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3301.

Two passive elements are connected in series and a dc voltage is applied to the circuit. The time variation of the current is shown in figure. The two elements are

A. one resistance and the other inductance
B. both resistances
C. one inductance and the other capacitance
D. one resistance and the other capacitance
Answer» B. both resistances
3302.

If a capacitor is charged by a square wave current source the voltage across the capacitor is

A. triangular wave
B. step function
C. zero
D. square wave
Answer» B. step function
3303.

Which statement is incorrect for parallel resonance?

A. P.f. is 1
B. Y is minimum
C. B is zero
D. Z is minimum
Answer» E.
3304.

The temperature coefficient of copper is 0.00393 at 20 C. At 50 C the temperature coefficient is

A. 0.0042
B. 0.0035
C. 0.0025
D. 0.0015
Answer» C. 0.0025
3305.

A system function the resonant frequency in rad/sec and bandwidth in rad/sec. is given by

A. 10 and 1
B. 10, 4
C. 100, 5
D. 10, 10
Answer» C. 100, 5
3306.

The equivalent resistance between terminals x and y figure is

A. 150 Ω
B. 45 Ω
C. 55 Ω
D. 35 Ω
Answer» E.
3307.

To determine the polarity of voltage drop across a resistor, it is sufficient to know

A. direction of current through the resistor
B. direction and magnitude of current through the resistor
C. direction and magnitude of current and value of resistance
D. magnitude of current through the resistance
Answer» B. direction and magnitude of current through the resistor
3308.

A sawtooth current wave is passed through a resistance

A. the waveshapes of voltages across resistance and power will also the sawtooth
B. the waveshape of voltage across resistance will be sawtooth
C. the waveshape of power will be sawtooth
D. neither the voltage waveshape nor power wave-shape will be sawtooth
Answer» C. the waveshape of power will be sawtooth
3309.

If , the network has

A. 1 H inductor and 1 F capacitor in parallel
B. 1 H inductor and 1 F capacitor in series
C. 1 H inductor and 1 Ω resistor in series
D. 1 H inductor and 1 Ω resistor in parallel
Answer» B. 1 H inductor and 1 F capacitor in series
3310.

The power dissipated in 4 Ω resistance in figure is

A. 64 W
B. 32 W
C. 16 W
D. 8 W
Answer» D. 8 W
3311.

The total inductance of two coils is 60 mH in series aiding connection and 40 mH in series opposing connection. The mutual inductance between coils is

A. 20 mH
B. 10 mH
C. 5 mH
D. 2.5 mH
Answer» D. 2.5 mH
3312.

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
3313.

Two currents have the same peak value. Wave 1 is sinusoidal and wave 2 is rectangular. The ratio of their heating effects are

A. 1 : 1
B. 1 :
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D. 1 : 2
E. 1 : 1.5
Answer» D. 1 : 2
3314.

The following differential equation has

A. degree = 2, order = 1
B. degree = 3, order = 2
C. degree = 4, order = 3
D. degree = 2, order = 3
Answer» C. degree = 4, order = 3
3315.

If the transmission parameters of the given networks are A = C = 1, B = 2 and D = 3, then the value of Zm is

A. 12/13 &ohm;
B. 13/12 &ohm;
C. 3 &ohm;
D. 4 &ohm;
Answer» B. 13/12 &ohm;
3316.

In figure, the current through 10 V battery is

A. 0
B. 0.5 A charging
C. 0.5 A discharging
D. none of the above
Answer» B. 0.5 A charging
3317.

In an ac network the sum of currents entering a node is 10 45 . The sum of currents leaving the node is

A. 19.32 45
B. 15 45
C. 20 45
D. zero
Answer» B. 15 45
3318.

A T network is inserted between source and R as shown in figure. The resistance seen by the source remains the same with or without T network when R is

A. 5 &ohm;
B. 10 &ohm;
C. 15 &ohm;
D. 20 &ohm;
Answer» E.
3319.

A parallel RLC network has R = 4&amp;ohm;, L = 4H, C = 0.25F. Then at resonance Q =

A. 1
B. 10
C. 20
D. 40
Answer» B. 10
3320.

The circuit shown in the figure has initial current iL(0) = 1A through the inductor and an initial voltage vc(0) = 1 V across the capacitor. For input v(t) = U(t) the Laplace transform of the current i(t) for t 0 is

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/142-976-2.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/142-976-3.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/142-976-4.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/142-976-5.png">
Answer» C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/networks-analysis-and-synthesis/142-976-4.png">
3321.

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

A. 3 A
B. 1.5 A
C. 2 A
D. 1 A
Answer» B. 1.5 A
3322.

As temperature increases, the temperature coefficient of a metal

A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains unchanged
D. any of the above
Answer» B. increases
3323.

In the circuit shown in the figure, steady-state was reached when the switch S was open. The switch was closed at t = 0. The initial value of the current through the capacitor 2 C is

A. zero
B. 1 A
C. 2 A
D. 3 A
Answer» D. 3 A
3324.

In the circuit shown in the figure, the current supplied by the sinusoidal current source I is

A. 28 A
B. 4 A
C. 20 A
D. not determinable from the data given
Answer» D. not determinable from the data given
3325.

A wire has a resistance R ohm. If another wire of the same material and same weight has double the diameter (as compared to the first wire), the resistance of the second wire will be

A. 0.5 R
B. 0.25 R
C. 0.125 R
D. R/16
Answer» E.
3326.

If figure, power dissipated in 30&amp;ohm; resistance will be maximum when value of R =

A. 30 &ohm;
B. 16 &ohm;
C. 9 &ohm;
D. zero
Answer» D. zero
3327.

In the following non-planar graph no.of independent loop equations are

A. 8
B. 12
C. 7
D. 5
Answer» E.
3328.

Two voltages are 50 0 V and 75 - 60 V. The sum of these voltages is

A. 109 - 60 V
B. 109 - 25 V
C. 109 - 36.6 V
D. 100 - 50.1 V
Answer» D. 100 - 50.1 V
3329.

Assertion (A): Energy stored in inductance is and that in capacitance is Reason (R): Inductance and capacitance are dual of each other.

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
3330.

Figure shows an R-L circuit. The current is i = 1 - e-t. The rate of change of current at t = 1 second is

A. 1 A/s
B. 0.63 A/s
C. 0.37 A/s
D. 0
Answer» D. 0
3331.

A series RLC circuit is at resonance at 200 Hz. If capacitance is increased to four times, the circuit will be in resonance at

A. 200 Hz
B. 400 Hz
C. 100 Hz
D. 800 Hz
Answer» D. 800 Hz
3332.

The three sides of an admittance triangle denote

A. G, B, Y
B. R, X, Y
C. G, B, Z
D. (R, Y, Z) or (R, X, Z)
Answer» E.
3333.

A step voltage E is applied to an R-L series circuit. At t = 0, the current in the circuit is

A. E/R
B. E/L
C. infinity
D. zero
Answer» E.
3334.

To find current in a resistance connected in a network, Thevenin's theorem is used VTH = 20 V and RTH = 5 &amp;ohm;. The current through the resistance

A. is 4 A
B. is 4 A or less
C. is less than 4 A
D. may be 4 A or less or more than 4 A
Answer» D. may be 4 A or less or more than 4 A
3335.

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
3336.

A magnetic circuit has an iron length of 20 cm and air gap length 0.1 cm. If r = 200 then

A. mmf for iron and air gap are equal
B. mmf for iron is much less than that for air gap
C. mmf for iron is much more than that for air gap
D. either (a) or (c)
Answer» B. mmf for iron is much less than that for air gap
3337.

A circuit is fed by two sources of the same frequency and values 100 0 V and 20 30 V. The current in a particular branch is 5 19 A. If the magnitudes of the sources and changed to 200 0 V and 40 30 V, the current in that branch should be

A. 5 19 A
B. 10 19 A
C. 10 38 A
D. 10 9.5 A
Answer» C. 10 38 A
3338.

Two capacitors of 2 F and 4 F 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
3339.

Two coils X and Y have self inductances of 5 mH and 10 mH and mutual inductance of 3 mH. If the current in coils X change at a steady rate of 100 A/s, the emf induced in coil Y is

A. 0.3 V
B. 0.5 V
C. 1 V
D. 1.5 V
Answer» B. 0.5 V
3340.

A 50 Hz current has an amplitude of 10 A. The rate of change of current at t = 0.005 after i = 0 and is increasing is

A. 2221.44 A/s
B. 0
C. - 2221.44 A/s
D. - 3141.6 A/s
Answer» C. - 2221.44 A/s
3341.

The energy stored in a coil is 108 J. It is opened suddenly in 10 ms. The power dissipated instantaneously across the blades of switch is

A. 108 W
B. 1080 W
C. 10800 W
D. 108000 W
Answer» D. 108000 W
3342.

A parallel RLC circuit with R1 = 20, is scaled giving R2 = 104, L2 = 10-4 and C2, the value of C2 is

A. 0.10 nF
B. 0.3 nF
C. 0.2 nF
D. 0.4 nF
Answer» D. 0.4 nF
3343.

Thermistor has a positive temperature coefficient.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
3344.

The Thevenin's equivalent of network in figure(1) is a 10 V source in series with 2 &amp;ohm; resistance. If a 3 &amp;ohm; resistance is connected across AB as shown in figure(2) the Thevenin's equivalent is

A. 10 V in series with 1.2 &ohm; resistance
B. 6 V in series with 1.2 &ohm; resistance
C. 10 V in series with 5 &ohm; resistance
D. 6 V in series with 5 &ohm; resistance
Answer» C. 10 V in series with 5 &ohm; resistance
3345.

Assertion (A): The function is not positive real.Reason (R): The degrees of numerator and denominator differ by 2

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
3346.

Two sinusoidal voltage sources v1 = 50 sin (100t) and v1 = 50 sin (100t + p) are connected in parallel and fed an inductance XL = 2&amp;ohm;. The cuirent through XL is

A. 25 A
B. about 17.5 A
C. zero
D. 50 A
Answer» D. 50 A
3347.

In figure, the current after a long time after closing of switch is

A. 1 A
B. 2 A
C. 0
D. infinity
Answer» C. 0
3348.

Two voltages 50 V each have a phase difference of 45 . The rms value of resultant sum of the two voltages is

A. 70.7 V
B. 80.4 V
C. 92.4 V
D. 100 V
Answer» D. 100 V
3349.

A 10 F capacitor is charged from a 5 volt source through a resistance of 10 k&amp;ohm;. The charging current offer 35 m sec. If the initial voltage on C is - 3 V is

A. 0.56 mA
B. 5.6 mA
C. 6 mA
D. 5 A
Answer» B. 5.6 mA
3350.

A triangular Pulse of 10 V peak is applied to a capacitor of 0.4 F. The change of the capacitor and its waveform is

A. 8 rectangular
B. 8 triangular
C. 4 triangular
D. 4 rectangular
Answer» D. 4 rectangular