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#81
Two things which are same for primary and secondary of a transformer are
Aampere-turns and voltage per turn
Bresistance and leakage reactances
Ccurrent and induced voltages
Dnumber of turns and power
#82
A transformer operates poorly at very low frequencies because
Apermeability of core is increased
Bmagnetizing current is abnormally high
Cprimary reactance is too much increased
Dpermeability of core is reduced
#83
In auto transformer, the primary and secondary are _____ coupled.
Aonly magnetically
Bmagnetically as well as electrically
Conly electrically
Ddirectly
#84
A storage battery in which the plates consist of lead-antimony supporting grids covered with a lead oxide paste, immersed in weak sulfuric acid.
Aleclanche cell
Bprimary cell
Csecondary battery
Dfaure storage battery
#85
One of the following is a dry storage cell.
ALeclanche cell
BEdison cell
CMercury cell
DNickel-cadmium cell
#86
The field structure of a dc machine uses
Asalient-pole arrangement
Bnon-salient pole arrangement
Csilicon steel
Dcast steel
#87
Small dc machine generally have _____ poles.
A4
B2
C6
D8
#88
The armature of a dc machine is laminated in order to reduce
Aeddy current loss
Bcopper loss
Chysteresis loss
Dfrictional loss
#89
The demand for a large increase in torque of a dc series motor is met by a
Alarge decrease in current
Blarge increase in speed
Clarge decrease in speed
Dsmall decrease in speed
#90
As the load increases, a _____ motor will speed up.
Aseries
Bcommulatively compounded
Cshunt
Ddifferentially compounded
#91
The flux in the core of a single-phase transformer is
Apurely alternating one
Bpurely rotating one
Cpartly alternating and partly rotating
Dconstant
#92
When the primary of a transformer is connected to a dc supply,
Aprimary draws small current
Bprimary leakage resistance is increased
Ccore losses are increased
Dprimary may burn out
#93
A constant-source has
Ahigh internal resistance
Bminimum efficiency
Cminimum current capacity
Dlow internal resistance
#94
If the excitation of an alternator operating in parallel with other alternators is increased above the normal value of excitation, its
Apower factor becomes more lagging
Boutput current decreases
Cpower factor becomes more leading
Doutput kW decreases
#95
The synchronous reactance of an alternator is generally _____ armature resistance.
A5 times smaller than
B10 to 100 times greater than
C5 times greater than
D10 times smaller than
#96
DC series motors are used in those applications where _____ required.
Ahigh starting torque
Blow no-load speed
Cconstant speed
Dvariable speed
#97
A dc motor is still used in industrial applications because it
Ais cheap
Bprovides fine speed control
Cis simple in construction
Dhas no replacement
#98
The stator of an alternator is wound for _____ on the rotor.
Amore number of poles than
Bthe same number of poles as
Cless number of poles than
Dtwice the number of poles than
#99
Why are carbon brushes preferable compared to copper brushes?
Athey have longer life
Bthey have lower resistance
Care cheaper
Dthey reduce sparking
#100
The synchronous reactance of an alternator _____ as the iron is saturated.
Adecreases
Bremains the same
Cincreases
Dbecomes doubled

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