1.

How are 500 Ω resistors connected so as to give an effective resistance

of 750 Ω?
(a) Three resistors of 500 Ω each, in parallel.
(b) Three resistors of 500 Ω each, in series.
(c) Two resistors of 500 Ω each, in parallel.
(d) Two resistors of 500 Ω each, in parallel and the combination in series
with another 500 Ω resistor
2. Three equal resistances of magnitude 5 ohm each are
connected in delta. The resistance between any two pair of
terminals of the delta will be
(a) 5 Ω (b) 5/3 Ω (c) 10/3 Ω (d) 3/5 Ω
3. What is the potential drop across the 80Ω resistor in the
figure?

(a) 20 V (b) 15 V (c) 10 V (d) 5 V

4. Two incandescent light bulbs of 40 W and 60 W rating are connected in series
across the mains. Then
(a) the bulbs together consume 100 W.
(b) the bulbs together consume 50 W.
(c) the 60 W bulb glows brighter.
(d) the 40 W bulb glows brighter.
5. Which of the following is not bilateral element?
(a) Constant current source. (b) Resistor.
(c) Inductor. (d) Capacitor.
6. The elements which are not capable of delivering
energy by its own are known as
(a) unilateral elements.
(b) nonlinear elements.
(c) passive elements.
(d) active elements
7. Consider the following circuit: Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) Passive and linear.

(b) Active and linear.
(c) Passive and nonlinear
(d) Active and nonlinear
8. A switched-capacitor network is/are
1. Time variant sample data network.
2. Nonlinear network.
3. Linear time invariant network.
(a) 1 only. (b) 2 only. (c) 3 only (d) 1 and 2.
9. In a network made of linear resistors and ideal voltage sources,
values of all resistors are doubled. Then the voltage across each
resistor is
(a) doubled. (b) halved.
(c) decreases four times. (d) not changed
10. Two networks are said to be dual when
(a) their node equations are the same.
(b) the loop equations of one network are analogous to the node
equations of the other.
(c) their loop equations are the same.
(d) the voltage sources of one networks are the current sources of the
other.
11. The graph with an electrical network has 7 branches and 5 nodes. The number of
independent KCL equations and the number of independent KVL equations,
respectively, are
(a) 2 and 5. (b) 5 and 2. (c) 3 and 4. (d) 4 and 3.
12. What is the current through the 8 Ω resistance connected across terminals, M and N in the circuit?

(a) 0.34 A from M to N (b) 0.29 A from M to N

(c) 0.29 A from N to M (d) 0.34 A from N to M
13. While Thevenizing a circuit between two terminals,
is equal to
(a) short-circuit terminal voltage.
(b) open-circuit terminal voltage.
(c) net voltage available in the circuit.
(d) emf of the battery nearest to the terminals
14. The Thevenin's equivalent voltage and resistance across AB shown in the
figure respectively are

(a) 5 V and 5 Ω (b) 25 V and 3 Ω

(c) 35 V and 2 Ω (d) 25 V and 5 Ω
15. Applying Norton's Theorem, Norton's equivalent circuit to the left of the terminals a and
b in the below circuit is having equivalent current source (IN) and equivalent resistance
(RN) as

(a) IN=5A RN=4 Ω (b) IN=4A RN=6 Ω

(c) IN=9A RN=1.6 Ω (d) IN=4A RN=3 Ω
16. Consider the following circuit: What should be the value of resistance R in
the circuit shown if it has to absorb the maximum power from the source?

(a) 8/3 Ω (b) 3/8 Ω (c) 4 Ω (d) 8 Ω

17. For a linear network containing generators and impedances, the
ratio of the voltage to the current produced in other loop is the same as
the ratio of voltage and current obtained if the positions of the voltage
source and the ammeter measuring the current are interchanged. The
network theorem is known as
(a) Millman's theorem. (b) Norton's theorem.
(c) Tellegen's theorem. (d) Reciprocity theorem.
18. The theorem that enables a number of voltage (or current)
sources to be combined directly into a single voltage (or
current) source is the theorem.
(a) compensation (b) reciprocity
(c) Millman's (d) Maxwell's
19. Tellegen's theorem (as applicable to any lumped dc network, regardless of the
elements being linear or non-linear, time varying or time invariant) implies that
(a) sum of the voltage drops across each network element is equal to the total voltage
applied to the network.
(b) sum of the powers taken by all elements, in the network, within the constraints
imposed by KCL and KVL is zero.
(c) sum of the currents meeting at any node is not the same as the current in that mesh.
(d) it is applicable to a branch which is not coupled to other branches of the network.
20. When the voltage sources are replaced with short
circuits and current sources are replaced with open
circuits, leaving dependent sources in the circuit, the
theorem applied is
(a) Superposition (b) Thevenin
(c) Norton (d) Millman
21. In given figure Ra Rb and Rc are 20 Ω, 10 Ω and 10Ω respectively. The
resistances R1, R2 and R3 in ohms of an equivalent star-connection are

(a) 2.5, 5,5 (b) 5, 2.5, 5

(c) 5,5, 2.5 (d) 2.5, 5, 2.5
22. The defining equations of a two-port network in terms of the Laplace
transform in matrix form are

The network so defined is called

(a) a gyrator
(b) an ideal transformer
(c) loss-less transmission line
(d) T-network with resistive elements

h11 = 0, h12 = 1/n, h21 = -n, and h22 = 0

23. A two-port network is described by the following equations:

Then, which one of the following is not correct?

24. A, B, C and D represent the transmission parameters of a two-port network.
When the network is reciprocal?
(a) AB-CD=1 (b) AD-BC=1
(c) AB-CD=0 (d) AD-BC=0
25. When a number of two-port networks are cascaded then
(a) z-parameters are added up.
(b) y-parameters are added up.
(c) h-parameters are multiplied.
(d) ABCD-parameters are multiplied.
26. Cells are connected in parallel in order to increase the
(a) life of the cells. (b) efficiency.
(c) current capacity. (d) voltage rating
27. The energy capacity of a storage battery is rated in
(a) kWh. (b) kW. (c) ampere hours. (d) joules
28. The form factor of sinusoidal alternating current is
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1.11 (d) 1.15
29. The rms value of a half-wave rectified symmetrical square wave
current of 2 A is
30. Pure inductive circuit
(a) consume some power on average.
(b) does not consume power.
(c) takes power from the line during some part of the cycle and then
returns back during other part of cycle.
(d) none of these
31. A 10 mH inductor carries a sinusoidal current of 1 A rms at a frequency of
50 Hz. The average power dissipated by the inductor is
(a) 0W (b) 0.25 W (c) 0.5 W (d) 1.0 W
32. Which of the following can produce maximum
induced voltage?
(a) 1 A dc current. (b) 50 A dc current.
(c) 1 A, 60 Hz ac current. (d) 1 A, 490 Hz ac current
33. If the source of 200 V rms supplies active power of 600 W and reactive
power of 800 VAR. The rms current drawn from the source is
(a) 10 A (b) 5 A (c) 3.75 A (d) 2.5 A
34. An ac source of 200 V rms supplies an active power of 1200 W and a
reactive power of 1600 VAR to a load. The rms current and the power
factor of the load respectively are
(a) 10 A and 0.6 (b) 8 A and 0.8
(c) 10 A and 0.8 (d) 8 A and 0.6
35. At resonant frequency an R-L-C circuit draws maximum current
due to the reason that
(a) the difference between capacitive reactance and inductive
reactance is zero.
(b) the impedance is more than resistance.
(c) the voltage across the capacitor equals the applied voltage.
(d) the power factor is less than unity
36. The low-frequency circuit impedance and the high-frequency circuit
impedance for a series resonant circuit respectively are
(a) capacitive and inductive.
(b) inductive and capacitive.
(c) resistive and inductive.
(d) capacitive and resistive.
37. A series RLC circuit has a resistance of 50 Ω, inductance 0.4 H and
a capacitor of 10 µF. The circuit is connected across a 100 V supply.
The resonance frequency and the current through the resistance are
(a) 500 rad/s and 2 A (b) 1000 rad/s and 2 A
(c) 500 rad/s and 0.5 A (d) 1000 rad/s and 0.5 A
38. Consider the following statements:
If a high Q parallel resonant circuit is loaded with a
resistance.
1. The circuit impedance reduces.
2. The resonant frequency remains the same.
3. The bandwidth reduces.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 3 only. (b) 2 only.
(c) 1 only. (d) 1, 2 and 3.
39. The phase sequence of the 3-phase system shown in given figure is

(a) RYB (b) RBY

(c) BRY (d) YBR
40. Which of the following will act as short circuit at t=
with zero initial conditions?
(a) Capacitor. (b) Inductor.
(c) Resistor. (d) None of these.
41. Which of the following will act as open circuit at t=

with zero initial conditions?

(a) Resistor. (b) Capacitor.
(c) Inductor. (d) None of these.
42. A coil of resistance 10 Ω and inductance 0.8 H is connected to 200
V dc supply. The initial rate of change of current is
(a) 16 A/s (b) 160 A/s (c) 250 A/s (d) 4000 A/s
43. The time constant for the given circuit will be

(a) 1/9 s (b) 1/4 s

(c) 4 s (d) 9 s
44. The time constant of the network shown in the figure is

(a) CR (b) 2CR

(c) CR/4 (d) CR/2
45. The magnetic flux density is :
(a) Magnetic flux × area (b) Magnetic flux/area
(c) Magnetic flux/(area × area) (d) Magnetic flux/μ
46. The power factor is defined as :
(a) The ratio between apparent power to reactive power
(b) The ratio between true power to apparent power
(c) The ratio between true power to reactive power
(d) The ratio between apparent power to true power
47. Permittivity is expressed is
(a) Farad/sq-m (b) Farad/m
(c) Weber/m (d) Weber/sq-m
48. Polarity of voltage drop across a resistor is determined by
(a) value of resistor
(b) value of current through resistor
(c) polarity of voltage source
(d) direction of current through resistor
49. The reactance of capacitors increases as :
(a) applied voltage increases
(b) AC frequency increases
(c) applied voltage decreases
(d) AC frequency decreases
50. The imaginary part of admittance is called :-
(a) Resistance (b) Reactance
(c) Susceptance (d) Conductance