Republic of the Philippines

PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION

Manila

BOARD OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

REGISTERED ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS Licensure Examination

Saturday, February 12, 2022 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING SET A

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for
each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.

1. Which of the following oscillators is suitable for frequencies in the range of mega hertz?
A. RC phase shift B. Hartley* C. Wien bridge D. A and C

2. When both inputs of a JK flip-flop is zero, the output will

A. be invalid B. change C. not change* D. toggle

3. Latches constructed with NOR and NAND gates tend to remain in the latched condition due to which
configuration features?
A. asynchronous operation C. gate impedance
B. low input voltage D. cross coupling*

4. For a CMOS gate, which is the best speed-power product?

A. 1.4 pJ* B. 1.6 pJ C. 2.4 pJ D. 3.3 pJ

5. The purpose of the layer I layer in a PIN diode is to

A. minimize the diode capacitance* C. optimize the avalanche voltage
B. reduce the forward break-over voltage D. increase the current through the diode

6. A dc to dc chopper has an inductive load if 1Ω resistance and 10mH inductance. Source voltage is 24V.
The frequency of the chopper is set to 100Hz and the on-time to 5ms. Determine the minimum current.
A. 9.07 A* B. 14.95 A C. 11.45 A D. 8.54 A

7. In a power amplifier the collector current flows for 270 degrees of the input cycle. The operation is
A. Class A B. Class B C. Class AB* D. Class C

8. The main advantage of a crystal oscillator is that it

A. can oscillate any frequency C. has a frequency of operation that is almost constant*
B. gives a high output voltage D. can operate at low voltage dc

9. An ideal op-amp requires

A. Zero input offset voltage* C. Low input offset voltage
B. High input offset voltage D. Infinite input offset voltage

10. In a self-bias circuit for CE amplifier, an increase in emitter resistance RE results in

A. Increase in emitter voltage C. Decrease in emitter voltage
B. Increase in emitter current D. Decrease in emitter current*

11. N-channel FETs are superior to P-channel FETs because

A. Mobility of electrons is smaller than that of holes
B. They consume less power
C. Mobility of electrons is greater than that of holes*
D. The have high switching time

12. The unit Henry (H) is equivalent to

A. Volts/Ampere B. Weber/Volt C. Weber/Ampere* D. Tesla/Ampere

13. In an RC series circuit, R = 100 ohms and Xc = 10 ohms. In this circuit

A. The current and voltage are in phase
B. The current leads the voltage by about 84 degrees
C. The current leads the voltage by about 6 degrees*
D. The current lags the voltage by about 6 degrees

14. Determine the nominal voltage for the Zener diode at a temperature of 120°C if the nominal voltage is 5.1
volts at 25° C and the temperature coefficient is 0.05%/°C.
A. 4.6 V B. 5.1 V C. 4.86 V D. 5.34 V*

15. What is the output waveform of an op-amp integrator when a rectangular-input is given to it?
 A. a ramp B. a step C. a sinusoidal wave D. a triangular wave*

16. There are two semiconductor diodes A and B. One of them is Zener whereas the other is avalanche.
Their ratings are 5.6 V and 24 V, respectively, then
A. A is Zener, B is avalanche* C. both of them are Zener diodes
B. A is avalanche, B is Zener D. both of them are avalanche diodes

17. An SCR acts to control the speed of an electric motor by _____ the _____ of the pulse delivered to the
motor.
A. varying, width* C. increasing, amplitude
B. decreasing, gate width D. none of these

18. A capacitor is rated 100 kVAR, 380 V, 50 Hz. What will be its rating at 60 Hz, 220 V?
A. 50 kVAR B. 40 kVAR* C. 90.9 kVAR D. 57.7 kVAR

19. Junction Field Effect Transistors (JFET) contain how many diode?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2* D. 1

20. When not in use, MOSFET pins are kept at the same potential through the use of
A. snipping foil B. nonconductive foam C. conductive foam* D. a wrist strap

21. A resistor of 6 ohms and an unknown impedance coil in series draws 12 A from a 120 V, 60 Hz line. If the
real power from the line is 1152 W, what is the coil inductance?
A. 15.9 mH* B. 10 mH C. 21.2 mH D. 1.59 mH

22. A digital system is required to amplify a binary-encoded audio signal. The user should be able to control
the gain of the amplifier from minimum to a maximum in 100 increments. The minimum number of bits
required to encode, in straight binary, is
A. 8 B. 6 C. 5 D. 7*

23. For the common-base configuration shown in the following figure, the value of collector current (I C) is,
given that the value of a is 0.95.

A. 0.9 mA* B. 0.8 mA C. 0.947 mA D. 0.847 mA

24. The 555 timer can be used in which of the following configurations?
A. astable, monostable* C. astable, toggled
B. monostable, bistable D. bistable, tristable

25. You have the schematic diagram of several types of circuits. Which of these circuits most likely uses a
triac?
A. an oscillator C. a programmable oscillator
B. an ac motor control* D. an amplifier

26. How many NAND circuits are contained in a 7400 NAND IC?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 4* D. 8

27. In the following logic families, which one is the fastest?

A. RTL B. TTL C. ECL* D. IIL

28. Which of the following bipolar transistor configurations provides the best power gain?
A. CE* B. CB C. CC D. all of these

29. What will happen if a solder splash shorted the ends of R1 to each other?

A. the op-amp would fail C. Q1 would open

B. the output voltage would not change D. the zener would fail*
30. In an NPN transistor biased for operation in forward active region
A. Emitter is positive with respect to base
B. Collector is positive with respect to base
C. Base is positive with respect to emitter and collector is positive with respect to base*
D. Emitter is positive with respect to base and collector is negative with respect to emitter

31. Refer to the given figure. What type of output arrangement is being used for the output?

A. Complementary-symmetry C. Push-pull
B. Quasi push-pull D. Totem-pole*

32. A parallel plate condenser is connected to a battery of emf 4 volt. If a plate of dielectric constant 8 is
inserted into it, then the potential difference on the condenser will be
A. 32V B. 4V* C. 1/2V D. 2V

33. Find the drift velocity in Cu wire if it has 1A current through 2 mm^2 cross-section. Free electron density is
8.5 x 10^22 /cm^3.
A. 0.36 mm/s B. 0.36 cm/s C. 0.036 mm/s* D. 0.036 cm/s

34. A JFET has the following parameters: gmo = 4000 mS; VGS(off) = -8 V; VGS = -3 V. Determine the value of
gm.
A. 4000 mS B. 2500 mS* C. 5200 mS D. 3400 mS

35. The systematic reduction of logic circuits is accomplished by

A. symbolic reduction B. TTL logic C. Boolean algebra* D. truth table

36. An ideal op-amp is an ideal

A. Voltage controlled current source C. Voltage controlled voltage source*
B. Current controlled current source D. Current controlled voltage source

37. For high frequencies, a capacitor is like

A. An open circuit C. A short circuit*
B. Either open circuit or short circuit D. None of the above

38. The capacitor that produces an ac ground is called a(n)

A. coupling capacitor B. dc open C. bypass capacitor* D. ac open

39. What electrical characteristics of intrinsic semiconductor material is controlled by the addition of
impurities?
A. conductivity* B. resistivity C. power D. all of the above

40. A full-wave half-controlled bridge has a supply voltage of 220V at 50Hz. The firing delay angle is 90o.
Determine the value of the load power factor for a resistive load of 100Ω.
A. 0.463 B. 0.643* C. 0.346 D. 0.364

41. In a CE amplifier the input impedance is equal to the ratio of

A. ac base voltage to ac base current* C. ac base voltage to ac emitter current
B. ac emitter voltage to ac collector current D. ac collector voltage to ac collector current

42. A forward voltage of 9 V is applied to a diode in series with a 1-kilo ohm load resistor. The voltage across
the load resistor is zero. It indicates that
A. Diode is short circuited C. Diode is open circuited*
B. Resistor is open circuited D. Diode is either short circuited or open circuited
43. What is the function of resistor R and diode D in the circuit below?

A. to limit the current and to protect LED against over voltage

B. to limit the voltage and to protect LED against over current
C. to limit the current and protect LED against reverse breakdown voltage.*
D. none of the above.

44. A Wein bridge oscillator has R1 = R2 = 220 kΩ and C1 = C2 = 250 pF. The frequency of oscillation is
A. 0.89 kHz B. 1.89 kHz C. 2.89 kHz* D. 3.89 kHz

45. 10 in BCD code is represented as

A. 10100 B. 1100 C. 010111 D. none of these*

46. An electrical circuit used to prevent an overvoltage condition of a power supply unit from damaging the
circuits attached to the power supply. It operates by putting a short circuit or low resistance path across
the voltage source.
A. crowbar* B. snubber C. varistor D. eliminator

47. The primary reason for the widespread use of Silicon in semiconductor device technology is
A. Abundance of Silicon on the surface of the Earth*
B. Larger bandgap of Silicon in comparison to Germanium
C. Favorable properties of Silicon Dioxide
D. Lower melting point

48. The effect of current shunt feedback in an amplifier is to

A. Increase the input resistance and decrease the output resistance
B. Increase both input and output resistance
C. Decrease both input and output resistance
D. Decrease the input resistance and increase the output resistance*

49. The impurity commonly used for realizing the base region of a silicon npn transistor is
A. Gallium B. Indium C. Boron* D. Phosphorus

50. An electric heater consumes 1.8 MJ when connected to a 250 V supply for 30 minutes. Find the current
taken by the heater from the supply.
A. 2 A B. 4 A* C. 6 A D. 3 A

51. Which device is represented by the symbol below?

A. LED B. Zener diode C. Tunnel diode D. Varactor diode*

52. The input frequency of a full wave rectifier is 50 Hz. Determine the output frequency.
A. 50 Hz B. 150 Hz C. 100 Hz* D. 200 Hz

53. What does a negative feedback do?

A. Increase the gain of amplifier
B. Decrease the gain of amplifier
C. Increase the gain and bandwidth of amplifier
D. Decrease the gain and increase the bandwidth of amplifier*

54. The common-base current gain of a pnp bipolar transistor is 0.99. Calculate the common-emitter current
gain of the transistor.
A. 101 B. 0.01 C. 99* D. 1.0

55. What is the decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal number 8A6?

A. 1422 B. 1242 C. 2122 D. 2214*

56. Op-amp integrator uses

A. Capacitor as feedback element* C. Resistor as feedback element
B. Inductor as feedback element D. A simple wire as feedback element

57. A bulb in a staircase has two switches, one switch being at the ground floor and the other one at the first
floor. The bulb can be turned ON and also can be turned OFF by any one of the switches irrespective of
the state of the other switch. The logic of switching of the bulb resembles
A. an AND gate B. an OR gate C. an XOR gate* D. a NAND gate
58. Calculate the output voltage for the given circuit.

A. Vo = 7v B. Vo = 5.9v C. Vo = 12v* D. Vo = 11.4v

59. The coupling capacitors in amplifier circuits

A. Do not affect dc biasing* C. Affect dc biasing
B. Affects dc biasing to some extent D. Both B and C

60. A moving coil instrument has a resistance of 0.6 Ω and full-scale deflection of 0.1 A. To convert it into an
ammeter of 0-15 A range, the resistance of shunt should be
A. 0.6 ohms B. 0.06 ohms C. 0.1 ohms D. 0.004 ohms*

61. A unijunction transistor has 10 V between the bases. If the intrinsic stand-off ratio is 0.65, what will be the
peak-point voltage if the forward voltage drop in the pn junction is 0.7 V?
A. 7.2 V* B. 0.7 V C. 6.5 V D. 5.7 V

62. To prevent a DC return between source and load, it is necessary to use

A. Resistor between source and load C. Inductor between source and load
B. Capacitor between source and load* D. Op-amp between source and load

63. If RL in the figure is short-circuited, the

A. amplifier signal output would fall to zero* C. collector current would fall to zero
B. transistor would overload D. amplifier signal will remain the same

64. Consider the following statements: A clamper circuit

1. Adds or subtracts a dc voltage to a waveform
2. Does not change the waveform
3. Amplifies the waveform
Which are correct?
A. 1, 2* B. 1, 3 C. 1, 2, 3 D. 2, 3

65. The main advantage of CMOS circuit is

A. High gain C. High output impedance
B. Low power consumption* D. High gain and high output impedance

66. Once a DIAC is conducting, the only way to turn it off is with
A. a positive gate voltage C. low-current dropout*
B. a negative gate voltage D. breakover

67. In a CE amplifier
A. Both ac and dc load lines have the same slope
B. The ac load line has more slope than the dc load line*
C. The ac load line has less slope than dc load line
D. The two load lines may have slope more than the other

68. Once a DIAC is conducting, the only way to turn it off is with a:
A. positive gate voltage B. low-current dropout*C. negative gate voltage D. break-over

69. In a MOSFET operating in the saturation region, the channel length modulation effect causes
A. an increase in the gate-source capacitance C. a decrease in the transconductance
B. a decrease in the unity-gain cutoff frequency D. a decrease in the output resistance*

70. The average power delivered to an impedance (4 – j3) ohms by a current 5cos(100πt + 100) A is
A. 44.2 W B. 50 W* C. 62.5 W D. 125 W
71. Consider a 4-bit D to A converter. The analog value corresponding to digital signals of values 0000 and
0001 are 0 V and 0.0625 V respectively. The analog value (in Volts) corresponding to the digital signal
1111 is ____.
A. 0.9375* B. 0.3257 C. 0.7952 D. 0.6534

72. A half-wave rectifier circuit employing an SCR is adjusted to have a gate current of 1 mA. The forward
breakdown voltage of SCR is 100 V for a gate current of 1 mA. If a sinusoidal voltage of 200 V peak is
applied, find the average current. Assume that the load resistance is 100 ohms and the holding current to
be zero.
A. 0.5925 A* B. 0.6952 A C. 0.9621 A D. 0.2593 A

73. An AC voltage v = 240sin(314t) is applied to an SCR half-wave rectifier. IF the SCR has a forward
breakdown voltage of 180 V, find the time during which the SCR remains off.
A. 7.2 ms B. 2.7 ms* C. 3.2 ms D. 5.1 ms

74. It is a rule in Boolean Algebra which states that a Boolean expression remains valid if operators OR and
AND are interchanged and 1’s and 0’s in that expression are also interchanged.
A. Commutative Law B. Duality Principle* C. De Morgan’s Law D. Moore’s Law

75. A logic circuit consisting of two or more logic gates that has no feedback and no memory is referred to as
A. Sequential Logic Circuit C. TTL Circuit
B. Combinational Logic Circuit* D. FPGA Circuit

76. What is the difference between the 54XX and 74XX series of TTL logic gates?
A. 54XX is faster.
B. 54XX is slower.
C. 54XX has a wider power supply and expanded temperature range.*
D. 54XX has a narrower power supply and contracted temperature range.

77. From the following specifications determine the fan-out for the logic family.

A. HIGH state is 16, LOW state is 8 C. HIGH state is 8, LOW state is 16*
B. HIGH state is 4, LOW state is 8 D. HIGH state is 8, LOW state is 4

78. Determine the output voltage of the given op-amp circuit.

A. 5 V B. –0.5 V* C. 2 V D. –2 V

79. Which filter exhibits the most rapid roll-off rate?

A. Bessel B. Butterworth C. Chebyshev* D. all of the above

80. A 741-type op-amp has a gain-bandwidth product of 1 MHz. A non-inverting amplifier using this op-amp
and having a voltage gain of 20 dB will exhibit a 3-dB bandwidth of
A. 50 kHz B. 100 kHz* C. 1000/17 kHz D. 1000/7.07 kHz

81. Find the filter capacitor that will provide 2.5% ripple voltage having a load of 120 mA, full-wave rectifier
voltage of 36 Vdc and 60 Hz supply.
A. 3117 µF B. 3207 µF C. 311.7 µF D. 320.7 µF*

82. A full-wave fully controlled thyristor bridge has a highly inductive load with a resistance of 55 ohms and a
supply of 110 V at 50 Hz. The value of load power for a firing angle α = 75o is
A. 10 W B. 11 W C. 10.5 W D. 11.9 W*

83. The best place to use a wirewound resistor is

A. In a radio-frequency amplifier.
B. When the resistor doesn’t dissipate much power.
C. In a high-power, radio-frequency circuit.
D. In a high-power, direct-current circuit.*

84. Which two values are plotted on a B-H curve?

A. Reluctance and flux density C. Magnetizing force abd permeability
B. Permeability and reluctance D. Flux density and magnetizing force*

85. A Zener diode, when used in voltage stabilization circuits, is biased in

 A. Reverse bias region below the breakdown voltage
B. Forward bias region
C. Reverse breakdown region*
D. Forward bias constant current mode

86. A silicon PN junction is forward biased with a constant current at room temperature. When the
temperature is increased by 10°C, the forward voltage across the PN junction
A. Increases by 60 mV B. Decreases by 60 mV C. Increases by 25 mV D. Decreases by 25 mV*

87. The full form of the abbreviations TTL and CMOS in reference to logic families are
A. Triple Transistor Logic and Chip Metal Oxide Semiconductor
B. Tristate Transistor Logic and Chip Metal Oxide Semiconductor
C. Transistor Transistor Logic and Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor*
D. Tristate Transistor Logic and Complementary Metal Oxide Silicon.

88. In a transconductance amplifier, it is desirable to have

A. A large input resistance and a large output resistance*
B. A large input resistance and a small output resistance
C. A small input resistance and a large output resistance
D. A small input resistance and a small output resistance

89. The input impedance (Zi) and the output impedance (Zo) of an ideal voltage controlled current source
amplifier are
A. Zi = 0, Zo = 0 B. Zi = 0, Zo = infinite C. Zi = infinite, Zo = 0 D. Zi = infinite, Zo = infinite*

90. A silicon PN junction at a temperature of 20°C has a reverse saturation current of 10 pA. The reverse
saturation current at 40°C for the same bias is approximately
A. 30 pA B. 40 pA* C. 50 pA D. 60 pA

91. A wire of length 8 m and cross-sectional area of 3 mm2 has a resistance of 0.16 ohms. If the wire is drawn
out until its cross-sectional area is 1 mm2, determine the resistance of the wire in ohms.
A. 1.44* B. 2.17 C. 3.12 D. 0.19

92. A single-phase half-wave controlled rectifier circuit has an RL load. A freewheeling diode is also in the
circuit. When freewheeling diode is conducting, the SCR
A. Is forward biased
B. Is reversed biased*
C. May be forward biased or reverse biased
D. Forward biased initially but reverse biased afterwards

93. A coil of inductance 159.2 mH and resistance 20 ohms is connected in series with a 60-ohm resistor to a
240 V, 50 Hz supply. Determine the circuit phase angle.
A. 32° leading B. 23° leading C. 32° lagging* D. 23° lagging

94. A JFET has the following parameters: IDSS = 32 mA; VGS(off) = -8 V; VGS = -4.5 V. Find the drain current.
A. 6.12 mA* B. 12.6 mA C. 16.2 mA D. 6.21 mA

95. A Zener regulator has Vz = 15 V. The input voltage may vary from 22V to 40 V and load current from 20
mA to 100 mA. To hold the load voltage constant under all conditions, what should be the value of the
series resistance?
A. 70 ohms* B. 20 ohms C. 50 ohms D. 90 ohms

96. You need to design a relaxation oscillator circuit. The most likely device to use might be
A. an SCR B. a UJT* C. a triac D. a BJT

97. The flux density between two plates separated by mica of relative permittivity 5 is 2mC/m 2. Find the
voltage gradient between the plates.
A. 45.2 kV/m* B. 52.4 kV/m C. 42.5 kV/m D. 25.4 kV/m

98. Which of the following is NOT a major characteristic of an emitter follower circuit?
A. No voltage gain, that is, its gain is close to 1. C. High output impedance and low input impedance.*
B. Relatively high current gain and power gain. D. Input and output ac voltages are in phase.

99. A parallel resonant circuit has a capacitor of 250 pF in one branch and inductance of 1.25 mH plus a
resistance of 10 ohms in the parallel branch. Find the resonant frequency of the circuit.
A. 284.7 kHz* B. 428.3 kHz C. 123.7 kHz D. 721.4 kHz

100. The range of frequencies at which the voltage gain of a tuned amplifier falls to 70.7% of the
maximum gain is called
A. Q-factor C. Resonant Frequencies
B. Bandwidth* D. Tank Frequencies