The ratio of lumens reaching the work plane divided by the total lumens generated by the light is

Select one:

a. maintenance factor

b. room ratio

c. illumination factor

d. coefficient of utilization

If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, what is the rms voltage?

Select one:

a. 12.73 V

b. 16.2 V

c. 25.38 V

d. 19.98 V

Given that the full load copper losses are exactly twice the iron losses in a 50 kVA transformer, and that
the quarter load efficiency is 96.5%, calculate the full load efficiency at unity power factor.

Select one:

a. 96.25%

b. 97.48%

c. 98.12%

d. 97.64%

Two charges of 2 x 10^-5 C and 3 x 10^-6 are placed 10 cm apart. Find the force in kg on each charge.

Select one:

a. 7.7 kg

b. 5.5 kg

c. 10 kg

d. 2.25 kg

SIL of 100 kV cable is

Select one:

a. 400 MW
 b. 250 MW

c. 250 kW

d. 400 kW

A dc motor 120 volts has 100 amp rated current. The allowable voltage drop is 3% of input voltage. Find
the maximum distance from the supply if the wire has a diameter of 316 mils and resistivity of wire is 10.4
ohm-cm.

Select one:

a. 203 ft

b. 508 ft

c. 316 ft

d. 178 ft

A 3-wire d.c. system of distribution is preferred to a 2 wire d.c. system because it

Select one:

a. results in saving of copper and has less resistance

b. makes two alternative voltage available and results in less voltage drop

c. has less resistance and results in less voltage drop

d. results in saving of copper and makes two alternative voltage available

If the centrifugal switch of a two-value capacitor motor using two capacitors fails to open, then

Select one:

a. motor will not carry the load

b. motor will draw excessively high current

c. electrolytic capacitor will, in all probability, suffer breakdown

d. motor will not come up to the rated speed

A room 20 m x 10 m is to be illuminated by eight lamps and the average illumination is to be 50 lumens

per meter. If the utilization factor is 0.48 and depreciation factor 1.2, calculate the mean spherical power
per lamp.

Select one:

a. 255 cp

b. 224 cp
 c. 235 cp

d. 249 cp

Find the Thevenin impedance equivalent across R2 of a linear close circuit having 10 volt supply in series
with two resistors (R1= 50 ohms and R2 = 200 ohms).

Select one:

a. 40 ohms

b. 4 ohms

c. 400 ohms

d. 4 kohms

A 100-volt shunt motor is developing 6 hp while operating at an over-all efficiency of 86%. The armature
and shunt field resistances are 0.06 and 50 ohms respectively. Determine the stray power losses.

Select one:

a. 367 W

b. 392 W

c. 378 W

d. 364 W
A single circuit, 745 kV, 60 Hz 3-phase transposed transmission line is composed of four ACSR per
phase, 1,272,000 circular mils, 54/19, pheasant conductor has a horizontal configuration. The distance
between the centers of the bundle is 14 m and the spacing between conductors is 45 cm. The conductor
has a diameter of 1.382 inches and gmr of 0.5592 inches. Find the capacitance per phase in micro-farad
per km.

Select one:

a. 0.0142

b. 0.0126

c. 0.0123

d. 0.0158
A resistor R and a capacitor C are connected in series across a 100 V, 60 cycle source. The reading of
an ammeter connected in the circuit is 2 A and the reading of a voltmeter connected across the capacitor
is 80 V. Calculate the values of R and C.

Select one:

a. 66 ohms & 30 uF

b. 30 ohms & 60 uF
 c. 36 ohms & 60 uF

d. 30 ohms & 66 uF

A circuit consists of XL = j5 ohms, XC = -j5 ohms and R = 5 ohms all are connected in parallel. Find the
equivalent impedance.

Select one:

a. 4.8 ohms

b. 5.0 ohms

c. 5.5 ohms

d. 5.2 ohms

A 50 micro-farad is connected in series with a coil having 50 ohm resistance and 150 mH inductance. The
source voltage is 100 sin (wt - 30 deg) V. What is the power?

Select one:

a. 165 watts

b. 212 watts

c. 147 watts

d. 198 watts

HRC fuse and circuit-breaker combination is used CB operates for

Select one:

a. high over-load currents

b. combination is never used

c. low over-load currents

d. none of the above

Of these statements:

Select one:

a. 1 and 3 are correct

b. 2 and 4 are correct

c. 1 and 2 are correct

d. 3 and 4 are correct

In the Bode-plot of a unity feedback control system, the value of magnitude of G(jw) at the phase
crossover frequency is 1/2. The gain margin is

Select one:

a. 2

b. 3

c. 1/3

d. 1/2

An alternating voltage is given by v = 100 sin 314t volts. Its average value will be ____.

Select one:

a. 63.7 V

b. 70.7 V

c. 50 V

d. 100 V

Under no-load condition, power drawn by the prime mover of an alternator goes to

Select one:

a. meet no load loss

b. produce power in the armature

c. produce induced e.m.f. in armature winding

d. meet Cu losses both in armature and rotor windings

In a simplex wave winding, the number of parallel paths is equal to ____.

Select one:

a. number of pair of poles

b. 2

c. number of poles in the machine

d. none of the above

Two point charges Q1 = 50 microcoulombs and Q2 = 10 microcoulombs are located at (-1, 1, 3) and (3, 1,
0) meters respectively. Find the magnitude of the force on Q1.
Select one:

a. 0.018 N

b. 74 N

c. 4.9 N

d. 124.5 N

It is possible to increase the field flux and, at the same time, increase the speed of a d.c. motor provided
its _____ is held constant.

Select one:

a. armature current

b. applied voltage

c. armature circuit resistance

d. torque

Current has many applications in chemistry, which of the following is NOT one?

Select one:

a. Electrolytic diffusion

b. Distillation

c. Electroplating

d. Battery manufacture

The average working life of a fluorescent lamp is about ____ hours.

Select one:

a. 4000

b. 5000

c. 1000

d. 3000

A 345 kV power transmission line has two bundled conductors per phase, spaced 18 inches horizontally.
The conductor used in the bundle has self GMD of 0.0403 ft and the phases are spaced horizontally 15.5
ft apart. The inductive reactance per phase per mile at 60 Hz is nearest to

Select one:

a. 0.53 ohm

b. 0.72 ohm
 c. 0.75 ohm

d. 0.25 ohm

A 1-hp, 220 V, 60 Hz capacitor-start motor has main and auxiliary winding impedance at starting of 3.5 +
j2.5 ohms and 8.6 + j2.5 ohms, respectively. Determine the value of the starting capacitance that will
place the main and auxiliary winding currents 90 degrees apart at starting,

Select one:

a. 186.75 uF

b. 182.43 uF

c. 174.35 uF

d. 170.67 uF

Calculate the current taken by a motor at 440 V having an efficiency of 90%. Moreover, the motor is used
to drive a pump, which lifts 240,000 kg of water per hour to a height of 30 meters. The pump is given to
be 80% efficient.

Select one:

a. 58 A

b. 83 A

c. 75 A

d. 62 A
Corona occurs between two transmission wires when they

Select one:

a. are widely-spaced

b. have high potential difference

c. are closely-spaced

d. carry d.c. power

Short-circuit test with transformers is always done on what winding?

Select one:
a. low-voltage
b. primary
c. high-voltage
d. secondary
Which of the following is most suitable for running in parallel operation?

Select one:

a. compound generator

b. all of these are equally suitable

c. series generator

d. shunt generator

Which of the following ammeter will be used to measure alternating currents only?

Select one:

a. electrodynamic type

b. moving-iron

c. induction-type

d. permanent-magnet type

The transfer function of a phase compensator is given by (1 + aTs)/(1 + Ts) where a > 1 and T > 0. The
maximum phase shift provided by such compensator is

Select one:

a. tan-1 ((a + 1)/(a - 1))

b. cos-1 ((a - 1)/(a + 1))

c. sin-1 ((a - 1)/(a + 1))

d. tan-1 ((a - 1)/(a + 1))

A 7-bit code.

Select one:

a. CCITT-2

b. ASCII

c. EBCDIC

d. Baudot

_____ is analogous to permeance.

Select one:

a. Admittance
 b. Resistance

c. Conductance

d. Reluctance

Electromagnet whose core is in the form of a close magnetic ring

Select one:

a. toroid

b. solenoid

c. relay

d. circular

An industrial plant has the maximum demand of 750 kVA at 80% p.f. lagging. It is desired to improve the
p.f. to 95% using shunt capacitors which cost P800/kVA with annual interest and depreciation of 10%.
The demand charge is P500/kVA maximum demand. What is the annual savings after putting capacitor?

Select one:

a. P 41,667.00

b. P 12,755.00

c. P 38,983.00

d. P 13,467.00

A generator is being synchronized to a large system. The actual system voltage and frequency are
13.8 kV and 60 Hz respectively. The generator voltage and frequency are 13.8 kV and 60.1 Hz
respectively when the generator is switched to the system. Choose which one happens.

Select one:
a. Generator delivers MW
b. Generator delivers both MW and MVAR
c. Generator takes in MW
d. Generator delivers MVAR

Self GMD is used in the calculation of

Select one:

a. none

b. inductance and capacitance

 c. inductance only

d. capacitance only

A factory assembly of two or more insulated conductors in an extruded core of moisture resistant, flame
retardant, non-metallic material covered with an overlapping spiral metal tape and wire shield and sunlight
resistant non-metallic material.

Select one:

a. type SE cable

b. type AC cable

c. type NM cable

d. type SNM cable

Next

A JFET can be cut-off with the help of

Select one:

a. VDD

b. VGS

c. VDG

d. VDS

Daytime capacity when only 300 MW pump storage plant and 600 MW nuclear plant is operating ____.

Select one:

a. 900 MW

b. 500 MW

c. 600 MW

d. 300 MW

A 6 H coil whose resistance is 12 ohms is connected in series with a 24 ohms resistor and to a 144 V
battery and a switch. The switch is closed at t = 0. Determine the time constant and the steady state
current of the circuit.
Select one:

a. 0.66 sec, 3 A

b. 0.50 sec, 6 A
 c. 0.45 sec, 4 A

d. 0.36 sec, 12 A

A 750 Hp, 2400 volts, 3-phase motor 90% power factor and 95% efficiency is to be operated from 13.2 kV
utility service through a wye-delta connected transformer bank. What is the total kVA bank rating of the
transformer?

Select one:

a. 575

b. 750

c. 615

d. 595

The direction of rotation of a dc motor can be reversed

Select one:

a. by reducing the field flux

b. by reversing the connections of both armature and the field windings with the supply

c. by introducing an extra resistance in the armature circuit

d. by reversing the connections of both armature or the filed winding connections with the supply

The length of the cord from the case of attachment plug cap to the point where the enters the mobile
home shall NOT be less than

Select one:

a. 10 m

b. 5 m

c. 6 m

d. 8 m

In a series resonant RLC circuit, all of the following statements are correct EXCEPT one. Which one is
this?

Select one:

a. The phase angle between the voltage and the current vectors is zero.

b. The impedance is a minimum.

 c. The current is a maximum.

d. The resonant frequency is dependent on the resistance of the circuit

Its primary function is to provide ground source

Select one:

a. tertiary transformer

b. surge arrester

c. zigzag transformer

d. sectionalizer

Which transformer has only one winding?

Select one:

a. isolated winding transformer

b. autotransformer

c. distribution transformer

d. power transformer

Converting analog signals to digital is done by sampling and

Select one:

a. companding

b. pre-emphasis

c. quantizing

d. mixing

What elements possess four valence electrons?

Select one:

a. Semiconductors

b. Conductors

c. Semi-insulators

d. Insulators

The electrical entity inductance can be compared to the mechanical entity

Select one:

a. inertia

b. energy

c. impulse

d. momentum

In an SCR, the angle of conduction can be changed by

Select one:

a. changing gate voltage

b. reverse biasing the gate

c. changing anode voltage

d. none of the above

A test is performed on a 230 volts, delta connected synchronous motor having 92% efficiency and 85%
power factor. With 6 volts dc impressed across its terminals, the current reading is 90 amperes.
Determine the ohmic resistance per phase.

Select one:

a. 0.15 ohm/phase

b. 0.1 ohm/phase

c. 0.067 ohm/phase

d. 0.44 ohm/phase

The maximum voltage that can be applied to a capacitor without the capacitor breaking down or shorting

Select one:

a. capacitor voltage

b. maximum voltage

c. effective voltage

d. working voltage

The value of temperature coefficient of resistance at 0 degrees C of a conductor is 1/236 per degree C.
Its value at 18 degrees will be ____.

Select one:

a. 1/218 per degree C

 b. none of the above

c. 1/254 per degree C

d. 1/272 per degree C

To achieve higher starting torque in a three-phase slip-ring type induction motor

Select one:

a. extra resistance should be connected across the slip-rings terminals

b. the phase sequence of the supply to the motor should be reversed

c. the supply voltage should be increased

d. the windings should first be connected in star and then in delta

The metering of a power substation was read and gave the following data: kW-hr = 200,000, kVAR-hr =
180,000, Maximum Demand = 380 kW, Billing days = 30. What is the load factor?

Select one:

a. 73%

b. 62%

c. 80%

d. 68%
Transmission line insulators are made of

Select one:

a. glass

b. iron

c. porcelain

d. PVC

A transformer is designed to carry 30 times its rated current for 1 second. The length of time that a current
of 20 times the rated current can be allowed to flow is

Select one:

a. 2 sec

b. 2.25 sec

c. 1.5 sec

d. 0.67 sec
What is the unit of luminous flux?
Select one:

a. Lumen

b. Footcandle

c. Lux

d. Candela

Electronic devices that convert dc power into ac power are called

Select one:

a. rectifiers

b. transformers

c. inverters

d. converters

If, in an alternator, chording angle for fundamental flux wave is A, its value for 5th harmonic is

Select one:

a. A/5

b. 25A

c. 5A

d. A/25

Voltage regulation of an alternator may be negative when

Select one:

a. the machine is run at very low speeds

b. the load power factor is lagging

c. it is loaded beyond its full-load capacity

d. the load power factor is leading

A 12 volts battery has a 50 ampere-hour capacity. The internal resistance is 0.1 ohm. A 5 ohm load is
connected for 5 hours. How many ampere-hours are still left?

Select one:

a. 28.51

b. 38.23
 c. 41.24

d. 35.92

Radio wave propagation close to the surface of the earth when it follows the curvature of the earth is the
result of a phenomenon called __________.

Select one:

a. Connectors

b. Transmission lines

c. Duplexers

d. Antennas

A coil has resistance of 10 ohms and draws a current of 5 A when connected across 100 V, 60 Hz
source. Determine the reactive power.

Select one:

a. 500 VAR

b. 433 VAR

c. 250 VAR

d. 300 VAR

Which of the following given below is the eddy current loss not proportional to

Select one:

a. square of the flux density

b. square of the load current of the laminated core

c. square of the frequency

d. square of the thickness

Two coils having 200 and 300 turns respectively are wound side by side on a common closed core whose
cross section is 100 cm^2 and mean length of 200 cm. What will be the voltage induced in the second coil
if the current in the first coil changes from 0 to 5 A in 0.05 second. Assume relative permittivity of the core
to be 1500.

Select one:

a. 52.3 V

b. 62.6 V
 c. 56.5 V

d. 67.8 V
The phase angle of a series R-L-C circuit is leading if

Select one:

a. XL = 0

b. XC > XL

c. XC < XL

d. R = 0
Cross-over windings are used for

Select one:

a. low voltage winding of small rating transformers

b. high voltage winding of large rating transformers

c. none of the above

d. high voltage winding of small rating transformers

A 10 kVA, 110 V, 3-phase, 4-wire, 60 Hz alternator generates 70 volts per phase when excited to give
rated voltage at full-load. The armature synchronous impedance per phase is 0.2 ohm. What is the
current in each phase if the generator terminals are short-circuited?

Select one:

a. 350 A

b. 620 A

c. 534 A

d. 875 A

Find the suitable ground plane for a frequency of 220 MHz.

Select one:

a. 0.34 m

b. 1.2 m

c. 0.5 m

d. 0.24 m
A three phase 230 kV transmission line has a series impedance of 3 + j5 ohms and a shunt reactance of
2500 ohms. It delivers a load of 98750 kW at 222.2 kV with 80% power factor lagging. Solve for the
sending end power.

Select one:

a. 102,000 kW

b. 120,000 kW

c. 100,000 kW

d. 99,592 kW

Which of the following does not belong to the protection of a transmission line?

Select one:

a. recluse relay

b. ground relay

c. reverse power relay

d. distance relay

A 230 kV, 3-phase medium transmission line has a line impedance of 5 + j20 ohms per phase has a
capacitive reactance of 2,500 ohms. If the receiving end power is 98,725 kW at 222.81 kV at 83.97%
power factor, calculate the sending end power.

Select one:

a. 200 MW

b. 100 MW

c. 150 MW

d. 110 MW

If a change in base current does not change the collector current, the transistor amplifier is said to be

Select one:

a. cut-off

b. critical

c. saturated

d. complemented

What assures the accuracy of your electronic test equipment?

Select one:

a. Its calibration

b. Directivity

c. Selectivity

d. Sensitivity

The closed loop transfer function of a system is T(s) = (s^3 + 4s^2 + 8s + 16)/(s^5 + 3s^4 + 5s^2 + s + 3).
The number of poles in right half-plane and in left half-plane is

Select one:

a. 4, 1

b. 3, 2

c. 2, 3

d. 1, 4

What is being controlled at the potentials between anodes of an oscilloscope?

Select one:

a. Harmonics

b. Focus

c. Amplitude

d. Voltage

What is the equivalent area in sq. inch for a conductor 336,400 circular mil?

Select one:

a. 0.678

b. 0.264

c. 0.768

d. 0.428

The effective value of v(t) = 100 + A sin wt is known to be 103.1. The amplitude A of the sine term is
____.
Select one:

a. 25

b. 4.85
 c. 35.48

d. 100

Find the current in a conductor through which 2.5 x1 0^21 electrons pass in 10 seconds.

Select one:

a. 20 Amperes

b. 10 Amperes

c. 80 Amperes

d. 40 Amperes

In volt meter the purpose of series resistor is to _____.

Select one:

a. Decrease the current range

b. Decrease the voltage range

c. Increase speed of meter movement

d. Increase the voltage range

An a.c. current given by i = 14.14 sin (wt + pi/6) has an rms value of ____ amperes and a phase of ____
degrees.

Select one:

a. 14.14, 180

b. 1.96, -30

c. 10, 30

d. 7.07, 210

Norton theorem is ____ form of an equivalent circuit

Select one:

a. voltage

b. none of the above

c. current

d. both voltage and current

An ideal d.c. generator is one that has ____ voltage regulation.

Select one:

a. series

b. negative

c. low

d. zero

A current of 5 A flows through a non-inductive resistance in series with a choking coil when supplied at
250 V, 50 Hz. If the voltage across the resistance is 120 V and across the coil is 200 V, calculate the
power absorbed by the coil in watts.

Select one:

a. 168.75 W

b. 137.5 W

c. 51.37 W

d. 75.31 W
If a multiple capacitor has 10 plates, each of area 10 square cm, then

Select one:

a. 10 capacitors will be in series

b. 9 capacitors will be in series

c. 9 capacitors will be in parallel

d. 10 capacitors will be in parallel

In applying the right hand rule by holding a conductor with your right hand so that the thumb represents
the current, the encircling fingers around the conductor represent _____.

Select one:

a. magnetic line of force

b. electric line of force

c. electronic field of force

d. electromagnetic field intensity

An electric kettle was marked 500 W, 230 V found to take 15 minutes to bring 1 kilogram of water at 15
degrees C to boiling point. Determine the heat efficiency of the kettle.

Select one:
 a. 75.3%

b. 79.1%

c. 74.8%

d. 72.4%

When a single-phase supply is connected across a single-phase winding, the nature of magnetic field
produced is

Select one:

a. constant in magnitude but rotating at synchronous speed

b. pulsating in nature

c. constant in magnitude and direction

d. rotating in nature

A constant voltage is applied to a series RL circuit at t = 0 by closing the switch. The voltage across L is
25 volts at t = 0 and drops to 5 volts at t = 0.025 second. If L = 2 H, what must be the value of R in ohms?

Select one:

a. 182.80

b. 128.80

c. 188.30

d. 1288

A capacitor consists of two

Select one:

a. insulation separated by a dielectric

b. conductors separated by an insulator

c. silver-coated of a capacitor is not influenced

d. ceramic plate and one mica disc

The potential at a point due to a charge is 15 V. If the distance is increased three times, the potential at
the point will be
Select one:

a. 5 V
 b. 18 V

c. 45 V

d. 15 V

What would happen if the field of dc shunt motors is opened?

Select one:

a. it will run at its normal speed

b. the speed will be enormously high, and the motor will destroy itself

c. none of the above

d. the speed of the motor will be reduced

A dc compound generator having full-load terminal voltage equal to the no-load voltage is called ____
generator.

Select one:

a. under-compounded

b. flat-compounded

c. none of the above

d. over-compounded

A transformer operates

Select one:

a. always at unity power factor

b. at power factor depending on the power factor of the load

c. at power factor below a particular value

d. has its own power factor

Permeability in a magnetic circuit corresponds to ____ in an electric circuit.

Select one:

a. reluctivity

b. conductance

c. resistivity
 d. conductivity

When the primary of a transformer is connected to a d.c. supply, ____.

Select one:

a. primary leakage reactance is increased

b. primary may burn out

c. primary draws small current

d. core losses are increased