___1. Find the resistance of 45.7 meter of iron wire 0.051cm diameter.

Specific
resistance of iron is 9.15.cm.
A. 22.6
19.6

B. 21.6

C. 20.6

D.

___2. Determine the resistance of the conductor 0.10m long, with a uniform
diameter of 1.0cm and having a resistivity which varies as a function of length L
measured from one end of the conductor according to the formula
4

=0.003+ 10 L ohmcm.
A. 0.0852 ohm
0.0902 ohm

B. 0.0915 ohm

C. 0.0806 ohm

D.

___3.Nicrome (an alloy of nickel & chromium) ribbon resistor elements each having a
resistance of 1 ohm are to be made from nicrome sheet 0.0254 cm thick, if the
width of the ribbon is to be 0.318 cm, what length will be required for each
element? Specific resistance of nicrome 109 .cm.
A. 71.6 cm

B. 72.6 cm

C. 73.6 cm

D. 74.6 cm

___4. A coil has a resistance of 5.2 ohm, the resistance has to be reduced to 5
by connecting a shunt across the coil. If this shunt is made of manganin wire
diameter 0.025cm. Find the length of wire required for manganin 47.cm.
A. 126 m

B. 15 m

C. 14 m

D. 13 m

___5. A 15.3 meter strip of nicrome wire 0.635 cm wide has a resistance of 5.16 .
What is the thickness of the strip?
A. 0.051 cm

B. 0.046 cm

C. 0.033 cm

D. 0.028 cm

____6. If the specific resistance of manganin is 41.8 .cm. What is the diameter of
manganin wire 68.7 meter long which has a resistance of 8.86 ohm?

A. 0.100 cm

B. 0.203 cm

C.0.326 cm

D.0.458 cm

___7. A certain wire has a resistance of R. The resistance of another wire identical
with the first except for having twice its diameter is
A. 4R

B. R

C. 2R

D. R

___8. A coil has 6,000 turns of wire and a resistance of 380 ohms. The coil is
rewound with the same quantity (weight) of wire, but has 13,400 turns. How many
ohms will the new coil have?
A. 1895 ohms
ohms

B. 1825 ohms

C. 1792 ohms

D. 1905

___9. A kilometer of wire having a diameter of 11.7 mm and a resistance of 0.031

ohm is drawn down so that its diameter is 5.0 mm. What does its resistance
become?
A. 0.85

B. 0.78

C. 0.93

D. 0.81

___10. A wire has a resistance of 5.7. What will be the resistance of another wire of
same material three times as long and one half the cross sectional area?
A. 35.2

B. 34.2

C. 33.2

D. 32.2

___11. One km. of copper wire of 1 square cm in cross section has a resistance of
0.043 ohm. Find the resistance of a wire 42.6 meters long and 0.005

cm 2 in cross-

section.
A. 0.292

B. 0.366

C. 0.495

D. 0.596

___12. A shunt winding motor has a resistance of 80 ohm at 15C. Find the
resistance at 50C. Resistance temperature coefficient of copper 0.004 per degree
at 0C.

A. 72.23 ohm
ohm

B. 24.64 ohm

C. 64.12 ohm

D. 90.57

___13. The resistance temperature coefficient of phosphor bronze 0.00394 per C at

0C. A length of phosphor bronze, wire has a resistance of 10 ohm at 20C what is
its resistance at 60C.
A. 24.11 ohm
ohm

B. 61.63 ohm

C. 34.62 ohm

D. 11.46

___14. The field coils of a generator have a resistance of 150 ohms at 16C. After a
6-hour run resistance has increased to 162 ohms. What is the final average
temperature of the coils, resistance temperature coefficient 0.0043 per C at 0 C.
A. 23.51C

B. 35.15C

C. 35.88C

D. 44.91C

___15. A coil has a resistance of 20 ohm at 25C. Find its resistance at 65C.
Resistance temperature coefficient at 25C is 0.00385 per C.
A. 45.23 ohms
ohms

B. 67.51 ohms

C.23.08 ohms

D. 72.34

___16. Two (2) 115-V incandescent lamps A and B are connected in series across a
230-V source. If lamp A is rated 75 watts and lamp B is rated 50 watts, determine
the current drawn by the series connection.
A. 0.52 A

B. 0.64 A

C. 0.48 A

D. 0.57 A

___17. A Barangay power station supplies 60 kW to a load over 2,500 ft, 100mm 2,
two conductor copper feeder, the resistance of which is 0.078 ohm per 1000 ft. The
bus bar voltage is maintained constant at 600 V. Determine the load current.
A. 105 A

B. 108 A

C. 110 A

D. 120 A

___18. The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is 10 and the rated voltage is
50. Find the series resistance required to operate lamp an 80 volt supply.
A. 4

B.

C. 6

D. 7

___19. Two resistors of 4 ohm and 6 ohm are connected in parallel. If the total
current taken is 30 amperes, find the current through each.
A. 15 amp

B. 14 amp

C. 13 amp

D. 12 amp

___20. A resistor R is connected across a 220 volt supply. A voltmeter of resistance

of 12000 ohm is connected between the centre of the resistor and one side of the
supply. It reads 100 volts. Find the value of R.
A. 4500

B. 4600

C. 4700

D. 4800

___21. A load of 10 ohms was connected to a 12 volt battery. The current drawn was
1.18 amperes. What is the internal resistance of the battery?
A. 0.35

B. 0.20

C. 0.25

D. 0.30

___22. What current will 12 cells in series, each having an e.m.f of 12 volts and
internal resistance of 0.5 ohm, send through an external resistor of 4.5 ohms?
A. 3.798 Amp
Amp

B. 2.286 Amp

C. 4.023 Amp

D. 5.701

___23. A battery consist of 5 cells each of e.m.f. 1.5 volts and internal resistance of
0.25 ohm, connected in series through what external resistance will send a current
of 2 amperes?
A. 7.6

B. 5.2

C. 2.5

D. 0.6

___24. Six cell are connected in series to an external resistance circuit of 4 ohms.
But one of the cells is connected in opposition e.m.f and internal resistance of each
of cell are 1.45 volts and 3.5 ohms respectively. Find the current.
A. 0.232 amp
amp

B. 0.370 amp

C. 0.415 amp

D. 0.566

___25. Ten cells each of e.m.f 1.5 volts and internal resistance 0.2 ohm are joined in
parallel and connected to an external circuit of resistance 3 ohms. What current will
flow?
A. 0.251 A

B. 0.347 A

C. 0.497 A

D. 0.523 A

___26. A resistor of 0.525 ohm is connected to the terminals of a battery consisting

of 4 cells each of e.m.f 1.46 volts joined in parallel. The current is found to be 0.8
amp. Find the internal resistance of each cell.
A. 5.2 ohms

B. 6.1 ohms

C. 7.4 ohms

D. 8.6 ohms

___27. Twenty cells each of e.m.f 1.5 volts and internal resistance 0.2 ohm are
arranged ten in series per row, two rows in parallel. What current will this give
through an external resistor of 1 ohm?
A. 4.9 A

B. 5.2 A

C. 6.4 A

D. 7.5 A

___28. Thirty two cell each having an internal resistance of 4 ohms are arranged
eight in series per row, four rows in parallel; they send a current of 1 amp through
an external resistor of 8 ohms. Find the e.m.f of each cell.
A. 2V

B. 3V

C. 4V

D. 5V

___29. A battery is formed of five cells joined is series. When the external resistance
is 4 ohm, the current is 1.5 amperes and when it is 9 ohms. The current falls 0.75
amperes. Find the E.M.F of each cell and its internal resistance.
A.
B.
C.
D.

e.m.f
e.m.f
e.m.f
e.m.f

per
per
per
per

cell
cell
cell
cell

=
=
=
=

1.5V,
2.5V,
3.5V,
4.5V,

Int.
Int.
Int.
Int.

Res
Res
Res
Res

=
=
=
=

0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5

___30. Two batteries A and B connected to a 100V supply as indicated. Battery A

e.m.f 80 volts internal resistance 0.2 . Battery B e.m.f 90 volts the internal
resistance being 0.25 . Find the magnitude and direction of current in each
battery and the total current taken from supply.
A. 40 A

B. 50 A

C. 60 A

D. 70 A

___31. An electric heater carries 12 A at 110 V, is submerged in 22.5 lbs of water for
30 minutes. What will be the final temperature of the water if its initial temperature
is 35 F?
A. 135.43 F

B. 125.42 F

C. 133.56 F

D. 128.33F

___32. In an electric heater the inlet temperature is 15 C. Water is flowing at the

rate of 300 grams per minute. The voltmeter measuring voltage across the heating

element reads 120 volts and an ammeter measuring current taken reads 10
amperes. When the state is finally reached, what is the final reading of the outlet
thermometer?
A. 57.6 C

B. 68.4 C

C. 72.6 C

D. 42.6 C

____33. A cylindrical rubber insulated cable has a diameter of 0.18 inch and an
insulation thickness of 0.25 inch. If the specific resistance of rubber is 10 14 ohm-cm,
determine the insulation resistance per 1000-ft length of the cable.
A. 624 M

B. 682 M

C. 678 M

D. 694 M

____34. The insulation resistance of a kilometer of the cable having a diameter of 2

cm and an insulation thickness of 2 cm is 600 ohms. If the thickness of the
insulation is increased to 3 cm, find the insulation resistance of the cable.
A. 725

B. 850

C. 757

D. 828

___35. The equivalent wye element of 3 equal resistors each equal to R and
connected in delta is
A. R

B. 3R/2

C. R/3

D. 3R

___36. Three resistors of 6-ohm resistance are connected in delta. Inside the delta
another three-ohm resistors are connected in wye. Find its resistance between any
two corners.
A. 2.4

B. 3.6

C. 4.8

D. 1.2