Chapter 7
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 7
All questions have only one correct answer
1. If two 4 Ω resistors are connected in series the effective resistance of the circuit is:
[a] 8Ω
[b] 4Ω
[c] 2Ω
[d] 1Ω
2. If two 4 Ω resistors are connected in parallel the effective resistance of the circuit is:
[a] 8Ω
[b] 4Ω
[c] 2Ω
[d] 1Ω
3. With the switch in Figure 1 closed, the ammeter reading will indicate:
[a] 1A
[b] 75 A
1
[c] A
3
[d] 3A
Figure 1
4. The effect of connecting an additional parallel load to an electrical supply source is to
increase the:
[a] resistance of the load
[b] voltage of the source
[c] current taken from the source
[d] p.d. across the load
1 1
5. The equivalent resistance when a resistor of Ω is connected in parallel with a Ω
3 4
resistance is:
1
[a] Ω
7
[b] 7Ω
1
[c] Ω
12
3
[d] Ω
4
6. With the switch in Figure 2 closed the ammeter reading will indicate:
[a] 108 A
1
[b] A
3
[c] 3A
3
[d] 4 A
5
Figure 2
7. A 6 Ω resistor is connected in parallel with the three resistors of Figure 2. With the switch
closed the ammeter reading will indicate:
3
[a] A
4
[b] 4A
1
[c] A
4
1
[d] 1 A
3
8. A 10 Ω resistor is connected in parallel with a 15 Ω resistor and the combination in series
with a 12 Ω resistor. The equivalent resistance of the circuit is:
[a] 37 Ω
[b] 18 Ω
[c] 27 Ω
[d] 4Ω
9. When three 3 Ω resistors are connected in parallel, the total resistance is:
[a] 3Ω
[b] 9Ω
[c] 1Ω
[d] 0.333 Ω
10. The total resistance of two resistors R1 and R2 when connected in parallel is given by:
[a] R1 + R2
1 1
[b]
R1 R2
R1 R2
[c]
R1R2
R1R2
[d]
R1 R2
11. If in the circuit shown in Figure 3, the reading on the voltmeter is 5 V and the reading on the
ammeter is 25 mA, the resistance of resistor R is:
[a] 0.005 Ω
[b] 5Ω
[c] 125 Ω
[d] 200 Ω
Figure 3
12. A variable resistor has a range of 0 to 5 kΩ. If the slider is set at halfway, the value of the
current flowing through a 750 Ω load, when connected to a 100 V supply and used as a
potentiometer, is:
[a] 25 mA
[b] 40 mA
[c] 17.39 mA
[d] 20 mA
