BASIC ELECTRICITY Part 1
Presenter:
NATHANIEL A. SUMALINOG
A manually operated tool in boring
holes in metals or woods. Masonry bit 1
is a special king of bit used for drilling
holes on concrete or brick wall.
A. Hand drill and bit
B. Star drill
C. Gimlet
D. Portable electric drill
Measuring instrument used by
electricians and refrigerator 2
mechanics for measuring voltage,
current and resistance.
A. Volt-Ohm Millimeter
B. Galvanometer
C. Outside micrometer-caliper
D. Clamp or hook-on ammeter
The following are the classifications of
saw. Which one is the best or suitable 3
used to cut arcs or circles or round
holes on pieces of wood?
A. Cross cut saw
B. Hack saw
C. Key hole saw
D. Rip saw
Nathan wants to make a pilot hole for
screws which he is going to install a 4
knob to a door. Which of the following
boring tools is suitable to use?
A. Breast drill
B. Electric drill
C. Star drill
D. Gimlet
In order to remove the insulation of the
conductors and scraping the surface of the
conductor. What type of cutting tools 5
would you suggest which is also suitable to
use?
A. Side cutting tools
B. Electrician’s knife
C. Long nose plier
D. Mechanical wire stripper
Used to turn or drive screws with clotted
heads. They are made in several sizes and
shapes and are measured by the length of 6
the blade which is made of tools steel,
hardened and tempered at the point.
A. Nut driver
B. Hammers
C. Mechanical wrench
D. Screw drivers
Alvin Joe wants to test if the outlet is still have
connection and find out if there is still a
working voltage through it. What will be the 7
best or suitable type of diagnostic tool will he
prefers to use?
A. Oscilloscope
B. Volt-Ohm Millimeter
C. Galvanometer
D. None of the choices
It is the force which reduces the flow of 8
electric current.
A. Resistance
B. Voltage
C. Magnetic force
D. Power
Pioneered the generation, transmission, and
use of alternating current (AC) electricity, 10
which can be transmitted over much greater
distances than direct current.
A. Alessandro Volta
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Thomas Edison
D. Nikola Tesla
He perfected his invention the electric light
bulb prior to 1879, direct current (DC)
electricity had been used in arc lights for
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outdoor lighting.
A. Nikola Tesla
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Alessandro Volta
D. Thomas Edison
This kind of electricity is generated
through the action of friction between two 12
materials, or by potential difference.
A. Dynamic Electricity
B. Pressure
C. Static
D. Photoelectricity
This device generate a different or 13
potential means of chemical action.
A. Lighter
B. Battery
C. Generator
D. Alternator
This source of electricity is being 14
generated through heat action.
A. Piezo-electricity
B. Photo-electricity
C. Static electricity
D. Thermo-electricity
Electricity are produce by the rotating 15
machines working by the use of magnets.
A. Light action
B. Mechanical action
C. Pressure action
D. Electrical action
An electrical unit that is use to 16
quantify the flow of electric current.
A. Voltage
B. Amperage
C. Wattage
D. Resistance
It is the force that makes electrons
move in a certain direction within a 17
conductor.
A. Voltage
B. Watts
C. Amperes
D. Power
Also called bell wire is used in bell and
alarm wiring work. It is usually a No. 18 18
solid wire.
A. Heater Cord
B. Royal Cord
C. Annunciator wire
D. Asbestos-covered wire
What is true about the size of 19
conductor?
A. The higher the number, the bigger the size
B. The smaller the number, the bigger the size
C. The bigger the size, the higher the resistance
D. None of the choices
It is a material which does not
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allow electrical current to flow
through it.
A. Conductor
B. Oscillator
C. Insulator
D. Cumutator
It enables the electric current to
travel from its source and back to the 21
source.
A. Load
B. Current
C. Circuit
D. Ground
The following are the common 22
conditions of electric circuits EXCEPT.
A. Open
B. Ground
C. Close
D. Grounded
This condition exists when there is a
break in the flow of electrons in some 23
part of the circuit.
A. Closed circuit
B. Short circuit
C. Ground circuit
D. Open circuit
If two conductors of different potentials come into
electrical contact with each other, the current will
“jump” back to the source without passing through
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the electrical appliance. This condition of electric
circuit is called a/an.
A. Open circuit
B. Short circuit
C. Series circuit
D. Ground circuit
When there is a continuous flow of current
form its source and back to the source 25
without interruption, the circuit condition
is,
A. Parallel
B. Open
C. Series
D. Closed
It is a cause of an accidental touching of
one conductor to another conductor or to 26
the metal body of an appliance
A. Ground circuit
B. Short circuit
C. Grounded
D. Closed
A part of the circuit that uses electrical 27
energy and consumes power.
A. Load
B. Source
C. Path
D. Switch
An appliance that uses alternating current 28
that implies an action of motion.
A. Bulb
B. Sound-system
C. Washing machine
D. Electric stove
It is a pictorial way of showing circuits.
Electricians and engineers draw this to help
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them design the actual circuits.
A. Wiring connections
B. Wiring circuits
C. Circuit connections
D. Wiring diagrams
An electrical circuit in which the devices
are connected end to end, positive 30
terminal to negative terminal.
A. Series
B. Series-parallel
C. Parallel
D. All of the above
It is a close conducting path by which a current
can transfer electric energy from a source to a
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load.
A. Electric current
B. Resistance
C. Electric load
D. Electric ciruit
The electric current is always travels
in one direction in an external circuit 32
is called a/an.
A. Alternating current
B. Direct current
C. Fluctuating current
D. None of the choices
Probably the most important
mathematical relationship between 33
voltage, current and resistance in
electricity.
A. Kirchhoff's law
B. Power law
C. Ohm’s law
D. All of the above
A man who published the relationship
between the voltage, current and 34
resistance.
A. Alessandro Volta
B. George Simon Ohm
C. Simon G. Ohm
D. Thomas Edison
What is true about the Ohm’s law? 35
The current in a circuit is directly proportional to the applied
A. voltage and inversely proportional to resistance in the circuit.
The voltage in a circuit is directly proportional to the applied
B. current and inversely proportional to resistance in the circuit.
The resistance in a circuit is directly proportional to the applied
C. current and inversely proportional to voltage in the circuit.
The current in a circuit is directly proportional to the applied
D. resistance and inversely proportional to voltage in the circuit.
What will be the written symbol of 36
an ampere?
A. I or i
B. V or E
C. P or W
D. R
The bell has a resistance of 18 ῼ
and it requires a 2.6 A current to 37
operate. Find the voltage required
to ring the bell.
A. 46.8 volts
B. 48.9 volts
C. 47.15 volts
D. 46.7 volts
How much is the power are
delivered to a circuit by a 220 volts 38
generator that supplies 30 A to the
circuit?
A. 6.6 watts
B. 7.6 watts
C. 6.6 kilowatts
D. 5.6 kilowatts
What are the individual currents flow through
the 3 lamps when first lamp has a resistance of
35 ῼ, the second one has 28 ῼ and the last has
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39 ῼ and are connected to an ordinary house
voltage of 220 volts?
A. I-1=6.29 A., I-2=6.86 A., I-3=3.46 A
B. I-1=6.29 A., I-2=8.76 A., I-3=5.64 A.
C. I-1=6.29 A., I-2=7.86 A., I-3=5.64 A.
D. I-1=6.29 A., I-2=8.68 A., I-3=4.36 A.
What is the amount of current does
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a 50-watts fluorescent lamp draw
from a 220 volts power source?
A. .5 amperes
B. .227 amperes
C. 1.2 amperes
D. 2.27 amperes
Supposing you replace the old lamp which
has 85 ῼ of resistance with another one,
requiring 8 volts across it but the current 41
flows only 0.05 A. what is the resistance of
the new lamp?
A. 175 Ω
B. 160 Ω
C. 240 Ω
D. 120 Ω
If a copper wire becomes heated because of an
excessive amount of current flowing through it,
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what will happen to the resistance of the wire?
A. Remain as it is cold
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. Becomes zero
A meter is used by electric company such
as MERALCO to determine your electric 43
bIll. The meter records the_______.
A. Electrical current consumption
B. Electrical energy saving
C. Electrical power consumption
D. Electrical voltage saving
What do you call the material used to protect
individual conductors from moisture and 44
physical harm and often allowed for interior
installation?
A. Electrical tape
B. Conduits
C. Fuse and Circuit breaker
D. All of the above
House wiring installations must conform to the
standards of National Electrical Code. House
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electrical wiring installations is approved by:
A. Electrical Engineers
B. Local Electricians
C. Bureau of Fire Protection
D. Department of Science and Technology
The conductors and equipment for
delivering energy from the serving utility 46
to the wiring system of the premises
served.
A. Service
B. Service conductors
C. Service entrance
D. Service drop
It is the overhead service conductors from the
last pole or other aerial support to and
including the splices, if any, connecting to the
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service entrance conductors at the building or
other structure.
A. Service connections
B. Service entrance
C. Service drop
D. Service cable
The service conductors between the terminals
of the service equipment and a point usually
outside the building, clear of the building
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walls, where joined by tap or splice to the
service drop.
A. Service entrance conductor (overhead system)
B. Service entrance conductor (sub-sets system)
C. Service entrance conductor (underground system)
D. None of the choices
Usually consisting of a circuit breaker(s) or
switch(es) and fuse(s) and their accessories,
connected to the load end of service conductors to a 49
building or other structure, or an otherwise
designated area, and intended to constitute the main
control and cut-off of the supply.
A. Service lateral
B. Service entrance
C. Service cable
D. Service equipment
It refers to the complete path traversed by an 50
electric current.
A. Electric consumption
B. Complete circuit
C. Electric circuit
D. All of the above
The circuit conductors between the final
over current device protecting the circuit 51
and the outlet(s).
A. Complete circuit
B. Branch circuit
C. Short circuit
D. Electric circuit
A branch circuit that supplies energy to one or
more outlets to which appliances are to be
connected, and that has no permanently
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connected lighting fixtures that are not a part
of an appliance.
A. Branch circuit for appliance
B. Branch circuit for general purpose
C. Branch circuit for individual
D. Branch circuit for multi-wire
What is the primary consideration in 53
electrical wiring installation?
A. Cost
B. Safety
C. Labor
D. Function
An automatically operated electrical switch designed
to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused 54
by overload or short circuit. Its basic function is to
detect a fault condition and interrupt current flow.
A. Fuses
B. Lightning arrester
C. Circuit breaker
D. Transformer
The working principle of this protective device
is that if the current is in excess then the strip 55
which is the melting point would melt and
break the circuit.
A. Lightning arrester
B. Circuit breaker
C. Double bus breaker
D. Fuses
What is the capacity of a circuit
breaker used for convenience outlets 56
or general purpose circuits?
A. 30 amperes
B. 20 amperes
C. 15 amperes
D. 50 amperes
The capacity of circuit breaker for lighting 57
fixtures is:
A. 20 amperes
B. 50 amperes
C. 15 amperes
D. 30 amperes
It is the standard number of diameter of 58
wire for lighting fixture.
A. No. 12 AWG
B. No. 14 AWG
C. No. 16 AWG
D. No. 8 AWG
The standard capacity of fuse in the 59
circuit of lighting fixtures.
A. 15 amperes
B. 20 amperes
C. 30 amperes
D. 60 amperes
What is the capacity rating of the circuit
breaker for heavy duty appliances such as 60
air-conditioning unit?
A. 60-100 amperes
B. 30 amperes
C. 20 amperes
D. 15 amperes
The size number of wire standard
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use for convenience outlets or
general purposes.
A. No. 12 AWG
B. No. 14 AWG
C. No. 8 AWG
D. No. 10 AWG
What is the capacity rating of the circuit
breaker use for convenience outlets or 62
general purposes?
A. 20 amperes
B. 15 amperes
C. 30 amperes
D. None of the above
Planning and designing of electrical wiring 63
lay-out plan is done order to _________.
A. Avoid overload circuit and grounded circuit conditions
Provide efficient and effective wiring system of the
B.
building
C. Maintain quality workmanship
D. Protect the circuit from high current
Channels or wiring accessories designed for
holding wires, cables or bus-bars that are 64
either made of metal, plastic, or any insulating
mediums.
A. Raceways
B. Electrical tubing
C. Couplings
D. Cable tray
A simple switch with two terminals used to
turn on and off the light or appliance from 65
a single location.
A. Three-way switch
B. Single pole touch switch
C. Single pole switch
D. Four-way switch
This type of switch is being used in 66
parallel cords.
A. Feed through switch
B. Single pole switch
C. Canopy switch
D. Single pole touch switch
This type of switch is used to control
lights from two different locations in 67
which two switches are required for
each installation.
A. Four-way switch
B. Feed through switch
C. Three-way switch
D. Single pole switch
This switch is used to control an
electrical circuit from three points. In 68
using this, it must be installed
between the two-three-way switches.
A. Four-way switch
B. Three-way switch
C. Single pole switch
D. Canopy switch
A form of energy produced by the movement of 9
electrons.
A. Wattage
B. Electricity
C. Current
D. Electronics
This type of switch is used to
switch a light from bright light (100 69
%) to a lower light (approximately
25 %) by turning a knob.
A. Canopy switch
B. Selector switch
C. Variable switch
D. Dimmer switch
A switch that uses a LDR sensor, when
a shadow cover it up the contact will 70
close and when the light strikes the
sensor the circuit will open.
A. Canopy switch
B. Photo-cell switch
C. Variable switch
D. Dimmer switch
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