Parallel Circuits Mcqs
Q.1: The power dissipation in each of four parallel branches is 1.2 W. The total power dissipation is________________?q
A. 1.2 W
B. 4.8 W
C. 0.3 W
D. 12 W
Q.2: If there are a total of 120 mA into a parallel circuit consisting of three branches, and two of the branch currents are 40 mA and 10 mA, the third branch current is_________________?
A. 50 mA
B. 70 mA
C. 120 mA
D. 40 mA
Q.3: The currents into a junction flow along two paths. One current is 4 A and the other is 3 A. The total current out of the junction is_____________?
A. 1 A
B. 7 A
C. unknown
D. the larger of the two
Q.4: Four resistors of equal value are connected in parallel. If the total voltage is 15 V and the total resistance is 600 , the current through each parallel resistor is____________?
A. 25 mA
B. 100 mA
C. 6.25 mA
D. 200 mA
Q.5: When an additional resistor is connected across an existing parallel circuit, the total resistance____________?o
A. remains the same
B. decreases by the value of the added resistor,
C. increases by the value of the added resistor,
D. decreases
Q.6: Three lights are connected in parallel across a 120 volt source. If one light burns out_____________?e
A. the remaining two will glow dimmer"
B. the remaining two will glow brighter$
C. the remaining two will not light
D. the remaining two will glow with the same brightness as before>
Q.7: Five light bulbs are connected in parallel across 110 V. Each bulb is rated at 200 W. The current through each bulb is approximately___________?
A. 2.2 A
B. 137 mA
C. 1.8 A
D. 9.09 A
Q.8: In a five-branch parallel circuit, there are 12 mA of current in each branch. If one of the branches opens, the current in each of the other four branches is_______________?
A. 48 mA
B. 12 mA
C. 0 A
D. 3 mA
Q.9: Three 47 resistors are connected in parallel across a 110 volt source. The current drawn from the source is approximately_______________?
A. 2.3 A
B. 780 mA
C. 47 mA
D. 7.06 A
Q.10: A sudden increase in the total current into a parallel circuit may indicate______________?Z
A. a drop in source voltage
B. an open resistor
C. an increase in source voltage
D. either a drop in source voltage or an open resistor3

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