Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology 6th edition

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 18

All questions have only one correct answer, except question 10

1. A two-branch parallel circuit containing a 10  resistance in one branch and a 100 F

2
capacitor in the other, has a 120 V, kHz supply connected across it . The current flowing in
3
the resistance is:
[a] 24 A
[b] 12 A
[c] 20 A
[d] 16 A

2. A two-branch parallel circuit containing a 10  resistance in one branch and a 100 F

2
capacitor in the other, has a 120 V, kHz supply connected across it . The capacitive
3
reactance of the capacitor is:
[a] 6Ω
[b] 7.5 kΩ
[c] 7.5 Ω
[d] 12.5 Ω

3. A two-branch parallel circuit containing a 10  resistance in one branch and a 100 F

2
capacitor in the other, has a 120 V, kHz supply connected across it . The current flowing in
3
the capacitor is:
[a] 24 A
[b] 12 A
[c] 20 A
[d] 16 A

4. A two-branch parallel circuit containing a 10  resistance in one branch and a 100 F

2
capacitor in the other, has a 120 V, kHz supply connected across it . The supply current is:
3
[a] 24 A
[b] 12 A
[c] 20 A
[d] 16 A

5. A two-branch parallel circuit containing a 10  resistance in one branch and a 100 F

2
capacitor in the other, has a 120 V, kHz supply connected across it . The supply phase
3
angle is:
3
[a] tan1 leading
4
 4
[b] tan1 leading
3
5
[c] tan1 lagging
3
4
[d] tan1 lagging
3

6. A two-branch parallel circuit containing a 10  resistance in one branch and a 100 F

2
capacitor in the other, has a 120 V, kHz supply connected across it . The circuit impedance
3
is:
[a] 6Ω
[b] 7.5 kΩ
[c] 7.5 Ω
[d] 12.5 Ω

7. A two-branch parallel circuit containing a 10  resistance in one branch and a 100 F

2
capacitor in the other, has a 120 V, kHz supply connected across it . The power consumed
3
by the circuit is:
[a] 2.56 kW
[b] 2.4 kW
[c] 1.92 kW
[d] 1.44 kW

8. A two-branch parallel circuit containing a 10  resistance in one branch and a 100 F

2
capacitor in the other, has a 120 V, kHz supply connected across it . The power factor of
3
the circuit is:
[a] 0.8 leading
[b] 0.6 leading
[c] 0.8 lagging
[d] 0.6 lagging

9. A two-branch parallel circuit consists of a 15 mH inductance in one branch and a 50 F

1
capacitor in the other across a 120 V, kHz supply. The supply current is:


[a] 8 A leading by rad
2
[b] 16 A lagging by 90
[c] 8 A lagging by 90

[d] 16 A leading by rad
2

10. The following statements, taken correct to 2 significant figures, refer to the circuit shown in
Figure 1. Which are false?
 Figure 1

[a] The impedance of the R-L branch is 5 

[b] I LR = 50 A

[c] I C = 20 A

[d] L = 0.80 H

[e] C = 16 F

[f] The ‘in-phase’ component of the supply current is 30 A

[g] The ‘quadrature’ component of the supply current is 40 A

[h] I = 36 A

[i] Circuit phase angle = 3341’ leading

[j] Circuit impedance = 6.9 

[k] Circuit power factor = 0.83 lagging

[l] Power consumed = 9.0 kW

11. Which of the following statements is false?

[a] The supply current is a minimum at resonance in a parallel circuit
[b] The Q factor at resonance in a parallel circuit is the voltage magnification
[c] Improving power factor reduces the current flowing through a system
[d] The circuit impedance is a maximum at resonance in a parallel circuit

12. An LR-C parallel circuit has the following component values: R=10 Ω, L=10 mH, C=10 µF and
V=100 V. Which of the following statements is false?
[a] The resonant frequency fr is 1.5 / π kHz
[b] The current at resonance is 1 A
[c] The dynamic resistance is 100 Ω
[d] The circuit Q-factor at resonance is 30

13. The magnitude of the impedance of the circuit shown in Figure 2 is:
[a] 7
[b] 5
[c] 2.4 
[d] 1.71 
 Figure 2

14. In the circuit shown in Figure 3, the magnitude of the supply current I is:
[a] 17 A
[b] 7A
[c] 15 A
[d] 23 A

Figure 3