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DC ELECTRIC CIRCUITS PROBLEMS

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you expect when you use the two 20 kohms, 1 watt resistor in parallel instead of one 10 kohms, 1 watt?

a)

Provide lighter current

b)

Provide wider tolerance

c)

Provide more power

d)

Provide less power

2.

The total resistance of a two similar wire conductors connected in parallel is

a)

same resistance of one wire

b)

double the resistance of one wire

c)

one half the resistance of one wire

d)

resistance of one wire multiplied by 4

3.

When you increase the resistance in a circuit, the flow of electrons will

a)

be constant

b)

flow faster

c)

be stopped

d)

be decreased

4.

Which of the following allows more current if applied to the same voltage?

a)

0.002 siemen

b)

25 ohms

c)

0.004 siemen

d)

2.5 ohms

5.

Ohm’s law refers to _____.

a)

power is directly proportional to both voltage squared and the resistance

b)

power is directly proportional to the resistance and inversely as the current squared

c)

current varies directly as the voltage and inversely as the resistance

d)

current is directly proportional to both voltage

6.

A circuit which a break exists in the complete conduction pathway

a)

Open circuit

b)

Short circuit

c)

Close circuit

d)

Circuit

7.

How much is the equivalent power in watts can a 3 horse power provide?

a)

3000 watts

b)

248.66 watts

c)

1492 watts

d)

2238 watt

8.

The current needed to operate a soldering iron which has a rating of 600 watts at 110 volts

a)

18,200 A

b)

0.182 A

c)

66,000 A

d)

5.455 A

9.

Find the power across the resistor of 5 ohms delivered from a battery of an internal resistance of 3 ohms and a constant emf of 4 volts.

a)

120 watts

b)

100 watts

c)

60 watts

d)

1.25 watts

10.

A series circuit in which desired portions of the source voltage may be tapped off for use equipment.

a)

Voltage trap

b)

Voltage selector

c)

Voltage divider

d)

Dividing network

11.

An electronic device draws 300 watts from its 24 volt power source. Find effective resistance.

a)

1.25 Ω

b)

1.92 Ω

c)

19.20 Ω

d)

12.50 Ω

12.

How much power does an electronic equipment consume, assuming a 5.50 amperes current flowing and a 120 volts power source?

a)

125.5 watts

b)

66 watts

c)

660 watts

d)

60 watts

13.

What type of circuit whose parameters are constant which do not change with voltage or current?

a)

Tuned circuit

b)

Reactive circuit

c)

Linear circuit

d)

Lumped circuit

14.

If three circuits, each with a value of 560 ohms are connected in parallel, what is the total resistance of the combination?

a)

1680 ohms

b)

560 ohms

c)

18567 ohms

d)

187 0hms

15.

Other factors remaining constant, what would be the effect on the current flow in a given circuit if the applied potential were doubled?

a)

It would double

b)

It would increase 4 times

c)

It would remain the same

d)

It would be decrease by ½

16.

Find used power of a circuit whose power source supplies 20 volts and a load resistance of 200 ohms.

a)

1 watt

b)

4 kilowatts

c)

10 watts

d)

2 watts

17.

When resistors are connected in series, what happens?

a)

Nothing

b)

The tolerance is decreased

c)

The effective resistance is decreased

d)

The effective resistance is increased

18.

A condition in which the heat in of around the circuit increases beyond or to a higher than normal level.

a)

Excessive heat condition

b)

Open condition

c)

Direct short

d)

Grounded

19.

If 3,300 ohms resistor and a 22,000 ohms resistor are connected in series, what is the total resistance?

a)

18,700 ohms

b)

25,300 ohms

c)

5,500 ohms

d)

2,870 ohms

20.

A device that draws current

a)

Source

b)

No load

c)

Load

d)

Shunt

21.

With the same voltage applied which of the following allows more current?

a)

25 ohms

b)

250 ohms

c)

2.5 ohms

d)

0.25 ohms

22.

If 12 V are applied to a circuit that consumes 78 W, what is the current flow through the circuits?

a)

6.5 A

b)

936 A

c)

0.15 A

d)

9.36 A

23.

Ohm’s law is not applicable to

a)

copper

b)

silicon carbide

c)

silver

d)

aluminum

24.

The practical unit of electrical energy is

a)

watt

b)

kilowatt-hour

c)

kilowatt

d)

megawatt

25.

4.A 100 watt lamp working for 20 hours will consume ____ units.

a)

. 200

b)

20

c)

2

d)

5

26.

The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is about ____ its cold resistance.

a)

10 times

b)

2 times

c)

100 times

d)

50 times

27.

A d.c. circuit usually has ____ as the load.

a)

resistance

b)

. inductance

c)

capacitance

d)

both inductance and capacitance

28.

The purpose of load in an electric circuit is to

a)

increase the circuit current

b)

utilize electrical energy

c)

decrease the circuit current

d)

none of the above

29.

Electrical appliances are not connected in series because

a)

series circuit is complicated

b)

appliances have different current rating

c)

power loss is more

d)

none of the above

30.

Electrical appliances are connected in parallel because it

a)

is a simple circuit

b)

draws less current

c)

results in reduce in power loss

d)

makes the operation of appliances independent of each other

31.

Inductance and capacitance are not relevant in a d.c. circuit because

a)

frequency of d.c. is zero

b)

it is a simple circuit

c)

they do not exist in a d.c. circuit

d)

none of the above

32.

Which of the following statement is TRUE both for a series and parallel d.c circuit?

a)

powers are additive

b)

voltages are additive

c)

current additive

d)

elements have individual currents

33.

What do you call a resistor that does not obey Ohm’s Law?

a)

Potentiometer

b)

Carbon-Film Resistor

c)

Wire-Wound Type

d)

Non-linear Resistor

34.

A simple electronic equipment which takes a 2 amperes current from a power source has a total load resistance of 100 ohms. How much power does it use?

a)

200 watts

b)

100 watts

c)

400 watts

d)

50 watts

35.

Which of the following is not a valid expression of ohm’s law?

a)

E = IR

b)

R = PI

c)

R = E/I

d)

I = E/R

36.

Refers to the most important components in controlling flow of electrons

a)

voltage, electromotive force and current

b)

reactance, current and resistance

c)

conductance, resistance and reactance

d)

voltage, resistance and current

37.

The theory of Ohm’s law is applied in a _____ circuit

a)

linear

b)

exponential

c)

trivalent

d)

unilateral