Explore topic-wise MCQs in Electrical Engineering.

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1.

A 6 V battery output is divided down to obtain two output voltages. Three 2.2 k resistors are used to provide the two taps. The two output voltages are

A. 2 V, 4 V
B. 2 V, 2 V
C. 2 V, 6 V
D. 4 V, 6 V
Answer» B. 2 V, 2 V
2.

Two 3.3 k resistors are in series and this series combination is in parallel with a 4.7 k resistor. The voltage across one of the 3.3 k resistors is 12 V. The voltage across the 4.7 k resistor is

A. 24 V
B. 12 V
C. 0 V
D. 6 V
Answer» B. 12 V
3.

A balanced Wheatstone bridge consists of an of 3,500 , an of 200 , and an of 680 . The value of is

A. 680
B. 1,029
C. 200
D. 880
Answer» C. 200
4.

In a certain five-step /2 ladder network, the smallest resistor value is 1 k. The largest value is

A. indeterminable
B. 2 k
C. 10 k
D. 20 k
Answer» C. 10 k
5.

A 12 k resistor, a 15 k resistor, and a 22 k resistor are in series with two 10 k resistors that are in parallel. The source voltage is 75 V. Current through the 15 k resistor is approximately

A. 14 mA
B. 1.4 mA
C. 5 mA
D. 50 mA
Answer» C. 5 mA
6.

The parallel combination of a 470 resistor and a 1.2 k resistor is in series with the parallel combination of three 3 k resistors. A 200 V source is connected across the circuit. The resistor with the most current has a value of

A. 470
B. or 1.2 k
C. 3 k
D. 470
E. 1.2 k
Answer» D. 470
7.

A certain circuit is composed of two parallel resistors. The total resistance is 1,403 . One of the resistors is 2 k. The other resistor value is

A. 1,403
B. 4.7 k
C. 2 k
D. 3,403
Answer» C. 2 k
8.

The parallel combination of a 470 resistor and a 680 resistor is in series with the parallel combination of four 2 k resistors. The total resistance is

A. 1,650
B. 1,078
C. 77.8
D. 778
Answer» E.
9.

Two 1.2 k resistors are in series and this series combination is in parallel with a 3.3 k resistor. The total resistance is

A. 138
B. 1,389
C. 5,700
D. 880
Answer» C. 5,700
10.

A certain voltage divider consists of two 12 k resistors in series. Which of the following load resistors will have the most effect on the output voltage?

A. 1 M
B. 24 k
C. 18 k
D. 12 k
Answer» E.
11.

A voltage divider consists of two 68 k resistors and a 24 V source. The unknown output voltage is

A. 12 V
B. 24 V
C. 0 V
D. 6 V
Answer» B. 24 V
12.

A voltage divider consists of two 100 k resistors and a 12 V source. What will the output voltage be if a load resistor of 1 M is connected to the output?

A. 0.57 V
B. 6 V
C. 12 V
D. 5.7 V
Answer» E.
13.

A certain voltage divider consists of three 1 k resistors in series. Which of the following load resistors will have the least effect on the output voltage?

A. 1 M
B. 100 k
C. 1 k
D. 330
Answer» B. 100 k
14.

The parallel combination of a 470 resistor and a 1.5 k resistor is in series with the parallel combination of five 1 k resistors. The source voltage is 50 V. The percentage of the load current through any single 1 k resistor is

A. 25%
B. 20%
C. 100%
D. 50%
Answer» C. 100%
15.

A certain Wheatstone bridge has the following resistor values: = 10 k, = 720 , and = 2.4 k. The unknown resistance is

A. 24
B. 2.4
C. 300
D. 3,000
Answer» E.