Basic Electronics

1. What branch of physics refers to the flow of electrons through non-metal

conductors?
a. Mechanics
c. Electricity
b. Physics
d. Electronics
2. It is an electronic tool that is used to strip off wire insulator from its conductor.
a. wire stripper
c. small tweezers
b. socket wrench
d. long nose pliers
3. LDR refers to?
a. Light Dependent Resistor
b. Light Devices Resistor

c. Light Diode Resistant

d. Light Depending Resistor

4. Circuit troubles such a broken wires, corroded or loosened terminals show:

a. Short circuits
c. Broken wiring
b. Broken parts
d. bad internal connections
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.

The simplest electronic component used as a rectifier is?

Capacitor
Transistor
Diode
Inductor

6. The schematic symbol for an NPN transistor.

a. c.

b. d.

7. Which voltage source converts chemical energy to electrical energy?

a. Electrical generator
c. Battery
b. Solar Cell
d. Electronic power supply

8. What is the numeric value of a resistor with the following color code, RED,
ORANGE, BLACK
a. 230 Ohms
b. 23
c. 2.3k ohms
d. 23 Ohms
9. Which electronic material opposes the movement of free electrons?
a. Element
c. Conductor
b. Insulator
d. Semiconductor
10. The logic gate that will have a HIGH or 1 at its output when any one of its input is
HIGH is a:
a. OR Gate
c. NOR Gate
b. Ex-OR Gate
d. Ex-NOR Gate
11. Which among the types of circuit board can easily change the connections of the
components?
a. Strip Board
c. Breadboard
b. Printed circuit board
d. None of the above
12. Which is the schematic symbol for an AND gate?
.
a.
b.
c.
13. What is the
and printed circuit board?
a. Temporary circuit board
b. Permanent circuit board

d.
common

characteristic of strip board

c. no soldering required
d. requires no special preparation

14. Which of the following is not an electronics component?

a. Diode
c. resistors
b. Capacitors
d. Power
15. What does LED refers to?
a. Light Emitting Diode
b. Light Emission Devices

c. Light Emitting Devices

d. Light Emission Diode

16. If the signal passing through a gate is inhibited by sending a low into one of the
inputs, and the output is HIGH, the gate is a:
a. OR Gate
c. AND Gate

b. NOR Gate

a.
b.
c.
d.

d. NAND Gate

17. An electronic tool that can remove soldering lead from components.
Soldering Iron
Screw Driver
Desoldering Pump
Multi Meter
18. A device which is designed to receive and transmit radio signals.
a. Amplifier
c. Antenna
b. Ammeter
d. Piezo Transducer
19. What electronic component is commonly used to amplify or switch electronic
signals?
a. Capacitor
c. Diode
b. Transistor
d. Resistor
20. When using soldering iron in soldering surface mount component, it requires
__________.
a. Bigger tips
c. Narrow tips
b. Smaller tips
d. Wider tips
21. What is the color code for a 470k ohm resistor?
a. Yellow, Blue, Red
b. Red, Violet, Yellow
c. Yellow, Violet, Orange
d. Yellow, Violet, Yellow
22. What input values will cause an AND gate to produce a HIGH output?
a. At least one input is LOW
c. All inputs are LOW
b. At least one input is HIGH
d. All inputs are HIGH
23. Ohms Law describes the mathematical relationship between
a. Resistance , voltage and current
b. Resistor size and resistor value
c. Ohms, Kilo ohms and Mega ohms
d. None of the above
24. What is the color code for a 220 5% resistor
a. Red, Red, Brown, Silver
b. Red, Red, Brown, Gold
c. Red, Red, Black, Gold
d. Orange, Orange, Black, Gold

25. Components that stores electrical charge in an electrical field.

a. Capacitors
c. Resistors
b. Diodes
d. Transistor
26. It is used to connect the holes where components are placed in a printed circuit
board.
a. Terminal strip
c. Phenolic board
b. Copper tracks
d. Copper board
27. What is the resistor value of Blue, Black, Orange and Silver?
a. 60K +5%
c. 60K +10%
b. 50K +5%
d. 50K +10%
28. A ____________ is a device that resists the flow of charge.
a. Resistor
c. Diode
b. Buffer
d. Microfarad
29. What do you call a diagram that shows the electrical connections of a circuits
component?
a. Schematic Diagram
b. Block Diagram
c. Pictorial Diagram
d. Electronic Diagram
30. A kind of diode which converts electrical energy to light.
a. Rectifier diode
c. Varicap Diode
b. Zener Diode
d. Light Emitting Diode