1) The acronym PLC stands for:

(A) Pressure Load Control

(B) Programmable Logic Controller
(C) Pneumatic Logic Capstan
(D) PID Loop Controller
(E) Pressure Loss Chamber
2) Ladder logic programming consists primarily of:
(A) Virtual relay contacts and coils
(B) Logic gate symbols with connecting lines
(C) Function blocks with connecting lines
(D) Text-based code
(E) Hieroglyphics
3) In a PLC, the scan time refers to the amount of time in which …..
(A) the technician enters the program
(B) timers and counters are indexed by
(C) one “rung” of ladder logic takes to complete
(D) the entire program takes to execute
(E) transmitted data communications must finish
4) Identify the problem in this motor control PLC program:

(A) Coil
(B) Start contact
(C) Seal-in contact
(D) Stop contact
(E) Power source
5) The Boolean representation of this PLC program is:

(A) ABC + D
(B) C + (A + B)D
(C) C + D(A + B)
(D) ABC + BD
(E) C(AB + D)
6) The difference between online and offline PLC programming is . . .
(A) whether the PLC is running or stopped
(B) whether the programming PC has internet connectivity
(C) the type of programming cable used
(D) where the edited program resides
(E) the type of programmer used
7) In PLC programming, a retentive function is one that:
(A) Defaults to the “on” state
(B) Comes last in the program
(C) Defaults to the “off” state
(D) Cannot be edited or deleted
(E) Is not reset after a power cycle
8) What is the largest integer number that a PLC counter function can reach if
it uses a 16 bit register?
(A) 32,768
(B) 65,535
(C) 65,536
(D) 65,537
(E) 32,767
9) An OR function implemented in ladder logic uses:
(A) Normally-closed contacts in series
(B) Normally-open contacts in series
(C) A single normally-closed contact
(D) Normally-open contacts in parallel
(E) Normally-closed contacts in parallel
10) A good application for a timed interrupt in a PLC program would be:
(A) A communications function block
(B) A PID function block
(C) A math function block
(D) A motor start/stop rung
(E) A “watchdog” timer
11) __________ of PLCs can be done in very little time.
(A) Programming
(B) Installation
(C) Commissioning
(D) All of the above
12) PLC can be ___________ in plant to change the sequence of operation.
(A) only programmed
(B) only reprogrammed
(C) programmed and reprogrammed
(D) able to give a set point
13) The PLC is used in _______.
(A) machine tools
(B) automated assembly equipment
(C) moulding and extrusion machines
(D) all of the above
14) Which of the following can be the output of PLC?

1. Relay coils
2. Solenoids
3. Indicators
4. Motors
5. Lamps
6. Alarms

(A) Only (1), (2), (3) and (4)

(B) Only (3), (4), (5) and (6)
(C) Only (1), (2), (3) and (5)
(D) All the (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6)

15) Which of the following cannot be an input that is given to the PLC?

(A) Manual switches

(B) Relays
(C) Sensors
(D) None of the above

16) The part that monitors the inputs and makes decisions in a PLC is the CPU.
a. True
b. False

c. None of the above

17) One of the following is an input device

a. Motor

b. Light

c. Valve

d. Sensor
18) Which one of the following is not a PLC manufacturer
a. Siemens
b. Mitsubishi

c. Microsoft
d. ABB

19) Solenoids, lamps, motors are connected to:

a. Analog output

b. Digital output
c. Analog input

d. Digital input

20) In a PLC “I” is used for output and “Q” is used for input
a. True

b. False
c. None of the above

21) PLC stands for programmable logo controller

a. True

b. False
c. None of the above

22) To increase the number of inputs and outputs of the PLC, one can use
expansion modules.
a. True
b. False

c. None of the above

23) An example of discrete (digital) control is:

a. Varying the volume of a music system

b. Turning a lamp ON or OFF

c. Varying the brightness of a lamp

d. Controlling the speed of a fan

24) A solenoid is an example of an output device.

a. True
b. False
25) Which of the following statements is not correct?
a) The PLC rung output [-( )-] is a discrete output instruction or bit in memory.
b) Each rung of the ladder logic represents a logical statement executed in
software – inputs on the right and outputs on the left.

c) Input and output instructions in ladder logic do not directly represent the
switches and actuators.

d) PLC input instructions are logical symbols associated with voltage at the input
module terminals.

26) Which of the following statements is correct?

a) Ladder logic is a PLC graphical programming technique introduced in the last
10 years.

b) A ladder logic program is hard to analyze because it is totally different when

compared with the equivalent relay logic solution.

c) The number of ladder logic virtual relays and input and output instructions
is limited only by memory size.
d) The number of contacts for a mechanical relay is limited to number of coils
on the relay.

27) Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

a) The status of each input can be checked from one location and outputs can
be forced on and off.

b) All symbols in the RLL represent actual components and contacts present in
the control system.

c) PLCs are not as reliable as electromechanical relays in RLL.

d) Input (-| |-) and output (- ( ) -) instruction symbols in the ladder logic
represent only data values stored in PLC memory.

28) Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

a) If a problem in a PLC module occurs, the module can be changed in a matter
of minutes without any changes in wiring.

b) Outputs can be paralleled on the same rung.

c) The physical wires between the input and output field devices and the PLC
input and output modules are the only signal wires required in the PLC system.

d) The cost and size of PLCs have increased significantly in the last 10 years.
29) Which of the following statements about a single pole double throw relay is
NOT true?
a) It is called an SPDT type of relay.

b) It has one common contact.

c) It has two positions (NC and NO).

d) It has a center off position.

30) Which of the following statements about a single pole double throw relay is
true?
a) Insulators are used in the armature to isolate the electrical switching contacts
from the rest of the relay components.

b) The NC contact and the pole are in contact when the relay is off.

c) It has just one coil.

d) All of the above.

31) Which of the following statements about RLL is NOT true?
a) NO contact symbol has two parallel lines to indicate an open contact.

b) RLL stands for Relay Ladder Logic.

c) NC contact symbol has the same two parallel lines with a line across them to
indicate closed contacts.

d) The right power rail is positive or the high side of the source, and the left
power rail is the power return or ground.
32) The _____ is moved toward the relay electromagnet when the relay is on.
a) Armature
b) Coil

c) NO contact

d) NC contact

33) When a relay is NOT energized:

a) There is an electrical path through the NO contacts
b) There is an electrical path through the NC contacts
c) Neither the NO or the NC contacts have an electrical path

d) Both the NO and the NC contacts have an electrical path

34) Which of the following RLL applications is not normally performed in early
automation systems?
a) On/off control of field devices

b) Logical control of discrete devices

c) On/off control of motor starters

d) Proportional control of field devices

35) Current flows into the _____
a) Input terminal of a sinking DC input module

b) Input terminal of a sinking output field device

c) Output terminal of a sinking input field device

d) All of the above

36) In a current sinking DC input module _____
a) The current flows out of the input field device
b) Requires that a AC sources be used with mechanical switches

c) The current flows out of the input module

d) Currents can flow in either direction at the input module

37) AC output field devices can interface to _____

a) AC output modules

b) Relay output modules

c) Both a and b
d) Neither a or b

38) What one item in the output module circuit above should be changed to
make it correct.

a) The battery polarity

b) Output module should be sourcing

c) Field device should be sinking

d) Current flow direction
39) What one item in the input module circuit above should be changed to make
it correct.
a) The battery polarity

b) Input module should be sinking

c) Field device should be sinking

d) Current flow direction

40) When _____ contacts are actuated, they disrupt the power supply through
them.
a. normally open type

b. normally closed type

c. both a. and b.

d. none of the above

41) The type of memory which is fast and temporarily stores the data which
are immediately required for use is called as______.
a. HDD

b. ROM

c. RAM
d. SSD

42) How is the speed of operation of conventional relay system as compared to

digital controllers?
a. very slow
b. very fast

c. same

d. almost similar

43) The capability of convention relay systems for complex operations is ____
that of the PLCs .
a. poor than
b. excellent than

c. as good as
d. unpredictable as

44) How is the noise immunity of PLCs to electrical noises as compared to that
of conventional relay controllers?
a. poor
b. excellent

c. as good as noise immunity of conventional relay controllers

d. unpredictable

45) _____ of PLCs can be done in very little time.

a. Programming

b. Installation

c. Commissioning

d. All of the above

46) PLC can be _____ in plant to change the sequence of operation.
a. only programmed

b. only reprogrammed

c. programmed and reprogrammed

d. able to give a set point

47) The PLC is used in _______.

a. machine tools

b. automated assembly equipment

c. moulding and extrusion machines

d. all of the above

48) Which of the following can be the output of PLC?

1. Relay coils

2. Solenoids

3. Indicators

4. Motors
5. Lamps

6. Alarms

Select correct option

a. Only (1), (2), (3) and (4)

b. Only (3), (4), (5) and (6)

c. Only (1), (2), (3) and (5)

d. All the (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6)

49) Which of the following cannot be an input that is given to the PLC?
a. Manual switches

b. Relays

c. Sensors

d. None of the above

50) The first company to build PLCs was .
a) General Motors

b) Allen Bradley

c) Square D

d) Modicon