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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION MARCH 2013

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Farad is equivalent to what unit?

a)

Volt-coulomb

b)

Coulomb/volt

c)

Joule/volt

d)

Joule/coulomb

2.

Which of the following is used in power factor correction?

a)

Induction motor

b)

Long transmission line

c)

Synchronous motor

d)

Voltage regulator

3.

The lightning load for a dwelling expressed in terms of a unit load in voltampere per square meter must be at least

a)

24

b)

12

c)

16

d)

28

4.

What do you call the interior lighting where the roof trusses or ceiling height is greater than 7.6 m above floor level

a)

HID

b)

High Bay

c)

High mast

d)

High pressure sodium

5.

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

a)

Magnetic Flux

b)

Magnetic flux density

c)

Magnetic reluctance

d)

Magnetic field intensity

6.

The Electrical Safety Month of the year is

a)

June

b)

April

c)

February

d)

May

7.

Which of the following produces a reactive power?

a)

Incandescent lamp

b)

Induction motor

c)

Flat iron

d)

Heater

8.

The time constant of a series RL circuit Is equal to _____?

a)

A. L/R

b)

B.R/L

c)

C. RL

d)

D. 1/RL

9.

Heating effect of current has undesirable side effect in

a)

Electric oven

b)

Immersion heater

c)

Electric iron

d)

Vacuum cleaner

10.

In two-wattmeter method, the readings of the wattmeter will be identical when

a)

Load in one of the phases is zero

b)

Power Factor in unity

c)

Power factor is 0.5

d)

Neutral is earthed

11.

An electric current can neither be ______nor______.

a)

Felt, seen

b)

Seen, touched

c)

Seen, touch any effect

d)

Produced, felt

12.

In transmission voltage levels, 765kV is categorized as

a)

High Voltage

b)

Extra High Voltage

c)

Ultra High Voltage

d)

Medium Voltage

13.

The purposes 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 reasonable cost

14.

The number of parallel paths in a simplex lap winding is equal to

a)

2

b)

Number of poles

c)

Number of pair of poles

d)

1

15.

If the input of the prime mover of an alternator is kept constant but the excitation is increased then

a)

kVA will be leading

b)

kVA will be lagging

c)

kW will be changed

d)

the power factor of the load remains constant

16.

The useful life of diesel engine in a power plant is expected to be ______ year/s.

a)

5

b)

1

c)

50

d)

15

17.

An automatic device that operates at preset values is known as

a)

Mercury switch

b)

fuse

c)

relay

d)

contactor

18.

A magnetic field copper exists around

a)

Copper

b)

Moving charges

c)

Iron

d)

Aluminum

19.

Which of the following is not a type of the contactor for circuit breakers?

a)

Vacuum

b)

Pneumatic

c)

Electro-pneumatic

d)

Electromagnetic

20.

Charging a lead-acid cell causes the electrolyte to become

a)

stronger

b)

stable

c)

weaker

d)

water

21.

If the resistance of the field winding of a dc generator is increased the output voltage will

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

remain the same

d)

fluctuate heavily

22.

Wye-wye power transformers are protected by current transformers having ________ connection.

a)

delta-delta

b)

wye-delta

c)

delta-wye

d)

wye-wye

23.

The luminous intensity of a lamp is expressed in

a)

lux

b)

lumens

c)

candela

d)

Foot-candle

24.

Ten oersted is equivalent to

a)

10 Gb/m

b)

1 Gb/m

c)

10 Gb/cm

d)

100 Gb/cm

25.

Which of the following ammeters is the most sensitive?

a)

0-100 micro ammeter

b)

0-5 milli ammeter

c)

0-1 micro ammeter

d)

0-50 milli ammeter

26.

Brushes of dc machine are usually made of

a)

carbon

b)

hard copper

c)

soft copper

d)

iron

27.

Impurities in an electrolyte can cause an internal short circuit condition called

a)

Depolarization

b)

Electrolysis

c)

Local action

d)

Polarization

28.

What is the minimum number of wattmeter required to measure unbalanced power for a three phase system?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

29.

Permeance is analogous to

a)

Conductance

b)

Resistance

c)

Reluctance

d)

Inductance