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Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following lc=15 cis 82°
questions.
What is the neutral current?
NOTE: Whenever you come across a caret (^) sign, it means A. 1.04 cis 71.8° C. 0.92 cis 62.5°
exponentiation. B. 2.21 cis (-30°) D. 3.11 cis 72. 8° *

15. A balanced 3-phase delta-connected consists of 16-ohm resistance

1. A balanced delta connected load, with impedance 10∠-36.9° Ω, and in series with a 12-ohm capacitive reactance in each phase. It is
a balanced Y – connected load are supplied by the same three phase connected in parallel with a 3-phase motor which takes 10 kVA at 0.60
ABC system having Vca = 141.4∠240° V. If the current in line B is lagging power factor from a source of 220 volts. What is the pf of the
40.44∠13.41° A, what are the impedances of the Y – connected load? combination when connected across 220-volt supply?
A. 5cis-60° Ω C. 4cis-30° Ω A. 0.8 lag C. 0.955 lag *
B. 5cis-53.3° Ω * D. 4cis-66.7° Ω B. 0.707 lead D. 0.6 lag

2. What is the wavelength of a radio carrier wave with a frequency of 16. A 240 – V three phase system supplies a 100 kW, 0.6 lagging
100 MHz? balanced load. Determine the capacitance in each phase of a wye –
A. 2 m C. 4 m connected capacitor bank in order to adjust the power factor to 0.95
B. 3 m * D. 5 m lagging.
A. 3.7 mF C. 57.3 mF
3. International ohm is defined in terms of ____. B. 11.11 mF * D. 100.47 mF
A. unit length of a given wire C. a column of mercury *
B. a cube of a given copper D. a cube of pure gold 17. The inverse of capacitance is called
A. permeance C. elastance *
4. A cable 1 mi long and 0.5 inch in diameter is composed of a steel B. conductance D. reluctance
core 0.25 inch in diameter and the outside shell is aluminium. The
resistance of the cable is _____ if ρ s and ρa are 57.4 and 17.5 ohms cir 18. An 18 microfarad capacitor is connected in series to a parallel
mil/ft, respectively. connection of a 5 microfarad & 7 microfarad capacitors. What is the
A. 0.447 Ω * C. 0.542 Ω equivalent capacitance of the combination?
B. 0.752 Ω D. 0.766 Ω A. 7.2 µF * C. 7.8 µF
B. 6.8 µF D. 3.4 µF
5. Two resistors R1 = 3000 Ω and R2 = 4000 Ω are connected in series
and connected to a 120 V supply. The voltage drop across R 1 and R2 19. The flux density emanating from a pole of a generator is 20
are measured successively by a voltmeter having a resistance of kilogausses. A conductor 1 m long cuts the flux at an angle of 60
50,000 Ω. What is the sum of the two readings? degrees at a velocity of 40 meters per second. What is the voltage
A. 105.52 volts C. 114.44 volts developed?
B. 122.65 volts D. 116.02 volts * A. 69.28 V * C. 75.23 V
B. 45.77 V D. 52.98 V
6. A resistor R is connected across a 220 – volt supply. A voltmeter
having a resistance of 12,000 Ω is connected between the center of the 20. A conductor of 150 cm moves at an angle of 30° to a uniform
resistor and one side of the supply. It reads 100 volts. What is the value magnetic field of strength 0.8 Tesla with a velocity of 30 m/s. Determine
of R in ohms? the induced emf.
A. 3600 Ω C. 4800 Ω * A. 20 V C. 36 V
B. 2400 Ω D. 5600 Ω B. 18 V * D. 30 V

7. The reactance offered by a capacitor to an alternating current of 21. Charge one of +4 µC is located at (2, 0, 0). Charge two of -5 µC is
frequency 50 Hz is 20 Ω. If frequency is increased to 100 Hz, located at (0, 0, 2). What is the force between them?
reactance becomes ___ Ω. A. 0.0823 N C. 0.0225 N *
A. 3.5 C. 10 * B. 0.067 N D. 0.055 N
B. 5 D. 15
22. The energy stored in a 3.6 µF capacitor with an applied voltage of
8. A three phase motor is rated 50 hp, 440 volts and 85% power factor. 15 volts is
What is its rated current? A. 0.634 mJ C. 0.405 mJ *
A. 55.5 A C. 57.5 A * B. 0.3 mJ D. 0.556 mJ
B. 56.5 A D. 58.5 A
23. A star connected source, the voltage across each phase of which is
9. For maximum power transfer, internal resistance of the source 120 V, delivers a balanced load of 40 kW at a pf of 0.855 lagging.
should be Determine the line current.
A. equal to the load resistance * C. less than the load resistance A. 130 A* C. 225 A
B. greater than the load resistance D. none of the above B. 75 A D. 108 A

10. The force between two charges is 120 N. If the distance between 24. In a balanced 3-phase system, power is measured using the two
the charges is doubled, the force will be wattmeter method and the ratio of the two wattmeters is 2:1. What is
A. 40 N C. 30 N * the power factor of the load?
B. 35 N D. 25 N A. 0.866 * C. 0.707
B. 0.364 D. 0.758
11. The wing span of a metal airplane is 36 m. If the plane is flying at
400 kph, determine the emf induced between the wingtips. Assume that 25. Three equal resistors are connected in wye across 480-V, 3-phase
the vertical component of the earth’s magnetic field is 40 µT. lines. The line current is 6 A. To what voltage be changed to obtain the
A. 0.20 V C. 0.18 V same line current with the resistors delta connected.
B. 0.57 V D. 0.16 V * A. 140 V C. 160 V*
B. 150 V D. 170 V
12. If three 15 µF capacitors are connected in series, the net
capacitance is 26. Given Vnb = 50cis40°. What is the equivalent line to line voltage
A. 5 µF * C. 25 µF VAB?
B. 10 µF D. 45 µF A. 86.60cis190° V C. 50cis220° V
B. 86.6cis10° V * D. 50cis240° V
13. The maximum value of a sine wave is 100 A. Its average value is
___ . 27. If admittance Y = 0.06 – j0.08 mho, then resistance equals
A. 63.66 A * C. 141.42 A A. 0.06 Ω C. 16.67 Ω *
B. 70.7 A D. 173.20 A B. -0.08 Ω D. -12.5 Ω

28. One leg of a radio tuned circuit has a capacitance of one times ten
to the minus nine farad. It is tuned at 200 kHz. What is the inductance
14. The loads of a wye – connected transformer are: of the other leg in henry?
A. 6.44 x 10-4 C. 6.33 x 10-4 *
Ia =10 cis(-30°) B. 5.33 x 10-3 D. 4.77 x 10-5
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29. A choke coil is used for controlling current in an 43. How many coulombs are delivered by a storage battery in 24 hours
A. ac circuit only * C. integrated circuit if it is supplying a current at the rate of 3 amperes?
B. dc circuit only D. both ac and dc circuits A. 265,600 C C. 259,200 C *
B. 205,500 C D. 245,900 C
30. Two sinusoidal currents are given by
I1 = 100sin(ωt + π/3), and 44. Selectivities of different resonance circuits are compared in terms of
I2 = 150sin(ωt - π/4) their
The phase difference between them is ____ degrees. A. bandwidths * C. reactances
A. 15 C. 60 B. frequencies D. impedances
B. 215 D. 105 *
45. A balanced 3 phase load draws 75 amperes line current at 230 V
31. A 6 Ω resistor is connected in series to a parallel connection of a 30 line to line and 0.848 lagging power factor. Solve for the reactive power
Ω resistor and a variable resistor R. What must be the value of R such being drawn.
that the power taken by the 6 Ω resistor will be equal to the power taken A. 15.65 kVAR C. 15.45 kVAR
by R? B. 15.83 kVAR * D. 15.22 kVAR
A. 11.46 Ω * C. 12.58 Ω
B. 9.45 Ω D. 14.98 Ω 46. Three unequal single phase loads are connected across the lines of
a balanced 3 phase, 230 volts circuit. The first takes 106 A at 0.78 pf
32. It is found that the armature of the coil of wire increases from 50 Ω lagging and is connected across lines 1 & 2. The second takes 142 A at
at 20°C to 60 Ω at 56°C. What is the temperature coefficient of 0.82 pf lagging and is connected across lines 2 & 3. And the third takes
resistance of the conductor material at 0°C? 28.4 kW at 0.77 pf lagging and is connected across lines 3 & 1. Find the
A. 0.00454 C. 0.00582 three line currents.
B. 0.00625 * D. 0.00378 A. 255.67 A, 232.11 A, 298 A C. 211.38 A, 231.26 A, 268 A *
B. 234.45 A, 211.17 A, 244 A D. 258.01 A, 254.44 A, 287 A
33. Three 6 Ω resistors are delta connected. What is the resistance
between any two corners? 47. Three equal positive charges of 10 statcoulomb each are located at
A. 3 Ω C. 4 Ω * the vertices of an equilateral triangle of 2 cm leg. What is the magnitude
B. 10 Ω D. 8 Ω of the force acting on each charge?
A. 25 dynes C. 43.3 dynes *
34. Efficiency of power transfer when maximum transfer of power B. 12.5 dynes D. 28.8 dynes
occurs is
A. 90 % C. 50 % * 48. The result of capacitance C1 = 6 µF and C2 connected in series is 3
B. 75 % D. 40 % µF. Find the value of C2 in µF.
A. 3 C. 5
35. A copper wire of unknown length has a diameter of 0.25 inch and a B. 4 D. 6 *
resistance of 0.28 Ω. By successive passes through drawing dies, the
diameter of the wire is reduced to 0.05 inch. Assuming that the 49. Degaussing is the process of
resistivity of copper wire remains unchanged in the drawing process, A. demagnetizing metallic parts * C. removal gases from the materials
determine the resistance of the reduced – size wire. B. remagnetizing metallic part D. removing gases from the
A. 150 Ω C. 125 Ω materials
B. 175 Ω * D. 140 Ω
50. The combined inductance of two coils connected in series is 0.6 H
36. When two resistors are connected in series, the total resistance is or 0.1 H depending on the relative directions of the currents in the coils.
108 Ω. When connected in parallel, the equivalent resistance is 24 Ω. Find the mutual inductance between the two coils.
What is the value of each resistance? A. 0.125 H * C. 0.159 H
A. 36 Ω, 72 Ω * C. 54 Ω, 80 Ω B. 0.248 H D. 0.202 H
B. 42 Ω, 65 Ω D. 23 Ω, 45 Ω
51. The result of capacitance C1 = 6 µF and C2 connected in series is 3
37. Two dc generators are properly connected in parallel to supply a µF. Find the value of C2 in µF.
common load. The open terminal voltage and internal resistance of A. 3 C. 5
generator A are respectively 240 V and 0.25 Ω; and those of B are B. 4 D. 6 *
respectively 235 V and 0.3 Ω. If the normal current of machine A is 100
A and that of B is 50 A, what maximum power can be delivered to the 52. A load is supplied by a three phase, 3 wire system with the following
load without exceeding the current rating of either generator? characteristics:
A. 42900 W C. 21450 W Vab = 230cis0° V Ia = 110cis-36.87° A
B. 28600 W * D. 37203 W Vbc = 230cis240° V Ic = 125cis53.13° A
Determine the power consumed by the load.
38. Six equal resistors each of 8 Ω are connected to form a wye inside A. 45.12 kW C. 48.78 kW *
a delta. What is the resistance between any two corners? B. 41.55 kW D. 47.98 kW
A. 4 Ω * C. 5 Ω
B. 2 Ω D. 10 Ω 53. A balanced 3-phase load is supplied from a 3-phase, 3-wire system
whose power is measured by using the two-wattmeter method. If the
39. The power factor at resonance in R-L-C parallel circuit is total power supplied is 26 kW at 0.75 p.f. lagging, determine the
A. 0.8 lagging C. 0.8 leading readings of the wattmeters in kW.
B. unity * D. zero A. 19.62, 6.38 * C. 19.05, 6.95
B. 18.25, 7.75 D. 17.68, 8.32
40. The voltage in the circuit follows the law v = 100sinωt. If the
frequency is 25 Hz, how long (in seconds) will it take for the voltage to (TYPO from 80% to 89%)54. A 3-phase 50-HP, 440 V 60-Hz induction
rise to 50 volts? motor operates on full load with an efficiency of 89% and a power factor
A. 1/600 C. 1/300 * of 0.85 lagging. It is required to raise the full load power factor 0.95
B. 1/100 D. 1/400 lagging by using capacitor bank connected in delta. What will be the
capacitance per phase in microfarads?
41. Three loads, units A, B, and C are connected in parallel and take A. 49.62 µF C. 53.48 µF
currents that are respectively 12, 10, and 15 A respectively. Assuming B. 52.58 µF D. 55.63 µF*
Ia to be the reference phasor. I b leads Ia by 30° and Ic lags behind Ia by
65°, calculate the total (resultant) current.
A. 28.33 A * C. 26.22 A
B. 30.74 A D. 25.13 A 55. Two wattmeters are connected to measure the input of a balanced
3-phase circuit using the two wattmeter method. If the wattmeters
42. A current of 5 A flows through a resistance in series with a choking indicated 2000 watts and 500 watts respectively, the power factor of the
coil when applied at 250 – V, 60 Hz. If the voltage across the resistance circuit is.
is 125 volts and across the coil is 200 volts, determine the inductance of A. 0.551 C. 0.993
the coil. B. 0.693* D. 0.371
A. 0.105 H * C. 0.222 H
B. 0.124 H D. 0.454 H 56. The unit of dielectric strength is given by
A. V/m2 C. m/V
B. V/m * D. m/V2

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B. 150 Ω * D. 170 Ω
57. Using the artificial neutral method, if the wattmeter reads 600 watts,
then the total power taken is equal to ____ watts. 71. A 12 – V battery has an internal resistance of 0.05 Ω. Two loads are
A. 600 C. 1800* connected in parallel across its terminals, the first drawing a current of
B. 1200 D. 900 12 A and the other taking a power of 200 watts. Determine the load
terminal voltage.
58. Given a balanced 3-wire, three phase system serving the following A. 9.45 volts C. 10.44 volts *
loads: B. 11.17 volts D. 13.33 volts
Vab = 200cis0° V Zab = 10cis53.13° Ω
Vbc = 200cis240° V Zbc = 10 Ω 72. For the same peak value of voltage, which waveform will have the
Vca = 200cis120° V Zca = 10cis30° Ω least rms value?
A. Sine Wave C. Triangular Wave
Determine the line current on line b. B. Square Wave * D. Full – wave rectified sine wave
A. 20.34 A C. 24.36 A
B. 22.04 A * D. 21.57 A 73. Which of the following is not a method in measuring power taken by
a balanced 3-phase load using only one wattmeter?
59. A system consisting of three equal resistors connected in star is fed A. potential lead shift method C. T-method
from a three phase supply. By how much is the power reduced if one of B. Artificial neutral method D. Potential transformer method*
the three resistors is disconnected?
A. ¼ C. 1/3 74. A three phase balanced load has a 15 ohm resistance in each of its
B. 3/2 D. ½ * phases. The load is supplied by 220 volts, three phase source.
Calculate the power absorbed by the load if it is connected in delta.
60. An impedance load consisting of 12 ohms resistance and 16 ohms A. 5588 W C. 9680 W *
inductive reactance is connected across a 60 Hz, 100 V source. Find B. 3226 W D. 1075 W
the capacitance of the condenser which may be paralleled with this load
to bring the power factor to 0.8 lagging. 75. A gang condenser is a
A. 46.42 µF * C. 53.45 µF A. variable capacitor * C. ceramic capacitor
B. 38.79 µF D. 49.55 µF B. polarized capacitor D. none of the above

61. For the same peak value of voltage, which waveform will have the 76. The combined inductance of two coils connected in series is 0.6 H
least rms value? or 0.1 H depending on the relative directions of the currents in the coils.
A. Sine Wave C. Triangular Wave * Find the mutual inductance between the two coils.
B. Square Wave D. Full – wave rectified sine wave A. 0.125 H * C. 0.159 H
B. 0.248 H D. 0.202 H
62. A 500 ft solid copper conductor has a diameter of 0.128 inch and a
resistivity of 10.371 ohms-CM/ft. What is its resistance? 77. Calculate the inductance of a toroid, 25 cm mean diameter and 6.25
A. 0.316 Ω * C. 0.412 Ω cm2 circular cross section that is wound uniformly with 1000 turns of
B. 0.582 Ω D. 0.339 Ω wire.
A. 2.0 mH C. 1.2 mH
63. A voltage of 200 volts is applied to a tapped resistor of 500 Ω. Find B. 1.8 mH D. 1.0 mH *
the resistance between two tapping points connected to a circuit
needing a 0.1 A at 25 V. 78. Tesla is a unit of
A. 69 Ω C. 89 Ω A. field density * C. field strength
B. 79 Ω * D. 99 Ω B. flux D. inductance

64. A 16 Ω resistor is connected in series with a parallel combination of 79. A series circuit has a resistance R ohms and a capacitance C farad.
two resistors one of which has an ohmic value of 48 Ω, the other being Determine the time constant of the circuit.
unknown. What is the resistance of R if the power taken by the 16 Ω A. RC * C. R + C
unit is equal to the power in the parallel connected pair of resistors? B. R/C D. C/R
A. 42 Ω C. 24 Ω *
B. 56 Ω D. 65 Ω 80. Calculate the capacitance between the two parallel plates each of
which is 100 cm2 and 2 mm apart in air.
65. The resistance of a conductor varies inversely as A. 0.443 µµF * C. 0.344 µµF
A. temperature C. resistivity B. 0.554 µµF D. 0.686 µµF
B. length D. area of cross - section *
81. Electrical lines of force about a negative point charges are ___.
66. A resistance of 8 Ω is connected in series with two resistances each A. circular, anticlockwise C. circular, clockwise
of 12 Ω in parallel. What resistance should be shunted across this B. radial, inward * D. radial, outward
parallel combination so that the total current taken shall be 2.0 A with
20 V applied? 82. In a balanced star-connected system, the line voltages are __
A. 3 Ω * C. 5 Ω ahead of their respective phase voltages.
B. 4 Ω D. 6 Ω A. 30°* C. 120°
B. 60° D. 45°
67. A copper wire of unknown length has a diameter of 0.25 inch and a
resistance of 0.28 Ω. By successive passes through drawing dies, the 83. The T-method is used in measuring the total power taken by a
diameter of the wire is reduced to 0.05 inch. Assuming that the balanced 3-phase load. If the total power is 1200 watts. The wattmeter
resistivity of copper wire remains unchanged in the drawing process, deflection is ___ watts.
determine the resistance of the reduced – size wire. A. 1200 C. 800
A. 150 Ω C. 125 Ω B. 400 D. 600*
B. 175 Ω * D. 140 Ω
84. Three resistors 10, 15, and 30 ohmic values are connected in wye
68. Three 6 Ω resistors are wye connected. What is the equivalent configuration to a balanced 208 volt three phase supply. Calculate the
resistance across any two terminals? total power of the system.
A. 12 Ω * C. 4 Ω A. 2828 W C. 2110 W
B. 10 Ω D. 8 Ω B. 2644 W * D.3179 W
69. The resistance of a given electric device is 46 Ω at 25°C. If the 85. A single phase motor is rated 5 hp, 75% pf and 220 volts. What is
temperature coefficient of resistance of the material is 0.004545 at the approximate size of the capacitor is necessary to raise the power
20°C, what is the temperature of the device when its resistance is 92 factor to about 95%?
Ω? A. 1.055 kVAR C. 2.063 kVAR *
A. 250° C* C. 275° C B. 2.521 kVAR D. 3.445 kVAR
B. 240° C D. 260° C
86. Two heating units A and B are connected in parallel across a 120 V
70. A resistor of 40 Ω is in series with two resistors A and B in parallel. supply. Unit B takes twice as much power as A and the total power is
The resistance of A is 100 Ω. The entire series-parallel circuit is 2160 watts. Determine the resistance of A and B.
connected across a 120 V supply. Determine the resistance of resistor A. 10 Ω, 20 Ω * C. 5 Ω, 10 Ω
B in order that the total current is 1.2 A. B. 15 Ω, 30 Ω D. 18 Ω, 36 Ω
A. 140 Ω C. 160 Ω

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87. The property of a capacitor to store electricity is called its

A. charge C. energy
B. capacitance * D. none of the above

88. Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of 2x10 -15 N. How far
apart are the electrons?
A. 3.39x10-7 m * C. 5.55x10-6 m
-15
B. 2.45x10 m D. 4.07x10-9 m

89. The electrostatic force between two charges of one coulomb each
and placed at a distance of 0.5 m is
A. 36 kiloN C. 36 GigaN *
B. 36 MegaN D. 36 TeraN

90. The capacitance of a capacitor is not affected by

A. thickness of plates * C. distance between plates
B. area of plates D. none of the above

91. An inductor consists of an iron ring 5 cm in diameter and 1 cm 2 in

cross sectional area that is wound with 1000 turns of wire. If the
permeability of the iron is constant at 400 times of free space at the
magnetic intensities at which the inductor will be used, find its
inductance.
A. 0.45 H C. 0.19
B. 0.32 H * D. 0.61

92. Conductance is analogous to

A. Reluctance C. Permeance *
B. Flux D. Inductance

93. Which of the following is not a unit of flux?

A. Maxwell C. Lines
B. Tesla * D. Weber

94. Given a phase voltage Vcn = 45cis30° V. Compute the equivalent

value of Vna. Phase sequence ABC.
A. 45cis90° V * C. 54cis0° V
B. 45cis(-90°) V D. 54cis180° V

95. Which of the following circuit element stores energy in the

electromagnetic field?
A. Inductance * C. Condenser
B. Resistor D. Variable Resistor

96. ____ capacitors are used for audio frequency and radio frequency
coupling and tuning.
A. mica * C. ceramic
B. air D. ceramic film

97. Three resistors are connected in parallel. The ohmic values are
respectively; 8 Ω, 6 Ω, and 12Ω. Compute for the total current of the
supplied voltage is equal to 20 V.
A. 7.5 A * C. 5.5 A
B. 2.4 A D. 8.2 A

98. A coil has an inductance of 20 mH and carries a current of 1.2 A.

How much energy is stored in the coil?
A. 12 mJ C. 13.8 mJ
B. 14.4 mJ * D. 10 mJ

99. A coil of 1200 turns links a magnetic circuit, and when the current is
4 A, the flux is 5 mWb. Determine the inductance.
A. 1.5 H * C. 4.7 H
B. 1 H D. 3.2 H

100. A star circuit has an element of resistance R/2. The equivalent

delta elements will be
A. R/6 C. 3R
B. 3/2R * D. 2/5R

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