Electric Drives MCQs January 8, 2026July 12, 2024 by u930973931_answers 50 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. Which of the following is not a type of electric drive? (A) AC drive (B) DC drive (C) Hydraulic drive (D) Servo drive 2. In an electric drive system, the function of the controller is to: (A) Generate electric power (B) Convert DC to AC (C) Regulate speed and torque (D) Transmit mechanical power 3. The speed-torque characteristic of a DC motor is typically: (A) Parabolic (B) Exponential (C) Linear (D) Hyperbolic 4. Slip in an induction motor is defined as: (A) Ratio of synchronous speed to rotor speed (B) Difference between rotor speed and stator speed (C) Ratio of rotor speed to synchronous speed (D) Difference between synchronous speed and rotor speed 5. The speed of a synchronous motor is: (A) Directly proportional to the supply voltage (B) Inversely proportional to the supply frequency (C) Independent of both voltage and frequency (D) Directly proportional to the supply frequency 6. Which of the following is not a method of speed control for DC motors? (A) Armature resistance control (B) Stator voltage control (C) Field flux control (D) Rotor resistance control 7. In an electric drive system, PID control is used for: (A) Speed control (B) Voltage control (C) Power factor correction (D) Frequency control 8. The power factor of an electric drive system can be improved by using: (A) Servo motors (B) Induction motors (C) DC motors (D) Synchronous motors 9. Which of the following motors is most suitable for applications requiring precise position and speed control? (A) Induction motor (B) DC motor (C) Synchronous motor (D) Single-phase motor 10. The starting torque of a synchronous motor is: (A) Very low (B) Very high (C) Moderate (D) Zero 11. Which motor is preferred for traction applications such as electric trains? (A) DC series motor (B) Squirrel cage induction motor (C) Permanent magnet synchronous motor (D) Slip ring induction motor 12. A VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) is used to control the speed of: (A) DC motors only (B) Induction motors only (C) Both induction and synchronous motors (D) Synchronous motors only 13. The braking of a DC motor can be achieved by: (A) Regenerative braking (B) Dynamic braking (C) All of the above (D) Plugging 14. In a Ward Leonard control system, the motor-generator set is used for: (A) Voltage regulation (B) Current regulation (C) Torque control (D) Speed control 15. Which of the following is not a method of improving the efficiency of electric drives? (A) Using energy-efficient motors (B) Implementing regenerative braking (C) Decreasing power factor (D) Minimizing losses in power electronics 16. The torque developed by a DC motor is proportional to: (A) Armature current (B) Field current (C) Both armature and field currents (D) Speed of the motor 17. A cycloconverter is used to convert: (A) DC to AC (B) AC to DC (C) AC to variable frequency AC (D) DC to variable frequency AC 18. The speed of a DC shunt motor is approximately proportional to: (A) Armature current (B) Supply frequency (C) Supply voltage (D) Field current 19. In a vector control method for AC motors, the control variables are: (A) Voltage and frequency (B) Stator and rotor currents (C) Armature and field currents (D) Speed and torque 20. A regenerative braking system is used to: (A) Increase the speed of the motor (B) Reduce the speed of the motor (C) None of the above (D) Recover energy during braking 21. The speed of an induction motor can be controlled by varying the: (A) Stator voltage (B) Rotor resistance (C) Supply frequency (D) All of the above 22. Which motor is most commonly used in household appliances like fans and pumps? (A) Universal motor (B) DC shunt motor (C) Synchronous motor (D) Induction motor 23. A buck-boost converter is used to: (A) Step up voltage (B) Step down voltage (C) Step up or step down voltage (D) Convert AC to DC 24. The rotor of a synchronous motor is rotated at: (A) Synchronous speed (B) Sub-synchronous speed (C) Supra-synchronous speed (D) None of the above 25. The efficiency of an electric drive system is highest when: (A) Power factor is low (B) Speed is low (C) Power factor is high (D) Speed is high 26. The speed of a permanent magnet synchronous motor is controlled by varying the: (A) Stator voltage (B) Supply frequency (C) Rotor resistance (D) Permanent magnet strength 27. Which motor is used in cranes and hoists for its high starting torque? (A) Squirrel cage induction motor (B) Slip ring induction motor (C) DC shunt motor (D) DC series motor 28. A Cycloconverter is used for: (A) Speed control of DC motor (B) Speed control of induction motor (C) Variable voltage and variable frequency AC output (D) Variable voltage DC output 29. The direction of rotation of a DC motor can be reversed by reversing: (A) The direction of the supply voltage (B) The field current (C) Both armature and field currents (D) The armature current 30. The efficiency of an electric drive is defined as: (A) Speed / Torque (B) Input power / Output power (C) Output power / Input power (D) Voltage / Current 31. The duty cycle in PWM control of motors refers to: (A) On-time of the motor (B) Ratio of on-time to off-time (C) Off-time of the motor (D) None of the above 32. Which of the following is not a method of speed control in AC motors? (A) Pole changing (B) Commutation control (C) Rotor resistance control (D) Slip power recovery 33. The braking torque in an electric drive is proportional to: (A) Square of supply voltage (B) Supply voltage (C) Square of speed (D) Square of torque 34. A sensorless control technique for motors uses: (A) Hall sensors (B) Encoders (C) Thermistors (D) Back EMF 35. The torque developed by an induction motor is approximately proportional to: (A) Stator voltage (B) Rotor resistance (C) Slip (D) Rotor current 36. The efficiency of an electric motor can be improved by: (A) Increasing losses in the motor (B) Using a smaller motor (C) Decreasing losses in the motor (D) Running the motor at high speed 37. Which motor type is preferred for applications requiring high starting torque? (A) Synchronous motor (B) Induction motor (C) Universal motor (D) DC shunt motor 38. The power factor of an electric motor can be improved by: (A) Using large capacitors (B) Using synchronous motors (C) Using large inductors (D) Running the motor at low speed 39. A DC chopper is used for: (A) Rectification (B) Inversion (C) Speed control of DC motors (D) Starting of DC motors 40. Which motor is not suitable for applications requiring constant speed operation? (A) DC series motor (B) Synchronous motor (C) Induction motor (D) DC shunt motor 41. A four-quadrant operation of a DC motor is possible with: (A) H-bridge inverter (B) PWM control (C) Cycloconverter (D) Ward Leonard control 42. In a VFD, the DC link voltage is: (A) Fixed (B) Zero (C) AC (D) Variable 43. The starting torque of a single-phase induction motor is: (A) High (B) Zero (C) Low (D) Depends on the supply voltage 44. In a servo motor, feedback is typically provided by: (A) Potentiometer (B) Thermistor (C) Encoder (D) Transformer 45. Which motor type has the highest efficiency among the following? (A) Synchronous motor (B) Induction motor (C) DC motor (D) Universal motor 46. The torque developed by a permanent magnet DC motor is proportional to: (A) Armature current (B) Field current (C) Speed (D) Supply voltage 47. A VFD converts: (A) DC to AC (B) AC to DC (C) DC to variable frequency AC (D) AC to variable frequency AC 48. In a DC series motor, speed regulation is: (A) Good (B) Zero (C) Very poor (D) Poor 49. The main advantage of a brushless DC motor (BLDC) over a brushed DC motor is: (A) Higher efficiency (B) Lower cost (C) Simplicity (D) Higher torque 50. The power rating of an electric drive system is typically measured in: (A) Amperes (B) Watts (C) Volts (D) Hertz