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D_C_ Motors — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Electrical Engineering MCQs on D_C_ Motors — Part 2 with worked academic solutions for WAPDA, NTDC, IESCO, LESCO, PPSC, FPSC.

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Exam-Level WAPDA NTDC IESCO LESCO PPSC FPSC
Verified for Commission Syllabus • Oct 14, 2026
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Question 1 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

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

Question 2 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

The speed of a D.C. motor can be varied by varying

Question 3 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

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

Question 4 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

The current drawn by the armature of D.C. motor is directly proportional to

Question 5 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

The speed of a D.C. shunt motor more than its full-load speed can be obtained by

Question 6 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Which D.C. motor will be preferred for machine tools?

Question 7 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

The speed of a D.C. series motor is

Question 8 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

The plugging gives the

Question 9 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Which of the following motors one will choose to drive the rotary compressor?

Question 10 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

In case the back e.m.f. and the speed of a D.C. motor are doubled, the torque developed by the motor will

Question 11 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Which of the following motors is usually used in household refrigerators?

Question 12 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Which D.C. motor is preferred for elevators?

Question 13 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

During rheostatic braking of D.C. series motors

Question 14 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

In a D.C. generator all of the following could be the effects of iron losses except

Question 15 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

If the speed of a D.C. shunt motor is increased, the back e.m.f. of the motor will

Question 16 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

In a differentially compounded D.C. motor, if shunt field suddenly opens

Question 17 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Speed control by Ward Leonard method gives uniform speed variation

Question 18 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

For which types of D.C. motor, dynamic braking is generally used?

Question 19 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Which D.C. motor will be suitable along with flywheel for intermittent light and heavy loads?

Question 20 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

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

Question 21 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Buses, trains, trolleys, hoists, cranes require high starting torque and therefore make use of

Question 22 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

The purpose of retardation test on D.C. shunt machines is to find out

Question 23 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

In a D.C. shunt motor, speed is

Question 24 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

To get the speed of D.C, motor below the normal without wastage of electrical energy is used.

Question 25 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Which of the following application requires high starting torque?

Question 26 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

If the field of a D.C. shunt motor gets opened while motor is running

Question 27 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Which of the following steps is likely to result in reduction of hysteresis loss in a D.C. generator?

Question 28 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Which of the following loss in a D.C. generator is dissipated in the form of heat?

Question 29 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

The hysteresis loss in a D.C. machine least depends on

Question 30 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Hopkinson's test on D.C. machines is conducted at

Question 31 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Regenerative method of braking is based on that

Question 32 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

In the D.C. motor the iron losses occur in

Question 33 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

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

Question 34 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

In D.C. machines fractional pitch winding is used

Question 35 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

In D.C. machines the residual magnetism is of the order of

Question 36 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

In a D.C. generator, the iron losses mainly take place in

Question 37 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

For constant torque drive which speed control method is preferred?

Question 38 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

By looking at which part of the motor, it can be easily confirmed that a particular motor is D.C. motor?

Question 39 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

One D.C. motor drives another D.C. motor. The second D.C. motor when excited and driven

Question 40 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Where D.C. motor of H.P. 12 or more requires frequent starting, stopping, reversing and speed control

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