Multiple Choice Questions 8.

An electric circuit contains

A. Passive elements
1. The potential gradient in a cable is B. Active elements
maximum in C. Both active and passive
A. Conductor elements
B. Outer sheath D. Reactive elements
C. Insulation
D. Uniformly all over 9. What is the hot resistance of a 100 W,
2. The Q-factor of a parallel resonant circuit 220 V incandescent lamp?
is also known as A. 2.2 Ω
A. Current magnification factor B. 22 Ω
B. Voltage magnification factor C. 484 Ω
C. Load factor D. 4.84 Ω
D. Leakage factor
10. Which statement is true about a passive
3. The Q-factor of a series resonant circuit is circuit?
also known as A. A circuit with neither a source of
A. Current magnification factor current nor a source of potential
B. Voltage magnification factor difference
C. Load factor B. A circuit with a voltage source
D. Leakage factor C. A circuit with a current source
4. What is the form factor of a triangular D. A circuit with only resistance as a
wave? load
A. 1.16
B. 1.11 11. What is a closed path made of several
C. 1.73 branches of the network called?
D. 1.41 A. Junction
B. Node
5. In a rectangular wave, the form factor is C. Terminal
A. 1.11 D. Loop
B. 1.16
C. 1.0 12. The internal resistance of an ideal
D. 1.73 voltage source is
A. Infinite
6. Which of the following dielectric B. Equal to the load resistance
materials makes the highest- C. Zero
capacitance capacitor? D. To be determined
A. Air
B. Barium-strontium titanite 13. What is the conductance of a circuit
C. Mica having three 10 Ω resistors in parallel?
D. Electrolyte A. 0.3 S
B. 3.33 S
7. In a circuit, an active element is one C. 0.33 S
which D. 30 S
A. Supplies energy 14. Electric energy refers to
B. Receives energy A. Volt divided by coulomb
C. Both supplies and receives B. Volt-ampere
energy C. Volt-coulomb
D. Amplifies signal D. Watt divided by time
15. A capacitor requires 12 μC of charge to 22. When two pure sine waves of the same
raise its potential of 3 V. What is the frequency and the same amplitude
capacitance of the capacitor? which are exactly 180˚ out-of-phase are
A. 36 μF added together, the result is
B. 15 μF A. A wave with twice the amplitude
C. 0.25 μF B. A wave with half the amplitude
D. 4 μF C. Zero signal
D. A wave with twice the frequency
16. A capacitor opposes change in
A. Voltage 23. If two complex conjugates are added,
B. Current ___ components results.
C. Voltage and current A. In-phase
D. Neither voltage nor current B. Quadrature
C. Complex
17. What is the total resistance of a two D. Out-of-phase
equal valued resistors in series?
A. The difference of both 24. If an emf in circuit A produces a current
B. The product of both in circuit B, then the same emf in circuit
C. Twice as one B produces the same current in circuit
D. The sum of their reciprocals A. this theorem is known as
A. Maximum power transfer
18. The ratio of maximum value to the theorem
effective value of an alternating B. Millman’s theorem
quantity is called C. Reciprocity theorem
A. Form factor D. Norton’s theorem
B. Peak factor 25. According to Gauss theorem, flux can be
C. Dynamic factor equated to
D. Leakage factor A. Charge
B. Field intensity
19. For series capacitors, total charge is C. Current
A. The sum of individual charges D. Voltage
B. Equal to the charge of either 26. An open resistor when checked with an
capacitors ohmmeter reads
C. Equal to the product of the A. Zero
charges B. Infinite
D. The quotient of the charges C. High but within the tolerance
D. Low but not zero
20. Series resonant circuit is sometimes 27. Norton’s theorem is ____ Thevenin’s
known as theorem.
A. Rejector circuit A. The same as
B. Acceptor circuit B. The converse of
C. Inductive circuit C. Older that
D. Capacitive circuit D. More accurate than
21. Parallel resonant circuit is sometimes 28. What value of R is needed with a 0.05
called as μF C for an RC time constant of 0.02 s?
A. Acceptor circuit A. 400 Ω
B. Rejector circuit B. 400 MΩ
C. Inductive circuit C. 400 GΩ
D. Capacitive circuit D. 400 kΩ
29. Which of the following is the statement 34. An inductive circuit of resistance 16.5 Ω
of Ohm’s law? and inductance of 0.14 H takes a current
A. Electric current is directly of 25 A. if the frequency is 50 Hz, find
proportional to both voltage and the supply voltage.
resistance A. 1501 V
B. Electric current varies directly as B. 1174 V
the voltage and inversely as the C. 1877 V
resistance D. 991 V
C. Electrical power is directly
proportional to the resistance 35. Which of the following has a positive
and inversely as the current temperature coefficient?
squared A. Mica
D. Electrical power is directly B. Manganin
proportional to both voltage C. Silicon
squared and the resistance D. Carbon
30. The admittance of a parallel RLC circuit
is found to be the ___ sum of 36. The ratio of the flux density to the
conductance and susceptances. electric field intensity in the dielectric is
A. Algebraic called
B. Arithmetic A. Permittivity
C. Vector B. Field intensity
D. Phasor C. Permeability
31. A wire of one kilometer length has a D. Elasticity
resistance of 20 Ω. If the length is
halved, then the new resistance is 37. It is impossible to change the voltage
_____ the original resistance. across a capacitor instantly, as this
A. Half would produce _______ current.
B. Twice A. Infinite
C. One-fourth B. Zero
D. Three times C. Low
32. A series-parallel combination of D. High
identical resistors will
A. Increase the power rating 38. Which of the following is not a factor
compared with one resistor affecting capacitance of a basic
alone capacitor?
B. Increase the voltage rating A. Area of plates
compared with one resistor B. Number of plates
alone C. Distance between plates
C. Reduce the voltage rating D. Dielectric material used
compared with resistor alone
D. Result in an expensive circuit 39. When voltage is applied across a
33. The _____ of an alternating quantity is ceramic dielectric the electrostatic field
defined as the fractional part of a period produced is 50 times greater than air
or cycle through which the quantity has dielectric. The dielectric constant of
advanced from selected origin. ceramic therefore is
A. Phase A. 50
B. Frequency B. 100
C. Amplitude C. 16.67
D. Waveform D. 5
40. The reason why alternating current can
induce voltage is
A. It has high peak value
B. It has a stronger magnetic field
than direct current
C. It has a constant magnetic field
D. It has a varying magnetic field
41. When two unequal values of resistors
are connected in parallel across a dc
source, greater current flows through
the
A. Higher resistance
B. Lower resistance
C. Higher wattage resistance
D. Lower wattage resistance
42. A real current source has
A. Infinite internal resistance
B. Zero internal resistance
C. Large internal resistance
D. Small internal resistance
43. What is the cross-sectional are of a
conductor whose diameter is 0.001
inch?
A. One micron
B. One angstrom
C. One steradian
D. One circular mil
44. Which of the following describes the
action of a capacitor?
A. Stores electrical energy
B. Opposes changes in current flow
C. Creates a dc resistance
D. Converts ac to dc
45. High resistance values are a
consequence of the ___ of the film.
A. Thickness
B. Length
C. Thinness
D. Area
46. For parallel capacitors, total charge is
A. The sum of individual charges
B. Equal to the charge of either
capacitors
C. Equal to the product of the
charges
D. The quotient of the charges
47. Which waveform in which the rms
value and the mean value are equal?
A. Square wave
B. Triangular wave
C. Sine wave
D. Sawtooth
48. In a series circuit with unequal
resistances the
A. Highest R has the highest V
B. Lowest R has the highest V
C. Lowest R has the highest I
D. Highest R has the highest I
49. In a parallel bank with unequal branch
resistances
A. The highest R has the highest I
B. The lowest R has the highest V
C. The lowest R has the lowest V
D. The highest R has the highest V
50. A rheostat is a form of
A. Variable resistor
B. Variable capacitor
C. Potentiometer
D. Thermocouple
51. Effects of capacitance
A. It opposes any change in the
amount of voltage
B. Voltage is lagged behind the
current by a quarter cycle
C. Electric energy is stored in the
capacitor in the form of
electrostatic field
D. All of the above
52. Points to be considered in choosing a
capacitor
A. Working voltage
B. Type of dielectric
C. Capacitance
D. All of the above
53. Permeability is otherwise known as
A. Magnetic conductivity
B. Magnetic susceptibility
C. Electric conductivity
D. Electric susceptibility
54. The impedance in the study of 61. A trigger circuit consisting of a capacitor
electronics is represented by resistance of 0.01 μF is connected in series with a
and resistor. If the circuit requires 100 Vdc
A. Inductance to operate, determine the value of the
B. Capacitance resistor when time constant is 0.009s.
C. Inductance and capacitance A. 900 Ω
D. Reactance B. 900 kΩ
55. Loop currents should be assumed to C. 900 MΩ
flow in which direction D. 900 GΩ
A. Straight
B. Clockwise 62. The graph between an alternating
C. Counter-clockwise quantity and time is called
D. Either B or C arbitrarily selected A. Sine wave
56. What determines the direction of B. Curve
induced emf in a conductor or coil? C. Waveform
A. Cork screw rule D. A plot
B. Fleming’s left hand rule
C. Ampere’s circuital law 63. Which of the following is the most
D. Fleming’s right hand rule popular waveform?
A. Sinusoidal
57. The reason why electrical appliances are B. Square wave
connected in parallel. C. Triangular
A. It is a simple circuit D. Sawtooth
B. This makes the operation of
appliances independent with 64. Which of the following does not refer to
each other electrical energy?
C. This results in reduced power A. Volt-ampere
consumption B. Joule
D. All of the above C. Watt-second
58. Which of the following does not affect D. Volt-coulomb
resistance?
A. Resistivity 65. What is the resonant frequency of a
B. Cross-sectional area circuit when L of 25 microhenrys and C
C. Mass of 10 picofarads are in parallel?
D. Length A. 10.1 kHz
59. Which of the following is not considered B. 10.1 MHz
a physical factor affecting resistance? C. 101 MHz
A. Length D. 101 kHz
B. Material type 66. And ideal current source has an internal
C. Temperature conductance of _____ siemen(s)
D. Cross-sectional A. Infinite
60. A 0.09 microfarad capacitor is charged B. One
to 220 volts. How long in milliseconds C. Zero
will it discharged resistor has a D. One million
resistance of 20,000 ohms? 67. A capacitance of 6 µµF means
A. 1.5 A. 6 pF
B. 2.5 B. 6 nF
C. 1.25 C. 6 fF
D. 0.5 D. 6 aF
68. The voltage cannot be exactly in phase 75. An inductance of 1 mH is
with the current in a circuit that A. 0.001 H
contains B. 0.01 H
A. Only capacitance C. 0.0001 H
B. Only resistance D. 0.10 H
C. Inductance and capacitance
D. Inductance, capacitance and 76. A capacitor is basically constructed of
resistance A. Two conductors separated by a
69. The charge in the capacitor is stored at dielectric
the B. Two dielectric separated by a
A. Terminals conductor
B. Plates C. Conductors and dielectric
C. Dielectric D. Conductors and semiconductors
D. Air
77. In an inductive coil, the rate of rise of
70. The reactance curve is a plot of current is maximum
frequency versus _____ for a series RLC A. Near the final maximum value of
circuit current
A. Current B. At mid-value of current
B. Voltage C. At half-power points
C. Gain D. After one time constant
D. Impedance
71. For a series circuit, the higher the 78. Two complex numbers or phasors are
quality factor said to be conjugate if they
A. The greater the bandwidth A. Differ only in the algebraic sign
B. The narrower the passband of their quadratic components
C. The broader the resonance curve B. Differ only in the algebraic sign
D. The wider the passband of their real components
72. “Any resistance R in a branch of a C. Are equal in their real and
network in which a current I is flowing quadrature components
can be replaced by a voltage equal to including algebraic signs
IR”. This states D. Are equal in their real
A. Compensation theorem components but differ in their
B. Reciprocity theorem quadrature components
C. Millman’s theorem including algebraic signs.
D. Superposition theorem
73. The internal resistance of an ideal 79. In an ac circuit with a resistive branch
current source is and an inductive branch in parallel, the
A. Infinite A. Voltage across the inductance
B. Zero leads the voltage across the
C. Equal to the load resistance resistance by 90°
D. To be determined B. Resistive branch current is 90°
74. If three 100-pF capacitors are out of phase with the inductive
connected in series, then the total branch current
capacitance is C. Resistive and inductive branch
A. 300 pF currents have the same phase
B. 100 pF D. Resistive and inductive branch
C. 50 pF currents are 180° out-of-phase
D. 33.3 pF
80. In an ac circuit with XL and R in series,
the 87. Which of the following is not a factor
A. Voltages across R and XL are in affecting dielectric strength?
phase A. Mass
B. Voltage across R lags the voltage B. Moisture content
across XL by 90° C. Temperature
C. Voltages across R and XL are D. Thickness
180° out-of-phase
D. Voltage across R leads the 88. The superposition theorem is used
voltage across XL by 90° when the circuit contains
A. Reactive elements
81. Leakage resistance in a capacitor results B. Active elements
into C. Number of voltage sources
A. Internal heating D. Single voltage source
B. Internal bleeding
C. Shorter useful life 89. What refers to such work at very low
D. Short-circuiting temperatures, near absolute zero?
A. Cryogenics
82. Voltage resonance means B. Superconductivity
A. Series resonance C. Subsonic
B. Parallel resonance D. Thermionic
C. Current magnification 90. A factor that states how much the
D. Gain magnification resistance changes for a change in
temperature?
83. The unit of elastance is A. Resistivity
A. Farad B. Specific resistance
B. Daraf C. Coefficient of temperature
C. Siemen change
D. Henry D. Temperature coefficient of
resistance
84. The farad is not equivalent to which of 91. An alloy composed of 84 % copper, 12 %
the following combination of units manganese and 4 % nickel.
A. CV-2 A. Manganin
B. C2/J B. Constantan
C. C/V C. Nichrome
D. J/V2 D. German silver wire
92. A law which states that when a constant
85. Which component opposes voltage electromotive force is applied to a
change? circuit consisting of a resistor and
A. Resistor capacitor connected in series, the time
B. Inductor taken for the potential on the plates of
C. Capacitor the capacitor to rise to any given
D. Transistor fraction of its final value depends only
86. What is the peak factor for alternating on the product of capacitance and
current or voltage varying sinusoidally? resistance.
A. 1.4142 A. Child’s law
B. 0.707 B. CR law
C. 0.636 C. Coulomb’s law
D. 1.11 D. Debye T3 law
93. At parallel resonance, the currents flowing
through L and C are
A. Infinite
B. Zero
C. Unequal
D. Equal
94. In a rectangular wave, the peak factor is
A. 1.16
B. 1.73
C. 1.11
D. 1.0
95. In an RL series circuit,
A. Current lags voltage by less than 90˚
B. Current lags voltage by 180˚
C. Current lags voltage by 90˚
D. Current leads voltage by 90˚
96. In a pure capacitance,
A. Current leads voltage by 90˚
B. Current leads voltage by 180˚
C. Current lags voltage by 90˚
D. Current lags voltage by 180˚
97. The ohmic value of a resistor with negative
temperature coefficient
A. Increases with increasing
temperature
B. Increase with decreasing
temperature
C. Stays unchanged with temperature
change
D. Stays unaffected even with increasing
temperature
98. Which of the statements below is not true?
A. Current source is an active element
B. Resistor is a linear element
C. Voltage source is a passive element
D. Diode is a non-linear element
99. Which of the following elements is active?
A. Resistor
B. Inductor
C. Capacitor
D. Ideal voltage source
100. What is the complex impedance of a circuit
with an absolute resistance of 300 Ω?
A. 0 + j 300 Ω
B. 300 + j 90 Ω
C. 0 – j 300 Ω
D. 300 + j 0 Ω
ANSWERS:

1. A 23. A 45. C 67. A 89. A

2. A 24. B 46. A 68. A 90. D
3. B 25. A 47. A 69. B 91. A
4. A 26. B 48. A 70. A 92. B
5. C 27. B 49. B 71. B 93. D
6. B 28. D 50. A 72. A 94. D
7. A 29. B 51. D 73. A 95. A
8. C 30. D 52. D 74. D 96. A
9. C 31. A 53. A 75. A 97. B
10. A 32. A 54. D 76. A 98. C
11. D 33. A 55. D 77. A 99. D
12. A 34. B 56. D 78. A 100. D
13. A 35. B 57. B 79. B
14. A 36. A 58. C 80. B
15. D 37. A 59. C 81. A
16. A 38. B 60. C 82. A
17. C 39. A 61. B 83. B
18. B 40. D 62. C 84. A
19. B 41. B 63. A 85. C
20. B 42. C 64. A 86. A
21. B 43. D 65. B 87. A
22. C 44. A 66. C 88. C