Journeyman Electrical Exam Questions and Answers, Exams of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

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Journeyman Electrical Closed Book
Exam #1100% Correct!!.
An advantage of an electromagnent over a permanent magnent is that ____. - ANSWERAn
electromagnent can be switched on and off.
An excellent diffuser surface is one that ____. - ANSWERScatters light uniformly in all directions.
Light is converted into electricity ____. - ANSWERIn a photovoltaic cell.
The rotating part of a DC motor is known as ____. - ANSWERArmature.
A device used to pull wires through a conduit is called ____. - ANSWERFish tape.
In making a resistance test, remember that the resistance of a short circuit is ____. -
ANSWERApproximately zero.
To increase current capacity, battery cells are connected in ____. - ANSWERParallel.
The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is approximately ____ times it's cold resistance. -
ANSWERTen.
The proper way of measuring an unknown voltage with a multi-tester is to ____. - ANSWERStart
measuring at the highest range.
A capacitor stores ____. - ANSWERA charge.
____ has the lowest electrical strength. - ANSWERPaper.
A form of air switch in which the moving element is a hinged blade wedge between stationary
contact blades when closed is a ____ switch. - ANSWERKnife.
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Journeyman Electrical Closed Book

Exam #1100% Correct!!.

An advantage of an electromagnent over a permanent magnent is that ____. - ANSWERAn electromagnent can be switched on and off. An excellent diffuser surface is one that ____. - ANSWERScatters light uniformly in all directions. Light is converted into electricity ____. - ANSWERIn a photovoltaic cell. The rotating part of a DC motor is known as ____. - ANSWERArmature. A device used to pull wires through a conduit is called ____. - ANSWERFish tape. In making a resistance test, remember that the resistance of a short circuit is ____. - ANSWERApproximately zero. To increase current capacity, battery cells are connected in ____. - ANSWERParallel. The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is approximately ____ times it's cold resistance. - ANSWERTen. The proper way of measuring an unknown voltage with a multi-tester is to ____. - ANSWERStart measuring at the highest range. A capacitor stores ____. - ANSWERA charge. ____ has the lowest electrical strength. - ANSWERPaper. A form of air switch in which the moving element is a hinged blade wedge between stationary contact blades when closed is a ____ switch. - ANSWERKnife.

If a bare live conducted is touched accidentally, the severity of electrical shock is determined primarily by ____. - ANSWERThe contact resistance between the bare wire and the person at the point of contact. The capacitor in a capacitor-start induction-run AC motor is connected in series with the ____ winding. - ANSWERStarting. The ____ is defined as the shortest distance measured between a point on the top surface of any direct buried conductor, cable, conduit and the top surface of finish grade. - ANSWERCover. An ohmmeter consists of a meter movement In series with ____. - ANSWERA battery. Grease is a lubricant that is basically a combination of ____. - ANSWEROil and soap. Then continuity of a coil of winding may be determined by measuring the resistance of the coil. If the resistance measured is infinite, the coil winding is ____. - ANSWEROpen. A three-way switch is equivalent to a ____ switch. - ANSWERSPDT (Single Pole Double Throw) The main reason that electrical appliances are connected in parallel rather than series is ____. - ANSWERIt makes the operation of each appliance independent with each other. A step-up transformer increases ____. - ANSWERVoltage. A circuit with a lagging current means the circuit is ____. - ANSWERInductive. If a conductor has a r distance of 0.2 Ohms and the length is doubled, the resistance becomes ____. - ANSWER0.4 Ohms. The voltage per turn of the primary of a transformer is ____ the voltage per turn of the secondary. - ANSWERThe same as. An open resistor when checked with an ohmmeter reads ____. - ANSWERInfinite.

An ____ is a material with atoms in which the electrons tend to stay in their orbits. - ANSWERInsulator. Hysteresis losses ____. - ANSWERAre caused by high frequency alternating current in a coil with an iron core. In magnetic and electric circuit analogy, magnetic flux is the analog of ____. - ANSWERCurrent. A device that rev roses the magnetic field polarity to keep a DC motor rotating is a ____. - ANSWERCommutator The resistance of a wire is directly proportional to the ____ and inversely proportional to the cross- sectional area. - ANSWERLength. The energy in a battery cell depends mainly on ____. - ANSWERIts physical size. Transformer cores are built up from laminations rather than from solid metal so that ____. - ANSWEREddy current loss is reduced. An instrument used to check the motor shaft alignment is called a ____. - ANSWERDial indicator. In AC currents, the ratio of kw/kva represents the ____ factor. - ANSWERPower. Capacitance increases with ____. - ANSWERLarger plate area and smaller distance between plates. A tool used by a lineman to remove insulation from large cables is called ____. - ANSWERElectrician's knife. The condition of a liquid electrolyte in a better is measured in terms of its ____. - ANSWERSpecific gravity. In a parallel circuit, the total resistance is ____. - ANSWERSmaller than the smallest resistance in the combination.