Defence University, College of Engineering

Department of Electrical Power Engineering

Model Questions for Network Analysis and Synthesis
1. Find the odd one from the following elements:

(i) Inductor (ii) Capacitor (iii) Resistor (iv) Transistor

2. Kirchhoff’s laws are valid for

(i) linear circuits only (ii) passive time-invariant circuits (iii) non-linear circuits

only (iv) both linear and non-linear circuits

3. Kirchhoff’s laws are applicable to

(i) dc circuits (ii) circuits with sinusoidal excitation only (iii) circuits with dc

and sinusoidal excitation only (iv) circuits with any excitation.

4. An electric circuit with 10 branches and 7 nodes will have (i) 3 loop equations

(ii) 4 loop equations (iii) 7 loop equations (iv) 10 loop equations.

5. Kirchhoff’s law fails in case of

(i) linear networks (ii) non-linear networks (iii) dual networks

(iv) distributed parameter network

6. A circuit having an emf source or any energy source is

(i) active circuit (ii) passive circuit (iii) unilateral circuit (iv) bilateral circui

7. KCL is a consequence of law of conservation of

(i) energy (ii) charge (iii) flux (iv) all of the above

8. A component that opposes the change in circuit current is

(i) resistance (ii) capacitance (iii) inductance iv) conductance

9. A component that opposes the change in circuit voltage is

 (i) resistance (ii) capacitance (iii) inductance (iv) conductance

10. For a dc voltage an inductor (i) is virtually a short circuit. (ii) is an open
circuit (iii) depends on polarity (iv) depends on voltage value

11. A network N’ is a dual of a network N if

(i) both of them have same mesh equations (ii) both of them have same node

equations (iii) mesh equations of one of them are node equations of the

other (iv) none of the above.

12. The equivalent circuit of the capacitor shown is

(i)

13. The internal impedance of an ideal current source is

(i) zero (ii) infinite (iii) both (i) and (ii) (iv) none of these

14. The internal impedance of an ideal voltage source is

(i) zero (ii) infinite (iii) both (i) and (ii) (iv) none of these
15. The internal impedance of a dependent voltage source is

(i) zero (ii) infinity (iii) fraction of ohm (iv) any unknown value

16. An ideal voltage source will charge an ideal capacitor

(i) in infinite time (ii) exponentially (iii) instantaneously (iv) none of the above

17. A practical current source is usually represented by

(i) a resistance in series with an ideal current source (ii) a resistance in parallel

with an ideal current source (iii) a resistance in series with an ideal voltage

source (iv) none of the above

18. The node method of circuit analysis is based on

(i) KVL and Ohm’s law (ii) KCL and KVL (iii) KCL, KVL and Ohm’s law

(iv) KCL and Ohm’s law

19. The loop method of circuit analysis is based on

(i) KVL and Ohm’s law (ii) KCL and KVL (iii) KCL, KVL and Ohm’s law

(iv) KCL and Ohm’s law.

20. If there are b branches and n nodes, the number of KVL equations required

will be (iv)

21. If the number of branches is ‘B’, the number of nodes is ‘N’ and the number of

dependent loops is ‘L’ then the number of independent node equations will be

(iv)
22. A network has 10 nodes and 17 branches in all. The number of different node

pair voltages would be

(i) 7 (ii) 9 (iii) 10 (iv) 45

23. When ideal voltage sources are connected in series, which of the following is

true?

(i) The voltages add, independent of whether the individual sources are

constant valued or have outputs that are functions of time.

(ii) The connection violates KVL; thus it is not permitted.

(iii) Neither is true.

24. When ideal arbitrary voltage sources are connected in parallel, which of the

following is true?

(i) The voltages add, independent of whether the individual sources are
constant valued or have outputs that are functions of time.

(ii) The connection violates KVL; thus it is not permitted.

(iii) Neither is true.

25. When ideal arbitrary current sources are connected in series, which of the

following is true?

(i) The currents add, independent of whether the individual sources are
constant valued or have outputs that are functions of time.

(ii) The connection violates KCL; thus it is not permitted.

(ii) Neither is true

26. When ideal current sources are connected in parallel, which of the following is

true?

(i) The currents add, independent of whether the individual sources are
constant valued or have outputs that are functions of time.
(ii) The connection violates KCL; thus it is not permitted.
(iii) Neither is true.

27. In a network containing only independent current sources and resistors, if the

values of all resistors are doubled, the values of the node voltages

(i) are doubled (ii) remain the same (iii) are halved (iv) change in some other way

28. In a network containing only independent current sources and resistors, if the

values of all the current sources are doubled, the values of the node voltages

(i) are doubled (ii) remain the same (iii) are halved (iv) change in some other way

29. In a network containing only independent voltage sources and resistors, if the

values of all the voltage sources are doubled, the values of the mesh currents

(i) are doubled (ii) remain the same (iii) are halved (iv) change in some other
way

30. In a network containing only independent voltage sources and resistors, if the

values of all the resistors are doubled, the values of the mesh currents

(i) are doubled (ii) remain the same (iii) are halved (iv) change in some other way

31. If the same constant value of current is added to all the independent current
sources in a network, the node voltages

(i) will all have a constant value added (ii) will remain the same (iii) will all have
a constant value subtracted (iv) will change in some other way
32. If the same constant value of voltage is added to each of the independent

voltage sources in an arbitrary network containing only resistors and

independent voltage sources, the mesh currents

(i) will all have a constant value added

(ii) will remain the same
(iii) will all have a constant value subtracted
(iv) will change in some other way

33. Two resistors R1 and R2 give combined resistance of 4.5ohm when in series

and 1ohm when in parallel. The resistances are

(i) 2 ohm and 2.5 ohm (ii) 1 ohm and 3.5 ohm (iii) 1.5 ohms and 3.5 ohm
(iv) 4 ohm and 0.5 ohm

34. The elements which are not capable of delivering energy by their own are

known as

(i) unilateral elements (ii) non-linear elements (iii) passive elements

(iv) active elements

35. The current read by the ammeter A in the ac circuit shown in Fig

(i) 9 A (ii) 5 A (iii) 3 A (iv) 1 A

36. The voltage across the 5-A source in the given circuit is

(i) 25 V (ii) 15 V (iii) 17.5 V (iv) 20 V

37. A voltage source with an internal resistance RS, supplies power to a load RL. The power delivered
to the load varies with RL as (iii)

38.A simple equivalent circuit of the 2-terminal network shown in Fig. is

(i)

39. Assuming ideal elements in the circuit shown below, the voltage Vab will be
 (i) -3 V (ii) 0 V (iii) 3 V (iv) 5 V

40. A two-terminal black box contains one of the R, L, C elements. The black box

is connected to a 220-V ac supply. The current through the source is i. When

a capacitance of 0.1F is inserted in series between the source and the box then

the current through the source is 2i. The element is

(i) a resistance

(ii) an inductance

(iii) a capacitance of 0.5 F

(iv) not readily identifiable from the given dat