Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore

EEE1001 – Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering (B1 slot)

Practice Questions

Multiple choice questions

1. Which of the following is not a bilateral element?
(a) Constant current source (b) Resistor (c) Inductor (d) Capacitor
2. An ideal voltage source have
(a) Large value of EMF (c) Zero source resistance
(b) Small value of EMF (d) Infinite source resistance
3. An ideal current source have
(a) Zero internal resistance (c) Infinite internal resistance
(b) Low value of voltage (d) Large value of current
4. In node analysis, if there are “n” nodes in the circuit, how many equations will be written to
solve the network?
(a) n - 1 (b) n + 1 (c) n (d) n – 2
5. Kirchhoff’s current law is applicable only to
(a) Junction in a network (c) Branches of the network
(b) Closed loops in a network (d) None of the above
6. Kirchhoff’s voltage law in DC circuit is related to
(a) Junction currents (b) Battery EMFs (c) IR drops (d) Both (b) and (c)
7. In a delta network each element has a value of “R.” The value of each element in equivalent
star network will be
(a) R/6 (b) R/4 (c) R/3 (d) R/2
8. Kirchhoff’s law is applicable to
(a) Passive networks only (b) AC circuits only (c) DC circuits only (d) Both (b) and (c)
9. Kirchhoff’s law is not applicable to circuits with
(a) Lumped parameters (c) Distributed parameters
(b) Passive elements (d) Non-linear resistors
10. A passive network is one which contains
(a) Only variable resistors (c) Only two sources of EMFs
(b) Only some sources of EMFs (d) No sources of EMFs
11. While calculating Thevenin’s equivalent resistance
(a) All independent sources are made dead
(b) Only current sources are made dead
(c) Only voltage sources are made dead
(d) None of the above
12. For a voltage source
(a) Terminal voltage is always lower than source EMF
(b) Terminal voltage cannot be higher than source EMF
(c) The source EMF and terminal voltage are equal
(d) None of the above
13. A network which contains one or more than one source of EMF is known as
(a) Linear network (b) Passive network (c) Non-linear network (d) Active network
14. The superposition theorem requires as many circuits to be solved as there are
(a) Sources, nodes and meshes (c) Independent sources
(b) Sources and nodes (d) Nodes
15. A constant current source supplies a current of 300 mA to a load of 1 kW. When the load is
changed to 100 W, the load current will be
(a) 3 A (b) 300 mA (c) 30 mA (d) 100 mA
16. The variation of a quantity such as voltage or current shown on a graph is known as
___________
a) Waveform
b) Peak value
c) Instantaneous value
d) Period
17. The maximum variation between the maximum positive and the maximum negative value is
known as?
a) Peak value
b) Peak to peak value
c) Cycle
d) Period
18. If the peak to peak voltage is 10V, calculate the peak voltage.
a) 10V
b) 2V
c) 4V
d) 5V
19. If the peak voltage is 9V, calculate the peak to peak voltage.
a) 9V
b) 20V
c) 18V
d) 12V
20. If Im is the maximum value of a sinusoidal voltage, what is the instantaneous value?
a) i=Im/2
b) i=Imsinθ
c) i=Imcosθ
d) i=Im
21. Average value of current over a half cycle is?
a) 0.67Im
b) 0.33Im
c) 6.7Im
d) 3.3Im
22. What is the correct expression for the RMS value of current?
a) Irms=Im/2
b) Irms=Im/√2
c) Irms=Im/4
d) Irms=Im
23. For a direct current, the RMS value is ________ the mean current.
a) Greater than
b) Less than
c) Equal to
d) Not related to
24. The waveform of the EMF generated undergoes one complete cycle when?
a) Conductors move past north pole
b) Conductors move past south pole
c) Conductors move past north and south poles
d) Conductors are stationary
25. Ammeters and voltmeters are calibrated to read?
a) RMS value
b) Peak value
c) Average value
d) Instantaneous value
26. The RMS value is _________ times he maximum value
a) 1.414
b) 0.5
c) 2
d) 0.707
27. If the phasors are drawn to represent the RMS values, instead of the maximum values, what
would happen to the phase angle between quantities?
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains constant
d) Becomes zero
28. If two current phasors, having magnitude 5 A and 10 A intersect at an angle of 60 degrees,
calculate the resultant current.
a) 5A
b) 10A
c) 25A
d) 20A
29. The instantaneous values of two alternating voltages are given as _________
v1=60sinθ and v2=40sin(θ − π/3). Find the instantaneous sum.
a) 87.2 sin(23.5°) V
b) 87.2 sin( 0.5°) V
c) 87.2 sin(-23.5°) V
d) 87.2 cos(23.5°) V
30. The instantaneous values of two alternating voltages are given as:
v1=60sinθ and v2=40sin(θ − π/3). Find the instantaneous difference.
a) 53 sin(30.9°) V
b) 53 sin(40.9°) V
c) 53 cos(30.9°) V
d) 53 cos(40.9°) V
31. The resultant of two alternating sinusoidal voltages or currents can be found using
___________
a) Triangular law
b) Parallelogram law
c) Either triangular or parallelogram law
d) Neither triangular nor parallelogram law
32. Find the average value of current when the current that are equidistant are 4A, 5A and 6A.
a) 5A
b) 6A
c) 15A
d) 10A
33. What is the type of current obtained by finding the square of the currents and then finding
their average and then fining the square root?
a) RMS current
b) Average current
c) Instantaneous current
d) Total current
34. What is the effective value of current?
a) RMS current
b) Average current
c) Instantaneous current
d) Total current
35. In a sinusoidal wave, average current is always _______ RMS current.
a) Greater than
b) Less than
c) Equal to
d) Not related

36. For a rectangular wave, average current is ______ RMS current.

a) Greater than
b) Less than
c) Equal to
d) Not related

37. Calculate the crest factor if the peak value of current is 10A and the RMS value is 2A.
a) 5
b) 10
c) 5A
d) 10A

38. If a voltage of 2+5j and another voltage of 3+ 6j flows through two different resistors,
connected in series, in a circuit, find the total voltage in the circuit.
a) 2+5j V
b) 3+6j V
c) 5+11j V
d) 5+10j V

39. When one sine wave passes through the zero following the other, it is _________
a) Leading
b) Lagging
c) Neither leading nor lagging
d) Either leading or lagging
Short Questions

1. What are the applications of maximum power transfer theorem? What are the limitations of this
theorem?
2. A 100 Ω resistor is needed in a circuit to carry a current of 0.3 A. The following resistors are
available in the stock: (100 Ω, 5 W), (100 Ω, 7.5 W), (100 Ω, 10 W). Which resistor would you
recommend and why?
3. Four resistors A, B, C & D are connected in parallel. Total current drawn by the parallel circuit is
10 A and current flows through the resistor C is 2.5 A, then find the current through the circuit
when A, B, C & D are connected in series. If the resistances of A, B & C are 60 Ω, 50 Ω & 40 Ω
respectively.
4. A 100 W, 110 V bulb is connected to 230 V supply, justify whether is it possible or not? If no
what modification does it require, so that it can work satisfactorily.
5. Two storage batteries are connected in parallel to supply a load having a resistance of 0.1 Ω. The
EMFs of the batteries are 12.1 V and 11.8 V respectively. The internal resistances are 0.03 Ω and
0.04 Ω respectively. Calculate the current in each battery.
6. Two resistors of values 1 kΩ and 4 kΩ are connected in series across a constant voltage supply of
100 V. A voltmeter having an internal resistance of 12 kΩ is connected across the 4 kΩ resistor.
Calculate the voltage across the 4 kΩ resistor before and after the voltmeter was connected?
7. A network contains linear resistor and ideal voltage sources if values of all resistors are doubled
then what will happen to the voltage across each resistor?
8. Distinguish between ideal and practical sources. Explain with examples.
9. What is the necessity of reference point during any circuit analysis?
10. What do you understand by effective value of alternating signal? Prove that effective value of
an alternating signal is square root of the mean of instantaneous values.
11. What is form factor? What does it represent for an alternating signal?
12. Determine the effective value of the signal
f(t) = 3 + 4√2 cos (314t) + 5√2 cos (377t + 1500)
13. An alternating current of frequency 50 Hz has a maximum value of 120 A. Write down the
equation for the instantaneous value of current. Determine the time taken to reach 96 A for the
first time.
14. A network contains linear resistor and ideal voltage sources if values of all resistors are doubled
then what will happen to the voltage across each resistor?