Module03.

ElectricalFundamentals

01.ElectronTheory.

QuestionNumber. 1. Aneutronhas.
OptionA. theoppositechargetoanElectronbuthalftheweightofaproton.
OptionB. thesamechargeasanElectronbuthalfthemass.
OptionC. noelectricalchargebutwilladdweighttothenucleus.
CorrectAnsweris. noelectricalchargebutwilladdweighttothenucleus.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 2. Theunitwhichconsistsoftwoormoredifferenttypesofatomsisknownasa.
OptionA. particleofanelement.
OptionB. moleculeofacompound.
OptionC. moleculeofanelement.
CorrectAnsweris. moleculeofacompound.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 3. Inwhatequipmentisaphotonradiatedwhenanelectronleavesahole?.
OptionA. Photocell.
OptionB. LED.
OptionC. Photodiode.
CorrectAnsweris. LED.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 4. Agoodelectricalinsulatingmaterialwillcontain.
OptionA. Onlyasmallnumberofelectronsintheoutershellofeachatomofthematerial.
OptionB. stronglyboundelectronsintheatomsofthematerial.
OptionC. Weaklybound'free'electronsintheatomsofthematerial.
CorrectAnsweris. stronglyboundelectronsintheatomsofthematerial.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 5. Thesmallestparticlethatasubstancecanbesplitandshowthesamepropertiesasthewholeisknown
as.
OptionA. anElement.
OptionB. aMolecule.
OptionC. anAtom.
CorrectAnsweris. anAtom.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 6. Whatchargedoesthenucleusofanatompossess?.
OptionA. Positive.
OptionB. Neutral.
OptionC. Negative.
CorrectAnsweris. Positive.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 7. WhatisthemaximumnumberofelectronsinshellNofanatom?.
OptionA. 18.
OptionB. 32.
OptionC. 16.
CorrectAnsweris. 32.
Explanation. Shellk=2electrons,shellL=8electrons,shellM=18electronsandshellN=32electrons(orusethe2n2exclusion
rule).


QuestionNumber. 8. Anoxygenmoleculeismadeupof.
OptionA. twooxygenatomssharingneutrons.
OptionB. twooxygenatomssharingprotons.
OptionC. twooxygenatomssharingelectrons.
CorrectAnsweris. twooxygenatomssharingelectrons.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 9. Ifelectronsareaddedtoanatomitbecomes.
OptionA. aneutralion.
OptionB. apositiveion.
OptionC. anegativeion.
CorrectAnsweris. anegativeion.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 10. Anelementwhoseatomshavefewerthan4electronsintheirvalencyshellare.

OptionA. semiconductors.
OptionB. goodinsulators.
OptionC. goodconductors.
CorrectAnsweris. goodconductors.
Explanation. Thefurtherawayfroma'complete'shellthebetteraconductoritis.

QuestionNumber. 11. Thechargeonaprotonis.

OptionA. positive.
OptionB. negative.
OptionC. neutral.
CorrectAnsweris. positive.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 12. Whateffectdotheelectronsofoneatomhaveupontheelectronsofanotheratom?.

OptionA. Theyhavenoeffectoneachother.
OptionB. Theyrepeleachother.
OptionC. Theyattracteachother.
CorrectAnsweris. Theyrepeleachother.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 13. Whatisamolecule?.

OptionA. Thesmallestpartofanatom.
OptionB. Thesmallestpartofacompound.
OptionC. Thesmallestpartofanelectron.
CorrectAnsweris. Thesmallestpartofacompound.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 14. Anatomis.

OptionA. thesmallestpartofanelementthatretainsitscharacteristics.
OptionB. thesmallestpartofacompoundthatcanexistindependently.
OptionC. thesmallestparticleofmatter.
CorrectAnsweris. thesmallestpartofanelementthatretainsitscharacteristics.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 15. Aneutronisaparticlewhichis.

OptionA. iscontainedinthenucleusofallatoms.
OptionB. orbitsthenucleusoftheatom.
OptionC. iscontainedwithinthenucleusofmostatoms.
CorrectAnsweris. iscontainedwithinthenucleusofmostatoms.
Explanation. Mostatoms'becausehydrogenhasnoneutron.

QuestionNumber. 16. Themassofanatomiscontainedmainlyinthe.

OptionA. proton.
OptionB. nucleus.
OptionC. electron.
CorrectAnsweris. nucleus.
Explanation. Theprotonandtheneutronareapproximatelythesamemass(neutronveryslightlyheavier).Theelectronisjustunder
1/2000thofaprotonorneutron.

QuestionNumber. 17. Whenanatomlosesorgainsanelectronitiscalled.

OptionA. amolecule.
OptionB. acurrent.
OptionC. anion.
CorrectAnsweris. anion.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 18. Agoodelectricalinsulatorisamaterialwhich.

OptionA. containsalargenumberofpositiveions.
OptionB. hasitselectronstightlyboundtotheirparentatoms.
OptionC. hasmoreprotonsthanelectrons.
CorrectAnsweris. hasitselectronstightlyboundtotheirparentatoms.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 19. Anelectriccurrentis.
OptionA. anorderedflowofelectrons.
OptionB. asurplusoffreeelectron.
OptionC. anexcitementofelectronsinametal.
CorrectAnsweris. anorderedflowofelectrons.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 20. Anatomcontains.

OptionA. hydrogen.
OptionB. molecules.
OptionC. electrons.
CorrectAnsweris. electrons.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 21. Germaniumandsiliconhavehowmanyelectronsintheiroutershell?.

OptionA. 6.
OptionB. 4.
OptionC. 2.
CorrectAnsweris. 4.
Explanation. Allsemiconductors(includingcarbon)has4electronsintheiroutershell.

QuestionNumber. 22. Ifafreeelectronisgiventoanotheratom,thatatomisa.

OptionA. valencyatom.
OptionB. negativeion.
OptionC. positiveion.
CorrectAnsweris. negativeion.
Explanation. Thatatomwillbenegativelychargedduetotheadditionalelectron.

QuestionNumber. 23. Theatomicnumberofanatomisdeterminedbythenumberof.

OptionA. protons.
OptionB. electrons.
OptionC. neutrons.
CorrectAnsweris. protons.
Explanation. Atomicnumber=numberofprotons.Massnumber=numberofprotons+neutrons.

QuestionNumber. 24. Thevalenceelectronis.

OptionA. theelectroninoutershellofatom.
OptionB. theelectronininnershellofatom.
OptionC. apositiveelectron.
CorrectAnsweris. theelectroninoutershellofatom.
Explanation. Thevalenceelectronsis/areintheoutershell.

QuestionNumber. 25. Anatomwithadeficiencyinelectronshas.

OptionA. lowresistance.
OptionB. highresistance.
OptionC. highimpedance.
CorrectAnsweris. lowresistance.
Explanation. Anatomwithadeficiencyofelectronswillbepositivelychargedandabletoacceptelectronsfreely.Module4theory
ofholesasmajoritycarriers.

QuestionNumber. 26. Anatomwithlessthan4electronsinitsoutershellhas.

OptionA. lowelectricalresistance.
OptionB. noelectricalresistance.
OptionC. highelectricalresistance.
CorrectAnsweris. lowelectricalresistance.
Explanation. Lowelectricalresistance,i.e.agoodconductor.

QuestionNumber. 27. Elementssuchasphosphoruswith5electronsintheiroutershell,whencombinedwithpuresilicon,isa.

OptionA. isotopic.
OptionB. acceptor.
OptionC. donor.
CorrectAnsweris. donor.
Explanation. Phosphorus'donates'anelectrontothesiliconcrystalstructure.

QuestionNumber. 28. Anhydrogenatomconsistofa.

OptionA. Proton,NeutronandanElectron.
OptionB. ProtonandanElectrononly.
OptionC. Neutronandaprotononly.
CorrectAnsweris. ProtonandanElectrononly.
Explanation. HydrogenhasnoNeutron.

QuestionNumber. 29. Foranatomtobecomeanegativeionitmust.

OptionA. gainatleastoneelectron.
OptionB. haveundergoneionisationbythesun.
OptionC. loseatleastoneelectron.
CorrectAnsweris. gainatleastoneelectron.
Explanation. Gainingatleastoneelectronproducesanegativeion.


QuestionNumber. 30. WhatisthemaximumnumberofelectronsinshellMofanatom?.
OptionA. 18.
OptionB. 6.
OptionC. 16.
CorrectAnsweris. 18.
Explanation. UsePauli'sexclusionformula.Misthe3rdshell(n=3).2*3*3=18.

QuestionNumber. 31. Aneutralatomwithanatomicno.of3hashowmanyelectrons?.

OptionA. 1.
OptionB. 3.
OptionC. Dependantontypeofatom.
CorrectAnsweris. 3.
Explanation. Atomicnumber=numberofprotons=numberofelectrons.

QuestionNumber. 32. Thenucleusofanatomis.

OptionA. neutral.
OptionB. positivecharged.
OptionC. negativecharged.
CorrectAnsweris. positivecharged.
Explanation. Nucleusispositivelycharged.

QuestionNumber. 33. Electronorbitsarecalled.

OptionA. waves.
OptionB. shells.
OptionC. valences.
CorrectAnsweris. shells.
Explanation. shells,orenergylevels.

QuestionNumber. 34. Aneutralatomgainselectrons.

OptionA. Itgainsapositivecharge.
OptionB. Itgainsanegativecharge.
OptionC. Itremainsneutral.
CorrectAnsweris. Itgainsanegativecharge.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 35. Anoxygenatomhas.

OptionA. protonsandelectrons.
OptionB. neutronsandprotons.
OptionC. protons,neutronsandelectrons.
CorrectAnsweris. protons,neutronsandelectrons.
Explanation. Jepperson,A+PTechnicianGeneralHandbook,Chapter2MatterandEnergy.

02.StaticElectricityandConduction.

QuestionNumber. 1. Asemiconductorwillhave.
OptionA. twoelectronsintheoutershell.
OptionB. fourelectronsintheoutershell.
OptionC. eightelectronsintheoutershell.
CorrectAnsweris. fourelectronsintheoutershell.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 2. Ioncurrentisfoundin.
OptionA. conductorsandsemiconductors.
OptionB. liquidsandgasses.
OptionC. semiconductors.
CorrectAnsweris. liquidsandgasses.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 3. Electricityconductsthrough.
OptionA. vacuum.
OptionB. solidsandliquidsonly.
OptionC. solidsonly.
CorrectAnsweris. solidsandliquidsonly.
Explanation. Electricitycanconductthroughavacuumbythermionicemmission.

QuestionNumber. 4. Anexampleofagoodelectricalinsulatoris.
OptionA. aluminium.
OptionB. glass.
OptionC. mercury.
CorrectAnsweris. glass.
Explanation. YouMUSTknowthatsurely!.

QuestionNumber. 5. Staticchargesremaininginanaircraftaredissipatedby.
OptionA. earthingtheaircraftassoonaspossible.
OptionB. theuseofaconductingtypenosewheel.
OptionC. bondingtheaircrafttoarefueltanker.
CorrectAnsweris. theuseofaconductingtypenosewheel.
Explanation. Usually,thenosewheeltyrecontainsgraphite,todissipatethestaticelectricityonlanding.


QuestionNumber. 6. Anelementcouldbeconsideredtobeaconductorifithas.
OptionA. asmallnumberofelectronsinitsouterorbit.
OptionB. alargenumberofelectronsinitsouterorbit.
OptionC. alargenumberofelectrons.
CorrectAnsweris. asmallnumberofelectronsinitsouterorbit.
Explanation. Thelowerthenumberofelectronsintheoutershell,themorereadilyitwillgivethemup.

QuestionNumber. 7. Achargedbodyissaidtohave.
OptionA. asurplusordeficiencyofelectrons.
OptionB. adeficiencyofneutrons.
OptionC. asurplusofprotons.
CorrectAnsweris. asurplusordeficiencyofelectrons.
Explanation. Ifithasasurplusofelectronsitisnegativelycharged.Adeficiencyofelectronsmakesitpositivelycharged.

QuestionNumber. 8. Theriskofafireduetostaticelectricityisovercome.
OptionA. byconnectingallmetalcomponentsbybonding.
OptionB. byfittingstaticwicksandisolatingthebatteryfrominflammablegassources.
OptionC. byfittingstaticwicksandinsulatingallmetalcomponents.
CorrectAnsweris. byconnectingallmetalcomponentsbybonding.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 9. Thepurposeofbondingisto.
OptionA. ensureallcomponentshavebeensecurelyfitted.
OptionB. stopdifferentpotentialsdevelopingwithsubsequentfirerisks.
OptionC. givegeneratedstaticaneasyreturnpathtothegenerator.
CorrectAnsweris. stopdifferentpotentialsdevelopingwithsubsequentfirerisks.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 10. Thevariouspartsofanaircraftairframearemaintainedatthesamepotentialby.

OptionA. thesupplybusbars.
OptionB. bonding.
OptionC. staticdischargewicks.
CorrectAnsweris. bonding.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 11. Theresistanceofthecurrentreturnpaththroughtheaircraftisalwaysconsiderednegligible,provided

the.
OptionA. structureisadequatelybonded.
OptionB. voltagedropacrossthecircuitischecked.
OptionC. generatorisproperlygrounded.
CorrectAnsweris. structureisadequatelybonded.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 12. Ifaninsulatedconductorisplacedneartoanegativelychargedrod,thenearestendoftheconductor

becomes.
OptionA. Nochangewilloccur.
OptionB. negativelycharged.
OptionC. positivelycharged.
CorrectAnsweris. positivelycharged.
Explanation. Thefreeelectronsintheconductorwillberepelledawayfromtherod,leavingthatendpositivelycharged.

QuestionNumber. 13. Theelectromagneticforcebetweentwochargedbodiesis.

OptionA. inverselyproportionaltothedistancebetweenthem.
OptionB. inverselyproportionaltothesquareofthedistancebetweenthem.
OptionC. proportionaltothedistancebetweenthem.
CorrectAnsweris. inverselyproportionaltothesquareofthedistancebetweenthem.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 14. Ifanegativelychargedconductorisplacednexttoaninsulatedrod.

OptionA. therodbecomesnegativelycharged.
OptionB. therodhasnocharge.
OptionC. therodbecomespositivelycharged.
CorrectAnsweris. therodbecomespositivelycharged.
Explanation. Thenegativechargesontherodarerepelledbythechargedconductor(regardlessofitsinsulation).

03.ElectricalTerminology.

QuestionNumber. 1. Ifaphotonradiatingintoanelectronicdevicecausestheproductionofanelectron/holepair,thedevice
isknownasa.
OptionA. lightemittingdiode.
OptionB. laserdiode.
OptionC. photodiode.
CorrectAnsweris. photodiode.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 2. Faraday'sLawStatesthat.
OptionA. themagnitudeoftheEMFisindirectlyproportionaltotherateofchangeofflux.
OptionB. themagnitudeoftheEMFisdirectlyproportionaltothemagneticflux.
OptionC. themagnitudeoftheEMFisdirectlyproportionaltotherateofchangeofflux.
CorrectAnsweris. themagnitudeoftheEMFisdirectlyproportionaltotherateofchangeofflux.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 3. Whichofthefollowingis1Amp?.
OptionA. 1000mA.
OptionB. 1000kA.
OptionC. 1000A.
CorrectAnsweris. 1000mA.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 4. ThetermthatdescribesthecombinedresistiveforcesinanACcircuitis.
OptionA. resistance.
OptionB. totalresistance.
OptionC. impedance.
CorrectAnsweris. impedance.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 5. Ohm'slawstatesthat:.
OptionA. e.m.f.=currentdividedbyresistance.
OptionB. current=e.m.f.dividedbyresistance.
OptionC. resistance=currentdividedbye.m.f.
CorrectAnsweris. current=e.m.f.dividedbyresistance.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 6. E.M.F.inanelectriccircuitcorrespondstowhatinamagneticcircuit.
OptionA. MMF.
OptionB. reluctance.
OptionC. flux.
CorrectAnsweris. MMF.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 7. Inconventionalcurrentflow,whatisFleming'srighthandruleusedfor?.
OptionA. Generators.
OptionB. Motors.
OptionC. Inductors.
CorrectAnsweris. Generators.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 8. TheSIunitofworkis.
OptionA. Kilogrammetresforce.
OptionB. Joulespermetre.
OptionC. Joulespersecond(Watts).
CorrectAnsweris. Kilogrammetresforce.
Explanation. Workismeasuredinjoules,whichisNewton.metresorkilogram.metresforce(sinceNewtonsarekilogramsforce).

QuestionNumber. 9. Acoulombis.
OptionA. oneampere*second.
OptionB. onesecondperampere.
OptionC. oneamperepersecond.
CorrectAnsweris. oneampere*second.
Explanation. Current(amps)=charge(coulombs)persecond.Youdothetransposition.


QuestionNumber. 10. Anelectriccurrentisaflowof.
OptionA. electronsfromapositivelychargedareatoanegativelychargedarea.
OptionB. electronsfromanegativelychargedareatoapositivelychargedarea.
OptionC. protonsfromapositivelychargedareatoanegativelychargedarea.
CorrectAnsweris. protonsfromapositivelychargedareatoanegativelychargedarea.ORelectronsfromanegativelycharged
areatoapositivelychargedarea.
Explanation. Electronsflowfromnegativetopositive.

QuestionNumber. 11. Avoltcanbeconsideredtobea.

OptionA. unitofelectricalpower.
OptionB. quantityofelectricalenergy.
OptionC. unitofelectricalpressure.
CorrectAnsweris. unitofelectricalpressure.
Explanation. Electricalpressure'issometimesusedinsteadofvoltage,duetoitsanalogytoaheadofpressureinfluids.

QuestionNumber. 12. Whatis3.25voltsinmillivolts?.

OptionA. 3,250millivolts.
OptionB. 325,000millivolts.
OptionC. 3.25millivolts.
CorrectAnsweris. 3,250millivolts.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 13. Electromotiveforceismeasuredin.

OptionA. Watts.
OptionB. Ohms.
OptionC. Volts.
CorrectAnsweris. Volts.
Explanation. EMFisanothertermforvoltage,orpotentialdifference(PD)orelectricalpressure,allmeasuredinVolts.

QuestionNumber. 14. Kirchhoff'slawstates.

OptionA. thealgebraicsumofallthevoltagesenteringorleavingaseriesofcomponentswillbeequaltozero.
OptionB. theinversesumofallthevoltagesenteringorleavingaseriesofcomponentswillbeequaltoone.
OptionC. thealgebraicsumofallthecurrentsenteringorleavingaseriesofcomponentswillbeequaltoone.
CorrectAnsweris. thealgebraicsumofallthecurrentsenteringorleavingaseriesofcomponentswillbeequaltoone.ORthe
algebraicsumofallthevoltagesenteringoreavingaseriesofcomponentswillbeequaltozero.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 15. Thebasisfortransformeroperationintheuseofalternatingcurrentismutual.

OptionA. inductance.
OptionB. capacitance.
OptionC. reactance.
CorrectAnsweris. inductance.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 16. Whentwocoilsarelinkedbyacommonflux,avoltagecanbeinducedinonebyachangingcurrentin

theother.Thisprocessisknownas.
OptionA. selfinduction.
OptionB. themagneticeffect.
OptionC. mutualinduction.
CorrectAnsweris. mutualinduction.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 17. Whenanelectricalsupplybecomes'opencircuit'.

OptionA. thefuseorcircuitbreakershouldisolatethecircuitduetotheincreasedcurrentdrawn.
OptionB. thelossofcontinuitywillpreventitscomponentfromfunctioning.
OptionC. thecomponentwilloperatenormallybutwillnotswitchoff.
CorrectAnsweris. thelossofcontinuitywillpreventitscomponentfromfunctioning.
Explanation. Opencircuitmeans'nocontinuity'.Functionstops.

QuestionNumber. 18. TheS.I.unitofmagneticfluxdensityisthe.

OptionA. Henry.
OptionB. Weber.
OptionC. Tesla.
CorrectAnsweris. Tesla.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 19. A1Fcapacitorisequivalentto.

OptionA. 1,000,000Farads.
OptionB. 0.000,001Farads.
OptionC. 0.001Farads.
CorrectAnsweris. 0.000,001Farads.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 20. Theoppositionofferedbyacoiltotheflowofalternatingcurrentiscalled(disregardingresistance).

OptionA. inductivereactance.
OptionB. impedance.
OptionC. reluctance.
CorrectAnsweris. inductivereactance.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 21. Ashuntisusedwith.

OptionA. anammeter.
OptionB. avoltmeter.
OptionC. anohmmeter.
CorrectAnsweris. anammeter.
Explanation. Ashuntisusedtochangetheworkingrangeofanammeter,by'shunting'aroundtheammeter,amajorportionofthe
currentbeingmeasured.

QuestionNumber. 22. Ifaloadinserieshasacurrentpassingthroughit,themagneticfieldcanbeworkedoutbyusing.

OptionA. thecorkscrewrule.
OptionB. lefthandrule.
OptionC. righthandrule.
CorrectAnsweris. thecorkscrewrule.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 23. Theunitforpoweris.

OptionA. Joulespersecond.
OptionB. N/m.
OptionC. Volts/Amps.
CorrectAnsweris. Joulespersecond.
Explanation. Power=energy(joules)/time(seconds).

QuestionNumber. 24. Inconventionalflow,thelefthandruleappliesto.

OptionA. generators.
OptionB. batteries.
OptionC. motors.
CorrectAnsweris. motors.
Explanation. RememberMGtheBritishcarmanufacturers(MGlefttoright)orremembergeneRIGHTer.

QuestionNumber. 25. WhenaconductoriscutbymagneticlinesofforceanEMFisinduced.Thisis.

OptionA. Lenz'sLaw.
OptionB. Faraday'sLaw.
OptionC. Kirchhoff'sLaw.
CorrectAnsweris. Faraday'sLaw.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 26. TheWattcanbeexpressedas.

OptionA. SecondsperJoule.
OptionB. Joules*seconds.
OptionC. Joulespersecond.
CorrectAnsweris. Joulespersecond.
Explanation. Power=Energy(J)/Time(s).

QuestionNumber. 27. Thesymbolforfluxdensityis.

OptionA. B.
OptionB. H.
OptionC. MMF.
CorrectAnsweris. B.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 28. Todeterminethedirectionofthemagneticfieldaroundaconductoryouwoulduse.

OptionA. Fleming'srighthandrule.
OptionB. Fleming'slefthandrule.
OptionC. thecorkscrewrule.
CorrectAnsweris. thecorkscrewrule.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 29. Switchingonoroffthecurrentinonecoilproducesanemfinanothercoiladjacenttoit.Thetwocoils

aresaidtohave.
OptionA. selfinductance.
OptionB. autoinductance.
OptionC. mutualinductance.
CorrectAnsweris. mutualinductance.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 30. Selfinducedemfinacoilsuppliedwithacurrentvaryingatauniformratecanbefoundby.

OptionA. Ld/dt
OptionB. NdI/dt
OptionC. LdI/dt
CorrectAnsweris. LdI/dt.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 31. Thepropertyofamaterialtoacceptlinesoffluxiscalled.

OptionA. retentivity.
OptionB. reluctance.
OptionC. permeability.
CorrectAnsweris. permeability.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 32. Magnetomotiveforcecanbefoundby.

OptionA. I*N.
OptionB. Blv.
OptionC. N/I.
CorrectAnsweris. I*N.
Explanation. MMF(symbolH)=amps*turns(unitsareampereturns).

QuestionNumber. 33. WhenaconductoriscutbymagneticlinesofforceanEMFisinduced.Thisis.

OptionA. Kirkchoff'sLaw.
OptionB. Faraday'sLaw.
OptionC. Lenz'sLaw.
CorrectAnsweris. Faraday'sLaw.
Explanation. Faraday'sLawisinducedEMFisdirectlyproportionaltotherateofchangeofflux.

QuestionNumber. 34. Thedirectionofinducedconventionalcurrentinawirerotatinginamagneticfieldcanbedetermined

by.
OptionA. corkscrewrule.
OptionB. Fleming'srighthandrule.
OptionC. Fleming'slefthandrule.
CorrectAnsweris. Fleming'srighthandrule.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 35. Howwouldyoufindthedirectionoftheelectronflowinanarmaturelocatedinamagneticfield?.

OptionA. Flemingslefthandrule.
OptionB. Flemingsrighthandrule.
OptionC. Maxwellscorkscrewrule.
CorrectAnsweris. Flemingslefthandrule.
Explanation. Assumingconventionalcurrentflow.

QuestionNumber. 36. WhatistheSIunitofconductance?.

OptionA. Ohm.
OptionB. Siemen.
OptionC. Ohmmetre.
CorrectAnsweris. Siemen.
Explanation. Conductanceis1/RandismeasuredinSiemens.

QuestionNumber. 37. WhatistheSIunitofresistivity?.

OptionA. Ohms.
OptionB. Ohmmetre.
OptionC. Ohms/metre.
CorrectAnsweris. Ohmmetre.
Explanation. Resistivityisohmmetre(transposetheresistanceformulaR=L/A,andseewhatunitsitgives).

QuestionNumber. 38. Whatistheformulaforconductance?(R=Resistance).

OptionA. R+1.
OptionB. 1/R.
OptionC. 1R.
CorrectAnsweris. 1/R.
Explanation. Conductanceistheinverseofresistance.


QuestionNumber. 39. Inelectricalcircuit,DirectCurrentpowerisrepresentedbythe.
OptionA. Ampere.
OptionB. Watt.
OptionC. Joule.
CorrectAnsweris. Watt.
Explanation. DCpowerismeasuredinWatts.

QuestionNumber. 40. InS.I.units,workisdenotedby.

OptionA. NewtonmeterwhichisJoules.
OptionB. Joules/secwhichisWatts.
OptionC. Kilogramforcemeter/secwhichisMetricHorsepower.
CorrectAnsweris. NewtonmeterwhichisJoules.
Explanation. Workhasthesameunitasenergy,i.e.NmorJoule.

QuestionNumber. 41. Theunitofenergyisthe.

OptionA. Joule.
OptionB. Watt.
OptionC. Coulomb.
CorrectAnsweris. Joule.
Explanation. EnergyismeasuredinJoules.

QuestionNumber. 42. Potentialdifferenceisanothertermfor.

OptionA. voltage.
OptionB. charge.
OptionC. energy.
CorrectAnsweris. voltage.
Explanation. Potentialdifference,electromotiveforce,electricalpressure,arealltermsforvoltage.

QuestionNumber. 43. XListhesymbolof.

OptionA. inductivereactance.
OptionB. capacitivereactance.
OptionC. impedance.
CorrectAnsweris. inductivereactance.
Explanation. 'L'isforinductance,'X'isforreactance.

QuestionNumber. 44. UsingOhm'slaw.

OptionA. currentisdirectlyproportionaltotheresistance.
OptionB. currentisdirectlyproportionaltotheEMF.
OptionC. resistanceisdirectlyproportionaltoEMF.
CorrectAnsweris. currentisdirectlyproportionaltotheEMF.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 45. Onevoltisinducedintoacircuitwithacurrentvaryingat1amppersecond.Thecircuithas.

OptionA. 1ampereturn.
OptionB. 1Tesla.
OptionC. 1Henry.
CorrectAnsweris. 1Henry.
Explanation. 1Henry=1VoltperAmpperSecond.

QuestionNumber. 46. Thepropertyofaconductorofelectricitythatlimitsorrestrictstheflowofelectriccurrentis.

OptionA. limiter.
OptionB. resistance.
OptionC. fuse.
CorrectAnsweris. resistance.
Explanation. AircraftElectricityandElectronicsbyEismin,Chapter6,pg101.

QuestionNumber. 47. Kirchhoffslawisapplicableto.

OptionA. parallelnetworks.
OptionB. seriesnetworks.
OptionC. closedloopnetworks.
CorrectAnsweris. closedloopnetworks.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 48. TheSIunitofworkisthe.

OptionA. Watt.
OptionB. NewtonMeter.
OptionC. Joule.
CorrectAnsweris. Joule.
Explanation.

QuestionNumber. 49. TheEMFofageneratorcanbecalculatedfromwhichlaw?.

OptionA. Faraday'slaw.
OptionB. Kirchhoffslaw.
OptionC. Lenz'slaw.
CorrectAnsweris. Faraday'slaw.
Explanation. http://hyperphysics.phyastr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/farlaw.html

04.GenerationofElectricity.


QuestionNumber. 1. Thermocoupleharnessesaremadefromthesamematerialsasthethermocouplesothat.
OptionA. minijunctionsarenotformed.
OptionB. theresistanceisnotincreasedbeyondlimits.
OptionC. theywillnotcorrode.
CorrectAnsweris. minijunctionsarenotformed.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 2. PointAonthearmatureofthegeneratorshownisproducing.
OptionA. minimumcurrent.
OptionB. zerocurrent.
OptionC. maximumcurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. maximumcurrent.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 3. Apiezoelectricdevicegenerateselectricitythrough.
OptionA. friction.
OptionB. light.
OptionC. pressure.
CorrectAnsweris. pressure.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 4. Aphotozoidalcellproduceselectricitywhensubjectedto.
OptionA. light.
OptionB. pressure.
OptionC. heat.
CorrectAnsweris. light.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 5. Athermocoupleindicatorisbasicallyatypeof.
OptionA. millivoltmeter.
OptionB. milliammeter.
OptionC. milliohmeter.
CorrectAnsweris. millivoltmeter.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 6. Alight/heatsensitivecellisa.
OptionA. transistor.
OptionB. diode.
OptionC. transducer.
CorrectAnsweris. transducer.
Explanation. Anytransducerturnsoneenergytypeintoanotherenergytype.Inthiscaselightorheatintoelectricity.

QuestionNumber. 7. Thediagramshowsacurrentcarryingconductor(A)inamagneticfield.Theconductorwillmove.

OptionA. upwards.
OptionB. sideways.
OptionC. downwards.
CorrectAnsweris. downwards.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 8. Acomponentthatproducesanoutputvoltageduetoincidentlightiscalleda.
OptionA. liquidcrystal.
OptionB. solarcell.
OptionC. lightemittingdiode.
CorrectAnsweris. solarcell.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 9. Thefluxdensityofamagneticfieldis1.5T.Thelengthoftheconductorinthefieldis2mandthespeed
oftheconductoris10m/s.TheEMFinducedis.
OptionA. 0.3V.
OptionB. 7.5V.
OptionC. 30V.
CorrectAnsweris. 30V.
Explanation. EMF=Blv=1.5*2*10=30V.

QuestionNumber. 10. Aconductorisplacedinamagnetisedcoil.Whatwillhappen?.

OptionA. Nothingwillhappenunlesstheconductorismoved.
OptionB. Theconductorwillmove.
OptionC. Aforcewillbecreated.
CorrectAnsweris. Nothingwillhappenunlesstheconductorismoved.
Explanation. Faraday'sLaw.

QuestionNumber. 11. Themaximumoutputvoltagefromabasicsingleloopgeneratoriswhentheloopis.

OptionA. rotatinganticlockwiserelativetothedirectionofthemagneticflux.
OptionB. cuttingmaximumlinesofmagneticflux.
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OptionC. at45 tothemagneticflux.

CorrectAnsweris. cuttingmaximumlinesofmagneticflux.
Explanation. AircraftElectricityandElectronicsEisminPage83.

05.DCSourcesofElectricity.

QuestionNumber. 1. A20cellbatterywitheachcellhavinganinternalresistanceof0.1ohmsischargedwith2leadshaving
atotalresistanceof0.1ohms.Thebatteryischargedwithacurrentof5amps.Whatisthechargingvoltage?.
OptionA. 0.5volts.
OptionB. 10.5volts.
OptionC. 0.005volts.
CorrectAnsweris. 10.5volts.
Explanation. Totalbatteryinternalresistance=0.1*20=2ohms,Totalcircuitresistance,includingleads=2+0.1=2.1ohms,V=
I*R=5A*2.1ohms=10.5V.

QuestionNumber. 2. Two10V,20Ahbatteriesareconnectedinparallelandconnectedacrossa10ohmload.Howlong
couldtheysupplynormalcurrentbeforethevoltagebeginstodecay?.
OptionA. 40hours.
OptionB. 20hours.
OptionC. 4hours.
CorrectAnsweris. 40hours.
Explanation. UseOhmslawtoworkoutthecurrent(1A).Twobatteriesinparallelthenratingisdoubled(40Ah).

QuestionNumber. 3. Abatteryratedat40Ahwillsupply200mAfor.
OptionA. 200hours.
OptionB. 20hours.
OptionC. 5hours.
CorrectAnsweris. 200hours.
Explanation. 200mA=0.2A.40Ah/0.2A=200hours.

QuestionNumber. 4. Azinccarbonbatterylifedependsupon.
OptionA. theamountofzinc.
OptionB. thepurityofthecarbonrod.
OptionC. theamountoftheelectrolytepaste.
CorrectAnsweris. theamountofzinc.
Explanation. Thezincisslowlyeatenawayinazinccarbonbattery(primarycell).

QuestionNumber. 5. WhencheckingtheSGoftheelectrolyteinaleadacidbattery,youshould.
OptionA. checkanycellbecausetheywillallbethesame.
OptionB. checkonlytheno.1cellbecauseitisthemastercell.
OptionC. checkallcellsbecausetheymaybedifferent.
CorrectAnsweris. checkallcellsbecausetheymaybedifferent.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 6. ThePDattheterminalsofanopencircuitbatterywithasmallinternalresistancewillbe.
OptionA. morethantheEMF.
OptionB. lessthantheEMF.
OptionC. thesameastheEMF.
CorrectAnsweris. thesameastheEMF.
Explanation. EMFisthebatteryvoltage(i.e.thatwhichiswrittenonthesideofit)andthePDistheactualterminalvoltage.Ifitis
opencircuit,nocurrentflowstodropavoltageacrosstheinternalresistancesotheyarethesame.

QuestionNumber. 7. Anaccumulationofhydrogenontheplatesofabatteryisknownas.
OptionA. polarization.
OptionB. ionization.
OptionC. hydration.
CorrectAnsweris. polarization.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 8. Whatpartofabatteryiscoveredinhydrogenduringpolarization?.
OptionA. Anode.
OptionB. Boththeanodeandthecathode.
OptionC. Cathode.
CorrectAnsweris. Anode.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 9. Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytocausethermalrunawayinanickelcadmiumbattery?.
OptionA. Ahighinternalresistancecondition.
OptionB. Highcurrentchargingofthebatterytomorethan100percentofitscapacity.
OptionC. Excessivecurrentdrawfromthebattery.
CorrectAnsweris. Highcurrentchargingofthebatterytomorethan100percentofitscapacity.
Explanation. Thermalrunawayusuallyoccursoncharging.

QuestionNumber. 10. Themethodofascertainingthevoltageofastandardaircraftleadacidbatteryisbychecking.

OptionA. thevoltagewithratedloadswitchedON.
OptionB. thevoltageonopencircuit.
OptionC. thevoltageoffload.
CorrectAnsweris. thevoltageoffload.
Explanation. Ifjustcheckingthevoltage(asopposedtoachargetest)thenthebatterymustbeoffloadtopreventtheinternal
resistancedroppingtheterminalvoltage.

QuestionNumber. 11. Twobatteries12Vand40Aheach,areinseries.Whatisthetotalcapacity?.

OptionA. 12V80Ah.
OptionB. 24V40Ah.
OptionC. 24V80Ah.
CorrectAnsweris. 24V40Ah.
Explanation. Batteriesinseriesvoltageincreasesbutcapacityremainsthesame(viceversaiftheywereinparallel).

QuestionNumber. 12. Ifabatteryhasgotlowinternalresistance,thenthe.

OptionA. noloadvoltagewillbethesameasonloadvoltage.
OptionB. onloadvoltagewillbegreaterthannoloadvoltage.
OptionC. noloadvoltagewillbegreaterthanonloadvoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. noloadvoltagewillbegreaterthanonloadvoltage.
Explanation. Theinternalresistancewillalwaysdropthevoltageandreducetheterminalvoltage.Itisthesamewhetheritishighor
lowinternalresistancejustamatterof'howmuch'.

QuestionNumber. 13. Conventionalcurrentflowinsideabatteryisfrom.

OptionA. eitheranodetocathodeorcathodetoanode,dependingontheactiveelements.
OptionB. cathodetoanode.
OptionC. anodetocathode.
CorrectAnsweris. anodetocathode.
Explanation. Thecathodeispositive.Conventionalcurrentflowsfrompositivetonegativeontheexternalcircuit,buttoclosethe
circuitmustflownegativetopositiveINSIDEthebattery.

QuestionNumber. 14. Inavoltaiccell,whatisthebuilduponthecathodecalled?.

OptionA. Hydration.
OptionB. Polarization.
OptionC. Sulphation.
CorrectAnsweris. Sulphation.
Explanation. PolarizationisbuildupofhydrogenontheANODE.Sulphationhowever,isbuildupofleadsulphateonBOTHanode
andcathode.

QuestionNumber. 15. Two12V40amphourbatteriesconnectedinparallelwillproduce.

OptionA. 24V80ah.
OptionB. 12V80ah.
OptionC. 24V40ah.
CorrectAnsweris. 12V80ah.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 16. A24voltsourceisrequiredtofurnish48wattstoaparallelcircuitconsistingoffourresistorsofequal

value.Whatisthevoltagedropacrosseachresistor?.
OptionA. 12volts.
OptionB. 24volts.
OptionC. 3volts.
CorrectAnsweris. 24volts.
Explanation. Resistorsionparallel,voltageacrosseachoneisthesameandequaltothesourcevoltage(ifnothingelseisinseries
withthem).

QuestionNumber. 17. Themethodofascertainingthevoltageofastandardaircraftleadacidbatteryisbychecking.

OptionA. thevoltageonopencircuit.
OptionB. thevoltageoffload.
OptionC. thevoltagewithratedloadswitchedON.
CorrectAnsweris. thevoltageoffload.
Explanation. Assumingitisjustavoltagecheck(andnotachargetest)thenitmustbeoffloadwhencarryingoutthetest.Otherwise
theinternalresistancewilldropthevoltagebyanamountwhichvariesaccordingtotheexternalload.

QuestionNumber. 18. Twosimilar12vbatteriesconnectedinparallelwillproduce.

OptionA. 24ve.m.f.withthesamecapacityaseachbattery.
OptionB. 12Ve.m.f.withtwicethecapacityofeachbattery.
OptionC. 24Ve.m.f.withtwicethecapacityofeachbattery
CorrectAnsweris. 12Ve.m.f.withtwicethecapacityofeachbattery.
Explanation. Batteriesinparallelvoltageremainsthesamebutthecurrentratingisincreased.

QuestionNumber. 19. Thevoltageofasecondarycellis.

OptionA. determinedbytheactivematerialsontheplates.
OptionB. determinedbythenumberofplates.
OptionC. determinedbytheareaoftheplates.
CorrectAnsweris. determinedbytheactivematerialsontheplates.
Explanation. Voltageofabatteryisdeterminedbywhattheplatesaremadefrom,andhowmanyplatesareinseries.However,a
'cell'isnotabatteryandcanonlyeverhavetwoplates.

QuestionNumber. 20. Whatistheamperehourratingofastoragebatterythatisdesignedtodeliver45amperesfor2.5hours?.

OptionA. 112.5amperehour.
OptionB. 90.0amperehour.
OptionC. 45.0amperehour.
CorrectAnsweris. 112.5amperehour.
Explanation. Ampere.hoursmeansamps*hours.

QuestionNumber. 21. Ifanicadbatteryisnottobeusedimmediatelyitshouldbestored.

OptionA. dry.
OptionB. fullycharged.
OptionC. fullydissipated.
CorrectAnsweris. fullydissipated.
Explanation. Nicadbatteriesmustbestoredfullydischarged.Oftenwithametalbaracrosstheirterminalstoensuretheyarefully
dissipated.

QuestionNumber. 22. Inamercurycellthesteelcasingis.

OptionA. thenegativeterminal.
OptionB. neither.
OptionC. thepositiveterminal.
CorrectAnsweris. thepositiveterminal.
Explanation. The'outercan'isincontactwiththezincanode,whichispositive.

QuestionNumber. 23. Toimprovethelifeofadrycellitwouldbemanufacturedwith.

OptionA. moreelectrolytepaste.
OptionB. morezinc.
OptionC. apurecarbonpositiverod.
CorrectAnsweris. morezinc.
Explanation. Thezinc(negativeelectrodeorcathode)getseatenaway.

QuestionNumber. 24. Inasimplevoltaiccellthecollectionofionsonthecathodecauses.

OptionA. polarisation.
OptionB. sulphation.
OptionC. hydration.
CorrectAnsweris. sulphation.
Explanation. TheformationofleadsulphateonbothplatesofaleadacidbatteryiscalledSULPHATION.

QuestionNumber. 25. Theelectrolyteinanicadbatterywouldriseifthebatterywas.

OptionA. remainingatconstantvoltage.
OptionB. charging.
OptionC. discharging.
CorrectAnsweris. charging.
Explanation. ThephysicallevelofelectrolytedropsaasNiCadbatterydischarges.

QuestionNumber. 26. Two2volt10AHcellsareconnectedinseries,theoutputvoltageandthecapacitywouldbe.

OptionA. 4volt10AH.
OptionB. 4volt20AH.
OptionC. 2volt,20AH.
CorrectAnsweris. 4volt10AH.
Explanation. Batteriesinseriesvoltagedoubles,buttheratingstaysthesame.

QuestionNumber. 27. Theelectrolyteinanicadbatteryis.

OptionA. potassiumhydroxide.
OptionB. nickelhydroxide.
OptionC. cadmiumhydroxide.
CorrectAnsweris. potassiumhydroxide.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 28. InaLeclanchecelltheplatesaremadeof.

OptionA. mercuryandlithium.
OptionB. nickelandcadmium.
OptionC. zincandcarbon.
CorrectAnsweris. zincandcarbon.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 29. Inasimplevoltaiccell,polarizationreducesoutputvoltagebecauseofthe.
OptionA. buildupofhydrogenonthecathode.
OptionB. transferofmaterialbetweentheanodeandthecathode.
OptionC. buildupofhydrogenontheanode.
CorrectAnsweris. buildupofhydrogenontheanode.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 30. Whenthetemperatureoftheelectrolyteinabatteryincreases,theSG.

OptionA. remainsthesame.
OptionB. goesup.
OptionC. goesdown.
CorrectAnsweris. goesdown.
Explanation. Volumeriseswithtemperature,butmassdoesnot.SGisameasureoftheelectrolytedensity(whichismass/volume).

QuestionNumber. 31. TheDanielCellelectrodesare.

OptionA. copperandzinc.
OptionB. carbonandzinc.
OptionC. zincandmanganesedioxide.
CorrectAnsweris. copperandzinc.
Explanation. TheDanielCellwasanimprovementonthefirstevercellmadebyVoltaire.Bothusedcopperandzincelectrodes.

QuestionNumber. 32. Inathermocouple,whereisvoltagemeasured?.

OptionA. Atbothjunctions.
OptionB. Atthehotjunction.
OptionC. Atthecoldjunction.
CorrectAnsweris. Atthecoldjunction.
Explanation. Thevoltmetermeasuresthevoltmeteracrossthecoldjunctionofathermocouple.

QuestionNumber. 33. Mercurycellsarecoveredwithametalcover.

OptionA. asaprotectivecover.
OptionB. asanegativeterminal.
OptionC. asapositiveterminal.
CorrectAnsweris. asapositiveterminal.
Explanation. Theoutercover(orcase)ofamercurycellisthepositiveterminalHavealookatyourwatchorcalculatorbatteryto
verify.

QuestionNumber. 34. Thecapacityofabatteryismeasuredin.

OptionA. volts.
OptionB. amperehours.
OptionC. cubiccentimetres.
CorrectAnsweris. amperehours.
Explanation. Batterycapacityisinamperehours.

QuestionNumber. 35. Abattery'sinternalresistanceisdeterminedby(OCV=OpenCircuitVoltage,CCV=ClosedCircuit

Voltage).
OptionA. IR=(OCVCCV)/i.
OptionB. IR=(OCV+CCV)/i.
OptionC. IR=(OCVCCV)/V.
CorrectAnsweris. IR=(OCVCCV)/i.
Explanation. Internalresistance(IR)hasnoeffectonoutputvoltagewhenOpenCircuit.SoOpenCircuitVoltage(ocv)ishigher
thanClosedCircuitVoltage(ccv).Usingohm'slaw(R=V/I),IR=(ocv)ccv)alldividedbycurrent.

QuestionNumber. 36. Therearemorenegativethanpositiveplatesinaleadacidbatterybecause.

OptionA. itisnecessaryforchemicalactiontotakeplace.
OptionB. itreducestheinternalresistanceofthecell.
OptionC. thepositiveplatesarepronetowarpingifthechemicalactionistakingplaceonlyononeside.
CorrectAnsweris. thepositiveplatesarepronetowarpingifthechemicalactionistakingplaceonlyononeside.
Explanation. Aleadacidbatterynormallyhasonemorenegativeplatethanpositiveplatebecausethepositiveplatesareproneto
warpingifthechemicalactionistakingplaceonlyononeside.

QuestionNumber. 37. WhatistheapproximateinternalresistanceofaLeclanchecell?.

OptionA. 0.02ohms4ohms.
OptionB. 6ohms10ohms.
OptionC. 20ohms30ohms.
CorrectAnsweris. 0.02ohms4ohms.
Explanation. Aleclanchecellisjustanothernameforthezinccarboncell.ItsIRismorelike0.44ohms.Somegoodinfoonthe
typesofcellsandtheirIRsatExternalwebsite

QuestionNumber. 38. Anaircraftbatteryonchargefromtheaircraftgeneratorscauses.

OptionA. batteryvoltagetoincreasestonominalvoltageandthechargecurrentdecreases.
OptionB. internalresistanceofthebatterytodecreaseinsympathywiththedecreasingchargingcurrent.
OptionC. batteryvoltagetodecreasetozerountilitisfullycharged.
CorrectAnsweris. batteryvoltagetodecreasetozerountilitisfullycharged.
Explanation. Asthebatteryvoltageincreases,thecurrentchargingitdecreases.

QuestionNumber. 39. Whateffectdoeshydrogenhaveinabatterycell?.

OptionA. Sulphation.
OptionB. Nothing.
OptionC. Polarization.
CorrectAnsweris. Polarization.
Explanation. Hydrogen,ifallowedtoformontheanode,reducesthebatteryoutput.Thisispolarization.

QuestionNumber. 40. Togenerateelectricitywithafuelcell,youneedaconstantsupplyof.

OptionA. Nitrogen&Sunlight.
OptionB. Oxygen&Hydrogen.
OptionC. Kerosene&Heat.
CorrectAnsweris. Oxygen&Hydrogen.
Explanation. http://www.fuelcells.org/whatis.htm

QuestionNumber. 41. Anicadbatteryfoundtobebelownormalcapacityshould.

OptionA. haveitselectrolyteadjusted.
OptionB. beremovedandusedforgrounduseonly.
OptionC. berechargedwithafresheningcharge.
CorrectAnsweris. berechargedwithafresheningcharge.
Explanation. SeeJeppesen'sAircraftBatteries.

QuestionNumber. 42. Incoldweather,topreventtheelectrolytefreezing,abatterymustbekept.

OptionA. fullycharged.
OptionB. doesnotmatter.
OptionC. fullydischarged.
CorrectAnsweris. fullycharged.
Explanation. Checkoutwww.amplepower.com/primer/winter/.

QuestionNumber. 43. Theinternalresistanceofabatteryoffloadcomparedtoonloadis.

OptionA. thesame.
OptionB. increased.
OptionC. decreased.
CorrectAnsweris. thesame.
Explanation. Internalresistanceisconstant,regardlessofload.

QuestionNumber. 44. Two12V,40Ahcellsinseriesgives.

OptionA. 24V80Ah.
OptionB. 12V40Ah.
OptionC. 24V40Ah.
CorrectAnsweris. 24V40Ah.
Explanation. Cellsinseries,voltagedoubles,Amphourratingremainsthesame.

QuestionNumber. 45. A24V40AHbatterydischargesat200mA.Howlongwillitlast?.

OptionA. 400hours.
OptionB. 300hours.
OptionC. 200hours.
CorrectAnsweris. 200hours.
Explanation. 200mAgoesinto1A5times.5*40=200hours.

QuestionNumber. 46. Theelectrolytelevelofanicadbattery.

OptionA. fallsduringcharge.
OptionB. fallsduringdischarge.
OptionC. risesduringdischarge.
CorrectAnsweris. fallsduringdischarge.
Explanation. Theelectrolytelevelofanicadbatteryfallsduringdischarge(butthes.g.remainsconstant).

QuestionNumber. 47. Whenlightenergisesacomponent,whatisthecomponent?.

OptionA. Lightemittingdiode.
OptionB. Photodiode.
OptionC. Laserdiode.
CorrectAnsweris. Photodiode.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 48. FormationofwhitecrystalsofpotassiumcarbonateonaproperlyservicedNicdbatteryindicates.

OptionA. overcharged.
OptionB. fullcharged.
OptionC. undercharged.
CorrectAnsweris. overcharged.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 49. Thermalrunawaycauses.

OptionA. violentgassingonly.
OptionB. violentgassing,boilingofelectrolyteandmeltingofplatesandcasing.
OptionC. nogassing,butboilingofelectrolyteandmeltingofplatesandcasing.
CorrectAnsweris. violentgassing,boilingofelectrolyteandmeltingofplatesandcasing.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 50. Aprimarycell.

OptionA. cannotrecharged.
OptionB. canberechargedbutonlyafewtimes.
OptionC. canberecharged.
CorrectAnsweris. cannotrecharged.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 51. Iftheinsulationresistanceofalead/acidbatteryisdown,itindicates.

OptionA. caseleakage.
OptionB. leakagebetweenpositiveandnegativeterminals.
OptionC. intercellleakage.
CorrectAnsweris. caseleakage.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 52. Whenthebatteryisconnectedtotheaircraft,whichterminalshouldyouconnectfirst?.

OptionA. Any.
OptionB. Positive.
OptionC. Negative.
CorrectAnsweris. Positive.
Explanation. AircraftElectricityandElectronicsEisminPage43.

QuestionNumber. 53. Anammeterinabatterychargingsystemisforthepurposeofindicatingthe.

OptionA. rateofcurrentusedtochargethebattery.
OptionB. amperageavailableforuse.
OptionC. totalamperesbeingusedintheaeroplane.
CorrectAnsweris. rateofcurrentusedtochargethebattery.
Explanation. Whilstcharging(asthequestionsays)theammetershowscurrentflowTOthebattery.

QuestionNumber. 54. Forhowmanyhourswilla140AHbatterydeliver15A?.

OptionA. 9.33hours.
OptionB. 27.25hours.
OptionC. 15.15hours.
CorrectAnsweris. 9.33hours.
Explanation. 15*H=140,H=9.33hrs.

QuestionNumber. 55. Whatpartofanickelcadmiumcellhelpstopreventthermalrunaway?.

OptionA. Theseparator.
OptionB. Thenegativeplate.
OptionC. Thepositiveplate.
CorrectAnsweris. Theseparator.
Explanation. AircraftElectricityandElectronicsEisminPage472ndpara.

QuestionNumber. 56. Whenchargingcurrentisappliedtoanickelcadmiumbattery,thecellsemitgasonly.

OptionA. whentheelectrolytelevelislow.
OptionB. ifthecellsaredefective.
OptionC. towardtheendofthechargingcycle.
CorrectAnsweris. towardtheendofthechargingcycle.
Explanation. EEL/134.5.5.

QuestionNumber. 57. Whatistheinternalresistanceofabattery?.

OptionA. Theresistancemeasuredacrossthetwoterminals.
OptionB. Theresistancemeasuredwhenthebatteryishalfcharged.
OptionC. Theresistancepresentinsidethebatterywhileconnectedtoaload.
CorrectAnsweris. Theresistancepresentinsidethebatterywhileconnectedtoaload.
Explanation. AircraftElectricityandElectronicspage33.

06.DCCircuits.


QuestionNumber. 1. Apotentialdifferenceof50voltsproducesacurrentof10milliamperesthrougharesistanceof.
OptionA. 500ohms.
OptionB. 5ohms.
OptionC. 5,000ohms.
CorrectAnsweris. 5,000ohms.
Explanation. PD=50V,I=0.01A,R=?,R=PD/I.

QuestionNumber. 2. AconductorwithapositiveQ(charge)of4Chas12.56x1018electronsaddedtoit.ItwillhaveaQ=.

OptionA. 6.
OptionB. 2.
OptionC. zero.
CorrectAnsweris. 6.
Explanation. Achargeof1Coulomb(C)is6.28*1018.Hence4+2=6C.

QuestionNumber. 3. Thepowerdissipatedbyaloadofknownresistanceconnectedacrossaknownpotentialdifferencecan
becalculatedby.
OptionA. dividingthesquareofthepotentialdifferencebythevalueoftheloadresistance.
OptionB. multiplyingthesquareofthepotentialdifferencebythevalueoftheloadresistance.
OptionC. workingoutthecurrentflowinginthecircuitbyusingohmslawandmultiplyingtheresultbytheresistance.
CorrectAnsweris. workingoutthecurrentflowinginthecircuitbyusingohmslawandmultiplyingtheresultbytheresistance.
ORdividingthesquareofthepotentialdifferencebythevalueoftheloadresistance.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 4. Acurrentof5Aflowsfor2minutes.Howmanycoulombspassedapointinthecircuit?.
OptionA. 2.5.
OptionB. 600.
OptionC. 100.
CorrectAnsweris. 600.
Explanation. Q=IT,Q=5*120=600C.

QuestionNumber. 5. Acircuithasacurrentflowof6A.Ifthevoltageistrebled,thenewcurrentwillbe.
OptionA. 6A.
OptionB. 18A.
OptionC. 2A.
CorrectAnsweris. 18A.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 6. A10Vbatterysuppliesaresistiveloadof10ohmsfor1minute.Whatistheworkdone?.
OptionA. 60J.
OptionB. 600J.
OptionC. 10J.
CorrectAnsweris. 600J.
Explanation. Workoutpower.ThenEnergy=Power*Time(timemustbeinseconds).

QuestionNumber. 7. Agalvanometermeasures.
OptionA. millivolts.
OptionB. megohms.
OptionC. milliamps.
CorrectAnsweris. milliamps.
Explanation. Agalvanometermeasuresmilliamps.

QuestionNumber. 8. ThevoltageatpointAis.
OptionA. 28V.
OptionB. 21V.
OptionC. 7V.
CorrectAnsweris. 7V.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 9. Alossofelectricalinsulationresultsin.
OptionA. anopencircuitbetweenthesupplyandearth.
OptionB. ashortcircuitbetweenthesupplyandearth.
OptionC. anopencircuitinthesupply.
CorrectAnsweris. ashortcircuitbetweenthesupplyandearth.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 10. A3,5and2ohmsresistanceisconnectedinserieswitha10Vbattery.Thevoltageacrossthe2ohms

resistoris.
OptionA. 2V.
OptionB. 10V.
OptionC. 4V.
CorrectAnsweris. 2V.
Explanation. Eachresistortakesitsrelativeshareofthevoltagedrop.Totalresistanceis10ohms,sothe2ohmresistortakes2/10ths
ofthevoltage.

QuestionNumber. 11. WhatisthePDofacircuitwhichhasa40mAcurrentanda1kilohmresistance?.

OptionA. 40V.
OptionB. 400V.
OptionC. 4V.
CorrectAnsweris. 40V.
Explanation. V=IxR.mA*kohmscanceleachothers'prefix.

QuestionNumber. 12. Threebranchesinacircuithavecurrentsenteringof3A,4Aand5A.Aforthbranchhas10Aleaving.A

fifthbranchmusthave.
OptionA. 22Aleaving.
OptionB. 2Aleaving.
OptionC. 2Aentering.
CorrectAnsweris. 2Aleaving.
Explanation. BasicKirkchoff'scurrentlaw.Sumofcurrentsentering=sumofcurrentsleaving.

QuestionNumber. 13. Inacircuitcontainingthreeresistorsofequalvalueconnectedinparallel,oneresistorgoesopencircuit.

Thecurrentintheothertworesistorswill.
OptionA. decrease.
OptionB. increase.
OptionC. remainthesame.
CorrectAnsweris. remainthesame.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 14. 20amperesflowfor20seconds.Howmanycoulombshaveflowed?.

OptionA. 1.
OptionB. 20.
OptionC. 400.
CorrectAnsweris. 400.
Explanation. Q=It.

QuestionNumber. 15. Iftheresistanceofanelectricalcircuitisincreased.

OptionA. thecurrentwillincrease.
OptionB. thevoltagewillincrease.
OptionC. thecurrentwilldecrease.
CorrectAnsweris. thecurrentwilldecrease.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 16. If2coulombsflowedthroughacircuitin2seconds,thecircuitwouldhave.

OptionA. 1amp.
OptionB. 2voltsPD.
OptionC. 4amps.
CorrectAnsweris. 1amp.
Explanation. Q=ItsoI=Q/t.

QuestionNumber. 17. Ifthevoltageacrossaresistorisdoubled.

OptionA. thecurrentisdoubled.
OptionB. thecurrentishalved.
OptionC. theresistanceishalved.
CorrectAnsweris. thecurrentisdoubled.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 18. Thetotalcurrentflowinginacircuitof200lampsinparallel,eachofaresistanceof400ohmand

connectedacrossaninputof100voltsis.
OptionA. 25amps.
OptionB. 50amps.
OptionC. 40amps.
CorrectAnsweris. 50amps.
Explanation. Totalresistanceis400/200=2ohms.OhmslawforcurrentI=V/R=100/2=50amps.

QuestionNumber. 19. Inthecircuitshownthe24voltbatteryhasaninternalresistanceof1ohmandtheammeterindicatesa

currentof12amperes.Thevalueoftheloadresistanceis.
OptionA. 2ohms.
OptionB. 1ohm.
OptionC. 6ohms.
CorrectAnsweris. 1ohm.
Explanation. FindthetotalresistanceR=V/I=24/12=2ohms.Subtractinginternalresistanceleaves1ohm.

QuestionNumber. 20. IfserviceNo.1isisolatedfromthesupplybusbarshowntherewillbe.

OptionA. anincreaseinsupplyvoltage.
OptionB. adecreaseintotalcurrentconsumption.
OptionC. adecreaseinsupplyvoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. adecreaseintotalcurrentconsumption.
Explanation. Shuttingdownaserviceonanaircraft(bypullingthecircuitbreakerforexample),increasesthetotalresistanceand
reducesthecurrentconsumption.

QuestionNumber. 21. Ifthecrosssectionalareaofaconductorisdoubled,withvoltageconstant,thecurrentwill.

OptionA. remainconstant.
OptionB. double.
OptionC. halve.
CorrectAnsweris. double.
Explanation. Gettheformulaforresistanceofaconductorandapplyohmslawtoit.

QuestionNumber. 22. Iftworesistorsof5and10ohmrespectivelyareconnectedinseriesandthecurrentinthe5ohmresistor

is1A.whatisthecurrentinthe10ohmresistor?.
OptionA. 1amp.
OptionB. Itcannotbefoundwithoutknowingtheappliedvoltage.
OptionC. 1/3amp.
CorrectAnsweris. 1amp.
Explanation. Resistorsinseriescurrentisthesameineachone.

QuestionNumber. 23. Thevoltageinaseriescircuit.

OptionA. isdifferentineachcomponent.
OptionB. isthesameineachcomponent.
OptionC. islessthanitwouldbeinaparallelcircuit.
CorrectAnsweris. isdifferentineachcomponent.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 24. Ifvoltageis100V,resistanceis25ohms,whatisthecurrent?.

OptionA. 4amperes.
OptionB. 0.4amperes.
OptionC. 2500amperes.
CorrectAnsweris. 4amperes.
Explanation. OhmsLawI=V/R.

QuestionNumber. 25. Ashortcircuitbetweenthesupplyandearth.

OptionA. isnotdangerousasthecurrentdrawnwillbelow.
OptionB. doesnotmatterifthecircuitusestheaircraftearthasareturn.
OptionC. couldbeverydangerousasthecurrentdrawnwillbeveryhigh.
CorrectAnsweris. couldbeverydangerousasthecurrentdrawnwillbeveryhigh.
Explanation. Inashortcircuit,theresistanceiszero.Byohmslaw,I=V/R.IfR=0,I=V/0sowhatisI(itisnotzero!!!).


QuestionNumber. 26. Acircuitconsistsof3ohm,5ohmand12ohmresistorsinseries.Thecurrentflowinginthe5ohm

resistoris10amps.Whatistheappliedvoltage?.
OptionA. 10V.
OptionB. 100V.
OptionC. 200V.
CorrectAnsweris. 200V.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 27. Tworesistorsareconnectedinseriesandhaveane.m.f.ofVvoltsacrossthem.Ifthevoltagesacross

theresistancesareV1andV2thenbyKirchhoff'slaw.
OptionA. V2=V1+V.
OptionB. V1=V2+V.
OptionC. V=V1+V2.
CorrectAnsweris. V=V1+V2.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 28. Avoltmeterisconnected.

OptionA. inparallel.
OptionB. inseriesorparallel.
OptionC. inseries.
CorrectAnsweris. inparallel.
Explanation. Voltmetersareconnected'across'thecomponent(i.e.inparallelwithit.Ammetersareconnectedinseries.

QuestionNumber. 29. Sinceelectricalsuppliestakenfromabusbarareinparallel,isolatingsomeoftheserviceswould.

OptionA. reducethecurrentconsumptionfromthebusbar.
OptionB. increasethecurrentconsumptionfromthebusbar.
OptionC. notaffectthecurrentconsumption,itwouldreducethevoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. reducethecurrentconsumptionfromthebusbar.
Explanation. Isolatingsomeoftheservicesincreasestheresistanceofthetotalcircuitsimilartoremovingaresistorfromaparallel
circuit.Sototalcurrentconsumptionreduces.

QuestionNumber. 30. Thecurrentflowingthroughacircuitcanbeincreasedtofourtimesitsoriginalvalueby.

OptionA. doublingtheappliedvoltageandhalvingtheresistance.
OptionB. doublingtheresistanceanddoublingtheappliedvoltage.
OptionC. halvingtheappliedvoltageandhalvingtheresistance.
CorrectAnsweris. doublingtheappliedvoltageandhalvingtheresistance.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 31. Inacircuitcontainingthreeresistorsofequalvalueconnectedinseriesandoneoftheresistorsshort

circuits,theeffectisforthecurrentintheothertworesistorsto.
OptionA. decrease.
OptionB. increase.
OptionC. remainthesame.
CorrectAnsweris. increase.
Explanation. Reducingoneresistortozeroohms(shortcircuit)meansthesourceemfisnowappliedtothetworemainingresistors,
andcausesagreatercurrentflowthroughthem.

QuestionNumber. 32. Inaseriesresistivecircuit.

OptionA. thetotalvoltageisequaltothesumoftheindividualvoltages.
OptionB. thetotalvoltageisthesameasthehighestindividual.
OptionC. thetotalvoltageequalsthedifferencebetweentheindividualvoltages.
CorrectAnsweris. thetotalvoltageisequaltothesumoftheindividualvoltages.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 33. Thereadingontheammeterinthecircuitshownis.

OptionA. 3A.
OptionB. 12A.
OptionC. 6A.
CorrectAnsweris. 6A.
Explanation. Totalresistance=2ohms.I=V/R=12/2=6A.

QuestionNumber. 34. Anammeterisconnectedintoacircuitin.

OptionA. series.
OptionB. shunt.
OptionC. parallel.
CorrectAnsweris. series.
Explanation. ammeterisalwaysputintoacircuitinserieswiththecomponentitismeasuringthecurrentthrough.

QuestionNumber. 35. WhatisthevoltageatA?.

OptionA. 26V.
OptionB. 2V.
OptionC. 28V.
CorrectAnsweris. 26V.
Explanation. 4ohmresistorwilldrop4/62thsofthe28Vsupply(i.e.1.8V).Sotherewillbeapproximately26Vleft.

QuestionNumber. 36. Thesourcevoltageinthecircuitshownis.

OptionA. 200V.
OptionB. 50V.
OptionC. 150V.
CorrectAnsweris. 200V.
Explanation. Thisisastandardpotentiometer.Itsplitsthevoltagebythesameratioasthenumberofturns.So50Vis300/1200thsof
thesourcevoltage(50=3/12V).TransposeforV.

QuestionNumber. 37. Referringtothedrawing,ifthevoltsdroppedacrossthe20ohmresistoris10volts,theresistanceofR1

is.
OptionA. 2ohms.
OptionB. 16ohms.
OptionC. 20ohms.
CorrectAnsweris. 20ohms.
Explanation. Findthecurrentthroughthe20ohmresistor(I=V/R=10/20=0.5).Thesamecurrentgoesthroughallpartsofaseries
circuit.Nextfindtotalcircuitresistance(R=V/I=28/0.5=56ohms).Subtract20and16from56.

QuestionNumber. 38. Thecurrentinthecircuitshownis.

OptionA. 5mA.
OptionB. 0.2A.
OptionC. 5A.
CorrectAnsweris. 5mA.
Explanation. TotalR=40kohms.I=V/R=200/40,000=0.005A=5mA.(don'tforgetthe'k'meanstimesby1000).

QuestionNumber. 39. Inthefollowingcircuit,theinputatPis4ampsandatQis5amps.Whatisthevoltageacrossthe6ohm

resistor?.
OptionA. 54V.
OptionB. 6V.
OptionC. 1.5V.
CorrectAnsweris. 54V.
Explanation. V=I*R=9*6=54V.AcombinationofKirchhoff'scurrentlawandOhm'sLaw.

QuestionNumber. 40. Theunknowncurrentinthenetworkbelowis.

OptionA. 22A.
OptionB. 3A.
OptionC. 47A.
CorrectAnsweris. 3A.
Explanation. Kirchhoff'scurrentlaw.

QuestionNumber. 41. InabalancedWheatstonebridge,acrossthecentreofthebridgethereis.

OptionA. currentandvoltageatmaximum.
OptionB. nocurrentflow.
OptionC. novoltagepresentateitherend.
CorrectAnsweris. nocurrentflow.
Explanation. Theammeterreadszerowhenitisbalanced.

QuestionNumber. 42. A24Vbatteryhasaninternalresistanceof1ohm.Whenconnectedtoaload,12ampsflows.Thevalue

oftheloadis.
OptionA. 12ohms.
OptionB. 1/2ohm.
OptionC. 1ohm.
CorrectAnsweris. 1ohm.
Explanation. TotalR=V/I=24/12=2ohms.Subtracttheinternalresistancetogettheexternalresistance(i.e.theload).

QuestionNumber. 43. Aparallelcircuitwithanynumberof2terminalconnections.

OptionA. theindividualvoltagedropsisequaltotheemf.
OptionB. hasthesamecurrentthroughout.
OptionC. theresistanceisdependentoncurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. theindividualvoltagedropsisequaltotheemf.
Explanation. Parallelcircuitthevoltagedropsacrosseachbranchisthesourcevoltage(regardlessoftheresistanceinthe
branches).

QuestionNumber. 44. Thediagramshowsa200Vlongshuntgenerator.Whatisthevoltageacrosstheseriesresistor.

OptionA. 10V.
OptionB. 6V.
OptionC. 30V.
CorrectAnsweris. 6V.
Explanation. The0.04and100ohmresistorarethefieldwindingsofthegenerator,sothe100ampsgoesthroughthe0.06ohm
resistor.V=I*R=100*0.06=6V.

QuestionNumber. 45. Tofindtheinternalresistanceofabatteryinacircuitofknowncurrent.

OptionA. usetheformulaR=V*I.
OptionB. findthelostvoltsofthecircuit.
OptionC. findtheemfofthecircuit.
CorrectAnsweris. findthelostvoltsofthecircuit.
Explanation. FindthedifferencebetweentheVoltageOnloadandtheVoltageOffload(thevolts'lost'acrosstheinternal
resistance),thenuseR=V/I(Ohm'sLaw).

QuestionNumber. 46. ForthediagramshownfindthevoltageatpointB.

OptionA. 7V.
OptionB. 26V.
OptionC. 10V.
CorrectAnsweris. 10V.
Explanation. Eachresistordropsitsownproportionofthevoltage.Totalresistanceis60ohms.Voltagedroppedby4ohmresistoris
4/60*30.Voltagedroppedby36ohmresistoris36/60*30.TotaldroppedbypointBis40/60*30=20V.Therefore,remaining
voltageatB=10V.

QuestionNumber. 47. Inaseriescircuitwith3resistors,thecurrentis.

OptionA. lowerthanthesmallest.
OptionB. thetotalofall3usingohmslawtofindthecurrent.
OptionC. eveninall3.
CorrectAnsweris. eveninall3.
Explanation. Thecurrentisthesameinallcomponentsinaseriescircuit.

QuestionNumber. 48. Whatisthevoltagedroppedacrossresistor'A'?.

OptionA. 2V.
OptionB. 20V.
OptionC. 10V.
CorrectAnsweris. 20V.
Explanation. 28(2+6)=20V(voltageacrossboththeparallelresistorsisthesame20V).

QuestionNumber. 49. WhatisthecurrentthroughresistorC?.


OptionA. 4.5A.
OptionB. 18A.
OptionC. 9A.
CorrectAnsweris. 4.5A.
Explanation. YouneedtoknowwhattheohmicvalueofresistorCistoknowthecurrentthroughit,oratleasttherelativevalueof
CcomparedtoDasthe9AcurrentsplitsthroughCandD.Itis9A/2(4.5A)onlyifCandDarethesame.Besides,itcannoteverbe
9Aor18A.

QuestionNumber. 50. Whichisnotthermallyoperated?.

OptionA. Alimitingresistor.
OptionB. Acurrentlimiter.
OptionC. Afuse.
CorrectAnsweris. Alimitingresistor.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 51. InaDesynnindicatorsystem,therotoris.

OptionA. anelectromagnet.
OptionB. apermanentmagnet.
OptionC. anACmagnet.
CorrectAnsweris. apermanentmagnet.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 52. Aloadthatissubjecttoapotentialdifferencewithacurrentrunningthroughitwill.

OptionA. haveamagneticfieldarounditwiththemagnitudeanddirectionofthefielddeterminedbythecorkscrewrule.
OptionB. dissipatepowerintheformofheat.
OptionC. willmoveinadirectionshownbytherighthandrule.
CorrectAnsweris. dissipatepowerintheformofheat.
Explanation. NIL.

07a.Resistance/Resistor.

QuestionNumber. 1. Theresistanceofamaterialis.
OptionA. independentofthematerialtype.
OptionB. thesameasitsconductance.
OptionC. thereciprocalofitsconductance.
CorrectAnsweris. thereciprocalofitsconductance.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 2. Resistanceismeasuredusingwhatunitoftemperature?.
OptionA. Absolute.
OptionB. Centigrade.
OptionC. Fahrenheit.
CorrectAnsweris. Absolute.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 3. Aresistorhas4bandsonitcolouredblue,yellow,yellow,gold.Itsvalueis.
OptionA. 640k5%.
OptionB. 6.4m10%.
OptionC. 64k5%.
CorrectAnsweris. 640k5%.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 4. Theelectronflowthroughaconductorwillbedecreasedthemostifthecrosssectionalarea.
OptionA. isdecreasedandthelengthisincreased.
OptionB. andthelengtharebothdecreased.
OptionC. andthelengtharebothincreased.
CorrectAnsweris. isdecreasedandthelengthisincreased.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 5. Smallresistorstoosmallormisshapenfortheapplicationofcolouraremarkedinsteadusing.
OptionA. anabbreviatedresistancevalue.
OptionB. alettercode.
OptionC. adotcode.
CorrectAnsweris. alettercode.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 6. Totalresistanceinaparallelresistorcircuit,ofR1andR2is.
OptionA. RT=1/R1+1/R2.
OptionB. 1/RT=(R1*R2)(R1+R2).
OptionC. 1/RT=1/R1+1/R2.
CorrectAnsweris. 1/RT=1/R1+1/R2.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 7. Iftheresistanceofaresistorwhichisinserieswithtwootherresistorsisdoubled.
OptionA. thecurrentinthatresistanceisdoubled.
OptionB. thevoltsdropacrossthatresistorincreases.
OptionC. thecurrentinthatresistanceishalved.
CorrectAnsweris. thevoltsdropacrossthatresistorincreases.
Explanation. Thecurrentwillreduce,butnothalved,sinceitdependsonhowbigtheothertworesistorsareinrelationtoit.Itwill
howevertakeagreatershareofthevoltagedropinthecircuit.

QuestionNumber. 8. Thetotalresistanceofthecircuitshownis.

OptionA. 3Ohms.
OptionB. 1.33Ohms.
OptionC. 12Ohms.
CorrectAnsweris. 3Ohms.
Explanation. Series3+3=6ohms.Then,two6ohmresistorsinparallel,totalishalf=3ohms.


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QuestionNumber. 9. Potentiometersareusedasa.
OptionA. variablevoltagesource.
OptionB. variableresistor.
OptionC. variablecurrentsource.
CorrectAnsweris. variableresistor.
Explanation. Potentiometersarenota'source'ofvoltage.

QuestionNumber. 10. InaWheatstoneBridge,theammeterreadszero,andthevariableresistorisadjustedto5ohms.Resistor

Phasavalueof10ohmsandQhasavalueof100ohms.Whatisthevalueoftheunknownresistor?.
OptionA. 5ohms.
OptionB. 0.5ohms.
OptionC. 50ohms.
CorrectAnsweris. 0.5ohms.
Explanation. R=Rv*P/Q.

QuestionNumber. 11. Ingeneral,increasingthecrosssectionalareaofanelectricalcable.

OptionA. increasesitsresistance.
OptionB. enablesittocarrymorevoltage.
OptionC. enablesittocarrymorecurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. enablesittocarrymorecurrent.
Explanation. Gettheformulaforresistanceofacable.Ifyouincreasethecrosssectionalarea,itsresistancewilldecreaseanditcan
carrymorecurrent.'Carryingvoltage'isnottechnicallycorrectterminology,andbesides,Anysizecablecan'carry'anysizevoltage,
butitisthecurrentwhichwilldestroyit.

QuestionNumber. 12. Sixresistorseachof6ohmswouldbe.

OptionA. 1ohminseries.
OptionB. 1ohminparallel.
OptionC. 36ohmsinparallel.
CorrectAnsweris. 1ohminparallel.
Explanation. Gettheformulasforresistorsinparallelandresistorsinseries.Or,rememberthatresistorsinseries,totalisgreater
thanthelargest,andresistorsinparallel,totalislessthanthesmallest.

QuestionNumber. 13. Apotentiometervaries.

OptionA. resistance.
OptionB. current.
OptionC. voltage.
CorrectAnsweris. voltage.
Explanation. Apotentiometerisbasicallyavariablevoltagesplitter.

QuestionNumber. 14. Theformulaforresistanceinseriesis.

OptionA. RT=R1+R2+R3.....Rn.
OptionB. RT=R1*R2*R3.....Rn.
OptionC. 1/RT=1/(R1*R2*R3.....Rn).
CorrectAnsweris. RT=R1+R2+R3.....Rn.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 15. Whatisthecombinedvalueofresistancesof4ohmand6ohmconnectedinparallel?.

OptionA. 0.24ohm.
OptionB. 2.4ohm.
OptionC. 24ohm.
CorrectAnsweris. 2.4ohm.
Explanation. Resistorsinparallel,thetotalresistancewillbelessthanthesmallest(butonlyslightlyless).

QuestionNumber. 16. Ifanumberofresistorsareconnectedinparallel,thetotalresistanceis.

OptionA. smallerthanthelowest.
OptionB. thesameasthelowest.
OptionC. greaterthanthelowest.
CorrectAnsweris. smallerthanthelowest.
Explanation. Resistorsinparallel.Totalresistanceissmallerthanthelowestsingleresistor.

QuestionNumber. 17. Theresistancetoelectricalflowinawiredependson.

OptionA. thediameter,length,materialofwireandtemperature.
OptionB. thematerialonlycopperoraluminium.
OptionC. thelengthandmaterialofthewireonly.
CorrectAnsweris. thediameter,length,materialofwireandtemperature.
Explanation. Gettheformulaforresistanceofaconductor,anddon'tforgetthatmostmaterialshaveapositivetemperature
coefficient.

QuestionNumber. 18. Whenresistorsareinparallelthetotalcurrentisequalto.

OptionA. thecurrentthroughoneresistor.
OptionB. thesumofthecurrents.
OptionC. thereciprocalofallthecurrents.
CorrectAnsweris. thesumofthecurrents.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 19. Whichofthesewillcausetheresistanceofaconductortodecrease?.

OptionA. Decreasethelengthorthecrosssectionalarea.
OptionB. Increasethelengthordecreasethecrosssectionalarea.
OptionC. Decreasethelengthorincreasethecrosssectionalarea.
CorrectAnsweris. Decreasethelengthorincreasethecrosssectionalarea.
Explanation. Gettheformulaforresistanceofaconductor.

QuestionNumber. 20. If2resistors,onered,yellow,black,goldandtheotherviolet,blue,black,silverwerereplacedbya

singleresistor.Ignoringtolerance,whatwouldthecolourcodingbe?.
OptionA. Brown,black,brown.
OptionB. Black,brown,black.
OptionC. Brown,black,black.
CorrectAnsweris. Brown,black,brown.
Explanation. Thered/yellow/blackresistoris24ohms(getacolourcodechart).Theviolet/blue/blackresistoris76ohms.Totalis
100ohms.A100ohmresistorisbrown/black/brown.

QuestionNumber. 21. A47kilohmresistorhasthefollowingcolourcode:.

OptionA. Yellow,Violet,Orange.
OptionB. Red,Orange,Yellow.
OptionC. Orange,Violet,Red.
CorrectAnsweris. Yellow,Violet,Orange.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 22. ThebridgecircuitshownwillbebalancedwhenthevalueoftheunknownresistorRis.


OptionA. 2ohms.
OptionB. 18ohms.
OptionC. 14ohms.
CorrectAnsweris. 2ohms.
Explanation. 72/24=6/R,R=2ohms.

QuestionNumber. 23. A300ohmresistorwouldhaveacolourcodeof.

OptionA. orange,brown,black.
OptionB. orange,orange,brown.
OptionC. orange,blackbrown.
CorrectAnsweris. orange,blackbrown.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 24. Inthiscircuit,Rxisequalto.


OptionA. R2*R4R3.
OptionB. R3*R4R2.
OptionC. R3*R2R4.
CorrectAnsweris. R3*R2R4.
Explanation. Assumingthediagramisincomplete(nocrossbranchwithazeroedammeterasperaWheatstonebridge)TakeRx/R3
=R2/R4andtranspose.

QuestionNumber. 25. Inaparallelcircuitcontainingresistors.

OptionA. thesumofthevoltagedropsequalsappliedvoltage.
OptionB. thevoltageisthesameinallpartsofthecircuit.
OptionC. resistanceisdeterminedbyvalueofcurrentflow.
CorrectAnsweris. thevoltageisthesameinallpartsofthecircuit.
Explanation. Inaparallelcircuit,thevoltageacrosseachresistoristhesame.

QuestionNumber. 26. Fivedifferentvalueresistorsallhavethesamevoltagedroppedacrossthem.Howaretheresistors

connected?.
OptionA. InSeries/Parallel.
OptionB. InSeries.
OptionC. InParallel.
CorrectAnsweris. InParallel.
Explanation. Resistorsinparallelwitheachotherallhavethesamevoltagedrop.

QuestionNumber. 27. Conductanceofacircuitis2milliMhos.Whatisitsresistance?.

OptionA. 5000Ohms.
OptionB. 500Ohms.
OptionC. 5Megohms.
CorrectAnsweris. 500Ohms.
Explanation. Conductanceistheeaseatwhichcurrentflows.Itistheinverseofresistance.(Theunit'Mho'is'Ohm'backwards).
Conductance=2/1000Mhos.ThereforeResistance=1000/2Ohms.

QuestionNumber. 28. Whenlighthitsaphotodiode,itsresistance.

OptionA. staysthesame.
OptionB. increases.
OptionC. decreases.
CorrectAnsweris. decreases.
Explanation. Resistancedecreaseswithlightintensity.


QuestionNumber. 29. A2Megohmresistorcanbewritten.
OptionA. 2M0F.
OptionB. 20MF.
OptionC. M20F.
CorrectAnsweris. 2M0F.
Explanation. Sometimesthemultiplier,likeM(formeg),orK(forkilo)orR(for1)isputinplaceofthedecimalpoint.Thelast
letteristhetolerance.SeeForumformoreinfo.

QuestionNumber. 30. InaWheatstonebridgeatbalancethegalvanometerreadszero.

OptionA. amps.
OptionB. ohms.
OptionC. volts.
CorrectAnsweris. amps.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 31. Theunitforresistivityisthe.

OptionA. ohms/squaremeter.
OptionB. ohms/meter.
OptionC. ohm.meter.
CorrectAnsweris. ohm.meter.
Explanation. NIL. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_resistance

QuestionNumber. 32. A47Kilohmresistorwitha10%tolerancehasthefollowingcolourcode:.

OptionA. Yellow,Violet,Orange,Silver.
OptionB. Orange,Violet,Red,Gold.
OptionC. Red,Orange,Yellow,Silver.
CorrectAnsweris. Yellow,Violet,Orange,Silver.
Explanation. AircraftElectricityandElectronicsEisminPage100.

QuestionNumber. 33. Thetotalresistanceinacircuitisgreaterthantheleastresistor.Thisistruefora.

OptionA. seriesandparallelcircuit.
OptionB. seriescircuitonly.
OptionC. parallelcircuitonly.
CorrectAnsweris. seriescircuitonly.
Explanation. NIL.

07b.Resistance/Resistor.

QuestionNumber. 1. TheunknownresistanceRintheWheatstonebridgeshownis.

OptionA. 4ohms.
OptionB. 16ohms.
OptionC. 1ohm.
CorrectAnsweris. 4ohms.
Explanation. R=2*8/4.ReaduponWheatstonebridges.

QuestionNumber. 2. Thisisasymbolfor.
OptionA. avisualdisplayrectifier.
OptionB. avariabledifferentialresistor.
OptionC. avoltagedependantresistor.
CorrectAnsweris. avoltagedependantresistor.
Explanation. VDR=VoltageDependantResistor.

QuestionNumber. 3. Apotentiometerhaswhichofthefollowingproperties?.
OptionA. Wirewound.
OptionB. 3terminals.
OptionC. Presetvalues.
CorrectAnsweris. 3terminals.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 4. Anincreaseinoperatingtemperatureinmostelectricaldevicescarryingcurrentresultsin.
OptionA. adecreaseinresistanceandanincreaseincurrent.
OptionB. noeffectontheresistanceandcurrent.
OptionC. anincreaseinresistanceandadecreaseincurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. anincreaseinresistanceandadecreaseincurrent.
Explanation. Mostconductorshavea'positivetemperaturecoefficient'.Theexceptionsaresemiconductors.

QuestionNumber. 5. Copperisaninferiorconductortoaluminiumwhencomparing.
OptionA. CSAwithCSA.
OptionB. weightforweight.
OptionC. loadforload.
CorrectAnsweris. weightforweight.
Explanation. Copperisabetterinductorbutaluminiumismuchlighter.CSA=crosssectionalarea(notChildSupportAgency).

QuestionNumber. 6. Whathappenstotheresistanceofacopperconductorwhenthetemperatureincreases?.
OptionA. Itdecreases.
OptionB. Itincreases.
OptionC. Itremainsthesame.
CorrectAnsweris. Itincreases.
Explanation. Allmaterialsexceptssemiconductorshaveapositivetemperaturecoefficient.

QuestionNumber. 7. Carbonhasa.
OptionA. temperaturecoefficientofzero.
OptionB. positivetemperaturecoefficient.
OptionC. negativetemperaturecoefficient.
CorrectAnsweris. negativetemperaturecoefficient.
Explanation. Carbonisasemiconductor,soitsresistancereduceswithtemperature.

QuestionNumber. 8. The5thcolouredbandonaresistorrepresentsthe.
OptionA. reliabilityortemperaturecoefficient.
OptionB. tolerance.
OptionC. multiplier.
CorrectAnsweris. tolerance.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 9. Ifthetemperatureofapuremetalisreducedtoabsolutezero,itsresistancewillbe.
OptionA. unaffected.
OptionB. practicallyzero.
OptionC. infinity.
CorrectAnsweris. practicallyzero.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 10. Whatisrepresentedbythisdiagram?.

OptionA. Thermistor.
OptionB. Rheostat.
OptionC. Potentiometer.
CorrectAnsweris. Potentiometer.
Explanation. Apotentiometerhas3connections,arheostathasonly2.

QuestionNumber. 11. Ifaresistoristoosmallormisshapentofitthecolourcodebands,howelseisit'svalueindicated?.

OptionA. Dots.
OptionB. Numbercode.
OptionC. Lettercode.
CorrectAnsweris. Lettercode.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 12. Thisisadiagramofa.


OptionA. LightDependantResistor.
OptionB. LaserDiodeRectifier.
OptionC. LogarithmicDifferentialResistor.
CorrectAnsweris. LightDependantResistor.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 13. Thisisadiagramofa.

OptionA. VariableVoltagesource.
OptionB. VariableCurrentsource.
OptionC. VariableResistor.
CorrectAnsweris. VariableResistor.
Explanation. Apotentiometerisnotavoltageorcurrent'source'.

QuestionNumber. 14. Resistorsrequiredtocarryacomparativelyhighcurrentanddissipatehighpowerareusuallyof.

OptionA. Wirewoundmetaltype.
OptionB. Carboncompoundtype.
OptionC. Wirewoundceramictype.
CorrectAnsweris. Wirewoundceramictype.
Explanation. AircraftElectricityandElectronicsbyEismin,Chapter6,pg101.


QuestionNumber. 15. Athyristor.
OptionA. ifenergizedon,willswitchonacircuit.
OptionB. hasapositivetemperaturecoefficient.
OptionC. ifenergizedon,willswitchoffacircuit.
CorrectAnsweris. ifenergizedon,willswitchonacircuit.
Explanation. AnSCRisanexampleofathyristor.

QuestionNumber. 16. Thetemperatureofapuremetalcangreatlyaffecttheresistanceofit.Whattemperaturescaleisused?.

OptionA. Absolute.
OptionB. Centigrade.
OptionC. Fahrenheit.
CorrectAnsweris. Centigrade.
Explanation. NIL.

08.Power.

QuestionNumber. 1. A10Vbatterysuppliesaresistiveloadof10ohmsfor1minute.Whatisthepowersupplied?.
OptionA. 100W.
OptionB. 10VA.
OptionC. 10W.
CorrectAnsweris. 10W.
Explanation. Power=I2R(timeisnotrequired).Resistiveloadonly,soanswerisinWatts.

QuestionNumber. 2. Aresistordissipates80Watts.Ifitrunsfor4hours15minutes,howmuchenergyisdissipatedintotal?.

OptionA. 20.4kJ.
OptionB. 1.224MJ.
OptionC. 191.25J.
CorrectAnsweris. 1.224MJ.
Explanation. Energy=Power*Time.Timemustbeinseconds.Thereare3600secondsin1hournot60.

QuestionNumber. 3. Theearthleadofa24Vequipmentis0.5ohmresistanceandcarries80A.Howmuchpowerdoesit
dissipate?.
OptionA. 1.92kW.
OptionB. 1.152kW.
OptionC. 3.2kW.
CorrectAnsweris. 3.2kW.
Explanation. Power=I2R.Sinceitisanearthleaditwillnothavethefull24Vonit,sodisregardvoltage.

QuestionNumber. 4. Whatisthepowerdissipatedina500ohmresistorwitha3Aflow?.
OptionA. 4.5kW.
OptionB. 1.5kW.
OptionC. 750kW.
CorrectAnsweris. 4.5kW.
Explanation. Power=I2R.

QuestionNumber. 5. ADCcircuitcontainingatotalresistanceof100ohmshasacurrentflowof250mA.Thepower
dissipatedinthecircuitis.
OptionA. 0.4watts.
OptionB. 5watts.
OptionC. 6.25watts.
CorrectAnsweris. 6.25watts.
Explanation. Power=I2R.

QuestionNumber. 6. Poweristherateofdoingwork.Itismeasuredin.
OptionA. joules/second.
OptionB. joules*seconds.
OptionC. watts/second.
CorrectAnsweris. joules/second.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 7. Thepowerinacircuitwhenvoltageandresistanceisgivencanbefoundby.
OptionA. V*R.
OptionB. V*V*R.
OptionC. V*V/R.
CorrectAnsweris. V*V/R.
2
Explanation. Power=V /R.

QuestionNumber. 8. A500ohmresistorcarriesa3ampcurrent.Whatisthepowerdissipated?.
OptionA. 500W.
OptionB. 5kW.
OptionC. 4.5kW.
CorrectAnsweris. 4.5kW.
2
Explanation. Power=I R.

QuestionNumber. 9. A3ohmresistordissipates27Watts.Howmuchcurrentflowsthroughit?.
OptionA. 9A.
OptionB. 0.15A.
OptionC. 3A.
CorrectAnsweris. 3A.
2
Explanation. power=I R.TransposeforI.".

QuestionNumber. 10. A48voltsourceisrequiredtofurnish192wattstoaparallelcircuitconsistingofthreeresistorsofequal

value.Whatisthevalueofeachresistor?.
OptionA. 4ohm.
OptionB. 36ohm.
OptionC. 12ohm.
CorrectAnsweris. 36ohm.
Explanation. Eachresistordissipates192/3=64Watts.Voltageisthesameacrossallresistorsinparallel=48Volts.Power=
Vsquared/R.WorkoutR.

QuestionNumber. 11. Apieceofequipmentisratedat750wattsandtheappliedvoltageis30volts.Thevalueofthe

protectionfuseshouldbe.
OptionA. 20amps.
OptionB. 15amps.
OptionC. 30amps.
CorrectAnsweris. 30amps.
Explanation. Power=amps*volts.Findtheamperagefromthat.Thenchoosethefuseofthenearestsizeup.

QuestionNumber. 12. Howmuchpowermusta24voltgeneratorfurnishtoasystemwhichcontainsthefollowingseries

loads?5ohm,3ohmand12ohm.
OptionA. 402watts.
OptionB. 28.8watts.
OptionC. 450watts.
CorrectAnsweris. 28.8watts.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 13. Adirectcurrentof12milliamperesflowsthroughacircuitwhichhasaresistanceof1000ohms.The

powerdissipatedbythecircuitis.
OptionA. 144milliwatts.
OptionB. 12watts.
OptionC. 12milliwatts.
CorrectAnsweris. 144milliwatts.
2
Explanation. Power=I R.Watchtheprefix'milli'.'Milli'meansdivideby1000.Squareitandyoumustdivideby1,000,000.

QuestionNumber. 14. Inapowercircuit,thepurposeofaninductoris.

OptionA. todampenvoltagesurges.
OptionB. todampencurrentsurges.
OptionC. todampenpowersurges.
CorrectAnsweris. todampenpowersurges.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 15. Inthecircuitshown,thepowerdevelopedacrossthe10kiloohmresistoris.

OptionA. 250mW.
OptionB. 250W.
OptionC. 50mW.
CorrectAnsweris. 250mW.
2
Explanation. Power=I R=0.005*0.005*10,000=0.000,025*10,000=0.25W=250mW.


QuestionNumber. 16. Asinglephasecircuithasaninputvoltageof100V.Thecurrentis10Aandthecircuithasapower

factorof0.5.Thetruepoweris.
OptionA. 50W.
OptionB. 1000W.
OptionC. 500W.
CorrectAnsweris. 500W.
Explanation. ApparentPower=IV=100*10=1000VA.TruePower=PF*ApparentPower=0.5*1000=500W.

QuestionNumber. 17. PowerinaDCcircuitisfoundby.

OptionA. multiplyingthevoltagebyitselfanddividingbythecurrent.
OptionB. multiplyingcurrentbyresistance.
OptionC. multiplyingtheresistancebythecurrentsquared.
CorrectAnsweris. multiplyingtheresistancebythecurrentsquared.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 18. Iftheenergysuppliedtoacircuitfor4hrs15minutesat800j/secwhatwouldbetheenergyconsumed?.

OptionA. 3400KWHrs.
OptionB. 3.4KWHrs.
OptionC. 340KWHrs.
CorrectAnsweris. 3.4KWHrs.
Explanation. 4hours15minutes=41/4hours.Energy=power*time=800*41/4=3400=3.4kWhrs.


QuestionNumber. 19. Aheaterwhichconsumes800Kilojoules/secisonfor4hrs15min.Theenergyconsumedis.
OptionA. 340kWh.
OptionB. 3.4kWh.
OptionC. 3400kWh.
CorrectAnsweris. 3400kWh.
Explanation. kJ/s=kW.800*4.25=3400kWh.

QuestionNumber. 20. Avoltageof250Vcausesacurrentof30mA.Whatisthewattage?.

OptionA. 7.5W.
OptionB. 7500W.
OptionC. 0.225W.
CorrectAnsweris. 7.5W.
Explanation. Power=IV=30/1000*250=7.5W.

QuestionNumber. 21. Whichrequiresthemostelectricalpowerduringoperation?.

OptionA. A12voltmotorrequiring8amperes.
OptionB. Four30wattlampsina12voltparallelcircuit.
OptionC. Twolightsrequiring3ampereseachina24voltparallelsystem.
CorrectAnsweris. Twolightsrequiring3ampereseachina24voltparallelsystem.
Explanation. ais12*8=96W,bis30*4=120W,cis3*24*2=144W.

QuestionNumber. 22. Thepowerdissipatedinacircuitwithaknownpotentialdifferenceandresistanceiscalculatedby.

OptionA. multiplyingthesquareofthepotentialdifferencebytheresistance.
OptionB. dividingthesquareofthepotentialdifferencebytheresistance.
OptionC. findingthecurrentandmultiplyingtheanswerbytheresistance.
CorrectAnsweris. findingthecurrentandmultiplyingtheanswerbytheresistance.ORdividingthesquareofthepotential
differencebytheresistance.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 23. Thepowerexpendedinagivencircuitis.

OptionA. inverselyproportionaltocuberootofthecurrent.
OptionB. proportionaltothesquarerootofthevoltage.
OptionC. proportionaltothesquareofthevoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. proportionaltothesquareofthevoltage.
Explanation. NIL.

09.Capacitance/capacitor.

QuestionNumber. 1. Acapacitorisfullychargedafter25secondstoabatteryvoltageof20Volts.Thebatteryisreplaced
withashortcircuit.Whatwillbethevoltageacrossthecapacitorafteronetimeconstant?.
OptionA. 0volts.
OptionB. 7.36volts.
OptionC. 12.64volts.
CorrectAnsweris. 7.36volts.
Explanation. Thecapacitorisdischargingsoitdischarges63.2%inonetimeconstantsowhatisleft?.

QuestionNumber. 2. Thevoltageratingofacapacitoris.
OptionA. themaxvoltagethatcanbeconstantlyapplied.
OptionB. theminvoltagerequiredtocharge.
OptionC. thenormaloperatingvoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. themaxvoltagethatcanbeconstantlyapplied.
Explanation. Exceedthevoltageatwhichthecapacitorisrated,andyoudestroythecapacitor.


QuestionNumber. 3. Therelativepermittivityofacapacitoris.
OptionA. thepermittivityofthedielectric.
OptionB. therelativepermittivityofthedielectricinrelationtoavacuum.
OptionC. thepermittivityofdielectricinrelationtodryair.
CorrectAnsweris. therelativepermittivityofthedielectricinrelationtoavacuum.
Explanation. 'Relative'meansrelativeto'freespace'(a'vacuum'inotherwords).

QuestionNumber. 4. Whencheckingacapacitorwithanohmmeter,ifthereadingshowschargingbutthefinalreadingisless
thannormalthenthepossiblefaultisa.
OptionA. leakingdielectriccapacitor.
OptionB. shortcircuitdielectric.
OptionC. opencircuitdielectric.
CorrectAnsweris. leakingdielectriccapacitor.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 5. Threecapacitors10microfarads,10nanofaradsand10millifaradsareconnectedinparallel.Whatisthe
totalcapacitance?.
OptionA. 10.01001millifarads.
OptionB. 111millifarads.
OptionC. 1.001001millifarads.
CorrectAnsweris. 10.01001millifarads.
Explanation. Thebiggestcapacitorofthethreeisthe10milliFarad.TheothertwoarefractionsofonemilliFarad.Sotheanswer
mustbe10.****milliFarad(nosumsrequired).

QuestionNumber. 6. Ifa1milliFaradcapacitorhasapotentialdifferenceacrossitof5V,whatistheenergystored?.
OptionA. 12.5Joules.
OptionB. 12.5milliJoules.
OptionC. 25mJoules.
CorrectAnsweris. 12.5mJoules.
Explanation. Energystoredinacapacitor=1/2CVsquared(onlytheVissquared).

QuestionNumber. 7. Acapacitorwithdoubletheareaanddoublethedielectricthicknesswillhave.
OptionA. doublethecapacitance.
OptionB. thesamecapacitance.
OptionC. halfthecapacitance.
CorrectAnsweris. thesamecapacitance.
Explanation. Gettheformulaforcapacitanceofacapacitor.

QuestionNumber. 8. Anelectrolyticcapacitorisusedwhere.
OptionA. minimumlossesareessential.
OptionB. thereisapolarizedinput.
OptionC. highfrequencyACisused.
CorrectAnsweris. thereisapolarizedinput.
Explanation. Wiringanelectrolyticcapacitorwrongpolaritywilldestroyit.ACwillthereforedestroyit.CurrentmustbeDC(i.e.
polarised)andtherightway.

QuestionNumber. 9. Whatmustyoudotomakea3Fcapacitorcircuitintoa2Fcircuit?.
OptionA. Puta2Fcapacitorinparallel.
OptionB. Puta6Fcapacitorinseries.
OptionC. Puta1Fcapacitorinseries.
CorrectAnsweris. Puta6Fcapacitorinseries.
Explanation. Toreducethecapacitanceofacircuityoumustplaceacapacitorinseries(formulaissameasresistorsinparallel).You
dothemathstoseewhichoneitis.

QuestionNumber. 10. Thetimerequiredtofullychargea1(micro)Fcapacitorinserieswitha100kohmresistoris.

OptionA. 100seconds.
OptionB. 100milliseconds.
OptionC. 500milliseconds.
CorrectAnsweris. 500milliseconds.
Explanation. Timeconstant(=RC)is100ms.Timeconstantistimetoreach63.2%offullcharge.Timetofullycharge=5*TC=
500ms.

QuestionNumber. 11. A50(micro)Faradcapacitorisfedwithacurrentof25milliAmpere.Howlongwillittaketochargeit

to100Volts?.
OptionA. 1second.
OptionB. 0.2seconds.
OptionC. 12minutes.
CorrectAnsweris. 1second.
Explanation. Workouttheresistanceinthecircuitfirst(R=V/I)(4000ohms).Thenworkoutthetimeconstant(TC=RC).Timeto
charge=5RC.

QuestionNumber. 12. InacircuitC=25microfaradsandthecurrentflowis40microampsfor4seconds.Whatisthe

voltage?.
OptionA. 6.4Volts.
OptionB. 3.2Volts.
OptionC. 12.8Volts.
CorrectAnsweris. 6.4Volts.
Explanation. SinceQ=VCandQ=It,thenVC=Itright?SoV=It/C.Watchthoseunitprefixes.


QuestionNumber. 13. Three12(micro)Fcapacitorsareinseries.Thetotalcapacitanceis.
OptionA. 12(micro)F.
OptionB. 4(micro)F.
OptionC. 36(micro)F.
CorrectAnsweris. 4(micro)F.
Explanation. Capacitorsinseriestotalcapacitancereduces.equalcapacitorsandtotalwillbe1/3rdofone.

QuestionNumber. 14. Thetimeconstantofacapacitoristhetime.

OptionA. thecurrenttoreach63.2%ofmaximum.
OptionB. fortheemftoreach63.2%ofmaximum.
OptionC. toreachmaximumcurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. fortheemftoreach63.2%ofmaximum.
Explanation.

QuestionNumber. 15. Theamountofelectricityacapacitorcanstoreisdirectlyproportionaltothe.

OptionA. plateareaandinverselyproportionaltothedistancebetweentheplates.
OptionB. distancebetweentheplatesandinverselyproportionaltotheplatearea.
OptionC. plateareaandisnotaffectedbythedistancebetweentheplates.
CorrectAnsweris. plateareaandisnotaffectedbythedistancebetweentheplates.ORplateareaandinverselyproportionaltothe
distancebetweentheplates.
Explanation. Gettheformulaforthecapacitanceofacapacitor.

QuestionNumber. 16. Thecapacitanceofacapacitorisdependantupon.

OptionA. therateofchangeofcurrentinthecircuit.
OptionB. thetypeofmaterialseparatingtheplates.
OptionC. thechargeonit.
CorrectAnsweris. thetypeofmaterialseparatingtheplates.
Explanation. Thecapacitanceofacapacitorisonlydependantuponitsphysicalproperties(sizeandmaterial)andnotwhatyou
applytoit.

QuestionNumber. 17. Whendifferentratedcapacitorsareconnectedinparallelinacircuit,thetotalcapacitanceis.

OptionA. lessthanthecapacitanceofthelowestratedcapacitor.
OptionB. equaltothecapacitanceofthehighestratedcapacitor.
OptionC. equaltothesumofallthecapacitances.
CorrectAnsweris. equaltothesumofallthecapacitances.
Explanation. Gettheformulaforcapacitorsinparallel(itislikeresistorsinseries).

QuestionNumber. 18. OnePicofaradis.

12
OptionA. 1*10farad.
6
OptionB. 1*10 farad.
12
OptionC. 1*10 farad.
12
CorrectAnsweris. 1*10 farad.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 19. TheswitchonaDCcircuitcontainingafullychargedcapacitorisopened.Thevoltageacrossthe

capacitor.
OptionA. dropsimmediatelytozero.
OptionB. startstofallexponentiallytozero.
OptionC. remainsequaltotheoriginalchargingvoltagesupply.
CorrectAnsweris. remainsequaltotheoriginalchargingvoltagesupply.
Explanation. Ifthereisnoexternalcircuit,thechargecangonowhere.

QuestionNumber. 20. ThecurrentinaDCcircuitcontainingafullychargedcapacitoris.

OptionA. zero.
OptionB. isdependentuponthesizeofthecapacitanceofthecapacitor.
OptionC. maximum.
CorrectAnsweris. zero.
Explanation. Ifthecapacitorisfullycharged,itisequalandoppositetothesourcevoltage,sonocurrentflows.

QuestionNumber. 21. Acapacitorisabarrierto.

OptionA. both.
OptionB. A.C.
OptionC. D.C.
CorrectAnsweris. D.C.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 22. Whatisthetotalcapacitanceofaparallelcircuitcontainingthreecapacitorswithcapacitanceof

0.25microfarad,0.03microfarad,and0.12microfarad,respectively?.
OptionA. 0.4(micro)F.
OptionB. 0.04(micro)F.
OptionC. 0.04pikoFarad.
CorrectAnsweris. 0.4(micro)F.
Explanation. Capacitorsinparallel,thesameformulaasresistorsinseriesi.e.justaddthemallup.

QuestionNumber. 23. Whentwocapacitorsareconnectedinseries.

OptionA. thechargestoredoneachisinverselyproportionaltothevoltageacrossit.
OptionB. thechargestoredoneachisthesame.
OptionC. thechargestoredoneachisdirectlyproportionaltoitscapacitance.
CorrectAnsweris. thechargestoredoneachisthesame.
Explanation. Iftheywerenotthesame,therewouldbeacurrentflowbetweenthem,untiltheyequalisedout.

QuestionNumber. 24. Thechargeonacapacitorisexpressedas.

OptionA. theratioQ/V.
OptionB. theproductQ*V.
OptionC. theproductC*V.
CorrectAnsweris. theproductC*V.
Explanation. RememberQ=VC.

QuestionNumber. 25. Whenhandlingahighvoltagecapacitorinanelectricalcircuit,besureit.

OptionA. hasafullchargebeforeremovingitfromthecircuit.
OptionB. isfullydischargedbeforeremovingitfromthecircuit.
OptionC. hasatleastaresidualchargebeforeremovingitfromthecircuit.
CorrectAnsweris. isfullydischargedbeforeremovingitfromthecircuit.
Explanation. Chargedcapacitorscanbelethal,evenwhenchargedtosay,1volt.

QuestionNumber. 26. Thedielectricconstantofacapacitorisameasurementof.

OptionA. theelectricalresistanceofthecapacitordielectric.
OptionB. theelectrostaticenergystoringcapacityofthecapacitordielectric.
OptionC. theelectricalrepulsionofelectronswithinthedielectricmaterial.
CorrectAnsweris. theelectrostaticenergystoringcapacityofthecapacitordielectric.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 27. Three12microfaradcapacitorsinparallel.Theoverallcircuitcapacitanceis.

OptionA. 4microfarads.
OptionB. 1microfarads.
OptionC. 36microfarads.
CorrectAnsweris. 36microfarads.
Explanation. Capacitorsinparalleljustaddthemup.

QuestionNumber. 28. Acircuithas1megohmand8microfarads.Whatisthetimeconstant?.

OptionA. 8seconds.
OptionB. 1second.
OptionC. 40seconds.
CorrectAnsweris. 8seconds.
Explanation. Timeconstant=RC.Themegaandthemicrocancel.

QuestionNumber. 29. Acapacitorratingis.

OptionA. thevoltageitwillchargeto.
OptionB. themaximumcontinuousvoltageitcantake.
OptionC. thevoltageitwillruptureat.
CorrectAnsweris. themaximumcontinuousvoltageitcantake.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 30. Themultipliercolourcodingonacapacitorisin.

OptionA. picofarads.
OptionB. farads.
OptionC. microfarads.
CorrectAnsweris. picofarads.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 31. Thetotalcapacitanceofthecircuitshownis.


OptionA. 36(micro)F.
OptionB. 4(micro)F.
OptionC. 3(micro)F.
CorrectAnsweris. 4(micro)F.
Explanation. Totalcapacitance(ofcapacitorsinseries)=12/3=4microfarads.

QuestionNumber. 32. WhenacapacitorischargedfromaDCsupply,thevoltage/timecurveis.

OptionA. logarithmic.
OptionB. linear.
OptionC. exponential.
CorrectAnsweris. exponential.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 33. Anelectrolyticcapacitorisusedbecauseithasa.

OptionA. smallphysicalsizeforlowleakagecurrent.
OptionB. largephysicalsizeforalargecapacity.
OptionC. smallphysicalsizeforalargecapacity.
CorrectAnsweris. smallphysicalsizeforalargecapacity.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 34. Anelectrolyticcapacitorwouldbeusedincircuitssupplying.

OptionA. heavyloads.
OptionB. lightloads.
OptionC. heavy/lightloads.
CorrectAnsweris. heavy/lightloads.
Explanation. Electrolyticcapacitorsareusedincircuitsofallsizes.

QuestionNumber. 35. A20Picofaradcapacitorwitha1Megohmresistortakeshowlongtocharge?.

OptionA. 100microseconds.
OptionB. 20milliseconds.
OptionC. 0.1second.
CorrectAnsweris. 100microseconds.
Explanation. Timeconstant(TC)=RC=20/1,000,000,000,000*1,000,000=20/1,000,000=20microseconds.Butfullychargedis
5*TC=100microseconds.

QuestionNumber. 36. Thedischargecurveofacapacitoris.

OptionA. Exponential.
OptionB. Logarithmic.
OptionC. Linear.
CorrectAnsweris. Exponential.
Explanation. Thecapacitordischargecurveisanexponentialdecay,however,thechargecurveislogarithmic(theinverseof
exponential).

QuestionNumber. 37. Whatisthevalueofamonolithiccapacitorwith103onit?.

OptionA. 1000pf.
OptionB. 10,000pf.
OptionC. 100,000pf.
CorrectAnsweris. 10,000pf.
Explanation. 103means10followedby3zeros.Capacitorsarealwaysmeasuredinpicofarads.

QuestionNumber. 38. WhatistheformulaforworkingoutthecapacitanceofacapacitorifK=dielectricconstant,A=areaof

theplates,d=distanceplatesapart?.
OptionA. c=K*A/d.
OptionB. c=d/K*A.
OptionC. c=K*d/A.
CorrectAnsweris. c=K*A/d.
Explanation. C=K*A/d.

QuestionNumber. 39. Totalcapacitanceof3capacitorseach12milliFaradinaparallelcircuit.

OptionA. 36milliFarad.
OptionB. 12milliFarad.
OptionC. 6mf.
CorrectAnsweris. 36milliFarad.
Explanation. TotalC==C1+C2+C3(capacitorsinparallel).

QuestionNumber. 40. Acombinationof1megohmand8microfaradwouldgiveatimeconstantof.

OptionA. 40seconds.
OptionB. 400ms.
OptionC. 8seconds.
CorrectAnsweris. 8seconds.
Explanation. 1,000,000*8/1,000,000=8seconds.Note:TimeConstantisaskedfor,not'timetocharge'.


QuestionNumber. 41. Generally,whatisthevoltageacrossafullychargedcapacitor?.

OptionA. Lessthancircuitvoltage.
OptionB. Sameascircuitvoltage.
OptionC. Morethancircuitvoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. Sameascircuitvoltage.
Explanation. Theanswertothisquestiondependsuponhowaccurateyouwanttogo.Normaltheoryisthatafullychargedcapacitor
hasanequal(andopposite)voltagetothesupply.However,acapacitorisneverfullycharged(somethingintheorderof99.999999%
charged).

QuestionNumber. 42. Whenwouldyouuseanelectrolyticcapacitor?.

OptionA. Onabalancedcircuit.
OptionB. Lowoutputcomparedtosizerequired.
OptionC. Largeoutputcomparedtosizerequired.
CorrectAnsweris. Largeoutputcomparedtosizerequired.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 43. AcapacitorhasBrown,BlackandOrangebands.It'svalueis.

OptionA. 10picofarads.
OptionB. 10nanofarads.
OptionC. 100picofarads.
CorrectAnsweris. 10nanofarads.
Explanation. Brown=1,Black=0,Orange=x1000.Totalis10,000picofarads(alwayspicofaradswithcapacitors)=10
nanofarads.

QuestionNumber. 44. Voltagemeasuredbetweentheplatesofacapacitorwillbegenerally.

OptionA. candangerouslyhigherthanappliedvoltage.
OptionB. thesameasappliedvoltage.
OptionC. lessthanappliedvoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. thesameasappliedvoltage.
Explanation. Technicallythevoltageonachargedcapacitorneverreachestheappliedvoltage.Itgetsto99.99999%(andmore).

QuestionNumber. 45. Dielectricconstantofacapacitoris.

OptionA. maxVthatcanbeappliedtoacapacitor.
OptionB. electrostaticstoringcapabilityofthedielectric.
OptionC. maxIstoredinthecapacitor.
CorrectAnsweris. electrostaticstoringcapabilityofthedielectric.
Explanation. Thedielectricstoreselectricalenergy.

QuestionNumber. 46. Onemicrofaradis.

OptionA. 1*1012farads.
OptionB. 1*1012farads.
OptionC. 1*106farads.
CorrectAnsweris. 1*106farads.
Explanation. Jepperson,A+PTechnicianGeneralHandbook,Chapter1,page22.

QuestionNumber. 47. Acircuitwithacapacitorhas6voltsappliedtoitwithachargeof2400picocoulombs.Whatwouldthe

chargebeiftheappliedvoltagewas1.5volts?.
OptionA. 2400*1012coulombs.
OptionB. 600*109coulombs.
OptionC. 600*1012coulombs.
CorrectAnsweris. 600*1012coulombs.
Explanation. Q=CV,sodirectrelationshipofchargetovoltage.1.5Vis1/4of6V,sochargeis1/4of2400picocoulombs.Notethis
ismoreofaquestiononpicoandnanoandwhetheryouknowthedifference.

QuestionNumber. 48. Inacapacitor,thedielectricstrengthismeasuredin.

OptionA. Faradspermeter.
OptionB. Voltspermetre.
OptionC. Coulombsperm2.
CorrectAnsweris. Faradspermeter.
Explanation.

QuestionNumber. 49. Threecapacitorsconnectedinseries,eachhavingavalueof12picofarads,calculatethetotal

capacitance.
OptionA. 36picofarads.
OptionB. 4picofarads.
OptionC. 12picofarads.
CorrectAnsweris. 4picofarads.
Explanation. 12/3=4.

10a.Magnetism.

QuestionNumber. 1. Magneticinclinationistheleastatthe.
OptionA. poles.
OptionB. equator.
OptionC. isoclines.
CorrectAnsweris. equator.
Explanation. 'Inclination'isthesameas'dip'.Dipisgreatestatthepolesandleastattheequator.

QuestionNumber. 2. Ferromagneticmaterialscanbemagnetized.
OptionA. belowacertaintemperature.
OptionB. aboveacertaintemperature.
OptionC. withinabandoftemperatures.
CorrectAnsweris. belowacertaintemperature.
Explanation. Readuponthe'CuriePoint'.

QuestionNumber. 3. Glassisanexampleofa.
OptionA. coercivematerial.
OptionB. paramagneticmaterial.
OptionC. diamagneticmaterial.
CorrectAnsweris. diamagneticmaterial.
Explanation. Glassisdiamagnetic.

QuestionNumber. 4. Asolenoidof10turnspermetrecarriesacurrentof5A.Ifthecurrentisreducedto2.5A,howmany
turnswouldberequiredtomaintainthesamemagneticfield?.
OptionA. 20.
OptionB. 50.
OptionC. 5.
CorrectAnsweris. 20.
Explanation. Flux=N*I,sohalvethecurrentyoumustdoublethewindings.

QuestionNumber. 5. Whichofthefollowingmaterialsiseasiesttomagnetize?.
OptionA. Highgradesteel.
OptionB. Softiron.
OptionC. Castiron.
CorrectAnsweris. Softiron.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 6. Tofindwhichendofanelectromagnetisthenorthpole,usethe.
OptionA. Fleming'sLeftHandRule.
OptionB. RightHandClaspRule.
OptionC. CorkScrewRule.
CorrectAnsweris. RightHandClaspRule.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 7. Theearth'smagneticfieldisgreatestatthe.
OptionA. magneticequator.
OptionB. geographicpoles.
OptionC. magneticpoles.
CorrectAnsweris. magneticpoles.
Explanation. Fluxdensityisgreatestatthemagneticpoles,whereallthefluxlinesconverge.

QuestionNumber. 8. Thelinesofmagneticfluxfromamagnetwill.
OptionA. attracteachother.
OptionB. repeleachother.
OptionC. havenoeffectuponeachother.
CorrectAnsweris. repeleachother.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 9. Ofthefollowingwhichpairofmaterialswouldmostreadilybecomemagnetized?.
OptionA. Ironandsteel.
OptionB. Copperandsteel.
OptionC. Nickelandbronze.
CorrectAnsweris. Ironandsteel.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 10. Thecorematerialusedforanelectromagnetissoftironbecause.

OptionA. itsmagnetismisnoteasilydestroyed.
OptionB. itretainsmostofitsfluxdensitywhendemagnetized.
OptionC. itdemagnetizeseasily.
CorrectAnsweris. itdemagnetizeseasily.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 11. IftheNorthpoleofamagnetisbroughtnearertotheNorthpoleofanothermagnet.

OptionA. attractionbetweenthemwillbeincreased.
OptionB. repulsionbetweenthemwillbereduced.
OptionC. repulsionbetweenthemwillbeincreased.
CorrectAnsweris. repulsionbetweenthemwillbeincreased.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 12. Whereisthemagneticdipleast?.

OptionA. Poles.
OptionB. Isoclinals.
OptionC. Equator.
CorrectAnsweris. Equator.
Explanation. Magneticdipisanothernameforinclination.Itisleastattheequator,andmaximum(90degrees)atthemagneticpoles.

QuestionNumber. 13. Whenanumberofferritepiecesaregroupedtogether,they.

OptionA. aresemipermanentmagnetswhenDCispassedthroughthem.
OptionB. electromagnets.
OptionC. canbeusedtostorebinarycode.
CorrectAnsweris. canbeusedtostorebinarycode.
Explanation. Magnetictapeusestinyferriteparticlescoatedontoaplastictape.

QuestionNumber. 14. Ampereturnsiscalculatedbythenumberofturns.

OptionA. multipliedbycurrent.
OptionB. dividedbycurrent.
OptionC. multipliedbymagneticflux.
CorrectAnsweris. multipliedbycurrent.
Explanation. AmpereturnsmeansAMPS*TURNS.

QuestionNumber. 15. Theunitoffluxisthe.

OptionA. Ampereturns/metre.
OptionB. Weber.
OptionC. Ampereturns.
CorrectAnsweris. Weber.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 16. Linesofmagneticfluxpassfrom.

OptionA. SouthtoNorth.
OptionB. EasttoWest.
OptionC. NorthtoSouth.
CorrectAnsweris. NorthtoSouth.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 17. Whyisferriteusedinmemorycircuits?.
OptionA. Highreluctance.
OptionB. Lowpermeability.
OptionC. Highremanence.
CorrectAnsweris. Highremanence.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 18. Magneticlinesareflowingparallel.Theywill.

OptionA. havenoeffectoneachother.
OptionB. attracteachother.
OptionC. repeleachother.
CorrectAnsweris. repeleachother.
Explanation. AssumingthismeansparallelANDinthesamedirection,theywillrepeleachother.Likethemagneticfieldsaround
twowires,carryingcurrentinoppositedirections.

QuestionNumber. 19. Thehorizontalcomponentoftheearth'smagneticfieldismoststronglyfeltat.

OptionA. equator.
OptionB. 45degreeslatitude.
OptionC. poles.
CorrectAnsweris. equator.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 20. Twoparallellinesofmagneticfluxinthesamepolarity.

OptionA. repeleachother.
OptionB. havenoeffectoneachother.
OptionC. attracteachother.
CorrectAnsweris. repeleachother.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 21. Magneticfieldsaroundtwoparallelconductorscarryingcurrentinthesamedirectionswill.

OptionA. repel.
OptionB. attract.
OptionC. willattractorrepeldependingonthetypeofcurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. attract.
Explanation. NIL. http://sol.sci.uop.edu/~jfalward/magneticforcesfields/magneticforcesfields.html

QuestionNumber. 22. Magneticfieldonasolenoidis.

OptionA. thesamebothinsideandoutsidethecoil.
OptionB. weakestoutsidethecoil.
OptionC. strongestoutsidethecoil.
CorrectAnsweris. weakestoutsidethecoil.
Explanation. NIL.

10b.Magnetism.

QuestionNumber. 1. Whichofthefollowingisabsolutepermeability?.
OptionA. (micro)r.
OptionB. o(micronode).
OptionC. (micro).
CorrectAnsweris. (micro). Explanation (micro)=o(micronode)*(micro)r.

QuestionNumber. 2. Thesymbolforfluxdensityis.
OptionA. H(capital).
OptionB. (phy).
OptionC. B(capital).
CorrectAnsweris. B(capital).
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 3. Aparamagneticmaterialhasarelativepermeabilityof.
OptionA. zero.
OptionB. lessthanunity.
OptionC. greaterthanunity.
CorrectAnsweris. greaterthanunity.
Explanation. Aparamagneticmaterialhasagreaterpermeabilitythanfreespace(vacuum).soitsrelativepermeabilityisgreaterthan
1.

QuestionNumber. 4. Throughwhichmaterialwillmagneticlinesofforcepassthemostreadily?.
OptionA. Copper.
OptionB. Iron.
OptionC. Aluminium.
CorrectAnsweris. Iron.
Explanation. Iron(especiallysoftiron)hasthegreatestpermeability.

QuestionNumber. 5. Permanentmagnetshave.
OptionA. highreluctance,highcoerciveforce.
OptionB. lowreluctance,highcoerciveforce.
OptionC. highreluctance,lowcoerciveforce.
CorrectAnsweris. highreluctance,highcoerciveforce.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 6. Thetermusedtodenotethestrengthofamagneticfieldis.
OptionA. retentivity.
OptionB. hysteresis.
OptionC. fluxdensity.
CorrectAnsweris. fluxdensity. Explanation Fluxdensityisthenumberoffluxlinesperunitcrosssectionalarea.

QuestionNumber. 7. AsoftironcoreisusedinanELECTROmagnetbecause.
OptionA. ithasLOWpermeabilityandHIGHcoercivity.
OptionB. ithasHIGHpermeabilityandLOWcoercivity.
OptionC. ithasHIGHpermeabilityandHIGHcoercivity.
CorrectAnsweris. ithasHIGHpermeabilityandLOWcoercivity.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 8. Anonmagneticmetal.
OptionA. hashighretentivity.
OptionB. hasnopermeability.
OptionC. isapoorconductor.
CorrectAnsweris. hasnopermeability.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 9. Whatistheeffectofinsertinganironcoreintoacurrentcarryingcoil?.
OptionA. Thefluxdensityoftheoriginalmagneticfieldremainsconstant.
OptionB. Thecoretendstomovefromastrongertoaweakerpartofthefield.
OptionC. Thefluxdensityoftheoriginalmagneticfieldproducedbythecoilisincreased.
CorrectAnsweris. Thefluxdensityoftheoriginalmagneticfieldproducedbythecoilisincreased.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 10. Fluxdensitywill.

OptionA. increaselinearlywithcoerciveforce.
OptionB. decreaselinearlywithmagneticflux.
OptionC. increaselinearlywithmagneticflux.
CorrectAnsweris. increaselinearlywithmagneticflux.
Explanation Fluxdensity=magneticfluxlinesperunitcrosssectionalarea.

QuestionNumber. 11. Storageofmagnetsshouldbe.

OptionA. inanonmagneticpox.
OptionB. inpairswithkeeperplates.
OptionC. inpairsendtoend.
CorrectAnsweris. inpairswithkeeperplates.
Explanation. Barmagnetsarestoredinpairs(endtoend)andwithkeeperplates.(Seeforumforexplanation).

QuestionNumber. 12. Thehysteresisloopforamagneticmaterialisonagraphwith.

OptionA. currentagainstfluxdensity.
OptionB. fluxdensityagainstmagnetisingforce.
OptionC. totalfluxagainstfluxdensity.
CorrectAnsweris. fluxdensityagainstmagnetisingforce.
Explanation. ThehysteresiscurveisMMFagainstB.

QuestionNumber. 13. Amaterialwithanarrowhysteresisloop.

OptionA. cannotbemagnetised.
OptionB. willhavehighretentivity.
OptionC. willhavelowretentivity.
CorrectAnsweris. willhavelowretentivity.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 14. Ifabarmagnetiscutinhalf.

OptionA. themagnetisdestroyed.
OptionB. twobarmagnetsareformed.
OptionC. onebarmagnetandonenonmagnetisformed.
CorrectAnsweris. twobarmagnetsareformed.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 15. Copperisa.

OptionA. ferromagneticmaterial.
OptionB. paramagneticmaterials.
OptionC. diamagneticmaterial.
CorrectAnsweris. diamagneticmaterial.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 16. TheMMFofacoilfedwith2ampsandhaving10turnsis.

OptionA. 5ampereturns.
OptionB. 20amperes/turn.
OptionC. 20ampereturns.
CorrectAnsweris. 20ampereturns.
Explanation. MMF(symbolH)isamps*turns.UnitisAmpereTurns.

QuestionNumber. 17. Anexampleofaparamagneticmaterialis.

OptionA. silver.
OptionB. iron.
OptionC. glass.
CorrectAnsweris. iron.
Explanation. Ironisaparamagnetic(ferromagneticactually),theother2arediamagnetics(LBPnotesarewrongaboutglass).

QuestionNumber. 18. Vibrationinamagnetcauses.

OptionA. fluxtostaythesame.
OptionB. fluxtodecrease.
OptionC. fluxtoincrease.
CorrectAnsweris. fluxtodecrease.
Explanation. Agoodwaytodestroyamagnetistodropitorsubjectittohighfrequencyvibrations.

QuestionNumber. 19. Permeabilityofamaterialcanbefoundby.

OptionA. fluxdensity/MMF.
OptionB. MMF*fluxdensity.
OptionC. MMF/fluxdensity.
CorrectAnsweris. fluxdensity/MMF.
Explanation. Permeability=B/H(Reluctance=H/B,similartoresistanceR=V/I).

QuestionNumber. 20. Whenmagnetizingapieceofmaterial,magneticstrengthwillrise.

OptionA. nonlinearlywithmagneticforce.
OptionB. linearlywithcoerciveforce.
OptionC. linearlywithmagneticforce.
CorrectAnsweris. nonlinearlywithmagneticforce.
Explanation. MagneticforceisMMF(orHinHenries).Itisnotlinearbecauseofmagneticsaturation.

QuestionNumber. 21. Amaterialexposedtoheatwill.

OptionA. havenoeffectonmagnetism.
OptionB. beeasiertomagnetise.
OptionC. behardertomagnetise.
CorrectAnsweris. behardertomagnetise.
Explanation. The'curie'temperatureisthetemperatureabovewhichthematerialcannotbemagnetised.

QuestionNumber. 22. Ifcobalthasapermeabilityof4800itisa.

OptionA. ferromagnetic.
OptionB. paramagnetic.
OptionC. diamagnetic.
CorrectAnsweris. ferromagnetic.
Explanation Cobaltisahardferromagneticsilverwhiteelement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt

QuestionNumber. 23. Cobalthasapermeability.

OptionA. greaterthanunity.
OptionB. lessthanunity.
OptionC. sameasunity.
CorrectAnsweris. greaterthanunity.
Explanation. NIL. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt

QuestionNumber. 24. Magneticflux.

OptionA. existinallspacearoundthemagnet.
OptionB. ismoreconcentratedatthecentreofbarmagnet.
OptionC. occupiesthespacearoundthemagnetwithequalfluxdensity.
CorrectAnsweris. existinallspacearoundthemagnet.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 25. TheabilityofacircuittoproduceamagneticfluxundertheinfluenceofaMMF.

OptionA. permeance.
OptionB. permeability.
OptionC. permanence.
CorrectAnsweris. permeability.
Explanation AircraftElectricalSystem.Pallett3rdEditionappendixonepage196.

QuestionNumber. 26. Magneticfluxsaturationtakesplacewhen.

OptionA. themagnetisedmediumwillacceptnofurtherlinesofflux.
OptionB. themagneticfielddropstozero.
OptionC. themagneticfieldstartstoreducewithincreasedmagnetisingforce.
CorrectAnsweris. themagnetisedmediumwillacceptnofurtherlinesofflux.
Explanation SeeaBHdiagram.

QuestionNumber. 27. Cablesareshieldedtoprevent'H'magneticinterferenceinwireswiththefollowingmaterial.

OptionA. Copperbraiding.
OptionB. Ferromagneticmaterial.
OptionC. Diamagneticmaterial.
CorrectAnsweris. Copperbraiding.
Explanation AircraftElectricityandElectronics,Eismin5theditionPage78.

QuestionNumber. 28. Spontaneousmagnetismisassociatedwith.

OptionA. diamagneticmaterials.
OptionB. ferromagneticmaterials.
OptionC. paramagneticmaterials.
CorrectAnsweris. ferromagneticmaterials.
Explanation NIL. http://www.geo.umn.edu/orgs/irm/hg2m/hg2m_b/hg2m_b.html.

11.Inductance/inductor.

QuestionNumber. 1. Twoinductivecoilsareplacedincloseproximitywitheachotherat90degrees.Thenumberofflux
linkagesis.
OptionA. 0.
OptionB. maximumnegative.
OptionC. maximumpositive.
CorrectAnsweris. 0.
Explanation Thecoilsmustbeparallelformaximumfluxlinkages(couplingfactor).Couplingfactorreducesasangulardifference
increasesto.

QuestionNumber. 2. Whatisthemutualinductanceiftwocoilsof10mHand500mHhave90%ofthefluxtransferredfrom
onetotheother?.
OptionA. 459mH.
OptionB. 4.5mH.
OptionC. 63mH.
CorrectAnsweris. 63mH.
Explanation Totalinductance=0.9*root*10*500=63.

QuestionNumber. 3. Aninductorhas1,000turnsofwireandacrosssectionalareaof0.001m2.Ifthecorehasapermeability
of0.000,001andthecoilis0.1m.Whatisthevalueoftheinductor?.
OptionA. 100microH.
OptionB. 100mH.
OptionC. 10mH.
CorrectAnsweris. 10mH.
Explanation 0.000001*1000*0.001/0.1=0.01=10mH.

QuestionNumber. 4. Threeinductors10mH,5mHand20mHareconnectedinparallel.Whatisthetotalinductance?.

OptionA. Withoutknowingthecouplingfactorthetotalinductancecannotbefound.
OptionB. 2.86mH.
OptionC. 35mH.
CorrectAnsweris. 2.86mH.
Explanation Inparallel,thetotalinductanceislowerthanthelowestsingleinductance.

QuestionNumber. 5. Ifthecurrentreachesamaximumthroughaninductorof2Ain15seconds,whatisthecurrentafter3
seconds?.
OptionA. 1.26A.
OptionB. 0.63A.
OptionC. 1A.
CorrectAnsweris. 1.26A.
Explanation 1timeconstant=15/5=3s.100%charge=2A,so1timeconstant(63.2%)=1.26A.

QuestionNumber. 6. Thetimeconstantofaninductoris.
OptionA. L/R.
2
OptionB. L /R.
OptionC. LR.
CorrectAnsweris. L/R.
Explanation NIL.

QuestionNumber. 7. Iftherateofchangeofcurrentishalved,mutualinductancewill.
OptionA. staythesame.
OptionB. halve.
OptionC. double.
CorrectAnsweris. staythesame.
Explanation Gettheformulaformutualinductance.Rateofchangeofcurrent(i.e.frequency)isnotinit.

QuestionNumber. 8. Whyaretheironcoresofmostinductioncoilslaminated?.
OptionA. Toreducetheeffectsofeddycurrents.
OptionB. Toreducethecorereluctance.
OptionC. Toincreasethecorepermeability.
CorrectAnsweris. Toreducetheeffectsofeddycurrents.
Explanation NIL.

QuestionNumber. 9. Whenmorethantwoinductorsofdifferentinductanceareconnectedinparallelinacircuit,thetotal
inductanceis.
OptionA. equaltothesumoftheindividualinductance.
OptionB. equaltotheinductanceofthehighestratedinductor.
OptionC. lessthantheinductanceofthelowestratedinductor.
CorrectAnsweris. lessthantheinductanceofthelowestratedinductor.
Explanation Addinginductorsinparallelisthesameformulaasresistorsinparallel(i.e.addinganinductoractuallydecreasesthe
inductance).

QuestionNumber. 10. Thetimeconstantinaninductivecircuitisthetimerequiredforthecurrenttoreach.

OptionA. 70.7%ofmaximumvalue.
OptionB. 63.2%ofmaximumvalue.
OptionC. 63.7%ofmaximumvalue.
CorrectAnsweris. 63.2%ofmaximumvalue.
Explanation NIL.

QuestionNumber. 11. AnACinductivecircuithasaninductance0f10mHandafrequencyinputof1000Hz.Theopposition

tocurrentflowisapproximately.
OptionA. 63ohms.
OptionB. 63,000ohms.
OptionC. 630ohms.
CorrectAnsweris. 63ohms.
Explanation Inductivereactanceis2pi*f*L=6.28*1000*10/1000=62.8ohms.

QuestionNumber. 12. RotatingcoilBthrough90will.

OptionA. increasetheEMFinducedintoB.
OptionB. increasetheEMFinducedintoA.
OptionC. decreasetheEMFinducedintoB.
CorrectAnsweris. decreasetheEMFinducedintoB.
Explanation Couplingfactorismaximumwhenthecoilsareparallel.Itiszeroiftheyareat90toeachother.


QuestionNumber. 13. Aninductorofresistance5kandinductance2mHisconnectedtoaDCcircuit.Thetimeconstantis.

OptionA. 400ns.
OptionB. 10seconds.
OptionC. 40ms.
CorrectAnsweris. 400ns.
Explanation Timeconstant=L/R=2mH/5000=0.000,000,4seconds=400ns.

QuestionNumber. 14. Whenswitchingoffthesupply,thebackEMFinacollapsingfieldinaninductor.

OptionA. canbemultipletimesbiggerthanforwardEMF.
OptionB. neverexceedsforwardEMF.
OptionC. isequaltoforwardEMF.
CorrectAnsweris. canbemultipletimesbiggerthanforwardEMF.
Explanation Thesizeofthebackemfdependsuponhowfastthemagneticfieldiscollapsing.Thatishowyourcarignitionturns
12Vintoseveralthousandvolts.

QuestionNumber. 15. Aninducedcurrentinacoil.

OptionA. opposestheEMFproducingit.
OptionB. doesnotaffecttheEMFproducingit.
OptionC. aidstheEMFproducingit.
CorrectAnsweris. opposestheEMFproducingit.
Explanation Theinducedcurrentinacoil(inductor)opposesthecurrentwhichproducesit.

QuestionNumber. 16. 1Voltisproducedwhenacurrentof1Amppersecondisvariedinacoil'.Thisisadefinitionof.

OptionA. 1Amperepermetre.
OptionB. 1Henry.
OptionC. 1Coulombpersecond.
CorrectAnsweris. 1Henry.
Explanation Lens'LawBEMF=LdI/dtAircraftElectricalSystemsPallet's3rdEditionAppendix1page195.

QuestionNumber. 17. Twoinductorcoilsinverycloseproximityifoneofthecoilsisrotated90degreesslowlyawayfrom

theotherthemutualinductance.
OptionA. decreases.
OptionB. remainsthesame.
OptionC. increases.
CorrectAnsweris. decreases.
Explanation Couplingfactor(mutualinductance)decreasestozeroat90degrees.

QuestionNumber. 18. Aninductorissaidtobesaturatedwhen.

OptionA. thecurrentisatamaximum.
OptionB. thecurrentthroughitiszero.
OptionC. itwillnolongeracceptlinesofflux.
CorrectAnsweris. itwillnolongeracceptlinesofflux.
Explanation NIL.

12.DCMotor/GeneratorTheory.

QuestionNumber. 1. InaDCmotor,thestator'smagneticfield,duetoarmaturereaction,moves.
OptionA. inthesamedirectionofrotationofthearmature.
OptionB. intheoppositedirectionofrotationofthearmature.
OptionC. intoalignmentwiththeGNA.
CorrectAnsweris. intheoppositedirectionofrotationofthearmature.

Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 2. Asmallairgapbetweenmagneticpolesresults.
OptionA. inaweakerfieldthanalargeairgap,forthesamemagnetisingforce.
OptionB. inastrongerfieldthanalargeairgap,forthesamemagnetisingforce.
OptionC. inthesamefieldasalargeairgap,forthesamemagnetisingforce.
CorrectAnsweris. inthesamefieldasalargeairgap,forthesamemagnetisingforce.
Explanation. Magneticfield(numberoffluxlines)isthesameregardlessofdistancebetweenpoles.However,thefielddensity(flux
density)willincreasewithasmallerairgap.

QuestionNumber. 3. Theelectromagneticbrakecoilinanactuatorwouldbeenergised.
OptionA. onlyattheinstantofstartingandstopping.
OptionB. allthetimeinflight.
OptionC. onlywhentheactuatorisrunning.
CorrectAnsweris. onlywhentheactuatorisrunning.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 4. Inashuntwounddirectcurrentmotorwithaconstantvoltagefieldsupply,thetorquedevelopedbythe
motoris.
OptionA. independentofload.
OptionB. directlyproportionaltoarmaturecurrent.
OptionC. inverselyproportionaltothearmaturecurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. directlyproportionaltoarmaturecurrent.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 5. Decreasingthefieldcurrentinashuntmotorwill.
OptionA. decreasespeedandincreasetorque.
OptionB. increasespeedandincreasetorque.
OptionC. increasespeedanddecreasetorque.
CorrectAnsweris. increasespeedandincreasetorque.
Explanation. Decreasingthefieldcurrentinashuntmotorwillreducethebackemfinthearmaturesothearmaturecurrentwill
increasegivingariseintorqueandtheRPMwillincreaseasaconsequence.

QuestionNumber. 6. Tocalculategeneratoroutputyouneedtoknowthe.
OptionA. armaturespeedandnumberofseriesconductors.
OptionB. armaturespeedandfieldstrength.
OptionC. armaturespeedandnumberofparallelconductors.
CorrectAnsweris. armaturespeedandfieldstrength.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 7. Inashuntmotor,ifyoureversebothfieldcurrentandthearmaturecurrent,themotorwill.
OptionA. stop.
OptionB. changedirection.
OptionC. continuetoruninthesamedirection.
CorrectAnsweris. continuetoruninthesamedirection.
Explanation. ProveitwithFleming'slefthandrule.

QuestionNumber. 8. Astartergeneratorhasa.
OptionA. lowresistanceseriesfieldandalowresistanceshuntfield.
OptionB. lowresistanceseriesfieldandahighresistanceshuntfield.
OptionC. highresistanceseriesfieldandalowresistanceshuntfield.
CorrectAnsweris. lowresistanceseriesfieldandahighresistanceshuntfield.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 9. Ifthebrakecoilonanactuatormotorgoesopencircuit,theactuatorwill.
OptionA. runslower.
OptionB. stop.
OptionC. overrideitsmechanicalstops.
CorrectAnsweris. stop.
Explanation. Thebrakecoiliswiredinserieswiththeactuatormotorcoil.Itwithdrawsaspringloadedlocktoreleasetheactuator
whencurrentisapplied.

QuestionNumber. 10. Thediagramshowsa200Vlongshuntgenerator.Whatisthevoltagedroppedacrosstheseries

resistor?.
OptionA. 0.12V.
OptionB. 0.2V.
OptionC. 200V.
CorrectAnsweris. 0.12V.
Explanation. Don'tletthefieldconfigurationconfuseyou.The0.04and100ohmresistorsarepartofthegeneratorandcanbe
ignored.Justconsiderthe0.06ohm(theseriesresistor)andtheloadresistor.Calculatecurrent(about2A)thencalculatevoltage
across0.06ohmresistor.

QuestionNumber. 11. Ifageneratorspeedishalvedandthefieldstrengthisdoubled,thevoltageoutputwillbe.

OptionA. unchanged.
OptionB. doubled.
OptionC. halved.
CorrectAnsweris. unchanged.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 12. HowcanthedirectionofrotationofaDCelectricmotorbechanged?.
OptionA. reversetheelectricalconnectionstoeitherthefieldorarmaturewindings.
OptionB. rotatethepositivebrushonecommutatorsegment.
OptionC. interchangethewireswhichconnectthemotortotheexternalpowersource.
CorrectAnsweris. reversetheelectricalconnectionstoeitherthefieldorarmaturewindings.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 13. Theonlypracticalmethodofmaintainingaconstantvoltageoutputfromanaircraftgeneratorunder

varyingconditionsofspeedandloadistovarythe.
OptionA. speedatwhichthearmaturerotates.
OptionB. strengthofthemagneticfield.
OptionC. numberofconductorsinthearmature.
CorrectAnsweris. strengthofthemagneticfield.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 14. Electricmotorsareoftenclassifiedaccordingtothemethodofconnectingthefieldcoilsandarmature.

Aircraftenginestartermotorsaregenerallyofwhichtype?.
OptionA. Compound.
OptionB. Shunt(parallel).
OptionC. Series.
CorrectAnsweris. Series.
Explanation. Seriesmotorshavethehigheststartingtorque.

QuestionNumber. 15. Ifaheavymechanicalloadisremovedfromaseriesmotor.

OptionA. thespeedwillincreaseandthearmaturecurrentwillincrease.
OptionB. thespeedwillincreaseandthearmaturecurrentwilldecrease.
OptionC. thespeedwilldecreaseandthearmaturecurrentwilldecrease.
CorrectAnsweris. thespeedwillincreaseandthearmaturecurrentwilldecrease.
Explanation. Speedincreasesandincreasesthebackemfwhichdecreasesthearmaturecurrent.

QuestionNumber. 16. IfthecorrectsupplywereconnectedtoaDCshuntmotorwhichhadlostitsresidualmagnetismit

would.
OptionA. runinthereversedirection.
OptionB. failtorun.
OptionC. runnormally.
CorrectAnsweris. runnormally.
Explanation. Itsamotor,notagenerator!.

QuestionNumber. 17. Onepurposeofagrowlertestistodeterminethepresenceof:.

OptionA. ashortedarmature.
OptionB. abrokenfieldlead.
OptionC. anoutofroundcommutator.
CorrectAnsweris. ashortedarmature.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 18. Thepurposeofanendtravelmicroswitchinalinearactuatoristo.

OptionA. remainopenandclosesatendtravelonly.
OptionB. remainopenduringnormaloperationandonlycloseiftheactuatoroverrunsitsstops.
OptionC. remainclosedandopensatendtravelonly.
CorrectAnsweris. remainclosedandopensatendtravelonly.
Explanation. SeePallettAircraftElectricalSystems,pg140.

QuestionNumber. 19. Linearactuatorsusedinaircraftareof.

OptionA. splitfieldserieswoundtype.
OptionB. compoundwoundtype.
OptionC. splitfieldshuntwoundtype.
CorrectAnsweris. splitfieldserieswoundtype.
Explanation. SeePallettAircraftElectricalSystems,pg141.

QuestionNumber. 20. Ifageneratorsparks,apossiblereasonis.

OptionA. thebrushspringsareloose.
OptionB. magneticfluxdeflectingtheEMF.
OptionC. thebrusheshavebeenplacedaroundthemagneticcoil.
CorrectAnsweris. thebrushspringsareloose.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 21. Ifthefieldstrengthofageneratorisdoubled,andthespeedisdoubled,theoutputEMFwill.

OptionA. staythesame.
OptionB. double.
OptionC. quadruple.
CorrectAnsweris. quadruple.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 22. InaDCmotorthepolepairsare.

OptionA. connectedtothebrushgear.
OptionB. partofthearmature.
OptionC. embeddedwithinthefieldcoils.
CorrectAnsweris. embeddedwithinthefieldcoils.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 23. AserieswoundDCmotor,thefieldhas.

OptionA. fewturnsofthinwire.
OptionB. manyturnsofthinwire.
OptionC. fewturnsofthickwire.
CorrectAnsweris. fewturnsofthickwire.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 24. Doublingtherunningtimeofanelectricalmachinewould.

OptionA. doublethecurrentused.
OptionB. doublethejoulesused.
OptionC. doublethewattsused.
CorrectAnsweris. doublethejoulesused.
Explanation. Power(watts)istherateofusingenergy(Joules).Sodoublingrunningtimewillnotchangethepower.Currentisthe
rateofchargeflowsomorecharge(coulombs)willbeusedbutnotatafasterorslower'rate'.

QuestionNumber. 25. Onalinearactuator,thefieldcutoffcoilwillbeenergizedwhen.

OptionA. onlyastheactuatorcommencesmovement.
OptionB. theactuatorisnotrunning.
OptionC. theactuatorisrunning.
CorrectAnsweris. theactuatorisrunning.
Explanation. Fieldcutoffcoilisbelievedtobethebrakecoil.

QuestionNumber. 26. Anelectricmotorproducesaforceof5Natadistanceof0.2mfromthecentreofrotationandrotatesat

aspeedof100revs/sec.Themotorsoutputis.
OptionA. 100horsepower.
OptionB. 628.4watts.
OptionC. 314.2watts.
CorrectAnsweris. 628.4watts.
Explanation. Powerinamotor=torque*2pi*revs/sec.Torque=force*radius.

QuestionNumber. 27. Startermotorsareusually.

OptionA. serieswound.
OptionB. compoundwound.
OptionC. shuntwound.
CorrectAnsweris. serieswound.
Explanation. Serieswoundmotorshavethegreateststartingtorque.

QuestionNumber. 28. Generatorbrushesarenormallymadeof.

OptionA. steel.
OptionB. carbon.
OptionC. brass.
CorrectAnsweris. carbon.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 29. Asthegeneratorloadisincreased(withinitsratedcapacity),thevoltagewill.

OptionA. remainconstantandtheamperageoutputwilldecrease.
OptionB. decreaseandtheamperageoutputwillincrease.
OptionC. remainconstantandtheamperageoutputwillincrease.
CorrectAnsweris. remainconstantandtheamperageoutputwillincrease.
Explanation. Thevoltageregulatorkeepsthegeneratorvoltageoutputthesame.Currentwillincreaseastheloadresistancedrops.

QuestionNumber. 30. Thevoltageoutputofageneratoriscontrolledby.

OptionA. varyingthecurrentoftheoutput.
OptionB. varyingtheresistanceoftheoutput.
OptionC. varyingthecurrentofthefield.
CorrectAnsweris. varyingthecurrentofthefield.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 31. ThecurrentflowinginthearmatureofaDCmotorisequalto.

OptionA. (appliedvoltsgeneratedvolts)/armatureresistance.
OptionB. (appliedvoltsgeneratedvolts)*armatureresistance.
OptionC. appliedvolts+generatedvolts/armatureresistance.
CorrectAnsweris. (appliedvoltsgeneratedvolts)/armatureresistance.
Explanation. OhmslawI=V/R.Voltageinthearmatureistheappliedvoltagebackemf(generatedvoltage).

QuestionNumber. 32. Whatdeviceisusedtoconvertalternatingcurrent,whichhasbeeninducedintotheloopsoftherotating

armatureofaDCgeneratorintodirectcurrentasitleavesthegenerator?.
OptionA. Aninverter.
OptionB. Acommutator.
OptionC. Arectifier.
CorrectAnsweris. Acommutator.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 33. Whichofthefollowingisnotoneofthepurposesofinterpolesinagenerator?.

OptionA. Overcomearmaturereaction.
OptionB. Reducearcingatthebrushes.
OptionC. Reducefieldstrength.
CorrectAnsweris. Reducefieldstrength.
Explanation. NOT'oneofthepurposes.Thepurposeofinterpolesistoovercome(infact'prevent')armaturereaction.Armature
reactionispartiallyresponsibleforarcingatthebrushes.

QuestionNumber. 34. Toreversethedirectionofaseriesmotor.

OptionA. thedirectionofthecurrentthroughthefieldandthearmatureisreversed.
OptionB. thedirectionofthecurrentthroughthefieldisreversed.
OptionC. asecondseriesfieldisfitted.
CorrectAnsweris. asecondseriesfieldisfitted.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 35. ThecurrentconsumedbyaDCstartermotorwill.

OptionA. remainrelativelyconstantoverthestartingspeedrange.
OptionB. decreaseastheenginespeedincreases.
OptionC. increaseastheenginespeedincreases.
CorrectAnsweris. decreaseastheenginespeedincreases.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 36. Howaregeneratorsrated?.

OptionA. Impedanceatratedvoltage.
OptionB. Amperesatratedvoltage.
OptionC. Wattsatratedvoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. Wattsatratedvoltage.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 37. DuetoarmaturereactioninaDCmotor.

OptionA. theleadingpoletipsaremagneticallyweakened.
OptionB. thetrailingpoletipsaremagneticallyweakened.
OptionC. themagneticfluxisrestoredbymovingtheMNAtowardstheGNA.
CorrectAnsweris. thetrailingpoletipsaremagneticallyweakened.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 38. Someelectricmotorshavetwosetsoffieldwindingwoundinoppositedirectionssothatthe.

OptionA. speedofthemotorcanbemorecloselycontrolled.
OptionB. motorcanbeoperatedineitherdirection.
OptionC. poweroutputofthemotorcanbemorecloselycontrolled.
CorrectAnsweris. motorcanbeoperatedineitherdirection.
Explanation. Specificallyseriesmotors.

QuestionNumber. 39. WhatpolaritydointerpolestakeinaDCmotor?.

OptionA. Either,providedtheylayontheMNA.
OptionB. Thesameasthenextmainpoleaheadinthedirectionofrotation.
OptionC. Thesameasthenextmainpolebehindinthedirectionofrotation.
CorrectAnsweris. Thesameasthenextmainpolebehindinthedirectionofrotation.
Explanation. Theinterpolemustpullbackthemagneticfield.Inamotor,themagneticfielddeflectsintheoppositedirectiontothe
armature.

QuestionNumber. 40. WhatistheprincipaladvantageoftheserieswoundDCmotor?.

OptionA. Suitableforconstantspeeduse.
OptionB. Highstartingtorque.
OptionC. Lowstartingtorque.
CorrectAnsweris. Highstartingtorque.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 41. InterpolewindingsfittedtoDCserieswoundgeneratorsare.
OptionA. inserieswiththearmature.
OptionB. inserieswiththefield.
OptionC. inparallelwiththearmature.
CorrectAnsweris. inserieswiththearmature.
Explanation. Interpolewindingsarealwaysinserieswiththearmature,sotheycarrythesamecurrentasthearmature.

QuestionNumber. 42. WhatpolaritydointerpolestakeinaDCgenerator?.

OptionA. thesameasthenextmainpolebehindinthedirectionofrotation.
OptionB. either,providingtheylayonM.N.A.
OptionC. thesameasthenextmainpoleaheadinthedirectionofrotation.
CorrectAnsweris. thesameasthenextmainpolebehindinthedirectionofrotation.
Explanation. Onagenerator,thefieldisdeflectedinthesamedirectionasthearmaturerotates.Theinterpolesmustdragbackthe
field.

QuestionNumber. 43. Themethodmostoftenusedinovercomingtheeffectofarmaturereactionisthroughtheuseof.

OptionA. shadedpoles.
OptionB. interpoles.
OptionC. drumwoundarmaturesincombinationwithanegativelyconnectedseriesfield.
CorrectAnsweris. interpoles.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 44. ThestartingcurrentofaserieswoundDCmotor,inpassingthroughboththefieldandarmature

windingsproducesa.
OptionA. speedslightlyhigherwhenunloaded.
OptionB. highstartingtorque.
OptionC. lowstartingtorque.
CorrectAnsweris. highstartingtorque.
Explanation. Atlowspeed(i.estarting)thereisaveryhighcurrentinthearmature(duetonobackemf).Sincethefieldisinseries
withthearmature,thesamehighcurrentflowsinit,resultinginaveryhightorque.

QuestionNumber. 45. Toincreasethespeedofashuntmotoraresistanceisplaced.

OptionA. inparallelwiththefield.
OptionB. inserieswiththefield.
OptionC. inserieswiththearmature.
CorrectAnsweris. inserieswiththefield.
Explanation. Anapparentanomaly.Increasingthefieldresistancedecreasesthefieldstrengthwhichreducesthebackemfinthe
armature.Armaturecurrentthereforeincreasesanditsspeedincreases.

QuestionNumber. 46. A200voltmotoristaking10amperesarmaturecurrent,thearmatureresistanceis0.1ohm.The

BackEMFundertheseconditionswillbe.
OptionA. 201volts.
OptionB. 199volts.
OptionC. 1volt.
CorrectAnsweris. 199volts.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 47. Whatisamethodusedforrestoringgeneratorfieldresidualmagnetism?.

OptionA. Energizethearmature.
OptionB. Flashthefields.
OptionC. Reseatthebrushes.
CorrectAnsweris. Flashthefields.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 48. AhighsurgeofcurrentisrequiredwhenaDCelectricmotorisfirststarted.Asthespeedofthemotor

increase.
OptionA. thecounteremfdecreasesproportionally.
OptionB. theappliedemfincreasesproportionally.
OptionC. thecounteremfbuildsupandopposestheappliedemf,thusreducingthecurrentflowthroughthearmature.
CorrectAnsweris. thecounteremfbuildsupandopposestheappliedemf,thusreducingthecurrentflowthroughthearmature.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 49. Aircraftgeneratorsarecooledby.

OptionA. fuelcoolingradiators.
OptionB. oilcoolingradiatorsaroundthemainbody.
OptionC. ramair.
CorrectAnsweris. ramair.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 50. OnacombinedDCstartergeneratorsystem.

OptionA. thevoltageregulatorisconnectedtotheshuntfieldafterthestartcycleiscompleted.
OptionB. thevoltageregulatorcontrolsthestartsequenceduringenginestarting.
OptionC. theseriescoilisopencircuitduringtheenginestartsequence.
CorrectAnsweris. thevoltageregulatorisconnectedtotheshuntfieldafterthestartcycleiscompleted.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 51. IfthefieldcurrenttoashuntwoundDCmotorisdecreasedwhenoperatingataconstantload,themotor

speedwill.
OptionA. reduce.
OptionB. notchange.
OptionC. increase.
CorrectAnsweris. increase.
Explanation. Thismayseemstrange,butdecreasingthefieldstrengthofashuntmotorwilldecreasethebackemfofthearmature
andhenceincreasethecurrentthroughthearmature.Thisinturnincreasesthearmaturespeed.

QuestionNumber. 52. Ifamotorisspinningat50cyclespersecond,howlongis1cycleoftheoutput?.

OptionA. 50seconds.
OptionB. 0.83seconds.
OptionC. 0.02seconds.
CorrectAnsweris. 0.02seconds.
Explanation. Timeperiod=1/frequency.

QuestionNumber. 53. InaanDCmotor,therotationoftheMNA.

OptionA. isoppositetotherotationofthearmature.
OptionB. isslightlylessspeedthantherotationofthearmature.
OptionC. isthesameastherotationofthearmature.
CorrectAnsweris. isoppositetotherotationofthearmature.
Explanation. Thefieldinamotorreactstothearmaturecurrentby'distorting'intheoppositedirectiontothearmaturecalled
armaturereaction.

QuestionNumber. 54. Inawavewoundgeneratorwith4poles,whatwouldbetheminimumnumberofbrushes?.

OptionA. 4.
OptionB. 2.
OptionC. 8.
CorrectAnsweris. 2.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 55. Awireisrotatedthroughamagneticfield.TogiveDCitmustbeconnectedto.

OptionA. acommutator.
OptionB. sliprings.
OptionC. arectifier.
CorrectAnsweris. acommutator.
Explanation. AcommutatorturnsACtoDCinagenerator.

QuestionNumber. 56. IfthesupplytoaDCshuntmotorwasreversed.

OptionA. itwouldrotateinthesamedirection.
OptionB. itwouldfailtorun.
OptionC. itwouldrotateintheoppositedirection.
CorrectAnsweris. itwouldrotateinthesamedirection.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 57. Aseriesmotordrawsahighcurrentonstart,andthenthecurrentreduces.Thisisdueto.

OptionA. theresistanceofthefieldandthearmatureinseries.
OptionB. theresistanceofthefieldandarmatureinparallel.
OptionC. thebackEMF.
CorrectAnsweris. thebackEMF.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 58. InterpolesinaDCgeneratorareconnected.

OptionA. inserieswiththearmature.
OptionB. inserieswiththefield.
OptionC. inparallelwiththearmature.
CorrectAnsweris. inserieswiththearmature.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 59. InaDCgenerator,theeffectofarmaturereactionmaybereducedbymovingthebrushgear.

OptionA. inthedirectionofarmaturerotationtowardstheMNA.
OptionB. fromMNAtoGNA.
OptionC. againstthedirectionofarmaturerotationtowardstheMNA.
CorrectAnsweris. inthedirectionofarmaturerotationtowardstheMNA.
Explanation. TheMNAleadstheGNSinagenerator.ThebrushesshouldbeputontheMNA.

QuestionNumber. 60. ThewindingsembeddedinthepolefacesofaDCgeneratorare.

OptionA. commutatingcoils.
OptionB. interpoles.
OptionC. compensatingwindings.
CorrectAnsweris. compensatingwindings.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 61. A6polewavewoundgeneratorhas.

OptionA. 3brushes.
OptionB. 2brushes.
OptionC. 6brushes.
CorrectAnsweris. 2brushes.
Explanation. Awavewoundgeneratorneedsonly2brushesregardlessofthenumberofpoles,butsomemayhavemorefor
increasedefficiency.

QuestionNumber. 62. ArmaturereactioninaDCgeneratorcauses.

OptionA. MNAtomoveintheoppositedirectionofrotation.
OptionB. MNAtomoveinthedirectionofrotation.
OptionC. GNAtomoveinthedirectionofrotation.
CorrectAnsweris. MNAtomoveinthedirectionofrotation.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 63. InaDCmotor,backEMFrisesifthemotor.

OptionA. speedfalls.
OptionB. speedfaloadrises.
OptionC. speedrises.
CorrectAnsweris. speedrises.
Explanation. BEMFisduetogeneratoractioninthemotor.

QuestionNumber. 64. ADCgeneratorarmaturehas6polesandislapwound.Thenumberofbrushesrequiredare.

OptionA. 2.
OptionB. 3.
OptionC. 6.
CorrectAnsweris. 6.
Explanation. 6polesis3pairs.Lapwoundgeneratorsrequire1pairofbrushesforeachpairofpoles.

QuestionNumber. 65. Reactivesparkingisreducedby.

OptionA. interpoles.
OptionB. compensatingwindings.
OptionC. auxiliarywindings.
CorrectAnsweris. interpoles.
Explanation. Interpoles'reduce'armaturereaction(whichcausesreactivesparking).Compensatingwindings'prevent'armature
reaction.


QuestionNumber. 66. ThebackEMFinaDCmotoris.

OptionA. equaltotheappliedEMF.
OptionB. lessthantheappliedEMF.
OptionC. greaterthantheappliedEMF.
CorrectAnsweris. lessthantheappliedEMF.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 67. Thefluxdensityofamagneticfieldis1.5T.Thelengthoftheconductorinthefieldis2mandthe

currentflowingthroughtheconductoris5amps.Theforceontheconductoris.
OptionA. 0.6Newtons.
OptionB. 15Newtons.
OptionC. 3.75Newtons.
CorrectAnsweris. 15Newtons.
Explanation. F=BIl=1.5*5*2=15N.

QuestionNumber. 68. ADCshuntmotorhas28voltsapplied.Thecurrenttakenfromthearmatureof2ohmsresistanceis1

amp.TheBackEMFis.
OptionA. 26V.
OptionB. 30V.
OptionC. 27V.
CorrectAnsweris. 26V.
Explanation. TotalV=I*R=1*2=2V.So26VBEMFmustbegeneratedbythegeneratoraction.

QuestionNumber. 69. Inamotor,armaturereactioncausestheMNAtomove.

OptionA. againstthedirectionofrotation.
OptionB. inthedirectionofrotation.
OptionC. totheGNA.
CorrectAnsweris. againstthedirectionofrotation.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 70. Thediagramshownisa.

OptionA. shuntwoundmachine.
OptionB. shortshuntcompoundwoundmachine.
OptionC. longshuntcompoundwoundmachine.
CorrectAnsweris. longshuntcompoundwoundmachine.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 71. Inageneratorsystem,astabilizingwindingisused.

OptionA. inserieswiththefieldtopreventoscillations.
OptionB. tocontroloutputcurrent.
OptionC. topreventvoltageovershoot.
CorrectAnsweris. topreventvoltageovershoot.
Explanation. SeeCAIPEEL/12.Thestabilizingwindingpicksupa'rateofchange'fromtheoutputofanACbrushlessgenerator
anddampsoutvoltageovershootandpreventssystemoscillation.ThepickupisaninductioncoilwoundaroundtheoutputsoisNOT
wiredinseries.

QuestionNumber. 72. WhatpartofaDCmotorwouldyoufindthepoles?.

OptionA. brushes.
OptionB. rotor.
OptionC. stator.
CorrectAnsweris. stator.
Explanation. ThepolesareapartofthefieldwhichisthestatoronaDCmotor.

QuestionNumber. 73. Themainadvantageofastartergeneratoroverconventionalunitsis.

OptionA. itcanproduceagreaterpoweroutput.
OptionB. forthesamepoweroutputthereisaweightreductionandthestarterdriveremainsengaged.
OptionC. forthesamepoweroutputthereisaweightreductionandthedriveisconstantlyengaged.
CorrectAnsweris. forthesamepoweroutputthereisaweightreductionandthestarterdriveremainsengaged.ORforthesame
poweroutputthereisaweightreductionandthedriveisconstantlyengaged.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 74. AnA.C.shuntwoundmotorsometimesusesavoltsdroppingresistor.Theresistorwouldbe.

OptionA. inserieswiththefield.
OptionB. inserieswiththesupply.
OptionC. inserieswiththearmature.
CorrectAnsweris. inserieswiththesupply.
Explanation. Mustbereferringtoauniversalmotor(ACshuntwound?)Thevoltsdroppingresistorisplacedinserieswiththe
supply.

QuestionNumber. 75. Commutatorripplecanbereducedby.

OptionA. increasinggeneratorfrequency.
OptionB. theuseofaripplefilter.
OptionC. aresistorinserieswiththearmature.
CorrectAnsweris. theuseofaripplefilter.
Explanation. Aripplefilterismadeofacapacitorinparallelwiththegeneratoroutputandaninductorinserieswiththegenerator
output.

QuestionNumber. 76. InaDCmotortheinterpolesarepartofthe.

OptionA. rotorassembly.
OptionB. statorassembly.
OptionC. field.
CorrectAnsweris. field.
Explanation. InterpolesareapartoftheField.RotorandStatoraretermsforACmotors.

QuestionNumber. 77. Armaturereactionis.

OptionA. theMMFopposingrotation.
OptionB. duetodirtyorworncommutator.
OptionC. reactivesparking.
CorrectAnsweris. theMMFopposingrotation.
Explanation. TheMMFistheampereturnsofthearmature,producingamagneticfieldinthearmature,whichopposesthemain
fieldandcausesittodistort(indirectionofmotionofthearmature).

QuestionNumber. 78. Ashuntmotor.

OptionA. isconstantspeed.
OptionB. hashighstartingtorque.
OptionC. givesconstanttorquewithvariationsinspeed.
CorrectAnsweris. isconstantspeed.
Explanation. DCShuntmotorsare'constantspeed'motors,butstartingtorqueissmall.

QuestionNumber. 79. InaDCshuntmotor,ifthefieldresistanceisincreasedwhathappenstothebackEMF?.

OptionA. decreases.
OptionB. remainsthesame.
OptionC. increases.
CorrectAnsweris. decreases.
Explanation. ThebackEMFdecreaseswithanincreaseinthefieldresistance.Thearmaturecurrentwouldincreaseandthemotor
speedwouldincrease.

QuestionNumber. 80. Toincreasethevoltageoutputofageneratoryoucan.

OptionA. decreasespeed.
OptionB. Itisnotspeeddependant.
OptionC. increasespeed.
CorrectAnsweris. increasespeed.
Explanation. Increasingthespeedmakesthearmaturecutthemagneticfieldfaster,inducingagreatervoltage.

QuestionNumber. 81. Generatorvoltageis.

OptionA. dependantonspeedofrotation.
OptionB. independentofspeedofrotation.
OptionC. notdependantonspeedofrotation.
CorrectAnsweris. dependantonspeedofrotation.
Explanation. Thefasterthegeneratorturns,themorevoltageitproduces.Besides,'Independent'and'notdependant'meanthesame
thing.

QuestionNumber. 82. Theoutputfromageneratortoacommutatoris.

OptionA. pulsedDC.
OptionB. DC.
OptionC. AC.
CorrectAnsweris. AC.
Explanation. Outputofallgenerators(beforethecommutator)isAC.

QuestionNumber. 83. Whatisthemaindisadvantageofastartergenerator?.

OptionA. Heavierthanlikeforlike.
OptionB. Willnotsupplyoutputatlowrpm.
OptionC. Canonlybeusedonpistonengines.
CorrectAnsweris. Willnotsupplyoutputatlowrpm.
Explanation. AtlowRPM,startergeneratorisstillinmotorconfiguration.

QuestionNumber. 84. BackEMFisthegreatestwhenamotoris.

OptionA. atoperatingspeed.
OptionB. underheavyload.
OptionC. juststartingtorotate.
CorrectAnsweris. atoperatingspeed.
Explanation. BackEMFisgreatestwhenmotorisathighspeed.

QuestionNumber. 85. Whenaconductorcarryingacurrentandplacedinamagneticfielditexperiences.

OptionA. anelectrostaticforce.
OptionB. anelectromagneticforce.
OptionC. amagneticforce.
CorrectAnsweris. anelectromagneticforce.
Explanation. Theforceisgeneratedbyinteractionoftwomagneticfields.

QuestionNumber. 86. Thetypeofmotorusedinalinearactuatoris.

OptionA. parallel(shuntwound).
OptionB. compound.
OptionC. series.
CorrectAnsweris. series.
Explanation. AircraftElectricalSystemsPallettPage140.

QuestionNumber. 87. Ifthespeedofacoilinamagneticfieldisdoubledandthefieldstrengthisdoubledtheoutputwill.

OptionA. quadruple.
OptionB. staythesame.
OptionC. halve.
CorrectAnsweris. quadruple.
Explanation. Voltage=Blv.DoubleB(fieldstrength)anddoublev(velocity)andVoltagewillquadruple.

QuestionNumber. 88. Howmanybrushesareusedinan8polewavewoundmachine.

OptionA. 6.
OptionB. 8.
OptionC. 2.
CorrectAnsweris. 2.
Explanation. AnywavewoundDCgeneratorusuallyhasonly1pairofbrushes.

QuestionNumber. 89. Intheshuntgeneratorthefieldissuppliedby.

OptionA. theload.
OptionB. thearmature.
OptionC. aseparatesupply.
CorrectAnsweris. thearmature.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 90. Increasingthespeedofanaircraftgeneratorresultsinanautomatic.

OptionA. fieldcircuitresistancedecrease.
OptionB. armaturecircuitresistanceincrease.
OptionC. fieldcircuitresistanceincrease.
CorrectAnsweris. fieldcircuitresistanceincrease.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 91. Whichgeneratorsareusuallyusedonaircraft?.

OptionA. Shunt.
OptionB. Compound.
OptionC. Series.
CorrectAnsweris. Shunt.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 92. Inacumulativecompoundwoundgeneratorthe.

OptionA. theseriesandshuntfieldsassisteachother.
OptionB. theseriesandshuntfieldsopposeeachother.
OptionC. thevoltagefallssuddenlywithanincreaseinload.
CorrectAnsweris. theseriesandshuntfieldsassisteachother.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 93. Theshuntwoundgeneratoriscontrolledbyavariableresistancein.

OptionA. parallelwiththefield.
OptionB. serieswiththearmature.
OptionC. serieswiththefield.
CorrectAnsweris. serieswiththefield.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 94. Theserieswoundgenerator'sterminalvoltagewill,whenbelowsaturation.

OptionA. increasewithanincreaseinload.
OptionB. decreasewithanincreaseinload.
OptionC. decreasewithadecreaseinrotationalspeed.
CorrectAnsweris. decreasewithanincreaseinload.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 95. Theshuntwoundgeneratorisnormallystarted.

OptionA. onload.
OptionB. Eitheroftheabove.
OptionC. offload.
CorrectAnsweris. offload.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 96. HowdoyoureducerippleontheoutputofaDCgenerator?.

OptionA. Increasethespeedofthearmatureandaddmoreturns.
OptionB. Decreasethespeedofthearmatureandaddmoreserieswindings.
OptionC. Increasethecommutatorsegmentsandconnecteachtoaseparateparallelwinding.
CorrectAnsweris. Decreasethespeedofthearmatureandaddmoreserieswindings.ORIncreasethecommutatorsegmentsand
connecteachtoaseparateparallelwinding.
Explanation. Thisamountstoincreasingtheseparatearmaturewindingswhichwillincreasetheripplefrequencybutdecreasetheir
amplitude.

QuestionNumber. 97. ArmaturereactioninaDCmotorcausestheneutralaxistoshiftin.

OptionA. thedirectioninthedirectionofarmaturerotation.
OptionB. thedirectionoppositetothedirectionofarmaturerotation.
OptionC. eitherdirectiondependingoncurrentflow.
CorrectAnsweris. thedirectionoppositetothedirectionofarmaturerotation.
Explanation. AircraftElectricityandElectronicsbyEismin,Chapter10,pg194.

QuestionNumber. 98. AnindicationofgoodcommutationonaDCmachinewouldbe.

OptionA. higharmaturecurrents.
OptionB. littleornosparkingatthecommutator.
OptionC. silentoperationofthemachine.
CorrectAnsweris. littleornosparkingatthecommutator.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 99. IfcompoundDCgeneratorsareoperatedinparalleltheymust.

OptionA. allrotateatthesamespeed.
OptionB. haveanequalisingorloadsharingloop.
OptionC. allusethesamevoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. haveanequalisingorloadsharingloop.
Explanation. EisminAircraftElectricity&Electronicspage199.

QuestionNumber. 100. Thewindingsembeddedinthepolefacesofageneratorare.

OptionA. commutatingcoils.
OptionB. interpoles.
OptionC. compensatingcoils.
CorrectAnsweris. compensatingcoils.
Explanation. EisminAircraftElectricity&Electronicspage195.

QuestionNumber. 101. ProlongedreactivesparkinginaDCgeneratorcoulddamagethe.

OptionA. armature.
OptionB. commutator.
OptionC. polepieces.
CorrectAnsweris. commutator.
Explanation. AircraftElectricityandElectronicsEisminPage197.

QuestionNumber. 102. ThepolesofaDCgeneratorarelaminatedto.

OptionA. reduceeddycurrentlosses.
OptionB. reducefluxlosses.
OptionC. reducehysteresislosses.
CorrectAnsweris. reducehysteresislosses.
Explanation. AircraftElectricityandElectronicsEisminPage186.

QuestionNumber. 103. OneadvantageofaDCmotoroveranACmotoris.

OptionA. thedirectionofrotationoftherotorcanbechanged.
OptionB. lessvoltageisrequiredinDCthanAC.
OptionC. theDCmotorwilluselesscurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. theDCmotorwilluselesscurrent.
Explanation. Duetothegeneratedbackemf,aDCmotorwilluselesscurrent.


QuestionNumber. 104. Inashuntwounddirectcurrentmotorthetorqueis.

OptionA. inverselyproportionaltothecurrentinthearmature.
OptionB. independentofload.
OptionC. proportionaltothecurrentinthearmature.
CorrectAnsweris. proportionaltothecurrentinthearmature.
Explanation. NIL.

13.ACTheory.

QuestionNumber. 1. Conventionrequiresthatinasymmetrical3phasesystem,the.
OptionA. redvoltageistakenasthereferencephase.
OptionB. yellowvoltagephaseleadstheredphaseby120degrees.
OptionC. redvoltagephaseleadsthebluephaseby120degrees.
CorrectAnsweris. redvoltageistakenasthereferencephase.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 2. Whatisthephasedifferenceinacircuitwith100V,drawing0.5amps,consuming50Watts?.
OptionA. 0.
OptionB. 45.
OptionC. 90.
CorrectAnsweris. 0.
Explanation. WhenpowerisinWatts,itisalltruepowerthereisnoapparentpower.

QuestionNumber. 3. Thepowerfactorofacircuitcontaininganimbalanceofinductiveandcapacitivereactanceis.
OptionA. greaterthanunity.
OptionB. unity.
OptionC. lessthanunity.
CorrectAnsweris. lessthanunity.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 4. Ifyouapplythiswaveformtothiscircuit,whatistheoutputacrossthecapacitor?.

OptionA. Pulsednegative.
OptionB. Pulsedpositive.
OptionC. Zero.
CorrectAnsweris. Pulsedpositive.
Explanation. Withtheoutputtakenacrossthecapacitor,thisisabasicintegratorsotheoutputis.

QuestionNumber. 5. WhatvalueisthesameastheequivalentD.C.heatingeffect?.
OptionA. Peak.
OptionB. Average.
OptionC. RootMeanSquare.
CorrectAnsweris. RootMeanSquare.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 6. Whatshapeisthewaveformwhentheinputpulseandthetimebaseareunequal?.
OptionA. Sawtooth.
OptionB. Square.
OptionC. Rectangular.
CorrectAnsweris. Rectangular.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 7. Asinewavehas5ampsRMSvalue.Whatisthepeakvalue?.
OptionA. 7.07amps.
OptionB. 6.37amps.
OptionC. 10amps.
CorrectAnsweris. 7.07amps.
Explanation. Peak=1.414*RMS(alsorememberthat5ishalfof10).

QuestionNumber. 8. Whatisthewaveshapeofthexaxisinputofatraversingoscilloscopeimage?.
OptionA. Rectangular.
OptionB. Triangular.
OptionC. Square.
CorrectAnsweris. Triangular.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 9. InapurelyresistiveACcircuit,thecurrentvectoris.
OptionA. +90outofphasewiththevoltagevector.
OptionB. inphasewiththevoltagevector.
OptionC. 90outofphasewiththevoltagevector.
CorrectAnsweris. inphasewiththevoltagevector.
Explanation. Purelyresistivecurrentandvoltagemustbeinphase.

QuestionNumber. 10. WhencomparingtheaveragevaluesofanACgeneratoroutput,tothepeakvalues.

OptionA. averagevoltage=0.707*peakvoltage.
OptionB. averagevoltage=0.63*peakvoltage.
OptionC. averagevoltage=sameasthepeakvoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. averagevoltage=0.63*peakvoltage.
Explanation. Don'tgetconfusedwithRMSvalue.

QuestionNumber. 11. Aparallelcircuitatresonancehas.

OptionA. maximumimpedance.
OptionB. zeroimpedance.
OptionC. minimumimpedance.
CorrectAnsweris. maximumimpedance.
Explanation. A'series'circuitatresonancehaszeroimpedance.A'parallel'circuitatresonancehasmaximumimpedance.

QuestionNumber. 12. A10ohmresistorhasa14.14Vpeakdropacrossit.Whatpowerisdissipated?.

OptionA. 10W.
OptionB. 19.99W.
OptionC. 1.414W.
CorrectAnsweris. 10W.
Explanation. Sinceitmentionspeak,itisAC.AlwaysuseRMSvoltagewhencalculatingpower.RMSvoltage=peakvoltage/
1.414(morethancoincidencethat14.14/1.414=10).Power=V2/R.

QuestionNumber. 13. Ifa1ohmcircuitproducesa50Woutput,thephaseangleis.

OptionA. 45.
OptionB. 0.
OptionC. 90.
CorrectAnsweris. 0.
Explanation. GoingbythepowerbeingquotedinWatts(ratherthanVA)thecircuitispurelyresistiveandthereforethephaseangle
is0degrees.


QuestionNumber. 14. Whatdoesarectifierdo?.

OptionA. Changesalternatingcurrentintodirectcurrent.
OptionB. Reducesvoltage.
OptionC. Changesdirectcurrentintoalternatingcurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. Changesalternatingcurrentintodirectcurrent.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 15. Theratiobetweenapparentpowerandtruepoweristhe.

OptionA. powerrating.
OptionB. powerfactor.
OptionC. efficiency.
CorrectAnsweris. powerfactor.
Explanation. Powerfactor=truepower/apparentpower.

QuestionNumber. 16. OneadvantageofusingACelectricalpowerinaircraftis.

OptionA. thegreatereaseinsteppingthevoltageupordown.
OptionB. ACelectricalmotorscanbereversedwhileDCmotorscannot.
OptionC. theeffectivevoltageis1.41timesthemaximuminstantaneousvoltagetherefore,lesspowerinputisrequired.
CorrectAnsweris. ACelectricalmotorscanbereversedwhileDCmotorscannot.ORthegreatereaseinsteppingthevoltageupor
down.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 17. Unlessotherwisespecified,anyvaluesgivenforcurrentorvoltageinanACcircuitareassumedtobe.

OptionA. effectivevalues.
OptionB. instantaneousvalues.
OptionC. maximumvalues.
CorrectAnsweris. effectivevalues.
Explanation. Effectivevalues'isanothertermforRMSbecauseitisthesameheating'effect'asDC.

QuestionNumber. 18. Whichaircraftcircuitwouldbemostlikelytousefrequencywild200VAC?.

OptionA. Hydraulicpump.
OptionB. Windscreenheating.
OptionC. Standbycompass.
CorrectAnsweris. Windscreenheating.
Explanation. Frequencywildcanonlybeusedonresistivecircuits(suchasheatingandlighting).

QuestionNumber. 19. InanACcircuithowisthevalueoftruepowercalculated?.

OptionA. Byvoltmeterreadingsmultipliedbyammeterreadings.
OptionB. Byvoltsmultipliedbyampsmultipliedbypowerfactor.
OptionC. Bywattmeterreadingsmultipliedbypowerfactor.
CorrectAnsweris. Byvoltsmultipliedbyampsmultipliedbypowerfactor.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 20. Oneofthechiefadvantagesofalternatingcurrentisthatitcanbetransmittedatahighvoltagewitha

lowpowerlossthevoltagecanthenbechangedtoanydesiredvalueof.
OptionA. DCbymeansoftransformers.
OptionB. DCbymeansofinverters.
OptionC. ACbymeansoftransformers.
CorrectAnsweris. ACbymeansoftransformers.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 21. Howmanyampereswilla28voltgeneratorberequiredtosupplytoacircuitcontainingfivelampsin
parallel,threeofwhichhavearesistanceof6ohmseachandtwoofwhichhavearesistanceof5ohmseach?.
OptionA. 1ampere.
OptionB. 25.23amperes.
OptionC. 1.11amperes.
CorrectAnsweris. 25.23amperes.
Explanation. resistance,thenuseohmslaw(I=V/R)tofindthetotalcurrent.Itisatrickycalculationtodowithoutacalculator,so
roundthetotalresistanceup(to1ohms)thenchoosethenearestanswerforI.

QuestionNumber. 22. Frequency(Hz)isthenumberofcyclesper.

OptionA. minute.
OptionB. second.
OptionC. revolution.
CorrectAnsweris. second.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 23. ThefrequencyofapowerwaveinanACresistancecircuitis.

OptionA. halfthefrequencyforvoltageandcurrent.
OptionB. thesameasthefrequencyforvoltageandcurrent.
OptionC. twicethefrequencyforvoltageandcurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. twicethefrequencyforvoltageandcurrent.
Explanation. Lookatadiagramofapowerwave.

QuestionNumber. 24. InanACcircuit,theeffectivevoltageis.

OptionA. lessthanthemaximuminstantaneousvoltage.
OptionB. equaltothemaximuminstantaneousvoltage.
OptionC. greaterthanthemaximuminstantaneousvoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. lessthanthemaximuminstantaneousvoltage.
Explanation. EffectivevoltageisanothertermforRMSvoltage,duetoitbeingequaltotheDCheatingeffect.

QuestionNumber. 25. Whichwaveformissteppedpositiveandnegativewithunequallengthsides?.

OptionA. Rectangularwave.
OptionB. Trapezoidalwave.
OptionC. Sawtoothwave.
CorrectAnsweris. Trapezoidalwave.
Explanation. AtrapezoidalwaveformALWAYShasunequal(vertical)sides.However,asawtoothwavecouldalsobeconsideredto
haveunequallengthsides(butdoesnotnecessarilyhave).

QuestionNumber. 26. ThevalueofanACsinewavethatwillgiveanequivalentheatingeffectinaDCresistoristhe.

OptionA. peakvalue.
OptionB. RMSvalue.
OptionC. averagevalue.
CorrectAnsweris. RMSvalue.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 27. Thepeakfactorforasinewaveis.

OptionA. 1.11.
OptionB. 0.707.
OptionC. 1.414.
CorrectAnsweris. 1.414.
Explanation. Peakfactor(sometimescalled'crestfactor')iscalculatedbypeakvalue/RMSvalue.Forasinewaveitis1.414.

QuestionNumber. 28. Anintegratedstepinputatunequaltimebaseproduces.

OptionA. asinewave.
OptionB. asquarewave.
OptionC. asawtoothwave.
CorrectAnsweris. asawtoothwave.
Explanation. Integratingastepinputproducesa'ramp'orsawtoothwaveform.

QuestionNumber. 29. Themarktospaceratioofthewaveformshownis.

OptionA. AtoD/DtoE.
OptionB. DtoE/DtoC.
OptionC. AtoB/BtoC.
CorrectAnsweris. AtoD/DtoE.
Explanation. Marktospaceistheratioofthedurationofthesquarewave'spositiveamplitude(representedbyamark)toits
negativeamplitude(representedbyaspace).

QuestionNumber. 30. FormFactorforasinewaveACoutputis.

OptionA. 1.1.
OptionB. 1.414.
OptionC. 0.707.
CorrectAnsweris. 1.1.
Explanation. FormFactor=RMS/Average=0.707/0.63(forasinewave).


QuestionNumber. 31. AsinewaveofRMSvalue7.07voltshasapeaktopeakvalueof.
OptionA. 20.0volts.
OptionB. 10.0volts.
OptionC. 0.707volts.
CorrectAnsweris. 20.0volts.
Explanation. Peak=RMS*1.4147.07*1.414=10VPeaktopeak=2*peak=20V.

QuestionNumber. 32. ThetruepowerinanACcircuitisgivenby.

OptionA. volts*amps.
OptionB. PF*volts*amps.
OptionC. voltmeterreading*PF.
CorrectAnsweris. PF*volts*amps.
Explanation. Truepower=PF*Apparentpower.Apparentpower=volts*amps.

QuestionNumber. 33. Theaveragevalueof100voltspeakACis.

OptionA. 70.7volts.
OptionB. 141.4volts.
OptionC. 63.7volts.
CorrectAnsweris. 63.7volts.
Explanation. Averagevalueofasinewaveis0.637*peak.

QuestionNumber. 34. TheRMSvalueof200voltspeaktopeakis.

OptionA. 127.4volts.
OptionB. 70.7volts.
OptionC. 141.4volts.
CorrectAnsweris. 141.4volts.
Explanation. RMS=0.707*peak.Peakis1/2ofpeaktopeak.

QuestionNumber. 35. ThepowerfactorofanACcircuitisthe.

OptionA. cosineofthephaseangle.
OptionB. tangentofthephaseangle.
OptionC. sineofthephaseangle.
CorrectAnsweris. cosineofthephaseangle.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 36. TheFormFactorofanACwaveformcanbefoundby.

OptionA. RMSvaluedividedbytheaveragevalue.
OptionB. averagevaluedividedbytheRMSvalue.
OptionC. averagevaluetimestheRMSvalue.
CorrectAnsweris. RMSvaluedividedbytheaveragevalue.
Explanation. FormFactor=RMS/Average.

QuestionNumber. 37. Adifferentiatorhasatimeconstantwhichis.

OptionA. long.
OptionB. equaltotheinputpulse.
OptionC. short.
CorrectAnsweris. short.
Explanation. Adifferentiatorprovidesavoltageproportionaltotherateofchangeoftheinput.Soforasquarewaveinput,itneeds
togiveapulseonthestepup,nothingonthestraightbitofthesquarewave,thenanegativepulseastheinputdropsbacktozero.
Onlyaveryshorttimeconstantcandothis.

QuestionNumber. 38. IfthefrequencyisincreasedinanACcircuitofpureresistance,theeffectis.

OptionA. nothing.
OptionB. decreasedresistance.
OptionC. increasedresistance.
CorrectAnsweris. nothing.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 39. WhatsortofwavewouldbeusedinaCRoscilloscopetocontrolsweep?.

OptionA. Square.
OptionB. Sinewave.
OptionC. Sawtooth.
CorrectAnsweris. Sawtooth.
Explanation. Asawtoothwaveisusedinanoscilloscopetocontrolsweep.

QuestionNumber. 40. IfanACsinewavehasanRMSvalueof5Vitspeakvalueis.

OptionA. 6.37V.
OptionB. 7.07V.
OptionC. 14.14V.
CorrectAnsweris. 7.07V.
Explanation. Peakvalue=1.414*RMS=1.414*5=7.07V.

QuestionNumber. 41. ApparentpowerinanACcircuitisfoundby.

OptionA. V*I*cos.
OptionB. V*I*sin.
OptionC. V*I.
CorrectAnsweris. V*I.
Explanation. Apparentpower=amps*volts.


QuestionNumber. 42. Asinewavehasaperiodictimeof0.5milliseconds,whatisitsfrequency?.
OptionA. 200Hz.
OptionB. 2Khz.
OptionC. 20Khz.
CorrectAnsweris. 2Khz.
Explanation. Frequencyis1/timeperiod.Watchthatprefix'milli'.f=1/T=1/0.0005=10,000/5=2000Hz=2kHz.

QuestionNumber. 43. Phaseangleis.

OptionA. thecosineofthepeakvalueofanacvoltage.
OptionB. thedifferenceindegreesofrotationbetween2alternatingvoltagesorcurrentsoravoltageandacurrent.
OptionC. thedifferenceindegreesbetweenthepositiveandnegativepartsofanACsinewave.
CorrectAnsweris. thedifferenceindegreesofrotationbetween2alternatingvoltagesorcurrentsoravoltageandacurrent.
Explanation. Phaseangleisthedifferenceindegreesofrotationbetween2alternatingvoltagesorcurrentsoravoltageandacurrent.

QuestionNumber. 44. TheimpedanceofanACcircuitismeasuredin.

OptionA. ohms.
OptionB. kilovoltamperes.
OptionC. amperes.
CorrectAnsweris. ohms.
Explanation. Impedanceis'resistancetoelectronflow'inanACcircuitandismeasuredinOhms.

QuestionNumber. 45. Whathappenstothecurrentinaseriesresistiveresonantcircuit?.

OptionA. Itismaximum.
OptionB. Itisminimum.
OptionC. Itiszero.
CorrectAnsweris. Itismaximum.
Explanation. Atresonancetheimpedanceisminimum(zeroapartfromtheresistanceinthecircuit)andsocurrentishighest.

QuestionNumber. 46. Acircuithas115VRMS,2.5Aat60degrees,whatisthepowerdissipated?.

OptionA. 79W.
OptionB. 300VA.
OptionC. 143W.
CorrectAnsweris. 143W.
Explanation. ApparentPower=115*2.5=287.5.PF=cos60=0.5.TruePower=ApparentPower*PF.

QuestionNumber. 47. Inaresonantparallelcircuit,currentis.

OptionA. zero.
OptionB. minimum.
OptionC. maximum.
CorrectAnsweris. minimum.
Explanation. AtresonanceinaPARALLELcircuit,currentisminimum(wouldbezeroifitwerenotfortheresistanceinthe
circuit).

QuestionNumber. 48. Powerfactoris.

OptionA. sintheta.
OptionB. tantheta.
OptionC. costheta.
CorrectAnsweris. costheta.
Explanation. Powerfactoriscosofthephaseangle(theta).

QuestionNumber. 49. PeakfactorinastandardACcircuitis.

OptionA. 1.414timesmax.valueofappliedvoltage.
OptionB. 1.11timesmax.valueofappliedvoltage.
OptionC. 0.707timemax.valueofappliedvoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. 1.414timesmax.valueofappliedvoltage.
Explanation. PeakFactor(orCrestFactor)=Peak/RMS=1.414forasinusoidalwave.

QuestionNumber. 50. ThecontrollingwaveinaCRTis.

OptionA. square.
OptionB. sawtooth.
OptionC. sinusoidal.
CorrectAnsweris. sawtooth.
Explanation. Asawtoothwaveisrequiredtocontroltheelectronbeamverticalandhorizontalscan.

QuestionNumber. 51. Awaveformhavingequalamplitudeandtimebaseisa.

OptionA. rectangular.
OptionB. sawtooth.
OptionC. squarewaveform.
CorrectAnsweris. squarewaveform.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 52. TheSinewavesignalsofacirculartimebaseare.

OptionA. inphase.
OptionB. phaseseparatedby90.
OptionC. phaseseparatedby180.
CorrectAnsweris. phaseseparatedby90.
Explanation. Thetwosinewavetimebases(XandY)foraCRTaredisplacedby90toproduceacircleonthescreen.

QuestionNumber. 53. Adifferentiatorhasatimeconstantthatwillgive.

OptionA. alongpulse.
OptionB. ashortpulse.
OptionC. acontinuousoutput.
CorrectAnsweris. ashortpulse.
Explanation. Adifferentiatorturnsarampsignalintoasteadystate(oflevelcorrespondingtotheslopeoftheramp).

QuestionNumber. 54. Whatisthepowerfactorinapurelyresistivecircuit?.

OptionA. Equalto1.
OptionB. Lessthan1butgreaterthanzero.
OptionC. Greaterthan1.
CorrectAnsweris. Equalto1.
Explanation. NIL.

14.Resistive(R),Capacitive(C)andInductive(L)Circuits.

QuestionNumber. 1. InanA.Ccircuit,whathappensiffrequencyisreduced?.
OptionA. Inductiveelementsmaybedamaged.
OptionB. Capacitiveelementsmaybedamaged.
OptionC. Therewillbenoeffect.
CorrectAnsweris. Inductiveelementsmaybedamaged.
Explanation. Lowerfrequencywilldecreasethereactanceoftheinductorwhichwillincreaseitscurrent,possiblydamagingit.

QuestionNumber. 2. WhatistherelationshipbetweenthevoltageandthecurrentinanA.Ccircuitcontainingresistanceand
inductance?.
OptionA. Currentlagsvoltageby90.
OptionB. Currentlagsvoltagebyupto90.
OptionC. Currentleadsvoltagebyupto90.
CorrectAnsweris. Currentlagsvoltagebyupto90.
Explanation. Remember'CIVIL'.Butlagisnotquite90degreesbecauseoftheresistanceinthecircuit.

QuestionNumber. 3. Inthiscircuit.

OptionA. current=voltage.
OptionB. currentlagsvoltage.
OptionC. currentleadsvoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. currentleadsvoltage.
Explanation. Remember'CIVIL'.

QuestionNumber. 4. Powerfactorrelatesto.
OptionA. horsepowerandWatts.
OptionB. KWandKVAR.
OptionC. truepowerandapparentpower.
CorrectAnsweris. truepowerandapparentpower.
Explanation. Powerfactor=TruePower/ApparentPower.


QuestionNumber. 5. Ifcurrentlagsvoltageby90,thecircuitis.
OptionA. resistive.
OptionB. capacitive.
OptionC. inductive.
CorrectAnsweris. inductive.
Explanation. Remember'CIVIL'.

QuestionNumber. 6. Whatdoesthefollowingcircuitrepresent?.

OptionA. Lowpassfilter.
OptionB. Differentiator.
OptionC. Integrator.
CorrectAnsweris. Differentiator.
Explanation. AnRCcircuitwiththeoutputtakenacrosstheresistorisadifferentiator.

QuestionNumber. 7. Alowfrequencysupply.
OptionA. willmakethecircuitoperatefasterduetothereducedimpedance.
OptionB. maydamageinductivecomponents.
OptionC. willhavenoeffectoninductivecomponents.
CorrectAnsweris. maydamageinductivecomponents.
Explanation. Loweringthefrequencyofthecurrentthroughaninductivecomponentwillreduceitsreactanceandincreasethe
current,possiblyburningoutthecomponent.

QuestionNumber. 8. InaparallelR,L,Ccircuit,thevalueofthecapacitorisquadrupled,thenthevalueoftheimpedance
would.
OptionA. remainthesame.
OptionB. reduce.
OptionC. increased.
CorrectAnsweris. reduce.
Explanation. Increasingthecapacitorwilldecreasethecapacitivereactance(andthereforetheimpedance)justlookattheformula
forcapacitivereactance.Thiswilldecreasethetotalreactanceintheparallelcircuit.

QuestionNumber. 9. Inacapacitivecircuit,ifthefrequencyisincreased.
OptionA. reactanceremainsthesame.
OptionB. impedanceincreases.
OptionC. thecurrentincreases.
CorrectAnsweris. thecurrentincreases.
Explanation. Gettheformulaforcapacitivereactance.Thecurrentincreasesbecausethereactancedecreases.

QuestionNumber. 10. Inthecircuitshown,whathappenstothetotalcircuitimpedanceifListripled?.

OptionA. Reduces.
OptionB. Increases.
OptionC. Remainsthesame.
CorrectAnsweris. Increases.
Explanation. Iftheinductanceoftheinductoristripled,thenitsreactancewilltriplewhichwillincreasetheimpedanceofthecircuit.
(Butnotbythreetimesbecareful).

QuestionNumber. 11. Inatunedcircuitatresonance,thecircuitwillbe.

OptionA. resistive.
OptionB. capacitive.
OptionC. inductive.
CorrectAnsweris. resistive.
Explanation. Inatunedcircuit,theinductivereactanceandthecapacitivereactancescanceleachother,leavingjustpureresistance.

QuestionNumber. 12. Acircuithasaresistanceof50ohmsandaninductanceof0.2Henry.Ifitisconnectedtoa200volt50

Hzsupplythereactancewillbe.
OptionA. 31.42ohms.
OptionB. 62.84ohms.
OptionC. 6.284ohms.
CorrectAnsweris. 62.84ohms.
Explanation. Inductivereactance=2fL.2*3.14*50*0.2=62.84ohms.Sinceitasksforreactance(notimpedance)youcan
neglecttheresistanceof50ohms.

QuestionNumber. 13. Inavectordiagramshowingthemagnitudeanddirectionoftheinductance,capacitanceandresistance

inanACcircuit.
OptionA. theinductiveandcapacitancereactancewouldbeadditivewiththeresistancesubtractive.
OptionB. itisimpossibletoshowvaluesofthiskindusingvectors.
OptionC. theinductivereactancewouldbeinoppositiontothecapacitivereactanceandresistanceat90degrees.
CorrectAnsweris. itisimpossibletoshowvaluesofthiskindusingvectors.ORtheinductivereactancewouldbeinoppositionto
thecapacitivereactanceandresistanceat90degrees.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 14. AtresonantfrequencythephasedifferencebetweenthevoltageandcurrentofanACsupplyfeedingan

inductiveandcapacitivenetworkis.
OptionA. 90degrees.
OptionB. 0degrees.
OptionC. 180degrees.
CorrectAnsweris. 0degrees.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 15. Anincreaseinwhichofthefollowingfactorswillcauseanincreaseintheinductivereactanceofa

circuit?.
OptionA. Inductanceandfrequency.
OptionB. Resistanceandcapacitivereactance.
OptionC. Resistanceandvoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. Inductanceandfrequency.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 16. Whenacircuitwithaseriesinductanceandcapacitanceisatresonantfrequency.

OptionA. thecurrentinthecircuitdecreases.
OptionB. theimpedanceofthecircuitissuchthatthevoltageisinphasewiththecurrent.
OptionC. theimpedanceofthecircuitissuchthatthevoltageleadsthecurrentbyexactly90degrees.
CorrectAnsweris. theimpedanceofthecircuitissuchthatthevoltageisinphasewiththecurrent.
Explanation. Atresonance,thecapacitivereactanceandtheinductivereactancecanceleachother,leavingacircuitwithaphase
angleofzerodegrees.

QuestionNumber. 17. Apurecapacitor,inductorandresistorareconnectedinseriesandthevoltagedropsacrosseachare10V

andthetotalcurrentflowinginthecircuitis1A.Howmuchtruepoweristhecircuitconsuming?.
OptionA. 30VA.
OptionB. 30W.
OptionC. 10W.
CorrectAnsweris. 10W.
Explanation. Gettheformulaforresonantfrequency.Trickycalculationtodowithoutacalculatorthough.

QuestionNumber. 18. Ifacapacitor1Fandaninductor10mHareconnectedinparallelwhatistheirapproximateresonant

frequency?.
OptionA. 1.6kHz.
OptionB. 62Hz.
OptionC. 3.2MHz.
CorrectAnsweris. 1.6kHz.
Explanation. Gettheformulaforresonantfrequency.Trickycalculationtodowithoutacalculatorthough.

QuestionNumber. 19. Currentinaninductivecircuitwill.

OptionA. lagvoltage.
OptionB. leadvoltage.
OptionC. beatunity.
CorrectAnsweris. lagvoltage.
Explanation. RememberCIVIL.

QuestionNumber. 20. Theimpedanceofaseriestunedcircuitatresonanceis.

OptionA. zero.
OptionB. minimum.
OptionC. maximum.
CorrectAnsweris. minimum.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 21. Inaninductiveresistivecircuit,1ampflowsfromasupplyof100Vdissipating50Wattsofpower.The

phaseangleis.
OptionA. 60.
OptionB. 90.
OptionC. 45.
CorrectAnsweris. 60.
Explanation. Apparentpower=amps*volts=1*100=100VA.ButTruepower=50W.PowerFactor=TP/AP=50/100=0.5.
Also,PF=COSINEofphaseangle.0.5=COSINEofphaseangle.Phaseangleistherefore60degrees.

QuestionNumber. 22. Inthecircuitshown,impedancewillbe.

OptionA. 5ohms.
OptionB. 9ohms.
OptionC. 7ohms.
CorrectAnsweris. 5ohms.
Explanation. DrawthevectordiagramandfindtheresultantbyPythagorasitisa345triangle.



QuestionNumber. 23. Inthecircuitshown,ifthefrequencyisincreasedfromzerotoresonantfrequency,thecircuitcurrent

would.

OptionA. increase.
OptionB. decrease.
OptionC. staythesame.
CorrectAnsweris. increase.
Explanation. Inaseriesresonantcircuit,theimpedanceisaminimum(andequalonlytotheresistanceoftheresistorinthecircuit).

QuestionNumber. 24. Thetruepowerdevelopedinthiscircuitis.

OptionA. 20W.
OptionB. 50W.
OptionC. 12W.
CorrectAnsweris. 12W.
 2
Explanation. Truepowerisonlyintheresistor=I R=2x2x3=12W.
OptionA.
OptionA.
OptionA.

QuestionNumber. 25. InaseriesLCRcircuitatresonance,R=100ohms,LandCareeach10ohms.Thetotalimpedanceis.

OptionA. zeroohms.
OptionB. 100ohms.
OptionC. 30ohms.
CorrectAnsweris. 100ohms.
Explanation. Resultantreactance(XLXC)is1010=0ohms.Sothetotalimpedanceofthecircuitistheremaining100ohm
resistor.

QuestionNumber. 26. InahighQparallelresonantcircuit,whathappenstoimpedanceifcapacitanceisincreasedbyafactor

of4?.
OptionA. Itincreasesbyfactorof4.
OptionB. Itreducesby75%.
OptionC. Itremainsthesame.
CorrectAnsweris. Itreducesby75%.
Explanation. Impedancecannotbeanyhigherinaparallelcircuitatresonance.Ifcapacitanceischanged,circuitwillnolongerbeat
resonanceandimpedancewilldrop.

QuestionNumber. 27. Aparallelcircuitatresonancehasitsimpedanceata.

OptionA. maximum.
OptionB. zero.
OptionC. minimum.
CorrectAnsweris. maximum.
Explanation. Parallelcircuitimpedanceismaximumatresonance.

QuestionNumber. 28. Theformulaforimpedanceinaseriescircuitistherootof.

2 2
OptionA. R +(XCXL) .
2 2
OptionB. R (XLXC) .
2 2
OptionC. R +(XLXC) .
2 2
CorrectAnsweris. R +(XLXC) .
Explanation. XLisnormallyconsideredtobepositivereactanceandXCnegativereactance.SoformulaiswithXLXC(not
XCXL).

QuestionNumber. 29. Inthiscircuitappliedvoltageis.

OptionA. V=IXL.
OptionB. V=I/R.
OptionC. V=IXC.
CorrectAnsweris. V=IXC.
Explanation. V=I*XC(fromOhm'sLaw).


QuestionNumber. 30. InaparallelLCRcircuit,ifthecapacitanceisincreasedby4times,whathappenstotheimpedanceof
thecapacitor?.
OptionA. increasesby4times.
OptionB. remainsthesame.
OptionC. decreasesby75%.
CorrectAnsweris. decreasesby75%.
Explanation. Presumablythisisreferringtotheimpedanceofthecapacitoralone,whichwouldreduceto1/4asX=1/2fC.The
impedanceoftheparallelcircuitwouldreducealso,buthowmuchdependsupontherelativesizeoftheothercomponents.

QuestionNumber. 31. Ifthefrequencytoacapacitorincreases,thecurrentthroughit.

OptionA. decreases.
OptionB. increases.
OptionC. iszero.
CorrectAnsweris. iszero.
Explanation. Ifitreallydoesmean'through'it,theansweriszero,asnocurrentgoes'through'acapacitorregardlessofitsfrequency.
However,ifitmeansthecurrentinthecircuit,thecapacitivereactancewillgodown,thusitscurrentwillgoUP.

QuestionNumber. 32. Ifinaelectricalcircuitthereisadifferencebetweenthecapacitivereactanceandtheinductive

reactance,whatwouldthepowerfactorofthecircuitbe?.
OptionA. Morethanunity.
OptionB. Lessthanunity.
OptionC. Unity.
CorrectAnsweris. Lessthanunity.
Explanation. PowerFactorisalwayslessthanone(unity).

QuestionNumber. 33. InaSeriesLCcircuitifthevalueofthecapacitanceisincreasedthenthepowerfactorwillbe.

OptionA. greaterthan1.
OptionB. lessthan1.
OptionC. equalto1.
CorrectAnsweris. lessthan1.
Explanation. Thepowerfactorisalwayslessthan1unlessthecircuitisatresonance.

QuestionNumber. 34. Whatisthecurrentinthecircuitwitharesistanceof8ohms,inductivereactanceof12ohms,capacitive

reactanceof18ohmswith20voltsappliedacrossit?.
OptionA. 10amps.
OptionB. 1amp.
OptionC. 2amps.
CorrectAnsweris. 2amps.
Explanation. CalculatethetotalimpedanceZ=(36+64)=10andthenuseformulaV=Z*Itofindcurrent.

QuestionNumber. 35. Acircuitcontainingaresistor,capacitorandinductorwhereresonantfrequencyismet,whatwillthe

impedanceofthecircuitbe?.
OptionA. Maximum.
OptionB. Resistanceacrosstheresistor.
OptionC. Zero.
CorrectAnsweris. Resistanceacrosstheresistor.
Explanation. TheXLandXCcancelatresonance,leavingonlytheR.

15.Transformers.

QuestionNumber. 1. Howmanyturnsdoesthesecondarywindingofa2:1stepuptransformerhave?.
OptionA. Lessthanprimary.
OptionB. Morethanprimary.
OptionC. Lessturnsbutwiththickerwire.
CorrectAnsweris. Morethanprimary.
Explanation. ClearlyusingBritishnotationofSecondary:Primary.

QuestionNumber. 2. Toreduceeddycurrentsinatransformeryouwould.
OptionA. increasethethicknessoflaminationsinthemagneticcore.
OptionB. reducethenumberofturnsontheprimarywinding.
OptionC. reducethethicknessoflaminationsinthemagneticcore.
CorrectAnsweris. reducethethicknessoflaminationsinthemagneticcore.
Explanation. Readupontransformerlosses.

QuestionNumber. 3. Atransformerhasaninputof400Vandaratioof2:1.Ifthetransformerisdelta/starwound,whatwill
thelinevoltageoutputbe?.
OptionA. 115V.
OptionB. 346V.
OptionC. 200V.
CorrectAnsweris. 346V.
Explanation. Starwoundoutputlinevoltageis1.73*phasevoltage.

QuestionNumber. 4. ATransformerwith115Vprimaryvoltageandaratioof5:1issupplyingalandinglight(load24V45
amps)isused,whatisthecurrentdrawn?.
OptionA. 205amps.
OptionB. 4.5amps.
OptionC. 9amps.
CorrectAnsweris. 9amps.
Explanation. WhenthevoltageissteppedDOWN,thecurrenthasbeensteppedUP.Sowitha45Aoutputcurrentona5:1
transformer.


QuestionNumber. 5. ATransformerhas4500secondaryturnsand750primaryturns.Itsturnsratiois.
OptionA. 1:6.
OptionB. 1/6.
OptionC. 6:1.
CorrectAnsweris. 6:1.
Explanation. TurnsratioisSecondary:Primary(usingBritishnotation).

QuestionNumber. 6. Thepointofcoercivityoccurswhenthe.
OptionA. magneticfluxiszeroeventhoughamagnetizingforceisbeingapplied.
OptionB. magnetizingforcereachesapeakpositiveornegativevalue.
OptionC. magnetizingforceappliedcausesthematerialtobecomemagneticallysaturated.
CorrectAnsweris. magneticfluxiszeroeventhoughamagnetizingforceisbeingapplied.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 7. Theprimarywindingofa3phasetransformer.
OptionA. isdeltawound.
OptionB. couldbeeitherdeltaorstarwound.
OptionC. isstarwound.
CorrectAnsweris. couldbeeitherdeltaorstarwound.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 8. Inatransformer,iftherateofchangeofcurrentincreases,themutualinductancewill.
OptionA. decrease.
OptionB. remainthesame.
OptionC. increase.
CorrectAnsweris. remainthesame.
Explanation. Transformerratio(whichisdependantuponthemutualinductance)isnotafunctionoffrequency.

QuestionNumber. 9. A4:1stepdowntransformerdraws115Vand1A.Theoutputpowerwillbe.
OptionA. 460Vat0.25A.
OptionB. 28.5Vat16A.
OptionC. 28.5Vat4A.
CorrectAnsweris. 28.5Vat4A.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 10. Thesecondarycoilofatransformerhas1500turnsand10resistance.Theprimarycoilhas1k

resistance.Howmanyturnsdoestheprimarycoilhave?.
OptionA. 15,000.
OptionB. 1,500,000.
OptionC. 150,000
CorrectAnsweris. 15,000.
Explanation. Turnsratio=squarerootoftheimpedanceratio.

QuestionNumber. 11. Inastarwoundprimarytransformer,howcouldyouwindthesecondarywinding?.

OptionA. staronly.
OptionB. eitherdeltaorstar.
OptionC. deltaonly.
CorrectAnsweris. eitherdeltaorstar.
Explanation. Theoppositetypeofwindingispreferredbecausethisreducesinterferencebetweenthetwo.However,theconnecting
circuitsmaydictatewhichisusedeitherway,anycombinationispossible.

QuestionNumber. 12. Astepuptransformerhas.

OptionA. twowindings.
OptionB. onewinding.
OptionC. threewindings.
CorrectAnsweris. twowindings.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 13. Inatransformercorelossis200Wandcopperlossis220Watnoload.Whatisthecorelossatfull

load?.
OptionA. 200W.
OptionB. 0W.
OptionC. 220W.
CorrectAnsweris. 200W.
Explanation. Sincethefluxis(almost)thesamewhenonloadasitisoffload,thecorelossisthesame.(However,copperlosswill
begreaterONloadbecauseofthehighercurrent).

QuestionNumber. 14. Thesecondarywindingofatransformerhasanimpedanceof10ohmsand1500turns.Fortheprimary

windingtohaveanimpedanceof1kilohm,howmanyturnsmustithave?.
OptionA. 15,000.
OptionB. 1,500,000.
OptionC. 150,000
CorrectAnsweris. 15,000.
Explanation. Turnsratio=squarerootofimpedanceratio.

QuestionNumber. 15. Eddycurrentsinatransformercorearereducedby.

OptionA. decreasingthethicknessofthelaminates.
OptionB. makingthecorefromasolidblock.
OptionC. increasingthethicknessofthelaminates.
CorrectAnsweris. decreasingthethicknessofthelaminates.
Explanation. Toreduceeddycurrents,thethinnerthelaminates,thebetter.

QuestionNumber. 16. Transformercopperlossonfullloadis220Watts.Onhalfloadthelosswillbe.

OptionA. 440Watts.
OptionB. 110Watts.
OptionC. 55Watts.
CorrectAnsweris. 55Watts.
Explanation. SincecopperlossisgivenbyI2R,iftheloaddoubles,thecopperlosswillquadruple.Soitmusthavebeen55Wattson
halfloadtobe220Wattsonfullload.(Note:Corelossdoesnotchangewithload).

QuestionNumber. 17. Howcanitbedeterminedifatransformerwindinghassomeofitsturnsshortedtogether?.

OptionA. measuretheinputvoltagewithanohmmeter.
OptionB. theoutputvoltagewillbehigh.
OptionC. thetransformerwillgethotinnormaloperation.
CorrectAnsweris. thetransformerwillgethotinnormaloperation.
Explanation. Copperloss(heat)isgivenbyI2R.Ifsometurnsareshortedtogether,theresistance(R)goesdownandthecurrent(I)
goesup.Butsincethecurrentissquared,theheatlosswillincreaseonasquarelaw.

QuestionNumber. 18. Eddycurrentsinatransformercanbereducedby.

OptionA. usingasinglesolidpieceofmetal.
OptionB. laminations.
OptionC. usingaspecialnonmetallicmaterial.
CorrectAnsweris. laminations.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 19. Whatistheratioofturnsbetweentheprimarycoilwindingandthesecondarycoilwindingofa
transformerdesignedtotripleitsinputvoltage?.
OptionA. primarywillhaveonethirdasmanyturnsasitssecondary.
OptionB. primarywillhavethreetimesasmanyturnsasitssecondary.
OptionC. primarywillhavetwiceasmanyturnsasitssecondary.
CorrectAnsweris. primarywillhaveonethirdasmanyturnsasitssecondary.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 20. Atransformershouldalwayshaveits.

OptionA. primaryshortedoroffload.
OptionB. secondaryshortedoronload.
OptionC. secondaryopencircuitoronload.
CorrectAnsweris. secondaryopencircuitoronload.
Explanation. Ifyoushortoutthesecondarywinding,theprimarywillburnout.

QuestionNumber. 21. Whichofthefollowingwouldbeusedtocalculatetransformerturnsratio?.

OptionA. secondaryturnsprimaryturns.
OptionB. primaryturnssecondaryturns.
OptionC. primaryturnssecondaryturns.
CorrectAnsweris. secondaryturnsprimaryturns.
Explanation. IftheAmericanversionofturnsratioisuseditisPrimary:Secondary.EnglishnotationisSecondary:Primary.

QuestionNumber. 22. Thevoltageinatransformersecondarycoilthatcontainstwiceasmanyloopsastheprimarycoilwill

be.
OptionA. lessandtheamperagegreaterthanintheprimarycoil.
OptionB. greaterandtheamperagegreaterthanintheprimarycoil.
OptionC. greaterandtheamperagelessthanintheprimarycoil.
CorrectAnsweris. greaterandtheamperagegreaterthanintheprimarycoil.ORgreaterandtheamperagelessthanintheprimary
coil.
Explanation. Itisastepuptransformer.Thevoltageisthereforesteppedupandthecurrentsteppeddownbythesameratio.Itmust
dothisbecausethepower(IV)isthesameintheprimaryandsecondary(neglectingefficiency).

QuestionNumber. 23. Theareaofahysteresisloopisproportionaltothe.

OptionA. energydissipatedinputtingthematerialthroughacompletecycleofmagnetizationanddemagnetization.
OptionB. relativepermeabilityofthematerialbeingmagnetized.
OptionC. energyabsorbedincompletelydemagnetizingthematerial.
CorrectAnsweris. energydissipatedinputtingthematerialthroughacompletecycleofmagnetizationanddemagnetization.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 24. Intransformeroperation,hysteresislossesare.

OptionA. currentovercomingcoilresistance.
OptionB. inducedcurrentintheironcore.
OptionC. energywastedinreversingcoremagnetization.
CorrectAnsweris. energywastedinreversingcoremagnetization.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 25. Whatcausesatransformertobenoisy?.

OptionA. Highcorelosses.
OptionB. Anairgapinthecore.
OptionC. Highcoilresistance.
CorrectAnsweris. Anairgapinthecore.
Explanation. Anairgapinthemagneticcorecausesnoise.


QuestionNumber. 26. Atransformerwitha5:1ratiohasa24Voutput.Whatistheinput?.
OptionA. 120VDC.
OptionB. 4.8VAC.
OptionC. 120VAC.
CorrectAnsweris. 120VAC.
Explanation. 5:1isstepdown.Soinputmustbe5*24=120V.TransformersonlyworkonAC.

QuestionNumber. 27. Copperlossesinatransformerarecausedby.

OptionA. theresistanceinthewindings.
OptionB. wastingofthecopperwiresduetofriction.
OptionC. circulatingcurrentsthroughthetransformer.
CorrectAnsweris. theresistanceinthewindings.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 28. Thecopperlossonasinglephasetransformeris25Wattsonfullload.Whatwillitbeonhalfload?.

OptionA. 5Watts.
OptionB. 6.25Watts.
OptionC. 12.5Watts.
CorrectAnsweris. 6.25Watts.
2R
Explanation. Copperloss=I .Sohalvethecurrent(load)andyoureducethecopperlossto1/4.

QuestionNumber. 29. Atransformerisdesignedtooperateat60Hz.Itisconnectedacrossa50Hzsupply.Theprimary

windingswould.
OptionA. drawmorecurrent.
OptionB. drawthesamecurrent.
OptionC. drawlesscurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. drawmorecurrent.
Explanation. TheinductivereactancedecreaseswithadecreasedfrequencysoitwilldrawMOREcurrent.

QuestionNumber. 30. Acurrenttransformer,whendisconnectedfromacircuitmustbe.

OptionA. leftopencircuit.
OptionB. shortcircuited.
OptionC. havearesistorconnectedacrosstheterminals.
CorrectAnsweris. shortcircuited.
Explanation. Currenttransformersmustbeshortcircuitedwhendisconnected.

QuestionNumber. 31. Whatisthereflectedimpedanceintheprimaryofthetransformercircuitshown?.

OptionA. 20ohms.
OptionB. 500ohms.
OptionC. 50ohms.
CorrectAnsweris. 500ohms.
Explanation. Turnsratio=(turnsratio).10/1=Zin/5.100=Zin/5Zin=500.


QuestionNumber. 32. Atransformerratedatafrequencyof200Hz.
OptionA. maybeusedatanyotherfrequency.
OptionB. mayonlybeusedattheratedfrequencyorabove.
OptionC. mayonlybeusedattheratedfrequencyorbelow.
CorrectAnsweris. mayonlybeusedattheratedfrequencyorabove.
Explanation. Sincethereactanceoftheprimarycoildecreaseswithdecreasingfrequency,usingbelowtheratedfrequencymay
damageitduetoincreasedcurrentflow.

QuestionNumber. 33. Thedotsonthetransformersymbolshownarecalled,andindicate.

OptionA. phasingdots,pointthathavetheoppositepolarityatthesamemomentintime.
OptionB. phasingdots,pointthathavethesamepolarityatthesamemomentintime.
OptionC. quadraturedots,pointsare90ooutofphase.
CorrectAnsweris. phasingdots,pointthathavethesamepolarityatthesamemomentintime.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 34. Atransformerisbuiltwithamaterialhavinga.
OptionA. highcoerciveforce.
OptionB. widehysteresisloop.
OptionC. narrowhysteresisloop.
CorrectAnsweris. narrowhysteresisloop.
Explanation. Theareaofthehysteresisloopisthepowerlostinrepeatedlyreversingthemagnetism.

QuestionNumber. 35. Inacircuitwhichpossessesmutualinductance,currentisincreasedtotheprimary.

OptionA. theinducedEMFinthesecondaryproducesacurrentinthesecondarycircuitwhichopposestheincreaseinfluxdueto
theincreaseofcurrentintheprimary.
OptionB. theinducedEMFinthesecondaryproducesacurrentinthesecondarycircuitwhichassiststheincreaseinfluxdueto
theincreaseofcurrentintheprimary.
OptionC. theinducedEMFinthesecondaryproducesacurrentinthesecondarycircuitwhosefluxhasnoeffectonthefluxin
theprimary.
CorrectAnsweris. theinducedEMFinthesecondaryproducesacurrentinthesecondarycircuitwhichopposestheincreasein
fluxduetotheincreaseofcurrentintheprimary.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 36. Atransformerhas500turnsontheprimaryand100turnsonthesecondary.Whenconnectedtoa100V

supply,theoutputis.
OptionA. 500V.
OptionB. 25V.
OptionC. 20V.
CorrectAnsweris. 20V.
Explanation. 5:1stepdown.100/5=20V.

QuestionNumber. 37. Atransformerhas500turnsontheprimaryand100turnsonthesecondary.Thesecondarysupplies20V

andisconnectedtoa10ohmload.Theprimarycurrentis.
OptionA. 0.4amps.
OptionB. 2amps.
OptionC. 10amps.
CorrectAnsweris. 0.4amps.
Explanation. Secondarycurrent=V/R=20/10=2A.Primarycurrent=2A/5=0.4A.

QuestionNumber. 38. Atransformerhas1200turnsprimaryand4800turnssecondary.Whatvalueofloadresistancewouldbe

requiredtogiveareflectedimpedanceof1000ohms?.
OptionA. 4kilohm.
OptionB. 1kilohm.
OptionC. 16kilohm.
CorrectAnsweris. 16kilohm.
Explanation. Impedancematchingformula,TurnsRatio=(ImpedanceRatio).

QuestionNumber. 39. Anautotransformerwindingsare.

OptionA. wiredinparallel.
OptionB. onseparateformers.
OptionC. connected.
CorrectAnsweris. connected.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 40. Whatvoltagecantheneutrallinecarryinastartransformer?.

OptionA. Zerovoltage.
OptionB. Phasevoltage.
OptionC. Combinedlinevoltages.
CorrectAnsweris. Zerovoltage.
Explanation. Theneutrallineisgrounded.

QuestionNumber. 41. Atransformertosupplya24Vloadwitha5:1turnsratiowillhavewhatprimarysupply?.

OptionA. 120VAC.
OptionB. 48VAC.
OptionC. 120VDC.
CorrectAnsweris. 120VAC.
Explanation. 5:1isstepdown,sothesupplyvoltagemustbe5*24=120VAC(ACbecausetransformersdon'tworkwithDC).

QuestionNumber. 42. Atransformerhas2000V,500turnsontheprimaryand50turnsonthesecondary.Whatwouldbethe

linevoltageifthetransformerwereDelta/Starconnected?.
OptionA. 200V.
OptionB. 450V.
OptionC. 346V.
CorrectAnsweris. 346V.
Explanation. Itisa10:1stepdowntransformer.Phasevoltageinsecondary=200V.Withstarwoundsecondary,linevoltage=1.73
*200=346V.

QuestionNumber. 43. ThelinevoltageinaWyewoundtransformeris.

OptionA. root3/phasevoltage.
OptionB. root3*phasevoltage.
OptionC. thesameasphasevoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. root3*phasevoltage.
Explanation. Linevoltage=root3*phasevoltageinaWye(star)woundtransformer.

QuestionNumber. 44. Eddycurrentlossesinatransformerare.

OptionA. magneticflowsinducedintothecore.
OptionB. currentusedinmagnetisingthecore.
OptionC. hysteresislosses.
CorrectAnsweris. magneticflowsinducedintothecore.
Explanation.

QuestionNumber. 45. A3phasestardeltawoundtransformergives.

OptionA. 30phaseshift.
OptionB. 90phaseshift.
OptionC. nophaseshift.
CorrectAnsweris. 30phaseshift.
Explanation. Astardeltawoundtransformergivesa30degreephaseshift.

QuestionNumber. 46. Ina4:1stepuptransformer,whatwouldgiveareflectedimpedanceof1Kilohm?.

OptionA. 1kohm.
OptionB. 16kohm.
OptionC. 4kohm.
CorrectAnsweris. 16kohm.
Explanation. Turnsratio=(impedanceratio).

QuestionNumber. 47. Theinputis115Vandisappliedacrossthe300turnportionoftheautotransformershown.Whatisthe

output?.

OptionA. 115V.
OptionB. 28V.
OptionC. 460V.
CorrectAnsweris. 460V.
Explanation. Autotransformer300:1200ratio1:4.Output=4*115V.

QuestionNumber. 48. Anearperfect4:1stepuptransformerhasit'sprimaryconnectedto120VAC,ifthesecondaryis

connectedtoaloadwith1600ohmsresistance,whatisthecurrentintheprimary?.
OptionA. 1amp.
OptionB. 0.3amps.
OptionC. 1.2amps.
CorrectAnsweris. 1.2amps.
Explanation. Secondaryvoltage=480V,Secondarycurrent=480/1600=0.3A,Primarycurrent=4*0.3=1.2A.


QuestionNumber. 49. Fluxlossesinatransformercanbepreventedby.
OptionA. windingtheprimaryontopofthesecondary.
OptionB. theuseofprimaryshielding.
OptionC. laminatingthecore.
CorrectAnsweris. windingtheprimaryontopofthesecondary.
Explanation. Fluxlossesareduetoprimaryfluxlinesnotgoingthroughthesecondary.

QuestionNumber. 50. Tosupplya24voltoutputwithatransformerwitha5:1turnsratio,theinputrequiredis.

OptionA. 4.8V.
OptionB. 24V.
OptionC. 120V.
CorrectAnsweris. 120V.
Explanation. Assumingthisisastepdowntransformer(i.e5:1meansPrimary:Secondary).

QuestionNumber. 51. Whatwouldyouuseforthecoreinageneratorcurrenttransformer?.

OptionA. Aircore.
OptionB. Laminatedcore.
OptionC. SteelCore.
CorrectAnsweris. Aircore.
Explanation. Acurrenttransformerusesthegeneratoroutputcableasitsprimary,soitmusthaveahollow(air)core.

QuestionNumber. 52. Anaircrafttransformerisneededtostepupavoltage.Whatsortwouldbeused?.

OptionA. Aircore.
OptionB. Solidcore.
OptionC. Laminatedcore.
CorrectAnsweris. Laminatedcore.
Explanation. Laminatedcoretransformersaremostefficient.

QuestionNumber. 53. Ina4:1stepuptransformer,120Visappliedtotheprimary,andtheloadonthesecondaryis1600

Ohms.Whatisthecurrentintheprimary?.
OptionA. 0.075A.
OptionB. 1.2A.
OptionC. 3A.
CorrectAnsweris. 1.2A.
Explanation. Voltageinsecondary=4*120=480V.CurrentinSecondary=480/1600(Ohm'sLaw)=3/10A.CurrentinPrimary=
4*3/10A=12/10A=1.2A(RememberthatcurrentissteppeddownPrimarytoSecondaryinastepuptransformer).

QuestionNumber. 54. A10:1stepuppowertransformerhas120V,and3Aflowingthroughtheprimary,and0.285Aflowing

throughthesecondarywhatistheefficiency?.
OptionA. 90%.
OptionB. 95%.
OptionC. 85%.
CorrectAnsweris. 95%.
Explanation. Powerinprimary=120*3=360W.Powerinsecondary=1200*0.285=342W.342/360=0.95.

QuestionNumber. 55. Aircraftautotransformersareofwhattype?.

OptionA. Opencore.
OptionB. Twincore.
OptionC. Laminatedcore.
CorrectAnsweris. Laminatedcore.
Explanation. Pg60AircraftElectricalSystemsPallett.

QuestionNumber. 56. Anautotransformeris.

OptionA. primaryandsecondarycoils.
OptionB. primarycoilonly.
OptionC. primaryandsecondarycoilsonsinglebar.
CorrectAnsweris. primaryandsecondarycoilsonsinglebar.
Explanation. NIL. http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/autotransformer

QuestionNumber. 57. Thewindingsonaautotransformerare.

OptionA. woundonseparatelegsofcore.
OptionB. woundwithnomagneticcore.
OptionC. woundwiththeprimaryoverthesecondary.
CorrectAnsweris. woundwithnomagneticcore.ORwoundwiththeprimaryoverthesecondary.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 58. HowdoyoureduceHysteresislossofatransformer?.

OptionA. Windthecoilsoneovertheotherandbycarefuldesignofthetransformer.
OptionB. Bylaminatingthecore.
OptionC. Byusingacorematerialwhichcanbeeasilydemagnetised.
CorrectAnsweris. Bylaminatingthecore.ORByusingacorematerialwhichcanbeeasilydemagnetised.
Explanation. NIL.

16.Filters.

QuestionNumber. 1. Whichisahighpassfilter?.
OptionA. LtypewithseriesLandshuntC.
OptionB. LtypewithseriesCandshuntL.
OptionC. typewithseriesCandL.
CorrectAnsweris. typewithseriesCandL.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 2. Ahighpassfilterwill.
OptionA. allowfrequenciesaboveacertainvaluetopass.
OptionB. allowfrequencieswithinarangetopass.
OptionC. allowfrequenciesbelowacertainvaluetopass.
CorrectAnsweris. allowfrequenciesaboveacertainvaluetopass.
Explanation. Readuponfiltersespeciallyhighpass,lowpass,bandpassandbandstop.

QuestionNumber. 3. Abandstopfilter.
OptionA. attenuatesfrequencieseithersideofanarrowrange.
OptionB. stopsanarrowrangeoffrequencies.
OptionC. stopsfrequencieseithersideofanarrowrange.
CorrectAnsweris. stopsanarrowrangeoffrequencies.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 4. Thisisadiagramofa.

OptionA. highpassfilter.
OptionB. bandpassfilter.
OptionC. lowpassfilter.
CorrectAnsweris. lowpassfilter.
Explanation. Thisisaverysimplelowpassfilter,sincethecapacitorwillabsorballhighfrequencies.

QuestionNumber. 5. Acapacitorinseriesandinductorinparallelmakewhatkindoffilter?.
OptionA. Lowpass.
OptionB. Bandpass.
OptionC. Highpass.
CorrectAnsweris. Highpass.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 6. Ahighpassfilterhas.
OptionA. highimpedancetohighfrequency,lowimpedancetolowfrequency.
OptionB. highimpedancetobothhighandlowfrequency.
OptionC. highimpedancetolowfrequency,lowimpedancetohighfrequency.
CorrectAnsweris. highimpedancetolowfrequency,lowimpedancetohighfrequency.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 7. Acircuitwithgoodselectivitywillhave.
OptionA. alargebandwidth.
OptionB. anarrowbandwidth.
OptionC. alowL/Cratio.
CorrectAnsweris. anarrowbandwidth.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 8. Afilterwithasmallbandwidthhas.
OptionA. ahighvalueofQ.
OptionB. aQofzero.
OptionC. alowvalueofQ.
CorrectAnsweris. ahighvalueofQ.
Explanation. Qisthe'quality'ofafilter.

QuestionNumber. 9. Bandstopfilter.
OptionA. attenuatesfrequenciesinaspecifiednarrowband.
OptionB. stopsfrequenciesinanarrowband.
OptionC. passallfrequenciesinthatband.
CorrectAnsweris. attenuatesfrequenciesinaspecifiednarrowband.
Explanation. Attenuatesmeans'toreduce'.Nofilterwilltotallystoptheunwantedfilterband.

QuestionNumber. 10. Bandpassfilterinacircuit.

OptionA. onlyallowsanarrowbandoffrequencytopass.
OptionB. allowsfrequenciesbelowacutofffrequencytopass.
OptionC. allowsfrequenciesaboveacutofffrequencytopass.
CorrectAnsweris. onlyallowsanarrowbandoffrequencytopass.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 11. Ahighpassfilterconsistsofa.

OptionA. capacitorinseriesandinductorinseries.
OptionB. capacitorinseriesandinductorinparallel.
OptionC. aninductorinseriesandacapacitorinparallel.
CorrectAnsweris. capacitorinseriesandinductorinparallel.
Explanation. NIL.

17.ACGenerators.

QuestionNumber. 1. InanalternatingcurrentStarwiredsystem,thephasevoltageis115voltsandthelinevoltagewillbe
approximately.
OptionA. 200volts.
OptionB. 115volts.
OptionC. 163volts.
CorrectAnsweris. 200volts.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 2. Analternatingcurrentgeneratorisoperatingat50kVAinacircuitwithapowerfactorof0.8.Thereal
poweris.
OptionA. 40kW.
OptionB. 72kW.
OptionC. 50kW.
CorrectAnsweris. 40kW.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 3. ThetwofactorswhichgoverntheoutputfrequencyofanACgeneratorarethe.
OptionA. thenumberofpoles(inpairs)andtherotorRPM.
OptionB. strengthofthestatorfieldfluxandnumberofpoles.
OptionC. speedofrotationoftherotorandthestatorfieldfluxstrength.
CorrectAnsweris. thenumberofpoles(inpairs)andtherotorRPM.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 4. Inadeltaconnectedgenerator.
OptionA. linevoltage=root3timesphasevoltage,linecurrent=phasecurrent.
OptionB. linevolts=phasevolts,linecurrent=phasecurrentdividedbyroot3.
OptionC. linevolts=phasevolts,linecurrent=root3timesphasecurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. linevolts=phasevolts,linecurrent=root3timesphasecurrent.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 5. Whenmeasuringthephaseandlinevoltagesofagenerator,itwasfoundthatlineandphasevoltages
wereequal.Thegeneratoris?.
OptionA. eitherdeltaorstarwound.
OptionB. deltawound.
OptionC. starwound.
CorrectAnsweris. deltawound.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 6. ThepermanentmagnetinanA.Cgeneratorinduces.
OptionA. A.C.inthemaingenerator.
OptionB. A.C.intheexcitergenerator.
OptionC. D.C.intheexcitergenerator.
CorrectAnsweris. A.C.intheexcitergenerator.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 7. Ifthephasevoltageinastarconnectedgeneratoris200Vwhatwillbethelinevoltage?.
OptionA. 115V.
OptionB. 346V.
OptionC. 200V.
CorrectAnsweris. 346V.
Explanation. Starconnectedgeneratorlinevoltageis1.73*phasevoltage.

QuestionNumber. 8. Ageneratorislabeledashaving115V/200V,20AandPF0.8.Whatistheapparentpowerineachline
thatthegeneratorcanproduce?.
OptionA. 2.3kVA.
OptionB. 2.3kW.
OptionC. 4kVA.
CorrectAnsweris. 4kVA.
Explanation. ApparentpowerismeasuredinVA.Linevoltageis200V(alwaysthehigherofthetwovoltagesandthepresenceof2
voltagesconfirmsitasstarwound).So200*20=4KVA(PFnotrequired).

QuestionNumber. 9. ACgeneratorsareratedin.
OptionA. kVA.
OptionB. kVARs.
OptionC. kW.
CorrectAnsweris. kVA.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 10. Thefrequencyoftheoutputofa4polegeneratoris400Hz.Thegeneratoristurningat.

OptionA. 6000RPM.
OptionB. 12000RPM.
OptionC. 3000RPM.
CorrectAnsweris. 12000RPM.
Explanation. Gettheformulaforfrequency.

QuestionNumber. 11. ThevoltageinducedinthestatorofanACgeneratorisproducedby.

OptionA. analternatingfield.
OptionB. arotatingmagneticfield.
OptionC. afixedmagneticfield.
CorrectAnsweris. arotatingmagneticfield.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 12. A30KVAratedgeneratorhasapowerfactorof0.8.Whatisitsmaximumconsistentpower?.

OptionA. 30KW.
OptionB. 37.5KW.
OptionC. 24KW.
CorrectAnsweris. 24KW.
Explanation. Powerfactor=truepower/apparentpower.

QuestionNumber. 13. Thethreevoltagesofathreephasegeneratorareconnected.

OptionA. inserieswitheachother.
OptionB. independentlyofeachother.
OptionC. inparallelwitheachother.
CorrectAnsweris. independentlyofeachother.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 14. Ina2phasegenerator,howfarapartarethewindingselectrically?.

OptionA. 45.
OptionB. 180.
OptionC. 90.
CorrectAnsweris. 90.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 15. WherearetheoutputwindingsonanACgenerator?.

OptionA. Rotorwithsliprings.
OptionB. Rotorwithcommutator.
OptionC. Stator.
CorrectAnsweris. Stator.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 16. Thelinevoltagefromageneratorwithadeltatypeconnectionwillbe.

OptionA. lowerthanthephasevoltage.
OptionB. higherthanthephasevoltage.
OptionC. thesameasthephasevoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. thesameasthephasevoltage.
Explanation. Lineandphasevoltagesarethesamewithadeltaconnections(itisthecurrentthatisdifferent).

QuestionNumber. 17. Anadvantageofastarconnectedgeneratoroveradeltaconnectedgeneratoris.

OptionA. thelineandphasevoltagesareequal.
OptionB. twopotentialsareavailable.
OptionC. abalanceloadisguaranteed.
CorrectAnsweris. twopotentialsareavailable.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 18. PermanentmagnetsinanACgeneratorare.

OptionA. toprovideinitialexcitation.
OptionB. tocontrolthefrequency.
OptionC. torectifythecurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. toprovideinitialexcitation.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 19. TheexciterwindinginabrushlessACgeneratorissuppliedwithelectricalpowerfrom.

OptionA. permanentmagnets.
OptionB. arotatinggeneratorintegrallymountedonthesameshaftastheACwindings.
OptionC. thebusbar.
CorrectAnsweris. arotatinggeneratorintegrallymountedonthesameshaftastheACwindings.ORpermanentmagnets.
Explanation. AircraftElectricityandElectronicsEisminPage220.

QuestionNumber. 20. AnACgenerator'sfrequencywill.

OptionA. alwaysbeconstantregardlessofthegeneratorsdrivespeed.
OptionB. beproportionaltotheRPMatwhichitisdriven.
OptionC. varywithchangesinfieldstrength.
CorrectAnsweris. beproportionaltotheRPMatwhichitisdriven.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 21. AfrequencywildACgeneratorisusedfor.

OptionA. anyACload.
OptionB. deicingloads.
OptionC. instrumentsandnavigation.
CorrectAnsweris. deicingloads.
Explanation. Frequencywildcanonlybeusedonresistivecircuits(heatingandlighting).

QuestionNumber. 22. HowmanycyclesofACvoltageareproducedinasixpolealternatoroftherevolvingfieldtype,with

eachrevolutionoftherotor?.
OptionA. Six.
OptionB. Four.
OptionC. Three.
CorrectAnsweris. Three.
Explanation. Eachpairofpolesproduces1cycle.

QuestionNumber. 23. ThevariablefrequencyoutputfromanACgeneratorisusedfor.

OptionA. drivingACoperatedinstruments.
OptionB. supplyingnoninductiveloads.
OptionC. theACsupplyinsteadofusinginverters.
CorrectAnsweris. supplyingnoninductiveloads.
Explanation. Variablefrequency(frequencywild)canonlybeusedforresistiveloads(i.e.noninductiveandnoncapacitive).

QuestionNumber. 24. InasinglephaseACgenerator,frequencyisdeterminedby.

OptionA. thenumberofpairsofpoles.
OptionB. controllingthecurrentflowthroughthevoltagefieldwindings.
OptionC. thegeneratorspeed.
CorrectAnsweris. controllingthecurrentflowthroughthevoltagefieldwindings.ORthegeneratorspeed.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 25. Theamountofelectricalpowerforagivengeneratorweightis.

OptionA. greaterforACgenerator.
OptionB. determinedbythesizeoftheaircraft.
OptionC. greaterforDCgenerator.
CorrectAnsweris. greaterforACgenerator.
Explanation. ThisisoneoftheadvantagesofACpower.


QuestionNumber. 26. OnatypicalACgeneratortheoutputistaken.
OptionA. directfromtherotorviasliprings.
OptionB. directfromthestatorwindings.
OptionC. directfromtheexciter.
CorrectAnsweris. directfromthestatorwindings.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 27. AnACgeneratorisproducingtherequiredvoltagebutahigherfrequencythanthatrequired.Toremedy

this,thefollowingactionmustbetaken?.
OptionA. Decreasethespeedoftheprimemover.
OptionB. Decreasethespeedoftheprimemover,andthendecreasethestrengthofthefield.
OptionC. Decreasethespeedoftheprimemover,andthenincreasethestrengthofthefield.
CorrectAnsweris. Decreasethespeedoftheprimemover,andthenincreasethestrengthofthefield.
Explanation. Decreasingthespeedoftheprimemoverdecreasesthefrequency,butitalsodecreasestheoutputvoltage.Soyoumust
thenreturntheoutputvoltagetotherequiredlevelbyincreasingthegeneratorfieldstrength.

QuestionNumber. 28. Ina3phasegeneratorwithbalancedload,thepotentialbetweentheneutralpointandearthis.

OptionA. equaltolinevolts.
OptionB. zerovolts.
OptionC. equaltophasevolts.
CorrectAnsweris. zerovolts.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 29. ThepoweroutputofanACparallelgeneratorsystemismeasuredin.

OptionA. KW/KVARS.
OptionB. amperes.
OptionC. KVA.
CorrectAnsweris. KVA.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 30. TheshapeoftheoutputwaveformofanACgeneratorisknownasa.

OptionA. sinewave.
OptionB. frequencywave.
OptionC. cosinewave.
CorrectAnsweris. sinewave.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 31. ThesumoftheinstantaneousE.M.F.'sinathreephasesystemis.

OptionA. threetimesthephasevoltage.
OptionB. zero.
OptionC. equaltothelinevoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. zero.
Explanation. Lookatadiagramof3phases.Addupallthreeatanyverticallineanditalwayscomestozero.

QuestionNumber. 32. Onerevolutionofathreephasegeneratorwillproduce.

OptionA. 1cycle.
OptionB. 3cycles.
OptionC. 2cycles.
CorrectAnsweris. 1cycle.
Explanation. Althoughtherearethreephases,theyareconsideredseparatesoonecycleisgeneratedperrevolution.

QuestionNumber. 33. The'A'phaseofathreephasepowersystemiscolourcoded.

OptionA. red.
OptionB. blue.
OptionC. yellow.
CorrectAnsweris. red.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 34. ThetoleranceoftheACgeneratorfrequencyis.

OptionA. 10Hz.
OptionB. 40Hz.
OptionC. 20Hz.
CorrectAnsweris. 20Hz.
Explanation. +/10Hz(forparallelingofgenerators).

QuestionNumber. 35. ThevoltageofanACgenerator.

OptionA. risestomaxinonedirectionandremains.
OptionB. risestomaxinonedirection,fallstozeroandrisesinthesamedirection.
OptionC. risestomaxinonedirectionthenfallstozerothenrisestomaxintheoppositedirection.
CorrectAnsweris. risestomaxinonedirection,fallstozeroandrisesinthesamedirection.ORrisestomaxinonedirectionthen
fallstozerothenrisestomaxintheoppositedirection.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 36. Ageneratorsupplies25A,4Vand50W.Whatistheapparentpowerandthepowerfactor?.

OptionA. 400VAand0.5.
OptionB. 100VAand2.
OptionC. 100VAand0.5.
CorrectAnsweris. 100VAand0.5.
Explanation. PF=truepower/apparentpower.Apparentpower=IV=100VA.PF=50/100=0.5.


QuestionNumber. 37. Aconventionalaircraftgeneratorwillbe.

OptionA. deltawound.
OptionB. serieswound.
OptionC. starwound.
CorrectAnsweris. starwound.
Explanation. Starwoundwillgive2choicesofvoltage.Aircraftneveruseserieswoundgenerators.

QuestionNumber. 38. Powerfactorofageneratoris.

OptionA. tan.
OptionB. cos.
OptionC. sin.
CorrectAnsweris. cos.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 39. Ina3phasegenerator,whatanglearethephasestoeachother?.

OptionA. 180.
OptionB. 120.
OptionC. 0.
CorrectAnsweris. 120.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 40. Ina2phasegenerator,whatanglearethephasestoeachother?.

OptionA. 90.
OptionB. 0.
OptionC. 180.
CorrectAnsweris. 90.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 41. Deltawoundlinecurrentis.

OptionA. equaltophasecurrent.
OptionB. root3*phasecurrent.
OptionC. lessthanthephasecurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. root3*phasecurrent.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 42. Analternatordelivers500VRMSat1ampere.Thepowerfactoris0.8.Thetruepoweris.

OptionA. 500W.
OptionB. 100VA.
OptionC. 400W.
CorrectAnsweris. 400W.
Explanation. ApparentPower=amps*volts=1*500=500VA.PowerFactor=TP/AP.0.8=TP/500.TP=500*0.8=400W.

QuestionNumber. 43. OnabrushlessACgenerator,themainrotatingfieldisfedwith.

OptionA. DCviadiodesontherotor.
OptionB. AC.
OptionC. ACfromtherotatingfieldexciter.
CorrectAnsweris. DCviadiodesontherotor.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 44. Singlephasecomponentsinathreephasesystemmaybeconnectedbetween.

OptionA. phaseAandBonly.
OptionB. anyphaseandneutralORbetweenanytwophases.
OptionC. phaseandneutralonly.
CorrectAnsweris. anyphaseandneutralORbetweenanytwophases.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 45. Ageneratorratedat30KVAandpowerfactor0.8hasamaximumcontinuouspoweroutputof.

OptionA. 30kW.
OptionB. 24kW.
OptionC. 48kW.
CorrectAnsweris. 24kW.
Explanation. TruePower=PF*ApparentPower=0.8*30=24kW.

QuestionNumber. 46. IftherewasamainlyinductiveloadonanACgenerator,thevoltagewithrespecttothecurrentwould.

OptionA. lag.
OptionB. beinphase.
OptionC. lead.
CorrectAnsweris. lead.
Explanation. RememberCIVIL.

QuestionNumber. 47. OnabrushlessACgenerator,thepermanentmagnetgeneratoroutputis.

OptionA. DC.
OptionB. pulsed.
OptionC. AC.
CorrectAnsweris. AC.
Explanation. TheoutputisACbeforeitisrectifiedbythediodesinsidetheshaft.


QuestionNumber. 48. TheoutputfromarotatingarmatureACgeneratorwouldbetakenfrom.
OptionA. eithertherotororthestator.
OptionB. therotor.
OptionC. thestator.
CorrectAnsweris. therotor.
Explanation. ViewComment/Reference(ifavailable).

QuestionNumber. 49. AfrequencywildACgeneratorsystemhas.

OptionA. variablevoltageonly.
OptionB. variablevoltageandfrequency.
OptionC. variablefrequencyonly.
CorrectAnsweris. variablefrequencyonly.
Explanation. Thevoltageisheldconstantbyavoltageregulator,whichvariestheresistanceofthefieldcurrent.

QuestionNumber. 50. AnACgeneratorhasfourpoles.Toproduceafrequencyof400Hzitmustachieveaspeedof.

OptionA. 6000RPM.
OptionB. 3000RPM.
OptionC. 12000RPM.
CorrectAnsweris. 12000RPM.
Explanation. Ifithadtheminimumof2poles(1pair)itwouldrequire400revs/sec=400*60=24,000revs/min.With4poles(2
pairs),thatspeedcanbehalved.

QuestionNumber. 51. ThestatorofapermanentmagnetrotorACgenerator.

OptionA. isusuallystarwound.
OptionB. iswoundinserieswiththefield.
OptionC. isusuallydeltawound.
CorrectAnsweris. isusuallystarwound.
Explanation. Starwoundismorecommonduetotheprovisionoftwovoltages.

QuestionNumber. 52. Thepoweroutputofasimilarsized3phasecomparedtoasinglephasegeneratoris.

OptionA. more.
OptionB. same.
OptionC. less.
CorrectAnsweris. more.
Explanation. 3phasegeneratorsarelighterandmorecompactfortheiroutputpower.

QuestionNumber. 53. Inavoltageequalisingcircuitthegeneratorsareregulatedso.

OptionA. thehigheroutputisdecreasedtothatofthelower.
OptionB. thelowerisincreasedandthehigherisdecreaseduntiltheyareequal.
OptionC. theloweroutputisincreasedtothatofthehigher.
CorrectAnsweris. thelowerisincreasedandthehigherisdecreaseduntiltheyareequal.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 54. Ina3phasedeltawoundcircuit,linecurrentis.

OptionA. sameasthephasecurrent.
OptionB. thevectorialsumofall3phasecurrents.
OptionC. inphasewiththephasecurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. thevectorialsumofall3phasecurrents.
Explanation. Linecurrentisroot3*phasecurrent(rulesouta).Thereisa30degreephaseshift(rulesoutb).Theroot3isderived
fromthevectorsumofallthreephases.

QuestionNumber. 55. Inanaircraftbrushlessalternatorthearmatureis.

OptionA. inserieswiththefield.
OptionB. deltawound.
OptionC. starwound.
CorrectAnsweris. starwound.
Explanation. ThearmatureisnormallyStarWoundtogiveachoiceof2voltages.

QuestionNumber. 56. Ifthephasevoltageofastarwoundgeneratoris115V,whatwouldbethelinetolinevoltage?.

OptionA. 220V.
OptionB. 180V.
OptionC. 200V.
CorrectAnsweris. 200V.
Explanation. Linetolinevoltagemeans'Line'voltage.Forstarwound,Linevoltage=1.73*phasevoltage.

QuestionNumber. 57. WhatarethefactorsaffectingthefrequencyofanACgenerator?.

OptionA. Numberofpolepairsandrpm.
OptionB. Numberofturnsinthearmaturecoilandnumberofpolepairs.
OptionC. Numberofturnsinthearmaturecoilandrpm.
CorrectAnsweris. Numberofpolepairsandrpm.
Explanation. Seeformulaforfrequencyofgeneratoroutput.

QuestionNumber. 58. Ageneratorwithmorethantwophasesisknownas.

OptionA. polyphase.
OptionB. multiphase.
OptionC. deltaphase.
CorrectAnsweris. polyphase.
Explanation. AircraftElectricityandElectronics.Eismin5thEditionPage92.


QuestionNumber. 59. Ageneratorsupplies150VACphaseandloadis10Ohmsperphase.Whatisthephasecurrent?.
OptionA. 25.5A.
OptionB. 1.5A.
OptionC. 15A.
CorrectAnsweris. 15A.
Explanation. I=V/R=150/10=15A.

QuestionNumber. 60. ThephasesonathreephaseACgeneratorarespacedat.

OptionA. 120degrees.
OptionB. 90degrees.
OptionC. 180degrees.
CorrectAnsweris. 120degrees.
Explanation. Thephasesareequallyspaced.

QuestionNumber. 61. Increasingtheloadonapermanentmagnetgeneratorwill.

OptionA. reducetheterminalvoltagebyalargeamount.
OptionB. reducetheterminalvoltagebyasmallamount.
OptionC. increasetheterminalvoltagebyasmallamount.
CorrectAnsweris. reducetheterminalvoltagebyasmallamount.
Explanation. AircraftElectricityandElectronicsEisminPg193andElectricalSystemsforA&PsPg106.

QuestionNumber. 62. Two3phasegeneratorsoperatinginparallelwithdifferentphaseandlinevoltageswillbeconnectedin.

OptionA. Parallelconfiguration.
OptionB. starconfiguration.
OptionC. deltaconfiguration.
CorrectAnsweris. starconfiguration.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 63. TheStabilitywindingsina3phaseACgeneratoraretosense.

OptionA. fieldoscillations.
OptionB. overvolt.
OptionC. phaseshift.
CorrectAnsweris. overvolt.
Explanation. StabilityWindingCAIPsEEL/123.4.5(d).

QuestionNumber. 64. Deltawoundalternatorcurrentsare.

OptionA. thesameaslinecurrent.
OptionB. thesameasphasecurrent.
OptionC. thephasecurrentmultipliedbethesquarerootof3.
CorrectAnsweris. thephasecurrentmultipliedbethesquarerootof3.
Explanation. DeltawoundLinecurrent=root3*phasecurrent.

QuestionNumber. 65. InsmallersingleortwinengineaircrafttheprimaryDCpowerissuppliedintheformofrectifiedoutput

from.
OptionA. constantfrequencyacgenerator.
OptionB. inverter.
OptionC. frequencywildacgenerator.
CorrectAnsweris. frequencywildacgenerator.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 66. Singlephasecomponentsina3phasesystemmaybeconnectedbetween.

OptionA. anyphaseandearthorbetweenanytwophases.
OptionB. anyphaseandearth.
OptionC. phaseAandBonly.
CorrectAnsweris. anyphaseandearthorbetweenanytwophases.
Explanation. EisminAircraftElectricity&Electronicspage220.

QuestionNumber. 67. UnderfrequencyinanACsupplywouldcause.

OptionA. overheatingofinductivedevices.
OptionB. overspeedingofACmotors.
OptionC. overvoltageofcapacitivedevices.
CorrectAnsweris. overheatingofinductivedevices.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 68. Thelinevoltageofa3phasestarconnectedACgeneratoris.

OptionA. equaltothephasevoltage.
OptionB. greaterthanthephasevoltage.
OptionC. lessthanthephasevoltage.
CorrectAnsweris. greaterthanthephasevoltage.
Explanation. EisminAircraftElectricity&Electronicspage220.

QuestionNumber. 69. InanACgeneratorofthebrushlesstypetherotatingfieldwindingisfedwith.

OptionA. ACviarotatingexciterwindings.
OptionB. DCviatheslipringsfromanexternalsupply.
OptionC. DCviadiodesfromthemainexciterwindingontherotor.
CorrectAnsweris. DCviadiodesfromthemainexciterwindingontherotor.
Explanation. EisminAircraftElectricity&Electronicspage220.


QuestionNumber. 70. AnACgeneratorisratedat30kVAat0.8PowerFactor:thismeansthatthemaximumcontinuous
outputshouldnotexceed.
OptionA. 24KW.
OptionB. 30KW.
OptionC. 37.5KW.
CorrectAnsweris. 24KW.
Explanation. EisminAircraftElectricity&Electronicspage90.

QuestionNumber. 71. ToadjustthevoltageofanACgenerator,whilstmaintainingconstantfrequency,itisnecessaryto.

OptionA. alterthereactanceofthestarterwindingcircuit.
OptionB. alterthefieldcurrent.
OptionC. alterthedrivingspeed.
CorrectAnsweris. alterthefieldcurrent.
Explanation. EisminAircraftElectricity&Electronicspage199.

QuestionNumber. 72. InaDeltaconnectedgeneratorthelinecurrentisequalto.

OptionA. 1.7*phasevoltage.
OptionB. 1.7*phasecurrent.
OptionC. phasecurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. 1.7*phasecurrent.
Explanation. NIL.

18.ACMotors.

QuestionNumber. 1. AnACmotorwhichrotatesatthesamespeedassupplyfrequencyiscalled.
OptionA. auniversalmachine.
OptionB. asynchronousmotor.
OptionC. aninductionmotor.
CorrectAnsweris. asynchronousmotor.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 2. AthreephaseACmotorisrunningatspeedonconstantload.Ifonephasegoesopencircuit,themotor
willrunat.
OptionA. samespeed.
OptionB. speed.
OptionC. speed.
CorrectAnsweris. samespeed.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 3. Shadedpolesinanalternatingcurrentmotorareintendedto.
OptionA. reduceeddycurrentlosses.
OptionB. preventovershooting.
OptionC. facilitatestarting.
CorrectAnsweris. facilitatestarting.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 4. Ina3phasemotor,if1phaseislost,themotor.
OptionA. runsat2thirdsspeed.
OptionB. runsat1thirdspeed.
OptionC. remainsatthesamespeed.
CorrectAnsweris. remainsatthesamespeed.
Explanation. Thespeedofa3phasemotorisdependentonlyonthefrequencyofthepowersupply.


QuestionNumber. 5. Athreephasemotorhasthewindings.
OptionA. 180apart.
OptionB. 120apart.
OptionC. 90apart.
CorrectAnsweris. 120apart.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 6. Tochangethedirectionofa3phaseinductionmotoryouwould.
OptionA. swapalloftheinputconnections.
OptionB. removeoneoftheinputconnections.
OptionC. swaptwoofthestatorconnections.
CorrectAnsweris. swaptwoofthestatorconnections.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 7. AcapacitorinasinglephaseACmotoristo.
OptionA. provideaphaseshift.
OptionB. preventspikes.
OptionC. blockDC.
CorrectAnsweris. provideaphaseshift.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 8. Theslipspeedofaninductionmotoris.
OptionA. statorspeedrotorspeed.
OptionB. statorspeed/rotorspeed.
OptionC. statorspeed+rotorspeed.
CorrectAnsweris. statorspeedrotorspeed.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 9. Aninductance/resistancemotoris.
OptionA. restrictedtolowloadsonly.
OptionB. lessefficientthanacapacitancemotor.
OptionC. betterthanacapacitancemotor.
CorrectAnsweris. lessefficientthanacapacitancemotor.
Explanation. AircraftElectricalSystemsEHJPallettThirdEdition.Page143.

QuestionNumber. 10. Ifaconnectiontoa3phaseACmotorisdisconnected,themotorwill.

OptionA. slowdownandstop.
OptionB. continuetorun.
OptionC. stop.
CorrectAnsweris. continuetorun.
Explanation. 3phasemotor,disconnectingaphasewillnotslowdownorstopthemotor,sincethespeedisdependantuponthe
frequencyandtheload(slip).Itwillhoweverhavelesstorque.

QuestionNumber. 11. Thephasesinsupplytoa2phasemotorareelectrically.

OptionA. 120degreesapartfromeachother.
OptionB. 180degreesapartfromeachother.
OptionC. 90degreesapartfromeachother.
CorrectAnsweris. 180degreesapartfromeachother.OR90degreesapartfromeachother.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 12. Calculatethespeedofa400Hz,4polemachine.

OptionA. 12,000rpm.
OptionB. 6000rpm.
OptionC. 8000rpm.
CorrectAnsweris. 12,000rpm.
Explanation. SeeformulaforspeedofanACmotor.

QuestionNumber. 13. Acapacitorinasinglephasemotoristo.

OptionA. preventsparkingattheswitch.
OptionB. providesmoothing.
OptionC. provideaphaseshift.
CorrectAnsweris. provideaphaseshift.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 14. Sliponasynchronousmotoronstartis.

OptionA. 0%.
OptionB. 100%.
OptionC. 50%.
CorrectAnsweris. 100%.
Explanation. Therotatingfieldcommencesinstantlyuponstart,buttherotortakestimeto'lockon'.

QuestionNumber. 15. Ashadedpolemotorhasshadedpolesto.

OptionA. createarotatingfield.
OptionB. reduceinterference.
OptionC. increaseefficiency.
CorrectAnsweris. createarotatingfield.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 16. Ina2phaseinductionmotorthecontrolwindingisfedwith.
OptionA. variablephaseACsupply.
OptionB. constantphaseACsupply.
OptionC. DCsupply.
CorrectAnsweris. constantphaseACsupply.ORvariablephaseACsupply.
Explanation. Atwophaseinductionmotorusedonaservosystemusesonefixedreferencephaseandonecontrolphase.Thecontrol
phaseisthesamefrequencyasthereferencephase(andisconstant)butvariesinamplitude.Whentheamplitudegoesnegativeitis
effectively180degreesoutofphasewiththereferencephaseandthemotorturnsbackwards.Moreonthissubjectinmodule4.

QuestionNumber. 17. A3phaseinductionmotorcanbereversedby.

OptionA. isolatingonephase.
OptionB. changingoveranytwophases.
OptionC. reversingtherotorconnections.
CorrectAnsweris. reversingtherotorconnections.ORchangingoveranytwophases.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 18. ThespeedofanACmotorcanbeaffectedbythe.

OptionA. fieldcurrent.
OptionB. armaturecurrent.
OptionC. pairsofpoles.
CorrectAnsweris. pairsofpoles.
Explanation. Thenumberofpairsofpolesdependsuponthefrequencyofthesupply,whichistheonlythingwhichcanvarythe
speed.

QuestionNumber. 19. AnACmotorwhichrotatesatthesamespeedasthesupplyfrequencyiscalled.

OptionA. asynchronousmotor.
OptionB. auniversalmotor.
OptionC. aninductionmotor.
CorrectAnsweris. asynchronousmotor.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 20. Inasynchronousmotor,whenthemotorisrunningtheslipis.

OptionA. 0%.
OptionB. 5%.
OptionC. 100%.
CorrectAnsweris. 0%.
Explanation. Synchronousmotorshavenoslip,atanytime.

QuestionNumber. 21. Inatwophaseinductionmotorthereare.

OptionA. 3poles.
OptionB. 4poles.
OptionC. 2poles.
CorrectAnsweris. 4poles.
Explanation. Apairofpolesperphase.

QuestionNumber. 22. Thespeedofasinglephaseinductionmotorisdependanton.

OptionA. thestrengthofthearmaturecurrent.
OptionB. thenumberofpairsofpoles.
OptionC. thestrengthofthefield.
CorrectAnsweris. thenumberofpairsofpoles.
Explanation. AnyACmotor'sspeedisdeterminedbythesupplyfrequencyand/orthenumberofpoles.Astrongerfieldorarmature
currentresultsinonlymoretorquebutnotspeed. http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/33_649.html


QuestionNumber. 23. Motorslipis.
OptionA. thepercentageofdifferenceinspeedsbetweenthestatorandrotorfields.
OptionB. asymptomofaweakfield.
OptionC. ashiftingoftheMNAofthemotor.
CorrectAnsweris. thepercentageofdifferenceinspeedsbetweenthestatorandrotorfields.
Explanation. Motorslipisthepercentageofdifferenceinspeedsbetweenthestatorandrotorfields.

QuestionNumber. 24. Theprincipalcharacteristicofasynchronousmotoris.

OptionA. itmusthaveasynchronised3phasesupplytooperate.
OptionB. itrotatesataspeedthatissynchronisedwiththeapplieddccurrent.
OptionC. itrotatesataspeedthatissynchronisedwiththeappliedaccurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. itrotatesataspeedthatissynchronisedwiththeappliedaccurrent.
Explanation. Asynchronousmotorrotatesataspeedthatissynchronisedwiththeappliedaccurrent.

QuestionNumber. 25. Asimplebasicinductionmotorhas.

OptionA. goodstartingtorque,poorrunningtorque.
OptionB. poorstartingtorque,goodrunningtorque.
OptionC. poorstartingtorque,poorrunningtorque.
CorrectAnsweris. poorstartingtorque,goodrunningtorque.
Explanation. Startingtorqueisusuallyabout60%ofmaximum.Seeforumtopic'InductionMotors'formoreinfo.

QuestionNumber. 26. Whichofthefollowingapplicationswouldrequirea'continuouslyrated'motor?.

OptionA. Fuelpumpmotor.
OptionB. Flapdriveactuator.
OptionC. Cargodooractuator.
CorrectAnsweris. Fuelpumpmotor.
Explanation. Mostpumpmotorsare'continuousrated'toprovideaconstantoutput.

QuestionNumber. 27. Acentrifugalspeedswitchisused.

OptionA. tocutouttheresistor/inductorcircuitonanACmotor.
OptionB. tocutoutthecapacitorcircuitonanACmotor.
OptionC. tocutouttheslowstartresistoronanACmotor.
CorrectAnsweris. tocutouttheresistor/inductorcircuitonanACmotor.
Explanation. PallettAircraftElectricalSystems3rdEditionPage143.

QuestionNumber. 28. Disconnectingoneofthephasesfroma3phasemotorwillcausethemotorto.

OptionA. runatthesamespeed.
OptionB. runat2/3speed.
OptionC. stop.
CorrectAnsweris. runatthesamespeed.
Explanation. Itwillrunatthesamespeed.

QuestionNumber. 29. Thecontrollingphaseonatwophasemotorisofa.

OptionA. variableamplitude.
OptionB. fixedamplitude.
OptionC. directcurrent.
CorrectAnsweris. variableamplitude.
Explanation. Pg141AircraftinstrumentsandIntegratedSystemsPallett.

QuestionNumber. 30. Thedifferenceinspeedbetweenasynchronousmotor'srotorandstatorisknownas.

OptionA. phaselag.
OptionB. rotorlag.
OptionC. slipspeed.
CorrectAnsweris. slipspeed.
Explanation. NIL. http://cipco.apogee.net/mnd/mfpsync.asp

QuestionNumber. 31. WhatisthepurposeofthecapacitorusedinasinglephaseACmotor?.

OptionA. Smoothing.
OptionB. Changingdirectionofmotor.
OptionC. Providesahighstartingtorque.
CorrectAnsweris. Providesahighstartingtorque.
Explanation. NIL.

19.

QuestionNumber. 1. Three5microfaradcapacitorsareconnectedinparallel.Whatistheretotalcapacitance?.
OptionA. 15microfarad.
OptionB. 5microfarad.
OptionC. 1.66microfarad.
CorrectAnsweris. 15microfarad.
Explanation. Capacitanceinparalleladdupdirectly.

QuestionNumber. 2. Whencapacitorsarejoinedinparallel,thetotalcapacitanceis.
OptionA. lessthanthesmallestoftheindividualcapacitors.
OptionB. equaltothesumoftheindividualcapacitors.
OptionC. dependantuponthevoltageapplied.
CorrectAnsweris. equaltothesumoftheindividualcapacitors.
Explanation. Capacitorsinseries/paralleltheory,istheoppositetoresistorsinseries/paralleltheory.


QuestionNumber. 3. Ifthedistancebetweenthetwoplatesofacapacitorisreduced,whatwillbetheeffect?.
OptionA. Capacitanceincreases.
OptionB. Capacitancedecreases.
OptionC. Capacitanceisunaffected.
CorrectAnsweris. Capacitanceincreases.
Explanation. Getaformulaforthecapacitanceofacapacitor.Seethat'd'isinverselyproportionaltothecapacitance.

QuestionNumber. 4. Thecircuitshownisatresonance.Ifthevalueoftheinductanceistrebled,theimpedancewill.

OptionA. staythesame.
OptionB. treble.
OptionC. reducebyonethird.
CorrectAnsweris. reducebyonethird.
Explanation. Atresonance,theimpedanceoftheLCpairismaximum.IfyouupsettheLCbalanceyoudestroytheresonance.The
impedanceoftheLCpairwillthenreduce,reducingtheimpedanceofthecircuitasawhole(although'byonethird'isdebatable).

QuestionNumber. 5. ThestrengthoftheEMFgeneratedbyaDCgeneratorisgiventheformula:E=EMF,B=fluxdensity,
l=lengthofconductorsinthearmature,V=velocityofconductors.
OptionA. E=(B*l)/V.
OptionB. E=B*l*V.
OptionC. E=(l*V)/B.
CorrectAnsweris. E=B*l*V.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 6. Therotatingpartofamotor/generatoriscalled.
OptionA. commutator.
OptionB. armature.
OptionC. yoke.
CorrectAnsweris. armature.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 7. NoEMFisinducedintheloopofageneratorwhen.
OptionA. itismovingatrightanglestothefield.
OptionB. itismovingparalleltothefield.
OptionC. thefieldisataminimum.
CorrectAnsweris. itismovingparalleltothefield.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 8. TheinstantaneousvalueoftheEMFinducedinarotatingwireloopis.
OptionA. directlyproportionaltothesineoftheanglebetweentheloopandthefield.
OptionB. indirectlyproportionaltothesineoftheanglebetweentheloopandthefield.
OptionC. directlyproportionaltothecosineoftheanglebetweentheloopandthefield.
CorrectAnsweris. directlyproportionaltothecosineoftheanglebetweentheloopandthefield.
Explanation. Whentheloopislayingparallelwiththefield(0o)thereismaximumEMF.Cos0o=1.

QuestionNumber. 9. Onepurposeofthecommutatoristo.
OptionA. switchthedirectionofthecurrentfloweveryhalfcycle.
OptionB. switchthedirectionofcurrentfloweverycycle.
OptionC. switchthedirectionofcurrentfloweverytwocycles.
CorrectAnsweris. switchthedirectionofthecurrentfloweveryhalfcycle.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 10. ThepoweroutputofaDCgeneratorisgovernedprimarilyby.

OptionA. itsspeedofrotation.
OptionB. itsabilitytodissipateheat.
OptionC. itsmethodofconstruction.
CorrectAnsweris. itsabilitytodissipateheat.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 11. ADCmachinehasinternalresistancedueto.

OptionA. armaturewindings,brushesandbrushestocommutatorcontact.
OptionB. armaturewindings,brushesandcommutatorinertia.
OptionC. armaturewindingsandbrushes.
CorrectAnsweris. armaturewindings,brushesandbrushestocommutatorcontact.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 12. Compensationwindingsarefittedtoageneratorin.

OptionA. serieswiththefieldwindings.
OptionB. parallelwitharmaturewindings.
OptionC. serieswitharmaturewindings.
CorrectAnsweris. serieswitharmaturewindings.
Explanation. NIL.


QuestionNumber. 13. Armaturereactionhastheeffectof.
OptionA. reducingtheoutputbydisplacingthegeometricalneutralaxis.
OptionB. reducingtheoutputbydistortingthemagneticfield.
OptionC. reducingtheoutputbyincreasinginternalresistance.
CorrectAnsweris. reducingtheoutputbydistortingthemagneticfield.
Explanation. NIL.

QuestionNumber. 14. Reactivesparkingmaybeovercomeby.

OptionA. decreasingthetimeconstantofthearmaturebyincreasingitsresistance.
OptionB. increasingthetimeconstantofthearmaturebydecreasingitsresistance.
OptionC. increasingthetimeconstantofthearmaturebyincreasingitsresistance.
CorrectAnsweris. decreasingthetimeconstantofthearmaturebyincreasingitsresistance.
Explanation. Theratioofarmatureinductancetoitsresistanceistheelectricaltimeconstantofabrushtypemotor.