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This section includes 1728 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 901. |
What is the resonant frequency in the given circuit? |
| A. | 6.5 kHz |
| B. | 53.7 kHz |
| C. | 107.4 kHz |
| D. | 18.1 MHz |
| Answer» C. 107.4 kHz | |
| 902. |
What is the approximate phase angle in a series RLC circuit when VC = 117 V, VR = 14.5 V, and VL = 3.3 V? |
| A. | 45.0 degrees |
| B. | 82.7 degrees |
| C. | 90.0 degrees |
| D. | 172.7 degrees |
| Answer» C. 90.0 degrees | |
| 903. |
Which statement best describes reactance in a series RLC circuit? |
| A. | Capacitive reactance is always dominant. |
| B. | Inductive reactance is always dominant. |
| C. | Resistance is always dominant. |
| D. | The larger of the two reactances is dominant. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 904. |
What is the band pass (F1 F2) of an RLC filter that resonates at 150 kHz and has a coil Q of 30? |
| A. | 100.0 kHz to 155.0 kHz |
| B. | 147.5 kHz to 152.5 kHz |
| C. | 295.5 kHz to 4500 kHz |
| D. | 149,970 Hz to 150,030 Hz |
| Answer» C. 295.5 kHz to 4500 kHz | |
| 905. |
What is the total impedance of a 60 Hz series RLC circuit when XL = 7.5 ohms, XC = 265.3 ohms, and R = 33 ohms? |
| A. | 257.8 ohms |
| B. | 259.9 ohms |
| C. | 290.8 ohms |
| D. | 1989.75 ohms |
| Answer» C. 290.8 ohms | |
| 906. |
A capacitor can be fully charged in 4 time constants. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 907. |
Capacitors are often used as filters. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 908. |
Capacitors in parallel have a higher total value than any individual capacitor. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 909. |
A high-pass filter heavily attenuates the higher frequencies. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 910. |
The impedance of an RC series circuit is (R2 +C2)1/2. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 911. |
A capacitor stores electric energy in the form of an electric field. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 912. |
The frequency response curve for a low-pass filter illustrates that as the frequency of the input increases, the voltage of the output will decrease. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 913. |
The phase angle of an RC series circuit is = invtan (XC/R) = invtan (VC/VR). |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 914. |
The true power in an RC series circuit is PR = I2 x R. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 915. |
This circuit is a low-pass filter. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 916. |
This circuit is a high-pass filter. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 917. |
By increasing the resistance of a coil you can increase the Q of the coil at resonance. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 918. |
In the given circuit, the voltage at point A equals ______. |
| A. | 10 V |
| B. | +1 V |
| C. | +9 V |
| D. | +10 V |
| Answer» E. | |
| 919. |
In the given circuit, the voltage dropped across R1 equals _____. |
| A. | 1 V |
| B. | 9 V |
| C. | 10 V |
| D. | 19 V |
| Answer» C. 10 V | |
| 920. |
___ is often used to analyze multiple-source circuits. |
| A. | Thevenin's theorem |
| B. | Superposition |
| C. | Kirchhoff's law |
| D. | Ohm's law |
| Answer» C. Kirchhoff's law | |
| 921. |
If a Wheatstone bridge is balanced, its output voltage is ____. |
| A. | the same as its input voltage |
| B. | very high |
| C. | dependent on the unknown resistor value |
| D. | equal to 0 V |
| Answer» E. | |
| 922. |
When a load is connected to a voltage divider, the total resistance of the circuit will ________. |
| A. | increase |
| B. | decrease |
| C. | remain the same |
| D. | double |
| Answer» C. remain the same | |
| 923. |
The bandwidth of a filter is the range of frequencies between the half-power frequencies. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 924. |
If the output voltage were taken from across the resistor in the given circuit, the circuit would be a band-pass filter. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 925. |
When inductive and capacitive reactance are present in the same series circuit, the magnitude of the total reactance is equal to the sum of the magnitudes of the individual reactances. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 926. |
The quality factor at resonance of a series circuit is VR/VL. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 927. |
The less selective a filter is, the steeper the slope of its curves at the cutoff frequencies. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 928. |
If the given circuit in were operating at resonance, the total current would be maximum. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 929. |
If the output voltage were taken across the resistor in the given circuit, the circuit would be a band-stop filter. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 930. |
In a series RLC circuit, at above resonance the circuit is more capacitive than it is inductive. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 931. |
The voltage across the inductor is 77.8 volts. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 932. |
If the given circuit were at resonance, the total current would be at its maximum. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 933. |
Series LC combinations are used more often in tuned amplifier circuits than are parallel LC combinations. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 934. |
The quality factor of a parallel circuit at resonance is VC/VS or VL/VS. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 935. |
The impedance is 160 . |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 936. |
The greater the selectivity, the wider the bandwidth. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 937. |
A parallel tuned circuit can be used to couple energy from one circuit to another. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 938. |
The impedance is 9684 . |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 939. |
The diode's characteristic curve shows that current increases when voltage increases. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 940. |
If a bridge rectifier is used, it is not necessary to use a transformer. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 941. |
Doping semiconductive material is the process of putting a small amount of pentavalent or trivalent atoms in with tetravalent atoms. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 942. |
A common problem with rectifiers is open diodes. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 943. |
The unit of capacitance is a farad; one farad stores one coulomb of charge or 6.24 x 1018 electrons. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 944. |
The opposition to ac from a capacitor is called reluctance. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 945. |
The greater the distance between the plates of a capacitor, the smaller the capacitance value. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 946. |
An ohmmeter can be used to test a capacitor. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 947. |
This circuit is an RC integrator. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 948. |
In the given circuit, the voltage across the capacitor 1 ms after the switch is closed is 11.61 V. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 949. |
The loading effect of a voltmeter can be ignored if ____. |
| A. | the measured voltage is very high |
| B. | the measured voltage is very low |
| C. | the meter's resistance is at least 10 times greater than the resistance across which it is connected |
| D. | the meter's resistance is at least 10 times less than the resistance across which it is connected |
| Answer» D. the meter's resistance is at least 10 times less than the resistance across which it is connected | |
| 950. |
A Thevenin equivalent circuit contains _____. |
| A. | a voltage source in series with a resistance |
| B. | a current source in series with a resistance |
| C. | resistors in a series-parallel configuration |
| D. | many voltage sources |
| Answer» B. a current source in series with a resistance | |