Roever Engineering College

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Question Bank
 UNIT-I ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS AND 25. Mention any two importance’s of MC and MI
MEASUREMENTS instruments.
Part-A 26. What are the advantages of Induction type energy
meter?
1. State Ohm’s law.
Part-B
2. Mention the limitations of Ohm’s Law.
1. (a) State and explain Kirchhoff’s law. (8)
3. Define electric current.
4. Define electric potential. (b) Explain the working of a Dynamometer
5. Define frequency and time period wattmeter with a neat sketch. (8)
6. State Kirchhoff’s voltage law. 2. (a) Explain any one type of MI instruments. (8)
7. State Kirchhoff’s Current law. (b) Explain the working principle of PMMC
instruments. (8)
8. Give two applications of both series and parallel
combination. 3. Explain the construction and principle of operation
of single phase energy meter. (16)
9. Define an ideal voltage source.
4. (a) A series circuit has R=10Ω, L=50mH, and
10. Define an ideal current source.
C=100µF and is supplied with 200V, 50Hz.
11. Explain how voltage source with a source
Find (i) Impedance (ii) current (iii) power (iv)
resistance can be converted into an equivalent
Power factor (v) voltage drop across the each
current source.
element. (8)
12. Define R.M.S value.
(b) Derive the equation for equivalent resistance of
13. State the advantages of sinusoidal alternating number of resistors connected in parallel. (8)
quantity.
5. A 400V is applied to three star connected identical
14. Write the relation between the line and phase value impedances each consisting of a 40 Ω resistance in
of voltage and current in a balanced star connected series with 3Ω inductance reactance. Find (i) line
load? current (ii) Total power supplied. (16)
15. Write the relation between the line and phase 6. Find the current through each branch by network
voltage of voltage current in a balanced delta reduction technique. (16)
connected load.
16. Write the relation between the power factor and
wattmeter readings in two-wattmeter method of
power measurement.
17. In three phase circuit, what do you mean by
balanced load?
18. List any two advantages of 3-phase system over 1-
phase system.
7. Calculate a) the equivalent resistances across the
19. Mention the two types of MI instruments. terminals of the supply, b) total current supplied by
20. How can ammeter and voltmeter are connected in a the source and c) power delivered to 16 ohm
circuit? Why? resistor in the circuit shown in figure. (16)
21. Mention any two types of Wattmeter’s.
22. List the major components of a single phase
induction type energy meter?
23. List the measuring instruments you known.
24. Compare moving coil and moving iron instruments
based on any two salient features.
8. In the circuit shown, determine the current through each term.
the 2 ohm resistor and the total current delivered by 6. Does transformer draw any current when secondary
the battery. Use Kirchhoff’s laws. (16) is open? Why?
7. Define voltage regulation of a transformer.
8. What are the applications of step-up & step-down
transformer?
9. How transformers are classified according to their
construction?
10. Write down the emf equation for d.c.generator.
11. Why the armature core in d.c machines is
constructed with laminated steel sheets instead of
solid steel sheets?
9. (a) In the network shown below, find the current 12. Why commutator is employed in D.C. Machines?
delivered by the battery. (10) 13. Distinguish between shunt and series field coil
construction.
14. How does D.C. motor differ from D.C. generator in
construction?
15. How will you change the direction of rotation of
D.C. Motor?
16. What is back emf in D.C. motor?
(b) Discuss about voltage and current 17. What is the basic principle of dc generator?
division principles. (6)
18. Mention the applications of a DC series generator.
10. Using the node voltage analysis, find all the node 19. Is single phase induction motor self starting? Why?
voltages and currents in 1/3 ohm and 1/5 ohm
resistances of figure. (16) 20. Why starter is necessary for a dc motor?
21. What are the conditions to be fulfilled by for a dc
shunt generator to build back emf?
22. What are the losses occurring in a dc machine?
23. What is the function of capacitor in a single phase
induction motor?
24. What kind of motor is used in a mixie?
25. In which direction does a shaded pole induction
UNIT-II ELECTRICAL M ECHANICS motor run?
Part-A 26. Why singe phase induction motor has low power
1. State the three basic types of rotating electrical factor?
machines. 27. What happens when the centrifugal switch fails to
2. State two types of induction motors. close?
3. Mention the difference between core and shell type 28. What are the classifications of single phase
transformers. induction motor based on the method of starting?
4. What is the purpose of laminating the core in a Part-B
transformer? 1. Explain the construction and principle of operation
5. Give the emf equation of a transformer and define of a DC generator with neat sketch. (16)
2. (a) Derive the equation for induced EMF of a DC carrier in N-type Semiconductor?
machine. (8) 14. Which charge carriers is majority and minority
(b) Derive the torque equation of DC motor. (8) carrier in P-type Semiconductor?
3. Describe the construction details of transformer and 15. What is depletion region in PN junction?
also explain the principle of operation. (16) 16. Give the other names of depletion region?
4. Explain the characteristics of DC Motor. 17. What is barrier potential?
5. (a) Derive the EMF equation of a transformer. 18. What is meant by biasing a PN junction?
(8)
19. What are the types of biasing a PN junction?
(b) Explain the principle of operation of DC Motor.
(8) 20. What is forward bias and reverse bias in a PN
junction?
6. Explain the construction and principle of operation
of single phase induction motor. (16) 21. What is meant by reverse recovery time?
7. A transformer with 40 turns on the high voltage 22. What is break down? What are its types?
winding is used to step down the voltage from 23. What is Zener breakdown?
240V to 120V. Find the number of turns in the low
voltage winding. (16) 24. What is avalanche break down?
8. A 4 pole, wave wound generator having 40 slots 25. Why transistor called a current controlled device?
and 10 conductors placed per slot. The flux per 26. When does a transistor act as a switch?
pole is 0.02 wb. Calculate the generated emf
when the generator is drive at 1200 rpm (16) 27. What is biasing?

9. A 25kw, 250V, dc shunt generator has armature 28. What is operating point?
and field resistances of 0.06ohm and 100ohm 29. What is stability factor?
respectively. Determine the total armature power
30. What is D.C load line?
developed when working (1) as a generator
delivering 25 KW output and (2) as a motor taking 31. What is A.C load line?
25kw. (16) 32. What is an amplifier?
Unit-III SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND 33. How are amplifiers classified according to the
APPLICATIONS input?
Part-A 34. How are amplifiers classified according to the
1. Give the value of Charge, Mass of an electron. transistor configuration?
2. Define Electron volts. 35. What is the different analysis available to analyze a
transistor?
3. What are conductors? Give examples?
4. What are insulators? Give examples?
Part-B
5. What are Semiconductors? Give examples?
1. Explain intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors with
6. What are the types of Semiconductor?
neat diagrams. (16)
7. What is Intrinsic Semiconductor?
2. Describe the working of a PN junction diode with
8. What is Extrinsic Semiconductor? neat diagrams. Also explain its V-I characteristics.
9. What are the types of Extrinsic Semiconductor? (16)

10. What is P-type Semiconductor? 3. What is a Zener diode? Explain the operation of
Zener diode and draw its characteristics. (16)
11. What is N-type Semiconductor?
4. Explain the operation of half wave rectifier with
12. What is doping? neat sketch and derive the necessary expression.
13. Which charge carriers is majority and minority (16)
5. Explain the operation of centre tapped full wave 25. Give the comparison between combinational
rectifier with neat diagram. (16) circuits and sequential circuits.
6. Explain with a neat diagram how the input and 26. What do you mean by present state?
output characteristics of a CE configuration can be 27. What do you mean by next state?
obtained. (16)
28. State the types of sequential circuits?
7. Compare the input resistance, output resistance and
voltage gain of CB, CC and CE Configuration. (16) 29. Define synchronous sequential circuit
8. Explain the working of the CB configuration of a 30. Give the comparison between synchronous &
BJT. (16) Asynchronous counters.
9. Explain in detail about small signal CE 31. Mention the types of Analog to Digital converter.
amplifier.16) 32. Mention the types of Digital to Analog converter.
Unit-IV DIGITALS ELECTRONICS Part-B
Part-A 1. What are universal gates? Explain their principle of
1. Define binary logic? working with necessary truth table. (16)
2. What are the basic digital logic gates? 2. Draw and explain the operation of AND, OR, NOT,
NAND and NOR gates with suitable truth table.(16)
3. What is a Logic gate?
3. Explain half adder and full adder. (16)
4. Give the classification of logic families.
4. Design a full adder and implement it using logic
5. Which gates are called as the universal gates? What gates. (16)
are its advantages?
5. Write short notes on: (16)
6. Classify the logic family by operation?
i). RS-flip flop ii). D-flip flop iii). JK -flip flop iv).
7. Define combinational logic. T-flip flop v). JK-master slave flip flop.
8. Convert (35B) H to Octal equivalent. 6. Briefly explain the working of JK flip flop. (16)
9. What are universal gates?
7. Explain the operation of various types of shift
10. What is meant by register? register. (16)
11. State Demorgan’s law. 8. Explain in details about Analog to Digital and
12. Explain the design procedure for combinational Digital to Analog conversion. (16)
circuits. 9. Explain the operation of RS flip-flop with logic
13. Define half adder and full adder. diagram and truth table. (16)

14. What are the classifications of sequential circuits? 10. With necessary diagrams explain the functioning of
the following: (16)
15. Define Flip flop.
i). Decade counter ii). D/A converter
16. What are the different types of flip-flop?
11. What is a counter? Discuss briefly about Mod-5
17. What is the operation of D flip-flop? counter. (16)
18. What is the operation of JK flip-flop? 12. With necessary diagrams explain the functioning of
19. What is the operation of T flip-flop? any one type of A/D converter. (16)

20. Define race around condition. 13. Draw a neat diagram of a decade counter and
explain the working of the decade counter with
21. What is edge-triggered flip-flop? suitable waveforms and truth table (16)
22. What is a master-slave flip-flop? 14. Describe the operation of a 4-bit binary, ripple
23. Define registers. counter. (16)
24. Define sequential circuit? 15. Explain in detail any one type of D/A converter.
 (16) 3. (a) Explain satellite communication system.
Unit-V FUNDAMENTALS OF (8)
COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (b) Write short notes on modulation and
Part-A demodulation (8)

1. Define Communication. 4. Draw the block diagram of radio broadcasting and

reception system and explain the function of each
2. What is an antenna? block. (16)
3. Define analog signal. 5. (a) Draw the circuit diagram of balanced modulator
4. Define digital signal. and explain its operation. (8)
5. What is meant by modulation? (b) With a neat block diagram, explain the principle
of operation of FAX. (8)
6. What is meant by demodulation?
6. (a) Explain frequency modulation with necessary
7. What are the types of modulation? supporting diagrams. (8)
8. Compare amplitude modulation and frequency (b) Define modulation index of AM signal.
modulation. Explain it in terms of maximum and minimum
9. What are the basic modes of Radio wave voltage of modulated signal? (8)
propagation? 7. (a) With help of a neat diagram explain the
10. Why are AM systems preferred in broadcasting basic components of satellite communication.
than FM systems? (8)
11. What are the various standards used in TV (b) Explain the block diagram of optical fiber
transmission systems? communication systems. (8)
12. What are the advantages of optical fiber 8. Explain the principle of Amplitude and Frequency
communication? modulation. (16)
13. What are the applications of optical communication? 9. Draw and explain the functional block diagram of
Monochrome TV transmitter and receiver. (16)
14. What is meant by Fax?
15. Specify any two advantage of satellite communication.
16. What is packet loss?
17. What is the radio transmitter?
18. List the advantages of super heterodyne receiver.
19. List the various types of Microwave antennas.

Part-B
1. (a) With neat diagram, explain the principle of
operation of Amplitude Modulation. Derive its
power relations. (10)
(b) Write detailed notes on microwave
communication. (6)
2. (a) Explain communication system with a neat diagram.

(8)
(b) Explain optical sources and detectors. (8)