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Summary of EE Questions
Summary of EE Questions
A. Steel
B. Copper*
C. Bakelite
D. Mica
A. Substations
B. Capacitor Banks
C. Induction motors
D. Generators*
3. A __ is a device that carry and interrupt load current even in case of a fault by used of
separate contacts.
A. Air switch
B. Fuse
C. Sectionalizing
D. Circuit breaker*
A. Resistive
B. Capacitive
C. Dielectric*
D. Induction
A. Series-parallel
B. Parallel
C. Gang
D. Series*
A. Base
B. Emitter*
C. Drain
D. Collector
8. Name of the transformer that provides an almost continuously variable stepless output
voltage from 0 to rated line voltage
A. Booster
B. UPS
C. AVR
D. Variac*
A. 3%*
B. 5%
C. 2%
D. 10%
A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 3%
D. 5%*
A. Gauss
B. Ampere-turn per meter
C. Gilbert
D. Oersted*
12. The rapid failure caused by the hear of an arc on the conductor surface accompanied by
the heating effect of short circuit
A. Fault current breakdown*
B. Current limit value
C. Arc current breakdown
D. Faull current limit
14. What is the most common cause of failure in cable termination and insulation
A. Tracking
B. Poor shielding
C. Wrong clearance
D. Improper insulation penciling*
A. Emissive
B. Dielectric
C. Induction*
D. Convection
A. Starter
B. Ballast*
C. Filament
D. Heater
A. 0.3 V*
B. 0.7 V
C. 1.1 V
D. 1.2 V
18. While describing the sheath of a cable, the abbreviation XLPE means __ polyethylene
A. Cross layer
B. External layer
C. Cross linked*
D. Extra long
19. A permanent slip single phase capacitor motor does not have
A. Centrifugal switch*
B. Start winding
C. Squirrel cage motor
D. High power factor
A. Reactance voltage*
B. Armature reaction
C. Light load
D. High resistance at the brushes
A. 3-phase terminal
B. 1-phase terminal*
C. 3-phase protective
D. 1-phase switching
22. Which of the following types of heating process is used for surface hardening of steel
A. Resistance*
B. Dielectric
C. Induction
D. Infrared
23. What is the minimum clearance between the recessed incandescent fixture and the
nearest point of a storage space of closet
A. 100 mm
B. 150 mm*
C. 200 mm
D. 250 mm
24. If the speed of an induction motor increases, what happens to the motor frequency
A. Increases
B. Decreases*
C. Does not change
D. No relation at all
25. Wind mils in addition to proper gearing is the best driver for
A. DC generator
B. Synchronous Generator
C. Induction Generator*
D. Rotary Rectifier
A. Series
B. Shunt
C. Over compound
D. Flat compound*
27. When a carrier wave is modulated at 100%, its power is increased by __ percent
A. 100%
B. 150%
C. 50%*
D. 0%
A. Reverse current
B. Internal faults*
C. Overcurrents
D. No voltage
29. If the supply voltage is changed by 5% for a 3 phase induction motor, its torque will have
a change of
A. 5%
B. 10%*
C. 25%
D. 20%
A. Handcrank*
B. Moving coil meter
C. Coil of high inductance
D. Gear box generator
A. lags
B. leads
C. equal to*
D. negative of
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. Either I or II*
33. The direction of rotation of a series dc motor can be reversed by interchanging the
A. Supply terminals
B. Field terminals*
C. Supply and field terminals
D. None of these
34. Very large 3 phase induction motor (larger than 25 hp) are started by:
A. Direct starting
B. Autotransformer starting*
C. Star-delta starting
D. Primary resistance starting
A. Air cooling
B. Oil cooling*
C. Air blast cooling
D. Natural cooling
A. Calcium carbide
B. Calcium sulfide
C. Calcium chloride*
D. Calcium carbonate
37. A wattmeter is installed in a balanced 3 phase system with current coil at line a and
voltage coil across lines b and c. The wattmeter will measure _ power
A. Total
B. Active
C. Reactive*
D. Real
A. Low dc voltage*
B. High dc voltage
C. Low ac voltage
D. High ac voltage
40. In dc motors, carbon brushes are preferred than copper brushes because
41. At least __ mm of free conductor, measured from the point in the box where it emerges
from its raceway shall be left at each outlet, junction, and switch point for splices or
connection to fixtures or devices
A. 150*
B. 200
C. 300
D. 500
42. SAIDI in EPIRA means
A. 80
B. 60
C. 70
D. 50*
44. A device which serves to govern in some predetermined manner the electric power
delivered to the apparatus to which it is connected with is called
A. Switch
B. Feeder
C. Relay
D. Controller*
45. It is a general term including material, fittings, devices, appliances, fixtures, apparatus
and the like used as part or in connection with an electrical insulation
A. Wiring system
B. Utilization equipment
C. Service equipment
D. Equipment*
46. It is a term for devices that utilizes electric energy for a purpose like motors, furnaces,
heaters, light source and the like is:
A. Wiring system
B. Utilization equipment*
C. Service equipment
D. Equipment
47. The maximum torque that allows a synchronous motor to remain in synchronism is
A. Pull-in torque
B. Pull-out torque*
C. Brake-in torque
D. Brake-out torque
48. Conductors after the final overcurrent device and before the load served
49. What rule is used to determine the direction of the induced or generated current within
the conductor
50. In a dc motor, which of the following does not cause sparking in the commutator
51. Which of the following statements regarding the motion of a conductor through a
changing magnetic field is FALSE
A. The lines of magnetic flux pass from north pole to the south pole of the magnet
B. When a conductor is "open circuited", no current flows despite its motion through the
field.
C. The conductor must move at constant velocity in order to generate a current.*
D. A current flowing counter to the direction of the conductor's motion will create a torque.
52. The overall torque of a DC motor is T = k*phi*Ia*z, wherein k is the constant, phi is the
flux per pole, Ia is the armature current, and z is the number of conductors on the surface of
the armature. Which of the following is false.
56. A medium transmission line has length over 80 km and up to 250 km has negligible
A. Resistance
B. Inductance
C. Conductance*
D. Capacitance
A. Phase constant*
B. Attenuation constant
C. Stability constant
D. Reliability factor
A. Nominal pie*
B. Nominal T
C. Tuned power network
D. Ladder network
A. Linear*
B. Super linear
C. Quadratic
D. Cubic
A. Hardened steel
B. Soft steel
C. Soft iron*
D. Tungsten steel
A. Support
B. Cooling*
C. Quard
D. All of these
62. Which of the following is not used as transmission voltage in the Philippines
A. 13.2 kV*
B. 13.8 kV
C. 34.5 kV
D. 69 kV
A. Lime water
B. Sodium hydroxide
C. Creosotic oil*
D. None of these
A. Solar
B. Wind
C. Hydro power plant
D. Pump storage plant*
66. When circuit relay energizes other circuit, what do you call the first circuit
A. Controller
B. Control relay
C. Signalling circuit
D. Remote circuit relay*
67. What type of fault current is needed to compute the kAIC rating of a circuit breaker
A. 3 phase fault*
B. Line to Line fault
C. LLG
D. SLG
68. Which of the following is not a reason why single phase induction motor run
A. A/m^2
B. A/m
C. A-m^2*
D. A-m
A. 14
B. 15*
C. 16
D. 17
71. A moving coil galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter by connecting the
galvanometer
A. Ampere Law
B. Gauss Law*
C. Biot Savart Law
D. Lenz Law
A. 500 ohms
B. 1000 ohms*
C. 1500 ohms
D. 2000 ohms
A. Copper
B. Aluminum
C. Iron
D. Galvanized steel*
75. If three phase alternator is short circuited at its terminal, then the initial value of short
circuit current will be limited by
A. Synchronous reactance
B. Transient Reactance
C. Subtransient Reactance*
D. All of these
76. If two conducting spheres are separately charged and then brought in contact
A. Total energy is conserved
B. Total charge is conserved*
C. Both energy and charge is conserved
D. None of these
77. The OS that pays more attention on the meeting of the time limits
A. Distributed
B. Network
C. Real time*
C. Online
A. Connection*
B. Service
C. Source
D. Transformer
A. Generation
B. Transmission
C. Distribution
D. Supplier*
A. RT Linux
B. VxWorks
C. Windows CE
D. All of these*
A. Zinc
B. Lead
C. Mercury
D. Copper*
82. In a 5-phase balanced system, the ratio of the line voltage to the phase voltage is given
by:
A. sqrt(3)
B. sqrt(2)
C. 1.176*
D. 1
83. Three delta connected resistors absorb 60 kW when connected to a three phase line. If
the same resistors are connected in star, the power absorbed is
A. 60 kW
B. 40 kW
C. 20 kW*
D. 180 kW
A. Copper
B. Wood
C. R.C.C
D. Steel*
A. Lead
B. Paper*
C. Rubber
D. None of the above
A. Glass
B. Porcelain*
C. Iron
D. PVC
87. The material generally used for armour of high voltage cables is
A. Aluminum
B. Steel*
C. Brass
D. Copper
88. The material generally used for sheaths of underground cables is
A. Lead*
B. Copper
C. Rubber
D. Iron
A. Synchronous machines*
B. Induction machine
C. DC machine
D. Transformer
90. The charging reactance of a 50 km transmission line is 1500 ohms. What is the
charging reactance for 100 km transmission line
A. 1500 ohms*
B. 3000 ohms
C. 750 ohms
D. 6000 ohms
A. Series*
B. Parallel
C. Star
D. Delta
A. SLG*
B. LL
C. DLG
D. Three phase
94. HRC fuse provides best protect against
A. Open circuit
B. Short circuits*
C. Overload
D. Reverse current
95. The positive sequence component of voltage at the point of fault is zero when it is a :
96. The main function of undervoltage protective device generally used with a motor starter
is
97. What will happen if a voltmeter is connected like an ammeter in series with the load
A. Leakage flux
B. Excitation emf required
C. Core loss*
D. Copper loss
A. Wien bridge
B. Maxwell Bridge*
C. Schering bridge
D. Hay bridge
A. Wien bridge
B. Maxwell Bridge
C. Schering bridge*
D. Hay bridge
A. Wien bridge*
B. Maxwell Bridge
C. Schering bridge
D. Hay bridge
A. Spring
B. Gravity
C. Coil*
D. Eddy current
104. Two holes in the disc of energy meter are drilled at the opposite sides of the spindle to
A. Permanent magnets*
B. Damping
C. Springs
D. Controlling torque
106. Which of the following instruments cannot be used for the measurement of AC as well
as DC quantities
A. Electrostatic instruments
B. Induction type instruments*
C. Moving iron instruments
D. Hot wire instruments
A. Electrostatic*
B. Moving iron
C. Moving coil permanent magnet type
D. Moving coil dynamometer type
108. __ instrument will draw least current from the circuit in which it is incorporated
A. Hot wire
B. Rectifier
C. Electrostatic*
D. Thermocouple
A. Hotwire*
B. Moving coil
C. Moving iron
D. Induction
110. When the damping of an instrument is adjusted to enable the pointer to rise quickly to
its deflected position without overshooting, in that case the instrument is said to be
A. Underdamped
B. Overdamped
C. Dead beat*
D. Off beat