EEIC PRACTICE PROBLEMS MIDYEAR 2022

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

1. A motor is supplying 70 N-m of torque to its load. If the motor shaft is turning at 1500 rpm, what is the
mechanical power to the load in watts?
A. 11,467 B.10,996 C. 10,681 D.11,781

2. What is the voltage induced in the armature winding of a 4-pole wave wound dc machine having 720 active
conductors and running at 1600 rpm? The flux per pole is 30 mWb.
A. 1310.4 V B.1092 V C. 1164.8 V D.1237.6 V

3. A 3Φ wye connected, wound rotor synchronous generator rated at 10 KVA, 230 v has a synchronous
reactance of 1.2 ohms/phase and armature resistance of 0.5 ohm/phase. What is the percent voltage
regulation at full load with 80% leading power factor?
A. -0.92% B. -5.14% C. -3.08% D. -3.81%

4. A 15 HP, 60HZ, 4-pole wound rotor, three-phase, 208 v induction motor draws 12 KW from the line. Its
losses are as follws:
Stator copper loss =900w Iron loss =800w
Rotor copper loss =300w Friction and windage loss =150w
What is the speed of this motor in rpm?
A. 1,754 B. 1,750 C. 1,752 D.1,748

5. A symmetrical three-phase 240 v supplies a balanced delta connected load of 6-j8 ohms per phase. What is
the line current?
A. -25+j32 A B. 25-j5.78 A C. -25-j32 A D. 25+j32 A

6. If 750 m of 3.0 mm diameter wire have a resistance of 27.6 ohms, what length of similar wire 5.0 mm
diameter will have the same resistance?
A. 1,250 m B. 208 m C. 125 m D. 2,083 m

7. A 300 HP load, running at 80 % power factor lagging and an efficiency of 85% is supplied by two
transformers connected open delta. Find the minimum KVA required for each transformer?
A. 180 B. 185 C. 170 D. 175

8. The load consists of a resistance R in parallel with a capacitor of insulation resistance X. The load is fed from
single phase supply thru a line impedance of 8.4+j11.2 ohms. The rms voltage a no-load is 1.2 KV and the
load is taking 30 KVA at 80% p.f. leading. What is the supply voltage in KV?
A. -1.20+j0.35 B. 1.20+j0.35 C. -1.20-j0.35 D. 1.20-j0.35

9. A system operates at 220 KVA and 11 KV. Using these quantities as base values, what is the base
impedance of the system?
A. 240 B. 220 C. 505 D. 550

10. Three resistors are connected in series across a 120 v source. Resistor A is 60Ω and the voltage across
resistor B is 40v when the current through it is 0.5 A. Find the resistance of resistor c.
A. 60Ω B. 80Ω C. 100Ω D. 140Ω

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11. In long transmission line, at no-load the receiving end voltage as compared to the sending end voltage is
I. higher II. lower III. remains the same
A. I only B. Either I or II C. II only D. III only

12. What determines the direction of force in a conductor?

A. Lenz law B. Left hand rule C. Faraday’s law D. Right hand rule

13. Which of the following plants will take least time in starting from cold condition to full load operation?
A. gas turbine B. steam power plant C. nuclear power plant D. hydroelectric power plant

14. A resistance of 30 Ω and a capacitance of 132.6 μF are connected in series across a 220 v, variable
frequency ac supply. At what frequency in Hz will the current be 4.4 A?
A. 30 Hz B. 40 Hz C. 50 Hz D. 60 Hz

15. A 4-pole, three-phase 50 Hz induction motor develops a maximum torque of 20 N-m at 1,440 rpm. Obtain
the torque exerted by the motor at 5% slip.
A. 16.51 N-m B. 17.51 N-m C. 18.51 N-m D. 19.51 N-m

16. A transformer has negligible resistance and a p.u. reactance of 0.1. What is its voltage regulation on full load
with a leading p.f. angle of 30°?
A. -10% B. 10% C. 5% D. -5%

17. A 220 v, 3-phase, 4-wire abc system supplies unbalanced wye-connected resistance of 10 Ω, 15 Ω, and 20
Ω. Determine the total power of the system in watts.
A. 3,895 B. 3,560 C. 3,385 D. 3,495

18. The active length of each conductor placed in a DC generator armature is 0.4 m. The armature is related at
a speed of 1,800 rpm in a magnetic field of average flux density 1.2 T. The diameter of the armature is 0.5
m. Find the emf induced in the conductor when it cuts the magnetic field at right angles.
A. 5.65 v B. 11.31 v C. 45.24 v D. 22.62 v

19. The resistance of a winding wire made up to copper is 25 ohms at 30°C. What is its resistance when it
operates at a temperature of 75°C? Assume temperature coefficient at 20°C equals 0.004/°C.
A. 31.36 Ω B. 24.04 Ω C. 27.45 Ω D. 29.33 Ω

20. A balanced delta connected load draws 10 A of line current and 3 KW at 220 v. Determine the value of
resistance of each phase of the load.
A. 38.1 Ω B. 30 Ω C. 23.5 Ω D. 33.3 Ω

21. A 12 KVA load A operating at 0.70 p.f. lagging and a 10 KVA load B operating at 0.80 p.f. lagging are
connected in parallel and supplied by a 440 v, 60 Hz generator. Determine the system power factor.
A. 0.767 B. 0.727 C. 0.747 D. 0.787

22. The shaft of synchronous motor is made of

A. mild steel C. chrome steel
B. alnico D. stainless steel

23. When a motor is operating under load, the armature takes 8,280 watts and its current is 36 amp. If the
armature circuit resistance, including brushes, is 0.4 ohm, what horsepower is developed by the motor?
A. 11.1 B. 11.8 C. 10.4 D. 9.7

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24. A 230 v shunt motor with no-load has a speed of 2,000 rpm with its armature current at 6 A. At a full-load of
10 hp the armature current is 36 A. The field current is constant at 2 A. The armature resistance is 0.4 Ω.
Calculate the speed at full-load.
A. 1,600 rpm B. 1,958 rpm C. 1,895 rpm D. 1,985 rpm

25. The external characteristic of a shunt generator can be obtained directly from its _________ characteristic.
A. load saturation B. performance C. open-circuit D. Internal

26. In a 12-pole duplex lap wound dc armature, each conductor can carry a current of 50 amperes. What is the
rated current of the armature?
A. 200 A B. 600 A C. 1,200 A D. 4.17 A

27. Find the line voltage Vab if Vbn = 265.6  37˚ and the sequence is BCA.
A. 460  –173˚ v B. 460  –53˚ v C. 460  –203˚ v D. 460  –83˚ v

28. The least number of single phase wattmeters required to measure total power consumed by an unbalanced
load fed from a 3  , 4-wire system is ________.
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1

29. A balanced delta load with impedances of 15 – j9 Ω is connected to a three-phase source by three wires
each of which has 2 + j5 ohms impedance. The load phase voltage is 120 v. Find the line voltage of the
source.
A. 69 v B. 87 v C. 208 v D. 150 v

30. A 400-volt 50 HZ star connected induction motor takes a line current of 50 amperes at a p.f. of 0.8 lagging.
Three mesh connected capacitors are connected to raise the p.f. to 0.9. Find the value of each capacitor in
microfarads.
A. 146.7 B. 16.3 C. 48.9 D. 24.5

31. Two wattmeters are used to measure the total power in the load of a balanced wye-wye system. The line
voltage is 208 v rms and the wattmeter readings are PA = 1,600 w and PB = 840 w. Compute the impedance
per phase of the load.
A. 46.828.35 O Ω B. 46.8  − 28.35 O Ω C. 7.828.35 O Ω D. 15.628.35 O Ω

32. If the loads of a wye-connected transformer are:

Ia = 10 cis (–30°) Ib = 12 cis (215°) Ic = 15 cis (82°)

What is the phase b positive sequence component?

A. 13.4 cis (– 32.2°) B. 2 cis (240°) C. 12.27 cis (208.4°) D. 12.27 cis (– 31.6°)

33. A current of 5 A flows through a non-inductive resistance in series with a choking coil when supplied at 250
v, 50 Hz. If the voltage across the resistance is 120 v and across the coil is 200 v, calculate the power
absorbed by the coil in watts.
A. 169 w B. 138 w C. 52 w D. 115 w

34. An RLC circuit has R = 1 kΩ, L = 100 mH and C = 10 pF. Its bandwidth expressed in angular frequency is
_______ .
A. 104 rad/sec B. 106 rad/sec C. 1.6 KHz D. 106 Hz

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35. A horizontal powerline carries a current of 90 A from east to west. Compute the magnetic field generation at
a point 1.5 meter below the line.
A. 1.2 x 10 – 5 T B. 1.2 x 10 – 3 T C. 12 x 10 – 5 T D. 12 x 10 – 3 T

36. An inductive coil consumes active power of 500 w and draws 10 A from a 60 Hz ac supply of 110 v. What is
the coil inductance?
A.20 mH B. 22 mH C. 24 mH D. 26 mH

37. A coil with L = 2H and R = 362Ω is connected to a 230 v, 50 HZ supply. Calculate the energy stored when
the instantaneous voltage is zero.
A. 0.317 J B. 0 C. 0.051 J D. 0.151 J

38. An electric kettle is required to heat 0.6 kg of water from 10°C to boiling point in 5 minutes, the supply
voltage being 230 v. The efficiency of the kettle is 78%. Calculate the resistance of the heating element.
A. 54.8 Ω B. 5.48 Ω C. 8.46 Ω D. 64.8 Ω

39. One ampere is equal to how many electrons per second?

A. 1 x 1018 electrons/sec C. 6.25 x 1018 electrons/sec
B. 1 x 1019 electrons/sec D. 6.25 x 1019 electrons/sec

40. A short 3Ф line with an impedance of 6 + j8 Ω per line has sending and receiving end line voltages of 120
and 110 KV respectively for some receiving end load at a p.f. of 0.9 lagging. The active power at the
receiving end is nearest to
A. 100,200 KW B. 200,000 KW C. 120,000 KW D. 110,200 KW

41. A hydroelectric generating station is supplied from a reservoir of capacity 5 x 106 m3 at a head of 200
meters. Find the total energy available in KWHR if the overall efficiency is 75%.
A. 1.044 x 106 B. 2.044 x 106 C. 3.044 x 106 D. 4.044 x 106

42. In a 13.8 KV, 10 MVA base three phase system a phase to phase fault occurs. If the Thevenin’s equivalent
impedance of the system is 2.63%, what is the magnitude of the fault current?
A. 13,800 A B. 15,900 A C. 27,600 A D. 7,970 A

43. The current – carrying capacity of a copper wire having twice the diameter of another copper wire is _____
as great.
A. twice B. 4 times C. half D. 3 times

44. Two wires carrying currents of 2,500 A and 7,000 A, respectively in the same direction are 4m apart. Find
the force per meter length between the two conductors.
A. 0.675 N B. 0.775 N C. 0.875 N D. 0.995 N

45. A series RL circuit has R = 6 Ω and XL = 8 Ω. What is the circuit conductance?

A. 0.06 mho B. 0.17 mho C. 0.08 mho D. 0.125 mho

46. A circuit has a resistance of R Ω in series with an inductance of L henries. With a supply of 240 v, 50 Hz, the
power in the circuit is 300 w and the voltage across R is 100 volts. Find the value of L.
A. 0.281 H B. 0.191 H C. 0.316 H D. 0.231 H

47. In the left hand rule, thumb always represents _____________.

A. magnetic field C. current
B. voltage D. direction of force on conductor
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48. Two capacitors of 80 μF and 50 μF respectively are connected in series. Find the maximum energy stored in
the circuit when 200 v at 50 Hz are applied across the series circuit.
A. 2.46 J B. 1.23 J C. 4.92 J D. 0.62 J

49. An electromagnet has an air gap of 3 mm and the flux density in the gap is 1.257 Wb/m². Calculate the
ampere – turns required for the gap.
A. 1,500 B. 2,500 C. 3,000 D. 4,500

50. An RLC circuit has R = 1 kΩ, L = 100 mH and C = 10 pF. Its bandwidth expressed in angular frequency is
______.
A. 1.6 kHz B. 106 Hz C. 104 rad/sec D. 106 rad/sec

51. Two capacitors of 0.1 μF, 250 v and 0.2 μF, 500 v are connected in series. What is the maximum voltage
that can be applied across the combination?
A. 375 v B. 250 v C. 500 v D. 750 v

52. The magnetic flux around a straight, current carrying wire is stronger _________.
A. at both edge B. at the center C. near the edge D. near the wire

53. The rms value of sinusoidal ac current is equal to its value at an angle of ______ degrees.
A. 90 B. 60 C. 45 D. 30

54. A coil of 10 Ω resistance and 0.1 H inductance is connected in parallel with a capacitor of unknown
capacitance. If the total impedance of the combination is 100 Ω, determine the value of the capacitance.
A. 50 μF B. 100 μF C. 150 μF D. 200 μF

55. Two 500 – watts lamps connected in series across a 220 – volt line draw 1 A. The total power consumed
is _____ watts.
A. 1,000 B. 500 C. 220 D. 250

56. A parallel RL circuit with R = 60 Ω and XL = 40 Ω has a p.f. of ______.

A. 0.65 B. 0.55 C. 0.75 D. 0.45

57. In the two-wattmeter method of measuring three-phase power, the two wattmeters indicate equal and
opposite readings when load power factor angle is ____ degrees lagging.
A. 60 B. 30 C. 0 D. 90

58. Find out the negative sequence component of line voltage VC, if the three unbalanced voltage vectors are:
VA= 10 30° ; ` VB= 30 −60° ; VC= 15 145°
A. 17.6 45° B. 17.6 165° C. 8.24 −276.2° D. 8.24 −36.2°

59. The voltage across the resistor in dc series RC circuit decreases to ____ percent of its ____ value after one
time constant.
A. 63.2, final B. 63.2, initial C. 36.8, final D. 36.8, initial

60. A load on a three-phase wye connected 220 V system consists of three 6 Ω resistances connected in wye
and in parallel with three 9 Ω resistances connected in delta. The magnitude of the line current is _____.
A. 36.66 A B. 63.50 A C. 42.34 A D. 24.44 A

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61. A shunt motor has an armature resistance of 0.2 Ω. It takes 120 A from 440 V supply and runs at 800 rpm.
If total torque developed is unchanged, calculate the speed and armature current if the magnetic field is
reduced to 60% of the initial value.
A. 1,182 rpm B. 1,282 rpm C. 1,082 rpm D. 982 rpm

62. A delta-connected load draws 17.28 kW from 240 V, balanced three-phase supply. What is the resistance of
the load if the reactance is equal to 5 ohms.
A. 2.5 Ω B. 7.5 Ω C. 10 Ω D. 5 Ω

63. Calculate the torque in N−m developed by a 440-V dc motor having an armature resistance of 0.25 Ω and
running at 750 rpm when taking a current of 60 A.
A. 385 B. 342 C. 285 D. 325

64. Three 40 Ω non-inductive resistances are connected in mesh across a 200 V, 3−phase lines. If one of the
three resistors is disconnected, what would be the power taken from the mains?
A. 500 w B. 1,000 w C. 3,000 w D. 2,000 w

65. A 4-pole dc generator with lap winding has 48 slots and 4 elements per slot. How many coils does it have?
A. 96 B. 192 C. 48 D. 384

66. What is the size of a capacitor necessary to raise the power factor from 75% to 95% of a 3−phase motor
rated 25 HP, 440 V, 92% efficiency?
A. 4.6 kvar B. 10.3 kvar C. 11.2 kvar D. 10.8 kvar

67. A 300−kW, 250−v, 6−pole generator has a simplex lap winding. Determine the voltage generated per path.
A. 125 v B. 250 v C. 41.7 v D. 62.5 v

68. If stator voltage of a SCIM is reduced to 50 percent of its rated value, torque developed is reduced by _____
percent of its full-load value.
A. 57.7 B. 25 C. 50 D. 75
69. Two ( 2 ) transformers are connected in open delta and deliver a balanced three-phase load of 245 KW at
460 volts and a power factor of 0.707. Calculate the power delivered by the individual transformers.
A. 150 KW, 95 KW B. 193.2 KW, 51.8 KW C. 173.2 KW, 71.8 KW D. 122.5 KW, 122.5 KW

70. What is the current per phase in the primary windings of a 3-phase Δ / Y connected 6,600 / 400 – V, 500 –
KVA, 50 Hz transformer. Neglect no-load current.
A. 43.74 A B. 75.76 A C. 25.25 A D. 14.58 A

71. It is desired to correct the 2,400 – KVA 0.65 lagging power factor load in a plant to unity by the installation
of a synchronous condenser. Calculate the KVA rating of the latter.
A. 2,400 B. 1,825 C. 1,560 D. 1,960

72. For a 36–slot 4-pole three-phase full-pitch distributed winding, what is the percent reduction in the
generated voltage?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 6 D. 5

73. If the maximum torque of an induction motor is 200 kg-m at a slip of 12%, the torque at 6% slip would be
_____kg-m.
A. 250 B. 120 C. 180 D. 160
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74. In a 10 : 1 step-down, 2,200 / 220 – V transformer, taps are changed to reduce the number of primary
turns by 5%. The secondary voltage will most nearly be _____volts.
A. 240 B. 231 C. 209 D. 225

75. The Scott connection is used to transform 100 KVA from 2,300 volts three-phase to 230 volts two-phase.
Calculate the currents in the main and teaser secondary windings.
A. 217.4 A B. 434.8 A C. 125.5 A D. 251 A

76. In an alternator running with a balanced zero p.f. lagging load, phase difference between the resultant
armature ( or stator ) flux and main field flux is always _____ .
A. zero B. 90° lagging C. 90° leading D. 180°

77. A transformer has a core loss of 64 watts and a copper loss of 144 watts when it is carrying 20% overload
current. The load at which this transformer will operate at the maximum efficiency is _____ percent.
A. 80 B. 44 C. 66 D. 120

78. A 6-pole, 3-phase induction motor runs at a speed of 960 rpm when the shaft torque is 136 N-m and the
frequency is 50 Hz. Calculate the rotor copper loss if the friction and windage losses are 150 watts.
A. 475 w B. 745 w C. 574 w D. 675 w

79. Out of the following methods of starting a 3-phase induction motor, which one requires six stator terminals?
A. rotor rheostat B. auto transformer C. star-delta D. direct on line

80. Three 10 : 1 transformers are connected Δ / Y for stepping up the 2,300 – volt three-phase source.
Calculate the secondary line voltage.
A. 23,000 v B. 69,000 v C. 46,000 v D. 40,000 v

81. A transformer is rated at 550 / 220 v. With the low voltage winding shorted, it requires 25 v across the 550 v
winding to permit rated current through both windings of the transformer. Calculate the percent impedance.
A. 4.55% B. 6.55% C. 3.55% D. 5.55%

82. Theoretically, where does the conduction of holes occur in a doped semiconductor?
A. conduction band B. forbidden band C. valence band D. empty band

83. A 3-phase overhead transmission line has its conductors arranged at the corners of an equilateral triangle of
2 m side. Calculate the capacitance of each line conductor per km. Given that diameter of each conductor is
1.25 cm.
A. 0.964 μF B. 0.0964 μF C. 0.00964 μF D. 9.64 μF

84. A transmission line has a span of 214 meters between level supports. The conductors have a cross-sectional
area of 3.225 cm2. Calculate the factor of safety under the following conditions.
Vertical sag = 2.35 ; Wind pressure = 1.5 kg/m
Breaking stress = 2,540 kg/cm 2
; Weight conductor = 1.125 kg/m
A. 2 B. 2.5 C. 3 D. 3.5

85. A generating station has an overall efficiency of 15% and 0.75 kg of coal is burned per KWHR by the station.
Determine the calorific value of coal in kilocalories per kilogram.
A. 1,146 B. 7,644 C. 1,349 D. 2,360

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86. A uniform source of light gives 1,884 lumens and is suspended 4m above the center of a floor 3 meter
square. Find the illumination in lm/m2 at the floor level immediately below the lamp.
A. 209.3 B. 117.75 C.16.66 D. 9.4

87. A 230 KV transmission line delivers a load of 100 MW at 230 KV and 85% lagging power factor. The
impedance is 5 + j12 and its capacitive reactance is 2,500 ohms. Determine the sending end line voltage.
A. 230 KV B. 239.8 KV C. 231.8 KV D. 234.89 KV

88. A double circuit 3-phase transmission line has 3 m spacing between phases and 3 m spacing between
circuits. Calculate the geometric mean distance (GMD) of the parallel lines.
A. 4.94 m B. 4.76 m C. 9 m D. 3.78 m

89. A transmission line consists of two solid aluminum conductors having a radius of 2.5 cm and separated on
centers by a distance of 3.6 m. Find the total line inductance in millihenrys per meter.
A. 2.09 x 10 –3 B. 1.044 x 10 –3 C. 0.0209 D. 0.0104

90. A 50 MW coal-fired power plant has an average heat rate of 11,000 BTU per KWHR. Coal has a heating
value of 13,000 BTU per pound. The plant has a load factor of 80%. How much coal is burned per day?
A. 8.2 x 106 lb B. 7.2 x 106 lb C. 1.2 x 105 lb D. 8.1 x 105 lb

91. A 100 MW power station delivers 100 MW for 2 hours, 50 MW for 6 hours and is shut down for the rest of
each day. It is also shut down for maintenance for 45 days each year. Calculate its annual load factor.
A. 21.8% B. 20.8% C. 23.4% D. 18.3%

92. The impedance triangle is similar to the __________ triangle with the resistance phasor in place of the
__________.
A. Current, resistor current C. voltage, impedance
B. Current, resistor voltage D. voltage, resistor voltage

93. What is the IEEE device function number 50?

A. AC time overcurrent relay C. AC circuit breaker
B. instantaneous overcurrent relay D. Differential protective relay

94. In a 3-phase, 4-wire system the current in the a, b, and c lines under abnormal condition of loading are, Ia
= 100 30° A, Ib = 50 300° A and Ic = 30 180° A. Find the zero sequence currents.
A. 18.3 6.81° A C. 17.3 3.15° A
B. 6.71 5.4° A D. 27.29 4.69° A

95. For a single line to ground fault, the zero sequence current is given by j3 pu. The current carried by the
neutral during the fault is
A. j1 pu B. j3 pu C. j9 pu D. j6 pu

96. Two-coupled coil have self-inductances L1 = 50 mH and L2 = 200 mH, and a coefficient of coupling K = 0.50.
If I1 = 5 sin 400t A, find the voltage at coil 2.
A. 100 cos 400t C. 100 sin 400t
B. 400 cos 400t D. 400 sin 400t

97. Three sinusoidal generators and a battery are connected in series with a coil whose resistance and
inductance are 8 Ω and 26.53 mH, respectively. The frequency and rms voltage of the respective generators
are 20 Hz, 15 v, 60 Hz, 30 v, 80 Hz, 50 v. The battery voltage is 6 v. Determine the circuit rms voltage.
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A. 10 v B. 60.51 v C. 101 v D. 69.5 v

98. Suppose that the consumption of energy in a certain country has a growth rate of percent per year. In how
many years will the energy consumption be tripled?growth rate of 4%
A. 20.60 B. 13.73 C. 9.16 D. 27.47

99. A 345 KV transmission line has a series impedance (4 + j60) Ω and a shunt admittance of j2 x 10-3 S. Using
100 MVA and the line voltage as base values, calculate the per unit shunt admittance of the line.
A. j2.38 pu B. j3.57 pu C. j4.76 pu D. j5.95 pu

100. The external characteristic of a shunt generator can be obtained directly from its _________
characteristic.
A. load saturation B. performance C. open-circuit D. Internal

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