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EEE201 - ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY
I GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND 2015-16
ELECTROSTATICS

KALASALINGAM UNIVERSITY
(KALASALINGAM ACADEMY OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION)

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS

ENGINEERING
Date: 22/05/2015
QUESTION BANK

COURSE CODE/NAME EEE201 - ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY

TOPIC (UNIT) TITLE I GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND ELECTROSTATICS
ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-16

Knowledge

University/
Competitive Related
Exam and Subtopic
No. Question Year Title
1. List out the applications of Electromagnetic field Electromagne
Theory tic theory
2. Coordinate
Define unit vector? System
3. vector
Define Del operator? calculus
4. vector
State the vector Identities? calculus
5. vector
Outline the divergence of a vector? calculus
6. vector
Label the examples of curl vector? calculus
7. Coordinate
State Decibel and Neper. System
Find the magnitude of the given vector and unit
8. vector originating from the origin Coordinate
A=5ax+ay+3az System
9. vector
State the properties of Dirac-Delta function calculus
10. Coordinate
Define radian and steradian System
11. Electrostatic
List out the applications of Electrostatic fields fields
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I GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND 2015-16
ELECTROSTATICS

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Competitive Related
Exam and Subtopic
No. Question Year Title
12. Electrostatic
State divergence theorem and stokes theorem fields
13. Define the terms polarisation and electric NTU- Electrostatic
susceptibility NSIT/2008 fields
Mumbai
14. University/200 Magnetostatic
State biot-savart law 8 fields
15. State Faradays law of electromagnetic Magneto
induction. static fields
16. Magneto
Write the point form of Ohms law. static fields
17. Magneto
State the Applications of Lorentz force equation static fields
18. Magneto
List the applications of magneto static fields static fields
The force on a point charge +q kept at a distance d
from the surface of an infinite grounded metal plate
in a medium of permittivity e is

19. Electrostatic
GATE 2014 fields
Consider a vector field (A r). The closed loop
line integral A .dl can be expressed as
A) ( A)ds over the closed surface
bounded by the loop .
B) ( A)dv over the closed volume
bounded by the loop
C) ( A)dv over the open volume
bounded by the loop
20. D) ( A)ds over the closed surface GATE/ Vector
bounded by the loop 2013 calculus
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I GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND 2015-16
ELECTROSTATICS

Comprehension

University/
Competitive Related
Exam and Subtopic
No. Question Year Title
1. Extract the necessity of EMF theory for
Engineers? EMF theory
2. Vector
Distinguish between scalar and vector? calculus
3. Distinguish between Dot product and Cross Vector
product? calculus
Explain the concept of
(a) Gradient of scalar field ( V )
(b) Divergence of the vector field
4. ( . A) Vector
calculus
5. Explain gausss law in integral form and
differential form Electrostatics
6.
Write notes on coulombs law and gausss law Electrostatics
Mumbai
7. State and explain the boundary conditions of University/200
electrostatics 8 Electrostatics
Derive the expression to calculate the energy
8. stored in electrostatic field of a section of co- DTU-
axial cable of length L NSIT/2010 Electrostatics
9. State magnetic field strength and magneto Magnetostatic
motive force s

Application

University/
Competitiv Related
e Exam and Subtopic
No. Question Year Title
1. Interpret the importance of field theory rather than
the circuit theory? EMF Theory
2. Find the magnitude of the given vector and unit vector Coordinate
originating from the origin A=7ax+2ay+4az system
Find A+B, A-B, A.B, angle between A and B, AXB, unit
3. vector normal to A and B , Vector
A=5ax+ay+3az,B=2ax+2ay+2az calculus
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I GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND 2015-16
ELECTROSTATICS

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Competitiv Related
e Exam and Subtopic
No. Question Year Title
4. Find the projection of A on B and B on A. Also find the Vector
vector component of A on B. calculus
5. Convert the point A(x,y,z)=(5,1,3) into cylindrical Coordinate
and spherical coordinate system. system
6. Find the Cartesian coordinates whose cylindrical Coordinate
coordinates are r=2, =60o, z= 3. system
7. Illustrate the curl of a vector in all the three different Vector
coordinate systems? calculus
8.
If a voltage gain is 20 dB express it in Nepers? Basics
If a point in Cartesian coordinates is given by (3, 0,
9. 7),express it in cylindrical and spherical coordinates Coordinate
system? system
10.
How is the energy stored in capacitor? Electrostatics
11. Magneto
Derive the expression for biot-savart law statics
12. State and explains amperes law and derive Magneto
Maxwells equations in magneto statics statics
An infinite length of unit line charge has =10 L

13. PC/m and it lies along the Z axis. Determine the

electric field E at (4,3,3)m Electrostatics
14. Magneto
Derive the boundary conditions on H and B statics
Determine the divergence and curl of the given field
15. F=30 ax+2xyay+5xz2 az at (1, 1,-0.2) and hence state the Vector
nature (solenoidal or irrotational) of the field. calculus
16. Magneto
Derive the inductance of co-axial cable. statics
Derive the expression for torque experienced by a
17. rectangular differential current loop in uniform Magneto
magnetic field B. statics

18. Vector
GATE/2014 Calculus
The direction of vector A is radially outward from the
origin, with where
and k is a constant. The value
19. of n for which A 0 is Vector
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0 GATE/2012 Calculus
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ELECTROSTATICS

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Competitiv Related
e Exam and Subtopic
No. Question Year Title
A charge Q is divided between two point charges.
What should be the values of this charge on the
objects so that the force between them is
20. maximum ? Electrostatic
(A)Q/3 (B)Q/2 (C)Q-2 (D)2Q IES2015 fields
What is the force developed per meter length
between two current carrying conductors 10 cm
apart and carrying 1000 A and 1500 A currents,
21. respectively? Magnetostati
(A)3N (B)N/3 (C)2N (D)N/2 IES2015 c fields
A point charge is located at origin. At point (a,
a),electric field is E1. At point (-a,a) the electric
field is E2 and at a point -a, -a) the electric field E3
22. (A)E1 .E2=0 (B) E1 XE3=0 (C)Both A and B Electrostatic
(D)Neither A nor B IES2015 fields