ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following

questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet
provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only. Use
only scratch paper(s) provided. Use also back page as scratch paper.
Do not detach the staple wire.

1. A 60-Hz short transmission line, having R = 0.62 ohms per

phase and L = 92.24 mH per phase, supplies a three-phase wye-
connected 100 MW load of 0.90 lagging power factor at 230 kV
line-to-line voltage. Determine the voltage regulation of the
transmission line?

A. 3.75% C. 3.55%

B. 3.20% D. 3.42%

2. Three capacitances C1= 6uF, C2= 7uF and C3= 18uF are
connected in series across a 120v supply. Find the voltages
across C3.

A. 20.62 B. 18.26V C. 46.96 D. 54.78V

3. To adjust the power of the alternator, adjust the

A. Governor C. Rheostat
B. Excitation current D. Load
4. Two wires are made of the same material and have the same
length but different radii. They are joined end-to-end and a
potential difference is maintained across the combination. Of
the following the quantity that is the same for both wires is:
A. potential difference C. current density
B. current D. electric field
5. A certain ammeter has an internal resistance of 1 Ω and a
range from 0 to 50 mA. To make its range from 0 to 5 A, use:

A. a series resistance of 99 Ω
B. an extremely large (say 106 Ω) series resistance
C. a resistance of 99 Ω in parallel
D. a resistance of 1/99 Ω in parallel
6. Joule found out that the heat produced in a current
carrying conductor is proportional to
A. The square of the current C. the square of resistance
B. The current D. inversely proportional to time
7. The force between two electrons in vacuum is 1x10^-15N.
Approximately how far apart are the electrons?
A. 1.4x10^-12 m C. 501x10^-12 m
B. 4.8x10^-7 m D. 1.7x10^-6 m

8. The per-phase impedance of a short transmission line is

(0.3 + j0.4) ō. The sending-end line-to-line voltage is 3300
V. and the load at the receiving end is 300 kilowatts per
phase at 0.8 power factor lagging. Calculate the receiving-end
voltage.
A. 1235V C. 1805V
B. 1675V D. 1967V
9. What is the maximum power that can be transmitted over a
three-phase short transmission line having a per-phase
impedance of (0.3 + j0.4) ohms if the receiving-end voltage is
6351 volts per phase and the voltage regulation is not to
exceed 5 percent?
A. 108.9 MW C. 110.5 MW
B. 112.86 MW D. 106.47 MW
10. If R is the distance from a magnetic dipole, then the
magnetic field it produces is proportional to:
A. R C. 1/R
B. 1/R2 D. 1/R3
11. What is the maximum allowable load of a 20A circuit
breaker supplying motor load, lighting load and other load?
A. 10A C. 12A
B. 14A D. 16A
12. What is the rated non-continuous load for 10 square meter
show window?
A. 14kVA C. 16kVA
B. 18kvA D. 20kVA
13. Find the mutual inductance of a 6.0 H and 0.4 H inductor
having a k = 0.9?
A. 3.3 C. 4.4
B. 2.2 D. 5.6
14. A 138-kV, three-phase short transmission line has a per-
phase impedance of (2 + j4) Q. If the line supplies a 25- MW
load at 0.8 power factor lagging, calculate the efficiency of
transmission.
A. 98.78% C. 96.75%
B. 97.87% D. 95.56%
15. IEEE device # of AC circuit breaker
A. 52 C. 50
B. 87 D. 40
16. In Y connected balance load, line current is equal_____
A. As well as line voltage
B. 1/√3 of the phase current
C. to the peak current
D. √2 of the phase current
17. What could be the most successful configuration of two
parallel transformers?
A. ∆-∆ - ∆-∆ C. Y-∆ - ∆-∆
B. ∆-Y – Y-∆ D. Y-Y - ∆-∆
18. The net reactance in RLC circuit is?
A. Xl C. Xc
B. Xc – Xl D. Xl – Xc
19. In a single-phase transformer, the core losses is 60 W at
40 Hz and 95 W at 60 Hz both measured at the same maximum
value of flux density. Find the core losses in W at a
frequency of 50 Hz.
A. 69 C. 77
B. 89 D. 56
20. At time t = 0 the charge on the 50-μF capacitor in an LC
circuit is 15 μC and there is no Current. If the inductance is
20 mH the maximum current is:
A. 15 nA C. 15 uA
B. 6.7 mA D. 15 mA

21. Diesel pant is best suited as a ___ plant.

A. Base C. Peak
B. Standby D. main
22. Maximum power consumption of cellular phone is ____.
A. 3W C. 2W
B. 10W D. 6W
23. An LC circuit has a capacitance of 30 μF and an inductance
of 15 mH. At time t = 0 the charge on the capacitor is 10 μC
and the current is 20 mA. The maximum charge on the capacitor
is:
A. 8.9 uC C. 10 uC
B. 12 uC D. 17 μc
24. ____ is the power plant having the most expensive cost.
A. nuclear C. hydro
B. steam D. diesel
25. Faraday’s law states that an induced emf is proportional
to:
A. The rate of change of the magnetic field
B. The rate of change of the electric field
C. The rate of change of the magnetic flux
D. Zero
26. Silica gel prevents air moisture from entering the outdoor
transformer tank. It is placed in
A. Conservator C. Breather
B. Core D. Windings
27. A 115 kV three-phase transposed transmission line is
composed of 2-ACSR 336,400 cmil. 30/7 Oriole conductors per
phase with horizontal configuration: 012= 7ft. 023= 7ft, and
013= 14ft. The line spacing is measured from the center of the
bundled conductors. The distance between the conductors of the
bundle is 6 inches. The conductors have a diameter of 0.741
inch and GMR of 0.02255 ft. Find the capacitance per phase for
20 km of the line in pF.
A.0.1300 C. 0.27189
B.0.2889 D. 0.2609
28. A 220-kV, three-phase transmission line is 40 km long. The
resistance per phase is 0.15 per km and the inductance per
phase is 1.3263 mH per km. The shunt capacitance is
negligible. Use the short line model to find the efficiency
when the line is supplying a three-phase load of 381 MVA at
0.8 power factor leading at 220 kV.
A. 98.2% C. 94.4%
B. 92.6% D. 96.7%
29. The selection of kAIC rating of circuit breaker is based on
____ current.
A. symmetrical fault C. Asymmetrical fault
B. full-load D. short-circuit

30. Three impedances Z1 = 3+ j5, Z2 = 64∠20°, and Z3 = 44∠-30°

Ω are connected in delta. Find the transform δ impedance into
the Y impedance ZA, ZB, and Zc (ACB sequence).
A. ZA = 2.67∠56.4°, ZB = 1.78∠-6.38° and ZC = 1.83∠-3.27° ohms
B. ZA = 1.78∠-6.38°, ZB = 1.83∠-3.27° and ZC = 2.67∠56.4° ohms
C. ZA = 2.67∠56.4°; ZB = 1.83∠-3.27° and ZC = 1.78∠-6.38 ohms
D. ZA = 1.83∠-3.27°, ZB = 2.67∠56.4° and ZC = 1.78∠-6.38° ohms
31. No kinetic energy is possessed by ______.
A. a shooting star
B. a rotating propeller on a moving airplane
C. a pendulum at the bottom of its swing
D. an elevator standing at the fifth floor
32. Four 20-Ω resistors are connected in series and the
combination is connected to a 20-V emf device. The current in
any one of the resistors is:
A. 0.25A C. 1.0A
B. 4.0A D. 5.0A
33. A three-phase, wye-connected, 20-MW load of power factor
0.866 lagging is to be supplied by a transmission line at 138
kV. It is desired that the line losses not exceed 5 percent of
the load. If the per-phase resistance of the line is 0.7 Ω,
whatis the maximum length of the line?
A. 42 C. 51
B. 55 D. 69

34. A resistor R and inductance L are connected in parallel to

120V, 60Hz source. The total current drawn is 17A and the
total power drawn is 1.8kW. Find L.
A. 0.02 H C. 0.14 H
B. 0.16 H D. 0.04 H
35. A resistor R and Inductance L are connected in parallel to
120V,60Hz source. The total current drawn is 17A and the total
power drawn is 1.8kW. Find R.
A. 7 Ω C. 8 Ω
B. 9 Ω D. 10 Ω
36. What is being used to model the transmission line.
I. T network II. π network
A. I only C. II only
B. Either I or II D. both I and II
37. Which is NOT the advantage of using per unit values?
A. For transmission lines, its value of impedance and
admittances in physical units (eg: ohms/km) that are of same
magnitude regardless of voltage level or MVA rating
B. Voltages, currents and impedances expressed in per unit do
not change when they are referred from one side of transformer
to the other side.
C. The parameters of transformers as well as rotating machines
lie roughly in the same range of numerical values irrespective
of their ratings if expressed in Per Unit System of their
ratings
D. Voltages have same range in per unit in all parts of the
system from EHV system to distribution and utilization.
38. Three impedances Z1 = 2.2 + j2.2 Ω, Z2 = 10 + j10 Ω and
Z3= -j5 Ω are connected in series. The voltage across Z1 is
26.59 - j4.69 v. What is the total voltage?
A. 93 + j62.4 V C. 112 +j51 V
B. 93 - j32.4 V D. 112-j51 V
39. A 7.5 MVA, 69/13.8 KV, 3-phase transformer has 8 %
impedance, what is the per unit impedance at 10 MVA?
A. 0.24 C. 0.106
B. 0.06 D. 0.096
40. Narranza was given a circuit with four nodes, A, B, C, and
D. In this same circuit, there are six branches, one between
each pair of nodes. If we say the current flowing from node A
to node B, IAB = 16 mA, and that flowing from node D to node
A, IDA = 39 mA, Find IBC, IF ICD = -23mA.
A. 23mA C. 46mA
B. -23mA D. -46mA
41. If 25 ohms and 125 amperes are the base impedance and base
current, respectively for a given system, what is the base
kVA?
A. 781.25 C. 39.1
B. 390.625 D. 78.12
42. A generator delivers a load through a pair of wires, each
of which has a resistance of 0.06 ohm. If the load voltage and
power are 120 V and 4.8kW, respectively, what is the generated
voltage?
A. 125.5 V C. 126.8 V
B. 124.8 V D. 123.5 V
43. A 115 kV three-phase transposed transmission line is
composed of 2-ACSR 336,400 CMIL, 30/7 Oriole conductors per
phase with horizontal configuration: D12 = 7 ft, D23 = 7 ft,
and D13 = 14 ft. The line spacing is measured from the center
of the bundled conductors. The distance between the conductors
of the bundle is 6 inches. The conductors have a diameter of
0.741 inch and a GMR of 0.02255 ft. Find the capacitance per
phase for 20 km of the line in microfarads?
A. 0.1300 C. 0.2719
B. 0.2889 D. 0.2609
44. Which or the following instrument is used to measure high
resistance as in the measurement of insulation resistance?
A. Wheatstone bridge C. Megger
B. Ohmmeter D. Multi-tester
45. Which of the following is the eddy current loss
proportional to?
A. Square of the flux density
B. The square of the load current of the laminated core
C. Square of the frequency
D. Square of the thickness

46. A 3 cm wavelength radar is located at the origin of a xy-

coordinate system. A car located at x = 100 m and y = 200 m is
heading east (x-direction) at a speed of 120 km/hr. What is
the Doppler frequency measured by the radar?
A. 933.81 Hz C. -933.81 Hz
B. 553.18 Hz D. –553.18 Hz
47. A capacitor in an LC oscillator has a maximum potential
difference of 15V and a maximum energy of 360 μJ. At a certain
instant the energy in the capacitor is 40 μJ. At that instant
what is the potential difference across the capacitor?
A. zero C. 5V
B. 10V D. 15V
48. A 10-turn conducting loop with a radius of 3.0 cm spins at
60 revolutions per second in a magnetic field of 0.50 T. The
maximum emf generated is:
A. 0.014V C. 0.53V
B. 5.3V D. 18V
49. Four 20-Ω resistors are connected in parallel and the
combination is connected to a 20-V emf device. The current in
the device is:
A. 0.25A C. 1.0A
B. 4.0A D. 5.0A

50. For an unbalanced load, which connection is suitable?

A. 3 wire open delta C. 4 wire wye connection
B. 3 wire delta connection D. 3 wire wye connection

51. One is communication is called

A. Half duplex C. Manocomm
B. Full Dupplex D. Simplex
52. A three-phase, 13-kV transmission line delivers 8 MVA of
load. The per-phase impedance of the line is (0.01 + j0.05)pu,
referred to a 13-kV, 8-MVA base. What is the voltage drop
across the line?
A. 663 V C. 790 V
B. 650 V D. 874 V
53. Determine the circuit element and its value for
V=120sin(377t-30°) volts and I=4sin(377t+60°) amps.
A. Xc=30 ohms and C=66.31
B. Xc=30 ohms and C=88.42
C. Xc=40 ohms and C=66.31
D. Xc=40 ohms and C=88.42

54. A transformer rated at a maximum of 50kva supplies a 25kw

load at power factor 75% lagging. How many kw additional load
may be added at unity power factor without exceeding the
transformer rating?
A. 24 C. 25
B. 29 D. 20
55. Three equal impedances Za = Zb = Zc = 4
– j 7 ohm are connected in Wye; find the equivalent impedance
in ohm f these impedances are connected in delta.
A. 4 – j 7 C. 12 – j 21
B. 6 – j 14 D. 2.31 – j 4.04
56. Find the values in ohms of resistors R1 and R2 such that
when connected in parallel draws a current of 6A out of 30V
source and draws 4/3 A when connected in series.
A. 15, 7.5 C. 0, 5
B. 10, 12.5 D. 45, 45
57. A 120-V power line is protected by a 15-A fuse.
What is the maximum number of “120 V,500 W” light bulbs that
can be operated at full brightness from this line?
A. 1 C. 2
B. 3 D. 4
58. 1 weber is the same as:
A. 1 V/s C. 1 T/s
B. 1 T/m D. 1 T · m2
59 In an ideal 1 : 8 step-down transformer, the primary power
is 10 kW and the secondary current is 25 A. The primary
voltage is:
A. 25, 600 V C. 3200 V
B. 400 V D. 50 V
60. A 300-cd light is suspended 5 m above the left edge of a
table. Find the illumination of a small piece of paper located
a horizontal distance of 2.5 m from the edge of the table?
A. 8.6 lux C. 7.6 lux
B. 8.5 lux D. 8.8 lux
61. A golf ball is struck by a golf club and falls on a green
three meters above the tree. The potential energy of the
Earth-ball system is greatest _____________.
A. just before the ball is struck
B. when the ball reaches the highest point in its flight
C. when the ball comes back to rest on the green
D. just after the ball is struck

62. Compute the illumination of a given surface 140 cm from a

74-cd light source if the normal to the surface makes an angle
of 38° with the flux.
A. 18.7 lux C. 25.6 lux
B. 22.4 lux D. 29.8 lux
63. In the left hand rule, thumb always represents directions
of the
A. Voltage C. Current
B. Force on conductor D. Magnetic Field
64. A parallel RL circuit draws a total current of 17A and 1.8
kw from a 120V supply. Find L:
A. 0.0389 H C. 0.125 H
B. 0.142 H D. 0.0667H
65. A balanced delta connected load has impedances Z1=Z2=Z3.
What is the per phase equivalent impedance in wye?
A. Z/3 C. 2Z/3
B. 3Z D. Z
66. Each Cell site contains a
A. Repeater C. Direct–link to branch exchange
B. Touch Tone D. Control computer
67. Equalizer connections are required when paralleling two

A. Compound Generators
B. Shunt Generators
C. Series Generators
D. Long Shunt Generators
68. There are four nodes A,B,C and D and there are6 branches
connecting each pair of nodes. Iab=16 A, Icd= 23 A, Ida= 39 A,
Find Ibc?
A. 39 A C. 23 A
B. 26 A D. 16 A
69. Differential relays are installed to protect the equipment
against.
A. reverse current C. overcurrent
B. internal faults D. no voltage
70. A step-down transformers is used to
A. Increase the power C. Increase the voltage
B. Decrease the power D. Decrease the voltage
71. A three-phase short transmission line has a per phase
impedance of 0.3 + j0.4 Ω. The receiving end voltage is 6.351
volts per phase and the voltage regulations is not exceed 5
percent. Calculate the total line loss when it is supplying
maximum power.

A. 212.08 MW C. 122.46 MW
B. 7.69 MW D. 40.81 MW
72. GFCI

73. A certain capacitor, in series with a resistor, is being

charged. At the end of 10 ms its charge is half the final
value. The time constant for the process is about:
A. 0.43 ms C. 6.9ms
B. 2.3ms D. 14 ms

74. In a single-phase transformer, the core losses is 60 W at

40 Hz and 95 W at 60 Hz both measured at the same maximum
value of flux density. Find the core losses in W at a
frequency of 50 Hz.
A. 69 C. 77
B. 89 D. 56
75. The per phase impedance of a short transmission line is 0.3
+j0.4 ohms. The sending-end line to line is 3.3 kV, and the
load at receiving end is 300 Kw per phase at 0.80 lagging
power factor. Calculate the receiving-end in KV.
A. 1.752 C. 1.772
B. 1.805 D. 1.848
76. Two 500-watt lamps connected in series across a 220-volt
line draw 1 A. What is the total power consumed?
A. 1,000 W C. 500 W
B. 220 W D. 250 W
77. Which of the following flow meters measures the average
fluid velocity rather than a point or local velocity in a
pipe?
I. venturi meter
II. pitot tube
III. impact tube
IV. orifice meter
V. hot-wire anemometer
A. I only C.I and IV
B .II only D. II and V
78. A 220 kV three phase transmission line is 40 km long. The
resistance per phase is 6 ohms per phase and the inductance
per phase is 20 ohms per phase. The shunt capacitance is
negligible. Determine the sending end line voltage when
supplying 381 MVA at 0.8 power factor lagging at 220 kV.
A. 230 + j15.4 kV C. 143.82 + 12.4 kV
B. 245 + j 10.4 kV D. 240 + j15.4 kV
79. What prefix in steel identification means composition
varies from normal limits?
A. E
B. -H
C. X
D. B

80. If R is the distance from a magnetic dipole, then the

magnetic field it produces is proportional to:
A. R C. R^2
B. 1/R D. 1/R^3

81. A garden hose fills a 32 L wastebasket in 120 seconds. The

opening at the end of the hose has a radius of 1cm. How fast
is the water traveling as it leaves the hose in m/s?
A. 0.63 C. 0.50
B. 0.85 D. 0.38

82. Two solid sphere have charges 1C and –C, respectively. The
permittivity is 80.85x10^11 and the distance between the
sphere centers, r, is 0.3 m. Determine the force on the
spheres.
A. -1x10^-13 N C. 0 N
B. -8x10^11 N D. 8x10^11 N
83. A single-phase 100kVA,1000V/100V,50Hz transformer has a
voltage drop of 5% across its series impedance at full load.
Of this, 3% is due to resistance.The percent regulation of the
transformer at full load with 08. Lagging power factor is
A. 4.8 C. 8.8
B. 6.8 D. 10.8
84. A source with an impedance of 100 ohm is connected to the
primary coil of a transformer and a resistance R is connected
to the secondary coil. If the transformer has 100 turns in the
primary coil and 100 turns in the secondary coil, the greatest
power will be dissipated in the resistor if R =

A. 50 C. 100
B. 0.25 D. 4
85. An ASCR conductor has seven steel strands, it is
surrounded by twenty four aluminium conductors, it is
specified as
A. 31 ASCR C. 7/31 ASCR
B. 31/7 ASCR D.24/7 ASCR
86. In two –wattmeter method of power measurement, the
readings of the two wattmeters, were 6717 watts and 2658
watts, respectively. Find the power factor.
A. 0.90 C. 0.60
B. 0.70 D. 0.80

87. A three phase, 60Hz, transmission line has its conductors

arranged in a triangular configuration so that the two
distances between conductors are 5m and the third is 8m. The
conductors have an outside diameter of 250 mils. Find the
inductive reactance in ohm per km per phase of the
transmission line.
A. 0.567 C. 0.586
B. 0.283 D. 0.293
88. Two identical coupled coils have an equivalent inductance
of 80mH when connected in series aiding and 35mH in series
opposing. What is the value of the coefficient of coupling K.

A. 0.391 C. 0.193
B. 0.319 D. 0.139