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Multiple Choice Questions / Practice Test Electrical Circuits - Set 4
Multiple Choice Questions / Practice Test Electrical Circuits - Set 4
3. When the net reactance in a series coil-capacitor circuit is zero at frequency f, the nature of
its reactance of frequency 2f is
A. Inductive
B. Capacitive
C. Resistive
D. Infinite
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B. 55 Ω-m
C. 55 Ω-cm
D. 55 kΩ-m
10. The factor 0.707 for converting peak to rms applies only to
A. Square waves
B. Triangle waves
C. Sawtooth waves
D. Sine waves
11. When two in-phase sine waves that have identical frequency and amplitude are added
together, then the result is a sine wave with ___ the amplitude of either.
A. Half
B. Twice
C. Four times
D. One-fourth
12. Liquids that are good conductors because of ionization are called
A. Electrolytic
B. Bases
C. Acid
D. Electrolytes
13. Tungsten filament of bulbs has a hot resistance higher than its cold resistance due to its
temperature coefficient which is
A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Zero
D. Infinite
14. A term used to express the amount of electrical energy stored in electrostatic field.
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A. Joules
B. Coulombs
C. Watts
D. Electron-volt
15. With double the number of turns by the same length and area, the inductance is
A. The same
B. Doubled
C. Quartered
D. Quadrupled
17. What refers to the lowest voltage across any insulator that can cause current flow?
A. Conduction voltage
B. Critical voltage
C. Breakdown voltage
D. Voltage capacity
19. What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 3 microhenrys and C of 40 picofarads
are in series?
A. 14.5 kHz
B. 145 MHz
C. 14.5 MHz
D. 145 kHz
20. For a triangular and sawtooth waveform the rms voltage or current equals
A. 0.707 times peak value
B. 0.577 times peak value
C. 0.577 times average value
D. 0.707 times rms value
21. If two resistances of 9 Ω and 6 Ω are connected in parallel, the total resistance is
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A. 54 Ω
B. 0.3 Ω
C. 15 Ω
D. 3.6 Ω
22. Refers specifically to steady state values of quantities in ac circuits which are complex
numbers.
A. Domain
B. Scalar quantity
C. Vector quantity
D. Phasor quantity
27. A three-by-three, series-parallel matrix of resistors, all having the same ohmic value, would
have a net resistance of
A. One-third the value of a single resistor
B. Three times the value of a single resistor
C. The same value as a single resistor
D. Nine times the value of a single resistor
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28. In an ac wave, 30 degrees of phase is ___ of a cycle.
A. ½
B. 1/12
C. 1/3
D. 1/30
29. What is the value of a carbon composition resistor with the following color code: Brown,
white, orange, red
A. 190 Ω; 10 %
B. 19 kΩ; 2 %
C. 19 kΩ; 20 %
D. 1.9 kΩ; 2 %
30. The electric field strength between capacitor plates has a unit of
A. Volts per meter
B. Volts per mil
C. Amperes per meter
D. Amperes per mil
33. How many coulombs are delivered by a storage battery in 25 hours if it is supplying current
at the rate of 3 A?
A. 2.592 x 105 C
B. 2.592 x 103 C
C. 2.592 x 108 C
D. 2.592 x 1012 C
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35. The temperature-resistance coefficient of pure gold is
A. 0.0034
B. 0.0037
C. 0.0038
D. 0.0039
39. A series RL circuit has R of 10 Ω and XL of 5 Ω, its impedance in rectangular form is given by
A. 10 + j 5 Ω
B. 10 + j 10 Ω
C. 10 – j 5 Ω
D. 10 – j 10 Ω
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42. The curve between current and frequency is termed as
A. Voltage curve
B. Gain curve
C. Power curve
D. Resonance curve
43. What is the total effective capacitance of two 0.25 μF capacitors connected in series?
A. 0.125 μF
B. 1.25 μF
C. 0.50 μF
D. 2.5 if
44. What can be used to estimate resonant frequency and to find reactance at any frequency for
any value of capacitor or inductor?
A. Smith chart
B. Reactance chart
C. Impedance chart
D. Resonance chart
47. If a certain circuit has a current that is lagging the voltage by 45˚, then it displays
A. Pure inductive reactance
B. Resistance and capacitance reactance
C. Resistance and inductive reactance
D. Pure capacitive reactance
48. What maximum voltage can be applied across the capacitor for very short period of time?
A. Working voltage
B. Surge voltage
C. Stray voltage
D. Peak voltage
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49. What is expected when two 20 kΩ, 1 watt resistor in parallel are used instead of one 10 kΩ,
1 watt?
A. Provides higher current
B. Provides less power
C. Provides more power
D. Provides wider tolerance
50. Which of the following materials has the lowest dielectric strength?
A. Glass
B. Paper
C. Mica
D. Teflon
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