19 April 2011

Engineering Services (IES) Questions and Answers:Machines 2

Indian Engineering Services Objective Questions and Answers


1) Match the Following   ( IES- 2003)

      List I                                        List II 
A. Transformer                           1. Slip Test
B. DC Motor                               2. Blocked Rotor Test
C. Alternator                               3. Sumpner's Test
D. Induction Motor                      4. Swinburne's Test

Codes:
         A          B          C         D
a)      3           4          1         2
b)      4           3          2         1
c)      3           4          2         1
d)      4           3          1         2

2) Possible three to three phase transformer connection for parallel operation is: ( IES- 2002)
a) Delta-Star to Delta-Star
b) Delta-Delta to Delta-Star
c) Star-Star to Delta-Star
d) Delta-Star to Star-Delta

3) Stepper Motors are widely used for  ( IES- 2002)
a) Very high power requirement
b) Very high speed operation
c) Very low speed operation
d) Control system applications

4) Armature torque of a d.c motor is a function of which of the following factors ( IES- 2003)

1. Speed
2. Field Flux
3. Armature Current
4. Residual Magnetism
Select the correct answer
a) 2 and 3
b) 1 and 4
c) 3 and 4
d) 1 and 2

5) The dummy coils in the DC machine are useful to
a) Increase the efficiency of the machine
b) Improve the commutation
c) Reduce the armature reaction
d) Maintain mechanical balance

6) The synchronous reactance is the ( IES- 2003)
a) Reactance due to armature reaction of the machine
b) Reactance due to the leakage flux
c) Combined reactance due to leakage flux and armature reaction
d) Reactance either due to armature reaction or leakage flux

7) The crawling in the induction motor is due to  ( IES- 2003)
a) Improper design of the stator laminations
b) Low voltage supply
c) Improper design of rotor laminations
d) Harmonics developed in the motor

8) In an Induction motor, when the number of stator slots is equal to an integral multiple of rotor slots  ( IES- 2003)
a) There must be a discontinuity in the torque slip charcteristics
b) A high starting torque will be available
c) The maximum torque will be high
d) The machine may fail to start

Answers:

(1) a (2) a (3) d (4) a
(5) d (6) c (7) d (8) d


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