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1. Susceptance in AC circuit is expressed in

A. imaginary-number siemens. C. imaginary-number farads.
B. imaginary-number ohms. D. imaginary-number henrys.

2. In a balanced three-phase system, the phase A voltage is 132.8 cis 0°, what is the line to line voltage VCA?
A. 230 cis 30° B. 230 cis (-30°) C. 230 cis (-60°) D. 132.8 cis 120°

3. Suppose a single solar cell is capable of supplying exactly 81 mW of DC power when exposed to direct sunlight. If
3 of these cells are connected in series, the resulting set of solar cells can theoretically provide
A. 9 mW of DC power in direct sunlight. C. 81 mW of DC power in direct sunlight.
B. 27 mW of DC power in direct sunlight. D. 243 mW of DC power in direct sunlight.

4. A 170 kV, 3-phase electric source delivers 200 MVA to a balanced load, which has a power factor of 90% lagging.
What is the line current?
A. 257 A B. 502 A C. 402 A D. 679 A

5. Three 10-ohm resistances are connected delta on a balanced three-phase source. If the equation of the phase
Van =120 sin ωt. What is the equation of the line current in line a?
A. 20.78 sin (ωt + 30°) B. 13.15 sin (ωt - 30°) C. 12 sin (ωt – 56.56°) D. 36 sin ωt

6. Imagine a voltage divider network in which there are three resistors, each with the same ohmic value, connected in
series across a 12 V battery. What is the voltage across the middle resistor? Assume that the resistors have values
large enough so they don’t burn out or place an unreasonable strain on the battery.
A. 2 V B. 3 V C. 4 V D. 6 V

7. In the 2-wattmeter method of measuring 3-phase power, the two wattmeter’s indicate equal and opposite readings
when load power factor angle is ____ degrees lagging.
A. 0 B. 30 B. 60 D. 90

8. Which of the following sources of DC power can make use of hydrogen as the chemical from which the power is
derived?
A. an alkaline cell. B. a zinc-carbon cell. C. a NICAD battery. D. a fuel cell.

9. A 3-phase load is balanced if all the three phases have the same
A. impedance C. impedance and power factor
B. power factor D. none of the above

10. Three identical resistances connected in star consume 4000 W. If the resistances are connected in delta across the
same supply, the power consumed will be
A. 4000 W B. 6000 W C. 8000 W D. 12000 W

11. Conventional AM is an inefficient mode because

A. it can only work at low power levels. C. the carrier consumes 2/3 of the signal power.
B. the audio content is too high. D. there is no carrier output.

12. In two wattmeter method, the algebraic sum of the readings of two wattmeters will indicate true power only if
A. the load is balanced C. there is no source unbalance
B. phase sequence remains unchanged D. neutral wire available does not carry any current

13. Suppose that 6 flashlight cells, each producing 1.5 V, are connected in series in plus-to-plus and minus-to-minus
fashion (that is, so that any two terminals that touch each other have the same polarity). What is the net voltage of the
combination?
A. 0 V B. 1.5 V C. 4.5 V D. 9 V

14. Suppose that a coil carries 100 mA of dc, and then this current is reduced to 10 mA. Assume all other factors remain
the same. The intensity of the magnetic field inside and around the coil
A. does not change. C. becomes 10 percent as great.
B. becomes 1 percent as great. D. becomes 10 times as great.

15. If all other factors are held constant, the capacitance between a pair of parallel, flat, identical metal plates
A. increases as the surface area of the plates increases.
B. does not change as the surface area of the plates increases.
C. decreases as the surface area of the plates increases.
D. depends on the voltage applied to the plates.

16. Five resistors, each with a value of 50 Ω, are connected in parallel. A 10 V battery is placed across this combination of
resistors. What is the current drawn from the battery?
A. 40 mA B. 200 mA C. 1 A D. 5 A
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17. Suppose that an air-core wire coil has a inductance of 10.0 μH at a frequency of 2.00 MHz. What is the inductance of
this same coil if the frequency is doubled to 4.00 MHz?
A. 10.0 μH B. 20.0 μH C. 5.00 μH D. 40.0 μH

18. Fill in the blank to make the following sentence true: ‘‘As the electrical power demanded from a generator increases, it
takes ________ torque (rotational force) to turn the generator shaft.’’
A. reduced B. increased C. reversed D. alternating

19. Five capacitors are connected in parallel. They all have capacitances of 100 pF. The total capacitance is
A. 20 pF. B. 100 pF. C. 500 pF. D. dependent on the voltage.

20. In a varactor,
A. the resistance varies with the current.
B. the p-n junction does not conduct when forward-biased.
C. the capacitance varies with the applied reverse voltage.
D. the inductance depends on the reverse current.

21. The number of magnetic flux lines passing through a square centimeter of surface area is an expression of
A. magnetic flux density. B. magnetic quantity. C. magnetic polarity. D. electrical voltage.

22. Which one of the following represents correct units for electric field strength?
A. T B. N/C C. J/C D. N • m2 • C-2

23. The point on a sine wave at which the value is at its positive maximum is sometimes called a
A. trough. B. node. C. phase point. D. crest.

24. The electric field 2.0 m from a point charge has a magnitude of 8. 0 x 104 N/C. What is the strength of the electric field
at a distance of 4.0 m?
A. 2.0 x 104 N/C B. 4.0 x 104 N/C C. 1.6 x 105 N/C D. 3.2 x 105 N/C

25. A parallel plate capacitor has an area of 1000 cm2 and a distance of 1cm. A new dielectric material is inserted and its
new capacitance value is calculated to be 1.77 x 10 -10 F. What must be the value of the dielectric constant κ?
A. 0.75 B. 1.5 C. 2 D. 2.25

26. A photovoltaic cell

A. produces AC directly from visible light. C. converts AC into visible light.
B. produces DC directly from visible light. D. converts DC into visible light.

27. One single phase wattmeter operating on 30 V and 5 A for 5 hours makes 1940 revolutions. Meter constant in
revolutions is 400. What is the power factor of the land?
A. 1 B. 0.84 C. 0.73 D. 0.65

28. Suppose an AC wave has a frequency of 200 kHz. What is the period in microseconds?
A. 0.5 B. 5 C. 50 D. 500

29. Voltage equation of a dc motor is

A. V = Eb + IaRa. B. Eb = V + Ia Ra. C. V = Eb / Ia Ra. D. V = Eb + Ia2Ra.

30. The efficiency of a transformer is maximum when

A. It runs at half full load. C. Its Cu loss equals iron loss.
B. It runs at full load. D. It runs overload.

31. A device that can act as both a modulator and a demodulator is called
A. an oscillator B. a reactor C. a modem. D. a monitor.

32. The starting winding of a single-phase motor is placed in

A. Rotor. B. Stator. C. Armature. D. Field.

33. A galvanometer can detect electric current because of

A. the electromagnetic effect. C. changes in the geomagnetic field.
B. the high resistance of the coil. D. the voltage difference around the coil.

34. Reduction in the capacitance of a capacitor- start motor results in reduced

A. Noise. B. Speed. C. Starting torque. D. Armature reaction.

35. Load factor is defined as the ratio of _________.

A. Average Demand / Max. Demand. C. Average Demand / Connected load.
B. Max. Demand / Average Demand. D. Connected load / Max. Demand.
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36. An AC wave with a practically instantaneous rise time and a gradual, straight line decay time is known as
A. a sine wave. B. a square wave. C. a sawtooth wave. D. a rectangular wave.

37. An electric motor in which rotor and stator fields rotate simultaneously is called a __________ motor.
A. DC B. Induction C. Synchronous D. Universal

38. A ferromagnetic material

A. is repelled from a permanent magnet. C. is attracted to a permanent magnet.
B. is not affected by a permanent magnet. D. dilates magnetic lines of flux

39. In an 8 – pole wave connected motor armature, the number of parallel paths are
A. 8 B. 4 C. 2 D. 1

40. If a 500 KVA, 200 Hz transformer is operated at 50 Hz, its KVA rating will be
A. 2000 KVA B. 125 KVA C. 250 KVA D. 1000 KVA

41. Suppose a transformer can reliably provide up to 40 A at 0 V rms AC output. What is the volt-ampere capacity of this
transformer?
A. 2 VA B. 20 VA C. 40 VA D. 800 VA

42. A salient pole synchronous generator connected to an infinite bus power will deliver maximum power at power angle
of
A. δ = 0 B. δ = 90° C. δ = 45° D. δ = 30°

43. Given a factor of 10, what is the noise figure in dB?

A. 20 B. 10 C. 50 D. 40

44. The connected load of a consumer is 2 kW and his maximum demand is 1.5 kW. The demand factor of the consumer
is
A. 0.75 B. 0.375 C. 1.33 D. 1

45. What should be the KVA rating of each two transformers in an open-delta bank when the three-phase balanced load
is 290.4 kVA?
A. 155.60 kVA B. 173.40 kVA C. 150.25 kVA D. 167.66 kVA

46. What is the absolute value of the complex impedance 5 + j12?

A. 5 Ω B. 12 Ω C. ‒12 Ω D. 13 Ω

47. A 50 MVA, 33 kV/11 kW, three-phase, wye-delta connected transformer has a 3% impedance. What is the
% impedance at 100 MVA base and 34.5 kV base?
A. 1.639% B. 5.49% C. 5.74% D. 6.56%

48. A one-meter rod of 2-cm diameter is drawn until its resistance is 100 times the initial resistance. Its length afterwards
is?
A. 10 m B. 100 m C. 12.5 m D. 5 m

49. Which of the following affect the overall efficiency of a lighting installation?
A. age of lamp B. dust and dirt C. voltage D. all of these

50. A measure of the lumen output per watt input produced by the light source.
A. Lumen B. Efficacy C. Coefficient of utilization D. Quality factor

51. Suppose the peak voltage of a sine wave is approximately 1 kV, and the DC component is zero. What is the
approximate root-mean-square (rms) voltage?
A. 2000 V B. 1000 V C. 707 V D. 500 V

52. A 120 V shunt generator running at 850 rpm has its armature and shunt field resistance of 0.15 ohm and 50 ohm
respectively. It supplies 200 lamps each rated at 60 W, 100 V. The friction and windage and core loss of the machine
is 400 W. its armature copper loss on full load and shunt field loss is
A. 2156.7 W, 200 W B. 2232.6 W, 200 W C. 2156.7 W, 240 W D. 2232.6 W, 240 W

53. The resistance of a wire is 126.48 Ω at 100°C and 100 Ω at 30°C. Determine the temperature coefficient of copper at
0°C.
A. 0.00427/°C B. 0.00615/°C C. 0.0256/°C D. D. 0.365/°C

54. In the biomedical instruments like artificial heart pumps, the commonly used motor is
A. Permanent magnet d.c. motor C. Ward-Leonard system
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55. When a generator is being driven at 1,200 rpm, the generated emf is 125 volts. Determine the generated emf (a) if the
field flux is decreased by 10 percent with the speed remaining unchanged, and (b) if the speed is reduced to 1,100
rpm, the field flux remaining unchanged.
A. 112.5 volts B. 114.6 volts C. 137.5 volts D. 136.4 volts

56. Suppose a transformer has a primary-to-secondary turns ratio of 9:1. If 17 V rms AC is applied to the input, what rms
AC voltage appears at the output?
A. 39 V rms AC B. 13 V rms AC C. 1.44 V rms AC D. 351 V rms AC

57. A 115-volt shunt motor has an armature whose resistance is 0.22 ohm. Assuming a voltage across the brush contacts
of 2 volts, what armature current will flow when the counter emf is 108 volts?
A. 50 A B. 40.9 A C. 31.8 A D. 22.7 A

58. 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 B. 3,600 W C. 7,200 W D. 1,800 W

59. In a motor the armature resistance is 0.1 ohm. When connected across 110-volt mains the armature takes
20 amp, and its speed is 1,200 rpm. Determine its speed when the armature takes 50 amp from the same mains, with
the field increased 10 percent.
A. 3000 rpm B. 480 rpm C. 1061 rpm D. 1357 rpm

60. Two 3-phase, Y-connected alternators are to be paralleled to a set of common busbars. The armature has a per
phase synchronous reactance of 1.7 Ω and negligible armature resistance. The line voltage of the first machine is
adjusted to 3300 V and that of the second machine is adjusted to 3200 V. The machine voltages are in phase at the
instant they are paralleled. Under this condition, the synchronizing current per phase will be
A. 16.98 A B. 29.41 A C. 33.96 A D. 58.82 A

61. Long-distance utility power transmission lines operate at high voltages in order to
A. maximize the EMF radiation. C. repel lightning.
B. produce powerful magnetic fields. D. minimize the power lost as heat in the wires.

62. A 400 V, 15 kW, 4-pole, 50Hz, Y-connected induction motor has full load slip of 4%. The output torque of the machine
at full load is
A. 1.66 Nm B. 95.50 Nm C. 99.47 Nm D. 624.73 Nm

63. A time of 10 milliseconds is required for the current on a series RL dc circuit to reach 90% of its final steady state
value. Assume at t = 0, i(0) = 0. What is the time constant in seconds for the circuit?
A. 4.25 ms B. 3.86 ms C. 3.39 ms D. 4.34 ms

64. A 500 MW, 3-phase, Y-connected synchronous generator has a rated voltage of 21.5 kV at 0.85 p.f. The line current
when operating at full load rated conditions will be
A. 13.43 kA B. 15.79 kA C. 23.25 kA D. 27.36 kA

65. The material for commutator brushes is generally

A. mica B. copper C. cast iron D. carbon

66. The diodes in a power supply make it possible to

A. change DC to AC. C. rectify the input.
B. step up the AC output voltage. D. rectify the output.

67. Which of the following law/rule can be used to determine the direction of rotation of D.C. motor ?
A. Lenz's law B. Faraday's law C. Coloumb's law D. Fleming's left-hand rule

68. A 6 H coil whose resistance is 12 ohms is connected in series with a 24 ohms resistor and to a 144 V battery and a
switch. The switch is closed at t = 0. Determine the current at t = 0.1 second.
A. 1.538 A B. 1.750 A C. 1.805 A D. 1.624 A

69. The number of slip rings on a squirrel cage induction motor is usually
A. two B. three C. four D. none

70. The phenomenon qf rise in voltage at the receiving end of the open-circuited or lightly loaded line is called the
A. Seeback effect B. Ferranti effect C. Raman effect D. none of these

71. Suppose five resistors, each having a resistance of 47 Ω, are connected in series. What is the total resistance of the
combination?
A. 4.7 Ω B. 9.4 Ω C. 47 Ω D. 235 Ω
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72. In a substation the following equipment is not installed

A. exciters B. series capacitors C. shunt reactors D. voltage transformers

73. 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. Determine the voltage across the resistor 5 seconds later.
A. 63.31 V B. 60.65 V C. 66.24 V D. 69.22 V

74. PVC stands for

A. polyvinyl chloride C. pressed and varnished cloth
B. post varnish conductor D. positive voltage conductor

75. A piece of paper lies on a table 2 m away from a point directly below a bulb of 100 Cd and is 4 m above the table.
Calculate the illumination on the center of the paper in lux.
A. 5.2 B. 5.7 C. 4.5 D. 3.4

76. Which of the following properties is related to the ability of a material to concentrate magnetic flux?
A. Resistance B. Conductance C. Permeability D. Amperage

77. A room 20 m x 10 m is to be illuminated by eight lamps and the average illumination is to be 50 lumens per square
meter. If the utilization factor is 0.48 and depreciation factor is 1.2, calculate the mean spherical power per lamp.
A. 249 cp B. 255 cp C. 235 cp D. 224 cp

78. Transient currents in electrical circuit are associated with

A. inductors B. capacitors C. resistors D. both A and B

79. The maximum electrical trade size of intermediate conduit is

A. 150 mm B. 125 mm C. 200 mm D. 100 mm

80. A clearance of not less than shall be secured between bare current carrying metal parts and any metal surface
of an auxiliary gutter.
A. 26 mm B. 24 mm C. 13 mm D. 12 mm

81. How many elementary charge units (ECU) are there in a volt?
A. 1,000 C. 6,240,000,000,000,000,000
B. 1,000,000 D. This question cannot be answered

82. Loading effect is principally caused by instruments

A. High resistance B. Low sensitivity C. High sensitivity D. High range

83. A 60 μF capacitor is connected in series with a 400 ohm resistor. If the capacitor is initially uncharged, determine the
resistor and capacitor voltages when t = 1.5 times the time constant for a suddenly applied source emf of 120 volts.
A. 26.78 V, 93.22 V B. 120 V, 0 V C. 93.22 V, 26.78 V D. 0 V, 120 V

84. The rotor of a salient pole alternator has 12 poles. The number of cycles of emf per revolution would be
A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 12

85. When a single alternator connected to infinite busbar supplies a local load, the change in excitation of the machine
results in change of
A. Power factor B. Power output C. Input power D. Terminal voltage

86. Suppose that 6 flashlight cells, each producing 1.5 V, are connected in series in plus-to-minus fashion (that is, so that
any two terminals that touch each other have opposite polarity). What is the net voltage of the combination?
A. 0 V B. 1.5 V C. 4.5 V D. 9 V

87. What is the percentage voltage regulation of short transmission line if its sending end and receiving end voltages are
160 KV and 132 KV respectively?
A. 30 % B. 21.21 % C. 12.12 % D. 38.22 %

88. A generated station has a maximum demand of 30 MW, a load factor of 60% and plant capacity factor of 50%. The
reserve capacity of the plant is
A. 5 MW B. 4 MW C. 6 MW D. 10 MW

89. A single phase transmission line is transmitting 1,100 KW power at 11 KV and at unity power factor. If it has a total
resistance of 5 Ω, what is the efficiency of the transmission line?
A. 80 % B. 89.65 % C. 97.24 % D. 99.54 %

90. The voltage across the circuit breaker pole after final current zero is
A. Restriking voltage B. Supply voltage C. Recovery voltage D. None of these
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91. Suppose you let a 60 W bulb stay aglow continuously. Energy in your location costs 10 cents per kilowatt hour. How
much does it cost to leave this bulb on for 10 days and 10 nights?
A. P0.15 B. P1.44 C. P14.40 D. P86.40

92. In nominal-T method of solution of medium transmission line, capacitance is assumed to be __________.
A. Distributed uniformly from sending end to receiving end
B. Lumped at the load end
C. Lumped at the generation end
D. Lumped at middle of generation and load end

93. What is the maximum allowed temperature of type TW conductors?

A. 75⁰C B. 50⁰C C. 60⁰C D. 90⁰C

94. Which of the following is not a method for solution of medium transmission line?
A. End condenser method C. Nominal-π method
B. Nominal-T method D. Nominal-H method

95. “Commission” refers to the decision-making body of the ERC composed of a Chairman and how many members as
provided under Section 38 of EPIRA law?
A. one B. two C. three D. four

96. Suppose that 16 resistors, each with a value of 820 Ω, are connected in a 4-by-4 series-parallel matrix. What is the
net resistance of the combination?
A. 164 Ω B. 820 Ω C. 4.1 kΩ D. 8.2 kΩ

97. It refers to the program for managing the transmission system through efficient planning for the expansion, upgrading,
rehabilitation, repair and maintenance, to be formulated by DOE and implemented by the TRANSCO pursuant to
RA 9136.
A. TDP B. PDP C. TEP D. PEP

98. In estimating the loading of a branch circuit, what loading shall be used for each receptacle?
A. 160 volt-ampere B. 120 volt-ampere C. 180 volt-ampere D. 150 volt-ampere

99. The process of recovery from Total System Blackout using a Generating Unit with the capability to start and
synchronize with the System without an external power supply.
A. Black Start B. Fast Start C. Quick Start D. Recovery Start

100. The independent, quasi-judicial regulatory body created pursuant to Republic Act No. 9136, which is mandated to
promote competition, encourage market development, ensure customer choice, and penalize abuse of market power
in the restructured electricity industry and among other functions, promulgate and enforce the Philippine Grid Code
and the Philippine Distribution Code.
A. EPIRA B. NEA C. DOE D. ERC

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