If the terminal voltage of a dc shunt motor is halved with the ___

Consider the following statements:

If the terminal voltage of a dc shunt motor is halved with the load torque varying as the square of speed, then

  1. speed is halved.
  2. speed remains unaltered.
  3. armature current is doubled.
  4. armature current remains unaltered.

Of these statements

A. 1 and 3 are correct.
B. 1 and 4 are correct.
C. 2 and 3 are correct.
D. 2 and 4 are correct.

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Answer: C

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