D.Y.

PATIL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

ASSIGNMENT--- 1

18/07/16

Q1 If 1 and 2 RTC at t1oc and t2 oc respectively then prove that

(i) 1- 2 = 1 1( t2 - t1) (ii) 1/ 1 = 1+ 2 (t2 t1 )
Q 2. A piece of silver wire has a resistance of 3. What will be the resistance of a
manganin wire one-third the length and one- third the diameter that of silver? The
resistivity of manganin is 30 times that of silver .
Q3.A resistance element having cross sectional area of 10 mm 2 and length of 10 m.
takes a current of 4 Amp. From 220 V supply at temperature of 20 0C . Find out i)
The resistivity of material and ii) Current it will take when temp. rises to 60 0C
Assume 20 = .0003 /0C.
Q4. Calculate the resistance of a 100 m. length of wire having a uniform cross
sectional area of .02 mm2 and having resistivity of 40 -cm. If wire is drawn out
to4 times its original length calculate its new resistance.
Q5. The Insulation Resistance per Km. of a single core cable having a conductor dia.
Of1.2 c.m. and insulation thickness of 1.5 cm. is 550 M . Find % increase in
insulation resistance if insulation thickness is increased by 50%.
MCQ

1. unit of resistivity is -----------.

a) /m
b) -m
c) m/
d) 1/ m
0
2. If
= 0.005/ C and T = 25C. Calculate RTC at 25C.
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3

a) 4.44 * 10

/C

b) 5.71 * 10

/C

c) 5.625 * 10

/C

3. The temperature coefficient of resistance of a wire is 0.00125/C. At 300K, its resistance

is 1 ohm. The resistance of the wire will be 2 at.
[02]
a) 1154K
b) 1100K
c) 1400 K
d) 1127K.
4. Complete the expression. R2=R1 (1+ t) .
a)

b)

c)

d) none of these.

5. A wire has a resistance of 10 . It is stretched by one-tenth of its original length. Then its
resistance will be
[02]
a) 10
b) 12.1
c) 9 d) 11.
6. The rated current of 40 W, 230 v bulb is -------------- amperes.
A) 0.174
b) 5.75
c) zero
d) None
7. If the current in an electric bulb drops by 2 %, then power decreases

by

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BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

(i) 1 %

(ii) 4 %
(iv) 2 %

(iii) 16 %

8. . Two electric bulbs rated at P1 Watt,V volt and P2 Watt, V volt are connected in series across V volt.The total
power consumed is a)P1+P2 b) P1 P2 c)(P1+P2)/2 d)P1 P2/P1+P2
9. The shunt winding of a motor has a resistance of 80ohm at 22oC.When the motor runs at full load its resistance
increases to 100ohm.The RTC of winding at 0oC is 0.004.The rise in temperature of the winding will be nearly
_________ a)20 oC b)50 oC c)70 oC d)100 oC

10. 7.2MJ=______________ a) 1kwh b) 2 kwh c) 1000wh d) 1wh

*Q11. The RTC of a composite material, of two metal is given by 12=___________

Q 12. . Voltage applied across an electric iron is halved. The power comsumption of iron reduces to _________
a)1 half b)three fourth c) one fourth d) 0.707 times
Q 13. Two

the 5.6 k

resistors are in series: a 5.6 k resistor and a 4.7 k resistor. The voltage drop across
resistor is 10 V. The voltage across the 4.7 k resistor is

a) 8.39 V b) 10 V c) 2.32 V d) 0 V

14. A wire of 0.14 mm diameter and specific resistance 9.6 -cm is 440 cm
long. The resistance of the wire will be
(i)

9.6
11.3

(ii)

13.7

(iii)

27.4

15.. How much resistance is required to limit the current from a 12 V battery to 3.6 mA?

a)3.3 K

b)33 K c) 2.2 K d) 22 K

(iv)