1. REE Board Exam September 2000 C.

Find the average current during the half cycle D. 7.07 V

given the instantaneous maximum value of 20
amperes. View Answer:

A. 12.73 amperes Answer: Option B

B. 14.14 amperes Solution:

C. 20 amperes 4. REE Board Exam October 2000

D. 10 amperes A sinusoidal current wave has a maximum

value of 20 A. What is the average value of
View Answer: one-half cycle?

Answer: Option A A. 5 A

Solution: B. 12.7 A

2. REE Board Exam April 1997 C. 14.14 A

The phase shift between the current and D. 0

voltage vectors us due to the following except
one View Answer:

A. magnet coils Answer: Option C

B. electric flat iron Solution:

C. power capacitors 5. REE Board Exam October 1996

D. fluorescent lamp What is the wavelength of a carrier wave with

frequency of 100 megahertz?
View Answer:
A. 3.0 m
Answer: Option C
B. 7.5 m
Solution:
C. 1.5 m
3. REE Board Exam April 2001
D. 6.0 m
An alternating rectangular wave has a
maximum value of 10 V and a frequency of 1 View Answer:
cycle per second. What is the average value
of the wave? Answer: Option A

A. 5 V Solution:

B. 10 V 6. REE Board Exam April 1997

A chart speed of a recording instrument is 25 A. 15.43 A
mm/sec. One cycle of the signal being
recorded extends over 5 mm. What is the B. 16.30 A
frequency of the signal?
C. 16.97 A
A. 20 cps
D. 12.00 A
B. 2 cps
View Answer:
C. 50 cps
Answer: Option C
D. 5 cps
Solution:
View Answer:
9. REE Board Exam April 1997
Answer: Option D
A wire carries a current i = 3 cos 314t amperes.
Solution: What is the average current over 6 seconds?

7. EE Board Exam April 1992 A. 0 A

Determine the rms value of the current drawn B. 3.0 A

by a 2 μF condenser, which is connected
across a source of potential. The potential has C. 1.5 A
a third and fifth harmonic components, which
are 30% and 20% respectively of the
D. 0.532 A
fundamental. The fundamental sinusoidal
component has a peak value of 1000 volts and
60 Hz frequency. View Answer:

A. 0.89 A Answer: Option A

B. 0.75 A Solution:

C. 0.91 A 10. REE Board Exam April 1997

D. 0.84 A Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-

ohm non-inductive resistor. What is the
equation of the resulting current?
View Answer:

Answer: Option A A. i = 21.68 sin 377t

B. i = 26.56 sin 377t

Solution:

C. i = 15.33 sin 377t

8. EE Board Exam April 1990

A 240-V, 25 Hz sinusoidal generator is D. i = 28.16 sin 120t

connected to a 20 ohms resistor. Determine
the instantaneous current when elapsed time View Answer:
is 0.01 second.
Answer: Option A
Solution: A. 1177

11. EE Board Exam April 1991 B. 919

Determine the effective value of the circuit C. 1043

current of an emf of 151 sin 377t is connected
in series with a DC emf of 110 volts. Both D. 1224
supply a load of 10 + j8 ohms.
View Answer:
A. 10.3 A
Answer: Option B
B. 12.5 A
Solution:
C. 13.8 A
14. ECE Board Exam November 2001
D. 11.4 A
It is the value of sine wave of voltage or
View Answer: current at one particular instant of time.

Answer: Option C A. average value

Solution: B. effective value

12. EE Board Exam April 1994 C. rms value

An alternating current and a direct current D. instantaneous value

flow simultaneously in the same conductor. If
the effective of the alternating current is 5 A View Answer:
and the direct current is 10 A, what will an AC
ammeter read when connected in the circuit?
Answer: Option D
A. 7.5 A
Solution:
B. 15 A
15. ECE Board Exam November 1998
C. 11.18 A
If the combination of an ac voltage and a dc
voltage has an instantaneous voltage that
D. none of these varies through a range from -2 V to +10 V, what
is the peak ac voltage of the combination?
View Answer:
A. 10 V
Answer: Option C
B. 16 V
Solution:
C. 6 V
13. REE Board Exam April 1997
D. 12 V
If e = 100 sin (ωt – 30°) – 50 cos 3ωt + 25 sin (5ωt
+ 150°) and i = 20 sin (ωt + 40°) + 10 sin (3ωt + 30°) View Answer:
– 5 sin (5ωt – 50°). Calculate the power in
watts.
Answer: Option D C. 34.98 V

Solution: D. 86.35 V

16. ECE Board Exam April 2001 View Answer:

Measured in Hertz, it is the number of cycles Answer: Option C

of alternating current per second.
Solution:
A. frequency
19. ECE Board Exam April 1999
B. period
What is the phase relationship between
C. peak to peak current and voltage in an inductor?

D. wavelength A. in phase

View Answer: B. current lags voltage by 90°

Answer: Option A C. voltage lags current by 90°

Solution: D. current lags voltage by 180°

17. ECE Board Exam April 2000 View Answer:

If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, Answer: Option B

what is the rms voltage?
Solution:
A. 16.2 V
20. ECE Board Exam November 1995
B. 19.98 V
If sine wave voltage varies from 0 to 200 V,
C. 25.38 V how much is its instantaneous voltage at 90°?

D. 12.73 V A. 100 V

View Answer: B. minimum voltage

Answer: Option B C. 200 V

Solution: D. half of its maximum voltage

18. ECE Board Exam April 2000 View Answer:

If an ac signal has a peak voltage of 55 V, what Answer: Option C

is the average value voltage?
Solution:
A. 61.05 V
21. ECE Board Exam November 2000
B. 38.86 V
How many degrees are there in one complete C. effective value
wave cycle?
D. peak value
A. 360 degrees
View Answer:
B. 90 degrees
Answer: Option D
C. 180 degrees
Solution:
D. 720 degrees
24. ECE Board Exam November 1999
View Answer:
It is the description of two sine waves that are
Answer: Option A in step with each other going through their
maximum and minimum points at the same
Solution: time and in same direction.

22. ECE Board Exam April 1998 A. stepped sine waves

When comparing rms voltage and average B. sine waves in coordination

voltages, which of the following statement is
true, assuming sine waves? C. phased sine waves

A. Either the rms voltage or the average D. sine waves in phase

voltage might be larger.
View Answer:
B. The average voltage is always greater than
the rms voltage. Answer: Option D

C. There will always be a very large difference Solution:

between the rms voltage and the average
voltage. 25. ECE Board Exam April 1999

D. The rms voltage is always greater than the What is the average voltage (Eave) output of a
average voltage. full wave rectifier with an output of 100 volts
peak?
View Answer:
A. 63.7 volts
Answer: Option D
B. 14.14 volts
Solution:
C. 141.4 volts
23. ECE Board Exam November 1999
D. 6.37 volts
It is the maximum instantaneous value of a
varying current, voltage, or power equal to View Answer:
1.414 times the effective value of a sine wave.
Answer: Option A
A. rms value
Solution:
B. peak to peak value
26. ECE Board Exam November 1997 C. damped alternating current

The relation of the voltage across an inductor D. pulsating direct current

to it current is _______
View Answer:
A. Lagging the current by 90 degrees
Answer: Option D
B. Leading the current by 90 degrees
Solution:
C. In phase with the current
29. ECE Board Exam April 2000
D. Leading the current by 180 degrees
If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V,
View Answer: what is the rms voltage?

Answer: Option B A. 16.2 V

Solution: B. 19.98 V

27. ECE Board Exam April 1999 C. 25.38 V

If two equal frequency ac signals of exactly 5 D. 12.726 V

V each are combined with one of the signals
180 degrees out of phase with the other, what View Answer:
will be the value of the resultant voltage?
Answer: Option B
A. 2.25 V
Solution:
B. 5 V
30. ECE Board Exam April 2001
C. 0 V
In electronic circuit the current that flows over
D. 10 V a capacitor _____.

View Answer: A. In phase with the voltage

Answer: Option C B. Leads the voltage by 180 degrees

Solution: C. Lags the voltage by 90 degrees

28. ECE Board Exam November 1998 D. Leads the voltage by 90 degrees

Kind of electric current where amplitude drops View Answer:

to zero periodically normally produced by
rectifier circuits Answer: Option D

A. alternating current Solution:

B. varying direct current 31. Two current sources deliver current to a

common load. The first source delivers a
current whose equation is 25 sin 100πt Answer: Option C
amperes while the second delivers a current
whose equation is 15 cos 100πt amperes. What Solution:
is the rms value of the current in the load?
34. A 60 Hz frequency would cause an electric
A. 29.15 A light to

B. 40 A A. turn on and off 120 times per second

C. 20.6 A B. flicker noticeable

D. 10 A C. turn on and off 180 times per second

View Answer: D. turn on and off 60 times per second

Answer: Option C View Answer:

Solution: Answer: Option A

32. Two alternators A and B delivers 100 A and Solution:

150 A, respectively to a load. If these currents
are out of phase by 30 electrical degrees, 35. The relationship between frequency f,
determine the total current drawn by the load. number of revolutions per second n and pair
of poles p is given by
A. 201.5 A
A. f = n/p
B. 250.0 A
B. f = np
C. 215.4 A
C. f = n/2p
D. 241.8 A
D. f = 2np
View Answer:
View Answer:
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Solution:
33. When using circuit laws and rules we must
use 36. The difference between the peak positive
value and the peak negative of an a.c. voltage
A. maximum value is called the

B. average value A. maximum value

C. effective value B. effective value

D. peak to peak value C. average value

View Answer: D. peak to peak value

View Answer: View Answer:

Answer: Option D Answer: Option C

Solution: Solution:

37. The greatest value attained during one half 40. Form factor is defined as
of the cycle is called the
A. r.m.s. value/peak value
A. peak value
B. maximum value/r.m.s. value
B. average value
C. r.m.s. value/average value
C. r.m.s. value
D. effective value/ r.m.s. value
D. effective value
View Answer:
View Answer:
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Solution:
41. The value of form factor for a pure sine
38. The root mean square (r.m.s.) value of a.c. is wave is
the same as
A. 1.414
A. instantaneous value
B. 0.637
B. average value
C. 0.707
C. effective value
D. 1.11
D. maximum value
View Answer:
View Answer:
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Solution:
42. The value of peak factor for a pure sine
39. The r.m.s. value of a sine wave is equal to wave is

A. 0.637 maximum value A. 1.414

B. 0.506 maximum value B. 0.637

C. 0.707 maximum value C. 0.707

D. 1.414 maximum value D. 1.11

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

43. If the current and voltage are out of phase

by 90°, the power is

A. 1.1 VI A. it represents ac

B. minimum B. it represents dc

C. Maximum C. it represents half-wave rectified ac

D. zero D. it represents sum of ac and dc

View Answer: View Answer:

Answer: Option D Answer: Option D

Solution: Solution:

44. If e1 = A sin ωt and e2 = B sin (ωt – θ) then 46. Average value of a sine wave is √2 times
the maximum value
A. e1 lags e2 by θ
A. True
B. e2 leads e1 by θ
B. False
C. e2 lags e1 by θ
View Answer:
D. e1 leads e2 by θ
Answer: Option B
View Answer:
Solution:
Answer: Option B
47. The equation for 25 cycles current sine
Solution: wave having rms value of 30 amperes will be

45. Which of the following statements A. 30 sin 25t

concerning the graph of figure below is most
correct? B. 42.4 sin 25πt

C. 30 sin 50t

D. 42.4 sin 50πt

View Answer:

Answer: Option D
Solution:

48. The voltage v = 90 cos (ωt – 161.5°) may be

represented as a sine function by

A. 90 sin (ωt + 18.5°)

B. 90 sin (ωt – 71.5°)

C. 90 sin (ωt + 71.5°)

D. 90 sin (ωt – 18.5°)

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

49. Which of the following frequencies has the

longest period?

A. 1 Hz

B. 10 Hz

C. 1 kHz

D. 100 kHz

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

50. RMS value and the mean value is the same

in case of

A. square wave

B. sine wave

C. triangular wave

D. half-wave rectified sine wave

View Answer:

Answer: Option A