REE OBJECTIVES 1

A car battery is rated at 80 ampere hour. An ampere-hour is a unit of

A. Power
B. Energy
C. Charge*
D. Current

The boundary of the protection system is determined by the location of

A. Voltage Transformer
B. Current Transformer*
C. Protective Relay
D. Circuit Breaker

Created by the Energy Regulatory Commission to monitor the compliance of the users of the Grid to
the PGC.
A. Grid Market Commission
B. Generation Management Corporation
C. Grid Management Committee*
D. Generator Management Committee

Which of the following depends on the electromotive force of a DC generator

A. Commutation
B. Brush Contact
C. Speed*
D. Frequency

Magnetic lines of force can pass very easily

Permeable substance*

Guy wire is used in the construction of distribution lines for what purpose?
A. Provide emergency grounding
B. Supporting the pole*
C. Support the Conductor
D. Protection against surges

The customer is only charged or credited as the case may be for the difference between the electricity
supplied by the Distribution Utility and it has excess VRE generation both of which are metered using
either 2 unidirectional meters, one for import and one for export, or a single bidirectional meter. What
do you call this?
A. Dual Marketing
B. Net Metering*
C. Market Marketing
D. Import-Export Metering

Based load plants are designed to supply power at

A. Low capital cost and low operating cost
B. High Capital Cost and Low Operating Cost*
C. Low Capital cost and high operating cost
D. High capital cost and high operating cost
Type of fault that used only the equivalent positive impedance of the circuit in the short-circuit
calculation
A. Line to Line fault
B. Double Line to Ground Fault
C. Three-Phase Fault*
D. Single Line to Ground Fault

What is load factor?

A. The ratio of average load to installed capacity
B. The ratio of maximum load to average load
C. The ratio of average load to maximum load*
D. The ratio of connected load to maximum load

If the magnetic flux through a certain region is changing with time

A. an emf exist around the boundary*
B. a current must flow around the boundary
C. an electric field must exist at the boundary
D. a magnetic field must exist at the boundary

The current is zero in the conductor when no potential difference is applied because
A. the electrons are not moving and fast enough
B. equal numbers of electrons and protons are moving together
C. the electrons are not moving
D. for every electron with a given velocity there is another with a velocity of equal magnitude
and opposite direction*

A transformer with only one winding

Autotransformer*

What AC device is used to measure the angle between the voltage and its current?
A. Reactive Meter
B. Power Factor Relay
C. Demand Meter
D. Phase Angle Meter*

The grounded conductor is ________ grounded conductor

A. Isolated
B. Guarded
C. Insulated
D. Intentionally*

The resistance of a rod does not depend on

A. The shape of its cross sectional area*
B. Length
C. Material
D. Temperature

A common utility's tariff practice to penalize industrial consumers whose power factor is below
A. 75%
B. 80%
C. 85%*
D. 95%
A common utility's tariff practice to penalize industrial consumers whose power factor is below
A. 75%
B. 80%
C. 85%*
D. 95%

One primary and one secondary terminal of a two winding transformer are connected to an ohm meter
instrument. What will be the reading on this instruments?
Infinity*

When the amplitude of an oscillator in series RLC circuit is doubled, the ___
A. Current Amplitude is Doubled*
B. Voltage Across the capacitor is halved
C. Impedance is Doubled
D. Capacitor Reactance is halved

The protective device that operates on the principle of Kirchhoff's Current Law
Differential Protective Relay*

The effect of electric shock in the human body depends on ___ flowing in the body
A. Voltage
B. Line Power
C. Current*
D. Resistance

Current has a unit of

A. Ampere hour
B. Ampere per second
C. Coulomb sec
D. Coulomb per second*

The readings of the wattmeter will be the same in the two wattmeter method when ____
A. load in one phase is zero
B. Power factor is unity*
C. Power factor is zero
D. Neutral is grounded

The main reason that the alternating current replaced the direct current for general use
A. AC voltages can be conveniently transformed*
B. AC generators do not need slip rings
C. AC minimizes magnetic fields
D. A given AC current does not heat a power line as much as the same as DC current

What can be usually assumed as the driving or source voltage for fault and voltage calculations in
power unit method?
A. 1 p.u.*
B. 10 p.u.
C. 3 p.u.
D. 5 p.u.

The function of the surge tank in the hydropower plant is?

A. relieve water hammer pressure in the penstock pipe*
B. produce surge in the pipe line
C. relieve water pressure in the boiler
D. supply water at constant pressure
A ground can be
A. Intentional or Accidental*
B. Intentional only
C. Accidental only
D. None of the above

The function of protective relays in the protection scheme

Sensing Device*

The starting in rush current of the transformer is generally how many times of it's full load current?
A. 12 times
B. 10 times*
C. 20 times
D. 6 times

The instrument suited for high frequency measurements

A. Dynamometer
B. Oscilloscope
C. Moving iron Vane
D. Thermocouple*

Two wires of the same material have the same lengths but different diameters. When connected in
series to a battery. What is the same in two wires other than its length?
A. Current
B. Current Density*
C. Voltage
D. End to End potential difference

Tesla is the unit of____.

A. Inductance
B. Capacitance
C. Magnetic Flux Density*
D. Permittivity

The most important factor to be considered in the selection of fuels for power plants
A. Cost and Calorific Value of fuel*
B. Cost of fuel
C. Calorific Value of fuel
D. Type of Fuel

ACSR stands for

Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced*

The government agency created under Presidential decree 269, whose additional mandates includes
preparing electric cooperatives in operating and competing under a deregulated electricity market.
A. National Electrification Administration*
B. National Electrification Commission
C. National Grid Corporation
D. National Power Corporation

The line passing through the Focus and perpendicular to the directrix of a parabola is called
A. Latus rectum
B. Axis*
C. Secant Line
D. Tangent Line
The conic section whose eccentricity is less than 1?
A. circle
B. ellipse*
C. parabola
D. line

The sum of the distance from the two foci to any point in what curve is constant?
A. hyperbola
B. parabola
C. any conic
D. ellipse*

A normal to a given plane is

A. Parallel to the line
B. Perpendicular to the line*
C. Lying in the plane
D. Oblique to the plane

It represents the distance of a point from the y-axis

Abscissa*

The locus of a point which moves so that is distance from a fix point and a fixed line is always equal
A. Parabola*
B. Ellipse
C. Circle
D. Hyperbola

Determine the requisition that expresses the statement, F is directly proportional to y. Symbols a, b c
and d are constants

A. F = a • y
B. F = a
C. F = b
D. F = cy³ + a

In an ellipse, a chord which contains a focus and is a line perpendicular to the major axis is a
A. Conjugate axis
B. Latus rectum*
C. Focal width
D. Minor axis

The plane rectangular coordinates system is divided in to four parts which are known as ______
A. Octants
B. Quadrants*
C. Coordinates
D. Axis

This is not included in the technical performance standard for distribution and supply set by three
Philippine distribution code
A. Power quality
B. Collection Efficiency*
C. Reliability
D. System Efficiency
Which plant takes the least time in starting from cold conditions to full load operation
A. Stream Turbine plant
B. Hydro power plant
C. Nuclear power plant
D. Gas Turbine Plant*

What is the equivalent IEEE device number for an under voltage relay?
27*

To adjust the power of the alternator, adjust the

A. Power Factor
B. Frequency
C. Governor*
D. Field Current

In a transmission line of negligible Resistance, the surge impedance will be

A. √(LC)
B. √(1/LC)
C. √(L/C)*
D. √(C/L)

For constant transmission efficiency, voltage is increased n times, the size of the conductor would be
A. reduced to (1/n²) times of the original*
B. reduced to (n²) times of the original
C. reduced to (n) times of the original
D. reduced to (2n²) times of the original

What is the purpose of reactor in short circuit?

A. To open the line in short circuit
B. To decrease the circuit resistance
C. To lessen the current in the short-circuit*
D. To increase the current in short circuit

Copper loss of a transformer are determined by means of

A. Short Circuit*
B. Open Circuit
C. Polarity
D Inductive Circuit

The power transmission capacity of the transmission line is

A. Inversely proportional to the voltage
B. Directly proportional to voltage
C. Proportional to the square of the voltage*
D. Proportional to cube of the voltage

The under voltage relays are usually used for what protection of the electrical equipment
A. Feeder Protection
B. Motor Protection*
C. Transformer Protection
D. Bus bar protection
A type of fault that used only the equivalent positive sequence impedance of the short circuit
calculation
A. Line to Line fault
B. Line to ground fault
C. Double Line to Ground Fault
D. Three-phase fault*

A device that measures the Temperature of a motor winding while the motor is in operation
A. Resistance temperature detector (RTD)*
B. Thermocouple
C. Proximity Sensor
D. Seismic Pole

The primary advantage of FM over AM is

A. Lower Efficiency
B. Higher Cost and Complexity
C. Excessive use of spectrum space*
D. Noise Susceptibility

Which of the following considers that the voltage regulation is one of the important factors to consider
in power design?
A Generator
B. Feeder*
C. Transmission Line
D. Transformer

Which is not a factor in the selection of the fuse rating for protection of a branch circuit?
A. Branch Full load current
B. System Impedance*
C. Branch Fault Current
D. System Voltage

Which of the following principle with the operation of fiber optic cable is based?
A. Dispersion
B. Reflection*
C. Refraction
D. Absorption

The voltage remains the same, then the current will ___ as the impedance decreases?
A. Decrease
B. Increase*
C. Remains the Same
D. Zero

When electrons build up pressure at one point, it's called

A. Ganging
B. Current Flow*
C. Impedance
D. Pressure Filling
Which of the following type of fault used only the equivalent positive and negative sequence
impedance in short-circuit calculation?
A. Double line to ground
B. Three - Phase
C. Line to Line*
D. Line to Ground

According to Philippine Distribution Code, all users of distribution system must maintain a certain
power factor at the connection point in order to maintain power quality in the system. What power
factor should be maintained at the connection point?
A. below 85%
B. above or equal to 85%*
C. 75%
D. above or equal to 75%

Which of the following is not considered in the selection of surge arrester?

A. Insulation Level*
B. Voltage Rating
C. Class of Arrester
D. Current Rating

A specific gravity of the lead acid cell is often used as a measure of its ____
A. Rate of discharge
B. State of charge*
C. Current rating
D. Life expectancy

The purpose of insulating oil when using power circuit breaker are the following except?
A. Coolant
B. Quencher
C. Interrupter*
D. Insulation

The commonly used light sensor in a modern fax machine is ____

A. photo tube
B. charge couple device*
C. phototransistor
D. liquid crystal

A standard candle emits a total luminous flux illuminations of ____

A. 12.57 lumen*
B. 99.57 lumen
C. 80.57 lumen
D. 77.57 lumen
A space station with communication equipment that synchronize with the earth's orbit
A. Space craft
B. Satellite*
C. Space probe
D. Space CATV
Impurities in an electrolyte can cause an internal short circuit condition called
A. Local Action*
B. Polarization
C. Depolarization
D. Electrolysis

A load power factor of an alternator becomes more lagging therefore the value of generated voltage
required to give rated terminal voltage _____ ?
A. Increases*
B. Varies with Rotor speed
C. decrease
D. Remains the same

In a commutator
A. copper is harder than mica
B. Mica is Harder than Copper*
C. Mica and Copper are equally hard
D. Mica is softer than copper

The changes in volume of transformer cooling oil due to variation of atmospheric temperature during
day and night is taken care by which part of a transformer?
A. Conservator*
B. Bushings
C. Breather
D. Buchholz Relay

Centrifugal switch disconnects the auxiliary winding to motor at about what percent of synchronous
speed?
A. 30% to 40%
B. 40% to 50%
C. 60% to 80%
D. 70% to 80%*

The material commonly used for insulation in high voltage cable

A. Lead
B. Paper*
C. Rubber
D. Glass
For a series RLC circuit at resonance, the current amplitude is _____ for a fixed voltage amplitude and
the power factor is _____
A. minimum, zero
B. maximum, zero
C. minimum, unity
D. maximum, unity*

If the length of cable is doubled, its capacitance

A. becomes 1/4
B. becomes double*
C. becomes 1/2
D. remains the same
Wye-Delta starting is equivalent to autotransformer starting with ____ % tapping
A. 73%
B. 67%
C. 58%*
D. 33%

These days DC motors are widely used in

A. Pumping sets
B. Electric Tractions*
C. Air Compressor
D. Machine Shops

Breather mounted on transformer tank contains

A. Calcium*
B. Water
C. Oil
D. Air

Load power factor of an alternator becomes more leading, the value of generator voltage required to
give rated terminal voltage ____.
A. remains the same
B. increases
C. decreases*
D. varies with rotor speed

The process by which metallic parts are demagnetize is called

A. Degaussing*
B. Demagnetizing
C. Degrading
D. Degreasing

Synchronous motors are

A. self starting
B. essential self starting
C. not self starting*
D. none of these

Defects seen by the optical or electron microscope

A. Alteration
B. Aberration*
C. Atomization
D. Deformation

NGCP warns ____ alert if tropical disturbance is expected to make a landfall to within 24 hours
A. Yellow
B. Blue*
C. Red
D. Weather Disturbance

What is work in process classified as?

A. An asset*
B. An expense
C. a liability
D. owners equity
It states that if two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body, they are also in thermal
equilibrium with each other.
A. first law of thermodynamics
B. second law of thermodynamics
C. third law of thermodynamics
D. zeroth law of thermodynamics*

The circuit conductors between the final overcurrent device protecting the circuit and the outlets.
A. Feeder
B. Branch Circuit*
C. Service lateral
D. Service Conductor

The term thermodynamics comes from greek words "Therme" and "Dynamis" which means?
A. Heat, Power*
B. Heat, Transfer
C. Heat, Motion
D. Heat, Energy

Conducting connection whether intentional or accidental between an electrical circuit or equipment

and earth or to some conducting body that serves in place of Earth.
A. Grounded
B. Short
C. Ground*
D. Fault

An essential part of a large dam and provides an efficient and safe means of releasing flow of water
that exceeds the design capacity of the reservoir.
A. Spillway*
B. Culverts
C. Weir
D. Standpipe

MS-DOS is a type of
A. System Software*
B. Application Software
C. Operating System
D. System Architecture

The ampacity of the fuse should be one 25% of the continuous load current, is covered by ___
A. installation design
B. manufacturing design
C. wiring design*
D. construction design

Steels that are used for axles gears and similar parts requiring medium to high hardness and high
strength are known as
A. Low - Carbon Steels
B. High - Carbon Steels
C. Medium - Carbon Steels*
D. Very High - Carbon Steels
What will you do when you install a new heat sink?
A. insert thermal compound between processor and system board
B. apply isopropyl alcohol between processor and heat sink
C. insert thermal compound between processor and heat sink*
D. apply isopropyl alcohol between processor and system board

The ideal reversible Carnot cycle involves four basic processes, what type of processes are they?
A. all isothermal
B. 2 adiabatic and 2 isentropic
C. all adiabatic
D. 2 Isothermal and 2 Isentropic

The formula for calcium chloride

A. CaCl2
B. CaCl
C. Ca2Cl2
D. Ca2Cl3

A cable with 60°C maximum temperature and used in Wet and Dry Locations
A. THW
B. TW
C. THHN
D. THHW