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QUIZ - Alternating Current

Level - I
1.

The capacitor reactance of a capacitor in d.c. circuit in ohms is

1
(A)
(B) C
(C) zero
C

(D)

2.

The reactance of a inductor at 50 Hz is 10 . What will be its reactance at 200 Hz ?

(A) 10
(B) 40
(C) 2.5
(D) 20

3.

In a series R-L-C circuit, R = 100 , XL = 300 and Xc = 200 . The phase angle of the circuit is
(A) 00
(B) 900
(C) 450
(D) 450

4.

In a series LRC circuit, resonance occurs when

(A) R = XL ~ XC
(B) XL = XC
(C) XL = 10 XC more

(D) XL XC > R

5.

An inductive circuit contains a resistance of 10 and inductance of 2H. If an a.c. voltage of 120 V
and frequency 60 Hz is applied to this circuit, the current in circuit would be nearly
(A) 0.32 A
(B) 0.16 A
(C) 0.48 A
(D) 0.80 A

6.

What is the average value of a.c. over a half cycle

I
2I
(A) zero
(B) 0
(C) 0
(D) none of these

In an AC circuit having R and L in serries

(A) voltage leads current
(B) current leads voltage
(C) voltage and current are increase
(D) voltage and current are in opposite phase

7.

8.
9.

10.

Average power in a pure inductive circuit is

(A) irms vrms
(B) 2 irms vrms (C) 1

(D) zero

The root mean square value of voltage (V) in an AC circuit is

(A) 0.637Vmax
(B) 0.707 Vmax
(C) 2Vmax

(D)

The power factor in AC circuit is equal to

(A) Z/R
(B) R/Z

(D) none of the above

(C) RZ

2 Vmax

11

A series AC circuit has a resistance of 12 and reactance 5 . The impedance of circuit is

(A) 5
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D) 17

12

In an AC series circuit, instantaneous voltage is maximum while instantaneous current is zero. The
source is connected to
(A) pure inductor only
(B) pure resistance only
(C) pure capacitor only
(D) (A) or (C)

13

In the circuit shown, the voltage in C & L are

(A) out of phase by
(B) out of phase by /2
(C) out of phase by /4
(D) in phase

14.

If the mean value of an alternating voltage is

(A) 28 volt
(C) 14 2 volt

15.

28 2
volt, its rms value is

(B) 14 volt
(D)zero

When an alternating voltage source is connected to a pure inductor, the difference between phase of
instantaneous current through the inductor and the phase of instantaneous potential difference across
the inductor at t = T/4 sec. is
(A) zero
(B) /2 rad.
(C) -/2 rad.
(D) /4 rad.

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Level - II
1.

In an a.c. circuit voltage v and current i are given by v = 100 sin 100 t volts,
i = 100 sin {100 t + /3} mA. The power dissipated in the circuit is
(A) 104 W
(B) 10 W
(C) 2.5 W
(D) 5 W

2.

In the a.c. circuit shown in the following

figure, the resultant potential difference is

(A) 110 V

(B) 10 v

(C) 50 V

(D) 70 V

3.

An alternating voltage E = E 0 sin t, is applied across a coil of inductor L. The current flowing through
the circuit at any instant t is
(A) E0 / L sin (t + /2)
(B) E0 / L sin (t - /2)
(C) E0 L sin (t - /2)
(D) E0 L sin (t + /2)

4.

In an R-L-C circuit v = 20 sin (314 t + 5/6) and i = 10 sin (314 t + 2/3)

The power factor of the circuit is
(A) 0.5
(B) 0.966
(C) 0.866
(D) 1
An alternating current is given by i = i1 cos t + i2 sin t. The rms current is given by

(B) ( i1 i2 )2

(A) i1 + i2
6.

7.

(C)

i1 i2
2

(D) none of the above

The impedance of the circuit is

2LC

(A)

R2

(C)

R 2 L

1 C

(B)

1
1

R 2 L 1/ C

(D) none of the above

In the figure shown the steady state current through the

inductor will be
(A) zero
(B) 1A
(C) 1.25 A
(D) can not be determined

5V

1
4 F

3mH

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ANSWERS
Level - I

1.
5.
9.
13.

A
B
B
A

2.
6.
10.
14.

B
C
B
B

3.
7.
11.
15.

C
A
C
C

4.
8.
12.

B
D
D

4.

LEVEL II

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