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DPP – 1

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Q 1. Alternating current can not be measured by dc ammeter because

(a) ac cannot pass through dc ammeter
(b) Average value of complete cycle is zero
(c) ac is virtual
(d) ac changes its direction

Q 2. If instantaneous current is given by i=4cos(ωt+φ) amperes, then the r.m.s. value of

current is
(a) 4 amp (b) 2√2 amp
(c) 4 √2 amp (d) zero amp

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Q 3. r.m.s. value of current 𝑖 = 3 + 4 sin (𝜔𝑡 + 3 ) is:
(a) 5 Amp (b) √17 Amp
5 7
(c) Amp (d) Amp
√2 √2

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Q 4. The average value of current 𝑖 = 𝐼𝑚 sin(𝜔𝑡), from 𝑡 = 2𝜔 to 𝑡 = 2𝜔 is how many
times of 𝐼𝑚 ?
(a) zero (b) 1
1 2
(c) 𝜋 (d) 𝜋

Q 5. The r.m.s. value of an ac of 50 Hz is 10 amp. The time taken by the alternating current
in reaching from zero to peak current and the value of peak current will be
(a) 2 × 10−2 sec and 14.14 A
(b) 1 × 10−2 sec and 7.07 A
(c) 5 × 10−3 sec and 7.07 A
(d) 5 × 10−3 sec and 14.14 A
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Q 6. A current as function of time 't' is given I = 𝐼0 ( 𝑇 −1). Find average current over t = 0
to t = T
(a) 0.8𝐼0 (b) 0.5𝐼0
(c) 0.75𝐼0 (d) zero

Q 7. Alternating current in circuit is given by I = 𝐼𝑜 sin(2πnt). Then the time taken by the
current to rise from zero to r.m.s. value is equal to

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(a) 2𝑛
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(b) 𝑛
1 1
(c) 4𝑛 (d) 8𝑛

Q 8. Current in an ac circuit is given by 𝐼 = 3 sin(𝜔𝑡) + 4 c𝑜𝑠(𝜔𝑡), then rms value of

current will be
(a) 5 A (b) 5√2 A
5
(c) A (d) 10 A
√2

Q 9. A coil of 150 turns, each of area 50 𝑐𝑚2, is rotating in a magnetic field of 0.15 T with
a constant frequency of 20 rotations per second about an axis in the plane of the coil
and normal to the field. Calculate the peak emf and rms emf induced in the coil.
(a) 10 V, 14.14 V (b) 7.84 V, 10 V
(c) 14.14 V, 18.18 V (d) 14.14 V, 10 V

Q 10. In general in an alternating current circuit

(a) The average value of current is zero
(b) The average value of square of the current is zero
(c) The phase difference between voltage and current is zero
(d) none of these

Q 11. The r.m.s. voltage of the wave form shown is

(a) 10 V (b) 7 V
(c) 6.37 V (d) none of these

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Answer Key

Q.1 b Q.2 b Q.3 b Q.4 a Q.5 d

Q.6 b Q.7 d Q.8 c Q.9 d Q.10 a

Q.11 a

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DPP – 2 (Alternating Current)

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Q 1. An alternating e.m.f. is applied to purely capacitive circuit. The phase relation

between e.m.f. and current flowing in the circuit is or In a circuit containing
capacitance only
(a) e.m.f. is ahead of current by π/2
(b) Current is ahead of e.m.f. by π/2
(c) Current lags behind e.m.f. by π
(d) Current is ahead of e.m.f. by π

Q 2. In a circuit containing an inductance of zero resistance, the current leads the applied
a.c. voltage by a phase angle at
(a) 90° (b) 180°
(c) 0° (d) None of these

Q 3. The current in a circuit containing a capacitance C and a resistance R in series leads

𝜔
over the applied voltage of frequency 2𝜋 by.
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(a) tan−1 (𝜔𝐶𝑅) (b) tan−1(𝜔𝐶𝑅)
𝜔𝐶
(c) tan−1 ( 𝑅 ) (d) cos −1 (𝜔𝐶𝑅)

Q 4. In a series LCR circuit R=200(Ω) and the voltage and the frequency of the main
supply is 220V and 50 Hz respectively. On taking out the capacitance from the circuit
the current lags behind the voltage by 30°. On taking out the inductor from the circuit
the current leads the voltage by 30°. The power dissipated in the LCR circuit is
(a) 305 W (b) 210 W
(c) zero (d) 242 W

Q 5. In a series LCR circuit the voltage across an inductor, capacitor and resistor are 20 V,
20 V and 40 V respectively. The phase difference between the applied voltage and the
current in the circuit is
(a) 30° (b) 45°
(c) 60° (d) 0°

Q 6. In an LCR series circuit the voltages across R, L and C at resonance are 40V, 60V and
60V` respectively the applied voltage is
(a) 60 V (b) 40 V
(c) 160 V (d) √402 + 1202

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In a series resonant LCR circuit the voltage across R is 100 volts and R = 1 kΩ with C
= 2 μF. The resonant frequency ω is 200 rad/s. At resonance the voltage across L is
(a) 2.5 × 10−2 V (b) 40 V
(c) 250 V (d) 4 × 10−3 V

Q 8. In the adjoining figure the impedance of the circuit will be

(a) 120 Ω (b) 50 Ω

(c) 60 Ω (d) 90 Ω

Q 9. An e.m.f. E = 4 cos(1000t) volt is applied to an LR-circuit of inductance 3 mH and

resistance 4 ohms. The amplitude of current in the circuit is
4
(a) A (b) 1.0 A
√7
4
(c) 7 A (d) 0.8 A

Q 10. In an ac circuit, a resistance of R ohm is connected in series with an inductance L. If

phase angle between voltage and current be 45°, the value of inductive reactance will
be
𝑅 𝑅
(a) 4 (b) 2
(c) R (d) Cannot be found with the given data

Q 11. The coefficient of induction of a choke coil is 0.1H and resistance is 12Ω. If it is
connected to an alternating current source of frequency 60 Hz, then power factor will
be
(a) 0.56 (b) 0.30
(c) 0.16 (d) 0.74

Q 12. What will be the phase difference between voltage and current, when the current in the
circuit is wattless
(a) 90° (b) 45°
(c) 180° (d) 60°

Q 13. In the non-resonant circuit, what will be the nature of the circuit for frequencies higher
than the resonant frequency
(a) Resistive (b) Capacitive
(c) Inductive (d) None of the above

Q 14. An LCR circuit contains R = 50 Ω, L = 1 mH and C = 0.1 μF. The impedance of the
circuit will be minimum for a frequency of
105 106
(a) 2𝜋 𝑠 −1 (b) 2𝜋 𝑠 −1
(c) 2𝜋 × 105 𝑠 −1 (d) 2𝜋 × 106 𝑠 −1

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Q 15. A circuit has a resistance of 11Ω, an inductive reactance of 25Ω and a capacitive
resistance of 18Ω. It is connected to an ac source of 260V and 50Hz. The current
through the circuit (in amperes) is
(a) 11 (b) 15
(c) 17 (d) 20
Q 16. The voltage across a pure inductor is represented by the following diagram. Which one
of the following diagrams will represent the current ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d) none of these

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Answer Key

Q.1 b Q.2 d Q.3 a Q.4 d Q.5 d

Q.6 b Q.7 c Q.8 c Q.9 d Q.10 c

Q.11 b Q.12 a Q.13 c Q.14 a Q.15 d

Q.16 c

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Q 1. An ideal step-up transformer's primary coil has 500 turns and its secondary coil has
15,000 turns. The primary EMF is 120 V. What is the EMF of the secondary?
(a) 5800 V (b) 3600 V
(c) 2600 V (d) 4600 V

Q 2. A step-down transformer has 12500 turns on its primary and 125 turns on its secondary.
The current in the secondary is 36 A. What current flows in the primary?
(a) 0.36 A (b) 0.6 A
(c) 0.9 A (d) 1.2 A

Q 3. A transformer is employed to ___________.

(a) Convert A.C. into D.C. (b) Convert D.C. into A.C.
(c) Obtain a suitable A.C. voltage (d) None of these

Q 4. Eddy currents are produced when

(a) A metal is kept in varying magnetic field
(b) A metal is kept in the steady magnetic field
(c) A circular coil is placed in a magnetic field
(d) Through a circular coil, current is passed

Q 5. The armature of dc motor has 20 Ω resistance. It draws current of 1.5 ampere when run
by 220 volts dc supply. The value of back e.m.f. induced in it will be
(a) 150 V (b) 170 V
(c) 180 V (d) 190 V

Q 6. If in a transformer the number of turns of primary coil and secondary coil are 500 and
400 respectively and 240 V is applied to primary coil, then the ratio of current in
primary and secondary coil is
(a) 4 : 5 (b) 5 : 4
(c) 5 : 10 (d) 8 : 12

Q 7. Which type of transformer is there in a power station ?

(a) Step-Up (b) Step-Down
(c) Any of above (d) None of these

Q 8. An ideal transformer has 100 turns in the primary and 250 turns in the secondary. The
peak value of the ac input is 28 V. The r.m.s. secondary voltage is nearest to:
(a) 70 V (b) 50 V

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(d) 44 V

Q 9. The efficiency of a transformer is 98%. The primary voltage and current are 200V and
6A. If the secondary voltage is 100V, the secondary current is :
(a) 11.76 A (b) 12.25 A
(c) 3.06 A (d) 2.94 A

Q 10. A power transformer is used to step up an alternating e.m.f. of 220 V to 11 kV to

transmit 4.4 kW of power. If the primary coil has 1000 turns, what is the current
rating of the secondary ? Assume 100% efficiency for the transformer
(a) 4 A (b) 0.4 A
(c) 0.04 A (d) 0.2 A

Q 11. If a transformer develops 400V in secondary coil for an input of 200V A.C, then the
current in the transformer is :
(a) Stepped up (b) Stepped down
(c) Same (d) Same but with reversed direction

Q 12. In a step up transformer, primary power is 500 W and output voltage is 100V. If the
current in the primary is 1A. What is the primary voltage ?
(a) 100 V (b) 200 V
(c) 500 V (d) 650 V

Q 13. A transformer is employed to reduce 220 V to 11 V. The primary draws a current of 5

A and the secondary 90 A. The efficiency of the transformer is
(a) 10 % (b) 50 %
(c) 75 % (d) 90 %

Answer Key

Q.1 b Q.2 a Q.3 c Q.4 a Q.5 d

Q.6 a Q.7 a Q.8 b Q.9 a Q.10 b

Q.11 b Q.12 c Q.13 d