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Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following the capacitor in microfarads that when connected in parallel with
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box theload will raise the pf in minimum requirement by the Philippine
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet Electrical Code.
provided. A. 929 C. 397
B. 526 * D. 713
Strictly no erasures allowed. Use pencil no. 1 only.
NOTE: Whenever you come across a caret (^) sign, it means 14. A balanced three-phase three-wire system has a delta connected
exponentiation. load with a 50 ohm resistor, a 5 microfarad capacitor and a 0.56H
inductor in series in each phase. If Van = 390 v rms with 30 deg
angle and  = 500 rad/sec, find the line current to phase c.
A. 8.308 – j3.462 A C. -7.152 – j5.464 A*
1. A three-phase, 60 Hz wye-connected wound rotor synchronous
B. -8.308 + j3.462 A D. -1.156 – j8.925 A
generator rated at 10 kVA, 230 V has a synchronous reactance of
1.2 ohm per phase and an armature resistance of 0.5 ohm per
15. An infinitely long straight conductor located in air is carrying a
phase. Calculate the percent regulation at full load with 0.8 lagging
current of 100 A. determine the flux density at point 0.08 m away
power factor.
from the conductor.
A. 18.3% C. 20.8%
A. 0.50 x 10-3 T C. 0.40 x 10-3 T
B. 21.8%* D. 22.5%
B. 0.25 x 10-3 T * D. 0.33 x 10-3 T
2. Which of the following is used in power factor correction?
16. A series RLC circuit contains a resistor R of 2 ohms and a capacitor
A. induction motor C. synchronous motor*
C of ½ farad. Determine the value of the inductor so that the circuit
B. long transmission motor D. voltage regulator
is critically damped
A. 2 H C. 3/2 H
3. A hermetic motor compressor has a full-load current of 25 A. What
B. 1H D. 1/2 H*
is the allowable rating for branch disconnecting means?
A. 28.75 A* C. 31.25 A
17. A device which connects conductor to the earth to discharge the
B. 30 A D. 37.5 A
charge on the conductor on the earth is called
A. grounding electrode C. isolator
4. The lighting load for a dwelling expressed in terms of a unit load in
B. earthingswitch * D. surge arrester
volt-ampere per square meter must be at least____.
A. 24 C. 16
18. What type of transformer bank is used to convert 2-phase to 3-
B. 12* D. 28
phase power?
A. open-delta C. scott-T *
5. An unshaded lamp is placed at a distance r1 above the ground and
B. wye-delta D. delta-delta
produces an illumination E1 at a point on the ground directly below
the lamp. At what angle must the lamp be aimed on the ground to
19. A balanced delta load consists of three 20 cis 25 ohms
produced an illumination one-half of E1?
impedances. The 60 Hz line voltage is 208 volts. What is the line
A. 45  C. 30  current?
A. 18 A * C. 6 A
B. 37.5  * D. 27.5 B. 10.4 A D. 12 A
6. What capacitance must be placed in series with an inductance of 20. If in an acb sequence, Van = 100-20, then Vcn is _____.
0.05 H so that at 100 Hz, the impedance becomes equal to the A. 100-140* C. 100100
ohmic resistance?
B. 10010 D. 100-50
A. 5.7 µF* C. 35.5 µF
B. 70.7 µF D. 87 µF
21. Form factor is defined as ratio of
A. maximum to rms C. rms to maximum
7. The net cross section of a transformer is 20 square inches. The
B. rms to average * D. average to maximum
maximum flux density is 11 kilogausses. The frequency is 60 Hz. If
there are 1,000 turns in the primary, determine the primary induced
22. A 4-pole, 50-Hz, 3-phase induction motor runs at a speed of 1470-
emf.
rpm. The frequency of rotor current is __ Hz.
A. 3,780 v* C. 3,850 v
A. 5 Hz C. 2 Hz
B. 3.590 v D. 3,945 v
B. 60 Hz D. 1 Hz*
8. Two sinusoids are given. If V1 = A1sinωt and V2 = A2sin(ωt - θ), then
23. A 3-Φ, 4-pole, 50-Hz induction motor is running at 1450-rpm on full
A. V2 leads V1 by θ C. V1 lags V2 by θ
load. The full load rotor current is 22 amperes while the rotor
B. V1 leads V2 by θ * D. V2 lags V1 by θ
resistance 2-Ω. Calculate the mechanical power developed.
A. 94kW * C. 54kW
9. A 5-volt dc source in parallel with a 5-ampere current serves a
B. 14kW D. 84Kw
common load of 1-ohm. Determine the power in the load.
A. 100 watts * C. 120 watts
24. Originally a wire has a resistance of 10-ohms. If it is uniformly
B. 260 watts D. 150 watts
stretched to 5 times its original value, what will be its new
resistance?
10. A series circuit of 600-Ω and an unknown resistor R is connected in
A. 150-Ω C. 350-Ω
series to a voltage source of 35-volts dc. A voltmeter with an
B. 550-Ω D. 250-Ω *
internal resistance of 1200-Ω is placed across the 600-Ω resistor. If
the voltmeter reads 5-Vdc, determine the value of R.
25. Given two coils with inductances L1 = 1500-mH and L2 = 1000-mH
A. 6.8k Ω C. 2.4k Ω *
connected series aiding. If the equivalent inductance is 4500-mH
B. 7.1k Ω D. 3.5k Ω
then the mutualinductance would be ____ mH.
A. 2,000mH C. 1,000mH *
11. What do you call the interior lighting where the roof trusses or
B. 1,500mH D. 3,500mH
ceiling height is greater than 7.6 m above floor level?
A. High mast * C. High bay
26. The power dissipated in a pure capacitor is ____.
B. High pressure sodium D. HID
A.zero * C. maximum
B. minimum D. proportional to V
12. One conductor of a three-phase line is open. The current flowing to
the -connected load through line a is 20 A. With the current in line
27. The permissible variation of frequency in power system is ___.
a as reference and assuming that line c is open, what is the positive
A. ± 3 Hz C. ± 0.8 Hz
sequence current of phase a?
B. ± 0.3 Hz * D. ± 1Hz
A. 10 + j5.78 C. j11.55
B. -10 + j5.78 D. 10 – j5.78 *
28. For transmission line with parameters A, B, C, D; what is AD-BC?
A. 1/2 C. 1*
13. An industrial load consumes 120 kW at 0.707 pf lagging and is B. 1/4 D. 0
connected to a 480 + j0 v rms, 60 Hz line. Determine the value of

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29. A balanced three-phase system draws a line current (IL) of 15- speed becomes 1200-rpm while the armature current is 50-Amp.
amperes at 0.85 lagging power factor. If the voltage source has an Determine the no-load speed.
effective value of 220-volts, calculate the total power drawn by the A. 1,921-rpm C. 1,821-rpm
load. B. 1,621-rpm D. 1,328-rpm
A. 7778 watts C. 5140 watts
B. 4860 watts* D. 2375 watts 42. The Electrical Safety Month of the year is________.
A. May* C. February
30. A 500-kVA, 3300-V, 3-Φ star connected alternator operating at full B. April D. June
load with 0.8 power factor has an armature resistance and
synchronous reactance per phase of 0.3 Ω and 4.0 Ω respectively. 43. A 30-μF capacitor is connected in series with a 200-W, 220-V light
Calculate the voltage regulation. bulb across a 220-V alternating supply. Which from among the
A. 12.96% * C. 21.96% given frequencies the bulb will glow darkest?
B. 18.96% D. 15.96% A. 60 Hz C. 25 Hz *
B. 50 Hz D. 120 Hz
31. If the load of a wye-connected transformer are:
44. A synchronous machine can be operated with ____.
Ia = 10 cis (-30  ) Ib = 12 cis 215  Ic = 15 cis 82  A. leading pf C. lagging pf
what is the phase b positive sequence component? B. unity pf D. any pf *
A. 13.4 cis (-32.2  ) C. 10.2 cis 240 
45. A change of 5% in the supply voltage of a 3-phase induction motor
B. 12.27 cis 208.4  * D. 12.27 cis (-31.6  ) will produce to its torque a change of approximately ____.
A. 10%* C. 25%
32. A transformer is rated 1 kVA, 220/110 V, 60 Hz. Because of an B. 5% D. 20%
emergency this transformer has to be used on a 50 Hz system. If
the flux density in the transformer core is to be kept the same as to 46. An electric current can neither be ____ nor_____.
60 Hz and 220 V, what is the kilovolt-ampere rating at 50 Hz? A. felt, seen C. seen, touched*
A. 0.871 kVA C. 0.833 kVA B. seen, produced any effect D. produced, felt
B. 0.890 kVA D. 0.909 kVA*
47. In transmission voltage levels, 765 kV is categorized as
33. A coil has an induction of 100-mH. The currentpassing through the A. extra high voltage* C. ultra high voltage
coil changes from 2-A to 4-A at a uniform rate in 0.1 sec. Determine B. high voltage D. medium voltage
the voltageacross the coil during this time taking the resistance as
negligible. 48. Which of the following condition of series L-R-C circuit is
A. 9 volts * C.5 volts overdamped?
B. 3 volts D.2 volts 2
2
æ Rö 1 æ Rö 1
A. ç ÷ > * C. ç ÷ <
34. A load resistor R is in series with a 5-Ω resistor. This series è 2L ø LC è 2L ø LC
combination is connected in parallel to a 10-Ω resistor and the
2 2
whole circuit is connected to a voltage source of 10-Vdc. If the æ Rö 1 æ Rö
internal resistance of the source is 10-Ω, determine the Thevenin’s B. ç ÷ = D. ç ÷ > LC
è 2L ø LC è 2L ø
equivalent looking back resistance Rth.
A. 10-Ω* C. 15-Ω
B. 30-Ω D. 20-Ω 49. After the first time constant, a transient current has changed by
_______________ %, leaving _______________ % remaining.
35. Two source voltages V1 and V2 are connected in series subtracting A. 63.2, 36.8 * C. 36.8, 63.2
to a load resistor of 20-Ω. If a charge of 600-C is delivered in 1 B. 13.5, 86.5 D. 86.5, 13.5
minute and V2 = 40-volts, determine the value of V1.
A. 250 volts C. 440 volts 50. A generator rated 600 kVA, 2,400 V, 60 Hz, 3-phase, 6-poles and
B. 240 volts * D. 230 volts wye-connected has 10% synchronous reactance. If a three-phase
fault occurs at its terminals, what will be the short-circuit current?
36. Determine the energy stored in the magnetic fieldof a solenoid 30- A. 1,428 A C. 1,443 A*
cm long and 3-cm in diameter wound with 1000 turns of wire and B. 1,532 A D. 1,435 A
carrying a current of 10 A.
A. 0.15J* C. 0.35J 51. A 240 v dc series motor develops a shaft torque of 200 N-m at 92%
B. 0.55J D. 0.25J efficiency while running at 600 rpm. Calculate the motor current.
A. 62.09 A C. 56.91 A*
37. A wave wound 4-pole DC generator is driven at 750-rpm. At this B. 52.36 A D. 48.17 A
condition, the generatedemf is 240 V. The armature has 792
conductors. If the total flux from each pole is 0.0145 Wb, what is the 52. A 100 MW power station delivers 100 MW for 2 hours, 50 MW for 8
leakage co-efficient? Leakage co-efficient= total flux per hours and is shutdown for the rest of each day. It also shut down
pole/working flux per pole. for maintenance for 60 days each year. Calculate its annual load
A.1.8 C. 1.5 factor.
B.1.4 D. 1.2 * A. 25% C. 23%
B. 21%* D. 28%
38. The full scale deflection of an ammeter is 50-μA. Its coil has a
resistance 1000-Ω. Determine the value of shunt resistance to 53. What is the force required to separate two surfaces with contact
extend the range to 1-A. area of 150 sq.cm when the flux density is 2 Tesla normal to the
A. 0.08-ohm C.0.05-ohm * surfaces?
B. 0.01-ohm D. 0.09-ohm A. 10100 N C. 15800 N
B. 23900 N* D. 35050 N
39. From among the following power plants, which is the least reliable?
A. wind * C. hydro 54. A 200-kVA transformer has an iron loss of 1 kW and full-load
B. geothermal D. solar copper loss of 2 kW. Calculate its percent load at maximum
efficiency.
40. A dc source of 5-volts, a load resistor of 10-kΩ and a switch S are A. 86 C. 81
all connected in series. If the switch is repeatedly closed for 1ms B. 76 D. 71*
and opened for another 1ms, determine then the average value of
the current passing. 55. A completely transposed 60 HZ three-phase line has flat horizontal
A. 0.65mA C. 0.15mA phase spacing with 10 m between adjacent conductors. The
B. 0.81mA D. 0.25mA* conductors are 1,590,000 cmil ACSR with 54/3 stranding and with
GMR OF 0.0520 ft. Line length is 200 km. Determine the line
41. The armature resistance of 200-Vdc shunt motor is 0.4-Ω. At no inductive reactance in ohms per phase.
load, the armature current is 2-Amp. When load is applied, the A. 50.5 C. 101*
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56. In the computation of the size of building wire, the PEC requires that 69. What would be the connection to get a neutral?
at least a certain percent increase must be added. What percent is A. Open Delta C. Delta
this? B. Wye * D. VV
A. 20% C. 25%*
B. 50% D. 15% 70. A coil of 300 turns is wound on a non-magnetic core. If the mean
length is 300-mm and has a cross sectional area of 300-mm2,
57. In transmission lines, the most effective protection against lightning determine the inductance. The corresponding magnetizing current
strikes is one of the following. Which one is this? is 3 A.
A. Overhead wires * C. Lightning rods A. 451µH C. 113µH *
B. Lightning arresters D. Petersen coils B.721µH D. 263µH

58. A coaxial cable has 10-mm diameter inside conductor and a 71. A voltage v(t) = 15t2 is applied across a 1-H inductor. Determine the
metallic sheath with an inside diameter 20 mm. If the insulating current equation through the inductor for t ≥ 0.
medium has a dielectric constant, K = 2 and permittivity of 1.113 x A. 5t3* C. 30t
10-10, what is the capacitance between the conductor and the B. 5t2 D. 15t
shield per km?
A. 0.8036 mfd/km C. 1.1604 mfd/km * 72. At very low frequency, a series RC circuit behaves almost like a
B. 0.0803 mfd/km D. 0.0403 mfd/km purely ____ circuit.
A. resistive C. capacitive*
59. DC motor starters are used for the following functions EXCEPT one. B. inductive D. none of the above
Which one is this?
A. Start large DC motors 73. A capacitive circuit consumes a real power of 269-watts and
B. Limit the starting current of the motor reactive power of 150-VAR. Determine the value of complex
C. Prevent large voltage drop during starting power.
D. Control the speed of the motor* A. 671-j321 C. 269-j350
B. 269-j150 * D. 364-j150
60. A self-excited four-pole AC generator, 12.5 KVA, 60 Hz, was
reinstalled after it was rewound. When tested at 1,200 rpm the 74. A 4-pole, 50-Hz, 3-phase induction motor has a full load slip of 5
voltage would not build up. What could be the most likely reason? %, the full load speed would be ____.
A. The direction of rotation is reversed A. 1800 rpm C. 1425 rpm *
B. The field winding circuit is open * B. 1750 rpm D. 1657 rpm
C. The speed is low
D. The armature winding terminal connection is reversed 75. A 230-volt, 4 pole dc motor has an armature winding resistance of
0.6 ohm. If the back emf is equal to 210-v, calculate the armature
61. When a V – V system is connected into  -  system, increase in current.
the capacity of the system is _____. A. 76.12A C. 78.21A
A. 86.6 C. 66.6 B. 33.33A * D. 54.21A
B. 50 D. 73.2*
76. An ideal DC generated is one that has ______ voltage regulation.
62. Fixtures that transmit 60 percent to 90 percent of the light A. zero* C. negative
downward are classified as _____. B. high D. positive
A. Semi-indirect C. Indirect
B. Semidirect* D. Direct 77. Which of the following DC generators has rising Voltage-Current
characteristics?
63. Name the voltage class when in the nominal voltage range is 120 – A. flat compound C. differential compound
600 volts. B. shunt D. series *
A. EHV C. Low voltage *
B. Medium voltage D. High voltage 78. The base impedance and the base voltage of a certain power
system are 20Ω and 400 volts respectively. Determine the SBase.
64. A 240 v shunt motor delivers 50 HP at the shaft of 1200 rpm. The A. 4 C. 6
motor has an efficiency of 85% at this load. The torque loss due to B. 8* D. 10
friction and windage is 9% of the shaft torque. What is the motor
developed torque in N-m? 79. A coil of 100 turns is cut by a magnetic field that increases at the
A. 296.8 C. 323.5 * rate of 40 Wb/min. What is the induced voltage?
B. 314.6 D. 307.4 A. 16.7 v C. 4000 v
B. 66.7 v * D. 6.67 v
65. With respect to a common reference, point A has a potential of 40 V
while point B has a potential of - 10 V, then what will be the value of 80. If the available energy of a certain fuel is 15x1010 BTU, determine
VBA ? its equivalent in kcal.
A. -50 volts * C. 50 volts A. 6.34x1010 C. 3.78x1010 *
B. -30 volts D. 30 volts B. 8.14x1010 D. 5.22x1010

66. Two batteries A and B are in parallel supplying power to a load of 2 81. The concept of a short, medium or long transmission line is
ohms. The no-load voltages and the internal resistances of each are primarily based on the ____ of the line.
6-volts, 2-ohms and 3-volts 2-ohms respectively. If the current A. length * C. voltage
delivered by A is 1.5 amperes, determine the load current. B. wavelength D. power factor
A. 1.9 amperes C. 1.5 amperes *
B. 3.2 amperes D. 2.5 amperes 82. The effect of capacitance on short transmission line is ___.
A. low C. negligible *
67. A load resistor R is in series with a 5-Ω resistor. This series B. maximum D. high
combination is connected in parallel to a 10-Ω resistor and the
whole circuit is connected to a voltage source of 10-Vdc. If the 83. An armature has 120 slots. If the number of poles is 6, determine
internal resistance of the source is 10-Ω, determine the Thevenin’s the pitch of arc.
open-circuit voltage Vth. A. 50 C. 0.96
A. 8 volts C. 5 volts* B. 120 D. 20*
B. 6 volts D. 9 volts
84. A coil of wire has a resistance of 10Ω at 0◦C. If the temperature
68. The angle between voltage and current will _____ when a small coefficient of resistance for the wire is 0.004/◦C, its resistance at
capacitance is added in series to a circuit which is highly inductive. 100◦C is:
A. increase C. decrease * A. 0.4 Ω C. 14 Ω
B. the same D. none of these B. 1.4 Ω D. 10 Ω *

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85. Based from the ANSI/IEEE standard C57.12.00. One of the B. Transient Curve Current
following is not a typical kva standard size of a single-phase C. Time Current Curve *
transformer. D. Time Curve Current
A. 20 * C. 25
B. 37.5 D. 15 99. The ANSI code of a dc circuit breaker is
A. 52 C. 72 *
86. Which of the following is not a renewable energy? B. 32 D.100
A. wind C. geothermal
B. solar D. fossil fuel * 100. A load served by a short transmission line is 100MW at 0.9 lagging
pf. If the resistance R is 0.62 /ɸ, inductance L is 93.24 mH/ɸ and
87. A 100-kVA transformer is operating 80% of its rated capacity at a the receiving end voltage is 215-kV line-to-line volts, calculate the
power factor of 0.85 lagging power factor. Calculate the amount of sending end voltage per phase.
additional load it could handle in kVA at a power 0.60 lagging power A. 115 kV C. 129 kV *
to bring this transformer to rated full-load. B. 118 kV D. 145 kV
A. 11.2-kVA C. 31.2-kVA
B. 21.2-kVA * D. 67.2-kVA
GOD BLESS. . .

88. The base impedance and the base voltage of a certain power
system are 20Ω and 400 volts respectively. Determine the kVA
base
A. 8 * C. 6
B. 4 D. 10

89. Gen1 and Gen2 each having a reactance of j1.0pu and j0.5pu
respectively are in parallel. The inductance of the line that connects
the two generators is j0.5pu. Determine the equivalent admittance
at terminal1 in pu.
A. j3.0 * C. j1.0
B. j0.5 D. j1.5

90. What is the total energy generated by a station in kWH in a year if

its maximum demand and annual load factor is 150-kW and 45%
respectively?
A. 921,700-kWH C. 655,312-kWH
B. 591,300-kWH * D. 111,900-kWH

91. Calculate the time required for an initial charge of 20 V DC to

decrease to 2.71 V DC in a 0.01- µFarad capacitor when connected
to a 2-MΩ resistor.
A. 0.04 s * C. 0.02 s
B. 7.36 s D. 12.64 s

92. Lamp A is marked 230-V, 75-W and Lamp B is 230-V, 150-W. If the
Lamp A has a resistance R, determine the resistance of Lamp B.
A. 0.25R C. 0.75R
B. 0.5R * D. 0.65R

93. This is an over-current protective device designed to function as a

switch and is equipped with an automatic tripping device to protect
the branch circuit from overload and ground fault.
A. Fuse Cut-out C. Fuse
B. Circuit Breaker * D. Disconnect

94. If Van=277/3600, Vbn=277/+2400 and Vcn=277/-2400 find the zero-

sequence component voltage Vo.
A. 0 volt * C. 277/-1200 volts
0
B. 277/0 volts D. 277/1200 volts

95. Calculate the B parameter of a nominal T- transmission line

given the following, R=10-Ω, X=20-Ω and Y=400µS/phase.
A. 45.67 C. 52.43
B. 22.25 * D. 12.34

96. A 3-ɸ alternator has 36-slots. if the number of poles is 4-pole, what
is its breadth factor.
A. 0.96 * C. 0.83
B. 0.99 D. 0.91

97. A country has an average energy growth rate of 5%. Determine the
years will the energy consumption be 4 times its present
consumption.
A. 31 years C. 35 years
B. 12 years D. 28 years *

98. TCC that characterized protective devices such as power circuit

breakers stands for.
A. Transient Current Curve

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