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Electrical Circuits and Networks: Kirchoffs laws, mesh and node analysis, network theorems, sinusoidal steady state analysis of single phase and three phase circuits, resonance, transient response of RL, RC,RLC circuits for different inputs, to-port networks, Two element network synthesis. 2. Control Systems: Modeling of physical systems, Block diagrams and signal flow graphs, Time and frequency domain analysis, Steady state errors, Rouths criterion, Nyquist and Bode plots, compensation, root loci, elementary ideas of state variable analysis, control systems components. 3. Measurements and Instrumentation: SI units, measurement of current, voltage, power, power-factor and energy. Measurement of resistance, inductance capacitance and frequency-bridge methods, transducers and their applications to the measurement of non-electrical quantities like temperature, pressure, strain, displacement etc., cathode ray oscilloscope. 4. Analog and Digital Electronics: Characteristics of diodes, BJT, FET,SCR, Amplifier biasing, equivalent circuits, frequency response, feedback amplifiers, power amplifiers, oscillators, operational amplifiers and applications, wave shaping circuits, multi-vibrators, flip-flops, universal gate combinational circuits, A/D and D/A converters. 5. Electrical Machines and power Electronic Drives: Single phase transformer, equivalent circuit, tests, regulation and efficiency, three phase transformer connections parallel operation, auto transformer, principle of energy conversion, winding of rotating machines, DC generators and motors, characteristics, starting and speed control, three phase induction motors performance characteristics, starting and speed control, single phase induction motors, synchronous generators, performance, regulation, parallel operation, synchronous motors, starting characteristics and applications, synchronous condensers, fractional horse power motors, permanent magnet and stepper motors, Characteristics of Power Electronic devices, phase control, bridge converters, choppers and inverters, basic concepts of adjustable speed drives. 6. Power Systems: Electrical power generation thermal, hydro, nuclear : transmission line parameters; steady state performance of overhead transmission lines and cables, surge propagation, distribution systems, insulators, bundle conductors, corona, and radio interference effects; per-unit quantities: bus admittance and impedance matrices: load flow: voltage control and power factor correction; economic operation, symmetrical components, analysis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults; principles of over current, differential and distance protections, circuit breaker, concept of system stability, swing curves and equal area criterion.

1. The ratio of voltage and electric current in a closed circuit (a) remains constant (b) varies (c) increases (d) falls The resistance of a wire varies inversely as (a) area of cross section (b) length (c) resistivity (d) temperature The electrical conductivity of metals is typically of the order of ( in ohm-1 m-1) (a) 10 to the power of 7 (b) 10 to the power of 5 (c) 10 to the power of -4 (d) 10 to the power of -6

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Four resistors, each of resistance R ohms are available. The minimum resistance of the combination will be (a) 4R (b) R (c) R/4 (d) R/8 The elements which are not capable of delivering energy by its own are known as (a) unilateral elements (b) non-linear elements (c) passive elements (d) active elements The magentic susceptibility of paramagnetic material is (a) less than zero (b) less than one but positive (c) greater than one (d) equal to zero The Direction of current in an ac circuit (a) is from positive to negative (b) is always in one direction (c) varies from instant to instant (d)Cannot be determined which of the following statements associated with purely resistive circuits is correct? (a) PF is unity (b) Power consumed is zero (c) Heat produced is zero (d) PF is zero The magnetic field energy in an inductor changes from maximum value to minimum value in in 5m sec when connected to an ac source. The frequency of the source is (a) 20 Hz (b) 50 Hz (c) 200 Hz (d) 500 Hz

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Control Systems: Electronic control systems have the serious draw-backs of (a) low reliability (b) operational difficulty (c) temperature sensitiveness (d) all of above 2. The system whose characteristic equation has the following roots is marginally stable (a) -j, j, -1,1 (b) -3,-2,0 (c) -2+3j, -2-3j, -2 (d) -3,-2,-1 3. A phase log compensation will (a) improve relative stability (b)increase the speed of response (c)increase band-width (d) increase overshoot 4. For Nyquist plot we use a. open loop function b. closed loop function c. characteristic equation d. any of the above A system with gain margin close to unity or a phase margin close to zero is a. highly stable b. oscillatory c. relatively stable d. none of these Root locus diagram exhibits the a. frequency response of a system b. poles of the transfer function for a set of parameter values c. bandwidth of system d. all of the above Increase in the gain K makes the system 1.

a. more stable b. unstable c. none of above The transfer function of a system is used to determine a. the output for a given input b. the type of system c. the input for a given output d. the steady state gain In a servo system the voltage induced in the control transformer rotor is the a. error voltage b. driving voltage c. opposing voltage d. none of these With the feedback system, the transient response a. b. c. d. decays slowly decays rapidly rises slowly rises quickly

Measurements and Instrumentation 1. Which of the following types of instrument is an integrating instrument? a. power factor meter b. energy meter c. wattmeter d. frequent meter Which of the material is used for the swamping resistance that is connected in series with the working coil of a voltmeter? a. Constantan b. Manganin c. Eureka d. Nichrome What are used to increase the range of ammeters. a. Multipliers b. Shunts c. Control Springs d. Potential transformers Which voltmeter do you select for measuring 50KV DC? a. Moving Coil Voltmeter b. Hot wire voltmeter c. Electro Dynamo meter d. Electrostatic Voltmeter Which of the following you will prefer to extend the range of an ac voltmeter?

a. Low series resistance b. high resistance in parallel c. CT d. PT High AC voltages are usually measured with a. magnetic voltmeter b. inductive voltmeter c. potential transformers with voltmeters d. current transformers and voltmeters Creeping is the phenomena occurs in a. voltmeter b. wattmeter c. energy meter d. ammeter