1. When the transistor is saturated, V is approximately?

a. 0 V
b. ½ VCC
c. VCC
d. infinite
2. calculate the common-emitter amplification factor β of a transistor with a common-base
amplification factor α=0.99.
a. 10
b. 50
c. 100
d. 200
3. Three circles with radii 3.0, 5.0 and 9.0 cm are externally tangent. What is the area of the triangle
formed by joining their centers?
a. 32cm2
b. 36cm2
c. 48cm2
d. 46cm2
4. Find the radius of the circle circumscribing an isosceles right triangle having an area of 162 sq.
cm?
a. 11.23
b. 10.63
c. 12.73
d. 15.27
5. The time required for two examinees to solve the same problem differs by two minutes. Together,
they can solve 32 problems in one hour. How long will it take for the slower problem solver to
solve the problem?
a. 5 min
b. 6 min
c. 4 min
d. 3 min
6. The pattern appearing on an oscilloscope when harmonically related signals are applied to the
horizontal and vertical inputs.
a. Lossajous’ pattern
b. Shockley pattern
c. Braun’s pattern
d. Lee de Forest’s pattern
7. An earthquake is usually measured by the magnitude M on the Richter scale. The intensity I of an
earthquake and the magnitude M are related by the formula M=log I/Io,where Io is the intensity of
an arbitrary chosen earthquake. The earthquake that hit Kobe, Japan measured 5.7 on the Richter
scale. The earthquake that hit Baguio, Philippines measures 7.8. how many times stronger is the
earthquake that hit Baguio?
a. 148
b. 126
c. 137
 d. 37
8. It refers to the average amount of time between the creation and recombination of a free electron
and a hole
a. Recombination time
b. Delay time
c. Conduction time
d. Life time
9. Find the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment whose end points are H (4,9) and K (-10,1).
a. (-3,5)
b. (-3,-5)
c. (3,5)
d. (5,-3)
10. Normally, diodes will not conduct when reversed-biased, but if the reverse voltage is increased
further, a point will be reached where the diode gives up and allowing the current to surge. This
voltage is one of the limiting parameter of diodes and is known as
a. Breakdown voltage
b. Peak reverse voltage
c. Peak inverse voltage
d. All are correct
11. The substrate used in a p-channel IGFET enhancement type
a. n-type material
b. p-type material
c. n’-type material
d. p’-type material
12. a network that employ diodes to remove away a portion of an input signal without distorting the
remaining part of the applied waveform?
a. Clamper
b. Rectifier
c. Regulator
d. Clipper
13. Carbon-composition resistors
a. Can handle gigantic levels of power
b. Have capacitance or inductance along with resistance
c. Have essentially no capacitance or inductance
d. Work better for ac than for dc
14. Compute the angle between the line 2y-9x-18=0 and the x-axis
a. 64.54
b. 77.47
c. 45
d. 87.65
15. Find the distance from the point (5,-3) to the line 7x-4y-28=0.
a. 2.62
b. 2.48
c. 2.36
 d. 2.54
16. What is the effect in terms of bandwidth when the Q of a single-tune stage is doubled?
a. Doubled
b. The same
c. Halved
d. Four times
17. Resistivity of a wire depends on
a. Length
b. Material
c. Cross-sectional area
d. Both A and C
18. A circuit contains two unequal resistances in parallel
a. Current is same in both
b. Large current flows in larger resistor
c. Potential difference across each is same
d. Smaller resistance has smaller conductance
19. The power dissipated in across the resistance in an AC circuit
a. Imaginary power
b. Reactive power
c. Apparent power
d. True power
20. What is the efficiency of a series-fed class A amplifier?
a. 25
b. 78.5
c. 50
d. Above 90
21. A positively charged dielectric has a charge of 2 coulombs. If 12.5x10^18 free electrons are added
to it, what will be the net charge on the said dielectric?
a. 4 C
b. -2 C
c. 8 C
d. 0 C
22. The two straight lines 4x-y+3=0 and 8x-2y+6=0
a. Intersects at the origin
b. Are coincident
c. Are parallel
d. Are perpendicular
23. A process of constant loss of free electrons and then regaining them is called
a. Induction
b. Ionization
c. Polarization
d. Electron gaining
24. Which of the ff. equations of a line that is perpendicular to 5x+2y=8?
a. 8x-2y=5
 b. 2x-5y=4
c. 5x-2y=8
d. 2x+5y=10
25. A positive electric pole
a. Has a deficiency of electrons
b. Has fewer electrons than the negative pole
c. Has an excess of electrons
d. Has more electrons than the negative pole
26. The Thevenin equivalent voltage is
a. Equal to the source voltage
b. The same as the load voltage
c. The open circuit voltage
d. None of the above
27. An ion
a. Is electrically neutral
b. Has positive electric charge
c. Has negative electric charge
d. Can have either a positive or negative charge
28. A fuse voltage rating has which of the following definitions?
a. The maximum voltage that can exist in a circuit without causing the circuit to overheat
b. The maximum voltage that can exist in a circuit if there is a direct short
c. The maximum voltage across a fuse that will not cause the fuse to open
d. The maximum voltage across a fuse that will not jump the open fuse
29. The sides of a right triangle is in arithmetic progression whose common difference if 6 cm, its area
is?
a. 316
b. 216
c. 416
d. 516
30. Find the 1’s complement of 10110010
a. 01001101
b. 01001100
c. 11001101
d. 10111101
31. If the base-emitter junction is reverse biased and the base-collector junction is forward biased,
the transistor will be at what region of operation?
a. Active region
b. Cut-off region
c. Saturation region
d. Breakdown region
32. What is the regulated output voltage of a 7924 regulator?
a. +4V
b. -4V
c. +24V
 d. -24V
33. A _____ is a dc-dc converter with an unregulated input dc voltage and a regulated output voltage.
The converter circuitry consists of arrangements of inductor, capacitors, diodes, and transistors.
The transistors are switched between the ON state (saturation) and the OFF state (cut off) at rates
that typically range from 10kHz to 40 kHz.
a. Switched-mode power supply
b. Regulated power supply
c. Unregulated power supply
d. Dc power supply
34. The average value of a full-wave rectified voltage with a peak value of 75 V is
a. 53 V
b. 47.8 V
c. 37.5 V
d. 23.9 V
35. When the current in a conductor is measured without the conductor being disconnected, which
of the following meters could be used?
a. Multimeter
b. Hook-on voltmeter
c. Induction wattmeter
d. Transformer voltmeter
36. Which of the following methods will provide an ABSOLUTE determination as to whether or not a
fuse is open?
a. A visual inspection
b. A check of the fuse indicator
c. A voltmeter check of the fuse
d. A thermometer check of the temperature of the fuse
37. The collector current in a common base configuration is equal to
a. Alpha times emitter current plus leakage current
b. Alpha times base current plus leakage current
c. Beta times emitter current plus leakage current
d. Beta times collector current plus leakage current
38. If you are checking a 60-Hz full-wave bridge rectifier and observe that the output has a 60-Hz
ripple,
a. The circuit is working properly
b. The transformer secondary is short
c. There is an open diode
d. The filter capacitor is leaky
39. These variables are dimensionless combinations of the physical variable and parameters of the
original.
a. Canonical variables
b. X and y variables
c. Dependent variables
d. Controlled variables
40. The _____ gate is called the “all or nothing” gate
 a. AND
b. NOR
c. OR
d. XOR
41. Error in voltmeter reading is due to
a. Insertion
b. Battery aging
c. Loading
d. Conversion
42. The Q-point for class A amplifier is at the active region, while for class B it is at cutoff region, how
about for class AB?
a. It is slightly below saturation
b. It is slightly above cutoff
c. It is slightly above saturation
d. It is at the saturation region
43. The movement of charge carriers in a semiconductor even without the application of electric
potential.
a. Diffusion current
b. Drift current
c. Conventional current
d. Saturation current
44. To repair a damaged power supply with which you are not completely familiar, you should
a. Install bleeder resistors before beginning your work
b. Remove the fuse before beginning your work
c. Leave it alone and have a professional work on it
d. Short out all the diodes before beginning your work
45. A 12Vdc power supply is regulated using 7805 IC and is used in TTL circuits that require a 0.2 amps
current. Determine the dropout voltage of the system
a. 4 V
b. 5 V
c. 6 V
d. 7 V
46. Calculate the voltage regulation of a generator having a no-load voltage of 220 V and a full load
voltage of 180 V
a. 18
b. 22
c. 28
d. 32
47. A semiconductor that is free from impurities
a. Intrinsic semiconductor
b. Extrinsic semiconductor
c. Compensated semiconductor
d. Elemental semiconductor
48. Three-terminal fixed positive voltage regulators commonly used in industry
 a. 78XX series
b. 723 IC regulator
c. 79XX series
d. 317 regulator
49. Current flow in a semiconductor that is due to the applied electric field
a. Diffusion current
b. Drift velocity
c. Conventional current
d. Drift current
50. To deplete a channel from a p-channel IGFET depletion type, the gate voltage should be ____ with
respect to the source
a. The same
b. Positive
c. Negative
d. Either positive or negative as long as it is greater