Math 2017 September

1. If Rita can run around the block 5 times in 20 minutes, how many times can she run around the block in one
hour?
A. 10 B. 50 C. 15 D. 100

2. Determine if the sequence {n sin (π/n)} is convergent or divergent. Find its limit if it is convergent.
A. convergent, π/4 B. divergent C. convergent, π/2 D. convergent, π

3. Evaluate the double integral dx dy / (x – y), with interior limits 2y to 3y and outer limits from 0 to 2.
A. ln 4 B. ln 2 C. ln D. ln 3

4. A snack machine accepts only 5-centavo coins. Chocolate bars cost 25c each, packages of peanuts cost 75c
each and a can of cola costs 50c. How many 5-centavo coins are needed to buy 2 chocolate bars, one pack of
peanuts and a can of soda?
A. 30 B. 32 C. 35 D. 6

5. Find the equation of the circle which passes through the vertex and the endpoints of the latus rectum of the
parabola y2 = 8x.
A. x2 + y2 + 10x = 0 C. x2 + y2 – 10x = 0
B. x2 + y2 – 10x + 2y + 3 = 0 D. x2 + y2 + 2x – 10y – 1 = 0

6. Express −3 – 4i in polar form.

A. (square root of 5)^e – i arctan 2 C. (square root of 5) e – i ^(π + arctan 4/3)
B. (square root of 2)^e −− i arctan square root of 5 D. 5 ei^(π + arctan 4/3)

7. Find the equation of the normal line to x2 + y2 at the point (2, 1).
A. 4x – 3y = 0 B. x – 2y = 0 C. x + y = 0 D. x – y = 0

8. Find the value of x for which f(x) = cot 2x is discontinuous.

A. x = 3/2 B. x = 0 C. x = π/2 D, x = 0, π

9. What is the ratio of the sides of a triangle if the product of the sines of its angle is a maximum?
A. 1:2:2 B. 1:3:3 C. 1:1:2 D. 1:1:1

10. A pendulum 1 m long oscillates through an angle of 100. Find the distance through which the end of the
pendulum swings in going from one extreme position to the other.
A. π m B. 2π m C. π / 8 m D. π / 18 m

11. If y = arctan (ln x), find y’ when x = 1/e.

A. e/2 B. e/3 C. e D. e/4

12. Hotels, like airlines, often overbook, relying on the fact that some people with reservations will cancel at the last
minute. A certain hotel chain finds 20% of the reservation will not be used. If 4 reservations are made, what is the
probability fewer than two will cancel?
A. 0.8192 B. 0.3825 C. 0.7241 D. 0.5211

13. Find the area bounded by the parabolas x2 – 2x + 2y + 5 = 0 and x2 – 2x + y + 1 = 0.

A. 14 B.14/3 C. 16 D. 16/3

14. Find the general solution of y’ = y sec x.

A. y = C sec2 x tan x B. y = C(sec x + tan x) C. y = C sec x tan x D. y = C(sec x – tan x)

15. A company manufactures industrial laminates (thin nylon-based sheets) of thickness 0.02 in with tolerance of
0.004 in. Solve the inequality involving absolute values that describes the range of possible thickness for the
laminate.
A. 0.017 ≤ x ≤ 0.024 B. 0.014 ≤ x ≤ 0.022 C. 0.017 ≤ x ≤ 0.025 D. 0.016 ≤ x ≤ 0.024

16. Determine all the values of (1 + i)^i.

A. cos (2sq root of 2 kπ) + i sin(2sq root of 2 kπ) C. e^−π/4 + 2kπ[cos (1/2 ln 2) + i sin (1/2 ln2)]
B. cos (1/2 ln 2) + i sin (1/2 ln 2) D. e^−π/4 + 2kπ

17. Judy’s English quiz scores are 56, 93, 72, 89 and 87. What is the median of her squares?
A. 87 B. 56 C. 72 D. 85
18. Find the equation of the line passing 3 units from the origin and parallel to 3x + 4y – 10 = 0.
A. 3x + 4y – 15 = 0 B. 4x + 3y + 1 = 0 C. x – 3y + 15 = 0 D. 3x + 4y – 5 = 0

19. Which ratio best express the following: five hours is what percent of a day?
A. 5/24 = x/100 B. 5/24 = 24/x C. 5/100 = x/ 24 D. x/100 = 24/5

20. What is the graph of the curve whose equation is 5x2 + 5y2 – 5x – 10y – 33 = 0.
A. parabola B. ellipse C. hyperbola D. circle

21. If a school buys three computers a, b, and c pesos each, gets a discount of 90%, which expression would
determine the average price paid by the school?
A. (a + b + c) 0.9 / 3 B. (a + b + c) / 3 C. (a + b + c) / 0.9 D. ( a + b + c) 0.9

22. Find the equation of the family of orthogonal trajectories of the system of parabolas y2 = 2x + C.
A. y = Ce^2x B. y = Ce^−2x C. y = Ce^x D. y = Ce^−x

23. A laboratory keeps two acid solutions on hand. One is 20% acid and the other is 35% acid. How many liters of
distilled water should be added to a liter of 35% acid solution in order to dilute it to a 20% acid solution?
A. 0.45 B. 0.75 C. 0.25 D. 0.57

24. Solve xy’(2y – 1) = y(1 – x).

A. ln xy = x – 2y + C B. ln xy = 2y – x + C C. ln xy = x + 2y + C D. ln xy = 2(x – y) + C

25. In an arithmetic series, the terms of the series are equally spread out. For example, in
1 + 5 + 9 + 13 + 17, consecutive terms are 4 apart. If the first term in an arithmetic series is 3, the last term is
136, and the sum is 1,390, what are the first 3 terms?
1 1
A. 3, 36 , 70 B. 3, 10, 17 C. 3, 23, 43 D. 3, 69 , 136
3 2
26. Find the equation of the circle tangent to 4x – 3y + 12 = 0 at (−3, 0) and tangent also to 3x + 4y – 16 = 0 at (4, 1).
A. x2 + y2 + 4x – 3y + 6 = 0 C. x2 + y2 + x – y + 5 = 0
B. x2 + y2 + x – 2y + 3 = 0 D. x2 + y2 − 2x + 6y − 15 = 0

27. Joseph gave 1/4 of his candies to Joy and Joy gave 1/5 of what she got to Tim. If Tim received 2 candies, how
many candies did Joseph have originally?
A. 30 B. 20 C. 50 D. 40

28. A line that is perpendicular to the y-axis has a slope equal to .

A. one B. infinity C. indeterminate D. zero

29. What is the value of x if logx 1296 = 4?

A. 3 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4

30. It represents the distance of a point from y-axis.

A. coordinate B. ordinate C. abscissa D. polar distance

31. What is the next term in the geometric sequence 16, −4, 1, −1/4, ...?
A. 1/16 B. 1/8 C. −1/8 D. 0

32. A steel girder 8 m long is moved on rollers along a walkway 4 m wide and into a corridor perpendicular to the
walkway. How wide must the corridor be to successfully move the girder?
A. 1.8 m B. 18 m C. 10 m D. 8 m

33. Find the centroid of the solid generated by revolving about x = 0 the first quadrant arc x2 + y2 = a2, the fourth
quadrant arc of x2 + y2 = a2, the fourth quadrant arc of 2x – y = 2a and x = 0.
A. (0, 2/3) B. (0, −1/3) C. (0, 1/3) D. (0, −2/3)

34. Jeff burns 500 calories per hour bicycling. How long will he have to bike to burn 750 calories?
A. 1.5 hours B. 2 hours C. 0.5 hour D. 3 hours

35. Evaluate ∫dx/(x + 2) from x = −10 to x = −6.

A. ln (1/2) B. ln 1 C. ln 2 D. 2 ln 2
36. Find all the real solutions to the logarithmic equation ln x + ln 2 = 3.
A. e^1/2 B. e2 C. e^3/2 D. e

37. On a particular morning, the temperature went up 1 degree every 2 hours. If the temperature was
53 degrees at 5 A.M. at what time was it 57 degrees?
A. 12 P.M. B. 8 A.M. C. 1 P.M. D. 7 A.M.

x2 −4
38. Evaluate lim .
x → 2 x−2
A. 8 B. 4 C. 0 D. 16

39. Aubrey measured the width of her dining room in inches. It is 150 inches. How many feet wide is her dining
room?
A. 10.5 ft B. 21.5 ft C. 12.5 ft D. 9.5 ft

40. Find the angle in mils subtended by a line 10 yards long at a distance of 5000 yards.
A. 2.5 mils B. 1 mil C. 4 mils D. 2.04 mils

41. Find x: arctan x + arctan (1/3) = π/4.

A. 1/4 B. 1/5 C. 1/2 D. 1/3

42. Assuming that the soap bubble retains its spherical shape as it expands, how fast is its radius increasing when
its radius is 2 in, if air is blown into it at the rate of 4 in^3/sec?
A. 1/π in/sec B. 3/2π in/sec C. 1/4π in/sec D. 2/3π in/sec

43. Approximately how many liters of water will a 10-gallon container hold?
A. 42 B. 32 C. 9 D. 38

44. If csc2 θ = x2 + 1, what is cot2 θ?

A. x B. 1 + x C. x2 D. 1 – x2

45. How many ancestors does a set of triplets have in the eleven generations before them? Assume there are no
duplicates.
A. 4085 B. 4005 C. 4009 D. 4095

46. A point where the concavity of a curve changes or when the slope of the curve is neither increasing nor
decreasing is known as
A. inflection point B. maximum point C. minimal point D. point of tangency

47. A cone shaped icicle is dripping from the roof. The radius of the icicle is decreasing at a rate of 0.2 cm/hr, while
the length is increasing at a rate of 0.8 cm/hr. If the icicle is currently 4 cm in radius and 20 cm long, is the
volume of the icicle increasing or decreasing, and at what rate?
A. decreasing at 20 cu. cm/hr C. decreasing at 24 cu. cm/hr
B. increasing at 24 cu. cm/hr D. increasing at 20 cu. cm/hr

48. Find the equation of the normal to x2 + y2 = 1 at the point (2, 1).
A. x – y = 0 B. x = 2y C. y = 2x D. x + y = 1

49. Marvin helps his teachers plan a field trip. There are 125 persons to the field trip and each school bus holds 48
persons. What is the minimum number of school buses is needed to reserve for the trip?
A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2

50. The drivers at F and M trucking must report the mileage on their vehicle each week. The mileage reading of Ed’s
vehicle was 20,907 at the beginning of one week, 21,053 at the end of the same week. What is the total number
of miles driven by Ed that week?
A. 145 miles B. 1046 miles C. 146 miles D. 46 miles

51. Find the area bounded by x2 – 2x + 2y + 5 = 0 and x2 – 2x + y + 1 = 0.

A. 14 B. 16/3 C. 16 D. 14/3

52. represents the distance of a point from the y-axis.

A. abscissa B. coordinate C. polar distance D. ordinate
53. Give one indicated root of (−16i)^1/2.
A. 2 cis 330° B. 2 cis 165° C. 2 cis 167.5° D. 2 cis 67.5°

54. From a ship sailing due east a light house was seen to bear N 45° E. After sailing 5 km, the Lighthouse has a
bearing of N 69° W. How far was the lighthouse from both points of observation?
A. 3.87 km B. 3.00 km C. 0.87 km D. 8. 33 km

55. Each of the question on a quiz is a five-part multiple choice question with exactly one correct answer. A student,
totally unprepared for the quiz, guesses on each of 15 questions. If at least 11 questions must be answered
correctly to pass the quiz, what is the chance the student passes?
A. 0.10 B. 0.25 C. 0.50 D. 0

56. Find the volume generated when the area bounded by the curve y = cosh x and the x-axis from x = 0 to
x = 1 is revolved about the x-axis.
A. 2.42 B. 1.42 C. 4.42 D. 3.42

57. Bobby is 2 years as twice as old as Ellen. The sum of twice Bobby’s age and three times Ellen’s age is 66. How
old is Ellen?
A. 10 B. 18 C. 20 D. 12

58. Water is running out of a conical funnel at a rate of 1 cu. in / sec. If the radius of the abse of the funnel is 4 in and
the altitude is 8 in, find the rate at which the water level is dropping when it is 2 in from the top.
A. −1/9π in/sec B. −1/2π in/sec C. −1/π in/sec D. −2/π in/sec

59. What curve is described by the equation 4x2 – y2 + 8x + 4y = 15?

A. Ellipse B. Parabola C. Hyperbola D. Circle

60. Carbon is a radioactive form of carbon that is found in all living plants and animals. After a plant and animal dies,
the carbon 14 disintegrates. Scientists determine the age of the remains by comparing its carbon 14 with the
amount found in living plants and animals and follows exponential growth pattern. Charcoal from an ancient fire
pit Java had 1/4 the amount of carbon 14 found in a living sample of wood with the same size. Estimate the age
of the charcoal.
A. 11,800 years B. 11,500 years C. 11,280 years D. 11,200 years

61. A tangent to a conic is a line which .

A. passes inside a conic C. is parallel to the normal
B. touches the conic at only one point D. touches the normal

62. Find the area bounded by x2 – 2y = 0 and x2 + 2y – 8 = 0.

A. 8.7 B. 6.7 C. 10.7 D. 4.7

63. Give one indicated root of (2 square root of 3 – 2i)^1/2.

A. 2 cis 330° B. 2 cis 67.5° C. 2 cis 165° D. 2 cis 167.5°

64. If a quiz consists of four true-false questions, and a student guesses at each answer, what is the probability the
student answers exactly half of the questions correctly?
A. 0.2500 B. 0.7521 C. 0.5000 D. 0.1536

65. A. If 10^x = 4, find the value of 10^2x + 1.

A. 240 B. 160 C. 60 D. 380

66. Justin weighed 8 lbs 12 oz when he was born. At his two-week check-up, he had gained 8 ounces. What was his
weight in pounds and ounces?
A. 9 lb 4 oz B. 8 lb 15 oz C. 9 lb D. 10 lb 2 oz

67. Matthew had 200 baseball cards. He sold 5% of the cards on Saturday and 10% of the remaining cards on
Sunday. How many cards are left?
A. 175 B. 185 C. 171 D. 170

68. Find the length of the arc of the parabola x2 = 4y from x = −2 to x = 2.

A. 5.6 B. 4.6 C. 3.6 D. 2.6

69. What conic section is described by the equation 4x2 – y2 + 8x + 4y = 15?

A. parabola B. hyperbola C. circle D. ellipse
70. According to Newton’s Law of Cooling the rate at which a substance cools in air is directly proportional to the
difference between the temperature of the substance and that of air. If the temperature of the air is 30° and the
substance cools from 100° to 70° in 15 minutes, how long will it take to cool 100° to 50°?
A. 45.30 min B. 33.59 min C. 35.39 min D. 43.50 min

71. Find the maximum area of a rectangle which can be inscribed in an ellipse having the equation
x2 + 4y2 = 4.
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 5

72. A square has a side 5 cm shorter than the side of a second square. The area of the larger square is four times
the area of the smaller square. Find the side of each square.
A. 15, 6 B. 15, 5 C. 10, 5 D. 10, 6

73. Find the approximate increase in the volume of the sphere if the radius increases from 2 to 2.05 in one second.
A. 5.51 B. 2.12 C. 5.55 D. 2.51

74. A car consumes 16 gallons of gasoline to travel 448 miles. How many miles/gallon is the car’s consumption?
A. 26 B. 24 C. 22 D. 28

75. A pebble dropped into a lake creates an expanding circular ripple. If the radius of the ripple is increasing at the
rate of 2 in/sec, at what rate is its area increasing when its radius is 10 in.?
A. 12.56 sq. in/sec B. 125.66 sq. in/sec C. 62.33 sq. in/sec D. 253.54 sq. in/sec

76. If sin θ = a and cos2 θ = b then what is the value of sin2 θ – 2 cos θ?
I. a2 + 2 square root of b
II. a2 – 2 square root of b
III. b2 + 2 square root of a
IV. b2 – 2 square root of a
A. I and II only B. III only C. III and IV only D. I only

77. Find the domain of the following function:

f(x) = 3x, −6 ≤ x ≤ 8.
A. (−6, 8) B. [−18, 24] C. (−18, 24) D. [−6, 8]

78. Three circles of radii 3, 4, and 5 inches, respectively are tangent to each other externally. Find the largest angle
of a triangle formed by joining the centers.
A. 75.1° B. 72.6° C. 73.3° D. 73.4°

79. If the general equation of the conic is Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0. If B2 – 4AC > 0, the equation describes
a .
A. ellipse B. hyperbola C. parabola D. circle

80. Determine the equation that expresses that G is proportional to k and inversely proportional to C and z. Symbols
a, b and c are constants.
ck a ck bC
A. G = B. G = C. G = D. G =
GG bc zC zk
81. Find L^−1 {1/(s2 + b2)2}.
A. 1/(s2 + b2) B. b/(s2 + b2) C. s/(s2 + b2) D. 1/(s2 – b2)

82. Bob notices that the ratio of boys to the total students in his class is 3:4. If there are 28 students in his class, how
many of them are boys?
A. 24 B. 21 C. 7 D. 14

83. Evaluate ∫(sin 5x + cos 3x) dx from x = 0 to x = π/2.

A. 0.0347 B. 0.0213 C. 0.0123 D. 0.0417

84. Find the equation of the line passing through the origin and bisecting the angle between the axes in the first and
third quadrants.
A. x – 2y = 0 B. x + y = 0 C. x – y = 0 D. x + 2y = 0

85. Which of the following is equal to (x2y)^3?

A. x^5 y^4 B. x^6 y^3 C. x^5 y^3 D. x2y^3
86. Solve for x in the equation: arctan 2x + arctan x = π/4.
A. 0.182 B. 0.218 C. 0.821 D. 0.281

87. Find the vertex of the parabola x2 = 8y.

A. (2, 4) B. (0, 0) C. (−2, 0) D. (0, 8)

88. Find the equation of the line which is perpendicular to the line 3x – 2y – 5 = 0 and which passes through the
point of intersection of 4x – y – 5 = 0 and x – y – 5 = 0.
A. 2x – 3y + 2 = 0 B. 2x – 3y – 15 = 0 C. 2x + 3y + 15 = 0 D. 2x + 3y – 2 = 0

89. Which of the following linear equations has a negative slope?

A. y = 4x – 5 B. −5x + y = 1 C. 6y + x = 7 D. 6 = y – x

90. Mrs. Farrell’s class has 26 students. Only 21 were present on Monday. How many were absent?
A. 5 B. 15 C. 16 D. 4

91. A chicken farmer has 750 eggs. 4% of the eggs are cracked, 5% of the remainder are found to be defective. How
many eggs could be sold if only eggs without cracks and defects are sold?
A. 483 B. 508 C. 458 D. 684

92. In the polar coordinate system, the distance from a point to the pole is .
A. polar angle B. radius vector C. y-coordinate D. x-coordinate

93. 4x2 – y2 = 16 is the equation of a:

A. ellipse B. hyperbola C. circle D. parabola

94. Liza thought she had the exact money to buy 10 chocolate bars. However the price per bar had increased by 50
centavos. Consequently, she was able to buy only 8 bars and had P2 left. How much money did Liza have?
A. 80 B. 40 C. 60 D. 30

95. Find the area of a triangle having vertices at −4 – i, 1 + 2i, 4 – 3i.

A. 7 B. 17 C. 10 D. 107

96. Find the sum of a geometric progression if there are 4 geometric means between 3 and 729?
A. 1092 B. 1222 C. 582 D. 980

97. Factor the expression completely. r2 – 10rs + 25s2

A. (r – 5s) B. (r – 4s)(r + 4s) C. (r + 4s)2 D. (r – 4s)2

98. If the areas of two sections of a garden are 6a + 2 and 5a, what is the difference between the areas of the two
sections in terms of a?
A. a + 2 B. 3a + 2 C. a – 2 D. 11a – 2

99. An object falls from rest in a medium offering a resistance. The velocity of the object before the object reaches
the ground is given by the differential equation dV/dt + V/10 = 32 ft/sec. What is the velocity of the object one
second after it falls?
A. 30.45 B. 38.65 C. 34.12 D. 40.54

100. Ramil bought 400 hotdogs for the school picnic. If they were contained in packages of 8 hotdogs, how many
total packages did he buy?
A. 50 B. 5 C. 20 D. 10
ESAS 2017 September

1. The temperature of 105 g of liquid water at 0 degree C is raised by 1 degree C. What is the estimated calories
consumed?
A. 100 cal B. 95 cal C. 105 cal D. 110 cal
2. A bar is axially loaded in tension by forces of 10 kip. Determine the minimum cross-sectional area (sq. in.) so as
not to exceed a maximum normal stress of 36,000 psi.
A. 0.03 B. 1.23 C. 0.28 D. 2.78
3. Which of the following are NOT examples of nonvolatile memory in the computer system?
A. Flash drives B. RAMs C. Optical disk D. Hard drives
4. An ideal gas is enclosed in a cylinder with a weighted piston as the top boundary. The gas is heated and
expands from a volume of 0.04 cu. m. to 0.10 cu. m. at a constant pressure of 200 kPa. Find the work done on
the system.
A. 7 kJ B. 12 kJ C. 6 kJ D. 14 kJ
5. Express a pressure gauge reading of 35 psi in absolute pascals (kPa). 1 psi=6.9KPA
A. 250 B. 350 C. 341 D. 241
6. Which of the following is NOT a computer programming language?
A. FORTRAN B. COBOL C. LOTUS D. PASCAL
7. Which of the following classes of mass memory devices used a laser beam to write and read onto a specified
coated disk?
A. Non-volatile memory B. RAM C. ROM D. Optical disk memory
8. Find the principal amount if the amount of interest at the end of two years is P 4,000 for a simple interest of
6.25% per annum.
A. P 36,000 B. P 32,000 C. P 27,000 D. P 23,000
9. A bank charges 6% simple interest on a P 25,000 loan. How much will be repaid if the loan is paid back in one
lump sum after five years?
A. P 30,875 B. P 32,750 C. P 32,500 D. P 31,250
10. The three moment equation may be used to analyze .
A. an axially end-loaded beam C. a continuous beam
B. a beam loaded at the third points D. a step tapered column
11. What can you say about the following statement regarding centrifugal pumps? “The discharge of the centrifugal
pumps can be throlled without the building up of an excessive pressure or overloading its driving unit.”
I. True
II. False
III. Either True or False
IV. True for reciprocating pumps
A. II B. I C. III D. IV
12. An investment of X dollars is made at the end of each year for 3 years, at an interest rate of 9% per year
compounded annually. What will the dollar value of the total investment be upon the deposit of the third
payment?
A. 3.582X B. 3.278X C. 1.378X D. 2.783X
13. Pedro borrowed P20,000.00 from a bank with 15% interest compounded semi-annually, what is the total amount
to be repaid at the end of two years?
A. P25,947.80 B. P26,709.38 C. P28,712.59 D. P24,845.94
14. A liquid pesticide has a density of 1.67 g/mL. Find the mass of the liquid in kg for a full 20-L container.
A. 35.7 B. 34.5 C. 32.6 D. 33.4

15. In a spreadsheet (EXCEL), the number in cell A2 is set to 2. Then cell B2 is set to A2*4/$A$2, where $ indicates
the absolute cell address. This formula is copied into cells C2 and D2. What is the value shown in cell D2?
A. 8 B. 2 C. 4 D. 16
16. An electrical equipment is purchased at a cost of P 10,000. It has a 10 year life and a salvage value of
P 500. What is the book value of the equipment after 3 years using straight line depreciation?
A. P 7,100 B. P 7,200 C. P 7,150 D. P 7,250
17. Which of the following is correct when a vapor condense to a liquid?
 A. Its temperature rises. C. Its temperature fall.
B. It gives off internal energy. D. Its internal energy increases.
18. Determine the atmospheric pressure (in kPa) at a location where the barometric reading is 740 mm Hg and the
gravitational acceleration is g = 9.81 m/sec squared. Assume the temperature of mercury to be P = p g h
h=740mmHg to mHg
10 deg C, at which its density is 13,570 kg/cu. m.
A. 111.58 B. 98.51 C. 89.47 D. 99.82
19. In the Reexamination of Failed Subjects in the examination for Registered Electrical Engineer, an applicant shall
be allowed to retake, times, only the subject/s in which he has obtained a grade below fifty percent
(50%).
A. three B. no limit C. four D. six
20. Which of the following is the fastest method to transfer data wirelessly?
A. Standard infrared C. 802.11
B. Bluetooth D. General Packet Radio System (GPRS)
21. What is the kinetic energy of a world-class sprinter with a weight of 80 kgs and speed of 10 m/s?
A. 3.2 kJ B. 3.6 kJ C. 4.8 kJ D. 4.0 kJ
22. What is the equivalent unit of “pascal”?
A. N/m B. N-m C. N-m2 D. N/m2
23. Which of the following principle of thermodynamics cycle that steam engine operates?
A. Carnot B. Diesel C. Brayton D. Stirling
24. Which of these location/s described partially protected locations under canopies, marques, roofed and open
porches subject to moderate degree of moisture in the PECI?
A. Dry B. Wet C. Moist D. Damp
25. In estimating the loading of a branch circuit, what loading shall be used for each receptacle?
A. 200 volt-ampere B. 180 volt-ampere C. 150 volt-ampere D. 160 volt-ampere
26. What is a system or circuit conductor that is intentionally grounded based on PEC I?
A. Grounding Electrode C. Grounded Conductor
B. Equipment Grounding Conductor D. Neutral Conductor
27. The number 100101 base 2 is equivalent to octal .
A. 25 B. 45 C. 37 D. 54
28. A silicon solar cell of dimension 1 x 2 cm produces a current of 56 mA at 0.45 V when illuminated by sunlight of
intensity 1000 W/m2. What is the efficiency of the cell?
[56x10^-3(0.45)/2
A. 16.20% B. 14.30% C. 12.60% D. 13.40% (1/100)^2)] / 1000

29. Mr. Juan de la Cruz drives 120 km at 100 km/h and 120 km at 90 km/h. What is the average speed of Mr. De la
Cruz on this trip in km/h? get t1 and t2
A. 93.5 B. 94.7 C. 85.8 D. 82.3 then Total distance / total
time
30. Which of the following refers to the branch of computer science that is concerned with making computers behave
and “think” like humans?
A. Intelligence Network B. Artificial Intelligence C. Neural Network D. Robotics Science
31. What is the present worth of two P 100 payments at the end of the third and fourth years if the annual interest
rate is 8%?
A. P 120 B. P 153 C. P 122 C. P 160
32. An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s square for 32.8 s until it finally lifts off the ground. Calculate
the distance in meters travelled before takeoff. d=V1t+0.5at^2
A. 152.48 B. 1,721.34 C. 1,679.36 D. 1,524.80
33. How many times the diameter of the largest raceways shall the length of the box be in straight pulls?
A. none of these B. 6 C. 4 D. 8
34. A hydraulic hoist raises a 1750 kg car 1.8 m in an auto repair shop. The hydraulic pump has a constant pressure
of 800 kPa on its piston. What is the increase in potential energy (kJ) of the car should the pump displace to
deliver that amount of work? 1750x1.8x9.81=30901.5
A. 3.09 B. 30.90 C. 17.17 D. 139.06 E = 3 0 9 0 1 . 5 / 8 0 0 0 0 0
35. A motor furnishes 120 hp to a device that lifts a 5000 kg load to a height of 13 m in a time of 20 sec. What is the
efficiency of the machine?
n= (42.737/ 120) x 100

5000(9.81)(13) / 20 =31882.5 x 1/746 =42.737

 A. 33% B. 41% C. 40% D. 36%
36. What refers to the case hardening process by which the carbon content of the steel near the surface of a part is
increased?
A. Annealing B. Martemoering C. Carburizing D. Normalizing
37. What type of thermodynamics system that allow energy to cross the system boundary but does NOT allow the
mass to cross the boundaries of the system?
A. dynamics system B. Open system C. Closed system D. statics system
38. Which of the following defined a phenomenon of taking up atoms or energy from the environment into a body?
A. crystallization B. atomization C. absorption D. alteration
39. What is the term for a deadlock situation that occurs when a program references a difference page for almost
every instructions and there is NOT even enough real memory to hold MOST of the virtual memory?
A. Scanning B. Thrashing C. Handshaking D. Paging
40. What type of knot is used to protect sockets in extension cords?
A. fire B. sheep shank C. under-writer D. clove hitch
41. Which of the following defined the reverse process to the ionization energy. It is the energy change (often
expressed in eV) associated with an isolated gaseous atom accepting one electron?
A. composition B. electron affinity C. crystallization D. reverse ionization
42. What is a protective device designed to protect an individual against electric shock?
A. Circuit Breaker B. AFCI C. Differential Relay D. GFCI
43. A current of 7 A passes through a 12 ohm resistor. What is the power dissipated in the resistor in horsepower/s?
A. 0.59 B. 0.79 C. 84 D. 588
44. What is the MINIMUM size in mm required for stainless steel rod as grounding electrode?
A. 13 B. 16 C. 12 D. 10
45. The simplex method is extremely efficient in solving which of the following classic problems?
A. Transportation B. Transhipment C. Allocation D. Assignment
46. What is the MOST nearly effective annual interest rate on a loan if the nominal interest rate is 9% per year
compounded quarterly?
A. 9.52% B. 9.84% C. 9.68% D. 9.31%
47. How is “molality” defined?
A. the number of moles of solute in 1 L of solution
B. the number of gram-equivalent weights of solute in L of solution
C. the number of moles of solute in 1000 g of solvent
D. the number of gram-formula weights of solute per liter
48. How many electrons flow through a light LED bulb each second if the current through the light LED bulb is 0.75
A? Q=It =0.75(1) n=q/e
A. 5.6 x 10^18 B. 6.5 x 10^18 C. 4.7 x 10^18 D. 7.4 x 10^18
49. A tire 0.500 m in radius rotates at a constant rate of 200 rev/min. Find the inward acceleration (m/s2) of a small
stone lodged in the tread of the tire (on its outer edge).
A. 130 B. 219 C. 214 D. 110
50. Which of the following that the fluorescent luminaires CANNOT be directly mounted?
A. plasters B. framing members C. concrete ceiling D. plywood ceiling
51. A leak from a faucet comes out in separate drops. Which of the following is the main cause of this phenomenon?
A. air resistance B. gravity C. viscosity of the fluid D. surface tension
52. The flowchart for a computer program contains the following segment:
X = −1
Y = −2
Z=XxY -1 x -2 = 2
If Z < 0 THEN Z = Z + 1
RETURN
What will be the value of Z returned by the program segment?
A. −1 B. −2 C. 2 D. 0
53. What is the maximum moment of a beam supported at both ends and carries a uniform load of w throughout its
entire length?
A. wL/8 B. wL2/4 C. wL/2 D. wL2/8
54. Two skydivers are playing catch with ball while they are falling through the air. Ignoring air resistance, in which
direction would one skydiver throw the ball relative to the other if the one wants the other to catch it?
A. below the other since the ball will fall more slowly C. above the other since the ball will fall more slowly
B. above the other since the ball will fall faster D. directly at the other since there is no air resistance
55. An ideal gas is contained in a vessel of unknown volume at a pressure of 1 atmosphere. The gas is released and
allowed to expand into a previously evacuated vessel whose volume is 0.500 L. Once equilibrium has been
reached, the temperature remains the same while the pressure is recorded as 760(X)=500(X+0.5)
500 mm mercury. What is the unknown volume V, of the first vessel in liter?
A. 1.184 B. 1.075 C. 0.863 D. 0.962
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56. Where conductors carrying alternating current are installed in metal enclosures or metal raceways, they shall be
so arranged to avoid heating the surrounding metal by induction. To accomplish this,
shall be grouped together. Where conductors carrying Alternating current are
installed in metal enclosures or metal raceways, they
A. the neutral, where used C. all these conductors s h a l l b e a r r a n g e d s o a s t o a v o i d h e a t i n g t h e
B. all equipment grounding conductor D. all phase conductors sa ul l r rpohuansdei ncgo nmdeutcatlo br sy ai nnddu, cwt ihoenr.eTuos ea dc c, ot hmep lgi sr ohutnhdi se,d
conductor and all equipment grounding conductors
57. Which of the following is the ONLY acceptable FORTRAN statement? shall be grouped together.
A. READ(5, 99) (TIME(X), X=1,10) C. WRITE(6,101) (MATRIX(J, J=1,8)
B. READ(5, 99) (TOTAL(N), N=1,20) D. DIMENSION Z(TEN)
58. With an interest rate of 6% compounded semiannually, the value of a P 1,500 investment after 6 years is nearly
equal to .
A. P 2,016 B. P 2,269 C. P 1,900 D. P 2,139
59. Installing more than three current carrying conductors in the same conduit requires .
A. high heat rated conductors C. continuous loading
B. derating of ampacity D. larger conduit
60. What is the abbreviation for a binary digit?
A. Byte B. Bid C. Bit D. Bin
61. Which of the following does NOT affect owner’s equity?
A. Dividends paid C. Expense to get license to start operation
B. Invested capital D. License to start operation
62. Which of the following relationship defines enthalpy?
A. h = pv + T B. h = u + pu C. h = u + p/v D. h = u + p/T
63. Which of the following are NOT examples of nonvolatile memory in the computer system?
A. Flash Drives B. RAM C. Optical Disks D. Hard Drives
64. Which of the following situations has a conventional cash flow so that an internal rate of return can safely
calculated and used?
A. Your company undertakes a mining project in which the land must be reclaimed at the end of the
project.
B. You lease a car and pay by the month.
C. You invest in a safe dividend stock and receive dividends each year.
D. You purchase a house and pay the bank in monthly instalments.
65. These materials include the familiar plastic and rubber materials. Many of them are organic compounds that are
chemically based on carbon, hydrogen, and other non-metallic elements. What are these materials called?
A. ceramics B. polymers C. non-metallic D. composites
66. In an engine cylinder of steel has a cross-sectional area of 1.2 cm2 and a length of 2 cm at 23°C. When it heated
to 90°C, what compressive force would have to be applied to it keep it from expanding? For steel, S = a L ( t 2 - t 1 )
α = 0.000012/C and Young’s modulus is Y = 20 x 10^10 Pa. S=PL/AE
A. 20,904 N B. 17,688 N C. 19,296 N D. 16,080 N
67. At 20oC the resistivity of tungsten is 5.6 x 10-8 Ω-m and ? = 4.5 x 10−3 (oC)-1, tungsten wire diameter of 0.40
mm and length 40 cm is connected to a 36 V power supply. What current does it carry at 20oC?
A. 185 A B. 191 A C. 202 A D. 174 A
68. If a project that has diminishing returns with scale is modelled using a linear program, which basic assumption of
linear programming will be violated?
 A. divisibility B. certainty C. proportionality D. additivity
69. A bicycle tire has a volume of 60 cu cm. It is inflated with CO2 to a pressure of 5.4 atm at 20°C. Approximately
how many grams of CO2 are contained in the tire? 1001 lindeburg. chemistry #8
A. 4.8 g B. 6 g C. 3.8 g D. 6.4 g
70. If P 500 is invested at the end of each year for 6 year at an effective annual interest rate of 7%, what ios MOST
nearly the total peso amount available upon the deposit of sixth payment?
A. P 3,000 B. P 4,260 C. P 3,580 D. P 3,210
71. As a projectile is thrown upward moves in its parabolic path, at what point along its path are the velocity and
acceleration vectors for the projectile perpendicular to each other?
A. the launch point B. the lowest point C. nowhere D. the highest point
72. Which of the following CORRECTLY describes atoms located at grain boundaries?
A. They are located primarily in highly strained and distorted positions. 1001 lindeburg Material science #75
B. All of these are correct.
C. They have a higher free energy than atoms in the undisturbed part of the crystal lattice.
D. They are subjected to the same type of interatomic forces that are present in the interior atoms of the crystal.
73. What is means a description of the arrangements of atoms or ions in a material?
A. composition B. mixture C. component D. structure
74. What is the metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate?
A. Na B. Ag C. Hg D. Fe
75. A motor shall be marked with the following information: manufacturer’s name, rated volts, full-load current, rated
frequency, and number of phases. This is a/an rule in the Philippine Electrical Code Part I.
A. construction B. wiring design C. installation D. manufacturing
76. Find the present worth of a 5 years annuity paying PhP 3,000.00 at the end of each year, with interest at 6%
compounded annually.
A. PhP 13,479.56 B. PhP 12,637.09 C. PhP 12,215.85 D. PhP 14,743.27
77. What rate of interest compounded annually is the same rate of interest of 8% compounded quarterly?
A. 8.16% B. 8.07% C. 8.12% D. 8.24%
78. What is a computer programming language in which groups of 1s and 0s are used to represent instructions and
the only language a computer actually understood?
A. FORTRAN B. Machine language C. MS DOS D. Application software
79. A cantilever wooden mast 12 m high tapers linearly from 20 cm diameter at the base to 10 cm diameter at the
top. If the ultimate strength of the material of the mast is 35 MN/sqm, calculate the magnitude of the load which
will cause failure.
A. 2.036 B. 1,933 C. 1,780 D. 1,859
80. In rigid metallic conduit, the minimum electrical trade size is mm.
A. 20 B. 25 C. 15 D. 32
81. Mr. Cruz borrowed P 20,000.00 from a bank with 15% interest per annum, find the total amount to be repaid at
the end of two years.
A. P 24,664.75 B. P 23,000.00 C. P 25,720.90 D. P 26,450.00
82. Which of the following is the basis for Bernoulli’s law of fluid flow?
A. principle of conservation of mass C. continuity equation
B. principle of conservation of energy D. Colebrook equation
83. Which one is NOT a requirement for the applicant to apply for registration as a registered electrical engineer?
A. at least twenty-one (21) years of age
B. citizen of the Philippines
C. has not been finally convicted by the court of an offense involving moral turpitude
D. good reputation with low moral values

84. Which of the following is TRUE for fluid?

A. It has a very regular molecular structure. C. It cannot sustain a shear force at rest.
B. It cannot sustain a shear force in motion. D. It is liquid only.
85. If the shear stress in a fluid varies linearly with the velocity gradient, which of the following describes the fluid?
A. It is a perfect gas. C. It is inviscid
 B. It is at constant temperature D. It is a Newtonian Fluid
86. An AA 1.5 V battery typically has an internal resistance of 0.30 Ω. What is its terminal voltage V when it supplies
48 mA to a load?
A. 1.40 B. 1.45 C. 1.49 D. 1.53
87. The product of the binary equation 101∗11 is equal to .
A. 1110 B. 1010 C. 1111 D. 1011
88. What is the principle works in the hydraulic brakes of an automobiles?
A. Bernoulli’s law B. Pascal’s law C. Archimede’s principles D. Posieuille’s Law
89. What is another term for ‘acid-test ratio’?
A. Profit margin ratio B. Current ratio C. Price-earning ratio D. Quick ratio
90. What is the property of metals that reflect the light that strikes their surfaces, making them appear shiny?
A. Malleability B. Ductility C. Plasticity D. Luster
91. Who is considered as the executive officer of the Board of Electrical Engineering?
A. Chairman of the Board of Electrical Engineering C. President of IIEE
B. PRC Commissioner D. Secretary of the Board of Electrical Engineering
92. Which of the following corresponds to the meaning of annuity?
A. A lump sum at the end of the year. C. A series of uniform amounts over a period of time.
B. An annual repayment of the loan. D. The future worth of a present amount.
93. What law asserts that energy has quality as well quantity?
A. First law of thermodynamics C. Third law of thermodynamics
B. Zeroth law of thermodynamics D. Second law of thermodynamics
94. Calculate the kinetic energy in Joules of car driving 60 mi/hr and the weight of the car is 1500 kg. 5 . 3 9 x 1 0 ^ 5
A. 6.34 x 10^5 B. 5.95 x 10^5 C. 6.54 x 10^5 D. 5.55 x 10^5
95. Two switches in one box under one face-plate is called .
A. two-way switch B. double-pole switch C. two-gang switch D. double throw switch
96. Where do stress concentrations occur?
I. near the points of application of concentrated loads
II. Along the entire length of high distributed loads
III. At discontinuities
A. I and II B. I and III C. I, II, and III D. II and III
97. A 100 cu. cm beaker made of Pyrex glass is filled to the brim with water at 12°C. What volume of water will
overflow when the temperature is raised to 60°C?
A. 0.04860 cu. cm. B. 0.04680 cu. cm. C. 0.04608 cu. cm. D. 0.04086 cu. cm.
98. The passing general weighted average rating for the licensure examination for Registered Electrical Engineers
must be 70% with NO GRADE below in any subjects in Mathematics, ESAS, and Electrical
Engineering as required under Section 19(b) of RA 7920.
A. 55% B. 65% C. 60% D. 50%
99. Which of the following device is used in thermal power plants to reduce the level of pollution?
A. pulverizer B. chimney C. precipitator D. induced draft fan
100. Calculate the change in length (in cm) of a steel bar that is heated to 125 deg C, where coefficient of expansion
for steel = 12 microcm/cm/deg.C and a length = 3 m. 0415
A. 0.79 B. 0.15 C. 0.45 D. 0.55

thermal deformation

s=a L(t2-t1)
s=change in Length
EE September 2017

1. Which of the following is NOT INCLUDED in the Technical Performance Standards for Distribution and Supply
set by the Philippine Distribution Code?
A. Power Quality B. Reliability C. Collection Efficiency D. System Efficiency
2. Three 3-ohm resistors are connected in parallel. This combination is then placed in series with another
3-ohm resistor. What is the equivalent resistance in ohm?
A. 12 B. 9 C. 4 D. 6
3. What size of branch circuit is required for a window air conditioner with a nameplate rating of 8-A if the circuit
also supplies other outlets?
A. 17 A B. 25 A C. 20 A D. 15 A
4. Which plant takes the least time in starting from cold conditions to full load operation?
A. Steam turbine power plant C. Gas turbine power plant
B. Hydro power plant D. Nuclear power plant
5. What is the equivalent IEEE device number for an under-voltage relay?
A. 67 B. 52 C. 27 D. 51
6. A coil of wire having a value of 10 + j16 ohms is connected in series with a capacitive reactance XC, and this
series combination is then connected in parallel with a resistor R. If the equivalent impedance of the circuit is 8 +
j0 ohms, what is the value of XC in ohm/s?
A. 18 B. 10 C. 16 D. 5
7. To adjust the power of the alternator, adjust the .
A. power factor B. governor C. field current D. frequency
8. In a series RC circuit the voltage across the capacitor and the resistor are 60 v and 80 v respectively. What is the
total voltage of the circuit?
A. 120 v B. 115 v C. 100 v D. 105 v
9. A generator delivers a load through a pair of wires, each of which has a resistance of 0.06 ohm. If the load
voltage and power are 120 v and 4.8 kW, respectively, what is the generated voltage?
A. 125.5 v B. 126.8 v C. 124.8 v D. 123.5 v
10. A 4-pole, 60 Hz, 200v induction motor having a full-load current of 350 A, torque developed is 700 N-m. What is
the approximate speed of motor?
A. 1100 rpm B. 955 rpm C. 870 rpm D. 1250 rpm
11. Three resistances of 4, 9, and 11 ohm are connected in series and then in parallel. Find the effective resistance
for series connection.
A. 15 ohm B. 20 ohm C. 24 ohm D. 13 ohm
12. Three resistors A, B, and C are connected in series to a 120-v supply. If the resistor A = 50 ohms and the voltage
across resistor B = 40 v when the current is 1/2 A, what is the resistance of resistor C in ohm/s?
A. 105 B. 90 C. 110 D. 100
13. In a transmission line of negligible resistance, the surge impedance will be .
A. square root of LC B. square root of L/C C. square root of 1/LC D. square root of C/L
14. What is the purpose of reactor in short circuit?
A. To open the line in short circuit C. To lessen the current in short circuit
B. To decrease the circuit resistance D. To increase the current in short circuit
15. In a 12-V battery supplies 10 A, find the amount of energy in kJ delivered in one hour.
A. 120 B. 216 C. 324 D. 432
16. A transformer rated at a maximum of 50 kVA supplies a 25 kW load at power factor 75% lagging. How many kW
additional load may be added at unity power factor without exceeding the transformer rating?
A. 24 B. 25 C. 29 D. 20

17. What is the maximum output power of a cellular transmitter?

A. 4.5 w B. 1.5 w C. 3 w D. 6 w
18. Three impedances Z1 = 3 + j5, Z2 = 6∠20°, and Z3 = 4∠−30° Ω are connected in delta. Find the transform δ
impedance into the Y impedance ZA, ZB, and ZC (ACB sequence).
A. ZA = 2.67∠56.4°, ZB = 1.78∠−6.38° and ZC = 1.83∠−3.27° ohm
B. ZA = 1.78∠−6.38°, ZB = 1.83∠−3.27° and ZC = 2.67∠56.4° ohm
C. ZA = 2.67∠56.4°, ZB = 1.83∠−3.27° and ZC = 1.78∠−6.38° ohm
 D. ZA = 1.83∠−3.27°, ZB = 2.67∠56.4° and ZC = 1.78∠−6.38° ohm
19. For constant transmission efficiency, voltage is increased n times, the size of the conductor would
be .
A. reduced to (1/n) times of the original C. increased to n2 times of the original
B. reduced to (1/n2) times of the original D. increased to n times of the original
20. Copper loss of a transformer are determined by means of a/an test.
A. open-circuit B. polarity C. short-circuit D. inductive-circuit
21. The power transmission capacity of the transmission is .
A. inversely proportional to the voltage C. proportional to the square of the voltage
B. directly proportional to the voltage D. proportional to the cube of the voltage
22. The undervoltage relays are usually used for what protection of the electrical equipment?
A. feeder protection B. motor protection C. transformer protection D. bus-bar protection
23. In a certain area, the energy consumption is expected to double in 10 years. Assuming a simple exponential
growth given by P = P0eat, what is the growth rate?
A. 6.39% B. 5.39% C. 6.93% D. 5.93%
24. Which of the following type of fault used only the equivalent positive sequence impedance of the circuit in the
short-circuit calculation?
A. Line to Line B. Line to ground C. Double line to ground D. Three-phase fault
25. A generator delivers a load through a pair of wires, each of which has a resistance of 0.06 ohm. If the load
voltage and power are 120 v and 4.8 kW, respectively, what is the power loss in the line wires?
A. 96 w B. 198 w C. 192 w D. 99 w
26. What device is used to measure the temperature of a motor winding while the motor is in operation?
A. Seismic probe C. Thermocouples
B. Resistance temperature detector D. Proximity probe
27. When one coil of a magnetically coupled pair has a current of 7.0 A, the resulting fluxes ϕ11 and ϕ12 are 0.50
mWb and 0.75 mWb, respectively. What is the coefficient of coupling k, if the number of turns N1 and N2 are 100
and 300, respectively?
A. 0.4 B. 0.8 C. 0.2 D. 0.6
28. What is VBN in this balanced three-phase in which VAN = 7200∠20° and VCN = 7200∠−100°?
A. 7200∠−80° B. 7200∠120° C. 7200∠90° D. 7200∠140°
29. Which of the following is a primary disadvantage of FM over AM?
A. Lower efficiency C. Higher cost and complexity
B. Noise susceptibility D. Excessive use of spectrum space
30. The terminal voltage of a battery is 11.8 V when delivering 20 W of power to an external load resistor R. If the
battery has an emf of 15 V, find the internal resistance of the battery.
A. 1.96 ohm B. 1.89 ohm C. 1.68 ohm D. 1.75 ohm
31. Which of the following that the voltage regulation is one of the important factor consider in the electrical power
design?
A. generator B. transmission line C. feeder D. transformer
32. A small wind generator is designed to generate 75 kW of power at a wind velocity of 30 mi/hr. What is the
approximate blade diameter of the wind generator in ft?
A. 35.4 B. 31.9 C. 33.6 D. 37.3
33. Single-Side Band signal produces a peak to peak voltage of 720 V on voice peaks across a 75-ohm antenna.
What is the peak envelope power?
A. 865 W B. 856 W C. 835 W D. 853 W
34. Which of these is not a factor in the selection of fuse rating for protection of a branch circuit?
A. Branch full-load current C. Branch fault-current
B. System impedance D. System voltage
35. Which of the following principle will the operation of fiber-optic cable is based?
A. dispersion B. refraction C. reflection D. absorption
36. Two compound generators are operated in parallel. If generator A has a series-field resistance of
0.0015 ohm and is adjusted to take 30% of the line load while generator B with a series field resistance of 0.001
ohm takes the remainder of the load, what is the current flow in the equalizer, when the load is 230 kW at 230 v?
A. 300 A B. 100 A C. 400 A D. 200 A
37. Determine the circuit element and its value for V = 120 sin (377t – 30°) volts and
I = 4 sin (377t + 60°) amps.
A. XC = 30 Ω and C = 66.31 μF C. XC = 30 Ω and C = 88.42 μF
B. XC = 40 Ω and C = 66.31 μF D. XC = 40 Ω and C = 88.42 μF
38. Given the following set of equation: 2V1 + V2 = 5; −V1 + 3V2 + 2V3 = 1; and –V1 + 2V3 = 3. Using Gauss
Jordan, what is the value of V1?
A. −0.667 B. 2.916 C. 2.833 D. 1.333
39. A straight conductor 100 cm long and carrying a current of 40 A lies perpendicular to a magnetic field of 1.5
Wb/m2. What is the mechanical power in watt/s required to move the conductor at a uniform speed
of 5 m/s?
A. 390 W B. 300 W C. 330 W D. 360 W
40. A washing machine is, in effect, an R-L circuit. If the machine takes 311 W and 4.5 A from a 115-V source when
operating normally. Find its power factor.
A. 0.70 lagging B. 0.80 lagging C. 0.75 lagging D. 0.60 lagging
41. An induction motor draws 50 KW at a 0.60 lagging power factor from a 480 V, 60 Hz source. What parallel
capacitor will increase the overall power factor to 0.90 lagging?
A. 532 μF B. 489 μF C. 704 μF D. 582 μF
42. When the voltage remains the same, the current will as the impedance decreases.
I. decrease II. increase
A. I only B. Both C. Either I or II D. II only
43. An excellent indicator of the condition of the oil in the power transformer is obtained by dividing the IFT
(interfacial tension) by the NN (neutralization number). This ratio is known as the .
A. Neutralization Number C. Polarization Index Number
B. Myers Index Number D. Transformer turn ratio
44. When electrons build up pressure at one point, it is called .
A. ganging B. current flow C. impedance D. pressure filing
45. When the service consists of a multiple of individual disconnecting means for grounded system, the main
bonding jumper is required to be located in disconnecting mean/s.
A. the first B. each C. the last D. the largest
46. Which of the following type of fault used only the equivalent positive and negative sequence impedance of the
circuit in the short-circuit calculation?
A. Double line to ground B. Line to line C. Three-phase D. Line to ground
47. A 69 kV three-phase transposed line is composed of one ACSR 336,400 cmil, 26/7 Linnet conductor per phase
with a horizontal configuration of D12 = 5 ft, D23 = 5 ft and D13 = 10 ft. The conductors have a diameter of 0.721
inch and a GMR of 0.0243 ft. Find the inductance per phase per kilometer of the line.
A. 1.0963 mH/km B. 1.1116 mH/km C. 1.1505 mH/km D. 1.1233 mH/km
48. Based on the Philippine Distribution Code, all users of the distribution system must maintain a certain power
factor at the connection point in order to maintain power quality in the system. What power factor should be
maintained at the connection point?
A. Not less than 65% B. Not less than 70% C. Not less than 85% D. Not less than 75%
49. Which of the following is NOT considered in the selection of surge arrester?
A. Voltage rating B. Current rating C. Class of Arrester D. Insulation level
50. A transformer has a primary winding of 2000 turns and voltage of 2400 v and current of 8.66 – j5 with an
impedance Z2 connected across the secondary winding. The secondary winding has 500 turns. What is the
value of the secondary impedance?
A. 8.66 + j5 ohm B. 26 + j15 ohm C. 15.32 + j10 ohm D. 13 + j7.5 ohm
51. Find the average power absorbed by a balanced three-phase load in an ABC circuit in which
VCB = 208∠15° and IB = 3∠110°?
A. 1,080 w B. 624 w C. 358 w D. 620 w
52. A 4-pole dc machine is wound duplex lap. Find the number of parallel paths.
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 4
53. The current in a series circuit of R = 10 ohm and L = 60 mH lags the applied voltage by 80°. What is the source
frequency in Hz?
A. 144.3 B. 163.5 C. 150.4 D. 174.6
54. A 4157-V rms, three-phase supply is applied to a balanced Wye-connected three-phase load consisting of three
identical impedances of 38.4 + j28.8 ohms. Taking the phase to neutral voltage Van as reference. What is the
phasor current for phase B in Ampere/s?
A. 45.98 + j19.64 B. −45.98 + j19.64 C. 45.98 – j19.64 D. −45.98 – j19.64
55. If the armature of an eight-pole machine were wound with a simplex wave winding, how many parallel path would
be there?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 2 D. 8
56. An inductive load, consisting of R and X in parallel, feeding from a 2.4 kV rms supply, absorbs 288 kW at lagging
power factor of 0.80. What is the value of X in ohms?
A. 9.6 B. 28.67 C. 26.67 D. 8.6
57. The trip coil of a circuit breaker is connected through a CT of ratio 50:1. If the normal line current is 160 A and
circuit breaker is to operate at 125% normal, the trip mechanism should be set to operate at trip current of
A.
A. 6 B. 3.2 C. 4 D. 4.8
58. Three resistors R1 = 10 ohm, R2 = 20 ohm and R3 = 30 ohm are connected in parallel. If the circuit voltage
source is 60 V, what is the total power delivered by the source?
A. 800 W B. 700 W C. 600 W D. 500 W
59. According to Philippine Electrical Code at an ambient temperature of 30C, 8.0 mm2 copper conductors with the
following insulation have the following ampacities: TW insulation = 30 A; THW insulation = 45 A; for THHN
insulation = 50 A. If each of these insulated wires carries the same 40 Amp which will generate heat the fastest?
A. THW insulated wire C. THHN insulated wire
B. Each will generate same heat D. TW insulated wire
60. The electron is a/an charged particle of electricity.
A. neutral B. negatively C. positively D. zero
61. A transformer has a reactance of 0.04 per unit. What will be the symmetrical short circuit current will be if the
secondary of the transformer is short-circuited with nominal voltage applied to the primary?
A. 16 times of the full load current C. 25 times of the full load current
B. 4 times of the full load current D. 5 times of the full load current
62. A transformer is rated 2-kVA, 230/115 V, 60 Hz. Because of an emergency, this transformer has to be used on a
50-Hz system. If the flux density in the transformer core is to be kept the same as at 60 Hz and 230 V, what
voltage should be applied at 50 Hz?
A. 195.83 V B. 200 V C. 183.33 V D. 91.67 V
63. What is ACSR conductor stand for?
A. All conductors Surface Treated and Realigned C. Anodized Core Steel Reinforced
B. Aluminum Cable Steel Reinforced D. Aluminum Cable Stranded Reinforced
64. A motor is supplying 60 N-m of torque to its load. If the motor’s shaft is turning at 1800 rpm, what is mechanical
power to the load in horsepower?
A. 9.2 B. 11.4 C. 7.6 D. 15.2
65. AC system has the following disadvantages over DC system.
A. line regulation is more B. skin effect exists C. charging current exists D. proximity effect exists
66. A 20-ohm resistor, a 2-microfarad capacitor, and a 0.70-henry inductor are available. Each of these, in turn is
connected to a 230-V 60 Hz Ac source as the only circuit element. What is the current in the resistor?
A. 872 mA B. 6 A C. 11.5 A D. 173 mA
67. A transmission line cable consists of 26 strands of identical copper conductor, each 1.255 mm in diameter. The
length of the cable is 10 km but, because of the twist of the strands, the actual length of each conductor is
increased by 5%. If the resistivity of the copper is 1.72 x 10-8 ohm-meter, what is the resistance of the cable?
A. 1.08 ohm B. 5.66 ohm C. 5.39 ohm D. 1.13 ohm
68. Zero-sequence current will flow in a transmission line when there is .
A. a fault across all three phases C. an overvoltage in the line due to switching
B. a line to line fault D. double line to ground fault

69. A coil of inductance of 0.1 H and resistance of 4 ohm is connected in series with a condenser of 70.4 μF
capacitance, across 60 Hz, 240 V line. How much current in A will flow on the circuit?
A. 57.5 B. 60 C. 52.5 D. 55
70. Which of the following is NOT considered in analyzing a short transmission line?
A. inductance B. series impedance C. shunt admittance D. power losses
71. A parallel RLC resonant circuit has a resistance of 100 ohm. If it is known that the bandwidth is 80 rad/s and the
lower half-power frequency is 800 rad/s, find the values of the parameters L and C.
A. 28 mH, 50 microfarad C. 11.4 mH, 125 microfarad
B. 22.7 mH, 250 microfarad D. 17 mH, 83.3 microfarad
72. A single-circuit three-phase transposed transmission line is composed of four ACSR 1,272,000-cmil conductors
per phase with horizontal configuration D12 = 14 m, D23 = 45.93 ft, and D13 = 28 m. The bundle spacing is 45
cm. If the conductor have a diameter of 1.382 in., what is the capacitance per phase per kilometer of the line?
A. 0.0150 microF/km B. 0.0127 microF/km C. 0.0119 microF/km D. 0.0135 microF/km
73. When 3 A flows through a circuit with an input admittance of 0.4 + j0.5 S, what reactive power does the circuit
consumed?
A. 11 Var B. −8.7 Var C. 8.7 Var D. −11 Var
74. R-rate fuses are designed to interrupt .
A. both high overload and fault currents C. high fault currents only
B. low fault currents only D. high overload currents only
75. Which of the following defined the Fermi energy?
A. The amount of energy which a valence electron can have at room temperature.
B. The amount of energy which a hole can have at room temperature.
C. The amount of energy which must be given to an electron to move it to conductor band.
D. The amount of energy which must be given to hole it in valence band.
76. Two identical charges separated by 30 mm experience a repulsive force of 970 N. Find the magnitude of each
charge.
A. 9.95 microC B. 9.01 microC C. 9.90 microC D. 9.85 microC
77. In an RLC circuit, the impedance at resonance is .
A. zero B. infinity C. maximum D. minimum
78. Ideal transformer assumptions do NOT include .
A. zero resistance of the winding C. no saturation of the core
B. zero reactance of the winding D. no leakage flux
79. What is/are the main reason/s for using high voltage in the transmission of power in the grid system?
I. to transmit bulk power with minimum line losses
II. Increase system reliability
A. II only B. both I and II C. either I or II D. I only
80. The power lost is MORE consider in the design of .
A. a motor B. a generator C. the feeder D. the transmission line
81. The power factor of an inductive circuit can be best improved by connecting a capacitor/s to it
in .
A. either series or parallel B. both parallel and series C. a series D. parallel
82. When one coil of a magnetically coupled pair has a current of 5.0 A, the resulting fluxes ϕ11 and ϕ12 are 0.40
mWb and 0.80 mWb, respectively. If the number of turns N1 and N2 are 500 and 1500, respectively, what is the
self-inductance L2?
A. 530 mH B. 1080 mH C. 540 mH D. 1060 mH
83. A rice mill will be served by two-50 KVA transformers, 7.620KV/240V. The transformers will be installed as open-
delta bank to serve the three-phase load of the rice mill. What is the maximum KVA load that this bank can carry
without overloading?
A. 50 B. 100 C. 86.6 D. 75.5
84. The copper loss of the transformer in/of the power factor.
A. not affected by a change C. increase with an increase
B. increase with the lowering D. decrease with the lowering
85. When two resistors are connected in series, the total resistance is 72 ohms. When connected in parallel the
equivalent resistance is 16 ohms. What are the ohmic values of each?
A. 28, 44 B. 26, 46 C. 24, 48 D. 22, 50

86. Which of the following characteristic of the plates of the battery will the Ampere-Hour of the battery depends on?
A. distance B. area C. strength D. thickness
87. A telegraph circuit consists of a 300-ohm relay in series with fine wires having a resistance of 25 ohms. If it takes
72 mA to operate the relay, what voltage in V must be impressed at the sending end of the circuit?
A. 19.8 B. 30.6 C. 23.4 D. 27.1
88. Which of the following power plant in a NON-Renewable Energy?
A. Wind energy B. Nuclear energy C. Geothermal energy D. Solar energy
89. A pump, driven by a 440 V, three-phase induction motor, lifts 1,200 cu. ft. of water per minute against a total
head of 100 ft of water. The efficiency of the pump and that of its motor are 0.75 and 0.92, respectively. The
power factor of the motor is 90. What is the line current drawn by the motor?
A. 346 A B. 362 A C. 350 A D. 358 A
90. In which type of electronic communications does the information travel in two directions?
A. Half duplex B. Full duplex C. Multiplex D. Bicomm
91. Which of the following is NOT permitted by the Philippine Electrical Code under certain conditions as substitute
for grounding.
A. isolated B. unguarded C. insulated D. guarded
92. What is the effects on current flow does in reversing the direction of movement of a conductor in the magnetic
field of a generator?
A. It will increase the current flow. C. It will neutralizes the current flow.
B. It reverses the direction of current flow. D. It has no effect on the current flow.
93. A voltage divider of two resistors is designed with a total resistance of the two resistors equal to 50 ohm. If the
output voltage is 10% of the input voltage, what are the values of the two resistors in the circuit?
A. 49.5 and 0.50 ohms B. 40 and 10 ohms C. 42.5 and 7.5 ohms D. 45 and 5 ohms
94. Which of the following is NOT a property of magnetic field lines?
A. The field is stronger where the lines are closer together.
B. The lines cross themselves only at right angles.
C. The lines intersect surfaces of equal intensity at right angles.
D. Magnetic field lines have no beginning and no ends.
95. What is the average current during the half cycle given the instantaneous maximum value of 30 A?
A. 12.73 A B. 6.37 A C. 19.09 A D. 9.55 A
96. Three resistors A, B, and C are connected in series to a 120-V supply. If the resistor A = 60 ohms and the
voltage across resistor B = 40 V when the current is 1/2 A, what is the resistance of resistor C in ohm/s?
A. 105 B. 90 C. 100 D. 110
97. Given the following set of equation: 2V1 + V2 = 5; −V1 + 3V2 + 2V3 = 1; and –V1 + 2V3 = 3. Determine the value
of V1?
A. −0.667 V B. 1.333 V C. 2.833 V D. 2.916 V
98. A circular top is located 4 m below and 3 m to the left of a lamp that emits 2000 lumens. What illumination is
provided on the surface of the table?
A. 4.58 lux B. 5.35 lux C. 5.09 lux D. 4.84 lux
99. A transmission line cable consists of 12 identical strands of aluminum, each 3 mm in diameter. The resistivity of
aluminum strand at 20oC is 2.8 x 10-8 ohm-meter. Assume a skin effect correction factor of 1.02 at 60 Hz., find
the 50oC AC resistance per km of the cable.
A. 0.4659 ohm/km B. 0.2773 ohm/km C. 0.5435 ohm/km D. 0.3774 ohm/km
100. A 60-Hz short transmission line, having R = 0.62 ohms per phase and L = 93.24 mH per phase, supplies a three-
phase, wye-connected 100 MW load of 0.90 lagging power factor at 230 kV line-to-line voltage. Determine the
voltage regulation of the transmission line?
A. 3.75% B. 3.20% C. 3.55% D. 3.42%