1.

Find the values of R & C in a 600-volt series RC circuit in which the charging current in milliamperes varies in
accordance with the equation i = 24e-0.5t.
a. 25kΩ,80μF b. 30kΩ, 60μF c. 30kΩ, 80μF d. 25kΩ, 60μF
2. A series RC circuit is to have an initial charging current of 4mA and a time constant of 3.6 sec when connected to a 120-
volt d-c source. Calculate the values of R & C.
a. 30kΩ,100μF b. 30kΩ,120μF c.25kΩ,120μF d.25kΩ,100μF
3. The field current of a 125-volt d-c generator has a resistance of 50Ω and an inductance of 12.3 henrys. A discharge resistor
of 144Ω is connected directly across the field winding at the instant the main switch is opened. What is the initial rate of
current change?
a. 36.9A/s b. 69.3A/s c. 39.6A/s d. 63.9A/s
4. The ideal switch S is initially open. After steady-state conditions are established, the switch is closed at a given instant of
time. Compute the value of the current ic(t) at 4.5 sec after the switch is closed.

a. 0.646amp
b. 0.493amp
c. 0.567amp
d. 0.471amp

5. A series RLC circuit with R=200ohms and L=0.1Henry is to be made critically damped by the selection of capacitance. The
required value of C is:
a. 1pF b. 10pF c. 1 μF d. 10 μF
6. A coil of resistance 20Ω and inductance 0.50H is switched on to a 200-v dc supply. What is the rate of change of current at
a time equal to the time constant of the circuit?
a. 147A/s b. 400A/s c. 200A/s d. 100A/s
7. A circuit of R = 20Ω and L = 0.2H has a direct voltage of 250volts applied to it. What is the voltage across the inductor
0.01sec after switching on?
a. 81v b. 92v c. 73v d. 68v
8. What is the voltage across the terminals of a coil of resistance 10Ω and inductance 15H at the instant when the current is
12A and increasing at the rate of 6A/s?
a. 90v b. 210v c. 120v d. 180v
9. A coil having L = 150H and R = 200Ω is connected in series with 100Ω resistor. A 240v d-c source is connected to the
circuit at t = 0. What is the voltage across the coil at t = 0.5sec?
a. 50.57v b. 189.43v c. 63.24v d. 176.76v
10. A capacitor of 2μF with an initial charge q o = 100μC is connected across the terminal of a 100Ω resistance at t = 0.
Calculate the time in which the transient voltage across the resistor drops from 40v to 10v.
a. 0.722ms b. 0.277ms c. 0.373ms d. 0.733ms
11. A coil of 15H inductance and 10Ω resistance is suddenly connected to a 20v d-c source by closing the switch. The energy
stored in the magnetic field 2seconds after the switch is closed is:
a. 16.27J b. 13.5J c. 12J d. 8J
12. A series RL circuit (R = 25Ω, L = 10mH, Ed-c = 200v) is switched on at t = 0. At what time does VR = VL?
a. 0.1ms b. 0.2ms c. 0.3ms d. 0.4ms
13. A 50μF capacitor is discharged through a 100k Ω resistor. If the capacitor was initially charged to 400v, determine the
energy stored after 0.6sec?
a. 3.14J b. 4.0J c. 2.4J d. 1.12J
14. An electromagnet has a resistance of 400 Ω and inductance of 0.64H. If 48v is suddenly impressed, calculate the induced
emf when i = 0.07A.
a. 32.33v b. 25.5v c. 20v d. 15v
15. A series RLC circuit with R = 200 Ω, L = 0.1H and C = 13.33μF. If the switched is closed at t = 0, what would be the
solution of the system?
a. over-damped b. under-damped c. critically damped d. no solution
16. Find the natural resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit with R = 200 Ω, L = 0.1H and C = 5μF.
a. 225Hz b. 300Hz c. 60Hz d. 50Hz
17. When an inductive coil is connected to a given d-c source the initial rate of current change is 680A/s. If one-third of the
turns are removed and the coil is connected to a source whose emf two-thirds of the original value, what is the initial rate
of current rise?
a. 680A/s b. 1020A/s c. 2040A/s d. 3060A/s
18. A coil has 2500 turns and a current of 10A flowing through it and produces an effective flux of 0.6mWb. If the resistance
is 50ohms, what is the time constant of the coil?
a. 1.5ms b. 2.5ms c. 1.0ms d. 3ms
19. A coil having a resistance of 10 Ω and an inductance of 1.6H is connected in series with a 22 Ω resistor. The combination
is then through a main switch to a 112volt source and another open switch is placed across the series resistor. If the series
resistor is short-circuited 0.025sec after the main switch is closed, how does the current rise to its ultimate value of
11.2A?
a. 11.2(1-e-6.25t) b. 12.6(1-e-6.25t) c. 9.82(1-e-6.25t) d. 11.2 - 9.82e-6.25t
20. Energy stored by a coil is doubled when its current is increased by ______percent.
a. 200 b. 100 c. 41.42 d. 141.42