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1. In television system, channels 2 to 13 are classified 13. Minimum clearance between the recessed
as _____. incandescent fixture and the nearest point of a
Ans. VHF storage space of a closet is _____.
Ans. 150 mm
2. Power in a three phase delta system with balanced
load is equal to _____. 14. Derating factor in each 7 to 9 conductors in a
Ans. √3 VL IL (p.f.) raceway is _____.
Ans. 70 %
3. What is the maximum number of wattmeters
required to measure unbalanced power for a three 15. Maximum number of conductors in a raceway that
phase system? does not need to be derated is _____.
Ans. 2 Ans. 3

4. Form factor is defined as _____. 16. 34.5 kV to 69 kV is classified as _____.

Ans. Rms value/average value Ans. High voltage

5. The value of form factor for a pure sine wave is 17. If the speed of an induction motor increases, what
_____. happens to the rotor frequency.
Ans. 1.11 Ans. Decreases

6. The basic function of a circuit breaker is to _____.
Ans. Extinguish the arc
7. Air used in air blast circuit breaker _____.
Ans. Must be free from moisture
8. The counterpart of magnetic flux in an electric
circuit is _____.
Ans. Current
9. In a parallel circuit the potential difference across
the resistance _____.
Ans. Is always constant
10. The rms value of a sinusoidal wave is equal to _____
of maximum value.
Ans. 0.707
11. In two wattmeter method, the readings of the
wattmeters will be identical when _____.
Ans. Power factor is unity
18. One advantage of distributing the winding in
alternator is to _____.
Ans. Improve voltage waveform
19. If the voltage is doubled, the ampacity of a
conductor _____.
Ans. Remains the same
20. The purpose of a grid system is to _____.
Ans. Interconnect the power stations
21. As the load is increased the speed of a dc shunt
motor will _____.
Ans. Reduce slightly
22. If the field of a synchronous motor is under excited
the power factor will be _____.
Ans. Lagging
23. In dc machines, lap winding is used for _____.
Ans. Low voltage high current

12. Maximum distance between two receptacles in a 24. Wye-wye power transformers are protected by
single family dwelling unit is _____. current transformers having _____ connection.
Ans. 1.8 m Ans. Delta-delta

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25. If supply voltage is changed by 5 % for a 3 phase
induction motor, its torque will have a change of
_____.
Ans. 10 %
26. What equipment is not part of a megger?
Ans. A coil of high inductance
37. Temperature coefficient of a conductor is defined
as the _____.
Ans. Increase in resistance per ohm per degree centigrade
38. Open conductors run individually as service drops
shall be _____.
Ans. Either insulated or bare

27. The armature current drawn by any dc motor is 39. The power factor of an alternator is determined by
proportional to _____. its _____.
Ans. The torqued required Ans. Load

28. Surge impedance of transmission line is given by 40. The speed of a synchronous motor _____.
_____. Ans. Always remains constant
Ans. √L/C
41. The efficiency of a thermal power plant is
29. For an unbalanced load, which connection is approximately _____.
suitable? Ans. 30 %
Ans. 4-wire wye connection
42. One advantage of distributing the winding in
30. The meter movement in an illumination meter alternator is to _____.
directly measures _____. Ans. Improve voltage waveform
Ans. Current
43. Impurities in an electrolyte can cause an internal
31. An electrical insulator can be made a conductor short circuit condition called _____.
_____. Ans. Local action
Ans. By ionizing it
44. The turn on voltage of a Ge junction diode is _____
32. To reverse the direction of rotation of a 3 phase volt.
induction motor, it is necessary to _____. Ans. 0.3
Ans. Interchange any two of the three line conductors
45. A mode of communication in which either party can
33. Transformers are rated in _____. hear while talking, thus allowing one party to
Ans. kVA instantly interrupt the other at any time, is called
_____.
34. In a series RL circuit, the inductor current _____ the Ans. Full duplex
resistor current.
Ans. Is equal to 46. A device that repeatedly reverses the polarity of a
magnetic field in order to keep a dc motor rotating
35. The power factor of incandescent bulb is _____. is known as _____.
Ans. Unity Ans. Commutator

36. The law that induces emf and current always 47. Differential relay device function number assigned
opposes the cause producing them was discovered by ANSI.
by _____. Ans. 87
Ans. Lenz
48. Wind mills in addition to proper gearing is the best
driver for _____.
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Ans. Induction generators Ans. D

49. The dc generator that is used as pilot exciter is 61. Electrical safety month of the year is _____.
_____. Ans. May
Ans. Flat compound
62. What produces reactive power?
50. Bundled conductors in EHV transmission lines Ans. Induction motor
results to _____.
Ans. Increase capacitance 63. Receptacle outlets shall be located above, but not
more than _____ mm above the countertop.
51. The surge impedance of an underground cable is Ans. 450 mm
around _____.
Ans. 25 Ω 64. In dwelling units, hallways of _____ m or more in
length shall have at least one receptacle outlet.
52. A contact device installed at the outlet for the Ans. 3
connection of a single attachment plug.
Ans. Receptacle 65. Time constant of a series RL circuit is equal to
_____.
53. When carrier wave is modulated at 100 %, its power Ans. L/R
is increased by _____ %.
Ans. 50 % 66. Heating effect of current has undesirable side effect
in _____.
54. Differential relays are installed to protect the Ans. Vacuum cleaner
equipment against _____.
Ans. Internal faults 67. A change of 5 % in the supply voltage of a 3 phase
induction motor will produce to its torque a change
55. This is the porcelain insulator for the end poles. of approximately _____.
Ans. Suspension Ans. 10 %

56. Farad is equivalent to what unit.
Ans. Coulomb/volt
57. What is used in power factor correction?
Ans. Synchronous motor
58. The lighting load for a dwelling expressed in terms
of a unit load in volt ampere per sq. meter must be
at least _____.
Ans. 24
68. In two wattmeter method, the reading of the
wattmeters will be identical when _____.
Ans. Power factor is unity
69. An electric current can be neither _____ nor _____.
Ans. Seen, touched
70. In transmission voltage levels, 765 kV is categorized
as _____.
Ans. Extra high voltage

59. What do you call the interior lighting where the roof 71. Purpose of a grid system is to _____.
trusses or ceiling height is greater than 7.6 m above Ans. Interconnect the power stations
floor level.
Ans. High mast 72. Efficiency of a thermal plant.
Ans. 30 %
60. Which of the following is a vector quantity?
a. magnetic flux c. magnetic reluctance 73. The number of parallel paths in a simplex lap
b. magnetic flux density d. magnetic field intensity winding is equal to _____.
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Ans. Number of poles 85. The barrier potential for a silicon diode at 250 C is
approximately _____.
74. If the input of the prime mover of an alternator is Ans. 0.7 V
kept constant but the excitation is increased then
_____. 86. Ten oersted is equivalent to _____.
Ans. kVA will be lagging Ans. 10 Gb/cm

75. The useful life of a diesel engine in a power plant is 87. Which ammeter is the most sensitive?
expected to be _____ years. Ans. 0-1 micro ammeter
Ans. 15
88. Brushes of dc machine are usually made of _____.
76. An automatic device that operates at preset values Ans. Carbon
is known as _____.
Ans. Relay 89. Impurities in an electrolyte can cause an internal
short circuit condition called _____.
77. Magnetic field exists around _____. Ans. Local action
Ans. Moving charges
90. What is the minimum number of wattmeters
78. The applied voltage is increased by 50 % and required to measure unbalanced power for a three
frequency is reduced by 50 %. The maximum core phase system?
flux density will become _____. Ans. 2
Ans. 3 times
91. Permeance is analogous to _____.
79. Surge impedance of transmission line is given by Ans. Conductance
_____.
Ans. √L/C 92. Overvoltage relay device function number.
Ans. 59
80. What is not a type of the contactor for circuit
breakers? 93. A test used to determine the equivalent resistance
Ans. Vacuum of an induction motor is _____.
Ans. Blocked-rotor test
81. Charging lead acid cell causes the electrolyte to
become _____. 94. Unit of retentivity.
Ans. Stronger Ans. Ampere turn/weber

82. If the resistance of the field winding of a dc 95. In running condition the rotor reactance of 3 phase
generator is increased the output voltage will induction motor is proportional to _____.
_____. Ans. Slip
Ans. Decrease
96. The ratio of total flux to useful flux is called _____.
83. Wye-wye power transformers are protected by Ans. Leakage factor
current transformers having _____ connection.
Ans. Delta-delta 97. With reduction of load on alternator _____.
Ans. The frequency increases
84. Luminous intensity of a lamp is expressed in _____.
Ans. Candela 98. The process by which metallic parts are
demagnetized is called _____.
Ans. Degaussing
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99. The gas inside the inner discharged tube of a Ans. 40o mech.
sodium vapor lamp is _____.
Ans. Neon 111. Moving coil instruments are used _____.
Ans. In dc circuits only
100. What is the nature of the current flowing in
the armature of dc machine? 112. Efficiency of thermal plant is approximately
Ans. Alternating current _____.
Ans. 30 %
101. Which of the ff frequencies has the longest
period? 113. Merz-Price protection is used on _____.
a. 1 Hz c. 1 kHz Ans. Substations
b. 10 Hz d. 100 kHz
Ans. A 114. The greater percentage of materials are
_____.
102. If one of the resistors in a parallel circuit is Ans. Paramagnetic
removed, what happens to the total resistance?
Ans. Increases 115. The greatest percentage of power loss in dc
motor is due to _____.
103. Purpose of using oil in transformer. Ans. Copper loss
Ans. Cooling and insulation
116. The charge of a hole is _____.
104. Skin effect is proportional to _____. Ans. Equal to that of a proton
Ans. (diameter of conductor)2
117. Transient current in an RLC circuit is
105. The three primary colors in the oscillatory when _____.
chrominance signal of a color TV are _____. Ans. R < 2√L/C
Ans. Red, green, blue
118. As load pf of an alternator becomes more
106. An alternator running in parallel with other leading, the value of the generated voltage required
alternators all having automatic voltage regulators to give rated terminal voltage _____.
is to be taken off the bus. The usual procedure Ans. Decreases
before opening the switch is to _____.
Ans. Reduce the power fed to the prime mover 119. This device is used to reflect back surges
into the line.
107. What is not one of the relays in Ans. Choke coil
transmission line?
Ans. Negative sequence relay 120. Some of the arrangement for switch/panel
boards are as follows, except _____.
108. The area of hysteresis loop is the measure Ans. Vertical
of _____.
Ans. Energy loss per cycle 121. If a 440 V heater is used on 110 V supply,
heat produced by it will be as _____ much.
109. Slip rings are made of _____. Ans. 1/16
Ans. Copper
122. The fuse used for the overhead primary
110. In a winding of a 3 phase, 6 pole induction distributors is _____.
motor, the space angle between two consecutive Ans. Expulsion
phases is _____.
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123. Porcelain insulators are protected against 134. When a welding transformer is used in a
creepage of surge current by the use of _____. resistance welding, it will _____.
Ans. Arcing horns Ans. Step up current

124. This is the lighting system wherein the 135. Grounding allows _____ opposition path of
percentage of upward and downward brightness is current flow.
the same. Ans. Low
Ans. General diffuse
136. When the temperature of the wire
125. One ampere-turn is equivalent to _____ increases, what happens to the resistance?
gilberts. Ans. Increases
Ans. 1.26
137. What is the maximum allowable continuous
126. What motor is used to start heavy loads? load for branch circuit conductor?
Ans. Series Ans. 0.8

127. The capacitor in a capacitor start induction 138. In PEC 1, where does a bonding jumper is
run ac motor is connected in series with _____ connected?
winding. Ans. Equipment enclosure
Ans. Starting
139. For a series circuit the current flowing is
128. Power circuit breakers can be classified _____.
according to operation, some of these are, except Ans. Same in all components
_____.
Ans. Inclined break 140. What is the primary advantage of FM over
AM?
129. The lowest KAIC available commercially for Ans. Noise immunity
miniature circuit breakers is _____.
Ans. 5 141. Floor receptacles outlets are not counted
unless they are within a distance of _____ mm from
130. This is the least prevalent shunt fault the wall.
among transmission and distribution lines. Ans. 450 mm
Ans. LLL
142. A permanent split single phase capacitor
131. In what year was the first 500 kV line in the motor does not have _____.
world became operational? Ans. Centrifugal switch
Ans. 1965
143. The sparking at the brushes of a dc
132. If starting voltage of a SCIM is reduced to 50 generator is due to _____.
% of its rated value, torque developed is reduced by Ans. Reactance voltage
_____ % of its full load value.
Ans. 75 144. Buchhoiz relay is a _____.
Ans. Gas actuated device
133. A standard cable emits a total luminous flux
of _____ lumens. 145. Electrical continuity is required by the PEC
Ans. 12.57 for metallic conduit _____.
Ans. To assure equipment grounding

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146. The turn on voltage of a Ge junction diode 157. All circuits must be protected against
is _____ volt. _____.
Ans. 0.3 Ans. Overload and short circuit

147. Is the overall energy program formulated 158. Which of the following is not a standard
and updated yearly by the DOE, submitted to classification for a branch circuit supplying several
congress pursuant to RA 7638. loads? 30 A, 20 A, 40 A and 25 A
Ans. Energy plan Ans. 25 A

148. In a resistance welding, the SCR is closed 159. Based on PDC, what interruption events is
during _____ time. included in the calculation of distribution utility
Ans. Squeeze, weld and hold indices?
Ans. Outages on 34.5 kV lines
149. For a hermetic motor compressor, how
many percent of the full load current is the 160. In a resistance welding, the pneumatic
allowable rating for branch disconnecting means? pressure is applied during _____ time.
Ans. 115 Ans. Squeeze, weld and hold

150. What is the difference between a 161. Is also known as cold standby reserve.
refrigerator and an air conditioner? Ans. Contingency reserve
Ans. A refrigerator takes away heat from a refrigerated
space while an air conditioner takes away heat from a living 162. The commonly used light sensor in a
space. modern fax machine is the _____.
Ans. Charge couple device
151. In TV transmission, picture signal is _____
modulated. 163. Which is/are permitted for branch
Ans. Amplitude disconnecting means of a second building?
I. Inside the building near service entrance
152. Device function number of a directional II. Outside the building but accessible
power relay. Ans. I and II
Ans. 32
164. The correct word to define wiring which is
153. With reduction of load in alternator _____. not concealed is _____.
Ans. The frequency increases Ans. Exposed

154. Transformer taps are generally on the 165. What is the barrier potential of a silicon
_____ of transformer. diode at room temperature?
Ans. High voltage winding Ans. 0.7 V

155. A thermal protection switch is able to 166. When luminaires direct 90 to 100 % of their
protect a circuit against _____. output upward is considered a _____.
Ans. Overload Ans. Indirect lighting

156. Minimum height of service drop conductors 167. The primary function of a fuse is to _____.
above a driveway is _____ mm. Ans. Protect the line
Ans. 3,700
168. A type of electronics communication in
which only one party transmits at a time.
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Ans. Half duplex 180. Current reactors are used to _____.

Ans. Bring down the fault level within the capacity
169. The parameters for a parallel RLC circuit are
1 ohm, ½ H and ½ F. Determine the type of damping 181. Heating effect of current has undesirable
exhibit by the circuit. effects in _____.
Ans. Under damped Ans. Vacuum cleaner

170. The commonly used light sensor in a 182. The minimum size of copper conductor for
modern fax machine is the _____. a 230 volt general illumination branch circuit in a
Ans. Charge couple device dwelling is _____ mm2.
Ans. 2.0
171. Device function number of an ac circuit
breaker. 183. Overcurrent protection responds to _____.
Ans. 52 Ans. Increase in current above the pick-up value

172. What power plant cannot have a single unit 184. If the dc current is reversed in the control
of 100 MW? winding of a saturated reactor _____.
Ans. Diesel power plant Ans. Same ac current will flow

173. What is the full load efficiency of a power 185. The overcurrent protective device is caused
transformer? to operate by _____.
Ans. 0.98 Ans. Current flow

174. A/an _____ relay that operates or pick-up 186. Luminaire type permitted in clothes closets.
when its current exceeds a pre-determined value. Ans. Surface mounted or recessed incandescent fixture with
Ans. Over current a completely enclosed lamp.

175. _____ are auxiliary transformers used for 187. When electrons build up pressure at one
metering or operation of auxiliary equipment and point it is called _____.
relays. Ans. Current flow
Ans. Current transformers
188. Fermi energy is the amount of energy which
6
176. A gain of 10 times is expressed by _____. _____.
Ans. 60 dB Ans. Must be given to an electron to move it to conduction
band
177. An electrical outlet constructed so that
moisture will not enter the enclosure is classified as 189. A gang capacitor is a variable capacitor in
being _____. which capacitance is varied by changing the _____.
Ans. Watertight Ans. Plate area

178. What common electronic components is 190. Which of these in not an objective of GRID
not found in ICs? planning?
Ans. Inductors a. Generating capacity c. Type of circuit
b. Timing d. Voltage
179. What is the maximum number of quarter Ans. B
bends permitted in rigid conduits between outlets?
Ans. 4

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191. In the differential current protection Ans. Vacuum

system, the current transformer secondaries of
wye-delta power transformers will be in _____. 202. An energy of 10.152 x 1018 J is equal to
Ans. Delta-wye _____ quad.
Ans. 9.623
192. The amount of frequency deviation from
the center of frequency in an FM transmitter is 203. A fuse is a _____ device.
proportional to the _____. Ans. 1-phase thermal
Ans. Amplitude
204. What is not a factor in the selection of fuse
193. _____ time is the total time it takes a fuse rating for protection of a branch circuit?
to interrupt a circuit at a certain fault current level. Ans. System impedance
Ans. Total clearing
205. A _____ is an electrical device that prevents
194. The varmeter, in conjunction with other an electrocution caused by an accident or
meter device can be used to determine the _____ equipment malfunction.
factor. Ans. Ground fault circuit interrupter
Ans. Power
206. If the reverse bias voltage of a PN junction
195. A device that automatically trips and is increased within the limits, the reverse saturation
recloses a preset number of times to clear current will _____.
temporary faults or isolate permanent faults. Ans. Remain unaffected
Ans. Circuit recloser
207. When a current carrying conductor is
196. An electromagnetic device used for finding brought into magnetic field, the force that moves
short circuited coil is called a/an _____. the conductor depends upon the _____.
Ans. Growler Ans. Length of conductor within the magnetic field

197. Dwelling receptacles located _____ m 208. What type of heating process is used for
above the floors are not counted in the required surface hardening of the steel?
number of receptacles along the wall. Ans. Resistance
Ans. 1.6
209. In half-wave rectification, if the input
198. The branch circuit conductors for a frequency is 60 Hz, then output has a frequency of
resistance heater and motor unit must be rated at _____.
what percent of the load? Ans. 60 Hz
Ans. 125 % of the motor load plus 10 % of the heating load
210. Peak factor of triangular wave.
199. What is the maximum output power of a Ans. 1.73
cellular transmitter?
Ans. 30 Watts 211. A series motor designed to operate on dc or
ac.
200. A plate electrode must expose not less than Ans. Universal motor
_____ sq. m of surface to the soil.
Ans. 1/5 212. The material which is not a semiconductor
is _____.
201. What is not a type of contactor for circuit Ans. Silica
breakers?
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213. A device which connects conductor to the Ans. 24

earth to discharge the charge on the conductor on
the earth is called _____. 224. If the current in a circuit doubles, the heat
Ans. Earthing switch produced in the circuit conductor increases by a
factor of _____.
214. An instrument having a voltage coil and Ans. 4
current coil would be a _____.
Ans. Wattmeter 225. The power generated by some steam
power plants drops in the summer because _____.
215. The function of saturable reactor is to Ans. The lake temperature increases
provide variable inductance which can be increased
by _____. 226. An emf induced in a coil due to change in
Ans. Saturating the core current in a neighboring coil is known as _____ emf.
Ans. Mutually induced
216. When extra stop buttons are added to an
exciting starter control circuit, they must be _____. 227. When a steel reinforcing bar is used as
Ans. Series with the contactor coil concrete encased electrode, it is required to have a
minimum length of _____ and minimum diameter
217. A freshly paint layer may be dried of _____ in mm.
electronically by _____ heating. Ans. 6000, 12
Ans. Induction
228. If the dielectric is placed in an electric field,
218. Branch circuit larger than _____ amperes the field strength _____.
shall only supply nonlighting outlet load. Ans. Decreases
Ans. 50
229. For eliminating 7th harmonic from the emf
219. The calculation of the reliability standard wave of an alternator, the fractional pitch must be
indices of the grid owners as set by Philippine Grid _____.
Code shall include outages that occur _____. Ans. 6/7
Ans. On the transmission line
230. A fully charged lead-acid cell has an open
220. The branch circuit conductor supplying data circuit voltage of about _____ volts.
processing equipment must have an ampacity Ans. 2.2
based on the connected load of _____.
Ans. 125 231. The voltage applied across the resistor was
reduced by 50 %. The power consumed by the
221. The equipment grounding conductor is resistor will be reduced by _____ %.
required to be in the same metal enclosure as the Ans. 75
circuit conductor to protect against _____.
Ans. Surge current in the metal enclosure 232. The effect of the dielectric is to _____.
Ans. Reduce the working voltage
222. What contains in each site of cellular
telephone system? 233. What will happen to an insulating medium
Ans. Direct-link to branch if subjected to a voltage more than the basic
impulse insulation level? It will _____.
223. The lighting load for a dwelling expressed in Ans. Get punctured
terms of a unit load in volt amperes per sq. m must
be at least _____.
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234. Sparking occurs when a load is switched off c. The resistance of most of the materials is
because the circuit has high _____. independent of the temperature.
Ans. Inductance d. The resistance of conductor is the hindrance by
which the conductor opposes the flow of the
235. The highest speed attained by a dc shunt current.
motor is _____. Ans. D
Ans. Equal to no load speed at rated flux
245. What is the ampacity of the feeder
236. The main contacts of a circuit breaker are conductor supplying several motors and other
most likely to be operated by a _____. loads?
Ans. Heavy duty switch Ans. The sum of the full load motor currents plus the sum of
the currents of other loads plus 25 % of the full load current
237. A relay is used to _____. of the largest motor.
Ans. Relay a message to a remote place
246. What is the best conductor of electricity?
238. In a half-wave rectification, if the input Ans. Graphite
frequency is 50 Hz, then output has a frequency of
_____. 247. _____ is used to prevent motorizing of the
Ans. 50 Hz generator.
Ans. Reverse power relay
239. Rapid stopping of a motor by momentarily
connecting the motor in reverse direction is called 248. Which one does not belong to the technical
_____. performance standards of PDC?
Ans. Plugging a. Plant efficiency
b. Reliability
240. Which dc motor cannot be used without a c. Collection efficiency
load connected to it? d. Load distribution
Ans. Series Ans. C

241. When the sole purpose of ac is to produce 249. Which of the following shall be induced in
heat, the selection of conductor is based on _____ the calculation of the reliability standard indices of
value of the current. the distributor asset by the PDC?
Ans. RMS a. Outages that occur on the secondary lines of the
distribution system.
242. What is the type of relay that is intended to b. Planned outages where the customers have been
respond to the difference between incoming and notified at least 3 days prior to the loss of power.
outgoing electrical quantities? c. Outages that occur on the primary lines of the
Ans. Differential distribution system.
d. Outages that occur in the transmission line.
243. What is not a factor in determining the Ans. C
speed of a dc motor?
Ans. The thickness of the commutator bars 250. Resistance of a conductor increases when
_____.
244. Which of the ff statements is correct? Ans. Its length increases
a. The resistance does not play an important role
in electrical engineering. 251. Receptacle outlet in a dwelling unit must be
b. The resistance of the wire does not depend installed in habitable rooms so that no point along
upon its material. the floor line is farther from an outlet _____ mm.
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Ans. 1800 261. An ampere is how many abampere?

Ans. 0.1
252. The specific resistance depends upon
_____. 262. The rapid failure caused by the heat of an
Ans. The nature of the material of the conductor only arc on the conductor surface accompanied by the
heating effect of short circuit.
253. What is not a consideration in surge Ans. Fault current burndown
arrester?
Ans. Insulation coordination 263. What is the purpose of air blowers in
substation transformers?
254. Diesel power plant is best suited as _____. Ans. To increase the capacity
Ans. Standby
264. Which is the safest type of insulation for
255. A _____ is a device that carry and interrupt indoor wiring installations specially residential and
load current even in case of a fault by used of commercial buildings?
separate contacts. Ans. Ethylene propylene rubber
Ans. Circuit breaker
265. Name the throw away protection device.
256. Which is not the purpose of performance Ans. Fuse
standards for distribution of PDC?
a. To ensure the quality of electric power in the 266. Who developed the wireless transmission
Distribution System. in 1897?
b. To ensure that the Distribution System will be Ans. Henrich Hertz
operated in a safe efficient manner and with a high
degree of reliability. 267. What effect or principle those of a
c. To facilitate the monitoring of compliance with the microphone operates?
Distribution Code at the operations level. Ans. Piezoelectric
d. To specify safety standards for the protection of
personnel in the work environment. 268. The short circuit temperature rating of PVC
Ans. C insulated building wires for 30 s period is _____.
Ans. 150 deg C
257. What is not a source of noise in a
communication system? 269. What would happen if you connect a
Ans. Manufactured electrical equipment transformer to a dc circuit with a voltage of 20 % of
nameplate ratings after a steady state condition is
258. A receptacle outlet is required above a reached?
show window every _____ linear meter. Ans. No voltage is registered at the secondary
Ans. 3
270. For indoor lawn tennis, what is the
259. The electric motor generally used in recommended level of illumination for
household food mixers. tournaments in fc?
Ans. Split phase Ans. 50

260. What do you call the interior lighting where 271. Name the voltage class when the nominal
the roof trusses or ceiling height is greater than 7.6 voltage range is 120-600.
m above floor level? Ans. Low voltage
Ans. High mast

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272. Where else is the third wire in the service 282. In a purely resistive ac circuit, the angle
conductor terminated aside from the S/N of the between the voltage and the current is zero degree.
panelboard? This combination is called _____.
Ans. Ground rod Ans. In phase

273. Unit measure of sound level. 283. What is the code name or type of PVC
Ans. Decibel insulation that is thermoplastic heat and water
resistant with temperature rating of 75 degrees
274. An instrument applied to a simple Celsius?
structural member to measure the stretch or Ans. THW
extension in a certain direction over a definite
distance called the gauge length is _____. 284. Which of the following conductors has the
Ans. Strain gauge highest resistance?
a. Steel c. Manganin
275. Magnetic induction can be expressed b. Nichrome d. Constantan
equally well except one of the ff: Ans. B
a. Lines/sq. cm c. Maxwells/sq. cm
b. Gauss d. Magnetic field 285. The current in armature conductors of a dc
Ans. D machine is _____.
Ans. Ac
276. A live room is one whose interior finish is
such that reverberation of sound in seconds is 286. The integrated circuit was invented at Texas
_____. Instrument in 1958 by _____.
Ans. Less than 1 Ans. Jack Kilby

277. What is the electric state of a body that 287. The capacitor in a capacitor start induction
contains equal number of protons and electrons in run ac motor is connected in series with _____
its atom? winding.
Ans. Static Ans. Starting

278. Which is not 180 degrees apart? 288. What is the basis of considering
a. XL and IC c. IL and IC counterclockwise as positive direction of rotation
b. XC and IC d. XC and XL for polyphase system vector?
Ans. A Ans. Convention

279. What is not found in a rapid start 289. Which is not correct in a wye connected
fluorescent lamp? transformer?
Ans. Starter a. Lower phase voltage
b. Power cable can tolerate 100 % insulation level
280. What replaces coaxial cable for terrestrial c. Provide neutral ground
transmission? d. Vulnerable to ferroresonance
Ans. Print to print wireless transmission Ans. B

281. What is not used as a reduced voltage 290. Dielectric heating is based on the principle
starting method for induction motors? of _____.
Ans. Variac Ans. Capacitance

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291. For proper parallel operation, ac polyphase Ans. Rectifier and transistor
alternators must have the same _____.
Ans. Voltage rating 301. Assuming the most efficient technologies
for the extraction of energy, the fuel with the
292. One ampere-hour charge delivered by a largest known reserves is _____.
secondary cell is equal to _____ coulomb. Ans. Nuclear
Ans. 3600
302. Name of the transformer that provides an
293. Fixtures that transmit 60 % to 90 % of the almost continuously variable stepless output
light downward are classified as _____. voltage from zero to rated line voltage.
Ans. Semi-direct Ans. Variac

294. In a stranded conductor, what do you call 303. The most common type of conductor used
the strand at the center of the conductor? for overhead transmission lines consisting of
Ans. Center wire electrical grade aluminum conductor overlaying
strands of high carbon galvanized steel is called
295. What electrode in a junction transistor _____.
corresponds to the cathode in vacuum tube? Ans. ACSR
Ans. Emitter
304. What is the process of heating electrically
296. An ac circuit with two resistances, which is nonmetallic materials such as plumber plastics,
correct? etc.?
a. A 1000 ohm resistance in series to 500 ohm has Ans. Dielectric
a total of 6000 ohms.
b. Two 1000 ohm resistances in series has a total 305. If a fault occurs near a generating station,
of 1500 ohms. how long does the transient component of the fault
c. Two 1000 ohm resistances in series has a total last?
of 707 ohms. Ans. 1 to 3 sec
d. Two 1000 ohm resistances in series has a total
of 2000 ohms. 306. How are multiple stop buttons connected in
Ans. D a control circuit?
Ans. Series
297. Which does not belong?
a. Lines/sq. cm c. Flux 307. Shunts are generally made of what
b. Maxwell/sq. cm d. Gauss material?
Ans. C Ans. Manganin

298. In a shunt motor, what is the relative 308. What are the 3 colors which when mixed
connection of the armature winding with respect to equally together will produce white and the
the field winding? combination of any two will produce colors and
Ans. Parallel intensities?
Ans. Red, blue, green
299. A pure semiconductor without doping is
called _____. 309. A 500 kV transmission line is categorized as
Ans. Intrinsic _____.
Ans. Extra high voltage
300. An SCR combines the features of _____ and
_____.
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310. An antenna that transmits or receives 321. An ideal full wave rectifier with non-
equally well in all directions is said to be _____. inductive load has zero transformation losses. What
Ans. Omnidirectional is the efficiency?
Ans. 80
311. Prior to starting of fluorescent lamp,
heating of electrode is done by _____. 322. What category do 115 kV-230 kV belong?
Ans. Ballast Ans. High voltage

312. A type of communication that uses light 323. What is the most common cause of failure
rather than electricity to communicate is called in cable termination and splicing?
_____. Ans. Wrong clearance
Ans. Fiber optic
324. Converts DC to AC.
313. Instrument transformers are used in Ans. Inverter
indicating and metering and with protective
devices, they are used for _____. 325. Three of the ff terms in magnetic induction
Ans. Relaying are identical. Which is distinct among the ff?
a. Maxwells c. Flux
314. What is the burning hours that should be b. Lines d. Gauss
used in the design consideration of incandescent Ans. D
bulb?
Ans. 1500 326. One kWHR is equal to _____.
Ans. 860 calories
315. It refers to a device that merely boost a
signal and passes it on. 327. When luminaires direct 90 % to 100 % of
Ans. Repeater their output downward is considered a _____.
Ans. Direct lighting
316. What do you call an impedance that when
a line to ground fault occurs, produces fault 328. In hydroelectric power plant, it is used to
currents that are equal and in phase? prevent the sudden rise and drop of water pressure.
Ans. Zero sequence Ans. Surge tank

317. In a series or parallel LC circuit, the resonant 329. How is the storage battery rated in
frequency is attained when _____. capacity?
Ans. XC = XL Ans. Ampere-hour

318. What is the equivalent of the collector 330. The basis where the flow of current is from
terminal in a FET? positive to negative was derived from _____.
Ans. Drain Ans. Convention

319. What is the percent slip of the synchronous 331. The fault current that exists immediately
motor when running? after the fault is known as _____.
Ans. 0 Ans. Sub-transient current

320. Unit of electrical resistance. 332. An SCR’s three leads are the _____.
Ans. Ohm Ans. Anode, cathode, gate

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333. Its primary function is to provide ground 343. A limit switch is used to shut off the power
source. when _____ a definite limit.
Ans. Zig-zag transformer Ans. The travel reaches

334. A synchronous motor that is used for power 344. Rapid stopping of an electric motor by
factor correction only. momentarily reversing its connections to the supply
Ans. Synchronous condenser is called _____.
Ans. Plugging
335. Why are transmission towers sometimes
constructed in lattice type and sometimes in pole 345. An induction motor driven above
type although they have the same capacity and synchronous speed is called _____.
voltage rating? Ans. Induction generator
Ans. Right of way
346. The auxiliary winding of a split phase
336. With the primary of CT energized, the induction motor is switched out of the circuit by a
secondary must never be made open to prevent this device called _____.
to happen. Ans. Centrifugal switch
Ans. Build-up of magnetic bias
347. This is a device projected vertically upward
337. Charges that are both positively and above structures to serve as the lightning rod.
negatively charged are called _____. Ans. Air terminal
Ans. Positron
348. Presence of ozone as a result of corona is
338. The positive sequence components of the harmful because _____.
system has _____. Ans. It corrodes the material
Ans. The same phase sequence as the original
349. A distributor is designed from the point of
339. Pilot lamp in a MCC indicates a _____. view of _____.
Ans. Normal condition of the load Ans. Voltage drop

340. This is an electrically operated switch which 350. The luminous intensity is defined as _____.
is rated in amperes and is also used in overload Ans. Luminous flux per unit solid angle
protection of motors.
Ans. Magnetic contactor 351. MHO relay is used for _____.
Ans. Transmission lines
341. These are high intensity discharged lamps
which are usually installed in outdoor and wide 352. In circuit breaker the time duration from
areas and are mounted on poles whereas for the instant of fault to the instant of energizing of the
indoors these are used for high ceiling applications. trip coil is known as _____.
Ans. High bay Ans. Protection time

342. What do you call an insulated conductor 353. In transformer, the purpose of breather is
that can be used only up to 300 volts and is to _____.
considered having no insulation base on general Ans. Extracts moisture of air
rating?
Ans. Enameled conductor 354. The maximum power developed in a
synchronous motor occurs at a coupling angle of
_____.
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Ans. 90 degrees 365. Other term for rechargeable battery.

Ans. Storage
355. It is also known as the polar graph of
intensities of illumination. 366. A switch is connected across a 120 V supply.
Ans. Photometric distribution What is the voltage across the switch if it is closed?
Ans. 0
356. What is the frequency range of the
electrical equipment used to melt metals without 367. In a wound rotor induction motor, where
the use of bunker fuel oil for induction heating? do you connect the voltage limiting device for
Ans. 1-20 kHz reduced voltage starting?
Ans. Stator
357. In a series motor, what is the relation of the
connection of motor field winding with respect to 368. In 1885, who invented antenna for long
the motor armature? distance transmission of electromagnetic waves?
Ans. Series Ans. Guglielmo Marconi

358. What is the minimum number of magnetic 369. What device is used to change the setting
contactors to allow forward-reverse control in the of secondary nominal voltage?
rotation of a motor? Ans. Tap changer
Ans. 2
370. In residential, electrical supply is composed
359. What is the common unit of the sound of 1 phase, 240 V, 3 wire system. What is the
absorption coefficient? purpose of the 3rd wire?
Ans. Sabine Ans. Grounding

360. What is the short-circuit temperature rating 371. As the load is increased the speed of a dc
of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) cable in deg shunt motor will _____.
Celsius? Ans. Reduce slightly
Ans. 250
372. In the left hand rule, thumb always
361. What is the element of the transmission represents _____.
line that supports the cable at the bottom of the Ans. Direction of force on conductor
suspension insulator?
Ans. Strain clamp 373. In RC circuits, the one time constant
indicates the time it takes a capacitor to charge up
362. If three transformers in delta-delta are to what percent of the charging voltage?
delivering rated load and one transformer is Ans. 63 %
removed, then what is the overload on each of the
remaining transformer in percent? 374. What is the least efficient power plant?
Ans. 73.3 Ans. Gasoline engine genset

363. What type of transformer bank is used to 375. The CD-ROM drive is connected to the
convert 2 phase to 3 phase power? _____ of the computer motherboard.
Ans. Scott-T Ans. IDE slot

364. Given the number of pole and frequency of 376. It will receive voltage surge first when
a motor, what is its speed? traveling on the transmission line.
Ans. 120f/p Ans. Lightning arresters
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377. How many abC are there in one coulomb? 389. A split phase induction motor is defective,
Ans. 10-1 but if the motor is energized and the motor is
rotated by the hand, the motor runs. What is wrong
378. Directional relays are based on flow of with the motor?
_____. Ans. Capacitor is defective
Ans. Power
390. A dedicated computer in a given computer
379. The equipment used to limit short-circuit network wherein commonly used file and access is
current level in a substation. called _____.
Ans. Series reactor Ans. File server

380. Which of the ff carries the most number of 391. Transistor is made from what materials?
channels? Ans. Silicon carbide compounds
a. 50 multiplexer
b. 100 pair cable 392. An electronic instrument that visually
c. 100 chips shows magnitude and shape of an alternating
d. 1 fiber optic current signal.
Ans. D Ans. Oscilloscope instrument

381. One watt is equal to _____. 393. A three phase squirrel cage motor is started
Ans. 107 ergs/sec by a wye-delta starter. What shall be its starting
torque relative to its rated voltage starting torque?
382. A space station with communication Ans. 33.3 %
equipment that synchronizes with the earth’s orbit.
Ans. Satellite 394. The rms value of sinusoidal ac current is
equal to its value at an angle of _____ degree.
383. A relay that opens the circuit breaker upon Ans. 45
sensing overload.
Ans. Over current relay 395. Transformers are rated in kVA instead of
kW because _____.
384. In fusion energy is produced when _____. Ans. Total transformer loss depends on volt-ampere
Ans. Nuclear particles combine
396. The starting winding of a single phase
385. One kW is equal to _____ hp. motor is placed in the _____.
Ans. 1.34 Ans. Stator

386. What is 1012 ergs/sec in kW? 397. Combination of switch and fuse.
Ans. 100 kW Ans. Safety switch

387. What shall be the appropriate rating of a 398. Fusion energy is produced when _____.
13.8 kV grounded lightning arrester? Ans. Nuclear particles combined
Ans. 11 kV
399. What relay is used for feeders?
388. It is the conventional unit of mmf in the CGS Ans. Translay relay
system.
Ans. Gilberts 400. One watt-second is also equal to _____.
Ans. 1 joule

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401. One kW is equal to _____ ft-lb/sec. 413. While describing the sheath of a cable, the
Ans. 738 abbreviation XLPE means _____ polyethylene.
Ans. Cross-linked
402. A lead-acid battery having a 100 Ah capacity
is 25 % charged. After being charged at 10 A for 5 414. What is the most probable per unit
hours, it will be approximately _____ charged. transient reactance for an alternator rated 100
Ans. ¾ MW?
Ans. 0.30
403. One hp is equal to _____ ft-lb/sec.
Ans. 550 415. What should be the kV rating of a surge
arrester to be used for an 11 kV ungrounded
404. What is the most probable impedance of a system?
100 MW alternator. Ans. 12 kV
Ans. 20 %
416. For power transformers, the conservator
405. Tesla is the unit of _____. tank is intended to minimize _____.
Ans. Magnetic induction Ans. Oil sludging

406. If output power of a radio receiver is 417. In a vacuum tube, what is the ratio of a
doubled, its volume is increased by _____. small change in plate voltage to a small change in
Ans. 3 grid voltage?
Ans. Amplification factor
407. What method is used to start a synchronous
motor? 418. What is the normal indication on a megger
Ans. Damper winding in conjunction with star-delta starter when checking insulation?
Ans. Infinity
408. The pf of an alternator is determined by its
_____. 419. The unit of magnetic field intensity in the
Ans. Load CGS system is _____.
Ans. Oersted
409. For a dc series motor with saturated
condition of the field circuit, the torque developed 420. One hundred kW is equivalent to _____
is proportional to _____. joules/second.
Ans. Ia Ans. 100,000

410. The gas inside the inner discharge tube of a 421. Capacitors are said to _____.
sodium vapour lamp is _____. Ans. Block dc and pass ac
Ans. Neon
422. When a high voltage AC circuit breaker is
411. The transients which are produced due to tested for endurance, it is tested for at least _____
sudden but energetic changes from one steady opening-closing operations.
state of a circuit to another is called _____ Ans. 1000
transients.
Ans. Transition 423. The number of cycles in which a high speed
circuit breaker can complete its operation is _____.
412. A 0-1 mA meter has a sensitivity of _____. Ans. 3 to 8
Ans. 1kΩ/volt

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424. A graphical representation between b. Star/star

discharge and time is known as _____. c. Double scott
Ans. Hydrograph d. Star/double-delta
Ans. A
425. One volt is equal to _____ abvolt.
Ans. 108 435. For power transformers, the conservator
tank is intended to minimize _____.
426. A fully-charged lead-acid has an open- Ans. Oil sludging
circuit voltage of about _____ volt.
Ans. 2.2 436. As referred to the Proposed Omnibus
Power Act, IPP stands for _____.
427. Which of the ff is not a standard distribution Ans. Individual Power Producers
voltage?
a. 6.24 kV c. 13.8 kV 437. When a bird lands on transmission lines
b. 16 kV d. 11 kV that are hot, it is not electrocuted because _____.
Ans. B Ans. No path for electric flow

428. The fuse for the overhead primary 438. The starting torque of a capacitor-start
distributors is _____. split-phase induction motor is directly related to the
Ans. Expulsion angle α between its two winding currents by the
relation _____.
429. A type of motor that overspeed at a very Ans. Sin α
light load.
Ans. Series 439. The simplified form of the Boolean
expression (A + B) (B + C) is _____.
430. What is the most probable per unit Ans. AC + B
transient reactance for an alternator rated 100
MW? 440. A relay is used to _____.
Ans. 0.3 Ans. Relay a message to a remote place

431. What should be the kV rating of a surge 441. An ac device used to measure the angle
arrester to be used for an 11 kV ungrounded between the voltage and current.
system? Ans. Power factor meter
Ans. 12 kV
442. Its primary function is to provide a ground
432. What source of energy is not commercially source.
used? Ans. Zig-zag transformer
Ans. Biogas
443. One of those listed is not a type of dc
433. If the stator voltage of a SCIM is reduced to generator winding.
50 % of its rated value, torque developed is reduced a. Drum c. Gramme-ring
by _____ percent of its full load value. b. Progressive d. Lap
Ans. 75 % Ans. B

434. Out of the ff given choices for polyphase 444. Which of the ff given below is the eddy
transformer connections, which one will you select current loss not proportional to?
for three to two phase conversion? a. Square of the thickness
a. Scott b. Square of the frequency
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c. Square of the load current of the laminated 454. A lighting wave is measured in _____.
core Ans. Microseconds
d. Square of the flux density
Ans. C 455. A semiconductor frequently used to rectify
Ac current to DC is called _____.
445. What is the solution to reduce rotor friction Ans. Transistor
to a large generator?
Ans. Use hydrogen gas in the rotor chamber 456. The energy of present nuclear plants comes
from _____.
446. It is the computerized data gathering, Ans. The destruction of very tiny particles released when
monitoring and switching equipment. atoms split
Ans. SCADA
457. What can travel thru vacuum?
447. In fission, energy is produced when _____. Ans. Sound wave
Ans. Nuclear energy split
458. The obsolete telegraph operates with
448. What arrester nominal rating shall be used what?
in a 34.5 kV ungrounded system? Ans. Direct currents
Ans. 35 kV
459. Which one of the ff is not one of the relays
449. It is a very powerful small component of a in a transmission line?
computer. a. Phase comparison relay
Ans. Chip b. Negative sequence relay
c. Distance relay
450. TV signal is transmitted to the air thru d. Ground relay
_____. Ans. B
Ans. Antenna
460. What is the meaning of SCADA?
451. Which one of the ff is not one of the classes Ans. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
of surge arresters?
a. Transmission class 461. What is the main use of zigzag transformer?
b. Distribution class Ans. To stabilize transformer sequence current
c. Station class
d. Intermediate class 462. What is a large computer commonly called?
Ans. A Ans. Mainframe computer

452. Piezo electricity principle is applied in 463. When a lighting wave arrives at an open
_____. end, what happen?
Ans. Microphones Ans. It doubles that point

453. In the list below, which one is not a type of 464. Seebeck effect is applied in one of the ff:
present day nuclear power plant? a. Thermometer
a. Boiling water reactor b. Telescope
b. Low pressure reactor c. Batteries
c. Fusion-fission reactor d. Radio sets
d. Fast breeder reactor Ans. A
Ans. B
465. A transistor is made from _____.
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Ans. Insulator d. All of the above

Ans. D
466. The pf of a generator is 75 %. The operator
is ordered to increase the pf to 80 %. What shall he 474. Because it receives electrons, a P type semi-
do? conductor is called what?
Ans. Decrease the excitation Ans. Acceptor

467. A carrier current communication receiver is 475. The Philippines has adopted one primary
found in _____. color television transmission standards. What is
Ans. Substation this?
Ans. NTSC
468. Which of these given below is eddy current
loss not proportional to? 476. An effective remover of dusts, carbon
a. Square of the frequency particles and others from the fuel gas of the power
b. Square of the load of the laminated core plant is _____.
c. Square of the thickness Ans. Electrostatic precipitator
d. Square of the flux density
Ans. B 477. The phase shift between the voltage and
current vectors is due to the ff loads except one.
469. Which of the ff does not belong to the Which one is this?
protection of a transmission line? a. Magnet coils c. power capacitor
a. Distance relay c. Ground relay b. Electric flat irons d. fluorescent lamps
b. Reclose relay d. reverse power relay Ans. B
Ans. D
478. Double bus double braker scheme has the
470. A self-excited 4 pole ac generator, 12.5 kVA, ff characteristics EXCEPT one. Which one is this?
60 Hz, was reinstalled after it was rewound. When a. Even with a circuit breaker failure, a station
tested at 1200 rpm the voltage would not build up. shutdown will not result.
What could be the most likely reason? b. It reduces the likelihood of extended outages of
Ans. The field winding circuit is open any circuit due to circuit breaker trouble.
c. It permits breaker maintenance without feeder
471. Laminated iron is used in AC magnetic outage.
circuits for the ff reasons. Which is the best answer? d. It gives more flexibility.
a. To increase the rate of heat dissipation Ans. C
b. To make the assembly of the device easier
c. To reduce permeability 479. Tubes are preferred to transistors in the ff
d. To reduce eddy currents functions except one. Which one is this?
Ans. D a. High power c. High frequency
b. High voltage d. Long life
472. What gaseous fuel has the highest heating Ans. D
value?
Ans. Butane gas 480. Dc motor starters are used for the ff
functions except one. Which one?
473. Which of the ff affect the overall efficiency a. Control the speed of the motor.
of a lighting installation? b. Start large dc motors.
a. Age of the lamp c. Limit the starting current of the motor.
b. Dust and dirt d. Prevent large voltage drop during starting.
c. Voltage Ans. A
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481. A permanent magnet is one when the 489. What causes electric current to flow in a
materials domain remains aligned even after the vacuum tube?
external magnetic field is removed. Which of the ff Ans. Repulsion and attraction of electrons by the charged
materials is not a permanent magnet? object.
a. Cobalt
b. Alnico, cobalt, hard ferrite, silicon iron 490. The transfer bus scheme has the ff
c. Hard ferrite characteristics EXCEPT one. Which one?
d. Silicon iron a. It allows the disconnection of circuit breakers
Ans. D for maintenance without interrupting the
service.
482. In the computation in the size of the b. It is more flexible.
building wire, the PEC requires that at least a certain c. It allows better continuity of service as
percent increase must be added. What percent is compared with the single bus.
this? d. It is ore costly than that of the single bus
Ans. 25 % system.
Ans. A
483. Surge arresters are needed in transmission
line for the ff reasons. Which is the important? 491. What are electrons in motion called?
a. Regulate the voltage Ans. Electric current
b. Prevent the lighting from striking the line.
c. Protect the system from a high voltage 492. Electromotive force is measured in what
transients unit?
d. Protect the line from the short circuit currents. Ans. Volt
Ans. C
493. Inverters are electrical devices usually
484. What applications are compositions consisting of switches transformer, inductors and
resistors used for? capacitors. What are they used for?
Ans. Electronic circuits Ans. To convert DC voltage to AC voltage

485. What instrument is suited for high 494. According to the PEC at an ambient
frequency measurements? temperature of 300 C, 8.0 mm2 copper conductors
Ans. Oscilloscope with the ff insulation have the ff ampacities: TW
insulation – 30 A; THW insulation – 45 A; for THHN
486. In transmission lines, the most effective insulation – 50 A. if each of these insulated wires
protection against lightning strikes is _____. carry the same 40 A which will generate heat the
Ans. Overhead wires fastest?
Ans. TW insulated wire
487. What does a voltmeter indicates?
Ans. Potential difference 495. In the diesel power plant, which of the ff
statements is not correct?
488. A VAR meter depends on the ff values a. Heat is added at constant volume
EXCEPT one. Which one is this? b. Gas expands isentropically
a. Voltage c. Heat is rejected at constant volume
b. Sine of the phase angle d. Compression is done isentropically
c. Cosine of the phase angle Ans. D
d. Current
Ans. C 496. How does the output of a hydraulic turbine
vary with the diameter of the blade?
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Ans. It varies directly as the square of the diameter of the d. These measurements are useful only for low
blade frequencies.
Ans. D
497. The causes of nearby all high voltage
flashovers in transmission lines are due to _____. 502. Which of the ff statements is NOT correct?
Ans. Lightning discharges a. The inductance of an iron core inductor
depends on the number of turns, the length of
498. Which of the ff formula is correct? (C = the iron path, cross-sectional area and
constant, N = number of turns, I = current, L = length permeability of the iron core.
of the plunger). b. The voltage induced in the conductor cutting
a. F = (CNI)/AL the magnetic lines is given by Faraday’s Law.
b. F = CANIL c. The force required to push the conductors
c. F = (CANI)/L through an electromagnetic field is dependent
d. F = (CNIL)/L on the number of turns, the current and the
Ans. C flux.
d. The total energy stored in an inductor carrying
499. Of the ff statements on atoms, one is current is dependent on the inductance and the
WRONG. Which one? current flowing.
a. Electron is an elementary quantity of negative Ans. C
electricity.
b. Proton is an elementary quantity of positive 503. A circuit is consists of a resistor which is
electricity. connected in series with a perfect diode. When
c. An atom is composed of a central nucleus and connected across a 20 V battery the current
orbital electrons. measured 10 A. however, when connected across a
d. The mass of an electron is heavier than that of 30 V battery but with reversed polarity, what would
a proton. be the new current?
Ans. D Ans. Zero current

500. An unregulated power supply which 504. Which of the ff statements about single
consists of a transformer, a rectifier and a filter has loop dc circuits is not correct?
some characteristics which are as follows EXCEPT a. The equivalent applied voltage is the
one. Which one? arithmetical sum of all voltages of the circuit
a. It has a good voltage regulation. elements regardless of the polarity.
b. It is relatively inexpensive. b. The sum of the voltages across each component
c. The output voltage varies with the load. is equivalent to the applied voltage.
d. The output voltage depends on the input c. The equivalent resistance is the sum of an
voltage. individual resistance.
Ans. A d. The current is the same throughout the circuit.
Ans. A
501. Which statement regarding thermocouple
instruments is NOT true? 505. Symbol for magnetic flux density.
a. When dissimilar metal wires are joined in a Ans. Β
complete circuit, a current will flow.
b. True RMS measurements of electric currents 506. When a lead storage battery is delivering
are made. current to al load, what chemical compound is being
c. The currents will be proportional to the formed inside the cell?
temperature difference. Ans. Lead sulfate

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507. In a series resonant RLC circuit, all the ff
statements are correct EXCEPT one. Which one?
a. The resonant frequency is dependent on the
resistance of the circuit.
b. The phase angle between the voltage and Ans. D
current vectors is zero.
c. The impedance is minimum.
d. The current is maximum.
Ans. A
508. In biasing a semiconductor, the ff Ans. Transistor-transistor logic
statements are not correct EXCEPT one. Which one?
a. Self-biasing is always necessary.
b. Positive bias exists when the negative biasing
voltage is connected to the n type material.
c. Forward bias exists when the negative biasing
voltage is connected to the p type material in
the junction.
d. Biasing establishes the operating point.
Ans. B
509. Which of the ff strata above the earth is Ans. B
farthest away from the earth.
a. Atmosphere
b. Trophosphere
c. Stratosphere
d. Ionosphere
Ans. D
510. In the alkaline storage battery (nickel-iron
type) the ff characteristics are correct EXCEPT one.
Which one?
a. When fully charged, the active materials are
nickel dioxide and iron.
b. The addition of lithium, increases its capacity
and life.
c. During the charging and discharging processes,
the strength of the electrolytic diminishes.
d. The electrolyte is a solution of potassium
hydroxide.
Ans. C
511. Corona occurs when the potential of the
conductor in air is raised to such a value that the
dielectric strength of the surrounding air is Ans. A
exceeded. Which of the ff statements is NOT
correct?
a. Smoke lowers the critical breakdown voltage.
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b. Humidity decreases the critical voltage.
c. Smoke and dust increase the corona loss.
d. Heavy winds do not have any effect on the
critical voltage.
512. Metals which has the highest conductivity.
Ans. Pure gold
513. What logic circuit is the fastest?
514. The feedwater is usually heated before it is
injected to the boiler for the ff reasons EXCEPT one.
Which one?
a. Improves the overall performance of the plant.
b. Recover part of the fuel gas heat which is
otherwise lost to the atmosphere.
c. Deaerating types of preheaters permit the
removal of dissolved gases from the feedwater.
d. Increase the efficiency of the boiler.
515. The television system in the Philippines is
based on what line system?
Ans. 525 lines
516. In addition to supporting the moving coil,
the aluminum bobbin in a permanent moving coil
meter performs the function of one of the ff, which
one?
a. Reduces the reluctance
b. Balance the pointer
c. Conducts magnetic flux lines
d. Dampens the needle movement
Ans. D
517. In an alternator switchboard for single unit
operation, which of the ff instrument is NOT
necessary?
a. Synchroscope
b. Voltmeter
c. Frequency meter
d. Ammeter
518. What effect on the pointer operation if any,
will reversing the leads of a DC “permanent magnet
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moving coil” instrument have, when taking the

readings?
a. The pointer swings to the opposite direction
b. It still indicates the correctly
c. It indicates maximum values
d. The needle oscillates back and forth
Ans. A

519. The ff are types of AC motor starters

EXCEPT one.
a. Reactance starter
b. Wye-delta starter
c. Across the line starter
d. Capacitance starter
Ans. C

520. The open circuit voltage of any storage

battery cell depends on one of the ff. Which one?
a. The number of plates
b. Chemical components of the battery
c. Total area of the plates
d. Distance between plates
Ans. B

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