1. Short-circuit test on an induction motor cannot be used to determine ?

windage losses

copper losses

transformation ratio

power scale of circle diagram

Answer: windage losses

Explanation:


2. The shape of the torque/slip curve of Induction motor is ?

parabola

hyperbola

rectangular parabola

straight line

Answer: rectangular parabola

Explanation:


3. slip ring motor is preferred over squirrel cage induction motor where ?

high starting torque is required

load torque is heavy

heavy pull out torque is required

all of the above

Answer: high starting torque is required

Explanation:


4. When a double squirrel cage motor is started, the current induced in the rotor ?

flows mostly through the upper winding

flows mostly through the lower winding

is directly proportional to the impedance offered by each cage

is equally divided between the two windings

Answer: flows mostly through the upper winding

Explanation:


5. The frame of an induction motor is made of ?

carbon

Closed grained cast iron

aluminium

stainless steel

Answer: Closed grained cast iron

Explanation:


6. An induction motor with large number of slots has ?

low over-load capacity

high over-load capacity

either of the above

none of the above

Answer: high over-load capacity

Explanation:


7. An induction motor has a rated speed of 720 r.p.m. How many poles has its rotating magnetic field ?

8 poles

6 poles

4 poles

2 poles

Answer: 8 poles

Explanation:


8. If a three phase squirrel-cage induction motor runs slow, which of the following could not be the reason for the same ?

Shorted stator coils

Low voltage

Overload

High frequency

Answer: High frequency

Explanation:


9. Imbalance in shaft of the induction motor occurs due to ?

overheating of the winding

Air gap is not uniform

slip rings

rugged construction

Answer: Air gap is not uniform

Explanation:


10. The reversing of 3-phase AC. motor is achieved by ?

star-delta starter

D.O.L. starter

an auto-transformer

interchanging any two of the supply lines

Answer: interchanging any two of the supply lines

Explanation: