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August 17, 2014

1. One MWHR is equivalent to .

a) 8.160 calories b) 100 KWHR c) 4186 joules d) 3412 BTU

2. A current flowing in L and C at parallel resonance are .

a) zero b) equal c) infinite d) different

3. What is the equivalent of a2 + a + j?

a) 1 + j b) 1 − j c) −1 + j d) −1 − j

4. In a series RLC circuit, the impedance at 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 the least time in starting from cold conditions to a full-load
operation?

a) gas turbine b) nuclear power plant

c) steam power plant d) hydroelectric power plant

9. The value of the mutual inductance in terms of self inductance of the two coils L1 and L2 is
proportional to .
p √
a) L1 L2 b) L1/L2 c) L1/L2 d) L1 L2

10. When one coil of a magnetically coupled pair has a current of 5 A, the resulting fluxes φ11 and φ12
are 0.4 mWb and 0.8 mWb. If the turns are N1 = 500 and N2 = 1500, 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◦ C is .

a) calorie b) BTU c) joule d) KWHR

13. In how many years will the energy consumption of the Philippines be quadrupled at 6.9% growth
rate?

a) 5 b) 10 c) 15 d) 20

14. Heating value of coal largely depends on .

a) ash content b) moisture content c) volatile matter d) size of coal particles

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15. An inductance of 40 mH is connected in series with 300 Ω. At t = 0, the energy stores is 0.96
microjoule. Find the currnt at t = 0.

a) 0.44 × 10−3 A b) 0.22 × 10−3 A c) 13.86 × 10−3 A d) 6.93 × 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 impedance b) their internal resistance

c) as a total source of emf d) their internal reactance

17. A hydroelectric generating station is supplied from a reservoir of capacity 5 × 108 cubic meters at
a head of 200 meters. Find the total energy available in KWHR if the overall efficiency is 75%.

a) 1.044 × 108 b) 2.044 × 108 c) 3.044 × 108 d) 4.044 × 108

18. A direct lightning fixture directs at least .

a) 90% of the light downward b) 85% of the light downward

c) 85% of the light upward d) 80% of the light downward

19. One decibels represent a power ratio of .

a) 10 : 1 b) 20 : 1 c) 2 : 1 d) 1.26 : 1

20. A generating station is to supply four regions of load whose peak loads are 10 MW, 5 MW, 8 MW,
and 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 substation.

a) 150.12 × 106 KWHR b) 10.512 × 106 KWHR

c) 15.012 × 106 KWHR d) 105.12 × 106 KWHR

21. Calculate the distance from a normal 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) 3.66 m

22. Semiconductors like silicon and germanium are .

a) tetravalent b) monovalent c) trivalent d) pentavalent

23. In a 13.8 kV, 10 MVA base three phase system, a phase to phase fault occurs. If the Thevenin’s
equivalent impedance 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 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 W.
Calculate the total power developed.

a) 39,200 kW b) 40,800 kW c) 37,632 kW d) 36,732 kW

26. A 500 V 1 phase synchronous motor is taking 50 A at a power factor of 0.8 leading. The output is
25 hp and the effective resistance of the armature is 0.25Ω. Find the iron and friction losses

a) 0.896 b) 0.846 c) 0.796 d) 0.916

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27. What is the copper loss at full-load of a transformer if its copper loss at 7/8 of 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 remaining transformer is percent.

a) 66.6 b) 173.2 c) 57.7 d) 73.2

29. The output of a 200 V single phase synchronous motor, taking a current of 20 A is 4 hp. Its effective
resistance is 0.5Ω. The iron and friction losses amount to 400 W. 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, then 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 = 10cis(150◦ ). Find the phase C
positive sequence current.

a) 5.77 A b) 5.77 cis 120◦ A c) 8.66 cis 120◦ A d) 5.77 cis 240◦ A

32. A coil of inductance 10 H and resistance 2 Ωis being supplied by 20 V source. Find the average
emf induced when the circuit is opened if the current falls to zero in 0.5 sec.

a) 20 V b) 10 V c) 100 V d) 200 V

33. A 200 V, three phase source is connectd to two equal impedances of 7.07 + j7.07 Ωin parallel and
with both connected in wye configuration. What is the current per phase of the combination?

a) −16.26 − j16.26 A b) 16.26 + j16.26 A

c) 16.26 − j16.26 A d) −16.26 + j16.26 A

34. A dc machine has 8 poles and a rated current of 100 A. How much current will flow in each
conductor at rated condition if the armature is simplex lap wound?

a) 6.25 A b) 50 A c) 25 A d) 12.5 A

35. A 2 µF capacitor, with initial charge of 100 µC is connected across a 100 Ω resistor at t = 0.
Calculate the time at which the transient voltage across the resistor drops from 40 to 10 V.

a) 27.7 ms b) 0.277 ms c) 2.77 ms d) 277 ms

36. In a parallel RC circuit, as the value of frequency increases, the power factor .

a) remains the same b) becomes unity c) decreases d) increases

37. A 400 V 50 Hz star connected induction motor takes a line current of 50 A at a power factor of 0.8
lagging. Three mesh connected capacitors are connected to raise the power factor to 0.9. Find the
value of each capacitor in µF .

a) 146.7 b) 48.9 c) 16.3 d) 24.5

38. If C1 = 100µF and C2 = 50µF are connected in series, 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 J d) 1.107 J

39. A 2-element series circuit consumes 700 W and has a power factor of 0.707 leading. If the applied
voltage is 141sin(314t + 30◦ ), find the circuit constants.
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a) R = 7.14Ω, C = 44.6µF b) R = 7.14Ω, C = 446µF

c) R = 71.4Ω, C = 44.6µF d) R = 71.4Ω, C = 44.6µF

40. Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of 2 × 10−15 N. How far apart are the electrons?

a) 2.84 × 10−12 m b) 3.4 × 10−7 m c) 9.6 × 10−7 m d) 5.68 × 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 b) 75.76 A c) 25.25 A d) 14.58 A

42. It is desired to correct the 2400 KVA 0.65 lagging power factor load in a plant to 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 V 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 three-phase overhead transmission line is being supported by three disc insulators. The potentials
across the top unit and the middle unit are 8 KV and 11 KV, respectively. Calculate the ratio of
capacitance between the pin and the earth to the self-capacitance of each unit.

a) 0.475 b) 0.775 c) 0.375 d) 0.275

47. This device is used to reflect back surges into the line.

a) choke coil b) arc horns c) surge depressors d) deion 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-phase line with an impedance of 6 + j8Ω per line has sending and receiving end line
voltages of 120 kV and 110 kV respectively for some receiving end load at a power factor of 0.9
lagging. The active power at the receiving end is nearest to .

a) 100,000 kW b) 200,000 kW c) 120,000 kW d) 110,200 kW

51. A farmer has a small stream on his property which he thinks might supply enough power to light
his buildings. The stream is gauged and found out to be flowing 0.03 cubic meters per second. The
available falls is 2.1 m. A small hydraulic turbine and generator will have a combined efficiency of
70%. Taking the transmission line efficiency of 80%, how many 50-W lamps can be connected to
the generator simultaneously?
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a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8

52. Two long straight conductors each carrying an electric current of 5 A, are kept parallel to each
other at a separation of 2.5 cm. Calculate the magnitude of the magnetic force experienced by 10
cm of a conductor.

a) 2 × 10−3 N b) 2 × 10−4 N c) 2 × 10−5 N d) 2 × 10−6 N

53. A 400 V, 10 kW series motor drives a fan when running at 800 rpm. The motor draws 50 A
from the supply. The resistance of the armature and series field are 0.2 Ω and 0.1 Ω, respectively.
Determine the electromagnetic torque developed by the motor.

a) 255 Nm b) 230 Nm c) 235 Nm d) 240 Nm

54. If the load of a certain transformer is reduced to 50%, the copper loss would become .

a) 0.25 times b) 0.5 times c) 2 times d) same as before

55. At a slip of 4%, the maximum possible speed of a 3-phase 60 Hz squirrel cage induction motor is
.

a) 3,600 rpm b) 3,456 rpm c) 3,200 rpm d) 2,000 rpm

56. An electric heater develops a power of 1 kW when run on 230 V supply. If the resistance wire of
the heater has a diameter of 0.5 mm and a resistivity of 60 × 10−8 Ωm, find the minimum length
of the wire required.

a) 11.3 m b) 13.3 m c) 15.3 m d) 17.3 m

57. Each conductor of a horizontally arrange two-conductor bundle line is ACSR, 1,272 MCM Pheasant.
The spacing between bundle centers is 8 m, 8 m, and 16 m, 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 b) current

c) voltage over a narrow load range d) voltage over a wide load range

59. A 4-pole lap-wound armature has 480 conductors and a flux per pole of 25 mWb. What is the emf
generated, when running at 600 rpm?

a) 240 V b) 120 V c) 60 V d) 30 V

60. Transmission voltage level of 1,000 kV is categorized as .

a) low voltage b) high voltage c) extra high voltage d) ultra high voltage

61. The efficiency of a 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 100 A. The zero sequence
current in this case will be .

a) zero b) 66.6 A c) 33.3 A d) 100 A

63. In which type of faults given below, all the 3 components Ia0 , Ia1 , Ia2 are equal?
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a) single line to ground fault b) line to line fault

c) double line to ground fault d) three phase fault

64. A 220 V series motor takes 10 A and runs at 600 rpm. The total resistance is 0.8 Ω. At what speed
will it run, when a 5 Ω resistance is connected in series, the motors 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 120 V. 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 a
material.

a) non-magnetic b) paramagnetic c) ferromagnetic d) diamagnetic

67. A coil of 50 turns having a mean diameter of 3 cm is placed coaxially at the center of a solenoid
60 cm long would with 2500 turns and carrying a current of 2 A. 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 a 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 0.1 µF , 250 V and 0.2 µF , 500 V are connected in series. What is the maximum
voltage that can be applied across the combination?

a) 375 V b) 750 V c) 250 V d) 500 V

70. A current of 20 A flows through two ammeters A and B joined in series. Across A, the potential
difference is 0.2 V and across B, it is 0.3 V. 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, 17 m by 8 m wide, is lighted by 8 lamps and each lamp 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

72. One of the advantages of distributing the winding in alternator is to .

a) reduce harmonics b) improve voltage waveform

c) reduce the amount of copper d) decrease the value of the voltage

73. A circuit breaker will normally operate .

a) when the switch is put on b) when the line is to be checked

c) when the power is to be supplied d) whenever line fault occurs

74. Two wattmeters can be used to measure 3-phase power for a .

a) balanced and unbalanced load b) unbalanced load only

c) balanced load only d) unity power factor only
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75. A shunt motor runs at 500 rpm on a 200 V circuit. Its armature resistance is 0.5 Ω and the current
taken is 30 A in addition to field current. What resistance must be placed in series so 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) 2.37 Ω d) 1.37 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 a circuit is given by i = 50sin(ωt). If the frequency is 25 Hz, how long will it take
for the current to rise to 25 A.

a) 0.02 sec b) 3.33 × 10−3 sec c) 0.05 sec d) 0.033 sec

79. A single phase transformer when supplied from 220 V, 50 Hz has an eddy current loss of 50 W.
What will be the eddy current loss if the transformer is connected to a voltage of 330 V, 50 Hz?

a) 168.75 W b) 112.5 W c) 75 W d) 50 W

80. The resistance of the field coil is 200 Ω at 15◦ C. After the motor worked for a few hour on full
load, the resistance increases to 240 Ω. Calculate the temperature rise of the field coil assuming
the temperature coefficient of resistance is 0.0042 per ◦ C at 0◦ C

a) 20.6◦ C b) 30.6◦ C c) 40.6◦ C d) 50.6◦ C

81. A magnetic field exists 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 b) operation c) turning on d) turning off

83. A power plant is said to have had a use factor of 48.5% and a capacity factor of 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 a transmission line is given by .

p √ √ p
a) C/L b) CL c) 1/ CL d) L/C

85. In a radio, a gang condenser is given by .

a) air capacitor b) paper capacitor c) ceramic capacitor d) electrolytic capacitor

86. A single-phase transmission line has a total resistance of 1.5 Ω and a loop resistance of 0.3 Ω. It
delivers 2 MW at 11 kV at a power factor of 0.8 lagging. Calculate the line voltage at the sending
end.

a) 11.21 kV b) 11.11 kV c) 11.41 kV d) 11.31 kV

87. Three 40 Ω non-inductive resistances are connected in delta across 200 V, 3-phase lines. Calculate
the power taken from the mains if one of the three resistors is disconnected.

a) 500 W b) 1,000 W c) 1,500 W d) 2,000 W

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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 b) can be used for portable equipment

c) is compact, easy to carry d) cannot be recharged

91. Calculate the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having 20 cm by 20 cm square plates separated
by a distance of 1 mm. Assume the dielectric medium to be air.

a) 3.54 pF b) 35.4 pF c) 354 pF d) 3,540 pF

92. Calculate the self-inductance of an air-cored solenoid, 40 cm long, having a cross-section of 20 cm2
and 800 turns.

a) 2.42 mH b) 4.02 mH c) 5.20 mH d) 6.40 mH

93. A three-phase induction motor having an input power of 30 kW is running at a slip of 4%. The
stator loss is 1 kW and friction and windage loss is 1.5 kW. Determine the motor efficiency.

a) 86.8% b) 87.8% c) 88.8% d) 89.8%

94. An iron core has a cross-section of 500 mm2 and having a length of 100 cm. A magnetizing force
of 500 AT in it produces a magnetic flux of 400 µWb. 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 a single-phase line operating at 60 Hz. The conductor
is Partridge with an outside diameter of 0.642 in and spacing is 20 ft between centers.

a) 4.10 × 10−6 mho/mile to neutral b) 4.90 × 10−6 mho/mile to neutral

c) 5.10 × 10−6 mho/mile to neutral d) 5.90 × 10−6 mho/mile to neutral

96. The reactance of a generator is given as 0.25 per unit based on its nameplate rating of 18 kW, 500
MVA. The base for calculations are 20 KW, 100 MV. Find the reactance on the new base.

a) 0.0500 pu b) 0.1050 pu c) 0.0250 pu d) 0.0405 pu

97. A synchronous generator having a subtransient reactance of 0.15 pu and operating at 5% above
its rated voltage supplies a synchronous motor having a 0.2 subtransient reactance. The motor
is connected to the generator by a transmission line and a transformer of total reactance of 0.305
pu.A sudden three-phase short circuit occurs at the generator terminals. Determine the per unit
subtransient fault current.

a) −j6.443 pu b) −j7.443 pu c) −j9.079 pu d) −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 j3.0 pu. What is the current
carried by the neutral line during the fault?
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a) j1.0 pu b) j3.0 pu c) j9.0 pu d) j6.0 pu

100. An inductor supplied with 100 V ac with a frequency of 10 kHz passes a current of 10 mA. What
is the value of the inductor?

a) 1.7 mH b) 16 mH c) 1 mH d) 160 mH