M3 Question Bank

11) In order to produce a substantial voltage and current from

photovoltaic cells they should be connected in:
A. series with each other
(468Qs) B. parallel with each other
C. series parallel arrangement

BOOK 1 12) A circuit with a current of 6A has it's resistance doubled the
new current is:
A. 3A
1) The smallest Particle that a compound can be split and show
B. 12A
the same properties as the whole is known as:
C. 24A
A. a Atom
B. an Element
13) A circuit has a current flow of 6A. If the voltage is trebled the
C. a Molecule
new current will be:
A. 2A
2) A Semi-conductor will have:
B. 18A
A. eight electrons in the outer shell
C. 24A
B. four electrons in the outer shell
C. two electrons in the outer shell
14) A 24V source is connected across a 30Kohm resistor. In order
18 to achieve a current flow of 6mA the resistor must be changed to
3) A conductor with a positive Q (charge) of 4C has 12.56 x 10
A. 144mohm
electrons added it will have a Q =:
B. 4Kohm
A. 4
C. 7.5Kohm
B. 2
C. Zero
15) If the output of a generator drops from 100V with zero
current flowing to 80V with 2A flowing then the internal
4) Ion current is found in:
resistance is:
A. conductors and semi-conductors
A. 10ohm
B. liquids and gasses
B. 90ohm
C. semi-conductors
C. 120ohm
5) A current of 5A flows for 2 minutes how many coulombs
16) In the diagram the resultant current is:
passed a point in the circuit?
A. 2.5
B. 10
C. 600
A. 1.5mA
6) A charge of 10 coulombs moves passed a point in 2 seconds.
B. 2mA
The flow in amps is:
C. 10mA
A. 5
B. 12
17) What is the resistance and tolerance value of a resistor
C. 20
colour coded, yellow, Violet and brown:
A 4.7ohm 10%
7) A charge of 36 coulombs moves passed a point in 3 seconds.
B 470ohm 20%
The flow in amps is:
C. 47ohm 20%
A. 108
B. 33
18) In the diagram an unknown resistance is being measured
C. 12
using a Wheatstone bridge.
The bridge is balanced. The unknown resistance is:
8) A Photovoltaic cell produces:
A. a light source when current flows
B. emits electrons when light strikes the surface
C. an EMF directly in proportion to an applied current
A. 10Ω
B. 60Ω
9) The Seebeck effect is commonly found as the resultant current
C. 150Ω
flow in a:
A. Thermocouple unit
B. Photovoltaic cell
C. Ceramic pressure transducer
19) The resistor in the following with a preferred value in the
10) In a lead acid cell, the specific gravity of the electrolyte:
20% range is:
A. increases as the cell discharges
A. 36 Ω
B. stays relatively constant
B. 47 Ω
C. decreases as the cell discharges
C. 520 Ω
20) In a parallel network of resistors which are unequal the A. 5 Amps
current is: B. 7 Amps
A. the same through all resistances C. 175 Amps
B. highest through the highest R
C. highest through the lowest R 32) Conventional current is:
A. in the direction of electron flow
21) 5 amps passes through a 4ohm resistor, the amount of B. in the direction of positive charges in motion
power the resistor has to dissipate is: C. never used for analysing electrical circuits
A.100 watts
B. 20 watts 33) An electrical force is produced when:
C. 6.25 watts A. a conducting closed loop is passed through a magnetic field
B. a steady magnetic field is applied to a stationary conducting
22) An ion is: closed loop
a) a free- electron C. a conducting closed loop is at rest in a magnetic field
b) an atom with unbalanced charges
c) a proton 34) The unit in which chemical energy produces opposite charges
on 2 dissimilar metals is:
23) How much current is required for an onboard 600W A. a photocell
microwave oven with 120 volts? B. a capacitor
A. 5 amps C. a battery cell
B. 3 amps
C. 2 amps 35) When a changing pressure is applied to opposite faces of a
crystal:
24) Capacitance increases with a: A . An electrical potential is generated
A. larger plates overlap area and less distance between the B. It distorts giving a mechanical energy output
plates C. It will be damaged because force should only be applied to
B. larger plate overlap area and greater distance between the adjacent faces
plates
C. smaller plate overlap area and greater distance between the 36) In a primary battery:
plates A. granulated zinc is used to minimize corrosion
B. plates are sintered to prevent heat build up
25) The charge time of a capacitor of value 3uF connected in C. manganese dioxide is used to prevent polarization
series with a resistor of value 5kohm is:
A. 15mS 37) If four Identical cells of 2.2 volt and 15 amp/hour (A/H)
B. 75mS capacity are connected in series the voltage and A/H will be:
C. 750mS A. 8.8V 60A/H
B. 2.2V 15A/H
26) The Electron Valence of an Element with four electrons is: C. 8.8V 15A/H
A. 0
B. 2 38) 20 volts is applied across two resistors in series one 10Kohm
C. 4 the other 30Kohm. The current taken from the battery will be:
A. 0.5A
27) The smallest Particle that an Element can exist freely is B. 5mA
known as: C. 0.5mA
A. an Ion
B. a Molecule 39) If an EMF (Electromotive Force) of 120V is applied to a circuit
C. a Atom of three equal value resistors in series and a current of 2A flows,
the value of total resistance is:
28) Friction can induce electrostatic charge of very: A. 20ohm
A. high voltage on conducting surfaces B. 60ohm
B. high voltage on insulated surfaces C. 80ohm
C. low voltage on insulated surfaces
40) A resistor has a 4 amp current flow. If the voltage is doubled
29) If 2 charged oppositely charged bodies are close together: the current will be:
A. there will be a force of attraction A. 16A
B. there will be a force of repulsion B. 8A
C. there will be no force C. 2A

30) One unit of Potential Difference is: 41) A 12V battery has an internal resistance of 0.2 ohm. With a
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A. a movement of 6.25 x10 electrons between 2 points 5A load current flowing what is the potential difference of the
B. equal to one joule of work per coulomb of charge battery?
C. inversely proportional to the resistance in the circuit A. 1V
B. 11V
31) If 35 coulombs of charge pass a point in 5 seconds, the value C. 12V
of current is:
42) In the Diagram the two unknown resistors are of equal value 52) A good Insulator will have:
and their value is: A. One free electron in the outer shell
B. a full complement of electrons in the outer shell
A. 24ohm C. an imbalance of protons and electrons
B. 12ohm
C. 6ohm 53) If 2 charged oppositely charged bodies are close together:
A. a current will flow if they are joined by an insulator
B. current will flow if they are joined by a conductor
C. a potential difference of one volt exists
43) In the diagram the PD (potential difference) from A to B will
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be: 54) A conductor with a positive Q (charge) of 6C has 12.56 x 10
electrons added it will have a Q =:
A B C D E A. 3
5Ω 10Ω 15Ω 20Ω
A. 5V B. 6
B. 10V C. 8
50V C. 20V
55) In an electrical circuit, EMF (electro motive force) and PD
44) A component is required to give a negative temperature (potential difference):
coefficient value. It is likely to be made of: A. are the same with no load applied
A. carbon B. can only be the same with correct load matching
B. aluminium C. will only be the same if internal resistance is negligible
C. copper
56) The current in a circuit is 6 amps the amount of charge
45) A battery of 18V with an internal resistance of 1.5Ω is moved in 25 seconds is:
connected in a circuit with three resistors in parallel of values 6Ω, A. 0.24 coulombs
12Ω and 12Ω. The total circuit resistance is: B. 4.16 coulombs
A. 31.5Ω C. 150 coulombs
B. 12Ω
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C. 4.5Ω 57) The charge of 25 x 10 electrons is Approximately:
A. 2 coulombs
46) In a wire wound resistor the length of wire is increased by B. 3 coulombs
four times and its cross sectional area is doubled. The resistance C. 4 coulombs
value is effectively:
A. increased eight times 58) Some materials emit electrons to a light source. These are:
B. decreased by half A. Piezoelectric cells
C. doubled B. Photovoltaic cells
C. Thermoelectric cells
47) A 10V battery supplies a resistive load of 10Ω. What is the
power supplied? 59) If pressure is applied to crystals of certain materials:
A. 100W A. the crystal rotates
B. 10VA B. an EMF (Electromotive Force) is generated
C. 10W C. light is emitted

48) A 40ohm resistor is connected to a 200 volt supply. The 60) A generator produces Voltage by:
resultant power dissipated is: A. chemical reaction
A. 800 watts B. electromagnetic induction
B. 1000 watts C. friction
C. 8000 watts
61) The most common form of primary cell is:
49) The combination of two 0.02uF 500V capacitors in parallel A. the zinc carbon where carbon is positive zinc is negative and
has a capacitance and working voltage rating of: the output is 1.5V
A. 0.01uF 1000V B. made from nickel cadmium with a potential of 2V between the
B. 0.02uF 500V plates
C. 0.04uF 500V C. a lead acid cell with the terminals of lead peroxide and spongy
lead giving 2.1V
50) A 2uF capacitor has 50 volts applied. The stored charge is:
A. 25 X 10-6C 62) The specific gravity of the electrolyte in a:
B. 50 X 10-6C A. lead acid battery will remain fixed despite a change in the sate
C. 100 X 10-6C of charge
B. nickel-cadmium cell will increase as the state of charge
51) The Electron Valence of an Element with six electrons is: increases
A. 0 C. nickel-cadmium cell will be unchanged with a change in the
B. 2 state of charge
C. 4
63) A low value of voltage in a very: 73) A charge of 100C exists when a voltage of 200V is applied to
A. low resistance circuit produces a very large current a capacitor. What value is the capacitor?
B. high resistance produces a very large current A. 0.5F
C. low resistance produces a very low current B. 2F
C. 20000F
64) An electromagnet of resistance 16ohm requires a current of
1.5A, the voltage required is: 74) A capacitor will store quadrupled the applied charge when
A. 11V the:
B. 18V A. distance between the plates is doubled
C. 24V B. plate area is reduced by half
C. distance between the plates is halved
65) When two resistors are connected in series:
A. They must both have the same resistance value 75) The Electron Valence of an Element with 5 electrons is:
B. the voltage across each will be the same A.1
C. the current through each will be the same B. 3
C. 5
66) Two resistors in parallel. If they are of unequal value it is true
that: 76) A material in which the Atoms tend to stay in their own orbit
A. The highest ohmic value takes the largest current is called:
B. The both ohmic values takes the same current A. an insulator
C. The lowest ohmic value takes the largest current B. a conductor
C. a semi-conductor
67) A resistor colour coded Brown, Red, Red, Silver the value is:
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A. 23Kohm 77) A conductor with a positive Q (charge) of 2C has 12.56 x 10
B. 1.2Kohm electrons added it will have a Q =:
C, 120Kohm A. 4
B. 2
68) A component is required to have a positive temperature C. Zero
coefficient value. It is likely to be made of:
A. Carbon 78) A material best used to store charge is a:
B. Silicon A. semi-conductor of silicon
C. Copper B. dielectric of plastic
C. conductor of copper
69) Three resistors of equal value connected in parallel in a
circuit. If one of the resistors becomes an open circuit, the 79) When comparing EMF (Electro Motive Force) and PD
current through the circuit will: (Potential difference):
A. Stay the same A. there is no difference they are both measured in volts
B. Decrease B. EMF will always be greater than PD
C. Increase C. They will both be the same off load

70) In the diagram the PD (potential difference) from B to C will 80) A charge of 12 coulombs moves passed a point in 3 seconds.
be: The flow in amps is:
A B C D E A. 4
5 10 15 20
Ω Ω B. 9
C. 36

5 81) Siemens is the unit name for:

A. 5V 0 A. inductance and is given the symbol H
B. 10V B. resistivity and is given the symbol B
C. 20V C. conductivity and is given the symbol G

71) The filament of a lamp measures 2.5ohm when cold. With 82) If the junction of 2 dissimilar metals is heated:
120 volts applied across the filament, the lamp dissipates 60 A. a current will flow
Watts. What is the hot resistance of the lamp? B. an EMF (Electro Motive force) is generated
A. 2ohms C. the effect is called the piezoelectric effect
B. 240ohms
C.300ohms 83) In a lead acid cell, there are:
A. an equal number of plates
72) How much current is required for an onboard 600W B. more positive than negative plates
microwave oven with 120 volts? C. more negative than positive plates
A. 5 amps
B. 3 amps
C. 2 amps
84) Connecting two 28volt 60 Amp/Hour batteries in parallel will 94) The unit which is a measure of the amount of force needed
produce: to move an electric charge is:
A. 28V 60A/H A. an Amp
B. 56V 60A/H B. a Volt
C. 28V 120A/H C. a Watt

85) Ohms Law states if the temperature stays constant the: 95) A material with a high value of resistivity:
A. current flowing in a circuit is proportional to the resistance but A. will be a good conductor if kept cold
inversely proportional to the voltage B. will not allow a current to flow through it
B. current flowing in a circuit is proportional to the voltage but C. would not be suitable as a conductor
inversely proportional to the resistance
C. voltage across the circuit is equal to the sum of all the voltage 96) The unit of Siemens with the symbol G is:
drops in that circuit A. Resistance
B. Conductance
86) A lamp rated at 400W 50V the current taken is: C. Reactance
A. 8A
B. 7A 97) The capacity of a cell can be increased by:
C.3A A. increasing the number of the plates
B. increasing the amount of electrolyte
87) The statement that "the sum of all voltages around any C. Decreasing the area of the plates
closed path must equal the applied voltage" is attributed to:
A. Lentz 98) Two 10V 20AH batteries are connected in parallel and
B. Faraday connected across a 10Ω load. How long could they supply
C. Kirchhoff the required load current before the voltage began to
decay?
88) In the diagram the current through the unknown resistor is: A. 4 hours
B. 10 hours
C. 40 hours

99) In a series circuit of unequal resistances:

A. the lowest R has the highest V
B. the highest R has the lowest I
A. 0.5A
C. the lowest R has the lowest V
B. 1A
C. 4A
100) In an electrical circuit with 10V applied and the
resistance is 5kohm the current is:
89) The total resistance of three resistors in series of values
A. 200mA
R1=60ohm R2=20ohm R3=10ohm is:
B. 20mA
A. 90ohm
C. 2mA
B. 48ohm
C. 6ohm
101) In the diagram the resistance of the unknown resistor
is:
90) A 47kΩ/±1% resistor would have the colour code:
A. Yellow, violet, red, gold
B. Yellow, violet, black, red, brown
C. Yellow, violet, black, orange, brown

91) Assuming the voltage stays constant. Deceasing the distance

between the plates of a capacitor will: A. 5
A. decrease the amount of charge that can be stored B. 10
B. have no effect on the amount of charge that can be stored C. 20
C. increase the amount of charge that can be stored
102) Determine the current flowing through three resistors
92) An Ion Is: in series of values R1=30ohm R2=10ohm R3=8ohm when a
A. a free electron voltage of 24V is applied?
B. a charged atom A. 5A
C. a Proton B. 0.5A
C. 0.05A
93) If a conductor is connected between a positive and negative
terminal an electron will travel:
A. slowly from atom to atom along the conductor
B. at the speed of light from atom to atom
C. at the speed of light from positive to negative
103) A Wheatstone bridge has the values as shown in the
diagram. The value of the unknown resistance is: 113) If a large charge is applied across a material with a high
conductance:
A. a large current will flow
B. a small current will flow
C. protons will flow from positive to negative

114) The negative electrode (plate) of a fully charged lead-

A. 50 acid cell is:
B. 200 A. lead sulphate
C. 400 B. lead peroxide
C. spongy lead
104) The resistance and tolerance for a resistor colour
coded with yellow, violet, brown and gold bands is: 115) Battery cells are connected in parallel to:
A. 4.7KΩ ± 10% A. increase the voltage output
B. 470 Ω ± 5% B. increase the current capacity
C. 47Ω ± 5% C. increase the internal resistance

105) Two resistors 60ohm and 30ohm are connected in 116) What is the Potential difference across the load in the
parallel to a 15V battery, ignoring internal resistance the diagram?
total resistance will be:
A. 20ohm
B. 25ohm
C. 90ohm

106) A 10uF capacitance charged to 10 volts has a stored

charge equal to: A. 12V
A. 1C B. 10V
B 10uC C. 8V
C. 100uC
117) If 4 equal resistance conductors are connected in
107) Three capacitors of value 4uF, 6uF and 12uF are parallel their total resistance is:
connected in parallel. The total circuit capacitance is: A. half the resistance of one wire
A. 2uF B. a quarter the of one wire
B. 20uF C. an eighth of one wire
C. 22uF
118) A capacitor with a stored charge of 100uC will be:
108) The Particle to balance an electron in an atom is called: A. 100uF at 10 V
A. a Proton B. 10uF at 10V
B. an Ion C. 1 uF at 10V
C. a Photon
119) If three capacitors of 4uF, 6uF and 12uF are connected in
109) A positive Ion is an Atom that has: series across a 100V DC supply. The voltage across the 4uF
A. lost an Electron capacitor is:
B. gained an Electron A. 166.6V
C. more Protons than Neutrons B. 550V
C. 50V
110) In a liquid that is conducting current, the moving
charges are: 120) What is the maximum number of Electrons in the N
A. Electrons shell of an Atom?
B. Holes A. 8
C. Ions B. 18
C. 32
111) A charge in motion is:
A. a potential difference 121) Ionisation current in liquids and gasses results from a
B. an electrical current flow of:
C. a dynamic charge A. free electrons
B. positive and negative Ions
112) The factors which govern a materials resistance are: C. protons ferrying Neutrons
A. length in inches Diameter in inches2 and resistivity in
ohms/inch2 122) The reciprocal of Resistance is:
B. length and cross sectional area in meters and resistivity A. Conductance
in Siemens B. Insulation
C. length in meters cross sectional area in meters2 and C. Charge
resistivity in ohm/meter
123) The formula I=Q/t shows that an electrical current is B. copper and iron
dependant on the: C. manganin and glass
A. number of protons
B. strength of the charge 134) A circuit is made of two parallel paths, each having 10Ω
C. rate of flow of electrons resistor in series. The total circuit resistance is:
A. 20 Ω
124) When a lead acid battery is fully charged the plate B. 10 Ω
material and electrolyte states are: C. 5 Ω
A. positive PbO2, negative Pb, electrolyte H2SO4
concentrated 135) An Atom which has:
B. positive PbSO4, negative Pb, electrolyte H2SO4 A. lost an Electron is said to be a positive Ion
concentrated B. gained an Electron is said to be a positive Ion
C. positive PbO2, negative PbSO4, electrolyte H2SO4 C. lost an Electron is said to be a negative Ion
concentrated
136) Potassium Hydroxide is the electrolyte used in a:
125) With a 4ohm resistor and a 2ohm resistor in series A. lead acid cell
across a 6V battery the current in: B. nickel cadmium cell
A. the largest resistor will be 0.5A C. zinc carbon cell
B. both resistors is 1A
C. smaller resistor is 3A 137) The unit which consists of two or more different types
of Atoms is known as:
126) If two equal resistors are connected in parallel draw a A. Particle of an element
current of 5 amp from a 20 volt supply, each resistor is: B. Molecule of a compound
A. 4ohm C. Molecule of an element
B. 8ohm
C. 10ohm 138) The resistance of a material is the:
A. Reciprocal of its conductance
127) Resistance is: B. Same as it’s conductance
A. Inversely proportional to the product of length and C. Independent of the material type
resistivity
B. Inversely proportional to the cross sectional area 139) When checking a capacitor with an ohmmeter, if the
C. Proportional to the cross sectional area reading shows charging but the final reading is less than
normal then the possible fault is a:
128) If the time constant for a capacitor is 10uS the time A. short circuit dielectric
taken for the to reach the fully charged condition is B. leaking dielectric capacitor
approximately: C. open circuit dielectric
A. 10 X 6.32 uS
B. 50uS 140) A Proton has the same:
C. 10uS a) charge as an electron but will opposite polarity
b) mass as an electron
129) What is the maximum number of Electrons in the M c) charge and mass as a neutron
shell of an Atom?
A. 2 141) The charge on a proton is
B. 8 a) neutral
C. 18 b) positive
c) negative
130) Conductance is the:
A. opposite of reactance using the unit Siemens 142) If 24 coulombs passes a point in a conductor in 6 seconds.
B. same as impedance using the unit Henrys What is the current flow?
C. opposite to resistance using the unit Siemens a) 4A
b) 24A
131) When making up electrolyte for lead acid batteries: c) 144A
A. it is safest to add water to acid
B. equal quantities of water and acid should be used 143) If a length of wire is cut in half and the two halves
C. it is safest to add acid to water connected in parallel the resistance is”
a) The same as the original
132) Where the resistance of the load equals the internal b) Half the original
resistance of the battery: c) Quarter of the original
A. power in the load is at a maximum
B. voltage across the load is at maximum 144) A good electrical conductor has an atomic structure in
C. circuit losses are at a maximum which:
a) the charge on the nucleus is zero
133) Tungsten is a metal with a positive temperature b) the charge on the nucleus exceeds the total electron charge
coefficient. Other positive examples are. c) electrons are easily removed from the outer or orbit
A. Carbon and Rubber
145) The chemical process of discharging a cell is the movement 154) What charge does the nucleus of an atom possess?
of: a) Positive
a) ions within the cell b) Negative
b) protons within the cell c) Neutral
c) electrons within the cell
155) A coulomb is a:
146) If 2 cells of 2V are connected in parallel and one is rating a) measure of current
10AH and the other is 5AH, the total rating of the battery is b) quantity of electricity
a) 4V 5AH c) unit of capacitance
b) 2V 15AH
c) 2V 5AH 156) A charge of 12 coulombs moves past a given point in 2
seconds. Intensity of the charge flow in amps is:
147) In FIG 1 if one 20Ω resistor is open circuit the voltage across a) 6
the other 20Ω resistor is b) 10
c) 24

157) In the diagram the potential difference (pd) between A & B

is:

a) decreased
b) increased
c) the same
a) 6V
b) 2V
148) A resistor of value 68KQ ±1% may have the following
c) 0V 'because one cell is incorrectly wired
coloured bands:
a) Blue Grey Yellow Brown
158) Siemens is the unit name for:
b) Blue Grey Red Brown
a) Inductance and is given the symbol 'H'
c) Blue Grey Black Red Brown
b) resistivity and is given the symbol ‘B'
c) conductivity and is given the symbol 'G'
149) In Fig 2 the circuit current is:
159) Conventional current flow:
a) Is the same as electron flow
b) Flows from negative to positive in the external circuit
c) Flows from positive to negative in the external circuit

160) Photoelectric cells produce:

a) 0.5A a) a light source when a current flows
b) 1A b) an emission of electrons when light strikes the surface
c) 2A c) an emf directly in proportion to applied current

150) If a capacitor's plates are not fully aligned the value will be: 161) An electrical force is produced when a:
a) reduced a) Conducting closed loop is continuously passed through a
b) increased magnetic field
c) the same b) Conducting closed loop is placed at rest in a magnetic field
c) Steady magnetic field is applied to a stationary conducting
151) The voltage rating on a capacitor is the: closed loop
a) voltage that the capacitor becomes saturated and will accept
no more charge 162) The 'Seebeck' effect is commonly found as the resultant
b) voltage at which the dielectric breaks down if exceeded current flow in
c) maximum reverse voltage before the plates buckle a) Thermocouple unit
b) photoconductive cell
152) When a capacitor is charged after 1 time constant the V c) ceramic pressure transducer
across the capacitor.
a) Vsupply 163) The state of charge of a lead/acid battery may be
b) 0.707 X Vsupply determined from the electrolyte:
c) 0.632 X Vsupply a) Specific gravity
b) level
153) The dielectric in a capacitor is c) weight
a) a conductor
b) an insulator
c) a semiconductor
164) In a thermocouple, the EMF is produced by:
a) Connecting it to the aircraft battery 175) A material best used to store charge is a:
b) a self-contained battery a) semi-conductor of silicon
c) the difference in potential between hot and cold junctions b) dielectric of plastic
c) dielectric of germanium
165) In the circuit shown, what is the voltage across the 4Ω
resistor? 176) 'Siemens' is the unit name for:
a) Inductance, and is given the symbol 'H'
b) resistivity and is given the symbol 'B'
c) conductivity and is given the symbol 'G'

177) The reciprocal of resistance is:

a) conductance
a) 2V b) insulation
b) the same as that across the 80 resistor c) charge
c) 10V approximately
178) Applying a variable pressure across opposite faces of a
166) A potentiometer is a: crystal:
a) 3 terminal device used to vary voltage a) generates electrical current
b) Terminal device used to vary current b) causes physical distortion and thus mechanical energy to
c) 2 terminal device used to vary voltage be generated
c) will damage the crystal, because the force should be
167) A Wheatstone bridge has how many pairs of terminals? applied to adjacent sides
a) 1
b) 2 179) Friction can induce electrostatic charges of very:
c) 3 a) high voltage mainly on conducting surfaces
b) high voltage mainly on insulated surfaces
168) For maximum power transfer from a battery to a c) low voltage mainly on insulated surfaces
load of 10 ohms, the internal resistance must be:
a) zero ohms 180) In a primary cell:
b) 10 ohms a) Granulated zinc is used to minimise corrosion
c) 5 ohms b) manganese dioxide is used to prevent polarisation
c) plates are sintered to prevent heat build up
169) If 5 amps passes through a 4 ohm resistor, the amount of
power the resistor has to dissipate is: 181) Battery cells are connected in parallel to increase the:
a) 100 watts a) voltage output
b) 20 watts b) current capacity
c) 6. 25 watts c) internal resistance

170) A 2µF capacitor has 50 volts applied. The stored charge is: 182) The statement that 'the algebraic sum of all voltages
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a) 25 x 10 C around any closed path must equal zero' is attributed to:
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b) 50 x 10 C a) Lenz
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c) 100 x 10 C b) Faraday
c) Kirchhoff
171) Three capacitors of 4F, 6F and 12F connected in series will
result in a total capacitance of: 183) A circuit has a 6 amp current flow. If the voltage is
a) 22F trebled and the resistance doubled then the current will be:
b) 2F a) 9 amps
c) 1.2F b) 12 amps
c) 18 amps
172) The charge of an electron is:
a) positive 184) With a 4Ω and 2 Ω resistance In series across a 6 volt
b) negative dc supply the current in:
c) neutral a) both resistances is 1 amp
1
b) the larger resistance is 1 amp
3
173) The forces of attraction: c) the smaller resistance is 3 amps
a) Makes electrons move towards protons
b) makes protons move towards electrons 185) If an EMF (Electro Motive Force) of 120v is applied to a
c) is aided by electrons being heavier than protons circuit of three equal value resistors in series and a current
of 2A flows the value of each resistor is:
174) A 10 microfarad capacitor charged to 10 volts has a a) 20 ohm
stored charge equal to: b) 60 ohm
a) 1 coulomb c) 80 ohm
b) 10 micro coulombs
c) 100 micro coulombs
 186) A 10 centimeter rod of specific resistance 0.5 and a 197) Power is the rate of doing work. It is measured in:
cross sectional area of 1 centimeter, has a resistive value of: a) joules/second
a) 5 Ω b) watts/second
b) 2 Ω c) joules x seconds
c) 1 Ω
198) Ohm’s law states that:
187) What is the resistance value of a resistor colour coded, a) emf = current divided by resistance
yellow, violet, brown and brown? b) resistance = current divided by emf
a) 4.7K Ω c) current = emf divided by resistance
b) 470 Ω
c) 47 Ω 199) If the resistance of a resistor which is in series with two
other resistors is doubled:
188) Wire wound resistors are usually: a) the current in that resistance is doubled
a) used in low current circuits but have high wattage rating b) the current in that resistance is halved
b) in the range 10 ohm to 1 Mega ohm and have a maximum c) the volts drop across that resistor increases
power rating of 1 watt
c) of low resistance value but have high wattage rating 200) Through which material will magnetic lines of force pass the
most readily?
189) A potentiometer has: a) Aluminium
a) Two terminals with ends connected across the voltage source b) Iron
b) three terminals with the ends connected across the voltage c) Copper
source
c) three terminals in series with the load and voltage source 201) Two batteries 12V and 40Ah each, are in series. What is the
total capacity?
190) The power dissipated in a 10 Kilo Ohm resistor that has 50 a) 12V 80Ah
milli amps flowing through it is b) 24V 80Ah
a) 2.5 microwatts c) 24V 40Ah
b) 25 watts
c) 500 watts 202) A 50µF capacitor is fed with a current of 25mA. How long
will it take to charge it to 100V?
191) Two equal value resistors connected in series to a supply a) 1 second
are removed, and connected instead, in parallel to the same b) 0.2 seconds
supply. The power consumed by the resistors will: c ) 12 minutes
a) stay the same
b) double 203) The electrolyte solution used in an alkaline battery is:
c) quadruple a) Potassium Hydroxide
b) Lead Sulphate
192) A 2F capacitor has 50 volts applied. The stored charge is: c) Sulphuric Acid
-6
a) 25 x 10
-6
b) 50 X 10 204) In a circuit C = 25 microfarads and the current flow is 40
-6
c) 100 X 10 micro amps for 4 seconds, what is the voltage?
a) 12.8V
193) Three capacitors of 4 Farads, 6 Farads and 12 Farads b) 6.4V
connected in series will result in a total capacitance of: c) 3.2V
a) 22 Farads
b) 2 Farads 205) A 3, 5 and 2 ohms resistance is connected in series with a
c) 1.2 Farads 10V battery. The voltage across the 2 ohms resistor is:
a) 10V
194) In a magnetic circuit: b) 2V
a) more reluctance means more flux for a specified mmf c) 4V
b) air has a higher reluctance than soft iron
c) more length of coil produces less field intensity for a specified 206) A piezoelectric device generates electricity through:
mmf a) pressure
b) friction
195) The best shield for a steady magnetic field is a: c) light
a) Material with a high resistance
b) magnetic shield with high permeability 207) Potentiometers are used as a:
c) magnetic shield with low permeability a) variable voltage source
b) variable resistor
196) A dc circuit containing a total resistance of 100 ohms has a c) variable current source
current flow of 250mA. The power dissipated in the circuit is:
a) 0.4 watts 208) In a capacitive circuit, if the frequency is increased:
b) 5 watts a) the current increases
c) 6.25 watts b) impedance increases
c) reactance remains the same
 209) Three 12 µF capacitors are in series. The total capacitance
is: 2) Calculate the MMF (Magneto Motive Force) of a coil with 2000
a) 12µF turns and a 5mA current:
b) 4µF A. 5
c) 36µF B. 10
C. 20
210) A 3 ohm resistor dissipates 27 watts. How much current
flows through it? 3) The right hand grasp rule is used to determine the:
a) 3A A. polarity of the magnetic field in a coil
b) 9A B. polarity of the magnetic field in a straight conductor
c) 0.15A C. direction of the field between magnetic poles

211) Three branches in a circuit have currents entering of 3A, 4A 4) In the circuit below, what happens to the total circuit
and 5A. A fourth branch has 10A leaving. A fifth branch must impedance if L is tripled?
have:
a) 2A entering
b) 2A leaving
c) 22A leaving
a) increases
212) In a tuned circuit at resonance, the circuit will be: b) remains the same
a) Inductive c) reduces
b) resistive
c) capacitive 5) A sine wave has a periodic time of 0.5 milliseconds. What is
the frequency?
213) How many electrons would a conductor normally have in its a) 200Hz
outer shell? b) 2kHz
a) 1 - 3 c) 20kHz
b) 4
c) 5 - 8 6) The point of coercivity occurs when the:
A. magnetic force applied causes the material to become
214) What is a molecule? magnetically saturated
a) the smallest part of a compound B. magnetic flux is zero even though a magnetising force is being
b) the smallest part of an electron applied
c) the smallest part of an atom C. magnetic force reaches its peak positive of negative value

215) A coulomb is: 7) The magnetising force (H) of a coil of 20 turns and 5 meters
a) one ampere per second long magnetic circuit with a current of 6 amperes flowing though
b) one ampere x second it is :
c) one second per ampere A. 1.5 At/m
B. 16.66 At/m
216) The negative plate of a discharged NiCad battery would be C. 24 At/m
coated with?
a) Potassium Hydroxide 8) A coil induces 200 mV when the current changes at the rate of
b) Cadmium 1 amp per second. The inductance L is:
c) Cadmium Hydroxide A. 100 mH
B. 200 mH
217) Six cells connected in parallel would provide: C. 400 mH
a) High Voltage
b) High Current 9) A coil has an inductance of 8 mH with 125 turns. When the
c) High Voltage and High Current number of turns is doubled within the same length, the
inductance will become:
218) If the resistance of a conductor is 10Ω then it’s conductance A. 32 mH
is? B. 16 mH
a) 0.25 Siemens C. 4 mH
b) 0.01 Siemens
c) 0.1 Siemens 10) An alternating current voltage waveform has a root mean
square value of 70.7 volts the peak voltage is:
A. 200 volts
B. 100 volts
BOOK 2 C. 56 Volts

1) Electromagnetism will provide an electrical effect from a: 11) The rate of change of a sine wave is:
A. Battery A. greatest when passing through zero
B. Thermocouple B. greatest when passing through maximum
C. Generator C. greatest when passing through minimum
12) Two Sine waves of the same frequency have a phase angle of 23) Copper is an example of a:
90 degrees. This can also be expressed as: A. paramagnetic material
A. 2π radians B. diamagnetic material
B. π /2 radians C. coercive material
C. π radians
24) The resultant magnetic field of a sinusoidal waveform is
13) The aircraft power supply frequency is 400 hertz. The period effectively in motion as it expands and contracts with:
is: A. Current variation and is at a minimum once during one
A. 0.006 seconds complete cycle
B. 0.004 seconds B. Voltage variations and is at a minimum twice during one cycle
C. 0.0025 seconds C. Current variations and is at a minimum twice during one cycle

14) When a circuit contains both a resistor and an inductor a 25) Alternating current in an inductance produces maximum
phase angle is developed between current and voltage, such induced voltage when at its:
that: A. Maximum value
A. the voltage lags the current by >45 degrees B. Minimum change in magnetic flux
B. the voltage lags the current by <90 degrees C. Maximum change in magnetic flux
C. the voltage leads the current by <90 degrees
26) Symmetrical waveforms are said to made up from:
15) An alternating current series circuit has 2 amps through a A. the fundamental and even harmonics
100ohm resistor and a 173 ohm inductor. The real power is B. the fundamental and odd harmonics
A. 400 watts C. a combination of odd and even harmonics
B. 200 watts
C. 150 watts 27) An alternating current voltage waveform has a root mean
square value of 70.7 volts the peak to peak voltage is:
16) An alternating electromotive force is applied to a pure A. 200 volts
resistance. Current and voltage : B. 100 volts
A. are in anti-phase C. 56 volts
B. are in phase
C. phase angle dependent on frequency 28) When comparing 2 alternating current waveforms, one is at
its maximum value while the other is at zero. The two waveforms
17) A transformer has 100V applied to the primary. If the ratio is are:
1:3 and the secondary current is 6A, the primary current will be: A. of opposite phase angle
A. 2A B. 90° out of Phase
B. 6A C. 45° out of Phase
C. 18A
29) The period of a sine wave of frequency 5kHz is:
18) The primary of a transformer is fed with 200V and the output A. 20uS
from the secondary is 10 volts the turns ratio is: B. 200uS
A. 20:1 C. 2mS
B. 1:20
C Requires current to calculate 30) An open circuit coil has:
A. zero resistance and high impedance
19) The stop band of a high pass filter will extend from: B. infinite resistance and zero inductance
A. ƒ c/o (cut off) up to an infinitely high frequency C. zero resistance and zero inductance
B. zero frequency up to ƒ c/o
C. zero frequency to an infinitely high frequency c/o 31) In a series resistance, inductance and capacitance circuit
operating below its resonant frequency the circuit behaves
20) Hysteresis losses are much: A. capacitively, with current leading voltage
A. higher in magnetically soft material like iron B. inductively, with current lagging voltage
B. higher with higher applied frequencies C. capacitively, with current lagging voltage
C. lower in magnetically hard materials like steel
32) In a Series resistance, inductance and capacitance circuit
21) If the magnetomotive force is 244 ampere turns and the where VL = 50 volts, VR = 50 volts and VC =20 volts the applied
current is doubled with the same number of turns the new voltage is:
magnetomotive force is: A. capacative, with current leading voltage
A. 122 B. inductive, with current lagging voltage
B. 488 C. capacative, with current lagging voltage
C. not found without knowing the number of turns
33) A transformer with 115V supplied to the primary and 24V
22) The right hand grasp rule is used to determine the: from the secondary has a turns ratio of 1:5 is used to power a
A. direction of current flow in a conductor landing lamp drawing 5 amps the current taken from the supply
B. direction of the north pole in a solenoid will be:
C. the way a coil should be connected in a circuit A.1A
B. 5A 45) In a magnetic circuit:
C. 25A A. more reluctance means more flux for a given Magnetomotive
force
34) Lamination used in a transformer core: B. air has a higher reluctance than soft iron
A. reduce copper losses C. more length of coil produces more field intensity H for a
B. reduce eddy current losses specified magnetomotive force
C. reduce efficiency
46) Remanance is the:
35) What does a high pass filter do? Pass: A. remaining magnetic flux in a material after the magnetising
A. frequencies above a certain level force has been removed
B. frequencies below a certain level B. magnetic flux in a material when saturation has been reached
C. a band of frequencies C. the amount of force required to get the remaining magnetism
back to zero
36) In a high pass filter the:
A. capacitance must be in series with the load, with shunt R or L 47) Mutual induction is increased by an:
across the line A. Aluminium core, because it concentrates magnetic flux
B. inductance must be in series with the load, with shunt R or C B. Iron core, because it concentrates magnetic flux
across the line C. Air core, because it decreases permeability
C. resistance must be in series with the load, with shunt L or C
across the line 48) Saturation takes place in an inductor when:
A. Changes in flux density stabilises the field intensity
37) In a three phase system, a negative phase sequence exists B. The field intensity decreases as the flux density stabilises
when the order is: C. There is little change in flux density when the field intensity
A. red, yellow, blue increases
B. yellow, blue, red
C. red, blue, yellow 49) A square waveform would be considered made up of a
fundamental frequency and:
38) An AC generator connected in star with a phase voltage of A. even harmonics
115v will have a line voltage of: B. odd harmonics
A. 205 approximately C. triangular waves
B. 199 approximately
C. 195 approximately 50) An alternating current voltage waveform has a peak value of
100 volts the root mean square voltage is:
39) An eight pole generator rotates at 6,000 RPM. The frequency A. 141.4 volts
produced is: B. 70.7 volts
a. 400 Hz C. 56 Volts
b. 800 Hz
c. 1200 Hz 51) Two Sine waves of the same frequency have a phase angle of
π/2 radians . This can also be expressed as:
40) A 3 phase induction motor can be reversed by: A. in phase with one another
A. changing any 2 phases B. anti-phase with one another
B. reversing the supply C. a phase angle of 90 degrees
C. changing all three phases
52) The power factor of an alternating current circuit is:
41) The main disadvantage of a split-phase motor is: A. the cosine of the phase angle
A. very low starting current therefore small torque B. the sine of the phase angle
B. the motor cannot be made to reverse direction C. the tangent of the phase angle
C. exceptionally high starting current
53) To improve the power factor of an inductive circuit it is
42) The speed of an ac motor can be affected by varying the: common practice to fit:
A. field current A. an inductor in series
B. armature current B. a resistor in series
C. number of pairs of poles C. a capacitor in parallel

43) Diamagnetic materials have a permeability of: 54) In a circuit at resonance, the effect of reducing the value of
A. slightly less than 1 capacitance will cause the circuit to resonate at:
B. much greater than 1 A. a higher frequency
C. slightly greater than 1 B. the same frequency
C. a lower frequency
44) Nickel is classified as a:
A. paramagnetic material with permeability slightly more than 1 55) Of the following phases, which two are 180 degrees apart?
B. paramagnetic material with permeability slightly less than 1 A. VL and VR
C. ferromagnetic material with high values of permeability B. VC and VL
C. IR and IL
56) Which of the following is a low pass filter?
A. L type with series ‘C’ and shunt ‘L’ 67) A 4 ohm resistor and an inductor of 3 ohms reactance are
B. L type with series ‘L’ and shunt ‘C’ connected in series the impedance of the circuit is:
C. T type with series ‘C’ and shunt ‘L’ A. 5 ohm
B. 7 ohm
57) A low pass filter can be: C. 10ohm
A. an L type with series C and shunt L
B. an L type with series L and C shunt 68) In a purely resistive circuit with an alternating voltage applied
C. a T type with series C and shunt L the power curve is:
A. the same frequency as the applied voltage extending above
58) In a star connected system, the phase voltage is: and below the axis
A. line voltage ÷ 1.73 B. the same frequency as the applied current extending above
B. line voltage × 1.73 and below the axis
C. the same as the line voltage C. twice the frequency as the applied voltage and current
extending only above axis
59) Magnetomotive force is measured in:
A. newton 69) An alternating current circuit contains resistance and no
B. watt reactance the phase angle between voltage and current will be:
C. amper-turns A. 90
B. 45
60) A small air gap between magnetic poles has a: C. zero
A. stronger field than a large air gap, for the same magnetising
force 70) A transformer with an isolated secondary winding is a high
B. stronger field than a large air gap, only if the magnetising force pass filter for pulsating DC primary current because:
is reduced A. the steady primary current has no magnetic field
C. weaker field than a large air gap, for the same magnetising B. the secondary voltage is maximum for steady DC in the
force primary
C. only variations in primary current can induce secondary
61) In a coil: voltage
A. less current produces more magnetomotive force for a
specified number of turns 71) Which is a high-pass filter?
B. higher permeability of the core material produces more flux A. L type with series L and shunt C
for a specified ampere-turns B. L type with series C and shunt L
C. air has a lower reluctance than soft iron C. Π type with series C and L

62) If two magnetic poles have the distance between them 72) The line voltage of a three phase star connected generator
shortened to a quarter of the original distance, the force would can be calculated using the phase voltage times:
change by a factor of: A. 1.37
A. 2 B. 1.67
B. 4 C. 1.73
C. 16
73) The part of a relay which is attracted by the solenoid
63) The current through a coil changes by 250mA in half a when current is applied is known as the:
second. The induced emf is 10 volts. What is the value of the A. contact
inductance? B. spring
A. 5 Henry C. armature
B. 20 Henry
C. 40 Henry 74) Hysteresis losses in an iron core are best minimised by:
A. connecting an inductor in series with the output winding
64) In a 3 phase delta wound alternating current system the: B. decreasing the frequency applied to the coil
A. current capacity is increased by a factor of 1.73 C. non conductive laminations within the core
B. current capacity is increased by a factor of .707
C. voltage capacity is increased by a factor of 1.73 75) A ferromagnetic material is:
A. Aluminium, becoming weakly magnetised in the same
65) Convention requires that in a symmetrical 3 phase system direction as the magnetising field
the: B. Nickel, becoming strongly magnetised in the same
A. red voltage is taken as the reference phase direction as the magnetising field
B. red voltage phase leads the blue phase by 120 degrees C. Copper, becoming weakly magnetised but in the opposite
C. yellow voltage phase leads the red phase by 120 degrees direction to the magnetising field

66) The average value of an alternating current waveform over a 76) The direction of the magnetic field around a conductor
complete cycle is: carrying direct current may be determined by using:
A. 0.637 X peak A. the corkscrew rule
B. 0.707 X peak B. Flemings right hand rule
C. zero C. faradays law
77) When the current in circuit increases, Lenz’s law says 87) Magnetic lines of force tend to:
that the self-induced voltage will: A. contract to shortest possible length and attract one
A. In opposition to the increasing current another
B. Tend to add to and increase the amount of current B. never cross each other but generally contract to the
C. Aid the applied voltage shortest possible length
C. run from north to south through a magnet and laterally
78) Lenz’ Law determines the: repel one another
A. Amount of induced voltage
B. Polarity of induced voltage 88) Two 500 µH coils in series without mutual coupling
C. Direction of induced voltage have a total inductance of:
A. 250 µH
79) Two waveforms are 90 degrees out of phase: B. 750 µH
A. both peak at the same time but one positive and one C. 1mH
negative
B. when one peaks positive while the other passes through 89) Which of the following statement is true?
zero A. Net emf = applied emf – back emf
C. both pass through zero at the same time but in opposite B. Net emf = applied emf + back emf
directions C. Applied emf = net emf – back emf

80) The average Value of an "alternating current" voltage 90) The current flow in a purely capacitive circuit will:
is calculated as: A. increase with an increase in frequency
A. 0.637 X peak value and is measured over half a cycle B. decrease with an increase in frequency
B. 0.707 X peak value and is measured over half a cycle C. decrease with an increase in capacitance
C. 0.637 X peak value and is measured over the whole cycle
91) An alternating current series circuit contains resistance
81) A poly-phase system is said to be balanced when the: of 100 ohms, XL reactance of 100 ohms and XC reactance of
A. currents in the line conductors are equal in magnitude 100 ohms. The impedance will be:
and there phaser sum is equal to zero A. 33.33 ohms
B. voltages in the line conductors are equal in magnitude B. 100 ohms
and there phaser sum is equal to root 3 C. 300 ohms
C. voltages in the line conductors are equal in magnitude
and there phaser sum is equal to zero 92) One of the laws of magnetism states-'the force
between two magnetic poles of constant strength is:
82) In a purely inductive circuit the current: A. proportional to the distance between them'
A. leads the voltage by pi radians B. inversely proportional to the square of the distance
B. leads the voltage by 2pi radians between them'
C. lags the voltage by pi/2 radians C. inversely proportional to the distance between them'

83) An increase in the frequency of an alternating current 93) Manganese is classified as a:

applied to an inductor will result in: A. ferromagnetic material with a very pronounced magnetic
A. an increase in reactance and rise in current field
B. a decrease in reactance and rise in current B. diamagnetic material with no appreciable magnetic field
C. an increase in reactance and drop in current C. paramagnetic material with a non-magnetic property

84) Flux density is measured in: 94) The property of a material able to concentrate
A. webers with the symbol PHI magnetic flux is:
B. tesla with the symbol B A. Permeability
C. ampere-turns with the symbol mu B. Inductance
C. Diamagnetism
85) The ability of a material to retain magnetism is:
A. remanence and is expressed as retentivity X coersive 95) To prevent one component from affecting another
force through a common magnetic field, shielding is used. The
B. coersive force and is expressed as retentivity/reminance best shield material for steady magnetic fields is a:
C. retentivity and is expressed as coersive force/ A. magnetic material with high permeability
reminance B. magnetic material with low permeability
C. any material with high insulating properties
86) In magnetism:
A. The induced poles always have opposite polarity from 96) An inductor of 50mH is connected in series with a
the inducing poles resistance of 10kΩ. The time taken for the current to reach
B. A short air gap between pole ends has a weaker field 63.2% of the maximum is:
than a large air gap, for the same magnetising force A. 5 µS
C. Steel is diamagnetic material B. 50 µS
C. 500 µS
97) The inductance in a coil will decrease: C. terminal voltage remains constant until nearly
A. If the length of the coil is increased with the same discharged
number of turns
B. When the permeability increases 108) A Battery has an output of 6V off load drops to 5.6V
C. If the turns are smaller leading to a reduced flux density when a load is applied. This is due to:
A. external resistance of the circuit
98) A coil carrying 4 amps is to provide a magnetising force B. internal resistance of the battery
of 600 ampere-turns. How many turn are necessary? C. load back EFM (Electromotive Force)
A. 150
B. 2400 109) The circuit shown represents a:
C. 9600 A. low pass filter
B. high pass filter
99) The ability to allow flux to build up in a medium is C. parallel tuned circuit
called:
A. reactance and is measured in ohms 110) In an alternating current Star wired system, the phase
B. permeability and has no unit voltage is 115 volts and the line voltage will be
C. reluctance and is measured in ampere-turns approximately:
A. 200 Volts
100) If the current through a coil of inductance 0.25H is B. 163 volts
increased from 5 amps to 15 amps in 1 second, the average C. 81 volts
induced emf in the coil is:
A. 20V 111) An alternating current generator is operating at 50kVA
B. 2.5V in a circuit with a power factor of 0.8. The real power is
C. 4V A. 40kW
B. 50kW
101) An alkaline cell has a very low internal resistance. One C. 72kW
factor Which makes this so is the:
A. high density cadmium negative plate 112) In a three phase delta connected generator the line:
B. high conductivity of the potassium hydroxide electrolyte A. voltage equals phase voltage
C. low density of the positive nickel plate B. current equals phase current
C. voltage equals 1.73 times phase voltage
102) A battery has an output of 10V on an open circuit,
which drops to 5V with a load of 50mA and a load 113) In an electromagnet the right hand grasp rule gives the:
resistance of 100Ω. The internal resistance of the battery a. South pole with thumb when fingers are pointing in direction
equals: of electron flow
A. 50Ω b. North pole with thumb when fingers are pointing in direction
B. 100Ω of conventional current flow
C. 1000Ω c. South pole with thumb when fingers are pointing in direction
of conventional current flow
103) A 10M rod of specific resistance of 5ohm/M and a
cross sectional area of 10cm has a resistance value of: 114) Remanence is the:
A. 2000ohm a) max magnetic strength of a material even if magnetising force
B.1000ohm increased
C. 500ohm b) magnetising force required to cancel magnetic strength of a
material
104) The voltage waveform in an ideal inductance would be: c) max magnetic strength of a material once magnetising force
A. 90° leading the current removed from coil
B. In phase with the current
C. 90° lagging the current 115) Coercive force is the:
a) max magnetic strength of a material even if magnetising force
105) In accordance with Faraday’s Laws, the three prime increased
factors affecting generated emf are: b) magnetising force required to cancel magnetic strength of a
A. Length of conductor, flux, velocity of conductor material
B. Resistivity of conductor, flux density, velocity of c) max magnetic strength of a material once magnetising force
conductor removed from coil
C. Length of conductor, flux density, velocity of conductor
116) The period of an AC waveform is from:
106) A filter tuned to a centre frequency can be used as a: a) when the waveform passes through zero until the next time it
A. by-pass filter passes through zero again
B. high pass filter b) any point on the waveform until it passes through the same
C. band-pass filter point going in the same direction
c) the maximum positive until the maximum negative
107) One property of an alkaline battery is that the:
A. specific gravity decreases as battery discharges
B. terminal voltage decreases linearly as battery discharges 117) The frequency of a AC waveform is:
 1
a) 𝑓 =
𝑡
𝜋 129) Pole pieces are laminated to prevent:
b) 𝑓 =
𝑡 a) eddy currents
1
c) 𝑓 = b) high reluctance
√𝑡
c) armature reaction
118) The average value of a full sine wave is:
a) 0.707 130) Non symmetrical sinusoidal waveforms are made of a
b) 0.637 fundamental plus:
c) 0 a) even harmonics
b) odd harmonics
119) The RMS value of a sine wave is: c) square waves
a) 0.637 x peak
𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘 131) If the supply frequency of a transformer is increased the:
b)
0.707
𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘 a) magnetising current reduces to a minimum
c) 0.707 b) transformer is more efficient than before
2
c) transformer fails due to high primary current
120) In a sine wave 1/2 peak value is reached after:
a) 30° 132) If the turns ratio of a transformer is 1:10 step up and the
b) 45° output current is 10A the input current is:
c) 90° a) 0.1A
b) 1A
121) If a sine wave starts at maximum when another is at zero c) 100A
the phase angle is:
a) 0° 133) If the supply frequency is increased the transformer
b) 90° hysteresis losses:
c) 180° a) increase
b) stay the same
122) Wattless power is seen in: c) decrease
a) capacitors and resistors
b) inductors and resistors 134) Magnetising current in a transformer is:
c) capacitors and inductors a) in phase with the voltage
b) leading the voltage
123) When using 3 phase power the angle between the phases c) lagging the voltage
should be:
a) 60° 135) The main effect of inductance in a relay is:
b) 90° a) sparking across the relay contacts
c) 120° b) fast contact closure speed
c) sparking across the control switch
124) When 3 phase supplies are connected in delta the line
current is: 136) Electromagnetism will provide an electrical output from a:
a) equal to phase current a) battery
b) √3 x phase current b) cathode ray tube
c) √3 x phase voltage c) generator

125) When 3 phase supplies are connected in star the line 137) In the simple electromagnet shown here, with conventional
voltage is: current flowing, end B:
a) equal to phase Voltage
b) 3 x phase Voltage
c) √3 x phase Voltage

126) If a pure capacitance and a pure inductance of equal

reactance are in series the supply current is: a) will be a North Pole
a) in phase with voltage b) is assumed to have magnetic lines of flux flowing into it
b) less than 90° to the voltage c) will reverse its magnetic polarity if the supply and the direction
c) zero of coil winding are both reversed.

127) If a resistor and capacitor are in series the supply curmn.t is:
a) less than 90° to the supply
b) 90° out of phase with supply voltage
c) in phase with the supply voltage

128) High voltage from a dc generator can be obtained by:

a) rotating the coils at low speeds
b) increasing the air gap between the core and pole pieces
c) using electromagnets for a stronger field
138) In the diagram below, points X and Y are respectively: 150) An ideal filter circuit
a) coercivity and hysteresis loss a) is a purely resistive network giving minimum phase shift
b) remanence and coercive force b) will pass at least one range of frequencies without
c) remanence and permeability attenuation
c) will completely block at least two ranges of frequency
139) Hysteresis losses are much:
a) higher in soft magnetic material like iron 151) In a three phase delta connection, line:
b) higher with higher applied frequencies a) voltage equals phase voltage
c) lower in hard magnetic materials like steel b) current equals phase current
c) voltage equals 1.73 times phase voltage
140) Alternating current in an inductance produces maximum
induced voltage when at its:
a) maximum value
b) minimum change in magnetic flux
c) maximum change in magnetic flux

141) A coil induces 200 mV when the current changes at the rate
of 1 amp per second. The inductance L is:
a) 100 mH
b) 200 mH 152) In Fig 3.8, points '1' and '2' are respectively:
c) 400 mH a) coercivity and hysteresis loss
b) residual magnetism and coercive force
142) The period of a sine wave of frequency 5kHz is: c) remanence and permeability
a) 20µs
b) 200µs 153) A coil carrying 4 amps is to provide a magnetising force of
c) 2ms 600 ampere-turns. How many turns are necessary:
a) 9600
143) When an ac sine wave has its maximum value while another b) 2400
is at zero, the two waves are: c) 150
a) 90° out of phase
b) of opposite phases 154) A coil induces 200mV when the current changes at a rate of
c) 45° out of phase 1A per second. The inductance L is:
a) 100mH
144) The peak-to-peak value of a sine wave of 150V is: b) 200mH
a) 106.5V c) 400mH
b) 212.2V
c) 424.4V 155) Lenz' Law determines the:
a) amount of induced voltage
145) In a pure capacitive circuit the current: b) polarity of induced voltage
a) lags the voltage by 2π c) direction of induced voltage
b) leads the voltage by π
c) leads the voltage by π/2 156) 115 volts AC (RMS) root mean square has a peak to peak
value of:
146) A 4 ohm resistor and an inductor of reactance 3 ohms a) 162.61 volts
are connected in series. The impedance of the circuit is: b) 230 volts
a) 5Ω c) 325.22 volts
b) 7Ω
c) 12 Ω 157) A sine-wave voltage has a peak value of 180 volts. What is
its value at 30°?
147) The power factor of an ac circuit is: a) 120 volts
a) the cosine of the phase angle b) 90 volts
b) the tangent of the phase angle c) 60 volts
c) unity for a reactive circuit
158) The root mean square value of a sine-wave voltage is:
148) The primary of a transformer is supplied with 200V. a) 0.707, being the square root of the total of all the squares of
In the secondary a current of 1A flows through a load of 10 the sine wave
ohms. Assuming 100% efficiency, what is the turns ratio? b) 0.707, being the square root of the mean of all the squares of
a) 30:1 step down the sine values
b) 25:1 step down c) 0.637 x peak value
c) 20:1 step down
159) A saw toothed waveform is:
149) A filter tuned to a centre frequency can be used as a: a) often referred to as a t base because of its constant rate of
a) Bypass filter change
b) standby filter b) is instantaneously applied and reduced
c) band-pass filter c) is not symmetrical either in amplitude and time
 169) EMF in an electric circuit corresponds to what in a magnetic
160) In a pure capacitive circuit the current: circuit:
a) lags the voltage by 2π a) mmf
b) leads the voltage by π b) flux
c) leads the voltage by π/2 c) reluctance

161) In a series LCR circuit operating at its resonant frequency: 170) Time constant of an inductor is:
a) the circuit behaves inductively a) LR
b) greater magnification is possible at resonance b) L/R
2
c) is resistive in nature c) L /R

162) Apparent power is that produced when voltage and current 171) Permanent magnets have:
are out of phase: a) high reluctance, low coercive force
a) leaving only resistance to create maximum output, and is b) low reluctance, high coercive force
measured in watts c) high reluctance, high coercive force
b) because of reactance and is measured in volt-amperes (VA)
c) because of resistance and is measured in volt-amperes reactive 172) In a delta connection the magnitude of the line:
(VAR) a) voltage is √3 times the magnitude of the phase voltage
b) current is 3 times the value of the phase current
163) The sheets of metal which make up the iron core of a c) current is √3 times the value of the phase current
transformer are laminated in order to:
a) increase the overall strength and reduce the resistance 173) The retentivity of a material is given by:
b) keep hysteresis effect constant and reduce eddy currents c) a) Coercive Force x Remanence
reduce the permeability to gain maximum coupling b) Coercive Force / Remanence
c) Remanence / Coercive Force
164) A step-up transformer with a 1:6 turns ratio has 720 volts
across 7.2 KΩ in the secondary. The primary current is:
a) 6mA BOOK 3
b) 60mA
c) 600mA 1) The winding of a direct current generator interpole is:
A. connected in series with the armature and load
165) Fig 3.1 shows a: B. made of many turns of fine wire
C. connected in parallel with the armature and load

2) As load is applied to a direct current shunt motor the:

A. field current increases
B. counter electromotive force increases
C. armature current increases
a) band pass filter
b) band stop filter 3) The commutator segments of a generator will:
c) high pass filter A. prevent excessive armature reaction by changing over every
cycle
B. reverse the loop connections to the brush every half cycle
166) The symbol in Fig 3.2 shows a: C. change direct current into alternating current every half cycle

4) The generator characteristic of:

A. high current and low voltage are found in a lap winding format
B. high current and low voltage are found in a wave winding
format
C. low current and high voltage are found in a lap winding format
a) high pass filter
b) low pass filter 5) The two factors which govern the output frequency of an AC
c) band stop filter generator are the:
A. strength of the stator field flux and number of poles
167) The output of a rotating field ac generator is taken from B. speed of rotation of the rotor and the stator field flux strength
the: C. the number of poles (in pairs) and the rotor RPM
a) slip rings
b) commutator 6) A three-phase, star connected, AC generator develops a phase
c) stator voltage of 115. The line voltage for this generator will be
approximately:
168) A 30KVA rated generator has a power factor of 0.8. What is A. 100V
its maximum consistent power: B. 140V
a) 30 KW C. 200V
b) 24KW
c) 37.5KW
7) The frequency output of a 6-pole AC generator is 400 Hz, its 18) The output of a rotating field AC generator is taken from the:
speed of rotation is? A. slip rings
A. 4,000 rpm B. commutator
B. 8,000 rpm C. stator
C. 16,000 rpm
19) In a brushless generator, the purpose of Permanent Magnet
8) A 2Ф induction motor control phase: Generator (PMG) is to:
A. provides a constant magnitude value of signal A. provided initial excitation only
B. is phase conscious in its operation B. supply generator protection circuits only
C. is always anti-phase to the reference phase C. provide initial excitation and supply the protection circuits

9) In an induction motor: 20) A shaded pole motor used in many light load application is a:
A. the armature and field coils are connected in series A. universal motor that can operate on dc and ac
B. a DC –energised rotor follows a rotating magnetic field B. two phase induction motor
C. a rotor with no connections follows a rotating magnetic field C. single phase induction motor

10) An AC motor which rotates at the same speed as supply 21) The reference phase of a two-phase inductor motor:
frequency is called: A. provides a constant magnitude value of signal
A. a universal machine B. is phase conscious in its operation
B. an induction motor C. is always anti-phase to the control phase
C. a synchronous motor
22) A synchronous ac motor is most useful for applications
11) Interpoles are Fitted to DC generators in order to: requiring:
A. compensate for missaligned brushes A. constant speed such as ventilation fans
B. help reduce reactive sparking B. varying loads such as fuel booster pumps
C. increase voltage output C. intermittent loads such as control surface or door operations

12) Reducing the resistance value of a DC shunt wound generator 23) In a DC generator with a constant output load current one
field will result in: method of reducing armature reaction is to move the brushes:
A. a decrease in flux A. from the magnetic neutral axis to the geometric neutral axis
B. an increase in output voltage which will be against the direction of rotation
C. a decrease in output voltage B. from the geometric neutral axis to the magnetic neutral axis
which will be in the direction of rotation
13) What is the effect of reversing the supply to the field and C. from the geometric neutral axis to the magnetic neutral axis
armature of a direct current motor? which will be against the direction of rotation
A. reverse the direction of rotation
B. continues in the same direction 24) The field strength of a direct current shunt motor on
C. increased starting torque constant load is reduced, what is the effect on speed and
torque?
14) The armature of a DC generator is made up of: A. increased speed, increased torque
A. the pole pieces, field windings and laminated comutator in B. increased speed, torque unchanged
order to balance the shaft reaction C. decreased speed decreased torque
B. the shaft, the armature core, field windings and insulated
laminated commutator in order to minimise copper losses 25) In a simple DC generator, the conductor velocity can be
C. armature windings, shaft, commutator and laminated resolved into two component velocities parallel and
armature core in order to minimise eddy current losses perpendicular to the flux and:
A. The component parallel to the flux contributes nothing to the
15) A generator has an output of 15V on an open circuit, which emf
drops to 10 volts with a load current of 5 amps . The internal B. The component perpendicular to the flux contributes nothing
resistance equals: to the emf
A. 3ohm C. Both components, parallel and perpendicular, contribute
B. 2ohm nothing to the emf
C. 1ohm
26) Fleming Left Hand rule, can be used with conventional
16) The torque speed charecteristic of a series motor is: current flow to determine the:
A. high torque, low speed A. polarity of a soleniod
B. low torque, low speed B. direction of current in a generator
C. high torque, high speed C. direction of rotation of a motor

17) A generator with a constant voltage output from minimum 27) On a rotating armature AC generator the:
load to maximum load would have: A. main field current is carried by the commutator
A. low internal resistance B. main load current is carried by slip rings
B. high current capacity C. exciter field current is provided by a permanent magnet
C. high internal resistance
28) The star connection of an AC generator is usually wired to a: 39) In a 2 phase induction motor, the control winding is
A. five wire with three phase lines fed with a:
B. four wire with three phase lines A. fixed value ac supply
C. three wire with single phase line B. variable value ac supply
C. variable value amplitude supply only
29) The speed of a synchronous motor is determined by the:
A. applied load and field strength 40) On shunt wound motors, the motor should:
B. induced emf reaction with the core windings a) never be run off load
C. number of field poles and supply frequency b) never be started on load
c) always be started on load
30) A three phase induction motor obtains its magnetic field by
a: 41) The purpose of the commutator is to collect:
A. rotating DC electromagnet a) AC from the brushes and convert it to DC for the armature coil
B. three phase supply to the stator b) AC from the armature coil and convert it to DC for the brushes
C. capacitor in series with one winding c) DC from the armature coiland convert it to AC for the brushes

31) A three phase AC motor is running at speed on constant load 42) Normal commercial brushes can not be used at high altitude
and if one phase goes open circuit, the motor will run at: due to:
A. ⅓ speed a) short life due to lack of lubrication
B. ⅔ speed b) the dust wom off the brushes short out windings
C. same speed c) the high reactive sparking due to altitude

32) In a DC generator the reluctance of the magnetic 43) Wave and Lap windings are designed to give:
circuit is reduced by: a) high current and high voltage respectively
A. using soft iron windings b) high voltage and high current respectively
B. minimising air gaps c) high ripple and low ripple respectively
C. increasing the field current
44) In a generator the interpoles are of the same polarity as the:
33) The Direction of rotation of a DC motor can be a) last pole the coil has just passed
reversed by: b) next pole the coil will meet
A. rerversing the connections to the armature and the field c) next interpole ahead
B. rerversing the connections to the armature and
interpoles 45) The thermal protection circuit breakers for an actuator motor
C. using slip rings instead of brushes with compensation is connected:
Winding a) to the limit switches
b) in parallel with the armature
34) High torque low speed is given by: c) in series with the armature
A. series DC motor
B. shunt DC motor 46) Compensation windings are:
C. compound DC motor a) wound around the pole pieces between main poles
b) wound around the armature in the opposite direction
35) The frequency of an AC generator is dependent on the: c) cut into the faces of the main poles
A. number of pairs of poles and speed of rotor
B. number of conductors and the field strength 47) If a series wound generator has no load connected the
C. rotor diameter and gearbox drive ratio output voltage will be at a:
a) maximum
36) The phase voltage of a three phase star connected AC b) minimum
generator is: c) rated voltage
A. greater than the line voltage
B. equal to the line voltage 48) Level compound DC generators are used with:
C. less than the line voltage a) long feeder cables
b) short feeder cables
37) The speed of a 3-phase AC motor can be affected by: c) either of the above
A. field current
B. pairs of poles 49) A DC alternator takes the output from the
C. armature current a) armature
b) stator
38) A two phase motor has: c) commutator
A. four poles at 90º
B. three pairs of poles at 120º 50) Aircraft AC generators use a rotating:
C. two poles at 180º a) armature
b) field
c) commutator
51) In an AC generator if the number of poles is increased the 62) A three phase ac motor is running at speed on constant
output frequency: load and if one phase goes open circuit, the motor will run
a) increases at:
1
b) decreases a) speed
3
c) stays the same 2
b) speed
3
52) Slip is maximum during: c) same speed
a) start up
b) normal running 63) The winding on a de generator interpole is:
c) shut down a) connected in series with the armature load
b) made of many turns of fine wire
53) In shaded pole induction motor if the supply current is c) wound in a direction opposite to that of the armature winding
reversed the motor will:
a) change direction 64) In a dc generator, the reluctance of the magnetic circuit:
b) maintain direction a) is reduced by using soft-iron windings
c) stop b) is reduced by minimising the air gap between armature and
field
54) The torque-speed characteristic of an aircraft starter motor c) does not affect the size of the generated voltage
on initial engine start is:
a) high torque, low speed 65) Reducing the resistance value of a de generator field will
b) low torque, high speed result in:
c) high torque, high speed a) a decrease in flux
b) an increase in output voltage
55) The field strength of a de shunt motor on constant load is c) a decrease in output voltage
reduced. What is the effect on speed and torque?
a) increased speed, increased torque 66) In a starter-generator:
b) increased speed, torque remain the same a) the starter-generator is permanently connected to the engine
c) decreased speed, decreased torque b) there is no change in torsional load whenever the aircraft
electrical load is switched on or off
56) As a load is applied to a de shunt motor the: c) the starter field and generator field are both shunt wound
a) field current increases
b) back emf increases 67) The phase voltage of a three star connected ac generator is:
c) armature current increases a) greater than the line voltage
b) equal to the line voltage
57) In a Starter-Generator: c) less than the line voltage
a) there is no engaging mechanism required for engine starting
b) there is no change in torsional load if the aircraft electrical 68) An 8 pole generator rotates at 6000 rpm, the frequency
load is switched on or off produced is:
c) the starter field and generator field are both shunt wound a) 400Hz
b) 800Hz
58) The output of a rotating field AC generator is taken from c) 1.2 kHz
the
a) slip rings 69) In a three phase delta ac system, the:
b) commutator a) current capacity is increased by a factor of 1.73
c) stator b) line and phase currents are identical
c) voltage is increased by a factor of 1.73
59) In order to obtain 400 Hz a 6 pole ac generator must be
driven at: 70) A two phase induction motor reference phase:
a) 4000 rpm a) provides a constant magnitude value of signal
b) 8000 rpm b) is phase conscious in its operation
c) 12000 rpm c) is always anti-phase to the reference phase

60) An ac motor which rotates at the same speed as supply 71) The speed of a synchronous motor is determined by the
frequency is called: a) applied load and field strength
a) a universal machine b) induced emf reaction with the core windings
b) an induction motor c) number of field poles and supply frequency
c) synchronous motor
72) A shaded pole motor used in many light load applications is
61) A three phase induction motor obtains its magnetic a:
field by a: a) universal motor that can operate on dc and ac
a) rotating dc electromagnet b)two phase induction motor
b) three phase supply to the stator c) single phase induction motor
c) capacitor in series with one winding
 73) Fleming’s right hand rule can be used to:
a) determine the motion of a motor
b) show the current in motors
c) determine current in generators

74) The main insulator in commutators is:

a) lacquer
b) enamel
c) mica

75) Armature reaction is caused by the:

a) reaction between the main field and the armature field
b) reaction between the rotor heat and the stator cooling
c) torque reaction due to bearing friction

76) The effective voltage in a motor is the resultant of:

a) applied emf minus the induced emf
b) applied emf minus the back emf
c) back emf minus the induced emf

77) Reactive sparking is cured by:

a) interpoles connected in series with the armature
b) interpoles connected in parallel with the armature
c) compensating windings connected in parallel with the armature

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