EE-IPC 424

Quiz 2

1. A complex current wave is represented by the equation i = 5 + 5sin (120π)t A.

Find its average value in amperes.
A. 4.5 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4
2. The rms value of the complex voltage given by v = 16 sq.rt. 2 sin ωt + 12 sq.rt.
2 sin 3ωt is
A. 20 sqrt 2 V B. 20 V C. 28 sqrt 2 V D. 192 V
3. The rms value of a half wave rectified current is 10 A. Its value for full wave
rectification would be _ amperes.
A. 20 B. 14.14 C. 20/π D. 40/π
4. In a series RLC circuit , i.e resonance is

A. maximum B. minimum C. infinity D. zero

5. A coil draws 1,875 watts when connected to a 150 V DC source. It consumes
3,072 watts when connected on 240 V, 60 Hz AC source. Find the inductance of
the coil.
A.0.0255 H B.0.0153 H C.0.0341 H D.0.0240 H
6. The current in RLC series circuit, i.e at resonance is

A. maximum B. minimum C. infinity D. zero

7. Two equal resistors wen connected in series across a supply draws a total of 20
watts. What is the total power drawn when two resistors are connected in
parallel across the same supply?
A.20 W B.40 W C.60 W D.80
8. What capacitance must be placed in series with an inductance of 0.05 H so that
at 100 Hz, the impedance becomes equal to the ohmic resistance?
A. 50.7μF B. 70.7μF C. 35.5μF D. 87μF
9. An electric current can neither be nor .
A. Felt, seen C. Seen, touch any effect
B. Seen, touched D. Produced, felt
10. Find the average power in a resistance R=10 ohms, if the current in the
Fourier series form is i=12 sin ὠt + 8 sin ὠt + 3 sin 5 ὠt amperes.

A. 1, 150 W B. 1,027 W C. 1,085 D. 1,203

11. An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (ωt – 30o) from a voltage v = 220
sin ωt. What is the maximum power?
A. 1,100 W B. 2,200 W C. 1,320 W D. 190.5 W
12. A current is given by the expression i=2.5sin 𝜔𝑡+ 0.8sin 3𝜔𝑡 + 0.5sin 5𝜔𝑡.
What is the rms value of the current?
A. 1.54 A B.2.6 A C.2.54 A D. 1.89 A
13. In a series RL circuit, the inductor current the resistor current.
A. Lags B. leads C. is equal to D. is negative of
14. The value of form factor for a pure sine wave is
A. 1.414 B. 0.707 C. 0.637 D. 1.11
15. The power factor of incandescent bulb is

Express the current phasor 25 ∠ -30º as instantaneous current.

A. 0.8 lagging B. 0.8 leading C. unity D. zero
16.
A. 17.68 sin(ωt-30º) C. 35.35 sin(ωt-30º)
B. 35.35 sin(ωt+30º) D. 25 sin(ωt-30º)
17. An inductor in series with a 5 µF capacitor is connected to supply of 20 v,796
HZ. What is the inductance needed to make the current 5 A leading?
A. 0.002 H B. 0.007 H C. 0.004 H D. 0.008 H
18. The current following in L and C at parallel resonance are
A. zero B. equal C. infinite D. different
19. To a series RLC circuit, a voltage of 10 v is applied. If Q of the coil at resonant
frequency is 20, the voltage across the inductor at resonant frequency will be.
A. 200 v B. 100 V C. 75 v D. 50 v
20. A series RLC circuit has a Q of 5 at its resonance frequency of 100 kHZ.
Assuming the power dissipation of the circuit is 100 w when drawing a current of
 0.4 A, determine the capacitance C of the circuit.
A. 2.04 nF B. 2.32 nF C. 3.02 nF D. 2.54 nF

21. A resistance of 40 ohms and inductance of 79.6 mH are connected in parallel

across a 240 v, 60 HZ ac supply. Find the total current in amperes.
A. 11 B. 12 C. 10 D. 14
22. A 0.5 µF capacitor, an 80 mH inductance and a 500-ohm resistor are
connected in parallel across a voltage source of V = 12 -j6 v. Find the current as
a phasor if the angular velocity is 500 rad/sec.
A. 0.333∠ 92° A B. 0.333∠-92° A C.0.333∠122° A D. 0.333∠-122° A
23. Form factor is defined as
A.rms value/peak value C. rms value/average value
B. maximum value/rms value D. effective value/rms value
24. The rms value of a sinusoidal wave is equal to of maximum value.
A. 0.637 B. 0.707 C. 0.506 D. 1.414
25. Three impedances are in parallel. The currents drawn by the impedances
are Ia= 10 A, Ib = 12 A and Ic = 15 A, respectively. If Ia is the reference, Ib

A. 10∠ 0º + 12 ∠ 30º - 15 ∠ 45º C. 10∠ 0º - 12 ∠ 30º + 15 ∠ 45º

leads Ia by 30º, and Ic leads Ia by 45º, what is the total current?

B. 10∠ 0º - 12 ∠ 30º - 15 ∠ 45º D. 10∠ 0º - 12 ∠ 30º - 15 ∠ 45º

26. What is the equivalent of acis2 + a + j?

A.1+j B. 1-j C.-1+j D. -1-j

27. A 99 MHz radio station has a 150 µH inductor, what is the capacitance?
A. 0.0172 pF B. 17.2 pF C. 1.72 µF D. 17.2 µF
28. A series RLC circuit has R = 100 ohms, L = 100 µH and C = 100 pF. What
is the frequency in MHz at unity power factor?
A. 1.59 B. 1.36 C. 15.9 D. 13.6
29. An impedance draws a current of i = 10cos(ωt - 30º) A from a supply
with voltage
e =220 sin ωt v. What is the impedance in ohms?
A. 11 + j19.05 B. 11 – j19.05 C. 19.05 + j11 D. 19.05 – j11
30.The rms value of sinusoidal ac current is equal to its value at an angle of
degrees.
A. 45 B. 30 C. 90 D. 60
31. A series RL circuit in which R = 5 Ω and L = 20 mH has an applied voltage
e= 100 + 50sin ωt + 25sin 3ωt, with ω = 500 radians per sec. Determine the
power dissipated in the resistor of the circuit.
A. 2510 w B. 2234 w C. 2302 w D. 2052w
32. An inductor has a value of 44 mH at 60 Hz. What is the inductive
susceptance, stated as an imaginary number?
A. –j0.06 B. j0.06 C. –j17 D. j17
33. An electrical insulator can be made a conductor
A. by heating it B. by cooling it C. by ionizing it D. by oxidizing it
34. The current in the circuit is given by i=50sinωt. If the frequency be 25Hz,
how long will it take for the current to rise to 25 amp?
A. 0.02 sec B. 3.33x10-3 sec C. 0.05 sec D. 0.033 sec
35. An inductor supplied with 100V ac with a frequency of 10kHz passes a
current of 10mA. The value of inductor is
A. 1.7 mH B. 16 mH C. 1 mH D. 160 Mh
36. The net reactance in a series RLC circuit is
A.XL B. XC C. XC + XL D. XL – XC
37. What is the power given V = 4 sin3t and I = 4
sin3t?
A. 16 sin(3t)2 B. 16 sin2(3t) C. 8(1-6cos3t) D. 16(1-6cos3t)
38. An inductance of 20 mH is connected in parallel with a capacitance
of 80 µF. What is the frequency when XL = XC?
A. 100 HZ B. 150 HZ C. 128.5 HZ D. 125.8 HZ
39. Which of the following is an active element of a circuit?
 A. Ideal current source B. Resistance
C. Inductance D. Capacitive
40. The apparent power supplied to a load in an ac circuit is 2,000 volt-
amperes with a power factor of 0.6 lagging. The reactive power is most
nearly:
A. 1,200 VAR B. 3,333 VAR C. 1,600 VAR D.
2,500