design of rotors?
a) slot pitch factor = 3.14*rotor diameter*number of rotor slots
b) slot pitch factor = 3.14/rotor diameter*number of rotor slots
c) slot pitch factor = 3.14*rotor diameter/number of rotor slots
d) slot pitch factor = 1/3.14*rotor diameter*number of rotor slots
View Answer
Answer: c
15. The active resistance of the stator winding is calculated at the temperature of
45° C.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
1. What are the applications of the small universal commutator motors?
a) industry
b) medicine
c) domestic sector
d) industry, medicine and domestic sector
View Answer
Answer: d
2. What type of excitation is used in the small universal commutator motors and
what type of supply is provided?
a) parallel excitation, dc supply
b) series excitation, dc or ac supply
c) series excitation, ac supply
d) parallel excitation, dc supply
View Answer
Answer: b
3. What is the material used in the lamination of the magnetic poles of small
universal commutator motor?
a) copper
b) aluminium
c) gold
d) sheet steel
View Answer
Answer: d
4. What is the thickness of the laminations of magnetic poles?
a) 0.3-0.5 mm
b) 0.2-0.4 mm
c) 0.35-0.5 mm
d) 0.4-0.5 mm
View Answer
Answer: c
5. How many type of excitations does the universal commutator motors have?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: b
6. The number of turns of field winding in the motor must be considerably less
than the number of turns in the armature winding.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the relation of the copper loss and brush contacts with the total loss in
small dc motors?
a) copper loss and brush contacts = 2 * total loss
b) copper loss and brush contacts = 2/3 * total loss
c) copper loss and brush contacts = 1/3 * total loss
d) copper loss and brush contacts = total loss
View Answer
Answer: b
8. What is the relation of the copper loss and brush contacts with the total loss in
universal commutator motors?
a) copper loss and brush contacts = total loss
b) copper loss and brush contacts = total loss/2
c) copper loss and brush contacts = total loss * 2
d) copper loss and brush contacts = total loss * 3
View Answer
Answer: b
9. What is the range of the transformation ratio in the pole machines?
a) 0.05-0.1
b) 0.1-0.2
c) 0.1-0.25
d) 0.3-0.4
View Answer
Answer: c
10. For what outputs are the 2 pole machines made use of?
a) output > 200 W
b) output < 200 W
c) output > 300 W
d) output < 300 W
View Answer
Answer: b
11. What is the range of the power factor for the 4 pole motors?
a) 0.6-0.85
b) 0.75-0.95
c) 0.6-0.8
d) 0.7-0.9
View Answer
Answer: a
12. What is the value of the specific electric loading for the continuous duty
motor type?
a) 8000-11000 A per m
b) 6000-9000 A per m
c) 12000-20000 A per m
d) 15000-25000 A per m
View Answer
Answer: b
13. What is the specific magnetic loading for the motors having output less than
100 W?
a) 0.25-0.30 T
b) 0.3-0.4 T
c) 1.3-1.5 T
d) 0.25-0.35 T
View Answer
Answer: d
14. What is the formula for the pole pitch in the universal commutator motor?
a) pole pitch = 3.14 * diameter * 2 * no. of poles
b) pole pitch = 3.14 / diameter * 2 * no. of poles
c) pole pitch = 3.14 * diameter / 2 * no. of poles
d) pole pitch = 3.14 * diameter * 2 / no. of poles
View Answer
Answer: c
15. What is the formula of the pole arc of the universal commutator motor?
a) pole arc = ratio of armature axial length to armature diameter * pole pitch
b) pole arc = ratio of armature axial length to armature diameter + pole pitch
c) pole arc = ratio of armature axial length to armature diameter – pole pitch
d) pole arc = ratio of armature axial length to armature diameter / pole pitch
View Answer
Answer: b
1. What is the function of the motor starter with respect to current?
a) to slow the low current flow
b) to prevent the low current flow
c) to allow the large current flow
d) to prevent the large current flow
View Answer
Answer: d
2. What is the work of the starter with respect to the mechanical stress?
a) to allow large mechanical stress
b) to restrict large mechanical stress
c) to allow small mechanical stress
d) to restrict small mechanical stress
View Answer
Answer: b
3. What is the relation of the current with the starting torque in the starter
concept?
a) the starter should restrict current to prevent low starting torque
b) the starter should restrict current to produce high starting torque
c) the starter should send current to prevent low starting torque
d) the starter should send current to produce high starting torque
View Answer
Answer: d
4. When does the starter take up liquid rheostat?
a) when the resistance can be varied heavily
b) when the resistance can be varied gradually
c) when the resistance cannot be varied
d) when the resistance should not be varied
View Answer
Answer: b
5. The starter take up metallic resistance when the resistance should not be
varied in steps.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What happens when the starter takes up metallic resistance?
a) voltage fluctuates from high to low
b) voltage fluctuates between fixed upper and lower limits
c) current fluctuates from high to low
d) current fluctuates between fixed upper and lower limits
View Answer
Answer: d
7. What is the product of the ratio of the current and the useful flux per pole?
a) product of ratio of current and useful per pole = (useful flux per pole due to
upper limit current * upper limit current) / (useful flux per pole due to lower limit
current * lower limit current)
b) product of ratio of current and useful per pole = (useful flux per pole due to
upper limit current + upper limit current) / (useful flux per pole due to lower limit
current + lower limit current)
c) product of ratio of current and useful per pole = (useful flux per pole due to
upper limit current – upper limit current) / (useful flux per pole due to lower limit
current – lower limit current)
d) product of ratio of current and useful per pole = (useful flux per pole due to
upper limit current * lower limit current) / (useful flux per pole due to lower limit
current * upper limit current)
View Answer
Answer: d
8. How many machines are considered in the calculation of the resistance steps?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
9. What is the concept of notching operation?
a) process of decreasing the voltage
b) process of increasing the efficiency
c) process of cutting out the resistance
d) process of adding on the resistance
View Answer
Answer: c
10. What happens in the dc shunt motor when the notching process occurs?
a) flux remains constant
b) speed remains constant
c) voltage remains constant
d) current remains constant
View Answer
Answer: b
11. What is the formula of the ratio of the lower limit to upper limit of current
with respect to the resistance?
a) lower limit of current / upper limit of current = motor resistance / resistance to
limit the starting current
b) lower limit of current / upper limit of current = (motor resistance / resistance
to limit the starting current)1/number of resistance
c) lower limit of current / upper limit of current = (motor resistance * resistance to limit the starting current)1/number of

resistance

d) lower limit of current / upper limit of current = motor resistance * resistance to limit the starting current

View Answer

Answer: b
12. What is the relation of the ratio of rotor current limits and the ratio of lower
limit to upper limit current?
a) ratio of rotor current limits = ratio of lower limit to upper limit current
b) ratio of rotor current limits > ratio of lower limit to upper limit current
c) ratio of rotor current limits < ratio of lower limit to upper limit current
d) no relation between ratio of rotor current limits and ratio of lower limit to
upper limit current
View Answer
Answer: a
13. How many machines are considered for the design of field regulators for dc
machines?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
14. What is the first step in the design of the field regulators for dc machines?
a) calculation of the resistance of section
b) calculation of the total field circuit resistance
c) calculation of the field circuit resistance
d) resistance to be inserted
View Answer
Answer: b
15. What is the second step in the design of the field regulators for dc machines?
a) calculation of the resistance of section
b) calculation of the total field circuit resistance
c) calculation of the field circuit resistance
d) resistance to be inserted
View Answer
Answer: d
16. What is the last step involved in the design of field regulators for shunt
generators?
a) calculation of the resistance of section
b) calculation of the total field circuit resistance
c) calculation of resistance of section
d) resistance to be inserted
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Answer: c
17. What is the first step in the design of the field regulators for dc motor?
a) number of sections
b) shunt field circuit resistance
c) shunt field resistance
d) resistance of step
View Answer
Answer: a
18. What is the plot of the magnetization curve?
a) field current in the y axis vs voltage in x axis
b) field current in the x axis vs voltage in y axis
c) armature current in the y axis vs voltage in x axis
d) armature current in the x axis vs voltage in y axis
View Answer
Answer: b
1. When was the computer aided design introduced and who was the founder?
a) 1950, Heroz
b) 1959, Heroz
c) 1959, Veinott
d) 1956, Veinott
View Answer
Answer: b
2. How many commonly accepted papers are present in the machine design?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
3. What is the concept of analysis method?
a) the choice of dimension alone is made by designer and provided to computer
b) the choice of dimension and materials are made by designer and provided to
computer
c) the choice of dimension, materials and types of construction are made by
designer and provided to computer
d) the choice of types of construction are made by designer and provided to
computer
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Answer: c
4. How many different approaches are present in the computer aided design?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: c
5. It is fairly easy to program and to use and understand the analysis method.
a) True
b) False
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What happens in the synthesis method?
a) The computer takes its own values
b) Desired performance is given as input to the computer
c) Logical instructions are incorporated in the program
d) Desired performance is given as input along with the logical instruction being
incorporated in the program
View Answer
Answer: d
7. What is the hybrid method of computer aided design?
a) advanced analysis method
b) advanced synthesis method
c) combination of advanced and synthesis method
d) different method
View Answer
Answer: c
8. How many transformers are considered in the power system?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
9. How many design procedures are present in the design of transformers?
a) 10
b) 9
c) 11
d) 8
View Answer
Answer: c
10. What is the symbol used for the maximum flux density in computer aided
designing?
a) Bm
b) Bf
c) Bfd
d) Bmf
View Answer
Answer: a
11. What is the symbol used for the number of turns in the secondary winding?
a) T
b) Tsw
c) Ts
d) Tws
View Answer
Answer: c
12. What is the symbol used for the mean diameter of the HV/LV winding?
a) Dm
b) Dmp
c) Dms
d) Dmp/Dms
View Answer
Answer: d
13. What is the symbol used for the resistance referred to HV winding?
a) RR
b) RRw
c) RRp
d) RRhw
View Answer
Answer: c
1. How many design factors are involved in the CAD design of DC motors?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: b
2. What is the symbol used for the terminal voltage in dc motor design?
a) V
b) Vs
c) Vt
d) Tv
View Answer
Answer: c
3. What is the symbol used for the slot per pole arc in dc motor design?
a) sppa
b) spa
c) ssa
d) sp
View Answer
Answer: b
4. What is the symbol used for the flux density produced in the pole body of dc
motor design?
a) fp
b) fdp
c) fyp
d) fypd
View Answer
Answer: c
5. What is the symbol used for the total mmf required for the teeth?
a) AT
b) ATt
c) Tm
d) Tmt
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What is the symbol used for the pitch of commutator segments in the dc
motor?
a) Pc
b) Pcs
c) BETAc
d) Ret
View Answer
Answer: c
7. How many design steps are involved in the design of main dimensions of
synchronous machine?
a) 10
b) 9
c) 7
d) 8
View Answer
Answer: a
8. What is the number of design steps involved in the length of air gap?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
View Answer
Answer: d
9. What is the number of design steps involved in the stator?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
View Answer
Answer: b
10. What is the number of design steps involved in the number of slots?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
View Answer
Answer: c
11. What is the symbol used for the armature mmf per pole?
a) AT
b) ATM
c) Amp
d) ATa
View Answer
Answer: d
12. What is the symbol used for the width of the ventilating duct?
a) Wv
b) Nw
c) Wvd
d) Wvds
View Answer
Answer: b
1. What does design mean?
a) creative physical relationship of theoretical concepts
b) producing the hardware
c) idea made into a drawing
d) idea laid out as a thesis
View Answer
Answer: a
2. What are the factors which are employed in the engineering design?
a) application of science
b) application of science and technology
c) application of science and innovation
d) application of science, technology and innovation
View Answer
Answer: d
3. How many considerations are present in the design?
a) 6
b) 4
c) 5
d) 3
View Answer
Answer: d
4. What is the condition of the good design?
a) machine having operating life of 5-10 years
b) machine having operating life of 10-15 years
c) machine having operating life of 15-20 years
d) machine having operating life of 20-30 years
View Answer
Answer: d
5. What are the factors which are important in design when it comes to the
machines used in power systems?
a) reliability
b) durability
c) cost
d) reliability and durability
View Answer
Answer: d
6. How many parts are used in the design of the machines?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: d
7. How many limitations are present in the design of the machine?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
View Answer
Answer: c
8. How does the saturation levels limit the design?
a) saturation levels decrease the flux density
b) saturation levels increase the flux density
c) saturation levels provides no flux density
d) saturation levels provide very high flux density
View Answer
Answer: d
9. What happens if the insulating material is operated beyond the maximum
allowable temperature?
a) the insulation gets damaged
b) the insulation is boosted
c) the insulating materials peels off
d) the lifetime is drastically reduced
View Answer
Answer: d
10. How many types of stresses are present in the machine?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
11. What is the relationship between efficiency and the operating costs?
a) efficiency is directly proportional to the square of the operating cost
b) efficiency is directly proportional to the operating costs
c) efficiency is indirectly proportional to the operating costs
d) efficiency is indirectly proportional to the square of the operating costs
View Answer
Answer: c
12. The mechanical parts design is very much important in which type of
machines?
a) low speed machines
b) high speed machines
c) medium speed machines
d) low voltage machines
View Answer
Answer: b
13. What is the relationship between power factor, current and conductor sizes?
a) poor power factor leads to small amount of current and hence high conductor
sizes should be used
b) high power factor leads to small amount of current and hence small conductor
sizes should be used
c) poor power factor leads to high amount of current and hence high conductor
sizes should be used
d) high factor leads to small amount of current and hence high conductor sizes
should be used
View Answer
Answer: c
1. What are the subjects to which the design of electrical machines is compared
to?
a) science and maths
b) maths and art
c) maths
d) science and art
View Answer
Answer: d
2. How many design problems are present according to the modern trends in
design of electrical machines?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
3. What is one of the major aspects in the modern day design?
a) design machines to form a group
b) design machines to provided integrated systems
c) design machines to provide a single system
d) design machine to form multiple group with interconnection
View Answer
Answer: c
4. How are the machines sometimes designed with respect to ratings?
a) design 2 machines with different rating
b) design a series of machines with different ratings to fit into a single frame size
c) design a series of machines with same rating to fit into a single frame size
d) design 2 machines with the same rating
View Answer
Answer: b
5. What are the factors which are considered when the optimal solution involves
iterations wherein the values of variables are changed?
a) performance
b) cost constraint
c) performance or cost constraint
d) performance and cost constraint
View Answer
Answer: d
6. The computer aided design is one of the modern techniques which is used to
provide accurate and comprehensive design.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the relation between reluctance, flux and mmf of the machine?
a) low reluctance, less flux leakage, high mmf
b) low reluctance, high flux leakage, high mmf
c) high reluctance, high flux leakage, low mmf
d) high reluctance, less flux linkage, high mmf
View Answer
Answer: a
8. How should the air gaps be present in the magnetic circuit according to length
and cross section?
a) low length, low cross section
b) high length, high cross section
c) high length, low cross section
d) low length, high cross section
View Answer
Answer: d
9. What is the function of the leakage flux?
a) contributes to the transfer of energy
b) contributes to the conversion of energy
c) contributes to both the conversion of energy and transfer of energy
d) does not contributes to the conversion or transfer of energy
View Answer
Answer: d
10. How many factors does the leakage flux affect?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
View Answer
Answer: c
11. In the B-H magnetization curve, the flux density occupies the x axis.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
12. What is the formula of the leakage coefficient?
a) leakage coefficient = total flux * useful flux
b) leakage coefficient = total flux / useful flux
c) leakage coefficient = useful flux / total flux
d) leakage coefficient = total flux + useful flux
View Answer
Answer: b
1. What is the other name for the iron loss?
a) field loss
b) armature loss
c) winding loss
d) core loss
View Answer
Answer: d
2. How many types of iron losses are present?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
3. What is the formula to obtain the hysteresis loss devised by Steinmetz?
a) hysteresis loss = hysteresis coefficient / frequency of magnetization *
(maximum flux density)steinmetz coefficient
b) hysteresis loss = hysteresis coefficient * frequency of magnetization / (maximum flux density)steinmetz coefficient

c) hysteresis loss = hysteresis coefficient * frequency of magnetization * (maximum flux density)steinmetz coefficient

d) hysteresis loss = 1/hysteresis coefficient * frequency of magnetization * (maximum flux density)steinmetz coefficient

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Answer: c
4. How are the eddy current losses in the machine reduced?
a) by using conducting materials
b) by using magnetic materials
c) by using insulating materials
d) by laminating the core
View Answer
Answer: d
5. What is the relation between resistivity, magnetizing mmf and magnetizing
current?
a) high resistivity, low magnetizing mmf, high magnetizing current
b) high resistivity, high magnetizing mmf, high magnetizing current
c) low resistivity, high magnetizing mmf, high magnetizing current
d) low resistivity, high magnetizing mmf, low magnetizing current
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What must be done in order to take additional iron losses into account in dc
machines?
a) iron loss obtained from iron loss curve is multiplied by 1.2-1.4
b) iron loss obtained from iron loss curve is multiplied by 1.4-1.6
c) iron loss obtained from iron loss curve is multiplied by 1.3-1.5
d) iron loss obtained from iron loss curve is multiplied by 1.15-1.25
View Answer
Answer: b
7. What is the value of constant ‘a’ in the core part of the ac machines?
a) 4.7
b) 6.5
c) 6.7
d) 2.3
View Answer
Answer: a
8. What are the equations that are to be satisfied by flux patterns?
a) Poisson equation
b) Laplace equation
c) Laplace and Poisson equation
d) Gauss equation
View Answer
Answer: c
9. How many assumptions can be used for the slot leakage calculation?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
10. What are the factors the slot leakage permeance will depend upon?
a) shape of the slot
b) arrangement of winding in the slot
c) number of windings
d) shape of the slot and arrangement of winding in the slot
View Answer
Answer: d
11. What is the formula of the permeance of the strip in the conductor portion?
a) permeance of the strip = permeability in air * area of the flux path * length of
flux path
b) permeance of the strip = permeability in air / area of the flux path * length of
flux path
c) permeance of the strip = permeability in air * area of the flux path / length of
flux path
d) permeance of the strip =1 / permeability in air * area of the flux path * length
of flux path
View Answer
Answer: c
12. What is the formula of the effective permeance of conductor portion?
a) effective permeance of conductor portion = 1/total flux linkages * total turns *
total mmf
b) effective permeance of conductor portion = total flux linkages / total turns *
total mmf
c) effective permeance of conductor portion = total flux linkages * total turns *
total mmf
d) effective permeance of conductor portion = total flux linkages * total turns /
total mmf
View Answer
Answer: b
13. Which machine incorporates the usage of the closed slots?
a) dc motors
b) synchronous motors
c) induction motors
d) special motors
View Answer
Answer: c
14. The leakage flux on the top of the slot is through iron, which is called ‘bridge’?
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
1. What happens in the rotating electrical machine?
a) armatures are slotted
b) armatures are slotted and results in the movement of rotor
c) the rotor remains stationary
d) the rotor slots are rotating
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Answer: b
2. What is pulsation losses?
a) flux pulsations are caused due to the slotted armature
b) flux pulsations are caused due to the rotation of machine
c) flux pulsation occurs due to rotor slots are rotating
d) flux pulsations occur due to the change in reluctance
View Answer
Answer: d
3. In which machine part/parts does the pulsation loss occurs?
a) teeth
b) pole face
c) conductors
d) teeth and pole faces
View Answer
Answer: d
4. How are the pulsation losses aggravated?
a) if the air gap is small compared with slot openings
b) if the air gap is reduced
c) if the air gap is increased
d) if the air gap is made larger than the slot openings
View Answer
Answer: a
5. The slotting produces harmonic fields which cause high frequency losses near
the gap surface.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
6. In which machine is the pulsation losses considerable?
a) synchronous motors
b) induction motors
c) dc shunt motors
d) dc series motors
View Answer
Answer: b
7. What are the factors the permeance depends upon in the zigzag leakage?
a) relative position of stator
b) relative position of rotor
c) relative position of stator and rotor
d) stored energy at any position
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What is the formula for the stored energy at any position?
a) stored energy at any position = mmf per slot2 * permeance in a particular
position
b) stored energy at any position = 2 * mmf per slot2 * permeance in a particular
position
c) stored energy at any position = 1/2 * mmf per slot2 * permeance in a particular
position
d) stored energy at any position = 1/3 * mmf per slot2 * permeance in a particular
position
View Answer
Answer: c
9. What is the formula for the zigzag permeance?
a) zigzag permeance = average width of the rotor tooth / (1/2 * mmf per slot2)
b) zigzag permeance = average width of the rotor tooth * (1/2 * mmf per slot2)
c) zigzag permeance = 1/average width of the rotor tooth *(1/2 * mmf per slot2)
d) zigzag permeance = average width of the rotor tooth *(1/2 / mmf per slot2)
View Answer
Answer: a
10. What is the formula of the zigzag specific permeance?
a) zigzag specific permeance = average width of the rotor tooth * length / (1/2 *
mmf per slot2)
b) zigzag specific permeance = average width of the rotor tooth / length * (1/2 *
mmf per slot2)
c) zigzag specific permeance = average width of the rotor tooth * length * (1/2 *
mmf per slot2)
d) zigzag specific permeance =1/ average width of the rotor tooth * length * (1/2
* mmf per slot2)
View Answer
Answer: b
11. What are the factors the overhang leakage reactance is obtained?
a) length of the overhang
b) diameter of the overhang
c) shape of the overhang
d) length of the overhang along with the shape of the overhang
View Answer
Answer: d
12. The overhang leakage reactance depends on the degree of saturation in the
ferromagnetic parts.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
13. What is the relation between the overhang specific permeance and the slot
pitch?
a) overhang specific permeance is directly proportional to the slot pitch
b) overhang specific permeance is indirectly proportional to the slot pitch
c) overhang specific permeance is directly proportional to the square of the slot
pitch
d) overhang specific permeance is indirectly proportional to the square of the slot
pitch
View Answer
Answer: b
1. What is specific permeance?
a) specific permeance is product of permeance of unit length and depth of field
b) specific permeance is ratio of permeance of unit length and depth of field
c) specific permeance is the permeance per unit length
d) specific permeance is the permeance per unit pole
View Answer
Answer: c
2. What is the formula of the specific permeance?
a) specific permeance = permeability in air * ∫small change in width + length
b) specific permeance = permeability in air * ∫small change in width/length
c) specific permeance = permeability in air * ∫small change in width * length
d) specific permeance = 1/permeability in air * ∫small change in width * length
View Answer
Answer: b
3. What is the assumption made in the calculation of the specific permeance?
a) voltage is kept constant
b) current is kept constant
c) mmf is kept constant
d) speed is kept constant
View Answer
Answer: c
4. What is the formula of the effective permeance?
a) effective permeance = effective flux/total mmf
b) effective permeance = effective flux/mmf of air gap
c) effective permeance = effective flux * total mmf
d) effective permeance = effective flux * mmf of air gap
View Answer
Answer: a
5. What is the formula of the flux dividing into infinitesimal parts?
a) flux dividing into infinitesimal parts = mmf producing the flux / permeance of
infinitesimal part
b) flux dividing into infinitesimal parts = mmf producing the flux * permeance of
infinitesimal part
c) flux dividing into infinitesimal parts = mmf producing the flux + permeance of
infinitesimal part
d) flux dividing into infinitesimal parts = mmf producing the flux – permeance of
infinitesimal part
View Answer
Answer: b
6. What is the relation between the specific permeance of a differential path and
the length?
a) specific permeance of a differential path is directly proportional to the length
b) specific permeance of a differential path is indirectly proportional to the length
c) specific permeance of a differential path is directly proportional to the square
of the length
d) specific permeance of a differential path is indirectly proportional to the square
of the length
View Answer
Answer: b
7. How many factors does the value of the magnetizing current depends upon?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
8. What is the formula for the magnetizing current?
a) magnetizing current = total mmf * number of turns
b) magnetizing current = total mmf / number of turns
c) magnetizing current = total mmf + number of turns
d) magnetizing current = total mmf – number of turns
View Answer
Answer: b
9. What is the formula for the rms value of the magnetizing current?
a) rms value of the magnetizing current = maximum magnetizing current / peak
factor
b) rms value of the magnetizing current = maximum magnetizing current * peak
factor
c) rms value of the magnetizing current = maximum magnetizing current + peak
factor
d) rms value of the magnetizing current = maximum magnetizing current – peak
factor
View Answer
Answer: a
10. What is the relation of the type of winding with the flux linkage?
a) in distributed windings the flux does not link with all the turns
b) in distributed windings the flux links with all the turns
c) in concentrated windings the flux links with all the turns
d) in concentrated windings the flux does not link with all the turns
View Answer
Answer: a
11. What is the relation of the magnetizing current with the turns per phase?
a) magnetizing current is directly proportional to the turns per phase
b) magnetizing current is directly proportional to the square of the turns per
phase
c) magnetizing current is indirectly proportional to the turns per phase
d) magnetizing current is indirectly proportional to the turns per phase
View Answer
Answer: c
12. The plot of the flux density distribution curve is between the interpolar axis
consisting of the flux density and the angle difference between phases.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
1. How is the flux distributed in the field form?
a) to reduce the high voltage
b) to reduce the high current
c) to reduce the harmonics
d) to keep the total reluctance low
View Answer
Answer: d
2. What does the flux distribution curve determine in the ac machine?
a) waveshape of voltage
b) waveshape of current
c) waveshape of power
d) commutation conditions
View Answer
Answer: a
3. How many techniques are used to plot the field form in salient pole machines?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
4. What is the formula of the flux density in the gap at a distance ‘x’ from the
centre of the pole?
a) flux density in the gap at a distance ‘x’ from the centre of the pole = length of
air gap at the centre of pole * length of air gap at a distance ‘x’ from the centre of
the pole * maximum flux density in air gap
b) flux density in the gap at a distance ‘x’ from the centre of the pole = length of
air gap at the centre of pole / length of air gap at a distance ‘x’ from the centre of
the pole * maximum flux density in air gap
c) flux density in the gap at a distance ‘x’ from the centre of the pole = length of
air gap at the centre of pole * length of air gap at a distance ‘x’ from the centre of
the pole / maximum flux density in air gap
d) flux density in the gap at a distance ‘x’ from the centre of the pole = 1/ length
of air gap at the centre of pole * length of air gap at a distance ‘x’ from the centre
of the pole * maximum flux density in air gap
View Answer
Answer: b
5. The plot between carter’s coefficient and the relative flux density is the carter’s
fringe curve.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
6. What Is the formula of the permeance of the flux tube considering unit depth in
the flux plotting technique?
a) permeance of the flux tube = permeability in the air * mean width of flux tube
* mean length of flux tube
b) permeance of the flux tube = permeability in the air / mean width of flux tube *
mean length of flux tube
c) permeance of the flux tube = permeability in the air * mean width of flux tube /
mean length of flux tube
d) permeance of the flux tube =1/ permeability in the air * mean width of flux
tube * mean length of flux tube
View Answer
Answer: c
7. How many rules are to be followed while the flux plotting by method of
curvilinear squares?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
8. How many factors does the flux distribution in the rotating machines depend
on?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
9. How should the flux distribution be in the case of ac machines?
a) sinusoidal
b) rectangular
c) square
d) circular
View Answer
Answer: a
10. How should the air gap and the fringing effects be if the field form of a salient
pole machine is rectangular?
a) air gap under the pole arc is not constant, fringing effects are considered
b) air gap under the pole arc is constant, fringing effects are considered
c) air gap under the pole arc is constant, fringing effects are not considered
d) air gap under the pole arc is not constant, fringing effects are not considered
View Answer
Answer: c
11. What series is used to analyze the field form?
a) z-series
b) fourier series
c) fourier transform
d) z-transform
View Answer
Answer: b
12. What happens if the field form is symmetrical about the pole axis?
a) north and south pole of a machine are similar
b) no harmonics
c) no cosine terms
d) north and south pole of a machine are similar, no harmonics, no cosine terms
View Answer
Answer: d
13. What Is the formula for the amplitude of the fundamental curve?
a) amplitude of the fundamental curve = 1.27 * flux density in the air gap * cosine
(phase angle/2)
b) amplitude of the fundamental curve = 1.27 / flux density in the air gap * cosine
(phase angle/2)
c) amplitude of the fundamental curve = 1.27 * flux density in the air gap / cosine
(phase angle/2)
d) amplitude of the fundamental curve = 1/1.27 * flux density in the air gap *
cosine (phase angle/2)
View Answer
Answer: a
1. How many factors are present in the relation between rating and dimension of
rotating machines?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
View Answer
Answer: c
2. What is the formula of the total magnetic loading?
a) total magnetic loading = total flux around the armature periphery at the air gap
b) total magnetic loading = total number of ampere conductors around the
armature for periphery
c) total magnetic loading = number of poles/armature total flux
d) total magnetic loading = total flux/number of poles
View Answer
Answer: a
3. What is the formula of the specific electric loading?
a) specific electric loading = total armature ampere conductors * armature
periphery at air gap
b) specific electric loading = total flux around the air gap / area of flux path at the
air gap
c) specific electric loading = total armature ampere conductors / armature
periphery at air gap
d) specific electric loading = total flux around the air gap * area of flux path at the
air gap
View Answer
Answer: c
4. How many terms can be used to express the output of a machine?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
View Answer
Answer: b
5. How many factors affecting the size of rotating machines?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 2
View Answer
Answer: d
6. How many factors are used to determine the specific magnetic loading?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
7. How many factors are used to determine the specific electric loading?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What is the relation between the output and the flux density?
a) flux density is directly proportional to the output
b) flux density is indirectly proportional to the output
c) flux density is directly proportional to the square of the output
d) flux density is indirectly proportional to the square of the output
View Answer
Answer: a
9. What is the relation between output and the specific electric loading?
a) specific electric loading is directly proportional to the output
b) specific electric loading is indirectly proportional to the output
c) specific electric loading is directly proportional to the square of the output
d) specific electric loading is indirectly proportional to the square of the output
View Answer
Answer: a
10. What is the relation of the specific electric loading and the diameter?
a) specific electric loading is directly proportional to the diameter
b) specific electric loading is indirectly proportional to the diameter
c) specific electric loading is directly proportional to the square of the diameter
d) specific electric loading is indirectly proportional to the square of the diameter
View Answer
Answer: b
11. What is the formula of the I2R loss?
a) I2R loss = number of conductors / copper loss in each conductor
b) I2R loss = number of conductors + copper loss in each conductor
c) I2R loss = number of conductors – copper loss in each conductor
d) I2R loss = number of conductors * copper loss in each conductor
View Answer
Answer: d
12. What is the formula of the efficiency of the machine?
a) efficiency = output / output + losses
b) efficiency = output * output + losses
c) efficiency = output – output + losses
d) efficiency = output + output + losses
View Answer
Answer: a
13. The fractional horsepower motors have efficiency of order of 98%.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: b
This set of Design of Electrical Machines Questions and Answers for Entrance
exams focuses on “Separation of D and L, Standard Frames”.
1. What is the formula of the core length?
a) core length = pole length * pole pitch
b) core length = pole length / pole pitch
c) core length = pole length + pole pitch
d) core length = pole length – pole pitch
View Answer
Answer: b
2. What is the range of the ratio of the pole length to pole pitch?
a) 0.60-0.70
b) 0.64-0.72
c) 0.65-0.75
d) 0.70-0.80
View Answer
Answer: b
3. What is the maximum value of the peripheral speed that should not exceed?
a) 25 m per sec
b) 20 m per sec
c) 30 m per sec
d) 35 m per sec
View Answer
Answer: c
4. What is the range of the pole length to pole pitch ratio for obtaining good
power factor in induction motors?
a) 1.5-2
b) 1.3–1.8
c) 1.0-1.25
d) 1.1-1.6
View Answer
Answer: c
5. What is the relationship between the diameter and number of poles?
a) diameter is directly proportional to the number of poles
b) diameter is indirectly proportional to the number of poles
c) diameter is directly proportional to the square of the number of poles
d) diameter is indirectly proportional to the square of the number of poles
View Answer
Answer: a
6. The core length should be high to obtain high short circuit ratio.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
7. What is the factor which is by modern motors which are into a series of
standard frames?
a) current rating
b) voltage rating
c) power rating
d) output rating
View Answer
Answer: c
8. What is the frame used in the standard frames?
a) set of standard values
b) mechanical structure required to house a rotor of given outside diameter
c) mechanical structure required to house a stator of given outside diameter
d) mechanical structure required to house a stator of given outside length
View Answer
Answer: c
9. How can the variation in ratings be obtained?
a) alternative windings
b) alternative core lengths
c) alternative pole pitch
d) alternative pole length
View Answer
Answer: b
10. What is the value of the alternative core lengths below which variation in
rating can be obtained?

a) 0.7 * length
b) 0.4 * length
c) 0.3 * length
d) 0.7 * length or 0.5 * length
View Answer
Answer: d
11. What is the range of the central heights used in the standard frames?
a) 50-1000 mm
b) 90-1000 mm
c) 100-1000 mm
d) 56-1000 mm
View Answer
Answer: d
12. The frame size is designated by a number which is its centre height expressed
in mm.
a) true
b) false
View Answer
Answer: a
1. Which of the following is the major consideration to evolve a good design ?
(a) Cost
(b) Durability
(c) Compliance with performance criteria as laid down in specifications
(d) All of the above
Ans: d

2 impose limitation on design.

(a) Saturation
(b) Temperature rise
(c) Efficiency
(d) Power factor
(e) All above
Ans: e

3. The efficiency of a machine should be as ______ as possible to reduce the

operating cost.
(a) high
(b) low
(c) either of the above
(d) none of the above
Ans: a
4. If an insulating material is operated beyond the maximum allowable
temperature, its life is
(a) drastically increased
(b) drastically reduced
(c) unaffected
(d) none of the above
Ans: b

5. The design of mechanical parts is particularly important in case of _____ speed

machines.
(a) low
(b) medium
(c) high
(d) any of the above
Ans: c

6. In induction motors, the length of air gap in kept as small as mechanically

possible is order to have
(a) low power factor
(b) high power factor
(c) high over load capacity
(d) any of the above
Ans: b
7. In ______ machines, the size of the shaft is decided by the critical speed which
depends on the deflection of the shaft.
(a) small
(b) medium
(c) large
(d) any of the above.
Ans: c

8. The length cf air gap to be provided in ______ is primarily determined by power

factor consideration.
(a) d.c. series motor .
(b) d.c. shunt motor
(c) induction motor
(d) synchronous motor
Ans: c

9. Electrical machines having a power output up to about 750 W may be

called_______machines.
(a) small size
(b) medium size
(c) large size
(d) any of the above
Ans: a

10. Electrical machines having power outputs ranging from a few kW up to

approximately 250 kW may be classified as
(a) small size machines
(b) medium size machines
(c) large size machines
(d) any of the above
Ans: b

11. Commercial available medium size machines have a speed range of ______ .
(a) 200 to 400 r.p.m.
(b) 600 to 1000 r.p.m.
(c) 1000 to 1500 r.p.m.
(d) 2000 to 2500 r.p.m.
Ans: d

12. The action of electromagnetic machines can be related to which of the

following basic principles ?
(a) Induction
(b) Interaction
(c) Alignment
(d) All of the above
Ans: d

13. The change in flux linkages can be caused in which of the following ways ?
(a) The flux is constant with respect to time and is stationary and the coil moves
through it
(b) The coil is stationary with respect to flux and the flux varies in magnitude with
respect to time
(c) Both the changes mentioned above occur together, i.e., the coil moves
through a time varying field
(d) All of the above
Ans: d

14 is universally used for windings of electrical machines because it is easily

workable without any possibility of
fracture.
(a) Silver
(b) Steel
(c) Aluminium
(d) Copper
Ans: d

15. Aluminium when adopted as a conductor material in ______ transformers,

decreases the overall cost of the transformer
(a) small size
(b) medium size
(c) large size
(d) any of the above size
Ans: a

16. Which of the following materials is used in the manufacture of resistance grids
to be used in the starters of large
motors ?
(a) Copper
(b) Aluminium
(c) Steel
(d) Cast-iron
Ans: d

17. Materials exhibiting zero value of resistivity are known as ______ .

(a) conductors
(b) semiconductors
(c) insulators
(d) superconductors
Ans: d

18. ________ has a lowrelative permeability and is used principally in field frames
when cost is of primary importance and extra weight is not objectionable.
(a) Cast steel
(b) Aluminium
(c) Soft steel
(d) Cast iron
Ans: d
19 ______is extensively used for those portions of magnetic circuit which carry
steady flux and need superior mechanical properties ?
(a) Grey cast-iron
(b) Cast steel
(c) High carbon steel
(d) Stainless steel
Ans: b

20. Hot rolled sheets have ______ value of permeability

(a) zero
(b) low
(c) high
(d) none of the above
Ans: b

21. The heated parts of an electrical machine dissipate heat into their
surroundings by which of the following
modes of heat dissipation ?
(a) Conduction
(b) Convection
(c) Radiation
(d) All of the above
Ans: d
22. The heat dissipated by from a surface depends upon its temperature and its
characteristics like colour, roughness etc.
(a) conduction
(b) convection
(c) radiation
(d) any of the above
Ans: c

23. The mcrease in heat dissipation by air blasts is due to increase in

(a) conduction
(b) convection
(e) radiation
(d) any ofthe above
Ans: b

24. On which of the following variables heat convected depends ?

(a) Power density
(b) Temperature difference between heated surface and coolant
(c) Thermal resistivity, density, specific heat
(d) Gravitational constant
(e) All of the above
Ans: e

25. Which of the following methods is used for air cooling of turbo-alternators ?
(a) One sided axial ventilation
(b) Two sided axial ventilation
(c) Multiple inlet system
(d) All of the above
Ans: d

26. Multiple inlet system of air cooling of turbo-alternators can be used for
machines of rating upto
(a) 10 MW
(b) 30 MW
(c) 60 MW
(d) 150 MW
Ans: c

27. Which of the following is an advantage of hydrogen cooling ?

(a) Increase in efficiency
(b) Increase in ratings
(c) Increase in life
(d) Smaller size of coolers
(e) All of the above
Ans: e

28. The density of hydrogen is _____ times the density of air.

(a) 0.07
(b) 1.5
(c) 2.5
(d) 3.5
Ans: a

29. Hydrogen has a heat transfer co-efficient _____ times that of air
(a) 1.5
(b) 2.5
(c) 3.5
(d) 4.5
Ans: a

30. The thermal conductivity of hydrogen is ______ times that of air

(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 7
Ans: d

31. With conventional hydrogen cooling it is possible to increase the rating of a

single unit to
(a) 50 MW
(b) 100 MW
(c) 200 MW
(d) none of the above
Ans: c
32. The noise produced by a ______ cooled machine is less as the rotor moves in
a medium of smaller density.
(a) air
(b) hydrogen
(c) either (a) or (b)
(d) none of the above
Ans: b

33 cooling is the process of dissipating the armature and field winding losses to a
cooling medium circulating within the winding insulation wall
(a) Direct
(b) Indirect
(c) Conventional
(d) Any of the above
Ans: a

34. Machines cooled by direct cooling method may be called

(a) "supercharged"
(b) "inner cooled"
(c) "conductor cooled"
(d) any of the above
Ans: d

35. In direct cooled system using hydrogen both stator and rotor conductors are
made
(a) solid
(b) hollow
(c) perforated
(d) any ofthe above
Ans: b

36. With direct water cooling it is possible to have ratings of about

(a) 200 MW
(b) 300 MW
(c) 400 MW
(d) 600 MW
Ans: d

37. The resistivity of water should not be less than

(a) 10 Q m
(b) 100 Q m
(c) 1000 Q m
(d) 2000 Q m
Ans: d

38. Direct water cooling of rotor winding presents

(a) no mechanical difficulties
(b) lesser mechanical difficulties
(c) greater mechanical difficulties
(d) none of the above
Ans: c

39. The time taken by the machine to attain 0.632 of its final steady temperature
rise is called
(a) heating time constant
(b) cooling time constant
(c) either (a) or (b)
(d) none of the above
Ans: a

40. In self cooled motors the cooling time constant is about ______ than the
heating time constant because cooling conditions are worse at standstill.
(a) 2 to 3 times greater
(b) 3 to 4 times greater
(c) 4 to 5 times greater
(d) none of the above
Ans: a

41. By which of the following methods motor rating for variable load drives can be
determined ?
(a) Method of average losses
(b) Equivalent current method
(c) Equivalent torque method
(d) Equivalent power method
(e) All of the above.
Ans: e

42. Which of the following methods does not take into account the maximum
temperature rise under variable load
conditions ?
(a) Equivalent power method
(b) Equivalent current method
(c) Method of average losses
(d) Equivalent torque method
Ans: c

43. Which of the following methods is most accurate ?

(a) Equivalent current method
(b) Equivalent power method
(c) Equivalent torque method
(d) Method of average losses
Ans: a

24.44. By which of the following methods the temperature rise of windings and
other parts may be determined ?
(a) Thermometer method
(6) Resistance method
(c) Embedded temperature detector method
(d) Any of the above
Ans: d

24.45. The slot leakage can be calculated by making which of the following
assumptions ?
(a) The current in the slot conductors is uniformly distributed over their cross-
section

(b) The leakage path is straight across the slot and around the iron at the
bottom
(c) The permanence of air paths is only considered. The reluctance of iron paths
is assumed as zero
(d) All of the above
Ans: d

46. The value of exciting or magnetizing current depends upon which of the
following factors ?
(a) Total m.m.f. required
(b) The number of turns in the exciting winding
(c) The way in which the winding is distributed
(d) All of the above
Ans: d
47. Tractive magnets are operated from
(a) a.c. supply
(b) d.c. supply
(c) either a.c. or d.c. supply
(d) none of the above
Ans: c

48 electromagnets generally function as holding magnets.

(a) Tractive
(b) Portative
(c) Either of the above
(d) None of the above
Ans: b

49. Which of the following is the commonly used type of electromagnets ?

(a) Flat-faced armature type
(b) Horse shoe type
(c) Flat-faced plunger type
(d) All of the above
Ans: d

50 are used for construction of core of electromagnets.

(a) Soft magnetic materials
(b) Hard magnetic materials
(c) Either (a) or (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans: a

51. The design of electromagnets is based upon which of the following

fundamental equations ?
(a) Force equation
(b) Magnetic circuit equation
(c) Heating equation
(d) Voltage equation
(e) All of the above
Ans: e

52. When the two coil sides forming a coil are spaced exactly one pole pitch apart
they are said to be of
(a) short pitch
(b) full pitch
(c) either of the above
(d) none of the above
Ans: b

53 are always double layer type.

(a) Closed windings
(b) Open windings
(c) Either of the above
(d) None of the above
Ans: a

54. The distance between the starts of two consecutive coils measured in terms
of coil sides is called
(a) front pitch
(b) winding pitch
(c) commutator pitch
(d) back pitch
Ans: b

55. The winding where dummy coils are used is sometimes called
(a) duplex winding
(b) triplex winding
(c) forced winding
(d) none of the above
Ans: c

56. Dummy coil should not be used in

(a) small machines
(b) large machines
(c) either (a) or (b)
(d) none of the above
Ans: b
57. Power transformers have rating
(a) equal to 50 kVA
(6) equal to 100 kVA
(c) above 200 kVA
(d) none of the above
Ans: c

58. Power transformers should be designed to have maximum efficiency

(a) at one-fourth load
(b) at one-half load
(c) at or near full load
(d) any of the above
Ans: c

59. In transformers using hot rolled steel, the cross-section of the yoke is made
about _____ greater than that of the core
(a) 5 percent
(b) 10 percent
(c) 15 percent
(d) 30 percent
(e) none of the above
Ans: c

60. Yokes with rectangular cross-section are used for

(a) small capacity transformers
(b) medium capacity transformers
(c) large capacity transformers
(d) any of the above
Ans: a

61. The cold rolled grain oriented steel has ______ permeability in the direction of
the grain orientation.
(a) minimum
(b) maximum
(c) nil
(d) none of the above
Ans: b

62. Cylindrical windings using circular conductors, employed in transformers, are

(a) single layered
(b) double layered
(c) multi-layered
(d) none of the above
Ans: c

63. Helical windings are used in

(a) distribution transformers
(b) power transformers
(c) shell type transformers
(d) none of the above
Ans: b

64. Multi-layer helical windings are commonly used in the transformers as high
voltage windings
(a) upto 20 kV
(b) upto 50 kV
(c) upto 80 kV
(d) for 110 kV and above
Ans: d

65. Disc windings are primarily used in

(a) short capacity transformers
(b) medium capacity transformers
(c) high capacity transformers
(d) any of the above
Ans: c

66. The heat dissipating capability of transformers of ratings higher than 30 kVA in
increased by providing which of
the following ?
(a) Corrugations
(b) Fins
(c) Tubes
(d) Radiator tanks
(e) All of the above
Ans: e

67. Transformers with a capacity of up to _____ have a cooling radiator system

with natural cooling
(a) 2 MVA
(b) 5 MVA
(c) 7.5 MVA
(d) 10 MVA
Ans: d

68. The forced oil and air circulation method is usual one for transformers of
capacities
(a) upto 5 MVA
(b) upto 10 MVA
(c) upto 20 MVA
(d) 30 MVA upwards
Ans: d

69. The flash point of transformer oil should be higher than

(a) 40°C
(b) 60°C
(c) 80°C
(d) 104°C
Ans: d
70. The voltage control in electric supply networks in required on account of
which of the following reasons ?
(a) Adjustment of voltage at consumers premises within statutory limits
(b) Control of active and reactive power
(c) Adjustment of short period daily and seasonal voltage variations in accordance
with variations of load
(d) All of the above
Ans: d

71. D.C. windings are

(a) sometimes 2-layer type
(b) never 2-layer type
(c) always 2-layer type
(d) none of the above
Ans: c

72. The usual values of maximum flux densities for distribution transformers using
hot rolled silicon steel are
(a) 0.5 to 0.8 Wb/m2
(b) 0.8 to 1.0 Wb/m2
(c) 1.1 to 1.35 Wb/m2
(d) 1.4 to 1.8 Wb/m2
Ans: c

73. For 275 kV transformers, using cold rolled grain oriented steel, which of the
following values of flux density may be used?
(a) 1.0 Wb/m2
(b) 1.1 Wb/m2
(c) 1.3 Wb/m2
(d) 1.6 Wb/m2
(e) None of the above
Ans: d

74. For large power transformers, self oil cooled type or air blast type which of
the following values of current density may be used ?
(a) 1.0 to 1.2 A/mm2
(b) 1.5 to 2.0 A/mm2
(c) 2.2 to 3.2 A/mm2
(d) 3.2 to 4.2 A/mm2
Ans: c

75. A current density of _____ is ilsed for large power transformers with forced
circulation of oil or with water cooling coils
(a) 1.5 to 2.5 A/mm2
(b) 3.5 to 4.5 A/mm2
(c) 4.0 to 5.0 A/mm2
(d) 5.4 to 6.2 A/mm2
Ans: d

76. The high voltage winding is usually which of the following type ?
(a) Cylindrical winding with circular conductors
(b) Cross-over winding with either circular or small rectangular conductors
(c) Continuous disc type winding with rectangular conductors
(d) All of the above types
Ans: d

77. Which of the following is the basic consideration in the design of insulation ?
(a) Electrical considerations
(b) Mechanical considerations
(c) Thermal considerations
(d) All of the above
Ans: d

78. A practical formula for determining the thickness of insulation between low
voltage and high voltage windings is
(a) 1 + 0.2 kVmm
(6) 2 + 0.5 kVmm
(c) 4 + 0.7 kV mm
(d) 5 + 0.9 kV mm
Ans: d

79. The insulation between windings and grounded core and the insulation
between the windings of the same phase is
called
(a) minor insulation
(b) major insulation
(c) either of the above
(d) none of the above
Ans: b

80. The cylindrical windings using circular conductors are used for current rating
of
(a) upto 20 A
(b) upto 40 A
(c) upto 60 A
(d) upto 80 A
Ans: d

81. The surge phenomenon is particularly important in case of

(a) low voltage transformers
(b) medium voltage transformers
(c) high voltage transformers
(d) any of the above
Ans: c

82. Which of the following in an application of D.C. motors?

(a) Traction
(b) Drives for process industry
(c) Battery driven vehicles
(d) Automatic control
(e) All of the above
Ans: e

83. D.C. servomotors are used in

(a) purely D.C. control systems
(6) purely AC. control systems
(c) both D.C. and AC. control systems
(d) none of the above
Ans: a

84. The stator of a D.C. machine comprises of

(a) main poles
(6) interpoles
(c) frame
(d) all of the above
Ans: d

85. The laminations of the armature of a D.C. machine are usually _____ thick.
(a) 0.1 to 0.2 mm
(b) 0.2 to 0.3 mm
(c) 0.3 to 0.4 mm
(d) 0.4 to 0.5 mm
Ans: d

86. is usually used for brush rockers

(a) Mild steel
(b) Copper
(c) Aluminium
(d) Cast-iron
Ans: d

87. ______ brushes are fragile and cause excessive wear of commutator,
(a) Natural graphite
(b) Hard carbon
(c) Electro graphitic
(d) Metal graphite
Ans: a

88. Which of the following brushes can be used for high values of current density
?
(a) Metal graphite brushes
(b) Hard carbon brushes
(c) Electro-graphitic brushes
(d) Natural graphite brushes
Ans: a

89 ________ is the common method of applying brushes to the commntator.

(a) Radial
(b) Trailing
(c) Reaction
(d) All of the above
Ans: d

90. Which of the following problem arises in D.C. motors which are fed from
thyristor bridge circuits ?
(a) Increased I R losses
(b) Increased core losses
(c) Poor commutation
(d) Change in motor parameters
(e) All of the above
Ans: e

91. The weight of copper of both armature and field windings decreases with
_____ in number of poles.
(a) increase
(b) decrease
(c) either of the above
(d) none of the above
Ans: a

92. In a D.C. machine the number of brush arms is _____ the number of poles.
(a) less than
(b) equal to
(c) greater than
(d) none of the above
Ans: b

93. In a D.C. machine the current per brush arm should not be more than
(a) 100 A
(6) 200 A
(e) 300 A
(d) 400 A
Ans: d

94. In a D.C. machine, the value of peripheral speed should not, normally, exceed
(a) 10 m/s
(b) 20 m/s
(c) 30 m/s
(d) 40 m/s
Ans: c

95. In D.C. machines the width of the duct is usually

(a) 4 mm
(b) 6 mm
(c) 8 mm
(d) 10 mm
Ans: d

96. D.C. machines designed with a large value of air gap length have
(a) worst, ventilation
(b) poor ventilation
(c) better ventilation
(d) none of the above
Ans: c

97. In D.C. machines, ir order to prevent excessive distortion of field form by the
armature reaction, the field mmf must be made
(a) equal to that of armature mmf
(b) less in comparison with the armature mmf
(c) large in comparison with the armature mmf
(d) none of the above
Ans: c

98. In D.C. machines, the ____ in field mmf results in increase in size and cost of
machines.
(a) increase
(b) decrease
(c) either of the above
(d) none of the above
Ans: a

99. The operation of a D.C. machine with large air gap lengths is comparatively
(a) quiet
(b) noisy
(c) either of the above
(d) none of the above
Ans: a

100. Which of the following methods may be adopted to reduce the effects of
armature reaction ?
(a) Increase in length of air gap at pole tips
(b) Increasing reluctance of pole tips
(c) Compensating windings
(d) Interpoles
(e) All of the above
Ans: e

101. In D.C. machines the usual limit of slot pitch is

(a) between 5 to 10 mm
(b) between 10 to 15 mm
(c) between 15 to 20 mm
(d) between 25 to 35 mm
Ans: d

102. In D.C. machines the number of slots per pole usually lies
(a) between 2 to 4
(b) between 6 to 8
(c) between 9 to 16
(d) between 20 to 30
Ans: c