Q14.

A coil of wire is would on an iron core looped back on itself so that the
core has two sets of closely wound identical coaxial coils in series carrying
currents in opposite direction, the self-inductance of such a system is
(a) zero

(b) very large

(c) very small (d) difficult to determine

Q15. An ideal capacitor has

(a) a large resistance (b) a small resistance (c) zero resistance (d) infinite
resistance
Q16. An ideal inductor has
a large resistance (b) zero resistance (c) a small resistance (d) an infinite
resistance
Q17. AC currents or voltages normally measured in the domestic mains
correspond to
(a) peak values (b) average values
instantaneous values

(c) effective (r.ms.) values (d)

Q18. The time constant of a RCcircuit is

(a) RC
(b) 1/RC
(c) R/C (d) C/R
Q19. The time constant of LRcircuit is
(a) RL
(b) 1/RL
(c) R/L

(d) L/R

Q20. After one time constant, the charge on a discharging capacitor would be
(a) 63% of its initial value

(b) 37% of its initial value

(c) 50% of its initial value

(d) 75% of its initial value

Q21. The frequency of the domestically used a.c. mains is

(a) 60 Hz

(b) 50 Hz

(c) 40 Hz

(d) 110 Hz

Q22. The reactance of a pure inductive a.c. circuit, with inductance L

connected to an a.c. of angular frequency W is
(a) W/L

(b) L/W

(c) LW

(d) 1/LW

Q23. The reactance of a pure capacitive a.c. circuit with a capacitance C

connected to an a.c. of angular frequency W is
(a) W/C

(b) C/W

(c) CW

(d) 1/CW

Q24. Which one fo the following statements is incorrect ?

(a)

In a LCR series circuit the current leads the voltage when 1/WC >> LW

(b)

In a LCR series circuit the current lags behind the voltage when LW >>
1

WC
1

(c)
=

In a LCR series circuit the current is in phase with the voltage when LW
WC

(d)
In a LCR series circuit the current lags the voltage when 1/WC >> LW
Q25. The impedence of a LRC series a.c. circuit is given by
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2 + WL

1 2 1/ 2 2 + WL

(b) R
WC

2 + WC 1 2 1/ 2
(c) R

WL

1 2 1/ 2

WC

(d)

1/2

2
2

R +WC 1

WL

Q26. The effect phase in the case of a LCR series a.c. circuit is normally
given by

(a) tan1 WL

WC

(c) tan1

WC

1 / R

(b) tan1 WC 1 /

WL

WL / R

(d) tan1 1

WL

WC

Q27. The resonance frequency of an LCR series a.c. circuit is given by

(a) 1/LC

(b) 1/ LC

(c) 1/ 2 LC

(d)

LC

Q28. If Q is the quality factor of a LCR series a.c. circuit, the sharpness of
resonance is given by
(a) Q = WR

(b) Q = LR (c) Q = W0 (d) Q = W0L

W
0

LR

Q29. The natural angular frequency of free angular oscillations of a pure LC

tank circuit is given by
(a)

L / C (b) 1/ LC

(c)

C / L (d)

LC

Q30. The ratio of the r.m.s. value of a.c. quantity to its peak value is
(a) 1/2

(b) 2 (c) 1/2

(d) 2

Q31. A ratio can tune over the frequency range of a portion of medium wave
broadcast band from 800 k Hz to 1200 k Hz. If its LC circuit has a
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(a) 100 pF to 200 pF
(d) 100 mF to 200 mF

(b) 100 nF to 200 nF

(c) 100 F to 200 F

Q32. If Vrms and Irms are the r.m.s. values of voltage and current in an a.c. circuit,
with the impedence Z, the average power transferred to the a.c. circuit is
given by
(a) Vrms Irms (b) Vrms Irms (R/Z) (c) Vrms Irms (Z/R)

(d) 1/2 Vrms Irms (R/Z)

Q33. A choke in series with a lamp is connected to an a.c. line. The lamp is
seen to glow brightly. An iron core inserted into the choke, will
(a) increase the glow (b) decrease the glow (c) not effect the glow
(d) make the glow disappear
Q34. A power transmission line feeds input power at 2300 V to a stepdown
transformer with its primary windings having
4000 turns. The number of turns in the secondary in order to get a power
output at 230 V, should be
(a) 40,000 (b) 400

(c) 40

(d) 4

Q35. A circular VHF TV antenna has a diameter of 20 cm and a resistance of

10. The magnetic field of a TV signal is normal to the plane of the loop,
and is changing at the uniform rate of 100 mT/s, the induced current in the
antenna will be
(a) 314 A (b) 31.4 A (c) 3.14 A (d) 3.14 mA
Q36. The magnetic flux normal to the plane of a loop of wire changes
according to 3 = 6t2 + 7t where B is in milli Weber and t is in seconds.
The absolute value of the induced e.m.f. in the loop at the end of 2s is
(a) 12 mV

(b) 24 mV

(c) 38 mV

(d) 31 mV

Q37. An automobile having a radio antenna 110 cm long travels at 90 km/h

cutting across an earths magnetic field of 55 T, the maximum possible
value of induced e.m.f. in the antenna is about
102

(a) 1.51 105 V (b) 1.51 104 V (c) 1.51 103 V

V

(d)

1.51

Q38. A generator consists of 100 turns of wire formed into a rectangular loop
50 cm by 30 cm placed entirely in a uniform magnetic field with magnitude
B = 3.5 T. The loop is spun perpendicular to the field with a speed of 1000
rpm, the maximum value of the e.m.f. produced in the loop will be
(a) 5.5 106 V

(b) 5.5 105 V

Q39. At very low frequency (

(c) 5.5 104 V

(d) 5.5 103 V

0) a LCRseries circuit acts as a

(a)
pure inductive circuit (b) pure capacitive circuit
circuit
(d) RC circuit

(c)

pure

resistive

Q40. A LCR series a.c. circuit has a resistance of 100 , and an impedance of
1 K, the power factor of the a.c. circuit in percent is about

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(b) 1%
(c) 90%
(d) 50%
Q41. The power factor of an a.c. series resonance
circuit at resonance is
(a) > 1
(b) < 1
(c) = 1
(d) = 0
Q42. In a phases diagram for an a.c. circuit, the projection of a
phases on the vertical axis gives the
(a) maximum value of
the alternating quantity
(b)

instantaneous value of the alternating quantity

(c)

average value of the alternating quantity

(d)

v.m.s. value of the alternating quantity

Q43. At resonance a LCR series a.c. circuit functions as a

(a) pure inductive circuit

(b) pure capacitive circuit

(c) pure resistive circuit

(d) normal LCR series circuit

Q44. Two inductors of value L, and L 2 (L2 > L1) are connected in parallel and
separated by a large distance. Their equivalent inductance (Leq) is given by
(a) Leq = L1 + L2

(b) Leq = L2 L1

(c)
Leq

1=1+1

L1

(d)

L2

Leq

1=11

L2

L1

Q45. Two inductors of value L1 and L2 (L2 > L1) are connected in series, and are
separated by a large distance, their equivalent inductance (Leq) is given by
(a) Leq = L1 + L2

(b) Leq = L2 L1

(c)
Leq

= 1+

L1

(d)

L2

Leq

= 1

L1

L2

Q46. A coil of wire forming an inductor of inductance L is shetched to double its

length, the inductance of the coil will
(a) change to L/4 (b) not change at all

(c) change to L/2 (d) change to

L/8
Q47. A coil of copper wire forming an inductor of inductance L is stretched to
triple its length, the change in the inductance of the coil will be
(a) zero

(b) L/3

(c) L/9

(d) 2L/3

Q48. The energy stored in a pure capacitor of capacitance C Fds with a

potential difference of V volts across its plates, is given by
(a) CV2

(b) 1/2 C2V2

(c) 1/2 CV2 (d) 1/2 VC2

Q49. A 1.5 F capacitor is charged to 100 V. The charging battery is then

disconnected and a 15 mH inductor is connected across the capacitor so
that LC oscillations occur. The maximum current in the coil will be
(a) 10 A
(b) 1 A
(c) 0.1 A
(d) 0.01 A
Q50. In the mechanical analogy of the oscillating LC circuit, the mechanical
quantity corresponding to the magnetic field is
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(c) total energy
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(b) potential
(d)
kinetic

Q51. The current in a LCR series resonance circuit, at resonance when R = 0,

is
(a) infinite (b) zero

(c) very large but finite (d) very small but infinte

Q52. The inductance of closelypacked coil of 400 turns is 8 mH. The magnetic
flux through the coil when the current is 5 mA is
(a) 109 Wb

(b) 108 Wb

(c) 107 Wb

(d) 106 Wb

Q53. In an LCcircuit the maximum charge on the capacitor is 2.84 C, and

the total energy is 142 J, the value of the capacitance is about
(a) 28.4 f (b) 284 f

(c) 28.4 nf (d) 284 nf

Q54. If a 1.48 mH inductor in an LC circuit stores a maximum energy of 11.2

J the peak current is given by
(a) 123 A (b) 123 mA (c) 12.3 mA

(d) 1.72 mA

Q55. A ac circuit has L = 12.6 mH and C = 1.15 F, the amount of resistance

that should be inserted into the circuit in series to reduce the resonant
frequency by 0.01 is
(a) 2.96 (b) 8.76 (c) 29.6

(d) 87.6

Q56. If q is the instantaneous charge flowing through a LRC series a.c.

circuit, then the differential equation describing the damped harmonic
oscillations of the charge is
2
(
a
)

0
L dt LC

(
b
)

dt
d2 q
qc
+

R dq
+
(c)

=
0 dt

L dt

0
L

dt
R

0
dt

LC
d2 q dq
L
qL
+
+
=
(d)
dt 2 R dt C

R dq

L dq

dq

+ q=

Q57. If the frequency () of an a.c. LRC series circuit is doubled.

(a)

both the inductive and capacitance reactance increase

(b)

both the inductance and capacitive reactances decrease

(c)
the capacitive
increases

reactance

decreases

and the

inductive

reactance

(d)
the capacitive
decreases

reactance

increases

and

inductive

reactance

Q58. At very high frequencies (

(a) Capacitive circuit
(d) LR circuit

the

) a LCR series a.c. circuit acts as a

(b) Resistive circuit

(c) Pure inductive circuit

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500 resistance in the secondary, the equivalent resistance of the load in
the secondary is
(a) 50 K

(b) 5 K

(c) 50

(d) 5

Q60. If you want to reduce your monthly electric bill, you will try
(a) for a small power factor

(b) for a large power factor

(c) for a zero power factor

(d) not to brother about the power

factor
Q61. In which one of the following cases the eddy currents produced strong
electromagnetic induction are desirable
(a) a stepup transformer

(b) a stepdown transformer

(c) an electric generator

(d) a table galvanometer

Q62. A step down transformer has a turns ratio of 50 and resistive load of 12
in the secondary. When the primary is connected to an a.c. supply of 120 V
(rms), the current in the secondary will be
(a) 0.5 A

(b) 0.2 A

(c) 2 A

(d) 10 A

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