1. In a ceiling fan employing capacitor run motor ?

secondary winding surrounds. The primary winding

primary winding surrounds the secondary winding

both are usual arrangements

none of the above

Answer: secondary winding surrounds. The primary winding

Explanation:


2. Which of the following motors is generally used for electric shavers ?

Universal motor

Shaded-pole motor

Reluctance motor

Hysteresis motor

Answer: Universal motor

Explanation:


3. Reluctance motors are ?

singly excited

doubly excited

either of the above

none of the above

Answer: singly excited

Explanation:


4. Which of the following motors is generally used in toys ?

Reluctance motor

Hysteresis motor

Shaded-pole motor

Two-value capacitor motor

Answer: Shaded-pole motor

Explanation:


5. Speed control of a universal motor is achieved by ?

varying field flux with tapped field windings

applying variable voltage by means of variable auto-transformer

connecting rheostat in series

all of the above methods

Answer: all of the above methods

Explanation:


6. Most of the 'fractional horsepower motors have either ?

hard and annealed bearings

ball or roller bearings

soft and porous bearings

plain or sleeve bearings

Answer: plain or sleeve bearings

Explanation:


7. If the centrifugal switch of a two-value capacitor motor using two capacitors fails to open then ?

motor will not come up to speed

motor will not carry the load

current drawn by the motor will be excessively high

electrolytic capacitor will, in all probability, suffer break down

Answer: electrolytic capacitor will, in all probability, suffer break down

Explanation:


8. The rotor slots, in an induction motor, are usually not quite parallel to the shaft because it ?

improves the efficiency

helps the rotor teeth to remain under the stator teeth

Helps in reducing the tendency of the rotor teeth to remain under the stator teeth

improves the power factor

Answer: Helps in reducing the tendency of the rotor teeth to remain under the stator teeth

Explanation:


9. Which type of load is offered by cranes and hoists ?

Gradually varying load

Non-reversing, no-load start

Reversing, light start

Reversing, heavy start

Answer: Reversing, heavy start

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10. Single phase induction motor usually operates on ?

0.6 power factor lagging

0.8 power factor lagging

0.8 power factor leading

unity power factor

Answer: 0.6 power factor lagging

Explanation: