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Placement Training - Technical (Electronics)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An electric heater draws 3.5 A from a 110 V source. The resistance of the heating element is approximately

a)

385 ohms

b)

38.5 ohms

c)

3.1 ohms

d)

31 ohms

2.

The formula to find I when the values of V and R are known is

a)

I = VR

b)

I = VR

c)

V = IR

d)

I = V/R

3.

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

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.

In order to get maximum power transfer from a capacitive source, the load must

a)

have a capacitive reactance equal to circuit resistance

b)

have an impedance that is the complex conjugate of the source impedance

c)

be as capacitive as it is inductive

d)

none of the above

6.

Materials with lots of free electrons are called

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

c)

semiconductors

d)

filters

7.

The unit of electrical charge is the

a)

coulomb

b)

joule

c)

volt

d)

watt

8.

Current flows in a circuit when

a)

a switch is opened

b)

a switch is closed

c)

the switch is either open or closed

d)

there is no voltage

9.

Which of the following is not a type of energy source?

a)

generator

b)

rheostat

c)

solar cell

d)

battery

10.

Electrons in the outer orbit are called

a)

nuclei

b)

valences

c)

waves

d)

shells

11.

A material that does not allow current under normal conditions is a(n)

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

semiconductor

d)

valence

12.

A multimeter measures

a)

current

b)

voltage

c)

resistance

d)

current, voltage, and resistance

13.

An ammeter is an electrical instrument used to measure

a)

current

b)

voltage

c)

resistance

d)

none of the above

14.

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

15.

Under normal conditions a diode conducts current when it is

a)

reverse-biased.

b)

forward-biased.

c)

avalanched.

d)

saturated.

16.

The movement of free electrons in a conductor is called

a)

voltage.

b)

current.

c)

recombination.

d)

equilibrium.

17.

An atom is made up of

a)

protons.

b)

neutrons.

c)

electrons.

d)

all of the above

18.

The 7812 regulator IC provides ________.

a)

5 V

b)

–5 V

c)

12 V

d)

–12 V

19.

The output of an AND gate with three inputs, A, B, and C, is HIGH when ________.

a)

A = 1, B = 1, C = 0

b)

A = 0, B = 0, C = 0

c)

A = 1, B = 1, C = 1

d)

A = 1, B = 0, C = 1

20.

When used with an IC, what does the term "QUAD" indicate?

a)

2 circuits

b)

4 circuits

c)

6 circuits

d)

8 circuits

21.

The output of an exclusive-OR gate is HIGH if ________.

a)

all inputs are LOW

b)

all inputs are HIGH

c)

the inputs are unequal

d)

the inputs are unequal

22.

How many truth table entries are necessary for a four-input circuit?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

12

d)

16

23.

Convert hexadecimal value 16 to decimal.

a)

2210

b)

1610

c)

1010

d)

2010

24.

Convert the following decimal number to 8-bit binary.187

a)

101110112

b)

110111012

c)

101111012

d)

101111002

25.

Convert binary 111111110010 to hexadecimal.

a)

EE216

b)

FF216

c)

2FE16

d)

FD216

26.

Convert the following binary number to decimal.

010112

a)

11

b)

35

c)

15

d)

10

27.

Hexadecimal letters A through F are used for decimal equivalent values from:

a)

1 through 6

b)

9 through 14

c)

10 through 15

d)

11 through 17

28.

Digital electronics is based on the ________ numbering system.

a)

Decimal

b)

Octal

c)

Binary

d)

Hexadecimal

29.

The 1's complement of 10011101 is ________.

a)

01100010

b)

10011110

c)

01100001

d)

01100011

30.

In "n" type material, majority carriers would be:

a)

holes

b)

dopants

c)

slower

d)

electrons

31.

In "p" type material, minority carriers would be:

a)

holes

b)

dopants

c)

slower

d)

electrons

32.

A MOSFET has how many terminals?

a)

2 or 3

b)

3

c)

4

d)

3 or 4

33.

A JFET

a)

is a current-controlled device

b)

has a low input resistance

c)

is a voltage-controlled device

d)

is always forward-biased

34.

A three-point starter is suitable for

a)

Shunt Motor

b)

Series Motor

c)

Shunt & Compound Motor

d)

Shunt, Series, and compound motor

35.

The reason for using starter while starting of DC motor is

a)

To restrict armature current as there is no back E.M.F at starting

b)

Motors are not self-starting

c)

Restrict starting torque

d)

None of the above