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1. 16. What is the purpose of series resistor connected with holding coil in a D.C four point starter?

Increase the current in holding coil

Decrease the voltage in holding coil

Limit the current in holding coil

Increase the voltage in holding coil

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2. 22. Which insulating material belongs to class 'B' insulation?

Leatheroid paper

Cotton

Fiber glass

Bamboo

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3. 41. What is the purpose of resistor connected with holding coil in 4 point starter?

Protect the armature from short circuit

Protect the motor from overload

Protect the coil from short circuit

Limit current in NVC

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4. 2. Which instrument is used to test armature winding for short and open circuit?

Tong Tester

Internal Growler

External Growler

Digital multimeter

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5. 11. Which rule is applied to identify the direction of flux in DC motor?

Fleming's left hand rule

Right hand grip rule

Fleming's right hand rule

Cork's screw rule

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6. 37. Which speed control method is applied to obtain both below normal and above normal speed in DC motor?

Armature control method

Field control method

Tapped field speed control

Ward Leonard speed control

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7. 45. Where D.C compound motors are preferred?

Constant load requirements

High starting torque requirements

Constant speed requirements

Constant speed under varying load requirements

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8. 68. Which winding fault is determined by the test?

Short coil fault

Grounded coil fault

Open coil fault

Grounded core fault

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Question 9 of 68

9. 44. Which type of D.C motor is suitable for shearing machines?

Shunt motor

Cumulative compound motor

Series motor

Differential compound motor

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10. 24. Which type of D.C motor is used for constant speed drives?

DC series motor

Differential long shunt compound motor

DC shunt motor

Differential short shunt compound motor

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Question 11 of 68

11. 65. What is the effect in a D.C shunt motor, if its supply terminals are interchanged?

Runs in high speed

Runs in slow speed

Runs in the same direction

Runs in the reverse direction

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12. 67. What is the reason for reduction in speed of a D.C shunt motor from no load to full load?

Armature voltage drop decreases

Shunt field current decreases

Armature voltage drop increases

Shunt field current increases

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13. 46. What is the necessity of starter for D.C motor?

Limit the field current

Limit the field voltage

Limit the armature current

Control the motor speed

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14. 36. Which growler test for armature is illustrated?

Shorted commutator test

Shorted coil test

Grounded coil test

Open coil test

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15. 32. Which material is used for starting resistance of DC starters?

Nichrome

Eureka

Constantine

Manganin

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Question 16 of 68

16. 60. Which type of armature winding is illustrated?

Progressive lap winding

Triplex wave winding

Retrogressive lap winding

Duplex wave winding

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17. 1. Which instrument is used to measure armature winding resistance?

Series type Ohm meter

Multimeter

Megger

Kelvin bridge

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18. 23. What is the temperature value of class 'F' insulation?

105°C

90°C

120°C

155°C

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19. 61. Calculate the average pitch (Y_A ) for retrogressive wave winding, if No. of armature conductor = 14, No. of slots = 7, No. of poles = 2

4

6

14

8

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20. 14. What is the name of the equipment?

Megger

Earth resistance tester

External growler

Internal growler

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21. 54. What is the purpose of tapes in winding?

Bind the coils

Insulate exposed conductors

Insulate slots

Wrap the conductor

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22. 17. Which speed control method of D.C series motor is used for electric train?

Field tapping method

Supply voltage control method

Field diverter method

Armature diverter method

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23. 9. Which rule determines the direction of current in D.C motor?

Right hand palm rule

Fleming's right hand rule

Right hand grip rule

Fleming's left hand rule

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24. 47. Which type of instrument is used to test the armature winding?

Growler

Ohmmeter

Megger

Multimeter

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Question 25 of 68

25. 27. What is the effect, if a four point starter resistance is cutoff during running?

Motor stopped

Runs at reverse direction

Runs at very high speed

Runs at slow speed

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26. 48. Why the holding coil of a 3 point starter is connected in series with shunt field?

To run motor at low voltage

To hold the handle plunger firmly

To protect the motor from high speed

To limit the load current

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27. 33. Which DC compound motor is operated at constant speed under varying load?

Differential long shunt

Cumulative short shunt

Cumulative long shunt

Differential short shunt

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28. 29. Why series motor produce high torque and speed initially without load?

Armature current and field current are same

Load current flows through field winding

Absence of back emf

Series field winding wound with thick wire

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29. 7. Which rule determines the direction of rotation of armature in D.C motor?

Right hand grip rule

Right hand palm rule

Fleming's left hand rule

Fleming's right hand rule

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Question 30 of 68

30. 43. Which type of speed control of D.C series motor?

Armature diverter method

Field tapping method

Field diverter method

Field parallel method

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Question 31 of 68

31. 40. Which motor has this characteristics curve?

Shunt motor

Differential compound motor

Cumulative compound motor

Series motor

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Question 32 of 68

32. 66. What is the speed, if field winding of a DC shunt motor is in open circuit?

Runs at slow speed

Motor runs normally

Runs in very high speed

Stop running

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33. 28. Why carbon composition brush requires in the armature circuit to operate the D.C motor?

Increases the starting torque

Protects armature from over loading

Protects from armature reaction

Reduces the spark in the commutator segment

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Question 34 of 68

34. 18. Why shunt field coil is connected in series with holding coil in D.C three point starter?

Protect the motor in case of open in shunt field

Increase the holding coil current

Decrease the holding coil current

Protect the shunt field from over current

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35. 59. Which insulating material used in winding is a highly non-hygroscopic and possess good electrical strength?

Empire cloth

Triplex paper

Leatheroid paper

Millinex paper

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36. 57. How to obtain opposite polarity in adjacent poles of a 4 pole DC motor?

Varying the number of turns in coil

Making parallel connection of coils

Making current flow in different direction

Making series connection of coils

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37. 20. Which speed control methods offers below normal speed in DC shunt motor?

Ward Leonard system of speed control

Field control method

Armature control method

Voltage control method

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38. 34. How No volt coil is connected in a three point starter with DC shunt motor?

Connected in parallel with armature

Directly connected to supply

Connected in series with armature

Connected in series with shunt field

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Question 39 of 68

39. 3. What is the name of the speed control method of DC motor?

Voltage control method

Armature diverter method

Field tapping method

Field diverter method

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40. 35. Which type of armature winding is illustrated?

Quadruplex lap winding

Duplex lap winding

Simplex lap winding

Triplex lap winding

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41. 51. Which type of DC motor is used for sudden application of heavy loads?

Shunt motor

Differential compound motor

Series motor

Cumulative compound motor

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42. 15. What is the name of winding, if coil pitch is less than pole pitch?

Short chorded winding

Full pitch winding

Long chorded winding

Half pitch winding

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43. 30. Why the series field is short circuited at the time of starting in differential compound motor?

To decrease the speed of motor

To increase the speed of motor

To reduce the starting current

To maintain proper direction of rotation

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44. 19. Why the direction of rotation is changed only by changing the armature current direction in a D.C compound motor?

Prevent motor from over loading

Avoid armature reaction effect

Maintain rated speed

Maintain motor characteristics

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45. 64. How the direction of rotation of a DC compound motor is changed?

By changing the direction of armature current

By changing the direction of both field and armature current

By changing the direction of series field current

By interchanging the supply terminals

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46. 4. Which winding wire is used for DC field coil?

Super enameled copper wire

PVC covered copper winding wire

Single silk covered copper wire

Double silk covered copper wire

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47. 42. Why the D.C series motor field winding is wound with thick wire?

To reduce the armature reaction

To regulate field voltage

To carry the load current

To keep maximum inductance

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Question 48 of 68

48. 62. Which type of test is illustrated for the armature after rewound?

Grounded coil test

Shorted coil test

Voltage drop test

Open coil test

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49. 50. What is the purpose of NVC connected in series with the field in 3 point starter?

To improve the torque

To decrease the back emf

Reduce the field current

To prevent increase in speed

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50. 52. Which speed control method is used in food mixture motors?

Armature diverter method

Field diverter control method

Series field tapping method

Voltage control method

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Question 51 of 68

51. 6. How many parallel paths in duplex lap winding in the armature of 4 pole D.C Motor?

6

8

2

4

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52. 63. Why the newly rewound armature must be preheated before varnishing?

Maintain uniform spreading of varnishing

Make easy to penetrate varnish inside

Help for quick drying of varnish

Drive out the moisture from it

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53. 26. Which method of speed control gives below the rated speed in DC series motor?

Armature diverter method

Tapped field method

Voltage control method

Field diverter method

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54. 39. What is the action of the induced emf in a running D.C motor?

Increases the armature current

Decreases the armature current

Assists the applied voltage

Opposes the applied voltage

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55. 5. Which formula is used to calculate the speed of DC motor?

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56. 55. Which type of DC armature winding the front pitch (YF) is greater than back pitch (YB)?

Progressive winding

Wave winding

Retrogressive winding

Lap winding

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Question 57 of 68

57. 38. Why commutators are sparking heavily?

Incorrect armature connection

Incorrect brush position

Incorrect field connection

Incorrect direction of rotation

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58. 10. What is the formula to calculate the current taken by D.C shunt motor armature?

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59. 31. Which is the most effective method of balancing armature?

Dynamic balancing

Attached with counter balancing

Plugged with lead weight balancing

Static balancing

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Question 60 of 68

60. 25. Which type of DC motor is used in elevators?

DC series motor

DC cumulative compound motor

DC differential compound motor

DC shunt motor

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Question 61 of 68

61. 12. Name the type of DC motor.

Shunt motor

Long shunt compound motor

Series motor

Short shunt compound motor

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62. 58. What is the operation in the rewinding process?

Removing of winding

Cutting of winding wire

Cleaning of slots

Removing of wedges

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63. 53. Which speed control system provides a smooth variation of speed from zero to above normal?

Field control

Ward-Leonard system control

Armature control

Field diverter control

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Question 64 of 68

64. 8. What is the name of D.C motor?

D.C series motor

D.C cumulative compound motor

D.C differential compound motor

D.C shunt motor

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65. 21. Why starters are required to start D.C motors in industries?

Reduce the armature current

Smooth operation of motors

Regulate the field voltage

Control the armature reaction

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66. 13. What is the formula to calculate back EMF in a DC motor?

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67. 56. What reduces the cross sectional area of core material for VA rating?

High alloy sheet

Normal steel sheet

Dynamo sheet

Low alloy sheet

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68. 49. What is the best method to change the DOR of a compound motor without change of its characteristics?

Change series field current direction

Change armature current direction

Change the current in armature and shunt field together

Change shunt field current direction

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