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MCQ in Power Generators (Cells and Batteries) Part 4 | ECE Board Exam

MCQ in Power Generators (Cells and Batteries) Part 4 | ECE Board

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This is the Multiples Choice Questions Part 4 of the Series in Power Generators, Sources, Principles and
Applications as one of the Electronics Engineering topic. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to
expose yourself and familiarize in each and every questions compiled here taken from various sources including
but not limited to past Board Exam Questions in Electronics Engineering eld, Electronics Books, Journals and
other Electronics References.

MCQ Topic Outline included in ECE Board Exam Syllabi

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MCQ in Float-Battery System
MCQ in Converters
MCQ in Inverters

Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part 4 of the Series

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

151. The friction and wind age losses in a dc motor depends upon

A. speed

B. armature current

C. flux

D. field and armature resistance

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

152. If a transformer core has air gaps then

A. reluctance of magnetic path is decreased

B. hysteresis loss is decreased

C. magnetizing current is greatly increased

D. eddy current is increased

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

153. The effect of leakage flux in a transformer is to

A. increase copper losses

B. decrease copper losses

C. cause voltage drop in the windings

D. reduce eddy current losses

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

154. The iron losses in a dc motor depend upon

A. flux only

B. speed only

C. both flux and speed

D. temperature

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

155. The greatest percentage of power loss in a dc motor is due to

A. wind age loss

B. core loss

C. copper loss

D. friction loss

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

156. Excessive sparking at the brushes may caused due to

A. dirt on the commutator

B. misalignment of machine

C. loose coupling
D. worn bearings

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

157. The temperature rise of a transformer is directly proportional to

A. apparent power

B. leakage reactance

C. reactive power

D. true power

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

158. A graphical relation between the generated emf and the field current of a machine

A. current generation curve

B. voltage generation curve

C. voltage current curve

D. magnetization curve

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

159. Majority of alternators in use have

A. revolving ac armature winding

B. stationary field type construction

C. revolving field type construction

D. stationary ac armature winding

 View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

160. The stator of an alternator is identical to that of a

A. dc generator

B. 1 phase induction motor

C. 3 phase induction motor

D. Rosenberg generator

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

161. Excessive motor vibration is caused by

A. too much brush tension

B. open armature coil

C. worn bearings

D. bent shaft

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

162. Hot bearings of a dc motor may be caused by

A. poor ventilation

B. loose coupling

C. incorrect voltage

D. lack of dirty lubricant

View Answer:
 Answer: Option D

Solution:

163. Intermittent sparking at the brushes of dc motor may be caused due to

A. an open armature coil

B. loose coupling

C. intermittent load

D. incorrect voltage

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

164. When the load on a transformer is increased, the eddy current loss

A. is decreased

B. remains the same

C. is increased

D. becomes zero

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

165. The yoke of a dc machine is made of

A. silicon steel

B. aluminum

C. soft iron

D. cast steel

View Answer:

Answer: Option A
 Solution:

166. The armature of a dc machine is made of

A. silicon steel

B. cast steel

C. wrought iron

D. soft iron

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

167. The voltage per turn of the primary of a transformer is _________ the voltage per turn of the secondary

A. more than

B. the same as

C. less than

D. twice

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

168. The winding of the transformer with greater number of turns will be

A. high voltage winding

B. low voltage winding

C. either high or low voltage winding

D. high power

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:
169. The coupling field between electrical and the mechanical systems of a dc machine is

A. electric field

B. both electric and magnetic fields

C. magnetic field

D. electromagnetic field

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

170. The real working Part of a dc machine is the

A. commutator

B. armature winding

C. field winding

D. stator

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

171. Which DC machines are the most common?

A. 2 pole

B. 6 pole

C. 4 pole

D. 8 pole

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:
172. The core type transformer provides

A. much longer magnetic pattern

B. lesser average length per turn

C. shorter magnetic path

D. longer magnetic path

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

173. A machine with field excitation by both shunt and series windings

A. complex machine

B. compound machine

C. universal machine

D. shunt/ series machine

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

174. The armature winding of a dc machine is placed on the rotor to

A. save iron

B. facilitate commutation

C. reduce losses

D. reduce armature reaction

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

175. The yoke of a dc machine carries _____ poke flux

A. one third of

B. two times of

C. one half of

D. one fourth of

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

176. The greatest eddy current loss occurs in the __________ of a dc machine

A. field poles

B. commutating process

C. yoke

D. armature

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

177. The commutator pitch for a simplex lap winding is equal to

A. number of poles of the machines

B. 1

C. poles pairs

D. 2

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

178. In a simplex wave winding, the number of parallel paths is equal to

A. number of poles in the machine

B. 2

C. number of pair poles

D. 1

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

179. In a practical transformer, copper losses account for how many percent of the total losses?

A. 75%

B. 25%

C. 85%

D. 95%

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

180. By laminating the core of a transformer, __________ decreases

A. leakage reactance

B. eddy current loss

C. hysteresis loss

D. copper loss

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

181. The number of parallel paths in a simplex lap winding is equal to

A. 2

B. number of poles
C. number of pair poles

D. 1

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

182. In a dc machine the number of commutator segments is equal to

A. number of conductors

B. number of coils

C. twice the number of poles

D. twice the number of coils

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

183. A dc compound generator having full load terminal voltage equal to the no load generator voltage is called
__________ generator

A. under compounded

B. flat compounded

C. over compounded

D. un compounded

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

184. The terminal voltage of a __________ generator vary widely with changes in load current

A. series

B. flat compounded

C. shunt
D. over compounded

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

185. The nature of armature winding of a dc machine is decided by

A. front pitch

B. back pitch

C. commutator path

D. number of coils

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

186. The voltage regulation of an alternator is larger than of a dc generator because of

A. large armature resistance

B. large leakage reactance

C. complex effects of armature reaction

D. small armature resistance

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

187. High voltage dc machines use what winding?

A. Lap

B. wave

C. either lap or wave

D. open circuit
 View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

188. In a lap winding, the number of the brushes required is equal to

A. number of poles

B. commutator pitch

C. number of pairs of poles

D. number of coils

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

189. What is the approximate efficiency of large transformer?

A. 65%

B. 80%

C. 50%

D. 95%

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

190. In a wave winding, the commutator pitch is approximately equal to

A. pole pitch

B. thrice the pole pitch

C. twice the pole pitch

D. half the pole pitch

 View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

191. A triplex wave winding will have _________ parallel paths

A. 6

B. 4

C. 2

D. 8

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

192. For a given dc generator, the generated voltage depends upon

A. flux only

B. both speed and flux

C. speed only

D. armature rotation

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

193. For the same rating, a dc machine has _________ an ac machine

A. the same weight as

B. less weight than

C. more weight than

D. half the weight than

View Answer:
 Answer: Option C

Solution:

194. Difference between the speed of a rotating magnetic field and the associated rotor

A. split

B. salient pole

C. slip

D. pull out torque

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

195. The field winding of a dc shunt machine usually carries ___________ of the rated current of the machine

A. 2% to 5%

B. more than 20%

C. 15% to 20%

D. less than 0.5%

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

196. A separately excited dc generator is not used because

A. it is costly

B. a separate dc source is required for field circuit

C. voltage drops considerably with load

D. it is bulky

View Answer:

Answer: Option B
 Solution:

197. The effect of armature reaction is to

A. decreased the total flux

B. make the air gap flux uniform

C. increase the total flux

D. make the flux constant

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

198. In a dc generator armature reaction __________ pole tip

A. weakens the flux at the trailing

B. weakens the flux at the leading

C. strengthens the flux at the leading

D. strengthens the flux at the trailing

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

199. The greatest percentage of the heat loss in a dc machine is due to

A. eddy current loss

B. copper loss

C. hysteresis loss

D. frictional loss

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:
200. The size of a dc generator can be reduced by using

A. lap winding

B. high resistance winding material

C. iron commutator

D. magnetic material of high permeability

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

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PART 4: MCQs from Number 151 – 200 Answer key: PART 4

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PART 6: MCQs from Number 251 – 300 Answer key: included

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