EE TRIVIA 1

1. How many electrons must be placed on each two spheres separated by 4 mm in order to
produce a repulsive force of 500 N?
A. 5.27 x 1012 B. 5.89 x 1012 C. 6.42 x 1012 D. 6.97 x 1012
2. A 100 liters of water is heated from 20o C to 40o C. How many KHWR of electricity is needed
assuming no heat loss?
A. 4.2 B. 1.2 C. 2.3 D. 3.7
3. A two-element series circuit with R=15 Ω, L= 20 mH has an impedance of 30 ohms and an
unknown angle. What is the frequency in HZ?
A. 20.7 B. 207 C. 2,070 D. 2.07
4. An impedance of 3-3j ohms is connected in parallel with 5+j2 ohms. A voltmeter connected
across the 3 ohm resistance measures 45 v. Calculate the total current of the circuit.
A. 41.3 A B. 7.91 A C. 13.4 A D. 22.4 A
5. A semi-circular current wave has an effective value of 8.16 A, what is its maximum value?
A. 10 A B. 12 A C. 14 A D. 16.32 A
6. A capacitor of capacitance of 1 µF is charged to 10 kV and is then discharged through a wire.
Find the heat produced in the wire in calories.
A. 11.9 B. 12.9 C. 10.9 D. 9.9
7. A chart speed of a recording instrument is 25 mm/sec.One cycle of the signal being recorded
extends over 5 mm. What is the frequency of the signal?
A. 20 Hz B. 2 Hz C. 50 Hz D. 5 Hz
8. An isolated capacitorofunknown capacitance has been charged to a potential difference of 100
v. When charged capacitor is then connected in parallel to an uncharged 10 µF capacitor the
potential difference is 30 V. Find the unknown capacitance in µF.
A. 6.67 B. 3.33 C. 5.38 D. 4.29
9. Acoil of 1,000 turns is uniformly wound on ring of non-magnetic material, the mean diameter
being 0.2 m. The cross-sectional area of the coil is 4 cm2 with a current of 2 A flowing, find the
total flux in µWb.
A. 3 B. 2.4 C. 1.6 D. 0.8
10. A certain copper wire has a resistance of 0.5 when the length is 10 m. What is its diameter in
mils?
A. 38 B. 33 C. 26 D. 21
11. The maximum instantaneous voltage and current output of an alternator are 300 v and 20 A,
respectively. What is the power output in watts if the voltage leads the current by 30o.
A. 2,598 B. 6,000 C. 3,000 D. 5,196
12. If a certain conductor has an area of 336,400 circular mils, what is the radius of this conductor in
cm?
A. 0.663 B. 0.921 C. 0.737 D. 0.810
13. One volt is how many abvolts?
A. 108 B. 10-12 C. 102 D. 10-2
14. The phenomenon in which a substance becomes a magnet when places near a magnet.
 A. Magnetic Induction C. Magnetism
B. Magnetic transfer D. Electromagnetism
15. A pulsating direct current has a constant magnitude of 9 A foe 0.02 sec and is 0 for 0.01 sec. The
cycle is then repeated. What is its effective value?
A. 54.17 A B. 7.35 A C. 81 A D. 3 A
16. An impedance of 3+j4 ohms is connected in parallel with a 10 ohm resistor. if the input power
to this is 1,100 watts, what is the power in 10 ohm resistor?
A. 400 W B. 500 W C. 600 W D. 800 W
17. One KW is equal to _____ lb-ft/sec.
A. 738 B. 500 C. 1,050 D. 1,356
18. When can an AC voltage, v=120 sin 120πt reach its first peak?
A. 2.167 ms B. 3.167 ms C. 4.167 ms D. 5.167 ms
19. Which of the following acts as depolarizer in dry cell?
A. Ammonium Chloride C. Zinc Chloride
B. Carbon Powder D. Manganese Dioxide
20. A coil having a resistance of 0.5 ohms and an inductance of 5.25 mH is connected in parallel with
a capacitor across a 220v, 60 Hz source. Calculate the value of the capacitance at resonance.
A. 1.25 µF B. 1.25 mF C. 12.5 µF D. 12.5 mF

EE TRIVIA 2

1. Two transformers are connected in open delta and deliver a balnced three-phase load of 245
KW at 460 volts and power factor of 0.707. Calculate the power delivered by the individual
transformer.
A. 150 KW,95KW B. 193.2 KW, 51.8 KW C. 173.2 KW, 71.8 KW D. 122.5 KW, 122.5 KW
2. If the maximum torque of an induction motor is 200 kg-m at a slip of 12%, the torque at 6% slip
would be _____ kg-m.
A. 250 B. 120 C. 180 D. 160
3. In an alternator running with a balanced zero p.f. lagging load, phase difference between the
resultant armature ( or stator ) flux and main field flux is always_____.
A. Zero B. 90o lagging C. 90o leading D. 180o
4. A 6-pole, 3-phase induction motor runs at a speed of 960 rpm when the shaft torque is 136 N-m
and the frequency is 50 hz. Calculate the rotor copper loss if the friction and windage losses are
150 watts.
A. 475 w B. 745 w C. 574 w D. 675 w
5. Out of the following methods of starting a 3-phase induction motor, which one requires six
stator terminals?
A. Rotor rheostat B. Auto transformer C. star-delta D. Direct online
6. Synchronous motors are
A. Self-starting B. Not self-starting C. Essentially self starting d. None of these
7. A three-phase induction motor is taking 40 KW, the slip ring being 4% and the stator losses
amount to 800 watts. Calculate the total power developed.
 A. 39.2 KW B. 38.62 KW C. 35.73 KW D. 37.63 KW
8. A two-pole three-phase 50 Hz star connected ac generator has 9 slots/pole and 6
conductors/slot. What is the flux per pole if the terminal voltage on open circuit is 1,100 volts.
Take the coil span as unity.
A. 0.1756 Wb B. 0.1656 Wb C. 0.1556 Wb D. 0.1456 Wb
9. A 50-KVA, 7,620/240 v,1 ф transformer has rated core loss of 350 watts and rated or full load
copper loss of 800 watts. The transformer is 50% loaded for 12 hours at 0.8 p.f. lagging. The rest
of the day, it is connected from the source. Calculate the all day efficiency of the transformer.
A. 94.32 % B. 95. 32 % C. 96.32 % D. 97.32 %
10. In a three-phase induction motor, reactance under running conditions is less than its standstill
value because of decrease in
A. Rotor inductance C. Stator magnetic flux
B. Frequency of rotor emf D. Mutual flux linking the stator and rotor conductors
11. The potential transformers of a line have a ratio of 132,000/66. These are connected wye-delta.
The voltmeter connected at secondary reads 64 volts. What is the voltage in the line?
A. 132 kV B. 135.2 kV C. 221.7 kV D. 112.5 kV
12. A three-phase Y-connected alternator delivers at unity power factor load a 230 volts. If the
synchronous reactance voltage drop 60 volts per phase, calculate the percentage regulation,
neglecting the resistance voltage drop.
A. 12.74 % B. 14.27 % C. 9.74 % D. 7.94 %
13. If the stator voltage of a SCIM is reduced to 75 % of its rated value, torque developed is reduced
by____ percent of its load value.
A. 25 B. 56 C. 75 D. 44
14. The capacitor in a capacitor-start inducyion-run ac motor is connected in series with ____
winding.
A. Squirrel cage B. Running C. Starting D. Compensating
15. A 200-kVA transformer has an iron loss of 1 kWand full-load copper loss of 2 kW. What is the
percent load of the transformer at maximum efficiency?
A. 90.7 % B. 70.7 % C. 80.7 % D. 94.7 %
16. If there an open circuit in the rotor of a SCIM\
A. Motor will be noisy C. Motor will not start
B. Rotor will overheat D. Line fuses will blow
17. At lagging loads, armature reaction inan alternator is
A. Cross-magnetizing C. Non-effective
B. Demagnetizing D. Magnetizing
18. The 65 % taps on a compensator are used in connection with a 10-hp 220-volt three-phase
motor. Rated motor current is 20amp, and blocked-rotor current at 220 volts is 50 am. Calculate
the starting current delivered to the motor.
A. 17.16 A B> 40.8 A C. 97.5 A D. 231 A
19. An industrial plant has a load of 1,500 KVA at an average power factor of 0.6 lagging. Neglecting
all losses, calculate the KVA input to a synchronous condenser for an over-all power factor of
unity.
 A. 1,200 B. 1,500 C. 900 D. 1,800
20. When the transformer secondary winding is short-circuited, its primary inductance will_____.
A. Not be affected C. Increase
B. Become zero D. decrease