MCQ

1. The commercial sources of energy are (a) fossile fuels, water and radioactive substances. (b) solar, wind, biomass. (c) wood, animal wastes and agricultural wastes. (d) none of the above. 2. Which of the following power plants is the least reliable ? (a) Wind. (b) Tidal. (c) Geothermal. (d) Solar. 3. Which of the following […]

1. Aluminium does not corrode in atmosphere because (a) it is a noble metal. (b) atmospheric oxygen can only diffuse very slowly through the oxide layer which is formed on the surface of the aluminium. (c) it does not react with oxygen. (d) all of the above. 2. Carbon is………..material. (a) conducting (b) dielectric (c)

1. The tiny block formed by the arrangement of a small group of atoms is called the (a) space lattice. (b) unit cell. (c) cubic cell. (d) primitive cell. 2. A unit cell is (a) a unit cube containing the smallest number of atoms. (b) a group of atoms which forms the cubic structure. (c)

1. Output coefficient of induction motor is given as (a) output/active volume of machine (b) active volume of machine /output (c) output/input (d) input/output 2. If the stator winding of a 3-phase induction motor is delta connected, the rotor winding (a) should be delta connected. (b) should be star connected. (c) should not be delta

1. The pole shoes of a dc machines (a) are always laminated. (b) are never laminated. (c) are sometimes laminated. (d) are partially laminated. [A.M.I.E Sec B. Electrical Design 2006] 2. Poles of dc machines are often laminated to (a) reduce pulsation loss. (b) reduce armature reaction. (c) reduce iron weight. (d) dissipate more heat.

1. The major consideration(s) to evolve a good design is/are (a) durability. (b) cost. (c) compliance with performance criteria as laid down in specifications. (d) all of the above. 2. The main areas of design are (a) magnetic circuit. (b) electrical circuit. (c) insulation. (d) thermal circuit. (e) mechanical construction. (f) all of the above.

1. Single phase ac motors are used in largest number. This is due to (a) their great variety of useful services in the home, office, the factory, in business establishment and on the farm. (b) their wide applications in automatic control devices of various types. (c) lower cost. (d) both (a) and (b). 2. A

1. The speed of a slip-ring induction motor cannot be controlled by (a) rotor resistance control. (b) pole changing method. (c) concatenation or cascade operation. (d) rotor slip power control. 2. Consequent pole technique employed for speed control of induction motors involves changing of the (a) slip. (b) supply frequency. (c) number of poles. (d)

1. Presence of 5th harmonics in induction motor causes (a) cogging. (b) crawling. (c) small reverse braking torque. (d) hunting. 2. The cogging occurs in induction motors due to (a) harmonic induction torques. (b) harmonic synchronous torques. (c) vibration torques. (d) both (a) and (b). 3. Cogging of induction motors occurs at (a) high voltage

1. In a 3-phase induction motor, the variable mechanical load is represented electrically by a variable ………… only. (a) inductance (b) capacitance (c) resistance (d) any of these 2. The stator referred resistance in the equivalent circuit of an induction motor, representing mechanical output is (a) r2/s (b) r’2(1/s – 1) (c) r2/s (d) r22(1/s