Topic: Electrical Circuits

1.When comparing rms voltages and average voltages, which

of the following statement is true, assuming sine waves?

 The rms voltage is always greater than the average

voltage (Correct Answer)

2. Thevenin's theorem is ______ form of an equivalent circuit.

 voltage (Correct Answer)

3. The most convenient way of achieving large capacitance is

by using:

 multiplate construction (Correct Answer)

4. Why is the resistance of a conductor different for RF current

than for DC?

 Because of skin effect (Your Correct Answer)

5. The area of a conductor whose diameter is 0.001 inch is

equal to:

 one circular mil (Correct Answer)

6. 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?

 63769 ohms (Your Correct Answer)

7. A capacitor is rated for 600 V d.c. Its effective a.c. working

voltage will be about:

 300 V (Correct Answer)

8. Conductance is reciprocal of:

 resistance (Correct Answer)

9. Rust in electrical (wire) connections will result to ________.

 resistance (Correct Answer)

10. The unit of capacitance is:

 farad (Correct Answer)

11. A variable capacitor generally employs ______ as a

dielectric.

 air (Correct Answer)

12. Find the power across the resistor of 5 ohms delivered

from a battery of an internal resistance of ohms and a
constant emf of 4 volts.

 1.25 Watts (Correct Answer)

13. The resistance of two wires is 25 ohms when connected in

series and 6 ohms when joined in parallel. The resistance of
each wire is:

 10 ohms, 15 ohms (Correct Answer)

14. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer, the

efficiency is:

 50% (Your Correct Answer)

15. Which of the following material has nearly zero

temperature co-efficient of resistance?

 Manganin (Correct Answer)

16. The S.I. unit of power is:

 watt (Correct Answer)

17. When 4 volts e.m.f. is applied across a 1 farad capacitor, it

will store energy of:

 8 joules (Correct Answer)

18. Three resistances of 10 ohms, 15 ohms and 30 ohms are

connected in parallel. The total resistance of the combination
is:

 5 ohms (Correct Answer)

19. The substances which have a large number of free

electrons & offer a low resistance are called:

 conductors (Your Correct Answer)

20. If voltage across the plates of 1 farad capacitor is

increased by 2 V, then charge on the plates will:

 increase by 2C (Correct Answer)

21. Electric pressure is also called:

 voltage (Correct Answer)

22. If 12 V are applied to a circuit that consumes 78 W, what

is the current flow through the circuit?

 6.5 A (Your Correct Answer)

23. Find the value of resistor with the following color codes:
Brown, White, Orange, Red.

 19 k ohms 2% (Your Correct Answer)

24. Find the half-power bandwidth of a resonant circuit which
has a resonant frequency of 1.8 MHz and a Q of 95.

 18.9 kHz (Correct Answer)

25. An open resistor, when checked with an ohm-meter reads:

 infinite (Correct Answer)

26. Term use for resonance in an electrical circuit.

 The frequency at which capacitive reactance equals

inductive reactance (Correct Answer)

27. Loop currents should be assumed to flow in which

direction?

 either CCW or CW arbitrarily selected (Correct Answer)

28. Maximum power output is obtained from a network when

the load resistance is equal to the output resistance of the
network as seen from the terminals of the load. The above
statement is associated with:

 Maximum power transfer theorem (Correct Answer)

29. Electric power refers to _________.

 Volt Ampere (Correct Answer)

30. The relation of the voltage across an inductor to its current

is describe as:

 leading the current by 90 degrees (Your Correct Answer)

31. The SI unit of specific resistance is:

 ohm-m (Your Correct Answer)

32. Resistors with high value usually have lower wattage
ratings because of ________.

 lower current (Correct Answer)

33. Find the Thevenin's impedance equivalent across R2 of a

linear close circuit having 10 volt supply in series with two
resistors (R1 = 50 ohms and R2 =200 ohms)

 40 ohms (Correct Answer)

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

 500 mA (Correct Answer)

35. For high efficiency of transfer of power, internal resistance

of the source should be:

 less than the load resistance (Correct Answer)

36. Heat in a conductor is produced on the passage of electric

current due to:

 resistance (Correct Answer)

37. Conductors have ______ temperature coefficient of

resistance.

 positive (Your Correct Answer)

38. The hot resistance of a 100 watt, 250 V incandescent lamp

would be:

 625 ohms (Correct Answer)

39. Which of the following is linear and bilateral parameter?

 resistors (Your Correct Answer)

40. What term in electronics is used to express how fast an
energy is consumed?

 power (Correct Answer)

41. How much power does an electronic equipment consume,

assuming a 5.50 ampere current flowing and a 120 volt power
source.

 660 watts (Correct Answer)

42. The sparking between two electrical contacts can be

reduced by inserting a:

 capacitor in parallel with contacts (Correct Answer)

43. What is responsible for the phenomenon when voltages

across reactances in series can often be larger than the
voltage applied to them?

 resonance (Correct Answer)

44. Which of the following describes the action of a capacitor?

 Stores electrical energy (Correct Answer)

45. If a sine wave voltage varies from 0-200V, how much is its
instant voltage at 90 degrees?

 200 V (Your Correct Answer)

46. The resistance of a parallel circuit consisting of two

branches is 12 ohms. If the resistance of one branch is 18
ohms, what is the resistance of the other?

 36 ohms (Correct Answer)

47. ______ capacitors are used for audio frequency and radio
frequency coupling and tuning.

 Mica (Correct Answer)

48. Out of the following capacitors, cost per uF of ______

capacitor is maximum.

 electrolyte (Your Correct Answer)

49. ______ capacitors can be used only for D.C.

 Electrolytic (Correct Answer)

50. If three 15 uF capacitors are connected in series, the net

capacitance is:

 5 uF (Correct Answer)