EE Review 2(Compilation of Take-Home Exercises)

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL SUBJECTS

DIRECT CURRENT (DC) CIRCUITS

INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each of the following

questions. Mark only one answer for each item by encircling the letter
of your choice. Kindly provide solutions for every problem that
requires solution. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.

1. A water heater has a resistance of 4.71 ohms and draws a rated

current of 42.12A. Find the kWh consumed in a period of 2.1
months if the heater is in service on the average of 5.6 hrs per
day.
A. 10613kWh C. 10672kWh
B. 10612kWh D. 10812kWh

2. Three resistors, R1, R2, and R3 are connected in series across a

120v source. Resistance R1 is 100 ohms. The voltage across
resistor R2 is 40V when the circuit current is 0.5A. Find the
resistance R3. [Past board]
A. 60  C. 8 
B. 80  D. 64

3. Find the resistance of 36.6 m of copper wire, 0.077 cm2 in cross

section and specific resistance of copper 1.7 -cm.
A. 0.8  C. 8 
B. 0.008  D. 0.08 

4. A Series RL Circuit has R = 500 ohms and L = 1.2H. The circuit is

connected to a 220V DC source at t = 0. Find the current at t =
0.023s.
A. 0.0043997A C. 0.00043123A
B. 0.043997A D. 0.43997A

5. The resistance of a coil of wire increases from 40 ohms at 10C

to 48.25 ohms at 60C. Find the temperature coefficient at 0C of
the conductor material.
A. 0.0043 C. 0.00043
B. 0.043 D. 0.43

6. A 12.65V battery supplies 6781J of electric energy over a certain

period of time. Find the charge moved during this period. [Past
Board Exam]
A. 0.0043C C. 536.05C
B. 627.86C D. 723.86C

7. A car Battery supplies a current of 50A to the starter motor. How

much charge passes through the starter in ½ minute? [RME Board
1995]
A. 1600C C. 1700C
B. 1500C D. 1400C

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8. A wire has a diameter of 0.032 inch. Find the cross-sectional
area of the wire in circular mils. [Past Board]
A. 1600CM C. 1340CM
B. 1570CM D. 1024CM

9. Find the power drawn by a resistive load if it is connected to a

220V DC source and has a 12 Ampere of current flowing through it.
A. 2840W C. 2640W
B. 2460W D. 2630W

10. A wire has a resistance of 5.7 . What will be the

resistance of another wire of the same material three times as
long and one half the cross-sectional area?
A. 32.4  C. 34.2 
B. 43.2  D. 44.2 

11. Which of the following safety rules should be observed while

working on live electric circuit?
A. Keep yourself well insulated from earth ground.
B. When making measurements in a live circuit place one hand
behind your back or in your pocket.
C. Make resistance measurements only in a live circuit.
D. Both A and B

12. Two resistors of 4 ohms and 6 ohms are connected in

parallel. If the total current is 30 amperes, find the current
through each.
A. 17 A and 13 A C. 20 A and 30 A
B. 18 A and 12A D. 16 A and 14 A

13. A circuit consisting of three resistors rated 10 ohms, 15

ohms, and 20 ohms are connected in delta. Find the resistances of
the equivalent wye connected resistors.
A. Ra = 4.44 ohms. Rb = 3.33 ohms, Rc = 6.67 ohms
B. Ra = 4.44 ohms. Rb = 3.33 ohms, Rc = 6.62 ohms
C. Ra = 4.14 ohms. Rb = 3.38 ohms, Rc = 6.67 ohms
D. Ra = 4.49 ohms. Rb = 3.33 ohms, Rc = 6.64 ohms

14. The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is 10  and the

rated voltage is 50. Find the series resistance required to
operate the lamp from an 80V supply.
A. 60  C. 6 
B. 0.6  D. 50 

15. A 15 ohm resistor is connected in parallel with a series

combination of resistors of 8 ohms and 12 ohms. If the voltage
drop across the 8 ohm resistor is 48V, find the total current.
A. 13A C. 16A
B. 14A D. 15A

16. A 10 ohm and a 20 ohm resistor are connected in parallel and

a 5 ohm resistor is connected in series with the two. If the
supply voltage is 48V, find the current in the 10 ohm resistance.

A. 2.74A C. 3.12A
B. 1.91A D. 15.3A

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17. The resistance of 575 meter of a certain wire is 21.85 .
How much must be cut off to reduce the resistance to 14.25 ?
A. 375 m C. 300 m
B. 200 m D. 275 m

18. Determine the magnitude of the voltage required to

accelerate an electron to a kinetic energy of 8x10^-15 J?
A. 13V C. 50kV
B. 190V D. 50MV

19. A piece of copper wire 0.091 cm in diameter and 3.66 m long

has a resistance of 0.1 ohm. Find the specific resistance of
copper.
A. 17.9 -cm C. 1.79 -cm
B. 1.79 -m D. 17.9 -cm

20. A conductor 15.5 m long is drawn until its resistance

becomes 231 times the original size. Find its new length.
A. 112.3m C. 181.3m
B. 235.58m D. 112.4m

21. A wire has a radius of 0.123 inch. Find the cross-sectional

area of the wire in circular mils. [Past Board]
A. 60518CM C. 60516CM
B. 60816CM D. 60316CM

22. A wire has a resistance of 5.7 . What will be the

resistance of another wire of the same material three times as
long and one half the cross-sectional area?
A. 32.4  C. 34.2 
B. 1.79 -m D. 44.2 

23. Find the resistance of a bus bar made of copper if the

length is 12m and the cross-section is a square 4cm on each side.
A. 32.4 m C. 34.2 m
B. 0.1293mΩ D. 44.27 m

24. A given conductor 40m long has a cross sectional area of

1mm2. Find its conductivity if its resistance is 12 Ω. Ans:
A. 3.33kS/m C. 3.33GS/m
B. 3.33mS/m D. 3.33TS/m

25. A given conductor has a resistance of 0.5 ohm. It is drawn

to reduce its diameter to one-fifth of its original diameter.
Find its new resistance.
A. 321.4  C. 341.2 
B. 129.3 Ω D. 312.5 

26. A 190-ohm resistor is connected in parallel with a series

combination of resistors of 8 ohms and 12 ohms. If the voltage
drop across the 8 ohm resistor is 160V, find the total current.
A. 32.4 A C. 34.2 A
B. 22.11A D. 44.2 A

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27. What is the significance of connecting loads in parallel?
A. It makes power consumption less
B. It provides greater efficiency
C. It increases the safety factor
D. It allows independent operations of loads

28. What is the color of the strips of carbon resistor with a

value of 4.7kΩ. ±10%

A. Yellow, violet, red, white

B. Yellow, violet, red, silver
C. Yellow, black, red, silver
D. Black, violet, pink, silver

29. The hot resistance of a 100V filament lamp is 200 ohms. Find
the current taken.
A.500mA C. 600mA
B. 400mA D. 700mA

30. A lamp is rated 100W, 220V. Find the hot resistance of the
lamp.
A.400  C. 342 
B.484  D. 442 

31. A Series RL Circuit has R = 20 ohms and L = 1H. The circuit

is connected to a 200V Dc source at t = 0. Find the time
constant of the circuit.
A. 0.08s C. 0.25s
B. 0.15s D. 0.05s

32. A wire with a smaller cross-sectional area will produce:

A. less heat
B. more conductance
C. less resistance
D. more heat

33. Halving the cross-sectional area of a conductor will:

A. Not affect the resistance.
B. Quarter the resistance.
C. Half the resistance.
D. Double the resistance.

34. A 200 micro farad capacitor is in series with a 10 ohm

resistor. The circuit is connected to a 48V DC source. What is
the current 0.01 sec after the switch is closed?
A. 32.34A C. 32.8mA
B. 32.39mA D. 32.34mA

35. A series RLC circuit has R = 1k ohms, L = 1H and C = 6.25uF.

A 48V DC source is suddenly connected across the series
circuit at t = 0. Determine the the current after 2 ms. Assume
the no initial charge in the capacitor.
A. 32.34mA C. 32.8nA
B. 37.47mA D. 32.34pA

36. Two equal resistances are connected in parallel across a

150V DC source. What potential difference exists between the

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 midpoint of one resistance and a point that is one third from
either end of the other resistance?
A. 24V C. 28V
B. 25V D. 30V

37. If the diameter of a wire is doubled, its current carrying

capacity becomes ____.
A. one-fourth C. twice
B. half D. four times

38. A certain factory takes 250 A at 220 V. It is supplied

through a pair of feeders 73.2 meters long and 1.29 cm2 in
cross section. What voltage must be maintained at the supply
end of the feeders? (Use  = 1.78 -cm)
A. 220.1 V C. 230.1 V
B. 222.5 V D. 235.5 V

39. Suppose you double the voltage in a simple dc circuit and cut
the resistance in half. The current will become:
A. Four times as great C. The same as it was before
B. Twice as great D. Half as great

40. When a material becomes a superconductor, its resistivity

becomes
A. very small C. about 10% of normal value
B. zero D. about 20% of normal value

41. A copper conductor has a resistance of 50 ohms at 30 degrees

Celsius. Find its resistance at 90 degrees Celsius.
A.40.0  C. 34.21
B.48.49  D. 61.34Ω

42. A series circuit in which desired portions of the source

voltage may be tapped off for use in equipment.
A. Voltage selector C. Voltage trap
B. Dividing network D. Voltage divider

43. If a resistance element is part of two loops, how many

voltage drops must be calculated for that component?
A. Two C. One
B. None D. Three

44. In a normally operating parallel circuit, the individual

branch currents are
A. independent of each other.
B. not affected by the value of the applied voltage.
C. larger than the total current, IT.
D. None of the above.

45. A circuit consisting of three resistors rated 123 ohms, 324

ohms, and 739 ohms are connected in delta. Find the resistances
of the equivalent wye connected resistors.

A. Ra = 104.44 ohms. Rb = 93.33 ohms, Rc = 96.67 ohms

B. Ra = 94.44 ohms. Rb = 38.33 ohms, Rc = 64.62 ohms
C. Ra = 33.6 ohms. Rb = 76.64 ohms, Rc = 201.89 ohms
D. Ra = 46.49 ohms. Rb = 13.33 ohms, Rc = 63.64 ohms

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46. What is expected when two 20 k, 1 watt resistor in parallel
are used instead of one 10k, 1 watt?
A. Provides higher current
B. Provides less power
C. Provides more power
D. Provides wider tolerance

47. Three resistors R1, R2, and R3 are connected in series across
a 120V DC source. If R2 = 2R1 and R3 = 3R1 and the total power
drawn by the series circuit is 200W, find the value of resistance
R1.
A. 6.76 ohms C. 932.25 ohms
B. 12.0 ohms D. 21.212 ohms

48. A 5-ohm resistance is connected in parallel with a 10-ohm

resistance. Another set, a 6-ohm and 8-ohm resistances are also
connected in parallel. The two sets are connected in series. What
is the equivalent resistance?
A. 6.76 ohms C. 9.25 ohms
B. 14.4 ohms D. 21.2 ohms

49. In a parallel circuit, the individual branch currents are

A. not related to the branch resistance values
B. directly proportional to the branch resistance values
C. inversely proportional to the branch resistance values.
D. None of the above

50. Two resistors of 4 ohms and 6 ohms are connected in parallel.

If the total current is 30 amperes, find the current through
each.
A. 17 A and 13 A C. 20 A and 30 A
B. 18 A and 12A D. 16 A and 14 A

51. Find the power drawn by a resistive load if it is connected

to a 220V DC source and has a 2Ampere of current flowing through
it.
A. 4871W C. 481.22W
B. 440W D. 440.81mW

52. If an emf in circuit A produces a current in circuit B, then

the same emf in circuit B produces the same current in circuit A.
This theorem is known as
A. Maximum power transfer theorem
B. Millman’s theorem
C. Reciprocity theorem
D. Norton’s theorem

53. The power transferred from a supply source to a load is at

its maximum when the resistance of the load is _______ the
internal resistance of the source.
A. lower than C. equal to
B. greater than D. one-half of the

54. A filament lamp is rated 50 watts and 220V. Find the power it
will draw if connected across a 110V source.
A. 12.5W C. 48.22W
B. 25W D. 440.81mW

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 55. What If you have a 12-strand conductor and each strand has a
radius of 2/10 inch, what is the square mil area of the
conductor?
A. 1507965 sq. mil C. 1607955 sq. mil
B. 1705965 sq. mil D. 1907565 sq. mil

56. A 5- and 10- resistor are connected in series across a dc

voltage source. Which resistor will dissipate more power?
A. the 5- resistor.
B. the 10- resistor.
C. It depends on how much the current is.
D. They will both dissipate the same amount or power.

57. The first step in Thevenin's theorem is to:

A. determine the short-circuit current
B. open the load under test
C. short the load under test
D. determine the open-circuit current

58. A circuit consisting of three resistors rated 10 ohms, 15

ohms, and 20 ohms are connected in wye. Find the resistances
of the equivalent delta connected resistors.

A. Ra = 4.44 ohms, Rb = 31.33 ohms, Rc = 66.7 ohms

B. Ra = 65.0 ohms, Rb = 43.33 ohms, Rc = 32.5 ohms
C. Ra = 44.1 ohms, Rb = 63.38 ohms, Rc = 67.6 ohms
D. Ra = 92.4 ohms, Rb = 32.33 ohms, Rc = 96.4 ohms

59. In any network made up of linear resistances and containing

more than one source of e.m.f., the resultant current flowing in
any branch is the algebraic sum of the currents that would flow
in that branch if each source was considered separately. What is
this theorem?
A. Thevenin's theorem
B. Norton's theorem
C. Superposition theorem
D. Millman's theorem

60. Three resistors of 10 ohm, 15 ohm and 20 ohm are connected

in parallel. Find the equivalent resistance.
A. 1.76 ohms C. 9.25 ohms
B. 1.4 ohms D. 4.615 ohms

61. Eleven resistors of 99kohms each are connected in parallel.

Find the equivalent resistance.
A. 1276 ohms C. 9205 ohms
B. 9000 ohms D. 4615 ohms

62. If the resistance of 800 meters of certain wire is 32 , then

what would be the resistance of 250 meters of the same wire?
A. 10  C. 15 
B. 20  D. 25 

63. What is a closed path made of several branches of the network

called?
A. Junction C. Node
B. Terminal D. Loop

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 64. Find the ohmic value of a carbon resistor with color coded
green, blue, red, and gold respectively.
A. 5.6kΩ ±5% C. 5.9kΩ ±5%
B. 5.6kΩ ±52% D. 4.1kΩ ±9%

65. A carbon resistor has colored strips of brown, green,

orange, and silver respectively. Find its resistance.
A. 5.6kΩ ±5% C. 5.9kΩ ±5%
B. 5.6kΩ ±52% D. 15kΩ ±10%

66. The superposition theorem is used when the circuit contains

A. reactive elements C. number of voltage sources
B. active elements D. single voltage source

67. A network contains linear resistors and ideal voltage sources. If

values of all the resistors are doubled, then the voltage across each
resistor is
A. increase by 4 times C doubled
B. half D. no change

68. The charging current to a capacitor is given by the equation, i(t)

= 3t + 2, A. Find the total charge stored when t = 2 sec. Assume no
initial charge. [Past Board Exam]

A. 521C C. 21.3C
B. 9C D. 10C

69. In a series circuit, the current, I, is

A. different in each resistor.
B. the same everywhere.
C. the highest near the positive and negative terminals of the
voltage source.
D. different at all, the largest resistance has

70. A 100- resistor, R1, and a 300- resistor, R2, are in parallel
across a dc voltage source. Which resistor dissipates more power?
A. The 300- resistor.
B. Both resistors dissipate the same amount of power.
C. The 100- resistor.
D. It cannot be determined.

71. Find the radius of a wire in mm if its cross sectional area is

2500 circular mils[Past Board]
A. 0.642mm C. 0.621mm
B. 0.635mm D. 0.193mm

72. A 10 ohm and a 20-ohm resistor are connected in parallel and a 5

ohm resistor is connected in series with the two. If the supply
voltage is 48V, find the current in the 10-ohm resistance.
A. 32.741A C. 8.74A
B. 21.3A D. 2.74A

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73. Three identical Resistors of 2 ohms are connected in wye. Find the
ohmic value in ohms of the equivalent delta connected resistors.
A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 D. 8

74. A 12V battery of 0.05 ohm resistance and another battery of 12V
and 0.075 resistance supply power to a 2 ohm resistor. Find the
current through the load.
A. 5.912A C. 8.74A
B. 21.3A D. 2.74A

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