PRACTICE QUIZ DAY 10

EPIRA RA9136/PDC/RA7920/PEC

PART I:
Give the meaning of the following abbreviation/terminologies
1. ISO
2. IRR
3. LOLP
4. MAIFI
5. MLD
6. NEA
7. NSUF
8. OSHS
9. PSALM
10. PBX
11. WESM
12. ZSUF
13. AGC
14. AGMO
15. ALD
16. CDA
17. DSM
18. DBM
19. DMC
20. DOE
21. SCADA
22. SEIN
23. SPUG
24. TDD
25. TDP
26. TRANSCO
27. UFR
28. VLC
29. PDP
30. PEP
31. PLC
32. RISSP
33. RORB
34. ROA
35. RTU
36. SAIDI
37. SAIFI
38. EENS
39. ERB
40. ERC
 41. GMC
42. IMO
43. IPP
44. IDMAS
45. IEC
46. IED
47. IEEE
48. DOE
49. EC
50. EBIT

PART II: Multiple Choice

Select the correct answer
1. EPIRA is R.A _____
a. 9153 b. 7920 c. 9136 d. 7638

2. EPIRA represent which of the following?

a. Electric Power Industry Reform Act
b. Electric Power Institute Reform Act
c. Electric Power Information Reform Act
d. Electric Power Industry Reform Association

3. PDC represents which of the following?

a. Philippine Development Corporation
b. Philippine Distribution Code
c. Philippine Distribution Corporation
d. Philippine Development Code

4. WESM represents which of the following?

a. Wholesale Energy Spot Market
b. Wholesale Energy Support Market
c. Wholesale Electricity Support Market
d. Wholesale Electricity Spot Market

5. PEP represents which of the following?

a. Philippine Energy Program
b. Philippine Energy Plan
c. Philippine Electrical Plan
d. Philippine Energy Project

6. What is the functional unit of NPC created to pursue the

missionary electrification function on which abbreviated as
“SPUG”?
a. System Power Utilization Group
b. Small Power Utilities Group
c. Small Power Utility Group
 d. Standard Power Utility Group

7. The New Electrical Engineering Law is RA _____

a. 9136 b. 7920 c. 8981 d. 7638
8. PRC modernization Act is RA ______
a. 9136 b. 7920 c. 8981 d. 7638

9. The Department of Energy (DOE) is RA _____

a. 9136 b. 7920 c. 8981 d. 7638

10. The Renewable Energy Law of 2008 is RA ______

a. 9513 b. 7920 c. 8981 d. 7638

11. In EPIRA, PEMC means _______

a. Philippine Electricity Market Commission
b. Philippine Electrical Market Commission
c. Philippine Electricity Market Corporation
d. Philippine Electricity Makers Commission

12. In EPIRA, JCPC means _______

a. Joint Congressional Power Corporation
b. Joint Congressional Power Commission
c. Joint Constitutional Power Corporation
d. Joint Constitutional Power Commission

13. The ability to respond to re-dispatch performed by system

operator during a trading interval or it is a generating that has
a fast start capability and can synchronized with the grid to
provide its declared capacity for a minimum of 8 hours.
a. Spinning reserve
b. Contingency reserve
c. Power reserve
d. Back-up reserve

14. Another name for back-up reserve

a. Cold standby reserve
b. Spinning reserve
c. Contingency reserve
d. Power reserve

15. What is PEC?

a. Philippines Electrical Code
b. Philippine Electrical Commission
c. Philippine Electrical Code
d. Philippine Electricity Corporation

16. An establishment or a system for the production and

modification of electric energy is an
 a. Substation
b. Electrical system
c. Electrical plant
d. Electric supply

17. Article II Section 5 of Code of Ethics states that: An

Electrical Engineer shall honestly advice his clients or employer
if specialized work is called for to engage the _____ of
competent experts and specialist, and once engaged he shall
cooperate with them in the interest of his clients or employer.
a. information
b. cooperation
c. experiences
d. services

18. Sec. 14 (a)(iii) of Article III: Examination and

Registration, states that prior to commencing of work, the
foreign professional shall secure permit to
a. Commission
b. IIEE
c. POEA
d. Bureau of Immigration

19. RA 7920 rule 2(d) defining?

a. CHED
b. Commission
c. Board of EE
d. TESDA

20. Rule 2(d) Article I defines:

a. Commission
b. Commissioner
c. DECS
d. Board

21. What is the Article V of Code of Ethics of Electrical

Engineers?
a. Professional Life
b. Effectivity
c. Penal Provisions
d. Relation with Client and Employer

22. The Electrical Engineer shall observe such a system of moral

principles and values as a set of dynamic standard to guide his
conduct and way of life. It his _____ to practice his
professionalism according to his Code of Ethics
a. Manner
b. Right
 c. Way
d. Duty

23. Sec 17(b) of Article III: Examination and Registration,

Qualifications of Applicants for Registered Electrical Engineer,
states that the applicant must be at least _____ years of age
a. 21 b. 23 c. 24 d. 25

24. Any equipment which produce, modifies, regulates or controls

the supply of electric energy is a
a. Transformer
b. Substation
c. Generator set
d. Electric supply equipment

25. What is TSC in EPIRA stands for?

a. Transition Supplier Contract
b. Transition Supplier Commission
c. Transition Supply Contract
d. Transition Supply Commission

26. Which of the following is not part of the requirements to

take an RME?
a. Taken 1 year electrician course and 3 years apprenticeship
b. Taken 2 year electrician course and 3 years apprenticeship
c. Taken 3 year electrician course and 3 years apprenticeship
d. Graduate of BSEE

27. What is PSALM in EPIRA stands for?

a. Private Sector Assets and Liabilities Management
b. Private Section Assets and Liabilities Management
c. Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management
d. Power Section Assets and Liabilities Management

28. What is CPE in RA7920 stands for?

a. Continuous Professional Education
b. Continuing Professional Education
c. Continuous Professional Educator
d. Continuing Professional Educator

29. RA9136 has four sectors, which of the following is not

included?
a. Supply
b. Distribution
c. Generation
d. System operation
30. In RA9136, what do you call a market in which there is no
choice to select a supplier of electrical energy?
a. Captive market
b. Residential selection
c. Industrial and commercial section
d. Contestable market

31. The electric power industry is divided into how many

sectors?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

32. RA 7920 contains how many sections all in all?

a. 40 b. 41 c. 43 d. 45

33. What is RES in EPIRA stands for?

a. Retail Energy Supply
b. Retail Electricity Supply
c. Retail Energy in Suppliers
d. Retail Electricity Suppliers

34. The executive officer of the board of Electrical Engineering

is _________
a. PRC Commissioner
b. Civil Service Commission
c. Chairman of the Board of EE
d. IIEE President

35. In RA9136, what is CREM stands for?

a. Competitive Retail Electricity Market
b. Competitive Retail Energy Market
c. Competitor Retail Electricity Market
d. Competitor Retail Energy Market

36. In RA9136, what SGC means?

a. Successor Generation Company
b. Special Generating Company
c. Successor Generating Company
d. Special Generation Company

37. A device intended for the protection of personnel that

functions to de-energize a circuit or portion of thereof within
an established period of time when a current to ground exceeds
some predetermined value that is less than that required to
operate the overcurrent protective device of the supply circuit.
a. Grounding conductor
b. Grounding conductor equipment
c. Ground-fault circuit interrupter
d. Ground-fault protection of equipment
38. The conductor used to connect the grounding electrode to the
equipment grounding conductor to the grounded conductor or to
both of the circuit at the service equipment or at the source of
separately derived system.
a. Grounding conductor
b. Grounding electrode conductor
c. Grounded conductor
d. Grounding equipment

39. This refers to energy consuming equipment including motors,

heaters, furnaces, light sources or other devices which utilized
electric energy for any purposes
a. Industrial plant
b. Utilization equipment
c. Processing plant
d. Transformer

40. Under the Penalty Clause, the fines shall be

a. Not more than 60,000 pesos
b. Not more than 20,000 pesos
c. Not more than 50,000 pesos
d. Not more than 10,000 pesos

41. RA 7920, Rule 2(n) defining?

a. Commission
b. CHED
c. DECS
d. IIEE

42. Month of March is Fire Protection , ______ is the Electrical

Safety month
a. February
b. April
c. June
d. May

43. As per RA9136 which is known as Electric Power Industry

Reform Act , a large consumer has a demand of at least _____ MW
a. 1 b. 15 c. 10 d. 5

44. SAIDI in EPIRA means?

a. System Average Interruption Duration Index
b. System Average Interruption Demand Index
c. System Average Interruption Distribution Index
d. System Average Interruption Difference Index
45. It is the ratio of the total number of sustained customers
interruption within given period to the total number of customer
served within the same period.
a. SAIFI b. SAIDI c. MAIFI d. WAIFI

46. Which is not a purpose of performance for distribution of

Philippine Distribution Code?
a. To ensure the quality of electric power in distribution system
b. To ensure that the distribution will be operated in a safe
efficient manner and with high degree of high reliability
c. To facilitates the monitoring of compliance with the
Distribution Code at the operation Level
d. To specify safety standards for the protection of personnel in
the work environment

47. Based on Philippine Distribution Code which of the following

interruption events is included in the calculations of
Distibution utility reliability indices?
a. Outages that occur on 230 V lines
b. Outages on 34.5 KV lines
c. Outages due 500 KV lines
d. Outages due to generator failure

48. Which of this not an objective of GRID planning?

a. Generating capacity
b. Timing
c. Type of circuit
d. Voltage

49. The purpose of grid system is to

a. Interconnect the power stations
b. Make extra high voltages available to consumers
c. Supply energy to remote areas
d. Make distribution of energy at reasonable cost

50. ______ is the overall energy program formulated and updated

yearly by DOE submitted to congress pursuant to RA 7638
a. Energization Program
b. Energy Plan
c. Electrification Program
d. Electrification Plan
Part III:
Select the correct answer

1. ________ studies shall be performed to evaluate the effect on

grid equipment of the connection of the new generation plants,
transmission lines and other facilities that will result in
increased fault duties for grid equipment.
a. Load flow
b. Voltage drop
c. Short circuit
d. System loss

2. The Grid shall be considered to be normal state when the loading

levels of transmission lines and substation equipment are _____
percent of their continuous rating.
a. 95
b. Below 95
c. 90
d. Below 90

3. The grid shall be considered in alert state when the voltages at

the connection points are outside of the limits ______ and _____,
but within the limits of ______ and ______ of the nominal
voltage.
a. 0.95 and 1.05, 0.9 and 1.10
b. 0.90 and 1.08, 0.95 and 1.10
c. 0.85 and 1.15, 0.85 and 0.10
d. 0.80 and 1.20, 0.85 and 1.20

4. When there is generation deficiency, the grid to be considered in

the _______ state.
a. Alert
b. Emergency
c. Extreme
d. Restorative

5. When the corrective measure is undertaken by the system operator

during the emergency state failed to maintain system security and
resulted in cascading voltages, system voltage collapse, the grid
is to be considered in ________ state.
a. Alert
b. Restorative
c. Extreme
d. Black
6. It refers to the existing power generating entity which is not
own by NPC.
a. IMO
b. WESM
c. IPP
d. NEA

7. It is refers to the amount of charged by the distribution

utilities to industries commercial End-users as well as other
subsiding customers sector such as the residential End-users,
hospital and street lights.
a. Inter-Regional Grid Cross Subsidy
b. Independent Market Operator
c. Intra-Regional Grid Cross Subsidy
d. Inter-Class Cross Subsidy

8. Refers to the amount of embedded in the electricity rates of NPC

charged to its customers located in a variable regional grid in
order to reduce the electricity rates in a less variable regional
grid;
a. Inter-Regional Grid Cross Subsidy
b. Independent Market Operator
c. Intra-Regional Grid Cross Subsidy
d. Inter-Class Cross Subsidy

9. It is refers to the amount embedded in the electricity rates of

NPC charged to distribution utilities and non-utilities with
higher load factor and/or delivery voltage in order to reduce the
electricity rates charged to distribution utilities with lower
load factor and/or delivery voltage located in the same regional
grid.
a. Inter-Regional Grid Cross Subsidy
b. Independent Market Operator
c. Intra-Regional Grid Cross Subsidy
d. Inter-Class Cross Subsidy

10. The party responsible for generation dispatch, the provision

of ancilliary services, and operation and control to ensure
safety, power quality, stability, reliability, and the security
of the grid.
a. System Coordinator
b. Market Operator
c. Grid Owner
d. System Operator

11.