Networks

1). the two-port network shown below, the short-circuit admittance parameter matrix is
(Gate-2010)

Answer: A

2.) In the circuit shown, the switch S is open for a long time and is closed at t=0. The
current i(t) for t≥0+ is (Gate-2010)

(A) i(t)=0.5-0.125e-1000tA
(B) i(t)=1.5-0.125e-1000tA
(C) i(t)=0.5-0.5e-1000tA
(D) i(t)=0.375e-1000tA
Answer: A

3). The current I in the circuit shown is (Gate-2010)

(A) -j1A (B) J (C)0A (D)20A

Answer: A
4). In the circuit shown, the power supplied by the voltage source is (Gate-2010)

(A) 0W (B) 5W (C) 10W (D) 100W

Answer: A

5). In the circuit shown below, the current through the inductor is (GATE-2012)

answer: C

6). The impedance looking into node1 to node2 in the given circuit is (GATE-2012)

A) 50 (B)100  C  D

Answer: A
7). If Va-Vb=6V, then Vc-Vd is (GATE-2012)

(A) -5V (B) 2V (C) 3V (D) 6V

Answer: A
8) Assuming both voltage sources are in phase, the value of R for which maximum power is
transferred from circuit A to circuit B is (GATE-2012)

A) 0.8 (B) 1.4  C D

Answer: A

9) for the same network ,with 6V dc is connected at port A, 1is connected at port B draws a
current of 7/3 A, If 8V dc is connected at port A, open circuit voltage at port B is

(A) 6V (B) 7V (C) 8V (D) 9V

Answer: B

10) With 10V dc is connected at port A, the current draws by 7 connected at port B is
(A) 3/7V (B) 5/7V (C) 1V (D) 9/7V
Answer: C

11).In the following graph, the number of trees (P) and the number of cut-sets (Q) are
(Gate-2008)

(A) P=2, Q=2

(B) P=2, Q=6
(C) P=4, Q=6
(D) P=4, Q=10
Answer: C
12).In the following circuit, the switch S is closed at t=0. The rate of change of current
𝑑𝑖
(0+)is given by (Gate-2008)
𝑑𝑡

(A) 0
𝑅 𝐼
(B) 𝑠𝐿 𝑆
(𝑅+𝑅 )𝐼𝑆
𝑠
(C) 𝐿
(D) ∞
Answer: B
13).The Thevenin equivalent impedance Zth between the nodes P and Q in the following
circuit is (Gate-2008)

Answer: A
0.2𝑆
14).The driving point impedance of the following network is given by 𝑍(𝑆) = 𝑆2 +0.1𝑆+2

(Gate-2008)

The component values are

(A) L = 5H, R = 0.5, C = 0.1F
(B) L = 0.1H, R = 0.5, C = 5F
(C) L = 5H, R = 2, C = 0.1F
(D) L = 0.1H, R = 2, C = 5F
Answer: D
15) The following series RLC circuit with zero initial conditions is excited by a unit impulse
function d (t) , For t>0,the output voltage Vc(t)is ( Gate-2008)

Answer: D

16).For t>0,the voltage across the capacitor is

Answer: B

17).An independent voltage source in series with an impedance 𝑍𝑠 = 𝑅𝑠 + 𝑗𝑋𝑠 delivers a

maximum average power to a load impedance 𝑍𝐿 when (GATE-2007)
(A) 𝑍𝐿 = 𝑅𝑠 + 𝑗𝑋𝑠
(B) 𝑍𝐿 = 𝑅𝑠
(C) 𝑍𝐿 = 𝑗𝑋𝑠
(D) 𝑍𝐿 = 𝑅𝑠 − 𝑗𝑋𝑠

Answer: D
18).The RC circuit shown in the figure is (GATE-2007)

(A) a low-pass filter (B) a high-pass filter

(C) a band-pass filter (D) a band-reject filter
Answer: C

19).Two series resonant filters are as shown in the figure. Let the 3-dB bandwidth of Filter 1
𝐵
be𝐵1 and that of Filter 2 be B2. The value of 1 (GATE-2007)
𝐵2

(A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 0.5 (D) 0.25

Answer: D

20).For the circuit shown in the figure, the Thevenin voltage and resistance looking into X-Y
are (GATE-2007)

(A) 4/3V,2 (B) 4V,2/3 (C) 4/3V.2/3 (D) 4V, 2

Answer: D

21).In the circuit shown, Vc is 0 volts at t = 0 sec. For t > 0, the capacitor current Ic(t) where t
is in seconds, is given by (GATE-2007)

(A) 0.50 exp(-25t) mA (B) 0.25 exp(-25t) mA

(C) 0.50 exp(-12.5t) mA (D) 0.25 exp (-6.25t) mA
Answer: A
22). the first and the last critical frequencies (singularities) of a driving point impedance
function of a passive network having two kinds of elements, are apole and a zero
respectively. The above property will be satisfied by (GATE-2006)
(A) RL network only
(B) RC network only
(C) LC network only
(D) RC as well as RL networks
Answer: B
23). In the figure shown below, assume that all the capacitors are initially uncharged. If 𝑣𝑖 (𝑡) = 10𝑢(𝑡)
Volts 𝑣𝑜 (𝑡)is given by (GATE-2006)

Answer: B

24).Anegative resistance neg R is connected to a passive network N having driving point

impedance 𝑍1 (𝑆)as shown below. For 𝑍2 (𝑆)to be positive real, (GATE-2006)

Answer: B
25) A two port network is represented by ABCD parameters given by (GATE-2006)

If port-2 is terminated by , 𝑅𝐿 the input impedance seen at port-1 is given by

Answer: D

26). The condition on R, L and C such that the step response y(t) in figure has no oscillations, is
(GATE-2006)

Answer: D

27). The ABCD parameters of an ideal n:1 transformer shown in figure are 𝑛 0 The value of X will be
0 𝑋
(GATE-2005)

Answer: D

28). In a series RLC circuit R = 2k, L=1H, and C =1/400uF The resonant frequency is
(GATE-2005)
(a) 2 10^4 Hz (b) 1/ 10^4 Hz (c) 10^4 Hz (d) 210^4Hz
Answer: D

29). The maximum power that can be transferred to the load resistor RL from the voltage source in
figure is (GATE-2005)
(a) 1 W (b) 10 W (c) 0.25 W (d) 0.5 W
Answer: D

30). The first and the last critical frequency of an RC-driving point impedance function must
respectively be (GATE-2005)
(a) a zero and a pole (b) a zero and a zero
(c) a pole and a pole (d) a pole and a zero
Answer: D

31). Which one of the following polar diagrams corresponds to a lag network? (GATE-2005)

Answer: D

32). For the circuit in figure the instantaneous current i1 (t) is (GATE-2005)

Answer: D

33). For the circuit shown in figure, Thevenin’s voltage and Thevenin’s equivalent resistance at
terminals a – b is (GATE-2005)
Answer: D

34). Consider the network graph shown in figure. Which one of the following is NOT a ‘tree’ of this
graph? (GATE-2004)

Answer: D

35). The equivalent inductance measured between the terminals 1 and 2 for the circuit shown
in figure, is (GATE-2004)

Answer: D

36). The circuit shown in Fig.Q.3, with R =1/3 W,L=1/4 H,C=3Fhas input voltage v (t) =
sin2t.The resulting current i(t) is (GATE-2004)
Answer: D

37). For the circuit shown in Fig. the time constant RC = 1ms. The input voltage is vi (t)= 2
sin103t The output voltage V0( t) is equal to (GATE-2004)

Answer: D

38). For the R-L circuit shown in Fig.Q.5, the input voltage Vi(t)=U(t) The current i(t) is
(GATE-2004)

Answer: D
39) The circuit shown in Fig. has initial current IL(0-) =1A through the inductor and an initial
voltage Vc(0-)= -1V across the capacitor. For input v (t) = u(t), the Laplace transform of the
current i(t) for t <=0 is (GATE-2004)

Answer: D

40). For the circuit shown in the initial conditions are zero. Its transfer function
(GATE-2005)

Answer: D

41). The transfer function ( ) of an R-L-C circuit is given by the Quality factor (Q-factor) of
this circuit is (GATE-2004)
(a)25 (b)50 (c)100 (d)=5000
Answer: D
42). The minimum number of equations required to analyze the circuit shown in fig is
(GATE-2003)

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 7

Answer: D
43). A source of angular frequency 1 rad/sec has a source impedance consisting of 1W
resistance in series with 1 H inductance. The load that will obtain the maximum power
transfer is ` (GATE-2003)
(a) 1 W resistance
(b) 1 W resistance in parallel with 1 H inductance
(c) 1 W resistance in series with 1 F capacitor
(d) 1 W resistance in parallel with 1 F capacitor
Answer: D
44). A series RLC circuit has a resonance frequency of 1 kHz and a quality factor Q = 100. If
each R, L and C is doubled from its original value, the new Q of the circuit is (GATE-2003)
(a) 25 (b) 50 (c) 100 (d) 200

Answer: D
45). The differential equation for the current i(t) in the circuit of Figure is (GATE-2003)

2
46). The Laplace transform of i(t) is given by 𝐼(𝑠) = 𝑠(𝑠+2) As 𝑡 → ∞ the value of i(t) tends
to (GATE-2003)
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) ¥
Answer: D
The circuit for Q.47-48 is given in figure. For both the questions, assume that the switch S is
in position 1 for a long time and thrown to position 2 at t = 0. (GATE-2003)

47). At t = 0+ the current i1 is (GATE-2003)

Answer: D
48). I1 (s) and I2 (s) are the Laplace transforms of I1(t) and I2(t)respectively. The equations for
the loop currents I1 (s) and I2 (s) for the circuit shown in figure Q.47-48, after the switch is
brought from position 1 to position 2 at t = 0, are (GATE-2003)
Answer: D

49). An input voltage v(t) = 10 √2 cos (t + 10°) + 10 √3 cos (2t + 10°)V is applied to a series
combination of resistance R = 1 and an inductance L = 1H. The resulting steady state
current i(t) in ampere is (GATE-2003)

Answer: D
50). The impedance parameters Z11 and Z12 of the two-port network in figure are (a) Z11 =
2.75W and Z12 =0.25W (GATE-2003)

(a)Z11 = 2.75W and Z12 =0.25W

(b) Z11 = 3W and Z12 =0.5W
(c) Z11 = 3W and Z12 =0.25W
(d) Z11 = 2.25W and Z12 =0.5W
Answer: D