1 Basics Concept of Network

Q.1 The three circuit elements shown in the Common Data for Q.4 to Q.6.
figure are part of an electric circuit. The Given below figure shows the waveform of the
total power absorbed by the three current passing through an inductor of
circuit elements in watts is ________. resistance 1 W and inductance 2 H.
(correct upto two decimal places) i (t )
[GATE 2014, IIT Kharagpur]
6A

t (sec)
0 2 4
Q.4 The energy absorbed by the inductor in
the first four seconds is
(A) 96 J (B) 132 J
Q.2 In the interconnection of ideal sources
shown in the below figure, it is known (C) 36 J (D) 
that the 60 V source is absorbing Q.5 The energy absorbed by the circuit up-
power. Which of the following can to  is
be the value of the current source I? (A) 96 J (B) 132 J
[GATE 2009, IIT Roorkee] (C) 36 J (D) 
Q.6 The energy stored by the circuit up-to
 is
(A) 96 J (B) 132 J
(C) 36 J (D) 
Q.7 The voltage V in figure is always equal
to
(A) 10 A (B) 13 A [GATE 1997, IIT Madras]
(C) 15 A (D) 18 A
Q.3 A fully charged mobile phone with a 12
V battery is good for a 10 minute talk-
time. Assume that, during the talk-
time, the battery delivers a constant
current of 2 A and its voltage drops
linearly from 12 V to 10 V as shown in (A) 9 V (B) 5 V
the figure. How much energy does the (C) 1 V (D) None of these
battery deliver during this talk-time? Q.8 Consider the network shown in below
[GATE 2009, IIT Roorkee] figure. The value of Va (in volt) is ______.
(correct upto two decimal places)
1 Va 3

2
5V 1V
2A
(A) 200 J (B) 12 kJ
(C) 13.2 kJ (D) 14.4 kJ
Network Theory 1
Q.9 Consider the network shown in below I
figure. The value of V0 (in volt) is
Source X Source Y
_______. (correct upto two decimal
places)
2 3
+
0.5 1
10V V0
V
3A 0 3V 4V
2V
–
Q.10 In the circuit shown, the power
supplied by the voltage source is Source Y

[GATE 2010, IIT Guwahati] Source X 1

I

(A) 7 A (B) – 7 A
(C) 1 A (D) – 1 A
Q.13 In the circuit shown, the voltage Vx (in
Volts) is ______. (correct upto two
decimal places)
(A) 0 W (B) 5 W [GATE 2015, IIT Kanpur]

(C) 10 W (D) 100 W

Q.11 The linear I-V characteristic of 2-
terminal non-ideal ac sources X and Y
are shown in the figure. If the sources
are connected to a 1  resistor as
shown, the current through the resistor
in amperes is ______ A. (correct upto Q.14 In the given circuit, the parameter k is
two decimal places) positive, and the power dissipated in
[GATE 2015, IIT Kanpur] the 2 Ω resistor is 12.5 W. The value of
k is ________. (correct upto two
decimal places)
[GATE 2015, IIT Kanpur]

Q.15 Consider the network shown in below

figure. The value of Ix (in Amp) is _____.
(correct upto two decimal places)

Q.12 The current I flowing in the given below

figure is
2 Network Theory
Q.16 The value of I (in Amp) for the given (A) – 105 V (B) + 105 V
below circuit is _______. (correct upto (C) – 15 V (D) + 15 V
two decimal places)
Q.20 The voltages developed across the 3 Ω
[GATE 2014, IIT Kharagpur]
and 2 Ω resistors shown in the figure
are 6 V and 2 V respectively, with the
polarity as marked. What is the power
(in Watt) delivered by the 5 V voltage
source?
[GATE 2015, IIT Kanpur]

Q.17 In the network shown in the given

figure, the value of Vx would be

(A) 5 (B) 7
(C) 10 (D) 14
Q.21 A 35 V source is connected to a series
circuit of 600 ohm and R as shown. If a
8 8
(A) − V (B) V voltmeter of internal resistance 1.2
9 9
kilo-ohms is connected across 600
16 16
(C) V (D) − V ohm resistor, it reads 5 V. The value of
9 9
R is
Q.18 If VA − VB = 6 V then VC − VD is
[GATE 2012, IIT Delhi]

(A)1.2 kΩ (B) 2.4 kΩ

(A) – 5 V (B) 2 V (C) 3.6 kΩ (D) 7.2 kΩ
(C) 3 V (D) 6 V
Q.19 The two electrical sub networks N1 and Common Data for Q.22 & Q.23.
N2 are connected through three Consider the following figure
resistors as shown in figure. The
voltage across 5 ohm resistor and 1
ohm resistor are given to be 10 V and 5
V, respectively, then voltage across 15
ohm resistor is
[GATE 1993, IIT Bombay]
Q.22 The current Is in Amps in the voltage
source, and voltage Vs in Volts across
the current source respectively, are
(A)13, −20 (B) 8, −10

(C) −8, 20 (D) −13, 20

Network Theory 3
Q.23 The current in the 1  resistor in Amps Q.28 The equivalent resistance between the
is terminals A and B is ______Ω. (correct
(A) 2 (B) 3.33 upto two decimal places)
[GATE 2017, IIT Roorkee]
(C) 10 (D) 12
Q.24 In the circuit shown below the
ammeter reads 0.1 Amp and voltmeter
reads 10 V. The internal resistance of
ammeter is 1 W and voltmeter is 500 W.
The value of R (in ohm) is _________.
(correct upto two decimal places) Q.29 The equivalent impedance Zeq for the
infinite ladder circuit shown in the
A
figure is
[GATE 2018, IIT Guwahati]

V R

Q.25 Consider the resistive network shown

in below figure. The value of Rab (in
ohm)is ______. (correct upto two (A) j12 Ω (B) −j12 Ω
decimal places) (C) j13 Ω (D) 13 Ω
Q.30 In the circuit shown in the given figure,
the current I in the 2 ohm resistor is
[GATE 2018, IIT Guwahati]

Q.26 Consider the resistive network shown

in below figure. The value of Rab (in
ohm)is ______. (correct upto two
decimal places)
(A) Zero (B) –2 A
(C) 2 A (D) 1 A
Q.31 Consider the following resistive
network shown in below figure. The Req
(in ohm) across terminal ab is _______.
(correct upto two decimal places)
a

1
Q.27 Consider the resistive network shown 1
in below figure. The value of Req (in Ω)
is _______. (correct upto two decimal 1
1
places)
1 1 1 1

b
Req 2 2  Q.32 Consider the following resistive
network shown in below figure. The Req
(in ohm) across terminal ab is _______.
(correct upto two decimal places)
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 2 Q.37 The power delivered by the current
source, in the figure, is ______ W.
(correct upto two decimal places)
10 6

3
VS 


a
1 b

Q.33 Consider the network shown in below Q.38 The bridge circuit in given figure is
figure. The power delivered by 5 V balanced. The magnitude of current I is
voltage source in watts is _____. [GATE 1999, IIT Bombay]
(correct upto two decimal places)
4

1

5V
10V 2 3
(A) 2 mA (B) 4 mA
(C) 5 mA (D) 6 mA
Q.34 Consider the network shown in below Q.39 In the network shown in the figure, all
figure. The value of Vx (in volt) is ______. resistors are identical with R = 300 Ω.
(correct upto two decimal places) The resistance Rab (in Ω) of the network
is _______. (correct upto two decimal
places)
[GATE 2015, IIT Kanpur]

Q.35 Consider the network shown in below

figure. The power aborded by 5 V
voltage source (in watts) is _____. Q.40 Consider the network shown below
(correct upto two decimal places) with R1 = 1 Ω, R2 = 2 Ω and R3 = 1 Ω. The
network is connected to a constant
voltage source of 11 V. The magnitude
of the current (in amperes, accurate to
two decimal places) through the source
is _______. (correct upto two decimal
places)
Q.36 The current in amperes through the
[GATE 2018, IIT Guwahati]
resistor R in the circuit shown in the
figure is _______ A. (correct upto two
decimal places)
[GATE 2015, IIT Kanpur]

Network Theory 5
Q.41 12 wires of equal resistance 10 Ω are
joined together in the form of the
pyramids with a common base, as
shown in the figure. If current enters
through A and leaves through B, then
the resistance between the points A
and B is _______ ohm. (correct upto two Q.45 The equivalent capacitance of the input
decimal places) loop of the circuit shown is
[GATE 2009, IIT Roorkee]
i1 1k 1k

1k 49i1
Input 100 F
loop
Q.42 Consider the resistive network shown 100 F
in below figure. The value of RAB is
C R D
(A) 2 F (B) 100 F
R R R R (C) 200 F (D) 4 F
R R
Q.46 The number of 2 F, 400 V capacitors
A
G
B needed to obtain a capacitance value of
R 1.5 F rated for 1600 V is
R R R
(A) 12 (B) 8
E R F
(C) 6 (D) 4
4R 4R Q.47 In the circuit shown in the figure, the
(A) (B) current source I = 1 A, voltage source
3 5
R V = 5 V, 𝑅1 = 𝑅2 = 𝑅3 = 1 Ω , 𝐿1 = 𝐿2 =
(C) 4R (D) 𝐿3 = 1 H, C1 = C2 = 1 F. The currents (in
5
A) through R3 and the voltage source V
Q.43 For the circuit shown in the figure the respectively will be
current ‘I’ is [GATE 2006, IIT Kharagpur]
[ESE 1999]

(A) 1, 4 (B) 5, 1
(C) 5, 2 (D) 5, 4
Q.48 Find the energy stored in each
(A) Indeterminable due to inadequate capacitor in below figure under dc
data conditions.
(B) zero
(C) 4 A
(D) 8 A
Q.44 A current i (t) shown in the figure below
is passed through a 1 F capacitor that
had zero initial charge. The voltage
across the capacitor for t > 2s is in volt
is ________. (correct upto two decimal
places) (A) 16 mJ, 32 mJ (B) 16 mJ, 128 mJ
[GATE 2016, IISc Bangalore] (C) 32 mJ, 64 mJ (D) 32 mJ, 128 mJ

6 Network Theory
Q.49 Three capacitors C1, C2 and C3 whose (A) 2.8 and 36 (B) 7 and 119
values are 10 F, 5 F and 2 F
(C) 2.8 and 32 (D) 7 and 80
respectively, have breakdown voltages
of 10 V, 5 V and 2 V respectively. For the Q.50 The condensers of 20 F and 40 F
interconnection shown below, the capacitance are connected in series
maximum safe voltage in volts that can across a 90 V supply. After charging,
be applied across the combination, and
they are removed from the supply and
the corresponding total charge in C
stored in the effective capacitance are connected in parallel with positive
across the terminals are respectively, terminals connected together and
[GATE 2013, IIT Bombay] similarly the negative terminals. Then
the voltage across them will be _______
V. (correct upto two decimal places)

Q.51 Consider the resistive network shown in below figure. The value of RAB (in ohms) is _______.
24  23  22  2 A 2 2 2 23  24 

 23  22  2 2 2 
2
2 
3


B
Q.52 In the circuit shown below, the current Q.54 The current I in the circuit shown is
i flowing through 200  resistor is [GATE 2023, IIT Kanpur]
________ mA (rounded off to two 2kΩ 2kΩ
decimal places).
I
[GATE 2023, IIT Kanpur]
5V 2kΩ 10 3 A

(A) 1.16  103 A (B) 0.75  103 A

(C)  0.5  103 A (D) 1.25  103 A
Q.55 Consider the circuit shown in the
figure. The current I flowing through
Q.53 For the circuit shown in the figure, the 10 Ω resistor is
V1  8 V, DC and I1  8 A, DC. The voltage [GATE 2022, IIT Kharagpur]
Vab in Volts is _____ (Round off to 1 1Ω 10Ω 2Ω
decimal place).
+ I +
[GATE 2023, IIT Kanpur] 3V 2 1 3V
– –
+ Vab –

(A) 1 (B) –0.1 A

(C) 0 A (D) 0.1 A
Q.56 In the circuit shown below, the
magnitude of the voltage V1 in volts,
across the 8 k resistor is _______.
(round off to nearest integer)
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 I Q.59 Consider the circuit shown in figure.
2k I
0.5V1 3 2
+ 5
75V 8k V1 7
P
– I Q

6 2
[GATE 2022, IIT Kharagpur]
Q.57 In the given circuit, the value of The current I flowing through the 7 
capacitor C that makes current I = 0 is resistor between P and Q (Round off to
_______ F .
1 decimal places) is _______.
[GATE 2021, IIT Bombay]
[GATE 2021, IIT Bombay]
I 10  j5  j5 
Q.60 Consider the circuit shown in the
figure.
6 mA
10 V  = 5 k rad/s j5  C

1 k
Q.58 In the given circuit, for voltage Vy to be
zero, the value of  should be 4V +
V0 1 k 2 mA
________.(Round off to 2 decimal
places) 1 k
[GATE 2021, IIT Bombay]
1 Vx 2 Vy 3
The value of V0 (rounded off to 1
decimal place) is _______ V.
6V 4 2A V x
[GATE 2021, IIT Bombay]

Q.1 What will be the power consumed by (A) 0 (B) 5

the voltage source, current source and
(C) 10 (D) 20
resistance respectively?
Q.3 The rms value of the periodic waveform
given in figure is

(A) 1 W, 1 W, 2 W (B) 0 W, 1 W, 1 W
(C) 1 W, 0 W, 1 W (D) 0 W, 0 W, 0 W
Q.2 In the circuit shown below, the voltage
and current sources are ideal. The
voltage (Vout) across the current source,
in volts, is

(A) 2 6 A (B) 6 2 A

(C) 4/3A (D) 1.5 A

8 Network Theory
 . Common Data for Q.4 to Q.7 .
Given below figure shows the waveform of the
voltage across parallel RC network
R  1 ,C  2F 
v (t )
(A) 3 A (B) 2 A
6V (C) 1 A (D) zero
 Q.11 For the circuit given in figure below the
power delivered by the 2 volt source is
t (sec) given by
0 2 4
Q.4 The energy absorbed by the circuit in
the first four seconds is
(A) 96 J (B) 132 J
(C) 36 J (D) 
Q.5 The energy stored by the circuit in the (A) 4 W (B) 2 W
first four seconds is (C) – 2 W (D) – 4 W
(A) 96 J (B) 132 J Q.12 The current waveform i(t) in a pure
(C) 36 J (D)  resistor of 20  is shown in the
Q.6 The energy stored by the circuit up-to figure.
 is
(A) 96 J (B) 132 J
(C) 36 J (D) 
Q.7 The energy absorbed by the circuit up-
to  is
(A) 96 J (B) 132 J
(C) 36 J (D)  The power dissipated in the resistor is
Q.8 The equivalent resistance in the infinite (A) 135  (B) 270 
ladder network shown in the figure, is (C) 540  (D) 14.58 
Re . Q.13 In figure, the value of R is

Re
The value of is_________. (correct
R
upto two decimal places) (A) 10  (B) 18 
Q.9 For the given circuit, the current ‘I’ is (C) 24  (D) 12 
2 Q.14 The current i (in Ampere) in the 2 Ω
I resistor of the given network is _______.
(correct upto two decimal places)
4A 2 20 V

(A) 2 A (B) 5 A
(C) 7 A (D) 9 A
Q.10 For the circuit shown in the figure the
current I is given by
Network Theory 9
Q.15 A resistive network is shown in figure
below.

The power delivered by the dependent

source is ________ W. (correct upto
two decimal places)
Q.20 Given below figure shows the
waveform of the current passing
through an inductor of resistance 1 
The value of the equivalent resistance
and inductance 2 H.
at the terminals AB is ______ ohm.
(correct upto two decimal places)
Q.16 The circuit shown in below figure, the
value of R x such that the same amount
of power is supplied to the 10 
resistance by the current and by the
voltage source will be ________ ohm.
The energy stored by the circuit in the
(correct upto two decimal places)
first six seconds is ________ J. (correct
upto two decimal places)
Q.21 The q-v relation of a capacitor is
v  1  q  q2 . The amount of energy
required to charge this capacitor from
Q.17 Consider the network shown in below q(t 0 )  0 to q(t)  1 C , is ________ J.
figure. (correct upto two decimal places)
Q.22 Consider the circuit shown in below
figure.

The value of Vx will be _______ V.

The value of I is _______ A. (correct
(correct upto two decimal places)
upto two decimal places)
Q.18 Consider the circuit shown in below Q.23 The current Ix in the circuit given below
figure. in milliampere is _______. (correct upto
two decimal places)

The value of Vx is ________ V. (correct

upto two decimal places) Q.24 The power supplied by the 25 V source
Q.19 Consider the circuit shown in below in the figure shown below is _____ W.
figure. (correct upto two decimal places)

10 Network Theory
 Q.29 Which one of the following networks is
the Y equivalent of the  circuit shown
in below figure?

Q.25 A resistor R is connected to a voltage

source Vs having an internal resistance
R s . A voltmeter of resistance Rm is (A)
connected across the terminals of the
resistor R. The voltmeter will read a
voltage of
VsRsRm
(A)
RsRm  RsR  RRm
Vs R
(B)
R  Rs
(B)
Vs Rm
(C)
RRs  Rm
Vs RRm
(D)
Rs R  RsRm  RRm
Q.26 Consider the circuit shown in below
figure,

(C)

The value of VAB (in volts) is _______.

(correct upto two decimal places)
Q.27 The current I through the 10  (D)
resistance shown in figure is _______ A.
(correct upto two decimal places)

Q.30 The equivalent resistance between the

terminal points X and Y of the circuit
Q.28 The input resistance (in ohms) of the
shown is
infinite ladder network of figure is
________. (correct upto two decimal
places)

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 (A) 150 ohms (B) 45 ohms (A) 1 A (B) 2 A
(C) 55 ohms (D) 30 ohms (C) 3 A (D) 4 A
Q.31 In the network shown in the figure, the Q.35 Two bulbs of 100 W/250 V and 150
effective resistance faced by the W/250 V are connected in series across
voltage source is a supply of 250 V. The power consumed
by the circuit is
(A) 30 W (B) 60 W
(C) 100 W (D) 250 W
Q.36 All the resistances in figure are 1 
each. The value of current ‘I’ is

(A) 4  (B) 3 
(C) 2  (D) 1 
Q.32 In the circuit shown in the figure for
R  20  the current ‘I’ is 2 A. When R
is 10  the current ‘I’ would be 1 2
(A) A (B) A
15 15
4 8
(C) A (D) A
15 15
Q.37 A 10 V battery with an internal
resistance of 1  is connected across
(A) 1 A (B) 2 A a nonlinear load whose V -I
(C) 2.5 A (D) 3 A characteristic is given by 7I  V2  2V .
Q.33 The incandescent bulbs rated The current delivered by the battery is
respectively as P1 and P2 for operation _______ A. (correct upto two decimal
at a specified mains voltage are places)
connected in series across the mains as Q.38 In the given circuit, the voltage v(t) is
shown in the figure. Then the total
power supplied by the mains to the two
bulbs.

(A) eat  ebt (B) eat  ebt

(C) aeat  bebt (D) aeat  bebt
Q.39 Two incandescent light bulbs of 40 W
PP and 60 W rating are connected in series
(A) 1 2
(B) P12  P22
P1  P2 across the mains.
Then
(C) (P1  P2 ) (D) P1  P2
(A) the bulbs together consume 100 W
Q.34 In the above circuit, the current I2 is 2 (B) the bulbs together consume 50 W
A when the value of R 1 is 20  . What (C) the 60 W bulb glows brighter
will be the value of I2 , when R 1 is (D) the 40 bulb glows brighter
Q.40 Consider the star network shown in
changed to 10 
figure. The resistance between
terminals A and B with terminal C open
is 6  , between terminals B and C with
terminal A open is 11  , and between
terminals C and A with terminal B open
is 9  . Then

12 Network Theory
 Q.45 An inductive network is shown in figure
below.

(A) RA  4 , RB  2 , RC  5 
(B) RA  2 , RB  4 , RC  7 
(C) RA  3 , RB  3 , RC  4 
The equivalent inductance with respect
(D) RA  5 , RB  1 , RC  10 
to A and B is __________ L. (correct
Q.41 Consider a delta connection of upto two decimal places)
resistors and its equivalent star
Q.46 A capacitive network is shown in figure
connection is shown below. If all
below.
elements of the delta connection are
scaled by a factor k, k > 0, the elements
of the corresponding star equivalent
will be scaled by a factor of

The equivalent capacitance with

respect to A and B is ________ F.
(correct upto two decimal places)
(A) k 2
(B) k Q.47 A resistive network is shown in figure
below.
(C) 1/k (D) k
Q.42 A Y –network has resistance of 10 
each in two of its arms, while the third
arm has a resistance of 11  . In the
equivalent   network, the lowest
value (in  ) among the three resistance
is ________. (correct upto two decimal The value of current in 2  resistance
places) is ________ Amp. (correct upto two
Q.43 In the figure shown, the value of the decimal places)
current I (in Amperes) is _______. Q.48 Consider the circuit shown in below
(correct upto two decimal places) figure.

Q.44 In the figure, the value of resistor R is The value of v0 is ___________ V.

 I (correct upto two decimal places)
 25+  ohms, where I is the current in Q.49 Consider the circuit shown in below
 2
figure.
amperes. The current I is _______.
(correct upto two decimal places)

The value of v1 is ______ mV. (correct

upto two decimal places)
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Q.50 Consider the circuit shown in below The value of voltage V0 is ______ V.
figure. (correct upto two decimal places)
Q.56 Consider the circuit shown in below
figure.

The value of ix is _______ A. (correct

upto two decimal places)
. Common Data for Q.51 & Q.52 . The voltage V0 equals to _______ V.
Consider the circuit shown in below figure. (correct upto two decimal places)
Q.57 Consider the circuit shown in below
figure.

Q.51 If R  80  . The value of Req is _______

 . (correct upto two decimal places)
Q.52 If R = Req . The value of Req is ________
 . (correct upto two decimal places)
Q.53 Consider the circuit shown in below
figure.
The value of Ceq is _______ F . (correct
upto two decimal places)
Q.58 In the circuit of below figure

The value of k such that power

dissipated by 4  resistor is 5184 W,
will be _______. (correct upto two
decimal places)
Q.54 Consider the circuit shown in below The power across dependent voltage
figure. source
(A) absorbs 3.07 W
(B) delivers 3.07 W
(C) absorbs 1.920 W
(D) delivers 1.920 W
Q.59 Consider the circuit shown in below
The power delivered by the 50 V source figure.
is ________ W. (correct upto two
decimal places)
Q.55 Consider the circuit shown in below
figure.

I x is ________ A. (correct upto two

decimal places)
Q.60 Consider the circuit shown in below
figure.

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 Q.62 Consider the circuit shown in below
figure.

The value of Req across terminals a-b is

_______  . (correct upto two decimal
places)
Q.61 Consider the circuit shown in below The voltage Vs is _________ V. (correct
figure. upto two decimal places)

Power dissipated by load RL is ______

W. (correct upto two decimal places)

Practice Questions
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C
6. C 7. D 8. 2.62 9. C 10. C
11. B 12. C 13. D 14. 0 15. 4
16. 20 17. 1.25 18. 12.8 19. 0 20. 0
21. 1.833 22. 8 23. 10 24. 250 25. D
26. 56 27. 1 28. 4.7 29. C 30. D
31. B 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. B
36. D 37. 5 38. D 39. D 40. B
41. D 42. 29.09 43. 0.5 44. 10 45. 2.67
46. 4 47. – 4.5 48. 6.5 49. 9.23 50. –2
51. 60 52. 51.79 53. 4 54. 125 55. 20
56. 1 57. 3.5 58. B 59. –1 60. 40
61. 6 62. 225

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