4TH CLASS ABSA EXAM PART A PRACTICE EXAM
2026 | ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS | UPDATED
VERSION
Absolute pressure is: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------gauge
pressure plus atmospheric pressure
The motion of moving parts is _____ by friction:
A: Prevented
B: Improved
C: controlled
D: resisted
E: Regulated ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D: resisted
Voltage is
a) the rate of current flow
b) the rate of electron flow
c) electromotive force
,d) Kinetic energy
e) A form of power ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c)
electromotive force
The resistance of a conductor is affected by:
1. Cross section area
2. Length
3. Temperature
4. Type of material
a) 1,2,3
b) 1,2,4
c) 1,3
d) 1,2,3,4
e) 1,2 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d) 1,2,3,4
The movement of electrons in a conductor can be measured in:
a) Amperes
,b) Ohms
c) Volts
d) Watts
e) Micrometer ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a) Amperes
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 ---------CORRECT 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
, e) is a rotating conductor ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d)
commutator
The unit for the oppostion to current flow is the:
a) volt
b) amperes
c) ohm
d) watt
e) resistance ---------CORRECT 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 ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
--d) Equal to the rated value of the fuse
2026 | ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS | UPDATED
VERSION
Absolute pressure is: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------gauge
pressure plus atmospheric pressure
The motion of moving parts is _____ by friction:
A: Prevented
B: Improved
C: controlled
D: resisted
E: Regulated ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D: resisted
Voltage is
a) the rate of current flow
b) the rate of electron flow
c) electromotive force
,d) Kinetic energy
e) A form of power ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c)
electromotive force
The resistance of a conductor is affected by:
1. Cross section area
2. Length
3. Temperature
4. Type of material
a) 1,2,3
b) 1,2,4
c) 1,3
d) 1,2,3,4
e) 1,2 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d) 1,2,3,4
The movement of electrons in a conductor can be measured in:
a) Amperes
,b) Ohms
c) Volts
d) Watts
e) Micrometer ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a) Amperes
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 ---------CORRECT 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
, e) is a rotating conductor ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d)
commutator
The unit for the oppostion to current flow is the:
a) volt
b) amperes
c) ohm
d) watt
e) resistance ---------CORRECT 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 ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
--d) Equal to the rated value of the fuse
