RF REVIEW CENTER PERIODIC EXAM 1

Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following For Questions 13-14, refer to the situation:
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. Two parallel rectangular plates measuring 20 cm by 40 cm carry an
electric charge of 0.2 μC and are separated 5mm apart by mica with
PART I. ELECTRONICS εr = 5.
1. A house has a floor of dimensions 22 m by 18 m. The local magnetic 13. Determine the electric flux density in the capacitor.
A. 1 µC/m2 C. 2 µC/m2
field due to Earth has a horizontal component 2.6×10 -5 T and a 2
B. 1.5 µC/m D. 2.5 µC/m2*
downward vertical component 4.2×10-5 T. Calculate the magnetic
flux present in the house floor 14. Calculate the voltage gradient between the plates.
A. 10 mWb C. 20 mWb A. 55.6 kV/m C. 65.5 kV/m
B. 17 mWb* D. 27 mWb B. 56.5 kV/m* D. none of the above
2. In order to forward bias a PN junction, the _______ terminal should 15. In P-type material, majority carriers would be:
be connected to the N-type material and the _______ terminal is to A. holes* C. slower
the P-type material. B. dopants D. electrons
A. negative, negative C. positive, positive
B. negative, positive* D. positive, negative 16. Determine the current i in the circuit shown:
3. A magnetic field of magnitude 5.9×10−5
T is directed 72° below the
horizontal and passes through a horizontal region 130 cm by 82 cm.
Calculate the magnetic flux.
A. 19 µWb C. 60 µWb*
B. 33 µWb D. 63 µWb

4. Determine the diode current at 20°C for a silicon diode with Is =

0.1µA at a reverse-bias potential of 10 V.
A. 7 nA C. 100 nA*
B. 10 nA D. 200 Na A. 8 A* C. 12 A
B. 10 A D. 17 A
5. The departure of free electron leaves a vacancy in the valence orbit
called holes. Occasionally, a free electron will approach a hole, fill 17. Permeability is the inverse equivalent of which electrical term?
its attraction, and fall into it. This merging of free electron and a hole A. Voltage C. Resistance*
is called _________. B. Current D. Conductance
A. Lifetime C. Depletion
B. Ionization D. Recombination* 18. Minority carriers are many times activated by:
A. heat* C. pressure
6. A pentavalent atom is also called ________. B. dopants D. forward bias
A. Pnictogens C. Cations
B. Anions D. Donor atoms* 19. A particle of charge q_1 = +6µC is located on the x-axis at
coordinate x_1 = 5.1cm. A second particle of charge q_2 = –5µC is
7. What type of bias opposes the PN junction? placed on the x-axis at x_2 = –3.4cm. What is the magnitude of the
A. no bias C. forward bias* total electrostatic force acting on a third particle of charge q_3 =
B. reverse bias D. direct bias +2µC placed at the origin (x=0)?
A. -119.22 N* C. -36.33 N
8. An atom’s atomic number is determined by the number of: B. -192.92 N D. -33.36 N
A. protons plus neutrons C. electrons
B. protons* D. either B or C 20. What causes the depletion region?
A. doping C. barrier potential
9. The image shows an airplane with wingspan 39.9 m flying northward B. diffusion* D. ions
at 850 km/h through a magnetic field with vertical component of
5 µT. Calculate for the induced e.m.f. For questions 21-22, refer to the graph below:
The image shows the amount of flux through a single loop as a
A. 36 mV function of time.
B. 39 mV
C. 42 mV
D. 47 mV*

10. Ionization within a P-N junction causes a layer on each side of the
barrier called the:
A. junction C. barrier voltage
B. depletion region* D. forward voltage

11. Suppose that three point charges, qa, qb and qc are arranged at the 21. Calculate the induced emf from 0.1 to 0.2 seconds.
vertices of a right-angled triangle, as shown in the diagram. What is A. 0 V* C. 30 V
the magnitude of the electrostatic force acting on the third charge B. 20 V D. 40 V
qc if qa = –6µC, qb = +4µC, qc = +2µC, a=4m, and b=3m?
22. Calculate the induced emf from 0.2 to 0.6 seconds.
A. 3.2 mN A. 0 V C. 30 V
B. 6.4 mN* B. 20 V D. 40 V*
C. 12.8 mN
D. 25.6 mN 23. In N-type material, minority carriers would be:
A. holes* C. slower
B. dopants D. electrons

24. If conductance increases as temperature increases, this is known

as a:
A. positive coefficient C. negative coefficient*
12. A 5 μF capacitor is charged so that the p.d. between its plates is B. negative current flow D. positive resistance
800 V. Calculate how long the capacitor can provide an average
discharge current of 2 mA. 25. Which of the following cannot actually move?
A. 1 s C. 0.5 s A. majority carriers C. holes
B. 2 s* D. 4 s B. ions* D. free electrons

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26. The characteristic curve for the complex model of a silicon diode 40. The current flowing past a point in a device is shown in the figure.
shows that Calculate the total charge after 5s.
A. the barrier potential is 0 V
B. the barrier potential stays fixed at 0.7 V
C. the barrier potential increases slightly with an increase in current*
D. the barrier potential decreases slightly with an increase in current

For questions 27-28,

Two point charges, qa = 50 µC and qb = 100 µC, are separated by
a distance c = 1m. A. 10 C C. 30 C*
27. What is the electric field at a point halfway between the charges? B. 20 C D. 40 C
A. -1.2x10^6 N/C C. -1.8x10^6 N/C*
B. -1.5x10^6 N/C D. -2x10^6 N/C 41. The term used to designate electrical pressure is:
A. voltage* C. resistance
28. What force would be exerted on a third charge qc = 20 µC placed B. current D. conductance
between qa and qb?
A. -24 N C. -36 N* For questions 42-44,
B. -30 N D. -40 N A flux of 25 mWb links with a 1500 turn coil when a current of 3 A
passes through the coil.
29. Since diodes are destroyed by excessive current, circuits must 42. Calculate the inductance of the coil.
have: A. 12.5 H* C. 37.5 H
A. higher voltage sources B. 15.2 H D. 112.5 H
B. current limiting resistors*
C. more dopants 43. Calculate the energy stored in the magnetic field.
D. higher current sources A. 56.25 J* C. 168.75 J
B. 68.4 J D. 506.25 J
30. When a diode is forward biased, the voltage across it
A. is directly proportional to the current 44. Determine the average e.m.f. induced if the current falls to zero in
B. is inversely proportional to the current 150 ms.
C. is directly proportional to the source voltage A. -120 V C. -240 V
D. remains approximately the same* B. -220 V D. -250 V*

31. Find vo in the circuit shown: 45. Which electronics material opposes the movement of free
electrons?
A. Conductor C. Semiconductor
B. Insulator* D. Element

46. A basic electric circuit is made up of what components?

A. A load, a resistor, and a conductive path for current
B. A voltage source, a load, and a conductive path for current*
C. A voltage source, a conductive path for current, and a battery
A. 12 V C. 36 V D. A conductive path for current, a battery, and a copper wire
B. 24 V* D. 48 V
47. The resistance of a winding wire made up of copper is 25Ω at 30°C.
32. At any given time in an intrinsic piece of semiconductor material at What is the resistance when it operates at a temperature of 75°C.
room temperature Assume temperature coefficient of copper at 20°C = 0.004.
A. electrons drift randomly C. holes are created A. 6.7 Ω C. 29.33 Ω*
B. recombination occurs D. All of the above* B. 33.33 Ω D. 45.3 Ω

33. What theorem replaces a complex network with an equivalent circuit 48. Conventional flow assumes charges flow from
containing a source voltage and a series resistance? A. Positive to negative* C. Negative to positive
A. Multinetwork C. Thevenin* B. Positive to positive D. Negative to negative
B. Norton D. Superposition
49. What is considered as the most important value of a sine wave?
34. The current flowing through an unloaded voltage divider is called A. Effective value* C. Average value
the: B. Peak value D. Instantaneous value
A. resistor current C. bleeder current*
B. load current D. voltage current 50. How many electrons are there in the fourth orbit of a copper atom?
A. 1* C. 3
35. When a load is connected to a voltage divider, the total resistance B. 2 D. 4
of the circuit will:
A. decrease* C. increase 51. The maximum permissible number of electrons in the third orbit is
B. double D. remain the same A. 18* C. 32
B. 8 D. 2
36. 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 52. Three 10k resistors are connected in series. A 20k resistor is
parallel circuit R2 and R3? connected in parallel across one of the 10k resistors. The voltage
A. 200 mA C. 600 mA source is 24 V. The total current in the circuit is
B. 800 mA D. 400 mA* A. 900 µA* C. 90 mA
B. 9 mA D. 800 µA
37. If R1 is in series with parallel connected to R2 and R3, what
happens to total current if R2 opens? 53. The reason why electrons are not pulled into the nucleus of an atom.
A. increases C. remains the same A. Because of the centrifugal or outward force created by their
B. decreases* D. cannot tell orbital motion.*
B. Because of the force of attraction between them and the nucleus
38. If the current in a circuit equals 0 A, it is likely that the is weak.
A. voltage is too high C. circuit has a short C. Because they are not being attracted by the positive nucleus.
B. resistance is too low D. circuit is open* D. Because of the strong bonding between them that resists any
force pulling them towards the nucleus.
39. The removal of a non-neutral subatomic particle converts the atom
into a: 54. The electrons in the largest orbit travel ________ than the electrons
A. charged ion* C. heavier element in the smaller orbits.
B. nucleus D. compound A. More slowly* C. In the same velocity
B. Faster D. A little bit slower

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55. In a DC Circuit, Inductive reactance would be: A. Avalanche emission C. Low-field emission
A. Equal as in AC Circuits C. relative low B. Thermionic emission D. High-field emission*
B. extremely high D. zero*
71. How Many junctions are there in a semiconductor diode?
56. The ____ is responsible for the current to flow in a closed circuit. A. One* C. Three
A. Electric charge C. Resistance B. Two D. Four
B. Potential difference* D.All of the above
72. The resistance of a wire is 126.46 ohms at 100°C and 100 ohms at
57. For silicon diodes, the barrier potential decreases _______ for each 30°. Determine the coefficient of the wire at 0°
Celsius degree rise. A. 0.00426* C. 0.00218
A. 1 mV C. 4 mV B. 0.00578 D. 0.00128
B. 3 mV D. 2 mV*
73. Determine the resistance of an alloy wire at 900°C if its resistance
58. A magnetizing force of 8 kA/m is applied to a circular magnetic is 18Ω at 40°C and the temperature coefficient is 6.8 x 10-3 at
circuit of mean diameter 30 cm by passing a current through a coil 100°C
wound on the circuit. If the coil is uniformly wound around the circuit A. 343.7 Ω C. 473.5 Ω
and has 750 turns, find the current in the coil. B. 196.0 Ω* D. 234.5 Ω
A. 2 A C. 8 A
B. 5 A D. 10 A* 74. A reverse voltage of 20V is across a diode. What is the voltage
across the depletion layer?
59. A diode modelling circuit which considers the threshold voltage, A. 0 V C. 20 V*
average resistance and switch as the diode’s equivalent circuit. B. 0.7 V D. can’t be determined
A. Ideal model
B. Simplified model 75. A type of resistance determination which is defined a point on the
C. Piecewise linear model* characteristic curve.
D. Real model A. static resistance* C. AC resistance
B. dynamic resistance D. bulk resistance
60. A person wants to move a 20-watt FM radio from a junked car with
a 6-volt battery to a new car with a 12-volt battery. What is the 76. At room temperature, in a perfect silicon crystal, the equilibrium
resistance of the resistor that should be connected in series with concentration of thermally generated electrons in the conduction
the radio to limit the current? band is about:
A. 2.4 Ω C. 1.8 Ω* A. 1.5x105 /cubic cm C. 1.5x1015 /cubic cm
B. 1.2 Ω D. 2 Ω B. 1.5x1010 /cubic cm* D. 1.5x1020 /cubic cm

61. There are two mechanisms by which holes and electrons move For questions 77-79,
through a silicon crystal. They are A coil of 300 turns is wound uniformly on a ring of non-magnetic
A. Covalent bond and recombination material. The ring has a mean circumference of 40 cm and a uniform
B. Diffusion and drift* cross sectional area of 4 cm2. If the current in the coil is 5 A:
C. Free and charge particles 77. Calculate the magnetic field strength.
D. Forward and reverse bias A. 3075 A/m C. 3705 A/m
B. 3570 A/m D. 3750 A/m*
62. A parallel plate capacitor has nineteen interleaved plates each 75
mm by 75 mm separated by mica sheets 0.2 mm thick. Assuming 78. Calculate the flux density.
the relative permittivity of the mica is 5, calculate the capacitance of A. 3.86 mT C. 4.66 A/m
the capacitor. B. 4.49 mT D. 4.71 A/m*
A. 1.25 nF C. 23.6 nF
B. 22.4 nF* D. 4.48 nF 79. Calculate the total magnetic flux in the ring.
A. 1.544 µWb C. 1.864 µWb
63. From the previous problem, calculate the stored energy in the B. 1.796 µWb D. 1.885 µWb*
capacitor.
A. 6.25 µJ C. 112 µJ* 80. In its natural state, silicon is found in ordinary beach sand in the form
B. 22.4 µJ D. 118 µJ of:
A. carbon dioxide C. carbon monoxide
64. What is considered as the key electrical conductivity? B. silicon monoxide D. silicon dioxide*
A. The number of electrons in the valence orbit*
B. The number of protons in the nucleus 81. Which statement best describes an insulator?
C. The number of neutrons in the nucleus A. a material with many free electrons.
D. The number of protons plus the number of electrons in the atom B. a material doped to have some free electrons.
C. a material with few free electrons.*
65. Lifetime is the amount of time between the creation and D. No description fits.
disappearance of a/an
A. Free electron* C. Ion 82. Why is silicon preferred than germanium?
B. Proton D. Neutron A. it is more stable C. it is more abundant
B. it is cheaper D. all of the above*
66. At room temperature, a silicon crystal acts approximately like a/an
A. Insulator* C. Conductor 83. Avalanche voltage is routinely exceeded when PN junction acts as:
B. Semiconductor D. Superconductor A. Variable capacitor C. Voltage regulator*
B. Current rectifier D. Variable resistor
67. What is associated with random motion due to thermal agitation in
the movement of holes and electrons in a silicon crystal? 84. The unimportant factor concerning the frequency at which a PN
A. Drift C. Doping junction will work effectively is:
B. Diffusion* D. Recombination A. the type of semiconductor
B. the capacitance with reverse bias
68. Each pair of positive and negative ions at the junction is called a/an C. the cross-sectional area of the junction
A. Anion C. Cation D. the reverse current*
B. Positron D. Dipole*
85. The reverse current consists of minority-carrier and _____ current.
69. Avalanche effects occurs at A. Forward C. Avalanche
A. Higher reverse voltages* B. Zener D. Surface-leakage*
B. Lower reverse voltages
C. Higher forward voltages 86. A conductor has how many type/s of flow?
D. Lower forward voltages A. 1* C. 3
B. 2 D. 4
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87. A p-type semiconductor contains holes and _____. A. 12/R W C. 24/R W

A. Positive ions C. Negative ions* B. 18/R W* D 30/R W
B. Pentavalent atoms D. Donor atoms
102. A cell of 1.5 V supplies 100 mA for seven hours and twenty minutes,
88. As the doping increases, the bulk resistance of a semiconductor and then it is replaced. It has supplied of what value:
______. A. 7.33 Ah C. 7.33 Wh
A. Decreases* C. Increases B. 733 mAh * D. 733 mWh
B. Remains the same D. None of the above
103. Determine how long a battery will last whose rating is 1000 Ah, 12
89. An electron in a television tube has a charge of 1.6x10-19 coulombs volts and will run a 250 W electronics equipment and 25 W light.
and travels at 3x10^7 m/s perpendicular to a field of flux density 18.5 A. 75 hrs. C. 48 hrs.
μT. Determine the force exerted on the electron in the field. B. 53.33 hrs. D. 43.64 hrs.*
A.9.87x10^-32 N C. 8.88x10^-17*
B. 2.88x10^-22 N D. 2.59x10^-7 N 104. Resistor noise is classified as _______ noise.
A. white* C. blue
90. If you wanted to produce a p-type semiconductor, which of these B. black D. pink
would you use?
A. Acceptor atoms* C. Pentavalent impurity 105. The greater the diameter of a wire, the _____ is the resistance.
B. Donor atoms D. Silicon A. higher C. lesser*
B. stable D. unstable
91. When a diode is forward-biased, the recombination of free electrons
and holes may produce 106. If you need a 1.25 kΩ resistance and you only have resistors of 5
A. Heat C. Radiation kΩ, how many of these available resistors you should connect to get
B. Light D. All of the above* a 1.25 kΩ value?
A. 2 C. 4*
92. The dc resistance of a crystal diode is _____ that of its ac B. 3 D. 5
resistance.
A. The same as C. more than 107. If two equal resistances connected in series across a certain supply
B. Less than* D. none of these are now connected in parallel across the same supply, the power
produced will be _____ that of series connection.
93. In highly doped semiconductor at very low temperature A. One-half C. Two times
A. mobility increases with the increase in temperature* B. One-fourth D. Four times*
B. mobility decreases with the increase in temperature
C. mobility remains constant 108. A real current source has:
D. Nothing can be inferred as mobility is not a strong function of A. Infinite internal resistance
temperature al low temperature. B. Zero internal resistance
C. Large internal resistance*
94. The relation of temperature with the mobility (µ) of electrons in a D. Small internal resistance
highly doped semiconductor is:
2 3
A. 𝜇 ∝ 𝑇 3 C. 𝜇 ∝ 𝑇 2 * 109. A mild steel ring has a radius of 50 mm and a cross-sectional area
2 3 of 400 mm^2. A current of 0.5 A flows in a coil wound uniformly
− −
B. 𝜇 ∝ 𝑇 3 D. 𝜇 ∝ 𝑇 2 around the ring and the flux produced is 0.1 mWb. If the relative
permeability at this value of current is 200. Find the reluctance of
95. The proton is composed of: the steel.
A. one up and two down quarks A. 1.325x10^6 A/Wb C. 3.125x10^6 A/Wb*
B. two up and one down quarks* B. 2.135x10^6 A/Wb D. 5.312x10^6 A/Wb
C. one up and one down quarks
D. two up and two down quarks 110. From the previous problem, calculate the number of turns on the
coil.
96. Assume the valence electron is removed from a copper atom. The A. 265 C. 625*
net charge of the atom becomes B. 427 D. 1062
A. +1 C C. 0
B. -1 C D. +1e* 111. Norton’s theorem is _____ Thevenin’s theorem.
A. the same as C. older than
97. Which of the following can a semiconductor sense? B. the converse of* D. more accurate than
A. pressure C. magnetism
B. temperature D. all of the above* 112. In a mesh, the algebraic sum of all voltages and voltage drops is
equal to zero.
98. It is the time taken by a diode to operate in the reverse condition A. superposition theorem C. Kirchhoff’s first law
from forward conduction. B. Kirchhoff’s second law* D. Norton’s law
A. reverse recovery time* C. reverse storage time
B. reverse transition time D. reverse response time 113. Three 100Ω resistors are connected in Tee-form network and is set
up between a 100 V supply and a load resistor RL. If the maximum
99. A stroke of lightning is a discharge of ________. power transfer is desired, what should be the resistance of the load
A. dynamic electricity C. static electricity* resistor?
B. electromagnetic energy D. light energy A. 50Ω C. 125Ω
B. 75Ω D. 150Ω*
100. When a 20-V emf is placed across two resistors in series, a current
of 2.0 A is present in each of the resistors. When the same emf is 114. Reverse saturation current doubles in value for every what increase
placed across the same two resistors in parallel, the current through in temperature?
the emf is 10 A. What is the magnitude of the greater of the two A. 10° C* C. 5° C
resistances? B. 20° C D. 15° C
A. 7.2 Ω* C. 6.9 Ω
B. 7.6 Ω D. 8.0 Ω 115. Which capacitance dominates in the forward-bias region?
A. Diffusion* C. Depletion
101. At what rate is thermal energy being generated in the 2R-resistor B. Transition D. None of the above
when ε = 12 V?
116. Recombination refers to ___.
A. Ionization of impurity atom
B. Annihilation of hole and free electron *
C. Breaking of a pair-bond
D. Thermionic emission

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117. Twelve wires of same length and same cross-section are connected PART II. MATHEMATICS
in the form of a cube as shown in figure below. If the resistance of
each wire is R, then the effective resistance between P and Q will 1. This refers to the logarithm of the reciprocal of a number.
be A. anti-logarithm C. mantissa
B. inverse logarithm D. cologarithm*

2. Which of the following statements is not correct?

A. log10 10 = 1
B. log(1 + 2 + 3) = log 1 + log 2 + log 3
C. log10 1 = 0
- D. log (2 + 3) = log (2 x 3)*
A. R C. 3/4 R
3. What is the least common factor of 10 and 32?
B. 5/6 R * D. 4/3 R
A. 320 C. 180
B. 2* D. 90
118. Three elements having conductance G1, G2 and G3 are connected
in parallel. Their combined conductance will be
4. It is an irrational number which cannot be expressed as a fraction or
A. 1/( 1/G1 + 1/G2 + 1/G3)
as a terminating or recurring decimal.
B. (G1G2 + G2G3 + G3G1)/(G1 + G2 + G3)
A. Ordiante C. Kernel
C. 1/(G1 + G2+ G3)
B. Surd* D. Wronskian
D. G1 + G2 +G3 *
5. The equation whose roots are the reciprocals of the roots of the
119. Production of heat due to current is related by which law
equation 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 5 = 0.
A. Ohm's law C. Kelvin's law
B. Joule's law * D. Maxwell's law A. 5𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 2 = 0* C. 5𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 3 = 0
B. 3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 2 = 0 D. 2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 3 = 0
120. A metal resistor has resistance of 10 ohm at 0°C and 11 ohms at
160°C, the temperature coefficient is 6. Solve for the value of x in the expression: √𝑥 − √1 − 𝑥 = 1 − √𝑥.
A. 0.00625 / °C C. 0.000625 /°C * A. -16/25 & 0 C. -25/16 & 0
B. 0.0625 /°C D. 0.625 /°C B. 25/16 & 0 D. 16/25 & 0*

121. Holes in an n-type semiconductor are 7. Let x, y, x all exceed 1, and let w be a positive number such that
A. Minority carriers that are thermally produced * 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥 𝑤 = 24, 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑤 = 40 and 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥𝑦𝑧 𝑤 = 12.. Find 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑧 𝑤 .
B. Minority carriers that are produced by doping A. 50 C. 60*
C. Majority carriers that are thermally produced B. 55 D. 65
D. Majority carriers that are produced by doping
8. If the roots of an equation are zero, then they are classified as
122. It is the process of adding an impurity to an intrinsic semiconductor. _____.
A. Doping * C. Ionization A. extraneous solutions C. conditional solutions
B. Recombination D. Rectification B. trivial solutions* D. none of these

123. A conductor 350 mm long carries a current of 10 A and is at right- 9. Compute for the value of
angles to a magnetic field lying between two circular pole faces each
of radius 60 mm. If the total flux between the pole faces is 0.5 mWb,
calculate the magnitude of the force exerted on the conductor.
A. 0.105 N C. 0.215 N
B. 0.155 N* D. 0.525 N A. 2048* C. 8192
B. 4096 D. 16,384
124. The net charge of the nucleus of a silicon atom is
A. 0 C. +1 10. Find x2 + y2 if x and y are positive integers such that: xy + x + y = 71
B. -14 D. +14* and x2y + xy2 = 880.
A. 146* C. 163
125. If current in a conductor increases then according to Lenz's law self- B. 152 D. 171
induced voltage will
A. aid the increasing current 11. Find the sum of all positive integers between 84 and 719 which are
B. tend to decrease the amount of current exactly divisible by 5.
C. produce current opposite to the increasing current* A. 23,780 C. 50,800*
D. aid the applied voltage B. 45,680 D. 35,455

126. How much energy is stored if 6.24 x 1018 electrons are stored in 4 12. Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8
volts? 10 and 12 seconds respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do
A. 4 joules* C. 1.56 coulombs they toll together?
B. 1.56 x 1018 electrons D. 2.496 x 1019 e A. 4 C. 15
B. 10 D. 16*
127. If a variable resistor's resistance varies in a non-uniform manner
as the shaft is moved, it is considered to be: 13. If log a/b + log b/a = log (a + b), then:
A. linear C. not wirewound A. a + b = 1* C. a = b
B. defective D. tapered* B. a – b = 1 D. a^2 – b^2 = 1

128. Find the current of a charge q = (10 − 10e^−2t) mC after 0.5 s. 14. Which of the following statement is not true?
A. 7.36 mA* C. 8.96 mA A. All even numbers are natural numbers
B. 8.32 mA D. 9.61 mA B. Not all prime numbers are also odd numbers
C. All integers can be categorized as positive or negative integers*
129. If a metallic conductor has a positive temperature coefficient of D. Natural numbers are part of whole numbers
resistance, then:
A.as temperature increases, resistance decreases 15. If the prime numbers x, y and z satisfy xyz = 5(x + y + z). Find the
B.as current increases, resistance decreases value of x + y + z.
C.as voltage increases, current increases A. 10 C. 14*
D.as temperature increases, resistance increases* B. 12 D. 16
130. Wire-wound resistors are usually used in circuits that have: 16. Let f(x) = |x – p|+|x – 15|+|x – p – 15|, where 0<p<15. Determine the
A. high current* C. low power minimum value taken by f(x) for x in the interval p<x<15.
B. negative temperature coefficients D. high voltage A. 0 C. 15*
B. 5 D. 25

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17. If a - b = 3 and a^2 + b^2 = 29, find the value of ab. 33. Prime numbers of the form 22n + 1 where n > 0 are called:
A. 10* C. 15 A. Mersenne primes C. Fibonacci numbers
B. 12 D. 18
B. Fermat primes* D. Lucas number
18. Determine the value of ab if log8a + log4b2 = 5 and log8b + log4
(𝑥𝑦)𝑛 (𝑎−𝑏)−1 (𝑎−𝑏)2𝑛−1
a2 = 7. 34. Simplify:
A. 256 C. 1024 [𝑥𝑦(𝑎−𝑏)2 ]𝑛−1
B. 512* D. 2048 A. a – b C. ab(x – y)
B. xy* D. ab(x + y)
19. If p, q are prime numbers and satisfy 5p + 3q = 19. Find the value
1 35. Find the value of k so that x – 3 is a factor of x4 – k2x2 – kx – 39 = 0.
of . A. -7/3* C. 3
√𝑞−√𝑝 B. 5/3 D. -3
A. 3 + 5 C. 5 - 2
B. 2 + 5 D. 3 + 2* 36. Let f(x) = x5 + ax4 – 3x3 + bx – 4. If (x) is divided by x + 7, the
remainder is -3805, when divided by x + 1, the remainder is -1. What
20. Given the relation between the ratios 1/a:1/b:1/c = 2:3:4, then the is the value of a?
ratio of (a + b + c):(b + c) is equal to: A. 2 C. 4
A. 13:7* C. 10:3 B. 3 D. 5*
B. 15:6 D. 7:9
37. “The product of two or more numbers is the same in whatever
21. Find a if a and b are integers such that x2 – x – 1 is a factor of ax17 order they are multiplied”. This refers to
+ bx16 + 1. A. Associative law of addition
A. 987* C. 989 B. Commutative law of multiplication*
B. 998 D. 978 C. Associative law of multiplication
D. Distributive law of multiplication
22. Find x from the following equations:
27𝑥 = 9𝑦 38. An equation which is satisfied by all values of the variable for
81𝑦 ∙ 3−𝑥 = 243 which the members of the equation is defined is known as
A. 2.5 C. 1* A. linear equation
B. 2 D. 1.5 B. rational equation*
C. conditional equation
23. Which of the following are twin primes? D. irrational equation
A. 2 and 4 C. 3 and 7
B. 3 and 5* D. 5 and 11 39. Positive integers x, y, z satisfy xyz = 1081 and (log x)(log yz) +
24. What is the characteristic of logarithm of 24,408? (log y)(log z) = 468. Find √(log x)2 + (log y)2 + (log z)2 .
A. 2 C. 4* A. 48 C. 63
B. 3 D. 5 B. 52 D. 75*
25. Irrational numbers are also known as?
A. tetrahedral numbers 40. A statement or formula that is stipulated to be true for the purpose
B. prime numbers of a chain of reasoning: the foundation of a formal deductive system.
C. transcendental numbers* A. lemma C. axioms*
D. vulgar numbers B. theorem D. corollary

26. The process of extracting a root from a number is also called: 41. Find the smallest positive integer such that for P(x) = x4 – 2x3 – 10x2
A. Involution C. Transformation + 40x – 90, this integer is an upper bound.
B. Evolution* D. Rationalization A. 4 C. 6
B. 5* D. 7
𝑎+𝑏
27. If a < b < 0 and a2 + b2 = 4ab, evaluate
𝑎−𝑏
.
42. Find the largest negative integer such that for P(x) = x4 – 2x3 – 10x2
A. 2 C. 2
+ 40x – 90, this number is a lower bound.
B. 3* D. 3
A. -7 C. -5*
28. The pages of a book are numbered from 1 through N. When the B. -6 D. -4
page numbers of the book were added, one of the page numbers
was mistakenly added twice, resulting in an incorrect sum of 2178. 43. If the roots of the quadratic equation 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 are 3 and 2,
What was the number of the page that was added twice? and a, b and c are all whole numbers, find a + b + c.
A. 25 C. 42 A. 12 C. 2*
B. 33* D. 50 B. -2 D. 6

29. Factor the expression 𝑥 6 − 1 as completely as possible. 44. The difference between a two-digit number and the number
A. (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 4 + 𝑥 2 − 1) obtained by interchanging the digits is 36. What is the difference
B. (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 4 + 2𝑥 2 + 1) between the sum and the difference of the digits of the number if the
C. (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 4 − 𝑥 2 + 1) ratio between the digits of the number is 1 : 2 ?
D. (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 4 + 𝑥 2 + 1)* A. 4 C. 16
B. 8* D. None of these
30. Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years,
he would be two and a half times of Ronit's age. After further 8 45. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When
years, how many times would he be of Ronit's age? 18 is added to the number, then the digits are reversed. The number
A. 2 times* C. 2 3/4 times is:
B. 2 1/2 times D. 3 times A. 18 C. 42
B. 24* D. 81
31. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each
is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child? 46. Solve for w from the following equations:
A. 4 years* C. 10 years 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 𝑤 = 11
B. 8 years D. 12 years 𝑥 + 5𝑦 − 2𝑤 = −9 2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 3𝑤 = −6
A. 1 C. 3*
32. A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at B. 2 D. 4
the time of your birth". If the father's age is 38 years now, the son's
age five years back was: 47. A ________ is an ancillary theorem whose result is not the target
A. 14 years* C. 33 years for the proof.
B. 19 years D. 38 years A. postulate C. hypothesis
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48. Compute: 63. When (x + 2)(x – 4) + 4 is divided by x – k, the remainder is k. Find

the smallest possible value of k.
A. 2 C. -2*
B. 4 D. -4

A. 0.001 C. 1.001 64. The logarithm of a negative number is:

B. 0.999* D. 1.999 A. negative irrational number C. infinite number
B. indeterminate number D. complex number*
49. What is the Least Common Multiple of the numbers 15, 21 and 36?
A. 1260* C. 1026 65. Let N be the greatest number that will divide 1305, 4665 and 6905,
B. 1620 D. 1062 leaving the same remainder in each case. Then sum of the digits in
N is:
50. The ______ determines the nature of the roots of a quadratic A. 4* C. 6
equation. B. 5 D. 8
A. Determinant C. Discriminant*
B. Extraction D. Rationalization 66. The product N of three positive integers is 6 times their sum, and
one of the integers is the sum of the other two. What is the largest
51. The sum of the squares of three numbers is 138, while the sum of possible value of N?
their products taken two at a time is 131. Their sum is: A. 84 C. 336
A. 20* C. 40 B. 156* D. 774
B. 30 D. 50
67. It is the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements
52. What is the product of the real roots of the given equation? of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific
sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such
𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 + 30 = 2√𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 + 45 relations.
A. 20* C. 45 A. Discrete mathematics C. Algebra*
B. Finite mathematics D. Vector Analysis
B. 30 D. 60
68. It is the power/exponent of 10 when a number is expressed in
53. The GCF of two numbers is 11 and their LCM is 7700. If one of
scientific notation.
the numbers is 275, then the other is:
A. characteristic* C. index
A. 297 C. 308*
B. mantissa D. root
B. 220 D. 352
69. It is the numerical part of a term, including the sign that precedes it.
54. A proposition that is incidentally proved in proving another
A. constant C. expression
proposition.
B. variable D. coefficient*
A. lemma C. axioms
B. theorem D. corollary*
70. It is a declarative sentence that is either true or false.
A. premise C. proposition*
55. The G.C.F. of 9/10, 12/25, 18/35 and 21/40 is:
B. conclusion D. theory
A. 3/5 C. 3/1400*
B. 252/5 D. 63/700

56. Which of the following is the derangement of 5,341,796?

A. 6,971,435 C. 9,416,753
B. 5,143,697 D. 3,157,469*

57. The product of two numbers is 9375 and the quotient, when the
larger one is divided by the smaller, is 15. The sum of the numbers
is:
A. 380 C. 400*
B. 395 D. 425

58. From the following system of non-linear equations:

𝑎 + 𝑏 +𝑐 = 9
𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏𝑐 + 𝑎𝑐 = 26
𝑎𝑏𝑐 = 24
Find 𝑎 2 + 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 .
A. 29* C. 64
B. 48 D. 81

59. If a and b are the solutions in the equation ∶

4 12
√𝑥 = 4
7 − √𝑥
Find | a – b |.
A. 147 C. 175*
B. 162 D. 186

60. If the equation 𝑥 2 + 2(𝑘 + 2)𝑥 + 9𝑘 = 0 has equal roots, find k

A. 1* C. 3
B. 1 or 4 D. 1 or 3
“In order to gain knowledge, one must study...
61. Which of the following cannot be used as a base of a system of But in order to gain wisdom, one must observe”
logarithm?
A. e C. 2
B. π D. 1*

62. A solution of a simplified version of an equation that does not satisfy  

the original equation.
A. extraneous solutions* C. conditional solutions  
B. trivial solutions D. none of these

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