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2008, April
6. The equipment grounding conductor Is required to be in the same metal enclosure as the
circuit conductor to protect against ___ _B. surge current in metal enclosure
13. What contains in each cell site of cellular telephone system? C. direct-link to branch
22. The lighting load for a dwelling expressed in terms of a unit load in volt amperes per square
meter must be atleast __ _ D. 24
25. If the current in a circuit doubles, the heat produced in the circuit conductor increases by a
factor of __ C. 4
26. A hermetic motor compressor has c1 rated load current of 20 A What is the allowable
ampacity for branch circuit conductor? D. 25 A
30. The power generated by some steam power plants drops in the summer because____
D. the lake temperature increases
35. An emf induced in a coil due to a change in current in a neighboring coil is known as ___
emf B.mutually induced
41. If a dielectric is placed in an electric field, the field strength ___A. decreases
44 . For eliminating 7th harmonic from the emf wave of an alternator. the fractional-pitch must
be __ _D. 6/7
45. A fully-charged lead-acid cell has an open-circuit voltage of about __ volts. B. 2.2
2009, April
18. Which of this is not a factor in the selection of fuse rating for protection of a branch circuit?
B. system impedance
27. If the reverse bias voltage of a PN junction is increased within the limits, the reverse
saturation current will D. remain unaffected
32. When a current carrying conductor is brought into magnetic field, the force that moves the
conductor depends upon the __C. length of conductor within the magnetic field
35. Which of the following types of heating process is used for surface hardening of the steel?
A. resistance
2010, April
3. What is the maximum number of bends permitted in rigid conduits between outlets?
A. 4 quarter bends
12. Current reactors are used to___C. bring down the fault level within the capacity
15. Heating effect of current has undesirable effects in ___B. vacuum cleaner
22. Overcurrent protection responds to _____ C.Increase in current above the pick-up value
26. If the dc current is reversed in the control winding of a saturable reactor D. same ac current
will flow
30. The overcurrent protective device is caused to operate by ___ B. current flow
38. When electrons build up pressure at one point it is called __A. current flow
40. Fermi energy is the amount of energy which ___C. must be given to an electron to move
it to conduction band
49. A gang capacitor is a variable capacitor in which capacitance is varied by changing the __C.
plate area
2006, August
1. What do you call the interior lighting where the roof trusses or ceiling height is greater than
7.6 m above floor level? B. High mast
7. The rapid failure caused by the heat of an arc on the conductor surface accompanied by the
heating effect of short circuit. A. Fault current burndown
10. What is the purpose of air blowers in substation transformers? C. to increase the capacity
12 Which is the safest type of insulation for indoor wiring installations specially residential and
commercial buildings? D. ethylene propylene rubber
32. What would happen if you connect a transformer to a dc circuit with a voltage of 20% of
nameplate ratings after a steady state condition is reached? A. No voltage is registered at
secondary
2008, August
9. A device which connects conductor to the earth to discharge the charge on the conductor on
the earth is called____ C. earthing switch
11. An instrument having a voltage coil and current coil would be a C. wattmeter
14. The function of saturable reactor is to provide variable inductance which can be increased
by ___A. saturating the core
18. When extra stop buttons are added to an existing starter control circuit, they must be ___
A. parallel to the start button
21. A freshly paint layer may be dried electronically by ___ heating. C. induction
31. The calculation of the reliability standard indices of the grid owners as set by Philippine Grid
Code shall include outages that occur B. on the transmission line
2009, August
11. In the differential current protection system, the current transformer secondaries of wye-
delta power transformers will be in __A. delta-wye
15. The amount of frequency deviation from the carrier center of frequency in an FM transmitter
is proportional to the ___B. amplitude
17. _____ time is the total time it takes a fuse to interrupt a circuit at a certain fault current level.
C. total clearing
20. The varmeter, in conjunction with other meter device can be used to determine the __
factor. C. power
23. Which device automatically trips and recloses a preset number of times to clear temporary
faults or isolate permanent faults? D. circuit recloser
28. An electromagnetic device used for finding short circuited coil is called a/an __C. growler
46. Which of the following is not a type of the contactor for circuit breakers? B. Vacuum
2010, August
10. The parameters for a parallel RLC circuit are 1 ohm, 1/2 H, and 1/2 F Determine the type of
damping exhibit by the circuit. B. under damped
13. The commonly used light sensor in a modern fax machine is the_____ C charge couple
device
19. Which of the following cannot have a single unit of 100 MW? C Diesel power plant
25· A/An _____ relay that operates or pick-up when its current exceeds a pre-determined value.
B. over current
27. _______ are auxiliary transformers used for metering or operation of auxillary equipment
and relays C. current transformers
35. An electrical outlet constructed so that moisture will not enter the enclosure Is classified as
being C. watertight
45. Which of the following common electronic components is not found in ICs? A. Inductors
2011, August
11. What affects the speed of a rotating field? C. frequency and no. of poles
16. ___is the overall energy program formulated and updated yearly by the DOE, submitted to
congress pursuant to RA 7638? B. Energy plan
21. In a resistance welding, the SCR is closed during ____ time A. squeeze. Weld and hold
2012, August
11. In running condition the rotor reactance of 3 phase induction motor is proportional to
B. slip
12. The ratio of the total flux to useful flux is called C. leakage factor
19. The process by which metallic parts are demagnetized is called B. degaussing
20. The gas inside the inner discharge tube of a sodium vapor lamp is B. neon
23. What is the nature of the current flowing in the armature of dc machine? D. alternating
current
27. If one of the resistors in a parallel circuit is removed, what happens to the total resistance?
B. increases
28. What is the purpose of using oil in the transformer? C. cooling and insulation
33. The three primary colors in the chrominance signal of a color TV are B. red, green, blue
34. An alternator running in parallel with other alternators all having automatic voltage regulators
is to be taken off the bus. The usual procedure before opening the switch is to C. reduce the
power fed to the prime mover
40. Which one of the following is not one of the relays of transmission line? B. Negative
sequence relay
42. The area of hysteresis loop is th8 measure of c. energy loss per cycle
59. The greatest percentage of power loss in dc motor is due to C. copper loss
66. As load p.f. of an alternator becomes more leading, the value of the generated voltage
required to give rated terminal voltage ___ _ A. decreases
67. This device is used to reflect back surges into the line. C. choke coil
68. Some of the arrangement for switch/panel boards are as follows, except __ _A. vertical
72. The fuse used for the overhead primary distributors is C. expulsion
75. Porcelain insulators are protected against creepage of surge current by the use of
B. arcing horns
79. This is a lighting system wherein the percentage of upward and downward brightness is the
same. A General diffuse
87. The capacitor in a capacitor start induction run ac motor is connected in series with __
winding C. starting
90. Power circuit breakers can be classified according to operation, some of these are, except
A. Inclined break
91. The lowest KAIC available commercially for miniature circuit breakers Is B. 5
94. This is the least prevalent shunt fault among transmission and distribution lines D. LLL
95. In what year was the first 500 kV line in the world became operational? C. 1965
2013, August
6. An unconventional conductor consists of three strands arranged vertically. Find the GMR in
terms of the radius r of an individual strand. C. 1.704 r
10. In a series RL circuit, the inductor current ___ the resistor current. C. is equal to
13. The law that induces emf and current always opposes the cause producing them was
discovered by A. Lenz
25. The pitch factor for 3rd harmonic in an alternator having 18 slots per pole and coil span 5/6
of pole pitch is B. 0.259
42. One advantage of distributing the winding in alternator is to B. improve voltage wave form
49. Impurities in an electrolyte can cause an internal short circuit condition called
C. local action
62. A mode of communications in which either party can hear while talking, thus allowing one
party to instantly interrupt the other at any time, is called D. full duplex
64. A device that repeatedly reverses the polarity of a magnetic field in order to keep a dc motor
rotating is known as C. a commutator
67. 87 is the device function number assigned by ANSI to this relay; D. differential relay
71. Wind mills in addition to proper gearing is the best driver for C. induction generators
90. A contact device installed at the outlet for the connection of a single attachment plug. C.
receptacle
96. Differential relays are installed to protect the equipment against B. internal faults
100. This is the porcelain insulator for the end poles C. suspension
2007, August
31. Sparking occurs when a load is switched off because the circuit has high B. inductance
34. The highest speed attained by a dc shunt motor is C. equal to no load speed at rated flux
39. The main contacts of a circuit breaker are most likely to be operated by a
A. heavy duty switch
50. Rapid stopping of a motor by momentarily connecting the motor in reverse direction is called
c. Plugging
2014, January
7. What is the minimum number of wattmeters required to measure unbalanced power for a
three-phase system? A. 2
15. Air used in air blast circuit breaker D. must be free from moisture
19. In a parallel circuit the potential difference across the resistance D. is always constant
20. The rms value of a sinusoidal wave is equal to ____ of maximum value B. 0.707
22. In two -wattmeter method the readings of the wattmeters will be identical when B. power
factor is unity
41. If the speed of an induction motor Increases, what happens to the rotor frequency? B.
decreases
53. If the voltage is doubled, the ampacity of a conductor D. remains the same
57. As the load is increased the speed of a dc shunt motor will D. reduce slightly
64. If the fleld of a synchronous motor Is under-excited the power factor will be A. lagging
68. In de machines, lap winding is used for D. low voltage high current
76. Which of the following equipment is not a part of megger? C. a coil of high inductance
80. The armature current drawn by any de motor is proportional to B. the torque required
89. For an unbalanced load which connection is suitable? B. 4-wire wye connection
2007, March
4. When the sole purpose of ac is to produce heat. the selection of conductor is based on ___
value of the Current C. RMS
7 What is the type of relay that is intended to respond to the difference between incoming and
outgoing electrical quantities? B Differential
15. Which of the following statements is correct D. The resistance of conductor is the
hindrance by which the conductor opposes the flow of the current
17. what is the ampacity of the feeder conductor supplying several motors and other loads?
D. The sum of the full-load motor currents plus the sum of the currents of other loads
plus 25% of the full-load current of the largest motor
19. _____is used to prevent motorizing of the generator. C Reverse power relay
23. Which one does not belong to the technical performance standards of Philippines
Distribution Code? C. Collection efficiency
24 Which of the following shall t'e induced in the calculation of the reliability standard indices of
the distributor asset by the Philippine Distribution Code? C Outages that occur on the primary
lines of the distribution system.
30. The specific resistance depends upon C. The nature of the material of the conductor
only
31. Which of the follow1n9 1s not a consideration in surge arrester? D. Insulation coordination
35 A ___ 1s a device that carry and interrupt load current even in case of a fault by used of
separate contacts D. Circuit breaker
41 · Which is not the purpose of performance standards for distribution of Philippine Distribution
Code? C. To facilitate the monitoring of compliance with the Distribution Code at the
operations level
46 The electric motor generally used in household food mixers C. Split phase
2011, March
7. Transformer taps are generally on the _____ of transformer D. high voltage winding
24. All circuits must be protected against? C. overload and short circuit
26. Which of the following is not a standard classification for a branch circuit supplying several
loads D. 25 A
27. Based on Philippine Distribution Code which of the following interruption events is included
in the calculation of distribution utility reliability indices?
C. outages on 34.5 KV lines
31. In a resistance welding, the pneumatic pressure is applied during ____ time
D. squeeze, weld and hold
36. The commonly used light sensor in a modern fax machine is the C. charge couple device
39. Which is/are permitted for branch disconnecting means of a second building?
I. Inside the building near service entrance
II. Outside the building but accessible
C. l and II
43. The correct word to define wiring which is not concealed is B. exposed
2012, March
9. When the temperature of the wire increases, what happens to the resistance? C. increases
17.For a series circuit the current flowing is A. same in all the components
30. A permanent-split single-phase capacitor motor does not have A. centrifugal switch
45. Electrical continuity is required by the Philippine Electrical Code for metallic conduit
A. to assure equipment grounding
2013, March
12. What do you call the interior lighting where the roof trusses or ceiling height is greater than 7
.6 m above floor level? C. High mast
22. Receptacle outlets shall be located above, but not more than __ mm above the countertop.
B. 450
23. In dwelling units, hallways of __ m or more in length shall have at least one receptacle
outlet. D. 3
28. Heating effect of current has undesirable side effect in D. vacuum cleaner
36. An electric current can neither be ___ nor __B. seen, touched
49. The number of parallel paths in a simplex lap winding is equal to B. number of poles
54. If the input of the prime mover of an alternator is kept constant but the excitation is
increased then B. kVA will be lagging
56. The useful life of a diesel engine in a power plant is expected to be ___ year/s.
D. 15
66. Which of the following is not a type of the contactor for circuit breakers?
A. Vacuum
73. If the resistance of the field winding of a de generator is increased the output voltage will A.
decrease
74. Wye-wye power transformers are protected by current transformers having ___ connection
A. delta-delta
77. The luminous intensity of a lamp is expressed in C. candela
86. Which of the following ammeters is the most sensitive? C. 0.1 micro ammeter
92. Impurities in an electrolyte can cause an internal short circuit condition called
C. local action