EEE Machines - 20 MCQs (Set 4)

1. Compensating windings in a DC machine are placed in slots in the pole faces and are
connected in series with the armature to neutralize:
A) The demagnetizing effect of armature reaction.
B) The cross-magnetizing effect of armature reaction under the pole faces.
C) Eddy currents in the pole shoes.
D) The voltage drop due to armature resistance.
2. The purpose of the Sumpner's test (or back-to-back test) on transformers is to
determine:
A) The turns ratio and polarity.
B) Only the core losses.
C) Temperature rise and efficiency under full-load conditions without consuming
much power.
D) Only the equivalent impedance.
3. The phenomenon of "plugging" is a method of braking for an induction motor which
is achieved by:
A) Disconnecting the motor from the supply.
B) Dynamically braking with a DC source.
C) Reversing the phase sequence of the supply voltage.
D) Adding a large capacitor to the stator circuit.
4. A salient pole synchronous motor has two components of torque: the excitation torque
and the reluctance torque. The reluctance torque exists only when:
A) The motor is over-excited.
B) The motor is under-excited.
C) There is a load on the motor (i.e., torque angle δ is not zero).
D) The field winding is open.
5. The high starting inrush current in a transformer is primarily due to:
A) The winding capacitance.
B) The high permeability of the core material.
C) Possible saturation of the core when energized.
D) The presence of an air gap in the core.
6. The Ward-Leonard system of speed control is a method that provides:
A) Speed control in one direction only.
B) A very fine, wide, and reversible range of speed control.
C) Speed control only above the base speed.
D) Speed control by varying the field flux only.
7. An induction motor can operate as an induction generator when:
A) The slip is greater than 1.
B) It is driven by a prime mover at a speed greater than the synchronous speed.
C) The supply voltage is reduced.
D) It is connected to a DC source.
8. A higher Short Circuit Ratio (SCR) for an alternator implies that the machine is:
A) Less stable and has poor voltage regulation.
B) Smaller in size for the same kVA rating.
C) More stable and has better voltage regulation (less voltage drop).
D) Operating with a saturated magnetic circuit.
9. A Linear Induction Motor (LIM) produces:
A) Rotary motion at synchronous speed.
B) Linear thrust or force.
C) High starting torque for hoisting applications.
D) A fixed magnetic field.
10. In the vector group notation of a three-phase transformer, such as 'Dy11', the number
'11' indicates that the low-voltage (LV) winding EMF:
A) Lags the high-voltage (HV) winding EMF by 11 degrees.
B) Lags the high-voltage (HV) winding EMF by 330 degrees (or leads by 30 degrees).
C) Leads the high-voltage (HV) winding EMF by 11 degrees.
D) Has 11 times the voltage of the HV winding.
11. Which DC motor is best suited for applications with sudden, heavy loads like shears
and punches?
A) Shunt motor
B) Separately excited motor
C) Cumulatively compounded motor
D) Differentially compounded motor
12. Adding external resistance to the rotor circuit of a slip-ring induction motor:
A) Increases the maximum torque.
B) Decreases the starting current and increases the starting torque.
C) Decreases both the starting current and starting torque.
D) Increases the synchronous speed.
13. The effect of armature reaction in an alternator at unity power factor (UPF) is:
A) Purely demagnetizing.
B) Purely magnetizing.
C) Purely cross-magnetizing (distortional).
D) Negligible.
14. The open-delta or V-V connection of three-phase transformers can supply a load of
what percentage of a full delta-delta bank?
A) 100%
B) 66.7%
C) 57.7%
D) 50%
15. A key characteristic of a Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM) is that:
A) It has permanent magnets on the rotor.
B) The rotor has no windings or permanent magnets.
C) It requires AC excitation for the stator.
D) It cannot be used for variable speed applications.
16. If the field excitation of a synchronous motor running with a constant mechanical load
is decreased, the armature current will:
A) Decrease first and then increase.
B) Remain constant.
C) Decrease continuously.
D) Increase and the power factor will become more lagging.
17. A circle diagram can be drawn for an induction motor using the data from:
A) No-load test and blocked-rotor test only.
B) No-load test, blocked-rotor test, and stator DC resistance test.
C) Only the blocked-rotor test.
D) A direct full-load test.
 18. In the "three dark lamps" method of synchronizing an alternator, the correct moment
to close the switch is when:
A) All three lamps are glowing brightly.
B) All three lamps are dark.
C) Two lamps are bright and one is dark.
D) The lamps are flickering randomly.
19. The primary difference between a Brushless DC (BLDC) motor and a Permanent
Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) lies in their:
A) Stator construction.
B) Requirement of a position sensor.
C) Back-EMF waveform (trapezoidal for BLDC, sinusoidal for PMSM).
D) Method of cooling.
20. "Breathing" in a transformer refers to the:
A) Sound produced by the core due to magnetostriction.
B) Oscillation of oil within the main tank.
C) Movement of air in and out of the conservator tank as the oil expands and
contracts.
D) Pulsation in the output voltage.

Answer Key

1. B
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. B
13. C
14. C
15. B
16. D
17. B
18. B
19. C
20. C