MCKV Institute of Engineering
Question Bank
Paper Code: ___ES EE 101_________________
Paper Name: ___Basic Electrical Engineering
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
Module 1
Multiple Choice Type Questions
Q No. CO Cognitive
Level
(i) Kirchhoff’s voltage law is used for CO1 IOCQ
(a) Loop analysis
(b) Node analysis
(c) Finding out equivalent resistance
(d) none of these
(ii) Thevenin’s theorem cannot be applied to networks that contain elements which are CO1 IOCQ
(a) linear
(b) non-linear
(c) active
(d) passive
(iii) The efficiency of a circuit under maximum power transfer condition is CO1 IOCQ
(a) 50%
(b) 25%
(c) 75%
(d) 100%
(iv) If a voltage source is to be neglected then the terminals across the source will be CO1 HOCQ
(a) Open circuited
(b) Short circuited
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
(v) The equivalent resistance across the terminal a-b will be CO1 HOCQ
(a) 9
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 2
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, (vi) An open circuit may be considered as a resistor of value CO1 IOCQ
(a) Zero
(b) 100
(c) Infinity
(d) 10M
(vi) If a circuit does not contain any source of energy or e.m.f , it is known as CO1 IOCQ
(a) Unilateral circuit
(b) Bilateral circuit
(c) Passive network
(d) Active network
(vii) Identify the Passive elements among the following: CO1 IOCQ
(a) Voltage source
(b) Current Source
(c) Inductor
(d) Transistor
(viii) Network theorems are applicable in CO1 IOCQ
(a). Linear bilateral circuit
(b). Linear unilateral circuit
(c) Non-linear bilateral circuit
(d) none of these
(ix) Which of the following elements in the circuit is not bilateral? CO1 LOCQ
(a) Resistor
(b) inductor
(c) Capacitor
(d) transistor
(x) The voltage applied across a 230V,60 W lamp is reduced to 115 V, the power consumed at this CO1 HOCQ
reduced voltage is
(a) 60W
(b) 30W
(c) 120W
(d) 15W
Q No. Short Answer Type Questions CO No Cognitive
Level
1 State and explain superposition theorem. Mention its limitations. CO 1 LOCQ
2. State and explain Thevenin’s theorem. Mention its limitations. CO1 LOCQ
3. State and prove Maximum Power Transfer Theorem for a dc network CO1 IOCQ
Or
Prove that the maximum efficiency under maximum power transfer condition is
50%.
4. Define bilateral element, Unilateral element, linear element, Active element with CO1 LOCQ
example.
5. State and Explain KVL and KCL. CO1 LOCQ
6. State Norton’s theorem and describe briefly. Establish the equivalence between CO1 HOCQ
Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems.
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Question Bank
Paper Code: ___ES EE 101_________________
Paper Name: ___Basic Electrical Engineering
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
Module 1
Multiple Choice Type Questions
Q No. CO Cognitive
Level
(i) Kirchhoff’s voltage law is used for CO1 IOCQ
(a) Loop analysis
(b) Node analysis
(c) Finding out equivalent resistance
(d) none of these
(ii) Thevenin’s theorem cannot be applied to networks that contain elements which are CO1 IOCQ
(a) linear
(b) non-linear
(c) active
(d) passive
(iii) The efficiency of a circuit under maximum power transfer condition is CO1 IOCQ
(a) 50%
(b) 25%
(c) 75%
(d) 100%
(iv) If a voltage source is to be neglected then the terminals across the source will be CO1 HOCQ
(a) Open circuited
(b) Short circuited
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
(v) The equivalent resistance across the terminal a-b will be CO1 HOCQ
(a) 9
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 2
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, (vi) An open circuit may be considered as a resistor of value CO1 IOCQ
(a) Zero
(b) 100
(c) Infinity
(d) 10M
(vi) If a circuit does not contain any source of energy or e.m.f , it is known as CO1 IOCQ
(a) Unilateral circuit
(b) Bilateral circuit
(c) Passive network
(d) Active network
(vii) Identify the Passive elements among the following: CO1 IOCQ
(a) Voltage source
(b) Current Source
(c) Inductor
(d) Transistor
(viii) Network theorems are applicable in CO1 IOCQ
(a). Linear bilateral circuit
(b). Linear unilateral circuit
(c) Non-linear bilateral circuit
(d) none of these
(ix) Which of the following elements in the circuit is not bilateral? CO1 LOCQ
(a) Resistor
(b) inductor
(c) Capacitor
(d) transistor
(x) The voltage applied across a 230V,60 W lamp is reduced to 115 V, the power consumed at this CO1 HOCQ
reduced voltage is
(a) 60W
(b) 30W
(c) 120W
(d) 15W
Q No. Short Answer Type Questions CO No Cognitive
Level
1 State and explain superposition theorem. Mention its limitations. CO 1 LOCQ
2. State and explain Thevenin’s theorem. Mention its limitations. CO1 LOCQ
3. State and prove Maximum Power Transfer Theorem for a dc network CO1 IOCQ
Or
Prove that the maximum efficiency under maximum power transfer condition is
50%.
4. Define bilateral element, Unilateral element, linear element, Active element with CO1 LOCQ
example.
5. State and Explain KVL and KCL. CO1 LOCQ
6. State Norton’s theorem and describe briefly. Establish the equivalence between CO1 HOCQ
Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems.
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