BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ( EE 101/201)

[QUESTION BANK]
GROUP A
Multiple choice type questions [ 1 mark each]
Choose the correct alternatives
1.

1. A PMMC instrument measures

a) r.m.s value b) peak value c) average value

d) instantaneous value

2. The power factor of a purely inductive circuit is

a) zero b) one c) infinity d) 0.5
3. The relation between flux density D and Electric field intensity E is
a) D = r 0 E
b) D = r 0 / E
b) D = E 0 / r
d) D = E r / 0
4. In a lap connected armature winding of a 4 pole d.c. machine , the number of parallel paths is
a) 2
b) 4
c) 1
d) 3
5. For a series R-L-C circuit , the impedance at resonance is
a) maximum
b) minimum
c) zero
d) infinity
6. The commutator of a d.c machine acts as a
a) full wave rectifier
c) controlled full wave rectifier

b) half wave rectifier

d) filter

7. The three phase slip ring induction motor has

a) short circuited rotor
b) double cage rotor
c) wound rotor
d) wooden rotor
8. The direction of rotation of a d.c shunt motor can be reversed by interchanging itt
a) supply terminals
b) shunt field resistance
c) shunt and armature terminals together
d) supply to ac
9. Hysteresis loss in a transformer can be reduced by using
a) laminated core
b) silicon steel core c) oil
d) wooden core
10. The time constant of a R C circuit is
a) R / C
b) C / R
c) RC

d) 1 / RC

11. When 125 V is applied across a 250 V , 100 W filament incandescent bulb , the power
consumption is
a) 100 W
b) 50 W
c) 25 W
d) 12.5 W
12. A 50 Hz three phase induction motor has rated speed of 725 r.p.m . The number of pole is
a) 2
b) 6
c) 4
d) 8
13. In a series R L C resonant circuit , during resonance , which one of the following is maximum
a) impedance
b) voltage
c) current
d) net reactance
14. If the peak value of a sine wave is 100 V , then its r.m.s value will be
a) 70.7 V
b) 63.6 V
c) 100 V
d) 88 V
15. Inductive reactance of a coil of inductance 0.2 H at 50 Hz is
a) 62.8 ohm
b) 628 ohm
c) 0.2 ohm
d) 20 ohm
16. In a three phase system , the emfs are
a) 30 degree apart b) 60 degree apart c) 90 degree apart d) 120 degree apart
17. The number of parallel paths in wave connected armature winding of a d.c machine is
a) number of poles
b) half the number of poles
c) two
d) four
18. The d.c motor needs a starter during starting to control
a) speed
b) current
c) voltage
19. The reluctance of a magnetic circuit depends upon its
a) length
b) cross section and length
c) resistivity

d) flux
d) height

20. What percentage of maximum power is delivered to a load if load resistance is 10 times
than the thevenin resistance of the source to which it is connected
a) 25%
b) 40 %
c) 35.39 %
d) 33.06 %

greater

21. The capacitance of a capacitor is not influenced by

a) plate thickness b) plate separation c) plate area d) nature of dielectric
22. Flux in a magnetic circuit can be compared in an electric circuit to
a) voltage
b) current
c) resistance
d) inductance
23. Three resistors of 4 ohm , 6 ohm and 8 ohm are in parallel . In which resistor , power
dissipation will be maximum
a) 4 ohm
b) 6 ohm
c) 8 ohm
d) equal in all resistors
24. AC voltmeters and ammeters are normally calibrated in
a) average value b) instantaneous value c) peak value d) r.m.s value
25. The phase relationship between applied voltage and current in an a.c circuit with

capacitance

a) they are in phase

b) current lags voltage by 90 degree
current leads voltage by 90 degree d) voltage leads current by 180 degree
26. In a series R-L-C circuit the condition for resonance is
a) the currents I C and I L are in phase opposition b) resultant current is zero
c) the voltage drop across X L and X C are equal d) power factor is zero
27. In a three phase star connected system , the relation between the phase and the line voltage is
a) V P = V L b) V P = 3 V L
c) V P = V L / 3
d) V P = V L / 3
28. The efficiency of a transformer is maximum when
a) iron losses are zero
b) copper losses are 50 % of the iron loss
c) copper losses are zero
d) copper losses are equal to iron losses
29. Two lamps ( bulbs ) each rated at 100 W , 230 V , are connected in series across 230 V , ac
main . Each of the lamp will glow at
a) 50 W
b) 100 W
c) 200 W
d) 25 W
30. For a coil with N turns the self inductance will be proportional to
a) N
b) 1 / N
c) N 2
d) 1 / N 2
31. The efficiency in case of maximum power transfer theorem is
a) 100 %
b) 50 %
c) less than 50 %
d) 50 % - 100 %
32. Time constant of R L series circuit is
a) L / R
b) R / L
c) LR

d) 1 / RL

33. The phase angle of a R - L - C series circuit is leading if

a) X C = 0
b) R = 0
c) X C > X L
d) X C < X L
34. For R L C parallel circuit the impedance at resonance is
a) minimum
b) maximum
c) infinity
d) zero
35. The form factor of a sine wave is
a) 1.01
b) 1.11
c) 1.21
36. For traction d.c motor used is
a) shunt b) short shunt compound

d) 1.33
c) series

d) long shunt compound

37. Direction of rotation of a three phase induction motor can be reversed by changing its
a) stator supply to d.c
b) stator supply terminals 1 time
c) stator supply terminals 2 times
d) supply frequency
38. The circuit whose properties are same in either direction is known as
a) reversible circuit
b) unilateral circuit
c) bilateral circuit
d) passive circuit

c)

39. An ideal current source has

a) no resistance
c) infinite resistance in parallel

b) very high resistance in series

d) low resistance in parallel

40. The slip of 400 V , 3 phase , 50 Hz , 4 pole induction motor when rotating at 1440 r.p.m is
a) 2 %
b) 3 %
c) 4 %
d)5 %
41. A sinusoidal voltage is represented by v = 141.4 sin ( 314 t / 2 ) .
The frequency is
a) 60 Hz
b) 50 Hz
c) 100 Hz
d) 70 Hz
42. The number of parallel paths in an 8 pole d.c generator is
a) 8
b) 4
c) 2
d) 16
43. In a series R L C circuit the power factor at resonance is
a) unity
b) zero
c) 0.5
d) 0.7
44. The direction of rotation in d.c motor can be determined by
a) Lenzs law
b) Flemings right hand rule
c) Flemings left hand rule
d) Faradays law
45. The unit of magnetic flux density is
a) Weber
b) Tesla

c) Coulomb

d) ohm

46. In a transformer , electric power is transformed from the primary to the secondary without
the change in
a) voltage
b) current
c) frequency
d) turns
47. The conductance G of a series circuit having a resistance R and
Inductive reactance , X L is given by
a) G = 1 / R
b) G = R / X L
2
2
c) G = X L / ( R + X L )
d) G = R / ( R 2 + X L 2 )
48. A resistance of 8 ohm and inductive reactance of 6 ohm will offer an impedance of
a) 14 ohm
b) 10 ohm
c) 11 ohm
d) 16 ohm
49. For an inductive circuit current
a) lags the voltage
c) is in phase with the voltage

50. Kirchhoffs voltage law is used for

a) Loop analysis
c) Finding out equivalent resistance

b) leads the voltage

d) is independent of the voltage phase

b) node analysis
d) representing a current source

51. The reluctance of a magnetic circuit is given by

a) l / 0 r A
b) / NI
c) 1 / 0 A
52. For Nortons equivalent circuit
a) I sc = V oc R eq
b) I sc = V oc / R eq

d) l / 0 A

c) V oc = I sc / R eq d) V oc = R eq / I sc

53. The direction of rotation in d.c motor can be determined by

a) Lenzs law
b) Flemings right hand rule
c) Flemings left hand rule
d) Faradays law
54. The core of a dc machine is laminated to reduce
a) copper loss b) eddy current loss c) hysteresis loss d) thermal loss.
55. If e1 = A sin t and e2 = B sin (t ) then
a) e1 lags e2 by b) e2 lags e1 by c) e2 leads e1 by d) e2 is in phase with e1.
56. In three-phase induction motor
a) 3-phase supply is to be given to the stator winding and dc supply to the rotor winding.
b) Only 3-phase supply is to be given to the stator winding.
c) 3-phase supply is to be given to stator and rotor winding.
d) 3-phase supply is to be given to the rotor winding.
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GROUP B
Short answer type questions [5 marks each]
NB : The questions of GROUP C which carry 5 marks each can also be treated as the
questions of GROUP B
1. Derive an expression for the Hysteresis loss in a magnetic material.
2. State and prove Gausss law in the context of electrostatics.
3. Draw the Speed Torque characteristics of d .c. series motor.
4. An alternating voltage is represented by v = 62.35 sin 323 t . Determine (a) the
maximum value (b) r.m.s value (c) average value (d) frequency of the wave (e) form
factor .

5. Derive an expression for the capacitance of a cylindrical capacitor of internal radius R1 and
external radius R2 . Assume appropriate length .
6. State and prove Amperes circuital law.
7. A 20 KVA transformer has 400 turns on the primary and 40 turns on the secondary
winding . The primary is connected to 400 V , 50 Hz supply . Find the full load primary
and secondary current ,secondary emf and the maximum flux in the core . Neglect leakage
drop and no load current .
8. Calculate the current through 3 resistor as shown in Fig.1 below .

9. Derive an expression of (a) average value (b) r.m.s value of a half wave rectified
wave .

voltage

10. Define self and mutual inductance . What do you mean by co efficient of coupling .
Derive an expression of co efficient of coupling .
11. Explain why power loss in a pure inductance or pure capacitance is equal to zero in an a.c
circuit .
12. A 220 V separately excited d.c machine has an armature resistance of 0.4 . If the load
current is 20 A , find the induced emf when the machine operates (i) as a motor (ii) as a
generator .
13. Draw the schematic representation of a shell type transformer and a core type transformer .
Which one of the two is suitable for use as the distribution transformer and why ?
14. Derive an expression of (a) form factor (b) peak factor
15. Express the inductance in terms of its physical dimension .

16. An air cored toroidal coil has 450 turns and a mean diameter of 300 mm and cross
sectional area of 300 mm 2 . Determine the self inductance of the coil and the average
voltage induced in it when a current of 20 A is reversed in 40 ms .
17. State and explain Thevenins theorem.
18. Derive an expression for the energy stored in a charged capacitor .
19. A capacitor is constructed from two square metal plates each of side 120 mm . The plates
are separated by a dielectric of thickness 2 mm and relative permittivity 5 . Calculate the
capacitance If the electric field strength in the dielectric is 12.5 KV / mm , calculate the
total charge on each plate .

20. Determine the current passing through 20 ( BD ) resistor ( shown in Fig.2) with the help
of Thevenins theorem .

21. Explain with the help of a phasor diagram , the phenomenon of resonance in a circuit
containing an inductance , a capacitor and a resistor in series .
22. Derive an expression for energy stored in a magnetic field .
23. A coil of resistance 10 and inductance 0.02 H is connected in series with another coil of
resistance 6 and inductance 15 mH across a 230 V , 50 Hz supply . Calculate (i)
impedance of the circuit (ii) the voltage drop across each coil (iii) the total power
consumed by the circuit .

24. A 100 KVA , 50 Hz , 440 / 11000 V , 1 phase transformer has an efficiency of 98.5 %
when supplying full load current at 0.8 pf lagging and an efficiency of 99 % when
supplying half full load current at unity power factor . Find the core losses and the copper
losses corresponding to full load current .
25. State Biot Savarts law applicable to electromagnetism.
26. A 120 V d.c shunt motor having an armature circuit resistance of 0.2 and field circuit
resistance of 60 , draws a line current of 40 A at full load.
The brush voltage drop is 3V and rated full load speed is 1800 r.p.m. Calculate (i) speed
at half load (ii) the speed at 125 % of full load.
27. Derive an expression for the Torque Slip characteristics of a three phase induction
motor .
28. Write short note on Active and Reactive power .
29. Write short note on Hysteresis and Eddy current loss .
30. Write short note on speed control of d.c shunt motor .
31. Why the running speed of an induction motor is less than synchronous speed .
32. For the electrical network as shown in Fig.3 , find the value of load resistance R L for
which the source will supply maximum power to the load . Find also the maximum power .

33. What is the difference between statically induced emf and dynamically induced
emf ?

34. A conductor having a length of 80 cm is placed in a uniform magnetic field of 2 wb / m 2 (

Tesla ) . If the conductor moves with a velocity of
50 m / sec , find the induced emf when it is (i) at right angle (ii) at an angle 30 0 (iii)
parallel to the magnetic field .
35. A mild steel ring having a cross sectional area of 10 cm 2 and a mean circumference of
60 cm has a coil of 300 turns wound around it . Determine
(i) reluctance of the steel ring . (ii) current required to produce a flux of
1 m wb in the ring . Relative permeability of the given steel is 400 at the flux density
developed in the core. (iii) If a slit of 1 mm is cut in the ring , what will be the new value
of current ? Assume no fringing effect .
36. A 4 pole , 220 V , d.c shunt motor has armature and shunt field resistances of 0.2 and
220 respectively . It takes 20 A at 220 V from a source while running at a speed of 1000
r.p.m . Find (i) field current (ii) armature current (iii) back emf (iv) torque developed .
37. Prove that the efficiency of a transformer is maximum when iron loss is equal to copper
loss.
38. Following test data were obtained on a 20 KVA , 50 Hz , 1 Ph ,
2000 / 200 V transformer
No load test
: 200 V , 1 A , 120 W
Short circuit test : 60 V , 10 A , 300 W
Find (i) efficiency of the transformer at half of the full load and 0.8 pf lagging
(ii) maximum efficiency and the load at which it occurs .
39. Obtain the relation between the slip and the frequency of the rotor induced emf .
40. Write short note on General structure of electrical power system .
41. Write short note on speed control of induction motor.
42. Write short notes on (i) inductance (ii) capacitance .
43. Derive the expression for the torque developed by a d .c shunt motor .
44. A 4 pole , 220 V,d .c shunt generator has an armature resistance of 1 , shunt field
resistance of 220 . The generator supplies power to a 10 resistor . Calculate the
generated emf of the generator if the load voltage is to maintained at 220 V . Assume brush
contact drop = 2 V .
45. A balanced 3 Phase load consists of three coils each of resistance 4 and inductance
0.02 H . Determine the total power when the coils are (i) star connected (ii) delta
connected to a 440 V , 3 Ph , 50 Hz supply .
46. Explain the working principle of a transformer .

47. A 415 / 200 V transformer takes a no load current of 1 A and operates at a power factor of
0.19 lagging when the secondary supplies a current of 100 A at 0.8 pf lagging , find the
primary current .
48. The galvanometer in Fig.4 has a resistance of 5 . Find the current through the
galvanometer using Thevenins theorem .

49. Derive an expression for capacitance of a cylindrical capacitor assuming outer surface to
be grounded .
50. What is slip in induction motor ? Why induction motor never attains synchronous
speed ?
51. A 4 pole , 3 Ph , 275 KW , 440 V , 50 Hz induction motor has a speed of 1460 r.p.m on
full load . Calculate the slip and the speed of the rotating magnetic field .
52. Write short note on power factor .
53. Three equal charges each of magnitude 3.0 10 6 C are placed at three corners of a
right angled triangle of sides 3 cm and 4 cm . Find the force on the charge at the apex
corner if 4 cm side is the base of the triangle
54. A network of resistance is formed as given in Fig.5 below . Compute the resistance
measured between A & B .

55. A 220 / 110 V transformer is having no load current of 0.9 A at 0.12 pf (lag) and
secondary current of 95 A at 0.27 pf (lag) . Find its primary current .

56. Find the current through 5 resistor using Thevenins theorem as shown below in Fig.6

57. A full wave rectified sinusoidal voltage is clipped at ( 1/2 ) of its maximum value .
Calculate the average and r.m.s value of such a voltage waveform . Also calculate the
form factor and peak factor .
58. A 3 Ph 230 V load has a power factor of 0.7 . Two wattmeters are used to measure power
which shows the input to be 10 KW . Find the reading of each wattmeter .
59. An 8 pole lap connected armature has 40 slots with 12 conductors per slot , generates a
voltage of 500 V . Deternine the speed at which it is running if the flux per pole is 50 m wb .
Also calculate the terminal voltage at full load of 20 A if the armature resistance is 0.5 and
the machine is running as shunt generator having a shunt field resistance of 250
60. Define:

a) Linear circuit
d) Unilateral circuit

b) Non-linear circuit,
e) Network.

c) Bilateral circuit,

61. Show that power in a three phase balanced system can be measured
by two wattmeters.
GROUP C
Long answer type questions [ 15 mark each ]
1. (a) Derive an expression for the lifting power of an electromagnet .
(b) A horseshoe electromagnet is required to lift a load of 200 kg . The iron length of the
horseshoe magnet and the load is 60 cm . and of relative permeability 600 . Find the
current drawn by the electromagnet , if it is wound with 1000 turns . The contact gap of
the load and magnet is 0.001 cm at each pole . The cross section of the pole is 20 sq.
cm. Assume no leakage of flux .
[6+9]
2. (a) State and prove Maximum power transfer theorem for d .c network .
(b) Determine the current , through the 15 resistor ( shown in Fig.7 ) in the network
given by Nortons theorem .

(c) state and explain Superposition theorem .

[5+5+5]
3. (a) A resistance of 20 , an inductance of 0.2 H and a capacitance of 100 F are
connected in series across a 220 V , 50 Hz supply . Determine
(i) impedance (ii) current (iii) power factor (iv) active (v) reactive power .
(b) Draw the phasor diagram .
(c) Explain the method of measurement of balanced 3 Ph power by two wattmeter
method . Draw the connection diagram .
[5+5+5]

4. (a) Why is a 3 Ph induction motor self starting ?

(b) A 4 pole , 3 Ph , 275 KW , 440 V , 50 Hz induction motor is running with a slip of
4 % . Find (i) synchronous speed (ii) rotor speed
(iii) frequency of rotor induced emf . Deduce all formulae used .
(c) Discuss different methods of starting of a 3 Ph induction motor [ 5 + 5 + 5 ] .
5. (a) Draw the equivalent circuit of a single phase transformer . Draw the phasor diagram
for lagging pf load .
(b) Define and derive the expression for voltage regulation of a single phase transformer .
Draw the phasor diagram .
(c) The primary and secondary windings of a 500 KVA transformer have resistance of
0.42 and 0.0019 respectively . The primary and secondary voltages are 11000 V
and 415 V respectively and the core loss is 2.9 KW . Calculate the efficiency at (i)
full load (ii) half load assuming the power factor of the load to be 0.8 lagging .
[5+5+5]
6. (a) Derive an expression for emf in a D.C generator . Explain all the symbols with
their units .
(b) Write short note on back emf
(c) A 4 pole shunt generator supplies 80 A at a terminal voltage of
400 V. If armature resistance is 0.04 and shunt field resistance is 80 , find
generated emf . Take voltage drop per brush as 1V.
[6+2+7]
7. A 75 KVA transformer has 500 turns primary and 100 turns secondary . The primary and
secondary resistances are 0.4 and 0.02 respectively and the corresponding leakage
reactances 1.5 and 0.045 respectively . The supply voltage is 2200 V . Calculate (i)
the equivalent impedance referred to the primary (ii) equivalent impedance referred to the
secondary (iii) voltage regulation at power factor of 0.8 lagging .
[5+5+5]
8. (a) For balanced 3 Ph circuit ( shown in Fig.8 ) find (i) phase voltage
(ii) line current (iii) power factor (iv) total power consumed if the line voltage is 440 V
.

(b)

Draw the voltage and current phasor diagram .

[ 10 + 5 ]

9. (a) Explain how a rotating magnetic field is produced in a 3 Ph induction motor.

(b) A 3 Ph , 6 pole , 50 Hz , induction motor has a slip of 1% at no load and 3 % at full
load . Calculate (i) synchronous speed (ii) no load speed (iii) full load speed frequency
of rotor current at full load (iv) frequency of rotor current at stand steel .
(c) Explain with suitable diagram a method of controlling speed of an induction
motor .
[5+5+5]

10 (a) Explain with reasons as to why transformer core is made up of

laminations .
(b)

silicon steel

Draw the phasor diagram of a single phase transformer for lagging power factor
load . Label all the phasors .

(c) The open circuit and short circuit test data of a 5 KVA ,
200 / 400 V, 50 Hz , single phase transformer are :
O.C Test : Primary voltage = 200 V , I = 0.75 A , W = 75 W
S.C Test : Primary voltage = 18 V , S C current on the
secondary side = 12.5 A , W = 60 W
Find the parameters of the equivalent circuit .

[5+5+5]

11. (a) State and explain Superposition theorem and mention its limitation .
(b) Find the current in each branch of the network shown in Fig.9 using KVL

[6+9]
12. (a) Compare magnetic circuit with electric circuit
(b) State and explain Faradays laws of Electromagnetic induction .
(c) Calculate the mmf required to produce a flux of 0.01 wb across an airgap of 2
mm
2
of length having an effective area of 200 cm of a wrought iron ring of mean iron path
of 0.5 m and cross sectional area of 125 cm 2 . Assume leakage coefficient of 1.25 .
The magnetization curve of the wrought iron is given below
B ( wb / m 2 ) :
H ( AT / m ) :

0.6
75

0.8
125

1.0
250

1.2
500

1.4
1000
[4+4+7]

13. (a) Explain the method of measurement of balanced 3 Ph power by Two wattmeter
method . Draw the neat circuit diagram .
(b) Three equal impedances ( 6 + j 8 ) are connected in Y across a 400 V ,
3 Ph , 50 Hz supply . Calculate (i) the line current and phase current
(ii) the power factor (iii) active and reactive powers drawn by the load per phase .
[7+8]
14. A circuit takes a current of 3 A at a power factor of 0.6 lagging when connected to a
115 V , 50 Hz supply . Another one circuit takes a current of 5 A at a power factor of
0.707 leading when connected to the same supply after the first circuit is removed . If the
two circuits are connected in series across a 230 V , 50 Hz supply , calculate (i) the
current drawn from the source (ii) the power consumed (iii) the power factor of the
circuit .
[ 15 ]

15. a) Compare magnetic circuit with electric circuit.

b) Define self inductance with mutual inductance.
c) An iron ring of mean length 50 cm has an air gap of 1mm and winding of 200 turns.
The relative permeability of iron is 300 when 1Amp current flows through the coil.
Determine the flux density.
[4+ 4+ 7]
16. a) Draw the circuit diagram, wave form of voltage and current, phasor diagram of
i)
purely resistive circuit
ii)
purely inductive circuit

iii)

purely capacitive circuit. Supplied by sinusoidal voltage.

b) A coil takes a current of 2A when connected to a 240V, 50 Hz sinusoidal supply and

consumes 200W. Calculate the resistance, impedance ad inductance of the coil.
c) Deduce the expression of resonance frequency in RLC series circuit.

[6+6+3]

17.a) A 3-phase induction motor is self starting, in spite of that why we use various starters to
start the 3-phase induction motor.
b) Explain the supply frequency control method of speed control of 3-phase induction
motor.
c) A 6- pole, 50Hz 3-phase induction motor has no-load of 980 rpm and full load speed of
960 rpm.
Calculate: i) Synchronous speed, ii) No-load speed, iii) Full-load speed,
iv) Frequency of rotor control at full-load.
[3+5+7]
18. a) Deduce the emf equation in a D.C generator.
b) Write short note on back emf
c) A 4-pole, 220V, Dc shunt motor has armature and shunt field resistance of 0.2 and
220 respectively. It takes 20A at 220V from a source while running at a speed of 1000 rpm.
Find: i) Field current, ii) Armature current, iii) Back emf, iv) Torque developed. [3+4+8]