PCE2101 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering

Adama Science and Technology University

School of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Electrical Power and Control Engineering Department

Tutorial Questions

Total Number of Questions: 106

Question types: Multiple Choice
1. If resistor of 25Ω is connected in series with a capacitor of 45µF. then which of the
following is correct current equation which taken from a 240,50Hz supply.
a. ( )mA b. ( )
c. A d. A

2. Identify which element is connected in parallel to correct a load of 140 kVAR at 0.85
lagging pf to unity pf and what is the value of the element. Assume that the load is
supplied by a 110-V (rms), 60-Hz line.
a. Inductor, 30.69 μ H b. Inductor, 30.69 mH
c. Capacitor, 30.69 μ F d. Capacitor, 30.69 mF

3. Which of the following is not Key Advantages of 3-Φ System over a 1-Φ System

a. A three phase system needs less conductor material as compared to the single phase
system to transmit a specific power over a specific distance at a given rated voltage.
b. Power delivered to a three-phase load is constant at all time.
c. The efficiency of three phase operated devices and appliances is higher than the
single phase operated devices.
d. None

4. A Y-connected balanced three-phase generator with an impedance of 0.4 + j0.3 Ω per

phase is connected to a Y-connected balanced load with an impedance of 24 + j19 Ω per
phase. The line joining the generator and the load has an impedance of 0.6 + j0.7 Ω per
phase. Assuming a positive sequence for the source voltages and that Van = 120/30° V
then, the line currents of each phase is given by

a. 3.75/-8.66° A, 3.75 /-128.66° A, 3.75/111.34° A

b. 3.75/-8.66° A, 3.75 /-128.66° A, 3.75/-111.34° A
c. 3.75/-8.66° mA, 3.75 /-128.66° mA, 3.75/111.34° mA
d. 3.75/8.66° A, 3.75 /128.66° A, 3.75/111.34° A

5. For the circuit shown in Figure bellow, determine the load impedance that absorbs the
maximum average power and that maximum average power.

a. 25.73 W
b. 102.94 W
c. 77.2 W
d. 51.47 W

6. One line voltage of a balanced Y-connected source is VAB= 120/20° V. If the source is
connected to a ∆-connected load of 20/40° Ω. Then phase and line currents of phase a are
given by…….. Assume the abc sequence.

a. 6/-60° A, 10.392/-90° A,
b. 6/-60° A, 10.392/90° A,
c. 6/-60° A, 10.392/-30° A,
d. 6/60° A, 10.392/-30° A,
7. A positive-sequence, balanced ∆-connected source supplies a balanced ∆-connected load.
If the impedance per phase of the load is 18 + j12 Ω. Then line voltage VAB are given by
a. 69.28/-98.69° V b. 207.84/98.69° V
c. 207.84/-98.69° V d. 120/98.69° V

8. In a balanced ∆- Y circuit, Vab= 240/15° and ZY = 12+ j15 then, the line currents of load
is given by.

a. 7.21/66.34° A, 7.21/173.66°A, 7.21/53.66° A.

b. 4.16/-66.34° A, 4.16/173.66°A, 4.16/53.66° A.
c. 12.48/-66.34° A, 12.48/173.66°A, 12.48/53.66° A.
d. 7.21/-66.34° A, 7.21/173.66°A, 7.21/53.66° A.
9. A Y-connected balanced three-phase generator with an impedance of 0.4 + j0.3 Ω per
phase is connected to a Y-connected balanced load with an impedance of 24 + j19 Ω per
phase. The line joining the generator and the load has an impedance of 0.6 + j0.7 Ω per
phase. Assuming a positive sequence for the source voltages and that Van = 120/30° V
then, complex power at the load is given by

a. - (1054.2 + j843.3) VA b. - (1012 + j801.6) VA

c. (1054.2 - j843.3) VA d. (1012 + j801.6) VA

10. A three-phase motor can be regarded as a balanced Y-load. A three phase motor draws 5.6
kW when the line voltage is 220 V,50Hz and the line current is 18.2 A. Determine the
power factor of the motor.

a. 0.92 b. 0.85 c. 0.89 d. 0.8075

11. For question number 10 if you want to improve power factor to 0.98, the value of
capacitor which connected in parallel is

a. 42.7mF b. 9.72 mF c. 137.9 μ F d. 194.4 μ F

12. Two balanced loads are connected to a 240-kV rms 60-Hz line, as shown in Figure
bellow Load 1 draws 30 kW at a power factor of 0.6 lagging, while load 2 draws 45
kVAR at a power factor of 0.8 lagging. Assuming the abc sequence. Then, determine the
line currents,
a. 60. 14 mA
b. 120.28 mA
c. 180.42 mA
d. 297.82 mA

13. Depend up on diagram for question number 12, the total power factor for load 1 and load
2 is given by

a. 0.2 lagging b. 0.7 lagging c. 0.727 leading d. 0.727 lagging

 14. Assume that the two balanced loads in Figure question 12 are supplied by an 840-V rms 60-Hz line. Load 1
is Y-connected with 30 + j40 Ω per phase, while load 2 is a balanced three-phase motor drawing 48 kW at
a power factor of 0.8 lagging. Then, determine the current drawn from the supply at unity power factor
condition. Assuming the abc sequence,

a. 67.22 A b. 22.406 A c. 14.405 A d. 38.81 A

15. For the circuit in Figure bellow, determine the energy stored in the coupled inductors at t 1.5 s.

a. 443.5 J
b. 198.2 J
c. 123.1 J
d. 246.2 J

16. For the circuit shown below determine the node voltage V1 and V2
a. 29.78/-70.84° V and 31.41/-87.18°V
b. 29.78/-70.84° V and 37.41/-87.18°V
c. -25.78/-70.84° V and 37.41/-87.18°V
d. 25.78/-70.84° V and 31.41/-87.18°V

17. For the circuit shown below determine the node voltage V1

a. V1(t)= 11.325cos(2t - 30.01°)v

b. V1(t)= 11.325cos(2t + 57.12°)v
c. V1(t)= 33.02cos(2t + 57.12°)v
d. V1(t)= 11.325cos(2t + 60.01°)v

18. For the circuit shown below determine the Io

a. 15.969/30.72° A
b. 8.969/32.57° A
c. - 5.969/45.39° A
d. 5.969/65.45° A

For question 19 - 21 use the refer the diagrams shown below

19. determine the Io due to the current source only

a. Io = 5.54 + j 4.21 Ab. b. Io = -7.21 + j 2.4 A c. Io = -2.9 +j 2.3 A d. Io =-2.35 +j 2.35A
 20. determine the Io due to the voltage source only
c. a. Io = 3.54 + j 2.21 A d. b. Io = -4.98 + j 2.84 A c. Io = -2.21 +j 1.912 A d. Io = -2.65 +j 1.167A

21. determine the total current Io

a. Io = 9.08 + j 6.42 Af. b. Io = -12.19 + j 5.24 A c. Io = -5.11 +j 4.212 A d. Io = -5 +j 3.517A

For question 22 - 24 use the refer the diagrams shown below

22. Determine Thevenin impedance of the given circuits

g. a. ZTh = 2.88+ j 3.8 Ωh. b. ZTh = 3.6 + j 1.2 Ω c. ZTh = 2.11 +j 4.21Ω d. ZTh = 6.48 - j 2.64Ω

23. Determine Thevenin Voltages Vab of the given circuits

a. VTh = 28.94 + j 24.55 V b. VTh = - 24.55 - j 28.94 V

c. VTh = 24.55 + j 28.94 V d. VTh = -28.94 - j 24.55 V

24. Determine Norton Current for the given circuits

a. 28.94/-98.69° V b. 6.997/337.83 V
c. 37.95/220.31° V d. 5.44/-117.52° V

For question 25 and 26 use the refer the diagrams shown below

25 Determine node voltages V1 for the given circuits

a. V1 = 34.56/20.97 ° V b. V1 = 24.82/35.45 ° V
c. V1 = 8.3/63.21 ° V d. V1 = 28.93/135.38 ° V

26 Determine node voltages V2 for the given circuits

a. V2 = 29.22/-32.56 ° V b. V2 = -49.18/124.08 ° V
c. V2 = -29.22/-32.56 ° V d. V2 = 49.18/124.08 ° V
27. Which of the following is not a unit of inductance?
a) Henry
b) Coulomb/volt ampere
c) Volt second per ampere
d) All of the above
28. Which circuit element(s) will oppose the change in circuit current?
a) Resistance only
b) Inductance only
c) Capacitance only
d) Inductance and capacitance
29. Which of the following is a correct relation?
a) Giga>Mega>Tera
b) Mega>Tera>Giga
c) Tera>Mega>Giga
d) Tera>Giga>Mega
30. ‘Positive Power’ meaning ___________
a) Power is being delivered to circuit
b) Power is being extracted from circuit
c) No power supply
d) Input and output powers are equal
31. How many electrons will constitute 2 Coulombs of electric charge?
a) 6.24 * 1018 electrons
b) 12.48 * 1018 electrons
c) 1.602 * 1019 electrons
d) 3.204 * 1019 electrons
32. Which of the following elements of electrical engineering cannot be analyzed using
Ohm’s law?
a) Capacitors
b) Inductors
c) Transistors
d) Resistance
33. Where voltage division problem arises
a) Series connected resistors
b) Parallel connected resistors
c) When resistors are equal
d) Both series and parallel resistors.
34. An ideal ammeter functions as __________ circuit.
a) A short
b) An open
c) A power
d) An infinite
35. What is responsible for the current to flow?
a) Protons
b) Electrons
c) Nucleus
d) Protons and Electrons
36. What is constant for a charged spherical shell according to basic electrical energy?
a) Electrical potential outside the spherical shell
b) Electrical potential inside the spherical shell
c) Electrical field outside the spherical shell
d) Electrical field inside the spherical shell
37. What kind of quantity is an Electric potential?
a) Vector quantity
b) Tensor quantity
c) Scalar quantity
d) Dimensionless quantity
38. What does emf stand for?
a) Electronic magnetic force
b) Electromotive force
c) Electromagnetic force
d) Electromated force
39. The symbol used for representing Independent sources
a) Diamond
b) Square
c) Circle
d) Triangle
40. Controlled sources are also known as
a) Independent sources
b) Dependent sources
c) Ideal sources
d) Voltage sources
41. A dielectric material must be
a) resistor
b) insulator
c) good conductor
d) semi conductor
42. An electrolytic capacitor can be used for
a) D.C. only
b) AC. only
c) both D.C. as well as A.C.
d) none
43. The opposing capacity of materials against the current flow is
a) Conductance
b) Inductance
c) Susceptance
d) Resistance
44. An ideal voltmeter functions as __________ circuit.
a) A short
b) An open
c) A power
d) An infinite
45. Why is current division necessary?
a) In series current is the same
b) In parallel current differs
c) Because the voltage is also different
d) Because of Kirchhoff’s laws.
46. The conductance of a 923Ω resistance is
a) 1.08 * 10-3 mho
b) 1.08 * 10-4 mho
c) 1.02 * 10-3 mho
d) 1.02 * 10-4 mho
47. The current passing through a circuit is 7.2A and the power at the terminals is 27
watts.
Existence is ___________ ohms.
a) 0.5402
b) 0.5208
 c) 0.5972
d) 0.5792
48. Relation between power, voltage and conductance
a) V = P2.G
b) V = P2/G
c) P = v2/G
d) P = V2 G
49. I3 = α vx. This is _________

a) Voltage control voltage source

b) Current control voltage source
c) Voltage control current source
d) Current control current source

50. ____________ helps in current measurement by placing it in ____________ with the

circuit element.
a) Voltameter, Parallel
b) Ammeter, series
c) Voltmeter, series
d) Ammeter, parallel
51. If there are 3 Resistors R1, R2 and R3 in series and V is total voltage and I is total
current then Voltage across R2 is
a) V R3/ R1 + R2 + R3
b) V R2/ R1 + R2 + R3
c) V R1/R1 + R2 + R3
d) V
52. Calculate Voltage across 2Ω Resistor where supply v= 10volts.

a) 2V
b) 3V
c) 10V
d) 4V

53. An ideal voltmeter has ___________ equivalent resistance and ideal ammeter has
___________ equivalent resistance.
 a) Unity, Unity
b) Zero, infinite
c) Infinite, Zero
d) Zero, Zero

54. Which of the following theorems can be applied to any network linear or non-linear,
active or passive, time variant or time-invariant?
(A) Thevenin Theorem
(B) Norton Theorem
(C) Tellegen Theorem
(D) Superpositition Theorem
55. Application of Norton’s theorem to a circuit yields
(A) Equivalent current source and impedance in series
(B) Equivalent current source and impedance in parallel
(C) Equivalent impedance
(D) Equivalent current source
56. The superposition theorem is applicable to
(A) Linear, nonlinear and time variant responses
(B) Linear and nonlinear resistors only
(C) Linear responses only
(D) None of the above
57. A dc circuit shown in the figure has a voltage source V, a current source I and several
resistors. A particular resistor R dissipates a power of 4 Watts when V alone is active.
The same resistor R dissipates a power of 9 Watts when I alone is active. The power
dissipated by R when both sources are active will be

A. 1 W
B. 5 W
C. 13 W
D. 25 W
58. Kirchhoff’s current law is applicable to only
(A) Junction in a network
(B) Closed loops in a network
(C) Electric circuits
 (D) Electronic circuits
59. Kirchhoff s law is not applicable to circuits with
(A) lumped parameters
(B) passive elements
(C)distributed parameters
(D) non-linear resistances
60. Which of the following is an active element in a circuit?
A. Current source
B. Resistance
C. Inductance
D. Capacitance
61. Star circuit has element of resistance R/2. The equivalent delta elements will be
A. R/6
B. 3/2 R
C. 2R
D. 4R
62. An electric circuit with 10 branches and 7 nodes will have
A . 3 loop equations
B. 4 loop equations
C. 7 loop equations
D. 10 loop equations
63. Figure (ii) shows Thevenin’s equivalent circuit of Figure (i). The value of Thevenin’s
voltage Eth is?

(A) 20 V

(B) 24 V

(C) 12 V

(D) 36 V

64. Find the current in R2 of the given circuit, using the superposition theorem.
 (A) 16.7 mA
(B) 33.3 mA
(C) 50 mA
(D) 16.6 mA

65. A 120 Ω load is connected across an ideal voltage source with VS = 12 V. The
voltage across the load is
(A) 0 V
(B) 12 V
(C) 120 V
(D) Cannot be determined

66. Find the Thevenin equivalent (VTH and RTH) between terminals A and B of the
circuit given.

(A) 562 mV, 167 Ω

(B) 5.62 V, 167 Ω
(C) 5.62 V, 188 Ω
(D) 562 mV, 188 Ω

67. A certain current source has the values IS = 4 µA and RS = 1.2 MΩ. The values for an
equivalent voltage source are
(A) 4.8 μV, 1.2 MΩ
(B) 1 V, 1.2 MΩ
(C) 4.8 V, 4.8 MΩ
(D) 4.8 V, 1.2 MΩ

68. Find the Norton circuit, that is, IN and RN, for the circuit given below.
 (A) 478 mA, 12.8 Ω
(B) 750 mA, 12.8 Ω
(C) 478 mA, 6.8 Ω
(D) 750 mA, 6.8 Ω

69. A 2 Ω Resistor is connected across a voltage source, VS, of 110 V. The source’s
internal resistance is 24 Ω. What is the output voltage across the load?
(A) 8.5 V
(B) 85 V
(C) 0 V
(D) 110 V

70. Referring to circuit given, if R1 is changed to a 68 Ω resistor, what will be the current
through it?

(A) 0.16 A
(B) 0.24 A
(C) 0.2 A
(D) 0.04 A

71. In a two-source circuit, one source acting alone produces 12 mA through a given
branch. The other source acting alone produces 10 mA in the opposite direction
through the same branch. The actual current through the branch is
(A) 22 mA
(B) 12 mA
(C) 10 mA
(D) 2 mA

72. Referring to the given circuit, the voltage and current for the load resistor, RL, is
 (A) 450 mV, 4.5 mA
(B) 4.50 V, 45 mA
(C) 4.50 V, 4.5 mA
(D) 450 mV, 45 mA

73. A 470 Ω RL is connected across a voltage source, VS, of 120 V. The source’s internal
resistance, RS, is 12 Ω. What is the output voltage across the load?
(A) 120 V
(B) 0 V
(C) 117 V
(D) 12 V

74. A certain voltage source has the values VS = 30 V and RS = 6 Ω. The values for an
equivalent current source are
(A) 5 A, 6 Ω
(B) 30 A, 6 Ω
(C) 5 A, 30 Ω
(D) 30 A, 5 Ω

75. A 12 V source has an internal resistance of 90 Ω. If a load resistance of 20 Ω is

connected to the voltage source, the load power, PL, is
(A) 2.38 mW
(B) 2.38 W
(C) 238 mW
(D) 23.8 W

76. Find the Thevenin equivalent (VTH and RTH) between terminals A and B of the
circuit given below.
 (A) 4.16 V, 120 Ω
(B) 41.6 V, 120 Ω
(C) 4.16 V, 70 Ω
(D) 41.67 V, 70 Ω

77. A 680 Ω load resistor, RL, is connected across a constant current source of 1.2 A. The
internal source resistance, RS, is 12 kΩ. The load current, RL, is
(A) 0 A
(B) 1.2 A
(C) 114 mA
(D) 1.14 A

78. An 18 V source has an internal resistance of 70 Ω. If a load resistance of 33 Ω is

connected to the voltage source, the load power, PL, is
(A) 0 W
(B) 1 W
(C) 175 mW
(D) 18 mW

79. Find the current through R2 of the given circuit.

(A) 30.7 mA
(B) 104 mA
(C) 74 mA
(D) 134 mA

80. Find the total current through R3 in the given circuit.

 (A) 7.3 mA
(B) 5.5 mA
(C) 12.8 mA
(D) 1.8 mA

81. Find the current through R1 in the given circuit.

(A) 0.16 A
(B) 0.24 A
(C) 0.2 A
(D) 0.04 A

82. In the circuit shown, the switch SW is thrown from position A to position B at time t
= 0. The energy (in μJ) taken from the 3V source to charge the 0.1 μF capacitor from
0V to 3V is ______.

A. 0.9

B. 0.45

C. 0.3

D. 3

83. The circuit shown in the figure represents a ______.

A. Voltage controlled voltage source

B. Voltage controlled current source

 C. Current controlled current source

D. Current controlled voltage source

84. Consider a DC voltage source connected to a series R-C circuit. When the steady-state
reaches, the ratio of the energy stored in the capacitor to the total energy supplied by
the voltage source, is equal to
A. 0.362

B. 0.00

C. 0.632

D. 1.000

85. A DC voltage source is connected across a series R-L-C circuit. Under steady-state
conditions, the applied DC voltage drops entirely across the
A. R only

B. L only

C. C only

D. R and L combination

86. The condition, that a 2-port network is reciprocal, can be expressed in terms of its
ABCD parameters as ______.
A. AB-BC = 1

B. AB-BC = 2

C. AB-BC = 4

D. AB-BC = 5

87. The current in 2Ω horizontal resistor in figure below is?

(A) 10 A
(B) 5 A
(C) 2 A
(D) 2.5 A
88. Calculate the necessary resistor size for R1 to make the total circuit current equal to
30 milliamps:
 (A) 2.143 kΩ
(B) 1.500 kΩ
(C) 967.7 Ω
(D) 666.7 Ω
89. Use superposition principle to find current through R1 in the figure below.

(A) 1mA
(B) 2 mA
(C) 1.5mA
(D)2.5 mA
90. The resistor values in Wye network that is equivalent to a delta containing three 12
kΩ resistors is?
(A)2 kΩbeach
(B)4kΩ each
(C)8kΩ each
(D)6kΩ each
91. A 16mA current source has an internal resistance of 10 kΩ. How much current will
flow in a 2.5 kΩ load connected across its terminals?
(A) 4.2 mA
(B) 6 mA
(C) 11.5 mA
(D) 12.8 mA
92. Convert delta network shown in below figure to equivalent Wye network
93. What percentage of the maximum power is delivered to a load if load resistance is 10
times greater than the Thevenin resistance of the source to which it is connected?
(A). 25%
(B). 40%
(C). 35%
(D). 33.06%
94. For transfer of maximum power, the relation between load resistance RL and internal
resistance Ri of the voltage source is?
(A) RL = 2Ri
(B) RL = 0.5Ri
(C) RL = 1.5Ri
(D) RL = Ri
95. The open circuited voltage at the terminals of load RL is 30V. Under the conditions of
maximum power transfer, the load voltage will be?
(A) 30V
(B) 10 V
(C) 5V
(D) 15V
96. The maximum power transfer theorem is used in?
(A) Electronic circuits
(B) Power system
(C) Home lightning circuits
(D) None of the above
97. Delta/star or star/delta transformation technique is applied to ___ network.?
(A) one terminal
(B) Two terminals
(C) Three terminals
(D) None of the above
98. What does positive power in an electrical element indicate?
a) Element is absorbing power
b) Element is supplying power
c) Element may absorb or supply power
d) Element is neither absorbing nor supplying power
99. Which of the following is False about three resistances connected in parallel?
a) The total resistance of circuit is less than individual resistance.
b) Voltage across each resistance is equal independent of resistance value.
c) Current through each resistance have direct proportional with resistance
value.
d) All
100.Three light bulbs are connected to a 9-V battery as shown in Fig.1 below. Then,
the resistance of each bulb is?

Fig: 1
a) R1= 4.05 Ω, R2=1.945 Ω & R3=1.297 Ω
b) R1= 1.945 Ω, R2=4.05 Ω & R3=1.297 Ω
c) R1= 1.297 Ω, R2=1.945 Ω & R3=4.05 Ω
d) R1= 1.05 Ω, R2=3.945 Ω & R3=2.297 Ω
101.The node voltages at the nodes in Fig.2 is?

Fig: 2
a) V1= 7.333V & V2= 5.333
b) V1= 8.523V & V2= 3.52V
c) V1= -7.333V & V2= -5.333V
d) V1= 5.333V & V2= 7.333 V
102.Which of the following is true about poor capacitive circuit
a) Current leads voltage by 90°
b) Current lags voltage by 90°
c) Current leads voltage by 45°
d) Current lags voltage by 45°
103.Why do we improve the power factor?
a. Large Line Losses (Copper Losses)
b. Large kVA rating and Size of Electrical Equipment
c. Poor voltage regulation and Large Voltage Drop
d. all
104.Which of the are true about advantages of three-phase systems over a single-
phase system:
a. More power per kilogram of metal forms a three-phase machine
b. Power delivered to a three-phase load is constant at all time
c. Power delivered to a three-phase load is pulsing at all time
d. A and b
105.A 1.8-kW electric heater takes 15 min to boil a quantity of water. If this is done
once a day and power costs 10 cents per kWh, what is the cost of its operation for
30 days?
a. 1.37 Birr
b. 1.62 Birr
c. 1.35 Birr
d. 1.53 Birr
106.If one loop affects the neighbouring loop through current conduction then the
circuit is coupled ________.
a. Conductively coupled
b. Magnetically coupled
c. Mechanically coupled
d. A and C