Explore topic-wise MCQs in Electronics.

This section includes 104 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electronics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

If a 100 resistance is connected to a 100 capacitive reactance in a series circuit, the impedance equals 200 .

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2.

If the bandwidth of an low-pass filter is 20 kHz, the cutoff frequency is also 20 kHz.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3.

When a series circuit is used as a low-pass filter, the output is taken from across the capacitor.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
4.

The current lags the source voltage in a series circuit.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
5.

If the frequency increases in a parallel circuit, the phase angle decreases.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
6.

The output voltage from an high-pass filter increases as the frequency decreases.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
7.

A 10 k capacitive reactance equals a 100 µS capacitive susceptance.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8.

If a series circuit contains a 120 k resistance and a 160 k capacitive reactance, the impedance equals _____.

A. 280 k
B. 120 k
C. 160 k
D. 200 k
Answer» E.
9.

In a series circuit, the phase difference between the capacitor and the resistor voltages ___.

A. depends on the values of
B. and
C. equals 0°
D. equals 90°
E. depends on the value of the input voltage
Answer» D. equals 90°
10.

If the impedance equals 2 k in a parallel circuit, the admittance equals ___.

A. More information is needed in order to find the admittance.
B. 2 kS
C. 4 kS
D. 500 µS
Answer» E.
11.

The hypotenuse of the right triangle of a vector diagram for and is _______________.

A. impedance
B. current
C. voltage
D. power
Answer» B. current
12.

When the resistance is greater than the capacitive reactance in a series circuit, the phase angle is ___.

A.
B. between 0° and 45°
C. between 45° and 90°
D. 45°
Answer» C. between 45° and 90°
13.

Resistance is the same as impedance in an circuit.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
14.

In parallel circuits, the larger the value of , the larger the phase angle.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
15.

Which statement about a series circuit is true?

A. The capacitor's voltage drop is in phase with the resistor's voltage drop.
B. The current leads the source voltage.
C. The current lags the source voltage.
D. The resistor voltage lags the current.
Answer» C. The current lags the source voltage.
16.

What is the effect of increasing the resistance in a series circuit?

A. There will be no effect at all.
B. The current will increase.
C. The phase shift will decrease.
D. The input voltage will increase.
Answer» D. The input voltage will increase.
17.

What is the phase angle for a parallel circuit consisting of a 500 kHz, 5 Vac source with a 47 pF capacitor, and a 4.7 k resistor in parallel?

A. 55.3°
B. –55.3°
C. 34.8°
D. –34.8°
Answer» D. –34.8°
18.

In a 20 Vac series circuit, if 20 V is read across the resistor and 40 V is measured across the capacitor, the applied voltage is

A. 45 Vac
B. 50 Vac
C. 60 Vac
D. 65 Vac
Answer» B. 50 Vac
19.

If the resistor drops 6 V and the capacitor drops 8 V in a series circuit, the source voltage equals 10 V.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
20.

In a series circuit, the phase difference between the current and the source voltage _____.

A. depends on the values of
B. and
C. equals 0°
D. equals 90°
E. depends on the amplitude of the input voltage
Answer» B. and
21.

A 10 k capacitive reactance equals a 100 µS capacitive susceptance.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
22.

What is the angular difference between +j4 and –j4?

A. 30°
B. 90°
C. 180°
D. 270°
Answer» D. 270°
23.

The complex number 40 55° is equivalent to

A. 55 + j55
B. 40 + j40
C. 45.88 + j65.52
D. 22.94 + j32.76
Answer» E.
24.

In the complex plane, the number 14 – j5 is located in the

A. first quadrant
B. second quadrant
C. third quadrant
D. fourth quadrant
Answer» E.
25.

A 12 k resistor is in series with a 0.02 F capacitor across a 1.2 kHz ac source. If the current is expressed in polar form as I = 0.30° mA, what is the source voltage expressed in polar form?

A. 45.6 V
B. 411.3 V
C. 0.411 V
D. 4.11 V
Answer» E.
26.

In a lag network, the output voltage lags the input voltage in phase.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
27.

In a parallel RC circuit, there is 100 mA through the resistive branch and 100 mA through the capacitive branch. The total rms current is

A. 200 mA
B. 100 mA
C. 282 mA
D. 141 mA
Answer» E.
28.

A 120 Ω resistor is in parallel with a capacitor with a capacitive reactance of 40 Ω. Both components are across a 12 V ac source. What is the magnitude of the total impedance?

A. 37.9 Ω
B. 3.7 Ω
C. 14,400 Ω
D. 4,800 Ω
Answer» B. 3.7 Ω
29.

Point +4 on the complex plane is

A. 4 units above the origin on the j axis
B. 4 units below the origin on the j axis
C. 4 units right of the origin on the real axis
D. 4 units left of the origin on the real axis
Answer» D. 4 units left of the origin on the real axis
30.

Positive numbers can be represented by points to the right of the origin on the horizontal axis of a graph.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
31.

What is the value of the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose sides are 12 and 18?

A. 4.24
B. 3.46
C. 2.16
D. 21.63
Answer» E.
32.

A filter passes all frequencies.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
33.

When the frequency of the voltage applied to a series RC circuit is increased, the phase angle

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains the same
D. Becomes erratic
Answer» C. Remains the same
34.

The resistor voltage is always out of phase with the current.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
35.

A complex number represents a phasor quantity.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
36.

A 6 kHz sinusoidal voltage is applied to a series RC circuit. The frequency of the voltage across the resistor is

A. 0 Hz
B. 12 kHz
C. 6 kHz
D. 18 kHz
Answer» D. 18 kHz
37.

A 470 Ω resistor and a 0.2 µF capacitor are in parallel across a 2.5 kHz ac source. The admittance, Y, in rectangular form, is

A. 212 Ω
B. 2.12 mS + j3.14 mS
C. 3.14 mS + j2.12 mS
D. 318.3 Ω
Answer» C. 3.14 mS + j2.12 mS
38.

For a certain load, the true power is 150 W and the reactive power is 125 VAR. The apparent power is

A. 19.52 W
B. 195.2 W
C. 275 W
D. 25 W
Answer» C. 275 W
39.

An imaginary number is one that exists only in the mind of the mathematician.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
40.

A 12 kΩ resistor is in series with a 0.02 µF capacitor across a 1.2 kHz ac source. If the current is expressed in polar form as I = 0.3 ∠0° mA, what is the source voltage expressed in polar form?

A. 45.6 V
B. 411.3 V
C. 0.411 V
D. 4.11 V
Answer» E.
41.

A capacitor with 150 Ω of capacitive reactance is across an ac source. The impedance, expressed in polar form, is

A. Z = 150
B. Z = 150 ∠90°O
C. Z = 150 ∠-90°O
D. Z = 150 ∠180°O
Answer» D. Z = 150 ∠180°O
42.

The circuit phase angle is the angle between the total current and the applied (source) voltage.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
43.

Complex numbers can be added and subtracted but not multiplied or divided.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
44.

The polar form of a complex number consists of a real part and a j part.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
45.

In the complex plane, the number 14 - j5 is located in the

A. First quadrant
B. Second quadrant
C. Third quadrant
D. Fourth quadrant
Answer» E.
46.

In the complex plane, the number 4 + j3 is located in the

A. First quadrant
B. Second quadrant
C. Third quadrant
D. Fourth quadrant
Answer» B. Second quadrant
47.

A 47 Ω resistor and a capacitor with a capacitive reactance of 120 Ω are in series across an ac source. What is the circuit impedance, Z?

A. 129 Ω
B. 12.9 Ω
C. 167 Ω
D. 73 Ω
Answer» B. 12.9 Ω
48.

A 47 Ω resistor and a capacitor with 150 Ω of capacitive reactance are in series across an ac source. The impedance, expressed in rectangular form, is

A. Z = 47 Ω + j150 Ω
B. Z = 47 Ω - j150 Ω
C. Z = 197 Ω
D. Z = 103 Ω
Answer» C. Z = 197 Ω
49.

The power factor (PF) indicates how much of the apparent power is true power.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
50.

A resistor and a capacitor are in series across a 20 V ac source. Circuit impedance is 4.33 kΩ. Current flow in the circuit is

A. 9.2 mA
B. 92 mA
C. 4.6 mA
D. 460 mA
Answer» D. 460 mA