Assignment-I
Name of program: Bachelor of Technology ([Link])
Course Title: Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
Unit-1: DC Circuits
Section: A (1 mark each)
1. The unit of Electromotive Force (E.M.F.) is:
(a) Ampere (A)
(b) Ohm (Ω)
(c) Volt (V)
(d) Joule (J)
2. According to Ohm’s law, the current through a resistor is:
(a) Directly proportional to resistance
(b) Inversely proportional to applied voltage
(c) Directly proportional to applied voltage
(d) Independent of resistance
3. Three resistors of values 2Ω, 3Ω, 6Ω are connected in parallel. The equivalent resistance
is:
(a) 11 Ω
(b) 1 Ω
(c) 2 Ω
(d) 3 Ω
4. The energy stored in an inductor is given by:
(a) CV2/2
(b) LI2/2
(c) VI
(d) V2/R
5. According to Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL):
(a) The sum of voltages around a loop is zero
(b) The sum of currents entering a junction equals the sum leaving it
(c) The product of voltages in a loop equals zero
(d) The total current in a circuit is zero
6. The energy stored in a capacitor of capacitance C charged to voltage V is:
(a) CV2/2
(b) LI2/2
(c) VI
(d) V2/R
7. The unit of Magneto Motive Force (MMF) is:
(a) Weber (Wb)
(b) Ampere-turn (AT)
(c) Tesla (T)
(d) Henry (H)
8. Magnetic flux density (B) is defined as:
(a) Flux per unit area
(b) Flux × Area
(c) Flux per unit length
(d) Flux × Permeability
9. The opposition offered by a magnetic circuit to the establishment of flux is called:
(a) Reluctance
(b) Resistance
(c) Permeability
(d) Leakage factor
10. Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL) is based on which fundamental principle?
(a) Conservation of energy
(b) Conservation of charge
(c) Conservation of flux
(d) Conservation of voltage
11. According to Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction, the induced emf is:
(a) Proportional to the magnetic flux
(b) Inversely proportional to the magnetic flux
(c) Equal to the rate of change of magnetic flux linkage
(d) Constant for all flux variations
12. The presence of an air-gap in a magnetic circuit causes:
(a) Decrease in reluctance
(b) Increase in permeability
(c) Increase in total reluctance and energy storage
(d) Decrease in magnetic energy
13. In a parallel magnetic circuit, the total magnetic flux (Φ) is equal to:
(a) The product of all branch fluxes
(b) The sum of fluxes in all parallel branches
(c) The flux in the branch with the highest reluctance
(d) The difference between the fluxes in two branches
14. According to Lenz’s Law, the direction of induced emf:
(a) Aids the cause producing it
(b) Is always constant
(c) Opposes the cause producing it
(d) Depends on the current’s polarity
15. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL) states that:
(a) The total current entering a node equals the total current leaving it
(b) The sum of all voltages around a closed loop in a circuit is zero
(c) The algebraic sum of all currents in a loop is zero
(d) The total voltage across each element in parallel is different
Section: B (2 mark each)
1. State Kirchoff’s law
2. State Ohm’s law
3. State current division rule
4. State voltage division rule
5. State Lenz law.
6. State Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction.
7. A resistor of 12 Ω is connected across a 24 V battery. Find the current flowing through the
resistor. Calculate the power dissipated in the resistor.
8. A capacitor of 20 μF is connected across a 200 V supply.
Find the energy stored in the capacitor.
9. An inductor of inductance 0.5 H carries a current of 4 A.
Find the energy stored in the inductor.
Section: C (5 mark each)
1. A magnetic flux of 900 μWb passing through a coil of 1000 turns is reversed in 0.2 sec.
Calculate the average value of emf induced in the coil.
2. A coil consisting of 120 turns is placed in the magnetic field of 0.8mWb. (i) Calculate the
average emf induced in the coil when it is moved in 0.08 sec from the given field of 0.3 mWb.
(ii) If the resistance of the coil is 200 , find the induced current in the coil.
3. Resistors R1=10 Ω and R2=20 Ω are connected in parallel. This parallel combination is in
series with R3=30 Ω. The whole network is connected to a 60 V supply.
Find: (a) equivalent resistance Req, (b) total current IT, (c) voltage across R3 and across the
parallel branch, (d) currents through R1 and R2.
4. Capacitors C1=4 μF and C2=6 μF are connected in series. This series pair is connected in
parallel with C3=5 μF. The combination is across a 100 V battery.
Find: (a) equivalent capacitance Ceq, (b) charge on each capacitor, (c) voltages across C1 and
C2, (d) energy stored in each capacitor and total energy.
5. A circuit has a total current of 10 A, entering two resistors connected in parallel: R1=6 Ω and
R2=3 Ω.
(i) Use the Current Division Rule to find the current through each resistor.
(ii) If the same resistors are connected in series across a 36 V supply, use the Voltage Division
Rule to calculate the voltage across each resistor.