Closed Door - RME

1. A 3-phase, 4-wire line supplies a 3-phase motor load and three single phase lighting loads.
The neutral conductor current will be the vector sum of the * lighting load currents.
2. Of the following statements, the correct one is * A prony brake is used chiefly for
determining the speed and torque characteristics of small and medium size motors.
3. Of the following statements, the correct one is * The wires of a branch circuit used for
25 Hp, 220-volt motor may be used to supply a 25 Hp., 440-volt motor.
4. Of the following motors, the one which would be classed as a universal motor is the *
series.
5. If the field of a shunt motor opens while running, the motor will * run away.
6. The short-time rating of a motor is * its capacity to carry full load for periods of
minutes.
7. The maximum output of electrical machines is limited by the * temperature rise.
8. A two-phase service may be changed to a 3-phase, 3-wire service by using * a Scott
transformer.
9. The resonant frequency of a parallel circuit may be defined as that frequency at which
the * circuit will operate under a condition of unity power factor.
10. A compensator is a device which is used with alternating current motors to * reduce the
supply voltage during starting periods.
11. Which of the following does not have to be synchronized to a bus already alive and
supplying load when connection to same is to be made? * Distribution transformers
12. The chief advantage of using high tension alternating current for power transmission over
long distances is that * power is transmitted with a minimum of line losses.
13. A circuit carries both an A.C. and D.C. current. Of the following types of ammeters, the
one which will not indicate the effective value of the combined currents is the *
permanent magnet.
14. Of the following statements the correct one is: * Insulation resistance may be measured
with only a high resistance voltmeter.
15. A centrifugal pump is driven by a synchronous motor. Varying the field current of the
motor will change the * power factor of the motor.
16. The copper losses of a transformer will * increase with a lowering of the power factor.
17. Low power factor loads on a line * demand increased generating capacity.
18. Of the following statements, the correct one is: * To disconnect an ammeter from a
current transformer, the secondary of the transformer should be short-circuited first.
19. In a series A.C. circuit consisting of inductive and capacitive reactances * the voltage
across any of the reactances may be greater than the applied voltage.
20. When a vacuum tube is used as an amplifier and the plate current flows for 100 percent
of the cycle, the tube is known as a * class A amplifier.
21. The magnetomotive force of a solenoid is dependent upon the * ampere-turns.

22. The purpose for phasing out the windings of a three-phase transformer is to determine *
the relative polarity of the windings.
23. A synchronous motor * will take minimum line current at any load when operating at
unity power factor.
24. The rotation of a direct current motor may be reversed by * reversing either the
armature or field connections.
25. Of the following statements, the correct one is: * The iron losses in a transformer are
not dependent on its load.
26. In modern radio receivers, the detector tube * separates the modulated carrier wave
from the audio signal.
27. Open circuit and short circuit tests are performed on transformers to * obtain data for
determining the efficiency and regulation of the transformer.
28. When transformers are to be operated in parallel it is not necessary that the transformers
have the same * kVA rating.
29. The intensity of illumination from source of light on a plane surface will vary * inversely
as the square of the distance.
30. When condensers are connected in parallel * they combine like resistors in series.
31. Adding an iron core to an A.C. air core inductor will decrease the * current taken by the
coil.
32. Frequently the termination of an unloaded telephone line is made equal to the
characteristics impedance of the line, in order to * reduce standing waves on the line.
33. When the secondary winding of the transformer is short-circuited and the impedance at
the terminals of the primary winding is measured by means of a bridge, the measured
reactance is the * leakage reactance of the transformer referred to the primary
circuit.
34. The acceptability of a sample of low-loss solid dielectric for use in the presence of radiofrequency fields is most conveniently determined by the use of * a Boonton Q-meter.
35. The Foster-Seeley discriminator employs * a tuned transformer and two diodes.
36. The construction of a selsyn device is similar to that of * a wound-rotor induction motor.
37. Essentially, the pull-out torque of a wound-rotor induction motor * is independent of the
rotor resistance.
38. The slip of an induction motor, expressed in percent, is the ratio * of rotor copper loss x
100/rotor input.
39. The most important reason for not fusing the neutral in a 120/240-volt, 3-wire system is *
the blowing of a neutral fuse may produce a serious voltage unbalance in the circuit.
40. The inert gas present in an incandescent lamp is primarily intended to * decrease
filament evaporation.
41. The mechanical power generated by any motor is equal to the * current multiplied by its
rotational counter-emf.
42. The active materials on the positive and negative plates of a fully charged acid storage
cell in good condition are, respectively * lead peroxide and pure lead.

43. The two conductors of a single phase transmission line suspended in air carry currents in
opposite directions. The force per unit length on each conductor varies * directly as the
square of the current in either conductor.
44. A repulsion motor is equipped with * a commutator.
45. A radio-frequency transformer is tuned in order to match a resistive 100-ohm generator to
a resistive 600-ohm load. Assuming that the tuning is correct, the matching of the load to
the generator depends upon * the mutual reactance of the transformer.
46. The load carried by an alternating current motor is dependent upon the * current
carrying capacity of the conductors of the machine; the flux carrying capacity of the
field circuit; the power factor of the circuit.
47. Is a device which functions on failure of the insulation of a machine, transformer or other
apparatus to ground or on flash over of a DC machine to ground * ground protective
relay.
48. Is an equipment which controls the gate or valve opening of a prime mover * governor.
49. Is the mechanism which is used for moving a removable circuit breaker unit to end from
the connected, disconnected and test positions * position changing mechanism.
50. Is the complete electrical mechanism or servo-mechanism including the operator motor,
solenoids, position switches, etc., for a tap changer, induction regulator or any piece of
apparatus which has no device function number * operating mechanism.
51. Is used to increase or decrease in one step the value of field excitation on a machine *
field changing contactor.
52. Electrons normally flow * from the positive terminal to the negative terminal inside the
battery.
53. When an electric current is flowing in a conductor, heat is developed at a rate
proportional to the square of the intensity of the current. This relation is known as *
Joules law.
54. An electric device designed to receive electrical power from a DC source and deliver
alternating power without the aid of external source of alternating voltage * oscillator
circuit.
55. The modulated wave is transmitted over lines or space. However at the receiving end,
the signal wave must be recovered again by means of electronic circuit called * detector.
56. Process by which the characteristics of a wave is varied as a function of the instantaneous
value of another wave * modulation.
57. A special type of diode used to regulate DC voltage supply * Zener
58. In any network consisting of linear impedances, the current at any point is the sum of the
currents that would flow if each generator were considered separately all other
generators being replaced at the time by impedances equal to their internal impedances.
This principle is known as * Superposition Theorem.
59. For a transducer, the impedance which will simultaneously terminate all of its inputs and
outputs in such a way that each of its inputs and outputs, the impedances in both
directions are equal are called * image impedances.
60. When the emfs in the two windings of the transformer are opposite in direction, the
polarity is * additive.

61. To determine the equivalent resistance of an inductive motor, we use * blocked rotor
test.
62. Consisting of a single rotating machine that is mainly to convert alternating current to
direct current * rotary converter.
63. It is the ratio of lumens reaching work plane by the total lumens generated by lights *
coefficient of utilization.
64. Intermittent operation in which the load conditions are regularly recurrent * periodic
duty.
65. In DC machine, this consists of coils placed at the neutral point midway between the main
poles * interpole winding.
66. A connection to ground for one or more non-carrying metal parts of the wiring system or
apparatus connected to the system * equipment ground.
67. A transformer intended primarily to provide neutral point for grounding purposes *
grounding transformer.
68. A grounding transformer may be connected zigzag or * wye-delta.
69. Of the lightning arresters sold in the market, which can handle much larger surge current
and excessive contamination of dirt * station arrester.
70. It is a disruptive discharge between electrodes of a measuring gap, voltage control gap or
protective device. * Sparkover.
71. The voltage that insulation is capable of withstanding without failure or disruptive
discharge when tested under specified conditions * critical withstand voltage.
72. In symmetrical components, the components consisting of balanced 3-phase vectors and
having a phase sequence opposite to that of the given vector is * negative sequence
system.
73. The fault current that exists immediately after the fault is known as * subtransient
current.
74. The insulation strength of an equipment is described as its * basic insulation level.
75. The most common tripping time for 60 Hz circuit breaker is * 8 cycles.
76. When a circuit breaker is selected for a particular application, which one of the following
ratings is usually considered the most important? * Interrupting rating.
77. Periodic tests on protective relays are important to the stability of a system because the
tests ensure that the * relays will operate in the proper sequence.
78. Which one of the following switchgear assemblies would most probably be used in a large
industrial plant having several 600-volt meters, an air conditioning system, and an
extensive lighting system? * A low-voltage metal-enclosed switchgear.
79. Is a fault occurs on substation high-voltage bus, the system is protected by a * highvoltage power transformer breaker.
80. Which one of the following tests is preferred for checking switchgear insulation? * An AC
high potential test.
81. In a generating and distribution systems, current balance is provided by protective zones
which are * monitored by differential relays.

82. In switchgear application, the term dead front means that * energized parts are not
exposed on the front panel.
83. The power flow between two electrical systems connected by tie lines is stabilized by the
difference between * phase angles.
84. A circuit breaker that can be closed against a fault and operated at once, although the
solenoid mechanism may continue through its closing operation, is said to be * trip-free.
85. A large electric power distribution system is protected against surges and faults by * highspeed relays detecting the trouble.
86. If a 15 kV switchgear apparatus is used at an altitude of 1500 meters, the maximum
applied voltage should be * 4750 volts.
87. Which of the following steps is used for isolating a circuit breaker for maintenance
purposes? * Open the disconnect switches.
88. The impedance which when connected to one pair of terminals of a transducer produces a
like impedance at the other pair of terminals * iterative impedance.
89. In series circuit, resonance is defined as a condition in which * the net reactance is zero;
total voltage is in phase with the current; the power factor is unity; the total
impedance is a pure resistance.
90. It is the reciprocal of the impedance. *admittance.
91. The product of the total voltage to the total current is * apparent power.
92. In series RLC circuit at resonance, the current is * maximum.
93. In a variable resistant constant reactance RL series circuit, the locus of the current is a *
semi-circle.
94. The Nortons equivalent circuit is a * parallel circuit.
95. In any network of linear-bilateral impedances, a shift of source voltage E from one point
in a circuit to a second is accompanied by a corresponding shift of current I from the
second point to the first. This is known as * Reciprocity Theorem.
96. In a T method of measuring power in balanced 3-phase system using one wattmeter, total
power is the wattmeter deflection multiplied by * 2.
97. In the current transformer method of measuring power in balanced 3-phase system using
one wattmeter, total power is the wattmeter deflection multiplied by * 1.
98. The order of rotation of the coil voltage in a balanced 3-phase system is called * phase
sequence.
99. A balanced two-phase system of voltages consist of two voltages which are equal and out
of phase by 90 degrees.
100.

A non-sinusoidal wave is symmetrical if it is made up only of * odd harmonic.

101. In a 3-phase synchronous converter, the ratio of the AC voltage to DC voltage is *

0.612.
102.

An exchange of conductor positions in transmission line is called * transposition.

103.

A line terminated in its characteristic or surge impedance is called * flat line.

104. The total input to the armature at no load minus the armature resistance loss is * stray
power.
105. It is the power required to drive the unexcited dc machine at normal speed with its
brushes lifted. * Friction and windage loss.
106. If a fault occurs on substation high-voltage bus the system is protected by * highvoltage power transformer breaker.
107. Which one of the breaker following tests is preferred for checking switchgear
insulation? * AC high potential test.