IC/RC ADC PRACTICE EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ What is the best practice for energizing a step-down transformer?.
Answer: Energize the transformer using the high side winding
◍ A BA has experienced a failure of AG
C. What should the BA do?.
Answer: Calculate ACE and control generation manually
◍ Initial experimental use of chemical substances usually occurs during what
ages?.
Answer: 12-15 years of age
◍ Stage 1: Experimental and Social Use of Drugs and Alcohol.
Answer: Occasional, few times monthly. Typically on weekends at parties
or with friends. May use when alone. Reasons for use include to satisfy
curiosity, peer pressure, obtain social acceptance, defy parental limits, to
seek a thrill, to relieve boredom, to appear grown up, and to produce
pleasurable feelings. At this stage, a person will experience euphoria and
then return to a normal state after using, a small amount may cause
intoxication. Behavior indicators of someone using while in this stage
include lying about use or whereabouts, experiencing moderate hangovers,
evidence of a beer can or a marijuana joint
◍ Which entities are required to preform an operational planning analysis
(next day study) to assess whether planned operations will exceed and
SOLs?.
Answer: RC & TO
◍ The metabolic effects of alcohol and other drugs alter the individual's
, chemistry because?.
Answer: Psychoactive drugs mimic, displace, block, or deplete specific
chemical messengers between nerve cells in the brain
◍ Stage 2: Abuse.
Answer: Regular use, may use several times a week, may begin using during
the day, may be using alone rather than with friends. Begin buying enough
to be prepared, may sell to keep a supply for personal use, may begin
stealing to have enough money to buy drugs/alcohol. Use to manipulate
emotions, to experience pleasure that the substance provide, to cope with
stress and uncomfortable emotions. People at this stage often experience
uncomfortable emotions when not using, substances are used to maintain
normal feelings. Feels shame and guilt. More of a substance is needed to
produce the same effect. Behavior indicators of someone using in this stage
are school or work performance declining, mood swings, changes in
personality, lying, losing friendships, and family conflict.
◍ Addiction.
Answer: compulsive use, impaired control over using the substance,
preoccupation with obtaining and using the drug, and continued use despite
adverse consequences
◍ Stage 3: Dependency/Addiction.
Answer: Daily, continuous use. Will use any means necessary to obtain and
secure substances, taking serious risks, engaging in criminal behavior.
Substances are needed to avoid pain and depression. Many wish to escape
the realities of daily living. Use is out of control. Peron's normal state is
pain/discomfort, substances are used to feel normal, pain is felt when the
effects wear off. Unable to experience euphoria when using. Suicidal
thoughts or attempt. Feelings of shame, remorse, and guilt. Feelings of
depression, aggression, irritation, and apathy. Behavioral indicators of
someone using in this stage include physical deterioration, poor appearance,
memory loss, flashbacks, paranoia, mood swings, mental health problems,
likely to drop out of school or lose job, absent from home, overdoses, lack
, of concern about being caught - focused only on obtaining and using
substances
◍ If the frequency on both sides of an open breaker is exactly matched.
Answer: the phase angle across the breaker is constant
◍ Which line would a GMD most likely impact?.
Answer: 0% series compensation over Igneous rock
◍ Generator C is loaded at 60 MW and has a shift factor of .6 to a line. How
will loading on the line be impacted if the generator trips offline?.
Answer: Decrease by 36
◍ DSM-V criteria for substance use disorder.
Answer: Mild: 2-3 criteriaModerate: 4-5 criteriaSevere: >6 criteria1.
Substance used in larger amounts or over a longer period than intended2.
Unsuccessful efforts to control use3. Excessive time spent obtaining, using
or recovering4. Cravings5. Failure to fulfill obligations6. Continued used
despite interpersonal problems7. Patient gives up on important activities8.
Recurrent use in situations where it poses physical harm9. Continued use
despite knowledge of having a problem10. Tolerance11. Withdrawal
◍ A customer is fed at 120v. The customer is doubled while the load
magnitude stays the same. What effect does this have on the power losses?.
Answer: Decrease the losses by a factor of four
◍ Relay Numbers 21258687.
Answer: 21- Distance25 - Synchronizing86 - Lockout 87 - Differential
◍ risk factors for addiction.
Answer: unstable family/work, family history of substance abuse, hangout
out with people who do drugs, disease, mental health, personality, life
experiences
◍ If SE is not solving,_____________, will be flawed because it uses the
results of SE to solve.
Answer: Contingency Analysis
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ What is the best practice for energizing a step-down transformer?.
Answer: Energize the transformer using the high side winding
◍ A BA has experienced a failure of AG
C. What should the BA do?.
Answer: Calculate ACE and control generation manually
◍ Initial experimental use of chemical substances usually occurs during what
ages?.
Answer: 12-15 years of age
◍ Stage 1: Experimental and Social Use of Drugs and Alcohol.
Answer: Occasional, few times monthly. Typically on weekends at parties
or with friends. May use when alone. Reasons for use include to satisfy
curiosity, peer pressure, obtain social acceptance, defy parental limits, to
seek a thrill, to relieve boredom, to appear grown up, and to produce
pleasurable feelings. At this stage, a person will experience euphoria and
then return to a normal state after using, a small amount may cause
intoxication. Behavior indicators of someone using while in this stage
include lying about use or whereabouts, experiencing moderate hangovers,
evidence of a beer can or a marijuana joint
◍ Which entities are required to preform an operational planning analysis
(next day study) to assess whether planned operations will exceed and
SOLs?.
Answer: RC & TO
◍ The metabolic effects of alcohol and other drugs alter the individual's
, chemistry because?.
Answer: Psychoactive drugs mimic, displace, block, or deplete specific
chemical messengers between nerve cells in the brain
◍ Stage 2: Abuse.
Answer: Regular use, may use several times a week, may begin using during
the day, may be using alone rather than with friends. Begin buying enough
to be prepared, may sell to keep a supply for personal use, may begin
stealing to have enough money to buy drugs/alcohol. Use to manipulate
emotions, to experience pleasure that the substance provide, to cope with
stress and uncomfortable emotions. People at this stage often experience
uncomfortable emotions when not using, substances are used to maintain
normal feelings. Feels shame and guilt. More of a substance is needed to
produce the same effect. Behavior indicators of someone using in this stage
are school or work performance declining, mood swings, changes in
personality, lying, losing friendships, and family conflict.
◍ Addiction.
Answer: compulsive use, impaired control over using the substance,
preoccupation with obtaining and using the drug, and continued use despite
adverse consequences
◍ Stage 3: Dependency/Addiction.
Answer: Daily, continuous use. Will use any means necessary to obtain and
secure substances, taking serious risks, engaging in criminal behavior.
Substances are needed to avoid pain and depression. Many wish to escape
the realities of daily living. Use is out of control. Peron's normal state is
pain/discomfort, substances are used to feel normal, pain is felt when the
effects wear off. Unable to experience euphoria when using. Suicidal
thoughts or attempt. Feelings of shame, remorse, and guilt. Feelings of
depression, aggression, irritation, and apathy. Behavioral indicators of
someone using in this stage include physical deterioration, poor appearance,
memory loss, flashbacks, paranoia, mood swings, mental health problems,
likely to drop out of school or lose job, absent from home, overdoses, lack
, of concern about being caught - focused only on obtaining and using
substances
◍ If the frequency on both sides of an open breaker is exactly matched.
Answer: the phase angle across the breaker is constant
◍ Which line would a GMD most likely impact?.
Answer: 0% series compensation over Igneous rock
◍ Generator C is loaded at 60 MW and has a shift factor of .6 to a line. How
will loading on the line be impacted if the generator trips offline?.
Answer: Decrease by 36
◍ DSM-V criteria for substance use disorder.
Answer: Mild: 2-3 criteriaModerate: 4-5 criteriaSevere: >6 criteria1.
Substance used in larger amounts or over a longer period than intended2.
Unsuccessful efforts to control use3. Excessive time spent obtaining, using
or recovering4. Cravings5. Failure to fulfill obligations6. Continued used
despite interpersonal problems7. Patient gives up on important activities8.
Recurrent use in situations where it poses physical harm9. Continued use
despite knowledge of having a problem10. Tolerance11. Withdrawal
◍ A customer is fed at 120v. The customer is doubled while the load
magnitude stays the same. What effect does this have on the power losses?.
Answer: Decrease the losses by a factor of four
◍ Relay Numbers 21258687.
Answer: 21- Distance25 - Synchronizing86 - Lockout 87 - Differential
◍ risk factors for addiction.
Answer: unstable family/work, family history of substance abuse, hangout
out with people who do drugs, disease, mental health, personality, life
experiences
◍ If SE is not solving,_____________, will be flawed because it uses the
results of SE to solve.
Answer: Contingency Analysis
