1.
EE Board April 1990
A storage battery discharges at a rate which is proportional to the
charge. IF the charge is reduced by 50% of its original value at the 4. ECE Board November 1993
end of 2 days, how long will it take to reduce the charge to 25% of its If x varies directly as y and inversely as z, and x = 14 when y = 7 and z
original? = 2, find the value of x when y = 16 and z = 4.
A. 3 A. 14
B. 4 B. 4
C. 5 C. 16
D. 6 D. 8
2. ECE Board April 1990
The resistance of a wire varies directly with its length and inversely 5. EE Board March 1998
with its area. IF a certain piece of wire 10m long and 0.10cm in The electric power which a transmission line can transmit is
diameter has a resistance of 100 ohms, what will its resistance be if it proportional to the product of its design voltage and current capacity,
is uniformly stretched so that its length becomes 12m? and inversely to the transmission distance. A 115-kilovolt line rated at
A. 80 100 amperes can transmit 150 megawatts over 150km. How much
B. 90 power, in megawatts can a 230 kilovolt line rated at 150 amperes
C. 144 transmit over 100km?
D. 120 A. 785
B. 485
C. 675
D. 595
3. CE Board May 1993
Given the “w” varies directly as the product of “x” and “y” and
inversely as the square of “z” and that w = 4 when x = 2, y = 6 and z = 6. ME Board October 1992
3. Find the value of “w” when x = 1, y = 4 and z = 2. The time required for an elevator to lift a weight varies directly with
A. 3 the weight and the distance through which it is to be lifted and
B. 4 inversely as the power of the motor. If it takes 30 seconds for a 10 hp
C. 5 motor to lift 100 lbs through 50 feet, what size of motor is required to
D. 6 lift 800 lbs in 40 seconds through 40 feet?
A. 42
B. 44
C. 46 B. 1150 lbs.
D. 48 C. 1175 lbs.
D. 1200 lbs.
7. The electrical resistance of a cable varies directly as its length and
inversely as the square of its diameter. If a cable 600 meters long and
25 mm in diameter has a resistance of 0.1 ohm, find the length of the
cable 75 mm in diameter with resistance of 1/6 ohm.
A. 6000m
B. 7000m
C. 8000m
D. 9000m
8. The electrical resistance offered by an electric wire varies directly
as the length and inversely as the square of the diameter of the wire.
Compare the electrical resistance offered by two pieces of wire of the
same material, one being 100m long and 5mm in diameter, and the
other is 50m long and 3mm in diamter.
A. R1=0.57 R 2
B. R1=0.72 R2
C. R1=0.84 R2
D. R1=0.95 R 2
9. The time required for an elevator to lift a weight varies directly with
the weight and the distance through which it is to be lifted and
inversely as the power of the motors. If it takes 20 seconds for a 5-hp
motor to lift 50 lbs, through 40 feet, what weight can an 80-hp motor
lift, through a distance of 40 feet within 30 seconds?
A. 1000 lbs.
