1. No load speed of the DC shunt motor is 1322 rpm while full load speed is 1182 rpm.

What will be the speed

regulation?

a) 12.82 % b) 11.8 %

c) 16.6 % d) 14.2 %

2. Speed regulation of a DC shunt motor is equal to 10%, at no load speed of 1400 rpm. What is the full load
speed?
a) 1233 rpm b) 1273 rpm
c) 1173 rpm d) 1123 rpm
3. 400-V dc shunt motor takes a current of 5.6 A on no-load and 68.3 A on full-load. Armature reaction weakens the
field by 3%. What is the ratio of full-load speed to no-load speed? Given: Ra = 0.18 Ω, brush voltage drop= 2 V, Rf
= 200 Ω.
a) 1.2 b) 0.8
c) 1.4 d) 1
4. In a DC machine fractional pitch winding is used to _______________
a) To improve cooling b) To reduce sparking
c) To reduce copper losses d) To increase generated EMF
5. If a DC motor is connected to AC supply what will happen then?
a) Not run b) Burn
c) Run at normal speed d) Run at extremely low speed
6. Two alternators A and B delivers 100 A and 150 A, respectively to a load. If these currents are out of phase by 30
electrical degrees, determine the total current drawn by the load.
A. 201.5 A B. 250.0 A
C. 215.4 A D. 241.8 A
7. The relationship between frequency f, number of revolutions per second n and pair of poles p is given by
A. f = n/p B. f = np
C. f = n/2p D. f = 2np
8. The root mean square (r.m.s.) value of a.c. is the same as
A. instantaneous value B. average value
C. effective value D. maximum value
9. A coil is rotating in the uniform field of an 8-pole generator. In one revolution of the coil, the number of cycles
generated by the voltage is ______.
A. one B. two
C. four D. eight
10. n a pure resistive a.c. circuit, the frequency of power curve is ____ that of the circuit frequency.
A. half B. twice
C. thrice D. same as
11. The inductive reactance of a circuit is ____ frequency.
A. directly proportional to B. inversely proportional
C. independent of D. none of these
12. Power absorbed in a pure inductive circuit is zero because
A. reactive component of current is zero B. active component of current is maximum
C. power factor of the circuit is zero D. reactive and active component of current cancel out
13. The capacitive reactance of a circuit is ____ frequency.
A. independent of B. inversely proportional to
C. directly proportional to D. none of the above
14. The reactance offered by a capacitor to alternating current of frequency 50 Hz is 10 Ω. If frequency is
increased to 100 Hz reactance becomes ____ ohm.
A. 20 B. 5
C. 2.5 D. 40
15. A constant current of 2.8 exists in a resistor. The rms value of current is
A. 2.8 A B. about 2 A
C. 1.4 A D. undefined
16. A 10 ohms inductive resistor is connected in series with an unknown capacitance. At 60 Hz the impedance
of the circuit is 10 + j11.72 ohms. At 30 Hz the impedance of the circuit is 10 – j5 ohms. What is the value
of L in millihenrys?
A. 50 B. 500
C. 100 D. 250
17. An impedance coil takes 10 A and absorbs 250 W when connected across a 220 V, 60 Hz source. What power will
it absorb when connected across 110 V, 25 Hz mains?
A. 539 W B. 239 W
C. 439 W D. 339 W
18. A 25 Ω resistor connected in series with a coil of 50 Ω resistance and 150 mH inductance. What is the power
factor of the circuit?
A. 85% B. 80%
C. 90% D. 75%
19. An industrial coil has a resistance of 32 ohms and a reactance of 24 ohms and rated 440 volts at 60 Hz. A factory
will connect the coil to a 440 V, 50 Hz supply. How much percentage over-current will the coil suffer?
A. 5% B. 10%
C. 6% D. 8%
20. Direction of rotation of motor is determined by ____________
a) Faraday’s law b) Lenz’s law
c) Coulomb’s law d) Fleming’s left-hand rule
21. R1 = 1Ω, R2 = 3Ω, R3 = 5Ω and R4 = 7Ω connected in series. Total voltage = 20V, Current I, V2 =?
a) I = 1.23, V2 = 3.75 b) I = 1.25, V2 = 3.75
c) I = 1.15, V2= 3.73 d) I = 1.16, V2 = 3.72
22. R1 = 1Ω, R2 = 3Ω, R3 = 5Ω and R4 = 7Ω connected in parallel. Total Current = 23A. Then V, I1 , I2 =?
a) 12.26v, 1.725, 2.875 b) 12.23v, 2.875, 1.725
c) 11.26v, 1.95, 1.74 d) 11.23v, 1.74, 1.95
23. Two charges 1C and -4C exists in air. What is the direction of force?
a) Away from 1C b) Away from -4C
c) From 1C to -4C d) From -4C to 1C
24.