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MANZIL 2.0 (JEE)

Alternating Current Practice Sheet

1. The ratio of peak value and r.m.s value of an 6. An AC voltage of

alternating current is  
V = 220 2 sin  250 t  
(A) 1 (B)
1  2
2 is applied across a DC voltmeter, its reading
(C) 2 (D) 1 / 2 will be:
(A) 220 2 V (B) 2 V
2. If an ac main supply is given to be 220 V. (C) 220 V (D) zero
What would be the average e.m.f. during a
positive half cycle 7. An alternating current is given by the
equation i  i1 cos t  i2 sin t . The r.m.s.
(A) 198 V (B) 386 V
current is given by
(C) 256 V (D) None of these 1 1
(A) (i1  i2 ) (B) (i1  i2 ) 2
2 2
1 2 2 1/ 2 1 2 2 1/ 2
3. R.M.S. value of current i = 3 + 4 sin (t + (C) (i1  i2 ) (D) (i1  i2 )
/3) is: 2 2
(A) 5 A (B) 17 A 8. Find the average value of current shown
5 7 graphically from t = 0 to t = 2 s
(C) A (D) A
2 2

2 t
4. An AC voltage is given by : E = E0 sin
T
Then the mean value of voltage calculated
over time interval of T/2 seconds
(A) is always zero (A) 3A (B) 5A
(C) 10A (D) 4A
(B) is never zero
(C) is (2e0/) always 9. The frequency of an alternating voltage is 50
(D) may be zero cycles/sec and its amplitude is 120 V. Then
the r.m.s. value of voltage is
5. Find the Average and rms value for the saw- (A) 101.3 V (B) 84.8 V
tooth voltage of peak value V0 from t = 0 (C) 70.7 V (D) 56.5 V
to t = 2T as shown in figure.
+V0 10. The r.m.s. voltage of domestic electricity
supply is 220 volt. Electrical appliances
V
+ +
2T should be designed to withstand an
0 – T T 3
2
–
2
T t
instantaneous voltage of
(A) 220 V (B) 310 V
–V0
(C) 330 V (D) 440 V
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11. In a circuit containing capacitance only 17. In a series circuit R = 300 Ω, L = 0.9 H, C =
(A) e.m.f. is ahead of current by π/2 2.0 µF and ω = 1000 rad/sec. The impedance
(B) Current is ahead of e.m.f. by π/2 of the circuit is
(C) Current lags behind e.m.f. by π (A) 1300 Ω
(D) Current is ahead of e.m.f. by π (B) 900 Ω
(C) 500 Ω
12. The average power dissipated in a pure (D) 400 Ω
inductor of inductance L when an ac current
is passing through it, is 18. In an ac circuit the reactance of a coil is 3
1 2 1 2 times its resistance, the phase difference
(A) LI (B) LI
2 4 between the voltage across the coil to the
(C) 2 Li 2 (D) Zero current through the coil will be
(Inductance of the coil L and current I) (A) /3 (B) /2
(C) /4 (D) /6
13. An alternating current of frequency 'f' is
flowing in a circuit containing a resistance R 19. In a series LCR circuit, resistance R = 10 Ω
and a choke L in series. The impedance of and the impedance Z = 20 Ω. The phase
this circuit is difference between the current and the
voltage is
(A) R  2fL (B) R2  42 f 2 L2 (A) 30° (B) 45°
(C) R2  L2 (D) R2  2fL (C) 60° (D) 90°

20. The reactance of a 25 µF capacitor at the ac

14. An alternating voltage is connected in series
frequency of 4000 Hz is
with a resistance R and an inductance L If the
potential drop across the resistance is 200 V 5 5
(A) ohm (B) ohm
and across the inductance is 150 V, then the  
applied voltage is (C) 10 ohm (D) 10 ohm
(A) 350 V (B) 250 V
(C) 500 V (D) 300 V 21. The current in series LCR circuit will be
maximum when ω is
15. An inductance of 1 mH a condenser of 10 µF (A) As large as possible
and a resistance of 50 Ω are connected in (B) Equal to natural frequency of LCR
series. The reactances of inductor and system
condensers are same. The reactance of either (C) √𝐿𝐶
of them will be
(D) √1/𝐿𝐶
(A) 100 Ω (B) 30 Ω
(C) 3.2 Ω (D) 10 Ω
22. In a circuit L, C and R are connected in series
with an alternating voltage source of
16. An alternating voltage E  200 2 sin(100t ) frequency f. The current leads the voltage by
is connected to a 1 microfarad capacitor 45°. The value of C is
through an ac ammeter. The reading of the 1 1
ammeter shall be (A) (B)
2f (2fL  R) f (2fL  R)
(A) 10 mA (B) 20 mA
(C) 40 mA (D) 80 mA 1 1
(C) (D)
2f (2fL  R) f (2fL  R)
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23. For the series LCR circuit shown in the 27. For an AC circuit the potential difference and
figure, what is the resonance frequency and current are given by V = 10√2 sin ωt (in V)
the amplitude of the current at the resonating and l = 2√2 cos ωt (in A) respectively. The
frequency power dissipated in the instrument is
8 mH
(A) 20 W
(B) 40 W
220 V ~ 20 F
(C) 40√2 W
(D) Zero
44 

(A) 2500 rad  s 1 and 5 2 A

28. At resonance, the value of the power factor in
(B) 2500 rad  s 1 and 5 A an LCR series circuit is
5 (A) Zero
(C) 2500 rad  s 1 and A
2 (B) 1
(D) 25 rad  s 1 and 5 2 A 1
(C)
2
24. The power factor of an ac circuit having (D) Not defined
resistance (R) and inductance (L) connected
in series and an angular velocity ω is 29. In an LCR circuit, the resonating frequency is
(A) R / L 500 kHz. If the value of L is doubled and
(B) R / ( R2  2 L2 )1/2 1
value of C is decreased to times of its
(C) L / R 8
(D) R / ( R2  2 L2 )1/2 initial values, then the new resonating
frequency in kHz will be
(A) 250
25. In an ac circuit, the current lags behind the
voltage by π/3. The components in the circuit (B) 500
are (C) 1000
(A) R and L (B) R and C (D) 2000
(C) L and C (D) Only R
30. In series LCR circuit voltage leads the current
26. The quality factor of LCR circuit having when (Given that ω0 = resonant angular
resistance (R) and inductance (L) at resonance frequency)
frequency (ω) is given by (A) ω < ω0
L R (B) ω = ω0
(A) (B)
R L (C) ω > ω0
 L   L 
1/ 2 2
(D) None of these
(C)   (D)  
 R   R 
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ANSWERS
1. (C) 15. (D)
2. (A) 16. (B)
3. (B) 17. (C)
4. (D) 18. (A)
V0 19. (C)
5. 0,
3 20. (A)
6. (C) 21. (D)
7. (C) 22. (A)
8. (B) 23. (B)
24. (B)
9. (B)
25. (A)
10. (B)
26. (A)
11. (B)
27. (D)
12. (D) 28. (B)
13. (B) 29. (C)
14. (B) 30. (C)

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