D.C. Motors

This is an MCQ-based quiz on D.C. Motors.

This includes Single phase capacitor start, Induction motor, Synchronous motor, and D.C. motor.

Start Quiz

The armature voltage control of D.C. motor provides

Constant torque drive Constant voltage drive Constant current drive None of the above

Following motor is used where high starting torque and wide speed range control is required.

Single phase capacitor start Induction motor Synchronous motor D.C. motor

Which one of the following is not necessarily the advantage of D.C. motors over A.C. motors?

Low cost Wide speed range Stability High starting torque

If a D.C. motor designed for 40°C ambient temperature is to be used for 50°C ambient temperature, then the motor

Of lower H.P. should be selected Of higher H.P. should be selected Can be used for 50°C ambient temperature also Is to be de-rated by a factor recommended by manufacturer and select the next higher H.P. motor

Sparking at the commutator of a D.C. motor may result in

Damage to commutator segments Damage to commutator insulation Increased power consumption All of the above

The type of D.C. motor used for shears and punches is

Shunt motor Series motor Differential computed D.C. motor Cumulative compound D.C. motor

In which of the following applications D.C. series motor is invariably tried?

Starter for a car Drive for a water pump Fan motor Motor operation in A.C. or D.C.

D.C. shunt motors are used for driving

Trains Cranes Hoists Machine tools

If the terminals of armature of D.C. motor are interchanged, this action will offer following kind of braking

Regenerative Plugging Dynamic braking None of the above

Which of the following law/rule can he used to determine the direction of rotation of D.C. motor?

Lenz’s law Faraday’s law Coulomb’s law Fleming’s left-hand rule

In a D.C. shunt motor, speed is

Independent of armature current Directly proportional to the armature current Proportional to the square of the current Inversely proportional to the armature current

In case of conductively compensated D.C. series motors, the compensating winding is provided

As separately wound unit In parallel with armature winding In series with armature winding In parallel with field winding

The speed of a D.C. series motor is

Proportional to the armature current Proportional to the square of the armature current Proportional to field current Inversely proportional to the armature current

When two D.C. series motors are connected in parallel, the resultant speed is

More than the normal speed Loss than the normal speed Normal speed Zero

Starters are used with D.C. motors because

These motors have high starting torque These motors are not self-starting Back e.m.f. of these motors is zero initially To restrict armature current as there is no back e.m.f. while starting
Quiz/Test Summary
Title: D.C. Motors
Questions: 15
Contributed by:
Diego