___1. Find the resistance of 45.

7 meter of iron
wire 0.051cm diameter. Specific resistance of
iron is 9.15.cm.
A. 22.6
C. 20.6

B. 21.6
D. 19.6

___2. Determine the resistance of the

conductor 0.10m long, with a uniform diameter
of 1.0cm and having a resistivity which varies
as a function of length L measured from one
end of the conductor according to the formula

=0.003+ 104 L2 o h mcm.

A. 0.0852 ohm
C. 0.0806 ohm

B. 0.0915 ohm
D. 0.0902 ohm

___3.Nicrome (an alloy of nickel & chromium)

ribbon resistor elements each having a
resistance of 1 ohm are to be made from
nicrome sheet 0.0254 cm thick, if the width of
the ribbon is to be 0.318 cm, what length will
be required for each element? Specific
resistance of nicrome 109 .cm.
A. 71.6 cm
C. 73.6 cm

B. 72.6 cm
D. 74.6 cm

___4. A coil has a resistance of 5.2 ohm, the

resistance has to be reduced to 5

by

connecting a shunt across the coil. If this shunt

is made of manganin wire diameter 0.025cm.
Find the length of wire required for manganin
47.cm.
A. 126 m
C. 14 m

B. 15 m
D. 13 m

___5. A 15.3 meter strip of nicrome wire 0.635

cm wide has a resistance of 5.16 . What is
the thickness of the strip?
A. 0.051 cm
C. 0.033 cm

B. 0.046 cm
D. 0.028 cm

____6. If the specific resistance of manganin

is 41.8 .cm. What is the diameter of
manganin wire 68.7 meter long which has a
resistance of 8.86 ohm?
A. 0.100 cm
B. 0.203 cm
C.0.326 cm
D.0.458 cm

___7. A certain wire has a resistance of R.

The resistance of another wire identical with
the first except for having twice its diameter is
A. 4R
B. R
C. 2R
D. R

___8. A coil has 6,000 turns of wire and a

resistance of 380 ohms. The coil is rewound
with the same quantity (weight) of wire, but
has 13,400 turns. How many ohms will the
new coil have?
A. 1895 ohms
B. 1825 ohms
C. 1792 ohms
D. 1905 ohms

___9. A kilometer of wire having a diameter of

11.7 mm and a resistance of 0.031 ohm is
drawn down so that its diameter is 5.0 mm.
What does its resistance become?
A. 0.85
B. 0.78
C. 0.93
D. 0.81

___10. A wire has a resistance of 5.7. What

will be the resistance of another wire of same
material three times as long and one half the
cross sectional area?
A. 35.2
B. 34.2
C. 33.2
D. 32.2

___11. One km. of copper wire of 1 square cm

in cross section has a resistance of 0.043
ohm. Find the resistance of a wire 42.6 meters
long and 0.005
A. 0.292
C. 0.495

cm 2 in cross-section.
B. 0.366
D. 0.596

___12. A shunt winding motor has a resistance

of 80 ohm at 15C. Find the resistance at
50C. Resistance temperature coefficient of
copper 0.004 per degree at 0C.
A. 72.23 ohm
B. 24.64 ohm
C. 64.12 ohm
D. 90.57 ohm
13. The resistance temperature coefficient of
phosphor bronze 0.00394 per C at 0C. A
length of phosphor bronze, wire has a
resistance of 10 ohm at 20C what is its
resistance at 60C.
A. 24.11 ohm
B. 61.63 ohm
C. 34.62 ohm
D. 11.46 ohm
___14. The field coils of a generator have a
resistance of 150 ohms at 16C. After a 6-hour
run resistance has increased to 162 ohms.
What is the final average temperature of the
coils, resistance temperature coefficient
0.0043 per C at 0 C.
A. 23.51C
B. 35.15C
C. 35.88C
D. 44.91C
___15. A coil has a resistance of 20 ohm at
25C. Find its resistance at 65C. Resistance
temperature coefficient at 25C is 0.00385 per
C.
A. 45.23 ohms
B. 67.51 ohms
C.23.08 ohms
D. 72.34 ohms

___16. Two (2) 115-V incandescent lamps A

and B are connected in series across a 230-V
source. If lamp A is rated 75 watts and lamp B
is rated 50 watts, determine the current drawn
by the series connection.
A. 0.52 A
B. 0.64 A
C. 0.48 A
D. 0.57 A

___17. A Barangay power station supplies 60

kW to a load over 2,500 ft, 100mm 2, two
conductor copper feeder, the resistance of
which is 0.078 ohm per 1000 ft. The bus bar
voltage is maintained constant at 600 V.
Determine the load current.
A. 105 A
B. 108 A
C. 110 A
D. 120 A

___18. The hot resistance of an incandescent

lamp is 10 and the rated voltage is 50. Find
the series resistance required to operate lamp
an 80 volt supply.
A. 4
B.
5
C. 6
D. 7

___19. Two resistors of 4 ohm and 6 ohm are

connected in parallel. If the total current taken
is 30 amperes, find the current through each.
A. 15 amp
B. 14 amp
C. 13 amp
D. 12 amp

___20. A resistor R is connected across a 220

volt supply. A voltmeter of resistance of 12000
ohm is connected between the centre of the
resistor and one side of the supply. It reads
100 volts. Find the value of R.
A. 4500
B. 4600
C. 4700
D. 4800

___21. A load of 10 ohms was connected to a

12 volt battery. The current drawn was 1.18
amperes. What is the internal resistance of the
battery?
A. 0.35
B. 0.20
C. 0.25
D. 0.30

___22. What current will 12 cells in series,

each having an e.m.f of 12 volts and internal
resistance of 0.5 ohm, send through an
external resistor of 4.5 ohms?
A. 3.798 Amp
B. 2.286 Amp
C. 4.023 Amp
D. 5.701 Amp

___23. A battery consist of 5 cells each of

e.m.f. 1.5 volts and internal resistance of 0.25
ohm, connected in series through what
external resistance will send a current of 2
amperes?
A. 7.6
B. 5.2
C. 2.5
D. 0.6
___24. Six cell are connected in series to an
external resistance circuit of 4 ohms. But one
of the cells is connected in opposition e.m.f
and internal resistance of each of cell are 1.45
volts and 3.5 ohms respectively. Find the
current.
A. 0.232 amp
B. 0.370 amp
C. 0.415 amp
D. 0.566 amp

___25. Ten cells each of e.m.f 1.5 volts and

internal resistance 0.2 ohm are joined in
parallel and connected to an external circuit of
resistance 3 ohms. What current will flow?
A. 0.251 A
B. 0.347 A
C. 0.497 A
D. 0.523 A

___26. A resistor of 0.525 ohm is connected to

the terminals of a battery consisting of 4 cells
each of e.m.f 1.46 volts joined in parallel. The
current is found to be 0.8 amp. Find the
internal resistance of each cell.
A. 5.2 ohms
B. 6.1 ohms
C. 7.4 ohms
D. 8.6 ohms

___27. Twenty cells each of e.m.f 1.5 volts

and internal resistance 0.2 ohm are arranged
ten in series per row, two rows in parallel.
What current will this give through an external
resistor of 1 ohm?
A. 4.9 A
B. 5.2 A
C. 6.4 A
D. 7.5 A

___28. Thirty two cell each having an internal

resistance of 4 ohms are arranged eight in
series per row, four rows in parallel; they send
a current of 1 amp through an external resistor
of 8 ohms. Find the e.m.f of each cell.
A. 2V
B. 3V
C. 4V
D. 5V
___29. A battery is formed of five cells joined
is series. When the external resistance is 4
ohm, the current is 1.5 amperes and when it is
9 ohms. The current falls 0.75 amperes. Find
the E.M.F of each cell and its internal
resistance.
A. e.m.f per cell = 1.5V, Int. Res = 0.2
B. e.m.f per cell = 2.5V, Int. Res = 0.3
C. e.m.f per cell = 3.5V, Int. Res = 0.4
D. e.m.f per cell = 4.5V, Int. Res = 0.5

___30. Two batteries A and B connected to a

100V supply as indicated. Battery A e.m.f 80
volts internal resistance 0.2 . Battery B e.m.f
90 volts the internal resistance being 0.25 .
Find the magnitude and direction of current in
each battery and the total current taken from
supply.
A. 40 A
B. 50 A
C. 60 A
D. 70 A

___31. An electric heater carries 12 A at 110 V,

is submerged in 22.5 lbs of water for 30
minutes. What will be the final temperature of
the water if its initial temperature is 35 F?
A. 135.43 F
B. 125.42 F
C. 133.56 F
D. 128.33F
___32. In an electric heater the inlet
temperature is 15 C. Water is flowing at the
rate of 300 grams per minute. The voltmeter
measuring voltage across the heating element
reads 120 volts and an ammeter measuring
current taken reads 10 amperes. When the
state is finally reached, what is the final
reading of the outlet thermometer?
A. 57.6 C
B. 68.4 C
C. 72.6 C
D. 42.6 C
____33. A cylindrical rubber insulated cable
has a diameter of 0.18 inch and an insulation
thickness of 0.25 inch. If the specific
resistance of rubber is 1014 ohm-cm,
determine the insulation resistance per 1000-ft
length of the cable.
A. 624 M
B. 682 M
C. 678 M
D. 694 M
____34. The insulation resistance of a
kilometer of the cable having a diameter of 2
cm and an insulation thickness of 2 cm is 600
ohms. If the thickness of the insulation is
increased to 3 cm, find the insulation
resistance of the cable.
A. 725
B. 850
C. 757
D. 828
___35. The equivalent wye element of 3 equal
resistors each equal to R and connected in
delta is
A. R
B. 3R/2
C. R/3
D. 3R

___36. Three resistors of 6-ohm resistance

are connected in delta. Inside the delta
another three-ohm resistors are connected in
wye. Find its resistance between any two
corners.
A. 2.4
B. 3.6
C. 4.8
D. 1.2