• 1. 
    An air gap is usually inserted in magnetic circuits to

  • increase m.m.f.
  • increase the flux
  • prevent saturation
  • none of the above
  • 2. 
    The relative permeability of a ferromagnetic material is

  • less than one
  • more than one
  • more than 10
  • more than 100 or 1000
  • 3. 
    The unit of magnetic flux is

  • henry
  • weber
  • ampereturn/weber
  • ampere/metre
  • 4. 
    Permeability in a magnetic circuit corresponds to______ in an electric circuit.

  • resistance
  • resistivity
  • conductivity
  • conductance
  • 5. 
    Point out the wrong statement. Magnetic leakage is undesirable in electric machines because it

  • lowers their power efficiency
  • increases their cost of manufacture
  • leads to their increased weight
  • produces fringing
  • 6. 
    Relative permeability of vacuum is

  • 1
  • 1 H/m
  • 1/4JI
  • 4n x 10-‘ H/m
  • 7. 
    Permanent magnets are normally made of

  • alnico alloys
  • aluminium
  • cast iron
  • wrought iron
  • 8. 
    Energy stored by a coil is doubled when its current is increased by percent.

  • 25
  • 50
  • 41.4
  • 100
  • 9. 
    Those magnetic materials are best suited for making armature and transformer cores which have____permeability and_______hystersis loss.

  • high, high
  • low, high
  • high, low
  • low, low
  • 10. 
    The rate of rise of current through an inductive coil is maximum

  • at 63.2% of its maximum steady value
  • at the start of the current flow
  • after one time constant
  • near the final maximum value of current
  • 11. 
    When both the inductance and resistance of a coil are doubled the value of

  • time constant remains unchanged
  • initial rate of rise of current is doubled
  • final steady current is doubled
  • time constant is halved
  • 12. 
    The initial rate of rise of current through a coil of inductance 10 H when suddenly connected to a D.C. supply of 200 V is_______Vs

  • 50
  • 20
  • 0.05
  • 500
  • 13. 
    A material for good magnetic memory should have

  • low hysteresis loss
  • high permeability
  • low retentivity
  • high retentivity
  • 14. 
    Conductivity is analogous to

  • retentivity
  • resistivity
  • permeability
  • inductance
  • 15. 
    In a magnetic material hysteresis loss takes place primarily due to

  • rapid reversals of its magnetisation
  • flux density lagging behind magnetising force
  • molecular friction
  • it high retentivity
  • 16. 
    Those materials are well suited for making permanent magnets which have _____ retentivity and _______ coercivity.

  • low, high
  • high, high
  • high, low
  • low, low
  • 17. 
    If the area of hysteresis loop of a material is large, the hysteresis loss in this material will be

  • zero
  • small
  • large
  • none of the above
  • 18. 
    Hard steel is suitable for making permanent magnets because

  • it has good residual magnetism
  • its hysteresis loop has large area
  • its mechanical strength is high
  • its mechanical strength is low
  • 19. 
    Silicon steel is used in electrical machines because it has

  • low coercivity
  • low retentivity
  • low hysteresis loss
  • high coercivity
  • 20. 
    Conductance is analogous to

  • permeance
  • reluctance
  • flux
  • inductance
  • 21. 
    The property of a material which opposes the creation of magnetic flux in it is known as

  • reluctivity
  • magnetomotive force
  • permeance
  • reluctance
  • 22. 
    The unit of retentivity is

  • weber
  • weber/sq. m
  • ampere turn/meter
  • ampere turn
  • 23. 
    Reciprocal of reluctance is

  • reluctivity
  • permeance
  • permeability
  • susceptibility
  • 24. 
    While comparing magnetic and electric circuits, the flux of magnetic circuit is compared with which parameter of electrical circuit ?

  • E.m.f.
  • Current
  • Current density
  • Conductivity
  • 25. 
    The unit of reluctance is

  • metre/henry
  • henry/metre
  • henry
  • 1/henry
  • 26. 
    A ferrite core has less eddy current loss than an iron core because

  • ferrites have high resistance
  • ferrites are magnetic
  • ferrites have low permeability
  • ferrites have high hysteresis
  • 27. 
    Hysteresis loss least depends on

  • volume of material
  • frequency
  • steinmetz coefficient of material
  • ambient temperature
  • 28. 
    Laminated cores, in electrical machines, are used to reduce

  • copper loss
  • eddy current loss
  • hysteresis loss
  • all of the above
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