Most Important Transformer MCQ (50 MCQ) 8) When a 6 V battery is connected across

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A. 48v
1) Oil is provided in an oil filled transformer for B. 6v
A. Insulation C. 8v
B. cooling D. 0
C. both cooling and insulation. 9) The main purpose of performing open
D. Lubrication circuit test in a transformer is to measure its
2) The basic function of transformer is to change? A. core loss
A. the level voltage B. copper loss
B. the level frequency C. insulation resistance
C. power factor level D. total loss
D. power level 10) When a 400Hz transformer is operated
3) Transformer is used for at 50 Hz, its KVA ratings is
A. to step down voltage A. unaffected
B. to step up and step down primary voltage B. reduced to 1/8
C. to step up voltage C. Increased by 8 times
D. None of above D. None of above
4) Breather is provided in a transformer to 11) What is the condition for maximum
A. Absorb moisture of air during breathing. efficiency of a transformer?
B. filter of transformer oil A. when copper loss = core loss
C. provide cold air in transformer B. When transformer run by unity
D. None of above power factor
5) The leakage flux in a transformer depends upon C. when copper loss = eddy current loss
A. the load current. D. when copper loss = hysteresis loss
B. the frequency. 12) Lamination of transformer core is made of
C. the mutual flux. A. cast iron
D. the applied voltage. B. silicon steel.
6) What kVA rating is required for a transformer C. cast steel
that must handle a maximum load current of 8 A D. aluminium
with a secondary voltage of 2 kV? 13) Which of the following is minimized
A. 32kv by laminating the core of a transformer?
B. 16kv A. Eddy current loss.
C. 4kv B. Hysteresis loss.
D. 8kV C. Copper loss
7) The copper loss of a transformer at full D. Stray loss
load is 40W. What would be at half load- 14) Does the transformer draw any current
A. 20W when secondary is open?
B. 80W A. Yes
C. 40W B. No
D. 10W
15) When the turns ratio of a transformer is D. Voltage and Frequency
20 and the primary ac voltage is 12 V, the 22) No-load test on a transformer is carried
secondary voltage is out to determine-
A. 24v A. copper loss
B. 120v B. magnetising current and no-load current
C. 240v C. magnetising current
D. 440v D. all of above.
16) The input power under no load 23) Which of the following losses varies with
condition of transformer consists of load in transformer?
A. core losses and very small amount A. Copper loss.
of copper loss in primary. B. Core loss
B. copper loss in transformers. C. Transfomer all losses
C. core loss in transformers. D. None of above
D. None of above. 24) A transfomer has negative voltage
17) Transformers operating in parallel will regulation when its load power factor is
share the load depending upon their- A. lagging
A. rating B. leading
B. Percentage impedance. C. unity
C. Leakage reactance. D. None of above
D. None of above 25) The essential condition for parallel
18) Which of the following is not a basic operation of two single-phase transformer is
element of a transformer? that they should have the same
A. primary winding A. polarity
B. secondary winding B. KVA ratings
C. mutual flux C. voltage ratio
D. core D. None of abobe
19) At relatively light load, transformer 26) Which one is used for constant street
efficiency is low because- light load?
A. transformer losses are high A. current transformer
B. secondary output is low B. Constant current transformer
C. fixed loss is high in proportion to the C. power transformer
output D. potential transformer
D. Cu loss is small 27) Which of the following losses remain constant
20) A transformer transform- during normal operation of transformer?
A. voltage and currrent A. Copper loss
B. voltage B. Transformer all losses
C. current C. Core loss
D. frequency D. None of above
21) When AC supply is given to the
transformer, the flux will depend on.
A. Current
B. Voltage
C. Frequency
28) Iron loss in transformer can be C. High voltage winding
determined by.. D. Low voltage winding
A. open circuit test. 36) In a given transformer for given applied
B. short circuit test. voltage, losses which remain constant
29) Transformer core are laminated in order to- irrespective of load changes are
A. simplify it's construction A. core losses
B. minimize eddy current loss B. copper losses
C. reduce cost C. both A and B
D. reduce hysteresis loss D. none of the above
30) The main purpose of performing short 37) Power transformers are designed to
circuit test in a transformer is to measure its have maximum efficiency at
A. Copper Loss A. 80% full load
B. Core Loss B. 50% full load
C. Total Loss C. nearly full
D. Insulation resistance load D. no load
31) The path of a magnetic flux in a 38) The maximum efficiency of a
transformer should have distribution transformer is
A. low resistance A. at full load
B. low reluctance B. at 70% full load
C.high resistance C. at 50% full
D. high reluctance load D. at no load
32) No-load current in a transformer 39) Flash point of transformer insulating oil
A. lags behind the voltage by about 75 should be more than
B. leads the voltage by about 75 A. 100C.

C. lags behind the voltage by about 15 B. 140C.

D. leads behind the voltage by about 25 C. 45C.

33) Which of the following is not a D. 35C.

part of transformer? 40) Noise of transformer mainly due to
A. Breather A. noise generated by cooling
B. Conservator fans. B. magnetostriction in iron
C. Exciter core. C. mechanical vibration. D.
D. Buchholz relay all of above
34) While conducting short-circuit test on a 41) The tap changer in an electrical
transformer the following side is short circuited power transformer is provided on
A. Low voltage side A. LV winding.
B. High voltage side B. HV winding.
C. Primary side C. either LV or HV winding.
D. Secondary side D. both LV and HV winding.
35) Which winding in a transformer has 42) The transformer ratings are usually
more number of turns ? expressed in terms of
A. Primary winding B. A. KVA

Secondary winding B. KW
C. KVAR 49) Which of the following loss in a
D. Volts transformer is zero even at full load ?
43) A Buchholz relay can be A. Hysteresis loss
installed on-A. welding transformers B. Eddy current
B. air cooled transformers loss C. Core loss
C. oil cooled transformers D. Friction loss
D. all of above 50) If supply frequency of a transformer
44) In a transformer the resistance increases, the secondary output voltage of
between its primary and secondary is the transformer - A. remains same.
A. zero B. increases.
B. infinite C. decreases.
C. 1 ohm D. any of the above
D. 10000 ohm
45) If the supply frequency to the Ans Sheet:
transformer is increased, the iron loss will 1C 2A 3B - 4A 5A 6B 7D 8D 9A -10B
A. remain same 11A 12B 13A 14A 15C- 16A 17A 18C
B. decrease 19C 20A 21D -22B 23A 24B 25A 26B
C. increase 27C 28A 29B 30A - 31B - 32A - 33C - 34A
D. any of the above - 35C - 36A - 37C - 38C - 39B - 40B - 41B - 42A -
46) Which type of winding is used in 3phase 43C - 44B - 45C - 46D - 47A - 48A - 49D - 50A.
shell-type transformer ?
A. Cylindrical type
B. Circular type
C. Rectangular type
Why is transformer rating in KVA?
D. Sandwich type
Copper loss of a transformer depends on current
47) The secondary winding of which of
the following transformers is always and iron loss on voltage. Hence, total transformer
kept closed ? A. CT loss depends on volt-ampere (VA) and not on
B. PT phase angle between voltage and current i.e.
C. Step-up transformer D.
independent of load power factor. That is why
Step-down transformer
rating of transformers is in KVA and not in KW.
48) The efficiency of two identical
transformers under load conditions can
be determined by A. back-to-back test

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D. none of above