Electrical Machines
If an additional resistance is connected in series with a DC series motor operating at rated speed, the speed of the motor will

 Increase.
 Remain unaltered.
 Oscillate around the normal speed.
 Reduce.

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Electrical Machines
A dc shunt generator, when commissioned after a major repair of the field system, failed to build Up voltage. It was because

 field winding was wrongly connected
 field resistance was higher than critical resistance
 there was a break in the armature circuit
 field system lost residual magnetism

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Electrical Machines
Compensating windings are used in DC generators

  mainly to reduce the eddy currents by providing local short circuit.
  to neutralize the cross magnetizing effect of the armature reaction.
None of these
  to provide path for the circulation of cooling air.

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