PARALLEL CIRCUITS Questions and Answers :-

1. An ammeter has an internal resistance of 50 Ω. The meter

movement itself can handle up to 1 mA. If 10 mA is applied to the
meter, the shunt resistor, RSH1, is approximately
A. 55 Ω
B. 5.5 Ω
C. 50 Ω
D. 9 Ω
ANS : B
2. The total resistance of a parallel circuit is 50 Ω. If the total current
is 120 mA, the current through the 270 Ω that makes up part of the
parallel circuit is approximately
A. 22 mA
B. 120 mA
C. 220 mA
D. 50 mA
ANS : A
3. The currents into a junction flow along two paths. One current is 4
A and the other is 3 A. The total current out of the junction is
A. 1 A
B. 7 A
C. unknown
D. the larger of the two
ANS : B
4. 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
ANS : D
5. When a 1.6 kΩ resistor and a 120Ω resistor are connected in
parallel, the total resistance is
A. greater than 1.6 kΩ
B. greater than 120 but less than 1.6 kΩ
C. less than 120 but greater than 100 Ω
D. less than 100 Ω
ANS : C
6. If there are a total of 120 mA into a parallel circuit consisting of
three branches, and two of the branch currents are 40 mA and 10 mA,
the third branch current is
A. 50 mA
B. 70 mA
C. 120 mA
D. 40 mA
ANS : B
7. Three lights are connected in parallel across a 120 volt source. If
one light burns out,
A. the remaining two will glow dimmer
B. the remaining two will glow brighter
C. the remaining two will not light
D. the remaining two will glow with the same brightness as before
ANS : D
8. 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 Ω
B. 200 Ω
C. 20 KΩ
D. 50 Ω
ANS : C
9. A set of Christmas tree lights is connected in parallel across a 110 V
source. The filament of each light bulb is 1.8 k. The current through
each bulb is approximately
A. 610 mA
B. 18 mA
C. 110 mA
D. 61 mA
ANS : D
10. The power dissipation in each of four parallel branches is 1.2 W.
The total power dissipation is
A. 1.2 W
B. 4.8 W
C. 0.3 W
D. 12 W
ANS : B
11. A 470 Ω resistor, a 220 Ω resistor, and a 100 Ω resistor are all in
parallel. The total resistance is approximately
A. 790 Ω
B. 470 Ω
C. 60 Ω
D. 30 Ω
ANS : C
12. Five light bulbs are connected in parallel across 110 V. Each bulb is
rated at 200 W. The current through each bulb is approximately
A. 2.2 A
B. 137 mA
C. 1.8 A
D. 9.09 A
ANS : C
13. Four resistors of equal value are connected in parallel. If the total
voltage is 15 V and the total resistance is 600 Ω, the current through
each parallel resistor is
A. 25 mA
B. 100 mA
C. 6.25 mA
D. 200 mA
ANS : C
14. Five 100 Ω resistors are connected in parallel. If one resistor is
removed, the total resistance is
A. 25 Ω
B. 500 Ω
C. 100 Ω
D. 20 Ω
ANS : A
15. Four 8 Ω speakers are connected in parallel to the output of an
audio amplifier. If the maximum voltage to the speakers is 12 V, the
amplifier must be able to deliver to the speakers
A. 18 W
B. 1.5 W
C. 48 W
D. 72 W
ANS : D
16. In a certain three-branch parallel circuit, R1 has 12 mA through it,
R2 has 15 mA through it, and R3 has 25 mA through it. After
measuring a total of 27 mA, you can say that
A. R3 is open
B. R1 is open
C. R2 is open
D. the circuit is operating properly
ANS : A
17. A sudden increase in the total current into a parallel circuit may
indicate
A. a drop in source voltage
B. an open resistor
C. an increase in source voltage
D. either a drop in source voltage or an open resistor
ANS : C
18. The following currents are measured in the same direction in a
three-branch parallel circuit: 200 mA, 340 mA, and 700 mA. The
value of the current into the junction of these branches is
A. 200 mA
B. 540 mA
C. 1.24 A
D. 900 mA
ANS : C
19. The following resistors are in parallel across a voltage source:
220Ω , 470Ω , and 560Ω . The resistor with the least current is
A. 220 Ω
B. 470 Ω
C. 560 Ω
D. impossible to determine without knowing the voltage
ANS : C
20. Three 47 Ω resistors are connected in parallel across a 110 volt
source. The current drawn from the source is approximately
A. 2.3 A
B. 780 mA
C. 47 mA
D. 7.06 A
ANS : D
21. There is a total of 800 mA of current into four parallel resistors.
The currents through three of the resistors are 40 mA, 70 mA, and
200 mA. The current through the fourth resistor is
A. 490 mA
B. 800 mA
C. 310 mA
D. 0 A
ANS : A
22. Four resistors are connected in parallel. Fifteen mA flows through
resistor R. If the second resistor is 2R, the third resistor 3R, and the
fourth resistor 4R, the total current in the circuit is
A. 60 mA
B. 15 mA
C. 135 mA
D. 31.25 mA
ANS : D
23. If one of the resistors in a parallel circuit is removed, the total
resistance
A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains the same
D. doubles
ANS : B
24. Six resistors are in parallel. The two lowest-value resistors are
both 1.2 kΩ. The total resistance
A. is less than 6 kΩ
B. is greater than 1.2 kΩ
C. is less than 1.2 kΩ
D. is less than 600 Ω
ANS : D
25. In a five-branch parallel circuit, there are 12 mA of current in each
branch. If one of the branches opens, the current in each of the other
four branches is
A. 48 mA
B. 12 mA
C. 0 A
D. 3 mA
ANS : B