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1.Whatisthepurposeofareversecurrentcutoutrelay?
a.Iteliminatesthepossibilityofreversedpolarityofthe
generatoroutputcurrent.
b.Itpreventsoverloadingofthegenerator.
c.Itpreventsfluctuationsofgeneratorvoltage.
d.Itopensthemaingeneratorcircuitwheneverthegenerator
voltagedropsbelowthebatteryvoltage

2.HowdoesavoltageregulatorcontroltheoutputofaD.Cgenerator?
a.Byvaryingtheresistanceofthearmaturecircuit.
b.Byvaryingtheresistanceoftherectifiercircuit.
c.Byvaryingtheresistanceofthestatorcircuit.
d.Byvaryingtheresistanceofthefieldcircuit.

3.WhatarethegeneraltypesofA.Cmotorsusedinaircraftsystems?
a.Inductionandsynchronous
b.Shadedpoleanduniversal.
c.ACseriesandcapacitorstart.
d.Rheostatseriesandcondenserstart.

4.Whatistheeffectofacounteremfinamotor?
a.Itstrengthenstheappliedvoltage.
b.Itopposestheappliedvoltage.
c.Itstrengthenstheappliedcurrent.
d.Itincreasesthemotor'sspeedofrotation.

5.WhatistheprincipaladvantageoftheserieswoundD.Cmotor?
a.Highstartingtorque.
b.Suitableforconstantspeeduse.
c.Lowstartingtorque.
d.Speedslightlyhigherwhenunloaded.

6.Thedirectioninwhichwirecarryingcurrentinageneratorwill
movewhenactedonbyamagneticfieldisdeterminedbywhichofthe
following?
a.Theelectrontheory.
b.Therighthandrule.
c.Thelefthandrule.
d.Themagneticprinciplerule.

7.Arcingatthebrushesandburningofthecommutatorofamotormay
becausedby
a.weakbrushsprings.
b.excessivebrushspringtension.
c.asmoothcommutator.
d.lowmica.

8.ThespeedofasynchronousA.Cmotorisdeterminedbywhat
characteristicofthemotorcircuit?
a.Thevoltageofthecircuit.
b.Thecurrentflowofthecircuit.
c.Thefrequencyoftheappliedvoltage.
d.Theresistanceofthemotorcircuit.

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9.WhichtypeofD.Cmotoriscommonlyreferredtoasaconstantspeed
motor?
a.Serieswoundmotor.
b.Synchronousmotor.
c.Shuntwoundmotor.
d.Universalmotor.

10.Whatisthecircuitshowninthefigureontheright?
a.Reversecurrentswitchrelay.
b.Reversecurrentcutoutrelay.
c.Carbonpilevoltageregulator.
d.Variableresistorvoltageregulator.

11.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaboutthevoltageregulatorshowninthe
figurebelow?
a.Whencarbonpileiscompressed,theresistanceislow.
b.Whencarbonpileiscompressed,theresistanceishigh.
c.Whencarbonpileisdecompressed,theresistanceislow.
d.Whencarbonpileiscompressedordecompressed,theresistancewillnot
change.

12.Whattypeofvoltageregulatorisshowninthefigurebelow?
a.Variableresistorvoltageregulator.
b.Vibratortypevoltageregulator.
c.Carbonpilevoltageregulator.
d.Transistorizedvoltageregulator.

13.WhichofthefollowingdoesnotaffecttheE.M.Fgeneratedinalap
woundarmature?
a.Numberofpairsofpoles.
b.Fluxperpole.
c.Totalnumberofconductorsonarmature.
d.Armaturerotationspeed.

14.Whichofthefollowingisfalseaboutwaveor2circuitwinding
armature?
a.Thereare2pathsinparallelirrespectiveofthenumberof
poles.
b.Eachpathsupplies1/2thetotalcurrentoutput.
c.Twosetsofbrushesonlyarenecessary
d.Notallowedtofitmorethan2setsofbrusheseveniftherearemore
poles.

15.WhichofthefollowingrectifytheA.CcurrenttoD.Ccurrentin
theexternalloadcircuit?
a.Commutators
b.Brushes
c.SlipRings
d.Bearings

16.Whichofthefollowingcomponentfunctionistoproducemagnetic
flux?
a.Fieldcoil.
b.Brushesandbearings.
c.Poles
d.Armaturewinding.
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17.Whichofthefollowingfactorthatwillnotcontroltheamountof
voltageandcurrentgeneratedbyelectromagneticinductionina
generator?
a.Speedatwhichtheconductorscutacrossthemagneticfield.
b.Strengthofthemagneticfield.
c.Numberofconductorswhichcutacrossthemagneticfield.
d.Theloadthatisconnectedtothegeneratoroutput.

18.Whichofthefollowingisnotafactornecessarytoproduce
electricitybyelectromagneticinduction?
a.Aclosedconductorcalledthearmature.
b.Amagneticfield.
c.Movementofthearmaturethatcutacrossthemagneticfield
d.Commutator

19.WhichofthefollowingisnotapurposeofanaircraftD.C
generator?
a.Tochangemechanicalenergyintoelectricalenergy.
b.Supplypowertooperatealld.c.electricalandelectronicdevicesontheaircraft
c.Tokeepthebatteryinachargedconditionunderalloperatingconditions
d.ItactsasanaircraftD.Cstandbygeneratorincasethemaingeneratorfails.

20.WhatpartisusedinconventionalDCgeneratortoconvertsinusoidalvoltage
generatedintounidirectionalvoltage?
a.a)Slipringsandbrushes.
b.a)Semiconductorrectifiers.
c.Commutatorandbrushes
d.a)Armaturewindingandfieldcoils.

21.Whatisthereasonforusinglaminatedironcoreinsteadofsolidironcoreinthe
armatureofaDCgenerator?
a.Toreduceeddycurrentloss
b.Forgoodheattransfer
c.a)Toreduceweightandinertia.
d.Bettermanufacturingtechniques

22.HowinterpolewindingsareconnectedinlargeDCmotors?
a.a)Inshuntwitharmatureforshuntwoundmotorandinserieswith
armatureforserieswoundmotor.
b.Alwaysinparallelwitharmature.
c.Alwaysinserieswitharmature.
d.a)Canbeconnectedeitherinparallelorinserieswitharmaturebasedon
design.

23.Howmanyparallelpathsarethereinthearmatureofa6polewavewoundDC
generator?
a.12
b.3
c.6
d.2

24.Howmanyparallelpathsarethereinthearmatureofa4polelapwoundDCmotor?
a.8
b.4
c.6
d.2
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25.WhatisthefunctionofavoltageregulatorinashuntwoundDCgenerator?
a.Controlthespeedofaprimemover
b.Controlloadofthegenerator
c.Controlfieldcurrentofthegenerator
d.Controltemperatureofthegenerator

26.WhatisthefunctionofreversecurrentcutoutrelayinaDCgeneratorcumbattery
systeminanaircraft?
a.Preventapplicationofreversevoltagetobattery
b.Preventaccidentalreversalofbatteryterminals
c.Preventbatterydischargethroughgenerator,incaseofgeneratorlowvoltage.
d.Preventreversecurrentflowthroughgeneratorfield

27.Inanaircraftelectricalsystem,whyitisnecessarytoturnoffindividualload
switchesbeforeturningoffmaingeneratorswitch?
a.Topreventhighvoltagedevelopingingenerator
b.Topreventseverearcingbyswitchingoffheavycurrent
c.Topreventexcessivespeedofgenerator
d.Toavoidrunningofprimemoverundernoload

28.Whatistheconventionusedforsupplyingpowertoessentialservicesinanaircraft
electricalpowerdistributionsystem?
a.Connectthemdirectlytobatterypower
b.Connectthemtobusbarssuchthatgeneratororbatterycansupply
c.Connectthemtobusbarssothatonlygeneratorscansupply
d.Connectthemtobusbarssothatonlyinverterssupply

29.Whatisthemostessentialcheckonparallelgeneratorssystems?
a.Speedofgeneratorstobeapproximatelyequal
b.Temperatureofthegeneratorstobeapproximatelysame
c.Loadcurrentofgeneratorsapproximatelyequal
d.Fieldcurrentsofgeneratorsapproximatelyequal

30.IdentifythepointthatholdsgoodforDCseriesmotor.
a.Fieldwindinghashighresistance
b.Motorcanbestartedwithfullload
c.Torquedevelopedisproportionaltomotorarmaturecurrent
d.Speedisalmostindependentofloadtorque

31.IdentifythecharacteristicofaDCshuntmotorhavinglowarmatureresistance.
a.Fieldwindinghaslowresistance
b.Torquevariationislowoverthefullspeedrange
c.Torquedevelopedisproportionaltosquareofmotorarmaturecurrent
d.Canbestartedbyapplyingfullarmaturevoltage

32.Whatisthemainadvantageofcompoundmotors?
a.Providehighstartingtorqueandnoracingtendencyonloadremoval
b.Serieswindingisusedasabackupifshuntwindingfails.
c.Preventslossofresidualmagnetism
d.Asepoxycompoundisused,itcanwithstandhighaltitudeconditions

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1.Inaserieswounddirectcurrentmotorthetorqueis
a.inverselyproportionaltothecurrentinthearmature.
b.independentofload.
c.proportionaltothecurrentinthearmature
d.proportionaltothesquareofarmaturecurrent.

2.OneadvantageofaDCmotoroveranACmotoris
a.thedirectionofrotationoftherotorcanbechanged.
b.lessvoltageisrequiredinDCthanAC.
c.theDCmotorwilluselesscurrent.
d.easyavailabilityofDCsupply.

3.ThepolesofaDCgeneratorarelaminatedto
a.reduceeddycurrentlosses.
b.reducefluxlosses.
c.reducehysteresislosses.
d.makeitmoredurable.

4.Theshuntwoundgeneratorisnormallystarted
a.onload.
b.eitheroftheabove
c.offload.
d.withshadedpole.

5.Increasingthespeedofanaircraftgeneratorresultsinan
automatic
a.fieldcircuitresistancedecrease.
b.armaturecircuitresistanceincrease.
c.fieldcircuitresistanceincrease.
d.armaturecircuitresistancedecrease.

6.Intheshuntgeneratorthefieldissuppliedby
a.theload.
b.thearmature.
c.aseparatesupply.
d.commutator.

7.Ifthespeedofacoilinamagneticfieldisdoubledandthefield
strengthisdoubledtheoutputwill
a.quadruple.
b.staythesame.
c.halve.
d.triple.

8.Whenaconductorcarryingacurrentandplacedinamagneticfield
itexperiences
a.anelectrostaticforce.
b.anelectromagneticforce.
c.amagneticforce.
d.asupernaturalforce.

9.WhatpartofaDCmotorwouldyoufindthepoles?
a.brushes.
b.rotor.
c.stator.
d.commutator.
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10.ADCshuntmotorhas28voltsapplied.Thecurrenttakenfromthe
armatureof2ohmsresistanceis1amp.TheBackEMFis
a.26V
b.30V
c.27V
d.Noanswer

11.ADCgeneratorarmaturehas6polesandislapwound.Thenumberof
brushesrequiredare
a.2
b.3
c.4
d.6

12.A6polewavewoundgeneratorhasaminimumof
a.3brushes.
b.2brushes.
c.6brushes.
d.4brushes

13.Aseriesmotordrawsahighcurrentonstart,andthenthecurrent
reduces.Thisisdueto
a.theresistanceofthefieldandthearmatureinseries.
b.theresistanceofthefieldandarmatureinparallel.
c.thebackEMF.
d.machinedefect.

14.IfthesupplytoaDCshuntmotorwasreversed,
a.itwouldrotateinthesamedirection.
b.itwouldfailtorun.
c.itwouldrotateintheoppositedirection.
d.thearmaturewindingwillbeburnt.

15.Inawavewoundgeneratorwith4poles,whatwouldbetheminimum
numberofbrushes?
a.2
b.4
c.6
d.8

16.IfthefieldcurrenttoashuntwoundDCmotorisdecreasedwhen
operatingataconstantload,themotorspeedwill
a.reduce.
b.notchange.
c.increase.
d.stop.

17.Toincreasethespeedofashuntmotoraresistanceisplaced
a.inparallelwiththefield.
b.inserieswiththefield.
c.inserieswiththearmature.
d.inparallelwiththearmature.

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18.Themethodmostoftenusedinovercomingtheeffectofarmature
reactionisthroughtheuseof
a.shadedpoles.
b.interpoles.
c.inductor.
d.capacitor.

19.InterpolewindingsfittedtoDCserieswoundgeneratorsare
a.inserieswiththearmature.
b.inserieswiththefield.
c.inparallelwiththearmature.
d.inparallelwiththefield.

20.WhatistheprincipaladvantageoftheserieswoundDCmotor?
a.Suitableforconstantspeeduse.
b.Highstartingtorque.
c.Lowstartingtorque.
d.Canbestartedonnoload.

21.Someserieswoundmotorshavetwosetsoffieldwindingwoundin
oppositedirectionssothatthe
a.speedofthemotorcanbemorecloselycontrolled.
b.motorcanbeoperatedineitherdirection.
c.poweroutputofthemotorcanbemorecloselycontrolled
d.currentoutputofthemotorcanbemorecloselycontrolled

22.ThecurrentconsumedbyaDCstartermotorwill
a.remainrelativelyconstantoverthestartingspeedrange.
b.decreaseastheenginespeedincreases.
c.increaseastheenginespeedincreases.
d.increaseordecreaseastheenginespeedincreases

23.Whatdeviceisusedtoconvertalternatingcurrent,whichhasbeen
inducedintotheloopsoftherotatingarmatureofaDCgeneratorinto
directcurrentasitleavesthegenerator?
a.Aninverter.
b.Acommutator.
c.Arectifier.
d.Abrush.

24.Thevoltageoutputofageneratoriscontrolledby
a.varyingthecurrentoftheoutput.
b.varyingtheresistanceoftheoutput.
c.varyingthecurrentofthefield.
d.changingthebrush.

25.Generatorbrushesarenormallymadeof
a.steel.
b.carbon.
c.brass.
d.aluminium.

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26.Asthegeneratorloadisincreasedwithinitsratedcapacity,the
voltagewill
a.remainconstantandtheamperageoutputwilldecrease.
b.decreaseandtheamperageoutputwillincrease.
c.remainconstantandtheamperageoutputwillincrease.
d.increaseandtheamperageoutputwillincrease.

27.InaDCmotorthepolepairsare
a.connectedtothebrushgear.
b.partofthearmature.
c.embeddedwithinthefieldcoils.
d.notnecessary.

28.Ifthefieldstrengthofageneratorisdoubled,andthespeedis
doubled,theoutputEMFwill
a.staythesame.
b.double.
c.triple.
d.quadruple.

29.Ifageneratorsparks,apossiblereasonis
a.thebrushspringsareloose.
b.magneticfluxdeflectingtheEMF.
c.thebrusheshavebeenplacedaroundthemagneticcoil.
d.thearmatureisturningtoofast.

30.Asmallairgapbetweenmagneticpolesresults
a.inaweakerfieldthanalargeairgap,forthesame
magnetisingforce.
b.inastrongerfieldthanalargeairgap,forthesame
magnetisingforce.
c.inthesamefieldasalargeairgap,forthesame
magnetisingforce.
d.ineitherstrongerorweakerfieldasalargeairgap,forthe
samemagnetisingforce.

31.Inashuntwounddirectcurrentmotorwithaconstantvoltagefieldsupply,the
torquedevelopedbythemotoris
a.independentofload.
b.directlyproportionaltoarmaturecurrent.
c.inverselyproportionaltothearmaturecurrent.
d.directlyproportionaltothesquareofarmaturecurrent

32.Decreasingthefieldcurrentinashuntmotorwill
a.decreasespeedandincreasetorque.
b.increasespeedandincreasetorque.
c.increasespeedanddecreasetorque.
d.decreasespeedanddecreasetorque

33.Inashuntmotor,ifyoureversebothfieldcurrentandthe
armaturecurrent,themotorwill
a.stop.
b.changedirection.
c.continuetoruninthesamedirection.
d.runineitherclockwiseoranticlockwisedirection.

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34.Astartergeneratorhasa
a.lowresistanceseriesfieldandalowresistanceshuntfield.
b.lowresistanceseriesfieldandahighresistanceshunt
field.
c.highresistanceseriesfieldandalowresistanceshuntfield.
d.highresistanceseriesfieldandahighresistanceshunt
field.

35.Ifageneratorspeedishalvedandthefieldstrengthisdoubled,
thevoltageoutputwillbe
a.unchanged.
b.doubled.
c.halved.
d.tripled.

36.HowcanthedirectionofrotationofaDCelectricmotorbe
changed?
a.Reversetheelectricalconnectionstoeitherthefieldor
armaturewindings.
b.Rotatethepositivebrushonecommutatorsegment.
c.Interchangethewireswhichconnectthemotortotheexternal
powersource.
d.Itisnotpossible.

37.Theonlypracticalmethodofmaintainingaconstantvoltageoutput
fromanaircraftgeneratorundervaryingconditionsofspeedandload
istovarythe
a.speedatwhichthearmaturerotates.
b.strengthofthemagneticfield.
c.numberofconductorsinthearmature.
d.sizeofconductorsinthearmature.

38.Electricmotorsareoftenclassifiedaccordingtothemethodof
connectingthefieldcoilsandarmature.Aircraftenginestartermotors
aregenerallyofwhichtype?
a.Compound.
b.Shunt(parallel).
c.Series.
d.Synchronous.

39.Ifaheavymechanicalloadisremovedfromaseriesmotor
a.thespeedwillincreaseandthearmaturecurrentwill
increase.
b.thespeedwillincreaseandthearmaturecurrentwill
decrease.
c.thespeedwilldecreaseandthearmaturecurrentwill
decrease.
d.thespeedwilldecreaseandthearmaturecurrentwill
increase.