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Quiz On Single Phase Motor
01. The efficiency rage of the shaded pole motors is
- (a) 95% to 99%
- (b) 80% to 90%
- (c) 50% to 75%
- (d) 5% to 35%
Ans: d
02. If the capacitor is replaced by resistance in capacitor start induction motor?
- (a) torque will increase
- (b) the power is less consumed by the motor
- (c) In the reverse direction, the motor will run
- (d) In the same direction, the motor will continue to run
Ans: d
03. The single-phase induction motor power factor is usually
- (a) lagging
- (b) always leading
- (c) unity
- (d) unity to 0.8 leading
Ans: a
04. The application of shaded pole motos is in?
- (a) toys
- (b) hair dryers
- (c) circulators
- (d) any of the above
Ans: d
05. The working principle of a hysteresis motor is
- (a) hysteresis loss
- (b) magnetization of rotor
- (c) eddy current loss
- (d) electromagnetic induction
Ans: a
06. The motor gives the highest starting torque in the following motors?
- (a) D.C. shunt motor
- (b) Schrage motor
- (c) Repulsion start and induction run the motor
- (d) Universal motor
Ans: b
07. The reluctance motor is preferred for which application?
- (a) Electric shavers
- (b) Refrigerators
- (c) Signaling and timing devices
- (d) Lifts and hoists
Ans: c
08. In the small lathes, the motor used is usually
- (a) universal motor
- (b) D.C. shunt motor
- (c) single-phase capacitor run motor
- (d) 3-phase synchronous motor
Ans: c
09. In the tape-recorders which of the following motor is used?
- (a) Shaded pole motor
- (b) Hysteresis motor
- (c) Two value capacitor motor
- (d) Universal motor
Ans: b
10. A single-phase induction motor is inherently
- (a) self-starting with high torque
- (b) self-starting with low torque
- (c) non-self-starting with low torque
- (d) non-self-starting with high torque
Ans: c
11. A Schrage motor can run at
- (a) zero slip
- (b) negative slip
- (c) positive slip
- (d) all of the above
Ans: d
12. A universal motor can run at
- (a) A.C. only
- (6) D.C. only
- (c) either A.C. or D.C.
- (d) none of the above
Ans: c
13. For timing and control purposes, which of the following motor is suitable?
- (a) Reluctance motor
- (b) Series motor
- (c) Repulsion motor
- (d) Universal motor
Ans: a
14. The single-phase induction motor operates at
- (a) 0.6 power factor lagging
- (b) 0.8 power factor lagging
- (c) 0.8 power factor leading
- (d) unity power factor
Ans: a
15. The auxiliary winding in the split-phase motor is of
- (a) At the bottom thick wire is placed of the slots
- (b) At the top thick wire is placed of the slots
- (c) At the top thin wire is placed of the slots
- (d) At the bottom thin wire is placed of the slots
Ans: c
16. At the high power factor, which of the following motor operate?
- (a) Shaped pole motor
- (b) Split phase motor
- (c) Capacitor start motor
- (d) Capacitor run motor
Ans: d
17. The capacitor used for running purposes in a two-value capacitor motor is
- (a) air capacitor
- (b) paper spaced oil-filled type
- (c) ceramic type
- (d) a.c. electrolytic type
Ans: b
18. The motor which can run on AC. as well as D.C. supply?
- (a) Universal motor
- (b) Repulsion motor
- (c) Synchronous motor
- (d) Reluctance motor
Ans: a
19. The compensating winding used in A.C motor is employed to
- (a) reduce the effects of armature reaction
- (b) increase the torque
- (c) reduce sparking at the brushes
- (d) none of the above
Ans: c
20. In time phonographs, which of the following motor is used?
- (a) Resistance start
- (b) Capacitor start capacitor run
- (c) Shaded pole
- (d) Universal
Ans: c
21. The following motor which has the highest starting torque?
- (a) Repulsion motor
- (b) Shaped pole motor
- (c) Capacitor-start motor
- (d) Split-phase motor
Ans: c
22. The repulsion-start induction-run motor is usually employed because of
- (a) good power factor
- (b) high efficiency
- (c) minimum cost
- (d) high starting torque
Ans: d
23. The direction of rotation of the motor in case of shaded pole motor is
- (a) from the main pole to shaded pole
- (b) from shaded pole to the main pole
- (c) either of the above depending on the voltage
- (d) On the power factor either of the depends
Ans: a
24. Which of the following needs more attention in the case of the high-speed universal motor?
- (a) End play
- (b) Air gap
- (c) Insulation in rotor
- (d) Balancing of rotor
Ans: d
25. The ceiling fan motor wattage rating is in the range of?
- (a) 200 to 250 W
- (b) 250 to 500 W
- (c) 50 to 150 W
- (d) 10 to 20 W
Ans: c
26. The running winding in the split-phase motor should have?
- (a) high resistance and low inductance
- (b) low resistance and high inductance
- (c) high resistance as well as high inductance
- (d) low resistance as well as low inductance
Ans: b
27. In the single-phase motor, if the capacitor is short-circuited?
- (a) the motor will not start
- (b) the motor will run
- (c) In the reverse direction, the motor will run
- (d) In the same direction, the motor will run at reduced r.p.m
Ans: a
28. In capacitor start single-phase motors
- (a) the current in the starting winding leads the applied voltage
- (b) the current in the starting winding lags the applied voltage
- (c) the current in the starting winding is in phase with the voltage in running winding
- (d) none of the above
Ans: a
29. The function of the running capacitor in series with the auxiliary winding in a capacitor start and run motors?
- (a) improve power factor
- (b) increase overload capacity
- (c) reduce fluctuations in torque
- (d) to improve torque
Ans: a
30. The phase displacement between running and the starting winding of the capacitor start motor is near?
- (a) 10°
- (b) 30°
- (c) 60°
- (d) 90°
Ans: d
31. In a split-phase motor?
- (a) the centrifugal switch is connected through the starting winding
- (b) the centrifugal switch is connected through the starting winding
- (c) the centrifugal switch is connected through both the starting and running winding
- (d) to control supply voltage the centrifugal switch is connected
Ans: a
32. In single-phase motor, the rotor developed at the starting is?
- (a) more than the rated torque
- (b) rated torque
- (c) less than the rated torque
- (d) zero
Ans: d
33. The motor which has high starting torque?
- (a) Capacitor start motor
- (b) Capacitor run motor
- (c) Split phase motor
- (d) Shaded pole motor
Ans: a
34. The motor has a higher power factor?
- (a) Capacitor run motor
- (b) Shaded pole motor
- (c) Capacitor start motor
- (d) Split phase motor
Ans: a
35. The revolving field is produced in the single-phase induction motor by the use of?
- (a) inductor
- (b) capacitor
- (c) resistor
- (d) shading coils
Ans: d
36. A centrifugal switch is disconnected with the starting winding when the motor?
- (a) run for about 1 minute
- (b) run for about 5 minutes
- (c) comes to 50 to 70 percent of rated speed
- (d) comes to 10 to 25 percent of rated speed
Ans: c
37. which of the following motor will be preferred for high starting torque and high speed?
- (a) Universal motor
- (b) Shaded pole type motor
- (c) Capacitor start motor
- (d) Capacitor start and run motor
Ans: a
38. In the fractional horsepower motor, the starting capacitor value will be?
- (a) 100 uF
- (6) 200 uF
- (c) 300 uF
- (d) 400 uF
Ans: c
39. The direction of rotation of the motor in repulsion motor?
- (a) is opposite to that of brush shift
- (b) As brush shift is it is same
- (c) is independent of brush shift
Ans: b
40. In a single-phase motor the centrifugal switch
- (a) isolates auxiliary winding of the motor
- (b) isolates the main winding of the motor
- (c) the main winding of the motor is reconnected
- (d) the auxiliary winding of the motor is reconnected
Ans: a
41. In the capacitor-start single phase induction motor, if the capacitor replaced by an inductor of equivalent reactance value. It will?
- (a) start and then stop
- (b) start and run slowly
- (c) start and run at rated speed
- (d) not start at all
Ans: d
42. The motor used in the mixer?
- (a) Repulsion motor
- (b) Reluctance motor
- (c) Hysteresis motor
- (d) Universal motor
Ans: d
43. The motor which is self-starting?
- (a) Split motor
- (b) Shaded-pole motor
- (c) Reluctance motor
- (d) None of these
Ans: b
44. Burning out of windings in the motor is due to?
- (a) short-circuited capacitor
- (b) capacitor value hiving changed
- (c) open circuiting of the capacitor
- (d) none of the above
Ans: a
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