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Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.
Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to
the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
1. The conservation of energy states that:
A. energy is always transformed into electrical energy
B. energy is always transformed into chemical energy
C. energy is transformed with some loss
D. energy is transformed from one form to another, but cannot be
created or destroyed *
2. Which material is expected to have least resistivity?
A. Silver *
C. Mercury
B. Lead
D. Copper
3. Materials with lots of free electrons are called
A. Conductors *
B. insulators
C. semiconductors
D. filters
4. A neutral atom with an atomic number of five has how many
electrons?
A. 1
B. 5 *
C. none
depends on the type of atom
5. Eight-tenths coulomb passes a point in 4 s. The current in amperes is
A.6 A
C. 2 A
B. 16 A
D. 0.2 A *
6. The colored bands for a 4,700 ohm resistor with a ten percent
tolerance are
A. yellow, violet, red, gold
B. yellow, violet, orange, gold
C. yellow, violet, red, silver *
D. orange, violet, red, silver
7. The maximum resistance value for a brown, red, yellow, gold resistor
is
A. 126,000 ohms *
B. 126,600 ohms
C. 114,000 ohms
D. 132,000 ohms
8. What is component 3 in the figure?

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12. A resistance of 5 ohms is further drawn so that its length becomes

double. Its resistance will now be
A. 5 ohms
C. 10 ohms
B. 7.5 ohms
D. 20 ohms *
13. A metal resistor has resistance of 10 ohm at 0C and 11 ohms at
160C, the temperature coefficient is
A. 0.00625 / C
C. 0.000625 /C *
B. 0.0625 /C
D. 0.625 /C
14. How is the ability of a resistor to dissipate heat indicated?
A. By the wattage rating *
B. By the voltage rating
C. By the resistance rating
D. By the tolerance
15. Carbon resistors have which of the following disadvantages?
A. A high cost factor
B. An extremely large physical size
C. The resistance value changes with age *
D. A limited range of resistance values
16. What is the total number of connections on (a) a rheostat and (b) a
potentiometer?
A. (a) Two (b) two
B. (a) Two (b) three *
C. (a) Three (b) two
D. (a) Three (b) three
17. Which, if any, of the following types of variable resistors is used to
control a large amount of current?
A. Rheostat *
B. Potentiometer
C. Wirewound potentiometer
D. None of the above
18. Which of the following is the purpose of an electrical cell?
A. To change mechanical energy to electrical energy
B. To change chemical energy to electrical energy *
C. To change electrical energy to mechanical energy
D. To change electrical energy to chemical energy
19. With respect to recharging a primary or secondary cell, of the
following statements, which one is correct?
A. The secondary cell can be recharged by passing current through it
in the proper direction *
B. The primary cell can be recharged by passing current through it in
the proper direction
C. The secondary cell can only be recharged by changing the
electrodes
D. The primary cell can only be recharged by changing the
electrolyte
20. A battery and five resistors of equal resistance are arranged as
shown in the figure below. Which resistor dissipates the most power?

A. Resistor
B. Transistor
C. Ground symbol
D. Lamp
9. You are measuring the current in a circuit that is operated on an 18 V
battery. The ammeter reads 40 mA. Later you notice the current has
dropped to 20 mA. How much has the voltage changed?
A. 9 V
C. 0 V
B. 900 mV
D. 18 V
10. Resistance of a conductor will increase with which of the following
changes to the cross-sectional area and length of the conductor?
A. Cross-sectional area is increased, length is increased
B. Cross-sectional area is increased, length is decreased
C. Cross-sectional area is decreased, length is increased *
D. Cross-sectional area is decreased, length is decreased
11. For a fixed supply voltage the current flowing through a conductor will
decrease when
A. cross-sectional area of the conductor is increased
B. length of the conductor is increased *
C. length of the conductor is reduced
D. cross-sectional area is increased and length is decreased.
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A. R1
B. R3

C. R2
D. R5 *

21. Maximum power is transferred from a source to a load when the

value of the load resistance is of what value when compared to the
source resistance?
A. Equal *
C. One-half
B. Twice
D. Several times
22. When maximum power is transferred from a source to a load, what is
the efficiency of power transfer?
A. 5%
C. 50% *
B. 25%
D. 100%
23. A circuit consists of three resistors connected in parallel. R 1 = 30
ohms, R2 = 15 ohms, and R3 = 10 ohms. If the current through R2 = 4
amperes, what is the total source voltage?

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A. 20 V
B. 60 V *

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C. 120 V
D. 220 V

Refer to the figure below to answer Items 23-27.

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35. A parallel circuit consists of a resistor having a conductance of 4

mhos, an inductive reactor having a susceptance of 8 mhos and a
capacitive reactor having a susceptance of 5 mhos. What is the
impedance of the circuit?
A. 0.11 + j0.13
C. 0.12 + j0.16
B. 0.13 + j0.11
D. 0.16 + j0.12 *
36. Two impedance Z1 = 3 + j4 and Z2 = 5 j8.66 ohms respectively are
connected in parallel. If the combination is connected across a 240 V
AC source how much is the total current?
A. 44.4 A *
C. 40.6 A
B. 42.1 A
D. 39.9 A

24. What is the value of Es?

A. 336 V
B. 300 V

C. 240 V
D. 120 V

25. What is the value of current through R2?

A. 1 A
C. 3 A
B. 2 A
D. 4 A
26. What is the approximate value of total resistance?
A. 8 ohms
C. 112 ohms
B. 37 ohms
D. 257 ohms
27. What is the value of total power?
A. A.2 kW
C. A.8 kW
B. A.5 kW
D. B.0 kW
28. What is the total power consumed by R3?
A. 108 W
C. 360 W
B. 240 W
D. 1200 W
Refer to the figure below to answer Items 28-32.

37. A circuit consists of Xa = j5 ohms, Xc = - j5 ohms and R = 5 ohms all

are connected in parallel. Find the equivalent impedance in ohms.
A. 5.5
C. 4.8
B. 5.0 *
D. 5.2
38. Given Z1 = - jB.5 ohms; Z2 = j4 ohms; Z3 = 5 ohms; Z4 = 1 + j5
ohms. If four impedance are connected in parallel, find the equivalent
impedance in ohms.
A. 4.1 + j0.72 *
C. 4.2 + j0.35
B. 4.3 + j0.45
D. 4.0 + j0.97
39. Conductors have how many electrons in their valence orbit?
A.one, two, or three electrons *
B. four electrons
C. five, six, or seven electrons
D. eight electrons
40. Valence electrons have the ________ energy level of all the
electrons in orbit around the nucleus of a given atom.
A. lowest
C. same
B. highest*
D. nota
41. A material whose resistance decreases as the temperature increases
has what temperature coefficient?
A. Positive
B. Negative *
C. Zero
D. Neutral
42. A conductor has how many types of flow?
A. 1*
C. 3
B. 2
D. 4

29. What is the value of the total resistance?

A. 3.6 ohms
C. 34 ohms
B. 15 ohms
D. 40 ohms
30. What is the total power used in the circuit?
A. 22.5 W
C. 60.0 W
B. 26.5 W
D. 250.0 W
31. What is the total voltage drop across R 3?
A. 8 V
C. 18 V
B. 12 V
D. 30 V
32. If a short circuit occurs in a series portion of a circuit, what is the
effect on (a) total resistance, and (b) total current?
A. (a) Increases (b) decreases
B. (a) Increases (b) increases
C. (a) Decreases (b) decreases
D. (a) Decreases (b) increases *
33. An ac voltmeter is usually calibrated to read which of the following ac
values?
A. Average
B. Effective *
C. Peak
D. Peak-to-peak
34. The value of current of an ac waveform taken at any particular
moment of time is what type of value?
A. Average value
B. Effective value
C. Instantaneous value *
D. Peak-to-peak value

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43. A P-type semiconductor material as a whole is _____.

A. positively charged
C. electrically neutral *
B. negatively charged
D. none of these
44. An N-type semiconductor material is formed by adding _____.
A. some pentavalent impurity to the semiconductor material *
B. some trivalent impurity to the semiconductor material
C. either of the two impurities mentioned above
D. none of these
45. The atomic number of atom refers to the
A. number of protons in the nucleus*
B. number of electrons in a charged atom
C. net electrical charge of the atom
D. number of neutrons in the nucleus
46. An intrinsic semiconductor has some holes in it at room temperature.
What causes these holes?
A. Doping
C. Free electrons
B. Thermal energy *
D. Valence electrons
47. At room temperature an intrinsic silicon crystal acts approximately
like
A. An insulator*
C. A conductor
B. A battery
D. A piece of copper wire
48. An intrinsic semiconductor.
A. has a lower value of resistivity among other semiconductor of the
same material
B. is one whose electrical properties are essentially those of pure
crystal *
C. is one whose electrical properties depend upon the nature of
impurities added
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49. Assume the valence electron is removed from a copper atom. The
net charge of the atom becomes
A. 0
C. + 1 *
B. -1
D. +4
50. At absolute zero temperature an intrinsic semiconductor has
A. A few free electrons
B. Many holes
C. Many free electrons
D. No holes or free electrons *
51. The number of free electrons and holes in an intrinsic semiconductor
increases when the temperature
A. Decreases
B. Increases *
C. Stays the same
D. None of the above

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D. Emitter, collector
63. What does a reading of a large or small resistance in forward- and
reverse-biased conditions indicate when checking a transistor using
an ohmmeter?
A. Faulty device *
B. Good device
C. Bad ohmmeter
D. None of the above
64. Which semiconductor has the lowest breakover voltage?
A. silicon
B. indium antimonide
C. gallium arsenide
D. germanium *
65. Determine the voltage across the resistor.

52. How many free electrons does a p-type semiconductor contain?

A. Many
B. None
C. Only those produced by thermal energy *
D. Same number as holes
53. At room temperature an intrinsic semiconductor has
A. A few free electrons and holes *
B. Many holes
C. Many free electrons
D. No holes

A. 0 V *
B. 0.09 V

C. 0.2 V
D. 0.44 V

66. Determine V2.

54. ___ are electrons at the outer shell.

A. Inside shell electron
B. Conductor electrons
C. Outside shell electrons
D. Valence electron *
55. Silicon atoms combine into an orderly pattern called a
A. Covalent bond
B. Crystal *
C. Semiconductor
D. Valence orbit
56. A conductor has how many holes?
A. Many
B. None *
C. Only those produced by thermal energy
D. The same number as free electrons
57. Which of the following materials refers to as a recipient of impurity
element?
A. Phosphorus
C. Arsenic
B. Gallium *
D. Antimony
58. The boundary between p-type material and n-type material is called
A. substrate
B. pn junction *
C. channel
D. field
59. The capacitance appearing across a reverse biased semiconductor
junction.
A. increases with increase in the bias voltage
B. decreases with increase in the bias voltage*
C. is dependent of bias voltage
D. none of these
60. How much forward diode voltage is there with the ideal diode
approximation?
A. 0 V*
C. 0.7 V
B. 1 V
D. 0.3 V
61. A diode is a
A. Unidirectional device
B. Linear device
C. Nonlinear device
D. Both A and C *
62. A reversed-biased diode has the ___ connected to the positive side
of the source, and the ___ connected to the negative side of the
source.
A. Cathode, anode *
B. Base, anode
C. Gate, drain
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A. 3.201 V
B. 0 V

C. 4.3 V
D. 1.371 V *

67. What is the approximate dc output voltage from a filtered bridge

rectifier whose peak output voltage is 30 V?
A. 19.1 V
C. 30 V *
B. 9.5 V
D. none of these
68. The load voltage is approximately constant when a zener diode is
A. Forward-biased
B. Reverse-biased
C. Operating in the breakdown region *
D. Unbiased
69. What is the ohmic value of a defective-short diode in forward bias
testing?
A. 0 *
B. 100
C. OL (out of range?
D. Cannot be determine
70. The approximate voltage drop across a forward-biased LED is
A. 0.3 V
C. 0.7 V
B. 5.6 V
D. 2.0 V *
71. The output from an unfiltered half-wave or full-wave rectifier is a
A. Pulsating dc voltage *
B. Steady dc voltage
C. Smooth dc voltage
D. None of the above
72. Which of these is the best description of a zener diode?
A. It is a rectifier diode.
B. It is a constant-voltage device. *
C. It is a constant-current device.
D. It works in the forward region.
73. In a loaded zener regulator, the series resistor has a current, I S, of
120 mA. If the load current, IL, is 45 mA, how much is the zener
current, IZ?
A. 45 mA
C. 165 mA
B. 75 mA *
D. none of these
74. If the base current is 100 mA and the current gain is 30, the collector
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A. 300 mA
B. 33 A

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C. 3 A *
D. 10 A

75. The current gain of a transistor is defined as the ratio of the collector
current to the
A. Base current *
B. Emitter current
C. Supply current
D. Collector current
76. Which type of transistor amplifier is also known as the emitter
follower?
A. The common-base amplifier
B. The common-collector amplifier *
C. The common-emitter amplifier
D. None of the above
77. Which type of transistor amplifier has a voltage gain, A V, of
approximately one, or unity?
A. The common-base amplifier
B. The common-emitter amplifier
C. The common-collector amplifier *
D. None of the above
78. In a transformer amplifier, what happens to the collector voltage V C,
when the collector current, IC, increases?
A. VC increases
B. VC decreases *
C. VC stays the same
D. Impossible to determine
79. On the schematic symbol of a PNP transistor
A. The arrow points out on the emitter lead
B. The arrow points out on the collector lead
C. The arrow points in on the base lead
D. The arrow points in on the emitter lead *
80. A transistor has how many doped regions?
A. 1
C. 2
B. 3 *
D. 4
81. Which is the largest current in a pnp transistor?
A. Base current
B. Emitter current *
C. Collector current
D. None of these

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88. Which of the following transistor amplifier configuration is often used

in impedance-matching applications?
A. The common-base amplifier
B. The emitter follower *
C. The common-emitter amplifier
D. The common-source amplifier
89. For a transistor to function as an amplifier
A. Both the EB and CB junctions must be forward-biased
B. Both the EB and CB junctions must be reverse-biased
C. The EB junction must be forward-biased and the CB junction must
be reverse-biased *
D. The CB junction must be forward-biased and the EB junction must
be reverse-biased
90. Most of the electrons that flow through the base will
A. Flow into the collector *
B. Flow out of the base lead
C. Flow into the emitter
D. Remain at the base
91. For a typical transistor, which two currents are nearly the same?
A. IB and IE
B. IC and IE *
C. IB and IC
D. none of these
92. The base of an npn transistor is thin and
A. Heavily doped
B. Lightly doped *
C. Metallic
D. Doped by a pentavalent material
93. Which transistor region is very thin and lightly doped?
A. The emitter region
B. The collector region
C. The anode region
D. The base region *
94. If the filtered load current is 10 mA, which of the following has a
diode current of 10 mA?
A. Half-wave rectifier *
B. Full-wave rectifier
C. Bridge rectifier
D. Impossible to say

82. What is the dc of a transistor whose dc is 0.996?

A. 249 *
B. approximately 1
C. 100
D. none of these

95. Which of the following biasing techniques produces the most

unstable Q point?
A. Voltage-divider bias
B. Emitter bias
C. Collector bias
D. Base bias *

83. Which region in a transistor is the most heavily doped?

A. The emitter region *
B. The collector region
C. The gate region
D. The base region

96. When the collector current in a transistor is zero, the transistor is

A. Cut-off *
B. Operating in the breakdown region
C. Saturated
D. Either b or c

84. In a transistor, which is the largest of all the doped regions?

A. The emitter region
B. The collector region
C. The gate region *
D. The base region

97. When a transistor is in saturation,

A. VCE = VCC
C. IC = 0 A
B. VCE = 0 V *
D. VCE = 1/2 VCC

85. If the resistor is open, what is the collector current?

A. 0 *
C. 1 mA
B. 2 mA
D. 10 mA
86. Which of the following transistor amplifier configuration provides a
180 phase shift between the ac input and output voltages?
A. The common-emitter amplifier *
B. The emitter-follower
C. The common-base amplifier
D. The common-collector amplifier
87. Removing the emitter bypass capacitor in a common-emitter
amplifier will
A. Decrease the voltage gain, AV
B. Increase the input impedance, Zin
C. Increase the voltage gain, AV
D. Both a and b *

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98. The dc of a transistor equals

A. IC/IE *
B. IB/IC

C. IE/IC
D. IC/IB

99. The supporting material for an integrated circuit is called:

A. germanium
B. silicon
C. the substrate *
D. the semiconductor
100. What is the name for the distance a radio wave travels during one
complete cycle?
A. Wave spread
B. Wave speed
C. Waveform
D. Wavelength *

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