RME TS Board Problem 1:

A wire has a diameter of 0.125

inch. What its cross sectional area in
circular mils?

A. 12,500
B. 22,500
C. 15,625
D. 10,800

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RME TS Board Problem 2:
Two resistances of 8 and 10 ohms
are connected in parallel and take a
total current of 9 A. What is the
current flowing in the 8 – ohm
resistance?

A. 5 A
B. 4 A
C. 6 A
D. 3 A
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RME TS Board Problem 3:
A 25-W incandescent bulb rated at 120 V and
operated on a 120 V line has burned out and has
to be replaced as soon as possible. There are
several lamps available but not of the same
rating. Which of the bulbs below should be used
to approximate the power consumption of the
busted bulb?

A. 20 watts, 110 volts

B. 100 watts, 240 volts
C. 50 watts, 240 volts
D. 75 watts, 220 volts

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RME TS Board Problem 4:
An electric iron draws 15 A at 220 V.
It is desired to reduced the current to
12 A by connecting a series rheostat.
What is the resistance of the rheostat?

A. 3.67 ohms
B. 4.55 ohms
C. 5.12 ohms
D. 1.86 ohms
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RME TS Board Problem 5:
What is the diameter of a copper
wire having a cross sectional area of
3,969 CM?

A. 7.9 mils
B. 1.6 mm
C. 0.16 inch
D. 6.3 mm

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RME TS Board Problem 6:
One foot of a certain size of nichrome
wire has a resistance of 1.63 ohms. To
make a heating element for a toaster that
will use 5 A at 110 V, the number of feet
of wire is approximately?

A. 17.9
B. 13.5
C. 8.2
D. 5.5
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RME TS Board Problem 7:
Three 120–ohm resistors are
connected in parallel-series. What is
the equivalent resistance of the
combination?

A. 360 ohms
B. 80 ohms
C. 180 ohms
D. 40 ohms
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RME TS Board Problem 8:
An oven takes 11 A at 220 V. It is
desired to reduce the current to 10
A. What resistance must be
connected in series?

A. 2 ohms
B. 22 ohms
C. 20 ohms
D. 5 ohms
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RME TS Board Problem 9:
What is the metric size equivalent
of 1,000 MCM?

A. 250 mm2
B. 750 mm2
C. 500 mm2
D. 1000 mm2

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RME Board Exam 10:
Two incandescent lamps of 100 W,
200 V are connected in parallel
across a 200 – V supply. The total
resistance will be?

A. 800 ohms
B. 200 ohms
C. 400 ohms
D. 600 ohms
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RME TS Board Problem 11:
A kilometer of wire having a
diameter of 11.7 mm and a
resistance of 0.031 ohm is drawn
down so that its diameter is 5.0 mm.
What does its resistance become?

A. 0.85 ohm
B. 0.78 ohm
C. 0.93 ohm
D. 0.81 ohm
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RME TS Board Problem 12:
A certain wire has a resistance R.
The resistance of another wire
identical with the first except for
having twice its diameter is?

A. 4R
B. ½ R
C. 2R
D. ¼ R
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RME TS Board Problem 13:
A coil has resistance of 20 ohms at
25°C. Find its resistance at 65°C.
The temperature coefficient of
resistance of the coil at 25°C is
0.00385 per °C.

A. 45.23 ohms
B. 67.51 ohms
C. 23.08 ohms
D. 72.34 ohms
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RME TS Board Problem 14:
Three 120-ohm resistance are
connected in delta, 3-phase. What
are the equivalent three equal
resistances in wye, 3-phase?

A. 360 ohms
B. 60 ohms
C. 40 ohms
D. 240 ohms
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RME TS Board Problem 15:
Two equal resistances connected in
series draw 10 amperes from a 100-
volt DC source. How much current will
they draw from the same source if the
resistances are connected in parallel?

A. 20 A
B. 30 A
C. 10 A
D. 40 A
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RME TS Board Problem 16:
The coil of a DC relay is rated at 48
volts and draws a current of 0.1
ampere. What resistance should be in
series with the coil of this relay if it is
to be used for 120-volt operation?

A. 650 ohms
B. 800 ohms
C. 900 ohms
D. 720 ohms
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RME TS Board Problem 17:
Large squirrel cage induction motors
are usually started at a voltage
considerably lower than the line
voltage to ____.

A. Avoid excessive starting current

B. Let the rotor current to build up
gradually
C. Permit starting under full load
D. Obtain a low starting speed
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RME TS Board Problem 18:
If the voltage on a lamp is higher
by 10%, then the lamp will ____.

A. Have a longer life

B. Consume less power
C. Burn more brightly
D. Damage insulation

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RME TS Board Problem 19:
All edges that are invisible should
be represented in a drawing by lines
that are ____.

A. solid
B. Curved
C. dotted
D. Broken

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RME TS Board Problem 20:
An incandescent lamp usually
contains ____.

A. air
B. neon
C. vapor
D. Either gas or vacuum

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RME TS Board Problem 21:
EMF may be obtained ____.

A. chemically
B. thermally
C. mechanically
D. All of these

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RME TS Board Problem 22:
Generally used for field magnets.

A. iron
B. steel
C. copper
D. All of these

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RME TS Board Problem 23:
The positive wire of a single phase
circuit can be determined by ____.

A. Using a test lamp

B. Using voltmeter and ammeter
C. Using mutitester
D. impossible

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RME TS Board Problem 24:
Spring stores mechanical energy
while ___ stores electrical energy.

A. resistor
B. oscillator
C. condenser
D. None of these

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RME TS Board Problem 25:
Use ___ to increase the range of
an AC ammeter.

A. shunt
B. inductor
C. condenser
D. Current transformer

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RME TS Board Problem 26:

Nichrome (an alloy of nickel & chromium) ribbon

resistor elements each having a resistance of 1
ohm are to be made from nichrome sheet 0.0254
cm thick and the width of the ribbon is to be
0.318 cm. What length will be required for each
element? Specific resistance of nichrome is 109
micro-ohm-cm.

A. 71.6 cm
B. 72.6 cm
C. 73.6 cm
D. 74.6 cm
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RME TS Board Problem 27:
A coil has resistance of 5.2 ohm but to be
reduced to 5 ohm by connecting a resistor
across the coil. If this resistor is made of
manganin wire with a diamater of 0.025
cm, find the length of the wire required.
Specific resistance of manganin is 47
micro-ohm-cm.

A. 16 cm
B. 15 cm
C. 14 cm
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RME TS Board Problem 28:
A coil has 6,000 turns of wire and a
resistance of 380 ohms. The coil is
rewound with the same quantity (weight)
of wire, but has 13,400 turns. How many
ohms will the new coil have?

A. 1905 ohms
B. 1825 ohms
C. 1792 ohms
D. 1895 ohms
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RME TS Board Problem 29:
A wire has a resistance of 5.7 ohms.
What will be the resistance of another
wire of same material three times as long
and one-half the cross sectional area?

A. 35.2 ohms
B. 34.2 ohms
C. 33.2 ohms
D. 33.2 ohms

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RME TS Board Problem 30:
A resistor R is connected across a 220
volt supply. A voltmeter of resistance of
12,000 ohm is connected between the
center of the resistor and one side of the
supply. It reads 100 volts. Find the value
of R.

A. 4500 ohms
B. 4600 ohms
C. 4700 ohms
D. 4800 ohms
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RME TS Board Problem 31:
How many kW hours are consumed
by 25 – 60Watt lamps burning 5
hours in a 120V circuit?

A. 1.5
B. 180
C. 7.5
D. 75

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RME TS Board Problem 32:
If the primary winding of a 10 to 1
step down transformer has 20,000
turns, the secondary winding should
have ___ turns.

A. 200,000
B. 20000
C. 2000
D. 200
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RME TS Board Problem 33:

If one complete cycle occurs in

1/30 of a second, the frequency is
___.

A. 30 Hz
B. 60 cycle
C. 115 cycle
D. 60 Hz
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RME TS Board Problem 34:
A 3 phase, 6 pole AC generator, 34
kVA is on a wye connected system.
During one complete mechanical
rotation (3600) will have ___
electric rotations.

A. 1
B. 1 ½
C. 3
D. 12
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RME TS Board Problem 35:

A set of lights controlled for 3

different locations can be controlled
by _____ switch(es).

A. Two 3 way & one 4 way

B. Two 3 way & two 4 way
C. Two single pole
D. None of these
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RME TS Board Problem 36:

The 1000 ohms, 10 watts would

generally apply to a ____.

A. heater
B. controller
C. resistor
D. lamp

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RME TS Board Problem 37:

The instrument used to indicate

the phase relation between current
and voltage is the ____.

A. wattmeter
B. Power factor meter
C. Frequency meter
D. volt-ampere meter
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RME TS Board Problem 38:

A chain or strap wrench can be

used ____.

A. With one hand after the chain is

around the conduit
B. In confined or tight places
C. For all conduit sizes
D. All of these
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RME TS Board Problem 39:
During normal operation of a
generator the instrument which will
be least effective in indicating that
the generator may overheat due to
overload is the _____.

A. wattmeter
B. Stator thermocouple
C. voltmeter
D. ammeter
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RME TS Board Problem 40:
An steel measuring tape is not to
be used around electrical equipment.
The least important reason is the
____.

A. Magnetic effect
B. Danger of entanglement with
rotating machines
C. Shock hazard
D. Short circuit hazard
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RME TS Board Problem 41:

A tool used for bending small size

conduits.

A. growler
B. Hydraulic bender
C. hickey
D. bender

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RME TS Board Problem 42:

To test electrical circuit continuity

in the field, use ____.

A. Wheatstone bridge
B. ammeter
C. wattmeter
D. Bell and battery set

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RME TS Board Problem 43:

The hook on the end of a fish tape

is not to ___.

A. Tie a swab
B. Tie the wires
C. Protect the end of the wire
D. Kept it from catching on joints

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RME TS Board Problem 44:

When soldering two copper

conductors together, they are kept
clean while heating by ___.

A. Applying the solder quickly

B. The use of flux
C. Rubbing often with cloth
D. Not permitting the flame to touch
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RME TS Board Problem 45:

Continuously overloading a
conductor is not a good practice
because it causes ___.

A. Melting of the conductor

B. Deterioration of the insulation
C. Burning of the raceway
D. None of these
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RME TS Board Problem 46:

A clamp-on ammeter will measure ___.

A. Accurately only when clamped

perpendicular to a conductor
B. Current when clamped on a multi-
conductor cable
C. Accurately only when parallel to cable
D. Current when clamped on the
conductors
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RME TS Board Problem 47:
A multimeter is a combination of
____.

A. voltmeter, ammeter & megger

B. voltmeter, ohmmeter & wattmeter
C. voltmeter, ammeter & ohmmeter
D. voltmeter, ammeter & wattmeter

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