Grid and Electrical Engineering Questions

1. quaintly or the voltage, including its Frequency and the resulting current that are measured in the
Grid during normal conditions.
Answer: a. Power quality

2. Defined as the deviation of the root-mean-square (RMS) value of the Voltage from its nominal
value, expressed in percent.
Answer: a. voltage variation

3. Defined as the total root-sum square harmonic current distortion, in percent of the maximum
Demand load current (15 or 30 min. Demand).
Answer: a. Total Demand Distortion

4. The Voltage Fluctuation at any Connection Point with a fluctuating Demand shall not allowed to
exceed how many percent of the nominal Voltage for every step change.
Answer: a. 2%

5. Develop and submit to the ERC for review, the procedures for measuring, calculating and
periodically reporting the Reliability Performance Indicators prescribed in the Performance
Incentive Scheme.
Answer: c. Grid Code Management Committee

6. This study shall be performed to evaluate the behavior of the Grid for the existing and planned
Grid facilities under forecasted maximum and minimum Demand conditions. It shall also be
performed to study the impact on the Grid of the connection of new Generating Plants, Loads,
substations or transmission lines.
Answer: c. Load Flow Study

7. The Grid shall be considered to be in the Alert State when:

8. This is one of the notice which shall be issued, without delay, by the System Operator to notify all
Users of the Grid of an existing alert state:
Answer: b. Yellow Alert when a tropical disturbance is expected to make a landfall within 24 hours

9. This is intended to be the minimum Frequency Response that shall be maintained by the SO in
the Grid.
Answer: b. Frequency Response Obligation

10. Demand Control shall be implemented to reduce the Demand of the Grid when:
Answer: b. The System Operator has issued a Red Alert notice due to generation deficiency or when
a Multiple Outage Contingency resulted in Islanding Operation.

11. This Act mandates the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish the WESM within one (1) year
from its effectivity. The Act also mandates the DOE, jointly with the electric power industry
participants, to formulate the detailed rules for the WESM.
Answer: c. RA 9136
12. The WESM Rules are promulgated to implement the provisions of the Act, its Implementing
Rules and Regulations and other related laws as well as to:
Answer: a. Provide a convenient, competitive, transparent and reliable spot market.

13. The Market Operator shall, generally and non-restrictively, have the following functions and
responsibilities:
Answer: A. Administer the operation of the WESM in accordance with the WESM Rules

14. Obligations of the PEM Board, the PEM Board shall at all times:
Answer: B. Perform all things reasonably necessary to contribute toward the
achievement of the WESM and the ACI objectives

15. A Trading Participant or Network Service Provider providing ancillary services in accordance
with issued 13 call (and relevant) are the Market Operator as an Ancillary Services Providers
respect of:
Answer: A. Each reserve facility it operates

16. Who are Metering Services Provider?

17. The Market Operator, in consultation with System Operator and WESM Participants shall
conduct a periodic review and invitation of the following:
Answer: A. Reserve categories, reserve regions, reserve market cost recovery formats,
and locationality specific reserve requirements

18. When preparing a week ahead projection and day-ahead projections, the timing conditions
for each instrument one (1) had internal shall be determined in respect of:
Answer: D. subsequent one (1) hour interval, as the practical power system conditions
determined by the market dispatch optimisation model for the end of the previous one
(1) hour interval in that market projector

19. Before a Trading Participant who is a Direct WESM Monitor will be permitted by the Market
Operator to participate in the work market in respect of a market trading node, the Trading
Participant shall ensure that:
Answer: C. Each metering installation is registered with the Market Operator

20. The PEM Board shall direct the environment and Compliance Officer to investigate the
aligned breach as what an principle, where:
Answer: A. A NESM member or the Market Operator holders the PEM Board of an
alleged breach of the WESM Rules, is accordance with issued 7.2.2.2

21. General lighting of any enclosed area 10 m³ or larger in which the connected load exceeds
10 W/m² for the whole area shall be controlled so that the load for the lights may be
reduced by at least how many percent?
Answer: D. 70%
22. External lighting not intended for 24 hours continuous use shall be automatically switched
by a timer, photocell or a timer-photocell combination but provided with what?
Answer: B. manual override

23. The sum of the operating cost over the economic life of distribution system should be
minimized rather than the initial cost only. Operating cost shall include but not limited to?
Answer: C. maintenance and energy losses

24. For metering facilities should have capabilities of measuring energy consumption and
current. Where possible, a feeder circuit shall be serving a particular group of loads sharing
the same function for better monitoring and control. These loads can be grouped as
follows, except?
Answer: D. Transformers

25. For the purpose of energy conservation, the maximum permissible Overall Thermal Transfer
Value (OTTV) has been set at?
Answer: D. 45 W/m²

26. The Solar Factor for vertical surfaces has been experimentally determined for this zone.
From data collected over a period of time for the eight primary orientations, the average
Solar Factor for vertical surfaces has been worked out to be?
Answer: A. 120 W/m²

27. The indoor conditions in an air-conditioned space shall conform to the following, except:
Answer: C. Maximum Dry Bulb Temperature 30 °C

28. For fan systems that provide a constant air volume whenever the fans are operating, the
power required by the motor of the combined fan system at design conditions shall not
exceed?
Answer: B. 1.0 W/m³/h

29. As a general rule, ventilation rate of 2.8 m³/min to ______ is adequate in practice if the
average indoor air temperature rise of not more than 14 °C is to be maintained as a result of
body heat.
Answer: B. 5.6 m³/min per person

30. It is recommended that two separate systems be installed when two different temperatures
are required to minimize piping heat losses. This should always be done where the demand
at the lower temperature is greater than?
Answer: D. 25% of the demand at the higher temperature

31. RA 9136, Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) takes effect on?
Answer: A. June 26, 2001

32. In December 2004, for the private distribution utilities, thru the Distribution Wheeling Rates
Guidelines (renamed as Rules for Setting Distribution Wheeling Rates, RDWR), wherein
rates are controlled thru a?
Answer: A. average price cap
 33. Under incentive regulation, there is an incentive to maximize profit. Profits can be increased
by reducing service quality. Hence, the Regulator also has a societal obligation to regulate
service quality to ensure the following except?
Answer: B. All customers receive a non-reasonable quality of service

34. Direct compensation to customers if certain service delivery performance standards are
not met, except?
Answer: B. If Consumer is connected on the specified date of connection

Legal and Administrative Questions (88-99)

89. Sec. 41. Terms of Office of Board Members. - Upon approval of this Act, the ______ and two (2)
members of the Board shall continue to serve until their terms of office expire or until their
replacements have been appointed by the President and shall have been duly qualified.
Answer: d. Incumbent chairman

90. Sec. 42. New Certificates of Registration and Professional Licenses. - (a) Associate electrical
engineers and assistant electrical engineers with valid certificates of registration and professional
license issued under Republic Act No. 184 shall register within ______ and be issued new
certificates of registration and new professional license as registered electrical engineers under
this Act to replace their original ones.
Answer: c. one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act

91. Under Section 42, (b) Master electricians with valid certificates of registration and professional
licenses under Republic Act No. 184 shall register within ______ and be issued new certificates of
registration and new professional licenses as registered master electricians with the same serial
numbers as their old ones to replace their original certificates and licenses.
Answer: a. three (3) years from the effectivity of this Act

92. Sec. 43. Repealing Clause. - ______ and existing provisions of provincial, city or municipal
ordinances or regulations pertaining to examinations for electrical contractors, electrical
inspectors, or electricians, and all other laws, part of laws, orders, ordinances or regulations in
conflict with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
Answer: b. Republic Act NO. 184

93. Sec. 44. ______. - If any part of this Act or the application of such provision or circumstance is
declared unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or the application of such provision to other
persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such declaration.
Answer: b. Separability Clause

94. Sec. 45. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after ______ following its full publication in
the Official Gazette or newspaper of general circulation.
Answer: a. Thirty (30) days
95. Under RULE 5 or RA 7920 IRR, PROMULGATION OF DECISIONS, RULES, ETC. - To promulgate a
decision, resolution or order in an administrative case, or a policy, rule and/or regulation, measure,
directive, order, circular, or other resolution for the implementation of RA 7920, the Board shall
meet ______. Both a quorum and a majority vote are pre-requisites for the validity of any of the
foregoing actions. A quorum or majority vote shall consist of two (2) members of the Board.
Answer: a. en banc and vote personally

96. Under RULE 6 of RA 7920 IRR, OFFICIAL BUSINESS WITH THE COMMISSION. - For any dealing,
transaction, or business with the Commissioner, the ______ shall be the spokesman, representative
or liaison of the Board. He may authorize or designate any of its members or the Secretary of the
Professional Regulatory Boards, in case of his absence or indisposition.
Answer: a. Chairman of the Board

97. Under RULE 9 of RA 7920 IRR, OPINION ON AND INTERPRETATION OF R.A. 7920 AND THE
BOARD'S RULES AND REGULATIONS. - The Board in the discharge of its quasi-legislative (rule-
making) power may issue an opinion on, construction, or interpretation of, any provision of R.A.
7920, of the Board's Rules and Regulations, Code of Ethics, policies, issuances, etc. The issuance
of the herein Board's official action shall be released through the Chairman, or a Board Member, or
the Secretary of the Professional Regulatory Boards as signatory if authorized by the ______.
Answer: b. Board

98. Under RULE 12 of RA 7920 IRR, PROGRAM OF EXAMINATION. - The Board shall issue a program
for every scheduled examination indicating therein the subjects with their dates, time and
percentage weights, the instructions, and the names and signatures of the Chairman of the Board
and the Secretary of the Professional Regulatory Boards...
Answer: d. not later than thirty (30) days prior to the first day of the examination