Training

Pre-test
Select the appropriate answer for each
question. (MCQs)
1. Which of the following is a derived
SI unit
a. Kelvin
b. Ampere
c. Metre
d. Joule
2. Resistance: Ohm as
_______:________
a. Inductance: Farad
b. Capacitance: Henry
c. Pressure: Pascal
d. Power: Joule
3. The unit of magnetic flux is weber
a. True
b. False
4. 1 milli ampere is equal to ______
a. 1000 A
b. 0.001 A
c. 0.000001 A
d. 1000000 A
5. The movement of _______ results
in current flow
a. neutrons
b. electrons
c. protons
d. ions
6. 1 micro volt is
a. 0.001 V
b. 0.0001 V
c. 0.00001 V
d. 0.000001 V
7. ____________ is a semiconductor
a. Neon
b. Silicon
c. Lithium
d. Copper

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8. The resistance of a conductor

varies
a. inversely as its length ( l )
b. directly as its resistivity ( )
c. directly as its cross-sectional
area ( A )
d. all of the above are correct.
9. In resistance colour coding brown
colour is assigned the value
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
10. In the tolerance band of resistance
colour coding, silver represents the
tolerance of
a. 25%
b. 20%
c. 10%
d. 5%
11. According to Ohms law:
a. Voltage is inversely
proportional to current
b. Current is directly proportional
to resistance
c. The ratio of voltage and current
is a constant (R)
d. All of the above
12. Kirchhoffs current law is
applicable to only,
a. Electronic circuit
b. Closed loop in the circuit
c. Junction in a circuit
d. None of the above

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13. Power factor will be leading for
a. Inductive load
b. Capacitive load
c. Resistance Load
d. Any of the above
14. The frequency of the supply
voltage in Ghana is 50 Hz. The
time period ( T ) is
a. 0.02 s
b. 50 s
c. 1 s
d. 10 s
15. Fuses are rated in ________
a. ampere
b. ampere - hour
c. watt
d. kilowatt -hour
16. The energy stored in a lead-acid
battery is in the form of
a. Chemical energy
b. Electrical energy
c. Potential energy
d. Solar energy
17. Doped(impure) semiconductor is
also called________
a. Intrinsic semiconductor
b. Extrinsic semiconductor
c. Active semiconductor
d. Any of the above
18. The emerging of a free electron and
a hole is known as_____
a. Recombination
b. Absorption
c. Adsorption
d. Attraction
19. In electronics the term IC denotes:
a. Internal Combustion
b. Industrial Control
c. Internal Circuit
d. Integrated Circuit

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20. The unit for electrical energy is
a. Kilo-Watt- Hour (KWH)
b. Watt (W)
c. Farad (F)
d. Volts (V)
21. Which equation for power is
incorrect
a. P VI
b. P I 2 R
V
c. P 2
I

V2
R
22. A material whose resistance
decreases with an increase in
temperature is said to have_
a. negative temperature
coefficient of resistance
b. positive temperature coefficient
of resistance
c. low temperature coefficient of
resistance
d. high temperature coefficient of
resistance
23. ________ stores energy in its
magnetic field.
a. Battery
b. Inductor
c. Capacitor
d. Transistor
24. The _______ value of an
alternating current or voltage is one
which has the same heating effect
value as that of the direct current or
voltage.
a. Peak
b. Average
c. Frequency
d. RMS
d. P

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25. Power factor is equal to ______

True(active) power
a.
Apparent power

Apparent power
True(active) power
c. Apparent power True(active)
power
d. Apparent power True(active)
power
b.

26. With an increase in system

frequency inductive reactance , XL
a. decreases
b. increases
c. does not change
d. equals to zero
27. Which of these statements is
incorrect for a star connection
a. Has a common point called
neutral
b. Phase voltage ( V ph ) is equal to
line voltage ( VLine )
c. Phase current ( I ph )is equal to
line current ( I Line )
d. Phase voltage ( V ph ) is not
equal to line voltage ( VLine )
28. The expression for the active
power drawn by a 3-phase
balanced system (load) is
a. 3VLine I Line cos
b.

VLine I Line cos

c. VLine I Line cos

d.

3VLine I Line cos

29. The opposition offered by magnetic

circuit to the establishment of a
magnetic flux is called
a. Reluctance
b. Flux density
c. Resistance
d. Conductance

30. The machine which converts

electrical energy to mechanical
energy is called
a. Converter
b. Motor
c. Generator
d. Transformer
31. The transformer has a rotating part.
a. True
b. False
32. The commutator of a DC machine:
a. Converts AC emf and current
from armature coils to DC emf
and current.
b. Protects the armature winding
c. Starts the DC machine
d. Improves power factor
33. The armature of a dc machine is
laminated to reduce
a. Friction
b. Copper losses
c. Hysteresis Loss
d. Eddy current loss
34. The speed at which the rotating
magnetic field produced by stator
current rotates is
a. Rotating speed
b. Rotor speed
c. Synchronous speed
d. Asynchronous speed
35. The purpose of the starter of a
motor is to
a. Limit the starting current
b. Limit the speed
c. Produce back e.m.f
d. Protect against overvoltage
36. Transformers are rated in
a. KWH
b. KVA
c. KVAr
d. KW

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37. The principle of operation of a
transformer is based on
a. Static induction
b. Self-induction
c. Mutual induction
d. Dynamic induction
38. In a transformer, power is
transferred from the primary side to
the secondary side __
a. Magnetically
b. Electrically
c. Physically
d. None of the above answers is
correct
39. Fuses are provide in the Direct-OnLine Stater to
a. Limit the supply voltage
b. Limit the current
c. Reduce the starting current
d. Provide short circuit protection

40. _________converts DC to AC
a. Inverter
b. Rectifier
c. Voltage regulator
d. UPS
41. The zener diode is used as
a. a rectifier
b. an amplifier
c. a voltage regulator
d. an insulator
42. A pn junction diode is a_______
terminal device.
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. One

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43. The Bipolar Junction Transistor
(BJT) is a three-terminal device.
The terminals are:
a. Emitter, Drain and Gate
b. Emitter, Drain and Base
c. Emitter, Collector and Gate
d. Emitter, Collector and Base
44. The BJT is a_________
operated/controlled device.
a. current
b. voltage
c. current and voltage
d. none of the above
45. Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR)
is a three-terminal device. The
terminals are:
a. Anode, Cathode and Drain.
b. Anode, Cathode and Gate.
c. Gate, Source and Drain.
d. Gate, Collector and Emitter.
46. A diode can conduct in only one
direction
a. True
b. False
47. For an OR gate the output is high
(1)if any or all of the inputs are
high(1)
a. True
b. False
48. For AND gate the output is low(0)
if any or all inputs are low(0)
a. True
b. false
49. If any of the inputs to a NOR gate
is low (0), the output is low (0)
a. True
b. False
50. If all inputs to an Exclusive OR
gate (XOR) is high the output is
low (0)
a. True
b. False