POWER SYSTEM INSTITUTE REVIEW AND TRAINING SPECIALIST PRE-BOARD EXAM

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (Professional Subjects) August 2, 2016

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by
shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURE
ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 2 only.

MULTIPLE CHOICES:

1. What is the color of the phase A conductor in a 480 Y / 277 V, Three-phase system?
A. Black B. Brown C. Orange D. Red

2. An inductance coil contains R = 10 Ω and an L = 0.1 Henry. If the frequency of the alternating current is 60 cps, what
is the voltage required to cause a current of 3 A to flow through the circuit?
A. 110 V B. 114 V C. 117 V D. 120 V

3. Short transmission lines have a length not exceeding

A. 40 km B. 20 km C. 80 km D. 100 km

4. Three- single phase transformer each rated 75 kVA are banked in delta and supplying a 3-phase load drawing 160
kVA at 0.8 lagging pf. If one transformer is removed for repairs, solve the minimum amount in kVAR needed to prevent
overloading of the remaining units.
A. 87.32 B. C. 78.32 D. 73.28

5. The rotating part of a dc motors is known as

A. Pole B. Stator C. armature D. carbon brush

6. A 3-phase, 11-kV wye connected synchronous alternator has a synchronous reactance of 8 ohms per phase but
negligible resistance. If the excitation is such that the open circuit voltage is 14 kV, determine the power factor at the
maximum output.
A. 0.786 B. 0.772 C. 0.793 D. 0.708

7. A load of 100 kVA of induction motors on the three phase 208 volt, 60 cycle power supply to a shop is balanced and is
operating at a power factor of 80%. The proposition is to bring the power factor up to 90%, lagging by means of a Δ-
connected bank of capacitors. Calculate the total kVA of capacitors required in this bank.
A. 19.7 B. 21.3 C. 25.2 D. 17.4

8. The power factor of an incandescent bulb is ________.

A. 0.8 lagging B. 0.8 leading C. unity D. zero

9. A light source having an intensity of 500 candle in all directions is fitted with a reflector so that it directs 80% of its light
along a beam having a divergence of 15º. What will be the average illumination produced on a surface normal to the
beam direction at a distance of 10 m?
A. 528 lux B. 652 lux C. 832 lux D. 961 lux

10. Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) is a device intended to protect people by de-energizing a circuit when the
current-to-ground exceeds _________.
A. 5 mA (+/- 1 mA) B. 2 mA (+/- 1 mA) C. 8 mA (+/- 1 mA) D.11 mA (+/- 1 mA)

11. The effect of corona is

A. Increased reactance B. increased energy loss C. Increased inductance D. all of the above

12. Ten cells each of emf 1.5 volts and internal resistance of 0.2 ohm are joined in parallel and connected to an external
circuit resistance of 3 ohms. What current the load draws?
A. 0.45 A B. 0.65 A C. 0.50 A D. 0.48 A

13. Squirrel cage induction motor differs from the slip ring type in that it has no
A. Slip rings B. windings on the stator C. Rotor windings D. rotating part

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14. Impurities in an electrolyte can cause an internal short circuit condition called
A. Depolarization B. electrolysis C. local action D. polarization

15. A 10 hp DC shunt motor has armature and field resistances of 0.25 and 100 ohms respectively. The full load
efficiency is 83%. Determine the value of the starting resistance in order that the armature starting current will not
exceed 200% of the full-load value.
A..2.85 ohms B. 2.60 ohms C. 2.45 oms D. 2.5 ohms

16. What is the minimum number of wattmeters required to measure unbalanced power of a three-phase system?
A. two B. four C. three D. one

17. How many sheets of a dielectric are necessary to make a condenser having a capacity of 0.0055 µF, when the sheets
are 15 x 30 cm. in area and 0.29 cm. thick? Assume k = 8.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

18. He invented the first polyphase AC power system and also the induction motor,
A. Thomas A. Edison B. Albert Einstein C. George Westinghouse D. Nikola Tesla

19. The force of the rectangular loop of wire 5.26 by 8.14 cm. makes an angle of 30° with a uniform magnetic induction of
1.58 x 10-3 Wb/m2. What torque acts on the coil when the current is 5.12 Amperes?
A. 3 x 10-5 N-m B. 2 x 10-5 N-m C. 4 x 10-5 N-m D. 5 x 10-5 N-m

20. In an RLC circuits, the current at resonance is _____________.

A. Maximum B. minimum C. infinity D. zero

21. A closed path made of several branches of the network is known as

A. Loop B. junction C. branch D. None of these

22. A short line has a resistance of 4 ohms and a reactance of 12 ohms per wire and transmits power to a concentrated
load of 1000 kVA, 13,200 V, 3-phase, 60 Hz, 0.8 pf inductive load. Find its efficiency.
A. 93.30% B. 96.95% C. 95.75% D. 97.21%

23. A diesel power plant is best suited as

A. Stand by plant B. peak load plant C. Base load plant D. general purpose plant

24. A 250 V, 30 Hz generator supplies power to a parallel circuit consisting of 20 hp motor whose efficiency is 90% at
0.80 pf lagging and a second load that draws an apparent power of 7 kVA at unity pf. Determine the system reactive
power.
A. 23.582 kVAR B.12.435 kVAR C. 10.341 kVA D. 20.384 KVA

25. The law that induces emf and current always opposes the cause producing them was discovered by
A. Lenz B. Faraday C. Maxwell D. ohm

26. A 20-pole, 693-V, 50-Hz, 3ø, ∆-connected synchronous motor is operating at no-load with normal excitation. It has
armature ressistance per phase of zero and synchronousreactance of 10 Ω. If rotor is retarded by 0.5º (mechanical)
from its synchronous position, compute the rotor displacement in electrical degrees.
A. 10º B. 7.5º C. 5º D. 2.5º

27. No voltage will be induced in a coil when current is

A. Switched on B. Switched off C. Reduced D. constant

28. Two alternators are operating in parallel supplying a common load of 4250 kW at 0.85 power factor lagging. Alternator
A contributes 600 kVAR at 0.92 power factor lagging. Solve for the power factor of alternator B.
A. 0.813 lagging B. 0.834 lagging C. 0.804 lagging D. 0.820 lagging

29. A battery can deliver 10 J of energy to move 5 C of charge. What is the potential difference between the terminals of
the battery?
A. 2 V B. 0.5 V C. 50 V D. 5 V

30. The maximum value of potential gradient in a cable occur in

A. Outer sheet B. Insulation C.conductor D. uniformly all over
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31. Power factor improvement may be achieved by the use of

A. Synchronous motor B. Long transmission lines C. Induction motor D. None of these

32. The output of a half-wave rectifier is suitable only for __________.

A. charging batteries B. running tape recorders C. running car radios D. running AC motors

33. A magnetomotive force is supplied by a current of one ampere through 100 turns. The Mgnetic circuit consists of a
steel core of 1000 permeability, 10 cm. long and 4 sq. cm. area and an air gap one cm. long. What is the field intensity
at the air gap?
A. 124.42 oersted B. 324.42 oersted C. 235.53 oersted D. 424.42 oersted

34. To obtain a high voltage of about 1.9 V from a dry cell one would use
A. 1.3 V B. 1.5 V C. 1.1 V D. 1.7 V

35. Two alternators A and B are operating in parallel supplying a load drawing 1000 kVA at 0.80 power factor lagging. If
the alternator A contributes 500 kVA at 0.60 power factor lagging, determine the power factor of alternator B.
A. 0.928 lagging B. 0.901 lagging C. 0.852 lagging D. 0.977 lagging

36. _____ is a flow of electrical energy from from a high voltage conductor to surrounding ionized air and characterized by
a faint glow, crackling noise, and conversion of atmospheric oxygen to ozone.
A. skin effect B. corona effect C. Hysterisis effect D. Doppler effect

37. A 2,200 –volt three phase, 500 hp induction motor operates at 94% efficiency at full load and has a power factor of
90%. The motor is supplied from a Δ-Δ-connected bank of single phase transformers. If one of the transformers fails,
what kVA is carried by each of the remaining transformers when the motors delivers a full output?
A. 254.4 B. 234.5 C. 244.5 D. 264.5

38. The root mean square (r.m.s) value of ac is the same as

A. Instantaneous value B. Effective value C. Average value D. Maximum value

39. Three condensers, each having a capacity of 75 microfarads are connected in star to a440 volts, 3-phase, 50 cycles
supply. Calculate the capacitance of each of the three condensers so that when they are connected in delta to the
same supply the line current remains the same.
A. 25 µF B. 24 µF C. 26 µF D. 27 µF

40. A voltage source delivers 4 A when the load connected to it is 5 Ωand 2 A when the load becomes 20 Ω.
Calculatemaximum power which the source can supply.
A. 160 W B. 120 C. 115 W D. 90 W

41. The speed of a series motor at no load is ________.

A. Zero B. 3000 rpm C. 3600 rpm D. infinity

42. n 2-wattmeter method, the reading in one of the wattmeter is zero when
A. Power factor is unity C. load in one of the phases is zero
B. Power factor is 0.5 D. a neutral wire is not provided

43. The rotor of a 220-V, 60 Hz, 4-pole induction motor has a power input of 80 kW. It is observed that the rotor emf
makes 90 cycles per minute. Calculate the rotor copper loss.
A. 2 kW B. 12,532 A C. 3 kW D. 4 kW

44. For an RL circuit, the power factor cannot be less than _________ or greater than _________.
A. 0, 1 B. 1, 0 C. 0, -1 D. -1, 0

45. Two 3-phase transformers are connected in parallel at the primary as well as at the secondary sides. One is rated 10
MVA, 34.5/13.8 kV and 4% impedance while the other is rated 7.5 MVA, 34.5/13.8 kV and 5% impedance. The
primary tapping point has a 3-phase short circuit MVA of 1000 MVA. Determine the fault current delivered to a 3-
phase fault at the secondary side bus bar.
A. 13,501 A B. 12,532 A C. 10,452 A D. 11,953 A

46. A wattmeter is installed in a balanced 3 phase system. The wattmeter will measure
A. Total power B. active power C. Real power D. reactive power
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47. A simple neon-tube time base for a cathode-ray oscillorgraphy employs a 300 kΩ and a 0.016 F capacitor. The
striking and extinction voltages of the neon-tube are 170 V and 140 V respectively. Calculate the frequency of the time
base if the supply voltage is 200 V.
A. 450 Hz B. 720 Hz C. 300 Hz D. 180 Hz

48. Which of the following is an active element of a circuit

A. Ideal current source B. inductance C. Resistance D. capacitance

49. A 30-hp, 4-poles, 3-phase, 230 volts, 60 Hz squirrel cage induction motor operating at 90% efficiency, 85% p.f. and
2.5% slip drives a water pump for a reservoir. Find the current at which the motor is operating.
A. 73.436 A B. 64.345 A C. 82.527 A D. 91.618 A

50. The maximum power developed in a synchronous motor occurs at a coupling angle of
A. 0° B. 45° C. 90° D. 180°

51. The iron core of an electromagnet in a field of 150 Amp-turns/m has a flux density of 1.07 webers per m 2. What is its
relative permeability?
A. 5670 B. 4761 C. 6589 D. 7498

52. A variable resistor R is connected in parallel with a fixed resistor of 1.25 ohms. The combination is then connected
across a 12 V battery with internal resistance 0.25 ohm. Solve for the maximum power that can be delivered to
resistor R.
A. 130.20 W B. 120.21 W C. 115.52 W D. 142.42 W

53. To produce one kW-hr, a power plant burns 0.9 lb of coal with a heating value of 13,000 BTU. What is the heat rate of
the plant?
A. 6,250 BTU/kW-hr B. 9,550 BTU/kW-hr C. 11,700 BTU/kW-hr D. 8,700 BTU kW-hr

54. The synchronous speed of a 50 cycle 10 pole motor is

A. 500 rpm B. 150 rpm C. 600 rpm D. 1000 rpm

55. A one-meter rod of 2-cm diameter is drawn until its resistance is 100 times the initial resistance. Its length after
afterward is?
A. 10 m B. 12.5 m C. 100 m D. 5 m

56. Energy radiated continuously in the form of lighting waves is called

A. Luminous intensity B. luminous flux C. Lumen D. illumination

57. Three 10-ohm resistances are connected delta on a balanced three-phase source. If the equation of the phase V an=
120 sin wt. What is the equation of the line current in line a?
A. 36 sin wt B. 27 sin wt C. 45 sin wt D. 54 sin wt

58. Skin effect of proportional to ____________ of conductor.

A. Square of diameter B. cube of diameter C. Diameter D. square root of diameter

59. At a certain point in an electric network, the available fault MVA is 400. A 15 MVA, 34.5 kV, 2.5% impedance, wye-
grounded transformer is installed at that location. Determine the short circuit MVA at the secondary side of the
transformer.
A. 600 B. 625 C. 240 D. 500

60. The laminations are made from

A. Low carbon steel B. nickel alloy steel stampings C. Silicon sheet steel D. chrome steel

61. A circuit consists of four 100-W lamps connected in parallel across a 230-V supply. Inadvertently, a voltmeter has
been connected in series with the lamps. The resistance of the voltmeter is 1500 Ω and that of the lamps under the
conditions stated is six times their value then burning normally. What will be the reading of the voltmeter ?
A. 125 V B. 140 V C. 150 V D. 175 V

62. Out of the following, which one is not unconventional source of energy
A. Tidal power B. geothermal power C. Nuclear power D. Wind energy

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63. A factory is supplied b y a three-phase, 3-wire system with the following characteristics:
Vab = 230 cis 0° V Vbc = 230 cis 240° V Ia = 110 cis -36.87° A Ic = 125 cis 53.13° A
Determine the power consumed by the load.
A. 48.78 kW B. 39. 69 kW C. 56.87 kW D. 65. 96 kW

64. A diode rectifier tube has a plate resistance of 600 ohms (assumed constant) and is connected as a half-wave
rectifier to a load resistance of 1400 ohms. The energizing supply voltage is 440 volts effective, 60 cycle, alternating
current. Find the rectification efficiency.
A. 25.7% B. 28.7% C. 31.7% D. 34.7%

65. Out of the following, which one is not unconventional source of energy
A. Tidal power B. geothermal power C. Nuclear power D. Wind energy

66. A factory has a 240-V supply from which the following loads are taken : Lighting : Three hundred 150-W, four
hundred 100 W and five hundred 60-W lamps Heating : 100 kW Motors : A total of 44.76 kW (60 b.h.p.) with an
average efficiency of 75 percent Misc. :Various load taking a current of 40 A. Assuming that the lighting load is on for
a period of 4 hours/day, the heating for 10 hours perday and the remainder for 2 hours/day, calculate the weekly
consumption of the factory in kWh when working on a 5-day week.
A. 12042 kWhr B. 4366 kWhr C. 1599 kWhr D. 7993 kWhr

67. The three-phase power supply to a factory has the following measurements:
Vab = 240 cis 0° V Vbc = 240 cis 240° V Vca =240 cis 120° V
Ia = 120 cis 330° A Ib = 157 cis 214° A Ic = 150 cis 80° A
Solve for the total power drawn.
A. 58.8 kW B. 49.7 kW C. 67.9 kW D. 76.0 k.W

68. Twelve similar wires each of resistance 2 ohms are connected so as to form a cube. Find the resistance between the
two corners of the same edge.
A. 1.133 Ω B. 1.125 Ω C. 1.102 Ω D. 1.167 Ω

69. A voltmeter with an internal resistance of 5000 ohms is calibrated to read 10 volts at full scale. How much series
resistance is needed in order to measure 150 volts at full scale?
A. 70 kΩ B. 72 kΩ C. 75 kΩ D. 78 kΩ

70. Interpoles are connected in ______ with the armature and compensating windings are connected in _______ with the
armature
A. Series, series B. Shunt, series C. series, shunt D. shunt, shunt

71. A short 3-phase transmission line has a resistance of 3 ohms and an inductive reactance of 4 ohms. At the receiving
end, the voltage is 13,250 V line to line, with a load which draws 200 A at 0.707 lagging power factor and a capacitor
bank drawing 96 A. Solve for the power factor at the sending end.
A. 0.965 lagging B. 0.902 lagging C. 0.928 lagging D. 0.935 lagging

72. The best and the most accurate method for determining the voltage regulation is
A. Synchronous impedance method C. EMF method
B. MMF method D. Potier triangle method

73. A 3-phase, 60 Hz transmission line delivers 20 MVA to a load at 66 kV at 80% pf lagging. The total series impedance
of each line is 15 + j75 ohms. If a nominal “pi” circuit is used, what would be the transmission efficiency if the
admittance is j0.0006 mhos?
A. 90.8% B. 93.5% C. 91.7% D. 92.6%

74. The output voltage of a single loop generator is a

A. Steady d.c. B. Steady a.c. C. pulsating a.c. D. pulsating d.c.

75. The insulation resistance of a kilometer of the cable having a conductor diameter of 1.5 cm and an insulation
thickness of 1.5 cm is 500 M Ω. What would be the insulation resistance if the thickness of the insulation were
increased to 2.5 cm?
A. 160.5 MΩ B. 667.4 MΩ C. 803.6 MΩ D. 930.7 MΩ

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76. When the speed of alternator increases, the frequency

A. Decreases B. remains same C. increases D. changes

77. A 60 hz frequency would cause an electric light to _______________.

A. Turn on and off 120 times per second C. Flicker noticeable
B. Turn on and off 180 times per second D.Turn on and off 60 times per second

78. A load curve is a plot of

A. Load vs time B. load vs current C. Load vs cost of power D. load vs generation capacity

79. The efficiency of a transformer is normally in the range of

A. 50 % to 70% B. 60% to 75% C. 80% to 90% D. 90% to 98%

80. In a dc motor iron losses occur in

A. Yoke B. The armature C. the field D. none of these

81. A condenser of 1 microfarad capacitance is charged to 100 volts and then disconnected from the power supply. A
second but uncharged capacitor of 3 microfarads is then connected across the first capacitor. The voltage across the
parallel combination is
A. 66 2⁄3 volts B. 45 volts C. 25 volts D. 110 volts

82. A 1% d’Arsonval meter movement has coil and swamping resistance adding to 200 ohms. The full-scale voltage is 50
mV. Determine the shunt resistance required producing 1 A full scale current meter?
A. 52.02 mΩ B. 50.01 mΩ C. 49.22 mΩ D. 48.74 MW

83. Electrolytic capacitor is the most commonly used type but it has two disadvantages
A. Low insulation resistance and suitable for d.c. only
B. High insulation resistance and suitable for a.c only
C. High capacitance and high insulation resistance
D. High capacitance and low insulation resistance

84. One of the reasons for improving the power factor is

A. To increase the reactive power C.To decrease the reactive power
B. To increase the real power D. None of these

85. The substation bus bar is made up of 2 inches round copper bars 20 ft. Long. What is the resistance of each bar if
resistivity is 1.724 x 10-6 ohm-cm.
A. 7.21 x 10-5 ohm B. 13.8 x 10-6 ohm C. 5.185 x 10-5 ohm D. 2.96 x 10-5 ohm

86. If field of a synchronous generator is supplying the power factor will be

A. Lagging B. leading C. unify D. more than unity

87. The principle of operation of the induction motor is based on

A. Faraday’s Law B. Flemming’ right hand rule C. Rotating magnetic field D. Ohm’s Law

88. An uncharged condenser in series with a 120-V voltmeter of 10,000 ohms resistance is suddenly connected to a 100
V battery. One second later, the voltmeter reads 60 V. Determine the capacitance of the condenser.
A. 187.54 µF B. 190.62 µF C. 195.76 µF D. 192.23 µF

89. The relay in which the measurement is performed by a stationary circuit and which has no moving part is known as
A. Static relay B. differential relay C. instantaneous relay D. time relay

90. The armature and shunt field resistances of a 30 hp, 240 volt, 1200 rpm shunt motor are 0.102 and 150 ohms
respectively. This machine has an efficiency 0f 88 per cent at full load. Calculate the efficiency and speed at 125 per
cent of full load.
A. 79.5%, 1235 rpm B. 92.6%, 1,186 rpm C. 84.5%, 1,578 rpm D. 75.8%, 1742 rpm

91. What is the color of the neutral conductor of a 208 Y / 120 V, Three-phase system?
A. Green B. White C. White with Red Stripe D. Gray

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92. A 20 kΩ per volt voltmeter indicated a reading of 250 V on its 300 V scale when used to measure an voltage. If a 50
kΩ resistor was connected in series with the instrument during the test, determine the value of the unknown voltage.
A. 238 V B. 245 V C. 248 V D. 225 V

93. Which of the following damping methods is common in moving coil instrument
A. Air damping B. spring damping C. Fluid damping D. Eddy- current damping

94. Interrupting medium in a contactor may be _______________.

A. Air B. SF6 gas C. oil D. all of the above

95. A 50-hp three-phase motor, rated 220 V, 75% power factor has 6 poles. The slip at full load is 3%. What is the
frequency of the rotor current at full load?
A. 1.8 Hz B. 1.7 Hz C. 1.9 Hz D. 2.0 Hz

96. Meter accuracy is determined by _______________ deflection.

A. Half-scale B. one fourth of full scale C. Full-scale D. one-tenth of full scale

97. Maintenance factor and depreciation factor takes account of

A. Effect of dust, dirt and fall in light output of the lamp during its life C. Depreciation in capital cost of the installation
B. Effects of dust, dirt and the type of lamp used D. Condition of the room and type of lamp used

98. Two coils of inductances 4 and 6 henry are connected in parallel. If their mutual inductance is 3 Henry, calculate the
equivalent inductance of the combination if mutual inductance assists and if mutual inductance opposes the self-
inductance respectively.
A. 3.75 H& 0.94 H B. 7.35 H & 0.49 H C. 5.73 H& 9.4 D. 37.5 H & 4.9 H

99. A 55,000 kW thermal plant of National Power Corporation delivers an annual output of 238,000 kW-hr with a peak
load of 44 MW. What is the capacity factor?
A. 49.4% B. 42.4% C. 48.2% D. 44.6%

100. A 1200 kVA, 6600 V, 3-phase Y connected alternator has an effective resistance of 0.40 ohm and a reactance of 6
ohms per phase. It delivers full load current at 0.80 lagging power factor at rated voltage. What will be the terminal
voltage of the same excitation and load current, if the power factor is 0.80 leading?
A. 4560 V B. 9878 V C. 7898 V D. 4250 V

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