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Q.1 – Q.30 carry one mark each.

1. In Fig.Q1, the value of R is R


8A
(a) 2.5Ω
(b) 5.0Ω
10Ω 10Ω
(c) 7.5Ω
100V
(d) 10.0Ω

2. The RMS value of the voltage u ( t ) = 3 + 4 cos (3t ) is:


Z2
(a) 17V i1 i2
(b) 5V
(c) 7V ν1 Z1 ν2

(d) (3 + 2 2 ) V
3. For the two-port network shown in Fig.Q3, the Z-matrix is given by
 Z1 Z1 + Z2   Z1 Z1 
(a)   (b)  
 Z1 + Z2 Z2   Z1 + Z2 Z2 

Z Z2  Z Z1
(c)  1  (d)  1 
 Z2 Z1 + Z2   Z1 Z1 + Z2 

4. In Fig.Q4, the initial capacitor voltage is zero. The switch is closed at t = 0. the
final steady-state voltage across the capacitor is:
(a) 20V t=0 10Ω
(b) 10V
(c) 5V
20µF 10Ω
(d) 0V 20V

ur ur
5. (
If E is the electric field intensity, ∇. ∇ × E is equal to )
ur ur
(a) E (b) E

(c) null vector (d) zero

6. A system with zero initial conditions has the closed loop transfer function
s2 + 4
T (s) = . The system output is zero at the frequency
( s + 1) ( s + 4 )
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(a) 0.5 rad/sec. (b) 1 rad/sec. (c) 2 rad/sec. (d) 4 rad/sec.

7. Fig.Q7 shows the root locus plot (location of poles not given) of a third order
system whose open loop transfer function is:
K
(a) Im
s3
2 3
K
(b)
s2 ( s + 1) 3

K
(c) -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 Re
(
s s +1 2
) − 3

K -2 3
(d)
(
s s −1 2
)
8. The gain margin of a unity feedback control system with the open loop transfer

function G ( s ) =
( s + 1) is:
s2
1
(a) 0 (b) (c) 2 (d) ∞
2
9. In the matrix equation Px = q, which of the following is a necessary condition for
the existence of at least one solution for the unknown vector x:
(a) Augmented matrix [P q] must have the same rank as matrix P
(b) Vector q must have only non-zero elements
(c) Matrix P must be singular
(d) Matrix P must be square

10. If P and Q are two random events, then the following is TRUE:
(a) Independence of P and Q implies that probability ( P ∩ Q ) = 0

(b) Probability ( P ∪ Q ) ≥ Probability (P) + Probability (Q)

(c) If P and Q are mutually exclusive, then they must be independent


(d) Probability ( P ∩ Q ) ≤ Probability (P)

∫x
−3
11. If S = dx, then S has the value
1

−1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
3 4 2

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12. The solution of the first order differential equation x& ( t ) = −3x ( t ) , x ( 0 ) = x0 is:
−t
(a) x ( t ) = x0e −3t (b) x ( t ) = x0e −3 (c) x ( t ) = x0e 3 (d) x ( t ) = x0e −t

13. The equivalent circuit of a transformer has leakage reactance X1 , X2′ and
magnetizing reactance X M . Their magnitudes satisfy
(a) X1 X2′ XM (b) X1 X2′ XM (c) X1 = X2′ X M (d) X1 = X2′ XM

14. Which three-phase connection can be used in a transformer to introduce a phase


difference of 30° between its output and corresponding input line voltages
(a) Star - Star (b) Star - Delta (c) Delta - Delta (d) Delta - Zigzag

15. On the torque/speed curve of induction motor shown in Fig.Q15, four points of
operation are market as W, X, Y and Z. Which one of them represents the
operation at a slip greater than 1?

Torque

0 Speed
Z

(a) W (b) X (c) Y (d) Z

16. For an induction motor, operating at a slip s, the ratio of gross power output to
air gap power is equal to:

(a) (1 − s )2 (b) (1 − s ) (c) (1 − s ) (


(d) 1 − s )
17. The p.u. parameters for a 500 MVA machine on its own base are:
inertia M = 20 p.u.; reactance X = 2 p.u.
The p.u. values of inertia and reactance on 100 MVA common base, respectively,
are
(a) 4, 0.4 (b) 100, 10 (c) 4, 10 (d) 100, 0.4

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18. An 800 kV transmission line has a maximum power transfer capacity on the
operated at 400 kV with the series reactance unchanged, the new maximum
power transfer capacity is approximately
P P
(a) P (b) 2P (c) (d)
2 4

19. The insulation strength of an EHV transmission line is mainly governed by


(a) load power factor (b) switching over-voltages
(c) harmonics (d) corona

20. High Voltage DC (HVDC) transmission is mainly used for


(a) bulk power transmission over very long distances
(b) inter-connecting two systems with the same nominal frequency
(c) eliminating reactive power requirement in the operation
(d) minimizing harmonics at the converter stations

21. The Q-meter works on the principle of


(a) mutual inductance (b) self inductance
(c) series resonance (d) parallel resonance

22. A PMMC voltmeter is connected across a series combination of a DC voltage


source V1 = 2V and an AC voltage source ν 2 ( t ) = 3 sin ( 4t ) V . The meter reads

 3  17 
(c)  2 + V (d) 
 2 
(a) 2V (b) 5V V
 2 
  

23. Assume that D1 and D2 in Fig.Q23 are ideal diodes. The value of current I is:
(a) 0 mA
D1
(b) 0.5 mA 2kΩ
(c) 1 mA 1mA
(DC)
(d) 2 mA 2kΩ

I
D2

24. The 8085 assembly language instruction that stores the contents of H and L
registers into the memory locations 2050H and 2051H , respectively, is:
(a) SPHL 2050H (b) SPHL 2051H (c) SHLD 2050H (d) STAX 2050H

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25. Assume that the N-channel MOSFET shown in Fig.Q25 is ideal, and that its
threshold voltage is +1.0V. The voltage Vab between nodes a and b is:
1kΩ 1kΩ
(a) 5V a
(b) 2V
(c) 1V D
G
(d) 0V 2kΩ Vab
10V S

2V

26. The digital circuit shown in Fig.Q26 works as a


(a) JK flip-flop
(b) Clocked RS flip-flop
D Q
(c) T flip-flop
X
(d) Ring counter
CLK Q

27. A digital-to-analog converter with a full-scale output voltage of 3.5V has a


resolution close to 14 mV. Its bit size is:
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 32

28. The conduction loss versus device current characteristic of a power MOSFET is
best approximated by
(a) a parabola (b) a straight line
(c) a rectangular hyperbola
(d) an exponentially decaying function

29. A three-phase diode bridge rectifier is fed from a 400V RMS, 50 Hz, three-phase
AC source. If the load is purely resistive, the peak instantaneous output voltage
is equal to
2 400
(a) 400 V (b) 400 2 V (c) 400 V (d) V
3 3

30. The output voltage waveform of a three-phase square-wave inverter contains


(a) only even harmonics (b) both odd and even harmonics
(c) only odd harmonics (d) only triplen harmonics

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Q.31 – Q.80 carry two marks each

31. The RL circuit of Fig.Q31 is fed from a constant magnitude, variable frequency
sinusoidal voltage source ν IN . At 100 Hz, the R and L elements each have a
voltage drop uRMS . If the frequency of the source is changed to 50 Hz, the new
voltage drop across R is: R
5 2
(a) uRMS (b) uRMS
8 3 L
VIN ~
8 3
(c) uRMS (d) uRMS
5 2

32. For the three-phase circuit shown in Fig.Q32, the ratio of the current Ig : Iy : IB is
given by IR
R
(a) 1 : 1 : 3 (b) 1:1:2 R1
IB
3 B
(c) 1:1:0 (d) 1:1: R1
2 IY
Y

33. For the triangular waveform shown in Fig.Q33, the RMS value of the voltage is
equal to

ν(t)

T T 3T 2T t
2 2

1 1 1 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 3 3 3

34. The circuit shown in Fig.Q34 is in steady state, when the switch is closed at t = 0.
Assuming that the inductance is ideal, the current through the inductor at t = 0+
equals
10Ω
(a) 0 A
(b) 0.5 A
10mH t=0
(c) 1 A
10V
(d) 2 A

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35. The charge distribution in a metal-dielectric-semiconductor specimen is shown in


Fig.Q35. The negative charge density decreases linearly in the semiconductor as
shown. The electric field distribution is as shown in
Metal Dielectric Semiconductor
+ −
+ −
+ −
+ −
0 X1 X2 X3

(a)
E

X
(b)
E

X
(c)
E

X
(d)

X
X1 X2 X3

36. In Fig.Q36, the Thevenin’s equivalent pair (voltage, impedance), as seen at the
terminals P-Q, is given by
10Ω
(a) (2V, 5Ω)
(b) (2V, 7.5Ω)
20Ω Unknown
4V 10Ω
(c) (4V, 5Ω) network

(d) (4V, 7.5Ω)

37. A unity feedback system, having an open loop gain


K (1 − s )
G (s) H (s) = , becomes stable when
(1 + s )
(a) K >1 (b) K >1 (c) K <1 (d) K < -1

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38. When subjected to a unit step input, the closed loop control system shown in
Fig.Q38 will have a steady state error of

+ − Y(s)
R(s) 2
3
− + s+2

(a) -1.0 (b) -0.5 (c) 0 (d) 0.5

39. In the GH(s) plane, the Nyquist plot of the loop transfer function
π e −0.25s
G ( s) H ( s) = passes through the negative real axis at the point
s
(a) (-0.25,j0) (b) (-0.5,j0) (c) (-1,j0) (d) (-2,j0)

40. If the compensated system shown in Fig.Q40 has a phase margin of 60° at the
crossover frequency of 1 rad/sec, the value of the gain K is:
(a) 0.366 + 1 Y(s)
R(s)
K+0.366s
(b) 0.732 s ( s + 1)

(c) 1.366
(d) 2.738

41. For the matrix


3 −2 2
 
P = 0 −2 1 , one of the eigen values is equal to –2. Which of the following is
0 0 1
an eigen vector?
3  −3  1 2
       
(a)  −2 (b)  2  (c)  −2 (d) 5
 1   −1  3  0

42. If
1 0 −1
 
R = 2 1 −1 , the top row of R−1 is:
2 3 2 

 1
(a) 5 6 4 (b) 5 −3 1 (c) 2 0 −1 (d) 2 −1
 2 

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43. A fair coin is tossed three times in succession. If the first toss produces a head,
then the probability of getting exactly two heads in three tosses is:
1 1 3 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8 2 8 4

44. For the function f ( x ) = x 2e − x , the maximum occurs when x is equal to:

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) -1

45. For the scalar field


x2 y 2
u= + , the magnitude of the gradient at the point (1,3) is:
2 3
13 9 9
(a) (b) (c) 5 (d)
9 2 2

46. For the equation && ( t ) + 3x& ( t ) + 2 x ( t ) = 5, the


x solution x ( t ) approaches the
following values at t → ∞
5
(a) 0 (b) (c) 5 (d) 10
2

47. The Laplace transform of a function f(t) is


5s2 + 23s + 6
F (s) = . As t → ∞, f ( t ) approaches
(
s s 2 + 2s + 2 )
17
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) (d) ∞
2

48. The Fourier series for the function f ( x ) = sin2 x is:

(a) sin x + sin 2 x (b) 1 − cos 2x


(c) sin 2 x + cos 2 x (d) 0.5 − 0.5 cos 2x

49. If u ( t ) is the unit step and δ ( t ) is the unit impulse function, the inverse z-
1
transform of F ( z ) = for k ≥ 0 is:
z +1

(a) ( −1)k δ ( k ) (b) δ ( k ) − ( −1)


k
(c) ( −1)k u ( k ) (d) u ( k ) − ( −1)
k

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50. Two magnetic poles revolve around a stationary armature carrying two coils
( c1 − c1′ , c2 − c2′ ) as shown in Fig.Q50. Consider the instant when the poles are in a
position as shown. Identify the correct statement regarding the polarity of the
induced emf at this instant in coil sides c1 and c2.

c2′
c1′
S N
c1

c2

(a) in c1 , no emf in c2 (b) ⊗ in c1 , no emf in c2


(c) in c2 , no emf in c1 (d) ⊗ in c2 , no emf in c1

51. A 50 kW dc shunt motor is loaded to draw rated armature current at any given
speed. When driven (i) at half the rated speed by armature voltage control and
(ii) at 1.5 times the rated speed by field control, the respective output powers
delivered by the motor are approximately
(a) 25 kW in (i) and 75 kW in (ii) (b) 25 kW in (i) and 50 kW in (ii)
(c) 50 kW in (i) and 75 kW in (ii) (d) 50 kW in (i) and 50 kW in (ii)

52. In relation to DC machines, match the following and choose the correct
combination.

Group –1 Group – 2
Performance Variables Proportional to
(P) Armature emf (E) (1) Flux (φ), speed (ω) and armature current ( Ia )

(Q) Developed torque (T) (2) φ and ω only


(R) Developed power (P) (3) φ and Ia only

(4) Ia and ω only

(5) Ia only

(A) P - 3 Q - 3 R - 1
(B) P - 2 Q - 5 R - 4
(C) P - 3 Q - 5 R - 4
(D) P - 2 Q - 3 R - 1

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53. In relation to the synchronous machines, which one of the following statements is
false?
(a) In salient pole machines, the direct-axis synchronous reactance is greater
than the quadrature-axis synchronous reactance
(b) The damper bars help the synchronous motor self-start
(c) Short circuit ratio is the ratio of the field current required to produce the
rated voltage on open circuit to the rated armature current
(d) The V-curve of a synchronous motor represents the variation in the armature
current with field excitation, at a given output power

54. Under no load condition, if the applied voltage to an induction motor is reduced
from the rated voltage to half the rated value,
(a) the speed decreases and the stator current increases
(b) both the speed and the stator current decrease
(c) the speed and the stator current remain practically constant
(d) there is negligible change in the speed but the stator current decreases

55. A three-phase cage induction motor is started by direct-on-line (DOL) switching


at the rated voltage. If the starting current drawn is 6 times the full load current,
and the full load slip is 4%, the ratio of the starting developed torque to the full
load torque is approximately equal to
(a) 0.24 (b) 1.44 (c) 2.40 (d) 6.00

56. In a single phase induction motor driving a fan load, the reason for having a high
resistance rotor is to achieve
(a) low starting torque (b) quick acceleration
(c) high efficiency (d) reduced size

57. Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion [a] and the
Reason [r].
Assertion: Under V/f control of induction motor, the maximum value of the
developed torque remains constant over a wide range of speed in the sub-
synchronous region.
Reason: The magnetic flux is maintained almost constant at the rated value by
keeping the ratio V/f constant over the considered speed range.
(a) Both [a] and [r] are true and [r] is the correct reason for [a]
(b) Both [a] and [r] are true but [r] is not the correct reason for [a]
(c) Both [a] and [r] are false
(d) [a] is true but [r] is false

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58. The parameters of a transposed overhead transmission line are given as:
Self reactance xs = 0.5Ω / km and Mutual reactance xm = 0.1Ω / km
The positive sequence reactance x1 and zero sequence reactance x0 ,
respectively, in Ω/km are
(a) 0.3, 0.2 (b) 0.5, 0.2 (c) 0.5, 0.6 (d) 0.3, 0.6

59. At an industrial sub-station with a 4 MW load, a capacitor of 2 MVAR is installed


to maintain the load power factor at 0.97 lagging. If the capacitor goes out of
service, the load power factor becomes
(a) 0.85 lag (b) 1.00 lag (c) 0.80 lag (d) 0.90 lag

60. The network shown in Fig.Q60 has impedances in p.u. as indicated. The diagonal
element Y22 of the bus admittance matrix YBUS of the network is:

1 +j0.1 2 +j0.1 3

-j20.0 -j20.0 -j10.0

(a) -j19.8 (b) +j20.0 (c) +j0.2 (d) -j19.95

61. A load centre is at an equidistant from the two thermal generating stations G1
and G2 as shown in Fig.Q61. The fuel cost characteristics of the generating
stations are given by ~ ~
F1 = a + bP1 + cP12 Rs/hour G1 G2
Load
F2 = a + bP2 + 2cP22 Rs/hour
where P1 and P2 are the generation in MW of G1 and G2, respectively. For most
economic generation to meet 300 MW of load, P1 and P2 , respectively, are
(a) 150, 150 (b) 100, 200 (c) 200, 100 (d) 175, 125

62. Two networks are connected in cascade as shown in Fig.Q62. With the usual
notations the equivalent A, B, C and D constants are obtained. Given that
C = 0.025∠45°, the value of Z2 is:
Z1 = 10∠30°Ω
(a) 10∠30°Ω
(b) 40∠ − 45°Ω
(c) 1Ω Z2
(d) 0Ω

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63. A generator with constant 1.0 p.u. terminal voltage supplies power through a
step-up transformer of 0.12 p.u. reactance and a double-circuit line to an infinite
bus bas as shown in Fig.Q63. The infinite bus voltage is maintained at 1.0 p.u.
Neglecting the resistances and susceptances of the system, the steady state
stability power limit of the system is 6.25 p.u. If one of the double-circuit is
tripped, the resulting steady state stability power limit in p.u. will be
(a) 12.5 p.u. 3
1 2
(b) 3.125 p.u. ~
(c) 10.0 p.u.
(d) 5.0 p.u.

64. The simultaneous application of signals x ( t ) and y ( t ) to the horizontal and


vertical plates, respectively, of an oscilloscope, produces a vertical figure-of-8
display. If P and Q are constants, and x ( t ) = P sin ( 4t + 30 ) , then y ( t ) is equal to

(a) Q sin ( 4t − 30 ) (b) Q sin (2t + 15) (c) Q sin ( 8t + 60 ) (d) Q sin ( 4t + 30 )

65. A DC ammeter has a resistance of 0.1Ω and its current range is 0 – 100A. If the
range is to be extended to 0 – 500A, the meter requires the following shunt
resistance:
(a) 0.010Ω (b) 0.011Ω (c) 0.025Ω (d) 1.0Ω

66. The set-up in Fig.Q66 is used to measure resistance R. The ammeter and
voltmeter resistances are 0.01Ω and 2000Ω, respectively. Their readings are 2A
and 180V, respectively, giving a measured resistance of 90Ω. The percentage
error in the measurement is: R
(a) 2.25% (b) 2.35% A

(c) 4.5% (d) 4.71%


V

67. A 1000 V DC supply has two 1-core cables as its positive and negative leads;
their insulation resistances to earth are 4 MΩ and 6 MΩ, respectively, as shown in
Fig.Q67. A voltmeter with resistance 50 KΩ is used to measure the insulation of
the cable. When connected between the positive core and earth, the voltmeter
reads
1000V

4MΩ 6MΩ

(a) 8 V (b) 16 V (c) 24 V (d) 40 V

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68. Two wattmeters, which are connected to measure the total power on a three-
phase system supplying a balanced load, read 10.5 kW and –2.5 kW,
respectively. The total power and the power factor, respectively, are
(a) 13.0 kW, 0.334 (b) 13.0 kW, 0.684
(c) 8.0 kW, 0.52 (d) 8.0 kW, 0.334

VCC=5V

69. The common emitter amplifier shown in Fig.Q69 is


biased using a 1 mA ideal current source. The RC=1kΩ
approximate base current value is: νout
(a) 0 µA
β=100
(b) 10 µA
+
(c) 100 µA
νin ~ 1mA
(d) 1000 µA

70. Consider the inverting amplifier, using an ideal operational amplifier shown in
Fig.Q70. The designer wishes to realize the input resistance seen by the small-
signal source to be as large as possible, while keeping the voltage gain between
–10 and –25. the upper limit on RF is 1 MΩ. The value of R1 should be
(a) Infinity RF
(b) 1 MΩ
(c) 100 kΩ
νin −
(d) 40 kΩ R1 νout
+

71. The typical frequency response of a two-stage direct coupled voltage amplifier is
as shown in
(a)
Gain

Frequency

(b)
Gain

Frequency

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(c)
Gain

Frequency

(d)

Gain

Frequency

72. In Fig.Q72, if the input is a sinusoidal signal, the output will appear as shown in
+V

R
νin −

+ +

RL νout
t
-V

(a) νout (b) νout

(c) (d)
νout νout

t t

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73. Select the circuit, which will produce the given output Q for the input signals
X1 and X2 given in Fig.Q73.

X1
t

X2

Q
t

X1 X1
(a) Q (b) Q

t
X2 X2

(c) (d)
X1
X1
Q
Q

X2
X2

74. If X1 and X2 are the inputs to the circuit shown in Fig.Q74, the output Q is:
VDD
(a) X1 + X2

(b) X1 • X2

(c) X1 • X2

(d) X1 • X2 Q

X1 X2

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75. In Fig.Q75, as long as X1 = 1 and X2 = 1, the output Q remains


X1 Q
(a) at 1
(b) at 0
(c) at its initial value X2

(d) unstable

76. Fig.Q76 shows the voltage across a power semiconductor device and the current
through the device during a switching transition. Is the transition a turn ON
transition or a turn OFF transition? What is the energy lost during the transition?
VI
(a) Turn ON,
2
( t1 + t2 ) ν,i V

ν
(b) Turn OFF, VI ( t1 + t2 ) I

(c) Turn ON, VI ( t1 + t2 )


i
VI
(d) Turn OFF,
2
( t1 + t2 )
t
t1 t2

77. An electronic switch S is required to block voltages of either polarity during its
OFF state as shown in Fig.Q.77a. This switch is required to conduct in only one
direction during its ON state as shown in Fig.Q77b.

S 1′ i
1 1 1′

± m S
Fig.Q77a Fig.Q77b

Which of the following are valid realizations of the switch S?


(P) (Q)
1 1′ 1′
1

1 1′
(R) (S) 1′
1

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(a) Only P (b) P and Q (c) P and R (d) R and S

78. Fig.Q78 shows a step-down chopper switched at 1 KHz with a duty ratio D = 0.5.
The peak-peak ripple in the load current is close to
200mH
(a) 10 A
(b) 0.5 A +

(c) 0.125 A i 5Ω
(d) 0.25 A 100V

79. An electric motor, developing a starting torque of 15 Nm, starts with a load
torque of 7 Nm on its shaft. If the acceleration at start is 2 rad/sec2, the moment
of inertia of the systems must be (neglecting viscous and Coulomb/friction).
(a) 0.25 kg m2 (b) 0.25 Nm2 (c) 4 kg m2 (d) 4 Nm2

80. Consider a phase controlled converter shown in Fig.Q.80. The thyristor is fired at
an angle α in every positive half cycle of the input voltage. If the peak value of
the instantaneous output voltage equals 230 V, the firing angle α is close to
(a) 45° +
(b) 135°
230V R ν0
(c) 90° (RMS) ~
50Hz
(d) 83.6° −

Linked Answer Questions: 81a to Q85b carry two marks each

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 81a & 81b: A coil of inductance 10 H
resistance 40Ω is connected as shown in Fig.Q81. After the switch S has been in
connection with point 1 for a very long time, it is moved to point 2 at t = 0.
81. (A) If, at t = 0+, the voltage across the coil is 120V, the value of resistance R is:
1 20Ω
(a) 0Ω
(b) 20Ω S
2
10H
(c) 40Ω 120V
R
(d) 60Ω
40Ω

(B) For the value of R obtained in (a), the time taken for 95% of the stored
energy dissipated is close to
(a) 0.10 sec (b) 0.15 sec (c) 0.50 sec (d) 1.0 sec

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Statement for Linked Answer Questions 82a & 82b:


A state variable system
0 1  1  T
X& ( t ) =   X (t ) +   u ( t ) , with the initial condition X ( 0 ) =  −1 3 and the unit step
0 − 3  0
 
input u ( t ) has

82. (A) The state transition matrix



(a) 
1
1
3
(
1 − e−3t ) 
(b) 
1
1 −t
3
(
e − e −3t )
 
0 e −3 x  0 e −t 


(c) 
1
1 −t
3
(
e − e −3t ) 1
(d) 
(1 − e ) −t

  
0 e −3t  0 e −t 

(B) and the state transition equation


t − e − t  t − e − t 
(a) X ( t ) =   (b) X ( t ) =  
−t −3t
 e   3e 
t − e −3t  t − e −3t 
(c) X ( t ) =   (d) X ( t ) =  
 3e −3t   e −t 

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 83a & 83b: A 1000 kVA, 6.6 kV, 3-phase
star connected cylindrical pole synchronous generator has a synchronous reactance of
20 Ω. Neglect the armature resistance and consider operation at full load and unity
power factor.

83. (A) The induced emf (line-to-line) is close to


(a) 5.5 kV (b) 7.2 kV (c) 9.6 kV (d) 12.5 kV

(B) The power (or torque) angle is close to


(a) 13.9° (b) 18.3° (c) 24.6° (d) 33.0°

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 84a & 84b: At a 220 kV substation of a
power system, it is given that the three-phase fault level is 4000 MVA and single-line to
ground fault level is 5000 MVA. Neglecting the resistance and the shunt susceptances of
the system,

84. (A) the positive sequence driving point reactance at the bus is:
(a) 2.5Ω (b) 4.033Ω (c) 5.5Ω (d) 12.1Ω

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(B) and the zero sequence driving point reactance at the bus is:
(a) 2.2Ω (b) 4.84Ω (c) 18.18Ω (d) 22.72Ω

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 85a & 85b: Assume that the threshold
voltage of the N-channel MOSFET shown in Fig. Q85 is +0.75V. The output
characteristics of the MOSFET are also shown.

VDD=25V
IDS(mA)

R=10kΩ VGS=4V
4

νout 3
3V
+
2V
νin=2mV ~ 2
1V
1
2V
0
VDS(V)

85. (A) The transconductance of the MOSFET is:


(a) 0.75 mS (b) 1 mS (c) 2 mS (d) 10 mS

(B) The voltage gain of the amplifier is:


(a) +5 (b) -7.5 (c) +10 (d) -10

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