1. A wire of length 8 m and cross-sectional area 3 mm 2 has a resistance of 0.16 Ω.

If the wire is
drawn out until its cross-sectional area is 1 mm2, determine the resistance of the wire.
a. 0.34 Ω b. 1.44 Ω c. 2.54 Ω
d. 3.64 Ω
2. Two watt-meters are connected to measure the input power to a balanced 3-phase load by the
two-wattmeter method. If the instrument readings are 8 kW and 4 kW, determine the load
power factor.
a. 0.866 b. 0.800 c. 0.707 d. 0.600
3. A power station has annual factors as follows: Load factor = 50%, capacity factor = 40%, use
factor = 45%. The power station has a maximum demand of 18-MW. Determine plants annual
energy production.
a. 58.6 x 106 kW-hr b. 85.45 x 106 kW-hr c. 78.84 x 106 kW-hr d. 68.48x 106
kW-hr
4. A 3-phase, star-connected alternator is rated at 1,600-kVA, 13,500-V. The armature resistance
and synchronous reactance are 1.5-Ω and 30-Ω respectively per phase. Calculate the
percentage regulation for a load of 1,280-kW at 0.8 leading power factor.
a. -20.14% b. -18.13% c. -16.12%
d. -14.11%
5. A 5-kVA, 2300/230 V, 60 Hz distribution transformer was tested with the following results :
Psc = 112 W; Poc = 40 W. At certain day the transformer is loaded as follows: 50% overload @
80% pf for 1 hr; 25 % overload @ 80 % pf for 2 hrs; full load @ 90 % pf for 3 hrs; 50 % under-
load @ 1.0 pf for 6 hrs; 75 % under-load @ 1.0 pf for 8 hrs; no load for 4 hrs. Calculate the all
day efficiency for the 24 hrs operation
a. 96.52 % b. 96.25% c. 95.26%
d. 95.62%
6. The line currents of a 3-phase, Y-connected load are as follows: I a = 10  -300; Ib = 12  2150
and Ic = 15  820. Determine the positive sequence component of phase b.
a. 45.823  -54.980 A b. 46.843  -120.620 A c. 56.856  151.620 A d. 36.823  -
0
151.62 A
7. A long shunt dynamo running at 1,000-rpm supplies 20-kW at a terminal voltage of 220-V.
The resistance of armature, shunt field and series field are 0.04, 110 and 0.05-Ω, respectively.
Overall efficiency at the above load is 85%. Find torque developed by the prime mover.
a. 217.65 N-m b. 221.85 N-m c. 224.80 N-m d. 225.98 N-m
8. An ampere-hour meter, calibrated at 210 V, is used on 230 V circuit and indicates a
consumption of 730 kW-hr in a certain period. What is the actual energy supplied?
a. 700 kW-hr b. 790 kW-hr c. 800 kW-hr d. 850 kW-hr
9. Point charges in air are located as follows: + 50-nC at (0,0) m, + 4-nC at (3,0) m and – 60-nC at
(0,4) m. Find electric field intensity at (3,4)m.
a. 64.5 V/m b. 63.5 V/m c. 62.5 V/m
d. 61.5 V/m
10. The three conductors AB and C of a 3-phase are arranged in horizontal plane with D AB = 2 m
and DBC = 2.5 m. If the line is supplied at 230-kV, 60-Hz and the conductor diameter is 1.5 cm,
what is the charging current in Amp. per km?
a. 0.5 b. 0.6 c. 0.3
d. 0.8
11. A 50 MVA, 13.8 kV/480 V, 4% impedance transformer is tapped at 13.8 kV line
where the Thevinen’s equivalent impedance is 0.5 ohm. Determine the fault current
at the primary for a three-phase fault at the secondary.
a. 12,400 A b. 12,300 A c. 12,200 A d. 12,100 A
12. A reverse voltage of 20 V is across a diode. What is the voltage across the depletion layer?
a. 0 V b. 20 V c. 0.7 V d. 10-V
13. A 400-V, 6-pole shunt motor has an two-circuit armature winding with 250 conductors. The
armature resistance is 0.3-Ω, field resistance 200-Ω and a flux per pole is 0.04-Wb. Find the
electromagnetic torque developed if the motor draws 10-A from the supply.
a. 38.23 N-m b. 41.43 N-m c. 35.87 N-m d. 33.33 N-m
14. At what distance from a screen will a 27-cd lamp provide the same illumination as a
75-cd lamp that is 5 m from the screen?
a. 3 m b. 4 m c. 3.5 m
d. 1.5 m
15. A 1500 W single-phase converter operates at full load from an ac source of 230V.
Calculate the dc voltage.
a. 310 V b. 315 V c. 320 V
d. 325 V
16. A sterilizing unit has a name plate rating of 750 W. how long would it take for the equipment
to raise the temperature of 2 li of water by 80 C. (C P = 4.187 kJ/kg-0C, Assume heat loss of
22%)
a. 15-min. b. 19-min. c. 21-min.
d. 24-min.
17. A 345-kV power transmission line has two bundled conductors per phase, spaced 18 inches
horizontally. The used in the bundle has self GMD of 0.0403 ft. and the phases are spaced
horizontally 15.5 ft. apart. The inductive reactance per phase per mile at 60-Hz
a. 0.46-Ω b. 0.64-Ω c. 0.35-Ω
d. 0.53-Ω
18. An autotransformer having a primary voltage of 116-V and a secondary voltage of 80-V
delivers 4 kW to the load at unity power factor. Calculate the power transformed and
conducted in Watts.
a. 1240, 2760 b. 1420, 2670 c. 1240, 2670 d. 1420, 2760
19. An unbalanced wye-connected loads on a 3-phase four system consists of Z 1 = 10 + j5, Z2 = 8 +
j4 and Z3 = 20 + j0. The wye connected generator supplying the unbalanced load is balanced
voltage to neutral of 120 V. What is the wattmeter reading at Z3, in watts?
a. 720 b. 912 c. 850
d. 1,050
20. A solenoid has a magnetic reluctance of 2.2 x 10 -3. It has 300 turns and a core area of 5 cm 2.
What is the flux density when the current flowing is 1 ampere.
a. 34,200 gauss b. 21,200 gauss c. 33,500 gauss d. 26,300 gauss
21. A compound dynamo supplies a load of 20-kW at 400-V through a feeder having a resistance
equal to 0.1 Ω. The shunt and series field resistance are 85 Ω and 0.06 Ω, respectively.
Determine the total emf when the generator is connected in long shunt. Consider a brush
drop of 1V per brush and an armature resistance of 0.1 Ω.
a. 412-V b. 414-V c. 416-V
d. 418-V
22. Determine the value of the shunt resistor needed to convert a 1 mA, 50 ohm galvanometer
into an ammeter with a maximum range of 3 A?
 a. 0.0444-Ω b. 0.0122-Ω c. 0.0547-Ω
d. 0.0167-Ω
23. Determine the value of the shunt resistor needed to convert a 1 mA, 50 ohm galvanometer
into an ammeter with a maximum range of 3 A?
a. 0.0444-Ω b. 0.0122-Ω c. 0.0547-Ω
d. 0.0167-Ω
24. The arrow of the symbol of the PNP transistor indicates the direction of
a. electron current in E c. whole current in E
b. electron current in C d. donor ion current
25. A 15 kVA, 230V, 6-pole, 60 cycle, 3-phase y-connected unity power factor synchronous motor
has the following constants. The effective resistance per coil is 0.15 ohm, and the effective
leakage reactance per coil is 1.2 ohm, the friction and windage loss at rated speed is 250
watts, the field current at rated load of unity power factor is 5.8 A at 120 V, the core loss is 500
watts. Determine the efficiency at unity power factor at rated load.
a. 88.8% b. 87.8% c. 86.8%
d. 87.8%
26. A 200 hp, 3 phase, 440 V, 60 Hz squirrel cage induction motor operates at full load with an
efficiency of 85 %, 91 % pf. and a slip of 3 %. Calculate the rotor torque developed?
a. 602 lb-ft b. 603 lb-ft c. 62 lb-ft
d. 63 lb-ft
27. The annual peak load on a 15-MW power plant is 10.5-MW. Two sub-stations are
supplied by this point. Annual energy dispatched through substation A is 27.5 GW-
hr with a peak load of 8.9-MW, while 16.5 GW-hr are sent through B with a peak
load of 6.65-MW. Find diversity factor.
a. 1.48 b. 1.64 c. 1.42 d. 1.36
28. Determine the self-inductance of the single-phase overhead transmission line 10 km
long of conductors of diameter 0.8 cm and the distance between the conductor is
1.2 meters.
a. 23.8 mH b. 20.5 mH c. 52.6 mH d. 18.69 mH
29. Two isotropic light sources are 200 cm apart. One has a luminous intensity of 30 cd. A screen
is moved along the line connecting the sources. Equal illumination on the two sides of the
screen is noticed when the screen is 50 cm from the 30-cd source. What is the luminous
intensity of the other source?
a. 365 cd b. 270 cd c. 280 cd
d. 350 cd
30. A metal transport plane has a wing spread of 88 ft. What difference of potential exists
between the extremities of the winds when the plan moves in a horizontal plane with a speed
of 150 mph? The value of the vertical component of the earth’s magnetic field is 0.65 gauss at
the plane.
a. 0.125-V b. 0.121-V c. 0.117-V
d. 0.112-V
31. Three 100 µF capacitors are connected in delta to a 500 –volt, three-phase, 50 HZ supply.
Find the line current.
a. 15.71 A b. 27.21A c. 31.83A
d. 8.66A
32. In a 25–kVA , 3,300/230-v, 1-phase transformer the iron and full-load copper losses are
respectively 350 and 400w . Calculate the efficiency at half-load 0.8 pf.
 a. 93.7% b. 96.7% c. 94.7%
d. 95.7%

33. The potential difference of a battery is 10 volts when the current is 1.5 amperes and 8 volts
when the current is 2.5 amperes. Find the internal resistance of the battery.
a. 1Ω b. 2 Ω c.3 Ω
d. 4 Ω
34. Consider three charges put in an equilateral triangle, q 1 = 2 µC, q2 = -3 µC and q3 = 5 µC. Find
the force on q3 due to the other two.
a. 0.025 N b. 0.035 N c. 0.030 N
d. 0.040 N
35. The charge in a wire is known to be q (t) = 3t2 − 6 C. Find the current.
a. 5t A b. 6t A c. 7t A d. 8t A
36. A motor takes 20 A at 220 V. It is rigged with a Pony Brake and runs at 1,200 rpm. With the
net load of 48 lb. (scale-reading-tare) on the arm, and with the brake arm set at 5.4 in., find
the efficiency.
a. 81.5% b. 82.5% c. 83.5% d.
84.5%
37. A 2,000-kW, 2,400-V, 75% p.f. load is to be supplied from a 34,500-V, 3φ line through a single
of transformers. Give the primary and secondary line currents in amperes for the wye-wye
connections.
a. 50/700 b. 48/650 c. 60/800
d. 45/642
38. A 208-V generator supplies power to a group of three loads. Load 1 has an apparent power of
500 VA with θ = 36.87° (i.e., it is net inductive). Load 2 has an apparent power of 1,000 VA
and is net capacitive with a power triangle angle of -53.13°. Load 3 is purely resistive with
power P3 = 200 W. Determine the total apparent power.
a. 900 VA b. 1,200 VA c. 1,500 VA
d. 1,300 VA
39. A three – phase line is designed with equilateral spacing of 16 ft. it is decided to build the line
with horizontal spacing (D13 = 2 D12 = 2D 23). The conductors are transposed. What should be
the spacing between adjacent conductors in order to obtain the same inductance as in the
original design?
a. 10.1ft. b. 12.7 ft. c. 20.16ft.
d. 11.64 ft.
40. A 100-MVA, 20-kV alternator has X1 = X2 = 0.20 p.u. and X0 = 0.05 p.u. The neutral of the
generator is grounded through a reactor. Find the ohmic value of reactor to limit the current
for a single line ground fault equal to the current for a three-phase fault.
a. 0.2-Ω b. 0.25-Ω c. 0.3-Ω
d. 0.75-Ω
41. A 3-phase , 8 –pole, 2,400 – volt delta connected generator has a line current of 500 amperes.
If converted in wye, what is the tolerable current?
a. 371.5A b. 288.7 A c. 345.1 A
d. 315.2 A
42. A 250-V moving-iron voltmeter takes a current of 0.05-A when connected to a 250-V d.c.
supply. The coil has an inductance of 1-H. Determine the reading on the meter when
connected to a 250-V, 100-Hz a.c supply.
a. 245-V b. 248-V c. 251-V
d. 241-V
43. A dc shunt motor runs at 900 pm from a 460 v supply when an armature current of 25
amperes. Calculate the speed at which it will run from a 230 v supply when taking an
armature current of 15 amperes. The resistance of the armature circuit if 0.8 Ω. Assume the
flux produced per pole at 230 volts to have decreased to 75% of its value at 460 volts.
a. 495 rpm b. 585rpm c. 485rpm
d. 595 rpm
44. Given the following line currents: Ia = 60 + j0 A; Ib = -36 – j48 A; Ic = -48 + j36 A. Solve for the
negative sequence component of Ia.
a. 8.641 – j1.543 A b. 9.751 – j1.464 A c. 9.436 + j1.346 A d. 8.354 + j1.034
A
45. A magnetic coil produces 100,000 Maxwell’s with 2,000 turns and with a current of 2
amperes. The current is cut – off and flux collapses in 0.01 sec. What is the average voltage
that will appear across the coil?
a. 0.20-V b. 2,000-V c. 200-V
d. 20-V
46. What is 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?
a. 20 A b. 25A c. 5 A
d. 400 A
47. The entire output of a certain station was 1.5 x 106 kW-hr while the maximum demand on the
station during the year was 1-MW. Determine the load factor.
a. 15.33% b. 14.31% c. 17.10%
d. 18.23%
48. A current of 80-A flows for 1-hour, in a resistance across which there is a voltage of 2-V.
Determine the velocity with which a weight of 1-tonne must move in order that its kinetic
energy shall be equal to the energy dissipated in the resistance.
a. 22 2 m/sec. b. 24 2 m/sec. c. 26 2 m/sec. d. 28 2 m/sec.
49. A single-phase 2,400-volt synchronous generator delivers 450 amperes at unity power factor.
The synchronous impedance of the generator is 0.08+ j 2.8Ω. what is the regulation in
percent?
a. 14.2 b. 16.3 c. 20.1 d. 18.4
50. Determine the GMR of a conductor in terms of the radius r of an individual strand for three
equal strands arrange in equilateral triangle.
a. 1.12r b. 1.21r c. 1.34r d. 1.46r