1. Which of the following load normally, needs starting torque more than. The rated torque ?

Blowers

Conveyors

Air compressors

Centrifugal pumps

Answer: Conveyors

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2. Usually wide and sensitive speed control is desired in case of ?

centrifugal pumps

elevators

steel rolling mills

colliery winders

Answer: colliery winders

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3. Small D.C. motors up to 5 H.P. usually have ?

2 poles

4 poles

6 poles

8 poles

Answer: 2 poles

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4. For which of the following applications a D.C. motor is preferred over an A.C. motor ?

Low speed operation

High speed operation

Variable speed operation

Fixed speed operation

Answer: Variable speed operation

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5. Following motor ls used where high starting torque and wide speed range control is required ?

Single phase capacitor start

Induction motor

Synchronous motor

D.C. motor

Answer: D.C. motor

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6. Compensating winding in a D.C. machine is placed ?

on yoke in the pole faces

on yoke in the interpolar gap

on armature

none of the above

Answer: on yoke in the pole faces

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7. D.C. motor is to a drive a load which is almost nil for certain part of the load cycle and peak value for short duration. We will select this ?

series motor

shunt motor

compound motor

any of the above

Answer: compound motor

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8. In a D.C. motor if the back e.m.f. is absent ?

motor will burn

motor will not run at all

motor will run at very slow speed

motor will run at very high speed

Answer: motor will burn

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9. Which of the following methods is most economical for finding the no-load losses of a large D.C shunt motor ?

Retardation test

Swinburne's test

Hopkinson's test

none of the above

Answer: Swinburne's test

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10. In an overloaded motor main danger arises due to ?

winding getting overheated

busbars getting heated

starter getting damaged

bearings getting overheated

Answer: winding getting overheated

Explanation: