Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
NAME: ______________________________________ ID_____________________ SECTION ____________
Circuit Theory Mockup Examination Date: Oct 27, 2023 Time: 25 minutes
1. In a purely inductive circuit;
A. Current leads voltage by 900. C. Voltage leads current by 900.
B. Voltage lags current by 900. D. Voltage and current are in phase.
2. Inductors store energy in the form of;
A. Electric field. C. Force field.
B. Magnetic field. D. Electrostatic field.
[Link] power consumed in a circuit element will be least when the phase difference
between the current and voltage is;
A. 180° C. 60°
B. 90° D. None
[Link] reactance offered by a capacitor to alternating current of frequency 50 Hz is 20
Ω. If frequency is increased to 100 Hz, reactance becomes;
A. 2.5 Ω C. 10 Ω
B. 5 Ω D. 15 Ω
5. A junction where two (or) more than two network elements meet is known as;
A. Node C. Mesh
B. Branch D. Loop
6. The symbol used for representing independent sources is;
A. Diamond C. Circle
B. Square D. Triangle
7. If the current passing through a circuit is 7.2A and the power at the terminals is
27 watts. The equivalent resistance of the circuit will be;
A. 0.267 Ω C. 3.75 Ω
B. 0.5208 Ω D. It cannot be determined.
8. When does current division rule applies best;
A. Series connected resistors. D. Both series and parallel
B. Parallel connected resistors. resistors.
C. When resistors are equal.
9. What is the reason of putting resistances in series and parallel in a circuit?
A. To increase the total equivalent C. To increase and decrease
resistance. equivalent resistance
B. To decrease and increase respectively.
equivalent resistance D. To decrease the total equivalent
respectively. resistance.
10. An ideal voltmeter has __ equivalent resistance and ideal ammeter has __
equivalent resistance.
A. Unity, Unity C. Infinite, Zero
B. Zero, Infinite D. Zero, Zero
11. How many different dependent sources types are present in circuits?
A. 3 C. 4
B. 2 D. 1
12. In the case of a dependent voltage/current source, the value of this
voltage/current source depends on;
A. Voltage/Current sources of an external circuit.
B. Voltage/Current source present somewhere in the circuit.
C. Only on voltage sources.
D. Only on current sources.
13. If there are (N-2+3) Node-Voltage equations then the number of nodes in the
circuit are;
A. N+2 C. N
B. N+1 D. N-1
14. By using source transformation, voltage source in series resistor is replaced by;
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A. Voltage source in series with a C. Voltage source in parallel with a
resistor. resistor.
B. Current source in parallel with a D. Current source in series with a
resistor. resistor.
15. In source transformation,
A. Voltage sources remain C. Resistances/Impedances remain the
the same. same.
B. Current sources remain the D. None.
same.
16. If there are five 20V voltage sources in parallel, then in source transformation;
A. All are considered. C. All are ignored.
B. Only one is considered. D. Only 2 are considered.
17. Calculate RTh for the network given below.
A. 8Ω C. 12Ω
B. 7Ω D. 28Ω
18. In a network maximum power transfer occurs when;
A. RTh = -RL C. RTh = RL
B. RTh/RL = 0 D. RTh+RL= 1
19. Determine the maximum power delivered to the load in the network given
below;
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A. 4.68W C. 3.16W
B. 5.75W D. 6.84W
20. Inductive and Capacitive loads have;
A. Lagging and Leading Power C. Leading and Lagging Power
Factors respectively. factor.
B. Unity and Zero power factors D. Zero and Unity power factors
respectively. respectively.
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