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Practice Test for TRANSO/GENCO/DISCOM

Paper Code: PT – 2
Branch: EEE and Topic: Transformers
Author: BNSS Shankar, M.Tech (IITK), MIE

Marks: 30
Time: 45 Min
1. Answer all questions in 45 minutes. Each question carries one mark.
2. There are no negative marks and you are not allowed to use any calculator.
3. Download OMR sheet from the blog and enter the answers in the OMR sheet with ball
point pen (Black) only so that you can get the same environment as in the final exam.
4. Serious practice of this paper will help you in better way for your preparation.

01.
The magnetic circuit of figure has a cross sectional area of
5 × 5 cm2, core length = 50 cm, air gap length = 4 mm and
number of turns N = 600. Assume relative permeability of
iron core = 10,000. By taking fringing into account, the
effective gap area is
(A) 25 cm2 (B) 29.16 cm2
(C) 21.16 cm2 (D) 33.64 cm2

02.
The effect of fringing flux is
(A) effective cross sectional area of the air gap is increased
(B) flux density in the air gap is uniform
(C) average flux density gets increased
(D) all of the above
03.
A two winding (turns ratio N1 : N 2 ) core typche transformer is shown in the figure. The
instantaneous directions of primary current I1, the mutual flux ϕm and the primary leakage flux ϕ1
are as indicated in the figure.
The corresponding directions, at the same
instant, of the secondary current I2 and the
secondary leakage flux ϕ2 would be
(A) I2 is from a to b and ϕ2 is from c to d
(B) I2 is from b to a and ϕ2 is from c to d
(C) I2 is from a to b and ϕ2 is from d to c
(D) I2 is from b to a and ϕ2 is from d to c
04.
A magnetic circuit draws a certain amount of alternating sinusoidal exciting current producing a
certain amount of alternating flux in the core. If an air gap is introduced in the core path, the
exciting current will
(A) increase (B) remain same (C) decrease (D) vanish
05.
Consider the following statements regarding the construction of single phase transformers:

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1. Cylindrical or helical coils are used in LV windings.

2. Cylindrical or crossover coils are used in LV windings.
3. Helical or crossover coils are used in HV windings.
4. Cylindrical or crossover coils are used in HV windings.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1 and 3 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 1 and 4 (D) 2 and 4
06.
The low voltage winding of 11,000/440 V, 1-phase, 50 Hz transformer is to be connected to 25
Hz. In order to keep the magnetizing current at the same level as that for normal 50 Hz, what
should be the supply voltage?
(A) 440 V (B) 220 V (C) 880 V (D) 110 V
07.
The voltage applied to the primary winding of an unloaded single phase transformer is given by
v  400 cos  t  100 cos 3t . The primary has 500 turns and frequency of the fundamental
component of the applied voltage is 50 Hz. The maximum value of the flux in mWb is
7 5 7 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 7 3 8
08.
In a transformer, exciting current is made up of two components namely magnetizing current IM
and core loss current IC, with negligible leakage impedance drop (V is supply voltage)
(A) Both IM and IC lag the supply voltage V by 90°
(B) Both IM and IC lag in phase with V
(C) IM lags V by 90° whereas IC is in phase with V
(D) IM is in phase with V but IC lags V by 90°
09.
If under normal saturated condition in a power transformer, the third harmonic is 30% of the
fundamental, the fifth is 15% and seventh is 5%, what is the rms value of the exciting current?
(A) 1.0225 (B) 1.0600 (C) 1.1150 (D) 1.5000
10.
Eddy current loss in core of a transformer is
(A) Directly proportional to resistivity of core material
(B) Directly proportional to square of resistivity of core material
(C) Inversely proportional to square of resistivity of core material
(D) Inversely proportional to resistivity of core material
11.
A 25 kVA, 2300/230 V, 50 Hz, single phase transformer supplies rated load at 230 V. The ratio
of its leakage reactance to resistance is 3 . The terminal voltage on reducing the load to zero is
observed to be the same as rated load. What is the power factor of the rated load?
(A) unity (B) 0.866 lag (C) 0.866 lead (D) 0 lead
12.
It is desired to measure parameters of 230/115 V, 2 kVA, single phase transformer. The
following wattmeters are available in laboratory:
W1: 250 V, 10 A, Low power factor W2: 250 V, 5 A, Low power factor
W3: 150 V, 10 A, High power factor W4: 150 V, 5 A, High power factor
The wattmeters used open circuit test and short circuit test of the transformer will be
(A) W1 and W2 (B) W2 and W4
(C) W1 and W4 (D) W2 and W3

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13.
In Sumpner’s test on two identical transformers having rated frequency (f),
(A) both the primaries and regulating transformer should be fed from voltage sources of
frequency f
(B) both the primaries and regulating transformer may be fed from voltage sources at
different frequencies of f
(C) both the primaries should be fed from voltage source at frequency f but regulating
transformer may be fed at a frequency different from f
(D) both the primaries may be fed from voltage source at a frequency different from f but
regulating transformer should be fed at f
14.
What is the efficiency of an auto transformer at full load and 0.8 p.f lagging, which is converted
from a 400/100 V, 5 kVA two winding transformer to supply 400 V from a 500 V voltage
source. When tested as two winding transformer at rated load and 0.85 p.f lagging, efficiency is
95%.
(A) 96.37% (B) 98.35% (C) 96.02% (D) 98.95%
15.
A single phase two winding transformer is shown in figure (a), is connected as an auto
transformer as shown in figure (b). If the connections of the 100 V winding are reversed as
shown in figure (c), what is the value of voltage V1 required to applied across terminals X2 and
H2 to obtain the same 400 V supply?

Figure (b) Figure (c)

Figure (a)
(A) 500 V (B) 400 V (C) 300 V (D) 100 V
16.
A 400/200 V transformer has a full load regulation of x p.u at 0.8 pf lagging. If this transformer
is used as an auto transformer with voltage rating 400/600 V or 200/600 V then its voltage
regulation would be
x x 2x x 2x 2x x 2x
(A) , (B) , (C) , (D) ,
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
17.
The voltage regulation of a transformer is given by
E 2  V2 E 2  V2 V2  E 2 V2  E2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
V2 E2 V2 E2
18.
In a transformer, re 2  jxe 2  equivalent leakage impedance ze2 , its maximum voltage regulation
is equal to
r x
(A) re 2 at e 2 lagging p.f (B) xe 2 at e 2 lagging p.f
xe 2 ze2

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re 2 re 2
(C) ze 2 at leading p.f (B) ze 2 at lagging p.f
ze2 ze2
19.
On the two sides of star/delta transformer
(A) the voltage and current are both in phase
(B) the voltage and current both differ in phase by 30°
(C) the voltage differ in phase by 30° and currents are in phase
(D) the current differ in phase by 30° and voltages are in phase
20.
Keeping in view the requirement of parallel operation, which of the three phase connections
given below are possible?
(A) Δ – Δ to Δ – Y (B) Δ – Δ to Y – Δ
(C) Y – Y to Δ – Y (D) Δ – Y to Y – Δ
21.
A bank of three identical single phase 250 kVA, 11 kV/230 V transformer is used to provide 400
V low voltage supply from a 11 kV, 3-phase substation. The effective kVA rating of the bank
will be
(A) 250 (B) 250 3 (C) 750 (D) 500
22.
In Scott connection, if the ratio of the main transformer is K, then the teaser transformer has
transformation ratio of
2K 3K K K
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 2 3 2
23.
In a three-phase transformer, one phase burns up. The transformer will supply
(A) 57.7 % of its rating (B) zero output
(C) 63% of its output rating (D) at full output rating
24.
Two transformers with identical voltage ratings are working in parallel to supply a common load.
The percentage impedance of one transformer is higher compared to that of the other. The load
sharing between the two transformers will
(A) be proportionate to their percentage impedances
(B) be independent of their percentage impedances
(C) be inversely proportional to their respective impedances
(D) Depend on the resistance to leakage reactance of each transformer
25.
Two 1-phase transformers with equal turns ratio have impedances of 0.5  j 3 Ω and 0.6  j10
Ω with respect to the secondary. If they operate in parallel, how will they share a load of 100 kW
at 0.8 p.f lagging?
(A) 50 kW, 50 kW (B) 62 kW, 38 kW
(C) 78.2 kW, 21.8 kW (D) 85.5 kW, 14.5 kW
26.
Two transformers to be operated in parallel have their secondary no-load emfs Ea for transformer
A and Eb for transformer B. As Ea is somewhat more than Eb, a circulating current Ic is
established at no load which tends to

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Ea  E b
(A) boost both Ea and Eb with I c 
z ea  z eb
Ea  E b
(B) boost Ea and buck Eb with I c 
z ea  z eb
Ea  E b
(C) buck Ea and boost Eb with I c 
z ea  z eb
Eb  E a
(D) buck both Ea and Eb with I c 
zea  zeb
27.
The high frequency hum in the transformers is mainly due to
(A) loose laminations (B) magnetostriction
(C) impurity in oil (D) weakness of tank wall
28.
Distribution transformer have core loss
(A) More than full load copper loss (B) Equal to full load copper loss
(C) Less than full load copper loss (D) Negligible compared to full load copper loss
29.
For a distribution substation power transformer, operating at nominal voltage frequency, and
with usual 24 hour urban domestic load cycle, let the commercial efficiency be ηc and the all day
efficiency ηa. Under the operating conditions stated above, which one of the following is correct?
(A) c  a (B) c  a (C) c  a
(D) ηc and ηa cannot be compared, as they have different units
30.
If an ac voltage wave is corrupted with an arbitrary number of harmonics, then the overall
voltage waveform differs from its fundamental frequency component in terms of
(A) only the peak values (B) only the rms values
(C) only the average values (D) all the three measures

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