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Tejas Prayas JEE (2024)

Practice Sheet (Physics)

Alternating Current
Single Correct Type Questions: (1 to 15) 5. The voltage time (V-t) graph for triangle wave
1. In the adjoining A.C circuit the voltmeter whose having peak value. V0 is as shown in figure: The
reading will be zero at resonance is: RMS value of V in time interval form t = to T/4 is

V0 V0
(1) (2)
3 2
(1) V1 (2) V2 V0
(3) (4) None of these
(3) V3 (4) V4 2

2. In a circuit L, C and R are connected in series with 6. An electric bulb and a capacitor are connected in
an alternating voltage source of frequency f. The series with an AC source. On increasing the
frequency of the source, the brightness of the bulb
current leads the voltage by 45o. The value of C is :-
(1) Increase
1 (2) decreases
(1)
2f (2fL − R) (3) remains unchanged
1 (4) sometimes increases and sometimes decreases
(2)
2f (2fL + R) 7. By what percentage the impedance in an AC series
1 circuit should be increased so that the power factor
(3)
f (2fL − R) changes from (1/2) to (1/4) (when R is constant)?
(1) 200% (2) 100%
1 (3) 50% (4) 400%
(4)
f (2fL + R)
8. A resistor R, an inductor L and a capacitor C are
3. A student connects a long air cored – coil of connected in series to an oscillator of frequency n. If
the resonant frequency is nr, then the current lags
manganin wire to a 100 V D.C. supply and records a
behind voltage, then:
current of 25 amp. When the same is connected (1) n = 0 (2) n < nr
across 100 V. 50 Hz A.C. the current reduces to 20 (3) n > nr (4) n = nr
A , the reactance of the coil is:
(1) 4 (2) 3 9. A box P and a coil Q are connected in series with an
(3) 5 (4) None ac source of variable frequency. The emf of source
at 10 V. Box P contains a capacitance of 1 F in
4. The effective value of current i = 2sin100 t + 1 sin series with a resistance of 32  coil. Q has a self-
inductance 4.9 mH and a resistance of 68  series.
(100πt +30o) is The frequency is adjusted so that the maximum
(1) 2A (2) 2 2 + 3 current flows in P and Q. The voltage across P will
be (Approximately)
(3) 4 (4) None
(1) 2.2 V (2) 5.3 V
(3) 7.7 V (4) 9.2 V
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10. A power (step up) transformer with 1 : 8 turn ratio 14. The self inductance of a choke coil is 10 mH. When
60 Hz, 120 V across the primary; the load the it is connected with a 10 V.D.C source, then the loss
secondary is 104  .The current in the secondary is of power is 20 watt. When it is connected with 10
(1) 96 A (2) 0.96 A volt A.C source loss of power is 10 watt. The
(3) 9.6 A (4) 96 mA frequency of A.C source will be :-
(1) 50 Hz (2) 60 Hz
11. The given figure represents the phasor diagram of a (3) 80 Hz (4) 100 Hz
series LCR circuit connected to an ac source. At the
instant t' when the source voltage is given by V = 15. If I1, I2, I3 and I4 are the respective r.m.s values of
V0cosωt, the current in the circuit will be the time varying currents as shown in the four cases
I, II, III and IV. Then identify the correct relations

VOR = 3V

Case (I) Case (II)

(1) I = I0 cos (ωt' + π/6)

(2) I = I0 cos (ωt' - π/6)
(3) I = I0 cos (ωt' + π/3)
(4) I = I0cos (ωt'-π/3)
Case (III) Case (IV)
12. Initially, an LC circuit is open the charge on the (1) I1 = I2 = I3 = I4 (2) I3 > I1 = I2 > I4
capacitor is 2×10-5 C. If the natural frequency of the (3) I3 > I4 > I2 = I1 (4) I3 > I2 > I1 > I4
circuit is 4×103 rad/sec then find the maximum One or More than One Correct Type Questions: (16 to 18)
current flowing through the circuit when the circuit 16. An a.c. source of voltage V and of frequency 50Hz
is closed is connected to an inductor of 2H and negligible
(1) 8×10-2A (2) 8 10−1 A resistance. A current of r.m.s. value I flows in the
(3) 2 A (4) None of these coil. When the frequency of the voltage is changed
to 400 Hz keeping the magnitude of V the same, the
13. When an AC source of emf e = E0 sin (100t) is current is now
connected across a circuit the phase difference (1) 8I in phase with V
between the emf e and the current I in the circuit is (2) 4I and leading by 90 from V
 I
observed to be as shown in the diagram. If the (3) and lagging by 90° from V
4 4
circuit consists possibly only of R-C or R-L in I
series, find the relationship between the two (4) and lagging by 90° from V
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elements:
17. For a LCR series circuit with an A.C. Source of
angular frequency  :
1
(1) Circuit will be capacitive if  
LC
1
(2) Circuit will be inductive if  
(1) R = 1k  ,C = 10  F LC
(2) R = 1k  ,C = 1  F (3) Power factor of circuit will be unity if
(3) R = 1k  ,L = 10 H capacitive reactance equals inductive reactance
(4) R = 1k  , L = 1 H
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1 Match the Column Type Questions: (21 to 22)

(4) Current will be leading voltage if  
LC 21. Match the following
18. In the shown AC circuit phase difference between Column-I Column-II
currents I1 and I2 is In case of
Current in the circuit
series L-C-R
A. p. has same frequency as
circuit, at
of applied voltage
resonance
Only resistor
Voltage lags the current
B. in an a.c. q.
by π/2
circuit
Only inductor
Current lags the voltage
C. in an a.c. r.
by π/2
circuit
 x Only
(1) − tan −1 L D. capacitor in s.
Reactance of the circuit
2 R is zero
an a.c. circuit
x −x
(2) tan −1 L C Current is in phase with
R t. applied voltage
 x
(3) + tan −1 L A B C D
2 R
(1) p, s, t p, s, t p, r p, q
x −x 
(4) tan −1 L C + (2) p, s, t p, s, t p, r p, r
R 2 (3) q, s, t p, s, t p, r p, q
(4) p, s, t p, s, t p, r s, q
Passage Type Questions: (19 to 20)
A student in a lab took a coil and connected it to a 22. Match the following
12 V DC source. He measures the steady state Column-I Column-II
current in the circuit to be 4A. He then replaced the For square wave
12 V DC source by a 12 V, ( = 50 rad/s) AC V0 > Vrms >
A. having peak value P
source and observes that the reading in the AC Vav
v0
ammeter is 2.4 A. He then decides to connect a 2500 For sinusoidal
µF capacitor in series with the coil and calculate the In a pure
B. wave having peak q.
average power developed in the circuit. Further he inductance
value v0
also decides to study the variation in current in the
Current leads the
circuit (with the capacitor and the battery in series). Vav = Vrms =
Based on the readings taken by the student answer C.  r.
voltage by V0
the following questions. 2
Wattless current = In a pure
D. s.
19. The value of resistance of the coil calculated by the Total current capacitance
student is A B C D
(1) 3 (2) 4 (1) r p s q,s
(3) 5 (4) 8 (2) r p r q,s
(3) s p s q,r
20. The power developed in the circuit when the (4) q p s r,s
capacitor of 2500 µF is connected in series with the
coil is
(1) 28.8 W
(2) 17.28 W
(3) 23.04 W
(4) 9.6 W
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Integer Type Questions (23 to 25) are respectively 12 V and 16 V. Find the total
23. A series R-C combination is connected to an AC potential difference across the circuit.
voltage of angular frequency  = 500 radian/s. If the
impedance of the R-C circuit is R 1.25 , the time 25. Find the value of an inductance in henry which
constant (in millisecond) of the circuit is should be connected in series with a capacitor of
5F, a resistance of 10 and an ac source of 50 Hz
24. In an L-R series A. C circuit the potential difference so that the power factor of the circuit is unity.
across an inductance and resistance joined in series
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Hints and Solutions

1. (4) 14. (3)
2. (2) 15. (2)
3. (2) 16. (4)
4. (4) 17. (2, 3)
5. (1) 18. (3)
6. (1) 19. (1)
7. (2) 20. (2)
8. (3) 21. (1)
9. (3) 22. (1)
10. (4) 23. 4
11. (2) 24. 20
12. (1) 25. 2
13. (1)

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