1. Resistivity of a wire depends on its ___.

A. length B. material C. cross section area D. none of the above

2. How many different combinations may be obtained with three resistors, each having the resistance R?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6.
 
3. Which of the following correctly describe the definition of a resistance?
A. The resistance does not play an important role in electrical engineering.
B. The resistance of the wire does not depend upon its material.
C. The resistance of most of the materials is independent of the temperature.
D. The resistance of conductor is the hindrance by which the conductor opposes the flow of the current.

4. When n resistances each of value r are connected in parallel, then resultant resistance is x. When these n resistances are
connected in series, total resistance is
A. n·x B. r·n·x C. x / n D. n2 ·x
 
5.  Ampere second could be the unit of
A. power B. conductance C. energy D. charge
 
6. An electric current of 5 A is same as
A. 5 J / C B. 5 V / C C. 5 C / sec D. 5 w / sec.
 
7. A circuit contains two un-equal resistances in parallel
A. current is same in both B. large current flows in larger resistor
C. potential difference across each is same D. smaller resistance has smaller conductance.

8. Which of the following could be the value of resistivity of copper?

A. 1.7 x 10-8 ohm-cm B. 1.7 x 10-6 ohm-cm C. 1.6 x 10-5 ohm-cm D. 1.7 x 10-4 ohm-cm
 
9. Ohm's law is not applicable to
A. DC circuits B. high currents C. small resistors D. semi-conductors

10. We have three resistances of values 2 Ω, 3 Ω and 6 Ω. Which of the following combination will give an effective resistance
of 4 Ω?
A. All the three resistances in parallel
B. 2 Ω resistance in series with parallel combination of 3 Ω and 6 Ω resistance
C. 3 Ω resistance in series with parallel combination of 2 Ω and 6 Ω resistance
D. 6 Ω resistance in series with parallel combination of 2 Ω and 3 Ω resistance
 
11. Four identical resistors are first connected in parallel and then in series. The resultant resistance of the first combination to
the second will be
A. 1 / 16 times B. 1 / 4 times C. 4 times D. 16 times.
 
12. Which of the following bulbs will have the least resistance?
A. 220 V, 60 W B. 220 V, 100 W C. 115 V, 60 W D. 115 V, 100 W

13. Which resistor will be physically larger in size?

A.10 Ω, 50 W B. 100 Ω, 10 W C. 1 k Ω, 1 W D. 10 M Ω, ½ W
 
14. Two resistors when connected in series consume a power of 225 watts at 5 amps. The resistors are then reconnected in
parallel with the same current but consume 50 watts. What are the values of the resistors?
A. 3Ω , 6Ω B. 3Ω , 3Ω C. 3Ω , 4Ω D. 4Ω , 6Ω

15. A 15 V source is connected across a 12 Ω resistor. How much energy is used in three minutes?
A. 0.938 Wh B. 93.8 Wh C. 9.38 Wh D. 0.0938 Wh

16. In a resistor, electrical energy is converted to heat having a rate of 7.56kJ/min which has 270 C/min passing through it.
Calculate the voltage difference across the resistor terminals?
A. 12.8V B. 18V C. 30V D. 28V

17. A #10 aluminum wire has a diameter of 2.59mm. Calculate the total number of meters needed if a resistance of 1.0 Ω is
required.
A. 230 meters B. 590 meters C. 670 meters D. 190 meters

18. A battery has an open-circuit voltage of 1.52-volts. When a current of 25 amperes passes through it, it is observed that its
terminal voltage drops to zero. Calculate its internal resistance R b.
A. 0.161Ω B. 0.761Ω C. 0.025Ω D. 0.061Ω

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19. A wire has a diameter of 0.3648 in. Determine its circular-mils.
A. 133,100 CM B. 154,200 CM C. 190,000 CM D. 171,400 CM

20. The resistance of a copper wire at 200C is 30 ohms. What is its resistance at 800C
A. 88 ohms B. 37 ohms C. 30ohms D. 67ohms

21. 1 BTU is equivalent to

A. 1055 F B. 252 cal C. 110 erg D. 921 Tesla

22. The rate of flow of charge is called

A. current B. potential C. resistance D. voltage

23. If voltage to a resistor is doubled, its current ___.

A. triples B. doubles C. does not increase D. halves

24. Determine much would it cost to operate a 5.5 kW electric stove for 3.5 hours if it cost P10/kw-hr.
A. P 129.5 B. P 532.4 C. P 250.6 D. P 192.5

25. A 50, 75, and 100 ohms resistors are in series. Calculate its total conductance.
A. 0.0345 B. 225 C. 0.3463 D. 0.0044

26. Two resistors 45-ohm and a 65-ohm are in series. Determine the total voltage required for this circuit to produce 0.2
ampere.
A. 220 B. 110 C. 22 D. 50

27. What is the temperature coefficient of aluminum?

A. 0.008 B. 0.123 C. 0.015 D. 0.004

28. Three resistor 3, 4, and 5 ohms are in series. If the voltage drop across the 3-ohm resistor is 6-volts, determine the total
voltage source.
A. 12 V B. 24 V C. 6 V D. 12 V

29. Two resistors 10 and 20 are in parallel. If the current in the 10-ohm resistor is 5 amperes, calculate the total current
supplied.
A. 10.5 A B. 5.5 A C. 1.5 A D. 7.5 A

30. Three electrical resistive loads draw 10-A, 8-A, and 5-A. Calculate the total power drawn if the voltage source is 220-V.
A. 10-kW B. 7-kW C. 5-kW D. 9-kW

31. The equivalent resistance of three resistors in parallel is 1.25-ohm. If the two resistors are 2-ohm and 5-ohm, find the
resistance of the third resistor
A. 15-ohm B. 20-ohm C. 10-ohm D. 30-ohm

32. Three resistors in parallel have an equivalent conductance of0.875 Siemens. If the two have conductance of 0.25 and
0.125, determine the resistance of the third resistor
A. 5-ohm B. 10-ohm C. 2-ohm D. 15-ohm

33. The voltage across a circuit with an equivalent conductance of 0.875 Siemens is 100 volts. Determine the total current.
A. 6.5 A B. 87.5 A C. 3.6 A D. 12.5 A

34. Five 100-W light bulbs are connected in parallel across a 220-V power line. If one bulb opens, how power is supplied.
A. 500 watt B. 0 watt C. 100 watt D. 400 watt

35. Five 100-W light bulbs are connected in series across a 220-V power line. If one bulb opens, how power is supplied.
A. 500 watt B. 0 watt C. 100 watt D. 400 watt

36. A 6-volt battery is temporarily short-circuited resulting to a current of 30 amperes. Its internal resistance is
A. maximum B. 0.2 ohm C. zero D. infinite

37. The current in a pure inductor _____ the voltage.

A. leads B. lags C. in phase D. none of these

38. When the sole purpose of AC is to produce heat, selection of the conductor to be used would be based on the ____ value of
the current.
A. Peak B. RMS C. Average D. Instantaneous

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39. Three resistors 4, 6, and 10 ohms are delta connected. Calculate one of its equivalent resistances in wye.
A. 10 ohm B. 5 ohm C.3 ohm D. 6.3 ohm

40. When two different resistors are in parallel, its voltage is ____.
A. different B. greater than the other C. the same D. less than the other

41. Determine the effective voltage in a given equation v=200sin(377t + 60 0) volts.

A. 70.71 B. 141.42 C. 57.74 D. 100

42. What inductance in mH at a resonance of 1 Mhz with capacitance of 10 picofarad?

A. 5.33 B. 3.33 C. 4.53 D. 2.53

43. The voltage ____ the current in a pure capacitor.

A. leads B. lags C. in phase D. none of these

44. The voltage ____ the current in a pure inductor.

A. leads B. lags C. in phase D. none of these

45. A generator with 20 poles and running at 300 rpm will generated a waveform with period of ____ seconds.
A. 0.02 B. 0.002 C. 2 D. 0.2

46. What is the frequency in a given equation v=100sin(377t + 60 0) volts.

A. 50-Hz B. 30-Hz C. 60-Hz D. 25-Hz

47. A unity power factor load of 3,588 W is connected in parallel with a load of 3,312 W with pf of 0.6 lagging. What is the
current supplied if the line voltage is 230 V?
A. 35.62 B. 23.33 C. 41.53 D. 52.53

48. A 120-volts, 60-watts lamp is to be connected to a 220-volts, 50-Hz source. Determine the value of a pure inductor required
in order for the lamp to operate on a correct voltage.
A. 2.97 H B. 5.67 H C. 4.11 H D. 1.17 H

49. If the waveform of the voltage in a given equation v=200sin(377t + 60 0) volts is shifted to the right by 60 0, its phase angle is
___.
A. 120 0 B. -240 0 C. 00 D.1800

50. A half-wave rectified signal has a maximum voltage of 691 volts. Determine its average value.
A. 489 B. 220 C. 1196 D. 110

51. What is the effective value of a full-wave rectified signal with maximum amplitude of 141.42 volts.
A. 70.71 B. 250 C. 141.42 D. 200

52. A 120-volts, 60-watts lamp is to be connected to a 220-volts, 50-Hz source. Determine the value of a pure capacitor
required in order for the lamp to operate on a correct voltage.
A. 2.97 μF B. 8.63 μF C. 4.11 μF D. 5.17 μF

53. A circuit with a source voltage of 100-volts takes a current of 8 amperes at a lagging current of 30 0. Calculate the inductive
reactance.
A. 2.23 ohms B. 3.333 ohms C. 6.25 ohms D. 5.17 ohms

54. The readings from a series RC circuit are as follows: V=150 volts, I = 2.5 A, P=37.5 watts and f = 60-Hz. Calculate the
power factor.
A. 0.3 B. 0.2 C. 0.6 D. 0.1

55. The resistance of a wire at 1000C is 50Ω. The temperature coefficient at temperature t1 is 0.00379. If the inferred
temperature T is 2340C, determine the value of R1.
A. 17.5 ohms B. 90.5 ohms C. 39.5 ohms D. 28.5 ohms

56. Calculate the power factor of a circuit having an equivalent impedance of Z=100/-300 ohms.
A. 0.866 leading B. 0.5 lagging C. 0.866 lagging D. 0.5 leading

57. At 50-Hz, the capacitive reactance of a capacitor is 450-Ω. What is its capacitive reactance at 60-Hz?
A. 375 ohm B. 375 F C. 7.07 ohm D. 70.7 μF

58. A resistor, inductor and a capacitor are connected in parallel. If R=2.5-Ω, X L = 5-Ω, Xc = 10-Ω; calculate the total admittance.
A. j0.1 Siemens B. –j0.1 Siemens C. j10 Siemens D. 0.412 Siemens

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59. A series RL circuit is connected across an effective voltage V. If the voltage across R is 50 volts, and the voltage across L is
86.6 volts, what is the effective value of the voltage source?
A. 100 volts B. 86.6 volts C. 50 volts D. 136.6 volts

60. When an induction load consisting of R and X in series is fed from a 2.4 kV supply absorbs 288 kw at 0.8 pf. What is the
value of R?
A. 20 B. 18 C. 12.8 D. 13.8

61. In a given circuit V= 100/300 volts and I = 50/-100 amps. What is its reactive power?
A. 3.2 kW B. 3.2 kVAR C. 3.2 kVA D. 32 kVA

62. In a particular circuit, the effective voltage V= 100/300 volts and the effective current I=50/-100 amps. What is its
capacitance?
A. 2.06 mF B. 1.532 mF C. 0 Farad D. 1.285 ohm

63. What is the power consumed in a circuit if i(t) = 1.5sin(120πt+70 0) and v (t) = 150cos(120πt -400)?
A. 211 watts B. 195 watts C. 106 watts D. 595 watts

64. Calculate the capacitance to be connected in parallel with a coil having an inductance of L=46-mH and a resistance R=15-Ω
to operate the circuit at resonance at 60-Hz.
A. 78.45μF B. 87.5 μF C. 34.8μF D. 12.56 μF

65. The active power drawn by a pure capacitor is

A. undefined B. 0 C. infinite D. 1

66. The power factor of an ac circuit lies between

A. 0 and 1 `B. -1 and 1 C. 0 and -1 D. 0 and 10

67. The load at 0.866 lagging power factor takes a power per phase of 1000 watts. Determine the total reactive power drawn.
A. 8232 VARs B. 1021 VARs C. 1732 VARs D. 3289 VARs

68. A 20 mH inductor carries a sinusoidal current of 1 A rms at a frequency of 50 Hz. The average power dissipated by the
inductor is
A. 0 watt B. 0.25 watt C. 0.5 watt D. 1.00 watt

69. When a sinusoidal voltage is applied across R-L series circuit having R = X L, the phase angle will be
A. 900 B. 45° lead C. 45° lag D. 90 ° leading

70. The rms value of the voltage v(t)= 3 + 4cos(3t)

A. 5 V B. 7 V C. 4.123 V D. 3.54 V

71. The rms value of the current is a wire which carries a dc current of 10 A and a sinusoidal alternating current of peak value
20 A is
A. 10 A B. 30 A C. 17.32 A D. 15 A

72. At resonance, the power factor in R-L-C circuit is

A. Zero B. unity C. lagging D. leading

73. In inductive circuit, when Inductance (L) or inductive reactance (X L) increases, the circuit current decreases, but the circuit
power factor ________?
A. increases B. decreases C. remain same D. none of the above

74. In a Capacitive circuit, when Capacitance C. increases, ( the circuit current also increases), then the circuit power factor
________?
A.  increases B. decreases C.  remain same D.   none of the above

75. Reciprocal of power factor = _________?

A. Q Factor B. Demand Factor C. Diversity Factor D. Utilization Factor

76. Power Factor (Cos θ) =_________? 

A. kW/kVA  B. R/Z  C. cosine of angle between I and V D. all of the above

77. If two currents are in the same direction at any instant of time in a given branch of a circuit, the net current at that instant
A. is the sum of the two currents B. is zero
C. is the difference between the two currents D. cannot be determined

78. If two sinusoids of the same frequency ‘but of different amplitudes and phase angles are subtracted, the resultant
A. a sinusoid of the same frequency B. a sinusoid of half the original frequency

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 C. a sinusoid of double the original frequency D. not a sinusoid

79. Form factor of a sine wave is

A. 1.414 B. 0.707 C. 1.11 D. 0.5

80. Determine the apparent power in a load if the true and reactive power are 100 watts and 100 vars respectively.
A. 200 B. 100 C. 141.4 D.120

81. A two element series circuit has an instantaneous current i(t) of 4.24sin(5000t + 45 0) amp and takes a power of 180 watts
at a pf of 0.8 lagging. The inductance of the circuit must have a value of
A. 3 H B. 0.3 H C. 3 mH D.0.3 mH

82. To which component in an RC circuit is the power dissipation due?

A. resistor B. capacitor C. both R and C D. either R or C

83. The form factor of a DC source is

A. zero B. unity C. infinite D. 0.5

84. The voltage consists of two components: a 50 VDC component and a sinusoidal component with a maximum voltage of 50
volts. The resultant average of the two combined would be
A. zero B. 86.6 volts C. 50 volts D. infinite

85. Sine wave A has a positive going zero crossing at 30 0 while Sine wave B has a positive going zero crossing at 45 0. What is
the phase angle between the two waves?
A. 00 B. 450 C. 150 D. 750

86. The voltage across a component in a circuit is 80 volts rms and the measured current is 4 amps rms. If the current leads the
voltage by 200, determine the apparent power.
A. 0 B. 190 C. 320 D. 300

87. In an RLC series circuit, which of the following is correct?

A. XL > XC B. XL < XC C. XL = XC D. either XL = R or XC = R

88. The voltage across a component in a circuit is 80 volts rms and the measured current is 4 amps rms. If the current leads the
voltage by 200, determine the reactive power.
A. 0 B. 190 C. 320 D. 300

89. The voltage across a component in a circuit is 80 volts rms and the measured current is 4 amps rms. If the current leads the
voltage by 200, determine the true power.
A. 0 B. 190 C. 320 D. 300

90. In an RL series circuit, the value of the reactance is equal to its resistance, the power factor is
A. 0 B. 0.707 lagging C. 0.707 leading D. 300

91. In an RLC series circuit, the value of the impedance at resonance is

A. minimum B. zero C. maximum D. infinite

92. A pure inductance is connected across a 250 volts, 60 Hz supply and consumes 150 watts. The power consumption can be
attributed to one of the following
A. the big size of the inductor B. the reactance of the inductor
C. the current in the inductor D. the statement is false

93. In an AC circuit, the low value of the reactive power compared with the true power indicates
A. low efficiency B. high power factor C. unity power factor D. minimum load current

94. At very low frequencies, a series R-C circuit will behave almost as a pure _____ load.
A. resistive B. inductive C. capacitive D. impedance

95. At _______ frequencies, the parallel RL circuit will behave almost as a purely resistive load.
A. low B. very low C. high D. very high

96. The equation of a 50 Hz sinusoidal current having an effective value of 60 amperes is

A. 60 sin(50t) B. 60 sin(314t) C. 84.85 sin(314t) D. 84.85 sin(50t)

97. If the frequency is reduced to ½ of the original value in a pure capacitive circuit, the current will ____.
A. decrease by ¼ B. decrease by ½ C. double D. increase 4 times

98. A heater is rated 230VAC, 10 kW. The 230VAC refers to ____.

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 A. average value B. peak value C. effective value D. peak to peak value

99. Poor power factor

A. results in more power losses in the electrical system
B. overloads alternators, transformers and distribution lines
C. results in more voltage drop in the line
D. all of the above

100. Power factor will be zero in the following circuit ______.

A. resistive B. inductive C. capacitive D. either purely inductive or purely capacitive

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