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3151.

The Laplace transforms of voltage function shown in figure is

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/110-503-2.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/110-503-3.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/110-503-4.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/110-503-5.png">
Answer» D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/110-503-5.png">
3152.

Discharge breakdown in insulators is due to voids.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3153.

A dc machine has 6 poles all connected in series. Each pole has 9 H inductance and field current is 2 A. Total inductance and total energy stored are

A. 9 H and 18 J
B. 18 H and 36 J
C. 54 H and 108 J
D. 108 H and 216 J
Answer» D. 108 H and 216 J
3154.

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
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/102-343-2.png">
Answer» B. 0
3155.

A circuit has two branches 1 and 2 in parallel. If |Q1| = 8 KVAR and |Q2| = 6 KVAR, the magnitude of total kvar drawn form supply will be

A. 14 KVAR
B. 2 KVAR
C. zero
D. 14 or 2 KVAR
Answer» E.
3156.

The driving point impedance Z1 is given by

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/130-808-2.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/130-808-3.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/130-808-4.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/130-808-5.png">
Answer» E.
3157.

A specimen of a material has a resistivity of 1.78 x 108 ohm-m. The material is

A. semiconductor
B. conductor
C. semiconductor or conductor
D. insulator
Answer» E.
3158.

Power is drawn from a source at power factor 0.7. Pav = 300 watt. The reactive power is

A. 0
B. 105
C. 100 VA
D. 107 VA
Answer» E.
3159.

Two capacitors each of capacitance C and breakdown voltage V are joined in series. The capacitance and breakdown voltage of the combination is

A. 0.5 C and 2 V
B. 0.5 C and 0.5 V
C. C and V
D. 2 C and 2 V
Answer» B. 0.5 C and 0.5 V
3160.

The current wave shown in figure is applied at t = 0 to a 0.1 F capacitor. At t = 1 s, the voltage across capacitor is

A. 0 V
B. 10 V
C. 20 V
D. 40 V
Answer» D. 40 V
3161.

A capacitor can be represented by a capacitance C in parallel with a resistance R. For a good capacitor, the resistance R should be

A. very high
B. high
C. very low
D. low
Answer» B. high
3162.

If a sheet of a mica is inserted between the plates of an air capacitor, the capacitance

A. will increase
B. will return the same
C. will decrease
D. may increase or decrease
Answer» B. will return the same
3163.

The natural frequency Sn of the given circuit is

A. - 1
B. + 1
C. 1/2
D. - 2
Answer» B. + 1
3164.

For addition and subtraction operations, phasors

A. must be represented in polar form
B. must be represented in rectangular form
C. may be represented in any form
D. none of the above
Answer» C. may be represented in any form
3165.

Two coils are connected in parallel. Their fluxes are adding. If the connections of one of the coils are reversed, the total inductance of the arrangement

A. will decrease
B. may increase or decrease
C. will remain the same
D. will increase
Answer» B. may increase or decrease
3166.

The equivalent unit of joule is

A. newton
B. newton-meter
C. newton-metre
D. <sup>2</sup>
E. none of the above
Answer» C. newton-metre
3167.

The graph of a network has 6 branches with 3 tree branches. The minimum number of equations required for solution of network is

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» C. 4
3168.

In figure, S is closed at t = 0. At t = t1, I = 1 A and di/dt = 1 A/s. Then the value of L is

A. 1 H
B. 2 H
C. 3 H
D. 4 H
Answer» C. 3 H
3169.

In the circuit of figure, the switch is closed at t = 0. At t = 0+ the current supplied by battery is

A. 0 A
B. 5 A
C. less than 5A
D. infinity
Answer» B. 5 A
3170.

A two branch parallel tuned circuit has 100 &amp;ohm; resistance and 0.1 H inductance in one branch and 10-6 F capacitor in the other. At resonance frequency, the dynamic resistance is

A. 10 &ohm;
B. 100 &ohm;
C. 1000 &ohm;
D. 10000 &ohm;
Answer» D. 10000 &ohm;
3171.

In figure, the current through R, after the steady state condition is reached, is

A. I
B. 0
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/101-339-1.png">
D. infinite
Answer» B. 0
3172.

The number of electrons in motion at the instant of positive peak of a symmetrical ac wave is the same as that at the instant of negative peak.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3173.

Special circuits using neon tubes, contact relays and capacitors are used in many domestic appliances. The role of capacitor in figure is to

A. reduce power loss
B. function as resistor when relay is on
C. delay the operation of the contact relay after switching on
D. open circuit the relay terminals
Answer» D. open circuit the relay terminals
3174.

A series R, L, C circuit has R = 2&amp;ohm;, L = 1H, C = 1 F. It is connected to an ac variable frequency source of peak voltage 10 V. At resonance the power supplied by the source will be

A. 50 &ohm;
B. 25 &ohm;
C. 12.5 &ohm;
D. 6.25 &ohm;
Answer» C. 12.5 &ohm;
3175.

Three identical coils each having self inductance L are connected in series so that the fluxes of all the three are in the same direction. If mutual inductance between each pair of coils is M, the total inductance of the arrangement is

A. 3 L + 9 M
B. 1.5 L + 3 M
C. 3 L + 3 M
D. 3 L + 6 M
Answer» C. 3 L + 3 M
3176.

In a resistive ac circuit, the current __________ the voltage by __________ .

A. lags, 90
B. lags, 45
C. lags, 0
D. leads 90
Answer» D. leads 90
3177.

KVL for second loop in figure is

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/107-451-1.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/107-451-2.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/107-451-3.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/107-451-4.png">
Answer» C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/107-451-3.png">
3178.

When two coupled coils of equal self inductance are cormected in series in one way the net inductance is 12 mH and when they are connected in the other way the net inductance is 4 mH. The maximum value of inductance when they are connected in parallel is

A. 2 mH
B. 3 mH
C. 4 mH
D. 6 mH
Answer» C. 4 mH
3179.

An R-L series circuit is excited by a voltage v(t). The circuit was initially relaxed. Which of the following sources of v(t) would cause maximum current at t = 0+?

A. unit step
B. unit impulse
C. unit ramp
D. unit step plus unit ramp
Answer» C. unit ramp
3180.

In a linear circuit, the superposition principle can be applied to calculate the

A. voltage and power
B. voltage and current
C. current and power
D. voltage, current and power
Answer» C. current and power
3181.

If A = 7 15, A2 is

A. 49 225
B. 49 30
C. 49 15
D. 49 7.5
Answer» C. 49 15
3182.

The colour coding of a resistors shows 100 K, 10%. When the resistance was measured with an ohmmeter, it read

A. 95 K
B. 80 K
C. 120 K
D. 85 K
Answer» B. 80 K
3183.

The circuit in figure has reached steady values with switch open. If switch is closed at t = 0 the voltage across 2 F capacitance at t = 0+ is

A. zero
B. 4 V
C. 6 V
D. 10 V
Answer» B. 4 V
3184.

The output voltage of a charger is

A. less than battery voltage
B. same as battery voltage
C. more than battery voltage
D. same or more than battery voltage
Answer» D. same or more than battery voltage
3185.

A planar graph has 6 nodes and 7 branches. The number of meshes in the dual graph is

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
Answer» B. 3
3186.

An ac voltage 20 sin 1000t feeds an R-C series circuit. R = 8 &amp;ohm; and active power is 4 W. The power factor is

A. 1
B. 0.8
C. 0.6
D. 0.4
Answer» E.
3187.

For a sine wave the average value is calculated over half the cycle.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3188.

Two resistances of 2 &amp;ohm; each are connected in series. A shunt having zero resistance is connected across the combination. The overall resistance will be

A. 4 &ohm;
B. 1 &ohm;
C. 0.5 &ohm;
D. zero
Answer» E.
3189.

An RLC series circuit has R = 30 &amp;ohm;, XL = 30 &amp;ohm; and XC = 30 W. Its impedance is

A. 30 0 .
B. 30 45
C. 42.42 45
D. 90 45 .
Answer» B. 30 45
3190.

R, L and C are in parallel. The circuit is switched on to a constant current source I at t = 0. At t = the current through inductance is I.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3191.

A 2 mH inductor with some initial current can be represented as shown below, where s is the Laplace transform variable. The value of initial current is

A. 0.5 A
B. 1.0 A
C. 2.0 A
D. 0.0 A
Answer» B. 1.0 A
3192.

As temperature increases, the temperature coefficient of metals increases.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
3193.

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
3194.

Magnetic effect of current is used in generators but not in motors.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
3195.

In figure, A is ideal ammeter having zero resistance. It will read __________ ampere.

A. 2
B. 2.5
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
3196.

Threshold of perception occurs at a current of about 1 mA.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3197.

The average value of delayed full wave rectified sine wave (figure) is

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/123-707-2.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/123-707-3.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/123-707-4.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/123-707-5.png">
Answer» D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/123-707-5.png">
3198.

The current wave shown in figure is applied by a 0.1 F capacitor at t = 0. At t = 0+, the voltage across capacitor is

A. 0
B. 4 V
C. 10 V
D. 20 V
Answer» B. 4 V
3199.

Assertion (A): In a circuit having high inductance, reactive power may be more than apparent power.Reason (R): Reactive power = VI sin .

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» E.
3200.

A two branch parallel circuit has a 10 &amp;ohm; resistance and 0.5 H inductance in one branch and a 100 F capacitor in the second branch. It is fed from 100 V ac supply. At resonance, the source current is

A. 10 A
B. 1 A
C. 0.2 A
D. 0.05 A
Answer» D. 0.05 A