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2010-11
CIRCUIT THEORY & NETWORKS
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.
GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
1. Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the following :
10 × 1 = 10

i) The Laplace transform of a shifted unit step

f (t) = U (t – a ) is

a) e"as b) e"as/ s
c) se"as d) (
s 1" e"as . )
ii)! A tie-set matrix has 3! rows and 7 branches. The
! number of twigs is
!
a) 3 b) 5

c) 2 d) 4.

iii) Unit step function is fist derivative of

a) Ramp function b) Impulse function

c) Gate function d) Parabolic function.

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iv) A circuit having neither an e.m.f. source nor any energy

source is

a) active circuit b) passive circuit

c) unilateral circuit d) bilateral circuit.

v) In the network shown in the figure, the effective

resistance faced by the voltage source is

a) 4Ω b) 3Ω

c) 2Ω d) 1Ω.

vi) The time constant of the network show in the figure is

a) 2 RC b) 3 RC

RC 2RC
c) d) .
2 3

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vii) The Z parameter of the following network is

"R R%
a) $ '
#R R&
"R 0%
b) $ '
#0 R&
!
#R "R &
c) % (
$"R R'
!

d) Cannot be determined.
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viii) Two equal impedances 10∠60˚ are connected in parallel.

The equivalent impedance will be

a) 20∠60˚ b) 10∠120˚

c) 15∠120˚ d) 5∠60˚.

ix) A series resonant circuit at resonance is called

a) an acceptor circuit b) a rejector circuit

c) an oscillator circuit d) a damped circuit.

x) The average power delivered to a reactive load is

a) zero b) VI sin φ
1
c) v (t) + i (t) d) 1 VmIm sin " .
2

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xi) The output Y and input X of a system are related by the

equation Y = mX + c, where m, c are constants. The

system is

a) linear b) non-linear

c) bilateral d) unilateral.

xii) The Fourier transform can be used to represent

a) any signal

b) all periodic signals

c) all non-periodic signals

d) all periodic signals that obey Dirichlet’s condition.

GROUP – B
( Short Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 × 5 = 15

2. Draw the oriented graph of the figure shown and find the

incidence matrix.

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3. Find the Laplace transform of the triangular waveform

shown.

4. For the circuit shown below, find the mode voltages.

5. Compute Vx in the circuit shown below using the method of

source transformation.
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6. Find the rms value of the periodic current :

i(t) = 8 + 30 cos 2t – 20 sin 2t + 15 cos 4t – 10 sin 4t A.

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GROUP – C
( Long Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 × 15 = 45

7. a) Find the Thevenin equivalent of circuit shown below :

b) Find the load impedance Z L to transfer maximum

power in the circuit shown. Find also the value of power

!

consumed by the load. 7+8

8. a) Determine the Fourier series for the half wave rectified

consine function shown.

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b) Derive the Fourier transform of a single rectangular

pulse of width τ and height A shown below : 10 + 5

9. a) Find the transmission parameters for the two-part

network shown below :

b) Find the Y parameters of the two-part network shown

below : 8+7

10. a) In the circuit shown below, the switch moves from

position a to position b at t = 0. Find i(t) for t > 0.

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b) Find v0 (t) in the circuit shown below. Assume zero

initial condition. 8+7

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11. a) Draw the circuit diagram of a first order highpass filter

& find out the expression of the cut-off frequency.

b) What do you mean by wide bandpass and narrow band-

pass filters ? Draw the circuit diagram for the two types

of filters.

c) Find the cut-off frequency of the following lowpass

second order active filter shown below. 5+5+5

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