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(21) All electrical machines have poles with
[A] A hetro-polar structure
[B] A horse shoe structure
[C] (a) above (b)
[D] None of these
Answer: A hetro-polar structure
(22) If back emf of d.c. motor is doubled while its speed is also doubled, then torque developed by the machine will
[A] Remain same
[B] Become four times
[C] Double
[D] Becomes half
Answer: Remain same
(23) What is the standard direction of a motor?
[A] Clockwise
[B] Anti-clockwise
[C] None of these
[D] Either (a) or (b)
Answer: Anti-clockwise
(24) A dc shunt motor is driving a mechanical load at rated voltage and rated excitation. If the load torque becomes double, then the speed of the motor
[A] Increases slightly
[B] Decreases slightly
[C] Becomes double
[D] Becomes half
Answer: Decreases slightly
(25) In a dc shunt motor, field excitation is kept at maximum value during starting to
[A] Increase acceleration time
[B] Reduce armature heating
[C] Prevent voltage dip in the supply mains
[D] Decrease starting torque
Answer: Reduce armature heating
(26) Two dc series motors connected in series are driving the same mechanical load. If now the motors are connected in parallel, the speed becomes
[A] Slightly more than double
[B] Slightly less than double
[C] Slightly more than half
[D] Slightly less than half
Answer: Slightly more than double
(27) By putting a variable resistance (diverter) across the series field in a dc series motor, speed above normal can be obtained because
[A] Armature current decreases
[B] Flux gets reduced
[C] Line current gets decreased
[D] None of these
Answer: Flux gets reduced
(28) Which of the following dc motors has the least reduction in speed from no load to rated load?
[A] Shunt motor with commutating poles
[B] Series motor with commutating poles
[C] Series motor without commutating poles
[D] Compound motor without commutating poles
Answer: Shunt motor with commutating poles
(29) The output power of any electrical motor is taken from
[A] The armature
[B] The conductors
[C] The coupling mounted on the shaft
[D] The poles
Answer: The coupling mounted on the shaft
(30) In a dc machine dull yellow spark indicates
[A] Winding fault
[B] Excessive brush wear
[C] Excessive noise
[D] None of these
Answer: None of these
31 If the supply voltage to a shunt motor is increased by 25%, which of the following will decrease?
[A] Starting torque
[B] Full load speed
[C] Full load current
[D] None of these
Answer: Full load speed
32 A dc shunt motor has external resistance R1 in the field circuit and resistance R2 in the armature circuit. The starting armature current for the motor will be minimum when
[A] R1 is minimum and R2 is maximum
[B] R1 maximum and R2 is minimum
[C] Both R1 is minimum and R2 is maximum
[D] Both R1 is minimum and R2 is minimum
Answer: R1 is minimum and R2 is maximum
33 The brush voltage drops in dc in / of the order of
[A] 2 V
[B] 10 V
[C] 20 V
[D] 40 V
Answer: 2 V
34 Under constant load condition, the speed of a dc motor is effected by
[A] Field flux alone
[B] Armature current alone
[C] Back emf
[D] Both armature current and field flux
Answer: Field flux alone
35 If the load current and flux of a dc motor are held constant and voltage applied across are held constant and voltage applied across its armature is increased by 10 per cent, its speed will
[A] Decrease by about 10 per cent
[B] Remain unchanged
[C] Increase by about 10 per cent
[D] Increase by 20 per cent
Answer: Increase by about 10 per cent
36 If the field circuit of a loaded shunt motor s suddenly opened
[A] It slow down
[B] It would draw extremely high armature current
[C] Its speed becomes dangerously high
[D] Torque developed by the motor would be reduced to zero
Answer: Its speed becomes dangerously high
37 The speed of a dc shunt motor is required be more than full load speed. This may be achieved by
[A] Increasing the armature current
[B] Decreasing the armature current
[C] Increasing the excitation current
[D] Reducing the field current
Answer: Reducing the field current
38 For a dc motor operating under condition of maximum transfer of power, the efficiency of the motor is
[A] 100%
[B] About 90%
[C] 75%
[D] Less than 50%
Answer: Less than 50%
39 Which of the following dc motors will have least percentage increase in input current for a given percentage increase in torque?
[A] Series motor
[B] Shunt motor
[C] Separately excited
[D] Cumulatively compound motor
Answer: Series motor
40 In a dc series motor, the shaft torque is less than the armature torque due to
[A] Eddy current losses
[B] Stray losses
[C] Hysteresis losses
[D] Copper losses
Answer: Stray losses

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