SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

General Luna Road, Baguio City Philippines 2600 SCORE

MECMOT1 – FIRST GRADING EXAMINATION 100

Name: __________________________Date: _____________

Schedule: _______________________Instructor: Engr. Bernard Z. Abaya

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each of the statements carefully and write the letter of
the correct answer on the space provided before the number. Use CAPITAL LETTERS
only. Erasures are considered wrong answers. (80 points)
____ 1. The following magnet is used in large industrial machines to create magnetic
flux
A. Permanent Magnet C. Temporary magnet
B. Electro magnet D. any of the above

____ 2. An electro-mechanical energy conversion device is one which converts?

A. Electrical energy to mechanical energy only C. All of the mentioned
B. Mechanical energy to electrical energy only D. None of the mentioned

____ 3. For a toroid/coil of wire to extract the energy from the supply system, the flux
linkages of the magnetic field must be ________
A. Zero C. constant
B. changing or varying D. any of the mentioned

____ 4. Commutator in DC generator is used for

A. collecting of current C. increase efficiency
B. reduce losses D. convert AC armature current in to DC

____ 5. In DC generators brushes are used for

A. collecting of current without any sparkings C. collecting of voltage
B. reduce eddy current loss D. convert ac armature
current in to dc

____ 6. A motor converts

A. Mechanical to electrical energy C. Chemical to electrical
B. Electrical to Mechanical D. Electrical to Chemical

____ 7. One turn consists of _____________

A. two coil sides C. two conductors
B. four conductors D. four coil sides

____ 8. The emf in the DC generator armature winding is

A. AC C. DC
B. both D. none of the above

____ 9. Alternative current generator is basically based upon

A. amperes law C. Lenz's law
B. Faradays law D. coulombs law

____ 10. "A current carrying coil placed in magnetic field experiences force", device
that proves this law is
A. DC generator C. DC motor
B. AC generator D. both a and b

____ 11. The material used for commutator brushes is mostly

A. copper. C. carbon.
B. Mica D. cast iron.
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____ 12. A DC 4 pole generator is running at 1000 rpm having 1200 conductors and
flux density is 10mWb find the generated emf
A. 20V C. 10V
B. 200V D. 100V

____ 13. Magnetic field of a small sDC generator is produced by what?

A. Permanent magnets. C. Electromagnets.
B. Both option B and C. D. None of the options

____ 14. In a DC generator the emf generated by the armature is maximum when
A. rate of change of flux is maximum. C. rate of change of flux is min.
B. induced voltage is high. D. shaft rotation is high.

____ 15. A simple method of increasing the voltage of a DC generator is to

A. inc.the no. of turns in field coil. C. inc. the no. of turns in armature coil.
B. inc. the speed of shaft rotation. D. increase the source frequency.

____ 16. In DC generator, which component plays the vital role to produce the direct
current?
A. Armature. C. Brush.
B. Commutator D. Yoke.

____ 17. Direction of rotation of dc motor is changed by which of the following

methods?
A. Interchanging supply terminals. C. Interchanging field terminals.
B. Either A or B. D. None.

____ 18. What is the rotating part of a DC motor?

A. Armature. C.The field winding.
B. Any magnetic field. D. The magnetic field developed by the field winding.

____ 19. What is used to develop the magnetic field in small sized DC motor ?
A. Zinc battery. C. Permanent magnet.
B. Electromagnet. D. Option B and C both.

____ 20. Which of the prime mover is least efficient?

A. Gas turbine. C. Petrol engine.
B. Diesel engine. D. Steam engine.

____ 21. Permeance is reciprocal of

A. Conductance C. Retentivity
B. Reluctance D. Resistance

____ 22. Tesla is the unit of

A. Magnetic Flux Density C. Magnetic Flux
B. Magnetic intensity D. Magnetic susceptance

____ 23. Wb/m2 is the unit of

A. Magnetic flux density C. Magnetic flux
B. Permitivity D. Susceptance

____ 24. KWh is the unit of

A. Power C. Energy
B. Resistance D. Resistivity

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____ 25. Volt is the Unit of

A. EMF C. Potential Difference
B. Electric Pressure D. All of above

____ 26. Voltage/Current is equal to

A. Power C. Energy
B. Voltage D. Resistance

____ 27. Which of the following is not equavalent to watt?

A. I2R C. VI
B. I/V D. V2/R

____ 28. The operation of an electric motor or generator is based on

A. The law of electromagnetic induction C. Interaction between magnetic field
and current carrying conductor
B. Interaction between two electric fields D. Interaction between magnetic field
and electric field

____ 29. All rotating electric machines are basically

A. D.c. machines C. A.c. machines
B. Electro-mechanical convertors D.Machines using electromagnetic induction

____ 30. All rotation electrical machines have

A. Rotating armature and fixed field C. Rotating field and fixed armature
B. Either (a) or (b) D. None of these

____ 31. Vel of cond. × B = e is the equation of the electrical machines which
A. Converts mechanical energy into electrical energy C. Has magnetic poles
B. Works as a motor D. Is a dc machine

____ 32. In a dc machine, the laminated parts are the armature core and
A. Pole shoes C. Yoke
B. Shaft D. base

____ 33. The commutator in dc machine works as

A. mechanical rectifier C. mechanical inverter
B. energy converter D. either (a) or (b)

____ 34. Brushes for commutator are made of

A. carbon C. copper
B. aluminium D. synthetic rubber

____ 35. The inductor stores energy in the form of

A. Magnetic field C. Electric field
B. Electric charge density D. all of above

____ 36. The resistance of a conductor varies directly as the ___________ is

increased.
A. Length C. area of cross section
B. Temperature D. both (A)and (C)

____ 37. Which of the following element stores energy?

A. Resistor C. capacitor
B. Inductor D. both (B) & (C)

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____ 38. Which of the following material dissipate energy?

A. Resistor C. capacitor
B. Inductor D. both (B) & (C)

____ 39. The rate of flow of electric current through a conductor is due to flow of
A. Protons C. neutrons
B. Electrons D. ions

____ 40. The presence of magnetic field can be determined by

A. Detecting the lines of magnetic fluxC.Deflection of a magnetic compass needle
B. Heating the surrounding air D. Touching the magnetically affected area

I. PROBLEM SOLVING: Solve the following problems. Show detailed, complete and neat
illustrations or solutions. Round off answers in ___2___ decimal places. See rubrics for
distribution of points.

1. A coil of 2000 turns with a 100-mA current has a length of 0.2 m. (a) Calculate
the mmf in ampere-turns. (b) Calculate the field intensity H in ampere-turns per
meter.

2. If the current is increased to 400 mA in the coil of Prob. 1, calculate the

increased values of mmf and H.

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3. An iron core has a flux density B of 3600 G with an Hof 12 Oe. Calculate (a) the
permeabilityµ in cgs units; (b) the permeabilityµ in SI units; (c) the relative
permeability µr of the iron core.

4. A coil of 250 turns with a 400-mA current is 0.2 m long with an iron coil ofthe
same length. Calculate the following in mks units: (a) mmf; ( b) H; ( c) B in the
iron core with a µr of 200; ( d) B with an air core instead of the iron core.

Prepared by: ENGR. BERNARD Z. ABAYA

Reviewed by: LEONARDO Z. ABAYA JR. Approved by: ENGR. JEFERD E. SAONG
Program Chair Dean
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