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MCQsinACDCcircuits
MCQsinResistors
MCQsinInductors
MCQsinCapacitors

The Series
Followingisthelistofmultiplechoicequestionsinthisbrandnewseries:

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PART1:MCQsfromNumber150Answerkey:PARTI

PART2:MCQsfromNumber51100Answerkey:PARTII

PART3:MCQsfromNumber101150Answerkey:PARTIII

PART4:MCQsfromNumber151200Answerkey:PARTIV

PART5:MCQsfromNumber201250Answerkey:PARTV

PART6:MCQsfromNumber251300Answerkey:PARTVI

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1.Conventionalflowassumeschargesflowfrom

A.Positivetonegative
B.Positivetopositive
C.Negativetopositive
D.Negativetonegative

2.Electronflowassumeschargesflowfrom

A.Negativetopositive
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B.Negativetonegative
C.Positivetonegative
D.Positivetopositive

3.Seriesresonanceoccurswhen

A.XL=XC
B.XL=R
C.Z=R
D.BothAandC

4.ThesymbolQrefersto

A.Resonancequotient
B.Qualityfactor
C.Powerquotient
D.Qualificationtest

5.TheratioofW/VAinanaccircuitmeans

A.Powerfactor
B.Reactivefactor
C.Qualityfactor
D.Loadfactor

6.Whatisthereciprocalofqualityfactor?

A.Powerfactor
B.Reactivefactor
C.Dissipationfactor
D.1/Qfactor

7.Inliquidsandgases,ionizationcurrentresultsfromaflowof
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A.Positiveornegativeions
B.Freeelectrons
C.Ionsthatarelighterinweightthanelectrons
D.Protons

8.VL =VCinaseriesRLCcircuitwhen

A.Thevalueoftheimpedanceisminimum
B.Thepowerfactoriszero
C.Thecurrentleadsthetotalvoltageby90
D.Thetotalvoltageiszero

9.Atwhatfrequencywillaninductorof5mHhavethesamereactanceasacapacitorof0.1F?

A.7.12kHz
B.7.12Hz
C.7.12MHz
D.7.12GHz

10.Propertyofanelectriccircuitthatdissipateselectricenergy

A.Reactance
B.Impedance
C.Resistance
D.Conductance

11.Whatistheothernameofrelativepermittivity?

A.Dielectricstrength
B.Potentialgradient
C.Breakdownvoltage
D.Specificinductancecapacity

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12.InaseriesRLCcircuit

A.ThecurrentlagsVLby90
B.ThecurrentleadsVLby90
C.XLleadsXc by90
D.Z=jXLatresonance
13.Resistorwithcoloredbandsinthebody

A.Wirewoundresistor
B.Carboncompositionresistor
C.Potentiometer
D.Rheostat

14.Inaresonantcircuit,ifQ10resonantfrequency_______bandwidth.

A.Bisects
B.Exceeds
C.Islessthan
D.Isequalto

15.WhichofthefollowingconditionsisnottrueforaseriesRLCcircuitatresonance?

A.Z=jXL
B.XL=XC
C.Thepowerfactorisone
D.ThemagnitudeofZis

16.Thecurrentis____timesthemaximumcurrentathalfpowerpointsofaresonancecurve.

A.0.707
B.1.414
C.0.5
D.0.632
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17.Agangcapacitorisavariablecapacitorinwhichcapacitanceisvariedbychangingthe

A.Dielectric
B.Numberofplates
C.Platearea
D.Distancebetweenplates

18.Inanaccircuitwithinductivereactance,the

A.Phaseangleofthecircuitisalways45
B.Voltageacrosstheinductancemustbe90outofphasewiththeappliedvoltage
C.Currentthroughtheinductancelagsitsinducedvoltageby90
D.Currentthroughtheinductanceandvoltageacrossitare180outofphase

19.Ifthree9mHinductorsareconnectedinparallelwithoutmutualinductancethenthetotalinductanceis

A.3mH
B.9mH
C.27mH
D.18mH

20.Whatisthespecificresistanceofapuregermanium?

A.55cm
B.55m
C.55mm
D.55km

21.Twocapacitorsofcapacitance9Fand18Finserieswillhaveatotalcapacitanceof

A.27F
B.162F
C.6F
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D.180F

22.InaseriesRLCcircuit

A.Increasingthefrequencydecreasestheresistance
B.Increasingthefrequencyincreasestheresistance
C.BothXLandXCchangeasfrequencychanges
D.Impedancewillalwaysdecrease

23.AseriesRLCcircuithasa______powerfactoratitshalfpowerpoints

A.Unity
B.Leading
C.Lagging
D.EitherBorC

24.Kirchhoffslaws(KCLandKVL)areapplicableto

A.DCcircuits
B.ACcircuits
C.DCaswellasACcircuits
D.Passivenetworksalone

25.Atankcircuitisa

A.ParallelLCcircuit
B.SeriesLCcircuit
C.Aresonantcircuit
D.Anonresonantcircuit

26.Acapacitiveloadalwayshasa______powerfacto

A.Leading
B.Lagging
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C.Zero
D.Unity

27.WhatisthetemperaturecoefficientoftheresistanceEureka?

A.Infinity
B.Negative
C.Almostzero
D.Positive

28.AsappliedtoaseriesRLCcircuit,bandwidthmeans

A.Thefrequencyrangeformaximumpowertransfer
B.Thedifferencebetweenthehighestandlowestfrequenciesoftheoscillator
C.Theseparationofthehalfpowerpoints
D.ThefrequencyatwhichXL=XC
29.Whichisconsideredastheeffectofadielectricmaterial?

A.Increasingcapacitance
B.Decreasingcapacitance
C.Reducingtheworkingvoltage
D.Increasingthedistancebetweentheplates

30.TheopencircuitvoltageattheterminalofloadRL is60V.Undertheconditionofmaximumpowertransfer,the
loadvoltagewillbe

A.60V
B.15V
C.20V
D.30V

31.Ifacapacitorisratedfor200Vdc,whatisitseffectiveacworkingvoltage?

A.50V
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B.100V
C.200V
D.400V

32.Ifresonantfrequencyis10kHzandqualityfactoris50,then

A.Bandwidthis200Hz
B.XL=is50,000
C.Ris50
D.XC=is50,000
33.Whichstatementistrue?

A.Aseriesresonantcircuitisofhighimpedance
B.Aparallelresonantcircuitisoflowimpedance
C.Aseriesresonantcircuitisinductiveifitoperatesatafrequencyhigherthantheresonant
frequency
D.Aparallelresonantcircuitisinductiveifitoperatesatafrequencyhigherthantheresonant
frequency

34.Whatisconsideredasthemostimportantvalueofasinewave?

A.Effectivevalue
B.Peakvalue
C.Averagevalue
D.Instantaneousvalue

35.Anacseriescircuitiscomposedofaresistanceof20,inductivereactanceof40,andacapacitivereactanceof
15.Ifacurrentof1ampereisflowing,whatistheappliedvoltage

A.320V
B.32V
C.220V
D.22V
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36. An intermittent and nonsymmetrical alternating current like that obtained from the secondary winding of an
inductioncoil

A.Faradiccurrent
B.Transientaccurrent
C.Inductivecurrent
D.Capacitivecurrent

37.Thevalueoftemperaturecoefficient()isdependentupon

A.Thenatureofmaterialandtemperature
B.Thelengthofmaterial
C.Thecrosssectionalareaofthematerial
D.Thevolumeofthematerial

38.AtwhatfrequencywillthecurrentinaseriesRLCcircuitreachitsmaximumvalueforanappliedvoltageof15V
withR=500,L=100HandC=0.001F?

A.503kHz
B.403kHz
C.603kHz
D.303kHz

39.Iftwoequalresistancesconnectedinseriesacrossacertainsupplyarenowconnectedinparallelacrossthesame
supply,thepowerproducedwillbe_____thatofseriesconnection

A.Onehalf
B.Onefourth
C.Twotimes
D.Fourtimes

40.Thevoltagelagsthecurrentbycycleina

A.Purelyresistivecircuit
B.Purelyinductivecircuit
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C.Purelycapacitivecircuit
D.Circuitcontainingresistance,capacitanceandinductance

41.Whatisthehalfpowerbandwidthofaparallelresonantcircuitwhichhasaresonantfrequencyof3.6MHzandQ
of218?

A.1.65kHz
B.16.5MHz
C.16.5kHz
D.165kHz

42.Whichoneofthefollowingelementsservesasaprotectionagainstoverload?

A.Fuse
B.Switch
C.Resistor
D.Relay

43.Transientperiodisconsideredoverafter

A.5
B.1
C.100
D.6

44.Whatratingofaresistordeterminesitsabilitytoabsorbheat?

A.Wattage
B.Ohmic
C.Current
D.Voltage

45.Anopeninductorhas

A.Zeroresistanceandinfiniteinductance
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B.Infiniteresistanceandzeroinductance
C.Infiniteresistanceandinfiniteinductance
D.Zeroresistanceandzeroinductance

46.Whatisthereadingofanohmmeterforashortedcapacitor?

A.Zero
B.Infinity
C.k
D.M

47. What capacitance exists not through design but simply because two conducting surfaces are relatively close to
eachother?

A.Surge
B.Stray
C.Natural
D.Normal

48.Theaveragevalueofatriangularorsawtoothwaveis_____timesitspeakvalue.

A.0.577
B.0.500
C.0.318
D.0.637

49.AseriesRLCcircuitconsistsofa10resistorinserieswithL=10H,andC=100F.Determineanewvalueof
I,forwhichtheresonantfrequencyisonehalftheoriginalvalue.

A.40H
B.40mH
C.40pH
D.40nH

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50.Whatisthepeakfactorofatriangularwave?

A.1.16
B.1.73
C.1.41
D.1.11

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