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COC QUESTIONS
Choose the best answer from the following alternatives.
1) How many magnetic contactors are required for forward and reverse motor operation?
A) 5 B) 3 C) 2 D) 1
2) How many magnetic contactors are required for direct on line (DOL) motor operation?
A) 5 B) 3 C) 2 D) 1
3) How many magnetic contactors are required for star delta motor operation?
A) 5 B) 3 C) 2 D) 1
4) How many magnetic contactors are required for forward reverse& star delta motor operation?

A) 4 B) 3 C) 2 D) 1

5) What is the first step to be done in rewinding motor?

A) Stopping the old winding C) Baking and varnishing
B) Insulating the slots D) Taking data E) testing
6) Over load relay is used to protect the motor circuit from____________
A) Short circuit
B) Grounded circuit
C) Over voltage
D) Leakage current
E) Excess load that would result in over heating
7) According to EEPO what are the colour of the conductors.
 Neutral = _________________________
 Phase = __________________________
 Ground = _________________________
 R = _________________________
 S = _________________________
 T = _________________________
8) It is not one of the properties of insulation material.
A) High resistivity C) High resistive to moisture, acid or alkalis
B) High electric strength D) None
9) Which one of the following is not true about reduced magnetic starters?
A) Auto transformer starter
B) Star delta starter
C) Part winding starter
D) Solid state starter
E) Direct on line starter
10) In the function of motor control circuit which one is true?
A) Change the motor rotation
B) Protect the motor from over load
C) Protect the motor from short circuit
D) Used to minimize the drown current during the starting period
E) All
11) The use of timer in a motor control is for ____________________
A) Indicating an over load of the motor
B) Indicating the revolving of the motor

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C) Stopping the motor

D) Delaying the normal operation of the motor
12) Which of the following is to be connected across the terminal of the start push button to
insure that the motor will run continuously after the push button is released.
A) A relay C) Normally open contact device
B) Pilot lamp D) Normally close contact device
13) Call the attention of the technical that something is wrong to an unattended motor.
A) Run indicating pilot lamp C) Idle indicating pilot lamp
B) Fault/buzzer indicate D) Tripped circuit breaker
14) Which is not included in the function of the motor control circuit?
A) Changing the supply frequency
B) Changing the direction of rotation of the motor
C) Protect the motor from over loading
D) Used to minimize the drown current during starting period
E) Used to protect the motor from the short circuit
15) A three phase induction motor can run on a single phase and neutral
A) By connecting phase and neutral to two of the winding only
B) By connecting the single phase to all terminals
C) By use of a capacitor
D) Cannot run on a single phase and neutral
E) By the use of a phase motor
16) In star delta three phase motor which among the group is the correct pair of terminals
connections?
A) W2&W1 for L1, V1&U2 for L2, W2&V2 for L3
B) U1&U2 for L1, V1&V2 for L2, W1&W2 for L3
C) U1&V2 for L1, V1&W2 for L2, W1&U2 for L3
D) U2&V2 for L1, V1&W1 for L2, U1&W2 for L3
E) V1&W2 for L1, V1&U1 for L2, W1&U2 for L3
17) For a three phase motor connections, which statement is true?
A) Stare connected motor could be safely run in delta connection
B) Delta connected motor could be safely run in star connection
C) All three phase motors could be operated either in star or delta connection
D) All three phase motors should be properly connected to neutral conductors
E) None of the above
18) Which statement is correct about the d/c b/n ac generator and dc generator?
A) A dc generator has slip ring while the ac generator has commutator.
B) The voltage output of dc generator can be increase or decrease using a transformer
C) Dc generator have a prime mover ac generator doses not
D) By using an inverter device, a dc generator can be used to supply ac voltage
19) Which of the following statement is correct when conducting a testing in an electrolytic
capacitor?
A) When the two probes of the meter connect to the two terminal of the capacitor, the
pointer deflects slowly and returns slowly.
B) When the two probes of the meter connect to the two terminal of the capacitor, the
pointer deflects rapidly and returns slowly.
C) It is not possible to check the electrolytic capacitor
D) When the two probes of the meter connect to the two terminal of the capacitor, the
pointer deflects rapidly both directions.

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20) A protective device in staled in a control circuit to protect the winding of the motor.
A) Over load protective device C) Under load protective device
B) Over current protective device D) Under current protective device
21) A protective device in stalled in the ckt to protect the conductor and it may exist in the form
of fuses and circuit breakers.
A) Over load protective device C) Under load protective device
B) Over current protective device D) under current protective device
22) A kind of momentary and auxiliary switch that breaks contact
A) Normally open switch
B) Normally closed switch
C) Selector switch
D) A & B
23) Which of the following circuit in industrial electrical machine and drives that usually operates
in a higher voltage and high current demand?
A) The control circuit C) The enclosure circuit
B) The power circuit D) The maintaining circuit
24) An electro magnetically switch used in motor controlling engineering
A) Magnetic contactor
B) FB push button switch
C) Three way switch
D) Selector switch
E) All of the above
25) What is the current rating of a protective device installed for a 7.2KW, 240V rated water
heater.
A) 10A B) 40A C) 16A D) 25A E) 32A
26) Power factor correction is necessary to:
A) Has no effect in reducing the load for the generator and the transformer
B) Increased efficiency of electric motors and other devices
C) Prevent from dangerous over currents
D) Reduce the resistance of the circuit
27) A means of making single-phase AC motors self-starter is
A) Splitting the phase C) Shading pole
B) Inserting capacitors D) All
28) Which one of the following is correct statement?
A) Induction motors can speed up near to synchronous speed but it can never reach
synchronous speed
B) Induction motor is similar to a rotating transformer but unlike the transformer, the
secondary frequency may not be the same as the primary
C) The higher the speed of an induction motor, the higher the friction, windage and
stray losses
D) All
29) One of the following statement is not true
A) Closing the forward and reverse contactors at the same time would cause a short
ckt
B) The starter contacts of a manual starter remains closed when power is removed
from the ckt
C) A motor with low voltage releases protection must be restarted up on resumption
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D) Most DC motors are reversed by switching the direction of current flow through
the armature
30) We use reduced voltages starting system
A) To minimize line disturbance caused by high inrush current
B) To limit the inrush
C) To provide smooth acceleration
D) All
31) A means of motor running in which the motor remains connected to line during the transition
A) Open transition C) Abnormal transition
B) Closed transition D) None
32) The running current of a motor is higher in
A) Star B) reduced voltage starting C) delta D) all
33) The rotation speed of an asynchronous motor can be increased by
A) Increasing the voltage C) Increasing the frequency
B) Increasing the current D) Decreasing the voltage
34) The efficiency of an electrical machine is calculated
A) The ratio b/n input power and output power
B) The ratio b/n output voltage and input voltage
C) The ratio b/n output power and input power
D) All
35) The stator of a single phase alternator is laminated, for what purpose
A) To increase the life span of the machine
B) To create free and smooth rotation
C) To eliminate hysteresis loss
D) To eliminate eddy current
36) What is the part of the AC squirrel cage induction motor where the winding coils are situated
or placed in?
A) Rotor B) stator C) frame D) shaft E) none
37) What is the average speed of a 3-phase synchronous motor with 4-pole, 220V, 50HZ?
A) 1000r.p.mB) 2750r.p.m C) 1500r.p.m D) 3000r.p.m
38) How to reverse the rotation of a 4-terminal split phase motor

T1
T2

T3
T4

A) By changing T1 and T2
B) By changing T3 and T4
C) By changing centrifugal switch
D) By changing T2 and T3
E) None
39) Stop push button is
A) Connected in series with start P.B
B) Connected in parallel with start P.B

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C) Connected is series with the coil

D) Connected with parallel with OLR
40) The over load relay contact is
A) Connected in parallel with motor
B) Connected in series with start P.B
C) Connected in parallel with start P.B
D) Connected in series with motor
41) When motor 1 and 2 is operate sequentially but motor 3 is not worked, what is this problem?
A) Circuit breaker problem C) M3 is open
B) OLR problem D) M2 is open
42) Induction motor is similar with
A) Dc motor C) Synchronous motor
B) Induction transformer D) None
43) If the motor is connected in Y-∆ but the motor is not operated 1st in Y connection it operates
in ∆ connection after 15 sec, what is this problem
A) Stop P.B problem C) Timer NO
B) Timer NC D) OLR problem
44) The start push button is
A) Connected in parallel with stop P.B
B) Connected in parallel with OLR
C) Connected in parallel with retaining contact
D) All of the above
45) When you press the start push button the motor will run in Y-connection but it is not changed
in to ∆ connection.
A) Stop P.B problem C) Timer NO
B) Timer NC D) OLR problem
46) The ratio of the voltage transformer is100:1 a voltmeter is connected with it riding 50v but
the voltmeter full scale reading is 100v so what will be the line voltage
A) 500v B) 0.5v C) 5kv D) 50kv E) C&D
47) The stator core of an induction motor made up of
A) A stack of silicon steel lamination C) Rubber
B) Hydro caribous D) From non-metallic materiel
48) In pole phase winding it is essential that
A) The generated EMF of on the phase are equal magnitude
B) The wave form EMF of on the phase ate identical
C) The frequency of on the phase equal
D) All
49) The main purpose of the iron core of the transformer is
A) To control the fluxes produces in the winding
B) To support the winding
C) To control eddy current losses
D) To control hysterics loss
50) Calculate the % slip of an induction motor with actual speed of 970r.p.m frequency of 50HZ
with 6 poles.
A) 4 B) 2 C) 3 D5
51) What would be the capacitive reactance with increasing frequency
A) Increase B) decrease C) Constant D) none
52) What would be the inductive reactance with increasing frequency

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A) Increase B) decrease C) constant D) none

53) what is the use of commentator in dc generator?
A) to convert DC to AC C) to convert AC to DC
B) to collect current D)
54) The number of coil in double layer winding is _____________
55) A single phase ac motor can be changed its direction
A) By changing both auxiliary and main winding
B) By changing either auxiliary or main winding
C) By changing centrifugal switch
D) By changing capacitor
56) The iron core of a transformer is made up of _________________
A) Copper B) rubber C) silicon steel D) aluminium
57) Determine the speed of an asynchronous motor with frequency 50HZ, 6poles?
A) 1000 B) 2000 C) 1500D) none
58) A motor where its stator speed is equal with is actual or rotor speed
A) Universal motor C) induction motor
B) Synchronous motor D) wound rotor
59) The stator core of a single phase alternator is laminated
A) To increase power factor C) to decrease eddy current loss
B) To decrease hysteresis loss D) to decrease copper loss
60) Which of the following electronic components doesn’t face short ckt during fault?
A) Diode B) inductor C) capacitor D) resistor E) B&D
61) Which one is not output of relaxation oscillator
A) Square wave c) sinusoidal wave
B) Rectangular wave D) all
62) The device which changes physical quantity into electrical quantity is called
A) Transistor B) transducer C) transformer D) transmitter
63) In full pitch winding three phase induction the coil span of each coil is equal to
A) The pole pitch C) the No of slots
B) the No poles D) the No of slots per phase
64) the rating capacity of the ckt breaker
A) V B) A C) MVA D) Ω
65) In V2avc welding the transformer used is a step down transformer for
A) To increase the output voltage C) To increase the output frequency
B) To decrease the output current D) To increase the output current
66) If more than one start push buttoned is needed in control ckt these buttons must be placed
A) In series with one another & in parallel with the coil
B) In series with one another & in series with coil
C) In parallel with one another & in series with coil
D) In parallel with one another & in parallel with the stop button
67) Determine the speed of an asynchronous motor with frequency 60HZ, 8pole.
A) 1500rpm B) 900rpm C) 1000rpm D) none
68) The principle of induction motor is similar with
A) transformer C) Dc generator
B) Dc motor D) transducer
69) The use of open ckt test on transformer is
A) To find iron loss C) To find core loss
B) To find copper loss D) A & C

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70) The use of short ckt test on transformer is

A) To find iron loss C) To find core loss
B) To find copper loss D) A & C
71) Which one of the following doesn’t change in transformer
A) Voltage B) frequency
B) Current D) All
72) Which of the following is not an active component
A) Tunnel diodeB) varristorC) filed effect transistor D) un-junction transistor
73) ___________is control apparatus operated by hand
A) Switch B) general switch C) over load D) manual switch
74) __________ is protective apparatus with a member fusible the opening and closing of directly
heated ckt and destroyed by current.
A) Relay B) switch C) contactor D) fuse
75) In a capacitor start single phase motor, when capacitor is replaced by resistor
A) Torque will increase C) the motor will run in reverse direction
B) The motor has less power D) the motor will continue to run in the same direction
76) A centrifugal switch is used to disconnect starting winding when motor has
A) Run for about 1min C) picked up about 50% to 70% of rated speed
B) Run for about 5min D) picked up about 10% to 25% of rated speed
77) Which of the motors will have relatively higher power factor
A) Capacitor run motor C) capacitor start motor
B) Shaded pole motor D) split phase motor
78) If the capacitor of a split phase motor is short circuited
A) The motor will burn C) High resistance and as well as high inductance
B) The motor will not start D) low resistance and as well as low inductance
79) In a split phase motor the running winding should have
A) High resistance and low inductance
B) Low resistance and as well as high inductance
C) High resistance and as well as high inductance
D) low resistance and as well as low inductance
80) the speed of a squirrel cage induction motor can be controlled by all of the following except
A) changing supply frequency C) changing winding resistance
B) changing No of poles D) reducing supply voltage
81) three phase induction motor is ____________________
A) self-starting with zero torque C) not self-starting with high torque
B) self-starting with high torque D) self-starting with low torque
82) Which devices convert sound energy in to electrical energy?
A) Solar cell B) thermistor C) dynamic microphones D) oscillator
83) A semi-conductor materials or oxides with a resistance that varies with T o is_______
A) Thermistor B) solar cell C) diode D) resistor
84) Synchronous motor are generally not self-starting b/c
A) The direction of rotation is not fixed
B) The direction of instantaneous torque reverses after half cycle
C) Starters cannot be used on these machines
D) Starting winding is not providing on these machine
85) In an induction motor on no load the slip is generally ___________________
A) Less than 1% B) 1.5% C) 2% D) 4%

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86) Star delta starting of motors is not possible in case of ________________

A) Single phase motor C) variable speed motor
B) Low horse power motor D) high speed motor
87) If any two phase for an induction motor are inter changed
A) The motor will run in reverse direction C) The motor will not run
B) The motor will run at reduced speed D) The motor will burn
88) Two SCR’s connected in parallel and in opposite direction with a common gate terminal is
called
A) SCR B) Diac C) Triac D) A & C
89) _____________ is a four layer semiconductor devices capable of conducting in both direction
A) SCR B) Diac C) Triack D) all except A
90) An electronic circuit which convert AC to DC
A) Diode B) transistor C) capacitor D) inductor
91) PLC means____________________
A) Personal logic control C) personal logic computer
B) Programmable logic control D) none
92) What is the process of converting unidirectional current in to alternating current
A) Rectification process C) doping process
B) Conversion process D) inversion process
93) E1 and E2 in transformer are
A) In phase B) anti phase C) both A & B D) none
94) When R1=1Ω, R2=3Ω, and R3=6Ω are connected in parallel what could be the equivalent
resistance?
A) 10Ω B) 1.8Ω C) 15Ω D) 0.66Ω E) none
95) When a motor has P=4, F=50HZ and its rotor speed is 1480r.p.m what could be the average
speed of synchronous motors
A) 20 B) 0.0133 C) 1500 D) 1.33
96) Which type of transformer connection is used for consumers
A) Y-Y connection C) ∆-∆ connection
B) Y-∆ connection D) ∆-Y connection
97) I0.0 I0.1

I. When you press I0.0 only we give an out put

II. When you press I0.1 only we give an out put
A) I = true, II = false C) I = true, II = true
B) I = false, II = true D) I = false, II = false

98) In transformer the resistance b/n its primary and secondary is

A) Zero B) infinite C) one D) 1000Ω
99) The noise resulting from vibrations of laminations set by magnetic force is
A) Boom B) zoom C) hum D) buzer
100) What is the SI unit of apparent power
A) KV B) KW C) KVA D) VAR
101) Which of the following is not true
A) IpVp=IsVs B) IpNs=IsNp C) IpNp=IsNs D) none
102) Which one of the following is not step down
A) V1>V2 B) I1<I2 C) N1>N2 D) I1>I2

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103) Which of the following is true about shall type transformer

A) It is made up of L-shaped lamination
B) The winding is always surrounds the core
C) The core is always surrounds the winding
D) They have two legs core
104) Which one is not auxiliary contacts points from the following
A) 13-14 B) 43-44 C) 3-4 D) 21-22 E) all
105) Magnetic contactors are controlled by __________
A) Toggle switch C) momentary switch
B) Two way switch D) all
106) Why is over load relay represented by F
A) Because it acts as fuse C) Because it acts as contactor
B) Because it acts as switch D) all E) none
107) Which are the make contact and break contact respectively from the following
A) NC,NO B) NC,NC C) NO,NC D) NO,NO
108) Which type of motor operates by both AC and DC supply is called
A) Synchronous motor C) universal motor
B) DC motor D) induction motor
109) Which one of the following is controlled active component
A) SCR B) diode C) diac D) All
110) A transformer transfers
A) Voltage B) current C) power D) frequency
111) While conducting short-ckt test on transformer the f.f side is short circuited
A) Primary winding C) low voltage winding
B) Secondary winding D) high voltage winding
112) While conducting open-ckt test on transformer the f.f side is opened
A) Primary winding C) low voltage winding
B) Secondary winding D) high voltage winding
113) The colour of neutral on delta connection is _____________
A) Red B) Green C) black D) none
114) If the total capacitance is very low
A) Connected in series B) Connected in parallelC) All D) None

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Match the following from column “A” to column “B”

“A” “B”
1) It provides a leading current to easily start a single phase motor A) Indicating circuit
2) A motor breaking system used to stop immediately tower crane B) Coil
Motor C) Electromagnetic breaking
3) Its main job is to separate the start winding from the main winding D) Three phase motor
After a predetermine speed E) Induction transformer
4) A type of single phase motor which could be operated by both Ac F) Auto-transformer
And dc supply G) Diode
5) A device that conducts unidirectional current flow in a circuit H) Generator
6) A commonly used ac motor in the industry because of its good I) Magnetic contactor
Characteristics and performance J) Capacitor motor
7) A type of transformer which has no connection between the primary K) Timer
Coil to secondary coil L) Push button
8) A group of lamps used to monitor the status of the motor circuit M) Centrifugal switch
9) This device is the reason why a 3-phase motor is capable to be N) Control circuit
Activated in automatic star delta connections O) Universal motor
10) A motor controller circuit which main task is to connect a motor P) Retaining contact
From the supply lines Q) Power circuit
11) The device that used to correct the power supply R) OR gate
12) An electrical device that generates signal that calls the attention of the S) Transistor
Operator that something is wrong on the machine T ) photo transistor
13) Switch to be used at forward or backward movement to automatically U) Diac and Triac
Stop the overhead crane at the end of the rail V) Impedance
14) A device that connected across the terminals of the start push button to W) Resistor
Ensure that the motor will run continuously after the start push button X) Two phase motor
Is released y) Capacitor bank
15) Protect the motor from damage due to overloading Z) SCR
16) A type of single phase motor which can be operated by both AC and DC a) Solenoid valve
Supply b) AND gate
17) A type of transformer which has connection between the primary c) Printed circuit board
Coil to secondary coil d) Limit switch
18) Protect the motor from damage due to over loading e) Thermal relay
19) Combination of thyrister families f) Buzzer
20) Controlled by gate ON/OFF g) Polarity
21) Total opposition flow of current h) Solenoid valve
22) A device that oppose the flow of current i) Phase voltage
23) Change the light in to voltage/current j) Meger
24) The device that is the output of PLC k) Energy
25) A semiconductor device in electronic that is used for switching l) Power
ON/OFF m) Photo transistor
26) PCB
27) Y=A.B
28) Y=A+B
29) A device that consists of north and south pole
30) Mechanical switch
31) An instrument which is used to measure insulation resistance

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32) The rate of doing work

33) A sensor that changes the light in to voltage/current
34) The voltage b/n neutral and phase

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