Electrical Professional Subject - Objectives

1. Which of the following is NOT INCLUDED in the Technical Performance Standard for Distribution and
Supply set by the Philippine Distribution Code?

(a) Collection Efficiency

(b) Reliability

(c) Power quality

(d) System Efficiency

2. What size of branch circuit is required for a window air conditioner with a nameplate rating of 8A if
the circuit also supplies other outlets

(a) 17A

(b) 20A

(c) 25A

(d) 15A

3. Which plant takes the least time in starting from cold condition to full load operation?

(a) Steam turbine power plant

(b) Nuclear power plant

(c) Gas turbine power plant

(d) Hydro power plant

4. what is the equivalent IEEE device number for an under-voltage relay?

(a) 51

(b) 52

(c) 67

(d) 27

5. To adjust the power of alternator, adjust the

(a) Power Factor

(b) Governor

(c) Field current

(d) Frequency

6. In a transmission line of negligible resistance the surge impedance will be

(a) square root of LC

(b) square root of L/C

(c) square root of 1/LC

(d) square root of C/L

7. What is the purpose of reactor in short circuit?

(a) To increase the current in short circuit

(b) To lessen the current in short circuit

(c) To decrease the circuit resistance

(d) To open the line in short circuit

8. What is the maximum output power of a cellular transmitter?

(a) 6W

(b) 4.5W

(c) 3W

(d) 1.5W

9. For constant transmission efficiency, voltage is increased n times, the size of the conductor would be

(a) increased the to n times of the original

(b) reduced to (1/n) times of the original

(c) reduced to (1/n^2) times the original

(d) increased to n^2 times the original

10. Copper loss of a transformer are determined by means of a/an _____ test.

(a) short circuit

(b) open circuit

(c) polarity

(d) inductive circuit

11. The power transmission capacity of the transmission is

(a) inversely proportional to the voltage

(b) proportional to the square of the voltage

(c) proportional to the cube of the voltage

(d) directly proportional to the voltage

12. The under voltage relays are usually used for what protection of the electrical equipment?

(a) transformer protection

(b) bus bar protection

(c) motor protection

(d) feeder protection

13. Which of the following type of fault used only the equivalent positive sequence impedance of the
circuit in the short circuit calculations?

(a) Three phase fault

(b) Line to ground

(c) Line to Line

(d) Double line to ground

14. What device is used to measure the temperature of the motor winding while the motor is in
operation?

(a) seismic probe

(b) thermocouple

(c) resistance temperature detector

(d) proximity probe

15. Which of the following is a primary disadvantage of FM over AM?

(a) Noise susceptibility

(b) Lower efficiency

(c) Higher cost and complexity

(d) Excessive use of spectrum space

16. Which of the following is where the voltage regulation is one of the important factors considered in
the electrical power design?

(a) feeder

(b) generator

(c) transformer

(d) transmission line

17. Which of these is not a factor in the selection of fuse rating for protection of a branch circuit?

(a) Branch fault current

(b) System impedance

(c) System voltage

(d) Branch full load current

18. Which of the following principle will the operation of fiber-optic cable is based?

(a) dispersion

(b) absorption

(c) refraction

(d) reflection

19. When the voltage remains the same, the current will decreases. As the impedance:

I.Decrease

Il.Increase

(a) I only

(b) Either I or Il

(c) Both

(d) Il only

20. When electrons build up pressure at one point, it is called

(a) impedance

(b) ganging

(c) Current flow

(d) pressure filing

21. Which of the following type of fault used only the equivalent positive and negative sequence
impedance of the circuit in the short circuit calculation?

(a) Double line to ground

(b) Line to Line

(c) Three phase

(d) Line to ground

22. Based on the Philippine Distribution Code, all users of the distribution system must maintain a
certain power factor at the connection point, in order to maintain power quality in the system. What
power factor should be maintained at the connection point?

(a) Not less than 85%

(b) Not less than 75%

(c) Not less than 70%

(d) Not less than 65%

23. Which of the following is NOT considered in the selection of surge arrester?

(a) Insulation level

(b) Current rating

(c) Voltage rating

(d) Class arrester

24. The specific gravity of a lead acid cell is often used as a measure of its

(a) operating temperature

(b) Rate of discharge

(c) State of charge

(d) Life expectancy

25. The purpose of insulating oil when used on power circuit breaker are the following, EXCEPT;

(a) Insulation

(b) Quencher

(c) Coolant

(d) Interrupter

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

(a) phototube

(b) charge couple device

(c) liquid crystal display

(d) photo transistor

27. A standard candle emits a total luminous flux of lumens

(a) 157.90

(b) 25.14

(c) 78.96

(d) 12.57

28. A space station with communication equipment that synchronizes with the earths orbit.
(a) space CATV

(b) satellite

(c) space probe

(d) space craft

29. Impurities in an electrolyte can cause an internal short circuit condition called

(a) polarization

(b) local action

(c) electrolysis

(d) depolarization

30. As load power factor of an alternator becomes more lagging, the value generated voltage required to
give rated terminal voltage.

(a) varies with rotor speed

(b) Decreases

(c) Remains unchanged

(d) Increases

31. In a commutator

(a) copper is harder than mica

(b) none of these

(c) mica is harder than copper

(d) mica and copper are equally hard

32. The changes in volume of the transformer cooling oil due to variation of atmospheric temperature
during a day and night is taken care of by which part of transformer?

(a) Conservator

(b) Buchholz relay

(c) Breather

(d) Bushing

33. Centrifugal switch disconnects the auxiliary winding of the motor at about percent of synchronous
speed

(a) 100

(b) 80 to 90
(c) 30 to 40

(d) 70 to 80

34. The material commonly used for insulation in high voltage cable is

(a) paper

(b) rubber

(c) lead

(a) glass

35. For a series RLC Circuit at resonance, the current amplitude is for a fixed voltage amplitude and the
power factor is

(a) maximum.zero

(b) minimum.zero

(c) maximum,unity

(d) minimum,unity

36. If the length of a cable is doubled, its capacitance

(a) becomes double

(b) remains unchanged

(c) becomes one fourth

(d) becomes one half

37. Wye-Delta starting is equivalent to a transformer starting with tapping.

(a) 73%

(b) 33%

(c) 67%

(d) 58%

38. These days DC motors are widely used in

(a) pumping sets

(b) electric transaction

(c) machine shops

(d) air compressor

39. Breather mounted on transformer tank contains

(a) oil

(b) calcium

(c) water

(d) liquid

40. A switch is connected across a 220v supply. What is the voltage across the switch if it is closed?

(a) 220

(b) infinity

(c) 0

(d) 110

41. As load power factor of an alternator become more leading, the value of generated voltage required
to give rated terminal voltage

(a) varies with rotor speed

(b) remains unchanged

(c) decreases

(d) increases

42. A hermetic motor compressor has a rated load current of 25A. What is the allowable rating for
branch disconnecting means?

(a) 37.5A

(b) 28.75A

(c) 30A

(d) 31.25A

43. The process by which metallic parts are demagnetized is called

(a) degaussing

(b) degreasing

(c) demagnetized

(d) degrading

44. Synchronous motors are

(a) essentially self starting

(b) none of these

(c) self starting

(d) not self starting

45. In the transformers

(a) low tension winding is used away from the core

(b) low tension winding is used near the core

(c) high tension winding is used near the core

(d) high tension winding is used away from the core

46. Which of the ff, parameters can be neglected for a short line?

(a) resistance

(b) capacitance

(c) reactance

(d) inductance

47. The curve representing Ohm's Law is

(a) sine function

(b) linear

(c) hyperbola

(d) parabola

48. The overcurrent protective device is caused to operate by

(a) current flow

(b) impedance

(c) voltage surge

(d) voltage drop

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

(a) 4 quarter bends

(b) 2 quarter bends

(c) 3 quarter bends

(d) 6 quarter bends

50. Which of the ff. insulators will be selected for high voltage application?

(a) disc type

(b) pin type

(c) suspension type

(d) strain type

51. If the torque angle continuously increases, system will become

(a) oscillatory stable

(b) asymptotic stable

(c) unstable

(d) stable

52. The condition in Ohm's law is that

(a) ratio VIl should be constant

(b) temperature should vary

(c) temperature should remain constant

(d) current should be proportional to voltage

53. Which of the ff shall be included in the calculation of the reliability standard indices of the distributor
asset by the Phil. Distribution Code?

(a) outages that occur on the primary lines of the distribution system

(b) planned outages where the customers have been notified 3 days prior to the loss of power

(c) outages that occur on the transmission line

(d) outages that occur on the secondary lines of the distribution system

54. Type of electronics communication in w/c only one party transmits at a time.

(a) bicom

(b) half duplex

(c) simplex

(d) full duplex

55. Which of the following methods of generating electric power from the sea water is more
advantageous?

(a) tidal power

(b) none of these

(c) ocean power

(d) water power

56. When installing two grounding electrodes, min. distance between them is

(a) 2400mm

(b) 1500mm

(c) 2000mm

(d) 1800mm

57. Base load plants are designed to supply power at

(a) high capital cost and high operating cost

(b) high capital cost and low operating cost

(c) low capital cost and high operating cost

(d) low capital cost and low operating cost

58. Peak load plants are designed to supply power at

(a) high capital cost and high operating cost

(b) high capital cost and low operating cost

(c) low capital cost and high operating cost

(d) low capital cost and low operating cost

59. If the effect of earth is taken into account, then the capacitance of line to ground

(a) remains unchanged

(b) increases

(c) decreases

(d) becomes infinite

60. Effective resistance of conductor is increased by

(a) skin effect

(b) corona effect

(c) both a and b

(d) proximity effect

61. Surge impedance of transmission line is given by

(a) sqrt of L/C

(b) 1/sqrt of LC
(c) sqrt of LC

(d) sart of C/L

62. A 2 terminal pair of network of a transmission line can be represented by a

(a) pi network

(b) either a or b

(c) tree network

(d) t network

63. In television system, channels 2 and 13 are classified as

(a) UHF

(b) EHF

(c) VHF

(d) SHF

64. Alternators installed in a hydro power station, are of

(a) medium speed

(b) very high speed

(c) high speed

(d) low speed

65. PDC in EPIRA means

(a) Phil. Distribution Code

(b) Phil. Distribution Company

(c) Phil. Distribution Corporatiom

(d) Phil. Distribution Commissiom

66. In a synchronous motor, the magnitude of stator back emf depends on

(a) load on the motor

(b) de excitation only

(c) both the speed and rotor flux

(d) none of these

67. Which of the ff power plant is a conventional source of energy?

(a) solar energy

(b) coal energy

(c) wind energy

(d) geothermal energy

68. Open circuit test on transformers is conducted to determine

(a) copper loss

(b) core loss

(c) hysteresis loss

(d) eddy current loss

69. The current flowing in L and C at parallel resonance are

(a) different

(b) zero

(c) equal

(d) infinite

70. What does PEMC in EPIRA stands for

(a) Phil. Electricity Market Corporation

(b) Private Energy Marketing Company

(c) Phil. Energy Market Corporation

(d) Phil. Electrical Marketing Corporation

71. For two alternators opening in parallel, if the load shared by one of them is to be increased, its field
excitation is

(a) to be strengthened keeping input torque the same

(b) to be weakened keeping input torque the same

(c) to be kept constant but input torque should be increased

(d) to be kept constant but input torque should be decreased

72. In a loss-free RLC circuit, the transient current is

(a) non oscillating

(b) oscillating

(c) square wave

(d) sinusoidal
73. At very low frequencies a series RC circuit behaves as almost purely

(a) resistive

(b) none of these

(c) inductive

(d) capacitive

74. One of the advantages of distributing the winding in alternators is to

(a) improve voltage waveform

(b) decrease the value of the voltage

(c) reduce the amount of copper

(d) reduce harmonics

75. The effect of corona is

(a) increased energy loss

(b) increased inductance

(c) all of these

(d) increased reactance

76. The RMS value of pure cosine function is

(a) 0.5 of peak value

(b) same as peak value

(c) zero

(d) 0.707 of peak value

77. What is the equiv. IEEE device function no. for directional power relay?

(a) 32

(b) 21

(c) 87

(d) 37

78. Energy radiated continuously in the form of lighting waves is called

(a) lumen

(b) illumination

(c) luminous flux

(d) luminous intensity

79. Efficiency is secondary consideration in case of

(a) none of these

(b) peak load plants

(c) base load plants

(d) both base load and peak load plants

80. The condition of a liquid electrolyte is measured in terms of its

(a) acid content

(b) current value

(c) specific gravity

(d) voltage output

81. If the field of a de shunt motor is opened

(a) the motor will stop

(b) the speed of the motor will decrease

(c) it will continue to run at its rated speed

(d) the speed of the motor will become very high

82. An ideal full wave rectifier with non inductive load has zero transformation loses. What is the
efficiency?

(a) 100%

(b) 90%

(c) 70%

(d) 80%

83. The dummy coil in de machines is used to

(a) bring about mechanical balance of armature

(b) eliminate armature reaction

(c) eliminate reactance voltage

(d) eliminate harmonics developed in the machine

84. The purpose of insulating oil when used on power circuit breaker are the ff. except

(a) coolant
(b) quencher

(c) insulation

(d) interrupter

85. Compact arrangement of switching devices

(a) circuit protector

(b) switchboard

(c) panel board

(d) switchgear

86. With reference to armature windings, wave winding are often called

(a) parallel winding

(b) cascade winding

(c) ring winding

(d) series winding

87. Transient current in an RL circuit is oscillatory when

(a) R=0

(b) R>2 sqrt L/C

(c) R<2 sqrt L/C

(d) R=2 sqrt L/C

88. Residual magnetism is necessary in a

(a) separately excited generator

(b) both of these

(c) self excited generator

(d) none of these

89. Inside a hollow spherical conductor

(a) electric field changes with distance from the center of the sphere

(b) electric field is constant

(c) electric field is zero

(d) electric field is unity

90. The color reserved for use in equipment grounding conductor is

(a) green

(b) yellow

(c) white

(d) gray

91. Which of the following is not a full duplex?

(a) Radar

(b) Telephone

(c) Telemetry

(d) Local Area Network

92. In a circuit breaker, the time duration from the instant of the fault to the extinction of arc is known as

(a) total clearing time

(b) operating time

(c) lag time

(d) lead time

93. 34.5KV to 69 KV is classified as

(a) medium voltage

(b) high voltage

(c) extra high voltage

(d) low voltage

94. For an RL circuit, the power factor cannot be less than ___ or greater than ___

(a) 1,0

(b) 0,1

(c) -1,0

(d) 0-1

95.___ is the overall energy program formulated and updated yearly by the DOE, submitted to congress
pursuant to R.A.7638

(a) Philippine Electrification Program

(b) Philippine Energization Program

(c) Philippine Energy Plan

(d) Philippine Electrification Plan

96. The capacitors of power factor correction are rated in terms of

(a) KV

(b) KW

(c) KVA

(d) KVAR

97. In a balanced three phase we connected circuit, the line voltage are equal

(a) to the line current

(b) to the phase voltage

(c) and so are the line currents

(d) but the line currents are unequal

98. In a given circuit when power factor is unity the reactive power is

(a) equal to 1^2R

(b) minimum

(c) maximum

(d) zero

99. What is the branch circuit ampacity of a hermetic motor with a full load current 16A?

(a) 25A

(b) 20A

(c) 30A

(d) 15A

100. Joule found out that the heat produced in a current carrying conductor is proportional to

(a) the current

(b) inversely proportional to time

(c) the square of the current

(d) the square of resistance