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Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology 6th edition

ISBN 978-1-138-67349-6
www.routledge.com/cw/bird
© Taylor & Francis, 2017
All rights reserved

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 16


All questions have only one correct answer

1. The value of an alternating current at any given instant is:


[a] a maximum value
[b] a peak value
[c] an instantaneous value
[d] an r.m.s. value

2. An alternating current completes 100 cycles in 0.1 s. Its frequency is:


[a] 20 Hz
[b] 100 Hz
[c] 0.002 Hz
[d] 1 kHz

3. In Figure 1, at the instant shown, the generated e.m.f. will be:


[a] zero
[b] an r.m.s. value
[c] an average value
[d] a maximum value

Figure 1

4. The supply of electrical energy for a consumer is usually by a.c. because:


[a] transmission and distribution are more easily effected
[b] it is most suitable for variable speed motors
[c] the volt drop in cables is minimal
[d] cable power losses are negligible

5. Which of the following statements is false?


[a] It is cheaper to use a.c. than d.c.
[b] Distribution of a.c. is more convenient than with d.c. since voltages may be readily altered
using transformers
[c] An alternator is an a.c. generator
[d] A rectifier changes d.c. to a.c.

6. An alternating voltage of maximum value 100 V is applied to a lamp. Which of the following
direct voltages, if applied to the lamp, would cause the lamp to light with the same
brilliance?
[a] 100 V
[b] 63.7 V
[c] 70.7 V
[d] 141.4 V

7. The value normally stated when referring to alternating currents and voltages is the:
[a] instantaneous value
[b] r.m.s. value
[c] average value
[d] peak value

8. State which of the following is false. For a sine wave:


[a] the peak factor is 1.414
[b] the r.m.s. value is 0.707 x peak value
[c] the average value is 0.637 x r.m.s. value
[d] the form factor is 1.11

9. An a.c. supply is 70.7 V, 50 Hz. Which of the following statements is false?


[a] The periodic time is 20 ms
[b] The peak value of the voltage is 70.7 V
[c] The r.m.s. value of the voltage is 70.7 V
[d] The peak value of the voltage is 100 V

10. An alternating voltage is given by V=100 sin (50πt - 0.30)V. Which of the following
statements is true?
[a] The r.m.s. voltage is 100 V
[b] The periodic time is 20 ms
[c] The frequency 25 Hz
[d] The voltage is leading v = 100 sin 50π by 0.30 radians

11. The number of complete cycles of an alternating current occurring in one second is known
as:
[a] the maximum value of the alternating current
[b] the frequency of the alternating current
[c] the peak value of the alternating current
[d] the r.m.s. or effective value

12. A rectifier conducts:


[a] direct currents in one direction
[b] alternating currents in one direction
[c] direct currents in both directions
[d] alternating currents in both directions

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