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1.

An uncharged capacitor of 0.2 F is

connected to a 100 V, d.c. supply
through a resistor of 100 k. Determine
the capacitor voltage 10 ms after the
voltage has been applied.
A. 39.35 V *
B. 53.42 V

2.

What is the energy consumed by a radio

receiver drawing 50 watts of power for
10 hours?
A. 500 J
B. 1800000 J *

3.

19.2 watt-hours
134 watt-hours
460 watt-hours *
27.6 kilowatt-hours

C. 0.640 A
D. 0.414 A

How much power is developed when

117 volts forces 11.7 coulombs through
a point in a circuit in 1.17 seconds?
A. 8.55 W
B. 1.17 kW *

C. 11.7 W
D. 1.6 kW

10. A 20 , a 30 , and an unknown-value

resistor are connected in series across a
140 V source with 0.5 A flowing through
the circuit. What is the unknown
resistor's size?
A. 40
B. 115

C. 90
D. 230 *

11. A 12 V automotive battery with an

internal resistance of 0.2 is connected
to a 2 headlight lamp. What is the
amount of current passing through the
lamp?

C. 5.45 A *
D. 3.45 A

12. What is the conductance of circuit

having three 300 and two 200
resistors connected in parallel?
A. 20 mS *
C. 50 S
B. 8.33 mS
D. 120 S
13. A 500 ohm, 2 watt resistor and a 1500
ohm, 1 watt resistor are connected in
parallel. What is the maximum voltage
that can be applied across the parallel
circuit without exceeding wattage
ratings?
A. 22.4 V
B. 38.7 V

C. 31.6 V *
D. 875 V

14. A 20 and 30 resistor form a parallel

circuit connected to a 12 volt source with
an internal resistance of 0.2 . Which of
the following correctly represents
Kirchhoff's voltage laws for the circuit in
question assuming A is the current
through the 30 resistor and B is the
current through the 20 resistor?
A.
B.
C.
D.

12 - 0.2A - 20A -30B = 0.

12 - 0.2A - 20B = 0.
12 - 0.2A - 30A = 0.
12 - 0.2A - 20B = 0
and 12 - 0.2A - 30A = 0. *

15. If a 20 ohm resistor, a 30 ohm resistor,

and a 12 volt source with an internal
resistance of 2 ohms are connected in a
parallel circuit arrangement, how much
current will flow from the source?
A. 0.240 A
B. 0.750 A

C. 0.857 A *
D. 1.000 A

16. An aluminum wire has a resistance of 50

at 20C. The wire is heated to a
temperature of 100C. Determine the
resistance of the wire at 100C,
assuming that the temperature
coefcient of resistance at 0C is
0.004/C
A. 64.8 *
B. 84.6

If 0.8 C pass a point in a circuit in 0.8

seconds, what is the average current
value?
A. 1 A *
B. 1.28 A

9.

C. 2.76
D. 228 *

How much energy is used in a week by

a 117 volt clock having an internal
resistance of 5000 ohms?
A.
B.
C.
D.

8.

C. 100 V
D. 10,000 V

What is the resistance of a 60 watt, 117

volt lamp?
A. 1.95
B. 30.8

7.

C. 22.2 *
D. 1.11 k

What is the maximum voltage that may

be connected across a 20 watt, 2000
ohm resistor?
A. 10 V
B. 200 V *

6.

C. 3.16 A
D. 100 A

A radio receiver rated at 50 watts draws

1.5 amps from the line. The effective
resistance is:
A. 8.66
B. 33.3

5.

C. 30000 J
D. 300000 J

What is the maximum rated currentcarrying capacity of a resistor marked

"2000 ohms, 200 watts"?
A. 0.316 A *
B. 10 A

4.

C. 35.39 V
D. 46.98 V

A. 1.2 A
B. 6 A

C. 68.4
D. 86.4

17. A copper cable is 1.2 km long and has a

cross-sectional area of 5 mm2. Find its
resistance at 80C if at 20C the
resistivity of copper is 0.02 x 10 6 -m
and its temperature coefcient of
resistance is 0.004/C.
A. 59.52
B. 55.92

C. 5.952 *
D. 9.259

18. Twelve cells, each with an internal

resistance of 0.24 and an e.m.f. of 1.5
V are connected in series. Determine the
e.m.f. and internal resistance of the
batteries so formed.
A. 18 V, 2.88 *
B. 18 V, 1.88

C.19 V, 3.88
D.19 V, 2.88

19. A cell has an internal resistance of 0.03

and an e.m.f. of 2.2 V. Calculate its
terminal p.d. if it delivers 1 A.
A. 2.17 V *
B. 2.71 V

C. 21.7 V
D. 71.2 V

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20. The p.d. at the terminals of a battery is
16 V when no load is connected and 14
V when a load taking 8 A is connected.
Determine the internal resistance of the
battery.
A. 0.025
B. 0.25 *

C. 2.5
D. 0.025

21. A battery of e.m.f. 20 V and internal

resistance 0.2 supplies a load taking
10 A. Determine the p.d. at the battery
terminals and the resistance of the load.
A. 18 V, 1.8 *
B. 1.8 V, 1.8

C. 18 V, 18
D. 1.8 V, 18

22. Ten 2.2 V cells, each having an internal

resistance of 0.1 are connected in
series to a load of 21 . Determine the
current owing in the circuit, and the p.d.
at the battery terminals.
A. 1 A , 21 V *
B. 1.5 A, 12 V

C. 2 A, 14 V
D. 2.5 A, 15 V

23. The voltage at the terminals of a battery

is 52 V when no load is connected and
48.8 V when a load taking 80 A is
connected. Find the internal resistance
of the battery. What would be the
terminal voltage when a load taking 20 A
is connected?
A. 0.04 , 51.2 V *
B. 0.004 , 25.1V

C. 0.4 , 51.2 V
D. 4 , 21.5 V

24. The power taken by a series circuit

containing resistance and inductance is
240 W when connected to a 200 V, 50
Hz supply. If the current owing is 2 A,
nd the values of the resistance and
inductance.
A.
B.
C.
D.

60 , 255 mH *
60 , 255 H
60 , 255 H
60 k, 255 mH

25. A 200 V, 60 Hz supply is applied to a

capacitive circuit. The current owing is
2 A and the power dissipated is 150 W.
Calculate the values of the resistance
and capacitance.
A.
B.
C.
D.

37.5 , 28.61 F *
37.5 , 28.61 mF
37.5 k, 28.61 F
37.5 k, 28.61 mF

26. A 40 resistance is connected in

parallel with a coil of inductance and
negligible resistance across a 200 V, 50
Hz supply and the supply current is
found to be 8 A. Determine the
inductance of the coil.
A. 102 mH *
B. 10.2 mH

C. 102 H
D. 1.02 mH

27. A capacitor is connected in parallel with

a resistance across a 60 V, 100 Hz
supply. The supply current is 0.6 A at a
power factor of 0.8 leading. Calculate
the value of R and C.
A.
B.
C.
D.

R=
R=
R=
R=

125 , C = 9.55 F *
125 , C = 9.55 mF
125 k, C = 9.55 F
125 , C = 9.55 nF

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28. A 400 resistor is connected in series

with a 2358 pF capacitor across a 12 V
a.c. supply. Determine the supply
frequency if the current owing in the
circuit is 24 mA.
A. 225 kHz *
B. 625 kHz

C. 225 Hz
D. 250 kHz

29. A voltage v = 200 sin t volts is applied

across a pure resistance of 1.5 k. Find
the power dissipated in the resistor.
A. 13.33 W *
B. 13.33 kW

C. 1.333 W
D. 23.33 W

30. A 50 F capacitor is connected to a 100

V, 200 Hz supply. Determine the true
power and the apparent power.
A. 0, 628.3 VA *
B. 0, 68.3 VA

C. 0, 628.3 kVA
D. 10, 628.3 VA

31. A motor takes a current of 10 A when

supplied from a 250 V a.c. supply.
Assuming a power factor of 0.75 lagging
nd the power consumed.
A. 1875 W *
B. 187.5 W

C. 18.75 W
D. 1.875 W

32. A motor takes a current of 12 A when

supplied from a 240 V a.c. supply.
Assuming a power factor of 0.75 lagging,
nd the power consumed.
A. 2.16 kW *
B. 21.6 kW

C. 2.16 W
D. 216 W

33. A substation is supplying 200 kVA and

150 kvar. Calculate the corresponding
power and power factor.
A.
B.
C.
D.

34. A load takes 50 kW at a power factor of

0.8 lagging. Calculate the apparent
power and the reactive power.
A. 62.5 kVA, 37.5 kvar *
B. 62.5 VA, 37.5 kvar
C. 62.5 kVA, 37.5 var
D. 62.5 VA, 37.5 var
35. A coil of resistance 400 and
inductance 0.20 H is connected to a 75
V, 400 Hz supply. Calculate the power
dissipated in the coil.
C. 5.452 kW
D. 54.52 kW

36. A circuit consists of an uncharged

capacitor connected in series with a 50
k resistor and has a time constant of
15 ms. Determine the capacitance of the
capacitor.
A. 0.3 mF
B. 0.3 nF

C. 0.3 F *
D. 0.3 pF

37. Determine the voltage drop across the

resistor 5 ms after connecting the circuit
to a 20 V, d.c. supply of the problem
above.
A. 14.33 V *
B. 33.14 V

38. A 10 F capacitor is charged to 120 V

and then discharged through a 1.5 M
resistor. Determine the capacitor voltage
2 s after discharging has commenced.
A. 104.0 V
B. 105.0 V

C. 103.0 V
D. 101.0 V

39. How long does it take for an initial

charge of 800 V DC to decrease to 39.9
V DC in a 450-microfarad capacitor
when a 1-megohm resistor is connected
across it?
A. 1,350 s *
B. 450 s

C. 900 s
D. 225 s

40. When a 3 F charged capacitor is

connected to a resistor, the voltage falls
by 70% in 3.9 s. Determine the value of
the resistor.
A. 1.08 M *
B. 1.08 k

C. 1.08 G
D. 1.08 T

48. If R = 10 , what is the value of XL at

resonance of the above problem
A. 100 *
B. 200

C. 90
D. 75

49. A series RLC circuit has a series

resonant frequency of 12,000 Hz. If R =
5 and XL at resonance is 300 , find
the bandwidth.
A. 200 Hz *
B. 150 Hz

C. 250 Hz
D. 100 Hz

50. A circuit has a resonant frequency of

9.00 MHz. If a 33-pF fixed capacitor is
available, what size of coil will be
needed to get the desired resonant
frequency?
A. 948 H
B. 94.8 H

C. 9.48 H *
D. 0.948 H

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41. A 50 F uncharged capacitor is

connected in series with a 1 k resistor
and the circuit is switched to a 100 V,
d.c. supply. Determine the initial current
owing in the circuit.
A. 0.01 A
B. 1.0 A

C. 0.001 A
D. 0.1 A *

42. A circuit designed to have a resonant

frequency of 455 kHz. A coil of 100 H
is available. What size of capacitor is
needed?
A. 1220 nF
B. 1220 F

C. 1220 fF
D. 1220 pF

43. A coil and capacitor are in series. The

inductance is 88 mH and the
capacitance is 1000 pF. What is the
resonant frequency?

132 kW, 0.66 *

132 W, 0.66
13.2 kW, 0.66
1.32 kW, 0.66

A. 5.452 W *
B. 54.52 W

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C. 15.98 V
D. 13.14 V

A. 17 kHz *
B. 540 Hz

C. 17 MHz
D. 540 kHz

44. A coil and capacitor are in parallel, with

L = 10.0 H and C = 10 pF. What is the
resonant frequency?
A. 15.9 kHz
B. 5.04 MHz

C. 15.9 MHz *
D. 50.4 MHz

45. A series resonant circuit is to be made

for 14.1 MHz. A coil of 13.5 H is
available. What size capacitor is
needed?
A. 0.945 F
B. 9.45 pF *

C. 94.5 pF
D. 945 pF

46. A parallel resonant circuit is to be made

for 21.3 MHz. A capacitor of 22.0 pF is
available. What size coil is needed?
A. 2.54 mH
B. 254 H

C. 25.4 H
D. 2.54 H *

47. The bandwidth of a series resonant

circuit is 400 Hz. If the resonant
frequency is 4000 Hz, what is the value
of the Qs
A. 10 *
B. 15

C. 5
D. 0.1

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