C 1 In a DC generator, brushes are made of ____.

(a) copper (b) aluminium (c) carbon or graphite

(d) laminated steel
B 2 If a self-excited DC generator after being installed fails to build up on its first trial run, the
first thing to do is to (a) Check armature insulation (b) Reverse field connections (c) Increase
the speed of prime mover (d) Increase the field resistance
B 3 Generator efficiency is maximum when : (a) Variable loss is minimum (b) Constant loss =
Variable loss (c) Constant loss is minimum (d) Constant loss is half of the variable loss
D 4 In DC armature winding, wave winding has_____ parallel paths. (a) Many (b) Three (c) Four
(d) Two
B 5 The use of compensating winding in D.C. generator is to: (a) Neutralize m.m.f. (b) Neutralize
cross m.m.f. (c) Maintain uniform flux distribution (d) Compensate for decrease in main flux
C 6 A dc shunt generator is supplying a load of 1.8 kW at 200 V. Its armature and field
resistances are 0.4 Ω and 200 Ω respectively. What is the generated emf? (a) 190 V (b) 196 V
(c) 204 V (d) 210 V
A 7 A 4 pole dc shunt generator running at 500 rpm has a simplex wave wound armature
containing 48 coil of 6 turns each. The flux produced per pole is 0.02 Wb. Calculate the
induced emf in the armature (a) 192V (b) 384V (c) 96V (d) 48V
D 8 The function of a commutator in a DC generator is............... (a) to collect current from
conductors (b) to change DC into AC (c) to conduct the current to the brushes (d) to change
AC into DCD
B 9 The function of a commutator in a dc machine is to convert : (a) Unidirectional current to
direct current (b) Alternating current to unidirectional current (c) Alternating current to direct
current (d) Alternating current to alternating current
B 10 In a D.C. generator the critical resistance refers to the resistance of - (a) brushes (b) field (c)
armature (d) load
B 11 unt of electric current to be collected. 11. The armature of a dc machine is laminated to
reduce (a) Copper loss (b) Eddy current loss (c) Friction loss (d) Windage loss
C 12 Dummy coils are provided in the generator in order to (a) Enhance flux density (b) Amplify
voltage (c) Provide mechanical balance for the rotor (d) Reduce eddy current losses
C 13 Lap winding is most suitable for: (a) Low voltage, low current machine (b) High voltage,
high current machine (c) Low voltage, high current machine (d) High voltage, low current
machine
D 14 Which of the following generators are used in arc welding : (a) shunt generators (b) series
generators (c) cumulative compound generators (d) differential compound generators
C 15 An eight pole d.c. generator has a simple wave wound armature containing 32 coils of 6 turns
each. Its flux per pole is 0.06 Wb. The machine is running at 250 rpm. The induced armature
voltage (a) 96 V (b) 192 V (c) 384 V (d) 768 V
D 16 The polarity of induced e.m.f. in a D.C. generator can be reversed by reversing the direction
of- (a) Field Flux only (b) Rotation only (c) Both Rotation and Field Flux (d) Either Rotation
or Field Flux
B 17 Stray loss is equal to- (a) frictional loss & copper loss (b) mechanical loss & iron loss (c)
copper loss and iron loss (d) field copper loss & iron loss
C 18 A 4 pole generator with 16 coils has a two layer winding. The pole pitch is (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 8
(d) 4
A 19 The ___________ generator has poorest voltage regulation. (a) Series (b) Shunt (c)
Compound (d) Over-compound
A 20 Consider the following statements: In a d.c. machine, iron loss occurs in 1. Armature core 2.
Yoke 3. Pole cores 4. Pole shoes Which of these statements are correct? (a) 1 and 4 (b) 1 and
2 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
D 21 The emf induced in the armature of a shunt generator is 600V. The armature resistance is 0.1
Ω. If the armature current is 200 A, The terminal voltage will be (a) 620 V (b) 600 V (c) 400
V (d) 580 V
A 22 A DC generator can be termed as................... (a) rotating amplifier (b) prime mover (c) power
pump (d) None of these
D 23 A 4 pole DC machine is running at 1500 rpm. What is the frequency of current in armature
winding ? (a) 25 Hz (b) 0 Hz (c) 100 Hz (d) 50 Hz
C 24 A 200 V DC machine supplies 20 A at 200 V as a generator. The armature resistance is 0.5 Ω.
If the machine is now operated as a motor at same terminal voltage and current but with the
flux increased by 20%, the approximate ratio of motor speed to generator speed is (a) 1.06 (b)
0.87 (c) 0.75 (d) 0.96
C 25 In a DC generator in case the brushes are moved so as to bring them in magnetic neutral axis
then there will be (a) cross-magnetization (b) demagnetization (c) cross-magnetization as well
as demagnetization (d) works normally
B 26 A DC generator delivers a 30-A current to a load at 120V by consuming 4500J/s of
mechanical energy. Determine the efficiency of the generator. (a) 90% (b) 80% (c) 85% (d)
75%
C 27 A four-poles, lap wound DC machine has 462 conductors in the armature. The average flux
per pole is 0.02 Wb. Determine the induced armature voltage when the armature rotates at
1000 rpm. (a) 120 V (b) 180 V (c) 154 V (d) 196 V
C 28 A generators converts energy (a) Mechanical to light (b) Electrical to mechanical energy (c)
Mechanical to electrical energy (d) None of the above
B 29 A 6 Pole lap wound dc generator has 240 coils of 2 turns each. If the flux per pole is 0.04 Wb,
find the generated emf at no load for armature speed of 1200 rpm. (a) 192 V (b) 768 V (c) 96
V (d) 384 V
B 30 The efficiency of a dc shunt generator is maximum when: (a) magnetic loss is equal to the
mechanical loss (b) armature circuit loss is equal to the sum of no-load rotational loss and
field circuit loss (c) field ohmic loss is equal to the constant loss (d) stray load loss is equal to
the armature circuit loss
A 31 The effect of unequal emf in the parallel paths of lap wound armature winding of a DC
machine may be neautralised using: (a) Equaliser connections (b) Inter-poles (c) Commutator
(d) Graphite brushes
B 32 Direct current machines are attached with inter-poles in order to: (a) Increase the starting
torque (b) Improve commutation under loaded conditions (c) Increase running torque (d)
Decrease windage loss
B 33 A dc shunt generator has core loss of 100 W and armature resistance of 0.25Ω. What is the
load current corresponding to maximum efficiency? Assume armature current (I a) = Load
current (IL). (a) 30A (b) 20A (c) 40A (d) 10A
D 34 The initial flux in dc generator is provided by- (a) Initial voltage (b) Initial power (c) Initial
 current (d) Residual magnetism
D 35 For simplex lap wound generator, EMF generated/path is given by: φ: Flux/pole in Weber Z:
Total number of armature conductors N: Armature rotation in revolution per minute (a)
(φZN)/30 V (b) (φZN)/120 V (c) (φZN)/270 V (d) (φZN)/60 V
A 36 In case of the DC generator for improving the armature reaction the brushes are _______: (a)
Given forward lead in the direction of rotation of the armature, (b) Given backward lead in
the direction of rotation of the armature, (c) Not disturbed (d) None of the above
B 37 Equalizer bus is necessary for the parallel operation of the : (a) Series generator only (b)
Series and over compounded generators (c) Series and under compounded generators (d)
Over compounded generator only
D 38 In a lap wounded DC generator, if the number of poles is increase by a factor of 2, then the
generated emf will ____. (a) increase by a factor of 2 (b) decrease by a factor of 2 (c) increase
by a factor of 4 (d) remain same
C 39 If the field current of a DC generator is increased continuously, the emf generated (a)
Increases linearly (b) Remains constant (c) Increases till the magnetic saturation takes place
(d) First increases, reaches a maximum value and decreases
A 40 The armature resistance of a 6-pole lap wound d.c. machine is 0.05 Ω. If the armature is
rewound as a wave-winding, what is the armature resistance? (a) 0.45 Ω (b) 0.30 Ω (c) 0.15
Ω (d) 0.10 Ω
C 41 In a lap connected DC machine, the relation between number of parallel paths 'a' and number
of field poles 'p' is (a) p a 2 = (b) a = 2 (c) a = p (d) a = 2p
B 42 The induced emf of a DC generator is (a) Inversely proportional to speed of armature (b)
Directly proportional to speed of armature (c) Not dependent on speed of armature (d)
Always constant
B 43 If the speed of a DC machine is doubled and the flux remains constant, the generated e.m.f.
(a) Remains the same (b) Is doubled (c) Is halved (d) None of the above
C 44 In a DC generator, if P be the number of poles and N be the rpm of the rotor, their frequency
of magnetic reversals per second will be (a) NP/2 (b) NP/60 (c) NP/120 (d) NP
B 45 Two DC machine A and B, using the same conductor material, have armature circuit
resistances of 0.4 units and 1.2 units respectively. Of the two machines (a) A is bigger than B
for the same (b) A is bigger than B for the same voltage rating (c) B is bigger than A for the
same current rating (d) both are of the same size for the same current rating
A 46 To reduce hysteresis loss cores of electric machines is generally made of: (a) Silicon Steel (b)
Wrought Iron (c) Cast Iron (d) Carbon Steel
C 47 Which of the following materials is used for making brushes in electrical machines? (a) Silver
(b) Aluminium (c) Graphite (d) Iron
B 48 An electrical machine with lower efficiency will have (a) Less losses (b) More losses (c) No
losses (d) Low operating cost
D 49 If the armature current is increased to double its previous value, and the time of commutation
is halved, how will the reactance voltage vary? (a) It will be halved (b) It will remain the
same (c) It will be doubled (d) It will become four times
B 50 A belt-driven cumulatively compound dc generator is delivering power to the dc mains. If the
belt snaps then the machine will run as a: (a) Cumulative compounded motor in the same
direction (b) Differentially compounded motor in the same direction (c) Cumulative
 compounded motor in the opposite direction (d) Differentially compounded motor in the
opposite direction
A 51 If the magnetic flux produced by the series winding assists the flux produced by the shunt
field winding, the generator is said to be- (a) Cumulatively compounded (b) Differentially
compounded (c) Synchronous (d) Asynchronous
D 52 The number of brushes in a commutator depends on- (a) speed of armature (b) type of
winding (c) voltage (d) amount of current to be collected
D 53 Demagnetization effects which of the following? (a) Commutation (b) Reduction in main
field flux (c) Reduces the terminal voltage (d) Both (b) & (c)
D 54 Which of the following is/are effects of armature reaction? (a) Increase the iron loss (b)
Increases the maintenance & repair (c) Increases the design cost (d) All of these
B 55 What is the efficiency of a generator which delivers 30 A at 150 V, when supplied with a
mechanical energy at the rate 5000 J/second? (a) 95% (b) 90% (c) 92% (d) None of these
C 56 A 220 V dc machine has an armature resistance of 1Ω. If the full-load current is 20 A, the
difference in the induced voltages when the machine is running as a motor and as a generator
is (a) 20 V (b) Zero (c) 40 V (d) 50 V
C 57 The EMF induced in the armature of a shunt generator is 500 V. The armature resistance is
0.2 Ω. If the armature current is 200 A. What is the terminal voltage? (a) 500 V (b) 540 V (c)
460 V (d) 520 V
D 58 In a dc generator, the effect of armature reaction on the main pole flux is to (a) reduce it (b)
distort it (c) reverse it (d) both reduce and distort it
B 59 The voltage regulation of an over compound dc generator is always ______. (a) positive (b)
negative (c) zero (d) high
B 60 If a field resistance of a dc shunt generator is increased beyond its critical value, the generator
voltage (a) output voltage exceed its name plate rating. (b) will not build up. (c) may burn out
if loaded to its name plate rating. (d) power output may exceed its name plate rating.
B 61 Flat compound characteristic of a DC compound generator is obtained by connecting a: (a)
variable resistance in parallel with shunt load (b) variable resistance across series field (c)
fixed resistance in parallel with shunt load (d) fixed resistance across series field
A 62 For a DC welding Motor–Generator set, which type of DC generator is used? (a) Differential
compound DC generator (b) DC Series generator (c) DC Shunt generator (d) Cumulative
compound DC generator
B 63 If the residual magnetism of a DC shunt generator is destroyed accidentally, it may be
restored by connecting its shunt field: (a) In reverse (b) to a DC source (c) to a AC source (d)
to the earth
C 64 For an identical DC generator, what should be the number of poles such that the emf
generated in case of lap winding and wave winding configurations will be the same? (a) 8 (b)
6 (c) 2 (d) 4
A 65 Wave winding is suitable for a .............. voltage, ................ current DC generator. (a) High,
low (b) High, high (c) Low, low (d) Low, high
B 66 In case of a simple lap wound generator, the number of parallel path is equal to the: (a) Flux
per pole (b) number of poles (c) emf induced (d) speed of the machine
D 67 No load rotational losses in electrical machine consists of (a) Friction and windage losses (b)
Stator core, friction and windage losses (c) Rotor core, friction and windage losses (d) No
 load core, friction and windage losses
B 68 Field weakening control method is used for the (a) below rated speed (b) above rated speed
(c) None of these (d) both below rated speed & above rated speed
A 69 A DC shunt generator is (a) Self excited (b) series excited (c) shunt excited (d) separate
excitation
C 70 In a DC series generator, the terminal voltage with increase in load will. (a) decrease (b)
increase gradually and then stay at rated voltage (c) increase to rated voltage and then may
decrease (d) remain nearly constant
B 71 A simple method of increasing the voltage of a DC generator is............... (a) to decrease the
air gap flux density (b) to increase the speed of rotation (c) to decrease the speed of rotation
(d) to increase the length of the armature
C 72 A shunt generator has a critical field resistance of 200 Ω at speed of 800 r.p.m. If the speed of
the generator is increased to 1000 r.p.m., what is the change in the critical field resistance of
the generator? (a) Decreases to 160 Ω (b) Remains the same at 200 Ω (c) Increases to 250 Ω
(d) Increases to 312.5 Ω
A 73 The parts of the armature electric circuit which take active part in e.m.f. generation are...........
(a) The coil sides inside the slots (b) The overhangs (c) Both the coil sides inside the slots
and the overhangs (d) The commutator segments
B 74 A 4 pole 1200 rpm DC lap wound generator has 1520 conductors. If the flux per pole is 0.01
weber, the emf of generator is– (a) 608 volts (b) 304 volts (c) 152 volts (d) 76 volts
A 75 No load saturation characteristics are plotted between : (a) no load voltage and field current
(b) no load voltage and armature current (c) short circuit current and field current (d) short
circuit current and armature current
D 76 The brush contact losses in a d.c. machine is: (a) Inversely proportional to the square of
current (b) Directly proportional to the square of current (c) Inversely proportional to the
current (d) Directly proportional to the current
D 77 The maximum allowable voltage between adjacent segment is: (a) 10–20V (b) 20–30V (c)
40–50V (d) 30–40V
C 78 The functions of inter poles are : (a) nullify reactance voltage (b) reduce cross magnetization
effect (c) nullify reactance voltage and reduce cross magnetization effect both (d) None of
these
B 79 A lap wound dc generator having 250 armature conductor runs at 1200 rpm. If the generated
emf is 200 V, then the operating flux of the D.C. generator is (a) 0.08 Wb (b) 0.04 Wb (c)
0.06 Wb (d) 0.02 Wb
A 80 Inter pole winding is connected in: (a) series with armature (b) series with main poles (c)
parallel with armature (d) parallel with main poles
C 81 In large machines flat copper strips known as: (a) windings (b) bushes (c) risers (d) either of
these
C 82 The brushes of a D.C. machine should be physically placed on the (a) armature in the polar
axis (b) armature in the interpolar axis (c) commutator in the polar axis (d) commutator in the
interpolar axis
B 83 The mmf produced by interpole is proportional to (a) field current (b) armature current (c)
armature voltage (d) 1/field current
D 84 Efficiency is.............. (a) the difference between power input and output (b) the relation of
 power input to power output (c) the relation of power output to the power losses (d) the
percentage of power output compared with the input
B 85 Which one of the following generators is used for charging batteries? (a) compound generator
(b) shunt generator (c) series generator (d) tacho generator
B 86 A 4-pole generator is running at 1200 rpm. the frequency and time period of the emf
generated is its coils are respectively (a) 50 Hz, 0.02 sec. (b) 40 Hz, 0.025 sec. (c) 300 Hz,
1
0.00333 sec. (d) 2400 Hz, 2400 sec.
A 87 A short shunt compound generator supplies a load current of 100 A at 250 V. The generator
has the following winding resistances : shunt field = 130Ω, Armature = 0.1Ω, and series field
= 0.1Ω, Find the Emf generated if the brush drop is 1V per brush. (a) 272.2 volt (b) 262. 0
volt (c) 262.2 volt (d) 272.0 volt
A 88 The generator whose field magnet winding is supplied from an independent external DC
source is called: (a) separately excited DC generator (b) series-shunt DC generator (c)
individual shunt DC generator (d) compounded separate DC generator
A 89 Armature reaction effect is more in (a) field weakening method (b) armature resistance
control (c) same in both methods (d) all options are correct
A 90 The aiding ampere turns of the series field automatically (a) increase with load (b) decrease
with load (c) equals to the load (d) None of these
B 91 A Shunt generator running at 1000 rpm generated emf of 100 V. If the speed increase to 1200
rpm, the generated emf is (a) 140V (b) 120V (c) 240V (d) 360V
D 92 In a 4 pole. 20 kW, 200 V wave wound DC shunt generator, the current in each parallel path
will be………….? (a) 100 A (b) 10 A (c) 25 A (d) 50 A
C 93 IL = Load Current, then the relation between these currents for a DC series generator
is…………….. (a) IL = Ise + Ia (b) IL ÷ Ise = Ia (c) IL= Ise = Ia (d) IL ÷ Ise ÷ Ia = 0
A 94 Which of the following generators offers poorest voltage regulation? (a) Differential
compounded (b) Shunt (c) Cummulative compounded (d) Series
B 95 Let V be the terminal voltage, Ia be the armature current and Ish be the shunt current. The
power delivered to a load of a self-excited d.c. shunt generator is: (a) V × Ia W (b) V × (Ia –
Ish) W (c) V × Ish W (d) V × (Ia + Ish) W
D 96 The terminal voltage of a long shunt dc generator could be determined as: (a) V = E g – IaRa
(b) V = Eg + Ia(Ra + Rs) (c) V = Eg + IaRa (d) V = Eg – Ia(Ra + Rs)
A 97 The electrically-controlled magnetic materials used in machines should have: (a) high
permeability and high saturation flux density (b) low permeability and low saturation flux
density (c) low permeability and high saturation flux density (d) high permeability and low
saturation flux density
D 98 If a self excited D.C. generator does not produce voltage after installing. What does first of
all? (a) Increase speed of prime mover (b) Increase the field resistance (c) Check armature
winding (d) Reverse field connection
A 99 The series field of a compound generator is wound with ------. (a) few turns in thick wire (b)
few turns in thin wire (c) more turns in thick wire (d) more turns in thin wire
C 100 The shunt field of a compound generator is wound with ------. (a) more turns in thick wire (b)
few turns in thick wire (c) more turns in thin wire (d) few turns in thin wire
C 101 The resistance of shunt field 250 V DC shunt generator is 200 ohms. What will be the field
 current? (a) 0 .8 Amps (b) 4.5 Amps (c) 1.25 Amps (d) 5 Amps
D 102 A 6 pole lap wound armature has 1200 conductors and flux per pole of 0.01 Wb. If the emf
generated is 100 V, the machine is driven at a speed of (a) 1200 rpm (b) 100 rpm (c) 600 rpm
(d) 500 rpm
A 103 DC shunt generator has............. (a) slightly drooping characteristics (b) appreciably rising
characteristics (c) constant voltage characteristics (d) appreciably falling characteristics
A 104 An eight-pole generator has 500 armature conductors and a useful flux per pole of 60 mWb.
What will be the E.M.F. generated if it is lap connected and runs at 1000 rpm? (a) 500 V (b)
750 V (c) 1000 V (d) 1500 V
D 105 For a four-pole two-layer, DC lap winding with 20 slots and one conductor per layer, the
number of commutator bars is: (a) 160 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 20
B 106 The main function of interpoles is to minimise............. between the brushes and the
commutator when the DC machine is loaded. (a) friction (b) sparking (c) current (d) wear and
tear
D 107 In a 10-pole, lap wound DC generator, the number of active armature conductors per pole is
50. The number of compensating conductors per pole is: (a) 50 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 5
B 108 A DC short-shunt compound generator has the following specifications: Ra = 0.05 Ω, Rsf =
0.3Ω, Rshf = 200 Ω and voltage drop per brush is 1V. Find the generated EMF when the
generator delivers a load of 30 A at 220 V. (a) 240.62 V (b) 232.56 V (c) 230 V (d) 220V
D 109 A separately excited DC generator has a noload voltage of 127 V, Ra = 0.02 Ω and Rsh = 15
Ω. Find the armature current when the generator terminal voltage is 120V on load. (a) 220 A
(b) 10 A (c) 150 A (d) 350 A
D 110 Two dc generators have similar characteristics. The essential condition for stable parallel
operation of these two generators is that they should have : (a) Same kW output ratings. (b)
Same speeds at no load and full load (c) Same percentage regulation (d) Same droop voltage
characteristics
C 111 A shunt generator running at 600rpm has an induced emf of 200V. If the speed increases to
750 rpm, the induced emf will be (a) 150V (b) 225V (c) 250V (d) 205V
B 112 The emf induced in a DC shunt generator is 230 V. The armature resistance is 0.1Ω. If the
armature current is 200 A, the terminal voltage will be (a) 200 V (b) 210 V (c) 230 V (d) 250
V
A 113 A lap wound DC machine has 400 conductors and 8 poles. The voltage induced per conductor
is 2 volts. The machine generates a voltage of (a) 100 V (b) 200 V (c) 400 V (d) 800 V
B 114 In a 4-pole, 25kW, 200V wave wound DC shunt generator, the current in each parallel path
will be (a) 125 A (b) 62.5 A (c) 31.25 A (d) 250A
B 115 A 4 pole, lap wound DC generator has 400 conductors. The emf induced per conductor is 2V.
The voltage generated is (a) 400 V (b) 200 V (c) 100 V (d) 800 V
C 116 A shunt generator fails to excite when the shunt field resistance is (a) equal to the critical
resistance (b) less than the critical resistance (c) greater than the critical resistance (d) None
of these
C 117 Zero voltage regulation of d.c. generator means it is (a) differentially compounded (b) series
wound (c) flat compounded (d) cumulatively compounded
B 118 The voltage generated by a d.c. generator is 'V' volts at a certain speed and flux. If the speed
is increased by 20% and flux is reduced by 10% simultaneously, then the voltage will be (a)
 reduced by 8% (b) increased by 8% (c) reduced by 1.08% (d) increased by 1.08%
B 119 A 50 kW, 500 V, DC shunt generator has armature and field resistance of 0.05 Ω and 100 Ω
respectively. The generator emf is (a) 505 V (b) 505.25 V (c) 495 V (d) 494.75 V
A 120 The commutator segments are insulated from each other by (a) Mica (b) wood (c) paper (d)
glass
D 121 The thickness of armature lamination in a DC machine is about _____. (a) 1.0 mm - 1.5 mm
(b) 0.1 mm - 0.3 mm (c) 0.5 cm - 1 cm (d) 0.4 mm - 0.5 mm
B 122 In a 2 pole lap winding DC machine, the resistance of one conductor is 2 Ω and the total
number of conductors is 100. Find the total armature resistance. (a) 200 Ω (b) 50 Ω (c) 100 Ω
(d) 10 Ω
B 123 The field coils of DC generator are generally made up of : (a) Mica (b) Copper (c) Cast iron
(d) Carbon
B 124 Which type of winding is generally preferred for generating large currents on DC generators?
(a) Progressive wave winding (b) Lap winding (c) Retrogressive wave winding (d) Current
depends on design
A 125 If residual magnetism is present in a DC generator, the induced e.m.f. at zero speed will be:
(a) zero (b) small (c) the same as rated voltage (d) high
B 126 A DC machine in which series field and shunt field windings in the poles produce magnetic
flux in the same direction so that the resultant air-gap flux increases with increasing load is
also known as (a) Differentially compounded (b) Cumulatively compounded (c) Shunt
excited (d) Series excited
D 127 What is the number of poles if generator when driven at 375 rpm, generates emf at 50 Hz
frequency? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 16
E 128 Which of the following is known as power lost as heat in the armature and field windings of a
dc machine? (a) Hysteresis loss (b) Mechanical loss (c) Eddy current loss (d) Core loss (e)
copper loss
D 129 The Differentially compounded generator is used for _________. (a) Lift (b) Elevator (c)
Battery charging (d) Arc welding
A 130 In a D.C. Machine, iron losses are independent of variations in (a) Load (b) Speed and
voltage (c) Voltage (d) Speed
D 131 Which of the following are DC windings? (a) Double layered winding (b) Fractional slot
winding (c) Single layered winding (d) Lap winding
D 132 The EMF of a generator depends on- (a) Number of poles (b) Number of parallel paths (c)
Flux per pole (d) All of the options
C 133 An external resistance added in the field of a d.c. shunt generator will.............. (a) increase the
speed of the generator (b) increase the voltage of the generator (c) decrease the voltage of the
generator (d) increase the power delivered
A 134 The commutator of a d.c. machine acts as a........... (a) full wave rectifier (b) half-wave
rectifier (c) controlled full wave rectifier (d) controlled half-wave rectifier
C 135 For a d.c. generator if the brushes are given a small amount of forward shift, the effect of
armature reaction is (a) totally demagnetising (b) totally magnetising (c) partly demagnetising
and partly cross magnetising (d) totally cross magnetising
B 136 A generator develops 200 V and has an internal resistance of 100 Ω. Find the power delivered
to a load of 100 Ω (a) 200 W (b) 100 W (c) 400 W (d) 800 W
C 137 In case of DC machines, the brush contact drop is assumed to be ______ for carbon brushes.
(a) 0.5 V (b) 0.1 V (c) 2.0 V (d) 1.0 V
D 138 ______ type of DC generator does not need equalizers for satisfactory parallel operation. (a)
Over-compound (b) Series (c) Flat-compound (d) Under-compound
C 139 In DC machines, the magnetization curve is the relationship between: (a) torque and speed (b)
armature voltage and speed (c) air gap flux and field winding current (d) air gap flux and
armature voltage
A 140 A four-pole generator, having Lap-wound armature winding, has 51 slots. Each slot contains
20 conductors. What will be the voltage generated in the machine when driven at 1500 rpm
(assuming the flux pole is 7.0 mWb)? (a) 178.5 V (b) 138.5 V (c) 89.25 V (d) 208.5 V
C 141 Brushes are provided in DC machine for: (a) smooth rotation (b) preventing sparking (c)
providing a path for flow of current (d) reducing the losses
B 142 In order to reverse the polarity of a DC generator,
1. field current should reversed
2. field current should be increased
Which of the following is/are correct? (a) Only 2 (b) Only 1 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1
nor 2
D 143 Self-excitation of a series generator– (a) is possible only when load current is zero (b) is
independent of the load current (c) is not possible (d) is possible only when load current is not
zero
C 144 What will be the approximate value of the open circuit voltage, if a 220 V generator is run at
full speed without any excitation? (a) 220 V (b) 110 V (c) 2 V (d) 0
C 145 Which of the following is not an effect of iron losses in a DC generator? (a) Core gets
excessively heated (b) Efficiency decreases (c) Terminal voltage increases (d) Temperature of
ventilating air rises
A 146 Critical resistance in a DC generator is increased by– (a) increasing speed (b) decreasing
speed (c) keeping field resistance constant (d) continuously fluctuating field resistance
A 147 In a 2-pole DC generator having duplex lap winding, the number of armature parallel paths
is– (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 2
D 148 Full-load terminal voltage in an overcompounded generator with respect to no-load terminal
voltage is– (a) equal (b) zero (c) less (d) more
C 149 A 4-pole d.c. generator runs at 750 rpm. and generate an emf. of 240 V. The armature is
wave-wound and has 792 conductors. If the total flux from each pole is 0.0145 Wb, what is
the leakage coefficient? (a) 1.8 (b) 1.5 (c) 1.2 (d) 1.6
A 150 A 4-pole wave wound armature has 720 conductors and is rotated at 1000 rpm. If the useful
flux is 20 mWb, calculate the generated voltage. (a) 480 V (b) 240 V (c) 960 V (d) 360 V