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Philippine Electrical Code (Subject 2) - Nth

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.The circuit in the figure shows the resistors R2 and R3 connected in parallel, but resistor R1 is in series with both the battery and the parallel combination of R2 and R3. What is the total resistance of R2 and R3?

a)

40 ohms

b)

10 ohms

c)

20 ohms

d)

30 ohms

2.

2. If the total combined resistance of R2 and R3 is 10 ohms, what is the total resistance of the entire circuit in figure?

a)

15 ohms

b)

20 ohms

c)

45 ohms

d)

5 ohms

3.

3. Assuming the battery in the figure is 30 volts, what is the total current in the circuit?

a)

1 ampere

b)

2 amperes

c)

3 amperes

d)

4 amperes

4.

4. According to Kirchhoff’s voltage law, which of the following Ohm’s law equations may be used to find the voltage drop across a resistor?

a)

Voltage drop = IR

b)

Voltage drop = I/R

c)

Voltage drop = E/R

d)

Voltage drop = W/I

5.

5. A 120-volt circuit has an electric heater connected with a current rating of 7.5 amperes. What is the resistance in ohms of the connected pure resistance load?

a)

8 ohms

b)

10 ohms

c)

16 ohms

d)

20 ohms

6.

What current is drawn by a 277-volt fluorescent lamp with 8 ohms resistance?

a)

20.52 amperes

b)

60.75 amperes

c)

34.62 amperes

d)

10.30 amperes

7.

7. If the impedance Z of the circuit impedance triangle in the figure

is 5 ohms and angle A is 30°, what is the value of the inductive reactance (XL)?

a)

2.5 ohms

b)

6.75 ohms

c)

3.2 ohms

d)

12.3 ohms

8.

8. What is the minimum general lighting load permitted by the NEC in a 4500 square foot warehouse?

a)

1005 volt-amperes

b)

1125 volt-amperes

c)

1750 volt-amperes

d)

1243 volt-amperes

9.

9. What is the minimum general lighting load permitted in a 1500 square foot single-family dwelling as specified in Table 220.12 of the NEC?

a)

4500 volt-amperes

b)

3500 volt-amperes

c)

7350 volt-amperes

d)

2130 volt-amperes

10.

10. The voltage per turn for a transformer is 1.25 volts. What is the voltage of the transformer if it has 192 turns?

a)

12 volts

b)

240 volts

c)

120 volts

d)

24 volts

11.

11. A 50 kVA, three-phase, delta-to-wye connected, 480/120-208 volt transformer is used to supply a lighting load. What is the rated phase current on the primary side?

a)

45.54 amperes

b)

50.41 amperes

c)

60.21 amperes

d)

124.7 amperes

12.

12. A 50 kVA, three-phase, delta-to-wye connected 480/120-208 volt transformer used to supply a balanced lighting load will have what line-current rating on the secondary?

a)

60.21 amperes

b)

138.95 amperes

c)

152.73 amperes

d)

176.54 amperes

13.

13. A 480/277 volt, Y-connected transformer is used to supply a balanced 277-volt, single-phase lighting load of 40,000 watts. What size transformer (kVA) should be used?

a)

10 Kva

b)

20 kVA

c)

40 kVA

d)

50 kVA

14.

14. What is the maximum allowable wattage that can be connected to a 240-volt, 20-ampere, single-phase circuit feeding residential electric heaters?

a)

3840 watts

b)

4000 watts

c)

4320 watts

d)

1920 watts

15.

15. An electric oven is rated at 2000 watts when connected to a 460-volt circuit. What is the resistance of the heating element?

a)

50.3 ohms

b)

75.2 ohms

c)

105.8 ohms

d)

120.7 ohms

16.

16. The minimum allowable number of 120-volt, 15-ampere, 2-wire lighting branch circuits required for a residence 70 feet by 30 feet are:

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

5

17.

17. A voltage drop of 3 volts has been determined on a 120-volt circuit. What percent is the voltage drop?

a)

2%

b)

2.5%

c)

3%

d)

5%

18.

18. If a 120-volt circuit feeds six 80-watt fluorescent lamps, what current is drawn if the power factor is 0.91?

a)

4.4 amperes

b)

3.2 amperes

c)

2.57 amperes

d)

4.7 amperes

19.

19. Calculate the minimum volt-ampere capacity of a 155,000 square foot school.

a)

225 kVA

b)

155 kVA

c)

375 kVA

d)

465 kVA

20.

20. A store building 50 feet x 60 feet uses fluorescent lighting fixtures to illuminate the interior. If each fixture is to illuminate 60 square feet, how many light fixtures will have to be installed?

a)

30

b)

40

c)

50

d)

60

21.

21. An electric heating element has an energized resistance of 30 ohms and is connected to a 120-volt circuit. How much current will flow in the circuit?

a)

2 amperes

b)

4 amperes

c)

6 amperes

d)

8 amperes

22.

22. An electric heating element has an energized resistance of 30 ohms and is connected to a 120-volt circuit. How many watts of heat are being produced by the heating element?

a)

550 watts

b)

480 watts

c)

225 watts

d)

400 watts

23.

23. A 240-volt air-conditioning compressor has an apparent resistance of 8 ohms. How much current will flow in the circuit?

a)

10 amperes

b)

20 amperes

c)

30 amperes

d)

40 amperes

24.

24. A 240-volt air-conditioning compressor has an apparent resistance of 8 ohms. How many watts of power are being used?

a)

5000 watts

b)

6500 watts

c)

7000 watts

d)

7200 watts

25.

25. A 3600-watt motor is connected to a 240-volt single-phase, 2-wire circuit. What is the minimum size THW conductor allowed to carry the load?

a)

No. 16 AWG

b)

No. 14 AWG

c)

No. 12 AWG

d)

No. 10 AWG

26.

26. A clamp-on ammeter has three turns of wire wrapped around the movable jaw. If the meter is indicating a current of 15 amperes, how much current is actually flowing in the circuit ?

a)

5 amperes

b)

10 amperes

c)

25 amperes

d)

45 amperes

27.

27. A dual-voltage three-phase motor draws a current of 45 amperes when connected to a 240-volt, three-phase circuit. How much current will the same motor draw if connected to a 480-volt,three-phase circuit?

a)

11.3

b)

22.5

c)

30.4

d)

45

28.

28. A synchronous motor has an excitation voltage of 125 volts with a maximum rotor current of 10 amperes. What is the resistance of the motor?

a)

10.1 ohms

b)

11.5 ohms

c)

12.5 ohms

d)

13.4 ohms

29.

29. The primary of a transformer is connected to 120-volts. There are 30 volts on the secondary with a resistance of 5 ohms. How much current will flow in the primary of the transformer?

a)

0.50 amperes

b)

0.75 amperes

c)

1.25 amperes

d)

1.5 amperes

30.

30. What current flows in a 60 Hz 120-volt circuit with a capacitance of 10μf (10 microfarads)?

a)

0.452 amperes

b)

0.555 amperes

c)

1.12 amperes

d)

0.786 amperes

31.

31. What is the total resistance in a 2-wire circuit, 30 feet in length, utilizing No. 10 AWG THWN conductors?

a)

0.050 ohms

b)

0.075 ohms

c)

0.070 ohms

d)

0.080 ohms

32.

32. If the circuit in Question 31 is connected to a 240-volt source and feeds a load drawing 24 amperes, what is the amount of voltage drop?

a)

2.24 volts

b)

3.24 volts

c)

1.80 volts

d)

0.44 volts

33.

33. Referring to Question 32 above, how many volts in the circuit actually reach the load?

a)

240 volts

b)

241.44 volts

c)

242.44 volts

d)

238.20 volts

34.

34. A circuit consisting of two No. 14 AWG conductors is run from the panelboard to a load 100 feet away. If the K factor is 12.9 and No. 14 wire is equal to 4107 circular mils, what is the total resistance of the circuit?

a)

62.8 ohms

b)

0.628 ohms

c)

628 ohms

d)

6.28 ohms

35.

35. A circuit consisting of two No. 14 AWG conductors is run from the panelboard to a load 100 feet away. If the K factor is 12.9 and No. 14 wire is equal to 4107 circular mils.

What is the voltage drop in the circuit if the current is 24 amperes at 240 volts?

a)

15.072 volts

b)

1.507 volts

c)

0.1507 volts

d)

0.0151 volts

36.

36. A circuit consisting of two No. 14 AWG conductors is run from the panelboard to a load 100 feet away. If the K factor is 12.9 and No. 14 wire is equal to 4107 circular mils.

How much voltage actually reaches the load in the circuit?

a)

240 volts

b)

237.8 volts

c)

224.9 volts

d)

217.8 volts

37.

37. What is the inductance reactance in a 120-volt, 60 Hz circuit connected to a coil with an inductance of 0.7 henrys?

a)

2.639 ohms

b)

26.39 ohms

c)

263.9 ohms

d)

0.2639 ohms

38.

38. What is the impedance (Z) in a circuit with 40 ohms resistance (R) and 30 ohms inductive reactance (XL)?

a)

20 ohms

b)

30 ohms

c)

40 ohms

d)

50 ohms

39.

39. What is the power factor of a circuit with 400 watts true power, 300 vars reactive power, and 500 watts (volt-amperes) of apparent power?

a)

0.5

b)

0.6

c)

0.7

d)

0.8

40.

40. What is the power factor of a 120-volt circuit feeding an AC induction motor drawing 10 amperes of current with a true power of 720 watts and an apparent power of 1200 volt-amperes?

a)

0.2

b)

0.4

c)

0.6

d)

0.8

41.

41. What is the reactive power of a 120-volt circuit feeding an AC induction motor drawing 10 amperes of current with a true power of 720 watts and an apparent power of 1200 volt-amperes?

a)

960 vars

b)

1150 vars

c)

1225 vars

d)

1300 vars

42.

42. What is the capacitive reactance of a 120-volt circuit feeding an AC induction motor drawing 10 amperes of current with a true power of 720 watts and an apparent power of 1200 volt-amperes?

a)

10 ohms

b)

15 ohms

c)

20 ohms

d)

25 ohms

43.

43. What is the amount of capacitance of a 120-volt circuit feeding an AC induction motor drawing 10 amperes of current with a true power of 720 watts and an apparent power of 1200 volt-amperes?

a)

0.01768 farads

b)

0.001768 farads

c)

0.0001768 farads

d)

0.00001768 farads

44.

44. What is the total resistance of a series circuit with resistors of 5 ohms, 3 ohms, 12 ohms, and 9 ohms?

a)

20 ohms

b)

21  ohms

c)

29 ohms

d)

23 ohms

45.

45. What is the resistance of a parallel circuit with resistors of 30 ohms and 50 ohms?

a)

22.50 ohms

b)

18.75 ohms

c)

6.85 ohms

d)

10.55 ohms

46.

46. A 12-volt battery supplies a total load of 10 amperes. What would the amperage be if the battery voltage dropped 10% and the load resistance remained the same?

a)

1.2 amperes

b)

9 amperes

c)

10.5 amperes

d)

12.5 amperes

47.

47. A department store is illuminated with 215 fluorescent lighting fixtures and connected to a 120-volt supply. Each lighting unit draws 2.2 amperes. How many 20-ampere branch circuits are necessary to feed these fixtures if each branch circuit must not exceed 80% of the branch circuit rating?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

20

d)

30

48.

48. A department store is illuminated with 215 fluorescent lighting fixtures and connected to a 120-volt supply. Each lighting unit draws 2.2 amperes at 0.8 power factor.

What is the total power of the lighting load?

a)

41.4 kW

b)

45.4 kW

c)

44.5 kW

d)

48.5 kW

49.

48. A department store is illuminated with 215 fluorescent lighting fixtures and connected to a 120-volt supply. Each lighting unit draws 2.2 amperes at 0.8 power factor.

What would the electric bill be for the lighting load for an 8-hour day if the energy costs 10 cents per kWh?

a)

$31.45

b)

 $35.67

c)

$36.32

d)

$38.40

50.

50. A 60 kW incandescent lighting load is connected to a 120/208-volt, three-phase, 4-wire electric service. The load is balanced. What is the total current consumed by this load?

a)

169.50 amperes

b)

160.25 amperes

c)

166.74 amperes

d)

169.24 amperes