GLA University Mathura
Department of Electrical Engineering
BEEG-1001 Tutorial sheet : 1
Basic Electrical Engineering Module I
1. Calculate the equivalent resistance of the given circuit.
(a) Ans 14.4 ohm (b) Ans 11 ohm
(c) Ans 6 ohm (d) 4k Ohm
2. A 30-W incandescent lamp is connected to a 230-V source and is left burning continuously over a
dark staircase. Determine:
(a) the current through the lamp.
(b) the cost of operating the light for one non-leap year if electricity costs 6.5Rs/kWh.
[Ans: (a)0.13 A, (b)Rs1708.2]
3. *Three light bulbs are connected to a 9-V battery as shown in figure, calculate:
(a) the total current supplied by the battery,
(b) the current through each bulb,
(c) the resistance of each bulb.
[Ans: (a)5 A, (b)2.222 A, 2.778 A, (c) 4.05 , 1.945, 1.297]
4. Find the power absorbed by each element in the given figure.
(a) (b)
5. Find the unknown current in the given circuits.
(a) (b)
[Ans: (a) 14, -2, 10]
6. *The potentiometer (adjustable resistor) in given figure is to be designed to adjust current from 1 A
to 10 A. Calculate the values of R and Rx to achieve this.
[Ans: 11ohm, 99ohm]
7. (a) Three light bulbs are connected in series to a 100-V battery as shown in figure. Find the
current I through the bulbs.
(b) If the three bulbs of above problem are connected in parallel to the 100-V battery, calculate the
current through each bulb.
[Ans: (a) 1.2A]
