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1.Inasplitphasemotor,therunningwindingshouldhave
(a)highresistanceandlowinductance
(b)lowresistanceandhighinductance
(c)highresistanceaswellashighinductance
(d)lowresistanceaswellaslowinductiance
Ans:b

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2.Ifthecapacitorofasinglephasemotorisshortcircuited
(a)themotorwillnotstart
(b)themotorwillrun
(c)themotorwillruninreversedirection
(d)themotorwillruninthesamedirectionatreducedr.p.m.
Ans:a
3.Incapacitorstartsinglephasemotors
(a)currentinthestartingwindingleadsthevoltage
(b)currentinthestartingwindinglagsthevoltage
(c)currentinthestartingwindingisinphasewithvoltageinrunningwinding
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
4.Inacapacitorstartandrunmotorsthefunctionoftherunningcapacitorinserieswiththeauxiliarywindingisto
(a)improvepowerfactor
(b)increaseoverloadcapacity
(c)reducefluctuationsintorque
(d)toimprovetorque
Ans:a
5.Inacapacitorstartmotor,thephasedisplacementbetweenstartingandrunningwindingcanbenearly
(a)10
(b)30
(c)60
(d)90
Ans:d
6.Inasplitphasemotor
(a)thestartingwindingisconnectedthroughacentrifugalswitch
(b)therunningwindingisconnectedthroughacentrifugalswitch
(c)bothstartingandrunningwindingsareconnectedthroughacentrifugalswitch
(d)centrifugalswitchisusedtocontrolsupplyvoltage
Ans:a
7.Therotordevelopedbyasinglephasemotoratstartingis
(a)morethani.heratedtorque
(b)ratedtorque
(c)lessthantheratedtorque
(d)zero
Ans:d
8.Whichofthefollowingmotorwillgiverelativelyhighstartingtorque?
(a)Capacitorstartmotor
(b)Capacitorrunmotor
(c)Splitphasemotor
(d)Shadedpolemotor
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9.Whichofthefollowingmotorwillhaverelativelyhigherpowerfactor?
(a)Capacitorrunmotor
(b)Shadedpolemotor
(c)Capacitorstartmotor
(d)Splitphasemotor
Ans:a

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10.Inashadedpolemotor,theshadingcoilusuallyconsistof
(a)asingleturnofheavywirewhichisinparallelwithrunningwinding
(b)asingleturnofheavycopperwirewhichisshortcircuitedandcarriesonlyinducedcurrent
(c)amultilayerfinegaugecopperwireinparallelwithrunningwinding
(d)noneoftheabove
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11.Inashadedpolesinglephasemotor,therevolvingfieldisproducedbytheuseof
(a)inductor
(b)capacitor
(c)resistor
(d)shadingcoils
Ans:d
12.Acentrifugalswitchisusedtodisconnect'startingwindingwhenmotorhas
(a)runforabout1minute
(b)runforabout5minutes
(c)pickedupabout50to70percentofratedspeed
(d)pickedupabout10to25percentofratedspeed
Ans:c
13.Ifaparticularapplicationneedshighspeedandhighstartingtorque,thenwhichofthefollowingmotorwillbe
preferred?
(a)Universalmotor
(b)Shadedpoletypemotor
(c)Capacitorstartmotor
(d)Capacitorstartandrunmotor
Ans:a
14.Thevalueofstartingcapacitorofafractionalhorsepowermotorwillbe
(a)100uF
(6)200uF
(c)300uF
(d)400uF
Ans:c
15.Inrepulsionmotordirectionofrotationofmotor
(a)isoppositetothatofbrushshift
(b)isthesameasthatofbrushshift
(c)isindependentofbrushshift
Ans:b
16.Inasinglephasemotorthecentrifugalswitch
(a)disconnectsauxiliarywindingofthemotor
(b)disconnectsmainwindingofthemotor
(c)reconnectsthemainwindingthemotor
(d)reconnectstheauxiliarywindingofthemotor
Ans:a
17.Therunningwindingofasinglephasemotorontestingwithmeggarisfoundtobeground.Mostprobablelocationofthe
groundwillbe
(a)attheendconnections
(b)attheendterminals
(c)anywhereonthewindinginsideaslot
(d)attheslotedgewherecoilentersorcomesoutoftheslot
Ans:d
18.Acapacitorstartsinglephaseinductionmotorisswitchedontosupplywithitscapacitorreplacedbyaninductorof
equivalentreactancevalue.Itwill
(a)startandthenstop
(b)startandrunslowly
(c)startandrunatratedspeed
(d)notstartatall
Ans:d
19.Whichofthefollowingmotorsisusedinmixies?
(a)Repulsionmotor
(b)Reluctancemotor
(c)Hysteresismotor
(d)Universalmotor
Ans:d
20.Whichofthefollowingmotorsisinherentlyselfstarting?
(a)Splitmotor

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(b)Shadedpolemotor
(c)Reluctancemotor
(d)Noneofthese
Ans:b
21.Thedirectionofrotationofanhysteresismotorisdeterminedby
(a)interchangingthesupplyleads
(b)positionofshadedpolewithrespecttomainpole
(c)retentivityoftherotormaterial
(d)noneofthese
Ans:b
22.Burningoutofwindingsisdueto
(a)shortcircuitedcapacitor
(b)capacitorvaluehivingchanged
(c)opencircuitingofcapacitor
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
23.Directionofrotationofasplitphasemotorcanbereversedbyreversingtheconnectionof
(a)runningwindingonly
(b)startingwindingonly
(c)either(a)or(b)
(d)both(a)and(b)
Ans:c
24.Shortcircuiterisusedin
(a)repulsioninductionmotor
(b)repulsionmotor
(c)repulsionstartinductionrunmotor
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
25.Therangeofefficiencyforshadedpolemotorsis
(a)95%to99%
(b)80%to90%
(c)50%to75%
(d)5%to35%
Ans:d
26.Inacapacitorstartsinglephasemotor,whencapacitorisreplacedbyaresistance
(a)torquewillincrease
(b)themotorwillconsumelesspower
(c)motorwillruninreversedirection
(d)motorwillcontinuetoruninsamedirection
Ans:d
27.Thepowerfactorofasinglephaseinductionmotorisusually
(a)lagging
(b)alwaysleading
(c)unity
(d)unityto0.8leading
Ans:a
28.Ashadedpolemotorcanbeusedfor
(a)toys
(b)hairdryers
(c)circulators
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:d
29.Ahysteresismotorworksontheprincipleof
(a)hysteresisloss
(b)magnetisationofrotor
(c)eddycurrentloss
(d)electromagneticinduction
Ans:a
30.Whichofthefollowingmotorwillgivethehigheststartingtorque?
(a)D.C.shuntmotor
(b)Schragemotor
(c)Repulsionstartandinductionrunmotor
(d)Universalmotor
Ans:b
31.Forwhichoftheapplicationsareluctancemotorispreferred?
(a)Electricshavers
(b)Refrigerators
(c)Signallingandtimingdevices
(d)Liftsandhoists
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32.Themotorusedonsmalllathesisusually
(a)universalmotor
(b)D.C.shuntmotor
(c)singlephasecapacitorrunmotor
(d)3phasesynchronousmotor
Ans:c
33.Whichofthefollowingmotorsispreferredfortaperecorders?
(a)Shadedpolemotor
(b)Hysteresismotor
(c)Twovaluecapacitormotor
(d)Universalmotor
Ans:b
34.Asinglephaseinductionmotoris
(a)inherentlyselfstartingwithhightorque
(b)inherentlyselfstartingwithlowtorque
(c)inherentlynonselfstartingwithlowtorque
(d)inherentlynonselfstartingwithhightorque
Ans:c
35.Aschragemotorcanrunon
(a)zeroslip
(b)negativeslip
(c)positiveslip
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:d
36.Auniversalmotorcanrunon
(a)A.C.only
(6)D.C.only
(c)eitherA.C.orD.C.
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
37.Whichofthefollowingsinglephasemotorsissuitablefortimingandcontrolpurposes?
(a)Reluctancemotor
(b)Seriesmotor
(c)Repulsionmotor
(d)Universalmotor
Ans:a
38.Singlephaseinductionmotorusuallyoperateson
(a)0.6powerfactorlagging
(b)0.8powerfactorlagging
(c)0.8powerfactorleading
(d)unitypowerfactor
Ans:a
39.Insplitphasemotorauxiliarywindingisof
(a)thickwireplacedatthebottomoftheslots
(b)thickwireplacedatthetopoftheslots
(c)thinwireplacedatthetopoftheslots
(d)thinwireplacedatthebottomoftheslots
Ans:c
40.Whichofthefollowingmotorswilloperateathighpowerfactor?
(a)Shapedpolemotor
(b)Splitphasemotor
(c)Capacitorstartmotor
(d)Capacitorrunmotor
Ans:d
41.Inatwovaluecapacitormotor,thecapacitorusedforrunningpurposesis
(a)aircapacitor
(b)paperspacedoilfilledtype
(c)ceramictype
(d)a.c.electrolytictype
Ans:b
42.WhichofthefollowingmotorscanberunonAC.aswellasD.C.supply?
(a)Universalmotor
(b)Repulsionmotor
(c)Synchronousmotor
(d)Reluctancemotor
Ans:a
43.InA.C.seriesmotorcompensatingwindingisemployedto
(a)reducetheeffectsofarmaturereaction
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(c)reducesparkingatthebrushes
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
44.Whichofthefollowingsinglephaseinductionmotorsisgenerallyusedintimephonographs?
(a)Resistancestart
(b)Capacitorstartcapacitorrun
(c)Shadedpole
(d)Universal
Ans:c
45.Whichofthefollowingmotorshashigheststartingtorque?
(a)Repulsionmotor
(b)Shapedpolemotor
(c)Capacitorstartmotor
(d)Splitphasemotor
Ans:c
46.Therepulsionstartinductionrunmotorisusedbecauseof
(a)goodpowerfactor
(b)highefficiency
(c)minimumcost
(d)highstartingtorque
Ans:d
47.Incaseofashadedpolemotorthedirectionofrotationofthemotoris
(a)frommainpoletoshadedpole
(b)fromshadedpoletomainpole
(c)eitheroftheabovedependingonvoltage
(d)eitheroftheabovedependingonpowerfactor
Ans:a
48.Incaseofhighspeeduniversalmotorwhichofthefollowingneedsmoreattention?
(a)Endplay
(b)Airgap
(c)Insulationinrotor
(d)Balancingofrotor
Ans:d
49.Thewattageratingforaceilingfanmotorwillbeintherange
(a)200to250W
(b)250to500W
(c)50to150W
(d)10to20W
Ans:c
50.Thewattageofmotorfordrivingdomesticsewingmachinewillbearound
(a)100to150W
(b)40to75W
(c)10to30W
(d)5to10W
Ans:a
51.Whichofthefollowingsinglephasemotorshasrelativelypoorstartingtorque?
(a)Universalmotor
(b)Repulsionmotor
(c)Capacitormotor
(d)Allsinglephasemotorshavezerostartingtorque
Ans:c
52.Whichtypeofloadisofferedbycranesandhoists?
(a)Graduallyvaryingload
(b)Nonreversing,noloadstart
(c)Reversing,lightstart
(d)Reversing,heavystart
Ans:d
53.Thespeedofauniversalmotorisgenerallyreducedbyusing
(a)geartrains
(b)Vbelts
(c)brakes
(d)chains
Ans:a
54.Whichofthefollowingmotorscanbeusedforunitypowerfactor?
(a)Capacitorrunmotor
(b)Shadedpolemotor
(c)Hysteresismotor
(d)Schragemotor
Ans:d

55.WhenaD.C.seriesmotorisconnectedtoA.C.supply,thepowerfactorwillbelowbecauseof
(a)highinductanceoffieldandarmaturecircuits
(b)inducedcurrentinrotorduetovariationsofflux
(c)finecopperwirewinding
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
56.Thedirectionofrotationofuniversalmotorcanbereversedthebyreversingtheflowofcurrentthrough
(a)armaturewinding
(b)fieldwinding
(c)eitherarmaturewindingorfieldwinding
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
57.Inwhichsinglephasemotor,therotorhasnoteethorwinding?
(a)Splitphasemotor
(b)Reluctancemotor
(c)Hysteresismotor
(d)Universalmotor
Ans:c
58.Whichmotorisnormallyfreefrommechanicalandmagneticvibrations?
(a)Splitphasemotor
(b)Universalmotor
(c)Hysteresismotor
(d)Shadedpolemotor
Ans:c
59.Ashysteresismotorsarefreefrommechanicalandmagneticvibrationsthereforetheseareconsideredassuitablefor
(a)fans
(b)blowers
(c)soundequipment
(d)mixergrinders
Ans:c
60.Areluctancemotor
(a)isselfstarting
(b)isconstantspeedmotor
(c)needsnoD.C.excitation
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:d
61.Inahysteresismotor,therotormusthave
(a)retentivity
(b)resistivity
(c)susceptibility
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
62.Therotorofahysteresismotorismadeof
(a)aluminium
(b)castiron
(c)chromesteel
(d)copper
Ans:c
63.Theelectricmotorusedinportabledrillsis
(a)capacitorrunmotor
(b)hysteresismotor
(c)universalmotor
(d)repulsionmotor
Ans:c
64.Whichofthefollowingapplicationsalwayshavesomeloadwheneverswitchedon?
(a)Vacuumcleaners
(b)Fanmotors
(c)Pistoldrills
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:c
65.Thespeedcontrolofuniversalmotorusedforsewingmachinesisby
(a)friction
(b)varyingtheresistance
(c)tappingthefield
(d)centrifugalmechanism
Ans:b
66.Torquedevelopedbyasinglephaseinductionmotoratstartingis
(a)pulsating
(b)uniform
(c)noneoftheabove

(d)nil
Ans:d
67.Insplitphasemotormainwindingisof
(a)thinwireplacedatthetopoftheslots
(b)thinwireplacedatthebottomoftheslots
(c)thickwireplacedatthebottomoftheslots
(d)thickwireplacedatthetopofthe"slots
Ans:c
68.Inrepulsionmotor,maximumtorqueisdevelopedwhen
(a)brushaxisisat45electricaltothefieldaxis
(b)brushaxiscoincideswiththefieldaxis
(c)brushaxisisat90electricaltothefieldaxis
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
69.Ifthecentrifugalswitchdoesnotopenat70to80percentofsynchronousspeedofmotor,itwouldresultin
(a)damagetothestartingwinding
(b)damagetothecentrifugalswitch
(c)overloadingofrunningwinding
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
70.SpeedtorquecharacteristicofarepulsioninductionmotorissimilartothatofaD.C.
(a)shuntmotor
(b)seriesmotor
(c)compoundmotor
(d)separatelyexcitedmotor
Ans:c
71.Inaceilingfanemployingcapacitorrunmotor
(a)secondarywindingsurroundstheprimarywinding
(b)primarywindingsurroundsthesecondarywinding
(c)bothareusualarrangements
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
72.Theshadedpolemotorisusedfor
(a)highstartingtorque
(b)lowstartingtorque
(c)mediumstartingtorque
(d)veryhighstartingtorque
Ans:b
73.Therotorslots,inaninductionmotor,areusuallynotquiteparalleltotheshaftbecauseit
(a)improvestheefficiency
(b)helpstherotorteethtoremainunderthestatorteeth
(c)helpsinreducingthetendencyoftherotorteethtoremainunderthestatorteeth
(d)improvesthepowerfactor
Ans:c
74.Thespeed/loadcharacteristicsofauniversalmotorissameasthatof
(a)A.C.motor
(b)D.C.shuntmotor
(c)D.C.seriesmotor
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
75.Thepurposeofstatorwindinginthecompensatedrepulsionmotoristo
(a)providemechanicalbalance
(b)improvepowerfactorandprovidebetterspeedregulation
(c)preventhuntinginthemotor
(d)eliminatearmaturereaction
Ans:b
76.Whichofthefollowingmotorsisusedforunitypowerfactor?
(a)Hysteresismotor
(b)Schragemotor
(c)Universalmotor
(d)Reluctancemotor
Ans:b
77.Themotorusedforthecompressorsis
(a)d.c.seriesmotor
(b)shadedpolemotor
(c)capacitorstartcapacitorrunmotor
(d)reluctancemotor
Ans:c
78.Whichofthefollowingmotorsisusedinasituationwhereloadincreaseswithspeed?

(a)Inductionmotor
(b)Threephaseseriesmotor
(c)Schragemotor
(d)Hysteresismotor
Ans:b
79.Inrepulsionmotor,zerotorqueisdevelopedwhen
(a)brushaxisis45electricaltofieldaxis
(b)brushaxiscoincideswiththefieldaxis
(c)brushaxisis90electricaltofieldaxis
(d)both(b)and(c)
Ans:d
80.Centrifugalswitchdisconnectstheauxiliarywindingofthemotoratabout____percentofsynchronousspeed
(a)30to40
(b)70to80
(c)80to90
(d)100
Ans:b
81.Startingwindingofasinglephasemotorofarefrigeratorisdisconnectedfromthecircuitbymeansofa
(a)magneticrelay
(b)thermalrelay
(c)centrifugalswitch
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
82.Ifasinglephaseinductionmotorrunsslowerthannormal,themostlikelydefectis
(a)wornbearings
(b)shortcircuitinthewinding
(c)opencircuitinthewinding
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
83.Whichofthefollowingmotorsisusedintaperecorders?
(a)Hysteresismotor
(b)Reluctancemotor
(c)Capacitorrunmotor
(d)Universalmotor
Ans:a
84.Whichofthefollowingstatementsregardingtwovaluecapacitormotorisincorrect?
(a)Itisareversingmotor
(b)Itispreferredtopermanentsplitsinglevaluecapacitormotorwherefrequentreversalsarerequired
(c)Ithaslowstartingaswellasrushingcurrents
(d)Ithashighstartingtorque
Ans:b
85.Twovaluecapacitormotorfindsincreasedapplicationascompressormotorinsmallhomeairconditioners
because
(a)itiscomparativelycheaper
(b)ithasalmostnondestructiblecapacitor
(c)ithaslowstartingaswellasrunningcurrentsatrelativelyhighpowerfactor
(d)itisquietinoperation
Ans:c
86.Ifthecentrifugalswitchofatwovaluecapacitormotorusingtwocapacitorsfailstoopenthen
(a)motorwillnotcomeuptospeed
(b)motorwillnotcarrytheload
(c)currentdrawnbythemotorwillbeexcessivelyhigh
(d)electrolyticcapacitorwill,inallprobability,sufferbreakdown
Ans:d
87.Inauniversalmotor,themostcommoncauseofbrushsparkingis
(a)openarmaturewinding
(b)shortedarmaturewinding
(c)shortedfieldwinding"
(d)highcommutatormica
(e)alloftheabove
Ans:e
88.Ifstartingwindingofasinglephaseinductionmotorisleftinthecircuit,itwill
(a)runfaster
(b)sparkatlightloads
(c)drawexcessivecurrentandoverheat
(d)runslower
Ans:c
89.Mostofthefractionalhorsepowermotorshaveeither
(a)hardandannealedbearings
(b)ballorrollerbearings

(c)softandporousbearings
(d)plainorsleevebearings
Ans:d
90.Whichofthefollowingstatementsregardingreluctancestartmotorisincorrect?
(a)Itissimilartoreluctancemotor
(b)Itisbasicallyaninductionmotorandnotasynchronousone
(c)Sofarasitsbasicworkingprincipleisconcerned,itissimilartoshadedpolemotor
(d)theairgapbetweenrotorandsalientpolesisnonuniform
Ans:a
91.Toreversethedirectionofrotationofacapacitorstartmotorwhileitisrunningweshould
(a)disconnectmotorfromthesupplytillitstopsthenreconnectittosupplywithreversedconnectionofmainorauxiliary
winding
(b)disconnectmotorfromsupplyandimmediatelyreconnectittosupplywithreversedconnectionsofthemainwinding
(c)reversethedirectionofconnectionoftheauxiliarywindingandaftermotorcomestorestthenconnectauxiliarywinding
tothesupply
(d)reversethedirectionofconnectionsoftheauxiliarywindingandimmediatelyconnectittosupply
Ans:a
92.Incaseofareluctancemotor,whentheloadisincreasedsothatitcannotmaintainsynchronousspeedthemotorwill
(a)becomeunstable
(b)drawexcessivearmaturecurrentandmayburnout
(c)falloutofsynchronismandcometostandstill
(d)runasinductionmotor
Ans:d
93.Whichofthefollowingmotorshastwoseparatewindingsonthemotor?
(a)Repulsionmotor
(b)Repulsioninductionmotor
(c)Repulsionstartinductionrunmotor
(d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:b
94.Ashadedpolemotordoesnotpossess
(a)centrifugalswitch
(b)capacitor
(c)commutator
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:d
95.InaA.C.seriesmotorarmaturecoilsareusuallyconnectedtocommutator
(a)throughresistance
(b)throughreactances
(c)throughcapacitors
(d)solidly
Ans:a
96.Whichofthefollowingstatementsregardingareluctancemotorisincorrect?
(a)Itcannotbereversed,ordinarily
(b)ItrequiresnoD.C.fieldexcitationforitsoperation
(c)Itisnothingelsebutasinglephase,salientpolesynchronousinductionmotor
(d)Itssquirrelcagerotorisofunsymmetricalmagneticconstructioninordertovaryreluctancepathbetweenstatorand
rotor
Ans:a
97.Auniversalmotorisonewhich
(a)canbeoperatedeitheronD.C.orA.C.supplyatapproximatelythesamespeedandoutput
(b)canbemarketedinternationally
(c)runsatdangerouslyhighspeedonnoload
Ans:a
98.Arepulsionmotorisequippedwith
(a)sliprings
(b)commutator
(c)both(a)and(b)
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
99.Thecapacitorsusedinsinglephasecapacitormotorshaveno
(a)voltagerating
(b)dielectricmedium
(c)polaritymarking
(d)definitevalue
Ans:c
100.IfaD.C.seriesmotorisoperatedonA.C.supply,itwill
(a)sparkexcessively
(b)havepoorefficiency
(c)havepoorpowerfactor
(d)alloftheabove

Ans:d
101.Afterthestartingwindingofasinglephaseinductionmotorisdisconnectedfromsupply,itcontinuestorunonlyon
(a)runningwinding
(b)rotorwinding
(c)fieldwinding
(d)compensatingwinding
Ans:a
102.Whichofthefollowingstatementsregardingrepulsionstartinductionmotorisincorrect?
(a)Itrequiresmoremaintenanceofcommutatorandothermechanicaldevices
(b)Itmakesquiteabitofnoiseonstarting
(c)Infractionalhorsepowermotors,ithasreplacedthecapacitormotors
(d)Itisnoteasilyreversed
Ans:c
103.A.C.seriesmotorascomparedtoD.C.seriesmotorhas
(a)smallerbrushwidth
(b)lessnumberoffieldturns
(c)morenumberofarmatureturns
(d)lessairgap
(e)alloftheabove
Ans:e
104.Lockedrotorcurrentofashadedpolemotoris
(a)equaltofullloadcurrent
(b)lessthanfullloadcurrent
(c)slightlymorethanfullloadcurrent
(d)severaltimesthefullloadcurrent
Ans:c
105.Speedcontrolofauniversalmotorisachievedby
(a)varyingfieldfluxwithtappedfieldwindings
(b)connectingrheostatinseries
(c)applyingvariablevoltagebymeansofsiliconcontrolledrectifier
(d)applyingvariablevoltagebymeansofvariableautotransformer
(e)alloftheabovemethods
Ans:e
106.Hysteresismotorisparticularlyusefulforhighqualityrecordplayersandtaperecordersbecause
(a)itrevolvessynchronously
(b)itisnotsubjecttoanymagneticormechanicalvibrations
(c)itcanbeeasilymanufacturedinextremelysmallsizesofupto1Woutput
(d)itdevelopshysteresistorquewhichisextremelysteadybothinamplitudeandphase
Ans:d
107.Whichofthefollowingstatementsregardinghysteresismotorisinincorrect?
(a)Itisextremelysensitivetofluctuationsinsupplyvoltage
(b)Itshighstartingtorqueisduetoitshighrotorhysteresisloss
(c)Itisextremelyquietinoperation
(d)Itacceleratesfromresttofullspeedalmostinstantaneously
Ans:a
23.108.Whichofthefollowingstatementsregardingsinglephaseinductionmotoriscorrect?
(a)Itrequiresonlyonewinding
(b)Itcanrotateinonedirectiononly
(c)Itisselfstarting
(d)Itisnotselfstarting
Ans:d
109.Thestartingwindingofasinglephasemotorisplacedin
(a)armature
(b)field
(c)rotor
(d)stator
Ans:d
110.Thespeedofauniversalmotorisusuallyreducedbyusing
(a)gearing
(b)belts
(c)brakes
(d)chains
Ans:a

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