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1. A periodic voltage V varies with time t as shown 5. A resistor of 500 and an inductor of 0.5 H are
in the figure. T is the time period. The r.m.s. value in series with an AC voltage source which is given
of the voltage is :-
by V 100 2 sin (1000 t). The power factor of
V
V0 the combination is :-

T/4 T t (1)
1
(2)
1
(3) 0.5
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(4) 0.6
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6. A condenser of capacity 6 µF is fully charged using
V0 V0 V0
(1) (2) (3) V0 (4) a 6-volt battery. The battery is removed and a
8 2 4 resistanceless 0.2 mH inductor is connected across
2. The voltage of an AC source varies with time
the condenser. The current which is flowing
according to the relation
through the inductor when one-third of the total
E = 200 sin (100 t) cos(100 t)
energy is in the magnetic field of the inductor is:-

t
Select correct statement.
(1) 0.1 A (2) 0.2 A
(1) the peak voltage of source is 200 V
(2) the peak voltage of source is 400 V (3) 0.4 A (4) 0.6 A 4
wit
(3) the frequency of source voltage is 50 Hz 7. An AC source producing e.m.f. V = V0 (sin t +
(4) the frequency of source voltage is 100 Hz sin3 t) is connected in series with a capacitor and

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3. 35. The r.m.s. value of potential difference V a resistor. The current in the circuit is found to be
i = i1sin ( t+ 1) + i2sin (3 t + 2). Then
z
shown in the figure is :-
(1) i1 > i2
m
V
V0
(2) i1 = i2
(3) i1 < i2
in i

F
i iz
(4) any of the above may be true
O t 8. The impedance of the RL circuit given in the
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V0 V0 V0 adjacent figure is expressed by the relation
(1) (2) V0 (3) (4)
3 2 2 Z2 = A2 + B2. Then the dimensions of AB are
4. In figure X is closed box with two electric contacts.
The box contains an inductance with resistance. R MET ETR
The external resistance is r = 1ohm. For E = 5V E ~
L
it ng
(DC) the ammeter reads 1A. For E = 20 V (AC) AB
at a frequency of 20 rad/s it reads 2A. What will
be the value of resistance and inductance? (1) [M1L2A–2T–3] (2) [M2L4T–6A–4]
(Assume that ammeter can read both AC and DC.) (3) [M1L–1A–2T–3] (4) [M1L–2A–2T–4]
9. In the given figure if i1 = 3 sin t and
X

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pi A r
in
i2 = 4 cos t, then i3 is
i1 i2

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i3
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10 10 (1) 5 sin ( t +53°) (2) 5 sin ( t + 37°)
3 3 (3) 5 sin ( t + 45°) (4) 5 cos ( t + 53°)
(3) 4 and H (4) 5 and H
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10. A charged capacitor discharges through a 14. An AC s ou rce p rod uc ing e mf
= 0 [cos(100 t) + cos(500 t)] is connected
resistance R with time constant . The two are now
in series with a capacitor and a resistor. The
placed in series across an AC source of angular steady state current in the circuit is found to
1 be i = i1 cos(100 t + 1 ) + i2 cos(500 t + 2 ).
frequency . The impedance of the circuit
Then :-
will be (1) i1 > i2
R
(2) i1 = i2 Same as 97
(1) (2) R (3) R 2 (4) 2R (3) i1 < i2
2 (4) information is insufficient to find relation

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11. In a simple L-R circuit with A.C. source the between i1 and i2.
potential difference at any instant across inductor 15. The Magnetic energy in an inductor changes from
and resistance are VL and VR respectively and A.C.
source has potential difference VAC at the same
maximum value to minimum value in 5.0 ms, to
instant. Then :
V
Ethe source is :-
when connected to an AC source. Frequency of

oooa so f
L R (1) 20 Hz (2) 50 Hz (3) 200 Hz (4) 500 Hz

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16. In the circuit shown, if i and are in phase, then
for which of the following may be correct ?
A.C. Source
(1) VL2 VR2 2
VAC (2) VL + VR = VAC a
XL R
(3) VL2 VR2 2
VAC (4) VL3 VR3 3
VAC
2nd12. A 50 Hz a.c. source of 20 volts is connected across
R and C as shown in figure below. The voltage
22 XC R
i
across R is 12 volts. The voltage across C is –
~

My (1) XL = XC
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(1) 8 V
(3) X 2L X 2C = R 2
(2) 16V no
(3) 10 V (4) All of these
(4) not possible to determine unless values of R
17. In an LC oscillation, if current oscillates with
and C are given
angular frequency 1
and magnetic energy with
13. In the circuit the rms value of voltage across the
angular frequency 2
then :-
capacitor C, inductor L and resister R 1 are
respectively 5 5V, 10V and 5V. Then the peak (1) 1
= 2

voltage a cross R2 is (2) 1

=2 2

(3) 2 1
= 2

(4) 1
and 2
can't be related
18. A coil of 0.01 H inductance and 1 resistance is
connected to 200 volt, 50 Hz AC supply. The time
lag between maximum alternating voltage and
(1) 7 V
(3) 15 V
y(2) 10 V
(4) 5 2 V
maximum alternating current is (tan 72° = 3.14) :-
(1) 40 ms (2) 250 ms (3) 4 ms (4) 2.5 ms
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19. Which of the following statement is correct 22. For the RLC series circuit shown, which of these
regarding the AC circuit shown in the adjacent statements is true :-
figure ? R L C
2 2
XL = 4 XC = 4 R=2 50A
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(1) The source does no net work : Energy lost in
~
V = 100 sin ( t)
255 R is compensated by energy stored in C and L
(2) The current through C leads current through
(1) The rms value of current through the circuit L by 90°
is irms = 5 2 A
x (3) The current through C is 180° out of phase
0
q
(2) The phase difference between source emf and with the current through L
1 (4) All energy is dissipated in R
60 current is = cos–1
3 x
oo 50
23. In R-L-C series AC circuit, the potential
I
(3) Average power dissipated in the circuit is

IF 2500W differences across each element is 20 V. Now the

(4) The rms value of current through the circuit value of the resistance alone is doubled then
is irms = 50 A
20. EA
In the circuit of Figure, the volmeter reads
potential differences, across R, L and C
respectively become :-
75 V.Value of C is : i Xu
i a
ta (1) 20 V, 10 V, 10 V
resonance
V Xi (2) 20 V, 20 V, 20 V
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24. In the circuit shown in the figure, the A.C. source
c 75V, 500 Hz
gives a voltage V = 10 cos (2000 t) volt.
(1) 4 F (2) 2 F Neglecting source resistance, select correct

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(3) 6 F (4) 10 F
alternative(s).
21. An LCR series circuit with 100 resistance is
connected to an ac source of 400 V and angular V son
250 F
frequency 300 rad/s. When only the capacitance
is removed, the current lags behind the voltage by 5mH, 2
x
60°. When only the inductance is removed, the
current leads the voltage by 60°. The current and p
A 2
nm power dissipated in the LCR circuit is 4

(1) 400 W, 2 A (1) The reading of voltmeter is 0 V i IT

(2) 800 W, 4 A
(3) 800 W, 2 A
II p
(2) The reading of voltmeter is 6.5 V
(3) The reading of ammeter is 1 A
(4) 1600 W, 4 A at (4) The reading of ammeter is 0.7 A

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25. In the circuit shown power factor of box is given 28. In the given LCR series circuit find the reading
of the hot wire ammeter.
3 120V 120 n
by 0.5 and power factor of circuit is given by . V
2
40
Current leading the voltage. The effective
resistance of the box is :-
A

Box ~
10 200 2 sin t
(1) 2 A (2) 4 A (3) 5 A (4) 9 A
~ 29. An ideal DC source of emf E is connected with
an uncharged capacitor and inductor. If switch is
(1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 6 (4) 7
closed at t = 0, what is the maximum charge on
the capacitor in subsequent flow of charge ?
26. Consider following in AC circuits and their L C
characteristics :
List-I List-II e t
(P) Purely resistive (1) Current leads source S
u
circuit voltage E
(Q) L-R series circuit (2) Current lags (1) 2CE (2) CE (3) 1.5 CE (4) 4CE
v source voltage 30. An series LCR circuit is resonating with a source
(R) R-C series circuit (3) Current may lead whose emf varies with time as described in
I or lag voltage diagram-1. If we replace source by another source
(S) L-C series circuit (4) Current & source whose emf varies with time according to diagram-
3 voltage are in same 2, then :
W
V W V w we
phase.
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t t
(1) 1 2 3 4
diagram 1 diagram 2
(2) 1 4 2 3
(1) for getting resonance again, decrease R Wh t
(3) 4 2 1 3
(2) current will remain in phase with source
(4) 3 4 2 1
voltage
27. The power factor of circuit is 1/ 2 . The (3) for getting resonance again, decrease C
capacitance of the circuit is equal to :- (4) current will lead source voltage after replacing
the source
31. The reading of ammeter in the circuit shown will
Xc more
2 sin (100t)
~ be
A
XC=5 V ~ 110V
10 0.1H C
XL=5 R=55 reso
(1) 2A (2) 2.4A
(1) 400 µF (2) 300 µF
(3) 500 µF (4) 200 µF (3) Zero (4) 1.7A

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32. The resonant frequency of the L-C circuit is f0 37. A combination of elements is enclosed in a
before insertion of the dielectric of = 4. After black box and the voltage and currents are
r

inserting the dielectric, the resonant frequency will measured across this black box the expression
be :- for applied voltage; Vs = 200 2 sin t and the
~
current flowing in it is i = 2 2 sin( t + /4)

f L where = 100
statement is :
rad/sec. Then the wrong

f0 f0
(1) (2) 2f0 (3) (4) 4f
2 4
33. An inductor coil, a capacitor and an alternating
source of virtual value 36 V are connected in
Vams series. When the frequency of the source is varied, (1) There must be a capacitor in the black box
a maximum virtual current 4 A is observed. If this
(2) Power factor of circuit = 0.707
Res iductor coil is connected to a battery of emf 18V
at and internal resistance 9 , the current in the (3) There must be a resistor in the box
if
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circuit will be: (4) There must be an inductor in the box
(1) 1 A (2) 2 A
(3) 3 A (4) none of these 38. Which of the following plots may represent the
34. An inductance of 4 H, a capacitance of 9 F and reactance of a series LC combination ?
a resistance at 500 are connceted in series with
an ac source of 200 V. The frequency of ac source
a
Reactance

is adjustable. The frequency chosen to maximise

the current in the circuit is I
(1) 50 Hz (2) 42.8 Hz
b c 1
Frequency
(3) 26.5 Hz (4) 17.6 Hz W
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35. A 50 Hz, 20 volt source is connected to a resistance d
of 100 ohm, an inductance of henry and a
capacitance of µF, all in series. The time in which
20 the resistance (thermal capacity = 2 joule/ºC) will A
(1) a (2) b (3) c (4) d

Prt get heated by 10ºC is :

(1) 5 sec (2) 10 sec
39.
t
If reading of voltmeter V shown in the figure at
resonance is 200 V, then quality factor of the
(3) 2.5 sec (4) 7.5 sec circuit is :-
36. In a series LCR circuit, the plot of Im vs is shown
in the figure. The bandwidth of this plot will be :-
V

1.0

p
Im(A) 0.5
50 V
~
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
(rad s–1 )

r
(1) zero (2) 0.1 rad s–1 (1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 1 (4) 3
(3) 0.2 rad s–1 (4) 0.4 rad s–1
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40. An inductor and a capacitor are joined in series to 43. The plot given below is of the average power
an AC source. The frequency of AC is gradually delivered to an LRC circuit versus frequency. The
increased. The phase difference between the quality factor of the circuit is :
emf and the current is plotted against the angular

If
frequency . Which of the following best
represents the resulting curve ? Pav of

In
1
( W)
0.5
at E
(1) O (2) O
v
4 6 9 (kHz)

(1) 5 (2) 2.4 (3) 2.8 (4) 1.2

44. In a series LR-circuit XL = 3R. Now a capacitor

(3) O (4) O XC = 2R is added in series. Ratio of the new to
the old power factor is :-

41. In the previous question, if maximum current i0

R X PF
in the circuit is plotted against , which of the
following best represents the resulting curve ?
(1) 2 (2) 1/ 2
Ip
i0 i0
(3) 5 (4) 1
(1) O (2) O
45. A circuit consists of a resistor of 5 , a capacitor
of 1µF, and an ideal self-inductor of 0.01H. All
i0
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i0 three are in series with a power supply that

(3) O (4) O
generates an EMF of 10 sin ( t) volt. The internal
resistance of the power supply is negligibly small.
5
A
PigII
The system is at resonance. We decreases the
frequency of the power supply such that the
42. An inductance L, a capacitance C and a resistance
reactance becomes 5 . What will be average
R may be connected to an AC source of angular
power generated by the power supply? cos0
VII
frequency , in three different combination of RC,

RL or RLC in series. Assume that L

1
.
(1) 10 W (2) 5 W
I p
C
The power drawn by the three combinations are
46.
(3) 15 W (4) Zero

A resistance drawn power P when connected to

Est
P1, P2 & P3 respectively. Then,
an AC source. If an inductance is now placed in
to
(1) P1 > P2 > P3
(2) P1 = P2 < P3
xp series with the resistance, such that the impedance
of the circuit becomes Z, the power drawn will be :-
(3) P1 = P2 > P3 (1) P(R/Z)2 (2) P(R/Z)
(4) P1 = P2 = P3
(3) P R / Z (4) P
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47. In the circuit shown, assuming all ammeters to be 50. Consider a L – C oscillation circuit. Circuit
ideal, if readings of the hot wire ammeters A1 and elements have zero resistance. Initially at
t = 0 all the energy stored is in the form of electric
A2 are i1 and i2 respectively then reading of the hot
field and plate-1 is having positive charge:
wire ammeter A3 is : 1 2

A1
R
C
IT
If
A3 L
L
A2
at time t = t1 plate-2 attains half of the maximum
+ve charge for the first time. Value of t1 is:-
~
AC source me 2
LC LC no
s in
(1) (2)
3 3
i
gt
(1) equal to (i1 + i2)
(2) greater than (i1 + i2) my
phase
(3)
4
3
LC (4) LC
(3) less than (i1 + i2)

of
51. The switch in the circuit pictured is in position a
(4) equal to 2|(i1 – i2)| for a long time. At t = 0 the switch is moved from
48. A DC ammeter and an AC thermal ammeter are a to b. The current through the inductor will reach
connected to a circuit in series. When a DC is its first maximum after moving the switch in a
anno passed through the circuit, the DC ammeter shows time:-
a I1 = 6 A. When an AC flows through the circuit, R ab L
the AC ammeter shows I2 = 8A. What will the

In
C
difference in final readings of ammeters, if the DC
and the AC flow simultaneously through the
circuit ? 1
(1) 2 LC (2) LC

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(3) (4) LC
49. In the LC circuit shown below, the current is in 2

the direction shown. At this time :- 52. In an LC circuit the capacitor has maximum charge

dI
q0. The value of is :-
C
dt an
I max
like
–Q +Q L C just
aw
w
g
(1) I is increasing and Q is increasing q0
q0
(1) (2)
(2) I is increasing and Q is decreasing LC LC

(3) I is decreasing and Q is increasing q0 2q 0

(3) (4)
(4) I is decreasing and Q is decreasing 2LC LC

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53. In an ideal parallel LC circuit, the capacitor is 56. The equation representing parallel LCR circuit
charged by connecting it to a dc source which is with an AC source is ( = magnetic flux and other
B
then disconnected. The current in the circuit:-
symbols have usual meaning) :-
(1) becomes zero
(2) grows monotonically. d2 B 1 d B 1 i
(1) B
(3) decays monotonically. dt 2 RC dt LC C
(4) oscillates
54. For a resistance R and capacitance C in series, the d2 B L d B R i
(2) B
impedance is twice that of a parallel combination dt 2 C dt C C
of the same elements. The frequency of applied
emf is :- d2 B 1 d B 1 i
(3) B
2 1 2 1 dt 2 LC dt RC L
(1) (2) (3) (4)
RC 2 RC RC 2 RC
X d2 B R d B L i
55. In the circuit shown XL = C = R. The peak (4) B
dt 2 C dt C L
2
current i0 is :-
57. The reciprocal of impedance is called :-
R (1) reactance
(2) susceptance
C (3) conductance
(4) admittance
L

~ is VG
V = V0sin t
V0 5 V0 V0 V0
(1) (2) (3) (4)
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