Series-Parallel Circuits MCQs

Option A: solve for all the voltage drops

Option B: solve for the total current and resistance

Option C: equate all series components

Option D: equate all parallel components

Correct Answer: solve for the total current and resistance ✔

Option A: circuit diagram

Option B: battery knobs

Option C: battery terminals

Option D: battery sides

Correct Answer: battery terminals ✔

Option A: twice the source voltage

Option B: half the source voltage

Option C: zero volts

Option D: the same as the source voltage

Correct Answer: zero volts ✔

Option A: individual component parameters

Option B: a percent of the total power depending on resistor ratios

Option C: total current squared multiplied by the resistor values

Option D: a percent of the voltage division ratio squared

Correct Answer: individual component parameters ✔

Option A: increase

Option B: remain the same

Option C: decrease

Option D: cannot tell

Correct Answer: decrease ✔

Option A: bleeder current

Option B: load current

Option C: resistor current

Option D: voltage current

Correct Answer: bleeder current ✔

Option A: 200 mA

Option B: 400 mA

Option C: 600 mA

Option D: 800 mA

Correct Answer: 400 mA ✔

Option A: cannot tell

Option B: remains the same

Option C: increases

Option D: decreases

Correct Answer: decreases ✔

Option A: current

Option B: voltage

Option C: resistance

Option D: power

Correct Answer: resistance ✔

Option A: nonconductor

Option B: battery

Option C: conductor

Option D: microwave

Correct Answer: battery ✔

Option A: 2 V, 4 V

Option B: 2 V, 2 V

Option C: 2 V, 6 V

Option D: 4 V, 6 V

Correct Answer: 2 V, 4 V ✔

Option A: 20,000 Ω

Option B: 100,000 Ω

Option C: 200,000 Ω

Option D: 1,000,000 Ω

Correct Answer: 100,000 Ω ✔

Option A: 1 MΩ

Option B: 100 kΩ

Option C: 1 kΩ

Option D: 330 Ω

Correct Answer: 1 MΩ ✔

Option A: 138 Ω

Option B: 1,389 Ω

Option C: 5,700 Ω

Option D: 880 Ω

Correct Answer: 1,389 Ω ✔

Option A: 1 MΩ

Option B: 24 kΩ

Option C: 18 kΩ

Option D: 12 kΩ

Correct Answer: 12 kΩ ✔

Option A: 1,650 Ω

Option B: 1,078 Ω

Option C: 77.8 Ω

Option D: 778 Ω

Correct Answer: 778 Ω ✔

Option A: 25 %

Option B: 20 %

Option C: 100 %

Option D: 50 %

Correct Answer: 20 % ✔

Option A: 1 V

Option B: 50 V

Option C: 500 V

Option D: 1,000 V

Correct Answer: 1,000 V ✔

Option A: 6.8 kΩ

Option B: 2.2 kΩ

Option C: 6.8 kΩ and 10 kΩ

Option D: 2.2 kΩ and 1 kΩ

Correct Answer: 6.8 kΩ ✔

Option A: 470 Ω or 1.2 kΩ

Option B: 3 kΩ

Option C: 470 Ω

Option D: 1.2 kΩ

Correct Answer: 470 Ω ✔

Option A: 680 Ω

Option B: 1,029 Ω

Option C: 200 Ω

Option D: 880 Ω

Correct Answer: 1,029 Ω ✔

Option A: Indeterminable

Option B: 2 kΩ

Option C: 10 kΩ

Option D: 20 kΩ

Correct Answer: 2 kΩ ✔

Option A: 900 μA

Option B: 9 mA

Option C: 90 mA

Option D: 800 μA

Correct Answer: 900 μA ✔

Option A: 0.57 V

Option B: 6 V

Option C: 12 V

Option D: 5.7 V

Correct Answer: 5.7 V ✔

Option A: 24 V

Option B: 12 V

Option C: 0 V

Option D: 6 V

Correct Answer: 24 V ✔

Option A: 1,403 Ω

Option B: 4.7 kΩ

Option C: 2 kΩ

Option D: 3,403 Ω

Correct Answer: 4.7 kΩ ✔

Option A: 24 Ω

Option B: 2.4 Ω

Option C: 300 Ω

Option D: 3,000 Ω

Correct Answer: 3,000 Ω ✔

Option A: 14 mA

Option B: 1.4 mA

Option C: 5 mA

Option D: 50 mA

Correct Answer: 1.4 mA ✔

Option A: 12 V

Option B: 24 V

Option C: 0 V

Option D: 6 V

Correct Answer: 12 V ✔