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#1📘 1001 RojasEasy
An unshaded lamp is 6 m above a table. It is lowered down by 2 m. By how much is the illumination on the table increased?
A2.0 times
B2.25 times
C2.50 times
DNone of these
#2📜 EE Board April 1989📘 1001 RojasEasy
A medium unshaded lamp hangs 8 m directly above the table. To what distance should it be lowered to increase the illumination to 4.45 times its former value?
A4.02 m
B3.86 m
C3.79 m
D4.21 m
#3📜 EE Board April 1994📘 1001 RojasEasy
A floodlight emitting 25,000 candelas in the center of its beam is aimed at 60° to a point on the ground 20 meters away. The illumination of the point in lux is
A54.12
B62.5
C31.25
D625
#4📘 1001 RojasEasy
An unknown lamp placed 6 m from a photometer screen provides the same illumination as a 90-cd lamp placed 4 m from the screen. What is the candlepower of the unknown lamp?
A202.5 cd
B215.2 cd
C211.6 cd
D208.4 cd
#5📜 EE Board October 1992📘 1001 RojasEasy
Luminaires of 2000 lumens output will be installed in a room. The desired illumination is 200 foot-candle. The coefficient of utilization is 0.45 and maintenance factor is 90%. Determine the number of luminaires needed if the size of the room is 120 m².
A30
B28
C32
D36
#6📜 EE Board April 1990📘 1001 RojasEasy
A hall 30 m long and 12 m wide is to be illuminated and the illumination required is 50 meter-candles. Calculate the number of lamps required taking a depreciation factor of 1.3 and utilization coefficient of 0.5 given that the output of the lamp to be used is rated 100 W, 1615 lumens.
A30
B29
C28
D27
#7📜 EE Board October 1989📘 1001 RojasEasy
The floor area of a room is 10 meters by 10 meters. The desired illumination level is 150 lux. Assume the coefficient of utilization is 0.51, the maintenance factor is 0.95 and in the market a fluorescent luminaire provide 1200 lumens output of light. Determine the number of luminaires needed for the room.
A24 lamps
B28 lamps
C25 lamps
D26 lamps
#8📜 EE Pre-Board August 2012📘 PowerhouseEasy
A lamp produces an illumination of 10 lux at a point 10 m directly below it. What is its luminous intensity?
A100 Cd
B10 Cd
C10,000 Cd
D1,000 Cd
#9📜 EE Pre-Board August 2012📘 PowerhouseEasy
A standard candle emits a total luminous flux of _ lumens.
A157.9
B78.96
C25.14
D12.57
#10📜 EE Pre-Board March 2014📘 PowerhouseEasy
An unshaded lamp is 6 m above the table. It is lowered down by 2 m. By how much is the illumination on the table increased?
A2 times
B2.25 times
C2.5 times
D2.75 times
#11📜 EE Pre-Board August 2014📘 PowerhouseEasy
Calculate the distance from a normally placed screen a 30 candela lamp be placed in order that the illumination be 5 lux.
A2.45 m
B4.45 m
C5.25 m
D3.77 m
#12📜 EE Pre-Board March 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
A medium unshaded lamp hangs 8 m directly above the table. To what distance should it be lowered to increase the illumination to 2 times its former value?
A2.34 m
B5.66 m
C4 m
D4.64 m
#13📜 EE Pre-Board March 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
Calculate the mean spherical candle power of a lamp emitting a flux of 1,500 lumens.
A119.37 cd
B1,500 cd
C375 cd
D477.46 cd
#14📜 EE Pre-Board August 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
A lamp produces an initial illumination of 800 lux over a normally placed screen. If the distance of the lamp from the screen is doubled, what is the new illumination on the screen?
A100 lux
B200 lux
C300 lux
D400 lux
#15📜 EE Pre-Board August 2015📘 PowerhouseEasy
A lamp produces an illumination of 10 lux at point 10 m directly below it. What is luminous intensity of the lamp?
A100 cd
B1,000 cd
C10 cd
D1 cd
#16📜 EE Pre-Board March 2016📘 PowerhouseEasy
A room 8 m × 12 m is lighted by 15 lamps to a fairly uniform illumination of 100 lumens per square meter. What is the coefficient of utilization if the output of each lamp is 1,600 lumens?
A40 %
B60 %
C30 %
D50 %
#17📜 EE Pre-Board August 2017📘 PowerhouseEasy
A lamp has a luminous efficiency of 11 lm/watt and gives out a luminous flux of 275 lm. What is the wattage of the lamp?
A20 W
B25 W
C30 W
D40 W
#18📜 EE Pre-Board August 2017📘 PowerhouseEasy
A uniform source of light gives 1,884 lumens and is suspended 4 m above the center of a floor 3 m square. Find the illumination in lm/m² at the floor level directly below the lamp.
A9.4
B37.5
C117.8
D150
#19📜 EE Pre-Board March 2018📘 PowerhouseEasy
A 100 watt, 230 volt gas filled lamp has a mean spherical candlepower of 92. Find its efficiency in lumens per watt.
A11.56
B1.156
C115.6
D1,156
#20📜 EE Pre-Board August 2018📘 PowerhouseEasy
A 100 watt, 230 volt gas filled lamp has a mean spherical candle power of 92. Find its efficiency in lumens per watt.
A9.56
B10.56
C11.56
D12.56

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