a) upwards

b)downwards
c) sideways

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. 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

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

uniform rate can be found by
a)- NdI
dt

b)- LdØ
dt

c) - LdI
dt

This is exam number 45.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B C C C C B C C B A

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. The average value of 100 volts peak AC is

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

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

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

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

a) zero
b)maximum
c) minimum

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

This is exam number 46

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B B B B B A B C A A

1. 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

2. What is the reflected impedance in the primary?

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. A differentiator has a time constant which is

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

8. If the frequency is increased in an AC circuit of pure resistance,

the effect is
a) increased resistance
b)decreased resistance
c) nothing

9. 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

10. 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

This is exam number 47.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A B A C C C B B B C

1. A transformer is built with a material having a

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

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

0.8. The true power is
a) 100VA
b)400W
c) 500W
3. 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

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

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

5. 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

6. Slip on a synchronous motor on start is

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

7. A shaded pole motor has shaded poles to

a) increase efficiency
b)create a rotating field
c) reduce interference
8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

This is exam number 48.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B B C A C C B B C B

1. 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

2. 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

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

a) interpoles
b)commutating coils
c) compensating windings

4. A 6 pole wave-wound generator has

a) 2 brushes
b)6 brushes
c) 3 brushes

5. 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

6. A 3 phase induction motor can be reversed by

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

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

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. In the circuit shown, impedance will be

a) 9 ohms
b)5 ohms
c) 7 ohms
This is exam number 49.
Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A A B A A B A A A B

1. 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

2. The true power developed in this circuit is

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

3. The filter shown is a

a) band stop filter

b)low pass filter
c) high pass filter

4. An example of a paramagnetic material is

a) iron
b)silver
c) glass
5. 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

6. 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

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

a) permeability
b)reluctance
c) retentivity

8. 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

9. In a DC motor, B-EMF rises if the motor

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

10. Vibration in a magnet causes

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

This is exam number 50.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A A A B A B A C C A

1. 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

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

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

3. 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

4. On a brushless AC generator, the permanent magnet generator output is

a) DC
b)AC
c) pulsed

5. 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

6. A frequency wild AC generator system has

a) variable voltage and frequency
b)variable frequency only
c) variable voltage only
7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. The Daniel Cell electrodes are

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

This is exam number 51.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A A B A A B A C B B

1. 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
2. The unit of flux is the
a) Weber
b)Ampere turns
c) Ampere turns / metre

3. 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

4. A DC generator armature has 6 poles and is lap wound. The number of

brushes required are
a) 6
b)2
c) 3

5. Reactive sparking is reduced by

a) interpoles
b)compensating windings
c) auxiliary windings

6. 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

7. 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
8. 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

9. 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

10. A circuit with good selectivity will have

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

This is exam number 52.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A C C C B B B B A A

1. 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

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

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

3. In a synchronous motor, when the motor is running the slip is

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

4. In a two-phase induction motor there are

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

5. The diagram shown is a

a) short shunt compound wound machine

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Magneto motive force can be found by

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

9. Permeability of a material can be found by

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

10. A filter with a small bandwidth has

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

This is exam number 53.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C B B B C C A B A B

1. 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

2. An autotransformer windings are

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

3. What voltage can the neutral line carry in a star transformer?

a) Combined line voltages
b)Zero voltage
c) Phase voltage

4. 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
5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. A 47K resistor has the following colour code

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

10. A material with a narrow hysteresis loop

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

This is exam number 54.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C B A B B B A A B A

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

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

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

a) brushes
b)stator
c) rotor

3. 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

4. In a thermocouple where is voltage measured?

a) At the hot junction
b)At the cold junction
c) At both junctions

5. Mercury cells are covered with a metal cover

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

a) maximum
b)minimum
c) zero

9. 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

10.
In this circuit, Rx is equal to
a) R3 x R2 ÷ R4
b)R3 x R4 ÷ R2
c) R2 x R4 ÷ R3

This is exam number 55.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C A C B B B A A B C

1. A transformer to supply a 24V load with a 5:1 turns ratio will have
what primary supply?
a) 120 VDC
b)48 VAC
c) 120 VAC
2. A material exposed to heat will
a) be harder to magnetise
b)be easier to magnetise
c) have no effect on magnetism

3. A 20 Picofarad capacitor with a 1MW resistor takes how long to

charge?
a) 20 milli seconds
b)0.1 second
c) 100 microseconds

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. A sine wave has a periodic time of 0.5 milliseconds, what is its

frequency?
a) 200 Hz
b)2Khz
c) 20Khz

10. In a voltage equalising 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

This is exam number 56.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C A A C A A A A A A

1. The capacity of a battery is measured in

a) volts
b)cubic centimetres
c) ampere-hours

2. 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

3. A battery's internal resistance is determined by

a)
b)
c)

4. The impedence of an ac circuit is measured in

a) kilovolt-amperes
b)amperes
c) ohms

5. The formula for impedence in a series circuit is

a)
b)
c)

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10.
In this circuit applied voltage is
a) Vt = IXC
b)Vt = IXL
c) Vt = I/R

This is exam number 57.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B A C A B A B A A C

1. 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

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

a) field
b)rotor assembly
c) stator assembly

3. 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

4. The valence electron is

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

5. 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

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

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

7. An atom with a deficiency in electrons has

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

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

a) Polarization
b)Sulphation
c) Nothing

9. Eddy current losses in a transformer are

a) current used in magnetising the core
b)current flow induced into the core
c) hysteresis losses
10. A 3-phase star-delta wound transformer gives
a) 90o phase shift
b)no phase shift
c) 30o phase shift
This is exam number 58.
Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A A C C A B A B B B

1. 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

2. 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

3. Armature reaction is
a) reactive sparking
b)due to dirty or worn commutator
c) the MMF opposing rotation

4. 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

5. Lines of magnetic flux pass from

a) N to S
b)E to W
c) S to N
6. A shunt motor
a) gives constant torque with variations in speed
b)is constant speed
c) has high starting torque

7. 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

8. The diagram shows a 200V long shunt generator. What is the voltage
accross the series resistor

a) 30V
b)6V
c) 10V

9. 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

10. 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

This is exam number 59.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A A C A B A C B B A
1. Why is ferrite used in memory circuits?
a) High remanence
b)Low permeability
c) High reluctance

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

a) Ferrite
b)Permeomag
c) Iron

3. The discharge curve of a capacitor is

a) Linear
b)Logarithmic
c) Exponential

4. To generate electricity with a fuel cell, you need a constant supply

of
a) Oxygen & Hydrogen
b)Kerosene & Heat
c) Nitrogen & Sunlight

5. 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

6.
The input is 115V and is applied across the 300 turn portion. What is the
output?
a) 460V
b)115V
c) 28V
7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. In cold weather a battery must be kept

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

This is exam number 60.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A A C B A B B A A A

1. 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

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

a) is zero
b)increases
c) decreases

3. 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

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

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

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

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

6. 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) Flemings left hand rule

7. 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

8. What is the SI unit of conductance?

a) Sieman
b)Ohm
c) Ohm-metre

9. What is the SI unit of resistivity?

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

10. Generator voltage is

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

This is exam number 61.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C A B A A B A A B

1. 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

2. What is the formula for conductance?

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

3. 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
4. The internal resistance of a battery off load compared to on load is
a) same
b)increased
c) decreased

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

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

6. 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

7. 115V RMS 2.5A at 60 degrees what is the power disipated?

a) 79 W
b)143 W
c) 300 VA

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

a) ferromagnetic
b)paramagnetic
c) diamagnetic

9. The output from a generator to a commutator is

a) AC
b)DC
c) pulsed DC

10. When light hits a photodiode resistance

a) increases
b)decreases
c) stays the same

This is exam number 62.

Answer
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A A B A B A A B B A

1. What type of wave is it when the vertical and horizontal distances

are equal?
a) Square
b)Rectangular
c) Sawtooth

2. Cobalt has a permeability

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

3. In an aircraft brushless alternator the armature is

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

4. To supply a 24volt output with a transformer with a 5:1 turns ratio,

the input required is
a) 120V
b)4.8V
c) 24V

5. In a resonant parallel circuit, current is

a) max
b)min
c) zero
6. Total capacitance of 3 capacitors each 12mF in a parallel circuit
a) 36mF
b)12mF
c) 6mf

7. 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

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

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

9. Power factor is
a) sin theta
b)cos theta
c) tan theta

10. 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

This is exam number 63.

Answer
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A B A A B B A B B A

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

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

2. 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

3. 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

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

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

5. 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

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

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

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

8. Spontaneous magnetisation occurs in a

a) permomagnet
b)ferromagnet
c) diamagnet

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

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

10. 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

This is exam number 64.

Answer
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A B A B B A A A C B

1. An atom with less than 4 electrons in its outer shell has

a) low electrical resistance
b)high electrical resistance
c) no electrical resistance

2. 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
3. Two 12V, 40Ah cells in series gives
a) 24V 40Ah
b)24V 80Ah
c) 12V 40Ah

4. A 2 Megohm resistor can be written

a) M20F
b)2M0F
c) 20MF

5. 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

6. Elements such as phosphorus with 5 electrons in their outer shell,

when combined with pure silicon, is a
a) donor
b)acceptor
c) isotopic

7.
This is a diagram of a
a) Light Dependant Resistor
b)Logarithmic Differential Resistor
c) Laser Diode Rectifier

8. 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 out the slow start resistor on an AC motor
9. Disconnecting one of the phases from a 3-phase motor will cause the
motor to
a) stop
b)run at 2/3 speed
c) run at the same speed

10. 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

This is exam number 65.

Answer
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B B A A C B A B A B

1. A capacitor has Brown Black Orange bands. It's value is

a) 10 picofarads
b)10 nanofarads
c) 100 picofarads

2. Hydrogen atom consist of

a) Proton, Neutron and Electron
b)Proton and Electron only
c) Neutron and proton only

3. A generator with more than two phases is known as

a) polyphase
b)delta phase
c) multiphase

4. Magnetic lines are flowing parallel they will

a) repel each other
b)attract each other
c) have no effect on each other

5. Magnetic flux

a) is more concentrated at the centre of bar magnet

b)occupies the space around the magnet with equal flux density
c) exist in all space around the magnet

6. In electrical circuit, direct current power in represented by

a) Ampere
b)Watt
c) Joules

7. In S.I. units, work is denoted by

a) Newton-meter which is Joules
b)Kilogram-force-meter/sec which is Metric Horsepower
c) Joules/sec which is Watts

8. When a conductor carrying a current and placed in a magnetic field it

experiences
a) an electrostatic force
b)an electromagnetic force
c) a magnetic force

9. Peak factor in AC circuit.

a) 1.414 times max. value of applied voltage
b)1.11 times max. value of applied voltage
c) 0.707 time max. value of applied voltage

10. The horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field is most

strongly felt at
a) poles
b)equator
c) 45 degrees latitude
This is exam number 66.
Answer
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A A A C A C A B A A

1
This is a diagram of a
a) Variable Voltage source
b)Variable Resistor
c) Variable Current source

2.
Find voltage at point "B"
a) 10V
b)7V
c) 26V

3. Voltage measured between the plates of a capacitor will be

a) same as applied voltage
b)less than applied voltage
c) can dangerously higher than applied voltage

4. In a Series LC circuit if the value of the capacitance is increased

then the power factor will be
a) greater than 1
b)equal to 1
c) less than 1

5. A heater which consumes 800 Kilojoules/sec is on for 4hrs 15min. The

power consumed is
a) 3400 kWh
b)3.4 kWh
c) 340 kWh

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

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

7. A 24V 40AH battery discharges at 200mA. How long will it last?

a) 200 hours
b)300 hours
c) 400 hours

8. In a Wheatstone bridge at balance the galvanometer reads zero

a) volts
b)amps
c) ohms

9. 1 Volt is produced when a current of 1 Amp per second is varied in a

coil - this is a definition of
a) 1 Henry
b)1 Coulomb per second
c) 1 Ampere per metre

10. A generator supplies 150VAC phase and load is 10 Ohms per phase -
what is the phase current ?
a) 15 A
b)1.5 A
c) 25.5 A

This is exam number 67.

Answer
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C B A B A A B C C C

1. Band pass filter in a circuit

a) allows frequencies above a cut-off frequency to pass
b)allows frequencies below a cut-off frequency to pass
c) only allows a narrow band of frequency to pass

2. Eddy current losses is due to

a) resistant of the copper conductors used in windings
b)I flowing in transformer core caused by induced V
c) magnetic flux produced by primary winding not linking with
secondary winding

3. The ability of a circuit to produce a magnetic flux under the

influence of a MMF
a) permeability
b)permeance
c) permanence

4. Two inductor coils in very close proximity; if one of the coils is

rotated 90 degrees slowly away from the other the mutual inductance
a) increases
b)decreases
c) remains the same

5. Magnetic flux saturation takes place when

a) the magnetised medium will accept no further lines of flux
b)the magnetic field starts to reduce with increased magnetising force
c) the magnetic field drops to zero

6. Dielectric constant of a capacitor is

a) electrostatic storing capability of the dielectric
b)max I stored in the capacitor
c) max V that can be applied to a capacitor
7. The type of motor used in a linear actuator is
a) compound
b)series
c) parallel (shunt wound)

8. The phases on a three phase a.c generator are spaced at

a) 90 degrees
b)180 degrees
c) 120 degrees

9. The controlling wave in a CRT is

a) sinusoidal
b)square
c) sawtooth

10. f the speed of a coil in a magnetic field is doubled and the field
strength is doubled the output will
a) halve
b)stay the same
c) quadruple

This is exam number 68.

Answer
1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A B A A B A C B A A

1. A wave form having equal amplitude and time base is a

a) square waveform
b)sawtooth
c) rectangular

2. An inductor is said to be saturated when

a) the current is at a maximum
b)it will no longer accept lines of flux
c) the current through it is zero

3. The controlling phase on a two phase generator is of a

a) fixed amplitude
b)variable amplitude
c) direct current

4. How many brushes are used in an 8 pole wave wound machine

a) 2
b)6
c) 8

5. A high pass filter consists of a

a) capacitor and inductor in series
b)capacitor and inductor in parallel
c) an inductor and a capacitor in parallel

6. For an atom to become a negative ion it must

a) gain at least one electron
b)lose at least one electron
c) have undergone ionisation by the sun

7. What is the maximum number of electrons in shell M of an atom?

a) 6
b)16
c) 18

8. A neutral atom with an atomic no. of 3 has how many electrons?

a) 1
b)3
c) Dependant on type of atom
9. The nucleus of an atom is
a) +ve charged
b)neutral
c) -ve charged

10. Electron orbits are called

a) shells
b)waves
c) valences

This is exam number 69.

Answer
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B B A A A B A B B B

1. The unit of energy is the

a) Watt
b)Joule
c) Coulomb

2. Potential difference is another term for

a) energy
b)voltage
c) charge

3. The electrolyte level of a ni-cad battery

a) falls during discharge
b)falls during charge
c) rises during discharge

4. A thermocouple is basically a type of

a) milliammeter
b)millivoltmeter
c) miliohmeter
5. XL is the symbol of
a) inductive reactance
b)capacitive reactance
c) impedance

6. In the shunt generator the field is supplied by

a) a separate supply
b)the armature
c) the load

7. Increasing the speed of an aircraft generator results in an automatic

a) field circuit resistance increase

b)field circuit resistance decrease
c) armature circuit resistance increase

8. Which generators are usually used on aircraft?

a) Series
b)Shunt
c) Compound

9. In a cumulative compound wound generator the

a) the series and shunt fields oppose each other
b)the series and shunt fields assist each other
c) the voltage falls suddenly with an increase in load

10. The shunt wound generator is controlled by a variable resistance in

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

Answer-70
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B A A A