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ELECTRICAL NGINEERING TERMS SET - B

1. If there is an open circuit In the rotor of a SCIM,

A. rotor will overheat C. motor will not start
B. motor will be noisy D. line fuses will blow

2. In a synchronous machine when the rotor speed becomes more than the synchronous speed
during hunting, the damping bars develop ________ torque.
A. synchronous motor C. induction generation
B. induction motor D. dc motor

3. At leading p.f., the armature flux in an alternator_____ the rotor flux.

A. distorts C. opposes
B. does not affect D. aids

4. This is the rating of power circuit breakers used to be the basis in replacing its
contacts.
A. duty contact C. duty rating
B. duty time D. duty cycle

5. The voltage applied across the resistor was reduced by 50%. The power consumed by the
resistor will be reduced by ______%.
A. 75 C. 25
B. 50 D. 100

6. The effect of the dielectric is to

A. increase the capacitance C. increase the working voltage
B. decrease the capacitance D. reduce the working voltage

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

A. Yellow C. White
B. Green D. Gray

8. Which of the following is not a full-duplex?

A. Radar C. Telemetry
B. Telephone D. Local Area Network

9. In a circuit breaker, the time duration from the instant of the fault to the
extinction of arc is known as
A. operating time C. lag time
B. total clearing time D. lead time

10. 34.5 KV to 69 KV is classified as

A. low voltage C. high voltage
B. medium voltage D. extra high voltage

11. For an RL circuit, the power factor cannot be less than _______ or greater than
_________.
A. 0,1 C. 0,-1
B. 1,0 D. -1,0

12. _____________ is the overall energy program formulated and updated yearly by the DOE,
submitted to congress pursuant to R.A. 7638.
A. Philippine Energization Program
B. Philippine Energy Plan
C. Philippine Electrification Program
D. Philippine Electrification Plan

13. The lighting load for a dwelling expressed in terms of a unit load in volt-ampere per
square meter must be at least _________.
A. 24 C. 16
B. 12 D. 28

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

A. KV C. KVA
B. KW D. KVAR

15. In a balanced three phase wye connected circuit the line voltage are equal
A. to the line current C. and so are the line currents
B. to the phase voltage D. but the line currents are unequal

16. In a given circuit when power factor is unity the reactive power is
A. maximum C. zero
B. equal to I^2 R D. minimum

17. 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

18. In a wye connected system, line current is

A. 0.707 times the phase current C. equal to the phase current
B. 1.735 times the phase current D. 1.414 times the phase current

19. What is the device function number for overcurrent relay?

A. 27 C. 50
B. 67 D. 51

20. In a series RL circuit, the inductor current _____________ the resistor current.
A. lags C. is equal to
B. leads D. is greater than

21. The specific resistance ρ is defined as

A. resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1m and cross-section of 1m2 at 20°C
B. resistance of any conductor at 25°C
C. resistance of any conductor at 20°C
D. resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1m and cross-section of 1cm2 at 20°C

22. The master control center for a cellular telephone system is the
A. cell site C. central office
B. mobile telephone switching office D. branch office

23. The permeability of a material means

A. strength of permanent magnet
B. strength of an electromagnet
C. the magnetization left in the iron after exciting field has been removed
D. the conductivity of a material for magnetic lines of force

24. Is an instrument connected across the load

A. voltmeter C. ohmmeter
B. ammeter D. wattmeter

25. What will happen to the current of a transformer when the temperature of the
transformer winding increases?
A. remains unchanged C. decreases
B. increases D. dramatically changes
26. The type of emf induced by neighboring coils.
A. self-induced C. dynamically induced
B. statically induced D. mutually induced

27. Transformers are used to change the value of the following EXCEPT:
A. alternating current C. power
B. alternating voltage D. resistance

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28. When a dc motor has no-load, what will happen to the back emf?
A. reduces C. becomes maximum
B. increase D. becomes zero

29. A 4-way switch controls a lamp from ________ different locations.

A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4

30. When a V-V system is converted into Δ-Δ system, increase in the capacity of the
system is _________ percent.
A. 86.6 C. 66.6
B. 73.2 D. 50

31. Converts energy of water to mechanical energy

A. pump C. generator
B. turbine D. draft tube

32. The applied voltage in a transformer is increased by 50% and frequency is reduced by
50%. The maximum core flux density will become ___________.
A. same C. 3 times
B. 1.5 times D. 5 times

33. A device that establishes an electrical connection to the earth.

A. Grounding conductor C. Grounding electrode
B. Grounded conductor D. Grounded electrode conductor

34. Which of the following is not a standard branch circuit ampere rating?
A. 15 A C. 30 A
B. 25 A D. 40 A

35. Once residual magnetism of a shunt generator is lost it may be restored by connecting
its shunt field
A. to earth C. to an external battery
B. in reverse D. to an alternator

36. Power in balanced 3-phase system is measured by two-wattmeter method and it is found
that the ratio of the two-wattmeter readings is 2 is to 1. What is the power factor of
the system?
A. 0.9 C. 0.866
B. 0.82 D. 0.707

37. A diversity factor of 2 gives a saving of ____% in generating equipment.

A. 33 C. 67
B. 50 D. 75

38. In a parallel RC circuit, as the capacitance decreases, the power factor

___________________.
A. increases C. remains the same
B. decreases D. becomes zero

39. The current flowing in the armature conductors of a dc motor is

A. ac C. ac as well as dc
B. dc D. transients

40. One KWHR is equal to ______ BTU.

A. 360 C. 3,600
B. 3,413 D. 1,000

41. Which of the following is the basis for standards of electrical wiring installations
in the Philippines?
A. Philippine Distribution Code C. Philippine Electrical Code
B. Philippine Grid Code D. Fire Code of the Philippines

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42. In dwelling units with a hallway of 3 m or more in length, at least how many
receptacle outlet/s shall be installed?
A. 3 C. 1
B. 2 D. none

43. When the length of a wire is doubled and all other factor remained the same, what
would the wire resistance become?
A. remained the same C. decreased
B. doubled D. could not be determined

44. An act to ensure and accelerate the total electrification of the Philippines, also
known as the EPIRA law of 2001.
A. RA 7920 C. RA 9136
B. RA 8189 D. RA 1081

45. Sparking occurs when a load is switched off because the circuit has high
A. capacitance C. resistance
B. inductance D. impedance

46. The primary reason for using carbon brushes over copper brushes in DC motors is
A. they have low loss C. they produce less arcing
B. they stronger D. all of these

47. Power developed by a dc motor is maximum when the ratio of back emf and applied
voltage is
A. double C. unity
B. zero D. half

48. The starting winding of single phase motor is placed in

A. rotor C. armature
B. stator D. field

49. In a synchronous motor, the rotor copper losses are met by

A. motor input C. supply lines
B. armature input D. dc source

50. A substance that contains atoms with several bands of electrons but with only one
valence electrode is
A. Insulator C. Semiconductor
B. Conductor D. Resistor

51. If the capacitance in a series RLC ac circuit increases by a factor of 4, what

happens to the resonant frequency?
A. It doubles C. It decreases by 50%
B. It stays the same D. It increases by 50%

52. When a conductor is stationary and the magnetic field is moving or changing, the emf
induced is called:
A. Self-induced emf C. Mutually induced emf
B. Statically induced emf D. Dynamically induced emf

53. A coulomb
A. represents a current of 1 ampere
B. flow through a 100 watt light bulb
C. is equivalent to 1 ampere per seconds
D. is an extremely large number of charge carriers

54. Fault level means

A. voltage at the point of fault C. fault power factor
B. fault current D. fault MVA

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55. Which plant can never have 100% load factor?

A. Hydro C. Nuclear
B. Peak D. Base load plant

56. A potentially lethal electric current is on the order of

A. 0.01 mA C. 1 mA
B. 0.1 mA D. 0.1 A

57. The unit of elastance is

A. farad C. siemen
B. daraf D. henry

58. All magnetic fields originates from

A. moving electric charges C. magnetic domain
B. iron atoms D. permanent magnets

59. An ion
A. is electrically neutral C. has negative electric charge
B. has positive electric charge D. can have either a positive or negative charge

60. An induction motor is analogous to

A. two winding transformer with open circuit secondary
B. two winding transformer with short circuit secondary
C. 3 winding transformer
D. autotransformer

61. A material best suited for manufacturing of fuse wire is

A. Aluminum C. Lead
B. Silver D. Copper

62. In the Fleming’s left hand rule, thumb always represents

A. voltage C. current
B. direction of force on conductor D. magnetic field

63. The net reactance in a series RLC circuit is

A. XL C. XC + XL
B. XC D. XL - XC

64. The ampere-hour capacity of battery depends on

A. the thickness of the plates C. the strength of the electrolytes
B. the area of the plates D. the distance between the plates

65. For a three phase unbalanced load

A. the power factor of each phase will be proportional to the load
B. the power factor of each phase will be the same
C. the power factor of at least one of the phases must be leading
D. the power factor of each phase may be different

66. What is the maximum allowable voltage drop for lighting circuit?
A. 3% C. 2%
B. 5% D. 10%

67. What is the maximum allowable voltage drop for feeder?

A. 1% C. 3%
B. 2% D. 5%

68. Overhead lines are protected from lighting by the use of

I. overhead ground conductors
II. Surge arrester
A. I only C. either I or II
B. II only D. both I and II

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69. The synchro scope is an instrument used to indicate the

A. speed of a motor
B. phase relationship between the current and the voltage
C. phase relationship between two voltages
D. phase relationship between the true power and the reactive power

70. The armature current drawn by any dc motor is proportional to

A. the voltage applied to the motor C. the torque required
B. the flux required in the motor D. the speed of the motor

71. If the input of the prime mover of an alternators is kept constant but excitation is
increased then
A. KVA will be leading C. KVA will be lagging
B. KW will be charged D. the p.f. of the load remains constant

72. In electroplating, the positive electrode is called the

A. cathode C. terminal
B. anode D. Iontrap

73. Barrier potential of silicon diode is:

A. 0.1 v C. 0.4 v
B. 0.3 v D. 0.7 v

74. Which of the following is an active element of a circuit

A. ideal current source C. Resistance
B. Inductance D. Capacitance

75. Which wave form will have the minimum rms value if they have the same peak value of
voltage?
A. Square wave C. Sine wave
B. Triangular wave D. Full wave rectified sine wave

76. The minimum armature current of a synchronous motor corresponds to operation at

A. 0.8 p.f. lagging C. 0 p.f. leading
B. unity p.f. D. 0 p.f. lagging

77. Lap winding is best suited for _______ voltage, ________ current dc generators.
A. high, low C. high, high
B. low, high D. low, low
78. Wave winding is best suited for _______ voltage, ________ current dc generators.
A. high, low C. high, high
B. low, high D. low, low

79. What is the relative permittivity of vacuum?

A. unity C. 8.854
B. 8.854 x 10 -12 D. zero

80. On tripling the number of turns of a coil the inductance

A. becomes 9 times as large C. 3 times
B. 1/3 D. will remain same

81. An external resistance is added in series with the field of a dc shunt motor. When
the motor runs, the effect of resistance is
A. to reduce the speed of the motor
B. to increase the speed of the motor
C. to reduce the armature current drawn by the motor
D. to reduce the losses

82. Which of the following is not the method of arc dispersion?

A. oil immersion contacts C. magnetic blow out of arc
B. use of rectifiers D. deionization of arc path

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83. During load shedding

A. system voltage is reduced C. some loads are switched off
B. system power factor is changed D. system frequency is reduced

84. The capacitor in a series RC circuit at steady state is:

A. open circuit C. transient circuit
B. short circuit D. coupled circuit

85. The ratio of lumen reaching the work plane divided by the total lumens generated by
the lights is:
A. Room ratio C. Coefficient of utilization
B. Illumination factor D. Maintenance factor

86. When the excitation of an unloaded salient pole synchronous motor suddenly gets
disconnected, then
A. the motor stops C. it runs at the same speed
B. it runs at lower speed D. it runs at very high speed

87. Sensitivity of a voltmeter is expressed as

A. Volts/Ohm C. Ohms-Volt
B. Ohms/Volt D.1/Ohms-Volt

88. The dc armature winding in which the coil sides are placed a pole pitch apart is
called __________ winding
A. Multiplex C. Fractional-pitch
B. Full-pitch D. Pole-pitch

89. In A series RLC circuit, the impedance at resonance is

A. maximum C. infinity
B. minimum D. different

90. The current in RLC circuit, i.e. at resonance is

A. maximum C. infinity
B. minimum D. zero

91. What is the maximum distance between two receptacles in a single family dwelling
unit?
A. 1.5 m C. 1.8 m
B. 1.6 m D. 2.0 m

92. The value of mutual inductance in terms of self-inductance of the two coils L1 and L2
is proportional to
A. L1L2 C. √
B. L1/L2 D. √

93. Which of the following relays is used in transformers?

A. Buchholz relay C. Merz-Price relay
B. Mho relay D. Translay relay

94. The heat required to raise 1 gram of water at 1 °C is

A. calorie C. joule
B. BTU D. KWHR

95. Heating value of coal largely depends on

A. ash content C. volatile matter
B. moisture content D. size of coal particle

96. For open circuited condition of Thevenin’s Theorem, all sources of emf in the network
are replaced by
A. their internal impedance C. as a total a big source of emf
B. their internal resistance D. their internal reactance

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97. Heating effect of current has an undesirable side effect in

A. electric oven C. electric iron
B. immersion heater D. vacuum cleaner

98. When the sole purpose of an alternating current Is to produce heat, the selection of
conductor is based on ____________ value of the current.
A. average C. root mean square
B. instantaneous D. peak

99. What is the primary advantage of FM to AM?

A. FM has a greater bandwidth than AM C. more complex
B. noise immunity D. greater capture effect

100. The phase angle for a series RC circuit may be computed as the angle between the
____________ and ____________ phasors.
A. resistance, impedance C. resistance, capacitance
B. resistance, reactance D. impedance, reactance

ANSWER SET - B

01. C 16. C 31. B 46. C 61. B 76. B 91. C

02. C 17. A 32. C 47. D 62. B 77. B 92. D
03. D 18. C 33. C 48. B 63. D 78. A 93. A
04. D 19. D 34. B 49. D 64. B 79. A 94. A
05. A 20. C 35. C 50. B 65. D 80. A 95. A
06. D 21. A 36. C 51. C 66. A 81. B 96. A
07. B 22. B 37. B 52. B 67. D 82. B 97. D
08. A 23. D 38. A 53. D 68. C 83. C 98. C
09. B 24. A 39. A 54. D 69. C 84. A 99. B
10. C 25. C 40. B 55. B 70. C 85. C 100. A
11. A 26. D 41. C 56. D 71. C 86. A
12. B 27. C 42. C 57. B 72. B 87. B
13. A 28. C 43. B 58. A 73. D 88. B
14. D 29. C 44. C 59. D 74. A 89. B
15. C 30. B 45. B 60. B 75. B 90. A

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