FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONICS

1. The reactance / opposition of any capacitor for the

flow of AC current is called
a. Resistance b) Inductance
b. Capacitance d) Capacitive Reactance

2. The unit of capacitive reactance is

a) Farad b) Henry c) Ohm d) Ampere

3. What is the formula to calculate the capacitive

reactance
a) X  = 2πfc b) X  = XL/2πfc
C C

c) X  = 2π/fc
C d) X  = 1/2πfc
C

4. In the capacitive circuit, what will be the formula of Ohm’s Law ?

a) V  = I  × C
C C b) X  = V  / I
C C C

c) V  = I  × X
C C C d) b & c are correct

5. The internal distance of capacitor’s plates will be __________ after

connecting the multiple capacitors in series.

a) decreased b) increased
c) same d) none is correct

6. What will be the value of capacitance that must be

connected in parallel with a 50 pF capacitor to make
an equivalent capacitance of 150 pF
a) 25 pF b) 50 pF c) 100 pF d) 150 pF
7. When capacitors are connected in parallel, what
happens to the effective plate area?
a) increases b) decreases
c) remain same d) zero

8. If 4 µF and 2 µF capacitors are connected in series,

the equivalent capacitance is
a) 1.33 µF b) 0.75 µF c) 6 µF d) 8 µF
9. The total capacitance of two capacitors connected in
series is _____________ the lowest value capacitor?
a) equal to b) just higher
c) less than d) greater than
10. A 130 mF capacitor and a 150 mF capacitor are
paralleled and connected across a 6 V dc source. The
voltage across the 130 pF capacitor is?
a) 8 V b) 6 V c) 4V d) 2 V
11. When a 4 V battery is connected to a capacitor,
what is the voltage across the capacitor after a long
period of time?
a) 4 V b) 6 V c) 8V d) 2 V

12. The equivalent capacitance between A and B is

a) 14 µF b) 10.4 µF c) 6.1 µF d) 4.6 µF

13. Consider all capacitors are 2 nF each. Find the
equivalent capacitance across the source voltage?

a) 14/5 nF b) 5/14 nF c) 7/4nF d) 4/7 nF

14. The equivalent capacitance between A and B is

a) 6 µF b) 2 µF c) 7 µF d) 18 µF

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