1.

At zero in an induction motor

a) Motor runs as a generator

b) Motor does not run
c) The motor runs an at synchronous speed
d) Slip produced is zero

Ans: (b)

2. In an induction motor, rotor slots are usually not quite parallel to the shaft but are given a
slight skew

a) To reduce the magnetic hum

b) To reduce the locking tendency of the rotor
c) Both (a) and (b) above
d) To increase the speed of the motor

Ans: (c)

3. The field of an induction motor rotor rotates relative to the stator at

a) Rotor speed
b) Synchronous speed
c) Slip speed
d) Very low speed

Ans: (b)

4. In an induction motor, rotor runs at a speed

a) Equal to the speed of stator field

b) Lower than the speed of stator field
c) Higher than the speed of stator field
d) Having no relation with the speed of stator field

Ans: (b)
5. Starters are used in induction motor because

a) Its starting torque is high

b) It is run against heavy load
c) It can not run in reverse direction
d) Its starting current is five times or more than its rated current

Ans: (d)

6. When an induction motor runs at rated load and speed, the iron losses are

a) Negligible
b) Very heavy
c) Independent of supply frequency
d) Independent of supply voltage

Ans: (a)

7. By synchronous wattage of an induction motor is meant

a) Stator input in watts

b) Rotor output in watts
c) Rotor input in watts
d) Shaft output in watts

Ans: (c)

8. The emf induced in the rotor of an induction motor is proportional to

a) Voltage applied to stator

b) Relative velocity between flux and rotor conductors
c) Both (a) and (b) above
d) Slip

Ans: (c)
9. The synchronous speed of an induction motor is defined as

a) Natural speed at which a magnetic field rotates

b) The speed of a synchronous motor
c) The speed of an induction motor at no load
d) None of these

Ans: (a)

10. The starting torque of an indication motor is maximum when

a) Rotor resistance equals rotor reactance

b) Rotor resistance is twice the rotor reactance
c) Rotor resistance is half the rotor reactance
d) Rotor resistance is R2 times the rotor reactance

Ans: (a)

11. Three-phase induction motor is mainly suitable for which of the following
application

a) For running different machine tools where several speeds are required
b) For running paper machine requiring exact speed control
c) For running electric vehicles
d) For running rolling mills needing exact speed control

Ans: (a)

12. Wattmeter reading in no-load test of induction motor gives

a) Copper losses in the stator

b) Friction and winding losses
c) Sum of (a) and (b) above
d) Total losses in the rotor on no load

Ans: (d)
13. The slip frequency of an induction motor is

a) The frequency of rotor currents

b) The frequency of stator currents
c) Difference of the frequencies of the stator and rotor currents
d) Sum of the frequencies of the stator and rotor currents

Ans: (a)

14. The field winding of a three phase synchronous machine is excited by

a) Single-phase ac supply
b) Three- phase ac supply
c) Dc supply
d) Supply obtained from an inverter

Ans: (c)

15. With increase of load, the speed of induction motor operating in the stable region

a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains constant
d) Increases and then becomes constant

Ans: (b)

16. When a polyphase induction motor is loaded

a) Increases and its frequency decreases

b) Increases and its frequency increases
c) Decreases and its frequency increases
d) Decreases and its frequency decreases

Ans: (a)
17. In the following motor, external resistance can be added to start the motor

a) Slip ring induction motor

b) Squirrel cage induction motor
c) Salient pole synchronous motor
d) Wound rotor synchronous motor

Ans: (a)

18. If in a 3-phase induction motor, two phases open accidently, the motor will

a) Run at dangerously high speed

b) Stop
c) Continue to run depending on load
d) None of these

Ans: (c)

19. An induction motor is running at its rated torque and rated applied voltage of 440 volts. The
effect of reducing the applied voltage to say 350 volts is

a) That the motor stops

b) Current decreases slightly
c) Speed reduces slightly
d) Motor heats up with passage of time

Ans: (d)

20. A three-phase synchronous machine is a

a) Single excited machine

b) Double excited machine
c) Machine in which three-phase supply is fed to both stator and rotor winding
d) None of these

Ans: (c)
21. The disadvantage of starting an induction motor with a star-delta starter is that

a) The starting torque is one-third of the torque in case of delta connection

b) During starting high losses result
c) The starting torque increases and the motor runs with jerks
d) None of these

Ans: (a)

22. Squirrel cage induction motor has

a) Zero starting torque

b) Very small starting torque
c) Medium starting torque
d) Very high starting torque

Ans: (b)

23. Improvement of the power factor in an induction motor results in

a) Decreased torque
b) Increased torque
c) Increased torque current
d) Increased torque and decreased current due to increased impedance

Ans: (d)

24. The purpose of blades in a squirrel cage induction motor is

a) To reduce the magnetic resistance of the rotor

b) To cool the rotor
c) To reduce the electrical resistance of rotor cage
d) None of these

Ans: (b)
25. Which of the following function is served by the resistance placed in parallel with one phase
of three-phase induction motor?

a) Smooth starting
b) Higher starting torque
c) Higher maximum torque
d) Higher reduced starting torque

Ans: (a)

26. Which of the following is the advantage of double squirrel cage rotor as compared to the
round bar cage rotor?

a) Large slip
b) Lower starting torque
c) Higher power factor
d) Higher efficiency

Ans: (b)

27. The rotor output of an induction motor is 15 kW and the slip is 4%. Then the rotor copper
loss is

a) 600 watts
b) 300 watts
c) 700 watts
d) 1200 watts
Ans: (a)

28. On open circuiting the rotor of a squirrel cage induction motor, the rotor

a) Makes noise
b) Does not run
c) Does not run
d) Runs at dangerously high speed

Ans: (c)
29. Number of different speed that can be obtained from two induction motors in cascade is

a) 6
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2

Ans: (b)

30. The drawback of speed control of a slip ring induction motor with the help of resistance in
the circuit is that

a) It is applicable only to motors having power of more than 100 kW

b) It results in high losses
c) With reduction in speed, the torque decreases significantly
d) The speed can be controlled only very broadly

Ans: (b)

31. Advantage of slip ring induction motor over squirrel cage induction motor is

a) Suitability of high speeds

b) Higher efficiency
c) Higher power factor
d) That it can be started using factor resistance

Ans: (d)

32. In an induction motor, the rotor input is 600 W and slip is 4%. The rotor copper loss is

a) 700 W
b) 625 W
c) 600 W
d) 650 W

Ans: (b)
33. The starting torque of a cage rotor induction motor can be increased by using rotor having

a) Low inductance and low resistance

b) Low inductance and high resistance
c) High inductance and high resistance
d) High inductance and low resistance

Ans: (c)

34. For smooth starting of three-phase squirrel cage induction motor, the starting method
preferred is

a) Rotor resistance
b) Star-delta
c) Auto-transformer
d) Stator resistance

Ans: (c)

35. Large air gap in an induction motor results in

a) Reduced noise
b) Reduced pulsation losses
c) Better cooling
d) Increased overload capacity

Ans: (b)

36. The power factor of star connected induction motor is 0.5. On being connected in delta, the
power factor will?

a) Increase
b) Reduce
c) Remain the same
d) Become zero

Ans: (b)
37. Simplest method of eliminating the harmonic induction torque is

a) Integral slot winding

b) Chording
c) Skewing
d) None of these

Ans: (b)

38. Any odd harmonic in the current of an induction motor will result in magnetic field which

a) Is stationary relative to the field of the fundamental

b) Rotates in forward direction at the harmonic speed
c) Rotates in backward direction
d) Oscillates at harmonic frequency

Ans: (c)

39. The drive generally used for lathe machines are

a) Dc shunt motors
b) Slip ring induction motors
c) Synchronous motors
d) Squirrel cage induction motors

Ans: (d)

40. Cogging of motor implies that motor

a) Refuses to start at load

b) Refuses to start at no load
c) Runs at low speed and then stops
d) Runs at very low speed

Ans: (b)

41. Motor commonly used for traction purpose is

a) Induction motor
b) Dc series motor
c) Dc shunt motor
d) Synchronous motor

Ans: (b)

42. In a double cage induction motor, the inner cage has

a) Low R and low X

b) Low R and high X
c) High R and high X
d) High R and low X

Ans: (b)

43. Maximum power developed in a synchronous motor occurs at a coupling angle of

a) 0°
b) 60°
c) 90°
d) 120°

Ans: (c)

44. The back emf set up in the stator of synchro-nous motor depends on

a) Speed of the rotor

b) Input to prime mover
c) Rotor excitation
d) Coupling angle

Ans: (c)
45. The speed of a three-phase cage-rotor induction motor depends on

a) Number of pole alone

b) Frequency of the supply alone
c) Input voltage
d) Number of poles and frequency of supply

Ans: (d)

46. Synchronous induction motors are mostly used for driving

a) Rotary compressors
b) Cranes
c) Lathe machines
d) None of these

Ans: (a)

47.Dispersion coefficient o is the ratio of

a) Magnetizing current to ideal short circuit current

b) Magnetizing current to supply voltage
c) Open circuit voltage to short circuit current for the same excitation
d) None of these

Ans: (a)

48. The noise and tooth pulsation losses may be reduced by using

a) Large number of open slots in stator

b) Large number of narrow slots in stator
c) small number of open slots in stator
d) Small number of narrow slots in stator
Ans: (b)
49. The faction slip of an induction motor is to ratio

a) Rotor Cu loss/rotor input

b) Rotor Cu loss/rotor output
c) stator Cu loss/stator input
d) Rotor Cu loss/stator Cu loss
Ans: (a)

50. When a 3-phase synchronous motor is switched on, three exists a rotating magnetic field. The
magnitude of this field flux

a) Varies with power factor

b) Varies with load
c) Is constant at all loads
d) None of these
Ans: (c)

51. The complete circuit diagram of a 3-phase induction motor can be drawn with the
help of

a) Block rotor test alone.

b) Running-light and blocked-rotor and stator-resistance tests
c) Both running-light and blocked-rotor tests
d) Running-light test alone
Ans: (b)

52. Which of the following motors is most suitable for best speed control?

a) Dc shunt motor
b) Dc series motor
c) Induction motor
d) Synchronous motor

Ans: (a)
53. A SCIM runs at constant speed only so long as

a) Stator flux remains constant

b) Its torque exactly equals the mechanical load
c) Its supply voltage remains constant
d) Torque developed by it remains constant

Ans: (b)

54. If the frequency of input power to an induction motor increases, the rotor copper loss

a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Remains the same
d) None of these

Ans: (b)

55. The synchronous speed of a linear induction motor does NOT depend on

a) Width of pole pitch

b) Number of poles
c) Supply frequency
d) Any of the above

Ans: (a)

56. The stator frame in an induction motor is used

a) To provide ventilation to the armature

b) To protect the whole machine
c) To hole the armature stampings/stator
d) As a return path for the flux

Ans: (d)
57.If the stator voltage and frequency of an induction motor are reduced proportionately, its

a) Locked rotor current is reduced

b) Torque developed is increased
c) Magnetizing current is decreased
d) Both (a) and (b)

Ans: (d)

58. Motor A has deeper and narrow slots, whereas motor B. It has shallow and wide slots.
Induction motor A, as compared to motor B, has

a) More operating slip

b) Lass starting torque
c) More pull-out torque
d) More starting torque
Ans: (b)

59. If a single phase motor runs hot. The probable cause may be

a) Overload
b) Low voltage
c) High voltage
d) Amu pf the above
Ans: (d)

60. Which of the following single phase motors is relatively free from mechanical and magnetic
vibration?

a) Reluctance motor
b) Hysteresis motor
c) Universal motor
d) Shaded pole motor
Ans: (b)
61. Single phase induction motor can be made self-starting by

a) Adding series combination of capacitor and auxiliary winding in parallel with the main
winding
b) Adding an auxiliary winding in parallel with the main winding
c) Adding an auxiliary winding in series with a capacitor and the main winding
d) None of these

Ans: (a)

62. Which of the following single phase motors does not have constant speed characteristic?

a) Reluctance motor
b) Hysteresis motor
c) Universal motor
d) All of the above

Ans: (c)

63. For the same rating which of the following motors has the highest starting torque?

a) Universal motor
b) Split phase motor
c) Synchronous motor
d) All have identical starting torque

Ans: (a)

64. All single phase motors have

a) Large starting torque

b) Zero starting torque
c) Medium starting torque
d) Very small starting torque

Ans: (b)
65. If a single phase motor fails to start, the probable cause may be

a) Open circuit in auxiliary winding

b) Open circuit in many winding
c) Blown fuses
d) Any of the above

Ans: (d)

66. Single phase motors generally get overheated due to

a) Overloading
b) Short winding
c) Bearing troubles
d) Any of above

Ans: (d)

67. The speed of the split phase induction motor can be reversed by reversing the leads of

a) Auxiliary winding
b) Mani winding
c) Either (a) or (b)
d) Speed can not be reversed
Ans: (c)

68. If a single phase motor runs slow, it may be due to

a) Overload
b) Low frequency
c) Low voltage
d) Any of these
Ans: (d)
69. A capacitor start single phase induction motor will usually have power factor of

a) Units
b) 0.6 leading
c) 0.8 leading
d) 0.6 lagging
Ans: (d)

70. Which of the following single phase motors is cheapest?

a) Capacitor run motor

b) Capacitor start motor
c) Reluctance motor
d) All have almost the same cost
Ans: (b)