Which of the following is the main advantage of an auto-transformer over a two winding transformer?
A. Hysteresis losses are reduced
B. Saving in winding material
C. Copper losses are negligible
D. Eddy losses are totally eliminated
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Primary winding of a transformer
A. is always a low voltage winding
B. is always a high voltage winding
C. could either be a low voltage or high voltage winding
D. none of the above
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Negative voltage regulation is indicative that the load is
A. capacitive only
B. inductive only
C. inductive or resistive
D. none of the above
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Which motor is preferred for use in mines where explosive gases exist?
A. Air motor
B. Induction motor
C. Shunt motor
D. Synchronous motor
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Which type of winding is used in 3phase shell-type transformer?
A. Circular type
B. Sandwich type
C. Cylindrical type
D. Rectangular type
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The hum in a transformer is mainly attributed to
A. load changes
B. oil in the transformer
C. magnetostriction
D. mechanical vibrations
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An ideal transformer is one which has
A. no losses and magnetic leakage
B. interleaved primary and secondary windings
C. a common core for its primary and secondary windings
D. core of stainless steel and winding of pure copper metal
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Noise level test in a transformer is a
A. special test
B. routine test
C. type test
D. none of the above
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The 'crawling' in an induction motor is caused by
A. high loads
B. low voltage supply
C. improper design of machine
D. harmonics developed in the motor
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Open circuit test on transformers is conducted to determine
A. hysteresis losses
B. copper losses
C. core losses
D. eddy current losses
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Short circuit test on transformers is conducted to determine
A. hysteresis losses
B. copper losses
C. core losses
D. eddy current losses
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In a certain transformer, the input power to the primary is 120 W. If 8.5 W are lost to the winding resistance, what is the output power to the load, neglecting any other issues?
A. 0 W
B. 14.1 W
C. 111.5 W
D. 1,020 W
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Which of the following acts as a protection against high voltage surges due to lightning and switching?
A. Horn gaps
B. Thermal overload relays
C. Breather
D. Conservator
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The power factor of an induction motor under no-load conditions will be closer to
A. 0.2 lagging
B. 0.2 leading
C. 0.5 leading
D. unity
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Auto-transformer makes effective saving on copper and copper losses, when its transformation ratio is
A. approximately equal to one
B. less than one
C. great than one
D. none of the above
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The path of a magnetic flux in a transformer should have
A. high resistance
B. high reluctance
C. low resistance
D. low reluctance
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The path of the magnetic flux in transformer should have
A. high reluctance
B. low reactance
C. high resistance
D. low resistance
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The permissible flux density in case of cold rolled grain oriented steel is around
A. 1.7 Wb/m2
B. 2.7 Wb/m2
C. 3.7 Wb/m2
D. 4.7 Wb/m2
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No-load current of a transformer has
A. has high magnitude and low power factor
B. has high magnitude and high power factor
C. has small magnitude and high power factor
D. has small magnitude and low power factor
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In a step-down transformer, there is a change of 15 A in the load current. This results in change of supply current of
A. less than 15 A
B. more than 15 A
C. 15 A
D. none of the above
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