Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies

APIIIT-Nuzvidu
Department of Electrical Engineering

Date:21-5-2015 Subject: Electrical technology (EE1101) E1 –Sem2

Remedial Max.Marks:100 Time: 3 Hr

SECTION-A

Note: This section consists of 40 objective questions; answer all, each question
carries one mark. The symbols and denoted letters have their usual meanings.
40 x 1 = 40

1) The nodal method of circuit analysis is based on

A. KVL & Ω’s law
B. KCL & Ω’s law
C. KCL & KVL
D. KCL,KVL & Ω’s law

2) Algebraic sum of voltages in a loop of a network is equal to zero as per

KVL. Algebraic sum of voltages in a branch is
A. Also 0 v
B. 1 v
C. 2 v
D. It can be any value
3) For determining the voltage drop across a resistor, it is necessary to know
the
A. Value of resistor
B. Value of current
C. Value of power dissipated only
D. Both A & B

4) The algebraic sign (polarity) of an IR drop primarily depends upon the

A. Direction of current flow
B. Value of resistor
C. Value of current
D. Both B & C

5) IX in the network shown in Fig.1 is

Fig.1
 A. 1 A
B. 5 A
C. 10 A
D. 15 A

6) Node voltage VX at A for the circuit shown in Fig. 2 is equal to

Fig. 2
A. 32V
B. 28V
C. 8V
D. Cannot be said

7) Two ideal current sources with different values can’t be connected

A. in series
B. in parallel
C. either in series or in parallel
D. neither in series nor in parallel

8) Internal resistance of ideal current source and ideal voltage sources are
respectively
A. Infinity and infinity
 B. Zero and infinity
C. Infinity and zero
D. Zero and zero

9) In the network shown in Fig. 3, Ix is equal to

Fig. 3
A. 6A
B. 2A
C. It can be any value
D. None of the above

10) Complete the following sentence with one of the options.

“While determining a response due to one of the sources of a circuit
individually, the other….”
A. Voltage and current sources of that circuit should be short circuited
B. Voltage and current sources of that circuit should be open circuited
C. Voltage sources should be short circuited and current sources
should be open circuited
D. Voltage sources should be open circuited and current sources
should be short circuited
11) Rth across the load terminals A and B of the network shown in Fig. 4 is

Fig. 4
A. 10 kΩ
B. 11.66 kΩ
C. 3.33 kΩ
D. None of the above

12) For the circuit shown in Fig. 5 Find Thevenin’s voltage seen through the
terminals of a & b :
a

5Ω

10V 2Ω

11Ω
b

Fig. 5
A. 10V
 B. 5V
C. 15V
D. 20V

13) For the above circuit shown in Fig. 5

5, find
ind Thevenin’s equivalent
resistance seen through the terminals of a & b :
A. 16Ω
B. 17Ω
C. 18Ω
D. 20Ω

14) A practical voltage source of 100V having internal resistance of 10Ω is

connected to a Load box as shown in Fig. 6. The value of “R” such that
the load box consumes maximum power is

Fig. 6
A. 100Ω
B. 10Ω
C. 20Ω
D. 0Ω

15) What is the order of a series R-L-C

R ciruit:
A. First
B. Second
 C. Can’t say
D. No-order

16) If the roots of a characteristic equation of series R-L-C are real and
equal, the response is:
A. Over damped
B. Critically damped
C. Under damped
D. None of the Above.

17) In a series RL (R=10Ω, L=100mH) circuit excited by a 10V source, the

switch is closed at t=0 sec. Find i(t) at t= 2milli sec.
A. 1.543A
B. 0.181A
C. 0.272A
D. 1A

18) For the data given in Q.no:17, Find Voltage across inductor at t= infinite
seconds.
A. 10V
B. 0V
C. 8V
D. 7V

19) While finding out time constant τ for a inductive circuit, which of the
following options will be done
A. Equivalent inductive circuit is drawn to find out Leq
B. Equivalent resistive circuit is drawn to find out Req
C. Circuit is drawn by removing all the voltage and current sources.
 D. None of the above.
20) I(0+) in the network shown in Fig.7

Fig.7

A. 0 A
B. 10/7 A
C. 2 A
D. None of the above
21) Vc(0+) in the network shown in above Fig.7
Fig.
A. 100 V
B. 2 V
C. 0 V
D. None of the above
22) Time constant τ for the network shown in above Fig.
Fig.7
A. 1000 Sec
B. 1 msec
C. 1000 msec
D. None of the above
23) Magnitude and phase angle of voltage drop across capacitor VC in the
network shown in Fig. 8 are respectively

Fig. 8
A. 99.49 and 0o
B. 99.49 and -90o
C. 100.49 and 0o
D. 100.49 and -90o
24) For the network shown in Fig. 8, if frequency f = 50Hz, the capacitance C
value is approximately equal to
A. 3.2µF
B. 3.2mF
C. 320µF
D. 32mF
25) Power factor of the network shown in Fig. 8 is equal to
A. 0.99 leading
B. 0.1 lagging
C. 0.99 lagging
D. 0.1 leading
 26) A series RLC circuit has a resonance frequency of 1 kHz and a quality
factor Q = 50. If each of R,L and C is halved from its original value, the new
Q of the circuit is
A. 25
B. 50
C. 200
D. 100

Common data for Q 27- Q 29: A balanced star connected load of ( + )Ω per
phase is connected to a balanced 3-phase 400v supply. The phase current is 12A.

27) Power factor of the load is

A. 0.6 lag
B. 0.8 lag
C. 0.6 lead
D. 0.8 lead

28) Total active power of the load is

A. 6.7 kW
B. 2.4 kW
C. 13.4 kW
D. 20 kW

29) Total apparent power of the load is

A. 4.98 kVA
B. 8.31 kVA
C. 4.98 kVAR
D. 8.31 kVAR

30) The rotational speed of 8 pole, 60 Hz alternator is

 A. 1500 rpm
B. 750 rpm
C. 900 rpm
D. 1000 rpm

31) Match the following.

1. Current P. Reluctance
2. Voltage Q. Flux
3. Resistance R. MMF

A. 1-R; 2-Q; 3-P

B. 1-P; 2-R; 3-Q
C. 1-Q; 2-R; 3-P
D. 1-P; 2-Q; 3-R

Common Data for Q32 to Q34:

A circular magnetic core has a air-gap of length 1 cm and remaining
circumference is 9 cm. Cross-sectional area of the core is 3cm2; Relative
permeability is 1000, number of turns wounded is 200, current passing is 2A.

32) Reluctance of the air-gap

A. 241143 AT/wb
B. 23683*106 AT/wb
C. Between 24114385 AT/wb to 23683771 AT/wb
D. None of the above

33) Reluctance of the core

A. 238732.4 AT/wb
B. 2387.32 AT/wb
C. 23873241.46 AT/wb
D. None of the above

34) Which of the following statement is TRUE

 A. Flux is air-gap is: 16 micro-wb (apporx)
B. Flux in core is : 1.67mwb (apporx)
C. Flux in air-gap is: 0.64 micro-wb (apporx)
D. None of the above

35) For a certain core has eddy current loss of 5 w/m3 at a flux density of
1.1T. What happens to eddy current losses if flux density increased to 1.5
T. Assume the frequency of operation kept constant.
A. Increased to 9.29 w/m3
B. Decreased to 2.68 w/m3
C. Remains unchanged
D. None of the above

36) A single-phase transformer is rated at 50 kVA. The transformer has full-

load copper losses of 800 W and iron losses of 500 W. Determine
approximate Efficiency at 35.714 kW load for unity P.F
A. 97.52%
B. 98.55%
C. 33.30%
D. 100%

37) Phase difference between primary side voltage and primary emf in a
Transformer under no load condition, as per lenz’s law, is.
A. 00
B. 900
C. 1800
 D. None of the above

Common Data for Q38 to Q40:

A 50 kVA, 1000 V/100 V, 50 Hz, single-phase transformer has primary and
secondary winding resistances of 0.5 ohm and 0.01 ohm.
38) Full load copper loss is
A. 25 kw
B. 3.75kw
C. 4kW
D. 30kW

39) Efficiency at UPF when core loss is 1.25 kW is

A. 95.9 %
B. 90.9 %
C. 99.9 %
D. None of the above.

40) Total resistance referred to primary side is

a) 1.5ohm
b) 0.6ohm
c) 2 ohm
d) 1.3 ohm
 SECTION-B

Note: This section consists of 6 questions; answer any 4 of them, each question
carries five marks 4 x 5 = 20

1. For the circuit shown in Fig. 9 find out VAB

Fig. 9
2. For the network shown in Fig. 10, find out the following
 Fig. 10
i. Vth and Rth across the terminals x and y
ii. Short circuit current Isc between the terminals x and y
iii. Current delivered to load IL is equal to
3. Determine iL(0+), V(0+), VL(0+), iL(∞) and iL(t), VL(t) for t ≥ 0 for the network
shown in Fig. 11.. The switch S is shifted to terminal 2 from terminal 1 at t = 0.

Fig. 11
4. For a given sinusoidal signal v(t)= VmSin(ωt) Find peak factor and form
factor.
5. A balanced delta-connected load with impedance per phase of (16-j12) Ω
as shown in Fig. 12, is fed from a three-phase, 200 V, 50Hz balanced
supply with phase sequence as A-B-C. Find all phase load currents and line
currents.

Fig. 12
6. A 250 kVA transformer has a full load copper loss of 3 kW and an iron loss
of 2 kW. Calculate
(a) the output kVA at which the efficiency of the transformer is maximum
(b) the maximum efficiency (at UPF)