Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering Unit 1 – DC Circuits: important questions for AKTU
Unit 1 (DC Circuits) questions that AKTU repeats most often. This unit carries about 29 marks per paper. Start with the repeated questions, then the most asked topics.
Most repeated Unit 1 questions
- Determine the current through A-B in the given circuit using Norton's theorem. (10 marks, 2022, Network Theorems) – also asked in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Using the Nodal method, find the current through resistor r2 in the given figure. (10 marks, 2022, Mesh and Nodal Analysis) – also asked in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Determine the node voltages V1 and V2 for the network shown in figure. (7 marks, 2026, Mesh and Nodal Analysis) – also asked in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Most important Unit 1 topic
- Mesh and Nodal Analysis (Unit 1: DC Circuits) – asked 23 times in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Most asked Unit 1 topics
- Mesh and Nodal Analysis – asked 23 times
- Circuit Elements and Sources – asked 13 times
- Kirchhoff's Laws – asked 5 times
More Unit 1 previous year questions
- Define the following (i) dependent source (ii) linear element (iii) inductance (2 marks, 2026, Circuit Elements and Sources)
- State the Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL) and Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL). (2 marks, 2026, Kirchhoff's Laws)
- Use nodal analysis to determine the voltage across BC and the current in the 12 V source in figure. (7 marks, 2026, Mesh and Nodal Analysis)
- Determine the current in the 2 Ω resistor of the circuit by Mesh Analysis as shown in figure. [Circuit Diagram: A resistor network with a 60V source, 5Ω, 2Ω, 3Ω, 4Ω, 6Ω resistors, and a 20V source.] (7 marks, 2026, Mesh and Nodal Analysis)
- Describe KCL and KVL with necessary circuit representation. (2 marks, 2025, Kirchhoff's Laws)
Unit 1 syllabus topics
- Circuit Elements and Sources
- Kirchhoff's Laws
- Mesh and Nodal Analysis