Rural Electrification

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What is that factor with which the VA must be multiplied in order to obtain the actual power.
a. power factor c. resistive factor
b. voltage regulation d. inductance
ANS: A PTS: 1

2. It is the ratio of resistance to total impedance

a. power factor c. resistive factor
b. voltage regulation d. inductance
ANS: A PTS: 1

3. It is the change in voltage magnitude of the receiving end from no load to full load. The sending end
remaining constant during the change. It is actually expressed as % of the full load receiving and
voltage.
a. power factor c. resistive factor
b. Voltage regulation d. inductance
ANS: B PTS: 1

4. A system there is more than one voltage source combined through the use of different connections
such as Y and delta.
a. multi-voltage b. variable emf c. polyphase d. generator
ANS: C PTS: 1

5. Given a wire 1/8 inch in diameter. find the area in circular mils.
a. 125 cmil b. 12230cmil c. 15000 cmil d. 15600 cmil
ANS: D PTS: 1

6. The total resistance RT of two resistors in parallel is given by the equation.

a. (R1 + R2)/R1R2
b. R1 /2 + R2 /2
c. R1 R2/R1+R2
d. R1 R2+1/2 R1+ 1/2R11/2 +R2
ANS: C PTS: 1

7. What is the phenomenon when the resistance is zero?

a. short b. ground c. high impedance d. open circuit
ANS: A PTS: 1

8. What is the condition when the resistance is the resistance of the earth?
a. short
b. ground
c. high impedance
d. open circuit
ANS: B PTS: 1
 9. That property of an electric circuit whereby it opposes a change in current flowing in it.
a. inductance
b. capacitance
c. resistance
d. impedance
ANS: A PTS: 1

10. The unit of luminux flux.

a. decibel
b. fluorescence
c. lumen
d. watts
ANS: C PTS: 1

11. What is the protective fuse rating of a 40-hp wound rotor electric motor
a. 150
b. 100
c. 50
d. 200
ANS: A PTS: 1

12. What is the protective fuse rating of a 20-hp squirrel cage synchronous motor?
a. 50
b. 80
c. 100
d. 200
ANS: B PTS: 1

13. A capacitance of 20uF and resistance of 100 are connected in series across a 120-V, 60- cycle
mains.Determine thee following:

What is the impedance of the circuit?

a. 166
b. 83
c. 232
d. 42
ANS: A PTS: 1

14. What is the voltage across resistance?

a. 18
b. 36.1
c. 72.2
d. 144
ANS: C PTS: 1

15. What is the angle between the voltage and current?

a. 25
b. -25
c. 53
 d. 53
ANS: D PTS: 1

16. What is the power factor?

a. 0.50
b. 0.60
c. 0.70
d. 0.80
ANS: B PTS: 1

17. Why is AC adopted for transmitting power over long distance over DC?
a. power factor
b. low current
c. voltage
d. resistance
ANS: C PTS: 1

18. The continuous load supplied by a branch circuit shall not exceed how many percent of the branch
circuit current?
a. 60%
b. 70%
c. 80%
d. 90%
ANS: C PTS: 1

19. The ground conductor of a branch circuit shall be identified by what continuous color?
a. black
b. red
c. white
d. yellow
ANS: C PTS: 1

20. What do you provide a circuit so that it will open the circuit if the current reaches a value that will
causes excessive or dangerous temperature in conductors of conductor insulator?
a. over current protection
b. switch
c. thermostat
d. temperature gauge
ANS: A PTS: 1

21. Notes: Problems 13-1 are medium level questions.

Additional Easy Questions

Electric shocks are usually fatal if shock current exceeds

a. 0.02 amperes
b. 0.02 milliamperes
c. 0.2 amperes
d. 0.2 milliamperes
 ANS: A PTS: 1

22. What amount of current will cause a 15-ampere fuse in a 120-volt circuit to open (blow)?
a. 1450 micro-amperes
b. 120 milliuamperes
c. current exceeding 15A
d. All of the above
ANS: C PTS: 1

23. When measuring a DC voltage and the meter pointer deflects to the left you should
a. increase the range of the meter
b. change the meter
c. interchange the test probe
d. stop thee measuring
ANS: C PTS: 1

24. When measuring an unknown voltage or current in a circuit, always start with
a. the highest range of the meter
b. the lowest range of the meter
c. the mid-range of the meter
d. any of the above
ANS: A PTS: 1

25. A wattmeter is actually a combination of two instruments

a. ammeter, and ohmmeter
b. ohmmeter and volmeter
c. ammeter and voltmeter
d. volt meter and current transformer
ANS: C PTS: 1

26. A direct current shunt motor has the following specifications and operating conditions. Line current =
Motor rating = 10HO; line voltage = 220V; Operating Speed = 1200 rpm.

From the above given, What is the efficiency of motor at full load.
a. 70%
b. 80%
c. 85%
d. 90%
ANS: C PTS: 1

27. What is the torque in N-m at rated load.

a. 4
b. 59
c. 84
d. 60
ANS: B PTS: 1

28. An 18 KW, 220 V,3 -  induction motor runs at 1150 rpm at full load and at 1200 rpm at no load.
Motor efficiency is 90% and the line current is 60 amp. Power is supplied from a 60 Hetz 3 -  line.
 determine the percentage slip at full load.
a. 96%
b. 4%
c. .04%
d. 0%
ANS: B PTS: 1

29. Are there how many number of poles in the motor.

a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
ANS: C PTS: 1

30. What is the speed, in rpm, of the rotor field with respect to the rotor
a. 1200 b. 1150 c. 1035 d. 1080
ANS: A PTS: 1

31. What is the shaft torque, in Newton-meter at full load.

a. 110 b. 150 c. 15.3 d. 11
ANS: B PTS: 1

32. What is the power factor at the stator terminals.

a. 0.80 b. 0.87 c. 0.95 d. 1.0
ANS: B PTS: 1

33. A test run 0f 2.24 Kw (3HP)), 3 - , 230 Volts, Hertz, 6 pole induction motor yields the following
data:
LINE VOLTAGE LINE CURRENT POWER SPEED SHAFT TORQUE
(VOLTS) (AMPS) ( WATTS) (RPM) (N-m)
230 4.1 210 1195
0.00
230 8.2 2600 1100
19.39
Calculate the power output and efficiency of the motor at 19.39 N-m torque
a. 2600W & 90% b. 2.233W & 9% c. 2.600W & 6% d. 2233W & 86%
ANS: D PTS: 1

34. Compute the power factor of the motor at 19.39 N-m load
a. 0.80 b. 0.85 c. 0.90 d. 0.95
ANS: A PTS: 1

35. Compute the power factor of the motor at no load.

a. 0.20 b. 0.10 c. 0.05 d. 0.13
ANS: A PTS: 1

36. A 30 hp, 3-, 4-pole230 V, 60 Hz squirrel induction motor operating at 90% efficiency, 90%
efficiency, 85% power factor and 2.5% slip drives a water pump of a reservoir.
 Determine the current at which the motor is running.
a. 60 b. 95 c. 73 d. 81
ANS: C PTS: 1

37. Determine the speed which the motor is running

a. 1800 b. 1755 c. 3600 d. 3510
ANS: B PTS: 1

38. Determine the discharge rate in lps if the total head against which the pump is working is 200 ft.
assume the pump efficiency is 80%
a. 6190 b. 47 c. 4952 d. 36.6
ANS: B PTS: 1

39. A squirrel cage induction motor with nameplate data of 150 hp, 3-, 460 V, 6-pole, and 0.85 P.F. was
subjected to certain performance test. result readings were as follows: Full load current = 202 A; and
full load torque = 676.9 ft-lb.

Determine the motor efficiency.

a. 82% b. 87% c. 97% d. 92%
ANS: A PTS: 1

40. Determine the percent slip at full load.

a. 97% b. 3% c. 82% d. 18%
ANS: B PTS: 1

41. A 3- induction motor draws a running line current of 22 A, 7450 W at 230 V line to line. The motor
in turn provides mechanical power equivalent to 6, 705 W

What is the motor efficiency

a. 85% b. 90% c. 95% d. 99%
ANS: B PTS: 1

42. Determine the power factor of the motor

a. 0.85 b. 0.90 c. 0.95 d. 0.99
ANS: A PTS: 1

43. What is the effective hp of the motor.

a. 10 b. 9 c. 8 d. 6
ANS: B PTS: 1

44. A survey conducted by an electric Cooperative shows that a village would need 12, 000 KW to be
delivered at 50, 000 Volts, 60 cycles, over a distance of 40 km from the power plant with the power
factor of the load at 85%, lagging current. The cooperative decided to use a three- phase transmission
line with No. 000 copper wire space 183 cm having resistance of 0.204 /km and a resistance of 0.464
/km. Neglecting capacitance between conductors.

determine the resistance per conductor.

 a. 0.204 b. 8.16 c. 20.4 d. 81.6
ANS: B PTS: 1

45. What is the reactance per conductor

a. 0.464 b. 185.6 c. 4.64 d. 18.6
ANS: D PTS: 1

46. Estimate the resistance drop per conductor.

a. 1330V b. 3026V c. 163A d. 54KV
ANS: A PTS: 1

47. Calculate the reactance drop per conductor

a. 1330V b. 3026V c. 163A d. 54KV
ANS: B PTS: 1

48. What is the input line voltage.

a. 55KW b. 50KV c. 12KV d. 3KV
ANS: A PTS: 1

49. Determine the power loss in the line.

a. 650KW b. 55KW c. 3KW d. 1.3KW
ANS: A PTS: 1

50. Calculate the transmission efficiency.

a. 855 b. 90% c. 95% d. 99%
ANS: C PTS: 1

51. What is the line current.

a. 138.6 b. 192 c. 96 d. 163
ANS: D PTS: 1