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KIET Group of Institutions

(DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING)
B. Tech (EN), VI Sem
Online CT-1 Examination, (2020-21) Even Semester
(SPECIAL ELECTRICAL MACHINES)
(KEE 061)
Duration: 60 Minutes Max. Marks: 100

NOTE:
1) Each question carries 2 marks.
2) Every correct answer has weightage of +2 marks and for every wrong answer -0.5 marks will
be deducted.

Q. No. Question Marks CO BL

1. Which of the material is used to insulate the segments of 2 1 1
commutator?
(a) Fibre glass
(b) Plastic
(c) Mica
(d) PVC

Ans: (c)
2. The brushes of electrical machines are made of 2 1 2
(a) Carbon
(b) Copper
(c) Cast iron
(d) Steel

Ans: (a)
3. If the resistance of the field winding of d.c. generator is 2 1 1
increased, then the output voltage
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains constant
d) Decreases proportional the resistance of field winding

Ans: (a)
4. If the resistance of the field winding of d.c. generator is 2 1 2
decreased, then the output voltage
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Remains constant
(d) Decreases proportional the resistance of field winding
 Ans: (b)
5. Which of the following generation will be preferred if they are 2 1 3
required to be run in parallel ?
(a) Series generators
(b) Shunt generators
(c) Shunt and series generators
(d) Compound generators

Ans: (b)
6. The armature voltage control of dc motor will provides 2 1 2
(a) Constant current drive
(b) Constant voltage drive
(c) Constant torque drive
(d) Constant torque drive

Ans: (d)
7. The field current control of d.c. shunt motor will provide 2 1 2
(a) Constant current drive
(b) Constant voltage drive
(c) Constant HP drive
(d) Constant torque drive

Ans: (a)
8. Which of the following method of speed control of d.c. machine 2 1 4
will offer minimum efficiency?
(a) Armature control method
(b) Field control method
(c) Voltage control method
(d) All mentioned methods

Ans: (a)
9. In which of the following methods of speed control computation 2 1 2
is unsatisfactory?
(a) Field control method
(b) Armature current control method
(c) Voltage control method
(d) All mentioned method

Ans: (a)
10. The dynamic braking can be used for 2 1 1
(a) Series motors
(b) Shunt motors
(c) Compound motors
(d) All mentioned motors

Ans: (d)
11. The plugging gives the 2 1 3
(a) Smallest torque breaker
 (b) Highest torque breaker
(c) Zero torque breaker
(d) None of them

Ans: (b)
12. If the terminals of armature of d.c. machine are interchanged, 2 1 1
this action will offer following kind of braking.
(a) Plugging
(b) Regenerative
(c) Dynamic braking
(d) Any of the mentioned

Ans: (a)
13. If a d.c. motor for 45°C ambient temperature is to be used for 2 1 4
55°C ambient temperature, then the motor
(a) Is to be derated by a factor recommended by manufacturer
and select next higher HP motor
(b) Can be used for 55°C ambient also
(c) Of lower HP should be selected
(d) Of high speed should be selected

Ans: (a)
14. If we have to control the speed of 150 HP d.c. motor from zero 2 1 5
to 1000 rpm having rated speed of 1500 rpm. Then it will be
preferred to
(a) Select a motor of 150 HP, 1500 r.p.m.
(b) Select a motor of 1.5 × 150 HP, 1500 r.p.m.
(c) Select a motor of 150 HP, 750 r.p.m.
(d) Select a motor of 75 HP, 1500 r.p.m.

Ans: (b)
15. For which of the following alternators, the distribution factor 2 1 5
will be 0.96?
(a) Three phase alternator, 4 pole wound on 72 slots core
(b) Three phase alternator, 8 pole wound on 80 slots core
(c) Three phase alternator, 8 pole wound on 72 slots core
(d) Three phase alternator, 6 pole wound on 72 slots core

Ans: (c)
16. Which of the synchronous alternators will complete 1080 2 1 6
electrical degrees in one revolution?
(a) 8 pole synchronous alternator
(b) 6 pole synchronous alternator
(c) 4 pole synchronous alternator
(d) 10 pole synchronous alternator

Ans: (b)
17. How many cycles of alternating current will be generated in one 2 1 4
revolution of 8 pole synchronous alternator?
(a) 10 cycles
(b) 4 cycles
(c) 8 cycles
(d) 16 cycles

Ans: (b)
18. How many poles will be required if an alternator runs at 1500 2 1 3
rpm and given frequency of 50 Hz?
(a) 8 pole
(b) 6 pole
(c) 4 pole
(d) 2 pole

Ans: (c)
19. Two generators are running in parallel. One of the generator may 2 1 2
run as motor for following reasons?
(a) The speed of that generator is increased
(b) The direction that generator is reversed
(c) The generator takes large share of loads
(d) The field of that generator is weakened

Ans: (c)
20. Which of the following statements is correct? 2 1 4
(a) A single phase induction motor has very high starting torque.
(b) A single phase induction motor has zero starting torque.
(c) A single phase starting torque is as good as that of 3 phase
induction motor.
(d) A single phase motor has very small torque but greater than
zero.

Ans: (b)
21. The primary applied voltage in an ideal transformer on no load is 2 1 2
balanced by
(a) Primary induced emf
(b) Secondary induced emf
(c) Secondary voltage
(d) Core and copper losses

Ans: (b)
22. The air cores in transformers are preferred for 2 1 4
(a) Low frequency transformers
(b) High frequency transformers
(c) 5 kVA, 50 Hz transformers
(d) None of these

Ans: (b)
23. The amplidyne is 2 1 1
(a) Fully compensated cross field machine
(b) Half compensated cross field machine
(c) Over-compensated cross field machine
(d) Under-compensated cross field machine

Ans: (a)
24. When the induction motor runs faster than the synchronous 2 1 2
speed, the induction motor runs as

(a) Asynchronous generator

(b) Induction generator
(c) Synchronous motor
(d) Such condition is not possible

Ans: (b)
25. Which of the following is not true about induction generator? 2 1 4

(a) Synchronization for induction generator is required

(b) Induction generators are more suitable for high speeds
(c) With the help of excitation supply and frequency, the voltage
and frequency of induction motor are controlled
(d) The construction is rugged for rotating parts

Ans: a.
26. The amount of energy available in the wind at any instant is 2 1 5
proportional to ___ of the wind speed.
(a) Square root power of two
(b) Square root power of three
(c) Square power
(d) Cube power

Ans: (d)
27. Wind energy is harnessed as ______ energy with the help of 2 1 1
windmill or turbine.
(a) Mechanical
(b) Solar
(c) Electrical
(d) Heat

Ans: (a)
28. Winds having following speed are suitable to operate wind 2 1 5
turbines.
(a) 5 – 25m/s
(b) 10 – 35m/s
(c) 20 – 45m/s
 (d) 30 – 55m/s

Ans: (a)
29. Global Cold wind move from 2 1 4
(a) Polar to equatorial region
(b) Equatorial to polar region
(c) Equatorial to oceanic region
(d) Oceanic to Equatorial region

Ans: (a)
30. Global Cold wind generated from Oceans moves to 2 1 4
(a) Mountains
(b) Equator
(c) Plain areas
(d) Poles

Ans: (c)
31. _____ force is responsible for forcing the global winds towards 2 1 3
westernly direction.
(a) Coriolis
(b) Gravitational
(c) Centripetal
(d) Centrifugal

Ans: (a)
32. Global winds towards westernly direction are known as 2 1 1
(a) Trade winds
(b) Western winds
(c) Eastern winds
(d) None of the mentioned

Ans: (a)
33. Uneven heating occurs on land surface and water bodies are due 2 1 2
to _____
(a) Air Currents
(b) Solar radiation
(c) Lunar eclipse
(d) None of all

Ans: (b)
34. The following factor(s) affects the distribution of wind energy 2 1 2
(a) Mountain chains
(b) The hills, trees and buildings
(c) Frictional effect of the surface
(d) All of the mentioned options

Ans: (d)
35. The wind intensity can be described by 2 1 2
(a) Reynolds number
(b) Mach number
(c) Beaufort number
(d) Froude number

Ans: (c)
36. The complete circuit diagram of a 3-phase induction motor can 2 1 4
be drawn with the help of
(a) Block rotor test alone.
(b) Running-light and blocked-rotor and stator-resistance tests
(c) Both running-light and blocked-rotor tests
(d) Running-light test alone

Ans: (b)
37. Which of the following motors is most suitable for best speed 2 1 1
control?
(a) Dc shunt motor
(b) Dc series motor
(c) Induction motor
(d) Synchronous motor

Ans: (a)
38. A SCIM runs at constant speed only so long as 2 1 2
(a) Stator flux remains constant
(b) Its torque exactly equals the mechanical load
(c) Its supply voltage remains constant
(d) Torque developed by it remains constant

Ans: (b)
39. If the frequency of input power to an induction motor 2 1 2
increases, the rotor copper loss
(a) Decreases
(b) Increases
(c) Remains the same
(d) None of these

Ans: (b)
40. The synchronous speed of a linear induction motor does NOT 2 1 3
depend on
a) Width of pole pitch
b) Number of poles
c) Supply frequency
d) Any of the option

Ans: (a)
41. The stator frame in an induction motor is used 2 1 1
(a) To provide ventilation to the armature
(b) To protect the whole machine
(c) To hole the armature stampings/stator
(d) As a return path for the flux

Ans: (d)
42. Motor A has deeper and narrow slots, whereas motor B. It has 2 1 2
shallow and wide slots. Induction motor A, as compared to
motor B, has
(a) More operating slip
(b) Lass starting torque
(c) More pull-out torque
(d) More starting torque

Ans: (b)
43. Which of the following single phase motors is relatively free 2 1 1
from mechanical and magnetic vibration?
(a) Reluctance motor
(b) Hysteresis motor
(c) Universal motor
(d) Shaded pole motor

Ans: (b)
44. Single phase induction motor can be made self-starting by 2 1 2
(a) Adding series combination of capacitor and auxiliary winding
in parallel with the main winding
(b) Adding an auxiliary winding in parallel with the main
winding
(c) Adding an auxiliary winding in series with a capacitor and
the main winding
(d) None of these

Ans: (a)
45. Which of the following single phase motors does not have 2 1 2
constant speed characteristic?
(a) Reluctance motor
(b) Hysteresis motor
(c) Universal motor
(d) All mentioned motors

Ans: (c)
46. For the same rating which of the following motors has the 2 1 1
highest starting torque?
(a) Universal motor
(b) Split phase motor
(c) Synchronous motor
 (d) All have identical starting torque

Ans: (a)
47. All single phase motors have 2 1 2
(a) Large starting torque
(b) Zero starting torque
(c) Medium starting torque
(d) Very small starting torque

Ans: (b)
48. If a single phase motor fails to start, the probable cause may be 2 1 1
(a) Open circuit in auxiliary winding
(b) Open circuit in many winding
(c) Blown fuses
(d) Any of the mentioned

Ans: (d)
49. Single phase motors generally get overheated due to 2 1 2
(a) Overloading
(b) Short winding
(c) Bearing troubles
(d) Any of mentioned reasons

Ans: (d)
50. The speed of the split phase induction motor can be reversed by 2 1 2
reversing the leads of
(a) Auxiliary winding
(b) Main winding
(c) Either Auxiliary winding or main winding
(d) Speed can not be reversed

Ans: (c)
51. If a single phase motor runs slow, it may be due to 2 1 3
(a) Overload
(b) Low frequency
(c) Low voltage
(d) Any of these

Ans: (d)
52. A capacitor start single phase induction motor will usually have 2 1 3
power factor of
(a) Units
(b) 0.6 leading
(c) 0.8 leading
(d) 0.6 lagging

Ans: (d)
53. Which of the following single phase motors is cheapest? 2 1 1
(a) Capacitor run motor
(b) Capacitor start motor
(c) Reluctance motor
(d) All motors have almost the same cost

Ans: (b)
54. An amplidyne can give which of the following characteristics? 2 1 2
(a) Constant current
(b) Constant voltage
(c) Constant current as well as constant voltage
(d) Constant current, constant voltage and constant power

Ans: (d)
55. A.C. servomotor is basically a 2 1 1
(a) Universal motor
(b) Single phase induction motor
(c) Two phase induction motor
(d) Three phase induction motor

Ans: ( c)
56. In an open loop control system 2 1 1
(a) Output is independent of control input
(b) Output is dependent on control input
(c) Only system parameters have effect on the control output
(d) No option

Ans: (a)
57. A car is running at a constant speed of 50 km/h, which of the 2 1 5
following is the feedback element for the driver?
(a) Clutch
(b) Eyes
(c) Needle of the speedometer
(d) Steering wheel

Ans: ( c)
58. A.C. servomotor resembles 2 1 1
(a) Two phase induction motor
(b) Three phase induction motor
(c) Direct current series motor
(d) Universal motor

Ans: (a)
59. Which of the following statements is correct for a system with 2 1 2
gain margin close to unity or a phase margin close to zero?
( a) The system is relatively stable
(b) The system is highly stable
 (c) The system is highly oscillatory
(d) None of the option

Ans: (c)
60. In force-voltage analogy, velocity is analogous to 2 1 1
(a) Current
(b) Charge
(c) Inductance
(d) Capacitance

Ans : (a)
61. A variable reluctance stepper motor is constructed of 2 2 2
______________ material with salient poles.
(a) Paramagnetic
(b) Ferromagnetic
(c) Diamagnetic
(d) Non-magnetic

Ans: (b)
62. In a three-stack 12/8-pole VR motor, the rotor pole pitch is 2 2 4
(a) 15º
(b) 30º
(c) 45º
(d) 60º

Ans: (c)
63. A stepper motor having a resolution of 300 steps/rev and running 2 2 4
at 2400 rpm has a pulse rate of- pps.
(a) 4000
(b) 8000
(c) 6000
(d) 10,000

Ans: ( c)
64. If a hybrid stepper motor has a rotor pitch of 36º and a step angle 2 2 4
of 9º, the number of its phases must be
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 6

Ans: (a)
65. The rotor of a stepper motor has no 2 2 1
(a) Windings
(b) Commutator
(c) Brushes
(d) All of the mentioned
 Ans: (d)
66. A stepping motor is a ____________ device. 2 2 1
(a) Mechanical
(b) Electrical
(c) Analogue
(d) Incremental

Ans: (d)
67. The rotational speed of a given stepper motor is determined 2 2 2
solely by the
(a) Shaft load
(b) Step pulse frequency
(c) Polarity of stator current
(d) Magnitude of stator current.

Ans: (b)
68. Which of the following phase switching sequence represents 2 2 1
half-step operation of a VR stepper motor ?
(a) A, B, C,A……..
(b) A, C, B,A…….
(c) AB, BC, CA, AB……..
(d) A, AB, B, BC……..

Ans: (d)
69. . A stepper motor may be considered as a ____________ 2 2 1
converter.
(a) dc to dc
(b) ac to ac
(c) dc to ac
(d) Digital-to-analogue

Ans: (d)
70. What is the step angle of a permanent-magnet stepper motor 2 2 1
having 8 stator poles and 4 rotor poles?
(a) 60º
(b) 45º
(c) 30º
(d) 15º

Ans: (b)
71. A single-stack, 4-phase, 6-pole VR stepper motor will have a 2 2 4
step angle of
(a) 15º
(b) 30º
(c) 45º
(d) 90º
 Ans: (a)
72. A three-stack VR stepper motor has a step angle of 10º. What is 2 2 5
the number of rotor teeth in each stack ?
(a) 36
(b) 24
(c) 18
(d) 12

Ans: (d)
73. If a hybrid stepper motor has a rotor pitch of 36º and a step angle 2 2 5
of 9º, the number of its phases must be
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 6

Ans: (a)
74. Operation of stepping motors at high speeds is referred to as 2 2 2
(a) fast forward
(b) slewing
(c) inching
(d) jogging

Ans: (b)
75. The rotational speed of a given stepper motor is determined 2 2 1
solely by the
(a) shaft load
(b) step pulse frequency
(c) polarity of stator current
(d) magnitude of stator current.

Ans: (b)
76. A stepper motor may be considered as a .................. converter. 2 2 1
(a) dc to dc
(b) ac to ac
(c) dc to ac
(d) digital-to-analogue

Ans: (d)
77. The rotor of a stepper motor has no 2 2 1
(a) windings
(b) commutator
(c) brushes
(d) all of the mentioned.

Ans: (d)
78. Wave excitation of a stepper motor results in 2 2 1
 (a) microstepping
(b) half-stepping
(c) increased step angle
(d) reduced resolution.

Ans: (b)
79. The torque exerted by the rotor magnetic field of a PM stepping 2 2 2
motor with unexcited stator is called ..................torque.
(a) reluctance
(b) detent
(c) holding
(d) either detent or holding

Ans: (d)
80. Though structurally similar to a control transmitter, a control 2 2 1
receiver differs from it in the following way :
(a) it has three-phase stator winding
(b) it has a rotor of dumbell construction
(c) it has a mechanical damper on its shaft
(d) it has single-phase rotor excitation.

Ans: (c)
81. The control ........................ synchro has three phase winding 2 2 2
both on its stator and rotor.
(a) differential
(b) transformer
(c) receiver
(d) transmitter

Ans: (a)
82. Regarding voltages induced in the three stator windings of a 2 2 2
synchro, which statement is false ?
(a) they depend on rotor position.
(b) they are in phase.
(c) they differ in magnitude.
(d) they are polyphase voltages.

Ans: (d)
83. The low-torque synchros cannot be used for 2 2 3
(a) torque transmission
(b) error detection
(c) instrument servos
(d) robot arm positioning.

Ans: (d)
84. Which of the following synchros are used for error detection in a 2 2 2
servo control system ?
 (a) control transmitter
(b) control transformer
(c) control receiver
(d) both control transmitter and transformer

Ans: (d)
85. For torque transmission over a long distance with the help of 2 2 2
electrical wires only, which of the following two synchros are
used ?
(a) CX and CT
(b) CX and CR
(c) CX and CD
(d) CT and CD.

Ans: (b)
86. Which of the following motor would suit applications where 2 2 1
constant speed is absolutely essential to ensure a consistent
product ?
(a) brushless dc motor
(b) disk motor
(c) permanent-magnet synchronous motor
(d) stepper motor.

Ans: (c)
87. A switched reluctance motor differs from a VR stepper motor in 2 2 2
the sense that it
(a) has rotor poles of ferromagnetic material
(b) rotates continuously
(c) is designed for open-loop operation only
(d) has lower efficiency.

Ans: (b)
88. . The electrical displacement between the two stator windings of 2 2 2
a resolver is
(a) 120º
(b) 90º
(c) 60º
(d) 45º

Ans: (b)
89. Which of the following motor runs from a low dc supply and has 2 2 3
permanently magnetized salient poles on its rotor ?
(a) permanent-magnet d.c. motor
(b) disk d.c. motor
(c) permanent-magnet synchronous motor
(d) brushless d.c. motor.
 Ans: (a)
90. A dc servomotor is similar to a regular d.c. motor except that its 2 2 2
design is modified to cope with
(a) electronic switching
(b) slow speeds
(c) static conditions
(d) both slow speeds and static conditions

Ans: (d)
91. One of the basic requirements of a servomotor is that it must 2 2 2
produce high torque at all
(a) loads
(b) frequencies
(c) speeds
(d) voltages.

Ans: (c)
92. The most common two-phase ac servomotor differs from the 2 2 1
standard ac induction motor
because it has
(a) higher rotor resistance
(b) higher power rating
(c) motor stator windings
(d) greater inertia.

Ans: (a)
93. . Squirrel-cage induction motor is finding increasing application 2 2 1
in high-power servo
systems because new methods have been found to
(a) increase its rotor resistance
(b) control its torque
(c) decrease its intertia
(d) decouple its torque and flux.

Ans: (d)
94. Which of the following is not a type of stepper motor? 2 2 2
(a) Variable Reluctance
(b) Hybrid
(c) Magnetic
(d) Lead-Screw

Ans: (d)
95. What is the difference between full-step and half-step? 2 2 1
(a) In full-step two phases are on and in half-step only one phase
is on.
(b) More resonance is evident in half-step
(c) More power required for full-step
 (d) Half-step offers better resolution

Ans: (d)
96. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of stepper motors? 2 2 2
(a) Cost-efficient
(b) Maintenance-free
(c) No feedback
(d) More complex circuitry

Ans: (d)
97. If an application using a stepper motor required feedback, which 2 2 2
device would be needed to accomplish this?
(a) Counter
(b) Encoder
(c) Linear Guide
(d) Commutator

Ans: (b)
98. The stepper motor is used in 2 2 2
(a) computer printers.
(b) robotics.
(c) clocks.
(d) all mentioned applications

Ans: (d)
99. The hybrid stepper motor is designed to provide 2 2 2
(a) highest speed.
(b) better efficiency.
(c) constant speed.
(d) highest starting torque.

Ans: (b)
100. The stator of the hysteresis motor produce 2 2 2
(a) constant magnetic field.
(b) variable magnetic field.
(c) rotating magnetic field.
(d) none of the options.

Ans: (c)