Module Three

1. A capacitor is fully charged after 25 seconds to a battery voltage of 20

Volts. The battery is replaced with a short circuit. What will be the
voltage across the capacitor after one time constant?
a) 12.64 volts
# b) 7.36 volts
c) 0 volts

2. The voltage rating of a capacitor is

# a) the max voltage that can be constantly applied
b) the min voltage required to charge
c) the normal operating voltage

3. The relative permittivity of a capacitor is

# a) the relative permittivity of the dielectric in relation to a vacuum
b) the permittivity of dielectric in relation to dry air
c) the permittivity of the dielectric

4. Magnetic inclination is the least at the

a) poles
# b) equator
c) isoclines

5. Ferromagnetic materials can be magnetized

a) within a band of temperatures
b) above a certain temperature
# c) below a certain temperature

6. Faradays Law States that

# a) the magnitude of the EMF is directly proportional to the rate of
change of flux
b) the magnitude of the EMF is indirectly proportional to the rate of
change of flux
c) the magnitude of the EMF is directly proportional to the magnetic
flux

7. To reduce eddy currents in a transformer you would

# a) reduce the thickness of laminations in the magnetic core
b) increase the thickness of laminations in the magnetic core
c) reduce the number of turns on the primary winding

8. A transformer has an input of 400V and a ratio of 2:1. If the

transformer is delta / star wound, what will the line voltage output be?
a) 115V
b) 200V
# c) 346V
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9. What is the phase difference in a circuit with 100V, drawing 0.5 amps,
consuming 50 Watts?
a) 45°
b) 90°
# c) 0°

10. In an A.C circuit, what happens if frequency is reduced?

a) Capacitive elements may be damaged
# b) Inductive elements may be damaged
c) There will be no effect

11. A Transformer with 115v primary voltage and a ratio of 5:1 is

supplying a landing light (load 24v 45 amps) is used, what is the current
drawn?
a) 205 amps
# b) 9 amps
c) 4.5 amps

12. A Transformer has 4500 secondary turns and 750 primary turns. Its
turns ratio is
a) 1:6
# b) 6:1
c) 1/6

13. Two inductive coils are placed in close proximity with each other at
90 degrees. The number of flux linkages is
# a) 0
b) maximum positive
c) maximum negative

14. A high pass filter will?

# a) allow frequencies above a certain value to pass
b) allow frequencies below a certain value to pass
c) allow frequencies within a range to pass

15. If you apply this waveform to this circuit, what is the output across
the capacitor?

a) Zero
b) Pulsed negative
# c) Pulsed positive
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16. What value is the same as the equivalent D.C. heating effect?
# a) Root Mean Square
b) Average
c) Peak

17. What is the relationship between the voltage and the current in an
A.C circuit containing resistance & inductance?
a) Current leads voltage by up to 90°
# b) Current lags voltage by up to 90°
c) Current lags voltage by 90°

18. What shape is the waveform when the input pulse and the time base
are unequal?
a) Square
# b) Rectangular
c) Saw tooth

19. A sine wave has 5 amps RMS value. What is the peak value?
a) 6.37 amps
# b) 7.07 amps
c) 10 amps

20. In this circuit

# a) current leads voltage

b) current lags voltage
c) current = voltage

21. Decreasing the field current in a shunt motor will

a) increase speed and decrease torque
# b) increase speed and increase torque
c) decrease speed and increase torque

22. Power factor relates to

# a) true power and apparent power
b) KW and KVAR
c) horsepower and Watts
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23. In a delta-connected generator
# a) line volts = phase volts, line current = root 3 times phase current.
b) line volts = phase volts, line current = phase current divided by
root 3
c) line voltage = root 3 times phase voltage, line current = phase
current

24. If current lags voltage by 90°, the circuit is

a) capacitive
b) resistive
# c) inductive

25. In a 3 phase motor, if 1 phase is lost, the motor

# a) remains at the same speed
b) runs at 1 third speed
c) runs at 2 thirds speed

26. A three-phase motor has the windings

# a) 120° apart
b) 90° apart
c) 180°apart

27. When measuring the phase and line voltages of a generator, it was
found that line and phase voltages were equal. The generator is?
# a) delta wound
b) star wound.
c) either delta or star wound

28. To change the direction of a 3-phase induction motor you would

# a) swap two of the stator connections
b) swap all of the input connections
c) remove one of the input connections

29. To calculate generator output you need to know the

a) armature speed and number of series conductors
b) armature speed and number of parallel conductors
# c) armature speed and field strength

30. In a shunt motor, if you reverse both field current and armature
current, the motor will
a) stop
b) change direction
# c) continue to run in the same direction

31. The permanent magnet in an A.C generator induces

# a) A.C. in the exitor generator
b) D.C. in the exitor generator
c) A.C. in the main generator
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32. What does the following circuit represent?

a) Integrator
b) Low pass filter
# c) Differentiator

33. What charge does the nucleus of an atom possess?

# a) Positive
b) Negative
c) Neutral

34. What is the maximum number of electrons in shell N of an atom?

a) 16
# b) 32
c) 18

35. Two 10V, 20 Ah batteries are connected in parallel and connected

across a 10-ohm load. How long could they supply normal current
before the voltage begins to decay?
a) 20 hours
b) 4 hours
# c) 40 hours

36. A 10 V battery supplies a resistive load of 10 ohms for 1 minute.

What is the power supplied
a) 100 W
b) 10 VA
# c) 10 W

37. A 10V battery supplies a resistive load of 10 ohms for 1 minute. What
is the work done?
a) 60J
b) 10J
# c) 600J

38. Three capacitors 10 microfarads, 10 nanofarads and 10 millifarads

are connected in parallel. What is the total capacitance?
# a) 10.01001mF
b) 111mF
c) 1.001001mF

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39. If a 1mF capacitor has a potential difference across it of 5V what is
the energy stored?
a) 12.5 J
# b) 12.5 mJ
c) 25 mJ

40. A capacitor is fully charged after 25 seconds to a battery voltage of

20 V. The battery is replaced with a short circuit. What will be the
voltage across the capacitor after 1 time constant?
a) 12.64 V
# b) 7.36 V
c) 0 V

41. Glass is an example of a

a) paramagnetic material
# b) diamagnetic material
c) coercive material

42. Which of the following is absolute permeability?

# a) µ
b) µo
c) µr

43. A solenoid of 10 turns per meter carries a current of 5A. If the

current is reduced to 2.5A, how many turns would be required to
maintain the same magnetic field?
a) 5
b) 50
# c) 20

44. The point of coercivity occurs when the

a) magnetizing force applied causes the material to become
magnetically saturated.
# b) magnetic flux is zero even though a magnetizing force is being
applied.
c) magnetizing force reaches a peak positive or negative value.

45. What is the mutual inductance if two coils of 10mH and 500mH have
90% of the flux transferred from one to the other?
a) 4.5mH
b) 459mH
# c) 63mH

46. An inductor has 1,000 turns of wire and a cross sectional area of
0.001m2. If the core has a permeability of 0.000,001 and the coil is 0.1m
what is the value of the inductor
# a) 10mH
b) 100microH
c) 100mH
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47. Three inductors 10 mH, 5 mH and 20 mH are connected in parallel.
What is the total inductance?
a) 35mH
# b) 2.86mH
c) Without knowing the coupling factor the total inductance cannot
be found

48. If the current reaches a maximum through an inductor of 2A in 15

secs, what is the current after 3 secs?
# a) 1.26A
b) 0.63A
c) 1A

49. If the phase voltage in a star connected generator is 200V what will
be the line voltage?
a) 115V
b) 200V
# c) 346V

50. A generator is labeled as having 115V/200V, 20A and PF 0.8. What is

the apparent power in each line that the generator can produce?
a) 2.3kW
b) 2.3kVA
# c) 4kVA

51. A starter generator has a

a) low resistance series field and a low resistance shunt field
# b) low resistance series field and a high resistance shunt field
c) high resistance series field and a low resistance shunt field

52. Thermocouple harnesses are made from the same materials as the
thermocouple so that
a) they will not corrode
# b) mini junctions are not formed
c) the resistance is not increased beyond limits

53. An oxygen molecule is made up of

# a) two oxygen atoms sharing electrons
b) two oxygen atoms sharing neutrons
c) two oxygen atoms sharing protons

54. A capacitor in a single phase AC motor is to

a) prevent spikes
b) block DC
# c) provide a phase shift

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55. The slip speed of an induction motor is
# a) stator speed - rotor speed
b) stator speed + rotor speed
c) stator speed
rotor speed

56. The primary winding of a 3-phase transformer

a) is delta wound
b) is star wound
# c) could be either delta or star wound

57. The symbol for flux density is

a) H
# b) B
c) ø

58. A galvanometer measures

a) millivolts
b) megohms
# c) milliamps

59. A battery rated at 40 Ah will supply 200 mA for

# a) 200 hours
b) 5 hours
c) 20 hours

60. The unknown resistance R in the wheatstone bridge shown is

a) 1 ohm
# b) 4 ohms
c) 16 ohms

61. Which of the following materials is easiest to magnetize?

# a) Soft iron
b) High grade steel
c) Cast iron

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62. AC generators are rated in
a) kVARs
b) kW
# c) kVA

63. To find which end of an electromagnet is the north pole, use the
a) Fleming's Left Hand Rule
# b) Right Hand Clasp Rule
c) Cork Screw Rule

64. A capacitor with double the area and double the dielectric thickness
will have
a) double the capacitance
b) half the capacitance
# c) the same capacitance

65. In a transformer, if the rate of change of current increases, the

mutual inductance will
a) increase
b) decrease
# c) remain the same

66. If the brake coil on an actuator motor goes open circuit, the actuator
will
a) over-ride its mechanical stops
# b) stop
c) run slower

67. The frequency of the output of a 4 pole generator is 400 Hz. The
generator is turning at
# a) 12000 RPM
b) 6000 RPM
c) 3000 RPM

68. What is the wave shape of the x-axis input of a traversing

oscilloscope image?
a) square
b) rectangular
# c) triangular

69. An inductance/resistance motor is

a) better than a capacitance motor
b) restricted to low loads only
# c) less efficient than a capacitance motor

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70. The voltage at point A is

# a) 7 V
b) 21 V
c) 28 V

71. A 4:1 step down transformer draws 115 V and 1 A. The output power
will be
# a) 28.5 V at 4 A
b) 28.5 V at 16 A
c) 460 V at 0.25 A

72. The voltage induced in the stator of an AC generator is produced by

a) a fixed magnetic field
# b) a rotating magnetic field
c) an alternating field

73. A low frequency supply

# a) may damage inductive components
b) will have no effect on inductive components
c) will make the circuit operate faster due to the reduced impedance

74. A zinc-carbon battery life depends upon

a) the purity of the carbon rod
# b) the amount of zinc
c) the amount of the electrolyte paste

75. When checking the s.g. of the electrolyte in a lead acid battery, you
should
# a) check all cells because they may be different
b) check only the no. 1 cell because it is the master cell
c) check any cell because they will all be the same

76. If electrons are added to an atom it becomes

a) a positive ion
# b) a negative ion
c) a neutral ion

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77. An element whose atoms have fewer than 4 electrons in their
valency shell are
# a) good conductors
b) good insulators
c) semiconductors

78. In a purely resistive AC circuit, the current vector is

# a) in phase with the voltage vector
b) +90o out of phase with the voltage vector
c) -90o out of phase with the voltage vector

79. The PD at the terminals of an open circuit battery with a small

internal resistance will be
a) more than the EMF
b) less than the EMF
# c) the same as the EMF

80. The diagram shows a 200 V long shunt generator. What is the
voltage dropped across the series resistor?

a) 200 V
# b) 0.12 V
c) 0.2 V

81. An electrolytic capacitor is used where

a) minimum losses are essential
# b) there is a polarized input
c) high frequency AC is used

82. If a connection to an AC motor is disconnected, the motor will

a) slow down and stop
# b) continue to run
c) stop

83. A band stop filter

# a) stops a narrow range of frequencies
b) stops frequencies either side of a narrow range
c) attenuates frequencies either side of a narrow range

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84. This is a diagram of a

a) band pass filter

b) high pass filter
# c) low pass filter

85. When comparing the average values of an AC generator output, to

the peak values
a) average voltage = same as the peak voltage
# b) average voltage = 0.63 x peak voltage
c) average voltage = 0.707 x peak voltage

86. A parallel circuit at resonance has

# a) maximum impedance
b) minimum impedance
c) zero impedance

87. A resistor dissipates 80 Watts. If it runs for 4 hours 15 minutes, how

much energy is dissipated in total?
# a) 1.224 MJ
b) 20.4 kJ
c) 191.25 J

88. The earth lead of a 24 V equipment is 0.5 ohm resistance and carries
80 A. How much power does it dissipate?
# a) 3.2 kW
b) 1.152 kW
c) 1.92 kW

89. What must you do to make a 3 F capacitor circuit into a 2 F circuit?

a) Put a 1 F capacitor in series
b) Put a 2 F capacitor in parallel
# c) Put a 6 F capacitor in series

90. The time required to fully charge a 1 µF capacitor in series with a

100k ohm resistor is
# a) 100 ms
b) 1 s
c) 100 s

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91. A 10 ohm resistor has a 14.14 V peak drop across it. What power is
dissipated?
a) 19.99 W
# b) 10 W
c) 1.414 W

92. This is a symbol for

# a) a voltage dependant resistor

b) a variable differential resistor
c) a visual display rectifier

93. If a generator speed is halved and the field strength is doubled, the
voltage output will be
a) halved
b) doubled
# c) unchanged

94. Point A on the armature of the generator shown is producing

# a) maximum current
b) minimum current
c) zero current

95. An accumulation of hydrogen on the plates of a battery is known as

a) hydration
# b) polarization
c) ionization

96. What is the power dissipated in a 500 ohm resistor with a 3A flow?
a) 1.5 kW
# b) 4.5 kW
c) 750 kW

97. Which of the following is 1 Amp?

# a) 1000 mA
b) 1000 μA
c) 1000 kA

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98. A paramagnetic material has a relative permeability of
# a) greater than unity
b) less than unity
c) zero

99. What part of a battery is covered in hydrogen during polarization?

# a) Cathode
b) Anode
c) Both the anode and the cathode

100. Electricity conducts through

a) solids only
# b) solids and liquids
c) vacuum

101. The term that describes the combined resistive forces in an AC

circuit is
# a) impedance
b) resistance
c) total resistance

102. How can the direction of rotation of a DC electric motor be changed

# a) reverse the electrical connections to either the field or armature
windings
b) interchange the wires which connect the motor to the external
power source
c) rotate the positive brush one commutator segment

103. An example of a good electrical insulator is

# a) glass
b) aluminium
c) mercury

104. The only practical method of maintaining a constant voltage output

from an aircraft generator under varying conditions of speed and load is
to vary the
# a) strength of the magnetic field
b) number of conductors in the armature
c) speed at which the armature rotates

105. An accumulation of hydrogen on the plates of a battery is known as

a) hydration
# b) polarization
c) ionization

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106. Which of the following is most likely to cause thermal runaway in a
nickel-cadmium battery
a) excessive current draw from the battery
# b) high current charging of the battery to more than 100 percent of
its capacity
c) a high internal resistance condition

107. Electric motors are often classified according to the method of

connecting the field coils and armature. Aircraft engine starter motors
are generally of which type
a) compound
b) shunt (parallel)
# c) series

108. If a heavy mechanical load is removed from a series motor

a) the speed will decrease and the armature current will decrease
# b) the speed will increase and the armature current will decrease
c) the speed will increase and the armature current will increase

109. Static charges remaining in an aircraft are dissipated by

# a) the use of a conducting type nose wheel
b) bonding the aircraft to a refuel tanker
c) earthing the aircraft as soon as possible

110. Total resistance in parallel for R1 and R2 is

# a) RT = (R1 x R2) ÷ (R1 + R2)
b) RT = 1/R1 + 1/R2
c) 1/RT = 1/R1 + 1/R2

111. The quill drive on an aircraft generator

a) makes possible the use of roller
b) damps out any commutator ripple
# c) damps out vibrations

112. The method of ascertaining the voltage of a standard aircraft lead-

acid battery is by checking
a) the voltage on open circuit
# b) the voltage with rated load switched ON
c) the voltage off load

113. If the correct supply were connected to a DC shunt motor which

had lost its residual magnetism it would
a) fail to run
b) run in the reverse direction
# c) run normally

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114. A loss of electrical insulation results in
# a) a short circuit between the supply and earth
b) an open circuit between the supply and earth
c) an open circuit in the supply

115. A DC circuit containing a total resistance of 100 ohms has a current

flow of 250 mA. The power dissipated in the circuit is
a) 0.4 watts
# b) 6.25 watts
c) 5 watts

116. Power is the rate of doing work. It is measured in

# a) joules/second
b) watts/second
c) joules x seconds

117. Ohm's law states that:

a) e.m.f. = current divided by resistance
b) resistance = current divided by e.m.f.
# c) current = e.m.f. divided by resistance

118. If the resistance of a resistor which is in series with two other

resistors is doubled
a) the current in that resistance is doubled
b) the current in that resistance is halved
# c) the volts drop across that resistor increases

119. One purpose of a growler test is to determine the presence of:

# a) a shorted armature
b) an out-of-round commutator
c) a broken field lead

120. Through which material will magnetic lines of force pass the most
readily?
a) aluminium
# b) iron
c) copper

121. Electricity conducts through

a) solids only
# b) solids and liquids
c) vacuum

122. The secondary coil of a transformer has 1500 turns and 10 Ω

resistance. The primary coil has 1 k Ω resistance. How many turns
does the primary coil have?
# a) 15,000
b) 150,000
c) 1,500,000
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123. Two batteries 12V and 40 Ah each, are in series. What is the total
capacity?
a) 12V 80 Ah
b) 24V 80Ah
# c) 24V 40 Ah

124. In a star wound primary transformer, how could you wind the
secondary winding?
a) star only
b) delta only
# c) either delta or star

125. The phases in supply to a 2 phase motor are electrically

# a) 90 degrees apart from each other
b) 180 degrees apart from each other
c) 120 degrees apart from each other

126. A 30 KVA rated generator has a power factor of 0.8. What is its
maximum consistent power
a) 30 KW
# b) 24 KW
c) 37.5 KW

127. A 50 μF capacitor is fed with a current of 25 mA. How long will it

take to charge it to 100V?
a) 1 s
# b) 0.2 seconds
c) 12 minutes

128. The total resistance of the circuit shown is

a) 1.33 Ohms
b) 12 Ohms
# c) 3 Ohms

129. A step up transformer has

a) one winding
# b) two windings
c) three windings

130. The three voltages of a three phase generator are connected

# a) independently of each other
b) in series with each other
c) in parallel with each other
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131. E.M.F. in an electric circuit corresponds to what in a magnetic
circuit
# a) mmf
b) flux
c) reluctance

132. Time constant of an inductor is

a) LR
# b) L/R
c) L2/R

133. Permanent magnets have

a) high reluctance, low coercive force
b) low reluctance, high coercive force
# c) high reluctance, high coercive force

134. A.C. value that can produce the same heat as D.C. is called
# a) r.m.s value
b) average value
c) peak value

135. If a battery has got low internal resistance, then

a) on load voltage will be greater than no load voltage
# b) no load voltage will be greater than on load voltage
c) no load voltage will be the same as on load voltage

136. in a parallel R, L, C circuit, the value of the capacitor is quadrupled,

then the value of the impedance would
# a) reduce
b) increased
c) remain the same

137. In a circuit C = 25 microfarads and the current flow is 40 microamps

for 4 seconds. What is the voltage
a) 12.8V
# b) 6.4V
c) 3.2V

138. A 3, 5 and 2 ohms resistance is connected in series with a 10 V

battery. The voltage across the 2 ohms resistor is
a) 10V
# b) 2 V
c) 4 V

139. The power in a circuit when voltage and resistance is given can be
found by
a) VxR
# b) VxV / R
c) VxVxR
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140. A piezoelectric device generates electricity through
# a) pressure
b) friction
c) light

141. Conventional current flow inside a battery is from

# a) anode to cathode
b) cathode to anode
c) either anode to cathode or cathode to anode, depending on the
active elements

142. Potentiometers are used as a

# a) variable voltage source
b) variable resistor
c) variable current source

143. In a transformer core loss is 200 W and copper loss is 220W at no

load.
What is the core loss at full load
# a) 200 W
b) 220 W
c) 0 W

144. Calculate the speed of a 400 Hz, 4 pole machine

# a) 12,000 rpm
b) 6000 rpm
c) 8000 rpm

145. The purpose of end travel microswitch in a linear actuator is to

# a) remain closed and opens at end travel only
b) remain open and closes at end travel only
c) remain open during normal operation and only close if the
actuator overruns its stops

146. Linear actuators used in aircraft are of

# a) split field series wound type.
b) split field shunt wound type
c) compound wound type

147. If a generator sparks, a possible reason is

# a) The brush springs are loose
b) The brushes have been placed around the magnetic coil
c) Magnetic flux deflecting the EMF

148. The charge on a proton is

a) neutral
# b) positive
c) negative

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149. in conventional current flow, what is Fleming's right hand rule used
for
a) Motors
# b) Generators
c) Inductors

150. In a capacitive circuit, if the frequency is increased

# a) the current increases
b) impedance increases
c) reactance remains the same

151. Three 12 µF capacitors are in series. The total capacitance is

a) 12 µF
# b) 4 µF
c) 36 µF

152. A 500 ohm resistor carries a 3 amp current. What is the power
dissipated?
a) 5 kW
# b) 4.5 kW
c) 500 W

153. A paramagnetic material has a relative permeability

a) less than unity
# b) greater than unity
c) equal to unity

154. What is the PD of a circuit which has a 40 mA current and a 1 k ohm

resistance?
a) 400 V
b) 4 V
# c) 40 V

155. The time constant of a capacitor is the time

# a) for the emf to reach 36.8% of maximum
b) the current to reach 70.7% of maximum
c) to reach maximum current

156. The secondary winding of a transformer has an impedance of 10

ohms and 1500 turns. For the primary winding to have an impedance of
1 k ohm, how many turns must it have?
# a) 15,000
b) 150,000
c) 1,500,000

157. A potentiometer has which of the following properties?

# a) 3 terminals
b) preset values
c) wire wound
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158. A 3 ohm resistor dissipates 27 Watts. How much current flows
through it?
# a) 3 A
b) 9 A
c) 0.15 A

159. in a 2 phase generator, how far apart are the windings electrically?
a) 45o
# b) 90o
c) 180o

160. The SI unit of work is

a) Joules per second (Watts)
# b) Kilogram metres - force
c) Joules per metre

161. in the circuit below, what happens to the total circuit impedance if L
is tripled?

# a) Increases
b) Remains the same
c) Reduces

162. in a voltaic cell, what is the build-up on the cathode called?

# a) Polarization
b) Sulphation
c) Hydration

163. A sine wave has a periodic time of 0.5 milliseconds. What is the
frequency
a) 200 Hz
# b) 2 kHz
c) 20 kHz

164. Three branches in a circuit have currents entering of 3A, 4 A and 5

A. A forth branch has 10 A leaving. A fifth branch must have
a) 2A entering
# b) 2A leaving
c) 22A leaving

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165. Where are the output windings on an AC generator?
# a) Stator
b) Rotor with slip rings
c) Rotor with commutator

166. If the field strength of a generator is doubled, and the speed is

doubled, the output EMF will
# a) quadruple
b) double
c) stay the same

167. If the rate of change of current is halved, mutual inductance will

a) double
# b) stay the same
c) halve

168. If a capacitor of 50 microfarads has a current of 25 mA, how long

does it take to charge to 100 V
# a) 200 milliseconds
b) 200 seconds
c) 150 seconds

169. in a Wheatstone Bridge, the ammeter reads zero, and the variable
resistor is adjusted to 5 ohms. Resistor P has a value of 10 ohms and Q
has a value of 100 ohms. What is the value of the unknown resistor?
a) 0.5 ohms
b) 5 ohms
# c) 50 ohms

170. in a tuned circuit at resonance, the circuit will be

a) inductive
# b) resistive
c) capacitive

171. The time constant for an inductor is

# a) L/R
b) R/L
c) L x R

172. In a DC motor the pole pairs are

# a) imbedded within the field coils
b) part of the armature
c) connected to the brush gear

173. Eddy currents in a transformer core are reduced by

# a) decreasing the thickness of the laminates
b) increasing the thickness of the laminates
c) making the core from a solid block

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174. Transformer copper loss on full load is 220 Watts. On half load the
loss will be
a) 110 Watts
b) 440 Watts
# c) 55 Watts

175. The earth's magnetic field is greatest at the

# a) magnetic poles
b) geographic poles
c) magnetic equator

176. If a 1 ohm circuit produces a 50 W output, the phase angle is

# a) 0o
b) 90o
c) 45o

177. A series wound DC motor, the field has

# a) few turns of thick wire
b) few turns of thin wire
c) many turns of thin wire

178. What effect do the electrons of one atom have upon the electrons of
another atom?
# a) They repel each other
b) They attract each other
c) They have no effect on each other

179. What is a molecule?

# a) The smallest part of a compound
b) The smallest part of an electron
c) The smallest part of an atom

180. A coulomb is
a) one ampere per second
# b) one ampere x second
c) one second per ampere

181. in a circuit containing three resistors of equal value connected in

parallel, one resistor goes open circuit. The current in the other two
resistors will
a) increase
b) decrease
# c) remain the same

182. 20 amperes flow for 20 seconds. How many coulombs has flowed?
# a) 400
b) 20
c) 1

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183. An atom is
# a) the smallest part of an element that retains its characteristics
b) the smallest part of a compound that can exist independently
c) the smallest particle of matter

184. A neutron is a particle which is

# a) contained within the nucleus of most atoms
b) orbits the nucleus of the atom
c) contained in the nucleus of all atoms

185. An electric current is a flow of

a) electrons from a positively charged area to a negatively charged
area
b) protons from a positively charged area to a negatively charged
area
# c) electrons from a negatively charged area to a positively charged
area

186. An element could be considered to be a conductor if it has

a) a large number of electrons
b) a large number of electrons in its outer orbit
# c) a small number of electrons in its outer orbit

187. A volt can be considered to be a

# a) unit of electrical pressure
b) quantity of electrical energy
c) unit of electrical power

188. If the resistance of an electrical circuit is increased

a) the voltage will increase
b) the current will increase
# c) the current will decrease

189. If 2 coulombs flowed through a circuit in 2 seconds, the circuit

would have
a) 2 volts PD
b) 2 amps
# c) 1 amp

190. In general, increasing the cross sectional area of an electrical cable

# a) enables it to carry more current
b) enables it to carry more voltage
c) increases its resistance

191. Doubling the running time of an electrical machine would

# a) double the joules used
b) double the watts used
c) double the current used

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192. What is 3.25 volts in millivolts
a) 3.25 millivolts
# b) 3,250 millivolts
c) 325,000 millivolts

193. Electromotive force is measured in

a) Watts
b) Ohms
# c) Volts

194. Six resistors each of 6 ohms would be

a) 36 ohms in parallel
b) 1 ohm in series
# c) 1 ohm in parallel

195. A capacitor in a single phase motor is to

# a) provide a phase shift
b) prevent sparking at the switch
c) provide smoothing

196. The mass of an atom is contained mainly in the

a) electron
# b) nucleus
c) proton

197. The line voltage from a generator with a delta type connection will
be
a) higher than the phase voltage
b) lower than the phase voltage
# c) the same as the phase voltage

198. On a linear actuator, the field cutoff coil will be energized when
# a) the actuator is running
b) the actuator is not running
c) only as the actuator commences movement

199. Kirchhoff's law states

# a) the algebraic sum of all the voltages entering or leaving a series of
components will be equal to zero
b) the algebraic sum of all the currents entering or leaving a series of
components will be equal to one
c) the inverse sum of all the voltages entering or leaving a series of
components will be equal to one

200. The lines of magnetic flux from a magnet will

# a) repel each other
b) attract each other
c) have no effect upon each other

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201. A photozoidal cell produces electricity when subjected to
# a) light
b) heat
c) pressure

202. A thermocouple indicator is basically a type of

a) milliammeter
# b) millivoltmeter
c) milliohmeter

203. An electric motor produces a force of 5 N at a distance of 0.2m from

the centre of rotation and rotates at a speed of 100 revs/sec. The motors
output is
a) 100 horsepower
# b) 628.4 watts
c) 314.2 watts

204. A potentiometer varies

# a) voltage
b) current
c) resistance

205. Starter motors are usually

# a) series wound
b) compound wound
c) shunt wound

206. How can it be determined if a transformer winding has some of its

turns shorted together?
a) measure the input voltage with an ohmmeter
# b) the transformer will get hot in normal operation
c) the output voltage will be high

207. An advantage of a star connected generator over a delta connected

generator is
a) a balance load is guaranteed
# b) two potentials are available
c) the line and phase voltages are equal

208. What does a rectifier do?

a) Changes direct current into alternating current
# b) Changes alternating current into direct current
c) Reduces voltage

209. Two 12V 40 amp hour batteries connected in parallel will produce
a) 24V 80 ah
# b) 12V 80 ah
c) 24V 40 ah

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210. When an atom loses or gains an electron it is called
a) a current
# b) an ion
c) a molecule

211. A circuit has a resistance of 50 ohms and an inductance of 0.2

Henry. If it is connected to a 200 volt 50 Hz supply the reactance will be
a) 31.42 ohms
# b) 62.84 ohms
c) 6.284 ohms

212. A 24-volt source is required to furnish 48 watts to a parallel circuit

consisting of four resistors of equal value. What is the voltage drop
across each resistor?
a) 12 volts
# b) 24 volts
c) 3 volts

213. Of the following which pair of materials would most readily become
magnetized?
a) copper and steel
b) nickel and bronze
# c) iron and steel

214. The formula for resistance in series is

# a) RT = R1 + R2 + R3...RN
b) RT = R1 x R2 x R3...RN
c) 1/RT = 1/ (R1 x R2 x R3 ...RN)

215. The core material used for an electromagnet is soft iron because
# a) it demagnetizes easily
b) its magnetism is not easily destroyed
c) it retains most of its flux density when demagnetized

216. What is the combined value of resistances of 4 ohm and 6 ohm

connected in parallel?
a) 24 ohm
# b) 2.4 ohm
c) 0.24 ohm

217. Permanent magnets in an AC generator are

# a) to provide initial excitation
b) to control the frequency
c) to rectify the current

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218. The method of ascertaining the voltage of a standard aircraft lead-
acid battery is by checking
a) the voltage off load
b) the voltage on open circuit
# c) the voltage with rated load switched ON.

219. Generator brushes are normally made of

# a) carbon
b) brass
c) steel

220. If the voltage across a resistor is doubled

# a) the current is doubled
b) the resistance is halved
c) the current is halved

221. As the generator load is increases (within its rated capacity), the
voltage will
a) remain constant and the amperage output will decrease
b) decrease and the amperage output will increase
# c) remain constant and the amperage output will increase

222. If a number of resistors are connected in parallel, the total

resistance is
a) the same as the lowest
# b) smaller than the lowest
c) greater than the lowest

223. A charged body is said to have

# a) a surplus or deficiency of electrons
b) a surplus of protons
c) a deficiency of neutrons

224. The ratio between apparent power and true power is the
a) efficiency
b) power rating
# c) power factor

225. The voltage output of a generator is controlled by

a) varying the current of the output
b) varying the resistance of the output
# c) varying the current of the field

226. The total current flowing in a circuit of 200 lamps in parallel, each of
a resistance of 400 ohm and connected across an input of 100 volts is
# a) 50 amps
b) 25 amps
c) 40 amps

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227. The current flowing in the armature of a DC motor is equal to
a) (applied volts - generated volts) x armature resistance
b) applied volts + generated volts
armature resistance
# c) applied volts - generated volts
armature resistance

228. In the circuit shown the 24 volt battery has an internal resistance of
1 ohm and the ammeter indicates a current of 12 amperes. The value of
the load resistance is

# a) 1 ohm
b) 2 ohms
c) 6 ohms

229. One advantage of using Ac electrical power in aircraft is

# a) the greater ease in stepping the voltage up or down
b) AC electrical motors can be reversed while dc motors cannot
c) the effective voltage is 1.41 times the maximum instantaneous
voltage; therefore, less power input is required

230. The quill drive on an aircraft generator

a) makes possible the use of roller bearings at the drive end
# b) damps out vibrations
c) damps out any commutator ripple

231. The amount of electricity a capacitor can store is directly

proportional to the
a) distance between the plates and inversely proportional to the plate
area
b) plate area and is not affected by the distance between the plates
# c) plate area and inversely proportional to the distance between the
plates

232. When resistors are in parallel, the total resistance is

# a) smaller than the smallest resistor
b) the sum of all the resistors
c) larger than the smallest resistor

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233. What device is used to convert alternating current, which has been
induced into the loops of the rotating armature of a DC generator into
direct current as it leaves the generator?
# a) a commutator
b) an inverter
c) a rectifier

234. Two similar 12v batteries connected in parallel will produce

a) 24V e.m.f. with twice the capacity of each battery
b) 24v e.m.f. with the same capacity as each battery
# c) 12V e.m.f. with twice the capacity of each battery

235. Unless otherwise specified, any values given for current or voltage
in an AC circuit are assumed to be
a) maximum values
# b) effective values
c) instantaneous values

236. If a heavy mechanical load is removed from a series motor

# a) the speed will increase and the armature current will decrease
b) the speed will decrease and the armature current will decrease
c) the speed will increase and the armature current will increase

237. In a vector diagram showing the magnitude and direction of the

inductance, capacitance and resistance in an AC circuit
# a) the inductive reactance would be in opposition to the capacitive
reactance and resistance at 90 degrees
b) the inductive and capacitance reactance would be additive with
the resistance subtractive
c) it is impossible to show values of this kind using vectors

238. If service No. 1 is isolated from the supply busbar shown there will
be

a) an increase in supply voltage

b) a decrease in supply voltage
# c) a decrease in total current consumption

239. An increase in operating temperature in most electrical devices

carrying current results in
# a) an increase in resistance and a decrease in current
b) a decrease in resistance and an increase in current
c) no effect on the resistance and current

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240. The voltage of a secondary cell is
a) determined by the number of plates
b) determined by the area of the plates
# c) determined by the active materials on the plates

241. The basis for transformer operation in the use of alternating current
is mutual
a) reactance
# b) inductance
c) capacitance

242. The exciter winding in a brushless AC generator is supplied with

electrical power from
a) permanent magnets
b) the busbar
# c) a rotating generator integrally mounted on the same shaft as the
AC windings

243. If the cross-sectional area of a conductor is doubled, with voltage

constant, the current will
a) halve
# b) double
c) remain constant

244. Eddy currents in a transformer can be reduced by

a) using a special non metallic material
b) using a single solid piece of metal
# c) laminations

245. If two resistors of 5 and 10 ohm respectively are connected in

series and the current in the 5 ohm resistor is 1A. what is the current in
the 10 ohm resistor?
a) 1/3 amp
b) it cannot be found without knowing the applied voltage
# c) 1 amp

246. The term used to denote the strength of a magnetic field is

a) retentivity
b) hysterisis
# c) flux density

247. At resonant frequency the phase difference between the voltage

and current of an AC supply feeding an inductive and capacitive
network is
# a) 0 degrees
b) 180 degrees
c) 90 degrees
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248. What is the ratio of turns between the primary coil winding and the
secondary coil winding of a transformer designed to triple its input
voltage?
a) primary will have three times as many turns as its secondary
b) primary will have twice as many turns as its secondary
# c) primary will have one-third as many turns as its secondary

249. A direct current of 12 milliamperes flows through a circuit which

has a resistance of 1000 ohms. The power dissipated by the circuit is
a) 12 milliwatts
b) 12 watts
# c) 144 milliwatts

250. The voltage in a series circuit

# a) is different in each component
b) is the same in each component
c) is less than it would be in a parallel circuit

251. Which aircraft circuit would be most likely to use frequency wild
200V AC?
# a) windscreen heating
b) hydraulic pump
c) standby compass

252. Why are the iron cores of most induction coils laminated?
# a) To reduce the effects of eddy currents
b) To increase the core permeability
c) To reduce the core reluctance

253. A 48-volt source is required to furnish 192 watts to a parallel circuit

consisting of three resistors of equal value. What is the value of each
resistor?
a) 12 ohm
b) 4 ohm
# c) 36 ohm

254. If voltage is 100V, resistance is 25 ohms, what is the current?

a) 2500 amperes
# b) 4 amperes
c) 0.4 amperes

255. A soft iron core is used in an ELECTRO magnet because

a) it has HIGH permeability and HIGH coercivity
# b) it has HIGH permeability and LOW coercivity
c) it has LOW permeability and HIGH coercivity

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256. The resistance to electrical flow in a wire depends on
# a) the diameter, length, material of wire and temperature
b) the material only - copper or aluminum
c) the length and material of the wire only

257. A transformer should always have its

# a) secondary open circuit or on load
b) secondary shorted or on load
c) primary shorted or off load

258. How can the direction of rotation of a DC electric motor be

changed?
a) interchange the wires which connect the motor to the external
power source
# b) reverse the electrical connections to either the field or armature
windings
c) rotate the positive brush one commutator segment

259. An AC generator's frequency will

a) always be constant regardless of the generators drive speed
b) vary with changes in field strength
# c) be proportional to the RPM at which it is driven

260. A short circuit between the supply and earth

a) does not matter if the circuit uses the aircraft earth as a return
# b) could be very dangerous as the current drawn will be very high
c) is not dangerous as the current drawn will be low

261. When two coils are linked by a common flux, a voltage can be
induced in one by a changing current in the other. This process is
known as
# a) mutual induction
b) the magnetic effect
c) self induction

262. A circuit consists of 3 ohm, 5 ohm and 12 ohm resistors in series,

the current flowing in the 5 ohm resistor is 10 amps. What is the applied
voltage?
a) 100v
b) 10v
# c) 200v

263. Copper is an inferior conductor to aluminum when comparing

# a) weight for weight
b) load for load
c) CSA with CSA

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264. In an AC circuit how is the value of true power calculated?
# a) By volts multiplied by amps multiplied by power factor
b) By wattmeter readings multiplied by power factor
c) By voltmeter readings multiplied by ammeter readings

265. A frequency wild AC generator is used for

a) instruments and navigation
# b) de-icing loads
c) any AC load

266. Which of the following is not one of the purposes of interpoles in a

generator?
# a) Reduce field strength
b) Overcome armature reaction
c) Reduce arcing at the brushes

267. Which of the following would be used to calculate transformer turns

ratio?
a) primary turns × secondary turns
b) primary turns ÷ secondary turns
# c) secondary turns ÷ primary turns

268. A good electrical insulator is a material which

a) has more protons than electrons
# b) has its electrons tightly bound to their parent atoms
c) contains a large number of positive ions

269. To reverse the direction of a series motor

a) the direction of the current through the field is reversed
# b) a second series field is fitted
c) the direction of the current through the field and the armature is
reversed

270. How many cycles of AC voltage are produced in a six-pole

alternator of the revolving-field type, with each revolution of the rotor?
a) Four
b) Six
# c) Three

271. The variable frequency output from an AC generator is used for

# a) supplying non-inductive loads
b) the AC supply instead of using inverters
c) driving AC operated instruments

272. The capacitance of a capacitor is dependant upon

# a) the type of material separating the plates
b) the rate of change of current in the circuit
c) the charge on it
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273. A piece of equipment is rated at 750 watts and the applied voltage
is 30 volts. The value of the protection fuse should be
a) 20 amps
# b) 30 amps
c) 15 amps

274. The current consumed by a DC starter motor will

a) remain relatively constant over the starting speed range
b) increase as the engine speed increases
# c) decrease as the engine speed increases

275. When different rated capacitors are connected in parallel in a

circuit, the total capacitance is
a) equal to the capacitance of the highest rated capacitor
b) less than the capacitance of the lowest rated capacitor
# c) equal to the sum of all the capacitances

276. The voltage in a transformer secondary coil that contains twice as

many loops as the primary coil will be
a) less and the amperage greater than in the primary coil
b) greater and the amperage greater than in the primary coil
# c) greater and the amperage less than in the primary coil

277. How are generators rated?

a) Impedance at rated voltage
b) Amperes at rated voltage
# c) Watts at rated voltage

278. in a single phase AC generator, frequency is determined by

# a) the generator speed
b) controlling the current flow through the voltage field windings
c) the number of pairs of poles

279. The risk of a fire due to static electricity is overcome

a) by fitting static wicks and insulating all metal components
# b) by connecting all metal components by bonding
c) by fitting static wicks and isolating the battery from inflammable
gas sources

280. Due to armature reaction in a DC motor

# a) the trailing pole tips are magnetically weakened
b) the leading pole tips are magnetically weakened
c) the magnetic flux is restored by moving the MNA towards the GNA

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281. Two resistors are connected in series and have an e.m.f. of V volts
across them. If the voltages across the resistances are V1 and V2 then
by Kirchhoff's law
# a) V = V1 + V2
b) V2 = V1 + V
c) V1 = V2 + V

282. When an electrical supply becomes open-circuit

# a) the loss of continuity will prevent its component from functioning
b) the fuse or circuit breaker should isolate the circuit due to the
increased current drawn
c) the component will operate normally but will not switch off

283. Some electric motors have two sets of field winding wound in
opposite directions so that the
a) speed of the motor can be more closely controlled
# b) motor can be operated in either direction
c) power output of the motor can be more closely controlled

284. The amount of electrical power for a given generator weight is

a) determined by the size of the aircraft
b) greater for DC generator
# c) greater for AC generator

285. When resistors are in parallel the total current is equal to

a) the current through one resistor
# b) the sum of the currents
c) the reciprocal of all the currents

286. What is the ampere-hour rating of a storage battery that is designed

to deliver 45 amperes for 2.5 hours?
a) 90.0 ampere-hour
# b) 112.5 ampere-hour
c) 45.0 ampere-hour

287. How much power must a 24-volt generator furnish to a system

which contains the following series loads?
5 ohm, 3 ohm and 12 ohm
a) 450 watts
b) 402 watts
# c) 28.8 watts

288. A volt meter is connected

a) in series or parallel
# b) in parallel
c) in series

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289. What polarity do interpoles take in a DC motor?
# a) The same as the next main pole behind in the direction of rotation
b) Either, provided they lay on the MNA
c) The same as the next main pole ahead in the direction of rotation

290. On a typical AC generator the output is taken

a) direct from the rotor via slip rings
b) direct from the exciter
# c) direct from the stator windings

291. Since electrical supplies taken from a bus-bar are in parallel,

isolating some of the services would
# a) reduce the current consumption from the bus-bar
b) increase the current consumption from the bus-bar
c) not affect the current consumption, it would reduce the voltage

292. One Picofarad is

a) 1 x 1012 farad
b) 1 x 10-6 farad
# c) 1 x 10-12 farad

293. Which of these will cause the resistance of a conductor to

decrease?
a) Decrease the length or the cross-sectional area
# b) Decrease the length or increase the cross-sectional area
c) Increase the length or decrease the cross-sectional area

294. The purpose of bonding is to

a) give generated static an easy return path to the generator
# b) stop different potentials developing with subsequent fire risks
c) ensure all components have been securely fitted

295. The S.I. unit of magnetic flux density is the

a) Weber
b) Henry
# c) Tesla

296. What is the principal advantage of the series-wound dc motor?

a) Low starting torque
b) Suitable for constant speed use
# c) High starting torque

297. Interpole windings fitted to DC series wound generators are

a) in series with the field
b) in parallel with the armature
# c) in series with the armature

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298. One of the chief advantages of alternating current is that it can be
transmitted at a high voltage with a low power loss; the voltage can then
be changed to any desired value of
# a) AC by means of transformers
b) DC by means of transformers
c) DC by means of inverters

299. An AC generator is producing the required voltage but a higher

frequency than that required. To remedy this, the following action must
be taken?
a) Decrease the speed of the prime mover, and then decrease the
strength of the field
b) Decrease the speed of the prime mover
# c) Decrease the speed of the prime mover, and then increase the
strength of the field

300. How many amperes will a 28-volt generator be required to supply to

a circuit containing five lamps in parallel, three of which have a
resistance of 6 ohms each and two of which have a resistance of 5 ohms
each?
# a) 25.23 amperes
b) 1 ampere
c) 1.11 amperes

301. The area of a hysteresis loop is proportional to the

# a) energy dissipated in putting the material through a complete cycle
of magnetization and demagnetization
b) relative permeability of the material being magnetized
c) energy absorbed in completely demagnetizing the material

302. The current flowing through a circuit can be increased to four times
its original value by
# a) doubling the applied voltage and halving the resistance
b) halving the applied voltage and halving the resistance
c) doubling the resistance and doubling the applied voltage

303. When more than two inductors of different inductances are

connected in parallel in a circuit, the total inductance is
a) equal to the sum of the individual inductances
# b) less than the inductance of the lowest rated inductor
c) equal to the inductance of the highest rated inductor

304. What polarity do interpoles take in a DC generator?

# a) the same as the next main pole ahead in the direction of rotation
b) the same as the next main pole behind in the direction of rotation
c) either, providing they lay on M.N.A.

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305. What happens to the resistance of a copper conductor when the
temperature increases?
# a) It increases
b) It decreases
c) It remains the same

306. The method most often used in overcoming the effect of armature
reaction is through the use of
a) shaded poles
# b) interpoles
c) drum-wound armatures in combination with a negatively
connected series field

307. The core material used for an electromagnet is soft iron because
# a) it demagnetizes easily
b) it retains most of its flux density when demagnetized
c)its magnetism is not easily destroyed

308. The switch on a DC circuit containing a fully charged capacitor is

opened. The voltage across the capacitor
a) drops immediately to zero
b) starts to fall exponentially to zero
# c) remains equal to the original charging voltage supply

309. in a 3 phase generator with balanced load, the potential between

the neutral point and earth is
a) equal to line volts
b) equal to phase volts
# c) zero volts

310. A direct current of 12 milliamperes flows through a circuit which

has a resistance of 1000 ohms. The power dissipated by the circuit is
a) 12 milliwatts
b) 12 watts
# c) 144 milliwatts

311. An increase in which of the following factors will cause an increase

in the inductive reactance of a circuit?
a) Resistance and capacitive reactance
b) Resistance and voltage
# c) Inductance and frequency

312. in transformer operation, hysteresis losses are

a) current overcoming coil resistance
b) induced current in the iron core
# c) energy wasted in reversing core magnetization

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313. The starting current of a series-wound DC motor, in passing
through both the field and armature windings produces a
a) low starting torque
b) speed slightly higher when unloaded
# c) high starting torque

314. A non-magnetic metal

# a) has no permeability
b) has high retentivity
c) is a poor conductor

315. The power output of an AC parallel generator system is measured

in
a) KVA
# b) KW / KVARS
c) amperes

316. The shape of the output waveform of an AC generator is known as a

# a) sine wave
b) cosine wave
c) frequency wave

317. in a circuit containing three resistors of equal value connected in

series and one of the resistors short circuits, the effect is for the current
in the other two resistors to
# a) increase
b) remain the same
c) decrease

318. To increase the speed of a shunt motor a resistance is placed

a) in series with the armature
b) in parallel with the field
# c) in series with the field

319. Frequency (Hz) is the number of cycles per

a) revolution
b) minute
# c) second

320. In a series resistive circuit

a) the total voltage equals the difference between the individual
voltages
# b) the total voltage is equal to the sum of the individual voltages
c) the total voltage is the same as the highest individual

321. The current in a DC circuit containing a fully charged capacitor is

# a) zero
b) is dependent upon the size of the capacitance of the capacitor
c) maximum
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322. The sum of the instantaneous E.M.F.'s in a three phase system is
a) equal to the line voltage
b) three times the phase voltage
# c) zero

323. A capacitor is a barrier to

a) both
b) A.C
# c) D.C

324. One revolution of a three phase generator will produce

a) 3 cycles
b) 2 cycles
# c) 1 cycle

325. If the North pole of a magnet is brought nearer to the North pole of
another magnet
a) attraction between them will be increased
# b) repulsion between them will be increased
c) repulsion between them will be reduced

326. A 200 volt motor is taking 10 amperes armature current, the

armature resistance is 0.1 ohm. The B.EMF under these conditions will
be
a) 201 volts
# b) 199 volts
c) 1 volt

327. What is the effect of inserting an iron core into a current carrying
coil?
# a) The flux density of the original magnetic field produced by the coil
is increased
b) The flux density of the original magnetic field remains constant
c) The core tends to move from a stronger to a weaker part of the
field

328. What is the total capacitance of a parallel circuit containing three

capacitors with capacitance of 0.25microfarad, 0.03microfarad, and
0.12microfarad, respectively?
a) 0.04 µF
b) 0.04 pF
# c) 0.4 µF

329. At resonant frequency the phase difference between the voltage

and current of an AC supply feeding an inductive and capacitive
network is
# a) 0 degrees
b) 180 degrees
c) 90 degrees
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330. The frequency of a power wave in an AC resistance circuit is
a) the same as the frequency for voltage and current
b) half the frequency for voltage and current
# c) twice the frequency for voltage and current

331. The reading on the ammeter in the circuit shown is

a) 3A
# b) 6A
c) 12A

332. The 'A' phase of a three phase power system is colour coded
a) blue
b) yellow
# c) red

333. The total resistance of the circuit shown is

a) 12 Ohms
# b) 3 Ohms
c) 7.5 Ohms

334. What is a method used for restoring generator field residual

magnetism?
# a) Flash the fields
b) Reseat the brushes
c) Energize the armature

335. A 1µF capacitor is equivalent to

# a) 0.000,001 Farads
b) 1,000,000 Farads
c) 0.001 Farads

336. The opposition offered by a coil to the flow of alternating current is

called (disregard resistance)
a) impedance
b) reluctance
# c) inductive reactance
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337. A high surge of current is required when a DC electric motor is first
started. As the speed of the motor increase
a) the applied emf increases proportionally
b) the counter emf decreases proportionally
# c) the counter emf builds up and opposes the applied emf, thus
reducing the current flow through the armature

338. The tolerance of the AC generator frequency is

a) 40 Hz
# b) 10 Hz
c) 20 Hz

339. The various parts of an aircraft airframe are maintained at the same
potential by
a) the supply bus-bars
b) static discharge wicks
# c) bonding

340. When two capacitors are connected in series

a) the charge stored on each is directly proportional to its
capacitance
# b) the charge stored on each is the same
c) the charge stored on each is inversely proportional to the voltage
across it

341. Aircraft generators are cooled by

a) oil cooling radiators around the main body
b) fuel cooling radiators
# c) ram air

342. The voltage of an AC generator

a) rises to max in one direction, falls to zero and rises in the same
direction
# b) rises to max in one direction then falls to zero then rises to max in
the opposite direction
c) rises to max in one direction and remains

343. The charge on a capacitor is expressed as

a) the ratio Q/V
b) the product Q x V
# c) the product C x V

344. A shunt is used with

# a) an ammeter
b) an ohmmeter
c) a voltmeter

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345. The resistance of the current return path through the aircraft is
always considered negligible, provided the
a) generator is properly grounded
b) voltage drop across the circuit is checked
# c) structure is adequately bonded

346. An ammeter is connected into a circuit in

a) parallel
b) shunt
# c) series

347. When handling a high voltage capacitor in an electrical circuit, be

sure it
a) has a full charge before removing it from the circuit
# b) is fully discharged before removing it from the circuit
c) has at least a residual charge before removing it from the circuit

348. When a circuit with a series inductance and capacitance is at

resonant frequency
a) the current in the circuit decreases
# b) the impedance of the circuit is such that the voltage is in phase
with the current
c) the impedance of the circuit is such that the voltage leads the
current by exactly 90 degrees

349. in an AC circuit, the effective voltage is

a) equal to the maximum instantaneous voltage
b) greater than the maximum instantaneous voltage
# c) less than the maximum instantaneous voltage

350. On a combined DC starter - generator system

# a) the voltage regulator is connected to the shunt field after the start
cycle is completed
b) the series coil is open circuit during the engine start sequence
c) the voltage regulator controls the start sequence during engine
starting

351. A pure capacitor, inductor and resistor are connected in series and
the voltage drops across each are 10V and the total current flowing in
the circuit is 1A. How much true power is the circuit consuming?
a) 30VA
b) 30W
# c) 10W

352. If a capacitor 1µF and an inductor 10mH are connected in parallel

what is their approximate resonant frequency?
a) 62Hz
b) 3.2MHz
# c) 1.6kHz
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353. Which wave form is stepped positive and negative with unequal
length sides?
# a) Trapezoidal wave
b) Rectangular wave
c) Saw tooth wave

354. The value of an AC sine wave that will give an equivalent heating
effect in a DC resistor is the
a) average value
# b) RMS value
c) peak value

355. Where is the magnetic dip least?

a) Poles
# b) Equator
c) Isoclinals

356. The dielectric constant of a capacitor is a measurement of

# a) the electrostatic energy storing capacity of the capacitor
dielectric
b) the electrical resistance of the capacitor dielectric
c) the electrical repulsion of electrons within the dielectric material

357. To reverse the direction of rotation on a DC shunt motor, you must

change the direction of the current through
# a) the field windings or the armature windings
b) the armature windings only
c) the field windings and the armature windings

358. If the field current to a shunt wound DC motor is decreased when

operating at a constant load, the motor speed will
a) reduce
# b) increase
c) not change

359. An electric current is

a) a surplus of free electron
b) an excitement of electrons in a metal
# c) an ordered flow of electrons

360. An atom contains

a) molecules
b) hydrogen
# c) electrons

361. What causes a transformer to be noisy?

a) High coil resistance
# b) An air gap in the core
c) High core losses
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362. Carbon has a
# a) negative temperature coefficient
b) positive temperature coefficient
c) temperature coefficient of zero

363. The peak factor for a sine wave is

a) 0.707
# b) 1.414
c) 1.11

364. If a motor is spinning at 50 cycles per second, how long is 1 cycle?

# a) 0.02 seconds
b) 50 seconds
c) 0.83 seconds

365. An integrated step input at unequal time base produces

a) a square wave
b) a sine wave
# c) a saw tooth wave

366. A capacitor in series and inductor in parallel make what kind of

filter?
a) Band pass
# b) High pass
c) Low pass

367. If a load in series has a current passing through it, the magnetic
field can be worked out by using
# a) the corkscrew rule
b) left hand rule
c) right hand rule

368. If the current flowing into a junction is 5A, 3A, 4A in and 10A out.
What is the 5th wire carrying?
a) 2A in
# b) 2A out
c) 5A out

369. If an insulated conductor is placed near to a negatively charged

rod, the nearest end of the conductor becomes
a) negatively charged
# b) positively charged
c) No change will occur

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370. If 2 resistors, one red, yellow, black, gold and the other violet, blue,
black, silver were replaced by a single resistor. Ignoring tolerance, what
would the color coding be?
# a) Brown, black, brown
b) Brown, black, black
c) Black, brown, black

371. Germanium and silicon have how many electrons in their outer
shell
# a) 4
b) 2
c) 6

372. If a free electron is given to another atom, that atom is a

a) positive ion
# b) negative ion
c) valency atom

373. If a nicad battery is not to be used immediately it should be stored

a) fully charged
# b) fully dissipated
c) dry

374. A light / heat sensitive cell is a

# a) transducer
b) diode
c) transistor

375. In a mercury cell the steel casing is

# a) the positive terminal
b) the negative terminal
c) neither

376. To improve the life of a dry cell you would

# a) use more zinc
b) use more electrolyte paste
c) us a a pure carbon positive rod

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377. What is the voltage at A?

# a) 26V
b) 28V
c) 2V

378. The unit for power is equal to

a) N/m
# b) Joules per second
c) Volts/Amps

379. The source voltage in the circuit below is

a) 50V
# b) 200V
c) 150V

380. The 5th colored band on a resistor represents the

a) tolerance
b) multiplier
# c) reliability or temperature coefficient

381. Three 12 microfarad capacitors in parallel. The overall circuit

capacitance is
a) 4 microfarads
b) 1 microfarads
# c) 36 microfarads

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382. Flux density will
a) increase linearly with coercive force
# b) increase linearly with magnetic flux
c) decrease linearly with magnetic flux

383. A transformer with a 5:1 ratio has a 24V output. What is the input
a) 120 V DC
b) 4.8 V AC
# c) 120 V AC

384. The mark-to-space ratio of the following waveform is

a) A to B
B to C
# b) A to D
D to E
c) D to E
D to C

385. A generator supplies 25 A, 4 V and 50 W. What is the apparent

power and the power factor?
a) 100 VA and 2
b) 400 VA and 0.5
# c) 100 VA and 0.5

386. In a power circuit, the purpose of an inductor is

# a) to dampen power surges
b) to dampen current surges
c) to dampen voltage surges

387. When a number of ferrite pieces are grouped together, they

a) are semi-permanent magnets when DC is passed through them
# b) can be used to store binary code
c) electromagnets

388. Ampere turns is calculated by the number of turns

# a) multiplied by current
b) divided by current
c) multiplied by magnetic flux

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389. A conventional aircraft generator will be
a) series wound
b) delta wound
# c) star wound

390. Storage of magnets should be

a) in pairs end to end
b) in a non magnetic pox
# c) in pairs with keeper plates

391. A circuit has 1 megohm and 8 microfarads. What is the time

constant?
a) 1 second
# b) 8 seconds
c) 40 seconds

392. Current in an inductive circuit will

a) lead voltage
# b) lag voltage
c) be at unity

393. Power factor of a generator is

a) sin ø
# b) cos ø
c) tan ø

394. In a an AC motor, the rotation of the MNA

a) is the same as the rotation of the armature
# b) is opposite to the rotation of the armature
c) is slightly less speed than the rotation of the armature

395. in a wave wound generator with 4 poles, what would be the

minimum number of brushes?
a) 4
# b) 2
c) 8

396. A capacitor rating is

# a) the maximum continuous voltage it can take
b) the voltage it will rupture at
c) the voltage it will charge to

397. in conventional flow, the left hand rule applies to

a) generators
# b) motors
c) batteries

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398. Copper losses in a transformer are caused by
a) circulating currents through the transformer
# b) the resistance in the windings
c) wasting of the copper wires due to friction

399. in AC generators, 0.637 is

a) RMS
# b) average value
c) form factor

400. In a 3 phase generator, what angle are the phases to each other?
a) 180o
# b) 120o
c) 0o

401. In a 2 phase generator, what angle are the phases to each other?
# a) 90o
b) 180o
c) 0o

402. Delta wound line current is

a) equal to phase current
# b) root 3 x phase current
c) less than the phase current

403. The multiplier color coding on a capacitor is in

a) farads
b) microfarads
# c) picofarads

404. Form Factor for a sine wave AC output is

a) 0.707
b) 1.414
# c) 1.1

405. In a simple voltaic cell the collection of ions on the cathode causes
a) hydration
b) sulphation
# c) polarisation

406. The electrolyte in a nicad battery would rise if the battery was
a) discharging
# b) charging
c) remaining at constant voltage

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407. When a conductor is cut by magnetic lines of force an EMF is
induced. This is
a) Lenz's Law
# b) Faraday's Law
c) Kerchoof's Law

408. Two 2 volt 10AH cells are connected in series, the output voltage
and the capacity would be
a) 2 volt, 20 AH
# b) 4 volt 10 AH
c) 4 volt 20 AH

409. The electrolyte in a nicad battery is

a) cadmium hydroxide
b) nickel hydroxide
# c) potassium hydroxide

410. Referring to the drawing below, if the volts dropped across the 20
ohm resistor is 10 volts, the resistance of R1 is

# a) 20 ohms
b) 16 ohms
c) 2 ohms

411. The atomic number of an atom is determined by the number of

# a) protons
b) electrons
c) neutrons

412. In a Leclanche cell the plates are made of

a) mercury and lithium
b) nickel and cadmium
# c) zinc and carbon

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413. in a simple voltaic cell, polarization reduces output voltage because
of the
a) transfer of material between the anode and the cathode
# b) build up of hydrogen on the anode
c) build up of hydrogen on the cathode

414. When the temperature of the electrolyte in a battery increases, the

SG
a) goes up
# b) goes down
c) remains the same

41 5. A 47 kilohm resistor has the following color code

# a) Yellow, Violet, Orange
b) Orange, Violet, Red
c) Red, Orange, Yellow

416. If the temperature of a pure metal is reduced to absolute zero, its

resistance will be
a) infinity
# b) practically zero
c) unaffected

417. The bridge circuit shown will be balanced when the value of the
unknown resistor R is

a) 18 ohms
b) 14 ohms
# c) 2 ohms

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418. The current in the circuit below is

a) 5 A
b) 0.2 A
# c) 5 mA

419. In the previous question, the power developed across the 10 k ohm
resistor is
# a) 250 mW
b) 250 W
c) 50 mW

420. What is represented by this diagram?

# a) Potentiometer
b) Rheostat
c) Thermister

421. In the following circuit, the input at P is 4 amps and at Q is 5 amps.

What is the voltage across the 6 ohm resistor?

# a) 54V
b) 1.5V
c) 6V

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422. The unknown current in the network below is

a) 22A
# b) 3A
c) 47A

423. The Watt can be expressed as

# a) Joules per second
b) Joules x seconds
c) Seconds per Joule

424. A single phase circuit has an input voltage of 100V. The current is
10A and the circuit has a power factor of 0.5. The true power is
a) 1000W
b) 50W
# c) 500W

425. Power in a DC circuit is found by

a) multiplying current by resistance
b) multiplying the voltage by itself and dividing by the current
# c) multiplying the resistance by the current squared

426. The total capacitance of the circuit shown is

# a) 4µF
b) 36µF
c) 3µF

427. When a capacitor is charged from a DC supply, the voltage / time

curve is
a) logarithmic
# b) exponential
c) linear
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428. An electrolytic capacitor is used because it has a
a) large physical size for a large capacity
# b) small physical size for a large capacity
c) small physical size for low leakage current

429. An electrolytic capacitor would be used in circuits supplying

a) heavy loads
b) light loads
# c) heavy / light loads

430. The symbol for flux density is

a) H
# b) B
c) MMF

431. The hysteresis loop for a magnetic material is on a graph with

a) total flux against flux density
b) current against flux density
# c) flux density against magnetising force

432. To determine the direction of the magnetic field around a

conductor you would use
# a) the corkscrew rule
b) Fleming's left hand rule
c) Fleming's right hand rule

433. A material with a narrow hysteresis loop

a) will have high retentivity
# b) will have low retentivity
c) cannot be magnetised

434. If a bar magnet is cut in half

a) the magnet is destroyed
# b) two bar magnets are formed
c) one bar magnet and one non-magnet is formed

435. The diagram shows a current carrying conductor in a magnetic

field. The conductor will move

a) upwards
# b) downwards
c) sideways

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436. The electromagnetic force between two charged bodies is
a) proportional to the distance between them
b) inversely proportional to the distance between them
# c) inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them

437. Copper is a
a) paramagnetic materials
b) ferromagnetic material
# c) diamagnetic material

438. Switching on or off the current in one coil produces an emf in

another coil adjacent to it. The two coils are said to have
a) self inductance
# b) mutual inductance
c) auto inductance

439. the time constant in an inductive circuit is the time required for the
current to reach
# a) 63.2% of maximum value
b) 63.7% of maximum value
c) 70.7% of maximum value

440. Self induced emf in a coil supplied with a current varying at a

uniform rate can be found by
a) - N dI
dt
b) - L dØ
dt
# c) - L dI
dt

441. The MMF of a coil fed with 2 amps and having 10 turns is
a) 5 ampere turns
# b) 20 ampere turns
c) 20 amperes / turn

442. An AC inductive circuit has an inductance 0f 10 mH and a

frequency input of 1000Hz. The opposition to current flow is
approximately
a) 63,000 ohms
b) 630 ohms
# c) 63 ohms

443. A sine wave of RMS value 7.07 volts has a peak to peak value of
# a) 10.0 volts
b) 0.707 volts
c) 20.0 volts

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444. The true power in an AC circuit is given by
a) voltmeter reading x PF
b) volts x amps
# c) volts x amps x PF

445. The average value of 100 volts peak AC is

a) 70.7 volts
b) 141.4 volts
# c) 63.7 volts

446. The RMS value of 200 volts peak to peak is

# a) 141.4 volts
b) 70.7 volts
c) 127.4 volts

447. The impedance of a series tuned circuit at resonance is

a) zero
b) maximum
# c) minimum

448. The copper loss on a single phase transformer is 25 Watts on full

load. What will it be on half load?
a) 5 Watts
b) 12.5 Watts
# c) 6.25 Watts

449. Rotating coil B through 90o will

a) increase the EMF induced into B

# b) decrease the EMF induced into B
c) increase the EMF induced into A

450. A transformer is designed to operate at 60 Hz. It is connected

across a 50 Hz supply. The primary windings would
# a) draw more current
b) draw less current
c) draw the same current

451. A current transformer, when disconnected from a circuit must be

a) left open circuit
# b) short circuited
c) have a resistor connected across the terminals

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452. What is the reflected impedance in the primary?

a) 20 ohms
# b) 500 ohms
c) 50 ohms

453. A transformer rated at a frequency of 200 Hz

a) may be used at any other frequency
# b) may only be used at the rated frequency or above
c) may only be used at the rated frequency or below

454. The dots are called, and indicate

a) quadrature dots, points are 90o out of phase

# b) phasing dots, point that have the same polarity at the same
moment in time
c) phasing dots, point that have the opposite polarity at the same
moment in time

455. The power factor of an AC circuit is the

a) sine of the phase angle
# b) cosine of the phase angle
c) tangent of the phase angle

456. The Form Factor of an AC waveform can be found by

# a) RMS value divided by the average value
b) average value divided by the RMS value
c) average value times the RMS value

457. A differentiator has a time constant which is

a) long
# b) short
c) equal to the input pulse

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458. If the frequency is increased in an AC circuit of pure resistance, the
effect is
a) increased resistance
b) decreased resistance
# c) nothing

459. A wire is rotated through a magnetic field. To give DC it must be

connected to
# a) a commutator
b) slip rings
c) a rectifier

460. In an inductive resistive circuit, 1 amp flows from a supply of 100V

dissipating 50 Watts of power. The phase angle is
# a) 60o
b) 90o
c) 45o

461. A transformer is built with a material having a

# a) narrow hysteresis loop
b) wide hysteresis loop
c) high coercive force

462. An alternator delivers 500V RMS at 1 ampere. The power factor is

0.8. The true power is
a) 100VA
# b) 400W
c) 500W

463. in a circuit which possesses mutual inductance, current is

increased to the primary
# a) the induced EMF in the secondary produces a current in the
secondary circuit which opposes the increase in flux due to the increase
of current in the primary
b) the induced EMF in the secondary produces a current in the
secondary circuit which assists the increase in flux due to the increase
of current in the primary
c) the induced EMF in the secondary produces a current in the
secondary circuit whose flux has no effect on the flux in the primary

464. A component that produces an output voltage due to incident light

is called a
a) liquid crystal
b) light emitting diode
# c) solar cell

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465. If the supply to a DC shunt motor was reversed
a) it would rotate in the opposite direction
b) it would fail to run
# c) it would rotate in the same direction

466. Slip on a synchronous motor on start is

a) 0%
b) 50%
# c) 100%

467. A shaded pole motor has shaded poles to

a) increase efficiency
# b) create a rotating field
c) reduce interference

468. A series motor draws a high current on start, and then the current
reduces. This is due to
a) the resistance of the field and the armature in series
# b) the back EMF
c) the resistance of the field and armature in parallel

469. on a brushless AC generator, the main rotating field is fed with

a) AC
# b) DC via diodes on the rotor
c) AC from the rotating field exciter

470. Single phase components in a three phase system may be

connected between
a) phase A and B only
b) phase and neutral only
# c) any phase and neutral OR between any two phases

471. Interpoles in a DC generator are connected

a) in parallel with the armature
# b) in series with the armature
c) in series with the field

472. in a DC generator, the effect of armature reaction may be reduced

by moving the brush gear
a) from MNA to GNA
# b) in the direction of armature rotation towards the MNA
c) against the direction of armature rotation towards the MNA

473. The windings embedded in the pole faces of a DC generator are

a) interpoles
b) commutating coils
# c) compensating windings

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474. A 6 pole wave-wound generator has
# a) 2 brushes
b) 6 brushes
c) 3 brushes

475. In a 2 phase induction motor the control winding is fed with

a) variable phase AC supply
b) fixed AC supply
# c) variable amplitude supply only

476. A 3 phase induction motor can be reversed by

a) isolating one phase
b) reversing the rotor connections
# c) changing over any two phases

477. The speed of an AC motor can be affected by the

a) field current
# b) pairs of poles
c) armature current

478. A generator rated at 30 KVA and power factor 0.8 has a maximum
continuous power output of
a) 30 kW
# b) 24 kW
c) 37.5 kW

479. An AC motor which rotates at the same speed as the supply

frequency is called
a) a universal motor
b) an induction motor
# c) a synchronous motor

480. In the circuit shown, impedance will be

a) 9 ohms
# b) 5 ohms
c) 7 ohms

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481. In the circuit shown, if the frequency is increased from zero to
resonant frequency, the circuit current would

# a) increase
b) decrease
c) stay the same

482. The true power developed in this circuit is

# a) 12W
b) 50W
c) 20W

483. The filter shown is a

a) band stop filter

# b) low pass filter
c) high pass filter

484. An example of a paramagnetic material is

# a) iron
b) silver
c) glass

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485. in a balanced Wheatstone bridge, across the centre of the bridge
there is
# a) no current flow
b) no voltage present at either end
c) current and voltage at maximum

486. A 24V battery has an internal resistance of 1 ohm. When connected

to a load, 12 amps flows. The value of the load is
a) 12 ohms
# b) 1 ohm
c) 1/2 ohm

487. The property of a material to accept lines of flux is called

# a) permeability
b) reluctance
c) retentivity

488. Armature reaction in a DC generator causes

# a) MNA to move in the direction of rotation
b) MNA to move in the opposite direction of rotation
c) GNA to move in the direction of rotation

489. in a DC motor, B-EMF rises if the motor

# a) speed rises
b) speed falls
c) load rises

490. Vibration in a magnet causes

a) flux to increase
# b) flux to decrease
c) flux to stay the same

491. A high pass filter has

# a) high impedance to low frequency, low impedance to high
frequency
b) high impedance to high frequency, low impedance to low
frequency
c) high impedance to both high and low frequency

492. What sort of wave would be used in a CR oscillascope to control

sweep?
# a) Sawtooth
b) Square
c) Sine wave

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493. If there was a mainly inductive load on an AC generator, the voltage
with respect to the current would
# a) lead
b) lag
c) be in phase

494. on a brushless AC generator, the permanent magnet generator

output is
a) DC
# b) AC
c) pulsed

495. The output from a rotating armature AC generator would be taken

from
# a) the rotor
b) the stator
c) either the rotor or the stator

496. A frequency wild AC generator system has

a) variable voltage and frequency
# b) variable frequency only
c) variable voltage only

497. in a series LCR circuit at resonance, R = 100 ohms, L and C are

each 10 ohms. The total impedance is
# a) 100 ohms
b) 30 ohms
c) zero ohms

498. An AC generator has four poles. To produce a frequency of 400Hz

it must achieve a speed of
a) 6000 RPM
b) 8000 RPM
# c) 12000 RPM

499. If an AC sinewave has an RMS value of 5V its peak value is

a) 14.14 V
b) 6.37 V
# c) 7.07 V

500. The Daniel Cell electrodes are

# a) copper and zinc
b) carbon and zinc
c) zinc and manganese dioxide

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501. An inductor of resistance 5 k ohms and inductance 2mH is
connected to a DC circuit. The time constant is
# a) 400 ns
b) 10 seconds
c) 40 ms

502. The unit of flux is the

# a) Weber
b) Ampere turns
c) Ampere turns / metre

503. The flux density of a magnetic field is 1.5T. The length of the
conductor in the field is 2 m and the speed of the conductor is 10 m/s.
The EMF induced is
a) 0.3 V
# b) 30 V
c) 7.5 V

504. A DC generator armature has 6 poles and is lap wound. The

number of brushes required are
# a) 6
b) 2
c) 3

505. Reactive sparking is reduced by

# a) interpoles
b) compensating windings
c) auxiliary windings

506. The back EMF in a DC motor is

a) equal to the applied EMF
# b) less than the applied EMF
c) greater than the applied EMF

507. The flux density of a magnetic field is 1.5T. The length of the
conductor in the field is 2 m and the current flowing through the
conductor is 5 amps. The force on the conductor is
# a) 15 Newtons
b) 0.6 Newtons
c) 3.75 Newtons

508. A DC shunt motor has 28 volts applied. The current taken from the
armature of 2 ohms resistance is 1 amp. The BEMF is
a) 30 V
b) 27 V
# c) 26 V

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509. in a motor, armature reaction causes the MNA to move
a) in the direction of rotation
# b) against the direction of rotation
c) to the GNA

510. A circuit with good selectivity will have

a) a large bandwidth
# b) a narrow bandwidth
c) a low L/C ratio

511. Apparent power in an AC circuit is found by

# a) V x I
b) V x I x cosØ
c) V x I x sinØ

512. A 300 ohm resistor would have a colour code of

a) orange, orange, brown
b) orange, brown, black
# c) orange, black brown

513. in a synchronous motor, when the motor is running the slip is

a) 100%
b) 5%
# c) 0%

514. In a two-phase induction motor there are

a) 2 poles
b) 3 poles
# c) 4 poles

515. The diagram shown is a

a) short shunt compound wound machine

# b) long shunt compound wound machine
c) shunt wound machine

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516. A transformer has 500 turns on the primary and 100 turns on the
secondary. When connected to a 100 V supply, the output is
a) 500 V
# b) 20 V
c) 25 V

517. in the previous question, the secondary is connected to a 10 ohm

load. The primary current is
a) 10 amps
# b) 0.4 amps
c) 2 amps

518. Magneto motive force can be found by

a) N/I
# b) I x N
c) Blv

519. Permeability of a material can be found by

# a) flux density / MMF
b) MMF x flux density
c) MMF / flux density

520. A filter with a small bandwidth has

# a) a high value of Q
b) a low value of Q
c) a Q of zero

521. A transformer has 1200 turns primary and 4800 turns secondary.
What value of load resistance would be required to give a reflected
impedance of 1000 ohms
a) 1 kohm
b) 4 kohm
# c) 16 kohm

522. An autotransformer windings are

a) on separate formers
# b) connected
c) wired in parallel

523. What voltage can the neutral line carry in a star transformer?
a) Combined line voltages
# b) Zero voltage
c) Phase voltage

524. in a generator system, a stabilizing winding is used

a) in series with the field to prevent oscillations
# b) to prevent voltage overshoot
c) to control output current

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525. When magnetizing a piece of material, magnetic strength will rise
a) linearly with coercive force
b) linearly with magnetic force
# c) non-linearly with magnetic force

526. The stator of a permanent magnet rotor AC generator

a) is wound in series with the field
b) is usually delta wound
# c) is usually star wound

527. In a resistive/inductive motor

# a) the resistor circuit must be disconnected after starting
b) is less efficient than a capacitor start motor
c) can only be used for light loads

528. When a conductor is cut by magnetic lines of force an EMF is

induced. This is
a) Lenz's Law
# b) Faraday's Law
c) Kirchoff's Law

529. A 47K resistor has the following color code

# a) Yellow, Violet, Orange
b) Orange, Violet, Red
c) Red, Orange, Yellow

530. A material with a narrow hysterisis loop

a) has a high retentivity
# b) has a low retentivity
c) cannot be magnetised

531. The power output of a similar sized 3 phase compared to a single

phase generator is
a) less
b) same
# c) more

532. What part of a DC motor would you find the poles?

a) brushes
# b) stator
c) rotor

533. in a high Q parallel resonant circuit, what happens to impedance if

capacitance is increased by a factor of 4?
# a) It reduces by 75%
b) It remains the same
c) It increases by factor of 4

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534. In a thermocouple where is voltage measured?
a) At the hot junction
# b) At the cold junction
c) At both junctions

535. Mercury cells are covered with a metal cover

a) as a protective cover
# b) as a positive terminal
c) as a negative terminal

536. When switching off the supply, the back emf in a collapsing field in
an inductor
a) never exceeds forward emf
# b) can be multiple times bigger than forward emf
c) is equal to forward emf

537. If the energy supplied to a circuit for 4hrs 15 mins at 800 j/sec what
would be the energy consumed?
# a) 3.4 KW Hrs
b) 3400 KW Hrs
c) 340 KW Hrs

538. A parallel circuit at resonance has its impedance at a

# a) maximum
b) minimum
c) zero

539. A parallel circuit with any number of 2 terminal connections

a) has the same current throughout
# b) the individual voltage drops is equal to the emf
c) the resistance is dependent on current

540. In this circuit, Rx is equal to

# a) R3 x R2 ÷ R4
b) R3 x R4 ÷ R2
c) R2 x R4 ÷ R3

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541. A transformer to supply a 24V load with a 5:1 turn's ratio will have
what primary supply?
a) 120 VDC
b) 48 VAC
# c) 4.8 V

542. A material exposed to heat will

# a) be harder to magnetise
b) be easier to magnetise
c) have no effect on magnetism

543. A 20 Pico farad capacitor with a 1MW resistor takes how long to
charge?
# a) 20 microseconds
b) 0.1 second
c) 10 seconds

544. A transformer has 2000V, 500 turns on the primary and 50 turns on
the secondary. What would be the line voltage if the transformer were
Delta/Star connected?
a) 200V
# b) 346V
c) 450V

545. The main advantage of a starter-generator over conventional units

is
a) for the same power output there is a weight reduction and the
starter drive remains engaged
# b) for the same power output there is a weight reduction and the
drive is constantly engaged
c) it can produce a greater power output

546. The speed of a single phase induction motor is dependant on

a) the strength of the field
# b) the number of pairs of poles
c) the strength of the armature current

547. An A.C. shunt wound motor sometimes uses a volts dropping

resistor. The resistor would be
# a) in series with the supply
b) in series with the field
c) in series with the armature

548. The time to fully charge a 1 micro farad capacitor in series with a
100K ohm resistor is
# a) 100 ms
b) 10 ms
c)1 ms
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549. A sine wave has a periodic time of 0.5 milliseconds, what is its
frequency?
a) 200 Hz
# b) 2Khz
c) 20Khz

550. In a voltage equalizing circuit the generators are regulated so

a) the lower output is increased to that of the higher
b) the higher output is decreased to that of the lower
# c) the lower is increased and the higher is decreased until they are
equal

551. The capacity of a battery is measured in

a) volts
b) cubic centimeters
# c) ampere-hours

552. Phase angle is

# a) the difference in degrees of rotation between 2 alternating
voltages or currents or a voltage and a current
b) the difference in degrees between the positive and negative parts
of an ac sine wave
c) the cosine of the peak value of an ac voltage

553. A battery's internal resistance is determined by

# a) IR = OCV – CCV
i
b) IR = OCV + CCV
i
c) IR = OCV - CCV
V

554. The impedance of an ac circuit is measured in

a) kilovolt-amperes
b) amperes
# c) ohms

555. The formula for impedance in a series circuit is

# a)

b)

c)

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556. Motor slip is
# a) the percentage of difference in speeds between the stator and
rotor fields
b) a shifting of the MNA of the motor
c) a symptom of a weak field

557. The principal characteristic of a synchronous motor is

# a) it rotates at a speed that is synchronised with the applied ac
current
b) it must have a synchronised 3 phase supply to operate
c) it rotates at a speed that is synchronised with the applied dc
current

558. There are more negative than positive plates in a lead acid battery
because
# a) the positive plates are prone to warping if the chemical action is
taking place only on one side
b) it reduces the internal resistance of the cell
c) it is necessary for chemical action to take place

559. Commutator ripple can be reduced by

# a) the use of a ripple filter
b) increasing generator frequency
c) a resistor in series with the armature

560. In this circuit applied voltage is

# a) Vt = IXC
b) Vt = IXL
c) Vt = I/R

561. What is the internal resistance of a Leclanche cell?

a) 6 ohms - 10 ohms
# b) 0.02 ohms - 4 ohms
c) 20 ohms - 30 ohms

562. In a DC motor the interpoles are part of the

# a) field
b) rotor assembly
c) stator assembly
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563. The line voltage in a wye wound transformer is
a) root 3 / phase voltage
b) the same as phase voltage
# c) root 3 x phase voltage

564. The valence electron is

# a) the electron in outer shell of atom
b) the electron in inner shell of atom
c) a positive electron

565. An aircraft battery on charge from the aircraft generators causes

a) internal resistance of the battery to decrease in sympathy with the
decreasing charging current
# b)battery voltage to increases to nominal voltage and the charge
current decreases
c) battery voltage to decrease to zero until it is fully charged

566. What happens to the current in a series resistive resonant circuit?

# a) It is maximum
b) It is minimum
c) It is zero

567. An atom with a deficiency in electrons has

a) high resistance
# b) low resistance
c) high impendence

568. What effect does hydrogen have in a battery cell?

# a) Polarization
b) Sulphation
c) Nothing

569. Eddy current losses in a transformer are

a) current used in magnetising the core
# b) current flow induced into the core
c) hysteresis losses

570. A 3-phase star-delta wound transformer gives

a) 90° phase shift
b) no phase shift
# c) 30° phase shift

571. In a parallel circuit containing resistors

# a) the voltage is the same in all parts of the circuit
b) the sum of the voltage drops equals applied voltage
c) resistance is determined by value of current flow

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572. An induced current in a coil
# a) opposes the EMF producing it
b) aids the EMF producing it
c) does not affect the EMF producing it

573. Armature reaction is

a) reactive sparking
b) due to dirty or worn commutator
# c) the MMF opposing rotation

574. in a 4:1 step up transformer, what would give a reflected impedance

of 1K ohm
a) 1 k ohm
b) 4k ohm
# c) 16k ohm

575. Lines of magnetic flux pass from

# a) N to S
b) E to W
c) S to N

576. A shunt motor

a) gives constant torque with variations in speed
# b) is constant speed
c) has high starting torque

577. The direction of current in a wire rotating in a magnetic field can be

determined by
# a) Fleming's right hand rule
b) Fleming's left hand rule
c) cork screw rule

-----578. The diagram shows a 200V long shunt generator. What is the
voltage across the series resistor?
a) 30V
# b) 6V
c) 10V

579. in a parallel LCR circuit, if the capacitance is increased by 4 times,

what happens to the impendence?
a) increases by 4 times
# b) decreases by 75%
c) remains the same

580. in a DC shunt motor, if the field resistance is increased what

happens to the back EMF?
a) increases
# b) decreases
c) remains the same
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581. Why is ferrite used in memory circuits?
# a) High remanence
b) Low permeability
c) High reluctance

582. What semi-conductor material is used in memory circuits?

# a) Ferrite
b) Permeomag
c) Iron

583. The discharge curve of a capacitor is

a) Linear
b) Logarithmic
# c) Exponential

584. to generate electricity with a fuel cell, you need a constant supply
of
# a) Oxygen & Hydrogen
b) Kerosene & Heat
c) Nitrogen & Sunlight

585. Five different value resistors all have the same voltage dropped
across them, how are the resistors connected?
a) In Series
# b) In Parallel
c) In Series/Parallel

----- 586.
The input is 115V and is applied across the 300 turn portion. What is the
output?
# a) 460V
b) 115V
c) 28V

587. A near perfect 4:1 step up transformer has it's primary connected to
120VAC, if the secondary is connected to a load with 1600 ohms
resistance what is the current in the primary
a) 1 amp
b) 0.3 amps
# c) 1.2 amps

588. Flux losses in a transformer can be prevented by

a) the use of primary shielding
# b) winding the primary on top of the secondary
c) laminating the core

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589. A ni-cad battery found to be below normal capacity should
a) be removed and used for ground use only
# b) be re-charged with a freshening charge
c) have its electrolyte adjusted

590. In cold weather a battery must be kept

# a) fully charged
b) fully discharged
c) does not matter

591. A simple basic induction motor has

# a) poor starting torque, good running torque
b) good starting torque, poor running torque
c) poor starting torque, poor running torque

592. If the frequency to a capacitor increases, the current through it

# a) is zero
b) increases
c) decreases

593. In a 3-phase delta wound circuit, line current is

a) same as the phase current
b) in phase with the phase current
# c) the vectorial sum of all 3 phase currents

594. Conductance of a circuit is 2 milliMhos. What is its resistance?

a) 5 MegaOhms
# b) 500 Ohms
c) 5000 Ohms

595. To increase the voltage output of a generator you can

# a) increase speed
b) decrease speed
c) It is not speed dependant

596. How would you find the direction of the current flow in an armature
located in a magnetic field?
a) Maxwells corkscrew rule
# b) Flemings right hand rule
c) Fleming's left hand rule

597. If in a electrical circuit there is a difference between the capacitive

reactance and the inductive reactance, what would the power factor of
the circuit be?
a) Unity
# b) Less than unity
c) More than unity

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598. What is the SI unit of conductance?
# a) Sieman
b) Ohm
c) Ohm-metre

599. What is the SI unit of resistivity?

# a) Ohm metre
b) Ohms/metre
c) Ohms

600. Generator voltage is

# a) dependant on speed of rotation
b) independent of speed of rotation
c) not dependant on speed of rotation

601. If a negatively charged conductor is placed next to an insulated rod

a) the rod has no charge
b) the rod becomes negatively charged
# c) the rod becomes positively charged

602. What is the formula for conductance?

# a) 1/R
b) 1 - R
c) R + 1

603. What happens if you reverse the supply to the field and armature of
a DC shunt motor?
a) Reverses direction of rotation
# b) Continues to rotate in same direction
c) Fails to start

604. The internal resistance of a battery off load compared to on load is

# a) same
b) increased
c) decreased

605. What is the rating of a monolithic capacitor with 103 on it

# a) 10000pf
b)100000pf
c) 1000pf

606. What is the formula for working out the capacitance of a capacitor if
K = dielectric constant, A = area of the plates, d = distance plates apart?
# a) c = KA/d
b) c = Kd/A
c) c = d/KA

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607. 115V RMS 2.5A at 60 degrees what is the power disipated?
a) 79 W
# b) 143 W
c) 300 VA

608. If cobalt has a permeability of 4800 it is a

# a) ferromagnetic
b) paramagnetic
c) diamagnetic

609. The output from a generator to a commutator is

# a) AC
b) DC
c) pulsed DC

610. When light hits a photodiode resistance

a) increases
# b) decreases
c) stays the same

611. What type of wave is it when the vertical and horizontal distances
are equal?
# a) Square
b) Rectangular
c) Sawtooth

612. Cobalt has permeability

# a) greater than unity
b) same as unity
c) less than unity

613. In an aircraft brushless alternator the armature is

a) in series with the field
# b) star wound
c) delta wound

614. to supply a 24 volt output with a transformer with a 5:1 turns ratio,
the input required is
a) 120V
# b) 4.8V
c) 24V

615. in a resonant parallel circuit, current is

a) max
# b) min
c) zero

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616. Total capacitance of 3 capacitors each 12mF in a parallel circuit
# a) 36mF
b) 12mF
c) 6mf

617. Band stop filter

# a) attenuates frequencies in a specified narrow band
b) stops frequencies in a narrow band
c) pass all frequencies in that band

618. A combination of 1 megohm and 8 microfarad would give a time

constant of
a) 40 seconds
# b) 8 seconds
c) 400 ms

619. Power factor is

a) sin theta
# b) cos theta
c) tan theta

620. What is the main disadvantage of a starter generator?

a) Will not supply output at low rpm
# b) Heavier than like for like
c) Can only be used on piston engines

621. What is the voltage across a fully charged capacitor?

# a) Same as circuit voltage
b) Less than circuit voltage
c) More than circuit voltage

622. When would you use an electrolytic capacitor?

a) On a balanced circuit
# b) Large output compared to size required
c) Low output compared to size required

623. If the phase voltage of a star wound generator is 115V, what would
be the line-to-line voltage?
# a) 200V
b) 180V
c) 220V

624. Back-EMF is the greatest when a motor is

# a) at operating speed
b) just starting to rotate
c) under heavy load

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625. What are the factors affecting the frequency of an ac generator?
a) Number of turns in the armature coil and rpm
# b) Number of pole pairs and rpm
c) Number of turns in the armature coil and number of pole pairs

626. Which of the following applications would require a "continuously

rated" motor
a) Flap drive actuator
# b) Fuel pump motor
c) Cargo door actuator

627. What would you use for the core in a generator current
transformer?
# a) Air core
b) Laminated core
c) Steel Core

628. Spontaneous magnetisation occurs in a

a) permomagnet
# b) ferromagnet
c) diamagnet

629. An aircraft transformer is needed to step up a voltage. What sort

would be used
a) Air core
# b)Laminated core
c) Solid core

630. A conductor is placed in a magnetised coil. What will happen

a) A force will be created
# b) Nothing will happen unless the conductor is moved
c) The conductor will move

631. An atom with less than 4 electrons in its outer shell has
# a) low electrical resistance
b) high electrical resistance
c) no electrical resistance

632. in a 4:1 step-up transformer, 120V is applied to the primary, and the
load on the secondary is 1600 Ohms. What is the current in the
primary?
a) 0.075A
# b) 1.2A
c) 3A

633. Two 12V, 40Ah cells in series gives

# a) 24V 40Ah
b) 24V 80Ah
c) 12V 40Ah
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634. A 2 Megohm resistor can be written
a) M20F
# b) 2M0F
c) 20MF

635. If a resistor is too small or misshapen to fit the colour code bands,
how else is it's value indicated?
a) Dots
# b) Letter code
c) Number code

636. Elements such as phosphorus with 5 electrons in their outer shell,

when combined with pure silicon, is a
# a) donor
b) acceptor
c) isotopic

-------- 637.
This is a diagram of a
# a) Light Dependant Resistor
b) Logarithmic Differential Resistor
c) Laser Diode Rectifier

638. A centrifugal speed switch is used

# a) to cut out the resistor/inductor circuit on an AC motor
b) to cut out the capacitor circuit on an AC motor
c) to cut in the resistor/inductor circuit on an AC motor

639. Disconnecting one of the phases from a 3-phase motor will cause
the motor to
a) stop
b) run a 2/3 speed
# c) run at the same speed

640. To find the internal resistance of a battery in a circuit of known

current
a) use the formula R = V x I
# b) find the lost volts of the circuit
c) find the EMF of the circuit

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