ARCA GLOBAL INDIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SURVEY NO 8 AND 9, PEERZADIGUDA, UPPAL, HYDERABAD

AC CIRCUITS
JEE main - Physics

1. An inductance has a high resistance to AC and low to DC. When a DC voltage source having some AC component
superimposed on it sends current through an inductance to a load resistance:

a) both AC and DC voltage falls to nearly zero b) the DC voltage falls appreciably across the
load and AC component falls by only a
small amount

c) the AC voltage and DC voltage falls by the d) both AC and DC voltage falls by the same
same amount small percentage
2. The power dissipated in an L-C-R series circuit connected to an AC source of emf E is:
2

a) b)
2
1 2 2 1
2 2
E √R +(Lω− ) E [ R +(Lω− ) ]
Cω Cω

R R

2 2

c) E R

2
d) E R

2
2 1 1
2
[ R +(Lω− ) ] √R +(Lω− )
Cω Cω

3. What will be the phase difference between virtual voltage and virtual current, when the current in the circuit is wattless?

a) 180o b) 60o

c) 90o d) 45o

4. A square wave current switching rapidly between +0.5 ampere and -0.5 ampere is passed through an AC ammeter. Then
the reading shown by it is:

a) ( 0.5
) ampere b) 0.5 ampere
√2

–
c) (0.5 × √2 ) ampere d) 0.25 ampere

5. The resonant frequency of a series LCR circuit, which comprises an inductance of 200 μ H, a capacitance of 5 × 10-4 μ F
and a resistance of 10 Ω , is:

a) 552 kHz b) 402 kHz

c) 452 kHz d) 502 kHz

6. A 5 cm long solenoid having 10 ohm resistance and 5 mH inductance is joined to a 10 V battery. At steady state, the
current through the solenoid (in ampere) will be:

a) 1 b) 2

c) zero d) 5
–
7. An AC voltage of V = 220√2 sin(ωt +
π

2
) will be read as what in a DC voltmeter?
–
a) 220√2 V b) 220 V

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c) 440 V d) √2 V
8. Of the following about capacitive reactance which is correct?

a) Capacitive reactance is measured in farad. b) The reactance of a capacitor in an AC

circuit is similar to the resistance of a
capacitor in a DC circuit.

c) The reactance of the capacitor is directly d) Capacitive reactance is inversely

proportional to its ability to store charge. proportional to the frequency of the current.
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9. When a DC voltage of 200 V is applied to a coil of self inductance( π
) H, a current of 1 A flows through it. But by
replacing DC source with AC source of 200 V, the current in the coil is reduced to 0.5 A. Then, the frequency of AC
supply is:

a) 50 Hz b) 75 Hz

c) 100 Hz d) 60 Hz
10. A resistor and a capacitor are connected to an AC supply of 200 volt, 50 Hz in series. The current in the circuit is 2
ampere. If the power consumed in the circuit is 100 watt, then the capacitance in the circuit is:

a) b) farad
√125×75 100

100π
farad 100π

c) 25

100π
farad d) 1
farad
100π√125×75

11. A choke coil and capacitor are connected in series and the current through the combination is maximum for AC of
frequency n. If they are connected in parallel, at what frequency the current through the combination is minimum?

a) n b) 2n

c) n

2
d) 2n+2
12. In a pure inductive circuit or in an ac circuit containing inductance only, the current:

a) Lags behind the e.m.f, by 90o b) Is in phase with the e.m.f.

c) Sometimes leads and sometime lags behind d) Leads the e.m.f, by 90o
the e.m.f
13. A 16 μ F capacitor is charged to a 20 volt potential. The battery is then disconnected and a pure 40 mH coil is connected
across the capacitor so that LC oscillations are set up. The maximum current in the coil is:

a) 40 mA b) 2 A

c) 0.4 A d) 0.2 A
14. In the circuit shown, the coil has inductance and resistance. When X is joined to Y, the time constant is τ during the
growth of the current. When the steady-state is reached, heat is produced in the coil at a rate P. X is now joined to Z:

a) the total heat produced in the coil is P τ b) the total heat produced in the coil is 2P τ

c) the total heat produced in the coil is 1

2
Pτ d) the data given is not sufficient to reach a

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15. In an AC circuit the emf (e) and the current (i) at any instant are given respectively by:
e = E0 sin ωt and i = I0 sin (ωt - ϕ ).
The average power in the circuit over one cycle of AC is:
E0 I0 E0 I0
a) 2
sin ϕ b) 2
cos ϕ

E0 I0
c) d) E0I0
2

16. A fully charged capacitor C with initial charge Q0 is connected to a coil of self-inductance L at t = 0. The time at which
the energy is stored equally between the electric and magnetic field is:
−−
− −−
−
a) π√LC b)
π
√LC
4

−−
− −−
−
c) 2π√LC d) √LC

17. A coil having an inductance of one henry and a resistance of 10 ohm is suddenly connected to a battery of emf 50 volt
and negligible internal resistance. The rate of increase of current in the circuit at the instant when the current is 3 ampere,
is:

a) 25 ampere per second b) 20 ampere per second

c) 50 ampere per second d) 30 ampere per second

18. A capacitor of capacitance 1μ F is charged to a potential of 1V. It is connected in parallel to an inductor of inductance 10-
3 H. The maximum current that will flow in the circuit has the value:

a) 1μ A b) 1000 mA
−−−−
c) √1000 mA d) 1 mA
19. A condenser of capacity C is charged to a potential difference of V1. The plates of the condenser are then connected to
an ideal inductor of inductance L. The current through the inductor when the potential difference across the condenser
reduces to V2 is:
2 2 2 2

a) C (V
1
+ V
2
)
b) C (V
1
− V
2
)

L L

1 1

c) C ( V1 − V2 )
2
2 d) C (V
2
1
− V
2
2
) 2

[ ] [ ]
L L

20. An inductance of negligible resistance is 22 Ω at 200 Hz is connected to 200 volt, 50 Hz power line. The value of
inductance is:

a) 1.75 H b) 17.5 H

c) 0.175 H d) 0.0175 H
21. An AC source is connected to a capacitor, when the current in the circuit is Iv. Now, a dielectric slab is inserted into the

capacitor; then the new current is:

a) less than IV b) equal to IV

c) sometimes more and sometimes less than IV d) more than IV

22. In an ac circuit of capacitance, the current from potential is:

a) Both are in the opposite phase b) Forward

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 c) Backward d) Both are in the same phase
23. A condenser of capacity C is charged to a potential difference of V1. The plates of the condenser are then connected to

an ideal inductor of inductance L. The current through the inductor when the potential difference across the condenser
reduces to V2 is:
1 2 2

a) C ( V1 − V2 )
2
2 b) C (V
1
− V
2
)

[ ] L
L

1 2 2

c) C (V
1
2
− V
2
2
) 2 d) C (V
1
+ V
2
)

[ ] L
L

24.

√3 √3
In the above circuit, C = 2
μF , R2 = 20 Ω , L = 10
H and R1 = 10 Ω . Current in L - R1 path is I1 and in C - R2 path is
–
I2. The voltage of AC source is given by V = 200√2 sin(100t) volts. The phase difference between I1 and I2 is

a) 30o b) 90o

c) 0o d) 60o

25. A capacitor of capacitance 1μ F is charged to a potential of 1 V. It is connected in parallel to an inductor of inductance

10-3 H. The maximum current that will flow in the circuit has the value:

a) 1 μA b) 1000 mA
−−−−
c) √1000 mA d) 1 mA
26. In an LCR circuit the potential difference between the terminals of the inductance is 60 V, between the terminals of the
capacitor is 30 V and that between the terminals of resistance is 40 V. The supply voltage will be:

a) 50 V b) 200 V

c) 25 V d) 100 V
27. In the given figure a series L-C-R circuit is connected to a variable frequency 200 V source. L = 5H, C = 80 μ F and R =
40 Ω . Then, the source frequency which drive the circuit at resonance is:

a) 50 Hz b) 25 Hz

c) Hz d) Hz
50 25

π π

28. In an L-C-R circuit, capacitance is changed from C to 2C. For the resonant frequency to remain unchanged, the
inductance should be changed from L to:

a) L

4
b) 2L

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 c) L

2
d) 4L
29. An LCR series circuit with a resistance of 100 Ω is connected to an ac source of 200 V (rms) and angular frequency 300

rad/s. When only the capacitor is removed, the current lags behind the voltage by 60o. When only the inductor is

removed the current leads the voltage by 60o. The average power dissipated is:

a) 400 W b) 50 W

c) 100 W d) 200 W
30. A series resonant L-C-R circuit has a quality factor (Q - factor) 0.4 and a bandwidth of 1.3 kHz. If R = 2k Ω , C = 0.1 μ F,
then the value of inductance is:

a) 10 H b) 0.64 H

c) 0.1 H d) 2 H
31. In an L-C-R circuit the potential difference between the terminals of the inductance is 60 V, between the terminals of the
capacitor is 30 V and that between the terminals of resistance is 40 V. The supply voltage will be:

a) 50 V b) 100 V

c) 25 V d) 200 V
32. An AC source is connected in parallel with an L-C-R circuit as shown. Let IS, IR, IL and IC denote the currents through
and VS, VR, VL and VC the voltages across the corresponding components. Then:

a) IS = IR + IL + IC b) IL, IC may be > IS

c) (IR + IL + IC) < IS d) VS = VR + VL + VC

33. The following series L-C-R circuit, when driven by an emf source of angular frequency 70 kilo-radians per second, the
circuit effectively behaves like:

a) purely resistive circuit b) series L-C circuit with R = 0

c) series R-C circuit d) series R-L circuit

34. Which of the following combinations should be selected for better tuning of an LCR circuit used for communication?

a) R = 15 Ω , L = 3.5 H, C = 30 μ F b) R = 25 Ω , L = 1.5 H, C = 45 μ F

c) R = 25 Ω , L = 2.5 H, C = 45 μ F d) R = 20 Ω , L = 1.5 H, C = 35 μ F
35. In LCR circuit if the resistance increases, the quality factor:

a) increases finitely b) Rises finitely

c) remains constant d) decreases finitely

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36. In which of the following cases, the power factor is not equal to 1:

a) XL = XC b) Z = R

c) SC = SL d) L = C

37. Power dissipated in an LCR series circuit connected to an AC source of emf E is:
2

a) b)
2
E R 1
2 2
E √R +(Lω− )
2 Cω
2 1
√R +(Lω− )
Cω R

2 2

c) E
2
[ R +(Lω−
2 1

Cω
) ] d) E R

2
2 1
[ R +(Lω− ) ]
Cω
R

38. A lamp of 220 V and 100 W is first connected in DC circuit of 200 V and then in AC circuit of 200 V. It will light
brighter in:

a) DC circuit b) DC or AC circuit depending on the nature

of filament

c) AC circuit d) DC or AC circuit not depending on the

nature of filament
39. A series LCR circuit contains inductance 5 mH, capacitance 2μ F and resistance 10Ω . If a frequency A.C. source is
varied, what is the frequency at which maximum power is dissipated?
−5

a) b)
5 3 10
× 10 Hz Hz
π π

c) 10

π
Hz d) 2

π
× 10 Hz
5

40. In an LCR circuit, the value of L is ( ) henry and the value of R is 30Ω . If in the circuit, an alternating emf of 200 V at
0.4

50 cycle per second is connected the impedance of the circuit and current will be:

a) 50 Ω , 4 A b) 11.4 Ω , 17.5 A

c) 40.4 Ω , 5 A d) 30.7 Ω , 6.5 A

41. In an L-C-R series AC circuit, if ω is the resonant angular frequency, then the quality factor (Q-factor) is given by:
0

a) ω L/C 0 b) ω0 R
L

−
− ω0 C
c) ( ) √ 1 L
d)
R C R

42. An oscillating circuit contains an inductor of inductance 10-5 H and two capacitors each of capacitance 5 × 10-6 farad
connected in parallel. Then the resonance frequency of the circuit is:
5

a) √2×10 5
b) 10

π
π

5 5

c) 2×10

π
d) 10

2π

43. Which of the following combinations should be selected for the better turning of an LCR circuit used for
communication?

a) R = 15Ω , L = 3.5 H, C = 30 μ F b) R = 25Ω , L = 2.5 H, C = 45 μ F

c) R = 20Ω , L = 1.5 H, C = 35 μ F d) R = 25Ω , L = 1.5 H, C =45 μ F

44. The potential difference across the resistance, capacitance and inductance are 80V, 40V and 100 V respectively in an L-
C-R circuit. The power factor of the circuit is:

a) 0.4 b) 0.8

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45. To reduce the resonant frequency in an LCR series circuit with a generator:

a) another capacitor should be added in b) the iron core of the inductor should be
parallel to the first removed

c) dielectric in the capacitor should be d) the generator frequency should be reduced

removed
46. In an AC circuit, the instantaneous emf and current are given by e = 100 sin 30t, i = 20 sin (30t − . In one cycle of
π
)
4

AC, the average power consumed by the circuit and the wattless current are, respectively

a) 50, 0 b) ,10
1000

√2

c) ,0 d) 50, 10
50

√2

47. A coil has an inductance of 0.7 H and is joined in series with a resistance of 220 Ω . When an alternating emf of 220 V at
50 cps is applied to it, then the wattless component of the current in the circuit is:

a) 7 ampere b) 0.5 ampere

c) 0.7 ampere d) 5 ampere

48. A current of 5 A is flowing at 220 V in the primary coil of a transformer. If the voltage produced in the secondary coil is
2200 V and 50% of power is lost, then the current in secondary will be:

a) 0.25 A b) 5 A

c) 2.5 A d) 0.5 A
49. The output voltage of a transformer connected to 220 V line is 1100 V at 2 A current. Its efficiency is 100%. The current
coming from the line is:

a) 20 A b) 11 A

c) 10 A d) 22 A
50. The overall efficiency of a transformer is 90%. The transformer is rated for an output of 9000 watt. The primary voltage
is 1000 volt. The ratio of turns in the primary to the secondary coil is 5 : 1. The iron losses at full load are 700 watt. The
primary voltage is 1000 volt. The primary coil has a resistance of 1 ohm. Then the current in the primary coil is:

a) 9 amp b) 1 amp

c) 4.5 amp d) 10 amp

51. The number of turns of the primary and secondary coils of a transformer is 5 and 10 respectively and the mutual
inductance of the transformer is 25 H. Now, the number of turns in the primary and secondary of the transformer is made
10 and 5 respectively; the mutual inductance of the transformer in henry will be:

a) 12.5 b) 25

c) 50 d) 6.25
52. When power is drawn from the secondary coil of the transformer, the dynamic resistance:

a) increases b) remains unchanged

c) decreases d) changes erratically

53. A power transmission line feeds input power at 2300 V to a step-down transformer with its primary windings having
4000 turns. The output power is delivered at 230 V by the transformer. If the current in the primary of the transformer is

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 5 A and its efficiency is 90%, the output current would be

a) 45 A b) 35 A

c) 50 A d) 25 A
54. A transformer is used to light 140 watts 24 volt lamps from 240 volt AC mains; the current in the main cable is 0.7 amp.
The efficiency of the transformer is:

a) 84% b) 83.3%

c) 63.8% d) 48%
55. A transformer has 50 turns in the primary and 100 in the secondary. If the primary is connected to a 220 V DC supply,
what will be the voltage across the secondary?

a) 62 V b) 0 V

c) 30 V d) 19 V
56. The overall efficiency of a transformer is 90%. The transformer is rated for an output of 9000 watt. The primary voltage
is 1000 volt. The ratio of turns in the primary to the secondary coil is 5 : 1. The iron losses at full load are 700 watt. The
primary voltage is 1000 volt. The primary coil has a resistance of 1 ohm. Then the current in the secondary coil is:

a) 10 amp b) 46 amp

c) zero amp d) 45 amp

57. A transformer having an efficiency of 90% is working on 200V and 3kW power supply. If the current in the secondary
coil is 6 A, the voltage across the secondary coil and the current is the primary coil respectively are:

a) 450 V, 15 A b) 300 V, 15 A

c) 600 V, 15 A d) 450 V, 13.5 A

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