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Question No.1. A d.c. shunt motor runs at no load speed of 1140 r.p.m. At full load, armature reaction weakens the main flux by 5% whereas the armature circuit voltage drops by 10%. The motor full load speed in r.p.m. is (A) 1200 (B) 1203 (C) 1000 (D) 1080 Answer: (D) 1080 Question No.2 The voltage at the two ends of a transmission line are 132 KV and its reactance is 40 ohm. The Capacity of the line is (A) 251.5 MW (B) 217.8 MW (C) 435.6 MW (D) 500 MW Answer: (C) 435.6 MW Question No.3. The gravity controlled instrument has crowded scale because current is proportional to (A) balancing weight (B) deflection angle (C) sine of deflection angle (D) Location of CT Ans: (C) sine of deflection angle Question No.4. For LV applications (below 1 kV), ______________ cables are used. (A) Paper insulated. (B) Single core cables. (C)Plastic. (D) Oil filled. Answer: B) Single core cables. Question No.5. The eddy current loss in an a-c electric motor is 100 watts

Electrical Engineering Questions with Answer 2017 Question # 1. The drive motor used in a mixer-grinder is a (A) universal motor. (B) induction motor. (C) synchronous motor. (D) dc motor. Ans: (A) universal motor. Question # 2. The direction of rotation of hysteresis motor is reversed by  (A) Reversing supply lead  (B) Shift shaded pole with respect to main pole  (C) Either A or B  (D) Neither A nor B Ans: (B) Shift shaded pole with respect to main pole Question # 3. Alternating current is measured by (A) induction ammeter (B) permanent magnet type ammeter (C) electrostatic ammeter (D) moving iron repulsion type voltmeter Ans: (A) induction ammeter Question # 4. A 3-phase, 400 votts, 50 Hz, 100 KW, 4 pole squirrel cage induction motor with a rated slip of 2% will have a rotor speed of (A) 1500 rpm (B) 1570 rpm (C) 1530 rpm (D) 1470 rpm Ans: (D) 1470 rpm Question # 5. The torque, in a _____________is proportional to the square of the armature current (