Velammal Bodhi Campus Kolapakkam

WORKSHEET CHAPTER 7
Class 12 - Physics

Section A
1. Inductance of an inductor whose reactance is 120 Ω at 80.0 Hz is [1]

a) 0.239 H b) 0.209 H

c) 0.199 H d) 0.219 H
2. A sinusoidal voltage of peak value 283 V and frequency 50 Hz is applied to a series LCR circuit in which R = 3 [1]
Ω , L = 25.48 mH, and C = 796 μF. Power dissipated in the circuit and the power factor are

a) 4800 W, 0.6 b) 4000 W, 0.4

c) 3800 W, 0.6 d) 4400 W, 0.6

3. A voltage signal is described by: [1]
v = V0 for 0 ≤ t ≤
T

= 0 for T

2
≤ t ≤ T

for a cycle. Its rms value is:

V0 V0
a) b)
2 √2

–
c) V0 d) √2 V0

4. The frequency of an alternating voltage is 50 cycles/sec and its amplitude is 120 V. Then its rms value will be: [1]

a) 84.8 V b) 42.4 V

c) 75.5 V d) 56.5 V
5. Reciprocal of impedance is [1]

a) admittance b) susceptance

c) conductance d) transconductance
6. When a voltage measuring device is connected to AC mains, the meter shows the steady input voltage of 220V. [1]
This means

a) the pointer of the meter is stuck by some b) input voltage cannot be AC voltage, but a
mechanical defect DC voltage.

c) maximum input voltage is 220V d) the meter reads not v but <v2> and is
−−−−−−
calibrated to read √<2
v >

7. A coil of inductance 0.50 H and resistance 100 Ω is connected to a 240 V, 50 Hz ac supply. Maximum current in [1]
the coil and time lag between the voltage maximum and the current maximum are

a) 1.62 A, 3.82 ms b) 2.82 A, 3.82 ms

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 c) 1.82 A, 3.2 ms d) 5.22 A, 2.82 ms
8. Phase difference between voltage and current in a capacitor in ac circuit is [1]

a) b) 0
π

c) π d) π

9. A series circuit consists of an ac source of variable frequency, a 115.0 Ω resistor, a 1.25 μF capacitor, and a [1]
4.50-mH inductor. Impedance of this circuit when the angular frequency of the ac source is adjusted to twice the
resonant angular frequency is

a) 146 Ω b) 176 Ω

c) 166 Ω d) 156 Ω
10. In an LRC series circuit R = 300.0 Ω , XC = 300.0 Ω and XL = 500.0 Ω . The average power consumed in the [1]

resistor is 60.0 W. What is the power factor of the circuit?

a) 0.881 b) 0.831

c) 0.931 d) 0.911
11. An LRC series circuit has phase angle 31.5°. The voltage amplitude of the source is 90.0 V. Voltage amplitude [1]
across the resistor is

a) 68.7 V b) 76.7 V

c) 74.7 V d) 70.7 V
12. Reactance of a 3 H inductor at a frequency of 80.0 Hz is [1]

a) 1508 Ω b) 1480 Ω

c) 1500 Ω d) 1490 Ω
13. In a circuit, the current lags behind the voltage by a phase difference of π/2. The circuit contains which of the [1]
following?

a) R and C b) only C

c) only L d) only R
14. The coil of a choke in a circuit [1]

a) has high resistance to d.c. circuit. b) increases the current

c) decreases the current d) does not change the current

15. An ideal inductor is connected across an AC source of voltage. The current in the circuit [1]

a) lags voltage in phase by π. b) lags voltage in phase by π

2
.

c) is ahead of voltage in phase by . d) is ahead of the voltage in phase by π.

π

16. The current amplitude in a pure inductor in a radio receiver is to be 250 μA when the voltage amplitude is 3.60 [1]
V at a frequency of 1.60 MHz (at the upper end of the AM broadcast band). Inductance needed is

a) 1.23mH b) 1.43mH

c) 1.33mH d) 1.13mH
17. In an ideal inductor, L = 4H and ω = 100 rad/s. The power developed is: [1]

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 a) 0 b) 2V0I0
Vo Io
c) V0I0 d) 2

18. A condenser of 250 μ F is connected in parallel to a coil of inductance 0.16 mH, while its effective resistance is [1]
20 Ω . Determine the resonant frequency.

a) 8 × 105 Hz b) 9 × 10 Hz

c) 16 × 107 Hz d) 9 × 104Hz

19. A 15 Ω resistor, an 80 mH inductor and a capacitor of capacitance C are connected in series with a 50 Hz ac [1]
source. If the source voltage and current in the circuit are in phase, then the value of capacitance is

a) 100 μ F b) 127 μ F

c) 160 μ F d) 142 μ F
20. The average power dissipation in a pure capacitor in ac circuit is: [1]

a) CV2 b) 2CV2

c) Zero d) 1

2
CV
2

21. The power dissipated in an LCR series circuit connected to an a.c. source of emf ε is [1]
2

a) b)
2
ε R 1
2 2
ε [ √R +(Lω− ) ]
2 Cω
2 1
[ R +(Lω− ) ]
Cω
R

c) d)
2
ε R 1
2 2
ε √R +(Lω− )
2 Cω
2 1
√R +(Lω− )
Cω R

22. The selectivity of a series LCR a.c. circuit is large, when [1]

a) L is small and R is small b) L is large and R is small

c) L is large and R is large d) L = R

23. A coil has a resistance of 48.0 Ω . At a frequency of 80.0 Hz, the voltage across the coil leads the current in it by [1]
53
∘
. Inductance of the coil is

a) 0.114 H b) 0.84 H

c) 0.94 H d) 0.124 H
24. You have a 200.0 Ω resistor, a 0.400-H inductor, 5.0 μF a capacitor, and a variable frequency ac source with an [1]
amplitude of 3.00 V. You connect all four elements together to form a series circuit. Current amplitude at an
angular frequency of 400 rad/s is

a) 7.61mA b) 8.61mA

c) 8.91mA d) 7.91mA
25. A series LCR circuit with R = 20 Ω , L = 1.5 H and C = 35 μF is connected to a variable-frequency 200 V ac [1]
supply. When the frequency of the supply equals the natural frequency of the circuit, average power transferred
to the circuit in one complete cycle is

a) 2800 W b) 2000 W

c) 1000 W d) 1800 W
26. The power factor varies between [1]

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 a) 2 and 2.5 b) 3.5 to 5

c) 0 to 1 d) 1 to 2
27. In a series LCR circuit, the voltage across the resistance, capacitance and inductance is 10 V each. If the [1]
capacitance is short-circuited the voltage across the inductance will be

a) 10
V b) 20 V
√2

–
c) 10 V d) 10√2 V
28. In which of the following circuit power dissipation is maximum? [1]

a) LR or CR circuit b) Pure capacitive circuit

c) Pure resistive circuit0 d) Pure inductive circuit

29. An inductor of reactance 1Ω and a resistor of 2Ω are connected in series to the terminals of a 6 V (rms) a.c. [1]
source. The power dissipated in the circuit is

a) 18 W b) 8 W

c) 14.4 W d) 12 W
30. A current I = I0 sin (ωt + π/2) flows in a circuit across which an alternating potential E = E0 sin ωt is applied. [1]
The power consumed in the circuit is

a) E0 I0 / 2 b) E0 I0

c) E d) zero
31. A power transmission line feeds input power at 2300 V to a step-down transformer with its primary windings [1]
having 4000 turns. Number of turns in the secondary in order to get output power at 230 V is

a) 325 b) 380

c) 425 d) 400
32. A step up transformer operates on a 230 volt line and a load current of 2 ampere. The ratio of the primary and [1]
secondary windings is 1 : 25. The current in the primary is:

a) 15 amp b) 25 amp

c) 12.5 amp d) 50 amp

33. A transformer has 500 primary turns and 10 secondary turns. If the secondary has a resistive load of 15 Ω , the [1]
currents in the primary and secondary respectively, are

a) 3.2 × 10-3 A, 3 .2 × 10-3 A b) 3.2 × 10-3 A, 0.16 A

c) 0.16 A, 3.2 × 10-3 A d) 0.16 A, 0.16 A

34. To manufacture the core of a transformer, the best material is: [1]

a) soft iron b) hard steel

c) mild steel d) stainless steel

35. A hair dryer meant for 110V, 60Hz is to be used in India. If 220 V is the supply voltage in India, the turns ratio [1]
for a transformer would be

a) step-down transformer with turn ratio 3 : 1 b) step-up transformer with turn ratio 1 : 2

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 c) step-down transformer with turn ratio 2 : 1 d) step-down transformer with turn ratio 2.5 : 1
36. The best material for the core of a transformer is [1]

a) soft iron b) hard steel

c) mild steel d) stainless steel

37. A 220 volt input is supplied to a transformer. The output circuit draws a current of 2.0 ampere at 440 volts. If the [1]
efficiency of the transformer is 80 %, the current drawn by the primary windings of the transformer is:

a) 2.5 ampere b) 5.0 ampere

c) 2.8 ampere d) 3.6 ampere

38. The primary of step-down transformer used for ringing doorbell has 2000 turns of fine wire and the secondary [1]
has 100 turns. This transformer when connected to a 110 V A.C. source will deliver at its secondary a potential
difference of:

a) 220 V b) 11 V

c) 5.5 V d) 55 V
39. The primary and secondary coils of a transformer have 50 and 1500 turns respectively. If the magnetic flux ϕ [1]
linked with the primary coil is given by ϕ = ϕ0 + 4t , where ϕ is in weber, t is time in second and ϕ is a
0

constant, the output voltage across the secondary coil is:

a) 90 V b) 220 V

c) 120 V d) 30 V
40. The primary winding of a transformer has 500 turns, whereas its secondary has 5,000 turns. The primary is [1]
connected to an a.c. supply 20 V-50 Hz. The secondary will have an output of:

a) 200 V - 50 Hz b) 200 V - 500 Hz

c) 2 V - 50 Hz d) 2 V - 5 Hz
41. Assertion (A): If the frequency of the alternating current in an ac circuit consisting of an inductance coil is [1]
increased then the current gets decreased.
Reason (R): The current is inversely proportional to the frequency of the alternating current.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

42. A resistor, a capacitor and an inductor are connected in series. The combination is connected across an ac source [1]
of frequency 50 Hz.
Assertion: Peak current through each remains same.
Reason: Average power delivered by source is equal to average power developed across resistance.

a) Assertion and reason both are correct b) Assertion and reason both are correct
statements and reason is correct explanation statements but reason is not correct
for assertion. explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
wrong statement. correct statement.

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43. Assertion: Series L-C-R circuit is a voltage magnifier. [1]
Reason: In series L-C-R circuit at resonance voltage drop across inductance (or capacitanke) is Q (quality
factor) times the applied voltage.

a) Assertion and reason both are correct b) Assertion and reason both are correct
statements and reason is correct explanation statements but reason is not correct
for assertion. explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
wrong statement. correct statement.
44. Assertion (A): 220 V, 50 Hz appliance implies that emf across the appliance should be 220 V. [1]
Reason (R): Every appliance is specified with its peak Tolerable voltage.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

45. Assertion (A): The quantity L/R possesses the dimension of time. [1]
Reason (R): In order to reduce the rate of increase of current through a solenoid, we should increase the time
constant.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

46. Assertion (A): A bulb connected in series with a solenoid is connected to ac source. If a soft iron core is [1]
introduced in the solenoid, the bulb will glow brighter.
Reason (R): On introducing soft iron core in the solenoid, the inductance increases.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

47. Assertion (A): At resonance, the inductive reactance is equal and opposite to the capacitive reactance. [1]
Reason (R): In series LCR-circuit, the inductive reactance is equal and opposite to the capacitive reactance.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

−
−
48. Assertion (A): Quality factor of a series LCR circuit is Q = 1
√
L
[1]
R C

Reason (R): As bandwidth decreases, Q increases in a resonant LCR circuit.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

49. Assertion (A): At resonance, LCR series circuit has a minimum current. [1]
Reason (R): At resonance, in LCR series circuit, the current and emf are not in phase with each other.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the

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 explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

50. Assertion (A): In series LCR-circuit, the resonance occurs at one frequency only. [1]
Reason (R): At resonance, the inductive reactance is equal and opposite to the capacitive reactance.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

51. Assertion (A): By only knowing the power factor for a given L-C-R circuit, it is not possible to tell whether the [1]
applied alternating voltage leads or lags the current.
Reason (R): For certain value of cos θ (power factor) two values of θ are possible as cos (- θ ) = cos θ .

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

52. Assertion (A): The dc and ac both can be measured by a hot wire instrument. [1]
Reason (R): The hot wire instrument is based on the principle of magnetic effect of current.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

53. Assertion (A): It is advantageous to transmit electric power at high voltage. [1]
Reason (R): High voltage implies high current.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

54. Assertion (A): We use a thick wire in the secondary of a step-down transformer to reduce the production of [1]
heat.
Reason (R): When the plane of the armature is parallel to the lines of force of the magnetic field, the magnitude
of induced emf is maximum.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

55. Assertion (A): A transformer does not work on DC. [1]
Reason (R): DC neither changes direction nor magnitude.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
56. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [5]

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 Let a source of alternating e.m.f. E = E0 sinωt be connected to a circuit containing a pure inductance L. If I is the
value of instantaneous current in the circuit, then I = I0 sin (ωt − . The inductive reactance limits the current
π
)
2

in a purely inductive circuit and is given by XL = ωL.

(a) A 100 hertz a.c. is flowing in a 14 mH coil. The reactance is

a) 7.5 Ω b) 15 Ω

c) 10 Ω d) 8.8 Ω
(b) In a pure inductive circuit, resistance to the flow of current is offered by

a) resistor and inductor b) capacitor

c) inductor d) resistor
(c) In an inductive circuit, by what value of phase angle does alternating current lags behind e.m.f.?

a) 90o b) 75o

c) 45o d) 120o

(d) How much inductance should be connected to 200 V, 50 Hz a.c. supply so that a maximum current of 0.9
A flows through it?

a) 5 H b) 10 H

c) 1 H d) 4.5 H
(e) The maximum value of current when the inductance of 2 H is connected to 150 volts, 50 Hz supply is

a) 0.721 A b) 0.337 A

c) 1.521 A d) 2.522 A
57. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [5]
Let a source of alternating e.m.f. E = E0 sin ωt be connected to a capacitor of capacitance C. If P is the
E0
instantaneous value of current in the circuit at instant t, then I . The capacitive reactance
π
= sin(ωt + )
1/ωC 2

limits the amplitude of current in a purely capacitive circuit and it is given by X C =

1
.
ωC

(a) What is the unit of capacitive reactance?

a) ampere b) farad

c) ohm-1 d) ohm

(b) The capacitive reactance of a 5 μ F capacitor for a frequency of 106 Hz is

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 a) 1.25 Ω b) 2.52 Ω

c) 0.032 Ω d) 4.51 Ω
(c) In a capacitive circuit, resistance to the flow of current is offered by

a) capacitor b) frequency

c) resistor d) inductor
(d) In a capacitive circuit, by what value of phase angle does alternating current leads the e.m.f?

a) 75o b) 45o

c) 90o d) 60o

(e) One microfarad capacitor is joined to a 200 V, 50 Hz alternator. The rms current through capacitor is

a) 15.25 × 10-2 A b) 10.52 × 10-2 A

c) 7.5 × 10-4 A d) 6.28 × 10-2 A

58. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [5]
When a pure resistance R, pure inductor L and an ideal capacitor of capacitance C is connected in series to a
source of alternating e.m.f., then current at any instant through the three elements has the same amplitude and is
represented as I = I0 sin ωt. However, voltage across each element has a different phase relationship with the
current as shown in graph.
The effective resistance of RLC circuit is called impedance (Z) of the circuit and the voltage leads the current by
a phase angle ϕ .

A resistor of 12 Ω , a capacitor of reactance 14 Ω and a pure inductor of inductance 0.1 H are joined in series and
placed across 200 V, 50 Hz a.c. supply.
(a) The value of inductive reactance is

a) 15 Ω b) 20 Ω

c) 30 Ω d) 31.4 Ω
(b) The value of impedance is

a) 21.13 Ω b) 15 Ω

c) 30 Ω d) 20 Ω
(c) What is the value of current in the circuit?

a) 5 A b) 9.46 A

c) 10 A d) 15 A
(d) what is the value of the phase angle between current and voltage?

a) b)

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c) 50o d) 53o 9'

(e) From graph, which one is true from following?

a) VL < VC b) VL ≥ VC

c) VL ≠ VC d) VL = VC

59. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [5]
A transformer is an electrical device which is used for changing the a.c. voltages. It is based on the phenomenon
of mutual induction i.e. whenever the amount of magnetic flux linked with a coil changes, an e.m.f. is induced in
the neighbouring coil. For an ideal transformer, the resistances of the primary and secondary windings are
negligible.

Es Ip ns
It can be shown that Ep
=
Is
=
np
=k
where the symbols have their standard meanings.
For a step-up transformer, ns > np; Es > Ep; k > 1; ∴ Is < Ip
For a step down transformer, ns < np; Es < Ep; k < 1

The above relations are on the assumption that efficiency of transformer is 100%.
output power Es Is
Infact, efficiency η = intput power
=
Ep Ip

(a) The number of turns in the primary coil of a transformer is 20 and the number of turns in a secondary is
10. If the voltage across the primary is 220 ac V, what is the voltage across the secondary?

a) 220 ac V b) 110 ac V

c) 120 ac V d) 100 ac V
(b) In a transformer, the number of primary turns is four times that of the secondary turns. Its primary is
connected to an a.c. source of voltage V. Then

a) current through its secondary is about b) voltage across its secondary is about
four times that of the current through its two times that of the voltage across its
primary primary

c) voltage across its secondary is about d) voltage across its secondary is about
four times that of the voltage across its times that of the voltage across its
1

2√2

primary primary
(c) A transformer is used to light 100 W - 110 V lamps from 220 V mains. If the main current is 0.5 A, the
efficiency of the transformer is

a) 96% b) 99%

c) 90% d) 95%

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(d) Which of the following quantity remains constant in an ideal transformer?

a) Current b) Voltage

c) Power d) All of these

(e) The transformer is used to

a) convert dc to ac voltage b) obtain desired ac voltage and current

c) convert ac to dc voltage d) obtain desired dc power

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