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CRASH COURSE-2022 PHYSICS- AC CURRENT Date: 17.06.2022
JEE Mains + MHT -CET / NEET
(c) ac is virtual
1. The power is transmitted from a (d) ac changes its direction
power house on high voltage ac
5. The resistance of a coil for dc is in
because
ohms. In ac, the resistance
(a) Electric current travels faster at
(a) Will remain same
higher volts
(b) Will increase
(b) It is more economical due to
less power wastage (c) Will decrease
(c) It is difficult to generate power (d) Will be zero
at low voltage 6. If instantaneous current is given by
i  4 cos ( t   ) amperes, then the
(d) Chances of stealing
transmission lines are minimized r.m.s. value of current is
2. The potential difference V and the (a) 4 amperes (b) 2 2 amperes
current i flowing through an (c) 4 2 amperes (d) Zero amperes
instrument in an ac circuit of 7. In an ac circuit, peak value of
frequency f are given by V  5 cos  t voltage is 423 volts. Its effective
volts and I = 2 sin t amperes voltage is
(where  = 2f). The power (a) 400 volts (b) 323 volts
dissipated in the instrument is (c) 300 volts (d) 340 volts
(a) Zero (b) 10 W 8. In an ac circuit I = 100 sin 200 t.
(c) 5 W (d) 2.5 W The time required for the current
3. In an ac circuit, V and I are given by to achieve its peak value will be
V = 100 sin (100 t) volts, (a) 1 sec (b) 1 sec
  100 200
I  100 sin  100 t   mA . The power
 3 1 1
(c) sec (d) sec
dissipated in circuit is 300 400

(a) 104 watt (b) 10 watt 9. The peak value of an Alternating

(c) 2.5 watt (d) 5 watt current is 6 amp, then r.m.s. value
of current will be
4. Alternating current can not be
measured by dc ammeter because (a) 3 A (b) 3 3 A
(a) ac cannot pass through dc (c) 3 2 A (d) 2 3 A
ammeter 10. A generator produces a voltage
(b) Average value of complete that is given by V  240 sin 120 t ,
cycle is zero

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where t is in seconds. The (a) 2  10–2 sec and 14.14 amp

frequency and r.m.s. voltage are (b) 1  10–2 sec and 7.07 amp
(a) 60 Hz and 240 V (b) 19 Hz (c) 5  10–3 sec and 7.07 amp
and 120 V (d) 5  10–3 sec and 14.14 amp
(c) 19 Hz and 170 V (d) 754 Hz 17. The root mean square value of the
and 70 V alternating current is equal to
11. If E0 represents the peak value of (a) Twice the peak value
the voltage in an ac circuit, the (b) Half the peak value
r.m.s. value of the voltage will be (c) 1
times the peak value
E0 E0 2
(a) (b)
 2 (d) Equal to the peak value
(c) E0
(d) E0 18. The peak value of an alternating
 2 e.m.f. E is given by E  E0 cos  t is 10
12. The peak value of 220 volts of ac volts and its frequency is 50 Hz. At
mains is 1
time t  sec , the instantaneous
(a) 155.6 volts (b) 220.0 600
volts e.m.f. is
(c) 311.0 volts (d) 440 volts (a) 10 V (b) 5 3V

13. A sinusoidal ac current flows (c) 5 V (d) 1 V

through a resistor of resistance R. 19. If a current I given by  
I0 sin   t  
If the peak current is Ip , then the  2

power dissipated is flows in an ac circuit across which

(a) Ip2 R cos  (b) 1 2
Ip R
an ac potential of E  E0 sin  t has
2
been applied, then the power
4 1
(c) I p2 R (d) I p2 R consumption P in the circuit will be
 
E0 I0
14. A 40  electric heater is connected (a) P (b) P 2 E0 I0
2
to a 200 V, 50 Hz mains supply. The
E0 I0
peak value of electric current (c) P (d) P = 0
2
flowing in the circuit is
20. In an ac circuit, the instantaneous
approximately
values of e.m.f. and current are e =
(a) 2.5 A (b) 5.0 A
200 sin 314 t volt and i  sin  314 t   
(c) 7 A (d) 10 A  3
15. The frequency of ac mains in India ampere. The average power
is consumed in watt is
(a) 30 c/s or Hz (b) 50 c/s or (a) 200 (b) 100
Hz (c) 50 (d) 25
(c) 60 c/s or Hz (d) 120 c/s
21. An ac generator produced an
or Hz
output voltage E  170 sin 377 t volts ,
16. The r.m.s. value of an ac of 50 Hz is
10 amp. The time taken by the where t is in seconds. The
alternating current in reaching frequency of ac voltage is
from zero to maximum value and (a) 50 Hz (b) 110 Hz
the peak value of current will be (c) 60 Hz (d) 230 Hz
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22. In general in an alternating current (d) Root mean square voltage

circuit 28. The r.m.s. voltage of domestic
(a) The average value of current is electricity supply is 220 volt .
zero Electrical appliances should be
(b) The average value of square of designed to withstand an
the current is zero instantaneous voltage of
(c) Average power dissipation is (a) 220 V (b) 310 V
zero (c) 330 V (d) 440 V
(d) The phase difference between 29. The process by which ac is
voltage and current is zero converted into dc is known
23. An alternating current is given by (b) Purification
the equation i  i1 cos  t  i2 sin  t . The (b) Amplification
r.m.s. current is given by (c) Rectification
(a) 1
(i1  i2 ) (b) 1
(ii  i2 )2 (d) Current amplification
2 2
30. In an ac circuit with voltage V and
1 1 2 2 1/2 current I, the power dissipated is
(c) (i12  i22 )1 / 2 (d) (i1  i2 )
2 2
(a) VI
24. In an ac circuit, the current is given 1
  (b) VI
by i  5 sin  100 t   and the ac 2
 2
1
(c) VI
potential is V  200 sin (100 ) volt . Then 2
the power consumption is (d) Depends on the phase between
(a) 20 watts (b) 40 watts V and I
(c) 1000 watts (d) 0 watt 31. For an ac circuit V  15 sin t and
25. An electric lamp is connected to I  20 cos t the average power
220 V, 50 Hz supply. Then the peak consumed in this circuit is
value of voltage is (a) 300 Watt (b) 150 Watt
(c) 75 Watt (d) zero
(a) 210 V (b) 211 V
32. A bulb is connected first with dc
(c) 311 V (d) 320 V and then ac of same voltage then
26. In a circuit, the value of the it will shine brightly with
alternating current is measured by (a) AC
hot wire ammeter as 10 ampere. Its (b) DC
peak value will be (c) Brightness will be in ratio 1/1.4
(a) 10 A (b) 20 A (d) Equally with both
(c) 14.14 A (d) 7.07 A 33. An ac supply gives 30 V r.m.s.
27. The voltage of domestic ac is 220 which passes through a 10 
volt. What does this represent resistance. The power dissipated in
it is
(a) Mean voltage
(a) 90 2 W (b) 90 W
(b) Peak voltage
(c) 45 2 W (d) 45 W
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34. The frequency of an alternating 39. An alternating voltage is

voltage is 50 cycles/sec and its represented as E  20 sin 300 t. The
amplitude is 120V. Then the r.m.s. average value of voltage over one
value of voltage is cycle will be
(a) 101.3V (b) 84.8V
(a) Zero (b) 10 volt
(c) 70.7V (d) 56.5V
20
35. A resistance of 20 ohms is (c) 20 2 volt (d) volt
2
connected to a source of an
alternating potential 40. The ratio of peak value and r.m.s
V  220 sin( 100  t ) . The time taken by value of an alternating current is
the current to change from its peak (a) 1 (b) 1
value to r.m.s value is 2

(a) 0.2 sec (b) 0.25 sec (c) 2 (d) 1/ 2

(c) 25  10 sec
3
(d) 2.5  10 3 41. A 280 ohm electric bulb is
sec connected to 200V electric line.
36. Voltage and current in an ac circuit The peak value of current in the
are given by V  5 sin 100t    and bulb will be
 6
(a) About one ampere (b) Zero
 
I  4 sin  100  t  
 6 (c) About two ampere (d) About
four ampere
(a) Voltage leads the current by
42. An ac source is rated at 220V, 50
30 o
Hz. The time taken for voltage to
(b) Current leads the voltage by change from its peak value to zero
30 o is
(c) Current leads the voltage by (a) 50 sec (b) 0.02 sec
60 o (c) 5 sec (d) 5  10 3
(d) Voltage leads the current by sec
60 o
43. If the value of potential in an ac,
37. If an ac main supply is given to be circuit is 10V, then the peak value
220 V. What would be the average of potential is
10
e.m.f. during a positive half cycle (a) (b) 10 2
2
[MH CET 2002] 20
(c) 20 2 (d)
(a) 198V (b) 386V 2
(c) 256V (d) None of 44. A lamp consumes only 50% of
these peak power in an a.c. circuit. What
38. In an ac circuit, the r.m.s. value of is the phase difference between
the applied voltage and the circuit
current, Irms is related to the peak
current
current, I0 by the relation  
1 1
(a) (b)
(a) Irms  I0 (b) Irms  I0 6 3
 2  
(c) (d)
(c) Irms  2 I0 (d) Irms  I 0 4 2
45. If an alternating voltage is
represented as
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then the rms value

E  141 sin( 628 t), 5. The phase angle between e.m.f.
of the voltage and the frequency and current in LCR series ac circuit
are respectively is
(a) 141 V , 628 Hz (b) 100 V , 50 Hz (a) 0 to  / 2 (b)  / 4
(c) 100 V , 100 Hz (d) (c)  / 2 (d) 
141 V , 100 Hz
6. A choke coil is preferred to a
46. The maximum value of a.c. voltage rheostat in ac circuit as
in a circuit is 707V. Its rms value is (a) It consumes almost zero power
(a) 70.7 V (b) 100 V
(b) It increases current
(c) 500 V (d) 707 V
(c) It increases power
(d) It increases voltage
7. An alternating e.m.f. is applied to
purely capacitive circuit. The phase
AC- Circuits
relation between e.m.f. and current
1. Choke coil works on the principle flowing in the circuit is or
of In a circuit containing capacitance
(a) Transient current only
(b) Self induction [AIIMS 1997]
(c) Mutual induction (a) e.m.f. is ahead of current by  /
(d) Wattless current 2
2. A choke coil has AIIMS 1999] (b) Current is ahead of e.m.f. by  /
2
(a) High inductance and low
resistance (c) Current lags behind e.m.f. by 
(b) Low inductance and high (d) Current is ahead of e.m.f. by 
resistance 8. An ac source is connected to a
resistive circuits. Which of the
(c) High inductance and high
following is true
resistance
(a) Current leads the voltage and
(d) Low inductance and low both are in same phase
resistance (b) Current lags behind the voltage
3. Choke coil is used to control and both are in same phase
(a) ac (b) dc (c) Current and voltage are in
(c) Both ac and dc (d) Neither same phase
ac nor dc (d) Any of the above may be
4. Current in the circuit is wattless, if true depending upon the value of
resistance
(a) Inductance in the circuit is zero
9. The average power dissipated in a
(b) Resistance in the circuit is zero
pure inductor of inductance L
(c) Current is alternating when an ac current is passing
(d) Resistance and inductance through it, is
both are zero (a) 1 2
LI (b) 1 2
LI
2 4
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(Inductance of the coil L and (c) 0.48 amp (d) 0.80 amp
current I) 15. Same current is flowing in two
10. An alternating current of alternating circuits. The first circuit
frequency ' f ' is flowing in a circuit contains only inductance and the
containing a resistance R and a other contains only a capacitor. If
choke L in series. The impedance the frequency of the e.m.f. of ac is
of this circuit is
increased, the effect on the value
(a) R + 2fL of the current will be
(b) R 2  4 2 f 2 L2 (a) Increases in the first circuit and
(c) R 2  L2 decreases in the other
(d) R 2  2fL (b) Increases in both the circuits
11. A resonant ac circuit contains a (c) Decreases in both the circuits
capacitor of capacitance 10 6 F and (d) Decreases in the first circuit and
an inductor of 10 4 H . The increases in the other
frequency of electrical oscillations
16. A capacitor is a perfect insulator
will be
for
(a) 10 5 Hz (b) 10 Hz
(a) Alternating currents (b) Direct
10 5 10
(c) Hz (d) Hz currents
2 2
12. Power delivered by the source of (c) Both ac and dc (d) None of
the circuit becomes maximum, these
when 17. In a circuit containing an
1
(a) L  C (b) L  inductance of zero resistance, the
C
2 e.m.f. of the applied ac voltage
 1 
(c) L     (d) L  C leads the current by
 C 
13. An alternating voltage is (a) 90o (b) 45o
connected in series with a (c) 30o (d) 0o
resistance R and an inductance L If 18. In a pure inductive circuit or In an
the potential drop across the ac circuit containing inductance
resistance is 200 V and across the only, the current
inductance is 150 V, then the (a) Leads the e.m.f. by 90o
applied voltage is (b) Lags behind the e.m.f. by 90o
(a) 350 V (b) 250 V (c) Sometimes leads and
(c) 500 V (d) 300 V sometime lags behind the
14. An inductive circuit contains e.m.f.
resistance of 10  and an (d) Is in phase with the e.m.f.
inductance of 20 H. If an ac voltage 19. A 20 volts ac is applied to a circuit
of 120 V and frequency 60 Hz is consisting of a resistance and a coil
applied to this circuit, the current with negligible resistance. If the
would be nearly voltage across the resistance is 12
(a) 0.32 amp (b) 0.016 V, the voltage across the coil is
amp
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(a) 16 volts (b) 10 volts maximum when the angular

(c) 8 volts (d) 6 volts frequency of ac source is
20. A resistance of 300  and an (a) 500 rad/sec (b) 2  105 rad/sec
inductance of 1
henry are (c) 4000 rad/sec (d) 5000 rad/sec

26. The average power dissipation in a
connected in series to a ac voltage pure capacitance in ac circuit is
of 20 volts and 200 Hz frequency. 1
The phase angle between the (a) CV 2 (b) CV 2
2
voltage and current is 1
(c) CV 2 (d) Zero
4 3 4
(a) tan 1
(b) tan 1
3 4 27. In a region of uniform magnetic
(c) tan 1
3
(d) tan 1
2 induction B  10 2 tesla , a circular coil
2 5
of radius 30 cm and resistance 2
21. The power factor of LCR circuit at
ohm is rotated about an axis which
resonance is
is perpendicular to the direction of
(a) 0.707 (b) 1 B and which forms a diameter of
(c) Zero (d) 0.5 the coil. If the coil rotates at 200
22. An inductance of 1 mH a rpm the amplitude of the
condenser of 10 F and a alternating current induced in the
resistance of 50  are connected in coil is
series. The reactances of inductor (a) 42 mA (b) 30 mA
and condensers are same. The (c) 6 mA (d) 200 mA
reactance of either of them will be 28. An inductive circuit contains a
(a) 100  (b) 30  resistance of 10 ohm and an
(c) 3.2  (d) 10  inductance of 2.0 henry. If an ac
23. The natural frequency of a L-C voltage of 120 volt and frequency
circuit is equal to of 60 Hz is applied to this circuit,
1 1 the current in the circuit would be
(a) LC (b)
2 2 LC nearly
(c) 1 L
(d) 1 C (a) 0.32 amp (b) 0.16 amp
2 C 2 L (c) 048 amp (d) 0.80 amp
24. An alternating voltage 29. In a LCR circuit having L = 8.0
E  200 2 sin(100 t) is connected to a henry, C = 0.5 F and R = 100
1 microfarad capacitor through an ohm in series. The resonance
ac ammeter. The reading of the frequency in per second is
ammeter shall be (a) 600 radian (b) 600 Hz
(a) 10 mA (b) 20 mA (c) 500 radian (d) 500 Hz
(c) 40 mA (d) 80 mA 30. In LCR circuit, the capacitance is
25. An ac circuit consists of an changed from C to 4C. For the
inductor of inductance 0.5 H and a same resonant frequency, the
capacitor of capacitance 8 F in
series. The current in the circuit is
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inductance should be changed 36. An alternating current source of

from L to frequency 100 Hz is joined to a
(a) 2L (b) L / 2 combination of a resistance, a
(c) L / 4 (d) 4 L capacitance and a coil in series.
The potential difference across the
31. A 120 volt ac source is connected
coil, the resistance and the
across a pure inductor of
capacitor is 46, 8 and 40 volt
inductance 0.70 henry. If the
respectively. The electromotive
frequency of the source is 60 Hz,
force of alternating current source
the current passing through the
in volt is
inductor is
(a) 94 (b) 14
(a) 4.55 amps (b) 0.355
amps (c) 10 (d) 76
(c) 0.455 amps (d) 3.55 amps 37. A 10 ohm resistance, 5 mH coil and
32. The impedance of a circuit consists 10 F capacitor are joined in series.
of 3 ohm resistance and 4 ohm When a suitable frequency
reactance. The power factor of the alternating current source is joined
circuit is to this combination, the circuit
resonates. If the resistance is
(a) 0.4 (b) 0.6
halved, the resonance frequency
(c) 0.8 (d) 1.0
(a) Is halved (b) Is doubled
33. L, C and R denote inductance,
(c) Remains unchanged (d) In
capacitance and resistance
quadrupled
respectively. Pick out the
combination which does not have 38. L, C and R represent physical
quantities inductance, capacitance
the dimensions of frequency
and resistance respectively. The
1 R
(a) (b) combination representing
RC L
1 C dimension of frequency is
(c) (d)
LC L (a) LC (b) (LC )1 / 2
1 / 2
34. The power factor of a good choke (c) L
  (d) C
C L
coil is
(a) Nearly zero (b) Exactly zero 39. In a series circuit R = 300 , L
= 0.9 H , C = 2.0 F and  =
(c) Nearly one (d) Exactly one
1000 rad/sec . The impedance
35. If resistance of 100  , inductance of the circuit is
of 0.5 henry and capacitance of
(a) 1300  (b) 900 
10  10 6 F are connected in series
(c) 500  (d) 400 
through 50 Hz ac supply, then
40. In a L-R circuit, the value of L is
impedance is
 0.4 
(a) 1.876 (b) 18.76   henry and the value of R is 30
  
(c) 189.72 (d) 101.3 ohm. If in the circuit, an alternating

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e.m.f. of 200 volt at 50 cycles per ohms. The amplitude of current in

sec is connected, the impedance of the circuit is
the circuit and current will be 4
(a) A (b) 1.0 A
7
(a) 11 . 4 , 17 . 5 A (b) 30 . 7 , 6 . 5 A
4
(c) A (d) 0.8 A
(c) 40 . 4 , 5 A (d) 50 , 4 A 7

41. The reactance of a coil when used 46. In an ac circuit, a resistance of R

in the domestic ac power supply ohm is connected in series with an
(220 volt, 50 cycles) is 100 ohm. inductance L. If phase angle
between voltage and current be
The self inductance of the coil is
45°, the value of inductive
nearly
reactance will be
(a) 3.2 henry (b) 0.32 henry R
(a)
(c) 2.2 henry (d) 0.22 henry 4

42. In a series LCR circuit, operated (b) R

2
with an ac of angular frequency  ,
(c) R
the total impedance is
(d) Cannot be found with the given
(a) [R 2  (L   C  )2 ]1 / 2
1/2
data
 2  1  
2
(b) R   L    47. A coil of inductance L has an
C  
   inductive reactance of X L in an AC
1 / 2
 2  1  
2
circuit in which the effective
(c) R   L   
  C   current is I. The coil is made from a

  1  
2
1/2
super-conducting material and has
(d) (R  )2   L    
no resistance. The rate at which
  C  

power is dissipated in the coil is
43. The reactance of a 25 F capacitor
(a) 0 (b) IX L
at the ac frequency of 4000 Hz is
(c) I2 X L (d) IX L2
5 5
(a) ohm (b) ohm 48. The phase difference between the
 

(c) 10 ohm (d) 10 ohm current and voltage of LCR circuit

in series combination at resonance
44. The frequency for which a 5 F
is
1
capacitor has a reactance of (a) 0 (b)  / 2
1000
ohm is given by (c)  (d) 
100 1000 49. In a series resonant circuit, the ac
(a) MHz (b) Hz
 
voltage across resistance R,
1
(c) Hz (d) 1000 Hz inductance L and capacitance C are
1000
45. An e.m.f. E  4 cos(1000 t) volt is 5 V, 10 V and 10 V respectively. The
applied to an LR-circuit of ac voltage applied to the circuit
inductance 3 mH and resistance 4 will be
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(c) 5 V (d) 25 V series circuit then the impedance

50. When 100 volt dc is applied across of the circuit will be
a coil, a current of 1 amp flows (a) 20 ohm (b) 5 ohm
through it. When 100 volt ac at 50 (c) 10 ohm (d) 14 2 ohm
cycle s 1 is applied to the same coil, 55. A 12 ohm resistor and a 0.21 henry
only 0.5 ampere current flows. The inductor are connected in series to
impedance of the coil is an ac source operating at 20 volts,
(a) 100  (b) 200 
50 cycle/second. The phase angle
between the current and the
(c) 300  (d) 400 
source voltage is
51. The coefficient of induction of a
(a) 30° (b) 40°
choke coil is 0.1H and resistance is
(c) 80° (d) 90°
12  . If it is connected to an
56. What will be the phase difference
alternating current source of
between virtual voltage and virtual
frequency 60 Hz, then power factor
current, when the current in the
will be
circuit is wattless
(a) 0.32 (b) 0.30
(a) 90° (b) 45°
(c) 0.28 (d) 0.24
(c) 180° (d) 60°
52. For series LCR circuit, wrong
statement is 57. The resonant frequency of a circuit
is f. If the capacitance is made 4
(a) Applied e.m.f. and potential
difference across resistance are times the initial values, then the
in same phase resonant frequency will become
(b) Applied e.m.f. and potential (a) f / 2 (b) 2f
difference at inductor coil have (c) f (d) f / 4
phase difference of  / 2 58. In the non-resonant circuit, what
(c) Potential difference at will be the nature of the circuit for
capacitor and inductor have frequencies higher than the
phase difference of  / 2
resonant frequency
(d) Potential difference across
(a) Resistive
resistance and capacitor have
phase difference of  / 2 (b) Capacitive
53. In a purely resistive ac circuit, the (c) Inductive
current (d) None of the above
(a) Lags behind the e.m.f. in phase 59. In an ac circuit, the potential
difference across an inductance
(b) Is in phase with the e.m.f. and resistance joined in series are
(c) Leads the e.m.f. in phase respectively 16 V and 20 V. The
(d) Leads the e.m.f. in half the cycle total potential difference across
and lags behind it in the other the circuit is
half [AFMC 1998; BHU 1999]
54. If an 8  resistance and 6  (a) 20.0 V (b) 25.6 V
reactance are present in an ac (c) 31.9 V (d) 53.5 V
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60. A 220 V, 50 Hz ac source is (d) The quality factor of the circuit

connected to an inductance of 0.2 is L / R or 1 / CR and this is a
H and a resistance of 20 ohm in measure of the voltage
series. What is the current in the magnification (produced by the
circuit circuit at resonance) as well as
(a) 10 A (b) 5 A the sharpness of resonance of
(c) 33.3 A (d) 3.33 A the circuit
61. An LCR circuit contains R = 50  , L 65. In the circuit shown below, the ac
= 1 mH and C = 0.1 F. The source has voltage V  20 cos(t)
impedance of the circuit will be volts with  = 2000 rad/sec. the
minimum for a frequency of amplitude of the current will be
10 5 1 10 6 1 nearest to
(a) s (b) s
2 2
(a) 2 A 6
(c) 2  10 5 s 1 (d) 2  10 6 s 1 (b) 3 .3 A
62. In a series LCR circuit, resistance 50 F
(c) 2 / 5 A 5 mH, 4
R  10  and the impedance Z  20 .
The phase difference between the (d) 5 A
current and the voltage is 66. The value of the current through
(a) 30 o (b) 45 o an inductance of 1 H and of
(c) 60 o (d) 90 o negligible resistance, when
63. A series ac circuit consist of an connected through an ac source of
inductor and a capacitor. The 200 V and 50 Hz, is
inductance and capacitance is (a) 0.637 A (b) 1.637 A
respectively 1 henry and 25 F. If (c) 2.637A (d) 3.637 A
the current is maximum in circuit
67. The quality factor of LCR circuit
then angular frequency will be
having resistance (R ) and
(a) 200 (b) 100
inductance (L) at resonance
(c) 50 (d) 200/2 
frequency (  ) is given by
64. An alternating e.m.f. of frequency L R
 1  (a) (b)
v    is applied to a series R L
 2 LC  1/2 2
 L   L 
LCR circuit. For this frequency of (c)   (d)  
 R   R 
the applied e.m.f.
68. Power factor is maximum in an LCR
(a) The circuit is at resonance and its
circuit when
impedance is made up only of a
(a) X L  X C (b) R  0
reactive part
(b) The current in the circuit is in (c) XL  0 (d) XC  0

phase with the applied e.m.f. 69. In an ac circuit the reactance of a

and the voltage across R equals coil is 3 times its resistance, the
this applied emf phase difference between the
(c) The sum of the p.d.’s across the voltage across the coil to the
inductance and capacitance current through the coil will be
equals the applied e.m.f. which
(a)  / 3 (b)  / 2
is 180o ahead of phase of the
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70. The capacity of a pure capacitor is (d) Infinite reactance

1 farad. In dc circuits, its effective 76. The coil of choke in a circuit
resistance will be (a) Increases the current
(a) Zero (b) Infinite (b) Decreases the current
(c) 1 ohm (d) 1/2 ohm (c) Does not change the current
71. In an ac circuit, the current lags (d) Has high resistance to dc circuit
behind the voltage by  / 3 . The 77. In a circuit, the current lags behind
components in the circuit are the voltage by a phase difference
of  / 2 . The circuit contains which
(a) R and L (b) R and C
of the following
(c) L and C (d) Only R (a) Only R (b) Only L
72. The reactance of a coil when used (c) Only C (d) R and C
in the domestic ac power supply 78. The inductive reactance of an
(220 volts, 50 cycles per second) is 1
inductor of henry at 50 Hz
50 ohms. The inductance of the 
coil is nearly frequency is
(a) 2.2 henry (b) 0.22 henry (a) 50
ohm (b)  ohm
 50
(c) 1.6 henry (d) 0.16 henry (c) 100 ohm (d) 50 ohm
73. In an ac circuit, the power factor 79. An oscillator circuit consists of an
(a) Is zero when the circuit inductance of 0.5mH and a
contains an ideal resistance capacitor of 20 F . The resonant
only frequency of the circuit is nearly
(a) 15.92 Hz (b) 159.2 Hz
(b) Is unity when the circuit
(c) 1592 Hz (d) 15910 Hz
contains an ideal resistance only
80. Reactance of a capacitor of
(c) Is zero when the circuit contains capacitance C F for ac frequency
an ideal inductance only 400
Hz is 25  . The value C is
(d) Is unity when the circuit contains 

an ideal inductance only (a) 50 F (b) 25 F

74. A resistance of 40 ohm and an (c) 100 F (d) 75 F
inductance of 95.5 millihenry are 81. The power factor of an ac circuit
connected in series in a 50 having resistance (R) and
cycles/second ac circuit. The inductance (L) connected in series
impedance of this combination is and an angular velocity  is
very nearly (a) R / L
(a) 30 ohm (b) 40 ohm (b) R /(R 2   2 L2 )1 / 2
(c) 50 ohm (d) 60 ohm (c) L / R
75. For high frequency, a capacitor (d) R /(R 2   2 L2 )1 / 2
offers 82. A circuit has a resistance of 11, an
(a) More reactance inductive reactance of 25  and a
(b) Less reactance capacitative resistance of 18 . It is
(c) Zero reactance connected to an ac source of 260V

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and 50Hz. The current through the 88. In a LCR circuit the pd between the
circuit (in amperes) is terminals of the inductance is 60 V,
(a) 11 (b) 15 between the terminals of the
capacitor is 30V and that between
(c) 18 (d) 20
the terminals of resistance is 40V.
83. A 0.7 henry inductor is connected the supply voltage will be equal to
across a 120V – 60 Hz ac source. (a) 50 V (b) 70 V
The current in the inductor will be (c) 130 V (d) 10 V
very nearly 89. Radio frequency choke uses core
(a) 4.55 amp (b) 0.355 of
amp (a) Air (b) Iron
(c) 0.455 amp (d) 3.55 amp (c) Air and iron (d) None of these
84. There is a 5  resistance in an ac, 90. In a LCR circuit capacitance is
circuit. Inductance of 0.1H is changed from C to 2C. For the
connected with it in series. If resonant frequency to remain
equation of ac e.m.f. is 5 sin 50 t then unchanged, the inductance should
the phase difference between be change from L to
current and e.m.f. is (a) 4L (b) 2L
  (c) L/2 (d) L/4
(a) (b)
2 6

91. In an LCR series ac circuit, the
(c) (d) 0 voltage across each of the
4
components, L, C and R is 50V. the
85. An inductor of inductance L and
voltage across the LC combination
resistor of resistance R are joined
will be
in series and connected by a
source of frequency  . Power (a) 50V (b) 50 2 V
dissipated in the circuit is (c) 100V (d) 0 V (zero)
(a) (R   L )
2 2 2
(b)
2
V R 92. A coil has L = 0.04 H and R  12  .
V (R 2   2 L2 ) When it is connected to 220V,
V R 2   2 L2 50Hz supply the current flowing
(c) (d)
(R   2 L2 )
2
V2 through the coil, in amperes is
86. In a ac circuit of capacitance the (a) 10.7 (b) 11.7
current from potential is (c) 14.7 (d) 12.7
(a) Forward 93. The current in series LCR circuit will
(b) Backward be maximum when  is
(c) Both are in the same phase (a) As large as possible
(d) None of these (b) Equal o natural frequency of
87. A coil of 200 resistance and 1.0 H LCR system
inductance is connected to an ac
(c) LC
source of frequency 200 /2 Hz .
Phase angle between potential (d) 1 / LC

and current will be 94. An inductor L and a capacitor C are

(a) 30o (b) 90o connected in the circuit as shown
(c) 45o (d) 0o in the figure. The frequency of the
power supply is equal to the
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resonant frequency of the circuit.

Which ammeter will read zero
ampere
L
A1
C
(a) 2500 rad  s 1 and 5 2A
A2 (b) 2500 rad  s 1
and 5A
5
A3 (c) 2500 rad  s 1 and A
2
E = E0 sint
(d) 25 rad  s 1 and 5 2A
(a) A1 (b) A2

(c) A3 (d) None of these

95. Which of the following
components of a LCR circuit, with
ac supply, dissipates energy
(a) L (b) R
(c) C (d) All of these
96. In a circuit L, C and R are
connected in series with an
alternating voltage source of
frequency f . The current leads the
voltage by 45°. The value of C is
1
(a)
2f (2fL  R )
1 ANS. KEY
(b)
f (2fL  R )
1 1 b 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 b
(c)
2f (2fL  R) 6 b 7 c 8 d 9 c 10 c
1 11 d 12 c 13 b 14 c 15 b
(d)
f (2fL  R )
16 d 17 c 18 b 19 d 20 c
97. In an A.C. circuit the current 21 c 22 a 23 c 24 d 25 c
(a) Always leads the voltage
26 c 27 d 28 b 29 c 30 d
(b) Always lags behind the voltage
31 d 32 d 33 b 34 b 35 d
(c) Is always in phase with the
36 c 37 a 38 b 39 a 40 c
voltage
(d) May lead or lag behind or be in 41 a 42 d 43 b 44 b 45 c

phase with the voltage 46 c

98. For the series LCR circuit shown in

the figure, what is the resonance AC Circuits
frequency and the amplitude of 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 a
the current at the resonating 6 a 7 b 8 c 9 d 10 b
frequency
11 c 12 b 13 b 14 b 15 d
8 mH
16 b 17 a 18 b 19 a 20 a

220 V ~ 20 F
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21 b 22 d 23 b 24 b 25 a

26 d 27 c 28 b 29 c 30 c

31 c 32 b 33 d 34 a 35 c

36 c 37 c 38 b 39 c 40 d

41 b 42 b 43 a 44 a 45 d

46 c 47 a 48 a 49 c 50 b

51 b 52 c 53 b 54 c 55 c

56 a 57 a 58 b 59 b 60 d

61 a 62 c 63 a 64 bd 65 a

66 a 67 a 68 a 69 a 70 b

71 a 72 d 73 bc 74 c 75 b

76 b 77 b 78 c 79 c 80 a

81 b 82 d 83 c 84 c 85 b

86 a 87 c 88 a 89 a 90 c

91 d 92 d 93 d 94 c 95 b

96 a 97 d 98 b

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