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Question 1 Which of the following statements about RLL is NOT true?
- NO contact symbol has two parallel lines to indicate an open contact.
- RLL stands for Relay Ladder Logic.
- NC contact symbol has the same two parallel lines with a line across them to indicate closed contacts.
- The right power rail is positive or the high side of the source, and the left power rail is the power return or ground.
Answer : The right power rail is positive or the high side of the source, and the left power rail is the power return or ground.
Question 2 _____ is a method of entering ladder logic representation.
- Segment programming
- TINT
- Boolean mnemonics
- All of the above
Answer : Boolean mnemonics
Question 3 When a relay is NOT energized
- There is an electrical path through the NO contacts
- There is an electrical path through the NC contacts
- Neither the NO or the NC contacts have an electrical path
- Both the NO and the NC contacts have an electrical path
Answer : There is an electrical path through the NC contacts
Question 4 In a current sinking DC input module _____
- The current flows out of the input field device
- Requires that a AC sources be used with mechanical switches
- The current flows out of the input module
- Currents can flow in either direction at the input module
Answer : The current flows out of the input field device.
Question 5 How is the speed of operation of conventional relay system as compared to digital controllers?
- Very slow
- Very fast
- Same
- Almost similar
Answer : Very slow.
Question 6 The type of memory which is fast and temporarily stores the data which are immediately required for use is called as______.
- HDD
- ROM
- RAM
- SSD
Answer : RAM.
Question 7 _____ of PLCs can be done in very little time.
- Programming
- Installation
- Commissioning
- All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Question 8 How is the noise immunity of PLCs to electrical noises as compared to that of conventional relay controllers?
- Poor
- Excellent
- As good as noise immunity of conventional relay controllers
- Unpredictable
Answer : Poor
Question 9 _____ of PLCs can be done in very little time
- Programming
- Installation
- Maintenance
- All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Question 10 Which of the following statements is correct?
- Ladder logic is a PLC graphical programming technique introduced in the last 10 years.
- Ladder logic program is hard to analyze because it is totally different when compared with the equivalent relay logic solution.
- The number of ladder logic virtual relays and input and output instructions is limited only by memory size.
- The number of contacts for a mechanical relay is limited to number of coils on the relay.
Answer : The number of ladder logic virtual relays and input and output instructions is limited only by memory size.
Question 11 PLC can be _____ in plant to change the sequence of operation.
- Only programmed
- Only reprogrammed
- Programmed and reprogrammed
- Able to give a set point
Answer : Programmed and reprogrammed.
Question 12 The PLC is used in _______.
- Machine tools
- Automated assembly equipment
- Molding and extrusion machines
- All of the above
Answer : All of the above.
Question 13 Which of the following can be the output of PLC?
- Relay coils
- Solenoids
- Indicators
- Motors
- Lamps
- Alarms
Select correct option
- Only (1), (2), (3) and (4)
- Only (3), (4), (5) and (6)
- Only (1), (2), (3) and (5)
- All the (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6)
Answer : All the (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6)
Question14 Instructions available in PLCs can be grouped in two categories: ________and ________ instructions.
- basic ladder _ enhanced ladder
- basic ladder and simple ladder
- Enhanced ladder _relational ladder
Answer : basic ladder _ enhanced ladder
Question15 What one item in the output module circuit above should be changed to make it correct.
- The battery polarity
- Output module should be sourcing
- Field device should be sinking
- Current flow direction
Answer : Current flow direction
Question 16 Which of the following cannot be an input that is given to the PLC?
- Manual switches
- Relays
- Sensors
- None of the above
Answer : None of the above
Question 17 An AND function implemented in ladder logic uses
- Normally-closed contacts in series
- Normally-open contacts in series
- A single normally-closed contact
- Normally-open contacts in parallel
Answer : Normally-open contacts in series
Question 18 Ladder contacts can be programmed in
- series-parallel
- series or parallel
- a and b both true
- All of the above
Answer : a and b both true
Question 19 PLC instructions ___________.
- Uses the same symbols as relay logic.
- were copied using the original relay instructions
- Were added to the original relay instructions to make PLCs more powerful.
Answer : Were added to the original relay instructions to make PLCs more powerful.
Question 20 The L2 rail side of an electromechanical circuit is represented by _____________.
- The left side of the rail
- The right side of the ladder rung.
- sub-script lettering with arrows
Answer : The right side of the ladder rung.
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