PART - I : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

SECTION (A) : AVERAGE, PEAK AND RMS VALUE

A-1. The household supply of electricity is at 220 V rms value and 50 Hz .Find the peak voltage and the
least possible time in which the voltage can change from the rms value to zero.

A-2. The current in a discharging LR circuit is given by i = 0 e–t/ where  is the time constant of the circuit
calculate the rms current for the period t = 0 to t = 

A-3. If a direct current of value ‘a’ ampere is superimposed on an alternating current  = b sin t flowing through a
wire, what is the effective(rms) value of the resulting current in the circuit?

dc

i ac
a i
b
+ (0, 0)
(0, 0) t t

A-4. Find the average for the saw-tooth voltage of peak value V0 from t=0 to t=2T as shown in figure.

+V0

+ +
V 2T
0 – T T 3 t
– T
2 2

–V0

SECTION (B) : POWER CONSUMED IN AN AC CIRCUIT

B-1. An electric bulb is designed to operate at 12 volts DC. If this bulb is connected to an AC source and
gives normal brightness. What would be the peak voltage of the source ?

B-2. A resistor of resistance 100  is connected to an AC source  = (12V) sin (250 s – 1)t. Find the power
consumed by the bulb.

B 3. In an ac circuit the instantaneous values of current and applied voltage are respectively i = 2(Amp) sin

(250 s – 1)t and  = (10V) sin ((250 s – 1)t + ). Find the instantaneous power drawn from the source
3
2
at t = ms and its average value.
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SECTION (C) : AC SOURCE WITH R, L, C CONNECTED IN SERIES

C-1. The dielectric strength of air is 3.0 × 106 V/m. A parallel plate air capacitor had area 20 cm 2 and plate
separation 2 mm. Find the maximum rms voltage of an AC source which can be safely connected to
this capacitor .

C-2. An electric bulb is designed to consume 55 W when operated at 110 volts. It is connected to a
220 V, 50 Hz line through a choke coil in series. What should be the inductance of the coil for which the
bulb gets correct voltage ?
C 3. In a series LCR circuit with an AC source R = 300  C = 20 µF, L = 1.0 henry, Erms = 50 V and  = 50/
Hz. Find (a) the rms current in the circuit and (b) the rms potential differences across the capacitor,
the resistor and the inductor.

C-4. Consider the situation of the previous problem find the average electric field energy stored in the capacitor
and the average magnetic field energy stored in the coil .

50
C 5. A 20 volts 5 watt lamp is used on AC mains of 200 volts 11 c.p.s. Calculate the (i) capacitor, (ii) inductor,,

to be put in series to run the lamp. (iii) How much pure resistance should be included in place of the above
device so that the lamp can run on its rated voltage. (iv) which is more economical, the capacitor , the
inductor or the resistor.

3
C 6. A circuit has a coil of resistance 50 ohms and inductance henry. It is connected in series with a con-

40
denser of F and AC supply voltage of 200 V and 50 cycles/sec. Calculate

(i) the impedance of the circuit,
(ii) the p.d. across inductance coil and condenser.

2
C 7. A circuit contains a resistance of 20 ohm and inductance of henry and an alternating effective e.m.f. of 500

voltage a frequency of 120 cycles per second applied to it. Find the value of effective current in the circuit and
power factor.

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C 8. A coil draws a current of 1.0 ampere and a power of 100 watt from an A.C. source of 110 volt and hertz.

Find the inductance and resistance of the coil.
C 9. An inductor 2/ Henry, a capacitor 100/ µF and a resistor 75  are connected in series across a source of EMF
V = 10 sin 100  t. (a) find the impedance of the circuit.(b) find the energy dissipated in the circuit in 20 minutes.

SECTION (D) : RESONANCE

D1. A series circuit consists of a resistance, inductance and capacitance. The applied voltage and the current at
any instant are given by
E = 141.4 cos (5000 t – 10º)
and  = 5 cos (5000 t – 370º)
The inductance is 0.01 henry. Calculate the value of capacitance and resistance.

D2. An inductance of 2.0 H, a capacitance of 18µ F and a resistance of 10k  are connected to an AC
source of 20 V with adjustable frequency (a) What frequency should be chosen to maximise the
current(RMS) in the circuit ? (b) What is the value of this maximum current (RMS) ?
D 3. An inductor-coil a capacitor and an AC source of rms voltage 24 V are connected in series. When the
frequency of the source is varied a maximum rms current of 6.0 A is observed. If this inductor coil is
connected to a battery of emf 12 V and internal resistance 4.0  what will be the steady current ?
D 4. A wave of wavelength 300 metre can be transmitted by a transmission centre. A condenser of capacity 2.5 F
is available. Calculate the inductance of the required coil for a resonant circuit.Use 2=10.

SECTION (E) : TRANSFORMER

E1 A transformer has 50 turns in the primary and 100 in the secondary. If the primary is connected to a 220
V DC supply, what will be the voltage across the secondary ?

N2
E 2. In a transformer ratio of secondary turns (N2) and primary turns (N1) i.e.  4 . If the voltage applied in
N1
primary is 200 V, 50 Hz, find (a) voltage induced in secondary (b) If current in primary is 1A, find the current
in secondary if the transformer is (i) ideal and (ii) 80% efficient and there is no air loss.
 PART - II : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
* Marked are more than one correct options.
SECTION (A) : AVERAGE, PEAK AND RMS VALUES AND RMS VALUES
A 1. r.m.s. value of current i = 3 + 4 sin ( t + /3) is:
5 7
(A) 5 A (B) 17 A (C) A (D) A
2 2
A 2. A coil of inductance 5.0 mH and negligible resistance is connected to an alternating voltage
V = 10 sin (100 t). The peak current in the circuit will be :
(A) 2 amp (B) 1 amp (C) 10 amp (D) 20 amp
A 3. The peak value of an alternating e.m.f E given by E = E0 cos t is 10 volt and frequency is 50 Hz. At
time t = (1/600) sec, the instantaneous value of e.m.f is :
(A) 10 volt (B) 5 3 volt (C) 5 volt (D) 1 volt

A* 4. The voltage of an AC source varies with time according to the equation, V = 100 sin 100  t cos 100 t.
Where t is in second and V is in volt. Then :
(A) the peak voltage of the source is 100 volt
(B) the peak voltage of the source is (100/ 2 ) volt
(C) the peak voltage of the source is 50 volt
(D) the frequency of the source is 50 Hz
A 5. An alternating voltage is given by : e = e1 sint + e2 cost. Then the root mean square value of voltage
is given by :

e1 e 2 e12  e 22
(A) e12  e 22 (B) e1 e 2 (C) (D)
2 2

A-6. An AC voltage is given by :

2 t
E = E0 sin
T
Then the mean value of voltage calculated over time interval of T/2 seconds :
(A) is always zero (B) is never zero (C) is (2e0/) always (D) may be zero
A 7. Average value of A.C. current in a half time period may be :
(A) positive (B) negative (C) zero (D) none
A 8. If the frequency of the source e.m.f. in an AC circuit is n, the power varies with a frequency :
(A) n (B) 2 n (C) n/2 (D) zero

 
A 9. An AC voltage of V = 220 2 sin  2  50 t   is applied across a DC voltmeter, its reading will be:
 2
(A) 220 2 V (B) 2 V (C) 220 V (D) zero

SECTION (B) : POWER CONSUMED IN AN AC CIRCUIT

B 1. The average power delivered to a series AC circuit is given by (symbols have their usual meaning) :
(A) Erms rms (B) Erms rms cos  (C) Erms rms sin  (D) zero

B 2. Energy dissipates in LCR circuit in :

(A) L only (B) C only (C) R only (D) all of these

B 3. The potential difference V across and the current  flowing through an instrument in an AC circuit are
given by :
V = 5 cos t volt
 = 2 sin t volt
The power dissipated in the instrument is :
(A) zero (B) 5 watt (C) 10 watt (D) 2.5 watt
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B 4. A coil has an inductance of H and is joined in series with a resistance of 220 . When an alternating

e.m.f. of 220 V at 50 cps is applied to it, then the wattless component of the rms current in the circuit is
(A) 5 ampere (B) 0.5 ampere (C) 0.7 ampere (D) 7 ampere

B 5. A direct current of 2 A and an alternating current having a maximum value of 2 A flow through two identical
resistances. The ratio of heat produced in the two resistances in the same time interval will be:
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 2 : 1 (D) 4 : 1

B 6. A sinusoidal AC current flows through a resistor of resistance R. If the peak current is p, then average
power dissipated is :
1 2 4 2 1
(A) I p2 R cos  (B) Ip R (C) Ip R (D) I p2 R
2  2

B 7. A resistor and an inductor are connected to an AC supply of 120 volt and 50 Hz. The current in the circuit
is 3 ampere. If the power consumed in the circuit is 108 watt, then the resistance in the circuit is :
(A) 12  (B) 40  (C) (52  28 )  (D) 360 

B 8. What is the rms value of an alternating current which when passed through a resistor produces heat,
which is thrice that produced by a current of 2 ampere in the same resistor in the same time interval?
(A) 6 ampere (B) 2 ampere (C) 2 3 ampere (D) 0.65 ampere

B 9. A resistor and a capacitor are connected to an AC supply of 200 volt, 50 Hz in series. The current in the
circuit is 2 ampere. If the power consumed in the circuit is 100 watt, then the resistance in the circuit is:
(A) 100  (B) 25  (C) 125  75  (D) 400 

B-10.The impedance of a series circuit consists of 3 ohm resistance and 4 ohm reactance. The power factor
of the circuit is :
(A) 0.4 (B) 0.6 (C) 0.8 (D) 1.0

B 11. An electric bulb and a capacitor are connected in series with an AC source. On increasing the frequency
of the source, the brightness of the bulb :
(A) increase (B) decreases
(C) remains unchanged (D) sometimes increases and sometimes decreases

B 12. By what percentage the impedance in an AC series circuit should be increased so that the power factor
changes from (1/2) to (1/4) (when R is cosntant) ?
(A) 200% (B) 100% (C) 50% (D) 400%

B 13*. Average power consumed in an A.C. series circuit is given by (symbols have their usual meaning) :
2 2
E0 R  0 | z | cos 
(A) Erms rms cos 2
(B) (rms) R (C) 2 (D)
2(| z |) 2

SECTION (C) : AC SOURCE WITH R, L, C CONNECTED IN SERIES

C1. A 0.21-H inductor and a 88- resistor are connected in series to a 220-V, 50-Hz AC source. The current
in the circuit and the phase angle between the current and the source voltage are respectively.
Use = 22/7.
(A) 2 A, tan–1 3/4 (B) 14.4 A, tan–1 7/8 (C) 14.4 A, tan–1 8/7 (D) 3.28 A, tan–1 2/11

C 2. An LCR series circuit with 100  resistance is connected to an AC source of 200 V and
angular frequency 300 radians per second. When only the capacitance is removed, the current lags
behind the voltage by 60°. When only the inductance is removed, the current leads the voltage by 60º.
Then the current and power dissipated in LCR circuit are respectively
(A) 1A, 200 watt. (B) 1A, 400 watt. (C) 2A, 200 watt. (D) 2A, 400 watt.
C3. A 100 volt AC source of angular frequency 500 rad/s is connected to a LCR circuit with L = 0.8 H,
C = 5 F and R = 10 , all connected in series. The potential difference across the resistance is
100
(A) volt (B) 100 volt (C) 50 volt (D) 50 3
2

C 4. In an AC series circuit, the instantaneous current is zero when the instantaneous source voltage is
maximum. Connected to the source may be a
(A) pure inductor (B) pure capacitor (C) pure resistor
(D) combination of an inductor and a capacitor

C 5. A pure resistive circuit element X when connected to an AC supply of peak voltage 200 V gives a peak
current of 5 A which is in phase with the voltage. A second circuit element Y, when connected to the
same AC supply also gives the same value of peak current but the current lags behind by 90°. If the
series combination of X and Y is connected to the same supply, what will be the rms value of current ?
10 5 5
(A) amp (B) amp (C) amp (D) 5 amp
2 2 2

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C 6. In an L-R series circuit (L = mH and R = 12), a variable emf source (V = V0 sin t) of
11
Vrms = 130 2 V and frequency 50 Hz is applied. The current amplitude in the circuit and phase of
current with respect to voltage are respectively(Use = 22/7)
5 5 5
(A) 14.14A, 30° (B) 10 2 A, tan-1 (C) 10 A, tan-1 (D) 20 A, tan-1
12 12 12

C7. In an AC circuit, a resistance of R ohm is connected in series with an inductance L. If phase angle
between voltage and current be 45°, the value of inductive reactance will be.
(A) R/4 (B) R/2
(C) R (D) cannot be found with the given data

C 8. 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 across the circuit is
(A) 20 V (B) 25.6 V (C) 31.9 V (D) 53.5 V

C 9. An AC voltage source V = 200 2 sin 100 t is connected across a circuit containing an AC ammeter(it
reads RMS value) and capacitor of capacity 1 F. The reading of ammeter is :
(A) 10 mA (B) 20 mA (C) 40 mA (D) 80 mA

C 10. When 100 V DC is applied across a solenoid, a steady current of 1 A flows in it. When 100 V AC is
applied across the same solenoid, the current drops to 0.5 amp. If the frequency of the AC source is
150 3 / Hz, the impedance and inductance of the solenoid are :
(A) 200  and 1/3 H (B) 100  and 1/16 H
(C) 200  and 1.0 H (D) 1100  and 3/117 H

C11. If in a series LCR AC circuit, the rms voltage across L, C and R are V1, V2 and V3 respectively, then the
voltage of the source is always :
(A) equal to V1 + V2 + V3 (B) equal to V1 – V2 + V3
(C) more than V1 + V2 + V3 (D) none of these is true

C 12. A resistor R, an inductor L, a capacitor C and voltmeters V1, V2 and V3

are connected to an oscillator in the circuit as shown in the adjoining
diagram. When the frequency of the oscillator is increased, upto
resonance frequency, the voltmeter reading (at resonance frequency)
is zero in the case of :
(A) voltmeter V1 (B) voltmeter V2
(C) voltmeter V3 (D) all the three voltmeters
C 13. In the series LCR circuit, the voltmeter and ammeter readings are :
(A) V = 100 volt,  = 2 amp
(B) V = 100 volt,  = 5 amp
(C) V = 1000 volt,  = 2 amp
(D) V = 300 volt,  = 1 amp

SECTION (D) : RESONANCE

D 1*. Power factor may be equal to 1 for :
(A) pure inductor (B) pure capacitor (C) pure resistor (D) An LCR circuit

D 2. The value of power factor cos in series LCR circuit at resonance is :

(A) zero (B) 1 (C) 1/2 (D) 1/2 ohm

D 3. A series LCR circuit containing a resistance of 120 ohm has angular resonance frequency
4 × 10 3 rad s –1 . At resonance, the voltage across resistance and inductance are 60V and
40 V respectively. The values of L and C are respectively :
(A) 20 mH, 25/8 F (B) 2mH, 1/35 F (C) 20 mH, 1/40 F (D) 2mH, 25/8 nF

D 4. In an LCR circuit, the capacitance is made one-fourth, when in resonance. Then what should be the
change in inductance, so that the circuit remains in resonance ?
(A) 4 times (B) 1/4 times (C) 8 times (D) 2 times

D 5. A resistor R, an inductor L and a capacitor C are connected in series to an oscillator of frequency n. If

the resonant frequency is nr, then the current lags behind voltage, when :
(A) n = 0 (B) n < nr (C) n = rr (D) n > nr

SECTION (E) : TRANSFORMER

E 1. A power (step up) transformer with an 1 : 8 turn ratio has 60 Hz, 120 V across the primary; the load in
the secondary is 104 . The current in the secondary is
(A) 96 A (B) 0.96 A (C) 9.6 A (D) 96 mA

E 2. The overall efficiency of a transformer is 90%. The transformer is rated for an output of 9000 watt. The
primary voltage is 1000 volt. The ratio of turns in the primary to the secondary coil is 5 : 1. The iron
losses at full load are 700 watt. The primary coil has a resistance of 1 ohm.
(i) The voltage in secondary coil is :
(A) 1000 volt (B) 5000 volt (C) 200 volt (D) zero volt

(ii) In the above, the current in the primary coil is :

(A) 9 amp (B) 10 amp (C) 1 amp (D) 4.5 amp

(iii) In the above, the copper loss in the primary coil is :

(A) 100 watt (B) 700 watt (C) 200 watt (D) 1000 watt

(iv) In the above, the copper loss in the secondary coil is :

(A) 100 watt (B) 700 watt (C) 200 watt (D) 1000 watt

(v) In the above, the current in the secondary coil is :

(A) 45 amp (B) 46 amp (C) 10 amp (D) 50 amp

(vi) In the above, the resistance of the secondary coil is approximately :

(A) 0.01  (B) 0.1  (C) 0.2  (D) 0.4 

E 3. A transformer is used to light a 140 watt, 24 volt lamp from 240 V AC mains. The current in the main
cable is 0.7 amp. The efficiency of the transformer is :
(A) 48% (B) 63.8% (C) 83.3% (D) 90%

E 4. In a step-up transformer the voltage in the primary is 220 V and the current is 5A. The secondary
voltage is found to be 22000 V. The current in the secondary (neglect losses) is
(A) 5 A (B) 50 A (C) 500 A (D) 0.05 A

E 5. The core of a transformer is laminated to reduce

(A) eddy current loss (B) hysteresis loss (C) copper loss (D) magnetic loss
SECTION (F) : MISCELLANEOUS
F 1. A capacitor is a perfect insulator for :
(A) direct current (B) alternating current
(C) direct as well as alternating current (D) None of the above

F 2. A choke coil sould have :

(A) high inductance and high resistance (B) low inductance and low resistance
(C) high inductance and low resistance (D) low inductance and high resistance

F 3. A choke coil is preferred to a rheostat in AC circuit as :

(A) it consumes almost zero power (B) it increases current
(C) it increases power (D) it increases voltage

F 4. With increase in frequency of an AC supply, the inductive reactance :

(A) decreases (B) increases directly proportional to frequency
(C) increases as square of frequency (D) decreases inversely with frequency

F 5. With increase in frequency of an AC supply, the capacitive reactance :

(A) varies inversely with frequency (B) varies directly with frequency
(C) varies directly as square of frequency (D) remains constant

F 6. An AC ammeter is used to measure current in a circuit. When a given direct constant current passes
through the circuit, the AC ammeter reads 3 ampere. When another alternating current passes through
the circuit, the AC ammeter reads 4 ampere. Then the reading of this ammeter if DC and AC flow
through the circuit simultaneously, is :
(A) 3 A (B) 4 A (C) 7 A (D) 5 A

F 7. In an a.c. circuit consisting of resistance R and inductance L, the voltage across R is 60 volt and that
across L is 80 volt. The total voltage across the combination is
(A) 140 V (B) 20 V (C) 100 V (D) 70 V

PART - I : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. A circuit containing a 0.1 H inductor and a 500 F capacitor in series is connected to a 230 volt, 100/ Hz
supply. The resistance of the circuit is negligible. (a) Obtain the current amplitude and rms values. (b) Obtain
the rms values of potential drops across each element. (c) What is the average power transferred to the
inductor? (d) What is the average power transferred to the capacitor? (e) What is the total average power
absorbed by the circuit? [‘Average’ implies average over one cycle.]

2. A series LCR circuit with L = 0.125/ H, C = 500/ nF, R = 23  is connected to a 230 V variable frequency supply.
(a) What is the source frequency for which current amplitude is maximum? Obtain this maximum value.
(b) What is the source frequency for which average power absorbed by the circuit is maximum? Obtain the
value of this maximum power. (c) For what reactance of the circuit , the power transferred to the circuit is half
the power at resonance? What is the current amplitude at this reactance? (d)If  is the angular frequency at
which the power consumed in the circuit is half the power at resonance,write an expression for  (e) What
is the Q-factor of the given circuit?

3. An LCR circuit has L = 10 mH, R = 150  and C = 1 F connected in series to a source of 150 2 cos t volt.
At a frequency that is 50% of the resonant frequency, calculate
(a) the net reactance of the circuit.
(b) the current amplitude and the average power dissipated per cycle

4. A 2000 Hz, 20 volt source is connected to a resistance of 20 ohm, an inductance of 0.125/ H and a
capacitance of 500/ nF all in series. Calculate the time in which the resistance (thermal capacity = 100
joule/ºC) will get heated by 10º C
5. Find the rms value for the saw-tooth voltage of peak value V0 from t=0 to t=2T as shown in figure.
+V0

+ +
V 2T
0 – T T 3 t
– T
2 2

–V0

PART - II : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

* Marked are more than one correct options.
1. In the AC circuit shown below, the supply voltage has constant rms value V but R 1 F 1 H
 
variable frequency f. At resonance, the circuit :
(A) has a current  given by  = V/R V,f
(B) has a resonance frequency 500 Hz ~
(C) has a voltage across the capacitor which is 1800 out of phase with that across the inductor
V
(D) has a current given by  = 2
 1 1
R2    
 

2. In the circuit shown in figure, if both the bulbs B1 and B2 are identical :
(A) their brightness will be the same
(B) B2 will be brighter than B1
(C) as frequency of supply voltage is increased the brightness of bulb
B1 will increase and that of B2 will decrease.
(D) only B2 will glow because the capacitor has infinite impedance
3*. An AC source rated 100 V (rms) supplies a current of 10 A (rms) to a circuit. The average power
delivered by the source :
(A) must be 1000 W (B) may be 1000 W
(C) may be greater than 1000 W (D) may be less than 1000 W
4. An inductor coil having some resistance is connected to an AC source. Which of the following quantities
have zero average value over a cycle ?
(A) current (B) induced emf in the inductor
(C) joule heat (D) magnetic energy stored in the inductor
5*. A town situated 20 km away from a power house at 440 V, requires 600 KW of electric power at 220 V.
The resistance of transmission line source carrying power is 0.4  per km. The town gets power from
the line through a 3000 V–220 V step-down transformer at a substation in the town. Which of the
following is/are correct
(A) The loss in the form of heat is 640 kW (B) The loss in the form of heat is 1240 kW
(C) Plant should supply 1240 kW (D) Plant should supply 640 kW
6*. 11 kW of electric power can be transmitted to a distant station at (i) 220 V or (ii) 22000 V. Which of the
following is correct
(A) first mode of transmission consumes less power
(B) second mode of transmission consumes less power
(C) first mode of transmission draws less current
(D) second mode of transmission draws less current
7*. In a series LCR circuit with an AC source (Erms = 50 V and  = 50/ Hz), R = 300 , C = 0.02 mF,
L = 1.0 H, Which of the following is correct
(A) the rms current in the circuit is 0.1 A
(B) the rms potential difference across the capacitor is 50 V
(C) the rms potential difference across the capacitor is 14.1 V
(D) the rms current in the circuit is 0.14 A
8*. A circuit is set up by connecting L = 100 mH, C = 5 F and R =100 in series. An alternating emf of
500
(150 2 ) volt, Hz is applied across this series combination. Which of the following is correct

(A) the impedance of the circuit is 141.4 
(B) the average power dissipated across resistance 225 W
(C) the average power dissipated across inductor is zero.
(D) the average power dissipated across capacitor is zero.
9*. In a series RC circuit with an AC source( peak voltage E0 = 50 V and f = 50 /Hz), R = 300 ,C = 25
F. Then :
(A) the peak current is 0.1 A (B) the peak current is 0.7 A
(C) the average power dissipated is 1.5 W (D) the average power dissipated is 3 W
10*. A coil of inductance 5.0 mH and negligible resistance is connected to an oscillator giving an output
voltage E = (10V) sin tWhich of the following is correct
(A) for  = 100 s –1 peak current is 20 A (B) for  = 500 s –1 peak current is 4 A
(C) for  = 1000 s peak current is 2 A
–1
(D) for  = 1000 s–1 peak current is 4 A
11*. A pure inductance of 1 henry is connected across a 110 V, 70Hz source. Then correct option are
(Use = 22/7):
(A) reactance of the circuit is 440  (B) current of the circuit is 0.25 A
(C) reactance of the circuit is 880  (D) current of the circuit is 0.5 A

PART - I : MATCH THE COLUMN

1. Match the Physical quantities given in column-I with the parameters they depend on as given in column-II.
Column I Column II
(A) Inductance of a coil (p) Depends on resistivity
(B) Capacitance (q) Depends on shape
(C) Impedance of a coil (r) Depends on medium inserted
(D) Reactance of a capacitor (s) Depends on external voltage source

2. A steady current 4 A flows in an inductor coil when connected to a 12 V dc source as shown in figure
1. If the same coil is connected to an ac source of 12 V, 50 rad/s, a current of 2.4 A flows in the circuit
1
as shown in figure 2. Now after these observations, a capacitor of capacitance F is connected in
50
series with the coil and with the same AC source as shown in figure 3 :

Column-I Column-I
(A) The inductance of the coil (nearly) (p) 24

(B) The resistance of the coil (q) 3

(C) Average power (nearly) (r) 0.08

(D) Total reactance

 PART - II : COMPREHENSIONS
Comprehension - 1
A voltage source V = V0 sin (100 t) is connected to a black box in which there can be either one element
out of L, C, R or any two of them connected in series.

Black Box

V=V0sin(100t)

At steady state. the variation of current in the circuit and the source voltage are plotted together with
time, using an oscilloscope, as shown

V/i

V0 = 100 V source voltage

i0  2 A
current in
t(sec.)
the circuit

sec .
400

3. The element(s) present in black box is/are :

(A) only C (B) L C (C) L and R (D) R and C
4. Values of the parameters of the elements, present in the black box are -
(A) R = 50 , C = 200 µf (B) R = 50 , L = 2mµ
(C) R = 400  , C = 50 µ f (D) None of these
5. If AC source is removed, the circuit is shorted and then at t = 0, a battery of constant EMF is con-
nected across the black box. The current in the circuit will -
(A) increase exponentially with constant = 0.02 sec.
(B) decrease exponentially with time constant = 0.01 sec.
(C) oscillate with angular frequency 20 sec –1
(D) first increase and then decrease

Comprehension-2
An ac generator G with an adjustable frequency of oscillation is used in the circuit, as shown.

R=100
L1=1.6mH
C3=2.5F
G S C1=3F
C2=
4.5F
L2=2.4mH

6. Current drawn from the ac source will be maximum if its angular frequency is -
(A) 105 rad/s (B) 104 rad/s (C) 5000 rad/s (D) 500 rad/s
7. To increase resonant frequency of the circuit, some of the changes in the circuit are carried out. Which
change(s) would certainly result in the increase in resonant frequency ?
(A) R is increased. (B) L1 is increased and C 1 is decreased.
(C) L2 is decreased and C2 is increased. (D) C 3 is removed from the circuit.
8. If the ac source G is of 100 V rating at resonant frequency of the circuit, then average power supplied
by the source is -
(A) 50 W (B) 100 W (C) 500 W (D) 1000 W
9. Average energy stored by the inductor L2 (Source is at resonance frequency) is equal to
(A) zero (B) 1.2 mJ (C) 2.4 mJ (D) 4 mJ
10. Thermal energy produced by the resistance R in time duration 1 s, using the source at resonant
condition, is
(A) 0 J (B) 1 J
(C) 100  J (D) not possible to calculate from the given information

Comprehension-3
In a series L-R circuit, connected with a sinusoidal ac source, the maximum potential difference across L
and R are respectively 3 volts and 4 volts.
11. At an instant the potential difference across resistor is 2 volts. The potential difference in volt, across the
inductor at the same instant will be :
(A) 3 cos 30° (B) 3 cos 60° (C) 6 cos 45° (D) 6
12. At the same instant, the magnitude of the potential difference in volt, across the ac source will be
(A) 3 cos 67° (B) 5 cos 83° (C) 6 cos 97° (D) 0

13. If the current at this instant is decreasing the magnitude of potential difference at that instant across the ac
source is
(A) Increasing (B) Decreasing (C) constant (D) cannot be said

PART - III : ASSERTION / REASON

14. STATEMENT-1 : In a series R,L,C circuit if VR, VL, and VC denote rms voltage across R, L and C
repectively and VS is the rms voltage across the source, then VS=VR + VL + VC.

STATEMENT-2 : In AC circuits, kirchoff voltage law is correct at every instant of time.

(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.
15. STATEMENT-1 : An inductor is connected to an ac source. When the magnitude of current decreases
in the circuit, energy is absorbed by the ac source.
STATEMENT-2 : When current through an inductor decreases, the energy stored in inductor decreases.
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.
16 STATEMENT-1 : Average power consumed in an ac circuit is equal to average power consumed by
resistors in the circuit.
STATEMENT-2 : Average power consumed by capacitor and inductor is zero
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.
17 STATEMENT-1 : The electrostatic energy stored in capacitor plus magnetic energy stored in inductor
will always be zero in a series LCR circuit driven by ac voltage source under condition of resonance.
STATEMENT-2 : The complete voltage of ac source appears across the resistor in a series LCR circuit
driven by ac voltage source under condition of resonance.
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.
 SECTION (D) :
E xercise - 1
250
PART - I D-1. 4 F D-2. (a) Hz (b) 2 mA
3
SECTION (A) : D 3. 1.5 A D 4. 1×10–8 henry

o SECTION (E) :
A-1. 220 2 V, 2.5 ms A-2. (e2 1) / 2
e E1 zero
E 2. (a) 800 V (b) (i) 0.25 A (ii) 0.2 A.

 1 
1/ 2 PART - II
A-3.  eff  a 2  b 2  A-4. 0
 2  SECTION (A) :
A 1. B A 2. D A 3. B

SECTION (B) : A 4. C A 5. D A-6. D

A 7. ABC A 8. B A 9. D
B-1. 12 2 volts B-2. 0.72 W
SECTION (B) :
B 3. 10 W, 5 W
B 1. B B 2. C B 3. A
SECTION (C) : B 4. B B 5. C B 6. B
B 7. A B 8. C B 9. B
2 .2 3 B-10. B B 11. A B 12. B
C-1. 3.0 kV C-2. =1.2 H
 B 13. ABCD

C 3. (a) 0.1 A (b) 50 V, 30 V, 10 V SECTION (C) :

(Note that the sum of the rms potential C-1. A C 2. D C-3. B
differences across the three elements is C 4. ABD C 5. C C 6. D
greater that the rms voltage of the source.) C-7. C C 8. B C 9. B
C-4. 25 mJ, 5mJ C 10. A C-11. D C 12. B
C 13. A
125
C 5. (i) F (ii) 2.4 H (iii) 720
33 SECTION (D) :
D 1. CD D 2. B D 3. A
(iv) It will be more economical to use inductance
D 4. A D 5. D
or capacitance in series with the lamp to run it
as it.It consumes no power while there would be SECTION (E) : E 1. D
dissipation of power when resistance is inserted E 2. (i) C (ii) B (iii) A
in series with the lamp. (iv) C (v) B (vi) B
E 3. C E 4. D E 5. A
C 6. Z = 50 2 ohm, VC = 500 2 volt
SECTION (F) :
and VL= 600 2 volt F 1. A F 2. C F 3. A
F 4. B F 5. A F 6. D
1
C 7. 1 amp., cos  = F 7. C
577

21
C 8. H (1 H) , 100  C 9. 125 , 288 J
22
 E xercise - 2 E xercise - 3
PART - I PART - I
1. (a) 23 2 A, 23 A (b)460 volt, 230 volt 1. (A) q,r (B) q,r (C) p,q,r,s (D) q,r, s
2. (A)  (r), (B)  (q), (C)  (p), (D)  (q)
(c) zero (d) zero (e) zero .

2. (a) 2000 Hz, 10 2A PART - II

(b) 2000 Hz, 2300 watt 3. D 4. A 5. B

(c) 23  10 A. 6. C 7. D 8. B
9. B 10. D 11. A
0 . 125 1 12. B 13. A
(d)    23
 
500
 PART - III
14. D 15. A 16 A
(e) 500/23 17 D
3. (a)150 b 1 amp, 150 watt.
PART - IV
V0
4. 50 sec 5. 18. (i) True (ii) True (iii) True
3
(iv) True (v) False (vi) False

PART - II PART - V
1. ABC 2. BC 3. BD 19. (i) 50 Hz (ii) zero (iii) more
4. AB 5. AC 6. BD
1
7. AB 8. ABCD 9. AC (iv) (v) zero ; infinite
2 LC
10. ABC 11. AB

E xercise - 4
JEE


1. 952 J; 0.52 cos 314 t 2. T/8 or
4

3. D 4. A 5. BD
6. BC 7. A
 PART - I : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. The current in a circuit containing a capacitance C and a resistance R in series leads over the applied


voltage of frequency by.. [REE - 91]
2

 1   1
(A) tan–1   (B) tan–1 (CR) (C) tan–1    (D) cos –1 (CR)
 CR   R

2. An alternating potential V = V 0 sin t is applied across a circuit. As a result the current

 
 = 0 sin  t   flows in it. The power consumed in the circuit per cycle is [REE - 92]
 2

(A) zero (B) 0.5 V00 (C) 0.707 V00 (D) 1.414 V00

3. In a purely resistive AC circuit, the current [REE - 92]

(A) Lags behind the EMF in phase
(B) Is in phase with the e.mf.
(C) Leads the EMF in phase
(D) Leads the EMF in half the cycle and lags behind it in the other half.

4. The current and voltage in an AC circuit are respectively given by  = 0 cos t, V = V0 sin t. The
power consumed in the circuit is - [REE - 93]

V0  0 V0  0
(A) zero (B) (C) (D) 2 V0  0
2 2

5. If a resistance of 30, a capacitor reactance 20 , and an inductor of inductive reactance

60 are connected in series to a 100 V, 50 Hz power source, then - [REE - 94]
(A) A current of 2.0 A flows (B) A current of 3.33 A flows
(C) Power factor of the circuit is zero (D) Power factor of the circuit is 3/5

6. In a circuit, an inductance of 0.1 Henry and a resistance of 1 are connected in series with an AC
source of voltage V = 5 sin 10 t. The phase difference between the current and applied voltage will be
[REE - 96]
(A)  (B) 2 (C) /4 (D) 0

7. An inductive reactance, X L = 100 , a capacitive reactance, X C = 100 , and a resistance

R = 100 , are connected in series with a source of 100 sin (50 t) volts. Which of the following
statements are correct? [REE - 96]
(A) The maximum voltage across the capacitor is 100 V.
(B) The net impedance of the circuit is 100 .
(C) The maximum voltage across the inductance is 100 V.
(D) The maximum voltage across the series is 100 V.

8. A series LCR circuit is operated at resonance. Then [REE - 97]

(A) Voltage across R is minimum (B) Impedance is minimum
(C) Power transferred is maximum (D) Current amplitude is minimum
 PART - II : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. An LCR series circuit with 100  resistance is connected to an AC source of 200 V and
angular frequency 300 radians per second. When only the capacitance is removed, the current lags
behind the voltage by 60°. When only the inductance is removed, the current leads the voltage by 60º.
Calculate the current and power dissipated in LCR circuit. [REE - 90]

2. A 100 volt AC source of frequency 500 hertz is connected to a LCR circuit with L = 8.1 mH, C = 12.5
microfarad and R = 10 ohm, all connected in series. Find the potential difference across the resistance.
[REE - 91]

3. The current in a coil of self inductance 2.0 Henry is increasing according to i = 2 sin t2 ampere. Find the
amount of energy spend during the period when the current changes from zero to 2 ampere.
[REE- 91]

4. A current of 4 A flows in a coil when connected to a 12 V d.c. source. If the same coil is connected to
a 12 V, 50 rad/s, AC source, a current of 2.4 A flows in the circuit. Determine the inductance of the coil.
Also, find the power developed in the circuit if a 2500 µF condenser is connected in series with coil.
[REE - 93]

5. A series LCR circuit containing a resistance of 120 ohm has angular resonance frequency 4 × 105 rad
s –1. At resonance, the voltage across resistance and inductance are 60V and 40 V respectively. Find
the values of L and C. At what frequency the current in the circuit lags the voltage by 45º?
[REE - 95]

6. A box P and a coil Q are connected in series with an AC source of variable frequency. The EMF. of
source is constant at 10 V. Box P contains a capacitance of 1 µF in series with a resistance of 32 .
Coil Q has a self inductance 4.9 mH and a resistance of 68 . The frequency is adjusted so that the
maximum current flows in P and Q. Find the impedance of P and Q at this frequency. Also find the
voltage across P and Q respectively. [REE - 98]

MQB
PART - I
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. AD
6. C 7. All 8. BC

PART - II
1. 2A; 400 watt. 2. 100 volt
3. 4 joule 4. 08 H; 17.28 watt
1
5. 2 × 10–4 H; µF; 8 × 105 rad/s
32
6. P=76.96 ,Q=97.59  P = 7.6 V; Q = 9.8 V, impedance = 100 
P=76.96 ,Q=97.59  P = 7.6 V;
Q = 9.8 V, = 100 