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Question #398Basic Electricity and Electronics
The impedance of a resonant circuit is
- Zero
- Equal to resistance ✓ Correct answer
- Unity
- Equal to reactance 200.A Diode can be used as
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Question #405Basic Electricity and Electronics
The 'RMS value' of a sine-wave signal is:
- half the peak voltage
- 1.414 times the peak voltage
- the peak-to-peak voltage
- 0.707 times the peak voltage ✓ Correct answer
Explanation: For a sinusoidal signal, Vrms = Vpeak/√2 ≈ 0.707 Vpeak. The option text was cleaned of OCR spillover.
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Question #406Basic Electricity and Electronics
The colour bands of a 4.7KOhm 5% resistor are
- Yellow, Violet, Orange and Gold
- Yellow, Violet, Red and Gold ✓ Correct answer
- Yellow, Violet, Orange and Silver
- Yellow, Violet, Red and Silver
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Question #408Basic Electricity and Electronics
The power conversion efficiency of a Full-wave rectifier is
- 40.6%
- 51.2%
- 100%
- 81.2% ✓ Correct answer
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Question #411Basic Electricity and Electronics
The following material is considered to be a semiconductor:
- copper
- sulphur
- silicon ✓ Correct answer
- tantalum
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Question #412Basic Electricity and Electronics
The Transformers are rated in
- Watts
- Volts
- Amperes
- Volt-Amperes ✓ Correct answer
Explanation: Transformer ratings are expressed in volt-amperes (VA), not watts alone. The option text was cleaned of OCR spillover.
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Question #413Basic Electricity and Electronics
In an n-type semiconductor, the current carriers are:
- holes
- electrons ✓ Correct answer
- positive ions
- photons
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Question #416Basic Electricity and Electronics
Two basic types of bipolar transistors are:
- p-channel and n-channel types
- NPN and PNP types ✓ Correct answer
- diode and triode types
- Varicap and Zener types 226.A "linear amplifier" is:
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Question #420Basic Electricity and Electronics
The AGC circuit is to:
- expand the audio gain
- limit the extent of amplitude generation
- minimize the adjustments needed to the receiver gain control knobs ✓ Correct answer
- amplitude limits the crystal oscillator output
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Question #426Basic Electricity and Electronics
The AGC circuit in a receiver usually controls the:
- audio stage
- mixer stage ✓ Correct answer
- power supply
- RF and IF stages
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Question #430Basic Electricity and Electronics
The following unit in a DC power supply performs a smoothing operation:
- an electrolytic capacitor ✓ Correct answer
- a fuse
- a crowbar
- a full-wave diode bridge
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Question #500Basic Electricity and Electronics
What is the name of a device that combines several semiconductors and other components into one package?
- Transducer
- Multi-pole relay
- Integrated circuit ✓ Correct answer
- Transformer
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Question #502Basic Electricity and Electronics
What is the voltage across a 10-ohm resistor if a current of 1 ampere flows through it?
- 1 volt
- 10 volts ✓ Correct answer
- 11 volts
- 9 volts
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Question #503Basic Electricity and Electronics
Electrical current is measured in which of the following units?
- Volts
- Watts
- Ohms
- Amperes ✓ Correct answer
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Question #509Basic Electricity and Electronics
What is the peak-to-peak voltage of a sine wave that has an RMS voltage of 120 volts?
- 84.8 volts
- 169.7 volts
- 240.0 volts
- 339.4 volts ✓ Correct answer
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Question #510Basic Electricity and Electronics
What is the inductance of a 20 millihenry inductor in series with a 50 millihenry inductor?
- .07 millihenrys
- 14.3 millihenrys
- 70 millihenrys ✓ Correct answer
- 1000 millihenrys
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Question #511Basic Electricity and Electronics
What circuit is used to process signals from the RF amplifier and local oscillator and send the result to the IF filter in a super-heterodyne receiver?
- Balanced modulator
- IF amplifier
- Mixer ✓ Correct answer
- Detector
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Question #513Basic Electricity and Electronics
What is the resistance of a circuit in which a current of 3A through a Resistor connected to 90 volts?
- 3 ohms
- 30 ohms ✓ Correct answer
- 93 ohms
- 270 ohms
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Question #525Basic Electricity and Electronics
What term describes the number of times per second that an alternating current reverses direction?
- Pulse rate
- Speed ✓ Correct answer
- Wavelength
- Frequency
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Question #527Basic Electricity and Electronics
Which of the following is equivalent to 500 milliwatts?
- 0.02 watts
- 0.5 watts ✓ Correct answer
- 5 watts
- 50 watts
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