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b) equator
c) isoclines
8. A transformer has an input of 400V and a ratio of 2:1. If the transformer is delta / star
wound, what will the line voltage output be?
a) 115V
b) 200V
# c) 346V
9. What is the phase difference in a circuit with 100V, drawing 0.5 amps, consuming 50
Watts?
a) 45
b) 90
# c) 0
11. A Transformer with 115v primary voltage and a ratio of 5:1 is supplying a landing light
(load 24v 45 amps) is used, what is the current drawn?
a) 205 amps
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b) 9 amps
c) 4.5 amps
12. A Transformer has 4500 secondary turns and 750 primary turns. Its turns ratio is
a) 1:6
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b) 6:1
c) 1/6
13. Two inductive coils are placed in close proximity with each other at 90 degrees. The
number of flux linkages is
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a) 0
b) maximum positive
c) maximum negative
15. If you apply this waveform to this circuit, what is the output across the capacitor?
a) Zero
b) Pulsed negative
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c) Pulsed positive
16. What value is the same as the equivalent D.C. heating effect?
# a) Root Mean Square
b) Average
c) Peak
17. What is the relationship between the voltage and the current in an A.C circuit containing
resistance & inductance?
a) Current leads voltage by up to 90
# b) Current lags voltage by up to 90
c) Current lags voltage by 90
18. What shape is the waveform when the input pulse and the time base are unequal?
a) Square
# b) Rectangular
c) Saw tooth
19. A sine wave has 5 amps RMS value. What is the peak value?
a) 6.37 amps
# b) 7.07 amps
c) 10 amps
a) line volts = phase volts, line current = root 3 times phase current.
b) line volts = phase volts, line current = phase current divided by root 3
c) line voltage = root 3 times phase voltage, line current = phase current
c) inductive
27. When measuring the phase and line voltages of a generator, it was found that line and
phase voltages were equal. The generator is?
# a) delta wound
b) star wound.
c) either delta or star wound
30. In a shunt motor, if you reverse both field current and armature current, the motor will
a) stop
b) change direction
# c) continue to run in the same direction
a) Integrator
b) Low pass filter
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c) Differentiator
35. Two 10V, 20 Ah batteries are connected in parallel and connected across a 10-ohm load.
How long could they supply normal current before the voltage begins to decay?
a) 20 hours
b) 4 hours
# c) 40 hours
36. A 10 V battery supplies a resistive load of 10 ohms for 1 minute. What is the power
supplied
a) 100 W
b) 10 VA
# c) 10 W
37. A 10V battery supplies a resistive load of 10 ohms for 1 minute. What is the work done?
a) 60J
b) 10J
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c) 600J
a) 10.01001mF
b) 111mF
c) 1.001001mF
39. If a 1mF capacitor has a potential difference across it of 5V what is the energy stored?
a) 12.5 J
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b) 12.5 mJ
c) 25 mJ
40. A capacitor is fully charged after 25 seconds to a battery voltage of 20 V. The battery is
replaced with a short circuit. What will be the voltage across the capacitor after 1 time
constant?
a) 12.64 V
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b) 7.36 V
c) 0 V
b) diamagnetic material
c) coercive material
43. A solenoid of 10 turns per meter carries a current of 5A. If the current is reduced to 2.5A,
how many turns would be required to maintain the same magnetic field?
a) 5
b) 50
# c
45. What is the mutual inductance if two coils of 10mH and 500mH have 90% of the flux
transferred from one to the other?
a) 4.5mH
b) 459mH
# c) 63mH
46. An inductor has 1,000 turns of wire and a cross sectional area of 0.001m2. If the core has
a permeability of 0.000,001 and the coil is 0.1m what is the value of the inductor
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a) 10mH
b) 100microH
c) 100mH
47. Three inductors 10 mH, 5 mH and 20 mH are connected in parallel. What is the total
inductance?
a) 35mH
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b) 2.86mH
c) Without knowing the coupling factor the total inductance cannot be found
48. If the current reaches a maximum through an inductor of 2A in 15 secs, what is the
current after 3 secs?
# a) 1.26A
b) 0.63A
c) 1A
49. If the phase voltage in a star connected generator is 200V what will be the line voltage?
a) 115V
b) 200V
# c) 346V
50. A generator is labeled as having 115V/200V, 20A and PF 0.8. What is the apparent power
in each line that the generator can produce?
a) 2.3kW
b) 2.3kVA
# c) 4kVA
52. Thermocouple harnesses are made from the same materials as the thermocouple so that
a) they will not corrode
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b) B
c)
a) 200 hours
b) 5 hours
c) 20 hours
b) 4 ohms
c) 16 ohms
a) Soft iron
b) High grade steel
c) Cast iron
c) kVA
63. To find which end of an electromagnet is the north pole, use the
a) Fleming's Left Hand Rule
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64. A capacitor with double the area and double the dielectric thickness will have
a) double the capacitance
b) half the capacitance
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65. In a transformer, if the rate of change of current increases, the mutual inductance will
a) increase
b) decrease
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66. If the brake coil on an actuator motor goes open circuit, the actuator will
a) over-ride its mechanical stops
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b) stop
c) run slower
67. The frequency of the output of a 4 pole generator is 400 Hz. The generator is turning at
# a) 12000 RPM
b) 6000 RPM
c) 3000 RPM
68. What is the wave shape of the x-axis input of a traversing oscilloscope image?
a) square
b) rectangular
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c) triangular
70.
# a) 7 V
b) 21 V
c) 28 V
71. A 4:1 step down transformer draws 115 V and 1 A. The output power will be
# a) 28.5 V at 4 A
b) 28.5 V at 16 A
c) 460 V at 0.25 A
75. When checking the s.g. of the electrolyte in a lead acid battery, you should
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b) a negative ion
c) a neutral ion
77. An element whose atoms have fewer than 4 electrons in their valency shell are
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a) good conductors
b) good insulators
c) semiconductors
79. The PD at the terminals of an open circuit battery with a small internal resistance will
be
a) more than the EMF
b) less than the EMF
# c) the same as the EMF
80. The diagram shows a 200 V long shunt generator. What is the voltage dropped across the
series resistor?
a) 200 V
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b) 0.12 V
c) 0.2 V
b) continue to run
c) stop
85. When comparing the average values of an AC generator output, to the peak values
a) average voltage = same as the peak voltage
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a) maximum impedance
b) minimum impedance
c) zero impedance
87. A resistor dissipates 80 Watts. If it runs for 4 hours 15 minutes, how much energy is
dissipated in total?
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a) 1.224 MJ
b) 20.4 kJ
c) 191.25 J
88. The earth lead of a 24 V equipment is 0.5 ohm resistance and carries 80 A. How much
power does it dissipate?
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a) 3.2 kW
b) 1.152 kW
c) 1.92 kW
90. The time required to fully charge a 1 F capacitor in series with a 100k ohm resistor is
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a) 100 ms
b) 1 s
c) 100 s
91. A 10 ohm resistor has a 14.14 V peak drop across it. What power is dissipated?
a) 19.99 W
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b) 10 W
c) 1.414 W
93. If a generator speed is halved and the field strength is doubled, the voltage output will be
a) halved
b) doubled
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c) unchanged
a) maximum current
b) minimum current
c) zero current
b) polarization
c) ionization
96. What is the power dissipated in a 500 ohm resistor with a 3A flow?
a) 1.5 kW
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b) 4.5 kW
c) 750 kW
a) 1000 mA
b) 1000 A
c) 1000 kA
b) Anode
c) Both the anode and the cathode
101. The term that describes the combined resistive forces in an AC circuit is
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a) impedance
b) resistance
c) total resistance
104. The only practical method of maintaining a constant voltage output from an aircraft
generator under varying conditions of speed and load is to vary the
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b) polarization
c) ionization
106. Which of the following is most likely to cause thermal runaway in a nickel-cadmium
battery
a) excessive current draw from the battery
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b) high current charging of the battery to more than 100 percent of its capacity
c) a high internal resistance condition
107. Electric motors are often classified according to the method of connecting the field coils
and armature. Aircraft engine starter motors are generally of which type
a) compound
b) shunt (parallel)
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c) series
b) the speed will increase and the armature current will decrease
c) the speed will increase and the armature current will increase
112. The method of ascertaining the voltage of a standard aircraft lead-acid battery is by
checking
a) the voltage on open circuit
b) the voltage with rated load switched ON
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113. If the correct supply were connected to a DC shunt motor which had lost its residual
magnetism it would
a) fail to run
b) run in the reverse direction
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c) run normally
115. A DC circuit containing a total resistance of 100 ohms has a current flow of 250 mA. The
power dissipated in the circuit is
a) 0.4 watts
# b) 6.25 watts
c) 5 watts
118. If the resistance of a resistor which is in series with two other resistors is doubled
a) the current in that resistance is doubled
b) the current in that resistance is halved
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120. Through which material will magnetic lines of force pass the most readily?
a) aluminium
# b) iron
c) copper
122. The secondary coil of a transformer has 1500 turns and 10 resistance. The primary
coil has 1 k resistance. How many turns does the primary coil have?
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a) 15,000
b) 150,000
c) 1,500,000
123. Two batteries 12V and 40 Ah each, are in series. What is the total capacity?
a) 12V 80 Ah
b) 24V 80Ah
# c) 24V 40 Ah
124. In a star wound primary transformer, how could you wind the secondary winding?
a) star only
b) delta only
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126. A 30 KVA rated generator has a power factor of 0.8. What is its maximum consistent
power
a) 30 KW
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b) 24 KW
c) 37.5 KW
127. A 50 F capacitor is fed with a current of 25 mA. How long will it take to charge it to
100V?
a) 1 s
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b) 0.2 seconds
c) 12 minutes
b) two windings
c) three windings
134. A.C. value that can produce the same heat as D.C. is called
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a) r.m.s value
b) average value
c) peak value
136. in a parallel R, L, C circuit, the value of the capacitor is quadrupled, then the value of the
impedance would
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a) reduce
b) increased
c) remain the same
137. In a circuit C = 25 microfarads and the current flow is 40 microamps for 4 seconds.
What is the voltage
a) 12.8V
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b) 6.4V
c) 3.2V
138. A 3, 5 and 2 ohms resistance is connected in series with a 10 V battery. The voltage across
the 2 ohms resistor is
a) 10V
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b) 2 V
c) 4 V
139. The power in a circuit when voltage and resistance is given can be found by
a) VxR
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b) VxV / R
c) VxVxR
a) pressure
b) friction
c) light
a) anode to cathode
b) cathode to anode
c) either anode to cathode or cathode to anode, depending on the active elements
143. In a transformer core loss is 200 W and copper loss is 220W at no load.
What is the core loss at full load
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a) 200 W
b) 220 W
c) 0 W
a) 12,000 rpm
b) 6000 rpm
c) 8000 rpm
b) positive
c) negative
149. in conventional current flow, what is Fleming's right hand rule used for
a) Motors
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b) Generators
c) Inductors
b) 4 F
c) 36 F
152. A 500 ohm resistor carries a 3 amp current. What is the power dissipated?
a) 5 kW
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b) 4.5 kW
c) 500 W
154. What is the PD of a circuit which has a 40 mA current and a 1 k ohm resistance?
a) 400 V
b) 4 V
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c) 40 V
156. The secondary winding of a transformer has an impedance of 10 ohms and 1500 turns.
For the primary winding to have an impedance of 1 k ohm, how many turns must it have?
a) 15,000
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b) 150,000
c) 1,500,000
158. A 3 ohm resistor dissipates 27 Watts. How much current flows through it?
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a) 3 A
b) 9 A
c) 0.15 A
159. in a 2 phase generator, how far apart are the windings electrically?
a) 45o
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b) 90o
c) 180o
161. in the circuit below, what happens to the total circuit impedance if L is tripled?
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a) Increases
b) Remains the same
c) Reduces
b) Sulphation
c) Hydration
163. A sine wave has a periodic time of 0.5 milliseconds. What is the frequency
a) 200 Hz
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b) 2 kHz
c) 20 kHz
164. Three branches in a circuit have currents entering of 3A, 4 A and 5 A. A forth branch
has 10 A leaving. A fifth branch must have
a) 2A entering
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b) 2A leaving
c) 22A leaving
166. If the field strength of a generator is doubled, and the speed is doubled, the output EMF
will
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a) quadruple
b) double
c) stay the same
168. If a capacitor of 50 microfarads has a current of 25 mA, how long does it take to charge
to 100 V
# a) 200 milliseconds
b) 200 seconds
c) 150 seconds
169. in a Wheatstone Bridge, the ammeter reads zero, and the variable resistor is adjusted to
5 ohms. Resistor P has a value of 10 ohms and Q has a value of 100 ohms. What is the value
of the unknown resistor?
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a) 0.5 ohms
b) 5 ohms
c) 50 ohms
b) resistive
c) capacitive
a) L/R
b) R/L
c) L x R
174. Transformer copper loss on full load is 220 Watts. On half load the loss will be
a) 110 Watts
b) 440 Watts
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c) 55 Watts
a) magnetic poles
b) geographic poles
c) magnetic equator
a) 0o
b) 90o
c) 45o
178. What effect do the electrons of one atom have upon the electrons of another atom?
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180. A coulomb is
a) one ampere per second
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181. in a circuit containing three resistors of equal value connected in parallel, one resistor
goes open circuit. The current in the other two resistors will
a) increase
b) decrease
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182. 20 amperes flow for 20 seconds. How many coulombs has flowed?
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a) 400
b) 20
c) 1
183. An atom is
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189. If 2 coulombs flowed through a circuit in 2 seconds, the circuit would have
a) 2 volts PD
b) 2 amps
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c) 1 amp
b) 3,250 millivolts
c) 325,000 millivolts
c) Volts
c) 1 ohm in parallel
b) nucleus
c) proton
197. The line voltage from a generator with a delta type connection will be
a) higher than the phase voltage
b) lower than the phase voltage
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198. On a linear actuator, the field cutoff coil will be energized when
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b) millivoltmeter
c) milliohmeter
203. An electric motor produces a force of 5 N at a distance of 0.2m from the centre of
rotation and rotates at a speed of 100 revs/sec. The motors output is
a) 100 horsepower
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b) 628.4 watts
c) 314.2 watts
206. How can it be determined if a transformer winding has some of its turns shorted
together?
a) measure the input voltage with an ohmmeter
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209. Two 12V 40 amp hour batteries connected in parallel will produce
a) 24V 80 ah
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b) 12V 80 ah
c) 24V 40 ah
b) an ion
c) a molecule
211. A circuit has a resistance of 50 ohms and an inductance of 0.2 Henry. If it is connected to
a 200 volt 50 Hz supply the reactance will be
a) 31.42 ohms
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b) 62.84 ohms
c) 6.284 ohms
212. A 24-volt source is required to furnish 48 watts to a parallel circuit consisting of four
resistors of equal value. What is the voltage drop across each resistor?
a) 12 volts
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b) 24 volts
c) 3 volts
213. Of the following which pair of materials would most readily become magnetized?
a) copper and steel
b) nickel and bronze
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a) RT = R1 + R2 + R3...RN
b) RT = R1 x R2 x R3...RN
c) 1/RT = 1/ (R1 x R2 x R3 ...RN)
215. The core material used for an electromagnet is soft iron because
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a) it demagnetizes easily
b) its magnetism is not easily destroyed
c) it retains most of its flux density when demagnetized
216. What is the combined value of resistances of 4 ohm and 6 ohm connected in parallel?
a) 24 ohm
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b) 2.4 ohm
c) 0.24 ohm
218. The method of ascertaining the voltage of a standard aircraft lead-acid battery is by
checking
# a) the voltage off load
b) the voltage on open circuit
c) the voltage with rated load switched ON.
221. As the generator load is increases (within its rated capacity), the voltage will
a) remain constant and the amperage output will decrease
b) decrease and the amperage output will increase
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224. The ratio between apparent power and true power is the
a) efficiency
b) power rating
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c) power factor
226. The total current flowing in a circuit of 200 lamps in parallel, each of a resistance of 400
ohm and connected across an input of 100 volts is
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a) 50 amps
b) 25 amps
c) 40 amps
228. In the circuit shown the 24 volt battery has an internal resistance of 1 ohm and the
ammeter indicates a current of 12 amperes. The value of the load resistance is
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a) 1 ohm
b) 2 ohms
c) 6 ohms
231. The amount of electricity a capacitor can store is directly proportional to the
a) distance between the plates and inversely proportional to the plate area
b) plate area and is not affected by the distance between the plates
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c) plate area and inversely proportional to the distance between the plates
233. What device is used to convert alternating current, which has been induced into the
loops of the rotating armature of a DC generator into direct current as it leaves the
generator?
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a) a commutator
b) an inverter
c) a rectifier
235. Unless otherwise specified, any values given for current or voltage in an AC circuit are
assumed to be
a) maximum values
# b) effective values
c) instantaneous values
237. In a vector diagram showing the magnitude and direction of the inductance, capacitance
and resistance in an AC circuit
# a) the inductive reactance would be in opposition to the capacitive reactance and resistance
at 90 degrees
b) the inductive and capacitance reactance would be additive with the resistance
subtractive
c) it is impossible to show values of this kind using vectors
238. If service No. 1 is isolated from the supply busbar shown there will be
a) an increase in supply voltage
b) a decrease in supply voltage
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239. An increase in operating temperature in most electrical devices carrying current results
in
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241. The basis for transformer operation in the use of alternating current is mutual
a) reactance
# b) inductance
c) capacitance
242. The exciter winding in a brushless AC generator is supplied with electrical power from
a) permanent magnets
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b) the busbar
c) a rotating generator integrally mounted on the same shaft as the AC windings
243. If the cross-sectional area of a conductor is doubled, with voltage constant, the current
will
a) halve
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b) double
c) remain constant
c) laminations
245. If two resistors of 5 and 10 ohm respectively are connected in series and the current in
the 5 ohm resistor is 1A. what is the current in the 10 ohm resistor?
a) 1/3 amp
b) it cannot be found without knowing the applied voltage
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c) 1 amp
c) flux density
247. At resonant frequency the phase difference between the voltage and current of an AC
supply feeding an inductive and capacitive network is
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a) 0 degrees
b) 180 degrees
c) 90 degrees
248. What is the ratio of turns between the primary coil winding and the secondary coil
winding of a transformer designed to triple its input voltage?
a) primary will have three times as many turns as its secondary
b) primary will have twice as many turns as its secondary
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249. A direct current of 12 milliamperes flows through a circuit which has a resistance of 1000
ohms. The power dissipated by the circuit is
a) 12 milliwatts
b) 12 watts
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c) 144 milliwatts
251. Which aircraft circuit would be most likely to use frequency wild 200V AC?
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a) windscreen heating
b) hydraulic pump
c) standby compass
252. Why are the iron cores of most induction coils laminated?
# a) To reduce the effects of eddy currents
b) To increase the core permeability
c) To reduce the core reluctance
253. A 48-volt source is required to furnish 192 watts to a parallel circuit consisting of three
resistors of equal value. What is the value of each resistor?
a) 12 ohm
b) 4 ohm
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c) 36 ohm
b) 4 amperes
c) 0.4 amperes
261. When two coils are linked by a common flux, a voltage can be induced in one by a
changing current in the other. This process is known as
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a) mutual induction
b) the magnetic effect
c) self induction
262. A circuit consists of 3 ohm, 5 ohm and 12 ohm resistors in series, the current flowing in
the 5 ohm resistor is 10 amps. What is the applied voltage?
a) 100v
b) 10v
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c) 200v
b) de-icing loads
c) any AC load
266. Which of the following is not one of the purposes of interpoles in a generator?
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267. Which of the following would be used to calculate transformer turns ratio?
a) primary turns secondary turns
b) primary turns secondary turns
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270. How many cycles of AC voltage are produced in a six-pole alternator of the revolvingfield type, with each revolution of the rotor?
a) Four
b) Six
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c) Three
273. A piece of equipment is rated at 750 watts and the applied voltage is 30 volts. The value
of the protection fuse should be
a) 20 amps
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b) 30 amps
c) 15 amps
275. When different rated capacitors are connected in parallel in a circuit, the total
capacitance is
a) equal to the capacitance of the highest rated capacitor
b) less than the capacitance of the lowest rated capacitor
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276. The voltage in a transformer secondary coil that contains twice as many loops as the
primary coil will be
a) less and the amperage greater than in the primary coil
b) greater and the amperage greater than in the primary coil
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281. Two resistors are connected in series and have an e.m.f. of V volts across them. If the
voltages across the resistances are V1 and V2 then by Kirchhoff's law
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a) V = V1 + V2
b) V2 = V1 + V
c) V1 = V2 + V
283. Some electric motors have two sets of field winding wound in opposite directions so that
the
a) speed of the motor can be more closely controlled
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286. What is the ampere-hour rating of a storage battery that is designed to deliver 45
amperes for 2.5 hours?
a) 90.0 ampere-hour
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b) 112.5 ampere-hour
c) 45.0 ampere-hour
287. How much power must a 24-volt generator furnish to a system which contains the
following series loads?
5 ohm, 3 ohm and 12 ohm
a) 450 watts
b) 402 watts
# c) 28.8 watts
b) in parallel
c) in series
291. Since electrical supplies taken from a bus-bar are in parallel, isolating some of the
services would
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c) Tesla
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298. One of the chief advantages of alternating current is that it can be transmitted at a high
voltage with a low power loss; the voltage can then be changed to any desired value of
# a) AC by means of transformers
b) DC by means of transformers
c) DC by means of inverters
299. An AC generator is producing the required voltage but a higher frequency than that
required. To remedy this, the following action must be taken?
a) Decrease the speed of the prime mover, and then decrease the strength of the field
b) Decrease the speed of the prime mover
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c) Decrease the speed of the prime mover, and then increase the strength of the field
300. How many amperes will a 28-volt generator be required to supply to a circuit containing
five lamps in parallel, three of which have a resistance of 6 ohms each and two of which have
a resistance of 5 ohms each?
# a) 25.23 amperes
b) 1 ampere
c) 1.11 amperes
302. The current flowing through a circuit can be increased to four times its original value by
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303. When more than two inductors of different inductances are connected in parallel in a
circuit, the total inductance is
a) equal to the sum of the individual inductances
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a) the same as the next main pole ahead in the direction of rotation
b) the same as the next main pole behind in the direction of rotation
c) either, providing they lay on M.N.A.
305. What happens to the resistance of a copper conductor when the temperature increases?
# a) It increases
b) It decreases
c) It remains the same
306. The method most often used in overcoming the effect of armature reaction is through the
use of
a) shaded poles
# b) interpoles
c) drum-wound armatures in combination with a negatively connected series field
307. The core material used for an electromagnet is soft iron because
# a) it demagnetizes easily
b) it retains most of its flux density when demagnetized
c)its magnetism is not easily destroyed
308. The switch on a DC circuit containing a fully charged capacitor is opened. The voltage
across the capacitor
a) drops immediately to zero
b) starts to fall exponentially to zero
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309. in a 3 phase generator with balanced load, the potential between the neutral point and
earth is
a) equal to line volts
b) equal to phase volts
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c) zero volts
310. A direct current of 12 milliamperes flows through a circuit which has a resistance of 1000
ohms. The power dissipated by the circuit is
a) 12 milliwatts
b) 12 watts
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c) 144 milliwatts
311. An increase in which of the following factors will cause an increase in the inductive
reactance of a circuit?
a) Resistance and capacitive reactance
b) Resistance and voltage
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313. The starting current of a series-wound DC motor, in passing through both the field and
armature windings produces a
a) low starting torque
b) speed slightly higher when unloaded
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317. in a circuit containing three resistors of equal value connected in series and one of the
resistors short circuits, the effect is for the current in the other two resistors to
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a) increase
b) remain the same
c) decrease
c) second
a) zero
b) is dependent upon the size of the capacitance of the capacitor
c) maximum