Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Assignment-2

1. Resistivity ρ =
A)ρ = R/LA B)ρ = RL/A C)ρ = RA/L D)None of above

2. Least current will flow through-------

A.25 ohm B.2 ohm C.1 ohm D.10 ohm

3. The load increases means load resistance________

(A)increases (B)decreases (C)remains constant (D)none of these

4. In a parallel circuit ______ remains same.

(A)current (B)voltage (C)resistance (D)none of these

5. In a parallel circuit, the equivalent resistance is __________of all the individual

resistances.
(A)smallest (B)same as (C)largest (D)none of these

6. .If 20 resistances, each of 1Ω are connected in parallel then the equivalent resistance
is____
(A)0.01 Ω (B)0.05 Ω (C)20 Ω (D)0.02 Ω

7.. The practical unit of electrical energy is________

(A)kW-hr (B)watt-hr (C)watt-second (D)joule-second

8. A 2 Ω resistor is connected in series with parallel combination of 10 Ω and 15 Ω

resistors. Then heat dissipated in kWsec for 1 hr in circuit when current of 2A flowing in
2 Ω resistor is ________
(A)115.2 (B)1.152 (C)11.52 (D)115200

9. If 100 volts is applied across 220 V , 100 W bulb , the power consumed will be ________
Options
10. Power dissipated in each of three parallel branches is 1W.The total power dissipation of
the circuit is ______________
(A)1 W (B)4W (C)3 W (D)9 W

11. The resistance of 200 W ,50 V lamp is ______________

(A)625 Ω (B)1250 Ω (C)312.5 Ω (D)3125 Ω
12. The voltage applied across an electric iron is halved. The power consumption of the iron
reduced to ____________
(A)one half (B)3/4th (C)1/4th (D)0.707 times

13. Which of the following statements is true both for a series and parallel circuit?
(A)Resistances are additive
(B)Powers are additive
(C)Currents are additive
(D)Voltage drops are additive

14. A practical voltage source of 100 V is connected across 10 Ω resistance and the terminal
voltage across 10 Ω is found to be 80 V, Then the internal resistance of the source is
_____________
(A)2.5 Ω (B)10 Ω (C)5 Ω (D)8 Ω

15. A practical voltage source has an emf of E volts and internal resistance is r Ω. If it
supplies a load current of I amperes, the terminal voltage is ____________
(A)E (B) E/r (C)Ir (D)E-Ir

Kirchhoff’s law

(1) For the given circuit (the resistances are in Ohm’s) calculate the value of the current in
either branch and the value of the unknown resistance R when the total current taken by
the network is 2.25A

2 I1 8

I2
5 R

10V

(2) What is the difference of potential between the points X and Y in the network shown (the
resistances are in Ohm’s)?
 4V
2 X

4V 5
2V 3 3

(3) Find the value of R and the current flowing through it in the accompanying network(the
resistances are in Ohm’s) when the current is zero in the branch OA.

1 A 1.5

R1

4 R
B C
O

10V
2

(4) What values must R1 and R2 (the resistances are in Ohm’s) have (a) I1=4A and I2=0, both
charging (b) when I1=2A discharging and I2=20A charging? (c) Under what condition is
I1 zero?

R1 R2
110V
I1 I2
80V 50V

(5) Find the currents in all the resistors (the resistances are in Ohm’s) of the network shown.
30A
0.02 80A 60A
F B
A 0.02

0.01 0.01

E 0.01 D 0.03 C
70A 120A 60A