Past Board Exam Problems in DC Circuits 8.

EE Board Exam April 1993

A kilometer of wire having a diameter of 11.7 mm
1. REE Board Exam March 1998 and a resistance of 0.031 ohm is drawn down so
The substation bus bar is made up of 2 inches that its diameter is 5.0 mm. What does its resistance
round copper bars 20 ft long. What is the resistance become?
of each bar if resistivity is 1.724 x 10-6 ohm-cm. A. 0.85 ohm C. 0.93 ohm
A. 7.21 x 10-5 Ω C. 5.185 x 10-5 Ω B. 0.78 ohm D. 0.81 ohm
B. 13.8 x 10-6 Ω D. 2.96 x 10-5 Ω
9. EE Board Exam April 1995
2. REE October 1997 A certain wire has a resistance R. The resistance of
Determine the resistance of a busbar made of another wire identical with the first except for having
copper if the length is 10 meters long and the cross twice its diameter is
section is a 4 x 4 cm2. Use 1.7241 micro ohm-cm as A. 4R C. 2R
the resistivity. B. R/2 D. R/4
A. 2.121 x 10-4 Ω C. 3.431 x 10-5 Ω
B. 4.312 x 10-4 Ω D. 1.078 x 10-4 Ω 10. REE Board Exam October 1996
What is the size in square millimeter (mm2) is the
3. EE Board Exam October 1991 cable of 250 MCM size?
One turn of a copper bar is produced by cutting A. 118.656 mm2 C. 112.565 mm2
copper washer along a radius and spreading the B. 126.675 mm2 D. 132.348 mm2
ends. The washer is cut from soft drawn copper
having a resistivity at 20°C of 1.732 x 10-6 ohm-cm. 11. REE Board Exam October 1998, September 2001
The washer is 0.125 inch thick and has inside The resistance of a copper wire at 30°C is 50 ohms.
diameter and outside diameter of 1 inch and 9 If the temperature coefficient of copper at 0°C is
inches respectively. Calculate the exact resistance 0.00427, what is the resistance at 100°C?
between the two ends of the turn to direct current, A. 72.26 ohms C. 63.24 ohms
taking into account the non-uniform current B. 54.25 ohms D. 58.15 ohms
distribution. Assume the contact along the ends of
the turn to be perfect over the entire cross section. 12. REE Board Exam March 1998
A. 12.74 x 10-6 Ω C. 17.22 x 10-6 Ω The resistance of a wire is 126.48 Ω at 100°C and
B. 15.53 x 10-6 Ω D. 14.83 x 10-6 Ω 100 Ω at 30°C. Determine the temperature
coefficient of copper at 0°C.
4. EE Board Exam October 1990 A. 0.00427/°C C. 0.0256/°C
Determine the resistance of a conductor 0.10 m B. 0.00615/°C D. 0.365/°C
long, with a uniform diameter of 1.0 cm and having
a resistivity which varies as a function of length L 13. EE Board Exam October 1991
measured from the one end of the conductor Two heating elements which is 500 ohms and 250
according to ρ = 0.003 + 10-4 L2 ohm-cm. ohms are connected in series with temperature
A. 0.0852 ohm C. 0.0806 ohm coefficients of 0.001 and 0.003 ohms per °C,
B. 0.0915 ohm D. 0.0902 ohm respectively at 20°C. Calculate the effective
temperature coefficient of the combination.
5. EE Board Exam April 1992 A. 0.00215 C. 0.00712
A coil has 6,000 turns of wire and a resistance of B. 0.00626 D. 0.00167
380 ohms. The coil is rewound with the same
quantity (weight) of wire, but has 13,400 turns. How 14. EE Board Exam October 1992
many ohms will the new coil have? The insulation resistance of a kilometer of the cable
A. 1895 ohms C. 1792 ohms having a diameter of 2 cm and an insulation
B. 1825 ohms D. 1905 ohms thickness of 2 cm is 600 ohms. If the thickness of
the insulation is increased to 3 cm, find the
6. EE Board Exam April 1992 insulation resistance of the cable.
A copper wire of unknown length has a resistance of A, 725 ohms C. 757 ohms
0.80 ohm. By successive passes through drawing B. 850 ohms D. 828 ohms
dies, the length of the wire is increased by 2 ½
times its original value. Assuming that resistivity 15. REE Board Exam October 1998
remains unchanged during the drawing process, The resistance of 120 meters of wire is 12 ohms.
determine the new value of its resistance. What is its conductance?
A. 4 ohms C. 5 ohms A. 0.0521 siemens C. 6 siemens
B. 3 ohms D. 6 ohms B. 0.0833 siemens D. 12 siemens

7. REE Board Exam October 1998 16. REE Board Exam October 1997
A one-meter rod of 2-cm diameter is drawn until its A load of 10 ohms was connected to a 12-volt
resistance is 100 times the initial resistance. Its battery. The current drawn was 1.18 amperes. What
length afterwards is? is the internal resistance of the battery?
A. 10 m C. 12.5 m A. 0.35 ohm C. 0.25 ohm
B. 100 m D. 5 m B. 0.20 ohm D. 0.30 ohm
17. REE Board Exam April 1997 24. REE Board Exam March 1998
The electromotive force of a standard cell is Three resistors of 10, 15 and 20 ohms each are
measured with a potentiometer that gives a reading connected in parallel. What is the total
of 1.3562 V. When a 1.0 megaohm resistor is conductance?
connected across the standard cell terminals, the A. 0.217 siemens C. 4.52 siemens
potentiometer reading drops to 1.3560 V. What is B. 3.41 siemens D. 0.562 siemens
the internal resistance of the standard cell?
A. 174.5 ohms C. 147.5 ohms 25. REE Board Exam October 1997
B. 145.7 ohms D. 157.4 ohms A 5-ohm resistance is connected in parallel with a
10-ohm resistance. Another set, a 6-ohm and an 8-
18. EE Board Exam April 1988 ohm resistances are also connected in parallel. The
A Barangay power station supplies 60 kW to a load two sets are connected in series. What is the
over 2,500 ft, 100 mm2, two-conductor copper equivalent resistance?
feeder, the resistance of which is 0.078 ohm per A. 6.76 ohm C. 14.4 ohms
1000 ft. The bus bar voltage is maintained constant B. 9.25 ohm D. 21.2 ohms
at 600 V. Determine the load current.
A. 105 A C. 110 A 26. REE Board Exam March 1998
B. 108 A D. 102 A Two resistances of 10 and 15 ohms each
respectively are connected in parallel. The two are
19. EE Board Exam October 1986 then connected in series with a 5-ohm resistance.
An LRT car, 5 km distance from the Tayuman What is the equivalent resistance?
station, takes 100 A over a 100 mm hard drawn A. 11 ohms C. 10 ohms
copper trolley wire having a resistance of 0.270 ohm B. 12 ohms D. 9 ohms
per km. The rail and ground return has a resistance
of 0.06 ohm per km. If the station voltage is 750 V, 27. REE Board Exam October 1997
what is the voltage of the car? A 10-ohm and a 20-ohm resistance are connected
A. 585 V C. 595 V in parallel. Another resistance of 5-ohm is
B. 590 V D. 580 V connected in series with the two. If the supply
voltage is 48 volts, what is the current through the
20. EE April 1981, October 1984 10-ohm resistor?
Two (2) 115-V incandescent lamps A and B are A. 3.21 A C. 4.02 A
connected in series across a 230-V source. If lamp B. 2.74 A D. 5.72 A
A is rated 75 watts and lamp B is rated 50 watts,
determine the current drawn by the series 28. REE Board Exam March 1998
connection. Two resistances of 10 and 15 ohms, each
A. 0.52 A C. 0.48 A respectively are connected in parallel. The two are
B. 0.64 A D. 0.57 A then connected in series with a 5-ohm resistance. It
is then connected across a 12-V battery, what are
21. REE Board Exam April 1997 the current and power?
If a resistor rated at 5 watts and 6 volts are A. 1.2 A, 17.28 W C. 1.09 A, 13.1 W
connected across a battery with an open circuit B. 0.96 A, 11.52 W D. 1.5 A, 20.25 W
voltage of 6 volts. What is the internal resistance of
the battery if the resulting current is 0.8 A? 29. EE Board Exam April 1992
A. 0.30 ohm C. 0.23 ohm An electric kettle was marked 500 W, 230 V found
B. 0.26 ohm D. 0.03 ohm to take 15 minutes to bring 1 kilogram of water at
15°C to boiling point. Determine the heat efficiency
22. EE Board Exam April 1989 of the kettle.
It is required that a loading of 3 kW be maintained in A. 79.1% C. 72.4%
a heating element at an initial temperature of 20°C, B. 75.3% D. 74.8%
a voltage of 220 V is necessary for the purpose.
After the element has settled down to steady state, 30. REE Board Exam October 1997
it is found that a voltage of 240 volts is necessary to A process equipment contains 100 gallons of water
maintain the 3 kW loading, The element resistance at 25°C. It is required to bring it to boiling in 10
temperature coefficient is 0.0006 per degree minutes. The heat loss is estimated to be 5%. What
centigrade at 20°C. Calculate the final temperature is the kW rating of the heater?
of the heating element. A. 125 kW C. 50.5 kW
A. 345.43°C C. 336.84°C B. 252 kW D. 207 kW
B. 326.42°C D. 318.48°C
31. EE October 1989
23. REE Board Exam March 1998 A total of 0.8 kg of water at 20°C is placed in a 1-kW
Three resistors of 10, 15 and 20 ohms each are electric kettle. How long a time in minute is needed
connected in parallel. What is the equivalent to raise the temperature of the water to 100°C?
resistance? A. 4.46 min C. 5.34 min
A. 45 ohms C. 0.22 ohm B. 5.32 min D. 4,.56 min
B. 17.2 ohms D. 4.62 ohms
32. REE October 1998
How many calories does an electric heater of 100
watts generate per second?
 A. 10 C. 23.88 40. REE Board Exam October 1998
B. 1000 D. 42.25 A 12 V battery of 0.05-ohm resistance and another
battery of 12 V and 0.075 ohm resistance supply
33. REE Board Exam October 1997 power to a 2-ohm resistor. What is the current
The electric energy required to raise the through the load?
temperature of water in a pool is 1000 kWh. If the A. 5.85 A C. 5.72 A
heat losses are 25%, the heating energy required B. 5.63 A D. 5.91 A
will be ____.
A. 1111 kWh C. 1750 kWh 41. EE Board Exam April 1989
B. 1266 kWh D. 1333 kWh The LRT trolley system 10 miles long is fed by two
substations that generate 600 volts and 560 volts,
34. EE Board Exam April 1992 respectively. The resistance of the trolley wire and
An electric heater carries 12 A at 110 V, is rail return is 0.3 ohm per mile. If the car is located 4
submerged in 22.5 lbs of water for 30 minutes. What miles from the 600 volt station draws 200 A from the
will be the final temperature of the water if its initial line. How much is the current supplied by each
temperature is 35°F? station?
A. 135.43°F C. 133.56°F A. 133.33 A, 66.67 A
B. 125.42°F D. 128.33°F B. 123.67 A, 76.33 A
C. 117.44 A, 82.56 A
35. EE Board Exam October 1990 D. 125.54 A, 63.05 A
In an electric heater the inlet temperature is 15°C.
Water is flowing at the rate of 300 grams per 42. REE Board Exam October 1996
minute. The voltmeter measuring voltage across the The lead batteries “A” and “B” are connected in
heating element reads 120 volts and an ammeter parallel. “A” has an open circuit voltage of 12 V and
measuring current taken reads 10 amperes. When an internal resistance of 0.2 ohm. Battery “B” has an
steady state is finally reached, what is the final open circuit voltage of 12.2 V and an internal
reading of the outlet thermometer? resistance of 0.3 ohm. The two batteries together
A. 57.6°C C. 72.6°C deliver power to a 0.5 ohm power resistor.
B. 68.4°C D. 42.6°C Neglecting effects of temperature, how much
current is contributed by battery “A”?
36. EE Board Exam October 1991 A. 29.62 A C. 12.85 A
Four cubic meters of water is to be heated by B. 16.00 A D. 25.24 A
means of four 1.5 kW, 230-V immersion heating
elements. Assuming the efficiency of the heater as 43. EE Board Exam April 1992
90%, determine the time required in boiling the In Manila, the LRT runs between Gil Puyat Station
water if the initial temperature is 20°C and if all four and Tayuman Station, which is 4 km apart and
elements are connected in parallel. maintains voltages of 420 volts and 410 volts
A. 71 hrs C. 69 hrs respectively. The resistance of go and return is 0.05
B. 63 hrs D. 66 hrs ohm per km. The train draws a constant current of
300 A while in motion. What are the currents
37. EE Board Exam October 1991 supplied by the two stations if the train is at the
Four cubic meters of water is to be heated by distance of minimum potential?
means of four 1.5 kW, 230-V immersion heating A. 175 A, 125 A C. 164 A, 136 A
elements. Assuming the efficiency of the heater as B. 183 A, 117 A D. 172 A, 123 A
90%, determine the time required in boiling the
water if the initial temperature is 20°C and if the 44. EE Board Exam October 1986
elements are connected two in series in parallel with An LRT car, 5 km distance from the Tayuman
two in series. station, takes 100 A over a 100 mm hard drawn
A. 275.6 hrs C. 252.2 hrs copper trolley wire having a resistance of 0.270 ohm
B. 295.3 hrs D. 264.4 hrs per km. The rail and ground return has a resistance
of 0.06 ohm per km. If the station voltage is 750 V,
38. REE Board Exam April 1997 what is the efficiency of transmission?
A circuit consisting of three resistors rated: 10 A. 78% C. 74%
ohms, 15 ohms and 20 ohms are connected in B. 81% D. 79%
delta. What would be the resistance of the
equivalent wye connected load? 45. EE Board Exam October 1981
A. 0.30, 0.23 & 0.15 ohm A charger, a battery and a load are connected in
B. 3.0, 4.0 & 5.0 ohms parallel. The voltage across the charger is 12.5 volts
C. 3.33, 4.44 & 6.66 ohms and the battery has an emf of 12 volts and internal
D. 5.77, 8.66 & 11.55 ohms resistance of 0.1 ohm. The load consists of a 2
ohms resistor. Find the current through the charger.
39. EE Board Exam October 1994 A. 6.61 A C. 6.42 A
The equivalent wye element of a 3 equal resistors B. 6.25 A D. 6.50 A
each equal to R and connected in delta is
A. R C. R/3 46. REE Board Exam October 1996
B. 3R/2 D. 3R A lead storage battery is rated at 12 volts. If the
internal resistance is 0.01 ohm, what is the
maximum power that can be delivered to the load?
 A. 1,200 W C. 7,200 W
B. 3,600 W D. 1,800 W

47. EE Board Exam April 1995

A 120-V battery having an internal resistance of 0.5
ohm is connected through a line resistance of 0.5
ohms to a variable load resistor. What maximum
power will the battery deliver to the load resistor?
A. 36 watts C. 630 watts
B. 63 watts D. 360 watts A. -0.215 A C. -0.306 A
B. 0.215 A D. 0.306 A
48. EE Board Exam April 1988
A barangay power station supplies 60 kW to a load 54. EE Board Exam August 1977
over 2,500 ft of 0002-conductor copper feeder the In the figure below R1 = 1 ohm, R2 = 1 ohm, R3 = 3
resistance of which is 0.078 ohm per 1,000 ft. The ohms, I2 = 2 A and VB = 120 V. Find Eg.
bus bar voltage is maintained constant at 600 volts.
Determine the maximum power which can be
transmitted.
A. 220.35 kW C. 242.73 kW
B. 230.77 kW D. 223.94 kW

49. EE Board Exam April 1991

Twelve similar wires each of resistance 2 ohms are
connected so as to form a cube. Find the resistance
between the two diagonally opposite corners.
A. 1.45 ohms C. 2.01 ohms A. 182.41 V C. 164.67 V
B. 1.66 ohms D. 1.28 ohms B. 153.32 V D. 157.22 V

50. EE Board Exam April 1991 55. EE Board Exam October 1980, April 1984
Twelve similar wires each of resistance 2 ohms are In the dc circuit as shown, the high resistance
connected so as to form a cube. Find the resistance voltmeter gives a reading of 0.435 volt. What is the
between the two corners of the same edge. value of the resistance R?
A. 1.133 ohms C. 1.125 ohms
B. 1.102 ohms D. 1.167 ohms

51. EE Board Exam October 1991

Twelve identical wires each of resistance 6 ohms
are arranged to form the edge of a cube. A current
of 40 mA is led into the cube at one corner and out
at the other diagonally opposite corners. Calculate
the potential difference developed between these
corners.
A. 0.20 V C. 0.22 V A. 4 ohms C. 3 ohms
B. 0.28 V D. 0.24 V B. 5 ohms D. 2 ohms

52. EE Board Exam August 1976 56. EE Board Exam April 1980
Find the value of the voltage V. Determine I in the figure.

A. 12.34 V C. 12.19 V
B. 11.24 V D. 11.66 V A. 0.028 A C. 0.025 A
B. 0.010 A D. 0.014 A
53. EE Board Exam April 1982
Referring to the circuit diagram below, if the charger 57. REE Board Exam September 2001
voltage is 130 volts and the battery voltage is 120 Three resistors 10-Ω, 15-Ω and 20-Ω are connected
volts, solve for the current Ib. in series across a 48-V source. What is the voltage
across the 15-Ω resistor?
A. 20 V C. 24 V
B. 16 V D. 12 V
58. REE Board Exam September 2001 68. REE Board Exam October 1999
Three resistors 10-Ω, 15-Ω and 20-Ω are connected How long must a current of 5 A pass through a 10
in parallel. What is the total resistance? ohm resistor until a charge of 12000 coulomb
A. 3.56 Ω C. 0.217 Ω passes through?
B. 4.62 Ω D. 45 Ω A. 1 min C. 3 min
B. 2 min D. 4 min
59. REE Board Exam September 2000
Two 10-Ω resistances are connected in parallel. 69. REE Board Exam October 1999
The two are then connected in series with a 5-Ω What is the power required to transfer 97,000
resistance. It is then connected across a 24-volt coulombs of charge through a potential rise of 50
battery; find the voltage across the 5-Ω resistor. volts in one hour?
A. 12 volts C. 9 volts A. 0.5 kW C. 1.3 kW
B. 24 volts D. 15 volts B. 0.9 kW D. 2.8 kW

60. REE Board Exam April 1997 70. REE Board Exam April 2001
A circuit consists of three resistors rated 3-Ω, 4-Ω A round wire has 250 MCM. Find its diameter in
and 5-Ω connected in parallel. If the circuit is inches.
connected to a battery which has an internal A. ½ C. 0.16
resistance of 0.2-Ω, what would be the current B. ¼ D. 0.08
through the 4-Ω resistor?
A. 2.04 A C. 2.4 A 71. REE Board Exam September 2003
B. 4.8 A D. 3.0 A In the American wire gauge, as the number of
gauge increases, the diameter of wire ____
61. REE Board Exam September 2001 A. increases
How many joules per second are then in 10 watts? B. decreases
A. 10 C. 20 C. does not change
B. 5 D. 24.5 D. become twice

62. REE Board Exam September 2001 72. REE Board Exam September 2003
1013 ergs/sec is equal to how many kilowatts? In cgs system, what is the unit of emf where I is in
A. 1,000 C. 100 abampere and P is in erg per second?
B. 250 D. 10 A. millivolt C. abvolt
B. kilovolt D. volt
63. REE Board Exam September 2000
What is 1 kW-hr in BTU? 73. REE Board Exam September 2002
A. 4,186 C. 746 One (1) kW is equal to ____ hp.
B. 3,413 D. 1,000 A. 0.746 C. 550
B. 1.34 D. 1.5
64. REE Board Exam September 2000
How many abvolts in 1 volt? 74. REE Board Exam October 1998
A. 108 abvolts C. 1 abvolt Two copper conductors have equal length. The
B. 10-8 abvolts D. 10 abvolt cross-sectional area of one conductor is three times
that of the other. If the resistance of the conductor
65. REE Board Exam October 1998 having smaller cross-sectional area is 20 Ω, what is
What is the work in ergs needed to raise a 10 g the resistance of the other?
weight 100 m up? A. 20/3 Ω C. 180 Ω
A. 4.9 x 105 C. 98 x 107 B. 60 Ω D. 20/9 Ω
B. 9.8 x 107 D. 1.96 x 107
75. REE Board Exam October 2000
66. REE Board Exam October 1999 A copper bar has a length of 20 ft., width of 4 inches
The quantity of heat required to raise the and thickness of 0.5 inch. If the resistivity of copper
temperature of water by 1°C. is 10.37 Ω-CM/ft, what is the resistance of the bar?
A. energy C. calorie A. 81.4 μΩ C. 814 μΩ
B. specific heat D. BTU B. 8.14 μΩ D. 0.814 μΩ

67. REE Board Exam October 1999
When heat is transferred into any other form of
energy or when other forms of energy are converted
into heat, the total amount of energy is constant.
This is known as
A. First law of thermodynamics
B. Boyle’s law
C. Specific heat
D. Isothermal expansion
76. REE Board Exam April 2001
The resistance of the field winding of a DC machine
is 0.25 Ω at 25°C. When operating at full-load, the
temperature of the winding is 75°C. The
temperature coefficient of resistance of copper is
0.00427 per °C at 0°C. Find the resistance of the
field winding at full-load.
A. 0.298 Ω C. 0.512 Ω
B. 0.315 Ω D. 0.271 Ω

77. REE Board Exam October 2000

A coil of copper has resistance of 5.46 Ω at 75°C.
What will be its resistance at 25°C?
 A. 4.58 Ω C. 5.02 Ω 87.
B. 4.84 Ω D. 4.35 Ω
A. C.
78. REE Board Exam September 2003 B. D.
A total current of 60 A is divided among 3 parallel
branches having resistances of 10 Ω, 6 Ω and 12 Ω,
respectively. What is the current that flows through TRANSIENTS
the branch with 10 Ω resistance? 88. EE Board Exam April 1979, October 1982
A. 17.1 A C. 14.3 A In an RL circuit, Kirchhoff’s law gives the following
B. 28.6 A D. 42.9 A relation: E = Ldi/dt + Ri where:
E = supply voltage (200 volts)
79. REE Board Exam October 2000 R = resistance (20 ohms)
Two 10-ohm parallel resistors are connected in L = inductance (1 Henry)
series with a 5-ohm resistor. The combination is t = time in seconds
then connected across a 24 volts battery. Find the i = current in amperes
voltage drop across the 5-ohm resistor. If i = 0 when t = 0, find i when t = 0.02 second.
A. 6 V C. 12 V A. 3.3 A C. 3.2 A
B. 18 V D. 20 V B. 3.1 A D. 3.0 A

80. REE Board Exam September 2002 89. EE Board Exam October 1980
What is 1012 ergs/sec in kW? In an RL circuit, Kirchhoff’s law gives the following
A. 100 kW C. 10 kW relation: E = Ldi/dt + Ri where:
B. 1,000 kW D. 10,000 kW E = supply voltage (200 volts)
R = resistance (20 ohms)
81. REE Board Exam October 2000 L = inductance (1 Henry)
An electric heater is used to heat up 600 grams of t = time in seconds
water. It takes 14 minutes to raise the temperature i = current in amperes
of water by 40°C. If the supply voltage is 220 volts, If i = 0 when t = 0, find i after a long time.
what is the power rating of the heater neglecting A. 10 A C. 0
heat losses? B. 11.2 A D. infinite
A. 180 W C. 200 W
B. 120 W D. 60 W 90. EE Board Exam October 1990
A 6 H coil whose resistance is 12 ohms is
82. REE Board Exam April 2001 connected in series with a 24 ohms resistor and to a
A 100 liter of water is heated from 20°C to 40°C. 144 V battery and a switch. The switch is closed at t
How many kWHR of electricity is needed assuming = 0. Determine the time constant and the steady
no heat loss? state current of the circuit.
A. 4.2 C. 5.6 A. 0.36 sec, 12 A C. 0.66 sec, 3 A
B. 2.3 D. 3.7 B. 0.45 sec, 4 A D. 0.50 sec, 6 A

83. REE Board Exam April 2002 91. EE Board Exam April 1990
Ten (10) kW is equal to ____ gram-cal/sec. A time of 10 milliseconds is required for the current
A. 156 C. 2,388 on a series RL dc circuit to reach 90% of its final
B. 436 D. 425 steady state value. Assume at t = 0, i(0) = 0. What is
the time constant in seconds for the circuit?
84. REE Board Exam April 2001 A. 4.25 ms C. 3.39 ms
A certain generator generates 1,500,000 joules per B. 3.86 ms D. 4.34 ms
minute. What is the output in kW?
A. 50 C. 25 92. EE Board Exam April 1995
B. 500 D. 125 The shunt winding of a machine has a resistance of
80 ohms and an inductance of 4 H is suddenly
85. REE Board Exam April 2002 switched on to a 220 V supply. Find the time taken
A 12 volts battery has a 50 ampere-hour capacity. for the current to rise to half its steady state value.
The internal resistance is 0.1 ohm. A 5 ohm load is A. 0.0512 sec C. 0.0251 sec
connected for 5 hours. How many ampere-hours are B. 0.0346 sec D. 0.0172 sec
still left?
A. 28.51 C. 38.23 93. EE Board Exam October 1990
B. 41.24 D. 35.92 A 6 H coil whose resistance is 12 ohms is
connected in series with a 24 ohms resistor and to a
86. REE Board Exam April 2002 144 V battery and a switch. The switch is closed at t
Two-24 volt battery supply power to a 20 ohm load. = 0. Determine the current at t = 0.1 second.
One battery has 0.2 ohm internal resistance while A. 1.538 A C. 1.805 A
the other has 0.4 ohm. What power does the load B. 1.750 A D. 1.624 A
draws?
A. 28.4 W C. 30.8 W 94. EE Board Exam October 1992
B. 22.2 W D. 18.6 W An uncharged capacitor in series with a 120 volt
voltmeter of 10,000 ohms resistance is suddenly
connected to a 100 V battery. One second later, the
 voltmeter reads 60 volt. Determine the capacitance 102. EE Board Exam April 1991
of the capacitor. A certain electric welder has a basic circuit
A. 187.54 μF C. 195.76 μF equivalent to a series RL with R = 0.1 Ω and L = 1
B. 190.62 μF D. 192.23 μF mH. It is connected to an AC source “e” through a
switch “s” operated by an automatic timer, which
95. REE Board Exam April 1999 closes the circuit at any desired point on the 60
A 20 ohm resistance R and a 0.001 farad cycle, sinusoidal wave ”e”. Calculate the magnitude
capacitance C are in series. A direct current voltage of the transient current resulting when “s” closes as
E of 100 volts is applied across the series circuit at t “e” is passing through its peak value of 100 volts.
= 0 and the initial current i(0) = 5 A. Determine the A. 256.41 A C. 80.54 A
resulting current i(t) at t = 0.01 second. B. 65.74 A D. 76.32 A
A. 3.34 A C. 2.78 A
B. 3.67 A D. 3.03 A 103. REE Board Exam October 1999
A series RL circuit is connected to an AC source of
96. EE Board Exam October 1991 100 sin 377t. Where L = 0.1 Henry, R = 10 ohms
A series RC circuit consist of R = 2 MΩ and an and i(0) = 0. Determine the current at t = 0.01
uncharged capacitor C = 5 μF. The circuit is second.
connected across a 100 V DC source at t = 0. A. 2.784 A C. 2.531 A
Determine the voltage across the resistor 5 seconds B. 2.301 A D. 3.062 A
later.
A. 63.31 V C. 66.24 V 104. REE Board Exam April 1999
B. 60.65 V D. 69.22 A A series circuit has R = 10 ohms. L = 0.1 Henry and
C = 0.0001 Farad. An AC voltage e = 100 sin 377t is
97. EE Board Exam October 1991 applied across the series circuit. Solve for the
An uncharged capacitor in series with a 120 volt particular solution (without the complementary
voltmeter of 10,000 ohms resistance is suddenly solution) and determine the amplitude of the
connected to a 100 V battery. One second later, the resulting sinusoidal current i(t).
voltmeter reads 60 volt. Determine the rate at which A. 5.51 A C. 6.67 A
the voltage across the capacitor is charging. B. 6.06 A D. 7.34 A
A. 51 e-0.55t C. 55 e-0.55t
B. 51 e-0.51t D. 55 e-0.51t 105. REE Board Exam October 1999
A 10 ohm resistance R and a 0.001 Farad
98. EE Board Exam October 1981 capacitance C are in series. An AC voltage e(t) =
In a circuit consisting of a series resistance and 100 sin 377t is applied across the series circuit.
capacitance and connected to a DC source, R = 20 Solve for the particular solution (without the
ohms, C = 250 microfarad and E = 100 volts, find i complementary solution) and determine the
after a long time. amplitude of the resulting sinusoidal current i(t).
A. 1 A C. infinity A. 9.67 A C. 8.79 A
B. 0 A D. 5 A B. 10.63 A D. 11.70 A

99. EE Board Exam April 1993
A 100 μF capacitor initially charged to 24 V is
discharge across a series combination of a 1 kΩ
resistor and a 200 μF capacitor. Find the current
after 1 sec.
A. 7.34 nA C. 8.43 nA
B. 7.24 nA D. 8.84 nA
100. EE Board Exam October 1991
A series RC circuit consist of R = 2 MΩ and an
uncharged capacitor C = 5 μF. The circuit is
connected across a 100 V DC source at t = 0. What
is the initial rate of change of voltage across the
resistor?
A. -10 V/s C. -12.4 V/s
B. 10 V/s D. none of these
101. REE Board Exam March 1998
A 10 ohm resistance R and a 1 Henry inductance L
are connected in series. An AC voltage e(t) = 100
sin 377t is applied across the connection. Solve for
the particular solution (without the complementary
solution) and determine the amplitude of the
resulting sinusoidal current i(t).
A. 0.321 A C. 0.241 A
B. 0.292 A D. 0.265 A
106. REE Board Exam October 1999
If R = 50 ohms, C = 0.0001 Farad, E = 100 volts and
i(0) = 2 amperes, determine the Laplace transform
expression for I(s).
A. I(s) = 2/(s + 200) C. I(s) = 2/(s + 50)
B. I(s) = 2/[s(s + 2)] D. I(s) = 2/(s + 2)
107.REE March 1998
A generator has a field winding with an inductance L
= 10 Henry and a resistance Rf = 0.1 ohm. To break
the initial field current of 1000 amperes, the field
breaker inserts a field discharge resistance Rd
across the field terminals before the main contacts
open. As a result, the field current decays to zero
according to the differential equation.
di
L + Ri = 0 Where: R = Rf + Rd
dt
preventing a sudden decrease of i to zero, and a
resulting high inductive voltage due to L. Solve the
differential equation and determine the value of Rd
that would limit the initial voltage across it to 1,000
volts
A. 0.90 ohm C. 0.85 ohm
B. 0.80 ohm D. 0.95 ohm
108. EE Board Exam April 1995
The growth of current in an inductive circuit follows
A. Linear law C. Ohm’s law
 B. Exponential law D. Hyperbolic law

109. EE Board Exam April 1994

The time constant of an RL series circuit is
A. R + L C. L/R
B. R/L D. RL

110. EE Board Exam April 1998, April 1995

If a dc voltage is applied to an initially uncharged
series RC circuit, the initial value of the current is
A. zero C. infinite
B. V/R D. CV

111.

A. C.
B. D.