DEPT.

OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Kattankulathur – 603 203

COMPREHENSION
Class: VIII Sem. EEE Date:
Coverage : Electric Circuits, Networks & Field Theory
Contributors: KS,BJ, HA, LP

1. Given two coupled inductors L1 and L2, their mutual inductances M satisfies.
( L1  L 2)
a) m = L12  L 2 2 b) m >
2
c) m > L1  L 2 d) m  L1  L 2

2. When a source is delivering maximum power to a load, the efficiency of the

circuit
a) is always 25% b) is always 50%
c) is always 75% d) is always 100%

3. Sum of product of instantaneous branch voltages and branch currents in a

network is zero. “What theorem statement is this?
a) Millman’s theorem b) Tellegen’s theorem
c) Compansation theorem d) Recipricity theorem

4. A choke coil having resistance R and inductance L henry is stunted by a

capacitor of c farads. The dynamic impedance of the resonant circuit would be
a) R/LC b) C/RL c) L/RC d) 1/RLC

5. Inverse laplace transform of 1 is

a) 1/S b) u(t) c)  (t) d) u(t-T)

6. A series RLC circuit consisting of R=10 XL=20, XC=20 is connected across

an ac supply of 100V (rms.). The magnitude and phase angle (with reference to
supply voltage) of the voltage across the inductive coil is respectively.
a) 100V; 90o b) 100V, -90o
o
c) 200V; -90 d) 200V; 190o
7. The frequency at which the maximum voltage occurs across the inductance in an
RLC circuit is
1
1 1 1 R2 1
a) b) ( RC ) 2 c)  2 d)
2 LC 2 LC  2 LC 2 L 2 LC  R 2
2
8. With initial current Io, an inductor at t=0+ acts as
a) Short circuit b) open circuit
c) Current source d) voltage source
9. The current magnification of the circuit at Resonance is
c 1 C 1 L RC
a) b) c) d)
RL R L R C L

10. Superposition theorem is NOT applicable to network containing

a) Power calculations b) dependent voltage sources
c) Independent sources d) transformers

11. Tellegen’s theorem is applicable to

a) circuits having passive elements only
b) circuit having time invariant element only
c) circuits with linear element only
d) circuits with active (or) passive linear (or) non linear and time variant (or) time
invariant elements

12. Maximum power transfer theorem finds applications in

a) Power circuits b) distribution circuits
c) Communication network d) communication & power circuits

13. In a RLC series circuit the value of resistance which corresponds to critical
damping is equal to
L L 1 L
a) b) c) d) 2
C C LC C
14. Q-factor of an inductor can be increased by winding it with--------------wire
a) Long b) coiled coil c) thinner d) thicker

15. The coupling between two magnetically coupled coils is said to ideal if the
coefficient of coupling is
a) Zero b) 0.1 c) 1 d) 2

16. Phase difference between the two waveforms can be compared only when they
have same
a) Frequency b) peak value c) rms. value d) average value

17. In a series RLC circuit R = 10 , L=0.01H and C=0.1F determine Q=?

a) 31.62 b) 41.62 c) 51.62 d) 61.62

18. In the circuit shown in figure (1) below, the power dissipated in the 5 resistor is
 a) 0 b) 80W c) 125W d) 405W

19. In the circuit shown in the figure (2) below, the value of load resistor R which
maximizes the power delivered

a) 14.14 b)10 c)200 d)28.28

20. Find the resistance across A & B

a) 2.427 b) 4.247 c) 7.242 d) 2.742

21. Two networks Na and Nb have hybrid parameters ha and hb respectively. The two
networks are connected in cascade. The overall parameters are:
a) [ha ] + [hb ] b) [ha ] - [hb ] c) [ha ] [hb ] d) none of these

22. A two-port network with short circuited admittance Y 11 , Y12 , Y21 and Y22 is
terminated through a resistance R at port 2. The overall Y21 of the network is
Y21
Y21 1
1 R Y21 
a) 1 b) Y21 + c) d) R
Y22  R 1
R Y22  Y 22
R

23. The following are filter circuits.

 The low –pass filter circuits are:
a) 1 alone b) 1 and 2 c) 1 and 3 d) 1,2 and 3

24. The image impedances of a T-network shown in figure are Z I2 = 140  and ZI2 =
88. The input impedance at terminals ‘1 1’ is, if ‘22’ is terminated with Z I2

a) 111 b) 88 c) 140 d) 114

25. A high – pass filter circuit is basically

a) a differentiating circuit with low time constant
b) a differentiating circuit with large time constant
c) an integrating circuit with low time constant
d) an integrating circuit with high time-constant

26. For a transfer function H(s) = P(s) / Q(s) where P(s) and Q(s) are polynomials of s
a)The degree of P(s) and Q(s) are same.
b)The degree of P(s) is always greater than that of Q(s)
c) The degree of P(s) is independent of the degree of Q(s)
d) The maximum degree of P(s) and Q(s) differ by one

 z11 z12 
27. A network N with impedance matrix z z 22 
is followed by an ideal
 21 
transformer with 1: a ratio. The overall impedance matrix is
 az11 z12   z11 az12   z11 az12  a 2 z11 az12 
a)  
a 2 z 22 
b)  az z 22 
c)  2  d)  
a 2 z 22 
 z 21  21   az 21 a z 22  
az 21 

28. The transfer function of an electrical low-pass RC network is

sRC 1 RC s
a) b) c) d)
1  sRC 1  sRC 1  sRC 1  sRC

29. Consider the following statements: For a bilateral network,

1. A = D 2. Z12 = Z21 3. h12 = -h21
of these statements
a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct b) 1 and 2 are correct
c) 1 and 3 are correct d) 2 and 3 are correct

30. An LC driving point impedance function is

 s3  s2  s 1 s 4  2s 2  1 s4 1 2( s 2  1)
a) 2 b) c) 3 d)
s  2s  5 s2  5 s 2 s

31. A Hurwitz polynomial has

a) zeros only in the left half of the s-plane
b) poles only in the left half of the s-plane
c) zeros anywhere in the s-plane d) poles on the j axis only

32. The system described by the equation F(s) = s 4+2s3+3s2+6s+K, according to

Routh Hurwitz’s criteria, is
a) unstable for all values of K b) stable if K  0
c) stable if K < 0 d) stable for all values of K
33. In a passive two-port network, the open-circuit impedance matrix is
10 2 
 2
 5 

. If the input port is interchanged with the output port, then the
open circuit impedance matrix will be

10 2  5 2  5 10 

a) 5 2  b)  2 10  c)  2 2  d)
     
 2 5 
10 2 
 
s 2  2s  6
34. The driving – point impedance of a network is given by z(s) = . The
s ( s  3)
number of energy storing elements present in the network is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

35. Which one of the following is a positive real function?

s ( s 2  4) s( s 2  4)
a) 2 b) 2
( s  1)( s 2  6) ( s  1)( s 2  6)

s 3  3s 2  2 s  1 s ( s 4  3s 2  1)
c) d)
4s ( s  1)(s  2)( s  3)( s  4)

36. The phase constant  of a filter during stop band is

a) zero radian b) /2 c)  d) 2

37. In series resonance circuit, increasing inductance to twice its value and reducing
capacitance to half its value
a) will change the resonance frequency
b) will change the impedance at resonance frequency
c) will change the maximum value of current
d) will increase the selectivity of the circuit

38 The transfer function of an electrical low-pass RC network is

 a) RCs / 1+RCs b) 1 / 1+RCs c) RC / 1+RCsd) s / 1+RCs

39. The pole-zero configuration of an impedance function is given in the figure.

The network is
a) R-L realizable b) R-C realizable
c) L-C realizable d) R-L-C realizable

40. For the lattice type attenuator shown in the given figure, the characteristic
impedance Ro is

a) R1+R2 / 2 b) 2R1+R2 / R1+R2

c) √R1+R2 d) R1+ R2 /2

41. Gauss law is given by


a)  2 V = - b)  2 V = 0 c)  D . ds = Q
 S

d) none of the above

42.  2 V = 0 is called
a) Laplace equation b) Poisson’s equation c) divergence theorem
d) none of the above

43. The magnetic field at any point on the axis of a current carrying circular coil will
be
a) perpendicular to the axis b) parallel to the axis
c) at an angle of 45o with the axis d) zero

44. The lorenty force law is given by for magnetic field

a) f = QE b) f = V X B c) f = Q (E+V x B) d) f = Q (V x B)

45. Four charges Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 are located at the corners of a square, field at the
centre of square is zero if
a) Q1 = Q2 = Q3 = Q4 b) Q1 = - Q2 and Q3 = - Q4
c) Q1 = Q2 and Q3 = Q4 (Q1 Q3 ) d) Q1 = Q3 and Q2 = Q4 (Q1 Q2 )

46. What is the capacitance of a parallel plate condenser given r = 100, area of the
plate 400 sq. cm and separation of plates 0.3 mm?
a) 0.118 pf b) 0.118 f c) 118 pf d) none of the above

47. An infinitly long straight conductor carries a current of I amperes. What is the
magnetic field intensity at a point distant r metres from it?
 I I I
a) 2 r 2 b) 4 r c) 2 r d) none of the above

48. Ampere’s circuital law, in its integral form, is given by

a)  H .d   I b)  H d   I
c)  H . ds  I d) none of the above
49. In which unit pointing vector is expressed?
a) Wm-1 b) Wm-2 c) W d) none of the above

50. Two long straight conductors are placed parallel to Z-axis. They carry a current
of I amps and are spaced d metres apart. What is the force experienced by unit
length of conductor 2?

Figure
0 I 2
0 I 2 0 I 2
a) (a y ) b) (a y ) c) (a y ) d) none of the above
2d 2 2d 2d 2

51. Identify the equation derived from ampere’s circuital law

D  B
a)  x H = J + b)  x E =
t t
c)  . B = 0 d) .D  

52. What is the intrinsic impedance of space?

o o o
a) b) c) d) none of the above
o o o

53. “The work to transport a charge around any closed path in a static field is zero” .
Represent this statement mathematically.
a)  E . dl  0 b)  D . dl  0 c)  vdl  0 d) none of the above

54. v  ( . D ) d =  s D . ds is the mathematical statement of

a) divergence theorem b) curl theorem
c) gradient theorem d) none of the above

55. The lorenty force law is given by for magnetic field

a) f = QE b) f = V X B c) f = Q (E+V x B) d) f = Q (V x B)
56. The number of 2F 400V capacitors needed to obtain capacitance value of 1.5F
rated for 1600V is
a) 12 b) 8 c) 6 d) 4

57. A field F is said to be solenoidal if

a) curiF = 0 b) Div F =0 c) 2F = 0 d)  F.dl = 0

58. The charged masses such as electrons or ions may transport the charges directly
from one point to other. Such a flow of charge is referred to s
a) conduction current b) convection current
c) displacement current

59. Continuity equation is given by

p p p
a) .J 
t
b) .J 

 t d c) .J  
t
d) none of the
above

60. Energy density in magnetic fields is given by the equation

1 1 1
a) B xH b) B .H c) H xB d) none of the above
2 2 2
 DEPT. OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
COMPREHENSION ANSWERS KEYS
Class : IV year
Sub : Electric Circuits, Networks & Field Theory
Prepared by : BJ, HA, LP

Q.No Ans Q.No. Ans Q.No. Ans

1 D 26 51 A
2 B 27 C 52 C
3 B 28 B 53 A
4 C 29 D 54 A
5 A 30 B 55 B
6 C 31 B 56 D
7 C 32 C 57 B
8 C 33 B 58 C
9 D 34 C 59 C
10 A 35 B 60 B
11 D 36 A
12 A 37 D
13 B 38 B
14 D 39 D
15 C 40 C
16 A 41 C
17 A 42 A
18 C 43 A
19 D 44 C
20 B 45 B
21 A 46 B
22 C 47 C
23 48 A
24 49 B
25 50 B