Ee Preboard
Ee Preboard
Ee Preboard
4. How many contactor is needed to reverse the rotation of a three phase motor
a. three
b. four
c. six
d. one
7. If the field of a synchronous motor is under excited the Power factor will be
a. lagging b. leading c. unity d. more than unity
8. In a small dc machine, armature slots are sometimes not made axial but skewed.
Though skewing makes winding a little more difficult, yet it result
in_______________________.
a. Quiter operation b. slight decrease in loss
c. Saving of copper d. decrease power loss
9. In a given machine. How may the no? Of parallel paths be increased in the armature
of lop connected.
a. Increasing the number of magnetic pole
b. Increasing the excitation
c. Decreasing the speed
d. Parallel path is constant, it cannot be altered
10. In the design of Power Supply, transformer should not be place near the component
because of vibration/humming due to
a. magnetostification b. magnetostriction
c. ferroresonance d. harmonics
16. A generator has a commercial efficiency of 95% and a mechanical efficiency of 97%.
Find the electrical efficiency
a. 97.94% b. 92.12% c. 96% d. 91.25%
17. A part of a generator that links the generator to the prime mover
a. yoke b. brush c. shaft d. stator
18. A magnet is being heated to a temperature of 460°. What do you think will happen
a. it will become a loadstone b. Magnetic field will increase
c. It will produce demagnetization d. Magnetism will disappear
19. What should be the possible no. of poles to obtain the highest operating speed
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
20. _______________ the slot teeth will make the DC generator quieter in operation
a. Chamfering b. Slotting c. Pulsating d. Commutating
24. Which among the following types of motor with same power rating having the same
voltage level is the heaviest
a. single phase Motor b. DC shunt Motor
c. Induction Motor d. DC compound Motor
25. Electric power is transformed from one coil to the other coil in a transformer
a. Physically b. magnetically c. Electrically d. electromagnetically
28. A transformer is more efficiently utilized when the load has a ______ power factor.
a. low b. medium c. average d. high
29. What is the turns ratio on a three-phase, four wire 480/240/120 volt transformer?
a. 3/1 b. 2/1 c. 4/1 d. ½
30. With a 3 delta-wye connected transformer 480 V primary, 208/120 V secondary, the
secondary line current is ________.
a. equal to the secondary phase current b. greater then the secondary phase current
c. less than the secondary phase current d. 1.732 times the secondary phase current
31. On a delta three-phase four-wire secondary, how many hot wires may use the common
neutral?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
32. A 25 kVA, 2400/240 volt transformer has a primary current of 10 A. What is the
secondary current?
a. 0.10 A b. 100 A c. 20 A d. 50 A
33. The standard method of controlling the output voltage of a 440 V, 60 Hz AC generator
is accomplished by adjusting the
a. number of poles b. prime mover speed
c. alternator’s field excitation d. load on the alternator
36. In a squirrel cage induction motor, which component is NOT a part of the motor?
a. stator b. slip rings c. fan blades d. rotor
37. A 25-hp engine drives a DC generator, if the generator has an efficiency of 84%, how
much does it deliver?
a. 20 hp b. 24 hp c. 21 hp d. 25 hp
40. Preferably, the resistance between the primary and the secondary of a transformer
should be
a. as low as possible
b. as high as possible
c. low or high depending upon whether it is step up or step down respectively
d. high or low depending upon whether it is step up or step down respectively
42. The basic property of the transformer is that it changes the voltage level of an a.c.
signal
a. without changing the power b. without changing its shape
c. without changing its frequency d. without changing power, frequency or shape
47. In any transformer the voltage per turn in primary and secondary remains
a. always different b. always same c. always in ratio of 1 d. sometimes same