An A.C. circuit containing only capacitance, the
current :
1. lags the voltage by 90°
2. leads the voltage by 90°
3. remains in phase with voltage
4. leads the voltage in 180°
A choke coil has:
1. Low inductance and low resistance
2. High inductance and high resistance
3. Low inductance and high resistance
4. High inductance and low resistance
Turn ratio in a step-up transformer is 1: 2 if a
Lechlanche cell of 1.5 V is connected across the
input, then the voltage across the output will be:
1. 0.1 V
2. 1.5 V
3. 0.75 V
4. zero
In the circuit shown below what will be the
reading of the voltmeter and ammeter ?
(Total impedance of circuit Z = 100)
1. 200 V, 1A
2. 800 V, 2A
3. 100 V, 2A
4. 220 V, 2.2 A
In a circuit the coil of a choke :
1. decreases the current
2. increases the current
3. has high resistance to D. C. circuit
4. no effect with the current
In a circuit, the current lags behind the voltage
by a phase difference of p /2, the circuit will
contain which of the following : [2001]
1. only R
2. only C
3. R and C
4. only L
The coefficient of mutual inductance, when
magnetic flux changes by 2 × 10–2 Wb and
current changes by 0.01 A is
1. 8 henry
2. 4 henry
3. 3 henry
4. 2 henry
In an ideal parallel LC circuit, the capacitor is
charged by connecting it to a D.C. source which
is then disconnected. The current in the circuit:
1. becomes zero instantaneously
2. grows monotonically
3. decays monotonically
4. oscillates instantaneously
A capacitor of capacitance 2µF is connected in
the tank circuit of an oscillator oscillating with a
frequency of 1 kHz. If the current flowing in the
circuit is 2 m A, the voltage across the capacitor
will be :
1. 0.16 V
2. 0.32 V
3. 79.5 V
4. 159 V
A 50 Hz a.c. source of 20 volt is connected across
R and C as shown in figure. The voltage across
R is 12 volt. The voltage across C is :
1. 8 V
2. 16 V
3. 10 V
4. not possible to determine unless values of
R and C are given
In an AC circuit the potential differences across
an inductance and resistance joined in series
are respectively 16 V and 20 V. The total potential
difference of the source is [2007]
1. 20.0 V
2. 25.6 V
3. 31.9 V
4. 53.5 V
With the decrease of current in the primary coil
from 2 amperes to zero value in 0.01s the emf
generated in the secondary coil is 1000 volts.
The mutual inductance of the two coils is
1. 1.25 H
2. 2.50 H
3. 5.00 H
4. 10.00 H
An AC source of angular frequency is fed
across a resistor R and a capacitor C in series.
The current registered is I. If now the
frequency of source is changed to /3 (but
maintaining the same voltage), the current in
the circuit is found to be halved. Calculate
the ratio of reactance to resistance at the
original frequency
1.
2.
3.
4.
If an AC main supply is given to be 220 V. The
average emf during a positive half cycle will be
1. 198 V
2. 220 V
3. 240 V
4. 220 V
A coil has an inductance of 0.7 henry and is
joined in series with a resistance of 220 . When
the alternating emf of 220 V at 50 Hz is applied to
it then the phase through which current lags
behind the applied emf and the wattless
component of current in the circuit will be
respectively
1. 30°, 1 A
2. 45°, 0.5 A
3. 60°, 1.5 A
4. none of these
An inductor and a resistor in series are
connected to an A.C. supply of variable
frequency. As the frequency of the source is
increased, the phase angle between current and
the potential difference across L will:
1. first increase and then decrease
2. first decrease and then increase
3. go on decreasing
4. go on increasing
In a AC circuit the voltage and current are
described
by V = 200sin volts
and i = 50sin mA
respectively. The average power dissipated in
the circuit is :
1. 2.5 watts
2. 5.0 watts
3. 10.0 watts
4. 50.0 watts
If we decrease the frequency of the applied A.C. with a purely capacitive load, do (1) the amplitude of V and (2) amplitude of Iincrease, decrease of remain the same.
1. (1) increase (2) same
2. (1) same (2) increase
3. (1) same (2) decrease
4. (1) decrease (2) same
An inductor coil of inductance L is cut into two
equal parts and both the parts are connected in
parallel. The net inductance is : [2011]
1. L
2. L/2
3. L/4
4. 2 L.
The current in resistance R at resonance is
1. zero
2. minimum but finite
3. maximum but finite
4. infinite