Objectives Electrical Engineering

1. One hundred KW is equivalent to 100,000 joules/second

2. Capacitors are said to be block DC pass AC
3. When a high voltage ACcircuit breaker is tested for endurance, it is tested for atleast
1000 opening-closing operations.
4. The number of cycles in which a high speed circuit breaker can complete its operation is
3 to 8 .
5. A graphical representation between discharge and time is known as hydrograph
6. One volt is equal to 10^8 abvolts.
7. A fully charged lead-acid cell has an open-circuit voltage of about 2.2 volts.
8. Which of the following is not a standard distribution voltage?
a.6.24kV b. 16kV c. 13.8kV d. 11kV
9. The fuse used for overhead primary distribution is expulsion
10. A type of motor that overspeed at very light load. Series
11. What is the most probable per unit transient reactance for an alternator rated 100MW?
0.3
12. What should be the KV rating of a surge arrester to be used for an 11kV ungrounded
system? 12kV
13. Which of the following source of energy is not commercially used? Biogas
14. Polyphase transformer connections for three to two phase conversion is Scott
15. For power transformer the conservator tank is intended to minimize oil sludging
16. IPP- Individual Power Producer
17. When a bird lands on transmission lines that are hot, it is not electrocuted because no
path for electric flow
18. The starting torque of a capacitor-start-split-phase induction motor is directly related to
the angle α between its two-widing curents by the relation sin α
19. The simplified form of the Boolean expression (A + B)(B + C) = AC +B
20. Magnetic Induction the unit is Tesla
21. The power factor of an alternator is determined by its load.
22. Damper winding in conjunction with star-delta starter is the method used to start a
synchronous motor.
23. The gas inside the inner discharge tube of a sodium vapour lamp is neon
24. The transients w/c are produced due to sudden but energetic changes from one steady
state of a circuit to another are called transition transients.
25. XLPE- cross-linked polyethylene
26. In a vacuum tube, what is the ratio of a small change in a plate voltage to a small change in
grid voltage is Amplification Factor
27. The normal indication on a megger when checking insulation is infinity
28. Oersted is the unit of magnetic field intensity in the CGS system
29. One horsepower is equal to 550 ft-lb/sec
30. The RMS value of sinusoidal ac current is equal to its value at an angle of 45 degree.
31. Transformers are rated in KVA instead of KW because total transformer loss depends on
volt ampere
32. The starting winding of a single phase motor is placed n the stator.
33. Fusion energy is produced when nuclear particles combined
34. Translay Relay is used for feeders
35. Joule= watt-second
36. One KW is equal to 738 ft-lb/sec
37. One KW is equal to 1.34 hp
38. Gilberts is the unconventional unit of mmf in the CGS system
39. A split phase induction motor is defective, but if the motor is energized and the motor is
rotated by the hand the motor runs.What is wrong with the motor? Capacitor is defective
40. Silicon carbide compounds is the material used for transistor
41. An electronic instrument that visually shows magnitude and shape of an alternating current
signal is Oscilloscope instrument
42. Gasoline Engine Genset is the least efficient power plant
43. One Coulomb = 10^-1 abC
44. Directional relays are based on flow of power.
45. Series Reactor is the equipment used to limit short circuit current level in a substation.
46. One watt is equal to 10^7 ergs/sec
47. A space station with communication equipment that synchronizes with the earths orbit.
SATELLITE
48. Overcurrent Relay is a relay that opens the circuit breaker upon sensing overload.
49. Presence of ozone as a result of corona is harmful because it corrodes the material
50. A distributor is designed from the point of view of voltage drop
51. The luminous intensity is defined as luminous flux per unit solid angle
52. MHO relay is used for transmission lines
53. In circuit breaker the time duration from the instant of fault to the instant of energizing of the
trip coil is known as protection time
54. In transformer, the purpose of breather is to extract moisture of the air
55. The maximum power developed in a synchronous motor occurs at a coupling angle of 90֯
56. Photometric Distribution is also known as the polar graph of intensities of illumination.
57. In a series motor, what is the relation of the connection of motor field winding with respect to
the motor armature? SERIES
58. What is the minimum number of magnetic contactors to allow forward-reverse control in the
rotation of a motor? 2(two) magnetic contactors
59. Sabine is thte common unit of the sound absorption coefficient
60.Strain Clamp is the element of the transmission line that supports the cable at the bottom of
the suspension insulator
61. 250 degree celcius is the short circuit temperature rating of cross-linked polyethylene
(XLPE)cable
62. Scott-T is a type of transformer bank is used to convert 2 phase to 3 phase power
63. Storage is the other term used for rechargeable battery
64. Stator, in a wound rotor induction motor, where do you connect the voltage limiting device
for reduced voltage starting ?
65. Guiglielmo Marconi- In, 1885, who invented antenna for long distance transmission of
electromagnetic waves
66. Tap changer is a device used to change the setting of secondary nominal voltage
67. As the load is increased the speed of a dc shunt motor will reduce slightly
68. In the left hand rule, the thumb always represents direction of force on conductor
69. Ampere-Hour is the storage battery rated in capacity
70. The basis where the flow of current is from positive to negative was derived from
convention
71. The fault current that exist immediately after the fault is known as Sub-transient current
72. An SCR’s three leads are the ANODE, CATHODE, GATE
73. Zig-zag transformer primary function is to provide ground source
74. Synchronous Condenser is a synchronous motor that is used for power factor correction
only
75. Why are the transmission towers sometimes constructed in lattice type and sometimes in pole
type although they have the same capacity and voltage rating ? right of way
76. Positron, charges that are both positively and negatively charged
77. The positive- sequence components of the system has the same phase-sequence as the
original
78. Pilot lamp in a MCC indicates a normal condition of the load
79. Magnetic Contactor, is an electrically operated switch which is rated in amperes and is also
used in overload protection of motors
80. High Bay , these are high intensity discharged lamps which are usually installed in outdoor
and wide areas and are mounted on poles whereas for indoors these are used for high ceiling
applications
81. What do you call an insulated conductor that can be used only up to 300 volts and considered
having no insulation base on general rating? Enameled Conductor
82. A limit switch is used to shut off the power when the travel reaches a definite limit
83. Rapid stopping of an electric motor by momentarily reversing its connections to the supply is
called plugging.
84. An induction motor driven above synchronous speed is called Induction Generator.
85. The auxillary winding of a split phase induction motor is switched out of the circuit by a
device called centrifugal switch.
86. Air Terminal is a device projected vertically upward above structures to serve as lightning
rod.
87. An antenna that transmits or receives equally well in all directions is said to be
Omnidirectional.
88. A type of communication that uses light rather than electricity to communicate is called
Fiber Optic.
89. Instrument transformers are used in indicating and metering and with protective devices, they
are used for relaying.
90. Repeater it refers to a device that merely boosts a signal and passes it on.
91. Zero Sequence is an impedance that when a line to ground fault occurs, produces fault
current that are equal and in-phase
92. Drain is the equivalent of the collector terminal of transistor in a FET.
93. What is the percent slip of the synchronous motor when running ? “zero”
94. OHM is the unit of electrical resistance.
95. 115kV to 230kV belongs to HIG VOLTAGE
96. What is the common cause of failure in cable termination and splicing ? Wrong Clearance
97. Three of the following terms in magnetic induction is identical. Which is distinct among the
following? a. maxwells b.lines c. flux d. gauss
98.When luminaires direct 90 to 100% of their output downward is considered a direct lighting
99.What is the normal secondary circuit current of a current transformer? 5 ampere
100. In a stranded conductor, what do you call the strand at he center of the conductor? Center
Wire
101. Which does not belong ?
a. lines per square centimeter b. maxwells per square centimeter
c. flux d. gauss
102. In a shunt motor, what is the relative connection of the armature winding with respect to the
field winding? PARALLEL
103. A pure semiconductor without doping is called Intrinsic
104. An SCR combines the features of a rectifier and transistor
105. Assuming the most efficient technologies for the extraction of energy, the fuel with the
largest known reserves is nuclear.
106. What are the three colors which when mixed equally together will produce white and the
combination of any two will produce different colors and intensities? RED, BLUE, GREEN
107. A 500kV transmission line is categorized as Extra High Voltage
108. A live room is one whose interior finish is such that reverberation of sound in seconds is
less than 1.
109. What is the electric state of a body that contains equal number of protons and electrons in
its atom? STATIC
110.Which is not 180 degrees apart?
a. XL and IC b. XC and IC
c. IL and IC d. XC and XL
111. Which is not found in a rapid start fluorescent lamp?
a. ballast b. starter c. wire harness d.capacitor
112. What replaces coaxial cable for terrestrial transmission? Print to print wireless
transmission
113. Which is not used as a reduced voltage starting method for the induction motors?
a. variac b. autotransformer
c.. part winding resistance d. wye- delta
114. In a purely resistive ac circuit, the angle between the voltage and the current is zero degree.
This combination is called in phase.
115. Nichrome is a conductors has the highest resistance.
116. The current in armature conductors of a DC machine is AC.
117. Them integrated circuit was invented at Texas Instrument in 1958 by Jack Kilby.
118. The capacitor in a capacitor-start induction-run ac motor is connected in series with
STARTING winding.
119. What is the basis of considering counterclockwise as positive direction of rotation for
polyphaser system of vector? Convention
120. Which is not correct in a wye connected transformer?
a. lower phase voltage
b. power cable can tolerate 100% insulation level
c. provide neutral ground
d. vulnerable to ferroresonance
121. Dielectric heating is based on the principle of capacitance.
122. For proper parallel operation, ac polyphaser alternators must have the same Voltage rating.
123. One ampere-hour charge delivered by a secondary cell is equal to 3600 coulomb.
124. Fixtures that transmit 60 percent to 90 percent of the light downward are classified as Semi-
direct.
125. High mast is the interior lighting where the roof trusses or ceiling height is greater than
7.6m above floor level.
126. 1 ampere = 0.1 abampere
127.The rapid failure caused by the heat of an arc on the conductor surface accompanied by the
heating effect of short circuit. Fault current burndown
128.What is the purpose of air blowers in substation transformers? To increase the capacity
129. Which is the safest type of insulation for indoor wiring installations specially residential and
commercial buildings?
a. polyvinyl chloride
b. XLPE
c. polyethelyne
d. ethylene propylene ruber
130. Name the throw away protection device. FUSE
131. Henrich Hertz who developed the wireless transmission in 1897.
132. Piezoelectric is the effect or principle those of a microphone operates.
133. What would happen if you connect transformer to a dc circuit with a voltage of 20 % of
nameplate ratings after a steady state condition is reached? No voltage is registered at
secondary
134. For indoor lawn tennis, what is the recommended level of illumination for tournaments in
footcandles (fc)? “50”
135. Name the voltage class when the nominal voltage range is 120-600volts. LOW VOLTAGE
136. Where else is the third wire in the service conductor terminated aside from the S/N of the
panelboard? Ground Rod
137. The unit measure of sound level is decibel.
138. An instrument applied to a simple structural member to measure the stretch or extension
line in a certain direction over a definite distance called the gauge length is Strain Gauge.
139. Magnetic induction can be expressed equally well except one of the following:
a. lines/sq.cm b. gauss c. Maxwell/sq.cm d. magnetic field
140. Which dc motor cannot be used without a load connected to it?
a. shunt b. series c. compound d. universal
141. When the sole purpose of AC is to produce heat, the selection of conductor based on Root
Mean Square value of the current.
142. What is the type of relay that is intended to respond to the difference between incoming and
outgoing electrical quantities? Differential
143. Which of these is not a factor in determining the speed of a dc motor?
a. strength of armature circuit magnetic field
b. strength of magnetic field produced by the field coils
c. the load on the motor
d. thickness of the commutator bars
144. What is the ampacity of the feeder conductor supplying several motors and other loads?
The sum of the full load motor currents plus the sum of the currents of the other loads
plus 25% of the full load current of the largest motor
145. Graphite is the best conductor of electricity
146. Reverse power relay is used to prevent motorizing of the generator.
147. Which one does not belong to the technical performance standards of Philippine
Distribution Code?
a. Plant efficiency b. Reliability
c. Collection Efficiency d. Load distribution
148. Which of the following shall be induced in the calculation of the reliability standard indices
of the distributor asset by the Philippine Distribution Code?
a. Outages that occur on the secondary lines of the distribution system.
b. Planned outages where the customers have been notified at least three (3) days prior to
the loss of power.
c. Outages that occur on the primary lines of the distribution system.
d. Outages that occur in the transmission line
149. Resistance of a conductor increases when its length increases
150. Receptacle outlet in a dwelling unit must be installed in habitable rooms so that no point
along the floor line is farther from an outlet 1800 mm.
151. The specific resistance depends upon The nature of the material of the conductor only.
152. Which of the following is not a consideration in a surge arrester?
a. Arrester Class b. Current rating c. Voltage rating d. Insulation Coordination
153. Diesel power plant is best suited as Standby .
154. A circuit breaker is a device that carry and interrupt load current even in case of a fault by
used of separate contacts.
155. Which is not a source of noise in a communication system ?
a. Atmosphere b. Manufactured electrical equipment c. Another communication signal
d. Thermal agitation in electronic components
156. A receptacle outlet is required above a show window every 3 (three) linear meters.
157. The electric motor generally used in household food mixers. SPLIT PHASE
158. The effect of the dielectric is to reduce the working voltage.
159. What will happen to an insulating medium if subjected to a voltage more than basic impulse
insulation level ? It will get punctured.
160. Sparking occurs when a load is switched off because the circuit has high inductance.
161. The highest speed attained by a dc shunt motor is equal to no load speed at rated flux.
162. The main contacts of a circuit breaker are most likely to be operated by a heavy duty
switch
163. A relay is used to relay a message to a remote place.
164 What contains in each cell site of cellular telephone system? Direct-linke to branch
165. The power generated by some steam power plant drops in the summer because the lake
temperature increases.
166. An emf induced in a coil due to a change in current in a neighboring coil is known as
Mutually Induced emf.
167. If a dielectric is placed in an electric field, the field strength decreases.
168. The material which is not a semiconductor is
a. selenium b. gallium-arsenide c. carborundum d. silica
169. “TRUE LOVE WAITS”
170. A device which connects conductor to the earth to discharge the charge on the conductor on
the earth is called eathing switch.
171. An instrument having a voltage coil and current coil would be a wattmeter.
172. The function of saturable reactor is to provide variable device inductance which can be
increased by saturating the core.
173. When extra stop buttons are added to an existing starter control circuit, they must be series
with the contractor coil.
174. A freshly paint layer may be dried electronically by induction heating.
175. Branch circuit larger than 50 amperes shall not supply nonlighting outlet load.
176. The calculation of the reliability standard indices of the grid owners as set by Philippine
Grid Code shall include outages that occur on the transmission line
177. A fuse is a 1-phase thermal device.
178. Which of the following is not a factor in the selection of fuse rating for protection of a
branch circuit?
a. system voltage b. system impedance
c. branch full current d. branch full load current
179. A ground fault circuit interrupter is an electrical device that prevents and electrocution
caused by an accident or equipment malfunction.
180. If the reverse bias voltage og a PN junction is increased within the limits, the reverse
saturation current will remain unaffected.
181. When a current carrying conductor is brought into magnetic field, the force that moves the
conductor depends upon the length of conductor within the magnetic field.
182. A series motor designed to operate on dc or ac. Universal Motor
183. Which of these is not an objective of GRID planning ?
a. General Capacity b. Timing c. Type of circuit d. Voltage
184. In the differential current protection system, the current transformer secondaries of wye-
delta power transformers will be in delta-wye.
185. The amount of frequency deviation from the carrier center of frequency in an FM
transmitter is proportional to the amplitude.
186. Total clearing time is the total time it takes a fuse to interrupt a circuit at a certain fault
current level.
187. The varmeter, in conjunction with other meter device can be used to determine the power
factor.
188. Which device automatically trips and recloses a preset number of times to clear temporary
faults or isolate permanent faults? Circuit Recloser
189. Which of the following is not a type of the contactor for circuit breakers?
a. Pneumatic b. Vacuum c. Electro-pneumatic d. Electro-magnetic
190. An energy of 10.152x1018 J is equal to 9.623 quad.
191. What is the maximum number of bends permitted in rigid conduits between outlets?
4 quarter bends
192. Currents reactors are used to bring down the fault level within the capacity.
193. Heating effect of current has undesirable effects in vacuum cleaner.
194. Overcurrent protection responds to increase in current above the pick-up value
195. If the DC curren tis reversed in the control winding of a saturable reactor same as ac
current flow.
196. Luminaire types permitted in clothes closets. Surface mounted or recessed incandescent
fixture with completely enclosed lamp.
197. When electrons build up pressure at one point is called current flow.
198. Fermi energy is the amount of energy which must be given to an electron to move it to
conduction band.
199. A gang capacitor is a variable capacitor in which capacitance is varied by changing the
plate area.
200. The primary function of a fuse is to prevent excessive currents.
201. A type of electronics communication in which only one party transmits at a time. Half
Duplex
202. The commonly used light sensor in a modem fax machine is the charge couple device.
203. Diesel Power Plant- cannot have a single unit of 100 MW.
204. 98%- full load efficiency of a power transformer
205. An overcurrent relay that operates or pick-up when its current exceeds a pre-determined
value.
206. Current Transformers are auxillary transformers used for metering or operation of
auxillary equipment and relays.
207. An electrical outlet constructed so that moisture will not enter the enclosure is classified as
being watertight.
208. Which of the following common electronic components is not found in ICs? Inductors
209.Transformer taps are generally on the high voltage winding of transformer.
210. A thermal protection switch is able to protect a circuit against overload.
211. All circuits must be protected against overload and short circuit.
212. Based on Philipine Distribution Code which of the following interruption events is included
in the calculation of distribution reliability indices? Outages on 34.5 KV lines
213. In a resistance welding , the pneumatic pressure is applied during squeeze,weld and hold
time.
214. Contingency Reserve is also known as cold standby reserve.
215.The correct word to define wiring which is not concealed is exposed .
216. When luminaires direct 90 to 100 % of their output upward is considered an Indirect
Lighting.
217. The color reserved for use in equipment grounding conductor is green.
218. Which of the following is not a full-duplex?
a. radar b. Telephone c. Telemetry d. Local Area Network
219. In a circuit breaker, the time duration from the instant of the fault to the extinction of arc
known as total clearing time.
220. 34.5kV to 69kV is classified as medium voltage.
221. For an RL circuit, the power factor cannot be less than 0 or greater than 1.
222. Philippine Energy Plan is the overall energy program formulated and updated yearly by
the DOE, submitted to congress pursuant to RA 7638.
223. The capacitors of power factor correction are rated in terms of KVAR.
224. In a given circuit when power factor is unity the reactive power is zero.
225. Joule found out that the heat produced in a current carrying conductor is proportional to the
square of the current.
226. In a wye connected system, line current is equal to the phase current.
227. In a series RL circuit, the inductor current is equal to the resistor current.
228. The specific resistance is defined as resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1m
and cross-section of 1m2 at 200C
229. The master control center for a cellular telephone system is the mobile telephone switching
office.
230. The permeability of a material means the conductivity of a material for magnetic lines of
force
231. Is an instrument connected across the load. Voltmeter
232. What will happen to the current of a transformer when temperature of the transformer
winding increases? Decreases
233. Transformers are use to change the value of the following EXCEPT?
a. alternating current b. alternating voltage c. power d. resistance
224. When a dc motor has no-load, what will happen to the back emf? Becomes maximum
225. I regret to inform you, Walang FOREVER
226. A 4 way switch controls a lamp from 3(three) different locations.
227. The current-carrying capacity of a copper having twice the diameter of another copper wire
is 4 times as great.
228. TURBINE, converts energy of water to mechanical energy.
229. The applied voltage in a transformer is increased by 50 % and frequency is reduced by
50%. The maximum core flux density will become 3 times.
230. A device that establishes an electrical connection to the earth. Grounding electrode
231. Which of the following is not a standard branch circuit ampere rating?
a. 15A b. 25A c. 30A d. 40A
232. Once residual magnetism of a shunt generator is lost, it may be restored by connecting its
shunt field to an external battery.
233. Surge impedance of transmission line is given by Square root of L / C
234. A diversity factor of 2 gives a saving of 50% in generating equipment.
235. In a parallel RC circuit, as the capacitance decreases. The power factor increases.
236. A material best suited for manufacturing of fuse wire is silver.
237. The net reactance in a series RLC circuit is XL-XC
238. The ampere-hour capacity of battery depends on the area of the plates
239. The condition in Ohm’s Law is that the temperature should remain constant.
240. If an electrical network having one or more than one voltage source, is transformed into
equivalent electrical network with a single voltage source (which is short circuit current of
previous circuit) with parallel internal resistance of the network with all current source replaced
by their internal resistance.The above is called NORTON’S THEOREM.
241. For a three phase unbalanced load the power factor of each phase may be different.
242. Cellular phones operate in the frequency range of UHF.
243. What is the maximum allowable voltage drop for lighting circuit? 3%
244. What is the maximum allowable voltage drop for feeder? 5%
245. Fiber optic operates on the principle of reflection.
246. The synchroscope is an instrument used to indicate the phase relationship between two
voltages.
247. The armature current drawn by any dc motor is proportional to the torque required.
248. Fault level means fault MVA.
249. If the input of the prime mover of an alternators is kept constant but excitation is increased
then KVA will be lagging.
250. In electroplating, the positive electrode is called anode.
251. Barrier potential of silicon diode is 0.7v.
252.Which of the following is an active element of a circuit?
a. Ideal current source b. inductance c. resistance d. capacitance
253. The minimum armature current of a synchronous motor corresponds to operation at unity
power factor.
254. Lap winding is best suited for low voltage, high current dc generators.
255.What is the relative permittivity of vacuum? Unity
256. On tripling the number of turns of a coil the inductance becomes 9 times as large.
257. An external resistance is added in series with the field of a DC shunt motor. Whem the
motor runs, the effect of resistance is to increase the speed of the motor
258. During load shedding some loads are switched off.
259. Which of the following is not the method of arc dispersion?
a. oil immersion contacts b. magnetic blow out of arc
c. use of rectifiers d. deionization of arc path
260.The capacitor in a series RC circuit at steady state is open circuit.
261. There is no zero sequence component of the fault current for line to line fault.
262. The ratio of lumens reacting the work plane divided by the total lumens generated by the
lights is Coefficient of Utilization.
263. When the excitation of an unloaded salient pole synchronous motor suddenly gets
disconnected, then the motor stops.
264. Sensitivity of a voltmeter is expressed as Ohms / Volt
265. The DC armature winding in which the coil sides are placed a pole pitch apart is called
FULL-PITCH
266.The current flowing in L and C at parallel resonance are equal.
267. In series RLC circuit, the impedance at resonance is minimum.
268. In parallel RLC circuit, the impedance at resonance is maximum.
269. The current in RLC series circuit, i.e. at resonance is maximum.
270. The current in RLC parallel circuit, i.e. at resonance is minimum.
271. Gas Turbine is a plant that will take least time in starting from cold conditions to full-load
operation.
272. Buchholz Relay is used in transformers
273. The heat required to raise 1 gram of water at 1oC is calorie.
274. Heating value of coal largely depends upon ash content.
275. For open circuited condition of Thevenin’s Theorem, all sources of emf in the network are
replaced by their internal impedance.
276.Semiconductors like silicon and germanium are tetravalent.
277. In parallel RC circuit , as the value of frequency increases the power factor decreases.
278. Choke coil,device used to reflect back surges into the line.
279. The load of a certain transformer is reduced to 50 % ,the copper loss would become 0.25
times.
280. Shunt generators are used where the main requirement is constant voltage over a narrow
load range.
281. Transmission voltage level of 1000kV is categorized as Ultra High Voltage
282. The efficiency of thermal plant is approximately 30%.
283. When the relative permeability of a material is slightly less than 1, it is called diamagnetic
material.
284. One of the advantages of distributing the winding in alternator is to improve voltage
waveform.
285. A circuit breaker will normally operate whenever fault in the line occurs .
286. Two wattmeters can be used to measure a 3-phase power for a balanced and unbalanced
load.
287. A magnetic field exists around moving charges
288. Inductance affects the direct current flow at the time of turning on or off.
289. In radio a gang condenser is a type of air capacitor.
290. A material commonly used for shielding or screening magnetism is soft iron.
291. One advantage of secondary cell is that it can be recharged.
292. AIR CORE is a type of core used for high frequency transformer.
293. The effect of dielectric is to reduce the working voltage
294. Synchronous motor are non self-starting.
295. At leading p.f. the armature flux in an alternator aids the rotor flux.
296. In a synchronous machine when the rotor speed becomes more than the synchronous speed
during hunting, the damping bars develop induction generator torque.
297. If there is an open circuit in the rotor of a SCIM motor will not start.
298. Ideal transformer assumption do not include zero reactance of the winding.
299. The maximum efficiency of a half wave rectifier is 40.6%.
300. Sometimes your heart needs more time to accept what your mind already knows.
301. For which of the sinusoids , the rms value and mean value is the same? Square wave
302. The reciprocal of permeability is reluctivity.
303. The series field of a short-compound dc generator is excited by load current.
304. For proper parallel operation, ac polyphaser alternators must have the same voltage rating.
305. Slip rings are made of Copper.
306. In a shunt generator the voltage builds up till contrained by saturation of iron.
307. Diode is a device that is NONLINEAR.
308. Present day capacitors which have high capacitance in small size use a dielectric of
ceramic.
309. It is difficult to magnetize steel because of its low permeability.
310. One KWHR is equal to 3413 BTU.
311. The starting winding of a single phase motor is placed in stator.
312. In a synchronous motor, the rotor copper losses are met by dc source.
313. When a conductor is stationary and the magnetic field is moving or charging the emf
induced is called Statically Induced EMF
314. A coulomb is an extremely large number of charge carriers.
315. Base load plant is a plant that can never have 100 % load factor.
316. daraf is the unit of elastance.
317. An ion is electrical neutral.
318. The process by which metallic parts are demagnetized is called degaussing.
319. If the resistance of the field winding of a DC generator is increased the output voltage will
decreased.
320. Permeance is analogous to Conductance.
321.Grounding allows low opposition path of current flow.
322. Least prevalent shunt fault among transmission and distribution lines. LLL
323. Acording to PEC which is the fastest to generate heat at the same rate. TW insulated wire
324. Which of the following produce reactive power? Induction Motor
325. Condition for maximum power output for DC motor. EB=V/R
326. Grid and Distribution System installation and maintenance are governed by NEA.
327. A device repeatedly reverses the polarity of a magnetic field in order to keep a dc motor
rotating a commutator.
328. All magnetic fields originates from magnetic domain.
329.Which of the following power plant is the most reliable? Hydroelectric Power Plant
330. The most commonly used winding connection to light and power commercial and
industrial. Wye with neutral.
331. Which frequency range is used for land mobile communication such as the cellular phone.
300MHz-3GHz
332. An instrument connected both parallel and in series Wattmeter.
333.

1.704r 1.466r 1.732r

1.704r 2.10r

1.6921r

334. Hermetic Motor = 1.25 (I)

335. Which of the following is non-renewable? Fossil
336. Transformer are use to change the value except POWER.
337.Which of the following will result to symmetrical fault. Three Phase Fault.
338. Base impedance is the ration (Base KV)2
Base MVA

339. In a series RL circuit the inductor current is equal to than resistor current.
340. The phase angle in series RL circuit is the angle between Resistance and Impedance.
341. In short transmission system the receiving and voltage is I, II
I. the same II. Less than
342. Conservator is an air tight metal drum fixed at the top of the tank.
343. In a diode modulator, the negative half of an am wave is Tuned Circuit.
344. How many percent is the maximum continuous load of branch circuit conductor? 0.8
345. A high let conductor in a three phase four wire delta seconday shall be black.
346. The same radii of aluminum and copper. 0.78
347. Tap changer of transformer is located HV side.
348. What is the main advantage of Amplitude Modulation (AM) : wider bandwidth
349.SPUG-Small Power Utilities Group
350. Minimum Running Cost- Hydroelectric Power Plant
351. What is the largest size of solid conductor allowed in a raceway? 3.2 mm
352. Impurities in an electrolyte can cause an internal short circuit condition. Local Action
353. What color is reserved for equipment grounding only? GREEN
354. The charge of a hoe is equal to that of proton.
355. One farad = One coulomb/volt
356. Useful life of diesel= 15 years.
357. Maximum vertical clearance of the receptacle outlet is 1700 mm.
358. Charginh a lead acid cell causes the electrolyte to become STRONGER.
359. What is the burning hours that should be used in the design consideration of incandescent
bulb . 1500
360. Windmills in addition to proper gearing INDUCTION GENERATOR.
361. Surge impedance of an underground cable is around 25 Ω.
362. Bundled Conductors in EHV transmission lines increase capacitance.
363. The minimum size of copper conductor for a 230 volt general illumination branch circuit in
dwelling is 2mm2
364. Merz Price Protection – SUBSTATION
365. The area of hysteresis loop is the measure of energy loss per cycle.
366. Where must the surge arrester be located near the transformer.
367. Standard of Electrical wiring PEC (Philippine Electrical Code)
368. For Fire pump motor rating not less than (125,100)
369. You broke my heart … but still I love you with all the pieces.
370.The DC generator used as pilot exciter. Flat Compound
371. What are the minimum req. to cause the flow of current? Voltage source and a Conductor.
372. Fuse on the motor is use for SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION.
373. To reverse the direction of rotation of a three phase induction motor. Interchange any two
of the three line connections.
374. TIME CONSTANT RL TIME CONSTANT RC
L
T=
T= RC
R

375. 1-3 valence electron= conductor

4 valence electron = semi-conductor
5-7 valence electron= insulator
376. Induction motor is analogous to Two winding transformer with open circuit secondary
377. In what year was the first 500kV line world wide 1965.
378. Receptacle outlet shall be located not more than 500mm.
379. In dwelling units hallways of 3m ore more the length shall have at least one receptacle.
380. A branch circuit larger than 50A shall supply non-lighting.
381. Q factor of a coil, the ratio of its maximum energy stored dissipated per cycle
382. A potential lethal electric current is on the order 1mA
383. Power developed by dc motor is maximum when the ratio of back emf and applied voltage.
HALF
384. An electric current can neither be SEEN nor TOUCHED.
385. With reduction of load on alternator the frequency increases
386. Minimum diameter of festoon wiring. 2 (two)
387. The terminal for size 50mm2 copper conductor. 60oC
388. For 120 to 277 volt, nominal ground shall be permitted to supply. Auxillary equipment of
electric discharged lamp
389. The greater percentage of material Paramagnetic.
390. Prior to starting ballast.
391. Which of the following is not standard classification. 25 AMP
392. Which of the following is not one of the relays. Negative Sequence Relay
393. EPIRA LAW of 2001. RA 9136
394. Maximum distance between busway 1500mm
395. The phase slip between voltage and current vectors electric flat iron.
396. Peak Factor of Triangular Wave. 1.73
397. Thermal protection switch is able to protect circuit against OVERLOAD.
398. Y-Y power transformers are protected by current DELTA-WYE.
399. 1 ampere turn = 1.26 gilberts.
400.When installing two grounding electrodes the minimum distance is 2000mm
401. Branch circuit conductor having data processing equipment. 125
402. Transient current in RLC

403. In two wattmeter method the reading of the wattmeters will be UNITY.
404. In a synchronous motor the motor coppwe loss Armature Input
405. Law that induces emf and current always opposes the cause producing LENZ
406. Brushes of DC machine are usually Carbon.
407. Differential ralys are installed to protect INTERNAL FAULTS.
408. Which of the following wires not suitable both DRY and WET. RH
409. Which of the following frequencies has the longer period. 1 Hz
410. Skin effect is proportional to (diameter of conductor)2
411. AC inverse time , 110 volts

21- Distance Relay

25- Synchronizing or Synchronism- Check Device
27- Undervoltage Relay
32- Directional Power Relay
40- Field (over/under excitation) Relay
50- Instantaneous Overcurrent
51- AC Time Overcurrent Relay
52- AC Circuit Breaker
59- Overvoltage Relay
67- AC Directional Overcurrent Relay
87- Differential Protective Relay