BEE MCQ on Unit No.

IV (A) : 1 Ph Transformer

Q.1) For 230V/50 Hz supply to a transformer, whose cross sectional area is 60 cm 2. Calculate its

maximum flux. Assume 2:1 transformer and say 1000 turns at primary and 500 turns at

secondary

(a) 1.036 mWb (b) 1.136 mWb (c) 1.01 Wb (d) 1.001 Wb

Q.2) Two transformer A and B, with identical ratings, are to be designed with flux densities of

1.2 Wb/m2 and 1.4 Wb/m2 respectively. The weight of transformer A per KVA is

(a) less than that of transformer B (c) more than that of transformer B

(b) equal to that of transformer B (d) none of these

Q.3) A 220/110 V , 1 Ph Transformer has half load secondary current of 7.5 Amp , it’s

KVA rating is

(a) 1.65 KVA (b) 165 KVA (c) 16.5 KVA (d) 1650 KVA

Q.4) Eddy current loss in transformer depends on

(a) both voltage and frequency (b) voltage alone

(c) frequency alone (d) square of the frequency alone

Q.5) In an ordinary transformer which of the following does NOT change?

(a) Voltage (b) Current (c) Frequency (d) All of the above

Q.6) When the secondary load current of a 400/200 V transformer changes by 10 A, the

primary current changes by

(a) 10 A (b) 20 A (c) 5 A (d) 2.5 A

Q.7) Transformer core is laminated in order to

(a) reduce eddy current loss (b) reduce hysteresis loss

(c) reduce weight of steel (d) improve cooling

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Q.8) In a single phase transformer which of the following relation is true

(a) E1N1 = E2N2 and I1N1 = I2N2

(b) E1N2 = E2N1 and I1N1 = I2N2
(c) E1N2 = E2N1 and I1N2 = I2N1
(d) E1N1 = E2N2 and I1N2 = I2N1

Q.9) The efficiency of a transformer at full load 0.8 p.f. lag is 90%. Its efficiency at full load 0.8

lead p.f. will be

(a) 90 % (b) less than 90 % (c) more than 90 % (d) none of the above

Q.10) A transformer transforms

(a) Voltage (b) Current (c) Power (d) Frequency

Q.11) Transformers A and B with 4 % & 8 % regulation respectively, which one is better

(a) Transformer A (b) Transformer B c) Both (d) Can’t say

Q.12) In case of direct loading test of a transformer, the readings are as follows
On No Load : W1 = 20 watts, W2 = 0 watts, V1 = 220 volts, V2 = 110 volts
On Load : W1 = 240 watts, W2 = 180 watts, V1 = 220 volts, V2 = 103 volts
What will be efficiency & regulation of the transformer at the given load.
(a) 75 % & 6.36 % (b) 63.6 % & 7.5 % (c) 75 % & 63.6 % (d) 7.5 % & 6.36 %
Q.13) A 3300 / 110 Volts, 50 Hz, 50 KVA transformer has full load copper loss of

1600 watts and iron loss of 1800 watts then the efficiency of transformer at

half load and 0.85 lag p.f. is

(a) 90.26 % (b) 90.16 % (c) 90.62 % (d) 90.42 %

Q.14) If the losses in a transformer are zero, we call such a transformer as ……

(a) Single phase transformer (b) Autotransformer

(c) Ideal transformer (d) Step-up transformer

Q.15) A single phase transformer has max. flux in the core 0.02 wb. If the no. of
primary turns is 470 & the supply frequency is 50 Hz, calculate the emf induced
in the Primary winding

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 (a) 440 V (b) 1800 V (c) 1500 V (d) None of these
Q.16) A transformer has primary & secondary winding resistances are 80 Ω & 180 Ω
respectively. If primary & secondary full load currents are 24 Amp & 16 Amp
respectively. The value of copper loss at full load & half the full load is
(a) 92.06 KW & 23.14 KW (c) 92.16 KW & 23.04 KW
(b) 90 KW & 23 KW (d) 92.86 KW & 24.14 KW
Q.17) RMS value of the induced emf per turn in transformer is
(a) 4φmf (b) 2φmf (c) φmf (d) 4.44φmf
Q.18) Which of the following losses in the transformer varies with load
(a) Copper loss (b) Eddy current loss c) Hysteresis loss d) Core loss
Q.19) A step up transformer increases

(a) Power (b) Voltage (c) Current (d) Frequency

Q.20) On no load, efficiency of the transformer is

(a) 100 % (b) 0 % (c) 50 % (d) 90 %

Q.21) If 25 W of power is applied to the primary of an ideal transformer with a turns ratio

of 10, the power delivered to the secondary load is

(a) 0 W (b) 25 W (c) 250 W (d) 2.5 W

Q.22) The core losses of transformer are dissipated in the form of

(a) Heat (b) Hum noise (c) Light (d) Electric energy

Q.23) Alternating voltages can be raised or lowered with the help of ________.

(a) generator (b) transformer (c) induction motor (d) universal motor

Q.24) A transformer works on the principle of ________.

(a) Faraday’s law (b) self induction (c) superposition (d) mutual induction

Q.25) The primary & secondary windings of a transformer are _______ coupled to
each other.
(a) magnetically (b) electrically (c) mechanically (d) physically
Q.26) The _____ on both sides of a transformer remains same.

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 (a) Power (b) Voltage (c) Current (d) Impedance

Q.27) The flux in the transformer core is ________.

(a) rotating (b) partly rotating (c) purely alternating (d) purely alternating

Q.28) The core provides _____ path to the flux produced.

(a) low reluctance (b) low voltage (c) low current (d) low resistance

Q.29) In a core type transformer ________.

(a) the core encircles the winding

(b) the limb encircles the yoke

(c) the winding encircles the core

(d) the core encircles the yoke

Q.30) _____ construction has a double magnetic circuit.

(a) Shell type (b) Core type (c) Berry type (d) None of the these

Q.31) In which type of transformer, natural cooling is effective.

(a) Shell type (b) Core type (c) Berry type (d) None of the these

Q.32) For a 50 Hz transformer, the primary turns are 100 and maximum flux in the core

is 0.08 Wb then the primary induced emf is

(a) 1856 V (b) 1276 V (c) 176 V (d) 1776 V

Q.33) For a 50 Hz transformer, the primary turns are 50. What will be the maximum

value of flux in the core if the primary induced emf is 199.8 Volts.

(a) 18 mWb (b) 18 Wb (c) 79.6 mWb (d) 0.998 Wb

Q.34) An ideal transformer is the one having

(a) no losses (b) zero resistance windings (c) zero leakage flux (d) all of these

Q.35) For 2000/200 Volts, 50 Hz, 10 KVA transformer, the half load secondary current is

(a) 50 A (b) 5 A (c) 25 A (d) 10 A

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Q.36) Transformation ratio in a transformer is equal to

(a) N₂/N₁ (b) E₁/E₂ (c) I₂/I₁ (d) N₁/N₂

Q.37) If an ammeter in the secondary of a 100/10 V transformer reads 10 A, the current

in the primary would be

(a) 100 A (b) 2 A (c) 1 A (d) 10 A

Q.38) An isolation transformer has turns ratio of

(a) 1:1 (b) 10:1 (c) 1:10 (d) none of these

Q.39) A transformer steps up the voltage by a factor 100. The ratio of current in the

primary to that in the secondary is

(a) 1 (b) 100 (c) 0.1 (d) 0.01

Q.40) A transformer having turns ratio of 1:1 is called as __________ transformer.

(a) Step up (b) isolation (c) step down (d) None of the these

Q.41) For 400/100 V transformer, if the secondary turns are 16, then the primary turns

would be

(a) 4 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 8

Q.42) A transformer has full load secondary current of 10 Amp & secondary no load induced

e.m.f. of 200 V then its KVA rating is

(a) 2 KVA (b) 20 KVA (c) 200 KVA (d) 2000 KVA

Q.43) The regulation of a transformer is given by

(a) (E₂ - V₂)/V₂ (b) (V₂ - E₂)/E₂ (c) (V₂ - E₂)/V₂ (d) (E₂ - V₂)/E₂

Q.44) The no load voltage of a transformer is 400 V while it drops to 395 V on full load

then its regulation will be

(a) -1.25 % (b) 1.25 % (c) 12.5 % (d) 0 %

Q.45) The no load voltage of a transformer is 120 V while it has a full load regulation

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 of 2 % then its full load voltage is

(a) 145 V (b) 125 V (c) 117.6 V (d) 126 V

Q.46) Which of the following losses is not common between rotating machines and
transformer.
(a) Copper loss (b) Friction loss (c) Hysteresis loss (d) Core loss
Q.47) A transformer has 200 W of iron loss at full load. The iron loss at half load is

(a) 200 W (b) 100 W (c) 400 W (d) 300 W

Q.48) When the supply frequency of a transformer is doubled then the hysteresis loss

(a) remain same (b) reduced by 50% (c) doubled (d) becomes 4 times

Q.49) When the supply frequency of a transformer is doubled then the eddy current loss

(a) remain same (b) reduced by 50% (c) doubled (d) becomes 4 times

Q.50) A transformer has 200 W of copper loss at half load. Then the copper loss at full

load will be

(a) 800 W (b) 100 W (c) 400 W (d) 200 W

Q.51) Ideally, for any transformer, the magnitude of regulation should be as ________ as

Possible where as efficiency should be as ________ as possible.

(a) high, high (b) low, low (c) low, high (d) high, low

Q.52) A transformer has full load copper loss at unity power factor is 480 watts. What
will be the value of copper loss at full load & 0.8 power factor lagging
(a) 240 W (b) 480 W (c) 960 W (d) 120 W

Q.53) In case of direct loading test of a transformer, the wattmeter on load side reads
420 watts while the wattmeter on the supply side reads 480 watts, then the
efficiency of the transformer is
(a) 75 % (b) 78.6 % (c) 87 % (d) 87.5 %
Q.54) The wattmeter on load side reads_________ for the no load reading in case of direct
loading test of a transformer.

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 (a) 0 W (b) 100 W (c) 1 W (d) 10 W

Q.55) As the load current increases, the regulation of a transformer

(a) remains same (b) decreases (c) increases (d) becomes 4 times

Q.56) The advantage of an autotransformer is

(a) gives highly stable voltage

(b) efficiency is 100 %

(c) copper saving

(d) none of these

Q.57) In which type of transformer, core is in the form of a rectangular frame made from

laminations.

(a) Shell type (b) Core type (c) Berry type (d) None of the these

Q.58) In which type of transformer, the primary & secondary windings are placed on the

central limb of the core.

(a) Shell type (b) Core type (c) Berry type (d) None of the these

Q.59) With a sinusoidal ac supply connected to the primary of a transformer, the type of

flux set up in the core is

(a) rectangular (b) discontinuous (c) cosine wave (d) sine wave

Q.60) The relation V₂ = E₂ for a transformer is true at

(a) half load (b) full load (c) no load (d) none of these

Q.61) The voltage ratio of a transformer is defined as the ratio of

(a) V₂ & V₁ (b) V₁ & V₂ (c) E₁ & E₂ (d) I₁ & I₂

Q.62) The ratio N₁/N₂ of a transformer is called as ______ ratio.

(a) Voltage (b) reverse turns (c) turns (d) transformation

Q.63) A __________ transformer provides substantial copper saving.

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 (a) auto (b) two winding (c) isolation (d) None of the these

Q.64) A single phase transformer connected to a lamp load gave the following wattmeter
readings : W₁ = 2510 W, W₂ = 2420 W & I₂ = 25 A. Calculate the efficiency of the
transformer.
(a) 92.63 % (b) 96.98 % (c) 96 % (d) 96.41 %
Q.65) The friction and windage losses in a transformer are
(a) part of copper loss (b) part of iron loss (c) zero (d) none of these

Q.66) A 500 KVA transformer has full load copper loss of 5000 watts and iron loss of 2000 watts

If the transformer is connected to a resistive load, calculate the efficiency of the

transformer at full load?

(a) 98.62 % (b) 98.16 % (c) 90.62 % (d) 98.42 %

Q.67) For a practical transformer on no load, there is small ______ loss takes place even at

no load.

(a) primary copper (b) secondary copper (c) iron (d) none of these

Q.68) When a practical transformer is on no load, the________ loss is zero.

(a) primary copper (b) secondary copper (c) iron (d) none of these

Q.69) Ideal value of voltage regulation of a transformer is

(a) 100 % (b) 50 % (c) 75 % (d) 0 %

Q.70) A 1 Ph transformer delivers 10 Amp, 220 V to a resistive load while primary draws

a 6 A current at 0.9 lagging pf from a 450 V, 50 Hz supply. If the turns ratio is 2,

calculate the value of input power.

(a) 2700 W (b) 2200 W (c) 2430 W (d) 2600 W

Q.71) A 1 Ph transformer delivers 220 V at 10 Amp to a resistive load when a primary is

connected to a 450 V supply. If the turns ratio is 2, calculate the no load voltage.

(a) 225 V (b) 220 V (c) 110 V (d) 900 V

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Q.72) An autotransformer has _______ windings.

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4

Q.73) I₁ is _______ V₁.

(a) inversely proportional to

(b) directly proportional to

(c) independent of

(d) none of these

Q.74) I₂ is _______ V₂.

(a) inversely proportional to

(b) directly proportional to

(c) independent of

(d) none of these

Q.75) The transformer rating is in terms of

(a) Watts (b) KVA (c) KW (d) VAR

Q.76) The rating of transformer is in terms of _______ power.

(a) active (b) reactive (c) apparent (d) none of these

Q.77) The complete rating of transformer includes the ratio of a primary to secondary

voltages, _______ and _______.

(a) flux, frequency (b) no. of turns, KVA

(c) KVA, frequency (d) frequency, no. of turns

Q.78) A 3300 / 200 Volts transformer has rated primary and secondary currents of

30.303 A and 500 A respectively. Then the rating of the transformer would be

(a) 1650 KVA (b) 60.6 KVA (c) 165 KVA (d) 100 KVA

Q.79) For a 6600/220 V, 50 Hz transformer, if N₁ = 1500 & Bm = 1.2 T then the

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 effective cross sectional area of the core is

(a) 16.5 m² (b) 0.0165 m² (c) 0.024 m² (d) 1.65 cm²

Q.80) Which loss is further classified into hysteresis and eddy current loss?

(a) Copper loss (b) Iron loss (c) Variable loss (d) Total loss

Q.81) Which loss is independent of frequency?

(a) Copper loss (b) Iron loss (c) hysteresis loss (d) eddy current loss

Q.82) Which loss is known as the constant/core loss?

(a) Copper loss (b) Iron loss (c) hysteresis loss (d) eddy current loss

Q.83) Which loss is taking place in the core of the transformer?

(a) Copper loss (b) Iron loss (c) Total loss (d) None of these

Q.84) The power, P = I₁² R₁ + I₂² R₂ represents which loss in a transformer?

(a) Copper loss (b) Iron loss (c) Total loss (d) None of these

Q.85) A 3300/200 V, 100 KVA transformer has N₁ = 80 then the rated primary current is

(a) 500 A (b) 50 A (c) 303 A (d) 30.3 A

Q.86) For a transformer, if primary voltage is 230 V, 50 Hz & N₁ = 500, Bm = 1.2 mWb/m² then

the cross sectional area of the core is

(a) 172 m² (b) 17 m² (c) 1.7267 mm² (d) 1.7267 m²

Q.87) A 3300/240 V, 10 KVA, 50 Hz transformer has core area 300 cm² and flux density of

1.3 T. Then the numbers of primary turns are

(a) 28 (b) 382 (c) 38.2 (d) 238

Q.88) The material used for the construction of transformer core is

(a) cast steel (b) rain forced steel (c) silicon steel (d) cast iron

Q.89) The d.c. supply is not used for the transformer because

(a) burning of windings due to high current is possible.

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 (b) eddy current losses are more.

(c) d.c. winding resistance is very high.

(d) hysteresis losses are more.

Q.90) The average value of the e.m.f. per turn in a transformer is

(a) 2Φmf (b) 4Φmf (c) Φmf (d) 4.44Φmf
Q.91) The value of flux used in an e.m.f. equation of a transformer is
(a) r.m.s. (b) average (c) maximum (d) instantaneous

Q.92) The turns ratio is _______ to current ratio.

(a) inversely proportional

(b) directly proportional

(c) equal to

(d) none of these

Q.93) In a step-up transformer ______ remain constant.

(a) Voltage (b) Current (c) Power (d) none of these

Q.94) A high voltage side is

(a) low current, high impedance side.

(b) low current, low impedance side.

(c) high current, low impedance side.

(d) none of these.

Q.95) A low voltage side is

(a) low current, high impedance side.

(b) low current, low impedance side.

(c) high current, low impedance side.

(d) none of these.

Q.96) The expression for eddy current loss is

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 (a) Kh Bm f² t² V

(b) Kh Bm² f² t²

(c) Kh Bm² f t

(d) Kh Bm² f² t² V

Q.97) The advantage of direct loading test is

(a) efficiency at any load can be predicted without actually loading.

(b) equivalent circuit parameters can be obtained.

(c) Results are accurate.

(d) None of these

Q.98) What KVA rating is required for a transformer that must handle a maximum load current

of 8 A with a secondary voltage of 2 KV?

(a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 4

Q.99) The turns ratio required to match an 80 Ω source to a 320 Ω load is

(a) 0.25 (b) 0.05 (c) 4 (d) 2

Q.100) If supply frequency of a transformer increases, the secondary output voltage of the

transformer

(a) remains same (b) decreases (c) increases (d) becomes 4 times

Q.101) If the cross sectional area of magnetic core of a transformer increases, the secondary

output voltage of the transformer

(a) increases (b) decreases (c) remains same (d) becomes 2 times

Q.102) If the maximum flux density of core of a transformer increases, the secondary

output voltage of the transformer

(a) decreases (b) increases (c) remains same (d) becomes 2 times

Q.103) If the secondary number of turns in a transformer increases then the secondary

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 output voltage of the transformer

(a) decreases (b) increases (c) remains same (d) becomes 2 times

Q.104) When a 400 Hz transformer is operated at 50 Hz, its KVA rating is

(a) reduced to 1/16

(b) reduced to 1/4

(c) reduced to 1/2

(d) reduced to 1/8

Q.105) Which of the following machine will have maximum efficiency?

(a) Generator (b) Transformer (c) D.C. Motor (d) Induction motor

Q.106) The flux in the transformer core is ________.

(a) increases with load

(b) decreases with load.

(c) remains constant irrespective of load.

(d) none of these

Q.107) In a certain loaded transformer, the secondary voltage is 1/4 th the primary voltage.

the secondary current is

(a) 1/4 th the primary current

(b) equal to the primary current

(c) four times the primary current

(d) none of these

Q.108) The input power under no load condition of a transformer consists of

(a) core losses in transformer.

(b) core losses and very small amount of copper loss in primary.

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 (c) copper loss in transformer.

(d) significant amount of copper loss along with negligible amount of core losses.

Q.109) For a given applied voltage with increase in frequency, the eddy current loss will

(a) Increases

(b) decreases

(c) remains constant

(d) will increase associated with increase of copper losses

Q.110) Copper is preferred than aluminum for windings of a transformer because it is

(a) having high permittivity

(b) having high resistivity

(c) having high conductivity

(d) low eddy current loss

Q.111) Primary of a transformer is connected to constant voltage supply. What will happen to

Flux if the secondary current is increased.

(a) Increase

(b) Decrease

(c) Nothing will happen. It will remain constant

(d) Increase in exponential manner

Q.112) The purpose of providing iron core for a transformer is

(a) To support the windings

(b) To provide magnetic couplings between windings

(c) To improve mechanical strength

(d) To increase conductivity of windings

Q.113) If the transformation ratio K > 1, the transformer is

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 (a) Step-down transformer (b) Step-up transformer

(c) One to one transformer (d) None of these

Q.114) No load current of a transformer

(a) Has small magnitude & low power factor

(b) Has high magnitude & low power factor

(c) Has high magnitude & high power factor

(d) Has small magnitude & high power factor

Q.115) When a 50 Hz transformer is operated on 60 Hz, its KVA rating will

(a) Increase

(b) Decrease

(c) Unaffected

(d) Depend on secondary load

Q.116) The transformation ratio, K is defined symbolically as

(a) Φ₂/Φ₁ (b) V₂/V₁ (c) I₂/I₁ (d) None of these

Q.117) At no load, the power factor of a transformer is

(a) Unity (b) leading (c) lagging (d) none of these

Q.118) The limbs of transformer core are stepped to reduce

(a) eddy current loss (b) copper winding material

(c) Labor cost (d) aesthetically good look

Q.119) The voltage induced per turn, both in primary and secondary of a two winding single

phase transformer is

(a) Infinity (b) zero (c) same (d) different

Q.120) A 2000/200 V, 10 KVA, 50 Hz transformer is operating at full load and unity p. f. Its

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 Secondary current is

(a) 500 A (b) 50 A (c) 5 A (d) None of these

Q.121) The efficiency of a transformer is maximum at the load when

(a) Iron loss is 50 % of copper loss

(b) Iron loss = Copper loss

(c) Iron loss = √Copper loss

(d) None of these

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