Competency 7: Resistors colour coding

ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

1. What is the color code for a 4.7 kΩ resistor with 5% tolerance?

green – violet – red - gold

yellow – violet – red - gold
yellow – blue – red - gold
yellow – violet – orange - gold

2. What is the nominal resistance of a resistor with color code brown-green-

black-silver?

15 Ω
160 Ω
25 Ω
150 Ω

3. What is the color code for a 560 kΩ resistor with 10% tolerance?

green-blue-orange-silver
green-blue-yellow-silver
blue-violet-yellow-silver
blue-green-orange-silver

4. What is the nominal resistance of a resistor with color code orange-white-

brown?

380 Ω
390 Ω
39Ω
480 Ω
5. What is the color code for a 22 Ω resistor with 20% tolerance?

orange-orange-brown
orange-orange-black
red-red-black
red-red-brown

6. What is the maximum value in the tolerance range of a resistor with color
code red-violet-orange-gold?

32.4 kΩ
28.35 kΩ
29.7 kΩ
27 kΩ

7. What is the minimum value in the tolerance range of a resistor with color
code brown-red-brown?

114 Ω
108 Ω
144 Ω
96 Ω

8. What is the maximum value in the tolerance range of a resistor with color
code blue-gray-green-silver?

7.14 MΩ
8.16 MΩ
6.12 MΩ
7.48 MΩ
9. Which of these colours is NOT used in the resistor value color coding?

turquoise
white
black
violet

10. Which color represents the digit 6 in the resistor color code?

blue
pink
red
green

11. A resistor’s first three color bands are brown, green and red. What is its
value?

100
1
1000
0

12. Which digit is represented by a blue band on a resistor?

8
4
9
6

13. A resistor’s first three color bands are red, yellow and black. What is its
value?

24 ohms
32 ohms
 240 ohms
420000 ohms

14. Which digit is represented by a orange band on a resistor?

1
9
3
6

15. A 47kΩ resistor would have which colors on its first three bands?

red – white - blue

yellow – violet - orange
orange – yellow - violet
yellow – violet - white

16. Which digit does the color yellow denote on a resistor color band?

2
4
7
3

17. A resistor’s first three color bands are brown, black and red. What is its
value?

10 ohms
10 kilo-ohms
200 ohms
1000 ohms

18. Find the resistance for the following color bands resistors:

(a) Yellow-Violet-Orange-Gold
(b) Green-Red-Gold-Silver
(c) White-Violet-Black
(d) Orange-Orange-Black-Brown-Violet
(e) Brown-Green-Grey-Silver-Red
(f) Blue-Brown-Green-Silver-Blue