INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
|| ELL101 QUIZ-1 |
NAME: ENTRY NO:
DATE: 06-09-2024 (3:30 pm to 4:20 pm) DURATION: 45 min
Total marks: 15
Each question carries equal marks.
1. The current waveform in an inductor is as shown below. The voltage waveform,
across the inductor, is:
(a) (c)
(b) (d)
2. Determine the power being absorbed by the circuit element at t=5µs.
(a) -10.49 (c) 10.49
(b) -6.37 (d) 6.37
3. Assume capacitor C2 is initially uncharged and capacitor C1 is charged to 10V. The
switch K is closed at t=0. What is the current in R1 at t= 0 +.
10
(a) 5A (c) A
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5
(b) A
2 (d) 10 A
4. Let the circuit shown be initially relaxed (No charge, no current) and the switch be
closed at t=0. Find the total impedance of the circuit seen by the voltage source.
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(a) (c) 1
3
4
(b) 4
3 (d) 19
5. The reactance offered by a capacitor to alternating current of frequency ‘f’ is -10 Ω. If
the frequency is changed to operate at ‘f/2’, then the capacitive reactance would be:
(a) -40Ω (c) -5Ω
(b) -20Ω (d) -2.5Ω
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6. If current in a device is i = 10 cos (300t - ) when a voltage V= 30 sin (300t) is applied
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across it. The impedance of the device is:
(a) 3 ∠ -45 (c) 3 ∠ 22.5
(b) 3 ∠ 45 (d) 3 ∠ -22.5
7. A network with independent sources and resistors shown below has a Thevenin voltage
8V and Thevenin resistance 4Ω. The Norton equivalent current IN and resistance RN,
respectively, are:
(a) 4A, 2Ω (c) 2A, 4Ω
(b) 10mA, 5Ω (d) 3mA, 6Ω
8. When no load is connected to a dc generator its terminal voltage is 100V. When
delivering a current of 25A, the terminal voltage drops to 80V. Find the Norton
equivalents.
(a) 𝐼𝑁 = 125𝐴, 𝑅𝑁 = 0.8Ω (c) 𝐼𝑁 = 125𝐴, 𝑅𝑁 = 0.4Ω
(b) 𝐼𝑁 = 300𝐴, 𝑅𝑁 = 0.4Ω (d) 𝐼𝑁 = 300𝐴, 𝑅𝑁 = 0.8Ω
9. Find the Thevenin’s equivalent resistance between point a and b.
(a) 8.52 Ω (c) 6 Ω
(b) 1.81 Ω (d) 3.8 Ω
10. In the circuit below, R = 0 and i1 and i2 are unknown. Find i.
(a) 2 A (c) -2A
(b) 10A (d) -10A
11. In the figure below, the switch is closed at t = 0. The capacitor has no charge for t < 0.
The plot for 𝑣𝑐 (𝑡), for 𝑡 ≥ 0 is:
(a) (c)
(b) (d)
12. Find the voltage Vab in the network shown below.
(a) -26V (c) 26V
(b) -10V (d) 10V
13. For the circuit below, the capacitor is initially uncharged.
The switch is first moved to the charging position 1 and then to the discharging position
2, yielding the current shown below. The capacitor fully charges in 15 seconds.
Determine the values of E and R2,
(a) 𝐸 = 32.4𝑉, 𝑅2 = 15𝑘Ω (c) 𝐸 = 90𝑉, 𝑅2 = 15𝑘Ω
(b) 𝐸 = 32.4𝑉, 𝑅2 = 7.8𝑘Ω (d) 𝐸 = 90𝑉, 𝑅2 = 7.8𝑘Ω
14. In the given circuit, superposition is applied. When V2 is set to 0V, the current I2 is
−6 A. When V1 is set to 0V, the current I1 is +12 A. What will the current I3 when both
of the sources will be applied?
(a) 2.5A (c) 4A
(b) -2.5A (d) -4A
15. A series RC circuit, with R = 10kΩ and C = 25mF, has a voltage source as shown:
where T = 400s. Choose the correct plot for voltage across capacitor for 𝑡 ≥ 0.
(a)
(c)
(b) (d)
Answer Key
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (b)
6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (b)
11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (c) 15. (c)
