ALTERNATING CURRENT (MCQ)

1. In a series LR-circuit, the inductive reactance is equal to the resistance R of the circuit.
An emf E = E0cos (ωt) is applied to the circuit. The power consumed in the circuit is

(b)
(a)

(d)
(c)

2. One 60 V, 100 W bulb is to be connected to 100 V, 50 Hz ac- source. The potential

drop across the inductor is (f = 50 Hz)
(a) 80 V (b) 40V
(c) 10 V (d) 20V

3. An AC voltage source of variable angular frequency ω and fixed amplitude V

connected in series with a capacitance C and an electric bulb of resistance R
(inductance zero). When ω is increased
(a) The bulb glows dimmer
(b) The bulb glows brighter
(c) Net impedance of circuit is unchanged
(d) Total impedance of the circuit increases

4. An alternating e.m.f. of angular frequency ω is applied across an inductance. The

instantaneous power developed across it has an angular frequency
(a) ω/4 (b) ω/2
(c) ω (d) 2ω

5. The variation of the instantaneous current I(t) and the instantaneous emfE(t) in a circuit
is as shown in the following fig. Which of the following statements is correct

(a) The voltage lags behind the current by π/2

(b) The voltage leads the current by π/2
(c) The voltage and the current are in phase
 (d) The voltage leads the current by π

6. The figure shows variation of R, X L and XC with frequency f in a series L, C, R circuit.

Then for what frequency point, the circuit is inductive.

(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) A and B

7. The r.m.s. voltage of the wave form shown is

(a) 10 V (b) 7V
(c) 6.37 V (d) 12 V

8. In electric arc furnace Cu or Iron is melted due to variation of

(a) current (b) magnetic field
(c) voltage (d) electric field

9. When AC source is connected across seris R-C combination, the ac- current may lead
ac- voltage by
(a) 00 (b) 1800
(c) 300 (d) 90°

10. High voltage transmission line is preferred as

(a) Its appliances are less costly (b) Thin power cables are required
(c) Idle current very low (d) Power loss is very less

11. In series R-L-C circuit, quality factor can be improved by

(a) decreasing L (b) increasing C
(c) decreasing R (d) decreasing R & L
12. When ac- source is connected across series R-L-C combination, maximum power loss
will occur provided
(a) current and voltage are in phase (b) Current from source is minimum
(c) Inductance is minimum (d) Capacitance is maximum

13. In R-L-C series ac-circuit, impedance cannot be increased by

(a) increasing frequency of source (b) decreasing frequency of source
(c) increasing the resistance (d) increasing the voltage of the source

14. In highly inductive load circuit, it is more dangerous when

(a) we close the switch (b) open the switch
(c) increasing the resistance (d) decreasing the resistance

15. In electric sub-station in township, large capacitor banks are used

(a) to reduce power factor (b) to improve power factor
(c) to decrease current (d) to increase current in the circuit

16. In a purely resistive a.c. circuit, the current

(a) is in phase with the e.m.f.
(b) leads the e.m.f. by a difference of π radians phase
(c) leads the e.m.f. by a phase difference of π /2 radians
(d) lags behind the e.m.f. by phase difference of π /4 radians

17. A capacitor of capacitance C has reactance X. If capacitance and frequency become

double, then the capacitive reactance will be
(a) 2X (b)4X

(c) (d)

18. Reactance of a capacitor of capacitance C for an alternating current of frequency

Hz is 25 Ω . The value of C is
(a) 25 μF (b) 50 μF
 (c) 75 μF (d) 100 μF

19. The core of a transformer is laminated, so as to

(a) make it light weight (b) make it robust and strong
(c) increase the secondary voltage (d) reduce energy loss due to eddy current

20. The ratio of no. of turns of primary coil to secondary coil in a transformer is 2:3. If a
cell of 6 V is connected across the primary coil, then voltage across the secondary coil
will be
(a) 3 V (b) 6 V
(c) 9 V (d) 12 V

21. In a transformer, the no. of turns of primary and secondary coil are 500 and 400
respectively. If 220 V is supplied to the primary coil, then ratio of currents in primary
and secondary coils is
(a) 4:5 (b) 5:4
(c) 5:9 (d) 9:5

22. An LC-circuit contains 10 mH inductor and 25 mF capacitor with given initial charge.
The resistance of the circuit is negligible. The energy stored in circuit is completely
magnetic at time (in milliseconds) the time is measured from the instant when the
circuit is closed

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

23.Energy dissipates in LCR circuit in :

(a) L only (b) C only (c) R only (d) All of the above

24.An iron core transformer with a turns ratio of 8 : 1 has 120 V applied across the primary.
The voltage across the
(a) 15 V (b) 120 V (c) 180 V (d) 960 V
25.What is the ratio of inductive and capacitance reactances in an ac circuit?
(a) 1 (b) ω²L (c) ω²LC (d) l

26.An acceptor circuit is :

(a) series resonant circuit (b) parallel resonant circuit
(c) LCR circuit (d) None of these

27.A broadcast circuit broadcasts at 300 m band. A condenser of capacitance 2.4 lµF is
available. The value of the inductance required for resonant circuit is:
(a) 10-4 H (b) 10-8 H (c) 10-6 H (d) 10-2 H

28.In series resonant circuit:

(a) reactance is zero (b) current is zero (c) voltage is zero (d) None of these

29.The no. of turns in the primary coil of a transformer is 200 and the no. of turns in the
secondary is 10. If 240 V a.c. is applied to primary, the output from the secondary
(a) 6 V (b) 12 V (c) 24 V (d) 48 V

30.Transformer works on the principle of:

(a) convertor (b) invertor (c) mutual induction (d) self-inductio

31.Which of the following effects is not shown in alternating current ?

(a) Chemical effect (b) Magnetic effect (c) Heating current (d)
All of these

32. An ac ammeter connected in series in an ac circuit reads 5A. The peak value of current:
(a) 5 A (b) 5√2A (c) 5√5 A (d) zero

33.The phase difference b/w the A.C. and e.m.f. π/2 Which of the following can not be the
instituent of the circuit?
(a) LC (b) L alone (c) C alone (d) RL

34.In the series L-C-R circuit, the voltmeter and ammeter readings are:

(a) V = 100 Volts, I = 2A (b) V = 100 Volts, I = 5A

(c) V = 1000 Volts, I = 2A (d) V = 300 Volts, I = 1A
35.The band width of a series resonant circuit is :
(a) f0/Q0 (b) R2πL (c) R4πL (d) 4R

36.The inductive reactance of an inductor coil of 1π H at 50 Hz is:

(a) 50π Ω (b) π/50 Ω (c) 100 Ω (d) 50 Ω

37.In pure inductive circuit current

(a) lags behind emf by π/2 (b) leads the emf by π/2
(c) lags behind emf by π (d) leads the emf by π

38. The current through an inductor of 1H is given by I = 3t sin t. The voltage across the
inductor of 1 H is:
(a) 3 sin t + 3 cos t (b) 3 sin t + 3t cos t (c) 3 cos t + t sin t (d) 3t cos t + sin t

39.Two coils X and Y are connected in series across a 240 V, 50 Hz supply. The resistance
of X is 5Ω and inductance of Y is 0.02 H. The power consumed is 3 kW and the power
factor is 0.75. The impedance of the circuit is:
(a) 0.144 Ω (b) 1.44 Ω (c) 14.4 Ω (d) 144 Ω

40. An electric circuit containing capacitor only suffers:

(a) equal resistance for A.C. and D.C. (b) Resistance of A.C. > Resistance of D.C.
(c) Resistance for A.C. < Resistance of D.C. (d) offers infinite resistance for D.C.