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Basics of Electrical
Engineering 4. Approximately how many milli
Multiple choice questions amperes of current flow through a
Unit - 1 circuit with a 40 V source and 6.8 k
of resistance?
Ohms law.
1. An electric heater draws 3.5 A from a A. 27.2 mA
110 V source. The resistance of the B. 59 mA
heating element is approximately
A. 385 C. 5.9 mA

B. 38.5 D. 590 mA
Answer: Option C
C. 3.1

31 5. How much resistance is required to

D.
limit the current from a 12 V battery to
Answer: Option D 3.6 mA?

2. If 750 A is flowing through 11 A. 3.3 k

of resistance, what is the voltage drop B. 33 k
across the resistor?
A. 8.25 V C. 2.2 k

B. 82.5 V D. 22 k
Answer: Option A
C. 14.6 V

146 V 6. What is the voltage source for a circuit

D.
carrying 2 A of current through a 36
Answer: Option A resistor?

3. The formula to find I when the values A. 1.8 V

of V and R are known is B. 18 V
A. I = VR
C. 7.2 V
B. I = R/V
D. 72 V
C. V = IR Answer: Option D
I = V/R 7. What is the approximate resistance
D.
setting of a rheostat in which 650 mA
Answer: Option D of current flows with a 150 V source?
A. 9.7

B. 97

C. 23
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D. 230 C. 0V
Answer: Option D D. 18 V
8. How much voltage is needed to
produce 2.5 A of current through a Answer: Option A
200 resistor? 12. The current through a flashlight bulb
is 40 mA and the total battery voltage
A. 50 V is 4.5 V. The resistance of the bulb is
B. 500 V approximately
A. 112
C. 80 V
B. 11.2
D. 8V
Answer: Option B C. 1.2
9. When there is 12 mA of current D. 18
through a 1.2 k resistor, the voltage
across the resistor is Answer: Option A
13. If you wish to increase the amount of
A. 14.4 V current in a resistor from 120 mA to
B. 1.4 V 160 mA by changing the 24 V source,
what should the new voltage setting
C. 100 V be?
A. 8V
D. 10 V
Answer: Option A B. 320 V
10. A resistance of 3.3 M is connected
across a 500 V source. The resulting C. 3.2 V
current is approximately D. 32 V
A. 15.1 A Answer: Option D
B. 151 A 14. If 24 V are applied across a resistor
and there are 10.9 mA of current, the
C. 66 mA resistance is
A. 220 k
D. 660 mA
Answer: Option B B. 22 k
11. You are measuring the current in a
circuit that is operated on an 18 V C. 2.2 k
battery. The ammeter reads 40 mA. D. 220
Later you notice the current has
dropped to 20 mA. How much has the Answer: Option C
voltage changed?
15. How much resistance is needed to
A. 9V draw 17.6 mA from a 12 volt source?
B. 900 mV A. 212

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B. 6.8 k B. 400

C. 68 C. 4k

D. 680 D. 4.4
Answer: Option D Answer: Option C
16. How much current is produced by a
voltage of 18 kV across a 15 29. When 12 V is applied across a
k resistance? 68 resistor, the current is
A. 1.2 A A. 816 mA

B. 12 A B. 17.6 mA

C. 120 mA C. 176 mA

D. 12 mA D. 8.16 mA
Answer: Option A Answer: Option C
21. Approximately how much current flows
17. A current of 200 A through a 6.8 through a 3.3 M resistor across a 30 V
k resistor produces a voltage drop of source?
A. 34.4 V A. 9 A

B. 340 V B. 90 A

C. 13.6 V C. 900 A

D. 1.36 V D. 9000 A
Answer: Option D Answer: Option A
22. A 120 V lamp-dimming circuit is
18. Four amperes of current is measured controlled by a rheostat and protected
through a 24 resistor connected across from excessive current by a 3 A fuse. To
a voltage source. How much voltage does what minimum resistance value can the
the source produce? rheostat be set without blowing the fuse?
A. 960 V Assume a lamp resistance of 20 ohms.
A. 40
B. 9.6 V
B. 4
C. 96 V
C. 2
D. 8V
Answer: Option C D. 20
19. Twelve volts is applied across a resistor. Answer: Option D
A current of 3 mA is measured. What is 23. What is the approximate filament
the value of the resistor? resistance of a light bulb if it operates
A. 4 from a 110 V source and 0.6 A of
current is flowing?
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A. 183
27. A series circuit consists of three
B. 18.3 resistors with values of 120 , 270
, and 330 . The total resistance is
C. 66 A. less than 120
D. 6.6 B. the average of the values
Answer: Option A
24. What is the approximate resistance of C. 720
a rheostat if the voltage source is 18 V
and the current is 220 mA? D. 120

A. 8.2 k Answer: Option C

B. 820 28. A certain series circuit consists of a

1/8 W resistor, a 1/4 W resistor, and a
C. 8.2 1/2 W resistor. The total resistance is
1200 . If each resistor is operating
D. 82 in the circuit at its maximum power
Answer: Option D dissipation, total current flow is
A. 27 mA
Series circuits
B. 2.7 mA
25. When a fourth resistor is connected in 19 mA
C.
series with three resistors, the total
resistance D. 190 mA
A. increases by one-fourth Answer: Option A
B. Increases 29. Which of the following series
C. Decreases combinations dissipates the most
power when connected across a 120 V
D. remains the same source?
Answer: Option B A. one 220 resistor

26. A string of five series resistors is B. two 220 resistors

connected across a 6 V battery. Zero three 220 resistors
C.
voltage is measured across all resistors
except R3. The voltage across R3 is D. four 220 resistors
A. 0V Answer: Option A
B. 1.2 V 30. When one of three series resistors is
C. 6V removed from a circuit and the circuit
is reconnected, the current
D. 0.6 V A. increases
Answer: Option C
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B. increases by one-third C. the 4.7 k

C. decreases by one-third impossible to determine

D.
from the given information
decreases by the amount of
D. current through the Answer: Option A
removed resistor
34. All the voltage drops and the source
Answer: Option A voltage added together in a series
circuit is equal to
31. The total power in a certain circuit is
12 W. Each of the four equal-value the total of the voltage
A.
series resistors making up the circuit drops
dissipates B. the source voltage
A. 12 W
C. Zero
B. 48 W
the total of the source
C. 3W D. voltage and the voltage
drops
D. 8W
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option C
35. Two resistors are in series: a 5.6 k
32. The following resistors (one each) are resistor and a 4.7 k resistor. The
connected in a series circuit: 470 , voltage drop across the 5.6 k
680 , 1 k , and 1.2 k . The resistor is 10 V. The voltage across
voltage source is 20 V. Current the 4.7 k resistor is
through the 680 resistor is
approximately A. 8.39 V

A. 60 mA B. 10 V

B. 30 mA C. 2.32 V

C. 6 mA D. 0V
Answer: Option A
D. 300 mA
36. Three 680 resistors are connected
Answer: Option C in series with a 470 V source. Current
in the circuit is
33. A series circuit consists of a 4.7 k , a 69 mA
A.
12 k , and a 2.2 k resistor. The
resistor that has the most voltage drop B. 230 mA
is
A. the 12 k C. 23 mA

B. the 2.2 k D. 690 mA

Answer: Option B
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B. 5,600
37. There are five resistors in a given
series circuit and each resistor has 6 V C. 4,480
dropped across it. The source voltage
A. is 6 V D. 44,800
Answer: Option D
B. depends on the current flow
41. A series circuit has a 24 V source and
depends on the resistor a total resistance of 120 . The
C.
values current through each resistor is
D. is 30 V A. 24 mA
Answer: Option D B. 200 mA

C. 120 mA
38. If a 6 V and a 9 V source are
connected series aiding, the total D. 20 mA
voltage is
Answer: Option B
A. 6V
42. To measure the current out of the
B. 9V second resistor in a circuit consisting
of four resistors, an ammeter can be
C. 3V placed
D. 15 V between the second and
A.
Answer: Option D third resistors

at the negative terminal of

B.
the source
39. Five resistors are connected in a series between the third and
and there is a current of 3 A into the C.
fourth resistors
first resistor. The amount of current
into the second resistor is D. at any point in the circuit
A. 3A Answer: Option D

B. 1A 43. A 12 V battery is connected across a

series combination of 68 , 47 ,
C. 4A 220 , and 33 . The amount of
D. 0.3 A current is

Answer: Option A A. 326 mA

B. 16.3 mA
40. The total resistance of eight 5.6 k
resistors in series is C. 32.6 mA
A. 8
D. 163 mA
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Answer: Option C opposing across two 100 resistors

in series. Total current flow is
44. If a 24 V and a 6 V battery are series A. 15 mA
opposing, the total voltage is
A. 30 V B. 5 mA

B. 24 V C. 2 mA

C. 18 V D. 0A
Answer: Option D
D. 0V
Answer: Option C 48. The total resistance of a circuit is
680 . The percentage of the total
45. A series circuit consists of three voltage appearing across a 47
resistors. Two resistors are 1.2 k resistor that makes up part of the total
each. The total resistance is 12 k . series resistance is
The value of the third resistor A. 68% B. 47%
A. is 9,600
C. 69% D. 6.91%
B. is 960 Answer: Option D
C. is 1.2 k
49. Two 6 V batteries are connected series
D. cannot be determined aiding across two 1.2 k resistors in
series. Current through each resistor is
Answer: Option A
A. 5 mA
46. Four equal-value resistors are in series
with a 12 V battery and 13.63 mA are B. 10 mA
measured. The value of each resistor is C. 0A
A. 22
D. 2.5 mA
B. 220 Answer: Option A
C. 880

D. 88
Answer: Option B Series-parallel circuits
Explanation: 50. The internal resistance of a 20,000
Total Resistance, r = 12 / 13.63 ohm/volt voltmeter set on its 5 V
= 0.880 in ohms range is
Total Resistance, r= 880 A. 20,000
Each resistance value = r/4
= 880/4 B. 100,000
Each resistance value = 220 ohms.
C. 200,000
47. Two 1.5 V cells are connected series
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D. 1,000,000 A. 12 V
Answer: Option B B. 24 V
51. Two 1.2 k resistors are in series and C. 0V
this series combination is in parallel
with a 3.3 k resistor. The total D. 6V
resistance is
Answer: Option A
A. 138
55. Three 10 k resistors are connected
B. 1,389 in series. A 20 k resistor is
connected in parallel across one of the
C. 5,700 10 k resistors. The voltage source is
D. 880 24 V. The total current in the circuit is

Answer: Option B A. 900 A

B. 9 mA
52. The output of a certain voltage divider
is 12 V with no load. When a load is C. 90 mA
connected, the output voltage
A. decreases D. 800 A
Answer: Option A
B. increases
56. A certain voltage divider consists of
C. remains the same three 1 k resistors in series. Which
D. becomes zero of the following load resistors will
have the least effect on the output
Answer: Option A voltage?

53. A certain voltage divider consists of A. 1M

two 12 k resistors in series. Which B. 100 k
of the following load resistors will
have the most effect on the output C. 1k
voltage?
A. 1M D. 330
Answer: Option A
B. 24 k
57. The parallel combination of a 470
C. 18 k resistor and a 1.5 k resistor is in
D. 12 k series with the parallel combination of
five 1 k resistors. The source
Answer: Option D voltage is 50 V. The percentage of the
load current through any single 1 k
54. A voltage divider consists of two 68 k resistor is
resistors and a 24 V source. The
unknown output voltage is A. 25% B. 20%

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C. 100% D. 50% greatest voltage drop is (are)

Answer: Option B A. 6.8 k

B. 2.2 k
58. A certain Wheatstone bridge has the
following resistor values: RV = 10 k C. 6.8 k and 10 k
, R2 = 720 , and R4 = 2.4 k . The
unknown resistance is D. 2.2 k and 1 k
A. 24 Answer: Option C

B. 2.4 62. When a load resistance is removed

from the output of a voltage divider
C. 300 circuit, the current drawn from the
D. 3,000 source

Answer: Option D A. decreases

B. increases
59. On which of the following voltage
range settings will a voltmeter present C. remains the same
the minimum load on a circuit?
A. 1V D. is cut off
Answer: Option A
B. 50 V
63. A certain circuit is composed of two
C. 500 V parallel resistors. The total resistance
D. 1,000 V is 1,403 . One of the resistors is 2 k
. The other resistor value is
Answer: Option D
60. The internal resistance of a 30,000 A. 1,403
ohm/volt voltmeter set on its 50 V B. 4.7 k
range is
A. 15,000 C. 2k

B. 150,000 D. 3,403
Answer: Option B
C. 1,500,000

D. 15,000,000 64. The parallel combination of a 470

resistor and a 680 resistor is in
Answer: Option C series with the parallel combination of
four 2 k resistors. The total
61. The parallel combination of a 6.8 k resistance is
resistor and a 10 k resistor is in
series with the parallel combination of A. 1,650
a 2.2 k resistor and a 1 k resistor. B. 1,078
A 100 V source is connected across
the circuit. The resistor(s) with the C. 77.8
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D. 778 Answer: Option A

Answer: Option D 68. A balanced Wheatstone bridge

consists of an RV of 3,500 , an R2 of
65. A 12 k resistor, a 15 k resistor, 200 , and anR3 of 680 . The value
and a 22 k resistor are in series with of RUNK is
two 10 k resistors that are in
parallel. The source voltage is 75 V. A. 680
Current through the 15 k resistor is B. 1,029
approximately
A. 14 mA C. 200

B. 1.4 mA D. 880
Answer: Option B
C. 5 mA

D. 50 mA 69. In a certain five-step R/2R ladder

network, the smallest resistor value is
Answer: Option B 1 k . The largest value is

66. A 6 V battery output is divided down A. indeterminable

to obtain two output voltages. Three B. 2k
2.2 k resistors are used to provide
the two taps. The two output voltages C. 10 k
are
A. 2 V, 4 V D. 20 k
Answer: Option B
B. 2 V, 2 V
70. Referring to Problem 14, if a 10 k
C. 2 V, 6 V load is connected to the higher of the
D. 4 V, 6 V two outputs, the loaded voltage value
will be
Answer: Option A
A. 3.48 V
67. Two 3.3 k resistors are in series and B. 4V
this series combination is in parallel
with a 4.7 k resistor. The voltage C. 2V
across one of the 3.3 k resistors is
12 V. The voltage across the 4.7 k D. 4.92 V
resistor is
Answer: Option A
A. 24 V
71. A voltage divider consists of two 100
B. 12 V k resistors and a 12 V source. What
will the output voltage be if a load
C. 0V resistor of 1 M is connected to the
D. 6V output?

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A. 0.57 V

B. 6V
74 What is the current through R2?
C. 12 V .

D. 5.7 V
Answer: Option D

72. The parallel combination of a 470

resistor and a 1.2 k resistor is in
series with the parallel combination of
three 3 k resistors. A 200 V source
is connected across the circuit. The
resistor with the most current has a
A. 3.19 A
value of
A. 470 or 1.2 k B. 319 mA

B. 3k C. 1.73 A

C. 470 D. 173 mA
Answer: Option D
D. 1.2 k
Answer: Option C
75 Find branch current IR2.
Loop & node analysis .

73 Find the node voltage VA.

.

A. 5.4 mA

B. 5.4 mA
A. 6V
C. 130.4 mA
B. 12 V
D. 119.6 mA
C. 4.25 V Answer: Option C
D. 3V
Answer: Option C
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A. 850 mV
76 Find the node voltage VA. B. 8.5 V
.
C. 9.18 V

D. 918 mV
Answer: Option B

79 What is the voltage drop across R2?

.

A. 518 mV

B. 5.18 V

C. 9.56 V

D. 956 mV
Answer: Option B A. 3.5 V
Explanation: Reason: The voltage
drop through R2 is 5.18v. B. 4.18 V

77. Find I2. C. 1.5 V

4I1 + 4I2 = 2
6I1 + 7I2 = 4 D. 145 mV
A. 1A Answer: Option B

B. 1 A

C. 100 mA

D. 100 mA
Answer: Option A

78 What is the voltage drop across R1?

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AC D. 400 Hz
fundamentals Answer: Option B

8. A 20 kHz pulse waveform consists of 12. A sine wave of 15 kHz is changing at

pulses that are 15 s wide. The duty a faster rate than a sine wave with a
cycle frequency of
A. is 1% A. 25 kHz
B. is 30% B. 12 kHz
C. is 100% C. 18 kHz
D. cannot be determined D. 1.3 MHz
Answer: Option B Answer: Option B

9. If the peak of a sine wave is 13 V, the 13. The average value of a 12 V peak sine
peak-to-peak value is wave over one complete cycle is
A. 6.5 V A. 0V
B. 13 V B. 1.27 V
C. 26 V C. 7.64 V
D. none of the above D. 6.37 V
Answer: Option C Answer: Option A

10. A sinusoidal current has an rms value 14. When a sine wave has a frequency of
of 14 mA. The peak-to-peak value is 100 Hz in 12 s it goes through
A. 45.12 mA A. 1/100 cycle
B. 16 mA B. 12 cycles
C. 39.6 mA C. 120 cycles
D. 22.6 mA D. 1,200 cycles
Answer: Option C Answer: Option D

11. A signal with a 400 s period has a 15. If the peak value of a sine wave is 30
frequency of V, the rms value is
A. 250 Hz A. 19.08 V
B. 2,500 Hz B. 7.07 V
C. 25,000 Hz C. 0.707 V

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D. 23.10 V C. 500 kHz

Answer: Option D D. 33.33 kHz
16. A saw tooth wave has a period of 10 Answer: Option B
ms. Its frequency is
20. Sine wave A has a positive-going zero
A. 10 Hz crossing at 45. Sine wave B has a
B. 50 Hz positive-going zero crossing at 60.
Which of the following statements is
C. 100 Hz true?
Wave A leads wave B by
D. 1,000 Hz A.
15.
Answer: Option C
Wave A lags wave B by
B.
17. Two series resistors are connected to 15.
an ac source. If there are 7.5 V rms
across one resistor and 4.2 V r m s Wave A leads wave B by
C.
across the other, the peak source 105.
voltage is Wave A lags wave B by
D.
A. 16.54 V 105.

B. 1.65 V Answer: Option A

C. 10.60 V 21. A phasor represents

the magnitude and a
D. 5.93 V A.
quantity direction
Answer: Option A
B. the width of a quantity
18. If a sine wave goes through 10 cycles
in 20 s, the period is C. the phase angle

A. 20 s D. the magnitude of a quantity

B. 4 s Answer: Option A

C. 2 s 22. A sine wave with a period of 4 ms is

changing at a faster rate than a sine
D. 100 s wave with a period of
Answer: Option C A. 0.0045 s

19. A square wave has a period of 60 s. B. 2 ms

The first odd harmonic is
C. 1.5 ms
A. 5 kHz
D. 3,000 s
B. 50 kHz
Answer: Option A

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23. A waveform has a baseline of 3 V, a Answer: Option A

duty cycle of 20%, and an amplitude
of 8 V. The average voltage value is Inductance
A. 4V
1. An inductance of 0.08 H is
B. 4.6 V larger than

C. 1.6 V A. 0.0000008 H

D. 11 V B. 0.000000008 H
Answer: Option A C. 0.000008 H

24. A sine wave with an r m s value of 12 D. 0.00008 m H

V is riding on a dc level of 18 V. The Answer: Option B
maximum value of the resulting
waveform is 2. A 240 H inductor is equivalent
A. 6V to a
A. 0.240 mH inductor
B. 30 V
B. 0.000240 mH inductor
C. 35 V
C. 240 mH inductor
D. 0V
Answer: Option C D. 240 H inductor
Answer: Option A
25. If the r m s current through a 6.8 k
resistor is 8 m A, the r m s voltage 3. A 2 mH, a 3.3 mH, and a 0.2 mH
drop across the resistor is inductor are connected in series.
A. 5.44 V The total inductance is
A. 55 mH
B. 54.4 V
B. less than 0.2 mH
C. 7.07 V
C. less than 5.5 mH
D. 8V
Answer: Option B D. 5.5 mH
Answer: Option D
The average half-cycle value of a sine
wave with a 40 V peak is 4. A 5 mH, a 4.3 mH, and a 0.6 mH
A. 25.48 V inductor are connected in parallel.
The total inductance is
26. B. 6.37 V
A. 9.9 mH
C. 14.14 V
B. greater than 5 mH
D. 50.96 V

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9.9 mH or greater than Answer: Option C

C.
5 mH
8. An ohmmeter is connected across
D. less than 0.6 mH an inductor and the pointer
indicates zero ohms. The inductor
Answer: Option D is
5. The voltage across a coil A. good
when di/dt = 20 mA/ s and L =
8 H is B. open

A. 16 mV C. shorted

B. 160 mV D. partly shorted

C. 1.6 mV Answer: Option C

D. 2.5 mV 9. Two inductors, L1 and L2, are in

parallel. L1 has a value of 25 H
Answer: Option B and L2 a value of 50 H. The
parallel combination is in series
6. A sine wave voltage is applied with L3, a 20 H coil. The entire
across an inductor. When the combination is across an ac source
frequency of the voltage is of 60 Vrms at 300 kHz. The total
decreased, the current rms current is
A. is increased A. 87 mA
B. is decreased B. 870 mA
C. does not change C. 87 A
momentarily goes to D. 337 mA
D.
zero
Answer: Option B
Answer: Option A
10. An inductor, a 1 k resistor, and
7. Two 10 H inductors are in parallel a switch are connected in series
and the parallel combination is in across a 6 V battery. At the instant
series with a third 10 H inductor. the switch is closed, the inductor
What is the approximate total voltage is
reactance when a voltage with a
frequency of 7 kHz is applied A. 0V
across the circuit terminals?
B. 6V
A. 219 k
C. 12 V
B. 66 k
D. 4V
C. 660 k
Answer: Option B
D. 1.3 M
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11. The winding resistance of a coil A. 1.8 mV

can be increased by
increasing the number B. 18 mV
A.
of turns
C. 180 mV
B. using a thinner wire
D. 1.25 mV
changing the core Answer: Option B
C.
material
15. When the current through an
increasing the number inductor decreases, the amount of
D. of turns or using energy stored in the
thinner wire electromagnetic field
Answer: Option D A. increases
12. An inductance of 0.43 mH is B. decreases
smaller than
A. 43 H C. remains the same

B. 430 H D. doubles
Answer: Option B
C. 0.05 mH 16. Three 15 mH inductors are in
series. The total inductance is
D. 0.00043 H
A. 15 mH
Answer: Option C
B. 30 mH
13. An inductor and a resistor are in
series with a sine wave voltage C. 45 mH
source. The frequency is set so
that the inductive reactance is D. 5 mH
equal to the resistance. If the Answer: Option C
frequency is increased, then
A. VR VL 17. An 18 V power supply is
connected across a coil with a
B. VL < VR winding resistance of 180 .
Current flow in the coil is
C. VL = VR
A. 1 mA
D. VL > VR
B. 10 mA
Answer: Option B
C. 100 mA
14. The current through a 120 mH
coil is changing at a rate of 150 D. 1A
mA/s. The voltage induced across Answer: Option C
the coil is

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18. A switch, a 220 resistor, and a the number of turns is

60 mH inductor are in series A.
decreased
across a 20 V battery. What is the
current through the inductor two the iron core is
time constants after the switch is B.
removed
closed?
A. 91 mA the length of the coil
C.
decreases
B. 78 mA
D. none of the above
C. 57 mA Answer: Option A
D. 400 mA 22. The following coils are in parallel:
Answer: Option B 75 H, 40 H, 25 H, and 15
H. The total inductance is
19. A 320 H coil is in series with a approximately
3.3 k resistor. How long does it A. 6.9 H
take for current to build up to its
full value? B. 14 H
A. 5.28 s
C. 2.2 H
B. 5.28 ms
D. 155 H
C. 5.28 s Answer: Option A
D. 528 s 23. When the current through an
Answer: Option A inductor is cut in half, the amount
of energy stored in the
20. Five inductors are connected in electromagnetic field
series. The lowest value is 8 H. A. is halved
If the value of each inductor is
twice that of the preceding one, B. quadruples
and if the inductors are connected
in order of ascending values, the C. doubles
total inductance is
D. does not change
A. 8H
Answer: Option A
B. 32 H 1. In the complex plane, the
number 14 j5 is located in
C. 64 H the
D. 248 H A. first quadrant
Answer: Option D B. second quadrant
21. The inductance of an iron-core
coil decreases if C. third quadrant

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D. fourth quadrant
5. In a series RC circuit, 12
Answer: Option D V(rms) is measured across the
resistor and 15 V(rms) is
2. Point +4 on the complex plane measured across the capacitor.
is The rms source voltage is
4 units above the A. 3V
A.
origin on the j axis
B. 27 V
4 units below the
B.
origin on the j axis C. 19.2 V

4 units right of the D. 1.9 V

C. origin on the real Answer: Option C
axis

4 units left of the 6. A 6 kHz sinusoidal voltage is

D. origin on the real applied to a series RC circuit.
axis The frequency of the voltage
across the resistor is
Answer: Option C
A. 0 Hz

B. 12 kHz
3. A 470 resistor and a 0.2 F
capacitor are in parallel across C. 6 kHz
a 2.5 kHz ac source. The
admittance, Y, in rectangular D. 18 kHz
form, is
Answer: Option C
A. 212
7. The voltages in Problem 4 are
B. 2.12 mS + j3.14 mS measured at a certain
frequency. To make the
C. 3.14 mS + j2.12 mS capacitor voltage greater than
the resistor voltage, the
D. 318.3 frequency

Answer: Option B A. must be increased

B. must be decreased
4. A positive angle of 30 is
equivalent to a negative angle C. is held constant
of
D. has no effect
A. B.
30 330 Answer: Option B
8. In the complex plane, the
C. D.
60 180 number 4 + j3 is located in the
Answer: Option B
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A. first quadrant A. 6 45

B. second quadrant B. 36 45

C. third quadrant C. 8.48 45

D. fourth quadrant D. 8.48 90

Answer: Option A Answer: Option C

9. When the frequency of the 13. In a parallel RC circuit, there

source voltage decreases, the is 100 mA through the
impedance of a resistive branch and 100 mA
parallel RCcircuit through the capacitive branch.
A. increases The total rms current is
A. 200 mA
B. decreases
B. 100 mA
C. does not change
C. 282 mA
D. decreases to zero
Answer: Option A D. 141 mA
Answer: Option D
10. A 47 resistor and a
capacitor with a capacitive 14. An ac circuit consists of a
reactance of 120 are in resistor and a capacitor. To
series across an ac source. increase the phase angle above
What is the circuit 45, the following condition
impedance, Z? must exist:
A. 129 A. R = XC

B. 12.9 B. R > XC

C. 167 C. R < XC

D. 73 D. R = 5XC
Answer: Option A Answer: Option C
11. What is the value of the
hypotenuse of a right triangle 15. Referring to Problem 23, what
whose sides are 12 and 18? is the admittance, Y, in polar
A. 4.24 B. 3.46 form?
A. 3.78 5.9
C. 2.16 D. 21.63
Answer: Option D B. 3.78 34

C. 37.8 55.9
12. The complex number 6 + j6 is
equivalent to
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D. 37.8 34 Answer: Option A

Answer: Option A 20. For a certain load, the true

power is 150 W and the
16. What is the angular difference reactive power is 125 VAR.
between +j4 and j4? The apparent power is
A. 30 B. 90 A. 19.52 W
C. 180 D. 270 B. 195.2 W
Answer: Option C
C. 275 W
17. Referring to Problem 16, the D. 25 W
impedance, expressed in polar
form, is Answer: Option B
A. 157.20 72.6 21. When the frequency of the
B. 47 72.6 voltage applied to a
series RC circuit is increased,
C. 150 72.6 the phase angle
A. increases
D. 157.20 22.6
Answer: Option A B. decreases

18. A resistor and a capacitor are C. remains the same

in series across a 20 V ac D. becomes erratic
source. Circuit impedance is
4.33 k . Current flow in the Answer: Option B
circuit is
22. In a series RC circuit, when
A. 9.2 mA the frequency and the
B. 92 mA resistance are halved, the
impedance
C. 4.6 mA A. doubles
D. 460 mA B. is halved
Answer: Option C
is reduced to one-
C.
19. Referring to Problem 23, what fourth
is the circuit impedance, Z? cannot be
A. 264 55.9 D. determined without
values
B. 264 34
Answer: Option D
C. 2.64 55.9
23. A 2 k resistor is in series
D. 2.64 34 with a 0.015 F capacitor
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across a 15 kHz ac source. Voltage lags

What is the magnitude of the A.
current by 28.9.
total impedance and the phase
angle? Current lags
B.
73.4 and = voltage by 28.9.
A.
19.5
Current and voltage
C.
707 and = are in phase.
B.
19.5
Voltage lags
D.
734 and = current by 2.89.
C.
19.5 Answer: Option A
734 and = 27. A 120 resistor is in parallel
D.
38.9 with a capacitor with a
Answer: Option C capacitive reactance of 40 .
Both components are across a
24. A 12 k resistor is in series 12 V ac source. What is the
with a 0.02 F capacitor magnitude of the total
across a 1.2 kHz ac source. If impedance?
the current is expressed in A. 37.9
polar form as I = 0.3 0 mA,
what is the source voltage B. 3.7
expressed in polar form?
A. 45.6 V C. 14,400

B. 411.3 V D. 4,800

C. 0.411 V Answer: Option A

D. 4.11 V
28. A 47 resistor and a
capacitor with 150 of
Answer: Option D
capacitive reactance are in
25. The complex number 40 55
series across an ac source. The
is equivalent to
impedance, expressed in
A. 55 + j55 rectangular form, is

B. 40 + j40 A. Z = 47 + j150

C. 45.88 + j65.52 B. Z = 47 j150

D. 22.94 + j32.76 C. Z = 197

Answer: Option D D. Z = 103

26. Referring to Problem 18,
Answer: Option B
which statement is true?

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1,200 Hz below fr is
29. A 2 k resistor and a 0.002 A. 1,616
F capacitor are in series across
an ac source. Current in the B. 161
circuit is 6.50 mA. The true
power is C. 3,387
A. 84.5 mW
D. 1,771
B. 845 mW Answer: Option A

C. 13 mW 2. In a series RLC circuit

that is operating above the
D. 130 mW resonant frequency, the
Answer: Option A current
lags the applied
30. A capacitor with 150 of A.
voltage
capacitive reactance is across
an ac source. The impedance, leads the
expressed in polar form, is B.
applied voltage
A. Z = 150
is in phase with
B. Z = 150 90 C. the applied
voltage
C. Z = 150 90
D. is zero
D. Z = 150 180 Answer: Option A
Answer: Option C
3. A 15 resistor, a 220
31. When the frequency of the H coil, and a 60 pF
voltage applied to a capacitor are in series
series RC circuit is decreased, across an ac source. What
the impedance is the bandwidth of the
A. increases circuit?
A. 138 MHz
B. decreases
B. 10,866 Hz
C. remains the same
C. 1,907 Hz
D. doubles
Answer: Option A D. 138 kHz
Answer: Option B
1. A 10 resistor, a 90 mH
coil, and a 0.015 F 4. A resistor of 3 k , a
capacitor are in series 0.05 F capacitor, and a
across an ac source. The 120 mH coil are in series
impedance magnitude at across a 5 kHz, 20 V ac
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source. What is the D. 10 kHz

impedance, expressed in
polar form? Answer: Option D
A. 636 8. A 6.8 k resistor, a 7 mH coil, and a
B. 3,769 0.02 F capacitor are in parallel
across a 17 kHz ac source. The coil's
C. 433 internal resistance, RW, is 30 . The
equivalent parallel resistance, Rp(eq),
D. 4,337 is
Answer: Option D A. 1,878

5. A 12 resistor, a 40 F B. 18,780
capacitor, and an 8 mH
coil are in series across an C. 18,750
ac source. The resonant D. 626
frequency is
Answer: Option B
A. 28.1 Hz

B. 281 Hz 9. Referring to Problem 20, what is the

total parallel resistance (Rp(tot))?
C. 2,810 Hz A. 4.99
D. 10 kHz B. 499
Answer: Option B
C. 4,992
6. The impedance at the resonant D. 6,800
frequency of a series RLC circuit
with L = 20 mH, C = 0.02 F, Answer: Option C
and RW = 90 is
10. Referring to Problem 10, the total
A. 0 current is
B. 90 A. 5.3 mA

C. 20 k B. 4.6 A

D. 40 k C. 4.6 mA
Answer: Option B D. 31 mA
7. Referring to Problem 23, the center Answer: Option B
(resonant) frequency is
11. Referring to Problem 12, the voltage
A. 13 kHz across the capacitor is
B. 7 kHz A. 7.8 V

C. 4 kHz B. 780 mV
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C. 5.4 V resistor is
A. 9 mA
D. 540 V
Answer: Option A B. 90 mA

C. 13 mA
12. A 200 resistor, a coil with 30 of
reactance, and a capacitor of unknown D. 130 mA
reactance are in series across an ac
source. The circuit is at resonance. Answer: Option D
Circuit impedance
16. A resonant circuit has a lower critical
A. is 230 frequency of 7 kHz and an upper
critical frequency of 13 kHz. The
B. is 170 bandwidth of the circuit is
C. is 200 A. 7 kHz

D. cannot be determined B. 13 kHz

Answer: Option C C. 20 kHz
13. Referring to Problem 8, the total D. 4 kHz
current is
Answer: Option D
A. 1.5 A
17. If the value of C in a
B. 573 mA series RLC circuit is decreased, the
C. 5.73 A resonant frequency
A. is not affected
D. 1.19 A
Answer: Option C B. increases

C. is reduced to zero
14. If the resistance in parallel with a
parallel resonant circuit is reduced, the D. decreases
bandwidth
Answer: Option B
A. disappears
18. A 24 resistor, an inductor with a
B. becomes sharper reactance of 120 , and a capacitor
C. increases with a reactance of 120 are in series
across a 60 V source. The circuit is at
D. decreases resonance. The voltage across the
inductor is
Answer: Option D
A. 60 V
15. A 90 resistor, a coil with 30 of
reactance, and a capacitor with 50 B. 660 V
of reactance are in series across a 12 C. 30 V
V ac source. The current through the
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D. 300 V B. remain the same

Answer: Option D C. decrease
19. To tune a parallel resonant circuit to a D. be less selective
higher frequency, the capacitance
should be Answer: Option C

A. increased 23. A 9 mH coil is in parallel with a

0.015 F capacitor across an 18 kHz
B. decreased ac source. The coil's internal
C. left alone resistance, RW, is 60 . The circuit
impedance is
D. replaced with inductance A. 17,340
Answer: Option B
B. 1,734
20. In a certain series resonant C. 290
circuit, VC = 125 V, VL = 125 V,
and VR = 40 V. The value of the source D. 1,018
voltage is
Answer: Option A
A. 125 V
24. A 15 resistor, an inductor with 8
B. 250 V inductive reactance, and a capacitor
C. 290 V with 12 capacitive reactance are in
parallel across an ac voltage source.
D. 40 V The circuit impedance is
Answer: Option D A. 12.7

21. Referring to Problem 14, what is the B. 127

capacitive reactance? C. 4,436
A. 200
D. 6,174
B. 30 Answer: Option A
C. 230
25. A certain series RLC circuit with a 200
D. cannot be determined Hz, 15 V ac source has the following
values: R= 12 , C = 80 F, and L =
Answer: Option B 10 mH. The total impedance, expressed
in polar form, is
22. A certain series resonant circuit has a
bandwidth of 2 kHz. If the existing A. 12.28 12.34
coil is replaced with one having a
higher value of Q, the bandwidth will B. 12.57 12.34

A. increase C. 9.95 12.34

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D. 12.62 12.34
3. Referring to the given circuit,
Answer: Option A find ZTH if R is 15 k and RL is 38 k
.
1. Determine VTH when R1 is 180
and XL is 90 .

A. 89.82 51.3 k
A. 135 63.4 V B. 19.2 38.3 k
B. 13.5 63.4 V C. 9.38 51.3 k
C. 12.2 0 V D. 180 38.3 k
D. 122 0 V Answer: Option C
Answer: Option B
4. For the circuit shown,
determine ZTH for the portion of the
2. For the given circuit, find VTH for the
circuit external to RL.
circuit external to RL.

A. 66.7 33.7 k
A. 4.69 51.3 V
B. 6.67 333.7 k
B. 4.69 38.7 V
C. 14.4 56.3 k
C. 469 38.7 mV
D. 1.44 33.7 k
D. 6 0 V
Answer: Option B
Answer: Option B
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5. Referring to the given circuit, what

is ZTH if R1 is changed to 220 ?

A. 225 12.1 A. 1488 70.7

B. 225 77.9 B. 3859 31.2
C. 46 77.9 C. 5180 50.5
D. 46 12.1 D. 1828 50.2
Answer: Option C Answer: Option D
6. Determine VTH for the circuit external 8. The two basic components of a
to RL in the given figure. Thevenins equivalent ac circuit are
the equivalent voltage
A. source and the equivalent
series impedance

the equivalent voltage

B. source and the equivalent
series resistance

the equivalent voltage

C. source and the equivalent
parallel impedance
A. 135 63.4 V
the equivalent voltage
B. 13.5 63.4 V D. source and the equivalent
13.5 0 V parallel resistance
C.
Answer: Option A
D. 135 0 V
Answer: Option B 9. Referring to the given circuit,
find ZTH if VS is 18 0 V.
7. Referring to the given figure,
determine ZTH as seen by RL if R1 is
changed to 3.3 k .

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is the difference between

C.
the two currents

D. cannot be determined
Answer: Option B

12. The Thevenins equivalent voltage is

A. equal to the source voltage

9.82 51.3 k B. the same as the load voltage

A.

9.38 51.3 k C. the open circuit voltage

B.

180 38.3 k D. none of the above

C.
Answer: Option C
D. 19.2 38.3 k
Answer: Option B 13. Referring to the given circuit, L

10. In applying the superposition theorem,

the sources are considered
one at a time with all others
A.
replaced by their internal
impedance

all sources are considered

B.
independently

all sources are considered

C.
simultaneously A. must be in parallel with RL
the sources are considered must be placed in parallel
one at a time with all others B.
D. with VS
replaced by their internal
resistance must have a reactance equal
C.
Answer: Option A to XC

D. has no effect on the result

11. If two currents are in the same
direction at any instant of time in a Answer: Option D
given branch of a circuit, the net
current at that instant 14. Referring to the given circuit,
find ZTH for the part of the circuit that
A. is zero
is external to RL.
is the sum of the two
B.
currents

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A. 129 21.4

B. 43.7 68.6

C. 43.7 21.4 A. 1444 48.5

D. 12.9 68.6 B. 4176 73.3

Answer: Option B C. 956 48.5

15 In order to get maximum power transfer D. 1444 73.3

. from a capacitive source, the load must
have a capacitive reactance
A.
equal to circuit resistance
have an impedance that is
B. the complex conjugate of the
source impedance
Answer: Option A
17 Referring to the given circuit, how
. much power, in watts, is delivered to
the speaker at the determined frequency
if VS = 4.5 VRMS?

be as capacitive as it is
C.
inductive

D. none of the above

Answer: Option B

16 Referring to the given circuit,

. determine ZTH as seen by RL.

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A. 0.574 16.7 V

B. 4.63 16.7 V

C. 4.63 39.5 V

D. 0.463 39.5 V
Answer: Option C

20 Referring to the given circuit, what

. is VTH if VS = 12 0 V?
A. 226 mW

B. 2.26 mW

C. 4.24 mW

D. 424 mW
Answer: Option D

18. The Norton equivalent current is

A. the current through the load

the open-current from the A. 4.69 38.7 V

B.
source
B. 9.38 38.7 V
C. the short circuit current
C. 12 0 V
D. none of the above
D. 6 0 V
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option B
19 Determine VTH if R1 is changed to 3.3 k
21 For the circuit given, determine the
. .
. Thevenin voltage as seen by RL.

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A. 0.574 16.7 V

B. 5.74 16.7 V

C. 0.574 16.7 V

D. 5.74 16.7 V

Answer: Option D

22 Determine the frequency at which the

. maximum power is transferred from the A. 1,027 Hz
amplifier to the speaker in the given
figure. B. 10,270 Hz

C. 6,330 Hz

D. 63,330 Hz
Answer: Option A

1. Materials with lots of free electrons are

called
A B insulat
conductors
. . ors

C semiconduct D
filters
. ors .
Answer: Option A

2. The unit of electrical charge is the

A. coulomb B. joule

C. volt D. watt
Answer: Option A
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positively charged materials will

3. Current flows in a circuit when A. attract
A. a switch is opened
B. become neutral
B. a switch is closed
C. become negative
the switch is either open or
C. D. repel
closed
Answer: Option D
D. there is no voltage
Answer: Option B 8. The conductance of an 8 ohm
resistance is
4. The minimum resistance value for a A. 12.5 mS
blue, gray, red, silver resistor is
A. 612 B. 8 mS

B. 6,120 C. 12 S

C. 6,800 D. 125 mS
Answer: Option D
D. 6,460
Answer: Option B 9. Electrons in the outer orbit are called
A. nuclei B. valences
5. The maximum resistance value for a
brown, red, yellow, gold resistor is C. waves D. shells
A. 126,000 Answer: Option B
B. 126,600 10.A thermistor is a type of
C. 114,000 A. switch

D. 132,000 B. resistor
Answer: Option A C. battery
6. Which of the following is not a type of D. power supply
energy source?
Answer: Option B
A. generator
11.A two-terminal variable resistor is
B. rheostat known as a
C. solar cell A potentiome B thermist
. ter . or
D. battery
Answer: Option B C D
rheostat wiper
. .
7. When placed close together, two Answer: Option C
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A. volt B. ampere
12. Eight-tenths coulomb passes a point in
4 s. The current in amperes is C. joule D. coulomb
A. 1.6 A Answer: Option D
B. 16 A 17. A multimeter measures
C. 2A A. current

D. 0.2 A B. voltage
Answer: Option D C. resistance
13. When the current is 2.5 A, how many current, voltage, and
coulombs pass a point in 0.2 s? D.
resistance
A. 12.5 C Answer: Option D
B. 1.25 C 18. If there is 6 A of current through the
C. 0.5 C filament of a lamp, how many
coulombs of charge move through the
D. 5C filament in 1.75 s?
Answer: Option C A. 10.5 C

14. The colored bands for a 4,700 ohm B. 105 C

resistor with a ten percent tolerance C. 3.4 C
are
A. yellow, violet, red, gold D. 34 C
Answer: Option A
B. yellow, violet, orange, gold

C. yellow, violet, red, silver 19. A wiper is the sliding contact in a

A. switch
D. orange, violet, red, silver
Answer: Option C B. photoconductive cell

C. thermistor
15.A material that does not allow current
under normal conditions is a(n) D. potentiometer
A B conduct Answer: Option D
insulator
. . or
20. A neutral atom with an atomic number
C semiconduc D of five has how many electrons?
valence
. tor .
A. 1
Answer: Option A
B. 5
16.The unit of electrical charge is the

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C. none 25. The current in a given circuit is not to

exceed 24 A. Which value of fuse is
depends on the type of best?
D.
atom A. a fuse is not necessary
Answer: Option B
B. 10 A
21. A circuit breaker is a C. 24 A
A. fuse
D. 20 A
B. switch Answer: Option C
C. resettable protective device
1. A 33 half-watt resistor and a
D. resistor 330 half-watt resistor are connected
across a 12 V source. Which one(s)
Answer: Option C will overheat?
22. An ammeter is an electrical instrument A. 33
used to measure
B. 330
A. current
C. both resistors
B. voltage
D. neither resistor
C. resistance
Answer: Option D
D. none of the above
2. When the pointer of an analog
Answer: Option A ohmmeter reads close to zero, the
resistor being measured is
23. A red, red, orange, gold resistor has a
nominal value of A overheate
B. shorted
. d
A. 22,000
C D reverse
B. 2,200 open
. . d
C. 22 Answer: Option B

D. 2.2 3. In 0.025 W, there are

Answer: Option A A. 25 kW

24. An ohmmeter is an instrument for B. 0.00025 mW

measuring
C. 2,500 W
A. current B. voltage
D. 25 mW
C. resistance D. wattage
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option C
4. A certain appliance uses 350 W. If it is
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allowed to run continuously for 24 18 kWh. What is your average daily

days, how many kilowatt-hours of power?
energy does it consume? A. 1.286 kWh
A. 20.16 kWh
B. 12.85 kWh
B. 201.6 kWh
C. 535 kWh
C. 2.01 kWh
D. 252 kWh
D. 8.4 kWh Answer: Option A
Answer: Option B
9. A 120 resistor must carry a
5. A power supply produces a 0.6 W maximum current of 25 mA. Its rating
output with an input of 0.7 W. Its should be at least
percentage of efficiency is A. 4.8 W
A. 8.57% B. 42.85%
B. 150 mW
C. 4.28% D. 85.7%
C. 15 mW
Answer: Option D
D. 480 mW
6. A given power supply is capable of
providing 6 A for 3.5 h. Its ampere- Answer: Option B
hour rating is
10. If you used 400 W of power for 30 h,
A. 0.58 Ah you have used
B. 2.1 Ah A. 1.3 kWh

C. 21 Ah B. 13.3 kWh

D. 58 Ah C. 1.2 kWh
Answer: Option C D. 12 kWh

7. A 15 V source is connected across a Answer: Option D

12 resistor. How much energy is
used in three minutes? 11. A 6 V battery is connected to a 300
load. Under these conditions, it is
A. 938 Wh rated at 40 Ah. How long can it supply
current to the load?
B. 0.938 Wh
A. 1h
C. 56.25 Wh
B. 200 h
D. 5.6 Wh
C. 2,000 h
Answer: Option B
D. 10 h
8. At the end of a 14 day period, your
utility bill shows that you have used Answer: Option C
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A. 480 mW
12. In 40 kW, there are
A. 0.4 mW B. 0.480 W

B. 40,000 W C. 480,000 W

C. 400 W D. all of the above

Answer: Option D
D. 5,000 W
Answer: Option B 17. A 220 resistor dissipates 3 W. The
voltage is
13. If you used 600 W of power for 60 h, A. 73.3 V
you have used
A. 36 kWh B. 2.5 V

B. 3.6 kWh C. 25.7 V

C. 10 kWh D. 257 V
Answer: Option C
D. 1 kWh
Answer: Option A 18. A 3.3 k resistor dissipates 0.25 W.
The current is
14. If it takes 400 ms to use 12,000 J of A. 8.7 mA
energy, the power is
A. 30 kW B. 87 mA

B. 30 W C. 8.7 A

C. 3W D. 8.7 A
Answer: Option A
D. 300 kW Explanation:
Answer: Option A W = I2 R

15. How many watt-hours represent 65 W I = square root(W/R)

used for 18 h?
A. 11.7 Wh = square root( 0.25/(3.3x1000) )

B. 1,170 Wh = 0.0087038828

C. 11,700 Wh = 8.7 mA

D. 117,000 Wh 19. A half-watt is equal to how many

Answer: Option B milliwatts?
A. 5,000 mW
16. For 12 V and 40 mA, the power is
B. 5 mW
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C. 500 mW C. 12 V

D. 50 mW D. 6V
Answer: Option C Answer: Option C

20. Three hundred joules of energy are 24. When the current through a 12 k
consumed in 15 s. The power is resistor is 8 mA, the power is
A. 2,000 W A. 7.68 mW

B. 2W B. 768 mW

C. 20 W C. 7.68 W

D. 200 W D. 76.8 W
Answer: Option C Answer: Option B

21. The power rating of a carbon- 25. A 68 resistor is connected across

composition resistor that is to handle the terminals of a 3 V battery. The
up to 1.2 W should be power dissipation of the resistor is
A. 2W A. 132 mW

B. 1W B. 13.2 mW

C. 5W C. 22.6 mW

D. 0.5 W D. 226 mW
Answer: Option A Answer: Option A

22. How much continuous current can be 1. An ammeter has an internal resistance
drawn from a 60 Ah battery for 14 h? of 50 . The meter movement itself
A. 42.8 A can handle up to 1 mA. If 10 mA is
applied to the meter, the shunt
B. 428 A resistor, RSH1, is approximately
A. 55
C. 4.28 A
B. 5.5
D. 4.2 A
Answer: Option C C. 50

23. A 75 load uses 2 W of power. The D. 9

output voltage of the power supply is Answer: Option B
approximately
A. 120 V 2. The total resistance of a parallel circuit
is 50 . If the total current is 120 mA,
B. 1.2 V the current through the 270 resistor
that makes up part of the parallel
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circuit is approximately than 100

A. 22 mA
D. less than 100
B. 120 mA Answer: Option C
C. 220 mA
6. If there are a total of 120 mA into a
D. 50 mA parallel circuit consisting of three
branches, and two of the branch
Answer: Option A currents are 40 mA and 10 mA, the
third branch current is
3. The currents into a junction flow along
two paths. One current is 4 A and the A. 50 mA
other is 3 A. The total current out of
the junction is B. 70 mA

A. 1A C. 120 mA

B. 7A D. 40 mA

C. unknown Answer: Option B

D. the larger of the two 7. Three lights are connected in parallel

across a 120 volt source. If one light
Answer: Option B burns out,
4. When an additional resistor is the remaining two will
A.
connected across an existing parallel glow dimmer
circuit, the total resistance
the remaining two will
A. remains the same B.
glow brighter
decreases by the value of the remaining two will not
B. C.
the added resistor light
increases by the value of the remaining two will
C.
the added resistor D. glow with the same
brightness as before
D. decreases
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option D
8. Four equal-value resistors are
5. When a 1.6 k resistor and a 120 connected in parallel. Ten volts are
resistor are connected in parallel, the applied across the parallel circuit and
total resistance is 2 mA are measured from the source.
A. greater than 1.6 k The value of each resistor is
A. 12.5
greater than 120 but less
B.
than 1.6 k B. 200
C. less than 120 but greater
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C. 20 K B. 470

D. 50 C. 60
Answer: Option C D. 30
Explanation:
10/(R/4) = 2 mA Answer: Option C
Explanation:
40/R = 2 mA 1/R = (1/470 + 1/220 + 1/100)

R = 40/2 mA R = 59.98 ohm

= 40/0.002 A 12. Five light bulbs are connected in

parallel across 110 V. Each bulb is
= 20000 kohm (20 kohm) rated at 200 W. The current through
each bulb is approximately
9. A set of Christmas tree lights is A. 2.2 A
connected in parallel across a 110 V
source. The filament of each light bulb B. 137 mA
is 1.8 k . The current through each
bulb is approximately C. 1.8 A
A. 610 mA D. 9.09 A
B. 18 mA Answer: Option C

C. 110 mA 13. Four resistors of equal value are

connected in parallel. If the total
D. 61 mA voltage is 15 V and the total resistance
Answer: Option D is 600 , the current through each
parallel resistor is
10. The power dissipation in each of four A. 25 mA
parallel branches is 1.2 W. The total
power dissipation is B. 100 mA
A. 1.2 W
C. 6.25 mA
B. 4.8 W
D. 200 mA
C. 0.3 W Answer: Option C

D. 12 W 14. Five 100 resistors are connected in

Answer: Option B parallel. If one resistor is removed, the
total resistance is
11. A 470 resistor, a 220 resistor, A. 25
and a 100 resistor are all in parallel.
The total resistance is approximately B. 500
A. 790
C. 100
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D. 20 A. a drop in source voltage

Answer: Option A B. an open resistor
Explanation:
1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 + 1/R4 an increase in source
C.
voltage
1/R = 1/100 + 1/100 + 100 + 1/100
either a drop in source
1/R = 4/100 D.
voltage or an open resistor
Answer: Option D
1/R = 1/25
18. The following currents are measured
Therefore R = 25 ohm.
in the same direction in a three-branch
parallel circuit: 200 mA, 340 mA, and
700 mA. The value of the current into
15. Four 8 speakers are connected in
the junction of these branches is
parallel to the output of an audio
amplifier. If the maximum voltage to A. 200 mA
the speakers is 12 V, the amplifier
must be able to deliver to the speakers B. 540 mA
A. 180 W C. 1.24 A
B. 1.5 W D. 900 mA
C. 48 W Answer: Option C

D. 18 W 19. The following resistors are in parallel

across a voltage source: 220 ,
Answer: Option D
470 , and 560 . The resistor with
the least current is
16. In a certain three-branch parallel
circuit, R1 has 12 mA through A. 220
it, R2 has 15 mA through it, and R3 has
25 mA through it. After measuring a B. 470
total of 27 mA, you can say that
C. 560
A. R3 is open
impossible to determine
B. R1 is open D. without knowing the
voltage
C. R2 is open
Answer: Option C
the circuit is operating
D. 20. Three 47 resistors are connected in
properly
parallel across a 110 volt source. The
Answer: Option A
current drawn from the source is
approximately
17. A sudden increase in the total current
into a parallel circuit may indicate A. 2.3 A

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B. 780 mA Answer: Option B

C. 47 mA 24. Six resistors are in parallel. The two

lowest-value resistors are both 1.2 k .
D. 7.06 A The total resistance
Answer: Option D A. is less than 6 k

21. There is a total of 800 mA of current B. is greater than 1.2 k

into four parallel resistors. The
currents through three of the resistors C. is less than 1.2 k
are 40 mA, 70 mA, and 200 mA. The D. is less than 600
current through the fourth resistor is
Answer: Option D
A. 490 mA

B. 800 mA 25 In a five-branch parallel circuit, there

. are 12 mA of current in each branch. If
C. 310 mA one of the branches opens, the current
in each of the other four branches is
D. 0A A. 48 mA
Answer: Option A
B. 12 mA
22. Four resistors are connected in
parallel. Fifteen mA flows through C. 0A
resistor R. If the second resistor is 2R, D. 3 mA
the third resistor 3R, and the fourth
resistor 4R, the total current in the Answer: Option B
circuit is
1. Find the Thevenins equivalent
A. 60 mA (VTH and RTH) between terminals A and
B. 15 mA B of the circuit given below.

C. 135 mA

D. 150 mA

Answer: Option D

23. If one of the resistors in a parallel

circuit is removed, the total resistance
A. decreases

B. increases

C. remains the same

D. doubles
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A. 4.16 V, 120 C. 12.8 mA

B. 41.6 V, 120 D. 1.8 mA

C. 4.16 V, 70 Answer: Option D

D. 41.67 V, 70 4. A 680 load resistor, RL, is

connected across a constant current
Answer: Option D source of 1.2 A. The internal source
resistance, RS, is 12 k . The load
2. A certain current source has the current, RL, is
values IS = 4 A and RS = 1.2 M .
The values for an equivalent voltage A. 0A
source are
B. 1.2 A
A. 4.8 V, 1.2 M
C. 114 mA
B. 1 V, 1.2 M
D. 1.14 A
C. 4.8 V, 4.8 M
Answer: Option D
D. 4.8 V, 1.2 M
5. Find the current through R2 of the given
Answer: Option D circuit.
3. Find the total current through R3 in the
given circuit.

A. 30.7 mA

B. 104 mA

C. 74 mA

D. 134 mA
Answer: Option D

6. Determine IN for the circuit consisting

of VS, R1, R2, and R3 shown in the given
circuit.
A. 7.3 mA

B. 5.5 mA

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a given branch. The other source

acting alone produces 10 mA in the
opposite direction through the same
branch. The actual current through the
branch is
A. 22 mA

B. 12 mA

C. 10 mA

A. 676 mA D. 2 mA

B. 245 mA Answer: Option D

C. 431 mA 10.Find the current through R1 in the given

circuit.
D. 75 mA
Answer: Option B

7. A 120 V voltage source has a source

resistance, RS, of 60 . The
equivalent current source is
A. 2A

B. 4A

C. 200 mA
A. 0.16 A
D. 400 mA
B. 0.24 A
Answer: Option A
C. 0.2 A
8. A 12 V source has an internal
resistance of 90 . If a load resistance D. 0.04 A
of 20 is connected to the voltage Answer: Option A
source, the load power, PL, is
A. 2.38 mW 11.What is the Thevenins equivalent
(VTH and RTH) for the circuit given?
B. 2.38 W

C. 238 mW

D. 23.8 W
Answer: Option C

9. In a two-source circuit, one source

acting alone produces 12 mA through
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13.Find the current in R2 of the given

circuit, using the superposition
theorem.

A. 6.4 V, 422 A. 16.7 mA

B. 6.4 V, 560 B. 33.3 mA

C. 6.4 V, 680 C. 50 mA

D. 30 V, 422 D. 16.6 mA
Answer: Option A Answer: Option C

12.Referring to the given circuit, the 14. A 470 RL is connected across a

voltage and current for the load
resistor, RL, is
voltage source, VS, of 120 V. The
source's internal resistance, RS, is
12 . What is the output voltage
across the load?
A. 120 V

B. 0V

C. 117 V

D. 12 V
Answer: Option C

15. A 2 RL is connected across a

voltage source, VS, of 110 V. The
450 mV, 4.5 mA source's internal resistance is 24 .
A.
What is the output voltage across the
B. 4.50 V, 45 mA load?
A. 8.5 V
C. 4.50 V, 4.5 mA
B. 85 V
D. 450 mV, 45 mA
Answer: Option C C. 0V

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D. 110 V
Answer: Option A

16. An 18 V source has an internal

resistance of 70 . If a load resistance
of 33 is connected to the voltage
source, the load power, PL, is
A. 0W

B. 1W
A. 478 mA, 12.8
C. 175 mW
B. 750 mA, 12.8
D. 18 mW
C. 478 mA, 6.8
Answer: Option B
D. 750 mA, 6.8
17. A certain voltage source has the
Answer: Option A
values VS = 30 V and RS = 6 . The
values for an equivalent current source
20. A 120 load is connected across a
are
voltage source with VS = 12 V
A. 5 A, 6 and RS = 8 . The voltage across the
load is
B. 30 A, 6
A. 11.25 V
C. 5 A, 30
B. 0V
D. 30 A, 5
C. 12 V
Answer: Option A
D. 1.13 V
18. A 120 load is connected across an
Answer: Option A
ideal voltage source with VS = 12 V.
The voltage across the load
21.Find RN for the circuit given.
A. is 0 V

B. is 12 V

C. is 120 V

D. cannot be determined
Answer: Option B

19.Find the Norton circuit, that

is, IIN and RN, for the circuit given
below.
A. 34

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B. 68 A. 562 mV, 167

C. 120 B. 5.62 V, 167

D. 154 C. 5.62 V, 188

Answer: Option D D. 562 mV, 188
22.Referring to circuit given, if R1 is Answer: Option B
changed to a 68 resistor, what will
be the current through it? 24.Referring to the given circuit,
determine VTH and RTH if a 68
resistor is connected in parallel
across R2 and R3.

A. 0.16 A

B. 0.24 A

C. 0.2 A

D. 0.04 A
A. 3.3 V, 148
Answer: Option A
B. 330 mV, 148
23.Find the Thevenins equivalent
(VTH and RTH) between terminals A and C. 3.3 V, 68
B of the circuit given.
D. 330 mV, 68
Answer: Option A

25A 12 mA current source has an internal

. resistance, RS, of 1.2 k . The
equivalent voltage source is
A. 144 V

B. 14.4 V

C. 7.2 V

D. 72 mV

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Answer: Option B C. increases the flux density

1. What is the reluctance of the circuit
in problem 9 if the flux is 275 causes no change in flux
Wb? D.
density
A. 0.0066 At/Wb Answer: Option C
B. 0.066 At/Wb 5. If the cross-sectional area of a
C. 8,727 At/Wb magnetic field increases, but the
flux remains the same, the flux
D. 872 At/Wb density
Answer: Option C A. increases

2. When the speed at which a B. decreases

conductor is moved through a C. remains the same
magnetic field is increased, the
induced voltage D. doubles
A. increases Answer: Option B
6. When the current through the coil of
B. decreases an electromagnet reverses, the
C. remains constant direction of the magnetic
A.
field reverses
D. reaches zero
Answer: Option A direction of the magnetic
B.
field remains unchanged
3. The induced voltage across a coil C. magnetic field expands
with 250 turns that is located in a
magnetic field that is changing at a D. magnetic field collapses
rate of 8 Wb/s is
Answer: Option A
A. 1,000 V
7. What is the reluctance of a material
B. 2,000 V that has a length of 0.07 m, a cross-
C. 31.25 V sectional area of 0.014 m2, and a
permeability of 4,500 Wb/At
D. 3,125 V m?
Answer: Option B A. 1111 At/Wb

4. For a given wire wound core, an B. 111 At/Wb

increase in current through the coil C. 11 At/Wb
A. reverses the flux lines
D. 1 At/Wb
decreases the flux
B.
density Answer: Option A

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8. A coil of wire is placed in a reluctance of the circuit if the flux is

changing magnetic field. If the 400 Wb?
number of turns in the coil is A. 14,400 At/Wb
decreased, the voltage induced
across the coil will B. 1,440 At/Wb
A. increase
C. 9,000 At/Wb
B. decrease
D. 90,000 At/Wb
C. remain constant Answer: Option D
D. be excessive 13. A basic one-loop dc generator is
Answer: Option B rotated at 90 rev/s. How many times
each second does the dc output
9. What is the flux density when the flux voltage peak (reach maximum)?
is 5.5 Wb and the cross-sectional A. 90 B. 180
area is 6 103 m2?
A. 91.7 T C. 270 D. 360
Answer: Option B
B. 917 T

C. 91 T 14. What is the flux density in a

magnetic field in which the flux in
D. 9.7 T 0.1 m2 is 600 Wb?
Answer: Option B A. 6,000 T

10. The unit for reluctance is B. 600 T

A. tesla B. At/Wb C. 600 T

C. At/m D. Wb D. 6T
Answer: Option B Answer: Option A
11. If the steel disk in a crankshaft
position sensor has stopped with the 15. The unit for permeability is
tab in the magnet's air gap, the A. Wb/At m
induced voltage
A. increases B. At/m

B. decreases C. At/Wb

C. is zero D. Wb
Answer: Option A
D. will remain constant 16. What is the magnetomotive force in
Answer: Option C a 75-turn coil of wire when there are
4 A of current through it?
12. There is 900 mA of current through A. 18.75 At
a wire with 40 turns. What is the
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B. 30 At B. 16 mA

C. 300 At C. 12 mA

D. 187 At D. 120 mA
Answer: Option C Answer: Option A

17. The direction of a magnetic field 21. The induced voltage across a
within a magnet is stationary conductor in a stationary
A. from south to north magnetic field is
A. zero
B. from north to south
B. reversed in polarity
C. back to front
C. increased
D. front to back
Answer: Option A D. decreased
Answer: Option A
18. When the north poles of two bar
magnets are brought close together, 22. An electromagnetic field exists only
there will be when there is
A. no force A. an increasing current

B. a downward force B. decreasing current

C. a force of attraction C. voltage

D. a force of repulsion D. current

Answer: Option D Answer: Option D

19 The ability of a material to remain 23. When a solenoid is activated, the

. magnetized after removal of the force that moves the plunger is
magnetizing force is known as A. an electromagnetic field
A permeabi B relucta
. lity . nce a permanent magnetic
B.
field
C D retentiv
hysteresis C. varying voltage
. . ity
Answer: Option D D. a steady current

20. The voltage induced across a certain Answer: Option A

coil is 200 mV. A 120 resistor is
connected to the coil terminals. The 24. What is the magnetomotive force
induced current is (mmf) of a wire with 8 turns
carrying three amperes of current?
A. 1.7 mA
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A. 2,400 At D. VR and VC = 0

B. 240 At Answer: Option A

C. 24 At 3. A capacitor of 0.02 F is larger

than
D. 2.4 At A. 0.000020 F
Answer: Option C
B. 200,000 pF
25. If a loop in a basic dc generator
suddenly begins rotating at a faster C. 2,000 pF
speed, the induced voltage D. all of the above
A. remains unchanged Answer: Option C
B. reverses polarity
4. In Question 6, the capacitor will
C. increases reach full charge in a time equal to
approximately
D. decreases A. 6 RC
Answer: Option C
B. 5 RC
1. A 10 F, 20 F, 22 F, and 100
F capacitor are in parallel. The total C. RC
capacitance is D. none of the above
A. 2.43 F Answer: Option B
B. 4.86 F
5. What is the capacitance when Q =
C. 100 F 60 C and V = 12 V?
A. 720 F
D. 152 F
Answer: Option D B. 5 F

2. A capacitor and a resistor are C. 50 F

connected in series to a sine wave D. 12 F
generator. The frequency is set so
that the capacitive reactance is equal Answer: Option B
to the resistance and, thus, an equal 6. A 0.47 F capacitor is across a 2
amount of voltage appears across kHz sine wave signal source. The
each component. If the frequency is capacitive reactance is
increased A. 170
A. VR > VC
B. 17
B. VC > VR
C. 0.000169
C. VR = VC
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D. 1.7 11. A 4.7 M resistor is in series with

a 0.015 F capacitor. The
Answer: Option A combination is across a 12 V
source. How long does it take the
7. Four 0.15 F capacitors are in capacitor to fully charge?
parallel. The total capacitance is
A. 35 ms
A. 0.15 F
B. 352 ms
B. 0.30 F
C. 3.5 s
C. 0.6 F
D. 70.5 ms
D. 0.8 F
Answer: Option B
Answer: Option C
12. A sine wave voltage is applied
8. Which of the following capacitors is across a capacitor. When the
polarized? frequency of the voltage is
A B decreased, the current
mica ceramic
. . A. increases
C plastic D electrolyti B. remains constant
. -film . c
Answer: Option D C. decreases

D. ceases
9. A capacitor of 2,000 pF is smaller
than Answer: Option C
A. 0.02 F 13. Of the following capacitors, which
B. 0.002 F one has the highest dielectric
constant?
C. 0.0002 F A. air B. mica
D. 0.0000002 F C. glass D. paper
Answer: Option B Answer: Option C

10. A 220 resistor is in series with a 14. A 0.01 F capacitor equals how
2.2 F capacitor. The time constant many picofarads?
is
A. 100 pF
A. 48 s
B. 1,000 pF
B. 480 s
C. 10,000 pF
C. 2.42 s
D. 100,000 pF
D. 24 s
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option B
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15. A 12 kHz voltage is applied to a C. 4V

0.33 F capacitor, and 200 mA of
rms current is measured. What is the D. 0V
value of the voltage?
Answer: Option B
A. 8V
19. A 2 F, a 4 F, and a 10 F
B. 80 V capacitor are connected in series.
C. 80 mV The total capacitance is less than
A. 2 F
D. 800 mV
Answer: Option A B. 4 F

C. 10 F
16. A 0.00022 F capacitor equals how
many microfarads? D. 1.5 F
A. 22 F Answer: Option D
B. 220 F 20. When the plate area of a capacitor
C. 2,200 F increases,
A. the capacitance increases
D. 22,200 F
Answer: Option B B. the capacitance decreases

the capacitance is
17. Two series capacitors (one 2 F, C.
unaffected
the other of unknown value) are
charged from a 24 V source. The the voltage it can
2 F capacitor is charged to 16 V D.
withstand increases.
and the other to 8 V. The value of
the unknown capacitor is Answer: Option A

A. 1 F 21. Two 0.68 F capacitors are

connected in series across a 10 kHz
B. 2 F sine wave signal source. The total
C. 4 F capacitive reactance is
A. 46.8
D. 8 F
Answer: Option C B. 4.68

C. 23.41
18. A 330 pF capacitor and a 220 pF
capacitor are each connected across D. 11.70
a 6 V dc source. The voltage across
the 300 pF capacitor is Answer: Option A

A. 3V 22. An uncharged capacitor and a 1 k

resistor are connected in series with
B. 6V a switch and a 6 V battery. At the
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instant the switch is closed, the A. 12 V

voltage across the capacitor is
A. 6V B. 120 V

B. 3V C. 240 V

C. 2V D. 2,400 V
Answer: Option C
D. 0V
Answer: Option D 4. If a transformer has 50 turns in the
primary winding and 10 turns in the
23. When the voltage across a capacitor secondary winding, what is the
is tripled, the stored charge reflective resistance if the secondary
A. triples load resistance is 250 ?
A. 250
B. is cut to one-third
B. 25
C. stays the same
C. 6,250
D. doubles
Answer: Option A D. 62,500
Answer: Option C
1. What kVA rating is required for a
transformer that must handle a 5. A certain transformer has 400 turns
maximum load current of 8 A with a in the primary winding and 2,000
secondary voltage of 2 kV? turns in the secondary winding. The
A. 4 kVA turns ratio is
A. 0.2 B. 0.4
B. 0.25 kVA
C. 5 D. 25
C. 16 kVA
Answer: Option C
D. 8 kVA
6. The primary winding of a
Answer: Option C transformer has 110 V ac across it.
What is the secondary voltage if the
2. The turns ratio required to match an turns ratio is 8?
80 source to a 320 load is
A. 8.8 V
A. 80 B. 20
B. 88 V
C. 4 D. 2
Answer: Option D C. 880 V

3. When the turns ratio of a D. 8,800 V

transformer is 20 and the primary ac Answer: Option C
voltage is 12 V, the secondary Explanation:
voltage is V2/V1 = N2/N1
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Answer: Option B
Turns ratio = N2/N1 = 8.
9. If 25 W of power are applied to the
V2/110 = 8 primary of an ideal transformer with
a turns ratio of 10, the power
V2 = 8 x 110 delivered to the secondary load is
A. 25 W
V2 = 880v.
B. 0W
7. To step 110 V ac down to 20 V ac,
the turns ratio must be C. 250 W
A. 5.5 B. 18
D. 2.5 W
C. 0.18 D. 0.018 Answer: Option A
Answer: Option C
Explanation: 10. A transformer with a 110 V primary
Vp/Vs = Np/Ns has a 15:1 turns ratio. The load
resistance, RL, is 120 . What is
Vs = (Ns/Np)Vp the approximate voltage across the
load?
We required turns ratio i.e., A. 7.3 V
(Ns/Np)
B. 73 V
= Vs/Vp
C. 88 V
= 20/110
D. 880 V
= 0.181818182 Answer: Option A

[Note: p - primary; s - secondary] 11. How many primary volts must be

applied to a transformer with a turns
For step down transfer, the turns ratio of 0.1 to obtain a secondary
ratio will be less than 0. voltage of 9 V?
A. 9V
For simulation: Step-Down
Transformer Circuit Simulator. B. 90 V

8. The mutual inductance when k = C. 900 V

0.65, L1 = 2 H, and L2 = 5 H is
D. 0.9 V
A. 2 mH
Answer: Option B
B. 2 H Explanation:
We know that, V2/V1 = N2/N1.
C. 4 H
Given V2 = 9v, N2/N1 = 0.1
D. 8 H

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Therefore, 9v/V1 = 0.1 B. 20 V

V1 = 9v/0.1 = 90v. C. 180 V
For more detail: Step Down
Transformer - Circuit with D. 18 V
Simulation.
Answer: Option B

15. The primary winding of a power

12. In a certain loaded transformer, the
transformer should always be
secondary voltage is one-fourth the
primary voltage. The secondary A shorte
open B.
current is . d
one-fourth the primary C switche D
A. fused
current . d .
four times the primary Answer: Option D
B.
current
16. A certain amplifier has 600
equal to the primary internal resistance looking from its
C.
current output. In order to provide maximum
power to a 4 speaker, what turns
one-fourth the primary ratio must be used in the coupling
D. current and equal to the transformer?
primary current
A. 8 B. 0.8
Answer: Option B
C. 0.08 D. 80
13. A certain transformer has a turns
Answer: Option C
ratio of 1 and a 0.85 coefficient of
coupling. When 2 V ac is applied to
17. A transformer
the primary, the secondary voltage
is A. changes ac to dc
A. 1.7 V B. changes dc to ac
B. 0.85 V steps up or down dc
C.
voltages
C. 1V
steps up or down ac
D. 0V D.
voltages
Answer: Option A
Answer: Option D
14. The primary coil of a transformer is
18. The primary of a transformer is
connected to a 60 V ac source. The
connected to a 6 V battery. The
secondary coil is connected to a
turns ratio is 1:3 and the secondary
330 load. The turns ratio is 3:1.
load, RL, is 100 . The voltage
What is the secondary voltage?
across the load is
A. 2V
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A. 0V with a turns ratio of 8, the

secondary voltage is
B. 6V A. 0V
C. 18 V B. 6V
D. 2V C. 48 V
Answer: Option A
D. 0.75 V
19. To step 120 V ac up to 900 V ac, Answer: Option A
the turns ratio must be
A. 75 B. 750 23. What is the coefficient of coupling
for a transformer in which 4% of the
C. 7.5 D. 0.13 total flux generated in the primary
does not pass through the
Answer: Option C secondary?
20. When a 200 load resistor is A. 0.4 B. 4
connected across the secondary
winding of a transformer with a C. 9.6 D. 0.96
turns ratio of 4, the source "sees" a Answer: Option D
reflective load of
A. 50 24. A transformer has a 1:6 turns ratio
and a secondary coil load resistance
B. 12.5 of 470 . The load resistance as
seen by the source is
C. 800 A. 1.3
D. 0 B. 7.8
Answer: Option B
21. In a certain transformer, the input C. 78
power to the primary is 120 W. If
8.5 W are lost to the winding D. 13
resistance, what is the output power Answer: Option D
to the load, neglecting any other
issues? 1. A 1.5 k resistor and a coil with a
A. 0W 2.2 k inductive reactance are in
series across an 18 V ac source. The
B. 14.1 W power factor is
A. 564 B. 0.564
C. 111.5 W
C. 6.76 D. 55.7
D. 1,020 W
Answer: Option C Answer: Option B
22. When a 6 V battery is connected
across the primary of a transformer
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2. The voltages in Problem 5 are B. 4.58 76

measured at a certain frequency. To
make the resistor voltage less than C. 458 76
the inductor voltage, the frequency
is D. 4.58 76
A. increased Answer: Option C

B. decreased 7. To increase the current in a

series RL circuit, the frequency
C. doubled
A. should be increased
D. not a factor
B. should be decreased
Answer: Option A
C. should be constant
3. Referring to Problem 14, the
circuit's phase angle is cannot be determined
D.
A. 51.9 B. 3.81 without values
Answer: Option B
C. 38.1 D. 5.19
Answer: Option C 8. A 470 resistor and a coil with
125 inductive reactance are in
4. In a series RL circuit, 12 V rms is parallel. Both components are
measured across the resistor, and 14 across a 15 V ac voltage source.
V rms is measured across the Current through the inductor is
inductor. The peak value of the A. 152 mA
source voltage is
A. 18.4 V B. 32 mA

B. 26.0 V C. 12 mA

C. 2V D. 120 mA
Answer: Option D
D. 20 V
Answer: Option B 9. A 1.2 k resistor is in series with a
15 mH coil across a 10 kHz ac
5. Referring to Problem 16, the source. The magnitude of the total
circuit's phase angle is impedance is
A. 66.8 B. 6.68 A. 152.6

C. 23.2 D. 2.32 B. 1,526

Answer: Option A C. 1,200
6. Referring to Problem 18, the circuit
impedance is D. 942
A. 458 76 Answer: Option B

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10. When the frequency is decreased, C. 0.3 20.6 V

the impedance of a
parallel RL circuit D. 13.84 69.4 V
A. increases
Answer: Option A
B. decreases

C. remains constant
14. A 140 resistor is in parallel with
D. is not a factor an inductor having 60 inductive
reactance. Both components are
Answer: Option B across a 12 V ac source. The
magnitude of the total impedance is
11. A 470 resistor and a 200 mH coil
are in parallel. Both components are A. 5.51
across a 1.5 kHz ac source. The
total admittance of the circuit, in B. 55.15
polar form, is C. 90
A. 12.60 76 mS
D. 200
B. 12.18 76 mS Answer: Option B
C. 218 76 mS
15. When the frequency of the voltage
D. 12.18 76 mS applied to a series RL circuit is
decreased, the impedance
Answer: Option D
A. decreases
12. Referring to Problem 23, the
reactive power is B. increases

A. 10 mVAR C. does not change

B. 100 mVAR cannot be determined

D.
without values
C. 6.76 mVAR
Answer: Option A
D. 148 mVAR
16. In a parallel RL circuit, there are 3
Answer: Option B A rms in the resistive branch and 3
A rms in the inductive branch. The
13. A 12 k resistor is in series with a total rms current is
90 mH coil across an 8 kHz ac
source. Current flow in the circuit, A. 6A
expressed in polar form, is I = 0.3
0 mA. The source voltage, B. 424 mA
expressed in polar form, is C. 4.24 A
A. 3.84 20.6 V
D. 42.4 A
B. 12.8 20.6 V Answer: Option C
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applied voltage by 90
17. A 47 resistor is in series with an
inductive reactance of 120 across Answer: Option B
an ac source. The impedance,
expressed in polar form, is 21. A 3.3 k resistor and a 120 mH
coil are in parallel. Both
A. 47 68.6 components are across a 2 kHz, 12
B. 120 68.6 V ac source. The total current in the
circuit is
C. 129 31.4 A. 8.74 mA
D. 129 68.6 B. 874 mA
Answer: Option D
C. 874 A
18. When the resistor voltage in a D. 8.74 A
series RL circuit becomes less than
the inductor voltage, the phase Answer: Option A
angle
22. When the frequency of the voltage
A. increases applied to a series RL circuit is
B. decreases increased, the phase angle
A. decreases
C. is not affected
B. increases
D. cannot be determined
Answer: Option A C. does not change

cannot be determined
19. Which of the following power D.
without values
factors results in less energy loss in
an RL circuit? Answer: Option B
A. 1 B. 0.8 23. If a load is purely inductive and the
C. 0.4 D. 0.2 reactive power is 12 VAR, the
apparent power is
Answer: Option D
A. 0 VA
20. Referring to Problem 20, B. 12 VA
the applied voltage lags
A. C. 6 VA
the current

the current lags the D. 24 VA

B.
applied voltage Answer: Option B
the applied voltage and 24If the frequency is halved and the
C.
the current are in phase . resistance is doubled, the impedance
D. the current lags the of a series RL circuit

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A. doubles in
a higher resonant
B. halves A.
frequency
C. remains constant B. a smaller bandwidth
cannot be determined C. a higher impedance
D.
without values
Answer: Option D D. a larger bandwidth
1. In a certain parallel resonant Answer: Option D
band-pass filter, the resonant
frequency is 14 kHz. If the 5. The maximum output voltage of a
bandwidth is 4 kHz, the lower certain low-pass filter is 15 V.
frequency The output voltage at the critical
A. is 7 kHz frequency is
A. 0V
B. is 10 kHz
B. 15 V
C. is 12 kHz
C. 10.60 V
D. cannot be determined
Answer: Option C D. 21.21 V
Answer: Option C
2. An RL low-pass filter consists of
a 5.6 mH coil and a 3.3 k 6. A parallel resonant band-pass
resistor. The output voltage is filter consists of a 90 resistor
taken across the resistor. The in series with a parallel network
circuit's critical frequency is made up of a 60 mH coil and a
A. 93.8 kHz 0.02 F capacitor. The output is
taken across the capacitor/coil.
B. 93.8 Hz The coil winding has a resistance
of 20 . What is the center
C. 861 Hz frequency of the filter?
A. 459 Hz
D. 86.12 kHz
Answer: Option A B. 4,591 Hz

3. Referring to Problem 15, what is C. 999 Hz

the circuit's phase shift?
D. 2,176 Hz
A. 99 B. 17
Answer: Option B
C. 57 D. 5.71
7. An RL high-pass filter consists of
Answer: Option D a 470 resistor and a 600 mH
coil. The output is taken across
4. In a series resonant band-pass the coil. The circuit's critical
filter, a lower value of Q results
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frequency is Input voltage is 12 Vrms. What is

A. 125 Hz the output voltage magnitude at
the center frequency (f0)?
B. 1,250 Hz A. 10.9 V
C. 564 Hz B. 1.09 V
D. 5,644 Hz C. 1.1 V
Answer: Option A
D. 12 V
8. Referring to Problem 23, what Answer: Option A
will the output voltage be if the
coil's internal resistance is 11. The same signal in Problem 2 is
neglected? applied to an RC high-pass filter.
A. 0V If the reactance is zero at the
input frequency, the output
B. 200 mV voltage is
A. 18 V peak-to-peak
C. 11.1 mV
B. zero
D. 111 mV
Answer: Option A C. 9 V peak-to-peak

9. A parallel resonant band-pass D. 12.73 V peak-to-peak

filter consists of a 6.8 resistor
in series with a parallel network
made up of an 8 H coil and a
120 pF capacitor. The output is
taken across the capacitor/coil.
Assume RW = 0 . What is the
center frequency of the filter?
A. 5.14 MHz
Answer: Option A
12. An RC low-pass filter consists of
a 120 resistor and a 0.002 F
capacitor. The output is taken
across the capacitor. The circuit's
critical frequency is
A. 333 kHz

B. 514 kHz B. 633 kHz

C. 5.03 MHz C. 331 kHz

D. 503 kHz D. 60 kHz

Answer: Option A Answer: Option B

10. A series resonant band-pass filter 13. Referring to Problem 8, assume

consists of a 2 mH coil, a the input voltage is 15 V ac.
0.005 F capacitor, and a 120 What is the output voltage at the
resistor. The winding resistance critical frequency,fc?
of the coil is 12 . The output A. 0V
voltage is taken off the resistor.
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B. 7.07 V B. 0 Hz

C. 15 V C. 3.5 kHz

D. 10.6 V D. 7 kHz
Answer: Option D Answer: Option A

14. Referring to Problem 21, the 18. An RC high-pass filter consists of

filter's bandwidth is an 820 resistor. What is the
A. 11.5 Hz value of C so that Xcis ten times
less than R at an input frequency
B. 530 Hz of 12 kHz?
A. 81 F
C. 53 Hz
B. 161 F
D. 106 Hz
Answer: Option C C. 0.161 F

15. Referring to Problem 15, if the D. 220 F

input voltage is a 6 V sine wave Answer: Option C
with a dc level of 10 V, what is
the output voltage magnitude? 19. A series resonant band-stop filter
A. 6V consists of a 68 resistor, a 110
mH coil, and a 0.02 F capacitor.
B. 597 mV The internal resistance, RW, of the
coil is 4 . Input voltage is 200
C. 5.97 V mV. Output voltage is taken
across the coil and capacitor in
D. 0V series. What is the output voltage
Answer: Option C magnitude at f0?
A. 1.1 mV
16. Referring to Problem 23, the
circuit's bandwidth is B. 11.1 mV
A. 9.8 Hz C. 111 mV
B. 98.4 Hz D. 200 mV
C. 10.4 Hz Answer: Option B

D. 104.2 Hz 20. A sinusoidal voltage with a peak-

Answer: Option D to-peak value of 18 V is applied
to an RC low-pass filter. If the
17. In a certain low-pass filter, fc = reactance at the input frequency
3.5 kHz. Its passband is is zero, the output voltage is
A. 0 Hz to 3.5 kHz A. 18 V peak-to-peak

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B. zero input is 12 V. The voltage ratio in

decibels is
C. 9 V peak-to-peak A. 6.02 dB
D. 12.74 V peak-to-peak B. 6.02 dB
Answer: Option B
C. 12.04 dB

D. 12.04 dB
21. Vout = 500 mV, and Vin = 1.3 V.
The ratio Vout/ Vin expressed in Answer: Option B
dB is
25. An RC high-pass filter consists of
A. 0 dB a 0.2 F capacitor and a 220
B. 8.30 dB resistor. The output is taken
across the resistor. The circuit's
C. 8.30 dB critical frequency is
A. 723 Hz
D. 0.8 dB
Answer: Option C B. 7,234 Hz

22. Referring to Problem 8, assume C. 362 Hz

the input voltage is 15 V dc. What D. 3,617 Hz
is the output voltage?
Answer: Option D
A. 0V

B. 15 V 1. When a 15 V input pulse with a

width equal to two time constants
C. 7.07 V is applied to an R C integrator,
the capacitor charges to
D. 10.6 V A. 15 V
Answer: Option B
B. 12.9 V

23. Referring to Problem 18, what is C. 8.6 V

the bandwidth of the filter? D. 19.45 V
A. 1 kHz Answer: Option B
B. 632 kHz
2. An integrator consists of a 3.3 k
C. 50.3 kHz resistor and a 2 F capacitor.
A single 30 V, 6 ms pulse is
D. 10.5 kHz applied to the input. How much
will the capacitor charge?
Answer: Option D
A. 10.3 V
24. At a certain frequency, the output
voltage of a filter is 6 V and the B. 30 V
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C. 12.09 V D. 7.56 V

D. 17.91 V
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option D 6 Referring this circuit, determine the
. maximum output voltage when a
3. Referring to Problem 5, how long single pulse is applied as shown.
will it take the capacitor to The total resistance is 60 .
discharge if the internal
resistance of the pulse source is
100 ?
A. 300 s

B. 600 s

C. 900 s

D. 1.5 ms
Answer: Option D
A. 2.73 V
4. With an RL integrator, at the
instant of the rising pulse edge, B. 27.33 V
all the input voltage is
A. C. 30 V
across the resistor

all the input voltage is D. 2.67 V

B.
across the inductor Answer: Option B
63 percent of the input 7. A steady-state condition is
C. voltage is across the reached when
resistor
the output voltage
63 percent of the input reaches the average
A.
D. voltage is across the value of the input
inductor voltage
Answer: Option B the output voltage
B. reaches the input
5 When a 12 V input pulse with a voltage
. width equal to one time constant is
applied to an RC integrator, the the output voltage
capacitor charges to reaches approximately
C.
A. 0V 63% of the input
voltage
B. 12 V
the output voltage
D.
C. 6.3 V reaches the effective

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value of the input the response to the

A.
voltage rising pulse edge
Answer: Option A the response between
B. the rising and falling
8 Referring to the give circuit, the edges
. output will
the response to the
C.
falling pulse edge

D. all of the above

Answer: Option D

11. If the capacitor in an integrator

becomes leaky,

decay to zero at the end the time constant will

A. A.
of the pulse be effectively reduced

reach 6 V at the end of the wave shape of the

B. B. output voltage
the pulse
across C is altered
reach 3.78 V at the end
C. the amplitude of the
of the pulse C.
output is reduced
reach 5.16 V at the end
D. D. all of the above
of the pulse
Answer: Option A Answer: Option D

9. A single 6 V pulse with a width 12 Referring to the above figure,

of 600 s is applied to an . determine the voltage level that the
integrator consisting of a 150 k output will reach during the pulse.
resistor and a 0.002 F
capacitor. To what voltage will
the capacitor charge?
A. 0V

B. 3.78 V

C. 5.16 V

D. 6V A. 0V
Answer: Option C
B. 15 V
10. To understand how the output 6.3 V
C.
voltage is shaped by a
differentiator, you must consider
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D. 9.45 V drops to 5 V and then

Answer: Option D
13. An RC differentiator acts as a
A. low-pass filter
B. high-pass filter
C. band-pass filter
D. band-stop filter
Answer: Option B
14. In an RL differentiator, when the
input pulse goes from its low
level to its high level,
the inductor prevents a
A. sudden change in
voltage
the inductor prevents a
B. sudden change in
current
voltage across the
inductor instantly
C.
reaches 63% of input
voltage
voltage across the
D.
inductor is zero
Answer: Option B
goes back to zero
exponentially
the resistor voltage
jumps to 5 V and then
B.
goes back to zero
exponentially
the capacitor voltage
C.
remains constant
the resistor voltage
jumps to +5 V and then
D.
decreases exponentially
to zero
Answer: Option B
16 In an RC differentiator, responding
. to repetitive pulses, the average
value of the output
A. is zero
is equal to the input
B.
voltage
is 63 percent of the
C.
input voltage
D. cannot be determined
Answer: Option A

15 Referring this figure, on the falling 17. The output of an RC integrator is

. edge, taken across the
A B capacit
diode
. . or

C resist D
source
. or .
Answer: Option B

18. In an RC differentiator, the sum

A. the resistor voltage of the capacitor voltage and the
resistor voltage at any instant
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A. must be zero between pulses

must be equal to the Answer: Option D

B.
applied voltage
21. If a periodic pulse waveform has
is less than the applied a pulse width and the time
C. voltage but greater between pulses each equal to or
than zero greater than five time constants,
the capacitor will
D. cannot be determined partially charge and
Answer: Option B fully discharge during
A.
each period of the
19. When a 24 V input pulse with a input waveform
width equal to five time constants
is applied to an RC integrator, the fully charge and
capacitor charges to partially discharge
B.
during each period of
A. 24 V the input waveform
B. 15.12 V fully charge and fully
discharge during each
C. 20.64 V C.
period of the input
D. 12 V waveform
Answer: Option A partially charge and
partially discharge
20. If the RC time constant of an D.
during each period of
integrator is increased, as the the input waveform
time constant is increased
Answer: Option C
the capacitor charges
more during a pulse 22. What is the highest frequency
A.
and discharges less contained in a pulse that has a
between pulses rise and fall time equal to 10
microseconds (10 s)?
the capacitor charges
less during a pulse and A. 35 kHz
B.
discharges more
B. 3.5 kHz
between pulses
C. 10 kHz
the capacitor charges
more during a pulse D. 100 kHz
C.
and discharges more
between pulses Answer: Option A

the capacitor charges 23. Referring to Problem 7, how

D. less during a pulse and much will the capacitor charge if
discharges less the pulse width is increased to 12
ms?
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A. 2.51 V

B. 25.14 V

C. 4.86 V

D. 12.76 V
Answer: Option B

24. In electronic systems, repetitive-

pulse waveforms are encountered
more often than single
A.
pulses

less often than single

B.
pulses

about as often as
C.
single pulses

twice as often as
D.
single pulses
Answer: Option A

25. In an RC differentiator, the

capacitor
charges exponentially
A. at a rate depending on
the RC time constant

charges exponentially
B. at a rate depending on
the input voltage

charges when the

C. input voltage is
decreasing

charges to
D. approximately one
time constant
Answer: Option A

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