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1. A 4 pole lap winding motor with 16 slots, 42 conductors per slot, 480 v runs at
1800 rpm. Find the flux produced per pole.
A. 11.9 mWb B. 47.6 mWb C. 35.7 mWb D. 23.8 mWb

2. Compute for the core loss if the transformer consumes 75 watts when it is
connected across a 240 v source and taking 1.4 A. The primary resistance is
0.25 Ω.
A. 73.6 W B. 74.65 W C. 74.75 W D. 74.51 W

3. What is the total power consumed by the load when the readings of two
wattmeters are 5 kW and -0.5kW?
A. 5.5 kW B. 4.5 kW C. 5 kW D. 4.05 Kw

4. Find the reactive factor of the load having 30 kW and 50 kVA.

A. 0.6 B. 0.5 C. 0.8 D. 0.7

5. Find the total resistance if 3Ω is connected in series with the parallel

combination of 4Ω, 5Ω and 20Ω.
A. 4 Ω B. 5 Ω C. 6 Ω D. 7 Ω

6. Given a 100 kVA 2,400/240 v single phase transformer. Find the current
transformer (CT) ratio at the low voltage side.
A. 700:5 B. 600:5 C. 500:5 D. 400:5

7. One KWHR is equal to __________ BTU.

A. 360 B. 3,413 C. 3,600 D. 1,000

8. Convert the delta connected impedance of 12 36° Ω to balanced wye

connected impedance.
A. 3 36° B. 6 36° C. 4 36° D. 12 36°

9. Heating effect of current has an undesirable side effect in

A. Electric oven B. immersion heater
C. electric iron D. vacuum cleaner

10. The primary of transformer has 200 turns and is excited by a 240 v, 60 Hz
source. What is the maximum value of the core flux?
A. 4.04 mWb B. 4.4 mWb
C. 4.13 mWb D. 4.32 mWb
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11. When the sole purpose of an alternating current is to produce heat, the
selection of conductor is based on __________ value of the current.
A. average B. instantaneous
C. root mean square D. peak

12. What is the primary advantage of FM over AM?

A. FM has a greater bandwidth than AM C. more complex
B. noise immunity D. greater capture effect

13. A Walkman has 4 – AA batteries. The combination has a capacity of 200

watt-sec. How long will it take to discharge if Walkman consumes 10 mA at 6 v?
A. 55.6 min B. 65.6 min C. 45.6 min D. 75.6 min

14. What is the total resistance of eleven 33 kΩ resistors connected in parallel?

A. 33 kΩ B. 3 kΩ C. 363 kΩ D. 11 kΩ

15. Which of the following is not included in the evaluation of the Technical
Performance of a Distribution System according to Philippine Distribution Code
(PDC)?
A. Power Quality B. Reliability
C. Collecting Efficiency D. System Efficiency

16. The phase angle for a series RC circuit may be computed as the angle
between the __________ and __________ phasors.
A. resistance, impedance C. resistance, capacitance
B. resistance, reactance D. impedance, reactance

17. What is the formula for the synchronous speed of a motor?

120 P
A. N s = B. Ns = 120fP
f
120 f 60 f
C. N s = D. N s =
P P

18. Which is not a characteristic of an ideal transformer?

A. finite permeability B. infinite permeability
C. no losses D. no leakage flux

19. How many 240 v, 20 A branch circuits are required to supply 60,000 va load?
A. 13 B. 14 C. 15 D. 12
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20. Two capacitors in series are changed across 24 v source. If C 1 is 12

picofarads, and the voltage across it is 6 v, find C2.
A. 6 pF B. 8 pF C. 2 pF D. 4 Pf

21. It is defined as the total number of sustained Customer power interruption

within a given period divided by the total number of Customers served within the
same period.
A. System Average Interruption Frequency Index
B. System Average Interruption Duration Index
C. Customer Average Interruption Frequency Index
D. Customer Average Interruption Duration Index

22. Calculate for the dc voltage when the converter consumes 1.5 kW of power
at a source voltage of 230 v ac.
A. 253 v B. 352 v C. 235 v D. 325 v

23. A 115 kV three-phase transposed transmission line is composed of 2-ACSR

336, 400 cmil, 30/7 Oriole conductor per phase with horizontal configuration: D 12
= 7 ft, D23 = 7 ft, D13 =14 ft. The line spacing is measured from the center of the
bundled conductors. The distance between the conductors of the bundle is 6
inches. The conductors have a diameter of 0.741 inch and a GMR of 0.02255 ft.
Find the capacitance per phase for 20 km of the line in microfarads.
A. 0.1300 B. 0.2719 C. 0.2889 D. 0.2609

24. The specific resistance ρ is defined as

A. resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1 m and cross-section of 1 m 2
at 20°C
B. resistance of any conductor at 25°C
C .resistance of any conductor at 20°C
D. resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1 m and cross-section of 1
cm2 at 20°C

25. The impedance triangle is similar to the __________ triangle with the
resistance phasor in place of the __________.
A. Current, resistor current C. voltage, impedance
B. Current, resistor voltage D. voltage, resistor voltage

26. What is the IEEE device function number 50?

A. AC time overcurrent relay C. AC circuit breaker
B. instantaneous overcurrent relay D. Differential protective relay
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27. In long transmission line, at no-load the receiving end voltage as ccompared
to the sending end voltage is
I. higher II. lower III. remains the same
A. I only B. II only
C. Either I or II D. III only

28. How many 100 kΩ will be connected in parallel to obtain 20 kΩ

A. 8 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4

29. What determines the direction of force in a conductor?

A. Lenz law B. Faraday’s law
C. Left hand rule D. Right hand rule

30. Which of the following plants will take least time in starting from cold
condition to full load operation?
A. gas turbine C. nuclear power plant
B. steam power plant D. hydroelectric power plant

31. The study of illumination involves

A. design of lighting system
B. study of lighting and wiring system
C. calculation of wiring sizes for various lighting fixtures
D. study of photometry and its application

32. When a power plant is not able to meet the demand of consumers it will
resort to
A. load shedding
B. efficiency plant operation
C. power factor improvement at the generators
D. penalizing high load consumers by increasing the charges of electricity

33. A distributor is designed from the point of view of

A. voltage drop C. voltage drop and current carrying capacity
B. current carrying capacity D. load capacity

34. The annual load curve is a straight line from 40 MW to 8 MW. What is the
annual load factor?
A. 0.8 B. 0.7 C. 0.6 D. 0.9

35. Conservator of a transformer consists of

A. an air-tight metal drum fixed at the top of the tank
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B. drum placed at the bottom of the tank

C. overload protection
D. none of these

36. Cellular phones operate in the frequency range of

A. EHF B. VHF C. UHF D. SHF

37. Varmeter when paired with other devices measures __________ factor?
A. diversity B. power C. load D. demand

38. The type of ac distribution system commonly used to supply both light and
power is the
A. open delta system C. three phase wye system with neutral wire
B. three phase delta system D. three phase wye system without neutral wire

39. A 40μF capacitor is supplied with a voltage of v(t) = 100 sin 377t. What is the
current at t=0?
A. 0 B. 1.51 A C. 3.02 A D. 1.07 A

40. If an electrical network having one or more than one voltage source is
transformed into equivalent electrical network with a single current source (which
is the circuit current of previous circuit) with parallel internal resistance of the
network with all current source replaced by their internal resistance; the above
illustration is called
A. Thevenin’s theorem C. Reciprocity theorem
B. Norton’s theorem D. Superposition theorem

41. Which is the most reliable power plant?

A. Steam B. Hydro C. Wind D. Tidal

42. What governs the minimum safety requirement in the Philippines for
distribution and grid?
A. Philippine Electrical Safety Code C. Philippine Grid Code
B. Philippine Electrical Code D. Philippine Distribution Code

43. In a diode modulator, what supplies the negative halfwave?

A. Inductor B. Capacitor C. Resistor D. Tuned Circuit

44. Which is not a source of power?

A. Thermocouple B. Fuel coil C. Photovoltaic cell D. Solar cell
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45. When the frequency of a synchronous motor increases, what happens to its
speed?
A. decrease B. increase
C. remains the same D. none of these

46. A copper wire is drawn down such that its length is doubled but the volume
remains the same, what is the new resistance of the wire?
A. R1 B. R1/2 C. 2R1 D. 4R1

47. What instrument measures the insulation of a powerline?

A. growler B. ohmmeter C. galvanometer D. megger

48. What is the frequency where the reactances of 57 μH inductor and a 57 μF

capacitor are equal?
A. 7.92 kHz B. 9.72 kHz C. 2.79 kHz D. 2.97 kHz

49. A resistance of 30 Ω and a capacitance of 132.6 μF are connected in series

across a 220 v, variable frequency ac supply. At what frequency in Hz will the
current be 4.4 A?
A. 30 Hz B. 40 Hz C. 50 Hz D. 60 Hz

50. At steady state in an RC circuit, the capacitance will act as __________.

A. open circuit B. short circuit
C. transient circuit D. coupled circuit

51. A certain amount of fuel contains 15 x 10 10 BTU of energy. What is the

corresponding energy in kilocalories?
A. 3.78 x 1013 kcal B. 3.78 x 1012 kcal
C. 3.78 x 1011 kcal D. 3.78 x 1010 kcal

52. In a 3-phase, 4-wire system the current in the a, b, and c lines under
abnormal condition of loading are, I a = 100 30° A, Ib = 50 300° A and I c = 30
180° A. Find the zero sequence currents.
A. 18.3 6.81° A B. 17.3 3.15° A
C. 6.71 5.4° A D. 27.29 4.69° A

53. A transmitter supplies 10 kW of carrier power to the antenna. The total

radiated power with 40% modulation is __________ kW.
A. 14 B. 10.8 C. 1.6 D. 25
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54. In a balanced 3-phase voltage source with phase sequence abc, phase A
voltage is 127 cis 0° volts. Find the line C voltage.
A. 127 -240° v B. 220 -150° v
C. 220 -120° v D. 127 -60° v

55. A 6-pole lap wound dc generator has 240 armature conductors, a flux of 0.04
Wb per pole and runs at 1,500 rpm. If the armature resistance is 0.8 Ω,
determine the current through each conductor.
A. 300 A B. 100 A C. 50 A D. 25 A

56. An air cored toroidal coil has 450 turns and a mean diameter of 300 mm and
a cross-sectional area of 300 mm2. Determine the self-inductance of the coil.
A. 81 x 10-4 H B. 8.1 x 10-4 H
C. 0.81 x 10-4 H D. 0.081 x 10-4 H

57. A 4-pole, three-phase 50 Hz induction motor develops a maximum torque of

20 N-m at 1,440 rpm. Obtain the torque exerted by the motor at 5% slip.
A. 16.51 N-m B. 17.51 N-m C. 18.51 N-m D. 19.51 N-m

58. A transformer has negligible resistance and a p.u. reactance of 0.1. What is
its voltage regulation on full load with a leading p.f. angle of 30°?
-10% B. 10% C. 5% D. -5%

59. In an ac circuit, a low value of KVAR compared with KW indicates

A. maximum load current B. low efficiency
C. high power factor D. unity power factor

60. The frequency of the emf in the stator of a 4-poleinduction motor is 60 Hz,
and that in the rotor is 2 Hz. At what speed is the motor running?
A. 1,720 rpm B. 1,740 rpm C. 1,760 rpm D. 1,780 rpm

61. The voltage across a 50 μF capacitor rises at a constant rate of 10 v/ms.

Calculate the current through the capacitor.
A. 50 mA B. 500 mA C. 5 mA D. 5 A

62. Branch circuit larger than __________ amperes shall only supply nonlighting
outlet load.
A. 15 B. 20 C. 30 D. 50

63. In a 4-pole dynamo, the flux per pole is 15 mWb. Calculate the maximum emf
induced in one of the armature conductors if armature is driven at 600 rpm.
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A. 0.6 v B. 0.3 v C. 0.94 v D. 0.47 v

64. How much larger is the rotor reactance of a SCIM at start-up than it is when
the motor operates at 5 percent slip?
A. 20 times B. 10 times C. 5 times D. 25 times

65. The velocity of electromagnetic waves in free space is given by

A. √ μo /ε o B. √ μo ε o
C. 1/√ μo ε o D. √ ε o /μ o

66. A 220 v, 3-phase, 4-wire abc system supplies unbalanced wye-connected

resistance of 10 Ω, 15 Ω, and 20 Ω. Determine the total power of the system in
watts.
A. 3,895 B. 3,560 C. 3,385 D. 3,495

67. Assuming a certain driving voltage causes the current to an initially

discharged 1,000 μF capacitor to increase at a constant rate of 0.06 A/s.,
determine the voltage across the capacity at t = 10 seconds.
A. 600 v B. 1,500 v C. 2,000 v D. 3,000 v

68. The illumination on a surface is 100 lm/m 2. The reflection coefficient of the
surface is 80%. What is the maximum brightness of the surface in Cd/m 2?
A. 80 B. 125 C. 100 D. 64

69. Wye-delta starting is equivalent to autotransformer starting with __________

tapping.
A. 33% B. 58% C. 85% D. 52%

70. With reference to armature windings, wave windings are often called
__________ windings.
A. cascade B. ring C. multiple or parallel D. series

71. Induced charge on insulators

A. resides on surface C. changes into electric current
B. moves inside D. moves outward

72. Human body is

A. Insulator B. low resistive C. conductor D. electrolyte

73. The presence of an earth in case of overhead lines

A. increases the capacitance C. increases the inductance
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B. decreases the capacitance D. decreases the inductance

74. A string insulator has 6 units. The voltage across the bottom most unit is 20%
of the total voltage. Its string efficiency is
A. 20% B. 60% C. 75% D. 83.3%

75. The per unit value of 2 ohm resistor at 100 MVA base and 10 KV base
voltage is
A. 4 pu B. 2 pu C. 0.5 pu D. 0.2 pu

76. A 75 MW power plant has an average load of 35,000 KW and a load factor of
65%. Find the reserve over peak.
A. 23.41 MW B. 21.15 MW C. 25.38 MW D. 18.75 MW

77. Transformer breaths in when

A. load on it increases C. load remains constant
B. load on it decreases D. none of these

78. A hydroelectric generating station is supplied from a reservoir of capacity

6,000,000 m3 at a head of 170 m. Assume hydraulic efficiency of 80% and
electrical efficiency of 90%. The fall in the reservoir level after a load of 15 MW
has been supplied for 3 hours, if the area of the reservoir is 2.5 km 2 is closest to
A. 5.39 cm B. 4.32 cm C. 5.98 cm D. 4.83 cm

79. The active length of each conductor placed in a DC generator armature is 0.4
m. The armature is related at a speed of 1,800 rpm in a magnetic field of average
flux density 1.2 T. The diameter of the armature is 0.5 m. Find the emf induced in
the conductor when it cuts the magnetic field at right angles.
A. 5.65 v B. 11.31 v C. 45.24 v D. 22.62 v

80. The flux producedin the air gap between two electromagnetic pole faces 6 x
10-2 Wb. Length of air gap is 1.4 cm and cross-sectional area of the gap is 0.3
m2. Find the magnetic field intensity.
A. 153.2 x 103 AT/m B. 155. 2 x 103 AT/m
C. 157.2 x 103 AT/m D. 159.2 x 103 AT/m

81. What is the empirical formula to calculate the number of strands?

A. 3n(n + 2n) + 2 B. 3n(n + 1) + 2
C. 3n(n + 1) + 1 D. 3n(3 + 3n) + 1

82. The shaft of synchronous motor is made of

A. mild steel B. chrome steel
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C. alnico D. stainless steel

83. For a single line to ground fault, the zero sequence current is given by j3 pu.
The current carried by the neutral during the fault is
A. j1 pu B. j3 pu C. j9 pu D. j6 pu

84. A moving coil instrument requires 50 mA and 100 mV for full-scale deflection.
What is the value of the shunt required to convert it to read up to 5 A?
A. 0.0101 Ω B. 0.0202 Ω C. 0.0303 Ω D. 0.0404 Ω

85. The resistance of a winding wire made up to copper is 25 ohms at 30°C.

What is its resistance when it operates at a temperature of 75°C? Assume
temperature coefficient at 20°C equals 0.004/°C.
A. 31.36 Ω B. 24.04 Ω C. 27.45 Ω D. 29.33 Ω

86. Bundled conductors are used in transmission lines, the effective capacitance
and inductance will respectively.
A. decrease and increase C. remain same and increase
B. increase and decrease D. decrease and remain same

87. A 40 m metallic conductor of cross-sectional area 1 mm 2 has a resistance of

12 Ω. Calculate the conductivity of the metal.
A. 3.33 KS/m B. 33.3 MS/m
C. 33.3 KS/m D. 3.33 MS/m

88. A car battery supplies 48 J of energy at 12 v over a certain period of time.

Determine the charge moved during this period.
A. 0.33 C B. 0.25 C C. 4 C D. 2 C

89. An inductive coil consumes 500 W of power at 10 A and 110 v and 60 Hz.
Determine the inductance of the coil.
A. 24 mH B. 25 mH C. 26 mH D. 27 mH

90. Two coupled coil have self-inductances L 1 = 50 mH and L2 = 200 mH, and a
coefficient of coupling K = 0.50. If I1 = 5 sin 400t A, find the voltage at coil 2.
A. 100 cos 400t B. 100 sin 400t
C. 400 cos 400t D. 400 sin 400t

91. In a three-phase system, when the loads are perfectly balanced, the neutral
current is
A. zero C. two-thirds of maximum
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B. one-third of maximum D. at maximum

92. A parallel RLC circuit has R = 0.5 Ω, L = 10 mH and C = 2.5 mF. Determine
the resonance frequency
A. 63.66 Hz B. 79.79 Hz C. 112.82 Hz D. 31.83 Hz

93. A double squirrel-cage induction motor has

A. two rotors moving in opposite direction
B. two parallel windings in stator
C. two parallel windings in rotor
D. two series windings in stator

94. A balanced delta connected load draws 10 A of line current and 3 KW at 220
v. Determine the value of resistance of each phase of the load.
A. 38.1 Ω B. 30 Ω C. 23.5 Ω D. 33.3 Ω

95. Three sinusoidal generators and a battery are connected in series with a coil
whose resistance and inductance are 8 Ω and 26.53 mH, respectively. The
frequency and rms voltage of the respective generators are 20 Hz, 15 v, 60 Hz,
30 v, 80 Hz, 50 v. The battery voltage is 6 v. Determine the circuit rms voltage.
A. 10 v B. 60.51 v C. 101 v D. 69.5 v

96. A 12 KVA load A operating at 0.70 p.f. lagging and a 10 KVA load B
operating at 0.80 p.f. lagging are connected in parallel and supplied by a 440 v,
60 Hz generator. Determine the system power factor.
A. 0.767 B. 0.727 C. 0.747 D. 0.787

97. Suppose that the consumption of energy in a certain country has a growth
rate of percent per year. In how many years will the energy consumption be
tripled?
A. 20.60 B. 13.73 C. 9.16 D. 27.47

98. A 345 KV transmission line has a series impedance (4 + j60) Ω and a shunt
admittance of j2 x 10-3 S. Using 100 MVA and the line voltage as base values,
calculate the per unit shunt admittance of the line.
A. j2.38 pu B. j3.57 pu C. j4.76 pu D. j5.95 pu

99. The purpose of providing dummy coils in a generator is

A. to reduce eddy current losses C. to amplify voltage
B. to enhance flux density
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D. to provide mechanical balance for the rotor

100. The conductors of a three-phase transmission line are arranged in the form
of an equilateral triangle with sides of 6 m each. If the conductors are 500 mils in
diameter and the line is 25 km long, what is its inductance per phase?
A. 40 mH B. 17.75 mH C. 26.62 mH D. 35.5 mH
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1. A conductor of length 1 meter moves at right angle to a magnetic field of flux

density 1 Wb/m^2 with a velocity of 25m/s. What is the induced emf in the
conductor?
A.25v B. 50v C. 75v D.100v

2. It is difficult to magnetize steel because of its

A. High Density B. High Resistivity
C. Low Permiability D.High Permiability

3. Present day capacitors which have high capacitance in small size use a
dielectric of
A. Paper B. Rubber C. Ceramic D.Mylar

4. The current-carrying capacity of a copper wire having twice the diameter of

another copper wire is ______________ as great.
A. Twice B. Four timesC. Three times D.Half

5. The output current corresponding to maximum efficiency for a transformer

having core loss of 100 watts and equivalent resistance referred to secondary of
0.25Ω is ________ amperes.
A.5 B.20 C. 25v D.400

6. What kind of device is a diode?

A. Bilateral B. Linear
C. Unipolar D. Nonlinear

7. What is the value of inductance of a coil that induces 100v when the current
changes at the rate of 2mA in 2 microseconds?
A.1.02H B. 0.4H C. 0.01H D.0.1H

8. In a generator, if the voltage regulation is 5.5% and the full-load voltage is 220
volts, what is the no-load voltage equal to?
A.232.8v B. 240.3v C. 230v D.226.4v

9. If the line frequency is 60Hz, the output frequency of a bridge rectifier is

A. 30Hz B. 60Hz C. 120Hz D.240Hz

10. At what frequency will a 100µF capacitor offer a reactance of 100Ω?

A. 60Hz B. 15.9Hz C. 100Hz D.141.1Hz
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11. A 4-pole wave wound generator has 220 coils of 10 turns each. The
resistance of each turn is 0.02Ω. find the resistance of armature winding.
A.11 Ω B. 22Ω C. 0.2 Ω D.0.44Ω

12. A three-phase 4-pole 60Hz induction motor has a rotor resistance of

0.02Ω/phase and stands still reactance 0f 0.5Ω/phase. Calculate the speed at
which the maximum torque is developed.
A.1750rpm B. 1740rpm
C. 1720rpm D.1728rpm

13. In a shunt generator the voltage builds up till constrained by

A. speed limitation B. armature heating
C. saturation of iron D.insulation restrictions

14. Slip rings are made of

A.steel B. copper C. bakelite D.mica

15. How much energy is stored by a 100mH inductance with a current of 1A?
A.0.01J B.0.05J C. 1J D.100J

16. For proper parallel operation, ac polyphaser alternators must have the
same______
A. speed B. KVA rating C. voltage rating D. excitation

17. Suppose that the consumption of energy in a certain country has a growth
rate of 4% per year. In how many years will the energy consumption be tripled?
A.24.47 B. 29.47 C.31.47 D.33.47

18. The capacitance between any two conductors of a three-conductor cable,

with the third conductor grounded is 0.6µF/km. Calculate the line to ground
capacitance of a 25-km length of the cable.
A.30µF B.40µF C.50µF D.60µF

19. A transmitter supplies 10kW of carrier power to the antenna. The total
radiated power with 40% modulation is ________ kW
A.14 B. 25 C. 1.6 D.10.8

20. A 3-phase, 4-pole induction motor with the open circuited rotor is connected
to a 400-v, 50Hz, 3-phase supply. The motor will run at _________rpm.
A.1500 B. 1480 C. 1450 D.0
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21. A lamp has a luminous efficiency of 11 lm/watt and gives out a luminous flux
of 275 lm. What is the wattage of the lamp?
A.20 B. 25 C. 40 D.90

22. The series field of a short-shunt compound dc generator is excited by ______

current.
A. shunt B. armature C. load D. external

23. If copper loss of a transformer at 7/8 th of full load is 4900W, then what is its
full-load copper loss?
A.5600W B. 6400W C.375W D.429W

24. The Reciprocal of permeability is

A. conductivity B. susceptibility C. reluctivity D. permittivity

25. For which of the following sinusoids, the rms value and mean value is the
same?
A. sine wave B. triangular wave
C. square wave D. half-wave rectified

26. A 440-v; three-phase source supplies a wye connected 10KVA load at 0.8
lagging power factor and a delta-connected 10KVA unity power factor load.
Calculate the total apparent power input to the two loads.
A.20KVA B17.27KVA C.16.50KVA D.18.97KVA

27. The maximum efficiency of a half –wave rectifier is_____________

A.40.6% B. 80.6% C. 50% D.20.3%

28. A resistance of 30 ohms and a capacitance of 132.6µF are connected in

series across a 220v variable frequency ac supply. At what frequency in HZ will
the current be 4.4A?
A.60 B.50 C. 40 D.30

29. A balanced wye-connected load with resistance of 8ohms/phase and no

reactance is supplied by a 240v, 3-phase source. Find the real power of the load
in watts.
A.6400 B. 7200 C. 6800 D.7600

30. Given three unbalanced line currents Ia=0+j12A, Ib=5-j10A and Ic=-10-j5A.
Find the negative sequence component of Ic in amperes.
A.3.12cis-14.3deg B. 3.12cis14.3deg
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C.2.25cis-14.3deg D. 2.25cis14.3

31. A 40ohm resistor and a pure capacitor are connected in parallel across a
230v, 60Hz ac supply. The total current taken from the supply is 8A. Find the
capacitance of the capacitor in µF.
A.64.15 B.52.35 C. 48.72 D.71.68

32. Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of 2 x 10^-15 N. How far apart
are the electrons?
A.3.4 x 10^-7m B. 9.6 x 10^-7m C. 2.84 x 10^-12m D.5.05 x 10^-12m

33. A 120 volts battery having an internal resistance of 0.5Ω is connected

through line resistance of 9.5Ω to a variable load resistor. What maximum power
will the battery deliver to the load resistor?
A.36w B. 63w C. 630w D.360w

34. Three resistors of 10Ω, 15Ω and 20Ω are connected in parallel. What is the
total resistance?
A.3.56Ω B. 4.62Ω C. 0.217Ω D.45Ω

35. 10^13 ergs/sec is equal to how many KW?

A.1000 B. 250 C. 100 D.10

36. Ideal transformer assumptions do not include

A.no leakage flux C. zero resistance of the winding
B.no saturation of core D.zero reactance of the winding

37. A dc ammeter has an internal resistance of 0.1Ω. A shunt 1.01 x 10^-3Ω is

connected to the ammeter. What is the multiplier of the set up?
A.80 B. 10 C. 100 D.50

38. Two conductors carrying 50 amperes and 75 amperes respectively are

placed 10cm apart. Calculate the force between them per meter.
A.0.075 N/m B. 100N/m C. 0.0075N/m D.10N/m

39. A three-phase motor is rated 50HP, 440 volts and 85% power factor. What is
its rated current?
A.64.5A B. 57.5A C. 55A D.59A

40. A 100-km transmission line has 1200Ω shunt reactance. What is the per km
shunt reactance?
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A.1200Ω B. 120000Ω C. 12Ω D.120Ω

41. Two 500-watt lamps connected in series across a 220-volt line draw 1A.
What is the total power consumed?
A.1000w B. 220w C. 500w D.250w

42. A switch is connected across a 220v supply. What is the voltage across the
switch if it is opened?
A. 0 B. infinity C. 220v D.110v

43. Calculate the AT/m to produce a flux density of 0.001 Wb/m^2 at the center
of a long straight solenoid.
A.769 B. 745 C. 783 D.796

44. A series RLC circuit consists of 20 ohms resistance ,0.2H inductance and an
uknown capacitance if the circuit has a leading angle of 45% at 60Hz/
A.27.8µF B. 47.9µF C. 35.18µF D.30.7µF

45. A circuit which has wo= 10^6 rad/sec, C= 10pf and Q=100, must have a
resistance of ____kΩ
A.10 B. 5 C. 1 D.100

46. A coil of copper wire has a resistance a 5.46Ω at 75deg C. What will be its
resistance at 25deg C.
A.5.02Ω B. 4.35Ω C. 4.84Ω D.4.58Ω

47. A coil of 50Ω resistance and 150m H inductance is connected in parallel with
a 50µF capacitor. The source voltage is 100 sin (wt + 30deg) v. What is the
equation of the line current?
A.1.91 sin (wt + 52.5deg) C. 1.25 sin (wt + 75.5deg)
B.1.25 sin (wt – 62deg) D. 1.32 sin (wt – 75.5deg)

48. A lead-acid battery having a 100Ah capacity is 25% charged. After being
charged at 10A for 5hours, It will be approximately _________ charged.
A.1/2 B. 3/4 C.fully D.over

49. The current in a coil decays as follows; when t=0.002 sec, the current is 10
mA ; when t=0.006 sec, the current drops to 4 mA. The time constant of the coil
is _______
A.3.28 ms B. 4.36ms C. 5.36ms D.6.28ms
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50. If the load current and flux of a dc motor are held constant voltage applied
across its armature is increased by 10%, its speed will ________________.
A.decrease by about 10% C. increase by about 10%
B.remain unchanged D.depend on armature resistance

51. An abc phase sequence three phase voltage source connected in a balanced
wye has a line voltage of Vab= 208cis0° v rms. Determine the phase voltage
Vbn.
A. 120cis150°v B. 120cis-210°v
C. 120cis-150°v D. 120cis-30°v

52. A 15-hp motor operates at an efficiency of 87.5 percent at full-load. If the

stray power loss is approximately one-fourth of the total loss, calculate the
copper loss.
A. 1,200 W B. 400 W C. 1,600 W D. 600 W

53. A 4-pole shunt motor develops 20 lb-ft cf torque when the flux per pole is
700,000 maxwells. If the armature winding has 264 conductors and is wound
wave, calculate the total armature current.
A. 24 A B. 34 A C. 46 A D. 58 A

54. A dc shunt motor has a nameplate rating of 15HP, 230 v, 57.1 amperes, and
1,400 rpm. The field circuit has a resistance of 115 Ω and the armature circuit
resistance is 0.13 Ω. Neglecting the effect if armature reaction, find the on-load
line current.
A. 1.74 A B. 5.74 A C. 6.74 A D. 2.74 A

55. A capacitor of 0.1µF capacitance charged to a potential difference between

plates of 100 v, Is discharged through a resistor of 1 megaohm. Calculate the
initial value of decay of capacitor voltage.
A. 10 v/s B. 100 v/s C. 10^8 v/s D. 1,000 v/s

56. A 400-volt 50Hz star connected induction motor takes a line current of 50
amperes at a p.f. of 0.8 lagging. Three mess connected capacitors are connected
pf raise the p.f. to 0.9. Find the value of each capacitor in microfarads.
A. 146.7 B. 48.9 C. 16.3 D. 24.5

57. Two transformers are connected on open delta and deliver a balanced three-
phase load of 245 kW at 460 volts and power factor of 0.707. Calculate the
power delivered by the individual transformers.
A. 150 kW, 95 kW C. 122.5 kW, 122.5 kW
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B. 193.2 kW, 51.8 kW D. 178.2 kW, 71.8 Kw

58. A 500 volts 1 Φ synchronous motor is taking 50 amperes at a p.f of 0.8

leading . The output is 25 HP and the effective resistance of the armature is 0.25
ohm. Find the iron and firction losses.
A. 175 W B. 375 W C. 650 W D. 725 W

59. A two-pole three-phase 50 Hz star connected ac generator has 9 slots/pole

and 6 conductors/slot. What is the flux per pole if the terminal voltage of open
circuit is 1,100 volts. Take the coil span as unity.
A. 01756 Wb B. 0.1356 Wb C. 1556 Wb D. 0.1456 Wb

60. A 500-KVA alternator operates at 80% of full-load with an efficiency of 92

percent. If the load power factor is 0.8, calculate the total loss.
A. 27.83 kW B. 34.78 kW C. 37.48 kW D. 29.33 kW

61. If there is an open circuit in the rotor of a JCIM,

A. rotor will overheat C. motor will not start
B. motor will be noisy D. line fuses will blow

62. In a synchronous machine when the rotor speed becomes more than the
synchronous speed during hunting, the damping bars develop______ torque.
A. A synchronous motor C. induction generator
B. induction motor D. dc motor

63. A 20 KV/7, 87KV auto transformer has a secondary line current of 100 A.
What is the current in the common winding?
A. 139.25 A B. 60.65 A C.100 A D. 39.35 A

64. A 3Φ, 6-pole, 50 Hz induction motor develops 3.73 KW at 960 rpm. What will
be the stator input if the stator loss is 200 watts?
A. 3,855 W B. 4,285 W C. 3,935 W D. 4,165 W

65. A three –phase, wye-connected, 6.25 kVA, 220-volt synchronous generator

has a reactance of 8.4 ohms per phase. Using the rated kVA and voltage as
base value, determine the per unit reactance.
A. 0.527 B. 0.688 C. 0.588 D. 0.627

66. A two-pole alternator is running at 1,500 rpm, what is the angular velocity?
A. 251.3 rad/sec B.188.5 rad/sec C. 157.1 rad /sec D. 314.2 rad/sec
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67. At leading p.f., the armature fkux in an alternator________ the rotor flux.
A. distorts B. does not affect C. opposes D. aids
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68. Synchronous motors are

A. self-staring C. essentially self-staring
B. not self-staring D. none of the these

69. A three-phase induction motor is taking 40kWm the slip being 4% and stator
losses amount to 800 watts, Calculate the total power developed.
A. 37.63 kW B. 38.62 kW C. 35.73 kW D. 39.20 kW

70. The per-unit reactance of a synchronous generator are <d = 1.1, Xd^i = 0.24,
Xd^a = 0.15. The Generator is operating without load at 5 percent above rated
voltage when a three-phase short circuit occurs at its terminals. What is the per
unit subtranient fault current?
6.35 pu B. 0.95 pu C. 4.375 pu D. 7 pu

71. Three 30.1 step-down transformers are connected Y - ∆ for stepping down
the 132,000-volt three-phase transmission voltage. Calculate the secondary line
voltage.
A. 2,540 v B. 4,400 v C. 7,621 v D. 24,100 v

72. A hydroelectric generating station is supplied form a reservoir of capacity 5 x

10^8 m^3 at a head of 200 meters. Find the total energy available in KWHR if the
overall efficiency is 75%.
A. 1.044x10^6 B. 2.044x10^6 C. 3.044x10^6 D. 4.044x10^6

73. This is the rating of power circuit breakers used to be the basis in replacing
its contacts.
A. duty contact B. duty time C. duty rating D. duty cycle

74. A uniform source of light gives 1,884 lumens and is suspended 4 m above
the center of floor 3 m square, Find the illumination in lm/m^2 at the floor level
directly below the lamp.
A. 9.4 B. 6.5 C. 12.4 D. 14.2

75. An amplifier has an output of 50 watts. What is its output in dBm?

A. 47 B. 50 C. 75 D. 80

76. A consumer requires 2 x 10 ^6 KWHR per year and its yearly load factor is 30
percent. What is its maximum demand?
A. 617 kw B. 716 kw C. 671 kw D. 761 kw
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77. If a half-wave rectifier is used 117-v rms ac (house mains), the average dc
output voltage is about ;
A. 52.7 v B. 105 v C. 117 v D. 328 v

78. A short 3Ø transmission line with an impedance of 6+j8 Ω per phase has
sending and receiving end voltages of 120 kv and 110 kv respectively for some
receiving end load of a p.f of 0.9 lagging. Determine the sending end power
factor.
A. 0.88 lag B. 0.86 lag C. 0.87 lag D. 0.85 lag

79. A generating plant has a minimum and maximum outputs of 50 MW and 100
MW, respectively. It generates an energy of 1,800,000 KWHR for 24 hours at
average power factor of 90%. What is the load factor of the plant?
A. 75% B. 65% C. 90% D. 80%

80. A 75 MW steam power station uses coal of calorific value of 6,400 kcal/kg.
Thermal efficiency of the station is 30% while electrical efficiency is 80%.
Calculate the coal consumption per hour when the station is delivering its full
output.
A. 2.42 tons B. 12.6 tons C. 25.2 tons D. 42 tons

81. An air core toroidal coil has a 120 turns and the length is 12 cm. What is the
current required to set up a flux of 1.2 x 10^5 weber? If the cross-sectional area
is 12 square cm?
A. 0.8419 A B. 0.7960 A C. 0.8119 A D. 0.7718 A

82. A shunt motor with an armature resistance of 0.15 ohm is running 1,200 rpm
for a load which requires an armature current of 50 A form a 230 v source. At no
load, the armature current is 5 A. If the effect of armature reaction has reduced
the air-gap 2% form no load to full load, what is the no load speed?
A. 1,213 rpm B. 1,210 rpm C. 1,208 rpm D. 1,212 rpm

83. A 60 KV, three-phase short transmission line is 16 km long. The line has a
per phase series impedance of 0.125 + j0.4375 ohm per km. Determine the
transmission efficiency when the line delivers 70 MVA, 0.80 lagging power factor
at 64 KV.
A. 98.75% B. 96.36% C. 94.67% D. 95.90%

84. A copper conductor with a diameter of 0.10 inch has a resistance of 1 ohm
per 1,000 ft. What is the resistance of 200 ft copper wire with a diameter of 40
mils?
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A. 1.25 B. 1.5 C. 1.4 D. 1.35

85. A three-phase 60 HZ transposed 230 KV transmission line has a horizontal
configuration of Dab = D and Dbc = D and Dac = 2D. The line reactance is 0.486
ohm per km. The conductor GMR is 2.0 cm. What is the phase spacing D?
A. 9 B. 10 C. 11 D. 12

86. A straight conductor 100 cm long and carrying 40 A lies perpendicular to a

magnetic field of 1.5 T (Wb/sq.m). What is the mechanical power in watts
required to move the conductor at a uniform speed of 5 meters per second?
A. 30 B. 3 C. 0.3 D. 300

87. A 9.6 KW, 240 volts shunt generator having an armature resistance of 0.10
ohm and a shunt field resistance of 240 ohms, delivers full load at rated voltage
and 800 rpm. The machine is now run as a motor while taking 250 v. Neglect the
brush contact drop, what is the speed of the motor?
A. 857 B. 827 C. 786 D. 774

88. A single-phase, 10-km transmission line has a 16.65 mH total inductance. If

the distance between the conductors is 1.0 m, what is the conductor radius?
1 cm B. 2 cm C. 0.75 cm D. 1.50 cm

89. A room measuring 16 m is to be illuminated by 8 lamps with an average

illumination of 72 lm/sq. m at floor level. If 40 percent of the total light emitted is
absorbed by the walls and ceiling, calculate the mean spherical candle power
required for each lamp.
A. 103 Cd B. 203 Cd C. 153 Cd D. 253 Cd

90. A 3-phase circuit 60 HZ, 230 kV transposed transmission line composed of

two 1,272 MCM 54/19 conductors per phase with horizontal configuration. The
bundle conductors are 50 cm, In distance while phase spacing between the
centers of the bundle is 10 meters. If the GMR of the ACSR conductors is 0.0466
ft, find the inductive reactance on ohm/km/phase of the transmission line?
A. 0.3775 B. 0.3398 C. 0.3628 D. 0.3964

91. The voltage applied across the resistor was reduced by 50%. The power
consumed by the resistor will be reduced by ________%.
A. 75 B. 50 C. 25 D. 100

92. A balanced delta connected load of 4 – j3 per phase is fed by 380 v, 3 –

phase system. Find the reactive power in VAR.
A. 52 B. 29 C. 69 D. 87
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93. The effect of the dielectric is to

A. increase the capacitance C. increase the working voltage
B. decrease the capacitance D. reduce the working voltage

94. A transmission line cable consists of 26 strands of identical copper

conductor, each 1,255 mm in diameter. The length of the cable is 10km, but
because of the twist of the strands, the actual length of each conductor is
increased by 5%. If the resistivity of the copper is 1.72 x 10 raised to -8
ohm/meter, what is the resistance of the cable in ohms?
A. 1.08 B. 5.39 C. 1.13 D. 5.66

95. Two lamps having luminous intensity of 250 and 300 candelas, respectively
are placed 100 m apart. Lamp A is placed 10 m above the ground while lamp B
is placed 20 m above the same level. What is the illumination at the center of the
lamp posts at ground level?
A. 0.0384 lux B. 0.0572 lux C. 0.4522 lux D. 0.0188
lux

96. A short 230 kV transmission line has an impedance of 10 cis 80°Ω. The
sending end powers 150 MW at 230 kV and 82% power factor. What is the
voltage at the other end?
A. 222.45 kV B. 223.45 kV C. 224.45 kV D. 225.45
Kv

97. In a short circuit study, the positive, negative and zero sequence impedances
are 0.25p.u., 0.25 p.u. and 0.3 p.u., respectively. The base MVA is 100.
Determine the fault current for a three phase fault at the 115 kV level.
A. 3,000 amps B. 2,000 amps C. 2,500 amps D. 3,500
amps

98. Two single phase transformers each rated 75 kVA are connected in V or
open-delta to serve a three-phase load of 120 kW at 0.80 power factor lagging.
To prevent the overloading of transformers, determine the size of the capacitor
in kVAR.
A. 50 B. 40 C. 30 D. 20

99. A 1.5 MΩ resistor is connected in series with a 20 µF capacitor. The voltage

source is 120 volts dc. Determine the time at which the voltage across the
capacitor is 75% of the source voltage.
A. 41.6 sec B. 14.6 sec C. 1.46 sec D. 4.61 sec
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100. An induction motor with 8 poles, 60 Hz is operated with a slip of 3%.

Calculate the rotor speed.
A. 1,684 B. 1,024 C. 873 D. 927
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1. The color yellow reserved for se in equipment grounding conductor is

A. Yellow B. Green C. White D. Gray

2. What is the emf induced across an inductor with 150mH inductance and
current of 4 amperes?
A. 0.6v B. 0v C. 1.2v D. 12v

3. Which of the following is not a full-duplex?

A. Radar B. Telephone
C. Tolemetry D. Local Area Network

4. In a circuit breaker, the time duration from the instant of the fault extinction of
arc is known as
A. Operating time B. total clearing time C. Lag time D. lead time

5. A resistance of 6 ohms is connected in parallel with another resistor R across

a 120v supply. The total current drawn from a supply was found to be 40A. What
is the value of resistance R.
A. 1 ohms B. 2 ohms C. 4 ohms D. 6 ohms

6. A 50 cm long is moved in a field of density 1Wb/m squared at a velocity of

30m/s. what is the emf induced if the motion is perpendicular to the field?
A. 150v B. 1.5v C.15v D. 0.15v

7. Two capacitors C1= 50uF and C2= 30uF are connected in series. Find the
equivalent capacitance in uF.
A .1,875 B. 187.5 C. 18.75 D. 1.875

8. 34.5 KV to 69 KV is classified as
A .Low voltage B. Medium voltage C. High voltage D. Extra high vol.

9. Wavelength is the distance travelled by an electronic wave during the time of

one cycle. Given a wavelength of 12 meters, what is the frequency?
A. 250 KHZ B. 25KHz C. 250MHZ D. 25MHZ

10. A 4 pole dc generator has total of 600 conductors in its lap wound armature.
The flux per pole is 10 8 lines. Determine the generated emf if it is driven at 2400
rpm.
A. 230v B. 254v C. 234v D. 240v
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11. For an RL circuit, the power factor cannot be less than ______ or greater
than _____.
A .0,1 B. 1,0 C. 0, -1 D. -1, 0

12. In a certain country, the peak power demand for year 2005 is 9027 MW and
by year 2014 it is estimated to be 10064 MW. Calculate the growth rate.
A. 0.9 % B. 0.8% C. 0.76% D. 0.85%

13. __________ is the overall energy program formulated and updated yearly by
the DOE, submitted to the congress pursuant to RA 7638.
A. Philippine Energization Program C. Philippine Electrification Program
B. Philippine Energy Plant D. Philippine Electrification Plan

14. A certain amount of fuel can be converted into 3x10 quads of energy.
Assume 30% overall efficiency for the power plant. If the average load on the
power plant over a 24 hr period is 60MW, how long in days the fuel will last?
A. 180 B. 175 C. 183 D. 185

15. The lighting load for a dwelling expressed in terms of a unit load in volt
ampere per square meter must be at least _______.
A. 24 B. 12 C. 16 D. 2

16. The capacitors of power factor correction are rated in terms of

A. KV B. KW C. KVA D. KVAR

17. Find the maximum power drawn from a 12v battery its internal resistance is
0.25.
A. 72W B. 144W C. 576W D. 36W

18. Two identical coupled coils have an equivalent inductance of 80mH when
connected in series aiding and 35mH in series opposing. What is the value of the
coefficient of coupling K.
A. 0.391 B. 0.319 C. 0.193 D. 0.139

19. What is the emf induced in a coil of 500 turns and with a constant flux of 10 8
maxwells?
A. 0v B. 5v C. 50v D. 500v

20. In a balanced three phase wye connected circuit, the ine voltage are equal
A. To the line current C. and so are the line currents
B. To the phase voltage D. but the line currents are unequal
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21. If a given circuit when the power factor is unity the reactive power is
A. Maximum B. equal to i2r C. zero D. minimum

22. What is the branch ampacity of a hermectic motor with a full load current of
16A?
A. 15A B. 20A C. 25A D. 30A

23. A three phase wye delta connected, 50MVA, 345/ 34.5 Kv transformer is
protected by differential protection. The current transformer on the high side for
differential protection is 150:5. What is the current on the secondary side of
CT’s?
A. 3.83A B. 2.53A C. 4.50A D. 4.83A

24. Joule found out that the heat produced in a current carrying conductor is
proportional to
A. The square of the current C. the square of resistance
B. The current D. inversely proportional to time

25. A conductor has four identical strands arranged in diamond configuration.

Find the GMR of the conductor in terms of the radius r of each strand.
A. 1.6921r B. 1.7037r C. 1.3008r D. 1.3052r

26. The resistance of the same length f aluminum and copper wires are found to
be equal. Find the ratio of radii of aluminum to copper.
A. 0.78 B. 1.29 C. 0.88 D. 1.14

27. In a wye connected system, line current is

A. 0.707 times the phase current C. equal to the phase current
B. 1.735 times the phase current D. 1.414 the phase current

28. What is the device function number for overcurrent relay?

A. 27 B. 67 C. 50 D. 51

29. In a series RL circuit, the inductor current ________ the resistor current.
A. Tags B. leads C. is equal to D. is greater than

30. A three phase, 60Hz, transmission line has its conductors arranged in a
triangular configuration so that the two distances between conductors are 5m
and the third is 8m. the conductors have an outside diameter of 250 mils. Find
the inductive reactance in ohm per km per phase of the transmission line.
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A. 0.567 B. 0.283 C. 0.586 D. 0.293

31. Natural gas has an energy content of 0.036 watt- year/ ft 3, and coal has an
average energy content of 640 watt-years/ton. If 2o percent of the net energy
requirement of 2.82x 108 GHWR were to be met with gas and 80 percent with
coal, what amount of gas would be required?

A. 1.79x106ft3 B. 1.79x108ft3 C1.79x1010ft3 D. 1.79x1012ft3

32. When one coil of a magnetically coupled pair has a current of 5A, the
resulting fluxes Ф11 Ф12 are 0.4mWb and 0.8mWb, respectively. If turns are N1=
500 and N2= 1500, find L1.
A. 20mH B. 40mH C. 60mH D. 120mH

33. Three capacitances C1= 6uF, C2= 7uF and C3= 18uF are connected in
series across a 120v supply. Find the voltages across C3.
A. 1.826v B. 18.26v C. 54.78v D. 5.487v

34. The specific resistance p is defined as

A. Resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1m and cross section of 1 m
squared at 2o Celsius.
B. Resistance of any conductor at 25 celsius
C. Resistance of any conductor at 20 celsius
D. Resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1m and cros section of 1 cm
squared at 20 celsius.

35. A 15 ohm resistor connected in series with an inductor has an equivalent

impedance of 30 ohms with an unknown angle. Find the power factor angle in
degrees.
A. 30 B. 60 C. 45 D. 75

36. The master control center for a cellular telephone system in the
A. Cell site C. central office
B. Mobile telephone switching office D. branch office

37. The permeability of a material means

A. Strength of permanent magnet
B. Strength of an electromagnet
C. The magnetization left in the iron after exciting field has been removed.
D. The conductivity of a material for magnetic lines of force
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38. A 10KVA, 200/400v, 1Ф transformer is operated with pen circuited

secondary. Find the primary current.
A. 2A B. 4A C.6A D.8A

39. An office has a total of 500 square meters. Find the total lighting load for a
unit of 28 volt-amperes per square meter.
A. 8KVA B. 10KVA C. 12KVA D. 14KVA

40. Is an instrument connected across the load?

A. Voltmeter B. ammeter C. ohmmeter D. wattmeter

41. A balanced delta load of 3+j4 ohms per phase is connected to a balanced
110v source. Find the line current.
A. 22A B. 38.1A C. 11A D. 19.05A

42. Transform the current given by 6+j8 A to its time domain.

A. 100 cos (wt + 53.13) C. 100 cos (wt + 36.78)
B. 10cos (wt + 53.13) D. 10 cos (wt + 36.78)

43. What is the equivalent phasor of i(t) = 20 cos(wt + 40) A?

A. 15.3- j2.9 A B. -15.3+ j12.9 A
C. 15.3 + j12.9 A D. -15.3 – j12.9 A

44. A parallel RL circuit draws a total current of 17A and 1.8KW from a 120V
supply. Find R.
A. 7 ohms B. 8 ohms C. 9 ohms D. 10 ohms

45. What will happen to the current of a transformer when the temperature of the
transformers winding increases?
A. remains unchanged C. decreases
B. increases D. dramatically unchanged

46. A 6 ohms resistor is connected in series with an inductor L across a 110v,

60Hz source and draws of a current of 10A. Find L.
A. 25.5mH B. 26.5mH C. 23.5mH D. 24.5Mh

46. The type of emf induced by neighboring coils.

A. Self- induced C. dynamically induced
B. statically induced D. mutually induced

47. Transformer are use to change the value of the following EXCEPT.
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A. Alternating current C. power

B. Alternating voltage D. resistance
48. The power factor of a 20 MW , 13.2 KV, 3Ф motor is corrected to 0.9 a 230uF
capacitor. What is its initial power factor
A. 0.628 B. 0.965 C. 0.765 D. 0.828

49. Two 6- ohm resistors are connected in series. When a resistor R is parallel
with one of them, the total resistance is ohms. What is the value of R?
A. 5 ohms B. 6 ohms C. 7 ohms D. 8 ohms

50. A coil of wire wound, with or without a magnetic core designed to have a
higher self-inductance than a straight wire.
A. Toroid B. Solenoid C. Inductor D. Inductive Relay

51. What capacitance must be placed in series with an inductance of 0.05 henry,
so that when the frequency is 100 Hz, the impedance becomes equal to the
ohmic resistance?
A. 50.7 µF B. 31.8 µF C. 67.5 µF D. 42 µF

52. When a dc motor has no load, what will happen to the back emf?
A. Reduces C. Becomes Maximum
B. Increases D. Becomes Zero

53. A three-phase induction motor has a nameplate speed of 1,720 rpm. What is
the rotor frequency?
A. 1.8 Hz B. 2.7 Hz C. 5Hz D. 4.4 Hz

54. A 50 MW coal-fired power plant has an average heat rate of 11,000

BTU/kWHR. Coal has a heating value of 13,000 BTU per pound. The plant has a
load factor of 80%. How much coal is burned per day?
A. 8.1 x 105 lb B. 8.1 x 105 lb C. 1.2 x 105 lb D. 7.2 x 105 lb

55. Three identical resistors are connected in wye across 220 v, 3-phase lines.
The line current is12.7 A. To what value in volts should the line voltage be
changed the same line current with the resistors connected in delta?
A. 98.6 B. 132.8 C. 120 D. 73.3

56. A sinusoidal current having peak value 7.07 A is superimposed on dc of 5 A.

If a hot-wire ammeter is used to measure the combined current in the circuit, it
will indicate ___ amperes.
A. 7.07 B. 10 C. 12.07 D. 2.07
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57. A 4-way switch controls a lamp from _______ different locations.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

58. When a V-V system is converted into Δ-Δ system, increase in the capacity of
the system is _____ percent.
A. 86.8 B. 73.2 C. 66.6 D. 50

59. A small wind generator is designed to generate 50 kW of power at a wind

velocity of 25 miles per hour. What is the approximate blade diameter?
A. 9.98 m B. 12.98 m C. 11.98 m D. 10.98 m

60. A synchronous generator having a subtransient reactance of 0.15 pu and

operating at 5 percent above its rated voltage supplies a synchronous motor
having a 0.20 pu subtransient reactance. The motor is connected to the
generator by a transmission line and a transformer of total reactance 0.305 pu. A
sudden three-phase fault occurs at the generator terminals. Determine the per
unit subtransient fault current.
A. –j7.079 pu B. –j8.0789 pu C. –j9.079 pu D. –j10.079 pu

61. The capacitance between any two conductors of a three-phase, three-

conductor cable is 2 µF. The cable operates at 11 kV line voltage and 50 Hz.
What is the charging current through the cable capacitance?
A. 7.98 A B. 4 A C. 6.93 A D. 12 A

62. A meter has a full-scale current of 50 µA, what is its sensitivity?

A. 20 kΩ/V B. 20 v/kΩ C. 50 kΩ/v D. 50 µA/v

63. The current-carrying capacity of a copper wire having twice the diameter of
another copper wire is ______________ as great.
A. Twice B. Half C. 4 Times D. 3 Times

64. In a 10-pole synchronous machine, 20 electrical degrees are equivalent to

how many mechanical degrees?
A. 2 B. 8 C. 4 D. 10

65. You have 120 volts at the panel and 115 volts at the volts at the load. What is
the percentage voltage drop?
A. 5% B. 4.35% C. 4.17% D. 3%
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66. A delta 3ᶲ, 4-wire secondary 230/115 v would have a high-leg to neutral
voltage of ________.

A. 208 v B. 230 v C. 277 v D. 199 v

67. The conductors of a three-phase transmission line are arranged in the form of
an equilateral triangle with sides of 6 m each. If the conductors are 500 mils in
diameter and the line is 25 km long, what is its inductance per phrase?
A. 35.5 mH B. 3.55 mH C. 71 mH D. 7.1 mH

69. A 10-km long, single-phase short transmission line has0.5 < 60° Ω/km
impedance. The line supplies a 316.8 kW load at 0.8 power factor lagging. What
is the voltage regulation if the receiving and voltage is 3.3 kV?
A. 12.94 % B. 16.94% C. 14.94% D. 10.94%

70. The positive, negative, and zero sequence reactances of a 20-MVA, 13.2 KV
synchronous generator are 0.3 pu, 0.2 pu and 0.1 pu, respectively. The
generator is solidly grounded and is not loaded. A line to ground fault occurs on
phase a. neglecting all the resistances, determine the positive sequence of the
fault current.
A. 4,374A B.1,458A C.2,525 A D.7,576A

71. Converts energy of water to mechanical energy.

A. pump B. turbine C. generator D. draft tube

72. Calculate the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having 20 cm x 20

cm square plates separated by a distance of 1 mm. Assume the dielectric
medium to be air with permittivity of 8.85 x 10 -12 F/m.
A. 354 uF B. 354 pF C. 3.54 uF D. 3.54 Pf

73. A current of 10 A is flowing in a flexible conductor of length 1.5 m. A force of

15 N acts on it when it is placed in uniform field of 2 T. Calculate the angle
between the magnetic field and the direction of the current.
A. 90° B. 60° C. 45° D. 30°

74. If the waveform of a current has form factor 1.2 and peak factor 1.7, find the
average value of the current if the maximum value of the current is 100 A.
A. 45 A B. 47 A C. 49 A D. 51 A
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75. The applied voltage in a transformer is increased by 50 % and frequency is

reduced by 50 %. The maximum core flux density will become ______________.
A. same B. 1.5 times C. 3 times D. 5 times

76. A device that establishes an electrical connection to the earth.

A. Grounding conductor C. Grounding electrode
B. Grounded conductor D. Grounding electrode conductor

77. A transformer has 4 % resistance and 6 % reactance drop. Find the voltage
regulation at full-load 0.8 p.f. lagging.
A. 6.8 % B. 5.8 % C. 4.8 % D. 160%

78. A 6-pole, 50 Hz, three-phase induction motor has a maximum torque of 200
N-m when it is running at a speed of 900 rpm. The resistance of the rotor is 0.25
Ω. Neglecting stator impedance, determine the torque at 5 % slip.
A. 180 N-m B. 140 N-m C. 150 N-m D. 160 N-m

79. In a certain country, the equivalent fuel reserve for power generation is 3 x
106 MW-yoars. The present peak power demand is 200 GW, and the expected
power consumption growth rate is 2.1 percent. How long will the fuel reserve
last?
A. 8 years B. 11 years C. 13 years D. 14 years

80. Which of the following is not a standard branch circuit among rating?
A. 15 A B. 25 A C. 30 A D. 40 A

81. Once residual magnetism of a shunt generator is lost, it may be restored by

connecting its shunt field.
A. to earth C. to an external battery
B. in reverse D. to an alternator

82. Power in balance 3-phase system is measured by the two-wattmeter method

and it is found that the ratio of the two-wattmeter readings is 2 is to 1. What is the
power factor of the system?
A. 0.9 B. 0.82 C. 0.866 D. 0.707

83. A coil with 40 ohm resistance and 0.02 H inductance and a pure capacitor
are connected in parallel across a 60 Hz supply. Find the value of the capacitor
in uF if the circuit is resonant.
A. 14.35 B. 12.07 C. 11.67 D. 15.82
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84. A balance delta connected load draws 100 A line current form a balanced 3-
phase supply. Determine the zero sequence components of the currents.
A. -50 – j86.6 B. 50 – j86.6 C. 86.6 – j50 D. 0

85. Surge impedance of tansmission line is given by:

A.√C/L B.√LC C.1/√LC D.√L/C

86. In full-wave rectification, if the in-out frequency is 60 Hz, then output has a
frequency of ______
A. 120 Hz B. 60 Hz C. 30 Hz D. 15 Hz

87. Determine the total inductance of a single-phase overhead transimission line

of 10km long. The diameter of each conductor os 0.8 cm and the distance
between them is 1.2 meters.
A. 11.9 mH B. 23.8 mH C. 35.7 mH D. 47.6 mH

88. A diversity factor of 2 gives a saving of ___ % in generating equipment.

A. 33 B. 50 C. 67 D. 75

89. A room 8 m x 12 m i slighted by 15 lamps wo fairl uniform illumination of 100

lumens per square meter. What is the coefficient of utilization if the output of
each lamp is 1,600 lumens.
A. 40 % B. 60 % C. 30 % D. 50 %

90. A 440 -v, 70- HP shunt motor has an ammature of0.185 Ω and field
resistance of 350 Ω. The current drawn byy this machine is 135 A at full-load. If
this machine is to deliver torque equal to 175 percent of that at full-load, what
would be the best resistance of its starter?
A. 3.4 Ω B. 5.6 Ω C. 2.2 Ω D. 1.7 Ω

91.In a parallel Rc circuit, as the capcitance decreases, the power factor

___________.
A. Increases B. decreases
C. Remains the same D. Becomes zero

92. Find the amount of electrical energy expanded in raising the temperature of
45 liters of water by 75 C. Assume a heater efficiency of 90%.
A. 2.64 KWHR B. 3.46 KWHR C. 4.36 KWHR D.6.34 KWHR
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93. A capacitor of 40 μF capacitance in series with 2,000 ohms is suddenly

connected across a 200-volt source. What is the energy stored in the capacitor
after 0.04 sec?
A. 0.124 J B. 0.241 J C. 0.412 J D. 2.41 J

94. Calculate the average voltage generated in a six-turn full-pitch coil of a 25-
cycle alternator if the flux pole is 7.2 x 10^5 maxwells.
A. 7.4 V B. 8.64 V C. 1.08 V D. 4.32 V

95. A 13.8 kV/440 v, 50 kVA single-phase transformer has a leakage reactance

of 300 ohms referred to the 13.8 kV side. Determine the per unit value of the
leakage reactance of the low base.
A. 0.305 B. 0.40 C. 0.097 D. 0.079

96. A 100 km transmission line has a 1,000 ohms shunt reactance. What is the
per km shunt reactance?
A. 1,000 Ω B. 100,000 Ω C. 10 Ω D. 100 Ω

97. A 5,000 kVA synchronous condenser operates with a leading p.f. of 0.032.
The losses are 180 kW. What is the power input to the motor?
A. 5,160 kW B. 5,320 kW C. 160 kW D. 320 kW

98. The current flowing in the armature conductors of a dc motor is

A. ac B. dc C. ac as well as dc D. Transients

99. The sequence components of phase c current of a 3-phase system are as

follows: Ic0=0, Ic1=18.4 cis88.4, Ic2=3.23 cis48.2. Find the phase b current in
amperes.
19.24 cis -218 B. 18 cis 42 C. 18 cid -42 D. 19.24 cis 218

100. A current of 20 A is flowing i =n an RL series circuit the instant before the

switch is opened. If R = 10 Ω and L= 10 H, find the current after 3 second has
elapsed.
A. 1 A B. 2 A C. 3 A D. 4 A
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1. The color yellow reserved for se in equipment grounding conductor is

A. Yellow B. Green C. White D. Gray

2. What is the emf induced across an inductor with 150mH inductance and
current of 4 amperes?
A. 0.6v B. 0v C. 1.2v D. 12v

3. Which of the following is not a full-duplex?

A. Radar B. Telephone C. Tolemetry D. Local Area Network

4. In a circuit breaker, the time duration from the instant of the fault extinction of
arc is known as
A. Operating time B. total clearing time C. Lag time D. lead time

5. A resistance of 6 ohms is connected in parallel with another resistor R across

a 120v supply. The total current drawn from a supply was found to be 40A.
What is the value of resistance R.
A. 1 ohms B. 2 ohms C. 4 ohms D. 6 ohms

6. A 50 cm long is moved in a field of density 1Wb/m squared at a velocity of

30m/s. what is the emf induced if the motion is perpendicular to the field?
A. 150v B. 1.5v C.15v D. 0.15v

7. Two capacitors C1= 50uF and C2= 30uF are connected in series. Find the
equivalent capacitance in uF.
A. 1,875 B. 187.5 C. 18.75 D. 1.875

8. 34.5 KV to 69 KV is classified as
A. Low voltage B. Medium voltage C. High voltage D. Extra high vol.

Answer: C. High Voltage

9. Wavelength is the distance travelled by an electronic wave during the time of

one cycle. Given a wavelength of 12 meters, what is the frequency?
A. 250 KHZ B. 25KHz C. 250MHZ D. 25MHZ

10. A 4 pole dc generator has total of 600 conductors in its lap wound armature.
The flux per pole is 108 lines. Determine the generated emf if it is driven at
2400 rpm.
A. 230v B. 254v C. 234v D. 240v
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11. For an RL circuit, the power factor cannot be less than ______ or greater than
_____.
A. 0,1 B. 1,0 C. 0, -1 D. -1, 0

12. In a certain country, the peak power demand for year 2005 is 9027 MW and
by year 2014 it is estimated to be 10064 MW. Calculate the growth rate.
A. 0.9 % B. 0.8% C. 0.76% D. 0.85%

13. __________ is the overall energy program formulated and updated yearly by
the DOE, submitted to the congress pursuant to RA 7638.
A. Philippine Energization Program C. Philippine Electrification Program
B. Philippine Energy Plant D. Philippine Electrification Plan

14. A certain amount of fuel can be converted into 3x10 quads of energy. Assume
30% overall efficiency for the power plant. If the average load on the power
plant over a 24 hr period is 60MW, how long in days the fuel will last?
A. 180 B. 175 C. 183 D. 185

15. The lighting load for a dwelling expressed in terms of a unit load in volt
ampere per square meter must be at least _______.
A. 24 B. 12 C. 16 D. 2

16. The capacitors of power factor correction are rated in terms of

A. KV B. KW C. KVA D. KVAR

17. Find the maximum power drawn from a 12v battery its internal resistance is
0.25.
A. 72W B. 144W C. 576W D. 36W

18. Two identical coupled coils have an equivalent inductance of 80mH when
connected in series aiding and 35mH in series opposing. What is the value of
the coefficient of coupling K.
A. 0.391 B. 0.319 C. 0.193 D. 0.139
19. What is the emf induced in a coil of 500 turns and with a constant flux of 10 8
maxwells?
A. 0v B. 5v C. 50v D. 500v

20. In a balanced three phase wye connected circuit, the ine voltage are equal
A. To the line current C. and so are the line currents
B. To the phase voltage D. but the line currents are
unequal
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21. I a given circuit when the power factor is unity the reactive power is
A. Maximum B. equal to i2r C. zero D. minimum
22. What is the branch ampacity of a hermectic motor with a full load current of
16A?
A. 15A B. 20A C. 25A D. 30A

23. A three phase wye delta connected, 50MVA, 345/ 34.5 Kv transformer is
protected by differential protection. The current transformer on the high side
for differential protection is 150:5. What is the current on the secondary side
of CT’s?
A. 3.83A B. 2.53A C. 4.50A D. 4.83A

24. Joule found out that the heat produced in a current carrying conductor is
proportional to
A. The square of the current C. the square of resistance
B. The current D. inversely proportional to time

25. A conductor has four identical strands arranged in diamond configuration.

Find the GMR of the conductor in terms of the radius r of each strand.
A. 1.6921r B. 1.7037r C. 1.3008r D. 1.3052r

26. The resistance of the same length f aluminum and copper wires are found to
be equal. Find the ratio of radii of aluminum to copper.
A. 0.78 B. 1.29 C. 0.88 D. 1.14

27. In a wye connected system, line current is

A. 0.707 times the phase current C. equal to the phase current
B. 1.735 times the phase current D. 1.414 the phase current

28. What is the device function number for overcurrent relay?

A. 27 B. 67 C. 50 D. 51

29. In a series RL circuit, the inductor current ________ the resistor current.
A. Tags B. leads C. is equal to D. is greater than

30. A three phase, 60Hz, transmission line has its conductors arranged in a
triangular configuration so that the two distances between conductors are 5m
and the third is 8m. the conductors have an outside diameter of 250 mils. Find
the inductive reactance in ohm per km per phase of the transmission line.
A. 0.567 B. 0.283 C. 0.586 D. 0.293
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31. Natural gas has an energy content of 0.036 watt- year/ ft 3, and coal has an
average energy content of 640 watt-years/ton. If 2o percent of the net energy
requirement of 2.82x 108 GHWR were to be met with gas and 80 percent with
coal, what amount of gas would be required?

A. 1.79x106ft3 B. 1.79x108ft3 C1.79x1010ft3 D. 1.79x1012ft3

32. When one coil of a magnetically coupled pair has a current of 5A, the
resulting fluxes Ф11 Ф12 are 0.4mWb and 0.8mWb, respectively. If turns are
N1= 500 and N2= 1500, find L1.
A. 20mH B. 40mH C. 60mH D. 120mH

33. Three capacitances C1= 6uF, C2= 7uF and C3= 18uF are connected in
series across a 120v supply. Find the voltages across C3.
A. 1.826v B. 18.26v C. 54.78v D. 5.487v

34. The specific resistance p is defined as

A. Resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1m and cross section of 1 m
squared at 2o Celsius.
B. Resistance of any conductor at 25 celsius
C. Resistance of any conductor at 20 celsius
D. Resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1m and cros section of 1 cm
squared at 20 celsius.

35. A 15 ohm resistor connected in series with an inductor has an equivalent

impedance of 30 ohms with an unknown angle. Find the power factor angle in
degrees.
A. 30 B. 60 C. 45 D. 75

36. The master control center for a cellular telephone system in the
A. Cell site C. central office
B. Mobile telephone switching office D. branch office

37. The permeability of a material means

A. Strength of permanent magnet
B. Strength of an electromagnet
C. The magnetization left in the iron after exciting field has been removed.
D. The conductivity of a material for magnetic lines of force
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38. A 10KVA, 200/400v, 1Ф transformer is operated with pen circuited secondary.

Find the primary current.
A. 2A B. 4A C.6A D.8A

39. An office has a total of 500 square meters. Find the total lighting load for a
unit of 28 volt-amperes per square meter.
A. 8KVA B. 10KVA C. 12KVA D. 14KVA

40. Is an instrument connected across the load?

A. Voltmeter B. ammeter C. ohmmeter D. wattmeter

41. A balanced delta load of 3+j4 ohms per phase is connected to a balanced
110v source. Find the line current.
A. 22A B. 38.1A C. 11A D. 19.05A

42. Transform the current given by 6+j8 A to its time domain.

A. 100 cos (wt + 53.13) C. 100 cos (wt + 36.78)
B. 10cos (wt + 53.13) D. 10 cos (wt + 36.78)

What is the equivalent phasor of i(t) = 20 cos(wt + 40) A?

A. 15.3- j2.9 A B. -15.3+ j12.9 A C. 15.3 + j12.9 A D. -15.3 – j12.9 A

43. A parallel RL circuit draws a total current of 17A and 1.8KW from a 120V supply.
Find R.
A. 7 ohms B. 8 ohms C. 9 ohms D. 10 ohms

44. What will happen to the current of a transformer when the temperature of the
transformers winding increases?
A. remains unchanged C. decreases
B. increases D. dramatically unchanged

46. A 6 ohms resistor is connected in series with an inductor L across a 110v,

60Hz source and draws of a current of 10A. Find L.
A. 25.5mH B. 26.5mH C. 23.5mH D. 24.5Mh

47. The type of emf induced by neighboring coils.

A. Self- induced C. dynamically induced
B. statically induced D. mutually induced

48. Transformer are use to change the value of the following EXCEPT.
A. Alternating current C. power
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B. Alternating voltage D. resistance

49. The power factor of a 20 MW , 13.2 KV, 3Ф motor is corrected to 0.9 a 230uF
capacitor. What is its initial power factor
A. 0.628 B. 0.965 C. 0.765 D. 0.828

50. Two 6- ohm resistors are connected in series. When a resistor R is parallel
with one of them, the total resistance is ohms. What is the value of R?
A. 5 ohms B. 6 ohms C. 7 ohms D. 8 ohms

51. A coil of wire wound, with or without a magnetic core designed to have a
higher self-inductance than a straight wire.
A. Toroid B. Solenoid C. Inductor D. Inductive Relay

52. What capacitance must be placed in series with an inductance of 0.05 henry,
so that when the frequency is 100 Hz, the impedance becomes equal to the
ohmic resistance?

A. 50.7 µF B. 31.8 µF C. 67.5 µF D. 42 µF

53. When a dc motor has no load, what will happen to the back emf?
A. Reduces C. Becomes Maximum
B. Increases D. Becomes Zero

54. A three-phase induction motor has a nameplate speed of 1,720 rpm. What is
the rotor frequency?

A. 1.8 Hz B. 2.7 Hz C. 5Hz D. 4.4 Hz

55. A 50 MW coal-fired power plant has an average heat rate of 11,000

BTU/kWHR. Coal has a heating value of 13,000 BTU per pound. The plant
has a load factor of 80%. How much coal is burned per day?
A. 8.1 x 105 lb B. 8.1 x 105 lb C. 1.2 x 105 lb D. 7.2 x 105 lb

56. Three identical resistors are connected in wye across 220 v, 3-phase lines.
The line current is12.7 A. To what value in volts should the line voltage be
changed the same line current with the resistors connected in delta?
A. 98.6 B. 132.8 C. 120 D. 73.3
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57. A sinusoidal current having peak value 7.07 A is superimposed on dc of 5 A.

If a hot-wire ammeter is used to measure the combined current in the circuit,
it will indicate ___ amperes.
A. 7.07 B. 10 C. 12.07 D. 2.07

58. A 4-way switch controls a lamp from _______ different locations.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

59. When a V-V system is converted into Δ-Δ system, increase in the capacity of
the system is _____ percent.
A. 86.8 B. 73.2 C. 66.6 D. 50

60. A small wind generator is designed to generate 50 kW of power at a wind

velocity of 25 miles per hour. What is the approximate blade diameter?
A. 9.98 m B. 12.98 m C. 11.98 m D. 10.98 m

61. A synchronous generator having a subtransient reactance of 0.15 pu and

operating at 5 percent above its rated voltage supplies a synchronous motor
having a 0.20 pu subtransient reactance. The motor is connected to the
generator by a transmission line and a transformer of total reactance 0.305
pu. A sudden three-phase fault occurs at the generator terminals. Determine
the per unit subtransient fault current.
A. –j7.079 pu B. –j8.0789 pu C. –j9.079 pu D. –j10.079 pu

62. The capacitance between any two conductors of a three-phase, three-

conductor cable is 2 µF. The cable operates at 11 kV line voltage and 50 Hz.
What is the charging current through the cable capacitance?
A. 7.98 A B. 4 A C. 6.93 A D. 12 A

63. A meter has a full-scale current of 50 µA, what is its sensitivity?

A. 20 kΩ/V B. 20 v/kΩ C. 50 kΩ/v D. 50 µA/v

64. The current-carrying capacity of a copper wire having twice the diameter of
another copper wire is ______________ as great.
A. Twice B. Half C. 4 Times D. 3 Times

65. In a 10-pole synchronous machine, 20 electrical degrees are equivalent to

how many mechanical degrees?
A. 2 B. 8 C. 4 D. 10
66. You have 120 volts at the panel and 115 volts at the volts at the load. What is
the percentage voltage drop?
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A. 5% B. 4.35% C. 4.17% D. 3%

67. A delta 3ᶲ, 4-wire secondary 230/115 v would have a high-leg to neutral
voltage of ________.
A. 208 v B. 230 v C. 277 v D. 199 v

68. The conductors of a three-phase transmission line are arranged in the form of
an equilateral triangle with sides of 6 m each. If the conductors are 500 mils in
diameter and the line is 25 km long, what is its inductance per phrase?
A. 35.5 mH B. 3.55 mH C. 71 mH D. 7.1 mH

69. A 10-km long, single-phase short transmission line has0.5 < 60° Ω/km
impedance. The line supplies a 316.8 kW load at 0.8 power factor lagging.
What is the voltage regulation if the receiving and voltage is 3.3 kV?
A. 12.94 % B. 16.94% C. 14.94% D. 10.94%

70. The positive, negative, and zero sequence reactances of a 20-MVA, 13.2 KV
synchronous generator are 0.3 pu, 0.2 pu and 0.1 pu, respectively. The
generator is solidly grounded and is not loaded. A line to ground fault occurs
on phase a. neglecting all the resistances, determine the positive sequence of
the fault current.
A. 4,374A B.1,458A C.2,525 A D.7,576A

71. Converts energy of water to mechanical energy.

A. pump B. turbine C. generator D. draft tube

72. Calculate the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having 20 cm x 20

cm square plates separated by a distance of 1 mm. Assume the dielectric
medium to be air with permittivity of 8.85 x 10 -12 F/m.
A. 354 uF B. 354 pF C. 3.54 uF D. 3.54 Pf

73. A current of 10 A is flowing in a flexible conductor of length 1.5 m. A force of

15 N acts on it when it is placed in uniform field of 2 T. Calculate the angle
between the magnetic field and the direction of the current.
A. 90° B. 60° C. 45° D. 30°

74. If the waveform of a current has form factor 1.2 and peak factor 1.7, find the
average value of the current if the maximum value of the current is 100 A.
A. 45 A B. 47 A C. 49 A D. 51 A
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75. The applied voltage in a transformer is increased by 50 % and frequency

is reduced by 50 %. The maximum core flux density will become
______________.
A. same B. 1.5 times C. 3 times D. 5 times

75. A device that establishes an electrical connection to the earth.

A. Grounding conductor C. Grounding electrode
B. Grounded conductor D. Grounding electrode conductor

77. A transformer has 4 % resistance and 6 % reactance drop. Find the

voltage regulation at full-load 0.8 p.f. lagging.
A. 6.8 % B. 5.8 % C. 4.8 % D. 160%

78. A 6-pole, 50 Hz, three-phase induction motor has a maximum torque of

200 N-m when it is running at a speed of 900 rpm. The resistance of the
rotor is 0.25 Ω. Neglecting stator impedance, determine the torque at 5 %
slip.
A. 180 N-m B. 140 N-m C. 150 N-m D. 160 N-m

79. In a certain country, the equivalent fuel reserve for power generation is 3
x 106 MW-yoars. The present peak power demand is 200 GW, and the
expected power consumption growth rate is 2.1 percent. How long will the
fuel reserve last?
A. 8 years B. 11 years C. 13 years D. 14 years

80. Which of the following is not a standard branch circuit among rating?
A. 15 A B. 25 A C. 30 A D. 40 A

81. Once residual magnetism of a shunt generator is lost, it may be restored

by connecting its shunt field.
A. to earth C. to an external battery
B. in reverse D. to an alternator

82. Power in balance 3-phase system is measured by the two-wattmeter

method and it is found that the ratio of the two-wattmeter readings is 2 is
to 1. What is the power factor of the system?
A. 0.9 B. 0.82 C. 0.866 D. 0.707

83. A coil with 40 ohm resistance and 0.02 H inductance and a pure capacitor
are connected in parallel across a 60 Hz supply. Find the value of the
capacitor in uF if the circuit is resonant.
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A. 14.35 B. 12.07 C. 11.67 D. 15.82

84. A balance delta connected load draws 100 A line current form a balanced
3-phase supply. Determine the zero sequence components of the
currents.
A. -50 – j86.6 B. 50 – j86.6 C. 86.6 – j50 D. 0

85. Surge impedance of tansmission line is given by:

A.√C/L B.√LC C.1/√LC D.√L/C

86. In full-wave rectification, if the in-out frequency is 60 Hz, then output has
a frequency of ______
A. 120 Hz B. 60 Hz C. 30 Hz D. 15 Hz

87. Determine the total inductance of a single-phase overhead transimission

line of 10km long. The diameter of each conductor os 0.8 cm and the
distance between them is 1.2 meters.
A. 11.9 mH B. 23.8 mH C. 35.7 mH D. 47.6 mH

88. A diversity factor of 2 gives a saving of ___ % in generating equipment.

A. 33 B. 50 C. 67 D. 75

89. A room 8 m x 12 m i slighted by 15 lamps wo fairl uniform illumination of

100 lumens per square meter. What is the coefficient of utilization if the
output of each lamp is 1,600 lumens.
A. 40 % B. 60 % C. 30 % D. 50 %

90. A 440 -v, 70- HP shunt motor has an ammature of0.185 Ω and field
resistance of 350 Ω. The current drawn byy this machine is 135 A at full-
load. If this machine is to deliver torque equal to 175 percent of that at full-
load, what would be the best resistance of its starter?
A. 3.4 Ω B. 5.6 Ω C. 2.2 Ω D. 1.7 Ω

91. In a parallel Rc circuit, as the capcitance decreases, the power factor

___________.

A. Increases B. decreases C. Remains the same D. Becomes zero

92. Find the amount of electrical energy expanded in raising the temperature
of 45 liters of water by 75 C. Assume a heater efficiency of 90%.
A. 2.64 KWHR B. 3.46 KWHR C. 4.36 KWHR D.6.34 KWHR

93. A capacitor of 40 μF capacitance in series with 2,000 ohms is suddenly

connected across a 200-volt source. What is the energy stored in the
capacitor after 0.04 sec?
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A. 0.124 J B. 0.241 J C. 0.412 J D. 2.41 J

94. Calculate the average voltage generated in a six-turn full-pitch coil of a 25-
cycle alternator if the flux pole is 7.2 x 10^5 maxwells.
A. 7.4 V B. 8.64 V C. 1.08 V D. 4.32 V

95. A 13.8 kV/440 v, 50 kVA single-phase transformer has a leakage

reactance of 300 ohms referred to the 13.8 kV side. Determine the per unit
value of the leakage reactance of the low base.
A. 0.305 B. 0.40 C. 0.097 D. 0.079

96. A 100 km transmission line has a 1,000 ohms shunt reactance. What is
the per km shunt reactance?
A. 1,000 Ω B. 100,000 Ω C. 10 Ω D. 100 Ω

97. A 5,000 kVA synchronous condenser operates with a leading p.f. of

0.032. The losses are 180 kW. What is the power input to the motor?
A. 5,160 kW B. 5,320 kW C. 160 kW D. 320 kW

98. The current flowing in the armature conductors of a dc motor is

A. ac B. dc C. ac as well as dc D. Transients

99. The sequence components of phase c current of a 3-phase system are as

follows: Ic0=0, Ic1=18.4 cis88.4, Ic2=3.23 cis48.2. Find the phase b
current in amperes.
A. 19.24 cis -218 B. 18 cis 42 C. 18 cid -42 D. 19.24 cis 218

100. A current of 20 A is flowing i =n an RL series circuit the instant before the

switch is opened. If R = 10 Ω and L= 10 H, find the current after 3 second
has elapsed.
A. 1 A B. 2 A C. 3 A D. 4 A
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1. A material best suited for manufacturing of fuse wire is

A. Aluminum B. Silver C. Lead D. Copper

2. In the Fleming’s left hand rule, thumb always represents

A. voltage B. current
C. direction of force on conductor C. magnetic field

3. The net reactance in a series RLC circuit is

A. XL B. XC C. XC + XL D. XL – XC

4. Two resistors R1 and R2 are connected in parallel. R 1 is twice of R2. If the

current in R1 is I, What is the current in R2?
A. I B. 2I C 4I D. I/2

5. The ampere-hour capacity of battery depends on

A. The thickness of the plates B. the strength pf the electrolytes
C. The area of the plates D. the distance between the plates
6. A Y-∆ connected transformer has a turns ratio of 1. If the primary line current
is 5 amperes, what is the secondary line current?
A. 5 A B. 15 A C. 8.66 A D. 2.89 A

7. In a certain country the energy consumption is expected to double in 10

years. Calculate the growth rate.
A. 4% B. 3.96% C. 13.86% D.6.93%

8. The condition in Ohm’s Law is that

A. ratio V/I should be constant
B. current should be proportional to voltage
C. the temperature should remain constant
D. the temperature should vary

9. Two single phase transformers with equal ratings and turns ration are
operated in parallel to supply a load of 300 KVA, 0.80 lagging power factor.
Transformer A has a resistance of 2.5% and reactance of 5.5%. Transformer
B has a resistance of 2.0% and a reactance of 5.5%. Find the KVA load of
each transformer.
A. 147.7, 152.2 B.48.7,151.5
C. 149.7, 150.5 D. 150.7, 149.5

10. If an electrical network having one or more than one voltage source, is
transformed into equivalent electrical network with a single voltage source
(which is short circuit current of previous circuit) with parallel internal
resistance of the network with all current source replaced by their internal
resistance. The above illustration is called
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A. Thevenin’s theorem B. Reciprocity Theorem

C.Norton’s theorem D. Superpositon theorem

11. What is the power given V = 4 sin3t and I = 4 sin3t?

A. 16 sin(3t)2 B. 16 sin2(3t) C. 8(1-6cos3t) D. 16(1-6cos3t)

12. A 40µF capacitor is supplied with a voltage of v(t) = 100sin377t. Find the
current equation.
A. 1.51sin(377t - 90º) B. 1.51sin377t
C.1.51cos(377t+90º) D. 1.51cos377t

13. A 20mH inductor draws a current of i(t) = 100sin100t. Find the voltage
equation.
A. 200sin100t B. 200cos100t
C. 2000sin100t D. 2000cos100t

14. For a three phase unbalanced load

A. The power factor of each phase will be proportional to the load
B. The power factor each phase will be the same
C. The power factor of at least one of the phases must be leading
D. The power factor of each phase may be different

15. Cellular phones operates in the freaquency range of

A. EHF B. VHF C. UHF D. SHF

16. A medium unshaded lamp hangs 8 m directly above the table. To what
distance should it be lowered to increase the illumination to 2 times its former
value?
A. 2.34 m B. 5.66 m C. 4 m D. 4.64 m

17. The resistance of a copper wire at 30ºC is 50Ω. If the temperature coefficient
of copper at 0ºC is 0.00427, what is the resistance at 100ºC?
A. 72.26 Ω B. 63.24 Ω C. 54.25 Ω D.58.15 Ω

18. What is the maximum allowable voltage drop for lighting circuit?
A. 3% B. 5% C. 2% D. 10%

19. What is the maximum allowable voltage drop for feeder?

A. 1% B. 2% C. 3% D. 5%

20. Fiber optic operates on the principle of

A. Refraction B. Reflection
C. Diffraction D. Dispersion
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21. color is reserved for grounding equipment wire only.

A. white B. green C. yellow D. grey

22. Overhead lines are protected from lighting by the use of

A. I only B. II only C. either I or II D. both I and II

23. An inductance of 20 mH is connectedin parallel with a capacitance of 80 µF.

What is the frequency when XL = XC?
A. 100 HZ B. 150 HZ C. 128.5 HZ D. 125.8 HZ

24. A horizontal powerline carries a current of 90 A. Compute the magnetic field

at a point 1.5 m below the line.
A. 1.2 x10-5 T B. 1.2 x10-4 T C. 1.2 x10-3 T D. 1.2 x10-2 T

25. The syncroscope is an instrument used to indicate the

A. Speed of motor
B. Phase relationship between the current and voltage
C. Phase relationship between two voltages
D. Phase relationship between the true power and the reactive power

26. A three-phase transmission line of a two-conductor bundle is

arrangedhorizontally with a spacing of 8 m between bundle centers. Each
conductor is ACSR, 1,272,000 cmils Pheasant with GMR of 0.0466 ft. the
spacing between conductors of bundle is 45 cm. Find the per unit series
reactance of the line if its length is 160 km and base is 100 MVA, 345 KV.
A. 0.069 pu B. 0.059 pu C. 0.049 pu D. 0.039 pu

27. The current flowing in the armature conductors of a dc motor is

A. ac B. dc C. ac as well as dc D. transients

28. A string insulator has 5 units. The voltage across the bottom most until is 30%
of the total voltage. What is the string efficiency?
A. 60% B. 66.67% C. 75% D. 83.33%

29. For a single line to ground fault the zero sequence current is given by j3.0 pu.
The current carried by the neutral during the fault is
A. j 1 pu B. j 3 pu C. j 9 pu D. j 6 pu

30. Two single-phase transformer are each rated 75 KVA are connected in V or
open delta to serve a 3-phase load of 120 KW at 0.80 power factor lagging.
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Determine the size in KVAR of the capacitor needed to prevent overloading of

the transformers.
A. 40.25 B. 41.28 C. 45.24 D. 43.50

31. A time of 10 milliseconds is required for the current on a series RL dc circuit

to reach 90% of its final steady state value. What is the time constant in
seconds for the circuit?
A. 3.39 ms B. 4.34 ms C. 3.86 ms D. 4.25 ms

32. The armature current drawn by any dc motor is proportional to

A. The voltage applied to the motor B. the torque required
C.The flux required in the motor D. The speed of the motor

33. Fault level means

A. Voltage at the point fault B. Fault current
C.Fault power factor D. Fault MVA

34. A bulb having a rating of 220 volts, 75 watts is to be connected to a 110 volts
source. What power will it draw if connected across 110 volts source?
A. 37.5 watts B. 9.375 watts C. 75 watts D.18.75 watts

35. A capacitor is charged 0.23 watt-second of energy at a voltage of 48 volts.

What is its capacitance?
A. 180 µF B. 240 µF C. 200 µF D. 220 µF

36. A 20-HP, 110 v dc shunt motor has an efficiency of 88% and an exciting
current of 4 amperes and an armature resistance of 0.04 ohm. What is the
starting resistance required for full-load torque?
A. 0.69Ω B. 0.96Ω C. 0.92Ω D. 0.46Ω

37. A coil of 50-ohm resistance and 150 mH inductance is connected in parallel

with a 50 µF capacitor. What is the power factor of the circuit?
A. 70% lagging B. 70% leading C. 80% lagging D.80%leading

38. A 220-volt dc shunt motor runs at 500 rpm with an armature current of 50
amperes and an armature resistance of 0.1 Ω. Calculate the speed if the
torque is halved?
A. 510.8 rpm B. 508.6 rpm C. 505.8 rpm D.502.8 rpm

39. A 150-MVA, 13.8-KV, Y-connected, 3ɸ, 60-HZ alternator is operating at rated

voltage and at no-load when a three-phase faults occurs at its terminals. If the
substransient reactance of the alternator is j0.2 pu, calculate the current the
instant fault occurs.
A. 10,870 amps B. 6,276 amps C. 32,611 amps D.31,380amps
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40. The capacitance reactance of a transmission line is 90,000 ohms per

kilometer. Find the total capacitance reactance if the transmission line is 50
km long.
A. 90,000 Ω B. 4.5 x 106 Ω C. 180,000 Ω D. 1,800 Ω
41. A generating station supplies peak load of 12,000 KW, 9,000 KW, and 6,000
KW. Calculate the maximum demand of the station and the energy supplies in
a year if it its diversity factor and its average annual load factor is 1.2 and 0.7,
respectively.
A. 27,000 KW,137.97 x 106 KWHR
B. 22,500KW,137.97x106KWHR
C. 27,000 KW, 5.75 x 106 KWHR
D. 22,500 KW, 5.75 x 106 KWHR

42. If the input of the prime mover of an alternators is kept constant but excitation
is increased then
A. KVA will be leading B. KVA will be lagging
C.KW will be changed D. The p.f. of the load remains constant

43. A load of 10 ohms was connected to a 12-volt battery. The current drawn was
1.18 amperes. What is the internal resistance of the battery?
A. 0.35 Ω B. 0.17 Ω C. 0.25 Ω D. 0.30 Ω

44. In electroplating, the positive electrode is called the

A. cathode B. anode C. terminal D. iontrap

45. The per unit value of a 2 ohm resistor at 100 MVA base and 10 KV base
voltage is
A. 4 pu B. 0.5 pu C. 0.2 pu D. 2 pu

46. Calculate the mean spherical candle power of a lamp emitting a flux of 1,500
lumens.
A. 119.37 cd B. 1,500 cd C. 375 cd D. 477.46 cd

47. A piece of conductor 10 cm long moves across a magnetic field of 10,000

gauss at a velocity of 120 cm/sec. What voltage appears across the
conductor?
A. 0.24 v B. 60 v C. 0.12 v D. 120 v

48. A 220 volt, 10 HP, 60 HZ, three-phase induction motor having four poles is
operating at full-load slip of 3%. What is the frequency of the rotor current at
full-load?
A. 60 HZ B. 18 HZ C. 1.8 HZ D. 180 HZ

49. A load of 10 MVA, 0.8 p.f. lagging, 22 KV is served by a transmission line

which has a line resistance of 3 ohms and a line reactance of 10 ohms. Solve
for the sending end voltage.
A. 25,972 v B. 28,721 v C. 22,433 v D. 24,214 v
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50. The core loss of a 5 KVA single phase transformer with normal voltage
applied to the primary is 75 watts. The maximum efficiency occurs 60% of full
load KVA. What is the full load efficiency of the transformer at 0.80 power
factor?
A. 95.16% B. 93.38% C. 89.52% D. 91.36%
51. The reactance of a generator designated X” is given as 0.25 per unit based
on the generator’s nameplate rating of 18 KV, 500 MVA. The base for
calculations is 20 KV,
100 MVA. Find X” on the new base.
A. 0.0617 pu B. 0.0405 pu C. 0.0081 pu D. 0.0450 pu

52. A constant current of 2 A flows through a circuit element. In 10 seconds, how

much net charge passes through the element?
A. 0.2 C B. 2 C C. 20 C D. 200 C

53. Compute the resistance of a copper wire having a diameter of 2.05 mm and a
length of 10 m.
A. 52 Ω B. 5.2 Ω C. 0.52 Ω D. 0.052 Ω

54. What is the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor having rectangular plates

10 cm by 20 cm separated by a distance of 0.1 mm? the dielectric is air.
A. 17.7 pF B. 177 pF C. 1,770 pF D. 17,700 pF

55. A wire length 1 m carries a current of 10 A perpendicular to a field of flux

density 0.5 T. Determine the magnitude of the force on the wire.
A. 5 N B. 50 N C. 10 N D. 100 N

56. The apparent power supplied to a load in an ac circuit is 2,000 volt-amperes

with a power factor of 0.6 lagging. The reactive power is most nearly:
A. 1,200 VAR B. 3,333 VAR C. D.2,500V
1,600VAR AR
57. Barrier potential of
silicon diode is:
A. 0.1 v B. 0.3 v C. 0.4 v D. 0.7 v

58. Which of the following is an active element of a circuit?

A. Ideal current source B. Resistance
C.Inductance D. Capacitive

59. A 200 µH coil has a Q of 250 at resonance frequency of 800 KHZ. What is the
effective resistance of the coil?
A. 1 Ω B. 2 Ω C. 4 Ω D. 8 Ω

60. Find the capacitive susceptance per mile of a single-phase line operating at
60 HZ. The conductor is Partridge with an outside diameter of 0.642 in, and
spacing is 20 ff between centers.
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A. 5.10 x 10-4 mho/mi to neutral

B. 0.1961 x 104 mho/mi to neutral
C.5.10 x10-6 mho/mi to neutral
D. 0.1961x 10-4 mho/mi to neutral

61. Which wqave form will have the minimum rms value if they have the same
peak value of voltage?
A. Square wave B. Sine wave
C.Triangular Wave D. Full wave rectified sine wave

62. The line currents in amperes in phases a, b and c respectively are 500 + j150,
100 – j600, and -300 + j600. Determine the zero sequence component of
phase a current
A. -100 – j50 amps
B. -100 + j50 amps
C. 100 – j50 amps
D. 100 + j50 amps

63. The minimum armature current of a synchronous motor corresponds to

operation
A. 0.8 p.f. lagging B. unity p.f.
C. 0 p.f. leading D. 0 p.f. lagging

64. A 10 KW, 110 volts dc series generator has a 2 volts brush drops, an
armature resistance Ra of 0.1 Ω and a series field resistance R s of 0.05 Ω.
Calculate the generated emf when delivering rated current at rated speed.
A. 110 v B. 130.25 v C. 115.56 v D. 125.64 v

65. Lap winding is best siuited for voltage, current

dc generators.
A. High, Low B. Low, High C. High, High D. Low, Low

66. A three-phase motor is rated 50 HP, 440 volts and 85% power factor. What is
the rated current if the motor efficiency is 89%?
A. 57.5 A B. 64.7 A C. 55 A D. 59 A

67. The phase b line voltage and the phase a line current of a balanced three
phase system are V = 220 sin (ωt + 210º) and I = 10 sin(ωt - 30º)
respectively. What is the power of the system?
A. 1,905 W B. 5,716 W C. 3,300 W D. 3,810 W

68. A 200:5 current transformer is used with a 10 amps ammeter. If the meter
reads 4.5 amps, determine the line current.
A. 400 A B. 20 A C. 45 A D. 180 A

69. What is the relative permittivity of vacuum?

A. Unity B. 8.854 x 10-12 C. 8.854 D. zero
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70. On triling the number of turns of a coil the inductance

A. Becomes 9 times as large B. 3 times
C.1/3 C Will remain the same

71. A 1.5 MΩ resistor is connected in series with a 20 µF capacitor. The voltage

source is 120 volts dc. Determine the current at t = 10 seconds after switch is
closed.
A. 80 µA B. 63.85 µA C. 32,64 µA D. 57.32 µA

72. A dc ammeter has an internal resistance of 0.1 ohm. A shunt of 1.01 x 10 -3

ohm is connected to the ammeter. What is the multiplier of the set up?
A. 80 B. 50 C. 100 D. 10

73. The field circuit of a 200 KW, 230 volts shunt generator is 8 A when running
full-load at rated terminal voltage. If the combined brush and armature
resistance is 0.03 Ω, solve for the electrical efficiency of the generator.
A. 88.9% B. 85.7% C. 93.5% D. 81.7%

74. A parking lot is to be illuminated by four floodlights placed on each corner of

the lot mounted on 7 meters high poles. The parking lot measures 25 m x 20
m. if each lamp has an output of 500 candelas, calculate the illumination at
the center of the lot.
A. 51.44 lux B. 25.72 lux C. 6.43 lux D. 12.86 lux

75. An external resistance is added in series with the field of a dc shunt motor.
When the motor runs, the effect of resistance is
A. To reduce the speed of the motor
B. To increase the speed of the motor
C. To reduce the armature current drawn by the motor
D. To reduce the losses

76. The PTs of a 220 KV transmission line have a ratio of 132.76 KV/ 66.375 v
and are connected wye-wye. A voltmeter connected line to ground reads 66
volts, what is the transmission line voltage?
A. 228.65 KV B. 220.10 KV C. 223.15 KV D.225.25 KV

77. What is the speed of an induction motor of four poles if the percent slip is
3%?
A. 1,764 rpm B. 1,756 rpm C. 1,746 rpm D. 1,730 rpm

78. A 3 phase synchronous motor runs at full load of 1,200 rpm. If the load is
reduced to one-half of rated, calculate its speed regulation.
A. 100% B. 50% C. 0% D. 86.6%

79. Whicj of the following is not the method of arc dispersion?

A. Oil immersion contacts B. Magnetic blow out of
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arc
C.Use of rectifiers D. Deionization of arc
path
80. During load shedding
A. System voltage is reduced
B. Some loads are switch off
C. System PF is changed
D. System frequency is reduced

81. The capacitor in a series RC circuit at steady state is:

A. Open circuit
B. B. Short circuit
C. C. Transient circuit
D. D.Coupled circuit

82. A lead storage battery is rated at 12 volts. If the internal resistance is 0.01 Ω,
what is the maximum power that can be delivered to the load?
A. 1,200 watts B. 7,200 watts C. 1,800 watts D.3,600watts

83. Two No. 8 copper conductors are placed 15 cm apart with a GMR of 1.27 x
10-3 m. if the lenth of the line is 4 km, find the value of the line inductance.
A. 9.65 mH B. 6.85 mH C. 5.78 mH D. 7.63 mH

84. There is no zero sequence component ot the fault current for

A. Line to line fault B. Single line to ground fault
C.Symmetrical fault D. Double line to ground fault

85. A diesel generator set burns fuel with a heating value of 18,000 BTU per lb.
the diesel engine has an efficiency of 30% and the alternator has an
efficiency of 95%. Determine the fuel cost component of producing one
KWHR if the diesel costs P 2.80 per lb
A. P 0.15 B. P 2.15 C. P 3.28 D. P 1.86

86. The ratio of lumens reaching the work plane divided by the total lumens
generated by the light is:
A. Room ratio B. Coefficient of utilization
C. Illumination factor D. Maintenance factor

87. A 50 Ω resistance is connected in series with a coil having 25 Ω resistance

and 150 mH inductance. The circuit is connected to a voltage source of 200
sinωt. Calculate the instantaneous current.
A. 2.9 sinωt
B. B. 2.1 sin(ωt-37º)
C. C. 1.7 sin(ωt-37º)
D. D. 5.11 sin(ωt-37º)

88. What is 1013 ergs/sec in KW?

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A. 1,000 KW B. 2,000 KW C. 1,800 KW D. 3,000 KW

89. Find the rotor frequency of an induction motor having 4 poles if the rotor
speed is 1,746 rpm.
A. 60 HZ B. 1.8 HZ C. 3 HZ D. 50 HZ

90. The conductors of a 30 km long transmission line have a triangular

configuration. The conductors are placed 4 ft apart. Each conductor has
336.4 MCM ACSR and its diameter is 0.75 inch. Find the capacitive
reactance per phase?
A. 5,389 Ω/phase
B. 1,354 Ω/phase
C. 7,712 Ω/phase
D.8,261 Ω/phase

91. The secondary current of a 20 KV/7.79 KV autotransformer is 100 amperes.

Determine the current that flows through the common winding.
A. 60 amps B. 100 amps C. 79 amps D. 50 amps

92. A winding is short pitched by 60 degrees electrical. Its pitch factor is:
A. 0.5 B. 0.707 C. 0.966 D. 0.866

93. When the excitation of an unloaded salient pole synchronous motor suddenly
gets disconnected, then
A. The motor stops B. It runs at the same speed
C.It runs at lower speed D. It runs at very high speed

94. Sensitivity of a voltmeter is expressed as

A. Volts/Ohm B. Ohms/Volt C. Ohm-Volt D. 1/Ohm-Volt

95. Two conductors carrying 50 amperes and 75 amperes respectively are placed
10 cm apart. Calculate the force between them per meter.
A. 0.075 N/m B. 100 N/m C. 0.0075 N/m D. 10 N/m

96. A coil has a resistance of 3 Ω and an inductance of 0.01 H is connected in

series with a capacitor across a voltage source of 220 volts. What must be
the capacitance of the capacitor in order that maximum current occurs at 60
HZ?
A. 3.77 µF B. 703.6 µF C. 0.03 µF D. 512.45 µF

97. In a T-T connected transformer, if the terminal voltage in the primary side is
220 volts, what is the voltage across the teaser transformer?
A. 127 volts B. 190 volts C. 220 volts D. 110 volts

98. At a certain point of the system network the positive, negative and zero
sequence impedances are 0.25 pu, 0.25 pu, 0.3 pu, respectively. The base
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MVA is 100. The level at that point is 34.5 KV. Determine the zero sequence
current for a one line to ground fault.
A. 6,275 A B. 7,516 A C. 8,132 A D. 2,091A

99. The dc armature winding in which the coil sides are placed a pole pitch apart
is called winding.
A. Multiplex B. Full-pitch C. Fractional-pitch D. Pole-pitch

100. A power plant gets water from a dam from a height of 100 m at the rate of
1,000 cubic meters per minute. If the overall efficiency of the plant is 75%,
what is the KW output of the plant?
A. 12,250 KW B. 5,250 KW C.7,550 KW D.15,250 KW
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1. One kwhr is equal to_____ BTU.

A. 960 B. 3,413 C. 3600 D. 1000

2. Which of the following is the basis of standards of electrical wiring installation

in the Philippines?
A. Philippine Distribution Code C. Philippine Electrical Code
B. Philippine Grid Code D. Fire Code of the Philippines

3. In dwelling units with a hallway of 3m or more in length, at least how many

receptacle outlet/s shall be installed?
A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 D. none

4. When installing two grounding electrodes, the minimum distance between

them is
A. 1800 mm B. 2000 mm C. 1500 mm D. 2400 mm

5. A lamp produces an initial illumination of 800 lux over a normally placed

screen. If the distance of the lamp from the screen is doubled, what is the
new illumination on the screen?
A. 100 lux B. 200 lux C. 300 lux D. 400 lux

6. What is the minimum required ampacity of the feeder conductors supplying a

5A, single-phase motor and a 10A lighting load?
A. 14.25A B. 15.5A C. 17.5A D. 16.25A

7. When the length of a wire is doubled and all other factors remained the same,
what would the wire resistance become?
A. Remained the same C. decreased
B. Doubled D. could not be determined
8. A 3 phase, 60Hz, 60-pole induction motor delivers 25 HP at 1,150rpm. If the
rotor copper loss is 300 watts, what is the rotor power input?
A. 7,194 w B. 6,194 w C. 8,194 w D. 5,194 w

9. An aluminum wire has a diameter of 2 mm. What must be the diameter of

copper wire of the same resistance and length as aluminum?
A. 1.33 mm B. 1.45 mm C. 1.56 mm D. 1.75mm

10. A customer owns an old air conditioning unit rated ½ HP at 70% efficiency but
decide to buy a new one of the same horse power rating with 85% efficiency
and with 2 years warranty. If the usage of new unit is 8 hours per day and 150
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days per year, what is the differential cost of energy in one year when the unit
cost of energy is P8.99/KWHR?
A. P9,870 B. P8,070 C. P1,014 D. P2,029

11. Three impedances Z1= 2.2+j2.2Ω, Z2= 10+j10Ω and Z3=-j5Ω are connected in
series. The voltage across Z1 is 26. 59-j4.69 v. What is the total voltage?
A. P93+j62.4 v B. 93-j62.4 v C. 112+j51 v D. 112-j51 v

12. A series circuit consists of three resistors R1, R2 and R3 which are connected
to a 240 v source. If the voltage drop across R1 is 60 v when the current is 4
A and R2= 1.5 R3, what is the ohmic resistance R3?
A. 15Ω B. 18Ω C. 27Ω D. 28Ω

13. Two exactly similar turbo-alternators are rated 5 MW each. They are running
in parallel. The speed load characteristics of the driving turbines are such that
the frequency of alternator one drops uniformly from 60 Hz on no-load to
57.5Hz on full-load, that of alternator two from 60 Hz to 58 Hz. How will two
machines share a load of 8,000 kW?
A. 3,556 kW, 4,444 kW C. 3,500 kW, 4500 kW
B. 4,000 kW, 4,000 kW D. 3,636 kW, 4,364 kW

14. Two coupled coils have self-inductances L1= 2 H and L2= 0.5 H, and a
coefficient of coupling k= 0.9. Determine the turns N1/N2 of the two coils.
A. 2 B. 0.2 C. 0.5 D. 0.9
15. A 220-v bulb draws a current of 10 A. How much change in kilocoulombs will
pass through the bulb in two hours period?
A. 7.2 B. 3.6 C. 36 D. 72

16. A 36 Ω resistor is connected in parallel with an unknown resistor R. Their

combination is then connected in series with a 12Ω resistor. Find the value of
R such that power drawn by the parallel combination of 36Ω and R is equal to
the power in the 12Ω resistor.
A. 48Ω B. 24Ω C. 18Ω D. 6Ω

17. A 3 phase, 60 Hz transposed transmission line is arranged horizontally with

distances D12= 5 ft., D23= 5 ft. and D13= 10 ft. The outside diameter of the
conductors is 0.721 inch and with GMR of 0.0243 ft. determines the
capacitance per phase of the line in microfarad per kilometer.
A. 0.0404 B. 0.0304 C. 0.0204 D. 0.0104
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18. An act to ensure and accelerate the total electrification of the Philippines, also
known as the EPIRA law of 2001.
A. RA 7920 B. RA 8189 C. RA 9136 D. RA 1081

19. Which of the following is not included in the evaluation of the Technical
Performance of a Distribution System according to Philippine Distribution
Code (PDC)?
A. Power quality C. Collecting Efficiency
B. Reliability D. System Efficiency

20. A 13.8 kV/480 v, 30-MVA three- phase transformer has a 0.03 pu resistance
and 0.004 pu reactance. What is the transformer actual impedance referred to
the primary?
A. 0.3174Ω B. 0.6348Ω C. 0.1587Ω D. 0.2749Ω

21. Three capacitance of 4µF, 6 µF, and 5 µF are connected in series across a
110-volt dc source. Find the charge passing through each capacitor.
A. 1,650 µC B. 69 µC C. 178 µC D. 7.33 µC

22. 7.1x10^10 BTU is equal to______ Gcal.

A. 17.829 B. 178.92 C. 1,789.2 D.17,892
23. Calculate the force that will be exerted on the scale in pony-brake test when a
20-HP, 1,400 rpm motor is operating at full-load. The length of the brake arm
is 3-ft, and the tare weight of the brake is 3.75lb.
A. 26.86 lb B. 62.76 lb C. 36.70 lb D. 28.76 lb

24. The core of a certain magnetic circuit has a length of 5 cm and the inductance
of the coil is 10 mH. What is the inductance of the same if the number of turns
is reduced to 1/2 of the original? All other factors are unchanged.
A. 20 mH B. 10 mH C. 2.5 mH D. 5.0 mH

25. A piece of conductor 20 cm long moves across a magnetic field of 10,000

gauss at a velocity of 120 cm/sec. What voltage appears across the
conductor?
A. 0.24 v B. 0.12 v C. 120 v D. 60 v

26. A certain electric generating station has an efficiency of 25%. If coal

consumption is 4,500 kg/hr and calorific value of coal is 6,000kcal/kg. Find
the total energy produced per day.
A. 753.6 MWHR B. 188.4 MWHR C. 376.8 MWHR D.565.2 MHWR
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27. Three 40Ω non-inductive resistances are connected in wye across 200 v, 3-
phase lines. If one of the resistors is disconnected, what would be the power
taken from the mains?
A. 3,000 w B. 2,000 w C. 1,000 w D. 500 w

28. A 220 v, 3-phase supply has a balanced delta connected load with
impedance of 15+j20Ω/phase. What is the total real power of the load in
watts?
A. 5,133.3 B. 2,965.6 C. 4,122.5 D. 3,484.8

29. Sparking occurs when a load is switched off because the circuit has high
A. Capacitance B. inductance C. resistance D. impedance

30. A 120-volt battery having an internal resistance of 0.5Ω is connected through

line resistance of 9.5Ω to a variable load resistor. What maximum power will
the battery deliver to load resistor?
A. 36 watts B. 63 watts C. 630 watts D. 360 watts

31. A sis pole induction motor is connected to a 60 Hz supply and full-load the
rotor emf makes 105 complete cycles in 2 minutes. Find the rotor speed.
A. 1,150 rpm B. 1,182.5 rpm C. 1,140.5 rpm D. 1,170 rpm

32. A. 20 kVA, 2000/220 v, single –phase transformer has a primary resistance of

2.1 Ω and a secondary resistance of 0.026Ω. The corresponding leakage
reactances are 2.5Ω and 0.03Ω. Determine the transformer per unit
impedance.
A. 0.065 pu B. 0.043 pu C. 0.033 pu D. 0.055 pu

33. Slip ring are made of

A. Steel B. copper C. bakelite D. mica

34. The resistance of a coil of wire increases from 40Ω at 10 degrees Celsius to
48.25 Ω at 60 degrees Celsius. Find the temperature coefficient at 0 degrees
Celsius of the conductor material.
A. 0.0043 C-1 B. 0.0039 C-1 C. 0.0027 C-1 D. 0.0013 C-1

35. The primary reason for using carbon brushes over copper brushes in DC
motors is
A. They have low loss C. They produce less arcing
B. They are stronger D. all of these
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36. A capacitor consists of two metal plates each plates 40 cm x 40 cm, spaced
6 mm apart. The space between the metal plates is filled with a glass plate
5mm thick and layer of paper 1mm thick. The relative permittivities of glass
and paper are 8 and 2, respectively. Calculate the capacitance.
A. 118 X 10-11 F B. 122X10-11 F C. 126X10-11 F D.130X10-11 F

37. A single-phase transformer is rated 110/440 v, 2.5 kVA. Leakage reactance

measured from the low- tension, side is 0.06Ω. Determine leakage reactance
on the high-tension side in per unit.
A. 0.0124 B. 0.1984 C. 0.0496 D.0.3963

38. The capacitance per kilometer of a 3-phase belted cable is 0.3µF between the
two cores with the third core connected to the lead sheath. Calculate the
charging current taken by the five kilometers of this cable when connected to
a 3-phase 50 Hz, 11kV supply.
A. 5.98A B. 10.37A C. 3A D. 4.18A

39. Power developed by dc motor is maximum when the ration of back emf and
applied voltage is
A. Double B. Zero C. Unity D. Half

40. An office 15m by 8m wide is lighted by 8 lamps and each lamp has luminous
intensity of 200 sd, allowing an absorption loss of 4,000 lm for the reflectors,
walls, and ceiling, calculate the average illumination on the working plane.
A. 167.6 lux B. 134.2 lux C. 20.9 lux D. 106.7 lux

41. Two coils having inductances of 20 mH and 50 mH are wound on top of each
other. Calculate the mutual inductive between the two coils if the coupling
coefficient k= 0.98
A. 29 mH B. 30 mH C. 31 mH D. 32 mH

42. A lead storage battery is rated at volts. If the internal resistance is 0.01 Ω,
what is the maximum power that can be delivered to the load?
A. 1,200 watts B. 7,200 watts C. 3,600 watts D. 1,800 watts

43. Two charges of 2 x 10-5 C and 3 x 10-6 C are placed 10cm apart. Find the
force in kg on each charge.
A. 5.5kg B. 7.7kg C. 10kg D. 2.25kg
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44. Three units of 1:10 Transformers are connected in ∆/Y to supply a 3-phase
load from a 400-v, 3-phase source. What is the line voltage on the load side?
A. 6,928 v B. 3,464 v C. √3(40)v D. 4,000 v

45. The starting winding of single-phase motor is placed in

A. Rotor B. stator C. armature D. field

46. A 50-MVA. 11-kV, 3-phase alternator supplies full-load at a lagging power

factor of 0.7. What would be the percentage increase in earning capacity if
the power factor is increase in earning capacity if the power factor is
increased to 0.95?
A. 26.32 B. 6.92 C. 12.76 D. 35.71

47. In a synchronous motor, the rotor copper losses are met by

A. Motor input
B. armature input
C. supply lines
D. DC source

48. A string insulator has 5 units. The voltage across the bottom most unit is 25%
of the total voltage. What is the string efficiency?
A. 80% B. 75% C. 67% D. 86%

49. A delta connected load of 9 +j12 Ω/phase is supplied by a 230 v, 3-phase

source through a line with an impedance of 0.06+j0.12Ω/conductor. Find the
load voltage in volts.
A. 220 B. 222 C. 224 D. 226

50. A substance that contains atoms with several bands of electrons but with only
one valence electron is
A. Insulator B. Conductor C. Semiconductor D. Resistor

51. What is the resistance of 2,000 m of copper wire that has a resistivity of 1.72X
10-8Ω-m and a diameter of 4-mm?
A. 0.086Ω B. 2.74Ω C. 1.37 Ω D. 3,24Ω
52. The charge on the plates of a 1µF capacitor is 50 µC. What is the energy
stored by the capacitor?
A. 1.25 mJ B. 25mJ C. 5.5mJ D. 10.5Mj

53. What is the ac current in a circuit if the impedance is (5+j4) Ω and the voltage
source, Vrms is 10v?
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A. 2.04 38.7 AB. 1.56 -38.7 A C. 1.25 54.3 A D. 1.11 -42.6 A

54. If the capacitance in a series RLC ac circuit increase by a factor of 4, what

happens to the resonant frequency?
A. It doubles C. It decrease by 50%
B. It stays the same D. It increases by 50%

55. A 10:1 ideal transformer has a load of 0.1µF on the secondary. What is the
load capacitance, as referred to the primary?
A. 1µF B. 10µF C. 0.01µF D. 0.001µF

56. A 110-volt shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.8Ω and a field
resistance of 220Ω. At full load the motor takes 10 amperes, and the speed is
1,200 rpm. At what speed must this motor run as a generator to deliver 10
amperes to an external circuit at 110v?
A. 1,237.8 rpm B. 1,337.5 rpm C. 1,037.8 rpm D. 1,387.5 rpm

57. When a conductor is stationary and the magnetic field is moving or changing,
the emf is called:
A. Self-induced emf C. Mutually induced emf
B. Statically induced emf D. Dynamically induced emf

58. The per unit impedance of a circuit element is 0.30. If the base kV and base
MVA are halved, then the new value of the per unit impedance of the circuit
element will be
A. 0.30 B. 0.003 C. 0.60 D. 0.006

59. In a series RL circuit, R=20Ω and L= 0.06H. The current lags the voltage by
80. Determine ω.
A. 1,890 rad/sec B. 328 rad/sec C. 1,980 rad/sec D. 823 rad/sec
60. A 12-pole, 3- phase alternator driven at a speed of 500 rpm supplies power to
an 8-pole, 3-phase induction motor. If the slip of the motor at full-load is 3%,
calculate the full-load speed of the motor.
A. 750 rpm B. 734.5 rpm C. 727.5 rpm D. 742 rpm

61. A coulomb
A. Represent a current of 1 ampere
B. Flows through a 100-watt light bulb
C. Is equivalent to 1 ampere per second
D. is an extremely large number of charge carriers
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62. A balanced wye-connected load with resistance of 8 Ω/phase and no

reactance is supplied by a 240v, 3-phase source. Find the real power of the
load in watts.
A. 6,400 B. 7,200 C. 6,800 D. 7,600

63. Given three unbalanced line currents Ia= 0+j12 A, Ib=5-j10A and Ic=-10-j5A.
Find the negative sequence component of Ic in amperes.
A. 3.12 -14.3 B. 3.12 14.3 C. 2.25 -14.3 D. 2.25 14.3

64. A hollow sphere is charged to 12 µC of electricity. Find the potential inside the
sphere. The radius of the sphere is 0.1m.
A. 1.08x107v B. 1.08x106v C. 1.08x104v D. 1.08x 102v

65. An electromagnet has an air gap of 3 mm and the flux density in the gap is
1.257 Wb/m2. Calculate the ampere-turns required for the gap.
A. 2000 B. 2,500 C. 3,000 D. 4,000

66. An alternating current is represented by i=70.7sin 520t. Determine the value

of the current 0.0015 second after passing through zero and increasing
positively.
A. 49.7 A B. 0.96 A C. 24.8 A D. 74.9 A

67. A 50-kVA single-phase transformer has on full-load a copper loss of 560

watts and iron loss of 500 watts. Calculate the efficiency at 25% of full-load
for a power factor of 0.8 lagging.
A. 92.94% B. 94.92% C. 93.94% D. 95.92%
68. Fault level means
A. Voltage ate the point of fault C. Fault power factor
B. Fault current D. Fault MV

69. Which plant can never have 100% load factor?

A. Hydro B. Peak C. Nuclear D. Base load plant

70. A lamp produces an illumination of 10 lux at point 10 m directly below it. What
is luminous intensity of the lamp?
A. 100 B. 1000 C. 10 D. 1

71. Find the capacitive susceptance per mile to neutral of a single-phase line
operating at 60 Hz. The conductor is Partidge with an outside diameter of
0.642 inch, and spacing is 20ft between centers.
A. 2.55x10^-6 mho/mi to neutral C. 5.10x10^-6 mho/mi to neutral
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B. 2.55x10^-4 mho/mi to neutral D. 5.10x10^-4 mho/mi to neutral

72. A 100 mw power station delivers 100 MW for 2hrs, 50 MW for 8hrs and is
shut down for the rest of each day. It is also shut down for maintenance for 60
days each year. Calculate its annual load factor.
A. 18% B. 19% C. 20% D. 21%

73. When a line to ground fault occurs, the current in a faulted phase is 300 A.
What is the zero sequence current in this case?
A. Zero B. 100A C. 200A D. 300A

74. Two 100-watt lamps connected in series across a 220-v line draw 1 A. What
is the total power consumed?
A. 200w B.220w C. 100w D. 50w

75. Three capacitors connected in series across a 135-v supply. The voltage
across them are 30,45 and 60v and charge on each is 4,500 µC. Find the
total capacitance in microfarads.
A. 33.3 B. 100 C. 75 D. 150

76. A potential lethal electric current is on the order of

A. 0.01 mA B. 0.1mA C. 1mA D. 0.1A

77. The unit elastance is

A. Farad B. daraf C. siemen D. henry

78. A complex current wave is represented by the equation i= 5+ 5sin(120pi)t A.

Find its average value in amperes.
A. 4.5 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4

79. The core loss of a 5-kVA single-phase transformer with normal voltage
applied to the primary is 75 watts. The maximum efficiency occurs 60% of full-
load kVA. What is the full-load efficiency of the transformer at 0.80 power
factor?
A. 95.16% B. 93.38% C. 89.52% D. 91.36%

80. A 34.5 kV feeder line is 5 miles long. The conductors are spaced 4-feet
horizontally. The conductor is 4/0 copper with GMR of 0.01688 ft. What is the
reactance?
A. 2.36 Ω B. 6.72 Ω C. 3.46 Ω D. 5.16 Ω
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81. A power plant gets water from a dam from a height of 122.45 meters at the
rate of 1,000 cubic meters per minute. If the output of the plant is 15,000kW,
what is the plant efficiency?
A. 65% B. 70% C. 75% D. 80%

82. If resonant frequency is 10kHz and quality factor is 50, then

A. Bandwidth is 200 Hz C. R= 50 Ω
B. XL=50,000 Ω D. Xc= 50,000 Ω

83. All magnetic fields originates from

A. Moving electric charges C. magnetic domain
B. Iron atoms D. permanent magnets

84. A capacitor is charged by a dc source through a resistor of one megohm. If in

one second, the potential difference across capacitor reaches 80% of its final
value, calculate its capacitance.
A. 0.321µF B. 0.421µF C. 0.512µF D. 0.621µF

85. The input power to a 3-phase induction motor running without load is
measured by two wattmeter method. One wattmeter indicates-220 watts and
the other one indicates 940 watts. What is the no –load power factor of the
motor?
A. 0.483 B. 0.253 C. 0.425 D. 0.337

86. The power required to produce a gain of 10dB over 4 w of original power is
A. 80w B. 40w C. 0.4w D. 8w

87. In a 12-Pole duplex lap wound dc armature, each conductor can carry a
current of 50 amperes. If the total armature conductor is 600, what is the
rated current of the armature?
A. 30,000A B. 1,200A C. 600A D. 2,500A

88. A 5-MVA, 13.8 kV/480 V, 5% impedance transformer is tapped at 13.8 kV line

where the Thevenin’s equivalent impedance is 0.5Ω. Determine the fault
current at the primary for a three-phase fault at the secondary.
A. 10,500A B. 4,200A C. 6,050 D. 3,300A

89. If stator voltage of a SCIM is reduced to80% of its rated value, torque
developed is reduced by____ percent of its full-load value.
A. 64 B. 36 C. 20 D. 40
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90. An ion
A. Is electrically neutral
B. Has positive electric charge
C. has negative electric charge
D. can have either a positive or negative charge

91. Two long straight conductors each carrying an electric current of 5A are kept
parallel to each other at a separation of 2.5cm. Calculate the magnitude of
magnetic force experienced by 10cm of a conductor.
A. 5X10^-5N B. 4x 10^-5N C. 3x 10^-5N D. 2x 10^-N
92. The current in the coil of a large electromagnet falls from 6A to 2A in 10ms.
The induced emf across the coil is 100v. What is the self- inductance of the
coil?
A. 10H B. 5H C. 0.50H D. 0.25H

93. An induction motor is analogous to

A. Two winding transformer with open circuit secondary
B. Two winding transformer with short circuit secondary
C. 3 winding transformer
D. Autotransformer

94. A three-phase,4-pole,50 Hz induction motor supplies a useful torque of 160

N-m at 4% slip. If friction and windage losses are 500 watts, determine the
rotor input.
A. 25,653w B. 26,653w C. 24,615w D. 23,615w

95. In a balanced 3-phase voltage source with phase sequence abc, phase A
voltage is 127cis 0 volts. Find the line voltage Vbc
A. 220 cis(-150)v B. 220 cis(-120)v C. 220 cis(-60)v D. 127 cis(-120)v

96. If the line frequency is 60 Hz, the output frequency of a bridge rectifier is
A. 30 Hz B. 60 Hz C. 120 Hz D. 240 Hz

97. A diesel generator set burns fuel with a heating value of 18,000 BTU per lb.
The diesel engine has an efficiency of 30% and the alternator has an
efficiency of 95%. Determine the fuel cost component of producing one
KWHR if the diesel cost P12.80 per lb.
A. P8.51 B. P7.51 C. P6.51 D. P5.51

98. The capacitance reactance of a transmission line is 90,000 ohms per

kilometer. Find the total capacitive reactance of a transmission line is 60-km
long.
A. 5.4x10^6 ohms B. 1500 ohms C. 90,000 ohms D. 180,000 ohms
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99. Estimate the distance over which a load of 150 MW at a power factor of 0.8
lagging can be delivered by a three phase transmission line having a
conductors each of the resistance 1 ohm per kilometer. The voltage at the
receiving end is to be 132 kV and the loss in the transmission is to be 5% of
the power delivered.
A. 37.18 km B. 55.77 km C. 42.93 km D. 74.36 km
100. A power transformer rated 50MVA, 34.5kV/13.8 kV is connected wye-wye.
What is the rated primary line current?
A. 636.7 A B. 1,449.3A C. 2,091.8 D. 1,207.7A
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1. In television system, channels 2 to 13 are classified as

A. VHF B. UHF C. SHF D. EHF

2. Two inductors 20 mH and 10 mH are connected in series carrying current of 1

A. Find the stored energy.
A. 15 mJ B. 20 mJ C. 30 mJ D. 60 Mj

3. Three capacitors are connected in parallel. C 1 = 12 µF, C2 = 10 µF, and C3 =

40 µF. What is the total capacitance?
A. 45 µF B. 5 µF C. 10 µF D. 62 µF

4. For an ac motor, the frequency is 60 Hz and the speed is 300 rpm. What is
the number of poles?
A. 26 B. 24 C. 28 D. 30

5. A 240 v balanced 3ɸ source supplies a purely resistive impedance of 11.52

ohms per phase. What is the total power drawn if it is Y-connected?
A. 5 kW B. 15 kW C. 20 kW D. 30 kW

6. Power in a three-phase delta system with balanced load is equal to

A. √3 VLIL (p.f.) B. √3 Vɸ Iɸ (p.f.) C. 3Vɸ IL (p.f.) D. 3VLIL (p.f.)

7. What is the minimum number of wattmeters required to measure unbalanced

power for a three-phase system?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 3 D. 1

8. Form factor is defined as

A. rms value/peak value C. rms value/average value
B. maximum value/rms value D. effective value/rms value

9. The value of form factor for a pure sine wave is

A. 1.414 B. 0.707 C. 0.637 D. 1.11

10. Find the horsepower rating of a motor running at 1,500 rpm and developing a
torque of 105 lb-ft.
A. 22 B. 28 C. 30 D. 36

11. There are two wired A and B. If the resistance of B is R and the diameter of A
is twice of B, the length and the nature of the material is the same, find
resistance of A.
A. R/2 B. R/4 C. 4R D. 2R

12. The breakdown voltage of the dielectric of a cable is 800 volts/mil. A factor of
safety of 4 is used. Find the maximum voltage at 3.5 mils.
A. 2,800 v B. 700 v C. 3,600 v D. 900v
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13. A wire has a resistance of 1 Ω. If the length is increased four times and the
area is doubled the original, find the new resistance of the wire.
A. 5 Ω B. 2 Ω C. 1 Ω D. 0.5

14. The basic function of a circuit breaker is to

A. produce the arc C. transmit voltage by arcing
B. ionize the surrounding air D. extinguish the arc

15. Air used in air blast circuit breaker

A. must have least carbon dioxides C. must have oil mist
B. must be ionized D. must be free from moisture

16. Two 30 Ω resistances are connected in series. When an unknown resistance

R is connected in parallel with one, the new total resistance is 40 Ω. What is
the value of R?
A. 5Ω B. 15 Ω C. 20 Ω D. 25 Ω

17. A 10:1 single-phase transformer is rated 100 kVA 2,400/240 v. When the low
voltage side of t he transformer is maintained at 240 v, what is the secondary
impedance?
A. 0.676 B. 0.776 C. 0.576 D. 0.876

18. What is the counterpart of magnetic flux in an electric circuit?

A. voltage B. current
C. resistance D. conductance

19. In a parallel circuit the potential difference across the resistance

A. varies C. is sometimes constant
B. is different from the applied voltage D. is always constant

20. The rms value of a sinusoidal wave is equal to ______ of maximum value.
A. 0.637 B. 0.707 C. 0.506 D. 1.414

21. When one coil of a magnetically coupled pair has a current of 5 A, the
resulting fluxes ɸ11 and ɸ12 are 0.4 and 0.8 mWb, respectively. If the turns are
N1 = 500 and N2 = 1,500, find L2.
A. 530 mH B. 540 mH C. 1,060 mH D. 1,080 mH

22. In two-wattmeter method, the readings of the wattmeters will be identical

when
A. load in one of the phases is zero C. power factor is 0.5
B. power factor is unity D. neutral is earthed

23. The positive, negative, and zero-sequence reactance of a 20 MVA, 31.2 kV

synchronous generator are 0.3 pu, 0.2 pu, and 0.1 pu, respectively. The
generator is solidly grounded and is not loaded. A line to ground fault occurs
on phase a. Neglecting all the resistances, determine the fault current.
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A. 2,916 A B. 4,374 C. 2,525 D. 5,050

24. What is the maximum distance between two receptacles in a single family
dwelling unit?
A. 1.5 m B. 1.6 m C. 1.8 m D. 2.0 m

25. What is the minimum clearance between the recessed incandescent fixture
and the nearest point of a storage space of a closet?
A. 100 mm B. 150 mm C. 200 mm D. 250 mm

26. What is the derating factor in each of 7 to 9 conductors in a raceway?

A. 80% B. 85% C. 70% D. 75%

27. What is the maximum number of conductors in a raceway that does not need
to be derated?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

28. Two electrons have a force of 3.46 x 10 6 N. What is the distance between
them?
A. 8.1 x 10-7 m B. 1.8 x 10-7 m
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C. 8.1 x 10 m D. 1.8 x 10-18 m

29. A wire 36 inches long is carrying a current of 1,200 A. Find the flux density in
gauss at a point 12 inches from the wire.
A. 2.40 B. 7.87 C. 6.31 D. 5.52

30. Four resistances of 10, 20, 30 and 40 ohms are connected in parallel. What is
the equivalent resistance?
A. 100 Ω B. 9.6 Ω C. 3.6 Ω D. 4.8

31. A factory works at 400-kW, 0.7 pf lagging. A 200 HP synchronous motor is

connected to the plant to correct the pc to 75% lagging. What should be the pf
of the synchronous motor?
A. 80% B.89% C. 91% D. 95%

32. A transformer has an impedance of 6%. The X/R ratio is 16. Find the per unit
admittance G+jB.
A. 10.3963 + j1.6634 B. 1.0396 + j16.6342
C. 10.3963 – j1.6634 D. 1.0396 – j16.6342

33. A 120 v dc motors draws 225 A from the supply at a distance of 350 m using
two copper conductors of diameter 0.5 inch and resistivity 10.4 ohm-cmil/ft.
Find the voltage of the supply.
A. 126 v B. 133 v C. 138 v D. 142 v

34. A balanced delta connected load impedance of 15 + j18 Ω per phase is

connected across a 230 v, three-phase source. Find the total power
consumed.
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A. 10,580 W B. 1,445 W C. 4,336 W D. 3,527 W

35. 34.5 kV to 69 kV is classified as

A. low voltage B. medium voltage
C. high voltage D. extra high voltage

36. A circuit has a resonant frequency of 4,000 rad/sec and bandwidth of 100
rad/sec. If the resistance is 5 ohms, find the values of L and C.
A. 50 mH, 1.25 µF B. 1.25 mH, 50 µF
C. 5 mH, 12.5 µF D. 12.5 mH, 5 µF

37. A 10 HP, 230 v, 60 Hz three-phase motor has an efficiency of 90% and pf of

0.85 lagging. What is the capacitance per phase in microfarads to be
connected in parallel with the motor correct the power factor to unity?
A. 258 µF B. 155 µF C. 25.8 µF D. 15.5 µF

38. Three impedances are in parallel. The currents drawn by the impedances are
Ia = 10 A, Ib = 12 A and Ic = 15 A, respectively. If I a is the reference, Ib leads Ia
by 30º, and Ic leads Ia by 45º, what is the total current?
A. 10∠ 0º + 12 ∠ 30º - 15 ∠ 45º C. 10∠ 0º - 12 ∠ 30º + 15 ∠ 45º
B. 10∠ 0º - 12 ∠ 30º - 15 ∠ 45º D. 10∠ 0º - 12 ∠ 30º - 15 ∠ 45º

39. A 99 MHz radio station has a 150 µH inductor, what is the capacitance?
A. 0.0172 pF B. 17.2 pF C. 1.72 µF D. 17.2 µF

40. An aluminum cable has 10 identical strands, a length of 1,500 m and a

diameter of 2.50 mm each. What is the resistance of the cable?
A. 5.63 Ω B. 0.563 Ω C. 8.63 Ω D. 0.863

41. If the speed of an Induction motor increases, what happens to the rotor
frequency?
A. Increases C. Does not change
B. Decreases D. frequency has no relation to the
speed

42. A 230 v shunt motor has a no-load line current of 7 A and a full-load line
current of 46 A. The armature resistance is 0.05 Ω and the shunt field is 75 Ω.
Determine the motor efficiency at full load.
A. 81% B. 84% C. 87% D. 85%

43. A 40-m metallic conductor of a cross-sectional area 1 mm 2 has a resistance

of 12 Ω. Calculate the conductivity of the metal.
A. 3.33 MS/m B. 0.333 MS/m
C. 6.67 MS/m D. 0.667 MS/m

44. The voltage across a 50 µF capacitor rises at constant rate of 10 V/ms.

Calculate the current through the capacitor.
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A. 2 mA B. 5 mA C. 50 mA D.500 mA

45. Express the current phasor 25 ∠ -30º as instantaneous current.

A. 17.68 sin(ωt-30º) B. 35.35 sin(ωt+30º)
C. 35.35 sin(ωt-30º) D. 25 sin(ωt-30º)

46. A 7.5 HP, 500 v three-phase induction motor is developing its full-load output
at 960 rpm. The starting torque is equal to the full-load torque. What will be
the starting torque if the supply voltage fall to 400 volts?
A. 35.62 N-m B. 32.34 N-m
C. 28.27 N-m D. 32.82 N-m

47. A light bulb having a tungsten filament, draws 0.5 A at 110 v. the cold
resistance of the filament is 20 Ω at 20 ºC. At this temperature the
temperature coefficient of resistance for tungsten is 0.005 ºC -1. Determine the
operating temperature of the bulb.
A. 1,980 ºC B. 2,080 ºC C. 2,120 ºC D. 2,020 ºC

48. One advantage of distributing the winding in alternator is to

A. reduce harmonics C. reduce the amount of copper
B. improve voltage waveform D. decrease the value of the voltage

49. A single-circuit three-phase line operated at 60 Hz is arranged in a triangular

configuration with distances of 20 ft., 20ft. and 38 ft. between conductors, the
conductors are ACSR Drake with GMR of 0.0373 ft. Find the inductive
reactance per mile per phase.
A. 0.478 Ω B. 0.578 Ω C. 0.788 Ω D. 0.678 Ω

50. A 120-v shunt motor has an armature equivalent of 0.5 Ω and a field
resistance of 60 Ω. At full-load, the motor takes 10 A and the speed is 1,000
rpm. At what speed must this motor may be driven as generator to deliver 10
A to an external load at 120 v?
A. 1,158 rpm B. 1,086 rpm C. 1,262 rpm D. 1,045 rpm

51. The terminal voltage of a Y-connected load consisting of three equal

impedances of 20∠ 30º Ω is 4.4 kV line to line. The impedance in each of the
three lines connecting the load to a bus at a substation is Z L = 1.4 ∠ 75º Ω.
Find the lie to line voltage at the substation bus.
A. 4.52 kV B. 4.62 kV C. 4.48 kV D. 4.58 kV

52. The reactance of a generator designated “X” is given as 0.25 per unit based
on the generator’s nameplate rating 18 kV, 500 MVA. The base for calculation
is 20 kV, 100 MVA. Find “X” on the new base.
A. 0.0405 pu B. 0.0504 pu C. 0.0450 pu D. 0.0540 pu

53. If the voltage is doubled, the ampacity of the conductor ___________.

A. increases B. decreases
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C. doubles D. remains the same

54. A 20kW, 200 v shunt generator is operated at rated load. If the driving engine
is developing 30 bhp, determine the iron and friction losses. Armature
resistance is 0.05 ohm and shunt field resistance is 50 ohms.
A. 1,340 W B. 1,039 W C. 954 W D. 1,034 W

55. A three-phase alternator has 6 slots per pole per phase. Determine the
distribution factor.
A. 0.977 B. 0.956 C.0.963 D. 0.948

56. The purpose of a grid system is to

A. interconnect the power stations
B. supply energy to remote areas
C. make extra high voltage available to consumers
D. make distribution of energy at reasonable cost

57. As the load is increased the speed of a dc shunt motor will

A. remain constant C. increase proportionally
B. increase slightly D. reduce slightly

58. Power in a balanced 3-phase system is measured by the two-wattmeter

method and it is found that the ratio of the two wattmeter readings is 2 is to 1.
What is the power factor of the system?
A. 0.9 B. 0.866 C. 0.82 D. 0.707

59. A 50 HP, 440 v, 3-phase, 60 Hz, 6-pole squirrel cage induction motor is
operating at full-load and 0.8 power factor. The full-load efficiency is 85% and
the percentage slip is 5%. Determine the full-load torque.
A. 214.55 N-m B. 206.72 N-m
C. 312.47 N-m D. 323.24 N-m

60. A 170-mile, 230 kV, 60 Hz, three-phase single-circuit transmission line uses a
triangular arrangement with 20 ft, 20 ft and 36 ft spacing, respectively. If the
line conductors have a GMR of 0.0217 ft, determine the capacitive
susceptance to neutral per mile.
A. 4.81 x 10-6 mho per mile C. 7.92 x 10-6 mho per mile
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B. 12.74 x 10 mho per mile D. 2.47 x 10-6 mho per mile

61. A series RLC circuit has R = 100 ohms, L = 100 µH and C = 100 pF. What is
the frequency in MHz at unity power factor?
A. 1.59 B. 1.36 C. 15.9 D. 13.6

62. An impedance draws a current of i = 10 cos (ωt - 30º) A from a supply with
voltage e = 220 sin ωt v. What is the impedance in ohms?
A. 11 + j19.05 B. 11 – j19.05
C. 19.05 + j11 D. 19.05 – j11
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63. A balanced wye – connected load with resistance of 8 ohms per phase and
no reactance is supplied by a 240 v, 3 – phase source. Find the real power of
the load in watts.
A. 6,400 B. 7,200 C. 6,800 D.7,600

64. If the field of a synchronous motor is under – excited the power factor will be
A. lagging B. leading C. unity D. more than unity

65. Find the efficiency of a 150 kVA transformer at 25% full-load at 0.8 p.f.
lagging if copper losses are 1,600 w at full load and iron losses are 1,400 w.
A. 96.24% B. 94.24% C. 97.24% D. 95.24%

66. An air gap 1.1 mm long and 40 sq. cm in cross-section exists in a magnetic
circuit. Determine the mmf required to create a flux of 10 x 10 -4 Wb in the air
gap.
A. 2.1885 AT B. 21.885 AT
C. 218.85 AT D. 2,188.5 AT

67. A three-phase, 440 v, 50 Hz, 6-pole induction motor running at 950 rpm takes
50 kW at a certain load. The friction and windage loss is 1.5 kW and stator
losses = 1.2 kW. Determine the output from the rotor.
A. 42.68 kW B. 46.48 kW C. 48.80 kW D. 44.46 kW

68. In DC machines, lap winding is used for

A. high voltage, low current C. high voltage, high current
B. low voltage, low current D. low voltage, high current

69. Wye-wye power transformers are protected by current transformers having

______ connection.
A. Δ – Δ B. Y – Δ C. Δ – Y D. Y – Y

70. What is the overall efficiency of the turbine if the power developed is 12 MW
at a head of 150 meters and the nozzle discharges 10 cubic meters each
second?
A. 70.65% B. 78.99% C. 81.55% D. 89.23%

71. If supply voltage is changed by 5% for a 3ɸ induction motor, its torque will
have a change of
A. 5% B. 25% C. 10% D. 20%

72. A single phase transmission line has a total impedance of 5 ∠ 60º ohms and
supplies a total load of 120 A, 3.3 kW and 0.8 power factor lagging. Calculate
the sending end voltage.
A. 3.93 kV B. 3.62 kV C. 3.54 kV D. 3.86 kV
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73. A 2.3 kV three-phase system supplies 120 – kW, 0.6 p.f. lagging balanced
load. Determine the capacitance in each phase of wye – connected capacitor
bank to adjust the power factor to 0.90 lagging.
A. 51.1 µF B. 52.2 µF C. 62.5 µF D. 78.2 µF

74. An impedance of 5 – j3 ohms is connected in parallel with an ideal inductor L

across a 110 v, 60 Hz mains. Determine L if the total voltage supplied the
current will be in the phase with the total current drawn.
A. 16.6 mH B. 19.2 mH C. 22.1 mH D. 26.8 mH

75. The sequence components of the line A current I a are as follows: Ia0 = 14.13 ∠
17.34º A, Ia1 = 708.26 ∠ -31º A and Ia2 = 2.98 ∠ 10.06 º A. Find the line current
Ib in amperes.
A. 695 ∠ 205º A B. 695 ∠ -155º A
C. 695 ∠ 151º A D. 695 ∠ 209º A

76. Which of the following equipment is not a part of meggar?

A. hand crank C. a coil of high inductance
B. moving coil meter D. gear box generator

77. An industrial plant has an aggregate load of 100 kW. The demand factor is
60%. The average total energy consumption of the plant in one year is 186
MWHR. What is the yearly load factor of the plant?
A. 32.45% B. 42.25% C. 38.67% D. 35.39%

78. A series RL circuit in which R = 5 Ω and L = 20 mH has an applied voltage e

= 100 + 50sin ωt + 25sin 3ωt, with ω = 500 radians per sec. Determine the
power dissipated in the resistor of the circuit.
A. 2510 w B. 2234 w C. 2302 w D. 2052 w

79. Two parallel connected loads A and B are supplied by a 440 v, 3 – phase, 60
Hz generator. Load A draws and apparent power of 100 kVA at 0.80 power
factor lagging and load B draws an apparent power of 70 kVA at unity power
factor. Determine the feeder current.
A. 202 A B. 214 A C. 212 A D. 208 A

80. The armature current drawn by any dc motor is proportional to

A. the voltage applied to the motor C. the flux required in the motor
B. the torque required D. the speed of the motor

81. Surge impedance of transmission line is given by

1
A.√ C /L B. √ CL C. D. √ L/C
√CL
82. A solenoid 500 cm long and 10 cm in diameter is wound with 1,500 turn. Find
the energy stored in the magnetic field when a current of a 5 A flows.
A. 0.045 J B. 0.055 J C. 0.046 J D. 0.072 J
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83. A coil of inductance 8 m H, produce 80 µWb of magnetic flux. Of this total flux
60 µWb are linked to a second coil of inductance 2mH. How much is the
mutual inductance between the coils?
A. 3 mH B. 4 mH C. 5 mH D. 2 mH

84. Calculate the capacitance between two parallel plates each of which is 100
cm2 and 2 mm apart in air.
A. 0.443 pF B. 0.515 pF C. 0.452 pF D. 0.502 pF

85. The potential at the terminals of the battery falls from 9 v on open circuit to 6
volts when a resistor of 10 ohms is connected across its terminals. What is
the internal resistance of the battery?
A. 5 Ω B. 4 Ω C. 3 Ω D. 2 Ω

86. An unshaded lamp is 6 m above the table. It is lowered down by 2 m. By how

much is the illumination on the table increased?
A. 2 times B. 2.25 times C. 2.5 times D. 2.75 times

87. A three-phase motor driven pump at 1,800 rpm is discharging 500 gpm of
water at a head of 25 meters. The pump efficiency is 75%. Determine the HP
of the motor.
A. 15 hp B. 12 hp C. 14 hp D. 10 hp

88. The reactance of a three – phase alternator is 8%. If the alternator is rated 25
MVA at 13.25 kV output voltage, line to phase, solve for the magnitude of the
fault current generated when a short circuit occurs between 2 phases at the
terminals.
A. 6,704 A B. 6,135 A C. 6,808 A D. 6,458 A

89. For an unbalanced load which connection is suitable?

A. 3 – wire open delta connection C. 3 – wire delta connection
B. 4 – wire wye connection D. 3 – wire wye connection

90. An inductor has a value of 44 mH at 60 Hz. What is the inductive

susceptance, stated as an imaginary number?
A. –j0.06 B. j0.06 C. –j17 D. j17

91. The meter movement in an illumination meter directly measures

A. current B. voltage C. power D. energy

92. A span of wire 1 km long has a conductance of 0.6 s. What is the

conductance of a span of this same wire that is 3 km long?
A. 1.8 s B. 0.6 s C. 0.2 s D. 0.36 s
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93. A short 230 kV transmission line has an impedance of 5 cis 78º ohms. The
sending end power is 100 MW at 23 kV and 85% power factor. What is the
voltage at the other end?
A. 225.4 kV B. 226.3 kV C. 223.2 kV D. 228.2 kV

94. A single – phase load on 220 v takes 5 kW at 0.6 lagging power factor. Find
the kVAR size of capacitor, which may be connected in parallel with this
motor to bring the resultant power factor to unity.
A. 6.64 B. 7.32 C. 8.66 D. 6.26

95. A 5 kVA, 2,400 – 120/240 volt distribution transformer when given a short
circuit test had 94.2 volts applied with rated current flowing in the short
circuited wiring. What is the per unit impedance of the transformer?
A. 0.0392 B. 0.0386 C. 0.0415 D. 0.0435

96. A six – pole, three – phase squirrel – cage induction motor is connected to a
50 – cps supply. At full – load, the rotor’s inducted emf makes 72 complete
cycles in 1 minute. Find the rotor speed.
A. 1,200 rpm B. 1,124 rpm C. 1,176 rpm D. 1,054 rpm

97. A 100 µF capacitor initially charged to 24 v is discharged across a series

combination of 1 kΩ resistor and a 200 µF capacitor. Find the current after 1
sec.
A. 7.24 nA B. 7.34 nA C. 8.43 nA D. 8.84 nA

98. An electrical insulator can be made a conductor

A. by heating it B. by cooling it
C. by ionizing it D. by oxidizing it

99. A power plant consumes 100,000 pounds of coal per hour. The heating value
of the coal is 12,000 BTU per pound. The overall plant efficiency is 30%.
What is the kW output of the plant?
A. 205,000 kW B. 105,500 kW
C. 142,500 kW D. 175,000 kW

100. In a short circuit analysis, the positive, negative, and zero sequence
impedances are 0.20 pu, 0.20 pu, and 0.25 pu, respectively, using a base
MVA of 50. Estimate the fault current on the faulted lines if a line to line fault
at the 138 kV level occurs.
A. 1,204 A B. 2,718 A C. 1,569 A D. 906 A
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1. One MWHR is equivalent to___________.

A. 8, 160 calories B. 1,000 KWHR C. 4, 186 joules D. 3,412
BTU

2. The current following in L and C at parallel resonance are

A. zero B. equal C. infinite D. different

3. What is the equivalent of acis2 + a + j?

A.1+j B. 1-j C.-1+j D. -1-j

4. In a series RLC circuit , i.e resonance is

A.maximum B. minimum C. infinity D. zero

5. An inductance of 8 mH is in series with the parallel combination of 3 mH and

6 mH. What is the equivalent inductance ?
A.4 mH B. 6 mH C. 8 mH D. 10 Mh

6. The current in RLC series circuit, i.e at resonance is

A. maximum B. minimum C. infinity D. zero

7. What is the maximum distance between two receptacles in a single family

dwelling unit?
A.1.5 m B. 1.6 m C. 1.8 m D. 2.0 m

8. Which of the following plants will take least time in starting from cold
conditions to full-load operation?
A. gas turbine C. steam power plant
B. Nuclear power plant D. hydroelectric

9. The Value of mutual inductance in terms of self-inductance of the two coils L1

and L2 is proportional to
A. L1L2 B. L1/L2 C.
√L 1 D. √ L1 L2
L2

10. When one coil of a magnetically coupled pair has a current of 5 A, the result
fluxes ∅ 11and ∅ 12 are 0.4 and o.8 mWb, respectively. If the turns are N1=
500 and N2= 1,500, find M.
A. 120 mH B. 20 mH C.240 mH D. 40 mH

11. Which of the following relays is used in transformers?

A. Buchholz relay B. Mho relay C. Merz- Price relay D. Translay relay

12. The heat required to raise 1 gram of water at 1 degree Celsius.

A. Calorie B. BTU C. joule D. KWHR
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13. In how many years will the energy consumption of the Philippines be
quadrupled at 6.9 percent growth rate?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20

14. Heating value of coal largely depends on

A. Ash content C. Volatile matter
B. Moisture content D. Size of coal particles

15. An inductance of 40 mH is connected in series with 300 ohms resistance, At

t=0, the energy stored is 0.96 microjoule. Find the current at t=0.
A. 0.44 x 10^-3 A C. 13.86 x 10^-3 A
B. 0.22 x 10^-3 A D. 6.93 x 10^-3 A

16. For open circuited condition of Thevenin’s theorem, all sources of emf in the
network are replaced by
A. their internal impendance C. as a total a big source of emf
B. their internal resistance D. their internal reactance

17. A hydroelectric generating station is supplied from a reservoir of capacity 5 x

10^6 m³ at a head of 200 meters. Find the total energy available in KWHR if
the overall efficiency is 75%.
A. 1.044 x 10^6 C. 3.044 x 10^6
B. 2.044 x 10^6 D. 4.044 x 10^6

18. A direct lighting fixture directs at least

A. 90% of the light downward C. 85% of the light upward
B. 85% of the light downward D.80% of the light downward

19. One decibel represents a power ratio of

A. 10:1 B. 20:1 C. 2:1 D. 1:26:1

20. A generating station to supply four regions of load whose peak loads are 10
MW, 5 MW, 8 MW, 7 MW. The diversity factor at the station is 1.5 and the
average annual load factor is 60%. Calculate the annual energy supplied by
the station.
A. 150.12 x 10^6 KWHR C. 15.012 x 10^6 KWHR
B. 10.512 x 10^6 KWHR D. 105. 12 x 10^6 KWHR

21. Calculate the distance from a normally placed screen a 30 candela lamp be
placed in order that the illumination be 5 lux.
A. 2.45 m B. 4.45 m C. 5.25 m D. 3.77 m

22. Semiconductors like silicon and germanium are

A. Tetravalent B. Monovalent C. Trivalent D. Pentavalent
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23. In a 13.8 KV, 10 MVA base three phase system a phase to phase fault
occurs. If the Thevenin’s equivalent impendance of the system is 2.63 %,
what is the magnitude of the fault current?
A. 13,800 A B. 15,900 A C. 27,600 A D. 7,970 A

24. A 50- KVA single phase transformer has a full-load a copper loss of 560 w
and iron loss of 500 w. Calculate the efficiency at 25% of full-load for a power
factor of 0.8 lagging.
A. 93.9 % B. 94.9% C. 95.9% D. 96.9 %

25. A three- phase induction motor is taking 40 kW, the slip being 4%, stator
losses amount to 800 watts, calculate the total power developed.
A. 39.200 KW B. 40.800 KW
C. 37.632 KW D. 36.732 KW

26. A 500 volts 1∅ synchronous motor is taking 50 amperes at a p.f. of 0.8

leading. The output is 25 Hp and the effective resistance of the armature is
0.25 ohm. Find the iron and friction losses.
A. 375 w B. 650 w C. 725 w D. 175 w

27. What is the copper loss at full-load of a transformer if its copper loss at 7/8 th
full-load is 4,900 w?
A. 5,600 w B. 3,750 w C. 6,400 w D. 375 w

28. If three transformers in ∆ -∆ are delivering rated load and one transformer is
removed, then overload on each of the remaining transformers is ________
percent.
A. 66.6 B. 173.2 C. 57.7 D. 73.2

29. The output of a 200-volt 1∅ synchronous motor, taking a current of 20

amperes is 4 HP, its effective armature resistance is 0.5 ohm. The iron and
friction losses amount to 400 watts. What is the motor power factor?
A. 0.896 B. 0. 846 C. 0.796 D.0.916

30. In a half-wave rectifier, if ac supply is 60 Hz, the ac ripple is__________.

A.120 Hz B. 60 Hz C. 30 Hz D. 15 Hz

31. The three unbalanced currents are : Ia= 10cis(-30°), Ib=0, Ic=10cis150°. Find
the phase C positive sequence current.
A. 5.77 A B. 5.77cis120°
C. 8.66cis120° D. 5.77cis240°
32. A coil of inductance 10 H and resistance 2 ohms is supplied at 20 v, Find the
average emf induced when the circuit is opened if the current fails to zero in
0.5sec.
A. 20V B. 10V C. 100V D. 200V
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33. A 200V, three-phase source is connected to two equal impedance of 7.07 +

j7.07 ohms in parallel and with both connected in wye configuration. What is
the current per phase of the combination?
A. -16.26 – j16.26 A C. 16.26 – j16.26 A
B. 16.26 + j16.26 A D. -16.26 + j16.26 A

34. A dc machine has 8 poles and a rated current of 100A. How much current will
flow in each conductor at rated condition if the armature is simplex lap
wound?
A. 6.25A B. 50A C. 25A D. 12.5A

35. A 2-μF capacitor, with initial charge of 100μC is connected across a 100Ω
resistor at t=0. Calculate the time in which the transient voltage across the
resistor drops from 40 to 10 volts.
A. 27.7 ms B. 0.277ms C. 2.77ms D. 277ms

36. In parallel RC circuit as the value of frequency increases the power factor
_____.
A. Remains the same C. decreases
B. Becomes unity D. increases

37. A 400-volt, 50Hz star connected induction motor takes a line current of 50
amperes at a p.f of 0.8 lagging. Three mesh connected capacitors are
connected to raise the p.f to 0.9. Find the value of each capacitor in
microfarads.
A. 146.7 B. 48.9 C. 16.3 D. 24.5

38. Two capacitors C1 and C2 are placed in series. If C1= 100 μF, C2= 50μF,
find the maximum energy stored when a 220 v dc supply is applied across the
combination.
A. 0.107 J B. 0.507 J C. 0.807 D. 1.107 J

39. A 2- element series circuit consumes 700 w and has a p.f of 0.707 leading. If
the applied voltage is v= 141 sin(314t + 30°), find the circuits constants.
A. R=7.14 Ω, C= 44.6 μF C. R= 71.4 Ω, C= 44.6 μF
B. R= 7.14 Ω, C= 446 μF D. R= 71.4 Ω ,C= 446 μF

40. Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of 2 x 10^-15 N. How apart are
the electrons?
A. 2.84 x 10^-12 m C. 9.6 x 10^-7 m
B. 3.4 x 10^-7 m D. 5.68 x 10^-12 m

41. What is the current per phase in the primary windings of a 3 phase ∆ / Y
connected 6,600/400 – V 500- KVA, 50 Hz transformer. Neglect no load
current.
A. 43.74 A C. 25.25 A
B. 75. 76 A D. 14.58 A
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42. It is desired to correct the 2,400 – KVA 0.65 Lagging power factor load in a
plant unity by the installation of a synchronous condenser. Calculate the KVA
rating of the latter.
A. 2,400 B. 1,825 C. 1,560 D. 1,960

43. For a 36-slot 4-pole three phase full-pitch distributed winding, what is the
percent reduction in the generated voltage?
A. 4 B. 3 C.6 D. 5

44. Three 10:1 transformers are connected ∆/ Y for stepping up the 2,300 – volt
three-phase source. Calculate the secondary line voltage.
A. 23,000 v B. 69,000 v C. 46,000 v D. 40,000 v

45. A transformer is rated at 550 / 220 v. With the low voltage winding shorted, it
requires 25 v across the 550 v winding to permit rated current through both
windings of the transformer. Calculate the percent impedance.
A. 4.55 % B. 6.55% C. 3.55% D. 5.55%

46. A 3- phase overhead transmission line is being supported by three disc

insulators. The potentials across top unit and middle unit are 8 KV and 11 KV,
respectively. Calculate the ratio of capacitance between pin and earth to the
self-capacitance between pin and earth to the self-capacitance of each unit.
A. 0.475 B. 0.775 C. 0.375 D. 0.275

47. This device function is used to reflect back surgest into the line.
A. Choke coil B. Arc horns
C. Surge depressors D. Delon gaps

48. A 50 KW carrier is to be modulated to a level of 85%. What is the carrier

power after modulation?
A. 58.8 KW B. 18 KW C. 50 KW D. 42.5 KW

49. What is the device function number of overvoltage relay?

A. 59 B. 76 C. 27 D. 67

50. A short 3∅ line with an impedance of 6 + j8 ohms per line has sending and
receiving end line voltages of 120 and 110 KV respectively for some receiving
end load at a p.f. 0.9 lagging. The active power at the receiving end is nearest to
A. 100,200 KW B. 200,000 KW
C. 120,000 KW D. 110,200KW

51. A farmer has a small stream on his property which he thinks might supply
enough power to light his building. The stream is gauged and found to be flowing
0.03m2 per second. The available fall is 2.1m. A small hydraulic turbine and
generator will have a combined efficiency of 70%. Taking the transmission line
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efficiency as 80%, how many 50W lamps can be connected to the generator
simultaneously?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

52. Two long straight conductors each carrying an electric current of 5A are kept
parallel to each other at a separation of 2.5cm. Calculate the magnitude of
magnetic force experienced by 10cm of a conductor.
A. 2X10-3N B. 2X10-4N C. 2X10-5N D. 2X10-6N

53. A 400V, 10KW series motor drives a fan when running at 800 rpm. The motor
draws 50A from the supply. The resistance of the armature and series field are
0.2Ω and 0.1Ω, respectively. Determine the electromagnetic torque developed by
the motor.
A. 225N-m B. 230N-m C. 235N-m D. 240N-m

54. The load of a certain transformer is reduced to 50%, the copper loss would
become
A. 0.25 times B. 0.50 times
C. 2 times D. same as before

55. At a slip of 4% the maximum possible speed of 3Ø, 60HZ squirrel cage
induction motor is
A. 3,600 rpm B. 3,456 rpm C. 3,200 rpm D. 3,000 rpm

56. An electric heater develops a power of 1KW when run on 230V supply. If the
resistance wire of the heater has a diameter of 0.5mm and a resistivity of 60x10 -
8
Ω-m, find the minimum length of the wire required.
A. 11.33 m B. 13.3 m C.15.3 m D. 17.3 m

57. Each conductor of a horizontally arranged two- conductor bundle line is

ACSR, 1,272 MCM Pheasant. The spacing between bundle centers is 8m, 8m
and 16m and between bundle conductors is 45 cm. Find the inductive reactance
of the line in ohms per km per phase if GMR of each conductor is 0.0466 ft.
A. 0.165 B. 0.265 C. 0.365 D. 0.465

58. Shunt generators are used where the main requirement is constant
A. current and voltage C. voltage over a narrow load range
B. current D. voltage over a wide load range

59. A 4-pole lap-wound armature has 480 conductors and a flux per pole of
25mWb. What is the emf generated, when running at 600 rpm?
A. 240V B. 120V C. 60V D.30V

60. Transmission voltage level of 1,000kV is categorized as

A. Low Voltage C. Extra High Voltage
B. High Voltage D. Ultra High Voltage
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61. The efficiency of thermal plant is approximately

A.10% B. 30% C. 60% D. 80%

62. When a line to ground fault occurs, the current in a faulted phase is 100A.
The zero sequence current in the case will be
A. zero B. 66.6 A C. 33.3 A D. 100A

63. In which type of faults given below all the 3 components I a0, Ia1 and Ia2 are
equal?
A. Single line to ground fault C. Double line to ground fault
B. Line to line fault D. Three phase fault

64. A 220V series motor takes 10A and runs at 600 rpm. The total resistance is
0.8Ω. At what speed will it run when a 5Ω resistance is connected in series, the
motor taking the same current at the same supply voltage
A. 456 rpm B.458 rpm C. 460 rpm D. 462 rpm

65. An electric heater takes 1.2 kWhr in 30 minutes at 120V. What is the current
input to the heater?
A. 20 A B. 15 A C. 10 A D. 5 A

66. When the relative permeability of a material is slightly less than 1, it is

called_____ material.
A. non-magnetic B. paramagnetic C. ferromagnetic D. diamagnetic

67. A coil of 50 turns having a mean diameter of 3cm is placed coaxially at the
center of a solenoid 60cm long wound with 2,500 turns and carrying a current of
2A. What is the mutual inductance of the arrangement?
A. 18.5 mH B. 1.85 mH C. 0.185 mH D. 185 mH

68. The rms value of sinusoidal ac current is equal to its value at an angle of
______ degrees.
A. 45 B. 30 C. 90 D. 60

69. Two capacitors of 0.1μF, 250V and 0.2μF, 500V are connected in series.
What is the maximum voltage that can be applied across the combination?
A. 375V B. 750V C. 250V D. 500V

70. A current of 20A flows through two ammeters A and B joined in series.
Across A, the potential difference is 0.2V and across B, it is 0.3V. Find how the
same current will be divided between the two when they are joined in parallel.
A. 10 A, 10 A B. 12 A, 8 A C. 14 A, 6 A D. 16 A, 4 A

71. An office 17m by 8m wide, is lighted by 8 lamps has a luminous intensity of

200 Cd. Allowing an absorption loss of 4,000 lm for the reflectors, walls and
ceiling, Calculate the average illuminations on the working plane.
A. 147.9 lm/m2 B. 132.6 lm/m2 C. 118.4 lm/m2 D. 112.8 lm/m2
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72. One of the advantages of distributing the winding in alternator is to

A. reduce harmonics C. reduce the amount of copper
B. improve voltage waveform D. decrease the value of the voltage

73. A circuit breaker will normally operate

A. when the switch is put on C. when the power is to be supplied
B. when the line is to be checked D. whenever the fault in line occurs

74. Two-wattmeters can be used to measure three-phase power for a

A. balanced and unbalanced load C. balanced load only
B. unbalanced load only D. unity power factor only

75. A shunt motor runs at 500 rpm on a 200V circuit. Its armature resistance is
0.5Ω and the current taken is 30A in addition to field current. What resistance
must be placed in series in order that the speed may be reduced to 300 rpm, the
current in the armature remaining the same.
A. 4.37 Ω B. 3.37 Ω C. 2.47 Ω D. 1.47 Ω

76. A transformer has 4% resistance and 6% reactance drop. Find the voltage
regulation at full-load unity power factor
A. 2% B. 3% C. 4% D. 5%

77. What is the nature of the current flowing in the armature of dc machine?
A. pulsating dc B. pure dc
C. rectified ac D. alternating current

78. The current in the circuit is given by i=50sinωt. If the frequency be 25Hz, how
long will it take for the current to rise to 25 amp?
A. 0.02 sec B. 3.33x10-3 sec C. 0.05 sec D. 0.033 sec

79. A single phase transformer when supplied from 220V, 50 Hz has eddy
current loss of 50W. If the transformer is connected to a voltage of 330V, 50Hz,
the eddy current loss will be
A. 168.75W B. 112.5W C. 75W D. 50W

80. The resistance of the field coil of a motor is 200Ω at 15℃. After the motor
worked for a few hours on full load, the resistance increases to 240Ω. Calculate
the temperature rise of the load coil assuming the temperature coefficient of
resistance is 0.0042 per ℃ at 0℃.
A. 20.6℃ B. 30.6℃ C. 40.6℃ D. 50.6℃

81. A magnetic field exist around

A. copper B. moving charges C. iron D. aluminum

82. Inductance affects the direct current flow at the time of

A. turning on and off C. turning on
B. operation D. turning off
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83. A power plant is said to have had a use factor of 48.5% and a capacity factor
of a 42.4%. How many hours did it operate during the year?
A. 7,660 B. 8,660 C. 5,660 D. 6,660

84. Surge impedance of transmission line is given by

A. √C/L B. √CL C. 1√L/C D. √L/C

85. In a radio a gang condenser is a type of

A. air capacitor B. paper capacitor
C. ceramic capacitor D. electrolytic capacitor

86. A single- phase transmission line has a total resistance of 1.5Ω and a loop
reactance of 0.3Ω. It delivers 2MW at 11kV at a power factor of 0.8 lagging.
Calculate the line voltage at the sending end.
A. 11.21kV B. 11.11kV C. 11.41kV D. 11.31kV

87. Three 40Ω non-inductive resistances are connected in delta across 200V, 3-
phase lines. Calculate the power taken from the mains if one of the three
resistors is disconnected.
A. 500W B. 1,000W C. 1,500W D. 2,000W

88. Power in a balanced three-phase system is measured by the two wattmeter

method and it is found that the ratio of the two readings is 2:1. What is the power
factor of the system?
A. 0.5 B. 0.8 C. 0.866 D. 1

89. A material commonly used for shielding or screening magnetism is

A. brass B. aluminum C. copper D. soft iron

90. One advantage of secondary cell is that it

A. can be recharged C. it is compact, easy to carry
B. can be used for portable equipment D. cannot be recharged

91. Calculate the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having 20cm x 20cm
square plates separated by a distance of 1mm. Assume the dielectric medium to
be air.
A. 3.54pF B. 35.4pF C. 354pF D. 3,540pF

92. Calculate the self-inductance of an air-cored solenoid, 40cm long having an

area of cross-section 20cm2 and 800 turns.
A. 2.42mH B. 4.02mH C. 5.20mH D. 6.40mH

93. A three-phase induction motor having an input power of 30KW running at a

slip of 4%. The stator loss is 1KW and friction and windage loss is 1.5KW.
Determine the motor efficiency.
A. 86.8% B. 87.8% C. 88.8% D. 89.8%
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94. An iron core has a cross-section of 500mm 2and having a length of 100cm. A
magnetizing force of 500AT in it produces a magnetic flux of 400µWb. Determine
the relative permeability of the material.
A. 1,275 B. 1,250 C. 1,225 D. 1,200
95. Find the capacitive susceptance per mile of single-phase line operating at
60Hz. The conductor is partridge with an outside diameter of 0.642in and spacing
is 20ft. between centers.
A. 4.10x10-6 mho/mile to neutral C. 5.10x10-6 mho/mile to neutral
B. 4.90x10-6 mho/mile to neutral D. 5.90x10-6 mho/mile to neutral

96. The reactance generator having a subtransient reactance of 0.15pu and

operating at 5 percent above its rated voltage supplies a synchronous motor
having a 0.2pu subtransient reactance. The motor is connected to the generator
by a transmission line and a transformer of total reactance 0.305pu. A sudden
three-phase short circuit occurs at the generator terminals. Determine the per
unit subtransient fault current.
A. –j6.443pu B. –j7.443pu
C. –j9.079pu D. –j10.079pu

97. A synchronous generator having a subtransient reactance of 0.15 pu and

operating at 5 percent above its rated voltage supplies a synchronous motor
having a 0.2 pu subtransient reactance. The motor is connected to the generator
by a transmission line and a transformer of total reactance 0.305 pu. A sudden
three-phase short circuit occurs at the generator by a transmission line and a
transformer of total reactance of 0.305 pu. A sudden three phase short circuit at
the generator terminals. Determine the per unit subtransient fault current.
A. –j6.443 pu B. –j7.443 pu C. –j9.079 puD. –j10.079 pu

98. What type of core is used for a high frequency transformer?

A. Air core B. Aluminum core
C. Closed iron core D. Open iron core

99. For a single line to ground fault the zero sequence current is given by j3.0pu.
The current carried by the neutral during the fault is
A. j1.0pu B. j3.0pu C. j9.0pu D. j6.0pu

100. An inductor supplied with 100V ac with a frequency of 10kHz passes a

current of 10mA. The value of inductor is
A. 1.7 mH B. 16 mH C. 1 mH D. 160 Mh
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1. A three-phase, 60 Hz wye-connected wound rotor synchronous generator

rated 10 KVA, 230 V has a synchronous reactance of 1.2 ohm per phase and
an armature resistance of 0.5 ohm per phase. Calculate the percent
regulation at full load with 0.8 lagging power factor.
A.18.3% B.20.8% C.21.8% D.22.5%

2. Farad is equivalent to what unit?

A. Volt-coulomb C. Joule/volt
B. Coulomb/volt D. Joule/coulomb

3. A 115 kV three-phase transposed transmission line is composed of 2-ACSR

336,400 cmil, 30/7 Oriole conductors per phase with horizontal configuration:
D12= 7ft, D23= 7ft, and D13= 14ft. The line spacing is measured from the center of
the bundled conductors. The distance between the conductors of the bundle is 6
inches. The conductors have a diameter of 0.741 inch and GMR of 0.02255 ft.
Find the capacitance per phase for 20 km of the line in μF.
A.0.1300 B.0.27189 C.0.2889 D.0.2609

4. Three 90 mH inductors are connected in parallel. Find the total inductance.

A.270mH B.30mH C.45mH D.120mH

5. Which of the following is used in power factor correction?

A. Induction motor C. Synchronous motor
B. Long transmission line D. Voltage regulator

6. Two equally charged spheres repel each other with a force of 0.1 kg. If their
centers are 20 cm apart, find the change on each.
A. 2.09x10-6coul C. 2.00x10-6coul
6
B. 2.09x10 coul D. 2.00x106coul

7. A transformer is rated 1KVA, 220/110V, 60 Hz. Because of an emergency this

transformer has to be used on a 50 Hz system. If the flux density in the
transformer core is to be kept the same as at 60 Hz and 220 V, what is the
kilovolt-ampere rating at 50Hz?
A. 0.871 kVA B.0.890 kVA C.0.833 kVA D. 0.909 kVA

8. The lightning load for a dwelling expressed in terms of a unit load in volt-
ampere per square meter must be at least ________.
A. 24 B. 12 C. 16 D. 28

9. A hermetic motor compressor has a full-load current of 25A. What is the

allowable rating for branch disconnecting means?
A. 28.75 A B. 30 A
C. 31.25 A. D. 37.5 A
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10. A metal disk of 30 cm radius rotates at an angular velocity of 1,200 rpm

across a uniform vertical magnetic field of flux density 0.5 Wb/m 2. Calculate the
voltage included between the rim and the center of the disk.
A. 4.4 V B. 4.7 V C. 5.1 V D. 5.8 V

11. A coil draws 1,875 watts when connected to a 150 V DC source. It consumes
3,072 watts when connected on 24 V, 60 Hz AC source. Find the inductance of
the coil.
A.0.0255 H B.0.0153 H C.0.0341 H D.0.0240 H

12. What do you call the interior lighting where the roof trusses or ceiling height is
greater than 7.6 m above floor level.
A.HID C. High mast
B. High Bay D. High pressure sodium

13. Coil 1 of a pair of coupled coils has a continuous current of 5 A, and the
corresponding fluxes Φ11 and Φ12 are 0.2 and 0.4 mWb, respectively. Find the
coupling coefficient k.
A.0.5 B.0.333 C.0.667 D.0.2

14. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

A. Magnetic Flux C. Magnetic reluctance
B. Magnetic flux density D.Magnetic field intensity

15. A certain copper wire has a resistance of 0.5 ohms when the length is 10m.
What is the diameter in mils?
A.57.3 B.33 C.29.4 D.26

16. An unshaded lamp is placed at a distance r 1 above the ground and produces
an illumination E1 at a point on the ground directly below the lamp. At what angle
must the lamp be aimed on the ground to produce an illumination one-half of E 1?
A.45 degrees C.30 degrees
B.37.5 degrees D.27.5 degrees

17. Two equal resistors wen connected in series across a supply draws a total of
20 watts. What is the total power drawn when two resistors are connected in
parallel across the same supply?
A.20 W B.40 W C.60 W D.80 W

18. The Electrical Safety Month of the year is ______?

A. June B. April C. February D. May

19. The area of one plate of a two plate mica capacitor is 0.0025 m 2 and the
separation between plates is 0.02 m . If the dielectric constant of mica is 5, what is
the capacitance of the capacitor?
A.5.53 μF B.5.53 pF C.7.74 μF D.7.74 Pf
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20. Which of the following produces a reactive power?

A. Incandescent lamp C. Flat iron
B. Induction motor D. Heater

21. What capacitance must be placed in series with an inductance of 0.05 H so

that at 100 Hz, the impedance becomes equal to the ohmic resistance?
A.50.7 μF B.70.7 μF C.35.5 μF D.87 μF

22. Receptacle outlets shall be located above, but not more than____ mm above
the countertop.
A.300 B.450 C.250 D.600

23. In dwelling units, hallways of _____m or more in length shall have at least
one receptacle outlet.
A.4 B.2 C.5 D.3

24. A 16-ohm resistor is connected in series with parallel combination of three

resistors, R and 48 ohms. Determine R if the power consumed by the
parallel connected resistors is equal to the power consumed by the 16-
ohm resistor.
A.6 ohms B.12 ohms C.24 ohms D.36 ohms

25. The time constant of a series RL circuit Is equal to _____?

A. L/R B.R/L C. RL D. 1/RL

26. A commercial building with an aggregate three-phase load of 170 kVA is to

be served using two single-phase transformers connected in V-V bank.
What should be the minimum size of each transformer in kVA.
A.167 B.75 C.100 D.333

27. A 240 V to 120 V, 50 Hz step-down transformer is to be operated at 60 Hz.

What is the highest safe input voltage?
A.288 V B.240 V C.200 V D.100 V

28. Heating effect of current has undesirable side effect in

A. Electric oven C. Electric iron
B. Immersion heater D. Vacuum cleaner

29. In an electric system the available short-circuit MVA is 600 MVA. What is
the Thevenin’s equivalent reactance at 34.5 kV?
A.1.14 ohms B.2.29 ohms C.1.98 ohms D.1.32 ohms

30. The net cross section of a transformer is 29 square inches. The maximum
flux density is 11 kilogausses. The frequency is 60 Hz. If there are 1,000
turns in the primary, determine the primary induced emf.
A.3,780 V B.3,590 V C.3,850 V D.3,945 V
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31. A 15MW, 132 kV, 80% power factor three-phase load is to be served by a
transmission line having conductors whose resistance is 0.5 ohm/km. If
the losses on the line shall not exceed 4.5%, how long must this line be?
A.66 km B.68 km C.70 km D.75 km

32. A change of 5% in the supply voltage of a three-phase induction motor will

produce to its torque a change of approximately _______.
A.10% B.5% C.25% D.20%

33. In a 3-phase, 4wire system, the current in line a has I a1=200∠0 deg A and
Ia2=100∠60 deg A. The current through the neutral conductor is 300∠-60 deg.
Find the line current Ib in amperes.
A.100∠-300 B.300∠120 C.300∠-60 D.300∠240

34. In two-wattmeter method, the readings of the wattmeter will be identical when
A. Load in one of the phases is zero C. Power factor is 0.5
B. Power factor is unity D. Neutral is earthed

35. A capacitor of 100 micro farad is connected in series with a resistance of

1,000 ohms. The time constant of the circuit is
A.1 sec B.0.01 sec C.0.1 sec D.0.001 sec

36. An electric current can neither be _____nor_____.

A. Felt, seen C. Seen, produced any effect
B. Seen, touched D. Produced, felt

37. A three-phase 4-pole 50 Hz induction motor has a rotor resistance of 0.020

ohm per phase and standstill reactance of 0.5 ohm per phase. Calculate the
speed at which the maximum torque is developed.
A.1,500 rpm B.1,480 rpm
C.1,460 rpm D.1,440 rpm

38. Two capacitors A and B have capacitances of 50 μF and 30 μF, respectively.

When 230 V, 50 Hz voltage is applied, find the maximum energy stored
assuming A and B are connected in series.
A.0.992 J B.4.232 J C.1.984 J D.2.116 J

39. Find the average power in a resistance R=10 ohms, if the current in the
Fourier series form is i=12 sin ωt + 8 sin 3 ωt + 3 sin 5 ωt amperes.
A.1,150 W B.1,027 W C.1,085 W D.1,203 W

40. In transmission voltage levels, 765 kV is categorized as

A. High Voltage C. Ultra High Voltage
B. Extra High Voltage D. Medium Voltage
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41. Two parallel long conductors will carry 100 A. If the conductors are separated
by 200 m, the force per meter length of each conductor will be_____
A.10 N B.0.1 N C.1 N D.100 N

42. To a series RLC circuit, a voltage of 10 V is applied. If Q of the coil at

resonant frequency is 20, the voltage across the inductor will be _____.
A.2 V B.50 V C.100 V D.200 V

43. For a coil having a span of 2/3 of pole pitch, the coil span factor is
A.0.8 B.0.866 C.0.786 D.0.966

44. The potential transformer of the line has a rate of 132,000/66. These are
connected wye-delta. The voltmeter reads 64 V. What is the average of the line?
A.221.7 kV B.112.5 kV C.135.2 kV D.132 kV

45. A 50 Hp, 440 V, 3-phase, 60 Hz,6-pole squirrel cage induction motor is

operating at full load and 0.8 p.f. The full load efficiency is 85% and the
percentage slip is 5 %. Determine the full load torque.
A.214.55 N-m C. 312.47 N-m
B.206.72 N-m D.323.24 N-m

46. The purposes of a grid system is to

A. Interconnect the power stations
B. Supply energy to remote areas
C. Make extra high voltage available to consumers
D. Make distribution of energy at reasonable cost

47. The efficiency of thermal plant is approximately

A.10% B.30% C.60% D.80%

48. What is the half power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit which has a
resonant frequency of 3.6 MHz and Q of 218?
A.1.65 kHz B.16.5 MHz C.16.5 kHz D.165 kHz

49. The number of parallel paths in a simplex lap winding is equal to

A. 2 C. Number of pair of poles

B. Number of poles D.1

50. The power consumed by a heating element made of copper wire is 250 W at
220 V and 30 degrees Celsius. What is the power consumed by the same
element at 220 V and 100 degrees Celsius? The temperature coefficient
of the element at 30 degrees Celsius is 0.004-degree C -1.
A.274 W B.233.33 W C.215.25 W D.196.31 W
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51. A generator rated 600 kVA, 2,400 V, 60 Hz, 3-phase, 6-poles and wye-
connected has 10% synchronous reactance. If a three-phase fault occurs
at its terminals, what will be the short-circuit current?

A. 1,428 A B. 1,443 A C. 1,532 A D. 1,435 A

52. A 200-Hp 2,200 V, 3-phase star connected synchronous motor has a

synchronous impedance of 0.3 + j3 Ω per phase. Determine the induced
emf per phase if the motor works on full-load with and efficiency of 94%
and a power factor of 0.8 leading.
A. 1,354 V B. 1,360 V C. 1,402 V D. 1,522 V

53. If the load of a wye-connected transformer are:

Ia = 10 cis (-30o) Ib = 12 cis 215o Ic = 15 cis 82o
What is the sequence component?
A.13.4 cis (-32.2o) C. 12.27 cis 208.4o
B. 10.2 cis 240o D. 12.27 cis (-31.6o)

54. If the input of the prime mover of an alternator is kept constant but the
excitation is increased then
A. kVA will be leading
C. kW will be changed
B. kVA will be lagging
D. the power factor of the load remains constant

55. A current of 10 A is flowing in a flexible conductor of length 1.5 m. A force of

15 N acts on it when it is placed in a uniform field of 2 T. Calculate the
angle between the magnetic field and the direction of the current.
A. 30o B. 45o C. 60o D. 90o

56. The useful life of diesel engine in a power plant is expected to be ______
year/s.
A. 5 B. 1 C. 50 D. 15

57. An automatic device that operates at preset values is known as

A. Mercury switch B. fuse C. relay D. contactor

58. A 240 V dc series motor develops a shaft torque of 200 N-m at 92%
efficiency while running at 600 rpm. Calculate the motor current.
A. 62.09 A B. 52.36 A C. 48.17 A D. 56.91

59. A magnetic field copper exists around

A. Copper B. Iron C. Moving charges D. Aluminum

60. A voltage of e = 7.07 sin 50t v is applied to a series circuit containing a

resistance of 4 ohms and an inductance of 60 mH. What is the impedance
of the circuit in ohms?
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A. 5 ∠ 30o Ω B. 5 ∠ 60o Ω C. 5 ∠ 53.13o Ω D. 5 ∠ 36.87o

61. A 230 V, 3-phase, 3-wire system has to balanced 3-phase loads. One, wye
connected has impedance of 6+ j8 Ω per phase and the other one, delta
connected has impedance of 24 + j18 Ω per phase. Find the line current in
amperes.
A. 26.3 B. 23.9 C. 28.2 D. 20.8

62.It is desired to deliver 4,000 kW, three-phase at a distance of 25 miles. The

load voltage being 33 kV, 60 Hz and the power factor of the load being
85% lagging. The reactance of the line per phase is 0.692 ohm per mile.
The line loss is 10% of the power delivered. What is the voltage regulation
of the line?
A. 11.2% B. 12.3% C. 13.2% D. 14.8%

63. The voltage applied to the stator of a three-phase, 4-pole induction motor has
a frequency of 50 Hz. The frequency of the emf induced in the rotor is 1.5
Hz. Determine the speed at which motor is running.
A. 1,410 rpm B. 1,425 rpm C. 1,448 rpm D. 1,455 rpm

64. The applied voltage is increased by 50% and frequency is reduced by 50%.
The maximum core flux density will become
A. 1.5 times B. 3 times C. 5 times D. the same

65. Surge impedance of transmission line is given by

A. √C/L B. √CL C. √L/C D. 1/√LC

66. Which of the following is not a type of the contactor for circuit breakers?
A. Vacuum C. Electro-pneumatic
B. Pneumatic D. Electromagnetic

67. A three-phase motor driven pump at 1,800 rpm is discharging 500 gpm of
water at a head of 25 meters. The pump efficiency is 75%. Determine the
horsepower of the motor.
A. 15 B. 12 C. 14 D. 10

68. The average weekly energy generated by a thermal plant is 7 x 10 6 kWHR.

The peak load of the plant is 75,000 kW during the week. If the plant has
an installed capacity of 100 MW, solve for the load factor of the plant.
A. 48.92% B. 56.34% C. 50.44% D. 55.55%

69. A 15 MVA, 34.5 kV / 6.24 kV transformer is connected at an infinite bus. The

percent impedance of the transformer is 2.5%. What is the current at the
34.5 kV side for a three-phase fault at the 6.24 kV side?
A. 25,000 A B. 5,000 A
C. 55,500 A D. 10,000 A
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70. Charging a lead-acid cell causes the electrolyte to become

A. stronger B. stable C. weaker D. water

71. A coil has a resistance of 5 ohms and inductance of 1 H. At t = 0 it is

connected to a 2 V battery. Find the rate of rise of current when i = 0.2
ampere.
A. 3 A/sec B. 2 A/sec C. 1 A/sec D. 0.5 A/sec

72. A shunt motor has a rated armature current of 50 A when connected to 200
V. The rated speed is 1,000 rpm and armature resistance is 0.1 Ω. Find
the speed if the total torque is reduced to 70% of that at rated load and a 3
Ω resistance is inserted in series with the armature.
A. 474 rpm B. 469 rpm C. 464 rpm D. 460 rpm

73. If the resistance of the field winding of a dc generator is increased the output
voltage will
A. decrease C. remain the same
B. increase D. fluctuate heavily

74. Wye-wye power transformers are protected by current transformers having

________ connection.
A. delta-delta B. wye-delta C. delta-wye D. wye-wye

75. An unbalanced wye-connected load connected to a 3-phase, 4-wire abc

system consists of Za = 10 + j5 Ω, Z b = 8 + j4 Ω and Z c = 20 + j0 Ω. If the
line to neutral voltage is 120 V, find the total power in watts.
A. 4,125 B. 3,312 C. 5,520 D. 2,843

76. A three-phase, 60 Hz, transmission line has its conductors arranged in a

triangular configuration so that the two distances between conductors are
7.62 m and the third is 12.8 m. The conductors are Dove with GMR of
0.0314 ft. If the line is 60km long, what is the inductive reactance of the
line?
A. 38.73 Ω B. 37.18 Ω C. 30.98 Ω D. 33.57 Ω

77. The luminous intensity of a lamp is expressed in

A. lux B. lumens C. candela D.foot-candle

78. The barrier potential for a silicon diode at 25 oC is approximately

A. 0.4 v B. 0.3 v C. 0.7 v D. 0.5 v

79. Ten oersted is equivalent to

A. 10 Gb/m B. 1 Gb/m C. 10 Gb/cm D. 100 Gb/cm
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80. In a 230 V, 3-phase, 3-wire system, two wattmeters are connected to

measure the power. The ratio of the readings of the wattmeters is 2.5 is to
1. What is the power factor of the system?

A. 80.3% B. 76.6% C. 83.1% D. 86.6%

81. An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (ωt – 30o) from a voltage v = 220
sinωt. What is the maximum power?
A. 1,100 W B. 2,200 W C. 1,320 W D. 190.5 W

82. Calculate the magnetic field intensity to produce a flux density of 10 x 10 -3

tesla at the center of a long straight solenoid.
A. 6,423 AT/m B. 7, 958 AT/m C. 8,323 AT/m D.7,869AT/m

83. A total of 0.8 kg of water at 20 oC is placed in a 1-kW electric kettle. How long
a time in minute is needed to raise the temperature of the water to 100
o
C?
A. 4.46 min B. 4.56 min C. 5.32 min D. 6.34 min

84. A certain amount of fuel can produce 10 quads of energy. In how many days
will the fuel be totally consumed if it is used to satisfy a demand of 10 13
BTU/day at a power plant with and overall efficiency of 20 percent?
A. 190 B. 205 C. 195 D. 200

85. What is the equivalent of the constant C in the ABCD constants for the
Nominal-T circuit of a transmission line for which R = 10 Ω, X L = 20 Ω, Y =
400 µs for each phase?
A. 0.996 ∠ 0.115o B. 22.25∠ 63.45o C. 10 + j20 D. 4 x 10-4 ∠ 90o

86. Which of the following ammeters is the most sensitive?

A. 0-100 micro ammeter C. 0-1 micro ammeter
B. 0-5 milli ammeter D. 0-50 milli ammeter

87. A transformer is to be used to match a secondary load impedance of 800

ohms to a generator line impedance of 128 ohms. What should be the
ratio of transformation of the transformer for maximum power transfer
A. 1: 6.25 B. 6.25: 1 C. 1: 2.5 D. 2.5: 1

88. TV Channel 2 has a frequency of 60 MHz What is the wavelength?

A. 50m B. 500m C. 0.5m D. 5m

89. At a certain point of the system network the positive, negative and zero
sequence impedances are 0.25 p.u., 0.25 p.u. and 0.3 p.u., respectively.
The base MVA is 100. The voltage level at that point is 34.5 kV.
Determine the zero sequence current for a one-line ground fault.
A. 8.132 A B. 7,516 A C. 6,275 A D. 2,091 A
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90. A 1-phase, 220-V 50-A induction motor draws 10 kW of power. A 1-phase, 8-

kVA synchronous motor is placed parallel with it in order to adjust the
power factor to unity. What must be the power factor of the synchronous
motor?
A. 0.80 leading B. 0.82 leading
C. 0.84 leading D.0.86 leading
91. Brushes of dc machine are usually made of
A. carbon B. hard copper C. soft copper D. iron
92. Impurities in an electrolyte can cause an internal short circuit condition called
A. Depolarization B. Electrolysis
C. Local action D. Polarization

93. Calculate the time taken by the capacitor of 1 µF and in series with a 1 MΩ
resistance to be charged up to 80% of the final value.
A. 0.8 sec B. 1.61 sec C. 2,12 sec D. 1.98 sec

94. Determine the inductance L of a coil of 500 turns wound on an air cored
torroidal ring having a mean diameter of 300mm. The ring has a circular
cross section of diameter 50mm.
A. 6.54 x 10-3 H B. 6.54 x 10-4 H
C. 3.27 x 10-3 H D. 3.27 x 10-3 H

95. What is the minimum number of wattmeter required to measure unbalanced

power for a three phase system?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 1

96. The rotor of a 220 v, 60 Hz, 4-pole induction motor has a power input of 80
kW. It is observed that the rotor emf makes 90 cycles per minute,
Calculate the rotor copper loss.
A. 2 kW B. 5 kW C. 3 kW D. 4 Kw

97. A certain station in Luzon has 36 kV, 3-phase, is to supply 12 MW load at 30

kV and 0.8 p.f. lagging over a 3-phase transmission line. Find the
resistance of the line if the length of the transmission line is 4,000 meters
and the efficiency is 90%.
A. 6.31 Ω B. 3.56 Ω C. 4.45 Ω D. 5.33 Ω

98. A dc shunt generator has an induced voltage of 220 v on open circuit. When
the machine is on load the voltage is 200 v. Find the load current of the
filed resistance is 100 Ω and armature resistance is 0.2 Ω.
A. 100 A B. 102 A C. 98 A D. 96 A

99. Permeance is analogous to

A. Conductance B. Resistance
C. Reluctance D. Inductance
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100. A 100 MW power station delivers 100 MW for 2 hours, 50 MW for 8 hours
and is shut down for the rest of each day. It is also shut down for
maintenance for 60 days each year. Calculate its annual load factor.
A. 19
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1. Two impedances C1 and C2 are connected in series across a 240 v source. If

C1 IS 24 µF and the total capacitance is 6µF, find the voltage across C 2.
A. 240 v B. 60 v C. 180 v D. 120 v
2. Estimate the average power output of a wind turbine having a blade of
diameter 1.7 m if the wind velocity ranges from 10 to 30 meter per hour.
A. 40.2 kW B. 42.2 kW C. 44.2 kW D. 46.2 kW

3. A conductor has a radius of 0.1625 inch. What is the are in circular mils?
A. 26,406.25 B. 82,957.68 C. 100,000 D. 105,625

4. If there are seven resistors of 33 kΩ , in each parallel, what is the total

resistance?
A. 363 kΩ B. 3.3 kΩ C. 3 kΩ D. 16.5 kΩ

5. To reverse the direction of rotation of a three-phase inductor motor, it is

necessary to
A. interchange the three line connections
B. reverse the polarity of the rotary circuit
C. increase the resistance of the rotary circuit
D. interchange any two of the three line connections

6. An unconventional conductor consists of three strand arranged vertically. Find

the GMR in terms of radius r of an individual strand.
A. 1.564 r B. 1.764 r C. 1.704 r D. 1.864 r

7. Transformer are rated in

A. KW B. KV C. KWHR D. KVA

8. A current is given by expression i = 2.5sin ωt + 0.8 sin 3ωt + 0.5sin 5ωt. What
is the rms value of the current?
A. 1.54 A B. 2.6 A C. 2.56A D. 1.89 A

9. A capacitor is charged to 250 coulombs for 5 seconds. What is the currents

through capacitor?
A. 25 A B. 50 A C. 500 A D. 1250

10. In a series RL circuit, the inductor current _____ the resistor current.
A. lags B. Lead C. is equal to D. is negative of

11. A 120v dc shunt motor has an armature resistance of 200 mΩ. If the full-load
armature current is 75 A, find the starting resistance needed to limit the armature
starting current to 150% of the full-load value.
A. 0.804 Ω B. 0.822 Ω C. 0.849 Ω D. 0.862 Ω

12. The power factor of incandescent bulb is

A. 0.8 lagging B. 0.8 leading C. unity D. zero
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13. The law that induces emf and current always opposes the cause producing
them was discovered by
A. Lenz B. Maxwell C. Faraday D. Ohm

14. An inductor in series with a 5 µF capacitor is connected to supply of 20 v, 796

HZ. What is the inductance needed to make the current 5 A leading?
A. 0.002 H B. 0.007 H C. 0.004 H D. 0.0

15. A 60 kJ per minute heat is rejected from refrigerator. What is the power input
to the refrigerator if cop is 1.2?
A. 0.633 kw B. 0.733 kw C. 0.833 kw D. 0.933 kw

16. A 2.400/240 volts transformer is connected Y- . What is the base voltage of

the secondary?
A. 415.69 v B. 240 v C. 135.56 v D. 480 v

17. Temperature coefficient of a conductor is defined as the

A. increase in resistance per ohm per degree centigrade
B. increase in resistance per degree centigrade
C. increase in resistance per degree absolute
D. decrease in resistance per ohm per degree centigrade

18. A 400 v series motor working with unsaturated field is taking 60 A and
running at 840 rpm. The total resistance of the motor is 0.1 ohm. At what speed
will the motor run when developing half-full load torque.
A. 1,193 rpm B. 1,202 rpm C. 1,167 rpm D. 1,352 rpm

19. A capacitor is placed in parallel with two inductive loads, one of 20 A at 30°
lagging and another one of 40 A at 60° lagging. What must be the current in the
capacitor so that the total current from the source shall be at unity power factor?
A. 44.64 A B. 36.84 A C. 48.36 A D. 38.32 A

20. Open conductors run individually as service drops shall be _______.

I. insulted II. bare III. covered
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. either I or II

21. A three-phase short transmission line has a per phase impedance of 0.3 +
j0.4 Ω. The receiving end voltage is 6.351 volts per phase and the voltage
regulations is not exceed 5 percent. Calculate the total line loss when it is
supplying maximum power.
A. 212.08 MW B. 7.69 MW C. 122.46 MW D. 40.81 MW

22. A parallel plate capacitor is made of 350 plates, separated by paraffined

paper 0.001cm thick (k=2.5). The effective size of the plate is 50 cm x 30 cm.
What is the capacitance of this capacitor?
A. 35 µF B. 70 µF C. 115 µF D. 140 µF
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23. The percentage overloading of two 20 - KVA transformers when supplying a

balanced 3 ᶲ load of 10 kVA in a V-V bank is ______ percent.
A. 15 B. 57.7 C. 73.2 D. 33.3

24. The power factor of an alternator is determined by its

A. speed B. load C. excitation D. prime mover

25. The pitch factor for 3rd harmonic in an alternator having 18 slots per pole and
colt spam 5/6 of pole pitch is
A. 0.707 B. 0.253 C. 0.966 D. 1

26. A certain power plant has reserve capacity above the peak load of MW. The
annual factors are load factor = 59%, capacity factor = 41% and use factor 46%.
Determine hours per year not in service.
A. 952 hours B. 965 hours
C. 924 hours D. 937 hours

27. The speed of a synchronous motor

A. reduces as load increases
B. increases as load increases
C. adjusts itself to new equilibrium speed whenever load changes
D. always remains constant

28. A heater wire of length 50 cm and 1 mm 2 in cross-section carries a current of

2 A when connected across a 2 v battery. What is the resistivity of the wire?
A. 2 x 10-6 Ω-m B. 2 x 10-5 Ω-m
C. 4 x 10-6 Ω-m D. 4 x 10-5 Ω-m

29. A string insulator has 4 units. The voltage across the bottom most unit is 30%
of the total voltage. What is the string efficiency?
A. 30% B. 60% C. 75% D. 83.33%

30. When a line to ground faults occurs, the current in a faulted phase is 100 A.
What is the zero sequence current in this case?
A. zero B. 33.3 A C. 66.6 A D. 100 A

31. A transmission line has a total series impedance of 40 + j125 ohms and a
total shunt admittance of 10-3 mho. Determine the constant D of the line.
A. j0.001 B. 0.9376 + j0.0196
C. 1 + j0.0656 D. 0.001 + j0.0656

32. A six-pole three-phase 440-v, 60 HZ induction motor develops 10-HP at

1,150 rpm, the power factor being 80% lagging. Stator and core losses amount to
400 w and 350 w, respectively. Frictional losses amount to 0.5-hp. Calculate
motor line current.
A. 12.24 A B. 12.41 A C. 11.42 A D. 14.64 A
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33. The efficiency of thermal power plant is approximately

A. 10% B. 30% C. 60% D. 80%

34. A 6.6 kV Y-connected, 3-phase alternator has a synchronous reactance of 6

Ω per phase and a negligible resistance. At a certain field current, the armature is
known to induce 5.8 kV per phase. Calculate the maximum power that can be
developed by the alternator at this excitation.
A. 12 MW B. 10 MW C. 9.8 MW D. 11 MV

35. A power plant consumes 3,600 tons of coal per day. If the coal has an
average energy content of 10,000 BTU/lb, what is the plant's power output?
Assume an overall efficiency of 15%.
A. 132 MW B. 130 MW C. 128 MW D. 126 MW

36. The positive, negative, and zero sequence reactances of a 20-MVA, 1302 kV
synchronous generator are 0.3 pu, 0.2 pu, nad 0.1 pu, respectively. The
generator is solidly grounded and is not loaded. A line to ground fault occurs on
phase a. Neglecting all the resistances, determine I a1.
A. -j5 ou B. -j1.67 pu C. -j2.87 pu D. -j3 pu

37. The electromagnetic torque developed in a motor is 150 N-m. If the field flux
is decreased by 20% and armature current is increased by 15%, find the new
electromagnetic torque developed.
A. 138 N-m B. 163 N-m C. 159 N-m D. 104 N-m

38. A 220 v, 3-phase , 4-wire abc system supplies unbalanced wye-connected

resistance of Ra = 10 Ω, Rb = 15 Ω and Rc = 20 Ω. Determine the total power of
the system in watts.
A. 3,495 B. 3,560 C. 3,385 D. 3,895

39. A coil of wire of 100 turns enclosing an area of 0.09 m 2 has its plane
perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field of flux density 0.5 T. the coil is turned to
position wherein its plane is parallel to the magnetic field in 0.05 sec. Find the
average emf generated in the coil in volts.
A. 15 B. 10 C. 12 D. 9

40. A 10-hp, 230 v, three-phase Y-connected synchronous motor has a

reactance of 3 ohms per phase a negligible resistance. To what voltage must the
motor be excited to deliver full-load at unity power factor and 90% efficiency?
A. 242 v B. 254 v C. 262 v D. 248 v

41. To a series RLC circuit, a voltage of 10 v is applied. If Q of the coil at

resonant frequency is 20, the voltage across the inductor at resonant frequency
will be.
A. 200 v B. 100 V C. 75 v D. 50 v
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42. One advantage of distributing the winding in alternator is to

A. Reduce harmonies C. reduce the amount of cooper
B. improves voltage wave from D. decreases the value of the voltage

43. A dc shunt motor running at 1,200 rpm has armature resistance of 0.15 Ω.
The current taken by the armature is 60 A when the applied voltage is 220 v. If
the load is increased by 30%, find the variation in the speed.
A. 1,040 rpm B. 1,162 rpm C. 1,110 rpm D. 1,184 rpm

44. the capacitance between any conductors of a three-phase, three-conductor

cable is 2 µF. The cable operates at 11 kV line voltage and 50 HZ. What is the
charging current through the cable capacitance?
A. 7.98 A B. 3.99 A C. 6.91 A D. 13.82 A

45. The per unit reactance’s of a synchronous generator are X d = 1, Xd1 = 0.35,
and xd11 = 0.25. The generator supplies at 1.0 per unit load at 0.8 power factor
lagging. Calculate the voltage behind the subs transient reactance.
A. 1.79 pu B. 1.24 pu C. 1.17 pu D. 1.59 pu

46. A series RLC circuit has a Q of 5 at its resonance frequency of 100 kHZ.
Assuming the power dissipation of the circuit is 100 w when drawing a current of
0.4 A, determine the capacitance C of the circuit.
A. 2.04 nF B. 2.32 nF C. 3.02 nF D. 2.54 nF

47. An iron ring of circular cross-section of 5 x 10 -4 m2 has a mean circumference

of 2 m. It has a saw-cut of 2 x 10-3 m length and is wound with 800 turns of wire.
Determine the exciting current when the flux in the air gap is 0.5 x 10 -3 Wb. Given
µr of Iron = 600 and leakage factor is 1.2. Assume areas of air gap and iron are
same.
A. 2.95 A B. 3.95 A C. 4.95 A D. 5.95 A

48. A 50 hp, 440 v, 60 HZ, 3-phase motor operates at full-load with an efficiency
of 89% and power factor of 0.85 lagging. Determine the capacitance in µf per
phase of wye-connected capacitor bank to be connected across the motor
terminals to improve the power factor to 0.95 lagging.
A. 148 B. 167 C. 188 D. 210

49. Impurities in an electrolyte can cause an internal short circuit condition called
A. depolarization C. local action
B. electrolysis D. polarization

50. A dc constant voltage source feeds a resistance of 2,000 kΩ in series with a

5µF capacitor. Find the time taken for the capacitor when the charge retained will
be decayed to 50% of the initial value, the voltage sourcing being short circuited.
A. 11 B. 12 C. 10 D. 14
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51. A resistance of 40 ohms and inductance of 79.6 mH are connected in parallel

across a 240 v, 60 HZ ac supply. Find the total current in amperes.
A. 11 B. 12 C. 10 D. 14
52. A 230 v, 3-phase source supplies a balanced delta connected in parallel
across a 240 v, 60 HZ ax supply. Find the total current in amperes.
A. 33.1 B. 39.8 C. 26.5 D. 29.3

53. Three unbalanced 3-phase currents are given as follows:

Ia = 10 ∠-30° A , Ib = 0 and Ic = 10 ∠-150° A. Find Ic1-
A. 3.34∠150° A C. 3.34∠210° A
B. 3.34∠-150° A D.3.34∠-135° A

54. Two straingt parallel wires 2 m long, 3 mm apart carries a current of 8 A in

opposite direction. Calculate the force between these conductors.
A. 8.25 x 10-3 N B. 8.75 x 10-3 N
C. 8.33 x 10-3 N D. 8.53 x 10-3 N

55. A three-phase, 6-pole, 50 HZ, induction motor develops a maximum torque of

30 N-m at 960 rpm. Calculate the torque produced by the motor at 6% slip. The
rotor resistance per phase is 0.6 Ω.
A. 24.7 N-m B. 25.7 N-m C. 26.7 N-m D. 27.7 N-m

56. The turn-on voltage of a Ge junction diode is ______volt.

A. 0.7 B. 0.3 C. 1 D. 0.1

57. A 40 miles, 60 cycle single phase line consists of two 000 conductors spaced
5 ft apart. Determine the charging current if the voltage between wires is 33 kV.
The diameter of 000 conductors is 410 mils.
A. 3.92 A B. 2.92 A C. 1.92 A D. 4.92 A

58. A transformer has 4% resistance and 6% reactance drop. Find the voltage
regulation at full load 0.8 p.f lagging.
A. 6.8% B. 5.8% C. 8.8% D. 7.8%

59. A dc motor takes an armature current of 100 A at 230 v. The armature

resistance is 0.03 Ω. The total number of lap connected armature conductors is
500 and the number of poles is 4. The flux per pole is 0.03 Wb. What is the
torque developed by the motor?
A. 242.86 N-m B. 218.93 N-m C. 238.73 N-m D. 227.54 N-m

60. A 0.5 µF capacitor, an 80 mH inductance and a 500-ohm resistor are

connected in parallel across a voltage source of V = 12 -j6 v. Find the current as
a phasor if the angular velocity is 500 rad/sec.
A. 0.333∠ 92° A C. 0.333∠122° A
B. 0.333∠-92° A D. 0.333∠-122° A

61. What is the fourth harmonic of 800 KHZ?

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A. 200 KHZ B. 400 KHZ C. 3.20 MHZ D. 4.00 MHZ

62. A mode of communications in which either party can hear while taking, thus
allowing one party to instantly interrupt the other at any time, is called
A. Half simplex B. Half duplex
C. Full simplex D. Dull duplex

63. suppose a cell of 1.5 v delivers 100 mA for 7 hours and 20 minutes, and the it
is replaced. How much energy is supplied during this time?
A. 0.49 Whr B. 1.1 Whr C. 7.33 Whr D. 733 mWhr

64. A device that repeatedly reverse the polarity of a magnetic field in order to
keep a dc motor rotating is known as
A. a solenoid B. an armature coil
C. a commutator D. a field coil

65. Find the cross-sectional area of the core of a 10 turns transformer for a
voltage of 50 v at 50 HZ. The flux density is 0.9 Wb/m 2.
A. 0.025 m2 B. 0.046 m2 C. 0.065 m2 D. 0.085 m2
66. The rotor resistance of an 8-pole, 50 HZ, wound rotor induction motor is 0.5
Ω per phase. The speed of the motor is 720 rpm at full load. Determine the
external resistance to be connected with the rotor circuit to reduce the speed to
680 rpm for full-load torque.
A. 0.66625 Ω B. 1.1625 Ω C. 0.5225Ω D. 0.8625 Ω

67. 87 is the device function number assigned by ANSI to this relay;

A. lock out relay C. directional relay
B. undervoltage relay D. differential relay

68. A series RL circuit is connected across a dc source through a switch. Three

milliseconds after the switch is closed, the voltage across the inductance is 20 v
and drops to 5 v after ms. If R = 100 ohms, find L. Assume at t = 0, i = 0.
A. 1.59 H B. 1.30 H C. 1.22 H D. 1.25 H

69. A generator rated 600 KVA, 2,400 v, 60 HZ , 3-phase, 6-poles and wye-
connected has 10% synchronous reactance. If a three-phase fault occurs, what
will be the short circuit current?
A. 1, 443 A B. 1,532 A C. 1,435 A D. 1,426 A

70. A coil of inductance 8 mH, produces 80 µWb of magnetic flux. Of this total
flux, 60 µWb are linked to a second coil of inductance 2 mH. How much is the
mutual inductance between coils?
A. 2 mH B. 3 mH C. 4 mH D. 5 mH

71. Wind mils in addition to proper gearing is the best driver for
A. dc generator C. inductance generators
B. synchronous generators D. rotary rectifiers
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72. A rectangular bus bar is made of aluminum and is 90 cm long, 10 cm wide

and 1 cm thick. If the bus bar current flows along its length, find the bus bar
conductance provided the bus bar conductivity is 3.6 x 10 8 s/m.
A. 0.4 x 106 s B. 0.4 x 105 s C. 0.5 x 106 s D. 0.5 x 105 s

73. An energy source supplies 500 J of energy at 100 v for a certain period of
time. Determine the quantity of charge passed through.
A. 0.2 c B. 50 kc C. 20 c D. 5 c

74. A 220 v, 3-phase supply has a balanced delta connected load with
impedance of 15 + j20 ohms/phase. What is the total real power of the load in
watts?
A. 5,133.3 B. 4,122.5 C. 2,965.6 D. 3,484.8

75. In a 3-phase, 4-wire system, the current in line A has I a1 = 200∠0° A Ia2
=100∠60° A, the current through the neutral conductor is 300∠-60° A. Find the
line current Ib in amperes.
A. 300 ∠ 120° B. 300 ∠-60° C. 300 ∠ 240° D. 100∠-30°

76. Calculate the no-load current taken by a 100 kW, 460 v, shunt motor
assuming the armature and field resistance to remain constant and equal to 0.03
Ω and 46 Ω, respectively. The efficiency at full load is 88%.
A. 23.5 A B. 24.5 A C. 26.0 A D. 28.0 A

77. A 100 MW hydroelectric station is supplying full load for 10 hrs in a day .
Calculate the volume of water which has been used. Assume effective head of
the water as 200 m and the overall efficiency of the station as 80%. Assume 1 m 3
of water = 1,000 kg.
A. 2,232,435 m3 B. 2,345,456 m3
3
C. 2,293,560 m D. 2,371,402 m3
78. The dc generator used as pilot exciter is
A. series B. Shunt
C. over compound D. flat compound

79. A lead storage battery is rated at 12 volts. If the internal resistance is 0.01
ohm, what is the maximum power that can be delivered to the load?
A. 1,200 w B. 1,800 w C. 3,600 w D. 7,200 w

80. Bundled conductors in EHZ transmission lines results to

A. reduce capacitance C. increase capacitance
B. increase inductance D. increase resistance

81.The per unit impedance of a circuit element is 0.30. If the base KV and base
MVA are halved, then the new value of the per unit impedance of the circuit
element will be,
A. 0.30 B. 0.60 C. 0.0030 D. 0.0060
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82. What should be the turns ratio of a three-phase transformer to transform

10,000 KVA from 230 KV to 4,160 V if the transformer is to be connected ∆-Y?
A. 94 B. 96 C. 97 D. 98

83. The input power to a 600-v synchronous motor is measured by means of a

two-method. One wattmeter reads 64 kW and the other reads 36.5 kW. The
motor is known to be operating at leading p.f. Determine the line current drawn.
A. 110 A B. 104 A C. 112 A D. 107 A

84. A power plant has an overall efficiency of 30%. If this plant can consume
4,200 kilograms of coal per hour, estimate the total electric energy produced in
one day. Assume the calorific value of the coal being used is 8,000 kcal per
kilogram.
A. 183 MWHR C. 176 MWHR
B. 168 MWHR D. 155 MWHR

85. Four lamps are suspended 6 m above the ground at the corners of a lawn 4
m on each side. If each lamp emits 250 cd, calculate the illumination at the
center of the lawn.
A. 20.56 lux B. 21.62 lux C. 19.85 lux D. 22.34 lux

86. A 170-mile, 230-kV, 60-HZ, three-phase single-circuit transmission line uses,

a triangular arrangement with 20 ft. 20 ft, and 36 ft spacing respectively. If the
line conductors have a GMR of 0.0217 ft, determine the capacitive susceptance
to neutral per mile.
A. 4.81 x 10-5 mho per mile C. 7.92 x 10-5 mho per mile
-6
B. 12.74 x 10 mho per mile D. 2.47 x 10-6 mho per mile

87. The surge impedance of an underground cable is around

A. 50 Ω B. 25 Ω C. 400Ω D. 100 Ω
88. A process equipment contains 100 gallons of water at 25°C. It is required to
bring it to boiling in 10 minutes. The heat loss is estimated to be 5%. What is the
kW rating of the heater?
A. 50.5 kW B. 252 kW C. 125 kW D. 207 Kw

89. A 500 MCM ACSR cable has 37 strands. Determine the diameter in mils of
each strand.
A. 116.25 B. 118.34 C. 110.35 D. 120.24

90. A contact device installed at the outlet for the connection of a single
attachment plug.
A. pendant B. switch C. receptacle D. plug

91. An 8-pole lap wound dc generator has 1,000 armature conductors, flux of 20
mWb per pole and emf generated is 400 v. What is the speed of the machine?
A. 1,000 rpm B. 1,800 rpm C. 1,200 rpm D. 1,500 rpm
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92. An air cored coil has 500 turns. The mean length of magnetic flux path is 50
cm and the area of cross-section is 5 x 10 -4 m2. If the exciting current is 5 A,
determine the flux density.
A. 3.1415 x 10-3 T C. 6.283 x 10-3 T
-4
B. 3.1415 x 10 T D. 6.283 x 10-4 T

93. In a balanced, 3-phase, wye-connected voltage source with phase sequence

abc, Vab = ∠10° v. Find the phase voltage Von.
A. 230∠-230°v C. 132.8 ∠-140°v
B. 132.8 ∠-80°v D. 132.8 ∠-260°v.

94. When carrier wave is modulated at 100%, its power is increased by ____
percent.
A. 100 B. 150 C. 50 D. 0
95. A certain amount of fuel can produce 10 quads of energy. In how many days
will the fuel be totally consumed if it is used to satisfy a demand of 10 13 BTU/day
at a power plant with an overall efficiency of 20 percent?
A. 170 B. 180 C. 190 D. 200

96. Differential relays are installed to protect the equipment against.

A. reverse current B. internal faults C. overcurrent D. no voltage

97. A short 3-phase, 3-wire transmission line has an impedance of 3 + j4 ohms

per wire. At the receiving end are connected a 3-phase inductive load drawing
3,500 kW at 0.8 power factor and line to line voltage of 13, 200-volt and a
capacitor bank drawing 150 amperes line current. Calculate the voltage at the
sending end.
A. 13, 808 v B. 13, 718 v C. 13, 758 v D. 13, 658 v

98. A 15 KVA, single-phase distribution transformer has a core and copper

losses at rated condition of 90 w and 300 w, respectively. Determine its
maximum efficiency at 0.707 power factor lagging.
A. 95% B. 96% C. 97% D. 98%

99. A three-phase, 400 v 50 HZ induction motor has a speed of 900 rpm on full-
load. The motor has six poles. How many complete alternations will the rotor
voltage takes per minute?
A. 30 B. 60 C. 300 D. 600

100. This is the porcelain insulator for the end poles;

A. pin B. post C. suspension D. akimbo
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1. A coil has a 50 ohms resistance and a 70 ohms reactance. A capacitor is

connected in parallel to produce resonance. The source voltage is 120 V.
What is the power drawn by the circuit?
A. 162 W B. 132 W C. 97 W D. 52 W

2. Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of 2 x 10 -15 N. How far apart

are the electrons?
A. 3.4 x 10-7m B. 9.6 x 10-7m C. 2.84 x 10-12m D. 5.05 x 10-12m

3. The pitch factor for third harmonic in an alternator having 18 slots per pole
and coil span 5/6 of pole pitch is _.
A. 0.707 B. 0.259 C. 0.966 D. 1

4. When two capacitors of reactances 10ohms and 20 ohms are connected in

parallel across a 100 V supply, total VAR drawn will be _.
A. 500 B. 2 C. 1,500 D. 15

5. Overvoltage relay device function number.

A. 64 B. 56 C. 60 D. 59

6. A test used to determine the equivalent resistance of an induction motor is _.

A. No-load Test B. Short-circuit Test C. Blocked-rotor Test D. Polarity
Test

7. A transformer has 4% resistance and 6% reactance drop. What is the voltage

regulation at full load 0.8 pf lagging?
A. 6.0% B. 6.4% C. 6.8% D. 7.2%
8. The unit of retentivity is
A. Ampere turn B. ampere turn/weber C. ampere turn/meter D.
dimensionless

9. Three 10 ohm resistances are connected delta on a balanced three phase

source. If the equation of the phase V an = 120 sin ωt, what is the equation of
the phase a line current?
A. 36 sinωt C. 11.22 sin(ωt + 30̊)
̊
B. 13.15 sin(ωt - 30) D. 11.88 sin(ωt -56.6)

10. A 250/6,600 V, 50 Hz single – phase transformer has a core of cross section

600 cm2 and the flux density in it is 0.707 Tesla. Determine the number of
turns in the primary winding.
A. 27 B. 19 C. 23 D. 17

11. In running condition the rotor reactance of 3Φ induction motor is proportional

to
A. induced emf B. slip C. supply voltage D. rotor resistance

12. The ratio of the total flux to useful flux is called _.

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A. Mutual flux B. Flux Factor C. Leakage Factor D. Magnetic Factor

13. An electric motor converted 700 W of electrical input into work at 58.186 kg-
m/s. The speed was 1750 rpm. Find the kg-m of driven torque.
A. 0.183 B. 0.381 C. 0.138 D. 0.318

14. What is the annual capacity factor of the plant if the annual energy produced
in a 150 MW power plant is 500 x 106 kWhr?
A. 56.785% B. 34.44% C. 44.04% D. 38.05%

15. With reduction of load on alternator

A. the frequency decreases C. the frequency oscillates
B. the frequency increases D. the frequency remains the same

16. What is the quality factor Q of an RLC series circuit having R = 5 ohms, L =
10 mH and C = 100μF?
A. 2 B. 5 C. 10 D. 20

17. A load of 10, 000 kVA, 80% lagging is connected to a 13, 200 V line. How
much capacitive reactive power is needed to correct the power factor to 97%
lagging?
A. 3, 995 kVAR B. 3, 138 kVAR C. 5, 156 kVAR D. 2, 547 kVAR

18. Two No. 8 copper conductors are placed 15 cm apart with a GMR of 1.27 x
10-3 m. If the length of the line is 4 km, find the value of the line inductance.
A. 5.78 mH B. 6.85 mH C. 7.63 mH D. 9.65 mH

19. The process by which metallic parts are demagnetized is called

A. degreasing B. degaussing C. degrading D. demagnetizing

20. The gas inside the inner discharge tube of a sodium vapor lamp is
A. Argon B. Neon C. Nitrogen D. Helium

21. The following are the symmetrical components of phase B current:

Positive Sequence Component = 10 cis 45̊
Negative Sequence Component = 20 cis (-30̊)
Zero Sequence Component = 0.5 + j0.9
Determine the positive sequence component of Phase A.
A. 20 cis (-195̊) B. 10 cis 195̊ C. 10 cis (-195̊) D. 10 cis (-30̊)

22. What is the force between two wires carrying currents 10 and 50 A each? The
lengths of the wires are 50 cm and are separated by 5 cm distance.
A. 0.005 N B. 0.002 N C. 0.001 N D. 0.004 N

23. What is the nature of the current flowing in the armature of DC machine?
A. pulsating dc B. pure dc C. rectified dc D. alternating current
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24. Which of the following frequencies has the longest period?

A. 1 Hz B. 10 Hz C. 1 kH D. 100 kHz
25. Two coils of inductance 8 H and 10 H are connected in parallel. If their mutual
inductance is 4H, determine the equivalent inductance of the combination if
mutual inductance assists the self- inductance.
A. 3.46 H B. 2.46 H C. 4.6 H D. 6.4 H

26. The voltage applied to the stator of a three phase, 4 pole induction motor has
a frequency of 50 Hz. The frequency of the emf induced in the rotor is 1.5 Hz.
Determine the speed at which motor is running.
A. 1, 450 rpm B. 1,455 rpm C. 1, 460 rpm D. 1,465 rpm

27. If one of the resistors in a parallel circuit is removed, what happens to the
total resistance?
A. Decreases B. increases C. exactly doublesD. remains constant

28. What is the purpose of using oil in the transformer?

A. insulation B. cooling C. cooling and insulation D. lubrication

29. An air capacitor consists of two parallel square plates of 60 cm side. When
the two plates are 2 mm apart the capacitor is charged to a voltage of 240 V.
Determine the work done in separating the plates from 2 mm to 5 mm.
A. 27.54 μJ B. 24.75 μJ C. 25.74 μJ D. 42.75 μJ

30. Skin effect is proportional to

A. ( diameter of conductor )2 C. ( diameter of conductor )3
B. diameter of conductor D. ( diameter of conductor )1/2

31. A balanced delta connected load of ( 4 + j3 ) ohms per phase , 230 V supply.
Find the total kVA.
A. 19.04 kVA B. 37.01 kVA C. 31.74 kVA D. 25.39 kVA

32. A 400 V, 10 kW series motor drives a fan when running at 800 rpm. The
motor draws 50 A from the supply. The resistances of the armature and
series field are 0.2 ohms and 0.1 ohms, respectively. Determine the
electromagnetic torque developed by the motor.
A. 215 N-m B. 220 N-m C. 225 N-m D. 230 N-

33. The three primary colors in the chrominance signal of a color TV are
A. red, green, orange C. blue, green, magenta
B. red, green, blue D. yellow, green, cyan

34. An alternator running in parallel with the other alternators all having automatic
voltage regulators is to be taken off the bus. The usual procedure before
opening the switch is to
A. reduce alternator excitation C. reduce the power fed to the prime
mover
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B. increase alternator excitation D. do nothing

35. In a 4 pole, 35 slot, dc armature, 180 electrical degrees coil span will be
obtained when coils occupy _ slots.
A. 1 and 10 B. 1 and 9 C. 2 and 11 D. 3 and 12

36. A circuit which has ω0 = 106 rad/sec, C = 10 pF and Q = 100, must have a
resistance of _ kῼ.
A. 10 B. 5 C. 1 D. 100

37. A lamp produces an illumination of 10 lux at a point 10 m directly below it.

What is its luminous intensity?
A. 100 Cd B. 10 Cd C. 10, 000 Cd D. 1, 000 Cd

38. A lead acid battery having a 100 Ah capacity is 25% charged. After being
charged at 10 A for 5 hours, it will be approximately _ charged.
A. ½ B. ¾ C. fully D. over

39. Four 100 W, 100 V heaters are connected in series across a 600 volt circuit.
The total heat given off by the four heaters will be _ watts.
A. 900 B. 800 C. 400 D. 2000

40. Which one of the following is not one of the relays of transmission line?
A. Phase comparison relay C. Distance relay
B. Negative sequence relay D. Ground relay

41. In an electric system the available short circuit MVA is 600 MVA. What is the
Thevenin’s equivalent reactance at 34.5 kV?
A. 1.984 ῼ B. 1.587 ῼ C. 2.561 ῼ D. 0.046 ῼ

42. The area of hysteresis loop is the measure of

A. permittivity B. permeance C. energy loss per cycle D. magnetic flux

43. If the secondary terminals of a 5:1 stepdown transformer is connected to the

primary of a 2:1 stepdown transformer then the total stepdown ratio of both
transformers is
A. 2.5 : 1 B. 3 : 1 C. 10 : 1 D. 7 : 1

44. Slip rings are made of

A. Steel B. Copper C. Bakelite D. Mica

45. In a winding of a 3Φ, 6 pole induction motor, the space angle between two
consecutive phases is
A. 600 mech. B. 1200 mech. C. 1800 mech. D. 400 mech.
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46. The tailwater and the headwater of a hydro- electric power plant are 150 m
and 200 m, respectively. What is the water power if the flow is 15 m 3/sec and
a head loss of 10% of the gross head?
A. 4, 621.56 kW B. 7, 621.65 kW C. 5, 621.76 kW D. 6, 621.75 kW
47. A 2,000 V/ 400 V single phase transformer has an equivalent resistance of
0.03 pu and an equivalent reactance of 0.08 pu. Find the full load voltage
regulation at 0.8 pf lagging if the primary voltage is 1,500 V.
A. 6.6% B. 6.8% C. 7% D. 7.2 %

48. Determine the value of R for which power consumed in it is maximum when it
is connected in series with a coil of resistance 3 ῼ and reactance 20 ῼ across
230 V, 60 Hz AC supply.
A. 20 ῼ B. 3 ῼ C. 6.67 ῼ D. 20.22 ῼ

49. Moving coil instruments are used

A. In ac circuits only C. Both in ac and dc circuits
B. In dc circuits only D. For measuring voltage only

50. The efficiency of thermal plant is approximately _.

A. 10% B. 30% C. 60% D. 80%

51. Merz – Price protection is used on

A. Substations B. Capacitor Banks C. induction motors D. Generator

52. A balanced delta connected load draws 100 A line current from a balanced 3
phase supply. Determine the zero sequence components of the currents.
A. -50 – j86.6 B. 50 – j86.6 C. 0 D. 86.6 + j50

53. Impedance z1 = 10 + j15 ohms and another impedance z 2 = 6 – j8 ohms are

connected in parallel across a 60 Hz source. Find the total power in watts if
the total current is 15 A.
A. 1,845 W B. 2,176 W C. 3,188 W D. 2,380 W

54. A magnetizing force of 1000 AT/m will produce a flux density of _ in air.
A. 0.63 mWb/m2B. 0.63 Wb/m3 C. 1.257 mWb/m3 D. 1.257 Wb/m3

55. A 13.8 kV distribution line has a Thevenin’s equivalent impedance 2.63%. If a

phase to phase fault occurs between phase B and C, determine the fault
current at 10 MVA base.
A. 13,000 A B. 7,950 A C. 5,300 A D. 15,900 A

56. A transmission line has two aluminum conductors in bundle. The self GMD of
each conductor is 8.90 mm and the distance between the conductors and
phase is 40 cm and 9 m, respectively. What is the inductance of the line per
phase?
A. 2 μH/m B. 4 μH/m C. 1 μH/m D. 3 μH/m
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57. The greater percentage of materials are _ .

A. Diamagnetic B. Paramagnetic C. Ferromagnetic D. Non- magnetic

58. The electric potential at appoint in air due to a charge is 21 V. If air is

replaced by a medium of relative permittivity of 3, then the electric potential at
that point will be _ .
A. 63 V B. 7 V C. 21 V D. 42 V

59. The greatest percentage of power loss in dc motor is due to

A. Windage loss B. Core Loss C. Copper Loss D. Friction Loss

60. A galvanometer with a 20 ohms coil resistance has a full scale deflection of
10 mA. A 0.02 ohm is placed across the meter to increase its rated capacity.
What is the new full scale current for the meter?
A. 100.1 A B. 1.01 A C. 10.10 A D. 10.01 A

61. A 3Φ, 6 pole, 50 Hz induction motor develops 3.73 kW at 960 rpm. What will
be the stator input if the stator loss is 280 watts?
A. 4,615 W B. 4,165 W C. 3,855 W D. 4,516 W

62. Calculate the average voltage generated in a six turn full pitch coil of a 60
cycle alternator if the flux per pole is 7.2 x 10 5 maxwells.
A. 4.32 V B. 23.4 V C. 17.30 V D. 10.37 V

63. The charge of a hole is _.

A. Zero C. equal to that of an electron
B. Equal to that of a proton D. equal to that of a netron

64. Transient current in an RLC circuit is oscillatory when

A. R = 0 B. R = 2 sq.rt. L/C C. R > 2 sq.rt. L/C D. R < 2 sq.rt. L/C

65. Three units of 1:5 transformers are connected in Δ/Y to supply a 3 phase load
from a 480 V, 3 phase source. The line voltage on the load side is _ volts.
A. 2,400 V B. 832 V C. 4,160 V D. 1.386 V

66. As load pf of an alternator becomes more leading, the value of the generated
voltage required to give rated terminal voltage _.
A. Decreases B. Increases C. Remains constant D. Varies with rotor speed

67. This device is used to reflect back surges into the line.
A. Deion gaps B. Overhead Ground C. Choke Coil D. Arc Horns

68. Some of the arrangement for switch/panel boards are as follows, except _.
A. Vertical B Linear C. Semi – Circular D. Truck Type
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69. A 220 V, 3 phase, 4 wire abc system supplies unbalanced wye connected
resistances of Ra = 10 ohms, Rb = 15 ohms, and Rc = 20 ohms. Determine the
total power of the system.
A. 3, 495 W B. 3,385 W C. 3,560 W D. 3,895 W

70. If a 440 V heater is used on 110 V supply, heat produced by it will be as _

much.
A. ¼ B. 4 times C. 16 times D. 1/16

71. A complex current wave is represented by the equation i = 5 + 5sin (120π)t A.

Find its average value in amperes.
A. 4.5 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4
72. The fuse used for the overhead primary distributors is
A. Fast acting B. Dual Element C. Expulsion D. Cartridge

73. A transformer has a maximum efficiency of 95% at a load of 100 kW. What is
the constant loss of the transformer?
A. 6. 32 kW B. 3.26 kW C. 3.62 kW D. 2. 63 kW
74. A string of four insulators has a self-capacitance equal to 5 times of pin to
earth capacitance. Find the string efficiency.
A. 64.86% B. 66.48% C. 68.64% D. 84.66%

75. Porcelain insulators are protected against creepage of surge current by the
use of _.
A. Surge gaps B. Arcing Horns C. Ground Conductors D. surge arrester

76. An amplifier works best into an impedance of 500 ohms but is required to
drive a speaker of 20 ohms impedance. The primary to secondary turn ratio of
the matching transformer should be
A. 1/5 B. 25 C. 5 D. 1/25

77. The rms value of the complex voltage given by v = 16 sq.rt. 2 sin ωt + 12
sq.rt. 2 sin 3ωt is
A. 20 sqrt 2 V B. 20 V C. 28 sqrt 2 V D. 192 V

78. A uniform 2 wire dc distributor 500 meters long is loaded with 0.4
ampere/meter and is fed at one end. If the maximum permissible voltage drop
per wire is not to exceed 10 V, find the cross-sectional area of the distributor.
Take ρ = 1.7 x 10-6 ῼ-cm.
A. 1.0 cm2 B. 1.2 cm2 C. 1.5 cm2 D. 1.7 cm2

79. This is a lighting system wherein the percentage of upward and downward
brightness is the same.
A. General Diffuse B. Direct C. Indirect D.
Semidirect
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80. A coil having a resistance of 10 ohms and an inductance of 15 H is connected

across a dc voltage of 150 V. When the supply is switched off, find the time
for the current to drop to 9 A.
A. 0.667 sec B. 0.607 sec C. 0.706 sec D. 0.766 sec

81. An iron ring 100 cm mean circumference is made from around iron of cross
section 10-3 m2. Its relative permeability is 500. If it is wound with 250 turns,
what will be required to produce a flux of 2 x 10 -3 Wb?
A. 21.47 A B. 14.27 A C. 12.74 A D. 17.42 A
82. An 8 pole lap wound dc generator has 1000 conductors in its armature. The
flux produced per pole is 20 mWb and emf generated is 400 v. What is the
speed of the machine?
A. 1160 rpm B. 1200 rpm C. 1240 rpm D. 1300 rpm

83. Power in a balanced 3 phase system is measured by two wattmeter method

and it is found that the ratio of the two wattmeter readings is 2 is to 1. What is
the power factor of the system?
A. 0.9 B. 0.82 C. 0.866 D. 0.707

84. One ampere-turn is equivalent to _ gilberts.

A. 1.16 B. 1.26 C. 1.36 D. 1.46

85. What value of R is needed with 0.05 μF capacitor for an RC time constant of
0.02 sec?
A. 400 ῼ B. 400 kῼ C. 400 Mῼ D. 400 Gῼ

86. Which motor is used to start heavy loads?

A. Series C. Cumulative Compound
B. Shunt D. Differential Compound

87. The capacitor in a capacitor start induction run ac motor is connected in

series with _ winding?
A. Compensating B. Squirrel Cage C. Starting D. Running

88. A 150 MVA, 13.8 kV, Y- connected, 3Φ, 60 Hz alternator is operating at

rated voltage and at no load when a three phase fault occurs at its terminals.
If the subtransient reactance of the alternator is j0.2 pu , calculate the current
at the instant the fault occurs.
A. 10 460 A B. 18 117 A C. 6 040 A D. 31 380 A

89. What is the total energy generated by a station in kWhr in a year if its
maximum demand and annual load factor is 150 kW and 45%, respectively?
A. 513,900 kWhr B. 531,900 kWhr C. 593,100 kWhr D. 591,300 kWhr

90. Power circuit breakers can be classified according to operation, some of

these are, except
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A. Inclined Break B. Horizontal Break C. Gravity Open D. Gravity

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91. The lowest KAIC available commercially for miniature circuit breakers is
A. 3 B. 5 C. 10 D. 14
92. A 100 km transmission line has a 1000 ohms shunt capacitive reactance.
What is the capacitive reactance per km?
A. 1000 ῼ B. 10 ῼ C. 100 000 ῼ D. 100 ῼ

93. The shaft power of a shunt motor is 7.8 HP. Its armature draws 50 A from 120
V. The field winding draws 1.2 A. What is the efficiency of the motor?
A. 94.7% B. 96.5% C. 93% D. 98.2%

94. This is the least prevalent shunt fault among transmission and distribution
lines.
A. LG B. LL C. LLG D. LLL

95. In what year was the first 500 kV line in the world became operational?
A. 1936 B. 1953 C. 1965 D. 1969

96. A single phase transformer is rated 110/440 V, 2.5 kVA. Leakage reactance
measured from the low tension side is 0.06 ῼ. What is the leakage reactance
in per unit?
A. 0.0124 B. 0.0142 C. 0.0241 D. 0.0421

97. The rms value of a half wave rectified current is 10 A. Its value for full wave
rectification would be _ amperes.
A. 20 B. 14.14 C. 20/π D. 40/π

98. If starting voltage of a SCIM is reduced to 50% of its rated vlue, torque
developed is reduced by _ percent of its full load value.
A. 57.7 B. 50 C. 25 D. 75

99. A standard candle emits a total luminous flux of _ lumens.

A. 157.90 B.78.96 C. 25.14 D. 12.57

100. A generator of 50 MVA, 4kV, X d” = 25% and transformer of 50 MVA, 4.2

kV, delta/115 kV wye grounded, operating on 3.8 kV tap where X T” = 10% are
to be connected into single equivalent reactance. What is the single
equivalent reactance on a 100 MVA, 110 kV base?
A. j0.6039 pu B. j0.6667 pu C. j0.8241 pu D. j0.8663 pu