SAMPLE VIVA-VOCE QUESTIONS

BEE LAB

1. State kcl and kvl.

2. Define ohm’s law? And give a formulae for resistance.
3. Define electrical circuit and network. What us the difference between circuit and network?
4. Define node, branch ,loop with respect to electrical systems.
5. For a given circuit, calculate no.of nodes, branches and loops.
6. For a given circuit calculate the different currents, voltages and powers.
7. What is the range and type of ammeter/voltmeter used in the given circuit?
8. Define potential/voltage?
9. What are the safety precautions that you took while doing the given experiment?
10. What is Regulated power supply?
11. What is the fuse rating and MCB rating that considered in a given experiment?
12. What are the different types of switches?
13. What are the applications of two and three way control of a lamp?
14. What are the switches used in two way control and Three way control of a lamp?
15. Draw the symbol of SPST/SPDT/DPST/DPST/TPST.
16. What is the working principle of incandescent lamp, fluorescent lamp and LED bulb?
17. Compare the power consumption, working hours and power factor of given same rating
incandescent lamp, fluorescent lamp and LED bulb.
18. Define RMS value, average value, maximum value with respect to electrical system.
19. What is meant by form factor and crest factor? What is the value of form factor for a
sinusoidal signal of period of 20ms?
20. Define frequency, time period with respect to a periodic signals.
21. What is the supply frequency in India?
22. Define power factor.
23. What is the unit of voltage, current, power, power factor, energy?
24. What is meant by 1 unit with respect to electrical system? How many kwh of energy is
1unit?
25. If power factor of electric circuit, what will happen to current drawn by the circuit?
26. For a given single phase circuit, calculated total impedance, total current drawn, power
consumed by the circuit and power factor, nature of the circuit.
27. Draw the phasor diagram of single phase R-L/R-C/R-L-C circuit.
28. For a given phasor diagram calculate phase angle between voltage and current, power
factor. And whether power factor is lagging or leading?
29. Define active power, reactive power, apparent power and what are the units of each power?
30. Given 230|_0 volts and 5 |_-35 A. Draw the phasor diagram and calculate phase angle
between V and I, power factor, power?
31. Given impedance Z=(2-j4) ohm. What is the nature of circuit?
32. Impedance given Z=(2-j3) ohm. What could be the power factor?
33. What is meant by open circuit and short circuit. What will happen if short circuit happen
between two terminals say a and b? ( voltage between a and b, resistance between a and b,
current)?
34. If s1 and s2 switches both are on in the oc and sc test circuit, what is the current path?
35. If two bulbs are in series, what will happen to the brightness of both the bulbs and why?
36. If two bulbs are connect in parallel, what will happen to both the bulbs and why?
37. Compare series and parallel connections of two bulbs?
38. Give two over current protecting elements in your Basic electrical engineering(BEE) lab?
39. What is the fuse rating and MCB rating in a given circuit related to BEE lab?
40. What is the use of an auto transformer?
41. What is meant by balanced load with respect to 3-phase electrical system?
42. Compare single phase and 3-phase systems?
43. What is the formula for power in 3-phase electric circuit?
44. Compare star and delta connected loads.
45. Define line and phase quantities (current, voltage).
46. What is unbalanced load with respect to three phase system?
47. In star connected load what is the relation between line and phase voltages, currents?
48. What is the relation between line and phase quantities in delta connection?
49. Given that 3-phase 415V, 10A resistive load given. If it is connected in star (delta), what is
line current, line voltage, phase current and phase voltage, power, power factor?
50. Given that 4H inductance, what is the reactance and impedance of the inductor ( if the
frequency is 50Hz)?
51. If R=5 ohm, C=4 micro fared are connected in series, what could be the impedance and
admittance?
52. What is the main advantage of two wattmeter method?
53. What are the terminals present in wattmeter?
54. How many coils and what are the coils present in a wattmeter?
55. In two wattmeter method, If two wattmeter readings are 100W and 90W, what is the active
power drawn by the load, power factor angle and power factor?
56. In two wattmeter method, if both the wattmeter reading are showing equal readings, what
could be the power factor?
57. What is the used of multi-meter and multifunction meter?
58. What is the type of wattmeter used in two wattmeter method?
59. Abbreviate EDM wattmeter?
60. In dc circuit which type of voltmeter is used to measure voltage?
61. In ac circuit which type of ammeter will be used to measure current?
62. What is meant by choke coil?
63. Why you are going for three voltmeter method to measure parameters of choke coil?
64. Which type of method will be used in the measurement of earth resistance?
65. Explain the procedure of earth resistance measurement.
66. Why earthing is required?
67. What are the terminals present in earth resistance tester?
68. What should be the value of earth resistance inorder to ascertain the given earthing system
is good?
69. Define Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction?
70. What are the different parts present in UPS?
71. What are thee safety precautions you should take care when you are present in BEE lab?