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    This document contains 30 multiple choice questions about magnetic circuits. Key topics covered include magnetic flux, permeability, reluctance, hysteresis loss, and materials commonly used in electrical machines like transformers. Permanent magnets are typically made from alnico alloys. Silicon steel is used in electrical machines because it has low hysteresis loss. Laminated cores are used to reduce eddy current loss.

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    ChoiceQuestionsandAnswers
    MAGNETICCIRCUITMultipleChoiceQuestionsandAnswerspdf:
    1.Anairgapisusuallyinsertedinmagneticcircuitsto
    (a)increasem.m.f.
    (b)increasetheflux
    (c)preventsaturation
    (d)noneoftheabove
    Ans:c
    2.Therelativepermeabilityofaferromagneticmaterialis
    (a)lessthanone
    (b)morethanone
    (c)morethan10
    (d)morethan100or1000
    Ans:d
    3.Theunitofmagneticfluxis
    (a)henry
    (b)weber
    (c)ampereturn/weber
    (d)ampere/metre
    Ans:b
    4.Permeabilityinamagneticcircuitcorrespondsto______inanelectriccircuit.
    (a)resistance
    (b)resistivity
    (c)conductivity
    (d)conductance
    Ans:c
    5.Pointoutthewrongstatement.
    Magneticleakageisundesirableinelectricmachinesbecauseit
    (a)lowerstheirpowerefficiency
    (b)increasestheircostofmanufacture
    (c)leadstotheirincreasedweight
    (d)producesfringing
    Ans:a
    6.Relativepermeabilityofvacuumis
    (a)1
    (b)1H/m

    (c)1/4JI
    (d)4nx10H/m
    Ans:a
    7.Permanentmagnetsarenormallymadeof
    (a)alnicoalloys
    (b)aluminium
    (c)castiron
    (d)wroughtiron
    Ans:a
    8.Energystoredbyacoilisdoubledwhenitscurrentisincreasedbypercent.
    (a)25
    (b)50
    (c)41.4
    (d)100
    Ans:c
    9.Thosemagneticmaterialsarebestsuitedformakingarmatureandtransformercoreswhich
    have____permeabilityand_______hystersisloss.
    (a)high,high
    (b)low,high
    (c)high,low
    (d)low,low
    Ans:c
    10.Therateofriseofcurrentthroughaninductivecoilismaximum
    (a)at63.2%ofitsmaximumsteadyvalue
    (b)atthestartofthecurrentflow
    (c)afteronetimeconstant
    (d)nearthefinalmaximumvalueofcurrent
    Ans:b
    11.Whenboththeinductanceandresistanceofacoilaredoubledthevalueof
    (a)timeconstantremainsunchanged
    (b)initialrateofriseofcurrentisdoubled
    (c)finalsteadycurrentisdoubled
    (d)timeconstantishalved
    Ans:a
    12.Theinitialrateofriseofcurrentthroughacoilofinductance10HwhensuddenlyconnectedtoaD.C.
    supplyof200Vis_______Vs
    (a)50
    (b)20
    (c)0.05
    (d)500
    Ans:b

    13.Amaterialforgoodmagneticmemoryshouldhave
    (a)lowhysteresisloss
    (b)highpermeability
    (c)lowretentivity
    (d)highretentivity
    Ans:d
    14.Conductivityisanalogousto
    (a)retentivity
    (b)resistivity
    (c)permeability
    (d)inductance
    Ans:c
    15.Inamagneticmaterialhysteresislosstakesplaceprimarilydueto
    (a)rapidreversalsofitsmagnetisation
    (b)fluxdensitylaggingbehindmagnetisingforce
    (c)molecularfriction
    (d)ithighretentivity
    Ans:d
    16.Thosematerialsarewellsuitedformakingpermanentmagnetswhichhave_____retentivityand
    _______coercivity.
    (a)low,high
    (b)high,high
    (c)high,low
    (d)low,low
    Ans:b
    17.Iftheareaofhysteresisloopofamaterialislarge,thehysteresislossinthismaterialwillbe
    (a)zero
    (b)small
    (c)large
    (d)noneoftheabove
    Ans:c
    18.Hardsteelissuitableformakingpermanentmagnetsbecause
    (a)ithasgoodresidualmagnetism
    (b)itshysteresisloophaslargearea
    (c)itsmechanicalstrengthishigh
    (d)itsmechanicalstrengthislow
    Ans:a
    19.Siliconsteelisusedinelectricalmachinesbecauseithas
    (a)lowcoercivity
    (b)lowretentivity
    (c)lowhysteresisloss

    (d)highcoercivity
    Ans:c
    20.Conductanceisanalogousto
    (a)permeance
    (b)reluctance
    (c)flux
    (d)inductance
    Ans:a
    21.Thepropertyofamaterialwhichopposesthecreationofmagneticfluxinitisknownas
    (a)reluctivity
    (b)magnetomotiveforce
    (c)permeance
    (d)reluctance
    Ans:d
    22.Theunitofretentivityis
    (a)weber
    (b)weber/sq.m
    (c)ampereturn/meter
    (d)ampereturn
    Ans:b
    23.Reciprocalofreluctanceis
    (a)reluctivity
    (b)permeance
    (c)permeability
    (d)susceptibility
    Ans:b
    24.Whilecomparingmagneticandelectriccircuits,thefluxofmagneticcircuitiscomparedwithwhich
    parameterofelectricalcircuit?
    (a)E.m.f.
    (b)Current
    (c)Currentdensity
    (d)Conductivity
    Ans:b
    25.Theunitofreluctanceis
    (a)metre/henry
    (b)henry/metre
    (c)henry
    (d)1/henry
    Ans:d

    26.Aferritecorehaslesseddycurrentlossthananironcorebecause
    (a)ferriteshavehighresistance
    (b)ferritesaremagnetic
    (c)ferriteshavelowpermeability
    (d)ferriteshavehighhysteresis
    Ans:a
    27.Hysteresislossleastdependson
    (a)volumeofmaterial
    (b)frequency
    (c)steinmetzcoefficientofmaterial
    (d)ambienttemperature
    Ans:d
    28.Laminatedcores,inelectricalmachines,areusedtoreduce
    (a)copperloss
    (b)eddycurrentloss
    (c)hysteresisloss
    (d)alloftheabove
    Ans:b

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