ELECTRICAL MACHINES I 1) The main purpose of using a core in a transformer is to (a) Decrease iron losses (b) Prevent eddy

y current loss (c) Eliminate magnetic hysteresis (d) Decrease reluctance of the common magnetic circuit 2) No load test on a transformer is carried out to determine (a) Copper loss (b) Magnetizing current (c) Magnetizing current and no load losses (d) Efficiency of the transformer 3) The efficiency of a transformer is maximum when (a) It runs at half full load (b) It runs at full load (c) Its copper loss equals iron loss (d) It runs slightly over load 4) A transformer has negative voltage regulation when its load power factor is (a) Zero (b) Unity (c) Leading (d) Lagging 5) For the voltage build up of self excited dc generator, which of the following is not an essential condition (a) There must be some residual flux (b) Field winding mmf must aid the residual flux (c) Total field circuit resistance must be less than critical value (d) Armature speed must be very high

6) The voltage build up process of a D.C generator is (a) Difficult (b) Delayed (c) Cumulative (d) Infinite 7) If field resistance of a D.C shunt generator is increased beyond its critical value the generator (a) Output voltage will exceed its name plate rating (b) Will not build up (c) May burn out if loaded to its name plate rating (d) Power output may exceed its name plate rating 8) If the pole flux of a D.C motor approaches zero, its speed will (a) Approaches zero (b) Approaches infinity (c) No change due to corresponding change in back emf (d) Approach a stable value somewhere between zero and infinity 9) The torque/armature current graph of a DC series motor is a (a) Parabola from no load to full load (b) Straight line through out (c) Parabola through out (d) Parabola up to full load and straight line at over load 10) When load is removed _________ motor will run at the highest speed. (a) Shunt (b) Cumulative compound (c) Differential compound (d) Series ANSWERS:

1) D 2) C 3) C 4) D 5) D 6) C 7) B 8) B 9) D 10) D