SOLVED OBJECTIVE PROBLEMS

Problem 1. A coil of resistance 200 ohms and self inductance 1.0 henry has been connected to an a.c.
source of frequency 200 /  Hz. The phase difference between voltage and current is :
(a) 30º (b) 63º
(c) 45º (d) 75º.
Ans. (b)
X L 2fL 2(200 / )1
Solution: tan     2
R R 200
   63º .

Problem 2. In an a.c. circuit, V & I are given by

V = 100 sin (100 t) volt.
I = 100 sin (100 t +  /3) mA.
The power dissipated in the circuit is :
(a) 104 watt (b) 10 watt
(c) 2.5 watt (d) 5 watt.
Ans. (c)
Solution: P  Vrms I rms cos 

100  100 
 .  103  cos 60º
2  2 
10 1
   2.5 watt .
2 2

Problem 3. Resonance frequency of a circuit is f. If the capacitance is made 4 times the initial value,
then the resonance frequency will become :
(a) f/2 (b) 2f
(c) f (d) f/4.
Ans. (a)
1 1 1 1
Solution : f i.e. f    time
2 LC C 4 2

Problem 4. The current flowing in a coil is 3 A and the power consumed is 108 W. If the a.c. source is
of 120 V, 50 Hz, the resistance of the circuit is :
(a) 24  (b) 10
(c) 12 (d) 6 .
Ans. (c)
2 P 108
Solution: From P  I R, R   2  12
I2 3
Problem 5. In an L-R circuit, the value of L is (0.4 / ) henry and the value of R is 30 ohm. If in the
circuit, an alternating emf of 200 volt at 50 cycles per second is connected, the impedance of
the circuit and current will be :
(a) 11.4 ohm, 17.5 ampere (b) 30.7 ohm, 6.5 ampere
(c) 40.4 ohm, 5 ampere (d) 50 ohm, 4 ampere.
Ans. (d)
Solution: Here X L   L  2fL

0.4
 2  50   40

R = 30 

 Z  R 2  X 2L  302  402  50

Vrms 200
Irms    4A .
Z 50

Problem 6. In the circuit shown in figure, what will be the read-

L C 100
ings of voltmeter and ammeter ?
(a) 800 V, 2 A
(b) 220 V, 2.2 A V
300V 300V
(c) 300 V, 2 A A
(d) 100 V, 2 A. 220V, 50Hz
Ans. (b)
Solution: As VL  VC  300 V,

and V  VR2  (VL  VC ) 2

 VR  V  220 V
V 220
Also I    2.2 A.
R 100

Problem 7. In an A.C. circuit, maximum value of voltage is 423 volt. Its effective voltage is :
(a) 323 V (b) 340 V
(c) 400 V (d) 300 V.
Ans. (d)
E0 423
Solution: E rms    300 V..
2 1.41

Problem 8. In a transformer, n P  500, n S  5000 . Input voltage is 20 V and frequency is 50 Hz.

Then in the output, we have
(a) 200 V, 500 Hz (b) 200 V, 50 Hz
(c) 20 V, 50 Hz (d) 2 C, 5 Hz.
Ans. (b)
 nS 5000
Solution: ES   EP   20  200 V..
nP 500
Frequency is not affected by transformer.

Problem 9. The p.d. across an instrument in an a.c. circuit of frequency f is V and the current flowing
through it is I such that V = 5 cos (2  ft ) volt and I = 2 sin (2  ft ) amp. The power dissipate
in the instrument is :
(a) zero (b) 10 watt
(c) 5 watt (d) 2.5 watt.
Ans. (a)
Solution: As V = 5 cos (2  ft ) =5 sin (2  ft +  / 2 )
And I = 2 sin (2  ft )

 phase difference between V and I is  
2
Average power P = Vrms Irms  cos   0

Problem 10. The power factor of the circuit shown in figure is : X=40 
C
(a) 0.2
(b) 0.4

R=8 
(c) 0.8 220V
(d) 0.6. 50Hz
Ans. (c)
Solution: R = 40 + 40 = 80  , X=100
L 
r=40
X L  X C  100  40  60 

Z  R 2  (X L  X C ) 2

 802  602  100

R 80
Power factor, cos     0.8 .
Z 100