Series-Parallel Circuits MCQs : This section focuses on the "Series-Parallel Circuits". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Series-Parallel Circuits skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
With 21 V applied, if R1 = 5 ohms, R2 = 35 ohms, and R3 = 14 ohms, what is the current of R2 if R1 is series connected with parallel circuit R2 and R3?
A. 200 mA
B. 800 mA
C. 600 mA
D. 400 mA
Question 2
If a series–parallel circuit has all 30-ohm resistors, what is the total resistance when R1 is in series with a parallel circuit consisting of R2 and R3?
A. 10 ohms
B. 20 ohms
C. 45 ohms
D. 90 ohms
Question 3
In a series–parallel circuit, individual component power dissipations are calculated using:
A. individual component parameters
B. a percent of the voltage division ratio squared
C. total current squared multiplied by the resistor values
D. a percent of the total power depending on resistor ratios
Question 4
If R1 is in series with parallel connected to R2 and R3, what happens to total current if R2 opens?
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same
D. cannot tell
Question 5
If R1 is in series with a parallel combination of R2, R3, and R4, when the resistance value of R2 increases, the voltage across R3 will
A. increase
B. decrease
C. remain the same
D. Cannot tell
Question 6
In a series–parallel circuit consisting of R1 and R2 in series and connected in parallel with R3, if R1 opens, then R2's voltage will:
A. increase
B. decrease
C. remain the same
D. cannot tell
Question 7
What determines if resistor connections are in series, parallel, or series–parallel?
A. the voltage source
B. the power source
C. resistance
D. current flow
Question 8
When a Wheatstone bridge is in a balanced condition, the center voltmeter in the bridge will read:
A. twice the source voltage
B. the same as the source voltage
C. zero volts
D. half the source voltage
Question 9
When placed into a circuit, how are electronic components usually connected?
A. positive terminal to positive terminal
B. in parallel
C. as a combination of series and parallel
D. in series
Question 10
Components or combinations of components with common currents, in a series–parallel circuit, are in:
A. parallel with each other
B. series with each other
C. either series or parallel with each other
D. none of the above
Question 11
When a load is connected to a voltage divider, the total resistance of the circuit will:
A. decrease
B. double
C. increase
D. remain the same
Question 12
The first goal to accomplish in analyzing a complex series-parallel circuit is to
A. equate all parallel components
B. equate all series components
C. solve for all the voltage drops
D. solve for the total current and resistance
Question 13
The first goal(s) to accomplish in analyzing a complex series–parallel circuit is to:
A. equate all parallel components
B. equate all series components
C. solve for all the voltage drops
D. solve for the total current and resistance
Question 14
What theorem replaces a complex network with an equivalent circuit containing a source voltage and a series resistance?
A. Multinetwork
B. Norton
C. Thevenin
D. Superposition
Question 15
If a Wheatstone bridge is balanced, a voltmeter in the center of the bridge will read:
A. the same as the source voltage
B. half the source voltage
C. zero volts
D. twice the source voltage
Question 16
A Wheatstone bridge can be used to determine an unknown
A. current
B. resistance
C. power
D. voltage
Question 17
The current flowing through an unloaded voltage divider is called the:
A. resistor current
B. load current
C. bleeder current
D. voltage current