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Question Bank in DC Circuits 7.
REE Board Exam October 1998

A one-meter rod of 2-cm diameter is drawn until its
A. DC CIRCUITS: BASIC PRINCIPLES resistance is 100 times the initial resistance. Its
1. REE Board Exam March 1998 length afterwards is?
The substation bus bar is made up of 2 inches round A. 10 m C. 12.5 m
copper bars 20 ft long. What is the resistance of each B. 100 m D. 5 m
bar if resistivity is 1.724 x 10-6 ohm-cm.
A. 7.21 x 10-5 Ω C. 5.185 x 10-5 Ω 8. EE Board Exam April 1993
B. 13.8 x 10-6 Ω D. 2.96 x 10-5 Ω A kilometer of wire having a diameter of 11.7 mm and
a resistance of 0.031 ohm is drawn down so that its
2. REE October 1997 diameter is 5.0 mm. What does its resistance
Determine the resistance of a busbar made of become?
copper if the length is 10 meters long and the cross A. 0.85 ohm C. 0.93 ohm
section is a 4 x 4 cm2. Use 1.7241 micro ohm-cm as B. 0.78 ohm D. 0.81 ohm
the resistivity.
A. 2.121 x 10-4 Ω C. 3.431 x 10-5 Ω 9. EE Board Exam April 1995
B. 4.312 x 10-4 Ω D. 1.078 x 10-4 Ω A certain wire has a resistance R. The resistance of
another wire identical with the first except for having
3. EE Board Exam October 1991 twice its diameter is
One turn of a copper bar is produced by cutting A. 4R C. 2R
copper washer along a radius and spreading the B. R/2 D. R/4
ends. The washer is cut from soft drawn copper
having a resistivity at 20°C of 1.732 x 10-6 ohm-cm. 10. REE Board Exam October 1996
The washer is 0.125 inch thick and has inside What is the size in square millimeter (mm2) is the
diameter and outside diameter of 1 inch and 9 inches cable of 250 MCM size?
respectively. Calculate the exact resistance between A. 118.656 mm2 C. 112.565 mm2
2
the two ends of the turn to direct current, taking into B. 126.675 mm D. 132.348 mm2
account the non-uniform current distribution.
Assume the contact along the ends of the turn to be 11. REE Board Exam October 1998, September 2001
perfect over the entire cross section. The resistance of a copper wire at 30°C is 50 ohms.
A. 12.74 x 10-6 Ω C. 17.22 x 10-6 Ω If the temperature coefficient of copper at 0°C is
-6
B. 15.53 x 10 Ω D. 14.83 x 10-6 Ω 0.00427, what is the resistance at 100°C?
A. 72.26 ohms C. 63.24 ohms
4. EE Board Exam October 1990 B. 54.25 ohms D. 58.15 ohms
Determine the resistance of a conductor 0.10 m long,
with a uniform diameter of 1.0 cm and having a 12. REE Board Exam March 1998
resistivity which varies as a function of length L The resistance of a wire is 126.48 Ω at 100°C and
measured from the one end of the conductor 100 Ω at 30°C. Determine the temperature
according to ρ = 0.003 + 10-4 L2 ohm-cm. coefficient of copper at 0°C.
A. 0.0852 ohm C. 0.0806 ohm A. 0.00427/°C C. 0.0256/°C
B. 0.0915 ohm D. 0.0902 ohm B. 0.00615/°C D. 0.365/°C
5. EE Board Exam April 1992 13. EE Board Exam October 1991

A coil has 6,000 turns of wire and a resistance of 380 Two heating elements which is 500 ohms and 250
ohms. The coil is rewound with the same quantity ohms are connected in series with temperature
(weight) of wire, but has 13,400 turns. How many coefficients of 0.001 and 0.003 ohms per °C,
ohms will the new coil have? respectively at 20°C. Calculate the effective
A. 1895 ohms C. 1792 ohms temperature coefficient of the combination.
B. 1825 ohms D. 1905 ohms A. 0.00215 C. 0.00712
B. 0.00626 D. 0.00167
6. EE Board Exam April 1992
A copper wire of unknown length has a resistance of 14. EE Board Exam October 1992
0.80 ohm. By successive passes through drawing The insulation resistance of a kilometer of the cable
dies, the length of the wire is increased by 2 ½ times having a diameter of 2 cm and an insulation
its original value. Assuming that resistivity remains thickness of 2 cm is 600 ohms. If the thickness of the
unchanged during the drawing process, determine insulation is increased to 3 cm, find the insulation
the new value of its resistance. resistance of the cable.
A. 4 ohms C. 5 ohms A, 725 ohms C. 757 ohms
B. 3 ohms D. 6 ohms B. 850 ohms D. 828 ohms

It is required that a loading of 3 kW be maintained in
a heating element at an initial temperature of 20°C,
a voltage of 220 V is necessary for the purpose. After B. 8.14 μΩ D. 0.814 μΩ
the element has settled down to steady state, it is
found that a voltage of 240 volts is necessary to 24. REE Board Exam April 2001
maintain the 3 kW loading. The element resistance The resistance of the field winding of a DC machine
temperature coefficient is 0.0006 per degree is 0.25 Ω at 25°C. When operating at full-load, the
centigrade at 20°C. Calculate the final temperature temperature of the winding is 75°C. The temperature
of the heating element. coefficient of resistance of copper is 0.00427 per °C
A. 345.43°C C. 336.84°C at 0°C. Find the resistance of the field winding at full-
B. 326.42°C D. 318.48°C load.
A. 0.298 Ω C. 0.512 Ω
16. REE Board Exam October 1999 B. 0.315 Ω D. 0.271 Ω
How long must a current of 5 A pass through a 10
ohm resistor until a charge of 12000 coulomb passes 25. REE Board Exam October 2000
through? A coil of copper has resistance of 5.46 Ω at 75°C.
A. 1 min C. 3 min What will be its resistance at 25°C?
B. 2 min D. 4 min A. 4.58 Ω C. 5.02 Ω
B. 4.84 Ω D. 4.35 Ω
17. REE Board Exam October 1999
What is the power required to transfer 97,000 26. REE Board Exam April 2001
coulombs of charge through a potential rise of 50 A certain generator generates 1,500,000 joules per
volts in one hour? minute. What is the output in kW?
A. 0.5 kW C. 1.3 kW A. 50 C. 25
B. 0.9 kW D. 2.8 kW B. 500 D. 125
18. REE Board Exam April 2001 27. ECE BOARD NOV 2001
A round wire has 250 MCM. Find its diameter in _____ is anything that has weight had occupies
inches. space. It may be solid, liquid or gas.
A. ½ C. 0.16 A. Amalgam C. Matter
B. ¼ D. 0.08 B. Alloy D. Compound
19. REE Board Exam September 2003 28. ECE Board Exam April 2000
In the American wire gauge, as the number of gauge It is defined as anything that occupies space and has
increases, the diameter of wire ____ weight.
A. increases A. atom C. molecule
B. decreases B. compound D. matter
C. does not change
D. become twice 29. ECE Board Exam November 1999
The lightest kind of atom or element
20. REE Board Exam September 2003 A. hydrogen C. titanium
In cgs system, what is the unit of emf where I is in B. helium D. oxygen
abampere and P is in erg per second?
A. millivolt C. abvolt 30. ECE Board Exam November 1998
B. kilovolt D. volt In order to have a good conductor material, such
material shall have _____ valence electrons.
21. REE Board Exam September 2002 A. one C. more than ten
One (1) kW is equal to ____ hp. B. five D. twenty one
A. 0.746 C. 550
B. 1.34 D. 1.5 31. ECE Board Exam November 1997
Electric power refers to _____
22. REE Board Exam October 1998 A. volt ampere C. volt coulomb
Two copper conductors have equal length. The B. watt second D. joule
cross-sectional area of one conductor is three times
that of the other. If the resistance of the conductor 32. ECE Board Exam November 1995
having smaller cross-sectional area is 20 Ω, what is What composes all matter whether a liquid, solid or
the resistance of the other? gas?
A. 20/3 Ω C. 180 Ω A. electrons C. protons
B. 60 Ω D. 20/9 Ω B. atoms D. neutrons
23. REE Board Exam October 2000 33. ECE Board Exam November 2001
A copper bar has a length of 20 ft., width of 4 inches What is a physical combination of compounds or
and thickness of 0.5 inch. If the resistivity of copper elements NOT chemically combined that can be
is 10.37 Ω-CM/ft, what is the resistance of the bar? separated by physical means?
A. 81.4 μΩ C. 814 μΩ A. substance C. mixture
B. atom D. molecule 44. ECE Board Exam November 2001
What do you call the element that conducts electricity
34. ECE Board Exam April 1998 very readily?
Determine the equivalent work of 166 watt-second. A. semi-conductors C. insulators
A. 10 joules C. 16.6 joules B. conductors D. dielectric
B. 100 joules D. 166 joules
45. ECE Board Exam April 2001
35. ECE Board Exam November 2001 Which of the following material is referred to as a
One of the following is the best conductor of medium whereby electrons can move easily from
electricity. atom to atom?
A. Air C. Carbon A. insulator C. mica
B. Copper D. Silicon B. dielectric D. conductor
36. ECE Board Exam November 1999 46. ECE Board Exam November 2001
What is the basic unit for measuring current flow? A chemical combination of elements can be
A. coulomb C. volt separated by chemical means but not by physical
B. ampere D. atomic weight means. It is created by chemically combining two or
more elements.
37. ECE Board Exam November 1995 A. molecules C. matter
______ has a unit of electron volt B. compound D. mixture
A. Energy C. Current
B. Potential difference D. Charge 47. ECE Board Exam April 2000
A substance which cannot be reduced to a simpler
38. ECE Board Exam November 2001 substance by chemical means
The motion of charged particles especially colloidal A. atom C. matter
particles through a relative stationary liquid under the B. molecule D. element
influence of an applied electric provided.
A. hysteresis C. electrophoresis 48. ECE Board Exam November 2001
B. electrolysis D. electro analysis Calculate the equivalent power in watt of 100 joules
per second.
39. ECE Board Exam April 2001 A. 1.66 watts C. 16.66 watts
What is a symbol that represents a quantity or a B. 100 watts D. 1,000 watts
single object?
A. unit C. item 49. ECE Board Exam April 2001
B. number D. base It is a neutral particle that has no electrical charge.
A. atom C. electron
40. ECE Board Exam April 2000 B. proton D. neutron
Determine which of the following has the least
number of electrons found at the outer shell. 50. ECE Board Exam November 1999
A. semi-insulator C. semiconductor Which material has more free electrons?
B. insulator D. conductor A. mica C. conductor
B. insulator D. dielectric
The term describes a material whose resistance 51. ECE Board Exam November 2001
remains relatively constant with changes in The new and preferred term for conductance or mho
temperature A. Siemens C. Seaman
A. positive temperature coefficient B. She-man D. ROM
B. negative temperature coefficient
C. neutral temperature coefficient 52. ECE Board Exam April 2001
D. zero temperature coefficient Represents the current flow produced by one volt
working across one ohm of resistance.
42. ECE Board Exam November 1998 A. resistance
Resulting effect when electron is made to move B. ampere
A. dynamic electricity C. lines of force C. voltage
B. static electricity D. magnetic lines D. electromotive force
One of the following characteristics of a resistive When an atom gains an additional _____, it results
material which do not change its resistive value with to a negative ion.
respect to time is its _____ A. atom C. proton
A. fidelity C. stability B. neutron D. electron
B. sensitivity D. selectivity
54. ECE Board Exam November 1999
The definite discrete amount of energy required to B. bleeder resistor D. rheostat
move an electron from a lower shell to higher shell.
A. quantum 63. ECE Board Exam November 2001
B. positive energy Find the value of a resistor with the following color
C. negative energy codes: Orange, Yellow, Red, Red
D. quanta A. 34 k ohms +/-5%
B. 3.4 ohms +/-2%
55. ECE Board Exam November 1999 C. 3.4 k ohms +/-10%
What will happen to an atom if an electron is either D. 34 k ohms +/-20%
taken out or taken into the same atom?
A. becomes a negative ion 64. ECE Board Exam November 1996
B. becomes an ion Electric energy refers to ______.
C. becomes a positive ion A. Joules divided by time C. Watt
D. nothing will happen B. Volt-ampere D. Volt-coulomb
56. ECE Board Exam April 1999 65. ECE Board Exam April 2001
The energy in an electron that is called the energy of What is the resistance of an open fuse circuit?
motion A. at least 1000 ohms
A. electromotive force B. infinity
B. kinematics C. zero
C. kinetic energy D. 100 ohms at standard temperature
D. potential energy
57. ECE Board Exam November 1996 When should a fuse be replaced with a higher rated
Electric charge of neutron is the same as ______. unit?
A. atom C. current A. when the fuse of the original value is small in
B. electron D. proton size
B. when the original is not available
58. ECE Board Exam April 1998 C. never
Ion is _____. D. if it blows
A. free electron
B. nucleus without protons 67. ECE Board Exam November 2000
C. proton The ability to do work
D. an atom with unbalanced charges A. energy C. potential
B. kinetic D. voltage
An insulating element or material has capability of 68. ECE Board Exam November 2001
_____. Which type of variable resistor should you use for
A. storing voltage controlling large amount of current?
B. preventing short circuit between two conducting A. Potentiometer C. Variac
wires B. Adjustable wirewound D. Rheostat
C. conducting large current
D. storing high current 69. ECE Board Exam April 2000
What does the fourth loop of an electronic resistor
60. ECE Board Exam April 1998 color code represent?
What is the value of a resistor with colors from left: A. Multiplier
Orange, Blue, Gold and Silver? B. Temperature
A. 34 ohms + /-10% C. First digit of the equivalent value
B. 36 ohms +/-10% D. Tolerance
C. 3.4 ohms +/-10%
D. 3.6 0hms +/-10% 70. ECE Board Exam November 2000
Ten micro-microfarads is equivalent to _____
61. ECE Board Exam April 2001 A. 100 picofarads
A three-terminal resistor with one or more sliding B. 100 nanofarad
contacts which functions as an adjustable voltage C. 1000 milli microfarad
divider D. 10.0 picofarads
A. Rheostat C. Potentiometer
B. Bleeder resistor D. Voltage divider 71. ECE Board Exam November 1995
How much is the resistance of a germanium slag 10
62. ECE Board Exam November 2000 cm long and cross sectional area of 1 square cm?
A resistor which is used to draw a fixed amount of A. 55 k ohms C. 550 k ohms
current B. 5.5 k ohms D. 550 ohms
A. potentiometer C. fixed resistor
72. ECE Board Exam November 2001 What is the value of a resistor having the following
A variable resistor normally used as a voltage divider colored bands: Yellow-Gray-Red-Silver?
A. Carbon film resistor A. 4800 ohms ±10%
B. Potentiometer B. 480 ohms ±10%
C. Adjustable resistor C. 3800 ohms ±1%
D. Metal film resistor D. 4.8 ohms ±1%
73. ECE Board Exam April 2001 82. ECE Board Exam November 1997
Determine the equivalent horse power of 2.611 Find the value of resistor with the following color
kilowatts. codes; Brown, White, Orange, Red
A. 3.50 hp C. 2.25 hp A. 190 ohms 10%
B. 2.50 hp D. 1.50 hp B. 19 k ohms 2%
C. 1.9 k ohms 10%
74. ECE Board Exam November 2000 D. 19 k ohms 20%
Find the lowest resistance value of the following
resistors. 83. ECE Board Exam November 1998
A. White, black, black Resistor with colored bands in the body
B. Violet, gray, yellow, silver A. Adjustable resistor
C. Red, black, gold B. Wire-wound resistor
D. Gray, gray, black C. Variable resistor
D. Carbon composition resistor
If the bands on a resistor are yellow, violet, red and 84. ECE Board Exam November 1998
gold, what is the resistance value? If the bands on a resistor are red, red, orange and
A. 470 ohms 5% silver, what is the resistance value?
B. 470 ohms 10% A. 220 ohms 5%
C. 47000 ohms 5% B. 223 0hms 10%
D. 4700 ohms 5% C. 22,000 ohms 10%
D. 2200 ohms 20%
Rust in electrical (wire) connections will result to 85. ECE Board Exam November 1997
_____ What does the second strip of an electronic resistor
A. Conductance C. Voltage color code represent?
B. Resistance D. Inductance A. Tolerance
B. Second digit of the value
77. ECE Board Exam November 1996 C. Temperature
The area of a conductor whose diameter is 0.001 D. Multiplier
inch is equal to
A. One micron C. One circular mil 86. ECE Board Exam November 2000
B. One angstrom D. One steradian The energy in an electron that is called the energy of
position
78. ECE Board Exam November 1995 A. Kinetic energy
_____ is the term used to express the amount of B. Kinematics
electrical energy in an electrostatic field. C. Electromotive force
A. Joule C. Volt D. Potential energy
B. Coulomb D. Watt
79. ECE Board Exam November 1995 If an electronic resistor does not have the fourth color
Which of the following statement is correct? strip it means it has a tolerance of _____.
A. Potentiometer has two terminals A. 5% C. 10%
B. Transistor has two terminals B. 20% D. 1%
C. Typical power rating of a carbon-composition
resistor ranged from 0.125 W to 2 W 88. ECE Board Exam April 1998
D. Open resistor has small resistance What happens to the resistance of a conductor wire
when its temperature is lowered?
80. ECE Board Exam November 1996 A. Decreased C. Zero
_____ is one factor that does not affect resistance. B. Steady D. Increased
A. Resistivity C. Length
B. Cross sectional area D. Mass 89. ECE Board Exam April 1998
Which of the following does not refer to electric
energy?
81. ECE Board Exam November 1998 A. Joule C. Volt coulomb
B. Watt second D. Volt ampere
99. Determine the length of a copper wire (ρ = 10.37 Ω-
90. ECE Board Exam March 1996 CM/ft) where diameter is 0.30 inch and resistance of
Which of the following statement is incorrect? 0.5 Ω at 20°C.
A. open transistor has three (3) terminals A. 4,339 ft C. 6,125 ft
B. transistors have three (3) terminals B. 5.225 ft D. none of these
C. typical power rating of carbon-composition
resistor ranged 0.001 W to 0.1 W 100. An electric water heater has a rating of 1 kW, 230 V.
D. potentiometer has three (3) terminals The coil used as the heating element is 10 m long
and has a resistivity of 1.724 x 10 -6 ohm-cm.
91. ECE Board Exam November 1997 Determine the required diameter of the wire in mils.
Term used in electronic measuring device when a A. 2.43 mils C. 3.21 mils
metal increases resistance due to heat produced by B. 2.52 mils D. 1.35 mils
current flowing through them.
A. positive resistance coefficient 101. A certain wire 20 ft long and 100 circular mil area has
B. positive temperature coefficient a resistance of 1.6 . What is its resistivity?
C. negative temperature coefficient A. 10.3 ohm-CM/ft
D. negative resistance coefficient B. 2.2 ohm-CM/ft
C. 8 ohm-CM/ft
92. A 1 km cable consists of 12 identical strands of D. 15.2 ohm-CM/ft
aluminum each 3 mm in diameter. What is the
resistance of the cable? 102. How many circular mils does a round copper rod of
A. 0.34 ohm C. 0.44 ohm 0.25 inch diameter have?
B. 0.54 ohm D. 0.24 ohm A. 196,000 C. 1,963,500
B. 62,500 D. 49,000
93. A piece of wire has a resistance of 0.5 ohm. The
length is doubled and the area is increased four 103. A substance whose molecules consist of the same
times. What is its resistance? kind of atoms is called ____.
A. 0.75 ohm C. 0.25 ohm A. mixture
B. 0.50 ohm D. 1 ohm B. element
C. compound
94. Copper wire of certain length and resistance is drawn D. none of the above
out to four times its length without change in volume.
What is the resistance of the bar? 104. The diameter of the atom is about ____.
A. unchanged C. 16R A. 10-10 m C. 10-2 m
B. R/16 D. 4R B. 10-8 m D. 10-15 m
95. Current is simply _____. 105. The number of compounds available in nature is
A. Flow of electrons C. Radiation ____.
B. Flow of protons D. Emission A. 105 C. 1000
B. 300 D. unlimited
96. The resistance of a coil of wire is 1 kΩ at 20°C. If the
coil is immersed into oil, the resistance falls to 880 106. The mass of a proton is ____ the mass of an
Ω. If the wire has a temperature coefficient of 0.006 electron.
at 20°C, how much is the temperature of the liquid? A. equal to
B. less than
A. 0°C C. 17.6°C C. about 1837 times
B. -20°C D. none of these D. 200 times
97. The copper field coils of a motor was measured at 107. The maximum number of electrons that can be
21°C and found to have a resistance of 68 Ω. After accommodated in the last orbit is ____.
the motor has run for a given time, the resistance is A. 4 C. 18
found to be 96 Ω. What is the hot temperature of the B. 8 D. 2
winding?
A. 106.36°C C. 103.66°C 108. The electrons in the last orbit of an atom are called
B. 166.30°C D. none of these ____ electrons.
A. free C. valence
98. A wire has a resistance of 30 Ω at 20°C. What will its B. bound D. thermionic
resistance be at 60°C? Assume the temperature
coefficient of resistance to be 0.000385 at 20°C. 109. If the number of valence electrons of an atom is less
A. 34.26 Ω C. 32.46 Ω than 4, the substance is usually ____.
B. 36.42 Ω D. none of these A. a conductor
B. an insulator
C. a semiconductor
D. none of the above 120. If the length and area of cross-section of a wire are
doubled up, then its resistance ____.
110. If the number of valence electrons of an atom is more A. becomes four times
than 4, the substance is usually ____. B. remains unchanged
A. a semiconductor C. becomes sixteen times
B. a conductor D. none of the above
C. an insulator
D. none of the above 121. A length of wire has a resistance of 6 ohms. The
resistance of a wire of the same material three times
111. If the number of valence electrons of an atom is as long and twice the cross-sectional area will be
exactly 4, the substance is usually ____. ____.
A. a semiconductor A. 36 ohms C. 9 ohms
B. an insulator B. 12 ohms D. 1 ohm
C. a conductor
D. a semiconductor 122. The SI unit of specific resistance is ____.
A. mho C. ohm-m2
112. The number of valence electrons of an atom is less B. ohm-m D. ohm-cm
than 4. The substance will be probably ____.
A. a metal 123. The specific resistance of a conductor ____ with rise
B. a non-metal in temperature.
C. an insulator A. increases
D. a semiconductor B. decreases
C. remains unchanged
113. One coulomb of charge is equal to the charge on D. none of the above
____ electrons.
A. 628 x 1016 C. 62.8 x 1016 124. The SI unit of conductivity is ____.
16
B. 6.28 x 10 D. 0.628 x 1016 A. ohm-m C. mho-m
B. ohm/m D. mho/m
114. One cc of copper has about ____ free electrons at
room temperature. 125. The SI unit of conductance is ____.
A. 200 C. 8.5 x 1022 A. mho C. ohm-m
10
B. 20 x 10 D. 3 x 105 B. ohm D. ohm-cm
115. Electric current in a wire is the flow of ____. 126. The resistance of a material 2 m long and 2 m2 in
A. free electrons cross-sectional area is 1.6 x 10-8 Ω. Its specific
B. bound electrons resistance will be ____.
C. valence electrons A. 3.2 x 10-8 ohm-m
D. atoms B. 6.4 x 10-8 ohm-m
C. 1.6 x 10-8 ohm-m
116. EMF in a circuit is ____. D. 0.16 x 10-8 ohm-m
A. cause current to flow
B. maintains potential difference 127. Conductors have ____ temperature coefficient of
C. increases the circuit resistance resistance.
D. none of these A. positive
B. negative
117. EMF has the unit of _____. C. zero
A. power C. charge D. none of the above
B. energy D. none of these
128. Semiconductors have ____ temperature coefficient
118. Potential difference has the unit of ____ . of resistance.
A. charge A. negative
B. power B. positive
C. energy C. zero
D. none of the above D. none of the above
119. The resistance of a material is ____ its area of cross- 129. The value of α (i.e. temperature coefficient of
section. resistance) depends upon
A. directly proportional to A. length of the material
B. inversely proportional to B. cross-sectional area of the material
C. independent of C. volume of the material
D. none of the above D. nature of the material and temperature
130. The temperature coefficient of resistance of a
Resistance
conductor ____ with rise in temperature.
(Ω)
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains unchanged 45°
D. none of the above
20 Ω
131. Insulators have ____ temperature coefficient of t
resistance. 40°C Temperature
A. zero Fig. 1.2
B. positive A. 70 ohms C. 35 ohms
C. negative B. 40 ohms D. 50 ohms
137. Referring to Fig. 1.2, the value of α40 will be ____.
132. Eureka has ____ temperature coefficient of
Resistance
resistance.
(Ω)
A. positive
B. negative
C. almost zero 45°
20 Ω
133. Fig. 1.1 shows the temperature/resistance graph of t
a conductor. The value of α0 is ____. 40°C Temperature
Fig. 1.2
Resistance
A. 1/30 per °C C. 1/50 per °C

(Ω)
B. 1/70 per °C D. 1/1200 per °C
138. The value of α0 of a conductor is 1/236 per °C. The

50 Ω value of α18 will be ____.
40 Ω A. 1/218 per °C
t B. 1/272 per °C
50°C Temperature C. 1/254 per °C
Fig. 1.1
A. 0.005/°C C. 0.1/°C 139. The value of α50 of a conductor is 1/230 per °C. The
B. 0.004/°C D. 0.4/°C value of α0 will be ____.
A. 1/180 per °C
134. Referring to Fig. 1.1, the value of the α50 will be ____. B. 1/280 per °C
C. 1/250 per °C
Resistance

(Ω)
140. A good electric conductor is one that

A. has low conductance
50 Ω B. is always made of copper wire
40 Ω
C. produces a minimum voltage drop
t D. has few free electrons
50°C Temperature
Fig. 1.1 141. Two wires A and B have the same cross-section and
A. 0.005/°C C. 0.1/°C are made of the same material, RA = 600 Ω and RB =
B. 0.004/°C D. 0.4/°C 100 Ω. The number of times A is longer than B is
A. 6 C. 4
135. Referring to Fig. 1.2, the value of α0 is ____. B. 2 D. 5
A. 1/30 per °C
B. 1/40 per °C 142. A coil has a resistance of 100 Ω at 90°C. At 100°C,
C. 1/1200 per °C its resistance is 101 Ω. The temperature coefficient
D. none of the above of wire at 90°C is
A. 0.01 C. 0.0001
136. Referring to Fig. 1.2, the value of R40 will be ____. B. 0.1 D. 0.001
143. Which of the following material has nearly zero

temperature-coefficient of resistance?
A. carbon C. copper
B. porcelain D. manganin
Three resistors of 10, 15 and 20 ohms each are
144. Which of the following material has a negative connected in parallel. What is the equivalent
temperature coefficient of resistance? resistance?
A. brass C. aluminum A. 45 ohms C. 0.22 ohm
B. copper D. carbon B. 17.2 ohms D. 4.62 ohms
145. A cylindrical wire 1 m in length, has a resistance of 154. REE Board Exam March 1998
100 . What would be the resistance of a wire made Three resistors of 10, 15 and 20 ohms each are
from the same material both the length and the connected in parallel. What is the total conductance?
cross-sectional area are doubled? A. 0.217 siemens C. 4.52 siemens
A. 200 C. 100 B. 3.41 siemens D. 0.562 siemens
B. 400 D. 50
146. Carbon composition resistors are most popular A 5-ohm resistance is connected in parallel with a
because they 10-ohm resistance. Another set, a 6-ohm and an 8-
A. cost the least ohm resistances are also connected in parallel. The
B. are smaller two sets are connected in series. What is the
C. can withstand overload equivalent resistance?
D. do not produce electric noise A. 6.76 ohm C. 14.4 ohms
B. 9.25 ohm D. 21.2 ohms
147. A unique feature of a wire-wound resistor is its
A. lower power rating C. high stability 156. REE Board Exam March 1998
B. low cost D. small size Two resistances of 10 and 15 ohms each
respectively are connected in parallel. The two are
148. A coil has a resistance of 100 ohms at 90 °C. At then connected in series with a 5-ohm resistance.
100°C, its resistance is 101 ohms. What is the What is the equivalent resistance?
temperature coefficient of the wire at 90°C? A. 11 ohms C. 10 ohms
A. 0.01 C. 0.0001 B. 12 ohms D. 9 ohms
B. 0.1 D. 0.001
149. What is the unit for charge (Q)? A 10-ohm and a 20-ohm resistance are connected in
A. Farad C. Siemens parallel. Another resistance of 5-ohm is connected in
B. Joule D. Coulomb series with the two. If the supply voltage is 48 volts,
what is the current through the 10-ohm resistor?
150. The charge delivered by a constant voltage source is A. 3.21 A C. 4.02 A
shown. Determine the current supplied by the source B. 2.74 A D. 5.72 A
at (a) t = 1 s (b) t = 3 s.
158. REE Board Exam March 1998
Two resistances of 10 and 15 ohms, each
respectively are connected in parallel. The two are
then connected in series with a 5-ohm resistance. It
is then connected across a 12-V battery, what are the
current and power?
A. 5 ma, -3.33 ma C. –3.33 ma, 5 ma A. 1.2 A, 17.28 W C. 1.09 A, 13.1 W
B. 5 ma, 3.33 ma D. 3.33 ma, 5 ma B. 0.96 A, 11.52 W D. 1.5 A, 20.25 W
B. OHM’S LAW AND ELECTRIC CIRCUITS 159. REE Board Exam September 2001
151. REE Board Exam October 1998 Three resistors 10-Ω, 15-Ω and 20-Ω are connected
The resistance of 120 meters of wire is 12 ohms. in series across a 48-V source. What is the voltage
What is its conductance? across the 15-Ω resistor?
A. 0.0521 siemens C. 6 siemens A. 20 V C. 24 V
B. 0.0833 siemens D. 12 siemens B. 16 V D. 12 V
152. EE April 1981, October 1984 160. REE Board Exam September 2001
Two (2) 115-V incandescent lamps A and B are Three resistors 10-Ω, 15-Ω and 20-Ω are connected
connected in series across a 230-V source. If lamp A in parallel. What is the total resistance?
is rated 75 watts and lamp B is rated 50 watts, A. 3.56 Ω C. 0.217 Ω
determine the current drawn by the series B. 4.62 Ω D. 45 Ω
connection.
A. 0.52 A C. 0.48 A
B. 0.64 A D. 0.57 A 161. REE Board Exam September 2000
Two 10-Ω resistances are connected in parallel. The
153. REE Board Exam March 1998 two are then connected in series with a 5-Ω
resistance. It is then connected across a 24-volt What do you expect when you use the two 20 kohms,
battery; find the voltage across the 5-Ω resistor. 1 watt resistor in parallel instead of one 10 kohms, 1
A. 12 volts C. 9 volts watt?
B. 24 volts D. 15 volts A. Provide lighter current
B. Provide wider tolerance
162. REE Board Exam April 1997 C. Provide more power
A circuit consists of three resistors rated 3-Ω, 4-Ω D. Provide less power
and 5-Ω connected in parallel. If the circuit is
connected to a battery which has an internal 171. ECE Board Exam November 1999
resistance of 0.2-Ω, what would be the current The total resistance of a two similar wire conductors
through the 4-Ω resistor? connected in parallel is ______
A. 2.04 A C. 2.4 A A. same resistance of one wire
B. 4.8 A D. 3.0 A B. double the resistance of one wire
C. one half the resistance of one wire
163. REE Board Exam September 2000 D. resistance of one wire multiplied by 4
How many abvolts in 1 volt?
A. 108 abvolts C. 1 abvolt 172. ECE Board Exam March 1996
B. 10-8 abvolts D. 10 abvolt When you increase the resistance in a circuit, the
flow of electrons will ______.
164. REE Board Exam September 2003 A. be constant C. be stopped
A total current of 60 A is divided among 3 parallel B. flow faster D. be decreased
branches having resistances of 10 Ω, 6 Ω and 12 Ω,
respectively. What is the current that flows through 173. ECE Board Exam April 2001
the branch with 10 Ω resistance? Which of the following allows more current if applied
A. 17.1 A C. 14.3 A to the same voltage?
B. 28.6 A D. 42.9 A A. 0.002 siemen C. 0.004 siemen
B. 25 ohms D. 2.5 ohms
Two 10-ohm parallel resistors are connected in 174. ECE Board Exam April 1998
series with a 5-ohm resistor. The combination is then Ohm’s law refers to _____.
connected across a 24 volts battery. Find the voltage A. power is directly proportional to both voltage
drop across the 5-ohm resistor. squared and the resistance
A. 6 V C. 12 V B. power is directly proportional to the resistance
B. 18 V D. 20 V and inversely as the current squared
C. current varies directly as the voltage and
166. ECE Board Exam November 1998 inversely as the resistance
The theory of Ohm’s law is applied in a _____ circuit. D. current is directly proportional to both voltage
A. linear C. trivalent and resistance
B. exponential D. unilateral
167. ECE Board Exam April 2000 A circuit which a break exists in the complete
Refers to the most important components in conduction pathway
controlling flow of electrons A. Open circuit C. Close circuit
A. voltage, electromotive force and current B. Short circuit D. Circuit
B. reactance, current and resistance
C. conductance, resistance and reactance 176. ECE Board Exam November 1997
D. voltage, resistance and current How much is the equivalent power in watts can a 3
horse power provide?
168. ECE Board Exam November 1999 A. 3000 watts C. 1492 watts
Which of the following is not a valid expression of B. 248.66 watts D. 2238 watts
ohm’s law?
A. E = IR C. R = E/I 177. ECE Board Exam March 1996
B. R = PI D. I = E/R The current needed to operate a soldering iron which
has a rating of 600 watts at 110 volts is
169. ECE Board Exam November 2000 A. 18,200 A C. 66,000 A
A simple electronic equipment which takes a 2 B. 0.182 A D. 5.455 A
amperes current from a power source has a total
load resistance of 100 ohms. How much power does
it use?
A. 200 watts C. 400 watts
B. 100 watts D. 50 watts 178. ECE Board Exam November 1997

Find the power across the resistor of 5 ohms 187. ECE Board Exam November 1999
delivered from a battery of an internal resistance of 3 A condition in which the heat in of around the circuit
ohms and a constant emf of 4 volts. increases beyond or to a higher than normal level.
A. 120 watts C. 60 watts A. Excessive heat condition
B. 100 watts D. 1.25 watts B. Open condition
C. Direct short
179. ECE Board Exam April 2000 D. Grounded
A series circuit in which desired portions of the
source voltage may be tapped off for use equipment. 188. ECE Board Exam November 1999
A. Voltage trap A 33 kilo ohms resistor is connected in a series
B. Voltage selector parallel combination made up of a 56 kilo ohm
C. Voltage divider resistor and a 7.8 kilo ohm resistor. What is the total
D. Dividing network combined resistance of these three resistors?
A. 39067 ohms C. 63769 ohms
180. ECE Board Exam April 1998 B. 49069 ohms D. 95800 ohms
An electronic device draws 300 watts from its 24 volt
power source. Find effective resistance. 189. ECE Board Exam April 2001
A. 1.25 Ω C. 19.20 Ω If 3,300 ohms resistor and a 22,000 ohms resistor
B. 1.92 Ω D. 12.50 Ω are connected in series, what is the total resistance?
A. 18,700 ohms C. 5,500 ohms
181. ECE Board Exam November 1997 B. 25,300 ohms D. 2,870 ohms
How much power does an electronic equipment
consume, assuming a 5.50 amperes current flowing 190. ECE Board Exam November 2000
and a 120 volts power source? A device that draws current
A. 125.5 watts C. 660 watts A. Source C. Load
B. 66 watts D. 60 watts B. No load D. Shunt
182. ECE Board Exam March 1996 191. ECE Board Exam April 1998
What type of circuit whose parameters are constant With the same voltage applied which of the following
which do not change with voltage or current? allows more current?
A. Tuned circuit C. Reactive circuit A. 25 ohms C. 2.5 ohms
B. Linear circuit D. Lumped circuit B. 250 ohms D. 0.25 ohms
If three circuits, each with a value of 560 ohms are If 12 V are applied to a circuit that consumes 78 W,
connected in parallel, what is the total resistance of what is the current flow through the circuits?
the combination? A. 6.5 A C. 0.15 A
A. 1680 ohms C. 18567 ohms B. 936 A D. 9.36 A
B. 560 ohms D. 187 0hms
184. ECE Board Exam November 1997 Find the current that flows through the filament of a
Other factors remaining constant, what would be the 400 watt flat iron connected to a 220 volt power line.
effect on the current flow in a given circuit if the A. 50 mA C. 5 mA
applied potential were doubled? B. 500 mA D. 5 A
A. It would double
B. It would increase 4 times 194. Four equal resistances are connected in parallel
C. It would remain the same across a certain supply producing P power. How
D. It would be decrease by ½ much power will be produced if the resistances are
now connected in series across the same supply?
185. ECE Board Exam April 1999 A. 16P C. 4P
Find used power of a circuit whose power source B. P/16 D. P/4
supplies 20 volts and a load resistance of 200 ohms.
A. 1 watt C. 10 watts 195. A resistor R is connected across a 120 V supply. A
B. 4 kilowatts D. 2 watts voltmeter of 10,000 ohms resistance is connected
between the center of the resistor and one side of the
186. ECE Board Exam April 1998 supply and reads 40 V. What is the value of the
When resistors are connected in series, what resistance R?
happens? A. 10,000  C. 30,000 
A. Nothing B. 20,000  D. 15,000 
B. The tolerance is decreased
C. The effective resistance is decreased 196. A 240 V motor requiring 2,000 W is located 1 km from
D. The effective resistance is increased a power source. What diameter of copper wire is to
be used if the power loss is to be kept 5%?
A. 0.49 cm C. 0.39 cm A. resistance
B. 0.54 cm D. 0.35 cm B. inductance
C. capacitance
197. Three resistors of 10, 12 and “x” ohms, respectively D. both inductance and capacitance
are connected in parallel across a constant current
source of 8 A. Determine “x” if this resistor draws 2.5 207. The purpose of load in an electric circuit is to ____.
A. A. increase the circuit current
A. 10 Ω C. 13 Ω B. utilize electrical energy
B. 12 Ω D. 11 Ω C. decrease the circuit current
198. An arc lamp takes 10 A at 50 volts. A resistance R is
to be place in series so that the lamp my burn 208. Electrical appliances are not connected in series
correctly from a 110 V supply. Find the power wasted because ____
in this resistor. A. series circuit is complicated
A. 800 watts C. 700 watts B. appliances have different current rating
B. 600 watts D. 900 watts C. power loss is more
199. A 20  and 10  resistors are connected in parallel
and a 5  resistor is connected in series with the 209. Electrical appliances are connected in parallel
parallel combination. The circuit is connected across because it ____
a 48 V source with an internal resistance of 0.2 . A. is a simple circuit
Calculate the current through the 5  resistor. B. draws less current
A. 5.57 amperes C. 3.58 amperes C. results in reduce in power loss
B. 4.04 amperes D. 7.63 amperes D. makes the operation of appliances independent
of each other
200. A variable resistor R is connected in parallel with a
fixed resistor of 1.25 ohms. The combination is then 210. Inductance and capacitance are not relevant in a d.c.
connected across a 12 V battery with internal circuit because ____
resistance of 0.25 Ω. Solve for the maximum power A. frequency of d.c. is zero
that can delivered to R. B. it is a simple circuit
A. 130.20 W C. 120.21 W C. they do not exist in a d.c. circuit
B. 115.52 W D. 142.42 W D. none of the above
201. The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is 10 211. The hot resistance of a 100 watt, 250 V incandescent
ohms and the rated voltage is 50 V. Find the series lamp would be
resistance required to operate the lamp from an 80 V A. 2.5 ohms
supply. B. 625 ohms
A. 8  C. 6  C. 25 ohms
B. 4  D. 10 
212. The voltage drop across 14.5 ohm resistor in Fig. 2.1
202. Ohm’s law is not applicable to
is ____.
A. copper
B. silver 14.5 Ω 25.5 Ω 60 Ω
C. silicon carbide
D. aluminum
+ -
203. The practical unit of electrical energy is 200 V
A. watt Fig. 2.1
B. kilowatt
C. kilowatt-hour A. 29 V C. 30.5 V
D. megawatt B. 14 V D. 18 V
204. A 100 watt lamp working for 20 hours will consume 213. The circuit shown in Fig. 2.1 is called a series circuit
____ units. because ____
A. 200 C. 2 14.5 Ω 25.5 Ω 60 Ω
B. 20 D. 5
205. The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is about + -

____ its cold resistance. 200 V
A. 10 times C. 100 times
B. 2 times D. 50 times Fig. 2.1
A. it contains a few resistances
206. A d.c. circuit usually has ____ as the load. B. it carries the same current throughout the circuit
C. it is a simple circuit 2.5 Ω
D. none of the above 7A
214. Referring to Fig. 2.2, the total circuit resistance will 4.5 Ω
be ____
100 W, 200 V 40 W, 200 V Fig. 2.4
A. 3A C. 2.5 A
B. 4.5 A D. 2A
Lamp A Lamp B
220. The current in 4.5 ohms resistor in Fig. 1.4 will be
+ - ____.
200 V
2.5 Ω
Fig. 2.2 7A
A. 1000 ohms C. 1400 ohms 4.5 Ω
B. 400 ohms D. 135 ohms
Fig. 2.4
215. In Fig. 2.2 ____
100 W, 200 V 40 W, 200 V A. 3.5 A C. 2A
B. 3A D. 2.5 A
221. If 18 resistances, each of value 36 ohms, are

Lamp A Lamp B connected in parallel, then the total resistance is
+ - ____
200 V A. 2 ohms
B. 54 ohms
Fig. 2.2
C. 36 ohms
A. the lamp A will be brighter than lamp B D. none of the above
B. the lamp B will be brighter than lamp A
C. the two lamps will be equally bright 222. Two incandescent lamps of 100 W, 200 V are in
D. none of the above parallel across 200 V supply. The total resistance will
be ____.
216. When a number of resistances are connected in A. 800 ohms C. 400 ohms
parallel, the total resistance is ____ B. 200 ohms D. 600 ohms
A. less than the smaller resistance
B. greater than the smaller resistance 223. The resistance across the terminals AB of the circuit
C. between the smaller and greatest resistance shown in Fig. 2.5 is ____
A
217. Two resistances of 6 ohms and 3 ohms are
connected in parallel. The total resistance is ____ 18 Ω 12 Ω
A. 9 ohms C. 0.5 ohm 6Ω
B. 18 ohms D. 2 ohms B C
Fig. 2.5
218. The value of R that will give a total resistance of 1.5
ohms in Fig. 2.3 is ____ A. 36 ohms C. 9 ohms
3Ω
224. If a d.c. supply of 180 V is connected across
R terminals AB in Fig. 2.5, then current in 6 ohm
resistor will be ____.
Fig. 2.3 A
A. 4 ohms C. 3 ohms 18 Ω 12 Ω
B. 6 ohms D. 9 ohms 6Ω
B C
219. The current in 2.5 ohm resistor in Fig. 2.4 will be
____ Fig. 2.5
A. 10 A C. 12 A
B. 5A D. 6A
225. The resistance across terminals AC in Fig. 2.5 is

____
230. If 10 ohms resistance is removed in Fig. 2.7, then
A total conductance of the circuit will be ____
18 Ω 12 Ω
6Ω
1Ω 2Ω 10 Ω
B C
Fig. 2.5
A. 36 ohms C. 18 ohms Fig. 2.7
B. 9 ohms D. 8 ohms A. 3 mhos C. 2 mhos
B. 6 mhos D. 1.5 mhos
226. The resistance across terminals AB of the circuit
shown in Fig. 2.6 is ____ 231. The voltage across the parallel circuit shown in Fig.
5Ω 2Ω 2.8 is ____
A
8Ω 6Ω 4Ω 15 A
10 Ω
2.5 Ω
2Ω
B
Fig. 2.6
A. 15 V C. 30 V
227. If a battery of 24 V is applied across terminals AB of B. 10 V D. 12. 5 V
the circuit shown in Fig. 2.6, then current in 2 ohm
resistor will be ____ 232. The current in 10 ohms resistor in Fig. 2.8 is ____
5Ω 2Ω
A 15 A
10 Ω
2.5 Ω
2Ω
8Ω 6Ω 4Ω
B
Fig. 2.6 Fig. 2.8
A. 3A C. 2.5 A A. 3A C. 1.5 A
B. 6A D. 1.5 A B. 2.5 A D. 3.5 A
228. If a battery of 24 V is applied across terminals AB in 233. The total resistance between terminals 1 and 2 of the
Fig. 2.6, then power loss in 5 ohms resistor will be circuit shown in Fig. 2.9 is ____
____
5Ω 2Ω 2Ω 2Ω
A 4Ω
1 2
8Ω 6Ω 4Ω
Fig. 2.9
B A. 12 ohms C. 2 ohms
Fig. 2.6 B. 2.67 ohms D. 64 ohms
A. 180 W C. 90 W
B. 45 W D. 24 W 234. If a battery of 12 V is applied across terminals 1 and
2 of Fig. 1.9, then current through 4 ohms resistor will
229. The total conductance of the circuit shown in Fig. 2.7 be ____
is ____
2Ω 2Ω
2Ω 1 4Ω 2
1Ω 10 Ω
Fig. 1.9
Fig. 2.7 A. 1.5 A C. 2A
A. 13 mhos C. 6 mhos B. 3A D. 2.5 A
B. 1.6 mhos D. 2.5 mhos
235. The resistance between terminals 1 and 2 of Fig.
1.10 is ____
2Ω 13 Ω B 11 Ω
A C
72
2Ω 2Ω 18 Ω
Ω
44 V 6Ω
1 6Ω 2
Ω
14
Fig. 1.10 F D
E 9Ω
B. 8 ohms D. 3 ohms A. 9 ohms
B. 18 ohms
236. The resistance between terminals 1 and 2 in Fig. C. 10 ohms
1.11 is ____ D. none of the above
1Ω
241. Referring to Fig. 1.13, the resistance across
terminals AF is ____
2
1Ω 1Ω 13 Ω 11 Ω
Ω
A B C
1 2Ω 2
72
18 Ω
Ω
44 V 6Ω
Fig. 1.11
Ω
14
A. 2 ohms C. 1 ohm
B. 1.5 ohms D. 4 ohms F D
E 9Ω
Fig. 1.13
237. If a battery of 6 V is applied across terminals 1 and 2
in Fig. 1.11, then current in the horizontal 2 ohm A. 20.5 ohms
resistor will be ____ B. 18 ohms
1Ω C. 11 ohms
242. Referring to Fig. 1.13, the current in 18 ohms resistor

2
1Ω 1Ω
Ω
1 will be ___
2Ω 2
13 Ω B 11 Ω
A C
Fig. 1.11
72
18 Ω
A. 1A C. 3A
Ω
44 V 6Ω
Ω
B. 2A D. 0.5 A
14
238. The resistance across terminals 1 and 2 in Fig. 1.12 F E 9Ω D

is ____
Fig. 1.13
A. 2A
B. 1.5 A
2
1Ω 1Ω
Ω
1
C. 1A
2Ω 2
A. 6 ohms C. 18 ohms 243. Referring to Fig. 1.13, the power loss in 11 ohms will
B. 12 ohms D. 24 ohms be ____
13 Ω B 11 Ω
A C
239. Two equal resistances are connected in series
across a certain supply. If the resistances are now
72
connected in parallel across the same supply, the 18 Ω

Ω
44 V 6Ω
power produced will be ____ that of series
Ω
14
connection.
A. two times C. one-half
B. four times D. one-fourth F E 9Ω D
Fig. 1.13
240. Referring to Fig. 1.13, the resistance across A. 11 W
terminals BE is ____ B. 24 W
C. 16 W
100 W, 200 V
244. If in Fig. 1.14, switches S1 and S2 are closed, then S1 L2
40 W, 200 V
total circuit resistance is ____ L1
100 W, 200 V S2 L3
S1 L2
40 W, 200 V
L1
100 W, 200 V
S2 L3
+ 200 V -
Fig. 1.14
100 W, 200 V
+ 200 V -
A. lamp L1 will burn out
B. lamp L2 will burn out
Fig. 1.14 C. both lamps L2 and L3 will burn out
A. 400 ohms C. 1000 ohms D. all the lamps will be safe
249. If in Fig. 1.1, resistor R2 becomes open-circuited, the
245. If switch S1 is open and switch S2 is closed in Fig. reading of the voltmeter will become
1.14, then circuit resistance will be ____
V
100 W, 200 V
S1 L2
40 W, 200 V R1 R2 R3 R4
L1
S2 L3 20 Ω 20 Ω 20 Ω 20 Ω
100 W, 200 V
+ 200 V -
200 V
Fig. 1.14
A. 1200 ohms C. 1400 ohms Figure 1.1
B. 1000 ohms D. 2400 ohms A. zero C. 50 V
B. 150 V D. 200 V
246. If in Fig. 1.14, both switches S1 and S2 are closed,
then ____ 250. Whatever the battery voltage in Fig. 1.2, it is certain
100 W, 200 V that smallest current will flow in the resistance of
40 W, 200 V
S1 L2 ____ ohm.
L1 300 Ω
S2 L3
500 Ω 100 Ω
100 W, 200 V
+ 200 V - 200 Ω
Fig. 1.14
A. L1 will be brighter than L2 or L3
B. L1 will be dimmer than L2 or L3
C. L1 will be as bright as L2 or L3
D. none of the above Figure 1.2
247. If in Fig. 1.14 switches S1 and S2 are open, then lamp A. 300 C. 200
L1 will give output ____ B. 500 D. 100
100 W, 200 V
S1 L2 251. Which of the following statement is TRUE both for a
40 W, 200 V
series and parallel d.c circuit?
L1
A. powers are additive
S2 L3 B. voltages are additive
C. current additive
100 W, 200 V D. elements have individual currents
+ 200 V -
Fig. 1.14 252. A 100-W, 110-V and a 50-W lamp are connected in
series across a 220-V dc source. If the resistances
A. less than 40 W of the two lamps are assumed to remain constant,
B. more than 40 W the voltage across the 100-W lamp is ____ volt.
C. equal to 40 W A. 110 C. 146.7
D. none of the above B. 73.3 D. 220
248. If in Fig. 1.14 switches S1 and S2 are closed and the
supply voltage is increased to 400 V, then ____
253. In the parallel circuit of Fig.1.3, the value of V0 is R1 R3
____ volt.
2Ω
VO
E R2
2Ω
12 V 12 V Figure 1.7
A. E and R1 form a series circuit
B. R1 is in series with R3
C. R1 is in series with R2
Figure 1.3 D. there is no series circuit
A. 12 C. 0
B. 24 D. -12 258. Which of the following statements is correct
concerning the Fig. 1.8?
254. In the series circuit of Fig 1.4, the value of V0 is ____ R2
volt.
2Ω
VO
R1 E R3
2Ω
12 V
Figure 1.8
A. R2 and R3 form a series of path
Figure 1.4 B. E is in series with R1
A. 12 C. 0 C. R1 is in parallel in R3
B. -12 D. 6 D. R1, R2 and R3 form a series of circuit
255. In Fig 1.5, there is a drop of 20 V on each resistor. 259. What is the equivalent resistance in ohms between
The potential of point A would be ____ volt. points A and B of Fig. 1.9? All resistances are in
A B ohms
A
80 V G 12 Ω
6Ω
D C 4Ω B
Figure 1.5
A. +80 C. +40 Figure 1.9
B. -40 D. -80 A. 12 C. 22
B. 14.4 D. 2
256. From the voltmeter reading of Fig. 1.6, is it obvious
that 260. What do you call a resistor that does not obey Ohm’s
4Ω Law?
A. Potentiometer
B. Carbon-Film Resistor
24 V 3 Ω 6Ω C. Wire-Wound Type
D. Non-linear Resistor
Figure 1.6 261. A 100 W, 110 V and 50 W, 110 V lamps are

A. the 3  resistor is short circuited connected in series across a 220 V DC source. If the
B. the 6  resistor is short circuited resistances of the two lamps are assumed to remain
C. nothing is wrong with the circuit constant, the voltage across the 100 W lamp is
D. the 3  resistor is open-circuited _____ volt?
A. 110 V C. 146.7 V
257. With reference to Fig 1.7, which of the following B. 73.3 V D. 220 V
statement is true?
262. A potential divider of resistance of 50 ohms is
connected across a 100 V DC source. A load
resistance of 10 ohms is connected across a tap in
the potential divider and the negative terminal of the
source. If a current of 4 A flows towards the load,
what is the current supplied by the source? 271. EE Board Exam April 1992
A. 5.32 A C. 5.21 A An electric heater carries 12 A at 110 V, is
B. 5.05 A D. 5.48 A submerged in 22.5 lbs of water for 30 minutes. What
will be the final temperature of the water if its initial
263. Two resistors A and B made of different materials temperature is 35°F?
have temperature coefficients of resistance at 20C A. 135.43°F C. 133.56°F
of 0.004 and 0.006 respectively. When connected B. 125.42°F D. 128.33°F
across a voltage source at 20C, they draw current
equally. What percentage of the total current at 272. EE Board Exam October 1990
100C does resistor A carry? In an electric heater the inlet temperature is 15°C.
A. 47.14% C. 61.34% Water is flowing at the rate of 300 grams per minute.
B. 52.86% D. 38.66% The voltmeter measuring voltage across the heating
element reads 120 volts and an ammeter measuring
264. A conductor has a resistance of 7 ohms at 0C. At current taken reads 10 amperes. When steady state
20C, the resistance has become 7.5 ohms. is finally reached, what is the final reading of the
Calculate the temperature coefficient of the outlet thermometer?
A. 57.6°C C. 72.6°C
conductor at 20C.
B. 68.4°C D. 42.6°C
A. 1/300 /°C C. 1/500 /°C
B. 1/400 /°C D. 1/600 /°C
273. EE Board Exam October 1991
Four cubic meters of water is to be heated by means
265. Which of the following is a non-linear element?
of four 1.5 kW, 230-V immersion heating elements.
A. diode
Assuming the efficiency of the heater as 90%,
B. heater coil
determine the time required in boiling the water if the
C. transistor
initial temperature is 20°C and if all four elements are
D. electric arc with unlike electrode
connected in parallel.
A. 71 hrs C. 69 hrs
C. ELECTRICAL AND HEAT ENERGY
B. 63 hrs D. 66 hrs
An electric kettle was marked 500 W, 230 V found to
take 15 minutes to bring 1 kilogram of water at 15°C
Four cubic meters of water is to be heated by means
to boiling point. Determine the heat efficiency of the
of four 1.5 kW, 230-V immersion heating elements.
kettle.
Assuming the efficiency of the heater as 90%,
A. 79.1% C. 72.4%
determine the time required in boiling the water if the
B. 75.3% D. 74.8%
initial temperature is 20°C and if the elements are
connected two in series in parallel with two in series.
A. 275.6 hrs C. 252.2 hrs
A process equipment contains 100 gallons of water
B. 295.3 hrs D. 264.4 hrs
at 25°C. It is required to bring it to boiling in 10
minutes. The heat loss is estimated to be 5%. What
275. REE Board Exam September 2001
is the kW rating of the heater?
How many joules per second are then in 10 watts?
A. 125 kW C. 50.5 kW
A. 10 C. 20
B. 252 kW D. 207 kW
B. 5 D. 24.5
268. EE October 1989
A total of 0.8 kg of water at 20°C is placed in a 1-kW
1013 ergs/sec is equal to how many kilowatts?
electric kettle. How long a time in minute is needed
A. 1,000 C. 100
to raise the temperature of the water to 100°C?
B. 250 D. 10
A. 4.46 min C. 5.34 min
B. 5.32 min D. 4,.56 min
What is 1 kW-hr in BTU?
269. REE October 1998
A. 4,186 C. 746
How many calories does an electric heater of 100
B. 3,413 D. 1,000
watts generate per second?
A. 10 C. 23.88
B. 1000 D. 42.25
What is the work in ergs needed to raise a 10 g
weight 100 m up?
A. 4.9 x 105 C. 98 x 107
The electric energy required to raise the temperature
B. 9.8 x 107 D. 1.96 x 107
of water in a pool is 1000 kWh. If the heat losses are
25%, the heating energy required will be ____.
A. 1111 kWh C. 1750 kWh
B. 1266 kWh D. 1333 kWh
The quantity of heat required to raise the 289. The SI unit of energy is
temperature of water by 1°C. A. Joule C. kcal
A. energy C. calorie B. kWh D. m-kg
B. specific heat D. BTU
290. Two heating elements, each of 230-V, 3.5 kW rating
280. REE Board Exam October 1999 are first joined in parallel and then in series to heat
When heat is transferred into any other form of same amount of water through the same range of
energy or when other forms of energy are converted temperature. The ratio of the time taken in the two
into heat, the total amount of energy is constant. This cases would be
is known as A. 1:2 C. 1:4
A. First law of thermodynamics B. 2:1 D. 4:1
B. Boyle’s law
C. Specific heat 291. If a 220 V heater is used on 110 V supply, heat
D. Isothermal expansion produced by it will be ____ as much
A. one-half C. one-fourth
281. REE Board Exam September 2002 B. twice D. four times
What is 1012 ergs/sec in kW?
A. 100 kW C. 10 kW 292. For a given line voltage, four heating coils will
B. 1,000 kW D. 10,000 kW produce maximum heat when connected
A. all in parallel
282. REE Board Exam October 2000 B. all in series
An electric heater is used to heat up 600 grams of C. with two parallel pairs in series
water. It takes 14 minutes to raise the temperature of D. one pair in parallel with the other two in series
water by 40°C. If the supply voltage is 220 volts, what
is the power rating of the heater neglecting heat 293. The electric energy required to raise the temperature
losses? of a given amount of water is 1000 kWh. If heat
A. 180 W C. 200 W losses are 25%, the total heating energy required is
B. 120 W D. 60 W ____ kWh.
A. 1500 C. 1333
283. REE Board Exam April 2001 B. 1250 D. 1000
A 100 liter of water is heated from 20°C to 40°C. How
many kWHR of electricity is needed assuming no 294. One kWh of energy equals nearly
heat loss? A. 1000 W C. 4186 J
A. 4.2 C. 5.6 B. 860 kcal D. 735.5 W
B. 2.3 D. 3.7
295. A force of 10,000 N accelerates a body to velocity 0.1
284. REE Board Exam April 2002 km/s. The power developed is ____ kW.
Ten (10) kW is equal to ____ gram-cal/sec. A. 1,000,000 C. 3600
A. 156 C. 2,388 B. 36,000 D. 1000
B. 436 D. 425
296. A 100 W light bulb burns on an average of 10 hours
285. ECE Board Exam November 1995 a day for one week. The weekly consumption of
Two heaters A and B are in parallel across supply energy will be ____ unit/s.
voltage V. Heater A produces 500 kcal in 20 minutes A. 7 C. 0.7
and B produces 1000 kcal in 10 minutes. The B. 70 D. 0.07
resistance of A is 10 ohms. What is the resistance
of B, if the same heaters are connected in series 297. Two heaters, rated at 1000 W, 250 volts each, are
voltage V? connected in series across a 250 volt, 50 Hz A.C.
A. 4.5 ohms C. 4.5 ohms mains. The total power drawn from the supply would
B. 2.5 ohms D. 0.14 ohm be ____ watt.
A. 1000 C. 250
286. In the SI system of units, the unit of force is B. 500 D. 2000
A. kg-wt C. Joule
B. Newton D. N-m 298. One watt is equal to ____.
A. 4.19 cal/sec C. 107 ergs/sec
287. The basic unit of electric charge is B. 778 BTU/sec D. 10-7 ergs/sec
A. ampere-hour C. coulomb
B. watt-hour D. farad 299. The current in an electric lamp is 5 amperes. What
quantity of electricity flows toward the filament in 6
288. The SI unit of energy is minutes?
A. Joule C. kcal A. 30 C C. 72 C
B. kWh D. m-kg B. 3600 C D. 1800 C
300. An electric heater is rated at 120 volts, 1000 watts power to a 2-ohm resistor. What is the current
and is used to boil water. Calculate the time in through the load?
minutes to raise the temperature of 1 liter of water A. 5.85 A C. 5.72 A
from 15°C to boiling. The heater has an over-all B. 5.63 A D. 5.91 A
efficiency of 92%.
A. 6.4 minutes C. 4.4 minutes 309. REE Board Exam October 1996
B. 5.4 minutes D. 3.4 minutes The lead batteries “A” and “B” are connected in
parallel. “A” has an open circuit voltage of 12 V and
301. For a given line voltage, four heating coils will an internal resistance of 0.2 ohm. Battery “B” has an
produce maximum heat when connected open circuit voltage of 12.2 V and an internal
A. all in parallel resistance of 0.3 ohm. The two batteries together
B. all in series deliver power to a 0.5 ohm power resistor.
C. with two parallel pairs in series Neglecting effects of temperature, how much current
D. one pair in parallel with the other two in series is contributed by battery “A”?
A. 29.62 A C. 12.85 A
302. Four heaters having the same voltage rating will B. 16.00 A D. 25.24 A
produce maximum heat if connected in
A. Series C. Series-Parallel 310. EE Board Exam October 1981
B. Parallel D. Parallel-Series A charger, a battery and a load are connected in
parallel. The voltage across the charger is 12.5 volts
303. 1000 kW is equal to how many is ergs/sec. and the battery has an emf of 12 volts and internal
A. 2 x 1013 C. 1 x 1013 resistance of 0.1 ohm. The load consists of a 2 ohms
16
B. 1 x 10 D. 2 x 1010 resistor. Find the current through the charger.
A. 6.61 A C. 6.42 A
304. When current flows through heater coil, it glows but B. 6.25 A D. 6.50 A
supply wiring does not glow because
A. supply wiring is covered with insulation 311. REE Board Exam October 1996
wiring A lead storage battery is rated at 12 volts. If the
B. current through supply line flows at slower internal resistance is 0.01 ohm, what is the maximum
speed power that can be delivered to the load?
C. supply wires are made of superior material A. 1,200 W C. 7,200 W
D. resistance of heater coil is more than that of B. 3,600 W D. 1,800 W
supply wire
D. ELECTRIC CELLS A 120-V battery having an internal resistance of 0.5
305. REE Board Exam October 1997 ohm is connected through a line resistance of 0.5
A load of 10 ohms was connected to a 12-volt ohms to a variable load resistor. What maximum
battery. The current drawn was 1.18 amperes. What power will the battery deliver to the load resistor?
is the internal resistance of the battery? A. 36 watts C. 630 watts
A. 0.35 ohm C. 0.25 ohm B. 63 watts D. 360 watts
B. 0.20 ohm D. 0.30 ohm
313. REE Board Exam April 2002
306. REE Board Exam April 1997 A 12 volts battery has a 50 ampere-hour capacity.
The electromotive force of a standard cell is The internal resistance is 0.1 ohm. A 5 ohm load is
measured with a potentiometer that gives a reading connected for 5 hours. How many ampere-hours are
of 1.3562 V. When a 1.0 megaohm resistor is still left?
connected across the standard cell terminals, the A. 28.51 C. 38.23
potentiometer reading drops to 1.3560 V, what is the B. 41.24 D. 35.92
internal resistance of the standard cell?
A. 174.5 ohms C. 147.5 ohms 314. REE Board Exam April 2002
B. 145.7 ohms D. 157.4 ohms Two-24 volt battery supply power to a 20 ohm load.
One battery has 0.2 ohm internal resistance while
307. REE Board Exam April 1997 the other has 0.4 ohm. What power does the load
If a resistor rated at 5 watts and 6 volts are connected draws?
across a battery with an open circuit voltage of 6 A. 28.4 W C. 30.8 W
volts. What is the internal resistance of the battery if B. 22.2 W D. 18.6 W
the resulting current is 0.8 A?
A. 0.30 ohm C. 0.23 ohm 315. ECE Board Exam March 1996
B. 0.26 ohm D. 0.03 ohm Which statement is not true?
A. Secondary cell can be recharged
308. REE Board Exam October 1998 B. The internal resistance of a cell limits the
A 12 V battery of 0.05-ohm resistance and another amount of output current
battery of 12 V and 0.075 ohm resistance supply
C. The negative terminal of a chemical cell has a _____ is the specific gravity reading for a good lead
charge of excess electrons acid cell.
D. Two electrodes of the same metal provide the A. 1170 C. 1070
highest voltage output B. 1270 D. 1370
In the operation of dry cell we normally refer to the Refers to a power source or cell that is not
supply of current load resistance where its current rechargeable?
neutralizes the separated charges at the electrodes. A. Secondary C. Storage
A. Aligning the cells B. Primary D. Battery
B. Charging the cells
C. Discharging the cells 326. ECE Board Exam April 1998
D. Polarizing the cells Which of the following is not a primary type cell?
A. Zinc-chloride C. Silver oxide
317. ECE Board Exam November 2000 B. Silver-zinc D. Carbon zinc
Refers to a power source or cell which can be
rechargeable 327. ECE Board Exam November 1997
A. Battery C. Primary A battery should not be charged or discharged at a
B. Secondary D. Storage high current in order to avoid this defect.
A. Corrosion C. Buckling
318. ECE Board Exam November 2001 B. Sedimentation D. Sulphation
In the operation of dry cell we normally refer to the
supply of current load resistance where its current 328. ECE Board Exam April 2001
neutralizes the separated charge s at the electrodes. It is a cell in which the chemical action finally
A. Aligning the cells destroys one of the electrons electrodes, usually the
B. Charging the cells negative and cannot be recharged.
C. Discharging the cells A. Dry cell C. Wet cell
D. Polarizing the cells B. Secondary cell D. Primary cell
The part of the cell of the solution that acts upon the Which of the following statements is not true?
electrodes providing a path for electron flow A. Output of solar cell is normally 0.5 V
A. Container C. Sealing way B. Edison cell is storage type
B. Electrolyte D. Electrolysis C. The Ni-Cd cell is primary type
D. Primary cells can be charged
Type of cell used mostly for emergency equipment. 330. ECE Board Exam April 2001
It is light, small, and has a large capacity of power for Which of the following statements is not true?
its size. A. A primary cell has irreversible chemical reaction
A. Ni-Cd cell C. Silver-zinc cell B. A carbon zinc cell has unlimited shelf life
B. Silver-cadmium cell D. Mercury cell C. A storage cell has irreversible chemical reaction
D. A lead acid cell can be recharged
321. ECE Board Exam March 1996
The purpose of cells connected in parallel is 331. ECE Board Exam November 1999
to_____. A device that transforms chemical energy into
A. increase internal resistance electrical energy
B. increase in voltage output A. Battery
C. decrease current capacity B. Cell
D. increase in current capacity C. Primary battery
D. Secondary battery
Find the output of a four (4) lead acid cells. 332. ECE Board Exam April 1999
A. 3.2 V C. 5.8 V What is the effect of connecting battery cells in
B. 8.4 V D. 1.6 V parallel?
A. Current decreases
323. ECE Board Exam November 1997 B. Voltage increases
How many silver zinc cells in series are needed for a C. Voltage decreases
9V battery? D. Current increases
A. 9 C. 3
B. 6 D. 7 333. ECE Board Exam November 1997
Determine how long a battery will last whose rating
324. ECE Board Exam November 1995 is 100 Ah, 24 volts and will run a 300 watts electronic
equipment and a 50 watts light.
A. 6.85 hours C. 26.65 hours C. Positive ions only
B. 50.05 hours D. 12.00 hours D. Negative hole charge
The process of reversing the current flow through the Find the output of a two (2) lead acid cells.
battery to store the battery to its original condition A. 0.952 V C. 3.2 V
A. Electrolysis C. Reverse flow B. 2.1 V D. 4.2 V
B. Ionization D. Battery charge
335. ECE Board Exam November 2000 The liquid solution that forms ion charges in a lead
The type of cell commonly referred to as “flashlight acid battery
battery” A. Electrolyte C. Sulfuric acid
A. Nickel-cadmium battery C. Dry cell B. Hydrochloric acid D. Nitric acid
B. Mercury cell D. Lead acid cell
336. ECE Board Exam November 1998 Single device that converts chemical energy into
How does a battery behave whose cells are electrical energy is called
connected in series? A. Battery C. Solar
A. Increase current supply B. Generator D. Cell
B. Reduces total voltage
C. Increases voltage supply 346. ECE Board Exam November 1995
D. Reduces internal resistance There are _____ identical cells in parallel needed to
double the current reading of each cells.
337. ECE Board Exam April 1998 A. 3 C. 2
Another very useful cell to solar cells however the B. 4 D. 1
junction is bombarded by beta particles from
radioactive materials 347. ECE Board Exam April 2001
A. Alkaline cells C. Selenium cells What is the effect of connecting battery cells in
B. Nucleus cells D. Lithium cells series?
A. Voltage increases
338. ECE Board Exam November 2001 B. Current increases
The continuation of current flow within the cell there C. Voltage decreases
is no external load D. Current decreases
A. Local action C. Self-discharge
B. Polarization D. Electrolysis 348. ECE Board Exam November 2000
How long can a battery last with capacity of 50
339. ECE Board Exam November 1998 ampere-hour running equipment of 5 amperes?
Type of power source in electronics that cannot be A. 250 hours C. 100 hours
recharged after it has delivered its rated capacity B. 25 hours D. 10 hours
A. Cells
B. Primary cells 349. ECE Board Exam April 1998
C. Battery How long will a battery need to operate a 240-watt
D. Secondary cells equipment, whose capacity is 100 Ah and 24 volts
rating?
A. 10 hours C. 1 hour
B. 5 hours D. 0.10 hour
Which has the largest diameter of the following dry 350. ECE Board Exam November 2001
cells? What is affected when a lead battery is overcharged?
A. Type C C. Type AAA A. Carbon C. Plates
B. Type AA D. Type D B. Grid D. Electrolytes
How many nickel-cadmium cells are needed in When the cells are in series voltages add, while
series for a 10 V battery? current capacity is _____.
A. 8 C. 5 A. The same as one cell
B. 12 D. 10 B. Zero
C. Infinite
342. ECE Board Exam March 1996 D. The sum of each cell
Current in a chemical cell refers to the movement of
_____. 352. ECE Board Exam April 1999
A. Negative ions only
B. Negative and positive ions
Refers to an action in the operation of secondary 361. ECE Board Exam April 1999
cells reforming the electrodes in a chemical reaction It is an indication of the current supplying capability
where dc voltage is supplied externally. of the battery for a specific period of time, e.g. 400
A. Polarizing cells ampere-hour.
B. Charging cells A. Rating C. Capability
C. Aligning cells B. Capacity D. Current load
D. Discharging cells
362. ECE Board Exam March 1996
353. ECE Board Exam November 1999 Which of the following is not a secondary type cell?
What type of cell that cannot be recharged which A. Lithium C. Silver cadmium
cannot restore chemical reaction? B. Lead-acid D. Silver-zinc
A. Primary cell
B. Secondary cell 363. ECE Board Exam March 1996
C. Lead-acid wet cell How many lithium cells in series are needed for a 12
D. Nickel-cadmium cell V battery?
A. 12 cells C. 8 cells
354. ECE Board Exam November 2000 B. 4 cells D. 10 cells
An ordinary flashlight battery is which of the
following? 364. ECE Board Exam November 1996
A. A load C. A storage cell Component of solar battery which uses light energy
B. A dry cell D. A wet cell to produce electromagnetic force
A. Alkaline cell C. Lithium cell
355. ECE Board Exam April 1998 B. Polymer cell D. Selenium cell
Refers to dry storage cell carbon zinc.
A. cell 365. ECE Board Exam March 1996
B. Edison cell If a dry cell has an internal resistance of 0.50 ohm
C. Mercury cell and emf of 2 volts, find power delivered in a one ohm
D. Nickel cadmium cell resistor.
A. 1.33 watts C. 3.66 watts
356. ECE Board Exam April 1998 B. 1.66 watts D. 1.77 watts
What is the other term of the secondary cells
considering its capability to accept recharging? 366. ECE Board Exam March 1996
A. Reaction cell C. Storage cell Parallel cells have the same voltage as one cell but
B. Primary cell D. Dry cell have _____.
A. Unstable resistance
357. ECE Board Exam November 1996 B. Less current capability
Find the required battery capacity needed to operate C. Fluctuating power output
an equipment of 30 amperes at 5 hours. D. More current capacity
A. 6 C. 3
B. 30 D. 150 367. ECE Board Exam April 1999
A battery with capacity of 100 Ah and 12 volts rating
358. ECE Board Exam March 1996 will run an electronic equipment at exactly 20 hours,
When batteries have cells connected in series the how much power is needed?
effect is A. 60 watts C. 10 watts
A. Reduced output voltage B. 20 watts D. 30 watts
B. Increased current supply
C. Increased voltage supply 368. ECE Board Exam March 1996
D. Reduced internal resistance It is the output voltage of a carbon-zinc cell.
A. 3.5 V C. 1.5 V
359. ECE Board Exam November 2000 B. 2.5 V D. 0.5 V
Find the required battery capacity needed to operate
on electronic equipment with power rating of 200 369. ECE Board Exam March 1996
watts and 10 volts at 6 hours. What is the reason why more cells can be stored in
A. 60 C. 20 a given area with dynamic cells?
B. 1200 D. 120 A. They consume less power
B. They are smaller
360. ECE Board Exam November 2000 C. They are larger
A cell(s) that can be operated or used in a horizontal, D. They travel faster
vertical or any position where its electrolyte cannot
be spilled in any position 370. ECE Board Exam November 1997
A. Primary cells C. Dry cells A radio equipment will be used at 70% at 50 amperes
B. Secondary cells D. Battery rating for 5 hours. How much capacity of dry battery
is needed?
A. 35 C. 250
B. 17.5 D. 175 380. The e.m.f. of a cell depends upon ____
A. nature of electrodes and electrolyte
371. The potential at the terminals of the battery falls from B. size of electrodes
9 V on open circuit to 6 volts when a resistor of 10 C. spacing between electrodes
ohms is connected across its terminals. What is the D. none of the above
internal resistance of the battery?
A. 5 Ω C. 3 Ω 381. In order to get maximum current in series – parallel
B. 4 Ω D. 2 Ω grouping, the external resistance should be ____ the
total internal resistance of the battery.
372. A battery is formed of five cells joined in series. When A. less than
the external resistance is 4 ohms, the current is 1.5 B. more than
A and when the external resistance is 9 ohms, the C. equal to
current falls to 0.75 A. Find the internal resistance of D. none of the above
each cell.
A. 0.5 ohm C. 0.2 ohm 382. The positive terminal of a 6-V battery is connected to
B. 1.0 ohm D. 0.3 ohm the negative terminal of a 12-V battery whose
positive terminal is grounded. The potential at the
373. A 12 V source with 0.05  resistance is connected in negative terminal of the 6V battery is ____ volt.
series with another 12 volt with 0.075 Ω resistance A. +18 C. -6
with a load of 2 . Calculate the power dissipated in B. –12 D. -18
the load.
A. 365 watts C. 105 watts 383. The positive terminal of a 6-V battery is connected to
B. 127 watts D. 255 watts the negative terminal of a 12-V battery whose
positive terminal is grounded. The potential at the
374. A 24 V source with 0.05  resistance is connected in positive terminal of the 6-V battery is ____ volt.
parallel with another 24 V with 0.075  resistance to A. +6 C. -12
a load of 2 . Calculate the current delivered by the B. -6 D. +12
source with a 0.05  resistor.
384. Active materials of a lead-acid cell are
A. 7 amperes C. 5 amperes
A. lead peroxide
B. 10 amperes D. 12 amperes
B. sponge lead
C. dilute sulfuric acid
375. A battery can deliver 10 joules of energy to move 5
D. all of the above
coulombs of charge. What is the potential difference
between the terminals of the battery?
385. During the charging of lead-acid cell
A. 2 V C. 0.5 V
A. its cathode becomes dark chocolate brown in
B. 50 V D. 5 V
colour
B. its voltage increases
376. An ordinary dry cell can deliver about ____
C. it gives out energy
continuously.
D. specific gravity of H2SO4 is decreased
A. 3 A
B. 2 A
386. The ratio of Ah efficiency to Wh efficiency of a lead-
C. 1/8 A
acid cell is
A. always less than one
B. just one
377. Cells are connected in series when ____ is required.
C. always greater than one
A. high voltage
D. either A or B
B. high current
C. high voltage as well as high current
387. The capacity of a cell is measured in
A. watt-hours C. amperes
B. watts D. ampere-hours
378. Cells are connected in series–parallel when ____ is
required.
388. The capacity of a lead-acid cell does NOT depend on
A. high current
its
B. high voltage
A. rate of charge
C. high current as well a high voltage
B. rate of discharge
C. temperature
D. quantity of active materials
379. Four cells, each of internal resistance 1 ohm, are
connected in parallel. The battery resistance will be
389. As compared to constant-current system, the
____
constant-voltage system of charging a lead-acid cell
A. 4 ohms C. 2 ohms
has the advantage of
B. 0.25 ohm D. 1 ohm
A. avoiding excessive gassing 399. Any charge given to the battery when taken off the
B. reducing time of charging vehicle is called
C. increasing cell capacity A. bench charge C. float charge
D. both B and C B. step charge D. trickle charge
390. Sulphation in a lead-acid battery occurs due to 400. Storage battery electrolyte is formed by the
A. trickle charging dissolving of ____ acid in water.
B. incomplete charging A. hydrochloric C. acetic
C. heavy discharging B. sulfuric D. atric
D. fast charging
401. The central terminal of a dry cell is said to be
391. The active materials of a nickel-iron battery are A. positive C. neutral
A. nickel hydroxide B. negative D. charged
B. powdered iron and its oxides
C. 21% solution of caustic potash 402. A 24 V battery of internal resistance r = 4 Ω is
D. all of the above connected to a variable resistance R, the rate of heat
dissipation in the resistor is maximum when the
392. During charging and discharging of a nickel-iron cell current drawn from the battery is I. Current drawn
A. its e.m.f. remains constant from the battery will be I/2 when R is equal to
B. water is neither formed nor absorbed A. 8 Ω C. 16 Ω
C. corrosive fumes are produced B. 12 Ω D. 20 Ω
D. nickel hydroxide remains unsplit
403. What is the other term used for rechargeable
393. As compared to a lead-acid cell, the efficiency of a battery?
nickel-iron cell is less due to its A. primary
A. lower e.m.f. B. lead-acid
B. smaller quantity of electrolyte used C. storage
C. higher internal resistance D. nickel-cadmium
D. compactness
E. NETWORK THEOREMS
394. Trickle charging of a storage battery helps to 404. REE Board Exam April 1997
A. prevent sulphation A circuit consisting of three resistors rated: 10 ohms,
B. keep it fresh and fully charged 15 ohms and 20 ohms are connected in delta. What
C. maintain proper electrolyte level would be the resistance of the equivalent wye
D. increase its reserve capacity connected load?
A. 0.30, 0.23 & 0.15 ohm
395. A dead storage battery can be revived by B. 3.0, 4.0 & 5.0 ohms
A. a dose of H2SO4 C. 3.33, 4.44 & 6.66 ohms
B. adding so-called battery restorer D. 5.77, 8.66 & 11.55 ohms
C. adding distilled water
D. none of the above 405. EE Board Exam October 1994
The equivalent wye element of a 3 equal resistors
396. The sediment which accumulates at the bottom of a each equal to R and connected in delta is
lead-acid battery consist largely of A. R C. R/3
A. lead-peroxide B. 3R/2 D. 3R
B. lead-sulphate
C. antimony-lead alloy 406. EE Board Exam April 1988
D. graphite A Barangay power station supplies 60 kW to a load
over 2,500 ft, 100 mm2, two-conductor copper
397. The reduction of battery capacity at high rates of feeder, the resistance of which is 0.078 ohm per
discharge is primarily due to 1000 ft. The bus bar voltage is maintained constant
A. increase in its internal resistance at 600 V. Determine the load current.
B. decrease in its terminal voltage A. 105 A C. 110 A
C. rapid formation of PbSO4 on the plates B. 108 A D. 102 A
D. non-diffusion of acid to the inside active
materials 407. EE Board Exam October 1986
An LRT car, 5 km distance from the Tayuman station,
398. Floating battery system are widely used for takes 100 A over a 100 mm hard drawn copper
A. power stations trolley wire having a resistance of 0.270 ohm per km.
B. emergency lighting The rail and ground return has a resistance of 0.06
C. telephone exchange installation ohm per km. If the station voltage is 750 V, what is
D. all of the above the voltage of the car?
A. 585 V C. 595 V
B. 590 V D. 580 V Twelve identical wires each of resistance 6 ohms are
arranged to form the edge of a cube. A current of 40
408. EE Board Exam April 1989 mA is led into the cube at one corner and out at the
The LRT trolley system 10 miles long is fed by two other diagonally opposite corners. Calculate the
substations that generate 600 volts and 560 volts, potential difference developed between these
respectively. The resistance of the trolley wire and corners.
rail return is 0.3 ohm per mile. If the car is located 4 A. 0.20 V C. 0.22 V
miles from the 600 volt station draws 200 A from the B. 0.28 V D. 0.24 V
line. How much is the current supplied by each
station? 415. EE Board Exam August 1976
A. 133.33 A, 66.67 A Find the value of the voltage V.
B. 123.67 A, 76.33 A
C. 117.44 A, 82.56 A
1Ω
D. 125.54 A, 63.05 A 0.1 Ω Lamp
4Ω 60 W
+ V 12 V
409. EE Board Exam April 1992 24 V G 12 V
In Manila, the LRT runs between Gil Puyat Station -
and Tayuman Station, which is 4 km apart and
maintains voltages of 420 volts and 410 volts A. 12.34 V C. 12.19 V
respectively. The resistance of go and return is 0.05 B. 11.24 V D. 11.66 V
ohm per km. The train draws a constant current of
300 A while in motion. What are the currents 416. EE Board Exam April 1982
supplied by the two stations if the train is at the Referring to the circuit diagram below, if the charger
distance of minimum potential? voltage is 130 volts and the battery voltage is 120
A. 175 A, 125 A C. 164 A, 136 A volts, solve for the current Ib.
B. 183 A, 117 A D. 172 A, 123 A
3Ω
410. EE Board Exam October 1986 Ib 2Ω
An LRT car, 5 km distance from the Tayuman station, +
40 Ω
takes 100 A over a 100 mm hard drawn copper Battery Battery
trolley wire having a resistance of 0.270 ohm per km. Charger
-
The rail and ground return has a resistance of 0.06
ohm per km. If the station voltage is 750 V, what is A. -0.215 A C. -0.306 A
the efficiency of transmission? B. 0.215 A D. 0.306 A
A. 78% C. 74%
B. 81% D. 79% 417. EE Board Exam August 1977
In the figure below R1 = 1 ohm, R2 = 1 ohm, R3 = 3
411. EE Board Exam April 1988 ohms, I2 = 2 A and VB = 120 V. Find Eg.
A barangay power station supplies 60 kW to a load
over 2,500 ft of 0002-conductor copper feeder the
resistance of which is 0.078 ohm per 1,000 ft. The R1 R2 I2
bus bar voltage is maintained constant at 600 volts.
R3
Determine the maximum power which can be +
transmitted. Eg G VB
A. 220.35 kW C. 242.73 kW -
B. 230.77 kW D. 223.94 kW
412. EE Board Exam April 1991 A. 182.41 V C. 164.67 V

Twelve similar wires each of resistance 2 ohms are B. 153.32 V D. 157.22 V
connected so as to form a cube. Find the resistance
between the two diagonally opposite corners. 418. EE Board Exam October 1980, April 1984
A. 1.45 ohms C. 2.01 ohms In the dc circuit as shown, the high resistance
B. 1.66 ohms D. 1.28 ohms voltmeter gives a reading of 0.435 volt. What is the
value of the resistance R?
Twelve similar wires each of resistance 2 ohms are
connected so as to form a cube. Find the resistance R 10 Ω
between the two corners of the same edge. +
A. 1.133 ohms C. 1.125 ohms 12 V + -
V
B. 1.102 ohms D. 1.167 ohms -
20 Ω 50 Ω
A. 4 ohms C. 3 ohms B. Two
B. 5 ohms D. 2 ohms C. One less than the total number of nodes in the
circuit
419. EE Board Exam April 1980 D. All nodes in the circuit
Determine I in the figure.
Find the Thevenin’s impedance equivalent across R 2
20 Ω 10 Ω
of a linear close circuit having 10 volt supply in series
50 Ω
with two resistors (R1=50 ohms and R2 = 200 ohms).
12 V A. 400 ohms C. 4 ohms
40 Ω I B. 40 ohms D. 4 kohms
30 Ω

A. 0.028 A C. 0.025 A In order to match the load to the generator means
making load resistance ______.
B. 0.010 A D. 0.014 A
A. lower than generator’s internal resistance
B. increased to more generator’s internal
resistance
In Kirchhoff’s current law, which terminal of a
C. decreased
resistance element is assumed to be at a higher
potential (more positive) than the other? D. equal to generator’s internal resistance
A. The terminal where the current exits the
resistance elements 428. A circuit contains a 5 A current source in parallel with
B. The terminal where the current enters the an 8 ohm resistor. What is the Thevenin’s voltage
and Thevenin’s resistance of the circuit?
resistance elements
C. Either A or B can be arbitrarily selected A. 40 V, 8  C. 5 V, 8 
D. The terminal closest to the node being analyzed B. 5/8 V, 40  D. 5/8 V, 8 
421. ECE Board Exam April 2000 429. In the Norton’s equivalent circuit, the source is a
According to Kichhoff’s current law, what is the A. constant voltage source
algebraic sum of all currents entering and exiting a B. constant current source
node. C. constant voltage, constant
A. zero current
B. a negative value D. none of these
C. the algebraic sum of all currents
D. a positive value 430. The superposition theorem requires as many circuits
to be solved as there are
422. ECE Board Exam November 1997 A. meshes
Find the Thevenin’s impedance equivalent across B. source
R2 of a linear close circuit having 10 volts supply in C. nodes
series with the resistors (R1 = 100 ohms and R2 = D. all of the above
200 ohms).
A. 6.66 ohms C. 66.6 ohms 431. Three resistors of 6-ohm resistance are connected in
B. 6.666 kohms D. 666 ohms delta. Inside the delta another 6-ohm resistors are
connected in wye. Find its resistance between any
423. ECE Board Exam April 1999 two corners.
What is a node? A. 2 ohms C. 4 ohms
A. A terminal point for a loop current B. 3 ohms D. 1 ohm
B. A connection point between two or more
conductors 432. A 2-wire dc distribution line has sending end voltage
C. A formula of 240 V and total line resistance of 0.4 ohm. The
D. A mathematical fiction maximum kW that can be transmitted by the line is
____.
424. ECE Board Exam November 1998 A. 108 C. 36
If a resistance element is part of two loops, how B. 72 D. 144
many voltage drops must be calculated for that
component? 433. An active element in a circuit is one which ____.
A. Two C. One A. receives energy
B. Three D. None B. supplies energy
C. both receives and supplies energy
425. ECE Board Exam April 1998 D. none of the above
How many nodes are needed to completely analyze
a circuit according to Kirchhoff’s current law? 434. An passive element in a circuit is one which ____.
A. One A. supplies energy
B. receives energy R1 R3
C. both receives and supplies energy
A C
E1 R2 E2
435. An electric circuit contains ____.
A. active elements only D
B. passive element only
C. both active and passive elements
Fig. 3.1
D. none of the above A. two
B. four
436. A linear circuit is one whose parameters (e.g. C. three
resistances etc.) ____. D. none of the above
A. change with change in current
B. change with change in voltage 441. In the circuit shown in Fig. 3.1, there are ___
C. do not change with change in voltage and meshes.
current A R1 R3 C
437. In the circuit shown in Fig. 3.1, the number of nodes E1 R2 E2

is ____
D
A R1 R3 C
Fig. 3.1
A. two
E1 R2 E2 B. three
D C. four
Fig. 3.1
A. one C. three 442. To solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.2 by Kirchhoff’s
B. two D. four laws, we require ____
3Ω 4Ω
438. In the circuit shown in Fig. 3.1, there are ____
junctions. I1 I2
35 V 2Ω 40 V
A R1 R3 C I3
E1 E2 Fig. 3.2
R2
A. one equation C. three equations
D B. two equations D. four equations
Fig. 3.1 443. To solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.2 by nodal
A. three analysis, we require ____
B. four
3Ω 4Ω
C. two
I1 I2
35 V 2Ω 40 V
439. The circuit shown in Fig. 3.1 has ____ branches. I3
A R1 R3 C
Fig. 3.2
A. one equation
E1 R2 E2 B. two equation
D C. three equations
Fig. 3.1
A. two 444. To solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.2 by
B. four superposition theorem, we require ____
C. three 3Ω 4Ω
I1 I2
440. The circuit shown in Fig. 3.1 has ____ loops. 35 V 2Ω 40 V
I3
Fig. 3.2
A. one circuit 449. The superposition theorem is used when the circuit
B. two circuits contains
C. three circuits A. a single voltage source
D. none of the above B. a number of passive source
C. passive elements only
445. To solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.2 by Maxwell’s D. none of the above
mesh current equation, we require
3Ω 4Ω 450. Fig. 3.4(b) shows the Thevenin’s equivalent circuit of
Fig. 3.4(a). The value of Thevenin’s voltage Vth is
I1 I2 ____.
35 V 2Ω 40 V 4Ω 5Ω Rth A
I3 A
40 V 6Ω RL Vth RL
Fig. 3.2
B B
A. one equation (a) (b)
B. three equations Fig. 3.4
C. two equations
D. none of the above A. 20 V C. 12 V
B. 24 V D. 36 V
446. In the circuit shown in Fig. 3.3, the voltage at node B
wrt D is calculated to be 15 V. The current in the 3 Ω 451. The value of Rth in Fig. 3.4(b) is ____.
resistor will be 4Ω 5Ω A Rth A
3Ω B 2Ω
40 V 6Ω RL Vth RL
I1 I2 B B
30 V 2Ω 20 V
I3
D (a) (b)
Fig. 3.4
Fig. 3.3
A. 15 Ω C. 6.4 Ω
A. 2A B. 3.5 Ω D. 7.4 Ω
B. 5A
C. 2.5 A 452. The open-circuited voltage at terminals AB in Fig.
D. none of the above 3.4(a) is
4Ω 5Ω A Rth A
447. The current in 2 Ω horizontal resistor in Fig. 3.3 is
____.
3Ω B 2Ω 40 V 6Ω RL Vth RL
B B
I1 I2
30 V 2Ω 20 V (a) (b)
I3 Fig. 3.4
D
Fig. 3.3 A. 12 V C. 24 V
B. 20 V D. 40 V
A. 10 A C. 2A
B. 5A D. 2.5 A 453. For transfer of maximum power in the circuit shown
in Fig. 3.4(a), the value of RL should be ____.
448. In order to solve the circuit shown in Fig. 3.3 by nodal 4Ω 5Ω Rth
A A
analysis, we require
3Ω B 2Ω
40 V 6Ω RL Vth RL
I1 I2 B B
30 V 2Ω 20 V
I3 (a) (b)
D
Fig. 3.4
Fig. 3.3 A. 3.5 Ω C. 7.4 Ω
A. one equation B. 6.4 Ω D. 15 Ω
B. two equation
C. three equations 454. Fig. 3.5(b) shows Norton’s equivalent circuit of Fig.
D. none of the above 3.5(a). The value of RN is ____.
2Ω 3Ω A A Rth
A A
RN = 3 Ω
IN = 2 A
12 V 6Ω RL IN RN RL Vth
B B
B B
(a) (b) (a) (b)
Fig. 3.5 Fig. 3.6
A. 5Ω A. 1.5 V C. 3V
B. 4.5 Ω B. 0.866 V D. 6V
C. 10.5 Ω
D. none of the above 462. The value of Rth in Fig. 3.6(b) is ____.
Rth
455. The value of IN in Fig. 3.5(b) is ____. A A
RN = 3 Ω
IN = 2 A
2Ω 3Ω A A
Vth
12 V 6Ω RL IN RN RL B B
(a) (b)
B B
Fig. 3.6
(a) (b)
A. 3Ω C. 1.5 Ω
Fig. 3.5
B. 2Ω D. 6Ω
A. 3A
B. 1A 463. If in Fig. 3.6(a), the value of IN is 3 A, then value of
C. 2A Vth in Fig. 3.6(b) will be ____.
D. none of the above Rth
A A
RN = 3 Ω
456. Thevenin’s theorem is ____ form on an equivalent IN = 2 A
circuit. Vth
A. voltage
B B
B. current
(a) (b)
C. both voltage and current
D. none of the above Fig. 3.6
A. 1V
457. Norton’s theorem is ____ Thevenin’s theorem. B. 9V
A. the same as C. 5V
B. converse of D. none of the above
C. equal to
D. none of the above 464. For maximum power transfer, the relation between
load resistance RL and internal resistance Ri of the
458. In the analysis of a vacuum tube circuit, we generally voltage source is ____.
use ____. A. RL = 2Ri C. RL = 1.5Ri
A. superposition C. Thevenin’s B. RL = 0.5Ri D. RL = Ri
B. Norton’s D. reciprocity
465. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer, the
459. Norton’s theorem is ____ form of an equivalent efficiency is ____.
circuit A. 75% C. 50%
A. voltage B. 100% D. 25%
B. current
C. both voltage and current 466. The open-circuited voltage at terminals of load RL is
D. none of the above 30 V Under the conditions of maximum power
transfer, the load voltage would be ____.
460. In the analysis of a transistor circuit, we generally A. 30 V C. 5 V
use ____. B. 10 V D. 15 V
A. Norton’s C. reciprocity
B. Thevenin’s D. superposition 467. The maximum power transfer theorem is used in
____.
461. Fig. 3.6(a) shows Norton’s equivalent circuit of a A. electronic circuits
network whereas Fig. 3.6(b) shows its Thevenin’s B. power system
equivalent circuit. The value of Vth is ____. C. home lighting circuits
468. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer, a
voltage source is delivering a power of 30 W to the 474. Delta/star of star/delta transformation technique is
load. The power generated by the source is ____. applied to ___.
A. 45 W C. 60 W A. one terminal
B. 30 W D. 90 W B. two terminal
C. three terminal
469. For the circuit shown in Fig. 3.7, the power D. none of the above
transferred will be maximum when RL is equal to
____. 475. Kirchhoff’s current law is applicable to only
3Ω 4Ω A A. closed loops in a network
B. electronic circuits
C. conjunctions in a network
18 V 6Ω RL
D. electric circuits
B
476. Kirchhoff’s voltage law is concerned with
Fig. 3.7 A. IR drops
B. battery e.m.f.s.
A. 4.5 Ω C. junction voltages
B. 6Ω D. both A and B
C. 3Ω
D. none of the above 477. According to KVL, the algebraic sum of all IR drops
and e.m.f.s in any closed loop of a network is always
470. The open-circuited voltage at terminals AB in Fig. 3.7
is ____. A. zero
3Ω 4Ω A B. positive
C. negative
RL D. determined by the battery e.m.f.s
18 V 6Ω
B 478. The algebraic sign of an IR drop is primarily
dependent upon the
Fig. 3.7 A. amount of current flowing through it
A. 12 V C. 15 V B. value of R
B. 6V D. 9.5 V C. direction of current flow
D. battery connection
471. If in Fig. 3.7, the value of RL = 6 Ω, then current
through RL is ____. 479. Maxwell’s loop current method of solving electrical
3Ω networks
4Ω A
A. uses branch currents
B. utilizes Kirchhoff’s voltage law
18 V 6Ω RL C. is confined to single-loop circuits
D. is a network reduction method
B
Fig. 3.7 480. Point out the WRONG statement. In the node-
voltage technique of solving networks, choice of a
A. 2A C. 1.75 A reference node does not
B. 1.5 A D. 1A A. affect the operation of the circuit
B. change the voltage across any element
472. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer, the C. alter the p.d. between any pair of nodes
voltage across RL in Fig. 3.7 is ____. D. affect the voltages of various nodes
3Ω 4Ω A
481. The nodal analysis is primarily based on the
RL application of
18 V 6Ω A. KVL C. Ohm’s Law
B B. KCL D. both B and C
Fig. 3.7 482. Superposition theorem is can be applied only to

circuits having ____ elements.
A. 6V C. 9V
A. non-linear C. linear bilateral
B. 4V D. 12 V
B. passive D. resistive
473. The output resistance of a voltage source is 4 Ω. Its
483. The Superposition theorem is essentially based on
internal resistance will be ____.
the concept of
A. 4 Ω C. 1 Ω
A. duality C. reciprocity
B. 2 Ω D. infinite
B. linearity D. non-linearity B. 3 A, 2 Ω D. 3 A, 9 Ω
484. While Thevenizing a circuit between two terminals, 490. The Norton equivalent of a circuit consists of a 2 A
Vth equals current source in parallel with a 4  resistor.
A. short-circuit terminal voltage Thevenin equivalent of this circuit is a ____ volt
B. open circuit terminal voltage source in series with a 4  resistor.
C. EMF of the battery nearest to the terminal A. 2 C. 6
D. net voltage available in the circuit B. 0.5 D. 8
485. Thevenin resistance Rth is found 491. If two identical 3 A, 4  Norton equivalent circuits are
A. between any two “open” terminals connected in parallel with like polarity to like, the
B. by short-circuiting the given two terminals combined Norton equivalent circuit is
C. by removing voltage sources along with their A. 6 A, 4  C. 3 A, 2 Ω
internal resistance B. 6 A, 2  D. 6 A, 8 Ω
D. between same open terminals as for Vth
492. Two 6 V, 2  batteries are connected in series
486. While calculating Rth, constant-current sources in the
aiding. This combination can be replaced by a single
circuit are
equivalent current generator of ____ with a parallel
A. replaced by “opens”
resistance of ____ ohm.
B. replaced by “shorts”
C. treated in parallel with other voltage sources A. 3 A, 4  C. 3 A, 1 Ω
D. converted into equivalent voltage sources B. 3 A, 2  D. 5 A, 2 Ω
487. Thevenin resistance of the circuit of Fig. 2.1 across 493. Two identical 3 A, 1  batteries are connected in
its terminals A and B is ____ ohm. parallel with like polarity with like polarity to like. The
3Ω Norton equivalent circuit of the combination is
A A. 3 A, 0.5  C. 3 A, 1 Ω
B. 6 A, 1  D. 6 A, 0.5 Ω
12 V
3Ω
494. Thevenin equivalent circuit of the network shown in
Fig. 2.3 is required. The value of the open-circuit
B voltage across terminals a and b of this circuit is ____
Fig. 2.1 volt.
A. 6 C. 9 5Ω
B. 3 D. 2 a
488. The load resistance needed to extract maximum +

power from the circuit of Fig. 2.2 is ____ ohm. 2i 10 Ω
-
A
b
6Ω
3Ω
Fig. 2.3
18 V A. zero C. 2i/5
B. 2i/10 D. 2i/15
B
Fig. 2.2 495. For a linear network containing generators and
A. 2 C. 6 impedance, the ratio of the voltage to the current
B. 9 D. 18 produced in other loop is the same as the ratio of
voltage and current obtained when the positions of
489. The Norton equivalent circuit for the network of Fig. the voltage source and the ammeter measuring the
2.2 between A and B is ____ current source with current are interchanged. This network theorem is
parallel resistance of ____. known as ____ theorem.
A
A. Millman’s C. Tellegen’s
B. Norton’s D. Reciprocity
6Ω 496. A 12 volt source with an internal resistance of 1.2
3Ω
ohms is connected across a wire-wound resistor.
18 V Maximum power will be dissipated in the resistor
when its resistance is equal to
B
A. zero C. 12 ohms
Fig. 2.2 B. 1.2 ohm D. infinity
A. 2 A, 6 Ω C. 2 A, 3 Ω
497. Three 3.33  resistors are connected in wye. What
is the value of the equivalent resistors connected in
delta?
A. 3.33  C. 6.67 
B. 10  D. 20 
498. Find the equivalent resistance between terminals a

& b of the circuit shown. Each resistance has a value A. 10.0 ohms C. 0.968 ohms
of 1 ohm. B. 3.875 ohms D. 1.60 ohms
503. Determine the value VO in the ideal op-amp circuit

below.
A. 5/6 ohms C. 5/14 ohms

B. 5/11 ohms D. 5/21 ohms
499. What do you call the head to tail connection of two or

more op-amp circuits wherein the output of one op- A. -8 V C. -4 V
amp is the input of another op-amp? B. -6 V D. -3 V
A. Parallel Op-Amps
B. Follow-Thru Connection 504. Determine the value VO in the op-amp circuit below.
C. Cascade Connection
D. Series Op-Amps
500. Find the power dissipation in the 6 ohms resistor in

the next figure.
A. -4 V C. -2 V
B. -8 V D. -3 V
A. 54 W C. 121.5 W
505. If the voltage source (dependent or independent) is
B. 216 W D. 150 W
connected between two non-reference nodes, the
two non-reference nodes form a ______
501. Determine the value of node voltage V2. All
A. Common Node
resistances are in ohms.
B. Supernode
C. Complex Node
D. Reference node
506. The theorem that states that “the voltage across or

current through an element in a linear circuit is the
algebraic sum of the voltages across or current
through that element due to each independent
source acting alone”.
A. Superposition Theorem
B. Thevenin’s Theorem
A. 14 V C. 0V
C. Norton’s Theorem
B. 12 V D. 1V
D. Reciprocity Theorem
502. What should be the value of R so the resistor will
507. Kirchhoff’s Current Law states that
receive the maximum power? All resistances are in
A. the algebraic sum of the currents flowing into
ohms.
any point in a circuit must equal zero
B. the algebraic sum of the currents entering and
leaving any point in a circuit must equal zero
C. the algebraic sum of the currents flowing away
from any point in a circuit must equal zero
D. the algebraic sum of the currents around any 515. The difference between a mesh current and a branch
closed path must equal zero current is
A. a mesh current is an assumed current and a
508. When applying Kirchhoff’s Current Law, branch current is an actual current
A. consider all the currents flowing into a branch B. the direction of the current themselves
point positive and all currents directed away C. a mesh current does not divide at a branch point
from that point negative D. both A and B above
B. consider all the currents flowing into a branch
point negative and all currents directed away 516. Using the method of mesh currents, any resistance
from that point positive common to two meshes has
C. remember that the total of all the currents A. two opposing mesh currents
entering a branch point must always be greater B. one common mesh current
than the sum of the currents leaving that point C. zero current
D. the algebraic sum of the currents entering and D. none of the above
leaving a branch point does not necessarily
have to be zero 517. The fact that the sum of the resistor voltage drops
equals the applied voltage in a series circuit is the
509. When applying Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law, a closed basis for
path is commonly referred to as a A. Kirchhoff’s Current Law
A. node C. loop B. node voltage analysis
B. principal node D. branch point C. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
D. the method of mesh currents
510. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law states that
A. the algebraic sum of the voltage sources and IR 518. The fact that the sum of the individual branch
voltage drops in any closed path must total zero currents equals the total current in a parallel circuit is
B. the algebraic sum of the voltage sources and IR the basis for
voltage drops around any closed path can never A. Kirchhoff’s Current Law
equal zero B. node voltage analysis
C. the algebraic sum of all the currents flowing C. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
around any closed path must equal zero D. the method of mesh currents
519. If you do not go completely around the loop when
511. When applying Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law applying Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law, then
A. consider any voltage whose positive terminal is A. the algebraic sum of the voltages will always be
reached first as negative and any voltage whose positive
negative terminal is reached first as positive B. the algebraic sum is the voltage between the
start and finish points
B. always consider all voltage sources as positive C. the algebraic sum of the voltages will always be
and all resistor voltage drops as negative negative
C. consider any voltage whose negative terminal is D. the algebraic sum of the voltages cannot be
reached first as negative and any voltage whose determined
positive terminal is reached first as positive
D. always consider all resistor voltage drops as 520. A resistor is an example of a(n)
positive and all voltage sources as negative A. bilateral component
B. active component
512. The algebraic sum of +40 V and -30 V is C. passive component
A. -10 V C. +70 V D. both A and C
B. +10 V D. -70 V
521. To apply Superposition theorem, all components
513. A principal node is must be
A. a closed path or loop where the algebraic sum A. the active type
of the voltages must equal zero B. both linear and bilateral
B. the simplest possible closed path around a C. grounded
circuit D. both nonlinear and unidirectional
C. a junction where branch current can combine or
divide 522. When converting from a Norton-equivalent circuit to
D. none of the above a Thevenin equivalent circuit or vice versa
A. RN and RTH have the same value
514. How many equations are necessary to solve a circuit B. RN will always be larger than RTH
with two principal nodes? C. IN is shorted-circuit to find VTH
A. 3 C. 4 D. VTH is short-circuited to find IN
B. 2 D. 1
523. When solving for the Thevenin equivalent
resistance, RTH, 530. Electrical appliances are connected in parallel
A. all voltage sources must be opened because it ____
B. all voltage sources must be short-circuited A. is a simple circuit
C. all voltage sources must be converted to current B. draws less current
sources C. results in reduce in power loss
D. none of the above D. makes the operation of appliances independent
of each other
524. Thevenin’s Theorem states that an entire network
connected to a pair of terminals can be replaced with 531. The purpose of load in an electric circuit is to ____
A. a single current source in parallel with a single A. increase the circuit current
resistance B. utilize electrical energy
B. a single voltage source in parallel with a single C. decrease the circuit current
resistance D. none of the above
C. a single voltage source in series with a single
resistance 532. A passive network has
D. a single current source in series with a single A. no emf source
resistance B. no current source
C. neither emf nor current source
525. Norton’s Theorem states that an entire network D. none of these
connected to a pair of terminals can be replaced with
A. a single current source in parallel with a single 533. The relationship between voltage and current is the
resistance same for two opposite directions of current in case of
B. a single voltage source in parallel with a single
resistance A. bilateral network
C. a single voltage source in series with a single B. active network
resistance C. unilateral network
D. a single current source in series with a single D. passive network
resistance
534. Which of the following statement is not correct?
526. With respect to terminals A and B in a complex A. voltage source is an active
network, the Thevenin voltage, VTH, is element
A. the voltage across terminals A and B when they B. current source is a passive element
are short-circuited C. resistance is a passive element
B. the open-circuit voltage across terminals A and D. conductance is a passive element
B
C. the same as the voltage applied to the complex 535. A resistance R is connected across two batteries, A
network and B connected in parallel. The open circuit emfs
D. none of the above and internal resistances of the batteries are 12 V, 2
ohms and 8 V, 1 ohm respectively. Determine the
527. With respect to terminals A and B in a complex ohmic value of R if the power absorbed by R is 7.656
network, the Norton current, IN, is watts.
A. the current flowing between terminals A and B A. 10  C. 9 
when they are open B. 12  D. 8 
B. the total current supplied by the applied voltage
to the network 536. A network has 7 nodes and 5 independent loops. The
C. zero when terminals A and B are short-circuited number of branches in the network is
D. the current flowing terminals A and B when they A. 13 C. 11
are short-circuited B. 12 D. 10
528. Which theorem provides a shortcut for finding the 537. The nodal method of circuit analysis is based on
common voltage across any number of parallel A. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law & Ohm’s law
branches with different sources? B. Kirchhoff’s Current Law & Ohm‘s law
A. The Superposition Theorem C. Kirchhoff’s Current Law & Kirchhoff’s Voltage
B. Thevenin’s Theorem Law
C. Norton’s Theorem D. Kirchhoff’s Current Law & Kirchhoff’s Voltage
D. Millman’s Theorem Law & Ohm‘s law
529. A d.c. circuit usually has ____ as the load 538. For a network of seven branches and four nodes, the
A. Resistance number of independent loops will be
B. Capacitance A. 11 C. 7
C. Inductance B. 8 D. 4
D. both inductance and capacitance
539. A network has b branches and nodes. For this mesh
analysis will be simpler then node analysis if n is
greater then
A. b C. (b/2) + 1
B. b + 1 D. b/2
540. The number of independent loops for a network with

n nodes and b branches is
A. n - 1 A. 2R C. R/2
B. b - n B. R D. 3R
C. b - n + 1
D. independent no. of nodes 548. Find Rab. All values are in ohms.
541. The following constitutes a bilateral element
A. Resistor C. Vacuum Tube
B. FET D. metal rectifier
542. Kirchhoff’s Laws fail in the case of

A. linear networks
B. non-linear networks
C. dual networks
D. distributed parameter networks
A. 22.5 C. 30
543. Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s Current Law & Kirchhoff’s B. 40 D. none of these
Voltage will fail at
A. Low frequency C. high power 549. Find the equivalent resistance of the circuit in the
B. high frequency D. none of these figure.
544. Total no, of mesh equations required is equal to

A. number of links
B. number of tree branches
C. number of nodes
D. none of these
545. The minimum number of equations required to

analyze the circuit
A. 3 ohms C. 5 ohms
B. 4 ohms D. 6 ohms
550. Find the equivalent resistance of the circuit in this

figure.
A. 3 C. 6
B. 4 D. 7
546. Equivalent impedance seen across terminals a, b is
A. R C. 3R
B. 2R D. 4R
551. Find the total resistance Rin is in the circuit shown .
A. 16/3 Ω C. 8/3 + j12

B. 8/3 Ω D. none of these A. 𝟏 + √𝟑 C. (−1 + √5)/2
B. (1 − √5)/2 D. none of these
547. What is the Rab in the circuit when all resistors values
are R? 552. What is the value of i1?
A. 0 C. 6
B. –6 D. none of these
A. +3V C. 2V
553. Find Ix in the circuit shown. B. –3V D. none of these
559. Determine VX of this circuit
A. 3A C. 0
B. –3 A D. none of these
554. Find value of R in the given circuit.

A. 42.2 V C. 97.3 V
B. 83.3 V D. 103 V
560. Find voltage eo in the fig shown.
A. 8.2 Ω C. 10 Ω
B. 6Ω D. none of these
555. The voltage V in the figure always equal to

A. 2V C. 4V
B. 4/3 V D. 8V
561. Find VX in the circuit shown
A. 9V C. 1V
B. 5V D. none of these
A. 2.5 V C. 0V
556. Find V in the circuit shown. B. -2.5 V D. 10 V
562. Find voltage eo in the fig shown
A. 2V C. 1V
B. 3V D. none of these
A. 48 V C. 36 V
557. Find V in the circuit shown. B. 24 V D. 28 V
563. The voltage v(t) is
A. –3V C. 2V
B. +3 V D. none of these
A. eat – e-bt C. aeat – bebt
558. Find V in the circuit shown. B. eat + ebt D. aeat + bebt
564. Find current through 5 Ω resistor

569. Find i2 in the figure shown.
A. 0 C. 3A
B. 2A D. 7A
565. Find Vxy

A. 4A C. -2/3 A
B. 2/3 A D. none of these
570. When a resistor R is connected to a current source,

it consumes a power of 18 W. When the same R is
connected to a voltage source having same
magnitude as the current source, the power
absorbed by R is 4.5 W. The magnitude of the
A. 10 V C. 13 V current source & value of R are
B. 46 V D. 58 V A. √18 A & 1 ohm C. 1 A & 18 ohms
B. 3 A & 2 ohms D. 6 A & 0.5 ohms
566. What is VAB?
571. In the circuit shown in the figure. If I = 2, then the
value of the battery voltage V will be
A. 3V C. 24 V
B. 54V D. none of these A. 5V C. 2V
B. 3V D. 1V
567. What is Vxy?
572. Find E and I in the figure shown.
A. 20 V C. –10 V A. I = 13 A and E = 31 V
B. 30 V D. 10 V B. I = 31 A and E = 13V
C. E = 31 V and I = 31A
568. In the circuit of the given figure. The value of the D. none of these
voltage source E is
573. Find the voltage across the terminals a and b.
A. 0.5 V C. 3.5 V
B. 3.0 V D. 4.0 V
574. What is the current supplied by 1 V source when

each resistance is 1 ohm?
A. –16 V C. –6 V
B. 4V D. 16 V
A. 56.25 V C. 40 V
B. 85 V D. none of these
A. 8/15 A C. 4/15 A 580. What is VA?

B. 15/4 A D. none of these
575. The voltage V is equal to
A. 3V C. 5V
B. –3 V D. none of these A. -2 V C. -4 V
B. 2V D. 4V
576. The voltage across 15 ohms resistor is
581. What is the value of I4 in the fig shown?
A. -105 V C. –15 V
B. +105 V D. + 15 V A. –4 A
B. –2 A
577. In the circuit of the given figure. The current I will be C. known only if V1, V2 and R are known
D. known only if V1, V2 are known
582. If the voltage of each source in the given network is

doubled, then which of the following statement would
be true?
A. 1A C. 4A
B. 2A D. 8A
578. In the circuit shown in the given figure, the potential

difference V2 – V1 is
1. Current flowing in the network will be doubled

2. Voltages across each resistor will be doubled
3. Power absorbed by each resistor will be doubled
4. Power delivered by each source will be doubled
A. 1, 2, 3, 4 C. 2, 3
A. –4.5 V C. 4.5 V B. 1, 2 D. 1, 3, 4
B. 0 D. 6V
583. For a given network, the number of independent
579. Find V in the figure shown. mesh equation (Nm) and the number of independent
node equation (Nn) obey the following:
A. Nm = Nn 589. A 35 V source is connected to a series circuit of 600Ω
B. Nm > Nn and R as shown. If a voltmeter of internal
C. Nm < Nn resistance1.2 kΩ is connected across 600 Ω resistor
D. any one of the above, depending on the network it reads 5 V, find the value of R.
584. In the circuit of the given figure. What is the current

I?
A. 1.2 kΩ C. 3.6 kΩ
B. 2.4 kΩ D. 7.2 kΩ
590. Find the current in RL in the circuit below.

A. 1A C. 2A
B. 4/3 A D. 3A
585. Find the value of R for which the power supplied by

the voltage source is zero.
A. 0 C. 1/3
B. 2/3 D. none
A. 0 C. 6 ohms 591. The current flowing through the voltage source in the
B. 1.5 ohms D. 0.667 ohms given circuit is
586. What value of R which ensures that the current

through the 60 ohm resistor of this circuit is 1 A?
A. 1.0 A C. 0.5 A
B. 0.75 A D. 0.25 A
592. In the circuit shown, the voltage across 2Ω resistor is

A. 5 ohms C. 15 ohms 20 V. The 5 Ω resistor connected between the
B. 10 ohms D. 20 ohms terminals A and B can be replaced by an ideal
587. The current I in the circuit of the figure is
A. 2A C. 0.5 A A. Voltage source of 25 V with +ve terminal upward

B. 1.5 A D. 0A B. Voltage source of 25 V with +ve terminal
downward
588. In the circuit shown in the given figure, current I is C. Current source of 2 A upward
D. Current source of 2A downward
593. In the circuit shown in the figure. The effective

resistance faced by the voltage source is
A. –2/5 C. 18/5
B. 24/5 D. 2/5
A. 1Ω C. 3Ω
B. 2Ω D. 3.3 Ω
594. If a resistance ‘R’ of 1Ω is connected across the

terminals AB as shown in the given fig. Then the
current flowing through R will be
A. –150 C. 100
B. 150 D. 50
599. When R = 10 ohms, VR = 20 V, when R = 20 ohms

VR = 30 V. Find VR when R = 80 ohms.
A. 1A C. 0.25 A
B. 0.5 A D. 0.125 A
595. Find VL across the ¼ ohm resistor of this circuit. A. 40 C. 48

B. 160 D. none
600. Find V1 & V2.
A. 1/52 V C. 3/52 V
B. 2/52 V D. 5/52 V A. 4 V, 8 V C. 6 V, 6 V
B. 8 V, 4 V D. 12 V, 12 V
596. Find Ix in the fig shown
601. The network shown in the figure draws current I
when ab is open. If the ends ab were shorted, the
current drawn would be
A. 1A C. 2A
B. –2 A D. none of these
A. ∞ C. 2I
597. A particular resistor R dissipates a power of 4W B. 4I D. I
when V alone is active. The same resistor R
dissipates a power of 9 watts when I alone is active. 602. In the figure below, the voltage across the 18 ohm
The power dissipated by R when both sources are resistor is 90 volts. What is the total voltage across
active will be the combined circuit?
A. 1W C. 13 W
B. 5W D. 25 W
A. 125 V C. 24 V
598. The linear network contains only resistors if is1 = 8A,
B. 16 V D. 40 V
is2 = 12A, Vx is found to be 80v. If is1 = -8A, is2 = 4A,
Vx = 0 . Find Vx when is1 = is2 = 20A.
603. Find the current transfer ratio I2/I1 for the network
shown in the figure. All resistors are given as 2 ohms.
A. 10 ohms C. 24 ohms
608. An ideal constant voltage source is connected in

series with an ideal constant current source.
Considered together, the combination will be a
A. constant voltage source
A. 0.25 C. 0.50 B. constant current source
B. 0.40 D. 0.75 C. constant voltage source and constant current
D. source or a constant power source
604. In the network shown in the given figure, the effective
resistance faced by the voltage source is 609. A network contains only independent current
sources and resistors. If the values of all the resistors
are doubled, the values of the node voltage
A. will become half
B. will remain unchanged
C. will become double
D. cannot be determined unless the circuit
configuration and the values of the resistors are
known
A. 4 ohms C. 2 ohms 610. A network N is a dual of network N if
B. 3 ohms D. 1 mega ohms A. both of them have same mesh equations
B. both of them have same node equations
605. The V-I relation for the network shown in the given C. mesh equations of one are the node equations
box is V = 4I - 9. If now a resistor R = 2 ohms is of the other
connected across it, then the value of I will be D. KCL and KVL equations are the same
611. A certain network consists of two ideal voltage

sources and a large number of ideal resistors. The
power consumed in one of the resistor is 4 W when
either of the two sources is active and the other is
replaced by a short circuit. The power consumed by
the same resistor when both the sources are
A. –4.5 A C. 1.5 A simultaneously active would be
B. –1.5 A D. 4.5 A A. zero or 16 W C. zero or 8 W
B. 4W or 8 W D. 8 W or 16 W
606. In the circuit shown in the figure, for R = 20 ohms the
current I is 2 A. When R is 10 ohms the current I 612. All the resistances in the circuit are R ohms each.
would be The switch is initially open. What happens to the
lamp intensity when the switch is closed?
A. 1A C. 2.5 A
B. 2A D. 3A
607. In the figure, the value of R is
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remain constant
D. depends on the value of R
613. If R1 = R2 = R4 = R and R3 = 1.1R in the bridge circuit

shown in figure, then the reading in the ideal
voltmeter connected across a and b is
A. power supplied by both the sources is same
B. current flowing through 5 Ω resistors are same
C. current flowing through 1 Ω resistors are same
A. 0.238 V C. –0.238 V D. all are correct
B. 0.138 V D. 1V
619. Practical current source internal resistance should
614. A network has b branches and n nodes. For this be
mesh analysis will be simpler than node analysis if n A. Less than RL C. equal to RL
is greater than B. greater than RL D. none of these
A. b C. b/2 +1
B. b + 1 D. b/2 620. The equivalent circuit of the following circuit is
615. Match the following
A. I1/I2 1. 600
B. P1/P2 2. 0.3
C. P1 in Watts 3. 2
D. P2 in Watts 4. 500 A. V in series with 3R
5. 1.2 B. 3V in series with 3R
ABCD ABCD C. V in series with R/3
A. 3541 C. 3514 D. 3V in series with R/3
B. 2341 D. 1314
621. Obtain potential of node B with respect to G in the
616. Find single current source equivalent. network shown in figure.
A. 1 A, 2.73 Ω C. 5A, 30/11 Ω

B. 2.73 A, 1 Ω D. none of these
617. The value of equivalent voltage and resistance

across a and b. A. 64/63 V C. 63/64 V
B. 1V D. 32/63 V
622. Find power dissipated in resistor 1 Ω.
A. – 100 V, 30 Ω C. 10/3 V, 30 Ω
B. - 2 V, 30 Ω D. none of these
618. Identify correct statement with respect to fig. (a) and

(b).
A. 0 C. 9W
B. 6W D. none of these
623. Find power delivered at t = 0.8 s.
A. 4A C. 2A
A. 51 W C. – 34.68 W
B. -4 A D. none of these
B. 34.68 W D. none of these
629. The dependent current source shown
624. The total power consumed in the circuit shown in the
figure is
A. Delivers 80 W C. delivers 40 W
B. absorbs 80 W D. absorbs 40 W
630. Find power absorbed by dependent source.

A. 10 W C. 16 W
B. 12 W D. 20 W
625. In the circuit shown in the given figure, power

dissipation in the 5 Ω resistor is
A. –3 W C. 0W
B. 3W D. none of these
631. What is the power supplied by 2 A current source.
A. zero C. 125 W
B. 80 W D. 405 W
626. Find the total power absorbed by all resistors in the

circuit shown.
A. 15 W C. 25 W A. –70 W C. 50 W
B. 20 W D. 30 W B. 70 W D. none of these
627. What will be the power consumed by the voltage 632. Each branch resistance is 1 ohm. Find equivalent
source, current source and resistance respectively resistance in each path out of 3 paths.
A. 1 W, 1 W, 2 W C. 1 W, 0 W, 1 W A. 15/6 ohms C. 6/5 ohms

B. 0 W, -1 W, 1 W D. 0 W, 0 W, 0 W B. 5/6 ohms D. none of these
628. Power absorbed by 6 Ω resistor is 24 W. Determine 633. If each branch of a delta circuit has impedance √3 Z,
Io then each branch of the equivalent Wye circuit has
impedance
A. Z/√𝟑 C. 3√3 Z
B. 3Z D. Z/3
4. none of these
634. A delta–connected network with its WYE-equivalent 5. Non linear
is shown. The resistances R1 R2 & R3 are 6. Time varying
A. 1, 5, 6 C. 1, 5
B. 5, 6 D. 1, 3, 5, 6
642. Tellegen’s theorem is applicable when

A. Nature of elements is irrelevant
B. Elements are linear time varying
C. KVL and KCL is not satisfied
A. 1.5 Ω, 3 Ω, 9 Ω C. 9 Ω, 3 Ω, 1.5 Ω
D. none of these
B. 3 Ω, 6 Ω, 1.5 Ω D. 3 Ω, 1.5 Ω, 9 Ω
643. Reciprocity theorem is applicable when network is
635. When all resistances in delta connection are having
1. Linear
equal value of R. What is the equivalent resistance
2. Time invariant
in star connection?
3. Passive
A. RY = RΔ C. RY = RΔ/3
4. Independent source
B. RΔ = RY/3 D. none of these
5. Dependent source
6. Mutual inductors
636. The effective resistance between the terminals A and
Identify the correct combination
B in the circuit shown in the figure is (all resistors are
A. 1, 2, 6 C. 1, 2, 4
equal to R)
B. 1, 2, 3, 6 D. 1, 2, 3
644. Consider the following statements:

1. Tellegen’s theorem is applicable to any
lumped networks
2. The reciprocity theorem is applicable to
linear bilateral networks
3. Thevenin’s theorem is applicable to two
A. R C. R/2 terminal linear active networks
B. R-1 D. (6/11) R 4. Norton’s theorem is applicable to two
terminal linear active networks
637. What is the equivalent resistance between AB when Which of these statements are correct?
each branch resistance is 2 ohms? A. 1, 2 and 3 C. 1, 2 and 4
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4 D. 3 and 4
645. Match List–I with List-II and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
A. 3.23 ohm C. difficult to find Network Theorems Most distinguished
B. 2 ohm D. none of these property of network
A. Reciprocity 1. Impedance Matching
638. Superposition theorem is not applicable in the B. Tellegen’s 2. Bilateral
network when it is C. Superposition 3.∑𝑏𝑘=0 𝑉𝑗𝑘 (𝑡1 )𝐼𝑗𝑘 (𝑡2 ) = 0
A. Linear C. Time varying
D. Maximum power 4. Linear
B. non-linear D. Time invarying
Transfer
5. Non linear
639. The superposition theorem is valid for
A. all linear networks CODES: CODES:
B. linear and symmetrical networks only ABCD ABCD
C. only linear networks having no dependent A. 1 2 3 4 C. 2 3 4 1
B. 1 2 3 5 D. 2 3 5 1
sources
D. linear as well as nonlinear networks
646. In a linear circuit the super position principle can be
applied to calculate the
640. Substitution theorem is not used in the analysis of
networks in which they contain elements as A. Voltage and power
A. Linear C. Time varying B. voltage and current
B. non-linear D. none of these C. current and power
D. voltage, current and power
641. Thevenin’s theorem is not applicable when
647. In applying Thevenin’s theorem, to find the Thevenin
1. Load is coupled with the network
impedance, some sources (call them set S1) have to
2. Linear
be replaced by their internal impedances, while
3. Time invariant
others (call them set S2) should be left undisturbed. A. 4 V, 2 Ω C. 8 V, 2 Ω
B. 4 V, 4 Ω D. 8 V, 4 Ω
A. S1 consists of independent sources while S2
includes all independent sources 652. A battery charger can drive a current of 5A into a 1
B. S1 consists of dependent sources while S2 ohm resistance connected at its output terminals. If it
includes all independent sources is able to charge an ideal 2V battery at 7A rate, then
C. S2 is a null set its Thevenin’s equivalent circuit will be
D. S1 is a null set A. 7.5V in series with 0.5 ohm
B. 12.5 V in series with 1.5 ohms
648. In the network shown, which one of the following C. 7.5V in parallel with 0.5 ohm
theorems can be conveniently used to calculate the D. 12.5V in parallel with 0.5 ohm
power consumed by the 10 ohm resistor.
653. Find Va for which maximum power is transferred to
the load.
A. Thevenin’s theorem
B. Maximum power transfer theorem
C. Millman’s theorem
D. Superposition theorem A. 7.5 V C. 10 V
B. 20 V D. none of these
649. Find the Thevenin equivalent resistance of the circuit
to the left of the terminals marked a and b in the 654. If the networks shown in fig. I and II are equivalent at
figure. terminals A-B, then the values of V (in volts) and Z
(in ohms), will be
V Z V Z
A. 0.2 Ω C. 2Ω A. 100 12 C. 100 30
B. 0.4 Ω D. none of these B. 60 12 D. 60 30
650. A dc current source is connected as shown in below 655. In the circuit shown, the power dissipated in 30 ohm
figure. The Thevenin’s equivalent of the network at resistor will be maximum if the value of R is
terminals a – b will be
A. 4 V voltage source parallel with 2 ohms resistor B. 16 ohms D. zero
B. 4 V voltage source
C. 2 V voltage source parallel with 2 ohms resistor 656. In the circuit shown, the power consumed in the
D. none of these resistance R is measured when one source is acting
at a time. These values are 18 W, 50 W and 98 W.
651. In the network shown in the given figure current i= 0 When all the sources are acting simultaneously, the
when E = 4 V, I = 2 A and I = 1 A when E = 8 V, I = possible maximum and minimum values of power in
2A. The Thevenin voltage and the resistance looking R will be
into the terminals AB are
(b). If a variable resistance RL is connected across
the terminal – pair (A, B) the maximum power that can
be supplied to RL would be
A. 98W and 18 W C. 450 W and 2 W

B. 166 W and 18 W D. 166 W and 2 W A. 80 W
B. 40 W
657. The value of Rx so that power dissipated in it is C. 20 W
maximum D. Indeterminate unless the actual network is given
661. In the lattice network, find the value of R for the

maximum power transfer to the load.
A. 5Ω C. 8Ω
B. 6.5 Ω D. 9Ω
A. 33.4 kohms C. 10 kohms
B. 17.6 kohms D. 5 kohms 662. In the network of the given figure, the maximum
power is delivered to RL if its value is
658. In the circuit shown in the given figure RL will absorb
maximum power when its value is
B. 40/3 ohms D. 20 ohms
663. Find the current I in the given figure.

A. 2.75 Ω C. 25 Ω
B. 7.5 Ω D. 27 Ω
659. For the circuit shown, identify the correct statement.
A. 1.5 A C. 1.2 A
B. 2.0 A D. –4/5 A
664. In the circuit of the given figure, the maximum power

will be delivered to RL and RL equals
A. Efficiency of power transmission is maximum
when RS = RL
B. efficiency of power transmission is maximum
when RS < RL
C. efficiency of power transmission is maximum
when RS > RL
D. none of these
A. 6Ω C. 4/3 Ω
660. The V-I characteristics as seen from the terminal-pair B. 2Ω D. 1Ω
(A, B) of the network of figure (a) is shown in figure
665. The maximum power that can be transferred to the i = current in amperes
load resister RL from the voltage source in the figure If i = 0 when t = 0, find i when t = 0.02 second.
is A. 3.3 A C. 3.2 A
B. 3.1 A D. 3.0 A

In an RL circuit, Kirchhoff’s law gives the following
relation: E = Ldi/dt + Ri where:
E = supply voltage (200 volts)
A. 1W C. 0.25 W R = resistance (20 ohms)
B. 10 W D. 0.5 W L = inductance (1 Henry)
t = time in seconds
666. For the circuit shown, Thevenin’s voltage and i = current in amperes
Thevenin’s equivalent resistance at terminals a and If i = 0 when t = 0, find i after a long time.
b is A. 10 A C. 0
B. 11.2 A D. infinite

A 6 H coil whose resistance is 12 ohms is connected
in series with a 24 ohms resistor and to a 144 V
battery and a switch. The switch is closed at t = 0.
Determine the time constant and the steady state
current of the circuit.
A. 5 V and 2 ohms A. 0.36 sec, 12 A C. 0.66 sec, 3 A
B. 7.5 V and 2.5 ohms B. 0.45 sec, 4 A D. 0.50 sec, 6 A
C. 4 V and 2 ohms
D. 3 V and 2.5 ohms 672. EE Board Exam April 1990
A time of 10 milliseconds is required for the current
667. Find the value of R and r. Thevenin’s equivalent on a series RL dc circuit to reach 90% of its final
circuit is given by circuit as shown steady state value. Assume at t = 0, i(0) = 0. What is
the time constant in seconds for the circuit?
A. 4.25 ms C. 3.39 ms
B. 3.86 ms D. 4.34 ms

The shunt winding of a machine has a resistance of
A. R = r = 20 ohms 80 ohms and an inductance of 4 H is suddenly
B. R = r = 5 ohms switched on to a 220 V supply. Find the time taken
C. R = 10 ohms; r = 5 ohms for the current to rise to half its steady state value.
D. R = r = 10 ohms A. 0.0512 sec C. 0.0251 sec
B. 0.0346 sec D. 0.0172 sec
668. Thevenin’s equivalent of the circuit shown in the
figure: Vth, Zth values are 674. EE Board Exam October 1990
A 6 H coil whose resistance is 12 ohms is connected
in series with a 24 ohms resistor and to a 144 V
Determine the current at t = 0.1 second.
A. 1.538 A C. 1.805 A
B. 1.750 A D. 1.624 A

An uncharged capacitor in series with a 120 volt
A. 20 V, 9 ohms C. 40 V, 9 ohms voltmeter of 10,000 ohms resistance is suddenly
B. 40 V, 19/3 ohms D. 40 V, 8 ohms connected to a 100 V battery. One second later, the
voltmeter reads 60 volt. Determine the capacitance
F. ELECTRICAL TRANSIENTS of the capacitor.
669. EE Board Exam April 1979, October 1982 A. 187.54 μF C. 195.76 μF
In an RL circuit, Kirchhoff’s law gives the following B. 190.62 μF D. 192.23 μF
relation: E = Ldi/dt + Ri where:
E = supply voltage (200 volts) 676. REE Board Exam April 1999
R = resistance (20 ohms) A 20 ohm resistance R and a 0.001 farad
L = inductance (1 Henry) capacitance C are in series. A direct current voltage
t = time in seconds E of 100 volts is applied across the series circuit at t
= 0 and the initial current i(0) = 5 A. Determine the closes the circuit at any desired point on the 60 cycle,
resulting current i(t) at t = 0.01 second. sinusoidal wave ”e”. Calculate the magnitude of the
A. 3.34 A C. 2.78 A transient current resulting when “s” closes as “e” is
B. 3.67 A D. 3.03 A passing through its peak value of 100 volts.
A. 256.41 A C. 80.54 A
677. EE Board Exam October 1991 B. 65.74 A D. 76.32 A
A series RC circuit consist of R = 2 MΩ and an
uncharged capacitor C = 5 μF. The circuit is 684. REE Board Exam October 1999
connected across a 100 V DC source at t = 0. A series RL circuit is connected to an AC source of
Determine the voltage across the resistor 5 seconds 100 sin 377t. Where L = 0.1 Henry, R = 10 ohms and
later. i(0) = 0. Determine the current at t = 0.01 second.
A. 63.31 V C. 66.24 V A. 2.784 A C. 2.531 A
B. 60.65 V D. 69.22 A B. 2.301 A D. 3.062 A
678. EE Board Exam October 1991 685. REE Board Exam April 1999
An uncharged capacitor in series with a 120 volt A series circuit has R = 10 ohms. L = 0.1 Henry and
voltmeter of 10,000 ohms resistance is suddenly C = 0.0001 Farad. An AC voltage e = 100 sin 377t is
connected to a 100 V battery. One second later, the applied across the series circuit. Solve for the
voltmeter reads 60 volt. Determine the rate at which particular solution (without the complementary
the voltage across the capacitor is charging. solution) and determine the amplitude of the
A. 51 e-0.55t C. 55 e-0.55t resulting sinusoidal current i(t).
B. 51 e-0.51t D. 55 e-0.51t A. 5.51 A C. 6.67 A
B. 6.06 A D. 7.34 A
In a circuit consisting of a series resistance and 686. REE Board Exam October 1999
capacitance and connected to a DC source, R = 20 A 10 ohm resistance R and a 0.001 Farad
ohms, C = 250 microfarad and E = 100 volts, find i capacitance C are in series. An AC voltage e(t) = 100
after a long time. sin 377t is applied across the series circuit. Solve for
A. 1 A C. infinity the particular solution (without the complementary
B. 0 A D. 5 A solution) and determine the amplitude of the
resulting sinusoidal current i(t).
680. EE Board Exam April 1993 A. 9.67 A C. 8.79 A
A 100 μF capacitor initially charged to 24 V is B. 10.63 A D. 11.70 A
discharge across a series combination of a 1 kΩ
resistor and a 200 μF capacitor. Find the current after 687. REE Board Exam October 1999
1 sec. If R = 50 ohms, C = 0.0001 Farad, E = 100 volts and
A. 7.34 nA C. 8.43 nA i(0) = 2 amperes, determine the Laplace transform
B. 7.24 nA D. 8.84 nA expression for I(s).
A. I(s) = 2/(s + 200) C. I(s) = 2/(s + 50)
681. EE Board Exam October 1991 B. I(s) = 2/[s(s + 2)] D. I(s) = 2/(s + 2)
uncharged capacitor C = 5 μF. The circuit is 688. REE March 1998
connected across a 100 V DC source at t = 0. What A generator has a field winding with an inductance L
is the initial rate of change of voltage across the = 10 Henry and a resistance Rf = 0.1 ohm. To break
resistor? the initial field current of 1000 amperes, the field
A. -10 V/s C. -12.4 V/s breaker inserts a field discharge resistance Rd
B. 10 V/s D. none of these across the field terminals before the main contacts
open. As a result, the field current decays to zero
682. REE Board Exam March 1998 according to the differential equation.
A 10 ohm resistance R and a 1 Henry inductance L 𝑑𝑖
𝐿 + 𝑖𝑅 = 0 Where: R = Rf + Rd
are connected in series. An AC voltage e(t) = 100 sin 𝑑𝑡
preventing a sudden decrease of i to zero, and a
377t is applied across the connection. Solve for the
resulting high inductive voltage due to L. Solve the
particular solution (without the complementary
differential equation and determine the value of Rd
solution) and determine the amplitude of the
that would limit the initial voltage across it to 1,000
resulting sinusoidal current i(t).
volts
A. 0.321 A C. 0.241 A
A. 0.90 ohm C. 0.85 ohm
B. 0.292 A D. 0.265 A
B. 0.80 ohm D. 0.95 ohm
A certain electric welder has a basic circuit
The growth of current in an inductive circuit follows
equivalent to a series RL with R = 0.1 Ω and L = 1
A. Linear law C. Ohm’s law
mH. It is connected to an AC source “e” through a
B. Exponential law D. Hyperbolic law
switch “s” operated by an automatic timer, which
The time constant of an RL series circuit is 699. Energy stored by a coil is doubled when its current is
A. R + L C. L/R increased by ____.
B. R/L D. RL A. 100% C. 50%
B. 41.4% D. 25%
691. EE Board Exam April 1998, April 1995
If a dc voltage is applied to an initially uncharged 700. The initial current in an RL series circuit when a dc
series RC circuit, the initial value of the current is source is suddenly applied
A. zero C. infinite A. unity C. infinite
B. V/R D. CV B. V/R D. zero
692. ECE Board Exam April 1999 701. At steady state in an RL circuit, the inductance will
What is the voltage drop across the resistor in an RC act as
charging circuit when the charge on the capacitor is A. open circuit C. transient circuit
equal to the battery voltage? B. short circuit D. coupled circuit
A. 0.10 volt C. zero
B. 1.0 volt D. 10 volts 702. The rise of the current in an RL series circuit is what?
693. ECE Board Exam April 2000 A. linear C. exponential

What is the RC time constant of a series RC circuit B. sinusoidal D. symmetrical
that contains a 12 MΩ resistor and a 12 F
capacitor? 703. The transient current is undamped if
A. 144 seconds C. 14.4 seconds A. R = 0
B. 1.44 seconds D. 1440 seconds B. [R/2L]2 > [1/(LC)]
C. [R/2L]2 = [1/(LC)]
694. ECE Board Exam April 2000 D. [R/2L]2 < [1/(LC)]
What is the time constant of a 500 mH coil and a
3,300 ohm resistor in series? 704. The transient current is oscillatory if
A. 0.0015 sec C. 1650 secs A. R = 0
B. 6.6 secs D. 0.00015 sec B. [R/2L]2 > [1/(LC)]
C. [R/2L]2 = [1/(LC)]
695. ECE Board Exam November 2000 D. [R/2L]2 < [1/(LC)]
In RL circuit, the time constant is the time required
for the induced current to reach what percentage of 705. The capacitor in a series RC circuit at steady state is
its full value?
A. 100% C. 37% A. open circuit C. transient circuit
B. 63% D. 0% B. short circuit D. coupled circuit
696. EE Board Exam April 1990, October 1990 706. What is the time constant in an RC series circuit?
A 6 H coil whose resistance is 12 ohms is connected A. C/R C. RC
in series with a 24 ohms resistor and to a 144 V B. R/C D. C
Determine the time constant of the circuit and the 707. A circuit of resistance and inductance in series has
steady-state current. an applied voltage of 200 volts across it. What is the
A. 0.5 sec; 6 A C. 0.1667 sec; 4 A voltage drop across the inductance at the instance of
B. 0.25 sec; 12 A D. 0.131 sec; 6 A switching?
A. 200 V C. 20 V
697. EE Board Exam October 1991 B. 0 V D. 2,000 V
uncharged capacitor C = 5 μF. The circuit is 708. The current in series RC circuit at steady state is
connected across a 100 V DC source at t = 0. A. zero C. constant
Determine the voltage across the resistor at the B. infinite D. V/R
instant the switch is closed and 5 seconds after the
switched has been closed. 709. Transient disturbance is produced in a circuit
A. 100 V, 60.65 V C. 100 V, 0 V whenever
B. 0 V, 60.65 V D. 0 V, 100 V A. it is suddenly connected or disconnected from
the supply
698. The rate of rise of current through an inductive coil is B. it is shorted
maximum C. its applied voltage is changed suddenly
A. after 1 time constant D. all of the above
B. at the start of current flow
C. near the final maximum value of current 710. There are no transients in pure resistive circuits
D. at 63.2% of its maximum steady state value because they
A. offer high resistance A. 0.654 sec C. 0.733 sec
B. obey Ohm’s law B. 0.51 sec D. 0.1 sec
C. have no stored energy
D. are linear circuits 720. A series RLC circuit with inductance of 100 Henry
has a transient resonant frequency of 5 cps. Solve
711. Transient currents in electrical circuit are associated the capacitance of the circuit if the effect of R on the
with frequency is negligible.
A. inductors C. resistors A. 10.1 F C. 400 F
B. capacitors D. both A and B B. 0.104 F D. 4 F
712. The transients which are produced due to sudden 721. A 60 μF capacitor is connected in series with a 400
but energetic changes from one steady state of a ohm resistor. If the capacitor is initially uncharged,
circuit to another are called ____ transients. determine the resistor and capacitor voltages when t
A. initiation C. relaxation = 1.5 times the time constant for a suddenly applied
B. transition D. subsidence source emf of 120 volts.
A. 26.78 V, 93.22 V
713. In a R-L circuit connected to an alternating sinusoidal B. 120 V, 0 V
voltage, size of transient current primarily depends C. 93.22 V, 26.78 V
on D. 0 V, 120 V
A. the instant in the voltage cycle at which circuit is
closed 722. A series RL network, with R = 2 ohms and L = 0.5 H,
B. the peak value of steady-state current has an applied voltage v(t). Find the time constant for
C. the circuit impedance the circuit current.
D. the voltage frequency A. 4 sec C. 2 sec
B. 0.5 sec D. 0.25 sec
714. Double-energy transients are produced in circuits
consisting of 723. A coil having a resistance of 10 ohms and an
A. two or more resistors inductance of 4 H is switched across a 20-V dc
B. resistance and inductance source. Calculate the time taken by the current to
C. resistance and capacitance reach 50% of its final steady state value.
D. resistance, inductance and capacitance A. 151.8 V C. 88.2 V
B. 189.4 V D. 101.2 V
715. The transient current in a loss-free L-C circuit when
excited from an ac source is a/an ____ sine wave. 724. A constant voltage is applied to a series RL circuit at
A. over damped t = 0 by closing the switch. The voltage across L is
B. undamped 25 volts at t = 0 and drops to 5 volts at t = 0.025
C. under damped second. If L = 2 H, what must be the value of R in
D. critically damped ohms?
A. 188.30 C. 128.80
716. Transient currents in an R-L-C circuit is oscillatory B. 1288 D. 182.80
when
A. 𝑅 = 0 C. 𝑹 < √𝑳/𝑪 725. A circuit whose resistance is 20 ohms and
B. 𝑅 > √𝐿/𝐶 D. 𝑅 = √𝐿/𝐶 inductance of 10 H has a steady state voltage of 100
volts suddenly applied to it. For the instant of 0.50
717. A coil has a time constant of 1 second and an second after the voltage is applied, determine the
inductance of 8 H. If the coil is connected to a 100 V total power input to the circuit.
dc source, determine the rate of rise of current at the A. 200 watts C. 316 watts
instant of switching. B. 116 watts D. 500 watts
A. 8 amp/sec C. 0.25 amp/sec
B. 12.5 amp/sec D. 0.04 amp/sec 726. A circuit of resistance R ohms and inductance L
Henry has a direct voltage of 230 volts applied to it.
718. A 20 ohm resistor, a 0.01 H inductor and a 100 uF 0.30 second after switching on, the current was
capacitor are connected in series to a 200 V DC found to be 5 ampere. After the current had reached
supply. The capacitor is initially uncharged. Find the its final value, the circuit was suddenly short-
maximum instantaneous current. circuited. The current was again found to be 5
A. 8.44 A C. 6.44 A ampere at 0.30 second after short-circuiting the coil.
B. 7.44 A D. 5.44 A Find the value of R and L.
. A. 230 Ω, 10 H C. 10 ohms. 23 H
719. A 10,000 ohms voltmeter connected in series with 80 B. 23 Ω, 10 H D. 10 Ω, 32 H
F capacitor is suddenly connected to a 100 V dc
727. The field winding of a separately-excited DC
source at t = 0. At what time does the voltmeter read
generator has an inductance of 60 H and a
40 volts?
resistance of 30 ohms. The discharge resistance of
50 ohms is permanently connected in parallel with and remains zero thereafter. This voltage is applied
winding which is excited from a 200 volt supply. Find to an RL series circuit in which R = 5 ohms and L =
the value of the decay current 0.60 sec after the 100 mH. What is the current when t = 0.50 second?
supply has been switched off.
A. 4.94 A C. 1.12 A A. 6.90 A C. 9.60 A
B. 3.67 A D. 3 A B. 96 A D. 69 A
728. A 5 microfarad capacitor is discharged suddenly 737. A capacitance of 10 microfarad is connected in

through a coil having an inductance of 2 H and a series with a resistance of 8,000 ohms. If the
resistance of 200 ohms. The capacitor is initially combination is suddenly connected to a 100 V DC
charge to a voltage of 10 volts. Find the additional supply. Find the initial rate of rise in potential across
resistance required just to be prevent oscillation. the capacitor.
A. 1625 ohms C. 1265 ohms A. 12500 V/s C. 1250 V/s
B. 1065 ohms D. 1025 ohms B. 125 V/s D. 12.50 V/s
729. The rate of rise of current through an inductive coil is 738. A 25 microfarad capacitor is connected in series with
maximum a 0.50 M-ohm resistor and a 120 volt storage battery.
A. after 1 time constant What is the potential difference in the capacitor 6 sec
B. at the start of current flow after the circuit is closed?
C. near the final maximum value of current A. 64 volts C. 4.60 volts
D. at 63.2% of its maximum steady state value B. 46 volts D. 6.40 volts
730. A coil of 15 H inductance and 10 ohms resistance is 739. A capacitor of 2 microfarad with an initial charge q0
suddenly connected to a 20 volts DC source by is connected across the terminals of a 10 ohm
closing the switch. The value of current 2 seconds resistor and the switch is closed at t = 0. Find q0
after the switch is closed is (micro-coulomb) if the transient power in the resistor
A. 1.74 A C. 1.17 A −5
is known to be 𝑝𝑅 = 360𝑒 −10 𝑡
B. 1.47 A D. 1.71 A A. 1200 C. 102
B. 120 D. 2100
731. A DC voltage of 80 volts is applied to a circuit
containing a resistance of 80 ohms in series with an 740. The transient current in a loss-free L-C circuit when
inductance of 20 Henry. Calculate the growth of excited from an ac source is ____ a/an sine wave .
current at the instant of completing the circuit. A. overdamped
A. 4 A/s C. ½ A/s B. undamped
B. 2 A/s D. ¼ A/s C. underdamped
D. critically damped
732. A 200 volt DC supply is suddenly switched to a relay
coil which has a time constant of 3 ms. If the current 741. A series RLC circuit with R = 5 ohms, L = 0.10 H, C
in the coil reaches 0.20 ampere after 3 ms determine = 500 microfarad has a constant voltage V = 10 volts
the steady state value of the current. applied at t = 0. Find the resulting transient current.
A. 0.361 A C. 0.316 A
B. 0.163 A D. 0.631 A A. 0.707e-50t sin 139t
B. 0.272e-25t sin 278t
733. A relay has a resistance of 300 ohms and is switched C. 0.720e-25t sin 139t
to a 100 V DC supply. If the current reaches 63.2% D. none of these
of its final value at 0.02 sec, determine the
inductance of the circuit. 742. A circuit consisting of 20 ohms resistor, 20 mH
A. 5 H C. 4 H inductor and a 100 microfarad capacitor in series is
B. 6 H D. 13 H connected to a 200 V DC supply. The capacitor is
initially uncharged. Find the maximum instantaneous
734. Energy stored by a coil is doubled when its current is current.
increased by ____ percent. A. 6.45 A C. 8.45 A
A. 100 C. 50 B. 7.45 A D. 9.45 A
B. 141.4 D. 25
743. A time of 10 ms is required for the current in an RL
735. A 60 volt potential difference is suddenly applied to a circuit to reach 90% of its final value. If R is 10 ohms,
coil of inductive 60 mH and resistance 180 ohms. At find the value of C to be inserted in series with the
what rate is it rising after 0.005 sec? RL circuit so that the frequency of oscillation of the
A. 322 A/sec C. 22.3 A/sec resulting current is 1000 cycles per second.
B. 223 A/sec D. 32.2 A/sec A. 5.38 x 10-8 Farad
B. 5.83 x 10-7 Farad
736. A voltage rise linearly form zero to 100 volts in 1 C. 5.83 x 10-6 Farad
second, falls instantaneously to zero at t = 1 second D. 5.83 x 10-5 Farad
C. capacitance
744. A series RLC circuit with R = 1 kΩ, L = 1 H and C = D. Mutual inductance
6.25 μF is suddenly connected across a 24 V dc
source. At t = 0, i= 0 and q = 0. Determine the current 753. In a circuit the voltage across an element is v(t) = 10
after 0.01 sec. (t - 0.01)e-100t V. The circuit is
A. 3.45 mA C. 5.40 mA A. un-damped
B. 4.61 mA D. 5.05 mA B. under damped
C. critically damped
745. A series RLC circuit has R = 200 Ω, L = 0.1 H and a D. Over damped
capacitor C = 10 μF. If a 100 V dc source is
connected across the terminals of the series circuit 754. A unit step voltage is applied at t = 0 to a series RL
at t = 0, determine the current after 1 millisecond. circuit with zero initial conditions
Assume zero initial conditions. A. It is possible for the current to be oscillatory
A. 0.353 A C. 0.253 A B. The voltage across the resistor at t = 0+ is zero
B. 0.229 A D. 0.368 A C. The energy stored in the inductor in the steady
state is zero
746. Double energy transient are produced in circuits D. The resistor current eventually falls to zero
consisting of
A. two or more resistors 755. A 1 µF capacitor charged through a 2 kΩ resistor by
B. resistance and inductance a 10 V dc source. The initial growth of capacitor
C. resistance and capacitance voltage will be at the rate
D. resistance, inductance and capacitance A. 3.16 V/ms C. 6.32 V/ms
B. 5.0 V/ms D. 10.0 V/ ms
747. A DC voltage source is connected across a series
RLC circuit, under steady state conditions, the 756. A series R-C circuit has a capacitor with an initial
applied DC voltage drops entirely across the voltage of 11 V. A 15 V dc source is now connected
A. R only across the R-C circuit. The initial rate of change of
B. L only capacitor voltage can be
C. C only A. 15 Χ 0.368 / RC C. 11/RC
D. R & L combinations B. 15Χ 0.632 / RC D. 4/RC
748. Consider a DC voltage source connected to a series 757. What is vc (o+)?

RC circuit. When the steady state reaches, the ratio
of energy stored in the capacitor to the total energy
supplied by the voltage source is equal to
A. 0.362 C. 0.632
B. 0.500 D. 1.00
749. An inductor at t = 0 with initial current I0 acts as

A. short C. current source A. 0 C. can’t find
B. open D. voltage source B. V D. none of these
750. An inductor L carries steady state current I0, 758. The switch K opened at t = 0 after the network has
suddenly at time t = 0 the inductor is removed from attained a steady state with the switch closed. Find
circuit and connected to a resistor R. The current vs (0+) across the switch.
through the inductor at time t is equal
A. I0e-Rt/L C. I0e+Rt/L
B. I0 (1-e-Rt/L) D. I0 (1-e+Rt/L)
751. Transient current in a circuit results from

A. voltage applied to the circuit
B. impedance of the circuit
C. changes in the stored energy in inductors and A. VR1/R2 C. V + VR1/R2
capacitors B. V D. 0
D. resistance of the circuit
759. The switch SPST is closed at t = 0, find d/dt i1 (0+).
752. A two terminal black box contains a single element
which can be R, L, C or M. As soon as the box is
connected to a dc voltage source, a finite non-zero
current is observed to flow through the element. The
element is a/an
A. resistance
B. inductance
A. 2/3 A C. 4/3 A
B. 0 D. 1A
765. What is VL (0 +), when switch K is closed at t = 0.

A. 0 C. 50
B. 40 D. none of these
760. SPST is closed at t = 0.What is the time constant of

the circuit?
A. 2V C. 0
B. -2 V D. none of these
766. An impulse current 2 δ(t) A, with t in second, is made

to flow through an initially relaxed 3 F capacitor. The
capacitor voltage at T = 0+ is
A. 26/7 C. 7/13 A. 6V C. 2/3 V
B. 7/26 D. none of these B. 2V D. zero
761. Given VC1 (0-) = 10 V, VC2 (0-) = 5 V find VC2 (∞) = ? 767. The circuit of the given figure is initially relaxed. At t
= 0+, ____.
A. 7.5 V C. 20/3 V
762. Given initial charge in C0 = 500 µC. In the steady

state find charge in 1 µf capacitor? A. v =0 V C. v = 100 V
B. i=0A D. i=∞
768. The time constant of the circuit shown in figure is
A. 50 µC C. 250 µC
B. 100 µC D. none of these
A. C(R1 +R2 ) C. CR1
763. Switch K is opened at t = 0, find IL (0+). B. CR1R2/(R1+R2 ) D. CR2
769. If i1(t) is 5 A at t = 0, find i1(t) for all t when is(t) = 10 e-

2t.
A. 5A C. 2A
764. Given L1 = 1 H, R = 10 Ω , L2 = 2 H , iL1 (0-) = 2A.

Find iL2 (∞). A. e-2t C. 30e-2t
B. 20e-2t D. 6.67e-2t - 1.67
770. The switch in the circuit of the figure has been closed 774. For the circuit shown different time constants are
for a long time. It is opened at t = 0. given. What are the charging and discharging times
respectively?
1. 0.5 x 10-3 S
2. 2 x 10-3 S
3. 0.25 x 10-3 S
4. 10-3 S
A. v(0+) = 1 V, i (0+) = 0 A
B. v(0+) = 0 V, i(0+) = 0 A
C. v(0+) = 0 V, i (0+) =1 A
D. v (0+) = 1 V, i(0+) = 1 A
771. In the circuit shown, the switch is moved from

position A to B at time t = 0. The current i through the A. 1, 2 C. 1, 3
inductor satisfies the following conditions B. 2, 3 D. 2, 4
1. i(0) = -8A
2. di/dt (t = 0) = 3 A/s 775.
3. i(∞) = -4A
The value of R is A. C.
B. D.
776.
A. C.
B. D.
777.
A. C.
B. D.
A. 0.5 ohm C. 4.0 ohm 778.

B. 2.0 ohm D. 12 ohm A. C.
B. D.
772. In the circuit shown below, the switch is closed at t =
0. The current through the capacitor will decrease 779.
exponentially with a time constant A. C.
B. D.
780. If Vs = 40t V for t > 0 and iL (0) = 5A, what is the value
of i(t) at t = 2sec?
A. 0.5 s C. 2s A. 24A C. 29A

B. 1s D. 10s B. 34A D. 39A
773. In the network shown, the switch is opened at t = 0. 781.

Prior to that, network was in the steady- state, Vs (t) A. C.
at t =0 is B. D.
782.
A. C.
B. D.
783.
A. C.
B. D.
A. 0 C. 10V
B. 5V D. 15V
784. Consider the following units:
1. sec-1
2. rad2-sec-2 7. EE Board Exam April 1992
3. second Determine the rms value of the current drawn by a 2
4. Ohm μF condenser, which is connected across a source
The units of R/L, 1/LC, CR and √𝐿/𝐶 are respectively of potential. The potential has a third and fifth
____. harmonic components, which are 30% and 20%
A. 1, 2, 4 and 3 C. 2, 4, 1 and 3 respectively of the fundamental. The fundamental
B. 3, 2, 1 and 4 D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 sinusoidal component has a peak value of 1000 volts
and 60 Hz frequency.
A. 0.89 A C. 0.91 A
B. 0.75 A D. 0.84 A
Question Bank in AC Circuits
A. SINUSOIDAL VOLTAGE AND CURRENT A 240-V, 25 Hz sinusoidal generator is connected to
1. REE Board Exam September 2000 a 20 ohms resistor. Determine the instantaneous
Find the average current during the half cycle given current when elapsed time is 0.01 second.
the instantaneous maximum value of 20 amperes. A. 15.43 A C. 16.97 A
A. 12.73 amperes C. 20 amperes B. 16.30 A D. 12.00 A
B. 14.14 amperes D. 10 amperes
A wire carries a current i = 3 cos 314t amperes.
2. REE Board Exam April 1997 What is the average current over 6 seconds?
The phase shift between the current and
voltage vectors us due to the following except one A. 0A C. 1.5 A
B. 3.0 A D. 0.532 A
A. magnet coils C. power
capacitors 10. REE Board Exam April 1997
Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-
B. electric flat iron D. fluorescent
ohm non-inductive resistor. What is the equation of
lamp
the resulting current?
A. i = 21.68 sin 377t C. i = 15.33 sin
3. REE Board Exam April 2001 377t
An alternating rectangular wave has a B. i = 26.56 sin 377t D. i = 28.16 sin
maximum value of 10 V and a frequency of 1 cycle 120t
per second. What is the average value of the wave?
A. 5V C. 0 Determine the effective value of the circuit current of
B. 10 V D. 7.07 V an emf of 151 sin 377t is connected in series with a
DC emf of 110 volts. Both supply a load of 10 + j8
ohms.
4. REE Board Exam October 2000 A. 10.3 A C. 13.8 A
A sinusoidal current wave has a maximum B. 12.5 A D. 11.4 A
value of 20 A. What is the average value of one-half
cycle? 12. EE Board Exam April 1994
An alternating current and a direct current flow
A. 5A C. 14.14 A simultaneously in the same conductor. If the effective
of the alternating current is 5 A and the direct current
B. 12.7 A D. 0 is 10 A, what will an AC ammeter read when
connected in the circuit?
5. REE Board Exam October 1996 A. 7.5 A C. 11.18 A
What is the wavelength of a carrier wave with B. 15 A D. none of these
frequency of 100 megahertz?
A. 3.0 m C. 1.5 m If e = 100 sin (ωt – 30°) – 50 cos 3ωt + 25 sin (5ωt +
B. 7.5 m D. 6.0 m 150°) and i = 20 sin (ωt + 40°) + 10 sin (3ωt + 30°) –
5 sin (5ωt – 50°). Calculate the power in watts.
6. REE Board Exam April 1997 A. 1177 C. 1043
A chart speed of a recording instrument is 25 B. 919 D. 1224
mm/sec. One cycle of the signal being recorded
extends over 5 mm. What is the frequency of the 14. ECE Board Exam November 2001
signal? It is the value of sine wave of voltage or current at
A. 20 cps C. 50 cps one particular instant of time.
B. 2 cps D. 5 cps A. average value C. rms value
B. effective value D. instantaneous D. The rms voltage is always greater than the
value average voltage.
If the combination of an ac voltage and a dc voltage It is the maximum instantaneous value of a varying
has an instantaneous voltage that varies through a current, voltage, or power equal to 1.414 times the
range from -2 V to +10 V, what is the peak ac voltage effective value of a sine wave.
of the combination? A. rms value C. effective value
A. 10 V C. 6 V B. peak to peak value D. peak value
B. 16 V D. 12 V
16. ECE Board Exam April 2001 It is the description of two sine waves that are in step
Measured in Hertz, it is the number of cycles of with each other going through their maximum and
alternating current per second. minimum points at the same time and in same
A. frequency C. peak to peak direction.
B. period D. wavelength A. stepped sine waves
B. sine waves in coordination
17. ECE Board Exam April 2000 C. phased sine waves
If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, what D. sine waves in phase
is the rms voltage?
A. 16.2 V C. 25.38 V 25. ECE Board Exam April 1999
B. 19.98 V D. 12.73 V What is the average voltage (Eave) output of a full
wave rectifier with an output of 100 volts peak?
18. ECE Board Exam April 2000 A. 63.7 volts C. 141.4 volts
If an ac signal has a peak voltage of 55 V, what is the B. 14.14 volts D. 6.37 volts
average value voltage?
A. 61.05 V C. 34.98 V 26. ECE Board Exam November 1997
B. 38.86 V D. 86.35 V The relation of the voltage across an inductor to it
current is ____
19. ECE Board Exam April 1999 A. Lagging the current by 90 degrees
What is the phase relationship between current and B. Leading the current by 90 degrees
voltage in an inductor? C. In phase with the current
A. in phase D. Leading the current by 180 degrees
B. current lags voltage by 90°
C. voltage lags current by 90° 27. ECE Board Exam April 1999
D. current lags voltage by 180° If two equal frequency ac signals of exactly 5 V each
are combined with one of the signals 180 degrees
20. ECE Board Exam November 1995 out of phase with the other, what will be the value of
If sine wave voltage varies from 0 to 200 V, how the resultant voltage?
much is its instantaneous voltage at 90°? A. 2.25 V C. 0 V
A. 100 V B. 5 V D. 10 V
B. minimum voltage
C. 200 V 28. ECE Board Exam November 1998
D. half of its maximum voltage Kind of electric current where amplitude drops to
zero periodically normally produced by rectifier
21. ECE Board Exam November 2000 circuits
How many degrees are there in one complete wave A. alternating current
cycle? B. varying direct current
A. 360 degrees C. 180 degrees C. damped alternating current
B. 90 degrees D. 720 degrees D. pulsating direct current
When comparing rms voltage and average voltages, If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, what
which of the following statement is true, assuming is the rms voltage?
sine waves? A. 16.2 V C. 25.38 V
A. Either the rms voltage or the average voltage B. 19.98 V D. 12.726 V
might be larger.
B. The average voltage is always greater than the 30. ECE Board Exam April 2001
rms voltage. In electronic circuit the current that flows over a
C. There will always be a very large difference capacitor _____.
between the rms voltage and the average A. In phase with the voltage
voltage. B. Leads the voltage by 180 degrees
C. Lags the voltage by 90 degrees
D. Leads the voltage by 90 degrees
41. The value of form factor for a pure sine wave is
31. Two current sources deliver current to a common A. 1.414 C. 0.707
load. The first source delivers a current whose B. 0.637 D. 1.11
equation is 25 sin 100πt amperes while the second
delivers a current whose equation is 15 cos 100πt 42. The value of peak factor for a pure sine wave is
amperes. What is the rms value of the current in the A. 1.414 C. 0.707
load? B. 0.637 D. 1.11
A. 29.15 A C. 20.6 A
B. 40 A D. 10 A 43. If the current and voltage are out of phase by 90, the
power is
32. Two alternators A and B delivers 100 A and 150 A, A. 1.1 VI C. Maximum
respectively to a load. If these currents are out of B. minimum D. zero
phase by 30 electrical degrees, determine the total
current drawn by the load. 44. If e1 = A sin t and e2 = B sin (t - ) then
A. 201.5 A C. 215.4 A A. e1 lags e2 by  C. e2 lags e1 by 
B. 250.0 A D. 241.8 A B. e2 leads e1 by  D. e1 leads e2 by 
33. When using circuit laws and rules we must use 45. Which of the following statements concerning the
A. maximum value C. effective value graph of figure below is most correct?
B. average value D. peak to peak
value 3
2
34. A 60 Hz frequency would cause an electric light to 1
A. turn on and off 120 times per second 0
B. flicker noticeable time
C. turn on and off 180 times per second
D. turn on and off 60 times per second A. it represents ac
B. it represents dc
35. The relationship between frequency f, number of C. it represents half-wave rectified ac
revolutions per second n and pair of poles p is given D. it represents sum of ac and dc
by
A. f = n/p C. f = n/2p 46. Average value of a sine wave is √2 times the
B. f = np D. f = 2np maximum value
A. True B. False
36. The difference between the peak positive value and
the peak negative of an a.c. voltage is called the 47. The equation for 25 cycles current sine wave having
A. maximum value C. average value rms value of 30 amperes will be
B. effective value D. peak to peak A. 30 sin 25t C. 30 sin 50t
value B. 42.4 sin 25πt D. 42.4 sin 50πt
37. The greatest value attained during one half of the 48. The voltage v = 90 cos (ωt – 161.5°) may be
cycle is called the represented as a sine function by
A. peak value C. r.m.s. value A. 90 sin (ωt + 18.5°) C. 90 sin (ωt +
B. average value D. effective value 71.5°)
B. 90 sin (ωt – 71.5°) D. 90 sin (ωt -
38. The root mean square (r.m.s.) value of a.c. is the 18.5°)
same as
A. instantaneous value C. effective value 49. Which of the following frequencies has the longest
B. average value D. maximum value period?
A. 1 Hz C. 1 kHz
B. 10 Hz D. 100 kHz
39. The r.m.s. value of a sine wave is equal to
A. 0.637 maximum value C. 0.707 50. RMS value and the mean value is the same in case
maximum value of
B. 0.506 maximum value D. 1.414 A. square wave
maximum value B. sine wave
C. triangular wave
40. Form factor is defined as D. half-wave rectified sine wave
A. r.m.s. value/peak value
B. maximum value/r.m.s. value 51. If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin 628t, the
C. r.m.s. value/average value maximum value of voltage and frequency are
D. effective value/ r.m.s. value A. 100 V, 50 Hz C. 100 V, 100 Hz
B. 50√2 V, 50 Hz D. 50√2 V, 100 Hz
52. When the sole purpose of an alternating current is to Coil of N turns ω rad/sec
produce heat, the selection of conductor is based on
A. average value of current C. rms value of
current φmax
B. peak value of current D. any of the Figure 1.1
above
A. max sin t C. max tan t
53. The form factor of dc supply voltage is always B. max cos t D. max cot t
A. infinite C. 0.5
B. zero D. unity 61. In Fig. 1.1, the maximum e.m.f. induced in the coil is
____.
54. The frequency of a sinusoidal signal shown in figure
is ω rad/sec
Coil of N turns
φmax
Figure 1.1
A. N max C. N max sin t
B.  max D.  N max
A. 500 Hz C. 25 kHz
B. 1 kHz D. 500 kHz 62. A coil is rotating in the uniform field of an 8-pole
generator. In one revolution of the coil, the number
55. The period of the voltage 2 cos 4500πt + 7 sin 7500πt of cycles generated by the voltage is ____.
is A. one C. four
A. 2.51 s C. 2.51 ms B. two D. eight
B. 2.51 ns D. 2.51 μs
63. An alternating voltage is given by v = 20 sin 157t. The
56. The a.c. system is preferred to d.c. system because frequency of the alternating voltage is ____.
____ A. 50 Hz C. 100 Hz
A. a.c. voltages can easily be changed in B. 25 Hz D. 75 Hz
magnitude
B. d.c. motors do not have fine speed control 64. An alternating current is given by i = 10 sin 314t. The
C. high-voltage a.c. transmissions is less efficient time taken to generate two cycles of current is ____.
D. d.c. voltage cannot be used for domestic A. 0.02 second C. 0.04 second
appliances B. 0.01 second D. 0.05 second
57. In a.c. system, we generate sine wave form because 65. An alternating voltage is given by v = 30 sin 314t. The
____ time taken by the voltage to reach –30 V for the first
A. it can be easily drawn time is ____.
B. it produces lest disturbance in electrical circuits A. 0.02 second C. 0.03 second
C. it is nature’s standard B. 0.1 second D. 0.015 second
D. other waves cannot be produced easily
66. A sine wave has a maximum value of 20 V. Its value
58. ____ will work only on d.c. supply. at 135 is ____.
A. Electric lamp C. Heater A. 10 V C. 15 V
B. Refrigerator D. Electroplating B. 14.14 V D. 5 V
59. ____ will produce a.c. voltage. 67. A sinusoidal current has a magnitude of 3 A at 120.
A. Friction C. Thermal energy Its maximum value will be ____.
B. Photoelectric effect D. Crystal A. √3 A C. 𝟐√𝟑 A
B. √3/2 A D. 6 A
60. In Fig. 1.1, the component of flux that will contribute
to e.m.f. in the coil is ____ 68. An alternating current given by i = 10 sin 314t.
Measuring time from t = 0, the time taken by the
current to reach +10 A for the second time is ____.
A. 0.05 second C. 0.025 second
B. 0.1 second D. 0.02 second
69. An a.c. generator having 10 poles and running at 600 B. +1 D. ½
r.p.m. will generate an alternating voltage of
frequency _____ 80. An alternating current is given by i = Im sin . The
A. 25 Hz C. 50 Hz average value of squared wave of this current over a
B. 100 Hz D. 200 Hz complete cycle is ____
A. Im/2 C. 2Im/
70. We have assigned a frequency of 50 Hz to power B. Im/ D. 2Im
system because it ____
A. can easily be obtained 81. The form factor a sinusoidal wave is ____
B. gives best result when used for operating both A. 1.414 C. 2
lights and machinery B. 1.11 D. 1.5
C. leads to easy calculation
D. none of the above 82. The filament of a vacuum tube requires 0.4 A d.c. to
heat it. The r.m.s. value of a.c. required is ____.
71. An alternating voltage is given by v = 100 sin 314t A. 0.4 x √2 C. 0.8 / √2
volts. Its average value will be ____. B. 0.4 / 2 A D. 0.4 A
A. 70.7 V C. 63.7 V
B. 50 V D. 100 V 83. A 100 V peak a.c. is as effective as ____ d.c.
A. 100 V C. 70.7 V
72. An alternating current whose average value is 1 A B. 50 V D. none of the
will produce ____ 1 A d.c. under similar conditions. above
A. less heat than C. the same heat
as 84. The form factor of a ____ wave is 1.
B. more heat than D. none of the A. sinusoidal C. triangular
above B. square D. saw tooth
73. A sinusoidal alternating current has a maximum 85. Out of the following ____ wave is the peakiest.
value of Im. Its average value will be ____. A. sinusoidal C. rectangular
A. Im/ C. 2Im/ B. square D. triangular
B. Im/2 D. none of the
above 86. The peak factor of a sine wave form is ____.
A. 1.11 C. 2
74. The area of a sinusoidal wave over a half-cycle is B. 1.414 D. 1.5
____
A. max. value / 2 C. max. value /  87. When a 15-V square wave is connected across a 50-
B. 2 x max. value D. max. value / 2 V a.c. voltmeter, it will read ____.
A. 15 V C. 15 /√2
75. An alternating voltage is given by v = 200 sin 314t. B. 15 x √2 D. none of the
Its r.m.s. value will be ____ above
A. 100 V C. 141.4 V
B. 282.8 V D. 121.4 V 88. The breakdown voltage of an insulation depends
upon ____ value of alternating voltage.
76. The r.m.s. value of sinusoidally varying current is A. average C. peak
____ that of its average value. B. r.m.s. D. twice the r.m.s.
A. more than C. same as
B. less than D. none of the 89. The peak factor of a half-wave rectified a.c. is ____.
above A. 1.57 C. 1.11
B. 2 D. 1.4142
77. Alternating voltages and currents are expresses in
r.m.s. values because ____ 90. The form factor of a half-wave rectified a.c. is ____
A. they can be easily determined A. 2 C. 1.414
B. calculations become very simple B. 1.11 D. 1.57
C. they give comparison with d.c.
D. none of the above 91. When 200 V sinusoidal peak-to-peak is connected
across an a.c. voltmeter, it will read ____
78. The average value of sin2 over a complete cycle is A. 141.4 V C. 70.7 V
____ B. 50 V D. none of the
A. +1 C. ½ above
B. -1 D. zero
92. In Fig. 1.2, the wave that will produce maximum heat
79. The average value of sin over a complete cycle is under the similar conditions is ____.
____.
A. zero C. -1
i i
i v
10 A 10 A
0 t 0 t φ θ
-10 A -10 A
Figure 1.3
i i A. a resistive C. an inductive
10 A 10 A B. a capacitive D. none of the
above
0 t 0
-10 A 98. An alternating voltage or current is a ____.
A. scalar quantity C. phasor
B. vector quantity D. none of the
Figure 1.2
above
A. square wave C. triangular wave
B. sinusoidal wave D. saw tooth wave 99. Three parallel circuits take the following currents: i1
= 5 sin 314t, i2 = 30 sin (314t + /2) and i3 = 25 sin
93. In Fig. 1.2, ____ wave will have the highest average (314t - /2). The expression for the resultant current
value. is ____.
i i
10 A 10 A A. 25 sin (314t + /3) C. 10 sin (314t -
/6)
0 t 0 t B. 5 sin (314t + /2) D. 5√𝟐 sin (314t +
-10 A /4)
-10 A
100. The sum of the following two e.m.f’s will be ____

i i e1 = 10 sin t e2 = 10 cos t
10 A 10 A
A. 10 C. 14.14 cos t
0 0
B. 20 sin t D. 14.14 sin (t +
t
-10 A /4)
101. Each of the three coils generates an e.m.f. of 230 V.

Figure 1.2
The e.m.f. of second leads that of the first 120 and
A. saw tooth C. triangular the third lags behind the first by the same angle. The
B. square D. sinusoidal resultant e.m.f. across the series combination of the
coils is ____.
94. The average value of a sinusoidal current is 100 A. A. 0 V C. 690 V
Its r.m.s value is ____. B. 230 V D. none of the
A. 63.7 A C. 141.4 A above
B. 70.7 A D. 111 A
102. In Fig. 1.4, I1 + I2 is equal to ____
95. A current wave is given by i = 4 + 2√2sin 3 + 4√2sin
5. The r.m.s. value of current wave is ____. 60°
I2
I3
3A
A. 10 A C. √𝟓𝟔 A 6A
I1 4A
B. 6 A D. 5 A
Figure 1.4
96. In Fig. 1.3, current is given by i = Im sin . The voltage A. 3A C. 9A

equation will be ____. B. 4.33 A D. 3.43 A
i v
103. In Fig. 1.4, I2 + I3 is equal to ____
φ θ I2
60° I3
3A
6A 4A
I1
Figure 1.3
Figure 1.4
A. Vm sin  C. Vm sin ( - )
B. Vm sin ( + ) D. Vm sin ( - 2) A. 7 A C. 5A
B. √13 A D. none of the
97. The waveforms of voltage and current shown in Fig. above
1.3 would exist in ____ circuit.
104. In Fig. 1.5, E1 + E2 + E3 + E4 is equal to
112. An alternating voltage v = Vm sin θ is applied to a
E1 = 9 V
pure capacitive circuit. The current equation will be
E3 = 20 V
A. i = Im sin θ C. i = Im sin(θ +
E2 = 24 V π⁄4)
E4 = 6 V B. i = Im sin(θ − π⁄2) D. 𝐢 = 𝐈𝐦 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝛉 +
Figure 1.5 𝛑⁄𝟐)
A. 7 V C. 20 V
B. 5 V D. none of the 113. The capacitive reactance of a circuit is ____
above frequency.
A. independent of
105. In Fig. 1.5, ____ will have the least value. B. inversely proportional to
C. directly proportional to
E1 = 9 V D. none of the above
E3 = 20 V
114. An a.c. current given by i = 14.14 sin (t + /6) has
E2 = 24 V
an rms value of ____ amperes and a phase of ____
E4 = 6 V
degrees.
Figure 1.5 A. 10, 30 C. 1.96 , -30
A. E1 + E2 + E3 + E4 C. E1 + E2 - E3 – E4 B. 14.14, 180 D. 7.07, 210
B. E1 + E2 + E3 – E4 D. -E1 + E4
115. If e1 = A sin t and e2 = B sin (t – ), then
106. In a pure resistive a.c. circuit, the frequency of power A. e1 legs e2, by  C. e2 leads e1, by 
curve is ____ that of the circuit frequency. B. e2 lags e1 by  D. e1 is in phase
A. half C. thrice with e2
B. twice D. same as
116. From the two voltage equations eA = Em sin 100t
107. In a pure resistive circuit, the instantaneous voltage and eB = Em sin (100t + /6), it is obvious that
and current are given by: A. eA leads eB 30
v = 250 sin 314t volts B. eB achieves its maximum value 1/600 second
i = 10 sin 314t amperes before eA does
The peak power in the circuit is C. eB lags behind eA
A. 1250 W C. 2500 W D. eA achieves its zero value 1/ 600 before eB
B. 25 W D. 250 W
117. The r.m.s. value a half-wave rectified current is 10 A,
108. In a pure resistive circuit, the instantaneous voltage its value for full wave rectification would be ____
and current are given by: amperes.
v = 250 sin 314t volts A. 20 C. 20/π
i = 10 sin 314t amperes B. 14.14 D. 40/
The average power in the circuit is
A. 2500 W C. 25 W 118. A resultant current is made of two components: a 10
B. 250 W D. 1250 W A d.c. components and a sinusoidal component of
maximum value 14.14 A. The average value of the
109. An alternating voltage v = Vm sin θ is applied to a resultant current is ____ amperes and r.m.s. value is
pure inductive circuit. The current equation will be ____ amperes.
A. i = Im sin θ C. i = Im sin(θ + A. 0, 10 C. 10, 14.14
𝜋 ⁄2) B. 24, 24.14 D. 4.14, 100
B. 𝐢 = 𝐈𝐦 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝛉 − 𝝅⁄𝟐) D. i = Im sin(θ +
𝜋 ⁄4) 119. The r.m.s. value of sinusoidal ac current is equal to
its value at an angle of ____ degree.
110. The inductive reactance of a circuit is ____ A. 60 C. 30
frequency. B. 45 D. 90
A. directly proportional to C. independent of
B. inversely proportional D. none of the 120. Two sinusoidal currents are given by the equations:
above i1 = 10 sin (t + /3) and i2 = 15 sin (t - /4). The
phase difference between them is ____ degrees.
111. Power absorbed in a pure inductive circuit is zero A. 105 C. 15
because B. 75 D. 60
A. reactive component of current is zero
B. active component of current is maximum 121. A sine wave has a frequency of 50 Hz. Its angular
C. power factor of the circuit is zero frequency is ____ radian/second.
D. reactive and active component of current cancel A. 50/ C. 50π
out
B. 50/2 D. 100
131. The rms value of the periodic waveform given in the
122. An a.c. current is given by i = 100 sin 100. It will figure is
achieve a value of 50 A after ____ second. 6A
A. 1/600 C. 1/1800
B. 1/300 D. 1/900 T/2 T
123. The reactance offered by a capacitor to alternating

current of frequency 50 Hz is 10 . If frequency is -6 A
increased to 100 Hz reactance becomes ____ ohm. A. 𝟐√𝟔 A C. √4/3 A
A. 20 C. 2.5
B. 5 D. 40 B. 6√2 A D. 1.5 A
132. If i1 = 120 cos (100πt + 30°) and i1 = -0.1 cos (100πt

124. A complex current wave is given by i = 5 + 5 sin 100t
+ 100°) then i2 leads i1 by ____.
ampere. Its average value is ____ ampere.
A. -110 degrees C. -60 degrees
A. 10 C. √50 B. 60 degrees D. 110 degrees
B. 0 D. 5
133. If v1 = sin (ωt + 30°) and v2 = -5 sin (ωt - 15°) then v1
125. The current through a resistor has a wave form as leads v2 by ____.
shown in Fig. 1.6. The reading shown by a moving A. 225 degrees C. 45 degrees
coil ammeter will be ____ ampere. B. 30 degrees D. none of the
5A above
i(t) 134. The rms value of a rectangular wave of period T,
having a value of +V for a duration, T1 (<T) and –V for
ωt the duration T - T1 = T2 equals ____.
0 π 2π 3π
A. V C. V/√2
Fig. 1.6
B. (T1 - T2)/T*V D. (T1/T2)* V
A. 5/√2 C. 5/π
B. 2.5/√2 D. 0 135. The rms value of the voltage waveform v(t) = sin 10t
+ sin 20t is ____.
126. A constant current of 2.8 exists in a resistor. The rms A. 1 C. 1/√2
value of current is B. 1/2 D. √2
A. 2.8 A C. 1.4 A
B. about 2 A D. undefined 136. For the voltage waveform v(t) = 2 + cos (ωt + 180°)
find the ratio of Vrms/Vave.
127. The rms value of a half-wave rectified symmetrical A. 𝟑/𝟐√𝟐 C. π/2
square wave current of 2 A is B. √3/2 D. π
A. √𝟐 A C. 1/√2 A
B. 1 A D. √3 A 137. The rms value of the periodic wave form e(t) shown
in the figure is ____.
128. The rms value of the voltage v(t) = 3 + 4 cos (3t) is
A. √𝟏𝟕 V C. 7 V
B. 5 V D. (3 + 2√2) V
129. The rms value of the resultant current in a wire which

carries a dc current of 10 A and a sinusoidal A. A√3/2 C. A√1/3
alternating current of peak value 20 A is B. 𝐀√𝟐/𝟑 D. A√2
A. 14.1 A C. 22.4 A
B. 17.3 A D. 30.0 A 138. Which of the waveforms are having unity peak
factor?
130. For the triangular waveform in the figure, the rms i i
value of voltage s equal to A A A
v
0 T/2 T t 0 π 2π 0 t
t
-A -A
t
T/2 T 3T/2 2T 5T/2 Fig. b
Fig. a Fig. c
A. √𝟏/𝟔 V C. 1/3 V A. figure a and b C. figure a and c
B. √1/3 V D. √2/3 V B. figure b and c D. none of the
above
139. The length of time between a point in one cycle to the 150. Three alternating currents are given by i1 = 141 sin
same point of the next cycle of an AC wave is the (ωt + 45°) A; i2 = 30 sin (ωt + 90°) A; i3 = 20 cos (ωt –
____. 120°) A. Find the equation of the resultant current.
A. frequency C. magnitude A. 167.4 sin (ωt + 45.66°) C. 143.8 sin (ωt +
B. period D. polarity 51.4°)
B. 74.6 sin ωt D. 64.7 sin (ωt –
140. In an experiment, a sinusoidal wave form is observed 30°)
to complete 8 cycles in 25 msec. Determine the
frequency of the wave form. 151. The maximum value of a sine wave AC voltage which
A. 320 Hz C. 200 Hz will produce heat in a resistor at the same average
B. 40 Hz D. 64 Hz rate as 115 V of direct current is ____.
A. 81.3 V C. 162.6 V
141. If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin 628t, the B. 115 V D. 230 V
maximum value of voltage and frequency is ____.
A. 100 V, 50 Hz C. 50√2 V, 50 Hz 152. A sinusoidal voltage source has a peak value of 150
B. 100 V, 100 Hz D. 50√2 V, 100 Hz volts. What equivalent DC voltage source would
produce the same heating effect in a 1-ohm resistor?
142. A sinusoidal voltage wave has an RMS value of A. 15 V C. 95 V
70.71 V and a frequency of 60 Hz. Determine the B. 212 V D. 106 V
value of the voltage 0.0014 second after the wave
crosses the ωt axis. 153. The effective value of v(t) = 100 + A sin ωt is known
A. 70.71 V C. 50 V to be 103.1. The amplitude A of the sine term is ____.
B. 100 V D. 141.42 V A. 25 C. 35.48
B. 4.85 D. 100
143. An alternating current varying sinusoidally with
frequency of 50 Hz has an RMS value of 20 A. At 154. An alternating current and a direct current flow
what time measured from the positive maximum simultaneously in the same conductor. If the effective
value will the instantaneous current be 14.14 A? of the AC is 8 A and DC is 12 A, what will an AC
A. 1/600 sec C. 1/300 sec ammeter read when connected in the circuit?
B. 1/200 sec D. 1/400 sec A. 14.42 A C. 11.66 A
B. 12 A D. 16.49 A
144. The average value of the function i = 50 sin ωt + 30
sin 3ωt is equal to ____. 155. Find the reading of an AC voltmeter connected
A. 31.8 A C. 38.2 A across the series source of 100 sin (ωt – π/2) and 100
B. 25 A D. 51.43 A sin ωt.
A. 100 C. 170.71
145. For 200 Vrms value triangular wave, the peak value B. 130.65 D. 184.78
is equal to ____.
A. 200 V C. 282 V 156. A voltage is given be v = 100 sin 314t. How long does
B. 222 V D. 346 V it take this wave to complete one fourth of a cycle?
A. 20 ms C. 5 ms
146. Determine the rms value of a semi-circular current B. 10 ms D. 1 ms
wave which has a maximum value of A.
A. 0.816A C. 0.866A 157. When a 15 V square wave is connected across a 50
B. 0.23 A D. 0.707A volt AC voltmeter, it will read ____.
A. 21.21 V C. 15 V
147. The rms value of a half-wave rectified current is 100 B. 10.61 V D. 9.55 V
A. Its value for full-wave rectification would be ____
amperes. 158. Calculate the effective value of v(t) = 100 sin 400t +
A. 141.4 A C. 200/π A 50 sin 800t + 10 cos 1200t V.
B. 200 A D. 400/π A A. 79.5 V C. 112.25 V
B. 57.9 V D. 121. 52 V
148. A half-wave rectified sine wave has an average value
of 100 amp. What is the effective value? 159. The magnetic field energy of an inductor changes
A. 157 A C. 70.71 A from maximum value to minimum value in 5 ms when
B. 444 A D. 100 connected to an ac source. The frequency of the
source is
149. The form factor of a half-wave rectified alternating A. 20 Hz C. 200 Hz
current is ____. B. 50 Hz D. 500 Hz
A. 1.11 C. 1.73
B. 1.57 D. 1.0 160. Non-sinusoidal waveforms are made up of
A. different sinusoidal waveforms
B. fundamental and even harmonics
C. fundamental and odd harmonics B. harmonic D. period
D. even and odd harmonics only
171. For a sine wave, the number of complete cycles per
161. The positive and negative halves of a complex wave second is called the
are symmetrical when A. period C. frequency
A. it contains even harmonics B. wavelength D. phase angle
B. phase difference between even harmonics and
fundamental is 0 or π 172. To compare the phase angle between two
C. it contains odd harmonics waveforms, both must have
D. phase difference between even harmonies and A. the same amplitude C. different
fundamental is either π/2 or 3π/2 frequency
B. the same frequency D. both A and B
162. The r.m.s. value of the complex voltage given by 𝑣 =
16√2 sin 𝜔𝑡 + 12√2 sin 3𝜔𝑡 is 173. The value of alternating current or voltage that has
A. 20√2 C. 28√2 the same heating effect as a corresponding dc value
B. 20 D. 192 is known as the
A. peak value C. rms value
163. In a 3-phase system, ____th harmonic has negative B. average value D. peak-to-peak
phase sequence of RBY. value
A. 9 C. 5
B. 13 D. 15 174. For an ac waveform, the period refers to
A. the number of complete cycles per second
164. A complex current wave is given by the equation 𝑖 = B. the length of time required to complete one
14 sin 𝜔𝑡 + 2 sin 5𝜔𝑡. The r.m.s. value of the current cycle
is ____ ampere. C. the time it takes for the waveform to reach its
A. 16 C. 10 peak value
B. 12 D. 8 D. none of the above
165. When pure inductive coil is fed by a complex voltage 175. The wavelength of a radio wave is
wave, its current wave A. inversely proportional to its frequency
A. has larger harmonic content B. directly proportional to its frequency
B. is more distorted C. inversely proportional to its amplitude
C. is identical with voltage wave D. unrelated to its frequency
D. shows less distortion
176. Unless indicated otherwise, all sine wave ac
166. A complex voltage wave is applied across a pure measurements are in
capacitor. As compared to the fundamental voltage, A. peak-to-peak values C. rms values
the reactance offered by the capacitor to the third B. peak values D. average values
harmonic voltage would be
A. nine times C. one-third 177. A unit step voltage is applied across an inductor. The
B. three times D. one-ninth current through the inductor will be
A. zero for all time
167. Which of the following harmonic voltage components B. a step function
in a 3-phase system would be in phase with each C. a ramp function
other? D. a delta (impulse) function
A. 3rd, 9th, 15th etc.
B. 7th, 13th, 19th etc. 178. A ramp current flowing through an initially relaxed
C. 5th, 11th, 17th etc. capacitor will result in a voltage across it that
D. 2nd, 4th, 6th etc. A. varies inversely with time
B. remains constant
168. An alternating voltage is one that C. varies directly with time
A. varies continuously in magnitude D. varies as the square of time
B. reverses periodically in polarity
C. never varies in magnitude 179. The voltage v(t) = t u(t) volts is connected across a 1
D. both A and B H inductor having an initial current of -1 A. The net
current will be zero at time t equal to
169. One complete revolution of a conductor loop through A. 0 C. √𝟐 seconds
a magnetic field is called a(n) B. 1/√2 seconds D. 1 seconds
A. octave C. cycle
B. decade D. alternation 180. A voltage waveform v (t) = 12t2 is applied across 1H
Inductor for t ≥ 0, with initial current through it being
170. For a sine wave, one half cycle is often called a(n) zero. The current through the inductor for t ≥ 0 is
A. alternation C. octave given by
A. 12t C. 12t3 B. 1,905 W, 86.6% lagging D. 1,100 W,
B. 24t D. 4 t3 50% lagging
181. It is desired to have a constant direct current i(t)

through the ideal inductor L. The nature of the 188. REE Board Exam September 2001
voltage source v(t) must A coil has an impedance of 75.4 Ω when connected
A. constant voltage a across a source of 60 Hz. The same coil yields an
B. linearly increasing voltage impedance of 54.8 Ω when connected across a
C. an ideal impulse source having a different frequency of 30 Hz. What
D. exponentially increasing voltage is the coil’s inductance?
A. 245.7 mH C. 158.6 mH
182. For the current and voltage waveforms, identify the B. 512.8 mH D. 341.7 mH
element & its value.

A circuit consists of a 4 ohms resistor and a
300 μF capacitor in series. It is connected across a
60 Hz voltage source with a 500 V peak voltage.
What is the phasor form of the current?
A. L, 25 H C. L, 2 H
B. C, 25 F D. C, 2 F A. 𝐼 = 19.57∠57.5° A C. 𝑰=
𝟑𝟔. 𝟓∠𝟔𝟓. 𝟕° A
183. The voltage and current waveforms for an element
are shown in the figure. Find the circuit element and B. 𝐼 = 8.84∠73.2° A D. 𝐼 = 10.5∠65.7°
its value. A

Find the power in a circuit if i(t) = 10 sin (ωt - 30) and
v(t) = 220 sin (ωt + 30).
A. 550 watts C. 1900 watts
A. L and 25 H C. L and 1 H B. 2200 watts D. 1500 watts
B. C and 25 F D. C and 1 F
184. What is the rms value of a square wave with an A current of 2.5 A flows through a series circuit
amplitude of 10 A and frequency of 1 Hz? consisting of a 100 Ω resistor and an unknown
A. 0 A C. 5 A capacitor across a source of 460 V, 50 Hz. What is
B. 10 A D. 7.07 A the value of the capacitive reactance?
A. XC = 91.86 Ω C. XC = 154.45 Ω
185. What is the frequency in kHz of a radio signal whose B. XC = 39.19 Ω D. XC = 184.0 Ω
wavelength is 15 m?
A. 10,000 C. 15,000 192. REE Board Exam April 1995
B. 20,000 D. 20,500 In a series RC circuit the voltage across the capacitor
and the resistor are 60 volts and 80 volts
B. SERIES CIRCUITS respectively. The total voltage is
186. REE Board Exam September 2003 A. 70 C. 140
The following are in series R = 1,000 Ω, L = B. none of these D. 100
.100 μH and C = 20,000 pF. The voltage across the
circuit is 100 V, 60 kHz. What is the total impedance 193. EE Board Exam October 1984
expressed in ohms? An industrial coil has a resistance of 32 ohms and
reactance of 24 ohms and rated 440 volts at 60 Hz.
A. 1882 ohms C. 2132 ohms A factory will connect the coil to a 440 V, 50 Hz
B. 1000 ohms D. 1885 ohms supply. Solve for the value of a series resistor
needed to avoid over-current condition.
A. 2.07 ohms C. 2.44 ohms
B. 2.64 ohms D. 2.25 ohms
A series circuit has an applied voltage of v = 194. REE Board Exam October 1998
220 sin (ωt + 30°) and draws a current of i = 10 sin Two relays each with 20 ohms resistance and 0.16
(ωt - 30°). What is the average power and power H inductance are connected in series. What is the
factor of the circuit? equivalent impedance?
A. 1,905 W, 86.6% lagging C. 2,200 W, A. 20 + j102.2 Ω C. 40 + j120.63 Ω
100% B. 20 + j95.32 Ω D. 40 + j25.32 Ω
195. EE Board Exam October 1990 impedance of the circuit is 10 + j11.72 ohms. At 30
An inductive coil takes a current of 2 A and Hz the impedance of the circuit is 10 – j5 ohms.
consumes 160 W when connected to a 240 V ac What is the value of L in millihenrys?
supply. A second coil when connected across the
same supply takes 3 A and 500 W. Find the total A. 50 C. 100
power when the two coils are connected in series to B. 500 D. 250
this supply,
A. 144.56 W C. 150.22 W 203. REE Board Exam April 1995
B. 134.31 W D. 128.35 W An impedance coil takes 10 A and absorbs 250 W
when connected across a 220 V, 60 Hz source. What
196. EE Board Exam October 1985 power will it absorb when connected across 110 V,
A coil draws 1875 watts when connected to a 150 V 25 Hz mains?
dc source. It consumes 30.72 watts when use on a A. 539 W C. 439 W
240 V, 60 Hz ac source. Find the inductance of the B. 239 W D. 339 W
coil.
A. 0.0255 H C. 0.0153 H 204. EE Board Exam October 1984
B. 0.0341 H D. 0.0240 H An industrial coil has a resistance of 32 ohms and a
reactance of 24 ohms and rated 440 volts at 60 Hz.
197. REE Board Exam October 1994 A factory will connect the coil to a 440 V, 50 Hz
A current of 10 A and a power factor of 0.8 supply. How much percentage over-current will the
lagging is taken form a single phase 250 volt coil suffer?
supply. The reactive power of the system is A. 5% C. 6%
A. 1500 vars C. 2500 vars B. 10% D. 8%
B. 2000 vars D. none of these
198. REE Board Exam October 1996 A 25 Ω resistor connected in series with a coil of 50
The resistor of 6 Ω and unknown impedance coil in Ω resistance and 150 mH inductance. What is the
series draws 12 A from a 120 V, 60 Hz line. If the real power factor of the circuit?
power taken from the line is 1152 watts, what is the A. 85% C. 90%
coil inductance? B. 80% D. 75%
A. 15.9 mH C. 20 mH
B. 10 mH D. 1.59 mH 206. REE Board Exam April 1997
A current of 2.5 A flows through a series circuit
199. REE Board Exam April 1997 consisting of a 100 ohm resistor and an unknown
Determine the power factor angle in the series circuit capacitor across a source of 460 V, 50 Hz. What is
which consists of R = 25 Ω, L = 0.2 H, across a power the value of the capacitive reactance?
supply of 200 V, 30 Hz. A. XC = 91.86 Ω C. XC = 154.45 Ω
A. 36.4° C. 52.4°
B. 46.4° D. 56.4° B. XC = 39.19 Ω D. XC = 184 Ω

The impedance coils absorbs 250 watts when 207. REE Board Exam October 1998
connected across 220 V, 60 Hz mains. It is then The ohmic resistance of a large magnetic
connected across 110 V, 25 Hz mains and also contactor is measured to be 20 ohms. A 230 V is
absorbs 250 watts. What is the inductance of the impressed on the contractor and the current is
coil? taken as 3.2 A. Neglecting core loss, determine the
A. 0.125 H C. 0.154 H inductance of the contractor in mH?
B. 0.149 H D. 0.163 H
A. 261 C. 183
B. 315 D. 251
In laboratory experiment, the impedance of the
coil was obtained at 60 Hz and 30 Hz. These are
A load of 20 + j35 Ω is connected across a 220 V
75.48 ohms and 57.44 ohms respectively. What is
source. Determine the power factor and the VARS.
the inductance of the coil?
A. 49.6%, 1042 vars C. 85.3%, 975
A. 150 mH C. 42.5 mH vars
B. 52.2%, 1023 vars D. 42.3%, 1087
B. 182.5 mH D. 2.1 mH vars

202. REE Board Exam September 2002 Find the total impedance in rectangular form for the
A 10 ohms inductive resistor is connected in following three series impedances:
series with an unknown capacitance. At 60 Hz the
12∠10° ohm, 25∠15° ohm, 34∠26° ohm.
A. 66.52 + j23.46 Ω C. 74.31 + j21.56 217. REE Board Exam October 1992
Ω A resistor and a capacitor are connected in series
B. 68.34 + j20.54 Ω D. 67.70 + j22.04 across a supply of 250 V. When the supply frequency
Ω is 50 Hz the current in the circuit is 5 A. When the
supply frequency is 60 Hz, the current is 5.8 A. Find
210. REE Board Exam October 1997 the value of the capacitance.
An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (ωt – 30°) A A. 58.3 μF C. 60.2 μF
from a voltage, v = 220 sin (ωt + 30°) V. What is the B. 69.1 μF D. 70.2 μF
impedance?
A. 15.6 – j15.6 Ω C. 19.1 – j11.1 Ω 218. EE Board Exam October 1993
B. 15.6 + j15.6 Ω D. 11.0 + j19.1 Ω A series circuit composed of a 0.2 Henry inductor
and a 74-microfarad capacitor is connected to a 60
211. EE Board Exam April 1990 V variable frequency source. At what frequency is
A series resistance-capacitance (R-C) circuit is the current be 4 amperes with a lagging power
connected to a 230 volt 60 cycle source. If the power factor?
taken by the circuit is 4,800 watts and the voltage A. 50 Hz C. 48 Hz
drop across the resistor is 115 volts, calculate the B. 51 Hz D. 49 Hz
capacitance of the capacitor.
A. 540 μF C. 556 μF 219. REE Board Exam October 1998
B. 530 μF D. 503 μF The maximum instantaneous voltage and
current output of an alternator are 300 V and 20 A,
212. REE Board Exam March 1998 respectively. What is the power output in watts if the
A 50 μF and 100 μF capacitors are connected in voltage leads the current by 30°?
series and across a 100 sin (ωt + 30°) voltage. Write
A. 2598 C. 5196
the equation of the current.
B. 3000 D. 6000
A. 1.26 sin (ωt + 120°) A C. 5.65 sin (ωt +
120°) A
B. 1.26 sin (ωt + 90°) A D. 5.56 sin (ωt + 220. REE Board Exam October 1998
90°) A A 50-microfarad is connected in series with a coil
having 50 ohms resistance and 150 mH inductance.
213. EE Board Exam April 1993 The source voltage is 100 sin (ωt – 120°) V. What is
A 100∠0° V, 120 Hz generator and a 80∠0° V, 60 Hz the maximum power?
generator are connected in series with a 60 V battery A. 199 watts C. 212 watts
and a coil. The resistance and inductance of the coil B. 147 watts D. 165 watts
are 3  and 2.65 mH, respectively. Determine the
rms current of the coil. 221. REE Board Exam October 1997
A. 42.54 A C. 43.55 A An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (ωt – 30°) A
B. 44.24 A D. 40.44 A from a voltage v = 220 sin ωt. What is the maximum
power?
214. REE Board Exam October 1996 A. 2200 watts C. 190.5 watts
A series circuit composed of 100-ohm resistor and a
20-microfarad capacitor connected across a 240-V, B. 1100 watts D. 1320 watts
60 Hz line. Which of the following answers is
WRONG?
A. the impedance of the circuit is 167 ohms 222. REE Board Exam April 1995
B. angle between the current and the voltage An incandescent lamp load generally
vectors is 53.1 degrees considered to be made up of resistors take 4.8 kW
C. the resulting current is 0.723 ampere from a 120 V ac source. The instantaneous
D. the voltage across the resistance is 144.6 volts maximum value of power is
A. 4800 W C. 480 W
215. REE Board Exam April 1994 B. 2400 W D. 9600 W
A capacitance is connected to a 115-V, 25 Hz mains
and takes 5 A. What current will it take when the 223. ECE Board Exam November 1998
capacitance and the frequency are both doubled? The term used for an out-of-phase, non-productive
A. 2.5 A C. 20 A power associated with inductors and capacitors?
B. 5 A D. 10 A A. peak envelope power C. true power
B. effective power D. reactive power
A capacitor is rated 100 kVAR, 380 V, 50 Hz, What 224. ECE Board Exam November 2001
will its rating be at 60 Hz, 220 V? What is the capacitive reactance of a 33 microfarad
A. 50 kVAR C. 90.9 kVAR capacitor at 6500 Hz?
B. 40 kVAR D. 57.7 kVAR A. 7.4 0hms C. 0.74 ohms
B. 96 0hms D. 1122 ohms is 4 – j3 A. Calculate the true and reactive power
taken by the element.
225. ECE Board Exam November 1999 A. 50 watts & 100 vars lagging
The power dissipated across the resistance in an AC B. 50 watts & 100 vars leading
circuit. C. 110 watts & 20 vars lagging
A. true power C. reactive power D. 110 watts & 20 vars leading
B. real power D. apparent power
234. The voltage across a given circuit is 75 + j50 V. What
226. ECE Board Exam April 2000 is the power supplied to the circuit if the current
What is the capacitive reactance of a 33 microfarad through it is (8 – j5) A?
capacitor at 500 Hz? A. 850 W C. 750 W
A. 1,000,000 ohms C. 0 ohms B. 550 W D. 350 W
B. 144 ohms D. 9.55 ohms
235. Find average power in a resistance R = 10 ohms if
227. ECE Board Exam November 1998 the current in series form is i = 10 sin ωt + 5 sin 3ωt
What is the reactance of a 25 mH coil at 600 Hz? + 2 sin 5ωt amperes.
A. 0.011 ohm C. 785 ohms A. 65.4 watts C. 546 watts
B. 94,000 ohms D. 94 ohms B. 645 watts D. 5.46 watts
228. ECE Board Exam April 1999 236. Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-ohm
Ignoring capacitance effects, what is the impedance non-inductive resistor. What is the equation of the
of a 250 mH coil with an internal resistance of 55 voltage and resulting current?
ohms at 60 Hz? A. e = 398.4 sin 60t and i = 21.6 sin 60t
A. 149.2 ohms C. 94.2 ohms B. e = 325.5 sin 377t and i = 21.6 sin 377t
B. 109 ohms D. 10,900 ohms C. e = 230 sin 377t and i = 15.3 sin 377t
D. e = 230 sin 120t and i = 15.3 sin 120t
Ignoring any inductive effects, what is the impedance 237. A resistor R and a capacitor C are connected in
of RC series capacitor made up of a 56 kilo ohms series across a 100 V, 60 cycle source. The reading
resistor and a 0.033 μF capacitor at a signal of an ammeter connected in the circuit is 2 A and the
frequency of 450 Hz? reading of a voltmeter connected across the
A. 66,730  C. 10,730  capacitor is 80 V. Calculate the values of R and C.
B. 57,019  D. 45,270  A. 66 Ω & 30 μF C. 30 Ω & 66 μF
B. 30 Ω & 60 μF D. 36 Ω & 60 μF
Assuming an ideal capacitor, with no leakage, what 238. A series circuit consisting of a 66.2 μF capacitor and
is the capacitive reactance of 10 microfarad a variable resistor. For what two values of resistance
capacitance of DC (0 Hz)? will the power taken by the circuit be 172.8 watts, if
A. 0 ohms the impressed 60-cycle emf is 120 volts?
B. 16000 ohms A. 85.33 & 3.33 ohms C. 5.33 & 3.0
C. 1,000,000 ohms ohms
D. infinite capacitive reactance B. 53.33 & 30 ohms D. 83.33 & 5.33
ohms
The impedance in the study of electronics is 239. A series circuit composed of 0.2 H inductor and a 74
represented by resistance and _____ μF capacitor is connected to a 60 V variable
A. Reactance frequency source. At what frequency will the current
B. Capacitance be 4 A with lagging power factor?
C. Inductance A. 47.767 Hz C. 60 Hz
D. Inductance and capacitance B. 74.68 Hz D. 50 Hz
232. ECE Board Exam November 2000 240. A 30 ohm resistor is connected in parallel with an
One of the following satisfies the condition of Ohm’s inductor of inductive reactance XL. The combination
Law is then connected in series with a capacitor of
A. Application to metals which heated up due to reactance XC. What is the value of XL and XC if the
flow of current over them total impedance is 1.92 ohms?
B. Application to AC circuit having its impedance A. 7.84 and 7.34 C. 44.8 and 84.21
used in place of resistance B. 47.4 and 47.3 D. 84.7 and 34.7
C. Application to semiconductor
D. Application to vacuum radio valves 241. An impedance of 100 Ω resistance and an unknown
inductance is connected across the capacitor. The
233. The effective voltage across a circuit element is (20 resulting impedance is a pure resistance of 500 Ω if
+ j10) and the effective current through the element
ω = 105 rad/sec. Calculate the values of inductor and B. 47.9 μF D. 30.7 μF
capacitor.
A. 1 μF & 2 mH C. 7 μF & 3 mH 250. A 3 HP, 120 V, 60 Hz induction motor operating at
B. 5 μF & 1 mH D. 0.04 μF & 2 mH 80% efficiency and 0.866 lagging power factor is to
be used temporarily with 240 V, 60 Hz source. What
242. The voltage across the resistor, inductor and resistance in series with the motor will be required for
capacitor in series is 60 V, 90 V and 10 V the motor to have 120 V across its terminals at full
respectively. What is the voltage across this circuit? load?
A. 160 V C. 100 V A. 6.68 Ω C. 13.76 Ω
B. 140 V D. 50 V B. 4.77 Ω D. 9.54 Ω
243. The open circuit voltage of an alternator is 127 V and 251. A circuit draws a current of (3 – j8) A from a source of
its internal impedance is 10∠10° Ω. Find the voltage (100 + j37) V. Find the true power of the circuit.
across a load of 30∠ − 30° Ω. A. 4 W C. 300 W
A. 𝟏𝟎𝟎∠ − 𝟗. 𝟕° V C. 79∠ − 10° V B. 596 W D. 296 W
B. 97∠ − 10° V D. 100∠ − 7.9° V
252. A resistor and a coil are connected in series with a
244. The maximum values of alternating voltage and voltage source. If the voltage across the coil is 10 sin
current are 400 V and 20 A, respectively. In a circuit (866t + 70°) V and the current flowing through the
connected to 50 Hz supply and these quantities are resistor is 2 cos (866t – 80°) A, what is the resistance
sinusoidal. The instantaneous values of voltage and of the coil?
current are 283 V and 10 A respectively at t = 0 both A. 4.92 Ω C. 5 Ω
increasing positively. What is power factor of the B. 2.5 Ω D. 4.33 Ω
circuit?
A. 0.707 C. 0.85 253. A coil has a resistance of 6 ohms and an inductance
B. 0.83 D. 0.965 of 0.02 H. When a non-inductive resistor is
connected in series with the coil, the current drawn
245. The potential difference measured across a coil is when connected to 220 V DC source is equal to the
4.5 V, when it carries a direct current of 9 A. The current drawn by the coil alone across a 220 V, 60
same coil when carries an alternating current of 9 A Hz source. Determine the resistance of the non-
at 25 Hz, the potential difference is 24 V. Find the inductive resistor.
power when it is supplied by 50 V, 50 Hz supply. A. 3.63 Ω C. 3.69 Ω
A. 45 W C. 63 W B. 6.39 Ω D. 3.96 Ω
B. 54 W D. 30 W
254. A series RL circuit has L = 0.02 H and an impedance
246. Two coils A and B are connected in series across a of 17.85 Ω. When a sinusoidal voltage is applied, the
240 V, 50 Hz supply. The resistance of A is 5 Ω and current lags the voltage by 63.5°. What is the value
the inductance of B is 0.015 H. If the input from the of the angular frequency?
supply is 3 kW and 2 kVAR, find the inductance of A A. 400 rad/sec C. 600 rad/sec
and resistance of B. B. 500 rad/sec D. 800 rad/sec
A. 0.0132 H & 8.3 Ω C. 0.026 H & 12 Ω
B. 0.215 H & 3.8 Ω D. 0.031 H & 5.3 Ω 255. A 50  resistance is connected in series with a coil
having 25  resistance and 150 mH inductance. The
247. A current of 5 A flows through a non-inductive circuit is connected to a voltage source of 200 sin t.
resistance in series with a choking coil when Calculate the instantaneous current.
supplied at 250 V, 50 Hz. If the voltage across the A. 2.9 sin t C. 2.1 sin (t – 37)
resistance is 120 V and across the coil is 200 V, B. 1.7 sin (t + 37) D. 5.11 sin (t -
calculate the power absorbed by the coil in watts. 37)
A. 168.75 W C. 51.37 W
B. 137.5 W D. 75.31 W 256. A coil having a resistance of 25  and an inductance
of 150 mH is connected in series with a 80 F
248. A single phase, 7.46 kW motor is supplied from a 400
capacitor across a voltage source of 200 sin 377t.
V, 50 Hz AC mains. If its efficiency is 85% and the
What is its instantaneous current?
power factor is 0.8 lagging, find the reactive
component of the input current. A. 5.84 cos (377t - 43) C. 5.84 sin (377t +
A. 16.46 A C. 27.43 A 43)
B. 21.95 A D. 21 A B. 5.84 sin 377t D. 5.84 sin (377t -
43)
249. A series RLC circuit consists of 20 ohms resistance,
0.2 H inductance and an unknown capacitance. 257. A coil with a 15  resistance is connected in series
What is the value of the capacitance if the circuit has with a capacitor. At 60 Hz source, the impedance is
a leading angle of 45° at 60 Hz? measured at 15 + j11.27  while in 30 Hz source it is
A. 35.18 μF C. 27.8 μF
measured as 15 – j7.24 . Calculate the inductance B. impedance, resistance
of the coil. C. current, resistance
A. 52.7 mH C. 41.2 mH D. impedance, inductance
B. 65.8 mH D. 11.27 mH
266. The phase angle of a series RL circuit is the angle
258. An impedance coil has a resistance and inductance between the ____ phasor and the ____ phasor.
of 20 ohms and 0.05 H respectively. What value of A. resistance, inductive reactance
dc voltage can be applied to the coil in order that it B. resistance, impedance
will take the same power from a 220 V 60 Hz mains? C. inductive reactance, impedance
A. 188 V C. 160 V D. none of the above
B. 220 V D. 120 V
267. The phase angle of a series RL circuit may be
259. A ½ HP, 110 V, 60 Hz, single-phase induction motor computed ____ as ____ or ____.
has an efficiency of 88% and a power factor of 0.707 A. cos-1 R/XL, sin-1 XL/R, tan-1 R/Z
lagging at rated load. This motor is to be connected B. cos-1 R/Z, sin-1 XL/R, tan-1 R/XL
temporarily on a 220 V, 60 Hz line. Determine the C. cos-1 Z/XL, sin-1 R/Z, tan-1 XL/R
resistance required to be placed in series with the D. cos-1 R/Z, sin-1 XL/Z, tan-1 XL/R
motor in order to prevent the machine from
experiencing overcurrent? 268. In the circuit of figure shown the effective value of the
A. 25.2 ohms C. 19.5 ohms resistor voltage is ____ volts.
B. 23.5 ohms D. 27.6 ohms 5Ω 5Ω
260. Two coils A and B known to have the same

resistance are connected in series across a 110 V, Eeff. = 10 V
60 cycle line. The current and power delivered by the
source are respectively 4.1 A and 300 W. If the
voltage across coil A is twice that across coil B, A. 𝟓√𝟐 C. 5/√2
calculate the inductance of coil B. B. 5 D. 10
A. 8.63 mH C. 9.02 mH
B. 7.36 mH D. 4.49 mH 269. A(n) ____ stores and returns energy to a circuit while
a(n) ____ dissipates energy.
261. The total voltage in a series RL circuit ____ the A. resistor, impedance C. inductor,
current by an angle ____. resistor
A. lags, of 90 B. resistor, inductor D. inductor,
B. lags, between 0 and 90 reactance
C. leads, between 0 and 90
270. For an RL circuit, the power factor cannot be less
D. leads, between 90 and 180
than ____ or greater than ____.
A. 0, 1 C. 0, -1
262. In a series RL circuit, the inductor current ____ the B. 1, 0 D. –1, 0
resistor current.
A. lags C. leads
271. The voltage across a capacitor ____ the current
B. is equal D. is negative
through it by ____.
A. lags, 45 C. leads, 0
263. The impedance triangle is similar to the ____ triangle
with the resistance phasor in place of the ____ B. lags, 90 D. leads, 90
A. current, resistor current
B. current, resistor voltage 272. If the resistance in a series RC circuit is increased
C. voltage, impedance the magnitude of the phase angle
D. voltage, resistor voltage A. increases
B. remains the same
264. In the impedance triangle the inductive reactance C. decreases
and impedance phasor are analogous to the ____ D. changes to an indeterminate manner
and ____ phasor respectively in the voltage triangle.
A. inductive voltage, total voltage 273. In a series RC circuit, the current ____ the total
B. inductive current, total current voltage by an angle.
C. inductive voltage, resistive current A. lags, of 45
D. inductive current, resistive current B. lags of 0
C. leads, between 0 and 90
265. In a series RL circuit, phasor diagram, total voltage D. leads, of 90
may be represented by the ____ phasor and the
resistor voltage may be represented by the ____ 274. The resistance phasor for a series RC circuit points
voltage. to the right. The capacitive reactance phasor points
A. current, voltage
____ while the diagonal of the rectangle having there
two phasors as sides represents the ____. 283. In a series RC circuit, the voltage across the
A. up, impedance C. down, capacitor and the resistor are 60 V and 80 V
impedance respectively. The input voltage should be
B. left, current D. up, total voltage A. 70∠45° V C. 105∠ − 42° V
B. 𝟏𝟎𝟎∠ − 𝟑𝟕° V D. 108∠ − 60° V
275. The phase angle for a series RC circuit is defined as
the angle between the ____ and the ____ phasors. 284. The transient current are due to
A. current, resistance voltage A. voltage applied to circuit
B. current, total voltage B. resistance of the circuit
C. resistance voltage, capacitor voltage C. impedance of the circuit
D. R, XC D. changes in stored energy in inductance and
capacitance
276. The phase angle for a series RC circuit may be
computed as the angle between the ____ and the 285. To a highly inductive circuit, a small capacitance is
____ phasors. added in series. The angle between voltage and
A. resistance, impedance current will
B. resistance, reactance A. increase
C. resistance, impedance B. decrease
D. none of the above C. remain nearly the same
D. become indeterminant
277. If a series RC circuit with 10 ohms and XC = 10 ohms
carries a current of 1 ampere effective value the 286. In a series R-L circuit. VL ____ VR by ____ degrees.
resistor voltage is ____ volts effective and the A. lags, 45 C. leads, 90
capacitor voltage is ____ volts effective. B. lags, 90 D. leads, 45
A. 10/√2, 10/√2 C. 10√2, 10√2
B. 10, 10 D. 5, 10 287. The voltage applied across an R-L circuit is equal to
____ of VR and VL.
278. The power dissipated in a series RL circuit with R A. arithmetic sum C. phasor sum
=10 ohms and XC = 10 ohms carrying an effective B. algebraic sum D. sum of the
current of 3 amps is ____ watts. squares
A. 30 C. 90
B. 30√2 D. 90√2 288. The power in an a.c. circuit is given by
A. VI cos φ C. I² Z
279. The magnitude of the power factor of an RC circuit B. VI sin φ D. I² XL
with R = 10 ohms, XC = 10 ohms. I = 2 amp effective
is ____. 289. The p.f. of an R-C circuit is
A. 1 C. 0.707 A. often zero
B. 0.5 D. 0.0 B. between zero and 1
C. always unity
280. The power dissipated in the circuit shown is ____ D. between zero and -1.0
watts.
30 Ω 40 Ω 290. Which phasor diagram is correct for a series R-C
circuit?
V I
Eeff. = 100 V I I
V V V
I
A. 60 C. 100 Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4
B. 80 D. 120 A. Figure 1 C. Figure 3
B. Figure 2 D. Figure 4
281. The net reactance in an RLC circuit is
A. XL C. XC 291. In an R-L-C circuit, v(t) = 20 sin (314t + 5π/6) and i(t)
B. XC – XL D. XL - XC = 10 sin (314t + 2π/3). The p.f. of the circuit is ____
and power drawn is ____ watt.
282. The impedance of a series RLC circuit is ____. A. 0.5 lead, 200 C. 0.866 lead,
173.2
A. √R2 + XL2 + XC2 C. B. 0.886 lag, 186.6 D. 0.5 lag, 50
√R2 + (XL + XC )2
292. The input of an a.c. circuit having p.f. of 0.8 lagging
B. √R2 + XL2 − XC2 D. is 20 kVA. The power drawn by the circuit is ____
kW.
√𝐑𝟐 + (𝐗 𝐋 − 𝐗 𝐂 )𝟐 A. 12 C. 16
B. 20 D. 8 304. In an R-L series circuit the power factor is
A. leading C. zero
293. The power factor of an a.c. circuit is given by B. lagging D. unity
A. cosine of the phase angle
B. tangent of the phase angle 305. When a sinusoidal voltage is applied across an R-L
C. the ratio R/XL series circuit having R = XL, the phase angle will be
D. the ratio XL/Z A. 90° C. 45° leading
B. 45° lagging D. 90° leading
294. In series R-L-C circuit, R = 100 Ω, XL = 300 Ω and XC
= 200 Ω. The phase angle Φ of the circuit is _____ 306. An ac source having voltage e = 110 sin (ωt + π/3) is
degrees. connected in an ac circuit. If the current drawn from
A. 0 C. 45 the circuit varies as i = 5 sin (ωt - π/3) the impedance
B. 90 D. -45 of the circuit will be
A. 22 Ω C. 30.8 Ω
295. The phase angle of a series R-L-C circuit is leading B. 16 Ω D. none of these
if
A. XL = 0 C. XC > XL 307. Which are of the following true of the circuit shown in
B. R = 0 D. XC < XL the given figure?
100 Ω 150 V
296. In an a.c. circuit, the ratio of kW/kVA represents
A. power factor C. form factor VR L
B. load factor D. diversity factor +
250 2 sin300 t
297. If p.f. of a circuit is unity, its reactive power is - I
A. a maximum C. zero
B. equal to I²R D. a negative
quantity 1. VR = 100√2 V 2. I = 2 A 3. L = 0.25 H
Select the correct answer using the codes given
298. An R-L-C circuit has R = 10 Ω, XL = 20 Ω and XC = below:
30 Ω. The impedance of the circuit is given by the Codes:
expression. A. 2 and 3 C. 1 and 3
A. Z = 10 + j20 C. Z = 10 – j20 B. 1 and 2 D. 1, 2 and 3
B. Z = 10 + j50 D. Z = -10 + j20
308. The R-L circuit of the figure is fed from a constant
299. An alternating voltage e = 200 sin 314t is applied to magnitude variable frequency sinusoidal voltage
a device which offers an ohmic resistance of 20 Ω to source vin. At 100 Hz, the R and L element each has
the flow of current in one direction while entirely a voltage drop Vrms. If the frequency of the source is
preventing the flow in the opposite direction. The changes to 50 Hz, then new voltage drop across R is
average value of current will be R L
A. 5 A C. 1.57 A
B. 3.18 A D. 1.10 A +
vin
300. 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. √5/8 Vrms C. √𝟖/𝟓 Vrms
A. 0 W C. 0.5 W
B. 0.25 W D. 1.0 W B. √2/3 Vrms D. √3/2 Vrms
301. A circuit component that opposes the change in 309. An ac source of 200 Vrms supplies active power of
circuit voltage is 600 W and reactive power of 800 VAR. The rms
A. resistance C. inductance current drawn from the source is
B. capacitance D. all of the above A. 10 A C. 3.75 A
B. 5 A D. 2.5 A
302. Power loss in an electrical circuit can take place in
A. inductance only 310. A square wave is fed to an R-C circuit. Then
B. capacitance only A. voltage across R is square and across C is not
C. inductance and resistance square
D. resistance only B. voltage across C is square and across R is not
square
303. A circuit of zero lagging power factor behaves as C. voltage across both R and C is square
A. an inductive circuit C. R-L circuit D. voltage across both R and C is not square
B. a capacitive circuit D. R-C circuit
311. The voltage phasor of a circuit is 10∠15° V and the 317. In the circuit shown in the given figure, if the power
current phasor is 2∠ − 45° A. The active and reactive consumed by the 5 Ω resistor is 10 W, then the pf of
powers in the circuit are the circuit is
A. 10 W and 17.32 VAR 5Ω L 10 Ω
B. 5 W and 8.66 VAR
C. 20 W and 60 VAR
D. 20√2 W and 10√2 VAR 50 cos ωt
312. In a two-element series circuit, the applied voltage

and resultant current are respectively, v(t) = 50 + 50 A. 0.8 C. 0.5
sin (5 x 103t) and i(t) = 11.2 sin (5 x 103t + 63.4°). The B. 0.6 D. zero
nature of the elements would be
A. R-L C. L-C 318. In an RL circuit, supplied from an ac source, the
B. R-C D. neither R, nor reactive power is proportional to the
L, nor C A. the average energy stored in the electric field
B. the average energy stored in the magnetic field
313. A series circuit passive elements has the following C. sum of the average energy stored in the electric
current and applied voltage: field and that stored in the magnetic field
v = 200 sin (2,000t + 50°), i = 4 cos (2,000t + 13.2°) D. difference of the average energy stored in the
The circuit elements electric field and that stored in the magnetic field
A. must be resistance and capacitance
B. must be resistance and inductance 319. If a series RLC circuit excited by a voltage e = E sin
C. must be inductance, capacitance and resistance ωt when LC < 1/ω2
D. could be either resistance and capacitance or A. current lags behind the applied voltage
resistance, inductance and capacitance B. current leads the applied voltage
C. current is in phase with the applied voltage
314. A two terminal black box contains one of the R-L-C D. voltage across L and C are equal
elements. The black box is connected to a 220 V ac
supply. The current through the source is I. When a 320. The current in the circuit shown is
capacitance of 0.1 F is inserted in series between the
source and the box, the current through the source is
2I. The element is
A. a resistance
B. an inductance
C. a capacitance
D. it is not possible to determine the element A. 5A C. 15 A
B. 10 A D. 25 A
315. In the following circuit, i(t) under steady state is
1Ω 2H 1F 321. In the case of the R-L-C circuit shown in the given
figure, the voltage across the R, L and C would be
5V respectively
R L C
10 sin t
i(t)
V1
A. zero C. 7.07 sin t 15 V
V2
(rms) 20 V
B. 5 D. 7.07 sin (t – 45°) (rms) 9 V (rms)
316. The source in the circuit is a sinusoidal source. The

supply voltages across various elements are marked A. 12 V, 16 V and 7 V or 25 V
in the figure. The input voltage is B. 16 V, 12 V and 7 V or 25 V
C. 7 V, 16 V and 12 V
D. 16 V, 12 V and 25 V
3V 14 V 10 V
322. Consider the following statements regarding the

circuit shown in the figure.
5Ω j15 / 3 10 Ω
A. 10 V C. 27 V
B. 5V D. 24 V
10 6 V
I
If the power consumed by 5 Ω resistor is 10 W then

1. |I| = √2 A A. VT leads iL by 90° C. VT and iL are in
2. the total impedance of the circuit is 5 Ω phase
3. cos θ = 0.866 B. VT lags iL by 90° D. none of the
Which of these statements is correct? above
A. 1 and 3 C. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3 D. 1, 2 and 3 332. In a series RL circuit,
A. VT lags VR by 90° C. VR and I are in
323. In an ac circuit if voltage V = (a + jb) and current I = phase
(c + jd), then the power is given by B. VT leads VR by 90° D. both B and C
A. ac + ad C. bc - ad
B. ac + bd D. bc + ad 333. In a series RL circuit where XL = R, the phase angle,
θZ, is
324. The reactive power drawn from the source in the A. -45° C. 90°
network in the given figure is B. 0° D. 45°
3Ω +j10 Ω -j10 Ω
334. In an ac circuit with only series resistances
A. VT and I are in phase
10010 V B. RT =R1 + R2 + R3 + … + etc.
C. each voltage drop is in phase with the series
current
A. 300 VAR C. 100 VAR D. all of the above
B. 200 VAR D. zero
335. The unit of apparent power is the
325. A series R-L-C circuit, consisting of R = 10 Ω, XL = A. volt-ampere (VA)
20 Ω, XC = 20 Ω is connected across an ac supply of B. watt (W)
100 V (rms). The magnitude and phase angle (with C. volt-ampere-reactive (VAR)
reference to supply voltage) of the voltage across the D. joule (J)
inductive coil are respectively
A. 100 V, 90° C. 200 V, -90° 336. In an ac circuit with only series capacitors
B. 100 V, -90° D. 200 V, 90° A. VT leads I by 90°
B. VT lags I by 90°
326. For a capacitor in a sine wave ac circuit C. each capacitor voltage drop leads I by 90°
A. vC lags iC by 90° D. both A and C
B. iC leads vC by 90°
C. iC and vC have the same frequency 337. The unit of real power is the
D. all of the above A. watt (W)
B. volt-ampere (VA)
327. In a series RC circuit, C. joule (J)
A. VC leads VR by 90° C. VC lags VR by D. volt-ampere-reactive (VAR)
90°
B. VC and I are in phase D. both B and C 338. In a series RLC circuit
A. XL and XC are 180° out of phase
328. In a series RC circuit, B. IL and IC are 180° out of phase
A. VC and VR are in phase C. XL and XC are 90° out of phase
B. VT and I are always in phase D. XL and XC are in phase
C. VR and I are in phase
D. VR leads I by 90° 339. The power factor of an ordinary electric bulb is
A. zero
329. When the frequency of the applied voltage increases B. unity
in a series RC circuit C. slightly more than unity
A. the phase angle, θT, becomes more negative D. slightly less than unity
B. ZT increases
C. ZT decreases 340. The power factor of an ac circuit is equal to
D. both A and A. cosine of the phase angle
B. sine of the phase angle
330. Inductive reactance, XL C. unity for a resistive circuit
A. applies only to non-sinusoidal waveforms or dc D. unity for a reactive circuit
B. applies only to sine waves
C. applies to either sinusoidal or non-sinusoidal 341. If f(t) = sin t + sin √2 t is passing through R = 1 ohm,
waveforms what is the power dissipated in 1 ohm resistor?
D. is inversely proportional to frequency A. 1 W
B. 2 W
331. For an inductor in a sine wave ac circuit
C. since f(t) in non-periodic, not possible to find A capacitor of 3.18 microfarads is connected in
power parallel with a resistance of 2,000 ohms. The
D. none of the above combination is further connected in series with an
inductance of 795 mH and resistance of 100 ohms
across a supply given by e = 400 sin wt + 80 sin (3wt
C. PARALLEL CIRCUITS + 60°). Assume w = 314 radians/sec. Determine the
342. EE Board Exam October 1981 power dissipated.
A circuit consists of XL = j5 ohms, XC = -j5 ohms and A. 74.66 W C. 80.28 W
R = 5 ohms all are connected in parallel. Find the B. 78.05 W D. 75.66 W
equivalent impedance.
A. 5.5 Ω C. 4.8 Ω 350. EE Board Exam October 1992
B. 5.0 Ω D. 5.2 Ω A capacitor of 3.18 microfarads is connected in
parallel with a resistance of 2,000 ohms. The
343. EE Board Exam October 1985 combination is further connected in series with an
Given: Z1 = -j2.5 ohms; Z2 = j4 ohms; Z3 = 5 inductance of 795 mH and resistance of 100 ohms
ohms; Z4 = 1 + j5 ohms. If the four impedances are across a supply given by e = 400 sin wt + 80 sin (3wt
connected in parallel, find the equivalent impedance + 60°). Assume w = 314 radians/sec. Determine the
in ohms. circuit power factor.
A. 0.702 C. 0.633
A. 4.1 + j0.72 C. 4.2 + j0.35 B. 0.650 D. 0.612
B. 4.3 + j0.45 D. 4.0 + j0.97
344. EE Board Exam April 1984, April 1987 A capacitor, an electric resistance heater, and
Three impedances Za = 3 + j4 ohms, Zc = 4 – j4 ohms impedance are connected in parallel to a 120 V, 60
and Zc = j3 ohms are connected in parallel. Solve for Hz system. The capacitor draws 50 var, the heater
the pf of the combination. draws 100 W and the impedance coil draws 269 VA
A. 0.653 leading C. 0.503 leading at a pf 0f 0.74 lagging. Determine the system power
B. 0.554 lagging D. 0.620 lagging factor.
A. 0.933 leading C. 0.916 lagging
345. EE Board Exam October 1993 B. 0.928 lagging D. 0.911 lagging
A pure capacitance of 530.515 x 10-6 farad and an
inductance of 530.515 x 10-4 Henry are connected in 352. REE Board Exam October 1996
parallel across an ac power source. Solve for the A bank of capacitors is connected in parallel each
resultant impedance assuming that the frequency is rated at 10 kVAR, 380 volts. If one unit is shorted out,
30 Hz. what would be the net capacitance of the bank?
A. 10 Ω C. zero A. 330 μF C. 220 μF
B. infinite D. undefined B. 440 μF D. 110 μF
346. REE Board Exam March 1998 353. EE Board Exam October 1992
A coil of a 50-ohm resistance and of 150 mH A capacitor of 3.18 microfarads is connected in
inductance is connected in parallel with a 50 μF parallel with a resistance of 2,000 ohms. The
capacitor. What is the power factor of the circuit? combination is further connected in series with an
A. 80% C. 70% inductance of 795 mH and resistance of 100 ohms
B. 50% D. 60% across a supply given by e = 400 sin wt + 80 sin (3wt
+ 60°). Assume w = 314 radians/sec. Determine the
347. EE Board Exam April 1982 rms value of the total current.
Three impedances Za, Zb and Zc are A. 0.40 A C. 0.56 A
connected in parallel. If at 60 Hz, Za = j8, Zb = -j2 B. 0.33 A D. 0.45 A
and Zc = 5 ohms. Solve for the resultant power
factor. 354. EE Board Exam June 1990
A. 0.471 lagging C. 0.573 lagging Three loads, units A, B and C are connected in
B. 0.471 leading D. 0.573 leading parallel and take currents that are respectively 12,
10 and 15 A respectively. Assuming Ia to be the
348. REE Board Exam October 1997 reference phasor. Ib leads Ia by 30° and Ic lags
A resistor of 50 ohms and an impedance of 100 + j50 behind Ia by 65°, calculate the total (resultant)
ohms are connected in parallel across a 220 volts current.
supply. What is the power factor of the load? A. 28.33 A C. 26.46 A
A. 96% C. 98% B. 30.21 A D. 32.10 A
B. 99% D. 95%
349. EE Board Exam October 1992 Two single-phase motors are connected in
parallel across a 120-volt, 60-cycle source of
supply. Motor A is a split-phase inductance type
and motor B is a capacitor type: 361. EE Board Exam October 1990
Two impedances A and B are connected in parallel
across a 120 V ac supply. The total current and the
Motor HP Output Efficiency pf current in each impedance is adjusted to 20 A. The
A ¼ 0.60 0.70 lag power drawn by A is doubled that of B and the power
B ½ 0.70 0.95 lag factor is lagging. Determine the power factor of A.
A. 0.650 lagging C. 0.841 lagging
Determine total power factor. B. 0.704 lagging D. 0.677 lagging
A. 0.886 lag C. 0.817 lag
B. 0.864 lag D. 0.825 lag 362. REE Board Exam March 1998
A coil of 50-ohm resistance and of 150-mH
356. EE Board Exam April 1992 inductance is connected in parallel with a 50-μF
A 250 V, 30 Hz generator supplies power to a parallel capacitor. If the source voltage is 100 sin (ωt + 30°),
circuit consisting of a 20 HP motor whose efficiency what is the equation of the line current?
is 90% at 0.80 pf lagging and a second load that A. 1.91 sin (ωt + 52.5°) C. 1.82 sin (ωt -
draws an apparent power of 7 kVA at unity pf. 62°)
Determine the system power factor.
A. 0.828 lagging C. 0.802 lagging B. 1.25 sin (ωt + 75.5°) D. 1.32 sin (ωt –
B. 0.831 lagging D. 0.884 lagging 75.5°)

A resistance of 5 ohms is connected in series with a 363. EE Board Exam October 1984
capacitor of 442.1 μF. The combination is then A resistor R is connected in parallel with a 10-
connected in parallel with an inductance of 21.22 ohm inductive reactance. The combination is then
mH. Solve for the resultant current if the circuit is connected in series with a 4-ohm capacitive
connected across a 120 V, 60 Hz ac source. reactance. The whole combination is connected
A. 9.44 A C. 11.29 A across a 100-volt, 60 Hz supply, How much is R if
B. 10.68 A D. 10.34 A the angle between the supply voltage and the total
current is 45 degrees?
An inductor L1 is connected in series with a parallel A. 12 ohms C. 16 ohms
combination of inductor L2 and capacitor C. The B. 25 ohms D. 20 ohms
impedance of the circuit w = 400 rad/sec is j100
ohms. The circuit is to yield infinite impedance at w =
1,000 rad/sec and zero impedance at w = 2,000
rad/sec. Determine the value of C.
Three impedances Z1 = 1 - j4 ohms, Z2 = – j6 ohms
A. 1.28 μF C. 2.06 μF
and Z3 = 4 + j3 ohms are connected in series-parallel.
B. 1.67 μF D. 1.32 μF
Z1 is connected in series with the parallel
combination of Z2 and Z3. Determine the equivalent
impedance of the combination.
A sinusoidal current source, 10 cos 1000t, is in
A. 4.32 – j1.21 ohms C. 6.76 – j5.68
parallel both with a 20-ohm resistor and the series
ohms
combination of a 10-ohm resistor and a 10-mH
inductor. Find the equation of the voltage across the B. 2.23 – j3.32 ohms D. 5.42 – j7.21
10-ohm resistor. ohms
A. 63.25 cos (1000t – 18.43°)
B. 61.32 cos (1000t – 20.34°)
C. 59.36 cos (1000t – 17.45°) A 5-ohm resistor is connected in parallel with a
10-ohm inductive reactance. The combination is
D. 60.12 cos (1000t – 19.38°)
then connected in series with a 4-ohm capacitive
reactance. The whole combination is connected
across a 100-volt, 60 Hz supply. How much is the
360. EE Board Exam April 1993 total current drawn by the circuit?
A 1-hp, 220 V, 60 Hz capacitor-start motor has main
and auxiliary winding impedance at starting of 3.5 + A. 22.36 A C. 23.16 A
j2.5 ohms and 8.6 + j2.5 ohms, respectively.
B. 20.45 A D. 19.89 A
Determine the value of the starting capacitance that
will place the main and auxiliary winding currents 90
apart at starting,
A. 186.75 μF C. 182.43 μF
B. 174.35 μF D. 170.67 μF
A non-inductive resistor R is connected in 372. ECE Board Exam November 2000
parallel with an inductive reactance of 10 ohms. A parallel-LC circuit can store energy fed to it power
The combination is then connected in series with a source and produces an output which is a continuous
capacitive reactance of 5 ohms. The whole A.C. wave. It is often called a ____.
combination is connected across a 100-volt, 60 Hz A. Tank circuit C. Storage circuit
ac source. If R is equal to 5 ohms, solve for the B. Store circuit D. Power circuit
voltage across the parallel combination.
A. 87.53 V C. 89.44 V What is the impedance relationship between the
B. 88.34 V D. 91.87 V output of one circuit and the input of another circuit
will provide maximum power transfer?
A. very low impedance C. lower
367. EE Board Exam April 1980 impedance
Three impedances Z1 = 1 - j4 ohms, Z2 = – j6 ohms B. higher impedance D. equal
and Z3 = 4 + j3 ohms respectively are connected in impedance
series-parallel. Z1 is connected in series with the
parallel combination of Z2 and Z3. If this circuit is 374. The series circuit of R = 30 Ω & X = 4 Ω and a parallel
connected across a 230 V, 60 Hz source, determine circuit of R’ and X’ have the same impedance and
the voltage across the parallel combination of Z2 and power factor. Calculate the value of R’ and X’.
Z3. A. 8.33 Ω and 6.25 Ω C. 7.47 Ω and 7.51
A. 156.3 V C. 135.7 V Ω
B. 2.56 Ω and, 3.83 Ω D. 5.62 Ω and 9.84
B. 146.8 V D. 163.2 V Ω
375. A 25 Ω resistor, 2 mH inductor and 30 μF capacitor

are connected in parallel across 100 sin (5000t +
Given three impedances: Z1 = 10 + j0 ohms, Z2 = 3 +
45°) V source. Calculate the total current taken by
j4 ohms and Z3 = 8 – j6 ohms. Impedance Z2 and Z3
the circuit.
are connected in parallel and the combination is
A. 4 sin (5000t + 45°) + 5 cos (5000t + 45°)
connected in series with impedance Z1 across a 120
B. 14 sin (5000t) + 15 sin (5000t + 45°)
V single-phase 60 Hz source. Find the total power
C. 40 sin (5000t + 30°) + 50 cos (5000t + 45°)
drawn by the impedance.
D. 4 cos (5000t + 45°) + 5 cos (5000t + 45°)
A. 1008 W C. 1038 W
B. 1204 W D. 1103 W 376. A parallel circuit with one branch of R = 5 Ω and a
single unknown element in the other branch has the
following applied voltage and total current e = 10 cos
369. EE Board Exam October 1993 (50t + 60°) V and i = 5.38 cos (50t – 8.23°) A. The
If admittance Y = 0.06 – j0.08 mho, then unknown element is ____.
conductance G equals A. L = 0.04 H C. C = 10 μF
B. L = 0.02 H D. C = 5 μF
A. -0.06 C. 0.08
B. 0.06 D. -0.08 377. An impedance of 3 – j3 Ω is connected in parallel with
5 + j2 Ω. The voltmeter connected across 3 Ω
370. EE October 1986, April 1993 resistance measures 45 V. Calculate the total current
A parallel circuit consists of a resistor having a of the circuit.
conductance of 4 mhos, an inductive reactor having A. 22.4 A C. 13.4 A
a susceptance of 8 mhos and a capacitive reactor B. 41.3 A D. 7.91 A
having a susceptance of 5 mhos. What is the
impedance of the circuit? 378. Two impedances ZA = 4 + j6 Ω and ZB are connected
in parallel. The apparent power for the impedance B
A. 0.11 + j0.13 ohms C. 0.12 + j0.16
is 1490 VA. Determine the total apparent power.
ohms
A. 4250 VA C. 2652 VA
B. 0.13 + j0.11 ohms D. 0.16 + j0.12
B. 3290 VA D. 8031 VA
ohms
379. A feeder supplies two loads, one at 50 amperes at
50% power factor, the other 150 amperes at unity
A capacitor branch having a ratio of XC to R of 5 is
power factor. The total current supplied by the feeder
paralleled with impedance consisting of a 4 Ω
is approximately ____.
resistance and a 3 Ω inductive reactance. The power
A. 180 A C. 175 A
factor of the resulting circuit is 0.8 leading. Find the
B. 200 A D. 150 A
size of the capacitor in μF if the frequency is 60 Hz.
A. 879.9 μF C. 978.9 μF
380. A fluorescent lamp and its inductive ballast draw a
B. 1078.9 μF D. 778.9 μF
1.0 A current at 50% lagging power factor from a
120-V, 60-Hz source. What is the over-all power 388. An impedance equal to 4.4∠60° Ω is connected
factor when a 26.5 μF capacitor is connected across across a 220 V source. What should be the value of
the fixture? the second impedance in parallel with the first, if the
A. 0.832 lagging C. 0.5 leading total power delivered to the circuit is to be 16.5 kW
B. 0.832 leading D. 0.5 lagging and the overall power factor is to be unity?
A. 2.21∠30.1° Ω C. 5.63∠30° Ω
381. Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the B. 𝟑. 𝟑𝟑∠ − 𝟒𝟎. 𝟗° Ω D. 6.543∠ − 45° Ω
following individual current: 5∠0°, 5∠5°, 5∠10°,
5∠15°, 5∠20°, 5∠25°, 5∠30°, 5∠35°, 5∠40°, 5∠45°. 389. An inductive reactance of 8 ohms is connected in
What is the effective value of the total current? parallel with a capacitive reactance of 18 ohms. This
A. 48.444 A C. 25.345 A combination is then connected in series with a
B. 34.255 A D. 84.389 A variable resistance. For what value of resistance will
the power factor be 0.5?
382. Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the A. 8.314 Ω C. 13.81 Ω
following individual current: 5∠0°, 5∠5°, 5∠10°, B. 3.318 Ω D. 1.381 Ω
5∠15°, 5∠20°, 5∠25°, 5∠30°, 5∠35°, 5∠40°,
5∠45°.What is the equivalent impedance that could 390. Two impedances Z1 = 3 + j4 and Z2 = 5 – j8.66 ohms
replace the impedances if the source voltage is 100 respectively are connected in parallel. If the
sin 150t V? combination is connected across a 240 V AC source,
A. 1.325∠ − 30° Ω C. 32.51∠50° Ω how much is the total current?
B. 6.026∠ − 2.5° Ω D. 𝟏. 𝟒𝟔∠ − 𝟐𝟐. 𝟓° A. 44.4 A C. 40.6 A
Ω B. 42.1 A D. 39.9 A
383. Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the 391. A resistance of 20 ohms and an unknown
following individual current: 5∠0°, 5∠5°, 5∠10°, capacitance are connected in parallel across a 110
5∠15°, 5∠20°, 5∠25°, 5∠30°, 5∠35°, 5∠40°, 5∠45°. V, variable frequency AC source. When the
What is the equivalent power factor of the circuit? frequency is 60 Hz, the current drawn by the circuit
A. 0.924 C. 0.707 is 6 A. At what frequency will the current drawn fall to
B. 0.866 D. 0.876 5.8 A?
A. 42. 33 Hz C. 46.02 Hz
384. Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the B. 50.12 Hz D. 44.18 Hz
following individual current: 5∠0°, 5∠5°, 5∠10°,
5∠15°, 5∠20°, 5∠25°, 5∠30°, 5∠35°, 5∠40°, 392. Two parallel branches have admittances 0.3 + j0.4
5∠45°.What element should be connected across and 0.2 – j0.25 S, respectively. If the current in the
the circuit so that the current would be in phase with first branch is 10 A, determine the total current
the source? supplied to the parallel combination.
A. 54 mH C. 13 mH A. 10.44 A C. 15.32 A
B. 25.4 mH D. 31 mH B. 12.10 A D. 11.24 A
385. A small single-phase, 240 V induction motor is tested 393. An inductive reactance of 3 ohms is connected in
in parallel with 160 Ω resistor. The motor takes 2 parallel with a capacitive reactance of 4 ohms. If the
amperes and the total current is 3 amperes. What is combination is connected in series with a 4 ohm
the power of the whole circuit? resistance, solve for the power factor of the whole
A. 800 W C. 220 W combination.
B. 360 W D. 580 W A. 0.333 C. 0.567
B. 0.409 D. 0.316
386. A capacitor is placed in parallel with two inductive
loads, one of 20 A at 30° lagging and another of 40 394. An R-L circuit has Z = (6 + j8) ohm. Its susceptance
A at 60° lagging. What current in amperes should is ____ siemens.
flow in the capacitor so that the circuit will have a A. 0.06 C. 0.1
unity power factor? B. 0.08 D. -0.08
A. 35.8 A C. 28.8 A
B. 44.6 A D. 50.2 A 395. The impedances of two parallel branches of a circuit
are (10 + j10) and (10 – j10) respectively. The
387. A coil of 10 Ω resistance and 0.1 H inductance is impedance of the parallel combination is
connected in parallel with a capacitor of unknown A. 20 + j0 C. 5 – j5
capacitance. If the total impedance of the B. 10 + j0 D. 0 – j20
combination is 100 Ω, determine the value of the
capacitance. 396. Domestic appliances are connected in parallel
A. 50 μF C. 150 μF across ac mains because
B. 100 μF D. 200 μF A. it is a simple arrangement
B. operation of each appliance becomes
independent of each other
C. appliances have same current ratings 402. The power consumed in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2
D. this arrangement occupies less space is
397. When a parallel ac circuit contains a number of

IT
branches, then it is convenient to solve the circuit by IL IR IC
XC =
A. phasor diagram 240 V XL = R=
80 Ω
B. phasor algebra 40 Ω 60 Ω
C. equivalent impedance method
Fig. 13.2
398. The power taken by the circuit shown in Fig. 13.1 is
A. 480 W C. 1200 W
B. 960 W D. none of these
IT IR
IL
403. The active component of line current in Fig. 13.2 is
240 V XL = R=
30 Ω 30 Ω
IT IR IC
IL
XC =
XL = R=
240 V 80 Ω
Fig. 13.1 40 Ω 60 Ω
A. 470 W C. 1200 W
Fig. 13.2
399. The active component of line current in Fig. 13.1 is A. 6A C. 13 A
B. 3A D. 4A
IT IR
IL 404. The line current drawn by the circuit shown in Fig.
240 V XL = R= 13.2 is
30 Ω 30 Ω
IT IR IC
IL
XC =
XL = R=
Fig. 13.1 240 V 80 Ω
40 Ω 60 Ω
A. 8A C. 5.3 A
B. 4A D. none of these
Fig. 13.2
400. The power factor of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.1 is
A. 13 A C. 5A
IT IR
IL
405. The power factor of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
240 V XL = R=
30 Ω 30 Ω
IT IR IC
IL
XC =
XL = R=
240 V 80 Ω
Fig. 13.1 40 Ω 60 Ω

B. 0.5 lagging D. none of these
Fig. 13.2
401. The total line current drawn by the circuit shown in A. 0.8 C. 0.707
Fig. 13.1 is B. 0.5 D. none of these
406. The impedance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is

IT IR
IL
240 V XL = R=
30 Ω IT IR IC
30 Ω IL
XC =
XL = R=
240 V 80 Ω
40 Ω 60 Ω
Fig. 13.1
A. 8/√2 A C. 𝟖√𝟐 A Fig. 13.2

B. 16 A D. none of these
B. 24 ohms D. none of these
IT I2
407. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
R1 = 4 Ω R2 = 3 Ω
120 V I1
IT IR IC XC = 4 Ω
IL XL = 3 Ω
XC =
XL = R=
240 V 80 Ω
40 Ω 60 Ω
Fig. 13.3
A. capacitive C. resistive
Fig. 13.2
B. inductive D. in resonance
A. resistive C. inductive
B. capacitive D. in resonance 412. If the source frequency of Fig. 13.4 is low, then
408. If in Fig. 13.2, XL is made equal to XC, the line current IT

will be R
V I1 I2
C
IT IR IC L
IL
XC =
XL = R=
240 V 80 Ω
40 Ω 60 Ω
Fig. 13.4
A. coil takes a high lagging current

Fig. 13.2 B. coil takes a low lagging current
C. capacitor takes a leading current
A. 10 A C. 4A
D. circuit offers high impedance
413. If the source frequency of Fig. 13.4 is high, then
409. The power consumed in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.3
is
IT
R
IT I2 V I1 I2
R1 = 4 Ω C
R2 = 3 Ω
120 V L
I1
XL = 3 Ω XC = 4 Ω
Fig. 13.4
A. coil takes a high lagging current

Fig. 13.3
B. capacitor takes a high leading current
A. 8400 W C. 4000 W C. capacitor takes a low leading current
B. 3600 W D. none of these D. circuit offers high impedance
410. If the circuit shown in Fig. 13.3 is connected to 120 V 414. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.5 is
dc, the current drawn by the circuit is
IT
R=
IT I2 100 V
3Ω
I1 I2 XC =
R1 = 4 Ω R2 = 3 Ω XL = 4Ω
120 V I1 4Ω
XL = 3 Ω XC = 4 Ω
Fig. 13.5
A. in resonance C. inductive
Fig. 13.3 B. resistive D. capacitive
A. 24 A C. 48 A 415. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.5 will consume a power
B. 70 A D. 30 A of
411. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.3 is
B. inductive D. none of these
IT
R=
3Ω 421. The power loss in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.7 is
100 V I1 I2 XC =
XL = 4Ω
4Ω
Fig. 13.5 100 V G= -B

0.01 S
A. 1200 W C. 500 W
Fig. 13.7
416. If the admittance of a parallel ac circuit is increased,
the circuit current A. 100 W C. 10 W
A. remains constant C. is increased B. 10,000 W D. none of these
B. is decreased D. none of these
422. The conductance and susceptance components of
417. The admittance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6 is admittance are
R=6Ω A. series elements
B. parallel elements
C. series-parallel elements
XL = 8 Ω D. none of the above
423. The impedance of a circuit is 10 ohms. If the

Fig. 13.6 inductive susceptance is 1 siemen, then inductive
reactance of the circuit is
A. 10 S C. 0.1 S
B. 14 S D. none of these
B. 1 ohm D. none of these
418. The conductance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6 is
424. The conductance and inductive susceptance of a
R=6Ω circuit have the same magnitude. The power factor
of the circuit is
XL = 8 Ω A. 1 C. 0.707
B. 0.5 D. 0.866
425. The admittance of a circuit is (0.1 + j0.8) S. The

Fig. 13.6
circuit is
A. 14 S C. 0.06 S A. resistive C. inductive
B. 0.6 S D. none of these B. capacitive D. none of these
419. The inductive susceptance of the circuit shown in 426. In a parallel ac circuit, power loss is due to
Fig. 13.6 is A. conductance alone
R=6Ω B. susceptance alone
C. both conductance and susceptance
XL = 8 Ω
427. The admittance of a parallel circuit is 0.12∠ − 30° S.
The circuit is
Fig. 13.6 A. inductive C. resistive
B. capacitive D. none of these
A. 8S C. 0.08 S
B. 0.8 S D. none of these 428. A circuit have an impedance of (1 – j2) ohms. The
susceptance of the circuit is
420. The circuit shown in Fig. 13.7 is A. 0.1 S C. 0.4 S
B. 0.2 S D. none of these
429. A circuit has admittance of 0.1 S and conductance of

100 V G= 0.08 S. The power factor of the circuit is
-B
0.01 S A. 0.1 C. 0.08
B. 0.8 D. none of these
Fig. 13.7 430. When an sinusoidal voltage is applied across R-L

parallel circuit so that R = XL the phase angle will be
A. resistive C. capacitive A. 45° lagging C. 90° lagging
B. 45° leading D. 90° leading
I
v(t) = 120 sin ωt

431. In a parallel R-L circuit if IR is the current in resistor 60
and IL is the current in the inductor, then -j120
A. IR lags IL by 90° C. IL leads IR by j60
270°
B. IR leads IL by 270° D. IL lags IR by 90°
A. 1+j C. 2-j
432. The current read by the ammeter A in the ac circuit B. 1 + j0 D. 0 + j0
shown is the given figure is
A 437. For the network shown in the given figure Z(0) = 3 Ω
and Z(∞) = 2 Ω. The values of R1 and R2 will
respectively be
1A 3A 5A R1 1Ω
A. 9A C. 3A
B. 5A D. 1A Z(s) 1F R2 1F
433. In the given figure, the admittance values of the

elements in siemens are YR = 0.5 + j0, YL = 0 – j1.5 A. 2 Ω, 1 Ω C. 3 Ω, 2 Ω
and YC = 0 + j0.3 respectively. The value of I as a B. 1 Ω, 2 Ω D. 2 Ω, 3 Ω
phasor when the voltage E across the elements is
10√0° V is 438. The total impedance Z(jω) of the circuit shown is
17/6 Ω
E  100 V
I YR YL YC
3Ω 3Ω
j4 Ω
A. 1.5 + j-.5 C. 0.5 + j1.8 -j4 Ω
B. 5 – j18 D. 5 – j12
434. For the circuit shown in the figure, how much the A. 6 + j0 Ω C. 0 + j8 Ω
voltage across the inductor leads the voltage across B. 7 + j0 Ω D. 6 + j8 Ω
the capacitor?
439. A resistance of 40 ohms and an inductive reactor of
30 ohms are joined in parallel to a 120 volts supply
L
as shown in the figure. The power factor of the circuit
V  20
E 0.5 F 1Ω is
ω = 2 rad/s I1 R = 40 Ω
I
A. 45° C. 135° I2 X = 30 Ω
B. 90° D. 180°
435. In the circuit shown in the figure, v = cos 2t, Z2 = 1 + 120 volts
j. C1 is chosen so that i = cos 2t. The value of C1 is
I A. 0.6 C. 0.8
VS C1 Z2 B. 0.7 D. unity
440. In a parallel RC circuit,

A. IC lags IR by 90° C. IC leads IR by
A. 2F C. 0.5 F 90°
B. 1F D. 0.25 F B. IR and IC are in phase D. IR leads IC by
90°
436. For the given ac circuit, what is the value of I?
441. In a parallel RC circuit,
A. VC and IR are in phase
B. VC and IC are in phase
C. IC and IR are in phase
D. VC and IR are 90° out of phase
442. When the frequency of the applied voltage increases
in a parallel RC circuit 451. EE Board Exam April 1993
A. the phase angle, θT, increases Capacitor of 30-microfarad capacitance is in series
B. ZEQ increases with a coil across an 8,000 cycle supply. What
C. ZEQ decreases inductance is required for resonance?
D. both A and C A. 13.34 μH C. 13.19 μH
B. 10.45 μH D. 12.55 μH
443. In a parallel RL circuit,
A. iL lags iR by 90° 452. REE Board Exam October 1998
B. iL leads iR by 90° One leg of a radio tuned circuit has a capacitance of
C. iL and iR are in phase 1 x 10-9 F. It is tuned at 200 kHz. What is the
D. iR lags iL by 90° inductance of the other leg in Henry?
A. 6.33 x 10-4 C. 8.25 x 10-5
-3
444. In a parallel RL circuit, B. 20 x 10 D. 120 x 10-3
A. VT and IL are in phase
B. IL and IR are in phase 453. EE Board Exam April 1988
C. VT and IR are in phase A loud speaker whose inductance is 1.15 Henry is
D. VT and IR are 90° out of phase coupled to a power tube through a condenser of 2 μF
capacity. To what frequency will the combination be
445. When the frequency of the applied voltage resonant?
decreases in a parallel RL circuit A. 110 Hz C. 105 Hz
A. the phase angle, θI, becomes less negative B. 108 Hz D. 100 Hz
B. ZEQ increases
C. ZEQ decreases 454. REE Board Exam April 1995
D. both A and B What capacitance must be placed in series with an
inductance of 0.05 Henry so that at 100 Hz, the
446. When the frequency of the applied voltage increases impedance becomes equal to the ohmic resistance?
in a parallel RL circuit A. 50.7 μF C. 70.7 μF
A. θZ increases C. ZT increases B. 35.5 μF D. 87.0 μF
B. ZT decreases D. both A and C
447. In an ac circuit with only parallel inductors A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance
A. IT lags VT by 90° C. VT and IT are in of 100 ohms, is shunted by a capacitor, which has
phase practically no losses in order that the voltage across
B. VT lags IT by 90° D. none of the the coil be in phase with the total current supplied to
above the parallel combination. What is the impedance of
the parallel combination under the given condition?
448. In a parallel ac circuit with XL and XC A. 250 ohms C. 230 ohms
A. IL and IC are 90° out of phase B. 200 ohms D. 220 ohms
B. IL and IC are in phase
C. IL and IC are 180° out of phase 456. EE Board Exam April 1983
D. XL and XC are 90° out of phase A non-inductive resistor R is connected in parallel
with an inductive reactance of 10 ohms. The
D. RESONANCE combination is then connected in series with a
449. REE Board Exam October 2000 capacitive reactance of 5 ohms. Solve for R at which
A series circuit consists of a 20-ohm the power factor of the given circuit would be unity.
resistance, a 150 mH inductance and an unknown A. 10 Ω C. 13 Ω
capacitance. The circuit is supplied with a voltage v B. 12 Ω D. 11 Ω
= 100 sin 377t. Find the value of capacitance at
resonance. 457. EE Board Exam October 1982
Two impedances Z1 = 15 + j20 and Z2 = 5 – jXC are
A. 42 μF C. 34.65 μF connected in parallel. Solve for the values of XC so
B. 47 μF D. 72.57 μF that the total current drawn by the combination will
be in phase with any supply voltage V.
A. 28.54  C. 33.12 
450. REE Board Exam April 2001 B. 30.43  D. 29.55 
A 5 mH pure inductance is connected in
parallel with one microfarad capacitor. What 458. EE Board Exam April 1985
frequency will the circuit be antiresonance? A resistance of 5 ohms is connected in series with a
capacitor of 442.1 μF. The combination is then
A. 250 Hz C. 60 Hz connected in parallel with an inductance of 21.22
B. 2250 Hz D. 100 Hz mH. Solve for the frequency of the impressed voltage
with which the inductive reactance is equal to the Ignoring the capacitive effects, what is the
capacitive reactance in magnitude. impedance of a 100 mH coil (with an internal
A. 50 Hz C. 52 Hz resistance of 45 ohms) in parallel with 4,700 ohms
B. 51 Hz D. none of these resistor at a frequency of 500 Hz?
459. EE Board Exam April 1989 B. 237 0hms D. 314 ohms
A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance
of 100 ohms, is shunted by a capacitor, which has 467. ECE Board Exam November 1996
practically no losses. What must be the reactance of ____ frequency is reached when the capacitive and
the capacitor in order that the voltage across the coil inductive reactance in a tuned circuit are equal.
is in phase with the total current supplied to the A. zero C. infinite
parallel combination? B. pulsating D. resonant
B. 127 ohms D. 132 ohms 468. ECE Board Exam November 1998
Find the Q of a circuit when the resonant frequency
460. EE Board Exam April 1982 is 4.468 MHz, the inductance is 47 microhenry and
Three impedances Za, Zb and Zc are connected in the resistance is 180 ohms parallel.
parallel. If at 60 Hz, Za = j8, Zb = -j2 and Zc = 5 ohms, A. 0.136 C. 0.00735
Solve for the frequency at resonance. B. 13.30 D. 7.35
A. 30 Hz C. 36 Hz
B. 34 Hz D. 28 Hz 469. ECE Board Exam November 2000
In an “IDEAL” resonant circuit, what is the
461. EE Board Exam April 1981 relationship between the current and the
A resistor R is connected in parallel with a 20-ohm impedance?
inductive reactive. The combination is then A. current high, impedance low
connected in series with a 5-ohm capacitive B. current low, impedance low
reactance. Solve the value of R at which the power C. current low, impedance high
factor of the resultant impedance is unity. D. current high, impedance high
A. 10.05 ohms C. 11.55 ohms
B. 9.15 ohms D. 10.73 ohms 470. ECE Board Exam November 1997
What condition does resonance occurs in an
462. EE Board Exam October 1998 electrical circuit?
A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance A. When the power factor is at minimum
of 70 ohms. A capacitor is connected in parallel to B. When the square root of the sum of the
produce resonance. The source voltage is 120 V. capacitive and inductive reactances is to the
What is the power drawn by the circuit? resonant frequency
A. 162 W C. 132 W C. When the inductive and capacitive reactances
B. 97 W D. 52 W are equal
A coil is supplied with 200 volts and takes a current 471. ECE Board Exam November 2001
(rms) of 2 amperes at 0.707 lagging. The quality What is the relationship between frequency and the
factor (Q) of the coil is value of XC?
A. 25 C. 10 A. frequency has no effect
B. 1 D. 100 B. XC varies directly with frequency
C. XC varies inversely with frequency
464. EE Board Exam October 1998 D. XC varies indirectly with frequency
In a series resonant RLC circuit, all of the following
statements are correct EXCEPT one. Which one is 472. ECE Board Exam April 2001
this? When is the line current minimum in a parallel LC
A. The resonant frequency is dependent on the circuit?
resistance of the circuit. A. at the broadcast frequency
B. The phase angle between the voltage and the B. at the circuit frequency
current vectors is zero. C. at the resonant frequency
C. The impedance is a minimum. D. at the highest frequency
D. The current is a maximum.
465. EE Board Exam April 1994, October 1993 Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant
The current in RLC series circuit at resonance is circuit which has a resonant frequency of 7.1 MHz
A. maximum C. minimum and Q of 150.
B. zero D. infinity A. 16.5 kHz C. 21.1 kHz
B. 211 kHz D. 47.3 kHz
474. ECE Board Exam November 1997 In a series resonant LC circuit, what is the
It is the term for the phenomena which occurs in an impedance at resonant frequency?
electrical circuit when the inductive reactance A. Infinity
balances with the capacitive reactance. B. Determined solely by the dc resistance
A. reactive equilibrium C. reactive C. The maximum impedance value
quiescence D. Zero
B. resonance D. high Q
475. ECE Board Exam April 1998 What is the characteristic of the current flow in a
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of parallel R-L-C circuit at resonance?
25 microhenrys and C of 10 picofarads are in A. The current circulating in the parallel elements
parallel? is dc
A. 68.7 kHz C. 68.7 MHz B. The current circulating in the parallel elements
B. 10.1 kHz D. 10.1 MHz is zero
C. The current circulating in the parallel elements
476. ECE March 1996 is at a maximum
What is the effect in terms of bandwidth when the Q D. The current circulating in the parallel elements
of a single-tuned stage is doubled? is at a minimum
A. halved C. doubled
B. the same D. four times 485. ECE Board Exam March 1996
What is the responsible for the phenomenon when
477. ECE Board Exam November 1999 voltages across reactances in series can often be
If you need an LC circuit to be resonant at 2,500 Hz larger than the voltage applied to them?
and use a 150 mH coil, what should the capacitance A. Capacitance C. Conductance
value be? B. Resistance D. Resonance
A. 0.015 μF C. 27 μF
B. 0.15 μF D. 0.027 μF 486. ECE Board Exam March 1996
Term used for resonance in an electrical circuit.
478. ECE Board Exam April 1999 A. The frequency at which power factor is at a
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is minimum
40 microhenrys and C is 6 picofarads are in series? B. The frequency at which capacitive reactance
A. 6.63 MHz C. 6.63 kHz equals inductive reactances
B. 10.3 MHZ D. 10.3 kHz C. The highest frequency that will pass current
D. The lowest frequency that will pass current
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 487. ECE Board Exam November 1998
3 microhenrys and C of 40 picofarads are in series? Ignoring any effects of dc resistance, what is the total
A. 14.5 MHz C. 1.33 kHz reactance of a 250 mH coil in series with a 4.7 F
B. 1.33 MHz D. 14.5 kHz capacitor at a signal frequency of 1000 Hz?
A. 1604  C. 1536 
480. ECE Board Exam November 2001 B. 35  D. 1570 
____ refers to reactive power.
A. power consumed in circuit Q 488. ECE Board Exam November 1996
B. power consumed in wire resistance in an The _____ the Q of a circuit, the narrower is its
inductor bandwidth.
C. wattles, non-productive power A. Lower C. Higher
D. power lost because of capacitor leakage B. Broader D. Selective
481. ECE Board Exam November 1998 489. ECE Board Exam March 1996
How do you call the nature of a circuit during series Find the half-power bandwidth of a resonant circuit
resonance? which has a resonant frequency of 1.8 MHz and a Q
A. unstable C. resistive of 95.
B. capacitive D. inductive A. 58.7 kHz C. 189 Hz
B. 18.9 kHz D. 1.89 kHz
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 490. ECE Board Exam November 1998
200 microhenrys and C is 10 picofarads are in What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is
series? 5 microhenrys and C is 9 picofarads are in series?
A. 7.96 MHz C. 3.56 MHz A. 23.7 kHz C. 23.7 MHz
B. 6 MHz D. 7.96 kHz B. 3.54 kHz D. 3.54 MHz
Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant
circuit which has a resonant frequency of 3.6 MHz 500. ECE Board Exam November 1998
and a Q of 218. ____ is another term for quality factor or Q of the
A. 58.7 kHz C. 16.5 kHz resonant circuit.
B. 606 kHz D. 47.3 kHz A. Noise factor C. White noise
B. Noise figure D. Figure of merit
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 501. ECE Board Exam November 2000
3 microhenrys and C is 40 picofarads are in parallel? What is the biggest advantage of using crystals in
A. 14.5 kHz C. 14.5 MHz resonant circuits?
B. 13.1 kHz D. 13.1 MHz A. less fragile
B. cost
493. ECE Board Exam November 1998 C. size
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is D. greater accuracy and stability
15 microhenry and C is 5 picofarads are in series?
A. 2.12 kHz C. 18.4 kHz 502. ECE Board Exam April 2001
B. 18.4 MHz D. 2.12 MHz What is the impedance of a crystal at its resonant
frequency when it is used in the parallel mode?
494. ECE Board Exam November 1998 A. 70 percent C. minimum
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is B. 50 percent D. maximum
2 microhenry and C is 15 picofarads are in series?
A. 29.1 MHz C. 29.1 kHz 503. ECE Board Exam April 1998
B. 5.31 MHz D. 5.31 kHz _____ is a parallel LC circuit.
A. Hartley circuit
495. ECE Board Exam April 1998 B. Static circuit
Characteristic of the current flow in a series R-L-C C. Tank circuit
circuit at resonance D. Parallel resisting circuit
A. it is zero
B. it is dc 504. There will ____ be a frequency, called the ____
C. it is at a maximum frequency at which ____.
D. it is at a minimum A. sometimes, natural; XL = XC
B. always, natural; R = 0
496. ECE Board Exam April 2001 C. always, resonant; XL = XC
What is the term for the number of times per second D. sometimes, resonant; R = 0
that a tank circuit energy is stored in the inductor of
capacitor? 505. The formula for the resonant frequency is f = ____.
A. Non-resonant frequency A. √LC C. 1/√LC
B. Broadcast frequency B. 2π√LC D.
𝟏
C. Circuit frequency 𝟐𝛑√𝐋𝐂
D. Resonant frequency
506. For a series RLC circuit, a circuit at resonance the
497. ECE Board Exam November 1995 current amplitude is ____ for a fixed voltage
An LC circuit resonates at 2000 kHz, and has a Q of amplitude and the power factor is ____.
100. Find the lower and upper cut-off frequencies. A. minimum, zero C. maximum, zero
A. 1950 kHz, 2050 kHz C. 1980 kHz, 2020 B. minimum, unity D. maximum, unity
kHz
B. 1990 kHz, 2010 kHz D. 1900 kHz, 2100 507. In an RLC circuit, the impedance at resonance is
kHz A. maximum C. infinity
B. minimum D. zero
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 508. The current in RLC series circuit, i.e., at resonance
50 microhenrys and C is 10 picofarads are in is
parallel? A. maximum C. infinity
A. 3.18 kHz C. 7.12 MHz B. minimum D. zero
B. 3.18 MHz D. 7.12 kHz
509. In RLC circuits, the current at resonance is
499. ECE Board Exam November 1999 A. the maximum in series circuit and minimum in
What is the cause of a minimum Q on a single-tuned parallel circuit
LC circuit? B. maximum in parallel circuit and minimum in
A. Decreased shunt resistor series circuit
B. Decreased capacitance C. maximum in both the circuits
C. Increased shunt resistor D. minimum in both the circuits
D. Decreased series resistor
510. A series resonant circuit is capacitive at f = 100 Hz. B. f=
1
D. f=
1
The circuit will be inductive somewhere at 2π√LC−R2 LC−C2 R2

2π√
2
A. f = 100 Hz
B. f > 100 Hz 518. The frequency at which maximum voltage occurs
C. f = 100 Hz by increasing the value of the across the capacitance in RLC series circuits is
resistance 1 1
D. none of these A. f = C. f =
2π√LC 2 R
2π√
2L2
𝟏 1
511. At a frequency less than the resonant frequency B. 𝐟= D. f=
𝟏 𝐑𝟐 1 R2
A. series circuit is capacitive and parallel circuit is 𝟐𝛑√ − 𝟐
𝐋𝐂 𝐋
2π√ −
L𝐶2 2L
inductive
B. series circuit is inductive and parallel circuit is 519. If f1 and f2 are half power frequencies and f0 be
capacitive resonance frequency, the selectivity of RLC series
C. both circuits are inductive circuit is given by
D. both circuits are capacitive A. 2 0
f −f 𝐟 −𝐟
C. 𝟐 𝟏
f1 −f0 𝐟𝟏 −𝐟𝟎
f2 −f1 f2 −f1
512. In series as well as parallel resonant circuits, B. D.
f0 2f0
increasing the value of resistance would lead to
A. increase in the bandwidth of both the circuits 520. To a series RLC circuit, a voltage of 10 V is applied.
B. decrease in the bandwidth of both the circuits If Q of the coil at resonant frequency is 20, the
C. increase in bandwidth in series circuit and voltage across the inductor at resonant frequency
decrease in parallel circuit will be
D. decrease in bandwidth in series circuit and A. 200 V C. 75 V
increase in parallel circuit
B. 100 V D. 50 V
513. The value of current at resonance in a series RLC 521. The currents flowing in L and C at parallel resonance
circuit is affected by the value of are
A. R C. C A. zero C. infinite
B. L D. all of these B. equal D. different
514. In resonant circuits, the power factor at resonance is 522. The exact natural frequency of free oscillation in an
A. zero C. 1 oscillatory circuit with capacitance of 0.055 μF,
B. 0.5 D. 0.707
inductance 2 μH and resistance 1 ohm will be
A. 478 kHz C. 272 kHz
515. Which of the following statements is true for a series B. 337 kHz D. 192 kHz
RLC circuit tuned at resonant frequency?
A. the voltage across C > applied voltage 523. A coil with large distributed capacitance has a
B. the voltage across L > applied voltage A. low resistance
C. the voltage across L and C > applied voltage B. low Q
D. the voltage across L and C = applied voltage C. low resonant frequency
D. high resonant frequency
516. At anti-resonance for the given circuit, the frequency
is given by 524. In a series R-L-C circuit, resonance occurs when
A. R = XL - XC C. XL = 10 XC or
more
R1 R2 B. XL = XC D. net X > R
L C
525. The p.f. of a series R-L-C circuit at its half-power
point is
𝟏 𝐋−𝐂𝐑𝟐𝟏 A. unity C. leading
A. 𝐟= √ C. f= B. lagging D. either B and C
𝟐𝛑√𝐋𝐂 𝐋−𝐂𝐑𝟐𝟐
1 C−LR21
√ 526. A resonance curve for a series circuit is a plot of
2π√LC C−LR22
1 L−CR21
frequency versus ____.
B. f= √ D. f= A. voltage C. current
√LC L−CR22
B. impedance D. reactance
1 L−CR21
√
2π√LC C−CR22
527. At half-power points of a resonance curve, the
current is ____ times the maximum current.
517. The frequency at which maximum voltage occurs the
A. 2 C. √𝟐
inductance in RLC series circuits is
1 𝟏 B. 1/√2 D. 1/2
A. f = C. 𝐟 =
2π√LC 𝟐 𝟐 𝑪 𝑹
𝟐𝛑√𝐋𝐂−
𝟐
528. Higher the Q of a series circuit, 537. Consider the following statements with respect to a
A. greater its bandwidth series R-L-C circuit under resonance condition:
B. sharper its resonance 1. All the applied voltage appears across R.
C. broader its resonance curve 2. There is no voltage across either L or C.
D. narrower its pass band 3. The voltage across L and C is equal and
equal to their maximum values.
529. As the Q-factor of a circuit ____, its selectivity Of these statement
becomes ____. A. 1 alone is correct C. 1 and 3 are
A. increases, better C. decreases, correct
better B. 2 alone is correct D. 1 and 2 are
B. increases, worse D. decreases, correct
narrower
538. A series R-L-C circuit will have unity power factor if
530. An R-L-C circuit has a resonance frequency of 160 operated at a frequency of
kHz and a Q-factor of 100. Its bandwidth is A. 1/LC C. 1/ω2LC
A. 1.6 kHz C. 16 MHz B. 1/ω√LC D. 𝟏/𝟐𝛑√𝐋𝐂
B. 0.625 kHz D. none of the
above 539. A series resonant circuit implies
A. zero pf and maximum current
531. In a parallel resonant circuit there is practically no B. unity pf and maximum current
difference between the condition for unity power C. unity pf and minimum current
factor and the condition for maximum impedance so D. zero pf and minimum current
long as Q is
A. very small of the order of 5 540. Consider the following statements:
B. small of the order of 20 In a network of resonance:
C. large of the order of 1000 1. the admittance is maximum
D. none of these 2. the power factor is unity irrespective of the
network
532. A parallel AC circuit in resonance will 3. the Q of a series RLC resonant circuit is
A. act like a resistor of low value independent of R
B. have a high impedance Of these statements
C. have current in each section equal to the line A. 1 and 3 are correct C. 2 and 3 are
current correct
D. have a high voltage developed across each B. 1 and 2 are correct D. 1 alone is
inductive and capacitive section correct
533. A parallel resonant circuit can be used 541. A circuit with a resistor, inductor and capacitor in
A. to amplify certain frequencies series is resonant at f0 Hz. If all the component
B. to reject a small band of frequencies values are now doubled the new resonant frequency
C. as a high impedance is
D. both B and C A. 2f0 C. f0/4
B. still f0 D. f0/2
534. The Q-factor of a 2-branched parallel circuit is given
by the ratio 542. If the resonant frequency of the circuit shown in Fig.
A. Ic/IL C. I/IL 1 is 1 kHz, the resonant frequency of the circuit
B. I/Ic D. L/C shown in Fig. 2 will be
100 Ω L C
535. Like a resonant R-L-C, a parallel resonant circuit also
A. has a power factor of unity
B. offers minimum impedance Fig. 1
C. draws maximum current C
D. magnifies current R L L
536. At resonant frequency an R-L-C circuit draws

maximum current due to the reason that C
Fig. 2
A. the difference between capacitive reactance
and inductive reactance A. 4 kHz C. 0.5 kHz
B. the impedance is more than resistance B. 2 kHz D. 0.25 kHz
C. the voltage across the capacitor equals the
applied voltage 543. In the circuit shown in the given figure, the magnitude
D. the power factor is less than unity of VL and VC are twice that of VR. The inductance of
the coil is
VR VL VC C. voltage increases
D. voltage decreases
5Ω L C
552. When Q-factor of a circuit is high, then
50 V A. power factor of the circuit is high
B. impedance of the circuit is high
A. 2.14 mH C. 31.8 mH C. bandwidth is large
B. 5.30 mH D. 1.32 mH D. none of these
544. In a series RLC circuit at resonance, the magnitude 553. Consider the following statements regarding the
of voltage developed across the capacitor frequency response curve of a series RLC circuit:
A. is always zero 1. At half-power frequencies, the current in the
B. can never be greater than the input voltage circuit is one half of the current at resonant
C. can be greater than the input voltage however it frequencies
is 90° out of phase with the input voltage 2. At half-power frequencies, the power factor
D. can be greater than the input voltage and is in angle of the circuit is 45°
phase with the input voltage 3. At resonant frequency, the power factor
angle of the circuit is 90°
545. A coil having a resistance of 5 Ω and inductance of 4. Maximum power occurs at resonant
0.1 H is connected in series with a capacitor of frequency
capacitance 50 μF. A constant alternating voltage of Of these statements
200 V is applied to the circuit. The voltage across the A. 1, 2 and 4 are correct C. 2 and 4 are
coil at resonance is correct
A. 200 volts C. 1,800 volts B. 1, 2 and 3 are correct D. 1 and 4 are
B. 1,788 volts D. 2,000 volts correct
546. A series R-L-C circuit, excited by a 100 V variable 554. An RLC series circuit has f1 and f2 as the half power
frequency supply, has a resistance of 10 Ω and an frequencies and f0 as the resonant frequency. The Q-
inductive reactance of 50 Ω at 100 Hz. If the factor of the circuit is given by:
𝑓 +𝑓 𝒇𝟎
resonance frequency is 500 Hz, what is the voltage A. 1 2 C.
2𝑓0 𝒇𝟏 −𝒇𝟐
across the capacitor at resonance? 𝑓1 −𝑓0 𝑓1 −𝑓2
A. 100 V C. 2,500 V B. D.
𝑓2 −𝑓0 𝑓0
B. 500 V D. 5,000 V
555. Resonant frequency fr of a series RLC circuit is
547. The resonant frequency of the given series circuit is related to half power frequencies f1 and f2 as
M=1H 2F
𝑓 +𝑓
A. 𝑓𝑟 = 1 2 C. 𝑓𝑟 = 𝑓2 − 𝑓1
2
B. 𝒇𝒓 = √𝒇𝟏 𝒇𝟐 D. 𝑓𝑟 = √𝑓1 + √𝑓2
2H 2H
A.
1
Hz C.
1
Hz 556. A series RLC circuit has R = 50 Ω, L = 100 μH and C
2𝜋√3
𝟏
4𝜋√2
1
= 1 μF. The lower half power frequency of the circuit
B. Hz D. Hz is
𝟒𝝅√𝟑 𝜋√2
A. 30.55 kHz C. 51.92 kHz
548. In a series R-L-C circuit, the maximum voltage B. 3.055 kHz D. 1.92 kHz
across the capacitor occurs at a frequency
A. double the resonant frequency 557. For a series RLC resonant circuit, what is the total
B. equal to the resonant frequency reactance at the lower half power frequency?
C. √2 times the resonant frequency A. √2𝑅∠45° C. R
D. below the resonant frequency B. √2𝑅∠ − 45° D. -R
549. For a series RLC circuit, the power factor at the lower 558. A series RLC circuit when excited by a 10 V
power frequency is sinusoidal voltage source of variable frequency,
A. 0.5 lagging C. unity exhibits resonance at 100 Hz and has a 3 dB
B. 0.5 leading D. 0.707 leading bandwidth of 5 Hz. The voltage across the inductor L
at resonance is
550. Q-factor of a series RLC circuit possessing resonant A. 10 V C. 10/√2
frequency of 10 Hz and bandwidth of 5 Hz is B. 10√2 V D. 200 V
A. 0.5 C. 2.5
B. 2 D. 50 559. An RLC resonant circuit has a resonant frequency of
1.5 MHz and a bandwidth of 10 kHz. If C = 150 pF,
551. The quality factor of RLC circuit will increase if then the effective resistance of the circuit will be
A. R decreases A. 29.5 Ω C. 9.4 Ω
B. R increases
B. 14.75 Ω D. 4.7 Ω 2. The impedance of the whole circuit is
independent of frequency, if RL = RC and
560. The following circuit resonates at ω = 1/√LC .
4H 1F 3. The circuit is in resonance for all the
10 Ω frequencies if RL = RC.
4. The two branch currents will be in phase at
ω = 1/√LC.
1F Which of the above statements are correct?
+ -
A. 1 and 2 C. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 3 D. 3 and 4
A. all frequencies C. 5 rad/s
B. 0.5 rad/s D. 1 rad/s 566. The value of Z in given figure which is most
appropriate to cause parallel resonance at 500 Hz is
561. A choke coil of inductance L and series resistance R
is shunted by a capacitor. The dynamic impedance 5Ω
of the resonant circuit would be
A. R/(LC) C. L/(RC) 2H Z
B. C/(RL) D. 1/(RLC)
562. For the following circuit, the current source is

sinusoidal with frequency equal to the resonant A. 125 mH C. 2 μF
frequency of the circuit. What is the value of current B. 304.2 μF D. 0.05 μF
through resistor?
567. The value of the capacitance ‘C’ in the given ac
circuit to make it a constant resistance circuit or for
the supply current to be independent of its frequency
I 0.1 H 10 Ω is
0.1 F
A. 0 C. 1 4Ω 4Ω
B. 0.11 D. 10.1
1H C
563. In the given circuit, at resonance IR amperes is equal
to
A. 1/16 F C. 1/8 F
B. 1/12 F D. 1/4 F
50 μF
R
0.5 H
5A
568. A coil takes apparent power and reactive power of
IR
100 VA and 80 VAR, respectively. What is the Q
factor of the coil?
A. 1.33 C. 8
A. 0A C. 5A
B. 10 D. 6
B. 10 A D. 0.5 A
569. A 50 Ω resistance, a 30 Ω inductive reactance and a
564. A circuit has two parallel branches. In one branch, R
25 Ω capacitive reactance are connected in series
and L are connected in series while in the other R
across a 100 V, 60 Hz supply. What will be its
and C are connected in series. If R = √L/C, which of resonant frequency?
the following is not correct? A. 65.726 Hz C. 25 Hz
A. The circuit is in resonance. B. 53 Hz D. 54.77 Hz
B. The two branch currents are in quadrature.
C. The circuit has an impedance independent of its 570. A coil having a Q factor of 5 is connected in series
frequency. with an ideal capacitor across ac source of 60 V.
D. The two branch currents are in phase. Calculate the voltage across the capacitor at
resonance.
565. A parallel circuit consists of two branches. One A. 150 V C. 12 V
branch has RL and L connected in series and the B. 300 V D. 65 V
other branch has RC and C connected in series.
Consider the following statements: 571. A coil having an inductance of 50 mH and a
1. The two branch currents will be in resistance 10 Ω is connected in series with a 25 μF
quadrature if RLRC = L/C. capacitor across a 200 V ac supply. Find the value of
Q factor?
A. 7.4 C. 3.54 impedance of the coil if the voltage across the lamp
B. 4.53 D. 4.47 is maintained at 120 V?
A. 35.2∠82.9° Ω C. 𝟒𝟓. 𝟓∠𝟖𝟐. 𝟗° Ω
572. The following data are given for a series RL and a B. 27.5∠72.4° Ω D. 40.5∠72.4° Ω
series RC which are connected in parallel: XL = 15
Ω, XC = 25 Ω, RC = 15 Ω. For value of RL will the 581. An inductive coil having a resistance of 25 ohms and
circuit be in resonance? inductance of 0.2 H is connected in parallel with a
A. 169 ohms C. 16.9 ohms 100 μF capacitor. Find the frequency at which the
B. 916 ohms D. 91.6 ohms total current taken is in phase with the supply
voltage.
573. A circuit consisting of a capacitor in series with a A. 35.6 Hz C. 29.5 Hz
resistance of 10 ohms is connected in parallel with a B. 46.5 Hz D. 52.9 Hz
coil having a reactance and resistance of 17.32
ohms and 10 ohms respectively. What is the 582. The resonant frequency of an LC circuit is the
reactance of the capacitor that will draw minimum frequency where
current from a 230-V, 60 Hz supply? A. XL = 0 Ω and XC = 0 Ω
A. 17.32 Ω C. 6.78 Ω B. XL = XC
B. 10.32 Ω D. 22.18 Ω C. XL and rS of the coil are equal
D. XL and XC are in phase
574. Series circuit consists of a 20-ohm resistance, a 150
mH inductance and an unknown capacitance. The 583. The impedance of a series LC circuit at resonance is
circuit is supplied with a voltage v = 100 sin 377t. A. maximum C. minimum
Find the value of capacitance at resonance. B. nearly infinite D. both A and B
A. 42 μF C. 47 μF
B. 72.567 μF D. 34.65 μF 584. The total line current, IT, of a parallel LC circuit at
resonance is
575. A coil having a resistance of 0.5 ohm and an A. minimum
inductance of 5.25 mH is connected in parallel with a B. maximum
capacitor across a 220 volt, 60 Hz source. Calculate C. equal to IL and IC
the value of the capacitance at resonance. D. Q times larger than IL or IC
A. 125 microfarad C. 125 millifarad
B. 1.25 microfarad D. 1.25 millifarad 585. The current at resonance in a series LC circuit is
A. zero
576. The current in an RL and C parallel circuit at B. minimum
resonance is C. different in each component
A. maximum C. minimum D. maximum
B. zero D. infinity
586. The impedance of a parallel LC circuit at resonance
577. A circuit draws 25 A when connected across a is
source of frequency f1. Determine the current drawn A. zero
by the same circuit at resonance if f1 is half the B. maximum
resonant frequency. C. minimum
A. 12.5 A C. 35.35 A D. equal to the rS of the coil
B. 17.68 A D. 50 A
587. The phase angle of an LC circuit at resonance is
578. A series RLC circuit is connected across a 120-V, 60 A. 0° C. 180°
Hz source and draws a leading current of 5 A. B. 90° D. -90°
Determine the voltage across the capacitor at
resonance if R = 5 Ω and L = 25 mH. 588. Below resonance, a series LC circuit appears
A. 47.12 V C. 236.6 V A. inductive C. capacitive
B. 164.5 V D. 422.6 V B. resistive D. none of the
above
579. The best definition of Q-factor of a coil is
A. The ratio of its maximum energy stored to its 589. Above resonance, a parallel LC circuit appears
energy dissipated per cycle A. inductive C. capacitive
B. Its power factor B. resistive D. none of the
C. The reciprocal of its reactive factor above
D. The ratio of its resistance to its inductive
reactance 590. When either L or C is increased, the resonant
frequency of an LC circuit
580. A coil is to be wound with Q-factor of 8. A lamp rated A. decreases
120 V, 480 W is connected in series with the coil and B. increases
connected across 230 V, 60 Hz source. What is the C. doesn’t change
D. This is impossible to determine.
601. The half – power frequency of, series RC circuit is
591. In a low Q parallel resonant circuit, when XL = XC A. 1/RC C. R/C
A. IL = IC C. IC is less than IL B. RC D. C/R
B. IL is less than IC D. IL is more than 602. For the given parallel resonant circuit, match the
IC following:
A. I at resonance 1. W/R
592. To double the resonant frequency of an LC circuit B. IL 2. In phase with
with a fixed value of L, the capacitance, C, must be voltage
A. doubled C. Dynamic impedance 3. L/CR
B. quadrupled 4. Lags the
C. reduced by one-half applied voltage
D. reduced by one-quarter ABC ABC
A. 4 2 3 C. 4 2 1
593. A higher Q for a resonant frequency provides a B. 2 4 3 D. 2 4 1
A. dampened response curve
B. wider bandwidth 603. To increase the Q- factor of an inductor, it can be with
C. narrower bandwidth A. Thicker wire
D. none of the above B. Thinner wire
C. Longer wire
594. The Q of a parallel resonant circuit can be lowered D. Wire with heavy insulation
by
A. placing a resistor in parallel with the tank 604. Given Z = jωL + 1/jωC; the magnitude of Z curve will
B. adding more resistance in series with the coil be
C. decreasing the value of L or C
D. both A and B
595. The ability of an LC circuit to supply complete sine

waves when the input to the tank is only a pulse is
called A. Figure a C. Figure c
A. tuning C. anti-resonance B. Figure b D. none of the
above
B. the flywheel effect D. its Q
605. The bandwidth of R.C series circuit is
596. Which of the following can provide a higher Q? A. 1/RC C. ∞
A. a higher L/C ratio B. RC D. none of the
B. a lower L/C ratio above
C. more resistance in series with the coil
D. either B or C 606. Consider the following statements: In a series RLC
resonant circuit, the bandwidth is
597. A resonance curve for a series circuit is a plot of 1. directly proportional to resonant frequency
frequency versus ____. 2. Inversely proportional to resonant frequency
A. voltage C. current 3. directly proportional to quality factor
B. impedance D. reactance 4. Inversely proportional to quality factor
A. 2 & 3 are correct C. 1 & 3 are
598. At half-power points of a resonance curve, the correct
current is ____ times the maximum current. B. 2 & 4 are correct D. 1 & 4 are
A. 2 C. √𝟐 correct
B. 1/√2 D. 1/2 607. An RLC parallel resonant circuit has a resonance
frequency of 1.5 MHz and a bandwidth of 1 kHz. If C
599. A parallel resonant circuit can be used = 150 pF, then the effective resistance of the circuit
A. to amplify certain frequencies will be
B. to reject a small band of frequencies A. 2.96 MΩ C. 9.5 Ω
C. as a high impedance B. 14.75 Ω D. 4.7 Ω
D. both B and C
608. The parallel RL circuit is having quality factor of Q1,
600. As the Q-factor of a circuit ____, its selectivity when it is connected in series with R, the new quality
becomes ____. factor Q2 will be
A. increases, better C. decreases, A. Q2 > Q1 C. Q2 = Q1
better B. Q2 < Q1 D. none of the
B. increases, worse D. decreases, above
narrower
609. In a series RLC circuit, as R increases 619. Find fR in the circuit shown.
1. Bandwidth decreases
2. Bandwidth increases
3. Resonance frequency increases
4. Lower 3 dB decreases
5. Upper 3 dB increases
A. 2, 4 & 5 are correct C. 2, 3, 4 are
correct
B. 1, 4 & 5 are correct D. none of the A. all frequencies C. 5 rad / sec
above B. 0.5 rad/ sec D. 1 rad/ sec
610. In a series RLC circuit, given R = 10 Ω, L = 14 H, C 620. The parallel RLC circuit shown is in resonance.
= 1 F. Find damping ratio.
A. 1.33 C. 0.5
B. 0.187 D. none of the
above
611. The power factor of parallel RLC circuit at W > Wo is

A. < 1 C. > 1
B. =1 D. 0
A. |IR| < 1 mA C. |IR + IC| < 1 mA
612. The phase of even symmetric signal is
B. |IR + IL| >1 mA D. |IL + IC| > 1 mA
A. +90° C. 0°
B. –90° D. 0° or ±180°
621. A series RLC ckt has a Q of 100 and an impedance
of (100 + j0) Ω at its resonance angular frequency of
613. The power in a series R-L-C circuit will be half of that
107 rad| sec. The values of R & L are
at resonance when the magnitude of current is equal
A. R = 100 Ω; L = 1 mH C. R = 100 Ω; L =
to
10 mH
A. V/2R C. V/√𝟐R B. R = 10 Ω; L = 10 mH D. none of the
B. V/√3R D. √2V/R above
614. In a series RLC high Q circuit, the current peaks at a 622. The parallel RLC circuit having damping ratio δp is
frequency connected in series with same values, then series
A. f = fo C. f < fo circuit damping ratio δs is
B. f > fo D. none of these A. 4δp C. δp/4
B. 2δp D. δp/2
615. The given series resonant circuit
resonance at frequency of 20 623. A series LCR circuit consisting of R = 10Ω, |XL|
MHz. It will = 20 Ω & |XC| = 20 Ω is connected across an a.c
A. By pass all signals of 20 MHz supply of 200 V rms. The rms voltage across the
capacitor is
B. permit flow of signal of 20 A. 200∠-90° C. 400∠+90
MHz along the time B. 200∠+90° D. 400∠-90
C. Not produce any effect at 20
MHz 624. At fR what is K?
D. cause moderate attenuation
of signal at 20 MHz
616. The half power frequency of series RL circuit is A. 0.25 C. 0.999

A. R/L C. 2R/L B. 0.5 D. 1.0
B. L/R D. 2L/R
625. Find Zin at resonance.
617. In a series RLC circuit, the value of current at
resonance is affected by the value of
A. only L C. both L & C
B. only C D. only R
618. In a series RLC circuit at resonance with Q = 10, and

with applied voltage of 100 mV at resonance
frequency voltage across capacitor is
A. 100 mV C. 10 mV
B. 1 volt D. 10 volts A. 1.28 Ω C. 2Ω
B. 12.8 Ω D. 128 Ω
626. For the series RLC circuit, the partial phasor diagram
at a certain frequency is shown, the operating
frequency of the circuit is
A. open circuit C. pure resistance

=R
A. Equal to resonant frequency B. short D. pure resistance
B. less than resonant frequency >R
C. Greater than resonant frequency
D. none of the above 633. Find L & C of a parallel RLC circuit to resonate at 1
rad/sec with a Q of 5 and resistance of 1 ohm.
627. In a series RLC circuit at resonance, the magnitude A. 1/5 H, 5 F C. 1 H, 1 F
of the voltage developed across the capacitor B. 5 H, 1/5 F D. 5 H, 5 F
A. is always zero
B. can never be greater than the input voltage 634. In a parallel RLC resonant circuit R = 10 kΩ, C = 0.
C. can be greater than the input voltage however, 47 µF, the bandwidth will be.
it is 90° out of phase with the input voltage A. 212.76 rad/sec C. 100 rad/sec
D. can be greater than the input voltage and is in B. 2.12 x 1010 rad/sec D. none of the
phase with the input voltage. above
628. A series RLC circuit when existed by a 10 V 635. A parallel resonate circuit (RP, L, &C) and a series
sinusoidal voltage source of variable frequency, resonant circuit (RS, L & C) have the same Q. Find
exhibits resonance at 100 HZ and has a 3dB band the relation between RP & RS
width of 5 Hz. The voltage across the inductor L at A. RS = Q2Rp C. RP = RS
resonance is B. RP = Q2RS D. none of the
A. 10 V C. 10/√2 V above
B. 10√2 V D. 200 V
636. In a parallel resonant circuit, as R increases, the
629. A circuit with a resistor, inductor and capacitor in selectivity will be
series is resonant at fR Hz. If all the component A. Decreasing C. Constant
values are now doubled, the new resonant frequency B. Increasing D. none of the
is above
A. 2 fR C. fR/4
B. still fR D. fR/2 637. In a series RLC circuit, the phasor form at some
frequency is as shown, then the frequency is
630. A coil (series RL) has been designed for high Q
performance at a rated voltage and a specific
frequency. If the frequency of operation is doubled,
and the coil is operated at the same rated voltage,
then the Q factor and the active power P consumed
by the coil will be affected as follows A. Less than W0
A. P is doubled, Q is halved B. More than W0
B. P is halved, Q is doubled C. equal to W0
C. P remain constant, Q is doubled D. none of the above
D. P decreases 4 times, Q is doubled
638. In a series RLC circuit, let Qc be the Q of the coil at
631. A series RLC circuit has the following parameter resonance and let Qs = (resonance
values R = 10 Ω, L = 0.01 H, C = 100 µF. The Q factor frequency)/bandwidth, then
of the circuit at resonance is A. Qc and Qs are not related to each other
A. 1 C. 0.1
B. 10 D. none of the B. Qc > Qs
above C. Qc < Qs
D. Qc = Qs
632. At resonance, the parallel circuit of given figure
constituted by an iron-cored coil and a capacitor, 639. A coil is represented by an inductance L in parallel
behaves like. with a resistance R. The Q of the coil at frequency w
is
A. R/(ωL) C. ωLR
B. ωL/ R D. 1/(ωLR) 649. What is the bandwidth of parallel RLC circuit at
resonance?
640. The half power bandwidth of a series RCL circuit is A. RC C. R/C
A. R/L C. 1/RC B. 1/RC D. C/R
B. L/RC D. ω0L/R
650. The current bandwidth of RC series circuit is
641. The Q of a parallel RLC circuit at its resonance A. 1/RC C. ∞
frequency ω0 is B. RC D. none of the
A. ω0L/R C. ω0RC above
B. R/ω0C D. ω0LR
651. The circuit shown acts as an ideal current source
642. In a series R-L-C circuit below resonance, the with respect to terminals AB, when the frequency is
current
A. lags behind the applied voltage
B. leads the applied voltage
C. is in phase with the voltage
D. leads or lags behind the applied voltage
depending upon the actual values of L and C
643. A high Q coil has A. zero C. 4 rad/sec

A. large bandwidth C. low losses B. 1 rad/sec D. 16 rad/sec
B. high losses D. flat response
652. A series RLC circuit is excited by an ac voltage v(t) =
644. At a frequency below the resonant frequency ____ sin t. If L = 10 H and C = 0.1 F, then the peak value
circuit is capacitive and ____ circuit. of the voltage across R will be
A. series, parallel C. parallel, parallel A. 0.707
B. 1
B. parallel, series D. series, series C. 1.414
D. indeterminate as the value of R is not given
645. In the following parallel circuit, resonance will never
occur, if: 653. In a parallel RLC circuit, the current source (I) lags
voltage across circuit (V) if
A. wL > 1/wC C. R > [wL + 1/wC]
B. wL < 1/wC D. none of the

above
A. R12 = R22 = L/C
B. R12 < L/C 654. At lower half power frequency the total reactance of
C. R22 > L/C and R12 < L/C the series RLC circuit is
D. R12 > L/C and R22 > L/C A. –R C. √2𝑅∠-45°
B. √2𝑅∠45° D. none of the
646. The circulating current in a parallel LC circuit at any
above
resonant frequency is
A. Directly proportional to frequency
655. In a parallel RLC circuit, the quality factor at a
B. Inversely proportional to frequency
resonance is given by
C. Independent of frequency
D. none of the above A. R√𝐿/𝐶 C. 1/R√𝐿/𝐶
B. R√𝐶/𝐿 D. 1/R√𝐂/𝐋
647. In series RLC circuit excited by a voltage, e = E sin
ωt, where LC < (1/ω2) 656. A practical inductor can be replaced by the following
A. Current lags the applied voltage equivalent circuit at low to medium frequency.
B. current leads the applied voltage
C. current is in phase with the applied voltage
D. voltages across L and C are equal
648. A series RLC circuit has a resonance frequency of 1

kHz and a quality factor Q = 100. If each of R, L and
C is doubled from its original value, the new Q of the A. Figure a C. Figure c
circuit is B. Figure b D. Figure d
A. 25 C. 100
B. 50 D. 200 657. A coil of wire has inductive impedance. At high
frequencies the impedance will be represented by
A. 10, 1 C. 100, 2
B. 10, 2 D. 100, 1
E. POWER FACTOR
CORRECTION (1-PHASE)
A single phase inductive load takes 50 kVA at 0.60
A. Figure a C. Figure c power factor lagging. Solve for the kVAR of a
B. Figure b D. Figure d capacitor required to improve the power factor to
1.0.
658. In a series RLC circuit R= 2 kΩ, L = 1 H, and C = 1/
400 microfarads. The resonant frequency is A. 30 kVAR C. 22.5 kVAR
A. 2 x 104 Hz C. 104 Hz B. 20 kVAR D. 40 KVAR
4
B. (1/π) x 10 Hz D. 2π x 104 Hz
659. In the circuit shown in the figure, Vs = Vm sin 2t and

Z2 = 1 – j. The value of C is shown such that the 665. REE Board Exam March 1998
current I is in phase with Vs. The value of C in farad A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, 75%
is power factor and 220 volts. What approximate size
of capacitor is necessary to raise the power factor
to about 95%?
A. 3 kVAR C. 2.5 kVAR
B. 2 kVAR D. 3.5 Kvar
A. 1/4 C. 2
B. 1/2√2 D. 4 666. EE Board Exam April 1984
A plant has a load of 290 kilowatt with an average
660. The circuit shown has i(t) = 10 sin (120πt). The power power factor of 70%. The owner requests you to
(time average power) dissipated in R is when L = correct the power factor to reduce its power
1/120π H, C = 1/60π H, R = 1 ohm. consumption. How much capacitor kVAR is
required to increase the power factor to 90%?
A. 152.46 C. 150.34
B. 155.39 D. 154.58

A. 25 watts C. 10/√2 watts A single-phase, 60 Hz, 5 hp squirrel cage induction
B. 100 watts D. 50 watts motor draws a current of 53 A at 117 V. If it has a
78.5% electrical to mechanical conversion
661. The value of the capacitance C in the given ac circuit efficiency, what capacitance should be connected
to make it a constant resistance circuit or for the at the terminals of the motor in order to increase the
supply current to be independent of its frequency is power factor of the load combination to 92%?
A. 480 μF C. 320 μF
B. 380 μF D. 420 μF

A load of 10,000 kVA, 80% pf lagging is connected
to a 13,200 volts line. How much capacitive reactive
A. 1/16 F C. 1/8 F
power is needed to correct the power factor to 0.97
B. 1/12 F D. ¼F
lagging?
A. 5,156 kVAR C. 2,547 kVAR
662. A parallel RLC circuit has half power frequencies at
B. 3,138 kVAR D. 4,395 kVAR
105 M rad/s and 95 M rad/s. Then Q is given by
A. 10.5 C. 100
669. In a pure reactive circuit, the power factor is
B. 9.5 D. 10
A. lagging C. leading
B. zero D. unity
663. The system function H(s) = s/(s2 + 2s + 100). The
resonant frequency and the bandwidth in rad/s are
670. Power factor is defined as the ratio of
given, respectively, by
A. volt ampere to watts 680. For the same load, if the power factor is reduced, it
B. watts to volt amperes will
C. volt amperes reactive to watts A. draw more current
D. watts to volt amperes reactive B. draw less current
C. draw same current but less power
671. In a series circuit consisting of resistance and D. draw less current but more power
reactance, power factor is defined as the ratio of
A. resistance to impedance 681. The power factor of incandescent bulb is
B. resistance to reactance A. 0.8 lagging C. unity
C. reactance to impedance B. 0.8 leading D. zero
D. none of these
682. Power factor of the magnetizing component of a
672. For a parallel circuit consisting of resistance and transformer is
reactance the value of power factor is the ratio of A. unity C. always leading
A. impedance to reactance B. 0.8 lagging D. zero
B. reactance to impedance
C. resistance to impedance 683. One of the reasons for improving the power factor is
D. impedance to resistance A. to increase the reactive power
B. to decrease the reactive power
673. It is not easy to find the value of impedance for a C. to increase the real power
parallel circuit but power factor can easily be D. to decrease the real power
obtained as a ratio of
A. active current to line current 684. Another reason for improving the power factor is
B. reactive current to line current A. to avoid poor voltage regulation
C. line current to active current B. to keep voltage regulation constant
D. none of these C. to increase the voltage regulation
D. to decrease the voltage regulation
674. The power factor of a.c. circuit containing both a
resistor and a conductor is 685. Power factor improvement may be achieved by the
A. more than unity C. between 0 -1 use of
leading A. synchronous motor C. long
B. leading by 90° D. none of these transmission line
B. induction motor D. short
675. In an a.c. circuits, a low value of reactive volt- transmission line
ampere compared with watts indicates
A. high power factor C. leading power 686. The advantage of using static capacitor to improve
factor the power factor is because they
B. unity power factor D. none of these A. are not variable
B. are almost loss free
676. In a given circuit when power factor is unity the C. provide continuous change of power factor
reactive power is D. none of these
A. a maximum C. zero
B. equal to I2R D. none of these 687. Many industrial tariffs penalize consumers whose
power factor falls
677. The capacitor of power factor correction are rated in A. below 0.8 C. between 0.8 to
terms of 0.95
A. voltage C. kW B. below unity D. none of these
B. VA D. kVAR
688. A factory takes a load of 1000 KW and has a reactive
678. Poor power factor results in all of the following except power of 1000 KVAR. Its power factor is
A. overloading of transformers A. 0.6 C. 0.8
B. overloading of alternators B. unity D. 0.7
C. reduction in power losses
D. reduction in load handling capacity of electrical 689. A current of 10 amperes at a power factor of 0.8
system lagging is taken from 250 V a.c. supply. The reactive
power of the system is
679. Power factor of an inductive circuit can be improved A. 2000 watts C. 1500 watts
by connecting a capacitor to it in B. 2000 VA D. 1500 VAR
A. series
B. parallel 690. A resistance ‘R’ Ω and inductance ‘L’ H are
C. either series or parallel connected across 240 V, 50 Hz supply. Power
D. depends on the value of the capacitor dissipated in the circuit is 100 W and the voltage
across R is 100 V. In order to improve the pf to unity,
the capacitor that is to be connected in series should A. 1 alone is true C. 2 and 3 are
have a value of correct
A. 43.7 μF C. 437 μF B. 2 and 4 are correct D. none of the
B. 4.37 μF D. 4.37 mF above
691. What size of condenser must be placed across an 696. For the network shown in the figure, the voltage V B
inductance having a resistance of 10 ohms and will be
reactance of 20 ohms to draw minimum current from A j3 Ω
B
the line when the combination is connected across a
60-cycle line? (Assume a condenser of negligible
resistance).
2A
1A
j2 Ω j4 Ω
A. 20 μF C. 10 μF
B. 106 μF D. 6.33 μF A. j5.33 V C. -j5.33 V

B. 5.33 V D. j3.33 V
F. AC NETWORK ANALYSIS
692. A segment of a circuit 697. In the circuit shown in given figure, 𝑒1 (𝑡) =
shown in given figure VR √3 cos(𝜔𝑡 + 30°) and 𝑒2 (𝑡) = √3 sin(𝜔𝑡 + 60°).
= 5 V, VC = 4 sin 2t. The What is the voltage v(t) across the 1 ohm grounded
voltage VL is given by resistor?
A. 3 – 8 cos 1Ω 1Ω
2t
B. 32 sin
+ +
2t
1Ω
C. 16 sin 2t e1(t) e2(t)
D. 16 cos 2t - -
693. Three currents i1, i2 and i3 are approaching a node. If

i1 = 10 sin (400t + 60°) A and i2 = 10 sin (400t - 60°)
A, then i3 is A. cos 𝜔𝑡 V
A. 0 C. -10 sin 400t A B. sin(𝜔𝑡 + 30°) + cos(𝜔𝑡 + 30°) V
B. 10 sin 400t A D. C. 𝟏∠𝟗𝟎°V
−5√3(3 sin 400𝑡)A D. j1 V
694. The phase angle of the current ‘I’ with respect to the 698. If all elements in a particular network are linear, then
V1 in the circuit shown in the figure is the superposition theorem would hold when the
V1 = 100 (1 + j); V2 = 100(1 – j) excitation is
A. dc only C. either ac or dc
B. ac only D. an impulse
I
V1
699. For the network shown in given figure, the Thevenin
10 Ω j10 Ω equivalent impedance across terminals CD is given
by
𝒁𝟏 𝒁𝟐
V2 𝒁𝟒 [
𝒁𝟏 +𝒁𝟐
+𝒁𝟑 ]
A. 𝒁𝑻𝑯 = 𝒁𝟏 𝒁𝟐 C. 𝑍𝑇𝐻 =
𝒁𝟒 +𝒁𝟑 +
𝒁𝟏 +𝒁𝟐
𝑍1 +𝑍2 +𝑍2 𝑍3
A. 0° C. -45°
𝑍1 +𝑍2 +𝑍3 +𝑍4
B. 45° D. -90° 𝑍3 𝑍2
𝑍4 [ +𝑍1 ]
𝑍3 +𝑍2
B. 𝑍𝑇𝐻 = 𝑍 𝑍 D. 𝑍𝑇𝐻 =
695. Consider the following statements: In the circuit 𝑍1 +𝑍4 + 3 2
𝑍3 +𝑍2
shown in the figure, if the equivalent impedance x – x 𝑍3 +(𝑍1 +𝑍2 4)
is Zeq then 𝑍1 +𝑍2 +𝑍3 +𝑍4
x
700. In the given figure 𝑍1 = 10∠ − 60°, 𝑍2 = 10∠ −
I1 I2 60°,𝑍3 = 50∠53.13°. Thevenin impedance seen from
4Ω 4Ω
X-Y is
A. 𝟓𝟔. 𝟔∠𝟒𝟓° C. 70∠30°
j10 Ω j4 Ω j10 Ω B. 60∠30° D. 34.4∠65°
x 701. In the figure the current source is 1∠0° A, R = 1 ohm,

the impedances are ZC = -j ohm, and ZL = j2 ohm,
1. Zeq = 2 + j5 3. I1 = -I2
The Thevenin equivalent circuit looking into the
2. Zeq = 2 + j3 4. I1 = I2
circuit across X-Y is
Of these statements
A. √2∠0° V, (1 + j2) Ω C. 2∠45° V, (1 + j) 4. |ZL| = |ZS| if the magnitude of ZL is varied,
Ω keeping the phase angle fixed
B. 2∠45° V, (1 + j2) Ω D. √𝟐∠𝟒𝟓° V, (1 + Among these conditions, those which are to be
j) Ω satisfied for maximum power transfer from the
source to the load would include
702. The circuit shown in Fig. 1 is replaced by its Norton’s A. 2 and 3 C. 1, 2 and 4
equivalent circuit in Fig. 2. The value of I will be B. 1 and 3 D. 2, 3 and 4
A. 2.5∠45° A C. 10∠ − 90° A
B. 𝟓∠𝟗𝟎° A D. 15∠ − 45° A 709. Under the conditions of maximum power transfer
from an ac source to a variable load
703. Consider the following statements: The transfer A. the load impedance must be inductive, if the
impedance and admittance of a network remain generator impedance is inductive
constant when the position of excitation and B. the sum of the source and the load impedances
response are interchanged if the network is zero
1. is linear C. the sum of the source reactance and the load
2. consists of bilateral elements reactance is zero
3. has high impedance or admittance as the D. the load impedance has the same phase angle
case may be as the generator impedance
4. is resonant
Of these statements 710. If the combined generator and line impedance is (5 +
A. 1 and 2 are correct C. 2 and 4 are j10) Ω, then for the maximum power transfer to a load
correct impedance from a generator of constant generated
B. 1, 3 and 4 are correct D. all are correct voltage, the load impedance is given be which of the
following?
704. In a linear network, the ratio of voltage excitation to A. (5 + j10) Ω C. (5 + j5) Ω
current response is unaltered when the position of B. (5 – j10) Ω D. 5 Ω
excitation and response are interchanged. The
assertions stems from the 711. A voltage source having an internal impedance of 8
A. principle of duality + j6 Ω supplies power to a resistive load. What
B. reciprocity theorem should be load resistance for maximum power
C. principle of superposition transferred to it?
D. equivalence theorem A. 8 Ω C. 10 Ω
B. 6 Ω D. √10 Ω
705. A certain network N feeds a load resistance as
shown in Fig. 1. It consumes a power of ‘P’. If an 712. The Thevenin equivalent circuit of a network is as
indicated network is added as shown in Fig. 2. The shown in the given figure. For maximum power
power consumed by R will be transfer to the variable and purely resistive load R L,
A. less than P C. between P and its resistance should be
4P A. 60 Ω C. 100 Ω
B. equal to P D. more than 4P B. 80 Ω D. infinity
706. In the circuit shown in the figure, the current source I 713. Two ac sources fed a common variable load as
= 1 A, the voltage source V = 5 V, R1 = R2 = R3 = 1 shown in the given figure. Under the maximum
Ω, L1 = L2 = L3 = 1 H, C1 = C2 = 1 F. The currents (in power transfer condition, the power absorbed by the
A) through R3 and the voltage source V respectively load resistance RL is
will be A. 2200 W C. 1000 W
A. 1, 4 C. 5, 2 B. 1250 W D. 625 W
B. 5, 1 D. 5, 4
707. For loop (1) of the network shown in the given figure, Three impedances, -j10, j10 and 10 ohms are wye-
the correct loop equation is connected. Determine the impedance of an
A. C. equivalent delta.
B. D. A. 12.5, j12.5, -12.5 Ω C. j8.5, -j12.5, 8 Ω
708. An ac source of voltage ES and an internal B. 10, j10, -j10 Ω D. 5, j5, -j5 Ω
impedance of ZS = (RS + jXS) is connected to a load
of impedance ZL = (RL + jXL). Consider the following
conditions in this regard. 715. A telephone circuit makes power available at a pair
1. XL = XS if only XL is varied of terminals. The open circuit voltage across the
2. XL = -XS if only XL is varied terminals is 1 volt and the impedance looking into the
3. 𝑅𝐿 = √𝑅𝑆2 + (𝑋𝑆 + 𝑋𝐿 )2 if only RL is varied terminals is 500 – j500 Ω. What is the maximum
power that can be drawn from the circuit?
A. 0.002 W C. 0.001 W
B. 0.0005 W D. 0.0014 W A. 15.83 kVAR C. 15.35 kVAR
G. BALANCED POLYPHASE SYSTEM B. 15.26 kVAR D. 15.94 kVAR

In a balanced three-phase system, the phase A
voltage is 132.8 cis 0°, what is the line to line 723. EE Board Exam April 1990
voltage VCA? The input power factor to a three-phase, 6-poles,
460 volts., 60 Hz, 50 hp induction motor is 0.62 as
A. 230 cis 30° C. 230 cis (-60°) 20 A is drawn by the motor. Find the power input to
B. 230 cis (-30°) D. 132.8 cis 120° the motor.
A. 9,880 W C. 9,895 W
717. REE Board Exam September 2001 B. 9,675 W D. 9,478 W

The phase B line voltage and the phase A line
current of a balanced three phase system are v =
220 sin (ωt + 210°) and i = 10 sin (ωt + 180°) 724. EE Board Exam April 1992
amperes, respectively. What is the power of the A 460 volt, three-phase motor draws 208 A with a
system? power factor of 0.91 lagging. Calculate the kW input
to the motor.
A. 1,905 W C. 5,716 W
A. 150.8 C. 152.4
B. 3,300 W D. 3,810 W
B. 156.3 D. 160.3

A 170 kV, 3-phase electric source delivers 200 MVA 725. EE Board Exam April 1993
to a balanced load, which has a power factor of 90% A wye-connected load has a 5∠20° ohm impedance
lagging. What is the line current? per phase and is connected across a 120-V three-
A. 257 A C. 402 A phase source. Calculate the line current.
B. 502 A D. 679 A
A. 24 A C. 41.56 A
B. 13.85 A D. 15.45 A
A three-phase motor is rated 50 hp, 440 volts and
85% power factor. What is its rated current?
A. 61.5 A C. 55 A Three condensers, each having capacity of 75
microfarads are connected in star to a 440 volts, 3-
B. 57.5 A D. 59 A phase, 50 cycles supply. Calculate the capacitance
of each of the three condensers so that when they
are connected in delta to the same supply the line
720. EE Board Exam April 1985 current remains the same.
A balanced 3-phase load draws 120 amperes line
current at 230 volts line to line, 0.848 pf lagging. A. 20 μF C. 25 μF
Solve for the real power. B. 28 μF D. 30 μF
A. 40.54 kW C. 41.45 kW
B. 42.35 kW D. 43.15 kW 727. EE April 1993
A balanced three-phase load is wye-connected and
has an impedance Zp = 4 – j3 ohms per phase. Find
721. REE Board Exam March 1998 the line current if this load is connected across a
A generator supplies three-phase power to 220 V three-phase source.
balanced load. The voltage is 230 volts, the current
is 18 A and the power factor is 85%. What is the A. 25.4 A C. 20.5 A
power? B. 22.3 A D. 26.7 A
A. 3.6 kW C. 6.1 kW
B. 1.6 kW D. 1.4 kW 728. REE Board Exam October 1998
Three 10-ohm resistances are connected delta on a
balanced three-phase source. If the equation of the
722. EE Board Exam April 1984 phase Van =120 sin ωt. What is the equation of the
A balanced 3-phase load draws 75 amperes line line current in line a?
current at 230 volts line to line, 0.848 pf lagging.
Solve for the reactive power being drawn.
A. 20.78 sin (ωt + 30°) C. 12 sin (ωt – 734. EE Board Exam April 1985
56.56°) A balanced 3-phase load draws 120 amperes line
current at 230 volts line to line, 0.848 pf lagging
B. 13.15 sin (ωt - 30°) D. 36 sin ωt current. Solve for the readings of the two
wattmeters used to measure the 3-phase power.
729. EE Board Exam October 1994 A. 25.543 kW, 15.087 kW

Three resistors 10, 15 and 30 ohmic values are B. 28.155 kW, 12.385 kW
connected in wye-configuration to a balanced 208
volt three-phase supply. Calculate the total power of C. 24.365 kW, 16.175 kW
the system.
A. 2644 W C. 3080 W D. 27.583 kW, 12.957 kW
B. 2880 W D. 3280 W

730. REE Board Exam March 1998 MERALCO used two wattmeters to measure the
Three impedances each 10 + j5 ohms are balanced 3-phase dynatron elevator motor drive.
connected delta on a balanced three-phase source. The coils of the wattmeters are connected to the
If the equation of the phase Van =120 sin ωt. What current transformers, which are lines 1 and 2
is the equation of the line current through the respectively. The potential coils are connected to
impedance connected across phase A and B? potential transformers, which are across lines 2 and
A. 20.02 sin (ωt - 22°) 3 and lines 3 and 1, respectively. The line potentials
C. 16.21 sin (ωt + are 230 V and the line currents are each 150 A. The
56.56°) wattmeters each indicate 19.6 kW. Assume load is
wye connected. What is the total power supplied?
B. 18.59 sin (ωt +
3.44°) D. 21.32 sin (ωt – A. 49.175 kW C. 45.461 kW
8.15°) B. 48.236 kW D. 47.350 kW
731. EE Board Exam June 1990 736. EE Board Exam April 1992
Two parallel connected loads A and B are supplied A 460-volt three-phase motor draws 208 A with a
by a 440 V, 3-phase, 60 Hz generator. Load A power factor of 0.91 lagging. Calculate the
draws an apparent power of 100 kVA at 0.80 pf indication of W1 and W2 for the given condition.
lagging and load B draws an apparent power of 70
kVA at unity pf. Determine the feeder current. A. 75.40 kW, 75.40 kW C. 89.56 kW,
61.25 kW
A. 208 A C. 214 A
B. 91.23 kW, 59.58 kW D. 95.24 kW,
B. 212 A D. 202 A 55.57 kW
732. EE Board Exam April 1990 737. EE Board Exam June 1990
A three-phase motor takes 10 kVA at 0.67 pf Two wattmeter method is used to test a 25 HP, 230
lagging from a source of 230 volts. It is in parallel volt, 1800 rpm, 60 cycle, 3-phase induction motor.
with a balanced delta load having 16 ohms When the line voltages are 230 volts, one wattmeter
resistance and 12 ohms capacitive reactance in reads +13,400 watts and the other +7,400 watts.
series in each phase. Determine the total power Determine motor power factor.
factor.
A. 0.961 C. 0.894
B. 0.886 D. 0.807
B. 0.896 lagging D. 0.967 lagging
738. In a balanced three phase star connected circuit the

733. REE Board Exam March 1998 line voltages are equal
The phase b line voltage and the phase a line A. to the line current
current of a balanced three-phase system are v = B. to the phase voltage
220 (sin wt + 210) and i = 10 sin (wt - 30), C. and so are line currents
respectively. What is the power of the system? D. but the line currents are unequal
A. 1905 W C. 5716 W
739. The type of a.c. distribution system commonly used
B. 3300 W D. 3810 W to supply both light and power is the
A. open delta system
B. three phase delta system
C. three phase star system with neutral wire
D. three phase star system without neutral wire 749. The voltages induced in the three windings of a
three-phase alternator are ____ degree apart in time
740. The phase displacement between phasors in phase.
polyphase system is always A. 120 C. 90
A. 90 degrees B. 60 D. 30
B. 120 degrees
C. 360 degrees divided by the number of phases 750. If positive phase sequence of a 3 – phase load is a-
D. none of the above b-c the negative sequence would be
A. b-a-c C. a-c-b
741. In a balanced three phase star connected system the B. c-b-a D. all of the above
line voltage is
A. the phasor difference of the two phase voltages 751. In the balanced 3-phase voltage system generated
B. the phasor sum of the two phase voltages by a Y-connected alternator, VYB lags ER by ____
C. 0.707 times the phase voltage electrical degrees.
D. 1.414 times the phase voltage A. 90 B. 120
C. 60 D. 30
742. In a star connected system line current is
A. 0.707 times the phase current 752. The power taken by 3-phase load is given by the
B. 1.735 times the phase current expression
C. equal to the phase current A. 3 VL IL cos φ C. 3 VL IL sin φ
D. 1.414 times the phase current B. √𝟑 VL IL cos φ D. √3 VL IL sin φ
743. The advantages of star connections over delta 753. In a balanced 3-phase voltage generator, the
connections for the same voltage is that it gives difference phase voltages reach their maximum
A. step down current values ____ degree apart.
B. extra step up voltage A. 120 C. 240
C. extra step up current B. 60 D. 30
D. extra step up power
754. If the B-phase, Y-connected alternator become
744. Power in a three phase star system is equal to reverse connected by mistake, it will not affect.
A. √3 x VL x IL x power factor A. V Y B C. V B R
B. 3 x Vph x IL x power factor B. V R Y D. V B Y
C. √3 x VL X Iph X power factor
D. 3 x Vph x Iph x power factor 755. Three equal impedances are first connected in star
across a balanced 3-phase supply. If connected in
745. Power in a three phase delta system with balanced delta across the same supply.
load is equal to A. phase current will be tripled
A. √𝟑 x VL x IL x power factor B. phase current will be doubled
C. line current will become one-third
B. √3 x Vph X Iph X power factor
D. power consumed will increase three-fold
C. 3 x Vph x IL x power factor
D. 3 x VL x IL x power factor
756. A 3-phase, 4-wire, 230/440-V system is supplying
lamp load at 230 V. If a 3-phase motor is now
746. In a delta connected system the line current is
switched on across the same supply then,
A. 1.414 times the phase current
A. neutral current will increase
B. phasor sum of the two phase currents
B. all line currents will decrease
C. equal to the phase current
C. neutral current will remain unchanged
D. 1.732 times the phase current
D. power factor will be improved
747. Power in star connected system is
757. Power factor improvement
A. equal to that of delta system
A. does not affect the performance characteristics
B. √2 times the delta system of the original load
C. √3 times the delta system B. employs series resonance
D. 3 times of a delta system C. increase the active power drawn by the load
D. increases the reactive power taken by the load
748. Electric power is almost exclusively generated,
transmitted and distributed, by three phase system 758. The chief disadvantage of a low power factor is that
because it A. more power is consumed by the load
A. it is more efficient B. current required for a given load power is higher
B. uses less material for a given capacity C. active power developed by a generator exceeds
C. costs less than single-phase apparatus its rated output capacity
D. all of the above D. heat generated is more than the desired amount
768. If in Fig. 14.1, the phase sequence is RYB, then
759. In the 2-wattmeter method of measuring 3-phase L1
power, the two wattmeter’s indicate equal and R 60 W
opposite readings when load power factor angle is
____ degrees lagging.
3-phase
A. 60 C. 30 L2
line
B. 0 D. 90 Y 60 W
760. When phase sequence at the 3-phase load is

C
reversed
B
A. phase powers are changed
B. phase currents are changed Fig. 14.1
C. phase currents change in angle but not in A. L1 will burn more brightly than L2
magnitude B. L2 will burn more brightly than L1
D. total power consumed in changed C. both lamps will be equally bright
761. Phase reversal of a 4-wire unbalanced load supplied
from a balanced 3-phase supply changes 769. If the phase sequence of the 3-phase line in Fig 14.1
A. magnitude of phase currents is reversed
B. magnitudes as well as phase angle of neutral
current L1
R 60 W
C. the power consumed
D. only the magnitude of neutral current
3-phase
L2
line
762. In a two-phase generator, the electrical Y 60 W
displacement between two phase or windings is
____ electrical degrees.
A. 120 C. 180 C
B. 90 D. none of the B
above Fig. 14.1
763. In a six-phase generator, the electrical displacement A. L1 will be brighter than L2

between different phases or windings is ____ B. L2 will be brighter than L1
electrical degrees. C. both lamps will be equally bright
A. 60 C. 120 D. none of the above
B. 90 D. 45
770. The advantage of star-connected supply system is
764. The torque on the rotor if a 3-phase motor is more that
constant than that of a single motor because A. line current is equal to phase current
A. single phase motors are not self-starting B. two voltages can be used
B. single phase motors are small in size C. phase sequence can easily be changed
C. 3-phase power is of constant value D. it is a simple arrangement
771. In a balanced star connected, line voltages are ____
765. For the same rating, the size of a 3-phase motor will ahead of their respective phase voltages.
be ____ single phase motor. A. 30 C. 120
A. less than that of C. same as that of B. 60 D. none of the
B. more than that of D. none of the above
above
772. In a star-connected system, the relation between the
766. To transmit the same amount of power over a line voltage VL and phase voltage Vph is
fixed distance at a given voltage, the 3-phase system A. 𝑉𝐿 = 𝑉𝑝ℎ C. 𝑽𝑳 = √𝟑𝑽𝒑𝒉
requires ____the weight of copper required for the B. 𝑉𝐿 = 𝑉𝑝ℎ /√3 D. none of the
single-phase system. above
A. 3 times C. 1.5 times
B. 3/4 times D. 0.5 times 773. Fig 14.2 shows a balanced star-connected system.
The line voltage VRY is given by
767. The phase sequence of a three-phase system is
RYB. The other possible phase sequence can be
A. B R Y C. R B Y
B. Y R B D. none of the
above
R 777. The power delivered by the 3-phase system shown
ERN IR in Fig. 14.2 is √3VL IL cos θ. Here θ is the phase
N
VRY difference between
EYN VBR
IY
B R
EBN IR
Y ERN
IB VYB VRY
N EYN
IY VBR
Fig. 14.2 B
EBN
A. VRY = ERN – ENY …..phasor sum Y
B. VRY = ERN – EYN.....phasor difference IB VYB
C. VRY = ENR + EYN …..phasor sum
D. none of the above Fig. 14.2
A. line voltage and corresponding line current
774. If the load connected to the 3-phase generator B. phase voltage and corresponding phase current
shown in Fig. 14.2 has a lagging p.f. of cos , then C. phase current and line current
angle between VRY and IR is D. none of the above
R 778. A 3-phase load is balanced if all the three phases
ERN IR have the same
VRY A. impedance
N EYN B. power factor
IY VBR
B C. impedance and power factor
EBN D. none of the above
Y
IB VYB
779. Three 50-ohm resistors are connected in star across
Fig. 14.2 400 V, 3-phase supply. If one of the resistors is
A. 30 + ϕ C. 60 + ϕ disconnected, then line current will be
B. 30 - ϕ D. 120 – ϕ A. 8 A C. 8√3 A
B. 4 A D. 8/√3 A
775. If the load connected to the 3-phase generator
shown in Fig. 14.2 has a leading p.f. of cos , then 780. Fig. 14.3 shows a balanced delta-connected supply
angle between VRY and IR is system. The current in line 1 is
R 1
R
IR IB
ERN IR
VRY
N EYN
IY VBR 2
B
EBN B Y
Y IY
IB VYB 3
Fig. 14.2 Fig. 14.3
A. 90 – ϕ C. 60 + ϕ A. IR - IB..... phasor difference
B. 90 + ϕ D. 30 - ϕ B. IB - IR ….. phasor difference
C. IY - IR - IB ….. phasor difference
776. Each phase voltage in Fig. 14.2 is 230 V. If D. none of the above
connections of phase B are reversed then
781. In Fig. 14.3, line currents are ____ behind the
R respective phase currents.
ERN IR R 1
VRY IB
N EYN
IY VBR IR
B
EBN
Y 2
IB VYB
B Y
IY
Fig. 14.2 3
A. VRY = 230 V C. VRY < 230 V Fig. 14.3
B. VRY > 230 V D. VRY = 0 V
A. 60 C. 120
B. 30 D. none of the 787. If one of the resistors in Fig. 14.4 were open-
above circuited, then power consumed in the circuit is
782. The delta-connected generator shown in Fig. 14.3

has phase voltage of 200 V on no load. If a 400 V 10 Ω
connection of one of the phases is reversed then
resultant voltage across the mesh is
400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω
N
R 400 V
1
IB
IR Fig. 14.4
A. 8000 W C. 16000 W
2
B B. 4000 W D. none of the
Y above
IY
3
788. The power consumed in the star-connected load
Fig. 14.3 shown in Fig. 14.5 is 690 W. The line current is
A. 200 V C. 400 V
B. 200√3 V D. none of the
above 400 V 10 Ω
400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω
783. If one line conductor of a 3-phase line is cut, the load
is then supplied by the ____ voltage. N
400 V
A. single phase C. three phase
B. two phase D. none of the
above Fig. 14.4
A. 2.5 A C. 1.725 A
784. The resistance between any two terminals of a B. 1A D. none of the
balanced star connected load is 12 . The above
resistance of each phase is
A. 12  C. 6  789. If one of the resistors in Fig. 14.5 is open-circuited,
B. 18  D. 36  power consumption will be
R R
785. The voltage rating of each resistor in Fig. 14.4 should
be 400 V
400 V Y R
400 V 10 Ω 400 V
400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω B R
N
400 V Fig. 14.5
A. 200 W C. 345 W
Fig. 14.4 B. 300 W D. none of the
above
A. 400 V C. 230 V
B. 𝟒𝟎𝟎√𝟐 V D. none of the 790. The power factor of the star-connected load shown
above in Fig. 14.6 is
8Ω 6Ω
786. The power rating of each resistor in Fig. 14.4 is
400 V
400 V 10 Ω 8Ω 6Ω
400 V
400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω
N 400 V
400 V 8Ω 6Ω
Fig. 14.4 Fig. 14.6

A. 4000 W C. 4600 W A. 0.8 lagging C. 0.75 lagging
B. 2300 W D. 5290 W
B. 0.6 lagging D. none of the B. 4A D. 36 A
above
797. Three delta-connected resistors absorb 60 kW when
791. The voltage drop across each inductor in Fig. 14.6 is connected to a 3-phase line. If the resistors are
8Ω 6Ω connected in star, the power absorbed is
A. 60 kW C. 40 kW
B. 20 kW D. 180 kW
400 V
8Ω 6Ω 798. If a balanced delta load has an impedance of (6 + j9)
400 V ohms per phase, then impedance of each phase of
equivalent star load is
400 V A. (6 + j9) ohms C. (12 + j18) ohms
8Ω 6Ω
B. (2 + j3) ohms D. (3 + j4.5) ohms
Fig. 14.6 799. In order to measure power in a 3-phase,4-wire

A. 184 V C. 400 V unbalanced load, the minimum number of
B. 138 V D. none of the wattmeters required would be
above A. 1 C. 4
B. 2 D. 3
792. The power consumed in each phase of the circuit
shown in Fig. 14.6 is 800. A wattmeter measures ____ power.
A. instantaneous C. reactive
8Ω 6Ω B. apparent D. average
801. In the circuit shown in Fig. 14.7, the phase sequence

400 V
8Ω 6Ω is RYB. If the load p.f. is cos  lagging, then reading
400 V of wattmeter W2 will be
W1 ±
400 V R ±
8Ω 6Ω
IL
Z
VL
Fig. 14.6
N
A. 2300 W C. 3174 W Z
B. 4000 W D. none of the
Z
IL
Y
above B
VL
±
IL
793. Three identical resistances connected in star W2 ±
consume 4000 W. If the resistances are connected
in delta across the same supply, the power Fig. 14.7
consumed will be A. 𝑽𝑳 𝑰𝑳 𝐜𝐨𝐬(𝟑𝟎° − 𝝋) C.
A. 4000 W C. 8000 W √3𝑉𝐿 𝐼𝐿 sin(30° + 𝜑)
B. 6000 W D. 12000 W B. 𝑉𝐿 𝐼𝐿 cos(30° + 𝜑) D.
√3𝑉𝐿 𝐼𝐿 cos(30° + 𝜑)
794. Three identical resistances, each of 15 , are
connected in delta across 400 V, 3-phase supply.
802. If the p.f. of the load shown in Fig. 14.7 (phase
The value of resistance in each leg of the equivalent
sequence is RYB) is zero, then
star-connected load would be
W1
A. 15  C. 5  R
±
±
B. 7.5  D. 30  IL
Z
VL
795. Three identical capacitances, each of 450 F, are
connected in star. The value of capacitance in each N
phase of the equivalent delta-connected load would Z
be
Z
IL
B Y
A. 150 F C. 225 F VL
B. 450 F D. 900 F ±
IL
W2 ±
796. Three identical resistances connected in star carry a

line current of 12 A. If the same resistances are Fig. 14.7
connected in delta across the same supply, the line A. W1 will read zero
current will be B. W2 will read zero
A. 12 A C. 8 A C. both W1 and W2 will read zero
D. W1 and W2 will read equal and opposite 806. If capacitors of equal capacitance are shunted
across each phase in Fig. 14.7, then
803. If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) in Fig. W1 ±
14.7 is unity, then R ±
W1 IL
±
R ±
Z
VL
IL
Z
VL N
Z Z
N IL
B Y
Z Z VL
IL IL
B Y ±
VL W2 ±
±
IL
W2 ±
Fig. 14.7
A. total power drawn will change
Fig. 14.7 B. total power drawn will not change
A. W1 will give more reading than W2 C. power factor of the load remains
B. both W1 and W2 will give equal and positive same
reading D. none of the above
C. W2 will give more reading than W1
D. none of the above 807. In two wattmeter method, the algebraic sum of the
readings of two wattmeters will indicate true power
804. If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) is Fig. only if
14.7 is 0.5, then A. the load is balanced
W1 ±
B. phase sequence remains unchanged
R ± C. there is no source unbalance
IL D. neutral wire available does not carry any current
Z
VL
808. Three-wattmeter method is not used to measure
N power in a 3-phase circuit because
Z Z A. it is complicated
IL B. generally neutral is not available or delta load
B Y
VL cannot be opened
±
IL C. it requires three wattmeters
W2 ± D. none of the above
Fig. 14.7 809. Three resistors having the same resistances are
A. W2 will give total power connected in star and across 480 V 3-phase lines.
B. W1 will give total power To what value should the line voltage be changed to
C. both W1 and W2 will read equal obtain the same line currents with the resistors delta-
D. W2 will give negative reading connected?
A. 230 V C. 160 V
805. If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) is Fig. B. 133 V D. 240 V
14.7 is 0.4, then
W1 ± 810. In the circuit shown in Fig. 14.8, the wattmeter reads
R ±
1000 W. The total reactive power drawn by the
IL balanced 3-phase load is
Z
VL W ±
R ±
N IR
Z
Z Z
IL
B Y
VL N
±
IL
W2 ±
Z Z
IY
B Y
Fig. 14.7
A. W2 will give negative reading IB
B. both W1 and W2 will give negative reading
C. W1 will give negative reading Fig. 14.8
D. both W1 and W2 will give positive reading A. 1000 VAR C. 1732 VAR
B. 2000 VAR D. none of the across the same supply, the power consumed will be
above ____.
A. 3,000 W C. 1,000 W
811. The most difficult unbalanced 3-phase load to deal B. 6,000 W D. 333 W
with is
A. 4-wire star connected unbalanced load 821. A balanced delta connected load draws 10 A of line
B. unbalanced -connected load current and 3 kW at 220 V. The reactance of each
C. unbalanced 3-wire, Y-connected load phase of the load is ____.
D. none of the above A. 38.1 Ω C. 23.5 Ω
B. 30 Ω D. 22 Ω
812. In a balanced three-phase system, the line to line
voltages are displaced from each other by ____. 822. A 50-HP, three-phase induction motor with full load
A. 0° C. 90° efficiency of 85% and power factor of 0.80 is
B. 30° D. 120° connected to a three phase, 480 V system. The
equivalent star connected impedance that can
813. When phase sequence of the three-phase system is replace this motor is ____
reversed ____. A. 7.3∠ − 36.87° Ω C. 4.2∠ − 36.87° Ω
A. Phase currents change in angle not in B. 7.3∠36.87° Ω D. 𝟒. 𝟐∠𝟑𝟔. 𝟖𝟕° 𝛀
magnitude
B. Phase currents are changed 823. Three equal impedances of (20 + j20) ohms re
C. Total Power consumed is changed connected in delta to 240 V, three-phase, 60 Hz line.
D. Phase power are changed Determine the capacitance of an ideal condenser in
wye so that the overall power factor is 0.8 lagging.
814. A three-phase load is balanced if all the three phases A. 16.58 μF C. 38.53 μF
have the same ____. B. 49.74 μF D. 83.74 μF
A. Impedance
B. Impedance & power factor 824. Find the average power absorbed by a balance three
C. Power factor phase load in an ACB circuit in which one line
D. Power voltage is 𝑉𝑎𝑐 = 480∠30° V and one line current to
the load is 𝐼𝑏 = 2.1∠80° A.
815. In balanced star (wye) connected system, the line A. 1337 W C. 1719 W
voltage is B. 1122 W D. 1122 W
A. 0.707 times the phase voltage
B. 1.414 times the phase voltage 825. A balanced delta connected load having impedance
C. phasor sum of the two phase voltage per phase of 20∠30.87° ohms is supplied from a
D. phasor difference of the two phase voltage balanced 3-phase, 240 V source. Determine the total
real power.
816. The phase sequence of a three-phase system is A. 6824 W C. 7416 W
BCA. The other possible phase sequence can be B. 6912 W D. 6740 W
____.
A. CBA C. ACB 826. A balanced three-phase load draws 20 kW at 0.447
B. CAB D. none of these pf lagging from a 230 V, 60 Hz three phase
transmission line. Find the readings of the two
817. Find the line voltage Vab is 𝑉𝑏𝑛 = 265.6∠37° V and wattmeters properly connected to measure power.
the sequence is BCA. A. 18.45 kW, 1.55 kW C. 21.55 kW, -1.55
A. 460∠ − 203° V C. 460∠ − 83° V kW
B. 𝟒𝟔𝟎∠ − 𝟏𝟕𝟑° V D. 460∠ − 53° V B. 14.25 kW, 5.75 kW D. 25.75 kW, -5.75
kW
818. Line B of a 230 V ungrounded-wye system touches
the ground. What is the voltage between line A and 827. A 25 HP induction motor is operating at rated load
ground? from a three phase 450 V, 60 Hz system. The
A. 230 V C. 0 efficiency and power factor of the motor are 87% and
B. 115 V D. 132.79 V 90%, respectively. The apparent power in kVA drawn
by the motor is ____.
819. A system consists of three equal resistors connected A. 23.82 C. 21.44
in wye and is fed from a balanced three-phase B. 27.78 D. 19.30
supply. How much power is reduced if one of the
resistors is disconnected? 828. A balanced star connected load is supplied from a
A. 33% C. 25% symmetrical three phase, 400 volts ABC system. The
B. 50% D. 0% current in each phase is 30 amperes and lags 30°
behind the line voltage. What is the total power?
820. Three identical wye-connected resistances consume A. 18,000 W C. 20,785 W
1,000 watts. If the resistances are connected in delta B. 10,393 W D. 31.177 W
B. 7.5 Ω D. 2.5 Ω
829. A balanced delta load with impedances of 15 – j9
ohms is connected to a three phase source by three 837. Three identical impedances of 15∠60° ohms are
wires each of which has 2 + j5 ohms impedance. The connected in star to a three-phase, three-wire, 240 V
load phase voltage is 120 V. Find the line voltages of system. The lines between the supply and the load
the source. have an impedance 2 + j1 ohms. Find the magnitude
A. 69 V C. 259 V of the line voltage at the load.
B. 208 V D. 87 V A. 123 V C. 416 V
B. 240 V D. 213 V
830. Two-wattmeter method is applied to a three-phase
motor running at full load. The two wattmeters 838. A delta connected load having an impedance of (300
indicate 85.5 kW and 34.7 kW, respectively. What is + j210) per phase is supplied from 480 V, three-
the operating power factor of the motor? phase supply through a line having an impedance of
A. 87.45% C. 89.49% (4 + j8) per wire. What is the total power supplied to
B. 80.69% D. 94.76% the load?
A. 1418 W C. 454 W
831. A 100 KVA balanced three phase load operates at B. 473 W D. 1363 W
0.65 power factor lagging at 450 V. If power is
measured by two wattmeters, what will be the 839. A certain load takes 300 kW at 400 V. A three-phase
reading of each wattmeter? capacitor bank rated 15 kVA per phase is connected
A. 20,000 W & 45,000 W C. 10,563 W & in parallel with the load to raise the power factor of
54,437 W the load to 90% lagging. What is the power factor of
B. 25,000 W & 40,000 W D. 65,000 W & 0 W the load before correction?
A. 99% C. 95%
832. The two wattmeter method is applied to a three B. 92% D. 88%
phase, three-wire, 100 V, ABC system with the
meters in lines B and C, WB = 836 watts and WC = 840. A factory load draws 100 kW at 75% lagging power
224 watts. What is the impedance of the balanced factor from a 480 V source. To increase the power
delta-connected load? factor to 90% lagging, a synchronous motor
A. 10∠45° Ω C. 𝟐𝟎∠ − 𝟒𝟓° 𝛀 operating at 80% leading power factor is connected
B. 10∠ − 45° Ω D. 20∠45° Ω to the load. What is the rating of the motor if it has an
efficiency of 80%?
833. Two wattmeters are connected are for the two A. 54 HP C. 33 HP
wattmeter method with current coils in lines A and B B. 43 HP D. 35 HP
of a 208 V, ABC circuit that has a balanced delta
load. If the meter readings arte 6 kW and -3 kW 841. A three-phase, wye-connected induction motor is
respectively, find the load impedance per phase. connected to a 480 V, three-phase supply. It draws
A. 18.8∠ − 35.2° Ω/phase C. 22.3∠ − a current of 15 amperes at 80% power factor. A delta
36.2° Ω/phase connected reactance is connected in parallel with the
B. 𝟖. 𝟏𝟖∠𝟕𝟗. 𝟏° 𝛀/𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 D. 32.2∠36.2° Ω/ motor and the combination draws 15 amperes. What
phase is the value of the element?
A. 57.4 μF C. 28.7 μF
834. Three equal impedances, each represented by a B. 122.5 μF D. 245.0 μF
series R-L circuit are connected to a three phase
source. A total power of 7630 watts is measured by 842. A three-phase balanced load is connected across
the two-wattmeter method. If one wattmeter gives 220 V, three-phase, ACB source. A wattmeter with
zero deflection, determine the values of R and XL for its current coil in line A and voltage coil across liens
a line voltage of 230 V. A and B reads 800 W. The potential coil is then
A. 3.2, 10 Ω C. 3.2, 9 Ω connected across liens A and C with the current coil
B. 5.2, 10 Ω D. 5.2, 9 Ω in the same line. What is the power factor of the load
if the meter reads -800 W?
835. Three equal impedances of (25 + j30) Ω are A. 0.5 lagging C. 0.87 lagging
connected in wye to 240 V, 60 Hz, three-phase B. 0.5 leading D. 0.87 leading
source. Determine the value of the capacitor to be
connected in parallel with the load so that the total 843. In two-wattmeter method, the readings of the
current drawn by the load is 3 amperes. wattmeter will be identical when _____.
A. 90 μF C. 70 μF A. load in one of the two phases is zero
B. 80 μF D. 60 μF
B. power factor is unity
836. A delta-connected load draws 17.28 kW from 240-V, C. power factor is 0.5
balanced three-phase supply. What is the resistance D. neutral is earthed
of the load if the reactance is equal to 5 ohms?
A. 5 Ω C. 10 Ω
844. A wye-connected, balanced three-phase load draws A. 40 C. 39
75 A from 230 V, 60 Hz source. To measure the total
power, two wattmeters are connected in lines A and B. 41 D. 42
C and reads 8,625 W and 17,250 W, respectively.
Determine the impedance of the balanced load.
A. 3.07∠30° Ω C. 1.77∠30° Ω 850. EE Board Exam October 1983
B. 𝟑. 𝟕𝟕∠ − 𝟑𝟎° 𝛀 D. 1.77∠ − 30° Ω Three single-phase transformers each rated 75 kVA
are banked in delta and supplying a three-phase
845. Two wattmeters are used to measure the power load drawing 160 kVA at 0.8 lagging power factor. If
drawn by a balanced three-phase load from a 440 V, one transformer is removed for repairs, solve for the
three-phase source. The wattmeters are connected minimum amount in kVAR of a capacitor needed to
in lines A and B and reads 10 kW and -2.5 kW. When prevent overloading of the remaining units.
a capacitor in parallel with the load and the A. 70.32 C. 72.46
wattmeters reconnected in lines B and C, the
wattmeter in line B reads 7.5 kW. What is the power B. 73.64 D. 73.28
factor of the combined load?
A. 33% C. 28%
B. 50% D. 72% 851. EE Board Exam October 1982
Two single-phase transformers each rated 75 kVA
846. The ratio of the readings of wattmeters connected to are connected in V or open delta to serve a 3-phase
measure the power delivered to an inductive load is load of 120 W at 0.8 power factor lagging.
0.75. If the load draws 75 kVA from 440-V supply, Determine the size in kVAR of the capacitor needed
determine the impedance per phase of the delta- to prevent overloading of the transformers.
connected load?
A. 𝟕. 𝟕𝟒∠𝟏𝟑. 𝟗° 𝛀 C. 2.58∠41.41° Ω A. 40.25 C. 45.24
B. 41.28 D. 43.50
B. 7.74∠ − 13.9° Ω D. 2.58∠ −
41.41° Ω
847. A balanced three-phase, three-wire, 480 V supply A 150 kVA transformer bank will serve a load
has two loads. The first load is delta connected and expected to draw 135 kW at 0.80 lagging power
takes 30 kW at 80% lagging power factor. The factor. Solve for the size of the capacitor bank
second load is delta connected and uses 24 kVA at needed to be added in order to prevent overloading
90% leading power factor. Find the readings of the of the transformer bank.
two wattmeters connected in lines A and C.
A. 28,940 & 22,660 W C. 30,000 & A. 32.506 kVAR C. 40.391 kVAR
21,600 W
B. 35.866 kVAR D. 28.266 kVAR
B. 20,400 & 31,200 W D. 32,680 &
18,920 W
H. POWER FACTOR 853. EE Board Exam October 1981

CORRECTION (3-PHASE) A 3-phase generator has the following 3-phase
loads: an inductive load drawing 400 kVA at 0.60 pf
848. EE Board Exam April 1989, October 1989 power factor and a resistive load drawing 80 kVA at
A three-phase, 60 Hz, 2200 volts induction motor 1.00 power factor. Solve for the size in kVAR of the
develops 500 HP, 0.8 lagging pf and efficiency of capacitor bank needed to improve the power factor
94%. The power factor is raised to 0.90 lagging by of the combined loads to 0.85 lagging.
connecting a bank of condensers in delta across the
lines. If each of the capacitance unit is built up of A. 120.58 kVAR C. 124.54 kVAR
four similar 550 V condensers, calculate the B. 121.68 kVAR D. 122.82 kVAR
required capacitance of each condenser.
A. 77.04 μF C. 76.12 μF
B. 75.42 μF D. 72.30 μF A short, 3-phase, 3-wire transmission line has a
receiving end voltage of 4,160 V phase to neutral
and serving a balanced 3-phase load of 998.400
849. EE Board Exam October 1987, October 1982 volt-amperes at 0.82 pf lagging. At the receiving
Installed in one of the customer CEPALCO are two end the voltage is 4600 V., phase to neutral and the
single phase transformers each rated 75 kVA are pf is 0.77 lagging. Solve for the size in kVAR of a
connected V or open delta to serve a 3-phase load capacitor needed to improve the receiving end pf to
of 120 kW at 0.8 p.f. lagging. To prevent the 0.9 lagging maintaining 4160 V.
overloading of the transformers, determine the size
of the capacitor in kVAR. A. 181 C. 172
B. 175 D. 178 Two Y-connected, 50° rise induction motors are fed
by a 4160 V, line to line, 3-phase 60 Hz motor-
control center 20 feet away. Motor 1 drives a 600-
855. REE Board Exam October 1996 hp compressor. The efficiency of this motor is 90%
A 132 kV line, three-phase system delivers 70.7 and its power factor is 0.5. Instruments of motor 2
MVA of a balanced delta load of power factor 70.7%. indicate 1730 kW, 277 amperes. Determine the
Determine the reactance necessary in order to attain capacity in microfarads per phase of a wye-
unity power factor. connected bank that is required to correct the power
A. 1,092 Ω C. 1,142 Ω factor of the load to 0.966 lagging.
B. 965 Ω D. 1,045 Ω A. 172.4 μF C. 167.2 μF
B. 193.8 μF D. 182.1 μF
A balanced 500 kVA, 3-phase, 440 volt, 60 Hz,
inductive load operates at a pf of 75%. Determine 861. EE Board Exam April 1993
the total capacitive kVAR required improving the pf A star-connected 400 HP (metric), 2000 V, 50 c/s
to 95%. motor works at a power factor of 0.7 lagging. A
bank of mesh-connected condensers is used to
A. 207.46 C. 210.75 raise the power factor to 0.93 lagging. Calculate the
B. 176.42 D. 192.21 capacitance of each unit required if each is rated
500 V, 50 c/s. The motor efficiency is 85%.
A. 194 μF C. 302 μF
A balanced 3-phase load draws 150 A phase B. 225 μF D. 233 μF
current at 7.5 kV phase to neutral, 0.891 power
factor lagging. It is desired to raise the power factor 862. A delta connected induction motor takes 20 kW at 0.8
to 0.96 leading. Solve for the amount of capacitor pf from a 500 V 60 Hz mains. Three delta connected
kVAR needed to achieve such pf. capacitors are used to raise the pf to 0.95. What is
A. 2273 kVAR C. 2509 kVAR the capacitance of each capacitor in F?
A. 22.3 F C. 29.8 F
B. 2409 kVAR D. 2365 kVAR
B. 28.7 F D. 38.9 F
863. A three-phase induction motor delivers 150 HP while

858. EE Board Exam April 1981 operating at 80% efficiency and a power factor of 0.8
A 3-phase, 3-wire, short transmission line has a lagging from 480 V lines. A wye connected power
resistance of 3 ohms and a reactance of 8 ohms per factor correction capacitor is to be installed to
wire. At the receiving end, a balanced 3-phase load improve the overall power factor to 0.9 lagging.
draws a line current of 60 A, at 13,500 volts line to Determine the capacitance required per phase.
line, 0.90 power factor lagging. Assuming the A. 428 μF C. 1283 μF
receiving end voltage is maintained at 13,500 V, B. 142.6 μF D. 3850 μF
solve for the size in kVAR of capacitors needed to
raise the power factor at the receiving end to 0.95 G. UNBALANCED POLYPHASE SYSTEMS
leading.
A. 1043.5 C. 1026.5 Given a balanced 3-wire, three-phase system
B. 1154.2 D. 1232.2 serving the following loads:
𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 200∠0° 𝑉 𝑍𝑎𝑏 = 10∠53.13° Ω
859. EE Board Exam April 1981 𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 200∠240° 𝑉 𝑍𝑏𝑐 = 10∠0° Ω

A three-phase balanced load draws a line current of 𝑉𝑐𝑎 = 200∠120° 𝑉 𝑍𝑐𝑎 = 10∠30° Ω
80 A at 0.90 lagging power factor. Solve for the
minimum size in kVAR of the capacitor bank Determine the current on line b
needed to raise the power factor to 0.96 leading, if
the line to line voltage is 13,200 volts. A. 20.34 A C. 24.36 A
A. 1310.15 C. 1247.54 B. 22.04 A D. 21.57 A
B. 1338.25 D. 1430.12
Given the following line voltages and two load
860. EE Board Exam October 1990 impedances:
𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 117∠0° 𝑉 𝑍𝑎𝑏 = 5 + 𝑗12 Ω
𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 117∠240° 𝑉 𝑍𝑏𝑐 = 13 + 𝑗0 Ω rated 8 hp, 230 V, 0.70 pf, 0.90 efficiency, which is
connected across lines a and b. Load B draws 5 kW
𝑉𝑐𝑎 = 117∠120° 𝑉 at 1.0 pf and is connected across lines b and c.
Solve for the current in line c. Assume a sequence of a-b-c, solve for the current
on line b.
A. 17.41 A C. 16.62 A
A. 42.19 A C. 41.08 A
B. 17.95 A D. 18.46 A
B. 27.74 A D. 34.46 A

Three unequal single-phase loads so connected 870. EE Board Exam April 1980
across the lines of a balanced, 3-phase, 230 volts A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire
circuit. The first takes 106 A at 0.78 pf lagging and system with the following characteristics:
is connected across lines 1 & 2. The second takes 𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 230∠0° 𝑉 𝐼𝑎 = 110∠ − 36.87° 𝐴
142 A, at 0.82 pf lagging and is connected across
lines 2 & 3. And the third takes 28.4 kW at 0.77 pf 𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 230∠240° 𝑉 𝐼𝑐 = 125∠53.13° 𝐴
lagging and is connected across lines 3 & 1. Find
the three line currents. Find the line current Ib.
A. 254.40 A, 211.38 A, 252 A A. 145.3 A C. 184.6 A
B. 231.26 A, 215.20 A, 268 A B. 163.3 A D. 166.5 A
C. 254.40 A, 215.20 A, 252 A

D. 231.26 A, 211.38 A, 268 A Three unequal single-phase loads so connected
across the lines of a balanced, 3-phase, 230 volts
circuit. The first takes 106 A at 0.78 pf lagging and
867. EE Board Exam October 1992 is connected across lines 1 & 2. The second takes
A 120-V per phase, three-phase Y-connected 142 A at 0.82 pf lagging and is connected across 2
source delivers power to the following delta- & 3. And the third takes 28.4 kW at 0.77 pf lagging.
connected load: Determine total apparent power.
𝑃ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒 1 = 40∠0° A. 94 kVA C. 78 kVA
𝑃ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒 2 = 20∠ − 60° B. 83 kVA D. 101 kVA
𝑃ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒 3 = 15∠45°
Solve for the three line currents. 872. REE Board Exam October 1996
The following information is given for a delta-
A. 12.45 A, 9 A, 22.45 A connected load of three numerically equal
impedances that differ in power factor. Line voltage
B. 13.49 A, 9 A, 22.45 A
= 120 volts. 𝑍𝑎𝑏 = 15∠30° Ω, 𝑍𝑏𝑐 = 15∠0° Ω and
C. 13.49 A, 10 A. 20.22 A 𝑍𝑐𝑎 = 15∠ − 30° Ω. Phase sequence of voltages is
a-b-c. Using the phase sequence as a guide,
D. 12.45 A, 10 A, 20.22 A calculate the total power drawn by the load.
A. 2,624 W C. 2,564 W
868. EE Board Exam October 1985 B. 2,472 W D. 2,731 W
Given:
𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 240∠0° 𝑉 𝑍𝑎𝑏 = 6 + 𝑗8 Ω
𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 240∠240° 𝑉 𝑍𝑏𝑐 = 5 + 𝑗8.66 Ω In AC circuit, find the total power in kW in an
𝑉𝑐𝑎 = 240∠120° 𝑉 𝑍𝑐𝑎 = 10 + 𝑗0 Ω unbalanced three-phase circuit loaded as follows:
Phase I = 120 V, 100 A, unity pf. Phase II = 100 V,
Solve for the three line currents Ia, Ib and Ic. 230 A, 80% pf and phase III = 110 V, 85 A, 77% pf.
A. Ia = 45 A, Ib = 43 A, Ic = 20 A
B. Ia = 48 A, Ib = 42 A, Ic = 24 A A. 37.6 kW C. 32.8 kW
C. Ia = 45 A, Ib = 42 A, Ic = 20 A B. 35.3 kW D. 38.2 kW
D. Ia = 48 A, Ib = 43 A, Ic = 24 A
869. EE Board Exam April 1985 874. EE Board Exam April 1983
A three phase 230-V circuit serves two single- Two single-phase transformers are connected in V
phase loads, A and B. Load A is an induction motor (open delta) and serving a delta connected
impedance load. Each impedance is equal to 𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 2,400∠0° 𝑉 𝐼𝑎 = 85∠330° 𝐴
16∠36.87° Ω. If the transformer voltages impressed
on the impedances are 𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 240∠0° 𝑉, 𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 2,400∠240° 𝑉 𝐼𝑐 = 100∠80° 𝐴
240∠240° 𝑉, 𝑉𝑐𝑎 = 240∠120° 𝑉. Solve for the total Solve for the real power in kW drawn by the
kVA drawn by the load. commercial building.
A. 6.23 C. 10.8 A. 402.2 C. 419.5
B. 8.31 D. 11.3 B. 404.5 D. 421.5
875. EE Board Exam October 1980, October 1982 880. EE Board Exam October 1981
Three impedances Zan = 20 + j0, Zbn = 16 + j12, Zcn A 3-phase, 3-wire load draws the following line
= 5 – j15 ohms, are connected in wye across a 230 currents: 𝐼𝑎 = 60∠330° 𝐴, 𝐼𝑏 = 78.4∠214° 𝐴 and
V (line to line), 3-phase, 4-wire source. The phase 𝐼𝑐 = 75∠80° 𝐴. If the voltages impressed on the load
sequence is a-b-c, counterclockwise. Determine the are balanced 3-phase, having a magnitude of 4140
current passing thru the neutral. volts line to line, solve for the total power in kW.
A. 7.54 A C. 8.81 A A. 556.16 C. 536.54
B. 9.12 A D. 8.02 A B. 506.85 D. 520.18
876. EE April 1981 881. EE Board Exam October 1983

A wye-connected transformer with neutral Given the following load impedances in delta and
connection has balanced voltages of 265 V the impressed voltages as follows:
between lines and neutral. The transformer is
serving two single phase motors. Motor A (rated 4 𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 220∠0° 𝑉 𝑍𝑎𝑏 = 8 + 𝑗6 Ω
hp, 0.90 efficiency, 0.80 power factor lagging) is
𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 220∠240° 𝑉 𝑍𝑏𝑐 = 8.66 − 𝑗5 Ω
connected across line a and neutral. Motor B (rated
3 hp, 0.85 efficiency, 0.85 power factor lagging) is 𝑉𝑐𝑎 = 220∠120° 𝑉 𝑍𝑐𝑎 = 10 + 𝑗0 Ω
connected across line b and neutral. Solve for the
neutral current, using Van as reference vector. What will be the reading of the two wattmeters
connected to measure total power. Use line a as the
A. 20.42 A C. 22.45 A common potential point.
B. 25.37 A D. 23.14 A A. 3.869 kW, 9.031 kW
C. 3.125 kW, 6.778 kW
B. 2.546 kW, 8.357 kW
D. 4.055 kW, 9.848 kW
The loads of a wye connected transformer are: Ia =
10 cis (-30°); Ib = 12 cis 215°; Ic = 15 cis 82°. What
is the neutral current?
A. 1.04 cis 72.8° C. 0.92 cis 62.5° 882. EE Board Exam October 1984
The 3-phase power supply to a factory has the
B. 2.21 cis (-30°) D. 3.11 cis 72.6° following measurements:
𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 240∠0° 𝑉 𝐼𝑎 = 120∠330° 𝐴
878. EE Board Exam April 1980 𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 240∠240° 𝑉 𝐼𝑏 = 157∠214° 𝐴
A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire
system with the following characteristics: 𝑉𝑐𝑎 = 240∠120° 𝑉 𝐼𝑐 = 150∠80° 𝐴
𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 230∠0° 𝑉 𝐼𝑎 = 110∠ − 36.87° 𝐴 Solve for the total power drawn.
𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 230∠240° 𝑉 𝐼𝑐 = 125∠53.13° 𝐴 A. 60.2 kW C. 58.8 kW
Determine the power consumed by the load. B. 56.5 kW D. 62.4 kW
A. 42.75 kW C. 40.23 kW
B. 48.78 kW D. 45.12 kW 883. EE Board Exam April 1985
A three-phase 230-V circuit serves two single-
phase loads, A and B. Load A is an induction motor
rated 8 hp, 230 V, 0.70 pf, 0.90 efficiency, which is
connected across lines a and b. Load B draws 5 kW
The following voltages and line currents were
at 1.0 pf and is connected across lines b and c.
measured to a 3-phase, 3-wire feeder serving a
commercial building:
Assume a sequence of a-b-c, solve for the total First Load: W1 = 160 kW W2 = 96 kW
power factor of the load.
Second Load: W1 = 90 kW W2 = 48 kW
A. 0.907 C. 0.864
What is the combined kVA load on the feeder?
B. 0.704 D. 0.886
A. 434.68 C. 504.35
B. 462.35 D. 420.12
A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3-phase
takes a line current of 18.4 ampere, when operating 889. EE Board Exam October 1992
at rated output at an efficiency of 88%. Calculate National Power Corporation used two wattmeters to
the indication on the wattmeter when this is inserted measure 3-phase power of a balanced Y-connected
to measure power by the T-method. lagging power factor motor loads. Each wattmeter
A. 3.179 kW C. 3.361 kW indicates 15.4 kW. The voltage coils are connected
across lines 2 and 3, and across lines 1 and 3,
B. 4.401 kW D. 4.042 kW respectively. The line to line voltages are 230 volts
with V12 leading V23 and the line currents are each
120 A. Calculate the total power supplied.
885. EE Board Exam October 1994 A. 37.44 kW C. 39.67 kW
A wattmeter with its current coil in line 2 and
potential coil across lines 2 and 3 is connected to a B. 30.72 kW D. 34.88 kW
balanced 3-phase system. The only load supplied is
a single phase one connected to lines 1 and 2. This
load is known to be inductive. If the wattmeter reads 890. EE Board Exam April 1980
zero watts, determine the power factor of the single- A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire
phase load. system with the following characteristics:
A. 0.707 C. 0.800 𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 230∠0° 𝑉 𝐼𝑎 = 110∠ −
B. 0.866 D. 0.900 36.87° 𝐴
𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 230∠240° 𝑉 𝐼𝑐 = 125∠53.13° 𝐴
886. EE Board Exam April 1984 A. 0.934 lagging C. 0.892 lagging

A balanced 3-phase load draws 75 amperes line B. 0.908 lagging D. 0.866 lagging
current at 230 volts line to line and 0.848 lagging
power factor. If the two-wattmeter is used, solve for
the readings of the two wattmeters.
A. 15.32 kW, 10.02 kW A 3-phase, 3-wire load draws the following line
C. 16.42 kW, 8.92 kW currents:
B. 17.86 kW, 7.48 kW 𝐼𝑎 = 60∠330° 𝐴, 𝐼𝑏 = 78.4∠214° 𝐴 and 𝐼𝑐 =
D. 17.24 kW, 8.10 kW 75∠80° 𝐴. If the voltages impressed on the load are
balanced 3-phase, having a magnitude of 4140
volts line to line, solve for the power factor of the
887. EE Board Exam October 1980 load.
Three equal impedances, each having a resistance A. 0.976 C. 0.982
of 8 ohms and an inductive reactance of 7 ohms are
connected in delta to lines a, b and c of a 240 V, 3- B. 0.999 D. 0.906
phase, 3-wire line, phase sequence a-b-c. What is
the reading of a single-phase wattmeter connected
with its current coil in line a and the potential coil 892. EE Board Exam April 1995
across lines b and c? Three unequal single-phase induction motor loads
are connected across the lines and neutral
A. 6,180 W C. 6,561 W
conductor of a balanced, 3-phase, 350 volts circuit.
B. 6,324 W D. 6,004 W The line to neutral voltages is each 202 volts. The
first load takes 20 kW at 0.82 power factor, the
second takes 28 kW at 0.75 power factor, and the
888. EE Board Exam October 1992 third takes 36 kW at 0.80 power factor. What is the
A 3-phase feeder carries two lagging balanced current in the neutral conductor?
loads. The power observed by each is measured by A. 105.5 amps C. 125.4 amps
two wattmeter method, giving the following
readings: B. 86.6 amps D. none of these
A. total power C. active power
B. real power D. reactive power
893. For an unbalanced load which connection is suitable
A. 3 wire open delta 902. A three-phase, three-wire, 240 V, CBA system
B. 4 wire star connection supplies power a wye-connected load with
C. 3 wire delta connection impedances of 𝑍𝑎 = 𝑍𝑏 = 25∠90° Ω, 𝑍𝑐 = 20∠0° Ω.
D. 3 wire star connection
Find the total power.
A. 1,553 W C. 1,883 W
894. What is the minimum number of wattmeters required
B. 2,589 W D. 2,104 W
for measuring power of a three phase balanced
load?
903. A 100 V, balanced three-phase source has two
A. two C. one
single-phase loads. The first load has an impedance
B. four D. three
of (5 + jX) ohms and connected across lines A and
B. The second load is connected across B and C and
895. The power is to be measured for a balanced delta has an impedance of (R – j2) ohms. Determine the
connected load whose terminals cannot be opened.
values of R and X, if the current in line B is 25.93∠ −
How many wattmeters do you need?
102.37° A and the ratio of X to R is 1.5.
A. four C. two
A. 2 Ω, 3 Ω C. 4 Ω, 6 Ω
B. one D. three
B. 3 Ω, 4.5 Ω D. 5 Ω, 7.5 Ω
896. What is the minimum number of wattmeters required
904. Three – single phase loads are connected between
to measure unbalanced power for a three-phase
lines of a 280 V, balanced three phase source. The
system?
currents measured in lines B and C are: 𝐼𝑏 =
A. two C. three
B. four D. one 85.22∠ − 72.5° A, 𝐼𝑐 = 60.71∠170° A. What is the
negative sequence component of the currents?
897. In two wattmeter method, the readings of the A. 39.21∠105.2° A C. 37.64∠ −
wattmeter will be identical when 104.5° A
A. load in one of the phases is zero B. 𝟑𝟑. 𝟗𝟑∠𝟏𝟔𝟏. 𝟔° A D. 41.82∠72.8° A
B. power factor is unity
C. power factor is 0.5 905. Two of the three unbalanced currents are given for
D. neutral is earthed an unbalanced, three-phase system. Find the
positive sequence of phase B current of the neutral
898. Two wattmeters can be used to measure 3-phase for current is 32∠39.2° A.
a A. 32∠39.2° A C. 106.23∠61.5°
A. balanced and unbalanced load B. 181∠47.1° A D. 𝟔𝟎. 𝟑𝟑∠ −
B. unbalanced load only 𝟒𝟏. 𝟕° A
C. balanced load only
D. unity power factor only 906. The phase b voltage and the phase b current of a
balanced 3-phase system are: V = 220 sin (t +
899. In 2 wattmeter method, the reading of one of the 210°) and I = 10 sin (t – 180°). What is the power of
wattmeter will be zero when the system?
A. power factor is unity A. 3300 W C. 1905 W
B. power factor is 0.5 B. 5716 W D. 3810 W
C. load in one of the phases is zero
D. a neutral wire is not provided 907. Two voltage generators are in series. The voltage
being generated are Vab = 50 sin(t - 30°) and Vbc =
900. For a 3 phase unbalanced load 100 sin(t + 60°). What is the output voltage Vac?
A. the power factor of each phase will be in A. 111.83 cis 33.5° C. 145.5 cis 50.1°
proportional to the load
B. the power factor of each phase will be the same B. 50 cis 30° D. 150 cis 30°
C. the power factor of at least one of the phase
must be leading TWO PORT NETWORKS
D. the power factor of each phase may be different 908. As the poles of a network shift away from the axis,
the response
901. A wattmeter is installed in a balanced 3-phase A. remain constant C. becomes more
system. The wattmeter will measure oscillating
B. becomes less oscillating D. none of these
R
909. The response of a network is decided by the location
Y of
A. Its zeros C. both zeros &
B poles
B. Its poles D. neither zeros B. 10.2 cis 240° D. 12.27 cis (-
nor poles 31.6°)
910. The pole-zero configuration of a network function is 917. REE Board Exam March 1998, September 2001
shown. The magnitude of the transfer function will The three unbalanced currents are:
Ia = 10 cis (-30°)
A. Decrease with frequency Ib = 0
B. increase with frequency Ic = 10 cis 150°
C. Initially increase and then decreases with Find the negative sequence current of phase a.
frequency A. 8.66 cis 30° C. -5.77
D. Be independent of frequency B. 5.77 cis (-60°) D. 5.77
911. Given I1 = 2V1 + V2 and I2 = V1 + V2 the Z- 918. EE Board Exam October 1984
parameters are given by Given the following currents:
A. 2, 1, 1, 1 C. 1, 1, 1, 2 Ia = 60 + j0 A
B. 1, -1, -1, 2 D. 2, -1, 1, 1 Ib = -36 – j48 A
Ic = -48 + j36 A
912. The short – circuit admittance matrix of a two-port Solve for the negative sequence component Ia.
network is as shown A. 8.641 – j1.543 C. 9.751 – j1.464
B. 9.436 + j1.346 D. 8.354 + j1.034
The two-port network is
A. Non reciprocal & passive 919. REE Board Exam October 1998
B. Non-reciprocal & active The three unbalanced currents are:
C. Reciprocal & passive Ia = 10 cis (-30°)
D. reciprocal & active Ib = 0
Ic = 10 cis 150°
913. If the two port network is reciprocal, then Find the zero sequence current.
A. Z12 / Y12 = Z122 – Z11 Z12 A. 3.33 cis 30° C. 5.77
B. Z12 = 1/Y22 B. 0 D. 3.33
C. h12 = -h21
D. AD-BC = 0 920. EE Board Exam October 1984
Given the following currents:
914. Two networks are cascaded through an ideal buffer. Ia = 60 + j0 A
If tr1 & tr2 are the rise times of two networks, then Ib = -36 – j48 A
the over-all rise time of the two networks together will Ic = -48 + j36 A
be Solve for the zero component of Ia.
A. √ tr1 tr2 C. tr1 + tr2 A. 10 + j4 C. -8 – j4
B. √ (tr12 +tr22) D. (tr1 + tr2 )/ 2 B. 8 – j6 D. 12 – j6
915. Which one of the following combinations of open 921. REE Board Exam October 1997
circuit voltage and Thevenin’s equivalent resistance The sequence currents of phase a current are as
represents the Thevenin’s equivalent of the circuit follows:
shown in the given figure? Zero sequence current = 14.13∠17.34°
Positive sequence current = 2.98∠10.06
Negative sequence current = 708.26∠ − 31°
Determine the phase a current.
A. 𝟕𝟐𝟎∠ − 𝟑𝟎° C. 710∠88°
B. 730∠ − 15.2° D. 695∠15.2°

A. 1 V, 10 Ω C. 1 mV, 1 kΩ The sequence components of phase a current are:
B. 1 V, 1 kΩ D. 1 mV, 10 Ω Zero sequence current = 0.47 + j1.49
Positive sequence current = 18.4 cis (-31.6°)
D. Symmetrical Components Negative sequence current = 3.23 cis 168.2°
Determine the phase b current.
916. REE Board Exam October 1998 A. 18 cis 215° C. 19 cis 220°
If the loads of a wye-connected transformer are: B. 15 cis 240° D. 20 cis 225°
Ia = 10 cis (-30°)
Ib = 12 cis 215° 923. REE Board Exam March 1998
Ic = 15 cis 82° The sequence components of phase a current are:
What is the phase b positive sequence component? Zero sequence current = 0.47 + j1.49
A. 13.4 cis (-32.2°) C. 12.27 cis Positive sequence current = 18.4 cis (-31.6°)
208.4° Negative sequence current = 3.23 cis 168.2°
Determine the phase c current. 930. In the case of an unbalanced star-connected load
A. 17.5 cis 91° C. 22.5 cis 82° supplied from an unbalanced 3-, 3 wire system,
B. 18 cis 215° D. 15 cis 100° load currents will consists of
A. positive-sequence components
924. EE Board Exam April 1992 B. negative-sequence components
Determine the symmetrical components of the line C. zero-sequence components
current in line ‘a’ if one of the in-phase impedance of D. only A and B
its delta connected load connected across lines ‘ca’
is removed. The delta load with impedance of 10∠0° 931. In symmetrical components, what is the vector sum
ohms per phase is supplied from a 220 volts, 60 of 1 + a + a2?
cycle, 3-phase source. Assume a phase sequence of A. 1 C. -1
a-b-c. B. 0 D. infinity
A. Ia1 = 11 A, Ia2 = 11 A, Ia0 = 0 A
B. Ia1 = 7.33 A, Ia2 = 7.33 A, Ia0 = 7.33 A
C. Ia1 = 22 A, Ia2 = 22 A, Ia0 = 22 A 932. REE Board Exam October 1997
D. Ia1 = 25.4 A, Ia2 = 12.7 A, Ia0 = 0 A The sequence currents of a three phase current are:
Zero sequence current = 14.13 cis 17.34°
925. EE Board Exam April 1991 Positive sequence current = 708.26 cis (-31°)
A star-connected balanced load takes 75 A from a Negative sequence current = 2.98 cis 10.06°
balanced 3-phase, 4-wire supply. If the two supply Determine the phase a current.
lines of the fuses are removed determine the A. 720 cis (-30°) C. 710 cis 88°
symmetrical components of the lines after the fuses B. 730 cis (-15.2°) D. 695 cis 15.2°
are removed.
A. I1 = 25 A, I2 = 25 A, I3 = 25 A 933. REE Board Exam April 2001
B. I1 = 25 A, I2 = 50 A, I3 = 0 A The three unbalanced currents are:
C. I1 = 75 A, I2 = 75 A, I3 = 75 A Ia = 10 cis (-30°)
D. I1 = 75 A, I2 = 0 A, I3 = 0 A Ib = 0
Ic = 10 cis 150°
926. REE Board Exam September 2000 Find the phase B positive sequence current.
If the loads of a wye-connected transformer are: A. 8.66 A C. 5.77 A
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) B. 5.77 cis 240° A D. 8.66 cis 120° A
Ib = 12 cis 215°
Ic = 15 cis 82° 934. REE Board Exam September 2002
Find the positive sequence component of phase a The phase currents of a three-phase system are:
current. Ia = 100 cis 0°
A. 13.4 cis (-32.2°) C. 12.27 cis Ib = 80 cis 240°
208.4° Ic = 91.8 cis 130.9°
B. 10.2 cis 240° D. 12.27 cis (- Find the zero sequence current.
31.6°) A. 90.23 cis 3.68° A
B. 270.7 cis 3.68° A
C. 34.68 cis (-30.24°) A
927. The method of symmetrical components is very D. none of the above
useful for
A. solving unbalanced polyphase circuits 935. Given three unbalanced three-phase voltages:
B. analyzing the performance of 3-phase electrical Va = 150 + j0 V
machinery Vb = -90 – j120 V
C. calculating currents resulting from unbalanced Vc = -120 + j90 V
faults Determine Va1
D. all of the above A. 142.43 + j12.35
B. 135.32 – j 1.34
928. An unbalanced system of 3-phase voltages having C. 145.62 + j13.66
RYB sequence actually consists of D. 140.23 – j9.32
A. a positive-sequence component
B. a negative-sequence component 936.
C. a zero-sequence component A. C.
D. all of the above B. D.
929. The zero-sequence component of the unbalanced 3-

phase system of vectors VA, VB and VC is of their 1. Four 3 pCoul spheres are in corners of square q 1
vector sum.
A. one-third C. two-third cm on sides. Find the force in Newton?
B. one-half D. one-fourth
The correct answer is: 15.5 x 10^(-10) The correct answer is: 0.999
2. In a cable capacitor, voltage gradient is maximum

at the surface of the
9. When will an ac voltage, v = 120 sin 120*pi*t reach

The correct answer is: conductor its first peak?
3. Which of the following voltmeter has the most The correct answer is: 4.167 ms
inaccurate reading?
10. A balanced delta load with impedances of 15 - j9

The correct answer is: Low sensitive, 900 kohms ohms is connected to a three phase source by three
wires each of which has 2 + j5 ohms impedance.
The load phase voltage is 120 V. Find the line
4. Electrostatic instruments are exclusively used as
voltages at the source.
The correct answer is: 259 V
The correct answer is: voltmeters 11. A three-phase motor takes 10 kVA at 0.67 pf
lagging from a source of 230 volts. It is in parallel
with a balanced delta load having 16 ohms
5. The input impedance of your test equipment should
resistance and 12 ohms capacitive reactance in
exceed the impedance of the circuit under test by
series in each phase. Determine the total power
what ratio?
factor.
The correct answer is: 10 to 1

The correct answer is: 0.967 lagging
6. Part of the which produces bright spot through

12. To roughly check his kWh meter an electrician
collection of electrons
hook-up a wattmeter, he switched on the load, he
counted 5 rev in 18 sec, the meter constant is 3.2.
The correct answer is: Aquadag coating The wattmeter reads 368 Watts. What is the error of
the meter?
The correct answer is: 8% slower
7. An isolated sphere 10 cm in radius is charged in air 13. Two single-phase transformers are connected in V
to 500 Volts. How much charge is required? (open delta) and serving a delta connected
impedance load. Each impedance is equal to 16 cis
The correct answer is: 5.563 nC (36.87 deg) ohms. If the transformer voltages
impressed on the impedances are Vab = 240 cis (0
deg) V, Vbc = 240 cis (240 deg) V, Vca = 240 cis
8. A 3-phase, 3-wire load draws the following line (120 deg) V. Solve for the total kVA drawn by the
currents: Ia = 60 cis (330 deg) A, Ib = 78.4 cis (214 load.
deg) A, Ic = 75 cis (80 deg) A. If the voltages The correct answer is: 10.8
impressed on the load are balanced 3-phase, 14. Three resistance are connected in series has a total
having a magnitude of 4140 volts line to line, solve resistance of 120 ohms. If Rx = 20 ohms and Ry is
for the power factor of the load. twice greater than Rz. Find Ry and Rz.
The correct answer is: Ry = 75 ohms& Rz = 22. A dc motor draws 200 Amp is located at 100 ft from
25 ohms the supply line. The wire has a resistance of 0.01
15. The resistance of a coil of wire is 1 k-ohms at 20 ohm per 100 ft. What is the voltage at the motor
degrees C. If the coil is immersed into oil, the terminals if the supply voltage is 120 Volts?
resistance falls to 880 ohms. If the wire has a The correct answer is: 116 volts
temperature coefficient of 0.006 at 20 degrees C, 23. Find the Thevenin impedance equivalent across R2
how much is the temperature of the liquid? of a linear close circuit having 10 volt supply in
The correct answer is: 0 degrees C series with two resistors (R1= 50 ohms and R2 =
16. Which of the following ammeters is the most 200 ohms).
sensitive? The correct answer is: 40 ohms
The correct answer is: 0 - 1 micro-ammeter 24. A 10 ohms R1, 30 ohms XL and 60 ohms XL are
17. A plate capacitor is made up of 501 sheet of connected in parallel across a 220 volts 60 Hz
aluminum 25 cm x 30 cm with a dielectric of paraffin source. What is the current in R1 in ampere?
paper 0.0015 cm thick. What is the capacitance in The correct answer is: 22
microfarads of the condenser (K for paraffin paper 25. A load of 10 ohms was connected to a 12-volt
is 2.3)? battery. The current drawn was 1.18 amperes. What
The correct answer is: 25 is the internal resistance of the battery?
18. A three-phase balanced load is connected across The correct answer is: 0.20 ohm
220 V, three-phase, ACB source. A wattmeter with 26. What is a dielectric?
its current coil in line A and voltage coil across lines The correct answer is: an insulator between two
A and B reads 800 W. The potential coil is then metal plates in a capacitor
connected across lines A and C with the current coil 27. The time constant of an R-C circuit is defined as the
in the same line. What is the power factor of the time during which capacitor charging current
load if the meter reads -800 W? becomes ____ percent of its ____ value.
The correct answer is: 0.87 lagging The correct answer is: 37, initial
28. The unit of electric intensity is
The correct answer is: both B and C
29. For medium, electric flux density is related to
19. Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force of 2 electric density E by the equation
x 10^-15 N. How far apart are the electrons? The correct answer is: D = (permittivity of free
space*relative permittivity)E
30. Which part of the oscilloscope emits electrons?
The correct answer is: 3.39 x 10^-7 m
The correct answer is: Heater cathode
31. A coil has a resistance of 100 ohms at 90 degrees
20. Calculate the capacitance between two parallel C. At 100 degrees C, its resistance is 101 ohms.
plates each of which is 100 cm^2 and 2 mm apart in What is the temperature coefficient of the wire at 90
air. degrees C?
The correct answer is: 0.443 uuF The correct answer is: 0.001
21. The hot resistance of a 100 watt, 250 V

incandescent lamp would be
The correct answer is: 625 ohms 32. When the grid bias of the oscilloscope is varied,
what is being controlled?
The correct answer is: Amplitude 43. Three capacitors A, B and C are charged as
33. An electric water heater has a rating of 1 kW, 230 follows: A = 10 uF, 100 V; B = 15 uF, 150 V and C =
V. The coil used as the heating element is 10 m 25 uF, 200 V. They are connected in parallel with
long and has a resistivity of 1.724 x 10^-6 ohm-cm. terminals of like polarity together. What is the
Determine the required diameter of the wire in mils. voltage across the combination?
The correct answer is: 2.52 mils The correct answer is: 165 V
34. The most efficient form of damping employed in 44. A current meter should have a
electrical instruments is The correct answer is: very low internal resistance
The correct answer is: eddy currents 45. A capacitor is charged by a constant 10 mA current
35. When using an ohmmeter to measure the continuity source which is turned on for 1 second. Assuming
of a wire, the resistance should measure the capacitor is initially uncharged, determine the
The correct answer is: both A and B power supplied by the source if the capacitor has a
36. If relative permittivity of mica is 5, its absolute value of 1 mF.
permittivity is
The correct answer is: 5*(permittivity of free
The correct answer is: 100 mW
space)
37. A 150 kVA transformer bank will serve a load
expected to draw 135 kW at 0.80 lagging power 46. If an oscilloscope with a vertical deflection of 0.1
factor. Solve for the size of the capacitor bank volt rms per centimeter (cm), is used in conjunction
needed to be added in order to prevent overloading with a 10 ohm shunt resistor to measure a 25 milli-
of the transformer bank. amp current, compute the vertical deflection?
The correct answer is: 35.866 kVAR
38. The permeability of free space
The correct answer is: 2.5 cm
The correct answer is: 4pi x 10^-7 H/m
39. If admittance Y = 0.06 - j0.08 mho, then
conductance G equals 47. What is the most accurate of all instruments for
The correct answer is: 0.06 measuring high power?
40. A certain precision 1 micro-farad capacitor has a
very high resistance material used between its
conducting surfaces. The capacitor is charged to 1 The correct answer is: Bolometer
volt at t = 0 and disconnected from the source. It is

found that the voltage drops to 0.9 volt in 100 hour.
Find the insulation resistance of the capacitor. 48. An uncharged capacitor in series with a 120 volt
The correct answer is: 3420 G-ohms voltmeter of 10,000 ohms resistance is suddenly
connected to a 100 V battery. One second later, the
41. In an R-C circuit across a d. c voltage source, which voltmeter reads 60 volt. Determine the capacitance
of the following is zero at the beginning of the of the capacitor.
transient?
The correct answer is: capacitor voltage
42. An inductive reactance of 8 ohms is connected in The correct answer is: 195.76 uF
parallel with a capacitive reactance of 18 ohms.
This combination is then connected in series with a
49. A galvanometer has a resistance of 300 ohms.
variable resistance. For what value of resistance
What is the ohmic resistance to make it read one is
will the power factor be 0.5?
to ten?
The correct answer is: 8.314 ohms
The correct answer is: 33.33 The correct answer is: watthour meter
10. The moving coil-current in a wattmeter is
proportional to the _____ across the circuit.
50. How do you design direct current ammeter such
The correct answer is: Voltage
that is could read high current values?
11. For a moving-coil meter movement, the full
scale current deflection is
The correct answer is: Employ shunt resistor across The correct answer is: the amount of current
needed in the moving-coil to produce full-scale
deflection of a pointer of the meter
1. What is the common type of meter movement?
12. A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3-
The correct answer is: D Arsonval
phase takes a line current of 18.4 ampere,
2. A certain wire 20 ft long and 100 circular mil
when operating at rated output at an efficiency
area has a resistance of 1.6 ohms. What is its
of 88%. Calculate the indication on the
resistivity?
wattmeter when this is inserted to measure
The correct answer is: 8 ohm-CM/ft
power by the T-method.
3. What is the rms value of a square wave with an
The correct answer is: 3.179 kW
amplitude of 10 A and frequency of 1 Hz?
13. What is the purpose of the rheostat in
The correct answer is: 10 A
ohmmeter?
The correct answer is: Compensate aging
4. The meter that is suitable for only direct current
battery of the meter
measurement is
14. Two wattmeters are used to measure the
The correct answer is: permanent magnet type
power drawn by a balanced three-phase load
5. The rms value of a half-wave rectified from a 440 V, three-phase source. The
symmetrical square wave current of 2 A is wattmeters are connected in lines A and B and
The correct answer is: 2^1/2 A reads 10 kW and -2.5 kW. When a capacitor in
parallel with the load and the wattmeters
6. 1000 kW is equal to how many is ergs/sec. reconnected in lines B and C, the wattmeter in
The correct answer is: 1 x 10^13 line B reads 7.5 kW. What is the power factor
7. A 60 uF capacitor is connected in series with a of the combined load?
400 ohm resistor. If the capacitor is initially The correct answer is: 50%
uncharged, determine the resistor and 15. At a 115 kV substation, the PT ratio is 100 and
capacitor voltages when t = 1.5 times the time the CT ratio is 1200/5. The potential going into
constant for a suddenly applied source emf of the wattmeter is 115 volts. What is the MW
120 volts. indicated when the wattmeter reads 800 watts?
The correct answer is: 26.78 V, 93.22 V The correct answer is: 192 MW
8. A light bulb having a tungsten filament draws 16. If D is the electric flux density, then value of
0.5 amp at 110 volts. The cold resistance of the electric intensity in air is
filament is 20 ohms at 20 deg C with The correct answer is: D/(permittivity of free
temperature coefficient of resistance for space)
tungsten at this temperature of 0.0005 per deg 17. A 35 unit south pole is placed 1 inch to a 20
C. Determine the operating temperature of the unit south pole. Determine the force between
bulb. the poles.
The correct answer is: 2520 deg C The correct answer is: 108.5, repulsion
18. The rms value of the voltage waveform v(t) =
9. Induction instruments have found widest
sin 10t + sin 20t is ____.
applications as
The correct answer is: 1
19. Two point charges Q1 = 50 microcoulombs and The correct answer is: 44.7 volts
Q2 = 10 microcoulombs are located at (-1, 1, 3) 32. Which of the following is zero inside charge-
and (3, 1, 0) meters respectively. Find the conducting spheres?
magnitude of the force on Q1. The correct answer is: both A and B
The correct answer is: 4.9 N 33. The unit of absolute permittivity of a medium is
20. An electronic measuring device that provides The correct answer is: Newton/meter
instantaneous visual indication of voltage 34. Capacitor of 30-microfarad capacitance is in
excursions series with a coil across an 8,000 cycle supply.
The correct answer is: Oscilloscope What inductance is required for resonance?
21. Find the current that flows through the filament The correct answer is: 13.19 uH
of a 400 watt flat iron connected to a 220 volt 35. Two metallic plates separated by 1 cm are
power line. connected across a 12 V battery. A certain
The correct answer is: 500 mA material is inserted completely filling the space
22. The current in an open circuit is between the plates and the charge on each
The correct answer is: zero plate observed to double. What is the dielectric
23. What is the energy stored in a 50 uF capacitor constant of the plastic material?
if the impressed voltage is 220 volts? The correct answer is: 2
The correct answer is: 1.21 joules 36. The positive terminal of a 6-V battery is
24. Ten (10) kW is equal to ____ gram-cal/sec. connected to the negative terminal of a 12-V
The correct answer is: 2,388 battery whose positive terminal is grounded.
25. The capacitor that stores the charge of 0.5 C at The potential at the positive terminal of the 6-V
10 volts has a capacitance of ____ farad. battery is ____ volt.
The correct answer is: 0.05 The correct answer is: -12
26. The force between two charges placed a given 37. In a cable capacitor, voltage gradient is
distance apart _____ as the relative permittivity maximum at the surface of the
of the medium is increased The correct answer is: conductor
The correct answer is: decreases 38. Two spheres separated from each other by 10
27. Point charges in air are located accordingly: Q1 m have charges of 0.001 Coulomb and 0.003
= 3 x 10^-8 C at (0, 0) meters, Q2 = 5 x 10^-8 C Coulomb, respectively. In between the two
at (3, 0) meters and Q3 = -5 x 10^-8 C at (0, 4) spheres is a point of zero electric field. What is
meters. Calculate the field intensity at (3, 4) its distance from the 0.001 Coulomb sphere?
meters. The correct answer is: 3.66 m
The correct answer is: 59.97 V/m 39. A 12 micro-farad capacitor charged at 500
28. What is the typical full-scale deflection current Volts and a 6 micro-farad capacitor charged at
of a moving coil instrument? 250 Volts are connected in parallel. What is the
The correct answer is: 50 mA potential difference in the combination?
29. In a cable with compound dielectric voltage The correct answer is: 500 Volts
gradient is inversely proportional to 40. A 33 kilo ohms resistor is connected in a series
The correct answer is: both A and B parallel combination made up of a 56 kilo ohm
30. For the voltage waveform v(t) = 2 + cos (wt + resistor and a 7.8 kilo ohm resistor. What is the
180 deg) find the ratio of Vrms/Vave. total combined resistance of these three
The correct answer is: 3/(2*2^1/2) resistors?
31. A series circuit with 2 amperes flows through a The correct answer is: 39067 ohms
20 ohm resistor, 50 ohm inductive reactance 41. An electric water heater has a rating of 1 kW,
and 60 ohm capacitive reactance. What is the 230 V. The coil used as the heating element is
supply voltage? 10 m long and has a resistivity of 1.724 x 10^-6
ohm-cm. Determine the required diameter of
1. What is the most accurate of all instruments for
the wire in mils.
The correct answer is: 2.52 mils measuring high power?
42. Which of the following cannot be easily The correct answer is: Bolometer
measured with a simple meter circuit?
The correct answer is: Impedance 2. A 20 uF capacitor is charged by a 12-V battery.
43. What is the degree of exactness of What is the stored energy in the capacitor?
measurement when compared to the expected
The correct answer is: 1.44 x 10^-3 J
value of the variable being measured?
The correct answer is: Accuracy 3. Which type of meter requires its own power
44. Four capacitors A, B, C and D are connected
source?
across a 15-V DC source. The charges
accumulated in A, B and C are equal to 2000, The correct answer is: An ohmmeter
750 and 1500 uC, respectively. If the total
4. A moving coil voltmeter measures
capacitance of the combination is known to be
35 uF, how much charge is accumulated in The correct answer is: only dc voltages
capacitor D? 5. The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is
The correct answer is: 1000 uC
10 ohms and the rated voltage is 50 V. Find the
45. An impedances Z1 = 2 + j4 ohms is connected
in parallel with an impedance Z2 = 12 + j6. The series resistance required to operate the lamp
input reactive power is 2500 var lagging. What
from an 80 V supply.
is the total active power?
The correct answer is: 3025 W The correct answer is: 6 ohms
46. Three 10-ohm resistances are connected delta
6. If a body is considered as a conducting sphere
on a balanced three-phase source. If the
equation of the phase Van =120 sin wt. What is of 0.5 m radius, its capacitance to infinity is
the equation of the line current in line a? The correct answer is: 55 pF
The correct answer is: 36 sin wt
7. Find the current in a conductor through which
47. For measuring DC voltage, the most accurate
type of meter is the 2.5 x1 0^21 electrons pass in 10 seconds.
The correct answer is: D Arsonval
The correct answer is: 10 Amperes
48. A copper bar has a length of 20 ft., width of 4
inches and thickness of 0.5 inch. If the 8. What is the time constant of a 500 mH coil and
resistivity of copper is 10.37 ohms-CM/ft, what
a 3,300 ohm resistor in series?
is the resistance of the bar?
The correct answer is: 81.4 micro-ohms The correct answer is: 0.0015 sec
49. A milliameter with full-scale deflection of 1 mA
and a resistance of 25 ohms was used to 9. Three identical capacitances, each of 450 uF,
measure an unknown current by shunting the
are connected in star. The value of capacitance
meter with a 1-ohm resistor. The meter then
reads half-scale. What is the unknown value? in each phase of the equivalent delta-
The correct answer is: 13 mA connected load would be
50. At what on a meter movement are the most
accurate reading taken? The correct answer is: 150 uF
The correct answer is: Midscale

The correct answer is: extend the range of ac
instruments
16. A certain capacitor is charged at 48 volts after
which its stored energy is 5.76 x 10^-2 joules.

10. An ac source of 200 Vrms supplies active
What is the capacitance of the capacitor?
power of 600 W and reactive power of 800
The correct answer is: 50 uF
VAR. The rms current drawn from the source is
The correct answer is: 5 A
11. Three equal positive charges of 10 statcoulomb
each are located at the vertices of an
equilateral triangle of 2 cm leg. What is the 17. A constant voltage is applied to a series RL
magnitude of the force acting on each charge? circuit at t = 0 by closing the switch. The
The correct answer is: 43.3 dynes voltage across L is 25 volts at t = 0 and drops
12. A 5 microfarad capacitor is discharged to 5 volts at t = 0.025 second. If L = 2 H, what
suddenly through a coil having an inductance must be the value of R in ohms?
of 2 H and a resistance of 200 ohms. The The correct answer is: 128.80
capacitor is initially charge to a voltage of 10 18. Three identical resistances, each of 15 ohms,
volts. Find the additional resistance required are connected in delta across 400 V, 3-phase
just to be prevent oscillation. supply. The value of resistance in each leg of
The correct answer is: 1065 ohms the equivalent star-connected load would be
13. For medium, electric flux density is related to The correct answer is: 5 ohms
electric density E by the equation 19. Find the dielectric constant to air
The correct answer is: D = (permittivity of free The correct answer is: Approximately 1
space*relative permittivity)E 20. _____ is used to store electrical energy in an
14. Two heaters, rated at 1000 W, 250 volts each, electrostatic field.
are connected in series across a 250 volt, 50 The correct answer is: A capacitor
Hz A.C. mains. The total power drawn from the 21. The torque of a spring controlled ammeter
supply would be ____ watt. varies as the square of the current thru it. If the
The correct answer is: 500 current of 5 amperes produces deflection of 90
15. The main purpose of using instrument degrees, the deflection in degrees for a current
transformer in a.c. measurements is to of 3 amperes is ____.
The correct answer is: 32.4

22. Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15- 28. Induction instruments have found widest
ohm non-inductive resistor. What is the applications as
equation of the voltage and resulting current? The correct answer is: watthour meter
The correct answer is: e = 325.5 sin 377t and i 29. If D is the electric flux density, then value of
= 21.6 sin 377t electric intensity in air is
23. How does a pointer of an underdamped The correct answer is: D/(permittivity of free
ammeter behave? space)
The correct answer is: Move slowly 30. Which of the following safety rules should be
24. The Norton equivalent of a circuit consists of a observed while working on a live electric
2 A current source in parallel with a 4 ohm circuit?
resistor. Thevenin equivalent of this circuit is a The correct answer is: both A and B
____ volt source in series with a 4 ohm 31. When an R-C circuit is currently connected
resistor. across a d.c. voltage source, the initial rate of
The correct answer is: 8 change of capacitor current is
25. Two electrons in a vacuum experience a force The correct answer is: -Io/(damping factor)
of 2 x 10^-15 N. 32. A series RLC circuit with R = 1 k-ohm, L = 1 H
The correct answer is: 3.39 x 10^-7 m and C = 6.25 uF is suddenly connected across
a 24 V dc source. At t = 0, i = 0 and q = 0.
Determine the current after 0.01 sec.
The correct answer is: 5.40 mA
26. Four cubic meters of water is to be heated by
means of four 1.5 kW, 230-V immersion
heating elements. Assuming the efficiency of 33. A capacitor whose plates is 20 cm x 3.0 cm
the heater as 90%, determine the time required and is separated by a 1.0-mm air gap is
in boiling the water if the initial temperature is connected across a 12-V battery. Determine
20 degrees C and if all four elements are the charge accumulated on each plate after a
connected in parallel. long time.
The correct answer is: 69 hrs The correct answer is: 6.4 x 10^-10 C
27. When a 15 V square wave is connected across 34. A power plant customer draws power at 220
a 50 volt AC voltmeter, it will read ____. volts from transformers on a pole. Current
transformers with a ratio of 200/5 are used to

The correct answer is: 15 V
meter the electrical usage. What is the 40. An electronic measuring device that provides
multiplier of the kW-hr and demand meters? instantaneous visual indication of voltage
The correct answer is: 40 excursions
35. A capacitor is rated 100 kVAR, 380 V, 50 Hz. The correct answer is: Oscilloscope
What will its rating be at 60 Hz, 220 V? 41. Energy stored by a coil is doubled when its
The correct answer is: 40 kVAR current is increased by ____ percent.
36. The force between two charges placed a given
distance apart _____ as the relative permittivity

of the medium is increased
42. A coil takes apparent power and reactive power
The correct answer is: decreases
of 100 VA and 80 VAR, respectively. What is
37. The stator of a 440 V, 50 HP shunt motor is
the Q factor of the coil?
tested at 75 degrees C for its insulation
resistance between terminals connected
43. Which of the following instruments has its
together and the ground frame. When a 50,000
reading independent of the waveform and
ohm voltmeter is connected in series with a 600
frequency of the ac supply?
V DC source, the meter indicates 125 V.
The correct answer is: hot-wire
Calculate the insulation resistance.
44. A galvanometer has a resistance of 300 ohms.
The correct answer is: 190 kilo-ohms
What is the ohmic resistance to make it read
38. The maximum voltage that can be applied to a
one is to ten?
capacitor without the capacitor breaking down
or shorting The correct answer is: 33.33
The correct answer is: working voltage 45. One kWh of energy equals nearly
39. Which of the following ammeters is the most The correct answer is: 860 kcal
sensitive? 46. What is the resonant frequency of a circuit
The correct answer is: 0 - 1 micro-ammeter when L is 5 microhenrys and C is 9 picofarads
are in series?
The correct answer is: 23.7 MHz
47. Electric flux remaining from an electric charge
of +Q coulomb is
The correct answer is: Q
48. What is VOM?

If relative permittivity of mica is 5, its absolute
The correct answer is: A combinational permittivity is >>>>>> . 5*(permittivity of free space)
ohmmeter, milliammeter, and voltmeter Which meter used dual triode tube and requires
external power for operation >>> VTVM
If a multiple capacitor has 10 plates, each of area

10 square cm, then>>>SERIES
According to Gauss theorem, the surface integral of

the normal component of the electric flux density D
49. A series RLC circuit is excited by an ac voltage over a closed surface containing charge Q is
>>>>>> q
v(t) = sin t. If L = 10 H and C = 0.1 F, then the
What test instrument will you use to make a
peak value of the voltage across R will be modulated envelope visible? Logic pulser??
The correct answer is: 1
50. A.25 sin (314t + pi/3)

jcms
51. Select one:
52. a. 10 sin (314t - pi/6)
53. b. 5*(2^1/2)*sin (314t + pi/4)
54. c. 5 sin (314t + pi/2)
 A capacitor is charged with 0.23 watt-second of energy

at a voltage of 48 volts. What is its capacitance? answer
is 200 microfarad

An instrument that measures small amount of

current and is based on the electromagnetic
principle. Gavlvanometer
induction instruments have found widest applications as

---watthour meter
An alternating voltage is given by v = 20 sin 157t. The

frequency of the alternating voltage is ____. 25hz
The objective of a capacitor is to --- Block DC and pass

AC current
If admittance Y = 0.06 - j0.08 mho, then conductance G

equals >>>>>>>>> .06
A sine wave has a maximum value of 20 V. Its value at

135 degrees is >>>>>>> 14.14
A coil of 40 ohms resistance has an inductance of

100 mH and is connected in parallel with a 40 uF
capacitor. What is the resonance frequency of the
circuit?=======79.6

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Question Bank in DC Circuits 7.

REE Board Exam October 1998

5. EE Board Exam April 1992 13. EE Board Exam October 1991

15. EE Board Exam April 1989

A. 1/30 per °C C. 1/50 per °C

B. 1/70 per °C D. 1/1200 per °C

138. The value of α0 of a conductor is 1/236 per °C. The

D. none of the above

140. A good electric conductor is one that

143. Which of the following material has nearly zero

170. ECE Board Exam November 1996

205. The hot resistance of an incandescent lamp is about + -

221. If 18 resistances, each of value 36 ohms, are

225. The resistance across terminals AC in Fig. 2.5 is

242. Referring to Fig. 1.13, the current in 18 ohms resistor

238. The resistance across terminals 1 and 2 in Fig. 1.12 F E 9Ω D

connected in parallel across the same supply, the 18 Ω

Figure 1.6 261. A 100 W, 110 V and 50 W, 110 V lamps are

412. EE Board Exam April 1991 A. 182.41 V C. 164.67 V

427. ECE Board Exam November 1995

437. In the circuit shown in Fig. 3.1, the number of nodes E1 R2 E2

Fig. 3.7 482. Superposition theorem is can be applied only to

488. The load resistance needed to extract maximum +

498. Find the equivalent resistance between terminals a

503. Determine the value VO in the ideal op-amp circuit

A. 5/6 ohms C. 5/14 ohms

499. What do you call the head to tail connection of two or

500. Find the power dissipation in the 6 ohms resistor in

506. The theorem that states that “the voltage across or

540. The number of independent loops for a network with

542. Kirchhoff’s Laws fail in the case of

544. Total no, of mesh equations required is equal to

545. The minimum number of equations required to

550. Find the equivalent resistance of the circuit in this

546. Equivalent impedance seen across terminals a, b is

551. Find the total resistance Rin is in the circuit shown .

A. 16/3 Ω C. 8/3 + j12

559. Determine VX of this circuit

554. Find value of R in the given circuit.

560. Find voltage eo in the fig shown.

555. The voltage V in the figure always equal to

561. Find VX in the circuit shown

562. Find voltage eo in the fig shown

563. The voltage v(t) is

564. Find current through 5 Ω resistor

565. Find Vxy

570. When a resistor R is connected to a current source,

574. What is the current supplied by 1 V source when

A. 8/15 A C. 4/15 A 580. What is VA?

575. The voltage V is equal to

582. If the voltage of each source in the given network is

578. In the circuit shown in the given figure, the potential

1. Current flowing in the network will be doubled

584. In the circuit of the given figure. What is the current

590. Find the current in RL in the circuit below.

585. Find the value of R for which the power supplied by

586. What value of R which ensures that the current

592. In the circuit shown, the voltage across 2Ω resistor is

A. 2A C. 0.5 A A. Voltage source of 25 V with +ve terminal upward