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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION MARCH 2017

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heating effect of current has an undesirable side effect in

a)

Electric oven

b)

immersion heater

c)

electric iron

d)

vacuum cleaner

2.

When the sole purpose of an alternating current is to produce heat, the selection of conductor is based on _______ value of the current.

a)

average

b)

instantaneous

c)

root mean square

d)

peak

3.

Which of the following is not included in the evaluation of the Technical Performance of a Distribution System according to Philippine Distribution Code (PDC)?

a)

Power Quality

b)

Reliability

c)

Collecting Efficiency

d)

System Efficiency

4.

The phase angle for a series RC circuit may be computed as the angle between the __________ and __________ phasors.

a)

resistance, impedance

b)

resistance, reactance

c)

resistance, capacitance

d)

impedance, reactance

5.

Which is not a characteristic of an ideal transformer?

a)

finite permeability

b)

infinite permeability

c)

no losses

d)

no leakage flux

6.

It is defined as the total number of sustained Customer power interruption within a given period divided by the total number of Customers served within the same period.

a)

System Average Interruption Frequency Index

b)

System Average Interruption Duration Index

c)

Customer Average Interruption Frequency Index

d)

Customer Average Interruption Duration Index

7.

The specific resistance ρ is defined as

a)

resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1 m and cross-section of 1 m2 at 20°C

b)

resistance of any conductor at 25°C

c)

resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1 m and cross-section of 1 cm2 at 20°C

8.

The impedance triangle is similar to the __________ triangle with the resistance phasor in place of the

a)

Current, resistor current

b)

Current, resistor voltage

c)

voltage, impedance

d)

voltage, resistor voltage

9.

What is the IEEE device function number 50?

a)

AC time overcurrent relay

b)

instantaneous overcurrent relay

c)

AC circuit breaker

d)

Differential protective relay

10.

In long transmission line, at no-load the receiving end voltage as ccompared to the sending end voltage is

I. higher II. lower III. Remains the same

a)

I only

b)

II only

c)

III only

d)

Either I or II

11.

What determines the direction of force in a conductor?

a)

Lenz law

b)

Faraday’s law

c)

Left hand rule

d)

Right hand rule

12.

Which of the following plants will take least time in starting from cold condition to full load operation?

a)

gas turbine

b)

steam power plant

c)

nuclear power plant

d)

hydroelectric power plant

13.

The study of illumination involves

a)

design of lighting system

b)

study of lighting and wiring system

c)

calculation of wiring sizes for various lighting fixtures

d)

study of photometry and its application

14.

When a power plant is not able to meet the demand of consumers it will resort to

a)

load shedding

b)

efficiency plant operation

c)

power factor improvement at the generators

d)

penalizing high load consumers by increasing the charges of electricity

15.

A distributor is designed from the point of view of

a)

voltage drop

b)

current carrying capacity

c)

voltage drop and current carrying capacity

d)

load capacity

16.

Conservator of a transformer consists of

a)

an air-tight metal drum fixed at the top of the tank

b)

drum placed at the bottom of the tank

c)

overload protection

d)

none of these

17.

Cellular phones operate in the frequency range of

a)

EHF

b)

VHF

c)

UHF

d)

SHF

18.

Varmeter when paired with other devices measures __________ factor?

a)

diversity

b)

power

c)

load

d)

demand

19.

The type of ac distribution system commonly used to supply both light and power is the

a)

open delta system

b)

three phase delta system

c)

three phase wye system with neutral wire

d)

three phase wye system without neutral wire

20.

If an electrical network having one or more than one voltage source is transformed into equivalent electrical network with a single current source (which is the circuit current of previous circuit) with parallel internal resistance of the network with all current source replaced by their internal resistance; the above illustration is called

a)

Thevenin’s theorem

b)

Nortons theorem

c)

Reciprocity theorem

d)

Superposition theorem

21.

Which is the most reliable power plant?

a)

Steam

b)

Hydro

c)

Wind

d)

Tidal

22.

What governs the minimum safety requirement in the Philippines for distribution and grid?

a)

Philippine Electrical Safety Code

b)

Philippine Electrical Code

c)

Philippine Grid Code

d)

Philippine Distribution Code

23.

In a diode modulator, what supplies the negative halfwave?

a)

Inductor

b)

Capacitor

c)

Resistor

d)

Tuned Circuit

24.

Which is not a source of power?

a)

Thermocouple

b)

Fuel coil

c)

Photovoltaic cell

d)

Solar cell

25.

When the frequency of a synchronous motor increases, what happens to its speed?

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

remains the same

d)

none of these

26.

What instrument measures the insulation of a powerline?

a)

growler

b)

ohmmeter

c)

galvanometer

d)

megger

27.

At steady state in an RC circuit, the capacitance will act as

a)

open circuit

b)

short circuit

c)

transient circuit

d)

coupled circuit

28.

In an ac circuit, a low value of KVAR compared with KW indicates

a)

maximum load current

b)

low efficiency

c)

high power factor

d)

unity power factor

29.

Branch circuit larger than __________ amperes shall only supply non-lighting outlet load.

a)

15

b)

20

c)

30

d)

50

30.

How much larger is the rotor reactance of a SCIM at start-up than it is when the motor operates at 5 percent slip?

a)

20 times

b)

10 times

c)

5 times

d)

25 times

31.

Wye-delta starting is equivalent to autotransformer starting with __________ tapping.

a)

33%

b)

58%

c)

85%

d)

52%

32.

With reference to armature windings, wave windings are often called __________ windings

a)

cascade

b)

ring

c)

multiple or parallel

d)

series

33.

Induced charge on insulators

a)

resides on surface

b)

moves inside

c)

changes into electric current

d)

moves outward

34.

Human body is

a)

Insulator

b)

low resistive

c)

conductor

d)

electrolyte

35.

The presence of an earth in case of overhead lines

a)

increases the capacitance

b)

decreases the capacitance

c)

increases the inductance

d)

decreases the inductance

36.

Transformer breaths in when

a)

load on it increases

b)

load on it decreases

c)

load remains constant

d)

none of these

37.

The shaft of synchronous motor is made of

a)

mild steel

b)

chrome steel

c)

alnico

d)

stainless steel

38.

In a three-phase system, when the loads are perfectly balanced, the neutral current is

a)

zero

b)

one-third of maximum

c)

two-thirds of maximum

d)

at maximum

39.

A double squirrel-cage induction motor has

a)

two rotors moving in opposite direction

b)

two parallel windings in stator

c)

two parallel windings in rotor

d)

two series windings in stator

40.

Suppose that the consumption of energy in a certain country has a growth rate of percent per year. In how many years will the energy consumption be tripled?

a)

20.60

b)

13.73

c)

9.16

d)

27.47