Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on Transformers

MCQ on Electrical engineering

11- Temperature rise in a transformer is directly proportional to the

(A) apparent power

(B) active power

(C) leakage reactance

(D) none of the above

 

12- The primary current in a current transformer is dictated by

(A) the secondary burden

(B) the core of the transformer

(C) load current

(D) load voltage

 

13- In a transformer, the chemical used in the breather is

(A) silica sand

(B) sodium chloride

(C) asbestos fibre

(D) silica gel

 

14- When the load on the transformer is increased, the eddy current

(A) is increased

(B) remains unchanged

(C) is decreased

(D) becomes zero

 

15- In Scott connection, the teaser transformer operates on 0.866 of its rated

(A) voltage

(B) impedance

(C) current

(D) power

 

16- In an autotransformer, the primary and secondary are

(A) only magnetically coupled

(B) only electrically coupled

(C) magnetically as well as electrically

(D) not coupled at all

 

17- Which relay is used to detect and protect the transformer against incipient faults?

(A) Buchholz relay

(B) Overcurrent relay

(C) Thermal relay

(D) Differential relay

 

18- The primary and secondary winding induced EMFs E1 and E2 in a two winding transformer are always

(A) in phase opposition with each other

(B) in phase with each other

(C) equal in magnitude

(D) depends on load conditions

 

19- In the protection of transformer, harmonic restraint is used to guard against

(A) magnetizing inrush current

(B) unbalanced operation

(C) lightning

(D) switching over voltage

 

20- Burden on the current transformer is usually expressed in terms of

(A) amperes

(B) volts

(C) voltamperes

(D) kilowatt

 

ANSWERS:

11-(A), 12-(C), 13-(D), 14-(B), 15-(A), 16-(C), 17-(A), 18-(B), 19-(A), 20-(C)