Explore topic-wise MCQs in Engineering.

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351.

The reactive voltages, VL and VC, cancel at resonance.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
352.

The quality factor (Q) is the ratio of true power to apparent power.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
353.

A simple three-phase generator consists of three conductive loops separated by 120 .

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
354.

Polyphase is characterized by two or more sinusoidal voltages, each having a different phase angle.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
355.

In a -connected generator, there is a 120 difference between each line current and the nearest phase current.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
356.

Power is measured in a three-phase load by using an ammeter.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
357.

Free electrons make current possible.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
358.

If 750 A is flowing through 11 k of resistance, what is the voltage drop across the resistor?

A. 8.25 V
B. 82.5 V
C. 14.6 V
D. 146 V
Answer» B. 82.5 V
359.

At the end of a 14 day period, your utility bill shows that you have used 18 kWh. What is your average daily power?

A. 1.286 kWh
B. 12.85 kWh
C. 535 kWh
D. 252 kWh
Answer» B. 12.85 kWh
360.

A half-watt is equal to how many milliwatts?

A. 5,000 mW
B. 5 mW
C. 500 mW
D. 50 mW
Answer» D. 50 mW
361.

Series aiding is a term sometimes used to describe voltage sources of the same polarity in series.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
362.

Faraday's law states that relative motion between a magnetic field and a coil induces a voltage across the coil.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
363.

Inductance is indirectly proportional to the square of the number of turns, the permeability, and the cross-sectional area of the core.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
364.

A filter passes all frequencies.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
365.

To tune a parallel resonant circuit to a higher frequency, the capacitance should be

A. increased
B. decreased
C. left alone
D. replaced with inductance
Answer» C. left alone
366.

A series resonant circuit is commonly called a tank circuit.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
367.

In an ac circuit, power to the load peaks at the frequency at which the load impedance is the complex conjugate of the output impedance.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
368.

If there are a total of 120 mA into a parallel circuit consisting of three branches, and two of the branch currents are 40 mA and 10 mA, the third branch current is

A. 50 mA
B. 70 mA
C. 120 mA
D. 40 mA
Answer» C. 120 mA
369.

In a parallel circuit, the branch with the lowest resistance has the most current.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
370.

The superposition theorem is useful for the analysis of single-source circuits.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
371.

What is the current through R2?

A. 3.19 A
B. 319 mA
C. 1.73 A
D. 173 mA
Answer» E.
372.

Find branch current IR2.

A. 5.4 mA
B. 5.4 mA
C. 113.0 mA
D. 119.6 mA
Answer» D. 119.6 mA
373.

Third-order determinants are evaluated by the expansion method or by the cofactor method.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
374.

Like Thevenin's theorem, Norton's theorem provides a method of reducing a more complex circuit to a simpler, more manageable form for analysis.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
375.

In an RL integrating circuit, the output voltage is taken across the inductor.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
376.

A certain appliance uses 350 W. If it is allowed to run continuously for 24 days, how many kilowatt-hours of energy does it consume?

A. 20.16 kWh
B. 201.6 kWh
C. 2.01 kWh
D. 8.4 kWh
Answer» C. 2.01 kWh
377.

The following resistors (one each) are connected in a series circuit: 470 , 680 , 1 k, and 1.2 k. The voltage source is 20 V. Current through the 680 resistor is approximately

A. 60 mA
B. 30 mA
C. 6 mA
D. 300 mA
Answer» D. 300 mA
378.

A balanced load is one in which all the impedances are equal.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
379.

The quantity 43 10-3 is the same as

A. 0.043
B. 0.430
C. 430
D. 43,000
Answer» B. 0.430
380.

The sum of all the voltage drops around a single closed loop in a circuit is zero.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
381.

A phasor represents

A. the magnitude and a quantity direction
B. the width of a quantity
C. the phase angle
D. the magnitude of a quantity
Answer» B. the width of a quantity
382.

When the frequency is decreased, the impedance of a parallel RL circuit

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. is not a factor
Answer» C. remains constant
383.

Referring to Problem 23, the reactive power is

A. 10 mVAR
B. 100 mVAR
C. 6.76 mVAR
D. 148 mVAR
Answer» C. 6.76 mVAR
384.

When the frequency of the voltage applied to a series RL circuit is decreased, the impedance

A. decreases
B. increases
C. does not change
D. cannot be determined without values
Answer» B. increases
385.

In a parallel RL circuit, there are 3 A rms in the resistive branch and 3 A rms in the inductive branch. The total rms current is

A. 6 A
B. 424 mA
C. 4.24 A
D. 42.4 A
Answer» D. 42.4 A
386.

When the resistor voltage in a series RL circuit becomes less than the inductor voltage, the phase angle

A. increases
B. decreases
C. is not affected
D. cannot be determined
Answer» B. decreases
387.

In an RC low-pass filter, the output voltage is taken across the resistor and the output lags the input voltage.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
388.

In an RL low-pass filter, the output voltage is taken across the inductor and the output lags the input.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
389.

A band-pass filter rejects all frequencies within a band between a lower and an upper critical frequency and passes all others.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
390.

A band-stop filter passes frequencies between its lower and upper critical frequencies and rejects all others.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
391.

The output voltage is 63.3% of its maximum at the critical frequencies.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
392.

Total current in an RL circuit always lags the source voltage.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
393.

At a certain frequency, the output voltage of a filter is 6 V and the input is 12 V. The voltage ratio in decibels is

A. 6.02 dB
B. 6.02 dB
C. 12.04 dB
D. 12.04 dB
Answer» C. 12.04 dB
394.

The resistor voltage in an RL circuit is always out of phase with the current.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
395.

A filter passes certain frequencies and rejects others.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
396.

An RC high-pass filter consists of a 0.2 F capacitor and a 220 resistor. The output is taken across the resistor. The circuit's critical frequency is

A. 723 Hz
B. 7,234 Hz
C. 362 Hz
D. 3,617 Hz
Answer» E.
397.

In a certain low-pass filter, fc = 3.5 kHz. Its passband is

A. 0 Hz to 3.5 kHz
B. 0 Hz
C. 3.5 kHz
D. 7 kHz
Answer» B. 0 Hz
398.

The bandwidth of a resonant filter is determined by the quality factor (Q) of the circuit and the resonant frequency.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
399.

The phase angle ( ) of a series RL circuit varies directly with frequency.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
400.

In an RL circuit, the impedance is determined by both the resistance and the inductive reactance combined.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False