REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Licensure Examination

8:00 – 12:00 nn
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PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SUBJECTS

I N S T R U C T I O N : 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 in the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES
ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 2 only.

MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. Merz-Price protection is used on

A. Substations*
B. Capacitor banks
C. Induction motors
D. Transmission Lines

2. A balanced delta connected load draws 100 A line current from a balanced 3-phase
supply. Determine the zero sequence component of the current.
A. -50 – j86.6 C. 0*
B. 50 – j86.6 D. 86.6 + j50

3. Impedance Z1 = 10 + j15 ohms and another impedance Z2 = 6 – j8 ohms are connected in

parallel across a 60 Hz source. Find the total power in watts if total current is 15
A.
A. 1,845 W C. 3,188 W
B. 2,176 W* D. 2,380 W

4. A magnetizing force of 1,000 AT/m will produce a flux density of ___ on air.
A. 0.63 mWb/m2 C.1.257 mWb/m2*
B. 0.63 Wb/m 2 D. 1.257 Wb/m2

5. A 13.8 kV distribution line has a Thevenin’s equivalent impedance 2.63%. If a phase to

phase fault occurs between phase B and C, determine the fault current at 10 MVA base.
A. 13,000 A* C. 5,300 A
B. 7,950 A D. 15,900 A

6. A transmission line has two aluminum conductors in bundle. The self GMD of each
conductor is 8.90 mm and the distance between the conductors and phase is 40 cm and 9
m, respectively. What is the inductance of the line per phrase?
A. 2 μH/m C. 1 μH/m*
B. 4 μH/m D. 3 μH/m

7. The greater percentage of materials are ___.

A. Diamagnetic C. ferromagnetic
B. Paramagnetic* D. non-magnetic

8. The electric potential at a point in air due to a change is 21 V. If air is placed by

a medium of relative permittivity of 3, then the electric potential at that point will
be
A. 63 V C. 21 V
B. 7 V* D. 42 V

9. The greatest percentage of power loss in dc motor is due to

A. windage loss C. copper loss*
B. Core loss D. friction loss

10. A galvanometer with a 20 Ω coil resistance has a full-scale deflection of 10 mA. A

0.02 Ω is placed across the meter to increase its rated capacity. What is the new
full-scale current for the meter?
A. 100.1 A C. 10.10 A
B. 1.01 A D. 10.01 A*

11. A 3ϕ, 6-pole, 50 Hz induction motor develops 3.73 kW at 960 rpm. What will be the
stator input if the stator loss is 280 watts?
 A. 4,615 W C. 3,855 W
B. 4,165 W* D. 4,516 W

12. Calculate the average voltage generated in a six turn full-pitch coil of a 60-cycle
alternator if the flux per pole is 7.2 x 105 maxwells.
A. 4.32 V C. 17.30 V
B. 23.4 V D. 10.37 V*

13. The charge of a hotel is ___.

A. Zero
B. equal to that of a proton*
C. equal to that of an electron
D. equal to that of a neutron

14. Transient current in an RLC circuit is oscillatory when

A. R = 0 C. R > 2 /
B. R = 2 / D. R < 2 / *

15. Three units of 1.5 transformers are connected in Δ/Y to supply a 3-phase load from a
480-v, 3-phase source. The line voltage on the load side is ___ volts.
A. 2,400 V C. 4,160 V*
B. 832 V D. 1,386 V

16. As load p.f. of an alternator becomes more leading, the value of the generated
voltage required to give rated terminal voltage ____.
A. Decreases*
B. Increases
C. remains unchanged
D. varies with rotor speed

17. This device is used to reflect back surges into the line.
A. Deion gaps C. choke coil*
B. Overhead ground D. arc horns

18. Some of the arrangement for switch/panel boards are as follows, except ____.
A. Vertical* C. semi-circular
B. linear D. truck type

19. A 220 V, 3-phase, 4-wire abc system supplies unbalanced wye-connected resistances of
Ra = 10 ohms, Rb = 15 ohms, and Rc = 20 ohms. Determine the total power of the system.
A. 3,495 W* C. 3,560 W
B. 3,385 W D. 3,895 W

20. If a 440-V heater is used on 110-V supply, heat produced by it will be as ___ much.
A. ¼ C. 16 times*
B. 4 times D. 1/16

21. Two identical parallel conductors of a single phase system are 100 cm apart. What
is the loop inductance per km of the line if the conductors have radius and
permeability of 1 cm and 50, respectively?
A. 3.56 mH C. 6.84 mH*
B. 12.56 mH D. 13.86 mH

22. A 5 km long, three-phase, 34.5 kV line has a horizontal configuration with 4 ft

spacing. The conductors are 336.4 MCM ACSR with GMR of 0.0244 ft. What is the
inductance of the line?
A. 5.33 mH* C. 15.12 mH
B. 10.22 mH D. 12.02 mH

23. Which of the following is not a standard distribution voltage?

A. 6.24 kV C. 16 kV*
B. 13.8 kV D. 11 kV

24. A symmetrical, three conductor cable is enclosed in a ground metal sheath. The
capacitance between the three conductors connected together and the sheath is 0.5 uF.
The capacitance between one conductor and the other two connected together and also
connected to the sheath is 0.6 uF. What is the charging current when 25 kV, three-
phase, 60 Hz is applied to the cable.
A. 5.44 A C. 7.71 A
B. 3.85 A D. 4.44 A*

25. A series RLC circuit resonates at 1000 rad/sec. If C = 30 uF and it is known that
the impedance at resonance is 2.4 ohms, compute the value of Q of the circuit
A. 13.9* C. 10.4
 B. 20.8 D. 41.7

26. A motor is supplying 70 N-m of torque to its load. If the motor shaft is turning at
1,500 rpm, what is the mechanical power to the load in watts?
A. 11,467 C. 10,996*
B. 10,681 D. 11,781

27. What is the voltage induced in the armature winding of a 4-pole wave wound DC machine
having 728 conductors and running at 1600 rpm? The flux per pole is 30 mWb.
A. 1310.3 v C. 1092.2 v
B. 1164.8 v* D. 1237.6 v

28. What do you call the interior lighting where the roof trusses or ceiling height is
greater than 7.6 m?
A. High Bay C. High Mast*
B. High Pressure Sodium D. HID

29. Calculate the AT/m to produce flux density of 0.001 Tesla at the center of a long
straight solenoid.
A. 783 C. 796*
B. 799 D. 745

30. The rapid failure caused by the heat of an arc on the conductor surface accompanied by
the heating effect of short circuit.
A. Fault current burndown* C. Current limit value
B. Arc current burndown D. Fault current limit

31. A 3,300 volts, 24-pole, 50 Hz, 3-phase, star-connected induction motor has a slip-ring
rotor resistance of 0.016 ohm and standstill reactance of 0.265 ohm per phase.
Calculate the ratio of full-load torque to maximum torque if full-load torque is
obtained at 247 rpm.
A. 0.298 C. 0.288
B. 0.375 D. 0.382*

32. What is the purpose of air blowers in substation transformers?

A. To remove dust accumulation C. For cooling casing
B. To increase the capacity* D. To prevent explosion

33. A triode has a mutual conductance of 3mA/volt and an anode-slope resistance of 14

kilo-ohms. The valve is used as a voltage amplifier with a load resistance of 20 kilo-
ohms. Determine the voltage amplification.
A. 21.8 C. 23.5
B. 24.7* D. 22.5

34. Which is the safest type of insulation for indoor wiring installations specially
residential and commercial buildings?
A. Polyvinyl chloride C. XLPE
B. polyethylene D. Ethylene propylene rubber*

35. An ampere-hour meter is calibrated to give a reading of energy in KWHR on a 220-volt

circuit. When used on a 250-volt circuit, it records 845 KWHR in a certain time.
Calculate the energy actually supplied.
A. 743.6 C. 960.2*
B. 950.4 D. 845.0

36. To test the accuracy of a kilowatt-hour meter an electrician used a wattmeter. He

found out that the meter makes 5 revolutions in 18 seconds. The meter constant is 3.2.
What is the percent error if the wattmeter reading is 3,368?
A. 8% slower C. 8% faster
B. 5% slower* D. 5% faster

37. A 100 MW power plant burns 0.4 kg of coal with heating value of 7.2 x 106 calories per
kg to produce 1 kW-hr. If the power plant acts as a base load, how many tons of coal
per day is consumed if the plant operates 24 hours per day?
A. 530 C. 960*
B. 830 D. 260

38. In hydroelectric power plant, it is used to prevent the sudden rise and drop of water
pressure.
A. penstock C. Intake tower
B. dam D. Surge tank*

39. An amplifier has an output of 50 watts. What is its output in dBm?

A. 47* C. 50
B. 75 D. 80
40. A 220 volts dc series motor when running at 800 rpm draws a current of 100 A. The
combined resistance of the armature and the field is 0.1 ohm. What is the speed when
the motor develops one-half the original torque?
A. 1600 rpm C. 1690 rpm
B. 1147 rpm* D. 1225 rpm

41. The following are the given loads of a particular circuit: 5 – 15 hp motors, 3 – 5 hp
motors, 8 kW lighting loads, 3.5 kW miscellaneous load. Calculate the maximum demand
if the demand factor is 65%
A. 78.64 C. 45.81
B. 51.12* D. 120.98

42. Its primary function is to provide ground source.

A. Zig-zag transformer* C. Sectionalizer
B. Surge arrester D. Tertiary transformer

43. Why are transmission tower sometimes constructed in lattice type and sometimes in pole
type although they have the same capacity and voltage rating?
A. Reliability C. Wind load
B. Right of way* D. Safety

44. A 100 watts 230 volts gas fitted lamp has a mean spherical candle power of 92. Find
its efficiency in lumens per watt.
A. 11.56* C. 19.56
B. 22.34 D. 28.03

45. With the primary of CT energized, the secondary must never be made open to prevent
this to happen.
A. Build-up of magnetic bias* C. Burning of the primary winding
B. Burning of the secondary winding D. Absence of induced voltage

46. A 25 miles (40 km), 3-phase, 3-wire sub-transmission line with an impedance per
conductor of 7.65 + j16.52 ohms is supplying a balanced 3-phase load of 4000 kW, 33500
volts line-to-line, 60 Hz at 0.8 pf lagging. The conductors used in the line are 336.4
MCM, ACSR, 26/7 strands vertically spaced 4.5 ft apart. If a 2100 kVAR, 3-phase, pure
capacitor bank is installed across the load, what is the voltage dip maintaining 33500
volts at the receiving end?
A. 735 v C. 635 v
B. 585 v* D. 485 v

47. A symmetrical cable with 200 meters span has a unit weight of 2 kgf per meter
uniformly distributed along the horizontal. The tension at the lowest point is 2000
kgf. Find the tension at the supports in kgf.
A. 2010* C. 2040
B. 4080 D. 2000

48. The positive-sequence components of the system has ___.

A. The same phase sequence as the original*
B. The opposite phase sequence as the original
C. Zero-phase displacement
D. Both A and B

49. A south pole 20 unit pole is placed one inch away from another south pole 35 unit
pole. What is the force between the two poles in dynes?
A. 108.5 repulsion* C. 108.5 attraction
B. 70 repulsion D. 70 attraction

50. In a 34.5 kV three-phase system, the Thevenin’s equivalent impedances are: positive
impedance, Z1 = 0.015 p.u. at 50 MVA; zero impedance, Z0 = 0.03 p.u. at 50 MVA. What
is the phase-to-phase fault current?
A. 48000 A* C. 80000 A
B. 8400 A D. 32000 A

51. What is the intensity E in millivolts per meter of an omnidirectional antenna over a
distance of 1 km if the power is 1 kW. Impedance of free space is 120.
A. 153.41 C. 167.81
B. 199.45 D. 173.32*

52. A magnetic circuit consists of silicon steel of 2000 permeability of 10-cm length and
cross-sectional area of 22 cm2 and an air gap of the same cross sectional area and of
1 cm length. One ampere current flows through 500 turns of coil. Calculate the field
intensity across the air gap.
A. 622 Oersted* C. 755 Oersted
B. 590 Oersted D. 350 Oersted
53. A relay coil carries a polarizing current of 1 A DC and a signal AC current of 3A at
50 Hz. If the coil resistance is 5 ohms, power dissipated by the coil is ____ watts.
A. 50* C. 80
B. 5 D. 45

54. For a 4-pole dc generator, having a progressive simplex 2-layer wave-winding with 30
conductors, the commutator pitch is ____.
A. 8* C. 9
B. 10 D. 11

55. A 40-mile, 60-cycle three-phase line consists of three 000 conductors spaced 5 ft
apart. The diameter of 000 wire is 410 mils. Determine the charging current if the
voltage between the wires is 33 kV.
A. 5.82 A C. 4.53*
B. 2.58 A D. 8.24 A

56. The auxiliary winding of a split phase induction motor is switched out of the circuit
by a device called _____.
A. Magnetic contactor C. Zero-speed switch
B. Centrifugal switch* D. Limit switch

57. A 200-kVA transformer has an impedance of 15% and the power factor of the load is 85%.
The primary voltage is 6000 volts while the copper loss is 15 kW. Find the percent
voltage regulation.
A. 13.49%* C. 15.78%
B. 8.91% D. 23.67%

58. The rotor poles of an 8-pole synchronous generator shift by 10 mechanical degrees from
no load to full-load. Calculate the torque angle between the excitation voltage E0 and
the terminal voltage Vo at full-load.
A. 5 deg C. 10 deg
B. 20 deg D. 40 deg*

59. A transformer is designed to carry 30 times its rated current for 1 second. The length
of time that a current of 20 times the rated current can be allowed to flow is ____.
A. 0.67 sec C. 2 secs
B. 1.5 sec D. 2.25 sec*

60. The transformer used to serve a customer is rated 5 MVA, 13.8 kV/480 v and its
impedance is 5%. The cable connecting the breaker to the transformer has an impedance
of 0.032 ohm per phase. What is the fault current if a three phase fault occurs at the
breaker?
A. 8000 A* C. 5000 A
B. 6000 A D. 1200 A

61. The rotor resistance of an 8-pole, 50 HZ, wound rotor induction motor is 0.5 Ω per
phase. The speed of the motor is 720 rpm at full load. Determine the external
resistance to be connected with the rotor circuit to reduce the speed to 680 rpm for
full-load torque.
A. 0.6625 Ω* C. 0.5225 Ω
B. 1.1625 Ω D. 0.8625 Ω

62. 87 is the device function number assigned by ANSI to this relay;

A. lock out relay
B. undervoltage relay
C. directional relay
D. differential relay*

63. A series RL circuit is connected across a dc source through a switch. Three

milliseconds after the switch is closed, the voltage across the inductance is 20 v and
drops to 5 v after 25 ms. If R = 100 ohms, find L. Assume at t = 0, i = 0.
A. 1.59 H* C. 1.22 H
B. 1.30 H D. 1.25 H

64. A generator rated 600 KVA, 2,400 v, 60 HZ, 3-phase, 6-poles and wye-connected has 10%
synchronous reactance. If a three-phase fault occurs, what will be the short circuit
current?
A. 1,443 A* C. 1,435 A
B. 1,532 A D. 1,428 a

65. A coil of inductance 8 mH, produces 80 μWb of magnetic flux. Of this total flux, 60
μWb are linked to a second coil of inductance 2 mH. How much is the mutual inductance
between coils?
A. 2 mH C. 4 mH
 B. 3 mH* D. 5 mH

66. Wind mils in addition to proper gearing is the best driver for
A. dc generators
B. synchronous generators
C. induction generators*
D. rotary rectifiers

67. A rectangular bus bar is made of aluminum and is 90 cm long, 10 cm wide and 1 cm
thick. If the bus bar current flows along its length, find the bus bar conductance
provided the bus bar conductivity is 3.6 x 108 s/m.
A. 0.4 x 106 s* C. 0.5 x 106 s
B. 0.4 x 105 s D. 0.5 x 105 s

68. An energy source supplies 500 J of energy at 100 v for a certain period of time.
Determine the quantity of charge passed through.
A. 0.2 c C. 20 c
B. 50 c D. 5 c*

69. A 220 v, 3-phase supply has a balanced delta connected load with impedance of 15 +
j20 ohms/phase. What is the total real power of the load in watts?
A. 5,133.3 C. 2,965 6
B. 4,122.5 D. 3,484.8*

70. In a 3-phase, 4-wire system, the current in line A has la1 = 200<0°A and la2 =
100<60°A, the current through the neutral conductor is 300<-60°A. Find the line
current lb in amperes.
A. 300<120° C. 300<240°*
B. 300<-60° D. 100<-30°

71. Calculate the no-load current taken by a 100 kW, 460 v shunt motor assuming the
armature and field resistances to remain constant and equal to 0.03 Ω and 46 Ω,
respectively. The efficiency at full load is 88%.
A. 23.5 A C. 26.0 A*
B. 24.5 A D. 28.0 A

72. A 100 MW hydroelectric station is supplying full load for 10 hrs in a day. Calculate
the volume of water, which has been used. Assume effective head of the water as 200 m
and the overall efficiency of the station as 80%. Assume 1 m3 of water = 1,000 kg.
A. 2,232,435 m3 C. 2,293,560 m3*
B. 2,345,456 m 3 D. 2,371,402 m3

73. The dc generator used as pilot exciter is

A. Series C. over compound
B. Shunt D. flat compound*

74. A lead storage battery is rated at 12 volts. If the internal resistance is 0.01 ohm,
what is the maximum power that can be delivered to the load?
A. 1,200 w C. 3,600 w*
B. 1,800 w D. 7,200 w

75. Bundled conductors in EHV transmission lines results to

A. Reduce capacitance
B. Increase inductance
C. Increase capacitance*
D. Increase resistance

76. Which of the following ammeters is the most sensitive?

A. 0-100 micro ammeter
B. 0-5 milli ammeter
C. 0-1 micro ammeter*
D. 0-50 milli ammeter

77. A transformer is to be used to match a secondary load impedance of 800 ohms to

generator line impedance of 128 ohms. What should be the ration of transformation of
the transformer for maximum power transfer?
A. 1 : 6.25 C. 1 : 2.5*
B. 6.25 : 1 D. 2.5 : 1

78. TV Channel 2 has a frequency of 60 MHz. What is its wavelength?

A. 50 m C. 0.5 m
B. 500 m D. 5 m*

79. At a certain point of the system network the positive, negative and zero sequence
impedances are 0.25 p.u., 0.25 pu. and 0.3 p.u., respectively. The base MVA is 100.
 The voltage level at that point is 34.5 kV. Determine the zero sequence current for a
one line to ground fault.
A. 8,132 A C. 6,275 A
B. 7,516 A D. 2,091 A*

80. A 1ϕ, 220-V 50-A induction motor draws 10 kW of power. A 1ϕ, 8-kVA synchronous motor
is placed in parallel with it in order to adjust the power factor to unity. What must
be the power factor of the synchronous motor?
A. 0.80 leading C. 0.84 leading
B. 0.82 leading* D. 0.86 leading

81. Brushes of dc machine are usually made of

A. Carbon* C. soft copper
B. Hard copper D. iron

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

83. Calculate the time taken by the capacitor of 1 μF and in series with a 1 MΩ
resistance to be charged up to 80% of the final value.
A. 0.8 sec C. 2.12 sec
B. 1.61 sec* D. 1.98 sec

84. Determine the inductance L of a coil of 500 turns wound on an air cored torroidal
ring having a mean diameter of 300 mm. The ring has a circular cross section of
diameter 50 mm.
A. 6.54 x 10-3 H C. 3.27 x 10-3 H
B. 6.54 x 10-4 H* D. 3.27 x 10-3 H

85. What is the minimum number of wattmeters required to measure unbalanced power for a
three phase system?
A. 2* C. 4
B. 3 D. 1

86. Transformer action requires a

A. constant magnetic flux
B. increasing magnetic flux*
C. alternating magnetic flux
D. alternating electric flux

87. Which component of the no load current of the transformer is opposite in phase to the
induced emf ?
A. magnetizing component
B. core loss component*
C. both (A) and (B) above
D. none of the above

88. The stacking factor will be least for

A. Square core*
B. Cruciform core
C. Three stepped core
D. Four stepped core

89. In an oil filled transformer, oil is provided for

A. Cooling
B. Insulation
C. Lubricating
D. Both cooling and insulation*

90. In case of air natural cooling, the cooling surface increases as the __________ of the
size
A. inverse
B. inverse square
C. square*
D. cube

91. The heat generated in the transformer is dissipated to the surroundings mainly by
A. conduction
B. convection*
C. radiation
D. all of the above

92. Oil for transformer cooling should have low ___ and high ____.
A. dielectric strength, viscosity
 B. viscosity, flash point*
C. flash point, moisture content
D. sludging tendencies, dielectric strength

93. A transformer is designed for certain ambient temperature. If it actually operates at

a temperature 10°C above the design temperature its kVA rating should be
A. increased by 10%
B. reduced by 5%
C. reduced by 10%
D. reduced by 20%*

94. The overload capacity of a transformer depends on

A. ratio of full load copper losses to its iron losses
B. size of the core*
C. frequency
D. none of the above

95. An air core transformer as compared to iron-core transformer has

A. Less magnetic core loss
B. More magnetic core loss
C. No magnetic core loss*
D. Less ohmic loss

96. The 'hum' in a transformer is due to

A. vibrations in cooling oil
B. vibration in laminations*
C. sinusoidal voltage waveform
D. all of the above

97. Which test is conducted on transformers to check its ability to withstand the transient
voltages due to lightening etc. ?
A. Induced over voltage test
B. Partial discharge test
C. Impulse test*
D. Any of the above

98. The density of transformer oil is around

A. 2 gm / cc
B. 1.0 gm/cc
C. 0.95 gm/cc
D. 0.80 gm/cc*

99. Since hydrogen is 14 times lighter than air its use as cooling medium is mainly to
A. reduces noise
B. reduces windage losses*
C. increase maintenance
D. none of the above

100. In induction motors, small air gap __________ power factor and __________ noise level
A. increases .......... reduces
B. reduces .......... increases
C. reduces..........also reduces
D. increases..........also increases*

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