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BE3251 – BASIC ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK – UPC QUESTIONS
UNIT 1
DC Circuits: Circuit Components: Conductor, Resistor, Inductor, Capacitor – Ohm’s Law - Kirchhoff’s
Laws – Simple problems- Nodal Analysis, Mesh analysis with Independent sources only (Steady state)
Introduction to AC Circuits and Parameters: Waveforms, Average value, RMS Value, Instantaneous
power, real power, reactive power and apparent power, power factor – Steady state analysis of RLC
circuits (Simple problems only)
PART A
1. State ohms law and its limitations.
2. State Kirchhoff law
3. Define power and energy.
4. State current division rule and voltage division rule
5. Distinguish between a mesh and loop of a circuit.
6. Find the current flowing through the circuit shown in fig

7. Define Real power, Reactive power, Apparent power.

8. Define power factor
9. What you mean by RMS and Average Value.
10. Define FORM and PEAK factor.
11. Distinguish between a cycle, time period and frequency.
12. What is phase sequence?
13. Define line and phase currents and voltages.
14. Write few methods of measuring power in 3 phase load.
15. Write the expression for measuring a power in a balanced 3 phase circuit.
16. A three 100Ωresistors are connected in star and then delta across415 V, 3 phase supply. Calculate
the line and phase current in each case. And, power taken from the source.
17. List out the advantages of three phase power system.
18. Give a delta circuit having resistors and wire the required expressions to transform the circuit to
star circuit.
19. Write the expression for three phase total power.
20. Write the relationship between the line and phase value of voltage and current in a balanced delta
and star connected system.
21. A three phase 400 vis given to balanced star connected load of impedance 8+6jΩ. calculate line
current.
22. A 50 Ω resistor is in parallel with a 100 Ωresistor. The current in 50 Ωresistor is 7.2 A. what is the
value of third resistance to be added in parallel to make the total line current as 12 A?
23. Compare series and parallel circuits.
24. A bulb is rated as 230V, 230 W.Find the rated currentand resistance of the filament.
25. Define Form factor and peak factor.
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26. An electric heater draws 8A for 250V supply. What is its power rating? Also find
the resistance of the heater element.
27. When a resistor is placed across the 415V supply, the current is 36A.What is the
value of resistor that must be placed in parallel to increase the load to 40A?
28. Evaluate the series connection of resistors and voltage divider rule.
29. Enumerate the different types of dependent sources and sketch their symbolic diagrams.
30. A washing machine of 300 watts, 0.85 power factor is connected across an AC supply of 230V,
50Hz. Calculate the current in the circuit.
31. Distinguish the following :
a) Mesh and loop
b) Active and passive elements
c) Energy and power
PART B
Problems based on Ohms law, CDR,VDR
1.For the given circuit, find
i) Current in 15Ω resistor
ii) Voltage across 18Ω resistor
iii) Power dissipated in 7Ω resistor

What is the difference in potential between the points X and Y in the circuit shown in figure
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Find the current I and voltage across 30 Ωof the circuit shown in the fig.

Problems based on KCL and KVL

Using Kirchhoff’s law, calculate the current delivered by the battery

Determine the current through each resistors in the circuit shown.

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Determine the current in all resistors of the circuit shown in the fig .

Determine the current IL in the circuit as shown in fig.

Problems based on Mesh Analysis.

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Using Mesh Current method determine the current I1 and I2

Using Mesh Analysis, Determine the currents I1 ,I2,I3 of the network shown in figure

Calculate the current in the 50Ω resistor in the network shown in the fig using Mesh analysis

Calculate the current in 20 Ωresistor in the circuit shown below using mesh analysis
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Use Mesh analysis to determine the three mesh currents in the circuit shown below.

Determine the current in the 4 Ωbranch in the circuit shown . use mesh analysis

Determine the currents in bridge circuit by using mesh analysis in the figure.

In the circuit shown in figure , find the current in each branch using mesh analysis.

Problems based on Nodal Analysis

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For the above circuit

i) Determine the voltages at node B and C using Nodal Analysis method
Determine the current flowing through 8Ω resistor.

11.Calculate the voltage across the 15Ω resistor in the network shown in the figure using Nodal Analysis.

Write the node voltage equations and determine the currents in each branch for the network shown.

Using Nodal method find the current through 8 Ω Resistor

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UNIT II - ELECTRICAL MACHINES

Construction and Working principle- DC Separately and Self excited Generators, EMF equation,
Types and Applications. Working Principle of DC motors, Torque Equation, Types and
Applications. Construction, Working principle and Applications of Transformer.

PART A
1. Define the working principle of transformer, DCgenerator, DC motor, Alternator, Synchronous
motor
2. Why the transformer rating in KVA?
3. Define all efficiency of transformer.
4. Write down the EMF equation of a transformer
5. Why dc supply is not used in Transformer.
6. Specify the applications of transformer.
7. Define Voltage regulation of a transformer.
8. Why transformer efficiency is high compared to all other machines.
9. Calculate the e mf generated in a wave wound dc generator having 6 poles, running at 1500 rpm
with 430 conductors. Let the flux per pole is 0.4mWb.
10. State Flemings Right hand rule.
11. List the types of DC generator.
12. Write emf equation of a DC generator. Name all the terms.
13. List the applications of Dc generators.
14. Draw the circuit for various types of DC generator.
15. State Flemings Left Hand Rule.
16. State the voltage equation of DC motor.
17. Define Back emf with its expression.
18. Draw the circuit for various types of D.C motor?
19. List the applications of DC motor.
20. Write the torque equation of DC motor with its detailed naming.

PART B
DC GENERATORS
1. Explain the construction and working principle of DC generator with suitable sketch.
2. Derive the expression of Emf induced in a DC generator.
3. Describe the various types of self excited DC generator with their circuit layout.
DC MOTORS
4. With a neat sketch explain the construction and working principle of DC motor. Also derive the
torque and speed equation.
5. Describe the various types of self excited DC motor with their circuit layout.
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TRANSFORMER
6. Explain the constructional details and working principle of single phase
transformer.
7. Derive the EMF equation of a single phase transformer with respect to its primary and secondary
windings.
8. Compare the core type and shell type transformer.

UNIT III ANALOG ELECTRONICS

Resistor, Inductor and Capacitor in Electronic Circuits- Semiconductor Materials: Silicon&Germanium –
PN Junction Diodes, Zener Diode –Characteristics Applications – Bipolar JunctionTransistor-Biasing,
JFET, SCR, MOSFET,IGBT – Types, I-V Characteristics and Applications.
PART A
1. What are the passive and active components?
2. What is the classification of resistors?
3. Mention the types of capacitors.
4. Define Insulator, semiconductor, Conductors
5. Give the energy band structure of conductors, semiconductors and insulators.
6. Define the term Doping?
7. What is intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors Name any two materials for each type.
8. Compare N and P type semiconductor.
9. What is diode?
10. What you mean by Depletion layer?
11. What is barrier potential? / what its value for silicon and germanium diodes?
12. What is cut in voltage for a junction diode?
13. Draw the equivalent model of a diode.
14. Sketch a graph showing the forward and reverse characteristics of atypical silicon diode.
15. State the applications of diodes.
16. What is Zener diode?
17. Draw the circuit symbol of a Zener diode.
18. State Zener Effect.
19. Sketch VI characteristics of Zener diode
20. Distinguish Zener and avalanche breakdown.
21. Explain the terms: Avalanche breakdown and Zener break down
22. State the applications of Zener diode.
23. Draw the standard symbols for Diodes, BJT, JFET, SCR, MOSFET, IGBT
24. What are the different configurations of BJT?
25. State the three operating region of transistor.
26. Why is collector wider than emitter and base?
27. Define α and β.
28. Draw the input and output characteristics of CB, CE, CC configurations.
29. Draw the symbol of NPN and PNP transistor.
30. Write a short note on CB characteristics of NPN transistor.
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31. State the applications of BJT
32. What do you mean by biasing?
33. What are the methods of transistor biasing?
34. Calculate IE in a transistor for which β= 50 and IB = 20 µA.
35. What is FET why it is called so?
36. Compare FET and BJT.
37. Define Latching and Holding current in SCR
38. What is meant by delay angle or firing angle α?

39. State the applications of SCR?

40. Draw the VI Characteristics of SCR and mark the IH and IL in the graph.
41. List the classification of MOSFET?
42. Difference between MOSFET and JFET
43. MOSFET is a voltage controlled device. Why?
44. Compare MOSFET, IGBT and BJT.
45. Why MOSFETs & IGBTs are not preferred for high frequency applications.
46. Why IGBT becoming popular in their applications to controlled rectifier/ state the advantages of
IGBT.
47. Compare MOSFET and IGBT?
48. State the applications of IGBT.

PART B
PN junction diode and Zener diode
1. Describe the working of PN junction diode with neat diagrams. Also explain its V-I
characteristics. /Explain the working of PN junction diode and mention its applications.
2. Explain the working of Zener diode and mention its applications./Explain V-I Characteristics of
Zener diode and applications with necessary diagrams.
BJT
3. Explain the construction and working of bipolar junction transistor (BJT)/ Explain the operation of
NPN and PNP transistors.
4. Explain the various characteristics of BJT in common emitter configuration with neat
diagram./Explain how you will obtain static characteristics of common emitter configuration.
/Elucidate the operation and characteristics of NPN transistor with CE configuration with its
characteristics diagram.
5. Compare CB, CC, CE configurations of BJT.
JFET and MOSFET
6. Discuss in detail about the working operation of JFET with its drain and transfer characteristics.
7. Explain the working function of depletion type MOSFET with its characteristics.
8. Describe the working operation of Enhancement mode type MOSFET with its Drain and Transfer
characteristics.
SCR
9. Discuss the different modes of operation of thyristor with the help of its static V-I characteristics.
IGBT
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10. Explain the construction details of IGBT with its VI and Transfer characteristics.

UNIT IV DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

Review of number systems, binary codes, error detection and correction codes, Combinational logic -
representation of logic functions-SOP and POS forms, K-map representations - minimization using K
maps (Simple Problems only)
PART A
1. What is meant by error detection and correction codes? Give example
2. Define Min term and Max term.
3. Define K-Map.
4. What is meant by Gray code?
5. State the Demorgan’s theorem.
6. State the Duality law.
7. Which gates are called as Universal gates? What are its advantages?
8. What are the basic properties of Boolean algebra?
9. State and prove Distributive law.
10. Construct AND and OR gates using NAND gates.
11. Distinguish between combinational logic and sequential logic.
12. Prove that A + A’B = A+B

PART B

UNIT V: MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION

Functional elements of an instrument, Standards and calibration, Operating Principle, types -Moving Coil
and Moving Iron meters, Measurement of three phase power, Energy Meter, Instrument Transformers-CT
and PT, DSO- Block diagram- Data acquisition, smart sensor

1. What is meant by Measurements?

2. Distinguish direct and indirect methods of measurements.
3. Define instrument?
4. Mention the errors in moving iron instruments.
5. What are the broad classifications of measuring instrument?
6. Name the operating forces/ torques needed for Indicating Instruments.
7. What is the control systems used for producing control forces?
8. Why are MC instruments not used in AC circuits?
9. Show the block diagram indicating functional elements of measurements system.
10. Define Calibration. list its types
11. What is standard / what are the different types of standards.
12. Which type of an instrument is called universal instrument?
13. How can ammeters and voltmeters are connected in a circuit? Why?
14. Compare the Moving coil and Moving iron instrument.
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15. What are the two types of moving iron instruments?
16. Stat the applications of Moving coil and moving iron instruments.
17. List out the advantage and disadvantages of moving iron instruments.
18. Write the torque equation of moving coil.
19. What is electro dynamometer wattmeter?
20. What is CT and PT?
21. Mention the use of instrument transformer?
22. What are the methods to measure three phase power?
23. The power in a 3pahse circuit is measured by 2 wattmeter. If total power is 100kW and power
factor is 0.66 leading, what will both reading of each wattmeter? For what power factor will one of
the wattmeter’s read zero.
24. List the classification of DAS?
25. What is DAS?
26. What are the objectives of DAS?
PART B
Functional block diagram
1. Discuss the basic functional elements of an instrument and explain the functions of each in detail.
[GRAVITY control and Spring Control]
2. Describe the methods used to develop Controlling torque.
3. Describe the function of Standards. Also explain the different types of Standards.
Moving coil
4. Explain the working principle of PMMC measuring instrument with its construction, Also derive
the torque developed in PMMC instrument.
Moving Iron
5. Describe the classification of moving iron instrument. State the advantages.
6. Draw and explain the working principle of attraction type, Repulsion type MI instruments and
derive its deflecting torque. /Describe the construction and working principle of Repulsion type
MI instrumentWithneat diagram,
Induction type Energy meter
7. With neat diagram, Explain the operation of Induction Type Energy Meter.
Instrument transformer
8. Explain in detail about Instrument Transformers.
Power measurement using two wattmeter method
9. Explain the measurement of three phase power using Two wattmeter method.
10. Explain three phase measurement by 2 wattmeter method for star and delta connected load and
determine the power equation and draw the phasor diagram.
Digital Storage Oscilloscope
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11. Explain the operation of Digital Storage Oscilloscope./With a neat block diagram ,
briefly explain about the Digital storage oscilloscope.
DAS
12. With neat block diagram, explain the DAS.