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1. What is the maximum number of bends permitted in rigid conduits between outlets?

A. 4 quarter bends *

B. 5 quarter bends

C. 2 quarter bends

D. 3 quarter bends

2. Current reactors are used to

A. improve the voltage regulation

B. improve the efficiency

C. bring down the fault level within the capacity *

D. improve the power factor

3. Heating effect of current has undesirable effects in

A. electric oven

B. vacuum cleaner *

C. water heater

D. electric flat iron

4. What is the ampacity of the feeder conductor supplying several motors and other loads

A. The sum of the full-load motor currents plus the sum of the current of other loads

B. The sum of the full-load motor currents plus 125% of the other load

C. 125% of the sum of the full load motor currents plus the sum of the currents of other loads

D. The sum of the full-load currents plus the sum of the currents of other loads plus 25% of the full-
load current of the largest motor *

5. Which one does not belong to the technical performance standards of Philippine Distribution
Code?

A. plant efficiency

B. reliability

C. collection efficiency *
D. load distribution

6. Which of the following shall be induced in the calculation of the reliability standard indices of the
distributor asset by the Philippine Distribution Code?

A. Outages that occur on the secondary lines of the distribution system

B. Planned outages where the customers have been notified at least three (3) days prior to be loss of
power

C. Outages that occur on the primary lines of the distribution system *

D. Outages that occur in the transmission line

7. The minimum size of copper conductor for a 230-volt general illumination branch-circuit in a
dwelling is mm².

A. 1.25

B. 0.75

C. 2.0 *

D. 3.5

8. Diesel power plant is best solution as

A. peak load

B. standby *

C. base load

D. general purpose

9. Luminaire types permitted in clothes closets.

A. Incandescent fixtures with open lamps

B. Incandescent fixtures with partially enclosed lamps

C. Pendant luminaire

D. Surface mounted or recessed incandescent fixture with a completely enclosed lamp *

10. If the dc current is reserved in the control winding of a saturable reactor

a) AC current will decrease

b) AC current will increase

c) The inductance will decrease

d) Same AC current will flow *

11. When electrons build up pressure at one point is called

A. current flow *

B. pressure pilling

C. ganging

D. impedance

12. Fermi energy is the amount of energy which,

A. a hole can have at room temperature

B. must be a given to hole to move it to variance band

C. must be given to an electron to move it to conduction band *

D. a valence electron can have at room temperature

13. A gang capacitor is a variable capacitor in which capacitance is varied by changing the

A. dielectric

B. number of plates

C. plate area *

D. distance between plates

14. If the dc current is reserved in the control winding of a saturable reactor

A. AC current will decrease

B. AC current will increase

C. The inductance will decrease

D. Same AC current will flow *

15. What is the process of heating electrically non-metallic such as plumber plastics, etc?

A. resistive

B. capacitive

C. dielectric *
D. induction

16. What electrode in a junction transistor corresponds to the cathode in vacuum tube?

A. base

B. emitter *

C. drain

D. collector

17. In a shunt motor, what is the relative connection of the armature winding with respect to the
field winding?

A. series

B. parallel-series

C. series-parallel

D. parallel *

18. A pure semiconductor without doping is called

A. contaminated

B. extrinsic

C. doped

D. intrinsic *

19. Name of the transformer that provides an almost continuously variable stepless output voltage
from zero to rated line voltage

A. booster

B. UPS

C. AVR

D. variac *

20. Shunts are generally made of

A. constantan

B. silver

C. aluminum
D. manganin *

21. A 500kV transmission line is categorized as

A. high voltage

B. ultra-high voltage

C. extra high voltage *

D. medium voltage

22. Out of the following given choices for polyphase transformer connections, which one will you
select for three to ttw phase conversion?

A. scott *

B. star/star

C. double scott

D. star/double-data

23. Overcurrent protection responds to

A. Single line to ground faults

B. Line to line faults

C. Increase in current above the pick-up value *

D. Three phase faults

24. The overcurrent protective device is caused to operate by

A. voltage surge

B. current flow *

C. voltage drop

D. impedance

25. The primary function of a fuse is to

A. open the circuit

B. prevent excessive currents *

C. protect the line

D. protect the appliance

26. The commonly used light sensor in a modern fax machine is the

A. photo tube

B. photo transistor

C. charge couple device *

D. liquid crystal display

27. What is the device function number of an ac circuit breaker?

A. 48

B. 50

C. 46

D. 52 *

28. Which of the following cannot have a single unit of 100 MW?

A. Hydro power plant

B. Steam power plant

C. Diesel power plant *

D. Nuclear power plant

29. Which of the following is not a source of power?

A. Thermocouple *

B. Photovoltaic cell

C. Solar cell

D. Photoelectric cell

30. Magnetic circuit breaker has ____ trip action.

A. delayed

B. instantaneous *

C. both of the above

D. none of the above

31. In a circuit breaker the basic problem is to

A. maintain the arc

B. extinguish the arc *

C. transmit large power

D. emit the ionizing electrons

ESAS APRIL 1996

Caruso obliged himself to deliver Vallejo a violin. Subsequently, they entered into a contract
whereby they agreed. Instead of Caruso delivering a violin to Vallejo, Caruso would just sing a
classical song. The obligation is extinguished by:

A. compensation

B. the condonation

C. the confusion

D. novation*

Tin is produced from

A. Cassiterite*

B. Bauxite

C. Sphalerite

D. Magnetite

In rigid metal wiring conduit, the minimum electrical trade size is:

A. 25 mm

C. 15 mm *

B. 20 mm

D. 32 mm

It is obtained as a by-product in the refining of copper and lead.

A. None of these

B. Nickel *

C. Silver

D. Gold
Is any building, room or separate place which houses or encloses electrical supply equipment
connected to transmission or distribution lines and the interior of which is accessible, as a rule, only
to properly qualified persons.

A. general room

C. electric plant

B. electric supply room

D. substation *

The twisting moment of a shaft is proportional to horsepower and proportional to the speed.

A. inversely, inversely*

C. inversely, directly:

B. directly, directly

D. directly, inversely

Conductors must have a clearance from windows, porches, fire escapes of not less than

A. 900 mm

C. 1000 m*

B. 700 mm

D. 800 mm

What is the formula of the compound Carbon Diselinide consisting of Carbon C and Selenium Se?

A. CSe2 *

B. CSe

C. (CSe)2

D. C2Se

The members of the board shall hold office for a term of _ years from the date of appointment or
until their successors shall has been appointed and qualified.

3*

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10. This device includes any switch of device used to start and stop the motor

A. Circuit breaker

C. Relay

B. Rheostat

D. Controller*

11. CPE means

A. Commission on Professional Education

B. Continuing Program of Education

C. Continuing Professional Education *

D. Continuing Professional Engineering

12. At the same pressure and temperature, equal volumes of all gases contain equal number of
molecules. This is

known as

A. Boyle’s Law

C. Avogadro’s Law *

B. Faraday’s Law

D. Charle’s Law

13. Pick-out the item that does not belong to the computer.

A. OCR

C. MICR

B. Mouse

D. Plotter *

14. Carbon materials used in the field of electrical engineering are manufactured mostly from

A. dolomite

B. manganetite

C. manganese

D. graphite *
 15. When Fe++ changes to Fe+-H- in a reaction

A. it loses proton

B. it gains an electron

C. it gains a proton

D. it loses an electrons *

16. Overhead telephone wires arc

A. Copper wires

B. Steel wires *

C. Aluminum wires

D. ACSR conductors

17. It is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.

A. molecular number

B. proton number

C. mass number

D. atomic number *

18. When the loads on successive unit lengths of a cable are not spaced at equal horizontal
distances, the cable

assumes a shape of

A. parabolic

B. corona

C. hyperbola

D. catenary *

19. Which of the following may cause any member of the Board to be removed by President of the
Philippines

A. incompetence

B. malpractice

C. all of these *
D. neglect of duty

20. The heat transfer due to motion of matter caused by change in density called

A. absorption

B. radiation

C. conduction

D. convection*

21. The part of specification which describes the work as a whole

A. specific clause

B. introduction

C. title

D. general clause *

22. A classification of contracts which is perfected by mere consent.

A. executed

B. express

C. implied

D. consensual and real *

23. Which of the following does not belong to the Code of Ethics?

A. penal provisions

B. relation with the client and employer

C. preparation and signing of plans *

D. professional life

24. A material used for insulation

A. rubber

B. All of these *

C. Asbestos

D. Mica