Explore topic-wise MCQs in Network Theory.

This section includes 36 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Network Theory knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

In a certain series resonant circuit Vc = 100 V, VL = 100 V and VR = 35 V. The source voltage is

A. 100 V
B. 135 V
C. 65 V
D. 35 V
Answer» E.
2.

In the following circuit shown below, the switch is moved from position a to b at t = 0.The iL(t) for t > 0 is

A. (4-6t)e4t A
B. (3-6t)e-4t A
C. (3-9t)e-5t A
D. (3-8t)e-5t A
Answer» D. (3-8t)e-5t A
3.

In the circuit, switch 'S' is in the closed position for a very long time. If the switch is opened at time t = 0, then iL (t) in amperes, for t ≥ 0 is

A. 8 + 2e-10t
B. 10
C. 10(1 - e-2t)
D. 8 e-10t
Answer» B. 10
4.

In the given circuit the switch is closed at time t = 0. The time taken for the circuit current to reach steady-state value is

A. 0.2 sec
B. 5 sec
C. 2 sec
D. 0.5 sec
Answer» E.
5.

In the circuit shown below, switch S1 and S2 are in open and close position respectively for long time. At t = t0, switch S1 is closed and switch S2 is opened. What would be the current through R1 immediately after the transition of switches?

A. 0 mA
B. 1 mA
C. 0.5 mA
D. 2 mA
Answer» C. 0.5 mA
6.

A first order circuit is excited with a dc source. The current i(t) through any element of the circuit can be written as (if and ii are the final and initial values, respectively, of the current)

A. \({i_i} - \left( {{i_i} - {i_f}} \right){e^{\frac{{ - t}}{T}}}\)
B. \({i_f} - \left( {{i_f} - {i_i}} \right){e^{\frac{{ - t}}{T}}}\)
C. \({i_i} - \left( {{i_f} - {i_i}} \right){e^{\frac{{ - t}}{T}}}\)
D. \({i_f} - \left( {{i_i} - {i_f}} \right){e^{\frac{{ - t}}{T}}}\)
Answer» C. \({i_i} - \left( {{i_f} - {i_i}} \right){e^{\frac{{ - t}}{T}}}\)
7.

In the circuit shown above, the switch is closed after a long time. The current iS (0+) through the switch is

A. 1 A
B. 2/3 A
C. 1/3 A
D. 0 A
Answer» D. 0 A
8.

For the circuit diagram shown below, calculate the voltage across capacitor V(t) at t = 160 μs?

A. 16.5 V
B. 18.4 V
C. 20.2 V
D. None of the above
Answer» C. 20.2 V
9.

In the circuit shown in the following figure, the switch is kept closed for a long time and then opened at t = 0. The value of current 'i', just before opening the switch (t = 0-) and after opening the switch (t = 0+) are, respectively.

A. \(\frac{3}{4}A\;and\;1\;A\)
B. \(\frac{7}{6}A\;and\frac{5}{2}A\)
C. \(1\;A\;and\frac{7}{6}A\)
D. 1 A and 1 A
Answer» D. 1 A and 1 A
10.

A step voltage of 10 V applied to the circuit at t = 0. The current through the resistor R just after t = 0 and at steady state are:

A. 100 mA, 50 mA
B. 50 mA, 50 mA
C. 100 mA, 100 mA
D. 75 mA, 75 mA
Answer» B. 50 mA, 50 mA
11.

A series RC circuit has a time constant of 0.1 sec and its value of C is 2 microFarads. The value of R is

A. 0.05 MΩ
B. 0.05 Ω
C. 0.1 MΩ
D. 0.01 Ω
Answer» B. 0.05 Ω
12.

A switch is connected in between a 12 V battery and an uncharged capacitor and a 1 KΩ resistor. At the time instant when the switch is closed, the voltage across the capacitor is:

A. 6 V
B. 12 V
C. 0 V
D. 24 V
Answer» D. 24 V
13.

Inductive load of resistance 20 Ω and inductance 0.1 H is connected in series and switched on to an AC voltage of V = 100 sin(200 t + α). Find the angle α such that there is no transients?

A. 45°
B. 60°
C. 30°
D. 75°
Answer» B. 60°
14.

In a series RL circuit the value of inductance is 1 Henry and resistance is 10 ohms. What is the time constant of the circuit?

A. 0.1 sec
B. 1 sec
C. 10 sec
D. None of the above
Answer» B. 1 sec
15.

A 10 V DC source is connected to a series combination of 5 ohm resistor and 0.1 μF capacitor. What will be the current through the circuit under steady state ?

A. 2 A
B. 10 A
C. 1 A
D. 0 A
Answer» E.
16.

A series R-L circuit (R = 4 Ω and L = 0.01 H) is excited by a voltage (in volt) v(t) = 283 sin (300t + 90°). The current in the circuit will be

A. 40 sin ( 300t + 53.1°) A
B. 40 sin ( 53.1°) A
C. 40√2 sin ( 300t + 53.1°) A
D. 40√2 sin ( 53.1°) A
Answer» D. 40√2 sin ( 53.1°) A
17.

By the decomposition property of linear system, we can separate our 2 components of the linear system namely:

A. Zero input component, zero state component
B. Steady state component, transient component
C. Linear component, non-linear component
D. Line and a Circle
Answer» B. Steady state component, transient component
18.

In a loss-free R-L-C circuit the transient current will be:

A. Oscillating
B. Non-oscillating
C. Sinusoidal wave
D. Square wave
Answer» D. Square wave
19.

In the circuit shown, the switch is opened at t = 0. The circuit is

A. Critically damped
B. Under-damped
C. Over-damped
D. Undamped
Answer» D. Undamped
20.

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 0.1μF capacitor from 0V to 3V is

A. 0.3
B. 0.45
C. 0.9
D. 3
Answer» D. 3
21.

An AC source is connected to an RL series circuit. The phase of the source current, θ, with respect to the source voltage will be:

A. 90° lead
B. -90° < θ < 0°
C. 90° lag
D. 0° < θ < 90°
Answer» C. 90° lag
22.

In the network shown below, switch is opened at t = 0 after long time. The current iL(t) for t > 0 is given as

A. \({e^{ - 2t}}\left( {2\cos t + 4\sin t} \right)A\)
B. \({e^{ - 2t}}\left( {3\sin t - 4\cos t} \right)A\)
C. \({e^{ - 2t}}\left( {-4\sin t + 2\cos t} \right)A\)
D. \({e^{ - 2t}}\left( {2\sin t - 4\cos t} \right)A\)
Answer» E.
23.

Calculate the time constant for the RC circuit shown here.

A. 25 ms
B. 20 ms
C. 12 ms
D. 50 ms
Answer» D. 50 ms
24.

A series RL circuit having a resistance of 20 Ω and inductance of 8 H is connected to a DC voltage source of 120 V at t = 0. The current in the circuit at t = 0.6 sec is

A. 0 A
B. 2.33 A
C. 4.66 A
D. 1 A
Answer» D. 1 A
25.

In the figure shown, the capacitor is initially uncharged. Which one of the following expressions describes the current I(t) (in mA) for

A. \(I\left( t \right) = \frac{5}{3}\left( {1 - {e^{ - \frac{t}{\tau }}}} \right),\tau = \frac{2}{3}\;msec\)
B. \(I\left( t \right) = \frac{5}{2}\left( {{e^{ - \frac{t}{\tau }}}} \right),\tau = \frac{2}{3}\;msec\)
C. \(I\left( t \right) = \frac{5}{3}\left( {1 - {e^{ - \frac{t}{\tau }}}} \right),\tau = 3\;msec\)
D. \(I\left( t \right) = \frac{5}{2}\left( {1 - {e^{ - \frac{t}{\tau }}}} \right),\;\tau = 3\;msec\)
Answer» B. \(I\left( t \right) = \frac{5}{2}\left( {{e^{ - \frac{t}{\tau }}}} \right),\tau = \frac{2}{3}\;msec\)
26.

Consider the following statements:i. Power factor will be unity.ii. Current in circuit will be maximum.iii. Current in circuit will be minimum.Which of these statements are correct with respect to resonance in R-L-C parallel circuit?

A. i, ii and iii
B. i and ii only
C. ii and iii only
D. i and iii only
Answer» E.
27.

In the s-domain circuit analysis, the circuit natural response is contributed by

A. System function poles only
B. Forcing function poles only
C. Both system and forcing function poles
D. Both poles and zero of the system only
Answer» B. Forcing function poles only
28.

Determine the inductor voltage ‘V’ in the circuit shown below for t > 0?

A. 25 e-2t
B. 2.5 e-0.5t
C. -2.5 e-0.5t
D. -25 e-2t
Answer» E.
29.

In the circuit shown below, steady state was reached when the switch ‘s’ was open. The switch was closed at t = 0. Then initial value of the current through the capacitor 2C is?

A. 0 A
B. 1 A
C. 2 A
D. 3 A
Answer» D. 3 A
30.

An inductor L , 5 Ω and 10 Ω resistors are all connected in series across a voltage source v(t) = 50 cos ωt volt. If the power consumed by the 5 Ω resistor is 10 W, then the power factor of the circuit is

A. 0.3
B. 0.4
C. 0.6
D. 0.8
Answer» D. 0.8
31.

In the circuit shown above, switch S is closed at t = 0. The time constant of the circuit and initial value of current i(t) are

A. 30 sec, 0.5 A
B. 60 sec, 1.0 A
C. 20 sec, 1.0 A
D. 20 sec, 0.5 A
Answer» D. 20 sec, 0.5 A
32.

In the figure, initial voltage on C is V0S is closed at t = 0. The IL for t > 0 isWhere \(\omega _0^2 = 1/LC\)

A. -ω0 CV0 sin ω0 t
B. ω0 V0 sin ω0 t
C. -ω0 V0 sin ω0 t
D. ω0 CV0 sin ω0 t
Answer» E.
33.

In a series RLC circuit at resonance, the magnitude of the voltage developed across the capacitor

A. Is always zero
B. Can never be greater than the input voltage
C. Can be greater than the input voltage, however, is in 90° out of phase with the input voltage
D. Can be greater than the input voltage, and is in phase with the input voltage
Answer» D. Can be greater than the input voltage, and is in phase with the input voltage
34.

A voltage of 24 V DC is applied through switch S to an R – L series circuit. Switch S was initially open At time t = 0, switch is closed. The rate of change of current through the resistor is 8 A/s, while the current through the inductor is 8 A. If the value of the inductor is 1 H, then for this condition the value of the resistor will be

A. 1 Ω
B. 2 Ω
C. 3 Ω
D. 4 Ω
Answer» C. 3 Ω
35.

An RLC series resonance boosts:

A. current
B. resistance
C. frequency
D. inductance
Answer» B. resistance
36.

In the circuit shown in the figure, the switch S is closed at time t = 0. The supply current at t = 0+ and the capacitor voltage at t → ∞ are, respectively

A. 0 and V
B. \(\frac{V}{{{R_1}}}~and~\frac{{V{R_2}}}{{{R_1} + {R_2}}}\)
C. \(\frac{V}{{{R_1} + {R_2}}}\;and\frac{{V{R_2}}}{{{R_1} + {R_2}}}\)
D. VR1 and V
Answer» C. \(\frac{V}{{{R_1} + {R_2}}}\;and\frac{{V{R_2}}}{{{R_1} + {R_2}}}\)