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1151.

In a series R-L-C circuit, the voltage across inductance will be maximum

A. at resonance frequency
B. just before resonant frequency
C. just after resonant frequency
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
1152.

In admittance parameter set, the dependent variables are the currents at the two ports.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
1153.

The zeros of a minimum phase function lie on

A. imaginary axis
B. left half plane or origin
C. left half plane or imaginary axis
D. right half plane or origin
Answer» D. right half plane or origin
1154.

In an ac circuit that delivers constant power at varying p.f., the current is

A. lowest when p.f. is leading
B. lowest when p.f. is lagging
C. lowest when p.f is unity
D. the same for all power factors
Answer» D. the same for all power factors
1155.

Colour code of carbon resistors has only two bands.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
1156.

A capacitor used for power factor correction in single- phase circuit decreases

A. the power factor
B. the line current
C. both the line current and the power factor
D. the line current and increases power factor
Answer» E.
1157.

An ac circuit has two branches in parallel. The impedances of the two branches are equal. The p.f. of one branch is 0.8 lagging and 0.8 leading. The overall p.f. is

A. zero
B. 0.5 lagging
C. 1
D. 0.7 lagging
Answer» E.
1158.

Assertion (A): Thevenin's theorem helps us to find current in a branch of a network for different values of impedances of that branch.Reason (R): Thevenin's equivalent circuit replaces a network by a voltage source in series with impedance.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» B. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
1159.

If admittance of a circuit is defined as , then at resonance

A. mp = ql
B. mq = pl
C. ml = pq
D. none
Answer» B. mq = pl
1160.

A network is said to be non-linear if it does not satisfy

A. homogeneity condition
B. superposition condition
C. both (a) and (b)
D. associative condition
Answer» D. associative condition
1161.

For maximum transfer of power, internal resistance of the source should be

A. equal to load resistance
B. less than the load resistance
C. greater than the load resistance
D. none of the above
Answer» B. less than the load resistance
1162.

All network theorems of dc are applicable to ac also with different quantities taken as phasors.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
1163.

If a driving point function N(s) = p(s)/q(s), then

A. the degree of p(s) and q(s) may differ by one only
B. the degree of p(s) and q(s) may differ by zero only
C. the degrees of p(s) and q(s) be equal
D. the degrees of p(s) and q(s) must not be equal
Answer» C. the degrees of p(s) and q(s) be equal
1164.

Nichrome is used in

A. heater coils
B. underground cables
C. overheated wires
D. lamp filament
Answer» B. underground cables
1165.

In the figure shown, assume that all the capacitors are initially unchanged and Vi(t) = 10 U(t) volts then V0(t) is given by

A. 8 e-0.004t volts
B. 8 (j - e-0.004t) volts
C. 8 u(t) volts
D. 8 volts
Answer» C. 8 u(t) volts
1166.

An RL series circuit has an impedance of 20 Ω when frequency is 25 Hz. At f= 50 Hz, the impedance will be

A. 40 Ω
B. 20 Ω
C. less than 40 W but more than 20 Ω
D. less than 20 W but more than 10 Ω
Answer» D. less than 20 W but more than 10 Œ©
1167.

Which of the following theorems is a manifestation of law of conservation of energy?

A. Tellegen's theorem
B. Reciprocity theorem
C. Thevenin's theorem
D. Norton's theorem
Answer» B. Reciprocity theorem
1168.

If A = 3 + j1 and B = 4 + j3, A + B =

A. 7 ∠45°
B. 10 ∠45°
C. 8.062 ∠29.7°
D. 8.062 ∠73°
Answer» D. 8.062 ‚à†73¬∞
1169.

A periodic voltage has following values for equal time intervals changing suddenly from one value to next, 0, 5, 10, 20, 50, 60, 50, 20, 10, 5, 0, -5, -10 etc. then rms value of the waveform is

A. 31 volt
B. 32 volt
C. insufficient data
D. none
Answer» B. 32 volt
1170.

A zinc carbon cell is a primary cell.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
1171.

A copper coil has a resistance of 40 ohm at 20°C. At 100°C the resistance is likely to be

A. 44 Ω
B. 54 Ω
C. 84 Ω
D. 104 Ω
Answer» C. 84 Œ©
1172.

In a 3 phase system, the zero sequence component of line to line voltages is zero

A. if line to line voltages are balanced
B. if line to line voltages are unbalanced
C. if line to line voltages are balanced or unbalanced
D. if degree of unbalanced in line to line voltages is small
Answer» D. if degree of unbalanced in line to line voltages is small
1173.

Volume control found on the front panel of television receivers

A. a ganged resistor
B. a variable resistor of logarithmic type
C. a variable resistor of linear type
D. a trimmer potentiometer
Answer» C. a variable resistor of linear type
1174.

The voltage e0 in the figure

A. 48 V
B. 24 V
C. 36 V
D. 28 V
Answer» E.
1175.

A series circuit having R = 3 Ω and L = 2 H is excited by a 10 V battery. At t = 0+, di/dt is

A. 5 A/s
B.
C. 20 A/s
Answer» B.
1176.

In a series RC circuit Z = (R2 + ω2C2)0.5.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
1177.

For the following circuit a source of V1(t) = e-2t is applied, then the resulting response V2(t) is given by

A. e-2t + e-t
B. e-t
C. e-t - e-2t
Answer» D.
1178.

An RC circuit initially at rest has a step signal. The response V(t) across C is V(t) = 1 - e-at, If now there is an initial voltage on C of 2 volts for the same step signal, V(t) is now

A. 1 + e -at
B. 1 + 2e -at
C. 2 - e -at
D. 3 - e -at
Answer» B. 1 + 2e -at
1179.

In the circuit of figure, the source supplies, 2.25 mA. The value of R must be

A. 5 Ω
B. 3 Ω
C. 1.5 Ω
D. 0.5 Ω
Answer» C. 1.5 Œ©
1180.

In a series RLC circuit, R = 2 kΩ, L = 1H and The resonant frequency is

A. 2 x 104 Hz
B. 1/p x 104 Hz
C. 104 Hz
D. 2p x 104 Hz
Answer» C. 104 Hz
1181.

An RLC series circuit is excited by a step voltage E. The units of roots of characteristic equation are

A. seconds
B. 1/seconds
C. tesla
D. henry
Answer» C. tesla
1182.

An RLC series circuit has R = 1 Ω, L = 1 H, C = 1 F. The damping ratio is

A. More than 1
B. 1
C. 0.5
D. Zero
Answer» D. Zero
1183.

Dielectric materials have high specific resistance.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
1184.

In figure, i(0-) and v(0-) are zero. The switch is closed at t = 0, i(0+) and (‚àû) are

A. 3 A and 1.5 A
B. 1.5 A and zero
C. 3 A and zero
D. 1.5 A and 3 A
Answer» D. 1.5 A and 3 A
1185.

A system is said to be marginal stable if

A. poles lies on Real axis
B. zero lies on Real axis
C. poles lies on Imaginary axis
D. zeros lies on origin
Answer» D. zeros lies on origin
1186.

In an idealized half wave rectified system the average and r.m.s. values of voltage are __________ respectively.

A. 2Vm/p, Vm/2
B. Vm/p, Vm/2
C. Vm/p, Vm/2
D. Vm.p, Vm/2
Answer» C. Vm/p, Vm/2
1187.

In figure, the short circuit current through terminal AB will be

A. 0.125
B. 1.5 A
C. 0.083333333333333
D. 0.041666666666667
Answer» B. 1.5 A
1188.

For a delayed half wave rectified wave, the average and rms values are lower than those for half wave.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
1189.

In following circuit, steady state is reached with S open, S is closed at t = 0, the current I at t = 0+ is given by

A. 9 Ω
B. 6 Ω
C. 7 Ω
D. 10 Ω
Answer» D. 10 Œ©
1190.

A resistor is rated at 0.75 watt, 1 kΩ. Its current rating is

A. 1 mA
B. 27.386 mA
C. 1.268 mA
D. 5.393 mA
Answer» C. 1.268 mA
1191.

In figure, the switch has been closed position for a long time. At t = 0 the switch is opened. At t = 0+, the current ic is

A. I
B. 0
C. infinite
Answer» B. 0
1192.

Discharge breakdown in insulators is due to voids.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
1193.

In ZRC (s) has a pole at s = ‚àû, the last element in first Foster realization is

A. R
B. C
C. R and C in series
D. R and C in parallel
Answer» B. C
1194.

In a 5.6 ohms, ± 10% carbon composition resistor, the colour of the third strip from extreme left is

A. golden
B. silver
C. green
D. black
Answer» B. silver
1195.

In steady state condition inductor behave as

A. open circuit
B. short circuit
C. current source
D. voltage source
Answer» C. current source
1196.

The series element for a prototype high pass filter is

A. resistive
B. inductive
C. capacitive
D. combination of L and C
Answer» D. combination of L and C
1197.

When tracing through a resistance we always get a voltage drop.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
1198.

In a series resonant circuit Q is more than 10. Then the lower half power frequency ω1, and resonant frequency ω0 are related as

A. ω1 = ω0 + bandwidth
B. ω1 = ω0 + 0.5 (bandwidth)
C. ω1 = ω0 - 0.5 (bandwidth)
D. ω1 = ω0 + bandwidth
Answer» D. œâ1 = œâ0 + bandwidth
1199.

If figure, power dissipated in 30Ω resistance will be maximum when value of R =

A. 30 Ω
B. 16 Ω
C. 9 Ω
D. zero
Answer» D. zero
1200.

The factor which will have least effect on the voltage at the load end of a two-wire supply circuit is

A. length of the circuit
B. whether supply frequency is 25 Hz or 50 Hz
C. amount of load on the circuit
D. cross-section of the circuit wires
Answer» C. amount of load on the circuit