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Which of the following converts light into electricity?

Liquid crystal diode

Light emitting diode

Solar cell

Which of the following are units of electrical power?

Volts per ampere

Joules per second

Amperes per second

Which law states that when a conductor is cut by


magnetic lines of force an EMF is induced?
When two inductors of 0.03 Henrys are connected in
series, the total inductance is
When two capacitors are connected in series

Lenz's Law

Faraday's Law

Kirchoff's Law

0.03 H

0.015 H

0.06 H

the current flowing


through each is directly
proportional to its
capacitance
smaller than the
applied voltage

the charge stored on


each is the same

the charge stored on


each is inversely
proportional to the
voltage across it

equal to the applied


voltage

bigger than the applied


voltage

When the nominal voltage of the aircraft electrical


system is quoted as 24 volts, the generator supply is
usually regulated to

28 volts

26 volts

24 volts

When removing a high voltage capacitor for testing it


should
When more than two inductors of different inductances
are connected in parallel in a circuit, the total
inductance is

be fully charged

be fully discharged

equal to the sum of the


individual inductances

less than the


inductance of the
lowest rated inductor

When different value capacitors are connected in


parallel in a circuit, the total capacitance is

equal to the
capacitance of the
highest capacitor

less than the


capacitance of the
lowest capacitor

equal to the sum of all


the capacitors

When an electrical supply becomes open-circuit

the loss of continuity


will prevent its
component from
functioning

the fuse or circuit


breaker should isolate
the circuit due to the
increased current
drawn

the component will


operate normally but will
not switch off

components will
operate normally

resistance will be low

resistance will be high

When the voltage applied to an inductor is


disconnected, the collapsing field causes a back EMF
which is

When an electrical circuit is open circuited

c
b
b
c

a
retain a specified
residual charge
equal to the inductance
of the highest rated
inductor

b
b

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When an atom loses or gains an electron it is called

a current

an ion

a molecule

When a current transformer is disconnected from a


circuit it must be

left open circuit

short circuited

have a resistor
connected across the
terminals

When a conductor cuts the flux of a magnetic field

an electromotive force
(EMF) is induced in the
conductor

there will be no effect


on the conductor

the field will collapse

When a capacitor is charged from a DC supply the


voltage / time curve is
What voltage does the neutral line carry in a star
transformer?
What value of AC is the same as the equivalent DC
heating effect?
What units are used to measure potential difference
between two points in an electrical circuit?
What type of DC motor is used for starting engines?

logarithmic

exponential

linear

combined line voltages

zero voltage

phase voltage

root mean square

average

peak

Coulombs

Amps

Volts

a series wound motor

a shunt wound motor

What part of a battery is covered in hydrogen during


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

cathode

anode

put a 1 F capacitor in
series
primary will have three
times as many turns as
its secondary

put a 2 F capacitor in
parallel
primary will have twice
as many turns as its
secondary

a compound wound
motor
both the anode and the
cathode
put a 6 F capacitor in
series
primary will have onethird as many turns as
its secondary

What is the peak value of a sine wave with an


amplitude of 10V RMS?
What is the frequency of a sine wave with a periodic
time of 0.5 milliseconds?
What is the effect of inserting an iron core into a
current carrying coil?

6.37V

14.14V

20V

200 Hz

20 kHz

2 kHz

The flux density of the


original magnetic field
produced by the coil is
increased

The flux density of the


original magnetic field
remains constant

the core tends to move


from a stronger to a
weaker part of the field

b
b

a
b
b
a
c
a
b
c
c
b
c

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What is the combined value of resistances of 4 ohm


and 6 ohm connected in parallel?
What causes a transformer to be noisy?

24 ohm

2.4 ohm

0.24 ohm

high coil resistance

an air gap in the core

high core losses

Watt can be expressed as

joules per second

joules x seconds

seconds per Joule

Volts are

units of electrical
pressure
RMS values

quantity of electrical
energy
peak-to-peak values

units of electrical power

Voltage regulation of an electrical generator in an


aircraft is achieved by

control of the
generators rotational
speed

frequency control

control of field current

Voltage is proportional to rate of change of current in

inductors

capacitors

resistors

Voltage is expressed in _______ and the basic SI units


for it are _______ .
Voltage is a measure of the

tension, C/J

emf, J/C

volts, J/C

electrical charge
passing a point in a
circuit

power applied to an
electrical circuit

potential difference
between two or more
points in a circuit

Voltage is a measure of
Valence electrons are

potential differential
positively charged

Two resistors are connected in series and have an emf


of V volts across them. If the voltages across the
resistances are V1 and V2 then by Kirchhoff's Law

V = V1 + V2

coulombs per joule


in the inner shell of an
atom
V2 = V1 + V

resistance to current
in the outer shell of an
atom
V1 = V2 + V

Two resistors are colour coded (1) red, yellow, black,


gold and (2) violet, blue, black, silver. They can both
be replaced by a single resistor colour coded

brown, black, brown

Voltmeters and ammeters usually indicate

Two objects at different levels of positive electrostatic


charge will
Two 470 microfarad capacitors, when connected in
parallel, result in
Two 12V, 40 amp-hour batteries connected in parallel
will produce

amplitudes

a
a
c
a
c
c
a
c
a

brown, black, black

black, brown, black


a

be linked by a
magnetic field
470 microfarads

attract each other

repel each other


235 microfarads
24V, 80 ah

12V, 80 ah

24V, 40 ah

940 microfarads

a
a
b

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To reverse the direction of rotation on a DC shunt


motor, you must change the direction of the current
through
To increase the speed of a shunt motor a resistance is
placed
To convert from an RMS value to a peak value it is
necessary to
Through which material will magnetic lines of force
pass the most readily?
Three capacitors; 10 microfarads, 10 nanofarads and
10 millifarads are connected in parallel. What is the
total capacitance?

the field windings or


the armature windings

the armature windings


only

the field windings and


the armature windings

in series with the


armature
multiply the RMS value
by 0.707
aluminum

in parallel with the field

in series with the field

multiply the RMS value


by 2
iron

multiply the amplitude


by 2
copper

10.01001 mF

111 mF

1.001001 mF

Three 12 F capacitors are in series. The total


capacitance is
The windings of an autotransformer are

12 F

4 F

36 F

on separate formers

connected

wired in parallel

The windings of a three-phase motor are

120 apart

90 apart

180apart

The voltage regulator of a DC generator

ensures a reverse
current flow when the
electrical circuit is
broken

maintains a constant
voltage

increases voltage when


engine RPM increases

the max voltage that


can be constantly
applied

the min voltage


required to charge

the normal operating


voltage

will rise gradually as


load is applied

will remain constant as


the electrical load
increases

will fall gradually as load


is applied

varying the current of


the output

varying the resistance


of the output

varying the current of


the field

The voltage rating of a capacitor is

The voltage output of a shunt wound generator

The voltage output of a generator is controlled by

a
c
b
b
a
b
b
a

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The voltage of an AC generator

The voltage of a secondary cell is determined by the


The voltage induced in the stator of an AC generator is
produced by
The voltage induced in a conductor that is moving in
parallel with magnetic lines of flux will be
The voltage in a transformer secondary coil that
contains twice as many loops as the primary coil will
be

rises to max in one


direction, falls to zero
and rises in the same
direction

rises to max in one


direction then falls to
zero then rises to max
in the opposite
direction

rises to max in one


direction and remains

number of plates

area of the plates

a rotating magnetic
field
proportional to the
speed of movement
greater and the
amperage greater than
in the primary coil

an alternating field

value of capacitance

average value

rate of change of
current
RMS value

active materials on the


plates
a fixed magnetic field
zero
less and the amperage
greater than in the
primary coil

proportional to the flux


density
greater and the
amperage less than in
the primary coil

The voltage across an inductor at a point in time is


proportional to the
The value of an AC sine wave that will give an
equivalent heating effect in a DC resistor is the
The unit of inductance is the

instantaneous current

Ohm

Henry

Reactance

The type of windings commonly used in DC starter


motors are
The true power in an AC circuit is given by

series wound

shunt wound

series shunt wound

voltmeter reading x PF

volts x amps

volts x amps x PF

The total inductance of several inductors connected in


series is

the sum of the


individual inductances

the inverse of the sum


of the individual
inductances

the value of the highest


inductance

The total current flowing in a circuit of 200 lamps in


parallel, each of a resistance of 400 ohms and
connected across an input of 100 volts is

50 amps

25 amps

40 amps

The tolerance of a colour coded tubular ceramic


capacitor is indicated by the
The Time Constant of an inductive circuit is

3rd band

4th band

5th band

LR

LR

LR

peak value

a
b
a
c
b
b
b
a
c
a

a
b
b

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The time constant of 5k resistor connected to a 2mH


inductor is
The time constant in an inductive circuit is the time
required for the current to reach
The term that describes the combined resistive forces
in an AC circuit is
The symbol for magnetic flux density is

400ns

10seconds

40ms

63.2% of maximum
value
impedance

36.8% of maximum
value
resistance

70.7% of maximum
value
total resistance

The symbol for absolute permeability is

The switch on a DC circuit containing a fully charged


capacitor is opened. The voltage across the capacitor

drops immediately to
zero

starts to fall
exponentially to zero

remains equal to the


original charging voltage
supply

The sum of the instantaneous EMF's in a three phase


system is
The starting current of a series-wound DC motor, in
passing through both the field and armature windings
produces a

equal to the line


voltage
low starting torque

three times the phase


voltage
speed slightly higher
when unloaded

zero

The SI unit of magnetic flux density is the

Weber

Henry

Tesla

The RMS value of an AC signal could be described as

half of the peak-topeak value


284V

the equivalent DC value

The RMS value of a sine wave of 400V peak-to-peak is

the average value for 1


complete cycle
200V

141 V

The RMS value of 200 volts peak to peak is

141.4 volts

70.7 volts

127.4 volts

The resistance of a conductor is determined by its

diameter, length,
material and
temperature

the material only copper or aluminum

the length and material


of the wire only

the permittivity of the


dielectric in relation to
a vacuum

the permittivity of
dielectric in relation to
dry air

the permittivity of the


dielectric

DC to AC

the direction of rotation

AC to DC

permeability

reluctance

retentivity

The relative permittivity of a capacitor is

The purpose of the commutator in an electrical


generator is to change
The property of a material to accept lines of flux is
called

a
a
a

high starting torque


c
c
c

c
a

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The process that enables voltages to be induced


between two coils that are not electrically connected is
termed

mutual induction

The primary winding of a 3-phase transformer

is delta wound

is star wound

The power output of a similar sized 3-phase compared


to a single phase generator is
The power in a DC circuit is equal to

less

same

could be either delta or


star wound
more

The Power Factor of a generator is

the voltage multiplied


by the current
sine of the phase
angle
sin

the current multiplied


by the resistance
cosine of the phase
angle
cos

the voltage divided by


the current
tangent of the phase
angle
tan

The power dissipated by resistor is proportional to the

voltage applied to it

The polarity of an electromagnet can be determined by


using
The point of coercivity occurs when the

Fleming's left hand


rule
magnetizing force
applied causes the
material to become
magnetically saturated

current flowing through


it
the right hand clasp
rule
magnetic flux is zero
even though a
magnetizing force is
being applied

square of the current


flowing through it.
the corkscrew rule

The phase difference in a 2-phase motor is

90 degrees

180 degrees

120 degrees

The permanent magnet in an AC generator induces

AC in the excitor
generator
the number of cycles
per second
more than the EMF

DC in the excitor
generator
equal to the frequency
less than the EMF

AC in the main
generator
the time required to
complete one cycle
the same as the EMF

sine wave

cosine wave

frequency wave

stator

rotor, by slip rings

rotor, by a commutator

The power factor of an AC circuit is the

The period of a sine wave is


The PD at the terminals of an open circuit battery with
a small internal resistance will be
The output waveform of an AC generator is a
The output of an AC generator is taken from the

the transformer effect

self induction
a

magnetizing force
reaches a peak positive
or negative value

c
c
a
b
b
c
b

a
a
c
c

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The output of a generator is controlled by

varying the field


strength

varying the speed of


the engine

varying the length of


wire in the armature
windings

The output from a rotating armature AC generator


would be taken from
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

the rotor

the stator

strength of the
magnetic field

number of conductors
in the armature

either the rotor or the


stator
speed at which the
armature rotates

The number of Watts in 2.5 kW is

2,500 Watts

25,000 Watts

250 Watts

The mutual inductance of a transformer varies with

the rate of change of


current passing
through the primary
winding

the voltage induced in


the secondary winding

the coefficient of
coupling between the
primary and secondary
windings

The multiplier color coding on a capacitor is in

farads

microfarads

picofarads

The moving part of an AC generator is

the stator

the rotor

the squirrel cage

The most suitable type of capacitor to use in high


voltage power supplies is
The method most often used in overcoming the effect
of armature reaction is through the use of

metalised film

mica dielectric

ceramic

shaded poles

interpoles

drum-wound armatures
in combination with a
negatively connected
series field

The maximum amount of flux that can be carried by


ferro-magnetic material is termed
The main advantage of a starter-generator over
conventional units is

The lines of magnetic flux from a magnet will

hysteresis

saturation

coercivity

for the same power


output there is a
weight reduction and
the starter drive
remains engaged

for the same power


output there is a
weight reduction and
the drive is constantly
engaged

it can produce a greater


power output

repel each other

attract each other

have no effect upon


each other

a
a
a

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The force that causes current to flow in an electrical


circuit is termed
The field windings of a shunt wound generator are

electrostatic force

potential difference

power

The electromagnetic force between two magnetised


bodies is

in series with the


commutator
proportional to the
distance between them

in parallel with the


armature
inversely proportional
to the distance
between them

in series with the


armature
inversely proportional to
the square of the
distance between them

The electrolyte in a NiCad battery is

cadmium hydroxide

nickel hydroxide

potassium hydroxide

The Earth's magnetic field is greatest at the

magnetic poles

geographic poles

magnetic equator

The discharge curve of a capacitor is

linear

logarithmic

exponential

The direction of rotation of a DC electric motor can be


reversed by

interchanging the wires


connecting the motor
to the external power
source

reversing the electrical


connections to either
the field or armature
windings

rotating the 'positive'


brush by one segment
of the commutator

The direction of a series motor cannot be reversed by


reversing the direction of the
The dielectric constant of a capacitor is a measure of
its
The current in a series tuned circuit at resonance is

current through the


field
capacity to store
electrostatic energy
maximum

supply current

current through the


armature
opposition to flow of
electrons
zero

The current in a DC circuit containing a fully charged


capacitor is

zero

dependent upon the


value of the
capacitance

maximum

The current flowing through a circuit can be increased


to four times its original value by

doubling the applied


voltage and halving the
resistance

halving the applied


voltage and halving
the resistance

doubling the resistance


and doubling the applied
voltage

The current consumed by a DC starter motor will

remain relatively
constant over the
starting speed range

increase as the engine


speed increases

decrease as the engine


speed increases

electrical resistance
minimum

b
b

b
a
a
a

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The core material used for an electromagnet is soft


iron because

it demagnetizes easily

its magnetism is not


easily destroyed

it retains most of its flux


density when
demagnetized

The copper loss on a single-phase transformer is 25


watts at full load. What will it be on half load?
The conductance of a material is

5 watts

12.5 watts

6.25 watts

inversely proportional
to the current flowing
through it

proportional to the
applied voltage

inversely proportional to
its resistance

The commutator of a DC generator converts

AC to DC

The common used symbol of resistance is


The combined resistance of several resistors
connected in parallel is
The colour code of a 47k resistor is

V and it is measured in
volts
less than the smallest
resistor
yellow, violet, orange

AC to AC at a different
voltage
R and it measured in
ohms
greater than the
largest resistor
orange, blue, red

DC to AC at a different
voltage
P and it is measured in
watts
equal to the average of
the resistors
yellow, blue, orange

The charge on the nucleus of an atom is

positive

negative

neutral

The charge on a proton is

neutral

positive

negative

The charge on a capacitor is expressed as

the ratio Q/V

the product Q x V

the product C x V

The charge on a capacitor is

proportional to the
current flowing through
it

proportional to the
voltage applied

inversely proportional to
the voltage applied

The capacity of a battery is expressed in

watts

volts

ampere-hours

The capacitance of a capacitor is dependant upon

the type of material


separating the plates
reactance

the rate of change of


current in the circuit
inductance

the charge on it

equal to the applied


EMF
peak-to-peak values

less than the applied


EMF
RMS values

greater than the applied


EMF
amplitude values

The basis for transformer operation in the use of


alternating current is mutual
The back EMF in a DC motor is
The aviation industry standard that has evolved for
constant frequency aircraft is 115 / 200 V AC; 3-phase;
400 Hz. The 115 / 200 V are

capacitance

a
c
c
a
b
a
a

a
b
b
b

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The average value of 100 volts peak AC is

70.7 volts

141.4 volts

63.7 volts

The amount of electricity a capacitor can store is


directly proportional to the

distance between the


plates and inversely
proportional to the
plate area

plate area and is not


affected by the
distance between the
plates

plate area and inversely


proportional to the
distance between the
plates

The amount of electrical charge transported by a


current of 1amp in a time of 1 second is termed a
The ability of a resistor to dissipate power is
determined mainly by its
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

volt

coulomb

joule

temperature rating

material and
construction
mutual inductance

cross sectional area

Starter motors are usually

series wound

compound wound

shunt wound

Split field motors enable alteration of

torque

direction of rotation

speed

Some electric motors have two sets of field windings


wound in opposite directions. This enables

better control of the


motor's speed.

the motor to be
operated in either
direction

better control of the


motor's power output

Solar cells generate electricity by converting

heat from the sun

sunlight

chemical action

Six resistors each of 6 Ohm would be

36 ohm in parallel

1 ohm in series

1 ohm in parallel

RMS equals the peak amplitude

multiplied by 2

Resistors of different value are connected in series


with a supply. The voltage across each of them will be
Resistors of 3, 5 and 12 are connected in series.
If the current flowing through the 5 resistor is 10A,
the applied voltage is

different

divided by the square


root of 2
the same

50V

20V

multiplied by the square


root of 3
higher than it would be
in a parallel circuit
200 V

Reactive sparking is reduced by

interpoles

Power is measured in

joules/second

self inductance

b
b

auto inductance
b

b
c
b
a
c

compensating
windings
watts/second

auxiliary windings
joules x seconds

a
a

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Power in a DC circuit is found by

multiplying current by
resistance

multiplying the voltage


by itself and dividing
by the current

multiplying the
resistance by the current
squared

Power factor is defined as

kVA / kW

kVAR / kVA

kW / kVA

Potentiometers are used to

provide variable
voltages in a circuit

measure the voltage


between two points in
a circuit.

measure the current


flowing in a circuit

Potentiometers are constructed with

3 terminals

preset values

wire wound

Phase angle is

the difference in
degrees of rotation
between 2 alternating
voltages or currents or
a voltage and a current

the difference in
degrees between the
positive and negative
parts of an AC sine
wave

the cosine of the peak


value of an AC voltage

Permeability of a material can be found by

flux density / MMF

MMF x flux density

MMF / flux density

Permanent magnets should be stored

in pairs, end to end

in a non-magnetic pox

Permanent magnets have


One pico Farad is

high reluctance, low


coercive force
1 x 10Farad

low reluctance, high


coercive force
1 x 10Farad

in pairs, with keeper


plates
high reluctance, high
coercive force
1 x 10Farad

One Megohm equals

1,000 Ohms

10,000 Ohms

1,000,000 Ohms

One advantage of using AC electrical power in an


aircraft application is

the greater ease in


stepping the voltage
up or down

AC electrical motors
can be reversed while
dc motors cannot

less power input is


required

On which part of a DC motor would you find the poles?

brushes

stator

rotor

On a typical AC generator the output is taken

direct from the rotor via


slip rings
AC

direct from the exciter

direct from the stator


windings
AC from the rotating
field exciter
high reluctance

On a brushless AC generator, the main rotating field


winding is fed with
Materials used for shielding sensitive electronic circuits
from magnetic fields should have

high retentivity

DC via diodes on the


rotor
high permeabilty

a
c
c
c

c
b
b

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Material with good electrical insulating properties has


Magneto motive force m.m.f. can be found by

more protons than


electrons
N/I

electrons tightly bound


to their parent atoms
IxN

a large number of
positive ions
Blv

Lines of magnetic flux pass from

N to S

E to W

S to N

Kirchhoff's Law states that

the algebraic sum of all


the voltages entering
or leaving a series
circuit of components
will be equal to zero

the algebraic sum of


all the currents
entering or leaving a
series of components
will be equal to one

the inverse sum of all


the voltages entering or
leaving a series of
components will be
equal to one

Interpole windings fitted to DC series-wound


generators are
Increasing the operating temperature of conductors
carrying electrical current causes

in series with the field

in parallel with the load

in series with the load

an increase in
resistance and a
decrease in current

a decrease in
resistance and an
increase in current

no effect on the
resistance and current

Increasing the cross sectional area of an electrical


cable
In transformer operation, hysteresis losses are

enables it to carry
more current
current overcoming
coil resistance

enables it to carry
more voltage
induced current in the
iron core

increases its resistance

insulators

conductors

semi-conductors

In their pure form, germanium and silicon are both


In order to produce an alternating voltage of 400 Hz
the number of pole-pairs required in an AC generator
running at 6,000 rpm is

b
a

energy wasted in
reversing core
magnetization

12

In conventional flow, the left hand rule applies to

generators

motors

batteries

In an LCR circuit, the ratio between apparent power


and true power is termed the
In an AC generator, the phase windings are usually
mounted on the

efficiency factor

efficiency rating

power factor

stator

rotor

field electromagnet

c
a
a
c
a
a
b
c
a

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In an AC circuit, the effective voltage is

In an AC circuit containing resistance and inductance,


the
In AC generators 0.637 of the peak voltage is the

equal to the maximum


instantaneous voltage

greater than the


maximum
instantaneous voltage

less than the maximum


instantaneous voltage

current lags voltage

RMS

average value

current and voltage are


in phase
form factor

In a star wound primary transformer, how could you


wind the secondary winding?
In a single-phase AC generator, frequency is
determined by

star only

delta only

either delta or star

the generator speed

controlling the current


flow through the
voltage field windings

the number of pairs of


poles

In a simple voltaic cell, polarization reduces output


voltage because of the

transfer of material
between the anode
and the cathode

build up of hydrogen
on the anode

build up of hydrogen on
the cathode

In a shunt wound DC generator, the field winding and


armature winding are connected in
In a shunt motor, if both field and armature currents
are reversed, the motor will
In a series wound DC motor, the field has

parallel

differential compound

series

stop

change direction

few turns of thick wire

few turns of thin wire

continue to run in the


same direction
many turns of thin wire

In a series tuned circuit, at frequencies above


resonance, the
In a series tuned circuit at resonance

current and voltage are


in phase
the current leads the
voltage
the difference between
the individual voltages
100 ohms

voltage leads the


current
the voltage leads the
current
the sum of the
individual voltages
120 ohms

current leads the voltage

double the resistance

halve the current

double the current

in-phase with the


voltage vector
increase the resistance

+90 out of phase with


the voltage vector
decrease the
resistance

-90 out of phase with


the voltage vector
not affect the resistance

In a series resistive circuit, the total voltage is equal to


In a series LCR circuit at resonance, R = 100 ohm, L
and C are each 10 ohm. The total impedance is
In a resistive circuit, doubling the EMF will
In a purely resistive AC circuit, the current vector is
In a purely resistive AC circuit, increasing the
frequency will

current leads voltage

the current and voltage


are in phase
the highest individual
voltage
zero

b
b
c

a
c
a
b
c
b
a
c
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voltage and current are


in phase
reduce

voltage leads the


current
increased

current leads the voltage

increases by 4 times

decreases by 75%

remains the same

line current = phase


current multiplied by
root 3

line current = phase


current divided by root
3

line current = phase


current

In a Delta wound system the line current is

equal to phase current

root 3 x phase current

In a DC shunt motor, if the field resistance increases,


the back EMF
In a DC motor, the back EMF increases if the motor

increases

decreases

less than the phase


current
remains the same

speed increases

speed falls

load rises

In a DC circuit, power = 100 watts and voltage = 50


volts. What is the resistance?
In a circuit containing resistors in parallel,

2 Ohm

25 Ohm

50 Ohm

the voltage is the same


in all parts of the circuit

the sum of the voltage


drops equals applied
voltage

resistance is determined
by value of current flow

zero

maximum positive

maximum negative

remains at the same


speed
180

runs at 1 third speed

line voltage is greater


than phase voltage
90

line current is equal to


phase current
180

line voltage is equal to


phase voltage
360

resistance and
reactance

real and imaginary


power

resistance and
conductivity

In a parallel tuned circuit, at frequencies below


resonance, the
In a parallel RLC circuit, the value of the capacitor is
quadrupled, then the value of the impedance would
In a parallel LCR circuit, if the capacitance is increased
by 4 times, what happens to the impedance?
In a delta-connected generator

In a balanced Wheatstone bridge, the current through


the centre of the bridge is
In a 3-phase motor, if 1 phase is lost, the motor
In a 3-phase generator, what angle are the phases to
each other?
In a 3 phase delta connected AC generator
In a 2-phase generator, what angles are the phases to
each other?
Impedance is the combined effect of

120

remain the same

b
a
c
a
b
b
a
b

runs at 2 thirds speed


90

a
a
a
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If the voltage in a resistive circuit is doubled, the


current is
If the voltage across a resistor is doubled

halved

inverted

doubled

the current is doubled

the current is halved

If the temperature of a pure metal is reduced to


absolute zero, its resistance will be
If the speed of a generator is halved and the field
strength is doubled, the output voltage will be
If the rate of change of current is halved, mutual
inductance will
If the phase voltage in a star connected generator is
115V what is he line voltage?
If the phase and line voltages from a 3-phase
generator are equal, the generator is
If the output frequency of a 4 pole generator is 400 Hz,
it's speed is
If the North Pole of a magnet is brought nearer to the
North Pole of another magnet
If the field strength of a generator is doubled, and the
speed is doubled, the output EMF will
If the field current to a shunt wound DC motor is
decreased when operating at a constant load, the
motor speed will

infinity

the resistance is
halved
practically zero

halved

doubled

unchanged

double

stay the same

halve

115 V

200 V

346 V

delta connected

star connected

unbalanced

12,000 RPM

6,000 RPM

3,000 RPM

attraction between
them will be increased
quadruple

repulsion between
them will be increased
double

repulsion between them


will be reduced
stay the same

reduce

increase

not change

If the diameter of a conductor is doubled, its current


carrying capacity will
If the current reaches a maximum through an inductor
of 2A in 15 sec, what is the current after 3 sec?
If the cross-sectional area of a conductor is increased,
its resistance will
If the cross sectional area of a conductor is doubled,
the maximum voltage it can carry will

half

double

multiply by 12.6

1.26 A

0.63 A

1A

remain the same

decrease

increase

half

double

remain the same

unaffected

c
a
b
c
b
b
a
a
b
a
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If the correct supply were connected to a DC shunt


motor which had lost its residual magnetism it would
If the area and thickness of a capacitor's dielectric are
both doubled, its capacitance will
If electrons are added to an atom it becomes

fail to run

run normally

double

run in the reverse


direction
half

a positive ion

a negative ion

a neutral ion

If an insulated conductor is placed near to a negatively


charged rod, the nearest end of the conductor
becomes
If an AC sinewave has an RMS value of 5V its peak
value is
If a voltage of 10 V is applied to a resistance of 250
ohms, what current will flow?
If a transformer winding has some of its turns shorted
together

negatively charged

positively charged

no change will occur

remain the same

c
c
b
b

14.14 V

6.37 V

7.07 V

25 amps

4 milliamps

40 milliamps

the input voltage will


reduce

the transformer will get


hot in normal operation

the output voltage will


be high

If a heavy mechanical load is removed from a series


motor

the speed will


decrease and the
armature current will
decrease

the speed will increase


and the armature
current will decrease

the speed will increase


and the armature
current will increase

If a generator sparks, a possible reason is

the brush springs are


loose

the brushes have been


placed around the
magnetic coil

magnetic flux deflecting


the EMF

24 A

0.167 A

6A

the current will


increase

a force will be exerted


on the conductor

there will be no effect


unless the conductor is
moved

200 milliseconds

200 seconds

150 seconds

If a DC circuit with a total resistance of 2 Ohms has 12


volts DC applied the resulting current would be
If a current is passed through a conductor that is
positioned in a magnetic field
If a constant current of 25 ma is flowing through a
capacitor of 50 microfarads, how long will it take to
charge to 100 V?
If a battery had no internal resistance, its no-load
voltage would be

c
c

c
b

a
lower than its on-load
voltage

higher than its on-load


voltage

the same as its on-load


voltage

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If a bar magnet is cut in half

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


circuit current would be
Hydrogen atoms consist of
How much power is supplied by a 24V generator
connected to two 12 ohm resistors in parallel?
How much power is dissipated when a current of 3A
flows through a 500 ohm resistor?
How many millivolts are there in 7.25 volts?

the magnet is
destroyed

two bar magnets are


formed

one bar magnet and one


non-magnet is formed

2 volts

2 amps

1 amp

two protons and one


electron
144 watts

two neutrons and two


protons
576 watts

one proton and one


electron
96 watts

How many amperes are there in 10,000 micro amps?


How are generators rated?

b
c

1.5 kW

4.5 kW

15 W

0.725

7,250

725,000

10 A

0.01 A

0.1 A

c
c
b
b
b

amperes at rated
voltage
externally excited

watts at rated voltage

Generator brushes are normally made from

impedance at rated
voltage
excited by a
permanent magnet
carbon

brass

steel

Frequency (Hz) is the number of cycles per

revolution

minute

second

Electrons from different atoms

attract each other

repel each other

Electrolytic capacitors are used for

have no effect on each


other
watts
large physical size for
a large capacity
low loss applications

ohms
small physical size for
a large capacity
polarised inputs

volts
small physical size for
low leakage current
high frequency AC

Electricity conducts through

solids only

solids and liquids

vacuum

Electrical power is expressed in

Watts

Coulombs

Volts

Generators are usually

Electromotive force is measured in


Electrolytic capacitors have a

self excited

c
c

c
c
b
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Electrical charges build up on aircraft in flight due to

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
Electric lines of force between two negatively-charged
objects will
Eddy currents in a transformer can be reduced by
constructing the core with
Doubling the running time of an electrical machine
would double the
Devices that generate electricity by immersing
dissimilar metals in an electrolyte are
Decreasing the field current in a shunt motor will

friction

compound

the conductive skin of


the aircraft cutting the
Earth's magnetic flux

chemical action between


the aircraft skin and the
moisture in the air

shunt

series

cross over each other

attract each other

repel each other

special non-metallic
material
joules used

a single, solid piece of


soft iron
watts used

laminated formers

photo-voltaic cells

voltaic cells

thermo-electric cells

increase speed and


decrease torque
protect the battery
against excessively
high back EMFs

increase speed and


increase torque
allow the charge rate
to drop as the battery
becomes charged

decrease speed and


increase torque
prevent the battery from
motoring the generator

circulating currents
through the
transformer

the resistance in the


windings

wasting of the copper


wires due to friction

Conventional current inside a discharging battery flows


from

anode to cathode

cathode to anode

either anode to cathode


or cathode to anode,
depending on the active
elements

Connecting batteries in series

increases the capacity;


voltage remains the
same

increases the voltage;


the capacity remains the
same

DC generator circuits incorporate reverse current


relays to
Copper losses in a transformer are caused by

increases the voltage


and capacity

current used

c
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Connecting batteries in parallel

Commutator ripple can be reduced by

increases the capacity;


the voltage remains
the same

increases the voltage


and capacity

increases the voltage;


the capacity remains the
same

using a ripple filter

increasing the speed


of rotation

connecting a resistor in
series with the armature

As the generator load is increased (within its rated


capacity), the voltage will

remain constant and


the amperage output
will decrease

decrease and the


amperage output will
increase

remain constant and the


amperage output will
increase

As a lead-acid cell discharges, its internal resistance

decreases

increases

remains constant

Armature reaction is

reactive sparking

Applying friction to an insulating material


Apparent Power is measured in

alters the number of


electrons in its atoms
KW or Watts

due to dirty or worn


commutator
has no effect on its
atomic structure
KVA or VA

the MMF opposing


rotation
alters the number of
protons in its atoms
KVAR or VAR

Apparent power in an AC circuit is found by

VxI

V x I x cos

V x I x sin

An oxygen molecule contains two oxygen atoms with


shared
An LCR circuit supplied with 100 V draws 0.5 amps,
and consumes 50 watts. The phase difference
between the votage and current is

electrons

neutrons

protons

180

90

An induced current in a coil

opposes the EMF


producing it
resistance and
capacitive reactance
a good conductor

aids the EMF


producing it
resistance and voltage
a good insulator

does not affect the EMF


producing it
inductance and
frequency
a semiconductor

the current flowing


through one resistor

three times the current


in one resistor

one third the current in


one resistor

An increase in which of the following factors will cause


an increase in the inductive reactance of a circuit?
An element whose atoms have fewer than 4 electrons
in their valency shell is
An electrical circuit contains 3 resistors of equal value
connected in parallel. The total current in the circuit will
be equal to

c
a
b
a
a
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An electric current is a flow of

electrons from a
positively charged area
to a negatively
charged area

protons from a
positively charged
area to a negatively
charged area

electrons from a
negatively charged area
to a positively charged
area

an excess of free
electrons
the smallest part of an
element that retains its
characteristics

an excitement of
electrons in a metal
the smallest part of a
compound that can
exist independently

an ordered flow of
electrons
the smallest particle of
matter

100 VA

400 W

500 W

a balanced load is
guaranteed
hydration

two voltages are


available
polarization

the line and phase


voltages are equal
ionization

1.43

0.3

0.7

1250 watts

1000 watts

800 watts

proportional to both the


voltage and the
resistance

inversely proportional
to the resistance and
proportional to the
voltage

inversely proportional to
the voltage regardless of
the resistance

According to Lenz's Law, the polarity of the current


induced in a coil

is the same as the


polarity of the voltage
producing it

increases the strength


of the magnetic field
producing it

opposes the magnetic


field producing it

According to Faraday's Law, an EMF induced in a coil

has the same polarity


as the current
producing it

has a magnitude
proportional to the rate
of change of flux

opposes the magnetic


field producing it

rms value

average value

peak value

degrees/second

cycles per minute

Hertz

An electric current is
An atom is

An alternator delivers 500V RMS at 1 ampere with at a


power factor is 08. What is the true power?
An advantage of a star connected generator over a
delta connected generator is
An accumulation of hydrogen on the plates of a battery
is known as
An AC generator has an output of 200 KVA. The real
load is 140 KW. The power factor is
An AC circuit has a power factor of 0.8, and is drawing
10 A at 100 Volts. How many watts are being used?
According to Ohm's Law, the current in a DC circuit is

AC value that can produce the same heat as DC is


called
AC frequencies are expressed in

c
a
b
b
b
c
c

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A wire is rotated through a magnetic field. To produce


a DC output it must be connected to
A two-phase induction motor has

a commutator

slip rings

a rectifier

2 poles

3 poles

4 poles

A tuned circuit at resonance is

inductive

resistive

capacitive

A transformer with a 5:1 ratio has a 24 V output. What


is the input?
A Transformer with 115 V primary voltage and a ratio
of 5:1 is supplying a landing light (load 24v 45 amps).
What is the current drawn?

120 VDC

4.8 VAC

120 VAC

205 amps

9 amps

4.5 amps

A transformer rated at a frequency of 200 Hz

may be used at any


other frequency

may only be used at


the rated frequency or
above

may only be used at the


rated frequency or
below

draw more current

draw less current

draw the same current

A transformer is designed to operate at 80 Hz. It is


connected across a 60 Hz supply. The primary
windings would

a
c
b
c
b

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?

115 V

A transformer has 500 turns on the primary and 100


turns on the secondary. When connected to a 100 V
supply, the output is

500 V

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 Ohm

1 kohm

200 V

346 V
c

20 V

25 V
b

4 kohm

16 kohm
c

A step up transformer has

one winding

two windings

three windings

A starter generator has a

low resistance series


field and a low
resistance shunt field

low resistance series


field and a high
resistance shunt field

high resistance series


field and a low
resistance shunt field

high permeability and


high coercivity

high permeability and


low coercivity

low permeability and


high coercivity

A soft iron core is used in an electro-magnet because it


has

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A single-phase circuit has an input voltage of 100 V.


The current is 10 A and the circuit has a power factor
of 0.5. The true power is

1000 W

A sine wave of RMS value 7.07 volts has a peak to


peak value of
A sine wave has a frequency of 20 Hz. Its period is

10 volts

0.707 volts

20 volts

0.05 seconds

20 cycles per minute

5 milliseconds

A shunt motor

gives constant torque


with variations in
speed

rotates at constant
speed

produces a high starting


torque

A series motor draws a high current on start, and then


the current reduces. This is due to

the resistance of the


field and the armature
in series

the back EMF

the resistance of the


field and armature in
parallel

A pure capacitor, inductor and resistor are connected


in series and the voltage drops across each are 10 V.
The total current flowing in the circuit is 1 A. How much
true power is the circuit consuming?

30 VA

A piezo-electric device generates electricity through

50 W

500 W
c
c

30 W

10 W
c

pressure

friction

light

light

heat

pressure

A photovoltaic cell produces electricity when subjected


to
A permanent magnet suspended in the Earth's
atmosphere will

rotate at the same


speed as the Earth

align itself with the


Earth's magnetic field

always point towards the


geographic North Pole

A parallel circuit with any number of 2 terminal


connections

has the same current


throughout

the individual voltage


drops is equal to the
emf

the resistance is
dependent on current

A non-magnetic metal

has no permeability

has high retentivity

is a poor conductor

A neutron is a particle which is

contained within the


nucleus of most atoms

orbiting around the


nucleus of the atom

contained in the nucleus


of all atoms

a compound

an electron

an atom

A molecule is the smallest part of

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A material's opposition to flow of current is termed its

resistance

reluctance

conductance

A material with a narrow hysteresis loop

has high retentivity

has low retentivity

cannot be magnetised

A high surge of current is required when a DC electric


motor is first started. As the speed of the motor
increase

the applied emf


increases
proportionally

the counter emf


decreases
proportionally

the counter emf builds


up and opposes the
applied emf, thus
reducing the current flow
through the armature

A high pass filter has

high impedance to low


frequency, low
impedance to high
frequency

high impedance to
high frequency, low
impedance to low
frequency

high impedance to both


high and low frequency

A high pass filter attenuates frequencies

above a certain value

below a certain value

within a particular band

A good conductor has

a large number of
electrons

a large number of
electrons in its outer
orbit

a small number of
electrons in its outer
orbit

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


apparent power and the power factor?
A generator rated at 30 KVA and power factor 08 has a
maximum continuous power output of
A generator is taken off-line by

100 VA and 2

400 VA and 0.5

100 VA and 0.5

30 kW

24 kW

37.5 kW

creating a short circuit

removing all loads

A fully charged battery rated at 24 V, 60 Ah, is


connected to a 48 watt light bulb. Approximately how
long will the battery last?

30 hrs

operating the field


switch
120 hrs

A filter with a small bandwidth has

a high value of Q

a low value of Q

a Q of zero

A filter comprising a capacitor in series and inductor in


parallel with the load is a

band pass filter

high pass filter

low pass filter

a
b

b
c
c
b
b

2.5 hrs
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A DC shunt motor has 28 volts applied. The current


taken from the armature of 2 Ohm resistance is 1 amp.
The Back EMF is

30 V

A Coulomb is a current flow of

one ampere per


second
series wound

one ampere x second

one second per ampere

delta wound

star wound

A component consuming 80 watts at 8 amps would


require a supply of
A circuit comprises a 5ohm resistor connected in
series with a 10 ohm resistor. If the current in the 5
ohm resistor is 1 A, what is the current in the 10 ohm
resistor?

10 Volts

100 Volts

5 Volts

2 amps

It cannot be found
without knowing the
applied voltage.

1 amp

A charged body is said to have

a surplus of protons

a lack of neutrons

A capacitor is used in a single phase AC motor to

a surplus or lack of
electrons
prevent spikes

block DC

provide a phase shift

A capacitor is a barrier to

both AC and DC

AC

DC

A capacitor connected to a 20V battery is fully charged


after 25 seconds. If the battery is replaced with a short
circuit, what will be the voltage across the capacitor
after 1 time constant?

12.64 V

7.36 V

1V

A battery voltage "V" is connected to R1 and R2 that


are in parallel. If R1 has 2 amps running through it and
is twice the value (resistance) of R2 then the total
current flowing from the battery is

3 amps

A battery rated at 40 Ah will supply 200 mA for

200 hours

A band stop filter

passes all frequencies


above a specified
value
5 kW

A conventional aircraft AC generator will be

A 500 ohm resistor carries a 3 amp current. What is


the power dissipated?

27 V

26 V
c
b
c
a

a
c
c
b

4 amps

6 amps
c

5 hours

20 hours

attenuates frequencies
either side of a narrow
range

passes frequencies
either side of a narrow
range

4.5 kW

500 W

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A 400 Hz, 4-pole motor will rotate at

12,000 rpm

6,000 rpm

8,000 rpm

A 3-phase star-delta wound transformer gives

90 phase shift

no phase shift

30 phase shift

A 3-phase induction motor can be reversed by

isolating one phase

A 3-phase AC generator has 3 separate stator


windings spaced at
A 30 KVA rated generator has a power factor of 0.8.
What is its maximum consistent power?
A 20 pico Farad capacitor with a 1MW resistor takes
how long to charge?
A 2 Ohm resistor has 3 amps through it. What power is
being consumed by the resistor?
A 2 Ohm resistor has 3 amps flowing through it. What
is the voltage across the resistor?
A 1F capacitor is equivalent to

90

reversing the rotor


connections
60

changing over any two


phases
120

30 KW

24 KW

375 KW

20 milli seconds

0.1 millisecond

10 seconds

18 joules per second

18 watts

6 watts

0.67 volts

1.5 volts

6 volts

0.000,001 Farads

1,000,000 Farads

0.001 Farads

1 ampere equals

1,000,000 milliamps

100 milliamps

1,000 milliamps

a
c
c
c
b
b
b
c
a
c

The direction of current induced in a wire rotating in a


magnetic field can be determined by
A 3 phase system, with one end of each phase
connected to a common neutral point, is known as

Fleming's right hand


rule
a star connection

Fleming's left hand


rule
a line connection

cork screw rule

In a parallel tuned circuit, at frequencies below


resonance, the
In a parallel RLC circuit, the value of the capacitor is
quadrupled, then the value of the impedance would
In a parallel LCR circuit, if the capacitance is increased
by 4 times, what happens to the impedance?
In a delta-connected generator

voltage and current are


in phase
reduce

voltage leads the


current
increased

current leads the voltage

increases by 4 times

decreases by 75%

remains the same

line current = phase


current multiplied by
root 3

line current = phase


current divided by root
3

line current = phase


current

a delta connection

remain the same

a
a
b
a
c
a

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In a Delta wound system the line current is

equal to phase current

root 3 x phase current

In a DC shunt motor, if the field resistance increases,


the back EMF
In a DC motor, the back EMF increases if the motor

increases

decreases

less than the phase


current
remains the same

speed increases

speed falls

load rises

In a DC circuit, power = 100 watts and voltage = 50


volts. What is the resistance?
In a circuit containing resistors in parallel,

2 Ohm

25 Ohm

50 Ohm

the voltage is the same


in all parts of the circuit

the sum of the voltage


drops equals applied
voltage
maximum positive

resistance is determined
by value of current flow

In a balanced Wheatstone bridge, the current through


the centre of the bridge is
In a 3-phase motor, if 1 phase is lost, the motor
In a 3-phase generator, what angle are the phases to
each other?
In a 3 phase delta connected AC generator
In a 2-phase generator, what angles are the phases to
each other?
Impedance is the combined effect of
If the voltage in a resistive circuit is doubled, the
current is
If the voltage across a resistor is doubled
If the temperature of a pure metal is reduced to
absolute zero, its resistance will be
If the speed of a generator is halved and the field
strength is doubled, the output voltage will be
If the rate of change of current is halved, mutual
inductance will

zero

b
a
b

maximum negative

remains at the same


speed
180

runs at 1 third speed

line voltage is greater


than phase voltage
90

line current is equal to


phase current
180

line voltage is equal to


phase voltage
360

resistance and
reactance
halved

real and imaginary


power
inverted

resistance and
conductivity
doubled

the current is doubled

the current is halved

infinity

the resistance is
halved
practically zero

halved

doubled

unchanged

double

stay the same

halve

runs at 2 thirds speed

120

90

unaffected

a
a
a
b
c
a
a
c
a
b
c
b

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If the phase voltage in a star connected generator is


115V what is he line voltage?
If the phase and line voltages from a 3-phase
generator are equal, the generator is
If the output frequency of a 4 pole generator is 400 Hz,
it's speed is
If the North Pole of a magnet is brought nearer to the
North Pole of another magnet
If the field strength of a generator is doubled, and the
speed is doubled, the output EMF will
If the field current to a shunt wound DC motor is
decreased when operating at a constant load, the
motor speed will
If the diameter of a conductor is doubled, its current
carrying capacity will
If the current reaches a maximum through an inductor
of 2A in 15 sec, what is the current after 3 sec?
If the cross-sectional area of a conductor is increased,
its resistance will
If the cross sectional area of a conductor is doubled,
the maximum voltage it can carry will
Which rule is used to determine the direction of the
magnetic field surrounding a conductor?
Which of these will cause the resistance of a conductor
to decrease?
Which of the following types of resistor dissipates
power most effectively?
Which of the following types of capacitor is most
stable?
Which of the following materials is easiest to
magnetize?
Which of the following is used to calculate transformer
turns ratio?

115 V

200 V

346 V

delta connected

star connected

unbalanced

12,000 RPM

6,000 RPM

3,000 RPM

attraction between
them will be increased
quadruple

repulsion between
them will be increased
double

repulsion between them


will be reduced
stay the same

reduce

increase

not change

b
a
a
b
a
b

half

double

multiply by 12.6

1.26 A

0.63 A

1A

remain the same

decrease

increase

half

double

remain the same

Right hand screw rule

Fleming's right hand rule

decrease its crosssectional area


Carbon film.

Fleming's left hand


rule
increase its crosssectional area
Metal oxide

Mica dielectric

Electrolytic

Ceramic dielectric

soft iron

high grade steel

cast iron

primary turns
secondary turns

primary turns/
secondary turns

secondary turns/
primary turns

increase its length


Ceramic wire-wound

c
a
b
c
a
b
c
a
a
b

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Which of the following is the best insulator?

silicon

gold

ceramic

Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of


interpoles in a generator?
Which of the following is 1 Amp?

reduce field strength


1000 mA

overcome armature
reaction
1000 A

reduce arcing at the


brushes
1000 kA

Which of the following formulae is used to calculate the


total resistance of resistors connected in parallel?
The line voltage in a Star-wound transformer is

1/R = 1/(R1 + R2)

R = R1 + R2

1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2

root 3 / phase voltage

root 3 x phase voltage

The line voltage from a generator with a delta type


connection will be
The life of a zinc-carbon battery depends upon

higher than the phase


voltage
the purity of the carbon
rod
reduce the effects of
eddy currents
the sum of the
individual inductances

the same as phase


voltage
lower than the phase
voltage
the amount of zinc

The iron cores of induction coils are laminated to

the same as the phase


voltage
the amount of the
electrolyte paste
reduce the core
reluctance
the sum of the individual
inductances divided by
the number of inductors
ohm

The impedance of an ac circuit is measured in

kilovolt-amperes

increase the core


permeability
the inverse of the sum
of the inverses of the
individual inductances
ampere

The impedance of a parallel LCR circuit at resonance


is
The hysteresis loop for a magnetic material is a graph
of
The ground lead of a 24 V equipment has a resistance
of 0.5 Ohm and carries 80 A. How much power does it
dissipate?
The frequency of a power wave in an AC resistance
circuit is

maximum

minimum

zero

total flux against flux


density
3.2 kW

current against flux


density
1.152 kW

flux density against


magnetizing force
1.92 kW

The inductance of several coils connected in parallel is

c
a
a
c
c
c
b
a
b
c
a
c
a

the same as the


frequency for voltage
and current

half the frequency for


voltage and current

twice the frequency for


voltage and current

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