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1651.

A n-port network is said to be active if power in the ckt is __________ .

A. P > 0
B. P < 0
C. P = 0
D. P = ‚àû
Answer» C. P = 0
1652.

In a purely capacitive circuit, the current __________ the voltage by __________ .

A. lags, 0°
B. leads, 90°
C. lags, 90°
D. lags, 45°
Answer» C. lags, 90¬∞
1653.

If Ia, Ib, Ic are line currents and Ia0 is the zero sequences component of Ia then

A. Ia0 = Ia
B. Ia0 = Ia + Ib + Ic
Answer» B. Ia0 = Ia + Ib + Ic
1654.

The driving point impedance of a network is The number of energy storing elements in the network is

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
1655.

Eddy current loss is proportional to

A. f and B2m
B. f2 and B2m
C. f2 and Bm
D. f and Bm
Answer» C. f2 and Bm
1656.

A 0.5 μF capacitor is connected across a 10 V battery. After a long time, the circuit current and voltage across capacitor will be

A. 0.5 A and 0 V
B. 0 A and 10 V
C. 20 A and 5 V
D. 0.05 A and 5 V
Answer» C. 20 A and 5 V
1657.

For a full rectified sine wave, the form factor and peak factor respectively are

A. 1.57 and 2
B. 1.57 and 2
C. 1.11 and 1.11
D. 1.11 and 2
Answer» D. 1.11 and 2
1658.

The function Z(s) has a pole at infinity if

A. the degree of numerator and denominator of Z(s) are equal
B. the numerator of Z(s) is one degree higher than denominator
C. the denominator of Z(s) is one degree higher than numerator
D. the degree of numerator and denominator are either equal or differ by one
Answer» C. the denominator of Z(s) is one degree higher than numerator
1659.

Two capacitors of 2 μF and 4 μF capacitance are connected in series across a 30 V dc battery. After the capacitors have been charged, the voltage across them will be

A. 15 V each
B. 10 V and 20 V
C. 20 V and 10 V
D. 30 V each
Answer» D. 30 V each
1660.

A capacitor having capacitance C is raised to voltage V. The energy stored will be

A. CV2
B. V2/C
C. 0.5 V2C
D. 0.5 C2V
Answer» D. 0.5 C2V
1661.

To neglect a current source the terminals across the source are

A. replaced by some resistance
B. replaced by capacitance
C. open-circuited
D. short-circuited
Answer» D. short-circuited
1662.

, i(t) =

A. 3e-4t - e-5t
B. 3e-4t - 2e-3t
C. 2e-4t - 5e-2t
D. 3e-4t - e-t
Answer» C. 2e-4t - 5e-2t
1663.

Complex poles give rise to oscillatory terms in the response.

A. 1
B.
C. voltage
D. current
Answer» B.
1664.

In an underdamped RLC series circuit, the natural frequency is ωn. The frequency of damped oscillations is

A. ωn
B. less than ωn
C. more than ωn
D. 2 ωn
Answer» C. more than œân
1665.

For a series resonant circuit at low frequency impedance is __________ and at high frequency circuit impedance is __________ .

A. capacitive, inductive
B. inductive, capacitive
C. resistive, inductive
D. capacitive, resistive
Answer» B. inductive, capacitive
1666.

Thevenin's impedance of an ac network is in general

A. resistance
B. R and L in series
C. R and C in series
D. Either R and L or R and C in series
Answer» E.
1667.

If operator 'a' = 1 ∠120° then (1 + a) =

A. #NAME?
B. #VALUE!
C. a
D. -1
Answer» C. a
1668.

Figure shows the variation of Z(ω) for a positive real function. The function is

A. RC impedance
B. RL impedance
C. RLC impedance
D. Reactance function
Answer» B. RL impedance
1669.

Transient current in a loss free LC circuit when excited from an ac source is an __________ sine wave.

A. undamped
B. over damped
C. under damped
D. critically damped
Answer» D. critically damped
1670.

In figure, the power associated with 3 A source is

A. 36 W
B. 24 W
C. 16 W
D. 8 W
Answer» C. 16 W
1671.

In figure, the switch is initially open. At t = 0 switch is closed. vc (0+) and iL (0+) are

A. 60 V and - 0.3 A
B. 150 V and zero
C. zero and 0.3 A
D. 90 V and - 0.3 A
Answer» B. 150 V and zero
1672.

A series RL circuit is switched on to an exponential source Ve-at at t = 0. The current

A. 1
B.
C. incidence of branches to nodes
D. incidence of branches to loops
Answer» C. incidence of branches to nodes
1673.

If VA = - 10 V and VB = - 15 V, VAB = 5 V.

A. 1
B.
C. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
D. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
Answer» B.
1674.

A network has 10 nodes and 17 branches. The number of different node pair are

A. 7
B. 9
C. 10
D. 45
Answer» C. 10
1675.

A parallel plate capacitor with air as dielectric has a capacitance C. If the dielectric has a dielectric constant ‚ààr and the remaining dimensions are the same, the capacitance will be

A. C/‚ààr
B. ‚ààrC
C. ‚àà2rC
D. ‚àà3rC
Answer» C. ‚àà2rC
1676.

In an RC series circuit R = 100 Ω and XC = 10 Ω. In this circuit

A. the current and voltage are in phase
B. the current leads the voltage by about 6°
C. the current leads the voltage by about 84°
D. the current lags the voltage by about 6°
Answer» C. the current leads the voltage by about 84¬∞
1677.

Which pair is correctly matched?

A. Symmetrical two port AD - BC = 1
B. Reciprocal two port z11 = z12
C. Inverse hybrid parameter A, B, C, D
D. hybrid parameter (V1, I2) = f(I1, V2)
Answer» E.
1678.

In figure, the steady state current through 1H inductance is

A. Zero
B. 0.125
C. 0.20833333333333
D. 0.25
Answer» C. 0.20833333333333
1679.

In low pass filter of figure R0 = 1 Ω and cut off frequency is 1 rad/sec. The values of L and C are

A. 1 H and 2 F
B. 1 H and 1 F
C. 2 H and 1 F
D. 1 H and 2 F
Answer» E.
1680.

The response shown in figure is

A. over damped
B. critically damped
C. under damped
D. either (a) or (c)
Answer» D. either (a) or (c)
1681.

Given Is = 20 A, Vs = 20 V, the current I in the 3 Ω resistance is given by

A. 0.16666666666667
B. 0.33333333333333
C. 0.083333333333333
D. 16 A
Answer» B. 0.33333333333333
1682.

The capacitance of a cylindrical capacitor is directly proportional to its length.

A. 1
B.
C. 1
D.
Answer» B.
1683.

As the diameter of a wire is doubled, the resistance becomes

A. twice
B. one half
C. one fourth
D. four times
Answer» D. four times
1684.

A current is flowing through a conductor with non-uniform area of cross-section. Then

A. current will be different at different cross-sections.
B. current will be the same at all the cross-sections.
C. current will be different but current density will be same at all the cross-sections
D. current will be the same but current density will be different at different cross-sections.
Answer» E.
1685.

In any network of linear impedances the current flowing at any point equal to algebric sum of currents caused to flow at that point by each of the emf taken separately with all other emfs reduced to zero. The statement represents.

A. KCL
B. Norton's theorem
C. Thevenin's theorem
D. Superposition theorem
Answer» B. Norton's theorem
1686.

The opposition of an inductor to current flow

A. depends only on the resistance of the coil
B. depends on the magnitude of the applied voltage
C. varies directly with frequency
D. varies inversely with frequency
Answer» D. varies inversely with frequency
1687.

In using mesh current method it is necessary that at least one mesh current links every element.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
1688.

Z(c) for the network shown in the figure is The value of C and R are, respectively

A. 1/6 F and 4 Ω
B. 2/9 F and 9/2 Ω
C. 2/3 F and 1/2 Ω
D. 1/2 F and 1 Ω
Answer» B. 2/9 F and 9/2 Œ©
1689.

A material for permanent magnet should have

A. High retentivity
B. High permeability
C. Low hysteresis loss
D. High hysteresis loss
Answer» B. High permeability
1690.

The minimum permissible size of aluminium cable for lighting circuit is

A. 1.2 sq. mm
B. 1.5 sq. mm
C. 2.2 sq. mm
D. 3.5 sq. mm
Answer» C. 2.2 sq. mm
1691.

In figure, the voltage V1 = 4∠0 V. The source voltage V2 is

A. 8 - j8 volts
B. 4 - j4 volts
C. 8 - j4 volts
D. 8 - j16 volts
Answer» D. 8 - j16 volts
1692.

How much r.m.s. current does a 300 W, 200 V bulb take from the 200V, 50 Hz power line?

A. 0.5 A
B. 1.5 A
C. 0.083333333333333
D. 0.125
Answer» C. 0.083333333333333
1693.

One commercial unit of energy is equal to

A. 1 watt-sec
B. 1 kilowatt-sec
C. 1 kilowatt-hour
D. One watt-hour
Answer» D. One watt-hour
1694.

A step voltage E is applied to a series R-L circuit. The rate of change of current is maximum at t =

A. zero
B. infinity
C. L/R
D. R/L
Answer» B. infinity
1695.

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Brune's realisation : realisation with ideal transformer.Cauer realisation : ladder realisation.Bott Duffin realisation : with non ideal transformer. Select the answer using the following codes:

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1 and 2
Answer» E.
1696.

The function (s + 2) (s + 4)/[(s + 1)(s + 3)]

A. is a reactance function
B. is an RC function
C. may be a reactance function or an RC function
D. may be RC function or an RL function
Answer» E.
1697.

A parallel resonant circuit can be used

A. as a high impedance
B. to reject a small band of frequencies
C. both (a) and (b)
D. to amplify certain frequencies
Answer» D. to amplify certain frequencies
1698.

An RLC series circuit is fed form 100 V ac supply. Inductance is 1 H and Q = 7.5. At resonance, the voltage across inductance is

A. 750 V
B. 100 V
C. about 13.5 V
D. 1500 V
Answer» B. 100 V
1699.

In a driving point function poles and zeros must be conjugate if complex or imaginary.

A. 1
B.
C. nickel cadmium battery
D. lead acid battery
Answer» B.
1700.

A choke coil has a resistance to reactance ratio of 0.2. The power factor of the choke coil is

A. less than 0.2 lagging
B. less than 0.2 leading
C. about 1
D. about 0
Answer» B. less than 0.2 leading