Electrical Engineering Mcqs
Question: Which of the following motor will have relatively higher power factor ?
- 1. Capacitor run motor
- 2. Shaded pole motor
- 3. Capacitor start motor
- 4. Split phase motor
Question: In a shaded pole motor, the shading coil usually consist of___________?
- 1. a single turn of heavy wire which is in parallel with running winding
- 2. a single turn of heavy copper wire which is short-circuited and carries only induced current
- 3. a multilayer fine gauge copper wire in parallel with running winding
- 4. none of the above
Question: The rotor developed by a single-phase motor at starting is___________?
- 1. more than i.he rated torque
- 2. rated torque
- 3. less than the rated torque
- 4. zero
Question: In a split phase motor____________?
- 1. the starting winding is connected through a centrifugal switch
- 2. the running winding is connected through a centrifugal switch
- 3. both starting and running windings are connected through a centrifugal switch
- 4. centrifugal switch is used to control supply voltage
Question: If the capacitor of a single-phase motor is short-circuited_________?
- 1. the motor will not start
- 2. the motor will run
- 3. the motor will run in reverse direction
- 4. the motor will run in the same direction at reduced r.p.m
Question: In a capacitor start and run motors the function of the running capacitor in series with the auxiliary winding is to_______________?
- 1. improve power factor
- 2. increase overload capacity
- 3. reduce fluctuations in torque
- 4. to improve torque
Question: In a split phase motor, the running winding should have?
- 1. high resistance and low inductance
- 2. low resistance and high inductance
- 3. high resistance as well as high inductance
- 4. low resistance as well as low inductiance
Question: In capacitor start single-phase motors____________?
- 1. current in the starting winding leads the voltage
- 2. current in the starting winding lags the voltage
- 3. current in the starting winding is in phase with voltage in running winding
- 4. none of the above
Question: In a capacitor start motor, the phase displacement between starting and running winding can be nearly__________?
- 1. 10°
- 2. 30°
- 3. 60°
- 4. 90°
Question: Which of the following motor will give relatively high starting torque ___________?
- 1. Capacitor start motor
- 2. Capacitor run motor
- 3. Split phase motor
- 4. Shaded pole motor