1. Calculate the speed of a 60-cycle, 14-pole motor if the slip is 5%.

A. 514.28 rpm
B. 488.57 rpm
C. 456.32 rpm
D. 429.63 rpm

2. The rotor speed of a six-pole, 50-cycle induction motor is 960 rpm. Calculate the percent slip.
A. 5%
B. 2%
C. 4%
D. 3%

3. Basically all electric motors operate on the principle of repulsion or ______.

A. induction
B. magnetism
C. resistance
D. capacitance

4. The principle of operation of induction motor is based on

A. Fleming’s right hand rule
B. rotating magnetic field
C. Faraday’s law
D. Ohm’s law

5. A compensator is a device that is used with alternating current motors to ______.

A. boost the supply voltage during starting periods
B. compensate for low power factor when motor is not fully loaded
C. reduce the supply voltage during starting periods
D. compensate for voltage drop in the circuit

6. A single-phase motor provided with a squirrel cage winding on its rotor in addition to its
regular winding is called
A. split-phase induction motor
B. repulsion induction motor
C. universal motor
D. repulsion-start induction motor

7. A test used to determine the equivalent resistance of an induction motor is

A. no-load test
B. short circuit test
C. blocked rotor test
D. polarity test
8. Rapid stopping of a motor by momentarily connecting the motor in reverse direction is called
A. jogging
B. inching
C. plugging
D. sequence operation

9. Which of the following is not a basic element of a transformer?

A. Core
B. primary winding
C. secondary winding
D. mutual flux

10. In an ideal transformer

A. windings have no resistance
B. core has no losses
C. core has infinite permeability
D. all of these

11. The main purpose of using core in a transformer is to

A. decrease iron losses
B. prevent eddy current loss
C. eliminate magnetic hysteresis
D. decrease reluctance of the common magnetic circuit

12. Transformer cores are laminated in order to

A. simplify its construction
B. minimize eddy current loss
C. reduce cost
D. reduce hysteresis

13. A step-up transformer increases

A. voltage
B. current
C. power
D. frequency

14. The main purpose of performing open-circuit test on a transformer is to measure its
A. Cu loss
B. core loss
C. total loss
D. insulation resistance
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PEC and TECHNICAL( Actual Boards)

When a compass is placed over a bar magnet, the hand will

A. points to the northpole
B. perpendicular to the bar magnet
C. points to the south pole
D. parallel to the bar magnet

Which statement is true?

A. A series resonant circuit is of high impedance
B. A parallel resonant circuit is of low impedance
C. A series resonant circuit is inductive if it operates at a frequency higher that resonant
frequency
D. A parallel resonant circuit is inductive if it operates at a frequency higher than the resonant
frequency

Resistor with colored bands in the body

A. Wire wound resistor
B. Carbon-composition resistor
C. Potentiometer
D. Rheostat
The current is ______ times the maximum current at half-power points of a resonance curve.
A. .707
B. 1.414
C. 0.5
D. .632

A gang capacitor is a variable capacitor in which capacitance is varied by changing the

A. Dielectric
B. Number of plates
C. Plate area
D. Distance between plates

QB1(65) For an ambient temperature of 30C, a THW insulated copper conductor with a cross
sectional area of 3.5 mm2 and buried underground has the following ampacity. Which one is
correct?
A. 20A
B. 40A
C. 15A
D. 30A
If a fuse becomes hot under normal load, a probable cause is ___
A. excessive tension in the fuse clips
B. rating of the fuse is too low
C. insufficient pressure at the fuse clips
D. rating of the fuse is too high

What is the Norton equivalent circuit of two parallel current source both having 3A and 1 ohm
internal resistance?
A. 3A, 1ohm
B. 6A, 0.5 ohm
C. 3A, 0.5 ohm
D. 6A, 1 ohm

Capacitors connected in series and supplied with direct current must have the same ___
A. Capacitance
B. Voltage
C. Dielectric strength
D. Charge

A generic term for a group of non-flammable synthetic chlorinated hydrocarbons used as

electrical insulating media
A. Askarel
B. Acid
C. Chloragorm
D. Solder

Soldering iron is also known as___

A. pencil iron
B. soldering copper
C. soldering gun
D. soldering lead

Pull boxes are installed in an electrical wiring

A. to facilitate pulling of wires
B. allow more room for the splice
C. save time in making the splice
D. prevent the braid from fraying

A wrench you would not use to connect rigid metal conduit is a ___ wrench
A. boxend
B. chain
C. strap
D. stillson
If the power factor of a circuit is improved the
A. real power is decreased
B. reacted power is increased
C. reacted power is decreased
D. real and reactive power are reduced
The resistance in a parallel circuit ___ when the branches ____
A. Decrease, increase
B. increase, decrease
C. increase, increase
D. Decrease, decrease

A ___ changes AC to DC
A. battery
B. Hertz
C. Rectification
D. rectifier

The average dry cell gives an approximate voltage of

A. 1.3V
B. 1.5V
C. 1.1V
D. 1.7V

Electron flow produce by means of applying a pressure to a material is called?

A. electrochemistry
B. thermal electricity
C. piezoelectricity
D. Photo conduction

A transformer has a primary voltage of 120 volts and a secondary voltage of 480 volts. If there
are 40 turns on the primary, the secondary contains __________.
a. 10 turns b. 40 turns c. 120 turns d. 160 turns

Busways shall be securely supported at intervals NOT exceeding ______unless otherwise

designed and marked.
a. 1.3m b 1.5m c 1.8m d.1.9m

Wireways shall be securely supported at intervals NOT exceeding ______unless otherwise

designed and marked.
a. 1.3m b 1.5m c 1.8m d.1.9m