Southern Luzon State University

College of Engineering
ECE Department
ECE16 – Integrative Course for ECE
PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION

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ELECTRONICS

I. GENERAL INSTRUCTION:
 On the answer sheet provided, shade the box of the correct answer.
 Solution is not required for the problem solving type question.
 Any form of erasure on the answer sheet is strictly prohibited.

1. Calculate the flux density in Gauss (G) having a flux of 12000 Mx

through a perpendicular area of 6 cm^2.

a. 2000 b. 3000 c. 4000 d. 2500

2. Determine the ampere-turns when a 10 V battery is connected across

solenoid having 100 turns and a resistance of 5 ohms.
a. 150 At b. 180 At c. 200 At d. 220 At

3. What is the current needed for a coil of 200 turns to provide a 400
ampere-turn magnetizing force?
a. 1.5A b. 2A c. 0.5 A d. 1 A
4. The resistance of a certain wire is 15 ohms. Another wire of the same
material and at the same temperature has a diameter one-third as great
and a length twice as great. Find the resistance of the second wire.
a. 270 ohms b. 720 ohms c. 2.7k ohms d. 7.2k ohms

5. A 2 micro Farad capacitor charged to 150 V and 1-micro Farad charged to

50 V are connected together with plates of opposite polarity joined.
Find the initial and final stored energies.
a. 23.8 mJ and b. 18.2 mJ and c. 23.8 J and d. 18.2 J and
10.4 mJ 8.6 mJ 10.4 J 8.6 J

6. The temperature coefficient of carbon at 0 oC is -0.000515/oC and that

of platinum is 0.00357/oC at 40 oC. A carbon has a resistance of 15 Ω
and a platinum coil has a resistance of 12 Ω each at 20 oC. At what
temperature will the two coils have the same resistance?
a. 25 oC b. 36 oC c. 52 oC d. 63 oC

7. A transmission line cable consists of 19 strands of identical copper

conductors, each 1.5 mm in diameter. The physical length of the cable is
2 km but, because of twist of each strand, the actual lengths of the
conductors are increased by 5 percent. What is the resistance of the
cable? Resistivity of copper is 1.72 x 10^-8 Ω-m.
a. 0.176 Ω b. 1.076 Ω c. 2.048 Ω d. 4.208 Ω

8. If you wanted to decrease the inductance of a coil, you might increase

the:
a. number of turns
b. permeability of the core
c. spacing between the turns
d. area of the coil

9. If a metallic conductor has a positive temperature coefficient of

resistance, then:
a. as temperature increases, resistance decreases
b. as current increases, resistance decreases
c. as voltage increases, current increases
d. as temperature increases, resistance increases
10. The color code on a carbon resistor is red-red-black-silver. The value
of resistor is
a. 22k Ω b. 2.2k Ω c. 22 ± 5% Ω d. 22 ± 10% Ω

11. The color code on a carbon resistor is green-blue-yellow. The tolerance

is
a. ± 5% b. ± 10% c. ± 20% d. ± 30%

12. An alternating voltage v has a periodic time of 20 ms and a maximum

value of 200 V. When time t = 0, v = - 75 volts. Deduce a sinusoidal
expression for v.
a. v = 100 sin (10πt – 0.384) b. v = 100 sin (100πt – 0.384)
c. v = 200 sin (10πt – 0.384) d. v = 200 sin (100πt – 0.384)
13. The instantaneous value of voltage in an a.c. circuit at any time t
seconds is given by v = 100 sin (50πt - 0.523) V. Find the peak to peak
voltage.

a. 200 V b. 100 V c. 150 V d. 50 V

14. An armature has a resistance of 0.2 Ω at 150°C and the armature Cu loss
is to be limited to 600 watts with a temperature rise of 55°C. If α0 for
copper is 0.0043/°C, what is the maximum current that can be passed
through the armature?
a. 35.6 A b. 42.7 A c. 47.2 A d. 50.8 A

15. A motor takes a current of 10 A when supplied from a 250 V a.c. supply.
Assuming the power factor of 0.75 lagging, find the power consumed
a. 2.16W b. 21.6kW c. 2.16kW d. 216

16.A 80 Ω resistor and a 6µF capacitor are connected in series across a 150
V, 200 Hz supply. Calculate the circuit impedance (b) the current
flowing (c) the power dissipated in the circuit.

a. 154.9 Ω b. 154.9 kΩ c. 258 Ω d. 258 kΩ

17. A 400 Ω resistor is connected in series with a 2358 pF capacitor across

a 12 V a.c. supply. Determine the supply frequency if the current
flowing in the circuit is 24 mA.
a. 625 kHz b. 225 kHz c. 225 Hz d. 250 kHz

18. A 40 µF capacitor series with a coil of resistance 8 Ω and inductive 80

mH is connected to a 200 V, 100 Hz supply. Calculate the circuit
impedance, (b) the current flowing, (c) the phase angle between voltage
and current, (d) the voltage across the coil, and (e) the voltage across
the capacitor.

a. 13.18 Ω b. 13.18 kΩ c. 23.18 Ω d. 23.18 kΩ

19. The output of a certain voltage divider is 12 V with no load. When a

load is connected, the output voltage
a. decreases b. increases c. unchanged d. becomes 0

20. A voltage divider consists of two 68 k resistors and a 24 V source. The

unknown output voltage is
a. 12 V b. 24 V c. 0 V d. 6 V

21. Find the node voltage VA.

 a. 6V b. 12V c. 4.25V d. 3V
22. Find branch current IR2.

a. 5.4 mA b. -5.4 mA c. 113.0 mA d. 119.6 mA

23. The two basic components of a Thevenin equivalent ac circuit are

a. the equivalent voltage source b. the equivalent voltage source
and the equivalent series and the equivalent series
impedance resistance
c. the equivalent voltage source d. the equivalent voltage source
and the equivalent parallel and the equivalent parallel
impedance resistance

24. In applying the superposition theorem,

a. the sources are considered one at a time with all others replaced by
their internal impedance
b. all sources are considered independently
c. all sources are considered simultaneously
d. the sources are considered one at a time with all others replaced by
their internal resistance

25. If two currents are in the same direction at any instant of time in a
given branch of a circuit, the net current at that instant
a. is zero b. is the sum of the two currents
c. is the difference between the d. cannot be determined
two currents

26. The Norton equivalent current is

a. the current through the load b. the open-current from the
source
c. the short circuit current d. none of the choices

27. A coil and capacitor are in series. The inductance is 88 mH and the
capacitance is 1000 pF. What is the resonant frequency?
a. 17 kHz b. 540 Hz c. 17 MHz d. 540 kHz

28. A series-resonant circuit is to be made for 14.1 MHz. A coil of 13.5 μH

is available. What size capacitor is needed?
a. 0.945 uF b. 9.45 pF
c. 94.5 pF d. 945 pF

29. A 0.09 microfarad capacitor is charged to 220 volts. How long in

milliseconds will it discharged resistor has a resistance of 20,000
ohms?
a. 1.5 b. 2.5 c. 1.25 d. 0.5

30. A trigger circuit consisting of a capacitor of 0.01 μF is connected in

series with a resistor. If the circuit requires 100 Vdc to operate,
determine the value of the resistor when time constant is 0.009s.
a. 900 ohms b. 900k-ohms c. 900M-ohms d. 900G-ohms
31.At parallel resonance, the currents flowing through L and C are

a. Infinite b. Zero c. Unequal d. equal

32. What will happen to a parallel ac-circuit if its line frequency is more
than the resonant frequency?
a. becomes purely resistive b. becomes purely capacitive
c. becomes inductive d. becomes capacitive
33. In a series ac-circuit, if the line frequency is more than the resonant
frequency, the circuit behaves as
a. Resistive b. Inductive c. Capacitive d. reactive

34. Intrinsic semiconductor material is characterized by a valence shell of how

many electrons?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

35. Ionization within a P-N junction causes a layer on each side of the barrier
called the:

a. Junction b. Depletion c. Barrier d. Forward

region voltage voltage
36. What is an energy gap?
a. the space between two orbital shells
b. the energy equal to the energy acquired by an electron passing a 1 V electric
field
c. the energy band in which electrons can move freely
d. an energy level at which an electron can exist

37. Elements with 1, 2, or 3 valence electrons usually make excellent:

a. Conductors b. Semiconductors c. Insulators d. neutral

38. When an electron jumps from the valence shell to the conduction band, it leaves
a gap. What is this gap called?
a. Energy gap b. Hole c. Electron- d. recombination
hole pair

39. When and who discovered that more than one transistor could be constructed on a
single piece of semiconductor material:
a. 1949, William Schockley b. 1955, Walter Bratten
c. 1959, Robert Noyce d. 1960, John Bardeen

40. The characteristic curve for the complex model of a silicon diode shows that
a. the barrier potential is 0 V
b. the barrier potential stays fixed at 0.7 V
c. the barrier potential increases slightly with an increase in current
d. the barrier potential decreases slightly with an increase in current

41. A diode for which you can change the reverse bias, and thus vary the
capacitance is called a

a. Varactor b. Tunnel c. Zener d. switching

42. The peak inverse voltage (PIV) across a non-conducting diode in a bridge
rectifier equals approximately:
a. half the peak secondary voltage
b. twice the peak secondary voltage
c. the peak value of the secondary voltage
d. four times the peak value of the secondary voltage

43. Assertion (A): The forward dynamic resistance of p-n diode varies inversely with
current.
Reason (R): The forward dynamic resistance of p-n diode varies with the
operating voltage.
a. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true A
44. Assertion (A): When forward biased a p-n junction has low resistance.
Reason (R): The ratio is called dynamic resistance.
a. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true A

45. In a JFET, if VDS exceeds the rated value. Then it operates in

e. Active region f. Ohmic region
g. cut off region h. either cut off or active region

46. For a junction FET in the pinch off region, as the drain voltage is increased,
the drain current
a. Becomes zero b. Abruptly increase
c. Abruptly decrease d. Remains constant

47. In which mode of BJT operation are both junctions reverse biased?
e. Active f. Saturation g. Cut off h. Reverse active

48. Assertion (A): In an n-p-n transistor as the electrons enter the collector
region, they are accelerated towards the collector terminal.
Reason (R): Emitter base junction in BJT is forward biased.
a. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
49. A transistor has a β of 250 and a base current, IB, of 20 micro-amperes. The
collector current, IC, equals:
a. 500 µA b. 5 mA
c. 50 mA d. 5 A

50. With the positive probe on an NPN base, an ohmmeter reading between the other
transistor terminals should be:
e. Open f. Infinite g. Low h. High
resistance resistance

51. If VCC = +18 V, voltage-divider resistor R1 is 4.7 kΩ, and R2 is 1500 Ω, what is
the base bias voltage?
a. 8.70 V b. 4.35 V c. 2.90 V d. 0.7 V

52. For a C-C configuration to operate properly, the collector-base junction should
be reverse biased, while forward bias should be applied to which junction?
a. Collector-emitter b. Base-emitter
c. Collector-base d. Cathode-anode

53. Which JFET configuration would connect a high-resistance signal source to a low-
resistance load?
a. Source follower b. Common-source
c. Common-drain d. Common-gate

54. In n channel JFET, the gate voltage is made more negative

a. the channel width will increase
b. the channel width will decrease
c. the channel width and drain current will decrease
d. the channel width will decrease and drain current will increase

55. In forward active region, the operation of a BJT

a. both junctions are forward biased
b. both junctions are reverse biased
c. emitter base junction is forward biased and base collector junction is reverse
biased
d. emitter base junction is reverse biased and base collector junction is reverse
biased

56. An RC coupled amplifier has an open loop gain of 200 and a lower cutoff
frequency of 50 Hz. If negative feedback with β = 0.1 is used, the lower cut off
frequency will be
 a. about 50 Hz b. about 5 Hz
c. about 2.38 Hz d. about 70.5 Hz

57. Gain of the amplifier is 'A'. Then the I/P impedance and O/P impedance of the
closed loop amplifier shown below would be

a. Zi = ZA/(A-1), Zo = ZA/(A+1/A) b. Zi = Z/(A-1), Zo = ZA/(A-1)

c. Zi = ZA/(A-1), Zo = ZA/(A-1) d. Zi = Z/(A-1), Zo = ZA/(A+1)

58. The input impedance of op-amp circuit of figure is

e. 120 k-ohm f. 110 k-ohm

g. infinity h. 10 k-ohm

59. The output V0 in figure is

a. -100 V b. -100 mV c. 10 V d. 10 mV

60. For a system to work, as oscillator the total phase shift of the loop gain must
be equal to
a. 90o b. 45o c. 270o d. 360o

61. Which power amplifier can deliver maximum load power?

a. Class A b. Class AB c. Class B d. Class C

62. An amplifier with loop gain Aβ will be more stable for value of Aβ as
a. 0.95 b. 0.7 c. 1.2 d. 1.5

63. An engineer designs an amplifier to have a voltage gain of 60, but when
constructed it only had a gain of 50. Which of the following will increases from
this type of operation?
a. stability b. bandwidth c. distortion d. input resistance

64. A Weinbridge oscillator is typically used as

e. VHF f. RF g. microwave h. Audio Frequency
oscillator oscillator oscillator oscillator

65. An engineer designs an amplifier to have a voltage gain of 60, but when
constructed it only had a gain of 50. How much feedback should be used to
provide the desired level?
a. +0.03% b. +0.33% c. +1.30% d. +3.3%

66. Which of the following oscillator circuits uses three capacitors in the phase
shifting network?

a. Hartley b. Clapp c. Colpitts d. b and c

67. To obtain very high input and O/P impedance in a feedback amplifier, the type of
feedback utilized
a. voltage series b. current series
c. voltage shunt d. current shunt

68. For an op-amp having a slew rate SR = 5 V/ms, what is the maximum closed-loop
voltage gain that can be used when the input signal varies by 0.2 V in 10 ms?
a. 150 b. 200 c. 250 d. 300

69. Determine the frequency of a waveform for which the period is 5ms.

a. 200 Hz b. 400 Hz
 c. 100 Hz d. 300 Hz
70. The ___________ is ideally suited for applications using battery power or
battery backup power.

a. NMOS b. CMOS
c. PMOS d. MOS

71. What is the simplified form of the Boolean expression (X+Y+XY)(X+Z)?

a. X+YZ b. X+Y+Z c. XZ+Y d. XY+YZ

72. Encode the decimal number 45 in bcd code.

a. 0100 0110 b. 0101 0101 c. 0100 0100 d. 0100 0101

73. A NAN latch will _______ when S=1 and R=0, and a NOR latch will _______ when S=1
and R=0.

a. SET;RESET b. RESET;SET c. SET;SET d. RESET;RESET

74. What Boolean algebra theorem is identified by (A+B)’=A’+B’

a. De Morgan b. Distributive c. Commutative d. Associative

75. Which of the following most probably exists when a slew blinking probe light
happens to a logic probe placed on the input of a digital circuit?
a. open or bad logic levels
b. high level output
c. low supply voltage
d. high frequency pulse train

76. An OR gate has 4 inputs. One input is high and the other three are low. The
output

a. is low b. is high c. is d. may be high

alternately or low
high and low

77. A decade counter skips

a. 1000 to 1111 b. 0000 to 0011 c. 1010 to 1111 d. 1111 to

higher

78. In the expression A+BC, the total number of minterms will be

a. 2 b. 3
c. 4 d. 5

79. In the circuit shown below, the outputs Y1 and Y2 for the given initial
condition Y1=Y2=1 and after four input pulses will be

a. Y1=1,Y2=0 b. Y1=0,Y2=0
c. Y1=0,Y2=1 d. Y1=1,Y2=1

80. Which of the following circuits can be used as parallel-to-series converter?

a. digital b. decoder c. demultiplexer d. multiplexer

counter

81. For the circuit shown in the figure, what is the frequency of the output Q?
 a. twice the input clock freq. b. half the input clock freq.

c. same as input clock freq. d. inverse of the propagation delay

of the FF

82. The binary equivalent of 4096.90625 is

a. 1000000000000.11101
b. 10000000000001.10101
c. 1000000000001.10001
d. 1000000000000.10011

83. Assertion (A): Boolean expressions can be easily simplified using Karnaugh map.
Reason (R): Karnaugh map can be drawn for minterms as well as max terms.
a. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true

84. A JK Flip-Flop can be converted to D flip-flop by

a. Connecting both J and K terminals to D
b. Connecting J terminal to D and leaving K open
c. Connecting K terminal to D and leaving J open
d. Connecting J terminal to D and K terminal to D through an inverter

85. In the given figure shows a 3-bit shift register using TTL flip flops. Initially
all the flip flops are set to 0 state. After 8 clock pulses

a. A=1, B=1, C=1 b. A=1,B=1,C=0

c. A=0, B=1, C=1 d. A=0, B=0, C=1

86. Among the logic families, the family which can be used at very high frequency
greater than 100 MHz in a 4 bit synchronous counter is

a. TTL b. CMOS c. ECL d. TTLLS

87. Assertion (A): When p-n junction is forward biased, steady current flows.
Reason (R): When a p-n junction is forward biased, free electrons cross the
junction from n to p and holes from p to n.
a. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true A
88. Which of the following element does not have three valence electrons?
a. Boron b. Aluminum
c. Gallium d. Phosporus

89. Using voltage-divider biasing, what is the voltage at the gate VGS?
 a. 5.2 V b. 4.2 V c. 3.2 V d. 2.2 V

90. In figure, VEB = 0.6 V, β = 99. Then VC and IC are

a. 9.3 V and 1.98 mA b. 4.6 V and 1.98 mA

c. 9.3 V and 0.02 mA d. 4.6 V and 0.02 mA

91.The speed of a dc motor is

a. directly proportional to flux per pole
b. inversely proportional to flux per pole
c. inversely proportional to applied voltage
d. inversely proportional to armature current

92. The sole purpose of a commutator in a dc generator is to

a. Increased output voltage
b. Reduce sparking at brushes
c. Provide smoother output
d. Convert the induced ac into dc

93. Generation of voltage in a generator can only happen when?

a. there is a rotary conductor
b. there is a magnetic field in a conductor
c. there is a relative motion between conducting wires and magnetic lines
of force
d. there is a relative motion between a conductor and electric field

94. In electrical machines, what do you call the set of conductors wound on
laminated cores of good magnetic permeability?
a. Armature core b. Armature winding
c. Rotary winding d. Rotary core

95. An inductance of 0.08uH is larger than _______.

a. 0.000000008H
b. 0.00008mH
c. 0.000008H
d. 0.0000008H

96. LED is based on the principle of ___________.

a. electron-hole recombination
b. forward bias
c. electrolumiscence
d. photon sensitivity

97. What does a reading of a large or small resistance in forward-and-

reverse-biased conditions indicate when checking a transistor using an
ohmmeter?

a. faulty device b. good device

c. bad ohmmeter d. None of the choices

98. Which of the following configurations can a transistor set up?

a. common emitter b. common base

c. common collector d. all of the choices

99. When a reverse bias is applied to a p-n junction, the width of the
depletion layer ________.

a. remains the same b. may increase or decrease

 c. increases d. decreases

100. What do you call the necessary application of a dc voltage to a

transistor producing a desired mode of operation?

a. Beta b. Gain

c. Alpha d. Bias