REGISTERED MASTER ELECTRICIAN Evaluation Exam 10.

A resistor of 4-ohm resistance is connected in parallel with a series combination of two

Friday, March 3, 2017 resistors, 3-ohm and 1-ohm respectively. What is the equivalent resistance of the whole
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INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter of the correct answer for each of the following questions. a. 8 ohms b. 3 ohms c. 5 ohms d. None of these
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.
11. The unit of magnetic flux in SI.
Answer Key
a. Tesla b. Volt-Ampere c. Maxwell d. Weber
1. Two resistors of resistances 5 ohms and 7 ohms are connected in series across a 60-volt
source. What is the power absorbed in the 5-ohm resistor? 12. SI Unit of potential difference.
a. 50 watts b. 25 watts c. 125 watts d. 100 watts a. Coulomb b. Ampere c. Siemens d. Volt

2. When using ohms law, E divided by I would solve for 13. A 0.4µF capacitor has a charge of 20 µC. How much is the voltage across it?
a. watts b. amperage c. voltage d. resistance a. 0.2V b. 8V c. 50V d. 0.8V

3. An electric iron takes 3 ½ amps. If the heating element has a resistance of 40 ohms, what is its 14. What is the equivalent capacitance of two series capacitors rated 4 and 6 µF respectively.
power consumption? a. 2.4 µF b. 10 µF c. 0.416 µF d. 0.1 µF
a. 0.45 kW b. 0.49 kW c. 0.35 kW d. 0.51 kW
15. Component of an atom that doesn’t have any electrical charge.
4. Another name for a secondary cell. a. Electron b. Proton c. Neutron d. None of these
a. Wet cell b. Storage cell c. Dry cell d. Disposable cell
16. Using Ohm’s Law, IR would solve for _________
5. Two resistances of 8 and 10 ohms respectively are connected in parallel and take a total
current of 9 A. What is the current flowing in the 8-ohm resistance? a. Amperage b. Resistance c. Electrical Power d. Voltage
a. 5 A b. 4 A c. 6 A d. 3 A
17. Reciprocal of resistance.
6. What is the resistance must be connected across a 4-ohm resistor in order to give an a. Susceptance b. Reluctance
equivalent resistance of 3 ohms? c. Conductance d. Admittance
a. 10 ohms b. 8 ohms c. 12 ohms d. None of these
18. What is the secondary voltage of the transformer that has a primary voltage of 100V, primary
7. How is voltmeter connected in a circuit?
a. Connect in short circuit across the load turns of 200 and secondary turns of 40.
b. Connect in shunt across the load a. 500V b. 25V c. 4V d. 20V
c. Connect in series across the load
d. Connect in open circuit with the load 19. Three resistors are connected in delta. If the ohmic value of each resistance is 3ohms, what is
the ohmic value of each resistance in wye configuration?
8. An ammeter is connected ______. a. 9 ohms b. 3 ohms c. 1 ohm d. 12 ohms
a. across the load b. in series with the load
c. in series-parallel across the load d. none of these 20. A certain alternator has 8 poles. At what speed must the alternator runs in order to have a
generated emf whose frequency is 40cps.
9. One horsepower is equivalent to how many watts?
a. 580rpm b. 750rpm c. 700rpm d. 600rpm
a. 746 b. 764 c. 674 d. None of these
21. The condition of Ohm’s Law is that ________. 31. The value of permeability for the free space is
a. the temperature should remain constant A. 4 x 10-7 Hm-1 B. 4π x 10-7 Hm-1
b. the temperature should vary C. 4π x 107 Hm-1 D. 1/4π x 10-7 Hm-1
c. ration V/I should be constant
d. current should be proportional to the voltage. 32. One farad is
A. coulomb–joule B. one coulomb per volt
22. Three 9-ohm resistors are connected in parallel across a 24V source. Total power taken by C. joule per volt D. one volt per coulomb
the circuit is
a. 120 W b. 240 W c. 192 W d. 190 W 33. Ten identical resistors are connected in parallel. These resistors are connected across 220 V
supply. If the total current drawn is 15A, calculate the value of each resistor.
23. How much charge is stored in a 2 µF capacitor connected across a 50V supply? a. 146.67 ohms b. 156.50 ohms
a. 100 µC b. 25 µC c. 200 µC d. 120 µC c. 130.25 ohms d. 125.43 ohms.

24. If the length of the wire is doubled and the cross sectional area is reduced to one-half, the 34. An electric current can neither be _______ nor _______.
resistance of the wire will be __________. A. felt, seen B. seen, touched
C. seen, produced any effect D. produced, felt
a. quadrupled b. halved c. doubled d. quatered
35. In a series circuit the current is
25. If the potential across a circuit is 40 V and the current is 5000 mA, what is the equivalent A. constant
resistance of the circuit? B. always zero
a. 80 ohms b. 800 kilo-ohms c. 8 ohms d. 0.8 ohms C. proportional to the resistance
D. different in different resistors
26. Electric resistances of 7 and 11 ohms are connected in parallel. This combination is then
36. In a parallel circuit the potential difference across the resistance
placed in series with a single resistance of 15 ohms and the entire combination is placed across a
A. varies B. is different from the applied voltage
110 V dc mains, what current passes through the 15-ohm resistance? C. is sometimes constant D. is always constant
a. 5.71 A b. 3.17 A c. 4.27 A d. 6.77 A
37. The resistance R1 and R2 are connected in parallel. The ratio of values of resistance R1: 2 is
27. Compute the resistance of 180 meters of silver wire having resistivity of 1.6 x 10 -8 ohm-meter 4 :1.The currents in R1 : R2 will be equal to
and having a cross section of 0.3 mm2. A. 1 : 4 B. 1 : 1 C. 4 : 1 D. 4 : 4
a. 4.9 ohms b. 10.5 ohms c. 9.6 ohms d. 6.9 ohms
38 The reluctance of the no-magnetic circuit is 12 units. How much flux will be set up if
28. Volt is the same unit as surrounded by a 600 turns carrying a current of 3A?
a. joule per second b. joule per coulomb a. 150 Wb b. 16.67 Wb c. 50 Wb d. 200 Wb
c. ampere per ohm d. watt per ohm
39. What is the size in square millimeters of the cable 250MCM in size?
29. Rate of flow of electricity a. 150 mm2 b. 135 mm2 c. 125 mm2 d. 145 mm2
a. Energy b. Voltage c. Power d. Current
40. Negatively charge of an atom
30. Magnetic lines of force are called a. Electron b. Proton c. Neutron d. Ion
a. hysteresis b. current c. flux d. magnetomotive force
41. The battery whose internal resistance is 5 ohms is connected to an external resistor of 10
ohms. The battery’s terminal voltage is 15 V, what is the emf of the battery.
a. 17.5 V b. 25.0 V c. 22.5 V d. 14.2 V

42. If the resistance of the circuit is doubled while the applied voltage is held constant, the current
will ________.
a. increase by half as much b. remains the same
c. decrease to have as much d. twice as much

43. Whichof the following is a unit of conductance?

a. Gauss b. Mho c. Ohm d. Lumen

44. An oven takes 11A at 220 V. It is desired to reduce the current to 10A. What is the resistance
must be connected in series.
a. 2 ohms b. 22 ohms c. 20 ohms d. 5 ohms

45. Three resistors R1 , R2 and R3 are connected in series across 100 V source. If R2 opens, the
________.
a. voltage across R2 is 100 V b. voltage across R1 is 100 V
c. total resistance decreases d. voltage across R2 is zero

46. A resistance of 4 ohms is connected in series to a parallel connection of two - 8 ohm

resistance. The total resistance is _____.
a. 6 ohms b. 20 ohms c. 8 ohms d. 12 ohms

47. The ability of a conductor to allow current.

a. Resistance b. Coefficient of resistance
c. Conductance d. Permeability

48. What is the diameter of a copper having a cross sectional area of 3,969 CM?
a. 1.6mm b. 7.9 mils c. 0.16 inch d. 6.3 mm

49. The copper field coils of a motor was measured at 21oC and found to have a resistance of 68
ohms. After the motor has run for a given time, the resistance is found to be 90 ohms. What is the
hot temperature of the winding?
a. 106.36 oC b. 166.30 oC c. 103.6 oC d. None of these

50. An electric heater uses 20 kW-hr in 8 hours. If the voltage across the heater is 240 V, what is
the heater resistance?
a. 25 ohms b. 83 ohms c. 23 ohms d. 12 ohms