Electrical Fundamentals

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1) The smallest Particle that a compound can 11) In a lead acid cell, the specific gravity of the
be split and show the same properties as electrolyte:
the whole is known as: A. increases as the cell discharges
A. a Atom B. stays relatively constant
B. an Element C. decreases as the cell discharges
C. a Molecule 12) In order to produce a substantial voltage
2) A Semi-conductor will have: and current from photovoltaic cells they
A. eight electrons in the outer shell should be connected in:
B. four electrons in the outer shell A. series with each other
C. two electrons in the outer shell B. parallel with each other
3) A conductor with a positive Q (charge) of 4C C. series parallel arrangement
has 12.56x1018 electrons added it will have 13) A circuit with a current of 6A has it's
a Q =: resistance doubled the new current is:
A. 4 A. 3A
B. 2 B. 12A
C. Zero C. 24A
4) Ion current is found in: 14) A circuit has a current flow of 6A. If the
A. conductors and semi-conductors voltage is trebled the new current will be:
B. liquids and gasses A. 2A
C. semi-conductors B. 18A
5) A current of 5A flows for 2 minutes how C. 24A
many coulombs passed a point in the 15) A 24V source is connected across a 30Kohm
circuit? resistor. In order to achieve a current flow
A. 2.5 of 6mA the resistor must be changed to
B. 10 A. 144mohm
C. 600 B. 4Kohm
6) A charge of 10 coulombs moves passed a C. 7.5Kohm
point in 2 seconds. The flow in amps is: 16) if the output of a generator drops from
A. 5 100V with zero current flowing to 80V with
B. 12 2A flowing then the internal resistance is:
C. 20 A. 10ohm
7) A charge of 36 coulombs moves passed a B. 90ohm
point in 3 seconds. The flow in amps is: C. 120ohm
A. 108 17) calculate current in a circuit with 12V supply
B. 33 and 2 4ohms resistors in parallel:
C. 12 A. 1A
8) Electromagnetism will provide an electrical B. 6A
effect from a: C. 10mA
A. Battery 18) What is the resistance and tolerance value
B. Thermocouple of a resistor colour coded, yellow, Violet
C. Generator and brown:
A 4.7ohm 10%
9) A Photovoltaic cell produces: B 470ohm 20%
A. a light source when current flows C. 47ohm 20%
B. emits electrons when light strikes the surface 19) In the diagram an unknown resistance is
C. an EMF directly in proportion to an applied being measured using a wheatstone bridge.
current The bridge is balanced. The unknown
10) The Seebeck effect is commonly found as resistance is:
the resultant current flow in a:
A. Thermocouple unit
B. Photovoltaic cell
C. Ceramic pressure transducer
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27) The right hand grasp rule is used to

determine the:
A. polarity of the magnetic field in a coil
B. polarity of the magnetic field in a straight
conductor
C. direction of the field between magnetic poles
28) The point of coercivity occurs when the:
A. magnetic force applied causes the material to
become magnetically saturated
A. 10Ω B. magnetic flux is zero even though a magnetising
B. 60Ω force is being applied
C. 150Ω C. magnetic force reaches its peak positive of
20) What is the tolerance range of resistor negative value
calculated in question 19 assuming last 29) The magnetising force (H) of a coil of 20
band of silver color turns and 5 meters long magnetic circuit
A. 9 Ω - 11 Ω with a current of 6 amperes flowing though
B. 54 Ω - 66 Ω it is :
C. 135 Ω - 165 Ω A. 1.5 At/m
21) In a parallel network of resistors which are B. 16.66 At/m
unequal the current is: C. 24 At/m
A. the same through all resistances 30) A coil induces 200 mV when the current
B. highest through the highest R changes at the rate of 1 amp per second.
C. highest through the lowest R The inductance L is:
22) 5 amps passes through a 4ohm resistor, the A. 100 mH
amount of power the resistor has to B. 200 mH
dissipate is: C. 400 mH
A.100 watts 31) A coil has an inductance of 8 mH with 125
B. 20 watts turns. When the number of turns is doubled
C. 6.25 watts within the same length, the inductance will
23) How much current is required for an become:
onboard 600W microwave oven with 120 A. 32 mH
volts? B. 16 mH
A. 5 amps C. 4 mH
B. 3 amps 32) An alternating current voltage waveform
C. 2 amps has a root mean square value of 70.7 volts
24) Capacitance increases with a: the peak voltage is:
A. larger plate overlap area and less distance A. 200 volts
between the plates B. 100 volts
B. larger plate overlap area and greater distance C. 56 Volts
between the plates 33) The rate of change of a sine wave is:
C. smaller plate overlap area and greater distance A. greatest when passing through zero
between the plates B. greatest when passing through maximum
25) The charge time of a capacitor of value 3uF C. greatest when passing through minimum
connected in series with a resistor of value 34) Two Sine waves of the same frequency have
5kohm is: a phase angle of 90 degrees. This can also
A. 15mS be expressed as:
B. 75mS A. 2pi radians
C. 750mS B. pi/2 radians
26) Calculate the MMF (Magneto Motive Force) C. Pi radians
of a coil with 2000 turns and a 5mA current: 35) The aircraft power supply frequency is 400
A. 5 hertz. The period is:
B. 10 A. 0.006 seconds
C. 20 B. 0.004 seconds
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C. 0.0025 seconds
36) When a circuit contains both a resistor and
an inductor a phase angle is developed
between current and voltage, such that:
A. the voltage lags the current by >45 degrees
B. the voltage lags the current by <90 degrees
C. the voltage leads the current by <90 degrees
37) An alternating current series circuit has 2
amps through a 100ohm resistor and a 173
ohm inductor. The real power is
A. 400 watts
B. 200 watts
C. 150 watts
38) An alternating electromotive force is
applied to a pure resistance. Current and
voltage :
A. are in antiphase
B. are in phase
C. phase angle dependant on frequency
39) A filter circuit passes 400Hz but blocks
10Hz. Which kind of filter is being used:
A. low pass
B. high pass
C. band pass
40) A walkie talkie works on specified
frequencies. Which type of filter might be
used in it :
A. band pass
B. low pass
C. high pass
41) Symmetrical waveforms are said to made
up from:
A. the fundamental and even harmonics
B. the fundamental and odd harmonics
C. a combination of odd and even harmonics
42) In a high pass filter the:
A. capacitance must be in series with the load, with
shunt R or L across the line
B. inductance must be in series with the load, with
shunt R or C across the line
C. resistance must be in series with the load, with
shunt L or C across the line
43) In a Series resistance, inductance and
capacitance circuit where VL = 50 volts, VR
= 50 volts and VC =20 volts the applied
voltage is:
A. capacative, with current leading voltage
B. inductive, with current lagging voltage
C. capacative, with current lagging voltage
44) When comparing 2 alternating current
waveforms, one is at its maximum value
while the other is at zero. The two
waveforms are:
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A. of opposite phase angle
B. 90° out of Phase
C. 45° out of Phase
45) To improve the power factor of an inductive
circuit it is common practice to fit:
A. an inductor in series
B. a resistor in series
C. a capacitor in series
46) In a circuit at resonance, the effect of
reducing the value of capacitance will cause
the circuit to resonate at:
A. a higher frequency
B. the same frequency
C. a lower frequency
47) Of the following phases, which two are 180
degrees apart?
A. VL and VR
B. VC and VL
C. IR and IL
48) In a 3 phase delta wound alternating
current system the:
A. current capacity is increased by a factor of 1.73
B. current capacity is increased by a factor of .707
C. voltage capacity is increased by a factor of 1.73
49) In a purely resistive circuit with an
alternating voltage applied the power curve
is:
A. the same frequency as the applied voltage
extending above and below the axis
B. the same frequency as the applied current
extending above and below the axis
C. twice the frequency as the applied voltage and
current extending only above axis
50) In a coil:
A. less current produces more magnetomotive force
for a specified number of turns
B. higher permeability of the core material produces
more flux for a specified ampere-turns
C. air has a lower reluctance than soft iron
51) The power factor of an alternating current
circuit is:
A. the cosine of the phase angle
B. the sine of the phase angle
C. the tangent of the phase angle
52) Remanance is the:
A. remaining magnetic flux in a material after the
magnetising force has been removed
B. magnetic flux in a material when saturation has
been reached
C. the amount of force required to get the remaining
magnetism back to zero