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2. Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of 2 x 10 -15 N. How far apart are the
electrons?
A. 3.4 x 10-7m B. 9.6 x 10-7m C. 2.84 x 10-12m D. 5.05 x 10-12m
3. The pitch factor for third harmonic in an alternator having 18 slots per pole and coil span
5/6 of pole pitch is _.
A. 0.707 B. 0.259 C. 0.966 D. 1
4. When two capacitors of reactances 10ohms and 20 ohms are connected in parallel across
a 100 V supply, total VAR drawn will be _.
A. 500 B. 2 C. 1,500 D. 15
7. A transformer has 4% resistance and 6% reactance drop. What is the voltage regulation at
full load 0.8 pf lagging?
A. 6.0% B. 6.4% C. 6.8% D. 7.2%
8. The unit of retentivity is
A. Ampere turn B. ampere turn/weber C. ampere turn/meter D. dimensionless
9. Three 10 ohm resistances are connected delta on a balanced three phase source. If the
equation of the phase Van = 120 sin ωt, what is the equation of the phase a line current?
10. A 250/6,600 V, 50 Hz single – phase transformer has a core of cross section 600 cm 2 and
the flux density in it is 0.707 Tesla. Determine the number of turns in the primary winding.
A. 27 B. 19 C. 23 D. 17
13. An electric motor converted 700 W of electrical input into work at 58.186 kg-m/s. The speed
was 1750 rpm. Find the kg-m of driven torque.
A. 0.183 B. 0.381 C. 0.138 D. 0.318
14. What is the annual capacity factor of the plant if the annual energy produced in a 150 MW
power plant is 500 x 106 kWhr?
A. 56.785% B. 34.44% C. 44.04% D. 38.05%
16. What is the quality factor Q of an RLC series circuit having R = 5 ohms, L = 10 mH and C
= 100μF?
A. 2 B. 5 C. 10 D. 20
17. A load of 10, 000 kVA, 80% lagging is connected to a 13, 200 V line. How much capacitive
reactive power is needed to correct the power factor to 97% lagging?
A. 3, 995 kVAR B. 3, 138 kVAR C. 5, 156 kVAR D. 2, 547 kVAR
18. Two No. 8 copper conductors are placed 15 cm apart with a GMR of 1.27 x 10 -3 m. If the
length of the line is 4 km, find the value of the line inductance.
A. 5.78 mH B. 6.85 mH C. 7.63 mH D. 9.65 mH
20. The gas inside the inner discharge tube of a sodium vapor lamp is
A. Argon B. Neon C. Nitrogen D. Helium
22. What is the force between two wires carrying currents 10 and 50 A each? The lengths of
the wires are 50 cm and are separated by 5 cm distance.
A. 0.005 N B. 0.002 N C. 0.001 N D. 0.004 N
23. What is the nature of the current flowing in the armature of DC machine?
A. pulsating dc B. pure dc C. rectified dc D. alternating current
25. Two coils of inductance 8 H and 10 H are connected in parallel. If their mutual inductance
is 4H, determine the equivalent inductance of the combination if mutual inductance assists
the self- inductance.
A. 3.46 H B. 2.46 H C. 4.6 H D. 6.4 H
26. The voltage applied to the stator of a three phase, 4 pole induction motor has a frequency
of 50 Hz. The frequency of the emf induced in the rotor is 1.5 Hz. Determine the speed at
which motor is running.
A. 1, 450 rpm B. 1,455 rpm C. 1, 460 rpm D. 1,465 rpm
27. If one of the resistors in a parallel circuit is removed, what happens to the total resistance?
A. Decreases B. increases C. exactly doubles D. remains constant
29. An air capacitor consists of two parallel square plates of 60 cm side. When the two plates
are 2 mm apart the capacitor is charged to a voltage of 240 V. Determine the work done in
separating the plates from 2 mm to 5 mm.
A. 27.54 μJ B. 24.75 μJ C. 25.74 μJ D. 42.75 μJ
31. A balanced delta connected load of ( 4 + j3 ) ohms per phase , 230 V supply. Find the total
kVA.
A. 19.04 kVA B. 37.01 kVA C. 31.74 kVA D. 25.39 kVA
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32. A 400 V, 10 kW series motor drives a fan when running at 800 rpm. The motor draws 50 A
from the supply. The resistances of the armature and series field are 0.2 ohms and 0.1
ohms, respectively. Determine the electromagnetic torque developed by the motor.
A. 215 N-m B. 220 N-m C. 225 N-m D. 230 N-
33. The three primary colors in the chrominance signal of a color TV are
A. red, green, orange C. blue, green, magenta
B. red, green, blue D. yellow, green, cyan
34. An alternator running in parallel with the other alternators all having automatic voltage
regulators is to be taken off the bus. The usual procedure before opening the switch is to
A. reduce alternator excitation C. reduce the power fed to the prime mover
B. increase alternator excitation D. do nothing
35. In a 4 pole, 35 slot, dc armature, 180 electrical degrees coil span will be obtained when
coils occupy _ slots.
A. 1 and 10 B. 1 and 9 C. 2 and 11 D. 3 and 12
36. A circuit which has ω0 = 106 rad/sec, C = 10 pF and Q = 100, must have a resistance of _
kῼ.
A. 10 B. 5 C. 1 D. 100
37. A lamp produces an illumination of 10 lux at a point 10 m directly below it. What is its
luminous intensity?
A. 100 Cd B. 10 Cd C. 10, 000 Cd D. 1, 000 Cd
38. A lead acid battery having a 100 Ah capacity is 25% charged. After being charged at 10 A
for 5 hours, it will be approximately _ charged.
A. ½ B. ¾ C. fully D. over
39. Four 100 W, 100 V heaters are connected in series across a 600 volt circuit. The total heat
given off by the four heaters will be _ watts.
A. 900 B. 800 C. 400 D. 2000
40. Which one of the following is not one of the relays of transmission line?
A. Phase comparison relay C. Distance relay
B. Negative sequence relay D. Ground relay
41. In an electric system the available short circuit MVA is 600 MVA. What is the Thevenin’s
equivalent reactance at 34.5 kV?
A. 1.984 ῼ B. 1.587 ῼ C. 2.561 ῼ D. 0.046 ῼ
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43. If the secondary terminals of a 5:1 stepdown transformer is connected to the primary of a
2:1 stepdown transformer then the total stepdown ratio of both transformers is
A. 2.5 : 1 B. 3 : 1 C. 10 : 1 D. 7 : 1
45. In a winding of a 3Φ, 6 pole induction motor, the space angle between two consecutive
phases is
A. 600 mech. B. 1200 mech. C. 1800 mech. D. 400 mech.
46. The tailwater and the headwater of a hydro- electric power plant are 150 m and 200 m,
respectively. What is the water power if the flow is 15 m3/sec and a head loss of 10% of the
gross head?
A. 4, 621.56 kW B. 7, 621.65 kW C. 5, 621.76 kW D. 6, 621.75 kW
47. A 2,000 V/ 400 V single phase transformer has an equivalent resistance of 0.03 pu and an
equivalent reactance of 0.08 pu. Find the full load voltage regulation at 0.8 pf lagging if the
primary voltage is 1,500 V.
A. 6.6% B. 6.8% C. 7% D. 7.2 %
48. Determine the value of R for which power consumed in it is maximum when it is connected
in series with a coil of resistance 3 ῼ and reactance 20 ῼ across 230 V, 60 Hz AC supply.
A. 20 ῼ B. 3 ῼ C. 6.67 ῼ D. 20.22 ῼ
52. A balanced delta connected load draws 100 A line current from a balanced 3 phase supply.
Determine the zero sequence components of the currents.
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53. Impedance z1 = 10 + j15 ohms and another impedance z2 = 6 – j8 ohms are connected in
parallel across a 60 Hz source. Find the total power in watts if the total current is 15 A.
A. 1,845 W B. 2,176 W C. 3,188 W D. 2,380 W
54. A magnetizing force of 1000 AT/m will produce a flux density of _ in air.
A. 0.63 mWb/m2 B. 0.63 Wb/m3 C. 1.257 mWb/m3 D. 1.257 Wb/m3
55. A 13.8 kV distribution line has a Thevenin’s equivalent impedance 2.63%. If a phase to
phase fault occurs between phase B and C, determine the fault current at 10 MVA base.
A. 13,000 A B. 7,950 A C. 5,300 A D. 15,900 A
56. A transmission line has two aluminum conductors in bundle. The self GMD of each
conductor is 8.90 mm and the distance between the conductors and phase is 40 cm and 9
m, respectively. What is the inductance of the line per phase?
A. 2 μH/m B. 4 μH/m C. 1 μH/m D. 3 μH/m
58. The electric potential at appoint in air due to a charge is 21 V. If air is replaced by a medium
of relative permittivity of 3, then the electric potential at that point will be _ .
A. 63 V B. 7 V C. 21 V D. 42 V
60. A galvanometer with a 20 ohms coil resistance has a full scale deflection of 10 mA. A 0.02
ohm is placed across the meter to increase its rated capacity. What is the new full scale
current for the meter?
A. 100.1 A B. 1.01 A C. 10.10 A D. 10.01 A
61. A 3Φ, 6 pole, 50 Hz induction motor develops 3.73 kW at 960 rpm. What will be the stator
input if the stator loss is 280 watts?
A. 4,615 W B. 4,165 W C. 3,855 W D. 4,516 W
62. Calculate the average voltage generated in a six turn full pitch coil of a 60 cycle alternator
if the flux per pole is 7.2 x 10 5 maxwells.
A. 4.32 V B. 23.4 V C. 17.30 V D. 10.37 V
65. Three units of 1:5 transformers are connected in Δ/Y to supply a 3 phase load from a 480
V, 3 phase source. The line voltage on the load side is _ volts.
A. 2,400 V B. 832 V C. 4,160 V D. 1.386 V
66. As load pf of an alternator becomes more leading, the value of the generated voltage
required to give rated terminal voltage _.
A. Decreases B. Increases C. Remains constant D. Varies with rotor speed
67. This device is used to reflect back surges into the line.
A. Deion gaps B. Overhead Ground C. Choke Coil D. Arc Horns
68. Some of the arrangement for switch/panel boards are as follows, except _.
A. Vertical B Linear C. Semi – Circular D. Truck Type
69. A 220 V, 3 phase, 4 wire abc system supplies unbalanced wye connected resistances of
Ra = 10 ohms, Rb = 15 ohms, and Rc = 20 ohms. Determine the total power of the system.
A. 3, 495 W B. 3,385 W C. 3,560 W D. 3,895 W
70. If a 440 V heater is used on 110 V supply, heat produced by it will be as _ much.
A. ¼ B. 4 times C. 16 times D. 1/16
71. A complex current wave is represented by the equation i = 5 + 5sin (120π)t A. Find its
average value in amperes.
A. 4.5 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4
72. The fuse used for the overhead primary distributors is
A. Fast acting B. Dual Element C. Expulsion D. Cartridge
73. A transformer has a maximum efficiency of 95% at a load of 100 kW. What is the constant
loss of the transformer?
A. 6. 32 kW B. 3.26 kW C. 3.62 kW D. 2. 63 kW
74. A string of four insulators has a self-capacitance equal to 5 times of pin to earth
capacitance. Find the string efficiency.
A. 64.86% B. 66.48% C. 68.64% D. 84.66%
75. Porcelain insulators are protected against creepage of surge current by the use of _.
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76. An amplifier works best into an impedance of 500 ohms but is required to drive a speaker
of 20 ohms impedance. The primary to secondary turn ratio of the matching transformer
should be
A. 1/5 B. 25 C. 5 D. 1/25
77. The rms value of the complex voltage given by v = 16 sq.rt. 2 sin ωt + 12 sq.rt. 2 sin 3ωt is
A. 20 sqrt 2 V B. 20 V C. 28 sqrt 2 V D. 192 V
78. A uniform 2 wire dc distributor 500 meters long is loaded with 0.4 ampere/meter and is fed
at one end. If the maximum permissible voltage drop per wire is not to exceed 10 V, find
the cross-sectional area of the distributor. Take ρ = 1.7 x 10-6 ῼ-cm.
A. 1.0 cm2 B. 1.2 cm2 C. 1.5 cm2 D. 1.7 cm2
79. This is a lighting system wherein the percentage of upward and downward brightness is
the same.
A. General Diffuse B. Direct C. Indirect D. Semidirect
81. An iron ring 100 cm mean circumference is made from around iron of cross section 10 -3
m2. Its relative permeability is 500. If it is wound with 250 turns, what will be required to
produce a flux of 2 x 10-3 Wb?
A. 21.47 A B. 14.27 A C. 12.74 A D. 17.42 A
82. An 8 pole lap wound dc generator has 1000 conductors in its armature. The flux produced
per pole is 20 mWb and emf generated is 400 v. What is the speed of the machine?
A. 1160 rpm B. 1200 rpm C. 1240 rpm D. 1300 rpm
83. Power in a balanced 3 phase system is measured by two wattmeter method and it is found
that the ratio of the two wattmeter readings is 2 is to 1. What is the power factor of the
system?
A. 0.9 B. 0.82 C. 0.866 D. 0.707
85. What value of R is needed with 0.05 μF capacitor for an RC time constant of 0.02 sec?
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87. The capacitor in a capacitor start induction run ac motor is connected in series with _
winding?
A. Compensating B. Squirrel Cage C. Starting D. Running
88. A 150 MVA, 13.8 kV, Y- connected, 3Φ, 60 Hz alternator is operating at rated voltage and
at no load when a three phase fault occurs at its terminals. If the subtransient reactance of
the alternator is j0.2 pu , calculate the current at the instant the fault occurs.
A. 10 460 A B. 18 117 A C. 6 040 A D. 31 380 A
89. What is the total energy generated by a station in kWhr in a year if its maximum demand
and annual load factor is 150 kW and 45%, respectively?
A. 513,900 kWhr B. 531,900 kWhr C. 593,100 kWhr D. 591,300 kWhr
90. Power circuit breakers can be classified according to operation, some of these are, except
A. Inclined Break B. Horizontal Break C. Gravity Open D. Gravity Close
91. The lowest KAIC available commercially for miniature circuit breakers is
A. 3 B. 5 C. 10 D. 14
92. A 100 km transmission line has a 1000 ohms shunt capacitive reactance. What is the
capacitive reactance per km?
A. 1000 ῼ B. 10 ῼ C. 100 000 ῼ D. 100 ῼ
93. The shaft power of a shunt motor is 7.8 HP. Its armature draws 50 A from 120 V. The field
winding draws 1.2 A. What is the efficiency of the motor?
A. 94.7% B. 96.5% C. 93% D. 98.2%
94. This is the least prevalent shunt fault among transmission and distribution lines.
A. LG B. LL C. LLG D. LLL
95. In what year was the first 500 kV line in the world became operational?
A. 1936 B. 1953 C. 1965 D. 1969
96. A single phase transformer is rated 110/440 V, 2.5 kVA. Leakage reactance measured from
the low tension side is 0.06 ῼ. What is the leakage reactance in per unit?
A. 0.0124 B. 0.0142 C. 0.0241 D. 0.0421
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97. The rms value of a half wave rectified current is 10 A. Its value for full wave rectification
would be _ amperes.
A. 20 B. 14.14 C. 20/π D. 40/π
98. If starting voltage of a SCIM is reduced to 50% of its rated vlue, torque developed is reduced
by _ percent of its full load value.
A. 57.7 B. 50 C. 25 D. 75
100. A generator of 50 MVA, 4kV, Xd” = 25% and transformer of 50 MVA, 4.2 kV,
delta/115 kV wye grounded, operating on 3.8 kV tap where XT” = 10% are to be connected
into single equivalent reactance. What is the single equivalent reactance on a 100 MVA,
110 kV base?
A. j0.6039 pu B. j0.6667 pu C. j0.8241 pu D. j0.8663 pu