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Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Lucena City
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Friday, February 26, 2021 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Prof. Electrical Engineering SET A
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 ERASURES
ALLOWED. NOTC means – None of the three choices.

MULTIPLE CHOICE :

1. A conductor whose diameter is 0.175 inch has a resistance of 0.5 ohm. The wire is drawn through a series of dies until
its diameter is reduced to 0.08 inch. Assuming the specific resistance of the material constant, what is the resistance of
lengthened conductor?
A. 11.45 ohm C. 12.75 ohm
B. 10.22 ohm D. 10.82 ohm

2. A certain wire has a resistance R. The resistance of another wire identical with the first except for having twice its
diameter is
A. 4R C. 2R
B. R/2 D. R/4

3. A given wire has a resistance of 17.5 ohms. If its length is 560m, how much length must be cut-off from the wire in
order to reduce its resistance to 12.5 ohms.
A. 160m C. 145m
B. 170m D. 155m

4. What is the size in square millimeter is the cable of 250 MCM size?
A. 118.66 C. 112.57
B. 126.68 D. 132.35

5. A 500 MCM ACSR cable has 37 strands. Determine the diameter in mils of each strand.
A. 116.25 C. 118.34
B. 120.24 D. 110.35

6. A copper transmission line is to be replaced by one of aluminum having the same total resistance. If the cross
sectional area of the copper wire is 500 MCM. What would be the cross sectional area of the new aluminum wire?
A. 800MCM C. 820 MCM
B. 850 MCM D. 900 MCM

7. The resistance of a copper wire at 30o is 50 ohms. If the temperature coefficient of copper at 0oC is 0.00427, what is
the resistance at 100oC?
A. 72.26 ohms C. 63.24ohms
B. 54.25 ohms D. 58.15 ohms

8. The shunt field winding of a shunt generator has a resistance of 80 ohms at 20oC. After several hours of continuous
operation, the winding temperature rises to 50-oC. How much is the winding resistance under this condition. Assume
the resistance temperature coefficient of copper to be 0.004 ohm per degree at 0oC.

A. 88.89 ohm C. 85.22 ohm

B. 90.12 ohm D. 92.81 ohm

9. Two wires A and B made from two different materials have temperature coefficient of resistance equal to 0.0025 and
0.0005 ohm per oC, respectively. It is desired to make a coil of wire having a resistance of 1200 ohms with a
temperature coefficient of 0.001, using suitable lengths of the two given wires connected in series. Determine the
required length of wire A?

A. 5.5m C. 6.2m
B. 6.0m D. 5.0m

10. Two heating elements which is 500 ohms and 250 ohms are connected in series with temperature coefficients of
0.001 and 0.003 ohms per oC, respectively at 20oC. Calculate the effective temperature coefficient of the combination.
 A. 0.00215 C. 0.00712
B. 0.00626 D. 0.00167

11. If a resistor rated at 5 watts and 6 volts are connected across a battery with an open circuit voltage of 6 volts.
What is the internal resistance of the battery if the resulting current is 0.8A?
A. 0.30 ohm C. 0.23 ohm
B. 0.26 ohm D. 0.03 ohm

12. A high voltage DC transmission line delivers 1000 MW at 500 kV to an aggregate load over a distance of 900 km.
Determine the voltage at the sending end. Assume the loop resistance of the line to be 1 mΩ per km.
A. 510.5 kV C. 507.7kV
B. 505.2kV D. 503.6 kV

13. It is required that a loading of 3 kW be maintained in a heating element at an initial temperature of 20oC, a voltage
of 220V necessary for the purpose. After the element has settled down to steady state. It is found that a voltage of 240
volts is necessary to maintain the 3kW loading. The element resistance temperature coefficient is 0.0006 per oC at
20oC. Calculate the final temperature of the heating element.
A. 345.43 oC C. 336.84oC
o
B. 326.42 C D. 318.48oC

14. A 200-W, 110-V incandescent lamp has a filament having a temperature coefficient of resistance equal to 0.005 at
0oC. If the normal operating temperature of the bulb is 2500oC, how much current will the bulb draw at the instant it is
turned on. Assume a room temperature of 20oC.
A. 29.42 A C. 22.31A
B. 18.37A D. 28.21A

15. The power drawn by a resistive coil made of cooper wire is 220W at 100V and 20oC. Calculate the power
consume by the coil at 115V and 100oC. The temperature coefficient of resistance at 20oC is 0.00393.
A. 175W C. 183W
B. 211W D. 225W

16. An electric water heater has a rating of 1 kW, 230 V. The coil used as the heating element is 10m long and has a
resistivity of 1.724 x 10-6 ohm-cm. Determine the required diameter of the wire in mils?
A. 2.43 mils C. 3.21 mils
B. 2.52 mils D. 1.35 mils
17. When two resistors A and B are connected in series, the total resistance is 36 ohms. When connected in parallel,
the total resistance in 8 ohms. What is the ratio of the resistance Ra to resistance Rb. Assume Ra < Rb.
A. 0.5 C. 0.8
B. 0.4 D. 0.6
18. Three resistors of 10, 15 and 20 ohms each are connected in parallel. What is the equivalent resistance?
A. 45 ohms C. 0.22 ohms
B. 17.2 ohms D. 4.62 ohms
19. Three resistors of 10, 12 and 15 ohms are connected in parallel. Evaluate the value of current to the parallel
system that will make the current in the 10 ohm resistor equal to 2A.
A. 5A C. 4A
B. 6A D. none of these
20. Three resistors of 10, 12 and x ohms, respectively are connected in parallel across a constant current source of 8A.
Determine “x” if this resistor draws 2.5A.

A. 10 ohms C. 13 ohms
B. 12 ohms D. 11 ohms
21. A resistance R is connected across two batteries A and B connected in parallel. The open circuit emfs and internal
resistance of the batteries are 12V, 2 ohms and 8 V, 0 ohm, respectively. Determine the ohmic value of R if the power
absorbed by R is 7.656 watts.
A. 10 ohms C. 9 ohms
B. 12 ohms D. 8 ohms
22. A charger, a battery and a load are connected in parallel. The voltage across the charger is 12.5 V and the battery
has an emf of 12 V and internal resistance of 0.1 ohm. The load across of a 2 ohms resistor. Find the current through
the charger.
A. 6.61A C. 6.42A
B. 6.25A D. 6.50A
23. 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. 1,200W C. 7,200W
B. 3,600W D. 1,800W
24. A 120-V battery having an internal resistance of 0.5 ohms, is connected through a line resistance of 9.5 ohms to a
variable load resistor. What maximum power will the battery deliver to the load resistor?
A. 36 W C. 630 W
B. 63 W D. 360W
25. A barangay power station supplies 60kW to a load over 2,500ft , 100mm2, two conductor copper feeder, the
resistance of which is 0.078 ohm per 1000 ft. the bus bar voltage is maintained constant at 600V. Determine the
maximum power which can be transmitted.
A. 230.77kW C. 242.73kW
B. 220.35kW D. 223.94 kW
26. A variable resistor R is connected in parallel with a fixed resistor of 1.25 ohms. The combination is then
connected across a 12V battery with internal resistance 0.25 ohm. Solve for the maximum power that can be delivered
to resistor R.
A. 130.20 W C. 120.21 W
B. 115.52 W D. 142.42W
27. Twelve similar wires each of resistance 2 ohms are connected so as to form a cube. Find the resistance between
the two diagonally opposite corners.
A. 1.45 ohms C. 2.01 ohms
B. 1.66 ohms D. 1.28 ohms
28. From# 12, find the resistance between the two corners of the same edge.
A. 1.113 ohms C. 1.125 ohms
B. 1.102 ohms D. 1.167 ohms
29. Twelve identical wires of resistance 6 ohms each are arranged to for the edge of a cube. A current of 40mA is led
into the cube at one corner and out at the other diagonally opposite corner. Calculate the potential difference
developed between these corners.
A. 0.20V C. 0.22V
B. 0.28V D. 0.24V
30. Laminated iron is used in AC magnetic circuits for the following reasons. Which is the best answer?
A. To increase the rate of the heat dissipation C. To reduce permeability
B. To make the assembly of the device easier D. To reduce eddy-current
31. A permanent magnet is one where the materials’ domain remains aligned even after the external magnetic field is
removed. Which of the following materials is not a permanent magnet?
A. Cobalt C. hard ferrite
B. Alnico cobalt hard ferrite silicon iron D. silicon iron
32. Electromotive force is usually measured in what unit?
A. Newton B. volt C. kilogram D. ampere
33. A magnetic coil produces 100,000 Maxwell with 2,000turns and with a current of 2A. The current is cut-off and
the flux collapses in 0.01 sec. What is the average voltage that will appear across the coil?
A. 2kV C. 20V
B. 200V D. 2,000kV

34. A magnet, which generates 800 Maxwell of flux, is inserted through a coil of 1000 turns. It is then withdrawn
within 0.15 sec. what is the voltage that appears across the coil?
A. 0.22V C. 53.3V
B. 0.0533V D. 533.3V

35. The armature coil of a generator with 50 conductors n it rotates in a magnetic field with a magnetic flux density
1.5T. The effective area of the coil is 1000 cm². If this coil is move across the pole in 0.5 sec, determine the average
emf induced in the coil.
A. 12V C. 20V
B. 15V D. 10V

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

37. The total inductance of two coils, A and B when connected in series aiding is 0.5H and 0.2H when connected in
series opposing. Coil A when isolated from coil B has a self-inductance of 0.2. Calculate the self-inductance of coil B.
A. 0.12H C. 0. 16H
B. 0.15H D. 0.20H
38. Two identical coils with self-inductance of 250 μH each are connected in series. When connected series aiding the
equivalent inductance is 550 μH and 450 μ when connected series opposing. How much is the coupling coefficient of
two coils?
A. 0.1 C. 0.3
B. 0.2 D. 0.4

39. A cylinder whose radius is 2cm and altitude of 100cm is uniformly wound with 2500 turns of wires in a single
layer. A second layer of 100 turns and of much finer wires is wound over the first near its center. Calculate the mutual
inductance of the two coils.
A. 0.32mH C. 0.52mH
B. 0.40mH D. 0.63mH

40. Two coils having 200 and 300 turns respectively are wound side by side on a common closed core whose cross
section is 100cm² and mean length of 200cm. what will be the voltage induced in the second coil if the current in the
first coil changes from 0 to 5A in 0.05 sec. assume relative permittivity of the core to be 1500.
A. 52.3V C. 62.6V
B. 58.6V D. 67.8V

41. The energy (Wo) stored in a coil is dependent in the inductance (L) of the coil and the current flowing. If the
inductance were doubled with the same current flowing, what would be the resulting stored energy?
A. 0.5Wo C. 2.0Wo
B. 1.0Wo D. 4.0Wo

42. A 6.0H coil whose resistance is 12 Ω is connected in series with a 24 Ω resistor and to a 144V battery and a
switch. The switch is closed at t =0. Determine the energy stored in the magnetic field at steady state.
A. 1.73 C. 50J
B. 48J D. 52J

43. Two coils having self-inductance and mutual inductance of 3H, 2H and 1H respectively are connected in series. If
a current of 4A is passed through the coil, evaluate the ratio of the energy stored in the magnetic field when fluxes
(self and mutual) are in the same direction to the energy stored when the said fluxes are against each other.
A. 1.67 C. 2.33
B. 2.67 D. 3.24

44. What is the wavelength of a carrier wave with a frequency of 100 mHz?
A. 1.5m C. 6.0m
B. 3.0m D. 7.5m

45. A char speed of a recording instrument is 25mm/sec. one cycle of the signal being recorded extends over 5mm.
what is the frequency of the signal?
A. 5cps C. 20cps
B. 2cps D. 50cps

46. A 240-V, 25Hz sinusoidal generator is connected to a 20 ohms resistor. Determine the instantaneous current when
elapsed time is 0.01sec.
A. 12.00A C. 16.30A
B. 15.43A D. 16.97A

47. A wire carries a current, I = 3cos 314t amperes. What is the average current over 6 sec?
A. 0A C. 1.5A
B. 0.523A D. 3.0A

48. Two current sources deliver current to a common load. The first source delivers a current whose equation is 25sin
100πt amperes while the second delivers a current whose equation is 15 cos 100πt amperes. What is the rms value of
the current in the load?
A. 10A C. 29.15A
B. 20.6A D. 40A

49. Two alternators A and B delivers 100 and 150A, respectively to a load. If these currents are out of phase by 30
electrical degrees, determine the total current drawn by the load.
A. 201.5A C. 241.8A
B. 215.4A D. 250.0A
50. Three loads, unit A, B and C are connected in parallel and take current that are 12, 10 and 15A respectively.
Assuming Ia to be the reference phasor. Ib by 30° and Ic by 65°, calculate the total (resultant) current.
A. 28.33A C. 30.21A
B. 26.46A D. 32.10A

51. Which one of the following is not type of energy source?

A. Battery C. potentiometer
B. Solar cell D. generator
52. How much is the battery voltage when there are 24J of energy for 10C of charge?

A. 10V C. 24V
B. 2.4V D. 0.416V

53. The current in a given circuit is not to exceed 22A, which value of fuse is best?
A. 10A C. 25A
B. 20A D. 40A

54. When a positively charged material and negatively charged material are placed close together then they will ____.
A. Become neutral C. repel
B. Attract D. exchange charge

55. With a DC generator, which of the following regulation is preferred?

A. 1% regulation C. 100% regulation
B. 50% D. infinite regulation

56. A 120V DC generator is run at full speed without any excitation. The open circuit voltage will be ______.
A. Zero C. about 120V
B. About 1V D. 120V

57. An exciter used for a turbo generator is _____.

A. Shunt generator C. series generator
B. Compound generator D. separatively excited generator

58. When 2 V emf is applied across 2-farad capacitor, it will store energy of ____.
A. 2J C. 4J
B. 2W D. 4W

59. The capacitor stores the energy in the form of _______.

A. Magnetic field C. positive charge

B. Negative charge D. electric field
60. 1 KHz source is applied to 4μF capacitor, what is the capacitive reactance?

A. 25.80 C. 39.80
B. 35.80 D. 80
61. Capacitance increases with _____

A. Decrease in plate area and value of applied C. Reduction plate area and distance between
voltage the plates
B. Increase in plate area and decrease in distance D. Increase in plate area and distance
between the plates between the plates

62. If a 4μF capacitor is charged to 120V, the charge in Coulombs will be ____.

A. 0.03μC C. 33.3μC
B. 480μC D. 480C
63. Find the equivalent capacitance of the following electrical circuit?
 A. 1μF C. 3μF
B. 2μF D. 4μF
64. The dark and bright lamp method is used for ______.

A. Synchronizing C. balancing load

B. Transfer load D. phase sequence
65. In an alternator, armature reaction is considered equivalent to _______.

A. Fictitious impedance C. fictitious reactance

B. Fictitious conductance D. fictitious resistance
66. In an alternator, the generated emf for the same field current and double speed will be ______.

A. Same C. less than double

B. Double D. more than double
67. What is commutation in DC motor?

A. The process of switching speed C. The process of switching voltage

B. The process of switching current D. The process of switching frequency

68. Which motor is best suited to control system applications?

A. Series motor C. compound motor

B. Shunt motor D. permanent magnet motor
69. A 12V DC motor has an armature resistance of 20Ω and generates CEMF ( counter emf generated in motor) at the
rate of 0.3V/ 100 rpm. Find the actual armature current at 0 rpm?

A. 0.3A C. 0.6A
B. 0.585A D. 0.8A
70. How many number of poles are used in DC motor to avoid deep spot in the commutator?

A. 2poles C. >2 poles

B. < 2 poles D. NOTC
71. A motor has a no-load of 1150rpm. When the maximum load for a certain application is applied to the motor, the
spped drops to 1000 rpm. Find the speed regulation of a motor for this application.

A. 15% C. 20%
B. 0.2% D. 0.15%
72. A series DC motor has armature of 10 ohm and field resistance of 2ohms is connected to supply voltage of 120V.
what is the armature current at motor stand still condition?

A. 6A C. 8A
B. 4A D. 10A
73. Which of the following motor is used for unity power factor?

A. Hysteresis motor C. charge motor

B. Slip ring induction motor D. squirrel cage induction motor
74. During each cycle the sine wave reaches a peak value

A. Two times C. four times

B. A number of times depending on the D. one time
frequency
75. The average value of a 10V peak sine wave over one complete cycle is

A. 6.37V C. 0V
B. 5V D. 7.07V
76. A moving iron ammeter is wound with 50 turns and gives full-scale deflection with 4A. if it is desired to extend
the full-scale reading to 10A, how many turns are needed on the same bobbin?

A. 10 C. 30
B. 20 D. 40
77. A galvanometer has a coil resistance of 50 ohms and a current sensitivity of 0.001μA per mm. How much is the
voltage across its terminals when the deflection is 15cm at full scale?

A. 7.50μV C. 9.05μV
B. 8.25μV D. 10.0μV
78. A certain 50μA meter movement has a resistance of 90 ohms. What value of series multiplier is needed to make
the instrument to read 5V (maximum).

A. 98kΩ C. 102kΩ
B. 99.91kΩ D. 110kΩ
79. A direct current wattmeter with a potential coil connected across the load side of the instrument reads 250W. if
the voltage across the load is rated at 230V, what is the actual power drawn by the load. The resistance of the potential
coil is known to be 1 kΩ.

A. 194.2W C. 197.1W
B. 193.5W D. 189.6W
80. A three-phase star connected AC generator is rated at 2.5 MVA, 11 kV, 60 Hz. The generator has a negligible
resistance and a synchronous reactance 20 ohms per phase. To what value will the terminal voltage rise when full load
at 80% pf lagging is switched-off?

A. 12.7V C. 14.2V
B. 13.5V D. 15.3V
81. 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 for the same excitation and load current, if the power factor is 0.80 leading?

A. 4250V C. 7898V
B. 4560V D. 9878V
82. A 2500 kVA, 6600 V synchronous turbo alternator is operating at full load and 0.80 pf lagging. This machine has
synchronous reactance per pahse is 10.4 ohms and a negligible resistance. Calculate the percentage voltage regulation.

A. 42.35% C. 45.84%
B. 43.96% D. 48.56%
83. A 50-kVA, 550-V single-phase alternator draws a field current 10A at rated load. With the same field current, the
open circuit emf and short-circuit current are 300V and 150A. The ohmic resistance of the armature between
terminals is 0.18 ohm. The ratio of effective to ohmic resistance maybe taken as 1.5. Determine the regulation at 0.8
pf lagging/

A. 27.8% C. 25.5%
B. 26.4% D. 24.9%
84. A Barangay power station supplies 60 kW to a load over 2,500 ft, 100mm2, two conductors copper feeder, the
resistance of which is 0.078 ohm per 1000 ft. The bus bar voltage is maintained constant at 600V. determine the load
current.
A. 102A B. 105A C. 108A D. 110A
85. A 250V, 30Hz generator supplies power to a parallel circuit consisting of a 20 hp motor whose efficiency is 90%
at 0.80 lagging and a second load that draws an apparent power of 7kVA at unity pf. Determine the system reactive
power.

A. 23.582kVAR C. 10.341kVAR
B. 12.435kVAR D. 20.384kVAR
86. An open delta, three-phase transformer consisting of two single-phase transformers is operating with a balanced
three-phase load of 50kVA, 440-V at a lagging pf of 0.80. determine the operating pf of each transformer

A. 0.393laggging, 0.993 lagging C. 0.383 lagging, 0.993 lagging

B. 0.383 lagging, 0.887 lagging D. 0.393 lagging, 0.887 lagging

87. Two single-phase transformers in an open-delta bank served a three-phase balanced load of 290.4 kVA. If a third
is added for delta operation, what percent increase in load does this represent?

A. 73.2% C. 80.5%
B. 84.6% D. 79.4%
88. A balanced 3-phase transformer bank has delta-connected primary and wye-connected secondary windings. The
primary to secondary winding voltage ratio is 2400/277. Solve for the primary line current if the low-side (secondary)
load drawn is line current of 1000A

A. 200A C. 150A
B. 115A D. 175A
89. What should be the turns ration of a three phase transformer to transform 10,000 kVA from 230kV from 230kV to
4160V if the transformer is to connected delta-wye?

A. 94 C. 98
B. 96 D. 97
90. The resistance of a copper wire at 30 ⁰C is 50- Ω. If the temperature coefficient of copper at 0 ⁰C is 0.00427, what
is the resistance at 100 ⁰C?

A. 72.26 Ω C. 54.25 Ω
B. 63.24 Ω D. 58.15 Ω

91. The resistance of a wire is 126.48- Ω at 100 ⁰C and 100- Ω at 30 ⁰C. Determine the temperature coefficient of
copper at 0 ⁰C.

A. 0.00427 C. 0.0256
B. 0.00615 D. 0.0356
92. The electromotive force of a standard cell is measured with a potentiometer that gives a reading of 1.3562 volts.
When a 1M- Ω resistor is connected across the standard cell terminals, the potentiometer reading drops to 1.356 volts.
What is the internal resistance of the standard cell?

A. 174.5 Ω C. 147.5 Ω
B. 145.7 Ω D. 157.4 Ω
93. An electric motor lifts a mass of 450 kg, 50 meters high in 15 seconds. What is the power output developed by the
motor?

A. 12.25kW C. 14.70kW
B. 15.75 kW D. 9.67kW
94. Two charges of 2 x 10-5C and 3 x 10-6C are placed 10 cm apart. Find the force in kg on each charge.

A. 5.5 kg C. 10.0kg
B. 7.7kg D. 2.25kg
95. Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of 2 x 10-15 N. how far apart are the electrons?
A. 3.4 x 10-7m C. 9.60 x 10-7m
B. 2.84 x 10-12m D. 5.05 x 10-12m
96. Three equal positive charges of 10 stat coulomb each are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of 2 cm
leg. What is the magnitude of the force acting on each charge?
A. 12.5 dynes C. 43.3 dynes
B. 25 dynes D. 50 dynes
97. A lead-sheath cable for underground service has a copper conductor (diameter = 0.350 inch) surrounded by 0.20
inch wall of rubber insulation. Assuming a dielectric constant of 4.3 for rubber, calculate the capacitance of the cable
per mile of length.
A. 1.01 μF/mile C. 0.76 μF/mile
B. 0.504 μF/mile D. 0.252 μF/mile
98. There are no transients in pure resistive circuits because they
A. Offer high resistance C. have no stored energy
B. Obey ohm’s law D. are linear circuits
99. Transient currents in electrical circuit are associated with
A. Inductors C. resistors
B. capacitors D. both a and b

100. A magnetic circuit consists of silicon steel of 3000 permeability, of 10 cm length and a cross section of 1.5sq.cm
and an air gap of the same cross section and of 2cm length. A ½ ampere current flows through the 5000-turn coil.
What is the field intensity at the air gap?

A. 250oersted C. 1567 oersted

B. 795oersted D. 2262 oersted