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1.Laminationsofcorearegenerallymadeof
(a)caseiron
(b)carbon
(c)siliconsteel
(d)stainlesssteel

Ans:c
2.Whichofthefollowingcouldbelaminaproximatelythethicknessoflaminations
ofaD.C.machine?

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(a)0.005mm

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(b)0.05mm

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(c)0.5m
(d)5m

Ans:c
3.ThearmatureofD.C.generatorislaminatedto
(a)reducethebulk
(b)providethebulk
(c)insulatethecore
(d)reduceeddycurrentloss

Ans:d
4.Theresistanceofarmaturewindingdependson
(a)lengthofconductor
(b)crosssectionalareaoftheconductor

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(c)numberofconductors

5.ThefieldcoilsofD.C.generatorareusuallymadeof
(a)mica
(b)copper
(c)castiron
(d)carbon

Ans:b
6.Thecommutatorsegmentsareconnectedtothearmatureconductorsbymeansof
(a)copperlugs
(b)resistancewires
(c)insulationpads

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7.Inacommutator
(a)copperisharderthanmica
(b)micaandcopperareequallyhard
(c)micaisharderthancopper
(d)noneoftheabove

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Ans:c
8.InD.C.generatorsthepoleshoesarefastenedtothepolecoreby
(a)rivets
(b)countersunkscrews
(c)brazing
(d)welding

Ans:b
9.AccordingtoFleming'srighthandruleforfindingthedirectionofinducede.m.f.,
whenmiddlefingerpointsinthedirectionofinducede.m.f.,forefingerwillpointin
thedirectionof
(a)motionofconductor
(b)linesofforce
(c)eitheroftheabove

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Ans:b

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10.Fleming'srighthandruleregardingdirectionofinducede.m.f.,correlates
(a)magneticflux,directionofcurrentflowandresultantforce
(b)magneticflux,directionofmotionandthedirectionofe.m.f.induced
(c)magneticfieldstrength,inducedvoltageandcurrent
(d)magneticflux,directionofforceanddirectionofmotionofconductor

Ans:b
11.WhileapplyingFleming'srighthandruletoAndthedirectionofinducede.m.f.,
thethumbpointstowards
(a)directionofinducede.m.f.
(b)directionofflux
(c)directionofmotionoftheconductorifforefingerpointsinthedirectionofgeneratede.m.f.
(d)directionofmotionofconductor,ifforefingerpointsalongthelinesofflux

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12.Thebearingsusedtosupporttherotorshaftsaregenerally

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(c)magneticbearmgs
(d)needlebearings

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13.InD.C.generators,thecauseofrapidbrushwearmaybe
(a)severesparking
(b)roughcommutatorsurface
(c)imperfectcontact
(d)anyoftheabove

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14.Inlapwinding,thenumberofbrushesisalways

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(a)doublethenumberofpoles
(b)sameasthenumberofpoles
(c)halfthenumberofpoles
(d)two

Ans:b
15.ForaD.C.generatorwhenthenumberofpolesandthenumberofarmature
conductorsisfixed,thenwhichwindingwillgivethehighere.m.f.?
(a)Lapwinding
(b)Wavewinding
(c)Eitherof(a)and(b)above
(d)Dependsonotherfeaturesofdesign

Ans:b
16.InafourpoleD.C.machine
(a)allthefourpolesarenorthpoles

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(b)alternatepolesarenorthandsouth
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17.CopperbrushesinD.C.machineareused
(a)wherelowvoltageandhighcurrentsareinvolved
(b)wherehighvoltageandsmallcurrentsareinvolved
(c)inbothoftheabovecases
(d)innoneoftheabovecases

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18.Aseparatelyexcitedgeneratorascomparedtoaselfexcitedgenerator

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19.IncaseofD.C.machines,mechanicallossesareprimaryfunctionof
(a)current
(b)voltage
(c)speed
(d)noneofabove

Ans:c
20.IronlossesinaD.C.machineareindependentofvariationsin
(a)speed
(b)load
(c)voltage
(d)speedandvoltage

Ans:b
21.InD.C.generators,currenttotheexternalcircuitfromarmatureisgiventhrough
(a)commutator
(b)solidconnection
(c)sliprings
(d)noneofabove
Ans:a
23.BrushesofD.C.machinesaremadeof
(a)carbon
(b)softcopper
(c)hardcopper
(d)allofabove
Ans:a
24.IfBisthefluxdensity,Ithelengthofconductorandvthevelocityofconductor,then
inducede.m.f.isgivenby
(a)Blv
(b)Blv2
(c)Bl2v
(d)Bl2v2
Ans:a
25.Incaseofa4poleD.C.generatorprovidedwithatwolayerlapwindingwithsixteencoils,
thepolepitchwillbe
(a)4
(b)8
(c)16
(d)32
Ans:b
26.Thematerialforcommutatorbrushesisgenerally

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(a)mica
(b)copper
(c)castiron
(d)carbon
Ans:d
27.Theinsulatingmaterialusedbetweenthecommutatorsegmentsisnormally
(a)graphite
(b)paper
(c)mica
(d)insulatingvarnish
Ans:c
28.InD.C.generators,thebrushesoncommutatorremainincontactwithconductorswhich
(a)lieundersouthpole
(b)lieundernorthpole
(c)lieunderinterpolarregion
(d)arefarthestfromthepoles
Ans:c
29.IfbrushesofaD.C.generatoraremovedinordertobringthesebrushesinmagnetic
neutralaxis,therewillbe
(a)demagnetisationonly
(b)crossmagnetisationaswellasmagnetisation
(c)crossmagnetisationaswellasdemagnetising
(d)crossmagnetisationonly
Ans:c
30.ArmaturereactionofanunsaturatedD.C.machineis
(a)crossmagnetising
(b)demagnetising
(c)magnetising
(d)noneofabove
Ans:a
31.D.C.generatorsareconnectedtothebusbarsordisconnectedfromthemonlyunderthe
floatingcondition
(a)toavoidsuddenloadingoftheprimemover
(b)toavoidmechanicaljerktotheshaft
(c)toavoidburningofswitchcontacts
(d)allabove
Ans:d
32.EddycurrentsareinducedinthepoleshoesofaD.C.machinedueto
(a)oscillatingmagneticfield
(b)pulsatingmagneticflux
(c)relativerotationbetweenfieldandarmature
(d)allabove
Ans:c
33.InaD.C.machine,shortcircuitedfieldcoilwillresultin
(a)odourofbarninginsulation
(b)unbalancedmagneticpullproducingvibrations
(c)reductionofgeneratedvoltageforwhichexcitationhastobeincreasedtomaintainthe
voltage
(d)allabove
Ans:
34.Equilizerringsarerequiredincasearmatureis
(a)wavewound
(b)lapwound
(c)deltawound
(d)duplexwound
Ans:b

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35.Weldinggeneratorwillhave
(a)lapwinding
(b)wavewinding
(c)deltawinding
(d)duplexwavewinding
Ans:a
36.IncaseofD.C.machinewinding,numberofcommutatorsegmentsisequalto
(a)numberofarmaturecoils
(b)numberofarmaturecoilsides
(c)numberofarmatureconductors
(d)numberofarmatureturns
Ans:a
37.ForaD.C.machineslaboratoryfollowingtypeofD.C.supplywillbesuitable
(a)rotaryconverter
(b)mercuryarerectifier
(c)inductionmotorD.C.generatorset
(d)synchronousmotorD.C.generatorset
Ans:c
38.ThefunctionofpoleshoesinthecaseofD.C.machineis
(a)toreducethereluctanceofthemagneticpath
(b)tospreadoutthefluxtoachieveuniformfluxdensity
(c)tosupportthefieldcoil
(d)todischargealltheabovefunctions
Ans:d
39.Inthecaseoflapwindingresultantpitchis
(a)multiplicationoffrontandbackpitches
(b)divisionoffrontpitchbybackpitch
(c)sumoffrontandbackpitches
(d)differenceoffrontandbackpitches
Ans:d
40.AD.C.weldinggeneratorhas
(a)lapwinding
(b)wavemoving
(c)duplexwinding
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:a
41.WhichofthefollowingstatementaboutD.C.generatorsisfalse?
(a)CompensatingwindinginaD.C.machinehelpsincommutation
(b)InaD.C.generatorinterpoleswindingisconnectedinserieswiththearmaturewinding
(c)Backpitchandfrontpitcharebothoddandapproximatelyequaltothepolepitch
(d)EquilizingbusbarsareusedwithparallelrunningofD.C.shuntgenerators
Ans:d
42.ThedemagnetisingcomponentofarmaturereactioninaD.C.generator
(a)reducesgeneratore.m.f.
(b)increasesarmaturespeed
(c)reducesinterpolesfluxdensity
(d)resultsinsparkingtrouble
Ans:a
43.MagneticfieldinaD.C.generatorisproducedby
(a)electromagnets
(b)permanentmagnets
(c)both(a)and(b)
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a

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44.Thenumberofbrushesinacommutatordependson
(a)speedofarmature
(b)typeofwinding
(c)voltage
(d)amountofcurrenttobecollected
Ans:d
45.CompensatingwindingsareusedinD.C.generators
(a)mainlytoreducetheeddycurrentsbyprovidinglocalshortcircuits
(b)toprovidepathforthecirculationofcoolingair
(c)toneutralisethecrossmagnetisingeffectofthearmaturereaction
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
46.WhichofthefollowingcomponentsofaD.C,generatorplaysvitalroleforprovidingdirect
currentofaD.C.generator?
(a)Dummycoils
(b)Commutator
(c)Eyebolt
(d)Equilizerrings
Ans:b
47.InaD.C.generatortheripplesinthedirecte.m.f.generatedarereducedby
(a)usingconductorofannealedcopper
(b)usingcommutatorwithlargenumberofsegments
(c)usingcarbonbrushesofsuperiorquality
(d)usingequiliserrings
Ans:c
48.InD.C.generators,lapwindingisusedfor
(a)highvoltage,highcurrent
(b)lowvoltage,highcurrent
(c)highvoltage,lowcurrent
(d)lowvoltage,lowcurrent
Ans:b
49.TwogeneratorsAandBhave6poleseach.GeneratorAhaswavewoundarmature
whilegeneratorBhaslapwoundarmature.Theratiooftheinducede.m.f.isgeneratorAand
Bwillbe
(a)2:3
(b)3:1
(c)3:2
(d)1:3
Ans:b
50.Thevoltagedropforwhichofthefollowingtypesofbrushcanbeexpectedtobeleast?
(a)Graphitebrushes
(b)Carbonbrushes
(c)Metalgraphitebrushes
(d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:c
51.Thee.m.f.generatedbyashuntwoundD.C.generatorisE.Nowwhilepolefluxremains
constant,ifthespeedofthegeneratorisdoubled,thee.m.f.generatedwillbe
(a)E/2
(b)2E
(c)slightlylessthanE
(d)E
Ans:b
52.InaD.C.generatortheactualfluxdistributiondependsupon
(a)sizeofairgap
(b)shapeofthepoleshoe
(c)clearancebetweentipsoftheadjacentpoleshoes

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(d)alloftheabove
Ans:
53.ThearmaturecoreofaD.C.generatorisusuallymadeof
(a)siliconsteel
(b)copper
(c)nonferrousmaterial
(d)castiron
Ans:a
9.63.SatisfactorycommutationofD.C.machinesrequires
(a)brushesshouldbeofpropergradeandsize
(b)brushesshouldsmoothlyrunintheholders
(c)smooth,concentriccommutatorproperlyundercut
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:d
54.OpencircuitedarmaturecoilofaD.C.machineis
(a)identifiedbythescarringofthecommutatorsegmenttowhichopencircuitedcoilis
connected
(b)indicatedbyasparkcompletelyaroundthecommutator
(c)both(a)and(b)
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
55.InaD.C.machine,fractionalpitchwindingisused
(a)toincreasethegeneratedvoltage
(b)toreducesparking
(c)tosavethecopperbecauseofshorterendconnections
(d)dueto(b)and(c)above
Ans:
56.FortheparalleloperationoftwoormoreD.C.compoundgenerators,weshouldensure
that
(a)voltageoftheincominggeneratorshouldbesameasthatofbusbar
(b)polarityofincominggeneratorshouldbesameasthatofbusbar
(c)alltheseriesfieldsshouldberuninparallelbymeansofequilizerconnection
(d)seriesfieldsofallgeneratorsshouldbeeitheronpositivesideornegativesideofthe
armature
(e)allconditionsmentionedaboveshouldbesatisfied
Ans:d
57.D.C.seriesgeneratorisused
(a)tosupplytractionload
(b)tosupplyindustrialloadatconstantvoltage
(c)voltageatthetoadendofthefeeder
(d)fornoneoftheabovepurpose
Ans:c
58.FollowingD.C.generatorwillbeinapositiontobuildupwithoutanyresidualmagnetism
inthepoles
(a)seriesgenerator
(b)shuntgenerator
(c)compoundgenerator
(d)selfexcitedgenerator
Ans:d
59.Interpolefluxshouldbesufficientto
(a)neutralisethecommutatingselfinducede.m.f.
(b)neutralisethearmaturereactionflux
(c)neutraliseboththearmaturereactionfluxaswellascommutatinge.m.f.inducedinthe
coil
(d)performnoneoftheabovefunctions
Ans:c

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60.D.C.generatorgenerallypreferredforchargingautomobilebatteriesis
(a)seriesgenerator
(b)shuntgenerator
(c)longshuntcompoundgenerator
(d)anyof'theabove
Ans:c
61.InaD.C.generatorthenumberofmechanicaldegreesandelectricaldegreeswillbethe
samewhen
(a)r.p.m.ismorethan300
(b)r.p.m.islessthan300
(c)numberofpolesis4
(d)numberofpolesis2
Ans:d
62.Permeanceisthereciprocalof
(a)fluxdensity
(b)reluctance
(c)ampereturns
(d)resistance
Ans:b
63.InD.C.generatorsthepolarityoftheinterpoles
(a)isthesameasthatofthemainpoleahead
(b)isthesameasthatoftheimmediatelyprecedingpole
(c)isoppositetothatofthemainpoleahead
(d)isneutralasthesepolesdonotplaypartingeneratinge.m.f.
Ans:a
64.Thee.m.f.generatedinaD.C.generatorisdirectlyproportionalto
(a)flux/pole
(b)speedofarmature
(c)numberofpoles
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:b
65.InaD.C.generatorthemagneticneutralaxiscoincideswiththegeometricalneutralaxis,
when
(a)thereisnoloadon|hegenerator
(b)thegeneratorrunsonfullload
(c)thegeneratorrunsonoverload
(d)thegeneratorrunsondesignedspeed
Ans:a
66.InaD.C.generatorinordertoreducesparkingatbrushes,theselfinducede.m.f.inthe
coilisneutralisedbyallofthefollowingexcept
(a)interpoles
(b)dummycoils
(c)compensatingwinding
(d)shiftingofaxisofbrushes
Ans:b
67.InD.C.generatorsonnoload,theairgapfluxdistributioninspaceis
(a)sinusoidal
(b)triangular
(c)pulsating
(d)flattopped
Ans:d
68.Ashuntgeneratorrunningat1000r.p.m.hasgeneratede.m.f.as200V.Ifthespeed
increasesto1200r.p.m.,thegeneratede.m.f.willbenearly
(a)150V
(b)175V

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(c)240V
(d)290V
Ans:c
69.Thepurposeofprovidingdummycoilsinageneratoris
(a)toreduceeddycurrentlosses
(b)toenhancefluxdensity
(c)toamplifyvoltage
(d)toprovidemechanicalbalancefortherotor
Ans:d
70.Inashuntgeneratorthevoltagebuildupisgenerallyrestrictedby
(a)speedlimitation
(b)armatureheating
(c)insulationrestrictions
(d)saturationofiron
Ans:
71.IfaD.C.generatorfailstobuilduptheprobablecausecouldnotbe
(a)imperfectbrushcontact
(b)fieldresistancelessthanthecriticalresistance
(c)noresidualmagnetisminthegenerator
(d)faultyshuntconnectionstendingtoreducetheresidualmagnetism
Ans:b
72.FlashingthefieldofD.C.generatormeans
(a)neutralisingresidualmagnetism
(b)creatingresidualmagnetismbyaD.C.source
(c)makingthemagneticlossesofforcesparallel
(d)increasingfluxdensitybyaddingextraturnsofwindingsonpoles
Ans:b
73.Thee.m.f.inducedinthearmatureofashuntgeneratoris600V.Thearmature
resistanceis0.1ohm.Ifthearmaturecurrentis200A,theterminalvoltagewillbe
(a)640V
(b)620V
(c)600V
(d)580V
Ans:d
74.InaD.C.generatorthecriticalresistancereferstotheresistanceof
(a)brushes
(b)field
(c)armature
(d)load
Ans:b
75.ToachievesparklesscommutationbrushesofaD.C.generatorarerockedmaheadsoas
tobringthem
(a)justaheadofmagneticneutralaxis
(b)inmagneticneutralaxis
(c)justbehindthemagneticneutralaxis
Ans:a
76.Armaturecoilisshortcircuitedbybrusheswhenitlies
(a)alongneutralaxis
(b)alongfieldaxis
(c)inanyoftheabovepositions
(d)innoneoftheabovepositions
Ans:a
77.Acumulativelycompoundedlongshuntgeneratorwhenoperatingasamotorwouldbe
(a)cumulativelycompoundedlongshunt
(b)differentiallycompoundedlongshunt

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(c)cumulativelycompoundedshortshunt
(d)differentiallycompoundedshortshunt
Ans:b
78.ToavoidformationofgroovesinthecommutatorofaD.C.machine
(a)thebrushesofoppositepolarityshouldtrackeachother
(b)thebrushesofsamepolarityshouldtrackeachother
(c)brushpositionhasnoeffectonthecommutatorgrooving
Ans:a
79.Thefollowingconstituteshortcircuitinthearmaturewinding.
(a)Insulationfailurebetweentwocommutatorbars
(6)Insulationfailurebetweentwoturnsofacoil
(c)Twoofmoreturnsofthesamecoilgettinggrounded
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:d
80.Therapidwearofbrushestakesplacedueto
(a)abrasionfromdust
(b)excessivespringpressure
(c)roughcommutatorbars
(d)highmicainsulationbetweencommutationbars
(e)alloftheabovefactors
Ans:e
81.Numberoftappingsforeachequilizerringisequalto
(a)numberofpolepairs
(b)numberofpoles
(c)numberofparallelpaths
(d)numberofcommutatorsegments
Ans:a
82.AD.C.generatorcanbeconsideredas
(a)rectifier
(b)primemover
(c)rotatingamplifier
(d)powerpump
Ans:c
83.Inanyrotatingmachinethatpartwhichhousestheconductorsandinwhiche.m.f.
inducedistobeutilisediscalled
(a)rotor
(b)stator
(c)field
(d)armature
Ans:d
84.InaD.C.machinestraylossisthesumof
(a)totalcopperlossandmechanicalloss
(b)armaturecopperlossandironloss
(c)shuntfieldcopperlossandmechanicalloss
(d)ironlossandmechanicalloss
Ans:d
85.Lapwindingiscomposedof
(a)anyevennumberofconductors
(b)anyoddnumberofconductors
(c)thatevennumberwhichisexactmultipleofpoles+2
(d)thatevennumberwhichisexactmultipleofpoles
Ans:a
86.InaD.C.generatorincasetheresistanceofthefieldwindingisincreased,thenoutput
voltagewill
(a)increase

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(b)decrease
(c)remainunaffected
(d)fluctuateheavily
Ans:b
87.Anexciterforaturbogeneratorisa
(a)separatelyexcitedgenerator
(b)shuntgenerator
(c)seriesgenerator
(d)compoundgenerator
Ans:b
88.Incaseofaflatcompoundedgenerator
(a)voltagegeneratedislessthantheratedvoltage
(b)generatedvoltageisproportionaltotheloadonthegenerator
(c)voltageremainsconstantirrespectiveoftheload
(d)speedvariesinproportiontotheloadonthegenerator
Ans:c
89.Whichofthefollowinggeneratorwillhavenegligibleterminalvoltagewhilerunningonno
load?
(a)Seriesgenerator
(b)Shuntgenerator
(c)Compoundgenerator
(d)Separatelyexcitedgenerator
Ans:a
90.WhichofthefollowingD.C.generatorswillbeinapositiontobuildupwithoutanyresidual
magnetisminthepoles?
(a)Seriesgenerator
(b)Shuntgenerator
(c)Compoundgenerator
(d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:d
91.Inovercompoundedgenerator,fullloadterminalvoltageis
(a)almostzero
(b)lessthannoloadterminalvoltage
(c)morethannoloadterminalvoltage
(d)equaltonoloadterminalvoltage
Ans:c
92.InalevelcompoundedD.C.generator,fullloadterminalvoltageis
(a)negligiblylow
(b)equaltonoloadterminalvoltage
(c)morethannoloadterminalvoltage
(d)lessthannoloadterminalvoltage
Ans:b
93.TheterminalvoltageofaD.C.shuntgeneratordropsonloadbecauseofallofthe
followingreasonsexcept
(a)armaturereaction
(b)armatureresistancedrop
(c)fieldweakeningduetoarmaturereactionandarmature
(d)commutation
Ans:d
94.InaD.C.generator
(a)externalresistance=internalcharacteristicarmaturereaction
(b)internalcharacteristic=magnetisationcharacteristicohmicdrop
(c)externalcharacteristic=magnetisationcharacteristicohmicdroparmaturereaction
(d)magnetisationcharacteristic=externalcharacteristic
Ans:c

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95.Asinusoidalvoltageof5Hzisappliedtothefieldofashuntgenerator.Thearmature
voltagewave
(a)willbezero
(b)willbeof5Hz
(c)willbeof5xiVHz
(d)willbeofvHz5
Ans:b
96.A220VD.C.generatorisrunatfullspeedwithoutanyexcitation.Theopencircuit
voltagewillbe
(a)zero
(b)about2V
(c)about50V
(d)220V
Ans:b
97.Inaseparatelyexcitedgeneratorsupplyingratedloadthearmaturereaction,
(a)isalwayspresent
(b)isalwaysabsent
(c)maybesometimespresent
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
98.IfresidualmagnetismispresentinaD.C.generator,theinducede.m.f.atzerospeedwill
be
(a)zero
(b)small
(c)thesameasratedvoltage
(d)high
Ans:a
99.Armaturereactioninageneratorresultsin
(a)demagnetisationofleadingpoletipandmagnetisationoftrailingpoletip
(b)demagnetisationoftrailingpoletipandmagnetisationofleadingpoletip
(c)damagnetisingthecentreofallpoles
(d)magnetisingthecentreofallpoles
Ans:a
100.FollowingenergizedwindingofaD.C.machineshouldnotbeopenedasitwould
producehighinductivevoltagewhichmaybedangeroustopersonnelandmaycauseitsown
insulationfailure.
(a)Seriesfield
(b)Compensatingfield
(c)Interpolefield
(d)Shuntfield
Ans:d
101.Wavewindingiscomposedof
(a)anyevennumberofconductors
(b)anyoddnumberofconductors
(c)thatevennumberwhichisexactmultipleofpoles+2
(d)thatevennumberwhichisexactmultipleofpoles
Ans:c
102.ThecriticalresistanceoftheD.C.generatoristheresistanceof
(a)field
(b)brushes
(c)armature
(d)load
Ans:a
103.WhentwoD.C.seriesgeneratorsarerunninginparallel,anequilizerbarisused
(a)toincreasethespeedandhencegeneratede.m.f.
(b)toincreasetheseriesflux

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(c)sothattwosimilarmachineswillpassapproximatelyequalcurrentstotheload
(d)toreducethecombinedeffectofarmaturereactionofbothmachines
Ans:c
104.Whichofthefollowinggeneratingmachinewillofferconstantvoltageonallloads?
(a)Selfexcitedgenerator
(b)Separatelyexcitedgenerator
(c)Levelcompoundedgenerator.
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:c
105.Whichofthefollowinggeneratorswillbepreferrediftheyarerequiredtoberunin
parallel?
(a)Shuntgenerators
(b)Seriesgenerators
(c)Compoundgenerators
(d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:a
106.Twogeneratorsarerunninginparallel.Oneofthegeneratorsmayrunasmotorfor
whichofthefollowingreasons?
(a)Thedirectionofthatgeneratorisreversed
(b)Thespeedofthatgeneratorisincreased
(c)Thefieldofthatgeneratorisweakened
(d)Thatgeneratortakeslargeshareofloads
Ans:d
107.AD.C.generatorworksontheprincipleof
(a)Lenz'slaw
(b)Ohm'slaw
(c)Faraday'slawofelectromagneticinduction
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
108.Aseriesgeneratorcanselfexcite
(a)onlyiftheloadcurrentiszero
(b)onlyiftheloadcurrentisnotzero
(c)irrespectiveofthevalueofloadcurrent
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
109.Ashuntgeneratorcanselfexcite
(a)onlyiftheresistanceofthefieldcircuitislessthancriticalvalue
(b)onlyiftheresistanceofthefieldcircuitisgreaterthancriticalvalue
(c)irrespectiveofthevalueoftheresistanceinthefieldcircuit
Ans:a
110.Theterminalvoltageofaseriesgeneratoris150Vwhentheloadcurrentis5A.Ifthe
loadcurrentisincreasedto10A,theterminalvoltagewillbe
(a)150V
(b)lessthan150V
(c)greaterthan150V
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
111.Theopencircuitvoltageofacompoundgeneratoris250V.Atfullloadtheterminal
voltage
(a)willbelessthan250V
(b)willalwaysbe250V
(c)maybegreaterorlessthan250V
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
112.TwoD.C.shuntgenerators,eachwitharmatureresistanceof0.02ohmandfield

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resistanceof50ohmruninparallelandsupplyatotalcurrentof1000amperestotheload
circuit.Iftheire.m.fs.are270Vand265V,theirbusbarvoltagewillbe
(a)270V
(b)267.5V
(c)265V
(d)257.4V
Ans:b
113.TheessentialconditionforparalleloperationoftwoD.C.generatorsisthattheyhave'
(a)samekWrating
(b)thesameoperationr.p.m.
(c)thesamedroopingvoltagecharacteristics
(d)samepercentageregulation
Ans:c
114.WhentwoD.C.generatorsarerunninginparallelanequilizerbarisused
(a)toincreasetheseriesflux
(b)toincreasethegeneratede.m.f.
(c)toreducethecombinedeffectofarmaturereactionofboththemachines
(d)sothatthetwoidenticalmachineswillpassapproximatelyequalcurrentstotheload
Ans:d
115.WithaD.C.generatorwhichofthefollowingregulationispreferred?
(a)100%regulation
(b)infiniteregulation
(c)50%regulation
(d)1%regulation
Ans:d
116.WhichgeneratorwouldyoupreferforfeedinglongD.C.transmissionlines?
(a)Seriesgenerator
(b)Shuntgenerator
(c)Overcompoundgenerator
(d)Flatcompoundgenerator
Ans:c
117.InaD.C.generatorthecriticalresistancecanbeincreasedby
(a)increasingitsfieldresistance
(b)decreasingitsfieldresistance
(c)increasingitsspeed
(d)decreasingitsspeed
Ans:c
118.ThenumberofarmatureparallelpathsinatwopoleD.C.generatorhavingduplexlap
windingis
(a)2
(b)4
(c)6
(d)8
Ans:b
119.Forbothlapandwavewindings,thereareasmanycommutatorbarsasthenumberof
(a)slots
(b)armatureconductors
(c)windingelements
(d)poles
Ans:c
120.TheseriesfieldofashortshuntD.C.generatorisexcitedby
(a)externalcurrent
(b)armaturecurrent
(c)shuntcurrent
(d)loadcurrent
Ans:d

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121.Asaresultofarmaturereaction,thereductioninthetotalmutualairgapfluxinaD.C.
generatorisapproximately
(a)40percent
(b)25percent
(c)10percent
(d)5percent
Ans:d
122.Shuntgeneratorsaremostsuitedforstableparalleloperationbecauseoftheir
(a)risingvoltagecharacteristics
(b)identicalvoltagecharacteristics
(c)droopingvoltagecharacteristics
(d)linearvoltagecharacteristics
Ans:c
123.Themainfactorwhichleadstounstableparalleloperationofflatandovercompounded
generatorsis
(a)theirrisingvoltagecharacteristics
(b)unequalnumberofturnsintheirseriesfieldwindings
(c)unequalspeedregulationoftheirprimemovers
(d)unequalseriesfieldresistances
Ans:a
124.IfaselfexcitedD.C.generatorafterbeinginstalled,failstobuilduponitsfirsttrialrun,
thefirstthingtodoisto
(a)reversethefieldconnections
(b)increasethefieldresistance
(c)increasethespeedofprimemover
(d)checkarmatureinsulationresistance
Ans:a

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