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1.Whichofthefollowingdoes
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(a)Current
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(b)Voltage
(c)Frequency
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:c
2.Inatransformertheenergyisconveyedfromprimary
tosecondary
(a)throughcoolingcoil
(b)throughair
(c)bytheflux
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
3.Atransformercoreislaminatedto
(a)reducehysteresisloss
(b)reduceeddycurrentlosses
(c)reducecopperlosses
(d)reduceallabovelosses
Ans:b
4.Thedegreeofmechanicalvibrationsproducedbythe
laminationsofatransformerdependson
(a)tightnessofclamping
(b)gaugeoflaminations
(c)sizeoflaminations
(d)alloftheabove
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whatpercentofthefullloadcurrent?
(a)0.2to0.5percent
(b)2to5percent
(c)12to15percent
(d)20to30percent
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6.Thepathofamagneticfluxinatransformershould
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(b)highreluctance
(c)lowresistance
(d)lowreluctance
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7.Noloadonatransformeriscarriedouttodetermine
(a)copperloss
(b)magnetisingcurrent
(c)magnetisingcurrentandloss
(d)efficiencyofthetransformer
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8.Thedielectricstrengthoftransformeroilisexpectedto
be
(a)lkV
(b)33kV
(c)100kV
(d)330kV
Ans:b
9.Sumpnerstestisconductedontransformersto
determine
(a)temperature
(b)straylosses
(c)alldayefficiency
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
10.Thepermissiblefluxdensityincaseofcoldrolled
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grainorientedsteelisaround
(a)1.7Wb/m2
(b)2.7Wb/m2
(c)3.7Wb/m2
(d)4.7Wb/m2
Ans:a
11.Theefficiencyofatransformerwillbemaximumwhen
(a)copperlosses=hysteresislosses
(b)hysteresislosses=eddycurrentlosses
(c)eddycurrentlosses=copperlosses
(d)copperlosses=ironlosses
Ans:d
12.Noloadcurrentinatransformer
(a)lagsbehindthevoltagebyabout75
(b)leadsthevoltagebyabout75
(c)lagsbehindthevoltagebyabout15
(d)leadsthevoltagebyabout15
Ans:a
13.Thepurposeofprovidinganironcoreinatransformer
isto
(a)providesupporttowindings
(b)reducehysteresisloss
(c)decreasethereluctanceofthemagneticpath
(d)reduceeddycurrentlosses
Ans:c
14.Whichofthefollowingisnotapartoftransformer
installation?
(a)Conservator
(b)Breather
(c)Buchholzrelay
(d)Exciter
Ans:d
15.Whileconductingshortcircuittestonatransformer
thefollowingsideisshortcircuited
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(a)Highvoltageside
(b)Lowvoltageside
(c)Primaryside
(d)Secondaryside
Ans:b
16.Inthetransformerfollowingwindinghasgotmore
crosssectionalarea
(a)Lowvoltagewinding
(b)Highvoltagewinding
(c)Primarywinding
(d)Secondarywinding
Ans:a
17.Atransformertransforms
(a)voltage
(b)current
(c)power
(d)frequency
Ans:c
18.Atransformercannotraiseorlowerthevoltageofa
D.C.supplybecause
(a)thereisnoneedtochangetheD.C.voltage
(b)aD.C.circuithasmorelosses
(c)Faradayslawsofelectromagneticinductionarenot
validsincetherateofchangeoffluxiszero
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
19.Primarywindingofatransformer
(a)isalwaysalowvoltagewinding
(b)isalwaysahighvoltagewinding
(c)couldeitherbealowvoltageorhighvoltagewinding
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
20.Whichwindinginatransformerhasmorenumberof
turns?
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(a)Lowvoltagewinding
(b)Highvoltagewinding
(c)Primarywinding
(d)Secondarywinding
Ans:b
21.Efficiencyofapowertransformerisoftheorderof
(a)100percent
(b)98percent
(c)50percent
(d)25percent
Ans:b
22.Inagiventransformerforgivenappliedvoltage,losses
whichremainconstantirrespectiveofloadchangesare
(a)frictionandwindagelosses
(b)copperlosses
(c)hysteresisandeddycurrentlosses
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
23.Acommonmethodofcoolingapowertransformeris
(a)naturalaircooling
(b)airblastcooling
(c)oilcooling
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:c
24.Thenoloadcurrentinatransformerlagsbehindthe
appliedvoltagebyanangleofabout
(a)180
(b)120
(c)90
(d)75
Ans:d
25.Inatransformerroutineefficiencydependsupon
(a)supplyfrequency
(b)loadcurrent
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(c)powerfactorofload
(d)both(b)and(c)
Ans:d
26.Inthetransformerthefunctionofaconservatoristo
(a)providefreshairforcoolingthetransformer
(b)supplycoolingoiltotransformerintimeofneed
(c)protectthetransformerfromdamagewhenoil
expendsduetoheating
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
27.Naturaloilcoolingisusedfortransformersuptoa
ratingof
(a)3000kVA
(b)1000kVA
(c)500kVA
(d)250kVA
Ans:a
28.Powertransformersaredesignedtohavemaximum
efficiencyat
(a)nearlyfullload
(b)70%fullload
(c)50%fullload
(d)noload
Ans:a
29.Themaximumefficiencyofadistributiontransformer
is
(a)atnoload
(b)at50%fullload
(c)at80%fullload
(d)atfullload
Ans:b
30.Transformerbreathsinwhen
(a)loadonitincreases
(b)loadonitdecreases
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(c)loadremainsconstant
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
31.Noloadcurrentofatransformerhas
(a)hashighmagnitudeandlowpowerfactor
(b)hashighmagnitudeandhighpowerfactor
(c)hassmallmagnitudeandhighpowerfactor
(d)hassmallmagnitudeandlowpowerfactor
Ans:d
32.Spacersareprovidedbetweenadjacentcoils
(a)toprovidefreepassagetothecoolingoil
(b)toinsulatethecoilsfromeachother
(c)both(a)and(b)
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
33.Greaterthesecondaryleakageflux
(a)lesswillbethesecondaryinducede.m.f.
(b)lesswillbetheprimaryinducede.m.f.
(c)lesswillbetheprimaryterminalvoltage
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
34.Thepurposeofprovidingironcoreinastepup
transformeris
(a)toprovidecouplingbetweenprimaryandsecondary
(b)toincreasethemagnitudeofmutualflux
(c)todecreasethemagnitudeofmagnetizingcurrent
(d)toprovideallabovefeatures
Ans:c
35.Thepowertransformerisaconstant
(a)voltagedevice
(b)currentdevice
(c)powerdevice
(d)mainfluxdevice
Ans:d
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36.Twotransformersoperatinginparallelwillsharethe
loaddependingupontheir
(a)leakagereactance
(b)perunitimpedance
(c)efficiencies
(d)ratings
Ans:b
37.IfR2istheresistanceofsecondarywindingofthe
transformerandKisthetransformationratiothenthe
equivalentsecondaryresistancereferredtoprimarywill
be
(a)R2/VK
(b)R2IK2
(c)R22!K2
(d)R22/K
Ans:b
38.Whatwillhappenifthetransformersworkingin
parallelarenotconnectedwithregardtopolarity?
(a)Thepowerfactorofthetwotransformerswillbe
differentfromthepowerfactorofcommonload
(b)Incorrectpolaritywillresultindeadshortcircuit
(c)Thetransformerswillnotshareloadinproportionto
theirkVAratings
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
39.Ifthepercentageimpedancesofthetwotransformers
workinginparallelaredifferent,then
(a)transformerswillbeoverheated
(b)powerfactorsofboththetransformerswillbesame
(c)paralleloperationwillbenotpossible
(d)paralleloperationwillstillbepossible,butthepower
factorsatwhichthetwotransformersoperatewillbe
differentfromthepowerfactorofthecommonload
Ans:d
40.Inatransformerthetappingsaregenerallyprovided
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on
(a)primaryside
(b)secondaryside
(c)lowvoltageside
(d)highvoltageside
Ans:c
41.Theuseofhigherfluxdensityinthetransformer
design
(a)reducesweightperkVA
(6)reducesironlosses
(c)reducescopperlosses
(d)increasespartloadefficiency
Ans:a
42.Thechemicalusedinbreatherfortransformershould
havethequalityof
(a)ionizingair
(b)absorbingmoisture
(c)cleansingthetransformeroil
(d)coolingthetransformeroil.
Ans:b
43.Thechemicalusedinbreatheris
(a)asbestosfiber
(b)silicasand
(c)sodiumchloride
(d)silicagel
Ans:d
44.Anidealtransformerhasinfinitevaluesofprimary
andsecondaryinductances.Thestatementis
(a)true
(b)false
Ans:b
45.Thetransformerratingsareusuallyexpressedin
termsof
(a)volts
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(b)amperes
(c)kW
(d)kVA
Ans:d
46.Thenoiseresultingfromvibrationsoflaminationsset
bymagneticforces,istermedas
(a)magnetostrication
(b)boo
(c)hum
(d)zoom
Ans:c
47.HysteresislossinatransformervariesasCBmax=
maximumfluxdensity)
(a)Bmax
(b)Bmax16
(C)Bmax183
(d)Bmax
Ans:b
48.Materialusedforconstructionoftransformercoreis
usually
(a)wood
(b)copper
(c)aluminium
(d)siliconsteel
Ans:d
49.Thethicknessoflaminationsusedinatransformeris
usually
(a)0.4mmto0.5mm
(b)4mmto5mm
(c)14mmto15mm
(d)25mmto40mm
Ans:a
50.Thefunctionofconservatorinatransformeris
(a)toprojectagainstinternalfault
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(b)toreducecopperaswellascorelosses
(c)tocoolthetransformeroil
(d)totakecareoftheexpansionandcontractionof
transformeroilduetovariationoftemperatureofsur
roundings
Ans:d
51.Thehighestvoltagefortransmittingelectricalpowerin
Indiais
(a)33kV.
(6)66kV
(c)132kV
(d)400kV
Ans:d
52.Inatransformertheresistancebetweenitsprimary
andsecondaryis
(a)zero
(b)1ohm
(c)1000ohms
(d)infinite
Ans:d
53.Atransformeroilmustbefreefrom
(a)sludge
(b)odour
(c)gases
(d)moisture
Ans:d
54.ABuchholzrelaycanbeinstalledon
(a)autotransformers
(b)aircooledtransformers
(c)weldingtransformers
(d)oilcooledtransformers
Ans:d
55.Gasisusuallynotliberatedduetodissociationof
transformeroilunlesstheoiltemperatureexceeds
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(a)50C
(b)80C
(c)100C
(d)150C
Ans:d
56.Themainreasonforgenerationofharmonicsina
transformercouldbe
(a)fluctuatingload
(b)poorinsulation
(c)mechanicalvibrations
(d)saturationofcore
Ans:d
57.Distributiontransformersaregenerallydesignedfor
maximumefficiencyaround
(a)90%load
(b)zeroload
(c)25%load
(d)50%load
Ans:d
58.Whichofthefollowingpropertyisnotnecessarily
desirableinthematerialfortransformercore?
(a)Mechanicalstrength
(6)Lowhysteresisloss
(c)Highthermalconductivity
(d)Highpermeability
Ans:c
59.Star/startransformersworksatisfactorilywhen
(a)loadisunbalancedonly
(b)loadisbalancedonly
(c)onbalancedaswellasunbalancedloads
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
60.Delta/startransformerworkssatisfactorilywhen
(a)loadisbalancedonly
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(b)loadisunbalancedonly
(c)onbalancedaswellasunbalancedloads
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
61.Buchholzsrelaygiveswarningandprotectionagainst
(a)electricalfaultinsidethetransformeritself
(b)electricalfaultoutsidethetransformerinoutgoing
feeder
(c)forbothoutsideandinsidefaults
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
62.Themagnetisingcurrentofatransformerisusually
smallbecauseithas
(a)smallairgap
(b)largeleakageflux
(c)laminatedsiliconsteelcore
(d)fewerrotatingparts
Ans:a
63.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotchangeinanordinary
transformer?
(a)Frequency
(b)Voltage
(c)Current
(d)Anyoftheabove
Ans:a
64.Whichofthefollowingpropertiesisnotnecessarily
desirableforthematerialfortransformercore?
(a)Lowhysteresisloss
(b)Highpermeability
(c)Highthermalconductivity
(d)Adequatemechanicalstrength
Ans:c
65.Theleakagefluxinatransformerdependsupon
(a)loadcurrent
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(b)loadcurrentandvoltage
(c)loadcurrent,voltageandfrequency
(d)loadcurrent,voltage,frequencyandpowerfactor
Ans:a
66.Thepathofthemagneticfluxintransformershould
have
(a)highreluctance
(b)lowreactance
(c)highresistance
(d)lowresistance
Ans:b
67.Noiseleveltestinatransformerisa
(a)specialtest
(b)routinetest
(c)typetest
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
68.Whichofthefollowingisnotaroutineteston
transformers?
(a)Coreinsulationvoltagetest
(b)Impedancetest
(c)Radiointerferencetest
(d)Polaritytest
Ans:c
69.Atransformercanhavezerovoltageregulationat
(a)leadingpowerfactor
(b)laggingpowerfactor
(c)unitypowerfactor
(d)zeropowerfactor
Ans:a
70.Helicalcoilscanbeusedon
(a)lowvoltagesideofhighkVAtransformers
(b)highfrequencytransformers
(c)highvoltagesideofsmallcapacitytransformers
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(d)highvoltagesideofhighkVAratingtransformers
Ans:a
71.Harmonicsintransformerresultin
(a)increasedcorelosses
(b)increasedI2Rlosses
(c)magneticinterferencewithcommunicationcircuits
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:d
72.Thecoreusedinhighfrequencytransformerisusually
(a)coppercore
(b)costironcore
(c)aircore
(d)mildsteelcore
Ans:c
73.Thefullloadcopperlossofatransformeris1600W.
Athalfload,thecopperlosswillbe
(a)6400W
(b)1600W
(c)800W
(d)400W
Ans:d
1.74.Thevalueoffluxinvolvedmthee.m.f.equationofa
transformeris
(a)averagevalue
(b)r.m.s.value
(c)maximumvalue
(d)instantaneousvalue
Ans:c
L.75.Siliconsteelusedinlaminationsmainlyreduces
(a)hysteresisloss
(b)eddycurrentlosses
(c)copperlosses
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:a
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76.Whichwindingofthetransformerhaslesscross
sectionalarea?
(a)Primarywinding
(b)Secondarywinding
(c)Lowvoltagewinding
(d)Highvoltagewinding
Ans:d
77.Powertransformersaregenerallydesignedtohave
maximumefficiencyaround
(a)noload
(b)halfload
(c)nearfullload
(d)10%overload
Ans:c
.78.Whichofthefollowingisthemainadvantageofan
autotransformeroveratwowindingtransformer?
(a)Hysteresislossesarereduced
(b)Savinginwindingmaterial
(c)Copperlossesarenegligible
(d)Eddylossesaretotallyeliminated
Ans:b
79.Duringshortcircuittestironlossesarenegligible
because
(a)thecurrentonsecondarysideisnegligible
(b)thevoltageonsecondarysidedoesnotvary
(c)thevoltageappliedonprimarysideislow
(d)fullloadcurrentisnotsuppliedtothetransformer
Ans:c
80.Twotransformersareconnectedinparallel.These
transformersdonothaveequalpercentageimpedance.
Thisislikelytoresultin
(a)shortcircuitingofthesecondaries
(b)powerfactorofoneofthetransformersisleading
whilethatoftheotherlagging
(c)transformershavinghighercopperlosseswillhave
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negligiblecorelosses
(d)loadingofthetransformersnotinproportiontotheir
kVAratings
Ans:d
81.Thechangesinvolumeoftransformercoolingoildue
tovariationofatmospherictemperatureduringdayand
nightistakencareofbywhichpartoftransformer
(a)Conservator
(b)Breather
(c)Bushings
(d)Buchholzrelay
Ans:a
82.Anidealtransformerisonewhichhas
(a)nolossesandmagneticleakage
(b)interleavedprimaryandsecondarywindings
(c)acommoncoreforitsprimaryandsecondary
windings
(d)coreofstainlesssteelandwindingofpurecopper
metal
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
83.Whenagiventransformerisrunatitsratedvoltage
butreducedfrequency,its
(a)fluxdensityremainsunaffected
(b)ironlossesarereduced
(c)corefluxdensityisreduced
(d)corefluxdensityisincreased
Ans:d
84.Inanactualtransformertheironlossremains
practicallyconstantfromnoloadtofullloadbecause
(a)valueoftransformationratioremainsconstant
(b)permeabilityoftransformercoreremainsconstant
(c)corefluxremainspracticallyconstant
(d)primaryvoltageremainsconstant
(c)secondaryvoltageremainsconstant
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Ans:c
85.Anidealtransformerwillhavemaximumefficiencyat
aloadsuchthat
(a)copperloss=ironloss
(b)copperloss<ironloss
(c)copperloss>ironloss
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
86.Ifthesupplyfrequencytothetransformeris
increased,theironlosswill
(a)notchange
(b)decrease
(c)increase
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:c
87.Negativevoltageregulationisindicativethattheload
is
(a)capacitiveonly
(b)inductiveonly
(c)inductiveorresistive
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
88.Ironlossofatransformercanbemeasuredby
(a)lowpowerfactorwattmeter
(b)unitypowerfactorwattmeter
(c)frequencymeter
(d)anytypeofwattmeter
Ans:a
89.Whensecondaryofacurrenttransformerisopen
circuiteditsironcorewillbe
(a)hotbecauseofheavyironlossestakingplaceinitdue
tohighfluxdensity
(b)hotbecauseprimarywillcarryheavycurrent
(c)coolasthereisnosecondarycurrent
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(d)noneofabovewillhappen
Ans:a
90.Thetransformerlaminationsareinsulatedfromeach
otherby
(a)micastrip
(6)thincoatofvarnish
(c)paper
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:b
91.Whichtypeofwindingisusedin3phaseshelltype
transformer?
(a)Circulartype
(b)Sandwichtype
(c)Cylindricaltype
(d)Rectangulartype
Ans:b
92.Duringopencircuittestofatransformer
(a)primaryissuppliedratedvoltage
(b)primaryissuppliedfullloadcurrent
(c)primaryissuppliedcurrentatreducedvoltage
(d)primaryissuppliedratedkVA
Ans:a
93.Opencircuittestontransformersisconductedto
determine
(a)hysteresislosses
(b)copperlosses
(c)corelosses
(d)eddycurrentlosses
Ans:c
94.Shortcircuittestontransformersisconductedto
determine
(a)hysteresislosses
(b)copperlosses
(c)corelosses
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(d)eddycurrentlosses
Ans:b
95.Fortheparalleloperationofsinglephasetransformers
itisnecessarythattheyshouldhave
(a)sameefficiency
(b)samepolarity
(c)samekVArating
(d)samenumberofturnsonthesecondaryside.
Ans:b
96.Thetransformeroilshouldhave_____volatilityand
_____viscosity.
(a)low,low
(b)high,high
(c)low,high
(d)high,low
Ans:a
97.Thefunctionofbreatherinatransformeris
(a)toprovideoxygeninsidethetank
(b)tocoolthecoilsduringreducedload
(c)tocoolthetransformeroil
(d)toarrestflowofmoisturewhenoutsideairentersthe
transformer
Ans:d
98.Thesecondarywindingofwhichofthefollowing
transformersisalwayskeptclosed?
(a)Stepuptransformer
(b)Stepdowntransformer
(c)Potentialtransformer
(d)Currenttransformer
Ans:d
99.Thesizeofatransformercorewilldependon
(a)frequency
(b)areaofthecore
(c)fluxdensityofthecorematerial
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(d)(a)and(b)both
Ans:d
100.Naturalaircoolingisgenerallyrestrictedfor
transformersupto
(a)1.5MVA
(b)5MVA
(c)15MVA
(d)50MVA
Ans:a
101.Ashelltypetransformerhas
(a)higheddycurrentlosses
(b)reducedmagneticleakage
(c)negligiblyhysteresislosses
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
102.Atransformercanhaveregulationclosertozero
(a)onfullload
(b)onoverload
(c)onleadingpowerfactor
(d)onzeropowerfactor
Ans:c
103.Atransformertransforms
(a)voltage
(b)current
(c)currentandvoltage
(d)power
Ans:d
104.Whichofthefollowingisnotthestandardvoltagefor
powersupplyinIndia?
(a)llkV
(b)33kV
(c)66kV
(d)122kV
Ans:d
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105.Reductionincorelossesandincreaseinpermeability
areobtainedwithtransformeremploying
(a)corebuiltupoflaminationsofcoldrolledgrain
orientedsteel
(b)corebuiltupoflaminationsofhotrolledsheet
(c)eitheroftheabove
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
106.Inapowerordistributiontransformerabout10per
centendturnsareheavilyinsulated
(a)towithstandthehighvoltagedropduetolinesurge
producedbytheshuntingcapacitanceoftheendturns
(b)toabsorbthelinesurgevoltageandsavethewinding
oftransformerfromdamage
(c)toreflectthelinesurgeandsavethewindingofa
transformerfromdamage
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
107.Forgivenappliedvoltage,withtheincreasein
frequencyoftheappliedvoltage
(a)eddycurrentlosswilldecrease
(b)eddycurrentlosswillincrease
(c)eddycurrentlosswillremainunchanged
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
108.Losseswhichoccurinrotatingelectricmachinesand
donotoccurintransformersare
(a)frictionandwindagelosses
(b)magneticlosses
(c)hysteresisandeddycurrentlosses
(d)copperlosses
Ans:a
109.Inagiventransformerforagivenappliedvoltage,
losseswhichremainconstantirrespectiveofloadchanges
are
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(a)hysteresisandeddycurrentlosses
(b)frictionandwindagelosses
(c)copperlosses
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
110.Whichofthefollowingstatementsregardinganidel
singlephasetransformerhavingaturnratioof1:2and
drawingacurrentof10Afrom200VA.C.supplyis
incorrect?
(a)Itssecondarycurrentis5A
(b)Itssecondaryvoltageis400V
(c)Itsratingis2kVA
(d)Itssecondarycurrentis20A
(e)Itisastepuptransformer
Ans:d
111.Thesecondaryofacurrenttransformerisalways
shortcircuitedunderoperatingconditionsbecauseit
(a)avoidscoresaturationandhighvoltageinduction
(b)issafetohumanbeings
(c)protectstheprimarycircuit
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
112.Inatransformertheresistancebetweenitsprimary
andsecondaryshouldbe
(a)zero
(b)10Q
(c)1000Q
(d)infinity
Ans:d
113.Agoodvoltageregulationofatransformermeans
(a)outputvoltagefluctuationfromnoloadtofullloadis
least
(b)outputvoltagefluctuationwithpowerfactorisleast
(c)differencebetweenprimaryandsecondaryvoltageis
least
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(d)differencebetweenprimaryandsecondaryvoltageis
maximum
Ans:a
114.Foratransformer,operatingatconstantloadcurrent,
maximumefficiencywilloccurat
(a)0.8leadingpowerfactor
(b)0.8laggingpowerfactor
(c)zeropowerfactor
(d)unitypowerfactor
Ans:d
115.Whichofthefollowingprotectionisnormallynot
providedonsmalldistributiontransformers?
(a)Overfluxingprotection
(b)Buchholzrelay
(c)Overcurrentprotection
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:b
116.Whichofthefollowingactsasaprotectionagainst
highvoltagesurgesduetolightningandswitching?
(a)Horngaps
(b)Thermaloverloadrelays
(c)Breather
(d)Conservator
Ans:a
117.Theefficiencyoftwoidenticaltransformersunder
loadconditionscanbedeterminedby
(a)shortcircuittest
(b)backtobacktest
(c)opencircuittest
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:b
118.Whichofthefollowinginsulatingmaterialscan
withstandthehighesttemperaturesafely?
(a)Cellulose
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(b)Asbestos
(c)Mica
(d)Glassfibre
Ans:c
119.Whichofthefollowingpartsofatransformeris
visiblefromoutside?
(a)Bushings
(b)Core
(c)Primarywinding
(d)Secondarywinding
Ans:a
120.Thenoiseproducedbyatransformeristermedas
(a)zoom
(b)hum
(c)ringing
(d)buzz
Ans:b
121.Whichofthefollowinglossinatransformeriszero
evenatfullload?
(a)Coreloss
(b)Frictionloss
(c)Eddycurrentloss
(d)Hysteresisloss
Ans:b
122.Whichofthefollowingisthemostlikelysourceof
harmonicsinatransformer?
(a)poorinsulation
(b)Overload
(c)looseconnections
(d)Coresaturation
Ans:d
123.Ifatransformeriscontinuouslyoperatedthe
maximumtemperaturerisewilloccurin
(a)core
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(b)windings
(c)tank
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:b
124.Thehuminatransformerismainlyattributedto
(a)loadchanges
(b)oilinthetransformer
(c)magnetostriction
(d)mechanicalvibrations
Ans:c
125.Themaximumloadthatapowertransformercan
carryislimitedbyits
(a)temperaturerise
(b)dielectricstrengthofoil
(c)voltageratio
(d)copperloss
Ans:c
126.Theefficiencyofatransformer,underheavyloads,is
comparativelylowbecause
(a)copperlossbecomeshighinproportiontotheoutput
(b)ironlossisincreasedconsiderably
(c)voltagedropbothinprimaryandsecondarybecomes
large
(d)secondaryoutputismuchlessascomparedtoprimary
input
Ans:a
127.Anopencircuittestonatransformerisconducted
primarilytomeasure
(a)insulationresistance
(b)copperloss
(c)coreloss
(d)totalloss
(e)efficiency
(f)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
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128.Anoloadtestisperformedonatransformerto
determine
(a)coreloss
(b)copperloss
(c)efficiency
(d)magnetisingcurrent
(e)magnetisingcurrentandloss
Ans:e
129.Thevoltagetransformationratioofatransformeris
equaltotheratioof
(a)primaryturnstosecondaryturns
(b)secondarycurrenttoprimarycurrent
(c)secondaryinducede.m.f.toprimaryinducede.m.f.
(d)secondaryterminalvoltagetoprimaryappliedvoltage
Ans:c
130.Partofthetransformerwhichismostsubjectto
damagefromoverheatingis
(a)ironcore
(b)copperwinding
(c)windinginsulation
(d)frameorcase
(e)transformertank
Ans:c
136.Ifatransformerisswitchedontoavoltagemorethan
theratedvoltage
(a)itspowerfactorwilldeteriorate
(b)itspowerfactorwillincrease
(c)itspowerfactorwillremainunaffected
(d)itspowerfactorwillbezero
Ans:a
137.Autotransformermakeseffectivesavingoncopper
andcopperlosses,whenitstransformationratiois
(a)approximatelyequaltoone
(b)lessthanone
(c)greatthanone
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(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
138.Minimumvoltageregulationoccurswhenthepower
factoroftheloadis
(a)unity
(b)lagging
(c)leading
(d)zero
Ans:c
139.Inastepdowntransformer,thereisachangeof15A
intheloadcurrent.Thisresultsinchangeofsupply
currentof
(a)lessthan15A
(b)morethan15A
(c)15A
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
140.Theefficienciesoftransformerscomparedwiththat
ofelectricmotorsofthesamepowerare
(a)aboutthesame
(6)muchsmaller
(c)muchhigher
(d)somewhatsmaller
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
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