B.

Tech/Sem-1st /ES-101
BASIC ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING -I
Time allotted: 3 hours Full marks: 70
The figure in the margin indicate full marks
Candidates are required to give their answer in their own words as far as practicable
Part – I
Group-A
(Multiple choice type questions)
DC Network Theorem

1) A good electronic conductor is one that

a. has low conductance
b. is always made of copper wire
c. produces a minimum voltage drop
d. has few free electronics
2) Which of the following statement is TRUE both for a series and a parallel DC network?
a. Power are additive
b. Voltage are additive
c. Currents are additive
d. Elements have individual current
3) What percentage of the maximum power is delivered to a load if load resistance is ten times greater than the
Thevenin resistance of the source to which it is connected?
a. 25%
b. 40%
c. 35.39%
d. 33.06%
4) The time constant of an R-C series circuit is equal to
a. R/C
b. C/R
c. RC
d. 1/RC
5) Three resistors of 4 , 5Ω and 8Ω are connected in parallel. In which resistor power dissipation is maximum?
Ω
a. 4Ω
b. 5Ω
c. 8Ω
d. Equal in all resistors.
6) For the circuit shown the Thevenin’s voltage and resistance as seen at a-b are

a. 5V, 10 Ω
b. 10V, 10 Ω
c.5V, 5 Ω
d.15V, 15 Ω
7) Conductance is analogous to
a.Permeance
b. flux
c.Reluctance
d.inductance
8) Energy stored by a capacitor is given by
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CV 2
a. 2
1
QV
b. 2
2
Q
c.
2C
9) Kirchhoff’s voltage law is used for as
a.Loop Analysis
b.node analysis
c.Finding out equivalent resistant
d.none of these
10) A 20Ω resistor is stretched to increase its length double. Its resistance will now be
a. 40Ω
b. 20Ω
c. 10Ω
d. 5Ω
11) If a voltage source is to be neglected then terminal across the source will be
a. Open circuited
b. Short circuited
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these
12) The equivalent resistance across the terminal a-b will be
a. 9 Ω b. 3Ω c. 6Ω d. 2Ω

AC Fundamentals
π
v=141. 4 sin ( 314 . 18 t − )
1) A sinusoidal voltage is represented as 2 . Its rms value of voltages, frequency and
phase angle are respectively
a) 141.42 V , 314.16Hz, 900
b) 100V,100 Hz,-900
c) 87.92V,56Hz,900
d) 200 V,50Hz, -900
2) The direction of current in an ac circuit is
a) always in one direction
b) varying from time to time
c) unpredictable
d) from positive to negative
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a) 62.8 ohms
b) 628 ohms
c) 0.2 ohms
d) 10 ohms
4) When a pure inductance is connected to an ac sources, the voltage _____ the current through it by ____
a) lags,900
b) leads, 900
c) lags, 450
d) leads, 450
5) The power consumed by a pure capacitance connected to ac source is
a) zero
b) very low
c) high
d) infinite
6) In a series R-L circuit the phase difference between the applied ac voltage and current increases when
a) R is increased
b) XL is increased
c) XL is decreased
d) Supply frequency is increased
7) When a phasor is multiplied by j and –j ,it is rotated through --- in the anticlockwise direction respectively by
a) 900,2700
b) 900,900
c) 900,1800
d) 2700,900
8) An ac voltage of (100+j60) V is applied to a circuit to give a current of (-4+j10) A. The power dissipated
by the current is
a) -100W
b) 100W
c) 200W
d) 400W
9) In a parallel ac circuit, if the supply frequency is greater than the resonant frequency, then the circuit is
a) inductive
b) resistive
c) capacitive
d) none of them
10) Q factor of a series circuit consisting R=10ohms, L=0.1H and C=10µF is
a) 115
b) 100
c) 10
d) 1
11) If a parallel circuit is shunted by a resistance then the
a) Q factor is increased
b) impedance is decreased
c) both a) and b)
d) none of these
12) At parallel resonance, a circuit current is 2mA.If Q factor of the circuit is 100, then the current through the
capacitor is equal to
a) 0.02mA
b) 1mA
c) 2mA
d) 200mA

13) In a RC series circuit, Xc=R, then the phase angle between the applied voltage and circuit current is
a)
300
b) 450

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c) 0
60
d)
900
14) AC voltmeters and ammeters are normally calibrated in
a) Average value
b) instantaneous value
c) Peak value
d) Rms. value
15) The phase relationship between applied voltage and current in an ac circuit with capacitance is
a) They are in phase
b) current lags voltage by 90°
c) Current leads voltage by 90°
d) voltage leads voltage by 90°
16) In a series R-L-C circuit, the condition for resonance is
a) The currents Ic & IL are in Phase opposition
b) Resultant current is zero
c) The voltage drop across XL and XC are equal
d) Power factor is zero
17) In a series R-L-C resonance circuit, during resonance, which one of the following is maximum?
a) Impedance
b) Voltage
c) Current
d) None of these
18) If the peak value of a sine wave is 100 volts, then its rms value will be
a) 70.7 V
b) 63.6 V
c) 100 V
d) 88 V
19) If the peak value of a sine wave is 100 volts, then its rms value will be
a) 70.7 V
b) 63.6 V
c) 100 V
d) 88 V
20) In a series R-L-C circuit, the power factor at resonance is
a) Unity
b) zero
c) 0.5
d) none of these
21) If e 1 =A sin wt and e 2 =B sin (ωt - θ ). then
a)
e 1 lags e 2 by Φ

b)
e 1 lags e 2 by Φ

c)
e 1 leads e 2 by Φ
e
d) 1 is in phase with 2 .
e
22) In series R-L-C circuit, the power factor at resonance is
a) Unity
b) zero
c) 0.5
d) 0.75
23) The form factor of a wave is 1. Its shape is
a) Sinusoidal
b) Triangular
c) Square
d) Sawtooth
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24) The admittance of a parallel circuit is 0.5∠−30 . The circuit is
a) Inductive
b) capacitive
c) Resistive
d) in resonance
25) The power factor of a purely inductive circuit is
a) zero
b) one
c) infinity
d) 0.5
26) The Conductance G of a series circuit is having a resistance R and inductive reactance X L is given by
a) G = 1/R
b) G = R/ XL
c) G = XL
d) G = R/ (R2 + XL2)
27) A circuit with a resistor, inductor and capacitor in series is resonant of . o f Hz If all the component values are
now doubled, the new resonant frequency is:
a) 2 fo
b) still fo
c) fo /4
d) fo/2
28) A series R-L-C circuit when excited by a 10V sinusoidal voltage source of variable frequency, exhibits resonance
at 100 Hz and has a 3 dB bandwidth of 5 Hz. The voltage across the inductor L at resonance is:
a) 10 V
b) 10√2V
10
c) V
√2
d) 200V
29) The current in the circuit shown in Fig is:
a) 5A
b) 10A
c) 15A
d) 25A

30) The resonant frequency for the given circuit will be:
a) 1 rad/sec
b) 2 rad/sec
c) 3 rad/sec
d) 4 rad/sec
31) In an electrical circuit, if the current lags the voltage by 60 0 the circuit nature is
a) R-C
b) R-L
c) LC
d) none of these
32) The band width of series resonant ac circuit is equal to
R
a) 2 πL
1
b) RLC
1
c) 2 πR
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d) ωC
33) Time constant of LR circuit is given by
L
a)
R
R
b)
L
1
c)
LR
d) LR
34) An inductive coil with impedance Z = (5+j10), its conductance will be
a) 0.2 Ʊ b) 2 Ʊ c) 4 Ʊ d) 0.4 Ʊ

ELECTROMAGNETISM

1. The reluctance of a magnetic circuit depends upon its

a) Length b) cross-section and length
c) Resistivity d) cross-sectional area
2. The unit of Flux Density is
a) Weber b) tesla
c) Coulomb d) none of these.
3. The direction of EMF generated in a dc generator can be determined from
a) Lenz's law
b) Kirchhoff's law
c) Fleming's left hand rule
d) Fleming's right hand rule
4. For a coil with N turns, the self inductance will be proportional to
a) N b) 1/N c) N2 d) 1/N2
5. The force experienced by a small inductor of length L, carrying a current I, placed in a magnetic field
⃗
B at an
⃗
angle θ with respect to B is given by
a) BIL b) BIL sin θ
c) BIL cos θ d) zero.
6. The mutual inductance between two coupled coils is 10mH. If turns of one coil are doubled and that in other are
halved, the mutual inductance will be
a) 5mH b) 10mH
c) 14mH d) 20mH
7. Area of Hysteresis loop is a measure of
a) retentivity b) coercivity c) saturated flux density d) energy loss
8. Given two coupled inductors L1 and L2 and their mutual inductance M satisfies
( L1 + L2
a) M=√ 1
L 2 + L2 2 b) M > 2

c) M= 1 2 √L L d) M
¿√ L L
1 2 (GATE 2001)
9. The hysteresis loop of a magnetic material has an area of 5 cm2 with the scales
given as 1 cm = 2 AT and 1 cm = 50 mWb. At 50 Hz, the total hysteresis loss is
(a) 15 W (b) 20 W (c) 25 W (d) 50 W (GATE 2001)

10. The inductance of a long solenoid of length 1000 mm wound uniformly with 3000 turns on a cylindrical paper
tube of 60mm diameter is
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(a) 3.2 %H (b) 3.2 mH (c) 32.0 mH (d) 3.2 H (GATE 2004)
11. A coil of 300 turns is wound on a non-magnetic core having a mean circumference of 300 mm and a cross
sectional area of 300 mm2. The inductance of the coil corresponding to a magnetizing current of 3A will be
(given that µ0=4Π x10-7 H/m)
a) 37.68 µH b)113.04 µH c)37.68mH d) 113.04 mH (GATE 2008)
12. The reluctance of a magnetic circuit is given by
l
a.
µ 0 µr a
l
b.
µr a
l
c.
µ0 a
d.
ф
¿
13. The unit of m.m.f is
a) AT/m b) N/Wb c) Both (a) and (b) d) Wb/m2

GROUP-B
(Short Answer Question)
(Each question carries 5 marks)
DC Network Theorem

1. Find the voltage across 2A current source using source transformation technique:

2. Find the value of ‘R’ if the voltage across 4A source is 5V using Source Transformation:

3. What is maximum power transfer theorem? Determine the condition for the maximum power transfer. Show that
the efficiency of the circuit becomes 50% at maximum power transfer condition.
4. Find Thevenin’s voltage across a-b terminal in the circuit given below.
Also find the internal resistance across the open circuited a-b terminal,
where R1=10ohm, R2=20ohm, V1=10volt, V2= 20volt, I=5A. [ans.
Vth=60V Rth=30Ω]
5. Determine the current through the 3 ohm resistance by Superposition
Theorem & verify.

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6. In the network calculate the resistances which will allow maximum power dissipated in it. Also calculate the
maximum power.

7. Define
a. Linear circuit
b. Non-linear circuit
c. Bilateral circuit
d. Unilateral circuit
e. Network.
f. Loop and Mesh
8. A network of resistances is formed as shown in the following figure. Compute the resistance between the points A
and B.

9. Determine the value of R in the following Figure such that the 4  resistance consumes maximum power.

10. Establish the equivalence between Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems.

11. Find VAB from the circuit if all the resistances are of same value of 1 ohm.

12. Find the value of the current flowing through the load resistance (RL=10Ω) using Norton’s Theorem:

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13. Find the current through 50Ω resistance using Superposition theorem.

14. A network of resistance is formed as given in the figure. Compute the resistance between L and M.

15. Obtain the maximum power transferred to RL in the circuit and also the value of RL.

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16. Applying superposition theorem compute the current through 2 Ω resistor.

AC Fundamentals

1. Explain why power loss in a pure inductance / pure capacitance is equal to zero in an A.C. circuit.
2. Explain what is meant by series resonance of a series R-L-C ac circuit. How do you define Q- factor of such
circuit.
3. Derive an Expression of
a. Average
b. R.M.S. value of a half-wave rectified voltage wave.
4. What is resonance? Deduce the expression of frequency in a series R-L-C circuit at resonance.
5. At t=0, the instantaneous value of a 50Hz, sinusoidal current is 5Amp and increases in magnitude further. Its
R.M.S. value is 10 Amp.
a. Write the expression for its instantaneous value.
b. Find the current at t=0.01 and t=0.015 sec
c. Sketch the waveform indicating these values.
6. Derive a mathematical expression for R.M.S. value average value and form factor of a sinusoidal voltage
v=V m sin t
7. A constant frequency sinusoidal voltage source of magnitude V is connected to a series circuit made of a
resistance of 15Ω, a coil of winding resistance R and inductance L and a 50 µF capacitor. The voltage across the
15Ω resistor is 30V, across the coil is 50V, across the capacitor is 40 V. the voltage across the combination of the
15Ω resistor and the coil together is 72.11 V. Determine the values of the inductance L, winding resistance R and
the source voltage V.
8. A coil takes a current of 2A when connected to a 240 V, 50 Hz sinusoidal supply and consumes 200 W. Calculate
the resistance, impedance and inductance of the coil.
9. Derive an expression for the resonant frequency of a parallel circuit, one consisting of a coil of inductance
L and a resistance R and the other branch of capacitance C.
10. A series RLC circuit is fed from a sinusoidal voltage source. Voltage across any element can never exceed
the applied r.m.s voltage. Whether it is true of false?
11. A two element series circuit consumes 700W of power and has power factor of 0.707 leading when
energized by a voltage source of wave-form ¿ 141 sin ⁡(314 t+30∘ ) . Find out the circuit elements.
12. Define R.M.S value of an alternating quantity and derive its expression for sinusoidal current.
1
13. A full wave rectified sinusoidal wave is clipped at of its maximum value. Calculate the average and
√2
r.m.s value of such a voltage waveform. Also calculate the form factor and peak factor.
14. Two impedances Z 1 = (47.92 + j76.73) Ω and Z 2 = (10 – j5) Ω are connected in parallel across a 200V,
50Hz supply. Find currents through each of the impedances and total current. What is the phase difference
angle of each branch current with respect to the apply voltage.

ELECTROMAGNETISM
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1.Explain how magnetic flux density can be defined from Amperes law.
2.State & prove Amperes circuital law.
3.Compare magnetic circuit with electrical circuit .
4.State Biot-Savart Law.
5.What is the difference between statically induced e.m.f and dynamically induced e.m.f.
6.Find the field strength at a point due to a current carrying conductor of finite length.
7.Find the field strength due to a solenoid.
8.Define self and mutual inductance. What do you mean by co-efficient of coupling? Derive an expression of co-
efficient of coupling involving self inductance L1 and L2 and mutual inductance M.
9.Deduce an expression of energy stored in a magnetic circuit.
10. State and explain Faraday’s law of electromagnetism.
11. Explain with reasons, why transformer core is made up of silicon steel lamination.
12. Define the Self induced e.m.f and Mutual induced e.m.f. of a coil.
13. Derive an expression for the lifting power of an electromagnet.
14. Two coils having 3000 and 2000 turns are wound on a magnetic ring. 60% of flux produced in the first coil links
with the second coil. A current of 3A produces flux of 0.5mWb in the first coil and 0.3mWb in the second coil.
Determine the mutual inductance and the co-efficient of coupling.
15. What is meant by hysteresis in a magnetic circuit? What is the significance of B-H curve?

Group-C
(Long Answer Question)
DC Network Theorem
1. State & prove Maximum Power transfer Theorem for D.C networks. Determine the current I l through the 15 ohm
resistor in the network given by Norton’s Theorem. (7+8)

2. State and explain Thevenin’s Theorem. Find the currents through RBC, RCD, RBD in the following circuit:

3. State and explain superposition theorem. Calculate the current flowing through the 6Ω resistor with the help of
superposition theorem.

4. The galvanometer in fig. below has a resistance 0f 5Ω. Find the current through the galvanometer of the
whetstone bridge using Thevenin’s Theorem.

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5. Find the current through 5 Ω resistor using Thevenin’s theorem in the fig.

6. Find the current through 5 Ω Resistor using Thevenin’s Theorem in the fig. Below

7. a. Find "the current through resistance ( R L ) for the network

shown in the figure using the superposition theorem
b. Find the value of R2 for which the power transfer across
R2 is maximum. Find the value of this maximum power.

8. (a) For the circuit shown below, determine the currents i1, i2, i3 using nodal analysis:

(b) For the circuit shown below, find the potential difference between a and d:

[6+4]
9. Find the Thevenin’s equivalent circuit of the following figure between the terminals X-Y.

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10. For the circuit shown in Figure determine equivalent source current and source resistance across A-B.

11. The value of E and I for the circuit shown in figure. [Gate 1996]

12. Solve the circuit shown in fig using the mesh method of analysis and determine the mesh currents I1,I2 and I3.
Evalute the power developed in the 10V voltage source.

13. Find the current in each branch of the network using Kirchhoff’s law

14. Explain (a) Star-delta conversion, (b) delta-star conversion with the help of purely resistive circuit.
15. (a) Using Mesh Analysis, determine the currents I x and Iy in the network shown below:

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(b) Determine the voltage across 3Ω resistor by applying Thevenin’s Theorem in the following network.

16. Reduce the network given below to obtain the equivalent resistance as seen between nodes a-d.

17. (a) Find the current through 1 Ω resistor using Thevenin’s Theorem. [6 ]

(b) Give an example of Passive Element.

AC Fundamentals

1. a) Write short notes on i) active & reactive power ii) power factor ii) apparent power.
b) The equation of an alternating current is i =62.35 sin (323 t) A. Determine its
i. Maximum value
ii. Frequency
iii. R.M.S. value
iv. Average value, and
v. Form factor [5+5]

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2. A circuit takes a current of 3 A at a power factor of 0.6 lagging when connected to a 115 V, 50 Hz supply.
Another one circuit takes a current of 5 A at a power factor of 0.707 leading when connected to same supply after
the first circuit is removed. If the two circuits are connected in series across a 230 V, 50 Hz supply, Calculate
i. The current drawn from the source
ii. The power consumed
iii. The power factor of the circuit [10]
3. a) Draw the circuit diagram, waveform of voltage and current, phasor diagram of (i) purely resistive circuit. (ii)
Purely inductive circuit. (iii) Purely capacitive circuit, supplied by sinusoidal voltage.
b) Deduce the expression of resonance frequency in RLC series circuit. [5+5]
4. a) Explain what are meant by phase and phase difference of sinusoidal waves.
b) A coil of resistance 30Ω and inductance 320mH is connected in parallel to circuit consisting of 75Ω is series
with 150µF capacitor. The circuit is connected to a 200V, 50Hz supply. Determine supply current and circuit
power factor. [2+8]
5. a) Prove that current in purely resistive circuit is in phase with applied AC voltage and current in purely
capacitive circuit leads applied voltage by 900 and draw their waveforms.
b) A circuit consists of series combination of elements as resistance of 6Ω, inductance of 0.4H and a variable
capacitor across 100V, 50Hz supply. Calculate
i. value of capacitance at resonance,
ii. voltage drop across capacitor and
iii. Q-factor of coil. [5+5]
6. A 20  resistor, a choke coil having some inductance and some resistance and a capacitor are connected in series
across a 25V variable frequency source. When the frequency is 400 Hz, the current is maximum and its value is
0.5 A and the potential difference across the capacitor is 150 V. Calculate the resistance and the inductance of the
choke and the capacitance of the capacitor.
7. A coil of resistance of resistance 2 ohms and inductance 0.01H is connected in series with a capacitor across
200V mains. What must be the capacitance for maximum current at 25Hz? Find also the current and voltage in
the capacitor. [10]
8. A resistance of 100 ohms is connected with an inductance of 1.2 Henry and capacitance of microfarad in series.
The combination is connected across 100 volts and 50 Hz supply. Find...
i. Current in the resistance
ii. Voltage across the capacitor
iii. Power consumed
iv. Draw the phasor diagram. [10]
9. a) Derive a mathematical expression for the average real power delivered by a single phase ac source with an emf
of e = 2Emsint when the source current is i=2Imsin(t-).
b) Define power factor of an AC circuit. State the major disadvantages of poor power factor. [6+4]
10. Define power factor of an A.C. circuit. State the disadvantages associated with having a low power factor.
Show that the active power of a purely capacitive circuit over a complete cycle is zero.
11. a) Derive the expression of quality factor of a series R-L-C circuit at resonance. [4]
b) A coil of resistance 10Ω and inductance 0.02H is connected in series with another coil of resistance 6 Ω
and inductance 15mH across a 230V, 50Hz supply.
Calculate:
i. Impedance of the circuit
ii. Voltage drop across each coil
iii. The total power consumed by the circuit [2+2+2]

12. (a) A capacitor of 100 μF is connected across a 200 V, 50 Hz single phase supply. Calculate- [3]

i. The reactance of capacitor.

ii. RMS value of current.
iii. The Maximum Current.
(b) What is meant by Bandwidth? Then with a neat sketch of waveform find out the expression for the
bandwidth of a resonance circuit. [7]

13.

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ELECTROMAGNETISM

1. a) Compare magnetic circuit with electric circuit.

b) Define self-inductance and mutual inductance.
c) An iron ring of mean length 50 cm has an air-gap of 1 mm and a winding of 200 turns. The relative
permeability of iron is 300. When 1 amp current flows through the coil, determine the flux density.
[4+4+7=15]
2. a) State and explain Biot-Savart law.
b) A ring having a mean diameter of 21cm. and a cross section of 10cm 2 is made of two semi circular sections of
cast-iron and cast-steel respectively with each joint having reluctance equal to air-gap of 0.2mm as shown in
figure. Determine the ampere-turns required to produce a flux of 0.8mWb. The relative permeabilities of cast-
iron and cast-steel are 166 and 800 respectively. Neglect fringing and leakage effects.

3. A flux of 0.0006 Wb is required in the air gap of an iron ring of cross section 5.0 cm 2 and mean length 2.7 m with
an air gap of 4.5 mm. Determine the ampere turns required. Six H values and corresponding B values are noted
from the magnetization curve of iron and given below:

H (AT/m) 200 400 500 600 800 1000

B (Wb/m2) 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.09 1.17 1.19

4. A coil of 250 turns carrying a current of 2A produces a flux of 0.3mWb. When the current is reduced to zero in
2ms, the voltage induced in a nearby coil is 60V. Calculate the self inductance of each coil and the mutual
inductance between the two coils. Assume coefficient of coupling to be 0.7.

5. (a) What is meant by hysteresis in a magnetic circuit? Draw the B-H curve.
(b) The coil of a moving instrument is wound with 50 turns of wire. The flux density in the gap is 0.06
weber/meter2 and the effective length of the coil side in the gap is 4 cm. Find the force acting on each side of the
coil when the current is 40 mA.

6. (a) Prove that the current in purely capacitive circuit leads the applied voltage by an angle 90 degree and draw the
waveforms. Also calculate the average power of capacitive circuit.

(b) Find the form factor of the given waveform.

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