M3 Question Bank

11) A charge of 10 coulombs moves passed a point in 2 seconds.

The flow in amps is:
A. 5
(485Qs) B. 12
C. 20

BOOK 1 12) A charge of 36 coulombs moves passed a point in 3 seconds.

The flow in amps is:
A. 108
1) The smallest Particle that a compound can be split and show
B. 33
the same properties as the whole is known as:
C. 12
A. a Atom
B. an Element
13) A Photovoltaic cell produces:
C. a Molecule
A. a light source when current flows
B. emits electrons when light strikes the surface
2) The particles that make up an atoms are
C. an EMF directly in proportion to an applied current
A. Proton, neutron and electron inclusively
B. Neutron, electron and ion inclusively
14) The Seebeck effect is commonly found as the resultant
C. Electron and proton only
current flow in a:
A. Thermocouple unit
3) A neutron has:
B. Photovoltaic cell
A. the same charge as an electron but half the mass
C. Ceramic pressure transducer
B. no electric charge but will add to the weight of the atom
nucleus
15) In a lead acid cell, the specific gravity of the electrolyte:
C. the opposite charge to an electron but half the mass of a
A. increases as the cell discharges
proton
B. stays relatively constant
C. decreases as the cell discharges
4) A Semi-conductor will have:
A. eight electrons in the outer shell
16) In order to produce a substantial voltage and current from
B. four electrons in the outer shell
photovoltaic cells they should be connected in:
C. two electrons in the outer shell
A. series with each other
B. parallel with each other
5) A material in which electrons tend to stay in their own shells is
C. series parallel arrangement
called
A. An insulator
17) A circuit with a current of 6A has it's resistance doubled the
B. A conductor
new current is:
C. A semiconductor
A. 3A
B. 12A
6) An aircraft in flight will build up a large amount of electric
C. 24A
charge on its skin. This electric charge is caused by
A. Chemical action
18) A circuit has a current flow of 6A. If the voltage is trebled the
B. Friction
new current will be:
C. Pressure
A. 2A
18 B. 18A
7) A conductor with a positive Q (charge) of 4C has 12.56 x 10
C. 24A
electrons added it will have a Q =:
A. 4
19) A 24V source is connected across a 30Kohm resistor. In order
B. 2
to achieve a current flow of 6mA the resistor must be changed to
C. Zero
A. 144mohm
-18 B. 4Kohm
8) The charge of 25.12 x 10 electrons is:
C. 7.5Kohm
A. 2C
B. 3C
20) The internal resistance of a lead acid battery on discharge:
C. 4C
A. becomes smaller
B. becomes greater
9) Ion current is found in:
C. remains constant
A. conductors and semi-conductors
B. liquids and gasses
21) If the output of a generator drops from 100V with zero
C. semi-conductors
current flowing to 80V with 2A flowing then the internal
resistance is:
10) A current of 5A flows for 2 minutes how many coulombs
A. 10ohm
passed a point in the circuit?
B. 90ohm
A. 2.5
C. 120ohm
B. 10
C. 600
22) In the diagram the resultant current is: b) an atom with unbalanced charges
c) a proton

31) How much current is required for an onboard 600W

microwave oven with 120 volts?
A. 1.5mA A. 5 amps
B. 2mA B. 3 amps
C. 10mA C. 2 amps

23) What is the resistance and tolerance value of a resistor 32) Capacitance increases with a:
colour coded, yellow, Violet and brown: A. larger plates overlap area and less distance between the
A 4.7ohm 10% plates
B 470ohm 20% B. larger plate overlap area and greater distance between the
C. 47ohm 20% plates
C. smaller plate overlap area and greater distance between the
24) In the diagram an unknown resistance is being measured plates
using a Wheatstone bridge.
The bridge is balanced. The unknown resistance is: 33) The charge time of a capacitor of value 3uF connected in
series with a resistor of value 5kohm is:
A. 15mS
B. 75mS
A. 10Ω C. 750mS
B. 60Ω
C. 150Ω 34) The Electron Valence of an Element with four electrons is:
A. 0
B. 2
C. 4

25) An unknown resistance is being measured using a 35) The smallest Particle that an Element can exist freely is
Wheatstone Bridge. The fixed side of the Bridge features R1@ known as:
60Ω in series with R2@ 40Ω. The variable resistor RV is set to 50Ω. A. an Ion
The bridge is balanced. The unknown resistance RX in series with B. a Molecule
RV is: C. a Atom
A. 75Ω
B. 65Ω 36) Friction can induce electrostatic charge of very:
C. 55Ω A. high voltage on conducting surfaces
B. high voltage on insulated surfaces
26) A circuit is made of two parallel paths each having two 10Ω, C. low voltage on insulated surfaces
¼ watt resistors in series. The total circuit resistance and power
rating is: 37) If 2 charged oppositely charged bodies are close together:
A. 100Ω @ 1 watt A. there will be a force of attraction
B. 10Ω @ ½ watt B. there will be a force of repulsion
C. 10Ω @ ¼ watt C. there will be no force

27) The resistor in the following with a preferred value in the 38) External to the supply electrons flow from:
20% range is: A. Positive to negative
A. 36 Ω B. Negative to positive
B. 47 Ω C. Can be either in AC
C. 520 Ω
39) The statement that ‘ one volt equals one joule of work per
28) In a parallel network of resistors which are unequal the coulomb of charge’ is also correctly known as:
current is: A. Potential difference
A. the same through all resistances B. Electromotive force
B. highest through the highest R C. Current flow
C. highest through the lowest R
40) If 35 coulombs of charge pass a point in 5 seconds, the value
29) 5 amps passes through a 4ohm resistor, the amount of of current is:
power the resistor has to dissipate is: A. 5 Amps
A.100 watts B. 7 Amps
B. 20 watts C. 175 Amps
C. 6.25 watts

30) An ion is:

a) a free- electron
41) Conventional current is: C. 12V
A. in the direction of electron flow
B. in the direction of positive charges in motion 52) In the Diagram the two unknown resistors are of equal value
C. never used for analysing electrical circuits and their value is:

42) An electrical force is produced when:

A. a conducting closed loop is passed through a magnetic field
B. a steady magnetic field is applied to a stationary conducting A. 24ohm
closed loop B. 12ohm
C. a conducting closed loop is at rest in a magnetic field C. 6ohm

43) The unit in which chemical energy produces opposite charges 53) In the diagram the PD (potential difference) from A to B will
on 2 dissimilar metals is: be:
A. a photocell
B. a capacitor A B C D E
5Ω 10Ω 15Ω 20Ω
C. a battery cell A. 5V
B. 10V
44) When a changing pressure is applied to opposite faces of a 50V C. 20V
crystal:
A . An electrical potential is generated 54) A component is required to give a negative temperature
B. It distorts giving a mechanical energy output coefficient value. It is likely to be made of:
C. It will be damaged because force should only be applied to A. carbon
adjacent faces B. aluminium
C. copper
45) In a primary battery:
A. granulated zinc is used to minimize corrosion 55) A battery of 18V with an internal resistance of 1.5Ω is
B. plates are sintered to prevent heat build up connected in a circuit with three resistors in parallel of values 6Ω,
C. manganese dioxide is used to prevent polarization 12Ω and 12Ω. The total circuit resistance is:
A. 31.5Ω
46) If four Identical cells of 2.2 volt and 15 amp/hour (A/H) B. 12Ω
capacity are connected in series the voltage and A/H will be: C. 4.5Ω
A. 8.8V 60A/H
B. 2.2V 15A/H 56) In a wire wound resistor the length of wire is increased by
C. 8.8V 15A/H four times and its cross sectional area is doubled. The resistance
value is effectively:
47) 20 volts is applied across two resistors in series one 10Kohm A. increased eight times
the other 30Kohm. The current taken from the battery will be: B. decreased by half
A. 0.5A C. doubled
B. 5mA
C. 0.5mA 57) A 10V battery supplies a resistive load of 10Ω. What is the
power supplied?
48) If an EMF (Electromotive Force) of 120V is applied to a circuit A. 100W
of three equal value resistors in series and a current of 2A flows, B. 10VA
the value of total resistance is: C. 10W
A. 20ohm
B. 60ohm 58) A 40ohm resistor is connected to a 200 volt supply. The
C. 80ohm resultant power dissipated is:
A. 800 watts
49) A resistor has a 4 amp current flow. If the voltage is doubled B. 1000 watts
the current will be: C. 8000 watts
A. 16A
B. 8A 59) The combination of two 0.02uF 500V capacitors in parallel
C. 2A has a capacitance and working voltage rating of:
A. 0.01uF 1000V
50) The potential difference between two points in a circuit is: B. 0.02uF 500V
A. A measure of current C. 0.04uF 500V
B. Measured in coulombs
C. Measured in volts 60) A 2uF capacitor has 50 volts applied. The stored charge is:
A. 25 X 10-6C
51) A 12V battery has an internal resistance of 0.2 ohm. With a B. 50 X 10-6C
5A load current flowing what is the potential difference of the C. 100 X 10-6C
battery?
A. 1V
B. 11V
61) The Electron Valence of an Element with six electrons is: B. nickel-cadmium cell will increase as the state of charge
A. 0 increases
B. 2 C. nickel-cadmium cell will be unchanged with a change in the
C. 4 state of charge

62) A good Insulator will have: 73) A low value of voltage in a very:
A. One free electron in the outer shell A. low resistance circuit produces a very large current
B. a full complement of electrons in the outer shell B. high resistance produces a very large current
C. an imbalance of protons and electrons C. low resistance produces a very low current

63) If 2 charged oppositely charged bodies are close together:
A. a current will flow if they are joined by an insulator
B. current will flow if they are joined by a conductor
C. a potential difference of one volt exists
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64) A conductor with a positive Q (charge) of 6C has 12.56 x 10
electrons added it will have a Q =:
A. 3
B. 6
C. 8
74) An electromagnet of resistance 16ohm requires a current of
1.5A, the voltage required is:
A. 11V
B. 18V
C. 24V
75) When two resistors are connected in series:
A. They must both have the same resistance value
B. the voltage across each will be the same
C. the current through each will be the same

65) In an electrical circuit, EMF (electro motive force) and PD
(potential difference):
A. are the same with no load applied
B. can only be the same with correct load matching
C. will only be the same if internal resistance is negligible
76) Two resistors in parallel. If they are of unequal value it is true
that:
A. The highest ohmic value takes the largest current
B. The both ohmic values takes the same current
C. The lowest ohmic value takes the largest current

66) The current in a circuit is 6 amps the amount of charge 77) A resistor colour coded Brown, Red, Red, Silver the value is:
moved in 25 seconds is: A. 23Kohm
A. 0.24 coulombs B. 1.2Kohm
B. 4.16 coulombs C, 120Kohm
C. 150 coulombs
78) A component is required to have a positive temperature
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67) The charge of 25 x 10 electrons is Approximately: coefficient value. It is likely to be made of:
A. 2 coulombs A. Carbon
B. 3 coulombs B. Silicon
C. 4 coulombs C. Copper

68) Some materials emit electrons to a light source. These are: 79) Three resistors of equal value connected in parallel in a
A. Piezoelectric cells circuit. If one of the resistors becomes an open circuit, the
B. Photovoltaic cells current through the circuit will:
C. Thermoelectric cells A. Stay the same
B. Decrease
69) If pressure is applied to crystals of certain materials: C. Increase
A. the crystal rotates
B. an EMF (Electromotive Force) is generated 80) In the diagram the PD (potential difference) from B to C will
C. light is emitted be:
A B C D E
5 10 15 20
70) A generator produces Voltage by: Ω Ω

A. chemical reaction
B. electromagnetic induction
C. friction 5
A. 5V 0
71) The most common form of primary cell is: B. 10V
A. the zinc carbon where carbon is positive zinc is negative and C. 20V
the output is 1.5V
B. made from nickel cadmium with a potential of 2V between the 81) The filament of a lamp measures 2.5ohm when cold. With
plates 120 volts applied across the filament, the lamp dissipates 60
C. a lead acid cell with the terminals of lead peroxide and spongy Watts. What is the hot resistance of the lamp?
lead giving 2.1V A. 2ohms
B. 240ohms
72) The specific gravity of the electrolyte in a: C.300ohms
A. lead acid battery will remain fixed despite a change in the sate
of charge
82) The hot resistance of a tungsten filament in a bulb is higher 93) If the junction of 2 dissimilar metals is heated:
than its cold resistance because the filament's temperature A. a current will flow
coefficient is: B. an EMF (Electro Motive force) is generated
A. negative C. the effect is called the piezoelectric effect
B. about 10 Ω
C. positive 94) In a lead acid cell, there are:
A. an equal number of plates
83) How much current is required for an onboard 600W B. more positive than negative plates
microwave oven with 120 volts? C. more negative than positive plates
A. 5 amps
B. 3 amps 95) Connecting two 28volt 60 Amp/Hour batteries in parallel will
C. 2 amps produce:
84) A charge of 100C exists when a voltage of 200V is applied to A. 28V 60A/H
a capacitor. What value is the capacitor? B. 56V 60A/H
A. 0.5F C. 28V 120A/H
B. 2F
C. 20000F 96) Ohms Law states if the temperature stays constant the:
A. current flowing in a circuit is proportional to the resistance but
85) A capacitor will store quadrupled the applied charge when inversely proportional to the voltage
the: B. current flowing in a circuit is proportional to the voltage but
A. distance between the plates is doubled inversely proportional to the resistance
B. plate area is reduced by half C. voltage across the circuit is equal to the sum of all the voltage
C. distance between the plates is halved drops in that circuit

86) The Electron Valence of an Element with 5 electrons is: 97) A lamp rated at 400W 50V the current taken is:
A.1 A. 8A
B. 3 B. 7A
C. 5 C.3A

87) A material in which the Atoms tend to stay in their own orbit 98) The statement that "the sum of all voltages around any
is called: closed path must equal the applied voltage" is attributed to:
A. an insulator A. Lentz
B. a conductor B. Faraday
C. a semi-conductor C. Kirchhoff
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88) A conductor with a positive Q (charge) of 2C has 12.56 x 10 99) In the diagram the current through the unknown resistor is:
electrons added it will have a Q =:
A. 4
B. 2
C. Zero

89) A material best used to store charge is a:

A. 0.5A
A. semi-conductor of silicon
B. 1A
B. dielectric of plastic
C. 4A
C. conductor of copper
100) The total resistance of three resistors in series of values
90) When comparing EMF (Electro Motive Force) and PD
R1=60ohm R2=20ohm R3=10ohm is:
(Potential difference):
A. 90ohm
A. there is no difference they are both measured in volts
B. 48ohm
B. EMF will always be greater than PD
C. 6ohm
C. They will both be the same off load
101) A 47kΩ/±1% resistor would have the colour code:
91) A charge of 12 coulombs moves passed a point in 3 seconds.
A. Yellow, violet, red, gold
The flow in amps is:
B. Yellow, violet, black, red, brown
A. 4
C. Yellow, violet, black, orange, brown
B. 9
C. 36
102) Assuming the voltage stays constant. Deceasing the
distance between the plates of a capacitor will:
92) Siemens is the unit name for:
A. decrease the amount of charge that can be stored
A. inductance and is given the symbol H
B. have no effect on the amount of charge that can be stored
B. resistivity and is given the symbol B
C. increase the amount of charge that can be stored
C. conductivity and is given the symbol G
103) An Ion Is:
A. a free electron 113) Determine the current flowing through three resistors
B. a charged atom in series of values R1=30ohm R2=10ohm R3=8ohm when a
C. a Proton voltage of 24V is applied?
A. 5A
104) If a conductor is connected between a positive and negative B. 0.5A
terminal an electron will travel: C. 0.05A
A. slowly from atom to atom along the conductor
B. at the speed of light from atom to atom 114) A 100 n resistor is connected in parallel with an unknown
C. at the speed of light from positive to negative resistor to give a total current flow of 200mA. The current flow
through the unknown resistor is 100mA. What is the applied
105) The unit which is a measure of the amount of force needed voltage?
to move an electric charge is: a) 6 volts
A. an Amp b) 8 volts
B. a Volt c) 10 volts
C. a Watt
115) A Wheatstone bridge has the values as shown in the
106) A material with a high value of resistivity: diagram. The value of the unknown resistance is:
A. will be a good conductor if kept cold
B. will not allow a current to flow through it
C. would not be suitable as a conductor

107) The unit of Siemens with the symbol G is:

A. Resistance
B. Conductance A. 50
C. Reactance B. 200
C. 400
108) The capacity of a cell can be increased by:
A. increasing the number of the plates 116) The resistance and tolerance for a resistor colour
B. increasing the amount of electrolyte coded with yellow, violet, brown and gold bands is:
C. Decreasing the area of the plates A. 4.7KΩ ± 10%
B. 470 Ω ± 5%
109) Two 10V 20AH batteries are connected in parallel and C. 47Ω ± 5%
connected across a 10Ω load. How long could they supply
the required load current before the voltage began to 117) Two resistors 60ohm and 30ohm are connected in
decay? parallel to a 15V battery, ignoring internal resistance the
A. 4 hours total resistance will be:
B. 10 hours A. 20ohm
C. 40 hours B. 25ohm
C. 90ohm
110) In a series circuit of unequal resistances:
A. the lowest R has the highest V 118) A 10uF capacitance charged to 10 volts has a stored
B. the highest R has the lowest I charge equal to:
C. the lowest R has the lowest V A. 1C
B 10uC
111) In an electrical circuit with 10V applied and the C. 100uC
resistance is 5kohm the current is:
A. 200mA 119) Three capacitors of value 4uF, 6uF and 12uF are
B. 20mA connected in parallel. The total circuit capacitance is:
C. 2mA A. 2uF
B. 20uF
112) In the diagram the resistance of the unknown resistor C. 22uF
is:
120) The Particle to balance an electron in an atom is called:
A. a Proton
B. an Ion
C. a Photon

A. 5 121) A positive Ion is an Atom that has:

B. 10 A. lost an Electron
C. 20 B. gained an Electron
C. more Protons than Neutrons
122) In a liquid that is conducting current, the moving B. 550V
charges are: C. 50V
A. Electrons
B. Holes 132) What is the maximum number of Electrons in the N
C. Ions shell of an Atom?
A. 8
123) A charge in motion is: B. 18
A. a potential difference C. 32
B. an electrical current
C. a dynamic charge 133) Ionisation current in liquids and gasses results from a
flow of:
124) The factors which govern a materials resistance are: A. free electrons
A. length in inches Diameter in inches2 and resistivity in B. positive and negative Ions
ohms/inch2 C. protons ferrying Neutrons
B. length and cross sectional area in meters and resistivity
in Siemens 134) The current in a chemical cell is a movement of:
C. length in meters cross sectional area in meters2 and A. Positive hole charges
resistivity in ohm/meter B. Positive and negative ions
C. Positive ions only

125) If a large charge is applied across a material with a high 135) The reciprocal of Resistance is:
conductance: A. Conductance
A. a large current will flow B. Insulation
B. a small current will flow C. Charge
C. protons will flow from positive to negative
136) The formula I=Q/t shows that an electrical current is
126) The negative electrode (plate) of a fully charged lead- dependant on the:
acid cell is: A. number of protons
A. lead sulphate B. strength of the charge
B. lead peroxide C. rate of flow of electrons
C. spongy lead
137) When a lead acid battery is fully charged the plate
127) Battery cells are connected in parallel to: material and electrolyte states are:
A. increase the voltage output A. positive PbO2, negative Pb, electrolyte H2SO4
B. increase the current capacity concentrated
C. increase the internal resistance B. positive PbSO4, negative Pb, electrolyte H2SO4
concentrated
128) What is the Potential difference across the load in the C. positive PbO2, negative PbSO4, electrolyte H2SO4
diagram? concentrated

138) With a 4ohm resistor and a 2ohm resistor in series

across a 6V battery the current in:
A. the largest resistor will be 0.5A
B. both resistors is 1A
C. smaller resistor is 3A
A. 12V
B. 10V 139) If two equal resistors are connected in parallel draw a
C. 8V current of 5 amp from a 20 volt supply, each resistor is:
A. 4ohm
129) If 4 equal resistance conductors are connected in B. 8ohm
parallel their total resistance is: C. 10ohm
A. half the resistance of one wire
B. a quarter the of one wire 140) Resistance is:
C. an eighth of one wire A. Inversely proportional to the product of length and
resistivity
130) A capacitor with a stored charge of 100uC will be: B. Inversely proportional to the cross sectional area
A. 100uF at 10 V C. Proportional to the cross sectional area
B. 10uF at 10V
C. 1 uF at 10V 141) If the time constant for a capacitor is 10uS the time
taken for the to reach the fully charged condition is
131) If three capacitors of 4uF, 6uF and 12uF are connected in approximately:
series across a 100V DC supply. The voltage across the 4uF A. 10 X 6.32 uS
capacitor is: B. 50uS
A. 166.6V C. 10uS
142) What is the maximum number of Electrons in the M 153) A Proton has the same:
shell of an Atom? a) charge as an electron but will opposite polarity
A. 2 b) mass as an electron
B. 8 c) charge and mass as a neutron
C. 18
154) The charge on a proton is
143) Conductance is the: a) neutral
A. opposite of reactance using the unit Siemens b) positive
B. same as impedance using the unit Henrys c) negative
C. opposite to resistance using the unit Siemens
155) If 24 coulombs passes a point in a conductor in 6 seconds.
144) When making up electrolyte for lead acid batteries: What is the current flow?
A. it is safest to add water to acid a) 4A
B. equal quantities of water and acid should be used b) 24A
C. it is safest to add acid to water c) 144A

145) Where the resistance of the load equals the internal 156) If a length of wire is cut in half and the two halves
resistance of the battery: connected in parallel the resistance is”
A. power in the load is at a maximum a) The same as the original
B. voltage across the load is at maximum b) Half the original
C. circuit losses are at a maximum c) Quarter of the original

146) Tungsten is a metal with a positive temperature 157) A good electrical conductor has an atomic structure in
coefficient. Other positive examples are. which:
A. Carbon and Rubber a) the charge on the nucleus is zero
B. copper and iron b) the charge on the nucleus exceeds the total electron charge
C. manganin and glass c) electrons are easily removed from the outer or orbit

147) A circuit is made of two parallel paths, each having 10Ω 158) The chemical process of discharging a cell is the movement
resistor in series. The total circuit resistance is: of:
A. 20 Ω a) ions within the cell
B. 10 Ω b) protons within the cell
C. 5 Ω c) electrons within the cell

148) An Atom which has: 159) If 2 cells of 2V are connected in parallel and one is rating
A. lost an Electron is said to be a positive Ion 10AH and the other is 5AH, the total rating of the battery is
B. gained an Electron is said to be a positive Ion a) 4V 5AH
C. lost an Electron is said to be a negative Ion b) 2V 15AH
c) 2V 5AH
149) Potassium Hydroxide is the electrolyte used in a:
A. lead acid cell 160) In FIG 1 if one 20Ω resistor is open circuit the voltage across
B. nickel cadmium cell the other 20Ω resistor is
C. zinc carbon cell

150) The unit which consists of two or more different types

of Atoms is known as:
A. Particle of an element
B. Molecule of a compound
C. Molecule of an element
a) decreased
151) The resistance of a material is the:
b) increased
A. Reciprocal of its conductance
c) the same
B. Same as it’s conductance
C. Independent of the material type
161) A resistor of value 68KQ ±1% may have the following
coloured bands:
152) When checking a capacitor with an ohmmeter, if the
a) Blue Grey Yellow Brown
reading shows charging but the final reading is less than
b) Blue Grey Red Brown
normal then the possible fault is a:
c) Blue Grey Black Red Brown
A. short circuit dielectric
B. leaking dielectric capacitor
C. open circuit dielectric
162) In Fig 2 the circuit current is: c) conductivity and is given the symbol 'G'

172) Conventional current flow:

a) Is the same as electron flow
b) Flows from negative to positive in the external circuit
c) Flows from positive to negative in the external circuit

a) 0.5A 173) Photoelectric cells produce:

b) 1A a) a light source when a current flows
c) 2A b) an emission of electrons when light strikes the surface
c) an emf directly in proportion to applied current
163) If a capacitor's plates are not fully aligned the value will be:
a) reduced 174) An electrical force is produced when a:
b) increased a) Conducting closed loop is continuously passed through a
c) the same magnetic field
b) Conducting closed loop is placed at rest in a magnetic field
164) The voltage rating on a capacitor is the: c) Steady magnetic field is applied to a stationary conducting
a) voltage that the capacitor becomes saturated and will accept closed loop
no more charge
b) voltage at which the dielectric breaks down if exceeded 175) The 'Seebeck' effect is commonly found as the resultant
c) maximum reverse voltage before the plates buckle current flow in
a) Thermocouple unit
165) When a capacitor is charged after 1 time constant the V b) photoconductive cell
across the capacitor. c) ceramic pressure transducer
a) Vsupply
b) 0.707 X Vsupply 176) The state of charge of a lead/acid battery may be
c) 0.632 X Vsupply determined from the electrolyte:
a) Specific gravity
b) level
166) The dielectric in a capacitor is c) weight
a) a conductor
b) an insulator 177) In a thermocouple, the EMF is produced by:
c) a semiconductor a) Connecting it to the aircraft battery
b) a self-contained battery
167) What charge does the nucleus of an atom possess? c) the difference in potential between hot and cold junctions
a) Positive
b) Negative 178) In the circuit shown, what is the voltage across the 4Ω
c) Neutral resistor?

168) A coulomb is a:
a) measure of current
b) quantity of electricity
c) unit of capacitance

169) A charge of 12 coulombs moves past a given point in 2 a) 2V

seconds. Intensity of the charge flow in amps is: b) the same as that across the 80 resistor
a) 6 c) 10V approximately
b) 10
c) 24 179) A potentiometer is a:
a) 3 terminal device used to vary voltage
170) In the diagram the potential difference (pd) between A & B b) Terminal device used to vary current
is: c) 2 terminal device used to vary voltage

180) A rheostat uses:

A. three connections and will vary current through a load
B. two connections and will vary current through a load
C. two connections and will change the applied voltage
a) 6V
181) A Wheatstone bridge has how many pairs of terminals?
b) 2V
a) 1
c) 0V 'because one cell is incorrectly wired
b) 2
c) 3
171) Siemens is the unit name for:
a) Inductance and is given the symbol 'H'
b) resistivity and is given the symbol ‘B'
182) For maximum power transfer from a battery to a
load of 10 ohms, the internal resistance must be: 193) In a primary cell:
a) zero ohms a) Granulated zinc is used to minimise corrosion
b) 10 ohms b) manganese dioxide is used to prevent polarisation
c) 5 ohms c) plates are sintered to prevent heat build up

183) A 2µF capacitor has 50 volts applied. The stored charge is: 194) The statement that 'the algebraic sum of all voltages
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a) 25 x 10 C around any closed path must equal zero' is attributed to:
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b) 50 x 10 C a) Lenz
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c) 100 x 10 C b) Faraday
c) Kirchhoff
184) Three capacitors of 4F, 6F and 12F connected in series will
result in a total capacitance of: 195) A circuit has a 6 amp current flow. If the voltage is
a) 22F trebled and the resistance doubled then the current will be:
b) 2F a) 9 amps
c) 1.2F b) 12 amps
c) 18 amps
185) The charge of an electron is:
a) positive 196) With a 4Ω and 2 Ω resistance In series across a 6 volt
b) negative dc supply the current in:
c) neutral a) both resistances is 1 amp
b) the larger resistance is 1 amp
186) The forces of attraction: c) the smaller resistance is 3 amps
a) Makes electrons move towards protons
b) makes protons move towards electrons 197) If an EMF (Electro Motive Force) of 120v is applied to a
c) is aided by electrons being heavier than protons circuit of three equal value resistors in series and a current
of 2A flows the value of each resistor is:
187) A 10 microfarad capacitor charged to 10 volts has a a) 20 ohm
stored charge equal to: b) 60 ohm
a) 1 coulomb c) 80 ohm
b) 10 micro coulombs
c) 100 micro coulombs 198) A 10 centimeter rod of specific resistance 0.5 and a
The current in a circuit can be calculated from: cross sectional area of 1 centimeter, has a resistive value of:
A. P X R a) 5 Ω
B. √ b) 2 Ω
c) √ c) 1 Ω

188) A material best used to store charge is a: 199) What is the resistance value of a resistor colour coded,
a) semi-conductor of silicon yellow, violet, brown and brown?
b) dielectric of plastic a) 4.7K Ω
c) dielectric of germanium b) 470 Ω
c) 47 Ω
189) 'Siemens' is the unit name for:
a) Inductance, and is given the symbol 'H' 200) Wire wound resistors are usually:
b) resistivity and is given the symbol 'B' a) used in low current circuits but have high wattage rating
c) conductivity and is given the symbol 'G' b) in the range 10 ohm to 1 Mega ohm and have a maximum
power rating of 1 watt
190) The reciprocal of resistance is: c) of low resistance value but have high wattage rating
a) conductance
b) insulation 201) A potentiometer has:
c) charge a) Two terminals with ends connected across the voltage source
b) three terminals with the ends connected across the voltage
191) Applying a variable pressure across opposite faces of a source
crystal: c) three terminals in series with the load and voltage source
a) generates electrical current
b) causes physical distortion and thus mechanical energy to 202) The power dissipated in a 10 Kilo Ohm resistor that has 50
be generated milli amps flowing through it is
c) will damage the crystal, because the force should be a) 2.5 microwatts
applied to adjacent sides b) 25 watts
c) 500 watts
192) Friction can induce electrostatic charges of very:
a) high voltage mainly on conducting surfaces
b) high voltage mainly on insulated surfaces
c) low voltage mainly on insulated surfaces
203) A potential difference applied across a 1MΩ resistor 213) Two batteries 12V and 40Ah each, are in series. What is the
produces 1mA of current. The applied voltage equals: total capacity?
A. 1µV a) 12V 80Ah
B. 1mV b) 24V 80Ah
C. 1KV c) 24V 40Ah

204) 3 resistors, 10 kilo ohms, 20 kilo ohms and 40 kilo ohms are 214) A 50µF capacitor is fed with a current of 25mA. How long
connected in parallel across a 100 volts dc supply for 10 seconds. will it take to charge it to 100V?
How many joules of energy are consumed by the 20KΩ resistor? a) 1 second
A. 20 b) 0.2 seconds
B. 10 c ) 12 minutes
C. 5
215) The electrolyte solution used in an alkaline battery is:
205) Two equal value resistors connected in series to a supply a) Potassium Hydroxide
are removed, and connected instead, in parallel to the same b) Lead Sulphate
supply. The power consumed by the resistors will: c) Sulphuric Acid
a) stay the same
b) double 216) In a circuit C = 25 microfarads and the current flow is 40
c) quadruple micro amps for 4 seconds, what is the voltage?
a) 12.8V
206) A 2F capacitor has 50 volts applied. The stored charge is: b) 6.4V
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a) 25 x 10 c) 3.2V
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b) 50 X 10
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c) 100 X 10 217) A 3, 5 and 2 ohms resistance is connected in series with a
10V battery. The voltage across the 2 ohms resistor is:
207) Three capacitors of 4 Farads, 6 Farads and 12 Farads a) 10V
connected in series will result in a total capacitance of: b) 2V
a) 22 Farads c) 4V
b) 2 Farads
c) 1.2 Farads 218) A piezoelectric device generates electricity through:
a) pressure
208) In a magnetic circuit: b) friction
a) more reluctance means more flux for a specified mmf c) light
b) air has a higher reluctance than soft iron
c) more length of coil produces less field intensity for a specified 219) Potentiometers are used as a:
mmf a) variable voltage source
A dc circuit containing a total resistance of 100 ohms has a b) variable resistor
current flow of 250mA. The power dissipated in the circuit is: c) variable current source
a) 0.4 watts
b) 5 watts 220) In a capacitive circuit, if the frequency is increased:
c) 6.25 watts a) the current increases
b) impedance increases
209) Power is the rate of doing work. It is measured in: c) reactance remains the same
a) joules/second 221) Three 12 µF capacitors are in series. The total capacitance
b) watts/second is:
c) joules x seconds a) 12µF
b) 4µF
210) Ohm’s law states that: c) 36µF
a) emf = current divided by resistance
b) resistance = current divided by emf 222) A 3 ohm resistor dissipates 27 watts. How much current
c) current = emf divided by resistance flows through it?
a) 3A
211) If the resistance of a resistor which is in series with two b) 9A
other resistors is doubled: c) 0.15A
a) the current in that resistance is doubled
b) the current in that resistance is halved 223) Three branches in a circuit have currents entering of 3A, 4A
c) the volts drop across that resistor increases and 5A. A fourth branch has 10A leaving. A fifth branch must
have:
212) Through which material will magnetic lines of force pass the a) 2A entering
most readily? b) 2A leaving
a) Aluminium c) 22A leaving
b) Iron
c) Copper
224) In a tuned circuit at resonance, the circuit will be: b) 2kHz
a) Inductive c) 20kHz
b) resistive
c) capacitive 5) The point of coercivity occurs when the:
A. magnetic force applied causes the material to become
225) How many electrons would a conductor normally have in its magnetically saturated
outer shell? B. magnetic flux is zero even though a magnetising force is being
a) 1 - 3 applied
b) 4 C. magnetic force reaches its peak positive of negative value
c) 5 - 8
6) The magnetising force (H) of a coil of 20 turns and 5 meters
226) What is a molecule? long magnetic circuit with a current of 6 amperes flowing though
a) the smallest part of a compound it is :
b) the smallest part of an electron A. 1.5 At/m
c) the smallest part of an atom B. 16.66 At/m
C. 24 At/m
227) A coulomb is:
a) one ampere per second 7) A coil induces 200 mV when the current changes at the rate of
b) one ampere x second 1 amp per second. The inductance L is:
c) one second per ampere A. 100 mH
B. 200 mH
228) The negative plate of a discharged NiCad battery would be C. 400 mH
coated with?
a) Potassium Hydroxide 8) A coil has an inductance of 8 mH with 125 turns. When the
b) Cadmium number of turns is doubled within the same length, the
c) Cadmium Hydroxide inductance will become:
A. 32 mH
229) Six cells connected in parallel would provide: B. 16 mH
a) High Voltage C. 4 mH
b) High Current
c) High Voltage and High Current 9) An alternating current voltage waveform has a root mean
square value of 70.7 volts the peak voltage is:
230) If the resistance of a conductor is 10Ω then it’s conductance A. 200 volts
is? B. 100 volts
a) 0.25 Siemens C. 56 Volts
b) 0.01 Siemens
c) 0.1 Siemens 10) The rate of change of a sine wave is:
A. greatest when passing through zero
B. greatest when passing through maximum
C. greatest when passing through minimum
BOOK 2
1) Calculate the MMF (Magneto Motive Force) of a coil with 2000 11) Two Sine waves of the same frequency have a phase angle of
turns and a 5mA current: 90 degrees. This can also be expressed as:
A. 5 A. 2π radians
B. 10 B. π /2 radians
C. 20 C. π radians

2) The right hand grasp rule is used to determine the:
A. polarity of the magnetic field in a coil
B. polarity of the magnetic field in a straight conductor
C. direction of the field between magnetic poles
3) In the circuit below, what happens to the total circuit
impedance if L is tripled?
a) increases
b) remains the same
c) reduces
12) The aircraft power supply frequency is 400 hertz. The period
is:
A. 0.006 seconds
B. 0.004 seconds
C. 0.0025 seconds
13) When a circuit contains both a resistor and an inductor a
phase angle is developed between current and voltage, such
that:
A. the voltage lags the current by >45 degrees
B. the voltage lags the current by <90 degrees
C. the voltage leads the current by <90 degrees

4) A sine wave has a periodic time of 0.5 milliseconds. What is

the frequency?
a) 200Hz
14) An alternating current series circuit has 2 amps through a
100ohm resistor and a 173 ohm inductor. The real power is
A. 400 watts
B. 200 watts
C. 150 watts
15) An alternating electromotive force is applied to a pure
resistance. Current and voltage :
A. are in anti-phase
B. are in phase
C. phase angle dependent on frequency
16) A transformer has 100V applied to the primary. If the ratio is
1:3 and the secondary current is 6A, the primary current will be:
A. 2A
B. 6A
C. 18A
17) A flux (Ø) of 50 μWb through a cross-sectional area of 5cm2
has a flux density (B) of:
a) 0.01T
b) 0.001T
c) 0.0001T
18) The primary of a transformer is fed with 200V and the output
from the secondary is 10 volts the turns ratio is:
A. 20:1
B. 1:20
C Requires current to calculate
19) A band pass filter passes to the load, those frequencies:
A. In the band between the cut-off frequency
B. Higher or lower than the cut-off frequency
C. Higher than the top cut off frequencies only
20) The stop band of a high pass filter will extend from:
A. ƒ c/o (cut off) up to an infinitely high frequency
B. zero frequency up to ƒ c/o
C. zero frequency to an infinitely high frequency c/o
21) Hysteresis losses are much:
A. higher in magnetically soft material like iron
B. higher with higher applied frequencies
C. lower in magnetically hard materials like steel
22) If the Magnetomotive force is 244 ampere turns and the
current is doubled with the same number of turns the new
Magnetomotive force is:
A. 122
B. 488
C. not found without knowing the number of turns
23) The right hand grasp rule is used to determine the:
A. direction of current flow in a conductor
B. direction of the north pole in a solenoid
C. the way a coil should be connected in a circuit
24) Copper is an example of a:
A. paramagnetic material
B. diamagnetic material
C. coercive material
25) The resultant magnetic field of a sinusoidal waveform is
effectively in motion as it expands and contracts with:
A. Current variation and is at a minimum once during one
complete cycle
B. Voltage variations and is at a minimum twice during one cycle
C. Current variations and is at a minimum twice during one cycle
26) Alternating current in an inductance produces maximum
induced voltage when at its:
A. Maximum value
B. Minimum change in magnetic flux
C. Maximum change in magnetic flux
27) Symmetrical waveforms are said to made up from:
A. the fundamental and even harmonics
B. the fundamental and odd harmonics
C. a combination of odd and even harmonics
28) An alternating current voltage waveform has a root mean
square value of 70.7 volts the peak to peak voltage is:
A. 200 volts
B. 100 volts
C. 56 volts
29) When comparing 2 alternating current waveforms, one is at
its maximum value while the other is at zero. The two waveforms
are:
A. of opposite phase angle
B. 90° out of Phase
C. 45° out of Phase
30) The period of a sine wave of frequency 5kHz is:
A. 20uS
B. 200uS
C. 2mS
31) An open circuit coil has:
A. zero resistance and high impedance
B. infinite resistance and zero inductance
C. zero resistance and zero inductance
32) In a series resistance, inductance and capacitance circuit
operating below its resonant frequency the circuit behaves
A. capacitively, with current leading voltage
B. inductively, with current lagging voltage
C. capacitively, with current lagging voltage
33) In a Series resistance, inductance and capacitance circuit
where VL = 50 volts, VR = 50 volts and VC =20 volts the applied
voltage is:
A. capacative, with current leading voltage
B. inductive, with current lagging voltage
C. capacative, with current lagging voltage
34) A transformer with 115V supplied to the primary and 24V
from the secondary has a turns ratio of 1:5 is used to power a
landing lamp drawing 5 amps the current taken from the supply
will be:
A.1A
B. 5A
C. 25A
35) Lamination used in a transformer core:
A. reduce copper losses
B. reduce eddy current losses
C. reduce efficiency
36) What does a high pass filter do? Pass: 47) Mutual induction is increased by an:
A. frequencies above a certain level A. Aluminium core, because it concentrates magnetic flux
B. frequencies below a certain level B. Iron core, because it concentrates magnetic flux
C. a band of frequencies C. Air core, because it decreases permeability

37) In a high pass filter the: 48) Saturation takes place in an inductor when:
A. capacitance must be in series with the load, with shunt R or L A. Changes in flux density stabilises the field intensity
across the line B. The field intensity decreases as the flux density stabilises
B. inductance must be in series with the load, with shunt R or C C. There is little change in flux density when the field intensity
across the line increases
C. resistance must be in series with the load, with shunt L or C
across the line 49) A square waveform would be considered made up of a
fundamental frequency and:
38) In a three phase system, a negative phase sequence exists A. even harmonics
when the order is: B. odd harmonics
A. red, yellow, blue C. triangular waves
B. yellow, blue, red
C. red, blue, yellow 50) An alternating current voltage waveform has a peak value of
100 volts the root mean square voltage is:
39) An AC generator connected in star with a phase voltage of A. 141.4 volts
115v will have a line voltage of: B. 70.7 volts
A. 205 approximately C. 56 Volts
B. 199 approximately
C. 195 approximately 51) Two Sine waves of the same frequency have a phase angle of
π/2 radians . This can also be expressed as:
40) An eight pole generator rotates at 6,000 RPM. The frequency A. in phase with one another
produced is: B. anti-phase with one another
a. 400 Hz C. a phase angle of 90 degrees
b. 800 Hz
c. 1200 Hz 52) To improve the power factor of an inductive circuit it is
common practice to fit:
41) A 3 phase induction motor can be reversed by: A. an inductor in series
A. changing any 2 phases B. a resistor in series
B. reversing the supply C. a capacitor in parallel
C. changing all three phases
53) In a circuit at resonance, the effect of reducing the value of
42) The main disadvantage of a split-phase motor is: capacitance will cause the circuit to resonate at:
A. very low starting current therefore small torque A. a higher frequency
B. the motor cannot be made to reverse direction B. the same frequency
C. exceptionally high starting current C. a lower frequency

43) The speed of an ac motor can be affected by varying the: 54) Of the following phases, which two are 180 degrees apart?
A. field current A. VL and VR
B. armature current B. VC and VL
C. number of pairs of poles C. IR and IL
44) Diamagnetic materials have a permeability of:
A. slightly less than 1 55) Which of the following is a low pass filter?
B. much greater than 1 A. L type with series ‘C’ and shunt ‘L’
C. slightly greater than 1 B. L type with series ‘L’ and shunt ‘C’
C. T type with series ‘C’ and shunt ‘L’
45) Nickel is classified as a:
A. paramagnetic material with permeability slightly more than 1 56) A low pass filter can be:
B. paramagnetic material with permeability slightly less than 1 A. an L type with series C and shunt L
C. ferromagnetic material with high values of permeability B. an L type with series L and C shunt
C. a T type with series C and shunt L
46) Remanance is the:
A. remaining magnetic flux in a material after the magnetising 57) In a star connected system, the phase voltage is:
force has been removed A. line voltage ÷ 1.73
B. magnetic flux in a material when saturation has been reached B. line voltage × 1.73
C. the amount of force required to get the remaining magnetism C. the same as the line voltage
back to zero
58) “when a magnetic flux through a coil is made to vary, an EMF 68) A 4 ohm resistor and an inductor of 3 ohms reactance are
is induced in the coil and the magnitude of this EMF is connected in series the impedance of the circuit is:
proportional to the rate of change of flux”. Whose law is this: A. 5 ohm
A. Henry’s Law B. 7 ohm
B. Lenz’s Law C. 10ohm
C. Faraday’s Law
69) In a purely resistive circuit with an alternating voltage applied
59) Magnetomotive force is measured in: the power curve is:
A. newton A. the same frequency as the applied voltage extending above
B. watt and below the axis
C. amper-turns B. the same frequency as the applied current extending above
and below the axis
60) A small air gap between magnetic poles has a: C. twice the frequency as the applied voltage and current
A. stronger field than a large air gap, for the same magnetising extending only above axis
force
B. stronger field than a large air gap, only if the magnetising force 70) An alternating current circuit contains resistance and no
is reduced reactance the phase angle between voltage and current will be:
C. weaker field than a large air gap, for the same magnetising A. 90
force B. 45
C. zero
61) In a coil:
A. less current produces more magnetomotive force for a 71) A transformer with an isolated secondary winding is a high
specified number of turns pass filter for pulsating DC primary current because:
B. higher permeability of the core material produces more flux A. the steady primary current has no magnetic field
for a specified ampere-turns B. the secondary voltage is maximum for steady DC in the
C. air has a lower reluctance than soft iron primary
C. only variations in primary current can induce secondary
62) If two magnetic poles have the distance between them voltage
shortened to a quarter of the original distance, the force would
change by a factor of: 72) Which is a high-pass filter?
A. 2 A. L type with series L and shunt C
B. 4 B. L type with series C and shunt L
C. 16 C. Π type with series C and L

63) The current through a coil changes by 250mA in half a 73) The line voltage of a three phase star connected generator
second. The induced emf is 10 volts. What is the value of the can be calculated using the phase voltage times:
inductance? A. 1.37
A. 5 Henry B. 1.67
B. 20 Henry C. 1.73
C. 40 Henry
74) The part of a relay which is attracted by the solenoid
64) In a 3 phase delta wound alternating current system the: when current is applied is known as the:
A. current capacity is increased by a factor of 1.73 A. contact
B. current capacity is increased by a factor of .707 B. spring
C. voltage capacity is increased by a factor of 1.73 C. armature

65) Convention requires that in a symmetrical 3 phase system
the:
A. red voltage is taken as the reference phase
B. red voltage phase leads the blue phase by 120 degrees
C. yellow voltage phase leads the red phase by 120 degrees
66) The average value of an alternating current waveform over a
complete cycle is:
A. 0.637 X peak
B. 0.707 X peak
C. zero
67) The impedance of an AC circuit of L & C is measured:
A. By using an in-line watt-meter
B. When it is at its resonant frequency
C. In units of ohms
75) Hysteresis losses in an iron core are best minimised by:
A. connecting an inductor in series with the output winding
B. decreasing the frequency applied to the coil
C. non conductive laminations within the core
76) A ferromagnetic material is:
A. Aluminium, becoming weakly magnetised in the same
direction as the magnetising field
B. Nickel, becoming strongly magnetised in the same
direction as the magnetising field
C. Copper, becoming weakly magnetised but in the opposite
direction to the magnetising field
77) The direction of the magnetic field around a conductor
carrying direct current may be determined by using:
A. the corkscrew rule
B. Flemings right hand rule
C. faradays law
78) When the current in circuit increases, Lenz’s law says
that the self-induced voltage will:
A. In opposition to the increasing current
B. Tend to add to and increase the amount of current
C. Aid the applied voltage
79) Lenz’ Law determines the:
A. Amount of induced voltage
B. Polarity of induced voltage
C. Direction of induced voltage
80) Two waveforms are 90 degrees out of phase:
A. both peak at the same time but one positive and one
negative
B. when one peaks positive while the other passes through
zero
C. both pass through zero at the same time but in opposite
directions
81) The average Value of an "alternating current" voltage
is calculated as:
A. 0.637 X peak value and is measured over half a cycle
B. 0.707 X peak value and is measured over half a cycle
C. 0.637 X peak value and is measured over the whole cycle
82) A poly-phase system is said to be balanced when the:
A. currents in the line conductors are equal in magnitude
and there phaser sum is equal to zero
B. voltages in the line conductors are equal in magnitude
and there phaser sum is equal to root 3
C. voltages in the line conductors are equal in magnitude
and there phaser sum is equal to zero
83) In a purely inductive circuit the current:
A. leads the voltage by pi radians
B. leads the voltage by 2pi radians
C. lags the voltage by pi/2 radians
84) An increase in the frequency of an alternating current
applied to an inductor will result in:
A. an increase in reactance and rise in current
B. a decrease in reactance and rise in current
C. an increase in reactance and drop in current
85) Flux density is measured in:
A. webers with the symbol PHI
B. tesla with the symbol B
C. ampere-turns with the symbol mu
86) The ability of a material to retain magnetism is:
A. remanence and is expressed as retentivity X coersive
force
B. coersive force and is expressed as retentivity/reminance
C. retentivity and is expressed as coersive force/
remenance
87) In magnetism:
A. The induced poles always have opposite polarity from
the inducing poles
B. A short air gap between pole ends has a weaker field
than a large air gap, for the same magnetising force
C. Steel is diamagnetic material
88) Magnetic lines of force tend to:
A. contract to shortest possible length and attract one
another
B. never cross each other but generally contract to the
shortest possible length
C. run from north to south through a magnet and laterally
repel one another
89) Two 500 µH coils in series without mutual coupling
have a total inductance of:
A. 250 µH
B. 750 µH
C. 1mH
90) Which of the following statement is true?
A. Net emf = applied emf – back emf
B. Net emf = applied emf + back emf
C. Applied emf = net emf – back emf
91) The current flow in a purely capacitive circuit will:
A. increase with an increase in frequency
B. decrease with an increase in frequency
C. decrease with an increase in capacitance
92) An alternating current series circuit contains resistance
of 100 ohms, XL reactance of 100 ohms and XC reactance of
100 ohms. The impedance will be:
A. 33.33 ohms
B. 100 ohms
C. 300 ohms
93) One of the laws of magnetism states-'the force
between two magnetic poles of constant strength is:
A. proportional to the distance between them'
B. inversely proportional to the square of the distance
between them'
C. inversely proportional to the distance between them'
94) Manganese is classified as a:
A. ferromagnetic material with a very pronounced magnetic
field
B. diamagnetic material with no appreciable magnetic field
C. paramagnetic material with a non-magnetic property
95) The property of a material able to concentrate
magnetic flux is:
A. Permeability
B. Inductance
C. Diamagnetism
96) To prevent one component from affecting another
through a common magnetic field, shielding is used. The
best shield material for steady magnetic fields is a:
A. magnetic material with high permeability
B. magnetic material with low permeability
C. any material with high insulating properties
97) An inductor of 50mH is connected in series with a
resistance of 10kΩ. The time taken for the current to reach
63.2% of the maximum is:
A. 5 µS
B. 50 µS
C. 500 µS
98) The inductance in a coil will decrease:
A. If the length of the coil is increased with the same
number of turns
B. When the permeability increases
C. If the turns are smaller leading to a reduced flux density
99) A coil carrying 4 amps is to provide a magnetising force
of 600 ampere-turns. How many turn are necessary?
A. 150
B. 2400
C. 9600
100) The ampere-turns for a coil with 2000 turns and 5mA
current is:
A. 5
B. 10
C. 20
101) The ability to allow flux to build up in a medium is
called:
A. reactance and is measured in ohms
B. permeability and has no unit
C. reluctance and is measured in ampere-turns
102) If the current through a coil of inductance 0.25H is
increased from 5 amps to 15 amps in 1 second, the average
induced emf in the coil is:
A. 20V
B. 2.5V
C. 4V
103) An alkaline cell has a very low internal resistance. One
factor Which makes this so is the:
A. high density cadmium negative plate
B. high conductivity of the potassium hydroxide electrolyte
C. low density of the positive nickel plate
104) A battery has an output of 10V on an open circuit,
which drops to 5V with a load of 50mA and a load
resistance of 100Ω. The internal resistance of the battery
equals:
A. 50Ω
B. 100Ω
C. 1000Ω
105) A 10M rod of specific resistance of 5ohm/M and a
cross sectional area of 10cm has a resistance value of:
A. 2000ohm
B.1000ohm
C. 500ohm
106) The voltage waveform in an ideal inductance would be:
A. 90° leading the current
B. In phase with the current
C. 90° lagging the current
107) In accordance with Faraday’s Laws, the three prime
factors affecting generated emf are:
A. Length of conductor, flux, velocity of conductor
B. Resistivity of conductor, flux density, velocity of
conductor
C. Length of conductor, flux density, velocity of conductor
108) A filter tuned to a centre frequency can be used as a:
A. by-pass filter
B. high pass filter
C. band-pass filter
109) One property of an alkaline battery is that the:
A. specific gravity decreases as battery discharges
B. terminal voltage decreases linearly as battery discharges
C. terminal voltage remains constant until nearly
discharged
110) A Battery has an output of 6V off load drops to 5.6V
when a load is applied. This is due to:
A. external resistance of the circuit
B. internal resistance of the battery
C. load back EFM (Electromotive Force)
111) The circuit shown represents a:
A. low pass filter
B. high pass filter
C. parallel tuned circuit
112) In an alternating current Star wired system, the phase
voltage is 115 volts and the line voltage will be
approximately:
A. 200 Volts
B. 163 volts
C. 81 volts
113) An alternating current generator is operating at 50kVA
in a circuit with a power factor of 0.8. The real power is
A. 40kW
B. 50kW
C. 72kW
114) In a three phase delta connected generator the line:
A. voltage equals phase voltage
B. current equals phase current
C. voltage equals 1.73 times phase voltage
115) In an electromagnet the right hand grasp rule gives the:
A. South pole with thumb when fingers are pointing in direction
of electron flow
B. North pole with thumb when fingers are pointing in direction
of conventional current flow
C. South pole with thumb when fingers are pointing in direction
of conventional current flow
116) Remanence is the:
a) max magnetic strength of a material even if magnetising force
increased
b) magnetising force required to cancel magnetic strength of a
material
c) max magnetic strength of a material once magnetising force
removed from coil
117) Coercive force is the:
a) max magnetic strength of a material even if magnetising force
increased
b) magnetising force required to cancel magnetic strength of a
material
c) max magnetic strength of a material once magnetising force
removed from coil
118) The period of an AC waveform is from: 129) If a resistor and capacitor are in series the supply curmn.t is:
a) when the waveform passes through zero until the next time it a) less than 90° to the supply
passes through zero again b) 90° out of phase with supply voltage
b) any point on the waveform until it passes through the same c) in phase with the supply voltage
point going in the same direction
c) the maximum positive until the maximum negative 130) High voltage from a dc generator can be obtained by:
a) rotating the coils at low speeds
119) The frequency of a AC waveform is: b) increasing the air gap between the core and pole pieces
a) c) using electromagnets for a stronger field
b)
131) Pole pieces are laminated to prevent:
c) a) eddy currents
√
b) high reluctance
120) The average value of a full sine wave is: c) armature reaction
a) 0.707
b) 0.637 132) Non symmetrical sinusoidal waveforms are made of a
c) 0 fundamental plus:
a) even harmonics
121) The RMS value of a sine wave is: b) odd harmonics
a) 0.637 x peak c) square waves
b)
133) If the supply frequency of a transformer is increased the:
c) a) magnetising current reduces to a minimum
b) transformer is more efficient than before
122) In a sine wave 1/2 peak value is reached after: c) transformer fails due to high primary current
a) 30°
b) 45° 134) If the turns ratio of a transformer is 1:10 step up and the
c) 90° output current is 10A the input current is:
a) 0.1A
123) If a sine wave starts at maximum when another is at zero b) 1A
the phase angle is: c) 100A
a) 0°
b) 90° 135) If the supply frequency is increased the transformer
c) 180° hysteresis losses:
a) increase
124) Wattless power is seen in: b) stay the same
a) capacitors and resistors c) decrease
b) inductors and resistors
c) capacitors and inductors 136) Magnetising current in a transformer is:
a) in phase with the voltage
125) When using 3 phase power the angle between the phases b) leading the voltage
should be: c) lagging the voltage
a) 60°
b) 90° 137) The main effect of inductance in a relay is:
c) 120° a) sparking across the relay contacts
b) fast contact closure speed
126) When 3 phase supplies are connected in delta the line c) sparking across the control switch
current is:
a) equal to phase current 138) Electromagnetism will provide an electrical output from a:
b) √3 x phase current a) battery
c) √3 x phase voltage b) cathode ray tube
c) generator
127) When 3 phase supplies are connected in star the line
voltage is: 139) In the simple electromagnet shown here, with conventional
a) equal to phase Voltage current flowing, end B:
b) 3 x phase Voltage
c) √3 x phase Voltage

128) If a pure capacitance and a pure inductance of equal

reactance are in series the supply current is:
a) in phase with voltage a) will be a North Pole
b) less than 90° to the voltage b) is assumed to have magnetic lines of flux flowing into it
c) zero c) will reverse its magnetic polarity if the supply and the direction
of coil winding are both reversed.
140) In the diagram below, points X and Y are respectively: 150) A filter tuned to a centre frequency can be used as a:
a) Bypass filter
b) standby filter
c) band-pass filter

151) An ideal filter circuit

a) is a purely resistive network giving minimum phase shift
b) will pass at least one range of frequencies without
a) coercivity and hysteresis loss attenuation
b) remanence and coercive force c) will completely block at least two ranges of frequency
c) remanence and permeability
152) In Fig 3.8, points '1' and '2' are respectively:
141) A coil induces 200 mV when the current changes at the rate
of 1 amp per second. The inductance L is:
a) 100 mH
b) 200 mH
c) 400 mH

142) The period of a sine wave of frequency 5kHz is:

a) 20µs a) coercivity and hysteresis loss
b) 200µs b) residual magnetism and coercive force
c) 2ms c) remanence and permeability

143) Which of the following statements is true for the 153) A coil carrying 4 amps is to provide a magnetising force of
calculation of power in a purely resistive circuit: 600 ampere-turns. How many turns are necessary:
A. P = V I cos θ where θ = 0.707 a) 9600
B. P = V I cos θ where θ = zero b) 2400
C. P= V I cos θ where θ = 1.0 c) 150

144) When an AC sine wave has its maximum value while 154) A coil induces 200mV when the current changes at a rate of
another is at zero, the two waves are: 1A per second. The inductance L is:
a) 90° out of phase a) 100mH
b) of opposite phases b) 200mH
c) 45° out of phase c) 400mH

145) The peak-to-peak value of a sine wave of 150V is: 155) Lenz' Law determines the:
a) 106.5V a) amount of induced voltage
b) 212.2V b) polarity of induced voltage
c) 424.4V c) direction of induced voltage

146) In a pure capacitive circuit the current: 156) 115 volts AC (RMS) root mean square has a peak to peak
a) lags the voltage by 2π value of:
b) leads the voltage by π a) 162.61 volts
c) leads the voltage by π/2 b) 230 volts
c) 325.22 volts
147) A 4 ohm resistor and an inductor of reactance 3 ohms
are connected in series. The impedance of the circuit is: 157) A sine-wave voltage has a peak value of 180 volts. What is
a) 5Ω its value at 30°?
b) 7Ω a) 120 volts
c) 12 Ω b) 90 volts
c) 60 volts
148) The power factor of an ac circuit is:
a) the cosine of the phase angle 158) The root mean square value of a sine-wave voltage is:
b) the tangent of the phase angle a) 0.707, being the square root of the total of all the squares of
c) unity for a reactive circuit the sine wave
149) The primary of a transformer is supplied with 200V. b) 0.707, being the square root of the mean of all the squares of
In the secondary a current of 1A flows through a load of 10 the sine values
ohms. Assuming 100% efficiency, what is the turns ratio? c) 0.637 x peak value
a) 30:1 step down
b) 25:1 step down
c) 20:1 step down
159) A saw toothed waveform is: 169) A step-up transformer with a 1:6 turns ratio has 720 volts
a) often referred to as a t base because of its constant rate of across 7.2 KΩ in the secondary. The primary current is:
change a) 6mA
b) is instantaneously applied and reduced b) 60mA
c) is not symmetrical either in amplitude and time c) 600mA

160) In a parallel circuit, the voltage across XC 170) Fig 3.1 shows a:
A. lags 90° behind its capacitive branch current
B. leads 45° ahead of its resistive branch current
C. lags 30° behind its inductive branch current

161) In a series LCR circuit operating at its resonant frequency:

a) the circuit behaves inductively
a) band pass filter
b) greater magnification is possible at resonance
b) band stop filter
c) is resistive in nature
c) high pass filter
162) In a series circuit operating below its resonant frequency:
171) The symbol in Fig 3.2 shows a:
A. The circuit behaves inductively
B. The supply current lags the supply voltage
C. The supply current leads the supply voltage

163) Apparent power is that produced when voltage and current

are out of phase:
a) leaving only resistance to create maximum output, and is a) high pass filter
measured in watts b) low pass filter
b) because of reactance and is measured in volt-amperes (VA) c) band stop filter
c) because of resistance and is measured in volt-amperes
reactive (VAR) 172) The diagram shows the ideal characteristic for a:

164) The sheets of metal which make up the iron core of a

transformer are laminated in order to:
a) increase the overall strength and reduce the resistance
b) keep hysteresis effect constant and reduce eddy currents
c) reduce the permeability to gain maximum coupling

165) A slight voltage drop at the secondary terminals of a A. band pass filter
voltage transformer from no load to full load is related to: B. high pass filter
A. reactance C. band stop filter
B. percentage
C. regulation 173) A 30KVA rated generator has a power factor of 0.8. What is
its maximum consistent power:
166) For the transformer shown, given an input of 20V AC Peak a) 30 KW
to Peak, the output will be: b) 24KW
c) 37.5KW

174) EMF in an electric circuit corresponds to what in a magnetic

circuit:
a) mmf
A. 80 V Peak, in-phase b) flux
B. 80 V Peak, phase inverted c) reluctance
C. 40 V Peak, Phase inverted
175) Time constant of an inductor is:
167) The current in the secondary winding of a voltage a) LR
transformer: b) L/R
2
A. Is always higher than the current in the primary c) L /R
B. Is always lower than the current in the primary
C. Controls the current in the primary 176) Permanent magnets have:
a) high reluctance, low coercive force
168) A step-up transformer has 100V applied to the primary. If b) low reluctance, high coercive force
the ratio is 1:3 and the secondary current is 6A, the primary c) high reluctance, high coercive force
current will be:
A. 2A 177) In a delta connection the magnitude of the line:
B. 6A a) voltage is √3 times the magnitude of the phase voltage
C. 18A b) current is 3 times the value of the phase current
c) current is √3 times the value of the phase current
178) The retentivity of a material is given by: 11) An AC motor which rotates at the same speed as supply
a) Coercive Force x Remanence frequency is called:
b) Coercive Force / Remanence A. a universal machine
c) Remanence / Coercive Force B. an induction motor
C. a synchronous motor

BOOK 3 12) Interpoles are Fitted to DC generators in order to:

A. compensate for missaligned brushes
1) The winding of a direct current generator interpole is: B. help reduce reactive sparking
A. connected in series with the armature and load C. increase voltage output
B. made of many turns of fine wire
C. connected in parallel with the armature and load 13) Reducing the resistance value of a DC shunt wound generator
field will result in:
2) As load is applied to a dc shunt motor the: A. a decrease in flux
A. field current increases B. an increase in output voltage
B. counter electromotive force increases C. a decrease in output voltage
C. armature current increases
14) What is the effect of reversing the supply to the field and
3) The commutator segments of a generator will: armature of a direct current motor?
A. prevent excessive armature reaction by changing over every A. reverse the direction of rotation
cycle B. continues to rotate in the same direction
B. reverse the loop connections to the brush every half cycle C. increased starting torque
C. change direct current into alternating current every half cycle
15) The armature of a DC generator is made up of:
4) The generator characteristic of: A. the pole pieces, field windings and laminated comutator in
A. high current and low voltage are found in a lap winding format order to balance the shaft reaction
B. high current and low voltage are found in a wave winding B. the shaft, the armature core, field windings and insulated
format laminated commutator in order to minimise copper losses
C. low current and high voltage are found in a lap winding format C. armature windings, shaft, commutator and laminated
armature core in order to minimise eddy current losses
5) The two factors which govern the output frequency of an AC
generator are the: 16) A generator has an output of 15V on an open circuit, which
A. strength of the stator field flux and number of poles drops to 10 volts with a load current of 5 amps . The internal
B. speed of rotation of the rotor and the stator field flux strength resistance equals:
C. the number of poles (in pairs) and the rotor RPM A. 3ohm
B. 2ohm
6) The output of a DC generator is determined by: C. 1ohm
A. The number of pole pairs and the speed of rotation of the
armature 17) The torque speed characteristic of a series motor is:
B. The position of the slip ring and brushes A. high torque, low speed
C. The rate at which the flux changes and the position of the slip B. low torque, low speed
rings C. high torque, high speed

7) A three-phase, star connected, AC generator develops a phase 18) A generator with a constant voltage output from minimum
voltage of 115. The line voltage for this generator will be load to maximum load would have:
approximately: A. low internal resistance
A. 100V B. high current capacity
B. 140V C. high internal resistance
C. 200V
19) The output of a rotating field AC generator is taken from the:
8) The frequency output of a 6-pole AC generator is 400 Hz, its A. slip rings
speed of rotation is? B. commutator
A. 4,000 rpm C. stator
B. 8,000 rpm
C. 16,000 rpm 20) In a brushless generator, the purpose of Permanent Magnet
Generator (PMG) is to:
9) A 2Ф induction motor control phase: A. provided initial excitation only
A. provides a constant magnitude value of signal B. supply generator protection circuits only
B. is phase conscious in its operation C. provide initial excitation and supply the protection circuits
C. is always anti-phase to the reference phase
21) A shaded pole motor used in many light load application is a:
10) In an induction motor: A. universal motor that can operate on dc and ac
A. the armature and field coils are connected in series B. two phase induction motor
B. a DC –energised rotor follows a rotating magnetic field C. single phase induction motor
C. a rotor with no connections follows a rotating magnetic field
22) The reference phase of a two-phase inductor motor:
A. provides a constant magnitude value of signal
B. is phase conscious in its operation
C. is always anti-phase to the control phase
23) A synchronous ac motor is most useful for applications
requiring:
A. constant speed such as ventilation fans
B. varying loads such as fuel booster pumps
C. intermittent loads such as control surface or door operations
24) In a DC generator with a constant output load current one
method of reducing armature reaction is to move the brushes:
A. from the magnetic neutral axis to the geometric neutral axis
which will be against the direction of rotation
B. from the geometric neutral axis to the magnetic neutral axis
which will be in the direction of rotation
C. from the geometric neutral axis to the magnetic neutral axis
which will be against the direction of rotation
32) A 3 phase induction motor obtains its magnetic field by a:
A. rotating DC electromagnet
B. three phase supply to the stator
C. capacitor in series with one winding
33) A three phase AC motor is running at speed on constant load
and if one phase goes open circuit, the motor will run at:
A. ⅓ speed
B. ⅔ speed
C. same speed
34) The Direction of rotation of a DC motor can be
reversed by:
A. rerversing the connections to the armature and the field
B. rerversing the connections to the armature and
interpoles
C. using slip rings instead of brushes with compensation
Winding

25) The field strength of a direct current shunt motor on 35) High torque low speed is given by:
constant load is reduced, what is the effect on speed and A. series DC motor
torque? B. shunt DC motor
A. increased speed, increased torque C. compound DC motor
B. increased speed, torque unchanged
C. decreased speed decreased torque 36) The frequency of an AC generator is dependent on the:
A. number of pairs of poles and speed of rotor
26) In a simple DC generator, the conductor velocity can be B. number of conductors and the field strength
resolved into two component velocities parallel and C. rotor diameter and gearbox drive ratio
perpendicular to the flux and:
A. The component parallel to the flux contributes nothing to the 37) The phase voltage of a three phase star connected AC
emf generator is:
B. The component perpendicular to the flux contributes nothing A. greater than the line voltage
to the emf B. equal to the line voltage
C. Both components, parallel and perpendicular, contribute C. less than the line voltage
nothing to the emf
38) The speed of a 3-phase AC motor can be affected by:
27) Fleming Left Hand rule, can be used with conventional A. field current
current flow to determine the: B. pairs of poles
A. polarity of a soleniod C. armature current
B. direction of current in a generator
C. direction of rotation of a motor 39) A two phase motor has:
A. four poles at 90º
28) On a rotating armature AC generator the: B. three pairs of poles at 120º
A. main field current is carried by the commutator C. two poles at 180º
B. main load current is carried by slip rings
C. exciter field current is provided by a permanent magnet 40) In a 2 phase induction motor, the control winding is
fed with a:
29) When the voltage rating of a star connected, three phase A. fixed value ac supply
generator is 200 volts, the voltage of each phase is B. variable value ac supply
approximately: C. variable value amplitude supply only
A. 160 volts
B. 130 volts 41) On shunt wound motors, the motor should:
C. 115 volts a) never be run off load
b) never be started on load
30) The star connection of an AC generator is usually wired to a: c) always be started on load
A. five wire with three phase lines
B. four wire with three phase lines 42) The purpose of the commutator is to collect:
C. three wire with single phase line a) AC from the brushes and convert it to DC for the armature coil
b) AC from the armature coil and convert it to DC for the brushes
31) The speed of a synchronous motor is determined by the: c) DC from the armature coiland convert it to AC for the brushes
A. applied load and field strength
B. induced emf reaction with the core windings
C. number of field poles and supply frequency
43) Normal commercial brushes can not be used at high altitude 55) In an AC generator if the number of poles is increased the
due to: output frequency:
a) short life due to lack of lubrication a) increases
b) the dust wom off the brushes short out windings b) decreases
c) the high reactive sparking due to altitude c) stays the same
56) Slip is maximum during:
44) Wave and Lap windings are designed to give: a) start up
a) high current and high voltage respectively b) normal running
b) high voltage and high current respectively c) shut down
c) high ripple and low ripple respectively
57) In shaded pole induction motor if the supply current is
45) In a generator the interpoles are of the same polarity as the: reversed the motor will:
a) last pole the coil has just passed a) change direction
b) next pole the coil will meet b) maintain direction
c) next interpole ahead c) stop

46) The thermal protection circuit breakers for an actuator motor 58) The torque-speed characteristic of an aircraft starter motor
is connected: on initial engine start is:
a) to the limit switches a) high torque, low speed
b) in parallel with the armature b) low torque, high speed
c) in series with the armature c) high torque, high speed

47) Compensation windings are: 59) The field strength of a de shunt motor on constant load is
a) wound around the pole pieces between main poles reduced. What is the effect on speed and torque?
b) wound around the armature in the opposite direction a) increased speed, increased torque
c) cut into the faces of the main poles b) increased speed, torque remain the same
c) decreased speed, decreased torque
48) If a series wound generator has no load connected the
output voltage will be at a: 60) In a Starter-Generator:
a) maximum a) there is no engaging mechanism required for engine starting
b) minimum b) there is no change in torsional load if the aircraft electrical
c) rated voltage load is switched on or off
c) the starter field and generator field are both shunt wound
49) Level compound DC generators are used with:
a) long feeder cables 61) In order to obtain 400 Hz a 6 pole ac generator must be
b) short feeder cables driven at:
c) either of the above a) 4000 rpm
b) 8000 rpm
50) A DC alternator takes the output from the c) 12000 rpm
a) armature
b) stator 62) An ac motor which rotates at the same speed as supply
c) commutator frequency is called:
a) a universal machine
51) Aircraft AC generators use a rotating: b) an induction motor
a) armature c) synchronous motor
b) field
c) commutator 63) A three phase induction motor obtains its magnetic
field by a:
52) Slip in an inductive, squirrel cage motor is calculated by: a) rotating dc electromagnet
A. Rotor rpm ÷ 60, x field rpm b) three phase supply to the stator
B. Field rpm – rotor rpm, ÷ field rpm x 100 c) capacitor in series with one winding
C. Field rpm ÷ rotor rpm x 100
64) In an auto transformer the current carried by the common
53) In an induction motor: part of the winding is the:
A. the armature and field coils are connected in series A. Sum of input and output currents
B. a dc-energized rotor follows a rotating magnetic field B. The output current
C. a squirrel-cage follows a rotating magnetic field C. The difference between input and output current

54) The AC motor which features a rotor shaft constant torque as 65) A three phase ac motor is running at speed on constant
it accelerates under load is: load and if one phase goes open circuit, the motor will run
A. an induction type at:
B. a hysteresis type a) speed
C. a shaded pole type
b) speed
c) same speed
66) The winding on a dc generator interpole is: 77) The purpose of interpole windings on a dc generator is to:
a) connected in series with the armature load A. Reduce armature reaction
b) made of many turns of fine wire B. Reduce the Magnetic Neutral Axis (MNA)
c) wound in a direction opposite to that of the armature winding C. Enhance the Geometric Neutral Axis (GNA)
In a dc generator, the reluctance of the magnetic circuit:
a) is reduced by using soft-iron windings
b) is reduced by minimising the air gap between armature and
field
c) does not affect the size of the generated voltage

67) In a starter-generator:
a) the starter-generator is permanently connected to the engine
b) there is no change in torsional load whenever the aircraft
electrical load is switched on or off
c) the starter field and generator field are both shunt wound
“Don’t Stress.
68) An 8 pole generator rotates at 6000 rpm, the frequency
produced is:
a) 400Hz Do your Best.
b) 800Hz
c) 1.2 kHz

69) In a three phase delta ac system, the:

Forget the Rest”.
a) current capacity is increased by a factor of 1.73
b) line and phase currents are identical
c) voltage is increased by a factor of 1.73

70) A two phase induction motor reference phase:

a) provides a constant magnitude value of signal
b) is phase conscious in its operation
c) is always anti-phase to the reference phase

71) The speed of a synchronous motor is determined by the

a) applied load and field strength
b) induced emf reaction with the core windings
c) number of field poles and supply frequency

72) Fleming’s right hand rule can be used to:

a) determine the motion of a motor
b) show the current in motors
c) determine current in generators

73) The main insulator in commutators is:

a) lacquer
b) enamel
c) mica

74) Armature reaction is caused by the:

a) reaction between the main field and the armature field
b) reaction between the rotor heat and the stator cooling
c) torque reaction due to bearing friction

75) The effective voltage in a motor is the resultant of:

a) applied emf minus the induced emf
b) applied emf minus the back emf
c) back emf minus the induced emf

76) Reactive sparking is cured by:

a) interpoles connected in series with the armature
b) interpoles connected in parallel with the armature
c) compensating windings connected in parallel with the
armature