Name: _________________________________ Score: __________________

Date: _________________________________ QUALIFYING EXAM

Direction: Solve the following and encircle the letter of the best answer.

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1. An electric heater draws 3.5 A from a 110 V source. The resistance of the heating element
is approximately
A. 385
B. 38.5
C. 3.1
D. 31
2. A resistor is connected across a 50 V source. What is the current in the resistor if the color
code is red, orange, orange, silver?
A. 2 mA
B. 2.2 mA
C. 214 mA
D. 21.4 mA
3. When a fourth resistor is connected in series with three resistors, the total resistance
A. increases by one-fourth
B. increases
C. decreases
D. remains the same
4. A series circuit consists of three resistors with values of 120 , 270 , and 330 . The total
resistance is
A. less than 120
B. the average of the values
C. 720
D. 120
5. Which of the following series combinations dissipates the most power when connected
across a 120 V source?
A. one 220 resistor
B. two 220 resistors
C. three 220 resistors
D. four 220 resistors
6. The total power in a certain circuit is 12 W. Each of the four equal-value series resistors
making up the circuit dissipates
A. 12 W
B. 48 W
C. 3 W
D. 8 W
7. A series circuit consists of a 4.7 k, a 12 k, and a 2.2 k resistor. The resistor that has the most
voltage drop is
A. the 12 k
B. the 2.2 k
C. the 4.7 k
D. impossible to determine from the given information

8. The total resistance of a parallel circuit is 50 . If the total current is 120 mA, the current
through the 270 resistor that makes up part of the parallel circuit is approximately
A. 22 mA
B. 120 mA
C. 220 mA
D. 50 mA
9. When an additional resistor is connected across an existing parallel circuit, the total
resistance
A. remains the same
B. decreases by the value of the added resistor
C. increases by the value of the added resistor
D. decreases
10. The turns ratio required to match an 80 source to a 320 load is
A. 80
B. 20
C. 4
D. 2
11. A certain transformer has 400 turns in the primary winding and 2,000 turns in the secondary
winding. The turns ratio is
A. 0.2
B. 0.4
C. 5
D. 25
12. A 33 half-watt resistor and a 330 half-watt resistor are connected across a 12 V source.
Which one(s) will overheat?
A. 33
B. 330
C. both resistors
D. neither resistor
13. 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
14. Four equal-value resistors are connected in parallel. Ten volts are applied across the
parallel circuit and 2 mA are measured from the source. The value of each resistor is
A. 12.5
B. 200
C. 20 K
D. 50
15. A certain transformer has a turns ratio of 1 and a 0.85 coefficient of coupling. When 2 V ac
is applied to the primary, the secondary voltage is
A. 1.7 V
B. 0.85 V
C. 1 V
D. 0 V
16. The primary winding of a power transformer should always be
A. Open
B. Shorted
C. Switched
D. Fused
17. A 120 resistor must carry a maximum current of 25 mA. Its rating should be at least
A. 4.8 W
B. 150 mW
C. 15 mW
D. 480 mW
18. A transformer
A. changes ac to dc
B. changes dc to ac
C. steps up or down dc voltages
D. steps up or down ac voltages
19. The primary of a transformer is connected to a 6 V battery. The turns ratio is 1:3 and the
secondary load, RL, is 100 . The voltage across the load is
A. 0 V
B. 6 V
C. 18 V
D. 2 V
20. When a 6 V battery is connected across the primary of a transformer with a turns ratio of
8, the secondary voltage is
A. 0 V
B. 6 V
C. 48 V
D. 0.75 V