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Question Bank in DC Circuits 7.
REE Board Exam October 1998

A one-meter rod of 2-cm diameter is drawn until its
A. DC CIRCUITS: BASIC PRINCIPLES resistance is 100 times the initial resistance. Its
1. REE Board Exam March 1998 length afterwards is?
The substation bus bar is made up of 2 inches A. 10 m C. 12.5 m
round copper bars 20 ft long. What is the resistance B. 100 m D. 5 m
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of each bar if resistivity is 1.724 x 10 ohm-cm.
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A. 7.21 x 10 Ω C. 5.185 x 10 Ω 8. EE Board Exam April 1993
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B. 13.8 x 10 Ω D. 2.96 x 10 Ω A kilometer of wire having a diameter of 11.7 mm
and a resistance of 0.031 ohm is drawn down so
2. REE October 1997 that its diameter is 5.0 mm. What does its
Determine the resistance of a busbar made of resistance become?
copper if the length is 10 meters long and the cross A. 0.85 ohm C. 0.93 ohm
2
section is a 4 x 4 cm . Use 1.7241 micro ohm-cm as B. 0.78 ohm D. 0.81 ohm
the resistivity.
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A. 2.121 x 10 Ω C. 3.431 x 10 Ω 9. EE Board Exam April 1995
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B. 4.312 x 10 Ω D. 1.078 x 10 Ω A certain wire has a resistance R. The resistance of
another wire identical with the first except for having
3. EE Board Exam October 1991 twice its diameter is
One turn of a copper bar is produced by cutting A. 4R C. 2R
copper washer along a radius and spreading the B. R/2 D. R/4
ends. The washer is cut from soft drawn copper
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having a resistivity at 20°C of 1.732 x 10 ohm-cm. 10. REE Board Exam October 1996
2
The washer is 0.125 inch thick and has inside What is the size in square millimeter (mm ) is the
diameter and outside diameter of 1 inch and 9 cable of 250 MCM size?
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inches respectively. Calculate the exact resistance A. 118.656 mm C. 112.565 mm
2 2
between the two ends of the turn to direct current, B. 126.675 mm D. 132.348 mm
taking into account the non-uniform current
distribution. Assume the contact along the ends of 11. REE Board Exam October 1998, September 2001
the turn to be perfect over the entire cross section. The resistance of a copper wire at 30°C is 50 ohms.
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A. 12.74 x 10 Ω C. 17.22 x 10 Ω If the temperature coefficient of copper at 0°C is
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B. 15.53 x 10 Ω D. 14.83 x 10 Ω 0.00427, what is the resistance at 100°C?
A. 72.26 ohms C. 63.24 ohms
4. EE Board Exam October 1990 B. 54.25 ohms D. 58.15 ohms
Determine the resistance of a conductor 0.10 m
long, with a uniform diameter of 1.0 cm and having 12. REE Board Exam March 1998
a resistivity which varies as a function of length L The resistance of a wire is 126.48 Ω at 100°C and
measured from the one end of the conductor 100 Ω at 30°C. Determine the temperature
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according to ρ = 0.003 + 10 L ohm-cm. coefficient of copper at 0°C.
A. 0.0852 ohm C. 0.0806 ohm A. 0.00427/°C C. 0.0256/°C
B. 0.0915 ohm D. 0.0902 ohm B. 0.00615/°C D. 0.365/°C
5. EE Board Exam April 1992 13. EE Board Exam October 1991

A coil has 6,000 turns of wire and a resistance of Two heating elements which is 500 ohms and 250
380 ohms. The coil is rewound with the same ohms are connected in series with temperature
quantity (weight) of wire, but has 13,400 turns. How coefficients of 0.001 and 0.003 ohms per °C,
many ohms will the new coil have? respectively at 20°C. Calculate the effective
A. 1895 ohms C. 1792 ohms temperature coefficient of the combination.
B. 1825 ohms D. 1905 ohms A. 0.00215 C. 0.00712
B. 0.00626 D. 0.00167
6. EE Board Exam April 1992
A copper wire of unknown length has a resistance 14. EE Board Exam October 1992
of 0.80 ohm. By successive passes through drawing The insulation resistance of a kilometer of the cable
dies, the length of the wire is increased by 2 ½ having a diameter of 2 cm and an insulation
times its original value. Assuming that resistivity thickness of 2 cm is 600 ohms. If the thickness of
remains unchanged during the drawing process, the insulation is increased to 3 cm, find the
determine the new value of its resistance. insulation resistance of the cable.
A. 4 ohms C. 5 ohms A, 725 ohms C. 757 ohms
B. 3 ohms D. 6 ohms B. 850 ohms D. 828 ohms

It is required that a loading of 3 kW be maintained in
a heating element at an initial temperature of 20°C,
a voltage of 220 V is necessary for the purpose. B. 8.14 μΩ D. 0.814 μΩ
After the element has settled down to steady state,
it is found that a voltage of 240 volts is necessary to 24. REE Board Exam April 2001
maintain the 3 kW loading. The element resistance The resistance of the field winding of a DC machine
temperature coefficient is 0.0006 per degree is 0.25 Ω at 25°C. When operating at full-load, the
centigrade at 20°C. Calculate the final temperature temperature of the winding is 75°C. The
of the heating element. temperature coefficient of resistance of copper is
A. 345.43°C C. 336.84°C 0.00427 per °C at 0°C. Find the resistance of the
B. 326.42°C D. 318.48°C field winding at full-load.
A. 0.298 Ω C. 0.512 Ω
16. REE Board Exam October 1999 B. 0.315 Ω D. 0.271 Ω
How long must a current of 5 A pass through a 10
ohm resistor until a charge of 12000 coulomb 25. REE Board Exam October 2000
passes through? A coil of copper has resistance of 5.46 Ω at 75°C.
A. 1 min C. 3 min What will be its resistance at 25°C?
B. 2 min D. 4 min A. 4.58 Ω C. 5.02 Ω
B. 4.84 Ω D. 4.35 Ω
17. REE Board Exam October 1999
What is the power required to transfer 97,000 26. REE Board Exam April 2001
coulombs of charge through a potential rise of 50 A certain generator generates 1,500,000 joules per
volts in one hour? minute. What is the output in kW?
A. 0.5 kW C. 1.3 kW A. 50 C. 25
B. 0.9 kW D. 2.8 kW B. 500 D. 125
18. REE Board Exam April 2001 27. ECE BOARD NOV 2001
A round wire has 250 MCM. Find its diameter in _____ is anything that has weight had occupies
inches. space. It may be solid, liquid or gas.
A. ½ C. 0.16 A. Amalgam C. Matter
B. ¼ D. 0.08 B. Alloy D. Compound
19. REE Board Exam September 2003 28. ECE Board Exam April 2000
In the American wire gauge, as the number of It is defined as anything that occupies space and
gauge increases, the diameter of wire ____ has weight.
A. increases A. atom C. molecule
B. decreases B. compound D. matter
C. does not change
D. become twice 29. ECE Board Exam November 1999
The lightest kind of atom or element
20. REE Board Exam September 2003 A. hydrogen C. titanium
In cgs system, what is the unit of emf where I is in B. helium D. oxygen
abampere and P is in erg per second?
A. millivolt C. abvolt 30. ECE Board Exam November 1998
B. kilovolt D. volt In order to have a good conductor material, such
material shall have _____ valence electrons.
21. REE Board Exam September 2002 A. one C. more than ten
One (1) kW is equal to ____ hp. B. five D. twenty one
A. 0.746 C. 550
B. 1.34 D. 1.5 31. ECE Board Exam November 1997
Electric power refers to _____
22. REE Board Exam October 1998 A. volt ampere C. volt coulomb
Two copper conductors have equal length. The B. watt second D. joule
cross-sectional area of one conductor is three times
that of the other. If the resistance of the conductor 32. ECE Board Exam November 1995
having smaller cross-sectional area is 20 Ω, what is What composes all matter whether a liquid, solid or
the resistance of the other? gas?
A. 20/3 Ω C. 180 Ω A. electrons C. protons
B. 60 Ω D. 20/9 Ω B. atoms D. neutrons
23. REE Board Exam October 2000 33. ECE Board Exam November 2001
A copper bar has a length of 20 ft., width of 4 inches What is a physical combination of compounds or
and thickness of 0.5 inch. If the resistivity of copper elements NOT chemically combined that can be
is 10.37 Ω-CM/ft, what is the resistance of the bar? separated by physical means?
A. 81.4 μΩ C. 814 μΩ A. substance C. mixture
B. atom D. molecule 44. ECE Board Exam November 2001
What do you call the element that conducts
34. ECE Board Exam April 1998 electricity very readily?
Determine the equivalent work of 166 watt-second. A. semi-conductors C. insulators
A. 10 joules C. 16.6 joules B. conductors D. dielectric
B. 100 joules D. 166 joules
45. ECE Board Exam April 2001
35. ECE Board Exam November 2001 Which of the following material is referred to as a
One of the following is the best conductor of medium whereby electrons can move easily from
electricity. atom to atom?
A. Air C. Carbon A. insulator C. mica
B. Copper D. Silicon B. dielectric D. conductor
36. ECE Board Exam November 1999 46. ECE Board Exam November 2001
What is the basic unit for measuring current flow? A chemical combination of elements can be
A. coulomb C. volt separated by chemical means but not by physical
B. ampere D. atomic weight means. It is created by chemically combining two
or more elements.
37. ECE Board Exam November 1995 A. molecules C. matter
______ has a unit of electron volt B. compound D. mixture
A. Energy C. Current
B. Potential difference D. Charge 47. ECE Board Exam April 2000
A substance which cannot be reduced to a simpler
38. ECE Board Exam November 2001 substance by chemical means
The motion of charged particles especially colloidal A. atom C. matter
particles through a relative stationary liquid under B. molecule D. element
the influence of an applied electric provided.
A. hysteresis C. electrophoresis 48. ECE Board Exam November 2001
B. electrolysis D. electro analysis Calculate the equivalent power in watt of 100 joules
per second.
39. ECE Board Exam April 2001 A. 1.66 watts C. 16.66 watts
What is a symbol that represents a quantity or a B. 100 watts D. 1,000 watts
single object?
A. unit C. item 49. ECE Board Exam April 2001
B. number D. base It is a neutral particle that has no electrical charge.
A. atom C. electron
40. ECE Board Exam April 2000 B. proton D. neutron
Determine which of the following has the least
number of electrons found at the outer shell. 50. ECE Board Exam November 1999
A. semi-insulator C. semiconductor Which material has more free electrons?
B. insulator D. conductor A. mica C. conductor
B. insulator D. dielectric
The term describes a material whose resistance 51. ECE Board Exam November 2001
remains relatively constant with changes in The new and preferred term for conductance or
temperature mho
A. positive temperature coefficient A. Siemens C. Seaman
B. negative temperature coefficient B. She-man D. ROM
C. neutral temperature coefficient
D. zero temperature coefficient 52. ECE Board Exam April 2001
Represents the current flow produced by one volt
42. ECE Board Exam November 1998 working across one ohm of resistance.
Resulting effect when electron is made to move A. resistance
A. dynamic electricity C. lines of force B. ampere
B. static electricity D. magnetic lines C. voltage
D. electromotive force
43. ECE Board Exam November 1997
One of the following characteristics of a resistive 53. ECE Board Exam November 1995
material which do not change its resistive value with When an atom gains an additional _____, it results
respect to time is its _____ to a negative ion.
A. fidelity C. stability A. atom C. proton
B. sensitivity D. selectivity B. neutron D. electron
54. ECE Board Exam November 1999 A. potentiometer C. fixed resistor
The definite discrete amount of energy required to B. bleeder resistor D. rheostat
move an electron from a lower shell to higher shell.
A. quantum 63. ECE Board Exam November 2001
B. positive energy Find the value of a resistor with the following color
C. negative energy codes: Orange, Yellow, Red, Red
D. quanta A. 34 k ohms +/-5%
B. 3.4 ohms +/-2%
55. ECE Board Exam November 1999 C. 3.4 k ohms +/-10%
What will happen to an atom if an electron is either D. 34 k ohms +/-20%
taken out or taken into the same atom?
A. becomes a negative ion 64. ECE Board Exam November 1996
B. becomes an ion Electric energy refers to ______.
C. becomes a positive ion A. Joules divided by time C. Watt
D. nothing will happen B. Volt-ampere D. Volt-coulomb
56. ECE Board Exam April 1999 65. ECE Board Exam April 2001
The energy in an electron that is called the energy What is the resistance of an open fuse circuit?
of motion A. at least 1000 ohms
A. electromotive force B. infinity
B. kinematics C. zero
C. kinetic energy D. 100 ohms at standard temperature
D. potential energy
57. ECE Board Exam November 1996 When should a fuse be replaced with a higher rated
Electric charge of neutron is the same as ______. unit?
A. atom C. current A. when the fuse of the original value is small in
B. electron D. proton size
B. when the original is not available
58. ECE Board Exam April 1998 C. never
Ion is _____. D. if it blows
A. free electron
B. nucleus without protons 67. ECE Board Exam November 2000
C. proton The ability to do work
D. an atom with unbalanced charges A. energy C. potential
B. kinetic D. voltage
An insulating element or material has capability of 68. ECE Board Exam November 2001
_____. Which type of variable resistor should you use for
A. storing voltage controlling large amount of current?
B. preventing short circuit between two A. Potentiometer C. Variac
conducting wires B. Adjustable wirewound D. Rheostat
C. conducting large current
D. storing high current 69. ECE Board Exam April 2000
What does the fourth loop of an electronic resistor
60. ECE Board Exam April 1998 color code represent?
What is the value of a resistor with colors from left: A. Multiplier
Orange, Blue, Gold and Silver? B. Temperature
A. 34 ohms + /-10% C. First digit of the equivalent value
B. 36 ohms +/-10% D. Tolerance
C. 3.4 ohms +/-10%
D. 3.6 0hms +/-10% 70. ECE Board Exam November 2000
Ten micro-microfarads is equivalent to _____
61. ECE Board Exam April 2001 A. 100 picofarads
A three-terminal resistor with one or more sliding B. 100 nanofarad
contacts which functions as an adjustable voltage C. 1000 milli microfarad
divider D. 10.0 picofarads
A. Rheostat C. Potentiometer
B. Bleeder resistor D. Voltage divider 71. ECE Board Exam November 1995
How much is the resistance of a germanium slag 10
62. ECE Board Exam November 2000 cm long and cross sectional area of 1 square cm?
A resistor which is used to draw a fixed amount of A. 55 k ohms C. 550 k ohms
current B. 5.5 k ohms D. 550 ohms
72. ECE Board Exam November 2001 What is the value of a resistor having the following
A variable resistor normally used as a voltage colored bands: Yellow-Gray-Red-Silver?
divider A. 4800 ohms ±10%
A. Carbon film resistor B. 480 ohms ±10%
B. Potentiometer C. 3800 ohms ±1%
C. Adjustable resistor D. 4.8 ohms ±1%
D. Metal film resistor
73. ECE Board Exam April 2001 Find the value of resistor with the following color
Determine the equivalent horse power of 2.611 codes; Brown, White, Orange, Red
kilowatts. A. 190 ohms 10%
A. 3.50 hp C. 2.25 hp B. 19 k ohms 2%
B. 2.50 hp D. 1.50 hp C. 1.9 k ohms 10%
D. 19 k ohms 20%
Find the lowest resistance value of the following 83. ECE Board Exam November 1998
resistors. Resistor with colored bands in the body
A. White, black, black A. Adjustable resistor
B. Violet, gray, yellow, silver B. Wire-wound resistor
C. Red, black, gold C. Variable resistor
D. Gray, gray, black D. Carbon composition resistor
If the bands on a resistor are yellow, violet, red and If the bands on a resistor are red, red, orange and
gold, what is the resistance value? silver, what is the resistance value?
A. 470 ohms 5% A. 220 ohms 5%
B. 470 ohms 10% B. 223 0hms 10%
C. 47000 ohms 5% C. 22,000 ohms 10%
D. 4700 ohms 5% D. 2200 ohms 20%
Rust in electrical (wire) connections will result to What does the second strip of an electronic resistor
_____ color code represent?
A. Conductance C. Voltage A. Tolerance
B. Resistance D. Inductance B. Second digit of the value
C. Temperature
77. ECE Board Exam November 1996 D. Multiplier
The area of a conductor whose diameter is 0.001
inch is equal to 86. ECE Board Exam November 2000
A. One micron C. One circular mil The energy in an electron that is called the energy
B. One angstrom D. One steradian of position
A. Kinetic energy
78. ECE Board Exam November 1995 B. Kinematics
_____ is the term used to express the amount of C. Electromotive force
electrical energy in an electrostatic field. D. Potential energy
A. Joule C. Volt
B. Coulomb D. Watt 87. ECE Board Exam April 1999
If an electronic resistor does not have the fourth
79. ECE Board Exam November 1995 color strip it means it has a tolerance of _____.
Which of the following statement is correct? A. 5% C. 10%
A. Potentiometer has two terminals B. 20% D. 1%
B. Transistor has two terminals
C. Typical power rating of a carbon-composition 88. ECE Board Exam April 1998
resistor ranged from 0.125 W to 2 W What happens to the resistance of a conductor wire
D. Open resistor has small resistance when its temperature is lowered?
A. Decreased C. Zero
80. ECE Board Exam November 1996 B. Steady D. Increased
_____ is one factor that does not affect resistance.
A. Resistivity C. Length 89. ECE Board Exam April 1998
B. Cross sectional area D. Mass Which of the following does not refer to electric
energy?
A. Joule C. Volt coulomb
B. Watt second D. Volt ampere 99. Determine the length of a copper wire (ρ = 10.37 Ω-
CM/ft) where diameter is 0.30 inch and resistance
90. ECE Board Exam March 1996 of 0.5 Ω at 20°C.
Which of the following statement is incorrect? A. 4,339 ft C. 6,125 ft
A. open transistor has three (3) terminals B. 5.225 ft D. none of these
B. transistors have three (3) terminals
C. typical power rating of carbon-composition 100. An electric water heater has a rating of 1 kW, 230
resistor ranged 0.001 W to 0.1 W V. The coil used as the heating element is 10 m
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D. potentiometer has three (3) terminals long and has a resistivity of 1.724 x 10 ohm-cm.
Determine the required diameter of the wire in mils.
91. ECE Board Exam November 1997 A. 2.43 mils C. 3.21 mils
Term used in electronic measuring device when a B. 2.52 mils D. 1.35 mils
metal increases resistance due to heat produced by
current flowing through them. 101. A certain wire 20 ft long and 100 circular mil area
A. positive resistance coefficient has a resistance of 1.6 . What is its resistivity?
B. positive temperature coefficient A. 10.3 ohm-CM/ft
C. negative temperature coefficient B. 2.2 ohm-CM/ft
D. negative resistance coefficient C. 8 ohm-CM/ft
D. 15.2 ohm-CM/ft
92. A 1 km cable consists of 12 identical strands of
aluminum each 3 mm in diameter. What is the 102. How many circular mils does a round copper rod of
resistance of the cable? 0.25 inch diameter have?
A. 0.34 ohm C. 0.44 ohm A. 196,000 C. 1,963,500
B. 0.54 ohm D. 0.24 ohm B. 62,500 D. 49,000
93. A piece of wire has a resistance of 0.5 ohm. The 103. A substance whose molecules consist of the same
length is doubled and the area is increased four kind of atoms is called ____.
times. What is its resistance? A. mixture
A. 0.75 ohm C. 0.25 ohm B. element
B. 0.50 ohm D. 1 ohm C. compound
D. none of the above
94. Copper wire of certain length and resistance is
drawn out to four times its length without change in 104. The diameter of the atom is about ____.
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volume. What is the resistance of the bar? A. 10 m C. 10 m
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A. unchanged C. 16R B. 10 m D. 10 m
B. R/16 D. 4R
105. The number of compounds available in nature is
95. Current is simply _____. ____.
A. Flow of electrons C. Radiation A. 105 C. 1000
B. Flow of protons D. Emission B. 300 D. unlimited
96. The resistance of a coil of wire is 1 kΩ at 20°C. If 106. The mass of a proton is ____ the mass of an
the coil is immersed into oil, the resistance falls to electron.
880 Ω. If the wire has a temperature coefficient of A. equal to
0.006 at 20°C, how much is the temperature of the B. less than
liquid? C. about 1837 times
A. 0°C C. 17.6°C D. 200 times
B. -20°C D. none of these
107. The maximum number of electrons that can be
97. The copper field coils of a motor was measured at accommodated in the last orbit is ____.
21°C and found to have a resistance of 68 Ω. After A. 4 C. 18
the motor has run for a given time, the resistance is B. 8 D. 2
found to be 96 Ω. What is the hot temperature of the
winding? 108. The electrons in the last orbit of an atom are called
A. 106.36°C C. 103.66°C ____ electrons.
B. 166.30°C D. none of these A. free C. valence
B. bound D. thermionic
98. A wire has a resistance of 30 Ω at 20°C. What will
its resistance be at 60°C? Assume the temperature 109. If the number of valence electrons of an atom is
coefficient of resistance to be 0.000385 at 20°C. less than 4, the substance is usually ____.
A. 34.26 Ω C. 32.46 Ω A. a conductor
B. 36.42 Ω D. none of these B. an insulator
C. a semiconductor
D. none of the above 120. If the length and area of cross-section of a wire are
doubled up, then its resistance ____.
110. If the number of valence electrons of an atom is A. becomes four times
more than 4, the substance is usually ____. B. remains unchanged
A. a semiconductor C. becomes sixteen times
B. a conductor D. none of the above
C. an insulator
D. none of the above 121. A length of wire has a resistance of 6 ohms. The
resistance of a wire of the same material three
111. If the number of valence electrons of an atom is times as long and twice the cross-sectional area will
exactly 4, the substance is usually ____. be ____.
A. a semiconductor A. 36 ohms C. 9 ohms
B. an insulator B. 12 ohms D. 1 ohm
C. a conductor
D. a semiconductor 122. The SI unit of specific resistance is ____.
2
A. mho C. ohm-m
112. The number of valence electrons of an atom is less B. ohm-m D. ohm-cm
than 4. The substance will be probably ____.
A. a metal 123. The specific resistance of a conductor ____ with
B. a non-metal rise in temperature.
C. an insulator A. increases
D. a semiconductor B. decreases
C. remains unchanged
113. One coulomb of charge is equal to the charge on D. none of the above
____ electrons.
16 16
A. 628 x 10 C. 62.8 x 10 124. The SI unit of conductivity is ____.
16 16
B. 6.28 x 10 D. 0.628 x 10 A. ohm-m C. mho-m
B. ohm/m D. mho/m
114. One cc of copper has about ____ free electrons at
room temperature. 125. The SI unit of conductance is ____.
22
A. 200 C. 8.5 x 10 A. mho C. ohm-m
10 5
B. 20 x 10 D. 3 x 10 B. ohm D. ohm-cm
2
115. Electric current in a wire is the flow of ____. 126. The resistance of a material 2 m long and 2 m in
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A. free electrons cross-sectional area is 1.6 x 10 Ω. Its specific
B. bound electrons resistance will be ____.
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C. valence electrons A. 3.2 x 10 ohm-m
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D. atoms B. 6.4 x 10 ohm-m
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C. 1.6 x 10 ohm-m
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116. EMF in a circuit is ____. D. 0.16 x 10 ohm-m
A. cause current to flow
B. maintains potential difference 127. Conductors have ____ temperature coefficient of
C. increases the circuit resistance resistance.
D. none of these A. positive
B. negative
117. EMF has the unit of _____. C. zero
A. power C. charge D. none of the above
B. energy D. none of these
128. Semiconductors have ____ temperature coefficient
118. Potential difference has the unit of ____ . of resistance.
A. charge A. negative
B. power B. positive
C. energy C. zero
D. none of the above D. none of the above
119. The resistance of a material is ____ its area of 129. The value of α (i.e. temperature coefficient of
cross-section. resistance) depends upon
A. directly proportional to A. length of the material
B. inversely proportional to B. cross-sectional area of the material
C. independent of C. volume of the material
D. none of the above D. nature of the material and temperature
130. The temperature coefficient of resistance of a
Resistance
conductor ____ with rise in temperature.
(Ω)
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains unchanged 45°
20 Ω
131. Insulators have ____ temperature coefficient of t
resistance. 40°C Temperature
A. zero Fig. 1.2
B. positive A. 70 ohms C. 35 ohms
C. negative B. 40 ohms D. 50 ohms
137. Referring to Fig. 1.2, the value of α40 will be ____.
132. Eureka has ____ temperature coefficient of
Resistance
resistance.
(Ω)
A. positive
B. negative
C. almost zero 45°
20 Ω
133. Fig. 1.1 shows the temperature/resistance graph of t
a conductor. The value of α0 is ____. 40°C Temperature
Fig. 1.2
Resistance
A. 1/30 per °C C. 1/50 per °C

(Ω)
B. 1/70 per °C D. 1/1200 per °C
138. The value of α0 of a conductor is 1/236 per °C. The

50 Ω value of α18 will be ____.
40 Ω A. 1/218 per °C
t B. 1/272 per °C
50°C Temperature C. 1/254 per °C
Fig. 1.1
A. 0.005/°C C. 0.1/°C 139. The value of α50 of a conductor is 1/230 per °C. The
B. 0.004/°C D. 0.4/°C value of α0 will be ____.
A. 1/180 per °C
134. Referring to Fig. 1.1, the value of the α50 will be B. 1/280 per °C
____. C. 1/250 per °C
Resistance
(Ω)
140. A good electric conductor is one that

A. has low conductance
B. is always made of copper wire
50 Ω C. produces a minimum voltage drop
40 Ω
D. has few free electrons
t
50°C Temperature 141. Two wires A and B have the same cross-section
Fig. 1.1 and are made of the same material, RA = 600 Ω and
A. 0.005/°C C. 0.1/°C RB = 100 Ω. The number of times A is longer than B
B. 0.004/°C D. 0.4/°C is
A. 6 C. 4
135. Referring to Fig. 1.2, the value of α0 is ____. B. 2 D. 5
A. 1/30 per °C
B. 1/40 per °C 142. A coil has a resistance of 100 Ω at 90°C. At 100°C,
C. 1/1200 per °C its resistance is 101 Ω. The temperature coefficient
D. none of the above of wire at 90°C is
A. 0.01 C. 0.0001
136. Referring to Fig. 1.2, the value of R40 will be ____. B. 0.1 D. 0.001
143. Which of the following material has nearly zero

temperature-coefficient of resistance?
A. carbon C. copper
B. porcelain D. manganin 153. REE Board Exam March 1998
Three resistors of 10, 15 and 20 ohms each are
144. Which of the following material has a negative connected in parallel. What is the equivalent
temperature coefficient of resistance? resistance?
A. brass C. aluminum A. 45 ohms C. 0.22 ohm
B. copper D. carbon B. 17.2 ohms D. 4.62 ohms
145. A cylindrical wire 1 m in length, has a resistance of 154. REE Board Exam March 1998
100 . What would be the resistance of a wire Three resistors of 10, 15 and 20 ohms each are
made from the same material both the length and connected in parallel. What is the total
the cross-sectional area are doubled? conductance?
A. 200 C. 100 A. 0.217 siemens C. 4.52 siemens
B. 400 D. 50 B. 3.41 siemens D. 0.562 siemens
146. Carbon composition resistors are most popular 155. REE Board Exam October 1997
because they A 5-ohm resistance is connected in parallel with a
A. cost the least 10-ohm resistance. Another set, a 6-ohm and an 8-
B. are smaller ohm resistances are also connected in parallel. The
C. can withstand overload two sets are connected in series. What is the
D. do not produce electric noise equivalent resistance?
A. 6.76 ohm C. 14.4 ohms
147. A unique feature of a wire-wound resistor is its B. 9.25 ohm D. 21.2 ohms
A. lower power rating C. high stability
B. low cost D. small size 156. REE Board Exam March 1998
Two resistances of 10 and 15 ohms each
°
148. A coil has a resistance of 100 ohms at 90 C. At respectively are connected in parallel. The two are
100°C, its resistance is 101 ohms. What is the then connected in series with a 5-ohm resistance.
°
temperature coefficient of the wire at 90 C? What is the equivalent resistance?
A. 0.01 C. 0.0001 A. 11 ohms C. 10 ohms
B. 0.1 D. 0.001 B. 12 ohms D. 9 ohms
149. What is the unit for charge (Q)? 157. REE Board Exam October 1997
A. Farad C. Siemens A 10-ohm and a 20-ohm resistance are connected
B. Joule D. Coulomb in parallel. Another resistance of 5-ohm is
connected in series with the two. If the supply
150. The charge delivered by a constant voltage source voltage is 48 volts, what is the current through the
is shown. Determine the current supplied by the 10-ohm resistor?
source at (a) t = 1 s (b) t = 3 s. A. 3.21 A C. 4.02 A
B. 2.74 A D. 5.72 A
158. REE Board Exam March 1998

Two resistances of 10 and 15 ohms, each
respectively are connected in parallel. The two are
then connected in series with a 5-ohm resistance. It
A. 5 ma, -3.33 ma C. –3.33 ma, 5 ma is then connected across a 12-V battery, what are
B. 5 ma, 3.33 ma D. 3.33 ma, 5 ma the current and power?
A. 1.2 A, 17.28 W C. 1.09 A, 13.1 W
B. OHM’S LAW AND ELECTRIC CIRCUITS B. 0.96 A, 11.52 W D. 1.5 A, 20.25 W
The resistance of 120 meters of wire is 12 ohms. 159. REE Board Exam September 2001
What is its conductance? Three resistors 10-Ω, 15-Ω and 20-Ω are connected
A. 0.0521 siemens C. 6 siemens in series across a 48-V source. What is the voltage
B. 0.0833 siemens D. 12 siemens across the 15-Ω resistor?
A. 20 V C. 24 V
152. EE April 1981, October 1984 B. 16 V D. 12 V
Two (2) 115-V incandescent lamps A and B are
connected in series across a 230-V source. If lamp 160. REE Board Exam September 2001
A is rated 75 watts and lamp B is rated 50 watts, Three resistors 10-Ω, 15-Ω and 20-Ω are connected
determine the current drawn by the series in parallel. What is the total resistance?
connection. A. 3.56 Ω C. 0.217 Ω
A. 0.52 A C. 0.48 A B. 4.62 Ω D. 45 Ω
B. 0.64 A D. 0.57 A
161. REE Board Exam September 2000 A. 200 watts C. 400 watts
Two 10-Ω resistances are connected in parallel. B. 100 watts D. 50 watts
The two are then connected in series with a 5-Ω
resistance. It is then connected across a 24-volt 170. ECE Board Exam November 1996
battery; find the voltage across the 5-Ω resistor. What do you expect when you use the two 20
A. 12 volts C. 9 volts kohms, 1 watt resistor in parallel instead of one 10
B. 24 volts D. 15 volts kohms, 1 watt?
A. Provide lighter current
162. REE Board Exam April 1997 B. Provide wider tolerance
A circuit consists of three resistors rated 3-Ω, 4-Ω C. Provide more power
and 5-Ω connected in parallel. If the circuit is D. Provide less power
connected to a battery which has an internal
resistance of 0.2-Ω, what would be the current 171. ECE Board Exam November 1999
through the 4-Ω resistor? The total resistance of a two similar wire conductors
A. 2.04 A C. 2.4 A connected in parallel is ______
B. 4.8 A D. 3.0 A A. same resistance of one wire
B. double the resistance of one wire
163. REE Board Exam September 2000 C. one half the resistance of one wire
How many abvolts in 1 volt? D. resistance of one wire multiplied by 4
8
A. 10 abvolts C. 1 abvolt
-8
B. 10 abvolts D. 10 abvolt 172. ECE Board Exam March 1996
When you increase the resistance in a circuit, the
164. REE Board Exam September 2003 flow of electrons will ______.
A total current of 60 A is divided among 3 parallel A. be constant C. be stopped
branches having resistances of 10 Ω, 6 Ω and 12 Ω, B. flow faster D. be decreased
respectively. What is the current that flows through
the branch with 10 Ω resistance? 173. ECE Board Exam April 2001
A. 17.1 A C. 14.3 A Which of the following allows more current if applied
B. 28.6 A D. 42.9 A to the same voltage?
A. 0.002 siemen C. 0.004 siemen
165. REE Board Exam October 2000 B. 25 ohms D. 2.5 ohms
Two 10-ohm parallel resistors are connected in
series with a 5-ohm resistor. The combination is 174. ECE Board Exam April 1998
then connected across a 24 volts battery. Find the Ohm’s law refers to _____.
voltage drop across the 5-ohm resistor. A. power is directly proportional to both voltage
A. 6 V C. 12 V squared and the resistance
B. 18 V D. 20 V B. power is directly proportional to the resistance
and inversely as the current squared
166. ECE Board Exam November 1998 C. current varies directly as the voltage and
The theory of Ohm’s law is applied in a _____ inversely as the resistance
circuit. D. current is directly proportional to both voltage
A. linear C. trivalent and resistance
B. exponential D. unilateral
167. ECE Board Exam April 2000 A circuit which a break exists in the complete
Refers to the most important components in conduction pathway
controlling flow of electrons A. Open circuit C. Close circuit
A. voltage, electromotive force and current B. Short circuit D. Circuit
B. reactance, current and resistance
C. conductance, resistance and reactance 176. ECE Board Exam November 1997
D. voltage, resistance and current How much is the equivalent power in watts can a 3
horse power provide?
168. ECE Board Exam November 1999 A. 3000 watts C. 1492 watts
Which of the following is not a valid expression of B. 248.66 watts D. 2238 watts
ohm’s law?
A. E = IR C. R = E/I 177. ECE Board Exam March 1996
B. R = PI D. I = E/R The current needed to operate a soldering iron
which has a rating of 600 watts at 110 volts is
169. ECE Board Exam November 2000 A. 18,200 A C. 66,000 A
A simple electronic equipment which takes a 2 B. 0.182 A D. 5.455 A
amperes current from a power source has a total
load resistance of 100 ohms. How much power
does it use?
B. The tolerance is decreased
178. ECE Board Exam November 1997 C. The effective resistance is decreased
Find the power across the resistor of 5 ohms D. The effective resistance is increased
delivered from a battery of an internal resistance of
3 ohms and a constant emf of 4 volts. 187. ECE Board Exam November 1999
A. 120 watts C. 60 watts A condition in which the heat in of around the circuit
B. 100 watts D. 1.25 watts increases beyond or to a higher than normal level.
A. Excessive heat condition
179. ECE Board Exam April 2000 B. Open condition
A series circuit in which desired portions of the C. Direct short
source voltage may be tapped off for use D. Grounded
equipment.
A. Voltage trap 188. ECE Board Exam November 1999
B. Voltage selector A 33 kilo ohms resistor is connected in a series
C. Voltage divider parallel combination made up of a 56 kilo ohm
D. Dividing network resistor and a 7.8 kilo ohm resistor. What is the
total combined resistance of these three resistors?
180. ECE Board Exam April 1998 A. 39067 ohms C. 63769 ohms
An electronic device draws 300 watts from its 24 B. 49069 ohms D. 95800 ohms
volt power source. Find effective resistance.
A. 1.25 Ω C. 19.20 Ω 189. ECE Board Exam April 2001
B. 1.92 Ω D. 12.50 Ω If 3,300 ohms resistor and a 22,000 ohms resistor
are connected in series, what is the total
181. ECE Board Exam November 1997 resistance?
How much power does an electronic equipment A. 18,700 ohms C. 5,500 ohms
consume, assuming a 5.50 amperes current flowing B. 25,300 ohms D. 2,870 ohms
and a 120 volts power source?
A. 125.5 watts C. 660 watts 190. ECE Board Exam November 2000
B. 66 watts D. 60 watts A device that draws current
A. Source C. Load
182. ECE Board Exam March 1996 B. No load D. Shunt
What type of circuit whose parameters are constant
which do not change with voltage or current? 191. ECE Board Exam April 1998
A. Tuned circuit C. Reactive circuit With the same voltage applied which of the
B. Linear circuit D. Lumped circuit following allows more current?
A. 25 ohms C. 2.5 ohms
183. ECE Board Exam April 2000 B. 250 ohms D. 0.25 ohms
If three circuits, each with a value of 560 ohms are
connected in parallel, what is the total resistance of 192. ECE Board Exam April 1998
the combination? If 12 V are applied to a circuit that consumes 78 W,
A. 1680 ohms C. 18567 ohms what is the current flow through the circuits?
B. 560 ohms D. 187 0hms A. 6.5 A C. 0.15 A
B. 936 A D. 9.36 A
Other factors remaining constant, what would be 193. ECE Board Exam April 1998
the effect on the current flow in a given circuit if the Find the current that flows through the filament of a
applied potential were doubled? 400 watt flat iron connected to a 220 volt power line.
A. It would double A. 50 mA C. 5 mA
B. It would increase 4 times B. 500 mA D. 5 A
C. It would remain the same
D. It would be decrease by ½ 194. Four equal resistances are connected in parallel
across a certain supply producing P power. How
185. ECE Board Exam April 1999 much power will be produced if the resistances are
Find used power of a circuit whose power source now connected in series across the same supply?
supplies 20 volts and a load resistance of 200 A. 16P C. 4P
ohms. B. P/16 D. P/4
A. 1 watt C. 10 watts
B. 4 kilowatts D. 2 watts 195. A resistor R is connected across a 120 V supply. A
voltmeter of 10,000 ohms resistance is connected
186. ECE Board Exam April 1998 between the center of the resistor and one side of
When resistors are connected in series, what the supply and reads 40 V. What is the value of the
happens? resistance R?
A. Nothing A. 10,000  C. 30,000 
B. 20,000  D. 205. The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is
about ____ its cold resistance.
196. A 240 V motor requiring 2,000 W is located 1 km A. 10 times C. 100 times
from a power source. What diameter of copper wire B. 2 times D. 50 times
is to be used if the power loss is to be kept 5%?
A. 0.49 cm C. 0.39 cm 206. A d.c. circuit usually has ____ as the load.
B. 0.54 cm D. 0.35 cm A. resistance
B. inductance
197. Three resistors of 10, 12 and “x” ohms, respectively C. capacitance
are connected in parallel across a constant current D. both inductance and capacitance
source of 8 A. Determine “x” if this resistor draws
2.5 A. 207. The purpose of load in an electric circuit is to ____.
A. 10 Ω C. 13 Ω A. increase the circuit current
B. 12 Ω D. 11 Ω B. utilize electrical energy
C. decrease the circuit current
198. An arc lamp takes 10 A at 50 volts. A resistance R D. none of the above
is to be place in series so that the lamp my burn
correctly from a 110 V supply. Find the power 208. Electrical appliances are not connected in series
wasted in this resistor. because ____
A. 800 watts C. 700 watts A. series circuit is complicated
B. 600 watts D. 900 watts B. appliances have different current rating
C. power loss is more
199. A 20  and 10  resistors are connected in parallel D. none of the above
and a 5  resistor is connected in series with the
parallel combination. The circuit is connected 209. Electrical appliances are connected in parallel
across a 48 V source with an internal resistance of because it ____
0.2 . Calculate the current through the 5  A. is a simple circuit
resistor. B. draws less current
A. 5.57 amperes C. 3.58 amperes C. results in reduce in power loss
B. 4.04 amperes D. 7.63 amperes D. makes the operation of appliances independent
of each other
200. A variable resistor R is connected in parallel with a
fixed resistor of 1.25 ohms. The combination is then 210. Inductance and capacitance are not relevant in a
connected across a 12 V battery with internal d.c. circuit because ____
resistance of 0.25 Ω. Solve for the maximum power A. frequency of d.c. is zero
that can delivered to R. B. it is a simple circuit
A. 130.20 W C. 120.21 W C. they do not exist in a d.c. circuit
B. 115.52 W D. 142.42 W D. none of the above
201. The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is 10 211. The hot resistance of a 100 watt, 250 V
ohms and the rated voltage is 50 V. Find the series incandescent lamp would be
resistance required to operate the lamp from an 80 A. 2.5 ohms
V supply. B. 625 ohms
A. 8  C. 6  C. 25 ohms
B. 4  D. 10 
212. The voltage drop across 14.5 ohm resistor in Fig.
202. Ohm’s law is not applicable to
2.1 is ____.
A. copper
B. silver 14.5 Ω 25.5 Ω 60 Ω
C. silicon carbide
D. aluminum
+ -
203. The practical unit of electrical energy is 200 V
A. watt Fig. 2.1
B. kilowatt
C. kilowatt-hour A. 29 V C. 30.5 V
D. megawatt B. 14 V D. 18 V
204. A 100 watt lamp working for 20 hours will consume 213. The circuit shown in Fig. 2.1 is called a series circuit
____ units. because ____
A. 200 C. 2
B. 20 D. 5
14.5 Ω 25.5 Ω 60 Ω A. 4 ohms C. 3 ohms
B. 6 ohms D. 9 ohms
+ - 219. The current in 2.5 ohm resistor in Fig. 2.4 will be

200 V ____
2.5 Ω
Fig. 2.1 7A
A. it contains a few resistances
4.5 Ω
B. it carries the same current throughout the
circuit
C. it is a simple circuit Fig. 2.4
D. none of the above A. 3A C. 2.5 A
Referring to Fig. 2.2, the total circuit resistance will be B. 4.5 A D. 2A
____
214. 220. The current in 4.5 ohms resistor in Fig. 1.4 will be
100 W, 200 V 40 W, 200 V ____.
2.5 Ω
7A
Lamp A Lamp B 4.5 Ω
+ -
200 V Fig. 2.4
Fig. 2.2 A. 3.5 A C. 2A
A. 1000 ohms C. 1400 ohms B. 3A D. 2.5 A
B. 400 ohms D. 135 ohms
221. If 18 resistances, each of value 36 ohms, are
215. In Fig. 2.2 ____ connected in parallel, then the total resistance is
____
100 W, 200 V 40 W, 200 V A. 2 ohms
B. 54 ohms
C. 36 ohms
Lamp A Lamp B D. none of the above
+ -
200 V 222. Two incandescent lamps of 100 W, 200 V are in
parallel across 200 V supply. The total resistance
Fig. 2.2 will be ____.
A. the lamp A will be brighter than lamp B A. 800 ohms C. 400 ohms
B. the lamp B will be brighter than lamp A B. 200 ohms D. 600 ohms
C. the two lamps will be equally bright
D. none of the above 223. The resistance across the terminals AB of the circuit
shown in Fig. 2.5 is ____
216. When a number of resistances are connected in A
parallel, the total resistance is ____
A. less than the smaller resistance 18 Ω 12 Ω
B. greater than the smaller resistance
6Ω
C. between the smaller and greatest resistance C
B
Fig. 2.5
217. Two resistances of 6 ohms and 3 ohms are A. 36 ohms C. 9 ohms
connected in parallel. The total resistance is ____ B. 18 ohms D. 15 ohms
A. 9 ohms C. 0.5 ohm
B. 18 ohms D. 2 ohms 224. If a d.c. supply of 180 V is connected across
terminals AB in Fig. 2.5, then current in 6 ohm
218. The value of R that will give a total resistance of 1.5 resistor will be ____.
ohms in Fig. 2.3 is ____
3Ω A
18 Ω 12 Ω
R 6Ω
B C
Fig. 2.3 Fig. 2.5
A. 10 A C. 12 A
B. 5A D. 6A
1Ω 2Ω 10 Ω
225. The resistance across terminals AC in Fig. 2.5 is
____
A Fig. 2.7
A. 13 mhos C. 6 mhos
18 Ω 12 Ω
B. 1.6 mhos D. 2.5 mhos
6Ω
B C 230. If 10 ohms resistance is removed in Fig. 2.7, then
Fig. 2.5 total conductance of the circuit will be ____
A. 36 ohms C. 18 ohms
B. 9 ohms D. 8 ohms
1Ω 2Ω 10 Ω
226. The resistance across terminals AB of the circuit
shown in Fig. 2.6 is ____
5Ω 2Ω Fig. 2.7
A A. 3 mhos C. 2 mhos
B. 6 mhos D. 1.5 mhos
8Ω 6Ω 4Ω
231. The voltage across the parallel circuit shown in Fig.
B
2.8 is ____
Fig. 2.6
A. 4 ohms C. 34 ohms 15 A
10 Ω
2.5 Ω
2Ω
227. If a battery of 24 V is applied across terminals AB of
the circuit shown in Fig. 2.6, then current in 2 ohm
resistor will be ____ Fig. 2.8
5Ω 2Ω A. 15 V C. 30 V
A B. 10 V D. 12. 5 V
8Ω 6Ω 4Ω
232. The current in 10 ohms resistor in Fig. 2.8 is ____
B
Fig. 2.6 15 A
10 Ω
2.5 Ω
2Ω
A. 3A C. 2.5 A
B. 6A D. 1.5 A
228. If a battery of 24 V is applied across terminals AB in

Fig. 2.6, then power loss in 5 ohms resistor will be Fig. 2.8
____ A. 3A C. 1.5 A
5Ω 2Ω B. 2.5 A D. 3.5 A
A
233. The total resistance between terminals 1 and 2 of
8Ω 6Ω 4Ω the circuit shown in Fig. 2.9 is ____
B
2Ω 2Ω
Fig. 2.6
1 4Ω 2
A. 180 W C. 90 W
B. 45 W D. 24 W
Fig. 2.9
229. The total conductance of the circuit shown in Fig. A. 12 ohms C. 2 ohms
2.7 is ____ B. 2.67 ohms D. 64 ohms
234. If a battery of 12 V is applied across terminals 1 and

2 of Fig. 1.9, then current through 4 ohms resistor
will be ____
239. Two equal resistances are connected in series
across a certain supply. If the resistances are now
2Ω 2Ω connected in parallel across the same supply, the
4Ω power produced will be ____ that of series
1 2
connection.
A. two times C. one-half
Fig. 1.9 B. four times D. one-fourth
A. 1.5 A C. 2A
B. 3A D. 2.5 A 240. Referring to Fig. 1.13, the resistance across
terminals BE is ____
235. The resistance between terminals 1 and 2 of Fig. A
13 Ω B 11 Ω
C
1.10 is ____
2Ω
72
18 Ω
Ω
44 V 6Ω
Ω
14
2Ω 2Ω
1 6Ω 2
F E 9Ω D
Fig. 1.13
Fig. 1.10
A. 9 ohms
A. 12 ohms C. 16 ohms B. 18 ohms
B. 8 ohms D. 3 ohms C. 10 ohms
236. The resistance between terminals 1 and 2 in Fig.
1.11 is ____ 241. Referring to Fig. 1.13, the resistance across
1Ω terminals AF is ____
13 Ω B 11 Ω
A C
2
1Ω 1Ω
Ω
72
18 Ω
1 2
Ω
2Ω 44 V 6Ω
Ω
14
Fig. 1.11
F E 9Ω D
A. 2 ohms C. 1 ohm Fig. 1.13
B. 1.5 ohms D. 4 ohms
A. 20.5 ohms
237. If a battery of 6 V is applied across terminals 1 and B. 18 ohms
2 in Fig. 1.11, then current in the horizontal 2 ohm C. 11 ohms
resistor will be ____ D. none of the above
1Ω
242. Referring to Fig. 1.13, the current in 18 ohms
resistor will be ___
13 Ω 11 Ω
2
1Ω 1Ω A B C
Ω
1 2Ω 2
72
18 Ω
Ω
44 V 6Ω
Fig. 1.11
Ω
14
A. 1A C. 3A
B. 2A D. 0.5 A F D
E 9Ω
Fig. 1.13
238. The resistance across terminals 1 and 2 in Fig. 1.12
is ____ A. 2A
B. 1.5 A
C. 1A
2
1Ω 1Ω
Ω
1 2Ω 2 243. Referring to Fig. 1.13, the power loss in 11 ohms

will be ____
13 Ω B 11 Ω 100 W, 200 V
A C
S1 L2
40 W, 200 V
L1
72
18 Ω S2 L3
Ω
44 V 6Ω
Ω
14
100 W, 200 V
F D + 200 V -
E 9Ω
Fig. 1.13 Fig. 1.14
A. 11 W A. less than 40 W
B. 24 W B. more than 40 W
C. 16 W C. equal to 40 W
D. none of the above D. none of the above
244. If in Fig. 1.14, switches S1 and S2 are closed, then 248. If in Fig. 1.14 switches S1 and S2 are closed and the
total circuit resistance is ____ supply voltage is increased to 400 V, then ____
100 W, 200 V 100 W, 200 V
S1 L2 S1 L2
40 W, 200 V 40 W, 200 V
L1 L1
S2 L3 S2 L3
100 W, 200 V 100 W, 200 V

+ 200 V - + 200 V -
Fig. 1.14 Fig. 1.14
A. 400 ohms C. 1000 ohms A. lamp L1 will burn out
B. 1200 ohms D. 2400 ohms B. lamp L2 will burn out
C. both lamps L2 and L3 will burn out
245. If switch S1 is open and switch S2 is closed in Fig. D. all the lamps will be safe
1.14, then circuit resistance will be ____
100 W, 200 V 249. If in Fig. 1.1, resistor R2 becomes open-circuited,
S1 L2 the reading of the voltmeter will become
40 W, 200 V
L1 V
S2 L3
R1 R2 R3 R4
100 W, 200 V
20 Ω 20 Ω 20 Ω 20 Ω
+ 200 V -
Fig. 1.14
B. 1000 ohms D. 2400 ohms 200 V
246. If in Fig. 1.14, both switches S1 and S2 are closed, Figure 1.1
then ____ A. zero C. 50 V
100 W, 200 V B. 150 V D. 200 V
S1 L2
40 W, 200 V
L1 250. Whatever the battery voltage in Fig. 1.2, it is certain
S2 L3 that smallest current will flow in the resistance of
____ ohm.
300 Ω
100 W, 200 V
+ 200 V -
Fig. 1.14 500 Ω 100 Ω
A. L1 will be brighter than L2 or L3

B. L1 will be dimmer than L2 or L3 200 Ω
C. L1 will be as bright as L2 or L3
247. If in Fig. 1.14 switches S1 and S2 are open, then

Figure 1.2
lamp L1 will give output ____
A. 300 C. 200
B. 500 D. 100
4Ω
251. Which of the following statement is TRUE both for a
series and parallel d.c circuit?
A. powers are additive 24 V 3 Ω 6Ω
B. voltages are additive
C. current additive
D. elements have individual currents Figure 1.6
A. the 3  resistor is short circuited
252. A 100-W, 110-V and a 50-W lamp are connected in B. the 6  resistor is short circuited
series across a 220-V dc source. If the resistances C. nothing is wrong with the circuit
of the two lamps are assumed to remain constant,
D. the 3  resistor is open-circuited
the voltage across the 100-W lamp is ____ volt.
A. 110 C. 146.7
257. With reference to Fig 1.7, which of the following
B. 73.3 D. 220
statement is true?
253. In the parallel circuit of Fig.1.3, the value of V0 is R1 R3
____ volt.
2Ω
VO E R2
2Ω
12 V Figure 1.7
12 V A. E and R1 form a series circuit
B. R1 is in series with R3
C. R1 is in series with R2
D. there is no series circuit
Figure 1.3
A. 12 C. 0
258. Which of the following statements is correct
B. 24 D. -12
concerning the Fig. 1.8?
254. In the series circuit of Fig 1.4, the value of V0 is R2
____ volt.
2Ω
VO
R1 E R3
2Ω
12 V
Figure 1.8
A. R2 and R3 form a series of path
Figure 1.4 B. E is in series with R1
A. 12 C. 0 C. R1 is in parallel in R3
B. -12 D. 6 D. R1, R2 and R3 form a series of circuit
255. In Fig 1.5, there is a drop of 20 V on each resistor. 259. What is the equivalent resistance in ohms between
The potential of point A would be ____ volt. points A and B of Fig. 1.9? All resistances are in
A
ohms
B
A
12 Ω
80 V G
6Ω
D C 4Ω B
Figure 1.5
A. +80 C. +40 Figure 1.9
B. -40 D. -80 A. 12 C. 22
B. 14.4 D. 2
256. From the voltmeter reading of Fig. 1.6, is it obvious
that 260. What do you call a resistor that does not obey
Ohm’s Law?
A. Potentiometer
B. Carbon-Film Resistor
C. Wire-Wound Type
D. Non-linear Resistor B. 5.32 min D. 4,.56 min
261. A 100 W, 110 V and 50 W, 110 V lamps are 269. REE October 1998
connected in series across a 220 V DC source. If How many calories does an electric heater of 100
the resistances of the two lamps are assumed to watts generate per second?
remain constant, the voltage across the 100 W lamp A. 10 C. 23.88
is _____ volt? B. 1000 D. 42.25
A. 110 V C. 146.7 V
B. 73.3 V D. 220 V 270. REE Board Exam October 1997
The electric energy required to raise the
262. A potential divider of resistance of 50 ohms is temperature of water in a pool is 1000 kWh. If the
connected across a 100 V DC source. A load heat losses are 25%, the heating energy required
resistance of 10 ohms is connected across a tap in will be ____.
the potential divider and the negative terminal of the A. 1111 kWh C. 1750 kWh
source. If a current of 4 A flows towards the load, B. 1266 kWh D. 1333 kWh
what is the current supplied by the source?
A. 5.32 A C. 5.21 A 271. EE Board Exam April 1992
B. 5.05 A D. 5.48 A An electric heater carries 12 A at 110 V, is
submerged in 22.5 lbs of water for 30 minutes.
263. Two resistors A and B made of different materials What will be the final temperature of the water if its
have temperature coefficients of resistance at 20C initial temperature is 35°F?
of 0.004 and 0.006 respectively. When connected A. 135.43°F C. 133.56°F
across a voltage source at 20C, they draw current B. 125.42°F D. 128.33°F
equally. What percentage of the total current at
100C does resistor A carry? 272. EE Board Exam October 1990
A. 47.14% C. 61.34% In an electric heater the inlet temperature is 15°C.
B. 52.86% D. 38.66% Water is flowing at the rate of 300 grams per
minute. The voltmeter measuring voltage across the
264. A conductor has a resistance of 7 ohms at 0C. At heating element reads 120 volts and an ammeter
20C, the resistance has become 7.5 ohms. measuring current taken reads 10 amperes. When
Calculate the temperature coefficient of the steady state is finally reached, what is the final
reading of the outlet thermometer?
conductor at 20C.
A. 57.6°C C. 72.6°C
A. 1/300 /°C C. 1/500 /°C
B. 68.4°C D. 42.6°C
B. 1/400 /°C D. 1/600 /°C
273. EE Board Exam October 1991
265. Which of the following is a non-linear element?
Four cubic meters of water is to be heated by
A. diode
means of four 1.5 kW, 230-V immersion heating
B. heater coil
elements. Assuming the efficiency of the heater as
C. transistor
90%, determine the time required in boiling the
D. electric arc with unlike electrode
water if the initial temperature is 20°C and if all four
elements are connected in parallel.
C. ELECTRICAL AND HEAT ENERGY A. 71 hrs C. 69 hrs
266. EE Board Exam April 1992 B. 63 hrs D. 66 hrs
An electric kettle was marked 500 W, 230 V found
to take 15 minutes to bring 1 kilogram of water at 274. EE Board Exam October 1991
15°C to boiling point. Determine the heat efficiency Four cubic meters of water is to be heated by
of the kettle. means of four 1.5 kW, 230-V immersion heating
A. 79.1% C. 72.4% elements. Assuming the efficiency of the heater as
B. 75.3% D. 74.8% 90%, determine the time required in boiling the
water if the initial temperature is 20°C and if the
267. REE Board Exam October 1997 elements are connected two in series in parallel
A process equipment contains 100 gallons of water with two in series.
at 25°C. It is required to bring it to boiling in 10 A. 275.6 hrs C. 252.2 hrs
minutes. The heat loss is estimated to be 5%. What B. 295.3 hrs D. 264.4 hrs
is the kW rating of the heater?
A. 125 kW C. 50.5 kW 275. REE Board Exam September 2001
B. 252 kW D. 207 kW How many joules per second are then in 10 watts?
A. 10 C. 20
268. EE October 1989 B. 5 D. 24.5
A total of 0.8 kg of water at 20°C is placed in a 1-kW
electric kettle. How long a time in minute is needed 276. REE Board Exam September 2001
to raise the temperature of the water to 100°C? 13
10 ergs/sec is equal to how many kilowatts?
A. 4.46 min C. 5.34 min
A. 1,000 C. 100 A. 4.5 ohms C. 4.5 ohms
B. 250 D. 10 B. 2.5 ohms D. 0.14 ohm
277. REE Board Exam September 2000 286. In the SI system of units, the unit of force is
What is 1 kW-hr in BTU? A. kg-wt C. Joule
A. 4,186 C. 746 B. Newton D. N-m
B. 3,413 D. 1,000
287. The basic unit of electric charge is
278. REE Board Exam October 1998 A. ampere-hour C. coulomb
What is the work in ergs needed to raise a 10 g B. watt-hour D. farad
weight 100 m up?
5 7
A. 4.9 x 10 C. 98 x 10 288. The SI unit of energy is
7 7
B. 9.8 x 10 D. 1.96 x 10 A. Joule C. kcal
B. kWh D. m-kg
The quantity of heat required to raise the 289. The SI unit of energy is
temperature of water by 1°C. A. Joule C. kcal
A. energy C. calorie B. kWh D. m-kg
B. specific heat D. BTU
290. Two heating elements, each of 230-V, 3.5 kW rating
280. REE Board Exam October 1999 are first joined in parallel and then in series to heat
When heat is transferred into any other form of same amount of water through the same range of
energy or when other forms of energy are converted temperature. The ratio of the time taken in the two
into heat, the total amount of energy is constant. cases would be
This is known as A. 1:2 C. 1:4
A. First law of thermodynamics B. 2:1 D. 4:1
B. Boyle’s law
C. Specific heat 291. If a 220 V heater is used on 110 V supply, heat
D. Isothermal expansion produced by it will be ____ as much
A. one-half C. one-fourth
281. REE Board Exam September 2002 B. twice D. four times
12
What is 10 ergs/sec in kW?
A. 100 kW C. 10 kW 292. For a given line voltage, four heating coils will
B. 1,000 kW D. 10,000 kW produce maximum heat when connected
A. all in parallel
282. REE Board Exam October 2000 B. all in series
An electric heater is used to heat up 600 grams of C. with two parallel pairs in series
water. It takes 14 minutes to raise the temperature D. one pair in parallel with the other two in series
of water by 40°C. If the supply voltage is 220 volts,
what is the power rating of the heater neglecting 293. The electric energy required to raise the
heat losses? temperature of a given amount of water is 1000
A. 180 W C. 200 W kWh. If heat losses are 25%, the total heating
B. 120 W D. 60 W energy required is ____ kWh.
A. 1500 C. 1333
283. REE Board Exam April 2001 B. 1250 D. 1000
A 100 liter of water is heated from 20°C to 40°C.
How many kWHR of electricity is needed assuming 294. One kWh of energy equals nearly
no heat loss? A. 1000 W C. 4186 J
A. 4.2 C. 5.6 B. 860 kcal D. 735.5 W
B. 2.3 D. 3.7
295. A force of 10,000 N accelerates a body to velocity
284. REE Board Exam April 2002 0.1 km/s. The power developed is ____ kW.
Ten (10) kW is equal to ____ gram-cal/sec. A. 1,000,000 C. 3600
A. 156 C. 2,388 B. 36,000 D. 1000
B. 436 D. 425
296. A 100 W light bulb burns on an average of 10 hours
285. ECE Board Exam November 1995 a day for one week. The weekly consumption of
Two heaters A and B are in parallel across supply energy will be ____ unit/s.
voltage V. Heater A produces 500 kcal in 20 A. 7 C. 0.7
minutes and B produces 1000 kcal in 10 minutes. B. 70 D. 0.07
The resistance of A is 10 ohms. What is the
resistance of B, if the same heaters are connected 297. Two heaters, rated at 1000 W, 250 volts each, are
in series voltage V? connected in series across a 250 volt, 50 Hz A.C.
mains. The total power drawn from the supply A. 174.5 ohms C. 147.5 ohms
would be ____ watt. B. 145.7 ohms D. 157.4 ohms
A. 1000 C. 250
B. 500 D. 2000 307. REE Board Exam April 1997
If a resistor rated at 5 watts and 6 volts are
298. One watt is equal to ____. connected across a battery with an open circuit
7
A. 4.19 cal/sec C. 10 ergs/sec voltage of 6 volts. What is the internal resistance of
-7
B. 778 BTU/sec D. 10 ergs/sec the battery if the resulting current is 0.8 A?
A. 0.30 ohm C. 0.23 ohm
299. The current in an electric lamp is 5 amperes. What B. 0.26 ohm D. 0.03 ohm
quantity of electricity flows toward the filament in 6
minutes? 308. REE Board Exam October 1998
A. 30 C C. 72 C A 12 V battery of 0.05-ohm resistance and another
B. 3600 C D. 1800 C battery of 12 V and 0.075 ohm resistance supply
power to a 2-ohm resistor. What is the current
300. An electric heater is rated at 120 volts, 1000 watts through the load?
and is used to boil water. Calculate the time in A. 5.85 A C. 5.72 A
minutes to raise the temperature of 1 liter of water B. 5.63 A D. 5.91 A
from 15°C to boiling. The heater has an over-all
efficiency of 92%. 309. REE Board Exam October 1996
A. 6.4 minutes C. 4.4 minutes The lead batteries “A” and “B” are connected in
B. 5.4 minutes D. 3.4 minutes parallel. “A” has an open circuit voltage of 12 V and
an internal resistance of 0.2 ohm. Battery “B” has
301. For a given line voltage, four heating coils will an open circuit voltage of 12.2 V and an internal
produce maximum heat when connected resistance of 0.3 ohm. The two batteries together
A. all in parallel deliver power to a 0.5 ohm power resistor.
B. all in series Neglecting effects of temperature, how much
C. with two parallel pairs in series current is contributed by battery “A”?
D. one pair in parallel with the other two in series A. 29.62 A C. 12.85 A
B. 16.00 A D. 25.24 A
302. Four heaters having the same voltage rating will
produce maximum heat if connected in 310. EE Board Exam October 1981
A. Series C. Series-Parallel A charger, a battery and a load are connected in
B. Parallel D. Parallel-Series parallel. The voltage across the charger is 12.5
volts and the battery has an emf of 12 volts and
303. 1000 kW is equal to how many is ergs/sec. internal resistance of 0.1 ohm. The load consists of
13 13
A. 2 x 10 C. 1 x 10 a 2 ohms resistor. Find the current through the
16 10
B. 1 x 10 D. 2 x 10 charger.
A. 6.61 A C. 6.42 A
304. When current flows through heater coil, it glows but B. 6.25 A D. 6.50 A
supply wiring does not glow because
A. supply wiring is covered with insulation wiring 311. REE Board Exam October 1996
B. current through supply line flows at slower A lead storage battery is rated at 12 volts. If the
speed internal resistance is 0.01 ohm, what is the
C. supply wires are made of superior material maximum power that can be delivered to the load?
D. resistance of heater coil is more than that of A. 1,200 W C. 7,200 W
supply wire B. 3,600 W D. 1,800 W
D. ELECTRIC CELLS 312. EE Board Exam April 1995

305. REE Board Exam October 1997 A 120-V battery having an internal resistance of 0.5
A load of 10 ohms was connected to a 12-volt ohm is connected through a line resistance of 0.5
battery. The current drawn was 1.18 amperes. What ohms to a variable load resistor. What maximum
is the internal resistance of the battery? power will the battery deliver to the load resistor?
A. 0.35 ohm C. 0.25 ohm A. 36 watts C. 630 watts
B. 0.20 ohm D. 0.30 ohm B. 63 watts D. 360 watts
306. REE Board Exam April 1997 313. REE Board Exam April 2002
The electromotive force of a standard cell is A 12 volts battery has a 50 ampere-hour capacity.
measured with a potentiometer that gives a reading The internal resistance is 0.1 ohm. A 5 ohm load is
of 1.3562 V. When a 1.0 megaohm resistor is connected for 5 hours. How many ampere-hours
connected across the standard cell terminals, the are still left?
potentiometer reading drops to 1.3560 V, what is A. 28.51 C. 38.23
the internal resistance of the standard cell? B. 41.24 D. 35.92
D. increase in current capacity
314. REE Board Exam April 2002
Two-24 volt battery supply power to a 20 ohm load. 322. ECE Board Exam November 1995
One battery has 0.2 ohm internal resistance while Find the output of a four (4) lead acid cells.
the other has 0.4 ohm. What power does the load A. 3.2 V C. 5.8 V
draws? B. 8.4 V D. 1.6 V
A. 28.4 W C. 30.8 W
B. 22.2 W D. 18.6 W 323. ECE Board Exam November 1997
How many silver zinc cells in series are needed for
315. ECE Board Exam March 1996 a 9V battery?
Which statement is not true? A. 9 C. 3
A. Secondary cell can be recharged B. 6 D. 7
B. The internal resistance of a cell limits the
amount of output current 324. ECE Board Exam November 1995
C. The negative terminal of a chemical cell has a _____ is the specific gravity reading for a good lead
charge of excess electrons acid cell.
D. Two electrodes of the same metal provide the A. 1170 C. 1070
highest voltage output B. 1270 D. 1370
In the operation of dry cell we normally refer to the Refers to a power source or cell that is not
supply of current load resistance where its current rechargeable?
neutralizes the separated charges at the electrodes. A. Secondary C. Storage
A. Aligning the cells B. Primary D. Battery
B. Charging the cells
C. Discharging the cells 326. ECE Board Exam April 1998
D. Polarizing the cells Which of the following is not a primary type cell?
A. Zinc-chloride C. Silver oxide
317. ECE Board Exam November 2000 B. Silver-zinc D. Carbon zinc
Refers to a power source or cell which can be
rechargeable 327. ECE Board Exam November 1997
A. Battery C. Primary A battery should not be charged or discharged at a
B. Secondary D. Storage high current in order to avoid this defect.
A. Corrosion C. Buckling
318. ECE Board Exam November 2001 B. Sedimentation D. Sulphation
In the operation of dry cell we normally refer to the
supply of current load resistance where its current 328. ECE Board Exam April 2001
neutralizes the separated charge s at the It is a cell in which the chemical action finally
electrodes. destroys one of the electrons electrodes, usually
A. Aligning the cells the negative and cannot be recharged.
B. Charging the cells A. Dry cell C. Wet cell
C. Discharging the cells B. Secondary cell D. Primary cell
D. Polarizing the cells
319. ECE Board Exam November 2000 Which of the following statements is not true?
The part of the cell of the solution that acts upon the A. Output of solar cell is normally 0.5 V
electrodes providing a path for electron flow B. Edison cell is storage type
A. Container C. Sealing way C. The Ni-Cd cell is primary type
B. Electrolyte D. Electrolysis D. Primary cells can be charged
320. ECE Board Exam April 1999 330. ECE Board Exam April 2001
Type of cell used mostly for emergency equipment. Which of the following statements is not true?
It is light, small, and has a large capacity of power A. A primary cell has irreversible chemical
for its size. reaction
A. Ni-Cd cell C. Silver-zinc cell B. A carbon zinc cell has unlimited shelf life
B. Silver-cadmium cell D. Mercury cell C. A storage cell has irreversible chemical
reaction
321. ECE Board Exam March 1996 D. A lead acid cell can be recharged
The purpose of cells connected in parallel is
to_____. 331. ECE Board Exam November 1999
A. increase internal resistance A device that transforms chemical energy into
B. increase in voltage output electrical energy
C. decrease current capacity A. Battery
B. Cell 340. ECE Board Exam November 1995
C. Primary battery Which has the largest diameter of the following dry
D. Secondary battery cells?
A. Type C C. Type AAA
332. ECE Board Exam April 1999 B. Type AA D. Type D
What is the effect of connecting battery cells in
parallel? 341. ECE Board Exam April 1998
A. Current decreases How many nickel-cadmium cells are needed in
B. Voltage increases series for a 10 V battery?
C. Voltage decreases A. 8 C. 5
D. Current increases B. 12 D. 10
333. ECE Board Exam November 1997 342. ECE Board Exam March 1996
Determine how long a battery will last whose rating Current in a chemical cell refers to the movement of
is 100 Ah, 24 volts and will run a 300 watts _____.
electronic equipment and a 50 watts light. A. Negative ions only
A. 6.85 hours C. 26.65 hours B. Negative and positive ions
B. 50.05 hours D. 12.00 hours C. Positive ions only
D. Negative hole charge
The process of reversing the current flow through 343. ECE Board Exam November 1998
the battery to store the battery to its original Find the output of a two (2) lead acid cells.
condition A. 0.952 V C. 3.2 V
A. Electrolysis C. Reverse flow B. 2.1 V D. 4.2 V
B. Ionization D. Battery charge
335. ECE Board Exam November 2000 The liquid solution that forms ion charges in a lead
The type of cell commonly referred to as “flashlight acid battery
battery” A. Electrolyte C. Sulfuric acid
A. Nickel-cadmium battery C. Dry cell B. Hydrochloric acid D. Nitric acid
B. Mercury cell D. Lead acid cell
336. ECE Board Exam November 1998 Single device that converts chemical energy into
How does a battery behave whose cells are electrical energy is called
connected in series? A. Battery C. Solar
A. Increase current supply B. Generator D. Cell
B. Reduces total voltage
C. Increases voltage supply 346. ECE Board Exam November 1995
D. Reduces internal resistance There are _____ identical cells in parallel needed to
double the current reading of each cells.
337. ECE Board Exam April 1998 A. 3 C. 2
Another very useful cell to solar cells however the B. 4 D. 1
junction is bombarded by beta particles from
radioactive materials 347. ECE Board Exam April 2001
A. Alkaline cells C. Selenium cells What is the effect of connecting battery cells in
B. Nucleus cells D. Lithium cells series?
A. Voltage increases
338. ECE Board Exam November 2001 B. Current increases
The continuation of current flow within the cell there C. Voltage decreases
is no external load D. Current decreases
A. Local action C. Self-discharge
B. Polarization D. Electrolysis 348. ECE Board Exam November 2000
How long can a battery last with capacity of 50
339. ECE Board Exam November 1998 ampere-hour running equipment of 5 amperes?
Type of power source in electronics that cannot be A. 250 hours C. 100 hours
recharged after it has delivered its rated capacity B. 25 hours D. 10 hours
A. Cells
B. Primary cells 349. ECE Board Exam April 1998
C. Battery How long will a battery need to operate a 240-watt
D. Secondary cells equipment, whose capacity is 100 Ah and 24 volts
rating?
A. 10 hours C. 1 hour
B. 5 hours D. 0.10 hour
D. Reduced internal resistance
What is affected when a lead battery is 359. ECE Board Exam November 2000
overcharged? Find the required battery capacity needed to
A. Carbon C. Plates operate on electronic equipment with power rating
B. Grid D. Electrolytes of 200 watts and 10 volts at 6 hours.
A. 60 C. 20
351. ECE Board Exam November 1995 B. 1200 D. 120
When the cells are in series voltages add, while
current capacity is _____. 360. ECE Board Exam November 2000
A. The same as one cell A cell(s) that can be operated or used in a
B. Zero horizontal, vertical or any position where its
C. Infinite electrolyte cannot be spilled in any position
D. The sum of each cell A. Primary cells C. Dry cells
B. Secondary cells D. Battery
Refers to an action in the operation of secondary 361. ECE Board Exam April 1999
cells reforming the electrodes in a chemical reaction It is an indication of the current supplying capability
where dc voltage is supplied externally. of the battery for a specific period of time, e.g. 400
A. Polarizing cells ampere-hour.
B. Charging cells A. Rating C. Capability
C. Aligning cells B. Capacity D. Current load
D. Discharging cells
362. ECE Board Exam March 1996
353. ECE Board Exam November 1999 Which of the following is not a secondary type cell?
What type of cell that cannot be recharged which A. Lithium C. Silver cadmium
cannot restore chemical reaction? B. Lead-acid D. Silver-zinc
A. Primary cell
B. Secondary cell 363. ECE Board Exam March 1996
C. Lead-acid wet cell How many lithium cells in series are needed for a
D. Nickel-cadmium cell 12 V battery?
A. 12 cells C. 8 cells
354. ECE Board Exam November 2000 B. 4 cells D. 10 cells
An ordinary flashlight battery is which of the
following? 364. ECE Board Exam November 1996
A. A load C. A storage cell Component of solar battery which uses light energy
B. A dry cell D. A wet cell to produce electromagnetic force
A. Alkaline cell C. Lithium cell
355. ECE Board Exam April 1998 B. Polymer cell D. Selenium cell
Refers to dry storage cell carbon zinc.
A. cell 365. ECE Board Exam March 1996
B. Edison cell If a dry cell has an internal resistance of 0.50 ohm
C. Mercury cell and emf of 2 volts, find power delivered in a one
D. Nickel cadmium cell ohm resistor.
A. 1.33 watts C. 3.66 watts
356. ECE Board Exam April 1998 B. 1.66 watts D. 1.77 watts
What is the other term of the secondary cells
considering its capability to accept recharging? 366. ECE Board Exam March 1996
A. Reaction cell C. Storage cell Parallel cells have the same voltage as one cell but
B. Primary cell D. Dry cell have _____.
A. Unstable resistance
357. ECE Board Exam November 1996 B. Less current capability
Find the required battery capacity needed to C. Fluctuating power output
operate an equipment of 30 amperes at 5 hours. D. More current capacity
A. 6 C. 3
B. 30 D. 150 367. ECE Board Exam April 1999
A battery with capacity of 100 Ah and 12 volts rating
358. ECE Board Exam March 1996 will run an electronic equipment at exactly 20 hours,
When batteries have cells connected in series the how much power is needed?
effect is A. 60 watts C. 10 watts
A. Reduced output voltage B. 20 watts D. 30 watts
B. Increased current supply
C. Increased voltage supply 368. ECE Board Exam March 1996
It is the output voltage of a carbon-zinc cell. A. high voltage
A. 3.5 V C. 1.5 V B. high current
B. 2.5 V D. 0.5 V C. high voltage as well as high current
369. ECE Board Exam March 1996
What is the reason why more cells can be stored in 378. Cells are connected in series–parallel when ____ is
a given area with dynamic cells? required.
A. They consume less power A. high current
B. They are smaller B. high voltage
C. They are larger C. high current as well a high voltage
D. They travel faster D. none of the above
370. ECE Board Exam November 1997 379. Four cells, each of internal resistance 1 ohm, are
A radio equipment will be used at 70% at 50 connected in parallel. The battery resistance will be
amperes rating for 5 hours. How much capacity of ____
dry battery is needed? A. 4 ohms C. 2 ohms
A. 35 C. 250 B. 0.25 ohm D. 1 ohm
B. 17.5 D. 175
380. The e.m.f. of a cell depends upon ____
371. The potential at the terminals of the battery falls A. nature of electrodes and electrolyte
from 9 V on open circuit to 6 volts when a resistor of B. size of electrodes
10 ohms is connected across its terminals. What is C. spacing between electrodes
the internal resistance of the battery? D. none of the above
A. 5 Ω C. 3 Ω
B. 4 Ω D. 2 Ω 381. In order to get maximum current in series – parallel
grouping, the external resistance should be ____
372. A battery is formed of five cells joined in series. the total internal resistance of the battery.
When the external resistance is 4 ohms, the current A. less than
is 1.5 A and when the external resistance is 9 B. more than
ohms, the current falls to 0.75 A. Find the internal C. equal to
resistance of each cell. D. none of the above
A. 0.5 ohm C. 0.2 ohm
B. 1.0 ohm D. 0.3 ohm 382. The positive terminal of a 6-V battery is connected
to the negative terminal of a 12-V battery whose
373. A 12 V source with 0.05  resistance is connected positive terminal is grounded. The potential at the
in series with another 12 volt with 0.075 Ω negative terminal of the 6V battery is ____ volt.
resistance with a load of 2 . Calculate the power A. +18 C. -6
dissipated in the load. B. –12 D. -18
A. 365 watts C. 105 watts
B. 127 watts D. 255 watts 383. The positive terminal of a 6-V battery is connected
to the negative terminal of a 12-V battery whose
374. A 24 V source with 0.05  resistance is connected positive terminal is grounded. The potential at the
in parallel with another 24 V with 0.075  resistance positive terminal of the 6-V battery is ____ volt.
to a load of 2 . Calculate the current delivered by A. +6 C. -12
B. -6 D. +12
the source with a 0.05  resistor.
A. 7 amperes C. 5 amperes
384. Active materials of a lead-acid cell are
B. 10 amperes D. 12 amperes
A. lead peroxide
B. sponge lead
375. A battery can deliver 10 joules of energy to move 5
C. dilute sulfuric acid
coulombs of charge. What is the potential difference
D. all of the above
between the terminals of the battery?
A. 2 V C. 0.5 V
385. During the charging of lead-acid cell
B. 50 V D. 5 V
A. its cathode becomes dark chocolate brown in
colour
376. An ordinary dry cell can deliver about ____
B. its voltage increases
continuously.
C. it gives out energy
A. 3 A
D. specific gravity of H2SO4 is decreased
B. 2 A
C. 1/8 A
386. The ratio of Ah efficiency to Wh efficiency of a lead-
acid cell is
A. always less than one
377. Cells are connected in series when ____ is
B. just one
required.
C. always greater than one C. antimony-lead alloy
D. either A or B D. graphite
387. The capacity of a cell is measured in 397. The reduction of battery capacity at high rates of
A. watt-hours C. amperes discharge is primarily due to
B. watts D. ampere-hours A. increase in its internal resistance
B. decrease in its terminal voltage
388. The capacity of a lead-acid cell does NOT depend C. rapid formation of PbSO4 on the plates
on its D. non-diffusion of acid to the inside active
A. rate of charge materials
B. rate of discharge
C. temperature 398. Floating battery system are widely used for
D. quantity of active materials A. power stations
B. emergency lighting
389. As compared to constant-current system, the C. telephone exchange installation
constant-voltage system of charging a lead-acid cell D. all of the above
has the advantage of
A. avoiding excessive gassing 399. Any charge given to the battery when taken off the
B. reducing time of charging vehicle is called
C. increasing cell capacity A. bench charge C. float charge
D. both B and C B. step charge D. trickle charge
390. Sulphation in a lead-acid battery occurs due to 400. Storage battery electrolyte is formed by the
A. trickle charging dissolving of ____ acid in water.
B. incomplete charging A. hydrochloric C. acetic
C. heavy discharging B. sulfuric D. atric
D. fast charging
401. The central terminal of a dry cell is said to be
391. The active materials of a nickel-iron battery are A. positive C. neutral
A. nickel hydroxide B. negative D. charged
B. powdered iron and its oxides
C. 21% solution of caustic potash 402. A 24 V battery of internal resistance r = 4 Ω is
D. all of the above connected to a variable resistance R, the rate of
heat dissipation in the resistor is maximum when
392. During charging and discharging of a nickel-iron cell the current drawn from the battery is I. Current
A. its e.m.f. remains constant drawn from the battery will be I/2 when R is equal to
B. water is neither formed nor absorbed A. 8 Ω C. 16 Ω
C. corrosive fumes are produced B. 12 Ω D. 20 Ω
D. nickel hydroxide remains unsplit
403. What is the other term used for rechargeable
393. As compared to a lead-acid cell, the efficiency of a battery?
nickel-iron cell is less due to its A. primary
A. lower e.m.f. B. lead-acid
B. smaller quantity of electrolyte used C. storage
C. higher internal resistance D. nickel-cadmium
D. compactness
E. NETWORK THEOREMS
394. Trickle charging of a storage battery helps to 404. REE Board Exam April 1997
A. prevent sulphation A circuit consisting of three resistors rated: 10
B. keep it fresh and fully charged ohms, 15 ohms and 20 ohms are connected in
C. maintain proper electrolyte level delta. What would be the resistance of the
D. increase its reserve capacity equivalent wye connected load?
A. 0.30, 0.23 & 0.15 ohm
395. A dead storage battery can be revived by B. 3.0, 4.0 & 5.0 ohms
A. a dose of H2SO4 C. 3.33, 4.44 & 6.66 ohms
B. adding so-called battery restorer D. 5.77, 8.66 & 11.55 ohms
C. adding distilled water
D. none of the above 405. EE Board Exam October 1994
The equivalent wye element of a 3 equal resistors
396. The sediment which accumulates at the bottom of a each equal to R and connected in delta is
lead-acid battery consist largely of A. R C. R/3
A. lead-peroxide B. 3R/2 D. 3R
B. lead-sulphate
A Barangay power station supplies 60 kW to a load 412. EE Board Exam April 1991
2
over 2,500 ft, 100 mm , two-conductor copper Twelve similar wires each of resistance 2 ohms are
feeder, the resistance of which is 0.078 ohm per connected so as to form a cube. Find the resistance
1000 ft. The bus bar voltage is maintained constant between the two diagonally opposite corners.
at 600 V. Determine the load current. A. 1.45 ohms C. 2.01 ohms
A. 105 A C. 110 A B. 1.66 ohms D. 1.28 ohms
B. 108 A D. 102 A
407. EE Board Exam October 1986 Twelve similar wires each of resistance 2 ohms are
An LRT car, 5 km distance from the Tayuman connected so as to form a cube. Find the resistance
station, takes 100 A over a 100 mm hard drawn between the two corners of the same edge.
copper trolley wire having a resistance of 0.270 A. 1.133 ohms C. 1.125 ohms
ohm per km. The rail and ground return has a B. 1.102 ohms D. 1.167 ohms
resistance of 0.06 ohm per km. If the station voltage
is 750 V, what is the voltage of the car? 414. EE Board Exam October 1991
A. 585 V C. 595 V Twelve identical wires each of resistance 6 ohms
B. 590 V D. 580 V are arranged to form the edge of a cube. A current
of 40 mA is led into the cube at one corner and out
408. EE Board Exam April 1989 at the other diagonally opposite corners. Calculate
The LRT trolley system 10 miles long is fed by two the potential difference developed between these
substations that generate 600 volts and 560 volts, corners.
respectively. The resistance of the trolley wire and A. 0.20 V C. 0.22 V
rail return is 0.3 ohm per mile. If the car is located 4 B. 0.28 V D. 0.24 V
miles from the 600 volt station draws 200 A from the
line. How much is the current supplied by each 415. EE Board Exam August 1976
station? Find the value of the voltage V.
A. 133.33 A, 66.67 A
B. 123.67 A, 76.33 A
1Ω
C. 117.44 A, 82.56 A 0.1 Ω Lamp
60 W
D. 125.54 A, 63.05 A + V
4Ω
12 V
24 V G 12 V
409. EE Board Exam April 1992 -
In Manila, the LRT runs between Gil Puyat Station
and Tayuman Station, which is 4 km apart and A. 12.34 V C. 12.19 V
maintains voltages of 420 volts and 410 volts B. 11.24 V D. 11.66 V
respectively. The resistance of go and return is 0.05
ohm per km. The train draws a constant current of 416. EE Board Exam April 1982
300 A while in motion. What are the currents Referring to the circuit diagram below, if the charger
supplied by the two stations if the train is at the voltage is 130 volts and the battery voltage is 120
distance of minimum potential? volts, solve for the current Ib.
A. 175 A, 125 A C. 164 A, 136 A
B. 183 A, 117 A D. 172 A, 123 A 3Ω
Ib 2Ω
410. EE Board Exam October 1986 +
40 Ω
An LRT car, 5 km distance from the Tayuman Battery Battery
station, takes 100 A over a 100 mm hard drawn Charger
-
copper trolley wire having a resistance of 0.270
ohm per km. The rail and ground return has a A. -0.215 A C. -0.306 A
resistance of 0.06 ohm per km. If the station voltage B. 0.215 A D. 0.306 A
is 750 V, what is the efficiency of transmission?
A. 78% C. 74% 417. EE Board Exam August 1977
B. 81% D. 79% In the figure below R1 = 1 ohm, R2 = 1 ohm, R3 = 3
ohms, I2 = 2 A and VB = 120 V. Find Eg.
A barangay power station supplies 60 kW to a load
over 2,500 ft of 0002-conductor copper feeder the R1 R2 I2
resistance of which is 0.078 ohm per 1,000 ft. The
R3
bus bar voltage is maintained constant at 600 volts. +
Determine the maximum power which can be Eg G VB
transmitted. -
A. 220.35 kW C. 242.73 kW
B. 230.77 kW D. 223.94 kW
A. 182.41 V C. 164.67 V A. A terminal point for a loop current
B. 153.32 V D. 157.22 V B. A connection point between two or more
conductors
418. EE Board Exam October 1980, April 1984 C. A formula
In the dc circuit as shown, the high resistance D. A mathematical fiction
voltmeter gives a reading of 0.435 volt. What is the
value of the resistance R? 424. ECE Board Exam November 1998
If a resistance element is part of two loops, how
many voltage drops must be calculated for that
R 10 Ω component?
+ A. Two C. One
12 V + -
V B. Three D. None
-
20 Ω 50 Ω 425. ECE Board Exam April 1998
How many nodes are needed to completely analyze
a circuit according to Kirchhoff’s current law?
A. 4 ohms C. 3 ohms A. One
B. 5 ohms D. 2 ohms B. Two
C. One less than the total number of nodes in the
419. EE Board Exam April 1980 circuit
Determine I in the figure. D. All nodes in the circuit

20 Ω 10 Ω
50 Ω
Find the Thevenin’s impedance equivalent across
R2 of a linear close circuit having 10 volt supply in
12 V
series with two resistors (R1=50 ohms and R2 = 200
40 Ω I ohms).
30 Ω
B. 40 ohms D. 4 kohms
A. 0.028 A C. 0.025 A
B. 0.010 A D. 0.014 A 427. ECE Board Exam November 1995
In order to match the load to the generator means
420. ECE Board Exam April 1999 making load resistance ______.
In Kirchhoff’s current law, which terminal of a A. lower than generator’s internal resistance
resistance element is assumed to be at a higher B. increased to more generator’s internal
potential (more positive) than the other? resistance
A. The terminal where the current exits the C. decreased
resistance elements D. equal to generator’s internal resistance
B. The terminal where the current enters the
resistance elements 428. A circuit contains a 5 A current source in parallel
C. Either A or B can be arbitrarily selected with an 8 ohm resistor. What is the Thevenin’s
D. The terminal closest to the node being voltage and Thevenin’s resistance of the circuit?
analyzed A. 40 V, 8  C. 5 V, 8 
B. 5/8 V, 40  D. 5/8 V, 8 
According to Kichhoff’s current law, what is the 429. In the Norton’s equivalent circuit, the source is a
algebraic sum of all currents entering and exiting a A. constant voltage source
node. B. constant current source
A. zero C. constant voltage, constant current
B. a negative value D. none of these
C. the algebraic sum of all currents
D. a positive value 430. The superposition theorem requires as many
circuits to be solved as there are
422. ECE Board Exam November 1997 A. meshes
Find the Thevenin’s impedance equivalent across B. source
R2 of a linear close circuit having 10 volts supply in C. nodes
series with the resistors (R1 = 100 ohms and R2 = D. all of the above
200 ohms).
A. 6.66 ohms C. 66.6 ohms 431. Three resistors of 6-ohm resistance are connected
B. 6.666 kohms D. 666 ohms in delta. Inside the delta another 6-ohm resistors
are connected in wye. Find its resistance between
423. ECE Board Exam April 1999 any two corners.
What is a node? A. 2 ohms C. 4 ohms
B. 3 ohms D. 1 ohm R1 R3
A C
432. A 2-wire dc distribution line has sending end
voltage of 240 V and total line resistance of 0.4 E1 R2 E2
ohm. The maximum kW that can be transmitted by
the line is ____. D
A. 108 C. 36
B. 72 D. 144
Fig. 3.1
A. two
433. An active element in a circuit is one which ____. B. four
A. receives energy C. three
B. supplies energy D. none of the above
C. both receives and supplies energy
D. none of the above 440. The circuit shown in Fig. 3.1 has ____ loops.
A R1 R3 C
434. An passive element in a circuit is one which ____.
A. supplies energy
B. receives energy E1 R2 E2
C. both receives and supplies energy
D. none of the above D
Fig. 3.1
435. An electric circuit contains ____.
A. two
A. active elements only
B. four
B. passive element only
C. three
C. both active and passive elements
441. In the circuit shown in Fig. 3.1, there are ___
436. A linear circuit is one whose parameters (e.g.
meshes.
resistances etc.) ____.
A. change with change in current A R1 R3 C
B. change with change in voltage
C. do not change with change in voltage and
current E1 R2 E2
D. none of the above D
437. In the circuit shown in Fig. 3.1, the number of nodes Fig. 3.1
is ____ A. two
A R1 R3 B. three
C
C. four
E1 R2 E2
442. To solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.2 by Kirchhoff’s
D laws, we require ____
Fig. 3.1 3Ω 4Ω
A. one C. three
B. two D. four I1 I2
35 V 2Ω 40 V
I3
438. In the circuit shown in Fig. 3.1, there are ____
junctions.
Fig. 3.2
A R1 R3 C A. one equation C. three equations
B. two equations D. four equations
E1 R2 E2 443. To solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.2 by nodal
D analysis, we require ____
3Ω 4Ω
Fig. 3.1
A. three I1 I2
B. four 35 V 2Ω 40 V
C. two I3
Fig. 3.2
439. The circuit shown in Fig. 3.1 has ____ branches.
A. one equation 448. In order to solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.3 by
B. two equation nodal analysis, we require
C. three equations 3Ω B 2Ω
I1 I2
444. To solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.2 by 30 V 2Ω 20 V
I3
superposition theorem, we require ____ D
3Ω 4Ω Fig. 3.3
I1 I2 A. one equation
35 V 2Ω 40 V B. two equation
I3 C. three equations
Fig. 3.2
A. one circuit 449. The superposition theorem is used when the circuit
B. two circuits contains
C. three circuits A. a single voltage source
D. none of the above B. a number of passive source
C. passive elements only
445. To solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.2 by Maxwell’s D. none of the above
mesh current equation, we require
3Ω 4Ω 450. Fig. 3.4(b) shows the Thevenin’s equivalent circuit
of Fig. 3.4(a). The value of Thevenin’s voltage V th is
____.
I1 I2
35 V 2Ω 40 V 4Ω 5Ω A Rth A
I3
40 V 6Ω RL Vth RL
Fig. 3.2
B B
A. one equation (a) (b)

B. three equations Fig. 3.4
C. two equations
D. none of the above A. 20 V C. 12 V
B. 24 V D. 36 V
446. In the circuit shown in Fig. 3.3, the voltage at node
B wrt D is calculated to be 15 V. The current in the 3 451. The value of Rth in Fig. 3.4(b) is ____.
Ω resistor will be 4Ω 5Ω A Rth A
3Ω B 2Ω
40 V 6Ω RL Vth RL
I1 I2 B B
30 V 2Ω 20 V
I3
D (a) (b)
Fig. 3.4
Fig. 3.3
A. 15 Ω C. 6.4 Ω
A. 2A B. 3.5 Ω D. 7.4 Ω
B. 5A
C. 2.5 A 452. The open-circuited voltage at terminals AB in Fig.
D. none of the above 3.4(a) is
4Ω 5Ω A Rth A
447. The current in 2 Ω horizontal resistor in Fig. 3.3 is
____.
3Ω B 2Ω 40 V 6Ω RL Vth RL
B B
I1 I2
30 V 2Ω 20 V (a) (b)
I3 Fig. 3.4
D
Fig. 3.3 A. 12 V C. 24 V
B. 20 V D. 40 V
A. 10 A C. 2A
B. 5A D. 2.5 A 453. For transfer of maximum power in the circuit shown
in Fig. 3.4(a), the value of RL should be ____.
4Ω 5Ω Rth A
C. both voltage and current
A
40 V 6Ω RL Vth RL 460. In the analysis of a transistor circuit, we generally
B B use ____.
A. Norton’s C. reciprocity
(a) (b)
Fig. 3.4
B. Thevenin’s D. superposition
A. 3.5 Ω C. 7.4 Ω 461. Fig. 3.6(a) shows Norton’s equivalent circuit of a

B. 6.4 Ω D. 15 Ω network whereas Fig. 3.6(b) shows its Thevenin’s
equivalent circuit. The value of Vth is ____.
454. Fig. 3.5(b) shows Norton’s equivalent circuit of Fig. Rth
3.5(a). The value of RN is ____. A A
RN = 3 Ω
2Ω
IN = 2 A
3Ω A A
Vth
12 V 6Ω RL IN RN RL B B
B B (a) (b)
Fig. 3.6
(a) (b)
Fig. 3.5 A. 1.5 V C. 3V
B. 0.866 V D. 6V
A. 5Ω
B. 4.5 Ω 462. The value of Rth in Fig. 3.6(b) is ____.
C. 10.5 Ω Rth
D. none of the above A A
RN = 3 Ω
IN = 2 A
455. The value of IN in Fig. 3.5(b) is ____. Vth
2Ω 3Ω A A B B
(a) (b)
12 V 6Ω RL IN RN RL Fig. 3.6
B B
A. 3Ω C. 1.5 Ω
(a) (b) B. 2Ω D. 6Ω
Fig. 3.5
463. If in Fig. 3.6(a), the value of IN is 3 A, then value of
A. 3A Vth in Fig. 3.6(b) will be ____.
B. 1A Rth
C. 2A A A
RN = 3 Ω

IN = 2 A
Vth
456. Thevenin’s theorem is ____ form on an equivalent
circuit. B B
A. voltage (a) (b)
B. current Fig. 3.6
C. both voltage and current
A. 1V
B. 9V
C. 5V
457. Norton’s theorem is ____ Thevenin’s theorem.
A the same as.
B. converse of
464. For maximum power transfer, the relation between
C. equal to
load resistance RL and internal resistance Ri of the
voltage source is ____.
A. RL = 2Ri C. RL = 1.5Ri
458. In the analysis of a vacuum tube circuit, we
B. RL = 0.5Ri D. RL = Ri
generally use ____.
A. superposition C. Thevenin’s
465. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer,
B. Norton’s D. reciprocity
the efficiency is ____.
A. 75% C. 50%
459. Norton’s theorem is ____ form of an equivalent
B. 100% D. 25%
circuit
A. voltage
B. current
466. The open-circuited voltage at terminals of load RL is 3Ω 4Ω A
30 V Under the conditions of maximum power
transfer, the load voltage would be ____.
18 V 6Ω RL
A. 30 V C. 5 V
B. 10 V D. 15 V B
467. The maximum power transfer theorem is used in Fig. 3.7
____.
A. electronic circuits A. 6V C. 9V
B. power system B. 4V D. 12 V
C. home lighting circuits
D. none of the above 473. The output resistance of a voltage source is 4 Ω. Its
internal resistance will be ____.
468. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer, a A. 4 Ω C. 1 Ω
voltage source is delivering a power of 30 W to the B. 2 Ω D. infinite
load. The power generated by the source is ____.
A. 45 W C. 60 W 474. Delta/star of star/delta transformation technique is
B. 30 W D. 90 W applied to ___.
A. one terminal
469. For the circuit shown in Fig. 3.7, the power B. two terminal
transferred will be maximum when RL is equal to C. three terminal
____. D. none of the above
3Ω 4Ω A 475. Kirchhoff’s current law is applicable to only
A. closed loops in a network
18 V 6Ω RL B. electronic circuits
C. conjunctions in a network
B D. electric circuits
Fig. 3.7
476. Kirchhoff’s voltage law is concerned with
A. 4.5 Ω A. IR drops
B. 6Ω B. battery e.m.f.s.
C. 3Ω C. junction voltages
D. none of the above D. both A and B
470. The open-circuited voltage at terminals AB in Fig. 477. According to KVL, the algebraic sum of all IR drops
3.7 is ____. and e.m.f.s in any closed loop of a network is
3Ω 4Ω A always
A. zero
B. positive
18 V 6Ω RL
C. negative
B D. determined by the battery e.m.f.s
Fig. 3.7 478. The algebraic sign of an IR drop is primarily

dependent upon the
A. 12 V C. 15 V A. amount of current flowing through it
B. 6V D. 9.5 V B. value of R
C. direction of current flow
471. If in Fig. 3.7, the value of RL = 6 Ω, then current D. battery connection
through RL is ____.
3Ω 4Ω A 479. Maxwell’s loop current method of solving electrical
networks
RL A. uses branch currents
18 V 6Ω B. utilizes Kirchhoff’s voltage law
B C. is confined to single-loop circuits
D. is a network reduction method
Fig. 3.7
A. 2A C. 1.75 A 480. Point out the WRONG statement. In the node-
B. 1.5 A D. 1A voltage technique of solving networks, choice of a
reference node does not
472. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer, A. affect the operation of the circuit
the voltage across RL in Fig. 3.7 is ____. B. change the voltage across any element
C. alter the p.d. between any pair of nodes
D. affect the voltages of various nodes B. 9 D. 18
481. The nodal analysis is primarily based on the 489. The Norton equivalent circuit for the network of Fig.
application of 2.2 between A and B is ____ current source with
A. KVL C. Ohm’s Law parallel resistance of ____.
B. KCL D. both B and C A
482. Superposition theorem is can be applied only to 6Ω

circuits having ____ elements. 3Ω
A. non-linear C. linear bilateral
18 V
B. passive D. resistive
483. The Superposition theorem is essentially based on B

the concept of Fig. 2.2
A. duality C. reciprocity A. 2 A, 6 Ω C. 2 A, 3 Ω
B. linearity D. non-linearity B. 3 A, 2 Ω D. 3 A, 9 Ω
484. While Thevenizing a circuit between two terminals, 490. The Norton equivalent of a circuit consists of a 2 A
Vth equals current source in parallel with a 4  resistor.
A. short-circuit terminal voltage Thevenin equivalent of this circuit is a ____ volt
B. open circuit terminal voltage source in series with a 4  resistor.
C. EMF of the battery nearest to the terminal A. 2 C. 6
D. net voltage available in the circuit B. 0.5 D. 8
485. Thevenin resistance Rth is found 491. If two identical 3 A, 4  Norton equivalent circuits
A. between any two “open” terminals are connected in parallel with like polarity to like,
B. by short-circuiting the given two terminals the combined Norton equivalent circuit is
C. by removing voltage sources along with their A. 6 A, 4  C. 3 A, 2 Ω
internal resistance B. 6 A, 2  D. 6 A, 8 Ω
D. between same open terminals as for Vth
492. Two 6 V, 2  batteries are connected in series
486. While calculating Rth, constant-current sources in
aiding. This combination can be replaced by a
the circuit are
single equivalent current generator of ____ with a
A. replaced by “opens”
parallel resistance of ____ ohm.
B. replaced by “shorts”
C. treated in parallel with other voltage sources A. 3 A, 4  C. 3 A, 1 Ω
D. converted into equivalent voltage sources B. 3 A, 2  D. 5 A, 2 Ω
487. Thevenin resistance of the circuit of Fig. 2.1 across 493. Two identical 3 A, 1  batteries are connected in
its terminals A and B is ____ ohm. parallel with like polarity with like polarity to like.
3Ω The Norton equivalent circuit of the combination is
A A. 3 A, 0.5  C. 3 A, 1 Ω
B. 6 A, 1  D. 6 A, 0.5 Ω
12 V
3Ω
494. Thevenin equivalent circuit of the network shown in
Fig. 2.3 is required. The value of the open-circuit
B voltage across terminals a and b of this circuit is
Fig. 2.1 ____ volt.
A. 6 C. 9 5Ω
B. 3 D. 2 a
488. The load resistance needed to extract maximum +

power from the circuit of Fig. 2.2 is ____ ohm. 2i 10 Ω
-
A
b
6Ω
3Ω
Fig. 2.3
18 V A. zero C. 2i/5
B. 2i/10 D.
B
Fig. 2.2 495. For a linear network containing generators and
A. 2 C. 6 impedance, the ratio of the voltage to the current
produced in other loop is the same as the ratio of
voltage and current obtained when the positions of
the voltage source and the ammeter measuring the
current are interchanged. This network theorem is
known as ____ theorem.
A. Millman’s C. Tellegen’s
B. Norton’s D. Reciprocity
496. A 12 volt source with an internal resistance of 1.2

ohms is connected across a wire-wound resistor.
Maximum power will be dissipated in the resistor
when its resistance is equal to A. 14 V C. 0V
A. zero C. 12 ohms B. 12 V D. 1V
B. 1.2 ohm D. infinity
502. What should be the value of R so the resistor will
497. Three 3.33  resistors are connected in wye. What receive the maximum power? All resistances are in
is the value of the equivalent resistors connected in ohms.
delta?
A. 3.33  C. 6.67 
B. 10  D. 20 
498. Find the equivalent resistance between terminals a

& b of the circuit shown. Each resistance has a
value of 1 ohm.
A. 10.0 ohms C. 0.968 ohms
B. 3.875 ohms D. 1.60 ohms
503. Determine the value VO in the ideal op-amp circuit

below.
A. 5/6 ohms C. 5/14 ohms

B. 5/11 ohms D. 5/21 ohms
499. What do you call the head to tail connection of two

or more op-amp circuits wherein the output of one
op-amp is the input of another op-amp?
A. Parallel Op-Amps A. -8 V C. -4 V
B. Follow-Thru Connection B. -6 V D. -3 V
C. Cascade Connection
D. Series Op-Amps 504. Determine the value VO in the op-amp circuit below.
500. Find the power dissipation in the 6 ohms resistor in

the next figure.
A. -4 V C. -2 V
A. 54 W C. 121.5 W
B. -8 V D. -3 V
B. 216 W D. 150 W
505. If the voltage source (dependent or independent) is
501. Determine the value of node voltage V2. All
connected between two non-reference nodes, the
resistances are in ohms.
two non-reference nodes form a ______
A. Common Node
B. Supernode
C. Complex Node
D. Reference node
506. The theorem that states that “the voltage across or

current through an element in a linear circuit is the
algebraic sum of the voltages across or current A. -10 V C. +70 V
through that element due to each independent B. +10 V D. -70 V
source acting alone”.
A. Superposition Theorem 513. A principal node is
B. Thevenin’s Theorem A. a closed path or loop where the algebraic sum
C. Norton’s Theorem of the voltages must equal zero
D. Reciprocity Theorem B. the simplest possible closed path around a
circuit
507. Kirchhoff’s Current Law states that C. a junction where branch current can combine
A. the algebraic sum of the currents flowing into or divide
any point in a circuit must equal zero D. none of the above
B. the algebraic sum of the currents entering and
leaving any point in a circuit must equal zero 514. How many equations are necessary to solve a
C. the algebraic sum of the currents flowing away circuit with two principal nodes?
from any point in a circuit must equal zero A. 3 C. 4
D. the algebraic sum of the currents around any B. 2 D. 1
closed path must equal zero
515. The difference between a mesh current and a
508. When applying Kirchhoff’s Current Law, branch current is
A. consider all the currents flowing into a branch A. a mesh current is an assumed current and a
point positive and all currents directed away branch current is an actual current
from that point negative B. the direction of the current themselves
B. consider all the currents flowing into a branch C. a mesh current does not divide at a branch
point negative and all currents directed away point
from that point positive D. both A and B above
C. remember that the total of all the currents
entering a branch point must always be greater 516. Using the method of mesh currents, any resistance
than the sum of the currents leaving that point common to two meshes has
D. the algebraic sum of the currents entering and A. two opposing mesh currents
leaving a branch point does not necessarily B. one common mesh current
have to be zero C. zero current
509. When applying Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law, a closed
path is commonly referred to as a 517. The fact that the sum of the resistor voltage drops
A. node C. loop equals the applied voltage in a series circuit is the
B. principal node D. branch point basis for
A. Kirchhoff’s Current Law
510. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law states that B. node voltage analysis
A. the algebraic sum of the voltage sources and C. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
IR voltage drops in any closed path must total D. the method of mesh currents
zero
B. the algebraic sum of the voltage sources and 518. The fact that the sum of the individual branch
IR voltage drops around any closed path can currents equals the total current in a parallel circuit
never equal zero is the basis for
C. the algebraic sum of all the currents flowing A. Kirchhoff’s Current Law
around any closed path must equal zero B. node voltage analysis
D. none of the above C. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
D. the method of mesh currents
511. When applying Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
A. consider any voltage whose positive terminal is 519. If you do not go completely around the loop when
reached first as negative and any voltage applying Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law, then
whose negative terminal is reached first as A. the algebraic sum of the voltages will always
positive be positive
B. always consider all voltage sources as positive B. the algebraic sum is the voltage between the
and all resistor voltage drops as negative start and finish points
C. consider any voltage whose negative terminal C. the algebraic sum of the voltages will always
is reached first as negative and any voltage be negative
whose positive terminal is reached first as D. the algebraic sum of the voltages cannot be
positive determined
D. always consider all resistor voltage drops as
positive and all voltage sources as negative 520. A resistor is an example of a(n)
A. bilateral component
512. The algebraic sum of +40 V and -30 V is B. active component
C. passive component B. the total current supplied by the applied voltage
D. both A and C to the network
C. zero when terminals A and B are short-
521. To apply Superposition theorem, all components circuited
must be D. the current flowing terminals A and B when
A. the active type they are short-circuited
B. both linear and bilateral
C. grounded 528. Which theorem provides a shortcut for finding the
D. both nonlinear and unidirectional common voltage across any number of parallel
branches with different sources?
522. When converting from a Norton-equivalent circuit to A. The Superposition Theorem
a Thevenin equivalent circuit or vice versa B. Thevenin’s Theorem
A. RN and RTH have the same value C. Norton’s Theorem
B. RN will always be larger than RTH D. Millman’s Theorem
C. IN is shorted-circuit to find VTH
D. VTH is short-circuited to find IN 529. A d.c. circuit usually has ____ as the load
A. Resistance
523. When solving for the Thevenin equivalent B. Capacitance
resistance, RTH, C. Inductance
A. all voltage sources must be opened D. both inductance and capacitance
B. all voltage sources must be short-circuited
C. all voltage sources must be converted to 530. Electrical appliances are connected in parallel
current sources because it ____
D. none of the above A. is a simple circuit
B. draws less current
524. Thevenin’s Theorem states that an entire network C. results in reduce in power loss
connected to a pair of terminals can be replaced D. makes the operation of appliances independent
with of each other
A. a single current source in parallel with a single
resistance 531. The purpose of load in an electric circuit is to ____
B. a single voltage source in parallel with a single A. increase the circuit current
resistance B. utilize electrical energy
C. a single voltage source in series with a single C. decrease the circuit current
resistance D. none of the above
D. a single current source in series with a single
resistance 532. A passive network has
A. no emf source
525. Norton’s Theorem states that an entire network B. no current source
connected to a pair of terminals can be replaced C. neither emf nor current source
with D. none of these
A. a single current source in parallel with a single
resistance 533. The relationship between voltage and current is the
B. a single voltage source in parallel with a single same for two opposite directions of current in case
resistance of
C. a single voltage source in series with a single A. bilateral network
resistance B. active network
D. a single current source in series with a single C. unilateral network
resistance D. passive network
526. With respect to terminals A and B in a complex 534. Which of the following statement is not correct?
network, the Thevenin voltage, VTH, is A. voltage source is an active element
A. the voltage across terminals A and B when B. current source is a passive element
they are short-circuited C. resistance is a passive element
B. the open-circuit voltage across terminals A and D. conductance is a passive element
B
C. the same as the voltage applied to the complex 535. A resistance R is connected across two batteries, A
network and B connected in parallel. The open circuit emfs
D. none of the above and internal resistances of the batteries are 12 V, 2
ohms and 8 V, 1 ohm respectively. Determine the
527. With respect to terminals A and B in a complex ohmic value of R if the power absorbed by R is
network, the Norton current, IN, is 7.656 watts.
A. the current flowing between terminals A and B A. 10  C. 9 
when they are open B. 12  D. 8 
A. 3 C. 6
536. A network has 7 nodes and 5 independent loops. B. 4 D. 7
The number of branches in the network is
A. 13 C. 11 546. Equivalent impedance seen across terminals a, b is
B. 12 D. 10
537. The nodal method of circuit analysis is based on

A. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law & Ohm’s law
B. Kirchhoff’s Current Law & Ohm‘s law
C. Kirchhoff’s Current Law & Kirchhoff’s Voltage
Law
D. Kirchhoff’s Current Law & Kirchhoff’s Voltage
Law & Ohm‘s law
A. 16/3 Ω C. 8/3 + j12
538. For a network of seven branches and four nodes, B. 8/3 Ω D. none of these
the number of independent loops will be
A. 11 C. 7 547. What is the Rab in the circuit when all resistors
B. 8 D. 4 values are R?
539. A network has b branches and nodes. For this
mesh analysis will be simpler then node analysis if
n is greater then
A. b C. (b/2) + 1
B. b + 1 D. b/2
540. The number of independent loops for a network with

n nodes and b branches is
A. n - 1 A. 2R C. R/2
B. b - n B. R D. 3R
C. b - n + 1
D. independent no. of nodes 548. Find Rab. All values are in ohms.
541. The following constitutes a bilateral element

A. Resistor C. Vacuum Tube
B. FET D. metal rectifier
542. Kirchhoff’s Laws fail in the case of

A. linear networks
B. non-linear networks
C. dual networks
D. distributed parameter networks A. 22.5 C. 30
B. 40 D. none of these
543. Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s Current Law & Kirchhoff’s
Voltage will fail at 549. Find the equivalent resistance of the circuit in the
A. Low frequency C. high power figure.
B. high frequency D. none of these
544. Total no, of mesh equations required is equal to

A. number of links
B. number of tree branches
C. number of nodes
D. none of these
545. The minimum number of equations required to

analyze the circuit
A. 3 ohms C. 5 ohms
B. 4 ohms D. 6 ohms
550. Find the equivalent resistance of the circuit in this

figure.
A. 2V C. 1V
A. R C. 3R B. 3V D. none of these
B. 2R D. 4R
557. Find V in the circuit shown.
551. Find the total resistance Rin is in the circuit shown .
A. √ C. √
B. √ D. none of these
A. –3V C. 2V
B. +3 V D. none of these
552. What is the value of i1?
558. Find V in the circuit shown.
A. 0 C. 6
B. –6 D. none of these
553. Find Ix in the circuit shown. A. +3V C. 2V

B. –3V D. none of these
559. Determine VX of this circuit
A. 3A C. 0
B. –3 A D. none of these
554. Find value of R in the given circuit.
A. 42.2 V C. 97.3 V
B. 83.3 V D. 103 V
560. Find voltage eo in the fig shown.

A. 8.2 Ω C. 10 Ω
B. 6Ω D. none of these
555. The voltage V in the figure always equal to
A. 2V C. 4V
B. 4/3 V D. 8V
561. Find VX in the circuit shown
A. 9V C. 1V
B. 5V D. none of these
556. Find V in the circuit shown. A. 2.5 V C. 0V

B. -2.5 V D. 10 V
562. Find voltage eo in the fig shown

B. 30 V D. 10 V
568. In the circuit of the given figure. The value of the

voltage source E is
A. 48 V C. 36 V
B. 24 V D. 28 V
563. The voltage v(t) is
at -bt at bt
A. e –e C. ae – be
at bt at bt
B. e +e D. ae + be
A. –16 V C. –6 V
564. Find current through 5 Ω resistor B. 4V D. 16 V
569. Find i2 in the figure shown.
A. 0 C. 3A
B. 2A D. 7A
565. Find Vxy

A. 4A C. -2/3 A
B. 2/3 A D. none of these
570. When a resistor R is connected to a current source,

it consumes a power of 18 W. When the same R is
connected to a voltage source having same
magnitude as the current source, the power
absorbed by R is 4.5 W. The magnitude of the
A. 10 V C. 13 V current source & value of R are
B. 46 V D. 58 V A. √ A & 1 ohm C. 1 A & 18 ohms
B. 3 A & 2 ohms D. 6 A & 0.5 ohms
566. What is VAB?
571. In the circuit shown in the figure. If I = 2, then the
value of the battery voltage V will be
A. 3V C. 24 V
B. 54V D. none of these A. 5V C. 2V
B. 3V D. 1V
567. What is Vxy?
572. Find E and I in the figure shown.
A. 20 V C. –10 V A. I = 13 A and E = 31 V
B. I = 31 A and E = 13V A. 1A C. 4A
C. E = 31 V and I = 31A B. 2A D. 8A
D. none of these
578. In the circuit shown in the given figure, the potential
573. Find the voltage across the terminals a and b. difference V2 – V1 is
A. 0.5 V C. 3.5 V A. –4.5 V C. 4.5 V

B. 3.0 V D. 4.0 V B. 0 D. 6V
574. What is the current supplied by 1 V source when 579. Find V in the figure shown.
each resistance is 1 ohm?
A. 56.25 V C. 40 V
B. 85 V D. none of these
580. What is VA?

A. 8/15 A C. 4/15 A
B. 15/4 A D. none of these
575. The voltage V is equal to
A. 3V C. 5V A. -2 V C. -4 V
B. –3 V D. none of these B. 2V D. 4V
576. The voltage across 15 ohms resistor is 581. What is the value of I4 in the fig shown?
A. -105 V C. –15 V
A. –4 A
B. +105 V D. + 15 V
B. –2 A
C. known only if V1, V2 and R are known
577. In the circuit of the given figure. The current I will be
D. known only if V1, V2 are known
582. If the voltage of each source in the given network is

doubled, then which of the following statement
would be true?
A. 2A C. 0.5 A
1. Current flowing in the network will be doubled B. 1.5 A D. 0A
2. Voltages across each resistor will be doubled
3. Power absorbed by each resistor will be 588. In the circuit shown in the given figure, current I is
doubled
4. Power delivered by each source will be
doubled
A. 1, 2, 3, 4 C. 2, 3
B. 1, 2 D. 1, 3, 4
583. For a given network, the number of independent

mesh equation (Nm) and the number of
independent node equation (Nn) obey the following: A. –2/5 C. 18/5
A. Nm = Nn B. 24/5 D. 2/5
B. Nm > Nn
C. Nm < Nn 589. A 35 V source is connected to a series circuit of
D. any one of the above, depending on the 600Ω and R as shown. If a voltmeter of internal
network resistance1.2 kΩ is connected across 600 Ω
resistor it reads 5 V, find the value of R.
584. In the circuit of the given figure. What is the current
I?
A. 1.2 kΩ C. 3.6 kΩ
B. 2.4 kΩ D. 7.2 kΩ
A. 1A C. 2A
B. 4/3 A D. 3A 590. Find the current in RL in the circuit below.
585. Find the value of R for which the power supplied by

the voltage source is zero.
A. 0 C. 1/3
A. 0 C. 6 ohms B. 2/3 D. none
B. 1.5 ohms D. 0.667 ohms
591. The current flowing through the voltage source in
586. What value of R which ensures that the current the given circuit is
through the 60 ohm resistor of this circuit is 1 A?
A. 1.0 A C. 0.5 A
B. 0.75 A D. 0.25 A
B. 10 ohms D. 20 ohms 592. In the circuit shown, the voltage across 2Ω resistor
is 20 V. The 5 Ω resistor connected between the
587. The current I in the circuit of the figure is terminals A and B can be replaced by an ideal
B. –2 A D. none of these
597. A particular resistor R dissipates a power of 4W

when V alone is active. The same resistor R
dissipates a power of 9 watts when I alone is active.
The power dissipated by R when both sources are
active will be
A. Voltage source of 25 V with +ve terminal

upward
B. Voltage source of 25 V with +ve terminal
downward
C. Current source of 2 A upward
D. Current source of 2A downward
A. 1W C. 13 W
B. 5W D. 25 W
593. In the circuit shown in the figure. The effective
resistance faced by the voltage source is
598. The linear network contains only resistors if is1 = 8A,
is2 = 12A, Vx is found to be 80v. If is1 = -8A, is2 = 4A,
Vx = 0 . Find Vx when is1 = is2 = 20A.
A. 1Ω C. 3Ω
B. 2Ω D. 3.3 Ω
A. –150 C. 100
594. If a resistance ‘R’ of 1Ω is connected across the
B. 150 D. 50
terminals AB as shown in the given fig. Then the
current flowing through R will be
599. When R = 10 ohms, VR = 20 V, when R = 20 ohms
VR = 30 V. Find VR when R = 80 ohms.
A. 40 C. 48
A. 1A C. 0.25 A B. 160 D. none
B. 0.5 A D. 0.125 A
600. Find V1 & V2.
595. Find VL across the ¼ ohm resistor of this circuit.
A. 4 V, 8 V C. 6 V, 6 V
B. 8 V, 4 V D. 12 V, 12 V
601. The network shown in the figure draws current I

A. 1/52 V C. 3/52 V when ab is open. If the ends ab were shorted, the
B. 2/52 V D. 5/52 V current drawn would be
596. Find Ix in the fig shown
A. ∞ C. 2I
B. 4I D. I
A. 1A C. 2A
602. In the figure below, the voltage across the 18 ohm
resistor is 90 volts. What is the total voltage across
the combined circuit?
A. 1A C. 2.5 A
B. 2A D. 3A
607. In the figure, the value of R is

A. 125 V C. 24 V
B. 16 V D. 40 V
603. Find the current transfer ratio I2/I1 for the network
shown in the figure. All resistors are given as 2
ohms.
A. 0.25 C. 0.50
B. 0.40 D. 0.75 608. An ideal constant voltage source is connected in
series with an ideal constant current source.
604. In the network shown in the given figure, the Considered together, the combination will be a
effective resistance faced by the voltage source is A. constant voltage source
B. constant current source
C. constant voltage source and constant current
D. source or a constant power source
609. A network contains only independent current

sources and resistors. If the values of all the
resistors are doubled, the values of the node
voltage
A. will become half
A. 4 ohms C. 2 ohms B. will remain unchanged
B. 3 ohms D. 1 mega ohms C. will become double
D. cannot be determined unless the circuit
605. The V-I relation for the network shown in the given configuration and the values of the resistors
box is V = 4I - 9. If now a resistor R = 2 ohms is are known
connected across it, then the value of I will be
610. A network N is a dual of network N if
A. both of them have same mesh equations
B. both of them have same node equations
C. mesh equations of one are the node equations
of the other
D. KCL and KVL equations are the same
A. –4.5 A C. 1.5 A 611. A certain network consists of two ideal voltage

B. –1.5 A D. 4.5 A sources and a large number of ideal resistors. The
power consumed in one of the resistor is 4 W when
606. In the circuit shown in the figure, for R = 20 ohms either of the two sources is active and the other is
the current I is 2 A. When R is 10 ohms the current I replaced by a short circuit. The power consumed by
would be the same resistor when both the sources are
simultaneously active would be
A. zero or 16 W C. zero or 8 W
B. 4W or 8 W D. 8 W or 16 W
612. All the resistances in the circuit are R ohms each.
The switch is initially open. What happens to the
lamp intensity when the switch is closed?
A. 1 A, 2.73 Ω C. 5A, 30/11 Ω

B. 2.73 A, 1 Ω D. none of these
617. The value of equivalent voltage and resistance

across a and b.
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remain constant
D. depends on the value of R
613. If R1 = R2 = R4 = R and R3 = 1.1R in the bridge A. – 100 V, 30 Ω C. 10/3 V, 30 Ω

circuit shown in figure, then the reading in the ideal B. - 2 V, 30 Ω D. none of these
voltmeter connected across a and b is
618. Identify correct statement with respect to fig. (a) and
(b).
A. power supplied by both the sources is same

A. 0.238 V C. –0.238 V B. current flowing through 5 Ω resistors are same
B. 0.138 V D. 1V C. current flowing through 1 Ω resistors are same
D. all are correct
614. A network has b branches and n nodes. For this
mesh analysis will be simpler than node analysis if 619. Practical current source internal resistance should
n is greater than be
A. b C. b/2 +1 A. Less than RL C. equal to RL
B. b + 1 D. b/2 B. greater than RL D. none of these
615. Match the following 620. The equivalent circuit of the following circuit is
A. I1/I2 1. 600
B. P1/P2 2. 0.3
C. P1 in Watts 3. 2
D. P2 in Watts 4. 500
5. 1.2
A. V in series with 3R
ABCD ABCD
B. 3V in series with 3R
A. 3541 C. 3514
C. V in series with R/3
B. 2341 D. 1314
D. 3V in series with R/3
616. Find single current source equivalent.
621. Obtain potential of node B with respect to G in the
network shown in figure.
626. Find the total power absorbed by all resistors in the
circuit shown.
A. 15 W C. 25 W
B. 20 W D. 30 W
627. What will be the power consumed by the voltage

source, current source and resistance respectively
A. 64/63 V C. 63/64 V
B. 1V D. 32/63 V
622. Find power dissipated in resistor 1 Ω.
A. 1 W, 1 W, 2 W C. 1 W, 0 W, 1 W
B. 0 W, -1 W, 1 W D. 0 W, 0 W, 0 W
628. Power absorbed by 6 Ω resistor is 24 W. Determine

Io
A. 0 C. 9W
B. 6W D. none of these
623. Find power delivered at t = 0.8 s.

A. 4A C. 2A
B. -4 A D. none of these
629. The dependent current source shown

A. 51 W C. – 34.68 W
B. 34.68 W D. none of these
624. The total power consumed in the circuit shown in

the figure is
A. Delivers 80 W C. delivers 40 W
B. absorbs 80 W D. absorbs 40 W
630. Find power absorbed by dependent source.
A. 10 W C. 16 W
B. 12 W D. 20 W
625. In the circuit shown in the given figure, power A. –3 W C. 0W

dissipation in the 5 Ω resistor is B. 3W D. none of these
631. What is the power supplied by 2 A current source.
A. zero C. 125 W
B. 80 W D. 405 W
A. R C. R/2
B. R-1 D. (6/11) R
637. What is the equivalent resistance between AB when

each branch resistance is 2 ohms?
A. 3.23 ohm C. difficult to find

B. 2 ohm D. none of these
A. –70 W C. 50 W 638. Superposition theorem is not applicable in the

B. 70 W D. none of these network when it is
A. Linear C. Time varying
632. Each branch resistance is 1 ohm. Find equivalent B. non-linear D. Time invarying
resistance in each path out of 3 paths.
639. The superposition theorem is valid for
A. all linear networks
B. linear and symmetrical networks only
C. only linear networks having no dependent
sources
D. linear as well as nonlinear networks
A. 15/6 ohms C. 6/5 ohms 640. Substitution theorem is not used in the analysis of
B. 5/6 ohms D. none of these networks in which they contain elements as
A. Linear C. Time varying
B. non-linear D. none of these
633. If each branch of a delta circuit has impedance √
Z, then each branch of the equivalent Wye circuit
641. Thevenin’s theorem is not applicable when
has impedance
1. Load is coupled with the network
A. Z/√ C. 3√ Z 2. Linear
B. 3Z D. Z/3 3. Time invariant
4. none of these
634. A delta–connected network with its WYE-equivalent 5. Non linear
is shown. The resistances R1 R2 & R3 are 6. Time varying
A. 1, 5, 6 C. 1, 5
B. 5, 6 D. 1, 3, 5, 6
642. Tellegen’s theorem is applicable when

A. Nature of elements is irrelevant
B. Elements are linear time varying
A. 1.5 Ω, 3 Ω, 9 Ω C. 9 Ω, 3 Ω, 1.5 Ω C. KVL and KCL is not satisfied
B. 3 Ω, 6 Ω, 1.5 Ω D. 3 Ω, 1.5 Ω, 9 Ω D. none of these
635. When all resistances in delta connection are having 643. Reciprocity theorem is applicable when network is
equal value of R. What is the equivalent resistance 1. Linear
in star connection? 2. Time invariant
A. RY = RΔ C. RY = RΔ/3 3. Passive
B. RΔ = RY/3 D. none of these 4. Independent source
5. Dependent source
636. The effective resistance between the terminals A 6. Mutual inductors
and B in the circuit shown in the figure is (all Identify the correct combination
resistors are equal to R) A. 1, 2, 6 C. 1, 2, 4
B. 1, 2, 3, 6 D. 1, 2, 3
644. Consider the following statements:

1. Tellegen’s theorem is applicable to any
lumped networks
2. The reciprocity theorem is applicable to
linear bilateral networks
3. Thevenin’s theorem is applicable to two
terminal linear active networks
4. Norton’s theorem is applicable to two
terminal linear active networks
Which of these statements are correct?
A. 1, 2 and 3 C. 1, 2 and 4
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4 D. 3 and 4
645. Match List–I with List-II and select the correct A. 0.2 Ω C. 2Ω
answer using the codes given below the lists: B. 0.4 Ω D. none of these
List I List II
Network Theorems Most distinguished 650. A dc current source is connected as shown in below
property of network figure. The Thevenin’s equivalent of the network at
terminals a – b will be
A. Reciprocity 1. Impedance Matching
B. Tellegen’s 2. Bilateral
C. Superposition 3.∑
D. Maximum power 4. Linear
Transfer
5. Non linear
CODES: CODES:
ABCD ABCD A. 4 V voltage source parallel with 2 ohms resistor
A. 1 2 3 4 C. 2 3 4 1 B. 4 V voltage source
B. 1 2 3 5 D. 2 3 5 1 C. 2 V voltage source parallel with 2 ohms resistor
D. none of these
646. In a linear circuit the super position principle can be
applied to calculate the 651. In the network shown in the given figure current i= 0
A. Voltage and power when E = 4 V, I = 2 A and I = 1 A when E = 8 V, I =
B. voltage and current 2A. The Thevenin voltage and the resistance
C. current and power looking into the terminals AB are
D. voltage, current and power
647. In applying Thevenin’s theorem, to find the

Thevenin impedance, some sources (call them set
S1) have to be replaced by their internal
impedances, while others (call them set S2) should
be left undisturbed. A. 4 V, 2 Ω C. 8 V, 2 Ω
A. S1 consists of independent sources while S2 B. 4 V, 4 Ω D. 8 V, 4 Ω
includes all independent sources
B. S1 consists of dependent sources while S2 652. A battery charger can drive a current of 5A into a 1
includes all independent sources ohm resistance connected at its output terminals. If
C. S2 is a null set it is able to charge an ideal 2V battery at 7A rate,
D. S1 is a null set then its Thevenin’s equivalent circuit will be
A. 7.5V in series with 0.5 ohm
648. In the network shown, which one of the following B. 12.5 V in series with 1.5 ohms
theorems can be conveniently used to calculate the C. 7.5V in parallel with 0.5 ohm
power consumed by the 10 ohm resistor. D. 12.5V in parallel with 0.5 ohm
653. Find Va for which maximum power is transferred to

the load.
A. Thevenin’s theorem
B. Maximum power transfer theorem
C. Millman’s theorem
D. Superposition theorem
A. 7.5 V C. 10 V
649. Find the Thevenin equivalent resistance of the B. 20 V D. none of these
circuit to the left of the terminals marked a and b in
the figure.
654. If the networks shown in fig. I and II are equivalent
at terminals A-B, then the values of V (in volts) and
Z (in ohms), will be
V Z V Z
A. 100 12 C. 100 30
B. 60 12 D. 60 30 A. 2.75 Ω C. 25 Ω
B. 7.5 Ω D. 27 Ω
655. In the circuit shown, the power dissipated in 30 ohm
resistor will be maximum if the value of R is 659. For the circuit shown, identify the correct statement.
B. 16 ohms D. zero A. Efficiency of power transmission is maximum
when RS = RL
656. In the circuit shown, the power consumed in the B. efficiency of power transmission is maximum
resistance R is measured when one source is when RS < RL
acting at a time. These values are 18 W, 50 W and C. efficiency of power transmission is maximum
98 W. When all the sources are acting when RS > RL
simultaneously, the possible maximum and D. none of these
minimum values of power in R will be
660. The V-I characteristics as seen from the terminal-
pair (A, B) of the network of figure (a) is shown in
figure (b). If a variable resistance RL is connected
across the terminal – pair (A, B) the maximum power
that can be supplied to RL would be
A. 98W and 18 W C. 450 W and 2 W

B. 166 W and 18 W D. 166 W and 2 W
657. The value of Rx so that power dissipated in it is A. 80 W

maximum B. 40 W
C. 20 W
D. Indeterminate unless the actual network is
given
661. In the lattice network, find the value of R for the

maximum power transfer to the load.
A. 33.4 kohms C. 10 kohms A. 5Ω C. 8Ω

B. 17.6 kohms D. 5 kohms B. 6.5 Ω D. 9Ω
658. In the circuit shown in the given figure RL will 662. In the network of the given figure, the maximum
absorb maximum power when its value is power is delivered to RL if its value is
667. Find the value of R and r. Thevenin’s equivalent
circuit is given by circuit as shown
A. 16 ohms C. 60 ohms A. R = r = 20 ohms

B. 40/3 ohms D. 20 ohms B. R = r = 5 ohms
C. R = 10 ohms; r = 5 ohms
663. Find the current I in the given figure. D. R = r = 10 ohms
668. Thevenin’s equivalent of the circuit shown in the

figure: Vth, Zth values are
A. 1.5 A C. 1.2 A
B. 2.0 A D. –4/5 A
664. In the circuit of the given figure, the maximum

power will be delivered to RL and RL equals
A. 20 V, 9 ohms C. 40 V, 9 ohms
B. 40 V, 19/3 ohms D. 40 V, 8 ohms
F. ELECTRICAL TRANSIENTS
669. EE Board Exam April 1979, October 1982
In an RL circuit, Kirchhoff’s law gives the following
relation: E = Ldi/dt + Ri where:
A. 6Ω C. 4/3 Ω E = supply voltage (200 volts)
B. 2Ω D. 1Ω R = resistance (20 ohms)
L = inductance (1 Henry)
665. The maximum power that can be transferred to the t = time in seconds
load resister RL from the voltage source in the figure i = current in amperes
is If i = 0 when t = 0, find i when t = 0.02 second.
A. 3.3 A C. 3.2 A
B. 3.1 A D. 3.0 A

In an RL circuit, Kirchhoff’s law gives the following
relation: E = Ldi/dt + Ri where:
A. 1W C. 0.25 W E = supply voltage (200 volts)
B. 10 W D. 0.5 W R = resistance (20 ohms)
L = inductance (1 Henry)
666. For the circuit shown, Thevenin’s voltage and t = time in seconds
Thevenin’s equivalent resistance at terminals a and i = current in amperes
b is If i = 0 when t = 0, find i after a long time.
A. 10 A C. 0
B. 11.2 A D. infinite

A 6 H coil whose resistance is 12 ohms is
connected in series with a 24 ohms resistor and to a
144 V battery and a switch. The switch is closed at t
= 0. Determine the time constant and the steady
A. 5 V and 2 ohms state current of the circuit.
B. 7.5 V and 2.5 ohms A. 0.36 sec, 12 A C. 0.66 sec, 3 A
C. 4 V and 2 ohms B. 0.45 sec, 4 A D. 0.50 sec, 6 A
D. 3 V and 2.5 ohms
A time of 10 milliseconds is required for the current ohms, C = 250 microfarad and E = 100 volts, find i
on a series RL dc circuit to reach 90% of its final after a long time.
steady state value. Assume at t = 0, i(0) = 0. What A. 1 A C. infinity
is the time constant in seconds for the circuit? B. 0 A D. 5 A
A. 4.25 ms C. 3.39 ms
B. 3.86 ms D. 4.34 ms 680. EE Board Exam April 1993
A 100 μF capacitor initially charged to 24 V is
673. EE Board Exam April 1995 discharge across a series combination of a 1 kΩ
The shunt winding of a machine has a resistance of resistor and a 200 μF capacitor. Find the current
80 ohms and an inductance of 4 H is suddenly after 1 sec.
switched on to a 220 V supply. Find the time taken A. 7.34 nA C. 8.43 nA
for the current to rise to half its steady state value. B. 7.24 nA D. 8.84 nA
A. 0.0512 sec C. 0.0251 sec
B. 0.0346 sec D. 0.0172 sec 681. EE Board Exam October 1991
A series RC circuit consist of R = 2 MΩ and an
674. EE Board Exam October 1990 uncharged capacitor C = 5 μF. The circuit is
A 6 H coil whose resistance is 12 ohms is connected across a 100 V DC source at t = 0. What
connected in series with a 24 ohms resistor and to a is the initial rate of change of voltage across the
144 V battery and a switch. The switch is closed at t resistor?
= 0. Determine the current at t = 0.1 second. A. -10 V/s C. -12.4 V/s
A. 1.538 A C. 1.805 A B. 10 V/s D. none of these
B. 1.750 A D. 1.624 A
675. EE Board Exam October 1992 A 10 ohm resistance R and a 1 Henry inductance L
An uncharged capacitor in series with a 120 volt are connected in series. An AC voltage e(t) = 100
voltmeter of 10,000 ohms resistance is suddenly sin 377t is applied across the connection. Solve for
connected to a 100 V battery. One second later, the the particular solution (without the complementary
voltmeter reads 60 volt. Determine the capacitance solution) and determine the amplitude of the
of the capacitor. resulting sinusoidal current i(t).
A. 187.54 μF C. 195.76 μF A. 0.321 A C. 0.241 A
B. 190.62 μF D. 192.23 μF B. 0.292 A D. 0.265 A
676. REE Board Exam April 1999 683. EE Board Exam April 1991
A 20 ohm resistance R and a 0.001 farad A certain electric welder has a basic circuit
capacitance C are in series. A direct current voltage equivalent to a series RL with R = 0.1 Ω and L = 1
E of 100 volts is applied across the series circuit at t mH. It is connected to an AC source “e” through a
= 0 and the initial current i(0) = 5 A. Determine the switch “s” operated by an automatic timer, which
resulting current i(t) at t = 0.01 second. closes the circuit at any desired point on the 60
A. 3.34 A C. 2.78 A cycle, sinusoidal wave ”e”. Calculate the magnitude
B. 3.67 A D. 3.03 A of the transient current resulting when “s” closes as
“e” is passing through its peak value of 100 volts.
677. EE Board Exam October 1991 A. 256.41 A C. 80.54 A
A series RC circuit consist of R = 2 MΩ and an B. 65.74 A D. 76.32 A
uncharged capacitor C = 5 μF. The circuit is
connected across a 100 V DC source at t = 0. 684. REE Board Exam October 1999
Determine the voltage across the resistor 5 seconds A series RL circuit is connected to an AC source of
later. 100 sin 377t. Where L = 0.1 Henry, R = 10 ohms
A. 63.31 V C. 66.24 V and i(0) = 0. Determine the current at t = 0.01
B. 60.65 V D. 69.22 A second.
A. 2.784 A C. 2.531 A
678. EE Board Exam October 1991 B. 2.301 A D. 3.062 A
An uncharged capacitor in series with a 120 volt
voltmeter of 10,000 ohms resistance is suddenly 685. REE Board Exam April 1999
connected to a 100 V battery. One second later, the A series circuit has R = 10 ohms. L = 0.1 Henry and
voltmeter reads 60 volt. Determine the rate at which C = 0.0001 Farad. An AC voltage e = 100 sin 377t
the voltage across the capacitor is charging. is applied across the series circuit. Solve for the
-0.55t -0.55t
A. 51 e C. 55 e particular solution (without the complementary
-0.51t -0.51t
B. 51 e D. 55 e solution) and determine the amplitude of the
resulting sinusoidal current i(t).
679. EE Board Exam October 1981 A. 5.51 A C. 6.67 A
In a circuit consisting of a series resistance and B. 6.06 A D. 7.34 A
capacitance and connected to a DC source, R = 20
A 10 ohm resistance R and a 0.001 Farad
capacitance C are in series. An AC voltage e(t) = 694. ECE Board Exam April 2000
100 sin 377t is applied across the series circuit. What is the time constant of a 500 mH coil and a
Solve for the particular solution (without the 3,300 ohm resistor in series?
complementary solution) and determine the A. 0.0015 sec C. 1650 secs
amplitude of the resulting sinusoidal current i(t). B. 6.6 secs D. 0.00015 sec
A. 9.67 A C. 8.79 A
B. 10.63 A D. 11.70 A 695. ECE Board Exam November 2000
In RL circuit, the time constant is the time required
687. REE Board Exam October 1999 for the induced current to reach what percentage of
If R = 50 ohms, C = 0.0001 Farad, E = 100 volts its full value?
and i(0) = 2 amperes, determine the Laplace A. 100% C. 37%
transform expression for I(s). B. 63% D. 0%
A. I(s) = 2/(s + 200) C. I(s) = 2/(s + 50)
B. I(s) = 2/[s(s + 2)] D. I(s) = 2/(s + 2) 696. EE Board Exam April 1990, October 1990
A 6 H coil whose resistance is 12 ohms is
688. REE March 1998 connected in series with a 24 ohms resistor and to a
A generator has a field winding with an inductance 144 V battery and a switch. The switch is closed at t
L = 10 Henry and a resistance Rf = 0.1 ohm. To = 0. Determine the time constant of the circuit and
break the initial field current of 1000 amperes, the the steady-state current.
field breaker inserts a field discharge resistance Rd A. 0.5 sec; 6 A C. 0.1667 sec; 4 A
across the field terminals before the main contacts B. 0.25 sec; 12 A D. 0.131 sec; 6 A
open. As a result, the field current decays to zero
according to the differential equation. 697. EE Board Exam October 1991
Where: R = Rf + Rd A series RC circuit consist of R = 2 MΩ and an
uncharged capacitor C = 5 μF. The circuit is
preventing a sudden decrease of i to zero, and a
connected across a 100 V DC source at t = 0.
resulting high inductive voltage due to L. Solve the
Determine the voltage across the resistor at the
differential equation and determine the value of Rd
instant the switch is closed and 5 seconds after the
that would limit the initial voltage across it to 1,000
switched has been closed.
volts
A. 100 V, 60.65 V C. 100 V, 0 V
A. 0.90 ohm C. 0.85 ohm
B. 0 V, 60.65 V D. 0 V, 100 V
B. 0.80 ohm D. 0.95 ohm
698. The rate of rise of current through an inductive coil
is maximum
The growth of current in an inductive circuit follows
A. after 1 time constant
A. Linear law C. Ohm’s law
B. at the start of current flow
B. Exponential law D. Hyperbolic law
C. near the final maximum value of current
D. at 63.2% of its maximum steady state value
The time constant of an RL series circuit is
699. Energy stored by a coil is doubled when its current
A. R + L C. L/R
is increased by ____.
B. R/L D. RL
A. 100% C. 50%
B. 41.4% D. 25%
691. EE Board Exam April 1998, April 1995
If a dc voltage is applied to an initially uncharged
700. The initial current in an RL series circuit when a dc
series RC circuit, the initial value of the current is
source is suddenly applied
A. zero C. infinite
A. unity C. infinite
B. V/R D. CV
B. V/R D. zero
701. At steady state in an RL circuit, the inductance will
What is the voltage drop across the resistor in an
act as
RC charging circuit when the charge on the
A. open circuit C. transient circuit
capacitor is equal to the battery voltage?
B. short circuit D. coupled circuit
A. 0.10 volt C. zero
B. 1.0 volt D. 10 volts
702. The rise of the current in an RL series circuit is
what?
A. linear C. exponential
What is the RC time constant of a series RC circuit
B. sinusoidal D. symmetrical
that contains a 12 MΩ resistor and a 12 F
capacitor?
703. The transient current is undamped if
A. 144 seconds C. 14.4 seconds
A. R = 0
B. 1.44 seconds D. 1440 seconds 2
B. [R/2L] > [1/(LC)]
2
C. [R/2L] = [1/(LC)]
2
D. [R/2L] < [1/(LC)] 714. Double-energy transients are produced in circuits
consisting of
704. The transient current is oscillatory if A. two or more resistors
A. R = 0 B. resistance and inductance
2
B. [R/2L] > [1/(LC)] C. resistance and capacitance
2
C. [R/2L] = [1/(LC)] D. resistance, inductance and capacitance
2
D. [R/2L] < [1/(LC)]
715. The transient current in a loss-free L-C circuit when
705. The capacitor in a series RC circuit at steady state excited from an ac source is a/an ____ sine wave.
is A. over damped
A. open circuit C. transient circuit B. undamped
B. short circuit D. coupled circuit C. under damped
D. critically damped
706. What is the time constant in an RC series circuit?
A. C/R C. RC 716. Transient currents in an R-L-C circuit is oscillatory
B. R/C D. C when
A. C. √
707. A circuit of resistance and inductance in series has
B. √ D. √
an applied voltage of 200 volts across it. What is the
voltage drop across the inductance at the instance
of switching? 717. A coil has a time constant of 1 second and an
A. 200 V C. 20 V inductance of 8 H. If the coil is connected to a 100 V
B. 0 V D. 2,000 V dc source, determine the rate of rise of current at
the instant of switching.
708. The current in series RC circuit at steady state is A. 8 amp/sec C. 0.25 amp/sec
A. zero C. constant B. 12.5 amp/sec D. 0.04 amp/sec
B. infinite D. V/R
718. A 20 ohm resistor, a 0.01 H inductor and a 100 uF
709. Transient disturbance is produced in a circuit capacitor are connected in series to a 200 V DC
whenever supply. The capacitor is initially uncharged. Find the
A. it is suddenly connected or disconnected from maximum instantaneous current.
the supply A. 8.44 A C. 6.44 A
B. it is shorted B. 7.44 A D. 5.44 A
C. its applied voltage is changed suddenly .
D. all of the above 719. A 10,000 ohms voltmeter connected in series with
80 F capacitor is suddenly connected to a 100 V
710. There are no transients in pure resistive circuits dc source at t = 0. At what time does the voltmeter
because they read 40 volts?
A. offer high resistance A. 0.654 sec C. 0.733 sec
B. obey Ohm’s law B. 0.51 sec D. 0.1 sec
C. have no stored energy
D. are linear circuits 720. A series RLC circuit with inductance of 100 Henry
has a transient resonant frequency of 5 cps. Solve
711. Transient currents in electrical circuit are associated the capacitance of the circuit if the effect of R on the
with frequency is negligible.
A. inductors C. resistors A. 10.1 F C. 400 F
B. capacitors D. both A and B B. 0.104 F D. 4 F
712. The transients which are produced due to sudden 721. A 60 μF capacitor is connected in series with a 400
but energetic changes from one steady state of a ohm resistor. If the capacitor is initially uncharged,
circuit to another are called ____ transients. determine the resistor and capacitor voltages when
A. initiation C. relaxation t = 1.5 times the time constant for a suddenly
B. transition D. subsidence applied source emf of 120 volts.
A. 26.78 V, 93.22 V
713. In a R-L circuit connected to an alternating B. 120 V, 0 V
sinusoidal voltage, size of transient current primarily C. 93.22 V, 26.78 V
depends on D. 0 V, 120 V
A. the instant in the voltage cycle at which circuit
is closed 722. A series RL network, with R = 2 ohms and L = 0.5
B. the peak value of steady-state current H, has an applied voltage v(t). Find the time
C. the circuit impedance constant for the circuit current.
D. the voltage frequency A. 4 sec C. 2 sec
B. 0.5 sec D. 0.25 sec closing the switch. The value of current 2 seconds
after the switch is closed is
723. A coil having a resistance of 10 ohms and an A. 1.74 A C. 1.17 A
inductance of 4 H is switched across a 20-V dc B. 1.47 A D. 1.71 A
source. Calculate the time taken by the current to
reach 50% of its final steady state value. 731. A DC voltage of 80 volts is applied to a circuit
A. 151.8 V C. 88.2 V containing a resistance of 80 ohms in series with an
B. 189.4 V D. 101.2 V inductance of 20 Henry. Calculate the growth of
current at the instant of completing the circuit.
724. A constant voltage is applied to a series RL circuit A. 4 A/s C. ½ A/s
at t = 0 by closing the switch. The voltage across L B. 2 A/s D. ¼ A/s
is 25 volts at t = 0 and drops to 5 volts at t = 0.025
second. If L = 2 H, what must be the value of R in 732. A 200 volt DC supply is suddenly switched to a
ohms? relay coil which has a time constant of 3 ms. If the
A. 188.30 C. 128.80 current in the coil reaches 0.20 ampere after 3 ms
B. 1288 D. 182.80 determine the steady state value of the current.
A. 0.361 A C. 0.316 A
725. A circuit whose resistance is 20 ohms and B. 0.163 A D. 0.631 A
inductance of 10 H has a steady state voltage of
100 volts suddenly applied to it. For the instant of 733. A relay has a resistance of 300 ohms and is
0.50 second after the voltage is applied, determine switched to a 100 V DC supply. If the current
the total power input to the circuit. reaches 63.2% of its final value at 0.02 sec,
A. 200 watts C. 316 watts determine the inductance of the circuit.
B. 116 watts D. 500 watts A. 5 H C. 4 H
B. 6 H D. 13 H
726. A circuit of resistance R ohms and inductance L
Henry has a direct voltage of 230 volts applied to it. 734. Energy stored by a coil is doubled when its current
0.30 second after switching on, the current was is increased by ____ percent.
found to be 5 ampere. After the current had reached A. 100 C. 50
its final value, the circuit was suddenly short- B. 141.4 D. 25
circuited. The current was again found to be 5
ampere at 0.30 second after short-circuiting the coil. 735. A 60 volt potential difference is suddenly applied to
Find the value of R and L. a coil of inductive 60 mH and resistance 180 ohms.
A. 230 Ω, 10 H C. 10 ohms. 23 H At what rate is it rising after 0.005 sec?
B. 23 Ω, 10 H D. 10 Ω, 32 H A. 322 A/sec C. 22.3 A/sec
B. 223 A/sec D. 32.2 A/sec
727. The field winding of a separately-excited DC
generator has an inductance of 60 H and a 736. A voltage rise linearly form zero to 100 volts in 1
resistance of 30 ohms. The discharge resistance of second, falls instantaneously to zero at t = 1
50 ohms is permanently connected in parallel with second and remains zero thereafter. This voltage is
winding which is excited from a 200 volt supply. applied to an RL series circuit in which R = 5 ohms
Find the value of the decay current 0.60 sec after and L = 100 mH. What is the current when t = 0.50
the supply has been switched off. second?
A. 4.94 A C. 1.12 A A. 6.90 A C. 9.60 A
B. 3.67 A D. 3 A B. 96 A D. 69 A
728. A 5 microfarad capacitor is discharged suddenly 737. A capacitance of 10 microfarad is connected in

through a coil having an inductance of 2 H and a series with a resistance of 8,000 ohms. If the
resistance of 200 ohms. The capacitor is initially combination is suddenly connected to a 100 V DC
charge to a voltage of 10 volts. Find the additional supply. Find the initial rate of rise in potential across
resistance required just to be prevent oscillation. the capacitor.
A. 1625 ohms C. 1265 ohms A. 12500 V/s C. 1250 V/s
B. 1065 ohms D. 1025 ohms B. 125 V/s D. 12.50 V/s
729. The rate of rise of current through an inductive coil 738. A 25 microfarad capacitor is connected in series
is maximum with a 0.50 M-ohm resistor and a 120 volt storage
A. after 1 time constant battery. What is the potential difference in the
B. at the start of current flow capacitor 6 sec after the circuit is closed?
C. near the final maximum value of current A. 64 volts C. 4.60 volts
D. at 63.2% of its maximum steady state value B. 46 volts D. 6.40 volts
730. A coil of 15 H inductance and 10 ohms resistance is 739. A capacitor of 2 microfarad with an initial charge q0
suddenly connected to a 20 volts DC source by is connected across the terminals of a 10 ohm
resistor and the switch is closed at t = 0. Find q0 747. A DC voltage source is connected across a series
(micro-coulomb) if the transient power in the RLC circuit, under steady state conditions, the
resistor is known to be applied DC voltage drops entirely across the
A. 1200 C. 102 A. R only
B. 120 D. 2100 B. L only
C. C only
740. The transient current in a loss-free L-C circuit when D. R & L combinations
excited from an ac source is ____ a/an sine wave .
A. overdamped 748. Consider a DC voltage source connected to a
B. undamped series RC circuit. When the steady state reaches,
C. underdamped the ratio of energy stored in the capacitor to the
D. critically damped total energy supplied by the voltage source is equal
to
741. A series RLC circuit with R = 5 ohms, L = 0.10 H, C A. 0.362 C. 0.632
= 500 microfarad has a constant voltage V = 10 B. 0.500 D. 1.00
volts applied at t = 0. Find the resulting transient
current. 749. An inductor at t = 0 with initial current I0 acts as
-50t
A. 0.707e sin 139t A. short C. current source
-25t
B. 0.272e sin 278t B. open D. voltage source
-25t
C. 0.720e sin 139t
D. none of these 750. An inductor L carries steady state current I0,
suddenly at time t = 0 the inductor is removed from
742. A circuit consisting of 20 ohms resistor, 20 mH circuit and connected to a resistor R. The current
inductor and a 100 microfarad capacitor in series is through the inductor at time t is equal
-Rt/L +Rt/L
connected to a 200 V DC supply. The capacitor is A. I0e C. I0e
-Rt/L +Rt/L
initially uncharged. Find the maximum B. I0 (1-e ) D. I0 (1-e )
instantaneous current.
A. 6.45 A C. 8.45 A 751. Transient current in a circuit results from
B. 7.45 A D. 9.45 A A. voltage applied to the circuit
B. impedance of the circuit
743. A time of 10 ms is required for the current in an RL C. changes in the stored energy in inductors and
circuit to reach 90% of its final value. If R is 10 capacitors
ohms, find the value of C to be inserted in series D. resistance of the circuit
with the RL circuit so that the frequency of
oscillation of the resulting current is 1000 cycles per 752. A two terminal black box contains a single element
second. which can be R, L, C or M. As soon as the box is
-8
A. 5.38 x 10 Farad connected to a dc voltage source, a finite non-zero
-7
B. 5.83 x 10 Farad current is observed to flow through the element.
-6
C. 5.83 x 10 Farad The element is a/an
-5
D. 5.83 x 10 Farad A. resistance
B. inductance
744. A series RLC circuit with R = 1 kΩ, L = 1 H and C = C. capacitance
6.25 μF is suddenly connected across a 24 V dc D. Mutual inductance
source. At t = 0, i= 0 and q = 0. Determine the
current after 0.01 sec. 753. In a circuit the voltage across an element is v(t) =
-100t
A. 3.45 mA C. 5.40 mA 10 (t - 0.01)e V. The circuit is
B. 4.61 mA D. 5.05 mA A. un-damped
B. under damped
745. A series RLC circuit has R = 200 Ω, L = 0.1 H and a C. critically damped
capacitor C = 10 μF. If a 100 V dc source is D. Over damped
connected across the terminals of the series circuit
at t = 0, determine the current after 1 millisecond. 754. A unit step voltage is applied at t = 0 to a series RL
Assume zero initial conditions. circuit with zero initial conditions
A. 0.353 A C. 0.253 A A. It is possible for the current to be oscillatory
B. 0.229 A D. 0.368 A B. The voltage across the resistor at t = 0+ is zero
C. The energy stored in the inductor in the steady
746. Double energy transient are produced in circuits state is zero
consisting of D. The resistor current eventually falls to zero
A. two or more resistors
B. resistance and inductance 755. A 1 µF capacitor charged through a 2 kΩ resistor by
C. resistance and capacitance a 10 V dc source. The initial growth of capacitor
D. resistance, inductance and capacitance voltage will be at the rate
A. 316 V/ms. C. 6.32 V/ms
B. 5.0 V/ms D. 10.0 V/ ms
756. A series R-C circuit has a capacitor with an initial

voltage of 11 V. A 15 V dc source is now connected
across the R-C circuit. The initial rate of change of
capacitor voltage can be A. 7.5 V C. 20/3 V
A. 15 Χ 0.368 / RC C. 11/RC B. 0 D. none of these
B. 15Χ 0.632 / RC D. 4/RC
762. Given initial charge in C0 = 500 µC. In the steady
757. What is vc (o+)? state find charge in 1 µf capacitor?
A. 0 C. can’t find
B. V D. none of these A. 50 µC C. 250 µC
B. 100 µC D. none of these
758. The switch K opened at t = 0 after the network has
attained a steady state with the switch closed. Find 763. Switch K is opened at t = 0, find IL (0+).
vs (0+) across the switch.
A. 5A C. 2A
A. VR1/R2 C. V + VR1/R2
B. V D. 0
764. Given L1 = 1 H, R = 10 Ω , L2 = 2 H , iL1 (0-) = 2A.
759. The switch SPST is closed at t = 0, find d/dt i1 (0+).
Find iL2 (∞).
A. 2/3 A C. 4/3 A
B. 0 D. 1A
765. What is VL (0 +), when switch K is closed at t = 0.

A. 0 C. 50
760. SPST is closed at t = 0.What is the time constant of

the circuit?
A. 2V C. 0
B. -2 V D. none of these
766. An impulse current 2 δ(t) A, with t in second, is

made to flow through an initially relaxed 3 F
A. 26/7 C. 7/13 capacitor. The capacitor voltage at T = 0+ is
B. 7/26 D. none of these A. 6V C. 2/3 V
B. 2V D. zero
761. Given VC1 (0-) = 10 V, VC2 (0-) = 5 V find VC2 (∞) = ?
767. The circuit of the given figure is initially relaxed. At t
= 0+, ____.
A. v =0 V C. v = 100 V
B. i=0A D. i=∞
768. The time constant of the circuit shown in figure is

A. 0.5 ohm C. 4.0 ohm
B. 2.0 ohm D. 12 ohm
772. In the circuit shown below, the switch is closed at t

= 0. The current through the capacitor will decrease
exponentially with a time constant
A. C(R1 +R2 ) C. CR1

B. CR1R2/(R1+R2 ) D. CR2
769. If i1(t) is 5 A at t = 0, find i1(t) for all t when is(t) = 10

-2t
e .
A. 0.5 s C. 2s
B. 1s D. 10s
773. In the network shown, the switch is opened at t = 0.

Prior to that, network was in the steady- state, Vs (t)
at t =0 is
-2t -2t
A. e C. 30e
-2t -2t
B. 20e D. 6.67e - 1.67
770. The switch in the circuit of the figure has been

closed for a long time. It is opened at t = 0.
A. 0 C. 10V
B. 5V D. 15V
774. For the circuit shown different time constants are

given. What are the charging and discharging times
respectively?
-3
A. v(0+) = 1 V, i (0+) = 0 A 1. 0.5 x 10 S
-3
B. v(0+) = 0 V, i(0+) = 0 A 2. 2 x 10 S
-3
C. v(0+) = 0 V, i (0+) =1 A 3. 0.25 x 10 S
-3
D. v (0+) = 1 V, i(0+) = 1 A 4. 10 S
771. In the circuit shown, the switch is moved from

position A to B at time t = 0. The current i through
the inductor satisfies the following conditions
1. i(0) = -8A
2. di/dt (t = 0) = 3 A/s
3. i(∞) = -4A
The value of R is
A. 1, 2 C. 1, 3
B. 2, 3 D. 2, 4
775.
A. C.
B. D.
776.
A. C.
B. D.
777.
A. C.
B. D.
778.
A. C.
B. D.
779.
A. C.
B. D.
780. If Vs = 40t V for t > 0 and iL (0) = 5A, what is the

value of i(t) at t = 2sec?
A. 24A C. 29A
B. 34A D. 39A
781.
A. C.
B. D.
782.
A. C.
B. D.
783.
A. C.
B. D.
784. Consider the following units:

-1
1. sec
2 -2
2. rad -sec
3. second
4. Ohm
The units of R/L, 1/LC, CR and √ are
respectively ____.
A. 1, 2, 4 and 3 C. 2, 4, 1 and 3
B. 3, 2, 1 and 4 D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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A solenoid 30-cm long is wound with 300 turns, what is the value of its field strength inside the solenoid,
when the coil is carrying a current of 2 amperes?
Select one:
a. 1500 AT/m
b. none of these
c. 2000 AT/m
d. 1800 AT/m
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What does the second strip of an electronic resistor color code represent?
Select one:
a. Tolerance
b. Multiplier
c. Temperature
d. Second digit of the value
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Two impedances Z1 = 3 + j4 and Z2 = 5 - j8.66 ohms respectively are connected in parallel. If the
combination is connected across a 240 V AC source, how much is the total current?
Select one:
a. 42.1 A
b. 39.9 A
c. 44.4 A
d. 40.6 A
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A single-phase, 60 Hz, 5 hp squirrel cage induction motor draws a current of 53 A at 117 V. If it has a
78.5% electrical to mechanical conversion efficiency, what capacitance should be connected at the
terminals of the motor in order to increase the power factor of the load combination to 92%?
Select one:
a. 380 uF
b. 480 uF
c. 420 uF
d. 320 uF
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Power loss in an electrical circuit can take place in
Select one:
a. resistance only
b. inductance only
c. inductance and resistance
d. capacitance only
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Electric lines of force leave and enter the charge surface at what angle?
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a. 45 deg
b. 30 deg
c. 15 deg
d. 90 deg
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If the admittance of a parallel ac circuit is increased, the circuit current
Select one:
a. is decreased
b. none of these
c. remains constant
d. is increased
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A magnetic circuit consists of silicon steel of 2000 permeability of 10 cm length and cross sectional area
of 22 sq cm and an air gap of the same cross section area and of 1 cm length. A one ampere current
flows through 500 turns of coil. Calculate the field intensity across the gap.
Select one:
a. 622 Oersted
b. 590 Oersted
c. 350 Oersted
d. 755 Oersted
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To double the current range of a 50-micro-amp, 2 kilo-ohm moving coil meter movement, the shunt
resistance should be
Select one:
a. 18 kilo-ohms
b. 2 kilo-ohms
c. 50 kilo-ohms
d. 1 kilo-ohm
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The permeability of free space
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a. 8.854 x 10^-7 H/m
b. 8.854 x 10^-12 F/m
c. 12.56 x 10^-7 F/m
d. 4pi x 10^-7 H/m
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What is the energy stored in a 50 uF capacitor if the impressed voltage is 220 volts?
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a. 5.51 joules
b. 3.63 joules
c. 2.42 joules
d. 1.21 joules
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A 1 km cable consists of 12 identical strands of aluminum each 3 mm in diameter. What is the resistance
of the cable?
Select one:
a. 0.24 ohm
b. 0.34 ohm
c. 0.44 ohm
d. 0.54 ohm
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A 12 volts battery has a 50 ampere-hour capacity. The internal resistance is 0.1 ohm. A 5 ohm load is
connected for 5 hours. How many ampere-hours are still left?
Select one:
a. 41.24
b. 28.51
c. 38.23
d. 35.92
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Storage battery electrolyte is formed by the dissolving of ____ acid in water.
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a. acetic
b. atric
c. hydrochloric
d. sulfuric
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A voltmeter using a 20 micro-amp meter movement has an ohm/V rating of
Select one:
a. 20 kilo-ohms/V
b. 10 mega-ohms/V
c. 50 kilo-ohms/V
d. 1 kilo-ohm/V
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A core of annealed steel sheet is wound with 1500 turns to wire through which a current of 40 mA is
flowing. If the length of the coil is 20 cm, calculate the magnetic strength is Amp-turns per meter.
Select one:
a. 300
b. 350
c. 450
d. 400
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The rms value of a half-wave rectified current is 100 A. Its value for full-wave rectification would be ____
amperes.
Select one:
a. 400/pi A
b. 141.4 A
c. 200/pi A
d. 200 A
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To increase the capacity of an ammeter, what should be added to the circuit?
Select one:
a. A shunt resistance in parallel with the meter
b. A shunt capacitance in parallel with the meter

c. A series resistance
d. A series inductance
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The straight line passing through the two poles of a magnet is called
Select one:
a. real axis
b. imaginary axis
c. magnetic axis
d. Cartesian axis
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A 30 ohm resistor is connected in parallel with an inductor of inductive reactance XL. The combination is
then connected in series with a capacitor of reactance XC. What is the value of XL and XC if the total
impedance is 1.92 ohms?
Select one:
a. 44.8 and 84.21
b. 47.4 and 47.3
c. 84.7 and 34.7
d. 7.84 and 7.34
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The positive and negative halves of a complex wave are symmetrical when
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a. it contains even harmonics
b. phase difference between even harmonics and fundamental is 0 or pi
c. it contains odd harmonics
d. phase difference between even harmonies and fundamental is either pi/2 or 3pi/2
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A milliameter with full-scale deflection of 1 mA and a resistance of 25 ohms was used to measure an
unknown current by shunting the meter with a 1-ohm resistor. The meter then reads half-scale. What is
the unknown value?
Select one:
a. 130 mA
b. 13 mA
c. 12.5 mA
d. 125 mA
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The damping force acts on the moving systems of an indicating instrument only when it is
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a. just starting to move

b. stationary
c. near its full deflection
d. moving
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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 microfarad is connected across the first capacitor. The
voltage across the parallel combination is
Select one:
a. 110 volts
b. 25 volts
c. 66 2/3 volts
d. 45 volts
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What is the effect in terms of bandwidth when the Q of a single-tuned stage is doubled?
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a. halved
b. doubled
c. four times
d. the same
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What is the unit of magnetic flux density?
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a. ampere-turns
b. tesla
c. maxwell
d. gauss
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Energy stored by a coil is doubled when its current is increased by ____ per cent.
Select one:
a. 25
b. 100
c. 41.4
d. 50
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An analog ohmmeter reads 18 on R X 10 k range. What is the value of the measured resistance?
Select one:
a. 180 kilo-ohms
b. 18 kilo-ohms
c. 18 ohms
d. 180 ohms
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An electronic/electrical component/device used to store electrical energy.
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a. Inductor
b. lightning arrester
c. Capacitor
d. Resistor
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In a series R-L-C circuit below resonance, the current
Select one:
a. leads or lags behind the applied voltage depending upon the actual values of L and C
b. lags behind the applied voltage
c. is in phase with the voltage
d. leads the applied voltage
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Which of the given below can produce the most induced voltage?
Select one:
a. 50 A, DC
b. 1 A, 400 Hz
c. 1 A, 800 Hz
d. 1 A, 60 Hz
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Refers to an action in the operation of secondary cells reforming the electrodes in a chemical reaction
where dc voltage is supplied externally.
Select one:
a. Discharging cells
b. Charging cells
c. Polarizing cells
d. Aligning cells
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In an experiment, a sinusoidal wave form is observed to complete 8 cycles in 25 msec. Determine the
frequency of the wave form.
Select one:
a. 200 Hz
b. 40 Hz
c. 64 Hz
d. 320 Hz
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What is the force between a point charge 2 x 10^-5 coulomb and another 3 x 10^-6 coulomb when they
are 10 cm apart in vacuum?
Select one:
a. 5.5 kg
b. 5.395 x 10^-3 kg
c. 53.95 kg
d. 45.5 kg
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Which is not a part of cathode-ray tube oscilloscope?
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a. Aquadag coating
b. Electron gun
c. Deflection plates
d. Digital panel meter
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If a body is considered as a conducting sphere of 0.5 m radius, its capacitance to infinity is
Select one:
a. 55 uF
b. 55 F
c. 55 pF
d. 55 nF
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It is the reciprocal of reluctance and implies the readiness of a material to develop magnetic flux
Select one:
a. susceptance
b. permeance
c. elastance
d. conductance
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What is an electronic instrument capable of showing on screen and maybe on print, relative spacing of
transmitter carriers, their sidebands and harmonics?
Select one:
a. Trigger oscilloscope
b. counter
c. Spectrum analyzer
d. Multimeter
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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.
Select one:
a. 48.74 milli-ohms
b. 49.22 milli-ohms
c. 52.02 milli-ohms
d. 50.01 milli-ohms
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A solenoid has an inductance of 1.58 mH. How many turns of wire does it have if the solenoid is 25 cm
long and its radius is 2.5 cm?
Select one:
a. 400 turns
b. 600 turns
c. 160,000 turns
d. 350 turns
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Electric flux remaining from an electric charge of +Q coulomb is
Select one:
a. Q/(permittivity of free space*relative permittivity)
b. Q/(relative permittivity)
c. Q/(permittivity of free space)

d. Q
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What is the other term used for rechargeable battery?
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a. primary
b. nickel-cadmium
c. lead-acid
d. storage
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Two 10-ohm parallel resistors are connected in series with a 5-ohm resistor. The combination is then
connected across a 24 volts battery. Find the voltage drop across the 5-ohm resistor.
Select one:
a. 12 V
b. 6 V
c. 18 V
d. 20 V
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Two resistances of 10 and 15 ohms, each respectively are connected in parallel. The two are then
connected in series with a 5-ohm resistance. It is then connected across a 12-V battery, what are the
current and power?
Select one:
a. 1.2 A, 17.28 W
b. 1.5 A, 20.25 W
c. 1.09 A, 13.1 W
d. 0.96 A, 11.52 W
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A 100-W, 110-V and a 50-W lamp are connected in series across a 220-V dc source. If the resistances of
the two lamps are assumed to remain constant, the voltage across the 100-W lamp is ____ volt.
Select one:
a. 146.7
b. 73.3
c. 110
d. 220
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Two heaters, rated at 1000 W, 250 volts each, are connected in series across a 250 volt, 50 Hz A.C.
mains. The total power drawn from the supply would be ____ watt.
Select one:
a. 2000
b. 250
c. 500
d. 1000
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Series resistors are used with voltmeters to
Select one:
a. decrease the voltage range of the instrument
b. decrease the speed of the meter movement
c. increase the speed of the meter movement
d. increase the voltage range of the instrument
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The magnetic field of a bar magnet most closely resembles that of
Select one:
a. a current-carrying wire loop
b. a stream of electrons moving parallel to one another
c. a straight current-carrying wire
d. a horseshoe magnet
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_____ is used to store electrical energy in an electrostatic field.
Select one:
a. A transformer
b. A capacitor
c. A battery
d. An inductor
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A coaxial cable has a 10 mm diameter inside conductor and a metallic sheath with an inside diameter of
20 mm. If the insulating medium has a dielectric constant, k = 2, and a permittivity of 1.113 x 10^-10, what
is the capacitance between the conductor and the sheath per km?
Select one:
a. 0.0803 uF/km
b. 0.1605 uF/km
c. 0.0403 uF/km
d. 0.8036 uF/km
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An isolated sphere 10 cm in radius is charged in air to 500 Volts. How much charge is required?
Select one:
a. 8.227 nC
b. 5.563 nC
c. 2.782 nC
d. 6.553 nC
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How much is the equivalent power in watts can a 3 horse power provide?
Select one:
a. 3000 watts
b. 248.66 watts
c. 2238 watts
d. 1492 watts
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If a current of 5A flowing in a coil of inductance 0.1 H is reversed in 10 ms, e.m.f. induced in it is ____
volt.
Select one:
a. 1
b. 50
c. 100
d. 10,000
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For a moving-coil meter movement, the full scale current deflection is
Select one:
a. the amount of current required in the moving coil to produce half-scale deflection of a pointer of the
meter
b. the amount of current needed in the moving-coil to produce full-scale deflection of a pointer of the
meter
c. the value of current flowing in the moving coil for any amount of pointer deflection
d. none of the above

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For the greatest accuracy, what should the input impedance of a VOM be?
Select one:
a. As small as possible
b. As large as possible
c. 1,000 ohms/V
d. 50,000 ohms/V
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a. A transformer
b. A capacitor
c. An inductor
d. A battery
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As compared to a lead-acid cell, the efficiency of a nickel-iron cell is less due to its
Select one:
a. compactness
b. higher internal resistance
c. lower e.m.f.
d. smaller quantity of electrolyte used

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The rms value of the voltage waveform v(t) = sin 10t + sin 20t is ____.
Select one:
a. 1
b. 2^1/2
c. 1/(2^1/2)
d. 1/2
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A 100-volt carbon filament lamp takes 1 amp when glowing with a filament temperature of 1615 deg C.
Calculate the momentary current when the lamp is first switched on in air temperature of 15 deg C. The
temperature coefficient of resistance for carbon may be taken as -0.000265 per deg C at 15 deg C
Select one:
a. 1.94 amperes
b. 0.58 amperes
c. 0.65 amperes
d. 1.72 amperes
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Two resistors A and B made of different materials have temperature coefficients of resistance at 20
degrees C of 0.004 and 0.006 respectively. When connected across a voltage source at 20 degrees C,
they draw current equally. What percentage of the total current at 100 degrees C does resistor A carry?
Select one:
a. 61.34%
b. 38.66%
c. 47.14%
d. 52.86%
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The main purpose of using instrument transformer in a.c. measurements is to
Select one:
a. extend the range of ac instruments
b. provide high transformation ratio
c. eliminate instruments corrections
d. reduce the possibility of shock

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A certain capacitor is charged at 48 volts after which its stored energy is 5.76 x 10^-2 joules. What is the
capacitance of the capacitor?
Select one:
a. 30 uF
b. 60 uF
c. 2 F
d. 50 uF
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A theory in magnetism which assumes that all magnetic material is composed of many tiny magnets
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a. Electromagnetics
b. Magnetic theory
c. Weber theory
d. Hysteresis
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In an RL circuit, Kirchhoff law gives the following relation: E = Ldi/dt + Ri where: E = supply voltage (200
volts), R = resistance (20 ohms), L = inductance (1 Henry), t = time in seconds, i = current in amperes. If i
= 0 when t = 0, find i when t = 0.02 second.
Select one:
a. 3.1 A
b. 3.0 A
c. 3.2 A
d. 3.3 A
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The parallel RL circuit is having quality factor of Q1, when it is connected in series with R, the new quality
factor Q2 will be
Select one:
a. Q2 > Q1
b. none of the above
c. Q2 = Q1
d. Q2 < Q1
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If relative permittivity of mica is 5, its absolute permittivity is
Select one:
a. 5*(permittivity of free space)
b. 5/(permittivity of free space)
c. (permittivity of free space)/5
d. 8.854 x 10^-12
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A plate capacitor is made up of 501 sheet of aluminum 25 cm x 30 cm with a dielectric of paraffin paper
0.0015 cm thick. What is the capacitance in microfarads of the condenser (K for paraffin paper is 2.3)?
Select one:
a. 35
b. 75
c. 50
d. 25
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Which of the following is not a valid expression of Ohm law?
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a. I = E/R
b. R = E/I
c. R = PI
d. E = IR
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In a series RLC circuit
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a. the current leads VL by 90 degrees
b. Z = jXL at resonance
c. the current lags VL by 90 degrees
d. XL leads Xc by 90 degrees
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The phase of even symmetric signal is
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a. 0 degrees or + or - 180 degrees
b. +90 degrees
c. 0 degrees
d. -90 degrees
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Solenoid 25 cm long is wound with 200 turns, what is the value of the field strength inside the solenoid,
when carrying a current of 2 amperes.
Select one:
a. 1400 AT/m
b. 1000 AT/m
c. 1200 AT/m
d. 1600 AT/m
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The kWh meter can be classified as a/an instrument
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a. indicating
b. digital
c. recording
d. deflecting
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Pole strength 160 and 192 are separated by a distance has a force of 19600 dynes. What is the distance
in cm?
Select one:
a. 2
b. 4
c. 1
d. 3
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A wattmeter measures ____ power.
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a. apparent
b. reactive
c. average
d. instantaneous
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In practice, earth is chosen as a place of zero electric potential because it
Select one:
a. it is non-conducting
b. keeps losing and gaining electric charge every day
c. has almost constant potential
d. is easily available
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An instrument used to measure high resistance as in the measurement of insulation resistance.
Select one:
a. ohmmeter
b. megger
c. Wheatstone bridge
d. multi-tester
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A power plant customer draws power at 220 volts from transformers on a pole. Current transformers with
a ratio of 200/5 are used to meter the electrical usage. What is the multiplier of the kW -hr and demand
meters?
Select one:
a. 100
b. 40
c. 200
d. 80
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It is defined as anything that occupies space and has weight.
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a. compound
b. matter
c. molecule
d. atom
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Find the voltage drop developed across D Arsonval meter movement having an internal resistance of 1
kilo-ohms and full current of 150 micro amperes.
Select one:
a. 150 kV
b. 150 micro V
c. 150 mV
d. 150 V
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The reluctance of a magnetic circuit is ____ relative permeability of the material comprising the circuit.
Select one:
a. directly proportional to
b. independent of
c. none of the above
d. inversely proportional to
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A coil of resistor of 5 ohms and inductance 0.4 H is connected to a 50 V d.c. supply. The energy stored in
the field is
Select one:
a. 40 joules
b. 10 joules
c. 20 joules
d. 80 joules
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What is the symbol for magnetic flux density?
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a. H
b. Q
c. B
d. E
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Three impedances Z1 = 1 - j4 ohms, Z2 = -j6 ohms and Z3 = 4 + j3 ohms are connected in series -parallel.
Z1 is connected in series with the parallel combination of Z2 and Z3. Determine the equivalent impedance
of the combination.
Select one:
a. 6.76 - j5.68 ohms
b. 5.42 - j7.21 ohms
c. 2.23 - j3.32 ohms
d. 4.32 - j1.21 ohms

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The three unbalanced currents are: Ia = 10 cis (-30 degrees), Ib = 0, Ic = 10 cis (150 degrees). Find the
zero sequence current.
Select one:
a. 3.33
b. 3.33 cis 30 degrees
c. 0
d. 5.77
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An alternating voltage or current is a ____.
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a. none of the above
b. phasor
c. vector quantity
d. scalar quantity
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A current transformer has a single turn primary and a 200 turn secondary and is used to measure a.c.
current with the help of a standard 5-A a.c. ammeter. These arrangements can measure a line current of
up to ____ ampere,
Select one:
a. 40
b. 5000
c. 1000
d. 200
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A certain 50 micro-A meter movement has a resistance of 90 ohms. What value of series multiplier is
needed to make an instrument that will read 5 volts (maximum)?
Select one:
a. 102 kilo-ohms
b. 99.91 kilo-ohms
c. 98 kilo-ohms
d. 110 kilo-ohms
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A 35 unit south pole is placed 1 inch to a 20 unit south pole. Determine the force between the poles.
Select one:
a. 108.5, repulsion
b. 129.5, repulsion
c. 108.5, attraction
d. 129.5, attraction
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If a multiple capacitor has 10 plates, each of area 10 square cm, then
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a. 10 capacitors will be in parallel
b. 9 capacitors will be in parallel
c. 10 capacitors will be in series
d. 9 capacitors will be in series

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Susceptibility of a magnetic material depends on
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a. intensity of magnetization
b. magnetizing force
c. mass of the material
d. both A and B
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When an R-C circuit is currently connected across a d.c. voltage source, the initial rate of change of
capacitor current is
Select one:
a. -Io/(damping factor)
b. Io/(damping factor)
c. V/R
d. -V/(damping factor)
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A telephone circuit makes power available at a pair of terminals. The open circuit voltage across the
terminals is 1 volt and the impedance looking into the terminals is 500 - j500 ohms. What is the maximum
power that can be drawn from the circuit?
Select one:
a. 0.001 W
b. 0.0005 W
c. 0.002 W
d. 0.0014 W
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A 3-phase feeder carries two lagging balanced loads. The power observed by each is measured by two
wattmeter method, giving the following readings: First Load: W1 = 160 kW, W2 = 96 kW; Second Load:
W1 = 90 kW, W2 = 48 kW. What is the combined kVA load on the feeder?
Select one:
a. 434.68
b. 462.35
c. 504.35
d. 420.12
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a. 18 ohms
b. 180 ohms
c. 180 kilo-ohms
d. 18 kilo-ohms
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A 1 uF capacitor charged through a 2 k-ohm resistor by a 10 V dc source. The initial growth of capacitor
voltage will be at the rate
Select one:
a. 3.16 V/ms
b. 6.32 V/ms
c. 10.0 V/ ms
d. 5.0 V/ms
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The time constant of an R-C circuit is defined as the time during which capacitor charging current
becomes ____ percent of its ____ value.
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a. 63, final
b. 63, initial
c. 37, initial
d. 37, final
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The concept whereby a small voltage is generated by a conductor with current in an external magnetic
field refers to ______.
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a. magnetic effect
b. skin effect
c. hall effect
d. flywheel effect
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The number of independent loops for a network with n nodes and b branches is
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a. b - n
b. b - n + 1
c. independent number of nodes
d. n - 1
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The active materials of a nickel-iron battery are
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a. all of the above
b. powdered iron and its oxides
c. nickel hydroxide
d. 21% solution of caustic potash

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A solenoid has a magnetic reluctance of 2.2 x 10^-3. It has 300 turns and a core area of 5 cm^2. What is
the flux density when the current flowing is one ampere?
Select one:
a. 26,300 gauss
b. 21,200 gauss
c. 34,200 gauss
d. 12,200 gauss
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A series LCR circuit consisting of R = 10 ohms, |XL| = 20 ohms & |XC| = 20 ohms is connected across an
a.c. supply of 200 Vrms. The rms voltage across the capacitor is
Select one:
a. 400 cis (-90 degrees)
b. 200 cis (90 degrees)
c. 200 cis (-90 degrees)
d. 400 cis (90 degrees)

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What factors determine the capacitance of a capacitor?
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a. Area of the plates, amount of charge on the plates and the dielectric constant of the material between
the plates
b. Area of plates, distance between the plates and the dielectric constant of the material between the
plates
c. Area of the plates, voltage on the plates and distance between the plates
d. Area of the plates, voltage on the plates and dielectric constant of the material between the plates
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An alternating voltage e = 200 sin 314t is applied to a device which offers an ohmic resistance of 20 ohms
to the flow of current in one direction while entirely preventing the flow in the opposite direction. The
average value of current will be
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a. 5 A
b. 1.57 A
c. 3.18 A
d. 1.10 A
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In applying the right hand rule by holding a conductor with your right hand so that the thumb represents
the current, the encircling fingers around the conductor represent _____.
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a. magnetic line of force
b. electromagnetic field intensity
c. electronic field of force
d. electric line of force

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The electric energy required to raise the temperature of water in a pool is 1000 kWh. If the heat losses
are 25%, the heating energy required will be ____.
Select one:
a. 1750 kWh
b. 1266 kWh
c. 1333 kWh
d. 1111 kWh
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Three unequal single-phase loads so connected across the lines of a balanced, 3-phase, 230 volts circuit.
The first takes 106 A at 0.78 pf lagging and is connected across lines 1 & 2. The second takes 142 A at
0.82 pf lagging and is connected across 2 & 3. And the third takes 28.4 kW at 0.77 pf lagging. Determine
total apparent power.
Select one:
a. 101 kVA
b. 83 kVA
c. 78 kVA
d. 94 kVA
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How long must a current of 5 A pass through a 10 ohm resistor until a charge of 12000 coulomb passes
through?
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a. 1 min
b. 4 min
c. 2 min
d. 3 min
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Which meter used dual triode tube and requires external power for operation?
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a. FETVM
b. VTVM
c. TVM
d. VOM
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For an ac waveform, the period refers to
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a. the number of complete cycles per second
b. the time it takes for the waveform to reach its peak value
c. the length of time required to complete one cycle

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What is VOM?
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a. A measurement of the movement of the pointer of a meter
b. A combinational ohmmeter, milliammeter, and voltmeter
c. A combination of voltmeter and ohmmeter
d. A voltage only meter

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A plate capacitor is made up of 501 sheet of aluminum 25 cm x 30 cm with a dielectric of paraffin paper
0.0015 cm thick. What is the capacitance in microfarads of the condenser (K for paraffin paper is 2.3)?
Select one:
a. 75
b. 50
c. 25
d. 35
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unknown current by shunting the meter with a 1-ohm resistor. The meter then reads half-scale. What is
the unknown value?
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a. 125 mA
b. 130 mA
c. 12.5 mA
d. 13 mA
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_____ is called the magnetic field.
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a. A force set up when current flow through a conductor
b. A current flow through space around a permanent magnet
c. The force between the plates of a charged capacitor
d. The force that drives current through a resistor

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The force acting on a pole of 3 Wb is 12 N. The magnetic intensity of the magnetic field is
Select one:
a. none of these
b. 12 N/Wb
c. 36 N/Wb
d. 4 N/Wb
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Find the equivalent of 10 Oersted (Oe).
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a. 100 Gb/cm
b. 1 Gb/m
c. 10 Gb/cm
d. 1 Gb/cm
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A coil is wound with 500 turns. When a current of 4 amperes flows, the total flux threading the coil is
found to be 0.06 milliweber. What is the inductance of the coil in henries?
Select one:
a. 7.5
b. 0.0075
c. 0.75
d. 0.075
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A variable resistor normally used as a voltage divider
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a. Metal film resistor
b. Carbon film resistor
c. Potentiometer
d. Adjustable resistor
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When both the inductance and resistance of a coil are doubled, the value of
Select one:
a. time constant remains unchanged
b. final steady current is doubled
c. initial rate of rise of current is doubled
d. time constant is halved

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Point charges in air are located accordingly: Q1 = 3 x 10^-8 C at (0, 0) meters, Q2 = 5 x 10^-8 C at (3, 0)
meters and Q3 = -5 x 10^-8 C at (0, 4) meters. Calculate the field intensity at (3, 4) meters.
Select one:
a. 50.55 V/m
b. 16.34 V/m
c. 76.88 V/m
d. 59.97 V/m
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What is the voltage drop across the resistor in an RC charging circuit when the charge on the capacitor is
equal to the battery voltage?
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a. 1.0 volt
b. zero
c. 10 volts
d. 0.10 volt
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Four 3 pCoul spheres are in corners of square q 1 cm on sides. Find the force in Newton?
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a. 4.05 x 10^(-10)
b. 15.5 x 10^(-10)
c. 20.25 x 10^(-10)
d. 8.11 x 10^(-10)
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A certain electric welder has a basic circuit equivalent to a series RL with R = 0.1 ohm and L = 1 mH. It is
connected to an AC source e through a switch s operated by an automatic timer, which closes the circuit
at any desired point on the 60 cycle, sinusoidal wave e. Calculate the magnitude of the transient current
resulting when s closes as e is passing through its peak value of 100 volts.
Select one:
a. 256.41 A
b. 76.32 A
c. 80.54 A
d. 65.74 A
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In order to have a good conductor material, such material shall have _____ valence electrons.
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a. one
b. twenty one
c. five
d. more than ten

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An electric milli-ammeter having an internal resistance of 500 ohms, reads full scale when 1 mA full scale.
What size of resistor must be used so that the coil will not be damaged?
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a. 5.7 ohms
b. 7.5 ohms
c. 5.05 ohms
d. 6.55 ohms
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The capacitance of a cable capacitor depends on
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a. core diameter
b. ratio of cylinder radii
c. insulation thickness
d. potential difference
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Other measurement an ohmmeter can make beside resistance
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a. Circuit continuity
b. Shunt
c. Current
d. Voltage
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In a cable capacitor, voltage gradient is maximum at the surface of the
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a. sheath
b. insulator
c. conductor
d. earth
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Given three unbalanced three-phase voltages: Va = 150 + j0 V, Vb = -90 - j120 V, Vc = -120 + j90 V.
Determine Va1
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a. 140.23 - j9.32
b. 145.62 + j13.66
c. 135.32 - j1.34
d. 142.43 + j12.35
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Four identical capacitors of 2 uF each are charged to 50 V, 100 V, 200 V and 250 V, respectively. They
are then connected in parallel across an uncharged 4 uF capacitor. What is the voltage across the 4 uF
capacitor?
Select one:
a. 120 V
b. 100 V
c. 50 V
d. 300 V
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The purpose of load in an electric circuit is to ____.
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a. none of the above
b. utilize electrical energy
c. increase the circuit current
d. decrease the circuit current

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The a.c. system is preferred to d.c. system because ____
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a. d.c. voltage cannot be used for domestic appliances
b. high-voltage a.c. transmissions is less efficient
c. a.c. voltages can easily be changed in magnitude
d. d.c. motors do not have fine speed control

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Which of the following statement is incorrect?
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a. open transistor has three (3) terminals
b. typical power rating of carbon-composition resistor ranged 0.001 W to 0.1 W
c. transistors have three (3) terminals
d. potentiometer has three (3) terminals

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Select one:
a. 180 ohms
b. 18 ohms
c. 18 kilo-ohms
d. 180 kilo-ohms
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A 20 ohm resistor, a 0.01 H inductor and a 100 uF capacitor are connected in series to a 200 V DC
supply. The capacitor is initially uncharged. Find the maximum instantaneous current.
Select one:
a. 7.44 A
b. 6.44 A
c. 8.44 A
d. 5.44 A
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At a 115 kV substation, the PT ratio is 100 and the CT ratio is 1200/5. The potential going into the
wattmeter is 115 volts. What is the MW indicated when the wattmeter reads 800 watts?
Select one:
a. 192 MW
b. 15.0 MW
c. 19.2 MW
d. 150 MW
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Measuring instrument that can be used only to measure voltages
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a. thermocouple
b. permanent-magnet moving-coil
c. electrostatic
d. dynamometer
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Kirchhoff Current Law states that
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a. the algebraic sum of the currents flowing away from any point in a circuit must equal zero
b. the algebraic sum of the currents entering and leaving any point in a circuit must equal zero
c. the algebraic sum of the currents around any closed path must equal zero
d. the algebraic sum of the currents flowing into any point in a circuit must equal zero
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If the combination of an ac voltage and a dc voltage has an instantaneous voltage that varies through a
range from -2 V to +10 V, what is the peak ac voltage of the combination?
Select one:
a. 10 V
b. 12 V
c. 6 V
d. 16 V
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Four capacitors A, B, C and D are connected across a 15-V DC source. The charges accumulated in A, B
and C are equal to 2000, 750 and 1500 uC, respectively. If the total capacitance of the combination is
known to be 35 uF, how much charge is accumulated in capacitor D?
Select one:
a. 1500 uC
b. 1000 uC
c. 1400 uC
d. 1200 uC
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The insulation resistance of a capacitor depends on
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a. core diameter
b. applied voltage
d. ratio of inner and outer radii

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The type of a.c. distribution system commonly used to supply both light and power is the
Select one:
a. three phase star system with neutral wire
b. three phase delta system
c. three phase star system without neutral wire
d. open delta system

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What is the unit of capacitance?
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a. Gauss
b. Farad
c. Weber
d. Coulomb
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The magnetic flux of 2000 lines is how many in maxwells?
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a. 8000
b. 1000
c. 4000
d. 2000
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Most materials relative permittivity lies between
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a. 50 and 100
b. 0.01 and 1
c. 10 and 50
d. 1 and 10
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Permeability in a magnetic circuit corresponds to ____ in an electric circuit.
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a. conductance
b. conductivity
c. reluctivity
d. resistivity
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Meters with moving coil are normally used for measuring _____
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a. Both ac and dc
b. Only dc
c. % of value of dc
d. Only ac
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The inductive reactance of a circuit is ____ frequency.
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a. independent of
b. none of the above
c. directly proportional to
d. inversely proportional
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current with the help of a standard 5-A a.c. ammeter. These arrangements can measure a line current of
up to ____ ampere,
Select one:
a. 1000
b. 200
c. 40
d. 5000
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A series circuit has R of 500 ohms, a 10 micro-henry inductance L and a 4 micro-farad capacitance C
across a 60 Hz, 120-volt power source. Compute the load current.
Select one:
a. 0.150 A
b. 0.100 A
c. 0.120 A
d. 0.144 A
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A magnetic circuit consists of silicon steel of 3000 permeability and an air gap. The length of the steel
core is 10 cm and the air gap is 2 cm. Both have same cross section of 1.5 sq cm. A current of 1/2
ampere flows through the windings to produce 2351 maxwells flux. How many turns are there in the coil?
Select one:
a. 5,000 turns
b. 4,120 turns
c. 1,250 turns
d. 2,500 turns
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What is the energy stored in a 50 uF capacitor if the impressed voltage is 220 volts?
Select one:
a. 5.51 joules
b. 1.21 joules
c. 3.63 joules
d. 2.42 joules
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If R = 50 ohms, C = 0.0001 Farad, E = 100 volts and i(0) = 2 amperes, determine the Laplace transform
expression for I(s).
Select one:
a. I(s) = 2/(s + 50)
b. I(s) = 2/[s(s + 2)]
c. I(s) = 2/(s + 200)
d. I(s) = 2/(s + 2)
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Kirchhoff Laws fail in the case of
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a. distributed parameter networks
b. linear networks
c. dual networks
d. non-linear networks
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Refers to a force of field that exists between ions where they either repel or attract each other
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a. dielectric
b. potential field
c. electromotive
d. resisting field
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Find the reading of an AC voltmeter connected across the series source of 100 sin (wt - pi/2) and 100 sin
wt.
Select one:
a. 170.71
b. 130.65
c. 100
d. 184.78
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A series RC circuit consist of R = 2 M-ohms and an uncharged capacitor C = 5 uF. The circuit is
connected across a 100 V DC source at t = 0. Determine the voltage across the resistor at the instant the
switch is closed and 5 seconds after the switched has been closed.
Select one:
a. 100 V, 60.65 V
b. 0 V, 60.65 V
c. 100 V, 0 V
d. 0 V, 100 V
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What is the average value of a half wave rectified sinusoidal wave with 70.7 ampere amplitude?
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a. 22. 5 A
b. 31.6 A
c. 50 A
d. 135.35 A
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a. An inductor
b. A battery
c. A transformer
d. A capacitor
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Voltage in electrical circuits is analogous to _____ in magnetic circuits.
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a. Magnetizing force
b. Flux
c. Ampere-turn
d. Magnetomotive force
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At a 115 kV substation, the PT ratio is 100 and the CT ratio is 1200/5. The potential going into the
wattmeter is 115 volts. What is the MW indicated when the wattmeter reads 800 watts?
Select one:
a. 150 MW
b. 192 MW
c. 19.2 MW
d. 15.0 MW
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The theory of Ohm law is applied in a _____ circuit.
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a. exponential
b. unilateral
c. trivalent
d. linear
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Which part of the oscilloscope emits electrons?
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a. Heater cathode
b. Grid
c. Accelerating anode
d. Cathode ray tube

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The impedances of two parallel branches of a circuit are (10 + j10) and (10 - j10) respectively. The
impedance of the parallel combination is
Select one:
a. 5 - j5
b. 10 + j0
c. 0 - j20
d. 20 + j0
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A metal transport plane has a wing spread of 88 ft. What difference of potential exists between the
extremities of the wings, when the plane moves horizontally with the speed of 150 miles per hour? The
value of the vertical-component of the magnetic field of the earth is 0.65 Gauss at the plane.
Select one:
a. 12 Volt
b. 0.24 Volt
c. 0.12 volt
d. 1.2 Volt
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Find the dielectric constant to air
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a. Approximately 4
b. Approximately 0
c. Approximately 1
d. Approximately 2
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How much power does an electronic equipment consume, assuming a 5.50 amperes current flowing and
a 120 volts power source?
Select one:
a. 60 watts
b. 66 watts
c. 660 watts
d. 125.5 watts
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In an R-C circuit across a d. c voltage source, which of the following is zero at the beginning of the
transient?
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a. charging current
b. drop across R
c. capacitor voltage

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An ac device used to measure the angle between the voltage and its current.
Select one:
a. phase angle meter
b. power factor meter
c. demand meter
d. reactive meter
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A 24 volts battery delivers 15 amp to a motor load in 30 minutes per day. What is the energy delivered
per month in kWh?
Select one:
a. 6.2
b. 7.31
c. 5.4
d. 0.18
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If a current of 5A flowing in a coil of inductance 0.1 H is reversed in 10 ms, e.m.f. induced in it is ____
volt.
Select one:
a. 10,000
b. 100
c. 50
d. 1
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The phase b voltage and the phase b current of a balanced 3-phase system are: v = 220 sin (wt + 210
deg) and i = 10 sin (wt - 180 degrees). What is the power of the system?
Select one:
a. 3300 W
b. 3810 W
c. 1905 W
d. 5716 W
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A parallel plate capacitor with air between its plates is charged until the potential difference V appears
across it. Another capacitor having hard rubber (dielectric constant = 3) between its plates but otherwise
identical, is also charged to the same potential difference. If the energy of the first capacitor is W, that of
the second is
Select one:
a. W/3
b. 9W
c. W
d. 3W
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An RLC series circuit has f1 and f2 as the half power frequencies and f0 as the resonant frequency. The
Q-factor of the circuit is given by:
Select one:
a. (f1 - f0)/(f2 - f0)
b. f0/(f1 - f2)
c. (f1 + f2)/(2f0)
d. (f1 - f2)/f0
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Electric power is almost exclusively generated, transmitted and distributed, by three phase system
because it
Select one:
a. all of the above
b. costs less than single-phase apparatus
c. it is more efficient
d. uses less material for a given capacity

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What is the relationship between frequency and the value of XC?
Select one:
a. frequency has no effect

b. XC varies directly with frequency
c. XC varies indirectly with frequency
d. XC varies inversely with frequency

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The Meralco test of a 10 A wattmeter having a constant of 0.4, the disk makes 40 revolutions in 53.6
seconds. The average volts and amperes during the period of test are 116 volts and 9.4 A. What is the
percent accuracy of the meter at this load?
Select one:
a. 98.58%
b. 97.45%
c. 98.07%
d. 96.44%
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A 0 - 10 mA galvanometer with a coil resistance of 20 ohms is converted to a 0 - 50 V galvanometer using
Select one:
a. 50 ohms shunt resistor
b. 4980 ohms series resistor
c. 5020 ohms series resistor
d. 5000 ohms series resistor

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What type of tube is used to display signals on an oscilloscope?
Select one:
a. Filament tube
b. Pentode
c. Tetrode
d. Cathode-ray tube
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In a parallel RC circuit,
Select one:
a. VC and IR are 90 degrees out of phase
b. VC and IR are in phase
c. IC and IR are in phase
d. VC and IC are in phase

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Three equal impedances, each having a resistance of 8 ohms and an inductive reactance of 7 ohms are
connected in delta to lines a, b and c of a 240 V, 3-phase, 3-wire line, phase sequence a-b-c. What is the
reading of a single-phase wattmeter connected with its current coil in line a and the potential coil across
lines b and c?
Select one:
a. 6,324 W
b. 6,561 W
c. 6,180 W
d. 6,004 W
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According to Gauss theorem, the surface integral of the normal component of the electric flux density D
over a closed surface containing charge Q is
Select one:
a. Q*(permittivity of free space)
b. Q^2/(permittivity of free space)
c. Q/(permittivity of free space)
d. Q
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The fact that the sum of the individual branch currents equals the total current in a parallel circuit is the
basis for
Select one:
a. Kirchhoff Current Law
b. node voltage analysis

c. the method of mesh currents
d. Kirchhoff Voltage Law

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Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of 2 x 10^-15 N. How far apart are the electrons?
Select one:
a. 2.84 x 10^-12 m
b. 5.05 x 10^-12 m
c. 3.39 x 10^-7 m
d. 0.48 x 10^-7 m
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How is an ammeter connected to the circuit under test?
Select one:
a. In parallel
b. In series
c. Shunted
d. Series-parallel
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To double the current range of a 50-micro-amp, 2 kilo-ohm moving coil meter movement, the shunt
resistance should be
Select one:
a. 18 kilo-ohms
b. 2 kilo-ohms
c. 50 kilo-ohms
d. 1 kilo-ohm
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An electronic/electrical component/device used to store electrical energy.
Select one:
a. Inductor
b. Resistor
c. lightning arrester
d. Capacitor
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If three shielded 100 mH coils are connected in series, what is the total effective inductance?
Select one:
a. 67.777 mH
b. 33.333 mH
c. 300 mH
d. 100 mH
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Four capacitors A, B, C and D are connected across a 15-V DC source. The charges accumulated in A, B
and C are equal to 2000, 750 and 1500 uC, respectively. If the total capacitance of the combination is
known to be 35 uF, how much charge is accumulated in capacitor D?
Select one:
a. 1500 uC
b. 1200 uC
c. 1400 uC
d. 1000 uC
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A solenoid has an inductance of 1.58 mH. How many turns of wire does it have if the solenoid is 25 cm
long and its radius is 2.5 cm?
Select one:
a. 400 turns
b. 160,000 turns
c. 350 turns
d. 600 turns
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The type of cell commonly referred to as flashlight battery
Select one:
a. Dry cell
b. Mercury cell
c. Nickel-cadmium battery
d. Lead acid cell

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In addition to supporting the moving coil, the aluminum bobbin in a permanent moving coil meter performs
the function of one of the following. Which one is this?
Select one:
a. reduce the reluctance
b. conducts magnetic flux lines
c. dampens the needle movement
d. balance the pointer

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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 percentage error if the
wattmeter reading is 3368?
Select one:
a. 5% faster
b. 8% faster
c. 8% slower
d. 5% slower
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If a force of 4.8 x 10^(-2) N is required to move a 40 uC charge in an electric field between two points 20
cm apart. What is the potential difference between two points?
Select one:
a. 240 Volts
b. 360 Volts
c. 160 Volts
d. 120 Volts
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A lead circuit has a phase angle that is
Select one:
a. Greater than 90 degrees
b. The same as the input voltage

c. Between 0 and +90 degrees
d. Between 0 and -90 degrees

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If a current of 5 A flows through a long wire of radius 0.004 meter, what is the magnetic intensity
produced 0.02 meter away from the surface of the wire?
Select one:
a. 66.34 AT/m
b. 19.70 AT/m
c. 33.17 AT/m
d. 39.80 AT/m
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What is the effect of connecting battery cells in parallel?
Select one:
a. Voltage decreases
b. Voltage increases
c. Current decreases
d. Current increases
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The value of temperature coefficient of resistance at 0 degrees C of a conductor is 1/236 per degree C.
Its value at 18 degrees will be ____.
Select one:
a. 1/218 per degree C
b. 1/254 per degree C
c. 1/272 per degree C

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Which of the given below can produce the most induced voltage?
Select one:
a. 1 A, 60 Hz
b. 1 A, 400 Hz
c. 50 A, DC
d. 1 A, 800 Hz
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It exists in the space surrounding a magnet
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a. potential space
b. magnetic pole
c. magnetic space
d. magnetic field
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It is that property of a material which enables it to attract pieces of iron.
Select one:
a. permitivity
b. valence
c. ionization
d. magnetism
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The period during which current and voltage changes take place in a circuit is called ____.
Select one:
a. varying
b. steady
c. transient
d. permanent
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Determine the rms value of a semi-circular current wave which has a maximum value of A.
Select one:
a. 0.816A
b. 0.23 A
c. 0.707A
d. 0.866A
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A given capacitor has a capacitance of 100 uF. Calculate the elastance.
Select one:
a. 100,000
b. 10,000
c. 100
d. 10
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In a delta connected system the line current is
Select one:
a. 1.414 times the phase current
b. phasor sum of the two phase currents
c. equal to the phase current
d. 1.732 times the phase current

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The flux density emanating from a pole of generator is 20,000 gauss. A conductor one meter long
cuts the flux perpendicularly at a speed of 40 meters per second. What voltage is developed?
Select one:
a. 80 volts
b. 230 volts
c. 800 volts
d. 8 volts
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A combination of two charges with equal charge magnitude but opposite signs
Select one:
a. dynamic dipole
b. static dipole
c. electric dipole
d. magnetic dipole
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It is the reciprocal of reluctance and implies the readiness of a material to develop magnetic flux
Select one:
a. susceptance
b. conductance
c. permeance
d. elastance
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A conductor, 50 mm long, moves at a velocity of 2.5 meters per second across a magnetic field of
0.90 Wb/m^2. What is the voltage generated?
Select one:
a. 0.072 V
b. 0.1125 V
c. 0.0648 V
d. 0.125 V
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A two port network is reciprocal, if and only if
Select one:
a. BC - AD = -1
b. h12 = h21
c. Y12 = -Y21
d. Z11 = Z22
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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.
Select one:
a. 48.74 milli-ohms
b. 50.01 milli-ohms
c. 49.22 milli-ohms
d. 52.02 milli-ohms
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For a sine wave, the number of complete cycles per second is called the
Select one:
a. wavelength
b. phase angle
c. period
d. frequency
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A steel 1 m long and 30 cm wide is to be plated with 0.02 mm copper. The density of copper is 8.9
g/cm^3 and its electrochemical equivalent weight is 0.3292 x 10^-3 g/Coul. How long should the steel
sheet remain in the electroplating bath that contains Copper (Cu^+2) ions in which the current is 100
A?
Select one:
a. 27 minutes
b. 54 minutes
c. 541 minutes
d. 145 minutes
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If a 220 V heater is used on 110 V supply, heat produced by it will be ____ as much
Select one:
a. four times
b. one-half
c. twice
d. one-fourth
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What is the degree of exactness of measurement when compared to the expected value of the
variable being measured?
Select one:
a. Precision
b. Deviation
c. Error
d. Accuracy
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Find the value of resistor with the following color codes: Brown, White, Orange, Red
Select one:
a. 19 k ohms + or - 2%
b. 1.9 k ohms + or - 10%
c. 190 ohms + or - 10%
d. 19 k ohms + or - 20%
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An ac source of 200 Vrms supplies active power of 600 W and reactive power of 800 VAR. The rms
current drawn from the source is
Select one:
a. 10 A
b. 2.5 A
c. 3.75 A
d. 5 A
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current with the help of a standard 5-A a.c. ammeter. These arrangements can measure a line current
of up to ____ ampere,
Select one:
a. 5000
b. 1000
c. 200
d. 40
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A one-meter rod of 2-cm diameter is drawn until its resistance is 100 times the initial resistance. Its
length afterwards is?
Select one:
a. 100 m
b. 10 m
c. 12.5 m
d. 5 m
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Knowing that the absolute permittivity of air is 8.854 x 10^-12 F/m, determine the absolute
permeability of air.
Select one:
a. 4pi x 10^-7 H/m
b. 3pi x 10^-7 H/m
c. 12pi x 10^-7 H/m
d. 2pi x 10^-7 H/m

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The field winding of a DC generator is wound with 900 turns and has a resistance of 50 ohms. If the
winding is excited from a 240 V dc source, the magnetic flux linking the coil is 4 mWb. Determine the
self-inductance of the coil.
Select one:
a. 0.83 H
b. 0.75 H
c. 0.92 H
d. 0.56 H
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A galvanometer with a 20-ohm coil resistance has a full-scale deflection current of 10 mA. If a 0.02
ohm is placed across the meter to increase its capacity, what is the approximate new full scale current
of the meter?
Select one:
a. 10.10 A
b. 10.11 A
c. 11.01 A
d. 10.01 A
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If the electrical current carried by each of the two long parallel wire is doubled, and their separation is
also doubled, the force between them
Select one:
a. also doubles
b. decreases by a factor of four
c. increases by a factor of four
d. decreases by a factor of two

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A parallel plate capacitor with air between its plates is charged until the potential difference V appears
across it. Another capacitor having hard rubber (dielectric constant = 3) between its plates but
otherwise identical, is also charged to the same potential difference. If the energy of the first capacitor
is W, that of the second is
Select one:
a. 3W
b. W/3
c. 9W
d. W
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unknown current by shunting the meter with a 1-ohm resistor. The meter then reads half-scale. What
is the unknown value?
Select one:
a. 130 mA
b. 125 mA
c. 13 mA
d. 12.5 mA
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The SI unit of specific resistance is ____.
Select one:
a. ohm-m
b. ohm-m^2
c. mho
d. ohm-cm
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Electric current in a wire is the flow of ____.
Select one:
a. atoms
b. valence electrons
c. free electrons
d. bound electrons
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While a capacitor is still connected to a power source, the spacing between its plates is halved. Which
of the following quantity would remain constant?
Select one:
a. potential difference
b. plate charge
c. electric flux density
d. field strength
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Which of the following ammeter will be used to measure alternating currents only?
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a. induction-type
b. electrodynamic type
c. moving-iron
d. permanent-magnet type
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Which is not a part of cathode-ray tube oscilloscope?
Select one:
a. Deflection plates
b. Aquadag coating
c. Electron gun
d. Digital panel meter

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What is the symbol for magnetic flux density?
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a. E
b. Q
c. B
d. H
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A 50 mH inductance is connected in series with a 20 ohms resistor. If the voltage is 220 volts, what
power is drawn?
Select one:
a. 1280 watts
b. 802 watts
c. 560 watts
d. 680 watts
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Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the following individual current: 5 cis(0 deg), 5 cis (5 deg),
5 cis (10 deg), 5 cis (15 deg), 5 cis (20 deg), 5 cis (25 deg), 5 cis (30 deg), 5 cis (35 deg), 5 cis (40
deg), 5 cis (45 deg). What is the effective value of the total current?
Select one:
a. 25.345 A
b. 48.444 A
c. 84.389 A
d. 34.255 A
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Which of the following is zero inside charge-conducting spheres?
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a. both A and B
b. both B and C
c. potential
d. electric intensity
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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 microfarad is connected across the first
capacitor. The voltage across the parallel combination is
Select one:
a. 110 volts
b. 45 volts
c. 66 2/3 volts
d. 25 volts
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_____ is the property of magnetic materials which retain magnetism after magnetizing force
withdrawn.
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a. Resistivity
b. Conductivity
c. Retentivity
d. Reluctivity
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The force acting on a pole of 3 Wb is 12 N. The magnetic intensity of the magnetic field is
Select one:
a. 36 N/Wb
b. none of these
c. 4 N/Wb
d. 12 N/Wb
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Calculate the capacitance between two parallel plates each of which is 100 cm^2 and 2 mm apart in
air.
Select one:
a. 0.502 uF
b. 0.452 uF
c. 0.515 uF
d. 0.443 uuF
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In an ac wave, 30 degrees of phase is _____ of a cycle.
Select one:
a. 1/12
b. 1/30
c. 1/2
d. 1/3
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The magnetizing force (H) and magnetic flux density (B) are connected by the relation.
Select one:
a. B = (relative permeability)*H/(permeability of free space)
b. B = permeability*H
c. B = (permeability of free space)*H/(relative permeability)
d. B = H/(permeability of free space * relative permeability)

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A certain capacitor is charged at 48 volts after which its stored energy is 5.76 x 10^-2 joules. What is
the capacitance of the capacitor?
Select one:
a. 2 F
b. 50 uF
c. 60 uF
d. 30 uF
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A coil having an inductance of 50 mH and a resistance 10 ohms is connected in series with a 25 uF

capacitor across a 200 V ac supply. Find the value of Q factor?
Select one:
a. 4.47
b. 3.54
c. 4.53
d. 7.4
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A circuit contains a 5 A current source in parallel with an 8 ohm resistor. What is the Thevenin voltage
and Thevenin resistance of the circuit?
Select one:
a. 5 V, 8 ohms
b. 5/8 V, 8 ohms
c. 40 V, 8 ohms
d. 5/8 V, 40 ohms
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How does an ohmmeter behave if its positive lead is connected to the cathode of a diode while
negative to anode?
Select one:
a. Has infinite high resistance
b. Has decreasing resistance
c. Has very low resistance
d. Has unstable resistance

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At half-power points of a resonance curve, the current is ____ times the maximum current.
Select one:
a. 1/2
b. 1/(2^1/2)
c. 2^1/2
d. 2
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What is the value of a resistor with colors from left: Orange, Blue, Gold and Silver?
Select one:
a. 3.4 ohms + or - 10%
b. 34 ohms + or - 10%
c. 3.6 ohms + or - 10%
d. 36 ohms + or - 10%
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A 20 ohm resistance R and a 0.001 farad capacitance C are in series. A direct current voltage E of
100 volts is applied across the series circuit at t = 0 and the initial current i(0) = 5 A. Determine the
resulting current i(t) at t = 0.01 second.
Select one:
a. 2.78 A
b. 3.03 A
c. 3.67 A
d. 3.34 A
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The capacitance of a cable capacitor depends on
Select one:
a. ratio of cylinder radii
b. potential difference
d. core diameter
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Which dynamometer instrument has a uniform scale?
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a. voltmeter
b. ammeter
c. ohmmeter
d. wattmeter
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The Meralco test of a 10 A wattmeter having a constant of 0.4, the disk makes 40 revolutions in 53.6
seconds. The average volts and amperes during the period of test are 116 volts and 9.4 A. What is
the percent accuracy of the meter at this load?
Select one:
a. 97.45%
b. 96.44%
c. 98.07%
d. 98.58%
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An ordinary flashlight battery is which of the following?
Select one:
a. A load
b. A dry cell
c. A storage cell
d. A wet cell
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What is the self-inductance of a circuit in which there is induced emf of
100 volts when the current in the circuit changes uniformly from 1 to 5
amperes in 0.3 second?
Select one:
a. 5.2 H
b. 0.5 H
c. 0.25 H
d. 7.5 H
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A circular copper disc 10 cm in diameter rotates 1800 times per minute
about a central axis at right angles to the plane of the disc. A uniform
magnetic field of 1 Tesla is applied perpendicular to the plane of the
disc. The voltage induced between the centre and the edge of the disc
is
Select one:
a. 0.47 V
b. 4.7 V
c. 0.235 V
d. 2.35 V
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Two voltage generators are in series. The voltage being generated are
Vab = 50 sin(wt - 30 degrees) and Vbc = 100 sin(wt + 60 degrees).
What is the output voltage Vac?
Select one:
a. 111.83 cis 33.5 degrees
b. 145.5 cis 50.1 degrees
c. 50 cis 30 degrees
d. 150 cis 30 degrees
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An iron core 0.4 m long and 5 square cm in cross-section is wound with
300 turns. When a current of 0.5 A flows in the coil, how much is the
inductance of the coil. Assume the core has a permeability of 2500.
Select one:
a. 0.35 H
b. 0.42 H
c. 0.26 H
d. 0.31 H
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A moving coil instrument having meter resistance of 5 ohms is to be
used as a voltmeter 0 - 100 volts. If the full-scale deflection current is
10 mA, the required series resistance is
Select one:
a. 1000 ohms
b. 20 ohms
c. none of these
d. 9995 ohms
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A 12 micro-farad capacitor charged at 500 Volts and a 6 micro-farad
capacitor charged at 250 Volts are connected in parallel. What is the
potential difference in the combination?
Select one:
a. 417 Volts
b. 450 Volts
c. 500 Volts
d. 750 Volts
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Assuming an ideal capacitor, with no leakage, what is the capacitive
reactance of 10 microfarad capacitance of DC (0 Hz)?
Select one:
a. 0 ohms
b. infinite capacitive reactance
c. 16000 ohms
d. 1,000,000 ohms
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A coil of resistor of 5 ohms and inductance 0.4 H is connected to a 50
V d.c. supply. The energy stored in the field is
Select one:
a. 10 joules
b. 80 joules
c. 20 joules
d. 40 joules
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Two series connected 7 H inductors are adjacent to each other. Their
coefficient of coupling is 0.64. What is the value of M?
Select one:
a. 44.8 H
b. 448 H
c. 4.48 H
d. 0.448 H
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A certain 50 micro-A meter movement has a resistance of 90 ohms.
What value of series multiplier is needed to make an instrument that
will read 5 volts (maximum)?
Select one:
a. 102 kilo-ohms
b. 99.91 kilo-ohms
c. 98 kilo-ohms
d. 110 kilo-ohms
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A non-magnetic ring having a mean diameter of 30 cm the cross-
section area is 4 sq. cm and uniformly wound with two conductors A
and B over one another. A has 90 turns and B has 240 turns. Calculate
the first principle of mutual inductance between the cores.
Select one:
a. 11.52
b. 11.00
c. 10.62
d. 10.55
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A galvanometer with a 20-ohm coil resistance has a full-scale deflection
current of 10 mA. If a 0.02 ohm is placed across the meter to increase
its capacity, what is the approximate new full scale current of the
meter?
Select one:
a. 10.11 A
b. 11.01 A
c. 10.01 A
d. 10.10 A
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A barangay power station supplies 60 kW to a load over 2,500 ft of
0002-conductor copper feeder the resistance of which is 0.078 ohm per
1,000 ft. The bus bar voltage is maintained constant at 600 volts.
Determine the maximum power which can be transmitted.
Select one:
a. 220.35 kW
b. 223.94 kW
c. 230.77 kW
d. 242.73 kW
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Find L & C of a parallel RLC circuit to resonate at 1 rad/sec with a Q of
5 and resistance of 1 ohm.
Select one:
a. 5 H, 1/5 F
b. 1 H, 1 F
c. 1/5 H, 5 F
d. 5 H, 5 F
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If a force of 4.8 x 10^(-2) N is required to move a 40 uC charge in an
electric field between two points 20 cm apart. What is the potential
difference between two points?
Select one:
a. 160 Volts
b. 240 Volts
c. 360 Volts
d. 120 Volts
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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 the dielectric constant of 4.3 for rubber, calculate
the capacitance of the cable per mile length.
Select one:
a. 0.76 uF/mile
b. 1.01 uF/mile
c. 0.252 uF/mile
d. 0.504 uF/mile
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A series RC circuit consist of R = 2 M-ohms and an uncharged capacitor
C = 5 uF. The circuit is connected across a 100 V DC source at t = 0.
What is the initial rate of change of voltage across the resistor?
Select one:
a. none of these
b. -12.4 V/s
c. 10 V/s
d. -10 V/s
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How much time is required for electromagnetic energy to travel one
nautical mile and return to the source?
Select one:
a. 18.54 microseconds
b. 12.36 microseconds
c. 24.72 microseconds
d. 6.18 microseconds
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Three capacitors are connected in parallel. C1 = 10 uF; C2 = 15 uF; C3
= 20 uF. Calculate the total capacitance.
Select one:
a. 10 uF
b. 4.167 uF
c. 45 uF
d. 20.35 uF
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A simple electronic equipment which takes a 2 amperes current from a
power source has a total load resistance of 100 ohms. How much power
does it use?
Select one:
a. 100 watts
b. 400 watts
c. 200 watts
d. 50 watts
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Find the voltage drop developed across D Arsonval meter movement
having an internal resistance of 1 kilo-ohms and full current of 150
micro amperes.
Select one:
a. 150 V
b. 150 micro V
c. 150 kV
d. 150 mV
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An electric heater is rated at 120 volts, 1000 watts and is used to boil
water. Calculate the time in minutes to raise the temperature of 1 liter
of water from 15 degrees C to boiling. The heater has an over-all
efficiency of 92%.
Select one:
a. 4.4 minutes
b. 5.4 minutes
c. 3.4 minutes
d. 6.4 minutes
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An R-L circuit has Z = (6 + j8) ohm. Its susceptance is ____ siemens.
Select one:
a. 0.06
b. 0.1
c. -0.08
d. 0.08
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A single-phase three wire, 60 Hz, 220 V, watthour meter has a disc
constant of 1.2. Determine the energy recorder by the meter after
18,000 revolutions of the disc.
Select one:
a. 21.6 kW-hr
b. 20.5 kW-hr
c. 27.6 kW-hr
d. 25.4 kW-hr
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A dc ammeter has an internal resistance of 0.1 ohm. A shunt of 1.010 x
10^-3 ohm is connected to the ammeter. What is the multiplier of the
setup?
Select one:
a. 50
b. 100
c. 80
d. 10
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A capacitor with air between its plates has a capacitance of 3 uF. What
is the capacitance when wax of dielectric constant 2.8 is between the
plates?
Select one:
a. 8.40 uF
b. 0.38 uF
c. 1.07 uF
d. 23.52 uF
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In an RL circuit, Kirchhoff law gives the following relation: E = Ldi/dt +
Ri where: E = supply voltage (200 volts), R = resistance (20 ohms), L =
inductance (1 Henry), t = time in seconds, i = current in amperes. If i =
0 when t = 0, find i when t = 0.02 second.
Select one:
a. 3.3 A
b. 3.0 A
c. 3.1 A
d. 3.2 A
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A 20 uF capacitor is charged by a 12-V battery. What is the stored
energy in the capacitor?
Select one:
a. 2.88 x 10^-2 J
b. 1.07 x 10^-3 J
c. 1.44 x 10^-3 J
d. 2.88 x 10^-3 J
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The electric energy required to raise the temperature of a given amount
of water is 1000 kWh. If heat losses are 25%, the total heating energy
required is ____ kWh.
Select one:
a. 1500
b. 1250
c. 1000
d. 1333
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A voltmeter using a 20 micro-amp meter movement has an ohm/V
rating of
Select one:
a. 1 kilo-ohm/V
b. 20 kilo-ohms/V
c. 10 mega-ohms/V
d. 50 kilo-ohms/V
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A 15 ohm resistor connected in parallel with an impedance of 8 - j2
ohm across an AC source. The entire circuit takes a total average power
of 2000 Watts. What is the average power in the 15 ohm resistor?
Select one:
a. 1277 W
b. 2000 W
c. 723 W
d. 1500 W
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Two similar charges of 250 statC are situated on small spheres 15 cm
apart. What is the potential at point midway between the spheres?
Select one:
a. 16.7 statV
b. 66.7 statV
c. 25 statV
d. 33.3 statV
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An ammeter has a range of 0 - 10 amps. What is shunt resistance to be
connected if the range is increased to 100 amps? The internal resistance
of the ammeter is 0.10 ohms.
Select one:
a. 1.111 ohms
b. 2.111 ohms
c. 0.111 ohms
d. 0.0111 ohms
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The relative permeability of a certain silicon steel is 4500. A certain
magnetic loop consists of a silicon steel of 10 cm square, 20 cm long
and an air gap of 1/4 cm, what is the reluctance of the magnetic circuit?
Select one:
a. 2.54 x 10^-2
b. 2.54 x 10^-3
c. 6.44 x 10^-4
d. 6.44 x 10^-3
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Two point charges Q1 = 50 microcoulombs and Q2 = 10
microcoulombs are located at (-1, 1, 3) and (3, 1, 0) meters respectively.
Find the magnitude of the force on Q1.
Select one:
a. 0.018 N
b. 4.9 N
c. 74 N
d. 124.5 N
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Three delta-connected resistors absorb 60 kW when connected to a 3-
phase line. If the resistors are connected in star, the power absorbed is
Select one:
a. 180 kW
b. 60 kW
c. 20 kW
d. 40 kW
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Three loads, units A, B and C are connected in parallel and take currents
that are respectively 12, 10 and 15 A respectively. Assuming Ia to be the
reference phasor. Ib leads Ia by 30 deg and Ic lags behind Ia by 65 deg,
calculate the total (resultant) current.
Select one:
a. 26.46 A
b. 32.10 A
c. 28.33 A
d. 30.21 A
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A 50 mH inductance carries a current of 10 Amp which reverses in 5
milliseconds. What is the average voltage induced in the inductor
because of this current reversal?
Select one:
a. 50 Volt
b. 200 Volt
c. 100 Volt
d. 400 Volt
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A wattmeter with its current coil in line 2 and potential coil across lines
2 and 3 is connected to a balanced 3-phase system. The only load
supplied is a single phase one connected to lines 1 and 2. This load is
known to be inductive. If the wattmeter reads zero watts, determine the
power factor of the single-phase load.
Select one:
a. 0.866
b. 0.800
c. 0.707
d. 0.900
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Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-ohm non-inductive resistor.
What is the equation of the resulting current?
Select one:
a. i = 26.56 sin 377t
b. i = 21.68 sin 377t
c. i = 28.16 sin 120t
d. i = 15.33 sin 377t
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A 230 V single-phase meter has a constant load current of 4 amp
passing through the meter for five hours at unity p.f. If the meter disk
makes 1,104 revolutions during this period, solve for the meter constant
in rev/kWh.
Select one:
a. 480
b. 240
c. 360
d. 120
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The r.m.s. value of the complex voltage given by v = 16*(2^1/2) sin wt
+ 12*(2^1/2) sin 3wt is
Select one:
a. 28*(2^1/2)
b. 192
c. 20
d. 20*(2^1/2)
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A parallel plate capacitor has the following values: k = 81, d = 0.025
inches; A = 6 square inches. What is the capacitance of the capacitor?
Select one:
a. 43.72 picofarad
b. 4.372 picofarad
c. 437.2 picofarad
d. 4372 picofarad
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The stator of a 440 V, 50 HP shunt motor is tested at 75 degrees C for
its insulation resistance between terminals connected together and the
ground frame. When a 50,000 ohm voltmeter is connected in series with
a 600 V DC source, the meter indicates 125 V. Calculate the insulation
resistance.
Select one:
a. 170 kilo-ohms
b. 200 kilo-ohms
c. 190 kilo-ohms
d. 180 kilo-ohms
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A series RLC circuit with R = 1 k-ohm, L = 1 H and C = 6.25 uF is
suddenly connected across a 24 V dc source. At t = 0, i = 0 and q = 0.
Determine the current after 0.01 sec.
Select one:
a. 5.05 mA
b. 5.40 mA
c. 4.61 mA
d. 3.45 mA
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Find the required battery capacity needed to operate an equipment of
30 amperes at 5 hours.
Select one:
a. 6
b. 3
c. 30
d. 150
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Two spheres separated from each other by 10 m have charges of 0.001
Coulomb and 0.003 Coulomb, respectively. In between the two spheres
is a point of zero electric field. What is its distance from the 0.001
Coulomb sphere?
Select one:
a. 6.34 m
b. 2.24 m
c. 3.66 m
d. 7.78 m
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One ampere-turn is equivalent to _____ gilberts.
Select one:
a. 1.16
b. 1.36
c. 1.26
d. 1.46
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A circuit whose resistance is 20 ohms and inductance of 10 H has a
steady state voltage of 100 volts suddenly applied to it. For the instant
of 0.50 second after the voltage is applied, determine the total power
input to the circuit.
Select one:
a. 200 watts
b. 116 watts
c. 316 watts
d. 500 watts
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A total of 0.8 kg of water at 20 degrees C is placed in a 1-kW electric
kettle. How long a time in minute is needed to raise the temperature of
the water to 100 degrees C?
Select one:
a. 4.56 min
b. 5.32 min
c. 4.46 min
d. 5.34 min
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Question Bank in AC Circuits A. 0.89 A C. 0.91 A
B. 0.75 A D. 0.84 A
A. SINUSOIDAL VOLTAGE AND CURRENT
1. REE Board Exam September 2000 8. EE Board Exam April 1990
Find the average current during the half cycle given the instantaneous A 240-V, 25 Hz sinusoidal generator is connected to a 20 ohms resistor.
maximum value of 20 amperes. Determine the instantaneous current when elapsed time is 0.01 second.
A. 12.73 amperes C. 20 amperes A. 15.43 A C. 16.97 A
B. 14.14 amperes D. 10 amperes B. 16.30 A D. 12.00 A
The phase shift between the current and voltage vectors us due to the A wire carries a current i = 3 cos 314t amperes. What is the average current
following except one over 6 seconds?
A. magnet coils C. power capacitors A. 0 A C. 1.5 A
B. electric flat iron D. fluorescent lamp B. 3.0 A D. 0.532 A
An alternating rectangular wave has a maximum value of 10 V and a Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-ohm non-inductive resistor.
frequency of 1 cycle per second. What is the average value of the wave? What is the equation of the resulting current?
A. 5 V C. 0 A. i = 21.68 sin 377t C. i = 15.33 sin 377t
B. 10 V D. 7.07 V B. i = 26.56 sin 377t D. i = 28.16 sin 120t
4. REE Board Exam October 2000 11. EE Board Exam April 1991
A sinusoidal current wave has a maximum value of 20 A. What is the Determine the effective value of the circuit current of an emf of 151 sin 377t
average value of one-half cycle? is connected in series with a DC emf of 110 volts. Both supply a load of 10 +
A. 5 A C. 14.14 A j8 ohms.
B. 12.7 A D. 0 A. 10.3 A C. 13.8 A
B. 12.5 A D. 11.4 A
What is the wavelength of a carrier wave with frequency of 100 megahertz? 12. EE Board Exam April 1994
A. 3.0 m C. 1.5 m An alternating current and a direct current flow simultaneously in the same
B. 7.5 m D. 6.0 m conductor. If the effective of the alternating current is 5 A and the direct
current is 10 A, what will an AC ammeter read when connected in the circuit?
6. REE Board Exam April 1997 A. 7.5 A C. 11.18 A
A chart speed of a recording instrument is 25 mm/sec. One cycle of the B. 15 A D. none of these
signal being recorded extends over 5 mm. What is the frequency of the
signal? 13. REE Board Exam April 1997
A. 20 cps C. 50 cps If e = 100 sin (ωt – 30°) – 50 cos 3ωt + 25 sin (5ωt + 150°) and i = 20 sin (ωt +
B. 2 cps D. 5 cps 40°) + 10 sin (3ωt + 30°) – 5 sin (5ωt – 50°). Calculate the power in watts.
A. 1177 C. 1043
7. EE Board Exam April 1992 B. 919 D. 1224
Determine the rms value of the current drawn by a 2 μF condenser, which is
connected across a source of potential. The potential has a third and fifth 14. ECE Board Exam November 2001
harmonic components, which are 30% and 20% respectively of the It is the value of sine wave of voltage or current at one particular instant of
fundamental. The fundamental sinusoidal component has a peak value of time.
1000 volts and 60 Hz frequency. A. average value C. rms value
B. effective value D. instantaneous value
15. ECE Board Exam November 1998 When comparing rms voltage and average voltages, which of the following
If the combination of an ac voltage and a dc voltage has an instantaneous statement is true, assuming sine waves?
voltage that varies through a range from -2 V to +10 V, what is the peak ac A. Either the rms voltage or the average voltage might be larger.
voltage of the combination? B. The average voltage is always greater than the rms voltage.
A. 10 V C. 6 V C. There will always be a very large difference between the rms voltage
B. 16 V D. 12 V and the average voltage.
D. The rms voltage is always greater than the average voltage.
Measured in Hertz, it is the number of cycles of alternating current per 23. ECE Board Exam November 1999
second. It is the maximum instantaneous value of a varying current, voltage, or power
A. frequency C. peak to peak equal to 1.414 times the effective value of a sine wave.
B. period D. wavelength A. rms value C. effective value
B. peak to peak value D. peak value
If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, what is the rms voltage? 24. ECE Board Exam November 1999
A. 16.2 V C. 25.38 V It is the description of two sine waves that are in step with each other going
B. 19.98 V D. 12.73 V through their maximum and minimum points at the same time and in same
direction.
18. ECE Board Exam April 2000 A. stepped sine waves
If an ac signal has a peak voltage of 55 V, what is the average value B. sine waves in coordination
voltage? C. phased sine waves
A. 61.05 V C. 34.98 V D. sine waves in phase
B. 38.86 V D. 86.35 V
19. ECE Board Exam April 1999 What is the average voltage (Eave) output of a full wave rectifier with an
What is the phase relationship between current and voltage in an inductor? output of 100 volts peak?
A. in phase A. 63.7 volts C. 141.4 volts
B. current lags voltage by 90° B. 14.14 volts D. 6.37 volts
C. voltage lags current by 90°
D. current lags voltage by 180° 26. ECE Board Exam November 1997
The relation of the voltage across an inductor to it current is ____
20. ECE Board Exam November 1995 A. Lagging the current by 90 degrees
If sine wave voltage varies from 0 to 200 V, how much is its instantaneous B. Leading the current by 90 degrees
voltage at 90°? C. In phase with the current
A. 100 V D. Leading the current by 180 degrees
B. minimum voltage
C. 200 V 27. ECE Board Exam April 1999
D. half of its maximum voltage If two equal frequency ac signals of exactly 5 V each are combined with one
of the signals 180 degrees out of phase with the other, what will be the value
21. ECE Board Exam November 2000 of the resultant voltage?
How many degrees are there in one complete wave cycle? A. 2.25 V C. 0 V
A. 360 degrees C. 180 degrees B. 5 V D. 10 V
B. 90 degrees D. 720 degrees
28. ECE Board Exam November 1998 A. f = n/p C. f = n/2p
Kind of electric current where amplitude drops to zero periodically normally B. f = np D. f = 2np
produced by rectifier circuits
A. alternating current 36. The difference between the peak positive value and the peak negative of an
B. varying direct current a.c. voltage is called the
C. damped alternating current A. maximum value C. average value
D. pulsating direct current B. effective value D. peak to peak value
29. ECE Board Exam April 2000 37. The greatest value attained during one half of the cycle is called the
If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, what is the rms voltage? A. peak value C. r.m.s. value
A. 16.2 V C. 25.38 V B. average value D. effective value
B. 19.98 V D. 12.726 V
38. The root mean square (r.m.s.) value of a.c. is the same as
30. ECE Board Exam April 2001 A. instantaneous value C. effective value
In electronic circuit the current that flows over a capacitor _____. B. average value D. maximum value
A. In phase with the voltage
B. Leads the voltage by 180 degrees
C. Lags the voltage by 90 degrees 39. The r.m.s. value of a sine wave is equal to
D. Leads the voltage by 90 degrees A. 0.637 maximum value C. 0.707 maximum value
B. 0.506 maximum value D. 1.414 maximum value
31. Two current sources deliver current to a common load. The first source
delivers a current whose equation is 25 sin 100πt amperes while the second 40. Form factor is defined as
delivers a current whose equation is 15 cos 100πt amperes. What is the rms A. r.m.s. value/peak value
value of the current in the load? B. maximum value/r.m.s. value
A. 29.15 A C. 20.6 A C. r.m.s. value/average value
B. 40 A D. 10 A D. effective value/ r.m.s. value
32. Two alternators A and B delivers 100 A and 150 A, respectively to a load. If 41. The value of form factor for a pure sine wave is
these currents are out of phase by 30 electrical degrees, determine the total A. 1.414 C. 0.707
current drawn by the load. B. 0.637 D. 1.11
A. 201.5 A C. 215.4 A
B. 250.0 A D. 241.8 A 42. The value of peak factor for a pure sine wave is
A. 1.414 C. 0.707
33. When using circuit laws and rules we must use B. 0.637 D. 1.11
A. maximum value C. effective value
B. average value D. peak to peak value 43. If the current and voltage are out of phase by 90, the power is
A. 1.1 VI C. Maximum
34. A 60 Hz frequency would cause an electric light to B. minimum D. zero
A. turn on and off 120 times per second
B. flicker noticeable 44. If e1 = A sin t and e2 = B sin (t - ) then
C. turn on and off 180 times per second A. e1 lags e2 by  C. e2 lags e1 by 
D. turn on and off 60 times per second B. e2 leads e1 by  D. e1 leads e2 by 
35. The relationship between frequency f, number of revolutions per second n 45. Which of the following statements concerning the graph of figure below is
and pair of poles p is given by most correct?
A. infinite C. 0.5
3
B. zero D. unity
2
1 54. The frequency of a sinusoidal signal shown in figure is
0
time
A. it represents ac
B. it represents dc
C. it represents half-wave rectified ac
D. it represents sum of ac and dc
46. Average value of a sine wave is √ times the maximum value A. 500 Hz C. 25 kHz
A. True B. False B. 1 kHz D. 500 kHz
47. The equation for 25 cycles current sine wave having rms value of 30 55. The period of the voltage 2 cos 4500πt + 7 sin 7500πt is
amperes will be A. 2.51 s C. 2.51 ms
A. 30 sin 25t C. 30 sin 50t B. 2.51 ns D. 2.51 μs
B. 42.4 sin 25πt D. 42.4 sin 50πt
56. The a.c. system is preferred to d.c. system because ____
48. The voltage v = 90 cos (ωt – 161.5°) may be represented as a sine function A. a.c. voltages can easily be changed in magnitude
by B. d.c. motors do not have fine speed control
A. 90 sin (ωt + 18.5°) C. 90 sin (ωt + 71.5°) C. high-voltage a.c. transmissions is less efficient
B. 90 sin (ωt – 71.5°) D. 90 sin (ωt - 18.5°) D. d.c. voltage cannot be used for domestic appliances
49. Which of the following frequencies has the longest period? 57. In a.c. system, we generate sine wave form because ____
A. 1 Hz C. 1 kHz A. it can be easily drawn
B. 10 Hz D. 100 kHz B. it produces lest disturbance in electrical circuits
C. it is nature’s standard
50. RMS value and the mean value is the same in case of D. other waves cannot be produced easily
A. square wave
B. sine wave 58. ____ will work only on d.c. supply.
C. triangular wave A. Electric lamp C. Heater
D. half-wave rectified sine wave B. Refrigerator D. Electroplating
51. If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin 628t, the maximum value of voltage 59. ____ will produce a.c. voltage.
and frequency are A. Friction C. Thermal energy
A. 100 V, 50 Hz C. 100 V, 100 Hz B. Photoelectric effect D. Crystal
B. 50√ V, 50 Hz D. 50√ V, 100 Hz
60. In Fig. 1.1, the component of flux that will contribute to e.m.f. in the coil is
52. When the sole purpose of an alternating current is to produce heat, the ____
selection of conductor is based on
A. average value of current C. rms value of current
B. peak value of current D. any of the above
53. The form factor of dc supply voltage is always

67. A sinusoidal current has a magnitude of 3 A at 120. Its maximum value will
Coil of N turns ω rad/sec be ____.
A. √ A C. √ A
B. √ A D. 6 A
φmax
Figure 1.1 68. An alternating current given by i = 10 sin 314t. Measuring time from t = 0, the
A. max sin t C. max tan t time taken by the current to reach +10 A for the second time is ____.
B. max cos t D. max cot t A. 0.05 second C. 0.025 second
B. 0.1 second D. 0.02 second
61. In Fig. 1.1, the maximum e.m.f. induced in the coil is ____.
69. An a.c. generator having 10 poles and running at 600 r.p.m. will generate an
alternating voltage of frequency _____
ω rad/sec A. 25 Hz C. 50 Hz
Coil of N turns
B. 100 Hz D. 200 Hz
φmax
70. We have assigned a frequency of 50 Hz to power system because it ____
Figure 1.1
A. can easily be obtained
B. gives best result when used for operating both lights and machinery
A. N max C. N max sin t C. leads to easy calculation
B.  max D.  N max D. none of the above
62. A coil is rotating in the uniform field of an 8-pole generator. In one revolution 71. An alternating voltage is given by v = 100 sin 314t volts. Its average value
of the coil, the number of cycles generated by the voltage is ____. will be ____.
A. one C. four A. 70.7 V C. 63.7 V
B. two D. eight B. 50 V D. 100 V
63. An alternating voltage is given by v = 20 sin 157t. The frequency of the 72. An alternating current whose average value is 1 A will produce ____ 1 A d.c.
alternating voltage is ____. under similar conditions.
A. 50 Hz C. 100 Hz A. less heat than C. the same heat as
B. 25 Hz D. 75 Hz B. more heat than D. none of the above
64. An alternating current is given by i = 10 sin 314t. The time taken to generate 73. A sinusoidal alternating current has a maximum value of I m. Its average
two cycles of current is ____. value will be ____.
A. 0.02 second C. 0.04 second A. Im/ C. 2Im/
B. 0.01 second D. 0.05 second
B. Im/2 D. none of the above
65. An alternating voltage is given by v = 30 sin 314t. The time taken by the
74. The area of a sinusoidal wave over a half-cycle is ____
voltage to reach –30 V for the first time is ____.
A. 0.02 second C. 0.03 second A. max. value / 2 C. max. value / 
B. 0.1 second D. 0.015 second B. 2 x max. value D. max. value / 2
66. A sine wave has a maximum value of 20 V. Its value at 135 is ____. 75. An alternating voltage is given by v = 200 sin 314t. Its r.m.s. value will be
A. 10 V C. 15 V ____
B. 14.14 V D. 5 V A. 100 V C. 141.4 V
B. 282.8 V D. 121.4 V
B. square D. triangular
76. The r.m.s. value of sinusoidally varying current is ____ that of its average
value. 86. The peak factor of a sine wave form is ____.
A. more than C. same as A. 1.11 C. 2
B. less than D. none of the above B. 1.414 D. 1.5
77. Alternating voltages and currents are expresses in r.m.s. values because 87. When a 15-V square wave is connected across a 50-V a.c. voltmeter, it will
____ read ____.
A. they can be easily determined A. 15 V C. 15 /√
B. calculations become very simple B. 15 x √ D. none of the above
C. they give comparison with d.c.
D. none of the above 88. The breakdown voltage of an insulation depends upon ____ value of
2
alternating voltage.
78. The average value of sin  over a complete cycle is ____ A. average C. peak
A. +1 C. ½ B. r.m.s. D. twice the r.m.s.
B. -1 D. zero
89. The peak factor of a half-wave rectified a.c. is ____.
79. The average value of sin over a complete cycle is ____. A. 1.57 C. 1.11
A. zero C. -1 B. 2 D. 1.4142
B. +1 D. ½
90. The form factor of a half-wave rectified a.c. is ____
80. An alternating current is given by i = Im sin . The average value of squared A. 2 C. 1.414
wave of this current over a complete cycle is ____ B. 1.11 D. 1.57
A. Im/2 C. 2Im/
B. Im/ D. 2Im 91. When 200 V sinusoidal peak-to-peak is connected across an a.c. voltmeter,
it will read ____
81. The form factor a sinusoidal wave is ____ A. 141.4 V C. 70.7 V
A. 1.414 C. 2 B. 50 V D. none of the above
B. 1.11 D. 1.5
92. In Fig. 1.2, the wave that will produce maximum heat under the similar
82. The filament of a vacuum tube requires 0.4 A d.c. to heat it. The r.m.s. value conditions is ____.
of a.c. required is ____.
A. 0.4 x √ C. 0.8 / √
B. 0.4 / 2 A D. 0.4 A
83. A 100 V peak a.c. is as effective as ____ d.c.

A. 100 V C. 70.7 V
B. 50 V D. none of the above
84. The form factor of a ____ wave is 1.

A. sinusoidal C. triangular
B. square D. saw tooth
85. Out of the following ____ wave is the peakiest.

A. sinusoidal C. rectangular
i i 96. In Fig. 1.3, current is given by i = Im sin . The voltage equation will be ____.
10 A 10 A
A. Vm sin  C. Vm sin ( - )
0
0 t t B. Vm sin ( + ) D. Vm sin ( - 2)
-10 A -10 A
97. The waveforms of voltage and current shown in Fig. 1.3 would exist in ____
circuit.
i i
10 A 10 A i v
0 t 0 φ θ
-10 A
Figure 1.3
Figure 1.2
A. a resistive C. an inductive
A. square wave C. triangular wave B. a capacitive D. none of the above
B. sinusoidal wave D. saw tooth wave
98. An alternating voltage or current is a ____.
93. In Fig. 1.2, ____ wave will have the highest average value. A. scalar quantity C. phasor
i i
10 A 10 A
B. vector quantity D. none of the above
0 t 0 t
99. Three parallel circuits take the following currents: i1 = 5 sin 314t, i2 = 30 sin
-10 A
(314t + /2) and i3 = 25 sin (314t - /2). The expression for the resultant
-10 A
current is ____.
A. 25 sin (314t + /3) C. 10 sin (314t - /6)
i i B. 5 sin (314t + /2) D. 5√ sin (314t + /4)
10 A 10 A
100. The sum of the following two e.m.f’s will be ____

0 0
-10 A
t
e1 = 10 sin t e2 = 10 cos t
A. 10 C. 14.14 cos t
B. 20 sin t D. 14.14 sin (t + /4)
Figure 1.2
A. saw tooth C. triangular 101. Each of the three coils generates an e.m.f. of 230 V. The e.m.f. of second
B. square D. sinusoidal leads that of the first 120 and the third lags behind the first by the same
angle. The resultant e.m.f. across the series combination of the coils is ____.
94. The average value of a sinusoidal current is 100 A. Its r.m.s value is ____. A. 0 V C. 690 V
A. 63.7 A C. 141.4 A B. 230 V D. none of the above
B. 70.7 A D. 111 A
102. In Fig. 1.4, I1 + I2 is equal to ____
95. A current wave is given by i = 4 + 2√ sin 3 + 4√ sin 5. The r.m.s. value of
current wave is ____. I2
I3
60°
3A
A. 10 A C. √ A 6A
I1 4A
B. 6 A D. 5 A
Figure 1.4
A. 3A C. 9A
B. 4.33 A D. 3.43 A 108. In a pure resistive circuit, the instantaneous voltage and current are given by:
v = 250 sin 314t volts
103. In Fig. 1.4, I2 + I3 is equal to ____ i = 10 sin 314t amperes
The average power in the circuit is
I2
A. 2500 W C. 25 W
60° I3 B. 250 W D. 1250 W
3A
6A 4A
I1
109. An alternating voltage is applied to a pure inductive circuit. The
Figure 1.4 current equation will be
A. 7A C. 5A A. C. ( ⁄ )
B. √ A D. none of the above B. ( ⁄ ) D. ( ⁄ )
104. In Fig. 1.5, E1 + E2 + E3 + E4 is equal to 110. The inductive reactance of a circuit is ____ frequency.
A. directly proportional to C. independent of
E1 = 9 V B. inversely proportional D. none of the above
E3 = 20 V
E2 = 24 V 111. Power absorbed in a pure inductive circuit is zero because

E4 = 6 V A. reactive component of current is zero
B. active component of current is maximum
Figure 1.5 C. power factor of the circuit is zero
A. 7V C. 20 V D. reactive and active component of current cancel out
B. 5V D. none of the above
112. An alternating voltage is applied to a pure capacitive circuit. The
105. In Fig. 1.5, ____ will have the least value. current equation will be
E1 = 9 V
A. C. ( ⁄ )
B. ( ⁄ ) D. ( ⁄ )
E3 = 20 V
E2 = 24 V 113. The capacitive reactance of a circuit is ____ frequency.

E4 = 6 V A. independent of
Figure 1.5
B. inversely proportional to
C. directly proportional to
A. E1 + E2 + E3 + E4 C. E1 + E2 - E3 – E4
B. E1 + E2 + E3 – E4 D. -E1 + E4
106. In a pure resistive a.c. circuit, the frequency of power curve is ____ that of 114. An a.c. current given by i = 14.14 sin (t + /6) has an rms value of ____
the circuit frequency. amperes and a phase of ____ degrees.
A. half C. thrice A. 10, 30 C. 1.96 , -30
B. twice D. same as B. 14.14, 180 D. 7.07, 210
107. In a pure resistive circuit, the instantaneous voltage and current are given by: 115. If e1 = A sin t and e2 = B sin (t – ), then
v = 250 sin 314t volts A. e1 legs e2, by  C. e2 leads e1, by 
i = 10 sin 314t amperes B. e2 lags e1 by  D. e1 is in phase with e2
The peak power in the circuit is
A. 1250 W C. 2500 W 116. From the two voltage equations eA = Em sin 100t and eB = Em sin (100t +
B. 25 W D. 250 W /6), it is obvious that
A. eA leads eB 30 A. 10 C. √
B. eB achieves its maximum value 1/600 second before e A does B. 0 D. 5
C. eB lags behind eA
D. eA achieves its zero value 1/ 600 before eB 125. The current through a resistor has a wave form as shown in Fig. 1.6. The
reading shown by a moving coil ammeter will be ____ ampere.
117. The r.m.s. value a half-wave rectified current is 10 A, its value for full wave 5A
rectification would be ____ amperes.
A. 20 C. 20/π i(t)
B. 14.14 D. 40/
ωt
118. A resultant current is made of two components: a 10 A d.c. components and 0 π 2π 3π
a sinusoidal component of maximum value 14.14 A. The average value of Fig. 1.6
the resultant current is ____ amperes and r.m.s. value is ____ amperes.
A. √ C. 5/π
A. 0, 10 C. 10, 14.14
B. 24, 24.14 D. 4.14, 100 B. √ D. 0
119. The r.m.s. value of sinusoidal ac current is equal to its value at an angle of 126. A constant current of 2.8 exists in a resistor. The rms value of current is
____ degree. A. 2.8 A C. 1.4 A
A. 60 C. 30 B. about 2 A D. undefined
B. 45 D. 90
127. The rms value of a half-wave rectified symmetrical square wave current of 2
A is
120. Two sinusoidal currents are given by the equations: i 1 = 10 sin (t + /3) and
i2 = 15 sin (t - /4). The phase difference between them is ____ degrees. A. √ A C. √ A
A. 105 C. 15 B. 1 A D. √ A
B. 75 D. 60
128. The rms value of the voltage v(t) = 3 + 4 cos (3t) is
121. A sine wave has a frequency of 50 Hz. Its angular frequency is ____ A. √ V C. 7 V
radian/second. B. 5 V D. (3 + 2√ ) V
A. 50/ C. 50π
B. 50/2 D. 100 129. The rms value of the resultant current in a wire which carries a dc current of
10 A and a sinusoidal alternating current of peak value 20 A is
122. An a.c. current is given by i = 100 sin 100. It will achieve a value of 50 A after A. 14.1 A C. 22.4 A
____ second. B. 17.3 A D. 30.0 A
A. 1/600 C. 1/1800
B. 1/300 D. 1/900 130. For the triangular waveform in the figure, the rms value of voltage s equal to
v
123. The reactance offered by a capacitor to alternating current of frequency 50
Hz is 10 . If frequency is increased to 100 Hz reactance becomes ____
ohm. t
T/2 T 3T/2 2T 5T/2
A. 20 C. 2.5
B. 5 D. 40 A. √ V C. 1/3 V
B. √ V D. √ V
124. A complex current wave is given by i = 5 + 5 sin 100t ampere. Its average
value is ____ ampere. 131. The rms value of the periodic waveform given in the figure is
6A i i
A A A
T/2 T
0 T/2 T t 0 π 2π 0 t
t
-A -A
-6 A
Fig. a Fig. b Fig. c
A. √ A C. √ A
A. figure a and b C. figure a and c
B. √ A D. 1.5 A B. figure b and c D. none of the above
132. If i1 = 120 cos (100πt + 30°) and i1 = -0.1 cos (100πt + 100°) then i2 leads i1 by 139. The length of time between a point in one cycle to the same point of the next
____. cycle of an AC wave is the ____.
A. -110 degrees C. -60 degrees A. frequency C. magnitude
B. 60 degrees D. 110 degrees B. period D. polarity
133. If v1 = sin (ωt + 30°) and v2 = -5 sin (ωt - 15°) then v1 leads v2 by ____. 140. In an experiment, a sinusoidal wave form is observed to complete 8 cycles in
A. 225 degrees C. 45 degrees 25 msec. Determine the frequency of the wave form.
B. 30 degrees D. none of the above A. 320 Hz C. 200 Hz
B. 40 Hz D. 64 Hz
134. The rms value of a rectangular wave of period T, having a value of +V for a
duration, T1 (<T) and –V for the duration T - T1 = T2 equals ____. 141. If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin 628t, the maximum value of voltage
A. V C. V/√ and frequency is ____.
B. (T1 - T2)/T*V D. (T1/T2)* V A. 100 V, 50 Hz C. √ V, 50 Hz
B. 100 V, 100 Hz D. √ V, 100 Hz
135. The rms value of the voltage waveform v(t) = sin 10t + sin 20t is ____.
A. 1 C. 1/√ 142. A sinusoidal voltage wave has an RMS value of 70.71 V and a frequency of
B. 1/2 D. √ 60 Hz. Determine the value of the voltage 0.0014 second after the wave
crosses the ωt axis.
136. For the voltage waveform v(t) = 2 + cos (ωt + 180°) find the ratio of A. 70.71 V C. 50 V
Vrms/Vave. B. 100 V D. 141.42 V
A. √ C. π/2
B. √ D. π 143. An alternating current varying sinusoidally with frequency of 50 Hz has an
RMS value of 20 A. At what time measured from the positive maximum value
137. The rms value of the periodic wave form e(t) shown in the figure is ____. will the instantaneous current be 14.14 A?
A. 1/600 sec C. 1/300 sec
B. 1/200 sec D. 1/400 sec
144. The average value of the function i = 50 sin ωt + 30 sin 3ωt is equal to ____.
A. 31.8 A C. 38.2 A
A. √ C. √ B. 25 A D. 51.43 A
B. √ D. √ 145. For 200 Vrms value triangular wave, the peak value is equal to ____.
A. 200 V C. 282 V
138. Which of the waveforms are having unity peak factor? B. 222 V D. 346 V
146. Determine the rms value of a semi-circular current wave which has a B. 12 A D. 16.49 A
maximum value of A.
A. 0.816A C. 0.866A 155. Find the reading of an AC voltmeter connected across the series source of
B. 0.23 A D. 0.707A 100 sin (ωt – π/2) and 100 sin ωt.
A. 100 C. 170.71
147. The rms value of a half-wave rectified current is 100 A. Its value for full-wave B. 130.65 D. 184.78
rectification would be ____ amperes.
A. 141.4 A C. 200/π A 156. A voltage is given be v = 100 sin 314t. How long does it take this wave to
B. 200 A D. 400/π A complete one fourth of a cycle?
A. 20 ms C. 5 ms
148. A half-wave rectified sine wave has an average value of 100 amp. What is B. 10 ms D. 1 ms
the effective value?
A. 157 A C. 70.71 A 157. When a 15 V square wave is connected across a 50 volt AC voltmeter, it will
B. 444 A D. 100 read ____.
A. 21.21 V C. 15 V
149. The form factor of a half-wave rectified alternating current is ____. B. 10.61 V D. 9.55 V
A. 1.11 C. 1.73
B. 1.57 D. 1.0 158. Calculate the effective value of v(t) = 100 sin 400t + 50 sin 800t + 10 cos
1200t V.
150. Three alternating currents are given by i1 = 141 sin (ωt + 45°) A; i2 = 30 sin A. 79.5 V C. 112.25 V
(ωt + 90°) A; i3 = 20 cos (ωt – 120°) A. Find the equation of the resultant B. 57.9 V D. 121. 52 V
current.
A. 167.4 sin (ωt + 45.66°) C. 143.8 sin (ωt + 51.4°) 159. The magnetic field energy of an inductor changes from maximum value to
B. 74.6 sin ωt D. 64.7 sin (ωt – 30°) minimum value in 5 ms when connected to an ac source. The frequency of
the source is
151. The maximum value of a sine wave AC voltage which will produce heat in a A. 20 Hz C. 200 Hz
resistor at the same average rate as 115 V of direct current is ____. B. 50 Hz D. 500 Hz
A. 81.3 V C. 162.6 V
B. 115 V D. 230 V 160. Non-sinusoidal waveforms are made up of
A. different sinusoidal waveforms
152. A sinusoidal voltage source has a peak value of 150 volts. What equivalent B. fundamental and even harmonics
DC voltage source would produce the same heating effect in a 1-ohm C. fundamental and odd harmonics
resistor? D. even and odd harmonics only
A. 15 V C. 95 V
B. 212 V D. 106 V 161. The positive and negative halves of a complex wave are symmetrical when
A. it contains even harmonics
153. The effective value of v(t) = 100 + A sin ωt is known to be 103.1. The B. phase difference between even harmonics and fundamental is 0 or π
amplitude A of the sine term is ____. C. it contains odd harmonics
A. 25 C. 35.48 D. phase difference between even harmonies and fundamental is either π/2
B. 4.85 D. 100 or 3π/2
154. An alternating current and a direct current flow simultaneously in the same 162. The r.m.s. value of the complex voltage given by √
conductor. If the effective of the AC is 8 A and DC is 12 A, what will an AC √ is
ammeter read when connected in the circuit?
A. √ C. √
A. 14.42 A C. 11.66 A
B. 20 D. 192
171. For a sine wave, the number of complete cycles per second is called the
163. In a 3-phase system, ____th harmonic has negative phase sequence of A. period C. frequency
RBY. B. wavelength D. phase angle
A. 9 C. 5
B. 13 D. 15 172. To compare the phase angle between two waveforms, both must have
A. the same amplitude C. different frequency
164. A complex current wave is given by the equation . B. the same frequency D. both A and B
The r.m.s. value of the current is ____ ampere.
A. 16 C. 10 173. The value of alternating current or voltage that has the same heating effect
B. 12 D. 8 as a corresponding dc value is known as the
A. peak value C. rms value
165. When pure inductive coil is fed by a complex voltage wave, its current wave B. average value D. peak-to-peak value
A. has larger harmonic content
B. is more distorted 174. For an ac waveform, the period refers to
C. is identical with voltage wave A. the number of complete cycles per second
D. shows less distortion B. the length of time required to complete one cycle
C. the time it takes for the waveform to reach its peak value
166. A complex voltage wave is applied across a pure capacitor. As compared to D. none of the above
the fundamental voltage, the reactance offered by the capacitor to the third
harmonic voltage would be 175. The wavelength of a radio wave is
A. nine times C. one-third A. inversely proportional to its frequency
B. three times D. one-ninth B. directly proportional to its frequency
C. inversely proportional to its amplitude
167. Which of the following harmonic voltage components in a 3-phase system D. unrelated to its frequency
would be in phase with each other?
rd th th
A. 3 , 9 , 15 etc. 176. Unless indicated otherwise, all sine wave ac measurements are in
th th th
B. 7 , 13 , 19 etc. A. peak-to-peak values C. rms values
th th th
C. 5 , 11 , 17 etc. B. peak values D. average values
nd th th
D. 2 , 4 , 6 etc.
177. A unit step voltage is applied across an inductor. The current through the
168. An alternating voltage is one that inductor will be
A. varies continuously in magnitude A. zero for all time
B. reverses periodically in polarity B. a step function
C. never varies in magnitude C. a ramp function
D. both A and B D. a delta (impulse) function
169. One complete revolution of a conductor loop through a magnetic field is 178. A ramp current flowing through an initially relaxed capacitor will result in a
called a(n) voltage across it that
A. octave C. cycle A. varies inversely with time
B. decade D. alternation B. remains constant
C. varies directly with time
170. For a sine wave, one half cycle is often called a(n) D. varies as the square of time
A. alternation C. octave
B. harmonic D. period 179. The voltage v(t) = t u(t) volts is connected across a 1 H inductor having an
initial current of -1 A. The net current will be zero at time t equal to
A. 0 C. √ seconds
B. √ seconds D. 1 seconds B. SERIES CIRCUITS
186. REE Board Exam September 2003
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180. A voltage waveform v (t) = 12t is applied across 1H Inductor for t ≥ 0, with The following are in series R = 1,000 Ω, L = .100 μH and C = 20,000 pF. The
initial current through it being zero. The current through the inductor for t ≥ 0 voltage across the circuit is 100 V, 60 kHz. What is the total impedance
is given by expressed in ohms?
A. 12t C. 12t
3 A. 1882 ohms C. 2132 ohms
B. 24t D. 4 t
3 B. 1000 ohms D. 1885 ohms

181. It is desired to have a constant direct current i(t) through the ideal inductor L.
The nature of the voltage source v(t) must A series circuit has an applied voltage of v = 220 sin (ωt + 30°) and draws a
A. constant voltage current of i = 10 sin (ωt - 30°). What is the average power and power factor of
B. linearly increasing voltage the circuit?
C. an ideal impulse A. 1,905 W, 86.6% lagging C. 2,200 W, 100%
D. exponentially increasing voltage B. 1,905 W, 86.6% lagging D. 1,100 W, 50% lagging

182. For the current and voltage waveforms, identify the element & its value.
A coil has an impedance of 75.4 Ω when connected a across a source of 60
Hz. The same coil yields an impedance of 54.8 Ω when connected across a
source having a different frequency of 30 Hz. What is the coil’s inductance?
A. 245.7 mH C. 158.6 mH
B. 512.8 mH D. 341.7 mH
A. L, 25 H C. L, 2 H 189. REE Board Exam April 1996

B. C, 25 F D. C, 2 F A circuit consists of a 4 ohms resistor and a 300 μF capacitor in series. It is
connected across a 60 Hz voltage source with a 500 V peak voltage. What is
183. The voltage and current waveforms for an element are shown in the figure. the phasor form of the current?
Find the circuit element and its value. A. A C. A
B. A D. A

Find the power in a circuit if i(t) = 10 sin (ωt - 30) and v(t) = 220 sin (ωt +
30).
A. L and 25 H C. L and 1 H
B. 2200 watts D. 1500 watts
B. C and 25 F D. C and 1 F
184. What is the rms value of a square wave with an amplitude of 10 A and A current of 2.5 A flows through a series circuit consisting of a 100 Ω resistor
frequency of 1 Hz? and an unknown capacitor across a source of 460 V, 50 Hz. What is the
A. 0 A C. 5 A value of the capacitive reactance?
B. 10 A D. 7.07 A A. XC = 91.86 Ω C. XC = 154.45 Ω
B. XC = 39.19 Ω D. XC = 184.0 Ω
185. What is the frequency in kHz of a radio signal whose wavelength is 15 m?
A. 10,000 C. 15,000 192. REE Board Exam April 1995
B. 20,000 D. 20,500
In a series RC circuit the voltage across the capacitor and the resistor are 60 B. 10 mH D. 1.59 mH
volts and 80 volts respectively. The total voltage is
A. 70 C. 140 199. REE Board Exam April 1997
B. none of these D. 100 Determine the power factor angle in the series circuit which consists of R =
25 Ω, L = 0.2 H, across a power supply of 200 V, 30 Hz.
193. EE Board Exam October 1984 A. 36.4° C. 52.4°
An industrial coil has a resistance of 32 ohms and reactance of 24 ohms and B. 46.4° D. 56.4°
rated 440 volts at 60 Hz. A factory will connect the coil to a 440 V, 50 Hz
supply. Solve for the value of a series resistor needed to avoid over-current 200. EE Board Exam April 1993
condition. The impedance coils absorbs 250 watts when connected across 220 V, 60
A. 2.07 ohms C. 2.44 ohms Hz mains. It is then connected across 110 V, 25 Hz mains and also absorbs
B. 2.64 ohms D. 2.25 ohms 250 watts. What is the inductance of the coil?
A. 0.125 H C. 0.154 H
194. REE Board Exam October 1998 B. 0.149 H D. 0.163 H
Two relays each with 20 ohms resistance and 0.16 H inductance are
connected in series. What is the equivalent impedance? 201. REE Board Exam September 2001
A. 20 + j102.2 Ω C. 40 + j120.63 Ω In laboratory experiment, the impedance of the coil was obtained at 60 Hz
B. 20 + j95.32 Ω D. 40 + j25.32 Ω and 30 Hz. These are 75.48 ohms and 57.44 ohms respectively. What is the
inductance of the coil?
195. EE Board Exam October 1990 A. 150 mH C. 42.5 mH
An inductive coil takes a current of 2 A and consumes 160 W when B. 182.5 mH D. 2.1 mH
connected to a 240 V ac supply. A second coil when connected across the
same supply takes 3 A and 500 W. Find the total power when the two coils 202. REE Board Exam September 2002
are connected in series to this supply, A 10 ohms inductive resistor is connected in series with an unknown
A. 144.56 W C. 150.22 W capacitance. At 60 Hz the impedance of the circuit is 10 + j11.72 ohms. At 30
B. 134.31 W D. 128.35 W Hz the impedance of the circuit is 10 – j5 ohms. What is the value of L in
millihenrys?
196. EE Board Exam October 1985 A. 50 C. 100
A coil draws 1875 watts when connected to a 150 V dc source. It consumes B. 500 D. 250
30.72 watts when use on a 240 V, 60 Hz ac source. Find the inductance of
the coil. 203. REE Board Exam April 1995
A. 0.0255 H C. 0.0153 H An impedance coil takes 10 A and absorbs 250 W when connected across a
B. 0.0341 H D. 0.0240 H 220 V, 60 Hz source. What power will it absorb when connected across 110
V, 25 Hz mains?
197. REE Board Exam October 1994 A. 539 W C. 439 W
A current of 10 A and a power factor of 0.8 lagging is taken form a single B. 239 W D. 339 W
phase 250 volt supply. The reactive power of the system is
A. 1500 vars C. 2500 vars 204. EE Board Exam October 1984
B. 2000 vars D. none of these An industrial coil has a resistance of 32 ohms and a reactance of 24 ohms
and rated 440 volts at 60 Hz. A factory will connect the coil to a 440 V, 50 Hz
198. REE Board Exam October 1996 supply. How much percentage over-current will the coil suffer?
The resistor of 6 Ω and unknown impedance coil in series draws 12 A from a A. 5% C. 6%
120 V, 60 Hz line. If the real power taken from the line is 1152 watts, what is B. 10% D. 8%
the coil inductance?
A. 15.9 mH C. 20 mH 205. REE Board Exam March 1998
A 25 Ω resistor connected in series with a coil of 50 Ω resistance and 150
mH inductance. What is the power factor of the circuit? 212. REE Board Exam March 1998
A. 85% C. 90% A 50 μF and 100 μF capacitors are connected in series and across a 100 sin
B. 80% D. 75% (ωt + 30°) voltage. Write the equation of the current.
A. 1.26 sin (ωt + 120°) A C. 5.65 sin (ωt + 120°) A
206. REE Board Exam April 1997 B. 1.26 sin (ωt + 90°) A D. 5.56 sin (ωt + 90°) A
A current of 2.5 A flows through a series circuit consisting of a 100 ohm
resistor and an unknown capacitor across a source of 460 V, 50 Hz. What is 213. EE Board Exam April 1993
the value of the capacitive reactance? A V, 120 Hz generator and a V, 60 Hz generator are
A. XC = 91.86 Ω C. XC = 154.45 Ω connected in series with a 60 V battery and a coil. The resistance and
B. XC = 39.19 Ω D. XC = 184 Ω inductance of the coil are 3  and 2.65 mH, respectively. Determine the rms
current of the coil.
207. REE Board Exam October 1998 A. 42.54 A C. 43.55 A
The ohmic resistance of a large magnetic contactor is measured to be 20 B. 44.24 A D. 40.44 A
ohms. A 230 V is impressed on the contractor and the current is taken as 3.2
A. Neglecting core loss, determine the inductance of the contractor in mH? 214. REE Board Exam October 1996
A. 261 C. 183 A series circuit composed of 100-ohm resistor and a 20-microfarad capacitor
B. 315 D. 251 connected across a 240-V, 60 Hz line. Which of the following answers is
WRONG?
208. REE Board Exam March 1998 A. the impedance of the circuit is 167 ohms
A load of 20 + j35 Ω is connected across a 220 V source. Determine the B. angle between the current and the voltage vectors is 53.1 degrees
power factor and the VARS. C. the resulting current is 0.723 ampere
A. 49.6%, 1042 vars C. 85.3%, 975 vars D. the voltage across the resistance is 144.6 volts
B. 52.2%, 1023 vars D. 42.3%, 1087 vars
209. EE Board Exam October 1990 A capacitance is connected to a 115-V, 25 Hz mains and takes 5 A. What
Find the total impedance in rectangular form for the following three series current will it take when the capacitance and the frequency are both
impedances: doubled?
ohm, ohm, 34 ohm. A. 2.5 A C. 20 A
A. 66.52 + j23.46 Ω C. 74.31 + j21.56 Ω B. 5 A D. 10 A
B. 68.34 + j20.54 Ω D. 67.70 + j22.04 Ω
210. REE Board Exam October 1997 A capacitor is rated 100 kVAR, 380 V, 50 Hz, What will its rating be at 60 Hz,
An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (ωt – 30°) A from a voltage, v = 220 220 V?
sin (ωt + 30°) V. What is the impedance? A. 50 kVAR C. 90.9 kVAR
A. 15.6 – j15.6 Ω C. 19.1 – j11.1 Ω B. 40 kVAR D. 57.7 kVAR
B. 15.6 + j15.6 Ω D. 11.0 + j19.1 Ω
211. EE Board Exam April 1990 A resistor and a capacitor are connected in series across a supply of 250 V.
A series resistance-capacitance (R-C) circuit is connected to a 230 volt 60 When the supply frequency is 50 Hz the current in the circuit is 5 A. When
cycle source. If the power taken by the circuit is 4,800 watts and the voltage the supply frequency is 60 Hz, the current is 5.8 A. Find the value of the
drop across the resistor is 115 volts, calculate the capacitance of the capacitance.
capacitor. A. 58.3 μF C. 60.2 μF
A. 540 μF C. 556 μF B. 69.1 μF D. 70.2 μF
B. 530 μF D. 503 μF
218. EE Board Exam October 1993 225. ECE Board Exam November 1999
A series circuit composed of a 0.2 Henry inductor and a 74-microfarad The power dissipated across the resistance in an AC circuit.
capacitor is connected to a 60 V variable frequency source. At what A. true power C. reactive power
frequency is the current be 4 amperes with a lagging power factor? B. real power D. apparent power
A. 50 Hz C. 48 Hz
B. 51 Hz D. 49 Hz 226. ECE Board Exam April 2000
What is the capacitive reactance of a 33 microfarad capacitor at 500 Hz?
219. REE Board Exam October 1998 A. 1,000,000 ohms C. 0 ohms
The maximum instantaneous voltage and current output of an alternator are B. 144 ohms D. 9.55 ohms
300 V and 20 A, respectively. What is the power output in watts if the voltage
leads the current by 30°? 227. ECE Board Exam November 1998
A. 2598 C. 5196 What is the reactance of a 25 mH coil at 600 Hz?
B. 3000 D. 6000 A. 0.011 ohm C. 785 ohms
B. 94,000 ohms D. 94 ohms
A 50-microfarad is connected in series with a coil having 50 ohms resistance 228. ECE Board Exam April 1999
and 150 mH inductance. The source voltage is 100 sin (ωt – 120°) V. What is Ignoring capacitance effects, what is the impedance of a 250 mH coil with an
the maximum power? internal resistance of 55 ohms at 60 Hz?
A. 199 watts C. 212 watts A. 149.2 ohms C. 94.2 ohms
B. 147 watts D. 165 watts B. 109 ohms D. 10,900 ohms
221. REE Board Exam October 1997 229. ECE Board Exam November 1999
An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (ωt – 30°) A from a voltage v = 220 Ignoring any inductive effects, what is the impedance of RC series capacitor
sin ωt. What is the maximum power? made up of a 56 kilo ohms resistor and a 0.033 μF capacitor at a signal
A. 2200 watts C. 190.5 watts frequency of 450 Hz?
B. 1100 watts D. 1320 watts A. 66,730  C. 10,730 
B. 57,019  D. 45,270 
An incandescent lamp load generally considered to be made up of resistors 230. ECE Board Exam April 2000
take 4.8 kW from a 120 V ac source. The instantaneous maximum value of Assuming an ideal capacitor, with no leakage, what is the capacitive
power is reactance of 10 microfarad capacitance of DC (0 Hz)?
A. 4800 W C. 480 W A. 0 ohms
B. 2400 W D. 9600 W B. 16000 ohms
C. 1,000,000 ohms
223. ECE Board Exam November 1998 D. infinite capacitive reactance
The term used for an out-of-phase, non-productive power associated with
inductors and capacitors? 231. ECE Board Exam April 1998
A. peak envelope power C. true power The impedance in the study of electronics is represented by resistance and
B. effective power D. reactive power _____
A. Reactance
224. ECE Board Exam November 2001 B. Capacitance
What is the capacitive reactance of a 33 microfarad capacitor at 6500 Hz? C. Inductance
A. 7.4 0hms C. 0.74 ohms D. Inductance and capacitance
B. 96 0hms D. 1122 ohms
One of the following satisfies the condition of Ohm’s Law
A. Application to metals which heated up due to flow of current over them 239. A series circuit composed of 0.2 H inductor and a 74 μF capacitor is
connected to a 60 V variable frequency source. At what frequency will the
B. Application to AC circuit having its impedance used in place of current be 4 A with lagging power factor?
resistance A. 47.767 Hz C. 60 Hz
C. Application to semiconductor B. 74.68 Hz D. 50 Hz
D. Application to vacuum radio valves
240. A 30 ohm resistor is connected in parallel with an inductor of inductive
233. The effective voltage across a circuit element is (20 + j10) and the effective reactance XL. The combination is then connected in series with a capacitor
current through the element is 4 – j3 A. Calculate the true and reactive power of reactance XC. What is the value of XL and XC if the total impedance is 1.92
taken by the element. ohms?
A. 50 watts & 100 vars lagging A. 7.84 and 7.34 C. 44.8 and 84.21
B. 50 watts & 100 vars leading B. 47.4 and 47.3 D. 84.7 and 34.7
C. 110 watts & 20 vars lagging
D. 110 watts & 20 vars leading 241. An impedance of 100 Ω resistance and an unknown inductance is connected
across the capacitor. The resulting impedance is a pure resistance of 500 Ω
5
234. The voltage across a given circuit is 75 + j50 V. What is the power supplied if ω = 10 rad/sec. Calculate the values of inductor and capacitor.
to the circuit if the current through it is (8 – j5) A? A. 1 μF & 2 mH C. 7 μF & 3 mH
A. 850 W C. 750 W B. 5 μF & 1 mH D. 0.04 μF & 2 mH
B. 550 W D. 350 W
242. The voltage across the resistor, inductor and capacitor in series is 60 V, 90 V
235. Find average power in a resistance R = 10 ohms if the current in series form and 10 V respectively. What is the voltage across this circuit?
is i = 10 sin ωt + 5 sin 3ωt + 2 sin 5ωt amperes. A. 160 V C. 100 V
A. 65.4 watts C. 546 watts B. 140 V D. 50 V
B. 645 watts D. 5.46 watts
243. The open circuit voltage of an alternator is 127 V and its internal impedance
236. Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-ohm non-inductive resistor. is Ω. Find the voltage across a load of Ω.
What is the equation of the voltage and resulting current? A. V C. V
A. e = 398.4 sin 60t and i = 21.6 sin 60t B. V D. V
B. e = 325.5 sin 377t and i = 21.6 sin 377t
C. e = 230 sin 377t and i = 15.3 sin 377t 244. The maximum values of alternating voltage and current are 400 V and 20 A,
D. e = 230 sin 120t and i = 15.3 sin 120t respectively. In a circuit connected to 50 Hz supply and these quantities are
sinusoidal. The instantaneous values of voltage and current are 283 V and
237. A resistor R and a capacitor C are connected in series across a 100 V, 60 10 A respectively at t = 0 both increasing positively. What is power factor of
cycle source. The reading of an ammeter connected in the circuit is 2 A and the circuit?
the reading of a voltmeter connected across the capacitor is 80 V. Calculate A. 0.707 C. 0.85
the values of R and C. B. 0.83 D. 0.965
A. 66 Ω & 30 μF C. 30 Ω & 66 μF
B. 30 Ω & 60 μF D. 36 Ω & 60 μF 245. The potential difference measured across a coil is 4.5 V, when it carries a
direct current of 9 A. The same coil when carries an alternating current of 9 A
238. A series circuit consisting of a 66.2 μF capacitor and a variable resistor. For at 25 Hz, the potential difference is 24 V. Find the power when it is supplied
what two values of resistance will the power taken by the circuit be 172.8 by 50 V, 50 Hz supply.
watts, if the impressed 60-cycle emf is 120 volts? A. 45 W C. 63 W
A. 85.33 & 3.33 ohms C. 5.33 & 3.0 ohms B. 54 W D. 30 W
B. 53.33 & 30 ohms D. 83.33 & 5.33 ohms
246. Two coils A and B are connected in series across a 240 V, 50 Hz supply. 253. A coil has a resistance of 6 ohms and an inductance of 0.02 H. When a non-
The resistance of A is 5 Ω and the inductance of B is 0.015 H. If the input inductive resistor is connected in series with the coil, the current drawn when
from the supply is 3 kW and 2 kVAR, find the inductance of A and resistance connected to 220 V DC source is equal to the current drawn by the coil alone
of B. across a 220 V, 60 Hz source. Determine the resistance of the non-inductive
A. 0.0132 H & 8.3 Ω C. 0.026 H & 12 Ω resistor.
B. 0.215 H & 3.8 Ω D. 0.031 H & 5.3 Ω A. 3.63 Ω C. 3.69 Ω
B. 6.39 Ω D. 3.96 Ω
247. A current of 5 A flows through a non-inductive resistance in series with a
choking coil when supplied at 250 V, 50 Hz. If the voltage across the 254. A series RL circuit has L = 0.02 H and an impedance of 17.85 Ω. When a
resistance is 120 V and across the coil is 200 V, calculate the power sinusoidal voltage is applied, the current lags the voltage by 63.5°. What is
absorbed by the coil in watts. the value of the angular frequency?
A. 168.75 W C. 51.37 W A. 400 rad/sec C. 600 rad/sec
B. 137.5 W D. 75.31 W B. 500 rad/sec D. 800 rad/sec
248. A single phase, 7.46 kW motor is supplied from a 400 V, 50 Hz AC mains. If 255. A 50  resistance is connected in series with a coil having 25  resistance
its efficiency is 85% and the power factor is 0.8 lagging, find the reactive and 150 mH inductance. The circuit is connected to a voltage source of 200
component of the input current. sin t. Calculate the instantaneous current.
A. 16.46 A C. 27.43 A A. 2.9 sin t C. 2.1 sin (t – 37)
B. 21.95 A D. 21 A B. 1.7 sin (t + 37) D. 5.11 sin (t - 37)
249. A series RLC circuit consists of 20 ohms resistance, 0.2 H inductance and 256. A coil having a resistance of 25  and an inductance of 150 mH is connected
an unknown capacitance. What is the value of the capacitance if the circuit
in series with a 80 F capacitor across a voltage source of 200 sin 377t.
has a leading angle of 45° at 60 Hz?
What is its instantaneous current?
A. 35.18 μF C. 27.8 μF
B. 47.9 μF D. 30.7 μF A. 5.84 cos (377t - 43) C. 5.84 sin (377t + 43)
B. 5.84 sin 377t D. 5.84 sin (377t - 43)
250. A 3 HP, 120 V, 60 Hz induction motor operating at 80% efficiency and 0.866
lagging power factor is to be used temporarily with 240 V, 60 Hz source. 257. A coil with a 15  resistance is connected in series with a capacitor. At 60 Hz
What resistance in series with the motor will be required for the motor to source, the impedance is measured at 15 + j11.27  while in 30 Hz source it
have 120 V across its terminals at full load? is measured as 15 – j7.24 . Calculate the inductance of the coil.
A. 6.68 Ω C. 13.76 Ω A. 52.7 mH C. 41.2 mH
B. 4.77 Ω D. 9.54 Ω B. 65.8 mH D. 11.27 mH
251. A circuit draws a current of (3 – j8) A from a source of (100 + j37) V. Find the 258. An impedance coil has a resistance and inductance of 20 ohms and 0.05 H
true power of the circuit. respectively. What value of dc voltage can be applied to the coil in order that
A. 4 W C. 300 W it will take the same power from a 220 V 60 Hz mains?
B. 596 W D. 296 W A. 188 V C. 160 V
B. 220 V D. 120 V
252. A resistor and a coil are connected in series with a voltage source. If the
voltage across the coil is 10 sin (866t + 70°) V and the current flowing 259. A ½ HP, 110 V, 60 Hz, single-phase induction motor has an efficiency of
through the resistor is 2 cos (866t – 80°) A, what is the resistance of the coil? 88% and a power factor of 0.707 lagging at rated load. This motor is to be
A. 4.92 Ω C. 5 Ω connected temporarily on a 220 V, 60 Hz line. Determine the resistance
B. 2.5 Ω D. 4.33 Ω required to be placed in series with the motor in order to prevent the machine
from experiencing overcurrent?
A. 25.2 ohms C. 19.5 ohms
B. 23.5 ohms D. 27.6 ohms
260. Two coils A and B known to have the same resistance are connected in
series across a 110 V, 60 cycle line. The current and power delivered by the 267. The phase angle of a series RL circuit may be computed ____ as ____ or
source are respectively 4.1 A and 300 W. If the voltage across coil A is twice ____.
-1 -1 -1
that across coil B, calculate the inductance of coil B. A. cos R/XL, sin XL/R, tan R/Z
-1 -1 -1
A. 8.63 mH C. 9.02 mH B. cos R/Z, sin XL/R, tan R/XL
-1 -1 -1
B. 7.36 mH D. 4.49 mH C. cos Z/XL, sin R/Z, tan XL/R
-1 -1 -1
D. cos R/Z, sin XL/Z, tan XL/R
261. The total voltage in a series RL circuit ____ the current by an angle ____.
A. lags, of 90 268. In the circuit of figure shown the effective value of the resistor voltage is ____
B. lags, between 0 and 90 volts.
C. leads, between 0 and 90 5Ω 5Ω
D. leads, between 90 and 180
Eeff. = 10 V
262. In a series RL circuit, the inductor current ____ the resistor current.
A. lags C. leads
B. is equal D. is negative
A. √ C. √
B. 5 D. 10
263. The impedance triangle is similar to the ____ triangle with the resistance
phasor in place of the ____
269. A(n) ____ stores and returns energy to a circuit while a(n) ____ dissipates
A. current, resistor current
energy.
B. current, resistor voltage
A. resistor, impedance C. inductor, resistor
C. voltage, impedance
B. resistor, inductor D. inductor, reactance
D. voltage, resistor voltage
270. For an RL circuit, the power factor cannot be less than ____ or greater than
264. In the impedance triangle the inductive reactance and impedance phasor are
____.
analogous to the ____ and ____ phasor respectively in the voltage triangle.
A. 0, 1 C. 0, -1
A. inductive voltage, total voltage
B. 1, 0 D. –1, 0
B. inductive current, total current
C. inductive voltage, resistive current
271. The voltage across a capacitor ____ the current through it by ____.
D. inductive current, resistive current
A. lags, 45 C. leads, 0
265. In a series RL circuit, phasor diagram, total voltage may be represented by B. lags, 90 D. leads, 90
the ____ phasor and the resistor voltage may be represented by the ____
voltage. 272. If the resistance in a series RC circuit is increased the magnitude of the
A. current, voltage phase angle
B. impedance, resistance A. increases
C. current, resistance B. remains the same
D. impedance, inductance C. decreases
D. changes to an indeterminate manner
266. The phase angle of a series RL circuit is the angle between the ____ phasor
and the ____ phasor. 273. In a series RC circuit, the current ____ the total voltage by an angle.
A. resistance, inductive reactance A. lags, of 45
B. resistance, impedance B. lags of 0
C. inductive reactance, impedance C. leads, between 0 and 90
D. leads, of 90 A. 60 C. 100
B. 80 D. 120
274. The resistance phasor for a series RC circuit points to the right. The
capacitive reactance phasor points ____ while the diagonal of the rectangle 281. The net reactance in an RLC circuit is
having there two phasors as sides represents the ____. A. XL C. XC
A. up, impedance C. down, impedance B. XC – XL D. XL - XC
B. left, current D. up, total voltage
282. The impedance of a series RLC circuit is ____.
275. The phase angle for a series RC circuit is defined as the angle between the
A. √ C. √ ( )
____ and the ____ phasors.
A. current, resistance voltage
B. current, total voltage B. √ D. √ ( )
C. resistance voltage, capacitor voltage
D. R, XC 283. In a series RC circuit, the voltage across the capacitor and the resistor are
60 V and 80 V respectively. The input voltage should be
276. The phase angle for a series RC circuit may be computed as the angle A. V C. V
between the ____ and the ____ phasors. B. V D. V
A. resistance, impedance
B. resistance, reactance 284. The transient current are due to
C. resistance, impedance A. voltage applied to circuit
D. none of the above B. resistance of the circuit
C. impedance of the circuit
277. If a series RC circuit with 10 ohms and XC = 10 ohms carries a current of 1 D. changes in stored energy in inductance and capacitance
ampere effective value the resistor voltage is ____ volts effective and the
capacitor voltage is ____ volts effective. 285. To a highly inductive circuit, a small capacitance is added in series. The
A. 10/√ , 10/√ C. 10√ , 10√ angle between voltage and current will
B. 10, 10 D. 5, 10 A. increase
B. decrease
278. The power dissipated in a series RL circuit with R =10 ohms and X C = 10 C. remain nearly the same
ohms carrying an effective current of 3 amps is ____ watts. D. become indeterminant
A. 30 C. 90
B. 30√ D. 90√ 286. In a series R-L circuit. VL ____ VR by ____ degrees.
A. lags, 45 C. leads, 90
279. The magnitude of the power factor of an RC circuit with R = 10 ohms, XC = B. lags, 90 D. leads, 45
10 ohms. I = 2 amp effective is ____.
A. 1 C. 0.707 287. The voltage applied across an R-L circuit is equal to ____ of VR and VL.
B. 0.5 D. 0.0 A. arithmetic sum C. phasor sum
B. algebraic sum D. sum of the squares
280. The power dissipated in the circuit shown is ____ watts.
30 Ω 40 Ω 288. The power in an a.c. circuit is given by
A. VI cos φ C. I² Z
B. VI sin φ D. I² XL
Eeff. = 100 V
289. The p.f. of an R-C circuit is
A. often zero
B. between zero and 1
C. always unity 298. An R-L-C circuit has R = 10 Ω, XL = 20 Ω and XC = 30 Ω. The impedance of
D. between zero and -1.0 the circuit is given by the expression.
A. Z = 10 + j20 C. Z = 10 – j20
290. Which phasor diagram is correct for a series R-C circuit? B. Z = 10 + j50 D. Z = -10 + j20
V I 299. An alternating voltage e = 200 sin 314t is applied to a device which offers an
I I
V V ohmic resistance of 20 Ω to the flow of current in one direction while entirely
V I preventing the flow in the opposite direction. The average value of current
Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 will be
A. 5 A C. 1.57 A
A. Figure 1 C. Figure 3
B. 3.18 A D. 1.10 A
B. Figure 2 D. Figure 4
300. A 10 mH inductor carries a sinusoidal current of 1 A rms at a frequency of 50
291. In an R-L-C circuit, v(t) = 20 sin (314t + 5π/6) and i(t) = 10 sin (314t + 2π/3).
Hz. The average power dissipated by the inductor is
The p.f. of the circuit is ____ and power drawn is ____ watt.
A. 0 W C. 0.5 W
A. 0.5 lead, 200 C. 0.866 lead, 173.2
B. 0.25 W D. 1.0 W
B. 0.886 lag, 186.6 D. 0.5 lag, 50
301. A circuit component that opposes the change in circuit voltage is
292. The input of an a.c. circuit having p.f. of 0.8 lagging is 20 kVA. The power
A. resistance C. inductance
drawn by the circuit is ____ kW.
B. capacitance D. all of the above
A. 12 C. 16
B. 20 D. 8
302. Power loss in an electrical circuit can take place in
A. inductance only
293. The power factor of an a.c. circuit is given by
B. capacitance only
A. cosine of the phase angle
C. inductance and resistance
B. tangent of the phase angle
D. resistance only
C. the ratio R/XL
D. the ratio XL/Z
303. A circuit of zero lagging power factor behaves as
A. an inductive circuit C. R-L circuit
294. In series R-L-C circuit, R = 100 Ω, XL = 300 Ω and XC = 200 Ω. The phase
B. a capacitive circuit D. R-C circuit
angle Φ of the circuit is _____ degrees.
A. 0 C. 45
304. In an R-L series circuit the power factor is
B. 90 D. -45
A. leading C. zero
B. lagging D. unity
295. The phase angle of a series R-L-C circuit is leading if
A. XL = 0 C. XC > XL
305. When a sinusoidal voltage is applied across an R-L series circuit having R =
B. R = 0 D. XC < XL
XL, the phase angle will be
A. 90° C. 45° leading
296. In an a.c. circuit, the ratio of kW/kVA represents
B. 45° lagging D. 90° leading
A. power factor C. form factor
B. load factor D. diversity factor
306. An ac source having voltage e = 110 sin (ωt + π/3) is connected in an ac
circuit. If the current drawn from the circuit varies as i = 5 sin (ωt - π/3) the
297. If p.f. of a circuit is unity, its reactive power is
impedance of the circuit will be
A. a maximum C. zero
A. 22 Ω C. 30.8 Ω
B. equal to I²R D. a negative quantity
B. 16 Ω D. none of these B. 5 W and 8.66 VAR
C. 20 W and 60 VAR
307. Which are of the following true of the circuit shown in the given figure? D. √ W and √ VAR
100 Ω 150 V
312. In a two-element series circuit, the applied voltage and resultant current are
L 3 3
VR respectively, v(t) = 50 + 50 sin (5 x 10 t) and i(t) = 11.2 sin (5 x 10 t + 63.4°).
+ The nature of the elements would be
A. R-L C. L-C
250 2 sin300 t
- I
B. R-C D. neither R, nor L, nor C
313. A series circuit passive elements has the following current and applied
1. VR = √ V 2. I = 2 A 3. L = 0.25 H voltage:
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: v = 200 sin (2,000t + 50°), i = 4 cos (2,000t + 13.2°)
Codes: The circuit elements
A. 2 and 3 C. 1 and 3 A. must be resistance and capacitance
B. 1 and 2 D. 1, 2 and 3 B. must be resistance and inductance
C. must be inductance, capacitance and resistance
308. The R-L circuit of the figure is fed from a constant magnitude variable D. could be either resistance and capacitance or resistance, inductance
frequency sinusoidal voltage source vin. At 100 Hz, the R and L element and capacitance
each has a voltage drop Vrms. If the frequency of the source is changes to
50 Hz, then new voltage drop across R is 314. A two terminal black box contains one of the R-L-C elements. The black box
R L is connected to a 220 V ac supply. The current through the source is I. When
a capacitance of 0.1 F is inserted in series between the source and the box,
+ the current through the source is 2I. The element is
vin A. a resistance
- B. an inductance
C. a capacitance
A. √ Vrms C. √ Vrms D. it is not possible to determine the element
B. √ Vrms D. √ Vrms 315. In the following circuit, i(t) under steady state is
1Ω 2H 1F
309. An ac source of 200 Vrms supplies active power of 600 W and reactive
power of 800 VAR. The rms current drawn from the source is 5V
A. 10 A C. 3.75 A
B. 5 A D. 2.5 A 10 sin t
i(t)
310. A square wave is fed to an R-C circuit. Then
A. voltage across R is square and across C is not square A. zero C. 7.07 sin t
B. voltage across C is square and across R is not square B. 5 D. 7.07 sin (t – 45°)
C. voltage across both R and C is square
D. voltage across both R and C is not square 316. The source in the circuit is a sinusoidal source. The supply voltages across
various elements are marked in the figure. The input voltage is
311. The voltage phasor of a circuit is V and the current phasor is
A. The active and reactive powers in the circuit are
A. 10 W and 17.32 VAR
321. In the case of the R-L-C circuit shown in the given figure, the voltage across
3V 14 V 10 V the R, L and C would be respectively
R L C
V1
15 V
A. 10 V C. 27 V V2
(rms) 20 V
B. 5V D. 24 V (rms) 9 V (rms)
317. In the circuit shown in the given figure, if the power consumed by the 5 Ω
A. 12 V, 16 V and 7 V or 25 V
resistor is 10 W, then the pf of the circuit is
L
B. 16 V, 12 V and 7 V or 25 V
5Ω 10 Ω
C. 7 V, 16 V and 12 V
D. 16 V, 12 V and 25 V
50 cos ωt
322. Consider the following statements regarding the circuit shown in the figure.
5Ω j15 / 3 10 Ω
A. 0.8 C. 0.5
B. 0.6 D. zero
10 6 V
I
318. In an RL circuit, supplied from an ac source, the reactive power is
proportional to the
A. the average energy stored in the electric field If the power consumed by 5 Ω resistor is 10 W then
B. the average energy stored in the magnetic field 1. |I| = √ A
C. sum of the average energy stored in the electric field and that stored in 2. the total impedance of the circuit is 5 Ω
the magnetic field 3. cos θ = 0.866
D. difference of the average energy stored in the electric field and that Which of these statements is correct?
stored in the magnetic field A. 1 and 3 C. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3 D. 1, 2 and 3
2
319. If a series RLC circuit excited by a voltage e = E sin ωt when LC < 1/ω
A. current lags behind the applied voltage 323. In an ac circuit if voltage V = (a + jb) and current I = (c + jd), then the power
B. current leads the applied voltage is given by
C. current is in phase with the applied voltage A. ac + ad C. bc - ad
D. voltage across L and C are equal B. ac + bd D. bc + ad
320. The current in the circuit shown is 324. The reactive power drawn from the source in the network in the given figure
is
3Ω +j10 Ω -j10 Ω
10010 V
A. 5A C. 15 A
B. 10 A D. 25 A A. 300 VAR C. 100 VAR
B. 200 VAR D. zero 333. In a series RL circuit where XL = R, the phase angle, θZ, is
A. -45° C. 90°
325. A series R-L-C circuit, consisting of R = 10 Ω, XL = 20 Ω, XC = 20 Ω is B. 0° D. 45°
connected across an ac supply of 100 V (rms). The magnitude and phase
angle (with reference to supply voltage) of the voltage across the inductive 334. In an ac circuit with only series resistances
coil are respectively A. VT and I are in phase
A. 100 V, 90° C. 200 V, -90° B. RT =R1 + R2 + R3 + … + etc.
B. 100 V, -90° D. 200 V, 90° C. each voltage drop is in phase with the series current
D. all of the above
326. For a capacitor in a sine wave ac circuit
A. vC lags iC by 90° 335. The unit of apparent power is the
B. iC leads vC by 90° A. volt-ampere (VA)
C. iC and vC have the same frequency B. watt (W)
D. all of the above C. volt-ampere-reactive (VAR)
D. joule (J)
327. In a series RC circuit,
A. VC leads VR by 90° C. VC lags VR by 90° 336. In an ac circuit with only series capacitors
B. VC and I are in phase D. both B and C A. VT leads I by 90°
B. VT lags I by 90°
328. In a series RC circuit, C. each capacitor voltage drop leads I by 90°
A. VC and VR are in phase D. both A and C
B. VT and I are always in phase
C. VR and I are in phase 337. The unit of real power is the
D. VR leads I by 90° A. watt (W)
B. volt-ampere (VA)
329. When the frequency of the applied voltage increases in a series RC circuit C. joule (J)
A. the phase angle, θT, becomes more negative D. volt-ampere-reactive (VAR)
B. ZT increases
C. ZT decreases 338. In a series RLC circuit
D. both A and A. XL and XC are 180° out of phase
B. IL and IC are 180° out of phase
330. Inductive reactance, XL C. XL and XC are 90° out of phase
A. applies only to non-sinusoidal waveforms or dc D. XL and XC are in phase
B. applies only to sine waves
C. applies to either sinusoidal or non-sinusoidal waveforms 339. The power factor of an ordinary electric bulb is
D. is inversely proportional to frequency A. zero
B. unity
331. For an inductor in a sine wave ac circuit C. slightly more than unity
A. VT leads iL by 90° C. VT and iL are in phase D. slightly less than unity
B. VT lags iL by 90° D. none of the above
340. The power factor of an ac circuit is equal to
332. In a series RL circuit, A. cosine of the phase angle
A. VT lags VR by 90° C. VR and I are in phase B. sine of the phase angle
B. VT leads VR by 90° D. both B and C C. unity for a resistive circuit
D. unity for a reactive circuit
A. 0.471 lagging C. 0.573 lagging
341. If f(t) = sin t + sin √ t is passing through R = 1 ohm, what is the power B. 0.471 leading D. 0.573 leading
dissipated in 1 ohm resistor?
A. 1 W 348. REE Board Exam October 1997
B. 2 W A resistor of 50 ohms and an impedance of 100 + j50 ohms are connected in
C. since f(t) in non-periodic, not possible to find power parallel across a 220 volts supply. What is the power factor of the load?
D. none of the above A. 96% C. 98%
B. 99% D. 95%
C. PARALLEL CIRCUITS 349. EE Board Exam October 1992

342. EE Board Exam October 1981 A capacitor of 3.18 microfarads is connected in parallel with a resistance of
A circuit consists of XL = j5 ohms, XC = -j5 ohms and R = 5 ohms all are 2,000 ohms. The combination is further connected in series with an
connected in parallel. Find the equivalent impedance. inductance of 795 mH and resistance of 100 ohms across a supply given by
A. 5.5 Ω C. 4.8 Ω e = 400 sin wt + 80 sin (3wt + 60°). Assume w = 314 radians/sec. Determine
B. 5.0 Ω D. 5.2 Ω the power dissipated.
A. 74.66 W C. 80.28 W
343. EE Board Exam October 1985 B. 78.05 W D. 75.66 W
Given: Z1 = -j2.5 ohms; Z2 = j4 ohms; Z3 = 5 ohms; Z4 = 1 + j5 ohms. If the
four impedances are connected in parallel, find the equivalent impedance in 350. EE Board Exam October 1992
ohms. A capacitor of 3.18 microfarads is connected in parallel with a resistance of
A. 4.1 + j0.72 C. 4.2 + j0.35 2,000 ohms. The combination is further connected in series with an
B. 4.3 + j0.45 D. 4.0 + j0.97 inductance of 795 mH and resistance of 100 ohms across a supply given by
e = 400 sin wt + 80 sin (3wt + 60°). Assume w = 314 radians/sec. Determine
344. EE Board Exam April 1984, April 1987 the circuit power factor.
Three impedances Za = 3 + j4 ohms, Zc = 4 – j4 ohms and Zc = j3 ohms are A. 0.702 C. 0.633
connected in parallel. Solve for the pf of the combination. B. 0.650 D. 0.612
A. 0.653 leading C. 0.503 leading
B. 0.554 lagging D. 0.620 lagging 351. EE Board Exam April 1990
A capacitor, an electric resistance heater, and impedance are connected in
345. EE Board Exam October 1993 parallel to a 120 V, 60 Hz system. The capacitor draws 50 var, the heater
-6
A pure capacitance of 530.515 x 10 farad and an inductance of 530.515 x draws 100 W and the impedance coil draws 269 VA at a pf 0f 0.74 lagging.
-4
10 Henry are connected in parallel across an ac power source. Solve for Determine the system power factor.
the resultant impedance assuming that the frequency is 30 Hz. A. 0.933 leading C. 0.916 lagging
A. 10 Ω C. zero B. 0.928 lagging D. 0.911 lagging
B. infinite D. undefined
346. REE Board Exam March 1998 A bank of capacitors is connected in parallel each rated at 10 kVAR, 380
A coil of a 50-ohm resistance and of 150 mH inductance is connected in volts. If one unit is shorted out, what would be the net capacitance of the
parallel with a 50 μF capacitor. What is the power factor of the circuit? bank?
A. 80% C. 70% A. 330 μF C. 220 μF
B. 50% D. 60% B. 440 μF D. 110 μF
347. EE Board Exam April 1982 353. EE Board Exam October 1992
Three impedances Za, Zb and Zc are connected in parallel. If at 60 Hz, Za = A capacitor of 3.18 microfarads is connected in parallel with a resistance of
j8, Zb = -j2 and Zc = 5 ohms. Solve for the resultant power factor. 2,000 ohms. The combination is further connected in series with an
inductance of 795 mH and resistance of 100 ohms across a supply given by An inductor L1 is connected in series with a parallel combination of inductor
e = 400 sin wt + 80 sin (3wt + 60°). Assume w = 314 radians/sec. Determine L2 and capacitor C. The impedance of the circuit w = 400 rad/sec is j100
the rms value of the total current. ohms. The circuit is to yield infinite impedance at w = 1,000 rad/sec and zero
A. 0.40 A C. 0.56 A impedance at w = 2,000 rad/sec. Determine the value of C.
B. 0.33 A D. 0.45 A A. 1.28 μF C. 2.06 μF
B. 1.67 μF D. 1.32 μF
354. EE Board Exam June 1990
Three loads, units A, B and C are connected in parallel and take currents that 359. EE Board Exam April 1992
are respectively 12, 10 and 15 A respectively. Assuming Ia to be the A sinusoidal current source, 10 cos 1000t, is in parallel both with a 20-ohm
reference phasor. Ib leads Ia by 30° and Ic lags behind Ia by 65°, calculate resistor and the series combination of a 10-ohm resistor and a 10-mH
the total (resultant) current. inductor. Find the equation of the voltage across the 10-ohm resistor.
A. 28.33 A C. 26.46 A A. 63.25 cos (1000t – 18.43°)
B. 30.21 A D. 32.10 A B. 61.32 cos (1000t – 20.34°)
C. 59.36 cos (1000t – 17.45°)
355. EE Board Exam April 1992 D. 60.12 cos (1000t – 19.38°)
Two single-phase motors are connected in parallel across a 120-volt, 60-
cycle source of supply. Motor A is a split-phase inductance type and motor B 360. EE Board Exam April 1993
is a capacitor type: A 1-hp, 220 V, 60 Hz capacitor-start motor has main and auxiliary winding
impedance at starting of 3.5 + j2.5 ohms and 8.6 + j2.5 ohms, respectively.
Motor HP Output Efficiency pf Determine the value of the starting capacitance that will place the main and
A ¼ 0.60 0.70 lag auxiliary winding currents 90 apart at starting,
B ½ 0.70 0.95 lag A. 186.75 μF C. 182.43 μF
B. 174.35 μF D. 170.67 μF
Determine total power factor. 361. EE Board Exam October 1990
A. 0.886 lag C. 0.817 lag Two impedances A and B are connected in parallel across a 120 V ac
B. 0.864 lag D. 0.825 lag supply. The total current and the current in each impedance is adjusted to 20
A. The power drawn by A is doubled that of B and the power factor is
356. EE Board Exam April 1992 lagging. Determine the power factor of A.
A 250 V, 30 Hz generator supplies power to a parallel circuit consisting of a A. 0.650 lagging C. 0.841 lagging
20 HP motor whose efficiency is 90% at 0.80 pf lagging and a second load B. 0.704 lagging D. 0.677 lagging
that draws an apparent power of 7 kVA at unity pf. Determine the system
power factor. 362. REE Board Exam March 1998
A. 0.828 lagging C. 0.802 lagging A coil of 50-ohm resistance and of 150-mH inductance is connected in
B. 0.831 lagging D. 0.884 lagging parallel with a 50-μF capacitor. If the source voltage is 100 sin (ωt + 30°),
what is the equation of the line current?
357. EE Board Exam April 1985 A. 1.91 sin (ωt + 52.5°) C. 1.82 sin (ωt - 62°)
A resistance of 5 ohms is connected in series with a capacitor of 442.1 μF. B. 1.25 sin (ωt + 75.5°) D. 1.32 sin (ωt – 75.5°)
The combination is then connected in parallel with an inductance of 21.22
mH. Solve for the resultant current if the circuit is connected across a 120 V, 363. EE Board Exam October 1984
60 Hz ac source. A resistor R is connected in parallel with a 10-ohm inductive reactance. The
A. 9.44 A C. 11.29 A combination is then connected in series with a 4-ohm capacitive reactance.
B. 10.68 A D. 10.34 A The whole combination is connected across a 100-volt, 60 Hz supply, How
much is R if the angle between the supply voltage and the total current is 45
358. EE Board Exam April 1993 degrees?
A. 12 ohms C. 16 ohms 369. EE Board Exam October 1993
B. 25 ohms D. 20 ohms If admittance Y = 0.06 – j0.08 mho, then conductance G equals
A. -0.06 C. 0.08
364. EE Board Exam April 1980 B. 0.06 D. -0.08
Three impedances Z1 = 1 - j4 ohms, Z2 = – j6 ohms and Z3 = 4 + j3 ohms are
connected in series-parallel. Z1 is connected in series with the parallel 370. EE October 1986, April 1993
combination of Z2 and Z3. Determine the equivalent impedance of the A parallel circuit consists of a resistor having a conductance of 4 mhos, an
combination. inductive reactor having a susceptance of 8 mhos and a capacitive reactor
A. 4.32 – j1.21 ohms C. 6.76 – j5.68 ohms having a susceptance of 5 mhos. What is the impedance of the circuit?
B. 2.23 – j3.32 ohms D. 5.42 – j7.21 ohms A. 0.11 + j0.13 ohms C. 0.12 + j0.16 ohms
B. 0.13 + j0.11 ohms D. 0.16 + j0.12 ohms
A 5-ohm resistor is connected in parallel with a 10-ohm inductive reactance. 371. REE Board Exam October 1994
The combination is then connected in series with a 4-ohm capacitive A capacitor branch having a ratio of XC to R of 5 is paralleled with impedance
reactance. The whole combination is connected across a 100-volt, 60 Hz consisting of a 4 Ω resistance and a 3 Ω inductive reactance. The power
supply. How much is the total current drawn by the circuit? factor of the resulting circuit is 0.8 leading. Find the size of the capacitor in
A. 22.36 A C. 23.16 A μF if the frequency is 60 Hz.
B. 20.45 A D. 19.89 A A. 879.9 μF C. 978.9 μF
B. 1078.9 μF D. 778.9 μF
A non-inductive resistor R is connected in parallel with an inductive 372. ECE Board Exam November 2000
reactance of 10 ohms. The combination is then connected in series with a A parallel-LC circuit can store energy fed to it power source and produces an
capacitive reactance of 5 ohms. The whole combination is connected across output which is a continuous A.C. wave. It is often called a ____.
a 100-volt, 60 Hz ac source. If R is equal to 5 ohms, solve for the voltage A. Tank circuit C. Storage circuit
across the parallel combination. B. Store circuit D. Power circuit
A. 87.53 V C. 89.44 V
B. 88.34 V D. 91.87 V 373. ECE Board Exam November 2001
What is the impedance relationship between the output of one circuit and the
367. EE Board Exam April 1980 input of another circuit will provide maximum power transfer?
Three impedances Z1 = 1 - j4 ohms, Z2 = – j6 ohms and Z3 = 4 + j3 ohms A. very low impedance C. lower impedance
respectively are connected in series-parallel. Z1 is connected in series with B. higher impedance D. equal impedance
the parallel combination of Z2 and Z3. If this circuit is connected across a 230
V, 60 Hz source, determine the voltage across the parallel combination of Z 2 374. The series circuit of R = 30 Ω & X = 4 Ω and a parallel circuit of R’ and X’
and Z3. have the same impedance and power factor. Calculate the value of R’ and
A. 156.3 V C. 135.7 V X’.
B. 146.8 V D. 163.2 V A. 8.33 Ω and 6.25 Ω C. 7.47 Ω and 7.51 Ω
B. 2.56 Ω and, 3.83 Ω D. 5.62 Ω and 9.84 Ω
Given three impedances: Z1 = 10 + j0 ohms, Z2 = 3 + j4 ohms and Z3 = 8 – j6 375. A 25 Ω resistor, 2 mH inductor and 30 μF capacitor are connected in parallel
ohms. Impedance Z2 and Z3 are connected in parallel and the combination is across 100 sin (5000t + 45°) V source. Calculate the total current taken by
connected in series with impedance Z1 across a 120 V single-phase 60 Hz the circuit.
source. Find the total power drawn by the impedance. A. 4 sin (5000t + 45°) + 5 cos (5000t + 45°)
A. 1008 W C. 1038 W B. 14 sin (5000t) + 15 sin (5000t + 45°)
B. 1204 W D. 1103 W C. 40 sin (5000t + 30°) + 50 cos (5000t + 45°)
D. 4 cos (5000t + 45°) + 5 cos (5000t + 45°)
383. Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the following individual current:
376. A parallel circuit with one branch of R = 5 Ω and a single unknown element in , , , , , , , , , . What
the other branch has the following applied voltage and total current e = 10 is the equivalent power factor of the circuit?
cos (50t + 60°) V and i = 5.38 cos (50t – 8.23°) A. The unknown element is A. 0.924 C. 0.707
____. B. 0.866 D. 0.876
A. L = 0.04 H C. C = 10 μF
B. L = 0.02 H D. C = 5 μF 384. Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the following individual current:
, , , , , , , , , .What
377. An impedance of 3 – j3 Ω is connected in parallel with 5 + j2 Ω. The voltmeter element should be connected across the circuit so that the current would be
connected across 3 Ω resistance measures 45 V. Calculate the total current in phase with the source?
of the circuit. A. 54 mH C. 13 mH
A. 22.4 A C. 13.4 A B. 25.4 mH D. 31 mH
B. 41.3 A D. 7.91 A
385. A small single-phase, 240 V induction motor is tested in parallel with 160 Ω
378. Two impedances ZA = 4 + j6 Ω and ZB are connected in parallel. The resistor. The motor takes 2 amperes and the total current is 3 amperes. What
apparent power for the impedance B is 1490 VA. Determine the total is the power of the whole circuit?
apparent power. A. 800 W C. 220 W
A. 4250 VA C. 2652 VA B. 360 W D. 580 W
B. 3290 VA D. 8031 VA
386. A capacitor is placed in parallel with two inductive loads, one of 20 A at 30°
379. A feeder supplies two loads, one at 50 amperes at 50% power factor, the lagging and another of 40 A at 60° lagging. What current in amperes should
other 150 amperes at unity power factor. The total current supplied by the flow in the capacitor so that the circuit will have a unity power factor?
feeder is approximately ____. A. 35.8 A C. 28.8 A
A. 180 A C. 175 A B. 44.6 A D. 50.2 A
B. 200 A D. 150 A
387. A coil of 10 Ω resistance and 0.1 H inductance is connected in parallel with a
380. A fluorescent lamp and its inductive ballast draw a 1.0 A current at 50% capacitor of unknown capacitance. If the total impedance of the combination
lagging power factor from a 120-V, 60-Hz source. What is the over-all power is 100 Ω, determine the value of the capacitance.
factor when a 26.5 μF capacitor is connected across the fixture? A. 50 μF C. 150 μF
A. 0.832 lagging C. 0.5 leading B. 100 μF D. 200 μF
B. 0.832 leading D. 0.5 lagging
388. An impedance equal to Ω is connected across a 220 V source. What
381. Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the following individual current: should be the value of the second impedance in parallel with the first, if the
, , , , , , , , , . What total power delivered to the circuit is to be 16.5 kW and the overall power
is the effective value of the total current? factor is to be unity?
A. 48.444 A C. 25.345 A A. Ω C. Ω
B. 34.255 A D. 84.389 A B. Ω D. Ω
382. Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the following individual current: 389. An inductive reactance of 8 ohms is connected in parallel with a capacitive
, , , , , , , , , .What reactance of 18 ohms. This combination is then connected in series with a
is the equivalent impedance that could replace the impedances if the source variable resistance. For what value of resistance will the power factor be
voltage is 100 sin 150t V? 0.5?
A. Ω C. Ω A. 8.314 Ω C. 13.81 Ω
B. Ω D. Ω B. 3.318 Ω D. 1.381 Ω
390. Two impedances Z1 = 3 + j4 and Z2 = 5 – j8.66 ohms respectively are D. none of the above
connected in parallel. If the combination is connected across a 240 V AC
source, how much is the total current? 398. The power taken by the circuit shown in Fig. 13.1 is
A. 44.4 A C. 40.6 A
B. 42.1 A D. 39.9 A
IT IR
IL
391. A resistance of 20 ohms and an unknown capacitance are connected in R=
240 V XL =
parallel across a 110 V, variable frequency AC source. When the frequency 30 Ω 30 Ω
is 60 Hz, the current drawn by the circuit is 6 A. At what frequency will the
current drawn fall to 5.8 A?
A. 42. 33 Hz C. 46.02 Hz
Fig. 13.1
B. 50.12 Hz D. 44.18 Hz
A. 470 W C. 1200 W
392. Two parallel branches have admittances 0.3 + j0.4 and 0.2 – j0.25 S, B. 1920 W D. none of these
respectively. If the current in the first branch is 10 A, determine the total
current supplied to the parallel combination. 399. The active component of line current in Fig. 13.1 is
A. 10.44 A C. 15.32 A
B. 12.10 A D. 11.24 A
IT IR
IL
393. An inductive reactance of 3 ohms is connected in parallel with a capacitive R=
240 V XL =
reactance of 4 ohms. If the combination is connected in series with a 4 ohm 30 Ω 30 Ω
resistance, solve for the power factor of the whole combination.
A. 0.333 C. 0.567
B. 0.409 D. 0.316
Fig. 13.1
394. An R-L circuit has Z = (6 + j8) ohm. Its susceptance is ____ siemens. A. 8A C. 5.3 A
A. 0.06 C. 0.1 B. 4A D. none of these
B. 0.08 D. -0.08
400. The power factor of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.1 is
395. The impedances of two parallel branches of a circuit are (10 + j10) and (10 –
j10) respectively. The impedance of the parallel combination is
A. 20 + j0 C. 5 – j5 IT
IL IR
B. 10 + j0 D. 0 – j20 R=
240 V XL =
30 Ω 30 Ω
396. Domestic appliances are connected in parallel across ac mains because
A. it is a simple arrangement
B. operation of each appliance becomes independent of each other
C. appliances have same current ratings Fig. 13.1
D. this arrangement occupies less space A. 0.707 lagging C. 0.866 lagging
B. 0.5 lagging D. none of these
397. When a parallel ac circuit contains a number of branches, then it is
convenient to solve the circuit by 401. The total line current drawn by the circuit shown in Fig. 13.1 is
A. phasor diagram
B. phasor algebra
C. equivalent impedance method
IT IT IR IC
IL IR IL
XC =
R= XL = R=
240 V XL = 240 V 80 Ω
40 Ω 60 Ω
30 Ω 30 Ω
Fig. 13.2
Fig. 13.1
A. 13 A C. 5A
A. √ A C. √ A B. 6A D. none of these
B. 16 A D. none of these
405. The power factor of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
402. The power consumed in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
IT IR IC
IT IL
IL IR IC XC =
XC = XL = R=
R= 240 V 80 Ω
240 V XL = 80 Ω 40 Ω 60 Ω
40 Ω 60 Ω
Fig. 13.2
Fig. 13.2
A. 0.8 C. 0.707
A. 480 W C. 1200 W B. 0.5 D. none of these
B. 960 W D. none of these
406. The impedance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
403. The active component of line current in Fig. 13.2 is
IT IR IC
IT IL
IL IR IC XC =
XC = XL = R=
R= 240 V 80 Ω
240 V XL = 80 Ω 40 Ω 60 Ω
40 Ω 60 Ω
Fig. 13.2
Fig. 13.2
A. 6A C. 13 A B. 24 ohms D. none of these
B. 3A D. 4A
407. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
404. The line current drawn by the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
IT I2
IT IR IC
IL
XC = R1 = 4 Ω R2 = 3 Ω
XL = R=
240 V 80 Ω 120 V I1
40 Ω 60 Ω
XL = 3 Ω XC = 4 Ω
Fig. 13.2
Fig. 13.3
A. resistive C. inductive
B. capacitive D. in resonance A. 24 A C. 48 A
B. 70 A D. 30 A
408. If in Fig. 13.2, XL is made equal to XC, the line current will be
411. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.3 is
IT IR IC
IL IT I2
XC =
XL = R=
240 V 80 Ω R1 = 4 Ω R2 = 3 Ω
40 Ω 60 Ω
120 V I1
XL = 3 Ω XC = 4 Ω
Fig. 13.2
A. 10 A C. 4A
Fig. 13.3
B. 6A D. none of these
A. capacitive C. resistive
409. The power consumed in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.3 is B. inductive D. in resonance
IT I2 412. If the source frequency of Fig. 13.4 is low, then

R1 = 4 Ω R2 = 3 Ω
120 V IT
I1
R
XL = 3 Ω XC = 4 Ω V I1 I2
C
L
Fig. 13.3
A. 8400 W C. 4000 W Fig. 13.4

A. coil takes a high lagging current
B. coil takes a low lagging current
410. If the circuit shown in Fig. 13.3 is connected to 120 V dc, the current drawn
C. capacitor takes a leading current
by the circuit is
D. circuit offers high impedance
413. If the source frequency of Fig. 13.4 is high, then

R=6Ω
IT
R
V XL = 8 Ω
I1 I2
C
L
Fig. 13.6
Fig. 13.4 A. 10 S C. 0.1 S
B. 14 S D. none of these
A. coil takes a high lagging current
B. capacitor takes a high leading current
418. The conductance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6 is
C. capacitor takes a low leading current
D. circuit offers high impedance R=6Ω
414. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.5 is XL = 8 Ω

IT
R=
3Ω
100 V I1 I2
Fig. 13.6
XC =
4Ω
XL = A. 14 S C. 0.06 S
4Ω
B. 0.6 S D. none of these
Fig. 13.5
419. The inductive susceptance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6 is
A. in resonance C. inductive R=6Ω
B. resistive D. capacitive
415. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.5 will consume a power of XL = 8 Ω
IT
R=
3Ω Fig. 13.6
100 V I1 I2 XC =
XL = 4Ω A. 8S C. 0.08 S
4Ω B. 0.8 S D. none of these
Fig. 13.5 420. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.7 is

A. 1200 W C. 500 W
416. If the admittance of a parallel ac circuit is increased, the circuit current 100 V G= -B
A. remains constant C. is increased 0.01 S
B. is decreased D. none of these
417. The admittance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6 is Fig. 13.7
A. resistive C. capacitive
B. inductive D. none of these 428. A circuit have an impedance of (1 – j2) ohms. The susceptance of the circuit
is
421. The power loss in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.7 is A. 0.1 S C. 0.4 S
B. 0.2 S D. none of these
429. A circuit has admittance of 0.1 S and conductance of 0.08 S. The power
factor of the circuit is
100 V G= -B
0.01 S
A. 0.1 C. 0.08
B. 0.8 D. none of these
430. When an sinusoidal voltage is applied across R-L parallel circuit so that R =
Fig. 13.7 XL the phase angle will be
A. 100 W C. 10 W A. 45° lagging C. 90° lagging
B. 10,000 W D. none of these B. 45° leading D. 90° leading
422. The conductance and susceptance components of admittance are 431. In a parallel R-L circuit if IR is the current in resistor and IL is the current in the
A. series elements inductor, then
B. parallel elements A. IR lags IL by 90° C. IL leads IR by 270°
C. series-parallel elements B. IR leads IL by 270° D. IL lags IR by 90°
432. The current read by the ammeter A in the ac circuit shown is the given figure
423. The impedance of a circuit is 10 ohms. If the inductive susceptance is 1 is
siemen, then inductive reactance of the circuit is A
B. 1 ohm D. none of these
1A 3A 5A
424. The conductance and inductive susceptance of a circuit have the same
magnitude. The power factor of the circuit is A. 9A C. 3A
A. 1 C. 0.707 B. 5A D. 1A
B. 0.5 D. 0.866
433. In the given figure, the admittance values of the elements in siemens are Y R
425. The admittance of a circuit is (0.1 + j0.8) S. The circuit is = 0.5 + j0, YL = 0 – j1.5 and YC = 0 + j0.3 respectively. The value of I as a
A. resistive C. inductive phasor when the voltage E across the elements is √ V is
B. capacitive D. none of these
E  100 V
426. In a parallel ac circuit, power loss is due to YR YL YC
I
A. conductance alone
B. susceptance alone
C. both conductance and susceptance
D. none of the above A. 1.5 + j-.5 C. 0.5 + j1.8
B. 5 – j18 D. 5 – j12
427. The admittance of a parallel circuit is S. The circuit is
A. inductive C. resistive 434. For the circuit shown in the figure, how much the voltage across the inductor
B. capacitive D. none of these leads the voltage across the capacitor?
17/6 Ω
V  20
3Ω 3Ω
E 0.5 F 1Ω
ω = 2 rad/s
-j4 Ω j4 Ω
A. 45° C. 135°
B. 90° D. 180° A. 6 + j0 Ω C. 0 + j8 Ω
B. 7 + j0 Ω D. 6 + j8 Ω
435. In the circuit shown in the figure, v = cos 2t, Z2 = 1 + j. C1 is chosen so that i
= cos 2t. The value of C1 is 439. A resistance of 40 ohms and an inductive reactor of 30 ohms are joined in
parallel to a 120 volts supply as shown in the figure. The power factor of the
I circuit is
VS C1 Z2 I1 R = 40 Ω
I
I2 X = 30 Ω
A. 2F C. 0.5 F
B. 1F D. 0.25 F
120 volts
436. For the given ac circuit, what is the value of I?
I
v(t) = 120 sin ωt
A. 0.6 C. 0.8
60 B. 0.7 D. unity
-j120
j60 440. In a parallel RC circuit,
A. IC lags IR by 90° C. IC leads IR by 90°
B. IR and IC are in phase D. IR leads IC by 90°
A. 1+j C. 2-j
B. 1 + j0 D. 0 + j0 441. In a parallel RC circuit,
A. VC and IR are in phase
437. For the network shown in the given figure Z(0) = 3 Ω and Z(∞) = 2 Ω. The B. VC and IC are in phase
values of R1 and R2 will respectively be C. IC and IR are in phase
R1 1Ω D. VC and IR are 90° out of phase
442. When the frequency of the applied voltage increases in a parallel RC circuit
Z(s) 1F R2 1F A. the phase angle, θT, increases
B. ZEQ increases
C. ZEQ decreases
A. 2 Ω, 1 Ω C. 3 Ω, 2 Ω D. both A and C
B. 1 Ω, 2 Ω D. 2 Ω, 3 Ω
443. In a parallel RL circuit,
438. The total impedance Z(jω) of the circuit shown is A. iL lags iR by 90°
B. iL leads iR by 90°
C. iL and iR are in phase Capacitor of 30-microfarad capacitance is in series with a coil across an
D. iR lags iL by 90° 8,000 cycle supply. What inductance is required for resonance?
A. 13.34 μH C. 13.19 μH
444. In a parallel RL circuit, B. 10.45 μH D. 12.55 μH
A. VT and IL are in phase
B. IL and IR are in phase 452. REE Board Exam October 1998
-9
C. VT and IR are in phase One leg of a radio tuned circuit has a capacitance of 1 x 10 F. It is tuned at
D. VT and IR are 90° out of phase 200 kHz. What is the inductance of the other leg in Henry?
-4 -5
A. 6.33 x 10 C. 8.25 x 10
-3 -3
445. When the frequency of the applied voltage decreases in a parallel RL circuit B. 20 x 10 D. 120 x 10
A. the phase angle, θI, becomes less negative
B. ZEQ increases 453. EE Board Exam April 1988
C. ZEQ decreases A loud speaker whose inductance is 1.15 Henry is coupled to a power tube
D. both A and B through a condenser of 2 μF capacity. To what frequency will the
combination be resonant?
446. When the frequency of the applied voltage increases in a parallel RL circuit A. 110 Hz C. 105 Hz
A. θZ increases C. ZT increases B. 108 Hz D. 100 Hz
B. ZT decreases D. both A and C
447. In an ac circuit with only parallel inductors What capacitance must be placed in series with an inductance of 0.05 Henry
A. IT lags VT by 90° C. VT and IT are in phase so that at 100 Hz, the impedance becomes equal to the ohmic resistance?
B. VT lags IT by 90° D. none of the above A. 50.7 μF C. 70.7 μF
B. 35.5 μF D. 87.0 μF
448. In a parallel ac circuit with XL and XC
A. IL and IC are 90° out of phase 455. EE Board Exam April 1989
B. IL and IC are in phase A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of 100 ohms, is shunted
C. IL and IC are 180° out of phase by a capacitor, which has practically no losses in order that the voltage
D. XL and XC are 90° out of phase across the coil be in phase with the total current supplied to the parallel
combination. What is the impedance of the parallel combination under the
D. RESONANCE given condition?
449. REE Board Exam October 2000 A. 250 ohms C. 230 ohms
A series circuit consists of a 20-ohm resistance, a 150 mH inductance and an B. 200 ohms D. 220 ohms
unknown capacitance. The circuit is supplied with a voltage v = 100 sin 377t.
Find the value of capacitance at resonance. 456. EE Board Exam April 1983
A. 42 μF C. 34.65 μF A non-inductive resistor R is connected in parallel with an inductive
B. 47 μF D. 72.57 μF reactance of 10 ohms. The combination is then connected in series with a
capacitive reactance of 5 ohms. Solve for R at which the power factor of the
450. REE Board Exam April 2001 given circuit would be unity.
A 5 mH pure inductance is connected in parallel with one microfarad A. 10 Ω C. 13 Ω
capacitor. What frequency will the circuit be antiresonance? B. 12 Ω D. 11 Ω
A. 250 Hz C. 60 Hz
B. 2250 Hz D. 100 Hz 457. EE Board Exam October 1982
Two impedances Z1 = 15 + j20 and Z2 = 5 – jXC are connected in parallel.
451. EE Board Exam April 1993 Solve for the values of XC so that the total current drawn by the combination
will be in phase with any supply voltage V.
A. 28.54  C. 33.12 
B. 30.43  D. 29.55  464. EE Board Exam October 1998
In a series resonant RLC circuit, all of the following statements are correct
458. EE Board Exam April 1985 EXCEPT one. Which one is this?
A resistance of 5 ohms is connected in series with a capacitor of 442.1 μF. A. The resonant frequency is dependent on the resistance of the circuit.
The combination is then connected in parallel with an inductance of 21.22 B. The phase angle between the voltage and the current vectors is zero.
mH. Solve for the frequency of the impressed voltage with which the C. The impedance is a minimum.
inductive reactance is equal to the capacitive reactance in magnitude. D. The current is a maximum.
A. 50 Hz C. 52 Hz
B. 51 Hz D. none of these 465. EE Board Exam April 1994, October 1993
The current in RLC series circuit at resonance is
459. EE Board Exam April 1989 A. maximum C. minimum
A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of 100 ohms, is shunted B. zero D. infinity
by a capacitor, which has practically no losses. What must be the reactance
of the capacitor in order that the voltage across the coil is in phase with the 466. ECE Board Exam April 2001
total current supplied to the parallel combination? Ignoring the capacitive effects, what is the impedance of a 100 mH coil (with
A. 120 ohms C. 125 ohms an internal resistance of 45 ohms) in parallel with 4,700 ohms resistor at a
B. 127 ohms D. 132 ohms frequency of 500 Hz?
460. EE Board Exam April 1982 B. 237 0hms D. 314 ohms
Three impedances Za, Zb and Zc are connected in parallel. If at 60 Hz, Za =
j8, Zb = -j2 and Zc = 5 ohms, Solve for the frequency at resonance. 467. ECE Board Exam November 1996
A. 30 Hz C. 36 Hz ____ frequency is reached when the capacitive and inductive reactance in a
B. 34 Hz D. 28 Hz tuned circuit are equal.
A. zero C. infinite
461. EE Board Exam April 1981 B. pulsating D. resonant
A resistor R is connected in parallel with a 20-ohm inductive reactive. The
combination is then connected in series with a 5-ohm capacitive reactance. 468. ECE Board Exam November 1998
Solve the value of R at which the power factor of the resultant impedance is Find the Q of a circuit when the resonant frequency is 4.468 MHz, the
unity. inductance is 47 microhenry and the resistance is 180 ohms parallel.
A. 10.05 ohms C. 11.55 ohms A. 0.136 C. 0.00735
B. 9.15 ohms D. 10.73 ohms B. 13.30 D. 7.35
462. EE Board Exam October 1998 469. ECE Board Exam November 2000
A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of 70 ohms. A capacitor In an “IDEAL” resonant circuit, what is the relationship between the current
is connected in parallel to produce resonance. The source voltage is 120 V. and the impedance?
What is the power drawn by the circuit? A. current high, impedance low
A. 162 W C. 132 W B. current low, impedance low
B. 97 W D. 52 W C. current low, impedance high
D. current high, impedance high
A coil is supplied with 200 volts and takes a current (rms) of 2 amperes at 470. ECE Board Exam November 1997
0.707 lagging. The quality factor (Q) of the coil is What condition does resonance occurs in an electrical circuit?
A. 25 C. 10 A. When the power factor is at minimum
B. 1 D. 100
B. When the square root of the sum of the capacitive and inductive If you need an LC circuit to be resonant at 2,500 Hz and use a 150 mH coil,
reactances is to the resonant frequency what should the capacitance value be?
C. When the inductive and capacitive reactances are equal A. 0.015 μF C. 27 μF
D. none of the above B. 0.15 μF D. 0.027 μF
471. ECE Board Exam November 2001 478. ECE Board Exam April 1999
What is the relationship between frequency and the value of XC? What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 40 microhenrys and C
A. frequency has no effect is 6 picofarads are in series?
B. XC varies directly with frequency A. 6.63 MHz C. 6.63 kHz
C. XC varies inversely with frequency B. 10.3 MHZ D. 10.3 kHz
D. XC varies indirectly with frequency
472. ECE Board Exam April 2001 What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 3 microhenrys and C of
When is the line current minimum in a parallel LC circuit? 40 picofarads are in series?
A. at the broadcast frequency A. 14.5 MHz C. 1.33 kHz
B. at the circuit frequency B. 1.33 MHz D. 14.5 kHz
C. at the resonant frequency
D. at the highest frequency 480. ECE Board Exam November 2001
____ refers to reactive power.
473. ECE Board Exam November 1999 A. power consumed in circuit Q
Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit which has a B. power consumed in wire resistance in an inductor
resonant frequency of 7.1 MHz and Q of 150. C. wattles, non-productive power
A. 16.5 kHz C. 21.1 kHz D. power lost because of capacitor leakage
B. 211 kHz D. 47.3 kHz
474. ECE Board Exam November 1997 How do you call the nature of a circuit during series resonance?
It is the term for the phenomena which occurs in an electrical circuit when A. unstable C. resistive
the inductive reactance balances with the capacitive reactance. B. capacitive D. inductive
A. reactive equilibrium C. reactive quiescence
B. resonance D. high Q 482. ECE Board Exam April 1999
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 200 microhenrys and C
475. ECE Board Exam April 1998 is 10 picofarads are in series?
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 25 microhenrys and C A. 7.96 MHz C. 3.56 MHz
of 10 picofarads are in parallel? B. 6 MHz D. 7.96 kHz
A. 68.7 kHz C. 68.7 MHz
B. 10.1 kHz D. 10.1 MHz 483. ECE Board Exam April 2000
In a series resonant LC circuit, what is the impedance at resonant
476. ECE March 1996 frequency?
What is the effect in terms of bandwidth when the Q of a single-tuned stage A. Infinity
is doubled? B. Determined solely by the dc resistance
A. halved C. doubled C. The maximum impedance value
B. the same D. four times D. Zero
477. ECE Board Exam November 1999 484. ECE Board Exam April 1999
What is the characteristic of the current flow in a parallel R-L-C circuit at Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit which has a
resonance? resonant frequency of 3.6 MHz and a Q of 218.
A. The current circulating in the parallel elements is dc A. 58.7 kHz C. 16.5 kHz
B. The current circulating in the parallel elements is zero B. 606 kHz D. 47.3 kHz
C. The current circulating in the parallel elements is at a maximum
D. The current circulating in the parallel elements is at a minimum 492. ECE Board Exam November 1998
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 3 microhenrys and C is
485. ECE Board Exam March 1996 40 picofarads are in parallel?
What is the responsible for the phenomenon when voltages across A. 14.5 kHz C. 14.5 MHz
reactances in series can often be larger than the voltage applied to them? B. 13.1 kHz D. 13.1 MHz
A. Capacitance C. Conductance
B. Resistance D. Resonance 493. ECE Board Exam November 1998
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 15 microhenry and C is
486. ECE Board Exam March 1996 5 picofarads are in series?
Term used for resonance in an electrical circuit. A. 2.12 kHz C. 18.4 kHz
A. The frequency at which power factor is at a minimum B. 18.4 MHz D. 2.12 MHz
B. The frequency at which capacitive reactance equals inductive
reactances 494. ECE Board Exam November 1998
C. The highest frequency that will pass current What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 2 microhenry and C is
D. The lowest frequency that will pass current 15 picofarads are in series?
A. 29.1 MHz C. 29.1 kHz
487. ECE Board Exam November 1998 B. 5.31 MHz D. 5.31 kHz
Ignoring any effects of dc resistance, what is the total reactance of a 250 mH
coil in series with a 4.7 F capacitor at a signal frequency of 1000 Hz? 495. ECE Board Exam April 1998
A. 1604  C. 1536  Characteristic of the current flow in a series R-L-C circuit at resonance
B. 35  D. 1570  A. it is zero
B. it is dc
488. ECE Board Exam November 1996 C. it is at a maximum
The _____ the Q of a circuit, the narrower is its bandwidth. D. it is at a minimum
A. Lower C. Higher
B. Broader D. Selective 496. ECE Board Exam April 2001
What is the term for the number of times per second that a tank circuit
489. ECE Board Exam March 1996 energy is stored in the inductor of capacitor?
Find the half-power bandwidth of a resonant circuit which has a resonant A. Non-resonant frequency
frequency of 1.8 MHz and a Q of 95. B. Broadcast frequency
A. 58.7 kHz C. 189 Hz C. Circuit frequency
B. 18.9 kHz D. 1.89 kHz D. Resonant frequency
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 5 microhenrys and C is An LC circuit resonates at 2000 kHz, and has a Q of 100. Find the lower and
9 picofarads are in series? upper cut-off frequencies.
A. 23.7 kHz C. 23.7 MHz A. 1950 kHz, 2050 kHz C. 1980 kHz, 2020 kHz
B. 3.54 kHz D. 3.54 MHz B. 1990 kHz, 2010 kHz D. 1900 kHz, 2100 kHz
491. ECE Board Exam April 1998 498. ECE Board Exam November 1998
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 50 microhenrys and C B. √ D.
is 10 picofarads are in parallel? √
A. 3.18 kHz C. 7.12 MHz

B. 3.18 MHz D. 7.12 kHz 506. For a series RLC circuit, a circuit at resonance the current amplitude is ____
for a fixed voltage amplitude and the power factor is ____.
499. ECE Board Exam November 1999 A. minimum, zero C. maximum, zero
What is the cause of a minimum Q on a single-tuned LC circuit? B. minimum, unity D. maximum, unity
A. Decreased shunt resistor
B. Decreased capacitance 507. In an RLC circuit, the impedance at resonance is
C. Increased shunt resistor A. maximum C. infinity
D. Decreased series resistor B. minimum D. zero
500. ECE Board Exam November 1998 508. The current in RLC series circuit, i.e., at resonance is
____ is another term for quality factor or Q of the resonant circuit. A. maximum C. infinity
A. Noise factor C. White noise B. minimum D. zero
B. Noise figure D. Figure of merit
509. In RLC circuits, the current at resonance is
501. ECE Board Exam November 2000 A. the maximum in series circuit and minimum in parallel circuit
What is the biggest advantage of using crystals in resonant circuits? B. maximum in parallel circuit and minimum in series circuit
A. less fragile C. maximum in both the circuits
B. cost D. minimum in both the circuits
C. size
D. greater accuracy and stability 510. A series resonant circuit is capacitive at f = 100 Hz. The circuit will be
inductive somewhere at
502. ECE Board Exam April 2001 A. f = 100 Hz
What is the impedance of a crystal at its resonant frequency when it is used B. f > 100 Hz
in the parallel mode? C. f = 100 Hz by increasing the value of the resistance
A. 70 percent C. minimum D. none of these
B. 50 percent D. maximum
511. At a frequency less than the resonant frequency
503. ECE Board Exam April 1998 A. series circuit is capacitive and parallel circuit is inductive
_____ is a parallel LC circuit. B. series circuit is inductive and parallel circuit is capacitive
A. Hartley circuit C. both circuits are inductive
B. Static circuit D. both circuits are capacitive
C. Tank circuit
D. Parallel resisting circuit 512. In series as well as parallel resonant circuits, increasing the value of
resistance would lead to
504. There will ____ be a frequency, called the ____ frequency at which ____. A. increase in the bandwidth of both the circuits
A. sometimes, natural; XL = XC B. decrease in the bandwidth of both the circuits
B. always, natural; R = 0 C. increase in bandwidth in series circuit and decrease in parallel circuit
C. always, resonant; XL = XC D. decrease in bandwidth in series circuit and increase in parallel circuit
D. sometimes, resonant; R = 0
513. The value of current at resonance in a series RLC circuit is affected by the
505. The formula for the resonant frequency is f = ____. value of
A. R C. C
A. √ C. √ B. L D. all of these
A. C.
514. In resonant circuits, the power factor at resonance is
A. zero C. 1
B. 0.5 D. 0.707 B. D.
515. Which of the following statements is true for a series RLC circuit tuned at 520. To a series RLC circuit, a voltage of 10 V is applied. If Q of the coil at
resonant frequency? resonant frequency is 20, the voltage across the inductor at resonant
A. the voltage across C > applied voltage frequency will be
B. the voltage across L > applied voltage A. 200 V C. 75 V
C. the voltage across L and C > applied voltage B. 100 V D. 50 V
D. the voltage across L and C = applied voltage
521. The currents flowing in L and C at parallel resonance are
516. At anti-resonance for the given circuit, the frequency is given by A. zero C. infinite
B. equal D. different
R1 R2 522. The exact natural frequency of free oscillation in an oscillatory circuit with
capacitance of 0.055 μF, inductance 2 μH and resistance 1 ohm will be
L C A. 478 kHz C. 272 kHz
B. 337 kHz D. 192 kHz
A. √ C. √ 523. A coil with large distributed capacitance has a

√ √ A. low resistance
B. low Q
B. √ D. √ C. low resonant frequency
√ √ D. high resonant frequency
517. The frequency at which maximum voltage occurs the inductance in RLC 524. In a series R-L-C circuit, resonance occurs when
series circuits is A. R = XL - XC C. XL = 10 XC or more
A. C. B. XL = XC D. net X > R
√
√
525. The p.f. of a series R-L-C circuit at its half-power point is
B. D. A. unity C. leading
√ B. lagging D. either B and C
√
526. A resonance curve for a series circuit is a plot of frequency versus ____.
518. The frequency at which maximum voltage occurs across the capacitance in
A. voltage C. current
RLC series circuits is
B. impedance D. reactance
A. C.
√
√ 527. At half-power points of a resonance curve, the current is ____ times the
maximum current.
B. D. A. 2 C. √
√ √
B. √ D. 1/2
519. If f1 and f2 are half power frequencies and f0 be resonance frequency, the 528. Higher the Q of a series circuit,
selectivity of RLC series circuit is given by A. greater its bandwidth
B. sharper its resonance 536. At resonant frequency an R-L-C circuit draws maximum current due to the
C. broader its resonance curve reason that
D. narrower its pass band A. the difference between capacitive reactance and inductive reactance
529. As the Q-factor of a circuit ____, its selectivity becomes ____. B. the impedance is more than resistance
A. increases, better C. decreases, better C. the voltage across the capacitor equals the applied voltage
B. increases, worse D. decreases, narrower D. the power factor is less than unity
530. An R-L-C circuit has a resonance frequency of 160 kHz and a Q-factor of 537. Consider the following statements with respect to a series R-L-C circuit
100. Its bandwidth is under resonance condition:
A. 1.6 kHz C. 16 MHz 1. All the applied voltage appears across R.
B. 0.625 kHz D. none of the above 2. There is no voltage across either L or C.
3. The voltage across L and C is equal and equal to their maximum
531. In a parallel resonant circuit there is practically no difference between the values.
condition for unity power factor and the condition for maximum impedance so Of these statement
long as Q is A. 1 alone is correct C. 1 and 3 are correct
A. very small of the order of 5 B. 2 alone is correct D. 1 and 2 are correct
B. small of the order of 20
C. large of the order of 1000 538. A series R-L-C circuit will have unity power factor if operated at a frequency
D. none of these of
2
A. 1/LC C. 1/ω LC
532. A parallel AC circuit in resonance will B. √ D. √
A. act like a resistor of low value
B. have a high impedance 539. A series resonant circuit implies
C. have current in each section equal to the line current A. zero pf and maximum current
D. have a high voltage developed across each inductive and capacitive B. unity pf and maximum current
section C. unity pf and minimum current
D. zero pf and minimum current
533. A parallel resonant circuit can be used
A. to amplify certain frequencies 540. Consider the following statements:
B. to reject a small band of frequencies In a network of resonance:
C. as a high impedance 1. the admittance is maximum
D. both B and C 2. the power factor is unity irrespective of the network
3. the Q of a series RLC resonant circuit is independent of R
534. The Q-factor of a 2-branched parallel circuit is given by the ratio Of these statements
A. Ic/IL C. I/IL A. 1 and 3 are correct C. 2 and 3 are correct
B. I/Ic D. L/C B. 1 and 2 are correct D. 1 alone is correct
535. Like a resonant R-L-C, a parallel resonant circuit also 541. A circuit with a resistor, inductor and capacitor in series is resonant at f 0 Hz.
A. has a power factor of unity If all the component values are now doubled the new resonant frequency is
B. offers minimum impedance A. 2f0 C. f0/4
C. draws maximum current B. still f0 D. f0/2
D. magnifies current
542. If the resonant frequency of the circuit shown in Fig. 1 is 1 kHz, the resonant
frequency of the circuit shown in Fig. 2 will be
100 Ω L C 547. The resonant frequency of the given series circuit is
M=1H 2F
Fig. 1
C 2H 2H
R L L
A. Hz C. Hz
√ √
B. Hz D. Hz
√ √
Fig. 2 C
548. In a series R-L-C circuit, the maximum voltage across the capacitor occurs
A. 4 kHz C. 0.5 kHz at a frequency
B. 2 kHz D. 0.25 kHz A. double the resonant frequency
B. equal to the resonant frequency
543. In the circuit shown in the given figure, the magnitude of V L and VC are twice
that of VR. The inductance of the coil is C. √ times the resonant frequency
D. below the resonant frequency
VR VL VC
549. For a series RLC circuit, the power factor at the lower power frequency is
5Ω L C A. 0.5 lagging C. unity
B. 0.5 leading D. 0.707 leading
50 V
550. Q-factor of a series RLC circuit possessing resonant frequency of 10 Hz and
A. 2.14 mH C. 31.8 mH
bandwidth of 5 Hz is
B. 5.30 mH D. 1.32 mH
A. 0.5 C. 2.5
B. 2 D. 50
544. In a series RLC circuit at resonance, the magnitude of voltage developed
across the capacitor
551. The quality factor of RLC circuit will increase if
A. is always zero
A. R decreases
B. can never be greater than the input voltage
B. R increases
C. can be greater than the input voltage however it is 90° out of phase with
C. voltage increases
the input voltage
D. voltage decreases
D. can be greater than the input voltage and is in phase with the input
voltage
552. When Q-factor of a circuit is high, then
A. power factor of the circuit is high
545. A coil having a resistance of 5 Ω and inductance of 0.1 H is connected in
B. impedance of the circuit is high
series with a capacitor of capacitance 50 μF. A constant alternating voltage
C. bandwidth is large
of 200 V is applied to the circuit. The voltage across the coil at resonance is
D. none of these
A. 200 volts C. 1,800 volts
B. 1,788 volts D. 2,000 volts
553. Consider the following statements regarding the frequency response curve of
a series RLC circuit:
546. A series R-L-C circuit, excited by a 100 V variable frequency supply, has a
1. At half-power frequencies, the current in the circuit is one half of the
resistance of 10 Ω and an inductive reactance of 50 Ω at 100 Hz. If the
current at resonant frequencies
resonance frequency is 500 Hz, what is the voltage across the capacitor at
2. At half-power frequencies, the power factor angle of the circuit is
resonance?
45°
A. 100 V C. 2,500 V
3. At resonant frequency, the power factor angle of the circuit is 90°
B. 500 V D. 5,000 V
4. Maximum power occurs at resonant frequency
Of these statements 4H 1F
A. 1, 2 and 4 are correct C. 2 and 4 are correct 10 Ω
B. 1, 2 and 3 are correct D. 1 and 4 are correct
554. An RLC series circuit has f1 and f2 as the half power frequencies and f0 as
1F
the resonant frequency. The Q-factor of the circuit is given by:
+ -
A. C.
A. all frequencies C. 5 rad/s
B. D.
B. 0.5 rad/s D. 1 rad/s
555. Resonant frequency fr of a series RLC circuit is related to half power 561. A choke coil of inductance L and series resistance R is shunted by a
frequencies f1 and f2 as capacitor. The dynamic impedance of the resonant circuit would be
A. C. A. R/(LC) C. L/(RC)
B. C/(RL) D. 1/(RLC)
B. √ D. √ √
562. For the following circuit, the current source is sinusoidal with frequency equal
556. A series RLC circuit has R = 50 Ω, L = 100 μH and C = 1 μF. The lower half to the resonant frequency of the circuit. What is the value of current through
power frequency of the circuit is resistor?
A. 30.55 kHz C. 51.92 kHz
B. 3.055 kHz D. 1.92 kHz
557. For a series RLC resonant circuit, what is the total reactance at the lower half I 0.1 H 10 Ω 0.1 F
power frequency?
A. √ C. R
B. √ D. -R
A. 0 C. 1
558. A series RLC circuit when excited by a 10 V sinusoidal voltage source of B. 0.11 D. 10.1
variable frequency, exhibits resonance at 100 Hz and has a 3 dB bandwidth
of 5 Hz. The voltage across the inductor L at resonance is 563. In the given circuit, at resonance IR amperes is equal to
A. 10 V C. √
B. √ V D. 200 V
50 μF
R
0.5 H
5A
559. An RLC resonant circuit has a resonant frequency of 1.5 MHz and a
IR
bandwidth of 10 kHz. If C = 150 pF, then the effective resistance of the circuit
will be
A. 29.5 Ω C. 9.4 Ω
A. 0A C. 5A
B. 14.75 Ω D. 4.7 Ω
B. 10 A D. 0.5 A
560. The following circuit resonates at
564. A circuit has two parallel branches. In one branch, R and L are connected in
series while in the other R and C are connected in series. If √ , which
of the following is not correct?
A. The circuit is in resonance.
B. The two branch currents are in quadrature.
C. The circuit has an impedance independent of its frequency.
D. The two branch currents are in phase. 569. A 50 Ω resistance, a 30 Ω inductive reactance and a 25 Ω capacitive
reactance are connected in series across a 100 V, 60 Hz supply. What will
565. A parallel circuit consists of two branches. One branch has R L and L be its resonant frequency?
connected in series and the other branch has RC and C connected in series. A. 65.726 Hz C. 25 Hz
Consider the following statements: B. 53 Hz D. 54.77 Hz
1. The two branch currents will be in quadrature if RLRC = L/C.
2. The impedance of the whole circuit is independent of frequency, if 570. A coil having a Q factor of 5 is connected in series with an ideal capacitor
RL = RC and √ . across ac source of 60 V. Calculate the voltage across the capacitor at
3. The circuit is in resonance for all the frequencies if RL = RC. resonance.
4. The two branch currents will be in phase at √ . A. 150 V C. 12 V
Which of the above statements are correct? B. 300 V D. 65 V
A. 1 and 2 C. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 3 D. 3 and 4 571. A coil having an inductance of 50 mH and a resistance 10 Ω is connected in
series with a 25 μF capacitor across a 200 V ac supply. Find the value of Q
566. The value of Z in given figure which is most appropriate to cause parallel factor?
resonance at 500 Hz is A. 7.4 C. 3.54
B. 4.53 D. 4.47
5Ω 572. The following data are given for a series RL and a series RC which are
connected in parallel: XL = 15 Ω, XC = 25 Ω, RC = 15 Ω. For value of RL will
2H Z the circuit be in resonance?
A. 169 ohms C. 16.9 ohms
B. 916 ohms D. 91.6 ohms
A. 125 mH C. 2 μF 573. A circuit consisting of a capacitor in series with a resistance of 10 ohms is
B. 304.2 μF D. 0.05 μF connected in parallel with a coil having a reactance and resistance of 17.32
ohms and 10 ohms respectively. What is the reactance of the capacitor that
567. The value of the capacitance ‘C’ in the given ac circuit to make it a constant will draw minimum current from a 230-V, 60 Hz supply?
resistance circuit or for the supply current to be independent of its frequency A. 17.32 Ω C. 6.78 Ω
is B. 10.32 Ω D. 22.18 Ω
574. Series circuit consists of a 20-ohm resistance, a 150 mH inductance and an

4Ω 4Ω unknown capacitance. The circuit is supplied with a voltage v = 100 sin 377t.
Find the value of capacitance at resonance.
A. 42 μF C. 47 μF
C
1H B. 72.567 μF D. 34.65 μF
575. A coil having a resistance of 0.5 ohm and an inductance of 5.25 mH is

A. 1/16 F C. 1/8 F connected in parallel with a capacitor across a 220 volt, 60 Hz source.
B. 1/12 F D. 1/4 F Calculate the value of the capacitance at resonance.
A. 125 microfarad C. 125 millifarad
568. A coil takes apparent power and reactive power of 100 VA and 80 VAR, B. 1.25 microfarad D. 1.25 millifarad
respectively. What is the Q factor of the coil?
A. 1.33 C. 8 576. The current in an RL and C parallel circuit at resonance is
B. 10 D. 6 A. maximum C. minimum
B. zero D. infinity A. minimum
B. maximum
577. A circuit draws 25 A when connected across a source of frequency f1. C. equal to IL and IC
Determine the current drawn by the same circuit at resonance if f 1 is half the D. Q times larger than IL or IC
resonant frequency.
A. 12.5 A C. 35.35 A 585. The current at resonance in a series LC circuit is
B. 17.68 A D. 50 A A. zero
B. minimum
578. A series RLC circuit is connected across a 120-V, 60 Hz source and draws a C. different in each component
leading current of 5 A. Determine the voltage across the capacitor at D. maximum
resonance if R = 5 Ω and L = 25 mH.
A. 47.12 V C. 236.6 V 586. The impedance of a parallel LC circuit at resonance is
B. 164.5 V D. 422.6 V A. zero
B. maximum
579. The best definition of Q-factor of a coil is C. minimum
A. The ratio of its maximum energy stored to its energy dissipated per D. equal to the rS of the coil
cycle
B. Its power factor 587. The phase angle of an LC circuit at resonance is
C. The reciprocal of its reactive factor A. 0° C. 180°
D. The ratio of its resistance to its inductive reactance B. 90° D. -90°
580. A coil is to be wound with Q-factor of 8. A lamp rated 120 V, 480 W is 588. Below resonance, a series LC circuit appears
connected in series with the coil and connected across 230 V, 60 Hz source. A. inductive C. capacitive
What is the impedance of the coil if the voltage across the lamp is B. resistive D. none of the above
maintained at 120 V?
A. Ω C. Ω 589. Above resonance, a parallel LC circuit appears
B. Ω D. Ω A. inductive C. capacitive
B. resistive D. none of the above
581. An inductive coil having a resistance of 25 ohms and inductance of 0.2 H is
connected in parallel with a 100 μF capacitor. Find the frequency at which 590. When either L or C is increased, the resonant frequency of an LC circuit
the total current taken is in phase with the supply voltage. A. decreases
A. 35.6 Hz C. 29.5 Hz B. increases
B. 46.5 Hz D. 52.9 Hz C. doesn’t change
D. This is impossible to determine.
582. The resonant frequency of an LC circuit is the frequency where
A. XL = 0 Ω and XC = 0 Ω 591. In a low Q parallel resonant circuit, when XL = XC
B. XL = XC A. IL = IC C. IC is less than IL
C. XL and rS of the coil are equal B. IL is less than IC D. IL is more than IC
D. XL and XC are in phase
592. To double the resonant frequency of an LC circuit with a fixed value of L, the
583. The impedance of a series LC circuit at resonance is capacitance, C, must be
A. maximum C. minimum A. doubled
B. nearly infinite D. both A and B B. quadrupled
C. reduced by one-half
584. The total line current, IT, of a parallel LC circuit at resonance is D. reduced by one-quarter
B. RC D. C/R
593. A higher Q for a resonant frequency provides a
A. dampened response curve 602. For the given parallel resonant circuit, match the following:
B. wider bandwidth A. I at resonance 1. W/R
C. narrower bandwidth B. IL 2. In phase with voltage
D. none of the above C. Dynamic impedance 3. L/CR
4. Lags the applied voltage
594. The Q of a parallel resonant circuit can be lowered by ABC ABC
A. placing a resistor in parallel with the tank A. 4 2 3 C. 4 2 1
B. adding more resistance in series with the coil B. 2 4 3 D. 2 4 1
C. decreasing the value of L or C
D. both A and B 603. To increase the Q- factor of an inductor, it can be with
A. Thicker wire
595. The ability of an LC circuit to supply complete sine waves when the input to B. Thinner wire
the tank is only a pulse is called C. Longer wire
A. tuning C. anti-resonance D. Wire with heavy insulation
B. the flywheel effect D. its Q
604. Given Z = jωL + 1/jωC; the magnitude of Z curve will be
596. Which of the following can provide a higher Q?
A. a higher L/C ratio
B. a lower L/C ratio
C. more resistance in series with the coil
D. either B or C
A. Figure a C. Figure c
597. A resonance curve for a series circuit is a plot of frequency versus ____. B. Figure b D. none of the above
A. voltage C. current
B. impedance D. reactance 605. The bandwidth of R.C series circuit is
A. 1/RC C. ∞
598. At half-power points of a resonance curve, the current is ____ times the B. RC D. none of the above
maximum current.
A. 2 C. √ 606. Consider the following statements: In a series RLC resonant circuit, the
B. √ D. 1/2 bandwidth is
1. directly proportional to resonant frequency
599. A parallel resonant circuit can be used 2. Inversely proportional to resonant frequency
A. to amplify certain frequencies 3. directly proportional to quality factor
B. to reject a small band of frequencies 4. Inversely proportional to quality factor
C. as a high impedance A. 2 & 3 are correct C. 1 & 3 are correct
D. both B and C B. 2 & 4 are correct D. 1 & 4 are correct
600. As the Q-factor of a circuit ____, its selectivity becomes ____. 607. An RLC parallel resonant circuit has a resonance frequency of 1.5 MHz and
A. increases, better C. decreases, better a bandwidth of 1 kHz. If C = 150 pF, then the effective resistance of the
B. increases, worse D. decreases, narrower circuit will be
A. 2.96 MΩ C. 9.5 Ω
601. The half – power frequency of, series RC circuit is B. 14.75 Ω D. 4.7 Ω
A. 1/RC C. R/C
608. The parallel RL circuit is having quality factor of Q1, when it is connected in
series with R, the new quality factor Q2 will be 616. The half power frequency of series RL circuit is
A. Q2 > Q1 C. Q2 = Q1 A. R/L C. 2R/L
B. Q2 < Q1 D. none of the above B. L/R D. 2L/R
609. In a series RLC circuit, as R increases 617. In a series RLC circuit, the value of current at resonance is affected by the
1. Bandwidth decreases value of
2. Bandwidth increases A. only L C. both L & C
3. Resonance frequency increases B. only C D. only R
4. Lower 3 dB decreases
5. Upper 3 dB increases 618. In a series RLC circuit at resonance with Q = 10, and with applied voltage of
A. 2, 4 & 5 are correct C. 2, 3, 4 are correct 100 mV at resonance frequency voltage across capacitor is
B. 1, 4 & 5 are correct D. none of the above A. 100 mV C. 10 mV
B. 1 volt D. 10 volts
610. In a series RLC circuit, given R = 10 Ω, L = 14 H, C = 1 F. Find damping
ratio. 619. Find fR in the circuit shown.
A. 1.33 C. 0.5
B. 0.187 D. none of the above
611. The power factor of parallel RLC circuit at W > Wo is

A. < 1 C. > 1
B. =1 D. 0
612. The phase of even symmetric signal is

A. all frequencies C. 5 rad / sec
A. +90° C. 0°
B. 0.5 rad/ sec D. 1 rad/ sec
B. –90° D. 0° or ±180°
620. The parallel RLC circuit shown is in resonance.
613. The power in a series R-L-C circuit will be half of that at resonance when the
magnitude of current is equal to
A. V/2R C. V/√ R
B. V/√ R D. √ V/R
614. In a series RLC high Q circuit, the current peaks at a frequency

A. f = fo C. f < fo
B. f > fo D. none of these A. |IR| < 1 mA C. |IR + IC| < 1 mA
B. |IR + IL| >1 mA D. |IL + IC| > 1 mA
615. The given series resonant circuit resonance at
frequency of 20 MHz. It will 621. A series RLC ckt has a Q of 100 and an impedance of (100 + j0) Ω at its
A. By pass all signals of 20 MHz resonance angular frequency of 107 rad| sec. The values of R & L are
B. permit flow of signal of 20 MHz along the A. R = 100 Ω; L = 1 mH C. R = 100 Ω; L = 10 mH
time B. R = 10 Ω; L = 10 mH D. none of the above
C. Not produce any effect at 20 MHz
D. cause moderate attenuation of signal at 20 622. The parallel RLC circuit having damping ratio δp is connected in series with
MHz same values, then series circuit damping ratio δs is
A. 4δp C. δp/4 C. can be greater than the input voltage however, it is 90° out of phase with
B. 2δp D. δp/2 the input voltage
D. can be greater than the input voltage and is in phase with the input
623. A series LCR circuit consisting of R = 10Ω, |XL| = 20 Ω & |XC| = 20 Ω is voltage.
connected across an a.c supply of 200 V rms. The rms voltage across the
capacitor is 628. A series RLC circuit when existed by a 10 V sinusoidal voltage source of
A. 200 -90° C. 400 +90 variable frequency, exhibits resonance at 100 HZ and has a 3dB band width
B. 200 +90° D. 400 -90 of 5 Hz. The voltage across the inductor L at resonance is
A. 10 V C. 10/√ V
624. At fR what is K? B. 10√ V D. 200 V
629. A circuit with a resistor, inductor and capacitor in series is resonant at fR Hz.
If all the component values are now doubled, the new resonant frequency is
A. 0.25 C. 0.999
A. 2 fR C. fR/4
B. 0.5 D. 1.0
B. still fR D. fR/2
625. Find Zin at resonance.
630. A coil (series RL) has been designed for high Q performance at a rated
voltage and a specific frequency. If the frequency of operation is doubled,
and the coil is operated at the same rated voltage, then the Q factor and the
active power P consumed by the coil will be affected as follows
A. P is doubled, Q is halved
B. P is halved, Q is doubled
C. P remain constant, Q is doubled
D. P decreases 4 times, Q is doubled
A. 1.28 Ω C. 2Ω 631. A series RLC circuit has the following parameter values R = 10 Ω, L = 0.01
B. 12.8 Ω D. 128 Ω H, C = 100 µF. The Q factor of the circuit at resonance is
A. 1 C. 0.1
626. For the series RLC circuit, the partial phasor diagram at a certain frequency B. 10 D. none of the above
is shown, the operating frequency of the circuit is
632. At resonance, the parallel circuit of given figure constituted by an iron-cored
coil and a capacitor, behaves like.
A. Equal to resonant frequency

B. less than resonant frequency
C. Greater than resonant frequency
627. In a series RLC circuit at resonance, the magnitude of the voltage developed A. open circuit C. pure resistance = R
across the capacitor B. short D. pure resistance > R
A. is always zero
B. can never be greater than the input voltage
633. Find L & C of a parallel RLC circuit to resonate at 1 rad/sec with a Q of 5 and A. R/L C. 1/RC
resistance of 1 ohm. B. L/RC D. ω0L/R
A. 1/5 H, 5 F C. 1 H, 1 F
B. 5 H, 1/5 F D. 5 H, 5 F 641. The Q of a parallel RLC circuit at its resonance frequency ω0 is
A. ω0L/R C. ω0RC
634. In a parallel RLC resonant circuit R = 10 kΩ, C = 0. 47 µF, the bandwidth will B. R/ω0C D. ω0LR
be.
A. 212.76 rad/sec C. 100 rad/sec 642. In a series R-L-C circuit below resonance, the current
10
B. 2.12 x 10 rad/sec D. none of the above A. lags behind the applied voltage
B. leads the applied voltage
635. A parallel resonate circuit (RP, L, &C) and a series resonant circuit (RS, L & C. is in phase with the voltage
C) have the same Q. Find the relation between RP & RS D. leads or lags behind the applied voltage depending upon the actual
2
A. RS = Q Rp C. RP = RS values of L and C
2
B. RP = Q RS D. none of the above
643. A high Q coil has
636. In a parallel resonant circuit, as R increases, the selectivity will be A. large bandwidth C. low losses
A. Decreasing C. Constant B. high losses D. flat response
B. Increasing D. none of the above
644. At a frequency below the resonant frequency ____ circuit is capacitive and
637. In a series RLC circuit, the phasor form at some frequency is as shown, then ____ circuit.
the frequency is A. series, parallel C. parallel, parallel
B. parallel, series D. series, series
645. In the following parallel circuit, resonance will never occur, if:
A. Less than W0
B. More than W0
C. equal to W0 A.
2 2
R1 = R2 = L/C
D. none of the above B.
2
R1 < L/C
2 2
C. R2 > L/C and R1 < L/C
638. In a series RLC circuit, let Qc be the Q of the coil at resonance and let Qs = D.
2 2
R1 > L/C and R2 > L/C
(resonance frequency)/bandwidth, then
A. Qc and Qs are not related to each other 646. The circulating current in a parallel LC circuit at any resonant frequency is
B. Qc > Qs A. Directly proportional to frequency
C. Qc < Qs B. Inversely proportional to frequency
D. Qc = Qs C. Independent of frequency
639. A coil is represented by an inductance L in parallel with a resistance R. The
Q of the coil at frequency w is 2
647. In series RLC circuit excited by a voltage, e = E sin ωt, where LC < (1/ω )
A. R/(ωL) C. ωLR A. Current lags the applied voltage
B. ωL/ R D. 1/(ωLR) B. current leads the applied voltage
C. current is in phase with the applied voltage
640. The half power bandwidth of a series RCL circuit is D. voltages across L and C are equal
A. R√ C. 1/R√
648. A series RLC circuit has a resonance frequency of 1 kHz and a quality factor B. R√ D. 1/R√
Q = 100. If each of R, L and C is doubled from its original value, the new Q of
the circuit is
A. 25 C. 100 656. A practical inductor can be replaced by the following equivalent circuit at low
B. 50 D. 200 to medium frequency.
649. What is the bandwidth of parallel RLC circuit at resonance?

A. RC C. R/C
B. 1/RC D. C/R
650. The current bandwidth of RC series circuit is A. Figure a C. Figure c

A. 1/RC C. ∞ B. Figure b D. Figure d
B. RC D. none of the above
657. A coil of wire has inductive impedance. At high frequencies the impedance
651. The circuit shown acts as an ideal current source with respect to terminals will be represented by
AB, when the frequency is
A. zero C. 4 rad/sec A. Figure a C. Figure c

B. 1 rad/sec D. 16 rad/sec B. Figure b D. Figure d
652. A series RLC circuit is excited by an ac voltage v(t) = sin t. If L = 10 H and C 658. In a series RLC circuit R= 2 kΩ, L = 1 H, and C = 1/ 400 microfarads. The
= 0.1 F, then the peak value of the voltage across R will be resonant frequency is
4 4
A. 0.707 A. 2 x 10 Hz C. 10 Hz
4 4
B. 1 B. (1/π) x 10 Hz D. 2π x 10 Hz
C. 1.414
D. indeterminate as the value of R is not given 659. In the circuit shown in the figure, Vs = Vm sin 2t and Z2 = 1 – j. The value of C
is shown such that the current I is in phase with Vs. The value of C in farad is
653. In a parallel RLC circuit, the current source (I) lags voltage across circuit (V)
if
A. wL > 1/wC C. R > [wL + 1/wC]
B. wL < 1/wC D. none of the above
654. At lower half power frequency the total reactance of the series RLC circuit is A. 1/4 C. 2
A. –R C. √ -45° B. 1/2√ D. 4
B. √ 45° D. none of the above
660. The circuit shown has i(t) = 10 sin (120πt). The power (time average power)
655. In a parallel RLC circuit, the quality factor at a resonance is given by dissipated in R is when L = 1/120π H, C = 1/60π H, R = 1 ohm.
A. 3 kVAR C. 2.5 kVAR
B. 2 kVAR D. 3.5 Kvar

A plant has a load of 290 kilowatt with an average power factor of 70%. The
owner requests you to correct the power factor to reduce its power
consumption. How much capacitor kVAR is required to increase the power
A. 25 watts C. 10/√ watts factor to 90%?
B. 100 watts D. 50 watts A. 152.46 C. 150.34
B. 155.39 D. 154.58
661. The value of the capacitance C in the given ac circuit to make it a constant
resistance circuit or for the supply current to be independent of its frequency 667. REE Board Exam October 1996
is A single-phase, 60 Hz, 5 hp squirrel cage induction motor draws a current of
53 A at 117 V. If it has a 78.5% electrical to mechanical conversion
efficiency, what capacitance should be connected at the terminals of the
motor in order to increase the power factor of the load combination to 92%?
A. 480 μF C. 320 μF
B. 380 μF D. 420 μF

A load of 10,000 kVA, 80% pf lagging is connected to a 13,200 volts line.
How much capacitive reactive power is needed to correct the power factor to
A. 1/16 F C. 1/8 F 0.97 lagging?
B. 1/12 F D. ¼F A. 5,156 kVAR C. 2,547 kVAR
B. 3,138 kVAR D. 4,395 kVAR
662. A parallel RLC circuit has half power frequencies at 105 M rad/s and 95 M
rad/s. Then Q is given by 669. In a pure reactive circuit, the power factor is
A. 10.5 C. 100 A. lagging C. leading
B. 9.5 D. 10 B. zero D. unity
2
663. The system function H(s) = s/(s + 2s + 100). The resonant frequency and 670. Power factor is defined as the ratio of
the bandwidth in rad/s are given, respectively, by A. volt ampere to watts
A. 10, 1 C. 100, 2 B. watts to volt amperes
B. 10, 2 D. 100, 1 C. volt amperes reactive to watts
D. watts to volt amperes reactive
E. POWER FACTOR CORRECTION (1-PHASE)
664. EE Board Exam October 1990 671. In a series circuit consisting of resistance and reactance, power factor is
A single phase inductive load takes 50 kVA at 0.60 power factor lagging. defined as the ratio of
Solve for the kVAR of a capacitor required to improve the power factor to 1.0. A. resistance to impedance
A. 30 kVAR C. 22.5 kVAR B. resistance to reactance
B. 20 kVAR D. 40 KVAR C. reactance to impedance
D. none of these
A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, 75% power factor and 220 672. For a parallel circuit consisting of resistance and reactance the value of
volts. What approximate size of capacitor is necessary to raise the power power factor is the ratio of
factor to about 95%?
A. impedance to reactance C. draw same current but less power
B. reactance to impedance D. draw less current but more power
C. resistance to impedance
D. impedance to resistance 681. The power factor of incandescent bulb is
A. 0.8 lagging C. unity
673. It is not easy to find the value of impedance for a parallel circuit but power B. 0.8 leading D. zero
factor can easily be obtained as a ratio of
A. active current to line current 682. Power factor of the magnetizing component of a transformer is
B. reactive current to line current A. unity C. always leading
C. line current to active current B. 0.8 lagging D. zero
D. none of these
683. One of the reasons for improving the power factor is
674. The power factor of a.c. circuit containing both a resistor and a conductor is A. to increase the reactive power
A. more than unity C. between 0 -1 leading B. to decrease the reactive power
B. leading by 90° D. none of these C. to increase the real power
D. to decrease the real power
675. In an a.c. circuits, a low value of reactive volt-ampere compared with watts
indicates 684. Another reason for improving the power factor is
A. high power factor C. leading power factor A. to avoid poor voltage regulation
B. unity power factor D. none of these B. to keep voltage regulation constant
C. to increase the voltage regulation
676. In a given circuit when power factor is unity the reactive power is D. to decrease the voltage regulation
A. a maximum C. zero
2
B. equal to I R D. none of these 685. Power factor improvement may be achieved by the use of
A. synchronous motor C. long transmission line
677. The capacitor of power factor correction are rated in terms of B. induction motor D. short transmission line
A. voltage C. kW
B. VA D. kVAR 686. The advantage of using static capacitor to improve the power factor is
because they
678. Poor power factor results in all of the following except A. are not variable
A. overloading of transformers B. are almost loss free
B. overloading of alternators C. provide continuous change of power factor
C. reduction in power losses D. none of these
D. reduction in load handling capacity of electrical system
687. Many industrial tariffs penalize consumers whose power factor falls
679. Power factor of an inductive circuit can be improved by connecting a A. below 0.8 C. between 0.8 to 0.95
capacitor to it in B. below unity D. none of these
A. series
B. parallel 688. A factory takes a load of 1000 KW and has a reactive power of 1000 KVAR.
C. either series or parallel Its power factor is
D. depends on the value of the capacitor A. 0.6 C. 0.8
B. unity D. 0.7
680. For the same load, if the power factor is reduced, it will
A. draw more current 689. A current of 10 amperes at a power factor of 0.8 lagging is taken from 250 V
B. draw less current a.c. supply. The reactive power of the system is
B. 2000 VA D. 1500 VAR 695. Consider the following statements: In the circuit shown in the figure, if the
equivalent impedance x – x is Zeq then
690. A resistance ‘R’ Ω and inductance ‘L’ H are connected across 240 V, 50 Hz
supply. Power dissipated in the circuit is 100 W and the voltage across R is x
100 V. In order to improve the pf to unity, the capacitor that is to be I1 I2
4Ω 4Ω
connected in series should have a value of
A. 43.7 μF C. 437 μF
B. 4.37 μF D. 4.37 mF j10 Ω j4 Ω j10 Ω
x
691. What size of condenser must be placed across an inductance having a
resistance of 10 ohms and reactance of 20 ohms to draw minimum current 1. Zeq = 2 + j5 3. I1 = -I2
from the line when the combination is connected across a 60-cycle line? 2. Zeq = 2 + j3 4. I1 = I2
(Assume a condenser of negligible resistance). Of these statements
A. 20 μF C. 10 μF A. 1 alone is true C. 2 and 3 are correct
B. 106 μF D. 6.33 μF B. 2 and 4 are correct D. none of the above
F. AC NETWORK ANALYSIS 696. For the network shown in the figure, the voltage VB will be
692. A segment of a circuit shown in given A j3 Ω
B
figure VR = 5 V, VC = 4 sin 2t. The
voltage VL is given by
A. 3 – 8 cos 2t
2A
1A
j2 Ω j4 Ω
B. 32 sin 2t
C. 16 sin 2t
D. 16 cos 2t A. j5.33 V C. -j5.33 V
B. 5.33 V D. j3.33 V
693. Three currents i1, i2 and i3 are
approaching a node. If i1 = 10 sin (400t
+ 60°) A and i2 = 10 sin (400t - 60°) A, then i3 is 697. In the circuit shown in given figure, ( ) √ ( ) and ( )
A. 0 C. -10 sin 400t A √ ( ). What is the voltage v(t) across the 1 ohm grounded
resistor?
B. 10 sin 400t A D. √ ( )A
1Ω 1Ω
694. The phase angle of the current ‘I’ with respect to the V 1 in the circuit shown
in the figure is + +
V1 = 100 (1 + j); V2 = 100(1 – j) 1Ω
e1(t) e2(t)
- -
I
V1
10 Ω j10 Ω A. V
B. ( ) ( )V
V2 C. V
D. j1 V
A. 0° C. -45°
B. 45° D. -90°
698. If all elements in a particular network are linear, then the superposition C. principle of superposition
theorem would hold when the excitation is D. equivalence theorem
A. dc only C. either ac or dc
B. ac only D. an impulse 705. A certain network N feeds a load resistance as shown in Fig. 1. It consumes
a power of ‘P’. If an indicated network is added as shown in Fig. 2. The
699. For the network shown in given figure, the Thevenin equivalent impedance power consumed by R will be
across terminals CD is given by A. less than P C. between P and 4P
[ ] B. equal to P D. more than 4P
A. C.
706. In the circuit shown in the figure, the current source I = 1 A, the voltage
[ ] ( ) source V = 5 V, R1 = R2 = R3 = 1 Ω, L1 = L2 = L3 = 1 H, C1 = C2 = 1 F. The
B. D. currents (in A) through R3 and the voltage source V respectively will be
A. 1, 4 C. 5, 2
700. In the given figure , , . B. 5, 1 D. 5, 4
Thevenin impedance seen from X-Y is
A. C. 707. For loop (1) of the network shown in the given figure, the correct loop
equation is
B. D.
A. C.
B. D.
701. In the figure the current source is A, R = 1 ohm, the impedances are ZC
= -j ohm, and ZL = j2 ohm, The Thevenin equivalent circuit looking into the
708. An ac source of voltage ES and an internal impedance of ZS = (RS + jXS) is
circuit across X-Y is
connected to a load of impedance ZL = (RL + jXL). Consider the following
A. √ V, (1 + j2) Ω C. V, (1 + j) Ω conditions in this regard.
B. V, (1 + j2) Ω D. √ V, (1 + j) Ω 1. XL = XS if only XL is varied
2. XL = -XS if only XL is varied
702. The circuit shown in Fig. 1 is replaced by its Norton’s equivalent circuit in Fig. 3. √ ( ) if only RL is varied
2. The value of I will be
4. |ZL| = |ZS| if the magnitude of ZL is varied, keeping the phase angle
A. A C. A fixed
B. A D. A Among these conditions, those which are to be satisfied for maximum power
transfer from the source to the load would include
703. Consider the following statements: The transfer impedance and admittance A. 2 and 3 C. 1, 2 and 4
of a network remain constant when the position of excitation and response B. 1 and 3 D. 2, 3 and 4
are interchanged if the network
1. is linear 709. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer from an ac source to a
2. consists of bilateral elements variable load
3. has high impedance or admittance as the case may be A. the load impedance must be inductive, if the generator impedance is
4. is resonant inductive
Of these statements B. the sum of the source and the load impedances is zero
A. 1 and 2 are correct C. 2 and 4 are correct C. the sum of the source reactance and the load reactance is zero
B. 1, 3 and 4 are correct D. all are correct D. the load impedance has the same phase angle as the generator
impedance
704. In a linear network, the ratio of voltage excitation to current response is
unaltered when the position of excitation and response are interchanged. 710. If the combined generator and line impedance is (5 + j10) Ω, then for the
The assertions stems from the maximum power transfer to a load impedance from a generator of constant
A. principle of duality generated voltage, the load impedance is given be which of the following?
B. reciprocity theorem
A. (5 + j10) Ω C. (5 + j5) Ω A. 1,905 W C. 5,716 W
B. (5 – j10) Ω D. 5Ω B. 3,300 W D. 3,810 W
711. A voltage source having an internal impedance of 8 + j6 Ω supplies power to 718. REE Board Exam April 1997
a resistive load. What should be load resistance for maximum power A 170 kV, 3-phase electric source delivers 200 MVA to a balanced load,
transferred to it? which has a power factor of 90% lagging. What is the line current?
A. 8 Ω C. 10 Ω A. 257 A C. 402 A
B. 6 Ω D. √ Ω B. 502 A D. 679 A
712. The Thevenin equivalent circuit of a network is as shown in the given figure. 719. REE Board Exam October 1997
For maximum power transfer to the variable and purely resistive load R L, its A three-phase motor is rated 50 hp, 440 volts and 85% power factor. What is
resistance should be its rated current?
A. 60 Ω C. 100 Ω A. 61.5 A C. 55 A
B. 80 Ω D. infinity B. 57.5 A D. 59 A
713. Two ac sources fed a common variable load as shown in the given figure. 720. EE Board Exam April 1985
Under the maximum power transfer condition, the power absorbed by the A balanced 3-phase load draws 120 amperes line current at 230 volts line to
load resistance RL is line, 0.848 pf lagging. Solve for the real power.
A. 2200 W C. 1000 W A. 40.54 kW C. 41.45 kW
B. 1250 W D. 625 W B. 42.35 kW D. 43.15 kW
714. REE Board Exam March 1998 721. REE Board Exam March 1998
Three impedances, -j10, j10 and 10 ohms are wye-connected. Determine the A generator supplies three-phase power to balanced load. The voltage is
impedance of an equivalent delta. 230 volts, the current is 18 A and the power factor is 85%. What is the
A. 12.5, j12.5, -12.5 Ω C. j8.5, -j12.5, 8 Ω power?
B. 10, j10, -j10 Ω D. 5, j5, -j5 Ω A. 3.6 kW C. 6.1 kW
B. 1.6 kW D. 1.4 kW
715. A telephone circuit makes power available at a pair of terminals. The open
circuit voltage across the terminals is 1 volt and the impedance looking into 722. EE Board Exam April 1984
the terminals is 500 – j500 Ω. What is the maximum power that can be drawn A balanced 3-phase load draws 75 amperes line current at 230 volts line to
from the circuit? line, 0.848 pf lagging. Solve for the reactive power being drawn.
A. 0.002 W C. 0.001 W A. 15.83 kVAR C. 15.35 kVAR
B. 0.0005 W D. 0.0014 W B. 15.26 kVAR D. 15.94 kVAR
G. BALANCED POLYPHASE SYSTEM 723. EE Board Exam April 1990

716. REE Board Exam April 2002 The input power factor to a three-phase, 6-poles, 460 volts., 60 Hz, 50 hp
In a balanced three-phase system, the phase A voltage is 132.8 cis 0°, what induction motor is 0.62 as 20 A is drawn by the motor. Find the power input
is the line to line voltage VCA? to the motor.
A. 230 cis 30° C. 230 cis (-60°) A. 9,880 W C. 9,895 W
B. 230 cis (-30°) D. 132.8 cis 120° B. 9,675 W D. 9,478 W
717. REE Board Exam September 2001 724. EE Board Exam April 1992
The phase B line voltage and the phase A line current of a balanced three A 460 volt, three-phase motor draws 208 A with a power factor of 0.91
phase system are v = 220 sin (ωt + 210°) and i = 10 sin (ωt + 180°) amperes, lagging. Calculate the kW input to the motor.
respectively. What is the power of the system? A. 150.8 C. 152.4
B. 156.3 D. 160.3 731. EE Board Exam June 1990
Two parallel connected loads A and B are supplied by a 440 V, 3-phase, 60
725. EE Board Exam April 1993 Hz generator. Load A draws an apparent power of 100 kVA at 0.80 pf
A wye-connected load has a ohm impedance per phase and is lagging and load B draws an apparent power of 70 kVA at unity pf.
connected across a 120-V three-phase source. Calculate the line current. Determine the feeder current.
A. 24 A C. 41.56 A A. 208 A C. 214 A
B. 13.85 A D. 15.45 A B. 212 A D. 202 A
726. EE Board Exam April 1993 732. EE Board Exam April 1990
Three condensers, each having capacity of 75 microfarads are connected in A three-phase motor takes 10 kVA at 0.67 pf lagging from a source of 230
star to a 440 volts, 3-phase, 50 cycles supply. Calculate the capacitance of volts. It is in parallel with a balanced delta load having 16 ohms resistance
each of the three condensers so that when they are connected in delta to the and 12 ohms capacitive reactance in series in each phase. Determine the
same supply the line current remains the same. total power factor.
A. 20 μF C. 25 μF A. 0.966 lagging C. 0.917 lagging
B. 28 μF D. 30 μF B. 0.896 lagging D. 0.967 lagging
727. EE April 1993 733. REE Board Exam March 1998

A balanced three-phase load is wye-connected and has an impedance Zp = The phase b line voltage and the phase a line current of a balanced three-
4 – j3 ohms per phase. Find the line current if this load is connected across a phase system are v = 220 (sin wt + 210) and i = 10 sin (wt - 30),
220 V three-phase source. respectively. What is the power of the system?
A. 25.4 A C. 20.5 A A. 1905 W C. 5716 W
B. 22.3 A D. 26.7 A B. 3300 W D. 3810 W
Three 10-ohm resistances are connected delta on a balanced three-phase A balanced 3-phase load draws 120 amperes line current at 230 volts line to
source. If the equation of the phase Van =120 sin ωt. What is the equation of line, 0.848 pf lagging current. Solve for the readings of the two wattmeters
the line current in line a? used to measure the 3-phase power.
A. 20.78 sin (ωt + 30°) C. 12 sin (ωt – 56.56°) A. 25.543 kW, 15.087 kW
B. 13.15 sin (ωt - 30°) D. 36 sin ωt B. 28.155 kW, 12.385 kW
C. 24.365 kW, 16.175 kW
729. EE Board Exam October 1994 D. 27.583 kW, 12.957 kW
Three resistors 10, 15 and 30 ohmic values are connected in wye-
configuration to a balanced 208 volt three-phase supply. Calculate the total 735. EE Board Exam April 1988
power of the system. MERALCO used two wattmeters to measure the balanced 3-phase dynatron
A. 2644 W C. 3080 W elevator motor drive. The coils of the wattmeters are connected to the
B. 2880 W D. 3280 W current transformers, which are lines 1 and 2 respectively. The potential coils
are connected to potential transformers, which are across lines 2 and 3 and
730. REE Board Exam March 1998 lines 3 and 1, respectively. The line potentials are 230 V and the line
Three impedances each 10 + j5 ohms are connected delta on a balanced currents are each 150 A. The wattmeters each indicate 19.6 kW. Assume
three-phase source. If the equation of the phase Van =120 sin ωt. What is load is wye connected. What is the total power supplied?
the equation of the line current through the impedance connected across A. 49.175 kW C. 45.461 kW
phase A and B? B. 48.236 kW D. 47.350 kW
A. 20.02 sin (ωt - 22°) C. 16.21 sin (ωt + 56.56°)
B. 18.59 sin (ωt + 3.44°) D. 21.32 sin (ωt – 8.15°) 736. EE Board Exam April 1992
A 460-volt three-phase motor draws 208 A with a power factor of 0.91 743. The advantages of star connections over delta connections for the same
lagging. Calculate the indication of W1 and W2 for the given condition. voltage is that it gives
A. 75.40 kW, 75.40 kW C. 89.56 kW, 61.25 kW A. step down current
B. 91.23 kW, 59.58 kW D. 95.24 kW, 55.57 kW B. extra step up voltage
C. extra step up current
737. EE Board Exam June 1990 D. extra step up power
Two wattmeter method is used to test a 25 HP, 230 volt, 1800 rpm, 60 cycle,
3-phase induction motor. When the line voltages are 230 volts, one 744. Power in a three phase star system is equal to
wattmeter reads +13,400 watts and the other +7,400 watts. Determine motor A. √ x VL x IL x power factor
power factor. B. 3 x Vph x IL x power factor
A. 0.961 C. 0.894 C. √ x VL X Iph X power factor
B. 0.886 D. 0.807 D. 3 x Vph x Iph x power factor
738. In a balanced three phase star connected circuit the line voltages are equal 745. Power in a three phase delta system with balanced load is equal to
A. to the line current
A. √ x VL x IL x power factor
B. to the phase voltage
C. and so are line currents B. √ x Vph X Iph X power factor
D. but the line currents are unequal C. 3 x Vph x IL x power factor
D. 3 x VL x IL x power factor
739. The type of a.c. distribution system commonly used to supply both light and
power is the 746. In a delta connected system the line current is
A. open delta system A. 1.414 times the phase current
B. three phase delta system B. phasor sum of the two phase currents
C. three phase star system with neutral wire C. equal to the phase current
D. three phase star system without neutral wire D. 1.732 times the phase current
740. The phase displacement between phasors in polyphase system is always 747. Power in star connected system is
A. 90 degrees A. equal to that of delta system
B. 120 degrees B. √ times the delta system
C. 360 degrees divided by the number of phases C. √ times the delta system
D. none of the above D. 3 times of a delta system
741. In a balanced three phase star connected system the line voltage is 748. Electric power is almost exclusively generated, transmitted and distributed,
A. the phasor difference of the two phase voltages by three phase system because it
B. the phasor sum of the two phase voltages A. it is more efficient
C. 0.707 times the phase voltage B. uses less material for a given capacity
D. 1.414 times the phase voltage C. costs less than single-phase apparatus
D. all of the above
742. In a star connected system line current is
A. 0.707 times the phase current 749. The voltages induced in the three windings of a three-phase alternator are
B. 1.735 times the phase current ____ degree apart in time phase.
C. equal to the phase current A. 120 C. 90
D. 1.414 times the phase current B. 60 D. 30
750. If positive phase sequence of a 3 – phase load is a-b-c the negative A. more power is consumed by the load
sequence would be B. current required for a given load power is higher
A. b-a-c C. a-c-b C. active power developed by a generator exceeds its rated output capacity
B. c-b-a D. all of the above D. heat generated is more than the desired amount
751. In the balanced 3-phase voltage system generated by a Y-connected 759. In the 2-wattmeter method of measuring 3-phase power, the two wattmeter’s
alternator, VYB lags ER by ____ electrical degrees. indicate equal and opposite readings when load power factor angle is ____
A. 90 B. 120 degrees lagging.
C. 60 D. 30 A. 60 C. 30
B. 0 D. 90
752. The power taken by 3-phase load is given by the expression
A. 3 VL IL cos φ C. 3 VL IL sin φ 760. When phase sequence at the 3-phase load is reversed
B. √ VL IL cos φ D. √ VL IL sin φ A. phase powers are changed
B. phase currents are changed
753. In a balanced 3-phase voltage generator, the difference phase voltages C. phase currents change in angle but not in magnitude
reach their maximum values ____ degree apart. D. total power consumed in changed
A. 120 C. 240
B. 60 D. 30 761. Phase reversal of a 4-wire unbalanced load supplied from a balanced 3-
phase supply changes
754. If the B-phase, Y-connected alternator become reverse connected by A. magnitude of phase currents
mistake, it will not affect. B. magnitudes as well as phase angle of neutral current
A. V Y B C. V B R C. the power consumed
B. V R Y D. V B Y D. only the magnitude of neutral current
755. Three equal impedances are first connected in star across a balanced 3- 762. In a two-phase generator, the electrical displacement between two phase or
phase supply. If connected in delta across the same supply. windings is ____ electrical degrees.
A. phase current will be tripled A. 120 C. 180
B. phase current will be doubled B. 90 D. none of the above
C. line current will become one-third
D. power consumed will increase three-fold 763. In a six-phase generator, the electrical displacement between different
phases or windings is ____ electrical degrees.
756. A 3-phase, 4-wire, 230/440-V system is supplying lamp load at 230 V. If a 3- A. 60 C. 120
phase motor is now switched on across the same supply then, B. 90 D. 45
A. neutral current will increase
B. all line currents will decrease 764. The torque on the rotor if a 3-phase motor is more constant than that of a
C. neutral current will remain unchanged single motor because
D. power factor will be improved A. single phase motors are not self-starting
B. single phase motors are small in size
757. Power factor improvement C. 3-phase power is of constant value
A. does not affect the performance characteristics of the original load D. none of the above
B. employs series resonance
C. increase the active power drawn by the load 765. For the same rating, the size of a 3-phase motor will be ____ single phase
D. increases the reactive power taken by the load motor.
A. less than that of C. same as that of
758. The chief disadvantage of a low power factor is that B. more than that of D. none of the above
766. To transmit the same amount of power over a fixed distance at a given 770. The advantage of star-connected supply system is that
voltage, the 3-phase system requires ____the weight of copper required for A. line current is equal to phase current
the single-phase system. B. two voltages can be used
A. 3 times C. 1.5 times C. phase sequence can easily be changed
B. 3/4 times D. 0.5 times D. it is a simple arrangement
767. The phase sequence of a three-phase system is RYB. The other possible 771. In a balanced star connected, line voltages are ____ ahead of their
phase sequence can be respective phase voltages.
A. B R Y C. R B Y A. 30 C. 120
B. Y R B D. none of the above B. 60 D. none of the above
768. If in Fig. 14.1, the phase sequence is RYB, then 772. In a star-connected system, the relation between the line voltage V L and
L1 phase voltage Vph is
R 60 W A. C. √
B. √ D. none of the above
3-phase
L2
line
Y 60 W 773. Fig 14.2 shows a balanced star-connected system. The line voltage VRY is
given by
C R
B
ERN IR
Fig. 14.1 VRY
N EYN
A. L1 will burn more brightly than L2 IY VBR
B
B. L2 will burn more brightly than L1 EBN
C. both lamps will be equally bright Y
IB VYB
769. If the phase sequence of the 3-phase line in Fig 14.1 is reversed Fig. 14.2
A. VRY = ERN – ENY …..phasor sum
L1
R 60 W B. VRY = ERN – EYN.....phasor difference
C. VRY = ENR + EYN …..phasor sum
3-phase
L2
line
Y 60 W 774. If the load connected to the 3-phase generator shown in Fig. 14.2 has a
lagging p.f. of cos , then angle between VRY and IR is
C
B
Fig. 14.1
A. L1 will be brighter than L2
B. L2 will be brighter than L1
C. both lamps will be equally bright
777. The power delivered by the 3-phase system shown in Fig. 14.2 is
R √ . Here θ is the phase difference between
ERN IR
VRY R
N EYN IR
IY VBR ERN
B VRY
EBN N EYN
Y IY VBR
IB VYB B
EBN
Y
Fig. 14.2 IB VYB
A. 30 + ϕ C. 60 + ϕ
B. 30 - ϕ D. 120 – ϕ Fig. 14.2
A. line voltage and corresponding line current
775. If the load connected to the 3-phase generator shown in Fig. 14.2 has a B. phase voltage and corresponding phase current
leading p.f. of cos , then angle between VRY and IR is C. phase current and line current
R
ERN IR 778. A 3-phase load is balanced if all the three phases have the same
VRY A. impedance
N EYN
IY VBR B. power factor
B C. impedance and power factor
EBN D. none of the above
Y
IB VYB
779. Three 50-ohm resistors are connected in star across 400 V, 3-phase supply.
Fig. 14.2 If one of the resistors is disconnected, then line current will be
A. 90 – ϕ C. 60 + ϕ A. 8 A C. √ A
B. 90 + ϕ D. 30 - ϕ B. 4 A D. √ A
776. Each phase voltage in Fig. 14.2 is 230 V. If connections of phase B are 780. Fig. 14.3 shows a balanced delta-connected supply system. The current in
reversed then line 1 is
R R 1
IR IB
ERN IR
VRY
N EYN
IY VBR 2
B
EBN B Y
Y IY
IB VYB
3
Fig. 14.2 Fig. 14.3
A. VRY = 230 V C. VRY < 230 V A. IR - IB..... phasor difference
B. VRY > 230 V D. VRY = 0 V B. IB - IR ….. phasor difference
C. IY - IR - IB ….. phasor difference
781. In Fig. 14.3, line currents are ____ behind the respective phase currents.
R 400 V 10 Ω
1
IB 400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω
IR N
400 V
2
B Y Fig. 14.4
IY
3 A. 400 V C. 230 V
B. √ V D. none of the above
Fig. 14.3
A. 60 C. 120 786. The power rating of each resistor in Fig. 14.4 is
B. 30 D. none of the above
782. The delta-connected generator shown in Fig. 14.3 has phase voltage of 200 400 V 10 Ω
V on no load. If a connection of one of the phases is reversed then resultant
voltage across the mesh is 400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω
N
R 1 400 V
IB
IR
Fig. 14.4
2 A. 4000 W C. 4600 W
B B. 2300 W D. 5290 W
Y
IY
3 787. If one of the resistors in Fig. 14.4 were open-circuited, then power consumed
in the circuit is
Fig. 14.3
A. 200 V C. 400 V
B. √ V D. none of the above 400 V 10 Ω
783. If one line conductor of a 3-phase line is cut, the load is then supplied by the 400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω
____ voltage. N
400 V
A. single phase C. three phase
B. two phase D. none of the above
Fig. 14.4
784. The resistance between any two terminals of a balanced star connected load
A. 8000 W C. 16000 W
is 12 . The resistance of each phase is
B. 4000 W D. none of the above
A. 12  C. 6 
B. 18  D. 36  788. The power consumed in the star-connected load shown in Fig. 14.5 is 690
W. The line current is
785. The voltage rating of each resistor in Fig. 14.4 should be
8Ω 6Ω
400 V 10 Ω
400 V
400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω 8Ω 6Ω
N 400 V
400 V
400 V
8Ω 6Ω
Fig. 14.4
A. 2.5 A C. 1.725 A
Fig. 14.6
B. 1A D. none of the above
A. 184 V C. 400 V
789. If one of the resistors in Fig. 14.5 is open-circuited, power consumption will B. 138 V D. none of the above
be
R 792. The power consumed in each phase of the circuit shown in Fig. 14.6 is
R
8Ω 6Ω
400 V
400 V Y R
400 V
8Ω 6Ω
400 V
400 V
B R
400 V
Fig. 14.5
8Ω 6Ω
A. 200 W C. 345 W
B. 300 W D. none of the above Fig. 14.6
A. 2300 W C. 3174 W
790. The power factor of the star-connected load shown in Fig. 14.6 is
B. 4000 W D. none of the above
8Ω 6Ω
793. Three identical resistances connected in star consume 4000 W. If the
resistances are connected in delta across the same supply, the power
400 V consumed will be
8Ω 6Ω
A. 4000 W C. 8000 W
400 V
B. 6000 W D. 12000 W
400 V
8Ω 6Ω 794. Three identical resistances, each of 15 , are connected in delta across 400
V, 3-phase supply. The value of resistance in each leg of the equivalent star-
connected load would be
Fig. 14.6
A. 15  C. 5 
A. 0.8 lagging C. 0.75 lagging B. 7.5  D. 30 
B. 0.6 lagging D. none of the above
795. Three identical capacitances, each of 450 F, are connected in star. The
791. The voltage drop across each inductor in Fig. 14.6 is value of capacitance in each phase of the equivalent delta-connected load
would be
A. 150 F C. 225 F
B. 450 F D. 900 F 802. If the p.f. of the load shown in Fig. 14.7 (phase sequence is RYB) is zero,
then
796. Three identical resistances connected in star carry a line current of 12 A. If W1 ±
the same resistances are connected in delta across the same supply, the R ±
line current will be IL

A. 12 A C. 8 A
Z
VL
B. 4 A D. 36 A
N
797. Three delta-connected resistors absorb 60 kW when connected to a 3- Z Z
IL
phase line. If the resistors are connected in star, the power absorbed is B Y
A. 60 kW C. 40 kW VL
B. 20 kW D. 180 kW ±
IL
W2 ±
798. If a balanced delta load has an impedance of (6 + j9) ohms per phase, then
Fig. 14.7
impedance of each phase of equivalent star load is
A. (6 + j9) ohms C. (12 + j18) ohms A. W1 will read zero
B. (2 + j3) ohms D. (3 + j4.5) ohms B. W2 will read zero
C. both W1 and W2 will read zero
799. In order to measure power in a 3-phase,4-wire unbalanced load, the D. W1 and W2 will read equal and opposite
minimum number of wattmeters required would be
A. 1 C. 4 803. If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) in Fig. 14.7 is unity, then
B. 2 D. 3 W1 ±
R ±
IL
800. A wattmeter measures ____ power.
A. instantaneous C. reactive
Z
VL
B. apparent D. average N
801. In the circuit shown in Fig. 14.7, the phase sequence is RYB. If the load p.f. Z Z
IL
is cos  lagging, then reading of wattmeter W2 will be B Y
VL
W1 ±
R ± ±
IL
W2 ±
IL
Z
VL Fig. 14.7
N
A. W1 will give more reading than W2
B. both W1 and W2 will give equal and positive reading
Z Z
IL C. W2 will give more reading than W1
B Y D. none of the above
VL
±
IL 804. If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) is Fig. 14.7 is 0.5, then
W2 ±
Fig. 14.7
A. ( ) C. √ ( )
B. ( ) D. √ ( )
W1 ± W1 ±
R ± R ±
IL IL
Z
VL VL
N N
Z Z Z Z
IL IL
B Y B Y
VL VL
±
IL ±
IL
W2 ± W2 ±
Fig. 14.7 Fig. 14.7

A. W2 will give total power A. total power drawn will change
B. W1 will give total power B. total power drawn will not change
C. both W1 and W2 will read equal C. power factor of the load remains same
D. W2 will give negative reading D. none of the above
805. If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) is Fig. 14.7 is 0.4, then 807. In two wattmeter method, the algebraic sum of the readings of two
W1 ±
wattmeters will indicate true power only if
R ± A. the load is balanced
IL B. phase sequence remains unchanged
C. there is no source unbalance
Z
VL
D. neutral wire available does not carry any current
N
Z Z 808. Three-wattmeter method is not used to measure power in a 3-phase circuit
IL because
B Y
VL A. it is complicated
±
IL B. generally neutral is not available or delta load cannot be opened
W2 ± C. it requires three wattmeters
Fig. 14.7
A. W2 will give negative reading 809. Three resistors having the same resistances are connected in star and
B. both W1 and W2 will give negative reading across 480 V 3-phase lines. To what value should the line voltage be
C. W1 will give negative reading changed to obtain the same line currents with the resistors delta-connected?
D. both W1 and W2 will give positive reading A. 230 V C. 160 V
B. 133 V D. 240 V
806. If capacitors of equal capacitance are shunted across each phase in Fig.
14.7, then 810. In the circuit shown in Fig. 14.8, the wattmeter reads 1000 W. The total
reactive power drawn by the balanced 3-phase load is
W ±
816. The phase sequence of a three-phase system is BCA. The other possible
R ± phase sequence can be ____.
IR A. CBA C. ACB
B. CAB D. none of these
Z
N 817. Find the line voltage Vab is V and the sequence is BCA.
Z A. V C. V
B. V D. V
Z
IY
B Y
818. Line B of a 230 V ungrounded-wye system touches the ground. What is the
IB
voltage between line A and ground?
A. 230 V C. 0
Fig. 14.8 B. 115 V D. 132.79 V
A. 1000 VAR C. 1732 VAR
B. 2000 VAR D. none of the above 819. A system consists of three equal resistors connected in wye and is fed from
a balanced three-phase supply. How much power is reduced if one of the
811. The most difficult unbalanced 3-phase load to deal with is resistors is disconnected?
A. 4-wire star connected unbalanced load A. 33% C. 25%
B. unbalanced -connected load B. 50% D. 0%
C. unbalanced 3-wire, Y-connected load
D. none of the above 820. Three identical wye-connected resistances consume 1,000 watts. If the
resistances are connected in delta across the same supply, the power
812. In a balanced three-phase system, the line to line voltages are displaced consumed will be ____.
from each other by ____. A. 3,000 W C. 1,000 W
A. 0° C. 90° B. 6,000 W D. 333 W
B. 30° D. 120°
821. A balanced delta connected load draws 10 A of line current and 3 kW at 220
813. When phase sequence of the three-phase system is reversed ____. V. The reactance of each phase of the load is ____.
A. Phase currents change in angle not in magnitude A. 38.1 Ω C. 23.5 Ω
B. Phase currents are changed B. 30 Ω D. 22 Ω
C. Total Power consumed is changed
D. Phase power are changed 822. A 50-HP, three-phase induction motor with full load efficiency of 85% and
power factor of 0.80 is connected to a three phase, 480 V system. The
814. A three-phase load is balanced if all the three phases have the same ____. equivalent star connected impedance that can replace this motor is ____
A. Impedance A. C.
B. Impedance & power factor B. D.
C. Power factor
D. Power 823. Three equal impedances of (20 + j20) ohms re connected in delta to 240 V,
three-phase, 60 Hz line. Determine the capacitance of an ideal condenser in
815. In balanced star (wye) connected system, the line voltage is wye so that the overall power factor is 0.8 lagging.
A. 0.707 times the phase voltage A. 16.58 μF C. 38.53 μF
B. 1.414 times the phase voltage B. 49.74 μF D. 83.74 μF
C. phasor sum of the two phase voltage
D. phasor difference of the two phase voltage
824. Find the average power absorbed by a balance three phase load in an ACB 831. A 100 KVA balanced three phase load operates at 0.65 power factor lagging
circuit in which one line voltage is V and one line current to at 450 V. If power is measured by two wattmeters, what will be the reading of
the load is A. each wattmeter?
A. 1337 W C. 1719 W A. 20,000 W & 45,000 W C. 10,563 W & 54,437 W
B. 1122 W D. 1122 W B. 25,000 W & 40,000 W D. 65,000 W & 0 W
825. A balanced delta connected load having impedance per phase of 832. The two wattmeter method is applied to a three phase, three-wire, 100 V,
ohms is supplied from a balanced 3-phase, 240 V source. Determine the ABC system with the meters in lines B and C, W B = 836 watts and WC = 224
total real power. watts. What is the impedance of the balanced delta-connected load?
A. 6824 W C. 7416 W A. C.
B. 6912 W D. 6740 W B. D.
826. A balanced three-phase load draws 20 kW at 0.447 pf lagging from a 230 V, 833. Two wattmeters are connected are for the two wattmeter method with current
60 Hz three phase transmission line. Find the readings of the two wattmeters coils in lines A and B of a 208 V, ABC circuit that has a balanced delta load.
properly connected to measure power. If the meter readings arte 6 kW and -3 kW respectively, find the load
A. 18.45 kW, 1.55 kW C. 21.55 kW, -1.55 kW impedance per phase.
B. 14.25 kW, 5.75 kW D. 25.75 kW, -5.75 kW A. C.
B. D.
827. A 25 HP induction motor is operating at rated load from a three phase 450 V,
60 Hz system. The efficiency and power factor of the motor are 87% and 834. Three equal impedances, each represented by a series R-L circuit are
90%, respectively. The apparent power in kVA drawn by the motor is ____. connected to a three phase source. A total power of 7630 watts is measured
A. 23.82 C. 21.44 by the two-wattmeter method. If one wattmeter gives zero deflection,
B. 27.78 D. 19.30 determine the values of R and XL for a line voltage of 230 V.
A. 3.2, 10 Ω C. 3.2, 9 Ω
828. A balanced star connected load is supplied from a symmetrical three phase, B. 5.2, 10 Ω D. 5.2, 9 Ω
400 volts ABC system. The current in each phase is 30 amperes and lags
30° behind the line voltage. What is the total power? 835. Three equal impedances of (25 + j30) Ω are connected in wye to 240 V, 60
A. 18,000 W C. 20,785 W Hz, three-phase source. Determine the value of the capacitor to be
B. 10,393 W D. 31.177 W connected in parallel with the load so that the total current drawn by the load
is 3 amperes.
829. A balanced delta load with impedances of 15 – j9 ohms is connected to a A. 90 μF C. 70 μF
three phase source by three wires each of which has 2 + j5 ohms B. 80 μF D. 60 μF
impedance. The load phase voltage is 120 V. Find the line voltages of the
source. 836. A delta-connected load draws 17.28 kW from 240-V, balanced three-phase
A. 69 V C. 259 V supply. What is the resistance of the load if the reactance is equal to 5
B. 208 V D. 87 V ohms?
A. 5 Ω C. 10 Ω
830. Two-wattmeter method is applied to a three-phase motor running at full load. B. 7.5 Ω D. 2.5 Ω
The two wattmeters indicate 85.5 kW and 34.7 kW, respectively. What is the
operating power factor of the motor? 837. Three identical impedances of ohms are connected in star to a three-
A. 87.45% C. 89.49% phase, three-wire, 240 V system. The lines between the supply and the load
B. 80.69% D. 94.76% have an impedance 2 + j1 ohms. Find the magnitude of the line voltage at
the load.
A. 123 V C. 416 V
B. 240 V D. 213 V
and C and reads 8,625 W and 17,250 W, respectively. Determine the
838. A delta connected load having an impedance of (300 + j210) per phase is impedance of the balanced load.
supplied from 480 V, three-phase supply through a line having an impedance A. C.
of (4 + j8) per wire. What is the total power supplied to the load? B. D.
A. 1418 W C. 454 W
B. 473 W D. 1363 W 845. Two wattmeters are used to measure the power drawn by a balanced three-
phase load from a 440 V, three-phase source. The wattmeters are
839. A certain load takes 300 kW at 400 V. A three-phase capacitor bank rated 15 connected in lines A and B and reads 10 kW and -2.5 kW. When a capacitor
kVA per phase is connected in parallel with the load to raise the power factor in parallel with the load and the wattmeters reconnected in lines B and C, the
of the load to 90% lagging. What is the power factor of the load before wattmeter in line B reads 7.5 kW. What is the power factor of the combined
correction? load?
A. 99% C. 95% A. 33% C. 28%
B. 92% D. 88% B. 50% D. 72%
840. A factory load draws 100 kW at 75% lagging power factor from a 480 V 846. The ratio of the readings of wattmeters connected to measure the power
source. To increase the power factor to 90% lagging, a synchronous motor delivered to an inductive load is 0.75. If the load draws 75 kVA from 440-V
operating at 80% leading power factor is connected to the load. What is the supply, determine the impedance per phase of the delta-connected load?
rating of the motor if it has an efficiency of 80%? A. C.
A. 54 HP C. 33 HP B. D.
B. 43 HP D. 35 HP
847. A balanced three-phase, three-wire, 480 V supply has two loads. The first
841. A three-phase, wye-connected induction motor is connected to a 480 V, load is delta connected and takes 30 kW at 80% lagging power factor. The
three-phase supply. It draws a current of 15 amperes at 80% power factor. A second load is delta connected and uses 24 kVA at 90% leading power
delta connected reactance is connected in parallel with the motor and the factor. Find the readings of the two wattmeters connected in lines A and C.
combination draws 15 amperes. What is the value of the element? A. 28,940 & 22,660 W C. 30,000 & 21,600 W
A. 57.4 μF C. 28.7 μF B. 20,400 & 31,200 W D. 32,680 & 18,920 W
B. 122.5 μF D. 245.0 μF
H. POWER FACTOR CORRECTION (3-PHASE)
842. A three-phase balanced load is connected across 220 V, three-phase, ACB 848. EE Board Exam April 1989, October 1989
source. A wattmeter with its current coil in line A and voltage coil across liens A three-phase, 60 Hz, 2200 volts induction motor develops 500 HP, 0.8
A and B reads 800 W. The potential coil is then connected across liens A lagging pf and efficiency of 94%. The power factor is raised to 0.90 lagging
and C with the current coil in the same line. What is the power factor of the by connecting a bank of condensers in delta across the lines. If each of the
load if the meter reads -800 W? capacitance unit is built up of four similar 550 V condensers, calculate the
A. 0.5 lagging C. 0.87 lagging required capacitance of each condenser.
B. 0.5 leading D. 0.87 leading A. 77.04 μF C. 76.12 μF
B. 75.42 μF D. 72.30 μF
843. In two-wattmeter method, the readings of the wattmeter will be identical
when _____. 849. EE Board Exam October 1987, October 1982
A. load in one of the two phases is zero Installed in one of the customer CEPALCO are two single phase
B. power factor is unity transformers each rated 75 kVA are connected V or open delta to serve a 3-
C. power factor is 0.5 phase load of 120 kW at 0.8 p.f. lagging. To prevent the overloading of the
D. neutral is earthed transformers, determine the size of the capacitor in kVAR.
A. 40 C. 39
844. A wye-connected, balanced three-phase load draws 75 A from 230 V, 60 Hz B. 41 D. 42
source. To measure the total power, two wattmeters are connected in lines A
850. EE Board Exam October 1983 A. 1,092 Ω C. 1,142 Ω
Three single-phase transformers each rated 75 kVA are banked in delta and B. 965 Ω D. 1,045 Ω
supplying a three-phase load drawing 160 kVA at 0.8 lagging power factor. If
one transformer is removed for repairs, solve for the minimum amount in 856. EE Board Exam October 1980
kVAR of a capacitor needed to prevent overloading of the remaining units. A balanced 500 kVA, 3-phase, 440 volt, 60 Hz, inductive load operates at a
A. 70.32 C. 72.46 pf of 75%. Determine the total capacitive kVAR required improving the pf to
B. 73.64 D. 73.28 95%.
A. 207.46 C. 210.75
851. EE Board Exam October 1982 B. 176.42 D. 192.21
Two single-phase transformers each rated 75 kVA are connected in V or
open delta to serve a 3-phase load of 120 W at 0.8 power factor lagging. 857. EE Board Exam October 1984
Determine the size in kVAR of the capacitor needed to prevent overloading A balanced 3-phase load draws 150 A phase current at 7.5 kV phase to
of the transformers. neutral, 0.891 power factor lagging. It is desired to raise the power factor to
A. 40.25 C. 45.24 0.96 leading. Solve for the amount of capacitor kVAR needed to achieve
B. 41.28 D. 43.50 such pf.
A. 2273 kVAR C. 2509 kVAR
852. EE Board Exam October 1982 B. 2409 kVAR D. 2365 kVAR
A 150 kVA transformer bank will serve a load expected to draw 135 kW at
0.80 lagging power factor. Solve for the size of the capacitor bank needed to 858. EE Board Exam April 1981
be added in order to prevent overloading of the transformer bank. A 3-phase, 3-wire, short transmission line has a resistance of 3 ohms and a
A. 32.506 kVAR C. 40.391 kVAR reactance of 8 ohms per wire. At the receiving end, a balanced 3-phase load
B. 35.866 kVAR D. 28.266 kVAR draws a line current of 60 A, at 13,500 volts line to line, 0.90 power factor
lagging. Assuming the receiving end voltage is maintained at 13,500 V, solve
853. EE Board Exam October 1981 for the size in kVAR of capacitors needed to raise the power factor at the
A 3-phase generator has the following 3-phase loads: an inductive load receiving end to 0.95 leading.
drawing 400 kVA at 0.60 pf power factor and a resistive load drawing 80 kVA A. 1043.5 C. 1026.5
at 1.00 power factor. Solve for the size in kVAR of the capacitor bank needed B. 1154.2 D. 1232.2
to improve the power factor of the combined loads to 0.85 lagging.
A. 120.58 kVAR C. 124.54 kVAR 859. EE Board Exam April 1981
B. 121.68 kVAR D. 122.82 kVAR A three-phase balanced load draws a line current of 80 A at 0.90 lagging
power factor. Solve for the minimum size in kVAR of the capacitor bank
854. EE Board Exam April 1986 needed to raise the power factor to 0.96 leading, if the line to line voltage is
A short, 3-phase, 3-wire transmission line has a receiving end voltage of 13,200 volts.
4,160 V phase to neutral and serving a balanced 3-phase load of 998.400 A. 1310.15 C. 1247.54
volt-amperes at 0.82 pf lagging. At the receiving end the voltage is 4600 V., B. 1338.25 D. 1430.12
phase to neutral and the pf is 0.77 lagging. Solve for the size in kVAR of a
capacitor needed to improve the receiving end pf to 0.9 lagging maintaining 860. EE Board Exam October 1990
4160 V. Two Y-connected, 50° rise induction motors are fed by a 4160 V, line to line,
A. 181 C. 172 3-phase 60 Hz motor-control center 20 feet away. Motor 1 drives a 600-hp
B. 175 D. 178 compressor. The efficiency of this motor is 90% and its power factor is 0.5.
Instruments of motor 2 indicate 1730 kW, 277 amperes. Determine the
855. REE Board Exam October 1996 capacity in microfarads per phase of a wye-connected bank that is required
A 132 kV line, three-phase system delivers 70.7 MVA of a balanced delta to correct the power factor of the load to 0.966 lagging.
load of power factor 70.7%. Determine the reactance necessary in order to A. 172.4 μF C. 167.2 μF
attain unity power factor. B. 193.8 μF D. 182.1 μF
and is connected across lines 1 & 2. The second takes 142 A, at 0.82 pf
861. EE Board Exam April 1993 lagging and is connected across lines 2 & 3. And the third takes 28.4 kW at
A star-connected 400 HP (metric), 2000 V, 50 c/s motor works at a power 0.77 pf lagging and is connected across lines 3 & 1. Find the three line
factor of 0.7 lagging. A bank of mesh-connected condensers is used to raise currents.
the power factor to 0.93 lagging. Calculate the capacitance of each unit A. 254.40 A, 211.38 A, 252 A
required if each is rated 500 V, 50 c/s. The motor efficiency is 85%. B. 231.26 A, 215.20 A, 268 A
A. 194 μF C. 302 μF C. 254.40 A, 215.20 A, 252 A
B. 225 μF D. 233 μF D. 231.26 A, 211.38 A, 268 A
862. A delta connected induction motor takes 20 kW at 0.8 pf from a 500 V 60 Hz 867. EE Board Exam October 1992
mains. Three delta connected capacitors are used to raise the pf to 0.95. A 120-V per phase, three-phase Y-connected source delivers power to the
What is the capacitance of each capacitor in F? following delta-connected load:
A. 22.3 F C. 29.8 F
B. 28.7 F D. 38.9 F
863. A three-phase induction motor delivers 150 HP while operating at 80% Solve for the three line currents.
efficiency and a power factor of 0.8 lagging from 480 V lines. A wye A. 12.45 A, 9 A, 22.45 A
connected power factor correction capacitor is to be installed to improve the B. 13.49 A, 9 A, 22.45 A
overall power factor to 0.9 lagging. Determine the capacitance required per C. 13.49 A, 10 A. 20.22 A
phase. D. 12.45 A, 10 A, 20.22 A
A. 428 μF C. 1283 μF
B. 142.6 μF D. 3850 μF 868. EE Board Exam October 1985
Given:
G. UNBALANCED POLYPHASE SYSTEMS
Given a balanced 3-wire, three-phase system serving the following loads:
Solve for the three line currents Ia, Ib and Ic.
A. Ia = 45 A, Ib = 43 A, Ic = 20 A
B. Ia = 48 A, Ib = 42 A, Ic = 24 A
Determine the current on line b C. Ia = 45 A, Ib = 42 A, Ic = 20 A
A. 20.34 A C. 24.36 A D. Ia = 48 A, Ib = 43 A, Ic = 24 A
B. 22.04 A D. 21.57 A
865. EE Board Exam April 1982 A three phase 230-V circuit serves two single-phase loads, A and B. Load A
Given the following line voltages and two load impedances: is an induction motor rated 8 hp, 230 V, 0.70 pf, 0.90 efficiency, which is
connected across lines a and b. Load B draws 5 kW at 1.0 pf and is
connected across lines b and c. Assume a sequence of a-b-c, solve for the
current on line b.
Solve for the current in line c. A. 42.19 A C. 41.08 A
A. 17.41 A C. 16.62 A B. 27.74 A D. 34.46 A
B. 17.95 A D. 18.46 A
866. EE Board Exam April 1988 A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire system with the following
Three unequal single-phase loads so connected across the lines of a characteristics:
balanced, 3-phase, 230 volts circuit. The first takes 106 A at 0.78 pf lagging
B. 9.12 A D. 8.02 A
Find the line current Ib.
A. 145.3 A C. 184.6 A 876. EE April 1981
B. 163.3 A D. 166.5 A A wye-connected transformer with neutral connection has balanced voltages
of 265 V between lines and neutral. The transformer is serving two single
871. EE Board Exam April 1988 phase motors. Motor A (rated 4 hp, 0.90 efficiency, 0.80 power factor
Three unequal single-phase loads so connected across the lines of a lagging) is connected across line a and neutral. Motor B (rated 3 hp, 0.85
balanced, 3-phase, 230 volts circuit. The first takes 106 A at 0.78 pf lagging efficiency, 0.85 power factor lagging) is connected across line b and neutral.
and is connected across lines 1 & 2. The second takes 142 A at 0.82 pf Solve for the neutral current, using Van as reference vector.
lagging and is connected across 2 & 3. And the third takes 28.4 kW at 0.77 A. 20.42 A C. 22.45 A
pf lagging. Determine total apparent power. B. 25.37 A D. 23.14 A
A. 94 kVA C. 78 kVA
B. 83 kVA D. 101 kVA 877. REE Board Exam October 1998
The loads of a wye connected transformer are: Ia = 10 cis (-30°); Ib = 12 cis
872. REE Board Exam October 1996 215°; Ic = 15 cis 82°. What is the neutral current?
The following information is given for a delta-connected load of three A. 1.04 cis 72.8° C. 0.92 cis 62.5°
numerically equal impedances that differ in power factor. Line voltage = 120 B. 2.21 cis (-30°) D. 3.11 cis 72.6°
volts. , and . Phase
sequence of voltages is a-b-c. Using the phase sequence as a guide, 878. EE Board Exam April 1980
calculate the total power drawn by the load. A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire system with the following
A. 2,624 W C. 2,564 W characteristics:
B. 2,472 W D. 2,731 W
873. EE Board Exam April 1993 Determine the power consumed by the load.
In AC circuit, find the total power in kW in an unbalanced three-phase circuit A. 42.75 kW C. 40.23 kW
loaded as follows: Phase I = 120 V, 100 A, unity pf. Phase II = 100 V, 230 A, B. 48.78 kW D. 45.12 kW
80% pf and phase III = 110 V, 85 A, 77% pf.
A. 37.6 kW C. 32.8 kW 879. EE Board Exam April 1981
B. 35.3 kW D. 38.2 kW The following voltages and line currents were measured to a 3-phase, 3-wire
feeder serving a commercial building:
Two single-phase transformers are connected in V (open delta) and serving
a delta connected impedance load. Each impedance is equal to Solve for the real power in kW drawn by the commercial building.
. If the transformer voltages impressed on the impedances are A. 402.2 C. 419.5
, , . Solve for the total B. 404.5 D. 421.5
kVA drawn by the load.
A. 6.23 C. 10.8 880. EE Board Exam October 1981
B. 8.31 D. 11.3 A 3-phase, 3-wire load draws the following line currents: ,
and . If the voltages impressed on the load
875. EE Board Exam October 1980, October 1982 are balanced 3-phase, having a magnitude of 4140 volts line to line, solve for
Three impedances Zan = 20 + j0, Zbn = 16 + j12, Zcn = 5 – j15 ohms, are the total power in kW.
connected in wye across a 230 V (line to line), 3-phase, 4-wire source. The A. 556.16 C. 536.54
phase sequence is a-b-c, counterclockwise. Determine the current passing B. 506.85 D. 520.18
thru the neutral.
A. 7.54 A C. 8.81 A 881. EE Board Exam October 1983
Given the following load impedances in delta and the impressed voltages as 886. EE Board Exam April 1984
follows: A balanced 3-phase load draws 75 amperes line current at 230 volts line to
line and 0.848 lagging power factor. If the two-wattmeter is used, solve for
the readings of the two wattmeters.
A. 15.32 kW, 10.02 kW C. 16.42 kW, 8.92 kW
What will be the reading of the two wattmeters connected to measure total B. 17.86 kW, 7.48 kW D. 17.24 kW, 8.10 kW
power. Use line a as the common potential point.
A. 3.869 kW, 9.031 kW C. 3.125 kW, 6.778 kW 887. EE Board Exam October 1980
B. 2.546 kW, 8.357 kW D. 4.055 kW, 9.848 kW Three equal impedances, each having a resistance of 8 ohms and an
inductive reactance of 7 ohms are connected in delta to lines a, b and c of a
882. EE Board Exam October 1984 240 V, 3-phase, 3-wire line, phase sequence a-b-c. What is the reading of a
The 3-phase power supply to a factory has the following measurements: single-phase wattmeter connected with its current coil in line a and the
potential coil across lines b and c?
A. 6,180 W C. 6,561 W
B. 6,324 W D. 6,004 W
Solve for the total power drawn.
A. 60.2 kW C. 58.8 kW 888. EE Board Exam October 1992
B. 56.5 kW D. 62.4 kW A 3-phase feeder carries two lagging balanced loads. The power observed
by each is measured by two wattmeter method, giving the following readings:
883. EE Board Exam April 1985 First Load: W1 = 160 kW W2 = 96 kW
A three-phase 230-V circuit serves two single-phase loads, A and B. Load A Second Load: W1 = 90 kW W2 = 48 kW
is an induction motor rated 8 hp, 230 V, 0.70 pf, 0.90 efficiency, which is What is the combined kVA load on the feeder?
connected across lines a and b. Load B draws 5 kW at 1.0 pf and is A. 434.68 C. 504.35
connected across lines b and c. Assume a sequence of a-b-c, solve for the B. 462.35 D. 420.12
total power factor of the load.
A. 0.907 C. 0.864 889. EE Board Exam October 1992
B. 0.704 D. 0.886 National Power Corporation used two wattmeters to measure 3-phase power
of a balanced Y-connected lagging power factor motor loads. Each
884. EE Board Exam October 1987 wattmeter indicates 15.4 kW. The voltage coils are connected across lines 2
A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3-phase takes a line current of 18.4 and 3, and across lines 1 and 3, respectively. The line to line voltages are
ampere, when operating at rated output at an efficiency of 88%. Calculate 230 volts with V12 leading V23 and the line currents are each 120 A.
the indication on the wattmeter when this is inserted to measure power by Calculate the total power supplied.
the T-method. A. 37.44 kW C. 39.67 kW
A. 3.179 kW C. 3.361 kW B. 30.72 kW D. 34.88 kW
B. 4.401 kW D. 4.042 kW
885. EE Board Exam October 1994 A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire system with the following
A wattmeter with its current coil in line 2 and potential coil across lines 2 and characteristics:
3 is connected to a balanced 3-phase system. The only load supplied is a
single phase one connected to lines 1 and 2. This load is known to be
inductive. If the wattmeter reads zero watts, determine the power factor of A. 0.934 lagging C. 0.892 lagging
the single-phase load. B. 0.908 lagging D. 0.866 lagging
A. 0.707 C. 0.800
B. 0.866 D. 0.900 891. EE Board Exam October 1981
A 3-phase, 3-wire load draws the following line currents:
, and . If the voltages A. balanced and unbalanced load
impressed on the load are balanced 3-phase, having a magnitude of 4140 B. unbalanced load only
volts line to line, solve for the power factor of the load. C. balanced load only
A. 0.976 C. 0.982 D. unity power factor only
B. 0.999 D. 0.906
899. In 2 wattmeter method, the reading of one of the wattmeter will be zero when
892. EE Board Exam April 1995 A. power factor is unity
Three unequal single-phase induction motor loads are connected across the B. power factor is 0.5
lines and neutral conductor of a balanced, 3-phase, 350 volts circuit. The line C. load in one of the phases is zero
to neutral voltages is each 202 volts. The first load takes 20 kW at 0.82 D. a neutral wire is not provided
power factor, the second takes 28 kW at 0.75 power factor, and the third
takes 36 kW at 0.80 power factor. What is the current in the neutral 900. For a 3 phase unbalanced load
conductor? A. the power factor of each phase will be in proportional to the load
A. 105.5 amps C. 125.4 amps B. the power factor of each phase will be the same
B. 86.6 amps D. none of these C. the power factor of at least one of the phase must be leading
D. the power factor of each phase may be different
893. For an unbalanced load which connection is suitable
A. 3 wire open delta 901. A wattmeter is installed in a balanced 3-phase system. The wattmeter will
B. 4 wire star connection measure
C. 3 wire delta connection
D. 3 wire star connection R
894. What is the minimum number of wattmeters required for measuring power of Y
a three phase balanced load?
A. two C. one B
B. four D. three
A. total power C. active power
B. real power D. reactive power
895. The power is to be measured for a balanced delta connected load whose
terminals cannot be opened. How many wattmeters do you need?
902. A three-phase, three-wire, 240 V, CBA system supplies power a wye-
A. four C. two
connected load with impedances of , . Find
B. one D. three
the total power.
A. 1,553 W C. 1,883 W
896. What is the minimum number of wattmeters required to measure unbalanced
B. 2,589 W D. 2,104 W
power for a three-phase system?
A. two C. three
903. A 100 V, balanced three-phase source has two single-phase loads. The first
B. four D. one
load has an impedance of (5 + jX) ohms and connected across lines A and
B. The second load is connected across B and C and has an impedance of
897. In two wattmeter method, the readings of the wattmeter will be identical
(R – j2) ohms. Determine the values of R and X, if the current in line B is
when
A. load in one of the phases is zero A and the ratio of X to R is 1.5.
B. power factor is unity A. 2 Ω, 3 Ω C. 4 Ω, 6 Ω
C. power factor is 0.5 B. 3 Ω, 4.5 Ω D. 5 Ω, 7.5 Ω
D. neutral is earthed
904. Three – single phase loads are connected between lines of a 280 V,
898. Two wattmeters can be used to measure 3-phase for a balanced three phase source. The currents measured in lines B and C are:
A, A. What is the negative sequence
component of the currents? The two-port network is
A. A C. A A. Non reciprocal & passive
B. A D. A B. Non-reciprocal & active
C. Reciprocal & passive
905. Two of the three unbalanced currents are given for an unbalanced, three- D. reciprocal & active
phase system. Find the positive sequence of phase B current of the neutral
current is A. 913. If the two port network is reciprocal, then
A. A C. A. Z12 / Y12 = Z122 – Z11 Z12
B. A D. A B. Z12 = 1/Y22
C. h12 = -h21
906. The phase b voltage and the phase b current of a balanced 3-phase system D. AD-BC = 0
are: V = 220 sin (t + 210°) and I = 10 sin (t – 180°). What is the power of
the system? 914. Two networks are cascaded through an ideal buffer. If tr1 & tr2 are the rise
A. 3300 W C. 1905 W times of two networks, then the over-all rise time of the two networks
together will be
B. 5716 W D. 3810 W
A. √ tr1 tr2 C. tr1 + tr2
B. √ (tr12 +tr22) D. (tr1 + tr2 )/ 2
907. Two voltage generators are in series. The voltage being generated are V ab =
50 sin(t - 30°) and Vbc = 100 sin(t + 60°). What is the output voltage Vac? 915. Which one of the following combinations of open circuit voltage and
A. 111.83 cis 33.5° C. 145.5 cis 50.1° Thevenin’s equivalent resistance represents the Thevenin’s equivalent of the
B. 50 cis 30° D. 150 cis 30° circuit shown in the given figure?
TWO PORT NETWORKS
908. As the poles of a network shift away from the axis, the response
A. remain constant C. becomes more oscillating
B. becomes less oscillating D. none of these
909. The response of a network is decided by the location of

A. Its zeros C. both zeros & poles
A. 1 V, 10 Ω C. 1 mV, 1 kΩ
B. Its poles D. neither zeros nor poles
B. 1 V, 1 kΩ D. 1 mV, 10 Ω
910. The pole-zero configuration of a network function is shown. The magnitude D. Symmetrical Components
of the transfer function will 916. REE Board Exam October 1998
If the loads of a wye-connected transformer are:
A. Decrease with frequency Ia = 10 cis (-30°)
B. increase with frequency Ib = 12 cis 215°
C. Initially increase and then decreases with frequency Ic = 15 cis 82°
D. Be independent of frequency What is the phase b positive sequence component?
A. 13.4 cis (-32.2°) C. 12.27 cis 208.4°
911. Given I1 = 2V1 + V2 and I2 = V1 + V2 the Z-parameters are given by B. 10.2 cis 240° D. 12.27 cis (-31.6°)
A. 2, 1, 1, 1 C. 1, 1, 1, 2
B. 1, -1, -1, 2 D. 2, -1, 1, 1 917. REE Board Exam March 1998, September 2001
The three unbalanced currents are:
912. The short – circuit admittance matrix of a two-port network is as shown Ia = 10 cis (-30°)
Ib = 0 Positive sequence current = 18.4 cis (-31.6°)
Ic = 10 cis 150° Negative sequence current = 3.23 cis 168.2°
Find the negative sequence current of phase a. Determine the phase b current.
A. 8.66 cis 30° C. -5.77 A. 18 cis 215° C. 19 cis 220°
B. 5.77 cis (-60°) D. 5.77 B. 15 cis 240° D. 20 cis 225°
918. EE Board Exam October 1984 923. REE Board Exam March 1998
Given the following currents: The sequence components of phase a current are:
Ia = 60 + j0 A Zero sequence current = 0.47 + j1.49
Ib = -36 – j48 A Positive sequence current = 18.4 cis (-31.6°)
Ic = -48 + j36 A Negative sequence current = 3.23 cis 168.2°
Solve for the negative sequence component Ia. Determine the phase c current.
A. 8.641 – j1.543 C. 9.751 – j1.464 A. 17.5 cis 91° C. 22.5 cis 82°
B. 9.436 + j1.346 D. 8.354 + j1.034 B. 18 cis 215° D. 15 cis 100°
The three unbalanced currents are: Determine the symmetrical components of the line current in line ‘a’ if one of
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) the in-phase impedance of its delta connected load connected across lines
Ib = 0 ‘ca’ is removed. The delta load with impedance of ohms per phase is
Ic = 10 cis 150° supplied from a 220 volts, 60 cycle, 3-phase source. Assume a phase
Find the zero sequence current. sequence of a-b-c.
A. 3.33 cis 30° C. 5.77 A. Ia1 = 11 A, Ia2 = 11 A, Ia0 = 0 A
B. 0 D. 3.33 B. Ia1 = 7.33 A, Ia2 = 7.33 A, Ia0 = 7.33 A
C. Ia1 = 22 A, Ia2 = 22 A, Ia0 = 22 A
920. EE Board Exam October 1984 D. Ia1 = 25.4 A, Ia2 = 12.7 A, Ia0 = 0 A
Given the following currents:
Ia = 60 + j0 A 925. EE Board Exam April 1991
Ib = -36 – j48 A A star-connected balanced load takes 75 A from a balanced 3-phase, 4-wire
Ic = -48 + j36 A supply. If the two supply lines of the fuses are removed determine the
Solve for the zero component of Ia. symmetrical components of the lines after the fuses are removed.
A. 10 + j4 C. -8 – j4 A. I1 = 25 A, I2 = 25 A, I3 = 25 A
B. 8 – j6 D. 12 – j6 B. I1 = 25 A, I2 = 50 A, I3 = 0 A
C. I1 = 75 A, I2 = 75 A, I3 = 75 A
921. REE Board Exam October 1997 D. I1 = 75 A, I2 = 0 A, I3 = 0 A
The sequence currents of phase a current are as follows:
Zero sequence current = 926. REE Board Exam September 2000
Positive sequence current = If the loads of a wye-connected transformer are:
Negative sequence current = Ia = 10 cis (-30°)
Determine the phase a current. Ib = 12 cis 215°
A. C. Ic = 15 cis 82°
B. D. Find the positive sequence component of phase a current.
A. 13.4 cis (-32.2°) C. 12.27 cis 208.4°
922. REE Board Exam October 1998 B. 10.2 cis 240° D. 12.27 cis (-31.6°)
The sequence components of phase a current are:
Zero sequence current = 0.47 + j1.49 927. The method of symmetrical components is very useful for
A. solving unbalanced polyphase circuits
B. analyzing the performance of 3-phase electrical machinery 934. REE Board Exam September 2002
C. calculating currents resulting from unbalanced faults The phase currents of a three-phase system are:
D. all of the above Ia = 100 cis 0°
Ib = 80 cis 240°
928. An unbalanced system of 3-phase voltages having RYB sequence actually Ic = 91.8 cis 130.9°
consists of Find the zero sequence current.
A. a positive-sequence component A. 90.23 cis 3.68° A
B. a negative-sequence component B. 270.7 cis 3.68° A
C. a zero-sequence component C. 34.68 cis (-30.24°) A
D. all of the above D. none of the above
929. The zero-sequence component of the unbalanced 3-phase system of vectors 935. Given three unbalanced three-phase voltages:
VA, VB and VC is of their vector sum. Va = 150 + j0 V
A. one-third C. two-third Vb = -90 – j120 V
B. one-half D. one-fourth Vc = -120 + j90 V
Determine Va1
930. In the case of an unbalanced star-connected load supplied from an A. 142.43 + j12.35
unbalanced 3-, 3 wire system, load currents will consists of B. 135.32 – j 1.34
A. positive-sequence components C. 145.62 + j13.66
B. negative-sequence components D. 140.23 – j9.32
C. zero-sequence components
D. only A and B 936.
A. C.
2
931. In symmetrical components, what is the vector sum of 1 + a + a ? B. D.
A. 1 C. -1
B. 0 D. infinity

The sequence currents of a three phase current are:
Zero sequence current = 14.13 cis 17.34°
Positive sequence current = 708.26 cis (-31°)
Negative sequence current = 2.98 cis 10.06°
Determine the phase a current.
A. 720 cis (-30°) C. 710 cis 88°
B. 730 cis (-15.2°) D. 695 cis 15.2°

The three unbalanced currents are:
Ia = 10 cis (-30°)
Ib = 0
Ic = 10 cis 150°
Find the phase B positive sequence current.
A. 8.66 A C. 5.77 A
B. 5.77 cis 240° A D. 8.66 cis 120° A

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Question Bank in DC Circuits 7.

REE Board Exam October 1998

5. EE Board Exam April 1992 13. EE Board Exam October 1991

15. EE Board Exam April 1989

A. 1/30 per °C C. 1/50 per °C

B. 1/70 per °C D. 1/1200 per °C

138. The value of α0 of a conductor is 1/236 per °C. The

140. A good electric conductor is one that

143. Which of the following material has nearly zero

158. REE Board Exam March 1998

+ - 219. The current in 2.5 ohm resistor in Fig. 2.4 will be

228. If a battery of 24 V is applied across terminals AB in

234. If a battery of 12 V is applied across terminals 1 and

1 2Ω 2 243. Referring to Fig. 1.13, the power loss in 11 ohms

100 W, 200 V 100 W, 200 V

A. L1 will be brighter than L2 or L3

247. If in Fig. 1.14 switches S1 and S2 are open, then

D. ELECTRIC CELLS 312. EE Board Exam April 1995

426. ECE Board Exam November 1996

A. one equation (a) (b)

A. 3.5 Ω C. 7.4 Ω 461. Fig. 3.6(a) shows Norton’s equivalent circuit of a

D. none of the above

Fig. 3.7 478. The algebraic sign of an IR drop is primarily

482. Superposition theorem is can be applied only to 6Ω

483. The Superposition theorem is essentially based on B

488. The load resistance needed to extract maximum +

496. A 12 volt source with an internal resistance of 1.2

498. Find the equivalent resistance between terminals a

503. Determine the value VO in the ideal op-amp circuit

A. 5/6 ohms C. 5/14 ohms

499. What do you call the head to tail connection of two

500. Find the power dissipation in the 6 ohms resistor in

506. The theorem that states that “the voltage across or

537. The nodal method of circuit analysis is based on

540. The number of independent loops for a network with

541. The following constitutes a bilateral element

542. Kirchhoff’s Laws fail in the case of

544. Total no, of mesh equations required is equal to

545. The minimum number of equations required to

550. Find the equivalent resistance of the circuit in this

553. Find Ix in the circuit shown. A. +3V C. 2V

559. Determine VX of this circuit

554. Find value of R in the given circuit.

560. Find voltage eo in the fig shown.

555. The voltage V in the figure always equal to

561. Find VX in the circuit shown

556. Find V in the circuit shown. A. 2.5 V C. 0V

562. Find voltage eo in the fig shown

568. In the circuit of the given figure. The value of the

563. The voltage v(t) is

569. Find i2 in the figure shown.

565. Find Vxy

570. When a resistor R is connected to a current source,

A. 0.5 V C. 3.5 V A. –4.5 V C. 4.5 V

580. What is VA?

575. The voltage V is equal to

582. If the voltage of each source in the given network is

583. For a given network, the number of independent

585. Find the value of R for which the power supplied by

597. A particular resistor R dissipates a power of 4W

A. Voltage source of 25 V with +ve terminal

601. The network shown in the figure draws current I