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9. What is the phase difference in a circuit with 100V, drawing 0.5 amps,
consuming 50 Watts?
a) 45
b) 90
# c) 0
10. In an A.C circuit, what happens if frequency is reduced?
a) Capacitive elements may be damaged
# b) Inductive elements may be damaged
c) There will be no effect
11. A Transformer with 115v primary voltage and a ratio of 5:1 is
supplying a landing light (load 24v 45 amps) is used, what is the current
drawn?
a) 205 amps
# b) 9 amps
c) 4.5 amps
12. A Transformer has 4500 secondary turns and 750 primary turns. Its
turns ratio is
a) 1:6
# b) 6:1
c) 1/6
13. Two inductive coils are placed in close proximity with each other at
90 degrees. The number of flux linkages is
# a) 0
b) maximum positive
c) maximum negative
14. A high pass filter will?
# a) allow frequencies above a certain value to pass
b) allow frequencies below a certain value to pass
c) allow frequencies within a range to pass
15. If you apply this waveform to this circuit, what is the output across
the capacitor?
a) Zero
b) Pulsed negative
c) Pulsed positive
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16. What value is the same as the equivalent D.C. heating effect?
# a) Root Mean Square
b) Average
c) Peak
17. What is the relationship between the voltage and the current in an
A.C circuit containing resistance & inductance?
a) Current leads voltage by up to 90
# b) Current lags voltage by up to 90
c) Current lags voltage by 90
18. What shape is the waveform when the input pulse and the time base
are unequal?
a) Square
# b) Rectangular
c) Saw tooth
19. A sine wave has 5 amps RMS value. What is the peak value?
a) 6.37 amps
# b) 7.07 amps
c) 10 amps
20. In this circuit
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a) Integrator
b) Low pass filter
c) Differentiator
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a) 1 ohm
b) 4 ohms
c) 16 ohms
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70.
# a) 7 V
b) 21 V
c) 28 V
71. A 4:1 step down transformer draws 115 V and 1 A. The output power
will be
# a) 28.5 V at 4 A
b) 28.5 V at 16 A
c) 460 V at 0.25 A
72. The voltage induced in the stator of an AC generator is produced by
a) a fixed magnetic field
# b) a rotating magnetic field
c) an alternating field
73. A low frequency supply
# a) may damage inductive components
b) will have no effect on inductive components
c) will make the circuit operate faster due to the reduced impedance
74. A zinc-carbon battery life depends upon
a) the purity of the carbon rod
# b) the amount of zinc
c) the amount of the electrolyte paste
75. When checking the s.g. of the electrolyte in a lead acid battery, you
should
# a) check all cells because they may be different
b) check only the no. 1 cell because it is the master cell
c) check any cell because they will all be the same
76. If electrons are added to an atom it becomes
a) a positive ion
# b) a negative ion
c) a neutral ion
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77. An element whose atoms have fewer than 4 electrons in their valency
shell are
# a) good conductors
b) good insulators
c) semiconductors
78. In a purely resistive AC circuit, the current vector is
# a) in phase with the voltage vector
b) +90o out of phase with the voltage vector
c) -90o out of phase with the voltage vector
79. The PD at the terminals of an open circuit battery with a small
internal resistance will be
a) more than the EMF
b) less than the EMF
# c) the same as the EMF
80. The diagram shows a 200 V long shunt generator. What is the
voltage dropped across the series resistor?
a) 200 V
b) 0.12 V
c) 0.2 V
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91. A 10 ohm resistor has a 14.14 V peak drop across it. What power is
dissipated?
a) 19.99 W
# b) 10 W
c) 1.414 W
92. This is a symbol for
93. If a generator speed is halved and the field strength is doubled, the
voltage output will be
a) halved
b) doubled
# c) unchanged
94. Point A on the armature of the generator shown is producing
a) maximum current
b) minimum current
c) zero current
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123. Two batteries 12V and 40 Ah each, are in series. What is the total
capacity?
a) 12V 80 Ah
b) 24V 80Ah
# c) 24V 40 Ah
124. In a star wound primary transformer, how could you wind the
secondary winding?
a) star only
b) delta only
# c) either delta or star
125. The phases in supply to a 2 phase motor are electrically
# a) 90 degrees apart from each other
b) 180 degrees apart from each other
c) 120 degrees apart from each other
126. A 30 KVA rated generator has a power factor of 0.8. What is its
maximum consistent power
a) 30 KW
# b) 24 KW
c) 37.5 KW
127. A 50 F capacitor is fed with a current of 25 mA. How long will it
take to charge it to 100V?
a) 1 s
# b) 0.2 seconds
c) 12 minutes
128. The total resistance of the circuit shown is
a) 1.33 Ohms
b) 12 Ohms
# c) 3 Ohms
129. A step up transformer has
a) one winding
# b) two windings
c) three windings
130. The three voltages of a three phase generator are connected
# a) independently of each other
b) in series with each other
c) in parallel with each other
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149. in conventional current flow, what is Fleming's right hand rule used
for
a) Motors
# b) Generators
c) Inductors
150. In a capacitive circuit, if the frequency is increased
# a) the current increases
b) impedance increases
c) reactance remains the same
151. Three 12 F capacitors are in series. The total capacitance is
a) 12 F
# b) 4 F
c) 36 F
152. A 500 ohm resistor carries a 3 amp current. What is the power
dissipated?
a) 5 kW
# b) 4.5 kW
c) 500 W
153. A paramagnetic material has a relative permeability
a) less than unity
# b) greater than unity
c) equal to unity
154. What is the PD of a circuit which has a 40 mA current and a 1 k ohm
resistance?
a) 400 V
b) 4 V
# c) 40 V
155. The time constant of a capacitor is the time
# a) for the emf to reach 36.8% of maximum
b) the current to reach 70.7% of maximum
c) to reach maximum current
156. The secondary winding of a transformer has an impedance of 10
ohms and 1500 turns. For the primary winding to have an impedance of
1 k ohm, how many turns must it have?
# a) 15,000
b) 150,000
c) 1,500,000
157. A potentiometer has which of the following properties?
# a) 3 terminals
b) preset values
c) wire wound
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a) Increases
b) Remains the same
c) Reduces
174. Transformer copper loss on full load is 220 Watts. On half load the
loss will be
a) 110 Watts
b) 440 Watts
# c) 55 Watts
175. The earth's magnetic field is greatest at the
# a) magnetic poles
b) geographic poles
c) magnetic equator
176. If a 1 ohm circuit produces a 50 W output, the phase angle is
# a) 0o
b) 90o
c) 45o
177. A series wound DC motor, the field has
# a) few turns of thick wire
b) few turns of thin wire
c) many turns of thin wire
178. What effect do the electrons of one atom have upon the electrons of
another atom?
# a) They repel each other
b) They attract each other
c) They have no effect on each other
179. What is a molecule?
# a) The smallest part of a compound
b) The smallest part of an electron
c) The smallest part of an atom
180. A coulomb is
a) one ampere per second
# b) one ampere x second
c) one second per ampere
181. in a circuit containing three resistors of equal value connected in
parallel, one resistor goes open circuit. The current in the other two
resistors will
a) increase
b) decrease
# c) remain the same
182. 20 amperes flow for 20 seconds. How many coulombs has flowed?
# a) 400
b) 20
c) 1
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183. An atom is
# a) the smallest part of an element that retains its characteristics
b) the smallest part of a compound that can exist independently
c) the smallest particle of matter
184. A neutron is a particle which is
# a) contained within the nucleus of most atoms
b) orbits the nucleus of the atom
c) contained in the nucleus of all atoms
185. An electric current is a flow of
a) electrons from a positively charged area to a negatively charged
area
b) protons from a positively charged area to a negatively charged
area
# c) electrons from a negatively charged area to a positively charged
area
186. An element could be considered to be a conductor if it has
a) a large number of electrons
b) a large number of electrons in its outer orbit
# c) a small number of electrons in its outer orbit
187. A volt can be considered to be a
# a) unit of electrical pressure
b) quantity of electrical energy
c) unit of electrical power
188. If the resistance of an electrical circuit is increased
a) the voltage will increase
b) the current will increase
# c) the current will decrease
189. If 2 coulombs flowed through a circuit in 2 seconds, the circuit
would have
a) 2 volts PD
b) 2 amps
# c) 1 amp
190. In general, increasing the cross sectional area of an electrical cable
# a) enables it to carry more current
b) enables it to carry more voltage
c) increases its resistance
191. Doubling the running time of an electrical machine would
# a) double the joules used
b) double the watts used
c) double the current used
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218. The method of ascertaining the voltage of a standard aircraft leadacid battery is by checking
a) the voltage off load
b) the voltage on open circuit
# c) the voltage with rated load switched ON.
219. Generator brushes are normally made of
# a) carbon
b) brass
c) steel
220. If the voltage across a resistor is doubled
# a) the current is doubled
b) the resistance is halved
c) the current is halved
221. As the generator load is increases (within its rated capacity), the
voltage will
a) remain constant and the amperage output will decrease
b) decrease and the amperage output will increase
# c) remain constant and the amperage output will increase
222. If a number of resistors are connected in parallel, the total
resistance is
a) the same as the lowest
# b) smaller than the lowest
c) greater than the lowest
223. A charged body is said to have
# a) a surplus or deficiency of electrons
b) a surplus of protons
c) a deficiency of neutrons
224. The ratio between apparent power and true power is the
a) efficiency
b) power rating
# c) power factor
225. The voltage output of a generator is controlled by
a) varying the current of the output
b) varying the resistance of the output
# c) varying the current of the field
226. The total current flowing in a circuit of 200 lamps in parallel, each of
a resistance of 400 ohm and connected across an input of 100 volts is
# a) 50 amps
b) 25 amps
c) 40 amps
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a) 1 ohm
b) 2 ohms
c) 6 ohms
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233. What device is used to convert alternating current, which has been
induced into the loops of the rotating armature of a DC generator into
direct current as it leaves the generator?
# a) a commutator
b) an inverter
c) a rectifier
234. Two similar 12v batteries connected in parallel will produce
a) 24V e.m.f. with twice the capacity of each battery
b) 24v e.m.f. with the same capacity as each battery
# c) 12V e.m.f. with twice the capacity of each battery
235. Unless otherwise specified, any values given for current or voltage
in an AC circuit are assumed to be
a) maximum values
# b) effective values
c) instantaneous values
236. If a heavy mechanical load is removed from a series motor
# a) the speed will increase and the armature current will decrease
b) the speed will decrease and the armature current will decrease
c) the speed will increase and the armature current will increase
237. In a vector diagram showing the magnitude and direction of the
inductance, capacitance and resistance in an AC circuit
# a) the inductive reactance would be in opposition to the capacitive
reactance and resistance at 90 degrees
b) the inductive and capacitance reactance would be additive with
the resistance subtractive
c) it is impossible to show values of this kind using vectors
238. If service No. 1 is isolated from the supply busbar shown there will
be
248. What is the ratio of turns between the primary coil winding and the
secondary coil winding of a transformer designed to triple its input
voltage?
a) primary will have three times as many turns as its secondary
b) primary will have twice as many turns as its secondary
# c) primary will have one-third as many turns as its secondary
249. A direct current of 12 milliamperes flows through a circuit which
has a resistance of 1000 ohms. The power dissipated by the circuit is
a) 12 milliwatts
b) 12 watts
# c) 144 milliwatts
250. The voltage in a series circuit
# a) is different in each component
b) is the same in each component
c) is less than it would be in a parallel circuit
251. Which aircraft circuit would be most likely to use frequency wild
200V AC?
# a) windscreen heating
b) hydraulic pump
c) standby compass
252. Why are the iron cores of most induction coils laminated?
# a) To reduce the effects of eddy currents
b) To increase the core permeability
c) To reduce the core reluctance
253. A 48-volt source is required to furnish 192 watts to a parallel circuit
consisting of three resistors of equal value. What is the value of each
resistor?
a) 12 ohm
b) 4 ohm
# c) 36 ohm
254. If voltage is 100V, resistance is 25 ohms, what is the current?
a) 2500 amperes
# b) 4 amperes
c) 0.4 amperes
255. A soft iron core is used in an ELECTRO magnet because
a) it has HIGH permeability and HIGH coercivity
# b) it has HIGH permeability and LOW coercivity
c) it has LOW permeability and HIGH coercivity
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273. A piece of equipment is rated at 750 watts and the applied voltage is
30 volts. The value of the protection fuse should be
a) 20 amps
# b) 30 amps
c) 15 amps
274. The current consumed by a DC starter motor will
a) remain relatively constant over the starting speed range
b) increase as the engine speed increases
# c) decrease as the engine speed increases
275. When different rated capacitors are connected in parallel in a
circuit, the total capacitance is
a) equal to the capacitance of the highest rated capacitor
b) less than the capacitance of the lowest rated capacitor
# c) equal to the sum of all the capacitances
276. The voltage in a transformer secondary coil that contains twice as
many loops as the primary coil will be
a) less and the amperage greater than in the primary coil
b) greater and the amperage greater than in the primary coil
# c) greater and the amperage less than in the primary coil
277. How are generators rated?
a) Impedance at rated voltage
b) Amperes at rated voltage
# c) Watts at rated voltage
278. in a single phase AC generator, frequency is determined by
# a) the generator speed
b) controlling the current flow through the voltage field windings
c) the number of pairs of poles
279. The risk of a fire due to static electricity is overcome
a) by fitting static wicks and insulating all metal components
# b) by connecting all metal components by bonding
c) by fitting static wicks and isolating the battery from inflammable
gas sources
280. Due to armature reaction in a DC motor
# a) the trailing pole tips are magnetically weakened
b) the leading pole tips are magnetically weakened
c) the magnetic flux is restored by moving the MNA towards the GNA
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281. Two resistors are connected in series and have an e.m.f. of V volts
across them. If the voltages across the resistances are V1 and V2 then
by Kirchhoff's law
# a) V = V1 + V2
b) V2 = V1 + V
c) V1 = V2 + V
282. When an electrical supply becomes open-circuit
# a) the loss of continuity will prevent its component from functioning
b) the fuse or circuit breaker should isolate the circuit due to the
increased current drawn
c) the component will operate normally but will not switch off
283. Some electric motors have two sets of field winding wound in
opposite directions so that the
a) speed of the motor can be more closely controlled
# b) motor can be operated in either direction
c) power output of the motor can be more closely controlled
284. The amount of electrical power for a given generator weight is
a) determined by the size of the aircraft
b) greater for DC generator
# c) greater for AC generator
285. When resistors are in parallel the total current is equal to
a) the current through one resistor
# b) the sum of the currents
c) the reciprocal of all the currents
286. What is the ampere-hour rating of a storage battery that is designed
to deliver 45 amperes for 2.5 hours?
a) 90.0 ampere-hour
# b) 112.5 ampere-hour
c) 45.0 ampere-hour
287. How much power must a 24-volt generator furnish to a system
which contains the following series loads?
5 ohm, 3 ohm and 12 ohm
a) 450 watts
b) 402 watts
# c) 28.8 watts
288. A volt meter is connected
a) in series or parallel
# b) in parallel
c) in series
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a) 3A
b) 6A
c) 12A
332. The 'A' phase of a three phase power system is colour coded
a) blue
b) yellow
# c) red
333. The total resistance of the circuit shown is
a) 12 Ohms
# b) 3 Ohms
c) 7.5 Ohms
334. What is a method used for restoring generator field residual
magnetism?
# a) Flash the fields
b) Reseat the brushes
c) Energize the armature
335. A 1F capacitor is equivalent to
# a) 0.000,001 Farads
b) 1,000,000 Farads
c) 0.001 Farads
336. The opposition offered by a coil to the flow of alternating current is
called (disregard resistance)
a) impedance
b) reluctance
# c) inductive reactance
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345. The resistance of the current return path through the aircraft is
always considered negligible, provided the
a) generator is properly grounded
b) voltage drop across the circuit is checked
# c) structure is adequately bonded
346. An ammeter is connected into a circuit in
a) parallel
b) shunt
# c) series
347. When handling a high voltage capacitor in an electrical circuit, be
sure it
a) has a full charge before removing it from the circuit
# b) is fully discharged before removing it from the circuit
c) has at least a residual charge before removing it from the circuit
348. When a circuit with a series inductance and capacitance is at
resonant frequency
a) the current in the circuit decreases
# b) the impedance of the circuit is such that the voltage is in phase
with the current
c) the impedance of the circuit is such that the voltage leads the
current by exactly 90 degrees
349. in an AC circuit, the effective voltage is
a) equal to the maximum instantaneous voltage
b) greater than the maximum instantaneous voltage
# c) less than the maximum instantaneous voltage
350. On a combined DC starter - generator system
# a) the voltage regulator is connected to the shunt field after the start
cycle is completed
b) the series coil is open circuit during the engine start sequence
c) the voltage regulator controls the start sequence during engine
starting
351. A pure capacitor, inductor and resistor are connected in series and
the voltage drops across each are 10V and the total current flowing in
the circuit is 1A. How much true power is the circuit consuming?
a) 30VA
b) 30W
# c) 10W
352. If a capacitor 1F and an inductor 10mH are connected in parallel
what is their approximate resonant frequency?
a) 62Hz
b) 3.2MHz
# c) 1.6kHz
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353. Which wave form is stepped positive and negative with unequal
length sides?
# a) Trapezoidal wave
b) Rectangular wave
c) Saw tooth wave
354. The value of an AC sine wave that will give an equivalent heating
effect in a DC resistor is the
a) average value
# b) RMS value
c) peak value
355. Where is the magnetic dip least?
a) Poles
# b) Equator
c) Isoclinals
356. The dielectric constant of a capacitor is a measurement of
# a) the electrostatic energy storing capacity of the capacitor
dielectric
b) the electrical resistance of the capacitor dielectric
c) the electrical repulsion of electrons within the dielectric material
357. To reverse the direction of rotation on a DC shunt motor, you must
change the direction of the current through
# a) the field windings or the armature windings
b) the armature windings only
c) the field windings and the armature windings
358. If the field current to a shunt wound DC motor is decreased when
operating at a constant load, the motor speed will
a) reduce
# b) increase
c) not change
359. An electric current is
a) a surplus of free electron
b) an excitement of electrons in a metal
# c) an ordered flow of electrons
360. An atom contains
a) molecules
b) hydrogen
# c) electrons
361. What causes a transformer to be noisy?
a) High coil resistance
# b) An air gap in the core
c) High core losses
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370. If 2 resistors, one red, yellow, black, gold and the other violet, blue,
black, silver were replaced by a single resistor. Ignoring tolerance, what
would the color coding be?
# a) Brown, black, brown
b) Brown, black, black
c) Black, brown, black
371. Germanium and silicon have how many electrons in their outer
shell
# a) 4
b) 2
c) 6
372. If a free electron is given to another atom, that atom is a
a) positive ion
# b) negative ion
c) valency atom
373. If a nicad battery is not to be used immediately it should be stored
a) fully charged
# b) fully dissipated
c) dry
374. A light / heat sensitive cell is a
# a) transducer
b) diode
c) transistor
375. In a mercury cell the steel casing is
# a) the positive terminal
b) the negative terminal
c) neither
376. To improve the life of a dry cell you would
# a) use more zinc
b) use more electrolyte paste
c) us a a pure carbon positive rod
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a) 26V
b) 28V
c) 2V
a) 50V
b) 200V
c) 150V
a) A to B
B to C
b) A to D
D to E
c) D to E
D to C
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# a) 20 ohms
b) 16 ohms
c) 2 ohms
411. The atomic number of an atom is determined by the number of
# a) protons
b) electrons
c) neutrons
412. In a Leclanche cell the plates are made of
a) mercury and lithium
b) nickel and cadmium
# c) zinc and carbon
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a) 18 ohms
b) 14 ohms
# c) 2 ohms
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a) 5 A
b) 0.2 A
# c) 5 mA
419. In the previous question, the power developed across the 10 k ohm
resistor is
# a) 250 mW
b) 250 W
c) 50 mW
420. What is represented by this diagram?
# a) Potentiometer
b) Rheostat
c) Thermister
421. In the following circuit, the input at P is 4 amps and at Q is 5 amps.
What is the voltage across the 6 ohm resistor?
# a) 54V
b) 1.5V
c) 6V
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a) 22A
# b) 3A
c) 47A
423. The Watt can be expressed as
# a) Joules per second
b) Joules x seconds
c) Seconds per Joule
424. A single phase circuit has an input voltage of 100V. The current is
10A and the circuit has a power factor of 0.5. The true power is
a) 1000W
b) 50W
# c) 500W
425. Power in a DC circuit is found by
a) multiplying current by resistance
b) multiplying the voltage by itself and dividing by the current
# c) multiplying the resistance by the current squared
426. The total capacitance of the circuit shown is
# a) 4F
b) 36F
c) 3F
427. When a capacitor is charged from a DC supply, the voltage / time
curve is
a) logarithmic
# b) exponential
c) linear
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a) upwards
b) downwards
c) sideways
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a) voltmeter reading x PF
b) volts x amps
c) volts x amps x PF
a) 20 ohms
b) 500 ohms
c) 50 ohms
a) increased resistance
b) decreased resistance
c) nothing
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465. If the supply to a DC shunt motor was reversed
a) it would rotate in the opposite direction
b) 6 brushes
c) 3 brushes
475. In a 2 phase induction motor the control winding is fed with
a) variable phase AC supply
b) fixed AC supply
# c) variable amplitude supply only
476. A 3 phase induction motor can be reversed by
a) isolating one phase
b) reversing the rotor connections
# c) changing over any two phases
477. The speed of an AC motor can be affected by the
a) field current
# b) pairs of poles
c) armature current
478. A generator rated at 30 KVA and power factor 0.8 has a maximum
continuous power output of
a) 30 kW
# b) 24 kW
c) 37.5 kW
479. An AC motor which rotates at the same speed as the supply
frequency is called
a) a universal motor
b) an induction motor
# c) a synchronous motor
480. In the circuit shown, impedance will be
a) 9 ohms
b) 5 ohms
c) 7 ohms
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481. In the circuit shown, if the frequency is increased from zero to
resonant frequency, the circuit current would
# a) increase
b) decrease
c) stay the same
482. The true power developed in this circuit is
# a) 12W
b) 50W
c) 20W
483. The filter shown is a
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493. If there was a mainly inductive load on an AC generator, the voltage
with respect to the current would
# a) lead
b) lag
c) be in phase
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501. An inductor of resistance 5 k ohms and inductance 2mH is
connected to a DC circuit. The time constant is
# a) 400 ns
b) 10 seconds
c) 40 ms
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509. in a motor, armature reaction causes the MNA to move
a) in the direction of rotation
# b) against the direction of rotation
c) to the GNA
510. A circuit with good selectivity will have
a) a large bandwidth
b) a narrow bandwidth
c) a low L/C ratio
a) as a protective cover
b) as a positive terminal
c) as a negative terminal
536. When switching off the supply, the back emf in a collapsing field in
an inductor
a) never exceeds forward emf
# b) can be multiple times bigger than forward emf
c) is equal to forward emf
537. If the energy supplied to a circuit for 4hrs 15 mins at 800 j/sec what
would be the energy consumed?
# a) 3.4 KW Hrs
b) 3400 KW Hrs
c) 340 KW Hrs
538. A parallel circuit at resonance has its impedance at a
# a) maximum
b) minimum
c) zero
539. A parallel circuit with any number of 2 terminal connections
a) has the same current throughout
# b) the individual voltage drops is equal to the emf
c) the resistance is dependent on current
540. In this circuit, Rx is equal to
a) R3 x R2 R4
b) R3 x R4 R2
c) R2 x R4 R3
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541. A transformer to supply a 24V load with a 5:1 turn's ratio will have
what primary supply?
a) 120 VDC
b) 48 VAC
# c) 4.8 V
542. A material exposed to heat will
a) be harder to magnetise
b) be easier to magnetise
c) have no effect on magnetism
543. A 20 Pico farad capacitor with a 1MW resistor takes how long to
charge?
# a) 20 microseconds
b) 0.1 second
c) 10 seconds
544. A transformer has 2000V, 500 turns on the primary and 50 turns on
the secondary. What would be the line voltage if the transformer were
Delta/Star connected?
a) 200V
# b) 346V
c) 450V
545. The main advantage of a starter-generator over conventional units
is
a) for the same power output there is a weight reduction and the
starter drive remains engaged
# b) for the same power output there is a weight reduction and the
drive is constantly engaged
c) it can produce a greater power output
546. The speed of a single phase induction motor is dependant on
a) the strength of the field
# b) the number of pairs of poles
c) the strength of the armature current
547. An A.C. shunt wound motor sometimes uses a volts dropping
resistor. The resistor would be
# a) in series with the supply
b) in series with the field
c) in series with the armature
548. The time to fully charge a 1 micro farad capacitor in series with a
100K ohm resistor is
# a) 100 ms
b) 10 ms
c)1 ms
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549. A sine wave has a periodic time of 0.5 milliseconds, what is its
frequency?
a) 200 Hz
# b) 2Khz
c) 20Khz
550. In a voltage equalizing circuit the generators are regulated so
a) the lower output is increased to that of the higher
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556. Motor slip is
# a) the percentage of difference in speeds between the stator and
rotor fields
b) a shifting of the MNA of the motor
c) a symptom of a weak field
557. The principal characteristic of a synchronous motor is
# a) Vt = IXC
b) Vt = IXL
c) Vt = I/R
561. What is the internal resistance of a Leclanche cell?
a) 6 ohms - 10 ohms
#
b) 0.02 ohms - 4 ohms
c) 20 ohms - 30 ohms
562. In a DC motor the interpoles are part of the
#
a) field
b) rotor assembly
c) stator assembly
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563. The line voltage in a wye wound transformer is
a) root 3 / phase voltage
b) the same as phase voltage
# c) root 3 x phase voltage
564. The valence electron is
# a) the electron in outer shell of atom
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572. An induced current in a coil
#
a) opposes the EMF producing it
b) aids the EMF producing it
c) does not affect the EMF producing it
573. Armature reaction is
a) reactive sparking
b) Permeomag
c) Iron
583. The discharge curve of a capacitor is
a) Linear
b) Logarithmic
#
c) Exponential
584. to generate electricity with a fuel cell, you need a constant supply
of
#
a) Oxygen & Hydrogen
b) Kerosene & Heat
c) Nitrogen & Sunlight
585. Five different value resistors all have the same voltage dropped
across them, how are the resistors connected?
a) In Series
#
b) In Parallel
c) In Series/Parallel
----- 586.
The input is 115V and is applied across the 300 turn portion. What is the
output?
#
a) 460V
b) 115V
c) 28V
587. A near perfect 4:1 step up transformer has it's primary connected to
120VAC, if the secondary is connected to a load with 1600 ohms
resistance what is the current in the primary
a) 1 amp
b) 0.3 amps
#
c) 1.2 amps
588. Flux losses in a transformer can be prevented by
a) the use of primary shielding
#
b) winding the primary on top of the secondary
c) laminating the core
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589. A ni-cad battery found to be below normal capacity should
a) be removed and used for ground use only
#
b) be re-charged with a freshening charge
c) have its electrolyte adjusted
590. In cold weather a battery must be kept
#
a) fully charged
b) fully discharged
c) does not matter
591. A simple basic induction motor has
#
a) poor starting torque, good running torque
b) good starting torque, poor running torque
c) poor starting torque, poor running torque
592. If the frequency to a capacitor increases, the current through it
#
a) is zero
b) increases
c) decreases
593. In a 3-phase delta wound circuit, line current is
a) same as the phase current
b) in phase with the phase current
#
c) the vectorial sum of all 3 phase currents
594. Conductance of a circuit is 2 milliMhos. What is its resistance?
a) 5 MegaOhms
#
b) 500 Ohms
c) 5000 Ohms
595. To increase the voltage output of a generator you can
#
a) increase speed
b) decrease speed
c) It is not speed dependant
596. How would you find the direction of the current flow in an armature
located in a magnetic field?
a) Maxwells corkscrew rule
#
b) Flemings right hand rule
c) Fleming's left hand rule
597. If in a electrical circuit there is a difference between the capacitive
reactance and the inductive reactance, what would the power factor of
the circuit be?
a) Unity
#
b) Less than unity
c) More than unity
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598. What is the SI unit of conductance?
#
a) Sieman
b) Ohm
c) Ohm-metre
599. What is the SI unit of resistivity?
#
a) Ohm metre
b) Ohms/metre
c) Ohms
600. Generator voltage is
#
a) dependant on speed of rotation
b) independent of speed of rotation
c) not dependant on speed of rotation
601. If a negatively charged conductor is placed next to an insulated rod
a) the rod has no charge
b) the rod becomes negatively charged
#
c) the rod becomes positively charged
602. What is the formula for conductance?
#
a) 1/R
b) 1 - R
c) R + 1
603. What happens if you reverse the supply to the field and armature of
a DC shunt motor?
a) Reverses direction of rotation
#
b) Continues to rotate in same direction
c) Fails to start
604. The internal resistance of a battery off load compared to on load is
#
a) same
b) increased
c) decreased
605. What is the rating of a monolithic capacitor with 103 on it
#
a) 10000pf
b)100000pf
c) 1000pf
606. What is the formula for working out the capacitance of a capacitor if
K = dielectric constant, A = area of the plates, d = distance plates apart?
#
a) c = KA/d
b) c = Kd/A
c) c = d/KA
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607. 115V RMS 2.5A at 60 degrees what is the power disipated?
a) 79 W
#
b) 143 W
c) 300 VA
608. If cobalt has a permeability of 4800 it is a
#
a) ferromagnetic
b) paramagnetic
c) diamagnetic
609. The output from a generator to a commutator is
#
a) AC
b) DC
c) pulsed DC
610. When light hits a photodiode resistance
a) increases
#
b) decreases
c) stays the same
611. What type of wave is it when the vertical and horizontal distances
are equal?
#
a) Square
b) Rectangular
c) Sawtooth
612. Cobalt has permeability
#
a) greater than unity
b) same as unity
c) less than unity
613. In an aircraft brushless alternator the armature is
a) in series with the field
#
b) star wound
c) delta wound
614. to supply a 24 volt output with a transformer with a 5:1 turns ratio,
the input required is
a) 120V
#
b) 4.8V
c) 24V
615. in a resonant parallel circuit, current is
a) max
#
b) min
c) zero
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616. Total capacitance of 3 capacitors each 12mF in a parallel circuit
#
a) 36mF
b) 12mF
c) 6mf
617. Band stop filter
#
a) attenuates frequencies in a specified narrow band
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625. What are the factors affecting the frequency of an ac generator?
a) Number of turns in the armature coil and rpm
#
b) Number of pole pairs and rpm
c) Number of turns in the armature coil and number of pole pairs
626. Which of the following applications would require a "continuously
rated" motor
627. What would you use for the core in a generator current
transformer?
#
a) Air core
b) Laminated core
c) Steel Core
628. Spontaneous magnetisation occurs in a
a) permomagnet
#
b) ferromagnet
c) diamagnet
629. An aircraft transformer is needed to step up a voltage. What sort
would be used
a) Air core
#
b)Laminated core
c) Solid core
630. A conductor is placed in a magnetised coil. What will happen
a) A force will be created
#
b) Nothing will happen unless the conductor is moved
c) The conductor will move
631. An atom with less than 4 electrons in its outer shell has
#
a) low electrical resistance
b) high electrical resistance
c) no electrical resistance
632. in a 4:1 step-up transformer, 120V is applied to the primary, and the
load on the secondary is 1600 Ohms. What is the current in the
primary?
a) 0.075A
#
b) 1.2A
c) 3A
633. Two 12V, 40Ah cells in series gives
#
a) 24V 40Ah
b) 24V 80Ah
c) 12V 40Ah
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634. A 2 Megohm resistor can be written
a) M20F
#
b) 2M0F
c) 20MF
635. If a resistor is too small or misshapen to fit the colour code bands,
how else is it's value indicated?
a) Dots
b) Letter code
c) Number code
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