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Chapter 1: Concept of Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering: MCQ Practice for the NEC License Exam (AItE)

This chapter contributes 10 of the 100 questions in the IT Engineering license exam. Below are its subtopics, what is usually tested, and 12 free sample questions with answers and explanations.

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Subtopics in this chapter

What is usually tested

Expect direct questions on circuit laws and definitions: Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws, series and parallel circuits, star-delta conversion, and the network theorems (superposition, Thevenin, Norton, maximum power transfer). AC questions cover rms and average values, resonance, power factor and three-phase relations. In electronics, the favourites are diode behaviour, BJT configurations and biasing, MOSFET and CMOS basics, oscillator types and conditions, amplifier classes and ideal op-amp properties.

Sample questions with answers

Try each question before opening the answer. These 12 are taken from the 452 questions for this chapter in the practice bank.

1. The SI unit of inductance is: (1.1 Basic concept)

  1. Henry
  2. Farad
  3. Weber
  4. Ohm
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Answer: A. Henry
Inductance is measured in henry (H).

2. Kirchhoff's Current Law is based on the conservation of: (1.1 Basic concept)

  1. Charge
  2. Energy
  3. Momentum
  4. Mass
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Answer: A. Charge
KCL: total current entering a node equals total current leaving, i.e., charge is conserved.

3. In a series RLC circuit at resonance, the impedance is: (1.2 Network theorems)

  1. Purely inductive
  2. Purely capacitive
  3. Purely resistive
  4. Zero
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Answer: C. Purely resistive
At resonance XL = XC, they cancel, leaving only resistance.

4. The superposition theorem can be applied only to circuits that are: (1.2 Network theorems)

  1. Without any source
  2. Non-linear
  3. Unilateral
  4. Linear
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Answer: D. Linear
The total response is the sum of the responses to each source alone only if the circuit is linear.

5. The generation of alternating voltage in an alternator is based on: (1.3 Alternating current fundamentals)

  1. Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction
  2. Ohm's law
  3. Coulomb's law
  4. Joule's law of heating
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Answer: A. Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction
An emf is induced in a coil whenever the magnetic flux linking it changes.

6. In the expression e = Em sin(wt) for an alternating emf, the quantity w is the: (1.3 Alternating current fundamentals)

  1. Time period
  2. Peak value
  3. Angular frequency
  4. Phase angle
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Answer: C. Angular frequency
The angular frequency is 2 x pi x f, in radians per second.

7. A p-n junction diode in forward bias offers: (1.4 Semiconductor devices)

  1. Very high resistance
  2. Low resistance
  3. Infinite resistance
  4. Negative resistance
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Answer: B. Low resistance
Forward bias lowers the barrier, allowing current to flow with low resistance.

8. An n-type semiconductor is produced by doping pure silicon with: (1.4 Semiconductor devices)

  1. A pentavalent impurity such as phosphorus
  2. A trivalent impurity such as boron
  3. A tetravalent element such as germanium
  4. An insulating material such as mica
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Answer: A. A pentavalent impurity such as phosphorus
Each pentavalent atom donates one free electron, so electrons are the majority carriers.

9. An oscillator is a circuit that: (1.5 Signal generator)

  1. Converts alternating current into direct current
  2. Increases the amplitude of an input signal
  3. Produces a periodic output without any external input signal
  4. Removes unwanted frequencies from a signal
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Answer: C. Produces a periodic output without any external input signal
It converts DC power from the supply into an AC signal.

10. The type of feedback used in an oscillator is: (1.5 Signal generator)

  1. Degenerative feedback
  2. Negative feedback
  3. No feedback
  4. Positive feedback
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Answer: D. Positive feedback
Part of the output is fed back in phase with the input so that the signal sustains itself.

11. The main function of the output stage of an amplifier is to: (1.6 Amplifiers)

  1. Deliver the required signal power to the load efficiently
  2. Provide the highest possible voltage gain
  3. Set the input impedance of the amplifier
  4. Generate the input signal
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Answer: A. Deliver the required signal power to the load efficiently
The output stage must have a low output resistance and supply large currents with little distortion.

12. In a class A output stage, the transistor conducts for: (1.6 Amplifiers)

  1. Exactly 180 degrees of the input cycle
  2. The full 360 degrees of the input cycle
  3. Slightly more than 180 degrees of the input cycle
  4. Less than 180 degrees of the input cycle
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Answer: B. The full 360 degrees of the input cycle
The transistor is biased at the middle of its operating range and never turns off.

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