Reg. No.

SET A
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES
CAT-I : APRIL 2024
EC3251 CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
Year/Sem : I/II Date :08/04/2024
Department :ECE Duration : 180 minutes
Faculty :Ms.P.Aileen Sonia Max. Marks : 100
PART A (10X2=20 Marks)
BT
Q.No Question CO
Level
1 Define active and passive elements and give examples R CO1
2 State kirchoff’s current law. R CO1
3 Calculate the current supplied to a 100w lamp with 115V supply. U CO1
4 Define linear circuit and non-linear circuit. R CO1
5 What is current divider rule? R CO1
6 State superposition theorem R CO2
7 Draw equivalent circuit of thevenin’s theorem R CO2
8 Write down the formula for a delta connected network converted into a star network. R CO2
9 Define dependent sources. R CO2
10 What is a dual circuit? R CO2
PART B (5x13=65 Marks)
BT
Q.No Question Marks CO
Level
11.a Using Kirchoff’s laws, calculate the current delivered by the battery .

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OR
11.b Determine the current supplied by each battery in the circuit shown by
using kirchoff’s laws.

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12.a Determine the current in the 4 ohm branch in the given circuit. Use
mesh analysis method.

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OR
12.b Find the equivalent resistance between the two points A and B shown in
the figure.

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13.a i)List the difference between series and parallel circuits.

ii) The circuit is shown below.
a) Find the equivalent resistance across the supply
b) If the voltage drop across 5Ω is 100V, find the supply voltage.
c) Find the power consumed by each resistance.
04
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09

OR
13.b Using nodal analysis, find the currents through resistances R3 and R4
for the circuit shown.

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14.a Determine the current I in the network by using Thevenin’s theorem.

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OR
14.b Find the current in the 2ohm resistor between A and B for the network
using superposition theorem.

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15.a State and explain Maximum power transfer theorem. U 13 CO2

OR
15.b State and explain Superposition theorem. U 13 CO2

PART C (1X15=15 Marks)

16. a Find the equivalent resistance between terminals B and C of the circuit
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shown.
 OR
16. b Find the equivalent resistance across the terminals A and B shown in the
figure

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