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This set of Network Theory Multiple Choice Questions &

Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Circuit Elements and
Kirchhoff’s Laws”.
1. Potential difference in electrical terminology is known as?

a) Voltage
b) Current
c) Resistance
d) Conductance
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Potential difference in electrical terminology is
known as Voltage and is denoted either by V or v. It is
expressed in terms of energy per unit charge.
2. The circuit in which current has a complete path to flow is

called ______ circuit.
a) short
b) open
c) closed
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d) open loop
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The circuit in which current has a complete
path to flow is called closed circuit. When the current path is
broken so that current cannot flow, the circuit is called an
open circuit.
3. If the voltage-current characteristics is a straight line

through the origin, then the element is said to be?
a) Linear element
b) Non-linear element
c) Unilateral element
d) Bilateral element
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: If the voltage-current characteristic is a straight
line through the origin, then the element is said to be Linear
element. The difference in potential energy of charges is
called Potential difference.
4. The voltage across R1 resistor in the circuit shown below

is?
a) 10
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b) 5
c) 2.5
d) 1.25
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: According to voltage divider rule, 10v is divide
equally across resistors R1 and R2. So the voltage across
R1 will be 5v.
5. The energy stored in the inductor is?

a) Li²/4
b) Li²/2
c) Li²
d) Li²/8
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: The energy stored in the inductor the area
under the power of the inductor and is given by W= ʃpdt =
ʃLidi = Li²/2.
6. How many types of dependent or controlled sources are

there?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: There are 4 dependent or controlled sources.
They are VCVS(Voltage Controlled Voltage Source),
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VCCS(Voltage Controlled Current Source, CCVS(Current

Controlled Voltage Source, CCCS(Current Controlled
Current Source).
7. Find the voltage Vx in the given[/expand] circuit.
a) 10
b) 20
c) 30
d) 40
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: From the circuit applying Kirchhoff’s voltage
law, we can write 50= 15+ 10+ 15+Vx => Vx= 10V.
8. If the resistances 1Ω, 2Ω, 3Ω, 4Ω are parallel, then the

equivalent resistance is?
a) 0.46Ω
b) 0.48Ω
c) 0.5Ω
d) 0.52Ω
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: The equivalent resistance 1/Rt= (1/R1)+
(1/R2)+(1/R3)+(1/R4). And R1, R2, R3, R4 are 1Ω, 2Ω, 3Ω,
4Ω respectively. => Rt= 0.48Ω.
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9. Find total current(mA) in the circuit.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: R2 is parallel to R3. So equivalent resistance
of R2 and R3 is 1K. The total resistance in the circuit is
(1+1+1)K= 3K.Current in the circuit is 3V/3KΩ= 1mA.
10. If the resistances 3Ω, 5Ω, 7Ω, 9Ω are in series, then

their equivalent resistance(Ω) is?
a) 9
b) 20
c) 24
d) 32
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: If the resistances are in series, then equivalent
resistance is the sum of all the resistances that are in
series. Equivalent resistance is (3+5+7+9)Ω= 24Ω.
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Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Voltage and Current
Sources”.
1. Pick the incorrect statement among the following

a) Inductor is a passive element
b) Current source is an active element
c) Resistor is a passive element
d) Voltage source is a passive element
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: Energy sources(voltage or current sources)
are active elements, capable of delivering power to some
external device.
2. For a voltage source to be neglected, the terminals

across the source should be
a) replaced by inductor
b) short circuited
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c) replaced by some resistance

d) open circuited
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: If the voltage source is to be neglected, it can
be replaced simply by means of a wire i.e, it should be short
circuited.
3. Voltage source and terminal voltage can be related as

a) terminal voltage is higher than the source emf
b) terminal voltage is equal to the source emf
c) terminal voltage is always lower than source emf
d) terminal voltage cannot exceed source emf
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: A practical voltage source can be represented
with a resistance in series with the source. Hence, there
would be some voltage drop at the resistor and the terminal
voltage is always lower than the source emf.
4. In case of ideal current sources, they have

a) zero internal resistance
b) low value of voltage
c) large value of currrent
d) infinite internal resistance
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: For the ideal current sources, the current is
completely independent of voltage and it has infinte internal
resistance.
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5. In a network consisting of linear resistors and ideal

voltage source, if the value of resistors are doubled, then
voltage across each resistor
a) increases four times
b) remains unchanged
c) doubled
d) halved
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: Even on changing the values of linear
resistors, the voltage remains constant in case of ideal
voltage source.
6. A practical current source can also be represented as

a) a resistance in parallel with an ideal voltage source
b) a resistance in parallel with an ideal current source
c) a resistance in series with an ideal current source
d) none of the mentioned
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: A practical current source could be
represented with a resistor in parallel with an ideal current
source.
7. A practical voltage source can also be represented as

a) a resistance in series with an ideal current source
b) a resistance in series with an ideal voltage source
c) a resistance in parallel with an ideal voltage source
View Answer
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Answer: b
Explanation: A practical voltage source could be
represented with a resistor in series with an ideal voltage
source.
8. Constant voltage source is

a) active and bilateral
b) passive and bilateral
c) active and unilateral
d) passive and unilateral
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: Voltage source is an active element and is
unilateral.
9. Which of the following is true about an ideal voltage

source?
a) zero resistance
b) small emf
c) large emf
d) infinite resistance
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: An ideal voltage source zero internal
resistance.
10. A dependent source

a) may be a current source or a voltage source
b) is always a voltage source
c) is always a current source
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View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Dependent sources can either be current
sources or voltage sources.
11. With some initial change at t = 0+, a capacitor will act as

a) open circuit
b) short circuit
c) a current source
d) a voltage source
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: At t=0+, the capacitor starts charging to a
particular voltage and acts as a voltage source.
12. If a current source is to be neglected, the terminals

across the source are
a) replaced by a source resistance
b) open circuited
c) replaced by a capacitor
d) short circuited
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: As the ideal current source has infinite
resistance, it can be neglected by open circuiting the
terminals.
13. A constant current source supplies a electric current of

200 mA to a load of 2kΩ. When the load changed to 100Ω,
the load current will be
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a) 9mA
b) 4A
c) 700mA
d) 12A
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: From Ohm’s law, resistance is inversely
proportional to the current.
14. A voltage source having an open circuit voltage of 200

V and internal resistance of 50Ω is equivalent to a current
source of
a) 4A with 50Ω in parallel
b) 4A with 50Ω in series
c) 0.5A with 50Ω in parallel
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: A voltage source with resistance in series can
be replaced with a current source with the resistance in
parallel.
15. A voltage source of 300 V has internal resistance of 4Ω

and supplies a load having the same resistance. The power
absorbed by the load is
a) 1150 W
b) 1250 W
c) 5625 W
d) 5000 W
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Answer: c
Explanation: Power absorbed =I2R.

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Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Ohm’s Law”.
1. Resistance of a wire is yΩ. The wire is stretched to triple

its length, then the resistance becomes
a) y/3
b) 3y
c) 6y
d) y/6
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: Resistance of a conductor is directly
proportional to its length. That is, when the length of
conductor is tripled, its resistance also gets tripled.
2. An electric current of 10 A is the same as

a) 10 J/C
b) 10 V/C
c) 10C/sec
d) 10 W/sec
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View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: Mathematically, electric current can be defined
as the ratio of the charge to the time in which charge flows.
3. Consider a circuit with two unequal resistances in

parallel, then
a) large current flows in large resistor
b) current is same in both
c) potential difference across each is same
d) smaller resistance has smaller conductance
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: In parallel combination of resistors, the
potential difference across each resistors is the same.
4. In which of the following cases is Ohm’s law not

applicable?
a) Electrolytes
b) Arc lamps
c) Insulators
d) Vacuum ratio values
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: According to the Ohm’s law, it is applicable
only to conductors. Hence, Ohm’s law is not applicable in
case of insulators.
5. A copper wire of length l and diameter d has potential

difference V applied at its two ends. The drift velocity is V. If
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the diameter of wire is made d/4, then drift velocity

becomes
a) V/16
b) 16V
c) V
d) V/4
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: Drift velocity is inversely propotional to area of
material i.e, V=I/nAq.
6. Which of the following bulbs will have high resistance?

a) 220V, 60W
b) 220V,100W
c) 115V,60W
d) 115V,100 W
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Resistance is directly proportional to sqaure of
voltage and inversely proportional to the power.
7. Ohm’s law is not applicable to

a) dc circuits
b) high currents
c) small resistors
d) semi-conductors
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: Ohm’s law is not applicable to semi-
conductors and insulators.
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8. Conductance is expressed in terms of

a) mho
b) mho/m
c) ohm/m
d) m/ohm
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Conductance is the reciprocal of resistance
and is expreswsed in terms of mho.
9. Resistivity of a wire depends on

a) length of wire
b) cross section area
c) material
d) all of the mentioned
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: Resistivity of a wire is a constant and it
depends on the type of material used.
10. In a current-voltage relationship graph of a linear

resistor, the slope of the graph will indicate
a) conductance
b) resistance
c) resistivity
d) a constant
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The slope of the graph is the ratio of current to
voltage which indicates conductance.
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Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Kirchhoff’s Current Law”.
1. Kirchhoff’s Current law is based on law of conservation of

a) energy
b) momentum
c) mass
d) charge
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Answer: d
Explanation: Kirchhoff’s current law is based on the law of
conservation of charge i.e, charge that flows in = charge
that flows out.
2. The current law represents a mathematical statement of

fact that
a) voltage cannot accumulate at node
b) charge cannot accumulate at node
c) charge at the node is infinite
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View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: Charge cannot accumulate at the node, it can
only flow in and out of the node.
3. Kirchhoff’s current law is applied at

a) loops
b) nodes
c) both loop and node
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Answer: b
Explanation: Kirchhoff’s current law can be applicable to
nodes only.
4. Determine the current in all resistors in the circuit shown

below:
a) 2A, 4A, 11A

b) 5A, 4.8A, 9.6A
c) 9.3A, 20.22A, 11A
d) 10.56A, 24.65A, 14.79A
View Answer
Answer: d
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Explanation: All the resistors are in parallel, so the voltage

across each resistor is the same V.
i1=V/7 ,i2 =V/3 , i3=V/5.By current law , 50A = V/7 + V/3 +
V/5. On solving, we obtain V and then values of i1,i2, i3.
5. For the circuit below , find the voltage across 5Ω resistor

and the current through it
a) 1.93 V
b) 2.83 V
c) 3.5 V
d) 5.7 V
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: Here all the resistors are connected in parallel
and let the voltage be V. Hence, i15=V/15 , i5=V/5 , i2=V/2 ,
i1=V/1. By kirchhoff’s current law, V/15 + V/5 + V/2 V/1 +5 =
10. On solving equation, we obtain the value of V. As all
resistors are in parallel, voltage across each is same as V.
6. Determine the current through the resistor R3 shown in

the figure using KCL
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a) 25mA
b) 10mA
c) 20mA
d) 35mA
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Using KCL , 60mA = 10mA + 25mA + i3.
7. Find the current i3 in the circuit shown below
a) 2A
b) 1A
c) 3A
d) 0.5A
View Answer
Answer: c
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Explanation: By applying the KCL at the node in the circuit ,

5A = 2A +i3.
8. Kirchhof’s current law can be mathematically stated as :

a) ∑k=0n I = 0
b) i2∑k=0n I = 0
c) i∑k=0n I = 0
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: KCL states that the sum of currents entering
and leaving a node is equal to zero.
9. Determine the current if a 20 coulomb charge passes a

point in 0.25 seconds
a) 10 A
b) 20 A
c) 2 A
d) 80 A
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: By the definition of electric current, I=q/t.
10. Find the current through the branch containing

resistance R3
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a) 2A
b) 3.25A
c) 2A
d) 2.75A
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: By KCL, 5A = 0.25A + 2A + i3.

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Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law”.
1. Kirchhoff’s voltage law is based on principle of

conservation of
a) energy
b) momentum
c) mass
d) charge
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: KVL is based on the law of conservation of
energy.
2. In a circuit with more number of loops, which law can be

best suited for the analysis?
a) KCL
b) Ohm’s law
c) KVL
d) None of the mentioned
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View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: KVL can be best suited for circuits with more
number of loops.
3. Determine the unknown voltage drop in the circuit below

a) 11V
b) 10V
c) 19V
d) 5V
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: By applying KVL to the loop, we get,
2 + 1 + V + 3 + 5 – 30 = 0.
4. Determine V in the circuit

a) 28.8V
b) 34.4v
c) -28.8V
d) 28V
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: First, apply KCL to the second node i.e, i6 + I
= i8 . Next, apply KVL to the first loop i.e, -20 + V2 + V5 =0.
But V2 = 7*2=14V. Obtain V5 and I5=V5/5. Again apply
KVL to central loop i.e, -V5 + V6 + V = 0.
Apply KCL to the first node again, seek the value of V6 and
finally we get V.
5. Find V and I in the circuit
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a) -39V , -4.875A
b) 39V , -4.875A
c) -39v , 4.875a
d) 39V , 4.875A
View Answer
Answer: a
+30+9-V = 0. then, I=V/8.
6. Mathematically, Kirchhoff’s Voltage law can be as

a) ∑_(k=0)n(V) = 0
b) V2∑_(k=0)n(V) = 0
c) V∑_(k=0)n(V) = 0
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: According to KVL, the sum of all voltages of
branches in a closed loop is zero.
7. Determine the value of V and the power supplied by the

independent current source
a) 20V , 300mw
b) 27V , 498mW
c) 26.6v , 532mW
d) 25V , 322mW
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: Apply KCL to the node, we get i – 2i1 – 0.02 –
i1 = 0. Next, apply ohm’s law to each resistor, i=v/4000 and
i1= -v/6000 and substitute in the above equation. For the
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power supplied by the independent source P = V*0.02A.
8. Determine V in the circuit

a) -11.6V
b) 23.2V
c) -23.2V
d) 11.6V
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: First, apply KCL to the second node i.e, i8 + I
= i10 . Next, apply KVL to the first loop i.e, -20 + V i1 + V6
=0. But V4 = 4*4=16V. Obtain V6 and I6=V6/6. Again apply
KVL to central loop i.e, -V6 + V8 + V = 0.
Apply KCL to the first node again, seek the value of V8 and
finally we get V.
9. Find V and I in the circuit

a) 19V, 0.0633A
b) -19V, 0.0633A
c) 19V, -0.0633A
d) -19V,- 0.0633A
View Answer
Answer: a
-12-7+V = 0. then, I=V/300.

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This set of Network Theory Multiple Choice Questions &

1. Potential difference in electrical terminology is known as?

2. The circuit in which current has a complete path to flow is

3. If the voltage-current characteristics is a straight line

4. The voltage across R1 resistor in the circuit shown below

5. The energy stored in the inductor is?

6. How many types of dependent or controlled sources are

VCCS(Voltage Controlled Current Source, CCVS(Current

7. Find the voltage Vx in the given[/expand] circuit.

8. If the resistances 1Ω, 2Ω, 3Ω, 4Ω are parallel, then the

9. Find total current(mA) in the circuit.

10. If the resistances 3Ω, 5Ω, 7Ω, 9Ω are in series, then

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1. Pick the incorrect statement among the following

2. For a voltage source to be neglected, the terminals

c) replaced by some resistance

3. Voltage source and terminal voltage can be related as

4. In case of ideal current sources, they have

5. In a network consisting of linear resistors and ideal

6. A practical current source can also be represented as

7. A practical voltage source can also be represented as

8. Constant voltage source is

9. Which of the following is true about an ideal voltage

10. A dependent source

11. With some initial change at t = 0+, a capacitor will act as

12. If a current source is to be neglected, the terminals

13. A constant current source supplies a electric current of

14. A voltage source having an open circuit voltage of 200

15. A voltage source of 300 V has internal resistance of 4Ω

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1. Resistance of a wire is yΩ. The wire is stretched to triple

2. An electric current of 10 A is the same as

3. Consider a circuit with two unequal resistances in

4. In which of the following cases is Ohm’s law not

5. A copper wire of length l and diameter d has potential

the diameter of wire is made d/4, then drift velocity

6. Which of the following bulbs will have high resistance?

7. Ohm’s law is not applicable to

8. Conductance is expressed in terms of

9. Resistivity of a wire depends on

10. In a current-voltage relationship graph of a linear

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This set of Network Theory Multiple Choice Questions &

1. Kirchhoff’s Current law is based on law of conservation of

2. The current law represents a mathematical statement of

3. Kirchhoff’s current law is applied at

4. Determine the current in all resistors in the circuit shown

a) 2A, 4A, 11A

Explanation: All the resistors are in parallel, so the voltage

5. For the circuit below , find the voltage across 5Ω resistor

6. Determine the current through the resistor R3 shown in

7. Find the current i3 in the circuit shown below