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Microcontroller Important MCQ For Exam Preparation : Part 2





Some Microcontroller important MCQ's questions for university exams, Placements, companies exams, GATE and other exams preparations with answers.

1) Which digital operations are performed over the detected mismatch outputs with an intention to
generate a single output RB port change output?
a. OR
b. AND
c. EX-OR
d. NAND


ANSWER: OR


2) When does it become feasible for portB pins (RB4 to RB7) to support its unique feature of
'interrupt on change'?
a. By configuring all the pins (RB4-RB7) as inputs
b. By configuring all the pins (RB4-RB7) as outputs
c. By configuring any one of the pins as inputs
d. By configuring any one of the pins as outputs


ANSWER: By configuring all the pins (RB4-RB7) as inputs


3) Which bit/s should be necessarily cleared in OPTION (SFR) register in order to turn on the weak
internal pull-ups of port B?
a. RPO
b. RPBU
c. RBIF
d. All of the above


ANSWER: RPBU


4) When does it become possible for a bit to get accessed from bank '0' in the direct addressing 
mode of PICs?
a. Only when RPO bit is set 'zero'
b. Only when RPO bit is set '1'
c. Only when RPO bit is utilized along with 7 lower bits of instruction code
d. Cannot Predict

ANSWER: Only when RPO bit is set 'zero'

5) Which bit permits to enable (if set) or disable (if cleared) all the interrupts in an INTCON register?
a. GIE
b. ADIE
c. RBIE
d. TOIE


ANSWER: GIE


6) Where is the exact specified location of an interrupt flag associated with analog-to-digital
converter?
a. INTCON
b. ADCON0
c. ADRES
d. PCLATH


ANSWER: ADCON0


7) Where are the prescalar assignments applied with a usage of PSA bit?
a. Only RTCC
b. Only Watchdog timer
c. Either RTCC or Watchdog timer
d. Neither RTCC nor Watchdog timer


ANSWER: Either RTCC or Watchdog timer


8) Which bit of OPTION register has a potential to decide the falling or rising edge sensitivity for the
external interrupt INT?
a. RBPU
b. INTEDG
c. PSA
d. RTS

ANSWER: INTEDG


9) Which bank of RFS has a provision of addressing the status register?
a. Only Bank 1
b. Only Bank 2
c. Either Bank 1 or Bank 2
d. Neither Bank 1 nor Bank 2

ANSWER: Either Bank 1 or Bank 2


10) Which register acts as an input-output control as well as data direction register for PORTA in
bank 2 of RFS?
a. INDF (80H)
b. TRISB (85H)
c. TRISA (85H)
d. PCLATH (8A)

ANSWER: TRISA (85H)
 

11) Which among the below specified registors are addressable only from bank1 of RFS?
a. PORTA (05H)
b. PORTB (06H)
c. FSR (04H)
d. ADCON0 (07H)

ANSWER: PORTA (05H)


12) Which registers are adopted by CPU and peripheral modules so as to control and handle the
operation of device inhibited in RFS?
a. General Purpose Register
b. Special Purpose Register
c. Special Function Registers
d. All of the above
 

ANSWER: Special Function Registers
 

13) How many bits are utilized by the instruction of direct addressing mode in order to address the
register files in PIC?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 7
d. 8
 

ANSWER: 7
 

14) When do the special address 004H get automatically loaded into the program counter?
a. After the execution of RESET action in program counter
b. After the execution of 'goto Mainline ' instruction in the program memory
c. At the occurrence of interrupt into the program counter
d. At the clearance of program counter with no value
ANSWER: At the occurrence of interrupt into the program counter

15) What location is attributed to 'goto Mainline' instruction in the program memory of PIC 16C61?
- Published on 12 Nov 15
a. 000H
b. 004H
c. 001H
d. 011H

ANSWER: 000H
 

16) How many bits are required for addressing 2K & 4K program memories of PIC 16C61
respectively?
a. 4 & 8 bits
b. 8 & 16 bits
c. 11 & 12 bits
d. 12 & 16 bits

ANSWER: 11 & 12 bits
 

17) What is the executable frequency range of High speed (HS) clocking method by using cystal/
ceramic/ resonator or any other external clock source?
a. 0-4 MHz
b. 5-200 KHz
c. 100kHz- 4 MHZ
d. 4-20 MHz

ANSWER: 4-20 MHz
 

18) Which significant feature/s of crystal source contribute/s to its maximum predilection and utility
as compared to other clock sources?
a. High accuracy
b. Proficiency in time generation
c. Applicability in real-time operations
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above
 

19) Which form of clocking mechanism is highly efficient and reliable for crystal or ceramic clock
sources for operating at the range of 5- 200 kHz in PIC?
a. RC
b. LP (Low-Power Clocking)
c. XT
d. HS (High Speed)

ANSWER: LP (Low-Power Clocking)
 

20) What happens when the supply voltage falls below 4V during the power-up timer delay of 72ms in
PIC?
a. CPU resets PIC once again in BOR mode
b. BOR reset mode gets disabled
c. PIC does not remain in BOR mode until the voltage increases irrespective of stability
d. Power-up timer kills 72ms more again
 

ANSWER: CPU resets PIC once again in BOR mode
 

21) Which crucial feature/function of Brown-Out-Reset (BOR) makes the PIC to be completely unique
and distinct from other microcontrollers?
a. It can reset the PIC automatically in running condition
b. It can reset the PIC even when the supply voltage increases above 4V
c. It can reset the PIC without enabling the power-up timer
d. All of the above
 

ANSWER: It can reset the PIC automatically in running condition
 

22) What output is generated by OSC2 pin in PIC oscillator comprising RC components for
sychronizing the peripherals with PIC microcontroller?
a. (1/2) x frequency of OSC1
b. (1/4) x frequency of OSC1
c. (1/8) x frequency of OSC1
d. (1/16) x frequency of OSC1
 

ANSWER: (1/8) x frequency of OSC1
 

23) Which among the below mentioned PICs do not support the Brown-Out-Reset (BOR) feature?
a. PIC 16C66
B. PIC 16C74
C. PIC 16C61
D. PIC 16C71
a. A & B
b. C & D
c. A & C
d. B & D

ANSWER: C & D
 

24) When does it become very essential to use the external RC components for the reset circuits?
a. Only if initialization is necessary for RAM locations
b. Only if VDD power-up slope is insufficient at a requisite level
c. Only if voltage drop exceeds beyond the limit
d. Only if current limiting factor increases rapidly

ANSWER: Only if VDD power-up slope is insufficient at a requisite level


25) Which program location is allocated to the program counter by the reset function in Power-onReset (POR) action modes?
a. Initial address
b. Middle address
c. Final address 
d. At any address reliable for reset operations

ANSWER: Initial address
 

26) What is the purpose of using the start-up timers in an oscillator circuit of PIC?
a. For ensuring the inception and stabilization of an oscillator in a proper manner
b. For detecting the rise in VDD
c. For enabling or disabling the power-up timers
d. For generating the fixed delay of 72ms on power-up timers

ANSWER: For ensuring the inception and stabilization of an oscillator in a proper manner

27) Which kind of mode is favourable for MCLR pin for indulging in reset operations?
a. Normal mode
b. Sleep mode
c. Power-down mode
d. Any flexible mode

ANSWER: Sleep mode

28) What is the rate of power up delay provided by an oscillator start-up timer while operating at XT,
LP and HS oscillator modes?
a. 512 cycles
b. 1024 cycles
c. 2048 cycles 
d. 4096 cycles

ANSWER: 1024 cycles
 

29) Generation of Power-on-reset pulse can occur only after __________
a. the detection of increment in VDD from 1.5 V to 2.1 V
b. the detection of decrement in VDD from 2.1 V to 1.5 V
c. the detection of variable time delay on power up mode
d. the detection of current limiting factor

ANSWER: the detection of increment in VDD from 1.5 V to 2.1 V


30) Which condition/s of MCLR (master clear) pin allow to reset the PIC?
a. High
b. Low
c. Moderate
d. All of the above


ANSWER: Low
 

31) Where do the contents of PCLATH get transferred in the higher location of program counter while
writing in PCL (Program Counter Latch)?
a. 11th bit
b. 12th bit 
c. 13th bit
d. 14th bit


ANSWER: 13th bit

32) Which among the below stated registers specify the address reachability within 7 bits of address
independent of RP0 status bit register?
a. PCL
b. FSR
c. INTCON
d. All of the above


ANSWER: All of the above

33) Which statement is precise in relation to FSR, INDF and indirect addressing mode?
a. Address byte must be written in FSR before executing INDF instruction in indirect addressing
mode
b. Address byte must be written in FSR after executing INDF instruction in indirect addressing mode
c. Address byte must be written in FSR at the same time during the execution of INDF instruction in
indirect addressing mode
d. Address byte must be always written in FSR as it is independent of any instruction in indirect
addressing mode
a. Only A 
b. Only B
c. Only A & B
d. A & D
 

ANSWER: Only A
 

34) Which status bits exhibit carry from lower 4 bits during 8-bit addition and are especially beneficial
for BCD addition?
a. Carry bit (C)
b. Digits Carry bit (DC)
c. Both a & b
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Digits Carry bit (DC)

35) The RPO status register bit has the potential to determine the effective address of______
a. Direct Addressing Mode
b. Indirect Addressing Mode
c. Immediate Addressing Mode
d. Indc. Watchdog Timer (WDT) exed Addressing Mode

ANSWER: Direct Addressing Mode
 

36) Which among the below mentioned bits specify the reset status of register in readable format and
are usually utilized in sleep mode of PIC?
a. TO
b. PD
c. Both a & b
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Both a & b

37) How many RPO status bits are required for the selection of two register banks?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 8
d. 16

ANSWER: 1

38) Which register/s is/are mandatory to get loaded at the beginning before loading or transferring the 
contents to corresponding destination registers?
a. W
b. INDF
c. PCL
d. All of the above

ANSWER: W
 

39) Which among the CPU registers of PIC 16C6X/7X is not 8-bit wide?
a. Status Register
b. Program Counter Latch (PCLATH) Register
c. Program Counter Low Byte (PCL) Register
d. File Selection Register (FSR)

ANSWER: Program Counter Latch (PCLATH) Register
 

40) Which timer/s possess an ability to prevent an endless loop hanging condition of PIC along with
its own on-chip RC oscillator by contributing to its reliable operation?
a. Power-Up Timer (PWRT)
b. Oscillator Start-Up Timer (OST) 
c. Watchdog Timer (WDT)
d. All of the above


ANSWER: Watchdog Timer (WDT)

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