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1) The self inductance of the motor of an electric fan is 10 H. In order to impart maximum
power at 50 Hz, it should be connected to a capacitance of
( a ) 8 I' F ( b I 4 I' F ( c I 2 I' F ( d I 1 I' F [ AIEEE 2005 I

2 I The phase difference between the alternating current and

following cannot be the constituent of the circuit ?
( a I R, L ( b I C alone ( c) L alone ( d I L, C AI E 2005)

31 A circuit has a resistance of 12 ohm and an impedance of 15

the circuit will be
( a I 0.4 ( b I 0.8 ( c J 0.125 ( d I 1.25
G':\;7
ｯｨｾｷ･ｲ＠ factor of

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4) A coil of inductance 300 mH and resistance 2 n is ｣ｯｾ･､＠ to a source of voltage 2 V.

The current reaches half of its steady state value In +
(a ) 0.1 s (b) 0.05 s ( c I 0.3 s ( d ) 0.1 I AIEEE 2005 I

5) In an LCR series a.c. circuit, the voltage across

50 V. The voltage across the LC ｣ｯｭ｢ｩｮ｡ｴｾ＠
C ｾ＠ the components, L, C and R is

( a I 50 V ( b I so..J2 V ( c I 1oo V o V I zero I I AIEEE 2004 I

6 I A coil having n turns and resistance ｾｬＺｧ＠ n

is connected with a galvanometer of
resistance 4R n. This combination i ｾｩｮ＠ time t seconds from a magnetic field W 1
in the circuit is
w2 -w1 I d I - _n(:...W_,2,_-_w_1'-'-l
(a I [ AIEEE 2004 J
Rnt Rt

The axis of rotation

is perpendicular ld. R, the mean power
generated per p oo tatlon is
2 r2 .... 12 2
(aiB"r., I c I (Btr<O>) Id I [ AIEEE 2004 J
2R 8R 2R

8 I u it, capacitance is changed from C to 2C. For the resonant frequency to

anged, the inductance should be changed from L to
(b I 2 L ( c I L /2 ( d I L /4 I AIEEE 2004 I
angular
field is
the two ends of the conductor is
( d I 50 mV [ AIEEE 2004 J

10 1 The magnetic flux linked with a coil is given by the equation t = 3t2 + 4t + 9 Wb. The
magnitude of induced emf at t =
2 sec. Is
( a 1 16 V (b 1 9 V (c ) 4V (d 1 1V 1AIEEE 2003 1

11 1 When the current changes from + 2 A to - 2 A in 0.05 second, an e .m .f. of 8 V is induced

in a coil. The coefficient of self-induction in the coil is
( a I 0.1 H ( b) 0.2 H ( c I 0.4 H ( d ) 0.8 H [ AIEEE 2003)
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12 ) Two coils are placed close to each other. The mutual inductance of the pair of coils
depends upon

( a ) currents in the coils ( b ) materials of the wires of the coils

( c ) relative position and orientation of the coils
( d ) rates at which the currents are changing in the coils 003)

13)
is

(a I Q (b I Q/2 (c) Q/.J3

14 ) When number of turns in a coil is tripled, without length of the coil,

its self-inductance becomes
( a } ｯｮｾｴｨｩｲ､＠ ( b ) three times ( c ) six [ AIEEE 2002 J

15 ) The equivalent inductance between

A and B is

(a}O (b)1H (c)3H (d)9H

16 I The
(a) zero [ AIEEE 2002 J

17) The core laminated so as to

(a J ( b ) make it robust and strong

(c) ( d ) reduce the energy loss due to eddy current

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number of turns in a primary coil are 140 and that in a secondary coil
urr.,nt in primary coil is 4 A, then that in the secondary coil is

(b) 2 A ( c} 6 A ( d} 10 A [ AIEEE 2002 J

of capacitance 4 I' F and a resistor of 2.5 M.Cl are connected in series to a

of emf 12 volt having negligible internal resistance. Then time in which potential
across the capacitor will be three times the potential drop across the resistor will is

( a J 13.86 s ( b ) 6.93 s (c 1 21.12 s (d 1 3.46 s )liT 2005 J

20 ) A long hollow cylindrical wire is placed parallel to the direction of uniform magnetic field
which is directed along + z-axls. Then Induced current on the surface of cylinder is

( a ) in the direction of the magnetic field (b) zero

( c ) clockwise as seen from + z-axis ( d ) anticlockwise as seen from + z-axis
(liT 2005 J
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21 1 The variation of induced emf ( S 1 with time ( t 1

in a coil if a short bar magnet is moved along
its axis with a constant velocity is best represented
as
[liT 2004}

22 ) In an
(a I
RC circuit while
I bI • ln I
I dI

doubled, which of the solid curve s

of /n I versus time ? R
(a) P IbI Q (c) R Q
p
t

23 I
i _ e
'
circuit I

or in series, \
'
the two elements:

(b) R =1 k .0, C =1 !1F

(d) R = 1 k n, L = 1 H
[liT 2003[

p
Q

fill"'-'
-f-.J-""·
E
s
flows in Q. Then the direction
IQ• (as seen by E) are

( a ) respectively clockwise and anti-clockwise

( b 1 both clockwise ( c ) both anti-clockwise
( d ) respectively anti-clockwise and clockwise [liT 2002}
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25 ) A short-circuited coli Is placed In a time-varying magnetic field. Electrical power is

dissipated due to the current induced In the coil. If the number of turns were to be
quadrupled and the coil radius halved, the electrical power dissipated would be

(a) halved (b) the same (c) doubled ( d ) quadrupled

26 ) An infinitely long conductor PQR is bent

to form a right angle as shown. A
current I flows through PQR. The
magnetic field due to this current at the
M

-m - -
p
remaining
at M is now H2. The ratio
given by
,R
(a) 1/2 (b} 1
(c)2/3 (d)2 ＨＱＲＰｾ＠ '·m
27) A coil of wire having finite indu e d resistance has a conducting ring placed

induced in the ring, and '?1.

coaxially within it. The coil Is c
dependent current It ( t ) st

11 ( t }, then as a function f
cte t a battery at time t = 0, so that the time
ing through the coil. If 12 ( t ) is the current
he magnetic field at the axis of the coil due to
> 0 ), the product 12 ( t) · B ( t)

( a ) increases withｾ＠ ( b ) decreases with time

( c ) does not vat)' w ( d ) passes though a maximum. [liT 2000)

28) Two identical ,0.1

other. Loop A ｾ｡＠
ops of metal wire are lying on a table without touching each
current which increases with time. In response, the loop B
( a) stationary
(b) fy the loop A
(c) by the loop A
(d its CM, with CM fixed [Ill 1999)

inductance 8.4 mH and resistance 6 n is connected to a 12 V battery. The

the coil is 1.0 A at approximately the time
( b ) 20 s ( c ) 35 ms (d) 1 ms (Ill 1999)

small square loop of wire of side I is placed inside a large square loop of wire of
side L ( L >> I ). The loops are coplanar and their centres coincide. The mutual
inductance of the system is proportional to
2 2
(a) //1.. (b) 1 /L (c) L/1 (d) 1.. 11 (Ill 1998)

31 ) L, C and R represent the physical quantities inductance, capacitance and resistance

respectively. The combinations which have the dimensions of frequency are
(b) ｾ＠
1 1
(a) - (c) - - (d) C [BIT 1992, Ill 1984)
RC L ｾ＠ L
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32 ) A metal rod moves at a constant velocity in a direction perpendicular to its length. A

constant uniform magnetic field exists in space in a direction perpendlcu lar to the rod
as well as its velocity. Select the correct statement (s) from the following:
( a ) the entire rod is at the same electric potential
( b ) there is an electric field in the rod
( c ) the electric potential is highest at the centre of the its
ends
( d ) the electric potential is lowest at the centre of the its
ends
(liT 1998)

33 ) A thin semicircular conducting ring of radius R is falling

)( )(
its plane vertical In horizontal magnetic inductlon0 + B
shown in the figure. At the position MNQ the spee t
X X N X X
ring .is v and the potential difference developeo
rtng 1s
2 X
(a) zero (b) BV1fR /2 and M is at r t )r. . t ial
( c ) 1tBRV and Q Is at higher potential
( d ) 2RBV and Q is at higher ｰｯｴ･ｮｩ｡ｾ＠ ... [ liT 1996 1

34 ) Two different coils have self-induct ｾ＠ = 8 mH, L21 =

2 mH. The current in one
coil Is increased at a constant Th urrent in the second coli is also increased at
the same constant rate. At a tai oint of time, the power given to the two coils is
the same. At that time, t r t ; ure t, e induced voltage and the energy stored in the
first coil are i1, v1 and sp tively. Corresponding values for the second coli at
the ｳｾｭ･＠ instant ｡ｲｾ･ﾷ＠ 2 n w2 respectively. Then

(a)
It
12"'
1
4 fll( 4
Wt
(c) W2 : 4
V2
(d) Vt "'4
1
(liT 19941

35 ) A s e op of side L and resistance <&> .... @

its e with a uniform velocity v <Zl B
ｴｾ＠ one of its sides. A magnetic ("' <&> @ C8J
in time and space, pointing lY
Into the plane of the loop exists

figure ) v
induced in the loop is ｾ＠
ｾ＠
<&l
<&l
ｾ＠

Ｈｾ＠
<&l
BLv I R antlclockwise 1<:9
2BLv /R anticlockwise <&l ｾ＠
ｾ＠

zero (liT 1989)

<&>

36 ) A coli having an inductance of 1 /It henry Is connected in series with a resistance of

300 n. If 20 volts from a 200 cycles source are lm pressed across the combination, the
value of the tangent of the phase angle between the voltage and the current is
1 1
( a ) tan • ( 5 /4 ) ( b ) tan " ( 4 /5 )
1 1
( c ) tan • ( 3 /4 ) ( d ) tan • ( 4 /l ) ( Roorkee 1980 1
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37) A circular coil of n turns and radius r is placed In a uniform magnetic field B.
Initially, the plane of the coil Is perpendicular to the field. The coil is rotated through
90•. Its resistance is R. The quantity of charge passing through the coil is
2 2
(a ) zero ( b} 11: n r B 1 R ( c) 2 • n r B 1 R ( d ) • n ,.2 B 1 R

A coil of insulated wire is connected in series with a bulb, a batter witch.

38 '
When the circuit is completed, the bulb lights up immediately. The eire is ed off
and a rod of soft iron is placed inside the coil. On completing t t ) c '
observed that
( a ) the bulb is not so bright
( b ) there is a slight delay before the bulb lights up to its n C J · ness
( c ) the bulb is initially bright but gradually becomes dim
( d ) the bulb is brighter than before

39) An L-C-R series circuit is connected to an ･ｸｴｲｮｾＮ＠ t = 200 sin ( 1OOsl ). The
values of the capacitance and resistance i n G c · are 1 p.F and 100 n
respectively. The amplitude of current in th cir will be maximum when the
inductance is
(c) Ｑｾ＠
2
(a) 100 H (b) 1001K H (d) 10000 H

40) In series L-C·R circuit, e =eo sin cnt, 4 e : e u : 200 V, R 100 .n, L =
0.1 H and =
C = 1 j.lf. The frequency of applie ｾ｡ｲｩ･ｳ＠ from 0 to co . For very low values of
frequency f, the amplitude of c t i
(a) 2 A (b) (11112) A 2 (d) zero

41) flowing through an instrument in an a.c.

= 2 sin Clll: amperes. The power dissipated
(d) 2.5 w
42) I = 100 sin ( 100 t-+ s 13) mA. The power

2.5 w (d) 5.0 w

43) inductor and an electric bulb are connected in series to an a.c. supply
fre,qu1ency. As the frequency of the supply is increased gradually, then the
is found to
in brightness
Ｚｲ･ｾｩｳ＠ in brightness
'in1creas,e, reach maximum and then decrease in brightness
no change in brightness

A coil of resistance 200 n and self-inductance 1.0 H has been connected to an a.c.
source of frequency 100 IJI. Hz. The phase difference voltage and current is
( a ) 30• ( b ) 60• ( c ) 45• ( d ) 75•

45) An alternating voltage E =

200 112 sin (100 t) is connected to a 1 Jl.f capacitor through
an a.c. ammeter. The reading of the ammeter shall be
( a ) 10 mA ( b ) 20 mA ( c } 40 mA d ) 80 mA
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46 I A broadcasting centre broadcasts at 300 m band. A condenser of capacitance 2.4 J1F

is available. The value of the inductance required for the resonant circuit is
(a I 10. 4 H (b) 10. 8 H (c I 10. 6 H (d I 10. 2 H

47 I It is desired to construct a circuit whose resonant frequency is 1

3 mH. The value of capacitor needed is about
(a 1 8.5 pico-farad ( b ) 0.8 picO-farad ( c 1 85 pico-farad (d
12
(pico = 10" ) ｾＮＬ＠
48 I In series L·C·R circuit, the voltages across R, L and C ｶｾｏ＠ V and 20 V
respectively. The voltage of the applied source is
(a 1 110 v ( b 1 10 v ( c 1 so v ( d 1 10 v

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