MCQ S CHAPTER- ALTERNATING CURRENT

1. The frequency of an alternating voltage is 50 cycles/sec and its amplitude is 120 V. Then the
r.m.s. value of voltage is
1. 101.3 V 2. 84.8 V 3. 70.7 V 4. 56.5 V
2. The power factor of LCR circuit at resonance is

1. 0 2. 3. 4. 1
3. The r.m.s value of potential difference V shown in the figure

1. 2. 3. 4.
4. An LCR circuit as shown in the figure is connected to a voltage source whose frequency
can be varied.

The frequency, at which the voltage across the resistor is maximum, is

1. 902 Hz 2. 143 Hz 3. 23 Hz 4. 345 Hz
5. In a pure inductive a.c. circuit

1. Current leads the voltage by

2. Current lags behind the voltage by 3. Voltage lags behind the current by
4. Current and voltage are in phase
6. The power dissipated in an a.c. circuit zero if the circuit is
1. Purely resistive 2. Purely inductive only
3. Ether purely inductive or purely capacitive
4. Purely capacitive only
7. If is the phase difference between the instantaneous values of voltage V and current l in
an AC circuit, then the average power loss over a complete cycle is
 1. 2. 3. VI 4.

8. At angular frequency of 10000 rad/sec, the reactance of a 1.0 capacitor is

1. 2. 3. 4.
9. A coil has a resistance of for direct current. Resistance of coil for alternating current
will be
1. Same 2. More 3. Less 4. Zero
10. A series combination of R, L, C is connected to an a.c. source. If the resistance is and
the reactance is , the power factor of the circuit is
1. 0.4 2. 0.6 3. 0.8 4. 1.0
11. In a circuit containing an inductance of zero resistance, the current leads the applied a.c.
voltage by a phase angle of
1. 2. 3. 4.
12. Voltage in the secondary coil of transformer does not depend upon
1. Frequency of the source
2. Voltage in the primary coil
3. Ratio of number of turns in the two coils
4. Both 2 & 3
13. In L.C.R. circuit having henry, and in series, the resonance
frequency (in per second) is
1. 600 rad 2. 600 hz 3. 500 rad 4. 500 hz
14. If resistance , inductance and capacitance are connected in
series on an A.C. source of frequency 50Hz, then at resonance the impedence of circuit is
1.0 2. 3. 4.
15. The alternating e.m.f. of is applied across capacitor C. The current through the
circuit is given by

1. 2. 3. 4.
16. If in a transformer the number of turns of primary coil and secondary coil are 5 and 4
respectively and if 220 V is applied on primary coil then the ratio of current in primary
and secondary coil is
1. 4 : 5 2. 5 : 4 3. 5 : 10 4. 8 : 2

17. In a circuit, the value of the alternating current is measured by hot wire ammeter as 10 ampere. Its peak value
will be
1. 10 A 2. 20 A 3. 14.14 A 4. 7.07 A
18. Alternating current cannot be measured by DC ammeter because
1) AC cannot pass through DC ammeter
2) AC changes direction
3) average value of current for complete cycle is zero
4) DC ammeter will get damaged
19. When an AC source is connected across a resistor
1) the current leads the voltage in phase
2) the current lags behind the voltage in phase
3) the current and voltage are in same phase
4) the current and voltage are out of phase
Q.20. The reactance of a capacitor of capacitance C is X. If both the frequency and capacitance be
doubled, then new reactance will be
1) X. 2) 2X. 3) 4X. 4)X/4

Q.21. An inductor coil having some resistance is connected to an AC source. Which of the following have

zero average value over a cycle

1) induced emf in the inductor only

2) current only

3) both 1 and 2

4) neither 1 nor 2

Q.22. The current does not rise immediately in a circuit containing inductance

1) because of induced emf

2) because of ohms law

3) both 1 and 2

4) because of joule heating

Q.23. An electric lamp is connected in series with a long solenoid of copper with air core. When the

circuit is joined to AC source, the bulb lights up giving a bright glow. Now an iron rod is inserted inside

the solenoid,the brightness of the bulb,

1) increase 2) decrease

3) does not change 4) becomes zero

Q.24. Ratio of importance to capacitive reactance has

1) no units 2) Ohm. 3) Ampere 4) Tesla

.25. An ideal resistance R, ideal inductance L, ideal capacitance C ans ac voltmeter v1, ,V2,V3 and V4

are connected to an ac source as shown. At resonance

1) reading in V3 = reading in V1

2) reading in V2= reading in V1

3) reading in V1 = reading in V4

4) reading in V2= reading in V3

Q.26. With increase in frequency of an ac supply, the importance of an LCR series circuit

1) remains constant 2) increase

3) decrease . 4) decrease at first, become minimum and then increase

Q.27. A series L-C-R circuit is given in figure. The current through the circuit is

1) 10 A 2) 20 A. 3) 30 A 4) 5 A

Q.28. In series L – C – R resonant circuit, to increase the resonate frequency

1) L will have to be increased

 2) C will have to be increased

3) LC will have to be decreased

4) LC will have to be increased

Q.29. A step up transformer is used to

1) increase the current and increase the voltage

2) decrease the current and increase the voltage

3) increase the current and decrease the voltage

4) decrease the current and decrease the voltage

30. In general in an alternating current circuit

1)
The average value of current over full cycle is Zero
2)
The average value of square of the current over Full cycle is zero
3)
Average power dissipation is zero
4)
The phase difference between voltage and Current is Zero

31. A step – down transformer with an efficiency of 80% is used on a 1000V line to deliver 10A
at 100 V at the secondary coil. The current drawn from the line is
1. 1.5 A 2. 2 A 3. 3A 4. 1.25 A
32. The natural frequency of a circuit of negligible resistance, capacitance C and inductance L
is 1600 Hz, if the value of the capacitance and inductance each are doubled, the frequency
will become
 1. 800Hz 2. 400Hz 3. 1200Hz 4. 3200Hz
33. In an a.c. circuit, V and l are given by volt and
. The power, dissipated in the circuit is
1. watt 2. 10 watt 3. 2.5 watt 4. 5 watt
34. The number of turns in primary and secondary coil of a transformer are 1000 and 3000
respectively. If 80 V a.c. is applied to the primary, the potential difference per turn across
secondary would be
1. 0.08 V 2. 24 V 3. 240 V 4. 2400 V

35. An alternating voltage is connected in series with a resistance R and inductance L the
potential drop across the resistance is 200 volt and across the inductance is 150 volt, the
applied voltage is
1. 350volt 2. 250volt 3. 500volt 4. 300volt
36. In an A.C. circuit, the current flowing in inductance is amperes and
the potential difference is volts. The power consumption is equal to
1. 1000 watt 2. 40watt 3. 20 watt 4. Zero
37. A transformer is used to light a 100W and 110V lamp from a 220 V main supply. If the
main current is 0.5A, then the efficiency of the transformer is nearly
1. 89% 2. 100% 3. 95% 4. 91%
38. A step – down transformer reduces 220 V to 11V. The primary draws 5 A current and
secondary supplies 90A. Efficiency of the transformer will be
1. 4.4% 2. 20% 3. 33% 4. 90%
Q.39. Which of the following device in alternating circuit provides maximum power :
1) only capacitor
2) capacitor
3) only inductor
4) only resistor

Q.40. In case of AC circuit, ohm’s law holds good for

A) peak values of voltage and current
B) effective values of volatege and current
C) instantaneous values of voltage and current

1) only A is true
2) only A and B are true
3) only C is true
4) A, B and C are true

Q 41. Write the equation of an alternating emf of 120V, and its frequency 60Hz
1). e=(169.7 sin 120π t ) volt
2). e=(152.7 sin 110π t ) volt
3). e=(143.7 sin 150π t ) volt
4) e=(156.7 sin 130π t )volt
Q 42. The reactance of a coil when used in the AC power supply (220 V, 50Hz) is 50Ω. The
Inductance of the coil is nearly
(1) 0.16 H
(2) 0.22 H
(3) 2.2 H
(4) 1.6 H
Q 43.In an AC circuit, an alternating voltage e = 200√ 2 sin100t volt is connected to a capacitor
Of capacity 1μF. The rms value of the current in the circuit is
(1) 100 mA
(2) 200 mA
(3) 20 mA
(4) None
Q44. Inductor of 1 H is connected across a 220 V, 50 Hz supply. The peak value of the Current
is approximately
(1) 0.5 A
(2) 0.7 A
(3) 1A
(4) 1.4 A
Q45. When 100V dc is applied across a solenoid, a current of 1A flows in it. When 100V ac is
applied across the same solenoid the current drops to 0.5A. If the frequency of the ac source is 50
Hz, the impedance and inductance of the solenoid are
1) 200 Ohm and 0.55H. 2) 100 Ohm and 0.86H.
3) 200 Ohm and 1.0H. 4)1100 Ohm and 0.93H

Q.46. In an AC circuit, voltage applied is V=220 sin 100 t. If the impedance is 110 Ohm and
phase difference between current and voltage is 60°, the power consumption is equal to
1) 55 W
2) 110 W
3) 220 W
4) 330 W
Q.47. A circuit consisting of an inductance and a resistance joined to a 200 volt supply (A.C).
It draws a current of 10 ampere. If the power used in the circuit is 1500 watt, then the wattless
current component is-
1)10A. 2) 10√ 7/ 4 A 3) 5/ 4A. 4) 4A

Q.48. A transformer has an efficiency of 80% and works 100 vold and 4 kw. If the secondary
voltage is 240V. The current in secondary is
1) 13.3 A. 2) 20 A
3) 10 A. 4) 5 A
Q49. A coil having an inductance of 15/16 π Henry. Is connected in series with a resistance of
300 ohm. If 20 volt from 200 cycle source
Are impressed across the combination, theValue of the phase angle between the voltage And the
current is
(1) Tan^-1 (5 / 4). (2). Tan^-1 (4 / 5)
(3). Tan^ -1 (3 / 4). (4). Tan^-1 (4 / 3)
Q50. The instantaneous values of current and Voltage in an A.C. circuit are respectively
I = 4 Sin w t and E= 100cos( w t + π/ 3)
. The Phase difference between voltage and – Current is
(1) 7 π / t (2) 6π / 5. (3) 5π / 6. (4) π / 3
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