Electrical Engineering Terms

1. Storage battery or
secondary cell for storing
electricity.
a. Accumulator
b. Acid
c. Ballast
d. Battery Backup
2. An apparatus for the
comparison of A.C.
voltages. Balance
requires both the
magnitude and the phase
angle of the unknown
voltage to be balanced
with the known voltage.
This may be done either
in cartesian form or in
polar form.
a. Ballistic Galvanometer
b. Alternator
c. A.C. Potentiometer
d. Barometer
3. An element capable of
generating electrical
energy.
a. Alkaline
b. Active Filter
c. Active Filter
d. Active Element
4. Any filter using an op
amp is called an
a. Autoreclose
b. Bandstop Filter
c. Bandpass Filter
d. Active Filter
5. Reciprocal of impedance.
Ratio of the electric
current to the voltage.
[Unit: Siemens or S]
a. Conductance
b. Resistance
c. Admittance
d. Impedance
6. A systematic
mathematical procedure
which enables a problem
to be solved in a definite
number of steps.

a. Algorithm
b. Alphanumeric
c. Algebraic Sum
d. Analogy
7. A current whose
instantaneous values
reverses in regularly
recurring intervals of time
and which has alternative
positive and negative
values, the cycle being
repeated continuously.
The term is commonly
used to refer to sinusoidal
waveforms.
a. Current-carrying capacity
b. Electric current
c. Direct Current (D.C)
d. Alternating Current (A.C.)
8. A machine (generator) for
producing alternating
currents or voltages.
a. Embedded Generator
b. Alternator
c. Electric Motor
d. Commutator
9. The temperature of the
surroundings in which the
equipment is used or
operated.
a. Color Temperature
b. Ambient Temperature
c. Room Temperature
d. Operating Temperature
10.An instrument for
measuring electric
current.
a. Ohmmeter
b. Voltmeter
c. Ammeter
d. Galvanometer
11.The current-carrying
capacity of conductors or
equipment, expressed in
ampere.
a. Ampacity
b. Ampere Hour Capacity
c. Base Load Capacity
d. None of the above

12.SI unit of electric current.

Defined as the current
that flows with electric
charge of one Coulomb
per second.
a. Ampere (A)
b. Voltage (V)
c. Resistance (R)
d. Impedance (Z)
13.The quantity of electricity
measured in ampere-hour
which may be delivered
by a cell or battery under
specified conditions.
a. Ampacity
b. Ampere Hour Capacity
c. Base Load Capacity
d. None of the above
14.Formerly used as the unit
of magnetomotive force
(mmf). It is the product of
the number of turns in a
coil and the current in
amperes which flows
through it. [Note: Since
turns is not a unit, the SI
Unit of mmf is the
ampere]
a. Magnetic Force
b. Voltage
c. Turn Ratio
d. Ampere-Turn (AT)
15.Procedure of expanding
the strength of a signal.
a. Bisection
b. Automation
c. Amplification
d. Amplifier
16.A device or circuit used to
increase the power,
current, and voltage level
of a signal.
a. Bisection
b. Automation
c. Amplification
d. Amplifier
17.Maximum or peak value
of a quantity or wave
varying in an oscillatory
manner, measured with
respect to the reference.

a. Time
b. Frequency
c. RMS
d. Amplitude
18.A digital logic circuit used
to implement the
___operation. The output
of this circuit is 1 only
when each one of its
inputs is a 1.
a. AND Gate
b. OR Gate
c. NAND Gate
d. NOR Gate
19.A unit used to measure
very small lengths, such
as wave length. Equal to
10-10 m.
a. Angstrom
b. Nanometer
c. Hertz (Hz)
d. Micrometer
20.Rate of rotation about an
axis. It is the rate of
change of angle with
time. It is measured
either in revolutions per
second, revolutions per
minute (r.p.m.) or radians
per second (rad/s).
a. Angular Velocity ()
b. Linear Velocity (V)
c. Hertz (Hz)
d. Constant Linear Velocity
21.Positive electrode. The
element of an electronic
device that receives the
flow of electrons.
a. Cathode
b. Anode
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
22.A device consisting of
spaced elements that are
used to receive broadcast
signals also a system of
conductors that radiates
and or receives
electromagnetic waves
(radio waves).

a. Radio
b. Transmitter
c. Receiver
d. Antenna
23.The ________of an
alternating current circuit
is the product of the rms
values of the voltage and
the current.
a. Apparent Power
b. Reactive Power
c. Real Power
d. None of the above
24.The coil or coils of an
electric motor or
generator or of an
electric apparatus in
which a voltage is
induced by a magnetic
field.
a. Commutator
b. Shaft
c. Armature
d. Brushes
25.Cable with a metal
protective covering.
a. Armored Cable
b. Metallic sheathed cable
c. a only
d. Both a and b
26.A device placed from
phase to ground, or
phase to phase, whose
nonlinear impedance
characteristics provide a
path for high-amplitude
transients.
a. Conservator
b. Bushing
c. Arrester
d. Armature
27.Especially used with
electric machines to
denote that the magnetic
field and the rotation are
not exactly the same.
a. Harmonize
b. Symmetric
c. Synchronous
d. Asynchronous

28.Unit used for expressing

masses of isotopes of
elements. 1 ___ = 1.661 x
10-27 kg.
a. Atomic Mass Unit (amu)
b. Board of Trade Unit or (BOT unit)
c. British Thermal Unit (BTU)
d. Combined Cycle Unit
29.A device for altering the
direction of an electric
current.
a. Commutator
b. Shaft
c. Armature
d. Brushes
30.A d.c. motor with both a
series connected winding
as well as a shunt
connected winding.
Depending on whether
the fields of the series
winding and the shunt
winding aid each other or
oppose each other, they
are called cumulative
compound or differential
compound.
a. Series Motor
b. Compound Motor
c. Complex Motor
d. Universal Motor
31.Loss of signal power or
amplitude suffered during
its transmission through a
medium.
a. Distortion
b. Attenuator
c. Attenuation
d. Avalanche
32.A passive device used to
reduce signal strength.
a. Distortion
b. Attenuator
c. Attenuation
d. Repeater
33.A switch that
automatically transfers
electrical loads to
alternate or emergencystandby power sources.

a. Automatic Trip off Switch

b. Automatic Relay Switch
c. Automatic Return Switch
d. Automatic Transfer Switch
34.A feature of certain
circuit breakers where
they close automatically
after a predetermined
time after an automatic
opening due to a
transient fault.
a. Auto-disrupt
b. Automation
c. Auto-Connect
d. Auto-Reclose
35.A transformer in which
both the primary and the
secondary windings share
common turns. It
provides no isolation.
a. Autotransformer
b. Power Transformer
c. Potential Transformer
d. Current Transformer
36.The contacts of a
switching device, in
addition to the main
current contacts, that
operates with the
movement of the latter.
They can be normally
open (NO) or normally
closed (NC) and change
state when operated.
a. Momentary Contact Switch
b. Magnetic Contact
c. Auxiliary Contacts
d. Actuator
37.The _______ of a periodic
waveform is defined by
taking the mean value of
the full-wave rectified
waveform.
a. Average Value
b. Absolute Value
c. True Value
d. None of the above
38.The emf set up in the coil
of an electric motor,
opposing the current
flowing through the coil,

when the armature

rotates.
a. Forward emf
b. Back emf
c. Induced emf
d. Artificial emf
39.Flash-over occurring from
an object usually at earth
potential (such as a
tower) to a line conductor
due to the potential of
the earthed object rising
due to lightning.
a. Induced Flashover
b. Artificial Flashover
c. Forward Flashover
d. Back Flashover
40.A three phase voltage or
current is said to be _____
when the magnitude of
each phase is the same,
and the phase angles of
the three phases differ
from each other by
120o. A star-connected
load or a delta-connected
load is said to be
balanced when the three
arms of the star or the
delta have equal
impedances in magnitude
and phase.
a. Unbalanced Three Phase
b. Balanced Three Phase
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
41._______ is an electrical
device which is required
for all discharge lamps. It
limits the current through
the lamp, preventing
damage to both the lamp
and the electrical supply.
a. Ballast
b. Filament
c. Fuse
d. Rectifiers
42.Instrument for measuring
the total quantity of
electricity passing
through a circuit due to a
momentary current. The
period of oscillation of the

____________ must be long

compared with the time
during which the current
flows.
a. Wiggins Solenoid Meter
b. Ammeter
c. Barometer
d. Ballistic Galvanometer
43.A filter designed to pass
all frequencies within a
band of frequencies.
a. Butterworth Filter
b. Bandpass Filter
c. Active Filter
d. Bandstop Filter
44.A filter designed to
eliminate all frequencies
within a band of
frequencies.
a. Butterworth Filter
b. Bandpass Filter
c. Active Filter
d. Bandstop Filter
45.Commonly defined as the
difference between the
upper and lower
frequencies of the half
power points of the
response relative to the
reference frequency.
a. Cycle
b. Frequency Difference
c. Bandwidth
d. Amplitude
46.The minimum load
experienced by an
electric utility system
over a given period of
time, which must be
supplied at all times.
a. Base Load
b. Common Load
c. Total Load
d. Continuous Load
47.Capacity of generating
equipment operated to
serve loads 24-hours per
day.
a. Base Load Capacity
b. Common Load Capacity

c. Total Load Capacity

d. Continuous Load Capacity
48.A number of primary or
secondary cells arranged
in series or parallel. A
device for turning
chemical energy into
electrical energy.
a. Battery Backup
b. Battery
c. Battery Charger
d. Dynamo
49.A device or a system
which provides the
electrical power needed
to keep the battery
backup fully charged.
a. Battery Backup
b. Battery
c. Battery Charger
d. Dynamo
50.A battery or a set of
batteries in a UPS
system. Its purpose is to
provide an alternate
source of power if the
main source is
interrupted.
a. Battery Backup
b. Battery
c. Battery Charger
d. Dynamo

Answers:
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. B
9. B
10.C
11.A
12.A

13.B
14.D
15.C
16.D
17.D
18.A
19.A
20.A
21.B
22.D
23.A
24.C
25.D
26.C
27.D
28.A
29.A
30.B
31.C
32.B
33.D
34.D
35.A
36.C
37.A
38.B
39.D
40.B
41.A
42.D
43.B
44.D
45.C
46.A
47.A
48.B
49.C
50.A