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CLASS-XII SUBJECT-PHYSICS
CHAPTER- ALTERNATING CURRENT

MCQ

1 A series circuit with an inductance of 15 mH, a capacitance of 35 µF, and a resistance of 5.0 Ω contains a sinusoidal source
of emf with a frequency of 500 Hz. The frequency with which the charge on the capacitor oscillates is:
A. 500 Hz B. 1.4 kHz
C. greater than 1.4 kHz D. less than 500 Hz
ans: A
2 In a purely inductive circuit, the current lags the voltage by:
A. zero B. one-fourth of a cycle C. one-half of a cycle D. three-fourths of a cycle
ans: B
3 An RLC series circuit has R = 4 Ω, XC = 3 Ω, and XL = 6 Ω. The impedance of this circuit is:
A. 5Ω B. 7Ω C. 9.8 Ω D. 13 Ω
ans: A
4 A sinusoidal voltage V (t) has an rms value of 100 V. Its maximum value is:
A. 100 V B. 707 V C. 70.7 V D. 141 V
ans: D
5 A series circuit consists of a 15-Ω resistor, a 25-mH inductor, and a 35-µF capacitor. If the frequency is 100 Hz the power
factor is:
A. 0 B. 0.20 C. 0.45 D. 0.89
ans: C
6 Iron, rather than copper, is used in the core of transformers because iron:
A. can withstand a higher temperature B. has a greater resistivity
C. has a very high permeability D. makes a good permanent magnet
ans: C
7 A generator supplies 100 V to the primary coil of a transformer. The primary has 50 turns and the
secondary has 500 turns. The secondary voltage is:
A. 1000 V B. 500 V C. 250 V D. 100 V
ans: A
8 Which of the following graphs represent the variation of current (I) with frequency in AC circuit
containing a pure capacitor?

A. (a) B. (b) C. (c) D. (d)

ans: A
9 Which of the following graphs represent the variation of current (I) with frequency in AC circuit
containing a pure inductor?

A. (a) B. (b) C. (c) D. (d)

ans: C
10 The variation of impedance ‘Z’ with frequency in LCR series circuit shown in figures is

A. (a) B. (b) C. (c) D. (d)

ans: C
11 two identical lamps L1 and L2 are connected in AC circuit as shown below. Then

A. both glow equally bright B. L1 glows brighter than L2

C. L2 glows brighter than L1 D. none of these

ans: B
12 In the expression e = –d∅dt, the -ve sign signifies:
(a) The induced emf is produced only when magnetic flux decreases
(b) The induced emf opposes the change in the magnetic flux
(c) The induced emf is opposite to the direction of the flux
(d) None of these

Answer: (b) The induced emf opposes the change in the magnetic flux

13. A metal conductor of length 1 m rotates vertically about one of its ends at angular velocity

5 rad s-1 . If the horizontal component of earth’s magnetism is 2 × 10-5 T, then e.m.f. developed

between the two ends of the conductor is:

(a) 5 µV (b) 50 µV (c) 5 mV (d) 50 mV Answer: (a) 5 µV

Question 14
The figure shows variation of R, XL and XC with frequency f in a series L, C, R circuit. Then for what
frequency point, the circuit is inductive.

(a) A (b) B © C (d) A and B

Ans- (c)
 Question 15
The r.m.s. voltage of the wave form shown is

(a) 10 V (b) 7V (c) 6.37 V (d) 12 V

Ans- (a)

Q1. What is the average value of a.c. over a cycle and why?
Q2. What is the reactance of an inductor in a d.c. circuit?
Q3. When are the voltage and current in LCR series a.c. circuit in phase?
Q4. In a.c circuit there is no power consumption in an inductor. Why?
Q5. What is the power dissipation in an a.c. circuit in which voltage and current are given by
ε=230sin(ωt+π/2) and I=10sinωt?
Q6. Why cannot a transformer be used to step up or down d.c. voltage?
Q7. What causes the core of the transformer to get heated up under operation?
Q8. Why is the core of the transformer made of a magnetic material of high permeability?
Q9. What is the power factor of series LCR at resonance?
Q11. In a series LCR circuit voltage across inductor, capacitor and resistor are VL , VC and VR
respectively. What is the phase difference between (i) VL and VC (ii) VL and VR ?
Q12. What are the values of capacitive and inductive reactance in a d.c. circuit?
Q13. In series LCR circuit if VL = VC ≠ VR . What is the value of the power factor?
Q14. A choke coil and a capacitor are connected in series to an a.c. source. The bulb shines brightly.
How does its brightness change when an iron core is inserted in the choke coil?
Q15. An electric lamp connected in series with a capacitor and a.c. The source is glowing with a certain
brightness. How does the brightness of the lamp change on increasing the capacitance?
Q16. What is the maximum value of the power factor? When does it occur?
Q17. You are given an air coil, a bulb, an iron rod and a source. Suggest a method to find whether the
given source is d.c. or a.c. Explain your answer.
Q18. A radio frequency choke is air-cored whereas an audio frequency choke is iron-cored. Give a reason
for this.
Q19. When an alternating voltage of 210V is applied across a device X, a current of 0.4A flows through

the circuit is in phase with the applied voltage. When the same voltage is applied across another
device Y, same current again flows through the circuit but it lags the applied voltage by π/2. Name
the devices X and Y.
Q20. What do you mean by sharpness of resonance in LCR series circuit? On which factor does it
Q23. Draw the graph to show the variation of reactance of (i) a capacitor and (ii) and inductor
with frequency of a supplied voltage.
Q24. A rectangular coil of N turns, area A is held in uniform magnetic field B. If the coil is rotated with
angular velocity ω, deduce an expression for the induced emf in the coil at instant of time.
Q25. What is the ‘power factor’?. Prove that an ideal inductor does not dissipate power in a.c. circuit.
Q26. The self-inductance of the motor of an electric fan is 10H. What should be the capacitance of the
capacitor to which it should be connected in order to impart maximum power a 50Hz?
Q27. What is meant by (a) instantaneous value (b) rms value and (c) the peak value of
alternating emf and current? Write the relation between them.
Q28. A bulb ‘B’ and a inductor of reactance XL are connected in series to an source as
shown in the fig. How will the brightness of the bulb change when
(ix) the number of turns of the inductor is reduced.
(ii) A capacitor of reactance XC=XL is included in series in the same
 circuit?
Give a reason.
Q29. What do you mean by sharpness of resonance in LCR series circuit? On which factor
does it depend? Name the quantity that is used to measure the sharpness of resonance.
Q30. (i) State the condition under which the phenomenon of resonance occurs in a LCR circuit.
(ii) Plot a graph showing the variation of current with frequency of a.c. source in a LCR
circuit. (iii) power factor of an a.c circuit is 0.5. What will be the phase angle between the
voltage and current?
Q31. An electric bulb operates 12V d.c. If this bulb is connected to an a.c source gives normal
brightness, what would be the peak value of the voltage? (Ans: 17V)
Q32. The instantaneous value of a.c. voltage is given by V=140sin300t. What is (i) peak value of the
voltage (ii) its rms value and (iii) frequency of the supply? (Ans: 140V, 100V,
50Hz)
Q33. An a.c circuit consists of only inductor of inductance 2H. If the amplitude of the current is 0.25a
and frequency 60Hz, calculate the effective potential difference across the inductor? (Ans: 133.2V)
Q34. A resistor of 50Ω, an inductor of (20/π) H and a capacitor of 5/π are connected in series to a voltage source 230V, 50Hz, find
the impedance of the circuit. (Ans: 2000Ω)
Q35. A resistor of 12Ω, an inductor of 0.1H and a capacitor of reactance 14Ω are connected in series to a voltage source 200V,
50Hz, calculate
(a) the current in the circuit
(b) the phase angle between V and I
(Ans: 10A, tan-1(1.3333) )
Q36. A 100mH inductor, a 20μF capacitor and a 10Ω resistor are connected in series to a 110V, 50Hz a.c. source.
Calculate
(a) the impedance of the circuit at resonance
(b) current at resonance (c) resonant frequency.
(Ans: 10Ω, 10A, 112.6Hz)
Q37. A radio waves of wavelength 300m can be transmitted by a transmission center. A conductor of
capacitance 2.4μF is available. Calculate the inductance of the required coil for resonance.

(Ans: 1.055×10-8H)
Q38. An emf V=100sin314t is applied across a pure capacitor of capacitance 637μF. Find
(a) the instantaneous current (b) the instantaneous power
(c) the frequency of power (c) the maximum energy stored in the capacitor.
(Ans: I=20cos314t, P=1000sin628t watt, 100Hz, 3.185J)
Q39. How much current is drawn by the primary of a transformer which steps down 220V to 22V to operate a device with an
impedance of 220Ω? (Ans: 0.01A)
Q40. A transformer has 500 turns in primary coil and 1000 turns in secondary coil. The primary voltage is 200V and the load in the
secondary is 100Ω. Calculate the current in the primary, assuming it to be an ideal transformer. (Ans: 8A)
Q41. A step down transformer is used to reduce the main supply of 220V to 11V. If the primary draws a
current of 5A and the secondary 90A, what is the efficiency of the transformer? (Ans: 90%)
Q43. A generator develops an emf of 120V has a terminal potential difference of 115V, when the armature current is 25A. What is
the resistance of the armature? (Ans: 0.2Ω)