Top 10 PLC MCQ questions asked in previous year paper

Programmable Logic controller Multiple Choice Question

Top 10 PLC Programmable logic controller questions asked in various competitive exam. Please give this exam. This is free mock test and check your score.

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Question 1 The acronym PLC stands for:

1. Pressure Load Control
2. Programmable Logic Controller
3. Pneumatic Logic Capstan
4. PID Loop Controller
5. Pressure Loss Chamber

Answer: Programmable Logic Controller

Question 2 Ladder logic programming consists primarily of:

1. Virtual relay contacts and coils
2. Logic gate symbols with connecting lines
3. Function blocks with connecting lines
4. Text-based code
5. Hieroglyphics

Answer: Virtual relay contacts and coils

Question 3 In a PLC, the scan time refers to the amount of time in which …..

1. The technician enters the program
2. Timers and counters are indexed by
3. One “rung” of ladder logic takes to complete
4. The entire program takes to execute
5. Transmitted data communications must finish

Answer: The entire program takes to execute

Question 4 Identify the problem in this motor control PLC program:

1. Coil
2. Start contact
3. Seal-in contact
4. Stop contact
5. Power source

Answer: Seal-in contact

Question 5 The Boolean representation of this PLC program is:

1. ABC + D
2. C + (A + B)D
3. C + D(A + B)
4. ABC + BD
5. C(AB + D)

Answer: C(AB + D)

Question 6 The difference between online and offline PLC programming is . . .

1. Whether the PLC is running or stopped
2. Whether the programming PC has internet connectivity
3. The type of programming cable used
4. Where the edited program resides
5. The type of programmer used

Answer: Where the edited program resides

Question 7 In PLC programming, a retentive function is one that:

1. Defaults to the “on” state
2. Comes last in the program
3. Defaults to the “off” state
4. Cannot be edited or deleted
5. Is not reset after a power cycle

Answer: Is not reset after a power cycle

Question 8 Normally open contacts are open when:

1. When Input is not energized
2. When the input is energized
3. When input is higher than 20 volts
4. None of these

Answer: When Input is not energized

Question 9 An OR function implemented in ladder logic uses:

1. Normally-closed contacts in series
2. Normally-open contacts in series
3. A single normally-closed contact
4. Normally-open contacts in parallel
5. Normally-closed contacts in parallel

Answer: Normally-open contacts in parallel

Question 10 A good application for a timed interrupt in a PLC program would be:

1. A communications function block
2. A PID function block
3. A math function block
4. A motor start/stop rung
5. A “watchdog” timer

Answer: A PID function block

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