HERBERT MURKISON TECHMIAL ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS (GRADE 1) TEST 4 (MyLTIALE CHOICE ‘Uf three heater coils. each of 15 ofims, are 6. ‘connected in parallel, the equivalent resis- tance would be (A) Sobms ® 10ohms © 1S0hms (0) 45ohme Four24voltbateries are fist connected in 7, series andthe in parallel, The total voltage (A) Courtimes greterin parallel! thanin sees (B) —fourtimes smaller in series than in parallel (©) thesame in both connections (©) fourtimessmalierinparallelthanin series ‘Which ofthe folowing solu ie used as ‘ne eleoulyte in a simple eel? {8 Copper sulpase 1B) Zine sulphate (©) Saipimte acia ee Suse inns aaa ane smevoietce 5 The total curent (1) taken from the supply above is : 05a 5A © 350 154 “To operate properly, electrical devices ia 8 ~ parallel cirnid must have the same rating ‘with respect A) caren . vole © rsisane ©) power In which ofthe following graphs is Ohm's Law verified? y w ® Which of the following factors makes the efficiency of transtortiers higher than that of generators? 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Whichofthefatlowing circuits willdissipate the MOST power? w ® © o a wey 180 “ i 2, wa wv asa zB “ Which ofthe following diagrams illustrates the correct method for connecting a wire (0 a screw texminal? o Ceo » Ceo ols o » CKO tienen? pena rece ‘What ston should fine be ake? (A) I there isan isolating switch tum it off (B) By means of his clothing pull the erson away from the cable, © apy: respiration. D) Call for meat ad hich ofthe following materials has a 2er0 Aemperaure coefficient of resistance? A Manganin @) Bass © ton ©) Tungsen 19. A voltmeter which has an fd. of 120 is seadingcontreseale when he functionswitch is Sot at the 1.2 V range. The actual meter ‘reading in voits is w @ © o cormamag 0.06 06 60 600 ‘The kllowatt-hour meter shown above is reading 1594 @ 16904 © 2594 ©) 2505 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE© “Te ‘Wwhich ofthe following diagrams is the 39. Whichof the following iiusrates the correct, Poy comet magnet party shown? > ‘wisagdlagramtoshow oelampconizolled by Dey swe? sw ls “ i.e o & Fir L ts— >! | . N. , Ws a Gace | come © han ed ! | eneael a eg 1" © © o 40. a ‘The inside ofa uorescentlampiscoated with w @ © © ‘mercury vapour ‘phosphor 7 argon gas aluminium ‘One of the purposes of a choke in a fluor- ‘escent circuit is to w @) © cy {improve the power factor Limite current Increase the cureat reduce the stroboscopic effect G0 ON TO THE NEXT PAGE2 The megming elecrode of « mesiury cell consis ot (A) potmatiom hydroxide and mercuric ‘oxide rem: (©) carbon and mercury (©) ammoniam chloride and mercury 43. The purpose of double coiling the lament f the incandescent lamp is. (A) increase the light output ofthe lamp (®) increase the life ofthe lamp (©) decrease the heat output of the lamp (©) decrease cureatconsumpion ofthe. netic Ret (©) winding magnetic wire around the tron core (©) increasing the number of tums of insulated wire 45." Inde power supplies, the zener diode is responsible for (A) mutual induction (B) energy storage (©) voltage regulation ©) uering ‘46. A naked flame should NOT be used near lead-acid batteries because (A) banery electrolyte is inftammabie (8) batiery electrodes are inflammable (© batery gives off explocive gases (©) heat will cause the electrolyte to cose 96 ‘The direction of rotation of a three-phase ‘squimel-cage induction, ‘motor can be re versed by (A) Simerchanging any two ofthe lines supplying it (®) stopping the motor momentarily and ‘thenTentarting it (©) tamerchanging alo the tines supply- ing it (©) reducing the number of poles onthe ‘state _ Switches which open when they are actuated ae (A) nommaity closed switches (B) —noninally opea switcher (© wage switches (©) push switches ‘What effect does ain ambient temperature ‘sreater than 30° C have onthe current rating (®) The current rating is increased. (©The current rating remains un. (©) The current rating is muitipied by the voltage drop, G0 ON TO THE NEXT PAGEs 2, s 54 ss {Which of the following is NOT part ofthe ‘earpiece of asimple conventional telephone bandon . (A) Diaphragm (B) Permanent magnet (©) Carbon granule (D) Pole piece ‘Which ofthe following is necessary forthe ° generation of electricity? (A) Magnet ®B) Diode ©) Capacitor ©) Transinor ‘An open circuit has the effect of (A) Snfinely high resistance and 22r0 current (B) —seoresistanceandexcesivecureat (©). excessivecurrentandexcessive heat (D) sero resistance and excessive vol- tage drop, ‘The purpose ofthe regulator in adc. power supply isto (A) provectthetransformefromdamage (B) Maintain a constant output vokage (©) change dc. toac. ©) realty me ac. voltage ‘Which othe following synchronous speeds ‘canbe identified as that of a 60 Hz pole Induetlontype motor? (A) 1400 spn ®) 1600m ©) 1800p ©) 2000 rpm 56. Before cables sre drawn into a conduit system, the installation should be (A) securely xed (B) property eanhed (©) free from dust (©) completely erected ‘Whichofthe following crculisis MAINLY ‘responsible for measuring frequency ran ‘oscilloscope? A) Ampuiir ®) Focus (©) Timebase ©) Miser ‘What device ina dc generator converse generated ac. voliage toad. voliage? (A) Amature () Feedeoit (© Suuor ©) Commutstor ‘The magnets field around 2 straight cur rent-eamying conductors formed (A) concensically (B) —eccemticaly (©) vertically (D) horizontally “Theresistor which is placed in parale with themetermovementofanammeterisknown (A) shunt (B)—mulipier (©) mmultsange resistor (©) calibrating resisor IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. cor YF 96