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A. SINUSOIDAL VOLTAGE AND CURRENT
1. REE Board Exam September 2000 8. EE Board Exam April 1990
Find the average current during the half cycle given the instantaneous A 240-V, 25 Hz sinusoidal generator is connected to a 20 ohms resistor.
maximum value of 20 amperes. Determine the instantaneous current when elapsed time is 0.01 second.
A. 12.73 amperes C. 20 amperes A. 15.43 A C. 16.97 A
B. 14.14 amperes D. 10 amperes B. 16.30 A D. 12.00 A
2. REE Board Exam April 1997 9. REE Board Exam April 1997
The phase shift between the current and voltage vectors us due to the A wire carries a current i = 3 cos 314t amperes. What is the average current
following except one over 6 seconds?
A. magnet coils C. power capacitors A. 0 A C. 1.5 A
B. electric flat iron D. fluorescent lamp B. 3.0 A D. 0.532 A
3. REE Board Exam April 2001 10. REE Board Exam April 1997
An alternating rectangular wave has a maximum value of 10 V and a Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-ohm non-inductive resistor.
frequency of 1 cycle per second. What is the average value of the wave? What is the equation of the resulting current?
A. 5 V C. 0 A. i = 21.68 sin 377t C. i = 15.33 sin 377t
B. 10 V D. 7.07 V B. i = 26.56 sin 377t D. i = 28.16 sin 120t
4. REE Board Exam October 2000 11. EE Board Exam April 1991
A sinusoidal current wave has a maximum value of 20 A. What is the Determine the effective value of the circuit current of an emf of 151 sin 377t
average value of one-half cycle? is connected in series with a DC emf of 110 volts. Both supply a load of 10 +
A. 5 A C. 14.14 A j8 ohms.
B. 12.7 A D. 0 A. 10.3 A C. 13.8 A
B. 12.5 A D. 11.4 A
5. REE Board Exam October 1996
What is the wavelength of a carrier wave with frequency of 100 megahertz? 12. EE Board Exam April 1994
A. 3.0 m C. 1.5 m An alternating current and a direct current flow simultaneously in the same
B. 7.5 m D. 6.0 m conductor. If the effective of the alternating current is 5 A and the direct
current is 10 A, what will an AC ammeter read when connected in the circuit?
6. REE Board Exam April 1997 A. 7.5 A C. 11.18 A
A chart speed of a recording instrument is 25 mm/sec. One cycle of the B. 15 A D. none of these
signal being recorded extends over 5 mm. What is the frequency of the
signal? 13. REE Board Exam April 1997
A. 20 cps C. 50 cps If e = 100 sin (ωt – 30°) – 50 cos 3ωt + 25 sin (5ωt + 150°) and i = 20 sin (ωt
B. 2 cps D. 5 cps + 40°) + 10 sin (3ωt + 30°) – 5 sin (5ωt – 50°). Calculate the power in watts.
A. 1177 C. 1043
7. EE Board Exam April 1992 B. 919 D. 1224
Determine the rms value of the current drawn by a 2 μF condenser, which is
connected across a source of potential. The potential has a third and fifth 14. ECE Board Exam November 2001
harmonic components, which are 30% and 20% respectively of the It is the value of sine wave of voltage or current at one particular instant of
fundamental. The fundamental sinusoidal component has a peak value of time.
1000 volts and 60 Hz frequency. A. average value C. rms value
B. effective value D. instantaneous value
22. ECE Board Exam April 1998
15. ECE Board Exam November 1998 When comparing rms voltage and average voltages, which of the following
If the combination of an ac voltage and a dc voltage has an instantaneous statement is true, assuming sine waves?
voltage that varies through a range from -2 V to +10 V, what is the peak ac A. Either the rms voltage or the average voltage might be larger.
voltage of the combination? B. The average voltage is always greater than the rms voltage.
A. 10 V C. 6 V C. There will always be a very large difference between the rms voltage
B. 16 V D. 12 V and the average voltage.
D. The rms voltage is always greater than the average voltage.
Measured in Hertz, it is the number of cycles of alternating current per 23. ECE Board Exam November 1999
second. It is the maximum instantaneous value of a varying current, voltage, or
A. frequency C. peak to peak power equal to 1.414 times the effective value of a sine wave.
B. period D. wavelength A. rms value C. effective value
B. peak to peak value D. peak value
If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, what is the rms 24. ECE Board Exam November 1999
A. 16.2 V
voltage? C. 25.38 V It is the description of two sine waves that are in step with each other going
B. 19.98 V D. 12.73 V through their maximum and minimum points at the same time and in same
direction.
18. ECE Board Exam April 2000 A. stepped sine waves
If an ac signal has a peak voltage of 55 V, what is the average value B. sine waves in coordination
voltage? C. phased sine waves
A. 61.05 V C. 34.98 V D. sine waves in phase
B. 38.86 V D. 86.35 V
19. ECE Board Exam April 1999 What is the average voltage (Eave) output of a full wave rectifier with an output
What is the phase relationship between current and voltage in an of 100 volts peak?
inductor? A. 63.7 volts C. 141.4 volts
A. in phase B. 14.14 volts D. 6.37 volts
B. current lags voltage by 90°
C. voltage lags current by 90° 26. ECE Board Exam November 1997
D. current lags voltage by 180° The relation of the voltage across an inductor to it current is
20. ECE Board Exam November 1995
If sine wave voltage varies from 0 to 200 V, how much is its instantaneous A. Lagging the current by 90 degrees
voltage at 90°? B. Leading the current by 90 degrees
A. 100 V C. In phase with the current
B. minimum voltage D. Leading the current by 180 degrees
C. 200 V 27. ECE Board Exam April 1999
D. half of its maximum voltage If two equal frequency ac signals of exactly 5 V each are combined with one
of the signals 180 degrees out of phase with the other, what will be the value
21. ECE Board Exam November 2000 of the resultant voltage?
How many degrees are there in one complete wave cycle? A. 2.25 V C. 0 V
A. 360 degrees C. 180 degrees B. 5 V D. 10 V
B. 90 degrees D. 720 degrees
28. ECE Board Exam November 1998 A. f = n/p C. f = n/2p
Kind of electric current where amplitude drops to zero periodically normally B. f = np D. f = 2np
produced by rectifier circuits
A. alternating current 36. The difference between the peak positive value and the peak negative of an
B. varying direct current a.c. voltage is called the
C. damped alternating current A. maximum value C. average value
D. pulsating direct current B. effective value D. peak to peak value
29. ECE Board Exam April 2000 37. The greatest value attained during one half of the cycle is called the
If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, what is the rms A. peak value C. r.m.s. value
A. 16.2 V
voltage? C. 25.38 V B. average value D. effective value
B. 19.98 V D. 12.726 V
38. The root mean square (r.m.s.) value of a.c. is the same as
30. ECE Board Exam April 2001 A. instantaneous value C. effective value
In electronic circuit the current that flows over a capacitor B. average value D. maximum value
.
A. In phase with the voltage 39. The r.m.s. value of a sine wave is equal to
B. Leads the voltage by 180 degrees A. 0.637 maximum value C. 0.707 maximum value
C. Lags the voltage by 90 degrees B. 0.506 maximum value D. 1.414 maximum value
31. Two current
D. Leads thesources deliver
voltage by current to a common load. The first source
90 degrees
delivers a current whose equation is 25 sin 100πt amperes while the second 40. Form factor is defined as
delivers a current whose equation is 15 cos 100πt amperes. What is the rms A. r.m.s. value/peak value
value of the current in the load? B. maximum value/r.m.s. value
A. 29.15 A C. 20.6 A C. r.m.s. value/average value
B. 40 A D. 10 A D. effective value/ r.m.s. value
32. Two alternators A and B delivers 100 A and 150 A, respectively to a load. If 41. The value of form factor for a pure sine wave is
these currents are out of phase by 30 electrical degrees, determine the total A. 1.414 C. 0.707
current drawn by the load. B. 0.637 D. 1.11
A. 201.5 A C. 215.4 A
B. 250.0 A D. 241.8 A 42. The value of peak factor for a pure sine wave is
A. 1.414 C. 0.707
33. When using circuit laws and rules we must use B. 0.637 D. 1.11
A. maximum value C. effective value
B. average value D. peak to peak value 43. If the current and voltage are out of phase by 90, the power
is A. 1.1 VI C. Maximum
34. A 60 Hz frequency would cause an electric light B. minimum D. zero
to
A. turn on and off 120 times per second
44. If e1 = A sin t and e2 = B sin (t - ) then
B. flicker noticeable
C. turn on and off 180 times per second A. e1 lags e2 by  C. e2 lags e1 by 
D. turn on and off 60 times per second B. e2 leads e1 by  D. e1 leads e2 by 
35. The relationship between frequency f, number of revolutions per second n 45. Which of the following statements concerning the graph of figure below is
and pair of poles p is given by most correct?
A. infinite C. 0.5
3
B. zero D. unity
2
1 54. The frequency of a sinusoidal signal shown in figure
0 is
time
A. it represents ac
B. it represents dc
C. it represents half-wave rectified ac
D. it represents sum of ac and dc
46.Average value of a sine wave is √2 times the maximum value A. 500 Hz C. 25 kHz
A. True B. False B. 1 kHz D. 500 kHz
47. The equation for 25 cycles current sine wave having rms value of 30 55. The period of the voltage 2 cos 4500πt + 7 sin 7500πt
amperes will be is A. 2.51 s C. 2.51 ms
A. 30 sin 25t C. 30 sin 50t B. 2.51 ns D. 2.51 μs
B. 42.4 sin 25πt D. 42.4 sin 50πt
56. The a.c. system is preferred to d.c. system because
48. The voltage v = 90 cos (ωt – 161.5°) may be represented as a sine function
by A. a.c. voltages can easily be changed in magnitude
A. 90 sin (ωt + 18.5°) C. 90 sin (ωt + 71.5°) B. d.c. motors do not have fine speed control
B. 90 sin (ωt – 71.5°) D. 90 sin (ωt - 18.5°) C. high-voltage a.c. transmissions is less efficient
D. d.c. voltage cannot be used for domestic appliances
49. Which of the following frequencies has the longest period? 57. In a.c. system, we generate sine wave form because
A. 1 Hz C. 1 kHz
B. 10 Hz D. 100 kHz A. it can be easily drawn
B. it produces lest disturbance in electrical circuits
50. RMS value and the mean value is the same in case of C. it is nature’s standard
A. square wave D. other waves cannot be produced easily
B. sine wave 58. will work only on d.c. supply.
C. triangular wave A. Electric lamp C. Heater
D. half-wave rectified sine wave B. Refrigerator D. Electroplating
51. If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin 628t, the maximum value of voltage 59. will produce a.c. voltage.
and frequency are A. Friction C. Thermal energy
A. 100 V, 50 Hz C. 100 V, 100 Hz B. Photoelectric effect D. Crystal
B. 50√2 V, 50 Hz D. 50√2 V, 100 Hz 60. In Fig. 1.1, the component of flux that will contribute to e.m.f. in the coil is
52. When the sole purpose of an alternating current is to produce heat, the
selection of conductor is based on
A. average value of current C. rms value of current
B. peak value of current D. any of the above
53. The form factor of dc supply voltage is always

67. A sinusoidal current has a magnitude of 3 A at 120. Its maximum value will
Coil of N turns ω rad/sec be .
A. √3 A C. 2√3 A
φmax
B. √3/2 A D. 6 A
68. An alternating current given by i = 10 sin 314t. Measuring time from t = 0, the
Figure 1.1
time taken by the current to reach +10 A for the second time is .
A. max sin t C. max tan t A. 0.05 second C. 0.025 second
B. max cos t D. max cot t B. 0.1 second D. 0.02 second
61. In Fig. 1.1, the maximum e.m.f. induced in the coil is .
69. An a.c. generator having 10 poles and running at 600 r.p.m. will generate an
alternating voltage of frequency
ω rad/sec A. 25 Hz C. 50 Hz
Coil of N turns
B. 100 Hz D. 200 Hz
70. We have assigned a frequency of 50 Hz to power system because it

φmax
Figure 1.1 A. can easily be obtained
A. N max C. N max sin t B. gives best result when used for operating both lights and machinery
C. leads to easy calculation
B.  max D.  N max
D. none of the above
62. A coil is rotating in the uniform field of an 8-pole generator. In one revolution 71. An alternating voltage is given by v = 100 sin 314t volts. Its average value
of the coil, the number of cycles generated by the voltage is . will be .
A. one C. four A. 70.7 V C. 63.7 V
B. two D. eight B. 50 V D. 100 V
63. An alternating voltage is given by v = 20 sin 157t. The frequency of the 72. An alternating current whose average value is 1 A will produce 1A
alternating voltage is . d.c. under similar conditions.
A. 50 Hz C. 100 Hz A. less heat than C. the same heat as
B. 25 Hz D. 75 Hz B. more heat than D. none of the above
64. An alternating current is given by i = 10 sin 314t. The time taken to generate 73. A sinusoidal alternating current has a maximum value of Im. Its average value
two cycles of current is . will be .
A. 0.02 second C. 0.04 second
B. 0.01 second D. 0.05 second A. Im/ C. 2Im/
65. An alternating voltage is given by v = 30 sin 314t. The time taken by

B. Im/2 D. none of the above
the voltage to reach –30 V for the first time is .

A. 0.02 second C. 0.03 second 74. A.
The max.
area of a sinusoidal
value /2 wave over
C. amax.
half-cycle
value /is
B. 0.1 second D. 0.015 second B. 2 x max. value D. max. value / 2
66. A sine wave has a maximum value of 20 V. Its value at 135 is . 75. An alternating voltage is given by v = 200 sin 314t. Its r.m.s. value will be
A. 10 V C. 15 V
B. 14.14 V D. 5 V A. 100 V C. 141.4 V
B. 282.8 V D. 121.4 V
B. square D. triangular
76. The r.m.s. value of sinusoidally varying current is that of its average
value. 86. The peak factor of a sine wave form is .
A. more than C. same as A. 1.11 C. 2
B. less than D. none of the above B. 1.414 D. 1.5
77. Alternating voltages and currents are expresses in r.m.s. values because 87. When a 15-V square wave is connected across a 50-V a.c. voltmeter, it will
read .
A. they can be easily determined
B. calculations become very simple A. 15 V C. 15 /√2
C. they give comparison with d.c. B. 15 x √2 D. none of the above
D. none of the above 88. The breakdown voltage of an insulation depends upon value of
alternating voltage.
78. The average value of sin2 over a complete cycle is A. average C. peak
A. +1 C. ½ B. r.m.s. D. twice the r.m.s.
B. -1 D. zero
89. The peak factor of a half-wave rectified a.c. is .
79. The average value of sin over a complete cycle is . A. 1.57 C. 1.11
A. zero C. -1 B. 2 D. 1.4142
B. +1 D. ½
90. The form factor of a half-wave rectified a.c. is
80. An alternating current is given by i = Im sin . The average value of squared wave of A. 2 C. 1.414
this current over a complete cycle is B. 1.11 D. 1.57
A. Im/2 C. 2Im/
91. When 200 V sinusoidal peak-to-peak is connected across an a.c. voltmeter,
B. Im/ D. 2Im it will read
81. The form factor a sinusoidal wave is A. 141.4 V C. 70.7 V
A. 1.414 C. 2 B. 50 V D. none of the above
B. 1.11 D. 1.5
92. In Fig. 1.2, the wave that will produce maximum heat under the similar
82. The filament of a vacuum tube requires 0.4 A d.c. to heat it. The r.m.s. value conditions is .
of a.c. required is .
A. 0.4 x √2 C. 0.8 /√2
B. 0.4 / 2 A D. 0.4 A
83. A 100 V peak a.c. is as effective as d.c.

A. 100 V C. 70.7 V
B. 50 V D. none of the above
84. The form factor of a wave is 1.

A. sinusoidal C. triangular
B. square D. saw tooth
85. Out of the following wave is the

peakiest.
A. sinusoidal C. rectangular
i i
10 A 10 A 96. In Fig. 1.3, current is given by i = Im sin . The voltage equation will be .
i v
0 t 0 t
-10 A φ θ
-10 A
i i Figure 1.3
10 A 10 A
A. Vm sin  C. Vm sin ( - )
-10 A
0 t 0
B. Vm sin ( + ) D. Vm sin ( - 2)
97. The waveforms of voltage and current shown in Fig. 1.3 would exist in
circuit.
Figure 1.2 i v
A. square wave C. triangular wave

B. sinusoidal wave D. saw tooth wave φ θ
93. In Fig. 1.2, wave will have the highest average value.
i Figure 1.3
i A. a resistive C. an inductive
10 A 10 A
0 t 0 t
B. a capacitive D. none of the above
-10 A
-10 A 98. An alternating voltage or current is a .
A. scalar quantity C. phasor
i i B. vector quantity D. none of the above
10 A 10 A
99. Three parallel circuits take the following currents: i1 = 5 sin 314t, i2 = 30 sin (314t +
0 t 0
-10 A /2) and i3 = 25 sin (314t - /2). The expression for the resultant current
is 25 .sin (314t + /3)
A. C. 10 sin (314t - /6)
Figure 1.2 B. 5 sin (314t + /2)
D. 5√2 sin (314t + /4)
A. saw tooth C. triangular
B. square D. sinusoidal 100.The sum of the following two e.m.f’s will be
e1 = 10 sin t e2 = 10 cos t
94. The average value of a sinusoidal current is 100 A. Its r.m.s value is . A. 10 C. 14.14 cos t
A. 63.7 A C. 141.4 A B. 20 sin t D. 14.14 sin (t + /4)
B. 70.7 A D. 111 A
101.Each of the three coils generates an e.m.f. of 230 V. The e.m.f. of second
95. A current wave is given by i = 4 + 2√2sin 3 + 4√2sin 5. The r.m.s. value of current leads that of the first 120 and the third lags behind the first by the same
wave is . angle. The resultant e.m.f. across the series combination of the coils is .
A. 10 A C. √56 A A. 0 V C. 690 V
B. 6 A D. 5 A B. 230 V D. none of the above
102.In Fig. 1.4, I1 + I2 is equal to
107.In a pure resistive circuit, the instantaneous voltage and current are given
I2
by: v = 250 sin 314t volts
60° I3
6A
3A
4A
i = 10 sin 314t amperes
I1
The peak power in the circuit is
Figure 1.4 A. 1250 W C. 2500 W
A. 3A C. 9 A B. 25 W D. 250 W
B. 4.33 A D. 3.43 A
108.In a pure resistive circuit, the instantaneous voltage and current are given
by: v = 250 sin 314t volts
103.In Fig. 1.4, I2 + I3 is equal to i = 10 sin 314t amperes
The average power in the circuit
60° I2 A. 2500 W
is C. 25 W
3A I3
6A
I1 4A B. 250 W D. 1250 W
Figure 1.4 109.An alternating voltage v = Vm sin θ is applied to a pure inductive circuit. The
current equation will be
A. 7A C. 5 A A. i = Im sin θ C. i = Im sin(θ + 𝜋⁄2)
D. none of the above B. i = Im sin(𝛉 − 𝜋⁄2) D. i = Im sin(θ + 𝜋⁄4)
B. √13 A
104.In Fig. 1.5, E1 + E2 + E3 + E4 is equal to 110.The inductive reactance of a circuit is frequency.
A. directly proportional to C. independent of
E1 = 9 V
B. inversely proportional D. none of the above
E3 = 20 V
E2 = 24 V 111.Power absorbed in a pure inductive circuit is zero because

E4 = 6 V A. reactive component of current is zero
Figure 1.5 B. active component of current is maximum
A. 7V C. 20 V C. power factor of the circuit is zero
B. 5V D. none of the above D. reactive and active component of current cancel out
105.In Fig. 1.5, will have the least value. 112.An alternating voltage v = Vm sin θ is applied to a pure capacitive circuit. The
current equation will be
E1 = 9 V A. i = Im sin θ C. i = Im sin(θ + π⁄4)
E3 = 20 V B. i = Im sin(θ − π⁄2) D. i = Im sin(𝛉 + 𝛑⁄2)
E2 = 24 V
113.The capacitive reactance of a circuit is frequency.
E4 = 6 V
A. independent of
Figure 1.5 B. inversely proportional to
C. E1 + E2 - E3 – E4 C. directly proportional to
A. E1 + E2 + E3 + E4
D. -E1 + E4 D. none of the above
B. E1 + E2 + E3 – E4
106.In a pure resistive a.c. circuit, the frequency of power curve is that 114.An a.c. current given by i = 14.14 sin (t + /6) has an rms value of
of the circuit frequency. amperes and a phase of degrees.
A. half C. thrice A. 10, 30 C. 1.96, -30
B. twice D. same as B. 14.14, 180 D. 7.07, 210
123.The reactance offered by a capacitor to alternating current of frequency 50
Hz is 10 . If frequency is increased to 100 Hz reactance becomes
115.If e1 = A sin t and e2 = B sin (t – ), then
ohm.
A. e1 legs e2, by  C. e2 leads e1, by 
A. 20 C. 2.5
B. e2 lags e1 by  D.
e1 is in phase with e2 B. 5 D. 40
116.From the two voltage equations eA = Em sin 100t and eB = Em sin (100t +
/6), it is obvious that 124.A complex current wave is given by i = 5 + 5 sin 100t ampere. Its average
A. eA leads eB 30 value is ampere.
B. eB achieves its maximum value 1/600 second before eA does A. 10 C. √50
C. eB lags behind eA B. 0 D. 5
D. eA achieves its zero value 1/ 600 before eB
125.The current through a resistor has a wave form as shown in Fig. 1.6. The
117.The r.m.s. value a half-wave rectified current is 10 A, its value for full wave reading shown by a moving coil ammeter will be ampere.
rectification would be amperes. 5A
A. 20 C. 20/π
B. 14.14 D. 40/ i(t)
118.A resultant current is made of two components: a 10 A d.c. components and ωt

0 π 2π 3π
a sinusoidal component of maximum value 14.14 A. The average value of
the resultant current is amperes and r.m.s. value is amperes. Fig. 1.6
A. 0, 10 C. 10, 14.14 C. 5/π
B. 24, 24.14 D. 4.14, 100 A. 5/√2
D. 0
B. 2.5/√2
119.The r.m.s. value of sinusoidal ac current is equal to its value at an angle of 126.A constant current of 2.8 exists in a resistor. The rms value of current
degree. is A. 2.8 A C. 1.4 A
A. 60 C. 30 B. about 2 A D. undefined
B. 45 D. 90
127.The rms value of a half-wave rectified symmetrical square wave current of 2
120.Two sinusoidal currents are given by the equations: i1 = 10 sin (t + /3) and i2 = 15 sin A is
A. √2 A C. 1/√2 A
A. - /4).
(t 105 The phase difference between
C. them
15 is degrees.
B. 1 A D. √3 A
B. 75 D. 60
128.The rms value of the voltage v(t) = 3 + 4 cos (3t) is
121.A sine wave has a frequency of 50 Hz. Its angular frequency is
radian/second. A. √17 V C. 7V
A. 50/ C. 50π
B. 50/2 D. 100 B. 5 V D. (3 + 2√2)
129.The rms value of the resultant current in a wire which carries a dc current of
V
122.An a.c. current is given by i = 100 sin 100. It will achieve a value of 50 A after 10 A and a sinusoidal alternating current of peak value 20 A is
second. A. 14.1 A C. 22.4 A
A. 1/600 C. 1/1800 B. 17.3 A D. 30.0 A
B. 1/300 D. 1/900
130.For the triangular waveform in the figure, the rms value of voltage s equal
to
v
t
T/2 T 3T/2 2T 5T/2
A. C. 1/3 V A√3/2 A√1/3

√1/6 V A. C.
B. D. √2/3 V B. A√2/3 D. A√2
√1/3 V
131.The rms value of the periodic waveform given in the figure is 138.Which of the waveforms are having unity peak factor?
6A i i
A
A A
T/2 T
0 T/2 T t 0 π 2π 0 t
t
-A -A
-6 A
Fig. a Fig. b Fig. c
A. 2√6 A C. √4/3 A A. figure a and b C. figure a and c

D. 1.5 A B. figure b and c D. none of the above
B. 6√2 A
132.If i1 = 120 cos (100πt + 30°) and i1 = -0.1 cos (100πt + 100°) then i2 leads i1 by
139.The length of time between a point in one cycle to the same point of the next
. cycle of an AC wave is the .
A. -110 degrees C. -60 degrees A. frequency C. magnitude
B. 60 degrees D. 110 degrees B. period D. polarity
133.If v1 = sin (ωt + 30°) and v2 = -5 sin (ωt - 15°) then v1 leads v2 by . 140.In an experiment, a sinusoidal wave form is observed to complete 8 cycles in
A. 225 degrees C. 45 degrees 25 msec. Determine the frequency of the wave form.
B. 30 degrees D. none of the above A. 320 Hz C. 200 Hz
B. 40 Hz D. 64 Hz
134.The rms value of a rectangular wave of period T, having a value of +V for
a duration, T1 (<T) and –V for the duration T - T1 = T2 equals . 141.If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin 628t, the maximum value of voltage
A. V C. V/√2 and frequency is .
B. (T1 - T2)/T*V D. (T1/T2)* V A. 100 V, 50 Hz
C. 50√2 V, 50 Hz
B. 100 V, 100 Hz
135.The rms value of the voltage waveform v(t) = sin 10t + sin 20t is . D. 50√2 V, 100 Hz
A. 1 C. 1/√2 142.A sinusoidal voltage wave has an RMS value of 70.71 V and a frequency of
60 Hz. Determine the value of the voltage 0.0014 second after the wave
B. 1/2 D. √2 crosses the ωt axis.
136.For the voltage waveform v(t) = 2 + cos (ωt + 180°) find the ratio of A. 70.71 V C. 50 V
Vrms/Vave. B. 100 V D. 141.42 V
A. 3/2√2
C. π/2
D. π 143.An alternating current varying sinusoidally with frequency of 50 Hz has an
B. √3/2 RMS value of 20 A. At what time measured from the positive maximum value
137.The rms value of the periodic wave form e(t) shown in the figure is . will the instantaneous current be 14.14 A?
A. 1/600 sec C. 1/300 sec
B. 1/200 sec D. 1/400 sec
153.The effective value of v(t) = 100 + A sin ωt is known to be 103.1. The
144.The average value of the function i = 50 sin ωt + 30 sin 3ωt is equal to . amplitude A of the sine term is .
A. 31.8 A C. 38.2 A A. 25 C. 35.48
B. 25 A D. 51.43 A B. 4.85 D. 100
145.For 200 Vrms value triangular wave, the peak value is equal to . 154.An alternating current and a direct current flow simultaneously in the same
A. 200 V C. 282 V conductor. If the effective of the AC is 8 A and DC is 12 A, what will an AC
B. 222 V D. 346 V ammeter read when connected in the circuit?
A. 14.42 A C. 11.66 A
146.Determine the rms value of a semi-circular current wave which has a B. 12 A D. 16.49 A
maximum value of A.
A. 0.816A C. 0.866A 155.Find the reading of an AC voltmeter connected across the series source of
B. 0.23 A D. 0.707A 100 sin (ωt – π/2) and 100 sin ωt.
A. 100 C. 170.71
147.The rms value of a half-wave rectified current is 100 A. Its value for full-wave B. 130.65 D. 184.78
rectification would be amperes.
A. 141.4 A C. 200/π A 156.A voltage is given be v = 100 sin 314t. How long does it take this wave to
B. 200 A D. 400/π A complete one fourth of a cycle?
A. 20 ms C. 5 ms
148.A half-wave rectified sine wave has an average value of 100 amp. What is B. 10 ms D. 1 ms
the effective value?
A. 157 A C. 70.71 A 157.When a 15 V square wave is connected across a 50 volt AC voltmeter, it will
B. 444 A D. 100 read .
A. 21.21 V C. 15 V
149.The form factor of a half-wave rectified alternating current is . B. 10.61 V D. 9.55 V
A. 1.11 C. 1.73
B. 1.57 D. 1.0 158.Calculate the effective value of v(t) = 100 sin 400t + 50 sin 800t + 10 cos
1200t V.
150.Three alternating currents are given by i1 = 141 sin (ωt + 45°) A; i2 = 30 sin (ωt +
A. 79.5 V C. 112.25 V
B. 57.9 V D. 121. 52 V
90°) A; i3 = 20 cos (ωt – 120°) A. Find the equation of the resultant current.
A. 167.4 sin (ωt + 45.66°) C. 143.8 sin (ωt + 51.4°) 159.The magnetic field energy of an inductor changes from maximum value to
B. 74.6 sin ωt D. 64.7 sin (ωt – 30°) minimum value in 5 ms when connected to an ac source. The frequency of
the source is
151.The maximum value of a sine wave AC voltage which will produce heat in a A. 20 Hz C. 200 Hz
resistor at the same average rate as 115 V of direct current is . B. 50 Hz D. 500 Hz
A. 81.3 V C. 162.6 V
B. 115 V D. 230 V 160.Non-sinusoidal waveforms are made up of
A. different sinusoidal waveforms
152.A sinusoidal voltage source has a peak value of 150 volts. What equivalent B. fundamental and even harmonics
DC voltage source would produce the same heating effect in a 1-ohm C. fundamental and odd harmonics
resistor? D. even and odd harmonics only
A. 15 V C. 95 V
B. 212 V D. 106 V 161.The positive and negative halves of a complex wave are symmetrical when
A. it contains even harmonics
B. phase difference between even harmonics and fundamental is 0 or π 169.One complete revolution of a conductor loop through a magnetic field is
C. it contains odd harmonics called a(n)
D. phase difference between even harmonies and fundamental is either π/2 A. octave C. cycle
or 3π/2 B. decade D. alternation
170.For a sine wave, one half cycle is often called a(n)

162.The r.m.s. value of the complex voltage given by 𝑣 = 16√2 sin 𝜔𝑡 + A. alternation C. octave
B. harmonic D. period
A. sin√3𝜔𝑡
12√220 2 is C. 28√2
B. 20 D. 192
171.For a sine wave, the number of complete cycles per second is called
the A. period C. frequency
163.In a 3-phase system, th harmonic has negative phase sequence of
B. wavelength D. phase angle
RBY.
A. 9 C. 5
172.To compare the phase angle between two waveforms, both must have
B. 13 D. 15 A. the same amplitude C. different frequency
B. the same frequency D. both A and B
164.A complex current wave is given by the equation 𝑖 = 14 sin 𝜔𝑡 + 2 sin
5𝜔𝑡. The r.m.s. value of the current is ampere. 173.The value of alternating current or voltage that has the same heating effect
A. 16 C. 10
as a corresponding dc value is known as the
B. 12 D. 8 A. peak value C. rms value
B. average value D. peak-to-peak value
165.When pure inductive coil is fed by a complex voltage wave, its current
wave 174.For an ac waveform, the period refers to
A. has larger harmonic content A. the number of complete cycles per second
B. is more distorted B. the length of time required to complete one cycle
C. is identical with voltage wave C. the time it takes for the waveform to reach its peak value
D. shows less distortion D. none of the above
166.A complex voltage wave is applied across a pure capacitor. As compared to
the fundamental voltage, the reactance offered by the capacitor to the third
175.The wavelength of a radio wave is
harmonic voltage would be
A. inversely proportional to its frequency
A. nine times C. one-third B. directly proportional to its frequency
B. three times D. one-ninth C. inversely proportional to its amplitude
D. unrelated to its frequency
167.Which of the following harmonic voltage components in a 3-phase system
would be in phase with each other? 176.Unless indicated otherwise, all sine wave ac measurements are in
A. 3rd, 9th, 15th etc. A. peak-to-peak values C. rms values
B. 7th, 13th, 19th etc.
B. peak values D. average values
C. 5th, 11th, 17th etc.
D. 2nd, 4th, 6th etc.
A. unit step voltage is applied across an inductor. The current through the
inductor will be
168.An alternating voltage is one that A. zero for all time
A. varies continuously in magnitude B. a step function
B. reverses periodically in polarity C. a ramp function
C. never varies in magnitude
D. a delta (impulse) function
D. both A and B
B. C and 25 F D. C and 1 F
A. ramp current flowing through an initially relaxed capacitor will result in a
voltage across it that 184.What is the rms value of a square wave with an amplitude of 10 A and
A. varies inversely with time frequency of 1 Hz?
B. remains constant A. 0 A C. 5 A
C. varies directly with time B. 10 A D. 7.07 A
D. varies as the square of time
185.What is the frequency in kHz of a radio signal whose wavelength is 15
179.The voltage v(t) = t u(t) volts is connected across a 1 H inductor having an m? A. 10,000 C. 15,000
initial current of -1 A. The net current will be zero at time t equal to B. 20,000 D. 20,500
A. 0
C. √2 seconds B. SERIES CIRCUITS
B. 1/√2 seconds D. 1 seconds 186.REE Board Exam September 2003
180.A voltage waveform v (t) = 12t2 is applied across 1H Inductor for t ≥ 0, with The following are in series R = 1,000 Ω, L = .100 μH and C = 20,000 pF. The
initial current through it being zero. The current through the inductor for t ≥ voltage across the circuit is 100 V, 60 kHz. What is the total impedance
0 is given by expressed in ohms?
A. 12t C. 12t3 A. 1882 ohms C. 2132 ohms
B. 1000 ohms D. 1885 ohms
B. 24t D. 4 t3
187.REE Board Exam October 2000
181.It is desired to have a constant direct current i(t) through the ideal inductor L. A series circuit has an applied voltage of v = 220 sin (ωt + 30°) and draws
The nature of the voltage source v(t) must a current of i = 10 sin (ωt - 30°). What is the average power and power factor
A. constant voltage of the circuit?
B. linearly increasing voltage
A. 1,905 W, 86.6% lagging C. 2,200 W, 100%
C. an ideal impulse
B. 1,905 W, 86.6% lagging D. 1,100 W, 50% lagging
D. exponentially increasing voltage
188.REE Board Exam September 2001
182.For the current and voltage waveforms, identify the element & its value. A coil has an impedance of 75.4 Ω when connected a across a source of 60
Hz. The same coil yields an impedance of 54.8 Ω when connected across a
source having a different frequency of 30 Hz. What is the coil’s inductance?
A. 245.7 mH C. 158.6 mH
B. 512.8 mH D. 341.7 mH
A. L, 25 H C. L, 2 H 189.REE Board Exam April 1996

B. C, 25 F D. C, 2 F A circuit consists of a 4 ohms resistor and a 300 μF capacitor in series. It is
connected across a 60 Hz voltage source with a 500 V peak voltage. What is
183.The voltage and current waveforms for an element are shown in the figure. the phasor form of the current?
Find the circuit element and its value. A. 𝐼 = 19.57∠57.5° A C. 𝐼 = 36. 5∠65. 7° A
B. 𝐼 = 8.84∠73.2° A D. 𝐼 = 10.5∠65.7° A

Find the power in a circuit if i(t) = 10 sin (ωt - 30) and v(t) = 220 sin (ωt
+ 30).
A. 550 watts C. 1900 watts
A. L and 25 H C. L and 1 H B. 2200 watts D. 1500 watts
A current of 10 A and a power factor of 0.8 lagging is taken form a single
191.REE Board Exam April 1997 phase 250 volt supply. The reactive power of the system is
A current of 2.5 A flows through a series circuit consisting of a 100 Ω resistor A. 1500 vars C. 2500 vars
and an unknown capacitor across a source of 460 V, 50 Hz. What is the B. 2000 vars D. none of these
value of the capacitive reactance?
A. XC = 91.86 Ω C. XC = 154.45 Ω 198.REE Board Exam October 1996
B. XC = 39.19 Ω D. XC = 184.0 Ω The resistor of 6 Ω and unknown impedance coil in series draws 12 A from a
120 V, 60 Hz line. If the real power taken from the line is 1152 watts, what is
192.REE Board Exam April 1995 the coil inductance?
In a series RC circuit the voltage across the capacitor and the resistor are 60 A. 15.9 mH C. 20 mH
volts and 80 volts respectively. The total voltage is B. 10 mH D. 1.59 mH
A. 70 C. 140
B. none of these D. 100 199.REE Board Exam April 1997
Determine the power factor angle in the series circuit which consists of R =
193.EE Board Exam October 1984 25 Ω, L = 0.2 H, across a power supply of 200 V, 30 Hz.
An industrial coil has a resistance of 32 ohms and reactance of 24 ohms and A. 36.4° C. 52.4°
rated 440 volts at 60 Hz. A factory will connect the coil to a 440 V, 50 Hz B. 46.4° D. 56.4°
supply. Solve for the value of a series resistor needed to avoid over-current
condition. 200.EE Board Exam April 1993
A. 2.07 ohms C. 2.44 ohms The impedance coils absorbs 250 watts when connected across 220 V, 60
B. 2.64 ohms D. 2.25 ohms Hz mains. It is then connected across 110 V, 25 Hz mains and also absorbs
250 watts. What is the inductance of the coil?
194.REE Board Exam October 1998 A. 0.125 H C. 0.154 H
Two relays each with 20 ohms resistance and 0.16 H inductance are B. 0.149 H D. 0.163 H
connected in series. What is the equivalent impedance?
A. 20 + j102.2 Ω C. 40 + j120.63 Ω 201.REE Board Exam September 2001
B. 20 + j95.32 Ω D. 40 + j25.32 Ω In laboratory experiment, the impedance of the coil was obtained at 60 Hz
and 30 Hz. These are 75.48 ohms and 57.44 ohms respectively. What is the
195.EE Board Exam October 1990 inductance of the coil?
An inductive coil takes a current of 2 A and consumes 160 W when A. 150 mH C. 42.5 mH
connected to a 240 V ac supply. A second coil when connected across the B. 182.5 mH D. 2.1 mH
same supply takes 3 A and 500 W. Find the total power when the two coils
are connected in series to this supply, 202.REE Board Exam September 2002
A. 144.56 W C. 150.22 W A 10 ohms inductive resistor is connected in series with an unknown
B. 134.31 W D. 128.35 W capacitance. At 60 Hz the impedance of the circuit is 10 + j11.72 ohms. At 30
Hz the impedance of the circuit is 10 – j5 ohms. What is the value of L in
196.EE Board Exam October 1985 millihenrys?
A coil draws 1875 watts when connected to a 150 V dc source. It consumes A. 50 C. 100
30.72 watts when use on a 240 V, 60 Hz ac source. Find the inductance of B. 500 D. 250
the coil.
A. 0.0255 H C. 0.0153 H 203.REE Board Exam April 1995
B. 0.0341 H D. 0.0240 H An impedance coil takes 10 A and absorbs 250 W when connected across
a 220 V, 60 Hz source. What power will it absorb when connected across
197.REE Board Exam October 1994 110 V, 25 Hz mains?
A. 539 W C. 439 W
B. 239 W D. 339 W A. 15.6 – j15.6 Ω C. 19.1 – j11.1 Ω
B. 15.6 + j15.6 Ω D. 11.0 + j19.1 Ω
204.EE Board Exam October 1984
An industrial coil has a resistance of 32 ohms and a reactance of 24 ohms 211.EE Board Exam April 1990
and rated 440 volts at 60 Hz. A factory will connect the coil to a 440 V, 50 Hz A series resistance-capacitance (R-C) circuit is connected to a 230 volt 60
supply. How much percentage over-current will the coil suffer? cycle source. If the power taken by the circuit is 4,800 watts and the voltage
A. 5% C. 6% drop across the resistor is 115 volts, calculate the capacitance of the
B. 10% D. 8% capacitor.
A. 540 μF C. 556 μF
205.REE Board Exam March 1998 B. 530 μF D. 503 μF
A 25 Ω resistor connected in series with a coil of 50 Ω resistance and 150
mH inductance. What is the power factor of the circuit? 212.REE Board Exam March 1998
A. 85% C. 90% A 50 μF and 100 μF capacitors are connected in series and across a 100 sin
B. 80%D. 75% (ωt + 30°) voltage. Write the equation of the current.
A. 1.26 sin (ωt + 120°) A C. 5.65 sin (ωt + 120°) A
206.REE Board Exam April 1997 B. 1.26 sin (ωt + 90°) A D. 5.56 sin (ωt + 90°) A
A current of 2.5 A flows through a series circuit consisting of a 100 ohm
resistor and an unknown capacitor across a source of 460 V, 50 Hz. What is 213.EE Board Exam April 1993
the value of the capacitive reactance? A 100∠0° V, 120 Hz generator and a 80∠0° V, 60 Hz generator are
A. XC = 91.86 Ω C. XC = 154.45 Ω connected in series with a 60 V battery and a coil. The resistance and
B. XC = 39.19 Ω D. XC = 184 Ω inductance of the coil are 3  and 2.65 mH, respectively. Determine the rms
current of the coil.
207.REE Board Exam October 1998 A. 42.54 A C. 43.55 A
The ohmic resistance of a large magnetic contactor is measured to be 20 B. 44.24 A D. 40.44 A
ohms. A 230 V is impressed on the contractor and the current is taken as 3.2
A. Neglecting core loss, determine the inductance of the contractor in mH? 214.REE Board Exam October 1996
A. 261 C. 183 A series circuit composed of 100-ohm resistor and a 20-microfarad capacitor
B. 315 D. 251 connected across a 240-V, 60 Hz line. Which of the following answers is
WRONG?
208.REE Board Exam March 1998 A. the impedance of the circuit is 167 ohms
A load of 20 + j35 Ω is connected across a 220 V source. Determine the B. angle between the current and the voltage vectors is 53.1 degrees
power factor and the VARS. C. the resulting current is 0.723 ampere
A. 49.6%, 1042 vars C. 85.3%, 975 vars D. the voltage across the resistance is 144.6 volts
B. 52.2%, 1023 vars D. 42.3%, 1087 vars
215.REE Board Exam April 1994
209.EE Board Exam October 1990 A capacitance is connected to a 115-V, 25 Hz mains and takes 5 A. What
Find the total impedance in rectangular form for the following three series current will it take when the capacitance and the frequency are both
impedances: doubled?
12∠10° ohm, 25∠15° ohm, 34∠26°ohm. A. 2.5 A C. 20 A
A. 66.52 + j23.46 Ω C. 74.31 + j21.56 Ω B. 5 A D. 10 A
B. 68.34 + j20.54 Ω D. 67.70 + j22.04 Ω
210.REE Board Exam October 1997 A capacitor is rated 100 kVAR, 380 V, 50 Hz, What will its rating be at 60 Hz,
An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (ωt – 30°) A from a voltage, v = 220 220 V?
sin (ωt + 30°) V. What is the impedance? A. 50 kVAR C. 90.9 kVAR
B. 40 kVAR D. 57.7 kVAR The term used for an out-of-phase, non-productive power associated with
inductors and capacitors?
217.REE Board Exam October 1992 A. peak envelope power C. true power
A resistor and a capacitor are connected in series across a supply of 250 V. B. effective power D. reactive power
When the supply frequency is 50 Hz the current in the circuit is 5 A. When
the supply frequency is 60 Hz, the current is 5.8 A. Find the value of the 224.ECE Board Exam November 2001
capacitance. What is the capacitive reactance of a 33 microfarad capacitor at 6500
A. 58.3 μF C. 60.2 μF A. 7.4 0hms
Hz? C. 0.74 ohms
B. 69.1 μF D. 70.2 μF B. 96 0hms D. 1122 ohms
218.EE Board Exam October 1993 225.ECE Board Exam November 1999
A series circuit composed of a 0.2 Henry inductor and a 74-microfarad The power dissipated across the resistance in an AC circuit.
capacitor is connected to a 60 V variable frequency source. At what A. true power C. reactive power
frequency is the current be 4 amperes with a lagging power factor? B. real power D. apparent power
A. 50 Hz C. 48 Hz
B. 51 Hz D. 49 Hz 226.ECE Board Exam April 2000
What is the capacitive reactance of a 33 microfarad capacitor at 500
219.REE Board Exam October 1998 A. 1,000,000 ohms
Hz? C. 0 ohms
The maximum instantaneous voltage and current output of an alternator are B. 144 ohms D. 9.55 ohms
300 V and 20 A, respectively. What is the power output in watts if the voltage
leads the current by 30°? 227.ECE Board Exam November 1998
A. 2598 C. 5196 What is the reactance of a 25 mH coil at 600 Hz?
B. 3000 D. 6000 A. 0.011 ohm C. 785 ohms
B. 94,000 ohms D. 94 ohms
A 50-microfarad is connected in series with a coil having 50 ohms resistance 228.ECE Board Exam April 1999
and 150 mH inductance. The source voltage is 100 sin (ωt – 120°) V. What is Ignoring capacitance effects, what is the impedance of a 250 mH coil with an
the maximum power? internal resistance of 55 ohms at 60 Hz?
A. 199 watts C. 212 watts A. 149.2 ohms C. 94.2 ohms
B. 147 watts D. 165 watts B. 109 ohms D. 10,900 ohms
221.REE Board Exam October 1997 229.ECE Board Exam November 1999
An impedance draws a current i = 10 cos (ωt – 30°) A from a voltage v = 220 Ignoring any inductive effects, what is the impedance of RC series capacitor
sin ωt. What is the maximum power? made up of a 56 kilo ohms resistor and a 0.033 μF capacitor at a signal
A. 2200 watts C. 190.5 watts frequency of 450 Hz?
B. 1100 watts D. 1320 watts A. 66,730  C. 10,730 
B. 57,019  D. 45,270 
An incandescent lamp load generally considered to be made up of resistors 230.ECE Board Exam April 2000
take 4.8 kW from a 120 V ac source. The instantaneous maximum value of Assuming an ideal capacitor, with no leakage, what is the capacitive
power is reactance of 10 microfarad capacitance of DC (0 Hz)?
A. 4800 W C. 480 W A. 0 ohms
B. 2400 W D. 9600 W B. 16000 ohms
C. 1,000,000 ohms
223.ECE Board Exam November 1998 D. infinite capacitive reactance
the reading of a voltmeter connected across the capacitor is 80 V. Calculate
231.ECE Board Exam April 1998 the values of R and C.
The impedance in the study of electronics is represented by resistance and A. 66 Ω & 30 μF C. 30 Ω & 66 μF
B. 30 Ω & 60 μF D. 36 Ω & 60 μF
A. Reactance
B. Capacitance 238.A series circuit consisting of a 66.2 μF capacitor and a variable resistor. For
C. Inductance what two values of resistance will the power taken by the circuit be 172.8
D. Inductance and capacitance watts, if the impressed 60-cycle emf is 120 volts?
A. 85.33 & 3.33 ohms C. 5.33 & 3.0 ohms
232.ECE Board Exam November 2000 B. 53.33 & 30 ohms D. 83.33 & 5.33 ohms
One of the following satisfies the condition of Ohm’s Law
A. Application to metals which heated up due to flow of current over them 239.A series circuit composed of 0.2 H inductor and a 74 μF capacitor is
connected to a 60 V variable frequency source. At what frequency will the
B. Application to AC circuit having its impedance used in place of resistance current be 4 A with lagging power factor?
C. Application to semiconductor A. 47.767 Hz C. 60 Hz
D. Application to vacuum radio valves B. 74.68 Hz D. 50 Hz
233.The effective voltage across a circuit element is (20 + j10) and the effective 240.A 30 ohm resistor is connected in parallel with an inductor of inductive
current through the element is 4 – j3 A. Calculate the true and reactive power reactance XL. The combination is then connected in series with a capacitor of
taken by the element.
A. 50 watts & 100 vars lagging reactance XC. What is the value of XL and XC if the total impedance is 1.92 ohms?
B. 50 watts & 100 vars leading A. 7.84 and 7.34 C. 44.8 and 84.21
C. 110 watts & 20 vars lagging B. 47.4 and 47.3 D. 84.7 and 34.7
D. 110 watts & 20 vars leading
241.An impedance of 100 Ω resistance and an unknown inductance is connected
234.The voltage across a given circuit is 75 + j50 V. What is the power supplied across the capacitor. The resulting impedance is a pure resistance of 500
to the circuit if the current through it is (8 – j5) A? Ω if ω = 105 rad/sec. Calculate the values of inductor and capacitor.
A. 850 W C. 750 W A. 1 μF & 2 mH C. 7 μF & 3 mH
B. 550 W D. 350 W B. 5 μF & 1 mH D. 0.04 μF & 2 mH
235.Find average power in a resistance R = 10 ohms if the current in series form 242.The voltage across the resistor, inductor and capacitor in series is 60 V, 90
is i = 10 sin ωt + 5 sin 3ωt + 2 sin 5ωt amperes. V and 10 V respectively. What is the voltage across this circuit?
A. 65.4 watts C. 546 watts A. 160 V C. 100 V
B. 645 watts D. 5.46 watts B. 140 V D. 50 V
236.Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-ohm non-inductive resistor. 243.The open circuit voltage of an alternator is 127 V and its internal impedance
What is the equation of the voltage and resulting current? is 10∠10° Ω. Find the voltage across a load of 30∠ − 30° Ω.
A. e = 398.4 sin 60t and i = 21.6 sin 60t A. 100∠ − 9. 7° V C. 79∠ − 10° V
B. e = 325.5 sin 377t and i = 21.6 sin 377t B. 97∠ − 10° V D. 100∠ − 7.9° V
C. e = 230 sin 377t and i = 15.3 sin 377t
D. e = 230 sin 120t and i = 15.3 sin 120t 244.The maximum values of alternating voltage and current are 400 V and 20 A,
respectively. In a circuit connected to 50 Hz supply and these quantities are
237.A resistor R and a capacitor C are connected in series across a 100 V, 60 sinusoidal. The instantaneous values of voltage and current are 283 V and
cycle source. The reading of an ammeter connected in the circuit is 2 A and 10 A respectively at t = 0 both increasing positively. What is power factor of
the circuit?
A. 0.707 C. 0.85 A. 4W C. 300 W
B. 0.83 D. 0.965 B. 596 W D. 296 W
245.The potential difference measured across a coil is 4.5 V, when it carries a 252.A resistor and a coil are connected in series with a voltage source. If the
direct current of 9 A. The same coil when carries an alternating current of 9 voltage across the coil is 10 sin (866t + 70°) V and the current flowing
A at 25 Hz, the potential difference is 24 V. Find the power when it is through the resistor is 2 cos (866t – 80°) A, what is the resistance of the coil?
supplied by 50 V, 50 Hz supply. A. 4.92 Ω C. 5 Ω
A. 45 W C. 63 W B. 2.5 Ω D. 4.33 Ω
B. 54 W D. 30 W
253.A coil has a resistance of 6 ohms and an inductance of 0.02 H. When a non-
246.Two coils A and B are connected in series across a 240 V, 50 Hz supply. inductive resistor is connected in series with the coil, the current drawn when
The resistance of A is 5 Ω and the inductance of B is 0.015 H. If the input connected to 220 V DC source is equal to the current drawn by the coil alone
from the supply is 3 kW and 2 kVAR, find the inductance of A and resistance across a 220 V, 60 Hz source. Determine the resistance of the non-inductive
of B. resistor.
A. 0.0132 H & 8.3 Ω C. 0.026 H & 12 Ω A. 3.63 Ω C. 3.69 Ω
B. 0.215 H & 3.8 Ω D. 0.031 H & 5.3 Ω B. 6.39 Ω D. 3.96 Ω
247.A current of 5 A flows through a non-inductive resistance in series with a 254.A series RL circuit has L = 0.02 H and an impedance of 17.85 Ω. When a
choking coil when supplied at 250 V, 50 Hz. If the voltage across the sinusoidal voltage is applied, the current lags the voltage by 63.5°. What is
resistance is 120 V and across the coil is 200 V, calculate the power the value of the angular frequency?
absorbed by the coil in watts. A. 400 rad/sec C. 600 rad/sec
A. 168.75 W C. 51.37 W B. 500 rad/sec D. 800 rad/sec
B. 137.5 W D. 75.31 W
255.A 50  resistance is connected in series with a coil having 25  resistance
248.A single phase, 7.46 kW motor is supplied from a 400 V, 50 Hz AC mains. If and 150 mH inductance. The circuit is connected to a voltage source of 200
its efficiency is 85% and the power factor is 0.8 lagging, find the reactive sin t. Calculate the instantaneous current.
component of the input current. A. 2.9 sin t C. 2.1 sin (t – 37)
A. 16.46 A C. 27.43 A B. 1.7 sin (t + 37) D. 5.11 sin (t - 37)
B. 21.95 A D. 21 A
256.A coil having a resistance of 25  and an inductance of 150 mH is
249.A series RLC circuit consists of 20 ohms resistance, 0.2 H inductance and connected in series with a 80 F capacitor across a voltage source of
an unknown capacitance. What is the value of the capacitance if the circuit
200 sin 377t. What is its instantaneous current?
has a leading angle of 45° at 60 Hz?
A. 35.18 μF C. 27.8 μF A. 5.84 cos (377t - 43) C. 5.84 sin (377t + 43)
B. 47.9 μF D. 30.7 μF B. 5.84 sin 377t D. 5.84 sin (377t - 43)
250.A 3 HP, 120 V, 60 Hz induction motor operating at 80% efficiency and 0.866 257.A coil with a 15  resistance is connected in series with a capacitor. At 60
lagging power factor is to be used temporarily with 240 V, 60 Hz source. Hz source, the impedance is measured at 15 + j11.27  while in 30 Hz
What resistance in series with the motor will be required for the motor to source it is measured as 15 – j7.24 . Calculate the inductance of the coil.
have 120 V across its terminals at full load? A. 52.7 mH C. 41.2 mH
A. 6.68 Ω C. 13.76 Ω B. 65.8 mH D. 11.27 mH
B. 4.77 Ω D. 9.54 Ω
258.An impedance coil has a resistance and inductance of 20 ohms and 0.05
251.A circuit draws a current of (3 – j8) A from a source of (100 + j37) V. Find the H respectively. What value of dc voltage can be applied to the coil in order
true power of the circuit. that it will take the same power from a 220 V 60 Hz mains?
A. 188 V C. 160 V
B. 220 V D. 120 V B. impedance, resistance
C. current, resistance
259.A ½ HP, 110 V, 60 Hz, single-phase induction motor has an efficiency of D. impedance, inductance
88% and a power factor of 0.707 lagging at rated load. This motor is to be
connected temporarily on a 220 V, 60 Hz line. Determine the resistance 266.The phase angle of a series RL circuit is the angle between the
required to be placed in series with the motor in order to prevent the machine phasor and the phasor.
from experiencing overcurrent? A. resistance, inductive reactance
A. 25.2 ohms C. 19.5 ohms B. resistance, impedance
B. 23.5 ohms D. 27.6 ohms C. inductive reactance, impedance
260.Two coils A and B known to have the same resistance are connected in
series across a 110 V, 60 cycle line. The current and power delivered by the 267. The phase angle of a series RL circuit may be computed as
source are respectively 4.1 A and 300 W. If the voltage across coil A is or
twice that across coil B, calculate the inductance of coil B. .
A. 8.63 mH C. 9.02 mH A. cos-1 R/XL, sin-1 XL/R, tan-1 R/Z
B. 7.36 mH D. 4.49 mH B. cos-1 R/Z, sin-1 XL/R, tan-1 R/XL
C. cos-1 Z/XL, sin-1 R/Z, tan-1 XL/R
261.The total voltage in a series RL circuit the current by an angle . D. cos-1 R/Z, sin-1 XL/Z, tan-1 XL/R
A. lags, of 90
B. lags, between 0 and 90 268. In the circuit of figure shown the effective value of the resistor voltage is
C. leads, between 0 and 90 volts.
D. leads, between 90 and 180 5Ω 5Ω
262.In a series RL circuit, the inductor current the resistor current. Eeff. = 10 V
A. lags C. leads
B. is equal D. is negative A. 5√2 C. 5/√2
B. 5 D. 10
263.The impedance triangle is similar to the triangle with the resistance
phasor in place of the
269.A(n) stores and returns energy to a circuit while a(n) dissipates
A. current, resistor current
energy.
B. current, resistor voltage
A. resistor, impedance C. inductor, resistor
C. voltage, impedance
B. resistor, inductor D. inductor, reactance
D. voltage, resistor voltage
270.For an RL circuit, the power factor cannot be less than or greater than
264.In the impedance triangle the inductive reactance and impedance phasor are
.
analogous to the and phasor respectively in the voltage triangle. A. 0, 1 C. 0, -1
A. inductive voltage, total voltage
B. 1, 0 D. –1, 0
B. inductive current, total current
C. inductive voltage, resistive current
271.The voltage across a capacitor the current through it by .
D. inductive current, resistive current
A. lags, 45 C. leads, 0
265.In a series RL circuit, phasor diagram, total voltage may be represented by B. lags, 90 D. leads, 90
the phasor and the resistor voltage may be represented by the
voltage. 272.If the resistance in a series RC circuit is increased the magnitude of the
A. current, voltage phase angle
A. increases B. 0.5 D. 0.0
B. remains the same
C. decreases 280.The power dissipated in the circuit shown is watts.
D. changes to an indeterminate manner 30 Ω 40 Ω
273.In a series RC circuit, the current the total voltage by an angle.

A. lags, of 45 Eeff. = 100 V
B. lags of 0
C. leads, between 0 and 90
D. leads, of 90 A. 60 C. 100
B. 80 D. 120
274.The resistance phasor for a series RC circuit points to the right. The
capacitive reactance phasor points while the diagonal of the 281.The net reactance in an RLC circuit is
rectangle having there two phasors as sides represents the . A. XL C. XC
A. up, impedance C. down, impedance B. XC – XL D. XL - XC
B. left, current D. up, total voltage
282.The impedance of a series RLC circuit is .
275.The phase angle for a series RC circuit is defined as the angle between the A. √R2 + X2 + X2 C. √R2 + (X + X )2
and the phasors. L C
L
A. current, resistance voltage B. √R2 + X2 − X2
C
D. √R2 + (XL − XC)2
B. current, total voltage L C
C. resistance voltage, capacitor voltage
D. R, XC 283.In a series RC circuit, the voltage across the capacitor and the resistor are
60 V and 80 V respectively. The input voltage should be
276.The phase angle for a series RC circuit may be computed as the angle A. 70∠45° V C. 105∠ − 42° V
between the and the phasors. B. 100∠ − 37° V D. 108∠ − 60° V
A. resistance, impedance
B. resistance, reactance 284.The transient current are due to
C. resistance, impedance A. voltage applied to circuit
D. none of the above B. resistance of the circuit
C. impedance of the circuit
277.If a series RC circuit with 10 ohms and XC = 10 ohms carries a current of 1 ampere D. changes in stored energy in inductance and capacitance
effective value the resistor voltage is volts effective and the
capacitor voltage is volts effective. 285.To a highly inductive circuit, a small capacitance is added in series. The
A. 10/√2, 10/√2 C. 10√2, 10√2 angle between voltage and current will
B. 10, 10 D. 5, 10 A. increase
B. decrease
278.The power dissipated in a series RL circuit with R =10 ohms and XC = 10 ohms C. remain nearly the same
carrying an effective current of 3 amps is watts. D. become indeterminant
A. 30 C. 90
B. 30√2 D. 90√2 286.In a series R-L circuit. VL VR by degrees.
A. lags, 45 C. leads, 90
279.The magnitude of the power factor of an RC circuit with R = 10 ohms, XC = 10 B. lags, 90 D. leads, 45
ohms. I = 2 amp effective is .
A. 1 C. 0.707 287.The voltage applied across an R-L circuit is equal to of VR and VL.
A. arithmetic sum C. phasor sum
B. R=0 D. XC < XL
B. algebraic sum D. sum of the squares
296.In an a.c. circuit, the ratio of kW/kVA represents
288.The power in an a.c. circuit is given by A. power factor C. form factor
A. VI cos φ C. B. load factor D. diversity factor
I² Z
B. VI sin φ D. 297.If p.f. of a circuit is unity, its reactive power is
289.The p.f.
I² XLof an R-C circuit is A. a maximum C. zero
A. often zero B. equal to I²R D. a negative quantity
B. between zero and 1
C. always unity 298.An R-L-C circuit has R = 10 Ω, XL = 20 Ω and XC = 30 Ω. The impedance of the circuit
D. between zero and -1.0 is given by the expression.
A. Z = 10 + j20 C. Z = 10 – j20
290.Which phasor diagram is correct for a series R-C circuit? B. Z = 10 + j50 D. Z = -10 + j20
V I 299.An alternating voltage e = 200 sin 314t is applied to a device which offers an
I I
V V V ohmic resistance of 20 Ω to the flow of current in one direction while entirely
I preventing the flow in the opposite direction. The average value of current
Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 will be
A. 5 A C. 1.57 A
A. Figure 1 C. Figure 3
B. 3.18 A D. 1.10 A
B. Figure 2 D. Figure 4
300.A 10 mH inductor carries a sinusoidal current of 1 A rms at a frequency of 50
291.In an R-L-C circuit, v(t) = 20 sin (314t + 5π/6) and i(t) = 10 sin (314t + 2π/3).
Hz. The average power dissipated by the inductor is
The p.f. of the circuit is and power drawn is watt. A. 0 W C. 0.5 W
A. 0.5 lead, 200 C. 0.866 lead, 173.2
B. 0.25 W D. 1.0 W
B. 0.886 lag, 186.6 D. 0.5 lag, 50
301.A circuit component that opposes the change in circuit voltage
292.The input of an a.c. circuit having p.f. of 0.8 lagging is 20 kVA. The power
is A. resistance C. inductance
drawn by the circuit is kW. B. capacitance D. all of the above
A. 12 C. 16
B. 20 D. 8 302.Power loss in an electrical circuit can take place in
A. inductance only
293.The power factor of an a.c. circuit is given by
B. capacitance only
A. cosine of the phase angle C. inductance and resistance
B. tangent of the phase angle
D. resistance only
C. the ratio R/XL
D. the ratio XL/Z 303.A circuit of zero lagging power factor behaves as
A. an inductive circuit C. R-L circuit
294.In series R-L-C circuit, R = 100 Ω, XL = 300 Ω and XC = 200 Ω. The phase angle Φ
B. a capacitive circuit D. R-C circuit
of the circuit is degrees.
A. 0 C. 45
304.In an R-L series circuit the power factor is
B. 90 D. -45 A. leading C. zero
B. lagging D. unity
295.The phase angle of a series R-L-C circuit is leading if
A. XL = 0 C. XC > XL
305.When a sinusoidal voltage is applied across an R-L series circuit having R A. square wave is fed to an R-C circuit. Then
= XL, the phase angle will be A. voltage across R is square and across C is not
A. 90° C. 45° leading square
B. 45° lagging D. 90° leading B. voltage across C is square and across R is not
square
306.An ac source having voltage e = 110 sin (ωt + π/3) is connected in an ac C. voltage across both R and C is square
circuit. If the current drawn from the circuit varies as i = 5 sin (ωt - π/3) the D. voltage
311.The voltage across
phasorboth
of aRcircuit
and Cisis10∠15°
not square
V and the current phasor is 2∠
impedance of the circuit will be − 45° A. The active and reactive powers in the circuit are
A. 22 Ω C. 30.8 Ω A. 10 W and 17.32 VAR
B. 16 Ω D. none of these B. 5 W and 8.66 VAR
C. 20 W and 60 VAR
307.Which are of the following true of the circuit shown in the given figure?
D. 20√2 W and 10√2 VAR
100 Ω
312.In a two-element series circuit, the applied voltage and resultant current are
L
VR respectively, v(t) = 50 + 50 sin (5 x 103t) and i(t) = 11.2 sin (5 x 103t + 63.4°).
+ 150 V
The nature of the elements would be
A. R-L C. L-C
250 2 sin300t
- I B. R-C D. neither R, nor L, nor C
A. series circuit passive elements has the following current and applied
1. VR = 100√2 V 2. I=2A 3. L = 0.25 H voltage:
Select the correct answer using the codes given v = 200 sin (2,000t + 50°), i = 4 cos (2,000t + 13.2°)
below: Codes: The circuit elements
A. 2 and 3 C. 1 and 3 A. must be resistance and capacitance
B. 1 and 2 D. 1, 2 and 3 B. must be resistance and inductance
C. must be inductance, capacitance and resistance
308.The R-L circuit of the figure is fed from a constant magnitude variable D. could be either resistance and capacitance or resistance, inductance and
frequency sinusoidal voltage source vin. At 100 Hz, the R and L element each capacitance
has a voltage drop Vrms. If the frequency of the source is changes to 50
Hz, then new voltage drop across R is A. two terminal black box contains one of the R-L-C elements. The black box is
R L connected to a 220 V ac supply. The current through the source is I. When a
capacitance of 0.1 F is inserted in series between the source and the box,
+ the current through the source is 2I. The element is
vin A. a resistance
- B. an inductance
C. a capacitance
D. it is not possible to determine the element
A. √5/8 Vrms C. √8/5 Vrms
315.In the following circuit, i(t) under steady state is
B. √2/3 Vrms D. √3/2 Vrms 1Ω 2H 1F
309.An ac source of 200 Vrms supplies active power of 600 W and reactive
power of 800 VAR. The rms current drawn from the source is 5V
A. 10 A C. 3.75 A
B. 5 A D. 2.5 A 10 sin t
i(t)
A. zero C. 7.07 sin t
B. 5 D. 7.07 sin (t – 45°)
316.The source in the circuit is a sinusoidal source. The supply voltages across
various elements are marked in the figure. The input voltage is
A. 5A C. 15 A
3V 14 V 10 V
B. 10 A D. 25 A
321.In the case of the R-L-C circuit shown in the given figure, the voltage across
the R, L and C would be respectively
R L C
A. 10 V C. 27 V
B. 5V D. 24 V
15 V V1
317.In the circuit shown in the given figure, if the power consumed by the 5 Ω (rms) 20 V V2
resistor is 10 W, then the pf of the circuit is (rms) 9 V (rms)
5Ω L 10 Ω
A. 12 V, 16 V and 7 V or 25 V
50 cos ωt
B. 16 V, 12 V and 7 V or 25 V
C. 7 V, 16 V and 12 V
D. 16 V, 12 V and 25 V
A. 0.8 C. 0.5
B. 0.6 D. zero 322.Consider the following statements regarding the circuit shown in the figure.
j15 /
5Ω
3 10 Ω
318.In an RL circuit, supplied from an ac source, the reactive power is
proportional to the
A. the average energy stored in the electric field 10 6 V
B. the average energy stored in the magnetic field I
C. sum of the average energy stored in the electric field and that stored in
the magnetic field If the power consumed by 5 Ω resistor is 10 W then
D. difference of the average energy stored in the electric field and that 1. |I| = √2 A
stored 2. the total impedance of the circuit
in the magnetic field is 5 Ω 3. cos θ = 0.866
319.If a series RLC circuit excited by a voltage e = E sin ωt when LC < 1/ω2 Which of these statements is correct?
A. current lags behind the applied voltage A. 1 and 3 C. 1 and 2
B. current leads the applied voltage B. 2 and 3 D. 1, 2 and 3
C. current is in phase with the applied voltage
D. voltage across L and C are equal 323.In an ac circuit if voltage V = (a + jb) and current I = (c + jd), then the power
is given by
320.The current in the circuit shown is A. ac + ad C. bc - ad
B. ac + bd D. bc + ad
324.The reactive power drawn from the source in the network in the given figure
is 331.For an inductor in a sine wave ac circuit
3Ω
A. VT leads iL by 90° C. VT and iL are in phase
+j10 Ω -j10 Ω
B. VT lags iL by 90° D. none of the above
10010 V 332.In a series RL circuit,

A. VT lags VR by 90° C. VR and I are in phase
B. VT leads VR by 90° D. both B and C
A. 300 VAR C. 100 VAR
B. 200 VAR D. zero 333.In a series RL circuit where XL = R, the phase angle, θZ, is
A. -45° C. 90°
B. 0° D. 45°
325.A series R-L-C circuit, consisting of R = 10 Ω, XL = 20 Ω, XC = 20 Ω is
connected across an ac supply of 100 V (rms). The magnitude and phase 334.In an ac circuit with only series resistances
angle (with reference to supply voltage) of the voltage across the inductive A. VT and I are in phase
coil are respectively
A. 100 V, 90° C. 200 V, -90° B. RT =R1 + R2 + R3 + … + etc.
B. 100 V, -90° D. 200 V, 90° C. each voltage drop is in phase with the series current
D. all of the above
326.For a capacitor in a sine wave ac circuit
A. vC lags iC by 90° 335.The unit of apparent power is the
B. iC leads vC by 90° A. volt-ampere (VA)
C. iC and vC have the same frequency B. watt (W)
D. all of the above C. volt-ampere-reactive (VAR)
D. joule (J)
327.In a series RC circuit,
A. VC leads VR by 90° C. VC lags VR by 90° 336.In an ac circuit with only series capacitors
B. VC and I are in phase D. both B and C A. VT leads I by 90°
B. VT lags I by 90°
328.In a series RC circuit, C. each capacitor voltage drop leads I by 90°
A. VC and VR are in phase D. both A and C
B. VT and I are always in phase
C. VR and I are in phase 337.The unit of real power is the
D. VR leads I by 90° A. watt (W)
B. volt-ampere (VA)
329.When the frequency of the applied voltage increases in a series RC circuit C. joule (J)
A. the phase angle, θT, becomes more negative D. volt-ampere-reactive (VAR)
B. ZT increases
C. ZT decreases 338.In a series RLC circuit
D. both A and A. XL and XC are 180° out of phase
330.Inductive reactance, XL C.
B. IL and IC are 180° out of phase
XL and XC are 90° out of phase
A. applies only to non-sinusoidal waveforms or dc D. XL and XC are in phase
B. applies only to sine waves
C. applies to either sinusoidal or non-sinusoidal waveforms 339.The power factor of an ordinary electric bulb is
D. is inversely proportional to frequency A. zero
B. unity 346.REE Board Exam March 1998
C. slightly more than unity A coil of a 50-ohm resistance and of 150 mH inductance is connected in
D. slightly less than unity parallel with a 50 μF capacitor. What is the power factor of the circuit?
A. 80% C. 70%
340.The power factor of an ac circuit is equal to B. 50% D. 60%
A. cosine of the phase angle
B. sine of the phase angle 347.EE Board Exam April 1982
C. unity for a resistive circuit Three impedances Za, Zb and Zc are connected in parallel. If at 60 Hz, Za
D. unity for a reactive circuit = j8, Zb = -j2 and Zc = 5 ohms. Solve for the resultant power factor.
A. 0.471 lagging C. 0.573 lagging
341.If f(t) = sin t + sin √2 t is passing through R = 1 ohm, what is the power B. 0.471 leading D. 0.573 leading
dissipated in 1 ohm resistor?
A. 1 W 348.REE Board Exam October 1997
B. 2 W A resistor of 50 ohms and an impedance of 100 + j50 ohms are connected in
C. since f(t) in non-periodic, not possible to find power parallel across a 220 volts supply. What is the power factor of the load?
D. none of the above A. 96% C. 98%
B. 99%D. 95%
C. PARALLEL CIRCUITS 349.EE Board Exam October 1992

342.EE Board Exam October 1981 A capacitor of 3.18 microfarads is connected in parallel with a resistance of
A circuit consists of XL = j5 ohms, XC = -j5 ohms and R = 5 ohms all are 2,000 ohms. The combination is further connected in series with an
connected in parallel. Find the equivalent impedance. inductance of 795 mH and resistance of 100 ohms across a supply given by
A. 5.5 Ω C. 4.8 Ω e = 400 sin wt + 80 sin (3wt + 60°). Assume w = 314 radians/sec. Determine
B. 5.0 Ω D. 5.2 Ω the power dissipated.
A. 74.66 W C. 80.28 W
343.EE Board Exam October 1985 B. 78.05 W D. 75.66 W
Given: Z1 = -j2.5 ohms; Z2 = j4 ohms; Z3 = 5 ohms; Z4 = 1 + j5 ohms. If the four 350.EE Board Exam October 1992
impedances are connected in parallel, find the equivalent impedance in A capacitor of 3.18 microfarads is connected in parallel with a resistance of
ohms. 2,000 ohms. The combination is further connected in series with an
A. 4.1 + j0.72 C. 4.2 + j0.35
B. 4.3 + j0.45 D. 4.0 + j0.97 inductance of 795 mH and resistance of 100 ohms across a supply given by
e = 400 sin wt + 80 sin (3wt + 60°). Assume w = 314 radians/sec. Determine
344.EE Board Exam April 1984, April 1987 the circuit power factor.
Three impedances Za = 3 + j4 ohms, Zc = 4 – j4 ohms and Zc = j3 ohms are A. 0.702 C. 0.633
connected in parallel. Solve for the pf of the combination. B. 0.650 D. 0.612
A. 0.653 leading C. 0.503 leading
B. 0.554 lagging D. 0.620 lagging 351.EE Board Exam April 1990
A capacitor, an electric resistance heater, and impedance are connected in
345.EE Board Exam October 1993 parallel to a 120 V, 60 Hz system. The capacitor draws 50 var, the heater
A pure capacitance of 530.515 x 10-6 farad and an inductance of 530.515 x draws 100 W and the impedance coil draws 269 VA at a pf 0f 0.74 lagging.
10-4 Henry are connected in parallel across an ac power source. Solve for Determine the system power factor.
the resultant impedance assuming that the frequency is 30 Hz. A. 0.933 leading C. 0.916 lagging
A. 10 Ω C. zero B. 0.928 lagging D. 0.911 lagging
B. infinite D. undefined
A bank of capacitors is connected in parallel each rated at 10 kVAR, 380 A resistance of 5 ohms is connected in series with a capacitor of 442.1 μF.
volts. If one unit is shorted out, what would be the net capacitance of the The combination is then connected in parallel with an inductance of 21.22
bank? mH. Solve for the resultant current if the circuit is connected across a 120 V,
A. 330 μF C. 220 μF 60 Hz ac source.
B. 440 μF D. 110 μF A. 9.44 A C. 11.29 A
B. 10.68 A D. 10.34 A
A capacitor of 3.18 microfarads is connected in parallel with a resistance of 358.EE Board Exam April 1993
2,000 ohms. The combination is further connected in series with an An inductor L1 is connected in series with a parallel combination of inductor L2 and
inductance of 795 mH and resistance of 100 ohms across a supply given by
e = 400 sin wt + 80 sin (3wt + 60°). Assume w = 314 radians/sec. Determine capacitor C. The impedance of the circuit w = 400 rad/sec is j100 ohms. The
the rms value of the total current. circuit is to yield infinite impedance at w = 1,000 rad/sec and zero
A. 0.40 A C. 0.56 A impedance
A. 1.28 μFat w = 2,000 rad/sec.
C.Determine
2.06 μF the value of C.
B. 0.33 A D. 0.45 A B. 1.67 μF D. 1.32 μF
354.EE Board Exam June 1990 359.EE Board Exam April 1992
Three loads, units A, B and C are connected in parallel and take currents A sinusoidal current source, 10 cos 1000t, is in parallel both with a 20-ohm
that are respectively 12, 10 and 15 A respectively. Assuming Ia to be resistor and the series combination of a 10-ohm resistor and a 10-mH
the reference phasor. Ib leads Ia by 30° and Ic lags behind Ia by 65°, calculate the inductor. Find the equation of the voltage across the 10-ohm resistor.
A. 63.25 cos (1000t – 18.43°)
total (resultant) current.
A. 28.33 A C. 26.46 A B. 61.32 cos (1000t – 20.34°)
B. 30.21 A D. 32.10 A C. 59.36 cos (1000t – 17.45°)
D. 60.12 cos (1000t – 19.38°)
355.EE Board Exam April 1992
Two single-phase motors are connected in parallel across a 120-volt, 60- 360.EE Board Exam April 1993
cycle source of supply. Motor A is a split-phase inductance type and motor B A 1-hp, 220 V, 60 Hz capacitor-start motor has main and auxiliary winding
is a capacitor type: impedance at starting of 3.5 + j2.5 ohms and 8.6 + j2.5 ohms, respectively.
Determine the value of the starting capacitance that will place the main and
Motor HP Output Efficiency pf auxiliary winding currents 90 apart at starting,
A ¼ 0.60 0.70 lag A. 186.75 μF C. 182.43 μF
B ½ 0.70 0.95 lag B. 174.35 μF D. 170.67 μF

Determine total power factor.
Two impedances A and B are connected in parallel across a 120 V ac
A. 0.886 lag C. 0.817 lag
supply. The total current and the current in each impedance is adjusted to 20
B. 0.864 lag D. 0.825 lag
A. The power drawn by A is doubled that of B and the power factor is
lagging. Determine the power factor of A.
356.EE Board Exam April 1992 A. 0.650 lagging C. 0.841 lagging
A 250 V, 30 Hz generator supplies power to a parallel circuit consisting of B. 0.704 lagging D. 0.677 lagging
a 20 HP motor whose efficiency is 90% at 0.80 pf lagging and a second
load that draws an apparent power of 7 kVA at unity pf. Determine the 362.REE Board Exam March 1998
system power factor. A coil of 50-ohm resistance and of 150-mH inductance is connected in
parallel with a 50-μF capacitor. If the source voltage is 100 sin (ωt + 30°),
B. 0.831 lagging D. 0.884 lagging what is the equation of the line current?
A. 1.91 sin (ωt + 52.5°) C. 1.82 sin (ωt - 62°)
B. 1.25 sin (ωt + 75.5°) D. 1.32 sin (ωt – 75.5°) 368.EE Board Exam October 1980
Given three impedances: Z1 = 10 + j0 ohms, Z2 = 3 + j4 ohms and Z3 = 8 – j6 ohms.
A resistor R is connected in parallel with a 10-ohm inductive reactance. The Impedance Z2 and Z3 are connected in parallel and the combination is connected in
combination is then connected in series with a 4-ohm capacitive reactance. series with impedance Z1 across a 120 V single-phase 60 Hz source. Find
The whole combination is connected across a 100-volt, 60 Hz supply, How the
A. total
1008power
W drawn by the impedance.
C. 1038 W
much is R if the angle between the supply voltage and the total current is 45 B. 1204 W D. 1103 W
degrees?
A. 12 ohms C. 16 ohms 369.EE Board Exam October 1993
B. 25 ohms D. 20 ohms If admittance Y = 0.06 – j0.08 mho, then conductance G equals
A. -0.06 C. 0.08
364.EE Board Exam April 1980 B. 0.06 D. -0.08
Three impedances Z1 = 1 - j4 ohms, Z2 = – j6 ohms and Z3 = 4 + j3 ohms are connected
370.EE October 1986, April 1993
in series-parallel. Z1 is connected in series with the parallel combination of A parallel circuit consists of a resistor having a conductance of 4 mhos, an
Z2 and Z3. Determine the equivalent impedance of the combination. inductive reactor having a susceptance of 8 mhos and a capacitive reactor
A. 4.32 – j1.21 ohms C. 6.76 – j5.68 ohms having a susceptance of 5 mhos. What is the impedance of the circuit?
B. 2.23 – j3.32 ohms D. 5.42 – j7.21 ohms A. 0.11 + j0.13 ohms C. 0.12 + j0.16 ohms
B. 0.13 + j0.11 ohms D. 0.16 + j0.12 ohms
A 5-ohm resistor is connected in parallel with a 10-ohm inductive reactance. 371.REE Board Exam October 1994
The combination is then connected in series with a 4-ohm capacitive A capacitor branch having a ratio of XC to R of 5 is paralleled with impedance consisting
reactance. The whole combination is connected across a 100-volt, 60 Hz
of a 4 Ω resistance and a 3 Ω inductive reactance. The power factor of
supply. How much is the total current drawn by the circuit?
the resulting circuit is 0.8 leading. Find the size of the capacitor in μF if the
A. 22.36 A C. 23.16 A
frequency is 60 Hz.
B. 20.45 A D. 19.89 A A. 879.9 μF C. 978.9 μF
B. 1078.9 μF D. 778.9 μF
A non-inductive resistor R is connected in parallel with an inductive 372.ECE Board Exam November 2000
reactance of 10 ohms. The combination is then connected in series with a A parallel-LC circuit can store energy fed to it power source and produces an
capacitive reactance of 5 ohms. The whole combination is connected across output which is a continuous A.C. wave. It is often called a .
a 100-volt, 60 Hz ac source. If R is equal to 5 ohms, solve for the voltage A. Tank circuit C. Storage circuit
across the parallel combination. B. Store circuit D. Power circuit
A. 87.53 V C. 89.44 V
B. 88.34 V D. 91.87 V 373.ECE Board Exam November 2001
What is the impedance relationship between the output of one circuit and the
367.EE Board Exam April 1980 input of another circuit will provide maximum power transfer?
Three impedances Z1 = 1 - j4 ohms, Z2 = – j6 ohms and Z3 = 4 + j3 ohms A. very low impedance C. lower impedance
B. higher impedance D. equal impedance
respectively are connected in series-parallel. Z1 is connected in series with the
parallel combination of Z2 and Z3. If this circuit is connected across a 230 V, 60 Hz 374.The series circuit of R = 30 Ω & X = 4 Ω and a parallel circuit of R’ and X’
have the same impedance and power factor. Calculate the value of R’ and
source,
A. 156.3determine
V the voltage acrossC.the 135.7
parallelVcombination of Z2 and Z3. X’.
B. 146.8 V D. 163.2 V A. 8.33 Ω and 6.25 Ω C. 7.47 Ω and 7.51 Ω
B. 2.56 Ω and, 3.83 Ω D. 5.62 Ω and 9.84 Ω
375.A 25 Ω resistor, 2 mH inductor and 30 μF capacitor are connected in parallel 382.Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the following individual current:
across 100 sin (5000t + 45°) V source. Calculate the total current taken by 5∠0°, 5∠5°, 5∠10°, 5∠15°, 5∠20°, 5∠25°, 5∠30°, 5∠35°, 5∠40°, 5∠45°.What
the circuit. is the equivalent impedance that could replace the impedances if the source
A. 4 sin (5000t + 45°) + 5 cos (5000t + 45°) voltage is 100 sin 150t V?
B. 14 sin (5000t) + 15 sin (5000t + 45°) A. 1.325∠ − 30° Ω C. 32.51∠50° Ω
C. 40 sin (5000t + 30°) + 50 cos (5000t + 45°) B. 6.026∠ − 2.5° Ω D. 1. 46∠ − 22. 5° Ω
D. 4 cos (5000t + 45°) + 5 cos (5000t + 45°)
383.Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the following individual current:
376.A parallel circuit with one branch of R = 5 Ω and a single unknown element in 5∠0°, 5∠5°, 5∠10°, 5∠15°, 5∠20°, 5∠25°, 5∠30°, 5∠35°, 5∠40°, 5∠45°. What
the other branch has the following applied voltage and total current e = 10 is the equivalent power factor of the circuit?
cos (50t + 60°) V and i = 5.38 cos (50t – 8.23°) A. The unknown element is A. 0.924 C. 0.707
. B. 0.866 D. 0.876
A. L = 0.04 H C. C = 10 μF
B. L = 0.02 H D. C = 5 μF 384.Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the following individual current:
5∠0°, 5∠5°, 5∠10°, 5∠15°, 5∠20°, 5∠25°, 5∠30°, 5∠35°, 5∠40°, 5∠45°.What
377.An impedance of 3 – j3 Ω is connected in parallel with 5 + j2 Ω. The voltmeter element should be connected across the circuit so that the current would be
connected across 3 Ω resistance measures 45 V. Calculate the total current in phase with the source?
of the circuit. A. 54 mH C. 13 mH
A. 22.4 A C. 13.4 A B. 25.4 mH D. 31 mH
B. 41.3 A D. 7.91 A
385.A small single-phase, 240 V induction motor is tested in parallel with 160 Ω
378.Two impedances ZA = 4 + j6 Ω and ZB are connected in parallel. The resistor. The motor takes 2 amperes and the total current is 3 amperes.
apparent power for the impedance B is 1490 VA. Determine the total What is the power of the whole circuit?
apparent power. A. 800 W C. 220 W
A. 4250 VA C. 2652 VA B. 360 W D. 580 W
B. 3290 VA D. 8031 VA
386.A capacitor is placed in parallel with two inductive loads, one of 20 A at 30°
379.A feeder supplies two loads, one at 50 amperes at 50% power factor, the lagging and another of 40 A at 60° lagging. What current in amperes should
other 150 amperes at unity power factor. The total current supplied by the flow in the capacitor so that the circuit will have a unity power factor?
feeder is approximately . A. 35.8 A C. 28.8 A
A. 180 A C. 175 A B. 44.6 A D. 50.2 A
B. 200 A D. 150 A
387.A coil of 10 Ω resistance and 0.1 H inductance is connected in parallel with
380.A fluorescent lamp and its inductive ballast draw a 1.0 A current at 50% a capacitor of unknown capacitance. If the total impedance of the
lagging power factor from a 120-V, 60-Hz source. What is the over-all power combination is 100 Ω, determine the value of the capacitance.
factor when a 26.5 μF capacitor is connected across the fixture? A. 50 μF C. 150 μF
A. 0.832 lagging C. 0.5 leading B. 100 μF D. 200 μF
B. 0.832 leading D. 0.5 lagging
388.An impedance equal to 4.4∠60° Ω is connected across a 220 V source. What
381.Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the following individual current: should be the value of the second impedance in parallel with the first, if the
5∠0°, 5∠5°, 5∠10°, 5∠15°, 5∠20°, 5∠25°, 5∠30°, 5∠35°, 5∠40°, 5∠45°. What total power delivered to the circuit is to be 16.5 kW and the overall power
is the effective value of the total current? factor is to be unity?
A. 48.444 A C. 25.345 A A. 2.21∠30.1° Ω C. 5.63∠30° Ω
B. 34.255 A D. 84.389 A B. 3. 33∠ − 40. 9° Ω D. 6.543∠ − 45° Ω
C. appliances have same current ratings
389.An inductive reactance of 8 ohms is connected in parallel with a capacitive D. this arrangement occupies less space
reactance of 18 ohms. This combination is then connected in series with a
variable resistance. For what value of resistance will the power factor be 397.When a parallel ac circuit contains a number of branches, then it is
0.5? convenient to solve the circuit by
A. 8.314 Ω C. 13.81 Ω A. phasor diagram
B. 3.318 Ω D. 1.381 Ω B. phasor algebra
C. equivalent impedance method
390.Two impedances Z1 = 3 + j4 and Z2 = 5 – j8.66 ohms respectively are
connected in parallel. If the combination is connected across a 240 V AC
398.The power taken by the circuit shown in Fig. 13.1 is
source, how much is the total current?
A. 44.4 A C. 40.6 A
B. 42.1 A D. 39.9 A
IT IR
IL
391.A resistance of 20 ohms and an unknown capacitance are connected in R=
240 V XL =
parallel across a 110 V, variable frequency AC source. When the frequency 30 Ω 30 Ω
is 60 Hz, the current drawn by the circuit is 6 A. At what frequency will the
current drawn fall to 5.8 A?
A. 42. 33 Hz C. 46.02 Hz
Fig. 13.1
B. 50.12 Hz D. 44.18 Hz
A. 470 W C. 1200 W
392.Two parallel branches have admittances 0.3 + j0.4 and 0.2 – j0.25 S, B. 1920 W D. none of these
respectively. If the current in the first branch is 10 A, determine the total
current supplied to the parallel combination. 399.The active component of line current in Fig. 13.1 is
A. 10.44 A C. 15.32 A
B. 12.10 A D. 11.24 A
IT IR
IL
393.An inductive reactance of 3 ohms is connected in parallel with a capacitive R=
240 V XL =
reactance of 4 ohms. If the combination is connected in series with a 4 ohm 30 Ω 30 Ω
resistance, solve for the power factor of the whole combination.
A. 0.333 C. 0.567
B. 0.409 D. 0.316
Fig. 13.1
394.An R-L circuit has Z = (6 + j8) ohm. Its susceptance is siemens. A. 8A C. 5.3 A
A. 0.06 C. 0.1 B. 4A D. none of these
B. 0.08 D. -0.08
400.The power factor of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.1 is
395.The impedances of two parallel branches of a circuit are (10 + j10) and (10 –
j10) respectively. The impedance of the parallel combination is
A. 20 + j0 C. 5 – j5
B. 10 + j0 D. 0 – j20
396.Domestic appliances are connected in parallel across ac mains because

A. it is a simple arrangement
B. operation of each appliance becomes independent of each other
IT IR IT IR IC
IL IL
XC =
R= 240 V R=
240 V XL = XL = 80 Ω
40 Ω 60 Ω
30 Ω 30 Ω
Fig. 13.2
Fig. 13.1
A. 6A C. 13 A
B. 3A D. 4 A
B. 0.5 lagging D. none of these
404.The line current drawn by the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
401.The total line current drawn by the circuit shown in Fig. 13.1 is
IT IR IC
IT IL
IL IR XC =
240 V R=
XL = 80 Ω
240 V XL = R= 40 Ω 60 Ω
30 Ω 30 Ω
Fig. 13.2
Fig. 13.1
A. 13 A C. 5 A
A. 8/√2 A C. 8√2 A B. 6A D. none of these
B. 16 A D. none of these
405.The power factor of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
402.The power consumed in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
IT IR IC
IL
XC =
IT IR IC 240 V R=
IL 80 Ω
XC = XL = 60 Ω
R= 40 Ω
240 V XL = 80 Ω
40 Ω 60 Ω
Fig. 13.2
Fig. 13.2 A. 0.8 C. 0.707
A. 480 W C. 1200 W B. 0.5 D. none of these
B. 960 W D. none of these
406.The impedance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
403.The active component of line current in Fig. 13.2 is
IT I2
IT IR IC
IL
XC = R1 = 4 Ω R2 = 3 Ω
240 V R=
XL = 80 Ω 120 V I1
40 Ω 60 Ω
XL = 3 Ω XC = 4 Ω
Fig. 13.2
Fig. 13.3
A. 180 ohms C. 48 ohms
B. 24 ohms D. none of these A. 8400 W C. 4000 W
B. 3600 W D. none of these
407.The circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is
410.If the circuit shown in Fig. 13.3 is connected to 120 V dc, the current drawn
by the circuit is
IT IR IC
IL
XC =
240 V XL = R=
80 Ω IT I2
40 Ω 60 Ω
R1 = 4 Ω R2 = 3 Ω
120 V I1
Fig. 13.2 XL = 3 Ω XC = 4 Ω
A. resistive C. inductive
B. capacitive D. in resonance
Fig. 13.3
408.If in Fig. 13.2, XL is made equal to XC, the line current will be A. 24 A C. 48 A
B. 70 A D. 30 A
IT
IL IR IC
XC =
240 V XL = R=
80 Ω
40 Ω 60 Ω
IT I2
R1 = 4 Ω R2 = 3 Ω
120 V I1
Fig. 13.2
XL = 3 Ω XC = 4 Ω
A. 10 A C. 4 A
B. 6A D. none of these
409.The power consumed in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.3 is Fig. 13.3
A. capacitive C. resistive
B. inductive D. in resonance
412.If the source frequency of Fig. 13.4 is low, then

IT IT
R=
R 3Ω
100 V I1 I2
V XC =
I1 I2 C 4Ω
XL =
L 4Ω
Fig. 13.5
Fig. 13.4
A. 1200 W C. 500 W
A. coil takes a high lagging current B. 2400 W D. none of these
B. coil takes a low lagging current
C. capacitor takes a leading current 416.If the admittance of a parallel ac circuit is increased, the circuit current
D. circuit offers high impedance A. remains constant C. is increased
B. is decreased D. none of these
413.If the source frequency of Fig. 13.4 is high, then
417.The admittance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6 is
IT R=6Ω
R
V
I1 I2 C XL = 8 Ω
L
Fig. 13.6
Fig. 13.4
A. coil takes a high lagging current A. 10 S C. 0.1 S

B. capacitor takes a high leading current B. 14 S D. none of these
C. capacitor takes a low leading current
D. circuit offers high impedance 418.The conductance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6 is
R=6Ω
XL = 8 Ω
IT
R=
3Ω
100 V
I1 I2 XC =
XL = 4Ω Fig. 13.6
4Ω
A. 14 S C. 0.06 S
B. 0.6 S D. none of these
Fig. 13.5
A. in resonance C. inductive 419.The inductive susceptance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6
B. resistive D. capacitive is
415.The circuit shown in Fig. 13.5 will consume a power of

R=6Ω A. 10 ohms C. 100 ohms
B. 1 ohm D. none of these
XL = 8 Ω 424.The conductance and inductive susceptance of a circuit have the same

magnitude. The power factor of the circuit is
A. 1 C. 0.707
Fig. 13.6 B. 0.5 D. 0.866
A. 8S C. 0.08 S 425.The admittance of a circuit is (0.1 + j0.8) S. The circuit is
B. 0.8 S D. none of these A. resistive C. inductive
B. capacitive D. none of these
426.In a parallel ac circuit, power loss is due to
A. conductance alone
B. susceptance alone
100 V G= -B
C. both conductance and susceptance
0.01 S D. none of the above
427.The admittance of a parallel circuit is 0.12∠ − 30° S. The circuit is

Fig. 13.7 A. inductive C. resistive
B. capacitive D. none of these
A. resistive C. capacitive
B. inductive D. none of these 428.A circuit have an impedance of (1 – j2) ohms. The susceptance of the circuit
is
421.The power loss in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.7 is A. 0.1 S C. 0.4 S
B. 0.2 S D. none of these
429.A circuit has admittance of 0.1 S and conductance of 0.08 S. The power
100 V G= factor of the circuit is
-B
0.01 S A. 0.1 C. 0.08
B. 0.8 D. none of these
Fig. 13.7
430.When an sinusoidal voltage is applied across R-L parallel circuit so that R
= XL the phase angle will be
A. 100 W C. 10 W A. 45° lagging C. 90° lagging
B. 10,000 W D. none of these B. 45° leading D. 90° leading
422.The conductance and susceptance components of admittance 431.In a parallel R-L circuit if IR is the current in resistor and IL is the current in the inductor,
are then
A. series elements
A. IR lags IL by 90° C. IL leads IR by 270°
B. parallel elements
B. IR leads IL by 270° D. IL lags IR by 90°
C. series-parallel elements
D. none of the above 432.The current read by the ammeter A in the ac circuit shown is the given figure
423.The impedance of a circuit is 10 ohms. If the inductive susceptance is 1 is
siemen, then inductive reactance of the circuit is
A
I
v(t) = 120 sin ωt

60
1A 3A 5A
-j120
j60
A. 9A C. 3 A
B. 5A D. 1 A
A. 1+j C. 2 - j
433.In the given figure, the admittance values of the elements in siemens are YR B. 1 + j0 D. 0 + j0
= 0.5 + j0, YL = 0 – j1.5 and YC = 0 + j0.3 respectively. The value of I as a
437.For the network shown in the given figure Z(0) = 3 Ω and Z(∞) = 2 Ω. The
phasor when the voltage E across the elements is 10√0° V is
values of R1 and R2 will respectively be
R1 1Ω
E  100
I YR YL YC
1F 1F
V
Z(s) R2
A. 1.5 + j-.5 C. 0.5 + j1.8
B. 5 – j18 D. 5 – j12
A. 2 Ω, 1 Ω C. 3 Ω, 2 Ω
434.For the circuit shown in the figure, how much the voltage across the inductor B. 1 Ω, 2 Ω D. 2 Ω, 3 Ω
leads the voltage across the capacitor?
438.The total impedance Z(jω) of the circuit shown is
17/6 Ω
L
E 0.5 F 1Ω
20
3Ω 3Ω
V
ω = 2 rad/s
-j4 Ω j4 Ω
A. 45° C. 135°
B. 90° D. 180°
A. 6 + j0 Ω C. 0 + j8 Ω
435.In the circuit shown in the figure, v = cos 2t, Z2 = 1 + j. C1 is chosen so that i B. 7 + j0 Ω D. 6 + j8 Ω
= cos 2t. The value of C1 is
439.A resistance of 40 ohms and an inductive reactor of 30 ohms are joined in
I parallel to a 120 volts supply as shown in the figure. The power factor of the
circuit is
VS C1 Z2
A. 2F C. 0.5 F
B. 1F D. 0.25 F
436.For the given ac circuit, what is the value of I?

I1 R = 40 Ω
446.When the frequency of the applied voltage increases in a parallel RL circuit
I A. θZ increases C. ZT increases
I2 X = 30 Ω B. ZT decreases D. both A and C
447.In an ac circuit with only parallel inductors

120 volts A. IT lags VT by 90° C. VT and IT are in
phase
B. VT lags IT by 90° D. none of the above
A. 0.6 C. 0.8
B. 0.7 D. unity
A. IL and IC are 90° out of phase
448.In a parallel ac circuit with XL and XC
B. IL and IC are in phase
440.In a parallel RC circuit,
C. IL and IC are 180° out of phase
A. IC lags IR by 90° C. IC leads IR by 90° D. XL and XC are 90° out of phase
B. IR and IC are in phase D. IR leads IC by 90°
D. RESONANCE
441.In a parallel RC circuit,
A. VC and IR are in phase A series circuit consists of a 20-ohm resistance, a 150 mH inductance and
an unknown capacitance. The circuit is supplied with a voltage v = 100 sin
B. VC and IC are in phase
377t. Find the value of capacitance at resonance.
C. IC and IR are in phase A. 42 μF C. 34.65 μF
D. VC and IR are 90° out of phase B. 47 μF D. 72.57 μF
442.When the frequency of the applied voltage increases in a parallel RC circuit
A. the phase angle, θT, increases A 5 mH pure inductance is connected in parallel with one microfarad
C.
B. ZEQ increases
ZEQ decreases capacitor. What frequency will the circuit be antiresonance?
A. 250 Hz C. 60 Hz
D. both A and C
B. 2250 Hz D. 100 Hz
443.In a parallel RL circuit,
A. iL lags iR by 90°
B. iL leads iR by 90° Capacitor of 30-microfarad capacitance is in series with a coil across an
C. iL and iR are in phase 8,000 cycle supply. What inductance is required for resonance?
A. 13.34 μH C. 13.19 μH
D. iR lags iL by 90°
B. 10.45 μH D. 12.55 μH
444.In a parallel RL circuit,
A. VT and IL are in phase
One leg of a radio tuned circuit has a capacitance of 1 x 10-9 F. It is tuned at
B. IL and IR are in phase
C. VT and IR are in phase 200 kHz. What is the inductance of the other leg in Henry?
A. 6.33 x 10-4 C. 8.25 x 10-5
D. VT and IR are 90° out of phase
B. 20 x 10-3 D. 120 x 10-3
445.When the frequency of the applied voltage decreases in a parallel RL circuit
A. the phase angle, θI, becomes less negative
A loud speaker whose inductance is 1.15 Henry is coupled to a power tube
B. ZEQ increases
through a condenser of 2 μF capacity. To what frequency will the
C. ZEQ decreases combination be resonant?
D. both A and B
A. 110 Hz C. 105 Hz of the capacitor in order that the voltage across the coil is in phase with the
B. 108 Hz D. 100 Hz total current supplied to the parallel combination?
A. 120 ohms C. 125 ohms
454.REE Board Exam April 1995 B. 127 ohms D. 132 ohms
What capacitance must be placed in series with an inductance of 0.05 Henry
so that at 100 Hz, the impedance becomes equal to the ohmic resistance? 460.EE Board Exam April 1982
A. 50.7 μF C. 70.7 μF Three impedances Za, Zb and Zc are connected in parallel. If at 60 Hz, Za
B. 35.5 μF D. 87.0 μF = j8, Zb = -j2 and Zc = 5 ohms, Solve for the frequency at resonance.
A. 30 Hz C. 36 Hz
455.EE Board Exam April 1989 B. 34 Hz D. 28 Hz
A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of 100 ohms, is shunted
by a capacitor, which has practically no losses in order that the voltage 461.EE Board Exam April 1981
across the coil be in phase with the total current supplied to the parallel A resistor R is connected in parallel with a 20-ohm inductive reactive. The
combination. What is the impedance of the parallel combination under the combination is then connected in series with a 5-ohm capacitive reactance.
given condition? Solve the value of R at which the power factor of the resultant impedance is
A. 250 ohms C. 230 ohms unity.
B. 200 ohms D. 220 ohms A. 10.05 ohms C. 11.55 ohms
B. 9.15 ohms D. 10.73 ohms
A non-inductive resistor R is connected in parallel with an inductive 462.EE Board Exam October 1998
reactance of 10 ohms. The combination is then connected in series with a A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of 70 ohms. A capacitor
capacitive reactance of 5 ohms. Solve for R at which the power factor of the is connected in parallel to produce resonance. The source voltage is 120 V.
given circuit would be unity. What is the power drawn by the circuit?
A. 10 Ω C. 13 Ω A. 162 W C. 132 W
B. 12 Ω D. 11 Ω B. 97 W D. 52 W
457.EE Board Exam October 1982 463.EE Board Exam April 1995
Two impedances Z1 = 15 + j20 and Z2 = 5 – jXC are connected in parallel. Solve A coil is supplied with 200 volts and takes a current (rms) of 2 amperes at
0.707 lagging. The quality factor (Q) of the coil is
for the values of XC so that the total current drawn by the combination will be in A. 25 C. 10
phase
A. withany supply voltage V.
28.54 C. 33.12  B. 1 D. 100
B. 30.43  D. 29.55 
458.EE Board Exam April 1985 In a series resonant RLC circuit, all of the following statements are correct
A resistance of 5 ohms is connected in series with a capacitor of 442.1 μF. EXCEPT one. Which one is this?
The combination is then connected in parallel with an inductance of 21.22 A. The resonant frequency is dependent on the resistance of the circuit.
mH. Solve for the frequency of the impressed voltage with which the B. The phase angle between the voltage and the current vectors is zero.
inductive reactance is equal to the capacitive reactance in magnitude. C. The impedance is a minimum.
A. 50 Hz C. 52 Hz D. The current is a maximum.
B. 51 Hz D. none of these
465.EE Board Exam April 1994, October 1993
459.EE Board Exam April 1989 The current in RLC series circuit at resonance is
A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of 100 ohms, is shunted A. maximum C. minimum
by a capacitor, which has practically no losses. What must be the reactance B. zero D. infinity
466.ECE Board Exam April 2001 B. at the circuit frequency
Ignoring the capacitive effects, what is the impedance of a 100 mH coil (with C. at the resonant frequency
an internal resistance of 45 ohms) in parallel with 4,700 ohms resistor at a D. at the highest frequency
frequency of 500 Hz?
A. 317 ohms C. 5014 ohms 473.ECE Board Exam November 1999
B. 237 0hms D. 314 ohms Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit which has a
resonant frequency of 7.1 MHz and Q of 150.
467.ECE Board Exam November 1996 A. 16.5 kHz C. 21.1 kHz
frequency is reached when the capacitive and inductive B. 211 kHz D. 47.3 kHz
reactance in a tuned circuit are equal.
A. zero C. infinite 474.ECE Board Exam November 1997
B. pulsating D. resonant It is the term for the phenomena which occurs in an electrical circuit when
the inductive reactance balances with the capacitive reactance.
468.ECE Board Exam November 1998 A. reactive equilibrium C. reactive quiescence
Find the Q of a circuit when the resonant frequency is 4.468 MHz, the B. resonance D. high Q
inductance is 47 microhenry and the resistance is 180 ohms parallel.
A. 0.136 C. 0.00735 475.ECE Board Exam April 1998
B. 13.30 D. 7.35 What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 25 microhenrys and
C of 10 picofarads are in parallel?
469.ECE Board Exam November 2000 A. 68.7 kHz C. 68.7 MHz
In an “IDEAL” resonant circuit, what is the relationship between the current B. 10.1 kHz D. 10.1 MHz
and the impedance?
A. current high, impedance low 476.ECE March 1996
B. current low, impedance low What is the effect in terms of bandwidth when the Q of a single-tuned stage
C. current low, impedance high is doubled?
D. current high, impedance high A. halved C. doubled
B. the same D. four times
470.ECE Board Exam November 1997
What condition does resonance occurs in an electrical circuit? 477.ECE Board Exam November 1999
A. When the power factor is at minimum If you need an LC circuit to be resonant at 2,500 Hz and use a 150 mH coil,
B. When the square root of the sum of the capacitive and inductive what should the capacitance value be?
reactances is to the resonant frequency A. 0.015 μF C. 27 μF
C. When the inductive and capacitive reactances are equal B. 0.15 μF D. 0.027 μF
478.ECE Board Exam April 1999
471.ECE Board Exam November 2001 What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 40 microhenrys and
What is the relationship between frequency and the value of XC? C is 6 picofarads are in series?
A. frequency has no effect A. 6.63 MHz C. 6.63 kHz
B. 10.3 MHZ D. 10.3 kHz
C.
B. XC varies directly with frequency
XC varies inversely with frequency
D. XC varies indirectly with frequency 479.ECE Board Exam April 1998
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 3 microhenrys and C of
472.ECE Board Exam April 2001 40 picofarads are in series?
When is the line current minimum in a parallel LC circuit? A. 14.5 MHz C. 1.33 kHz
A. at the broadcast frequency B. 1.33 MHz D. 14.5 kHz
C. The highest frequency that will pass current
480.ECE Board Exam November 2001 D. The lowest frequency that will pass current
refers to reactive power.
A. power consumed in circuit Q 487.ECE Board Exam November 1998
B. power consumed in wire Ignoring any effects of dc resistance, what is the total reactance of a 250 mH
resistance in an inductor coil in series with a 4.7 F capacitor at a signal frequency of 1000 Hz?
C. wattles, non-productive power A. 1604  C. 1536 
D. power lost because of B. 35  D. 1570 
481.ECEcapacitor
Board Exam November 1998
leakage
How do you call the nature of a circuit during series resonance? 488.ECE Board Exam November 1996
A. unstable C. resistive The the Q of a circuit, the narrower is its
B. capacitive D. inductive A. Lower
bandwidth. C. Higher
B. Broader D. Selective
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 200 microhenrys and C 489.ECE Board Exam March 1996
is 10 picofarads are in series? Find the half-power bandwidth of a resonant circuit which has a resonant
A. 7.96 MHz C. 3.56 MHz frequency of 1.8 MHz and a Q of 95.
B. 6 MHz D. 7.96 kHz A. 58.7 kHz C. 189 Hz
B. 18.9 kHz D. 1.89 kHz
In a series resonant LC circuit, what is the impedance at resonant 490.ECE Board Exam November 1998
frequency? What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 5 microhenrys and C is
A. Infinity 9 picofarads are in series?
B. Determined solely by the dc resistance A. 23.7 kHz C. 23.7 MHz
C. The maximum impedance value B. 3.54 kHz D. 3.54 MHz
D. Zero
484.ECE Board Exam April 1999 Find the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit which has a
What is the characteristic of the current flow in a parallel R-L-C circuit at resonant frequency of 3.6 MHz and a Q of 218.
resonance? A. 58.7 kHz C. 16.5 kHz
A. The current circulating in the parallel elements is dc B. 606 kHz D. 47.3 kHz
B. The current circulating in the parallel elements is zero
C. The current circulating in the parallel elements is at a maximum 492.ECE Board Exam November 1998
D. The current circulating in the parallel elements is at a minimum What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 3 microhenrys and C is
40 picofarads are in parallel?
485.ECE Board Exam March 1996 A. 14.5 kHz C. 14.5 MHz
What is the responsible for the phenomenon when voltages across B. 13.1 kHz D. 13.1 MHz
reactances in series can often be larger than the voltage applied to them?
A. Capacitance C. Conductance 493.ECE Board Exam November 1998
B. Resistance D. Resonance What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 15 microhenry and C is
5 picofarads are in series?
486.ECE Board Exam March 1996 A. 2.12 kHz C. 18.4 kHz
Term used for resonance in an electrical circuit. B. 18.4 MHz D. 2.12 MHz
A. The frequency at which power factor is at a minimum
B. The frequency at which capacitive reactance equals inductive 494.ECE Board Exam November 1998
reactances
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 2 microhenry and C is What is the biggest advantage of using crystals in resonant
15 picofarads are in series? circuits?
A. 29.1 MHz C. 29.1 kHz A. less fragile
B. 5.31 MHz D. 5.31 kHz B. cost
C. size
495.ECE Board Exam April 1998 D. greater accuracy and stability
Characteristic of the current flow in a series R-L-C circuit at resonance 502.ECE Board Exam April 2001
A. it is zero What is the impedance of a crystal at its resonant frequency when it is used
B. it is dc in the parallel mode?
C. it is at a maximum A. 70 percent C. minimum
D. it is at a minimum B. 50 percent D. maximum
496.ECE Board Exam April 2001 503.ECE Board Exam April 1998
What is the term for the number of times per second that a tank circuit is a parallel LC circuit.
energy is stored in the inductor of capacitor? A. Hartley circuit
A. Non-resonant frequency B. Static circuit
B. Broadcast frequency C. Tank circuit
C. Circuit frequency D. Parallel resisting circuit
D. Resonant frequency
504.There will be a frequency, called the frequency at which .
497.ECE Board Exam November 1995 A. sometimes, natural; XL = XC
An LC circuit resonates at 2000 kHz, and has a Q of 100. Find the lower and B. always, natural; R = 0
upper cut-off frequencies. C. always, resonant; XL = XC
A. 1950 kHz, 2050 kHz C. 1980 kHz, 2020 kHz D. sometimes, resonant; R = 0
B. 1990 kHz, 2010 kHz D. 1900 kHz, 2100 kHz
505.The formula for the resonant frequency is f = .
498.ECE Board Exam November 1998 C. 1/√LC
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 50 microhenrys and A. √LC 1
C is 10 picofarads are in parallel?
A. 3.18 kHz C. 7.12 MHz
B. 2π√LC
2𝛑√LC
B. 3.18 MHz D. 7.12 kHz 506.For a series

D. RLC circuit, a circuit at resonance the current amplitude is for a
fixed voltage amplitude and the power factor is .
499.ECE Board Exam November 1999 A. minimum, zero C. maximum, zero
What is the cause of a minimum Q on a single-tuned LC circuit? B. minimum, unity D. maximum, unity
A. Decreased shunt resistor
B. Decreased capacitance 507.In an RLC circuit, the impedance at resonance is
C. Increased shunt resistor A. maximum C. infinity
D. Decreased series resistor B. minimum D. zero
500.ECE Board Exam November 1998 508.The current in RLC series circuit, i.e., at resonance is
is another term for quality factor or Q of the resonant A. maximum C. infinity
A. Noise factor
circuit. C. White noise B. minimum D. zero
B. Noise figure D. Figure of merit
509.In RLC circuits, the current at resonance is
501.ECE Board Exam November 2000 A. the maximum in series circuit and minimum in parallel circuit
B. maximum in parallel circuit and minimum in series circuit
C. maximum in both the circuits
D. minimum in both the circuits
R1 R2
A. series resonant circuit is capacitive at f = 100 Hz. The circuit will be
inductive somewhere at L C
A. f = 100 Hz
B. f > 100 Hz
C. f = 100 Hz by increasing the value of the resistance 1 L−CR 21 1 C−LR21
A. f= √ C. f= √
D. none of these 2𝛑√LC L−CR22 2π√LC C−LR22
1 L−CR2 1 L−CR2
511.At a frequency less than the resonant frequency B. f= √ 1 D. f= √ 1
A. series circuit is capacitive and parallel circuit is inductive √LC L−CR22 2π√LC C−CR22
B. series circuit is inductive and parallel circuit is capacitive
C. both circuits are inductive 517.The frequency at which maximum voltage occurs the inductance in RLC
D. both circuits are capacitive series circuits is
1 1
A. f= C. f =
512.In series as well as parallel resonant circuits, increasing the value of 2π√LC 𝐶2𝑅2
resistance would lead to 2𝛑√LC− 2
1 1
A. increase in the bandwidth of both the circuits B. f= D. f=
B. decrease in the bandwidth of both the circuits 2π√LC−R2 2π √ L𝖢 −𝖢 2 R 2
C. increase in bandwidth in series circuit and decrease in parallel circuit 2
D. decrease in bandwidth in series circuit and increase in parallel circuit
518.The frequency at which maximum voltage occurs across the capacitance in
RLC series circuits is
513.The value of current at resonance in a series RLC circuit is affected by the 1 1
value of A. f= C. f=
A. R C. C 2π√LC 2π √ R22
2L
B. L D. all of these 1 1
B. f= D. f=
514.In resonant circuits, the power factor at resonance is 2𝛑 1 −
√ LC R2 2π 12
√ L𝐶
−R2
L2 2L
A. zero C. 1
B. 0.5 D. 0.707 519.If f1 and f2 are half power frequencies and f0 be resonance frequency, the
selectivity of RLC series circuit is given by
515.Which of the following statements is true for a series RLC circuit tuned at f2−f0 f2−f1
resonant frequency? A. C.
f1−f0 f1−f0
A. the voltage across C > applied voltage f2−f1 f2−f1
B. the voltage across L > applied voltage B. D.
C. the voltage across L and C > applied voltage f0 2f0
D. the voltage across L and C = applied voltage 520.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
516.At anti-resonance for the given circuit, the frequency is given frequency will be
by A. 200 V C. 75 V
B. 100 V D. 50 V
521.The currents flowing in L and C at parallel resonance are

A. zero C. infinite
B. equal D. different 531.In a parallel resonant circuit there is practically no difference between the
condition for unity power factor and the condition for maximum impedance
522.The exact natural frequency of free oscillation in an oscillatory circuit with so long as Q is
capacitance of 0.055 μF, inductance 2 μH and resistance 1 ohm will be A. very small of the order of 5
A. 478 kHz C. 272 kHz B. small of the order of 20
B. 337 kHz D. 192 kHz C. large of the order of 1000
D. none of these
A. coil with large distributed capacitance has
a A. parallel AC circuit in resonance will
A. low resistance A. act like a resistor of low value
B. low Q B. have a high impedance
C. low resonant frequency C. have current in each section equal to the line current
D. high resonant frequency D. have a high voltage developed across each inductive and capacitive
524.In a series R-L-C circuit, resonance occurs when section
A. R = XL - XC C. XL = 10 XC or more
B. XL = XC D. net X > R A. parallel resonant circuit can be used
A. to amplify certain frequencies
525.The p.f. of a series R-L-C circuit at its half-power point is B. to reject a small band of frequencies
A. unity C. leading C. as a high impedance
B. lagging D. either B and C D. both B and C
526.A resonance curve for a series circuit is a plot of frequency versus . 534.The Q-factor of a 2-branched parallel circuit is given by the ratio
A. voltage C. current A. Ic/IL C. I/IL
B. impedance D. reactance B. I/Ic D. L/C
527.At half-power points of a resonance curve, the current is times the 535.Like a resonant R-L-C, a parallel resonant circuit also
maximum current. A. has a power factor of unity
A. 2 B. offers minimum impedance
C. √2
C. draws maximum current
B. 1/√2 D. 1/2 D. magnifies current
528.Higher the Q of a series circuit,
A. greater its bandwidth 536.At resonant frequency an R-L-C circuit draws maximum current due to the
B. sharper its resonance reason that
C. broader its resonance curve A. the difference between capacitive reactance and inductive reactance
D. narrower its pass band
B. the impedance is more than resistance
529.As the Q-factor of a circuit , its selectivity becomes . C. the voltage across the capacitor equals the applied
A. increases, better C. decreases, better voltage
B. increases, worse D. decreases, narrower D. the power factor is less than unity
537.Consider the following statements with respect to a series R-L-C circuit
530.An R-L-C circuit has a resonance frequency of 160 kHz and a Q-factor of under resonance condition:
100. Its bandwidth is 1. All the applied voltage appears across R.
A. 1.6 kHz C. 16 MHz 2. There is no voltage across either L or C.
B. 0.625 kHz D. none of the above 3. The voltage across L and C is equal and equal to their maximum
values.
Of these statement VR VL VC
A. 1 alone is correct C. 1 and 3 are correct
B. 2 alone is correct D. 1 and 2 are correct 5Ω L C
538.A series R-L-C circuit will have unity power factor if operated at a frequency 50 V
of
A. 1/LC C. 1/ω2LC A. 2.14 mH C. 31.8 mH
B. 5.30 mH D. 1.32 mH
B. 1/ω√LC D. 1/2𝛑√LC
A. series resonant circuit implies 544.In a series RLC circuit at resonance, the magnitude of voltage developed
A. zero pf and maximum current across the capacitor
B. unity pf and maximum current A. is always zero
C. unity pf and minimum current B. can never be greater than the input voltage
D. zero pf and minimum current C. can be greater than the input voltage however it is 90° out of phase with
the input voltage
540.Consider the following statements: D. can be greater than the input voltage and is in phase with the input
In a network of resonance: voltage
1. the admittance is
maximum 545.A coil having a resistance of 5 Ω and inductance of 0.1 H is connected in
2. the power factor is unity series with a capacitor of capacitance 50 μF. A constant alternating voltage
irrespective of the of 200 V is applied to the circuit. The voltage across the coil at resonance is
A. 1 and network
3 are correct C. 2 and 3 are correct A. 200 volts C. 1,800 volts
B. 3.the
1 andQ 2 of
area correct
series RLC resonant circuit isis correct
D. 1 alone independent of R B. 1,788 volts D. 2,000 volts
Of these statements
541.A circuit with a resistor, inductor and capacitor in series is resonant at f0 Hz. If all the 546.A series R-L-C circuit, excited by a 100 V variable frequency supply, has a
component values are now doubled the new resonant frequency is resistance of 10 Ω and an inductive reactance of 50 Ω at 100 Hz. If the
A. 2f0 C. f0/4 resonance frequency is 500 Hz, what is the voltage across the capacitor at
B. still f0 D. f0/2 resonance?
A. 100 V C. 2,500 V
542.If the resonant frequency of the circuit shown in Fig. 1 is 1 kHz, the resonant B. 500 V D. 5,000 V
frequency of the circuit shown in Fig. 2 will be
100 Ω L C 547.The resonant frequency of the given series circuit
is M=1H 2F
Fig. 1
C 2H 2H
R L L 1 1
A. 2𝜋√3
Hz C. Hz
4𝜋√2
1 1
B. Hz D.
4𝜋√3
Fig. 2 C Hz 𝜋√2
548.In a series R-L-C circuit, the maximum voltage across the capacitor occurs
A. 4 kHz C. 0.5 kHz
at a frequency
B. 2 kHz D. 0.25 kHz A. double the resonant frequency
B. equal to the resonant frequency
543.In the circuit shown in the given figure, the magnitude of VL and VC are twice that of VR.
The inductance of the coil is C. √2 times the resonant frequency
D. below the resonant frequency B. 𝑓𝑟 = √𝑓1𝑓2 D. 𝑓𝑟 = √𝑓1 + √𝑓2
549.For a series RLC circuit, the power factor at the lower power frequency 556.A series RLC circuit has R = 50 Ω, L = 100 μH and C = 1 μF. The lower half
is A. 0.5 lagging C. unity power frequency of the circuit is
B. 0.5 leading D. 0.707 leading A. 30.55 kHz C. 51.92 kHz
B. 3.055 kHz D. 1.92 kHz
550.Q-factor of a series RLC circuit possessing resonant frequency of 10 Hz and
bandwidth of 5 Hz is 557.For a series RLC resonant circuit, what is the total reactance at the lower
A. 0.5 C. 2.5 half power frequency?
B. 2 D. 50 C. R
A. √2𝑅∠45°
551.The quality factor of RLC circuit will increase if D. -R
B. √2𝑅∠ − 45°
A. R decreases
B. R increases 558.A series RLC circuit when excited by a 10 V sinusoidal voltage source of
C. voltage increases variable frequency, exhibits resonance at 100 Hz and has a 3 dB bandwidth
of 5 Hz. The voltage across the inductor L at resonance is
D. voltage decreases
A. 10 V C. 10/√2
552.When Q-factor of a circuit is high, then B. 10√2 V D. 200 V
A. power factor of the circuit is high
B. impedance of the circuit is high 559.An RLC resonant circuit has a resonant frequency of 1.5 MHz and a
C. bandwidth is large bandwidth of 10 kHz. If C = 150 pF, then the effective resistance of the
D. none of these circuit will be
A. 29.5 Ω C. 9.4 Ω
553.Consider the following statements regarding the frequency response curve B. 14.75 Ω D. 4.7 Ω
of a series RLC circuit:
1. At half-power frequencies, the current in the circuit is one half of the 560.The following circuit resonates at
current at resonant frequencies 4H 1F
2. At half-power frequencies, the power factor angle of the circuit is 10 Ω
45°
3. At resonant frequency, the power factor angle of the circuit is 90°
4.Maximum power occurs at resonant frequency 1F
Of these statements
+ -
A. 1, 2 and 4 are correct C. 2 and 4 are correct
B. 1, 2 and 3 are correct D. 1 and 4 are correct A. all frequencies C. 5 rad/s
B. 0.5 rad/s D. 1 rad/s
554.An RLC series circuit has f1 and f2 as the half power frequencies and f0 as the
resonant frequency. The Q-factor of the circuit is given by: 561.A choke coil of inductance L and series resistance R is shunted by a
𝑓0
A. 𝑓1+𝑓2 C. capacitor. The dynamic impedance of the resonant circuit would be
2𝑓0 𝑓1−𝑓2
𝑓1−𝑓2 A. R/(LC) C. L/(RC)
B. 𝑓1−𝑓0 D. B. C/(RL) D. 1/(RLC)
𝑓2−𝑓0 𝑓0
555.Resonant frequency fr of a series RLC circuit is related to half power 562.For the following circuit, the current source is sinusoidal with frequency equal
frequencies f1 and f2 as to the resonant frequency of the circuit. What is the value of current
A. 𝑓𝑟 =
𝑓1 +𝑓2
C. 𝑓𝑟 = 𝑓2 − 𝑓1 through resistor?
2
5Ω
I 0.1 H 10 Ω 0.1 F
2H Z
A. 0 C. 1
B. 0.11 D. 10.1
A. 125 mH C. 2 μF
B. 304.2 μF D. 0.05 μF
563.In the given circuit, at resonance IR amperes is equal to
567.The value of the capacitance ‘C’ in the given ac circuit to make it a constant
resistance circuit or for the supply current to be independent of its frequency
R
50 μF
5A is
0.5 H
IR
4Ω 4Ω
A. 0A C. 5 A
B. 10 A D. 0.5 A C
1H
A. circuit has two parallel branches. In one branch, R and L are connected in
series while in the other R and C are connected in series. If R = √L/C, which of the A. 1/16 F C. 1/8 F
following is not correct? B. 1/12 F D. 1/4 F
A. The circuit is in resonance.
B. The two branch currents are in quadrature. 568.A coil takes apparent power and reactive power of 100 VA and 80 VAR,
C. The circuit has an impedance independent of its frequency. respectively. What is the Q factor of the coil?
D. The two branch currents are in phase. A. 1.33 C. 8
B. 10 D. 6
A. parallel circuit consists of two branches. One branch has RL and L
569.A 50 Ω resistance, a 30 Ω inductive reactance and a 25 Ω capacitive
connected in series and the other branch has RC and C connected in series. Consider
reactance are connected in series across a 100 V, 60 Hz supply. What will
the following statements: be its resonant frequency?
1. The two branch currents will be in quadrature if RLRC = L/C.
A. 65.726 Hz C. 25 Hz
2. The impedance of the whole circuit is independent of frequency, if B. 53 Hz D. 54.77 Hz
RL = RC and ω = 1/√LC .
3. The circuit is in resonance for all the frequencies if RL = RC. 570.A coil having a Q factor of 5 is connected in series with an ideal capacitor
4.The two branch currents will be in phase at ω = 1/√LC. Which across ac source of 60 V. Calculate the voltage across the capacitor at
A. the
of 1 above
and 2 statements are correct?
C. 1 and 3 resonance.
B. 2 and 3 D. 3 and 4 A. 150 V C. 12 V
B. 300 V D. 65 V
566.The value of Z in given figure which is most appropriate to cause parallel
resonance at 500 Hz is 571.A coil having an inductance of 50 mH and a resistance 10 Ω is connected in
series with a 25 μF capacitor across a 200 V ac supply. Find the value of
Q factor?
A. 7.4 C. 3.54
B. 4.53 D. 4.47 A. The ratio of its maximum energy stored to its energy dissipated per
cycle
572.The following data are given for a series RL and a series RC which are B. Its power factor
connected in parallel: XL = 15 Ω, XC = 25 Ω, RC = 15 Ω. For value of RL will the C. The reciprocal of its reactive factor
D. The ratio of its resistance to its inductive reactance
circuit be in resonance?
A. 169 ohms C. 16.9 ohms
B. 916 ohms D. 91.6 ohms 580.A coil is to be wound with Q-factor of 8. A lamp rated 120 V, 480 W is
connected in series with the coil and connected across 230 V, 60 Hz source.
573.A circuit consisting of a capacitor in series with a resistance of 10 ohms is What is the impedance of the coil if the voltage across the lamp is
connected in parallel with a coil having a reactance and resistance of 17.32 maintained at 120 V?
ohms and 10 ohms respectively. What is the reactance of the capacitor that A. 35.2∠82.9° Ω C. 45. 5∠82. 9° Ω
will draw minimum current from a 230-V, 60 Hz supply? B. 27.5∠72.4° Ω D. 40.5∠72.4° Ω
A. 17.32 Ω C. 6.78 Ω
B. 10.32 Ω D. 22.18 Ω 581.An inductive coil having a resistance of 25 ohms and inductance of 0.2 H is
connected in parallel with a 100 μF capacitor. Find the frequency at which
574.Series circuit consists of a 20-ohm resistance, a 150 mH inductance and an the total current taken is in phase with the supply voltage.
unknown capacitance. The circuit is supplied with a voltage v = 100 sin 377t. A. 35.6 Hz C. 29.5 Hz
Find the value of capacitance at resonance. B. 46.5 Hz D. 52.9 Hz
A. 42 μF C. 47 μF
B. 72.567 μF D. 34.65 μF 582.The resonant frequency of an LC circuit is the frequency
where
575.A coil having a resistance of 0.5 ohm and an inductance of 5.25 mH is A. XL = 0 Ω and XC = 0 Ω
connected in parallel with a capacitor across a 220 volt, 60 Hz source. C.
B. XL =
and
XCrS of the coil are equal
Calculate the value of the capacitance at resonance. D. XL and XC are in phase
A. 125 microfarad C. 125 millifarad
B. 1.25 microfarad D. 1.25 millifarad 583.The impedance of a series LC circuit at resonance is
A. maximum C. minimum
576.The current in an RL and C parallel circuit at resonance is B. nearly infinite D. both A and B
A. maximum C. minimum
B. zero D. infinity 584.The total line current, IT, of a parallel LC circuit at resonance is
A. minimum
577.A circuit draws 25 A when connected across a source of frequency f1. B. maximum
C. equal to IL and IC
Determine the current drawn by the same circuit at resonance if f1 is half the resonant D. Q times larger than IL or IC
frequency.
A. 12.5 A C. 35.35 A
B. 17.68 A D. 50 A 585. The current at resonance in a series LC circuit is
A. zero
578.A series RLC circuit is connected across a 120-V, 60 Hz source and draws B. minimum
a leading current of 5 A. Determine the voltage across the capacitor C. different in each component
at resonance if R = 5 Ω and L = 25 mH. D. maximum
A. 47.12 V C. 236.6 V
B. 164.5 V D. 422.6 V 586.The impedance of a parallel LC circuit at resonance is
A. zero
579.The best definition of Q-factor of a coil is B. maximum
C. minimum
A. tuning C. anti-resonance
D. equal to the rS of the coil
B. the flywheel effect D. its Q
587.The phase angle of an LC circuit at resonance is
A. 0° C. 180° 596.Which of the following can provide a higher Q?
B. 90° D. -90° A. a higher L/C ratio
B. a lower L/C ratio
588.Below resonance, a series LC circuit appears C. more resistance in series with the coil
A. inductive C. capacitive D. either B or C
B. resistive D. none of the above
597.A resonance curve for a series circuit is a plot of frequency versus .
589.Above resonance, a parallel LC circuit appears A. voltage C. current
A. inductive C. capacitive B. impedance D. reactance
B. resistive D. none of the above
598.At half-power points of a resonance curve, the current is times the
590.When either L or C is increased, the resonant frequency of an LC circuit maximum current.
A. decreases A. 2
B. increases C. √2
C. doesn’t change B. 1/√2 D. 1/2
D. This is impossible to determine. A. parallel resonant circuit can be used
A. to amplify certain frequencies
B. to reject a small band of frequencies
A. IL = IC C.
591.In a low Q parallel resonant circuit, when XL = XC
IC is less than IL
C. as a high impedance
B. IL is less than IC D. IL is more than IC
D. both B and C
592.To double the resonant frequency of an LC circuit with a fixed value of L, the 600.As the Q-factor of a circuit , its selectivity becomes .
capacitance, C, must be A. increases, better C. decreases, better
A. doubled B. increases, worse D. decreases, narrower
B. quadrupled
C. reduced by one-half 601.The half – power frequency of, series RC circuit is
D. reduced by one-quarter A. 1/RC C. R/C
B. RC D. C/R
A. higher Q for a resonant frequency provides
a 602.For the given parallel resonant circuit, match the following:
A. dampened response curve A. I at resonance 1. W/R
B. wider bandwidth
C. narrower bandwidth
B. IL 2. In phase with voltage
C. Dynamic impedance 3. L/CR
D. none of the above 4. Lags the applied voltage
594.The Q of a parallel resonant circuit can be lowered by ABC ABC
A. placing a resistor in parallel with the tank A. 4 2 3 C. 4 2 1
B. adding more resistance in series with the coil
B. 2 4 3 D. 2 4 1
C. decreasing the value of L or C
D. both A and B
603.To increase the Q- factor of an inductor, it can be with
A. Thicker wire
595.The ability of an LC circuit to supply complete sine waves when the input to
B. Thinner wire
the tank is only a pulse is called
C. Longer wire
D. Wire with heavy insulation 610.In a series RLC circuit, given R = 10 Ω, L = 14 H, C = 1 F. Find damping
ratio.
604.Given Z = jωL + 1/jωC; the magnitude of Z curve will be A. 1.33 C. 0.5
B. 0.187 D. none of the above
611.The power factor of parallel RLC circuit at W > Wo is

A. <1 C. > 1
B. =1 D. 0
A. Figure a C. Figure c
B. Figure b D. none of the above 612.The phase of even symmetric signal is
A. +90° C. 0°
605.The bandwidth of R.C series circuit is B. –90° D. 0° or ±180°
A. 1/RC C. ∞
B. RC D. none of the above 613.The power in a series R-L-C circuit will be half of that at resonance when the
magnitude of current is equal to
606.Consider the following statements: In a series RLC resonant circuit, the A. V/2R
bandwidth is C. V/√2R
1. directly proportional to resonant frequency B. V/√3R D. √2V/R
2. Inversely proportional to resonant frequency
3. directly proportional to quality factor 614.In a series RLC high Q circuit, the current peaks at a frequency
4. Inversely proportional to quality factor A. f = fo C. f < fo
A. 2 & 3 are correct C. 1 & 3 are correct B. f > fo D. none of these
B. 2 & 4 are correct D. 1 & 4 are correct
615.The given series resonant circuit resonance at
607.An RLC parallel resonant circuit has a resonance frequency of 1.5 MHz and frequency of 20 MHz. It will
a bandwidth of 1 kHz. If C = 150 pF, then the effective resistance of the A. By pass all signals of 20 MHz
circuit will be B. permit flow of signal of 20 MHz along the
A. 2.96 MΩ C. 9.5 Ω time
B. 14.75 Ω D. 4.7 Ω C. Not produce any effect at 20 MHz
D. cause moderate attenuation of signal at 20
608.The parallel RL circuit is having quality factor of Q1, when it is connected in series with MHz
R, the new quality factor Q2 will be
A. Q2 > Q 1 C. Q2 = Q1 616.The half power frequency of series RL
B. Q2 < Q1 D. none of the circuit is
above A. R/L C. 2R/L
609.In a series RLC circuit, as R increases B. L/R D. 2L/R
1. Bandwidth decreases
2. Bandwidth increases 617.In a series RLC circuit, the value of current at resonance is affected by the
3. Resonance frequency increases value of
4. Lower 3 dB decreases A. only L C. both L & C
5. Upper 3 dB increases B. only C D. only R
A. 2, 4 & 5 are correct C. 2, 3, 4 are correct
B. 1, 4 & 5 are correct D. none of the above 618.In a series RLC circuit at resonance with Q = 10, and with applied voltage of
100 mV at resonance frequency voltage across capacitor is
A. 100 mV C. 10 mV
B. 1 volt D. 10 volts A. 0.25 C. 0.999
B. 0.5 D. 1.0
619.Find fR in the circuit shown.
625.Find Zin at resonance.
A. all frequencies C. 5 rad / sec

B. 0.5 rad/ sec D. 1 rad/ sec
A. 1.28 Ω C. 2 Ω
620.The parallel RLC circuit shown is in resonance. B. 12.8 Ω D. 128 Ω
626.For the series RLC circuit, the partial phasor diagram at a certain frequency
is shown, the operating frequency of the circuit is
A. |IR| < 1 mA C. |IR + IC| < 1 mA

B. |IR + IL| >1 mA D. |IL + IC| > 1 mA A. Equal to resonant frequency
B. less than resonant frequency
621.A series RLC ckt has a Q of 100 and an impedance of (100 + j0) Ω at its C. Greater than resonant frequency
resonance angular frequency of 107 rad| sec. The values of R & L are D. none of the above
A. R = 100 Ω; L = 1 mH C. R = 100 Ω; L = 10 mH
B. R = 10 Ω; L = 10 mH D. none of the above 627.In a series RLC circuit at resonance, the magnitude of the voltage developed
across the capacitor
622.The parallel RLC circuit having damping ratio δp is connected in series with A. is always zero
same values, then series circuit damping ratio δs is B. can never be greater than the input voltage
A. 4δp C. δp/4 C. can be greater than the input voltage however, it is 90° out of phase with
B. 2δp D. δp/2 the input voltage
D. can be greater than the input voltage and is in phase with the input
623.A series LCR circuit consisting of R = 10Ω, |XL| = 20 Ω & |XC| = 20 Ω is voltage.
connected across an a.c supply of 200 V rms. The rms voltage across the
capacitor is 628.A series RLC circuit when existed by a 10 V sinusoidal voltage source of
A. 200∠-90° C. 400∠+90 variable frequency, exhibits resonance at 100 HZ and has a 3dB band width
B. 200∠+90° D. 400∠-90 of 5 Hz. The voltage across the inductor L at resonance is
A. 10 V C. 10/√2 V
624.At fR what is K?
B. 10√2 V D. 200 V
629.A circuit with a resistor, inductor and capacitor in series is resonant at fR Hz. If all the
component values are now doubled, the new resonant frequency is
A. 2 fR C. fR/4
B. still fR D. fR/2 636.In a parallel resonant circuit, as R increases, the selectivity will
be A. Decreasing C. Constant
A. coil (series RL) has been designed for high Q performance at a rated B. Increasing D. none of the above
voltage and a specific frequency. If the frequency of operation is doubled,
and the coil is operated at the same rated voltage, then the Q factor and the 637.In a series RLC circuit, the phasor form at some frequency is as shown, then
active power P consumed by the coil will be affected as follows the frequency is
A. P is doubled, Q is halved
B. P is halved, Q is doubled
C. P remain constant, Q is doubled
D. P decreases 4 times, Q is doubled
631.A series RLC circuit has the following parameter values R = 10 Ω, L = 0.01 A. Less than W0
H, C = 100 µF. The Q factor of the circuit at resonance is
A. 1 C. 0.1
B. More than W0
B. 10 D. none of the above C. equal to W0

632.At resonance, the parallel circuit of given figure constituted by an iron-cored
638.In a series RLC circuit, let Qc be the Q of the coil at resonance and let Qs =
coil and a capacitor, behaves like.
(resonance frequency)/bandwidth, then
A. Qc and Qs are not related to each other
B. Qc > Qs
C. Qc < Qs
D. Qc = Qs
639.A coil is represented by an inductance L in parallel with a resistance R. The

Q of the coil at frequency w is
A. R/(ωL) C. ωLR
A. open circuit C. pure resistance = R B. ωL/ R D. 1/(ωLR)
B. short D. pure resistance > R
640.The half power bandwidth of a series RCL circuit is
633.Find L & C of a parallel RLC circuit to resonate at 1 rad/sec with a Q of 5 and A. R/L C. 1/RC
resistance of 1 ohm.
A. 1/5 H, 5 F C. 1 H, 1 F
B. L/RC D. ω0L/R
B. 5 H, 1/5 F D. 5 H, 5 F
A. C.
641.The Q of a parallel RLC circuit at its resonance frequency ω0 is
ω0L/R ω0RC
634.In a parallel RLC resonant circuit R = 10 kΩ, C = 0. 47 µF, the bandwidth will B. R/ω0C D. ω0LR
be.
A. 212.76 rad/sec C. 100 rad/sec
642.In a series R-L-C circuit below resonance, the current
B. 2.12 x 1010 rad/sec D. none of the above
A. lags behind the applied voltage
B. leads the applied voltage
635.A parallel resonate circuit (RP, L, &C) and a series resonant circuit (RS, L & C) have
C. is in phase with the voltage
the same Q. Find the relation between RP & RS D. leads or lags behind the applied voltage depending upon the actual
A. RS = Q2Rp C. RP = RS values of L and C
B. RP = Q2RS D. none of the above
A. high Q coil has
A. large bandwidth C. low losses 651.The circuit shown acts as an ideal current source with respect to terminals
B. high losses D. flat response AB, when the frequency is
644.At a frequency below the resonant frequency circuit is capacitive

and
A. series,circuit.
parallel C. parallel, parallel
B. parallel, series D. series, series
645.In the following parallel circuit, resonance will never occur, if:
A. zero C. 4 rad/sec
B. 1 rad/sec D. 16 rad/sec
652.A series RLC circuit is excited by an ac voltage v(t) = sin t. If L = 10 H and C

= 0.1 F, then the peak value of the voltage across R will
A. R12 = R22 = L/C be A. 0.707
B. R12 < L/C B. 1
C. 2
R22 > L/C and R1 < L/C C. 1.414
D. R1 > L/C and R2 > L/C
2 2
D. indeterminate as the value of R is not given
646.The circulating current in a parallel LC circuit at any resonant frequency is 653.In a parallel RLC circuit, the current source (I) lags voltage across circuit (V)
E. Directly proportional to frequency if
F. Inversely proportional to frequency A. wL > 1/wC C. R > [wL + 1/wC]
G. Independent of frequency B. wL < 1/wC D. none of the above
H. none of the above
654.At lower half power frequency the total reactance of the series RLC circuit
647.In series RLC circuit excited by a voltage, e = E sin ωt, where LC < (1/ω2) is
A. Current lags the applied voltage
B. current leads the applied voltage A. –R C. √2𝑅∠-45°
C. current is in phase with the applied voltage
D. voltages across L and C are equal 655.In √2𝑅∠45°RLC circuit, the quality factor
B. a parallel at a of
D. none resonance
the above is given
by
A. R√𝐿/𝐶 C. 1/R√𝐿/𝐶
648.A series RLC circuit has a resonance frequency of 1 kHz and a quality factor
Q = 100. If each of R, L and C is doubled from its original value, the new Q of B. R√𝐶/𝐿 D. 1/R√C/L
the circuit is 656.A practical inductor can be replaced by the following equivalent circuit at low
A. 25 C. 100 to medium frequency.
B. 50 D. 200
649.What is the bandwidth of parallel RLC circuit at resonance?

A. RC C. R/C
B. 1/RC D. C/R
650.The current bandwidth of RC series circuit is A. Figure a C. Figure c

A. 1/RC C. ∞ B. Figure b D. Figure d
B. RC D. none of the above
657.A coil of wire has inductive impedance. At high frequencies the impedance
will be represented by
A. 1/16 F C. 1/8 F
A. Figure a C. Figure c B. 1/12 F D. ¼ F
B. Figure b D. Figure d
662.A parallel RLC circuit has half power frequencies at 105 M rad/s and 95 M
658.In a series RLC circuit R= 2 kΩ, L = 1 H, and C = 1/ 400 microfarads. The rad/s. Then Q is given by
resonant frequency is A. 10.5 C. 100
A. 2 x 104 Hz C. 104 Hz B. 9.5 D. 10
B. (1/π) x 104 Hz D. 2π x 104 Hz
663.The system function H(s) = s/(s2 + 2s + 100). The resonant frequency and
659.In the circuit shown in the figure, Vs = Vm sin 2t and Z2 = 1 – j. The value of C is shown the bandwidth in rad/s are given, respectively, by
such that the current I is in phase with Vs. The value of C in farad is A. 10, 1 C. 100, 2
B. 10, 2 D. 100, 1
E. POWER FACTOR CORRECTION (1-PHASE)

A single phase inductive load takes 50 kVA at 0.60 power factor lagging.
Solve for the kVAR of a capacitor required to improve the power factor to
A. 1/4 C. 2 A. 30 kVAR
1.0. C. 22.5 kVAR
B. 1/2√2
D. 4 B. 20 kVAR D. 40 KVAR
660.The circuit shown has i(t) = 10 sin (120πt). The power (time average power) 665.REE Board Exam March 1998
dissipated in R is when L = 1/120π H, C = 1/60π H, R = 1 ohm. A single phase induction motor is rated 5 hp, 75% power factor and 220
volts. What approximate size of capacitor is necessary to raise the power
factor to about 95%?
A. 3 kVAR C. 2.5 kVAR
B. 2 kVAR D. 3.5 Kvar

A plant has a load of 290 kilowatt with an average power factor of 70%. The
A. 25 watts C. 10/√2 watts owner requests you to correct the power factor to reduce its power
B. 100 watts D. 50 watts consumption. How much capacitor kVAR is required to increase the power
factor to 90%?
661.The value of the capacitance C in the given ac circuit to make it a constant A. 152.46 C. 150.34
resistance circuit or for the supply current to be independent of its frequency B. 155.39 D. 154.58
is
A single-phase, 60 Hz, 5 hp squirrel cage induction motor draws a current of 674.The power factor of a.c. circuit containing both a resistor and a conductor
53 A at 117 V. If it has a 78.5% electrical to mechanical conversion is A. more than unity C. between 0 -1 leading
efficiency, what capacitance should be connected at the terminals of the B. leading by 90° D. none of these
motor in order to increase the power factor of the load combination to 92%?
A. 480 μF C. 320 μF 675.In an a.c. circuits, a low value of reactive volt-ampere compared with watts
B. 380 μF D. 420 μF indicates
A. high power factor C. leading power factor
668.EE Board Exam April 1997 B. unity power factor D. none of these
A load of 10,000 kVA, 80% pf lagging is connected to a 13,200 volts line.
How much capacitive reactive power is needed to correct the power factor to 676.In a given circuit when power factor is unity the reactive power
0.97 lagging? is A. a maximum C. zero
A. 5,156 kVAR C. 2,547 kVAR B. equal to I2R D. none of these
B. 3,138 kVAR D. 4,395 kVAR
677.The capacitor of power factor correction are rated in terms of
669.In a pure reactive circuit, the power factor is A. voltage C. kW
A. lagging C. leading B. VA D. kVAR
B. zero D. unity
678.Poor power factor results in all of the following except
670.Power factor is defined as the ratio of A. overloading of transformers
A. volt ampere to watts B. overloading of alternators
B. watts to volt amperes C. reduction in power losses
C. volt amperes reactive to watts D. reduction in load handling capacity of electrical system
D. watts to volt amperes reactive
679.Power factor of an inductive circuit can be improved by
671.In a series circuit consisting of resistance and reactance, power factor is connecting a capacitor to it in
defined as the ratio of A. series
A. resistance to impedance B. parallel
B. resistance to reactance C. either series or parallel
C. reactance to impedance D. depends on the value of the capacitor
D. none of these
680.For the same load, if the power factor is reduced, it will
672.For a parallel circuit consisting of resistance and reactance the value of A. draw more current
power factor is the ratio of B. draw less current
A. impedance to reactance C. draw same current but less power
B. reactance to impedance D. draw less current but more power
C. resistance to impedance
D. impedance to resistance 681.The power factor of incandescent bulb is
A. 0.8 lagging C. unity
673.It is not easy to find the value of impedance for a parallel circuit but power B. 0.8 leading D. zero
factor can easily be obtained as a ratio of
A. active current to line current 682.Power factor of the magnetizing component of a transformer is
B. reactive current to line current A. unity C. always leading
C. line current to active current B. 0.8 lagging D. zero
D. none of these
683.One of the reasons for improving the power factor is
A. to increase the reactive power from the line when the combination is connected across a 60-cycle line?
B. to decrease the reactive power (Assume a condenser of negligible resistance).
C. to increase the real power A. 20 μF C. 10 μF
D. to decrease the real power B. 106 μF D. 6.33 μF
684.Another reason for improving the power factor is F. AC NETWORK ANALYSIS

A. to avoid poor voltage regulation A. segment of a circuit shown in given
B. to keep voltage regulation constant figure VR = 5 V, VC = 4 sin 2t. The
C. to increase the voltage regulation
D. to decrease the voltage regulation voltage VL is given by
A. 3 – 8 cos 2t
685.Power factor improvement may be achieved by the use of B. 32 sin 2t
A. synchronous motor C. long transmission line C. 16 sin 2t
B. induction motor D. short transmission line D. 16 cos 2t
693.Three currents i1, i2 and i3 are
686.The advantage of using static capacitor to improve the power factor is approaching a node. If i1 = 10 sin (400t
because they + 60°) A and i2 = 10 sin (400t -
A. are not variable A. 0 then i3 is
60°) A, C. -10 sin 400t A
B. are almost loss free B. 10 sin 400t A
C. provide continuous change of power factor D. −5√3(3 sin 400𝑡)A
D. none of these 694.The phase angle of the current ‘I’ with respect to the V1 in the circuit shown in the
figure is
687.Many industrial tariffs penalize consumers whose power factor falls V1 = 100 (1 + j); V2 = 100(1 – j)
A. below 0.8 C. between 0.8 to 0.95
B. below unity D. none of these
I
V1
688.A factory takes a load of 1000 KW and has a reactive power of 1000 KVAR.
Its power factor is 10 Ω j10 Ω
A. 0.6 C. 0.8
B. unity D. 0.7 V2
689.A current of 10 amperes at a power factor of 0.8 lagging is taken from 250 V
a.c. supply. The reactive power of the system is A. 0° C. -45°
A. 2000 watts C. 1500 watts B. 45° D. -90°
B. 2000 VA D. 1500 VAR
695.Consider the following statements: In the circuit shown in the figure, if the
690.A resistance ‘R’ Ω and inductance ‘L’ H are connected across 240 V, 50 Hz equivalent impedance x – x is Zeq then
supply. Power dissipated in the circuit is 100 W and the voltage across R is
100 V. In order to improve the pf to unity, the capacitor that is to be x
connected in series should have a value of 4Ω I1 I2
4Ω
A. 43.7 μF C. 437 μF
B. 4.37 μF D. 4.37 mF
j10 Ω j4 Ω j10 Ω
691.What size of condenser must be placed across an inductance having a x

resistance of 10 ohms and reactance of 20 ohms to draw minimum current
1. Zeq = 2 + j5 3. I1 = -I2
2.Zeq = 2 + j3 4. I1 = I2 700.In the given figure 𝑍1 = 10∠ − 60°, 𝑍2 = 10∠ − 60°,𝑍3 = 50∠53.13°.
Of these statements Thevenin impedance seen from X-Y is
A. 1 alone is true C. 2 and 3 are correct A. 56. 6∠45° C. 70∠30°
B. 2 and 4 are D. none of the above B. 60∠30° D. 34.4∠65°
correct
701.In the figure the current source is 1∠0° A, R = 1 ohm, the impedances are ZC
696.For the network shown in the figure, the voltage VB will be
A j3 Ω
B
= -j ohm, and ZL = j2 ohm, The Thevenin equivalent circuit looking into the circuit
across X-Y is
C. 2∠45° V, (1 + j) Ω
A. √2∠0° V, (1 + j2) Ω
2A
1A
j2 Ω j4 Ω
B. 2∠45° V, (1 + j2) Ω D. √2∠45° V, (1 + j) Ω
702.The circuit shown in Fig. 1 is replaced by its Norton’s equivalent circuit in Fig.
A. j5.33 V C. -j5.33 V 2. The value of I will be
B. 5.33 V D. j3.33 V A. 2.5∠45° A C. 10∠ − 90° A
B. 5∠90° A D. 15∠ − 45° A
697.In the circuit shown in given figure, 𝑒1(𝑡) = √3 cos(𝜔𝑡 + 30°) and 𝑒2(𝑡) =
√3 sin(𝜔𝑡 + 60°). What is the voltage v(t) across the 1 ohm grounded 703.Consider the following statements: The transfer impedance and admittance
resistor? of a network remain constant when the position of excitation and response
1Ω 1Ω are interchanged if the network
1. is linear
+ + 2. consists of bilateral elements
1Ω 3. has high impedance or admittance as the case may be
e1(t) e2(t) 4.is resonant Of
- - these statements
A. 1 and 2 are correct C. 2 and 4 are correct
B. 1, 3 and 4 are correct D. all are correct
A. cos 𝜔𝑡 V
B. sin(𝜔𝑡 + 30°) + cos(𝜔𝑡 + 30°) V 704.In a linear network, the ratio of voltage excitation to current response is
C. 1∠90°V unaltered when the position of excitation and response are interchanged.
The assertions stems from the
D. j1 V
A. principle of duality
B. reciprocity theorem
698.If all elements in a particular network are linear, then the superposition C. principle of superposition
theorem would hold when the excitation is
D. equivalence theorem
A. dc only C. either ac or dc
B. ac only D. an impulse
705.A certain network N feeds a load resistance as shown in Fig. 1. It consumes
a power of ‘P’. If an indicated network is added as shown in Fig. 2. The
699.For the network shown in given figure, the Thevenin equivalent impedance
power consumed by R will be
across terminals CD is given by
𝑍 𝑍 A. less than P C. between P and 4P
𝑍4[ 1 2 +𝑍3]
A. 𝑍 𝑇𝐻 = 𝑍1+𝑍2 𝑍1𝑍2 C. 𝑍𝑇𝐻 =
Z +Z +Z Z B. equal to P D. more than 4P
1 2 2 3
𝑍 4 +𝑍 + Z1+Z2+Z3+Z4
3 𝑍1+𝑍2
Z [
4 𝑍3𝑍2
+Z 1]
706.In the circuit shown in the figure, the current source I = 1 A, the voltage
B. 𝑍𝑇𝐻 =
𝑍3+𝑍2
𝑍3𝑍2 D. 𝑍𝑇𝐻 = Z3+(Z1+Z24) source V = 5 V, R1 = R2 = R3 = 1 Ω, L1 = L2 = L3 = 1 H, C1 = C2 = 1 F. The
Z1 +Z + Z1+Z2+Z3+Z4 currents (in A) through R3 and the voltage source V respectively will be
4 𝑍3+𝑍2
A. 1, 4 C. 5, 2 A. 60 Ω C. 100 Ω
B. 5, 1 D. 5, 4 B. 80 Ω D. infinity
707.For loop (1) of the network shown in the given figure, the correct loop 713.Two ac sources fed a common variable load as shown in the given figure.
equation is Under the maximum power transfer condition, the power absorbed by the
A. C. load resistance RL is
B. D. A. 2200 W C. 1000 W
B. 1250 W D. 625 W
708.An ac source of voltage ES and an internal impedance of ZS = (RS + jXS) is
714.REE Board Exam March 1998
connected to a load of impedance ZL = (RL + jXL). Consider the following Three impedances, -j10, j10 and 10 ohms are wye-connected. Determine the
1.
conditions
XLin= this
XS if regard.
only XL is varied impedance of an equivalent delta.
2. XL = -XS if only XL is varied A. 12.5, j12.5, -12.5 Ω C. j8.5, -j12.5, 8 Ω
3. 𝑅𝐿 = √𝑅𝑆2 + (𝑋𝑆 + 𝑋𝐿)2 if only RL is varied B. 10, j10, -j10 Ω D. 5, j5, -j5 Ω
4. |ZL| = |ZS| if the magnitude of ZL is varied, keeping the phase angle fixed
715.A telephone circuit makes power available at a pair of terminals. The open
Among these conditions, those which are to be satisfied for maximum power circuit voltage across the terminals is 1 volt and the impedance looking into
transfer from the source to the load would include the terminals is 500 – j500 Ω. What is the maximum power that can be drawn
A. 2 and 3 C. 1, 2 and 4 from the circuit?
B. 1 and 3 D. 2, 3 and 4 A. 0.002 W C. 0.001 W
B. 0.0005 W D. 0.0014 W
709.Under the conditions of maximum power transfer from an ac source to a
variable load G. BALANCED POLYPHASE SYSTEM
A. the load impedance must be inductive, if the generator impedance is 716.REE Board Exam April 2002
inductive In a balanced three-phase system, the phase A voltage is 132.8 cis 0°, what
B. the sum of the source and the load impedances is zero is the line to line voltage VCA?
C. the sum of the source reactance and the load reactance is zero A. 230 cis 30° C. 230 cis (-60°)
D. the load impedance has the same phase angle as the generator B. 230 cis (-30°) D. 132.8 cis 120°
impedance
710.If the combined generator and line impedance is (5 + j10) Ω, then for the The phase B line voltage and the phase A line current of a balanced three
maximum power transfer to a load impedance from a generator of constant phase system are v = 220 sin (ωt + 210°) and i = 10 sin (ωt + 180°) amperes,
generated voltage, the load impedance is given be which of the following? respectively. What is the power of the system?
A. (5 + j10) Ω C. (5 + j5) Ω A. 1,905 W C. 5,716 W
B. (5 – j10) Ω D. 5 Ω B. 3,300 W D. 3,810 W
711.A voltage source having an internal impedance of 8 + j6 Ω supplies power to 718.REE Board Exam April 1997
a resistive load. What should be load resistance for maximum power A 170 kV, 3-phase electric source delivers 200 MVA to a balanced load,
transferred to it? which has a power factor of 90% lagging. What is the line current?
A. 8 Ω C. 10 Ω A. 257 A C. 402 A
B. 502 A D. 679 A
B. 6 Ω D. √10 Ω
712.The Thevenin equivalent circuit of a network is as shown in the given figure.
A three-phase motor is rated 50 hp, 440 volts and 85% power factor. What is
For maximum power transfer to the variable and purely resistive load RL, its its rated current?
resistance should be
A. 61.5 A C. 55 A each of the three condensers so that when they are connected in delta to the
B. 57.5 A D. 59 A same supply the line current remains the same.
A. 20 μF C. 25 μF
720.EE Board Exam April 1985 B. 28 μF D. 30 μF
A balanced 3-phase load draws 120 amperes line current at 230 volts line to
line, 0.848 pf lagging. Solve for the real power. 727.EE April 1993
A. 40.54 kW C. 41.45 kW A balanced three-phase load is wye-connected and has an impedance Zp
B. 42.35 kW D. 43.15 kW = 4 – j3 ohms per phase. Find the line current if this load is connected
across a 220 V three-phase source.
721.REE Board Exam March 1998 A. 25.4 A C. 20.5 A
A generator supplies three-phase power to balanced load. The voltage is B. 22.3 A D. 26.7 A
230 volts, the current is 18 A and the power factor is 85%. What is the
power? 728.REE Board Exam October 1998
A. 3.6 kW C. 6.1 kW Three 10-ohm resistances are connected delta on a balanced three-phase
B. 1.6 kW D. 1.4 kW source. If the equation of the phase Van =120 sin ωt. What is the equation of
the line current in line a?
722.EE Board Exam April 1984 A. 20.78 sin (ωt + 30°) C. 12 sin (ωt – 56.56°)
A balanced 3-phase load draws 75 amperes line current at 230 volts line to B. 13.15 sin (ωt - 30°) D. 36 sin ωt
line, 0.848 pf lagging. Solve for the reactive power being drawn.
A. 15.83 kVAR C. 15.35 kVAR 729.EE Board Exam October 1994
B. 15.26 kVAR D. 15.94 kVAR Three resistors 10, 15 and 30 ohmic values are connected in wye-
configuration to a balanced 208 volt three-phase supply. Calculate the total
723.EE Board Exam April 1990 power of the system.
The input power factor to a three-phase, 6-poles, 460 volts., 60 Hz, 50 hp A. 2644 W C. 3080 W
induction motor is 0.62 as 20 A is drawn by the motor. Find the power input B. 2880 W D. 3280 W
to the motor.
A. 9,880 W C. 9,895 W 730.REE Board Exam March 1998
B. 9,675 W D. 9,478 W Three impedances each 10 + j5 ohms are connected delta on a balanced
three-phase source. If the equation of the phase Van =120 sin ωt. What is
724.EE Board Exam April 1992 the equation of the line current through the impedance connected across
A 460 volt, three-phase motor draws 208 A with a power factor of 0.91 phase A and B?
lagging. Calculate the kW input to the motor. A. 20.02 sin (ωt - 22°) C. 16.21 sin (ωt + 56.56°)
A. 150.8 C. 152.4 B. 18.59 sin (ωt + D. 21.32 sin (ωt – 8.15°)
B. 156.3 D. 160.3 3.44°)
731.EE Board Exam June 1990
725.EE Board Exam April 1993 Two parallel connected loads A and B are supplied by a 440 V, 3-phase, 60
A wye-connected load has a 5∠20° ohm impedance per phase and is Hz generator. Load A draws an apparent power of 100 kVA at 0.80 pf
connected across a 120-V three-phase source. Calculate the line current. lagging and load B draws an apparent power of 70 kVA at unity pf.
A. 24 A C. 41.56 A Determine the feeder current.
B. 13.85 A D. 15.45 A A. 208 A C. 214 A
B. 212 A D. 202 A
Three condensers, each having capacity of 75 microfarads are connected in 732.EE Board Exam April 1990
star to a 440 volts, 3-phase, 50 cycles supply. Calculate the capacitance A three-phase motor takes 10 kVA at 0.67 pf lagging from a source of 230
of volts. It is in parallel with a balanced delta load having 16 ohms resistance
and 12 ohms capacitive reactance in series in each phase. Determine the
total power factor. 738.In a balanced three phase star connected circuit the line voltages are
A. 0.966 lagging C. 0.917 lagging equal
B. 0.896 lagging D. 0.967 lagging A. to the line current
B. to the phase voltage
733.REE Board Exam March 1998 C. and so are line currents
The phase b line voltage and the phase a line current of a balanced three- D. but the line currents are unequal
phase system are v = 220 (sin wt + 210) and i = 10 sin (wt - 30), 739.The type of a.c. distribution system commonly used to supply both light and
respectively. What is the power of the system? power is the
A. 1905 W C. 5716 W A. open delta system
B. 3300 W D. 3810 W B. three phase delta system
C. three phase star system with neutral wire
734.EE Board Exam April 1985 D. three phase star system without neutral wire
A balanced 3-phase load draws 120 amperes line current at 230 volts line to
line, 0.848 pf lagging current. Solve for the readings of the two wattmeters 740.The phase displacement between phasors in polyphase system is
used to measure the 3-phase power. always
A. 25.543 kW, 15.087 kW A. 90 degrees
B. 28.155 kW, 12.385 kW B. 120 degrees
C. 24.365 kW, 16.175 kW C. 360 degrees divided by the number of phases
D. 27.583 kW, 12.957 kW D. none of the above
741.In a balanced three phase star connected system the line voltage
735.EE Board Exam April 1988 is
MERALCO used two wattmeters to measure the balanced 3-phase dynatron A. the phasor difference of the two phase voltages
elevator motor drive. The coils of the wattmeters are connected to the B. the phasor sum of the two phase voltages
current transformers, which are lines 1 and 2 respectively. The potential coils C. 0.707 times the phase voltage
are connected to potential transformers, which are across lines 2 and 3 and D. 1.414 times the phase voltage
lines 3 and 1, respectively. The line potentials are 230 V and the line 742.In a star connected system line current is
currents are each 150 A. The wattmeters each indicate 19.6 kW. Assume A. 0.707 times the phase current
load is wye connected. What is the total power supplied? B. 1.735 times the phase current
A. 49.175 kW C. 45.461 kW C. equal to the phase current
B. 48.236 kW D. 47.350 kW D. 1.414 times the phase current
736.EE Board Exam April 1992 743.The advantages of star connections over delta connections for the same
A 460-volt three-phase motor draws 208 A with a power factor of 0.91 voltage is that it gives
lagging. Calculate the indication of W1 and W2 for the given condition. A. step down current
A. 75.40 kW, 75.40 kW C. 89.56 kW, 61.25 kW B. extra step up voltage
B. 91.23 kW, 59.58 kW D. 95.24 kW, 55.57 kW C. extra step up current
D. extra step up power
737.EE Board Exam June 1990
Two wattmeter method is used to test a 25 HP, 230 volt, 1800 rpm, 60 cycle, 744.Power in a three phase star system is equal to
3-phase induction motor. When the line voltages are 230 volts, one A. √3 x VL x IL x power factor
wattmeter reads +13,400 watts and the other +7,400 watts. Determine motor B. 3 x Vph x IL x power factor
power factor. C. √3 x VL X Iph X power factor
A. 0.961 C. 0.894 D. 3 x Vph x Iph x power factor
B. 0.886 D. 0.807
745. Power in a three phase delta system with balanced load is equal 753.In a balanced 3-phase voltage generator, the difference phase voltages
to reach their maximum values degree apart.
A. 120 C. 240
A. √3 x VL x IL x power factor B. 60 D. 30
B. √3 x Vph X Iph X power factor
C. 3 x Vph x IL x power factor 754.If the B-phase, Y-connected alternator become reverse connected by
D. 3 x VL x IL x power factor mistake, it will not affect.
A. V Y B C. V B R
746. In a delta connected system the line current is B. V R Y D. V B Y
A. 1.414 times the phase current
B. phasor sum of the two phase currents 755.Three equal impedances are first connected in star across a balanced 3-
C. equal to the phase current phase supply. If connected in delta across the same supply.
D. 1.732
747.Power times
in star the phase
connected current
system is A. phase current will be tripled
A. equal to that of delta system B. phase current will be doubled
C. line current will become one-third
B. √2 times the delta system D. power consumed will increase three-fold
C. √3 times the delta system
D. 3 times of a delta system A. 3-phase, 4-wire, 230/440-V system is supplying lamp load at 230 V. If a 3-
phase motor is now switched on across the same supply then,
748.Electric power is almost exclusively generated, transmitted and distributed, A. neutral current will increase
by three phase system because it B. all line currents will decrease
A. it is more efficient C. neutral current will remain unchanged
B. uses less material for a given capacity D. power factor will be improved
C. costs less than single-phase apparatus
D. all of the above 757.Power factor improvement
A. does not affect the performance characteristics of the original load
749.The voltages induced in the three windings of a three-phase alternator are B. employs series resonance
degree apart in time phase. C. increase the active power drawn by the load
A. 120 C. 90 D. increases the reactive power taken by the load
B. 60 D. 30
758.The chief disadvantage of a low power factor is that
750.If positive phase sequence of a 3 – phase load is a-b-c the negative A. more power is consumed by the load
sequence would be B. current required for a given load power is higher
A. b-a-c C. a-c-b C. active power developed by a generator exceeds its rated output capacity
B. c-b-a D. all of the above D. heat generated is more than the desired amount
751.In the balanced 3-phase voltage system generated by a Y-connected 759.In the 2-wattmeter method of measuring 3-phase power, the two wattmeter’s
alternator, VYB lags ER by electrical degrees.
indicate equal and opposite readings when load power factor angle is
A. 90 B. 120 degrees lagging.
C. 60 D. 30 A. 60 C. 30
B. 0 D. 90
752.The power taken by 3-phase load is given by the expression
A. 3 VL IL cos φ C. 3 VL IL sin φ 760.When phase sequence at the 3-phase load is reversed
A. phase powers are changed
B. √3 VL IL cos φ D. √3 VL IL sin φ B. phase currents are changed
C. phase currents change in angle but not in
L1
magnitude R 60 W
D. total power consumed in changed
761.Phase reversal of a 4-wire unbalanced load supplied from a balanced 3-
3-phase
phase supply changes L2
line
A. magnitude of phase currents Y 60 W
B. magnitudes as well as phase angle of neutral current
C. the power consumed
C
D. only the magnitude of neutral current
B
762.In a two-phase generator, the electrical displacement between two phase or Fig. 14.1
windings is electrical degrees. A. L1 will burn more brightly than L2
A. 120 C. 180 B. L2 will burn more brightly than L1
B. 90 D. none of the above C. both lamps will be equally bright
763.In a six-phase generator, the electrical displacement between different
phases or windings is electrical degrees. 769.If the phase sequence of the 3-phase line in Fig 14.1 is reversed
A. 60 C. 120
B. 90 D. 45 L1
R 60 W
764.The torque on the rotor if a 3-phase motor is more constant than that of
3-phase
a single motor because L2
line
A. single phase motors are not self-starting Y 60 W
B. single phase motors are small in size
C. 3-phase power is of constant value
D. none of the above C
B
765.For the same rating, the size of a 3-phase motor will be single phase Fig. 14.1
motor.
A. less than that of C. same as that of A. L1 will be brighter than L2
B. more than that of D. none of the above B. L2 will be brighter than L1
C. both lamps will be equally bright
766.To transmit the same amount of power over a fixed distance at a given D. none of the above
voltage, the 3-phase system requires the weight of copper required for
the single-phase system. 770.The advantage of star-connected supply system is that
A. 3 times C. 1.5 times A. line current is equal to phase current
B. 3/4 times D. 0.5 times B. two voltages can be used
C. phase sequence can easily be changed
767.The phase sequence of a three-phase system is RYB. The other possible D. it is a simple arrangement
phase sequence can be
A. B R Y C. R B Y 771.In a balanced star connected, line voltages are ahead of
B. Y R B D. none of the above their respective phase voltages.
A. 30 C. 120
768.If in Fig. 14.1, the phase sequence is RYB, then B. 60 D. none of the above
772.In a star-connected system, the relation between the line voltage VL and phase
voltage Vph is R
A. 𝑉𝐿 = 𝑉𝑝ℎ IR
C. 𝑉𝐿 = √3𝑉𝑝ℎ ERN
B. 𝑉𝐿 = 𝑉𝑝ℎ/√3 D. none of the above N VRY
EYN IY VBR
B
773.Fig 14.2 shows a balanced star-connected system. The line voltage VRY is
given by EBN Y
IB VYB
R
IR Fig. 14.2
ERN A. 90 – ϕ C. 60 + ϕ
N VRY B. 90 + ϕ D. 30 - ϕ
EYN IY VBR
B
EBN 776.Each phase voltage in Fig. 14.2 is 230 V. If connections of phase B are
Y reversed then
IB VYB
R
Fig. 14.2
IR
A. VRY = ERN – ENY …..phasor sum ERN
B. VRY = ERN – EYN.....phasor difference N E VRY
C. VRY = ENR + EYN …..phasor sum
B
YN IY VBR
EBN Y
774.If the load connected to the 3-phase generator shown in Fig. 14.2 has a IB VYB
lagging p.f. of cos , then angle between VRY and IR is Fig. 14.2
R A. VRY = 230 V C. VRY < 230 V
IR B. VRY > 230 V D. VRY = 0 V
ERN
N E VRY 777.The power delivered by the 3-phase system shown in Fig. 14.2 is
YN IY
B VBR
EBN √3VLIL cos θ. Here θ is the phase difference between
Y R
IB VYB
IR
ERN
Fig. 14.2 N VRY
A. 30 + ϕ C. 60 + ϕ EYN IY VBR
B
B. 30 - ϕ D. 120 – ϕ
EBN
Y
775.If the load connected to the 3-phase generator shown in Fig. 14.2 has a IB VYB
leading p.f. of cos , then angle between VRY and IR is Fig. 14.2
A. line voltage and corresponding line current
B. phase voltage and corresponding phase current
C. phase current and line current
782.The delta-connected generator shown in Fig. 14.3 has phase voltage of 200
A. 3-phase load is balanced if all the three phases have the V on no load. If a connection of one of the phases is reversed then resultant
same voltage across the mesh is
A. impedance
R 1
B. power factor
C. impedance and power factor IB
D. none of the above IR
779.Three 50-ohm resistors are connected in star across 400 V, 3-phase supply.
If one of the resistors is disconnected, then line current will be 2
A. 8 A B Y
C. 8√3 A IY
B. 4 A 3
D. 8/√3 A
780.Fig. 14.3 shows a balanced delta-connected supply system. The current in Fig. 14.3
line 1 is A. 200 V C. 400 V
R 200√3 V
1 B.
IB
783.If one line conductor of a 3-phase line is cut, the load is then supplied by the
IR
voltage.
A. single phase C. three phase
2 B. two phase D. none of the above
B Y
IY 784.The resistance between any two terminals of a balanced star connected load
3
is 12 . The resistance of each phase is
Fig. 14.3 A. 12  C. 6 
A. IR - IB..... phasor difference B. 18  D. 36 
B. IB - IR ….. phasor difference
C. IY - IR - IB ….. phasor difference 785.The voltage rating of each resistor in Fig. 14.4 should be
781.In Fig. 14.3, line currents are behind the respective phase currents. 400 V 10 Ω
R 1 400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω
IB N
IR 400 V
2
Fig. 14.4
B Y
IY A. 400 V C. 230 V
3 D. none of the above
B. 400√2 V
Fig. 14.3
786.The power rating of each resistor in Fig. 14.4 is
A. 60 C. 120
B. 30 D. none of the above
R R
400 V 10 Ω 400 V
400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω R
400 V Y
N 400 V
400 V
B R
Fig. 14.4 Fig. 14.5
A. 4000 W C. 4600 W A. 200 W C. 345 W
B. 2300 W D. 5290 W B. 300 W D. none of the above
787.If one of the resistors in Fig. 14.4 were open-circuited, then power consumed 790.The power factor of the star-connected load shown in Fig. 14.6 is
in the circuit is
8Ω
400 V 10 Ω 6Ω
400 V
8Ω 6Ω
400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω 400 V
N
400 V
400 V
8Ω 6Ω
Fig. 14.4
A. 8000 W C. 16000 W Fig. 14.6
B. 4000 W D. none of the above A. 0.8 lagging C. 0.75 lagging
B. 0.6 lagging D. none of the above
788.The power consumed in the star-connected load shown in Fig. 14.5 is 690
W. The line current is 791.The voltage drop across each inductor in Fig. 14.6 is
8Ω 6Ω
400 V 10 Ω
400 V 10 Ω 10 Ω 400 V
8Ω 6Ω
N 400 V
400 V
400 V
8Ω 6Ω
Fig. 14.4
A. 2.5 A C. 1.725 A
B. 1A D. none of the above Fig. 14.6
A. 184 V C. 400 V
789.If one of the resistors in Fig. 14.5 is open-circuited, power consumption will B. 138 V D. none of the above
be
792.The power consumed in each phase of the circuit shown in Fig. 14.6
is
8Ω 6Ω A. (6 + j9) ohms C. (12 + j18) ohms
B. (2 + j3) ohms D. (3 + j4.5) ohms
400 V 799.In order to measure power in a 3-phase,4-wire unbalanced load, the

8Ω 6Ω minimum number of wattmeters required would be
400 V A. 1 C. 4
B. 2 D. 3
400 V
8Ω 6Ω
800.A wattmeter measures power.
A. instantaneous C. reactive
Fig. 14.6 B. apparent D. average
A. 2300 W C. 3174 W
B. 4000 W D. none of the above 801.In the circuit shown in Fig. 14.7, the phase sequence is RYB. If the load p.f.
is cos  lagging, then reading of wattmeter W2 will be
793.Three identical resistances connected in star consume 4000 W. If the W1
R ±
±
resistances are connected in delta across the same supply, the power
IL
consumed will be
A. 4000 W C. 8000 W VL
Z
B. 6000 W D. 12000 W N
794.Three identical resistances, each of 15 , are connected in delta across 400

Z
Z
IL
V, 3-phase supply. The value of resistance in each leg of the equivalent star- B Y
VL
connected load would be
IL
A. 15  C. 5  W2
±
±
B. 7.5  D. 30 
Fig. 14.7
795.Three identical capacitances, each of 450 F, are connected in star. The A. 𝑉𝐿𝐼𝐿 cos(30° − 𝝋)
value of capacitance in each phase of the equivalent delta-connected load C. √3𝑉𝐿𝐼𝐿 sin(30° + 𝜑)
would be B. 𝑉𝐿𝐼𝐿 cos(30° + 𝜑)
D. √3𝑉𝐿𝐼𝐿 cos(30° + 𝜑)
A. 150 F C. 225 F 802.If the p.f. of the load shown in Fig. 14.7 (phase sequence is RYB) is zero,
B. 450 F D. 900 F then
796.Three identical resistances connected in star carry a line current of 12 A. If W1
R ±
±
the same resistances are connected in delta across the same supply, the IL
line current will be VL
Z
A. 12 A C. 8 A
B. 4 A D. 36 A N
Z
797.Three delta-connected resistors absorb 60 kW when connected to a 3- Z
IL
B Y
phase line. If the resistors are connected in star, the power absorbed is VL
A. 60 kW C. 40 kW IL
±
B. 20 kW D. 180 kW W2 ±
798.If a balanced delta load has an impedance of (6 + j9) ohms per phase, then Fig. 14.7
impedance of each phase of equivalent star load is
A. W1 will read zero
B. W2 will read zero R W1 ±
±
C. both W1 and W2 will read zero IL

D. W1 and W2 will read equal and opposite VL
Z
803.If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) in Fig. 14.7 is unity, then N
Z
W1 Z
IL
R ±
±
B Y
IL VL
VL IL
Z
±
W2 ±
N
Z Fig. 14.7
Z
IL
B Y
VL B.
A. W2 will give negative reading
both W1 and W2 will give negative reading
IL C. W1 will give negative reading
W2
±
± D. both W1 and W2 will give positive reading
Fig. 14.7 806.If capacitors of equal capacitance are shunted across each phase in Fig.
14.7, then
B.
A. W1 will give more reading than W2
both W1 and W2 will give equal and positive reading
C. W2 will give more reading than W1 R W1 ±
±
D. none of the above IL

VL
Z
804.If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) is Fig. 14.7 is 0.5, then
N
W1
R ±
± Z
IL
Z
IL
B Y
VL VL
Z
±
IL
N W2 ±
Z
Z
IL Fig. 14.7
B Y
VL A. total power drawn will change
IL B. total power drawn will not change
±
W2 ± C. power factor of the load remains
same
Fig. 14.7 D. none of the above
807.In two wattmeter method, the algebraic sum of the readings of two
B.
A. W2 will give total power
W1 will give total power wattmeters will indicate true power only if
C. both W1 and W2 will read equal A. the load is balanced
D. W2 will give negative reading B. phase sequence remains unchanged
C. there is no source unbalance
805.If the p.f. of the load (phase sequence is RYB) is Fig. 14.7 is 0.4, then D. neutral wire available does not carry any current
808.Three-wattmeter method is not used to measure power in a 3-phase circuit C. Total Power consumed is changed
because D. Phase power are changed
A. it is complicated
B. generally neutral is not available or delta load cannot be opened A. three-phase load is balanced if all the three phases have the same
C. it requires three wattmeters .
D. none of the above A. Impedance
B. Impedance & power factor
809.Three resistors having the same resistances are connected in star and C. Power factor
across 480 V 3-phase lines. To what value should the line voltage be D. Power
changed to obtain the same line currents with the resistors delta-connected? 815.In balanced star (wye) connected system, the line voltage
A. 230 V C. 160 V is
B. 133 V D. 240 V A. 0.707 times the phase voltage
B. 1.414 times the phase voltage
810.In the circuit shown in Fig. 14.8, the wattmeter reads 1000 W. The total C. phasor sum of the two phase voltage
reactive power drawn by the balanced 3-phase load is D. phasor difference of the two phase voltage
W ±
816.The phase sequence of a three-phase system is BCA. The other possible
R ± phase sequence can be .
IR A. CBA C. ACB
B. CAB D. none of these
Z
N
817.Find the line voltage Vab is 𝑉𝑏𝑛 = 265.6∠37° V and the sequence is BCA.
Z A. 460∠ − 203° V C. 460∠ − 83° V
Z
IY B. 460∠ − 173° V D. 460∠ − 53° V
B Y
IB
818.Line B of a 230 V ungrounded-wye system touches the ground. What is the
voltage between line A and ground?
A. 230 V C. 0
Fig. 14.8 B. 115 V D. 132.79 V
A. 1000 VAR C. 1732 VAR
B. 2000 VAR D. none of the above 819.A system consists of three equal resistors connected in wye and is fed from
a balanced three-phase supply. How much power is reduced if one of the
811.The most difficult unbalanced 3-phase load to deal with is resistors is disconnected?
A. 4-wire star connected unbalanced load A. 33% C. 25%
B. unbalanced -connected load B. 50% D. 0%
C. unbalanced 3-wire, Y-connected load
D. none of the above 820.Three identical wye-connected resistances consume 1,000 watts. If the
resistances are connected in delta across the same supply, the power
812.In a balanced three-phase system, the line to line voltages are displaced consumed will be .
from each other by . A. 3,000 W C. 1,000 W
A. 0° C. 90° B. 6,000 W D. 333 W
B. 30° D. 120°
821.A balanced delta connected load draws 10 A of line current and 3 kW at 220
813.When phase sequence of the three-phase system is reversed . V. The reactance of each phase of the load is .
A. Phase currents change in angle not in magnitude A. 38.1 Ω C. 23.5 Ω
B. Phase currents are changed B. 30 Ω D. 22 Ω
impedance. The load phase voltage is 120 V. Find the line voltages of the
822.A 50-HP, three-phase induction motor with full load efficiency of 85% and source.
power factor of 0.80 is connected to a three phase, 480 V system. The A. 69 V C. 259 V
equivalent star connected impedance that can replace this motor is B. 208 V D. 87 V
A. 7.3∠ − 36.87° Ω C. 4.2∠ − 36.87° Ω
B. 7.3∠36.87° Ω D. 4. 2∠36. 87° Ω 830.Two-wattmeter method is applied to a three-phase motor running at full load.
The two wattmeters indicate 85.5 kW and 34.7 kW, respectively. What is the
823.Three equal impedances of (20 + j20) ohms re connected in delta to 240 V, operating power factor of the motor?
three-phase, 60 Hz line. Determine the capacitance of an ideal condenser in A. 87.45% C. 89.49%
wye so that the overall power factor is 0.8 lagging. B. 80.69% D. 94.76%
A. 16.58 μF C. 38.53 μF
B. 49.74 μF D. 83.74 μF 831.A 100 KVA balanced three phase load operates at 0.65 power factor lagging
at 450 V. If power is measured by two wattmeters, what will be the reading of
824.Find the average power absorbed by a balance three phase load in an ACB each wattmeter?
circuit in which one line voltage is 𝑉𝑎𝑐 = 480∠30° V and one line current to A. 20,000 W & 45,000 W C. 10,563 W & 54,437 W
the load is 𝐼𝑏 = 2.1∠80° A. B. 25,000 W & 40,000 W D. 65,000 W & 0 W
A. 1337 W C. 1719 W
B. 1122 W D. 1122 W 832.The two wattmeter method is applied to a three phase, three-wire, 100 V,
ABC system with the meters in lines B and C, WB = 836 watts and WC = 224 watts.
825.A balanced delta connected load having impedance per phase of 20∠30.87° What is the impedance of the balanced delta-connected load?
ohms is supplied from a balanced 3-phase, 240 V source. Determine the A. 10∠45° Ω C. 20∠ − 45° Ω
total real power. B. 10∠ − 45° Ω D. 20∠45° Ω
A. 6824 W C. 7416 W
B. 6912 W D. 6740 W 833.Two wattmeters are connected are for the two wattmeter method with current
coils in lines A and B of a 208 V, ABC circuit that has a balanced delta load.
826.A balanced three-phase load draws 20 kW at 0.447 pf lagging from a 230 V, If the meter readings arte 6 kW and -3 kW respectively, find the load
60 Hz three phase transmission line. Find the readings of the two wattmeters impedance per phase.
properly connected to measure power. A. 18.8∠ − 35.2° Ω/phase C. 22.3∠ − 36.2° Ω/phase
A. 18.45 kW, 1.55 kW C. 21.55 kW, -1.55 kW B. 8. 18∠79. 1° Ω/phase D. 32.2∠36.2° Ω/phase
B. 14.25 kW, 5.75 kW D. 25.75 kW, -5.75 kW
834.Three equal impedances, each represented by a series R-L circuit are
827.A 25 HP induction motor is operating at rated load from a three phase 450 V, connected to a three phase source. A total power of 7630 watts is measured
60 Hz system. The efficiency and power factor of the motor are 87% and by the two-wattmeter method. If one wattmeter gives zero deflection,
90%, respectively. The apparent power in kVA drawn by the motor is . determine the values of R and XL for a line voltage of 230 V.
A. 23.82 C. 21.44 A. 3.2, 10 Ω C. 3.2, 9 Ω
B. 27.78 D. 19.30 B. 5.2, 10 Ω D. 5.2, 9 Ω
828.A balanced star connected load is supplied from a symmetrical three phase, 835.Three equal impedances of (25 + j30) Ω are connected in wye to 240 V, 60
400 volts ABC system. The current in each phase is 30 amperes and lags Hz, three-phase source. Determine the value of the capacitor to be
30° behind the line voltage. What is the total power? connected in parallel with the load so that the total current drawn by the load
A. 18,000 W C. 20,785 W is 3 amperes.
B. 10,393 W D. 31.177 W A. 90 μF C. 70 μF
B. 80 μF D. 60 μF
829.A balanced delta load with impedances of 15 – j9 ohms is connected to a
three phase source by three wires each of which has 2 + j5 ohms
836.A delta-connected load draws 17.28 kW from 240-V, balanced three-phase A. 0.5 lagging C. 0.87 lagging
supply. What is the resistance of the load if the reactance is equal to 5 B. 0.5 leading D. 0.87 leading
ohms?
A. 5 Ω C. 10 Ω 843.In two-wattmeter method, the readings of the wattmeter will be identical
B. 7.5 Ω D. 2.5 Ω when .
A. load in one of the two phases is zero
837.Three identical impedances of 15∠60° ohms are connected in star to a three- B. power factor is unity
phase, three-wire, 240 V system. The lines between the supply and the load C. power factor is 0.5
have an impedance 2 + j1 ohms. Find the magnitude of the line voltage at D. neutral is earthed
the load.
A. 123 V C. 416 V 844.A wye-connected, balanced three-phase load draws 75 A from 230 V, 60 Hz
B. 240 V D. 213 V source. To measure the total power, two wattmeters are connected in lines A
and C and reads 8,625 W and 17,250 W, respectively. Determine the
838.A delta connected load having an impedance of (300 + j210) per phase is impedance of the balanced load.
supplied from 480 V, three-phase supply through a line having an A. 3.07∠30° Ω C. 1.77∠30° Ω
impedance of (4 + j8) per wire. What is the total power supplied to the load? B. 3. 77∠ − 30° Ω D. 1.77∠ − 30° Ω
A. 1418 W C. 454 W
B. 473 W D. 1363 W 845.Two wattmeters are used to measure the power drawn by a balanced three-
phase load from a 440 V, three-phase source. The wattmeters are
839.A certain load takes 300 kW at 400 V. A three-phase capacitor bank rated 15 connected in lines A and B and reads 10 kW and -2.5 kW. When a capacitor
kVA per phase is connected in parallel with the load to raise the power factor in parallel with the load and the wattmeters reconnected in lines B and C, the
of the load to 90% lagging. What is the power factor of the load before wattmeter in line B reads 7.5 kW. What is the power factor of the combined
correction? load?
A. 99% C. 95% A. 33% C. 28%
B. 92% D. 88% B. 50% D. 72%
840.A factory load draws 100 kW at 75% lagging power factor from a 480 V 846.The ratio of the readings of wattmeters connected to measure the power
source. To increase the power factor to 90% lagging, a synchronous motor delivered to an inductive load is 0.75. If the load draws 75 kVA from 440-V
operating at 80% leading power factor is connected to the load. What is the supply, determine the impedance per phase of the delta-connected load?
rating of the motor if it has an efficiency of 80%? A. 7. 74∠13. 9° Ω C. 2.58∠41.41° Ω
A. 54 HP C. 33 HP B. 7.74∠ − 13.9° Ω D. 2.58∠ − 41.41° Ω
B. 43 HP D. 35 HP
847.A balanced three-phase, three-wire, 480 V supply has two loads. The first
841.A three-phase, wye-connected induction motor is connected to a 480 V, load is delta connected and takes 30 kW at 80% lagging power factor. The
three-phase supply. It draws a current of 15 amperes at 80% power factor. A second load is delta connected and uses 24 kVA at 90% leading power
delta connected reactance is connected in parallel with the motor and the factor. Find the readings of the two wattmeters connected in lines A and C.
combination draws 15 amperes. What is the value of the element? A. 28,940 & 22,660 W C. 30,000 & 21,600 W
A. 57.4 μF C. 28.7 μF B. 20,400 & 31,200 W D. 32,680 & 18,920 W
B. 122.5 μF D. 245.0 μF
H. POWER FACTOR CORRECTION (3-PHASE)
842.A three-phase balanced load is connected across 220 V, three-phase, ACB 848.EE Board Exam April 1989, October 1989
source. A wattmeter with its current coil in line A and voltage coil across liens A three-phase, 60 Hz, 2200 volts induction motor develops 500 HP, 0.8
A and B reads 800 W. The potential coil is then connected across liens A lagging pf and efficiency of 94%. The power factor is raised to 0.90 lagging
and C with the current coil in the same line. What is the power factor of the by connecting a bank of condensers in delta across the lines. If each of the
load if the meter reads -800 W?
capacitance unit is built up of four similar 550 V condensers, calculate the A short, 3-phase, 3-wire transmission line has a receiving end voltage of
required capacitance of each condenser. 4,160 V phase to neutral and serving a balanced 3-phase load of 998.400
A. 77.04 μF C. 76.12 μF volt-amperes at 0.82 pf lagging. At the receiving end the voltage is 4600 V.,
B. 75.42 μF D. 72.30 μF phase to neutral and the pf is 0.77 lagging. Solve for the size in kVAR of a
capacitor needed to improve the receiving end pf to 0.9 lagging maintaining
849.EE Board Exam October 1987, October 1982 4160 V.
Installed in one of the customer CEPALCO are two single phase A. 181 C. 172
transformers each rated 75 kVA are connected V or open delta to serve a 3- B. 175 D. 178
phase load of 120 kW at 0.8 p.f. lagging. To prevent the overloading of the
transformers, determine the size of the capacitor in kVAR. 855.REE Board Exam October 1996
A. 40 C. 39 A 132 kV line, three-phase system delivers 70.7 MVA of a balanced delta
B. 41 D. 42 load of power factor 70.7%. Determine the reactance necessary in order to
attain unity power factor.
850.EE Board Exam October 1983 A. 1,092 Ω C. 1,142 Ω
Three single-phase transformers each rated 75 kVA are banked in delta and B. 965 Ω D. 1,045 Ω
supplying a three-phase load drawing 160 kVA at 0.8 lagging power factor. If
one transformer is removed for repairs, solve for the minimum amount in 856.EE Board Exam October 1980
kVAR of a capacitor needed to prevent overloading of the remaining units. A balanced 500 kVA, 3-phase, 440 volt, 60 Hz, inductive load operates at
A. 70.32 C. 72.46 a pf of 75%. Determine the total capacitive kVAR required improving the pf
B. 73.64 D. 73.28 to 95%.
A. 207.46 C. 210.75
851.EE Board Exam October 1982 B. 176.42 D. 192.21
Two single-phase transformers each rated 75 kVA are connected in V or
open delta to serve a 3-phase load of 120 W at 0.8 power factor lagging. 857.EE Board Exam October 1984
Determine the size in kVAR of the capacitor needed to prevent overloading A balanced 3-phase load draws 150 A phase current at 7.5 kV phase to
of the transformers. neutral, 0.891 power factor lagging. It is desired to raise the power factor to
A. 40.25 C. 45.24 0.96 leading. Solve for the amount of capacitor kVAR needed to achieve
B. 41.28 D. 43.50 such pf.
A. 2273 kVAR C. 2509 kVAR
852.EE Board Exam October 1982 B. 2409 kVAR D. 2365 kVAR
A 150 kVA transformer bank will serve a load expected to draw 135 kW at
0.80 lagging power factor. Solve for the size of the capacitor bank needed to 858.EE Board Exam April 1981
be added in order to prevent overloading of the transformer bank. A 3-phase, 3-wire, short transmission line has a resistance of 3 ohms and a
A. 32.506 kVAR C. 40.391 kVAR reactance of 8 ohms per wire. At the receiving end, a balanced 3-phase load
B. 35.866 kVAR D. 28.266 kVAR draws a line current of 60 A, at 13,500 volts line to line, 0.90 power factor
lagging. Assuming the receiving end voltage is maintained at 13,500 V,
853.EE Board Exam October 1981 solve for the size in kVAR of capacitors needed to raise the power factor
A 3-phase generator has the following 3-phase loads: an inductive load at the receiving end to 0.95 leading.
drawing 400 kVA at 0.60 pf power factor and a resistive load drawing 80 kVA A. 1043.5 C. 1026.5
at 1.00 power factor. Solve for the size in kVAR of the capacitor bank B. 1154.2 D. 1232.2
needed to improve the power factor of the combined loads to 0.85 lagging.
A. 120.58 kVAR C. 124.54 kVAR 859.EE Board Exam April 1981
B. 121.68 kVAR D. 122.82 kVAR A three-phase balanced load draws a line current of 80 A at 0.90 lagging
power factor. Solve for the minimum size in kVAR of the capacitor bank
needed to raise the power factor to 0.96 leading, if the line to line voltage is B. 22.04 A D. 21.57 A
13,200 volts.
A. 1310.15 C. 1247.54 865.EE Board Exam April 1982
B. 1338.25 D. 1430.12 Given the following line voltages and two load impedances:
𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 117∠0° 𝑉 𝑍𝑎𝑏 = 5 + j12 Ω
860.EE Board Exam October 1990 𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 117∠240° 𝑉 𝑍𝑏𝑐 = 13 + j0 Ω
Two Y-connected, 50° rise induction motors are fed by a 4160 V, line to line, 𝑉𝑐𝑎 = 117∠120° 𝑉
3-phase 60 Hz motor-control center 20 feet away. Motor 1 drives a 600-hp Solve for the current in line c.
compressor. The efficiency of this motor is 90% and its power factor is 0.5. A. 17.41 A C. 16.62 A
Instruments of motor 2 indicate 1730 kW, 277 amperes. Determine the B. 17.95 A D. 18.46 A
capacity in microfarads per phase of a wye-connected bank that is required
to correct the power factor of the load to 0.966 lagging. 866.EE Board Exam April 1988
A. 172.4 μF C. 167.2 μF Three unequal single-phase loads so connected across the lines of a
B. 193.8 μF D. 182.1 μF balanced, 3-phase, 230 volts circuit. The first takes 106 A at 0.78 pf lagging
and is connected across lines 1 & 2. The second takes 142 A, at 0.82 pf
861.EE Board Exam April 1993 lagging and is connected across lines 2 & 3. And the third takes 28.4 kW
A star-connected 400 HP (metric), 2000 V, 50 c/s motor works at a power at
factor of 0.7 lagging. A bank of mesh-connected condensers is used to raise 0.77 pf lagging and is connected across lines 3 & 1. Find the three line
the power factor to 0.93 lagging. Calculate the capacitance of each unit currents.
required if each is rated 500 V, 50 c/s. The motor efficiency is 85%. A. 254.40 A, 211.38 A, 252 A
A. 194 μF C. 302 μF B. 231.26 A, 215.20 A, 268 A
B. 225 μF D. 233 μF C. 254.40 A, 215.20 A, 252 A
D. 231.26 A, 211.38 A, 268 A
862.A delta connected induction motor takes 20 kW at 0.8 pf from a 500 V 60 Hz 867.EE Board Exam October 1992
mains. Three delta connected capacitors are used to raise the pf to 0.95. A 120-V per phase, three-phase Y-connected source delivers power to the
What is the capacitance of each capacitor in F? following delta-connected load:
A. 22.3 F C. 29.8 F 𝑃ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒 1 = 40∠0°
B. 28.7 F D. 38.9 F 𝑃ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒 2 = 20∠ − 60°
𝑃ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒 3 = 15∠45°
863.A three-phase induction motor delivers 150 HP while operating at 80% Solve for the three line currents.
efficiency and a power factor of 0.8 lagging from 480 V lines. A wye A. 12.45 A, 9 A, 22.45 A
connected power factor correction capacitor is to be installed to improve the B. 13.49 A, 9 A, 22.45 A
overall power factor to 0.9 lagging. Determine the capacitance required per C. 13.49 A, 10 A. 20.22 A
phase. D. 12.45 A, 10 A, 20.22 A
A. 428 μF C. 1283 μF
B. 142.6 μF D. 3850 μF 868.EE Board Exam October 1985
Given:
G. UNBALANCED POLYPHASE SYSTEMS 𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 240∠0° 𝑉 𝑍𝑎𝑏 = 6 + j8 Ω
864.EE Board Exam April 1982 𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 240∠240° 𝑉 𝑍𝑏𝑐 = 5 + j8.66 Ω
Given a balanced 3-wire, three-phase system serving the following loads: 𝑉𝑐𝑎 = 240∠120° 𝑉 𝑍𝑐𝑎 = 10 + j0 Ω
𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 200∠0° 𝑉 𝑍𝑎𝑏 = 10∠53.13° Ω Solve for the three line currents Ia, Ib and Ic.
𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 200∠240° 𝑉 𝑍𝑏𝑐 = 10∠0° Ω A. Ia = 45 A, Ib = 43 A, Ic = 20 A
𝑉𝑐𝑎 = 200∠120° 𝑉 𝑍𝑐𝑎 = 10∠30° Ω B. Ia = 48 A, Ib = 42 A, Ic = 24 A
Determine the current on line C. Ia = 45 A, Ib = 42 A, Ic = 20 A
b A. 20.34 A C. 24.36 A D. Ia = 48 A, Ib = 43 A, Ic = 24 A
Two single-phase transformers are connected in V (open delta) and serving
869.EE Board Exam April 1985 a delta connected impedance load. Each impedance is equal to
A three phase 230-V circuit serves two single-phase loads, A and B. Load 16∠36.87° Ω. If the transformer voltages impressed on the impedances are
A is an induction motor rated 8 hp, 230 V, 0.70 pf, 0.90 efficiency, which 𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 240∠0° 𝑉, 𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 240∠240° 𝑉, 𝑉𝑐𝑎 = 240∠120° 𝑉. Solve for the total
is connected across lines a and b. Load B draws 5 kW at 1.0 pf and kVA drawn by the load.
is connected across lines b and c. Assume a sequence of a-b-c, solve for A. 6.23 C. 10.8
the current on line b. B. 8.31 D. 11.3
A. 42.19 A C. 41.08 A
B. 27.74 A D. 34.46 A 875.EE Board Exam October 1980, October 1982
Three impedances Zan = 20 + j0, Zbn = 16 + j12, Zcn = 5 – j15 ohms, are
connected in wye across a 230 V (line to line), 3-phase, 4-wire source. The
A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire system with the following
phase sequence is a-b-c, counterclockwise. Determine the current passing
characteristics:
𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 230∠0° 𝑉 𝐼𝑎 = 110∠ − 36.87° 𝐴 thru the neutral.
A. 7.54 A C. 8.81 A
𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 230∠240° 𝑉 𝐼𝑐 = 125∠53.13° 𝐴 B. 9.12 A D. 8.02 A
Find the line current Ib. A.
C. 184.6 A 876.EE April 1981
145.3 A D. 166.5 A A wye-connected transformer with neutral connection has balanced voltages
B. 163.3 A of 265 V between lines and neutral. The transformer is serving two single
871.EE Board Exam April 1988 phase motors. Motor A (rated 4 hp, 0.90 efficiency, 0.80 power factor
Three unequal single-phase loads so connected across the lines of a lagging) is connected across line a and neutral. Motor B (rated 3 hp, 0.85
balanced, 3-phase, 230 volts circuit. The first takes 106 A at 0.78 pf lagging efficiency, 0.85 power factor lagging) is connected across line b and neutral.
and is connected across lines 1 & 2. The second takes 142 A at 0.82 pf Solve for the neutral current, using Van as reference vector.
lagging and is connected across 2 & 3. And the third takes 28.4 kW at 0.77 A. 20.42 A C. 22.45 A
pf lagging. Determine total apparent power. B. 25.37 A D. 23.14 A
A. 94 kVA C. 78 kVA
B. 83 kVA D. 101 kVA 877.REE Board Exam October 1998
The loads of a wye connected transformer are: Ia = 10 cis (-30°); Ib = 12 cis
872.REE Board Exam October 1996 215°; Ic = 15 cis 82°. What is the neutral current?
The following information is given for a delta-connected load of three A. 1.04 cis 72.8° C. 0.92 cis 62.5°
numerically equal impedances that differ in power factor. Line voltage = 120 B. 2.21 cis (-30°) D. 3.11 cis 72.6°
volts. 𝑍𝑎𝑏 = 15∠30° Ω, 𝑍𝑏𝑐 = 15∠0° Ω and 𝑍𝑐𝑎 = 15∠ − 30° Ω. Phase
sequence of voltages is a-b-c. Using the phase sequence as a guide, 878.EE Board Exam April 1980
calculate the total power drawn by the load. A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire system with the following
A. 2,624 W C. 2,564 W characteristics:
B. 2,472 W D. 2,731 W 𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 230∠0° 𝑉 𝐼𝑎 = 110∠ − 36.87° 𝐴
𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 230∠240° 𝑉 𝐼𝑐 = 125∠53.13° 𝐴
873.EE Board Exam April 1993 Determine the power consumed by the load.
In AC circuit, find the total power in kW in an unbalanced three-phase circuit A. 42.75 kW C. 40.23 kW
loaded as follows: Phase I = 120 V, 100 A, unity pf. Phase II = 100 V, 230 A, B. 48.78 kW D. 45.12 kW
80% pf and phase III = 110 V, 85 A, 77% pf.
A. 37.6 kW C. 32.8 kW 879.EE Board Exam April 1981
B. 35.3 kW D. 38.2 kW The following voltages and line currents were measured to a 3-phase, 3-wire
feeder serving a commercial building:
874.EE Board Exam April 1983 𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 2,400∠0° 𝑉 𝐼𝑎 = 85∠330° 𝐴
𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 2,400∠240° 𝑉 𝐼𝑐 = 100∠80° 𝐴 the indication on the wattmeter when this is inserted to measure power by
Solve for the real power in kW drawn by the commercial building. the T-method.
A. 402.2 C. 419.5 A. 3.179 kW C. 3.361 kW
B. 404.5 D. 421.5 B. 4.401 kW D. 4.042 kW
880.EE Board Exam October 1981 885.EE Board Exam October 1994
A 3-phase, 3-wire load draws the following line currents: 𝐼𝑎 = 60∠330° 𝐴, A wattmeter with its current coil in line 2 and potential coil across lines 2 and
𝐼𝑏 = 78.4∠214° 𝐴 and 𝐼𝑐 = 75∠80° 𝐴. If the voltages impressed on the load 3 is connected to a balanced 3-phase system. The only load supplied is
are balanced 3-phase, having a magnitude of 4140 volts line to line, solve for a single phase one connected to lines 1 and 2. This load is known to
the total power in kW. be inductive. If the wattmeter reads zero watts, determine the power
A. 556.16 C. 536.54 factor of the single-phase load.
B. 506.85 D. 520.18 A. 0.707 C. 0.800
B. 0.866 D. 0.900
Given the following load impedances in delta and the impressed voltages as 886.EE Board Exam April 1984
follows: A balanced 3-phase load draws 75 amperes line current at 230 volts line to
𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 220∠0° 𝑉 𝑍𝑎𝑏 = 8 + j6 Ω line and 0.848 lagging power factor. If the two-wattmeter is used, solve for
𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 220∠240° 𝑉 𝑍𝑏𝑐 = 8.66 − j5 Ω the readings of the two wattmeters.
𝑉𝑐𝑎 = 220∠120° 𝑉 𝑍𝑐𝑎 = 10 + j0 Ω A. 15.32 kW, 10.02 C. 16.42 kW, 8.92 kW
What will be the reading of the two wattmeters connected to measure total kW D. 17.24 kW, 8.10 kW
power. Use line a as the common potential point. B. 17.86 kW, 7.48 kW
A. 3.869 kW, 9.031 kW C. 3.125 kW, 6.778 kW 887.EE Board Exam October 1980
B. 2.546 kW, 8.357 D. 4.055 kW, 9.848 kW Three equal impedances, each having a resistance of 8 ohms and an
kW inductive reactance of 7 ohms are connected in delta to lines a, b and c of
882.EE Board Exam October 1984 a 240 V, 3-phase, 3-wire line, phase sequence a-b-c. What is the reading
The 3-phase power supply to a factory has the following measurements: of a single-phase wattmeter connected with its current coil in line a
𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 240∠0° 𝑉 𝐼𝑎 = 120∠330° 𝐴 and the potential coil across lines b and c?
𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 240∠240° 𝑉 𝐼𝑏 = 157∠214° 𝐴 A. 6,180 W C. 6,561 W
𝑉𝑐𝑎 = 240∠120° 𝑉 𝐼𝑐 = 150∠80° 𝐴 B. 6,324 W D. 6,004 W
Solve for the total power drawn.
A. 60.2 kW C. 58.8 kW 888.EE Board Exam October 1992
B. 56.5 kW D. 62.4 kW A 3-phase feeder carries two lagging balanced loads. The power observed
by each is measured by two wattmeter method, giving the following
883.EE Board Exam April 1985 readings:
First Load: W1 = 160 kW W2 = 96 kW
A three-phase 230-V circuit serves two single-phase loads, A and B. Load Second Load: W1 = 90 kW W2 = 48 kW
A is an induction motor rated 8 hp, 230 V, 0.70 pf, 0.90 efficiency, which What is the combined kVA load on the feeder?
is connected across lines a and b. Load B draws 5 kW at 1.0 pf and A. 434.68 C. 504.35
is connected across lines b and c. Assume a sequence of a-b-c, solve for B. 462.35 D. 420.12
the total power factor of the load.
A. 0.907 C. 0.864 889.EE Board Exam October 1992
B. 0.704 D. 0.886 National Power Corporation used two wattmeters to measure 3-phase power
of a balanced Y-connected lagging power factor motor loads. Each
884.EE Board Exam October 1987 wattmeter indicates 15.4 kW. The voltage coils are connected across lines 2
A wound rotor motor, 7.5 HP, 230 volts, 3-phase takes a line current of 18.4 and 3, and across lines 1 and 3, respectively. The line to line voltages are
ampere, when operating at rated output at an efficiency of 88%. Calculate
230 volts with V12 leading V23 and the line currents are each 120 A. B. one D. three
Calculate the total power supplied.
A. 37.44 kW C. 39.67 kW 896.What is the minimum number of wattmeters required to measure unbalanced
B. 30.72 kW D. 34.88 kW power for a three-phase system?
A. two C. three
890.EE Board Exam April 1980 B. four D. one
A factory is supplied by a three-phase, 3-wire system with the following
characteristics: 897.In two wattmeter method, the readings of the wattmeter will be identical
𝑉𝑎𝑏 = 230∠0° 𝑉 𝐼𝑎 = 110∠ − 36.87° 𝐴 when
𝑉𝑏𝑐 = 230∠240° 𝑉 𝐼𝑐 = 125∠53.13° 𝐴 A. load in one of the phases is zero
A. 0.934 lagging C. 0.892 lagging B. power factor is unity
B. 0.908 lagging D. 0.866 lagging C. power factor is 0.5
D. neutral is earthed
A 3-phase, 3-wire load draws the following line currents: 898.Two wattmeters can be used to measure 3-phase for a
𝐼𝑎 = 60∠330° 𝐴, 𝐼𝑏 = 78.4∠214° 𝐴 and 𝐼𝑐 = 75∠80° 𝐴. If the voltages A. balanced and unbalanced load
impressed on the load are balanced 3-phase, having a magnitude of 4140 B. unbalanced load only
volts line to line, solve for the power factor of the load. C. balanced load only
A. 0.976 C. 0.982 D. unity power factor only
B. 0.999 D. 0.906
899.In 2 wattmeter method, the reading of one of the wattmeter will be zero when
892.EE Board Exam April 1995 A. power factor is unity
Three unequal single-phase induction motor loads are connected across the B. power factor is 0.5
lines and neutral conductor of a balanced, 3-phase, 350 volts circuit. The line C. load in one of the phases is zero
to neutral voltages is each 202 volts. The first load takes 20 kW at 0.82 D. a neutral wire is not provided
power factor, the second takes 28 kW at 0.75 power factor, and the third
takes 36 kW at 0.80 power factor. What is the current in the neutral 900.For a 3 phase unbalanced load
conductor? A. the power factor of each phase will be in proportional to the load
A. 105.5 amps C. 125.4 amps B. the power factor of each phase will be the same
B. 86.6 amps D. none of these C. the power factor of at least one of the phase must be leading
D. the power factor of each phase may be different
893.For an unbalanced load which connection is suitable
A. 3 wire open delta 901.A wattmeter is installed in a balanced 3-phase system. The wattmeter will
B. 4 wire star connection measure
C. 3 wire delta connection
D. 3 wire star connection R
894.What is the minimum number of wattmeters required for measuring power of Y

a three phase balanced load?
A. two C. one B
B. four D. three A. total power C. active power
B. real power D. reactive power
895.The power is to be measured for a balanced delta connected load whose
terminals cannot be opened. How many wattmeters do you need?
A. four C. two
902.A three-phase, three-wire, 240 V, CBA system supplies power a wye- B. Its poles D. neither zeros nor poles
connected load with impedances of 𝑍𝑎 = 𝑍𝑏 = 25∠90° Ω, 𝑍𝑐 = 20∠0° Ω. Find
the total power. 910.The pole-zero configuration of a network function is shown. The magnitude
A. 1,553 W C. 1,883 W of the transfer function will
B. 2,589 W D. 2,104 W
A. Decrease with frequency
903.A 100 V, balanced three-phase source has two single-phase loads. The first B. increase with frequency
load has an impedance of (5 + jX) ohms and connected across lines A and C. Initially increase and then decreases with frequency
B. The second load is connected across B and C and has an impedance of (R – D. Be independent of frequency
j2) ohms. Determine the values of R and X, if the current in line B is
25.93∠ − 102.37° A and the ratio of X to R is 1.5. 911.Given I1 = 2V1 + V2 and I2 = V1 + V2 the Z-parameters are given by
A. 2 Ω, 3 Ω C. 4 Ω, 6 Ω A. 2, 1, 1, 1 C. 1, 1, 1, 2
B. 3 Ω, 4.5 Ω D. 5 Ω, 7.5 Ω B. 1, -1, -1, 2 D. 2, -1, 1, 1
904.Three – single phase loads are connected between lines of a 280 V, 912.The short – circuit admittance matrix of a two-port network is as shown
balanced three phase source. The currents measured in lines B and C are:
𝐼𝑏 = 85.22∠ − 72.5° A, 𝐼𝑐 = 60.71∠170° A. What is the negative sequence The two-port network is
component of the currents? A. Non reciprocal & passive
A. 39.21∠105.2° A C. 37.64∠ − 104.5° A B. Non-reciprocal & active
B. 33. 93∠161. 6° A D. 41.82∠72.8° A C. Reciprocal & passive
D. reciprocal & active
905.Two of the three unbalanced currents are given for an unbalanced, three-
phase system. Find the positive sequence of phase B current of the neutral 913.If the two port network is reciprocal, then
current is 32∠39.2° A. A. Z12 / Y12 = Z122 – Z11 Z12
A. 32∠39.2° A C. 106.23∠61.5° B. Z12 = 1/Y22
B. 181∠47.1° A D. 60. 33∠ − 41. 7° A C. h12 = -h21
D. AD-BC = 0
906.The phase b voltage and the phase b current of a balanced 3-phase system
are: V = 220 sin (t + 210°) and I = 10 sin (t – 180°). What is the power of 914.Two networks are cascaded through an ideal buffer. If tr1 & tr2 are the rise
the system? times of two networks, then the over-all rise time of the two networks
A. 3300 W C. 1905 W together will be
B. 5716 W D. 3810 W A. √ tr1 tr2 C. tr1 + tr2
B. √ (tr12 +tr22) D. (tr1 + tr2 )/ 2
907.Two voltage generators are in series. The voltage being generated are Vab = 50 sin(t - 915.Which one of the following combinations of open circuit voltage and
A. and
30°) 111.83
Vbc =cis
10033.5° C.is the
sin(t + 60°). What 145.5 cisvoltage
output 50.1° Vac? Thevenin’s equivalent resistance represents the Thevenin’s equivalent of the
B. 50 cis 30° D. 150 cis 30° circuit shown in the given figure?
TWO PORT NETWORKS

908.As the poles of a network shift away from the axis, the response
A. remain constant C. becomes more oscillating
B. becomes less oscillating D. none of these
909.The response of a network is decided by the location of

A. Its zeros C. both zeros & poles A. 1 V, 10 Ω C. 1 mV, 1 kΩ
B. 1 V, 1 kΩ D. 1 mV, 10 Ω A. 10 + j4 C. -8 – j4
B. 8 – j6 D. 12 – j6
D. Symmetrical Components
916.REE Board Exam October 1998 921.REE Board Exam October 1997
If the loads of a wye-connected transformer are: The sequence currents of phase a current are as
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) follows: Zero sequence current = 14.13∠17.34°
Ib = 12 cis 215° Positive sequence current = 2.98∠10.06
Ic = 15 cis 82° Negative sequence current = 708.26∠ − 31°
What is the phase b positive sequence component? Determine the phase a current.
A. 13.4 cis (-32.2°) C. 12.27 cis 208.4° A. 720∠ − 30° C. 710∠88°
B. 10.2 cis 240° D. 12.27 cis (-31.6°) B. 730∠ − 15.2° D. 695∠15.2°
917.REE Board Exam March 1998, September 2001 922.REE Board Exam October 1998
The three unbalanced currents are: The sequence components of phase a current
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) are: Zero sequence current = 0.47 + j1.49
Ib = 0 Positive sequence current = 18.4 cis (-31.6°)
Ic = 10 cis 150° Negative sequence current = 3.23 cis 168.2°
Find the negative sequence current of phase a. Determine the phase b current.
A. 8.66 cis 30° C. -5.77 A. 18 cis 215° C. 19 cis 220°
B. 5.77 cis (-60°) D. 5.77 B. 15 cis 240° D. 20 cis 225°
918.EE Board Exam October 1984 923.REE Board Exam March 1998
Given the following currents: The sequence components of phase a current are:
Ia = 60 + j0 A Zero sequence current = 0.47 + j1.49
Ib = -36 – j48 A Ic = Positive sequence current = 18.4 cis (-31.6°)
-48 + j36 A Negative sequence current = 3.23 cis 168.2°
Solve for the negative Determine the phase c current.
sequence
A. 8.641 – j1.543 C. 9.751 – j1.464 A. 17.5 cis 91° C. 22.5 cis 82°
component
B. 9.436 +Ia.
j1.346 D. 8.354 + j1.034 B. 18 cis 215° D. 15 cis 100°
919.REE Board Exam October 1998 924.EE Board Exam April 1992
The three unbalanced currents are: Determine the symmetrical components of the line current in line ‘a’ if one of
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) the in-phase impedance of its delta connected load connected across lines
Ib = 0 ‘ca’ is removed. The delta load with impedance of 10∠0° ohms per phase is
Ic = 10 cis 150° supplied from a 220 volts, 60 cycle, 3-phase source. Assume a phase
Find the zero sequence current. sequence of a-b-c.
A. 3.33 cis 30° C. 5.77 A. Ia1 = 11 A, Ia2 = 11 A, Ia0 = 0 A
B. 0 D. 3.33 B. Ia1 = 7.33 A, Ia2 = 7.33 A, Ia0 = 7.33 A
920.EE Board Exam October 1984 C. Ia1 = 22 A, Ia2 = 22 A, Ia0 = 22 A

Given the following currents: D. Ia1 = 25.4 A, Ia2 = 12.7 A, Ia0 = 0 A
Ia = 60 + j0 A 925.EE Board Exam April 1991
Ib = -36 – j48 A Ic = A star-connected balanced load takes 75 A from a balanced 3-phase, 4-wire
-48 + j36 A supply. If the two supply lines of the fuses are removed determine the
Solve for the zero symmetrical components of the lines after the fuses are removed.
component of Ia.
A. I1 = 25 A, I2 = 25 A, I3 = 25 A Zero sequence current = 14.13 cis 17.34°
B. I1 = 25 A, I2 = 50 A, I3 = 0 A Positive sequence current = 708.26 cis (-31°)
C. I1 = 75 A, I2 = 75 A, I3 = 75 A Negative sequence current = 2.98 cis 10.06°
D. I1 = 75 A, I2 = 0 A, I3 = 0 A Determine the phase a current.
A. 720 cis (-30°) C. 710 cis 88°
926.REE Board Exam September 2000 B. 730 cis (-15.2°) D. 695 cis 15.2°
If the loads of a wye-connected transformer are:
Ia = 10 cis (-30°) 933.REE Board Exam April 2001
Ib = 12 cis 215° The three unbalanced currents are:
Ic = 15 cis 82° Ia = 10 cis (-30°)
Find the positive sequence component of phase a Ib = 0
A. 13.4 cis (-32.2°)
current. C. 12.27 cis 208.4° Ic = 10 cis 150°
B. 10.2 cis 240° D. 12.27 cis (-31.6°) Find the phase B positive sequence
A. 8.66 A
current. C. 5.77 A
927.The method of symmetrical components is very useful for B. 5.77 cis 240° A D. 8.66 cis 120° A
A. solving unbalanced polyphase circuits
B. analyzing the performance of 3-phase electrical machinery 934.REE Board Exam September 2002
C. calculating currents resulting from unbalanced faults The phase currents of a three-phase system are:
D. all of the above Ia = 100 cis 0°
Ib = 80 cis 240°
928.An unbalanced system of 3-phase voltages having RYB sequence actually Ic = 91.8 cis 130.9°
consists of Find the zero sequence current. A.
A. a positive-sequence component 90.23 cis 3.68° A
B. a negative-sequence component B. 270.7 cis 3.68° A
C. a zero-sequence component C. 34.68 cis (-30.24°) A
D. all of the above D. none of the above
929.The zero-sequence component of the unbalanced 3-phase system of vectors 935.Given three unbalanced three-phase voltages:
VA, VB and VC is of their vector sum. Va = 150 + j0 V
A. one-third C. two-third Vb = -90 – j120 V Vc = -120
B. one-half D. one-fourth + j90 V
Determine Va1
930.In the case of an unbalanced star-connected load supplied from an A. 142.43 + j12.35
unbalanced 3-, 3 wire system, load currents will consists of B. 135.32 – j 1.34
A. positive-sequence components C. 145.62 + j13.66
B. negative-sequence components D. 140.23 – j9.32
C. zero-sequence components
D. only A and B 936.
A. C.
931.In symmetrical components, what is the vector sum of 1 + a + a2? B. D.
A. 1 C. -1
B. 0 D. infinity

The sequence currents of a three phase current
are:

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53. The form factor of dc supply voltage is always

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84. The form factor of a wave is 1.

85. Out of the following wave is the

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A. C. 1/3 V A√3/2 A√1/3

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396.Domestic appliances are connected in parallel across ac mains because

412.If the source frequency of Fig. 13.4 is low, then

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415.The circuit shown in Fig. 13.5 will consume a power of

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436.For the given ac circuit, what is the value of I?

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447.In an ac circuit with only parallel inductors

B. 3.18 MHz D. 7.12 kHz 506.For a series

521.The currents flowing in L and C at parallel resonance are

611.The power factor of parallel RLC circuit at W > Wo is

A. all frequencies C. 5 rad / sec

A. |IR| < 1 mA C. |IR + IC| < 1 mA

B. 10 D. none of the above C. equal to W0

639.A coil is represented by an inductance L in parallel with a resistance R. The

644.At a frequency below the resonant frequency circuit is capacitive

652.A series RLC circuit is excited by an ac voltage v(t) = sin t. If L = 10 H and C

649.What is the bandwidth of parallel RLC circuit at resonance?

650.The current bandwidth of RC series circuit is A. Figure a C. Figure c

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400 V 799.In order to measure power in a 3-phase,4-wire unbalanced load, the

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D. none of the above IL

894.What is the minimum number of wattmeters required for measuring power of Y

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