Circuit Theory MCQs January 8, 2026August 9, 2024 by u930973931_answers 20 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 Subscribe 1. What is the unit of conductance? (A) Siemens (B) Ohm (C) Farad (D) Henry 2. Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL) is based on the law of conservation of: (A) Energy (B) Momentum (C) Charge (D) Mass 3. Which of the following elements stores energy in the form of a magnetic field? (A) Capacitor (B) Resistor (C) Inductor (D) Diode 4. In a series circuit, the same __________ flows through each component. (A) Voltage (B) Power (C) Current (D) Resistance 5. The total resistance in a parallel circuit is: (A) Greater than the largest resistance (B) Less than the smallest resistance (C) Equal to the sum of the resistances (D) Equal to the average of the resistances 6. Thevenin’s theorem states that any linear circuit can be replaced by: (A) A single current source in parallel with a single resistor (B) A single voltage source in parallel with a single resistor (C) A single voltage source in series with a single resistor (D) A single current source in series with a single resistor 7. Norton’s theorem is similar to Thevenin’s theorem, but the circuit is replaced by: (A) A voltage source and series resistance (B) A voltage source and parallel resistance (C) A current source and parallel resistance (D) A current source and series resistance 8. In a purely resistive AC circuit, the current is: (A) Lagging the voltage by 90 degrees (B) Leading the voltage by 90 degrees (C) In phase with the voltage (D) Out of phase with the voltage 9. Which of the following is a linear passive element? (A) Transistor (B) Operational Amplifier (C) Diode (D) Resistor 10. The superposition theorem is applicable to: (A) Non-linear circuits (B) DC circuits only (C) AC circuits only (D) Linear circuits 11. A capacitor opposes changes in: (A) Resistance (B) Current (C) Power (D) Voltage 12. For maximum power transfer to occur, the load resistance must be: (A) Greater than the source resistance (B) Less than the source resistance (C) Zero (D) Equal to the source resistance 13. The impedance of an inductor is: (A) Purely resistive (B) Purely capacitive (C) Inductive and resistive (D) Purely inductive 14. Which of the following devices can be used to step up or step down voltage levels in AC circuits? (A) Transistor (B) Diode (C) Transformer (D) Capacitor 15. In a purely capacitive AC circuit, the current: (A) Lags the voltage by 90 degrees (B) Leads the voltage by 90 degrees (C) Is in phase with the voltage (D) Is out of phase with the voltage 16. A resonant circuit is also known as: (A) High-pass filter (B) Low-pass filter (C) Band-pass filter (D) All-pass filter 17. The quality factor (Q) of a resonant circuit is a measure of: (A) The sharpness of resonance (B) The bandwidth (C) The impedance (D) The voltage gain 18. In a parallel RLC circuit at resonance, the current through the inductor and capacitor: (A) Are unequal and in phase (B) Are equal in magnitude and in phase (C) Are equal in magnitude and opposite in phase (D) Are unequal and opposite in phase 19. Which of the following is used to convert AC to DC? (A) Oscillator (B) Transformer (C) Rectifier (D) Amplifier 20. In a series RLC circuit, the total impedance at resonance is: (A) Equal to the inductive reactance (B) Equal to the resistance (C) Equal to the capacitive reactance (D) Equal to zero