Classical Thinking

13.1 Introduction
in India 1s
The standard
voltage of A.C. mains
(A) 110V (B) 220 V
(C) 50V (D) 150V

13.2 AC Generator
2 Alternating current can be produced by
(A) a transformer
(B) a choke coil
(C) a dynamo
(D) a galvanometer
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3. Which one of the following can produce 12. An electric lamp is connected to 220 V, 50 Hz
maximum induced e.m.f.? supply. Then the peak value of voltage is
(A) 50 ampere D.C. (A) 210 V (B) 211 IV
(B) 50 ampere 50 Hz A.C. (C) 311 V (D) 320 V
(C) 50 ampere 500 Hz A.C.
13. In an A.C. circuit, peak value of voltage is
(D) 100 ampere D.C. 423 volt. Its effective voltage is
13.3 Average and RMS values (A) 400 volt (B) 323 volt
(C) 300 volt (D) 340 volt
4. be measured with the
Alternating current can
14. A.C. voltmeter is connected to a source of
help of
141.4 volt, then it will read
(A) suspended coil galvanometer e
(A) 10V (B) 100 V
(B) moving coil galvanometer.
(C) 1000 V (D) 1V
(C) hot wire bolometer.
(D) hot wire ammeter. 13.4 Phasors
5. Instrument which measures alternating current The rotating vector that represents a quality
15.
is based on
varyingsinusoidally with time is a
(A) Joule's effect.
(A) phasor (B) vector
(B) Focault's effect. scalar (D) tensor
(C)
(C) current directly proportional to deflection.
(D) current proportional to voltage across the ((C 13.5 Different types of AC circuits
resistance.
16. In a simple A.C. circuit containing resistance,
6. D.C. ammeter is connected in a circuit through the current
which an A.C. of 50 Hz is flowing. The (A) lags behind the e.m.f by n/2
ammeter will read (B) is in phase with applied e.m.f
(A) maximum current. (C) leads the applied e.m.f by n/2
(B) r.m.s value of current. (D) none of these
(C) zero current.
17. The opposition offered by capacitaDce to flow
D) cannot be predicted.
of A.C. current through it is
7. If ep represents the peak value of the voltage in (A) inductive reactance
an A.C. circuit, the r.m.s. value of the voltage (B) impedance
will be (C) capacitive reactance
D) ohmic resistance
(A) (B) (C) (D)
18. The reactance of a circuit is zero. It is posible
8 The r.m.s. value of alternating e.m.f is that the circuit contains
(A) twice peak value. (A) two inductors connected in parallel with
2 times greater than peak value. each other.
(B) an inductor and a capacitor.
(C) equal to peak value. (B)
less than peak value. (C) a capacitor but no inductor.
D) (D) an inductor but no capacitor.
A hot wire ammeter reads 10 A in A.C. circuit.
The peak value of the current is 19. With an increase in the frequency of an A.C.
10 supply, the inductive reactance
(A) 102 A (B) A (A) increases
2
(B) remains constant
C) STA (D) A (C) decreases
(D) decreases sharply
10. A certain A.C voltage is represented by 20. In a purely capacitive circuit, the e.m.f.
e = 100 sin(100t + 0.6). The peak value ofA.C leads the current by t/2.
(A)
voltage is (B) is in phase with current.
(A) 100 volt (B) 50 volt
(D) 150 volt
(C) lags behind the current by t/2.
C) 141 volt (D) lags behind the current by t
11. The ratio of peak value and r.m.s value of an 21. The angular frequency of A.C. at which 1 mH
alternating current is inductor has a resistance of 1 Q is
(A) I rad/s (B) 10 rad/s
(A) 1 (B) (C) 2 (D)
2 V2 (C) 100 rad/s (D) 1000 rad/s

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in L.C. Circuit 1S
due produced
iue to s
22. 31. The oscillation
The impedance of a
50 Hz A.C. is
50-microfarad capacitor of of energy
between L and C.
(A) transfer resistance between L and
transfer of C,
(A) 20 (B) 20 Q (B) transfer of energy berween diode and
(C) 200Q D) 63.7 (C)
transistor.

transfer of energy between resistance and

23. The capacity of pure capacitor is 1 farad. What
will be its effective resistance in D.C. circuit?
(D)
C.
(A) Zero (B) Infinite 13.8 Electric resonance
(C) 7Q (D) TV22
LCR Circuit, below ththe
24. 32. In series resonance,
Reactance of capacitor of capacitance C uF for the circuit is
resonant frequency,

A.C. frequency Hz is 25 Q. The value of C (A) inductive.

(B) capacitive.
is resistive.
(A) 50 AF 25 uF
(C)
(B) (D) both resistive and inductive.
(C) 100 uF (D) 75 uF
circuit is called as
33. The parallel resonance
25. In a series A.C. circuit, R = 100 2, XL = 300 2
(A) acceptor circuit (B) transfer circuit
and Xc = 200 2. The phase difference between
rejector circuit (D) ohmic circuit
the applied e.m.f. and the current will be
(C)
34. In parallel resonance, the current will be
(A) 0 (B) 370
C) 450 minimum, when
(D) 90°
impedance is maximum.
(A)
13.6 Power in AC circuit impedance is less than resistance.
(B)
(C) impedance is equal to resistance.
26. Wattless current is a current flowing through a
(D) impedance is zero.
(A) pure resistor.
(B) semiconductor. 35. In rejector circuit, above resonant frequency the
(C) circuit containing a resistance and an circuit is
inductance in series. both capacitive as well as inductive.
(A)
(D) pure inductor.
(B) only capacitive.
27. The e.m.f and the current of an A.C circuit are (C) only inductive.
e = 100 sin (100t)V and I = 100 sin(100t) mA (D) only ohmic resistance contained.
respectively. The power dissipated in the circuit is
(A) 10 W (B) 10 W
36. At resonance, the source current is
(A) maximum in a series LCR circuit.
(C) 2.5 W (D) 5.0 W
(B) maximum in a parallel LCR circuit.
((C 13.7 L.C Oscillations (C) maximum in both series and parallel LCR
circuit.
28. An inductor may store energy in
(A) its electric field
(D) minimum in both series and paralel LCR
circuit.
(B) its magnetic field
(C) its coils 37. The natural
frequency of a L-C circuit is equal
(D) both electric and magnetic fields to

29. Electrical oscillations of desired frequency can (A) LT

2T (B)
be obtained by 27t/LC
(A) parallel combination of L and C.
(B) series combination of L and C. (D) 2T VL
(C) parallel combination ofR and C.
38. In series resonant
(D) series combination of R and C. circuit, at resonance,
30. When a capacitor connected with coil is
(A) Z=R+(X-X)
completely discharged, then (B) Z XL-Xc
(A) electric field around the coil is maximum. (C) Z= R
(B) magnetic field around the coil is (D) Z= Xc
maximum. 39. The power
(C) electric field around the coil is minimum. factor of a series LCR Clircu
(D) magnetic field around the coil is
resonance, is
minimum.
(A) zero (B) 0.5
(C) 1
(D) 1.5
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40. An
to
altermating e.m.f. of 100 V (rms) is applied 3. The instantaneous current in a circuit
aseries LCR circuit. At is,
resonance, the
potential difference across the inductance and
i= sin (t + 0)
ampere. What is the r.m.s. value
across the of the current?
capacitance is 400 V each. The
potential difference across the resistance will be (A) 2A (B) A
(A) 100 V
C) 1A
(C) 800 V
(B) 400 V (D) 1/2 A
(D) zero
4. An alternating voltage of
41. An A.C.
voltage of r.m.s. value 0.1 V is
to an LCR series circuit in applied e =
100V2 sin(100t) volt is connected to a
which L 100 uH =

and C 4 x condenser of 0.5 uF through an A.C. ammeter.

10 F and R 2 2. The resonant
=
=

frequency will be The reading of the ammeter will be

10 (A) 5 mA (B) 10 mA
(A) Hz (B)
10
Hz (C) 0.5 mA (D) 20 mA

C) A 40 2 electric heater is connected to

x
10 Hz (D) x10 Hz
a 200 V,
50 Hz mains supply. The peak value of electric
current flowing in the circuit is
13.9 Sharpness of Resonance: Q-factor approximately
(A) 2.5 A (B) 5.0)A
42., A series resonant circuit (C) 7.11A D) 10 A
has an inductor
inductance L and a resistor of resistance of R 6. The r.m.s value of an A.C. of 50 Hz is 10 A.
connected to an aliernating source of
angular The time taken by the alternating current in
frequency o. The quality factor Q of the circuit is reaching from zero to maximum value and the
(A) L 2 peak value of current will bee
(B)
R R (A) 2x 10 s and 14.14 A
(B) 1x 10 s and 7.07 A
(C) R (D) RL ) (C) 5x 10 s and 7.07 A
(D) 5 x 10 s and 14.14 A
43 The sharpness of resonance in a resonant circuit
is measured by The r.m.s. value of induced voltage in a coil of
(A) Resonant factor 50 turns each of area 30 sq. cm.
(B) Time factor. rotating at
C) Reactive factor 1000 r.p.m. about an axis
(D) Quality factor at right angles too
magnetic field is (B = 5 x 10 Wb/m)
13.1013.10 Choke coil (A) 555 mV (B) 55.5 mV
44. In a choke coil, the power lossis (C) 5.55 mV (D) 55 mV
(A) very large (B) infinite. 8. E.m.f. is given by, e =200 sin 50t. The r.m.s.
(C) zero (D) very small value of current in a circuit of resistance 50 2 is
(A) 0.02828 (B) 0.2828
Critical Thinking (C) .828 (D) 28.28
9. If instantaneous current s
13.2 AC generator given by,
i =4 cos(ot + ¢) ampere, then the r.m.s. value
1. The general equation for the instantaneous e.m.f. of current is
of a generator (frequency 50 cycles/s), whose peak (A) 4 ampere (B) 22 ampere
voltage is 200 V will be
C) 42 ampere (D) zero ampere
(A) e =200 2 sin (50rt)
10. An A.C. generator produced an
(B) e= 200 sin (50rt) output voltage
e 170 sin 377t volt, where t is in seconds. The
(C) e 200 sin (1007tt)
frequency of A.C. voltage is
D) e 200 2 sin (1007t) (A) 50 Hz (B) 110 Hz
13.3 Average and RMS values C) 60 Hz (D) 230 Hz

D.C. 11 What is the r.m.s. value of an alternating current

2. Alternating current cannot be measured by
which when passed through a resistor
ammeter because produces
A.C. cannot pass through D.C. ammeter.
heat which is thrice of that produced by a direct
(A) current of 2 ampere in the same resistor?
(B) average value of complete cycle is zero.
A.C. is virtual. (A) 6 A (B) 2 A
(C)
(D) A.C. changes its direction. (C) 3.46 A (D) 0.66 A

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