1. An initially uncharged capacitor C is connected in series with resistor R.

This combination is then connected to a battery of emf V0. Sufficient time

elapses so that a steady state is reached. Which of the following statements
is NOT true?
A. The time constant is independent of VO
B. The final charge on C is independent of R
C. The total thermal energy generated by R is independent of R
D. The total thermal energy generated by R is independent of VO
A. Maximum
2. The root mean square of the alternating current is same as __ value
A. Maximum
C. Average
B. Instantaneous
D. Effective
3. Two single-phase transformers are connected open-delta bank supplying a
balance 3-phase load of 86.75 kVA. What is the KVA rating of each
transformer?
A. 75
B. 100
C. 50
D. 37.5
4. In a power plant, a reserve generating capacity which is in operation but
not in service is known as
A. Hot reserve
B. Cold reserve
C. Spinning reserve
D. Firm power
5. Which of the following power plants needs highly skilled/qualified
engineers for its operation
A. Thermal
B. Nuclear
C. Hydro
D. Gas turbine
6. The purpose of a grid system is to
A. Interconnect the power stations
B. Supply Energy to remote areas
C. Make extra high voltage available to consumers
D. Make Distribution of energy at a reasonable cost
7. A charged capacitor and an inductor are connected in series. At time t = 0
the current is zero. But the capacitor is charged. If T is the period of the
resulting oscillations, the next time after t = 0 that the charge on the
capacitor is a maximum is:
A. 2T
C. T/4
B. T/2
D. 3T/4
8. When a power plant is not able to meet the demand at consumers. It will
resort to?
A. Load Shedding
B. Efficient plant operation
C. Penalizing high load consumers by increasing the charges of electricity
D. Power factor improved at the generators
9. The units of magnetization are:
A. Ampere
B. Ampere-meter
C. Ampere-meter^2
D. Ampere/meter
10. The main reason that alternating current replaced direct current for
general use is:
A. AC Generators do not need slip rings
B. AC voltages may be conveniently transformed
C. Electric clocks do not work on dc
D. A given AC current does not heat a power line as much as the same dc
current
11. Repeated starting and stopping of a motor is referred to as
A. Inching
B. Jogging
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C. Stepping
D. Plugging
12. A rice mill will be served by two units of 50 kVA transformers, 7.620
kV/240 V. The transformers will be installed as open-delta bank to serve the
three-phase load of the rice mill. What is the maximum kVA load that this
bank can carry without overloading?
A. 86.6
B. 75.5
C. 50
D. 100
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13. In a single-phase transformer, the core loss is 60 W at 40 Hz and 95 W at
60 Hz both measured at the same maximum value of flux density. Find the
core losses in W at a frequency of 50 Hz.
A. 69
B. 77
C. 89
D. 56
14. A 6,000 volts generator supplies power to the transmission line with 3
loads A, B, and C. The loads are located at 4, 6, 10 km from the generator
and draw currents of 75, 25, and 50 A, respectively. The resistance of the
transmission line is 0.05 ohm per kilometer. What is the maximum
percentage
voltage drop from generator to load?
A. 3.35%
B. 2.35%
C. 4.35%
D. 5.35%
15. Which of the following type of fault that used only the equivalent
positive impedance of the circuit in short-circuit calculations?
A. Line to Line Fault
C. Single Line to Ground Fault
B. Double Line to Ground Fault
D. Three Phase Fault
16. The electric motor generally used in household food mixers.
A. universal
B. capacitor start
C. shaded pole
D. split phase
17. Which dc motor cannot be used without a load connected to it?
A. Shunt
B. Universal
C. Series
D. Compound
18. Base load plants are designed to supply power at
A. Low capital cost and low operating cost
B. High capital cost and low operating cost
C. Low capital cost and high operating cost
D. High capital cost and low operating cost
19. For constant transmission efficiency, voltage is increased n times. The

A. Reduced to 𝟏/𝒏𝟐 times of the original

size of the conductor would be:

C. Increased to 𝑛2 times of the original

B. Reduced to 1/𝑛 times of the original

D. Increased to 𝑛 times of the original

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20. A transformer has a reactance of 0.04 pu. If the secondary of the
transformer is short circuited with nominal voltage applied to the primary,
the symmetrical short circuit current will be
A. 4 times of the full load current
B. 25 times of the full load current
C. 29 times of the full load current
D. 16 times of the full load current
21. A balanced delta connected load has impedances Z1=Z2=Z3. What is
the per phase equivalent impedance in wye?
A. Z1/3
B. 3Z1
C. 2Z1/3
D. Z1
22. Tall growing plants refer to plants, vines and other plant species
which grow or have potential to grow more than ____ meters in height from
the ground
A. Two (2)
B. Three (3)
C. Five (5)
D. Seven (7)
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23. KCL works on the principle of which of the following
A. Law of conservation of charge
B. Law of conservation of energy
C. Both A and B
D. none of these
24.The law that induces emf and current always opposes the cause
producing them was discovered by
A. Faraday
B. Maxwell
C. Lenz
D. Ohm
25.Out of the following given choices for polyphase transformer connections.
Which one will you select for three to two phase conversion
A. Star Delta
C. Double Delta
B. Scott
D. Star/Star
26.A power station supplies 60 KW to a load over 2500 ft of a 000 2
conductor copper feeder the resistance of which is 0.078 per 1000 ft. The
bus bar voltage is maintained constant at 600 Volts. Determine the
maximum power which can be transmitted.
A. 60 KW
B. 230.7 KW
C. 120 KW
D. 150 KW
27. One primary and one secondary terminal of a two-winding transformer
are connected to an ohm-meter instrument. What will be the reading on this
instrument?
A. Infinity
B. Zero
C. Equal to winding resistance
D. None of the above
28. Which of the following cant attain the capacity of 100 MW
A. Hydro
B. Solar
C. Diesel
D. Wind
29. The location of the lightning arrester is
A. Away from the transformer
B. Near from the transformer
C. Near from the Circuit Breaker
D. Away from the Circuit Breaker
30. Which of the following is not a consideration in surge arrester?
A. Arrester Class
C. Voltage Rating
B. Current Rating
D. Insulation Coordination
31. The per-phase line loss in a 40 km long transmission line is not to exceed
60 kW while it is delivering 100 A per phase. If the resistivity of the
conductor material is 1.72 x 10^-8 ohm-meter, determine the required
conductor diameter
A. 1.2071 cm
B. 1.2083 cm
C. 1.7121 cm
D. 1.2204 cm
32. Two 110-V light bulbs, one “25W” and the other “100W” are connected in
series to a 110 V source. Then, which of the following statement is correct
with regard to above sentence
A. The current in the 100-W is greater than that in the 25-W bulb
B. The current in the 100-W bulb is less than that in the 25-W bulb
C. Each bulb will have a potential difference of 55 V
D. None of these
33.The resistance of resistor 1 is twice the resistance of resistor 2. The
two are connected in series
and a potential difference is maintained across the combination. Then:
A. the current in 1 is twice that in 2
B. the current in 1 is half that in 2
C. the potential difference across 1 is twice that across 2
D. the potential difference across 1 is half that across 2
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34.A certain station in Luzon has 36kV, 3-phase, is to supply 12MW load at
30kV and 0.8 pf lagging over a 3-phase transmission line. Find the
resistance of the line if the length of the transmission line is 4,000
meters and the efficiency is 90%.
A. 6.31 ohms
B. 3.56 ohms
C. 4.45 ohms
D. 5.33 ohms
35.The growth rate of the energy consumption in our country is 6.9%. In how
many years will the energy be quadrupled?
A. 16 Years
B. 20 Years
C. 22 Years
D. 18 Years
36.When one coil magnetically coupled pair has a current of 5A, the
resulting flux is Φ11 = 0.2 mWb and Φ12 = 0.4 mWb respectively. If the
turns are N1 = 500 and N2 = 1500, Find L2.
A. 1080 mH
B. 1280 mH
C. 540 mH
D. 620 mH
37. What is the minimum distance receptacle outlet of a show window in
meters?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 2
D. 5
38.What is the nominal supply voltage specified by the Philippine
Electrical Code for residential homes?
A. 225 volts AC
B. 230 volts AC
C. 240 volts AC
D. 220 volts AC
39. A light source measuring 25 candela is compared with a lamp of
unknown
intensity using a grease-spot photometer. The two light sources are placed
1 meter apart, and the grease spot is moved toward the standard light.
When
the grease sport is 25cm from the standard light source, the illumination
is equal on both sides Compute the unknown intensity.
A. 225 cd
B. 275 cd
C. 325 cd
D. 425 cd
40.A circular top is located 4m below and 3m to the left of a lamp that
emits 2000 lumens. What illumination is provided on the surface of the
table?
A. 4.58 lux
B. 5.09 lux
C. 5.35 lux
D. 4.84 lux
41.Republic Act No. 7920, the New Electrical Engineering Law, was approved
on ______.
A. February 21, 1995
B. February 24, 1995
C. February 21, 1998
D. February 24, 1998
42.The government agency created under Presidential Decree 269, whose
additional mandates include preparing electric cooperatives in operating
and competing under a deregulated electricity market
A. National Electrification Administration
B. National Electrification Commission
C. National Grid Corporation
D. National Power Corporation
43. This ANSI Device number refers to AC Inverse Time Overcurrent Relay
A. 50
B. 51
A. 50
C. 87
D. 32
44. This ANSI Device number refers to Differential Protective Relay
A. 50
C. 87
B. 51
D. 32
45. Two alternators operating in parallel supply of 2500 KW to a load at a
power factor of 80% lagging. If one machine delivers 1200 KW at a power
factor of 95% lagging. What is the power supplied by the other machine?
A. 1400 KW
B. 1500 KW
C. 1300 KW
D. 1600 KW
46. A motor shall be marked with following information: Manufacturer’s
name, Rated Volts, Full load current, Rated Frequency, and Number of
phases. This is a/an _____ rule in the Philippine Electrical Code.
A. Installation
B. Wiring Design
C. Manufacturing
D. Construction
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47. When a generator is being driven at 1200 revolutions per minute. The
generated EMF is 230 Volts. What is the generated EMF if the speed is
reduced to 1100 rpm, the field flux remains unchanged.
A. 300.7
B. 140.8
C. 210.8
D. 667.3
48. Water flows from a reservoir with an elevation of 25 m out a short pipe
that contains
a turbine power. The exit is at an elevation of 5 m. If the flow rate is
0.01 m3 /s, the
maximum power output is.
A. 1960 W
B. 2430 W
C. 2560 W
D. 3480 W
49. A hydroelectric power station is supplied from a reservoir having an
area of 50 km2 and a head of 50 m. If overall efficiency of the plant is
60%, find the rate at which the water level will fall when the station is
generating 30000 kW.
A. 0.0987
B. 0.5080
C. 0.0073
D. 0.8888
50. A single phase transformer rated 100kVA, 2.4kV/240V. If 240V winding is
short-circuited, the rated current flows when the voltage applied is 2.4kV
winding is 1.054kV. The power input is 3.89kW. What is the value of the
reactance referred to high-voltage winding?
A. 26.2
B. 23.2
C. 25.2
D. 24.2
51. A 120V, 200A single phase is supplied by a source 1000 ft. away through
a copper conductor with a diameter of 0.45in. and resistivity of 10.4 Ω
CM/ft. What voltage must the supply be?
A. 120.20 V
B. 198.50 V
C. 140.50 V
D. 180.80 V
52. In two-wattmeter method, the reading of one of the wattmeter’s will be
zero when
A. Load in one of the phases is zero
B. Power factor is unity
C. Power factor is 0.5
D. Neutral is earthed
53. For an unbalanced load, which connection is suitable?
A. 3-wire open delta
B. 3-wire wye connection
C. 4-wire wye connection
D. 3-wire delta connection
54. In a 3-loop network, we get the following equations by
Kirchhoff’s law:
159 I1 – 50.9 I2 = 1
470 I1 – 2400 I2 + 370 I3 = 1
142 I1 – 380 I3 = 1
Where I1, I2 and I3 are loop currents. If I3=2.53mA
what is the value of the current of I1 in mA?
A. 0.28
B. 3.19
C. 2.18
D. 6.38
55. Which is not a characteristic of an ideal transformer?
A. Finite permeability
B. Infinite permeability
C. No losses
D. No leakage
56. Which of the following has the greatest effect in decreasing the
oscillation frequency of an LC circuit?
A. L/2 and C/2
B. L/2 and 2C
C. 2L and 2C
D. 2L and C/2
57. A capacitor is an LC oscillator has a maximum potential difference of
15 V and a maximum energy of 360μJ. At a certain instant the energy in the
capacitor is 40μJ. At that instant what is the emf induced in the inductor?
A. Zero
B. 5V
C. 10V
D. 15V
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58. Determine the GMR of a three-equal strands conductor in vertical
formation in terms of r of an individual strand?
A. 1.669r
B. 1.7036r
C. 1.814r
D. 1.9307r
59. A capacitor is an LC oscillator has a maximum potential difference of
15 V and a maximum energy of 360μJ. At a certain instant the energy in the
capacitor is 40μJ. At that instant what is the emf induced in the inductor?
A. Total clearing time
B. Operation time
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C. Lead time
D. Lag time
60. An ice plant has 100 kW, 80% lagging, requires an open delta bank. What
is the transformer rating of the system to be implemented?
A. 50 kVA
B. 75 kVA
C. 80 kVA
D. 95 kVA
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61. Which of the following instrument is used to measure high resistance as
in the measurement of insulation resistance?
A. Wheatstone bridge
B. Megger
C. Ohmmeter
D. Multi-Tester
62. Which of the following transformer has only one winding?
A. Power Transformer
B. Autotransformer
C. Current Transformer
D. Distribution Transformer
63. The area of dam reservoir is 218 x 212 ft, if the dam lost 1 ft of its
depth produced an output of 100 hp at 70% eff. What is the original height
of the reservoir?
A. 90.89 ft
B. 89.98 ft
C. 98.08 ft
D. 88.09 ft
64.In a purely capacitive circuit the current
A. Leads the voltage by one-fourth of a cycle*
B. Leads the voltage by one-half of a cycle
C. Lags the voltage by one-fourth of a cycle
D. Lags the voltage by one-half of a cycle
65. A current is clockwise around the outside edge of this page and a
uniform magnetic field is directed parallel to the page, from left to
right. If the magnetic force is the only force acting on the page, the page
will turn so the right edge.
A. Moves toward you
C. Moves to your right
B. Moves away from you
D. Moves to your left
66. Given a transformer of 8 MVA, 69 kV/13.8 kV with 7% impedance, find
the
unit impedance at 100 MVA, 67 kV base.
A. 0.928 p.u
B. 0.892 p.u
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C. 0.973 p.u
D. 0.988 p.u
67. Which one does not belong to the technical performance standards of
Philippine Distribution Code?
A. plant efficiency
B. reliability
C. collection efficiency
D. load distribution
68.A continuous load is defined as a load that is expected to draw its
maximum current for __________ .
A. two (2) hours or more
B. three (3) hours or more
C. four hours (4) hours or more
D. five (5) hours or more
69. For hermetic motor, what rule is the disconnecting means is 115% of the
full load current?
A. Manufacturer's Rule
B. Installation Rule
C. Wiring Design Rule
D. Construction Rule
70. When a 20-ampere, 125-volt receptacle outlet is installed, in which of
the following listed locations is the receptacle required to have GFCI
protection?
A. in the lobby of a movie theater
B. installation Rule in a classroom of an educational facility
C. under an outdoor canopy, near the entrance of a public library
D. in the walkway of an indoor retail shopping mall
71.What is/are the main reason/s for using high voltage in transmission of
power in the grid system?
I. To transmit bulk power with minimum line losses
II. Increase system reliability
A. II only
B. Both I and II
C. Either I or II
D. I only
72.In which type of electronic communication does the information travel in
two directions?
A. Half duplex
B. Full duplex
C. Multiplex
D. Bicom
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73.The winding of power transformer usually develops short circuit on
account of
A. Insulation failure
B. Loose Connection
C. Mechanical vibration
D. Impulse Voltage
74. A device that can 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
75.Copper loss of a transformer is determined by means of a/an _______ test
A. open-circuit
B. polarity
C. short - circuit
D. inductive-circuit
76.Which of the following is core losses are negligible during a short
circuit test conducted on transformer?
A. Power factor is high
B. Frequency is low
C. The mutual flux is small
D. Current is high
77. Diesel power plant is best suited as
A. Peak Load
B. Standby
C. Base load
D. General purpose
78.Refers to burning of waste and other materials, excavation, quarrying,
construction, and other activities of the same nature and character, which
are performed partially or wholly inside the power line corridor which
threaten or endanger the continuous and uninterrupted conveyance of
electricity;
A. Power line obstruction
B. Hazardous activities
C. Hazardous improvements
D. Unsafe Activities
79.How much reactive power must be supplied by parallel capacitors to a
1000 kW load with a 0.6 lagging power factor to increase the overall power
factor to 0.85 lagging?
A. 710 kVAR
B. 714 kVAR
C. 722 kVAR
D. 718 kVAR
80.What is the equivalent capacitance of a two-series capacitor?
A. (C1C2)/(C1+C2)
B. C1 + C2
C. C1/C2
D. C1C2
81. An inductive load, consisting of R and X in parallel, feeding from a
2.4 kV rms supply, absorbs 288 kW at lagging power factor of 0.80. What is
the value of X in ohms?
A. 9.6
B. 28.67
C. 26.67
D. 8.6
82.An impedance, 2.2+3.81j ohms, is connected across a 220V source. If a
pure resistor is connected in parallel with the original impedance, what
should be the ohmic value, if the power delivered to the circuit is 16.6W,
overall unity power factor.
A. 5.8
B. 4.9
C. 5.3
D. 4.4*
83.A certain ammeter has an internal resistance of 1 ohm and a range from 0
to 50 mA. To make its range from 0 to 5A.
A. A series resistance 99 ohm
B. Am extremely large ( say 10^6 ohm)
C. A resistance of 99 ohm in parallel
D. A resistance of 1/99 ohm in parallel
84.Four 20-Ω resistors are connected in parallel and the combination is
connected to a 20-V emf device. The current in the device is:
A. 0.25A
B. 4.0A
C. 1.0A
D. 5.0A
85. A 245-kV transmission line has a series impedance of (4 + j60) Q and a
shunt admittance of j2 x 10^-3 S. Using 100 MVA and the line voltage as
base values, calculate the per-unit impedance and per-unit admittance of
the line.
A. j2.38 pu
B. j3.57 pu
C. j4.76 pu
D. j5.95 pu
86.What is earthing or grounding?
A. Connecting electrical machines to earth
B. Providing connections to the ground*
C. Connecting electrical machines to source
D. Providing source of current
87. The following are types of AC motor starters except:
A. Reactance
B. Wye-Delta
C. Across the line
D. Capacitance starter
88. Singe-Side Band signal produces a peak-to-peak voltage of 720 v on
voice peaks across a 75-ohm antenna. What is the peak enveloped power?
A. 865 w
C. 835 w
B. 856 w
D. 853 w
89.Which of the following is a conductor of electricity?
A. Diamond
B. Coke
C. Graphite
D. Charcoal
90. In a parallel circuit the potential difference across the resistance
A. varies
B. is different from the applied voltage
C. is sometimes constant
D. is always constant
91. In dc machines, lap winding is used for
A. high voltage low current
B. high voltage high current
C. low voltage low current
D. low voltage high current
92. A 69-kv, three-phase short transmission line is 16 km long. The line
has a per phase series impedance of 0.125 + j0.4375 Ω per km. Determine
the
sending end voltage, voltage regulation, the sending end power, and the
transmission efficiency when the line delivers 70 MVA, 0.8 lagging power
factor at 64 kV.
A. 98.758
B. 96.368
C. 94.67%
D. 95.90%
93. A generator delivers a load through a pair or wires, each of which has
a resistance of 0.06 ohms. If the load voltage and power are 120V and 4.8kW
respectively, what is the power loss in the line wires?
A. 96w
B. 192w
C. 198w
D. 200w
94. A certain amount of fuel contains 17x10^10 VTU of energy. What is the
corresponding energy in Giga calories?
A. 47.3
B. 49.4
C. 45.5
D. 42.8
95. A charged capacitor is being discharged through a resistor. At the end
of one time constant, the charge has been reduced by (1-1/e) = 63% of its
initial value. At the end of two-time constants, the charge has been
reduced by what percent of its initial value?
A. 82%
B. 86%
C. 100%
D. Between 90% and 100%
96. What is VBN in this balanced three-phase in which VAN = 7200<20 and
VCN = 7200<-100.
A. 7200<140
B. 7200<90
C. 7200<120
D. 7200<-80
97. The primary of a 3:1 step-up transformer is connected to a source and
the secondary is connected to a resistor R. The power dissipated by R in
this situation is P. If R is connected directly to the source it will
dissipate a power of
A. P/9
B. P/3
C. 3P
D. 9P
98. A 69 kV three-phase transposed line is composed of one ACSR 336,400
cmil, 26/7 Linnet conductor per phase with a horizontal configuration D12 =
5 ft, D = 5 ft, and D13 = 10 ft. The conductors have a diameter of 0.721
inch and a GMR of 0.0243ft. Find the inductance per phase per kilometer of
the line.
A. 1.0963 mH/km
B. 1.1116 mH/km
C. 1.1505 mH/km
D. 1.1233 mH/km
99. A series circuit consists of three resistors R1, R2, and R3 which are
connected to a 240 v source. If the voltage drop across R1 is 60 v when the
current is 4 A and R2= 1.5 R3, what is the ohmic resistance R2?
A. 15 Ω
B. 18 Ω
C. 27 Ω
D. 28 Ω
100. A power plant consumes 3000 tons of coal per day. The coal has an
average energy content of 10000 BTU/lb. The powerplant has an overall
efficiency of 25%. What is the plant power output in MW?
A. 187
B. 183
C. 181
D. 185