DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING set:A

BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGG LAB

PRACTICAL EXAM-I
I-year Batches Y2,Y3,Y4 & Z4

Batch: ____________ Date: ___________ Time: 1 hr.

Name: ___________________________ Roll No: _____________ Marks:

1. In the circuit shown in Fig. C.6, the current through RL is: (a) 2 A (b) Zero (c) -2 A (d) -6 A

2. Four resistances 80 , 50 , 25 and R are connected in parallel. Current through 25 resistance is 4 A. Total current of
the supply is 10 A. The value of R will be: (a) 66.66 (b) 40.25 (c) 36.36 (d) 76.56

3. The value of R (ohms)in Fig, C.16 is adjusted so that power developed by the voltage source is zero, The value of R
is___________
4. A long uniform coil of inductance L henries and associated resistance R ohms is physically cut
into two exact halves which are then rewound in parallel. The resistance and inductance of the combination are

R L R
(a) R and L (b) 2 R and 2 L (c) and (d) and
2 2 4
L
4

5.An air gap is usually inserted in magnetic circuits to: (a) increase m.m.f b) increase the flux c) prevents saturation
d) None

6.The material best suited for magnetic material should have

(a) large area of B-H curve (c) high coercivity and high retentivity

(b) high permeability and low hysteresis loss (d) high coercivity and low density

7. All resistances in the circuit in Fig. C. 19 are of R ohms each. The switch is initially open. What Happens to the lamp's
intensity when the switch is closed ? (a) increases (b) decreases (c) remains the same (d) answer depends on the
value of R.

8. An ideal voltage source will charge an ideal capacitor:

(a) in infinite time (b) exponentially (c) instantaneously (d) none of these

9. A series RLC circuit below resonant frequency is:

(a) Resistive (b) capacitive (c) inductive (d) none of these

10. In a fluorescent tube circuit, the function of ballast choke is to

(a) Prevent flicker (c) suppres the radio interference
(b) improve the pf of the circuit (d) provide the momentry h.v to establish the main arc

11. A 230 V, 100 W bulb has resistance RA and 230 V, 200 W bulb has resistance RB. What is the relation between Ra & Rb?
1. Ra>Rb 2. Rb>Ra 3. Ra=Rb 4. Ra=2Rb 5. Ra=4Rb
From these, the correct answer is: (a) 1,3 (b) 2,4 (c) 1,5 (d) 1 only
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12. A coil of resistance R and inductance L is connected in parallel with a capacitor C across an ac
supply. At resonance,
1. the impedance of the circuit is maximum 3. the circuit behaves like a pure resistance of value R
2. the susceptance of the circuit is zero 4. the circuit behaves like a pure resistance of value L/R

From these, the correct answer is

(a) 2, 4 (b) 1,2 (c) 2,3 (d) 1,2,4

13. In Fig. C.35 ; Al,A2 andA3 are ideal ammeters. If Al and A3 read 5 A and 13 A respectively, reading of A2 will be
(a) 8A (b) 12 A (c) 18 A (d) indeterminate unless the actual values of R, C and are specified.

14. A water boiler at home is switched on to the ac mains supplying power at 230 V/50 Hz. The frequency of the instantaneous
power consumed by the boiler is: (a) 0 Hz (b) 50 (c) 100 Hz (d) 150 Hz
15.All the voltage drops and the source voltage added together in a series circuit is equal to
a) The total voltage drop b)The source voltage c) Zero d) Source voltage only

16.The following currents are measured in the same direction in a 3-branch parallel branches 200mA, 340mA, and 700mA.
The value of the current into the junction of these branches is: a) 540mA b) 200mA c) 1.24A
d) 900mA

17.In a certain series resonant circuit, VC = 125 V, VL = 125 V, and VR = 40 V. The value of the source voltage is ___________.

18.Among Iron/ferrite core transformer, to establish same amount of flux, _______________________ transformer
requires less input because_______________________________________________________________________

19.Write True/False: Transformer always used in saturation region because, _______________________________

20.Wattmeter has different multiplier setting because__________________________________________________

21.The value of capacitor generally used in fan is_____________

22.Write True/False: KCL/KVL can be applied to AC circuit:_______________