Ac Test
Ac Test
\
|
+ =
3
100 sin 100
t
. The
power dissipated in circuit is
[MP PET 1989; RPET 1999; MP PMT 1999, 2002]
(a) 10
4
watt (b) 10 watt
(c) 2.5 watt (d) 5 watt
4. Alternating current can not be measured by dc ammeter
because [AIEEE 2004]
(a) ac cannot pass through dc ammeter
(b) Average value of complete cycle is zero
(c) ac is virtual
(d) ac changes its direction
5. The resistance of a coil for dc is in ohms. In ac, the
resistance [CPMT 1987]
(a) Will remain same (b) Will increase
(c) Will decrease (d) Will be zero
6. If instantaneous current is given by ) ( cos 4 | e + = t i
amperes, then the r.m.s. value of current is [RPET 2000]
(a) 4 amperes (b) 2 2 amperes
(c) 2 4 amperes (d) Zero amperes
7. In an ac circuit, peak value of voltage is 423 volts. Its
effective voltage is [JIPMER 1997]
(a) 400 volts (b) 323 volts
(c) 300 volts (d) 340 volts
8. In an ac circuit I = 100 sin 200 tt. The time required for
the current to achieve its peak value will be [DPMT 2003]
(a) sec
100
1
(b) sec
200
1
(c) sec
300
1
(d) sec
400
1
9. The peak value of an Alternating current is 6 amp, then
r.m.s. value of current will be
(a) 3 A (b) 3 3 A
(c) 2 3 A (d) 3 2 A
10. A generator produces a voltage that is given by
t V 120 sin 240 = , where t is in seconds. The frequency
and r.m.s. voltage are [MP PET 1993; MP PMT 1990]
(a) 60 Hz and 240 V (b) 19 Hz and 120 V
(c) 19 Hz and 170 V (d) 754 Hz and 70 V
11. If
0
E represents the peak value of the voltage in an ac
circuit, the r.m.s. value of the voltage will be
[CPMT 1972; MP PMT 1996]
(a)
t
0
E
(b)
2
0
E
(c)
t
0
E
(d)
2
0
E
12. The peak value of 220 volts of ac mains is
[CPMT 1990; MP PMT 1999; MP PET 2000; RPET2001]
(a) 155.6 volts (b) 220.0 volts
(c) 311.0 volts (d) 440 volts
13. A sinusoidal ac current flows through a resistor of
resistance R. If the peak current is
p
I , then the power
dissipated is
[MP PMT 1991]
(a) u cos
2
R I
p
(b) R I
p
2
2
1
(c) R I
p
2
4
t
(d) R I
p
2
1
t
14. A 40 O electric heater is connected to a 200 V, 50 Hz
mains supply. The peak value of electric current flowing
in the circuit is approximately [MP PET 1992]
(a) 2.5 A (b) 5.0 A
(c) 7 A (d) 10 A
15. The frequency of ac mains in India is
[NCERT 1974; MP PMT/PET 1988; RPMT 1997; RPET 2000]
(a) 30 c/s or Hz (b) 50 c/s or Hz
(c) 60 c/s or Hz (d) 120 c/s or Hz
16. 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
maximum value and the peak value of current will be
[MP PET 1993; KCET 2003]
(a) 2 10
2
sec and 14.14 amp
(b) 1 10
2
sec and 7.07 amp
(c) 5 10
3
sec and 7.07 amp
(d) 5 10
3
sec and 14.14 amp
17. The root mean square value of the alternating current is
equal to [MP PMT 1993]
(a) Twice the peak value
(b) Half the peak value
(c)
2
1
times the peak value
(d) Equal to the peak value
18. The peak value of an alternating e.m.f. E is given by
t E E e cos
0
= is 10 volts and its frequency is 50 Hz. At
time sec t
600
1
= , the instantaneous e.m.f. is
[MP PMT 1990; MP PET 2004]
(a) 10 V (b) V 3 5
(c) 5 V (d) 1 V
1.
2.
3.
4.
6.
7.
5.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
1358 Alternating Current
19. If a current I given by |
.
|
\
|
2
sin
0
t
e t I flows in an ac
circuit across which an ac potential of t E E e sin
0
= has
been applied, then the power consumption P in the circuit
will be
[CPMT 1986; Roorkee 1992; SCRA 1996;
MP PMT 1994; RPET 2001; MP PET 2001, 02]
(a)
2
0 0
I E
P = (b)
0 0
2 I E P =
(c)
2
0 0
I E
P = (d) P = 0
20. In an ac circuit, the instantaneous values of e.m.f. and
current are e = 200 sin 314 t volt and |
.
|
\
|
+ =
3
314 sin
t
t i
ampere. The average power consumed in watt is
[NCERT 1990; RPMT 1997]
(a) 200 (b) 100
(c) 50 (d) 25
21. An ac generator produced an output voltage
volts t E 377 sin 170 = , where t is in seconds. The
frequency of ac voltage is [MP PET 1994]
(a) 50 Hz (b) 110 Hz
(c) 60 Hz (d) 230 Hz
22. In general in an alternating current circuit [MP PMT 1994]
(a) The average value of current is zero
(b) The average value of square of the current is zero
(c) Average power dissipation is zero
(d) The phase difference between voltage and current is
zero
23. An alternating current is given by the equation
t i t i i e e sin cos
2 1
+ = . The r.m.s. current is given by
[MP PMT 1994]
(a) ) (
2
1
2 1
i i + (b)
2
2
) (
2
1
i i
i
+
(c)
2 / 1 2
2
2
1
) (
2
1
i i + (d)
2 / 1 2
2
2
1
) (
2
1
i i +
24. In an ac circuit, the current is given by
|
.
|
\
|
=
2
100 sin 5
t
t i and the ac potential
is . ) 100 ( sin 200 volt V = Then the power consumption is
[CBSE PMT 1995; MH CET 1999; CPMT 2002]
(a) 20 watts (b) 40 watts
(c) 1000 watts (d) 0 watt
25. An electric lamp is connected to 220 V, 50 Hz supply.
Then the peak value of voltage is [AFMC 1996]
(a) 210 V (b) 211 V
(c) 311 V (d) 320 V
26. In a circuit, the value of the alternating current is
measured by hot wire ammeter as 10 ampere. Its peak
value will be
[MP PET 1996; AMU (Med.) 1999;
KCET (Engg./Med.) 2000; CPMT 2003]
(a) 10 A (b) 20 A
(c) 14.14 A (d) 7.07 A
27. The voltage of domestic ac is 220 volt. What does this
represent [MP PMT 1996]
(a) Mean voltage
(b) Peak voltage
(c) Root mean voltage
(d) Root mean square voltage
28. The r.m.s. voltage of domestic electricity supply is 220
volt . Electrical appliances should be designed to
withstand an instantaneous voltage of
(a) 220 V (b) 310 V
(c) 330 V (d) 440 V
29. The process by which ac is converted into dc is known as [RPMT 1997]
(b) Purification (b) Amplification
(c) Rectification (d) Current amplification
30. In an ac circuit with voltage V and current I, the power
dissipated is [CBSE PMT 1997]
(a) VI
(b) VI
2
1
(c) VI
2
1
(d) Depends on the phase between V and I
31. For an ac circuit t V e sin 15 = and t I e cos 20 = the
average power consumed in this circuit is [RPET 1999]
(a) 300 Watt (b) 150 Watt
(c) 75 Watt (d) zero
32. A bulb is connected first with dc and then ac of same
voltage then it will shine brightly with [RPET 2000]
(a) AC
(b) DC
(c) Brightness will be in ratio 1/1.4
(d) Equally with both
33. An ac supply gives 30 V r.m.s. which passes through a
10 O resistance. The power dissipated in it is [AMU (Med.) 2001]
(a) W 2 90 (b) W 90
(c) W 2 45 (d) W 45
34. The frequency of an alternating voltage is 50 cycles/sec
and its amplitude is 120V. Then the r.m.s. value of voltage
is
[BHU 1999; MH CET (Med.) 2001;
KCET (Med.) 2001; MH CET 2003]
(a) 101.3V (b) 84.8V
(c) 70.7V (d) 56.5V
18.
19.
20.