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Question Bank in DC Circuits
A. DC CIRCUITS: BASIC PRINCIPLES

1. REE Board Exam March 1998
The substation bus bar is made up of 2 inches round
copper bars 20 ft long. What is the resistance of each
bar if resistivity is 1.724 x 10-6 ohm-cm.
A. 7.21 x 10-5
C. 5.185 x 10-5
B. 13.8 x 10-6
D. 2.96 x 10-5
2.
3.
4.
REE October 1997

Determine the resistance of a busbar made of
copper if the length is 10 meters long and the cross
section is a 4 x 4 cm2. Use 1.7241 micro ohm-cm as
the resistivity.
A. 2.121 x 10-4
C. 3.431 x 10-5
B. 4.312 x 10-4
D. 1.078 x 10-4
EE Board Exam October 1991
One turn of a copper bar is produced by cutting
copper washer along a radius and spreading the
ends. The washer is cut from soft drawn copper
having a resistivity at 20C of 1.732 x 10-6 ohm-cm.
The washer is 0.125 inch thick and has inside
diameter and outside diameter of 1 inch and 9 inches
respectively. Calculate the exact resistance between
the two ends of the turn to direct current, taking into
account the non-uniform current distribution.
Assume the contact along the ends of the turn to be
perfect over the entire cross section.
A. 12.74 x 10-6
C. 17.22 x 10-6
-6
B. 15.53 x 10
D. 14.83 x 10-6
EE Board Exam October 1990
Determine the resistance of a conductor 0.10 m long,
with a uniform diameter of 1.0 cm and having a
resistivity which varies as a function of length L
measured from the one end of the conductor
according to = 0.003 + 10-4 L2 ohm-cm.
A. 0.0852 ohm
C. 0.0806 ohm
B. 0.0915 ohm
D. 0.0902 ohm
5.
EE Board Exam April 1992

A coil has 6,000 turns of wire and a resistance of 380
ohms. The coil is rewound with the same quantity
(weight) of wire, but has 13,400 turns. How many
ohms will the new coil have?
A. 1895 ohms
C. 1792 ohms
B. 1825 ohms
D. 1905 ohms
6.

A copper wire of unknown length has a resistance of
0.80 ohm. By successive passes through drawing
dies, the length of the wire is increased by 2 times
its original value. Assuming that resistivity remains
unchanged during the drawing process, determine
the new value of its resistance.
A. 4 ohms
C. 5 ohms
B. 3 ohms
D. 6 ohms
7.
REE Board Exam October 1998

A one-meter rod of 2-cm diameter is drawn until its
resistance is 100 times the initial resistance. Its
length afterwards is?
A. 10 m
C. 12.5 m
B. 100 m
D. 5 m
8.

A kilometer of wire having a diameter of 11.7 mm and
a resistance of 0.031 ohm is drawn down so that its
diameter is 5.0 mm. What does its resistance
become?
A. 0.85 ohm
C. 0.93 ohm
B. 0.78 ohm
D. 0.81 ohm
9.

A certain wire has a resistance R. The resistance of
another wire identical with the first except for having
twice its diameter is
A. 4R
C. 2R
B. R/2
D. R/4
10. REE Board Exam October 1996

What is the size in square millimeter (mm2) is the
cable of 250 MCM size?
A. 118.656 mm2
C. 112.565 mm2
2
B. 126.675 mm
D. 132.348 mm2
11. REE Board Exam October 1998, September 2001
The resistance of a copper wire at 30C is 50 ohms.
If the temperature coefficient of copper at 0C is
0.00427, what is the resistance at 100C?
A. 72.26 ohms
C. 63.24 ohms
B. 54.25 ohms
D. 58.15 ohms
The resistance of a wire is 126.48 at 100C and
100 at 30C. Determine the temperature
coefficient of copper at 0C.
A. 0.00427/C
C. 0.0256/C
B. 0.00615/C
D. 0.365/C
13. EE Board Exam October 1991
Two heating elements which is 500 ohms and 250
ohms are connected in series with temperature
coefficients of 0.001 and 0.003 ohms per C,
respectively at 20C. Calculate the effective
temperature coefficient of the combination.
A. 0.00215
C. 0.00712
B. 0.00626
D. 0.00167
The insulation resistance of a kilometer of the cable
having a diameter of 2 cm and an insulation
thickness of 2 cm is 600 ohms. If the thickness of the
insulation is increased to 3 cm, find the insulation
resistance of the cable.
A, 725 ohms
C. 757 ohms
B. 850 ohms
D. 828 ohms
15. EE Board Exam April 1989
It is required that a loading of 3 kW be maintained in
a heating element at an initial temperature of 20C,
a voltage of 220 V is necessary for the purpose. After

the element has settled down to steady state, it is
found that a voltage of 240 volts is necessary to
maintain the 3 kW loading. The element resistance
temperature coefficient is 0.0006 per degree
centigrade at 20C. Calculate the final temperature
of the heating element.
A. 345.43C
C. 336.84C
B. 326.42C
D. 318.48C
How long must a current of 5 A pass through a 10
ohm resistor until a charge of 12000 coulomb passes
through?
A. 1 min
C. 3 min
B. 2 min
D. 4 min
B.
8.14
D.
0.814
24. REE Board Exam April 2001

The resistance of the field winding of a DC machine
is 0.25 at 25C. When operating at full-load, the
temperature of the winding is 75C. The temperature
coefficient of resistance of copper is 0.00427 per C
at 0C. Find the resistance of the field winding at fullload.
A. 0.298
C. 0.512
B. 0.315
D. 0.271
A coil of copper has resistance of 5.46 at 75C.
What will be its resistance at 25C?
A. 4.58
C. 5.02
B. 4.84
D. 4.35

What is the power required to transfer 97,000
coulombs of charge through a potential rise of 50
volts in one hour?
A. 0.5 kW
C. 1.3 kW
B. 0.9 kW
D. 2.8 kW

A certain generator generates 1,500,000 joules per
minute. What is the output in kW?
A. 50
C. 25
B. 500
D. 125

A round wire has 250 MCM. Find its diameter in
inches.
A.
C. 0.16
B.
D. 0.08
27. ECE BOARD NOV 2001

_____ is anything that has weight had occupies
space. It may be solid, liquid or gas.
A. Amalgam
C. Matter
B. Alloy
D. Compound
19. REE Board Exam September 2003

In the American wire gauge, as the number of gauge
increases, the diameter of wire ____
A. increases
B. decreases
C. does not change
D. become twice
28. ECE Board Exam April 2000

It is defined as anything that occupies space and has
weight.
A. atom
C. molecule
B. compound
D. matter

In cgs system, what is the unit of emf where I is in
abampere and P is in erg per second?
A. millivolt
C. abvolt
B. kilovolt
D. volt
One (1) kW is equal to ____ hp.
A. 0.746
C. 550
B. 1.34
D. 1.5
Two copper conductors have equal length. The
cross-sectional area of one conductor is three times
that of the other. If the resistance of the conductor
having smaller cross-sectional area is 20 , what is
the resistance of the other?
A. 20/3
C. 180
B. 60
D. 20/9
A copper bar has a length of 20 ft., width of 4 inches
and thickness of 0.5 inch. If the resistivity of copper
is 10.37 -CM/ft, what is the resistance of the bar?
A. 81.4
C. 814
29. ECE Board Exam November 1999

The lightest kind of atom or element
A. hydrogen
C. titanium
B. helium
D. oxygen
In order to have a good conductor material, such
material shall have _____ valence electrons.
A. one
C. more than ten
B. five
D. twenty one
Electric power refers to _____
A. volt ampere
C. volt coulomb
B. watt second
D. joule
What composes all matter whether a liquid, solid or
gas?
A. electrons
C. protons
B. atoms
D. neutrons
What is a physical combination of compounds or
elements NOT chemically combined that can be
separated by physical means?
A. substance
C. mixture
B.
atom
D.
molecule

Determine the equivalent work of 166 watt-second.
A. 10 joules
C. 16.6 joules
B. 100 joules
D. 166 joules
One of the following is the best conductor of
electricity.
A. Air
C. Carbon
B. Copper
D. Silicon
What is the basic unit for measuring current flow?
A. coulomb
C. volt
B. ampere
D. atomic weight
______ has a unit of electron volt
A. Energy
C. Current
B. Potential difference
D. Charge
The motion of charged particles especially colloidal
particles through a relative stationary liquid under the
influence of an applied electric provided.
A. hysteresis
C. electrophoresis
B. electrolysis
D. electro analysis
What is a symbol that represents a quantity or a
single object?
A. unit
C. item
B. number
D. base
Determine which of the following has the least
number of electrons found at the outer shell.
A. semi-insulator
C. semiconductor
B. insulator
D. conductor
The term describes a material whose resistance
remains relatively constant with changes in
temperature
A. positive temperature coefficient
B. negative temperature coefficient
C. neutral temperature coefficient
D. zero temperature coefficient
Resulting effect when electron is made to move
A. dynamic electricity
C. lines of force
B. static electricity
D. magnetic lines
One of the following characteristics of a resistive
material which do not change its resistive value with
respect to time is its _____
A. fidelity
C. stability
B. sensitivity
D. selectivity

What do you call the element that conducts electricity
very readily?
A. semi-conductors
C. insulators
B. conductors
D. dielectric
Which of the following material is referred to as a
medium whereby electrons can move easily from
atom to atom?
A. insulator
C. mica
B. dielectric
D. conductor
A chemical combination of elements can be
separated by chemical means but not by physical
means. It is created by chemically combining two or
more elements.
A. molecules
C. matter
B. compound
D. mixture
A substance which cannot be reduced to a simpler
substance by chemical means
A. atom
C. matter
B. molecule
D. element
Calculate the equivalent power in watt of 100 joules
per second.
A. 1.66 watts
C. 16.66 watts
B. 100 watts
D. 1,000 watts
It is a neutral particle that has no electrical charge.
A. atom
C. electron
B. proton
D. neutron
Which material has more free electrons?
A. mica
C. conductor
B. insulator
D. dielectric
The new and preferred term for conductance or mho
A. Siemens
C. Seaman
B. She-man
D. ROM
Represents the current flow produced by one volt
working across one ohm of resistance.
A. resistance
B. ampere
C. voltage
D. electromotive force
When an atom gains an additional _____, it results
to a negative ion.
A. atom
C. proton
B. neutron
D. electron
The definite discrete amount of energy required to

move an electron from a lower shell to higher shell.
A. quantum
B. positive energy
C. negative energy
D. quanta
What will happen to an atom if an electron is either
taken out or taken into the same atom?
A. becomes a negative ion
B. becomes an ion
C. becomes a positive ion
D. nothing will happen
The energy in an electron that is called the energy of
motion
A. electromotive force
B. kinematics
C. kinetic energy
D. potential energy
Electric charge of neutron is the same as ______.
A. atom
C. current
B. electron
D. proton
Ion is _____.
A. free electron
B. nucleus without protons
C. proton
D. an atom with unbalanced charges
An insulating element or material has capability of
_____.
A. storing voltage
B. preventing short circuit between two conducting
wires
C. conducting large current
D. storing high current
What is the value of a resistor with colors from left:
Orange, Blue, Gold and Silver?
A. 34 ohms + /-10%
B. 36 ohms +/-10%
C. 3.4 ohms +/-10%
D. 3.6 0hms +/-10%
A three-terminal resistor with one or more sliding
contacts which functions as an adjustable voltage
divider
A. Rheostat
C. Potentiometer
B. Bleeder resistor
D. Voltage divider
A resistor which is used to draw a fixed amount of
current
A. potentiometer
C. fixed resistor
B.
bleeder resistor
D.
rheostat

Find the value of a resistor with the following color
codes: Orange, Yellow, Red, Red
A. 34 k ohms +/-5%
B. 3.4 ohms +/-2%
C. 3.4 k ohms +/-10%
D. 34 k ohms +/-20%
Electric energy refers to ______.
A. Joules divided by time
C. Watt
B. Volt-ampere
D. Volt-coulomb
What is the resistance of an open fuse circuit?
A. at least 1000 ohms
B. infinity
C. zero
D. 100 ohms at standard temperature
When should a fuse be replaced with a higher rated
unit?
A. when the fuse of the original value is small in
size
B. when the original is not available
C. never
D. if it blows
The ability to do work
A. energy
C. potential
B. kinetic
D. voltage
Which type of variable resistor should you use for
controlling large amount of current?
A. Potentiometer
C. Variac
B. Adjustable wirewound
D. Rheostat
What does the fourth loop of an electronic resistor
color code represent?
A. Multiplier
B. Temperature
C. First digit of the equivalent value
D. Tolerance
Ten micro-microfarads is equivalent to _____
A. 100 picofarads
B. 100 nanofarad
C. 1000 milli microfarad
D. 10.0 picofarads
How much is the resistance of a germanium slag 10
cm long and cross sectional area of 1 square cm?
A. 55 k ohms
C. 550 k ohms
B. 5.5 k ohms
D. 550 ohms

A variable resistor normally used as a voltage divider
A. Carbon film resistor
B. Potentiometer
C. Adjustable resistor
D. Metal film resistor
What is the value of a resistor having the following

colored bands: Yellow-Gray-Red-Silver?
A. 4800 ohms 10%
B. 480 ohms 10%
C. 3800 ohms 1%
D. 4.8 ohms 1%

Determine the equivalent horse power of 2.611
kilowatts.
A. 3.50 hp
C. 2.25 hp
B. 2.50 hp
D. 1.50 hp

Find the value of resistor with the following color
codes; Brown, White, Orange, Red
A. 190 ohms 10%
B. 19 k ohms 2%
C. 1.9 k ohms 10%
D. 19 k ohms 20%

Find the lowest resistance value of the following
resistors.
A. White, black, black
B. Violet, gray, yellow, silver
C. Red, black, gold
D. Gray, gray, black
If the bands on a resistor are yellow, violet, red and
gold, what is the resistance value?
A. 470 ohms 5%
B. 470 ohms 10%
C. 47000 ohms 5%
D. 4700 ohms 5%
Rust in electrical (wire) connections will result to
_____
A. Conductance
C. Voltage
B. Resistance
D. Inductance
The area of a conductor whose diameter is 0.001
inch is equal to
A. One micron
C. One circular mil
B. One angstrom
D. One steradian
_____ is the term used to express the amount of
electrical energy in an electrostatic field.
A. Joule
C. Volt
B. Coulomb
D. Watt
Which of the following statement is correct?
A. Potentiometer has two terminals
B. Transistor has two terminals
C. Typical power rating of a carbon-composition
resistor ranged from 0.125 W to 2 W
D. Open resistor has small resistance
_____ is one factor that does not affect resistance.
A. Resistivity
C. Length
B. Cross sectional area
D. Mass

Resistor with colored bands in the body
A. Adjustable resistor
B. Wire-wound resistor
C. Variable resistor
D. Carbon composition resistor
If the bands on a resistor are red, red, orange and
silver, what is the resistance value?
A. 220 ohms 5%
B. 223 0hms 10%
C. 22,000 ohms 10%
D. 2200 ohms 20%
What does the second strip of an electronic resistor
color code represent?
A. Tolerance
B. Second digit of the value
C. Temperature
D. Multiplier
The energy in an electron that is called the energy of
position
A. Kinetic energy
B. Kinematics
C. Electromotive force
D. Potential energy
If an electronic resistor does not have the fourth color
strip it means it has a tolerance of _____.
A. 5%
C. 10%
B. 20%
D. 1%
What happens to the resistance of a conductor wire
when its temperature is lowered?
A. Decreased
C. Zero
B. Steady
D. Increased
Which of the following does not refer to electric
energy?
A. Joule
C. Volt coulomb
B. Watt second
D. Volt ampere
90. ECE Board Exam March 1996

Which of the following statement is incorrect?
A. open transistor has three (3) terminals
B. transistors have three (3) terminals
C. typical power rating of carbon-composition
resistor ranged 0.001 W to 0.1 W
D. potentiometer has three (3) terminals
Term used in electronic measuring device when a
metal increases resistance due to heat produced by
current flowing through them.
A. positive resistance coefficient
B. positive temperature coefficient
C. negative temperature coefficient
D. negative resistance coefficient
92. A 1 km cable consists of 12 identical strands of
aluminum each 3 mm in diameter. What is the
resistance of the cable?
A. 0.34 ohm
C. 0.44 ohm
B. 0.54 ohm
D. 0.24 ohm
93. A piece of wire has a resistance of 0.5 ohm. The
length is doubled and the area is increased four
times. What is its resistance?
A. 0.75 ohm
C. 0.25 ohm
B. 0.50 ohm
D. 1 ohm
94. Copper wire of certain length and resistance is drawn
out to four times its length without change in volume.
What is the resistance of the bar?
A. unchanged
C. 16R
B. R/16
D. 4R
95. Current is simply _____.
A. Flow of electrons
B. Flow of protons
C.
D.
Radiation
Emission
96. The resistance of a coil of wire is 1 k at 20C. If the

coil is immersed into oil, the resistance falls to 880
. If the wire has a temperature coefficient of 0.006
at 20C, how much is the temperature of the liquid?
A. 0C
B. -20C
C.
D.
17.6C
none of these
97. The copper field coils of a motor was measured at

21C and found to have a resistance of 68 . After
the motor has run for a given time, the resistance is
found to be 96 . What is the hot temperature of the
winding?
A. 106.36C
C. 103.66C
B. 166.30C
D. none of these
98. A wire has a resistance of 30 at 20C. What will its
resistance be at 60C? Assume the temperature
coefficient of resistance to be 0.000385 at 20C.
A. 34.26
C. 32.46
B. 36.42
D. none of these
99. Determine the length of a copper wire ( = 10.37 CM/ft) where diameter is 0.30 inch and resistance of
0.5 at 20C.
A. 4,339 ft
C. 6,125 ft
B. 5.225 ft
D. none of these
100. An electric water heater has a rating of 1 kW, 230 V.
The coil used as the heating element is 10 m long
and has a resistivity of 1.724 x 10 -6 ohm-cm.
Determine the required diameter of the wire in mils.
A. 2.43 mils
C. 3.21 mils
B. 2.52 mils
D. 1.35 mils
101. A certain wire 20 ft long and 100 circular mil area has
a resistance of 1.6 . What is its resistivity?
A. 10.3 ohm-CM/ft
B. 2.2 ohm-CM/ft
C. 8 ohm-CM/ft
D. 15.2 ohm-CM/ft
102. How many circular mils does a round copper rod of
0.25 inch diameter have?
A. 196,000
C. 1,963,500
B. 62,500
D. 49,000
103. A substance whose molecules consist of the same
kind of atoms is called ____.
A. mixture
B. element
C. compound
D. none of the above
104. The diameter of the atom is about ____.
A. 10-10 m
C. 10-2 m
B. 10-8 m
D. 10-15 m
105. The number of compounds available in nature is
____.
A. 105
C. 1000
B. 300
D. unlimited
106. The mass of a proton is ____ the mass of an
electron.
A. equal to
B. less than
C. about 1837 times
D. 200 times
107. The maximum number of electrons that can be
accommodated in the last orbit is ____.
A. 4
C. 18
B. 8
D. 2
108. The electrons in the last orbit of an atom are called
____ electrons.
A. free
C. valence
B. bound
D. thermionic
109. If the number of valence electrons of an atom is less
than 4, the substance is usually ____.
A. a conductor
B. an insulator
C. a semiconductor
D.
none of the above
110. If the number of valence electrons of an atom is more

than 4, the substance is usually ____.
A. a semiconductor
B. a conductor
C. an insulator
111. If the number of valence electrons of an atom is
exactly 4, the substance is usually ____.
A. a semiconductor
B. an insulator
C. a conductor
D. a semiconductor
112. The number of valence electrons of an atom is less
than 4. The substance will be probably ____.
A. a metal
B. a non-metal
C. an insulator
D. a semiconductor
113. One coulomb of charge is equal to the charge on
____ electrons.
A. 628 x 1016
C. 62.8 x 1016
16
B. 6.28 x 10
D. 0.628 x 1016
114. One cc of copper has about ____ free electrons at
room temperature.
A. 200
C. 8.5 x 1022
10
B. 20 x 10
D. 3 x 105
115. Electric current in a wire is the flow of ____.
A. free electrons
B. bound electrons
C. valence electrons
D. atoms
116. EMF in a circuit is ____.
A. cause current to flow
B. maintains potential difference
C. increases the circuit resistance
D. none of these
117. EMF has the unit of _____.
A. power
B. energy
C.
D.
charge
none of these
120. If the length and area of cross-section of a wire are

doubled up, then its resistance ____.
A. becomes four times
B. remains unchanged
C. becomes sixteen times
121. A length of wire has a resistance of 6 ohms. The
resistance of a wire of the same material three times
as long and twice the cross-sectional area will be
____.
A. 36 ohms
C. 9 ohms
B. 12 ohms
D. 1 ohm
122. The SI unit of specific resistance is ____.
A. mho
C. ohm-m2
B. ohm-m
D. ohm-cm
123. The specific resistance of a conductor ____ with rise
in temperature.
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains unchanged
124. The SI unit of conductivity is ____.
A. ohm-m
C. mho-m
B. ohm/m
D. mho/m
125. The SI unit of conductance is ____.
A. mho
C. ohm-m
B. ohm
D. ohm-cm
126. The resistance of a material 2 m long and 2 m2 in
cross-sectional area is 1.6 x 10-8 . Its specific
resistance will be ____.
A. 3.2 x 10-8 ohm-m
B. 6.4 x 10-8 ohm-m
C. 1.6 x 10-8 ohm-m
D. 0.16 x 10-8 ohm-m
127. Conductors have ____ temperature coefficient of
resistance.
A. positive
B. negative
C. zero
118. Potential difference has the unit of ____ .

A. charge
B. power
C. energy
128. Semiconductors have ____ temperature coefficient

of resistance.
A. negative
B. positive
C. zero
119. The resistance of a material is ____ its area of crosssection.

A. directly proportional to
B. inversely proportional to
C. independent of
129. The value of (i.e. temperature coefficient of

resistance) depends upon
A. length of the material
B. cross-sectional area of the material
C. volume of the material
D. nature of the material and temperature
Resistance
()
130. The temperature coefficient of resistance of a

conductor ____ with rise in temperature.
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains unchanged
45
20
132. Eureka has ____ temperature

resistance.
A. positive
B. negative
C. almost zero
coefficient
of
A.
B.
t
40C Temperature
Fig. 1.2
C. 35 ohms
D. 50 ohms
70 ohms
40 ohms
137. Referring to Fig. 1.2, the value of 40 will be ____.

Resistance
()
131. Insulators have ____ temperature coefficient of

resistance.
A. zero
B. positive
C. negative
45
20
t
40C Temperature
Fig. 1.2
Resistance
()
133. Fig. 1.1 shows the temperature/resistance graph of

a conductor. The value of 0 is ____.
40
A.
B.
0.005/C
0.004/C
A.
B.
50
t
50C Temperature
Fig. 1.1
C. 0.1/C
D. 0.4/C
Resistance
()
134. Referring to Fig. 1.1, the value of the 50 will be ____.
40
A.
B.
0.005/C
0.004/C
50
t
50C Temperature
Fig. 1.1
C. 0.1/C
D. 0.4/C
135. Referring to Fig. 1.2, the value of 0 is ____.

A. 1/30 per C
B. 1/40 per C
C. 1/1200 per C
136. Referring to Fig. 1.2, the value of R40 will be ____.
1/30 per C
1/70 per C
C.
D.
1/50 per C
1/1200 per C
138. The value of 0 of a conductor is 1/236 per C. The

value of 18 will be ____.
A. 1/218 per C
B. 1/272 per C
C. 1/254 per C
139. The value of 50 of a conductor is 1/230 per C. The
value of 0 will be ____.
A. 1/180 per C
B. 1/280 per C
C. 1/250 per C
140. A good electric conductor is one that
A. has low conductance
B. is always made of copper wire
C. produces a minimum voltage drop
D. has few free electrons
141. Two wires A and B have the same cross-section and
are made of the same material, RA = 600 and RB =
100 . The number of times A is longer than B is
A. 6
C. 4
B. 2
D. 5
142. A coil has a resistance of 100 at 90C. At 100C,
its resistance is 101 . The temperature coefficient
of wire at 90C is
A. 0.01
C. 0.0001
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
144. Which of the following material has a negative

temperature coefficient of resistance?
A. brass
C. aluminum
B. copper
D. carbon
145. A cylindrical wire 1 m in length, has a resistance of
100 . What would be the resistance of a wire made
from the same material both the length and the
cross-sectional area are doubled?
A. 200
C. 100
B. 400
D. 50
146. Carbon composition resistors are most popular
because they
A. cost the least
B. are smaller
C. can withstand overload
D. do not produce electric noise
147. A unique feature of a wire-wound resistor is its
A. lower power rating
C. high stability
B. low cost
D. small size
148. A coil has a resistance of 100 ohms at 90 C. At
100C, its resistance is 101 ohms. What is the
temperature coefficient of the wire at 90C?
A. 0.01
C. 0.0001
B. 0.1
D. 0.001
149. What is the unit for charge (Q)?
A. Farad
C.
B. Joule
D.
Siemens
Coulomb
150. The charge delivered by a constant voltage source is

shown. Determine the current supplied by the source
at (a) t = 1 s (b) t = 3 s.
A.
B.
5 ma, -3.33 ma
5 ma, 3.33 ma
C.
D.
3.33 ma, 5 ma
3.33 ma, 5 ma
Three resistors of 10, 15 and 20

connected in parallel. What is
resistance?
A. 45 ohms
C.
B. 17.2 ohms
D.
ohms each are

the equivalent
0.22 ohm
4.62 ohms

Three resistors of 10, 15 and 20 ohms each are
connected in parallel. What is the total conductance?
A. 0.217 siemens
C. 4.52 siemens
B. 3.41 siemens
D. 0.562 siemens
A 5-ohm resistance is connected in parallel with a
10-ohm resistance. Another set, a 6-ohm and an 8ohm resistances are also connected in parallel. The
two sets are connected in series. What is the
equivalent resistance?
A. 6.76 ohm
C. 14.4 ohms
B. 9.25 ohm
D. 21.2 ohms
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.
What is the equivalent resistance?
A. 11 ohms
C. 10 ohms
B. 12 ohms
D. 9 ohms
A 10-ohm and a 20-ohm resistance are connected in
parallel. Another resistance of 5-ohm is connected in
series with the two. If the supply voltage is 48 volts,
what is the current through the 10-ohm resistor?
A. 3.21 A
C. 4.02 A
B. 2.74 A
D. 5.72 A
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?
A. 1.2 A, 17.28 W
C. 1.09 A, 13.1 W
B. 0.96 A, 11.52 W
D. 1.5 A, 20.25 W
B. OHMS LAW AND ELECTRIC CIRCUITS

The resistance of 120 meters of wire is 12 ohms.
What is its conductance?
A. 0.0521 siemens
C. 6 siemens
B. 0.0833 siemens
D. 12 siemens

Three resistors 10-, 15- and 20- are connected
in series across a 48-V source. What is the voltage
across the 15- resistor?
A. 20 V
C. 24 V
B. 16 V
D. 12 V
152. EE April 1981, October 1984

Two (2) 115-V incandescent lamps A and B are
connected in series across a 230-V source. If lamp A
is rated 75 watts and lamp B is rated 50 watts,
determine the current drawn by the series
connection.
A. 0.52 A
C. 0.48 A
B. 0.64 A
D. 0.57 A

Three resistors 10-, 15- and 20- are connected
in parallel. What is the total resistance?
A. 3.56
C. 0.217
B. 4.62
D. 45

Two 10- resistances are connected in parallel. The
two are then connected in series with a 5-
resistance. It is then connected across a 24-volt

battery; find the voltage across the 5- resistor.
A. 12 volts
C. 9 volts
B. 24 volts
D. 15 volts
A circuit consists of three resistors rated 3-, 4-
and 5- connected in parallel. If the circuit is
connected to a battery which has an internal
resistance of 0.2-, what would be the current
through the 4- resistor?
A. 2.04 A
C. 2.4 A
B. 4.8 A
D. 3.0 A
How many abvolts in 1 volt?
A. 108 abvolts
C. 1 abvolt
B. 10-8 abvolts
D. 10 abvolt
A total current of 60 A is divided among 3 parallel
branches having resistances of 10 , 6 and 12 ,
respectively. What is the current that flows through
the branch with 10 resistance?
A. 17.1 A
C. 14.3 A
B. 28.6 A
D. 42.9 A
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.
A. 6 V
C. 12 V
B. 18 V
D. 20 V
The theory of Ohms law is applied in a _____ circuit.
A. linear
C. trivalent
B. exponential
D. unilateral
Refers to the most important components in
controlling flow of electrons
A. voltage, electromotive force and current
B. reactance, current and resistance
C. conductance, resistance and reactance
D. voltage, resistance and current
Which of the following is not a valid expression of
ohms law?
A. E = IR
C. R = E/I
B. R = PI
D. I = E/R
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?
A. 200 watts
C. 400 watts
B. 100 watts
D. 50 watts
What do you expect when you use the two 20 kohms,

1 watt resistor in parallel instead of one 10 kohms, 1
watt?
A. Provide lighter current
B. Provide wider tolerance
C. Provide more power
D. Provide less power
The total resistance of a two similar wire conductors
connected in parallel is ______
A. same resistance of one wire
B. double the resistance of one wire
C. one half the resistance of one wire
D. resistance of one wire multiplied by 4
When you increase the resistance in a circuit, the
flow of electrons will ______.
A. be constant
C. be stopped
B. flow faster
D. be decreased
Which of the following allows more current if applied
to the same voltage?
A. 0.002 siemen
C. 0.004 siemen
B. 25 ohms
D. 2.5 ohms
Ohms law refers to _____.
A. power is directly proportional to both voltage
squared and the resistance
B. power is directly proportional to the resistance
and inversely as the current squared
C. current varies directly as the voltage and
inversely as the resistance
D. current is directly proportional to both voltage
and resistance
A circuit which a break exists in the complete
conduction pathway
A. Open circuit
C. Close circuit
B. Short circuit
D. Circuit
How much is the equivalent power in watts can a 3
horse power provide?
A. 3000 watts
C. 1492 watts
B. 248.66 watts
D. 2238 watts
The current needed to operate a soldering iron which
has a rating of 600 watts at 110 volts is
A. 18,200 A
C. 66,000 A
B. 0.182 A
D. 5.455 A
Find the power across the resistor of 5 ohms

delivered from a battery of an internal resistance of 3
ohms and a constant emf of 4 volts.
A. 120 watts
C. 60 watts
B. 100 watts
D. 1.25 watts
A series circuit in which desired portions of the
source voltage may be tapped off for use equipment.
A. Voltage trap
B. Voltage selector
C. Voltage divider
D. Dividing network
An electronic device draws 300 watts from its 24 volt
power source. Find effective resistance.
A. 1.25
C. 19.20
B. 1.92
D. 12.50
How much power does an electronic equipment
consume, assuming a 5.50 amperes current flowing
and a 120 volts power source?
A. 125.5 watts
C. 660 watts
B. 66 watts
D. 60 watts

A condition in which the heat in of around the circuit
increases beyond or to a higher than normal level.
A. Excessive heat condition
B. Open condition
C. Direct short
D. Grounded
A 33 kilo ohms resistor is connected in a series
parallel combination made up of a 56 kilo ohm
resistor and a 7.8 kilo ohm resistor. What is the total
combined resistance of these three resistors?
A. 39067 ohms
C. 63769 ohms
B. 49069 ohms
D. 95800 ohms
If 3,300 ohms resistor and a 22,000 ohms resistor
are connected in series, what is the total resistance?
A. 18,700 ohms
C. 5,500 ohms
B. 25,300 ohms
D. 2,870 ohms
A device that draws current
A. Source
C. Load
B. No load
D. Shunt

What type of circuit whose parameters are constant
which do not change with voltage or current?
A. Tuned circuit
C. Reactive circuit
B. Linear circuit
D. Lumped circuit

With the same voltage applied which of the following
allows more current?
A. 25 ohms
C. 2.5 ohms
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
the combination?
A. 1680 ohms
C. 18567 ohms
B. 560 ohms
D. 187 0hms

If 12 V are applied to a circuit that consumes 78 W,
what is the current flow through the circuits?
A. 6.5 A
C. 0.15 A
B. 936 A
D. 9.36 A

Other factors remaining constant, what would be the
effect on the current flow in a given circuit if the
applied potential were doubled?
A. It would double
B. It would increase 4 times
C. It would remain the same
D. It would be decrease by
Find used power of a circuit whose power source
supplies 20 volts and a load resistance of 200 ohms.
A. 1 watt
C. 10 watts
B. 4 kilowatts
D. 2 watts
When resistors are connected in series, what
happens?
A. Nothing
B. The tolerance is decreased
C. The effective resistance is decreased
D. The effective resistance is increased

Find the current that flows through the filament of a
400 watt flat iron connected to a 220 volt power line.
A. 50 mA
C. 5 mA
B. 500 mA
D. 5 A
194. Four equal resistances are connected in parallel
across a certain supply producing P power. How
much power will be produced if the resistances are
now connected in series across the same supply?
A. 16P
C. 4P
B. P/16
D. P/4
195. A resistor R is connected across a 120 V supply. A
voltmeter of 10,000 ohms resistance is connected
between the center of the resistor and one side of the
supply and reads 40 V. What is the value of the
resistance R?
A. 10,000
C. 30,000
B. 20,000
D. 15,000
196. A 240 V motor requiring 2,000 W is located 1 km from
a power source. What diameter of copper wire is to
be used if the power loss is to be kept 5%?
A.
B.
0.49 cm
0.54 cm
C.
D.
0.39 cm
0.35 cm
197. Three resistors of 10, 12 and x ohms, respectively

are connected in parallel across a constant current
source of 8 A. Determine x if this resistor draws 2.5
A.
A. 10
C. 13
B. 12
D. 11
198. An arc lamp takes 10 A at 50 volts. A resistance R is
to be place in series so that the lamp my burn
correctly from a 110 V supply. Find the power wasted
in this resistor.
A. 800 watts
C. 700 watts
B. 600 watts
D. 900 watts
199. A 20 and 10 resistors are connected in parallel
and a 5 resistor is connected in series with the
parallel combination. The circuit is connected across
a 48 V source with an internal resistance of 0.2 .
Calculate the current through the 5 resistor.
A. 5.57 amperes
C. 3.58 amperes
B. 4.04 amperes
D. 7.63 amperes
A.
B.
C.
D.
resistance
inductance
capacitance
both inductance and capacitance
207. The purpose of load in an electric circuit is to ____.

A. increase the circuit current
B. utilize electrical energy
C. decrease the circuit current
208. Electrical appliances are not connected in series
because ____
A. series circuit is complicated
B. appliances have different current rating
C. power loss is more
209. Electrical appliances are connected in parallel
because it ____
A. is a simple circuit
B. draws less current
C. results in reduce in power loss
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
connected across a 12 V battery with internal
resistance of 0.25 . Solve for the maximum power
that can delivered to R.
A. 130.20 W
C. 120.21 W
B. 115.52 W
D. 142.42 W
210. Inductance and capacitance are not relevant in a d.c.

circuit because ____
A. frequency of d.c. is zero
B. it is a simple circuit
C. they do not exist in a d.c. circuit
201. The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is 10

ohms and the rated voltage is 50 V. Find the series
resistance required to operate the lamp from an 80 V
supply.
A. 8
C. 6
B. 4
D. 10
211. The hot resistance of a 100 watt, 250 V incandescent

lamp would be
A. 2.5 ohms
B. 625 ohms
C. 25 ohms
202. Ohms law is not applicable to

A. copper
B. silver
C. silicon carbide
D. aluminum
203. The practical unit of electrical energy is
A. watt
B. kilowatt
C. kilowatt-hour
D. megawatt
204. A 100 watt lamp working for 20 hours will consume
____ units.
A. 200
C. 2
B. 20
D. 5
212. The voltage drop across 14.5 ohm resistor in Fig. 2.1
is ____.
14.5
+
200 V
60
-
Fig. 2.1
A.
B.
29 V
14 V
C.
D.
30.5 V
18 V
213. The circuit shown in Fig. 2.1 is called a series circuit

because ____
14.5
205. The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is about

____ its cold resistance.
A. 10 times
C. 100 times
B. 2 times
D. 50 times
206. A d.c. circuit usually has ____ as the load.
25.5
25.5
+
200 V
60
-
Fig. 2.1
A.
B.
it contains a few resistances

it carries the same current throughout the circuit
C.
D.
it is a simple circuit
none of the above
2.5
7A
4.5
214. Referring to Fig. 2.2, the total circuit resistance will

be ____
100 W, 200 V 40 W, 200 V
Fig. 2.4
A.
B.
Lamp A
+
Lamp B
-
200 V
3A
4.5 A
2.5
7A
1000 ohms
400 ohms
C.
D.
215. In Fig. 2.2 ____

100 W, 200 V
1400 ohms
135 ohms
40 W, 200 V
Lamp B
200 V
Fig. 2.2
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.5
Fig. 2.4
Lamp A
+
the lamp A will be brighter than lamp B

the lamp B will be brighter than lamp A
the two lamps will be equally bright
none of the above
216. When a number of resistances are connected in

parallel, the total resistance is ____
A. less than the smaller resistance
B. greater than the smaller resistance
C. between the smaller and greatest resistance
A.
B.
3.5 A
3A
218. The value of R that will give a total resistance of 1.5

ohms in Fig. 2.3 is ____
3
2A
2.5 A
222. Two incandescent lamps of 100 W, 200 V are in

parallel across 200 V supply. The total resistance will
be ____.
A. 800 ohms
C. 400 ohms
B. 200 ohms
D. 600 ohms
223. The resistance across the terminals AB of the circuit
shown in Fig. 2.5 is ____
A
18
12
6
Fig. 2.5
A.
B.
36 ohms
18 ohms
C.
D.
9 ohms
15 ohms
224. If a d.c. supply of 180 V is connected across

terminals AB in Fig. 2.5, then current in 6 ohm
resistor will be ____.
Fig. 2.3
4 ohms
6 ohms
C.
D.
221. If 18 resistances, each of value 36 ohms, are

connected in parallel, then the total resistance is
____
A. 2 ohms
B. 54 ohms
C. 36 ohms
217. Two resistances of 6 ohms and 3 ohms are

connected in parallel. The total resistance is ____
A. 9 ohms
C. 0.5 ohm
B. 18 ohms
D. 2 ohms
A.
B.
2.5 A
2A
220. The current in 4.5 ohms resistor in Fig. 1.4 will be

____.
Fig. 2.2
A.
B.
C.
D.
C.
D.
3 ohms
9 ohms
18
12
6
219. The current in 2.5 ohm resistor in Fig. 2.4 will be

____
Fig. 2.5
A.
B.
10 A
5A
C.
D.
12 A
6A
225. The resistance across terminals AC in Fig. 2.5 is

____
230. If 10 ohms resistance is removed in Fig. 2.7, then

total conductance of the circuit will be ____
A
18
12
6
10
Fig. 2.5
A.
B.
36 ohms
9 ohms
C.
D.
18 ohms
8 ohms
226. The resistance across terminals AB of the circuit

shown in Fig. 2.6 is ____
5
2
A
3 mhos
6 mhos
2 mhos
1.5 mhos
231. The voltage across the parallel circuit shown in Fig.

2.8 is ____
10
2.5
15 A
C.
D.
Fig. 2.7
A.
B.
Fig. 2.6
A.
B.
4 ohms
18 ohms
C.
D.
34 ohms
8 ohms
15 V
10 V
C.
D.
30 V
12. 5 V
232. The current in 10 ohms resistor in Fig. 2.8 is ____
10
2.5
15 A
A.
B.
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 ____
5
2
A
Fig. 2.8
B
Fig. 2.8
Fig. 2.6
A.
B.
3A
6A
C.
D.
2.5 A
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
____
5
2
A
C.
D.
90 W
24 W
229. The total conductance of the circuit shown in Fig. 2.7

is ____
2
1
12 ohms
2.67 ohms
C.
D.
2 ohms
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 ____
2
2
1
1.5 A
3.5 A
233. The total resistance between terminals 1 and 2 of the

circuit shown in Fig. 2.9 is ____
A.
B.
Fig. 2.6
180 W
45 W
C.
D.
Fig. 2.9
A.
B.
3A
2.5 A
A.
B.
10
Fig. 1.9
Fig. 2.7
A.
B.
13 mhos
1.6 mhos
C.
D.
6 mhos
2.5 mhos
A.
B.
1.5 A
3A
C.
D.
2A
2.5 A
235. The resistance between terminals 1 and 2 of Fig.

1.10 is ____
14
Fig. 1.10
A.
B.
12 ohms
8 ohms
C.
D.
16 ohms
3 ohms
236. The resistance between terminals 1 and 2 in Fig.

1.11 is ____
1
A.
B.
C.
D.
9 ohms
18 ohms
10 ohms
none of the above
13
11
72
14
44 V
C.
D.
1 ohm
4 ohms
237. If a battery of 6 V is applied across terminals 1 and 2

in Fig. 1.11, then current in the horizontal 2 ohm
resistor will be ____
1
2
18
2 ohms
1.5 ohms
2
Fig. 1.11
A.
B.
Fig. 1.13
241. Referring to Fig. 1.13, the resistance across

terminals AF is ____
44 V
18
2
2
11
72
2
1
13
1
2
Fig. 1.13
A.
B.
C.
D.
20.5 ohms
18 ohms
11 ohms
none of the above
242. Referring to Fig. 1.13, the current in 18 ohms resistor

will be ___
A
13
11
Fig. 1.11
238. The resistance across terminals 1 and 2 in Fig. 1.12

is ____
6 ohms
12 ohms
A.
B.
C.
D.
18 ohms
24 ohms
A.
B.
C.
D.
2A
1.5 A
1A
none of the above
243. Referring to Fig. 1.13, the power loss in 11 ohms will

be ____
A
13
18
44 V
11
E
Fig. 1.13
240. Referring to Fig. 1.13, the resistance across

terminals BE is ____
Fig. 1.13
72
239. Two equal resistances are connected in series

across a certain supply. If the resistances are now
connected in parallel across the same supply, the
power produced will be ____ that of series
connection.
A. two times
C. one-half
B. four times
D. one-fourth
14
1
1
18
44 V
14
3A
0.5 A
C.
D.
1A
2A
72
A.
B.
A.
B.
C.
D.
11 W
24 W
16 W
none of the above
244. If in Fig. 1.14, switches S1 and S2 are closed, then

total circuit resistance is ____
100 W, 200 V
L2
S1
40 W, 200 V
L1
S2
Fig. 1.14
400 ohms
1200 ohms
C.
D.
1000 ohms
2400 ohms
245. If switch S1 is open and switch S2 is closed in Fig.

1.14, then circuit resistance will be ____
S2
Fig. 1.14
A.
B.
C.
D.
lamp L1 will burn out

lamp L2 will burn out
both lamps L2 and L3 will burn out
all the lamps will be safe
249. If in Fig. 1.1, resistor R2 becomes open-circuited, the

reading of the voltmeter will become
V
L3
R1
R2
R3
R4
20
20
20
20
100 W, 200 V
+ 200 V -
200 V
Fig. 1.14
A.
B.
1200 ohms
1000 ohms
C.
D.
1400 ohms
2400 ohms
246. If in Fig. 1.14, both switches S1 and S2 are closed,

then ____
100 W, 200 V
L2
S1
40 W, 200 V
L1
L3
100 W, 200 V
+ 200 V -
100 W, 200 V
L2
S1
40 W, 200 V
L1
100 W, 200 V
L2
S2
L3
100 W, 200 V
+ 200 V -
A.
B.
S1
40 W, 200 V
L1
Figure 1.1
A.
B.
zero
150 V
C.
D.
50 V
200 V
250. Whatever the battery voltage in Fig. 1.2, it is certain

that smallest current will flow in the resistance of
____ ohm.
300
S2
L3
500
100 W, 200 V
+ 200 V -
100
200
Fig. 1.14
A.
B.
C.
D.
L1 will be brighter than L2 or L3

L1 will be dimmer than L2 or L3
L1 will be as bright as L2 or L3
none of the above
247. If in Fig. 1.14 switches S1 and S2 are open, then lamp

L1 will give output ____
40 W, 200 V
L1
S1
100 W, 200 V
L2
S2
L3
100 W, 200 V
+ 200 V Fig. 1.14
A.
B.
C.
D.
less than 40 W
more than 40 W
equal to 40 W
none of the above
248. If in Fig. 1.14 switches S1 and S2 are closed and the

supply voltage is increased to 400 V, then ____
Figure 1.2
A.
B.
300
500
C.
D.
200
100
251. Which of the following statement is TRUE both for a

series and parallel d.c circuit?
A. powers are additive
B. voltages are additive
C. current additive
D. elements have individual currents
252. 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.
A. 110
C. 146.7
B. 73.3
D. 220
253. In the parallel circuit of Fig.1.3, the value of V0 is

____ volt.
R3
R1
2
VO
R2
2
12 V
A.
B.
12 V
Figure 1.3
12
24
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
0
-12
254. In the series circuit of Fig 1.4, the value of V0 is ____

volt.
2
Figure 1.7
E and R1 form a series circuit
R1 is in series with R3
R1 is in series with R2
there is no series circuit
258. Which of the following statements is correct

concerning the Fig. 1.8?
R2
VO
R1
12 V
Figure 1.4
A.
B.
R3
12
-12
C.
D.
0
6
255. In Fig 1.5, there is a drop of 20 V on each resistor.

The potential of point A would be ____ volt.
A
A.
B.
C.
D.
Figure 1.8
R2 and R3 form a series of path
E is in series with R1
R1 is in parallel in R3
R1, R2 and R3 form a series of circuit
259. What is the equivalent resistance in ohms between

points A and B of Fig. 1.9? All resistances are in
ohms
A
80 V
12
4 B
Figure 1.5
A.
B.
+80
-40
C.
D.
+40
-80
256. From the voltmeter reading of Fig. 1.6, is it obvious

that
4
24 V 3
A.
B.
C.
D.
Figure 1.6
the 3 resistor is short circuited
the 6 resistor is short circuited
nothing is wrong with the circuit
the 3 resistor is open-circuited
257. With reference to Fig 1.7, which of the following

statement is true?
A.
B.
12
14.4
Figure 1.9
C.
D.
22
2
260. What do you call a resistor that does not obey Ohms
Law?
A. Potentiometer
B. Carbon-Film Resistor
C. Wire-Wound Type
D. Non-linear Resistor
261. A 100 W, 110 V and 50 W, 110 V lamps 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?
A. 110 V
C. 146.7 V
B. 73.3 V
D. 220 V
262. A potential divider of resistance of 50 ohms is
connected across a 100 V DC source. A load
resistance of 10 ohms is connected across a tap in
the potential divider and the negative terminal of the
source. If a current of 4 A flows towards the load,

what is the current supplied by the source?
A. 5.32 A
C. 5.21 A
B. 5.05 A
D. 5.48 A
263. Two resistors A and B made of different materials
have temperature coefficients of resistance at 20C
of 0.004 and 0.006 respectively. When connected
across a voltage source at 20C, they draw current
equally. What percentage of the total current at
100C does resistor A carry?
A. 47.14%
C. 61.34%
B. 52.86%
D. 38.66%
264. A conductor has a resistance
20C, the resistance has
Calculate the temperature
conductor at 20C.
A. 1/300 /C
B. 1/400 /C
of 7 ohms at 0C. At
become 7.5 ohms.
coefficient of the
C.
D.
1/500 /C
1/600 /C
265. Which of the following is a non-linear element?

A. diode
B. heater coil
C. transistor
D. electric arc with unlike electrode
C. ELECTRICAL AND HEAT ENERGY
An electric kettle was marked 500 W, 230 V found to
take 15 minutes to bring 1 kilogram of water at 15C
to boiling point. Determine the heat efficiency of the
kettle.
A. 79.1%
C. 72.4%
B. 75.3%
D. 74.8%
A process equipment contains 100 gallons of water
at 25C. It is required to bring it to boiling in 10
minutes. The heat loss is estimated to be 5%. What
is the kW rating of the heater?
A. 125 kW
C. 50.5 kW
B. 252 kW
D. 207 kW
268. EE October 1989
A total of 0.8 kg of water at 20C is placed in a 1-kW
electric kettle. How long a time in minute is needed
to raise the temperature of the water to 100C?
A. 4.46 min
C. 5.34 min
B. 5.32 min
D. 4,.56 min
269. REE October 1998
How many calories does an electric heater of 100
watts generate per second?
A. 10
C. 23.88
B. 1000
D. 42.25
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 ____.
A. 1111 kWh
C. 1750 kWh
B. 1266 kWh
D. 1333 kWh

An electric heater carries 12 A at 110 V, is
submerged in 22.5 lbs of water for 30 minutes. What
will be the final temperature of the water if its initial
temperature is 35F?
A. 135.43F
C. 133.56F
B. 125.42F
D. 128.33F
In an electric heater the inlet temperature is 15C.
Water is flowing at the rate of 300 grams per minute.
The voltmeter measuring voltage across the heating
element reads 120 volts and an ammeter measuring
current taken reads 10 amperes. When steady state
is finally reached, what is the final reading of the
outlet thermometer?
A. 57.6C
C. 72.6C
B. 68.4C
D. 42.6C
Four cubic meters of water is to be heated by means
of four 1.5 kW, 230-V immersion heating elements.
Assuming the efficiency of the heater as 90%,
determine the time required in boiling the water if the
initial temperature is 20C and if all four elements are
connected in parallel.
A. 71 hrs
C. 69 hrs
B. 63 hrs
D. 66 hrs
Four cubic meters of water is to be heated by means
of four 1.5 kW, 230-V immersion heating elements.
Assuming the efficiency of the heater as 90%,
determine the time required in boiling the water if the
initial temperature is 20C and if the elements are
connected two in series in parallel with two in series.
A. 275.6 hrs
C. 252.2 hrs
B. 295.3 hrs
D. 264.4 hrs
How many joules per second are then in 10 watts?
A. 10
C. 20
B. 5
D. 24.5
1013 ergs/sec is equal to how many kilowatts?
A. 1,000
C. 100
B. 250
D. 10
What is 1 kW-hr in BTU?
A. 4,186
C. 746
B. 3,413
D. 1,000
What is the work in ergs needed to raise a 10 g
weight 100 m up?
A. 4.9 x 105
C. 98 x 107
B. 9.8 x 107
D. 1.96 x 107
The quantity of heat required to raise the

temperature of water by 1C.
A. energy
C. calorie
B. specific heat
D. BTU
When heat is transferred into any other form of
energy or when other forms of energy are converted
into heat, the total amount of energy is constant. This
is known as
A. First law of thermodynamics
B. Boyles law
C. Specific heat
D. Isothermal expansion
What is 1012 ergs/sec in kW?
A. 100 kW
C. 10 kW
B. 1,000 kW
D. 10,000 kW
An electric heater is used to heat up 600 grams of
water. It takes 14 minutes to raise the temperature of
water by 40C. If the supply voltage is 220 volts, what
is the power rating of the heater neglecting heat
losses?
A. 180 W
C. 200 W
B. 120 W
D. 60 W
A 100 liter of water is heated from 20C to 40C. How
many kWHR of electricity is needed assuming no
heat loss?
A. 4.2
C. 5.6
B. 2.3
D. 3.7
Ten (10) kW is equal to ____ gram-cal/sec.
A. 156
C. 2,388
B. 436
D. 425
Two heaters A and B are in parallel across supply
voltage V. Heater A produces 500 kcal in 20 minutes
and B produces 1000 kcal in 10 minutes. The
resistance of A is 10 ohms. What is the resistance
of B, if the same heaters are connected in series
voltage V?
A. 4.5 ohms
C. 4.5 ohms
B. 2.5 ohms
D. 0.14 ohm
286. In the SI system of units, the unit of force is
A. kg-wt
C. Joule
B. Newton
D. N-m
287. The basic unit of electric charge is
A. ampere-hour
C. coulomb
B. watt-hour
D. farad
288. The SI unit of energy is
A. Joule
B. kWh
C.
D.
kcal
m-kg
289. The SI unit of energy is

A. Joule
B. kWh
C.
D.
kcal
m-kg
290. Two heating elements, each of 230-V, 3.5 kW rating

are first joined in parallel and then in series to heat
same amount of water through the same range of
temperature. The ratio of the time taken in the two
cases would be
A. 1:2
C. 1:4
B. 2:1
D. 4:1
291. If a 220 V heater is used on 110 V supply, heat
produced by it will be ____ as much
A. one-half
C. one-fourth
B. twice
D. four times
292. For a given line voltage, four heating coils will
produce maximum heat when connected
A. all in parallel
B. all in series
C. with two parallel pairs in series
D. one pair in parallel with the other two in series
293. 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.
A. 1500
C. 1333
B. 1250
D. 1000
294. One kWh of energy equals nearly
A. 1000 W
C.
B. 860 kcal
D.
4186 J
735.5 W
295. A force of 10,000 N accelerates a body to velocity 0.1

km/s. The power developed is ____ kW.
A. 1,000,000
C. 3600
B. 36,000
D. 1000
296. A 100 W light bulb burns on an average of 10 hours
a day for one week. The weekly consumption of
energy will be ____ unit/s.
A. 7
C. 0.7
B. 70
D. 0.07
297. 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.
A. 1000
C. 250
B. 500
D. 2000
298. One watt is equal to ____.
A. 4.19 cal/sec
B. 778 BTU/sec
C.
D.
107 ergs/sec
10-7 ergs/sec
299. The current in an electric lamp is 5 amperes. What

quantity of electricity flows toward the filament in 6
minutes?
A. 30 C
C. 72 C
B. 3600 C
D. 1800 C
300. 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 15C to boiling. The heater has an over-all
efficiency of 92%.
A. 6.4 minutes
C. 4.4 minutes
B. 5.4 minutes
D. 3.4 minutes
301. For a given line voltage, four heating coils will
produce maximum heat when connected
A. all in parallel
B. all in series
C. with two parallel pairs in series
D. one pair in parallel with the other two in series
302. Four heaters having the same voltage rating will
produce maximum heat if connected in
A. Series
C. Series-Parallel
B. Parallel
D. Parallel-Series
303. 1000 kW is equal to how many is ergs/sec.
A. 2 x 1013
C. 1 x 1013
16
B. 1 x 10
D. 2 x 1010
304. When current flows through heater coil, it glows but
supply wiring does not glow because
A. supply wiring is covered with insulation
wiring
B. current through supply line flows at slower
speed
C. supply wires are made of superior material
D. resistance of heater coil is more than that of
supply wire
D. ELECTRIC CELLS
A load of 10 ohms was connected to a 12-volt
battery. The current drawn was 1.18 amperes. What
is the internal resistance of the battery?
A. 0.35 ohm
C. 0.25 ohm
B. 0.20 ohm
D. 0.30 ohm
The electromotive force of a standard cell is
measured with a potentiometer that gives a reading
of 1.3562 V. When a 1.0 megaohm resistor is
connected across the standard cell terminals, the
potentiometer reading drops to 1.3560 V, what is the
internal resistance of the standard cell?
A. 174.5 ohms
C. 147.5 ohms
B. 145.7 ohms
D. 157.4 ohms
If a resistor rated at 5 watts and 6 volts are connected
across a battery with an open circuit voltage of 6
volts. What is the internal resistance of the battery if
the resulting current is 0.8 A?
A. 0.30 ohm
C. 0.23 ohm
B. 0.26 ohm
D. 0.03 ohm
A 12 V battery of 0.05-ohm resistance and another
battery of 12 V and 0.075 ohm resistance supply
power to a 2-ohm resistor. What is the current

through the load?
A. 5.85 A
C. 5.72 A
B. 5.63 A
D. 5.91 A
The lead batteries A and B are connected in
parallel. A has an open circuit voltage of 12 V and
an internal resistance of 0.2 ohm. Battery B has an
open circuit voltage of 12.2 V and an internal
resistance of 0.3 ohm. The two batteries together
deliver power to a 0.5 ohm power resistor.
Neglecting effects of temperature, how much current
is contributed by battery A?
A. 29.62 A
C. 12.85 A
B. 16.00 A
D. 25.24 A
A charger, a battery and a load are connected in
parallel. The voltage across the charger is 12.5 volts
and the battery has an emf of 12 volts and internal
resistance of 0.1 ohm. The load consists of a 2 ohms
resistor. Find the current through the charger.
A. 6.61 A
C. 6.42 A
B. 6.25 A
D. 6.50 A
A lead storage battery is rated at 12 volts. If the
internal resistance is 0.01 ohm, what is the maximum
power that can be delivered to the load?
A. 1,200 W
C. 7,200 W
B. 3,600 W
D. 1,800 W
A 120-V battery having an internal resistance of 0.5
ohm is connected through a line resistance of 0.5
ohms to a variable load resistor. What maximum
power will the battery deliver to the load resistor?
A. 36 watts
C. 630 watts
B. 63 watts
D. 360 watts
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?
A. 28.51
C. 38.23
B. 41.24
D. 35.92
Two-24 volt battery supply power to a 20 ohm load.
One battery has 0.2 ohm internal resistance while
the other has 0.4 ohm. What power does the load
draws?
A. 28.4 W
C. 30.8 W
B. 22.2 W
D. 18.6 W
Which statement is not true?
A. Secondary cell can be recharged
B. The internal resistance of a cell limits the
amount of output current
C.
The negative terminal of a chemical cell has a

charge of excess electrons
Two electrodes of the same metal provide the
highest voltage output
_____ is the specific gravity reading for a good lead

acid cell.
A. 1170
C. 1070
B. 1270
D. 1370

In the operation of dry cell we normally refer to the
supply of current load resistance where its current
neutralizes the separated charges at the electrodes.
A. Aligning the cells
B. Charging the cells
C. Discharging the cells
D. Polarizing the cells

Refers to a power source or cell that is not
rechargeable?
A. Secondary
C. Storage
B. Primary
D. Battery
D.

Refers to a power source or cell which can be
rechargeable
A. Battery
C. Primary
B. Secondary
D. Storage
In the operation of dry cell we normally refer to the
supply of current load resistance where its current
neutralizes the separated charge s at the electrodes.
A. Aligning the cells
B. Charging the cells
C. Discharging the cells
D. Polarizing the cells
The part of the cell of the solution that acts upon the
electrodes providing a path for electron flow
A. Container
C. Sealing way
B. Electrolyte
D. Electrolysis
Type of cell used mostly for emergency equipment.
It is light, small, and has a large capacity of power for
its size.
A. Ni-Cd cell
C. Silver-zinc cell
B. Silver-cadmium cell
D. Mercury cell
The purpose of cells connected in parallel is
to_____.
A. increase internal resistance
B. increase in voltage output
C. decrease current capacity
D. increase in current capacity
Find the output of a four (4) lead acid cells.
A. 3.2 V
C. 5.8 V
B. 8.4 V
D. 1.6 V
How many silver zinc cells in series are needed for a
9V battery?
A. 9
C. 3
B. 6
D. 7

Which of the following is not a primary type cell?
A. Zinc-chloride
C. Silver oxide
B. Silver-zinc
D. Carbon zinc
A battery should not be charged or discharged at a
high current in order to avoid this defect.
A. Corrosion
C. Buckling
B. Sedimentation
D. Sulphation
It is a cell in which the chemical action finally
destroys one of the electrons electrodes, usually the
negative and cannot be recharged.
A. Dry cell
C. Wet cell
B. Secondary cell
D. Primary cell
Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Output of solar cell is normally 0.5 V
B. Edison cell is storage type
C. The Ni-Cd cell is primary type
D. Primary cells can be charged
Which of the following statements is not true?
A. A primary cell has irreversible chemical reaction
B. A carbon zinc cell has unlimited shelf life
C. A storage cell has irreversible chemical reaction
D. A lead acid cell can be recharged
A device that transforms chemical energy into
electrical energy
A. Battery
B. Cell
C. Primary battery
D. Secondary battery
What is the effect of connecting battery cells in
parallel?
A. Current decreases
B. Voltage increases
C. Voltage decreases
D. Current increases
Determine how long a battery will last whose rating
is 100 Ah, 24 volts and will run a 300 watts electronic
equipment and a 50 watts light.
A.
B.
6.85 hours
50.05 hours
C.
D.
26.65 hours
12.00 hours

The process of reversing the current flow through the
battery to store the battery to its original condition
A. Electrolysis
C. Reverse flow
B. Ionization
D. Battery charge
The type of cell commonly referred to as flashlight
battery
A. Nickel-cadmium battery
C. Dry cell
B. Mercury cell
D. Lead acid cell
How does a battery behave whose cells are
connected in series?
A. Increase current supply
B. Reduces total voltage
C. Increases voltage supply
D. Reduces internal resistance
Another very useful cell to solar cells however the
junction is bombarded by beta particles from
radioactive materials
A. Alkaline cells
C. Selenium cells
B. Nucleus cells
D. Lithium cells
The continuation of current flow within the cell there
is no external load
A. Local action
C. Self-discharge
B. Polarization
D. Electrolysis
Type of power source in electronics that cannot be
recharged after it has delivered its rated capacity
A. Cells
B. Primary cells
C. Battery
D. Secondary cells

Which has the largest diameter of the following dry
cells?
A. Type C
C. Type AAA
B. Type AA
D. Type D
How many nickel-cadmium cells are needed in
series for a 10 V battery?
A. 8
C. 5
B. 12
D. 10
Current in a chemical cell refers to the movement of
_____.
A. Negative ions only
B. Negative and positive ions
C.
D.
Positive ions only

Negative hole charge

Find the output of a two (2) lead acid cells.
A. 0.952 V
C. 3.2 V
B. 2.1 V
D. 4.2 V
The liquid solution that forms ion charges in a lead
acid battery
A. Electrolyte
C. Sulfuric acid
B. Hydrochloric acid
D. Nitric acid
Single device that converts chemical energy into
electrical energy is called
A. Battery
C. Solar
B. Generator
D. Cell
There are _____ identical cells in parallel needed to
double the current reading of each cells.
A. 3
C. 2
B. 4
D. 1
What is the effect of connecting battery cells in
series?
A. Voltage increases
B. Current increases
C. Voltage decreases
D. Current decreases
How long can a battery last with capacity of 50
ampere-hour running equipment of 5 amperes?
A. 250 hours
C. 100 hours
B. 25 hours
D. 10 hours
How long will a battery need to operate a 240-watt
equipment, whose capacity is 100 Ah and 24 volts
rating?
A. 10 hours
C. 1 hour
B. 5 hours
D. 0.10 hour
What is affected when a lead battery is overcharged?
A. Carbon
C. Plates
B. Grid
D. Electrolytes
When the cells are in series voltages add, while
current capacity is _____.
A. The same as one cell
B. Zero
C. Infinite
D. The sum of each cell
Refers to an action in the operation of secondary

cells reforming the electrodes in a chemical reaction
where dc voltage is supplied externally.
A. Polarizing cells
B. Charging cells
C. Aligning cells
D. Discharging cells
What type of cell that cannot be recharged which
cannot restore chemical reaction?
A. Primary cell
B. Secondary cell
C. Lead-acid wet cell
D. Nickel-cadmium cell
An ordinary flashlight battery is which of the
following?
A. A load
C. A storage cell
B. A dry cell
D. A wet cell
Refers to dry storage cell carbon zinc.
A. cell
B. Edison cell
C. Mercury cell
D. Nickel cadmium cell
What is the other term of the secondary cells
considering its capability to accept recharging?
A. Reaction cell
C. Storage cell
B. Primary cell
D. Dry cell
Find the required battery capacity needed to operate
an equipment of 30 amperes at 5 hours.
A. 6
C. 3
B. 30
D. 150
When batteries have cells connected in series the
effect is
A. Reduced output voltage
B. Increased current supply
C. Increased voltage supply
D. Reduced internal resistance
Find the required battery capacity needed to operate
on electronic equipment with power rating of 200
watts and 10 volts at 6 hours.
A. 60
C. 20
B. 1200
D. 120
A cell(s) that can be operated or used in a horizontal,
vertical or any position where its electrolyte cannot
be spilled in any position
A. Primary cells
C. Dry cells
B. Secondary cells
D. Battery

It is an indication of the current supplying capability
of the battery for a specific period of time, e.g. 400
ampere-hour.
A. Rating
C. Capability
B. Capacity
D. Current load
Which of the following is not a secondary type cell?
A. Lithium
C. Silver cadmium
B. Lead-acid
D. Silver-zinc
How many lithium cells in series are needed for a 12
V battery?
A. 12 cells
C. 8 cells
B. 4 cells
D. 10 cells
Component of solar battery which uses light energy
to produce electromagnetic force
A. Alkaline cell
C. Lithium cell
B. Polymer cell
D. Selenium cell
If a dry cell has an internal resistance of 0.50 ohm
and emf of 2 volts, find power delivered in a one ohm
resistor.
A. 1.33 watts
C. 3.66 watts
B. 1.66 watts
D. 1.77 watts
Parallel cells have the same voltage as one cell but
have _____.
A. Unstable resistance
B. Less current capability
C. Fluctuating power output
D. More current capacity
A battery with capacity of 100 Ah and 12 volts rating
will run an electronic equipment at exactly 20 hours,
how much power is needed?
A. 60 watts
C. 10 watts
B. 20 watts
D. 30 watts
It is the output voltage of a carbon-zinc cell.
A. 3.5 V
C. 1.5 V
B. 2.5 V
D. 0.5 V
What is the reason why more cells can be stored in
a given area with dynamic cells?
A. They consume less power
B. They are smaller
C. They are larger
D. They travel faster
A radio equipment will be used at 70% at 50 amperes
rating for 5 hours. How much capacity of dry battery
is needed?
A.
B.
35
17.5
C.
D.
250
175
371. The potential at the terminals of the battery falls from

9 V on open circuit to 6 volts when a resistor of 10
ohms is connected across its terminals. What is the
internal resistance of the battery?
A. 5
C. 3
B. 4
D. 2
372. A battery is formed of five cells joined in series. When
the external resistance is 4 ohms, the current is 1.5
A and when the external resistance is 9 ohms, the
current falls to 0.75 A. Find the internal resistance of
each cell.
A. 0.5 ohm
C. 0.2 ohm
B. 1.0 ohm
D. 0.3 ohm
373. A 12 V source with 0.05 resistance is connected in
series with another 12 volt with 0.075 resistance
with a load of 2 . Calculate the power dissipated in
the load.
A. 365 watts
C. 105 watts
B. 127 watts
D. 255 watts
374. A 24 V source with 0.05 resistance is connected in
parallel with another 24 V with 0.075 resistance to
a load of 2 . Calculate the current delivered by the
source with a 0.05 resistor.
A. 7 amperes
C. 5 amperes
B. 10 amperes
D. 12 amperes
375. A battery can deliver 10 joules of energy to move 5
coulombs of charge. What is the potential difference
between the terminals of the battery?
A. 2 V
C. 0.5 V
B. 50 V
D. 5 V
376. An ordinary dry cell can deliver about ____
continuously.
A. 3 A
B. 2 A
C. 1/8 A
377. Cells are connected in series when ____ is required.
A. high voltage
B. high current
C. high voltage as well as high current
378. Cells are connected in seriesparallel when ____ is
required.
A. high current
B. high voltage
C. high current as well a high voltage
379. Four cells, each of internal resistance 1 ohm, are
connected in parallel. The battery resistance will be
____
A. 4 ohms
C. 2 ohms
B. 0.25 ohm
D. 1 ohm
380. The e.m.f. of a cell depends upon ____

A. nature of electrodes and electrolyte
B. size of electrodes
C. spacing between electrodes
381. In order to get maximum current in series parallel
grouping, the external resistance should be ____ the
total internal resistance of the battery.
A. less than
B. more than
C. equal to
382. The positive terminal of a 6-V battery is connected to
the negative terminal of a 12-V battery whose
positive terminal is grounded. The potential at the
negative terminal of the 6V battery is ____ volt.
A. +18
C. -6
B. 12
D. -18
383. The positive terminal of a 6-V battery is connected to
the negative terminal of a 12-V battery whose
positive terminal is grounded. The potential at the
positive terminal of the 6-V battery is ____ volt.
A. +6
C. -12
B. -6
D. +12
384. Active materials of a lead-acid cell are
A. lead peroxide
B. sponge lead
C. dilute sulfuric acid
D. all of the above
385. During the charging of lead-acid cell
A. its cathode becomes dark chocolate brown in
colour
B. its voltage increases
C. it gives out energy
D. specific gravity of H2SO4 is decreased
386. The ratio of Ah efficiency to Wh efficiency of a leadacid cell is
A. always less than one
B. just one
C. always greater than one
D. either A or B
387. The capacity of a cell is measured in
A. watt-hours
C. amperes
B. watts
D. ampere-hours
388. The capacity of a lead-acid cell does NOT depend on
its
A. rate of charge
B. rate of discharge
C. temperature
D. quantity of active materials
389. As compared to constant-current system, the
constant-voltage system of charging a lead-acid cell
has the advantage of
A.
B.
C.
D.
avoiding excessive gassing

reducing time of charging
increasing cell capacity
both B and C
390. Sulphation in a lead-acid battery occurs due to

A. trickle charging
B. incomplete charging
C. heavy discharging
D. fast charging
391. The active materials of a nickel-iron battery are
A. nickel hydroxide
B. powdered iron and its oxides
C. 21% solution of caustic potash
D. all of the above
392. During charging and discharging of a nickel-iron cell
A. its e.m.f. remains constant
B. water is neither formed nor absorbed
C. corrosive fumes are produced
D. nickel hydroxide remains unsplit
393. As compared to a lead-acid cell, the efficiency of a
nickel-iron cell is less due to its
A. lower e.m.f.
B. smaller quantity of electrolyte used
C. higher internal resistance
D. compactness
394. Trickle charging of a storage battery helps to
A. prevent sulphation
B. keep it fresh and fully charged
C. maintain proper electrolyte level
D. increase its reserve capacity
395. A dead storage battery can be revived by
A. a dose of H2SO4
B. adding so-called battery restorer
C. adding distilled water
396. The sediment which accumulates at the bottom of a
lead-acid battery consist largely of
A. lead-peroxide
B. lead-sulphate
C. antimony-lead alloy
D. graphite
397. The reduction of battery capacity at high rates of
discharge is primarily due to
A. increase in its internal resistance
B. decrease in its terminal voltage
C. rapid formation of PbSO4 on the plates
D. non-diffusion of acid to the inside active
materials
398. Floating battery system are widely used for
A. power stations
B. emergency lighting
C. telephone exchange installation
D. all of the above
399. Any charge given to the battery when taken off the
vehicle is called
A. bench charge
C. float charge
B. step charge
D. trickle charge
400. Storage battery electrolyte is formed by the
dissolving of ____ acid in water.
A. hydrochloric
C. acetic
B. sulfuric
D. atric
401. The central terminal of a dry cell is said to be
A. positive
C. neutral
B. negative
D. charged
402. A 24 V battery of internal resistance r = 4 is
connected to a variable resistance R, the rate of heat
dissipation in the resistor is maximum when the
current drawn from the battery is I. Current drawn
from the battery will be I/2 when R is equal to
A. 8
C. 16
B. 12
D. 20
403. What is the other term used for rechargeable
battery?
A. primary
B. lead-acid
C. storage
D. nickel-cadmium
E. NETWORK THEOREMS
A circuit consisting of three resistors rated: 10 ohms,
15 ohms and 20 ohms are connected in delta. What
would be the resistance of the equivalent wye
connected load?
A. 0.30, 0.23 & 0.15 ohm
B. 3.0, 4.0 & 5.0 ohms
C. 3.33, 4.44 & 6.66 ohms
D. 5.77, 8.66 & 11.55 ohms
The equivalent wye element of a 3 equal resistors
each equal to R and connected in delta is
A. R
C. R/3
B. 3R/2
D. 3R
A Barangay power station supplies 60 kW to a load
over 2,500 ft, 100 mm2, two-conductor copper
feeder, the resistance of which is 0.078 ohm per
1000 ft. The bus bar voltage is maintained constant
at 600 V. Determine the load current.
A. 105 A
C. 110 A
B. 108 A
D. 102 A
An LRT car, 5 km distance from the Tayuman station,
takes 100 A over a 100 mm hard drawn copper
trolley wire having a resistance of 0.270 ohm per km.
The rail and ground return has a resistance of 0.06
ohm per km. If the station voltage is 750 V, what is
the voltage of the car?
A. 585 V
C. 595 V
B.
590 V
D.
580 V

The LRT trolley system 10 miles long is fed by two
substations that generate 600 volts and 560 volts,
respectively. The resistance of the trolley wire and
rail return is 0.3 ohm per mile. If the car is located 4
miles from the 600 volt station draws 200 A from the
line. How much is the current supplied by each
station?
A. 133.33 A, 66.67 A
B. 123.67 A, 76.33 A
C. 117.44 A, 82.56 A
D. 125.54 A, 63.05 A
In Manila, the LRT runs between Gil Puyat Station
and Tayuman Station, which is 4 km apart and
maintains voltages of 420 volts and 410 volts
respectively. The resistance of go and return is 0.05
ohm per km. The train draws a constant current of
300 A while in motion. What are the currents
supplied by the two stations if the train is at the
distance of minimum potential?
A. 175 A, 125 A
C. 164 A, 136 A
B. 183 A, 117 A
D. 172 A, 123 A
An LRT car, 5 km distance from the Tayuman station,
takes 100 A over a 100 mm hard drawn copper
trolley wire having a resistance of 0.270 ohm per km.
The rail and ground return has a resistance of 0.06
ohm per km. If the station voltage is 750 V, what is
the efficiency of transmission?
A. 78%
C. 74%
B. 81%
D. 79%
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.
A. 220.35 kW
C. 242.73 kW
B. 230.77 kW
D. 223.94 kW
Twelve similar wires each of resistance 2 ohms are
connected so as to form a cube. Find the resistance
between the two diagonally opposite corners.
A. 1.45 ohms
C. 2.01 ohms
B. 1.66 ohms
D. 1.28 ohms
Twelve similar wires each of resistance 2 ohms are
connected so as to form a cube. Find the resistance
between the two corners of the same edge.
A. 1.133 ohms
C. 1.125 ohms
B. 1.102 ohms
D. 1.167 ohms
Twelve identical wires each of resistance 6 ohms are

arranged to form the edge of a cube. A current of 40
mA is led into the cube at one corner and out at the
other diagonally opposite corners. Calculate the
potential difference developed between these
corners.
A. 0.20 V
C. 0.22 V
B. 0.28 V
D. 0.24 V
415. EE Board Exam August 1976
Find the value of the voltage V.
1
0.1
24 V
Lamp
60 W
12 V
12 V
A.
B.
12.34 V
11.24 V
C.
D.
12.19 V
11.66 V

Referring to the circuit diagram below, if the charger
voltage is 130 volts and the battery voltage is 120
volts, solve for the current Ib.
3
+
Battery
Charger
A.
B.
Ib
40
Battery
-0.215 A
0.215 A
C.
D.
-0.306 A
0.306 A
417. EE Board Exam August 1977

In the figure below R1 = 1 ohm, R2 = 1 ohm, R3 = 3
ohms, I2 = 2 A and VB = 120 V. Find Eg.
R1
R2
I2
R3
+
Eg
VB
A.
B.
182.41 V
153.32 V
C.
D.
164.67 V
157.22 V
418. EE Board Exam October 1980, April 1984

In the dc circuit as shown, the high resistance
voltmeter gives a reading of 0.435 volt. What is the
value of the resistance R?
12 V
10
R
+
20
50
A.
B.
4 ohms
5 ohms
C.
D.
3 ohms
2 ohms

Determine I in the figure.
20
D.
10
50
12 V
40
A.
B.
0.028 A
0.010 A
B.
C.
30
C.
D.
0.025 A
0.014 A

In Kirchhoffs current law, which terminal of a
resistance element is assumed to be at a higher
potential (more positive) than the other?
A. The terminal where the current exits the
resistance elements
B. The terminal where the current enters the
resistance elements
C. Either A or B can be arbitrarily selected
D. The terminal closest to the node being analyzed
According to Kichhoffs current law, what is the
algebraic sum of all currents entering and exiting a
node.
A. zero
B. a negative value
C. the algebraic sum of all currents
D. a positive value
Find the Thevenins impedance equivalent across
R2 of a linear close circuit having 10 volts supply in
series with the resistors (R1 = 100 ohms and R2 =
200 ohms).
A. 6.66 ohms
C. 66.6 ohms
B. 6.666 kohms
D. 666 ohms
What is a node?
A. A terminal point for a loop current
B. A connection point between two or more
conductors
C. A formula
D. A mathematical fiction
If a resistance element is part of two loops, how
many voltage drops must be calculated for that
component?
A. Two
C. One
B. Three
D. None
How many nodes are needed to completely analyze
a circuit according to Kirchhoffs current law?
A. One
Two
One less than the total number of nodes in the
circuit
All nodes in the circuit

Find the Thevenins impedance equivalent across R 2
of a linear close circuit having 10 volt supply in series
with two resistors (R1=50 ohms and R2 = 200 ohms).
A. 400 ohms
C. 4 ohms
B. 40 ohms
D. 4 kohms
In order to match the load to the generator means
making load resistance ______.
A. lower than generators internal resistance
B. increased to more generators internal
resistance
C. decreased
D. equal to generators internal resistance
428. A circuit contains a 5 A current source in parallel with
an 8 ohm resistor. What is the Thevenins voltage
and Thevenins resistance of the circuit?
A. 40 V, 8
C. 5 V, 8
B. 5/8 V, 40
D. 5/8 V, 8
429. In the Nortons equivalent circuit, the source is a
A. constant voltage source
B. constant current source
C. constant
voltage,
constant
current
D. none of these
430. The superposition theorem requires as many circuits
to be solved as there are
A. meshes
B. source
C. nodes
D. all of the above
431. Three resistors of 6-ohm resistance are connected in
delta. Inside the delta another 6-ohm resistors are
connected in wye. Find its resistance between any
two corners.
A. 2 ohms
C. 4 ohms
B. 3 ohms
D. 1 ohm
432. A 2-wire dc distribution line has sending end voltage
of 240 V and total line resistance of 0.4 ohm. The
maximum kW that can be transmitted by the line is
____.
A. 108
C. 36
B. 72
D. 144
433. An active element in a circuit is one which ____.
A. receives energy
B. supplies energy
C. both receives and supplies energy
434. An passive element in a circuit is one which ____.
A. supplies energy
B. receives energy
C. both receives and supplies energy
A.
B.
C.
D.
E1
E2
one
two
C.
D.
R1
E1
A.
B.
C.
D.
E2
Fig. 3.1
A.
B.
C.
D.
R3
E1
R2
D
I2
one equation
two equations
35 V
C
E2
Fig. 3.1
A.
B.
C.
D.
40 V
Fig. 3.2
A.
B.
439. The circuit shown in Fig. 3.1 has ____ branches.
R1
I1
I3
C.
D.
three equations
four equations
443. To solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.2 by nodal

analysis, we require ____
3
4
three
four
two
none of the above
E2
R2
D
two
three
four
none of the above
35 V
R2
D
442. To solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.2 by Kirchhoffs

laws, we require ____
3
4
three
four
R3
R3
E1
438. In the circuit shown in Fig. 3.1, there are ____

junctions.
R1
Fig. 3.1
Fig. 3.1
A.
B.
two
four
three
none of the above
R2
D
E2
R2
D
441. In the circuit shown in Fig. 3.1, there are ___

meshes.
437. In the circuit shown in Fig. 3.1, the number of nodes

is ____
R3
Fig. 3.1
436. A linear circuit is one whose parameters (e.g.

resistances etc.) ____.
A. change with change in current
B. change with change in voltage
C. do not change with change in voltage and
current
R1
R3
E1
435. An electric circuit contains ____.

A. active elements only
B. passive element only
C. both active and passive elements
R1
two
four
three
none of the above
440. The circuit shown in Fig. 3.1 has ____ loops.
A.
B.
C.
D.
I1
I3
I2
40 V
Fig. 3.2
one equation
two equation
three equations
none of the above
444. To solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.2 by

superposition theorem, we require ____
3
4
35 V
I1
I3
2
Fig. 3.2
I2
40 V
A.
B.
C.
D.
one circuit
two circuits
three circuits
none of the above
445. To solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.2 by Maxwells

mesh current equation, we require
3
4
35 V
I1
I3
I2
40 V
449. The superposition theorem is used when the circuit

contains
A. a single voltage source
B. a number of passive source
C. passive elements only
450. Fig. 3.4(b) shows the Thevenins equivalent circuit of
Fig. 3.4(a). The value of Thevenins voltage Vth is
____.
4
40 V
Fig. 3.2
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
2
D
I2
20 V
24 V
C.
D.
451. The value of Rth in Fig. 3.4(b) is ____.

4
A.
B.
I2
(b)
15
3.5
C.
D.
6.4
7.4
Fig. 3.3
40 V
20 V
C.
D.
2
D
Rth
A
RL
Vth
RL
B
(a)
(b)
Fig. 3.4
10 A
5A
one equation
two equation
three equations
none of the above
RL
B
2A
2.5 A
448. In order to solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.3 by nodal

analysis, we require
3 B
2
A.
B.
C.
D.
Vth
Fig. 3.4
Fig. 3.3
30 V
RL
452. The open-circuited voltage at terminals AB in Fig.

3.4(a) is
2
D
I1
I3
Rth
447. The current in 2 horizontal resistor in Fig. 3.3 is

____.
3 B
2
A.
B.
12 V
36 V
(a)
2A
5A
2.5 A
none of the above
I1
I3
(b)
20 V
Fig. 3.3
30 V
RL
B
Fig. 3.4
40 V
A.
B.
C.
D.
Vth
(a)
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
resistor will be
3 B
2
30 V
RL
6
B
one equation
three equations
two equations
none of the above
I1
I3
Rth
I2
A.
B.
12 V
20 V
C.
D.
24 V
40 V
453. For transfer of maximum power in the circuit shown

in Fig. 3.4(a), the value of RL should be ____.
4
40 V
Rth
A
RL
Vth
RL
B
20 V
(a)
(b)
Fig. 3.4
A.
B.
3.5
6.4
C.
D.
7.4
15
454. Fig. 3.5(b) shows Nortons equivalent circuit of Fig.

3.5(a). The value of RN is ____.
12 V
RL
Rth
A
IN
RN
RL
B
(a)
RN = 3
IN = 2 A
A.
B.
3V
6V
462. The value of Rth in Fig. 3.6(b) is ____.
RL
IN = 2 A
A
IN
RN
(a)
RL
Fig. 3.5
3A
1A
2A
none of the above
458. In the analysis of a vacuum tube circuit, we generally

use ____.
A. superposition
C. Thevenins
B. Nortons
D. reciprocity
459. Nortons theorem is ____ form of an equivalent
circuit
A. voltage
B. current
C. both voltage and current
460. In the analysis of a transistor circuit, we generally
use ____.
A. Nortons
C. reciprocity
B. Thevenins
D. superposition
461. Fig. 3.6(a) shows Nortons equivalent circuit of a
network whereas Fig. 3.6(b) shows its Thevenins
equivalent circuit. The value of Vth is ____.
Vth
B
B
(b)
Fig. 3.6
A.
B.
3
2
C.
D.
1.5
6
463. If in Fig. 3.6(a), the value of IN is 3 A, then value of

Vth in Fig. 3.6(b) will be ____.
Rth
IN = 2 A
456. Thevenins theorem is ____ form on an equivalent

circuit.
A. voltage
B. current
C. both voltage and current
457. Nortons theorem is ____ Thevenins theorem.
A. the same as
B. converse of
C. equal to
(a)
B
(b)
RN = 3
Rth
A.
B.
C.
D.
C.
D.
RN = 3
12 V
B
(b)
1.5 V
0.866 V
455. The value of IN in Fig. 3.5(b) is ____.

3
B
Fig. 3.6
5
4.5
10.5
none of the above
2
Vth
(a)
(b)
Fig. 3.5
A.
B.
C.
D.
Vth
B
(a)
B
(b)
Fig. 3.6
A.
B.
C.
D.
1V
9V
5V
none of the above
464. For maximum power transfer, the relation between

load resistance RL and internal resistance Ri of the
voltage source is ____.
A. RL = 2Ri
C. RL = 1.5Ri
B. RL = 0.5Ri
D. RL = Ri
465. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer, the
efficiency is ____.
A. 75%
C. 50%
B. 100%
D. 25%
466. The open-circuited voltage at terminals of load RL is
30 V Under the conditions of maximum power
transfer, the load voltage would be ____.
A. 30 V
C. 5 V
B. 10 V
D. 15 V
467. The maximum power transfer theorem is used in
____.
A. electronic circuits
B. power system
C. home lighting circuits
468. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer, a

voltage source is delivering a power of 30 W to the
load. The power generated by the source is ____.
A. 45 W
C. 60 W
B. 30 W
D. 90 W
469. For the circuit shown in Fig. 3.7, the power
transferred will be maximum when RL is equal to
____.
3
4 A
18 V
RL
6
B
4.5
6
3
none of the above
470. The open-circuited voltage at terminals AB in Fig. 3.7

is ____.
3
4 A
18 V
RL
6
B
Fig. 3.7
A.
B.
12 V
6V
C.
D.
15 V
9.5 V
471. If in Fig. 3.7, the value of RL = 6 , then current

through RL is ____.
3
4 A
18 V
RL
6
B
Fig. 3.7
A.
B.
2A
1.5 A
C.
D.
1.75 A
1A
472. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer, the

voltage across RL in Fig. 3.7 is ____.
3
4 A
18 V
RL
6
B
Fig. 3.7
A.
B.
6V
4V
C.
D.
475. Kirchhoffs current law is applicable to only

A. closed loops in a network
B. electronic circuits
C. conjunctions in a network
D. electric circuits
476. Kirchhoffs voltage law is concerned with
A. IR drops
B. battery e.m.f.s.
C. junction voltages
D. both A and B
Fig. 3.7
A.
B.
C.
D.
474. Delta/star of star/delta transformation technique is

applied to ___.
A. one terminal
B. two terminal
C. three terminal
9V
12 V
473. The output resistance of a voltage source is 4 . Its

internal resistance will be ____.
A. 4
C. 1
B. 2
D. infinite
477. According to KVL, the algebraic sum of all IR drops

and e.m.f.s in any closed loop of a network is always
A.
B.
C.
D.
zero
positive
negative
determined by the battery e.m.f.s
478. The algebraic sign of an IR drop is primarily

dependent upon the
A. amount of current flowing through it
B. value of R
C. direction of current flow
D. battery connection
479. Maxwells loop current method of solving electrical
networks
A. uses branch currents
B. utilizes Kirchhoffs voltage law
C. is confined to single-loop circuits
D. is a network reduction method
480. Point out the WRONG statement. In the nodevoltage technique of solving networks, choice of a
reference node does not
A. affect the operation of the circuit
B. change the voltage across any element
C. alter the p.d. between any pair of nodes
D. affect the voltages of various nodes
481. The nodal analysis is primarily based on the
application of
A. KVL
C. Ohms Law
B. KCL
D. both B and C
482. Superposition theorem is can be applied only to
circuits having ____ elements.
A. non-linear
C. linear bilateral
B. passive
D. resistive
483. The Superposition theorem is essentially based on
the concept of
A. duality
C. reciprocity
B.
linearity
D.
non-linearity
B.
3 A, 2
D.
3 A, 9
484. While Thevenizing a circuit between two terminals,

Vth equals
A. short-circuit terminal voltage
B. open circuit terminal voltage
C. EMF of the battery nearest to the terminal
D. net voltage available in the circuit
490. The Norton equivalent of a circuit consists of a 2 A

current source in parallel with a 4 resistor.
Thevenin equivalent of this circuit is a ____ volt
source in series with a 4 resistor.
A. 2
C. 6
B. 0.5
D. 8
485. Thevenin resistance Rth is found

A. between any two open terminals
B. by short-circuiting the given two terminals
C. by removing voltage sources along with their
internal resistance
D. between same open terminals as for Vth
491. If two identical 3 A, 4 Norton equivalent circuits are

connected in parallel with like polarity to like, the
combined Norton equivalent circuit is
A. 6 A, 4
C. 3 A, 2
B. 6 A, 2
D. 6 A, 8
486. While calculating Rth, constant-current sources in the

circuit are
A. replaced by opens
B. replaced by shorts
C. treated in parallel with other voltage sources
D. converted into equivalent voltage sources
487. Thevenin resistance of the circuit of Fig. 2.1 across
its terminals A and B is ____ ohm.
3
A
12 V
A.
B.
Fig. 2.1
6
3
C.
D.
9
2
492. Two 6 V, 2 batteries are connected in series

aiding. This combination can be replaced by a single
equivalent current generator of ____ with a parallel
resistance of ____ ohm.
A. 3 A, 4
C. 3 A, 1
B. 3 A, 2
D. 5 A, 2
493. Two identical 3 A, 1 batteries are connected in
parallel with like polarity with like polarity to like. The
Norton equivalent circuit of the combination is
A. 3 A, 0.5
C. 3 A, 1
B. 6 A, 1
D. 6 A, 0.5
494. Thevenin equivalent circuit of the network shown in
Fig. 2.3 is required. The value of the open-circuit
voltage across terminals a and b of this circuit is ____
volt.
5
a
488. The load resistance needed to extract maximum

power from the circuit of Fig. 2.2 is ____ ohm.
+
-
10
2i
6
3
Fig. 2.3
A.
B.
18 V
Fig. 2.2
A.
B.
2
9
C.
D.
6
18
489. The Norton equivalent circuit for the network of Fig.

2.2 between A and B is ____ current source with
parallel resistance of ____.
A
18 V
Fig. 2.2
2 A, 6
C.
C.
D.
2i/5
2i/15
495. For a linear network containing generators and

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. Millmans
C. Tellegens
B. Nortons
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. zero
C. 12 ohms
B. 1.2 ohm
D. infinity
A.
zero
2i/10
2 A, 3
497. Three 3.33 resistors are connected in wye. What

is the value of the equivalent resistors connected in
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.
B.
10.0 ohms
3.875 ohms
C.
D.
0.968 ohms
1.60 ohms
503. Determine the value VO in the ideal op-amp circuit

below.
A.
B.
5/6 ohms
5/11 ohms
C.
D.
5/14 ohms
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 opamp is the input of another op-amp?
A. Parallel Op-Amps
B. Follow-Thru Connection
C. Cascade Connection
D. Series Op-Amps
A.
B.
-8 V
-6 V
C.
D.
-4 V
-3 V
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.
B.
A.
B.
54 W
216 W
C.
D.
121.5 W
150 W
501. Determine the value of node voltage V2. All

resistances are in ohms.
A.
B.
14 V
12 V
C.
D.
0V
1V
502. What should be the value of R so the resistor will

receive the maximum power? All resistances are in
ohms.
-4 V
-8 V
C.
D.
-2 V
-3 V
505. If the voltage source (dependent or independent) is

connected between two non-reference nodes, the
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
through that element due to each independent
source acting alone.
A. Superposition Theorem
B. Thevenins Theorem
C. Nortons Theorem
D. Reciprocity Theorem
507. Kirchhoffs Current Law states that
A. the algebraic sum of the currents flowing into
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 flowing away
from any point in a circuit must equal zero
D.
the algebraic sum of the currents around any

closed path must equal zero
508. When applying Kirchhoffs Current Law,

A. consider all the currents flowing into a branch
point positive and all currents directed away
from that point negative
B. consider all the currents flowing into a branch
point negative and all currents directed away
from that point positive
C. remember that the total of all the currents
entering a branch point must always be greater
than the sum of the currents leaving that point
D. the algebraic sum of the currents entering and
leaving a branch point does not necessarily
have to be zero
509. When applying Kirchhoffs Voltage Law, a closed
path is commonly referred to as a
A. node
C. loop
B. principal node
D. branch point
510. Kirchhoffs Voltage Law states that
A. the algebraic sum of the voltage sources and IR
voltage drops in any closed path must total zero
B. the algebraic sum of the voltage sources and IR
voltage drops around any closed path can never
equal zero
C. the algebraic sum of all the currents flowing
around any closed path must equal zero
511. When applying Kirchhoffs Voltage Law
A. consider any voltage whose positive terminal is
reached first as negative and any voltage whose
negative terminal is reached first as positive
B.
C.
D.
always consider all voltage sources as positive

and all resistor voltage drops as negative
consider any voltage whose negative terminal is
reached first as negative and any voltage whose
positive terminal is reached first as positive
always consider all resistor voltage drops as
positive and all voltage sources as negative
512. The algebraic sum of +40 V and -30 V is

A. -10 V
C. +70 V
B. +10 V
D. -70 V
513. A principal node is
A. a closed path or loop where the algebraic sum
of the voltages must equal zero
B. the simplest possible closed path around a
circuit
C. a junction where branch current can combine or
divide
514. How many equations are necessary to solve a circuit
with two principal nodes?
A. 3
C. 4
B. 2
D. 1
515. The difference between a mesh current and a branch

current is
A. a mesh current is an assumed current and a
branch current is an actual current
B. the direction of the current themselves
C. a mesh current does not divide at a branch point
D. both A and B above
516. Using the method of mesh currents, any resistance
common to two meshes has
A. two opposing mesh currents
B. one common mesh current
C. zero current
517. The fact that the sum of the resistor voltage drops
equals the applied voltage in a series circuit is the
basis for
A. Kirchhoffs Current Law
B. node voltage analysis
C. Kirchhoffs Voltage Law
D. the method of mesh currents
518. The fact that the sum of the individual branch
currents equals the total current in a parallel circuit is
the basis for
A. Kirchhoffs Current Law
B. node voltage analysis
C. Kirchhoffs Voltage Law
D. the method of mesh currents
519. If you do not go completely around the loop when
applying Kirchhoffs Voltage Law, then
A. the algebraic sum of the voltages will always be
positive
B. the algebraic sum is the voltage between the
start and finish points
C. the algebraic sum of the voltages will always be
negative
D. the algebraic sum of the voltages cannot be
determined
520. A resistor is an example of a(n)
A. bilateral component
B. active component
C. passive component
D. both A and C
521. To apply Superposition theorem, all components
must be
A. the active type
B. both linear and bilateral
C. grounded
D. both nonlinear and unidirectional
522. When converting from a Norton-equivalent circuit to
a Thevenin equivalent circuit or vice versa
A. RN and RTH have the same value
B. RN will always be larger than RTH
C. IN is shorted-circuit to find VTH
D. VTH is short-circuited to find IN
523. When solving for the Thevenin equivalent

resistance, RTH,
A. all voltage sources must be opened
B. all voltage sources must be short-circuited
C. all voltage sources must be converted to current
sources
524. Thevenins Theorem states that an entire network
connected to a pair of terminals can be replaced with
A. a single current source in parallel with a single
resistance
B. a single voltage source in parallel with a single
resistance
C. a single voltage source in series with a single
resistance
D. a single current source in series with a single
resistance
525. Nortons Theorem states that an entire network
connected to a pair of terminals can be replaced with
A. a single current source in parallel with a single
resistance
B. a single voltage source in parallel with a single
resistance
C. a single voltage source in series with a single
resistance
D. a single current source in series with a single
resistance
526. With respect to terminals A and B in a complex
network, the Thevenin voltage, VTH, is
A. the voltage across terminals A and B when they
are short-circuited
B. the open-circuit voltage across terminals A and
B
C. the same as the voltage applied to the complex
network
527. With respect to terminals A and B in a complex
network, the Norton current, IN, is
A. the current flowing between terminals A and B
when they are open
B. the total current supplied by the applied voltage
to the network
C. zero when terminals A and B are short-circuited
D. the current flowing terminals A and B when they
are short-circuited
530. Electrical appliances are connected in parallel

because it ____
A. is a simple circuit
B. draws less current
C. results in reduce in power loss
D. makes the operation of appliances independent
of each other
531. The purpose of load in an electric circuit is to ____
A. increase the circuit current
B. utilize electrical energy
C. decrease the circuit current
532. A passive network has
A. no emf source
B. no current source
C. neither emf nor current source
D. none of these
533. The relationship between voltage and current is the
same for two opposite directions of current in case of
A.
B.
C.
D.
bilateral network
active network
unilateral network
passive network
534. Which of the following statement is not correct?

A. voltage
source
is
an
active
element
B. current source is a passive element
C. resistance is a passive element
D. conductance is a passive element
535. A resistance R is connected across two batteries, A
and B connected in parallel. The open circuit emfs
and internal resistances of the batteries are 12 V, 2
ohms and 8 V, 1 ohm respectively. Determine the
ohmic value of R if the power absorbed by R is 7.656
watts.
A. 10
C. 9
B. 12
D. 8
536. A network has 7 nodes and 5 independent loops. The
number of branches in the network is
A. 13
C. 11
B. 12
D. 10
528. Which theorem provides a shortcut for finding the

common voltage across any number of parallel
branches with different sources?
A. The Superposition Theorem
B. Thevenins Theorem
C. Nortons Theorem
D. Millmans Theorem
537. The nodal method of circuit analysis is based on

A. Kirchhoffs Voltage Law & Ohms law
B. Kirchhoffs Current Law & Ohms law
C. Kirchhoffs Current Law & Kirchhoffs Voltage
Law
D. Kirchhoffs Current Law & Kirchhoffs Voltage
Law & Ohms law
529. A d.c. circuit usually has ____ as the load

A. Resistance
B. Capacitance
C. Inductance
D. both inductance and capacitance
538. For a network of seven branches and four nodes, the

number of independent loops will be
A. 11
C. 7
B. 8
D. 4
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
B. b - n
C. b - n + 1
D. independent no. of nodes
A.
B.
2R
R
C.
D.
R/2
3R
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. Kirchhoffs Laws fail in the case of
A. linear networks
B. non-linear networks
C. dual networks
D. distributed parameter networks
543. Ohms law, Kirchhoffs Current Law & Kirchhoffs
Voltage will fail at
A. Low frequency
C. high power
B. high frequency
D. none of these
A.
B.
22.5
40
C.
D.
30
none of these
549. Find the equivalent resistance of the circuit in the

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

figure.
A.
B.
3
4
C.
D.
6
7
546. Equivalent impedance seen across terminals a, b is

A.
B.
R
2R
C.
D.
3R
4R
551. Find the total resistance Rin is in the circuit shown .
A.
B.
16/3
8/3
C.
D.
8/3 + j12
none of these
547. What is the Rab in the circuit when all resistors values
are R?
A.
B.
+
(1 5)/2
552. What is the value of i1?
C.
D.
(1 + 5)/2
none of these
A.
B.
0
6
C.
D.
6
none of these
553. Find Ix in the circuit shown.
A.
B.
+3V
3V
C.
D.
2V
none of these
C.
D.
97.3 V
103 V
559. Determine VX of this circuit
A.
B.
3A
3 A
C.
D.
0
none of these
554. Find value of R in the given circuit.

A.
B.
42.2 V
83.3 V
560. Find voltage eo in the fig shown.

A.
B.
8.2
6
C.
D.
10
none of these
555. The voltage V in the figure always equal to
A.
B.
2V
4/3 V
C.
D.
4V
8V
C.
D.
0V
10 V
C.
D.
36 V
28 V
C.
D.
aeat bebt
aeat + bebt
561. Find VX in the circuit shown
A.
B.
9V
5V
C.
D.
1V
none of these
556. Find V in the circuit shown.
A.
B.
2.5 V
-2.5 V
562. Find voltage eo in the fig shown
A.
B.
2V
3V
C.
D.
1V
none of these
A.
B.
48 V
24 V
563. The voltage v(t) is
A.
B.
3V
+3 V
C.
D.
2V
none of these
A.
B.
eat e-bt
eat + ebt
564. Find current through 5 resistor
569. Find i2 in the figure shown.
A.
B.
0
2A
C.
D.
3A
7A
565. Find Vxy

A.
B.
A.
B.
10 V
46 V
C.
D.
13 V
58 V
566. What is VAB?
4A
2/3 A
C.
D.
-2/3 A
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
current source & value of R are
A. 18 A & 1 ohm
C. 1 A & 18 ohms
B. 3 A & 2 ohms
D. 6 A & 0.5 ohms
571. In the circuit shown in the figure. If I = 2, then the
value of the battery voltage V will be
A.
B.
3V
54V
C.
D.
24 V
none of these
567. What is Vxy?
A.
B.
5V
3V
C.
D.
2V
1V
572. Find E and I in the figure shown.
A.
B.
20 V
30 V
C.
D.
10 V
10 V
568. In the circuit of the given figure. The value of the

voltage source E is
A.
B.
C.
D.
I = 13 A and E = 31 V
I = 31 A and E = 13V
E = 31 V and I = 31A
none of these
573. Find the voltage across the terminals a and b.
A.
B.
0.5 V
3.0 V
C.
D.
3.5 V
4.0 V
574. What is the current supplied by 1 V source when

each resistance is 1 ohm?
A.
B.
16 V
4V
C.
D.
6 V
16 V
A.
B.
A.
B.
8/15 A
15/4 A
C.
D.
4/15 A
none of these
C.
D.
5V
none of these
56.25 V
85 V
C.
D.
40 V
none of these
C.
D.
-4 V
4V
580. What is VA?
575. The voltage V is equal to
A.
B.
3V
3 V
576. The voltage across 15 ohms resistor is
A.
B.
-105 V
+105 V
C.
D.
15 V
+ 15 V
577. In the circuit of the given figure. The current I will be
A.
B.
-2 V
2V
581. What is the value of I4 in the fig shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4 A
2 A
known only if V1, V2 and R are known
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.
B.
1A
2A
C.
D.
4A
8A
578. In the circuit shown in the given figure, the potential

difference V2 V1 is
A.
B.
4.5 V
0
579. Find V in the figure shown.
C.
D.
4.5 V
6V
1.
2.
3.
4.
A.
B.
Current flowing in the network will be doubled

Voltages across each resistor will be doubled
Power absorbed by each resistor will be doubled
Power delivered by each source will be doubled
1, 2, 3, 4
C. 2, 3
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.
B.
C.
D.
Nm = Nn
Nm > Nn
Nm < Nn
any one of the above, depending on the network
589. A 35 V source is connected to a series circuit of 600

and R as shown. If a voltmeter of internal
resistance1.2 k is connected across 600 resistor
it reads 5 V, find the value of R.
584. In the circuit of the given figure. What is the current

I?
A.
B.
A.
B.
1A
4/3 A
C.
D.
2A
3A
1.2 k
2.4 k
C.
D.
3.6 k
7.2 k
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.
B.
A.
B.
0
1.5 ohms
C.
D.
6 ohms
0.667 ohms
0
2/3
C.
D.
1/3
none
591. The current flowing through the voltage source in the

given circuit is
586. What value of R which ensures that the current

through the 60 ohm resistor of this circuit is 1 A?
A.
B.
A.
B.
5 ohms
10 ohms
C.
D.
15 ohms
20 ohms
1.0 A
0.75 A
C.
D.
0.5 A
0.25 A
592. In the circuit shown, the voltage across 2 resistor is

20 V. The 5 resistor connected between the
terminals A and B can be replaced by an ideal
587. The current I in the circuit of the figure is
A.
B.
2A
1.5 A
C.
D.
0.5 A
0A
588. In the circuit shown in the given figure, current I is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Voltage source of 25 V with +ve terminal upward

Voltage source of 25 V with +ve terminal
downward
Current source of 2 A upward
Current source of 2A downward
593. In the circuit shown in the figure. The effective

resistance faced by the voltage source is
A.
B.
2/5
24/5
C.
D.
18/5
2/5
A.
C.
B.
D.
3.3
594. If a resistance R of 1 is connected across the

terminals AB as shown in the given fig. Then the
current flowing through R will be
A.
B.
150
150
C.
D.
100
50
599. When R = 10 ohms, VR = 20 V, when R = 20 ohms

VR = 30 V. Find VR when R = 80 ohms.
A.
B.
1A
0.5 A
C.
D.
0.25 A
0.125 A
595. Find VL across the ohm resistor of this circuit.
A.
B.
40
160
C.
D.
48
none
C.
D.
6 V, 6 V
12 V, 12 V
600. Find V1 & V2.
A.
B.
1/52 V
2/52 V
C.
D.
3/52 V
5/52 V
596. Find Ix in the fig shown
A.
B.
1A
2 A
1W
5W
4 V, 8 V
8 V, 4 V
601. The network shown in the figure draws current I

when ab is open. If the ends ab were shorted, the
current drawn would be
C.
D.
2A
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.
B.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
4I
C.
D.
2I
I
602. In the figure below, the voltage across the 18 ohm

resistor is 90 volts. What is the total voltage across
the combined circuit?
13 W
25 W
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.
B.
125 V
16 V
C.
D.
24 V
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.
B.
A.
B.
0.25
0.40
C.
D.
0.50
0.75
604. In the network shown in the given figure, the effective

resistance faced by the voltage source is
A.
B.
4 ohms
3 ohms
C.
D.
2 ohms
1 mega ohms
605. The V-I relation for the network shown in the given
box is V = 4I - 9. If now a resistor R = 2 ohms is
connected across it, then the value of I will be
A.
B.
4.5 A
1.5 A
C.
D.
1.5 A
4.5 A
606. In the circuit shown in the figure, for R = 20 ohms the

current I is 2 A. When R is 10 ohms the current I
would be
A.
B.
1A
2A
C.
D.
10 ohms
18 ohms
C.
D.
24 ohms
12 ohms
608. An ideal constant voltage source is connected in

series with an ideal constant current source.
Considered together, the combination will be a
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
B. will remain unchanged
C. will become double
D. cannot be determined unless the circuit
configuration and the values of the resistors are
known
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
611. A certain network consists of two ideal voltage
sources and a large number of ideal resistors. The
power consumed in one of the resistor is 4 W when
either of the two sources is active and the other is
replaced by a short circuit. The power consumed by
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?
2.5 A
3A
607. In the figure, the value of R is

A.
B.
C.
D.
increases
decreases
remain constant
depends on the value of R
613. If R1 = R2 = R4 = R and R3 = 1.1R in the bridge circuit

shown in figure, then the reading in the ideal
voltmeter connected across a and b is
A.
B.
0.238 V
0.138 V
C.
D.
0.238 V
1V
614. A network has b branches and n nodes. For this

mesh analysis will be simpler than node analysis if n
is greater than
A. b
C. b/2 +1
B. b + 1
D. b/2
A.
B.
C.
D.
power supplied by both the sources is same

current flowing through 5 resistors are same
current flowing through 1 resistors are same
all are correct
619. Practical current source internal resistance should

be
A. Less than RL
C. equal to RL
B. greater than RL
D. none of these
620. The equivalent circuit of the following circuit is
615. Match the following
A.
B.
C.
D.
I1/I2
P1/P2
P1 in Watts
P2 in Watts
A.
B.
ABCD
3541
2341
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
C.
D.
600
0.3
2
500
1.2
ABCD
3514
1314
616. Find single current source equivalent.
A.
B.
1 A, 2.73
2.73 A, 1
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
V in series with 3R
3V in series with 3R
V in series with R/3
3V in series with R/3
621. Obtain potential of node B with respect to G in the

network shown in figure.
5A, 30/11
none of these
617. The value of equivalent voltage and resistance

across a and b.
A.
B.
64/63 V
1V
C.
D.
63/64 V
32/63 V
622. Find power dissipated in resistor 1 .
A.
B.
100 V, 30
- 2 V, 30
C.
D.
10/3 V, 30
none of these
618. Identify correct statement with respect to fig. (a) and

(b).
A.
B.
0
6W
C.
D.
9W
none of these
623. Find power delivered at t = 0.8 s.
A.
B.
51 W
34.68 W
C.
D.
34.68 W
none of these
624. The total power consumed in the circuit shown in the

figure is
A.
B.
4A
-4 A
C.
D.
2A
none of these
629. The dependent current source shown
A.
B.
Delivers 80 W
absorbs 80 W
C.
D.
delivers 40 W
absorbs 40 W
630. Find power absorbed by dependent source.

A.
B.
10 W
12 W
C.
D.
16 W
20 W
625. In the circuit shown in the given figure, power

dissipation in the 5 resistor is
A.
B.
3 W
3W
C.
D.
0W
none of these
631. What is the power supplied by 2 A current source.

A.
B.
zero
80 W
C.
D.
125 W
405 W
626. Find the total power absorbed by all resistors in the

circuit shown.
A.
B.
15 W
20 W
C.
D.
25 W
30 W
627. What will be the power consumed by the voltage

source, current source and resistance respectively
A.
B.
1 W, 1 W, 2 W
0 W, -1 W, 1 W
C.
D.
1 W, 0 W, 1 W
0 W, 0 W, 0 W
628. Power absorbed by 6 resistor is 24 W. Determine

Io
A.
B.
70 W
70 W
C.
D.
50 W
none of these
632. Each branch resistance is 1 ohm. Find equivalent

resistance in each path out of 3 paths.
A.
B.
15/6 ohms
5/6 ohms
C.
D.
6/5 ohms
none of these
633. If each branch of a delta circuit has impedance 3 Z,

then each branch of the equivalent Wye circuit has
impedance
A. Z/
C. 33 Z
B. 3Z
D. Z/3
634. A deltaconnected network with its WYE-equivalent

is shown. The resistances R1 R2 & R3 are
A.
B.
A.
B.
1.5 , 3 , 9
3 , 6 , 1.5
C.
D.
9 , 3 , 1.5
3 , 1.5 , 9
635. When all resistances in delta connection are having

equal value of R. What is the equivalent resistance
in star connection?
A. RY = R
C. RY = R/3
B. R = RY/3
D. none of these
636. The effective resistance between the terminals A and
B in the circuit shown in the figure is (all resistors are
equal to R)
A.
B.
R
R-1
C.
D.
R/2
(6/11) R
637. What is the equivalent resistance between AB when

each branch resistance is 2 ohms?
A.
B.
3.23 ohm
2 ohm
C.
D.
difficult to find
none of these
638. Superposition theorem is not applicable in the

network when it is
A. Linear
C. Time varying
B. non-linear
D. Time invarying
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
4. none of these
5. Non linear
6. Time varying
1, 5, 6
5, 6
C.
D.
1, 5
1, 3, 5, 6
642. Tellegens theorem is applicable when

A. Nature of elements is irrelevant
B. Elements are linear time varying
C. KVL and KCL is not satisfied
D. none of these
643. Reciprocity theorem is applicable when network is
1. Linear
2. Time invariant
3. Passive
4. Independent source
5. Dependent source
6. Mutual inductors
Identify the correct combination
A. 1, 2, 6
C. 1, 2, 4
B. 1, 2, 3, 6
D. 1, 2, 3
644. Consider the following statements:
1. Tellegens theorem is applicable to any
lumped networks
2. The reciprocity theorem is applicable to
linear bilateral networks
3. Thevenins theorem is applicable to two
terminal linear active networks
4. Nortons 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 ListI with List-II and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the lists:
List I
List II
Network Theorems
Most
distinguished
property of network
A. Reciprocity
1. Impedance Matching
B. Tellegens
2. Bilateral
C. Superposition
3.=0 (1 ) (2 ) = 0
D. Maximum power 4. Linear
Transfer
5. Non linear
CODES:
CODES:
ABCD
ABCD
A. 1 2 3 4
C. 2 3 4 1
B. 1 2 3 5
D. 2 3 5 1
640. Substitution theorem is not used in the analysis of

networks in which they contain elements as
A. Linear
C. Time varying
B. non-linear
D. none of these
646. In a linear circuit the super position principle can be

applied to calculate the
A. Voltage and power
B. voltage and current
C. current and power
D. voltage, current and power
641. Thevenins theorem is not applicable when

1. Load is coupled with the network
2. Linear
3. Time invariant
647. In applying Thevenins 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.
B.
C.
D.
S1 consists of independent sources while S2

includes all independent sources
S1 consists of dependent sources while S2
includes all independent sources
S2 is a null set
S1 is a null set
648. In the network shown, which one of the following

theorems can be conveniently used to calculate the
power consumed by the 10 ohm resistor.
A.
B.
4 V, 2
4 V, 4
C.
D.
8 V, 2
8 V, 4
652. A battery charger can drive a current of 5A into a 1

ohm resistance connected at its output terminals. If it
is able to charge an ideal 2V battery at 7A rate, then
its Thevenins equivalent circuit will be
A. 7.5V in series with 0.5 ohm
B. 12.5 V in series with 1.5 ohms
C. 7.5V in parallel with 0.5 ohm
D. 12.5V in parallel with 0.5 ohm
653. Find Va for which maximum power is transferred to
the load.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Thevenins theorem
Maximum power transfer theorem
Millmans theorem
Superposition theorem
649. Find the Thevenin equivalent resistance of the circuit

to the left of the terminals marked a and b in the
figure.
A.
B.
0.2
0.4
C.
D.
2
none of these
650. A dc current source is connected as shown in below

figure. The Thevenins equivalent of the network at
terminals a b will be
A.
B.
C.
D.
4 V voltage source parallel with 2 ohms resistor

4 V voltage source
2 V voltage source parallel with 2 ohms resistor
none of these
651. In the network shown in the given figure current i= 0

when E = 4 V, I = 2 A and I = 1 A when E = 8 V, I =
2A. The Thevenin voltage and the resistance looking
into the terminals AB are
A.
B.
7.5 V
20 V
C.
D.
10 V
none of these
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
A.
B.
V
100
60
Z
12
12
C.
D.
V
100
60
Z
30
30
655. In the circuit shown, the power dissipated in 30 ohm

resistor will be maximum if the value of R is
A.
B.
30 ohms
16 ohms
C.
D.
9 ohms
zero
656. In the circuit shown, the power consumed in the

resistance R is measured when one source is acting
at a time. These values are 18 W, 50 W and 98 W.
When all the sources are acting simultaneously, the
possible maximum and minimum values of power in
R will be
(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.
B.
98W and 18 W
166 W and 18 W
C.
D.
450 W and 2 W
166 W and 2 W
657. The value of Rx so that power dissipated in it is

maximum
A.
B.
C.
D.
80 W
40 W
20 W
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.
B.
33.4 kohms
17.6 kohms
C.
D.
10 kohms
5 kohms
658. In the circuit shown in the given figure RL will absorb

maximum power when its value is
A.
B.
5
6.5
C.
D.
8
9
662. In the network of the given figure, the maximum

power is delivered to RL if its value is
A.
B.
16 ohms
40/3 ohms
C.
D.
60 ohms
20 ohms
663. Find the current I in the given figure.

A.
B.
2.75
7.5
C.
D.
25
27
659. For the circuit shown, identify the correct statement.
A.
B.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Efficiency of power transmission is maximum

when RS = RL
efficiency of power transmission is maximum
when RS < RL
efficiency of power transmission is maximum
when RS > RL
none of these
660. The V-I characteristics as seen from the terminal-pair

(A, B) of the network of figure (a) is shown in figure
1.5 A
2.0 A
C.
D.
1.2 A
4/5 A
664. In the circuit of the given figure, the maximum power

will be delivered to RL and RL equals
A.
B.
6
2
C.
D.
4/3
1
665. The maximum power that can be transferred to the

load resister RL from the voltage source in the figure
is
A.
B.
1W
10 W
C.
D.
0.25 W
0.5 W
666. For the circuit shown, Thevenins voltage and

Thevenins equivalent resistance at terminals a and
b is
A.
B.
C.
D.
5 V and 2 ohms
7.5 V and 2.5 ohms
4 V and 2 ohms
3 V and 2.5 ohms
R = r = 20 ohms
R = r = 5 ohms
R = 10 ohms; r = 5 ohms
R = r = 10 ohms
20 V, 9 ohms
40 V, 19/3 ohms

A time of 10 milliseconds is required for the current
on a series RL dc circuit to reach 90% of its final
steady state value. Assume at t = 0, i(0) = 0. What is
the time constant in seconds for the circuit?
A. 4.25 ms
C. 3.39 ms
B. 3.86 ms
D. 4.34 ms
The shunt winding of a machine has a resistance of
80 ohms and an inductance of 4 H is suddenly
switched on to a 220 V supply. Find the time taken
for the current to rise to half its steady state value.
A. 0.0512 sec
C. 0.0251 sec
B. 0.0346 sec
D. 0.0172 sec
668. Thevenins equivalent of the circuit shown in the

figure: Vth, Zth values are
A.
B.

In an RL circuit, Kirchhoffs 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 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 state
current of the circuit.
A. 0.36 sec, 12 A
C. 0.66 sec, 3 A
B. 0.45 sec, 4 A
D. 0.50 sec, 6 A
667. Find the value of R and r. Thevenins equivalent

circuit is given by circuit as shown
A.
B.
C.
D.
i = current in amperes
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
C.
D.
40 V, 9 ohms
40 V, 8 ohms
F. ELECTRICAL TRANSIENTS
669. EE Board Exam April 1979, October 1982
In an RL circuit, Kirchhoffs 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

Determine the current at t = 0.1 second.
A. 1.538 A
C. 1.805 A
B. 1.750 A
D. 1.624 A
An uncharged capacitor in series with a 120 volt
voltmeter of 10,000 ohms resistance is suddenly
connected to a 100 V battery. One second later, the
voltmeter reads 60 volt. Determine the capacitance
of the capacitor.
A. 187.54 F
C. 195.76 F
B. 190.62 F
D. 192.23 F
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.
A. 3.34 A
C. 2.78 A
B. 3.67 A
D. 3.03 A
A series RC circuit consist of R = 2 M and an
uncharged capacitor C = 5 F. The circuit is
connected across a 100 V DC source at t = 0.
Determine the voltage across the resistor 5 seconds
later.
A. 63.31 V
C. 66.24 V
B. 60.65 V
D. 69.22 A
An uncharged capacitor in series with a 120 volt
voltmeter reads 60 volt. Determine the rate at which
the voltage across the capacitor is charging.
A. 51 e-0.55t
C. 55 e-0.55t
B. 51 e-0.51t
D. 55 e-0.51t
In a circuit consisting of a series resistance and
capacitance and connected to a DC source, R = 20
ohms, C = 250 microfarad and E = 100 volts, find i
after a long time.
A. 1 A
C. infinity
B. 0 A
D. 5 A
A 100 F capacitor initially charged to 24 V is
discharge across a series combination of a 1 k
resistor and a 200 F capacitor. Find the current after
1 sec.
A. 7.34 nA
C. 8.43 nA
B. 7.24 nA
D. 8.84 nA
connected across a 100 V DC source at t = 0. What
is the initial rate of change of voltage across the
resistor?
A. -10 V/s
C. -12.4 V/s
B. 10 V/s
D. none of these
A 10 ohm resistance R and a 1 Henry inductance L
are connected in series. An AC voltage e(t) = 100 sin
377t is applied across the connection. Solve for the
particular solution (without the complementary
solution) and determine the amplitude of the
resulting sinusoidal current i(t).
A. 0.321 A
C. 0.241 A
B. 0.292 A
D. 0.265 A
A certain electric welder has a basic circuit
equivalent to a series RL with R = 0.1 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.
A. 256.41 A
C. 80.54 A
B. 65.74 A
D. 76.32 A
A series RL circuit is connected to an AC source of
100 sin 377t. Where L = 0.1 Henry, R = 10 ohms and
i(0) = 0. Determine the current at t = 0.01 second.
A. 2.784 A
C. 2.531 A
B. 2.301 A
D. 3.062 A
A series circuit has R = 10 ohms. L = 0.1 Henry and
C = 0.0001 Farad. An AC voltage e = 100 sin 377t is
applied across the series circuit. Solve for the
particular solution (without the complementary
A. 5.51 A
C. 6.67 A
B. 6.06 A
D. 7.34 A
A 10 ohm resistance R and a 0.001 Farad
capacitance C are in series. An AC voltage e(t) = 100
sin 377t is applied across the series circuit. Solve for
the particular solution (without the complementary
A. 9.67 A
C. 8.79 A
B. 10.63 A
D. 11.70 A
If R = 50 ohms, C = 0.0001 Farad, E = 100 volts and
i(0) = 2 amperes, determine the Laplace transform
expression for I(s).
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)
688. REE March 1998
A generator has a field winding with an inductance L
= 10 Henry and a resistance Rf = 0.1 ohm. To break
the initial field current of 1000 amperes, the field
breaker inserts a field discharge resistance Rd
across the field terminals before the main contacts
open. As a result, the field current decays to zero
according to the differential equation.
+ = 0 Where: R = Rf + Rd
preventing a sudden decrease of i to zero, and a

resulting high inductive voltage due to L. Solve the
differential equation and determine the value of Rd
that would limit the initial voltage across it to 1,000
volts
A. 0.90 ohm
C. 0.85 ohm
B. 0.80 ohm
D. 0.95 ohm
The growth of current in an inductive circuit follows
A. Linear law
C. Ohms law
B. Exponential law
D. Hyperbolic law

The time constant of an RL series circuit is
A. R + L
C. L/R
B. R/L
D. RL
691. EE Board Exam April 1998, April 1995
If a dc voltage is applied to an initially uncharged
series RC circuit, the initial value of the current is
A. zero
C. infinite
B. V/R
D. CV
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?
A. 0.10 volt
C. zero
B. 1.0 volt
D. 10 volts
What is the RC time constant of a series RC circuit
that contains a 12 M resistor and a 12 F
capacitor?
A. 144 seconds
C. 14.4 seconds
B. 1.44 seconds
D. 1440 seconds
What is the time constant of a 500 mH coil and a
3,300 ohm resistor in series?
A. 0.0015 sec
C. 1650 secs
B. 6.6 secs
D. 0.00015 sec
In RL circuit, the time constant is the time required
for the induced current to reach what percentage of
its full value?
A. 100%
C. 37%
B. 63%
D. 0%
Determine the time constant of the circuit and the
steady-state current.
A. 0.5 sec; 6 A
C. 0.1667 sec; 4 A
B. 0.25 sec; 12 A
D. 0.131 sec; 6 A
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.
A. 100 V, 60.65 V
C. 100 V, 0 V
B. 0 V, 60.65 V
D. 0 V, 100 V
698. The rate of rise of current through an inductive coil is
maximum
A. after 1 time constant
B. at the start of current flow
C. near the final maximum value of current
D. at 63.2% of its maximum steady state value
699. Energy stored by a coil is doubled when its current is

increased by ____.
A. 100%
C. 50%
B. 41.4%
D. 25%
700. The initial current in an RL series circuit when a dc
source is suddenly applied
A. unity
C. infinite
B. V/R
D. zero
701. At steady state in an RL circuit, the inductance will
act as
A. open circuit
C. transient circuit
B. short circuit
D. coupled circuit
702. The rise of the current in an RL series circuit is what?
A.
B.
linear
sinusoidal
C.
D.
exponential
symmetrical
703. The transient current is undamped if

A. R = 0
B. [R/2L]2 > [1/(LC)]
C. [R/2L]2 = [1/(LC)]
D. [R/2L]2 < [1/(LC)]
704. The transient current is oscillatory if
A. R = 0
B. [R/2L]2 > [1/(LC)]
C. [R/2L]2 = [1/(LC)]
D. [R/2L]2 < [1/(LC)]
705. The capacitor in a series RC circuit at steady state is
A.
B.
open circuit
short circuit
C.
D.
transient circuit
coupled circuit
706. What is the time constant in an RC series circuit?

A. C/R
C. RC
B. R/C
D. C
707. A circuit of resistance and inductance in series has
an applied voltage of 200 volts across it. What is the
voltage drop across the inductance at the instance of
switching?
A. 200 V
C. 20 V
B. 0 V
D. 2,000 V
708. The current in series RC circuit at steady state is
A. zero
C. constant
B. infinite
D. V/R
709. Transient disturbance is produced in a circuit
whenever
A. it is suddenly connected or disconnected from
the supply
B. it is shorted
C. its applied voltage is changed suddenly
D. all of the above
710. There are no transients in pure resistive circuits
because they
A.
B.
C.
D.
offer high resistance

obey Ohms law
have no stored energy
are linear circuits
711. Transient currents in electrical circuit are associated

with
A. inductors
C. resistors
B. capacitors
D. both A and B
712. The transients which are produced due to sudden
but energetic changes from one steady state of a
circuit to another are called ____ transients.
A. initiation
C. relaxation
B. transition
D. subsidence
713. In a R-L circuit connected to an alternating sinusoidal
voltage, size of transient current primarily depends
on
A. the instant in the voltage cycle at which circuit is
closed
B. the peak value of steady-state current
C. the circuit impedance
D. the voltage frequency
714. Double-energy transients are produced in circuits
consisting of
A. two or more resistors
B. resistance and inductance
C. resistance and capacitance
D. resistance, inductance and capacitance
715. The transient current in a loss-free L-C circuit when
excited from an ac source is a/an ____ sine wave.
A. over damped
B. undamped
C. under damped
D. critically damped
716. Transient currents in an R-L-C circuit is oscillatory
when
A. = 0
C. < /
B. > /
D. = /
717. A coil has a time constant of 1 second and an
inductance of 8 H. If the coil is connected to a 100 V
dc source, determine the rate of rise of current at the
instant of switching.
A. 8 amp/sec
C. 0.25 amp/sec
B. 12.5 amp/sec
D. 0.04 amp/sec
718. 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.
A. 8.44 A
C. 6.44 A
B. 7.44 A
D. 5.44 A
.
719. A 10,000 ohms voltmeter connected in series with 80
F capacitor is suddenly connected to a 100 V dc
source at t = 0. At what time does the voltmeter read
40 volts?
A.
B.
0.654 sec
0.51 sec
C.
D.
0.733 sec
0.1 sec
720. A series RLC circuit with inductance of 100 Henry

has a transient resonant frequency of 5 cps. Solve
the capacitance of the circuit if the effect of R on the
frequency is negligible.
A. 10.1 F
C. 400 F
B. 0.104 F
D. 4 F
721. A 60 F capacitor is connected in series with a 400
ohm resistor. If the capacitor is initially uncharged,
determine the resistor and capacitor voltages when t
= 1.5 times the time constant for a suddenly applied
source emf of 120 volts.
A. 26.78 V, 93.22 V
B. 120 V, 0 V
C. 93.22 V, 26.78 V
D. 0 V, 120 V
722. A series RL network, with R = 2 ohms and L = 0.5 H,
has an applied voltage v(t). Find the time constant for
the circuit current.
A. 4 sec
C. 2 sec
B. 0.5 sec
D. 0.25 sec
723. A coil having a resistance of 10 ohms and an
inductance of 4 H is switched across a 20-V dc
source. Calculate the time taken by the current to
reach 50% of its final steady state value.
A. 151.8 V
C. 88.2 V
B. 189.4 V
D. 101.2 V
724. A constant voltage is applied to a series RL circuit at
t = 0 by closing the switch. The voltage across L 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
ohms?
A. 188.30
C. 128.80
B. 1288
D. 182.80
725. 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.
A. 200 watts
C. 316 watts
B. 116 watts
D. 500 watts
726. A circuit of resistance R ohms and inductance L
Henry has a direct voltage of 230 volts applied to it.
0.30 second after switching on, the current was
found to be 5 ampere. After the current had reached
its final value, the circuit was suddenly shortcircuited. The current was again found to be 5
ampere at 0.30 second after short-circuiting the coil.
Find the value of R and L.
A. 230 , 10 H
C. 10 ohms. 23 H
B. 23 , 10 H
D. 10 , 32 H
727. The field winding of a separately-excited DC
generator has an inductance of 60 H and a
resistance of 30 ohms. The discharge resistance of
50 ohms is permanently connected in parallel with

winding which is excited from a 200 volt supply. Find
the value of the decay current 0.60 sec after the
supply has been switched off.
A. 4.94 A
C. 1.12 A
B. 3.67 A
D. 3 A
and remains zero thereafter. This voltage is applied

to an RL series circuit in which R = 5 ohms and L =
100 mH. What is the current when t = 0.50 second?
728. A 5 microfarad capacitor is discharged suddenly

through a coil having an inductance of 2 H and a
resistance of 200 ohms. The capacitor is initially
charge to a voltage of 10 volts. Find the additional
resistance required just to be prevent oscillation.
A. 1625 ohms
C. 1265 ohms
B. 1065 ohms
D. 1025 ohms
737. A capacitance of 10 microfarad is connected in

series with a resistance of 8,000 ohms. If the
combination is suddenly connected to a 100 V DC
supply. Find the initial rate of rise in potential across
the capacitor.
A. 12500 V/s
C. 1250 V/s
B. 125 V/s
D. 12.50 V/s
729. The rate of rise of current through an inductive coil is

maximum
A. after 1 time constant
B. at the start of current flow
C. near the final maximum value of current
D. at 63.2% of its maximum steady state value
738. A 25 microfarad capacitor is connected in series with

a 0.50 M-ohm resistor and a 120 volt storage battery.
What is the potential difference in the capacitor 6 sec
after the circuit is closed?
A. 64 volts
C. 4.60 volts
B. 46 volts
D. 6.40 volts
730. A coil of 15 H inductance and 10 ohms resistance is

suddenly connected to a 20 volts DC source by
closing the switch. The value of current 2 seconds
after the switch is closed is
A. 1.74 A
C. 1.17 A
B. 1.47 A
D. 1.71 A
739. A capacitor of 2 microfarad with an initial charge q0

is connected across the terminals of a 10 ohm
resistor and the switch is closed at t = 0. Find q0
(micro-coulomb) if the transient power in the resistor
5
is known to be = 360 10
A. 1200
C. 102
B. 120
D. 2100
731. A DC voltage of 80 volts is applied to a circuit

containing a resistance of 80 ohms in series with an
inductance of 20 Henry. Calculate the growth of
current at the instant of completing the circuit.
A. 4 A/s
C. A/s
B. 2 A/s
D. A/s
732. A 200 volt DC supply is suddenly switched to a relay
coil which has a time constant of 3 ms. If the current
in the coil reaches 0.20 ampere after 3 ms determine
the steady state value of the current.
A. 0.361 A
C. 0.316 A
B. 0.163 A
D. 0.631 A
733. A relay has a resistance of 300 ohms and is switched
to a 100 V DC supply. If the current reaches 63.2%
of its final value at 0.02 sec, determine the
inductance of the circuit.
A. 5 H
C. 4 H
B. 6 H
D. 13 H
734. Energy stored by a coil is doubled when its current is
increased by ____ percent.
A. 100
C. 50
B. 141.4
D. 25
735. A 60 volt potential difference is suddenly applied to a
coil of inductive 60 mH and resistance 180 ohms. At
what rate is it rising after 0.005 sec?
A. 322 A/sec
C. 22.3 A/sec
B. 223 A/sec
D. 32.2 A/sec
736. A voltage rise linearly form zero to 100 volts in 1
second, falls instantaneously to zero at t = 1 second
A.
B.
6.90 A
96 A
C.
D.
9.60 A
69 A
740. The transient current in a loss-free L-C circuit when

excited from an ac source is ____ a/an sine wave .
A. overdamped
B. undamped
C. underdamped
D. critically damped
741. A series RLC circuit with R = 5 ohms, L = 0.10 H, C
= 500 microfarad has a constant voltage V = 10 volts
applied at t = 0. Find the resulting transient current.
A.
B.
C.
D.
0.707e-50t sin 139t

0.272e-25t sin 278t
0.720e-25t sin 139t
none of these
742. A circuit consisting of 20 ohms resistor, 20 mH

inductor and a 100 microfarad capacitor in series is
connected to a 200 V DC supply. The capacitor is
initially uncharged. Find the maximum instantaneous
current.
A. 6.45 A
C. 8.45 A
B. 7.45 A
D. 9.45 A
743. A time of 10 ms is required for the current in an RL
circuit to reach 90% of its final value. If R is 10 ohms,
find the value of C to be inserted in series with the
RL circuit so that the frequency of oscillation of the
resulting current is 1000 cycles per second.
A. 5.38 x 10-8 Farad
B. 5.83 x 10-7 Farad
C. 5.83 x 10-6 Farad
D. 5.83 x 10-5 Farad
744. A series RLC circuit with R = 1 k, L = 1 H and C =

6.25 F is suddenly connected across a 24 V dc
source. At t = 0, i= 0 and q = 0. Determine the current
after 0.01 sec.
A. 3.45 mA
C. 5.40 mA
B. 4.61 mA
D. 5.05 mA
745. A series RLC circuit has R = 200 , L = 0.1 H and a
capacitor C = 10 F. If a 100 V dc source is
connected across the terminals of the series circuit
at t = 0, determine the current after 1 millisecond.
Assume zero initial conditions.
A. 0.353 A
C. 0.253 A
B. 0.229 A
D. 0.368 A
746. Double energy transient are produced in circuits
consisting of
A. two or more resistors
B. resistance and inductance
C. resistance and capacitance
D. resistance, inductance and capacitance
747. A DC voltage source is connected across a series
RLC circuit, under steady state conditions, the
applied DC voltage drops entirely across the
A. R only
B. L only
C. C only
D. R & L combinations
748. Consider a DC voltage source connected to a series
RC circuit. When the steady state reaches, the ratio
of energy stored in the capacitor to the total energy
supplied by the voltage source is equal to
A. 0.362
C. 0.632
B. 0.500
D. 1.00
749. An inductor at t = 0 with initial current I0 acts as
A. short
C. current source
B. open
D. voltage source
750. An inductor L carries steady state current I0,
suddenly at time t = 0 the inductor is removed from
circuit and connected to a resistor R. The current
through the inductor at time t is equal
A. I0e-Rt/L
C. I0e+Rt/L
B. I0 (1-e-Rt/L)
D. I0 (1-e+Rt/L)
751. Transient current in a circuit results from
A. voltage applied to the circuit
B. impedance of the circuit
C. changes in the stored energy in inductors and
capacitors
D. resistance of the circuit
752. A two terminal black box contains a single element
which can be R, L, C or M. As soon as the box is
connected to a dc voltage source, a finite non-zero
current is observed to flow through the element. The
element is a/an
A. resistance
B. inductance
C.
D.
capacitance
Mutual inductance
753. In a circuit the voltage across an element is v(t) = 10

(t - 0.01)e-100t V. The circuit is
A. un-damped
B. under damped
C. critically damped
D. Over damped
754. A unit step voltage is applied at t = 0 to a series RL
circuit with zero initial conditions
A. It is possible for the current to be oscillatory
B. The voltage across the resistor at t = 0+ is zero
C. The energy stored in the inductor in the steady
state is zero
D. The resistor current eventually falls to zero
755. A 1 F capacitor charged through a 2 k resistor by
a 10 V dc source. The initial growth of capacitor
voltage will be at the rate
A. 3.16 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. 15 0.368 / RC
C. 11/RC
B. 15 0.632 / RC
D. 4/RC
757. What is vc (o+)?
A.
B.
0
V
C.
D.
cant find
none of these
758. The switch K opened at t = 0 after the network has

attained a steady state with the switch closed. Find
vs (0+) across the switch.
A.
B.
VR1/R2
V
C.
D.
V + VR1/R2
0
759. The switch SPST is closed at t = 0, find d/dt i1 (0+).
A.
B.
2/3 A
0
C.
D.
4/3 A
1A
765. What is VL (0 +), when switch K is closed at t = 0.

A.
B.
0
40
C.
D.
50
none of these
760. SPST is closed at t = 0.What is the time constant of

the circuit?
A.
B.
A.
B.
26/7
7/26
C.
D.
7/13
none of these
761. Given VC1 (0-) = 10 V, VC2 (0-) = 5 V find VC2 () = ?
A.
B.
7.5 V
0
C.
D.
2V
-2 V
C.
D.
0
none of these
766. An impulse current 2 (t) A, with t in second, is made

to flow through an initially relaxed 3 F capacitor. The
capacitor voltage at T = 0+ is
A. 6V
C. 2/3 V
B. 2V
D. zero
767. The circuit of the given figure is initially relaxed. At t
= 0+, ____.
20/3 V
none of these
762. Given initial charge in C0 = 500 C. In the steady

state find charge in 1 f capacitor?
A.
B.
v =0 V
i=0A
C.
D.
v = 100 V
i=
768. The time constant of the circuit shown in figure is
A.
B.
50 C
100 C
C.
D.
250 C
none of these
763. Switch K is opened at t = 0, find IL (0+).
A.
B.
C(R1 +R2 )
CR1R2/(R1+R2 )
C.
D.
CR1
CR2
769. If i1(t) is 5 A at t = 0, find i1(t) for all t when is(t) = 10 e2t.
A.
B.
5A
0
C.
D.
2A
none of these
764. Given L1 = 1 H, R = 10 , L2 = 2 H , iL1 (0-) = 2A.

Find iL2 ().
A.
B.
e-2t
20e-2t
C.
D.
30e-2t
6.67e-2t - 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.
B.
C.
D.
774. For the circuit shown different time constants are

given. What are the charging and discharging times
respectively?
1. 0.5 x 10-3 S
2. 2 x 10-3 S
3. 0.25 x 10-3 S
4. 10-3 S
v(0+) = 1 V, i (0+) = 0 A
v(0+) = 0 V, i(0+) = 0 A
v(0+) = 0 V, i (0+) =1 A
v (0+) = 1 V, i(0+) = 1 A
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.
B.
1, 2
2, 3
C.
D.
1, 3
2, 4
775.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
776.
777.
A.
B.
0.5 ohm
2.0 ohm
C.
D.
4.0 ohm
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
778.
779.
780. If Vs = 40t V for t > 0 and iL (0) = 5A, what is the value
of i(t) at t = 2sec?
A.
B.
0.5 s
1s
C.
D.
A.
B.
2s
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
781.
24A
34A
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
782.
783.
A.
B.
0
5V
C.
D.
10V
15V
784. Consider the following units:
29A
39A
1. sec-1
2. rad2-sec-2
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
Question Bank in AC Circuits

A.
1.
2.
3.
SINUSOIDAL VOLTAGE AND CURRENT

REE Board Exam September 2000
Find the average current during the half cycle given
the instantaneous maximum value of 20 amperes.
A. 12.73 amperes
C. 20 amperes
B. 14.14 amperes
D. 10 amperes
REE Board Exam April 1997
The phase shift between the current and
voltage vectors us due to the following except one
A. magnet coils
capacitors
C.
power
B. electric flat iron

lamp
D.
fluorescent

An alternating rectangular wave has a
maximum value of 10 V and a frequency of 1 cycle
per second. What is the average value of the wave?
A.
5V
B.
4.
5.
D.
7.07 V

A sinusoidal current wave has a maximum
value of 20 A. What is the average value of one-half
cycle?
A.
5A
C.
14.14 A
B.
12.7 A
D.

What is the wavelength of a carrier wave with
frequency of 100 megahertz?
A.
B.
6.
10 V
C.
3.0 m
7.5 m
C.
D.
1.5 m
6.0 m

A chart speed of a recording instrument is 25
mm/sec. One cycle of the signal being recorded
extends over 5 mm. What is the frequency of the
signal?
A. 20 cps
C. 50 cps
B. 2 cps
D. 5 cps
7.

Determine the rms value of the current drawn by a 2
F condenser, which is connected across a source
of potential. The potential has a third and fifth
harmonic components, which are 30% and 20%
respectively of the fundamental. The fundamental
sinusoidal component has a peak value of 1000 volts
and 60 Hz frequency.
A. 0.89 A
C. 0.91 A
B. 0.75 A
D. 0.84 A
8.

A 240-V, 25 Hz sinusoidal generator is connected to
a 20 ohms resistor. Determine the instantaneous
current when elapsed time is 0.01 second.
A. 15.43 A
C. 16.97 A
B. 16.30 A
D. 12.00 A
9.

A wire carries a current i = 3 cos 314t amperes.
What is the average current over 6 seconds?
A.
B.
0A
3.0 A
C.
D.
1.5 A
0.532 A

Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15ohm non-inductive resistor. What is the equation of
the resulting current?
A. i = 21.68 sin 377t
377t
B. i = 26.56 sin 377t
120t
C.
i = 15.33 sin
D.
i = 28.16 sin

Determine the effective value of the circuit current of
an emf of 151 sin 377t is connected in series with a
DC emf of 110 volts. Both supply a load of 10 + j8
ohms.
A. 10.3 A
C. 13.8 A
B. 12.5 A
D. 11.4 A
An alternating current and a direct current flow
simultaneously in the same 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?
A. 7.5 A
C. 11.18 A
B. 15 A
D. none of these
If e = 100 sin (t 30) 50 cos 3t + 25 sin (5t +
150) and i = 20 sin (t + 40) + 10 sin (3t + 30)
5 sin (5t 50). Calculate the power in watts.
A. 1177
C. 1043
B. 919
D. 1224
It is the value of sine wave of voltage or current at
one particular instant of time.
A. average value
C. rms value
B. effective value
value
D.
instantaneous

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?
A. 10 V
C. 6 V
B. 16 V
D. 12 V
Measured in Hertz, it is the number of cycles of
alternating current per second.
A. frequency
C. peak to peak
B. period
D. wavelength
If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, what
is the rms voltage?
A. 16.2 V
C. 25.38 V
B. 19.98 V
D. 12.73 V
If an ac signal has a peak voltage of 55 V, what is the
average value voltage?
A. 61.05 V
C. 34.98 V
B. 38.86 V
D. 86.35 V
What is the phase relationship between current and
voltage in an inductor?
A. in phase
B. current lags voltage by 90
C. voltage lags current by 90
D. current lags voltage by 180
If sine wave voltage varies from 0 to 200 V, how
much is its instantaneous voltage at 90?
A. 100 V
B. minimum voltage
C. 200 V
D. half of its maximum voltage
How many degrees are there in one complete wave
cycle?
A. 360 degrees
C. 180 degrees
B. 90 degrees
D. 720 degrees
When comparing rms voltage and average voltages,
which of the following statement is true, assuming
sine waves?
A. Either the rms voltage or the average voltage
might be larger.
B. The average voltage is always greater than the
rms voltage.
C. There will always be a very large difference
between the rms voltage and the average
voltage.
D.
The rms voltage is always greater than the

average voltage.

It is the maximum instantaneous value of a varying
current, voltage, or power equal to 1.414 times the
effective value of a sine wave.
A. rms value
C. effective value
B. peak to peak value
D. peak value
It is the description of two sine waves that are in step
with each other going through their maximum and
minimum points at the same time and in same
direction.
A. stepped sine waves
B. sine waves in coordination
C. phased sine waves
D. sine waves in phase
What is the average voltage (Eave) output of a full
wave rectifier with an output of 100 volts peak?
A. 63.7 volts
C. 141.4 volts
B. 14.14 volts
D. 6.37 volts
The relation of the voltage across an inductor to it
current is ____
A. Lagging the current by 90 degrees
B. Leading the current by 90 degrees
C. In phase with the current
D. Leading the current by 180 degrees
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 of
the resultant voltage?
A. 2.25 V
C. 0 V
B. 5 V
D. 10 V
Kind of electric current where amplitude drops to
zero periodically normally produced by rectifier
circuits
A. alternating current
B. varying direct current
C. damped alternating current
D. pulsating direct current
If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, what
is the rms voltage?
A. 16.2 V
C. 25.38 V
B. 19.98 V
D. 12.726 V
In electronic circuit the current that flows over a
capacitor _____.
A. In phase with the voltage
B. Leads the voltage by 180 degrees
C. Lags the voltage by 90 degrees
D.
Leads the voltage by 90 degrees
31. Two current sources deliver current to a common

load. The first source delivers a current whose
equation is 25 sin 100t amperes while the second
delivers a current whose equation is 15 cos 100t
amperes. What is the rms value of the current in the
load?
A. 29.15 A
C. 20.6 A
B. 40 A
D. 10 A
32. Two alternators A and B delivers 100 A and 150 A,
respectively to a load. If these currents are out of
phase by 30 electrical degrees, determine the total
current drawn by the load.
A. 201.5 A
C. 215.4 A
B. 250.0 A
D. 241.8 A
33. When using circuit laws and rules we must use
A. maximum value
C. effective value
B. average value
D. peak to peak
value
34. A 60 Hz frequency would cause an electric light to
A. turn on and off 120 times per second
B. flicker noticeable
C. turn on and off 180 times per second
D. turn on and off 60 times per second
35. The relationship between frequency f, number of
revolutions per second n and pair of poles p is given
by
A. f = n/p
C. f = n/2p
B. f = np
D. f = 2np
36. The difference between the peak positive value and
the peak negative of an a.c. voltage is called the
A. maximum value
C. average value
B. effective value
D. peak to peak
value
37. The greatest value attained during one half of the
cycle is called the
A. peak value
C. r.m.s. value
B. average value
D. effective value
38. The root mean square (r.m.s.) value of a.c. is the
same as
A. instantaneous value
C. effective value
B. average value
D. maximum value
39. The r.m.s. value of a sine wave is equal to
A. 0.637 maximum value
C. 0.707
maximum value
B. 0.506 maximum value
D. 1.414
maximum value
40. Form factor is defined as
A. r.m.s. value/peak value
B. maximum value/r.m.s. value
C. r.m.s. value/average value
D. effective value/ r.m.s. value
41. The value of form factor for a pure sine wave is

A. 1.414
C. 0.707
B. 0.637
D. 1.11
42. The value of peak factor for a pure sine wave is
A. 1.414
C. 0.707
B. 0.637
D. 1.11
43. If the current and voltage are out of phase by 90, the
power is
A. 1.1 VI
C. Maximum
B. minimum
D. zero
44. If e1 = A sin t and e2 = B sin (t - ) then
A. e1 lags e2 by
C. e2 lags e1 by
B. e2 leads e1 by
D. e1 leads e2 by
45. Which of the following statements concerning the
graph of figure below is most correct?
3
2
1
0
time
A.
B.
C.
D.
it represents ac
it represents dc
it represents half-wave rectified ac
it represents sum of ac and dc
46. Average value of a sine wave is 2 times the

maximum value
A. True
B. False
47. The equation for 25 cycles current sine wave having
rms value of 30 amperes will be
A. 30 sin 25t
C. 30 sin 50t
B. 42.4 sin 25t
D. 42.4 sin 50t
48. The voltage v = 90 cos (t 161.5) may be
represented as a sine function by
A. 90 sin (t + 18.5)
C. 90 sin (t +
71.5)
B. 90 sin (t 71.5)
D. 90 sin (t 18.5)
49. Which of the following frequencies has the longest
period?
A. 1 Hz
C. 1 kHz
B. 10 Hz
D. 100 kHz
50. RMS value and the mean value is the same in case
of
A. square wave
B. sine wave
C. triangular wave
D. half-wave rectified sine wave
51. If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin 628t, the
maximum value of voltage and frequency are
A. 100 V, 50 Hz
C. 100 V, 100 Hz
B.
502 V, 50 Hz
D.
502 V, 100 Hz
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
A. infinite
C. 0.5
B. zero
D. unity
rad/sec
Coil of N turns
max
Figure 1.1
A.
B.
max sin t
max cos t
C.
D.
max tan t
max cot t
61. In Fig. 1.1, the maximum e.m.f. induced in the coil is

____.
54. The frequency of a sinusoidal signal shown in figure

is
rad/sec
Coil of N turns
max
Figure 1.1
A.
B.
A.
B.
500 Hz
1 kHz
C.
D.
25 kHz
500 kHz
55. The period of the voltage 2 cos 4500t + 7 sin 7500t

is
A. 2.51 s
C. 2.51 ms
B. 2.51 ns
D. 2.51 s
56. The a.c. system is preferred to d.c. system because
____
A. a.c. voltages can easily be changed in
magnitude
B. d.c. motors do not have fine speed control
C. high-voltage a.c. transmissions is less efficient
D. d.c. voltage cannot be used for domestic
appliances
57. In a.c. system, we generate sine wave form because
____
A. it can be easily drawn
B. it produces lest disturbance in electrical circuits
C. it is natures standard
D. other waves cannot be produced easily
58. ____ will work only on d.c. supply.
A. Electric lamp
C. Heater
B. Refrigerator
D. Electroplating
59. ____ will produce a.c. voltage.
A. Friction
C.
B. Photoelectric effect
D.
Thermal energy
Crystal
60. In Fig. 1.1, the component of flux that will contribute

to e.m.f. in the coil is ____
N max
max
C.
D.
N max sin t
N max
62. A coil is rotating in the uniform field of an 8-pole

generator. In one revolution of the coil, the number
of cycles generated by the voltage is ____.
A. one
C. four
B. two
D. eight
63. An alternating voltage is given by v = 20 sin 157t. The
frequency of the alternating voltage is ____.
A. 50 Hz
C. 100 Hz
B. 25 Hz
D. 75 Hz
64. An alternating current is given by i = 10 sin 314t. The
time taken to generate two cycles of current is ____.
A. 0.02 second
C. 0.04 second
B. 0.01 second
D. 0.05 second
65. An alternating voltage is given by v = 30 sin 314t. The
time taken by the voltage to reach 30 V for the first
time is ____.
A. 0.02 second
C. 0.03 second
B. 0.1 second
D. 0.015 second
66. A sine wave has a maximum value of 20 V. Its value
at 135 is ____.
A. 10 V
C. 15 V
B. 14.14 V
D. 5 V
67. A sinusoidal current has a magnitude of 3 A at 120.
Its maximum value will be ____.
A. 3 A
C. A
B. 3/2 A
D. 6 A
68. An alternating current given by i = 10 sin 314t.
Measuring time from t = 0, the time taken by the
current to reach +10 A for the second time is ____.
A. 0.05 second
C. 0.025 second
B. 0.1 second
D. 0.02 second
69. An a.c. generator having 10 poles and running at 600

r.p.m. will generate an alternating voltage of
frequency _____
A. 25 Hz
C. 50 Hz
B. 100 Hz
D. 200 Hz
70. We have assigned a frequency of 50 Hz to power
system because it ____
A. can easily be obtained
B. gives best result when used for operating both
lights and machinery
C. leads to easy calculation
71. An alternating voltage is given by v = 100 sin 314t
volts. Its average value will be ____.
A. 70.7 V
C. 63.7 V
B. 50 V
D. 100 V
72. An alternating current whose average value is 1 A
will produce ____ 1 A d.c. under similar conditions.
A. less heat than
C. the same heat
as
B. more heat than
D. none of the
above
73. A sinusoidal alternating current has a maximum
value of Im. Its average value will be ____.
A. Im/
C. 2Im/
B. Im/2
D. none of the
above
74. The area of a sinusoidal wave over a half-cycle is
____
A. max. value / 2
C. max. value /
B. 2 x max. value
D. max. value / 2
75. An alternating voltage is given by v = 200 sin 314t.
Its r.m.s. value will be ____
A. 100 V
C. 141.4 V
B. 282.8 V
D. 121.4 V
76. The r.m.s. value of sinusoidally varying current is
____ that of its average value.
A. more than
C. same as
B. less than
D. none of the
above
77. Alternating voltages and currents are expresses in
r.m.s. values because ____
A. they can be easily determined
B. calculations become very simple
C. they give comparison with d.c.
78. The average value of sin2 over a complete cycle is
____
A. +1
C.
B. -1
D. zero
79. The average value of sin over a complete cycle is
____.
A. zero
C. -1
B.
+1
D.
80. An alternating current is given by i = Im sin . The

average value of squared wave of this current over a
complete cycle is ____
A. Im/2
C. 2Im/
B. Im/
D. 2Im
81. The form factor a sinusoidal wave is ____
A. 1.414
C. 2
B. 1.11
D. 1.5
82. The filament of a vacuum tube requires 0.4 A d.c. to
heat it. The r.m.s. value of a.c. required is ____.
A. 0.4 x 2
C. 0.8 / 2
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
above
the
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
B. square
D. triangular
86. The peak factor of a sine wave form is ____.
A. 1.11
C. 2
B. 1.414
D. 1.5
87. When a 15-V square wave is connected across a 50V a.c. voltmeter, it will read ____.
A. 15 V
C. 15 /2
B. 15 x 2
D. none of the
above
88. The breakdown voltage of an insulation depends
upon ____ value of alternating voltage.
A. average
C. peak
B. r.m.s.
D. twice the r.m.s.
89. The peak factor of a half-wave rectified a.c. is ____.
A. 1.57
C. 1.11
B. 2
D. 1.4142
90. The form factor of a half-wave rectified a.c. is ____
A. 2
C. 1.414
B. 1.11
D. 1.57
91. When 200 V sinusoidal peak-to-peak is connected
across an a.c. voltmeter, it will read ____
A. 141.4 V
C. 70.7 V
B. 50 V
D. none of the
above
92. In Fig. 1.2, the wave that will produce maximum heat
under the similar conditions is ____.
i
10 A
10 A
-10 A
-10 A
Figure 1.3
i
10 A
A. a resistive
B. a capacitive
above
i
10 A
-10 A
Figure 1.2
A.
B.
square wave
sinusoidal wave
C.
D.
triangular wave
saw tooth wave
93. In Fig. 1.2, ____ wave will have the highest average
value.
i
10 A
0
i
10 A
0
-10 A
-10 A
i
10 A
-10 A
Figure 1.2
A.
B.
an inductive
none of the
98. An alternating voltage or current is a ____.

A. scalar quantity
C. phasor
B. vector quantity
D. none of
above
the
99. Three parallel circuits take the following currents: i1

= 5 sin 314t, i2 = 30 sin (314t + /2) and i3 = 25 sin
(314t - /2). The expression for the resultant current
is ____.
A. 25 sin (314t + /3)
C. 10 sin (314t /6)
B. 5 sin (314t + /2)
D. 5 sin (314t +
/4)
100. The sum of the following two e.m.fs will be ____
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)
i
10 A
C.
D.
saw tooth
square
C.
D.
triangular
sinusoidal
94. The average value of a sinusoidal current is 100 A.

Its r.m.s value is ____.
A. 63.7 A
C. 141.4 A
B. 70.7 A
D. 111 A
101. Each of the three coils generates an e.m.f. of 230 V.

The e.m.f. of second 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 ____.
A. 0 V
C. 690 V
B. 230 V
D. none of the
above
102. In Fig. 1.4, I1 + I2 is equal to ____
95. A current wave is given by i = 4 + 22sin 3 + 42sin

5. The r.m.s. value of current wave is ____.
A. 10 A
C. A
B. 6 A
D. 5 A
I2
60
6A
I3
3A
I1
4A
Figure 1.4
96. In Fig. 1.3, current is given by i = Im sin . The voltage

equation will be ____.
i
A.
B.
3A
4.33 A
C.
D.
9A
3.43 A
103. In Fig. 1.4, I2 + I3 is equal to ____
60
6A
I1
I2
3A
I3
4A
Figure 1.3
A.
B.
Vm sin
Vm sin ( + )
C.
D.
Vm sin ( - )
Vm sin ( - 2)
97. The waveforms of voltage and current shown in Fig.

1.3 would exist in ____ circuit.
Figure 1.4
A. 7 A
B. 13 A
above
C.
D.
5A
none
104. In Fig. 1.5, E1 + E2 + E3 + E4 is equal to
of
the
112. An alternating voltage v = Vm sin is applied to a

pure capacitive circuit. The current equation will be
A. i = Im sin
C. i = Im sin( +
4)
B. i = Im sin( 2)
D. = ( +
)
E1 = 9 V
E3 = 20 V
E2 = 24 V
E4 = 6 V
Figure 1.5
A. 7 V
B. 5 V
above
C.
D.
20 V
none
of
the
105. In Fig. 1.5, ____ will have the least value.

E1 = 9 V
E3 = 20 V
E2 = 24 V
E4 = 6 V
Figure 1.5
A.
B.
E1 + E2 + E3 + E4
E1 + E2 + E3 E4
C.
D.
E1 + E2 - E3 E4
-E1 + E4
106. In a pure resistive a.c. circuit, the frequency of power

curve is ____ that of the circuit frequency.
A. half
C. thrice
B. twice
D. same as
107. In a pure resistive circuit, the instantaneous voltage
and current are given by:
v = 250 sin 314t volts
i = 10 sin 314t amperes
The peak power in the circuit is
A. 1250 W
C. 2500 W
B. 25 W
D. 250 W
108. In a pure resistive circuit, the instantaneous voltage
and current are given by:
v = 250 sin 314t volts
i = 10 sin 314t amperes
The average power in the circuit is
A. 2500 W
C. 25 W
B. 250 W
D. 1250 W
109. An alternating voltage v = Vm sin is applied to a
pure inductive circuit. The current equation will be
A. i = Im sin
C. i = Im sin( +
2)
B. = ( )
D. i = Im sin( +
4)
110. The inductive reactance of a circuit is ____
frequency.
A. directly proportional to
C. independent of
B. inversely proportional
D. none of the
above
111. Power absorbed in a pure inductive circuit is zero
because
A. reactive component of current is zero
B. active component of current is maximum
C. power factor of the circuit is zero
D. reactive and active component of current cancel
out
113. The capacitive reactance of a circuit is ____

frequency.
A. independent of
B. inversely proportional to
C. directly proportional to
114. An a.c. current given by i = 14.14 sin (t + /6) has
an rms value of ____ amperes and a phase of ____
degrees.
A. 10, 30
C. 1.96 , -30
B. 14.14, 180
D. 7.07, 210
115. If e1 = A sin t and e2 = B sin (t ), then
A. e1 legs e2, by
C. e2 leads e1, by
B. e2 lags e1 by
D. e1 is in phase
with e2
116. From the two voltage equations eA = Em sin 100t
and eB = Em sin (100t + /6), it is obvious that
A. eA leads eB 30
B. eB achieves its maximum value 1/600 second
before eA does
C. eB lags behind eA
D. eA achieves its zero value 1/ 600 before eB
117. The r.m.s. value a half-wave rectified current is 10 A,
its value for full wave rectification would be ____
amperes.
A. 20
C. 20/
B. 14.14
D. 40/
118. A resultant current is made of two components: a 10
A d.c. components and a sinusoidal component of
maximum value 14.14 A. The average value of the
resultant current is ____ amperes and r.m.s. value is
____ amperes.
A. 0, 10
C. 10, 14.14
B. 24, 24.14
D. 4.14, 100
119. The r.m.s. value of sinusoidal ac current is equal to
its value at an angle of ____ degree.
A. 60
C. 30
B. 45
D. 90
120. Two sinusoidal currents are given by the equations:
i1 = 10 sin (t + /3) and i2 = 15 sin (t - /4). The
phase difference between them is ____ degrees.
A. 105
C. 15
B. 75
D. 60
121. A sine wave has a frequency of 50 Hz. Its angular
frequency is ____ radian/second.
A. 50/
C. 50
B. 50/2
D. 100
122. An a.c. current is given by i = 100 sin 100. It will

achieve a value of 50 A after ____ second.
A. 1/600
C. 1/1800
B. 1/300
D. 1/900
131. The rms value of the periodic waveform given in the

figure is
6A
T/2
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.
A. 20
C. 2.5
B. 5
D. 40
124. A complex current wave is given by i = 5 + 5 sin 100t
ampere. Its average value is ____ ampere.
A. 10
C. 50
B. 0
D. 5
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.
5A
i(t)
C.
D.
5/2
2.5/2
-6 A
A.
B.
A
62 A
C.
D.
4/3 A
1.5 A
132. If i1 = 120 cos (100t + 30) and i1 = -0.1 cos (100t

+ 100) then i2 leads i1 by ____.
A. -110 degrees
C. -60 degrees
B. 60 degrees
D. 110 degrees
133. If v1 = sin (t + 30) and v2 = -5 sin (t - 15) then v1
leads v2 by ____.
A. 225 degrees
C. 45 degrees
B. 30 degrees
D. none of the
above
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 ____.
A. V
C. V/2
B. (T1 - T2)/T*V
D. (T1/T2)* V
Fig. 1.6
A.
B.
5/
0
126. A constant current of 2.8 exists in a resistor. The rms

value of current is
A. 2.8 A
C. 1.4 A
B. about 2 A
D. undefined
127. The rms value of a half-wave rectified symmetrical
square wave current of 2 A is
A. A
C. 1/2 A
B. 1 A
D. 3 A
128. The rms value of the voltage v(t) = 3 + 4 cos (3t) is
A. V
C. 7 V
B. 5 V
D. (3 + 22) V
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
A. 14.1 A
C. 22.4 A
B. 17.3 A
D. 30.0 A
130. For the triangular waveform in the figure, the rms
value of voltage s equal to
135. The rms value of the voltage waveform v(t) = sin 10t
+ sin 20t is ____.
A. 1
C. 1/2
B. 1/2
D. 2
136. For the voltage waveform v(t) = 2 + cos (t + 180)
find the ratio of Vrms/Vave.
A. /
C. /2
B. 3/2
D.
137. The rms value of the periodic wave form e(t) shown
in the figure is ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A3/2
/
A1/3
A2
138. Which of the waveforms are having unity peak

factor?
i
A
i
A
v
0
T/2
A.
B.
/ V
1/3 V
3T/2
2T
5T/2
C.
D.
1/3 V
2/3 V
T/2
-A
-A
Fig. a
A. figure a and b
B. figure b and c
above
Fig. b
Fig. c
C.
D.
figure a and c
none of the
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. frequency
C. magnitude
B. period
D. polarity
140. In an experiment, a sinusoidal wave form is observed
to complete 8 cycles in 25 msec. Determine the
frequency of the wave form.
A. 320 Hz
C. 200 Hz
B. 40 Hz
D. 64 Hz
141. If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin 628t, the
maximum value of voltage and frequency is ____.
A. 100 V, 50 Hz
C. 502 V, 50 Hz
B. 100 V, 100 Hz
D. 502 V, 100 Hz
142. A sinusoidal voltage wave has an RMS value of
70.71 V and a frequency of 60 Hz. Determine the
value of the voltage 0.0014 second after the wave
crosses the t axis.
A. 70.71 V
C. 50 V
B. 100 V
D. 141.42 V
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 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 t + 30
sin 3t is equal to ____.
A. 31.8 A
C. 38.2 A
B. 25 A
D. 51.43 A
145. For 200 Vrms value triangular wave, the peak value
is equal to ____.
A. 200 V
C. 282 V
B. 222 V
D. 346 V
146. Determine the rms value of a semi-circular current
wave which has a maximum value of A.
A. 0.816A
C. 0.866A
B. 0.23 A
D. 0.707A
147. The rms value of a half-wave rectified current is 100
A. Its value for full-wave rectification would be ____
amperes.
A. 141.4 A
C. 200/ A
B. 200 A
D. 400/ A
148. A half-wave rectified sine wave has an average value
of 100 amp. What is the effective value?
A. 157 A
C. 70.71 A
B. 444 A
D. 100
149. The form factor of a half-wave rectified alternating
current is ____.
A. 1.11
C. 1.73
B. 1.57
D. 1.0
150. Three alternating currents are given by i1 = 141 sin

(t + 45) A; i2 = 30 sin (t + 90) A; i3 = 20 cos (t
120) A. Find the equation of the resultant current.
A. 167.4 sin (t + 45.66)
C. 143.8 sin (t +
51.4)
B. 74.6 sin t
D. 64.7 sin (t
30)
151. The maximum value of a sine wave AC voltage which
will produce heat in a resistor at the same average
rate as 115 V of direct current is ____.
A. 81.3 V
C. 162.6 V
B. 115 V
D. 230 V
152. A sinusoidal voltage source has a peak value of 150
volts. What equivalent DC voltage source would
produce the same heating effect in a 1-ohm resistor?
A. 15 V
C. 95 V
B. 212 V
D. 106 V
153. The effective value of v(t) = 100 + A sin t is known
to be 103.1. The amplitude A of the sine term is ____.
A. 25
C. 35.48
B. 4.85
D. 100
154. An alternating current and a direct current flow
simultaneously in the same conductor. If the effective
of the AC is 8 A and DC is 12 A, what will an AC
ammeter read when connected in the circuit?
A. 14.42 A
C. 11.66 A
B. 12 A
D. 16.49 A
155. Find the reading of an AC voltmeter connected
across the series source of 100 sin (t /2) and 100
sin t.
A. 100
C. 170.71
B. 130.65
D. 184.78
156. A voltage is given be v = 100 sin 314t. How long does
it take this wave to complete one fourth of a cycle?
A. 20 ms
C. 5 ms
B. 10 ms
D. 1 ms
157. When a 15 V square wave is connected across a 50
volt AC voltmeter, it will read ____.
A. 21.21 V
C. 15 V
B. 10.61 V
D. 9.55 V
158. Calculate the effective value of v(t) = 100 sin 400t +
50 sin 800t + 10 cos 1200t V.
A. 79.5 V
C. 112.25 V
B. 57.9 V
D. 121. 52 V
159. The magnetic field energy of an inductor changes
from maximum value to minimum value in 5 ms when
connected to an ac source. The frequency of the
source is
A. 20 Hz
C. 200 Hz
B. 50 Hz
D. 500 Hz
160. Non-sinusoidal waveforms are made up of
A. different sinusoidal waveforms
B. fundamental and even harmonics
C.
D.
fundamental and odd harmonics

even and odd harmonics only
161. The positive and negative halves of a complex wave

are symmetrical when
A. it contains even harmonics
B. phase difference between even harmonics and
fundamental is 0 or
C. it contains odd harmonics
D. phase difference between even harmonies and
fundamental is either /2 or 3/2
162. The r.m.s. value of the complex voltage given by =
162 sin + 122 sin 3 is
A. 202
C. 282
B. 20
D. 192
163. In a 3-phase system, ____th harmonic has negative
phase sequence of RBY.
A. 9
C. 5
B. 13
D. 15
164. A complex current wave is given by the equation =
14 sin + 2 sin 5. The r.m.s. value of the current
is ____ ampere.
A. 16
C. 10
B. 12
D. 8
165. When pure inductive coil is fed by a complex voltage
wave, its current wave
A. has larger harmonic content
B. is more distorted
C. is identical with voltage wave
D. shows less distortion
166. A complex voltage wave is applied across a pure
capacitor. As compared to the fundamental voltage,
the reactance offered by the capacitor to the third
harmonic voltage would be
A. nine times
C. one-third
B. three times
D. one-ninth
167. Which of the following harmonic voltage components
in a 3-phase system would be in phase with each
other?
A. 3rd, 9th, 15th etc.
B. 7th, 13th, 19th etc.
C. 5th, 11th, 17th etc.
D. 2nd, 4th, 6th etc.
168. An alternating voltage is one that
A. varies continuously in magnitude
B. reverses periodically in polarity
C. never varies in magnitude
D. both A and B
169. One complete revolution of a conductor loop through
a magnetic field is called a(n)
A. octave
C. cycle
B. decade
D. alternation
170. For a sine wave, one half cycle is often called a(n)
A. alternation
C. octave
B.
harmonic
D.
period
171. For a sine wave, the number of complete cycles per

second is called the
A. period
C. frequency
B. wavelength
D. phase angle
172. To compare the phase
waveforms, both must have
A. the same amplitude
frequency
B. the same frequency
angle
between
two
C.
different
D.
both A and B
173. The value of alternating current or voltage that has

the same heating effect as a corresponding dc value
is known as the
A. peak value
C. rms value
B. average value
D. peak-to-peak
value
174. For an ac waveform, the period refers to
A. the number of complete cycles per second
B. the length of time required to complete one
cycle
C. the time it takes for the waveform to reach its
peak value
175. The wavelength of a radio wave is
A. inversely proportional to its frequency
B. directly proportional to its frequency
C. inversely proportional to its amplitude
D. unrelated to its frequency
176. Unless indicated otherwise, all sine wave ac
measurements are in
A. peak-to-peak values
C. rms values
B. peak values
D. average values
177. A unit step voltage is applied across an inductor. The
current through the inductor will be
A. zero for all time
B. a step function
C. a ramp function
D. a delta (impulse) function
178. A ramp current flowing through an initially relaxed
capacitor will result in a voltage across it that
A. varies inversely with time
B. remains constant
C. varies directly with time
D. varies as the square of time
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. 1/2 seconds
D. 1 seconds
180. A voltage waveform v (t) = 12t2 is applied across 1H
Inductor for t 0, with initial current through it being
zero. The current through the inductor for t 0 is
given by
A.
B.
12t
24t
C.
D.
12t3
4 t3
B. 1,905 W, 86.6% lagging

50% lagging
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. constant voltage
B. linearly increasing voltage
C. an ideal impulse
D. exponentially increasing voltage
182. For the current and voltage waveforms, identify the
element & its value.
A.
B.
L, 25 H
C, 25 F
C.
D.
L, 2 H
C, 2 F
183. The voltage and current waveforms for an element

are shown in the figure. Find the circuit element and
its value.
A.
B.
L and 25 H
C and 25 F
C.
D.
L and 1 H
C and 1 F
184. What is the rms value of a square wave with an

amplitude of 10 A and frequency of 1 Hz?
A. 0 A
C. 5 A
B. 10 A
D. 7.07 A
185. What is the frequency in kHz of a radio signal whose
wavelength is 15 m?
A. 10,000
C. 15,000
B. 20,000
D. 20,500
B. SERIES CIRCUITS
The following are in series R = 1,000 , L =
.100 H and C = 20,000 pF. The voltage across the
circuit is 100 V, 60 kHz. What is the total impedance
expressed in ohms?
A.
1882 ohms
C.
2132 ohms
B.
1000 ohms
D.
1885 ohms

A series circuit has an applied voltage of v =
220 sin (t + 30) and draws a current of i = 10 sin
(t - 30). What is the average power and power
factor of the circuit?
A.
100%
1,905 W, 86.6% lagging
C.
2,200 W,
D.
1,100 W,

A coil has an impedance of 75.4 when connected
a across a source of 60 Hz. The same coil yields an
impedance of 54.8 when connected across a
source having a different frequency of 30 Hz. What
is the coils inductance?
A. 245.7 mH
C. 158.6 mH
B. 512.8 mH
D. 341.7 mH
A circuit consists of a 4 ohms resistor and a
300 F capacitor in series. It is connected across a
60 Hz voltage source with a 500 V peak voltage.
What is the phasor form of the current?
A. = 19.5757.5 A
. . A
C.
B.
A
D.
= 10.565.7
= 8.8473.2 A

Find the power in a circuit if i(t) = 10 sin (t - 30) and
v(t) = 220 sin (t + 30).
A. 550 watts
C. 1900 watts
B. 2200 watts
D. 1500 watts
A current of 2.5 A flows through a series circuit
consisting of a 100 resistor and an unknown
capacitor across a source of 460 V, 50 Hz. What is
the value of the capacitive reactance?
A. XC = 91.86
C. XC = 154.45
B. XC = 39.19
D. XC = 184.0
In a series RC circuit the voltage across the capacitor
and the resistor are 60 volts and 80 volts
respectively. The total voltage is
A. 70
C. 140
B. none of these
D. 100
An industrial coil has a resistance of 32 ohms and
reactance of 24 ohms and 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 condition.
A. 2.07 ohms
C. 2.44 ohms
B. 2.64 ohms
D. 2.25 ohms
Two relays each with 20 ohms resistance and 0.16
H inductance are connected in series. What is the
equivalent impedance?
A. 20 + j102.2
C. 40 + j120.63
B. 20 + j95.32
D. 40 + j25.32

An inductive coil takes a current of 2 A and
consumes 160 W when 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 are connected in series to
this supply,
A.
B.
144.56 W
134.31 W
C.
D.
150.22 W
128.35 W

A coil draws 1875 watts when connected to a 150 V
dc source. It consumes 30.72 watts when use on a
240 V, 60 Hz ac source. Find the inductance of the
coil.
A. 0.0255 H
C. 0.0153 H
B. 0.0341 H
D. 0.0240 H
A current of 10 A and a power factor of 0.8
lagging is taken form a single phase 250 volt
supply. The reactive power of the system is
A.
B.
1500 vars
2000 vars
C.
D.
2500 vars
none of these

The resistor of 6 and unknown impedance coil in
series draws 12 A from a 120 V, 60 Hz line. If the real
power taken from the line is 1152 watts, what is the
coil inductance?
A. 15.9 mH
C. 20 mH
B. 10 mH
D. 1.59 mH
Determine the power factor angle in the series circuit
which consists of R = 25 , L = 0.2 H, across a power
supply of 200 V, 30 Hz.
A. 36.4
C. 52.4
B. 46.4
D. 56.4
The impedance coils absorbs 250 watts when
connected across 220 V, 60 Hz mains. It is then
connected across 110 V, 25 Hz mains and also
absorbs 250 watts. What is the inductance of the
coil?
A. 0.125 H
C. 0.154 H
B. 0.149 H
D. 0.163 H
In laboratory experiment, the impedance of the
coil was obtained at 60 Hz and 30 Hz. These are
75.48 ohms and 57.44 ohms respectively. What is
the inductance of the coil?
A.
150 mH
C.
42.5 mH
B.
182.5 mH
D.
2.1 mH

A 10 ohms inductive resistor is connected in
series with an unknown capacitance. At 60 Hz the
impedance of the circuit is 10 + j11.72 ohms. At 30

Hz the impedance of the circuit is 10 j5 ohms.
What is the value of L in millihenrys?
A.
50
C.
100
B.
500
D.
250

An impedance coil takes 10 A and absorbs 250 W
when connected across a 220 V, 60 Hz source. What
power will it absorb when connected across 110 V,
25 Hz mains?
A. 539 W
C. 439 W
B. 239 W
D. 339 W
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
supply. How much percentage over-current will the
coil suffer?
A. 5%
C. 6%
B. 10%
D. 8%
A 25 resistor connected in series with a coil of 50
resistance and 150 mH inductance. What is the
power factor of the circuit?
A. 85%
C. 90%
B. 80%
D. 75%
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
the value of the capacitive reactance?
A.
XC = 91.86
C.
XC = 154.45
B.
XC = 39.19
D.
XC = 184

The ohmic resistance of a large magnetic
contactor is measured to be 20 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?
A.
B.
261
315
C.
D.
183
251

A load of 20 + j35 is connected across a 220 V
source. Determine the power factor and the VARS.
A. 49.6%, 1042 vars
C. 85.3%,
975
vars
B. 52.2%, 1023 vars
D. 42.3%,
1087
vars
Find the total impedance in rectangular form for the
following three series impedances:
A.
B.
1210 ohm, 2515 ohm, 3426 ohm.

66.52 + j23.46
C. 74.31 + j21.56
68.34 + j20.54
D.
67.70 + j22.04

An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (t 30) A
from a voltage, v = 220 sin (t + 30) V. What is the
impedance?
A. 15.6 j15.6
C. 19.1 j11.1
B. 15.6 + j15.6
D. 11.0 + j19.1
A series resistance-capacitance (R-C) circuit is
connected to a 230 volt 60 cycle source. If the power
taken by the circuit is 4,800 watts and the voltage
drop across the resistor is 115 volts, calculate the
capacitance of the capacitor.
A. 540 F
C. 556 F
B. 530 F
D. 503 F
A 50 F and 100 F capacitors are connected in
series and across a 100 sin (t + 30) voltage. Write
the equation of the current.
A. 1.26 sin (t + 120) A
C. 5.65 sin (t +
120) A
B. 1.26 sin (t + 90) A
D. 5.56 sin (t +
90) A
A 1000 V, 120 Hz generator and a 800 V, 60 Hz
generator are connected in series with a 60 V battery
and a coil. The resistance and inductance of the coil
are 3 and 2.65 mH, respectively. Determine the
rms current of the coil.
A. 42.54 A
C. 43.55 A
B. 44.24 A
D. 40.44 A
A series circuit composed of 100-ohm resistor and a
20-microfarad capacitor connected across a 240-V,
60 Hz line. Which of the following answers is
WRONG?
A. the impedance of the circuit is 167 ohms
B. angle between the current and the voltage
vectors is 53.1 degrees
C. the resulting current is 0.723 ampere
D. the voltage across the resistance is 144.6 volts
A capacitance is connected to a 115-V, 25 Hz mains
and takes 5 A. What current will it take when the
capacitance and the frequency are both doubled?
A. 2.5 A
C. 20 A
B. 5 A
D. 10 A
A capacitor is rated 100 kVAR, 380 V, 50 Hz, What
will its rating be at 60 Hz, 220 V?
A. 50 kVAR
C. 90.9 kVAR
B. 40 kVAR
D. 57.7 kVAR

A resistor and a capacitor are connected in series
across a supply of 250 V. When the supply frequency
is 50 Hz the current in the circuit is 5 A. When the
supply frequency is 60 Hz, the current is 5.8 A. Find
the value of the capacitance.
A. 58.3 F
C. 60.2 F
B. 69.1 F
D. 70.2 F
A series circuit composed of a 0.2 Henry inductor
and a 74-microfarad capacitor is connected to a 60
V variable frequency source. At what frequency is
the current be 4 amperes with a lagging power
factor?
A. 50 Hz
C. 48 Hz
B. 51 Hz
D. 49 Hz
The maximum instantaneous voltage and
current output of an alternator are 300 V and 20 A,
respectively. What is the power output in watts if the
voltage leads the current by 30?
A.
B.
2598
3000
C.
D.
5196
6000

A 50-microfarad is connected in series with a coil
having 50 ohms resistance and 150 mH inductance.
The source voltage is 100 sin (t 120) V. What is
the maximum power?
A. 199 watts
C. 212 watts
B. 147 watts
D. 165 watts
An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (t 30) A
from a voltage v = 220 sin t. What is the maximum
power?
A. 2200 watts
C. 190.5 watts
B.
1100 watts
D.
1320 watts

An incandescent lamp load generally
considered to be made up of resistors take 4.8 kW
from a 120 V ac source. The instantaneous
maximum value of power is
A.
B.
4800 W
2400 W
C.
D.
480 W
9600 W

The term used for an out-of-phase, non-productive
power associated with inductors and capacitors?
A. peak envelope power
C. true power
B. effective power
D. reactive power
What is the capacitive reactance of a 33 microfarad
capacitor at 6500 Hz?
A. 7.4 0hms
C. 0.74 ohms
B.
96 0hms
D.
1122 ohms

The power dissipated across the resistance in an AC
circuit.
A. true power
C. reactive power
B. real power
D. apparent power
What is the capacitive reactance of a 33 microfarad
capacitor at 500 Hz?
A. 1,000,000 ohms
C. 0 ohms
B. 144 ohms
D. 9.55 ohms
What is the reactance of a 25 mH coil at 600 Hz?
A. 0.011 ohm
C. 785 ohms
B. 94,000 ohms
D. 94 ohms
Ignoring capacitance effects, what is the impedance
of a 250 mH coil with an internal resistance of 55
ohms at 60 Hz?
A. 149.2 ohms
C. 94.2 ohms
B. 109 ohms
D. 10,900 ohms
Ignoring any inductive effects, what is the impedance
of RC series capacitor made up of a 56 kilo ohms
resistor and a 0.033 F capacitor at a signal
frequency of 450 Hz?
A. 66,730
C. 10,730
B. 57,019
D. 45,270
Assuming an ideal capacitor, with no leakage, what
is the capacitive reactance of 10 microfarad
capacitance of DC (0 Hz)?
A. 0 ohms
B. 16000 ohms
C. 1,000,000 ohms
D. infinite capacitive reactance
The impedance in the study of electronics is
represented by resistance and _____
A. Reactance
B. Capacitance
C. Inductance
D. Inductance and capacitance
One of the following satisfies the condition of Ohms
Law
A. Application to metals which heated up due to
flow of current over them
B. Application to AC circuit having its impedance
used in place of resistance
C. Application to semiconductor
D. Application to vacuum radio valves
233. The effective voltage across a circuit element is (20
+ j10) and the effective current through the element
is 4 j3 A. Calculate the true and reactive power

taken by the element.
A. 50 watts & 100 vars lagging
B. 50 watts & 100 vars leading
C. 110 watts & 20 vars lagging
D. 110 watts & 20 vars leading
234. The voltage across a given circuit is 75 + j50 V. What
is the power supplied to the circuit if the current
through it is (8 j5) A?
A. 850 W
C. 750 W
B. 550 W
D. 350 W
235. Find average power in a resistance R = 10 ohms if
the current in series form is i = 10 sin t + 5 sin 3t
+ 2 sin 5t amperes.
A. 65.4 watts
C. 546 watts
B. 645 watts
D. 5.46 watts
236. Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-ohm
non-inductive resistor. What is the equation of the
voltage and resulting current?
A. e = 398.4 sin 60t and i = 21.6 sin 60t
B. e = 325.5 sin 377t and i = 21.6 sin 377t
C. e = 230 sin 377t and i = 15.3 sin 377t
D. e = 230 sin 120t and i = 15.3 sin 120t
237. A resistor R and a capacitor C are connected in
series across a 100 V, 60 cycle source. The reading
of an ammeter connected in the circuit is 2 A and the
reading of a voltmeter connected across the
capacitor is 80 V. Calculate the values of R and C.
A. 66 & 30 F
C. 30 & 66 F
B. 30 & 60 F
D. 36 & 60 F
238. A series circuit consisting of a 66.2 F capacitor and
a variable resistor. For what two values of resistance
will the power taken by the circuit be 172.8 watts, if
the impressed 60-cycle emf is 120 volts?
A. 85.33 & 3.33 ohms
C. 5.33 & 3.0
ohms
B. 53.33 & 30 ohms
D. 83.33 & 5.33
ohms
239. A series circuit composed of 0.2 H inductor and a 74
F capacitor is connected to a 60 V variable
frequency source. At what frequency will the current
be 4 A with lagging power factor?
A. 47.767 Hz
C. 60 Hz
B. 74.68 Hz
D. 50 Hz
240. 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?
A. 7.84 and 7.34
C. 44.8 and 84.21
B. 47.4 and 47.3
D. 84.7 and 34.7
241. An impedance of 100 resistance and an unknown
inductance is connected across the capacitor. The
resulting impedance is a pure resistance of 500 if
= 105 rad/sec. Calculate the values of inductor and

capacitor.
A. 1 F & 2 mH
C. 7 F & 3 mH
B. 5 F & 1 mH
D. 0.04 F & 2 mH
242. The voltage across the resistor, inductor and
capacitor in series is 60 V, 90 V and 10 V
respectively. What is the voltage across this circuit?
A. 160 V
C. 100 V
B. 140 V
D. 50 V
243. The open circuit voltage of an alternator is 127 V and
its internal impedance is 1010 . Find the voltage
across a load of 30 30 .
A. . V
C. 79 10 V
B. 97 10 V
D. 100 7.9 V
244. The maximum values of alternating voltage and
current are 400 V and 20 A, 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 10 A respectively at t = 0 both
increasing positively. What is power factor of the
circuit?
A. 0.707
C. 0.85
B. 0.83
D. 0.965
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
at 25 Hz, the potential difference is 24 V. Find the
power when it is supplied by 50 V, 50 Hz supply.
A. 45 W
C. 63 W
B. 54 W
D. 30 W
246. Two coils A and B are connected in series across a
240 V, 50 Hz supply. The resistance of A is 5 and
the inductance of B is 0.015 H. If the input from the
supply is 3 kW and 2 kVAR, find the inductance of A
and resistance of B.
A. 0.0132 H & 8.3
C. 0.026 H & 12
B. 0.215 H & 3.8
D. 0.031 H & 5.3
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
resistance is 120 V and across the coil is 200 V,
calculate the power absorbed by the coil in watts.
A. 168.75 W
C. 51.37 W
B. 137.5 W
D. 75.31 W
B.
47.9 F
D.
30.7 F
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. What
resistance in series with the motor will be required for
the motor to have 120 V across its terminals at full
load?
A. 6.68
C. 13.76
B. 4.77
D. 9.54
251. A circuit draws a current of (3 j8) A from a source of
(100 + j37) V. Find the true power of the circuit.
A. 4 W
C. 300 W
B. 596 W
D. 296 W
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 through the
resistor is 2 cos (866t 80) A, what is the resistance
of the coil?
A. 4.92
C. 5
B. 2.5
D. 4.33
253. A coil has a resistance of 6 ohms and an inductance
of 0.02 H. When a non-inductive resistor is
connected in series with the coil, the current drawn
when connected to 220 V DC source is equal to the
current drawn by the coil alone across a 220 V, 60
Hz source. Determine the resistance of the noninductive resistor.
A. 3.63
C. 3.69
B. 6.39
D. 3.96
254. A series RL circuit has L = 0.02 H and an impedance
of 17.85 . When a sinusoidal voltage is applied, the
current lags the voltage by 63.5. What is the value
of the angular frequency?
A. 400 rad/sec
C. 600 rad/sec
B. 500 rad/sec
D. 800 rad/sec
255. A 50 resistance is connected in series with a coil
having 25 resistance and 150 mH inductance. The
circuit is connected to a voltage source of 200 sin t.
Calculate the instantaneous current.
A. 2.9 sin t
C. 2.1 sin (t 37)
B. 1.7 sin (t + 37)
D. 5.11 sin (t 37)
248. A single phase, 7.46 kW motor is supplied from a 400

V, 50 Hz AC mains. If its efficiency is 85% and the
power factor is 0.8 lagging, find the reactive
component of the input current.
A. 16.46 A
C. 27.43 A
B. 21.95 A
D. 21 A
256. A coil having a resistance of 25 and an inductance

of 150 mH is connected in series with a 80 F
capacitor across a voltage source of 200 sin 377t.
What is its instantaneous current?
A. 5.84 cos (377t - 43)
C. 5.84 sin (377t +
43)
B. 5.84 sin 377t
D. 5.84 sin (377t 43)
249. A series RLC circuit consists of 20 ohms resistance,

0.2 H inductance and an unknown capacitance.
What is the value of the capacitance if the circuit has
a leading angle of 45 at 60 Hz?
A. 35.18 F
C. 27.8 F
257. A coil with a 15 resistance is connected in series

with a capacitor. At 60 Hz source, the impedance is
measured at 15 + j11.27 while in 30 Hz source it is
measured as 15 j7.24 . Calculate the inductance

of the coil.
A. 52.7 mH
C. 41.2 mH
B. 65.8 mH
D. 11.27 mH
258. An impedance coil has a resistance and inductance
of 20 ohms and 0.05 H respectively. What value of
dc voltage can be applied to the coil in order that it
will take the same power from a 220 V 60 Hz mains?
A. 188 V
C. 160 V
B. 220 V
D. 120 V
259. A HP, 110 V, 60 Hz, single-phase induction motor
has an efficiency of 88% and a power factor of 0.707
lagging at rated load. This motor is to be connected
temporarily on a 220 V, 60 Hz line. Determine the
resistance 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
source are respectively 4.1 A and 300 W. If the
voltage across coil A is twice that across coil B,
calculate the inductance of coil B.
A. 8.63 mH
C. 9.02 mH
B. 7.36 mH
D. 4.49 mH
261. The total voltage in a series RL circuit ____ the
current by an angle ____.
A. lags, of 90
B. lags, between 0 and 90
C. leads, between 0 and 90
D. leads, between 90 and 180
262. In a series RL circuit, the inductor current ____ the
resistor current.
A. lags
C. leads
B. is equal
D. is negative
263. The impedance triangle is similar to the ____ triangle
with the resistance phasor in place of the ____
A. current, resistor current
B. current, resistor voltage
C. voltage, impedance
D. voltage, resistor voltage
264. In the impedance triangle the inductive reactance
and impedance phasor are analogous to the ____
and ____ phasor respectively in the voltage triangle.
A. inductive voltage, total voltage
B. inductive current, total current
C. inductive voltage, resistive current
D. inductive current, resistive current
265. In a series RL circuit, phasor diagram, total voltage
may be represented by the ____ phasor and the
resistor voltage may be represented by the ____
voltage.
A. current, voltage
B.
C.
D.
impedance, resistance
current, resistance
impedance, inductance
266. The phase angle of a series RL circuit is the angle

between the ____ phasor and the ____ phasor.
A. resistance, inductive reactance
B. resistance, impedance
C. inductive reactance, impedance
267. The phase angle of a series RL circuit may be
computed ____ as ____ or ____.
A. cos-1 R/XL, sin-1 XL/R, tan-1 R/Z
B. cos-1 R/Z, sin-1 XL/R, tan-1 R/XL
C. cos-1 Z/XL, sin-1 R/Z, tan-1 XL/R
D. cos-1 R/Z, sin-1 XL/Z, tan-1 XL/R
268. In the circuit of figure shown the effective value of the
resistor voltage is ____ volts.
5
Eeff. = 10 V
A.
B.
C.
D.
5/2
10
269. A(n) ____ stores and returns energy to a circuit while

a(n) ____ dissipates energy.
A. resistor, impedance
C. inductor,
resistor
B. resistor, inductor
D. inductor,
reactance
270. For an RL circuit, the power factor cannot be less
than ____ or greater than ____.
A. 0, 1
C. 0, -1
B. 1, 0
D. 1, 0
271. The voltage across a capacitor ____ the current
through it by ____.
A. lags, 45
C. leads, 0
B. lags, 90
D. leads, 90
272. If the resistance in a series RC circuit is increased
the magnitude of the phase angle
A. increases
B. remains the same
C. decreases
D. changes to an indeterminate manner
273. In a series RC circuit, the current ____ the total
voltage by an angle.
A. lags, of 45
B. lags of 0
C. leads, between 0 and 90
D. leads, of 90
274. The resistance phasor for a series RC circuit points
to the right. The capacitive reactance phasor points
____ while the diagonal of the rectangle having there

two phasors as sides represents the ____.
A. up, impedance
C. down,
impedance
B. left, current
D. up, total voltage
275. The phase angle for a series RC circuit is defined as
the angle between the ____ and the ____ phasors.
A. current, resistance voltage
B. current, total voltage
C. resistance voltage, capacitor voltage
D. R, XC
276. The phase angle for a series RC circuit may be
computed as the angle between the ____ and the
____ phasors.
A. resistance, impedance
B. resistance, reactance
C. resistance, impedance
277. If a series RC circuit with 10 ohms and XC = 10 ohms
carries a current of 1 ampere effective value the
resistor voltage is ____ volts effective and the
capacitor voltage is ____ volts effective.
A. 10/2, 10/2
C. 102, 102
B. 10, 10
D. 5, 10
278. The power dissipated in a series RL circuit with R
=10 ohms and XC = 10 ohms carrying an effective
current of 3 amps is ____ watts.
A. 30
C. 90
B. 302
D. 902
279. The magnitude of the power factor of an RC circuit
with R = 10 ohms, XC = 10 ohms. I = 2 amp effective
is ____.
A. 1
C. 0.707
B. 0.5
D. 0.0
280. The power dissipated in the circuit shown is ____
watts.
30
40
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
A. 7045 V
C. 105 42 V
B. V
D. 108 60 V
284. The transient current are due to
A. voltage applied to circuit
B. resistance of the circuit
C. impedance of the circuit
D. changes in stored energy in inductance and
capacitance
285. To a highly inductive circuit, a small capacitance is
added in series. The angle between voltage and
current will
A. increase
B. decrease
C. remain nearly the same
D. become indeterminant
286. In a series R-L circuit. VL ____ VR by ____ degrees.
A. lags, 45
C. leads, 90
B. lags, 90
D. leads, 45
287. The voltage applied across an R-L circuit is equal to
____ of VR and VL.
A. arithmetic sum
C. phasor sum
B. algebraic sum
D. sum of the
squares
288. The power in an a.c. circuit is given by
A. VI cos
C. I Z
B. VI sin
D. I XL
289. The p.f. of an R-C circuit is
A. often zero
B. between zero and 1
C. always unity
D. between zero and -1.0
290. Which phasor diagram is correct for a series R-C
circuit?
Eeff. = 100 V
A.
B.
60
80
C.
D.
100
120
281. The net reactance in an RLC circuit is

A. XL
C. XC
B. XC XL
D. XL - XC
282. The impedance of a series RLC circuit is ____.
A.
R2 + XL2 + XC2
C.
R2 + (XL + XC )2
B.
R2 + XL2 XC2
+ ( )
D.
Fig. 1
A.
B.
Figure 1
Figure 2
V
V
Fig. 2
I
Fig. 3
C.
D.
Fig. 4
Figure 3
Figure 4
291. In an R-L-C circuit, v(t) = 20 sin (314t + 5/6) and i(t)

= 10 sin (314t + 2/3). The p.f. of the circuit is ____
and power drawn is ____ watt.
A. 0.5 lead, 200
C. 0.866
lead,
173.2
B. 0.886 lag, 186.6
D. 0.5 lag, 50
292. The input of an a.c. circuit having p.f. of 0.8 lagging
is 20 kVA. The power drawn by the circuit is ____
kW.
A. 12
C. 16
B.
20
D.
293. The power factor of an a.c. circuit is given by

A. cosine of the phase angle
B. tangent of the phase angle
C. the ratio R/XL
D. the ratio XL/Z
294. In series R-L-C circuit, R = 100 , XL = 300 and XC
= 200 . The phase angle of the circuit is _____
degrees.
A. 0
C. 45
B. 90
D. -45
295. The phase angle of a series R-L-C circuit is leading
if
A. XL = 0
C. XC > XL
B. R = 0
D. XC < XL
304. In an R-L series circuit the power factor is

A. leading
C. zero
B. lagging
D. unity
305. When a sinusoidal voltage is applied across an R-L
series circuit having R = XL, the phase angle will be
A. 90
C. 45 leading
B. 45 lagging
D. 90 leading
306. An ac source having voltage e = 110 sin (t + /3) is
connected in an ac circuit. If the current drawn from
the circuit varies as i = 5 sin (t - /3) the impedance
of the circuit will be
A. 22
C. 30.8
B. 16
D. none of these
307. Which are of the following true of the circuit shown in
the given figure?
100
296. In an a.c. circuit, the ratio of kW/kVA represents

A. power factor
C. form factor
B. load factor
D. diversity factor
297. If p.f. of a circuit is unity, its reactive power is
A. a maximum
C. zero
B. equal to IR
D. a
negative
quantity
298. An R-L-C circuit has R = 10 , XL = 20 and XC =
30 . The impedance of the circuit is given by the
expression.
A. Z = 10 + j20
C. Z = 10 j20
B. Z = 10 + j50
D. Z = -10 + j20
299. An alternating voltage e = 200 sin 314t is applied to
a device which offers an ohmic resistance of 20 to
the flow of current in one direction while entirely
preventing the flow in the opposite direction. The
average value of current will be
A. 5 A
C. 1.57 A
B. 3.18 A
D. 1.10 A
150 V
L
VR
250 2 sin300 t
1. VR = 1002 V
2. I = 2 A 3. L = 0.25 H
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below:
Codes:
A. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
B. 1 and 2
D. 1, 2 and 3
308. The R-L circuit of the figure is fed from a constant
magnitude variable frequency sinusoidal voltage
source vin. At 100 Hz, the R and L element each has
a voltage drop Vrms. If the frequency of the source is
changes to 50 Hz, then new voltage drop across R is
R
+
vin
300. A 10 mH inductor carries a sinusoidal current of 1 A

rms at a frequency of 50 Hz. The average power
dissipated by the inductor is
A. 0 W
C. 0.5 W
B. 0.25 W
D. 1.0 W
301. A circuit component that opposes the change in
circuit voltage is
A. resistance
C. inductance
B. capacitance
D. all of the above
302. Power loss in an electrical circuit can take place in
A. inductance only
B. capacitance only
C. inductance and resistance
D. resistance only
303. A circuit of zero lagging power factor behaves as
A. an inductive circuit
C. R-L circuit
B. a capacitive circuit
D. R-C circuit
A.
B.
5/8 Vrms
2/3 Vrms
C.
D.
/ Vrms
3/2 Vrms
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
A. 10 A
C. 3.75 A
B. 5 A
D. 2.5 A
310. A square wave is fed to an R-C circuit. Then
A. voltage across R is square and across C is not
square
B. voltage across C is square and across R is not
square
C. voltage across both R and C is square
D. voltage across both R and C is not square
311. The voltage phasor of a circuit is 1015 V and the

current phasor is 2 45 A. The active and reactive
powers in the circuit are
A. 10 W and 17.32 VAR
B. 5 W and 8.66 VAR
C. 20 W and 60 VAR
D. 202 W and 102 VAR
312. In a two-element series circuit, the applied voltage
and resultant current are respectively, v(t) = 50 + 50
sin (5 x 103t) and i(t) = 11.2 sin (5 x 103t + 63.4). The
nature of the elements would be
A. R-L
C. L-C
B. R-C
D. neither R, nor
L, nor C
313. A series circuit passive elements has the following
current and applied voltage:
v = 200 sin (2,000t + 50), i = 4 cos (2,000t + 13.2)
The circuit elements
A. must be resistance and capacitance
B. must be resistance and inductance
C. must be inductance, capacitance and resistance
D. could be either resistance and capacitance or
resistance, inductance and capacitance
314. A two terminal black box contains one of the R-L-C
elements. The black box 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
A. a resistance
B. an inductance
C. a capacitance
D. it is not possible to determine the element
315. In the following circuit, i(t) under steady state is
1
2H
317. In the circuit shown in the given figure, if the power

consumed by the 5 resistor is 10 W, then the pf of
the circuit is
50 cos t
A.
B.
0.8
0.6
C.
D.
319. If a series RLC circuit excited by a voltage e = E sin

t when LC < 1/2
A. current lags behind the applied voltage
B. current leads the applied voltage
C. current is in phase with the applied voltage
D. voltage across L and C are equal
320. The current in the circuit shown is
A.
B.
5A
10 A
C.
D.
15 A
25 A
i(t)
zero
5
C.
D.
7.07 sin t
7.07 sin (t 45)
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
3V
0.5
zero
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
B. the average energy stored in the magnetic field
C. sum of the average energy stored in the electric
field and that stored in the magnetic field
D. difference of the average energy stored in the
electric field and that stored in the magnetic field
A.
B.
10
321. In the case of the R-L-C circuit shown in the given

figure, the voltage across the R, L and C would be
respectively
1F
5V
10 sin t
14 V
15 V
(rms)
A.
B.
C.
D.
V1
20 V
(rms)
V2
9 V (rms)
12 V, 16 V and 7 V or 25 V
16 V, 12 V and 7 V or 25 V
7 V, 16 V and 12 V
16 V, 12 V and 25 V
10 V
322. Consider the following statements regarding the

circuit shown in the figure.
5
A.
B.
10 V
5V
C.
D.
27 V
24 V
j15 / 3
10
10 6 V
I
If the power consumed by 5 resistor is 10 W then
1. |I| = 2 A
2. the total impedance of the circuit is 5
3. cos = 0.866
Which of these statements is correct?
A. 1 and 3
C. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
323. In an ac circuit if voltage V = (a + jb) and current I =
(c + jd), then the power is given by
A. ac + ad
C. bc - ad
B. ac + bd
D. bc + ad
324. The reactive power drawn from the source in the
network in the given figure is
3
-j10
+j10
10010 V
A.
B.
300 VAR
200 VAR
C.
D.
100 VAR
zero
325. A series R-L-C circuit, consisting of R = 10 , XL =

20 , XC = 20 is 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 coil are respectively
A. 100 V, 90
C. 200 V, -90
B. 100 V, -90
D. 200 V, 90
326. For a capacitor in a sine wave ac circuit
A. vC lags iC by 90
B. iC leads vC by 90
C. iC and vC have the same frequency
D. all of the above
327. In a series RC circuit,
A. VC leads VR by 90
90
B. VC and I are in phase
C.
VC lags VR by
D.
both B and C
328. In a series RC circuit,

A. VC and VR are in phase
B. VT and I are always in phase
C. VR and I are in phase
D. VR leads I by 90
329. When the frequency of the applied voltage increases
in a series RC circuit
A. the phase angle, T, becomes more negative
B. ZT increases
C. ZT decreases
D. both A and
330. Inductive reactance, XL
A. applies only to non-sinusoidal waveforms or dc
B. applies only to sine waves
C. applies to either sinusoidal or non-sinusoidal
waveforms
D. is inversely proportional to frequency
331. For an inductor in a sine wave ac circuit
A. VT leads iL by 90
phase
B. VT lags iL by 90
above
332. In a series RL circuit,
A. VT lags VR by 90
phase
B. VT leads VR by 90
C.
VT and iL are in
D.
none
C.
VR and I are in
D.
both B and C
of
the
333. In a series RL circuit where XL = R, the phase angle,

Z, is
A. -45
C. 90
B. 0
D. 45
334. In an ac circuit with only series resistances
A. VT and I are in phase
B. RT =R1 + R2 + R3 + + etc.
C. each voltage drop is in phase with the series
current
D. all of the above
335. The unit of apparent power is the
A. volt-ampere (VA)
B. watt (W)
C. volt-ampere-reactive (VAR)
D. joule (J)
336. In an ac circuit with only series capacitors
A. VT leads I by 90
B. VT lags I by 90
C. each capacitor voltage drop leads I by 90
D. both A and C
337. The unit of real power is the
A. watt (W)
B. volt-ampere (VA)
C. joule (J)
D. volt-ampere-reactive (VAR)
338. In a series RLC circuit
A. XL and XC are 180 out of phase
B. IL and IC are 180 out of phase
C. XL and XC are 90 out of phase
D. XL and XC are in phase
339. The power factor of an ordinary electric bulb is
A. zero
B. unity
C. slightly more than unity
D. slightly less than unity
340. The power factor of an ac circuit is equal to
A. cosine of the phase angle
B. sine of the phase angle
C. unity for a resistive circuit
D. unity for a reactive circuit
341. If f(t) = sin t + sin 2 t is passing through R = 1 ohm,
what is the power dissipated in 1 ohm resistor?
A. 1 W
B. 2 W
C. since f(t) in non-periodic, not possible to find

power
C. PARALLEL CIRCUITS
A circuit consists of XL = j5 ohms, XC = -j5 ohms and
R = 5 ohms all are connected in parallel. Find the
equivalent impedance.
A. 5.5
C. 4.8
B. 5.0
D. 5.2
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 ohms.
A.
4.1 + j0.72
C.
4.2 + j0.35
B.
4.3 + j0.45
D.
4.0 + j0.97
344. EE Board Exam April 1984, April 1987

Three impedances Za = 3 + j4 ohms, Zc = 4 j4 ohms
and Zc = j3 ohms are connected in parallel. Solve for
the pf of the combination.
A. 0.653 leading
C. 0.503 leading
B. 0.554 lagging
D. 0.620 lagging
A pure capacitance of 530.515 x 10-6 farad and an
inductance of 530.515 x 10-4 Henry are connected in
parallel across an ac power source. Solve for the
resultant impedance assuming that the frequency is
30 Hz.
A. 10
C. zero
B. infinite
D. undefined
A coil of a 50-ohm resistance and of 150 mH
inductance is connected in parallel with a 50 F
capacitor. What is the power factor of the circuit?
A. 80%
C. 70%
B. 50%
D. 60%
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 resultant power
factor.
A.
B.
0.471 lagging
0.471 leading
C.
D.
0.573 lagging
0.573 leading

A resistor of 50 ohms and an impedance of 100 + j50
ohms are connected in parallel across a 220 volts
supply. What is the power factor of the load?
A. 96%
C. 98%
B. 99%
D. 95%
A capacitor of 3.18 microfarads is connected in

parallel with a resistance of 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 e = 400 sin wt + 80 sin (3wt
+ 60). Assume w = 314 radians/sec. Determine the
power dissipated.
A. 74.66 W
C. 80.28 W
B. 78.05 W
D. 75.66 W
circuit power factor.
A. 0.702
C. 0.633
B. 0.650
D. 0.612
A capacitor, an electric resistance heater, and
impedance are connected in parallel to a 120 V, 60
Hz system. The capacitor draws 50 var, the heater
draws 100 W and the impedance coil draws 269 VA
at a pf 0f 0.74 lagging. Determine the system power
factor.
A. 0.933 leading
C. 0.916 lagging
B.
0.928 lagging
D.
0.911 lagging

A bank of capacitors is connected in parallel each
rated at 10 kVAR, 380 volts. If one unit is shorted out,
what would be the net capacitance of the bank?
A. 330 F
C. 220 F
B. 440 F
D. 110 F
rms value of the total current.
A. 0.40 A
C. 0.56 A
B. 0.33 A
D. 0.45 A
354. EE Board Exam June 1990
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 and Ic lags
behind Ia by 65, calculate the total (resultant)
current.
A.
B.
28.33 A
30.21 A
C.
D.
26.46 A
32.10 A

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 is a capacitor type:
Motor
A
B
HP Output
Determine total power factor.

A. 0.886 lag
B. 0.864 lag
Efficiency
0.60
0.70
C.
D.
pf
0.70 lag
0.95 lag
0.817 lag
0.825 lag

A 250 V, 30 Hz generator supplies power to a parallel
circuit consisting of a 20 HP motor whose efficiency
is 90% at 0.80 pf lagging and a second load that
draws an apparent power of 7 kVA at unity pf.
Determine the system power factor.
A. 0.828 lagging
C. 0.802 lagging
B. 0.831 lagging
D. 0.884 lagging
A resistance of 5 ohms is connected in series with a
capacitor of 442.1 F. 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, 60 Hz ac source.
A. 9.44 A
C. 11.29 A
B. 10.68 A
D. 10.34 A
An inductor L1 is connected in series with a parallel
combination of inductor L2 and capacitor C. The
impedance of the circuit w = 400 rad/sec is j100
ohms. The circuit is to yield infinite impedance at w =
1,000 rad/sec and zero impedance at w = 2,000
rad/sec. Determine the value of C.
A. 1.28 F
C. 2.06 F
B. 1.67 F
D. 1.32 F
A sinusoidal current source, 10 cos 1000t, is in
parallel both with a 20-ohm resistor and the series
combination of a 10-ohm resistor and a 10-mH
inductor. Find the equation of the voltage across the
10-ohm resistor.
A. 63.25 cos (1000t 18.43)
B.
61.32 cos (1000t 20.34)
C.
59.36 cos (1000t 17.45)
D.
60.12 cos (1000t 19.38)

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.
Determine the value of the starting capacitance that
will place the main and auxiliary winding currents 90
apart at starting,
A. 186.75 F
C. 182.43 F
B. 174.35 F
D. 170.67 F

Two impedances A and B are connected in parallel
across a 120 V ac 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 lagging. Determine the power factor of A.
A. 0.650 lagging
C. 0.841 lagging
B. 0.704 lagging
D. 0.677 lagging
A coil of 50-ohm resistance and of 150-mH
inductance is connected in parallel with a 50-F
capacitor. If the source voltage is 100 sin (t + 30),
what is the equation of the line current?
A.
1.91 sin (t + 52.5)
C.
1.82 sin (t -
B.
75.5)
1.25 sin (t + 75.5)
D.
1.32 sin (t
62)

A resistor R is connected in parallel with a 10ohm inductive reactance. The combination is then
connected in series with a 4-ohm capacitive
reactance. 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 degrees?
A.
12 ohms
C.
16 ohms
B.
25 ohms
D.
20 ohms

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.
A. 4.32 j1.21 ohms
C. 6.76 j5.68
ohms
B. 2.23 j3.32 ohms
ohms
D.
5.42 j7.21

A 5-ohm resistor is connected in parallel with a
10-ohm inductive reactance. The combination is
then connected in series with a 4-ohm capacitive
reactance. The whole combination is connected
across a 100-volt, 60 Hz supply. How much is the
total current drawn by the circuit?
A.
22.36 A
C.
23.16 A
B.
20.45 A
D.
19.89 A
A non-inductive resistor R is connected in

parallel with an inductive reactance of 10 ohms.
The combination is then connected in series with a
capacitive reactance of 5 ohms. The whole
combination is connected across a 100-volt, 60 Hz
ac source. If R is equal to 5 ohms, solve for the
voltage across the parallel combination.
A.
87.53 V
C.
89.44 V
B.
88.34 V
D.
91.87 V

Three impedances Z1 = 1 - j4 ohms, Z2 = j6 ohms
and Z3 = 4 + j3 ohms respectively are connected in
series-parallel. Z1 is connected in series with 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 Z2 and
Z3.
A. 156.3 V
C. 135.7 V
B.
146.8 V
D.
163.2 V

Given three impedances: Z1 = 10 + j0 ohms, Z2 = 3 +
j4 ohms and Z3 = 8 j6 ohms. Impedance Z2 and Z3
are connected in parallel and the combination is
connected in series with impedance Z1 across a 120
V single-phase 60 Hz source. Find the total power
drawn by the impedance.
A. 1008 W
C. 1038 W
B.
1204 W
D.
-0.06
0.06
C.
D.
0.08
-0.08
370. EE October 1986, April 1993

A parallel circuit consists of a resistor having a
conductance of 4 mhos, an inductive reactor having
a susceptance of 8 mhos and a capacitive reactor
having a susceptance of 5 mhos. What is the
impedance of the circuit?
A. 0.11 + j0.13 ohms
ohms
B. 0.13 + j0.11 ohms
ohms

What is the impedance relationship between the
output of one circuit and the input of another circuit
will provide maximum power transfer?
A. very low impedance
C. lower
impedance
B. higher impedance
D. equal
impedance
374. The series circuit of R = 30 & X = 4 and a parallel
circuit of R and X have the same impedance and
power factor. Calculate the value of R and X.
A. 8.33 and 6.25
C. 7.47 and 7.51
B. 2.56 and, 3.83

D. 5.62 and 9.84
375. A 25 resistor, 2 mH inductor and 30 F capacitor

are connected in parallel across 100 sin (5000t +
45) V source. Calculate the total current taken by
the circuit.
A. 4 sin (5000t + 45) + 5 cos (5000t + 45)
B. 14 sin (5000t) + 15 sin (5000t + 45)
C. 40 sin (5000t + 30) + 50 cos (5000t + 45)
D. 4 cos (5000t + 45) + 5 cos (5000t + 45)
376. A parallel circuit with one branch of R = 5 and a
single unknown element in the other branch has the
following applied voltage and total current e = 10 cos
(50t + 60) V and i = 5.38 cos (50t 8.23) A. The
unknown element is ____.
A. L = 0.04 H
C. C = 10 F
B. L = 0.02 H
D. C = 5 F
1103 W

If admittance Y = 0.06 j0.08 mho, then
conductance G equals
A.
B.

A parallel-LC circuit can store energy fed to it power
source and produces an output which is a continuous
A.C. wave. It is often called a ____.
A. Tank circuit
C. Storage circuit
B. Store circuit
D. Power circuit
C.
0.12
j0.16
D.
0.16
j0.12

A capacitor branch having a ratio of XC to R of 5 is
paralleled with impedance consisting of a 4
resistance and a 3 inductive reactance. The power
factor of the resulting circuit is 0.8 leading. Find the
size of the capacitor in F if the frequency is 60 Hz.
A. 879.9 F
C. 978.9 F
B. 1078.9 F
D. 778.9 F
377. An impedance of 3 j3 is connected in parallel with

5 + j2 . The voltmeter connected across 3
resistance measures 45 V. Calculate the total current
of the circuit.
A. 22.4 A
C. 13.4 A
B. 41.3 A
D. 7.91 A
378. Two impedances ZA = 4 + j6 and ZB are connected
in parallel. The apparent power for the impedance B
is 1490 VA. Determine the total apparent power.
A. 4250 VA
C. 2652 VA
B. 3290 VA
D. 8031 VA
379. A feeder supplies two loads, one at 50 amperes at
50% power factor, the other 150 amperes at unity
power factor. The total current supplied by the feeder
is approximately ____.
A. 180 A
C. 175 A
B. 200 A
D. 150 A
380. A fluorescent lamp and its inductive ballast draw a
1.0 A current at 50% lagging power factor from a
120-V, 60-Hz source. What is the over-all power

factor when a 26.5 F capacitor is connected across
the fixture?
A. 0.832 lagging
C. 0.5 leading
B. 0.832 leading
D. 0.5 lagging
381. Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the
following individual current: 50, 55, 510,
515, 520, 525, 530, 535, 540, 545.
What is the effective value of the total current?
A. 48.444 A
C. 25.345 A
B. 34.255 A
D. 84.389 A
515, 520, 525, 530, 535, 540,
545.What is the equivalent impedance that could
replace the impedances if the source voltage is 100
sin 150t V?
A. 1.325 30
C. 32.5150
B. 6.026 2.5
D. . .

515, 520, 525, 530, 535, 540, 545.
What is the equivalent power factor of the circuit?
A. 0.924
C. 0.707
B. 0.866
D. 0.876
515, 520, 525, 530, 535, 540,
545.What element should be connected across
the circuit so that the current would be in phase with
the source?
A. 54 mH
C. 13 mH
B. 25.4 mH
D. 31 mH
385. A small single-phase, 240 V induction motor is tested
in parallel with 160 resistor. The motor takes 2
amperes and the total current is 3 amperes. What is
the power of the whole circuit?
A. 800 W
C. 220 W
B. 360 W
D. 580 W
386. A capacitor is placed in parallel with two inductive
loads, one of 20 A at 30 lagging and another of 40
A at 60 lagging. What current in amperes should
flow in the capacitor so that the circuit will have a
unity power factor?
A. 35.8 A
C. 28.8 A
B. 44.6 A
D. 50.2 A
387. A coil of 10 resistance and 0.1 H inductance is
connected in parallel with a capacitor of unknown
capacitance. If the total impedance of the
combination is 100 , determine the value of the
capacitance.
A. 50 F
C. 150 F
B. 100 F
D. 200 F
388. An impedance equal to 4.460 is connected

across a 220 V source. What should be the value of
the second impedance in parallel with the first, if the
total power delivered to the circuit is to be 16.5 kW
and the overall power factor is to be unity?
A. 2.2130.1
C. 5.6330
B. . .
D. 6.543 45
389. An inductive reactance of 8 ohms is connected in
parallel with a capacitive reactance of 18 ohms. This
combination is then connected in series with a
variable resistance. For what value of resistance will
the power factor be 0.5?
A. 8.314
C. 13.81
B. 3.318
D. 1.381
390. 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?
A. 44.4 A
C. 40.6 A
B. 42.1 A
D. 39.9 A
391. A resistance of 20 ohms and an unknown
capacitance are connected in parallel across a 110
V, variable frequency AC source. When the
frequency 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
B. 50.12 Hz
D. 44.18 Hz
392. Two parallel branches have admittances 0.3 + j0.4
and 0.2 j0.25 S, respectively. If the current in the
first branch is 10 A, determine the total current
supplied to the parallel combination.
A. 10.44 A
C. 15.32 A
B. 12.10 A
D. 11.24 A
parallel with a capacitive reactance of 4 ohms. If the
combination is connected in series with a 4 ohm
resistance, solve for the power factor of the whole
combination.
A. 0.333
C. 0.567
B. 0.409
D. 0.316
394. An R-L circuit has Z = (6 + j8) ohm. Its susceptance
is ____ siemens.
A. 0.06
C. 0.1
B. 0.08
D. -0.08
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
B. 10 + j0
D. 0 j20
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.
D.
appliances have same current ratings

this arrangement occupies less space
397. When a parallel ac circuit contains a number of

branches, then it is convenient to solve the circuit by
A. phasor diagram
B. phasor algebra
C. equivalent impedance method
398. The power taken by the circuit shown in Fig. 13.1 is
IT
IR
IL
R=
30
XL =
30
240 V
402. The power consumed in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2

is
IT
IL
XL =
40
240 V
A.
B.
480 W
960 W
C.
D.
IL
IR
XL =
40
Fig. 13.1
C.
D.
XC =
80
1200 W
none of these
403. The active component of line current in Fig. 13.2 is
240 V
470 W
1920 W
IC
R=
60
Fig. 13.2
IT
A.
B.
IR
IC
XC =
80
R=
60
1200 W
none of these
Fig. 13.2
399. The active component of line current in Fig. 13.1 is

IT
IR
IL
R=
30
XL =
30
240 V
A.
B.
6A
3A
C.
D.
404. The line current drawn by the circuit shown in Fig.

13.2 is
IT
A.
B.
8A
4A
C.
D.
IR
IL
R=
30
XL =
30
240 V
A.
B.
13 A
6A
C.
D.
IL
IR
XL =
40
Fig. 13.1
C.
D.
XC =
80
5A
none of these
405. The power factor of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
240 V
0.707 lagging
0.5 lagging
IC
R=
60
Fig. 13.2
IT
A.
B.
IR
XL =
40
5.3 A
none of these
400. The power factor of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.1 is

IT
IL
240 V
Fig. 13.1
13 A
4A
IC
R=
60
XC =
80
0.866 lagging
none of these
Fig. 13.2
401. The total line current drawn by the circuit shown in

Fig. 13.1 is
IT
240 V
0.8
0.5
C.
D.
0.707
none of these
406. The impedance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
IR
IL
A.
B.
R=
30
XL =
30
IT
IL
240 V
IR
XL =
40
IC
R=
60
XC =
80
Fig. 13.1
A.
B.
8/2 A
16 A
C.
D.
A
none of these
Fig. 13.2
A.
180 ohms
C.
48 ohms
B.
24 ohms
D.
none of these
IT
407. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is

120 V
IT
IR
IL
R2 = 3
I1
IC
XC = 4
XL = 3
XC =
80
R=
60
XL =
40
240 V
I2
R1 = 4
Fig. 13.3
Fig. 13.2
A.
B.
resistive
capacitive
C.
D.
inductive
in resonance
A.
B.
capacitive
inductive
C.
D.
412. If the source frequency of Fig. 13.4 is low, then
408. If in Fig. 13.2, XL is made equal to XC, the line current

will be
IT
R
V
IT
IR
IL
I1
I2
IC
L
XC =
80
R=
60
XL =
40
240 V
resistive
in resonance
Fig. 13.4
Fig. 13.2
A.
B.
10 A
6A
C.
D.
4A
none of these
409. The power consumed in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.3

is
IT
coil takes a high lagging current

coil takes a low lagging current
capacitor takes a leading current
circuit offers high impedance
413. If the source frequency of Fig. 13.4 is high, then

IT
R
I2
R1 = 4
120 V
A.
B.
C.
D.
I1
R2 = 3
I2
I1
XL = 3
XC = 4
Fig. 13.4
Fig. 13.3
A.
B.
8400 W
3600 W
C.
D.
4000 W
none of these
410. If the circuit shown in Fig. 13.3 is connected to 120 V

dc, the current drawn by the circuit is
A.
B.
C.
D.
coil takes a high lagging current

capacitor takes a high leading current
capacitor takes a low leading current
circuit offers high impedance

IT
IT
I2
R1 = 4
120 V
100 V
R2 = 3
24 A
70 A
Fig. 13.5
A.
B.
C.
D.
XC =
4
XC = 4
Fig. 13.3
A.
B.
I2
XL =
4
I1
XL = 3
R=
3
I1
48 A
30 A
in resonance
resistive
C.
D.
inductive
capacitive
415. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.5 will consume a power

of
B.
IT
100 V
R=
3
I2
100 V
C.
D.
500 W
none of these
416. If the admittance of a parallel ac circuit is increased,

the circuit current
A. remains constant
C. is increased
B. is decreased
D. none of these
417. The admittance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6 is
R=6
XL = 8
Fig. 13.6
A.
B.
10 S
14 S
C.
D.
0.1 S
none of these
418. The conductance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6 is

R=6
XL = 8
Fig. 13.6
A.
B.
14 S
0.6 S
C.
D.
0.06 S
none of these
419. The inductive susceptance of the circuit shown in

Fig. 13.6 is
R=6
XL = 8
Fig. 13.6
A.
B.
8S
0.8 S
none of these
XC =
4
Fig. 13.5
1200 W
2400 W
D.
421. The power loss in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.7 is
I1
XL =
4
A.
B.
inductive
C.
D.
0.08 S
none of these
G=
0.01 S
-B
Fig. 13.7
A.
B.
100 W
10,000 W
C.
D.
10 W
none of these
422. The conductance and susceptance components of

admittance are
A. series elements
B. parallel elements
C. series-parallel elements
423. The impedance of a circuit is 10 ohms. If the
inductive susceptance is 1 siemen, then inductive
reactance of the circuit is
A. 10 ohms
C. 100 ohms
B. 1 ohm
D. none of these
424. The conductance and inductive susceptance of a
circuit have the same magnitude. The power factor
of the circuit is
A. 1
C. 0.707
B. 0.5
D. 0.866
425. The admittance of a circuit is (0.1 + j0.8) S. The
circuit is
A. resistive
C. inductive
B. capacitive
D. none of these
426. In a parallel ac circuit, power loss is due to
A. conductance alone
B. susceptance alone
C. both conductance and susceptance
427. The admittance of a parallel circuit is 0.12 30 S.
The circuit is
A. inductive
C. resistive
B. capacitive
D. none of these
428. A circuit have an impedance of (1 j2) ohms. The

susceptance of the circuit is
A. 0.1 S
C. 0.4 S
B. 0.2 S
D. none of these
G=
0.01 S
429. A circuit has admittance of 0.1 S and conductance of

0.08 S. The power factor of the circuit is
A. 0.1
C. 0.08
B. 0.8
D. none of these
100 V
-B
Fig. 13.7
A.
resistive
C.
capacitive
430. When an sinusoidal voltage is applied across R-L

parallel circuit so that R = XL the phase angle will be
A. 45 lagging
C. 90 lagging
45 leading
D.
90 leading
431. In a parallel R-L circuit if IR is the current in resistor

and IL is the current in the inductor, then
A. IR lags IL by 90
C. IL leads IR by
270
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 is
1A
9A
5A
3A
-j120
j60
1+j
1 + j0
C.
D.
5A
2-j
0 + j0
C.
D.
3A
1A
1.5 + j-.5
5 j18
YL
YC
C.
D.
0.5 F
V 20
E
= 2 rad/s
A.
B.
1F
R2
2 , 1
1 , 2
C.
D.
3 , 2
2 , 3
438. The total impedance Z(j) of the circuit shown is

17/6
0.5 + j1.8
5 j12
434. For the circuit shown in the figure, how much the
voltage across the inductor leads the voltage across
the capacitor?
L
1F
Z(s)
E 100 V
YR
R1
433. In the given figure, the admittance values of the

elements in siemens are YR = 0.5 + j0, YL = 0 j1.5
and YC = 0 + j0.3 respectively. The value of I as a
phasor when the voltage E across the elements is
100 V is
A.
B.
A.
B.
60
437. For the network shown in the given figure Z(0) = 3

and Z() = 2 . The values of R1 and R2 will
respectively be
A.
B.
v(t) = 120 sin t
B.
j4
-j4
A.
B.
6 + j0
7 + j0
C.
D.
0 + j8
6 + j8
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 circuit
is
I1
R = 40
I2
X = 30
A.
B.
45
90
C.
D.
135
180
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
I
VS
A.
B.
2F
1F
C1
C.
D.
Z2
0.5 F
0.25 F
436. For the given ac circuit, what is the value of I?
120 volts
A.
B.
0.6
0.7
440. In a parallel RC circuit,

A. IC lags IR by 90
90
B. IR and IC are in phase
90
C.
D.
0.8
unity
C.
IC leads IR by
D.
IR leads IC by
441. In a parallel RC circuit,

A. VC and IR are in phase
B. VC and IC are in phase
C. IC and IR are in phase
D. VC and IR are 90 out of phase

in a parallel RC circuit
A. the phase angle, T, increases
B. ZEQ increases
C. ZEQ decreases
D. both A and C
443. In a parallel RL circuit,
A. iL lags iR by 90
B. iL leads iR by 90
C. iL and iR are in phase
D. iR lags iL by 90

Capacitor of 30-microfarad capacitance is in series
with a coil across an 8,000 cycle supply. What
inductance is required for resonance?
A. 13.34 H
C. 13.19 H
B. 10.45 H
D. 12.55 H
One leg of a radio tuned circuit has a capacitance of
1 x 10-9 F. It is tuned at 200 kHz. What is the
inductance of the other leg in Henry?
A. 6.33 x 10-4
C. 8.25 x 10-5
-3
B. 20 x 10
D. 120 x 10-3
444. In a parallel RL circuit,

A. VT and IL are in phase
B. IL and IR are in phase
C. VT and IR are in phase
D. VT and IR are 90 out of phase
445. When the frequency of the applied voltage
decreases in a parallel RL circuit
A. the phase angle, I, becomes less negative
B. ZEQ increases
C. ZEQ decreases
D. both A and B
in a parallel RL circuit
A. Z increases
C. ZT increases
B. ZT decreases
D. both A and C
447. In an ac circuit with only parallel inductors
A. IT lags VT by 90
C. VT and IT are in
phase
B. VT lags IT by 90
D. none of the
above
448. In a parallel ac circuit with XL and XC
A. IL and IC are 90 out of phase
B. IL and IC are in phase
C. IL and IC are 180 out of phase
D. XL and XC are 90 out of phase
D. RESONANCE
A series circuit consists of a 20-ohm
resistance, a 150 mH inductance and an unknown
capacitance. The circuit is supplied with a voltage v
= 100 sin 377t. Find the value of capacitance at
resonance.
A.
42 F
C.
34.65 F
B.
47 F
D.
72.57 F

A 5 mH pure inductance is connected in
parallel with one microfarad capacitor. What
frequency will the circuit be antiresonance?
A.
250 Hz
C.
60 Hz
B.
2250 Hz
D.
100 Hz

A loud speaker whose inductance is 1.15 Henry is
coupled to a power tube through a condenser of 2 F
capacity. To what frequency will the combination be
resonant?
A. 110 Hz
C. 105 Hz
B. 108 Hz
D. 100 Hz
What capacitance must be placed in series with an
inductance of 0.05 Henry so that at 100 Hz, the
impedance becomes equal to the ohmic resistance?
A. 50.7 F
C. 70.7 F
B. 35.5 F
D. 87.0 F
A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance
of 100 ohms, is shunted by a capacitor, which has
practically no losses in order that the voltage 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 given condition?
A. 250 ohms
C. 230 ohms
B. 200 ohms
D. 220 ohms
A non-inductive resistor R is connected in parallel
with an inductive 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 given circuit would be unity.
A. 10
C. 13
B. 12
D. 11
Two impedances Z1 = 15 + j20 and Z2 = 5 jXC are
connected in parallel. 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
A resistance of 5 ohms is connected in series with a
capacitor of 442.1 F. The combination is then
connected in parallel with an inductance of 21.22
mH. Solve for the frequency of the impressed voltage
with which the inductive reactance is equal to the

capacitive reactance in magnitude.
A. 50 Hz
C. 52 Hz
B. 51 Hz
D. none of these
of 100 ohms, is shunted 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 total current supplied to the
parallel combination?
A. 120 ohms
C. 125 ohms
B. 127 ohms
D. 132 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.
A. 30 Hz
C. 36 Hz
B. 34 Hz
D. 28 Hz
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. Solve the value of R at which the power
factor of the resultant impedance is unity.
A. 10.05 ohms
C. 11.55 ohms
B. 9.15 ohms
D. 10.73 ohms
of 70 ohms. A capacitor is connected in parallel to
produce resonance. The source voltage is 120 V.
What is the power drawn by the circuit?
A. 162 W
C. 132 W
B. 97 W
D. 52 W
A coil is supplied with 200 volts and takes a current
(rms) of 2 amperes at 0.707 lagging. The quality
factor (Q) of the coil is
A. 25
C. 10
B. 1
D. 100
In a series resonant RLC circuit, all of the following
statements are correct EXCEPT one. Which one is
this?
A. The resonant frequency is dependent on the
resistance of the circuit.
B. The phase angle between the voltage and the
current vectors is zero.
C. The impedance is a minimum.
D. The current is a maximum.
The current in RLC series circuit at resonance is
A. maximum
C. minimum
B. zero
D. infinity
Ignoring the capacitive effects, what is the

impedance of a 100 mH coil (with an internal
resistance of 45 ohms) in parallel with 4,700 ohms
resistor at a frequency of 500 Hz?
A. 317 ohms
C. 5014 ohms
B. 237 0hms
D. 314 ohms
____ frequency is reached when the capacitive and
inductive reactance in a tuned circuit are equal.
A. zero
C. infinite
B. pulsating
D. resonant
Find the Q of a circuit when the resonant frequency
is 4.468 MHz, the inductance is 47 microhenry and
the resistance is 180 ohms parallel.
A. 0.136
C. 0.00735
B. 13.30
D. 7.35
In an IDEAL resonant circuit, what is the
relationship between the current and the
impedance?
A. current high, impedance low
B. current low, impedance low
C. current low, impedance high
D. current high, impedance high
What condition does resonance occurs in an
electrical circuit?
A. When the power factor is at minimum
B. When the square root of the sum of the
capacitive and inductive reactances is to the
resonant frequency
C. When the inductive and capacitive reactances
are equal
What is the relationship between frequency and the
value of XC?
A. frequency has no effect
B. XC varies directly with frequency
C. XC varies inversely with frequency
D. XC varies indirectly with frequency
When is the line current minimum in a parallel LC
circuit?
A. at the broadcast frequency
B. at the circuit frequency
C. at the resonant frequency
D. at the highest frequency
Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant
circuit which has a resonant frequency of 7.1 MHz
and Q of 150.
A. 16.5 kHz
C. 21.1 kHz
B. 211 kHz
D. 47.3 kHz

It is the term for the phenomena which occurs in an
electrical circuit when the inductive reactance
balances with the capacitive reactance.
A. reactive equilibrium
C. reactive
quiescence
B. resonance
D. high Q
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of
25 microhenrys and C of 10 picofarads are in
parallel?
A. 68.7 kHz
C. 68.7 MHz
B. 10.1 kHz
D. 10.1 MHz
476. ECE March 1996
What is the effect in terms of bandwidth when the Q
of a single-tuned stage is doubled?
A. halved
C. doubled
B. the same
D. four times
If you need an LC circuit to be resonant at 2,500 Hz
and use a 150 mH coil, what should the capacitance
value be?
A. 0.015 F
C. 27 F
B. 0.15 F
D. 0.027 F
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is
40 microhenrys and C is 6 picofarads are in series?
A. 6.63 MHz
C. 6.63 kHz
B. 10.3 MHZ
D. 10.3 kHz
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of
3 microhenrys and C of 40 picofarads are in series?
A. 14.5 MHz
C. 1.33 kHz
B. 1.33 MHz
D. 14.5 kHz
____ refers to reactive power.
A. power consumed in circuit Q
B. power consumed in wire resistance in an
inductor
C. wattles, non-productive power
D. power lost because of capacitor leakage
How do you call the nature of a circuit during series
resonance?
A. unstable
C. resistive
B. capacitive
D. inductive
200 microhenrys and C is 10 picofarads are in
series?
A. 7.96 MHz
C. 3.56 MHz
B. 6 MHz
D. 7.96 kHz
In a series resonant LC circuit, what is the

impedance at resonant frequency?
A. Infinity
B. Determined solely by the dc resistance
C. The maximum impedance value
D. Zero
What is the characteristic of the current
parallel R-L-C circuit at resonance?
A. The current circulating in the parallel
is dc
B. The current circulating in the parallel
is zero
C. The current circulating in the parallel
is at a maximum
D. The current circulating in the parallel
is at a minimum
flow in a
elements
elements
elements
elements

What is the responsible for the phenomenon when
voltages across reactances in series can often be
larger than the voltage applied to them?
A. Capacitance
C. Conductance
B. Resistance
D. Resonance
Term used for resonance in an electrical circuit.
A. The frequency at which power factor is at a
minimum
B. The frequency at which capacitive reactance
equals inductive reactances
C. The highest frequency that will pass current
D. The lowest frequency that will pass current
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?
A. 1604
C. 1536
B. 35
D. 1570
The _____ the Q of a circuit, the narrower is its
bandwidth.
A. Lower
C. Higher
B. Broader
D. Selective
Find the half-power bandwidth of a resonant circuit
which has a resonant frequency of 1.8 MHz and a Q
of 95.
A. 58.7 kHz
C. 189 Hz
B. 18.9 kHz
D. 1.89 kHz
5 microhenrys and C is 9 picofarads are in series?
A. 23.7 kHz
C. 23.7 MHz
B. 3.54 kHz
D. 3.54 MHz
Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant

circuit which has a resonant frequency of 3.6 MHz
and a Q of 218.
A. 58.7 kHz
C. 16.5 kHz
B. 606 kHz
D. 47.3 kHz
3 microhenrys and C is 40 picofarads are in parallel?
A. 14.5 kHz
C. 14.5 MHz
B. 13.1 kHz
D. 13.1 MHz
15 microhenry and C is 5 picofarads are in series?
A. 2.12 kHz
C. 18.4 kHz
B. 18.4 MHz
D. 2.12 MHz
2 microhenry and C is 15 picofarads are in series?
A. 29.1 MHz
C. 29.1 kHz
B. 5.31 MHz
D. 5.31 kHz
Characteristic of the current flow in a series R-L-C
circuit at resonance
A. it is zero
B. it is dc
C. it is at a maximum
D. it is at a minimum
What is the term for the number of times per second
that a tank circuit energy is stored in the inductor of
capacitor?
A. Non-resonant frequency
B. Broadcast frequency
C. Circuit frequency
D. Resonant frequency
An LC circuit resonates at 2000 kHz, and has a Q of
100. Find the lower and upper cut-off frequencies.
A. 1950 kHz, 2050 kHz
C. 1980 kHz, 2020
kHz
B. 1990 kHz, 2010 kHz
D. 1900 kHz, 2100
kHz
50 microhenrys and C is 10 picofarads are in
parallel?
A. 3.18 kHz
C. 7.12 MHz
B. 3.18 MHz
D. 7.12 kHz
What is the cause of a minimum Q on a single-tuned
LC circuit?
A. Decreased shunt resistor
B. Decreased capacitance
C. Increased shunt resistor
D. Decreased series resistor

____ is another term for quality factor or Q of the
resonant circuit.
A. Noise factor
C. White noise
B. Noise figure
D. Figure of merit
What is the biggest advantage of using crystals in
resonant circuits?
A. less fragile
B. cost
C. size
D. greater accuracy and stability
What is the impedance of a crystal at its resonant
frequency when it is used in the parallel mode?
A. 70 percent
C. minimum
B. 50 percent
D. maximum
_____ is a parallel LC circuit.
A. Hartley circuit
B. Static circuit
C. Tank circuit
D. Parallel resisting circuit
504. There will ____ be a frequency, called the ____
frequency at which ____.
A. sometimes, natural; XL = XC
B. always, natural; R = 0
C. always, resonant; XL = XC
D. sometimes, resonant; R = 0
505. The formula for the resonant frequency is f = ____.
A. LC
C. 1/LC
B. 2LC
D.
506. For a series RLC circuit, a circuit at resonance the

current amplitude is ____ for a fixed voltage
amplitude and the power factor is ____.
A. minimum, zero
C. maximum, zero
B. minimum, unity
D. maximum, unity
507. In an RLC circuit, the impedance at resonance is
A. maximum
C. infinity
B. minimum
D. zero
508. The current in RLC series circuit, i.e., at resonance
is
A. maximum
C. infinity
B. minimum
D. zero
509. In RLC circuits, the current at resonance is
A. the maximum in series circuit and minimum in
parallel circuit
B. maximum in parallel circuit and minimum in
series circuit
C. maximum in both the circuits
D. minimum in both the circuits
510. A series resonant circuit is capacitive at f = 100 Hz.

The circuit will be inductive somewhere at
A. f = 100 Hz
B. f > 100 Hz
C. f = 100 Hz by increasing the value of the
resistance
D. none of these
511. At a frequency less than the resonant frequency
A. series circuit is capacitive and parallel circuit is
inductive
B. series circuit is inductive and parallel circuit is
capacitive
C. both circuits are inductive
D. both circuits are capacitive
512. In series as well as parallel resonant circuits,
increasing the value of resistance would lead to
A. increase in the bandwidth of both the circuits
B. decrease in the bandwidth of both the circuits
C. increase in bandwidth in series circuit and
decrease in parallel circuit
D. decrease in bandwidth in series circuit and
increase in parallel circuit
B.
f=
1
2LCR2
D.
f=
2
LCC2 R2
2
518. The frequency at which maximum voltage occurs

across the capacitance in RLC series circuits is
1
1
A. f =
C. f =
2
2LC
B.
D.
R
2L2
f=
2
1
R2
L2 2L
519. If f1 and f2 are half power frequencies and f0 be

resonance frequency, the selectivity of RLC series
circuit is given by
f f

A. 2 0
C.
B.
f1 f0
f2 f1
f0
D.

f2 f1
2f0
520. To a series RLC circuit, a voltage of 10 V is applied.

If Q of the coil at resonant frequency is 20, the
voltage across the inductor at resonant frequency
will be
A. 200 V
C. 75 V
B. 100 V
D. 50 V
513. The value of current at resonance in a series RLC

circuit is affected by the value of
A. R
C. C
B. L
D. all of these
521. The currents flowing in L and C at parallel resonance

are
A. zero
C. infinite
B. equal
D. different
514. In resonant circuits, the power factor at resonance is

A. zero
C. 1
B. 0.5
D. 0.707
522. The exact natural frequency of free oscillation in an

oscillatory circuit with capacitance of 0.055 F,
inductance 2 H and resistance 1 ohm will be
A. 478 kHz
C. 272 kHz
B. 337 kHz
D. 192 kHz
515. Which of the following statements is true for a series

RLC circuit tuned at resonant frequency?
A. the voltage across C > applied voltage
B. the voltage across L > applied voltage
C. the voltage across L and C > applied voltage
D. the voltage across L and C = applied voltage
516. At anti-resonance for the given circuit, the frequency
is given by
A.
1
2LC
B.
R2
C.
f=
526. A resonance curve for a series circuit is a plot of

frequency versus ____.
A. voltage
C. current
B. impedance
D. reactance
CLR22
1
LC
LCR21
LCR22
D.
f=
LCR21
CCR22
517. The frequency at which maximum voltage occurs the

inductance in RLC series circuits is
1
A. f =
C. =

2LC
524. In a series R-L-C circuit, resonance occurs when

A. R = XL - XC
C. XL = 10 XC or
more
B. XL = XC
D. net X > R
525. The p.f. of a series R-L-C circuit at its half-power
point is
A. unity
C. leading
B. lagging
D. either B and C
CLR21
f=
2LC
R1
523. A coil with large distributed capacitance has a

A. low resistance
B. low Q
C. low resonant frequency
D. high resonant frequency
527. At half-power points of a resonance curve, the

current is ____ times the maximum current.
A. 2
C.
B. 1/2
D. 1/2
528. Higher the Q of a series circuit,

A. greater its bandwidth
B. sharper its resonance
C. broader its resonance curve
D. narrower its pass band
529. As the Q-factor of a circuit ____, its selectivity
becomes ____.
A. increases, better
C. decreases,
better
B. increases, worse
D. decreases,
narrower
530. An R-L-C circuit has a resonance frequency of 160
kHz and a Q-factor of 100. Its bandwidth is
A. 1.6 kHz
C. 16 MHz
B. 0.625 kHz
D. none of the
above
531. In a parallel resonant circuit there is practically no
difference between the condition for unity power
factor and the condition for maximum impedance so
long as Q is
A. very small of the order of 5
B. small of the order of 20
C. large of the order of 1000
D. none of these
532. A parallel AC circuit in resonance will
A. act like a resistor of low value
B. have a high impedance
C. have current in each section equal to the line
current
D. have a high voltage developed across each
inductive and capacitive section
533. A parallel resonant circuit can be used
A. to amplify certain frequencies
B. to reject a small band of frequencies
C. as a high impedance
D. both B and C
534. The Q-factor of a 2-branched parallel circuit is given
by the ratio
A. Ic/IL
C. I/IL
B. I/Ic
D. L/C
537. Consider the following statements with respect to a

series R-L-C circuit under resonance condition:
1. All the applied voltage appears across R.
2. There is no voltage across either L or C.
3. The voltage across L and C is equal and
equal to their maximum values.
Of these statement
A. 1 alone is correct
C. 1 and 3 are
correct
B. 2 alone is correct
D. 1 and 2 are
correct
538. A series R-L-C circuit will have unity power factor if
operated at a frequency of
A. 1/LC
C. 1/2LC
B. 1/LC
D. /
539. A series resonant circuit implies
A. zero pf and maximum current
B. unity pf and maximum current
C. unity pf and minimum current
D. zero pf and minimum current
540. Consider the following statements:
In a network of resonance:
1. the admittance is maximum
2. the power factor is unity irrespective of the
network
3. the Q of a series RLC resonant circuit is
independent of R
Of these statements
A. 1 and 3 are correct
C. 2 and 3 are
correct
B. 1 and 2 are correct
D. 1
alone
is
correct
541. A circuit with a resistor, inductor and capacitor in
series is resonant at f0 Hz. If all the component
values are now doubled the new resonant frequency
is
A. 2f0
C. f0/4
B. still f0
D. f0/2
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
535. Like a resonant R-L-C, a parallel resonant circuit also

A. has a power factor of unity
B. offers minimum impedance
C. draws maximum current
D. magnifies current
536. At resonant frequency an R-L-C circuit draws
maximum current due to the reason that
A. the difference between capacitive reactance
and inductive reactance
B. the impedance is more than resistance
C. the voltage across the capacitor equals the
applied voltage
D. the power factor is less than unity
Fig. 1
R
C
L
Fig. 2
A.
B.
4 kHz
2 kHz
C.
D.
0.5 kHz
0.25 kHz
543. In the circuit shown in the given figure, the magnitude

of VL and VC are twice that of VR. The inductance of
the coil is
VR
VL
VC
C.
D.
50 V
A.
B.
2.14 mH
5.30 mH
C.
D.
31.8 mH
1.32 mH
544. In a series RLC circuit at resonance, the magnitude

of voltage developed across the capacitor
A. is always zero
B. can never be greater than the input voltage
C. can be greater than the input voltage however it
is 90 out of phase with the input voltage
D. can be greater than the input voltage and is in
phase with the input voltage
545. A coil having a resistance of 5 and inductance of
0.1 H is connected in series with a capacitor of
capacitance 50 F. A constant alternating voltage of
200 V is applied to the circuit. The voltage across the
coil at resonance is
A. 200 volts
C. 1,800 volts
B. 1,788 volts
D. 2,000 volts
546. A series R-L-C circuit, excited by a 100 V variable
frequency supply, has a resistance of 10 and an
inductive reactance of 50 at 100 Hz. If the
resonance frequency is 500 Hz, what is the voltage
across the capacitor at resonance?
A. 100 V
C. 2,500 V
B. 500 V
D. 5,000 V
547. The resonant frequency of the given series circuit is
M=1H
2H
A.
B.
1
23
2F
552. When Q-factor of a circuit is high, then

A. power factor of the circuit is high
B. impedance of the circuit is high
C. bandwidth is large
D. none of these
553. Consider the following statements regarding the
frequency response curve of a series RLC circuit:
1. At half-power frequencies, the current in the
circuit is one half of the current at resonant
frequencies
2. At half-power frequencies, the power factor
angle of the circuit is 45
3. At resonant frequency, the power factor
angle of the circuit is 90
4. Maximum power occurs at resonant
frequency
Of these statements
A. 1, 2 and 4 are correct
C. 2 and 4 are
correct
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 the resonant frequency. The Qfactor of the circuit is given by:
+
A. 1 2
C.
B.
Hz
D.
1
42
1
2
D.
2 0

1 2
0
2H
C.
20
1 0
555. Resonant frequency fr of a series RLC circuit is

related to half power frequencies f1 and f2 as
+
A. = 1 2
C. = 2 1
B.
Hz
voltage increases
voltage decreases
Hz
Hz
548. In a series R-L-C circuit, the maximum voltage

across the capacitor occurs at a frequency
A. double the resonant frequency
B. equal to the resonant frequency
C. 2 times the resonant frequency
D. below the resonant frequency
549. For a series RLC circuit, the power factor at the lower
power frequency is
A. 0.5 lagging
C. unity
B. 0.5 leading
D. 0.707 leading
550. Q-factor of a series RLC circuit possessing resonant
frequency of 10 Hz and bandwidth of 5 Hz is
A. 0.5
C. 2.5
B. 2
D. 50
551. The quality factor of RLC circuit will increase if
A. R decreases
B. R increases
D.
= 1 + 2
556. A series RLC circuit has R = 50 , L = 100 H and C

= 1 F. The lower half power frequency of the circuit
is
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 power frequency?
A. 245
C. R
B. 2 45
D. -R
558. A series RLC circuit when excited by a 10 V
sinusoidal voltage source of 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
A. 10 V
C. 10/2
B. 102 V
D. 200 V
559. An RLC resonant circuit has a resonant frequency of
1.5 MHz and a bandwidth of 10 kHz. If C = 150 pF,
then the effective resistance of the circuit will be
A. 29.5
C. 9.4
B.
14.75
D.
4.7
2.
The impedance of the whole circuit is

independent of frequency, if RL = RC and
= 1/LC .
3. The circuit is in resonance for all the
frequencies if RL = RC.
4. The two branch currents will be in phase at
= 1/LC.
Which of the above statements are correct?
A. 1 and 2
C. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 3
D. 3 and 4
560. The following circuit resonates at

1F
4H
10
1F
+
A.
B.
all frequencies
0.5 rad/s
C.
D.
5 rad/s
1 rad/s
566. The value of Z in given figure which is most

appropriate to cause parallel resonance at 500 Hz is
561. A choke coil of inductance L and series resistance R

is shunted by a capacitor. The dynamic impedance
of the resonant circuit would be
A. R/(LC)
C. L/(RC)
B. C/(RL)
D. 1/(RLC)
562. For the following circuit, the current source is
sinusoidal with frequency equal to the resonant
frequency of the circuit. What is the value of current
through resistor?
A.
B.
0.1 H
0
0.11
10
0.1 F
C.
D.
A.
B.
125 mH
304.2 F
1
10.1
A.
B.
0A
10 A
IR
C.
D.
50 F
0.5 H
5A
0.5 A
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 R = L/C, 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.
565. A parallel circuit consists of two branches. One
branch has RL and L connected in series and the
other branch has RC and C connected in series.
Consider the following statements:
1. The two branch currents will be in
quadrature if RLRC = L/C.
C.
D.
2 F
0.05 F
567. 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
is
563. In the given circuit, at resonance IR amperes is equal

to
5A
2H
A.
B.
1/16 F
1/12 F
1H
C.
D.
1/8 F
1/4 F
568. A coil takes apparent power and reactive power of

100 VA and 80 VAR, respectively. What is the Q
factor of the coil?
A. 1.33
C. 8
B. 10
D. 6
569. A 50 resistance, a 30 inductive reactance and a
25 capacitive reactance are connected in series
across a 100 V, 60 Hz supply. What will be its
resonant frequency?
A. 65.726 Hz
C. 25 Hz
B. 53 Hz
D. 54.77 Hz
570. A coil having a Q factor of 5 is connected in series
with an ideal capacitor across ac source of 60 V.
Calculate the voltage across the capacitor at
resonance.
A. 150 V
C. 12 V
B. 300 V
D. 65 V
571. A coil having an inductance of 50 mH and a
resistance 10 is connected in series with a 25 F
capacitor across a 200 V ac supply. Find the value of
Q factor?
A.
B.
7.4
4.53
C.
D.
3.54
4.47
572. The following data are given for a series RL and a

series RC which are connected in parallel: XL = 15
, XC = 25 , RC = 15 . For value of RL will the
circuit be in resonance?
A. 169 ohms
C. 16.9 ohms
B. 916 ohms
D. 91.6 ohms
573. A circuit consisting of a capacitor in series with a
resistance of 10 ohms is 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 will draw minimum
current from a 230-V, 60 Hz supply?
A. 17.32
C. 6.78
B. 10.32
D. 22.18
574. Series circuit consists of a 20-ohm resistance, a 150
mH inductance and an unknown capacitance. The
circuit is supplied with a voltage v = 100 sin 377t.
Find the value of capacitance at resonance.
A. 42 F
C. 47 F
B. 72.567 F
D. 34.65 F
575. A coil having a resistance of 0.5 ohm and an
inductance of 5.25 mH is connected in parallel with a
capacitor across a 220 volt, 60 Hz source. Calculate
the value of the capacitance at resonance.
A. 125 microfarad
C. 125 millifarad
B. 1.25 microfarad
D. 1.25 millifarad
576. The current in an RL and C parallel circuit at
resonance is
A. maximum
C. minimum
B. zero
D. infinity
577. A circuit draws 25 A when connected across a
source of frequency f1. Determine the current drawn
by the same circuit at resonance if f1 is half the
resonant frequency.
A. 12.5 A
C. 35.35 A
B. 17.68 A
D. 50 A
578. A series RLC circuit is connected across a 120-V, 60
Hz source and draws a leading current of 5 A.
Determine the voltage across the capacitor at
resonance if R = 5 and L = 25 mH.
A. 47.12 V
C. 236.6 V
B. 164.5 V
D. 422.6 V
579. The best definition of Q-factor of a coil is
A. The ratio of its maximum energy stored to its
energy dissipated per cycle
B. Its power factor
C. The reciprocal of its reactive factor
D. The ratio of its resistance to its inductive
reactance
580. A coil is to be wound with Q-factor of 8. A lamp rated
120 V, 480 W is connected in series with the coil and
connected across 230 V, 60 Hz source. What is the
impedance of the coil if the voltage across the lamp

is maintained at 120 V?
A. 35.282.9
C. . .
B. 27.572.4
D. 40.572.4
581. An inductive coil having a resistance of 25 ohms and
inductance of 0.2 H is connected in parallel with a
100 F capacitor. Find the frequency at which the
total current taken is in phase with the supply
voltage.
A. 35.6 Hz
C. 29.5 Hz
B. 46.5 Hz
D. 52.9 Hz
582. The resonant frequency of an LC circuit is the
frequency where
A. XL = 0 and XC = 0
B. XL = XC
C. XL and rS of the coil are equal
D. XL and XC are in phase
583. The impedance of a series LC circuit at resonance is
A. maximum
C. minimum
B. nearly infinite
D. both A and B
584. The total line current, IT, of a parallel LC circuit at
resonance is
A. minimum
B. maximum
C. equal to IL and IC
D. Q times larger than IL or IC
585. The current at resonance in a series LC circuit is
A. zero
B. minimum
C. different in each component
D. maximum
586. The impedance of a parallel LC circuit at resonance
is
A. zero
B. maximum
C. minimum
D. equal to the rS of the coil
587. The phase angle of an LC circuit at resonance is
A. 0
C. 180
B. 90
D. -90
588. Below resonance, a series LC circuit appears
A. inductive
C. capacitive
B. resistive
D. none of
above
the
589. Above resonance, a parallel LC circuit appears

A. inductive
C. capacitive
B. resistive
D. none of the
above
590. When either L or C is increased, the resonant
frequency of an LC circuit
A. decreases
B. increases
C. doesnt change
D.
This is impossible to determine.
591. In a low Q parallel resonant circuit, when XL = XC

A. IL = IC
C. IC is less than IL
B.
IC
IL is less than IC
D.
IL is more than
592. To double the resonant frequency of an LC circuit

with a fixed value of L, the capacitance, C, must be
A. doubled
B. quadrupled
C. reduced by one-half
D. reduced by one-quarter
593. A higher Q for a resonant frequency provides a
A. dampened response curve
B. wider bandwidth
C. narrower bandwidth
594. The Q of a parallel resonant circuit can be lowered
by
A. placing a resistor in parallel with the tank
B. adding more resistance in series with the coil
C. decreasing the value of L or C
D. both A and B
595. The ability of an LC circuit to supply complete sine
waves when the input to the tank is only a pulse is
called
A. tuning
C. anti-resonance
B.
the flywheel effect
D.
its Q
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
597. A resonance curve for a series circuit is a plot of
frequency versus ____.
A. voltage
C. current
B. impedance
D. reactance
598. At half-power points of a resonance curve, the
current is ____ times the maximum current.
A. 2
C.
B. 1/2
D. 1/2
599. A parallel resonant circuit can be used
A. to amplify certain frequencies
B. to reject a small band of frequencies
C. as a high impedance
D. both B and C
600. As the Q-factor of a circuit ____, its selectivity
becomes ____.
A. increases, better
C. decreases,
better
B. increases, worse
D. decreases,
narrower
601. The half power frequency of, series RC circuit is

A. 1/RC
C. R/C
B. RC
D. C/R
602. For the given parallel resonant circuit, match the
following:
A. I at resonance
1. W/R
B. IL
2. In phase with
voltage
C. Dynamic impedance 3. L/CR
4. Lags
the
applied voltage
ABC
ABC
A. 4 2 3
C. 4 2 1
B. 2 4 3
D. 2 4 1
603. To increase the Q- factor of an inductor, it can be with
A. Thicker wire
B. Thinner wire
C. Longer wire
D. Wire with heavy insulation
604. Given Z = jL + 1/jC; the magnitude of Z curve will
be
A. Figure a
B. Figure b
above
C.
D.
Figure c
none of
605. The bandwidth of R.C series circuit is

A. 1/RC
C.
B. RC
D. none
above
of
the
the
606. Consider the following statements: In a series RLC

resonant circuit, the bandwidth is
1. directly proportional to resonant frequency
2. Inversely proportional to resonant frequency
3. directly proportional to quality factor
4. Inversely proportional to quality factor
A. 2 & 3 are correct
C. 1 & 3 are
correct
B. 2 & 4 are correct
D. 1 & 4 are
correct
607. An RLC parallel resonant circuit has a resonance
frequency of 1.5 MHz and a bandwidth of 1 kHz. If C
= 150 pF, then the effective resistance of the circuit
will be
A. 2.96 M
C. 9.5
B. 14.75
D. 4.7
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
A. Q2 > Q1
C. Q2 = Q1
B. Q2 < Q1
D. none of the
above
609. In a series RLC circuit, as R increases

1. Bandwidth decreases
2. Bandwidth increases
3. Resonance frequency increases
4. Lower 3 dB decreases
5. Upper 3 dB increases
A. 2, 4 & 5 are correct
C. 2, 3, 4 are
correct
B. 1, 4 & 5 are correct
D. none of the
above
619. Find fR in the circuit shown.
610. In a series RLC circuit, given R = 10 , L = 14 H, C

= 1 F. Find damping ratio.
A. 1.33
C. 0.5
B. 0.187
D. none of the
above
620. The parallel RLC circuit shown is in resonance.
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. +90
C. 0
B. 90
D. 0 or 180
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/3R
D. 2V/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
615. The given series resonant circuit
resonance at frequency of 20
MHz. It will
A. By pass all signals of 20 MHz
B.
C.
D.
permit flow of signal of 20

MHz along the time
Not produce any effect at 20
MHz
cause moderate attenuation
of signal at 20 MHz
616. The half power frequency of series RL circuit is

A. R/L
C. 2R/L
B. L/R
D. 2L/R
A.
B.
all frequencies
0.5 rad/ sec
C.
D.
5 rad / sec
1 rad/ sec
A.
|IR| < 1 mA
C.
|IR + IC| < 1 mA
B.
|IR + IL| >1 mA
D.
|IL + IC| > 1 mA
621. A series RLC ckt has a Q of 100 and an impedance

of (100 + j0) at its resonance angular frequency of
107 rad| sec. The values of R & L are
A. R = 100 ; L = 1 mH
C. R = 100 ; L =
10 mH
B. R = 10 ; L = 10 mH
D. none of the
above
622. The parallel RLC circuit having damping ratio p is
connected in series with same values, then series
circuit damping ratio s is
A. 4p
C. p/4
B. 2p
D. p/2
623. A series LCR circuit consisting of R = 10, |XL|
= 20 & |XC| = 20 is connected across an a.c
supply of 200 V rms. The rms voltage across the
capacitor is
A. 200-90
C. 400+90
B. 200+90
D. 400-90
624. At fR what is K?
A.
B.
0.25
0.5
C.
D.
0.999
1.0
C.
625. Find Zin at resonance.
617. In a series RLC circuit, the value of current at

resonance is affected by the value of
A. only L
C. both L & C
B. only C
D. only R
618. In a series RLC circuit at resonance with Q = 10, and
with applied voltage of 100 mV at resonance
frequency voltage across capacitor is
A. 100 mV
C. 10 mV
B. 1 volt
D. 10 volts
A.
1.28
B.
12.8
D.
128
626. For the series RLC circuit, the partial phasor diagram
at a certain frequency is shown, the operating
frequency of the circuit is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Equal to resonant frequency

less than resonant frequency
Greater than resonant frequency
none of the above
627. In a series RLC circuit at resonance, the magnitude

of the voltage developed across the capacitor
A. is always zero
B. can never be greater than the input voltage
C. can be greater than the input voltage however,
it is 90 out of phase with the input voltage
D. can be greater than the input voltage and is in
phase with the input voltage.
628. A series RLC circuit when existed by a 10 V
sinusoidal voltage source of variable frequency,
exhibits resonance at 100 HZ and has a 3dB band
width of 5 Hz. The voltage across the inductor L at
resonance is
A. 10 V
C. 10/2 V
B. 102 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. 2 fR
C. fR/4
B. still fR
D. fR/2
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
631. A series RLC circuit has the following parameter
values R = 10 , L = 0.01 H, C = 100 F. The Q factor
of the circuit at resonance is
A. 1
C. 0.1
B. 10
D. none of the
above
632. At resonance, the parallel circuit of given figure
constituted by an iron-cored coil and a capacitor,
behaves like.
A. open circuit
=R
B. short
>R
C.
pure resistance
D.
pure resistance
633. Find L & C of a parallel RLC circuit to resonate at 1

rad/sec with a Q of 5 and resistance of 1 ohm.
A. 1/5 H, 5 F
C. 1 H, 1 F
B. 5 H, 1/5 F
D. 5 H, 5 F
634. In a parallel RLC resonant circuit R = 10 k, C = 0.
47 F, the bandwidth will be.
A. 212.76 rad/sec
C. 100 rad/sec
B. 2.12 x 1010 rad/sec
D. none of the
above
635. A parallel resonate circuit (RP, L, &C) and a series
resonant circuit (RS, L & C) have the same Q. Find
the relation between RP & RS
A. RS = Q2Rp
C. RP = RS
B. RP = Q2RS
D. none of the
above
636. In a parallel resonant circuit, as R increases, the
selectivity will be
A. Decreasing
C. Constant
B. Increasing
D. none of the
above
637. In a series RLC circuit, the phasor form at some
frequency is as shown, then the frequency is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Less than W0
More than W0
equal to W0
none of the above
638. In a series RLC circuit, let Qc be the Q of the coil at

resonance
and
let
Qs
=
(resonance
frequency)/bandwidth, then
A. Qc and Qs are not related to each other
B.
C.
D.
Qc > Qs
Qc < Qs
Qc = Qs
639. A coil is represented by an inductance L in parallel

with a resistance R. The Q of the coil at frequency w
is
A. R/(L)
C. LR
B.
L/ R
D.
1/(LR)
640. The half power bandwidth of a series RCL circuit is

A. R/L
C. 1/RC
B. L/RC
D. 0L/R
641. The Q of a parallel RLC circuit at its resonance
frequency 0 is
A. 0L/R
C. 0RC
B. R/0C
D. 0LR
642. In a series R-L-C circuit below resonance, the
current
A. lags behind the applied voltage
B. leads the applied voltage
C. is in phase with the voltage
D. leads or lags behind the applied voltage
depending upon the actual values of L and C
643. A high Q coil has
A. large bandwidth
B. high losses
C.
D.
low losses
flat response
644. At a frequency below the resonant frequency ____

circuit is capacitive and ____ circuit.
A. series, parallel
C. parallel, parallel
B.
parallel, series
D.
series, series
645. In the following parallel circuit, resonance will never

occur, if:
A.
B.
C.
D.
R12 = R22 = L/C

R12 < L/C
R22 > L/C and R12 < L/C
R12 > L/C and R22 > L/C
646. The circulating current in a parallel LC circuit at any

resonant frequency is
A. Directly proportional to frequency
B. Inversely proportional to frequency
C. Independent of frequency
647. In series RLC circuit excited by a voltage, e = E sin
t, where LC < (1/2)
A. Current lags the applied voltage
B. current leads the applied voltage
C. current is in phase with the applied voltage
D. voltages across L and C are equal
648. A series RLC circuit has a resonance frequency of 1
kHz and a quality factor 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
B. 50
D. 200
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. 1/RC
C.
B. RC
D. none of
above
the
651. The circuit shown acts as an ideal current source

with respect to terminals AB, when the frequency is
A.
B.
zero
1 rad/sec
C.
D.
4 rad/sec
16 rad/sec
652. A series RLC circuit is excited by an ac voltage v(t) =

sin t. If L = 10 H and C = 0.1 F, then the peak value
of the voltage across R will be
A. 0.707
B. 1
C. 1.414
D. indeterminate as the value of R is not given
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
above
D.
none
of
the
654. At lower half power frequency the total reactance of

the series RLC circuit is
A. R
C. 2-45
B. 245
D. none of the
above
655. In a parallel RLC circuit, the quality factor at a
resonance is given by
A. R/
C. 1/R/
B. R/
D. 1/R/
656. A practical inductor can be replaced by the following
equivalent circuit at low to medium frequency.
A.
B.
Figure a
Figure b
C.
D.
Figure c
Figure d
657. A coil of wire has inductive impedance. At high

frequencies the impedance will be represented by
A.
B.
10, 1
10, 2
E.
CORRECTION (1-PHASE)
A.
B.
Figure a
Figure b
C.
D.
Figure c
Figure d
658. In a series RLC circuit R= 2 k, L = 1 H, and C = 1/

400 microfarads. The resonant frequency is
A. 2 x 104 Hz
C. 104 Hz
4
B. (1/) x 10 Hz
D. 2 x 104 Hz
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
A.
B.
1/4
1/22
C.
D.
2
4
660. The circuit shown has i(t) = 10 sin (120t). The power
(time average power) dissipated in R is when L =
1/120 H, C = 1/60 H, R = 1 ohm.
A.
B.
25 watts
100 watts
C.
D.
10/2 watts
50 watts
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 is
A.
B.
1/16 F
1/12 F
C.
D.
1/8 F
F
662. A parallel RLC circuit has half power frequencies at

105 M rad/s and 95 M rad/s. Then Q is given by
A. 10.5
C. 100
B. 9.5
D. 10
663. The system function H(s) = s/(s2 + 2s + 100). The
resonant frequency and the bandwidth in rad/s are
given, respectively, by
C.
D.
100, 2
100, 1
POWER FACTOR

A single phase inductive load takes 50 kVA at 0.60
power factor lagging. Solve for the kVAR of a
capacitor required to improve the power factor to
1.0.
A.
30 kVAR
C.
22.5 kVAR
B.
20 kVAR
D.
40 KVAR

A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, 75%
power factor and 220 volts. What approximate size
of capacitor is necessary to raise the power factor
to about 95%?
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 factor to 90%?
A.
152.46
C.
150.34
B.
155.39
D.
154.58

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 F
C.
320 F
B.
380 F
D.
420 F

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 0.97
lagging?
A. 5,156 kVAR
C. 2,547 kVAR
B. 3,138 kVAR
D. 4,395 kVAR
669. In a pure reactive circuit, the power factor is
A. lagging
C. leading
B. zero
D. unity
670. Power factor is defined as the ratio of
A.
B.
C.
D.
volt ampere to watts

watts to volt amperes
volt amperes reactive to watts
watts to volt amperes reactive
671. In a series circuit consisting of resistance and

reactance, power factor is defined as the ratio of
A. resistance to impedance
B. resistance to reactance
C. reactance to impedance
D. none of these
672. For a parallel circuit consisting of resistance and
reactance the value of power factor is the ratio of
A. impedance to reactance
B. reactance to impedance
C. resistance to impedance
D. impedance to resistance
673. It is not easy to find the value of impedance for a
parallel circuit but power factor can easily be
obtained as a ratio of
A. active current to line current
B. reactive current to line current
C. line current to active current
D. none of these
674. The power factor of a.c. circuit containing both a
resistor and a conductor is
A. more than unity
C. between 0 -1
leading
B. leading by 90
D. none of these
675. In an a.c. circuits, a low value of reactive voltampere compared with watts indicates
A. high power factor
C. leading power
factor
B. unity power factor
D. none of these
676. In a given circuit when power factor is unity the
reactive power is
A. a maximum
C. zero
B. equal to I2R
D. none of these
677. The capacitor of power factor correction are rated in
terms of
A. voltage
C. kW
B. VA
D. kVAR
678. Poor power factor results in all of the following except
A. overloading of transformers
B. overloading of alternators
C. reduction in power losses
D. reduction in load handling capacity of electrical
system
679. Power factor of an inductive circuit can be improved
by connecting a capacitor to it in
A. series
B. parallel
C. either series or parallel
D. depends on the value of the capacitor
680. For
will
A.
B.
C.
D.
the same load, if the power factor is reduced, it

draw more current
draw less current
draw same current but less power
draw less current but more power
681. The power factor of incandescent bulb is

A. 0.8 lagging
C. unity
B. 0.8 leading
D. zero
682. Power factor of the magnetizing component of a
transformer is
A. unity
C. always leading
B. 0.8 lagging
D. zero
683. One of the reasons for improving the power factor is
A. to increase the reactive power
B. to decrease the reactive power
C. to increase the real power
D. to decrease the real power
684. Another reason for improving the power factor is
A. to avoid poor voltage regulation
B. to keep voltage regulation constant
C. to increase the voltage regulation
D. to decrease the voltage regulation
685. Power factor improvement may be achieved by the
use of
A. synchronous motor
C. long
transmission line
B. induction motor
D. short
transmission line
686. The advantage of using static capacitor to improve
the power factor is because they
A. are not variable
B. are almost loss free
C. provide continuous change of power factor
D. none of these
687. Many industrial tariffs penalize consumers whose
power factor falls
A. below 0.8
C. between 0.8 to
0.95
B. below unity
D. none of these
688. A factory takes a load of 1000 KW and has a reactive
power of 1000 KVAR. Its power factor is
A. 0.6
C. 0.8
B. unity
D. 0.7
689. A current of 10 amperes at a power factor of 0.8
lagging is taken from 250 V a.c. supply. The reactive
power of the system is
A. 2000 watts
C. 1500 watts
B. 2000 VA
D. 1500 VAR
690. A resistance R 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 100 V. In order to improve the pf to unity,
B.
106 F
D.
6.33 F
F. AC NETWORK ANALYSIS
692. A segment of a circuit
shown in given figure VR
= 5 V, VC = 4 sin 2t. The
voltage VL is given by
A. 3
8
cos
2t
B. 32
sin
2t
C. 16 sin 2t
D. 16 cos 2t
A.
B.
j10
A.
B.
C.
D.
0
45
C.
D.
-45
-90
695. Consider the following statements: In the circuit

shown in the figure, if the equivalent impedance x x
is Zeq then
I2
j10
j4
1. Zeq = 2 + j5
2. Zeq = 2 + j3
Of these statements
the
j2
j5.33 V
5.33 V
j4
C.
D.
-j5.33 V
j3.33 V
1
+
1
e2(t)
3.
4.
I1 = -I2
I1 = I2
cos V
sin( + 30) + cos( + 30) V
V
j1 V
698. If all elements in a particular network are linear, then

the superposition theorem would hold when the
excitation is
A. dc only
C. either ac or dc
B. ac only
D. an impulse
699. For the network shown in given figure, the Thevenin
equivalent impedance across terminals CD is given
by
A.
j10
of
V2
j3
e1(t)
10
I1
none
D.
696. For the network shown in the figure, the voltage V B

will be
694. The phase angle of the current I with respect to the

V1 in the circuit shown in the figure is
V1 = 100 (1 + j); V2 = 100(1 j)
A.
B.
2 and 3 are
697. In the circuit shown in given figure, 1 () =

3 cos( + 30) and 2 () = 3 sin( + 60).
What is the voltage v(t) across the 1 ohm grounded
resistor?
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
A. 0
C. -10 sin 400t A
B. 10 sin 400t A
D.
53(3 sin 400)A
V1
C.
2A
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 from
the line when the combination is connected across a
60-cycle line? (Assume a condenser of negligible
resistance).
A. 20 F
C. 10 F
A. 1 alone is true
correct
B. 2 and 4 are correct
above
1A
the capacitor that is to be connected in series should

have a value of
A. 43.7 F
C. 437 F
B. 4.37 F
D. 4.37 mF
1 +2 +2 3
1 +2 +3 +4
B.
3 +(1 +2 4)

+ ]
+

+ +
+
C.
3 2
+1 ]
3 +2

1 +4 + 3 2
3 +2
D.
4 [
1 +2 +3 +4
700. In the given figure 1 = 10 60, 2 = 10

60,3 = 5053.13. Thevenin impedance seen from
X-Y is
A. .
C. 7030
B. 6030
D. 34.465
701. In the figure the current source is 10 A, R = 1 ohm,
the impedances are ZC = -j ohm, and ZL = j2 ohm,
The Thevenin equivalent circuit looking into the
circuit across X-Y is
A. 20 V, (1 + j2)
B. 245 V, (1 + j2)
j)
C.
245 V, (1 + j)
D.
V, (1 +
702. The circuit shown in Fig. 1 is replaced by its Nortons

equivalent circuit in Fig. 2. The value of I will be
A. 2.545 A
C. 10 90 A
B. A
D. 15 45 A
703. Consider the following statements: The transfer
impedance and admittance of a network remain
constant when the position of excitation and
response are interchanged if the network
1. is linear
2. consists of bilateral elements
3. has high impedance or admittance as the
case may be
4. is resonant
Of these statements
A. 1 and 2 are correct
C. 2 and 4 are
correct
B. 1, 3 and 4 are correct
D. all are correct
704. In a linear network, the ratio of voltage excitation to
current response is unaltered when the position of
excitation and response are interchanged. The
assertions stems from the
A. principle of duality
B. reciprocity theorem
C. principle of superposition
D. equivalence theorem
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
power consumed by R will be
A. less than P
C. between P and
4P
B. equal to P
D. more than 4P
706. In the circuit shown in the figure, the current source I
= 1 A, the voltage source V = 5 V, R1 = R2 = R3 = 1
, L1 = L2 = L3 = 1 H, C1 = C2 = 1 F. The currents (in
A) through R3 and the voltage source V respectively
will be
A. 1, 4
C. 5, 2
B. 5, 1
D. 5, 4
707. For loop (1) of the network shown in the given figure,
the correct loop equation is
A.
C.
B.
D.
708. An ac source of voltage ES and an internal
impedance of ZS = (RS + jXS) is connected to a load
of impedance ZL = (RL + jXL). Consider the following
conditions in this regard.
1. XL = XS if only XL is varied
2. XL = -XS if only XL is varied
3. = 2 + ( + )2 if only RL is varied
4.
|ZL| = |ZS| if the magnitude of ZL is varied,

keeping the phase angle fixed
Among these conditions, those which are to be
satisfied for maximum power transfer from the
source to the load would include
A. 2 and 3
C. 1, 2 and 4
B. 1 and 3
D. 2, 3 and 4
709. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer
from an ac source to a variable load
A. the load impedance must be inductive, if the
generator impedance is inductive
B. the sum of the source and the load impedances
is zero
C. the sum of the source reactance and the load
reactance is zero
D. the load impedance has the same phase angle
as the generator impedance
710. If the combined generator and line impedance is (5 +
j10) , then for the maximum power transfer to a load
impedance from a generator of constant generated
voltage, the load impedance is given be which of the
following?
A. (5 + j10)
C. (5 + j5)
B. (5 j10)
D. 5
711. A voltage source having an internal impedance of 8
+ j6 supplies power to a resistive load. What
should be load resistance for maximum power
transferred to it?
A. 8
C. 10
B. 6
D. 10
712. The Thevenin equivalent circuit of a network is as
shown in the given figure. For maximum power
transfer to the variable and purely resistive load R L,
its resistance should be
A. 60
C. 100
B. 80
D. infinity
713. Two ac sources fed a common variable load as
shown in the given figure. Under the maximum
power transfer condition, the power absorbed by the
load resistance RL is
A. 2200 W
C. 1000 W
B. 1250 W
D. 625 W
Three impedances, -j10, j10 and 10 ohms are wyeconnected. Determine the impedance of an
equivalent delta.
A.
12.5, j12.5, -12.5
C.
j8.5, -j12.5, 8
B.
10, j10, -j10
D.
5, j5, -j5
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 the
terminals is 500 j500 . What is the maximum
power that can be drawn from the circuit?
A. 0.002 W
C. 0.001 W
B.
0.0005 W
D.
0.0014 W
G. BALANCED POLYPHASE SYSTEM

In a balanced three-phase system, the phase A
voltage is 132.8 cis 0, what is the line to line
voltage VCA?
A.
230 cis 30
C.
230 cis (-60)
B.
230 cis (-30)
D.
132.8 cis 120

The phase B line voltage and the phase A line
current of a balanced three phase system are v =
220 sin (t + 210) and i = 10 sin (t + 180)
amperes, respectively. What is the power of the
system?
A.
1,905 W
C.
5,716 W
B.
3,300 W
D.
3,810 W

A 170 kV, 3-phase electric source delivers 200 MVA
to a balanced load, which has a power factor of 90%
lagging. What is the line current?
A. 257 A
C. 402 A
B. 502 A
D. 679 A
A three-phase motor is rated 50 hp, 440 volts and
85% power factor. What is its rated current?
A.
61.5 A
C.
55 A
B.
57.5 A
D.
59 A

A balanced 3-phase load draws 120 amperes line
current at 230 volts line to line, 0.848 pf lagging.
Solve for the real power.
A.
40.54 kW
C.
41.45 kW
B.
42.35 kW
D.
43.15 kW

A generator supplies three-phase power to
balanced load. The voltage is 230 volts, the current
is 18 A and the power factor is 85%. What is the
power?
A.
3.6 kW
C.
6.1 kW
B.
1.6 kW
D.
1.4 kW

current at 230 volts line to line, 0.848 pf lagging.
Solve for the reactive power being drawn.
A.
15.83 kVAR
C.
15.35 kVAR
B.
15.26 kVAR
D.
15.94 kVAR

The input power factor to a three-phase, 6-poles,
460 volts., 60 Hz, 50 hp induction motor is 0.62 as
20 A is drawn by the motor. Find the power input to
the motor.
A.
9,880 W
C.
9,895 W
B.
9,675 W
D.
9,478 W

A 460 volt, three-phase motor draws 208 A with a
power factor of 0.91 lagging. Calculate the kW input
to the motor.
A.
150.8
C.
152.4
B.
156.3
D.
160.3

A wye-connected load has a 520 ohm impedance
per phase and is connected across a 120-V threephase source. Calculate the line current.
A.
24 A
C.
41.56 A
B.
13.85 A
D.
15.45 A

Three condensers, each having capacity of 75
microfarads are connected in star to a 440 volts, 3phase, 50 cycles supply. Calculate the capacitance
of each of the three condensers so that when they
are connected in delta to the same supply the line
current remains the same.
A.
20 F
C.
25 F
B.
28 F
D.
30 F
727. EE April 1993

A balanced three-phase load is wye-connected and
has an impedance Zp = 4 j3 ohms per phase. Find
the line current if this load is connected across a
220 V three-phase source.
A.
25.4 A
C.
20.5 A
B.
22.3 A
D.
26.7 A

Three 10-ohm resistances are connected delta on a
balanced three-phase source. If the equation of the
phase Van =120 sin t. What is the equation of the
line current in line a?
A. 20.78 sin (t + 30)

56.56)
C.
12 sin (t
B.
D.
36 sin t
13.15 sin (t - 30)

Three resistors 10, 15 and 30 ohmic values are
connected in wye-configuration to a balanced 208
volt three-phase supply. Calculate the total power of
the system.
A. 2644 W
C. 3080 W
B. 2880 W
D. 3280 W
Three impedances each 10 + j5 ohms are
connected delta on a balanced three-phase source.
If the equation of the phase Van =120 sin t. What
is the equation of the line current through the
impedance connected across phase A and B?
A.
C.
56.56)
20.02 sin (t - 22)

16.21 sin (t +
B.
3.44)
8.15)
18.59 sin (t +
D. 21.32 sin (t

Two parallel connected loads A and B are supplied
by a 440 V, 3-phase, 60 Hz generator. Load A
draws an apparent power of 100 kVA at 0.80 pf
lagging and load B draws an apparent power of 70
kVA at unity pf. Determine the feeder current.
A.
208 A
C.
214 A
B.
212 A
D.
202 A

A three-phase motor takes 10 kVA at 0.67 pf
lagging from a source of 230 volts. It is in parallel
with a balanced delta load having 16 ohms
resistance and 12 ohms capacitive reactance in
series in each phase. Determine the total power
factor.
A.
0.966 lagging
C.
0.917 lagging
B.
0.896 lagging
D.
0.967 lagging

The phase b line voltage and the phase a line
current of a balanced three-phase system are v =
220 (sin wt + 210) and i = 10 sin (wt - 30),
respectively. What is the power of the system?
A.
1905 W
C.
5716 W
B.
3300 W
D.
3810 W

current at 230 volts line to line, 0.848 pf lagging
current. Solve for the readings of the two
wattmeters used to measure the 3-phase power.
A.
25.543 kW, 15.087 kW
B.
28.155 kW, 12.385 kW
C.
24.365 kW, 16.175 kW
D.
27.583 kW, 12.957 kW

MERALCO used two wattmeters to measure the
balanced 3-phase dynatron elevator motor drive.
The coils of the wattmeters are connected to the
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 lines 3 and 1, respectively. The line potentials
are 230 V and the line currents are each 150 A. The
wattmeters each indicate 19.6 kW. Assume load is
wye connected. What is the total power supplied?
A.
49.175 kW
C.
45.461 kW
B.
48.236 kW
D.
47.350 kW

A 460-volt three-phase motor draws 208 A with a
power factor of 0.91 lagging. Calculate the
indication of W1 and W2 for the given condition.
A. 75.40 kW, 75.40 kW
61.25 kW
C.
89.56 kW,
B. 91.23 kW, 59.58 kW

55.57 kW
D.
95.24 kW,

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 wattmeter
reads +13,400 watts and the other +7,400 watts.
Determine motor power factor.
A.
0.961
C.
0.894
B.
0.886
D.
0.807
738. In a balanced three phase star connected circuit the

line voltages are equal
A. to the line current
B. to the phase voltage
C. and so are line currents
D. but the line currents are unequal
739. The type of a.c. distribution system commonly used
to supply both light and power is the
A. open delta system
B. three phase delta system
C.
D.
three phase star system with neutral wire

three phase star system without neutral wire
740. The phase displacement between phasors in

polyphase system is always
A. 90 degrees
B. 120 degrees
C. 360 degrees divided by the number of phases
741. In a balanced three phase star connected system the
line voltage is
A. the phasor difference of the two phase voltages
B. the phasor sum of the two phase voltages
C. 0.707 times the phase voltage
D. 1.414 times the phase voltage
742. In a star connected system line current is
A. 0.707 times the phase current
B. 1.735 times the phase current
C. equal to the phase current
D. 1.414 times the phase current
743. The advantages of star connections over delta
connections for the same voltage is that it gives
A. step down current
B. extra step up voltage
C. extra step up current
D. extra step up power
744. Power in a three phase star system is equal to
A. 3 x VL x IL x power factor
B. 3 x Vph x IL x power factor
C. 3 x VL X Iph X power factor
D. 3 x Vph x Iph x power factor
745. Power in a three phase delta system with balanced
load is equal to
A. x VL x IL x power factor
B. 3 x Vph X Iph X power factor
C. 3 x Vph x IL x power factor
D. 3 x VL x IL x power factor
746. In a delta connected system the line current is
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
747. Power in star connected system is
A. equal to that of delta system
B. 2 times the delta system
C. 3 times the delta system
D. 3 times of a delta system
748. Electric power is almost exclusively generated,
transmitted and distributed, by three phase system
because it
A. it is more efficient
B. uses less material for a given capacity
C. costs less than single-phase apparatus
D. all of the above
749. The voltages induced in the three windings of a

three-phase alternator are ____ degree apart in time
phase.
A. 120
C. 90
B. 60
D. 30
750. If positive phase sequence of a 3 phase load is ab-c the negative sequence would be
A. b-a-c
C. a-c-b
B. c-b-a
D. all of the above
751. In the balanced 3-phase voltage system generated
by a Y-connected alternator, VYB lags ER by ____
electrical degrees.
A. 90
B. 120
C. 60
D. 30
752. The power taken by 3-phase load is given by the
expression
A. 3 VL IL cos
C. 3 VL IL sin
B. VL IL cos
D. 3 VL IL sin
753. In a balanced 3-phase voltage
difference phase voltages reach
values ____ degree apart.
A. 120
C.
B. 60
D.
generator, the
their maximum
240
30
754. If the B-phase, Y-connected alternator become

reverse connected by mistake, it will not affect.
A. V Y B
C. V B R
B. V R Y
D. V B Y
755. Three equal impedances are first connected in star
across a balanced 3-phase supply. If connected in
delta across the same supply.
A. phase current will be tripled
B. phase current will be doubled
C. line current will become one-third
D. power consumed will increase three-fold
756. A 3-phase, 4-wire, 230/440-V system is supplying
lamp load at 230 V. If a 3-phase motor is now
switched on across the same supply then,
A. neutral current will increase
B. all line currents will decrease
C. neutral current will remain unchanged
D. power factor will be improved
757. Power factor improvement
A. does not affect the performance characteristics
of the original load
B. employs series resonance
C. increase the active power drawn by the load
D. increases the reactive power taken by the load
758. The chief disadvantage of a low power factor is that
A. more power is consumed by the load
B. current required for a given load power is higher
C. active power developed by a generator exceeds
its rated output capacity
D. heat generated is more than the desired amount
761. Phase reversal of a 4-wire unbalanced load supplied

from a balanced 3-phase supply changes
A. magnitude of phase currents
B. magnitudes as well as phase angle of neutral
current
C. the power consumed
D. only the magnitude of neutral current
762. In a two-phase generator, the electrical
displacement between two phase or windings is
____ electrical degrees.
A. 120
C. 180
B. 90
D. none of the
above
763. In a six-phase generator, the electrical displacement
between different phases or windings is ____
electrical degrees.
A. 60
C. 120
B. 90
D. 45
764. The torque on the rotor if a 3-phase motor is more
constant than that of a single motor because
A. single phase motors are not self-starting
B. single phase motors are small in size
C. 3-phase power is of constant value
765. For the same rating, the size of a 3-phase motor will
be ____ single phase motor.
A. less than that of
C. same as that of
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 voltage, the 3-phase system
requires ____the weight of copper required for the
single-phase system.
A. 3 times
C. 1.5 times
B. 3/4 times
D. 0.5 times
767. The phase sequence of a three-phase system is
RYB. The other possible phase sequence can be
A. B R Y
C. R B Y
B. Y R B
D. none of the
above
60 W
60 W
L1
L2
C
B
Fig. 14.1
A.
B.
C.
D.
L1 will burn more brightly than L2

L2 will burn more brightly than L1
both lamps will be equally bright
none of the above
769. If the phase sequence of the 3-phase line in Fig 14.1

is reversed
3-phase
line
760. When phase sequence at the 3-phase load is

reversed
A. phase powers are changed
B. phase currents are changed
C. phase currents change in angle but not in
magnitude
D. total power consumed in changed
3-phase
line
768. If in Fig. 14.1, the phase sequence is RYB, then

759. In the 2-wattmeter method of measuring 3-phase
power, the two wattmeters indicate equal and
opposite readings when load power factor angle is
____ degrees lagging.
A. 60
C. 30
B. 0
D. 90
60 W
60 W
L1
L2
C
B
Fig. 14.1
A.
B.
C.
D.
L1 will be brighter than L2

L2 will be brighter than L1
both lamps will be equally bright
none of the above
770. The advantage of star-connected supply system is

that
A. line current is equal to phase current
B. two voltages can be used
C. phase sequence can easily be changed
D. it is a simple arrangement
771. In a balanced star connected, line voltages are ____
ahead of their respective phase voltages.
A. 30
C. 120
B. 60
D. none of the
above
772. In a star-connected system, the relation between the
line voltage VL and phase voltage Vph is
A. =
C. =
B. = /3
D. none of the
above
773. Fig 14.2 shows a balanced star-connected system.
The line voltage VRY is given by
R
N
B
EYN
EBN
777. The power delivered by the 3-phase system shown

in Fig. 14.2 is 3VL IL cos . Here is the phase
difference between
IR
ERN
VRY
VBR
IY
IB
R
N
B
Fig. 14.2
A.
B.
C.
D.
R
IR
ERN
N
B
EYN
EBN
VRY
VBR
IY
IB
VYB
Fig. 14.2
A.
B.
30 +
30 -
C.
D.
60 +
120
775. If the load connected to the 3-phase generator

shown in Fig. 14.2 has a leading p.f. of cos , then
angle between VRY and IR is
VYB
778. A 3-phase load is balanced if all the three phases

have the same
A. impedance
B. power factor
C. impedance and power factor
779. Three 50-ohm resistors are connected in star across
400 V, 3-phase supply. If one of the resistors is
disconnected, then line current will be
A. 8 A
C. 83 A
B. 4 A
D. 8/3 A
780. Fig. 14.3 shows a balanced delta-connected supply
system. The current in line 1 is
IR
EYN
EBN
IB
IR
VRY
VBR
IY
2
B
IB
IY
VYB
90
90 +
C.
D.
60 +
30 -
R
N
EBN
EYN
Y
VBR
IY
IB
IR - IB..... phasor difference

IB - IR .. phasor difference
IY - IR - IB .. phasor difference
none of the above
781. In Fig. 14.3, line currents are ____ behind the

respective phase currents.
VRY
VYB
IB
IR
2
B
IY
Fig. 14.2
VRY = 230 V
VRY > 230 V
A.
B.
C.
D.
IR
ERN
Y
Fig. 14.3
776. Each phase voltage in Fig. 14.2 is 230 V. If

connections of phase B are reversed then
A.
B.
IB
line voltage and corresponding line current

phase voltage and corresponding phase current
phase current and line current
none of the above
Fig. 14.2
VBR
R
ERN
A.
B.
VRY
IY
Fig. 14.2
A.
B.
C.
D.
EYN
EBN
VRY = ERN ENY ..phasor sum

VRY = ERN EYN.....phasor difference
VRY = ENR + EYN ..phasor sum
none of the above
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
IR
ERN
VYB
C.
D.
VRY < 230 V

VRY = 0 V
Y
3
Fig. 14.3
A.
B.
above
60
30
C.
D.
120
none
of
the
787. If one of the resistors in Fig. 14.4 were opencircuited, then power consumed in the circuit is
782. The delta-connected generator shown in Fig. 14.3

has phase voltage of 200 V on no load. If a
connection of one of the phases is reversed then
resultant voltage across the mesh is
10
400 V
IR
Fig. 14.4
A.
B.
above
2
B
IY
200 V
2003 V
C.
D.
400 V
none of
8000 W
4000 W
C.
D.
the
784. The resistance between any two terminals of a

balanced star connected load is 12 . The
resistance of each phase is
A. 12
C. 6
B. 18
D. 36
10
400 V
783. If one line conductor of a 3-phase line is cut, the load

is then supplied by the ____ voltage.
A. single phase
C. three phase
B. two phase
D. none of the
above
Fig. 14.4
A.
B.
above
2.5 A
1A
C.
D.
400 V
R
Y
400 V
10
Fig. 14.5
A.
B.
above
Fig. 14.4
A.
B.
above
400 V
V
C.
D.
230 V
none of
the
200 W
300 W
C.
D.
10
10
400 V
400 V
400 V
400 V
400 V
10
N
Fig. 14.6
Fig. 14.4
A.
B.
4000 W
2300 W
345 W
none of
C.
D.
4600 W
5290 W
the
790. The power factor of the star-connected load shown

in Fig. 14.6 is
786. The power rating of each resistor in Fig. 14.4 is
400 V
the
10
400 V
1.725 A
none of
789. If one of the resistors in Fig. 14.5 is open-circuited,

power consumption will be
400 V
10
10
N
400 V
785. The voltage rating of each resistor in Fig. 14.4 should

be
400 V
the
10
400 V
400 V
16000 W
none of
788. The power consumed in the star-connected load

shown in Fig. 14.5 is 690 W. The line current is
Fig. 14.3
A.
B.
above
10
N
400 V
IB
10
400 V
A.
0.8 lagging
C.
0.75 lagging
B.
above
0.6 lagging
D.
none
of
the
791. The voltage drop across each inductor in Fig. 14.6 is
400 V
400 V
Fig. 14.6
184 V
138 V
C.
D.
400 V
none of
the
792. The power consumed in each phase of the circuit

shown in Fig. 14.6 is
400 V
400 V
4A
D.
36 A
797. 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
A. 60 kW
C. 40 kW
B. 20 kW
D. 180 kW
798. If a balanced delta load has an impedance of (6 + j9)
ohms per phase, then impedance of each phase of
equivalent star load is
A. (6 + j9) ohms
C. (12 + j18) ohms
B. (2 + j3) ohms
D. (3 + j4.5) ohms
400 V
A.
B.
above
B.
799. In order to measure power in a 3-phase,4-wire

unbalanced load, the minimum number of
wattmeters required would be
A. 1
C. 4
B. 2
D. 3
800. A wattmeter measures ____ power.
A. instantaneous
C. reactive
B. apparent
D. average
801. In the circuit shown in Fig. 14.7, the phase sequence
is RYB. If the load p.f. is cos lagging, then reading
of wattmeter W2 will be
400 V
W1
IL
Fig. 14.6
the
793. Three identical resistances connected in star

consume 4000 W. If the resistances are connected
in delta across the same supply, the power
consumed will be
A. 4000 W
C. 8000 W
B. 6000 W
D. 12000 W
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
A. 15
C. 5
B. 7.5
D. 30
W2
VL
IL
Fig. 14.7
A. ( )
3 sin(30 + )
B. cos(30 + )
3 cos(30 + )
C.
D.
802. If the p.f. of the load shown in Fig. 14.7 (phase

sequence is RYB) is zero, then
W1
IL
795. Three identical capacitances, each of 450 F, are

connected in star. The 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
VL
N
IL
W2
796. Three identical resistances connected in star carry a

line current of 12 A. If the same resistances are
connected in delta across the same supply, the line
current will be
A. 12 A
C. 8 A
IL
3174 W
none of
C.
D.
2300 W
4000 W
A.
B.
above
VL
VL
Fig. 14.7
A.
B.
C.
W1 will read zero

W2 will read zero
both W1 and W2 will read zero
IL
D.
W1 and W2 will read equal and opposite
806. If capacitors of equal capacitance are shunted

across each phase in Fig. 14.7, then
803. If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) in Fig.

14.7 is unity, then
IL
W1
W1
VL
IL
N
VL
Z
IL
Y
W2
IL
Fig. 14.7
804. If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) is Fig.

14.7 is 0.5, then
W1
IL
VL
N
IL
W2
VL
IL
Fig. 14.7
A.
B.
C.
D.
W2 will give total power

W1 will give total power
both W1 and W2 will read equal
W2 will give negative reading
805. If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) is Fig.

14.7 is 0.4, then
W1
A.
B.
C.
same
D.
total power drawn will change

total power drawn will not change
power factor of the load remains
none of the above
807. In two wattmeter method, the algebraic sum of the

readings of two wattmeters will indicate true power
only if
A. the load is balanced
B. phase sequence remains unchanged
C. there is no source unbalance
D. neutral wire available does not carry any current
808. Three-wattmeter method is not used to measure
power in a 3-phase circuit because
A. it is complicated
B. generally neutral is not available or delta load
cannot be opened
C. it requires three wattmeters
809. Three resistors having the same resistances are
connected in star and across 480 V 3-phase lines.
To what value should the line voltage be changed to
obtain the same line currents with the resistors deltaconnected?
A. 230 V
C.
160 V
B. 133 V
D.
240 V
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
IL
Z
VL
IL
Fig. 14.7
W1 will give more reading than W2

both W1 and W2 will give equal and positive
reading
W2 will give more reading than W1
none of the above
C.
D.
W2
VL
IL
A.
B.
VL
W
R
IL
IL
Z
W2
VL
IR
IY
Fig. 14.7
A.
B.
C.
D.

both W1 and W2 will give negative reading
both W1 and W2 will give positive reading
IB
Fig. 14.8
A.
1000 VAR
C.
1732 VAR
B.
above
2000 VAR
D.
none of the
811. The most difficult unbalanced 3-phase load to deal

with is
A. 4-wire star connected unbalanced load
B. unbalanced -connected load
C. unbalanced 3-wire, Y-connected load
812. In a balanced three-phase system, the line to line
voltages are displaced from each other by ____.
A. 0
C. 90
B. 30
D. 120
813. When phase sequence of the three-phase system is
reversed ____.
A. Phase currents change in angle not in
magnitude
B. Phase currents are changed
C. Total Power consumed is changed
D. Phase power are changed
814. A three-phase load is balanced if all the three phases
have the same ____.
A. Impedance
B. Impedance & power factor
C. Power factor
D. Power
815. In balanced star (wye) connected system, the line
voltage is
A. 0.707 times the phase voltage
B. 1.414 times the phase voltage
C. phasor sum of the two phase voltage
D. phasor difference of the two phase voltage
816. The phase sequence of a three-phase system is
BCA. The other possible phase sequence can be
____.
A. CBA
C. ACB
B. CAB
D. none of these
817. Find the line voltage Vab is = 265.637 V and
the sequence is BCA.
A. 460 203 V
C. 460 83 V
B. V
D. 460 53 V
818. Line B of a 230 V ungrounded-wye system touches
the ground. What is the voltage between line A and
ground?
A. 230 V
C. 0
B. 115 V
D. 132.79 V
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
resistors is disconnected?
A. 33%
C. 25%
B. 50%
D. 0%
820. Three identical wye-connected resistances consume
1,000 watts. If the resistances are connected in delta
across the same supply, the power consumed will be

____.
A. 3,000 W
C. 1,000 W
B. 6,000 W
D. 333 W
821. A balanced delta connected load draws 10 A of line
current and 3 kW at 220 V. The reactance of each
phase of the load is ____.
A. 38.1
C. 23.5
B. 30
D. 22
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
equivalent star connected impedance that can
replace this motor is ____
A. 7.3 36.87
C. 4.2 36.87
B. 7.336.87
D. . .
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
wye so that the overall power factor is 0.8 lagging.
A. 16.58 F
C. 38.53 F
B. 49.74 F
D. 83.74 F
824. Find the average power absorbed by a balance three
phase load in an ACB circuit in which one line
voltage is = 48030 V and one line current to
the load is = 2.180 A.
A. 1337 W
C. 1719 W
B. 1122 W
D. 1122 W
825. A balanced delta connected load having impedance
per phase of 2030.87 ohms is supplied from a
balanced 3-phase, 240 V source. Determine the total
real power.
A. 6824 W
C. 7416 W
B. 6912 W
D. 6740 W
826. A balanced three-phase load draws 20 kW at 0.447
pf lagging from a 230 V, 60 Hz three phase
transmission line. Find the readings of the two
wattmeters properly connected to measure power.
A. 18.45 kW, 1.55 kW
C. 21.55 kW, -1.55
kW
B. 14.25 kW, 5.75 kW
D. 25.75 kW, -5.75
kW
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
90%, respectively. The apparent power in kVA drawn
by the motor is ____.
A. 23.82
C. 21.44
B. 27.78
D. 19.30
828. A balanced star connected load is supplied from a
symmetrical three phase, 400 volts ABC system. The
current in each phase is 30 amperes and lags 30
behind the line voltage. What is the total power?
A. 18,000 W
C. 20,785 W
B. 10,393 W
D. 31.177 W
B.
829. A balanced delta load with impedances of 15 j9
ohms is connected to a three phase source by three
wires each of which has 2 + j5 ohms impedance. The
load phase voltage is 120 V. Find the line voltages of
the source.
A. 69 V
C. 259 V
B. 208 V
D. 87 V
830. Two-wattmeter method is applied to a three-phase
motor running at full load. The two wattmeters
indicate 85.5 kW and 34.7 kW, respectively. What is
the operating power factor of the motor?
A. 87.45%
C. 89.49%
B. 80.69%
D. 94.76%
831. A 100 KVA balanced three phase load operates at
0.65 power factor lagging at 450 V. If power is
measured by two wattmeters, what will be the
reading of each wattmeter?
A. 20,000 W & 45,000 W
C. 10,563 W &
54,437 W
B. 25,000 W & 40,000 W
D. 65,000 W & 0 W
832. The two wattmeter method is applied to a three
phase, three-wire, 100 V, ABC system with the
meters in lines B and C, WB = 836 watts and WC =
224 watts. What is the impedance of the balanced
delta-connected load?
A. 1045
C.
B. 10 45
D. 2045
833. Two wattmeters are connected are for the two
wattmeter method with current coils in lines A and B
of a 208 V, ABC circuit that has a balanced delta
load. If the meter readings arte 6 kW and -3 kW
respectively, find the load impedance per phase.
A. 18.8 35.2 /phase
C. 22.3
36.2 /phase
B. . . /
D. 32.236.2 /
phase
834. Three equal impedances, each represented by a
series R-L circuit are connected to a three phase
source. A total power of 7630 watts is measured by
the two-wattmeter method. If one wattmeter gives
zero deflection, determine the values of R and XL for
a line voltage of 230 V.
A. 3.2, 10
C. 3.2, 9
B. 5.2, 10
D. 5.2, 9
835. Three equal impedances of (25 + j30) are
connected in wye to 240 V, 60 Hz, three-phase
source. Determine the value of the capacitor to be
connected in parallel with the load so that the total
current drawn by the load is 3 amperes.
A. 90 F
C. 70 F
B. 80 F
D. 60 F
836. A delta-connected load draws 17.28 kW from 240-V,
balanced three-phase supply. What is the resistance
of the load if the reactance is equal to 5 ohms?
A. 5
C. 10
7.5
D.
2.5
837. Three identical impedances of 1560 ohms are

connected in star to a three-phase, three-wire, 240 V
system. The lines between the supply and the load
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
838. A delta connected load having an impedance of (300
+ j210) per phase is supplied from 480 V, threephase supply through a line having an impedance of
(4 + j8) per wire. What is the total power supplied to
the load?
A. 1418 W
C. 454 W
B. 473 W
D. 1363 W
839. A certain load takes 300 kW at 400 V. A three-phase
capacitor bank rated 15 kVA per phase is connected
in parallel with the load to raise the power factor of
the load to 90% lagging. What is the power factor of
the load before correction?
A. 99%
C. 95%
B. 92%
D. 88%
840. A factory load draws 100 kW at 75% lagging power
factor from a 480 V source. To increase the power
factor to 90% lagging, a synchronous motor
operating at 80% leading power factor is connected
to the load. What is the rating of the motor if it has an
efficiency of 80%?
A. 54 HP
C. 33 HP
B. 43 HP
D. 35 HP
841. A three-phase, wye-connected induction motor is
connected to a 480 V, three-phase supply. It draws
a current of 15 amperes at 80% power factor. A delta
connected reactance is connected in parallel with the
motor and the combination draws 15 amperes. What
is the value of the element?
A. 57.4 F
C. 28.7 F
B. 122.5 F
D. 245.0 F
842. A three-phase balanced load is connected across
220 V, three-phase, ACB source. A wattmeter with
its current coil in line A and voltage coil across liens
A and B reads 800 W. The potential coil is then
connected across liens A and C with the current coil
in the same line. What is the power factor of the load
if the meter reads -800 W?
A. 0.5 lagging
C. 0.87 lagging
B. 0.5 leading
D. 0.87 leading
843. In two-wattmeter method, the readings of the
wattmeter will be identical when _____.
A. load in one of the two phases is zero
B.
C.
D.
power factor is unity

power factor is 0.5
neutral is earthed
844. A wye-connected, balanced three-phase load draws

75 A from 230 V, 60 Hz source. To measure the total
power, two wattmeters are connected in lines A and
C and reads 8,625 W and 17,250 W, respectively.
Determine the impedance of the balanced load.
A. 3.0730
C. 1.7730
B. .
D. 1.77 30
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 connected
in lines A and B and reads 10 kW and -2.5 kW. When
a capacitor in parallel with the load and the
wattmeters reconnected in lines B and C, the
wattmeter in line B reads 7.5 kW. What is the power
factor of the combined load?
A. 33%
C. 28%
B. 50%
D. 72%
846. The ratio of the readings of wattmeters connected to
measure the power delivered to an inductive load is
0.75. If the load draws 75 kVA from 440-V supply,
determine the impedance per phase of the deltaconnected load?
A. . .
C. 2.5841.41
B. 7.74 13.9
41.41
D.
2.58
847. A balanced three-phase, three-wire, 480 V supply

has two loads. The first load is delta connected and
takes 30 kW at 80% lagging power factor. The
second load is delta connected and uses 24 kVA at
90% leading power factor. Find the readings of the
two wattmeters connected in lines A and C.
A. 28,940 & 22,660 W
C. 30,000
&
21,600 W
B. 20,400 & 31,200 W
D. 32,680
&
18,920 W
H.
CORRECTION (3-PHASE)
POWER FACTOR

A three-phase, 60 Hz, 2200 volts induction motor
develops 500 HP, 0.8 lagging pf and efficiency of
94%. The power factor is raised to 0.90 lagging by
connecting a bank of condensers in delta across the
lines. If each of the capacitance unit is built up of
four similar 550 V condensers, calculate the
required capacitance of each condenser.
A.
77.04 F
C.
76.12 F
B.
75.42 F
D.
72.30 F
849. EE Board Exam October 1987, October 1982

Installed in one of the customer CEPALCO are two
single phase transformers each rated 75 kVA are
connected V or open delta to serve a 3-phase load
of 120 kW at 0.8 p.f. lagging. To prevent the
overloading of the transformers, determine the size
of the capacitor in kVAR.
A.
40
C.
39
B.
41
D.
42

Three single-phase transformers each rated 75 kVA
are banked in delta and 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 kVAR of a capacitor needed to
prevent overloading of the remaining units.
A.
70.32
C.
72.46
B.
73.64
D.
73.28

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.
Determine the size in kVAR of the capacitor needed
to prevent overloading of the transformers.
A.
40.25
C.
45.24
B.
41.28
D.
43.50

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 be added in order to prevent overloading
of the transformer bank.
A.
32.506 kVAR
C.
40.391 kVAR
B.
35.866 kVAR
D.
28.266 kVAR

A 3-phase generator has the following 3-phase
loads: an inductive load drawing 400 kVA at 0.60 pf
power factor and a resistive load drawing 80 kVA at
1.00 power factor. Solve for the size in kVAR of the
capacitor bank needed to improve the power factor
of the combined loads to 0.85 lagging.
A.
120.58 kVAR
C.
124.54 kVAR
B.
121.68 kVAR
D.
122.82 kVAR

A short, 3-phase, 3-wire transmission line has a
receiving end voltage of 4,160 V phase to neutral
and serving a balanced 3-phase load of 998.400
volt-amperes at 0.82 pf lagging. At the receiving
end the voltage is 4600 V., 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 4160 V.
A.
181
C.
172
B.
175
D.
178

A 132 kV line, three-phase system delivers 70.7
MVA of a balanced delta load of power factor 70.7%.
Determine the reactance necessary in order to attain
unity power factor.
A. 1,092
C.
1,142
B. 965
D. 1,045
A balanced 500 kVA, 3-phase, 440 volt, 60 Hz,
inductive load operates at a pf of 75%. Determine
the total capacitive kVAR required improving the pf
to 95%.
A.
207.46
C.
210.75
B.
176.42
D.
192.21

A balanced 3-phase load draws 150 A phase
current at 7.5 kV phase to neutral, 0.891 power
factor lagging. It is desired to raise the power factor
to 0.96 leading. Solve for the amount of capacitor
kVAR needed to achieve such pf.
A.
2273 kVAR
C.
2509 kVAR
B.
2409 kVAR
D.
2365 kVAR

A 3-phase, 3-wire, short transmission line has a
resistance of 3 ohms and a reactance of 8 ohms per
wire. At the receiving end, a balanced 3-phase load
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 for the size in kVAR of capacitors needed to
raise the power factor at the receiving end to 0.95
leading.
A.
1043.5
C.
1026.5
B.
1154.2
D.
1232.2

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
needed to raise the power factor to 0.96 leading, if
the line to line voltage is 13,200 volts.
A.
1310.15
C.
1247.54
B.
1338.25
D.
1430.12
Two Y-connected, 50 rise induction motors are fed

by a 4160 V, line to line, 3-phase 60 Hz motorcontrol center 20 feet away. Motor 1 drives a 600hp 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
capacity in microfarads per phase of a wyeconnected bank that is required to correct the power
factor of the load to 0.966 lagging.
A.
172.4 F
C.
167.2 F
B.
193.8 F
D.
182.1 F

A star-connected 400 HP (metric), 2000 V, 50 c/s
motor works at a power factor of 0.7 lagging. A
bank of mesh-connected condensers is used to
raise the power factor to 0.93 lagging. Calculate the
capacitance of each unit required if each is rated
500 V, 50 c/s. The motor efficiency is 85%.
A.
194 F
C.
302 F
B.
225 F
D.
233 F
862. A delta connected induction motor takes 20 kW at 0.8

pf from a 500 V 60 Hz mains. Three delta connected
capacitors are used to raise the pf to 0.95. What is
the capacitance of each capacitor in F?
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% efficiency and a power factor of 0.8
lagging from 480 V lines. A wye connected power
factor correction capacitor is to be installed to
improve the overall power factor to 0.9 lagging.
Determine the capacitance required per phase.
A. 428 F
C. 1283 F
B. 142.6 F
D. 3850 F
G. UNBALANCED POLYPHASE SYSTEMS
Given a balanced 3-wire, three-phase system
serving the following loads:
= 2000
= 1053.13
= 200240
= 100
= 200120
= 1030
Determine the current on line b

A.
20.34 A
C.
24.36 A
B.
22.04 A
D.
21.57 A

Given the following line voltages and two load
impedances:
= 1170
= 5 + 12
= 117240
= 13 + 0
= 117120
Solve for the current in line c.
A.
17.41 A
C.
16.62 A
B.
17.95 A
D.
18.46 A

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
lines 2 & 3. And the third takes 28.4 kW at 0.77 pf
lagging and is connected across lines 3 & 1. Find
the three line currents.
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.
A.
42.19 A
C.
41.08 A
B.
27.74 A
D.
34.46 A

A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire
system with the following characteristics:
= 2300
= 110 36.87
= 230240
= 12553.13
Find the line current Ib.
A.
254.40 A, 211.38 A, 252 A
A.
145.3 A
C.
184.6 A
B.
231.26 A, 215.20 A, 268 A
B.
163.3 A
D.
166.5 A
C.
254.40 A, 215.20 A, 252 A
D.
231.26 A, 211.38 A, 268 A

A 120-V per phase, three-phase Y-connected
source delivers power to the following deltaconnected load:

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.
1 = 400
A.
94 kVA
C.
78 kVA
2 = 20 60
B.
83 kVA
D.
101 kVA
3 = 1545
Solve for the three line currents.
A.
12.45 A, 9 A, 22.45 A
B.
13.49 A, 9 A, 22.45 A
C.
13.49 A, 10 A. 20.22 A
D.
12.45 A, 10 A, 20.22 A

Given:
= 2400
= 6 + 8
= 240240
= 5 + 8.66
= 240120
= 10 + 0
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
C. Ia = 45 A, Ib = 42 A, Ic = 20 A
D. Ia = 48 A, Ib = 43 A, Ic = 24 A
A three phase 230-V circuit serves two singlephase loads, A and B. Load A is an induction motor

The following information is given for a deltaconnected load of three numerically equal
impedances that differ in power factor. Line voltage
= 120 volts. = 1530 , = 150 and
= 15 30 . Phase sequence of voltages is
a-b-c. Using the phase sequence as a guide,
calculate the total power drawn by the load.
A.
2,624 W
C.
2,564 W
B.
2,472 W
D.
2,731 W

In AC circuit, find the total power in kW in an
unbalanced three-phase circuit loaded as follows:
Phase I = 120 V, 100 A, unity pf. Phase II = 100 V,
230 A, 80% pf and phase III = 110 V, 85 A, 77% pf.
A.
37.6 kW
C.
32.8 kW
B.
35.3 kW
D.
38.2 kW

Two single-phase transformers are connected in V
(open delta) and serving a delta connected
impedance load. Each impedance is equal to

1636.87 . If the transformer voltages impressed
on the impedances are = 2400 , =
240240 , = 240120 . Solve for the total
kVA drawn by the load.
Solve for the real power in kW drawn by the

commercial building.
A.
6.23
C.
10.8
A.
402.2
C.
419.5
B.
8.31
D.
11.3
B.
404.5
D.
421.5
875. EE Board Exam October 1980, October 1982

Three impedances Zan = 20 + j0, Zbn = 16 + j12, Zcn
= 5 j15 ohms, are connected in wye across a 230
V (line to line), 3-phase, 4-wire source. The phase
sequence is a-b-c, counterclockwise. Determine the
current passing thru the neutral.
= 2,4000
= 85330
= 2,400240
= 10080

A 3-phase, 3-wire load draws the following line
currents: = 60330 , = 78.4214 and
= 7580 . If the voltages impressed on the load
are balanced 3-phase, having a magnitude of 4140
volts line to line, solve for the total power in kW.
A.
7.54 A
C.
8.81 A
A.
556.16
C.
536.54
B.
9.12 A
D.
8.02 A
B.
506.85
D.
520.18
876. EE April 1981

A wye-connected transformer with neutral
connection has balanced voltages of 265 V
between lines and neutral. The transformer is
serving two single phase motors. Motor A (rated 4
hp, 0.90 efficiency, 0.80 power factor lagging) is
connected across line a and neutral. Motor B (rated
3 hp, 0.85 efficiency, 0.85 power factor lagging) is
connected across line b and neutral. Solve for the
neutral current, using Van as reference vector.
A.
20.42 A
C.
22.45 A
B.
25.37 A
D.
23.14 A

The loads of a wye connected transformer are: Ia =
10 cis (-30); Ib = 12 cis 215; Ic = 15 cis 82. What
is the neutral current?
A. 1.04 cis 72.8
C. 0.92 cis 62.5
B.
2.21 cis (-30)
D.
3.11 cis 72.6

Given the following load impedances in delta and
the impressed voltages as follows:
= 2200
= 8 + 6
= 220240
= 8.66 5
= 220120
= 10 + 0
What will be the reading of the two wattmeters

connected to measure total power. Use line a as the
common potential point.
A.
C.
3.869 kW, 9.031 kW

3.125 kW, 6.778 kW
B.
D.
2.546 kW, 8.357 kW

4.055 kW, 9.848 kW

The 3-phase power supply to a factory has the
following measurements:

= 2400
= 120330
= 240240
= 157214
= 240120
= 15080
= 2300
= 110 36.87
Solve for the total power drawn.
= 230240
= 12553.13
A.
60.2 kW
C.
58.8 kW
B.
56.5 kW
D.
62.4 kW
Determine the power consumed by the load.

A.
42.75 kW
C.
40.23 kW
B.
48.78 kW
D.
45.12 kW

The following voltages and line currents were
measured to a 3-phase, 3-wire feeder serving a
commercial building:

A three-phase 230-V circuit serves two singlephase loads, A and B. Load A 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 total

power factor of the load.
A.
0.907
C.
0.864
B.
0.704
D.
0.886

A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3-phase
takes a line current of 18.4 ampere, when operating
at rated output at an efficiency of 88%. Calculate
the indication on the wattmeter when this is inserted
to measure power by the T-method.
A.
3.179 kW
C.
3.361 kW
B.
4.401 kW
D.
4.042 kW

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 singlephase load.
A.
0.707
C.
0.800
B.
0.866
D.
0.900

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.
C.
15.32 kW, 10.02 kW

16.42 kW, 8.92 kW
B.
D.
17.86 kW, 7.48 kW

17.24 kW, 8.10 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 240 V, 3phase, 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?
A.
6,180 W
C.
6,561 W
B.
6,324 W
D.
6,004 W

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?

A.
434.68
C.
504.35
B.
462.35
D.
420.12

National Power Corporation used two wattmeters to
measure 3-phase power of a balanced Y-connected
lagging power factor motor loads. Each wattmeter
indicates 15.4 kW. The voltage coils are connected
across lines 2 and 3, and across lines 1 and 3,
respectively. The line to line voltages are 230 volts
with V12 leading V23 and the line currents are each
120 A. Calculate the total power supplied.
A.
37.44 kW
C.
39.67 kW
B.
30.72 kW
D.
34.88 kW

= 2300
36.87
= 110
= 230240
= 12553.13
A.
0.934 lagging
C.
0.892 lagging
B.
0.908 lagging
D.
0.866 lagging

currents:
= 60330 , = 78.4214 and =
7580 . If the voltages impressed on the load are
balanced 3-phase, having a magnitude of 4140
volts line to line, solve for the power factor of the
load.
A.
0.976
C.
0.982
B.
0.999
D.
0.906

Three unequal single-phase induction motor loads
are connected across the lines and neutral
conductor of a balanced, 3-phase, 350 volts circuit.
The line to neutral voltages is each 202 volts. The
first load takes 20 kW at 0.82 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 conductor?
A.
105.5 amps
C.
125.4 amps
B.
86.6 amps
D.
none of these
893. For an unbalanced load which connection is suitable

A. 3 wire open delta
B. 4 wire star connection
C. 3 wire delta connection
D. 3 wire star connection
894. What is the minimum number of wattmeters required
for measuring power of a three phase balanced
load?
A. two
C. one
B. four
D. three
895. The power is to be measured for a balanced delta
connected load whose terminals cannot be opened.
How many wattmeters do you need?
A. four
C. two
B. one
D. three
896. What is the minimum number of wattmeters required
to measure unbalanced power for a three-phase
system?
A. two
C. three
B. four
D. one
897. In two wattmeter method, the readings of the
wattmeter will be identical when
A. load in one of the phases is zero
B. power factor is unity
C. power factor is 0.5
D. neutral is earthed
898. Two wattmeters can be used to measure 3-phase for
a
A. balanced and unbalanced load
B. unbalanced load only
C. balanced load only
D. unity power factor only
899. In 2 wattmeter method, the reading of one of the
wattmeter will be zero when
A. power factor is unity
B. power factor is 0.5
C. load in one of the phases is zero
D. a neutral wire is not provided
900. For a 3 phase unbalanced load
A. the power factor of each phase will be in
proportional to the load
B. the power factor of each phase will be the same
C. the power factor of at least one of the phase
must be leading
D. the power factor of each phase may be different
901. A wattmeter is installed in a balanced 3-phase
system. The wattmeter will measure
A.
B.
total power
real power
C.
D.
active power
reactive power
902. A three-phase, three-wire, 240 V, CBA system

supplies power a wye-connected load with
impedances of = = 2590 , = 200 .
Find the total power.
A. 1,553 W
C. 1,883 W
B. 2,589 W
D. 2,104 W
903. A 100 V, balanced three-phase source has two
single-phase loads. The first 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 (R j2) ohms. Determine the
values of R and X, if the current in line B is 25.93
102.37 A and the ratio of X to R is 1.5.
A. 2 , 3
C. 4 , 6
B. 3 , 4.5
D. 5 , 7.5
904. Three single phase loads are connected between
lines of a 280 V, balanced three phase source. The
currents measured in lines B and C are: =
85.22 72.5 A, = 60.71170 A. What is the
negative sequence component of the currents?
A. 39.21105.2 A
C. 37.64
104.5 A
B. . . A
D. 41.8272.8 A
905. Two of the three unbalanced currents are given for
an unbalanced, three-phase system. Find the
positive sequence of phase B current of the neutral
current is 3239.2 A.
A. 3239.2 A
C. 106.2361.5
B. 18147.1 A
D. .
. A
906. The phase b voltage and the phase b current of a
balanced 3-phase system are: V = 220 sin (t +
210) and I = 10 sin (t 180). What is the power of
the system?
A. 3300 W
C. 1905 W
B. 5716 W
D. 3810 W
907. Two voltage generators are in series. The voltage
being generated are Vab = 50 sin(t - 30) and Vbc =
100 sin(t + 60). What is the output voltage Vac?
A. 111.83 cis 33.5
C. 145.5 cis 50.1
B.
50 cis 30
D.
150 cis 30
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
R
Y
B
909. The response of a network is decided by the location

of
A. Its zeros
C. both zeros &
poles
B. Its poles
nor poles
D.
neither
zeros
910. The pole-zero configuration of a network function is

shown. The magnitude of the transfer function will
A. Decrease with frequency
B. increase with frequency
C. Initially increase and then decreases with
frequency
D. Be independent of frequency
911. Given I1 = 2V1 + V2 and I2 = V1 + V2 the Zparameters are given by
A. 2, 1, 1, 1
C. 1, 1, 1, 2
B. 1, -1, -1, 2
D. 2, -1, 1, 1
912. The short circuit admittance matrix of a two-port
network is as shown
The two-port network is
A. Non reciprocal & passive
B. Non-reciprocal & active
C. Reciprocal & passive
D. reciprocal & active
913. If the two port network is reciprocal, then
A. Z12 / Y12 = Z122 Z11 Z12
B. Z12 = 1/Y22
C. h12 = -h21
D. AD-BC = 0
914. Two networks are cascaded through an ideal buffer.
If tr1 & tr2 are the rise times of two networks, then
the over-all rise time of the two networks together will
be
A. tr1 tr2
C. tr1 + tr2
B. (tr12 +tr22)
D. (tr1 + tr2 )/ 2
915. Which one of the following combinations of open
circuit voltage and Thevenins equivalent resistance
represents the Thevenins equivalent of the circuit
shown in the given figure?
A.
B.
1 V, 10 C.
1 V, 1 k D.
D.
Symmetrical Components
1 mV, 1 k
1 mV, 10

If the loads of a wye-connected transformer are:
Ia = 10 cis (-30)
Ib = 12 cis 215
Ic = 15 cis 82
What is the phase b positive sequence component?
A. 13.4 cis (-32.2)
C. 12.27
cis
208.4
B. 10.2 cis 240

31.6)
D.
12.27
cis
(-
917. REE Board Exam March 1998, September 2001

The three unbalanced currents are:
Ia = 10 cis (-30)
Ib = 0
Ic = 10 cis 150
Find the negative sequence current of phase a.
A. 8.66 cis 30
C. -5.77
B. 5.77 cis (-60)
D. 5.77
Given the following currents:
Ia = 60 + j0 A
Ib = -36 j48 A
Ic = -48 + j36 A
Solve for the negative sequence component Ia.
A. 8.641 j1.543
C. 9.751 j1.464
B. 9.436 + j1.346
D. 8.354 + j1.034
Ia = 10 cis (-30)
Ib = 0
Ic = 10 cis 150
Find the zero sequence current.
A. 3.33 cis 30
C. 5.77
B. 0
D. 3.33
Given the following currents:
Ia = 60 + j0 A
Ib = -36 j48 A
Ic = -48 + j36 A
Solve for the zero component of Ia.
A. 10 + j4
C. -8 j4
B. 8 j6
D. 12 j6
The sequence currents of phase a current are as
follows:
Zero sequence current = 14.1317.34
Positive sequence current = 2.9810.06
Negative sequence current = 708.26 31
Determine the phase a current.
A.
C. 71088
B. 730 15.2
D. 69515.2
The sequence components of phase a current are:
Zero sequence current = 0.47 + j1.49
Positive sequence current = 18.4 cis (-31.6)
Negative sequence current = 3.23 cis 168.2
Determine the phase b current.
A. 18 cis 215
C. 19 cis 220
B. 15 cis 240
D. 20 cis 225
The sequence components of phase a current are:
Zero sequence current = 0.47 + j1.49
Positive sequence current = 18.4 cis (-31.6)
Determine the phase c current.

A. 17.5 cis 91
C.
B. 18 cis 215
D.
22.5 cis 82
15 cis 100

Determine the symmetrical components of the line
current in line a if one of the in-phase impedance of
its delta connected load connected across lines ca
is removed. The delta load with impedance of 100
ohms per phase is supplied from a 220 volts, 60
cycle, 3-phase source. Assume a phase sequence of
a-b-c.
A. Ia1 = 11 A, Ia2 = 11 A, Ia0 = 0 A
B. Ia1 = 7.33 A, Ia2 = 7.33 A, Ia0 = 7.33 A
C. Ia1 = 22 A, Ia2 = 22 A, Ia0 = 22 A
D. Ia1 = 25.4 A, Ia2 = 12.7 A, Ia0 = 0 A
A star-connected balanced load takes 75 A from a
balanced 3-phase, 4-wire supply. If the two supply
lines of the fuses are removed determine the
symmetrical components of the lines after the fuses
are removed.
A. I1 = 25 A, I2 = 25 A, I3 = 25 A
B. I1 = 25 A, I2 = 50 A, I3 = 0 A
C. I1 = 75 A, I2 = 75 A, I3 = 75 A
D. I1 = 75 A, I2 = 0 A, I3 = 0 A
If the loads of a wye-connected transformer are:
Ia = 10 cis (-30)
Ib = 12 cis 215
Ic = 15 cis 82
Find the positive sequence component of phase a
current.
A. 13.4 cis (-32.2)
C. 12.27
cis
208.4
B. 10.2 cis 240
D. 12.27 cis (31.6)
927. The method of symmetrical components is very
useful for
A. solving unbalanced polyphase circuits
B. analyzing the performance of 3-phase electrical
machinery
C. calculating currents resulting from unbalanced
faults
D. all of the above
928. An unbalanced system of 3-phase voltages having
RYB sequence actually consists of
A. a positive-sequence component
B. a negative-sequence component
C. a zero-sequence component
D. all of the above
929. The zero-sequence component of the unbalanced 3phase system of vectors VA, VB and VC is of their
vector sum.
A. one-third
C. two-third
B. one-half
D. one-fourth
930. In the case of an unbalanced star-connected load

supplied from an unbalanced 3-, 3 wire system,
load currents will consists of
A. positive-sequence components
B. negative-sequence components
C. zero-sequence components
D. only A and B
931. In symmetrical components, what is the vector sum
of 1 + a + a2?
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)
Determine the phase a current.
A. 720 cis (-30)
C. 710 cis 88
B. 730 cis (-15.2)
D. 695 cis 15.2
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
The phase currents of a three-phase system are:
Ia = 100 cis 0
Ib = 80 cis 240
Ic = 91.8 cis 130.9
Find the zero sequence current.
A. 90.23 cis 3.68 A
B. 270.7 cis 3.68 A
C. 34.68 cis (-30.24) A
935. Given three unbalanced three-phase voltages:
Va = 150 + j0 V
Vb = -90 j120 V
Vc = -120 + j90 V
Determine Va1
A. 142.43 + j12.35
B. 135.32 j 1.34
C. 145.62 + j13.66
D. 140.23 j9.32
936.
A.
B.
1.
C.
D.
Four 3 pCoul spheres are in corners of square q 1

cm on sides. Find the force in Newton?
The correct answer is: 15.5 x 10^(-10)
2.
The correct answer is: 0.999
In a cable capacitor, voltage gradient is maximum

at the surface of the
9.
3.
When will an ac voltage, v = 120 sin 120*pi*t reach
The correct answer is: conductor
its first peak?
Which of the following voltmeter has the most
The correct answer is: 4.167 ms
inaccurate reading?
10. A balanced delta load with impedances of 15 - j9
The correct answer is: Low sensitive, 900 kohms
ohms is connected to a three phase source by three

wires each of which has 2 + j5 ohms impedance.
4.
Electrostatic instruments are exclusively used as
The load phase voltage is 120 V. Find the line

voltages at the source.
The correct answer is: 259 V
The correct answer is: voltmeters
11. A three-phase motor takes 10 kVA at 0.67 pf

lagging from a source of 230 volts. It is in parallel
5.
The input impedance of your test equipment should

exceed the impedance of the circuit under test by
what ratio?
The correct answer is: 10 to 1
6.
Part of the which produces bright spot through

collection of electrons
with a balanced delta load having 16 ohms

resistance and 12 ohms capacitive reactance in
series in each phase. Determine the total power
factor.
The correct answer is: 0.967 lagging
12. To roughly check his kWh meter an electrician

hook-up a wattmeter, he switched on the load, he
counted 5 rev in 18 sec, the meter constant is 3.2.
The correct answer is: Aquadag coating
The wattmeter reads 368 Watts. What is the error of

the meter?
7.
An isolated sphere 10 cm in radius is charged in air

to 500 Volts. How much charge is required?
The correct answer is: 8% slower

13. Two single-phase transformers are connected in V
(open delta) and serving a delta connected
impedance load. Each impedance is equal to 16 cis
The correct answer is: 5.563 nC
(36.87 deg) ohms. If the transformer voltages

impressed on the impedances are Vab = 240 cis (0
deg) V, Vbc = 240 cis (240 deg) V, Vca = 240 cis
8.
(120 deg) V. Solve for the total kVA drawn by the
currents: Ia = 60 cis (330 deg) A, Ib = 78.4 cis (214
load.
deg) A, Ic = 75 cis (80 deg) A. If the voltages

impressed on the load are balanced 3-phase,

14. Three resistance are connected in series has a total
having a magnitude of 4140 volts line to line, solve
resistance of 120 ohms. If Rx = 20 ohms and Ry is
for the power factor of the load.
twice greater than Rz. Find Ry and Rz.
The correct answer is: Ry = 75 ohms& Rz =

25 ohms
15. The resistance of a coil of wire is 1 k-ohms at 20
degrees C. If the coil is immersed into oil, the
resistance falls to 880 ohms. If the wire has a
temperature coefficient of 0.006 at 20 degrees C,
how much is the temperature of the liquid?
The correct answer is: 0 degrees C
16. Which of the following ammeters is the most
sensitive?
The correct answer is: 0 - 1 micro-ammeter
17. A plate capacitor is made up of 501 sheet of
22. A dc motor draws 200 Amp is located at 100 ft from

the supply line. The wire has a resistance of 0.01
ohm per 100 ft. What is the voltage at the motor
terminals if the supply voltage is 120 Volts?
The correct answer is: 116 volts
23. Find the Thevenin impedance equivalent across R2
of a linear close circuit having 10 volt supply in
series with two resistors (R1= 50 ohms and R2 =
200 ohms).
The correct answer is: 40 ohms
24. A 10 ohms R1, 30 ohms XL and 60 ohms XL are
connected in parallel across a 220 volts 60 Hz
aluminum 25 cm x 30 cm with a dielectric of paraffin
source. What is the current in R1 in ampere?
paper 0.0015 cm thick. What is the capacitance in
The correct answer is: 22
microfarads of the condenser (K for paraffin paper

is 2.3)?
18. A three-phase balanced load is connected across
220 V, three-phase, ACB source. A wattmeter with
its current coil in line A and voltage coil across lines
A and B reads 800 W. The potential coil is then
connected across lines A and C with the current coil
25. A load of 10 ohms was connected to a 12-volt

battery. The current drawn was 1.18 amperes. What
is the internal resistance of the battery?
The correct answer is: 0.20 ohm
26. What is a dielectric?
The correct answer is: an insulator between two
metal plates in a capacitor
27. The time constant of an R-C circuit is defined as the
in the same line. What is the power factor of the
time during which capacitor charging current
load if the meter reads -800 W?
becomes ____ percent of its ____ value.
The correct answer is: 0.87 lagging
The correct answer is: 37, initial

28. The unit of electric intensity is
The correct answer is: both B and C
29. For medium, electric flux density is related to
19. Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of 2

x 10^-15 N. How far apart are the electrons?
electric density E by the equation

The correct answer is: D = (permittivity of free
space*relative permittivity)E
The correct answer is: 3.39 x 10^-7 m
30. Which part of the oscilloscope emits electrons?

The correct answer is: Heater cathode
31. A coil has a resistance of 100 ohms at 90 degrees
20. Calculate the capacitance between two parallel
C. At 100 degrees C, its resistance is 101 ohms.
plates each of which is 100 cm^2 and 2 mm apart in
What is the temperature coefficient of the wire at 90
air.
degrees C?
The correct answer is: 0.443 uuF
21. The hot resistance of a 100 watt, 250 V

incandescent lamp would be
32. When the grid bias of the oscilloscope is varied,

what is being controlled?
The correct answer is: Amplitude

33. An electric water heater has a rating of 1 kW, 230
43. Three capacitors A, B and C are charged as

follows: A = 10 uF, 100 V; B = 15 uF, 150 V and C =
V. The coil used as the heating element is 10 m
25 uF, 200 V. They are connected in parallel with
long and has a resistivity of 1.724 x 10^-6 ohm-cm.
terminals of like polarity together. What is the
Determine the required diameter of the wire in mils.
voltage across the combination?
The correct answer is: 2.52 mils

34. The most efficient form of damping employed in
electrical instruments is
The correct answer is: eddy currents
35. When using an ohmmeter to measure the continuity
of a wire, the resistance should measure
The correct answer is: both A and B
36. If relative permittivity of mica is 5, its absolute

44. A current meter should have a
The correct answer is: very low internal resistance
45. A capacitor is charged by a constant 10 mA current
source which is turned on for 1 second. Assuming
the capacitor is initially uncharged, determine the
power supplied by the source if the capacitor has a
value of 1 mF.
permittivity is
The correct answer is: 5*(permittivity of free
space)
The correct answer is: 100 mW
37. A 150 kVA transformer bank will serve a load

expected to draw 135 kW at 0.80 lagging power
46. If an oscilloscope with a vertical deflection of 0.1
factor. Solve for the size of the capacitor bank
volt rms per centimeter (cm), is used in conjunction
needed to be added in order to prevent overloading
with a 10 ohm shunt resistor to measure a 25 milli-
of the transformer bank.
amp current, compute the vertical deflection?
The correct answer is: 35.866 kVAR

38. The permeability of free space
The correct answer is: 4pi x 10^-7 H/m
The correct answer is: 2.5 cm
39. If admittance Y = 0.06 - j0.08 mho, then

conductance G equals
47. What is the most accurate of all instruments for

measuring high power?
40. A certain precision 1 micro-farad capacitor has a

very high resistance material used between its
conducting surfaces. The capacitor is charged to 1
The correct answer is: Bolometer
volt at t = 0 and disconnected from the source. It is

found that the voltage drops to 0.9 volt in 100 hour.
Find the insulation resistance of the capacitor.
The correct answer is: 3420 G-ohms
48. An uncharged capacitor in series with a 120 volt

41. In an R-C circuit across a d. c voltage source, which

of the following is zero at the beginning of the
voltmeter reads 60 volt. Determine the capacitance

of the capacitor.
transient?
The correct answer is: capacitor voltage
The correct answer is: 195.76 uF
parallel with a capacitive reactance of 18 ohms.

This combination is then connected in series with a
variable resistance. For what value of resistance
will the power factor be 0.5?
The correct answer is: 8.314 ohms
49. A galvanometer has a resistance of 300 ohms.

What is the ohmic resistance to make it read one is
to ten?
The correct answer is: watthour meter

10. The moving coil-current in a wattmeter is
50. How do you design direct current ammeter such

that is could read high current values?
proportional to the _____ across the circuit.

The correct answer is: Voltage
11. For a moving-coil meter movement, the full
scale current deflection is
The correct answer is: Employ shunt resistor across
The correct answer is: the amount of current

needed in the moving-coil to produce full-scale
1.
What is the common type of meter movement?

The correct answer is: D Arsonval
2.
A certain wire 20 ft long and 100 circular mil

area has a resistance of 1.6 ohms. What is its
resistivity?
The correct answer is: 8 ohm-CM/ft
3.
What is the rms value of a square wave with an

amplitude of 10 A and frequency of 1 Hz?
The correct answer is: 10 A
4.
The meter that is suitable for only direct current

measurement is
The correct answer is: permanent magnet type
5.
deflection of a pointer of the meter

12. A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3phase takes a line current of 18.4 ampere,
when operating at rated output at an efficiency
of 88%. Calculate the indication on the
wattmeter when this is inserted to measure
power by the T-method.
The correct answer is: 3.179 kW
13. What is the purpose of the rheostat in
ohmmeter?
The correct answer is: Compensate aging
battery of the meter
14. Two wattmeters are used to measure the
power drawn by a balanced three-phase load
The rms value of a half-wave rectified
from a 440 V, three-phase source. The
symmetrical square wave current of 2 A is
wattmeters are connected in lines A and B and
The correct answer is: 2^1/2 A
reads 10 kW and -2.5 kW. When a capacitor in

parallel with the load and the wattmeters
6.
7.
1000 kW is equal to how many is ergs/sec.
reconnected in lines B and C, the wattmeter in
The correct answer is: 1 x 10^13
line B reads 7.5 kW. What is the power factor
A 60 uF capacitor is connected in series with a
of the combined load?
400 ohm resistor. If the capacitor is initially
The correct answer is: 50%
uncharged, determine the resistor and
the CT ratio is 1200/5. The potential going into
constant for a suddenly applied source emf of
the wattmeter is 115 volts. What is the MW
120 volts.
indicated when the wattmeter reads 800 watts?
The correct answer is: 26.78 V, 93.22 V

8.
A light bulb having a tungsten filament draws
The correct answer is: 192 MW

16. If D is the electric flux density, then value of
0.5 amp at 110 volts. The cold resistance of the
electric intensity in air is
filament is 20 ohms at 20 deg C with
The correct answer is: D/(permittivity of free
temperature coefficient of resistance for

tungsten at this temperature of 0.0005 per deg
space)
17. A 35 unit south pole is placed 1 inch to a 20
C. Determine the operating temperature of the
unit south pole. Determine the force between
bulb.
the poles.
The correct answer is: 2520 deg C

9.
15. At a 115 kV substation, the PT ratio is 100 and
capacitor voltages when t = 1.5 times the time
Induction instruments have found widest

applications as
The correct answer is: 108.5, repulsion

18. The rms value of the voltage waveform v(t) =
sin 10t + sin 20t is ____.
19. Two point charges Q1 = 50 microcoulombs and

Q2 = 10 microcoulombs are located at (-1, 1, 3)
The correct answer is: 44.7 volts

32. Which of the following is zero inside charge-
and (3, 1, 0) meters respectively. Find the
conducting spheres?
magnitude of the force on Q1.
The correct answer is: 4.9 N

20. An electronic measuring device that provides
instantaneous visual indication of voltage
33. The unit of absolute permittivity of a medium is

The correct answer is: Newton/meter
34. Capacitor of 30-microfarad capacitance is in
excursions
series with a coil across an 8,000 cycle supply.
The correct answer is: Oscilloscope
What inductance is required for resonance?
21. Find the current that flows through the filament

of a 400 watt flat iron connected to a 220 volt
The correct answer is: 13.19 uH

35. Two metallic plates separated by 1 cm are
power line.
connected across a 12 V battery. A certain
The correct answer is: 500 mA
material is inserted completely filling the space
22. The current in an open circuit is

The correct answer is: zero
23. What is the energy stored in a 50 uF capacitor
if the impressed voltage is 220 volts?
The correct answer is: 1.21 joules
24. Ten (10) kW is equal to ____ gram-cal/sec.
The correct answer is: 2,388
25. The capacitor that stores the charge of 0.5 C at
10 volts has a capacitance of ____ farad.
26. The force between two charges placed a given
between the plates and the charge on each

plate observed to double. What is the dielectric
constant of the plastic material?
36. The positive terminal of a 6-V battery is
connected to the negative terminal of a 12-V
battery whose positive terminal is grounded.
The potential at the positive terminal of the 6-V
battery is ____ volt.
The correct answer is: -12
37. In a cable capacitor, voltage gradient is
distance apart _____ as the relative permittivity
maximum at the surface of the
of the medium is increased
The correct answer is: conductor
The correct answer is: decreases

27. Point charges in air are located accordingly: Q1
38. Two spheres separated from each other by 10

m have charges of 0.001 Coulomb and 0.003
= 3 x 10^-8 C at (0, 0) meters, Q2 = 5 x 10^-8 C
Coulomb, respectively. In between the two
at (3, 0) meters and Q3 = -5 x 10^-8 C at (0, 4)
spheres is a point of zero electric field. What is
meters. Calculate the field intensity at (3, 4)
its distance from the 0.001 Coulomb sphere?
meters.
The correct answer is: 3.66 m
The correct answer is: 59.97 V/m

28. What is the typical full-scale deflection current
39. A 12 micro-farad capacitor charged at 500

Volts and a 6 micro-farad capacitor charged at
of a moving coil instrument?
250 Volts are connected in parallel. What is the
potential difference in the combination?
29. In a cable with compound dielectric voltage

gradient is inversely proportional to
30. For the voltage waveform v(t) = 2 + cos (wt +
The correct answer is: 500 Volts

40. A 33 kilo ohms resistor is connected in a series
parallel combination made up of a 56 kilo ohm
resistor and a 7.8 kilo ohm resistor. What is the
180 deg) find the ratio of Vrms/Vave.
total combined resistance of these three
The correct answer is: 3/(2*2^1/2)
resistors?
31. A series circuit with 2 amperes flows through a

20 ohm resistor, 50 ohm inductive reactance

41. An electric water heater has a rating of 1 kW,
and 60 ohm capacitive reactance. What is the
230 V. The coil used as the heating element is
supply voltage?
10 m long and has a resistivity of 1.724 x 10^-6
ohm-cm. Determine the required diameter of

the wire in mils.
1.
measuring high power?
The correct answer is: 2.52 mils

42. Which of the following cannot be easily
The correct answer is: Bolometer
measured with a simple meter circuit?

The correct answer is: Impedance
2.
43. What is the degree of exactness of
The correct answer is: 1.44 x 10^-3 J
value of the variable being measured?

3.
44. Four capacitors A, B, C and D are connected
The correct answer is: An ohmmeter
accumulated in A, B and C are equal to 2000,

capacitance of the combination is known to be
4.
5.
The correct answer is: 1000 uC

in parallel with an impedance Z2 = 12 + j6. The
series resistance required to operate the lamp
input reactive power is 2500 var lagging. What
from an 80 V supply.
is the total active power?
The correct answer is: 3025 W

on a balanced three-phase source. If the
The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is

10 ohms and the rated voltage is 50 V. Find the
45. An impedances Z1 = 2 + j4 ohms is connected
46. Three 10-ohm resistances are connected delta
A moving coil voltmeter measures

The correct answer is: only dc voltages
35 uF, how much charge is accumulated in

capacitor D?
Which type of meter requires its own power

source?
across a 15-V DC source. The charges

750 and 1500 uC, respectively. If the total
A 20 uF capacitor is charged by a 12-V battery.

What is the stored energy in the capacitor?
measurement when compared to the expected

The correct answer is: Accuracy
What is the most accurate of all instruments for
6.
If a body is considered as a conducting sphere
equation of the phase Van =120 sin wt. What is
of 0.5 m radius, its capacitance to infinity is
the equation of the line current in line a?
The correct answer is: 55 pF
The correct answer is: 36 sin wt

47. For measuring DC voltage, the most accurate
7.
type of meter is the
2.5 x1 0^21 electrons pass in 10 seconds.
The correct answer is: D Arsonval
The correct answer is: 10 Amperes
48. A copper bar has a length of 20 ft., width of 4

inches and thickness of 0.5 inch. If the
Find the current in a conductor through which
8.
resistivity of copper is 10.37 ohms-CM/ft, what
What is the time constant of a 500 mH coil and

a 3,300 ohm resistor in series?
is the resistance of the bar?
The correct answer is: 0.0015 sec
The correct answer is: 81.4 micro-ohms

49. 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
9.
Three identical capacitances, each of 450 uF,

are connected in star. The value of capacitance
reads half-scale. What is the unknown value?
in each phase of the equivalent delta-
connected load would be
50. At what on a meter movement are the most

accurate reading taken?
The correct answer is: Midscale
The correct answer is: 150 uF
The correct answer is: extend the range of ac

instruments
16. A certain capacitor is charged at 48 volts after
which its stored energy is 5.76 x 10^-2 joules.
10. An ac source of 200 Vrms supplies active
power of 600 W and reactive power of 800
What is the capacitance of the capacitor?

The correct answer is: 50 uF
VAR. The rms current drawn from the source is

The correct answer is: 5 A
11. Three equal positive charges of 10 statcoulomb
each are located at the vertices of an
equilateral triangle of 2 cm leg. What is the
17. A constant voltage is applied to a series RL
magnitude of the force acting on each charge?
circuit at t = 0 by closing the switch. The
The correct answer is: 43.3 dynes
voltage across L is 25 volts at t = 0 and drops
12. A 5 microfarad capacitor is discharged
to 5 volts at t = 0.025 second. If L = 2 H, what
suddenly through a coil having an inductance
must be the value of R in ohms?
of 2 H and a resistance of 200 ohms. The
capacitor is initially charge to a voltage of 10
18. Three identical resistances, each of 15 ohms,
volts. Find the additional resistance required
are connected in delta across 400 V, 3-phase
just to be prevent oscillation.
supply. The value of resistance in each leg of
the equivalent star-connected load would be
13. For medium, electric flux density is related to

electric density E by the equation
The correct answer is: D = (permittivity of free
space*relative permittivity)E
14. 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

19. Find the dielectric constant to air
The correct answer is: Approximately 1
20. _____ is used to store electrical energy in an
electrostatic field.
The correct answer is: A capacitor
21. The torque of a spring controlled ammeter
supply would be ____ watt.
varies as the square of the current thru it. If the
current of 5 amperes produces deflection of 90
15. The main purpose of using instrument

transformer in a.c. measurements is to
degrees, the deflection in degrees for a current

of 3 amperes is ____.
22. Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15ohm non-inductive resistor. What is the
28. Induction instruments have found widest

applications as
equation of the voltage and resulting current?
The correct answer is: watthour meter
The correct answer is: e = 325.5 sin 377t and i
29. If D is the electric flux density, then value of
= 21.6 sin 377t

23. How does a pointer of an underdamped
ammeter behave?
The correct answer is: Move slowly
24. The Norton equivalent of a circuit consists of a
2 A current source in parallel with a 4 ohm
resistor. Thevenin equivalent of this circuit is a
____ volt source in series with a 4 ohm
electric intensity in air is

The correct answer is: D/(permittivity of free
space)
30. Which of the following safety rules should be
observed while working on a live electric
circuit?
31. When an R-C circuit is currently connected
resistor.
across a d.c. voltage source, the initial rate of
change of capacitor current is
25. Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force

of 2 x 10^-15 N.
The correct answer is: 3.39 x 10^-7 m
The correct answer is: -Io/(damping factor)

32. 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.
The correct answer is: 5.40 mA
26. Four cubic meters of water is to be heated by

means of four 1.5 kW, 230-V immersion
heating elements. Assuming the efficiency of
33. A capacitor whose plates is 20 cm x 3.0 cm
the heater as 90%, determine the time required
and is separated by a 1.0-mm air gap is
in boiling the water if the initial temperature is
connected across a 12-V battery. Determine
20 degrees C and if all four elements are
the charge accumulated on each plate after a
connected in parallel.
long time.
The correct answer is: 69 hrs

27. When a 15 V square wave is connected across
a 50 volt AC voltmeter, it will read ____.
The correct answer is: 6.4 x 10^-10 C

34. 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?
35. A capacitor is rated 100 kVAR, 380 V, 50 Hz.
What will its rating be at 60 Hz, 220 V?
The correct answer is: 40 kVAR
40. An electronic measuring device that provides

instantaneous visual indication of voltage
excursions
The correct answer is: Oscilloscope
41. Energy stored by a coil is doubled when its
current is increased by ____ percent.
36. The force between two charges placed a given

distance apart _____ as the relative permittivity
of the medium is increased
The correct answer is: decreases
37. 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.
The correct answer is: 190 kilo-ohms
38. The maximum voltage that can be applied to a

42. A coil takes apparent power and reactive power
of 100 VA and 80 VAR, respectively. What is
the Q factor of the coil?
43. Which of the following instruments has its
reading independent of the waveform and
frequency of the ac supply?
The correct answer is: hot-wire
44. A galvanometer has a resistance of 300 ohms.
What is the ohmic resistance to make it read
one is to ten?
capacitor without the capacitor breaking down

or shorting
The correct answer is: working voltage
39. Which of the following ammeters is the most
sensitive?
The correct answer is: 0 - 1 micro-ammeter

45. One kWh of energy equals nearly
The correct answer is: 860 kcal
46. What is the resonant frequency of a circuit
when L is 5 microhenrys and C is 9 picofarads
are in series?
The correct answer is: 23.7 MHz
47. Electric flux remaining from an electric charge
of +Q coulomb is
The correct answer is: Q
48. What is VOM?
The correct answer is: A combinational

ohmmeter, milliammeter, and voltmeter
If relative permittivity of mica is 5, its absolute

permittivity is >>>>>> . 5*(permittivity of free space)
Which meter used dual triode tube and requires
external power for operation >>> VTVM
If a multiple capacitor has 10 plates, each of area
10 square cm, then>>>SERIES
49. A series RLC circuit is excited by an ac voltage

v(t) = sin t. If L = 10 H and C = 0.1 F, then the
peak value of the voltage across R will be
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
>>>>>> q
What test instrument will you use to make a
modulated envelope visible? Logic pulser??

50. A.25 sin (314t + pi/3)
51. Select one:
52.
a. 10 sin (314t - pi/6)
53.
b. 5*(2^1/2)*sin (314t + pi/4)
54.
c. 5 sin (314t + pi/2)
A capacitor is charged with 0.23 watt-second of energy

at a voltage of 48 volts. What is its capacitance? answer
is 200 microfarad
An instrument that measures small amount of

current and is based on the electromagnetic
principle. Gavlvanometer
induction instruments have found widest applications as
---watthour meter
An alternating voltage is given by v = 20 sin 157t. The
frequency of the alternating voltage is ____. 25hz
The objective of a capacitor is to --- Block DC and pass
AC current
If admittance Y = 0.06 - j0.08 mho, then conductance G
equals >>>>>>>>> .06
A sine wave has a maximum value of 20 V. Its value at
135 degrees is >>>>>>> 14.14
A coil of 40 ohms resistance has an inductance of
100 mH and is connected in parallel with a 40 uF
capacitor. What is the resonance frequency of the
circuit?=======79.6
jcms

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What is the value of a resistor having the following

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96. The resistance of a coil of wire is 1 k at 20C. If the

97. The copper field coils of a motor was measured at

none of the above

110. If the number of valence electrons of an atom is more

120. If the length and area of cross-section of a wire are

118. Potential difference has the unit of ____ .

128. Semiconductors have ____ temperature coefficient

119. The resistance of a material is ____ its area of crosssection.

129. The value of (i.e. temperature coefficient of

130. The temperature coefficient of resistance of a

132. Eureka has ____ temperature

137. Referring to Fig. 1.2, the value of 40 will be ____.

131. Insulators have ____ temperature coefficient of

133. Fig. 1.1 shows the temperature/resistance graph of

134. Referring to Fig. 1.1, the value of the 50 will be ____.

135. Referring to Fig. 1.2, the value of 0 is ____.

138. The value of 0 of a conductor is 1/236 per C. The

144. Which of the following material has a negative

150. The charge delivered by a constant voltage source is

Three resistors of 10, 15 and 20

ohms each are

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resistance. It is then connected across a 24-volt

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Find the power across the resistor of 5 ohms

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