F Sc (2nd year) Physics MCQ’s Chapter # 16

CHAPTER # 16. ALTERNATING CURRENT CIRCUITS

1. The mean value of A.C. over a complete

cycle in 9. Which of the following requires a
a) Maximum material medium for their propagation:
b) Minimum a) Heat waves
c) Zero b) X-rays
d) None c) Sound waves
2. The inductive reactance is: d) Ultravoilot rays
a) 𝑋𝐿 = 𝜔𝐶
b) 𝑋𝐿 = 𝜔𝐿 10. In modulation, low frequency signal is
1 known as:
c) 𝑋𝐿 = 𝜔𝐶 a) Loaded signal
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d) 𝑋𝐿 = b) Fluctuated signal
𝜔𝐿
c) Harmonic signal
3. At high frequency, the current through a d) Modulation signal
capacitor of AC circuit will be:
a) Large 11. The mutual induction between two coils
b) Small depends upon:
c) Infinite a) Area of the coils
d) Zero b) Number of turns
c) Distance between the coils
4. The highest value reached by the d) All of these
voltage or current in one cycle is called
a) Peak to peak value 12. Pure choke consumes:
b) Peak value a) Minimum power
c) Instantaneous value b) Maximum power
d) Root mean square value c) No power
d) Average power
5. If the motor is overloaded, then the
magnitude of “back emf”: 13. To construct a step down transformer:
a) Increases a) 𝑁𝑆 < 𝑁𝑃
b) Decreases b) 𝑁𝑃 < 𝑁𝑆
c) Constant c) 𝑁𝑆 = 𝑁𝑃
d) Becomes zero d) 𝑁𝑆 . 𝑁𝑃 = 1

6. A capacitor is perfect insulator for: 14. Power dissipation in pure inductive or in

a) Alternating current a pure capacitive circuit is:
b) Direct current a) Infinite
c) Both a and b b) Zero
d) None c) Minimum
d) Maximum
7. The process combining low frequency
signal with high frequency radio wave is 15. The practical appllication of
called: phenominon of mutual induction is:
a) Modulation a) Electrical motor
b) Amplification b) Transformer
c) Demodulation c) Ac generator
d) Resonance d) DC generator
8. In pure resistive AC circuit, 16. There are ___________ types of
instantaneous value of voltage or modulations:
current: a) 1
a) Current lags behind voltage b) 2
𝜋
b) Current leads voltage by 2 c) 3
c) Both are in-phase d) 4
𝜋
d) Voltage leads current by 2

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17. The SI unit of impedance is: 25. If 𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 = 10 2 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑠, then phase
a) Henry voltage 𝑉0 will be:
b) Hertz a) 10 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑠
c) Ampere b) 20 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑠
d) Ohm c) 40 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑠
10
d) 2 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑠
18. Which of the following is true for a step
down transformer:
a) 𝑁𝑃 > 𝑁𝑆 26. At resonance RLC series circuit shows
b) 𝑁𝑃 < 𝑁𝑆 the behavior of:
c) 𝑁𝑃 = 𝑁𝑆 a) Pure resistive circuit
d) 𝑁𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 b) Pure capacitive circuit
c) Pure inductive circuit
19. If 𝐼0 is the peak value of AC, its average d) Pure RLC circuit
value over the complete cycle is:
𝐼 27. At resonance, the value of current in
a) 02 RLC series circuit is equal to:
𝑉
b) 2𝐼0 a) 0
2 𝑅
c)
𝐼0
b) 𝑉0 𝑅
𝐼
d) 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜 c) 2
d) 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜
20. At resonance, the phase angle for RLC
series resonance circuit equals: 28. At high frequency, RLC series circuit
a) 0° shows the behavior of:
b) 90° a) Pure inductive circuit
c) 180° b) Pure resistive circuit
d) 270° c) Pure capacitive circuit
d) Pure RLC circuit
21. The unit of impedance is:
a) 𝑂ℎ𝑚 29. The r.m.s. value of A.C current in
b) 𝑂ℎ𝑚 −1 a) 0.707 Io
c) 𝑂ℎ𝑚 − 𝑚 −1 b) 0.707 Vo
d) 𝑛𝑜 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡 c) 0.707 Ro
d) None
22. A device that allows permits flow of DC
through the circuit easily, is called: 30. In pure resistive A.C. circuit the voltage
a) Inductor and current are
b) Capacitor a) In phase
c) AC generator b) Voltage leads the current
d) Transformer c) Current leads the voltage
d) None
23. The phase difference between each pair
of coils of a three phase AC generator 31. The waves which can also pass through
is: the vacuum are
a) 0° a) Matter wave
b) 90° b) Mechanical wave
c) 120° c) Electromagnetic wave
d) 180° d) Transverse wave

24. Main reason for the world wide use of 32. The unit used for capacitive reactance is
AC is that it can be transmitted to: a) Volt
a) Short distances at very low cost b) Ampere
b) Long distances at very high cost c) Joule
c) Short distances at very high cost d) Ohm
d) Long distances at very low cost

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33. Power dissipated in pure inductor is:
a) Large 42. In case of phasor diagram the vector
b) Small rotates
c) Infinite a) Clockwise
d) Zero b) Anti clockwise
c) Remain stationary
34. If the frequency of A.C in large the
d) None
reactance of capacitor is
a) Large
43. The combine opposition of resistor,
b) Small
capacitor and inductor is called
c) Zero
a) Reactance
d) None
b) Resistor
35. In case of capacitor, the voltage lag c) Impedance
behind the current by d) None
a) 90o
b) 60o 44. The S.I unit of impedance is called
c) 30o a) Joule
d) 180o b) Weber
36. In the pure inductor the resistance is c) Ampere
d) Ohm
a) Zero
b) Maximum
c) Minimum 45. When A.C. flow through RC series
d) None circuit the magnitude of voltage is
2 2
a) 𝑉 = 𝐼 𝑅 + 𝑋𝐿
2 2
37. In pure inductive circuit the voltage b) 𝑉 = 𝐼 𝑅 + 𝑋𝐶
a) Lead the current by 90 o c) 𝑉 = 𝐼𝑅
b) Ledge the current by 90o d) None
c) Remain same with current
d) None 46. The magnitude of voltage in case of RL
– series circuit
38. The reactance of inductor is represented 2 2
by a) 𝑉 = 𝐼 𝑅 + 𝑋𝐿
2 2
a) Xc b) 𝑉 = 𝐼 𝑅 + 𝑋𝐶
b) XL c) 𝑉 = 𝐼𝑅
c) RL d) None
d) None
47. The average power in case of A.C.
39. If the frequency of A.C. is doubled, the series circuit is
reactance of inductor will be a) 𝑃 = 𝑉𝐼
a) Half b) 𝑃 = 𝑉𝐼 cos 
c) 𝑃 = 𝑉𝐼 𝑠𝑖𝑛 
b) Same
c) Double
d) None
d) Triple
48. In equation P = VI cos  , the factor cos
40. The average power dissipated in a pure
inductor is  is called
a) Maximum a) Cosine factor
b) Minimum b) Power factor
c) Zero c) Phase
d) None d) None

41. By increasing the frequency of A.C. 49. The behavior of resistance is frequency
through an inductor the reactance will a) Dependent
be b) Independent
a) Increases c) No, response
b) Decreases d) None of these
c) Remain same
d) None

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50. The impedance Z can be expressed as:
a) 𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 + 𝐼𝑟𝑚𝑠 59. The process of combing the low
b) 𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 − 𝐼𝑟𝑚𝑠 frequency signal with high frequency
𝑉 radio-wave is called
c) 𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝐼
𝑟𝑚𝑠 a) Modulation
𝐼𝑟𝑚𝑠 b) Amplification
d) 𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠
c) Rectification
51. At resonance frequency the power factor d) None
is
a) One 60. A capacitor is perfect insulator for:
b) Zero a) Alternating current
c) Two b) Direct current
d) Three c) Both a and b
d) None
52. The frequency at which XL is equal to
XC in called 61. During each cycle A.C voltage reaches
a) Resonance frequency its peak value
b) Threshold frequency a) One time
c) Non-frequency b) Two times
d) None c) Four times
d) None of these
53. At resonance frequency the impedance
of A.C series circuit is 62. In modulation, high frequency radio
a) Maximum wave is called:
b) Minimum a) Fluctuated wave
c) Can not explain by give data b) Carrier wave
d) None c) Matter wave
d) Energetic wave
54. In parallel RLC circuit , at resonance
frequency, there will be maximum 63. At high frequency the reactance of the
a) Power capacitor is
b) Voltage a) Low
c) Impedance b) Large
d) None c) Very large
d) None of these
55. The electrical oscillators are used in
a) Metal detectors 64. The behavior of resistance is frequency
b) Amplifier a) Dependent
c) Diode b) Independent
d) None c) No response
d) None of these
56. Which of the following permits direct
current to flow easily? 65. In an inductor the phase difference
a) Resistance between the current and voltage is
b) Capacitance a) Current lags voltage by 90o
c) Inductance b) Voltage lags current by 180o
d) None of these c) Current leads voltage by 90o
d) None of these
57. A.M stands for
a) Amplitude Modulation 66. The condition of resonance reached
b) Applied Metal when
c) Accurate Measurement a) XC > XL
d) None b) XL < XC
c) XL = XC
58. F.M stands for d) None of these
a) Frequency Modulation
b) Frequency Metal
c) Frequency Member
d) None

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67. The phase difference between coils of 69. How many times per second will an
three phase A.C is incandescent lamp reach maximum
a) 60o brilliance when connected to a 50Hz
b) 45o source?
c) 90o a) 50 times
d) 120o b) 100 times
c) 200 times
68. Modulation is the process in which d) None of these
a) Amplitude is change
b) Frequency is change 70. The peak value of sinusoidal voltage in
c) Both a & b an AC circuit is 50V. The rms value of
d) None of these voltage is roughly equal to

a) 70V
b) 40V
c) 35V
d) 45V

71. In RLC series AC circuit, when XL = XC

then impedance is
a) Minimum
b) Maximum
c) Zero
d) None