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4TH CLASS ABSA EXAM PART A PRACTICE EXAM LATEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
An electric motor has a 3/4 horse power output rating. Calculate
the rating in kilowatts:
a) 0.56
b) 0.75
c) 0.70
d) 7.5
e) 1.005 - ANSWER-a) 0.56
The connection provided on DC motors to supply the armature
with power:
a) are slip rings
b) are field poses
c) is a rheostat
d) commutator
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e) is a rotating conductor - ANSWER-d) commutator
The unit for the oppostion to current flow is the:
a) volt
b) amperes
c) ohm
d) watt
e) resistance - ANSWER-c) ohm
In an electric circuit protected by a single fuse the current flowing
through the fuse must be:
a) Equal to the voltage in the circuit
b) Equal to the resistance in the circuit
c) All of the current in the circuit
d) Equal to the rated value of the fuse
e) 1.732 times the applied current - ANSWER-d) Equal to the
rated value of the fuse
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Electric overloads may be due to
1. Applying too heavy load to an electric motor
2. Lightning strike
3. A short circuit
4. Overloading a circuit with too many devices
5. Addition of circuit breakers
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 1,3,4,5
c) 1,2,5
d) 2,3,4
e) 1,3,5 - ANSWER-a) 1,2,3,4
Since the discovery of electrons, it has been determined that
electrons are a negative charge and flow from:
Select one:
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a. positive to negative
b. north to south
c. south to north
d. a lower potential to a higher potential
e. a higher potential to a lower potential - ANSWER-d
The yoke that supports the main components of the DC machine
is frequently made of:
a) Copper or brass
b) Mica and carbon
c) Copper and carbon
d) Cast steel or iron
e) Stainless steel - ANSWER-d
Electrical current flow through a conductor is caused by the drift
of:
a) Photons
4TH CLASS ABSA EXAM PART A PRACTICE EXAM LATEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
An electric motor has a 3/4 horse power output rating. Calculate
the rating in kilowatts:
a) 0.56
b) 0.75
c) 0.70
d) 7.5
e) 1.005 - ANSWER-a) 0.56
The connection provided on DC motors to supply the armature
with power:
a) are slip rings
b) are field poses
c) is a rheostat
d) commutator
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e) is a rotating conductor - ANSWER-d) commutator
The unit for the oppostion to current flow is the:
a) volt
b) amperes
c) ohm
d) watt
e) resistance - ANSWER-c) ohm
In an electric circuit protected by a single fuse the current flowing
through the fuse must be:
a) Equal to the voltage in the circuit
b) Equal to the resistance in the circuit
c) All of the current in the circuit
d) Equal to the rated value of the fuse
e) 1.732 times the applied current - ANSWER-d) Equal to the
rated value of the fuse
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Electric overloads may be due to
1. Applying too heavy load to an electric motor
2. Lightning strike
3. A short circuit
4. Overloading a circuit with too many devices
5. Addition of circuit breakers
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 1,3,4,5
c) 1,2,5
d) 2,3,4
e) 1,3,5 - ANSWER-a) 1,2,3,4
Since the discovery of electrons, it has been determined that
electrons are a negative charge and flow from:
Select one:
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a. positive to negative
b. north to south
c. south to north
d. a lower potential to a higher potential
e. a higher potential to a lower potential - ANSWER-d
The yoke that supports the main components of the DC machine
is frequently made of:
a) Copper or brass
b) Mica and carbon
c) Copper and carbon
d) Cast steel or iron
e) Stainless steel - ANSWER-d
Electrical current flow through a conductor is caused by the drift
of:
a) Photons
