MCQ DC Machine

1) The B/H characteristics can be determined using _______

a) Ammeter b) Fluxmeter c) Voltmeter d)
Multimeter
2) The B/H curve can be used to determine?
a) Iron loss b) Voltage loss c) Hysteresis loss d) Eddy
current loss
3) A ring having a cross-sectional area of 500 mm2, a circumference of 400 mm and
ϕ=800microWb has a
coil of 200 turns wound around it. Calculate the magnetizing current.
a) 6.7A b) 7.6 A c) 7.7A d) 6A
2
4) A ring having a cross-sectional area of 500 mm , a circumference of 400 mm and
ϕ=800microWb has a
coil of 200 turns wound around it. Calculate the reluctance.
a) 1.68 * 10-61A/Wb b) 1.68 * 104A/Wb c) 1.68 * 10-4A/Wb d) None of
the above
5) What happens to the MMF when the magnetic flux decreases?
a) Increases b) Decreases c) Remains constant d) Becomes
zero
6)The equivalent of the current I in magnetic ohm’s law is?
a) Reluctance b)MMF c)Resistance d) None of the
above
7)The B/H ratio is not constant for ________
a) Diamagnetic materials b) Ferromagnetic materials c) Paramagnetic materials d) Non-
magnetic materials
8)Hysteresis loss is determined from _______
a) B/H curve b) H/B curve c) HB curve d) BH curve
9) What is the unit for inductive reactance?
a) Henry b) Farad c) Volt d) None of the
above
10) Calculate the MMF when the magnetic flux is 4Wb and the reluctance is 3A/Wb.
a) 12 AT b) 15AT c) 15N d) 10 AT
2
11) A ring having a cross-sectional area of 500 mm , a circumference of 400 mm and
ϕ=800microWb has a
coil of 200 turns wound around it. Calculate the flux density of the ring.
a) 2T b) 1.5T c) 1.6T d) 1.9 T
12) A ring having a cross-sectional area of 500 mm2, a circumference of 400 mm and
ϕ=800microWb has a
coil of 200 turns wound around it. Calculate the magnetomotive force.
a) 1442AT b) 1334AT c) 1342N d) 1342 AT
13) What is MMF?
 a) Magnetic Machine Force b) Magnetic Motion Force c) Magnetomotion Force d) None of the
above
14) For large low voltage transformers, the most commonly used connections are
a) Star - star connection b) Star - Delta connection c) Delta - delta connection d) All of these
15) If ∅m is the maximum value of flux in the core then the average rate of change of flux is
a) F∅m b) 1.11F∅m c) 4F∅m d) 4.44F∅m
16) A transformer when connected to a 230V, 50Hz supply, under no load draws a current of
4A at a
power factor of 0.2 lagging. The magnetizing current (Im) and core loss (Pc) is equal to
a) 1.84A, 391.9W b) 3.919A, 184W c) 13A, 180W d) None of the
above
17)The efficiency of the transformer will be maximum when
a) Pcu equal PIron b) Pcu not equal PIron c) ) Pcu less than PIron d) None of the
above
18) Copper losses is proportional to
a)kVA b) square of kVA c)cube of kVA d) none of
these
19) Efficiency of a transformer is maximum at
a) Leading power factor b) Lagging power factor c)Unity power factor d)None of
these
20) Copper losses occurs due to ohmic resistance in
a) Primary winding b) Secondary winding c) Both primary and secondary winding d)None of
these
21) The most commonly used connections for power systems as a step - up and step - down
transformers are
a) Star - delta, star – star b) Delta - star, star – delta c) Star - star, delta – delta d)None
of these
22) In a 20 kVA, 2200 / 220 volts transformer iron and copper losses are 300 and 400
watts respectively. Its efficiency at half load and unity power factor is
a) 96.15% b) 96.51% c) 97.77% d) 98%
23) In a step down autotransformer, if the transformation ratio increases then the saving
of copper
a) Increases b) Decreases c)Remains same
d)None of these
24) A 500 kVA single phase transformer has 90% efficiency at both half load and full load
at unity power factor. Then iron losses will be
a) 12.55 KW b) 13.55 kW c)16.55 kW d)
18.55 KW
25) If a two winding transformer is converted into an autotransformer by applying additive polarity
and subtractive polarity which results in the secondary voltages of 1840 and 1810 volts. Then the
primary and secondary voltages of transformer are
a) 1800V, 50V b)1810V, 40V c) 1820V, 30V d)
1825V, 15V
26) If an autotransformer having transformation ratio equal to 0.6 is supplying a load of
8kw then its power transferred from primary to secondary is given by
 a) 3 kW b) 3.5kW c) 3.4 kW d) None
of these
27) In an autotransformer if the power transferred inductively is equal to the power
conducted through, then transformation ratio is given by
a)1 b) 0.5 c) 2 d) 0
28)Brushes in d.c. machines are made up of
a) Cast iron b) Mild steel c) Copper d)
Carbon
29) To have d.c. voltage, a device is used in a d.c. generator to convert alternating emf to
unidirectional emf. This device is called
a) Armature b) Commutator c)Brushes d) All of
these
30) To perform field test on d.c. machines two motors are required. The motors used are
a) armature motors b)One will be series motor c) Shunt motors d)None
of these
31) The armature of DC generator is laminated to
a)Reduce Hysteresis loss b)Insulate the Core c)Reduce eddy current loss d)Provide air
cooling passage
32) In Lap winding, the number of brushes is always
a)Double the number of poles b)Same as number of poles c)Half the number of poles
d)None of these
33)A 240 V, 17 kW d.c. shunt motor draws an armature current of 80 A at full load. The
armature and shunt field resistances are 0.2 ohm and 195 ohm respectively. The rotational
losses and efficiency of motor at full load is
a) 87.20 % b) 89.32 % c) 89.67 % d) 90.03
%
34)Iron losses in a DC. machine are independent of variations in
a) speed b) load c) voltage d) speed and
voltage
35) A 220 V, d.c. motor draws an armature current of 20 A. Its armature resistance is 0.6
ohm. Then the induced emf in the motor will be
a) 195 V b) 202 V c) 208 V d) 215 V
36) In a d.c. machine, the eddy current losses mainly occurs in
a) At brush contact b)Windings c)Yoke d)Noneof these
37) For the construction of the armature of a d.c. machine, the best suited material is
a) Cast iron b) Silicon steel c) Carbon d)All of
these
38) A 4 pole, lap wound d.c. generators has 40 coils with 8 turns per coils. It is driven at
1200 rpm. If the flux per pole is 0.022 Wb, then the generated emf is
a) 265.8 V b) 276.3 c) 281.6 V d) 287.9
V
39) A 4 pole, d.c. generator has a wave wound armature with 812 conductors. The flux per
pole is 0.014 Wb. The speed at which it should be run to generate 240 V on no load is
a)623.23 rpm b) 633.35 rpm c) 643.36 rpm d) 645.53 rpm
40) The terminal voltage of dc shunt generator drops on load because of
a) Armature reaction b) Armature resistance c) Weakening of the field due to armature reaction d)
All of these
41)A 120 V shunt generator running at 850 rpm has its armature and shunt field resistance of 0.15
ohm and 50 ohm respectively. It supplies 200 lamps each rated at 60 W, 100 V. The friction and
windage and core loss of the machine is 400 W. its armature copper loss on full load and shunt field
loss is
a) 2156.7 W, 200 W b)2232.6 W, 200 W c) 2156.7 W, 240 W d)2232.6 W,
240 W
42) In a differential compound d.c. motor, with increase in load, speed
a) Increases b)Decreases c) Remains same d) None of these
43) A 4 pole 240 V, d.c. series motor has a wave wound armature with 180 conductors. The
armature resistance and the field winding resistance are 0.10 ohm and 0.2 ohm respectively.
If the motor is drawing 40 A current at 0.015 Wb flux per pole, then the speed under this
condition is
a) 2533.3 rpm b)2644.4 rpm c)2756.9 rpm d) 2987.6
rpm
44)A 4 pole, 220 V, 10 H.P, d.c. shunt motor is rotating at a speed of 320 rpm. Then the
developed useful torque is
a) 210.647 N-m b)215.547 N-m c) 219.484 N-m d) None of these
45) D.C. shunt motor is also called as
a) Constant flux motor b)Constant voltage motor c) Variable voltage motor d) Constant
current motor
46) 4 pole, lap wound d.c. motor drawing an armature current of 20 A has 360 conductors.
If the flux per pole is 0.015 Wb then the gross torque developed by the armature of motor
is
a) 10.23 N-m b) 15.56 N-m c) 17.17 N-m d)19.08 N-m
47) A 4 pole d.c. shunt generator having a wave winding supplies 45 lamps, each of 50 W at
100 V. The armature and field resistance are 0.15 ohm and 50 ohm respectively. The
current in armature conductor is
a) 11.25 A b)11.50 A c) 14.25 A d) None of these
48) d.c. shunt generator delivers 190 A at a terminal voltage of 220 V. The copper losses and stray
losses are 2000 W and 1000 W respectively. The efficiency of the generator is
a) 91.35 % b)92.60 % c) 93.30 % d) 94.23 %
49) Out of electrical, mechanical and magnetic losses, the losses which is minimum is
a) All are equal b) Electrical losses c) Magnetic losses d)
Mechanical losses
50) Stray losses are the losses which vary with the load but their relationship with load
current cannot be identified. Stay losses is maximum in
a)Synchronous machines b)D.C. machines c) Induction machines d)Equal in
all types of machines