Mansoura University. First Semester.

Faculty of Engineering. Exam Date: 22nd January 2023.

Electrical Engineering Dept. Allowed Time: 3 Hours.

Final-Term Exam of (Electric Circuits 1 – ELE163). Full Marks: [110]

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For grade 1 students - Electronic and Communication Engineering (COM) Program
Fill in only one correct answer in your bubble sheet. All points have an equal weight

(1) Kirchhoff ’s current law is associated with ............ .

a Mesh analysis. b Nodal analysis. c Mesh and Nodal analysis.
(2) Kirchhoff ’s voltage law is associated with ............ .
a Mesh analysis. b Nodal analysis. c Mesh and Nodal analysis.
(3) For resistors connected in parallel across voltage source, if one resistor is disconnected then the power supplied by
the source . . . . . . . . .
a decrease b increase c remains the same
(4) For resistors connected in parallel across current source, if one resistor is disconnected then the power supplied by
the source . . . . . . . . .
a decrease b increase c remains the same
(5) In superposition theorem, ............ except one source of them is considered.
a all independent sources are deactivated
b all dependent and independent sources are deactivated
c all dependent sources are deactivated
(6) In electric circuits, source deactivation is done by ............ .
a short-circuiting current sources and open-circuiting voltage sources
b short-circuiting voltage sources and current sources
c open-circuiting voltage sources and current sources
d short-circuiting voltage sources and open-circuiting current sources
(7) For an inductance L, its voltage is the product of L and its ............ .
a current b current time-derivative c current time-integral d current square
(8) For a capacitance C, its current is the product of C and its ............ .
a voltage b voltage time-derivative c voltage time-integral d voltage square
(9) In DC circuits, the inductance L is considered as ............ .
a resistance b open circuit c short circuit
(10) In DC circuits, the capacitance C is considered as ............ .
a resistance b open circuit c short circuit
(11) In phasor diagram, all phasors should have the same ............ .
a magnitude b frequency c unit d phase
(12) In a pure resistive AC circuit, it is true to say ............ .
a current lags voltage by 90 degree b current and voltage are in phase
c current leads voltage by 90 degree d current and voltage are opposite
(13) In AC circuits, it is true to say ............ .
a only resistors consume energy b only inductors consume energy
c only capacitors consume energy d all passive elements consume energy
(14) For addition of two perpendicular phasors having magnitudes of a and b, the resultant phasor has a magnitude of
............ .
√ √ p q
a2 +b2
a ( a + b)2 b a2 + b2 c a+b d 2

⃗ lag or lead phasor B

(15) It is correct to say phasor A ⃗ in AC circuits only if both phasors have the same ............ .
a unit b magnitude c direction d frequency
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(16) The length of phasor represents ............ .
a unit b direction c phase angle d magnitude
(17) When one sine wave passes through the zero after the other by 90◦ . If the frequency of both sine waves is 5 Hz, it
is true to say ............ .
a one wave lags the other by 0.125 s b one wave lags the other by 0.075 s
c one wave lags the other by 0.050 s d one wave lags the other by 0.025 s
(18) The real component of a complex-valued impedance is called ............ .
a inductance b capacitance c reactance d resistance

(19) The mean value of a sinusoidal wave having amplitude  and frequency f equals to ............
√ .
a  b zero c Â/2 d Â/ 2

(20) The root mean square RMS value of a sinusoidal wave having amplitude  and frequency
√ f equals to ............ .
a  b zero c Â/2 d Â/ 2
(21) Consider an AC circuit consisting of three parallel branches (voltage source, resistor, and capacitor). If the frequency
of AC voltage source increases, then ............ .
a the source current increases and the phase angle between the voltage and current of the source increases
b the source current decreases and the phase angle between the voltage and current of the source increases
c the source current increases and the phase angle between the voltage and current of the source decreases
d the source current increases and the phase angle between the voltage and current of the source remains constant

(22) Consider an AC circuit consisting of three series components (voltage source, resistor, and inductor). If the
frequency of AC voltage source increases, then ............ .
a the source current increases and the phase angle between the voltage and current of the source increases
b the source current decreases and the phase angle between the voltage and current of the source increases
c the source current decreases and the phase angle between the voltage and current of the source decreases
d the source current increases and the phase angle between the voltage and current of the source remains constant
(23) Consider an AC circuit consisting of four series
√ components (voltage source, resistor, capacitor, and inductor). If
the frequency of AC voltage source is 1/(2π LC), then ............ .
a the source current leads its voltage b the source current and voltage are in phase
c the source current lags its voltage d the source current either lead or lag its voltage
(24) Consider an AC circuit consisting of three series components (voltage source, resistor, and inductor). If the
resistance increases, then ............ .
a the source current increases and the phase angle between the voltage and current of the source increases
b the source current decreases and the phase angle between the voltage and current of the source increases
c the source current decreases and the phase angle between the voltage and current of the source decreases
d the source current increases and the phase angle between the voltage and current of the source remains constant
(25) For an inductor in AC circuit, if the phase angle of its voltage is 10◦ , then the phase angle of its current is .......
a 100◦ b 90◦ c −80◦ d −90◦
(26) For two sinusoidal waves having different frequencies, it is true to say .......
a the higher frequncy wave lag the other wave b the angle between both waves remains constant
c the lower frequency wave lag the other wave d the angle between both waves always changes
(27) A voltage source supplies an inductive load through a line in an AC circuit. If a capacitor is connected in parallel
to that load, then ....... assuming the line current lags the voltage after inserting the capacitor.
a phase angle between load voltage and line current increases and line current increases
b phase angle between load voltage and line current increases and line current decreases
c phase angle between load voltage and line current decreases and line current increases
d phase angle between load voltage and line current decreases and line current decreases

(28) If a star-connected source supplies a delta-connected load in a balanced three-phase system, then phase current of
load is ....... line current.
a the same as b √12 of c √13 of d 13 of

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(29) If a star-connected supply supplies a delta-connected load in a balanced three-phase system, then phase current of
source is ....... line current.
a the same as b √12 of c √13 of d 13 of

(30) A capacitor is connected to an inductive load described by its admittance Y = G − j/(ωL) S, the required
capacitance to get unity power factor is .......
a C = G/ω b C = 1/(ω 2 L) c C = G2 L d C = ωG2 /L
(31) A capacitor is connected to an inductive load described by its impedance Z = R + j/(ωL) Ω, the required
capacitance to get unity power factor is .......
a C = 1/(ωR) b C = 1/(ω 2 L) c C = L/(R2 + (ωL)2 ) d C = ωR2 /(L)
(32) If a 4 Ω, 3 Ω and 3 Ω resistors are connected in delta, their equivalent star values are ............ .
a 1.2, 0.9, 0.9 Ω b 1.5, 1.2, 0.9 Ω c 1.2, 1.2, 1.5 Ω d 1.2, 1.2, 0.9 Ω
(33) Kirchhoff ’s current law at a junction deals with ............ .
a conservation of energy b conservation of momentum
c conservation of charge d conservation of angular momentum
(34) Kirchhoff ’s voltage law deals with ............ .
a conservation of energy b conservation of momentum
c conservation of charge d conservation of angular momentum
(35) What is the current density in a wire of 2 mm2 cross sectional area if 100 mC charge flows for 5 seconds steadily?
a 1 mA/mm2 b 4 mA/mm2 c 10 mA/mm2 d 20 mA/mm2
(36) Current divides itself through resistances connected in parallel by ............ .
a direct ratio of voltage b direct ratio of resistance
c inverse ratio of resistance d inverse ratio of power
(37) A resistor in a circuit has a value of 344 Ω. It is desired to decrease its value to 244 Ω. The resistance to be
connected with it in parallel is ............ .
a 740 Ω b 1090 Ω c 892 Ω d 839 Ω
(38) The unit of electrical energy is ............ .
a Joule b Watt·s c kW·h d All these

R Data for points 39 and 40 is given in Fig. 1:

5Ω
Vo
2Ω 1Ω

10 Ω
(39) Voltage Vo in Fig. 1 is ............ V.
a 8.764 b 7.251 c 5.892 d 4.615
20 V 2Ω 1Ω
(40) The delivered power by the source in Fig. 1 is ............ W.
a 42.12 b 50.25 c 61.54 d 72.93

R Data for points 41-46 is given in Fig. 2:

Fig. 1

(41) Thevenin voltage between terminals a,b is Vab = ............ V. 3Ω 1Ω

a -6.22 b -4.69 c -2.48 d -1.43 a
(42) Thevenin resistance between terminals a,b is Rab = ............ Ω.
a 1.257 b 2.576 c 3.682 d 5.128
20 V 2A 8Ω

(43) Norton current between terminals b,c is Ibc =............ A. b

a 6.112 b 8.717 c 9.895 d 11.27
2Ω 5Ω 4A
(44) Norton resistance between terminals b,c is Rbc = ............ Ω.
a 1.052 b 1.815 c 2.995 d 4.374 c
(45) Maximum power that could be delivered between terminals a,b is ............ W. Fig. 2
a 3.755 b 5.217 c 6.874 d 8.362
(46) Maximum power that could be delivered between terminals b,c is ............ W.

R
a 32.13 b 45.24 c 56.89 d 78.14
Data for points 47-50 is given in Fig. 3:
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(47) Node voltage V1 is ............ V.
a 18.67 b 16.59 c 14.14 d 12.35 4S

V1 3 Vo V2 5S
(48) Node voltage V2 is ............ V. V3
a 2.129 b 4.148 c 7.031 d 9.864
(49) Current supplied by the independent voltage source is ............ A. 4A 1S Vo 2S 12 V
a 15.43 b 17.65 c 20.89 d 23.74
(50) Total consumed power in the whole resistors is ............ W. Fig. 3
a 356.2 b 541.3 c 702.2 d 937.8

R Data for points 51-54 is given in Fig. 4: io 10 Ω 15 Ω

(51) Using superposition, io is ............ A.
a 0.842 b 1.257 c 1.594 d 1.892
5A 10 Ω 30 V
(52) Using superposition, Vo is ............ V. Vo 4 io
a 18.71 b 24.93 c 33.16 d 45.87
(53) The total power consumed in the circuit is ............ W.
a 242.12 b 327.27 c 445.95 d 572.43 Fig. 4
(54) Using the property of linearity, if the voltage source becomes 60 V instead of 30 V with the same polarity, then io
becomes ............ A.
a 5.638 b 4.281 c 3.052 d 1.158

R Data for points 55-57 is given in Fig. 5: i, A

10
(55) The frequency of the shown current waveform is ............ Hz.
a 0.1 b 0.2 c 0.4 d 0.8 6

(56) The RMS value of the current waveform equals to ............ A. 2

a 3.741 b 4.899 c 5.638 d 6.782 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 t, sec
(57) The mean value of the current waveform equals to ............ A. -4
a 1.6 b 2.4 c 3.7 d 4.8 Fig. 5

(58) Three sinusoidally alternating voltage quantities are represented by v1 = 5 sin (ωt), v2 = 15 sin (ωt − 30◦ ) and
v3 = 10 sin (ωt + 60◦ ). The phase relationship of v2 with respect to v3 is ...........
a v2 lags v3 by 30◦ . b v2 lags v3 by 90◦ . c v2 leads v3 by 30◦ . d v2 leads v3 by 90◦ .
(59) The current through a 100 µF capacitor is observed as 40 sin (500t + 60◦ ) A. The sinusoidal expression for the
voltage across it is ......... V.
a 800 cos (500t − 30◦ ) b 800 cos (500t − 90◦ ) c 800 sin (500t − 60◦ ) d 800 sin (500t − 30◦ )
(60) Given the sinusoid v(t) = 12 cos (50t + 10◦ ), the waveform period is equal to ......... s.
a 0.01 b 0.02 c 0.1257 d 0.2
(61) When resistance, capacitance and inductance are combined in one circuit, there will be a value of power consumed
that is dependent on the ......... in the circuit.
a capacitive load b resistive load c inductive load d capacitive and inductive load

R Data for points 62-66 is given in Fig. 6:

(62) The equivalent impedance of the circuit is equal to ......... Ω.
a 3.35̸ 7.1◦ b 4.83̸ 5.8◦ c 5.522̸ −5.2◦ d 6.825̸ −8.6◦

(63) The supply current I is equal to ......... A.

a 14.28̸ 7.1◦ b 18.11̸ 5.2◦ c 22.87̸ −5.8◦ d 27.36̸ 8.6◦
(64) The branch current I1 is equal to ......... A.
a 12.8̸ 50.2◦ b 8.85̸ 36.1◦ c 6.28̸ 21.5◦ d 3.83̸ 13.5◦

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(65) The branch current I2 is equal to ......... A.
a 9.45̸ −31.7◦ b 12.8̸ −39.8◦ c 16.2̸ −25.7◦ d 19.8̸ −21.2◦
(66) The supplied real power in this circuit is ......... kW.
a 1.804 b 2.453 c 3.743 d 4.923

I 2Ω I2 j3Ω 8Ω j6Ω
2Ω -j 2 Ω
100∠0° V

I1
3Ω 4Ω
100∠0° 40∠30°
3Ω j4Ω
-j 4 Ω V A

Fig. 6 Fig. 7

R Data for points 67-71 is given in Fig. 7:

(67) The voltage source current is ......... A.
a 3.52̸ 136◦ b 5.13̸ 127◦ c 7.16̸ 101◦ d 9.95̸ 97.6◦
(68) The current source voltage is ......... V.
a 224.6̸ 9.7◦ b 174.8̸ 3.6◦ c 153.5̸ −13.6◦ d 121.2̸ −5.9◦

(69) The total real power consumed in the RC branch is ......... kW.
a 3.674 b 4.782 c 6.218 d 8.344
(70) The reactive power of the RC branch is ......... VAr.
a 3.674 b -3.674 c 1.837 d -1.837
(71) In this circuit, ......... .
a the current source and voltage source supply real power
b the current source supplies real power and voltage source consumes real power
c the voltage source supplies real power and current source consumes real power
d the current source and voltage source consume real power
(72) In a series RL circuit, the resistor voltage ......... .
a leads the source voltage b lags the source voltage
c is in phase with the source voltage d is in phase with the inductor voltage
(73) In a series RL circuit, 10 V-rms is measured across the resistor, and 10 V-rms is measured across the inductor.
The peak value of the source voltage is ......... V.
a 14.14 V b 28.28 V c 10 V d 20 V
(74) In a series RC circuit, the voltage across the capacitor is ......... .
a in phase with the source voltage b lagging the resistor voltage by 90◦
c in phase with the current d lagging the supply voltage by 90◦

(75) A load Z draws 20 kVA at a power factor of 0.85 lagging from a 50 Hz, 120 Vrms sinusoidal source. The load
parameters are ......... .
a 0.576 Ω, 1.375 mH b 0.676 Ω, 1.824 mH c 0.8775 Ω, 2.641 mH d 0.934 Ω, 3.257 mH

R Data for points 76-79 is given as:

Suppose an industrial plant with the following loads: (10 kW Light loads), (3 + j4 Ω Electrical furnace) and (80
kW, 0.8 lagging power factor Motors). The plant is fed from a 650 V-rms, 50 Hz source.

(76) The total consumed real power is ......... kW.

a 110.6 b 121.8 c 140.7 d 164.8
(77) The overall power factor of the plant is equal to ......... .
a 0.58 b 0.64 c 0.74 d 0.82

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(78) The required capacitor in order to improve the plant power factor to 0.9 is approximately ......... µF.
a 275.24 b 447.94 c 538.27 d 678.85
(79) The current supplied by the power plant to loads ......... after power factor improvement.
a decreases b increases c remains the same

R Data for points 80 to 88 is given as:

A balanced three-phase delta-connected load of (8+j6 Ω) per phase connected to 100 V-rms, 50 Hz star-connected
three-phase source where phase sequence is ̸ Van = 0◦ , ̸ Vbn = −120◦ and ̸ Vcn = 120◦ .

(80) Phase voltages across load are ......... V. √ √ √

a 100̸ 0◦ , 100̸ −120◦ , 100̸ 120◦ b 100 3̸ 0◦ , 100 3̸ −120◦ , 100 3̸ 120◦
√ √ √
c 100̸ −30◦ , 100̸ −150◦ , 100̸ 90◦ d 100 3̸ −30◦ , 100 3̸ −150◦ , 100 3̸ 90◦
(81) Line voltages across load are ......... V. √ √ √
a 100̸ 0◦ , 100̸ −120◦ , 100̸ 120◦ b 100 3̸ 0◦ , 100 3̸ −120◦ , 100 3̸ 120◦
√ √ √
c 100̸ −30◦ , 100̸ −150◦ , 100̸ 90◦ d 100 3̸ −30◦ , 100 3̸ −150◦ , 100 3̸ 90◦
(82) Phase voltages across supply are ......... V. √ √ √
a 100̸ 0◦ , 100̸ −120◦ , 100̸ 120◦ b 100 3̸ 0◦ , 100 3̸ −120◦ , 100 3̸ 120◦
√ √ √
c 100̸ −30◦ , 100̸ −150◦ , 100̸ 90◦ d 100 3̸ −30◦ , 100 3̸ −150◦ , 100 3̸ 90◦
(83) Line voltages across supply are ......... V. √ √ √
a 100̸ 0◦ , 100̸ −120◦ , 100̸ 120◦ b 100 3̸ 0◦ , 100 3̸ −120◦ , 100 3̸ 120◦
√ √ √
c 100̸ −30◦ , 100̸ −150◦ , 100̸ 90◦ d 100 3̸ −30◦ , 100 3̸ −150◦ , 100 3̸ 90◦

(84) The line currents flowing from supply to load are ......... A. √ √ √
a 30̸ −36.9◦ , 30̸ −156.9◦ , 30̸ −96.9◦ b (30/ 3)̸ −36.9◦ , (30/ 3)̸ −156.9◦ , (30/ 3)̸ −96.9◦
√ √ √
c 30̸ −66.9◦ , 30̸ 173.1◦ , 30̸ 53.1◦ d (30/ 3)̸ −66.9◦ , (30/ 3)̸ 173.1◦ , (30/ 3)̸ 53.1◦
(85) The supply phase currents are ......... A. √ √ √
a 30̸ −36.9◦ , 30̸ −156.9◦ , 30̸ −96.9◦ b (30/ 3)̸ −36.9◦ , (30/ 3)̸ −156.9◦ , (30/ 3)̸ −96.9◦
√ √ √
c 30̸ −66.9◦ , 30̸ 173.1◦ , 30̸ 53.1◦ d (30/ 3)̸ −66.9◦ , (30/ 3)̸ 173.1◦ , (30/ 3)̸ 53.1◦
(86) The load phase currents are ......... A. √ √ √
a 30̸ −36.9◦ , 30̸ −156.9◦ , 30̸ −96.9◦ b (30/ 3)̸ −36.9◦ , (30/ 3)̸ −156.9◦ , (30/ 3)̸ −96.9◦
√ √ √
c 30̸ −66.9◦ , 30̸ 173.1◦ , 30̸ 53.1◦ d (30/ 3)̸ −66.9◦ , (30/ 3)̸ 173.1◦ , (30/ 3)̸ 53.1◦
(87) The real power delivered to load is ......... kW.
a 9.6 b 7.2 c 4.8 d 2.4
(88) The reactive power delivered to load is ......... kVAr.
a 3.6 b 4.8 c 5.4 d 7.2

Good Luck, Assoc. Prof. Mohammad E. Rizk

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