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Multiple Choices: Write the letter corresponding to your chosen answer in the blank
provided.

1. _____The operator j represents counterclockwise rotation of a phasor through

a. 180o b. 90o c. 270o d. 120o

2. __b___A sinusoidal current has a frequency of 75 Hz. Its angular frequency in rad/sec
is
a. 100π b. 471 c. 120π d. 156

3. __b___The reactance offered by an inductor to alternating current of frequency 30 Hz

is
9 Ω. If frequency is increased to 60 Hz, the reactance in Ω becomes
a. ¼ b. 18 c. 40 d. ½

4. _____A sinusoidal current is given by i = 100 cos (100πt + 45o) amp. It will achieve a
value
of 50 amp after
a. 0.8333 μsec b. 48 msec c. 4.167 msec d. ⅛ μsec

5. _____The current through a capacitor ___ the voltage across it by ___

a. leads; 90o b . lags; 90o c. lags; 45o d. leads; 45o

6. _____The applied voltage across an RL series circuit ___ the current by an angle ___
a. leads; between 0o to 90o c. leads; between 90o to 180o
b. lags; between 90o to 180o d. lags; between 0o to 90o

7. _____If the resistance in a series circuit is increased, the magnitude of the phase angle
a. increases c. change in an indeterminate manner
b. remains the same d. decreases

8. _____The magnitude of the power factor of an RC circuit with R = 100 Ω, X c = 100 Ω

and 12 amp effective current is
a. 0.8667 b. 0.372 c. 0.5 d. 0.7071

9. _____In AC circuits, the unit coulomb-weber per sec2 is equivalent to

a. henry b. siemen c. ohm d. volt-amp

10. _____Three identical impedances are connected two in parallel and in series with the
other one, and consumed a total power of 12 watts. What total power is consumed if
the impedances are connected in parallel across the same voltage source?
a. 45 watts b. 54 watts c. 36 watts d. 6 watts
11. _____In a series RC circuit, the voltage across the capacitor and resistor are 60 volts
and 80 volts, respectively. The input voltage should be
a. 140 /-53.13o volts c. 140 /36.87o volts
o
b. 100 /-36.87 volts d. 100 /53.13o volts

12. _____If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin (628t + 75 o) volts, the values of the
effective voltage and frequency are
a. 70.71 volts; 628 Hz c. 63.7 volts; 628 Hz
b. 70.71 volts; 100 Hz d. 100 volts; 100 Hz

13. _____A current of 0.3 amp flows in an electromagnet of negligible resistance when it is
connected to a source of 232 volts 60 Hz. The inductance of the electromagnet is
a. 2.05133 henry b. 0.3666 henry c. 0.2051 mH d. 0.24 henry

14. _____A series RL circuit takes 371.2 watts at a power factor of 0.8 from a 116-volt 60
Hz source. The values of L and R are
a. 46.155 mH; 23.2 Ω c. 23.2 mH; 55.164 Ω
b. 64.155 mH; 23.2 Ω d. 46.155 mH; 32.3 Ω

15. _____A coil of wire having an impedance of 5 /53.2o Ω is connected in parallel with a
capacitive reactance of 6.15 Ω. The equivalent impedance of the circuit is
a. 8.345 /-1.17o Ω b. 10 /36.87o Ω c. 14 /-53.13o Ω d. 7.14 /-53.13o Ω

16. __d___Reciprocal of the time period of a sine wave.

a. form factor c. instantenous value
b. alternation d. frequency

17. _____An AC source delivers current to three loads in parallel: Ia = 20 amp; Ib = 12 amp
and lags behind Ia by 30o; Ic = 32 amp and leads Ia by 60o. If Ib is used as the reference
phasor, the resultant current delivered by the source is
a. 52.122 /-25.08082o amp c. 52.122 /55.08082o amp
b. 51.222 /-25.08082o amp d. 51.222 /55.08082o amp

18. _____The impedance of a series circuit is 12 /-30.2565o Ω. The conductance and

capacitive susceptance in mƱ of the circuit respectively are
a. 10.37; 6.05 b. 24; 27 c. 96.43; 165.29 d. 72; 42

19. _____The voltage lags behind the current by ¼ cycle in ___ circuit.
a. a circuit with capacitance and inductance
b. a pure capacitance
c. a pure inductance
d. a pure resistance

20. _____When voltage and current are in-phase in an AC circuit the

a. resistance is zero c. impedance is zero
b. reactance is zero d. phase angle is 90o
21. _____A voltmeter across an AC circuit reads 50 volts, and an ammeter in series with
the circuit reads 5 amp. The power consumption of the circuit is
a. more than or equal to 250 watts
b. less than or equal to 250 watts
c. exactly equal to 250 watts
d. maybe less than, more than or equal to 250 watts

22. _____Two impedances Za = (8.0296 + j8.9177) Ω and Z b = (2.3314 – j1.888) Ω are

connected in parallel. If the combination draws a current of 5 amp from an AC source,
the current in Zb is
a. 4.7921 amp b. 7.2194 amp c. 1.7492 amp d. 4.9721 amp

23. _____A series RLC is connected to an AC source of frequency 60 Hz. The effective
voltages across the circuit components are VR = 10 volts, VL = 20 volts and VC = 14 volts.
The effective voltage of the source is
a. 11.662 volts b. 8.103 volts c. 16.621 volts d. 44 volts

24. _____A coil connected to a 120 volts AC source draws a current of 0.5 amp and
dissipates 50 watts. If a capacitor were connected in series to bring the power factor to
unity, the circuit would dissipate
a. 72 watts b. 50 watts c. 60 watts d. 100 watts

25. _____A 12 F capacitor, a 0.4 henry inductor and a 300 Ω resistor are connected in
parallel to a 220 volts 60 Hz power source. The total current is
a. 0.156 amp b. 2.55 amp c. 1.38 amp d. 0.8676 amp

26. _____The current lags the voltage by ¼ cycle in _____ circuit

a. a pure resistance c. a circuit with capacitance and inductance
b. a pure capacitance d. a pure inductance

27. __d___An AC current i = 14.14 sin(t + /6) has a phase angle of

a. 180o b. 210o c. 60o d. 30o

28. _____A 2 F capacitor is connected to a 50 volts 400 Hz power source. The current
that flows is
a. 0.025 amp b. 0.2513 amp c. 2.513 amp d. 0.2513 mA

29. __b___A fundamental electrical element that opposes any change in electric current is
a. a transistor b. an inductor c. a capacitor d. a resistor

30. _____A 240 volts 60 Hz source supplies a load of 4.5 kVA at a power factor of 75%
lagging. The shunt capacitance needed to improve the power factor to 84% lagging is
a. 36.86 µF b. 36.68 μF c. 36.86 mF d. 36.68 mF

31. __a___The power factor of a series RC circuit is

a. between zero and 1 c. sometimes unity
b. between zero and -1 d. often zero
32. __a___An electrical element in which electricity temporarily may be stored.
a. capacitor c. integrated circuit
b. transistor d. filter

33. _____A series RLC is connected to an AC source of frequency 60 Hz. The effective
voltages across the circuit components are VR = 20 volts, VL = 7 volts and VC = 18 volts.
The effective voltage of the source is
a. 22.8254 volts b. 29 volts c. 21 volts d. 41 volts

34. _____The loads on a 250-volt system are: 12 amp at 0.8 p.f. lagging; 10 amp at 0.5 P.f.
lagging; 15 amp at 100% P.f.; 8 amp at 0.6 P.f. leading. What is the total load in kVA?
a. 13.8 kVA b. 15.15 kVA c. 10.74 kVA d. 8.92 kVA

35. _____The following loads are connected in parallel: load 1 of 1.5 kVA, 0.8 power factor
leading; load 2 of 2.3 kW, 0.8 power factor lagging; load 3 of 3.6 kVA, 3 kVAR inductive.
The overall power factor of the circuit is
a. 0.8205, leading c. 0.8502, lagging
b. 0.8502, leading d. 0.8205, lagging

36. _____A coil is rated 200 watts, 100 volts, 60 hertz, 0.75 power factor. The resistance
and inductance of the coil are respectively
a. 21.825 Ω; 68.5 mH
b. 22.184 Ω; 60.85 mH
c. 25.821 Ω; 60.805 mH
d. 28.125 Ω; 65.8 mH

37. ___c__The ratio of the real power to the apparent power.

a. reactive power factor c. power factor
b. load factor d. form factor

38. _____The equivalent impedance of a network of three identical 5-Ω impedances

cannot be
10 5
a. 15 Ω b. Ω c. Ω d. 7.5 Ω
3 4

39. _____In Item 36, what is the capacitance in series with the coil for it to operate
at 50 Hz?
a. 60 μF b. 65 μF c. 70 μF d. 75 μF