

MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 553 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |