F.E. Sem-1 (A.Y.

20-21)

Question Bank for IAT-1

Course Name Basic Electrical Engineering

Course Code FEC105
Subject in-charge Dr Madhavi Parimi

Q Question CO Module BTL Marks

No
1 Find the current I in the network below 1 1 2 2
10 15
2 3
I

40 60
150V 1
6 13

2 30V
2 12
Fig 10

[ANS: I = 4.285Amp]
2 Find VAB and the voltage drop across 8Ω resistor so that the voltage drop 1 1 2 2
across the 15Ω resistor is 45V when switch ‘S ‘is open
35
A

8 15 S

B
22
Fig 21
[ANS: 22.5Ω]
3 Find I10Ω using star- delta transformations 1 1 2 3
4 24 13

8 12 30 17

12 10 30

I 180V

DC
Fig 28
[Ans: 3.84 Amp]
4 Find I30Ω using mesh analysis 1 1 2 3

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50V
20

10

30
40
100V

Fig 39
[Ans 0.161 A ← ]
5 Find current through 3 ohm using nodal method 1 1 2 3
20V
V1 V2
2
5
10A 3 1
10V

Fig 49
[Ans 5.714 A]
6 Apply mesh analysis to find the current through 2 ohm resistor 1 1 2 3
1

1/2
1V
1
2A
1/2 2

2V
Fig 52
[Ans: -0.9035 A]
7 Apply nodal method to find the current through 10 ohm resistor. 1 1 2 3
50 2A
VA

VB VC
80V 10 20
50 20V

Fig 51

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[Ans 0.461 A ← ]
8 Find RAB using star- delta transformation 1 1 2 3

A
6 4

3 5

5 8 4

B
Fig 36
Ans: 4.23 ohm
9 Apply source transformation to find I 1 1 2 3
3 2 1
I

6V 6 3A 3

Fig 61
Ans: 2A
10 Apply source transformation to find power delivered by 50 V source 1 1 2 3

5 3
10A 2

50V 10V
Fig 63
[Ans: 273.5 W]
11 Which method would you choose to evaluate the current through the 5ohm 1 1 3 5
resistor - mesh or nodal?

10 2A 2
3
50V

5 1

Fig 43
Will the choice of the method change the answer obtained? Find the current
through 5ohm resistor
[Ans: 4.67A from top to bottom]
12 Applying superposition theorem, evaluate vx 1 1 3 5

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10 20 45
4 4 4

+ Vx -
24V 2A 30 48V

4
Fig 69
[ANS 10V + (-8V) + 8.33V]
13 Which source in the figure below contributes the most to the power 1 1 3 5
dissipated in the 2Ω resistor? The least? What is the power dissipated in the
2Ω resistor?
2
4

5V 7 1A 3 3A
4

Fig 77
[ANS (Most : 3A source), (Least : 1A source), ( P2Ω = 0.076 W)]
14 To what voltage should E be set in order to produce a current of 0.3A in the 1 1 3 5
400Ω resistor. Apply any network theorem you find suitable to solve the
problem.
200Ω

E 0.6A
400Ω

Fig 80
[Ans: 60V]
15 Evaluate current through 10ohm using Thevenin’s theorem 1 1 3 5
5A

1
2
10V/2Ω 5A 2 10
5V
Fig 92 B
[Ans: 0.4545Amp]
16 Find I in the 10Ω resistor usingThevenin’s theorem. 1 1 3 5

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4Ω 34Ω 30Ω

8Ω 12Ω 30Ω 17Ω

10Ω
12Ω 13Ω

225V Fig 99

[Ans: 5A]
17 Find the current which would flow if a 25Ω resistance is connected between 1 1 3 5
points A and B using Norton Theorem

10V
5

A B
30V 20V 20 10

Fig 117
[Ans: -1.59A]
18 Find current through 3Ω resistor in the fig below using Norton’s theorem. 1 1 3 5
6Ω

15A

1Ω
20V 2Ω
15A 3Ω

Fig 100
[Ans: 6A]
19 Evaluate the value of R for maximum power to be transferred to R. How 1 1 3 5
much is this power?

40 50
R 2V
100V
50
60

Fig 127
[Ans:
RL = RTH = 49Ω, Pmax = 0.326W]
20 Find RL for maximum power transfer and calculate maximum power 1 1 3 5
transfer.

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4 5

RL

1
2 8

Fig 126
50V
[Ans: Rth = 3.26Ω, Vth = 11.5V, Pmax = 10.14W]
21 An alternating voltage is given by v=10sin (942t) V. Determine the 2 2 2 2
time taken from t=0 for the voltage to reach +6V for the first and the
second time
[Ans: 0.683ms, 2.35ms]
22 A sinusoidal voltage has a max value of 50 V and a time period of 2 2 2 2
4ms. Calculate a0 frequency b) angular velocity c) effective value of
voltage. d) What is the phase shift if the instantaneous value of
voltage at t=0 is 40V
[Ans: a) 250Hz b) 1570.79 rad/s c)35.35V d) 53.13 deg e) v=50 sin
(1570.79t +53.13) ]
23 Find the rms value of the waveform given below 2 2 2 3

[Ans: 8.16A]
24 Find the average values of the waveform given below 2 2 2 3

[Ans: 0.54Vm]

25 Two currents i1=15 sin (wt+π/3) A and i2=25 sin (wt +π/4) A are fed to a 2 2 2 3
common conductor of resistance 10 Ω. Find the total current. What will be
the total energy loss in the conductor for 24h

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[ Ans: 39.8 sin (wt+50.61o) A. E=188.96KWh ]

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