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Practice Sheet-01
EE ECE IN
Network Theory
Basics of Network Theory
Q1 Consider the circuit shown in figure below. Q4 Consider the circuit shiown in figure below.
Power absorbed by unknown resistance 'R' is 40 Find the value of current I1(A) through 4 Ω
W, then find the value of R ___ (in Ω) resistance branch and voltage Va(v) across 6 Ω
resistance as mentioned in figure.
Q2 Consider the circuit shown in figure below. (A) -0.5272 A (B) 0.5272 A
(C) -0.1090 V (D) 0.1090 V
Q5 Consider the circuit shown in figure below.
Find the value of current I _____ (in A), as marked The voltage across terminal a – b is 20 V then,
in figure. value of current I is _____ in (A).
Q3 Consider the circuit shown in figure below. Q6 The current through an element is shown in
figure. Determine the total charge in coloumb ----
---------------that passed through the element at t
= 3s
Find the value of current I1(A) through 5 V branch
and voltage V1(v) across 4 Ω as mentioned in
figure.
(A) V1 = −4. 67 (B) V1 = 4. 67V
(C) I1 = −0. 388A (D) I1 = 0. 388
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Q7 Find V0 in the circuit of figure. Q11 In the circuit shown in the given figure, current I
is
(A) 12 V (B) 7 V (A) − 25 A (B) 24
A
5
(C) 18 V (D) 24 V (C) 18
A (D) 2
A
5 5
Q8 A constant current of 3 A for 4 hours is required Q12 If a resistance ‘R’ of 1 W is connected across the
to charge an automotive battery. If the terminal terminals AB as shown in the given figure, then
voltage is 10 + t/2V, where t is in hours, the the current flowing through R will be
energy expended is --------------- Joule.
Q9 A 35 V source is connected to a series circuit of
600 ohm and R as shown. If a voltmeter of
internal resistance 1.2 kilo-ohms is connected
across 600 ohm resistor, it reads 5 V. The value of
R is
(A) 1 A (B) 0.5 A
(C) 0.25 A (D) 0.125 A
Q13 In the network shown in the given figure, the
value of Vx would be
(A) 1.2 kW (B) 2.4 kW
(C) 3.6 kW (D) 7.2 kW
Q10 For the circuit shown in the given figure the
current through R, when VA = 0 and VB and 15 V
is 1 amp. Now, if both VA and VB are increased by
15 volts, then the current through R will be
(A) − 89 V (B) 8
9
V
(C) 16
9
V (D) − 16
9
V
Q14 If VA – VB = 6V, then VC – VD is
(A) 1 amp (B) 1
2
amp
(C) 3 amp (D) 1
3
amp
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(A) –5 V (B) 2 V
(C) 3 V (D) 6 V
Q15 Consider the following figure.
Q19 In the given circuit, the parameter k is positive,
and the power dissipated in the 2 Ω resistor is
12.5 W. The value of k is _____.
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
Q16 Consider the following figure. Q20 The power supplied by the 25 V source in the
figure shown below is _____W.
The current in the 1 W resistor in Amps is
(A) 2 (B) 3.33
(C) 10 (D) 12
Q21 A 3 V dc supply with an internal resistance of 2Ω
Q17 The current in amperes through the resistor R in supplies a passive non-linear resistance
the circuit shown in the figure is ________ A. characterized by the relation VNL = IN2 L . The
power dissipated in the non-linear resistance is
(A) 1.0 W (B) 1.5 W
(C) 2.5 W (D) 3.0 W
Q22 How much of power is being delivered by the 50
V source in the network shown in figure.
Q18 In the figure shown, the current i (in ampere)
is________
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(A) 275 W (B) 75 W
(C) 325 W (D) 125 W
Q23 Find the node voltages V1 , V2 and V3 in the
circuit shown.
(A) 5 (B) 7
(C) 10 (D) 14
Q27 The magnitude of current (in mA) through the
resistor R2 in the figure shown is _______.
Q24 The value of vx in the given circuit
(A) 2.5 V (B) – 4 V Q28 As shown in the below figure, a 1 Ω resistance is
(C) 4 V (D) 8 V connected across a source that has a load line v +
i =100. The current through the resistance is
Q25 In the circuit shown below, the voltage and
current sources are ideal. The voltage (Vout)
across the current source, in volts, is
(A) 25 A (B) 50 A
(C) 100 A (D) 200 A
Q29 In the interconnection of ideal sources shown in
(A) 0 (B) 5 the below figure, it is known that the 60 V source
(C) 10 (D) 20 is absorbing power. Which of the following can
Q26 The voltages developed across the 3 Ω and 2 Ω be the value of the current source I?
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?
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Q33 In the circuit shown in the figure for R = 20 Ω the
current ‘I’ is 2 A. When R is 10 Ω the current ‘I’
would be
(A) 1 A (B) 2 A
(A) 10 A (B) 13 A (C) 2.5 A (D) 3 A
(C) 15 A (D) 18 A
Q34 In the circuit shown in below figure, current
Q30 In the circuit shown in the figure, the value of the through the RL is
current i will be given by
(A) 0.5 A (B) 1 A
(A) 0.31 A (B) 1.25 A
(C) 0.33 A (D) 2 A
(C) 1.75 A (D) 2.5 A
Q35 A fully charged mobile phone with a 12 V battery
Q31 In the figure given below, the value of R is
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 drop
linearly varies from 12 V to 10 V as shown in the
figure. How much energy does the battery
deliver during this talk-time?
(A) 2.5 Ω (B) 5.0 Ω
(C) 7.5 Ω (D) 10.0 Ω
Q32 The bridge circuit in given figure is balanced. The
magnitude of current I is
(A) 200 J (B) 12 kJ
(C) 13.2 kJ (D) 14.4 kJ
Q36 The value of vx in the given circuit is____.
(A) 2 mA (B) 4 mA
(C) 5 mA (D) 6 mA
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(a) Sketch the power delivered to the device for t
> 0.
(b) Find the total energy absorbed by the device
for the period of 0 < t < 4s.
Q37 Find the charge q(t) flowing through a device if
the current is
(i) i(t) = 20 cos (10t +
π
6
) μA, q(0) = 2μC
(ii) i(t) = 10e
−30t
sin(40t)A, q(0) = 0
Q41 Find I in the network of figure.
Q38
The charge entering a certain element is shown
in figure. Find the current at :
(i) t = 1 ms
(ii) t = 6 ms
(iii) t = 10 ms
(A) 5 A (B) 3 A
(C) –2 A (D) –3 A
Q42 In the circuit shown in below figure, current
through the RL is
Q39 The charge flowing in a wire is plotted in figure.
Sketch the corresponding current.
(A) 0.5 A (B) 1 A
(C) 0.33 A (D) 2 A
Q43 A battery connected to a resistance causing a
current of 0.5 A in the circuit. The current drops
to 0.4 A when additional resistance of 5 is
connected in series. The current will drop to 0.2
A when the resistance is
(A) 10 (B) 15
(C) 25 (D) 30
Q44 In the circuit shown in the given figure, the
Q40 Figure shows the current through and the
current I in the 2 ohm resistor is
voltage across a device,
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Q46 The v - i characteristic of an element is shown in
(A) Zero
the figure given below.
(B) –2 A
(C) 2 A
(D) 1 A
Q45 The figure shows a network in which the diode is
an ideal one. The element is
(A) non-linear, active, non-bilateral
(B) linear, active, non-bilateral
(C) non-linear, passive, non-bilateral
(D) non-linear, active, bilateral
Q47 In the circuit given below, I = 1A for Is = 0A. What
is the value of I for Is = 2A?
The terminal v-i characteristics of the network is
given by
(A)
(A) 7 A (B) 4 A
(C) 3 A (D) 2 A
Q48 The current in the given circuit with a dependent
(B) voltage source is
(C) (A) 10 A (B) 12 A
(C) 14 A (D) 16 A
Q49 The value of the voltage source E is
(D)
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(C) 375 mA
(D) – 375 mA
Q52 In the circuit of figure, mesh current I2 will be
(A) – 16 V (B) 4 V (A) – 9 A (B) – 1.33 A
(C) – 6 V (D) 16 V (C) – 4 A (D) – 6 A
Q50 The voltage V in figure is always equal to Q53 Find the power delivered by the dependent
source in the given circuit.
(A) 9 V (B) 5 V
(A) – 18 mW (B) 20 mW
(C) 1 V (D) None of these
(C) 18.6 mW (D) – 16 mW
Q51 The value of i1 in the circuit shown below by
Q54 Determine the power delivered by 7 V source by
mesh analysis.
mesh analysis.
(A) 250 mA
(A) 49 W (B) 17.5 W
(B) – 250 mA
(C) 14 W (D) 63 W
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Answer Key
Q1 2.45~2.52 Q30 (B)
Q2 -1.9~-1.23 Q31 (C)
Q3 (B, D) Q32 (D)
Q4 (B, D) Q33 (B)
Q5 -2.6~-2.4 Q34 (C)
Q6 22~22.99 Q35 (C)
Q7 (C) Q36 11.5~11.99
Q8 475200~475200 Q37 (i) q(t) = 2 sin (10t +
π
6
) + 1μC
Q9 (B) (ii)
q(t)
Q10 (A)
−30t −30 sin 40t−40 cos 40t 40
Q11 (D) = 10 [e (
2500
+
2500
)]
Q12 (C) Q38 (i) 40A
Q13 (B) (ii) 0A
(iii) –20A
Q14 (A)
Q39 (*)
Q15 (D)
Q40 0.00
Q16 (C)
Q41 (B)
Q17 (1)
Q42 (C)
Q18 -1~-1
Q43 (D)
Q19 0.1~0.9
Q44 (A)
Q20 250
Q45 (C)
Q21 (A)
Q46 (A)
Q22 (D)
Q47 (D)
Q23 (0, –3 & 5V)
Q48 (B)
Q24 (C)
Q49 (A)
Q25 (D)
Q50 (D)
Q26 (A)
Q51 (B)
Q27 2.5~2.99
Q52 (C)
Q28 (B)
Q53 (A)
Q29 (A)
Q54 (D)
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