Electrical Engineering
GATE EE Network elements PYQs
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Question 23
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A circuit with ideal elements is shown.

Which one of the following options correctly identifies all the linear elements in the circuit?
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For the circuit shown, which one of the following options correctly identifies the Thevenin’s equivalent parameters between nodes Y and Z?

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Refer to the four circuits shown. The top-left circuit shows a voltage source
and a dependent voltage source
; the top-right circuit shows a voltage source
and a dependent current source
; the bottom-left circuit shows a current source
and a dependent voltage source
; and the bottom-right circuit shows a current source
and a dependent current source
. Which one of the following options for
,
,
, and
makes all of them realizable? 
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A single-phase voltage source
V delivers a current,
A to a load. The load power factor, correct up to two decimal places, is:Your answerChoose one option.
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An electrical component has voltage drop
, when the current through it is
. What is the average power dissipated over a half cycle corresponding to
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The electrical network shown has an independent voltage source (10 V) and a current source (1 u(t) mA).

The voltage across the capacitor at time instants (in seconds)
,
, and
, respectively, is:Your answerChoose one option.
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The terminal voltage and current of a linear electrical network shown in Figure (a) are given in the table.

The correct choice for the parameters
of the Norton equivalent circuit shown in Figure (b) is:Your answerChoose one option.
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Consider the two-port network shown. For maximum power transfer to the resistive load (R_L), the value of R_L should be _________ Ω (Round off to two decimal places)

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The I-V characteristics of the element between the nodes X and Y is best depicted by

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A nullator is defined as a circuit element where the voltage across the device and the current through the device are both zero. A series combination of a nullator and a resistor of value, R, will behave as a
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