POWER SYSTEM INSTITUTE

Review and Training Specialist

Sorsogon City

ASSESSMENT TEST I
January 5, 2014

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. The unit of capacitance is

a) henry b) hertz c) farad d) none of these

2. a) Service entrance b) Service drop c) Service equipment d) Service raceway is the overhead
service conductor from the last pole of the utility company to the first point of attachment to the
building.

3. a ) Transformer b) Generator c) alternator d) motor is a device employing the

principle of mutual induction to convert variations of voltage and current in primary circuit into
variations of voltage and current in a secondary circuit.

4. The unit of power consumed by the load is a) volt b) ampere c) ohms d) watts

5. The unit of inductance is a) henry b) hertz c) farad d) ohms

6. The unit of frequency is a) henry b) hertz c) farad d) coulumbs

7. The property of the materials which opposes the flow of current is

a) resistance b) capacitance c) inductance d) conductance

8. Ohms is a unit of a) resistance b) capacitance c) inductance d) conductance

9. The force that tends the electron to flow is a a) potential difference b) Current

c) power d) energy

10. The other term for electromotive force is a) voltage b) current c) power d) energy

11. One horsepower is equivalent to a)100 watts b) 760 watts c) 764 watts d) 746 watts

12. One kilowatt is also equal to a) 100 watts b) 500 watts c) 1000 watt d)1/1000watts

13. In house wiring, the minimum insulation resistance of #12 or #14 AWG conductor is

a) 100,000 ohms b) 1,000,000 ohms c) 10,000 ohms d) 1,000 ohms

14. The smallest rating of fuse allowed by the code is a) 10 b) 5 c) 15 d) 20

15. The ampacity of #14 AWG copper conductor is a) 10 b) 15 c) 20 d) 25

26. All phase conductors shall be group together to avoid

a) grounding b) short-circuiting c) heating d) abrading

17. A 10-ohm resistor will draw a current of a) 10 b) 100 c) 1 d) 0.1 amperes when
connected to 100 volt source.
18. A device used to remove the sharp burrs or rough edges is a) hickey b) bender
c) reamer d) threader

19. a) Current transformer b) potential transformer c) capacitor d) condenser is a

device used in conjunction with an ordinary ammeter so that its range will be increased.

20. a) Equipment grounding b) system grounding c) bonding d) lightning arrester is a

conducting connection of the non-current carrying metal parts of equipment, raceways, and
other enclosure to the grounding electrical connection.

21. Which relay belongs to switchgear protection? a) bus differential relay

b)Loss-of-excitation relay c) overvoltage relay d) Underfrequency relay

22. Line voltages of 138 kV, 230 kV, 330 kV are better known as

a) high transmission voltages b) extra-high transmission voltages

c) Ultra-high transmission voltages d) subtransmission voltages

23. a) hickey b) fish wire c) grease d) graphite is a substance used to lubricate the
conductors when inserting large conductors inside conduit pipe.

24. a) locknut b) bushing c) coupling d) elbow is a material used in the conduit ends
to prevent the conductor’s insulation from abrasion.

25. a) pull box b) splicing box c) utility box d) junction box is one with blank cover which is used
to facilitate the pulling of conductors inside the conduit.

26. a) capacitor b) battery c) potential transformer d) current transformer is a

device which is used to increase or improve the power factor of an AC system.

27. a) capacitor b) battery c) potential transformer d) current transformer is a

device used to increase the range of an AC voltmeter.

28. Current is equal for all loads or current is the same if they are connected in a) series
b) parallel c) series-parallel d) across e) none of these

29. If you will interchange the connection of the brush terminals, the direction of rotation will be
reversed, this type of motor is a a) split-phase motor b) repulsion motor c) DC motor
d) three phase motor d) capacitor motor

30. The smallest conductor allowed by the Code to supply a motor load is a) 14 AWG b) 12

c) 10 d) 8 e) 16 , AWG copper conductor.

31. Fluorescent lamp has a a) lagging b) leading c) unity d) NOTA power factor

32. Electric motor has a a) lagging b) leading c) unity power factor

33. The power in watts of 5KVA oven at unity power factor is a) 4500 b)4000 c) 5000 d) 5500 watts.

34. Grounding is necessary to eliminate a) short-ckt. b) high current c) voltage d) lightning in

the equipment.

35. a) pull box b) splicing box c) utility box d) junction box, is one with blank cover which is used
for connecting the conductors of different runs.

36. A branch circuit that supplies a number of outlets for lighting and appliances.
a) branch circuit gen. purpose b) extension ckt. c) branch outlet d) none of these

37. Either a stranded conductor with or without insulation and other covering (single conductor
cable), or a combination of conductors insulated from one another(multiple conductor cable).

a) cable b) solid c) wire mesh d) ACSR

38. Rendered inaccessible by the structure or finish of the building. Wires in concealed raceways are
considered concealed, even though they may become accessible by withdrawing them. a) concealed
b) open c) exposed d) obvious

39. The sum of the continuous ratings of the load consuming apparatus connected to the system or
any part therefore.

a) connected load b) instantaneous load c) overload d) peak load

40. Separate from other conducting surfaces by a dielectric permanently offering a high resistance to
the passage of current and to disruptive discharge.

a) Insulated b) capacitor c) bare d) corona

IDENTIFICATION:

41. __________locations in which are hazardous because of the presence of combustible dust.

42.___________locations in which are hazardous because of the presence of easily ignitable fibers and
flyings.

43. ___________locations in which flammable gases or vapors are or may be present in the air
sufficient to produced explosive or ignitable mixtures.

44.____________ a conductor used to connect equipment to grounded circuit of a wiring system to a

grounding electrode.

45.____________ a system or circuit conductor that is intentionally ground.

46.____________ the conductors used to connect the non-current carrying metal parts of equipment
to the system ground conductor at the service equipment .

47.____________an outlet intended for the direct connection of a lamp holder, a lighting fixtures, or a
pendant cord terminating in a lamp holder.

48____________a wire or cable carrying electric current, supported by poles, towers or other
structures, but not including vertical or lateral connecting wires.

49.____________maximum demand of an installation or system is the greatest of all the demands

which have occurred during the specified period of time.

50.____________a point on a wiring system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment.
51.____________any current in excess of the rated current of equipment or the ampacity of a
conductor. It may result from overload, short ckt. or ground fault.

52.____________operation of equipment in excess of normal, full load rating, or of a conductor in

excess of rated ampacity which, when it persists for a sufficient length of time would cause damage or
dangerous overheating. A fault such as a short ckt. or ground fault is not an overload.

53.____________a single panel or group of panel units designed for assembly in the form of a single
panel; including buses, automatic overcurrent device, and with or without switches for the control of
light heat, or power ckts.; designed to be placed in a cabinet or cutout box placed in or against a wall
or partition and accessible only from the front.

54.____________the maximum load consumed or produced by a unit or group of units in a stated

period of time. It may be the maximum instantaneous load or the maximum average load over a
designated interval of time.

55.____________an enclosed assembly which may include receptacles, ckt. breakers, fuse holders,
fused switches, buses and watt-hour meter mounting means; intended to supply and control power
for general use or to mobile house homes, recreational vehicles or boats, or to serve as a means for
distributing power required to operate mobile or temporary installed equipment.

56.____________a box with a blank cover which is inserted in one or more runs or raceway to
facilitate pulling in the conductor and may also serve the purpose of distributing the conductors.

57.____________an enclosed channel designed expressly for holding wires, cable, or bus bars with
additional function as permitted in this Code.

58.____________ (of equipment) the rated voltage of equipment is the voltage to which operating
and performance characteristics are referred.

59.____________a contact device installed at the outlet for the connection of a single attachment
plug.

60.____________a raceway specially constructed for the purpose of the pulling in or the withdrawing
of wires or cable after the conduit is in place and made of metal of standard weight and thickness
permitting the cutting of standard threads.

ENUMERATION:

61-62 – Give and explain Objective of the PEC

63-67 – Scope covers by the PEC

67-69 – Enumerate and define the elements of electricity

70-72 – Different types of DC Motors

73-75 _ Requisites of a valid contract

76-78 – Give at least three sources of obligation

79-83 - Give at least 5 Power and Duties of the Board of Electrical Engineering

84-88 – Qualifications of applicant for Registered Master Electrician

89-90 – Electrical works/Wiring not covered by PEC

91-92 – Field of Practice for RME

93-95 Agencies vested with authority and jurisdiction for the enforcement of the PEC

DEFINE:

96. AC CURRENT

97. DC CURRENT

98. TRANSFORMER

99. MOTOR

100. GENERATOR

G O O D L U C K !!!