QUESTION BANK-I

Subject & Code: Basic Electrical Technology & 106 Name of the Faculty: Y.H.M.Reddy
Year :- I Branch:-DEEE (C-23)
UNIT –I & II
PART-A
1. (a) Define potential difference. 1M
(b) Define Electric Current mention its Units. 1M
(c) Define Specific Resistance and mention its units. 1M
(d) Define Ohm’s law. 1M
(e). Write the formula for equivalent resistance of 3 resistance connected in series. 1M
2. Define temperature coefficient of resistance and state its units. 3M
3. Derive the relation R =𝜌𝑙/𝑎. 3M
4. List the limitations of Ohm’s Law 3M
5. Define the terms
i) Specific resistance ii) Conductance iii) Conductivity 3M
6. Two resistances 2 Ω and 20 Ω are connected in parallel then find equivalent resistance. 3M
7. Differentiate between active and passive circuits. 3M

PART-B
6. (a) Develop the expression for resistance at any temperature 8M
(or)
(b) Develop the expression for Co-efficient of resistance at any temperatures.

7. (a) Determine the resistance of a 564 m length of Aluminium conductor whose 8M

Rectangular cross section is 2 x 4 cm take ρ = 2.862 10-8 Ω-m.
(or)
(b) The cross sectional area of rectangular copper conductor of length 275 m is
5cm x 4 cm. if resistivity is 1.96 x 10 Ω-m what will be the resistance of the
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conductor.

8. (a) State the concept of division of current when two Resistors are connected in parallel. 8M
(or)
(b). Find the currents I1 and I2 in the parallel circuit shown in Figure

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9. (a ). Three resistors R1=1 Ω, R2=2Ω, and R3=20Ω, are connected in parallel. The
parallel connection is attached to a V=3 V voltage source. Then find equivalent resistance,
current supplied by source to circuit and current in each resistance.
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(or)

(b). Calculate the equivalent resistance of the following resistive network, if 20V
source connected across a , b terminals then find total current and current in 10 Ω
resistor.