Inductors MCQs

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A change of one ampere per second in an inductor that induces a voltage of one volt is considered as which unit value?

  • A. a lenz
  • B. an ohm
  • C. a farad
  • D. a henry
  • Correct Answer: Option D

A loaded transformer will achieve mutual induction when:

  • A. secondary current increase causes a primary current decrease
  • B. primary current is increased by an increase in secondary current
  • C. primary current is decreased by an increase in secondary current
  • D. secondary current decrease causes a primary current increase
  • Correct Answer: Option B

A magnetic circuit breaker will open to protect equipment only when:

  • A. voltage is exceeded
  • B. an open is in the equipment
  • C. the equipment is operating properly
  • D. current is exceeded
  • Correct Answer: Option D

A magnetic field has:

  • A. polar fields
  • B. lines of force
  • C. magnetomotive force
  • D. lines of reluctance
  • Correct Answer: Option B

A series RL filter circuit with an output across the inductor will result in what type of filtering?

  • A. passing of the higher frequencies
  • B. passing of the lower frequencies
  • C. blocking of the higher frequencies
  • D. blocking of a certain range of frequencies
  • Correct Answer: Option A

A transformer is used:

  • A. to couple electric energy from one dc circuit to another
  • B. to couple electric energy from an ac circuit to a dc circuit
  • C. to couple electric energy from a dc circuit to an ac circuit
  • D. to couple electric energy from one ac circuit to another
  • Correct Answer: Option D

A transformer will have:

  • A. primary and secondary windings
  • B. primary and secondary current
  • C. primary wattage producing secondary current
  • D. different frequencies for the primary and secondary
  • Correct Answer: Option A

A turns ratio of 5 for a transformer implies:

  • A. more primary turns than secondary turns
  • B. more secondary current than primary current
  • C. larger source impedance than load impedance
  • D. more secondary turns than primary turns
  • Correct Answer: Option D

A utility pole transformer used to supply a residential customer with two phases uses:

  • A. two phases on the primary
  • B. a center tap on the secondary
  • C. a separate ground for each phase
  • D. a small coefficient of coupling
  • Correct Answer: Option B

A value of “ten to the eighth power magnetic lines of force” is for the term:

  • A. field
  • B. flux
  • C. coulomb
  • D. weber
  • Correct Answer: Option D

A voltage is induced in a transformer secondary winding by the action of the:

  • A. secondary magnetic field
  • B. primary turns ratio
  • C. primary magnetic field
  • D. secondary counter emf
  • Correct Answer: Option C

An RL integrator can act as a __________ filter and an RC differentiator can act as a __________ filter.

  • A. high-pass, high-pass
  • B. low-pass, low-pass
  • C. high-pass, low pass
  • D. low-pass, high-pass
  • Correct Answer: Option D

As a generator armature passes the 270 degree point, the induced voltage is:

  • A. at maximum negative
  • B. between maximum negative and zero
  • C. at maximum positive
  • D. between zero and maximum positive
  • Correct Answer: Option A

As current travels within a conductor:

  • A. the magnetic field aids the current
  • B. a magnetic field is developed around it
  • C. the wire tries to point north
  • D. an electrostatic field opposes the current
  • Correct Answer: Option B

Counter emf or induced voltage is:

  • A. inversely proportional to the change in current
  • B. directly proportional to the change in time
  • C. directly proportional to the inductance in henrys
  • D. inversely proportional to the inductance in henrys
  • Correct Answer: Option C

Current will cause a magnetic field in a conductor as follows:

  • A. An ac current causes a fixed polarity magnetic field.
  • B. A dc current causes a fixed polarity magnetic field.
  • C. A dc current causes an alternating magnetic field.
  • D. An ac current causes a fixed polarity magnetic field and a dc current causes an alternating magnetic field.
  • Correct Answer: Option B

During a current change, the ability of a conductor to produce counter emf within itself is called:

  • A. back emf
  • B. self-induction
  • C. a henry
  • D. impedance
  • Correct Answer: Option B

Electricity may be generated by a wire:

  • A. carrying current
  • B. wrapped as a coil
  • C. that has neutral domains
  • D. passing through a flux field
  • Correct Answer: Option D

Electromagnetic induction is the generation of:

  • A. electricity from magnetism
  • B. electricity from electricity
  • C. magnetism from electricity
  • D. magnetism from magnetism
  • Correct Answer: Option A

Electromagnetism is the:

  • A. magnetic field caused by a permanent magnet
  • B. action between a permanent and an artificial magnet
  • C. magnetic field action with a current-carrying wire
  • D. current in the coil
  • Correct Answer: Option C

Faraday’s law states that the:

  • A. direction of the induced voltage produces an opposition
  • B. direction of an induced current produces an aiding effect
  • C. emf depends on the rate of cutting flux
  • D. emf is related to the direction of the current
  • Correct Answer: Option C

Fixed transformers have:

  • A. a center-tapped secondary
  • B. multiple windings
  • C. turns ratios that cannot be changed
  • D. a multiple-tapped secondary
  • Correct Answer: Option C

If 360 Vac is the output of a 300-turn secondary winding, what is the input voltage when the primary winding has 150 turns?

  • A. 2.4 Vac
  • B. 150 Vac
  • C. 180 Vac
  • D. 720 Vac
  • Correct Answer: Option C

If the primary of a 4:1 turns transformer dissipates 5 W, what is the secondary power?

  • A. 5.0 W
  • B. 1.25 pW
  • C. 9.5 W
  • D. 20.0 mW
  • Correct Answer: Option A

If you wanted to decrease the inductance of a coil, you might increase the:

  • A. number of turns
  • B. permeability of the core
  • C. spacing between turns
  • D. area of the coil
  • Correct Answer: Option C

In a transformer, what will happen to the primary current if the secondary magnetic field increases?

  • A. Ip will increase.
  • B. Ip will be canceled.
  • C. Ip will remain the same.
  • D. Ip will decrease.
  • Correct Answer: Option A

Indication of transformer primary and secondary voltage relationships is accomplished by:

  • A. color-coded wires
  • B. dot notation
  • C. black, rather than gray, casings
  • D. winding ratios
  • Correct Answer: Option B

Inductance is:

  • A. directly proportional to the length of the coil
  • B. directly proportional to the number of turns on the coil
  • C. inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area of the coil
  • D. inversely proportional to the permeability
  • Correct Answer: Option B

On a schematic, dashed lines between two vertical coils usually mean the transformer has:

  • A. an air core
  • B. an iron core
  • C. a nonmetallic core
  • D. a ferrite core
  • Correct Answer: Option D

Opposition to current flow without the dissipation of energy is called:

  • A. resistance
  • B. inductive reactance
  • C. counter emf
  • D. impedance
  • Correct Answer: Option B

Reactance in an inductive circuit will:

  • A. increase with frequency
  • B. decrease with frequency
  • C. be independent from frequency
  • D. depend on the value of XC
  • Correct Answer: Option A

The electrical energy consumed by a coil is stored in the form of:

  • A. an electrical field
  • B. a force field
  • C. an electrostatic field
  • D. a magnetic field
  • Correct Answer: Option D

The four factors determining inductance are the number of turns, coil length, coil area, and:

  • A. permeability
  • B. reluctance
  • C. counter emf
  • D. coefficient of coupling
  • Correct Answer: Option A

The output phase for a transformer is:

  • A. in phase with the input
  • B. out of phase with the input
  • C. dependent on the direction of the primary and secondary windings
  • D. dependent on the frequency of the primary source
  • Correct Answer: Option C

The polarity of induced voltage while a field is collapsing is:

  • A. independent of the force creating it
  • B. opposite to the force creating it
  • C. identical to the force creating the field
  • D. present only if the force is stationary
  • Correct Answer: Option B

The time difference, or lag, between flux density and magnetizing force is known as:

  • A. eddy current
  • B. magnetic saturation
  • C. hysteresis
  • D. coercivity
  • Correct Answer: Option C

The time required for one weber of flux to cut a conductor and produce one volt is:

  • A. one revolution
  • B. one second
  • C. one millisecond
  • D. four revolutions
  • Correct Answer: Option B

The unit of flux density is:

  • A. magnetomotive force
  • B. a weber
  • C. a maxwell
  • D. a tesla
  • Correct Answer: Option D

What does Faraday’s law concern?

  • A. a magnetic field in a coil
  • B. a magnetic field cutting a conductor
  • C. a magnetic field hystersis
  • D. a magnetic field in a conductor
  • Correct Answer: Option B

What happens when moving expanding lines of force encounter a conductor?

  • A. Current increases.
  • B. Voltage is induced.
  • C. Resistance is reduced.
  • D. Power is increased.
  • Correct Answer: Option B