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(1)
Which winding in a transformer has more number of turns ?
[A]
Low voltage winding
[B]
High voltage winding
[C]
Primary winding
[D]
Secondary winding
Answer: High voltage winding
(2)
Primary winding of a transformer
[A]
is always a low voltage winding
[B]
is always a high voltage winding
[C]
could either be a low voltage or high voltage winding
[D]
none of the above
Answer: could either be a low voltage or high voltage winding
(3)
A transformer cannot raise or lower the voltage of a D.C. supply because
[A]
there is no need to change the D.C. voltage
[B]
a D.C. circuit has more losses
[C]
Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction are not valid since the rate of change of flux is zero
[D]
none of the above
Answer: Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction are not valid since the rate of change of flux is zero
(4)
A transformer transforms
[A]
voltage
[B]
current
[C]
power
[D]
frequency
(5)
In the transformer following winding has got more cross-sectional area
[A]
Low voltage winding
[B]
High voltage winding
[C]
Primary winding
[D]
Secondary winding
Answer: Low voltage winding
(6)
While conducting short-circuit test on a transformer the following side is short circuited
[A]
High voltage side
[B]
Low voltage side
[C]
Primary side
[D]
Secondary side
(7)
Which of the following is not a part of transformer installation ?
[A]
Conservator
[B]
Breather
[C]
Buchholz relay
[D]
Exciter
(8)
The purpose of providing an iron core in a transformer is to
[A]
provide support to windings
[B]
reduce hysteresis loss
[C]
decrease the reluctance of the magnetic path
[D]
reduce eddy current losses
Answer: decrease the reluctance of the magnetic path
(9)
No-load current in a transformer
[A]
lags behind the voltage by about 75°
[B]
leads the voltage by about 75°
[C]
lags behind the voltage by about 15°
[D]
leads the voltage by about 15°
Answer: lags behind the voltage by about 75°
(10)
The efficiency of a transformer will be maximum when
[A]
copper losses = hysteresis losses
[B]
hysteresis losses = eddy current losses
[C]
eddy current losses = copper losses
[D]
copper losses = iron losses
Answer: copper losses = iron losses
(11)
The permissible flux density in case of cold rolled grain oriented steel is around
[A]
1.7 Wb/m2
[B]
2.7 Wb/m2
[C]
3.7 Wb/m2
[D]
4.7 Wb/m2
(12)
Sumpner’s test is conducted on trans-formers to determine
[A]
temperature
[B]
stray losses
[C]
all-day efficiency
[D]
none of the above
(13)
The dielectric strength of transformer oil is expected to be
[A]
lkV
[B]
33 kV
[C]
100 kV
[D]
330 kV
(14)
No-load on a transformer is carried out to determine
[A]
copper loss
[B]
magnetising current
[C]
magnetising current and loss
[D]
efficiency of the transformer
Answer: magnetising current and loss
(15)
The path of a magnetic flux in a transformer should have
[A]
high resistance
[B]
high reluctance
[C]
low resistance
[D]
low reluctance
(16)
The no-load current drawn by transformer is usually what per cent of the full-load current ?
[A]
0.2 to 0.5 per cent
[B]
2 to 5 per cent
[C]
12 to 15 per cent
[D]
20 to 30 per cent
(17)
The degree of mechanical vibrations produced by the laminations of a transformer depends on
[A]
tightness of clamping
[B]
gauge of laminations
[C]
size of laminations
[D]
all of the above
(18)
A transformer core is laminated to
[A]
reduce hysteresis loss
[B]
reduce eddy current losses
[C]
reduce copper losses
[D]
reduce all above losses
Answer: reduce eddy current losses
(19)
In a transformer the energy is conveyed from primary to secondary
[A]
through cooling coil
[B]
through air
[C]
by the flux
[D]
none of the above
(20)
Which of the following does not change in a transformer ?
[A]
Current
[B]
Voltage
[C]
Frequency
[D]
All of the above
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