This clearly illustrated introduction to electricity and electronics makes learning about them simple. This quiz on resistors contains MCQs by Gibilsico, who is a well-known writer. The quiz contains various questions ranging from easy, medium, to hard levels that not only gauge your knowledge of the subject but would also provide you with valuable information that will enhance your conceptual understanding.
Causes it to oscillate
Prevents an impedance match
Can be obtained using a voltage divider network
Maximizes current flow
A current-limiting resistor
Bleeder resistors
Maximizing the drive
Shorting out the power supply when the circuit is off
Is connected across the capacitor in a power supply
Keeps a transistor from drawing too much current
Prevents an amplifier from being overdriven
Optimizes the efficiency of an amplifier
Can handle gigantic levels of power
Have capacitance or inductance along with resistance
Have essentially no capacitance or inductance
Work better for ac than for dc
In a radio-frequency amplifier
In a circuit where a noninductive resistor is called for
In a low-power radio-frequency circuit
In a high-power dc circuit
Is made using a carbon-based paste
Does not have much inductance
Can dissipate large amounts of power
Has considerable inductance
A set of switchable, fixed resistors
A linear-taper potentiometer
An audio-taper potentiometer
A wirewound resistor
A set of switchable, fixed resistors
A linear-taper potentiometer
An audio-taper potentiometer
A wirewound resistor
+3 dB
+5 dB
+6 dB
+9 dB
13 W
77 mW
50 mW
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50
169
5000
100,000
A rheostat can handle higher frequencies
A rheostat is more precise
A rheostat can handle more current
A rheostat works better with dc
7.4%
7.9%
5%
10%
2970 Ω and 3630 Ω
3295 Ω and 3305 Ω
3135 Ω and 3465 Ω
2.8 kΩ and 3.8 kΩ
50.0 Ω
53.0 Ω
59.7 Ω
61.1 Ω
1⁄4 W
1⁄2 W
1 W
2 W
Four 1-kΩ, 1-W resistors in series-parallel
A pair of 2.2-kΩ, 1-W resistors in parallel
A set of three 3.3-kΩ, 1-W resistors in parallel
A single 1-kΩ, 1-W resistor, because all manufacturers allow for a 10 percent margin of safety when rating resistors for their power-handling capability
22 Ω
220 Ω
2.2 kΩ
22 kΩ
11 Ω
110 Ω
22 Ω
220 Ω
660 kΩ to 980 kΩ
740 kΩ to 900 kΩ
7.4 kΩ to 9.0 kΩ
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