SHREE SWAMINARAYAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SEMESTER : 2ND
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (3110005)
QUESTION BANK

CHAPTER 1
Sr. No. Question Mark
1. Derive an expression for equivalent resistances of a star 7
connected network to transform into a Delta connected
network.
2. Derive an expression for the voltage across the 7
capacitor during charging through the resistor at any
instant Vc = V(1-e-t/RC). Assume that RC series circuit
is connected across a DC supply of voltage V.
OR
Explain charging and discharging of capacitor.
OR
Derive the equations of capacitor voltage and circuit
current in a series R-C circuit connected to a DC supply
through a switch. Assume that switch is initially open
and it is closed at time t=0 second.
3. Explain Thevenin’s theorem. Take suitable example 7
and explain the steps to apply Thevenin’s theorem for a
resistive circuit with a constant DC voltage source.
4. Derive the expression for the decay of current in an 7
inductive circuit. Define time constant.
5. Write classification of Electric Networks. 3
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BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (3110005)
QUESTION BANK
6. What is Resistance and specific Resistance? Explain the 3
factors affecting the Resistance
7. State Ohm’s law and Kirchhoff’s Laws in context with 3
DC circuits.
8. Explain Current and Voltage divider rules 3
9. State and explain Superposition’s Theorems with 3
suitable examples
10. State and explain Norton’s Theorems with suitable 3
examples
11. Compare the resistive series and parallel circuit. 3
12.
Find the Current flowing through 5 Ω resistance 7

13. Consider the circuit shown in Figure. Reduce the 7

portion of the circuit to the left of terminals a–b to (a) a
Thévenin equivalent and (b) a Norton equivalent. Find
the current through R = 16 Ω.

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BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (3110005)
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14. Write applications of Thevenin’s theorem. Find the 7

current passing through 2 Ω (Fig. A) resistance using
Thevenin’s theorem. All resistances are in Ω.

15. Obtain the value of Norton’s equivalent current and 7

Norton’s equivalent resistance for the network shown
in the following figure.

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SEMESTER : 2ND
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (3110005)
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16. A 100V,60 Watt bulb is to be operated from a 220V 4
supply. What is the resistance to be connected in series
with the bulb to glow normally?
17. For the Wheatstone bridge diagram shown in Figure 7
1, obtain the current flowing through the 20Ω
resistance using Thevenin’s equivalent network.

18. Find current through 2Ω and 3Ω resistances using nodal 7

analysis in the circuit as shown in fig.

19. Determine the current supplied by each battery in the 7

circuit shown in fig. by using Kirchhoff’s law.

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SEMESTER : 2ND
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (3110005)
QUESTION BANK

20. Using Kirchhoff’s law, find the current flowing in 2Ω 7

resistance for the circuit shown in fig.

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BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (3110005)
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CHAPTER 2
Sr. No. Question Mark
1. Derive the relationship between Phase and Line values 7
of voltages and currents in case of 3-phase Star-
connection.
2. With neat circuit diagram and a phasor diagram prove 7
that two watt meters are sufficient to measure total
power in 3-phase system.
3. Derive the equations of active, reactive and apparent 7
powers in a series R-L circuit with sinusoidal AC
supply.
4. Explain the term power factor. Explain the steps to 7
obtain power factor of an AC circuit with parallel
connection of R, L and C elements.
5. Explain the phenomena of electrical resonance in R-L-
C series circuit connected to variable frequency supply.
Draw relevant vector diagram, Resonance frequency
and define Q-factor of the circuit.
6. Compare series and parallel resonance in ac circuit. 3
7. Define the following terms in connection with AC 3
waveforms:-
1. Q-Factor 2. Power Factor 3.Form factor.
8. Draw impedance triangle, Voltage triangle, Power 3
triangle for single phase R-L series circuit.
9. Define the terms:- 1. Real power 2. Reactive power 3. 3
Apparent
power.
10. Define Amplitude, Frequency and Time period for 3
alternating quantities.
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11. For series resonant circuit with brief description draw 3
the phasor diagrams for following conditions (i) At
resonant (ii) Below resonant (iii) Above resonant.
12. For A.C. sinusoidal current prove that Irms = 0.707 Im. 3
13. Explain in brief single phase RC parallel circuit with 3
phasor diagram
14. Write advantages of 3-phase system over a single-phase
system.
15. A single phase R-L-C circuit having resistance of 8Ω,
inductance of 80mH and capacitance of 100μF is 7
connected across single phase ac 150 V, 50Hz supply.
Calculate the current, power factor and voltage drop
across inductance and capacitance.
16. In a series R-L circuit, a voltage of 10 V at 50 Hz 7
frequency produces a current of 750 mA. In the same
circuit with same magnitude of applied voltage with a
frequency of 75 Hz produces a current of 500 mA.
Find out the values of R and L in the circuit.
17. A series RLC circuit with L= 160 mH, C= 100 μF and 7
R = 40 Ω is connected to a sinusoidal voltage V(t) =
40 Sinωt, with ω= 200 rad/sec. Find (i) What is the
Impedance of the circuit. (ii) Let the current at any
instant in the circuit be I(t) = I0 Sin(ωt-Φ). Find I0
(iii) What is the Phase Φ ?
18. A balanced star connected load of (4+j3) Ω per phase 7
is connected to a balance 3 phase 400 V supply. Find
the line current, power factor, active power and
reactive power.
19. Draw given parameters triangle diagram with 4

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expression: 1. R-L series circuit 2. R-c series circuit
20. Define RMS value and Average value, and then prove 7
that both are equal for a square wave.

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