DC Circuit
1. Define: Electrical, Electronic, Electrical device, Electronic device, electrical circuit.
2. Define: Charge, electric current, voltage, electric power, energy, resistance.
3. Define: Short circuit, open circuit, resistance, conductance, node, branch, loop.
4. Write down the comparison between AC and DC.
5. Define Ohm’s law and explain briefly.
6. State and explain the Kirchoff’s laws with necessary diagram.
7. What do you mean by maximum power transfer theorem for an electrical circuit ? Explain
it.
8. Why domestic appliances are connected in parallel ?
9. Write down the comparison between Series Circuit and Parallel Circuit.
10. Describes current divider rule and voltage divider rule.
11. State and explain Thevinin’s theorem.
12. What is meant by voltage source and current source ? Write a short note on source
transformation.
13. Write down the equations of star to delta and delta to star conversion.
14. All mathematics in DC circuit sheet.
AC Circuit
1. Define active, reactive and apparent power with power triangle and equation.
2. Write down the advantages of power factor improvement (PFI).
3. Define: frequency, time period, phase angle, form factor, peak factor, cycle, amplitude,
instantaneous current, instantaneous voltage, instantaneous power, Q-Factor, power factor,
rms value, average value.
4. Draw the vector diagram of R-L-C series circuit and find the impedance in polar and
rectangular form.
5. Drive the expression of instantaneous power, voltage and impedance for the AC circuit R-
branch.
6. For R-L branch of AC circuit drive the expression of voltage and impedance.
7. Explain power factor triangle. Write down the causes of low power factor. Explain the
drawbacks of low power factor.
8. Explain reactance and impedance of AC circuit.
9. All mathematics in AC circuit sheet.
Electronic
1. Compare among conductor, semiconductor and insulator.
2. Explain the construction of p-type and n-type semiconductor.
3. Explain V-I characteristics curve of a semiconductor diode.
4. Define forward bias and reverse bias for P-N junction diode.
5. What is rectifier and inverter ?
6. Explain the working principle of half wave rectifier with necessary diagram.
7. Explain full wave bridge rectifier with diode.
8. Explain the working principle of center tap full wave bridge rectifier with necessary
diagram.
9. Draw the capacitor filter circuit for rectifier with input and output waveform.
10. What is Zener diode ? Draw the V-I characteristics curve of Zener diode.
11. Explain how Zener diode acts as voltage stabilizer.
12. What is transistor ? Why transistor is called BJT ?
13. Explain the working principle of a p-n-p and n-p-n transistor with proper diagram.
14. Draw the three possible transistor connections.
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15. Prove that 𝛼 = 1+𝛽, where the symbols have their usual meanings.
16. IE and IC of a transistor are 10mA and 9.75mA, respectively. Calculate α and β.
17. In a common base connection, current amplification factor is 0.9. If the emitter current is
1mA determine the value of base current.
18. How transistor acts as an amplifier ?
19. Calculate IE in a transistor for which β=50 and IB = 20µA.
20. Explain the operating region of transistor.
21. Draw the characteristics curve of a transistor.
22. What is transistor audio power amplifier ? Draw the block diagram of transistor audio
amplifier.
23. Show the Comparison between voltage amplifier and power amplifier.
24. What is amplifier ? Classify power amplifier with explain.
25. Describe the Class A amplifier.
26. Describe the Class B amplifier.
27. Describe the Class AB amplifier.
28. Describe the Class C amplifier.
29. Describe the Class D amplifier.
30. Describe the push pull amplifier.
31. What is SCR ?
32. Draw the symbol of SCR.
33. Draw the equivalent circuit of SCR.
34. Write down the application of SCR.
Magnetic Circuit
1. Define flux density, permeability, magnetomotive force and reluctance.
2. If flux through the core 6×10-5Wb and the area 1.2×10-3m2. Determine the flux density B
in teslas.
3. If the flux density is 1.2 T and the area is 0.25 in.2, determine the flux through the core.
4. Draw the hysteresis curve.
5. State Faraday’s two laws of electromagnetic induction.
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6. Prove that 𝑒 = −𝑁 𝑑𝑡
Transformer
1. Define transformer.
2. Explain the operating principle of transformer.
3. Write down some important points of transformer.
4. What are the losses in transformer?
5. Why the transformer rating in KVA?
6. What is PLC? Why is it needed? Or What are the advantages of PLC?
7. State hysteresis loss in transformer.
8. Explain eddy current and eddy current loss.
9. Generate the EMF equation of a transformer.
10. What is eddy current loss and hysteresis loss in a transformer.
Polyphase
1. Write down the short note on polyphase system.
2. Prove that for star connected load 𝑉𝐿 = √3𝑉𝑝
Substation
1. What is substation. List the major equipment of substation.
2. Write down the advantages and types of substation.
3. Write down the purpose of substation. Draw a typical power supply scheme.
4. State about HT and LT for an electrical power system.
Miscellaneous
1. Define switchgear. List and explain four common equipment of a switchgear.
2. Write down the short note on earthing of electrical equipment.
3. Define electric shock and write down the advantages of grounding.
4. Write a short note on “Importance of uninterruptible electricity for textile industry.
5. Explain the process of A/C generation with proper diagram.
