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CANAL SOUTH ROAD, BELIAGHATA, KOLKATA – 700015
QUESTION BANK
Program:
Department: CSE / CSE(AIML)
Stream: B. Tech
Faculty Name: Dr. Alok Kole, Dr. Dipankar Santra, Dr. Subhasis Bandopadhyay,
Mr. Avishek Paul, Dr. Srijan Bhattacharya
Course Name: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Course Code: RCC-ES-EE201
Academic Session: 2024-2025
Statement To explain the properties of DC electric circuits and its working principles.
of CO1
CO No. Question Marks Difficulty
level*
1. Express the equations of Reactance for Inductor and Capacitor 2 [M]
2. Express Voltage to Current Source conversion 2 [H]
3. State Thevenin Theorem. 2 [E]
4. State Superposition Theorem, 2 [M]
CO1
5. Express Current to Voltage Source conversion technique 2 [H]
6. How much power can be transferred from source to load using Maximum Power 2 [E]
Transfer Theorem?
7. Prove that Current leads the Voltage in a RC circuit and lags the Voltage in RL 3 [E]
circuit. Draw the corresponding phasor diagram.
8. State and Prove Maximum Power Transfer Theorem for D.C networks. 3 [M]
9. Point out the similarities and differences between Thevenin and Norton Theorems. 3 [H]
10. Prove Superposition Theorem with the help of a suitable diagram. 3 [E]
[Link] many types of Current and Voltage sources are available? State their symbols 4 [H]
4 [M]
[Link] the Current flowing through 20 Ω using the Superposition Theorem as shown
in the following figure
13. Elaborate the necessity and applications of Maximum Power Transfer Theorem. 4 [E]
14. What is Star-Delta transformation? How to transform a star circuit to an 4 [H]
RCC INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CANAL SOUTH ROAD, BELIAGHATA, KOLKATA – 700015
QUESTION BANK
Program:
Department: CSE / CSE(AIML)
Stream: B. Tech
Faculty Name: Dr. Alok Kole, Dr. Dipankar Santra, Dr. Subhasis Bandopadhyay,
Mr. Avishek Paul, Dr. Srijan Bhattacharya
Course Name: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Course Code: RCC-ES-EE201
Academic Session: 2024-2025
equivalent delta circuit?
15. Justify the applications of KVL and KVL for a given circuit. 5 [H]
16. Find the Thevenin equivalent network at terminals AB for the following network. 5 [M]
Also calculate the load current.
[Link] the circuit shown in Fig to a single Voltage source in series with a 5 [E]
single resistor
[Link] and explain Norton's Theorem. Using Norton's Theorem, determine the 5 [H]
Current flowing through the load resistance (RL) in following Figure.
Total Marks 60
RCC INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CANAL SOUTH ROAD, BELIAGHATA, KOLKATA – 700015
QUESTION BANK
Program:
Department: CSE / CSE(AIML)
Stream: B. Tech
Faculty Name: Dr. Alok Kole, Dr. Dipankar Santra, Dr. Subhasis Bandopadhyay,
Mr. Avishek Paul, Dr. Srijan Bhattacharya
Course Name: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Course Code: RCC-ES-EE201
Academic Session: 2024-2025
Statement To examine different AC signals and their behaviour on different AC circuits.
of CO2
CO No. Question Marks Difficulty
level*
CO2 1. Draw the phasor for R-C series circuit 2 [M]
2. What do you mean by RMS value of Sinusoidal waves? 2 [H]
3. The RMS value of a sinusoidal A.C. Current is equal to its value at an angle of 2 [E]
________ degrees.
4. What is the Power Factor (PF) of electric incandescent bulb? 2 [M]
5. What is the Form factor for a sine wave? 2 [H]
6. Provide the expressions of active power and reactive power 2 [E]
[Link] what is meant by series resonance of a series RLC ac circuit. How do you 3 [E]
define of such circuit?
8. Explain what is you mean by the average value, peak value and RMS value of an 3 [M]
Alternating Voltage wave. Also write the relation between these values of sinusoidal
Voltage waveform.
9. Explain with the aid of a phasor diagram the phenomenon of resonance in a circuit 3 [H]
containing an Inductor, a Capacitor and a resistor in series.
10. Justify the utility of calculating the RMS value of alternating Voltage instead of its 3 [E]
average value with proper derivations.
11. Compute the Average and Effective values of the square voltage wave shown in 4 [H]
the figure below.
12. A Voltage of 250˂ 00 is applied to an inductive circuit of impedance (5+j10) Ω. 4 [M]
Calculate
a) the circuit current
b) the Power Factor (PF)
c) the power consumption
RCC INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CANAL SOUTH ROAD, BELIAGHATA, KOLKATA – 700015
QUESTION BANK
Program:
Department: CSE / CSE(AIML)
Stream: B. Tech
Faculty Name: Dr. Alok Kole, Dr. Dipankar Santra, Dr. Subhasis Bandopadhyay,
Mr. Avishek Paul, Dr. Srijan Bhattacharya
Course Name: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Course Code: RCC-ES-EE201
Academic Session: 2024-2025
d) the apparent power
13. A coil of resistance 20Ω and inductance 0.02 H is connected in series with a 4 [E]
capacitor across 230 Volts supply. What will be the capacitance for maximum Current
at 50 Hz? Calculate the Current and Voltage in capacitor. Draw the phasor diagram.
14. What do you mean by series resonance? Derive the expression of resonance 4 [H]
condition for series R-L-C circuit.
15. Mention the differences between a vector and phasor quantity. Draw the phasor 5 [H]
representation of Voltage and Current for a purely inductive circuit.
16. A resistance of 60 Ω is connected in series with a 120 µF capacitor across a 5 [M]
230V, 50 HZ supply. Determine
a) The Current through the circuit,
b) the phase difference between Voltage and current,
c) the Voltage across the resistor,
d) the Voltage across the capacitor
e) the power consumed in the circuit
17. A coil having a resistance of 5 Ω and an inductance of 0.1 H is connected in series 5 [E]
with a 50 µF capacitor across a 200 V, variable frequency supply. Derive an
expression for the frequency at which the Current will be a maximum and determine
the frequency .Calculate the Voltages across the coil and the capacitor at this
frequency.
18. A series circuit consisting of a resistance of 10 ohm, an inductance of 0.1 H and a 5 [H]
Capacitance of 50μF is connected in series across 230 Volt. 50Hz. supply. Determine
the following: a) Current b) Power Factor (PF), c) Active Power and d) Draw a phasor
diagram..
Total Marks 60
Statement To describe the constructions & working principles of DC machines and their characteristics.
of CO3
CO No. Question Marks Difficulty
level*
CO3 1. What is the purpose of yoke in DC machine? 2 [M]
2. commutator of a dc machine acts as a …….. wave rectifier. 2 [E]
[Link] is mechanical rectifier related to DC machine? 2 [H]
4. How will you change the direction of rotation of DC motor? 2 [M]
RCC INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CANAL SOUTH ROAD, BELIAGHATA, KOLKATA – 700015
QUESTION BANK
Program:
Department: CSE / CSE(AIML)
Stream: B. Tech
Faculty Name: Dr. Alok Kole, Dr. Dipankar Santra, Dr. Subhasis Bandopadhyay,
Mr. Avishek Paul, Dr. Srijan Bhattacharya
Course Name: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Course Code: RCC-ES-EE201
Academic Session: 2024-2025
[Link] DC shunt motor is called constant flux or constant speed motor? 2 [H]
6. Why is the starting Current high in a DC motor? 2 [E]
[Link] brush is made up of Graphite? 3 [E]
8. State the differences between motor and generator. 3 [M]
9. Justify the torque speed characteristics of a DC machine. 3 [H]
10. What is back emf in DC motor? 3 [E]
11. What are the main components of a DC motor? 4 [M]
12. Explain the working principle of a DC machine. 4 [H]
13. How does the speed of a DC shunt motor controlled? 4 [H]
14. What is back EMF in a DC motor and why is it important? 4 [E]
15. A DC motor has an armature resistance of 0.9 Ω and takes an armature Current of 5 [H]
18 A from 230 V DC mains. Calculate the power output and overall efficiency of the
motor if the rotational losses are measured to be 112 W and the shunt field resistance
is 300 Ω.
16. A 50 kW, 400 V DC shunt generator has field and armature resistance of 200 Ω 5 [M]
and 0.1 Ω respectively. The full load speed is 1000 rpm. Find the speed of the
machine when running as a motor and taking 50 kW from 400 V supply. Assume
brush contact drop of 1 V per brush.
17. Derive the emf equation of DC generator and draw torque - speed characteristics 5 [E]
of shunt motor.
18. What are the differences between DC and AC motors? 5 [H]
Total Marks 60
RCC INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CANAL SOUTH ROAD, BELIAGHATA, KOLKATA – 700015
QUESTION BANK
Program:
Department: CSE / CSE(AIML)
Stream: B. Tech
Faculty Name: Dr. Alok Kole, Dr. Dipankar Santra, Dr. Subhasis Bandopadhyay,
Mr. Avishek Paul, Dr. Srijan Bhattacharya
Course Name: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Course Code: RCC-ES-EE201
Academic Session: 2024-2025
Statement To evaluate the parameters of Single Phase Transformers
of CO4
CO No. Question Marks Difficulty
level*
CO4 1. What is Hysteresis loss? 2 [M]
2. What is Ampere’s Law? 2 [H]
3. Explain the working principle of a Transformer. 2 [E]
4. Which electrical quantity remains unaltered in a Transformer? 2 [M]
5. What is Faraday’s Laws of Electromagnetic Induction? 2 [H]
6. Does the Transformer draw any Current when secondary winding is open? Why? 2 [E]
7. Derive the E.M.F equation of a Transformer. 3 [E]
8. Define an ideal Transformer. Draw and explain the no load phasor diagram 3 [M]
of an ideal single-phase Transformer.
9. What is the transformer ratio? How does it relate to the number of turns in the 3 [H]
primary and secondary windings?
10. Draw the phasor diagram of a Transformer at No Load. 3 [E]
11. Explain either OC test or SC test of a given Transformer with a diagram. 4 [H]
12. What are the different losses in a practical Transformer? How can you reduce 4 [M]
them?
13. Draw the phasor diagram and equivalent circuit of a practical Transformer. 4 [E]
14. Advantages and Disadvantages of AC Transformers. 4 [H]
15. A 250 kVA, 11000/415 volts 50 Hz transformer has 80 turns on the secondary. 5 [H]
Calculate i) Number of primary turns ii) Maximum value of flux in the core
16. A 1-phase Transformer has 190 and 90 turns respectively in its secondary and 5 [M]
primary windings; The respective resistances are 0.233 Ω and 0.067 Ω. Calculate the
equivalent resistance of (a) the primary in terms of the secondary winding,(b) the
secondary in terms of the primary windings, and (c) the total resistance of the
Transformer in terms of the primary.
RCC INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CANAL SOUTH ROAD, BELIAGHATA, KOLKATA – 700015
QUESTION BANK
Program:
Department: CSE / CSE(AIML)
Stream: B. Tech
Faculty Name: Dr. Alok Kole, Dr. Dipankar Santra, Dr. Subhasis Bandopadhyay,
Mr. Avishek Paul, Dr. Srijan Bhattacharya
Course Name: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Course Code: RCC-ES-EE201
Academic Session: 2024-2025
17. A 40 kVA, single phase transformer has core loss 450 W and full load copper loss 5 [E]
850 Watts. If the power factor of the load is 0.8, Calculate: i) full load efficiency
ii) maximum efficiency at Unit Power Factor (UPF)
18. A 1-phase 3300/400 V Transformer has the following winding resistances and 5 [H]
reactance:R1 =0.7 Ω ,R2=0.011 Ω, X1=3.6 Ω ,X2=0.045 Ω
The secondary is connected to a coil having a resistance of 4.5 Ω and inductive
reactance 3.2 Ω. .Calculate the secondary terminal Voltage and the power consumed
by the coil.
Total Marks 60
Statement To explain the construction & working principles of different types of AC Machines.
of CO5
CO No. Question Marks Difficulty
level*
[Link] the types of Induction motor? 2 [M]
2. What is Synchronous speed? 2 [H]
3. What do you mean by Synchronous machine? 2 [E]
[Link] does a rotor rotate in a three-phase(3Φ) inductor motor? 2 [M]
5. What are the advantages of slip ring induction motor over squirrel cage motor? 2 [H]
6. Distinguish between DC and AC machines 2 [E]
7. Write the advantages of a three-phase (3Φ) induction motor 3 [E]
8. Explain the production of rotating magnetic field in three-phase induction motor. 3 [M]
9. How do you obtain the synchronous speed for a three-phase (3Φ) induction motor? 3 [H]
10. Define ‘slip’ of a three-phase (3Φ) induction motor. Explain the importance of 3 [E]
slip in three-phase (3Φ) induction motor. Can the motor run at synchronous
speed?
11. Explain the mechanism of speed control of a three phase (3Φ) induction motor 4 [H]
[Link] the power flow diagram of three phase induction motor 4 [M]
RCC INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CANAL SOUTH ROAD, BELIAGHATA, KOLKATA – 700015
QUESTION BANK
Program:
Department: CSE / CSE(AIML)
Stream: B. Tech
Faculty Name: Dr. Alok Kole, Dr. Dipankar Santra, Dr. Subhasis Bandopadhyay,
Mr. Avishek Paul, Dr. Srijan Bhattacharya
Course Name: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Course Code: RCC-ES-EE201
Academic Session: 2024-2025
13. A three phase (3Φ), 20 HP, 208 V, 60Hz, six pole induction motor delivers 15 4 [E]
KW at a slip of 5%, Calculate a) Synchronous Speed b) Frequency of rotor current.
14. Explain the working of a three-phase (3Φ) induction machine with a suitable 4 [H]
diagram
15. A three-phase (3Φ), 460 V, 100 HP, 50 Hz four pole induction machine delivers 5 [H]
rated output power at a slip of 0.05 (this can be stared as a slip of 5%). Determine – a)
Synchronous Speed b) Motor Speed c) Frequency of rotor current. d) slip speed
16. If the induced emf in the stator of an 8 pole induction motor has a frequency of 50 5 [M]
Hz and that in the rotor is 1.5 Hz, at what speed is the motor running and what is the
slip?
[Link] frequency of the rotor is related to the slip in an induction motor? Write down 5 [E]
the applications of synchronous motor.
18. A 6-pole, 50-Hz squirrel cage induction motor runs on load at a shaft speed of 970 5 [H]
r.p.m. Calculate:-(i) the percentage slip (it) the frequency of induced Current in the
rotor.
Total Marks 60
Statement To summarize the concept of electrical Power Generation and the components of low Voltage protection.
of CO6
CO No. Question Marks Difficulty
level*
CO6 [Link] is an ELCB? 2 [M]
2. State the full forms of MCB and MCCB 2 [H]
3. What is the full form of SFU? 2 [E]
4. What is a fuse? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a fuse. 2 [M]
5. What is Current that is considered safe for a human body? 2 [H]
5. Why Earthing is necessary in household circuit? 2 [E]
6. How the capacity of a battery is expressed? 3 [E]
7. Difference between Fuse and Circuit Breaker 3 [M]
RCC INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CANAL SOUTH ROAD, BELIAGHATA, KOLKATA – 700015
QUESTION BANK
Program:
Department: CSE / CSE(AIML)
Stream: B. Tech
Faculty Name: Dr. Alok Kole, Dr. Dipankar Santra, Dr. Subhasis Bandopadhyay,
Mr. Avishek Paul, Dr. Srijan Bhattacharya
Course Name: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Course Code: RCC-ES-EE201
Academic Session: 2024-2025
8. What is circuit breaker? 3 [H]
9. What is the significance of Power Factor (PF)? 3 [E]
11. What is single line diagram? What is its significance? 4 [H]
12. What are the essential characteristics of a battery? How many types of batteries 4 [M]
are there?
13. Explain the working of Switch Fuse Unit and MCB in electrical connection. 4 [E]
14. How is a circuit breaker different from a switch? 4 [H]
15. Why are safety measures very important while working with AC machines? 5 [H]
How can you ensure human safety?
16. Why earthing is provided? Enumerate the various method of earthing. 5 [M]
17. Why use of nickel-cadmium accumulators is limited in spite of its numerous 5 [E]
advantages over nickel-iron accumulators and lead acid accumulators?
[Link] the ampere-hour and watt-hour efficiencies of an Edison cell are lower than 5 [H]
those for lead-acid cell?
Total Marks 60
*NOTE: The difficulty level will be decided by the faculty members as per their own perception.