Question 1

 The total resistance of a two similar wire conductors connected in parallel is ________.
Response: one half the resistance of one wire
Correct answer: one half the resistance of one wire
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 2
 What is the value of a resistor with colors from left: Orange, Blue, Gold, and Silver?
Response: 3.6 ohms ± 10%
Correct answer: 3.6 ohms ± 10%
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 3
 Determine the value of a resistor with colors from left to right; Brown, Green, Gold, and Silver.
Response: 1.5 ohms ± 10%
Correct answer: 1.5 ohms ± 10%
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 4
 Resistors with high value usually have lower wattage ratings because of _________.
Response: lower current
Correct answer: lower current
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 5
 Smaller resistors usually have ________ resistance value.
Response: high
Correct answer: high
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 6
 When resistors are connected in series, what happens?
Response: The effective resistance is increased
Correct answer: The effective resistance is increased
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes
Question 7
 A 33 kilo ohms resistor is connected in series with a parallel combination made up of a 56 kilo ohm
resistor and a 7.8 kilo ohm resistor. What is the total combined resistance of these three resistors?

Response: 39067 ohms
Correct answer: 39067 ohms
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 8
 If you need a 1.25 k resistance and you only have resistors of 5 k, how many of these available
resistors you should connect in parallel to get a 1.25 k value?

Response: 4
Correct answer: 4
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 9
 Insulating elements or materials has a capability of
Response: preventing short circuit between conducting wires
Correct answer: preventing short circuit between conducting wires
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 10
 _________ is used to store electrical energy in an electrostatic field?
Response: A capacitor
Correct answer: A capacitor
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 11
 What factors determine the capacitance of a capacitor?
Response: Area of the plates, distance between the plates, and the dielectric constant of the material
between the plates

Correct answer: Area of the plates, distance between the plates, and the dielectric constant of the
material between the plates

Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 12
 Factors that determine the capacitance of a capacitor.
Response: all of these
Correct answer: all of these
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 13
 An electronic/electrical component/device used to store electrical energy.
Response: Capacitor
Correct answer: Capacitor
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 14
 Which of the following describes the action of a capacitor?
Response: Stores electrical energy
Correct answer: Stores electrical energy
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 15
 A parallel plate capacitor has the following values: k=81; d=0.025 inches; A=6 square inches. What is the
capacitance of the capacitor?

Response: 4372 picofarad
Correct answer: 4372 picofarad
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 16
 Five picofarad is equivalent to ________.
Response: 5 x 10 to the -12th
Correct answer: 5 x 10 to the -12th
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 17
 If two micro-farad capacitors are connected in series, what will be the total effective capacitance?
Response: 0.125 microfarad
Correct answer: 0.125 microfarad
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 18
 A 20 ìF capacitor is charged by a 12-V battery. What is the stored energy at the capacitor?
Response: 1.44 x 10-3 J
Correct answer: 1.44 x 10-3 J
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 19
 Which of the following characterizes inductance?
Response: Tends to oppose changes in current
Correct answer: Tends to oppose changes in current
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 20
 A coil of wire wound, with or without a magnetic core designed to have a higher self-inductance than a
straight wire.

Response: Inductive relay
Correct answer: Inductor
Score: 0 out of 1 No

Question 21
 With the same voltage applied, which of the following allows more current?
Response: 0.25 ohms
Correct answer: 0.25 ohms
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 22
 In electrical circuits, current is known as the flow of charged carriers, such as electrons. When can this
happen?

Response: all of the above

Question 23
 What utilizes electrical energy in electrical circuits?
Response: all of the above
Correct answer: load
Score: 0 out of 1 No

Question 24
 An electronic device draws 300 watts from its 24-volt power source. Find effective resistance.
Response: 1.92 ohms
Correct answer: 1.92 ohms
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 25
 A 50 resistor is connected in series with a 150C resistor and to a supply voltage of 20V. What is the
current through the 50 resistor?

Response: 0.1 A
Correct answer: 0.1 A
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 26
 Two resistors, 10 and 100 are connected in parallel, approximately, aht is the total resistance?
Response: 10
Correct answer: 10
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 27
 A shunt resistor is used to limit the load current to 0.5 A, if the load resistance is 100 and the original
current is 1amp, what should be the value of the shunt resistance?

Response: 100
Correct answer: 100
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 28
 How many 1k resistors to be connected in parallel are needed in order to get 100?
Response: 10
Correct answer: 10
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 29
 Two resistors, R1=100  and R2=200  are connected in series, if the voltage across R2 is 20V, what is
the voltage across R1?

Response: 10 V
Correct answer: 10 V
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 30
 Two resistors, R1 = 100  and R2 = 200  are connected in parallel. If the current through R1 is 1 A, what
would be the current on R2?

Response: 0.50 A
Correct answer: 0.50 A
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 31
 A 6A current source drives a load consisting a parallel combination of R 1 = 50  and R2 = 25 . 
Determine the current I1 through R1.

Response: 2 amps
Correct answer: 2 amps
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 32
 A constant voltage source Vs = 60 is delivering a power to a series combination of R 1 = 100, R2 =
200 and R3 = 300. Calculate the voltage drop across R2.

Response: 20 V
Correct answer: 20 V
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 33
 If 12 V are applied to a circuit that consumes 78 W, what is the current flow through the circuit?
Response: 6.5 A
Correct answer: 6.5 A
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 34
 Find the current that flows through the filament of a 400 watts flat iron connected to a 220 Volt power
line.

Response: 500 mA
Correct answer: 500 mA
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 35
 An electrical device has a resistance of 10 and is supplied with a 5-ampere constant current source. If
the deice is rated 100 Vdc, determine its power consumed.

Response: 250 W
Correct answer: 250 W
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 36
 The power dissipated by a 10  load resistor with a current rating of 5 amperes is _________ if supplied
with a 20 volt dc potential.

Response: 40 W
Correct answer: 40 W
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 37
 The power in a circuit consisting of two equal resistors in series is known to be 10 watts. If the two
resistors are connected in parallel, what would be the circuit power dissipation?

Response: 40 watts
Correct answer: 40 watts
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 38
 How many nodes are needed to completely analyze a circuit according to Kirchhoff’s current law?
Response: one less than the total number of nodes in the circuit
Correct answer: one less than the total number of nodes in the circuit
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 39
 Loop currents should be assumed to flow in which direction?
Response: Clockwise
Correct answer: Either C or D arbitrarily selected
Score: 0 out of 1 No

Question 40
 What theorem we should use in solving electrical circuits with several voltage sources?
Response: superposition
Correct answer: superposition
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 41
 In a mesh, the algebraic sum of all voltages and voltage drops is equal to zero.
Response: Kirchhoff’s second law
Correct answer: Kirchhoff’s second law
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 42
 The sum of all currents entering a junction is equal to the sum of currents leaving away from that
junction.

Response: Kirchhoff’s first law

Question 43
 Theorem used to simplify complex circuits wherein, the simplified circuit contains an equivalent open
circuit resistance and open circuit voltage.

Response: Thevenin’s
Correct answer: Thevenin’s
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 44
 Considered as the reverse of Thevenin’s theorem.
Response: Norton’s
Correct answer: Norton’s
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 45
 A certain Thevenin equivalent circuit has parameters RTH = 10  and VTH = 20 V. If this is converted to
Norton’s equivalent circuit, RN and IN would be

Response: 10 and 2A
Correct answer: 10 and 2A
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 46
 RN and IN of a Norton’s equivalent circuit are known to be 100 and 10A, respectively. If a 400 load is
connected, it will have a load current of
Response: 2 A
Correct answer: 2 A
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 47
 A chosen closed path of current flow in a network. In making this current path there should be no node
nor elements that are passed more than once.

Response: mesh
Correct answer: mesh
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 48
 A set of circuit elements that forms a closed path in a network over which signal can circulate.
Response: loop
Correct answer: loop
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 49
 In a network, what do we call a reference point chosen such that more branches in a circuit met.
Response: node
Correct answer: node
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 50
 A common connection between circuit elements or conductors from different branches.
Response: junction
Correct answer: junction
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 51
 The return point in a circuit, where all voltage measurements are referred.
Response: ground
Correct answer: ground
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 52
 Mesh analysis is best used together with what circuit law?
Response: KVL
Correct answer: KVL
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 53
 Nodal analysis is best used together with
Response: KCL
Correct answer: KCL
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 54
 Three 100 resistors are connected in a tee-form (T) network and is set up between a 100 V supply and
a load resistor RL. If maximum power transfer is desired, what should be the resistance of the load
resistor RL?

Response: 150 
Correct answer: 150 
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 55
 Theorem used in simplifying circuit analysis by considering the effect of supply voltages one at a time.
Response: Superposition
Correct answer: Superposition
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 56
 Three resistors, R1 = 60 , R2 = 80  and R3 = 100 are connected in delta. If the network is to be
transformed into star, what would be the value of the resistor opposite of R 2?

Response: 25.0 
Correct answer: 25.0 
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 57
 The description of two sine waves that are in step with each other going through their maximum and
minimum points at the same time and in the same direction

Response: sine waves in phase

Question 58
 Most ac-supplies are in the form of
Response: sine-wave
Correct answer: sine-wave
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 59
 Advantage(s) of ac over dc
Response: all of the above
Correct answer: all of the above
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 60
 An ac-voltage has an equation v = 240 sin120t, its frequency is
Response: 60 Hz
Correct answer: 60 Hz
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 61
 When can an ac-voltage, v = 120sin120t reach its first peak?
Response: 4.167 ms
Correct answer: 4.167 ms
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 62
 Calculate the period of an alternating current having an equation of I = 20sin120t.
Response: 16.67 ms
Correct answer: 16.67 ms
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 63
 The time taken by an alternating voltage, v = 100sin240t to reach 50V for the first time
Response: 695 ms
Correct answer: 695 ìs
Score: 0 out of 1 No

Question 64
 An alternating voltage of sine-wave form has a maximum voltage of 311V. What is its value at 225°?
Response: -220 V
Correct answer: -220 V
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 65
 If an alternating voltage has a magnitude of 10 V at 30°, what is its maximum voltage?
Response: 20 V
Correct answer: 20 V
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 66
 What is the frequency of an alternating current, if it reaches 90° within 4.167 ms?
Response: 60 Hz
Correct answer: 60 Hz
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 67
 At what angle does an alternating voltage of cosine-waveform reaches its negative peak?
Response: 180°
Correct answer: 180°
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 68
 When comparing rms voltages and average voltages, which of the following statement is true, assuming
sine waves?

Response: The rms voltage is always greater than the average voltage

Question 69
 What is the average voltage of an alternating voltage, v = 100sin120t?
Response: 0 (zero) V
Correct answer: 0 (zero) V
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 70
 Determine the effective voltage of v = 100sin120t.
Response: 90.00 V
Correct answer: 70.71 V
Score: 0 out of 1 No

Question 71
 What do you mean by root-mean-squared (rms) value?
Response: B or C
Correct answer: B or C
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 72
 The power dissipated across the resistance in an AC circuit
Response: true power
Correct answer: true power
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 73
 In AC circuit, resistors will dissipate what power?
Response: true
Correct answer: true
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 74
 In an ac-circuit, if the voltage and current are in phase, the circuit is
Response: resistive
Correct answer: resistive
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 75
 If the current in an ac-circuit leads the voltage by 90°, the circuit is
Response: capacitive
Correct answer: capacitive
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 76
 In a purely inductive circuit the current
Response: lags the voltage by 90°
Correct answer: lags the voltage by 90°
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 77
 If the current and voltage in an ac-circuit has a phase difference, it would mean the load  is
Response: reactive
Correct answer: reactive
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 78
 A resistive and a capacitive load of equal magnitude is connected in series, determine the phase
difference between the voltage and the current.

Response: current leads the voltage by 45°

Question 79
 The reactance of a 25 mH coil at 500 Hz is which of the following?
Response: 785 ohms
Correct answer: 785 ohms
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 80
 The impedance in the study of electronics is represented by resistance and ________.
Response: reactance
Correct answer: reactance
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 81
 A series circuit consists of an 80 mH inductor and a 150ìF capacitor. Calculate the total reactance if it is connected
to a 220-volt 60-cycle source.
Response: 12.5  inductive
Correct answer: 12.5  inductive
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 82
 Ignoring any inductive effects, what is the impedance of RC series capacitor made up of a 56 kilo ohms resistor
and a 0.33 ìF capacitor at a signal frequency of 450 Hz?

Response: 57,019 ohms
Correct answer: 57,019 ohms
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 83
 A 220-volt, 60-Hz source is driving a series RL circuit. Determine the current in the circuit if R =
100  and XL = 100 .

Response: 1.55 A (lagging)
Correct answer: 1.55 A (lagging)
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 84
 How many electrical degrees a current will lead the voltage in a series RC load with R = 100  and XC =
50 ?

Response: 26.56°
Correct answer: 26.56°
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 85
 What will be the current equation in a series RC network if supplied with v = V msin120t source. The
circuit has a power factor pf = 0.5?

Response: i = Imaxsin(120t + 60)

Question 86
 The power factor (pf) of a series LC circuit is
Response: 0
Correct answer: 0
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes
Question 87
 What is the power factor (pf) of a series RL circuit having R = 50 and XL = 20?
Response: 0.93
Correct answer: 0.93
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 88
 A 200 resistor if connected in series with a capacitive reactance of 100 will give a total circuit
impedance of

Response: 223.6 
Correct answer: 223.6 
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 89
 What will happen when the power factor of a circuit is increased?
Response: active power increases
Correct answer: active power increases
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 90
 A series RL network is supplied with a 200-volt, 60-cycle source. If the voltage across the resistor R is
100 V, what is the voltage across the inductor L?

Response: 173.2 V
Correct answer: 173.2 V
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 91
 A 6- resistor is connected in series with a capacitive reactance of 8 . If the supply voltage is 200 V,
what is the power consumed by the circuit?

Response: 2400 W
Correct answer: 2400 W
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 92
 A 6- resistor is connected in series with a capacitive reactance of 8 . If the supply voltage is 200 V,
what is the circuit current magnitude?

Response: 20 A
Correct answer: 20 A
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 93
 A 6- resistor is connected in series with a capacitive reactance of 8 . If the supply voltage is 200 V,
what is the apparent power of the circuit?

Response: 4000 W
Correct answer: 4000 W
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 94
 The apparent power of a series RC network is given to be 4000 W. If R = 6 , and XC = 8 , calculate
the true power of the network.

Response: 2400 W
Correct answer: 2400 W
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 95
 A series RC circuit has an apparent power of 4000 W. If R = 6, and XC = 8, determine the reactive
power.

Response: 3200 W
Correct answer: 3200 W
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 96
 A network has a true power and a reactive power of 2400 W and 3200 W respectively. What is its
apparent power?

Response: 4000 W
Correct answer: 4000 W
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 97
 What is the total impedance of a series circuit consisting of R = 6, XC = 8, and XL = 16?
Response: 10 
Correct answer: 10 
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 98
 What is the significance of connecting loads in parallel?
Response: it allows independent operations of loads
Correct answer: it allows independent operations of loads
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 99
 A parallel RL circuit with R = 60, and XL = 40 has a total impedance of
Response: 33.3 
Correct answer: 33.3 
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 100
 Calculate the total impedance of a parallel RC circuit if R = XC = 50.
Response: 35.35 @ -45° 
Correct answer: 35.35 @ -45° 
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 101
 A 100-volt source is supplying a parallel RC circuit having a total impedance of 35.35. Calculate the
total line current.

Response: 2.83 45°

Correct answer: 2.83 45°

Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 102
 What is the power factor of a circuit if the inductive susceptance and conductance have the same value?
Response: 0.707
Correct answer: 0.707
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 103
 If a circuit has an admittance of Y = 0.2 + j0.6, the circuit is
Response: capacitive
Correct answer: capacitive
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes
Question 104
 The circuit admittance Y = 0.2 - j0.6, the circuit is
Response: inductive
Correct answer: inductive
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 105
 What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 50 microhenrys and C is 40 picofarads are in
parallel?

Response: 3.56 MHz
Correct answer: 3.56 MHz
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 106
 If you need an LC circuit to be resonant at 2500 Hz and use a 150 mH coil, what should the capacitance
value be?

Response: 0.027 ìF
Correct answer: 0.027 ìF
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 107
 What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 3 microhenry and C of 40 picofarad are in series?
Response: 14.5 MHz
Correct answer: 14.5 MHz
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 108
 What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 25 microhenry and C of 10 picofarad are in
parallel?

Response: 10.1 MHz
Correct answer: 10.1 MHz
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 109
 A series circuit at resonance would mean, the circuit is
Response: resistive
Correct answer: resistive
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 110
 Characteristics of the current in a series R-L-C circuit at resonance.
Response: It is at maximum
Correct answer: It is at maximum
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 111
 What is the cause of a minimum Q on a single-tuned LC circuit?
Response: increased shunt resistor
Correct answer: increased shunt resistor
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 112
 Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit, which has a resonant frequency of 3.6 MHz
and a Q of 218.

Response: 16.5 kHz
Correct answer: 16.5 kHz
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 113
 A parallel circuit at resonance would mean, the circuit is
Response: resistive
Correct answer: resistive
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 114
 What will happen to a parallel ac-circuit if its line frequency is more than the resonant frequency?
Response: becomes capacitive
Correct answer: becomes capacitive
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 115
 In a series ac-circuit, if the line frequency is more than the resonant frequency, the circuit behaves as
Response: inductive
Correct answer: inductive
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 116
 If the line frequency of a parallel ac-circuit is less than the resonant frequency, the circuit behaves as
Response: reactive
Correct answer: reactive
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 117
 If an ac-series circuit is supplied with a source whose frequency is less than that of f r, the circuit becomes
Response: capacitive
Correct answer: capacitive
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 118
 _________ is a parallel LC circuit.
Response: Tank circuit
Correct answer: Tank circuit
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 119
 A parallel LC network with L = 100 mH and C = 25ìF will resonate at what frequency?
Response: 100 Hz
Correct answer: 100 Hz
Score: 1 out of 1 Yes

Question 120
 Absolutely, when can we say that the circuit is at resonance?
Response: when the voltage and current are in-phase
Correct answer: when the voltage and current are in-phase
Score: 1 out of 1