51.

If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin Solution:

628t, the maximum value of voltage and
frequency are 54. The frequency of a sinusoidal signal shown
in figure is
A. 100 V, 50 Hz

B. 50√2 V, 50 Hz

C. 100 V, 100 Hz

D. 50√2 V, 100 Hz

View Answer:
A. 500 Hz
Answer: Option C
B. 1 kHz
Solution:
C. 25 kHz
52. When the sole purpose of an alternating
current is to produce heat, the selection of D. 500 kHz
conductor is based on
View Answer:
A. average value of current
Answer: Option A
B. peak value of current
Solution:
C. rms value of current
55. The period of the voltage 2 cos 4500πt + 7
D. any of the above sin 7500πt is

View Answer: A. 2.51 s

Answer: Option C B. 2.51 ns

Solution: C. 2.51 ms

53. The form factor of dc supply voltage is D. 2.51 μs

always
View Answer:
A. infinite
Answer: Option C
B. zero
Solution:
C. 0.5
56. The a.c. system is preferred to d.c. system
D. unity because ______

View Answer: A. a.c. voltages can easily be changed in

magnitude
Answer: Option A
B. d.c. motors do not have fine speed control A. Friction

C. high-voltage a.c. transmissions is less B. Photoelectric effect

efficient
C. Thermal energy
D. d.c. voltage cannot be used for domestic
appliances D. Crystal

View Answer: View Answer:

Answer: Option A Answer: Option D

Solution: Solution:

57. In a.c. system, we generate sine wave form 60. In Fig. 1.1, the component of flux that will
because ______ contribute to e.m.f. in the coil is ______.

A. it can be easily drawn

B. it produces lest disturbance in electrical

circuits

C. it is nature’s standard

D. other waves cannot be produced easily

View Answer:
A. ϕmax sin ωt
Answer: Option B
B. ϕmax cos ωt
Solution:
C. ϕmax tan ωt
58. ______ will work only on d.c. supply.
D. ϕmax cot ωt
A. Electric lamp
View Answer:
B. Refrigerator
Answer: Option B
C. Heater
Solution:
D. Electroplating

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

59. ______ will produce a.c. voltage.

61. In Fig. 1.1, the maximum e.m.f. induced in B. 25 Hz
the coil is ______.
C. 100 Hz

D. 75 Hz

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

64. An alternating current is given by i = 10 sin

A. N ϕmax
314t. The time taken to generate two cycles of
current is ______.
B. ω ϕmax
A. 0.02 second
C. N ϕmax sin wt
B. 0.01 second
D. ωN ϕmax
C. 0.04 second
View Answer:
D. 0.05 second
Answer: Option D
View Answer:
Solution:
Answer: Option C
62. A coil is rotating in the uniform field of an
8-pole generator. In one revolution of the coil,
Solution:
the number of cycles generated by the
voltage is ______.
65. An alternating voltage is given by v = 30 sin
314t. The time taken by the voltage to reach -
A. one
30 V for the first time is ______.

B. two
A. 0.02 second

C. four
B. 0.1 second

D. eight
C. 0.03 second

View Answer:
D. 0.015 second

Answer: Option C
View Answer:

Solution:
Answer: Option D

63. An alternating voltage is given by v = 20 sin

Solution:
157t. The frequency of the alternating voltage
is ______.
66. A sine wave has a maximum value of 20 V.
Its value at 135° is _____.
A. 50 Hz
A. 10 V 69. An a.c. generator having 10 poles and
running at 600 r.p.m. will generate an
B. 14.14 V alternating voltage of frequency _______

C. 15 V A. 25 Hz

D. 5 V B. 100 Hz

View Answer: C. 50 Hz

Answer: Option B D. 200 Hz

Solution: View Answer:

67. A sinusoidal current has a magnitude of 3 A Answer: Option C

at 120°. Its maximum value will be ______.
Solution:
A. √3 A
70. We have assigned a frequency of 50 Hz to
B. √3/2 A power system because it ______

C. 2√3 A A. can easily be obtained

D. 6 A B. gives best result when used for operating

both lights and machinery
View Answer:
C. leads to easy calculation
Answer: Option C
D. none of the above
Solution:
View Answer:
68. An alternating current given by i = 10 sin
314t. Measuring time from t = 0, the time taken Answer: Option B
by the current to reach +10 A for the second
time is ______. Solution:

A. 0.05 second 71. An alternating voltage is given by v = 100

sin 314t volts. Its average value will be ______.
B. 0.1 second
A. 70.7 V
C. 0.025 second
B. 50 V
D. 0.02 second
C. 63.7 V
View Answer:
D. 100 V
Answer: Option C
View Answer:
Solution:
Answer: Option C
Solution: Answer: Option B

72. An alternating current whose average Solution:

value is 1 A will produce ____ 1 A d.c. under
similar conditions. 75. An alternating voltage is given by v = 200
sin 314t. Its r.m.s. value will be ______
A. less heat than
A. 100 V
B. more heat than
B. 282.8 V
C. the same heat as
C. 141.4 V
D. none of these
D. 121.4 V
View Answer:
View Answer:
Answer: Option A
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Solution:
73. A sinusoidal alternating current has a
maximum value of Im. Its average value will be 76. The r.m.s. value of sinusoidally varying
______. current is _____ that of its average value.

A. Im/π A. more than

B. Im/2π B. less than

C. 2Im/π C. same as

D. none of these D. none of these

View Answer: View Answer:

Answer: Option C Answer: Option A

Solution: Solution:

74. The area of a sinusoidal wave over a half- 77. Alternating voltages and currents are
cycle is ______ expresses in r.m.s. values because ______

A. max. value /2 A. they can be easily determined

B. 2 x max. value B. calculations become very simple

C. max. value /π C. they give comparison with d.c.

D. max. value /2π D. none of these

View Answer: View Answer:

Answer: Option C View Answer:

Solution: Answer: Option A

78. The average value of sin2θ over a Solution:

complete cycle is ______
81. The form factor a sinusoidal wave is ______
A. +1
A. 1.414
B. -1
B. 1.11
C. ½
C. 2
D. zero
D. 1.5
View Answer:
View Answer:
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Solution:
79. The average value of sinθ over a complete
cycle is ______. 82. The filament of a vacuum tube requires 0.4
A d.c. to heat it. The r.m.s. value of a.c. required
A. zero is ______.

B. +1 A. 0.4 x √2

C. -1 B. 0.4 /2 A

D. ½ C. 0.8 /√2

View Answer: D. 0.4 A

Answer: Option A View Answer:

Solution: Answer: Option D

80. An alternating current is given by i = Im sin Solution:

θ. The average value of squared wave of this
current over a complete cycle is ______ 83. A 100 V peak a.c. is as effective as ______
d.c.
A. Im/2
A. 100 V
B. Im/π
B. 50 V
C. 2Im/π
C. 70.7 V
D. 2Im
D. none of these
View Answer: View Answer:

Answer: Option C Answer: Option B

Solution: Solution:

84. The form factor of a ______ wave is 1. 87. When a 15-V square wave is connected
across a 50-V a.c. voltmeter, it will read ______.
A. sinusoidal
A. 15 V
B. square
B. 15 x √2
C. triangular
C. 15 /√2
D. saw tooth
D. none of these
View Answer:
View Answer:
Answer: Option B
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Solution:
85. Out of the following ______ wave is the
peakiest. 88. The breakdown voltage of an insulation
depends upon _____ value of alternating
A. sinusoidal voltage.

B. square A. average

C. rectangular B. r.m.s.

D. triangular C. peak

View Answer: D. twice the r.m.s.

Answer: Option D View Answer:

Solution: Answer: Option C

86. The peak factor of a sine wave form is Solution:

______.
89. The peak factor of a half-wave rectified a.c.
A. 1.11 is ______.

B. 1.414 A. 1.57

C. 2 B. 2

D. 1.5 C. 1.11
D. 1.4142 ______.

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

90. The form factor of a half-wave rectified a.c.

is ______ .

A. 2

B. 1.11

C. 1.414

D. 1.57

View Answer:
A. square wave
Answer: Option D
B. sinusoidal wave
Solution:
C. triangular wave
91. When 200 V sinusoidal peak-to-peak is
connected across an a.c. voltmeter, it will read D. saw tooth wave
______
View Answer:
A. 141.4 V
Answer: Option A
B. 50 V
Solution:
C. 70.7 V

D. none of these

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

92. In Fig. 1.2, the wave that will produce

maximum heat under the similar conditions is
93. In Fig. 1.2, ____ wave will have the highest Solution:
average value.
95. A current wave is given by i = 4 + 2√2 sin 3θ
+ 4√2 sin 5θ. The r.m.s. value of current wave is
______.

A. 10 A

B. 6 A

C. √56 A

D. 5 A

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

96. In Fig. 1.3, current is given by i = Im sin θ. The

A. saw tooth voltage equation will be ______.

B. square

C. triangular

D. sinusoidal

View Answer:

Answer: Option B A. Vm sin θ

Solution: B. Vm sin (θ + ϕ)

94. The average value of a sinusoidal current is C. Vm sin (θ – ϕ)

100 A. Its r.m.s value is ______.
D. Vm sin (θ – 2ϕ)
A. 63.7 A
View Answer:
B. 70.7 A
Answer: Option B
C. 141.4 A
Solution:
D. 111 A

View Answer:

Answer: Option D
97. The waveforms of voltage and current C. 10 sin (314t – π/6)
shown in Fig. 1.3 would exist in ______ circuit.
D. 5√2 sin (314t + π/4)

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

100. The sum of the following two e.m.f’s will

be ______
A. a resistive

B. a capacitive e1 = 10 sin ωt e2 = 10 cos ωt

A. 10
C. an inductive

D. none of these B. 20 sin ωt

View Answer: C. 14.14 cos ωt

Answer: Option C D. 14.14 sin (ωt + π/4)

Solution: View Answer:

98. An alternating voltage or current is a Answer: Option D

______.

A. scalar quantity

B. vector quantity

C. phasor

D. none of these

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

99. Three parallel circuits take the following

currents: i1 = 5 sin 314t, i2 = 30 sin (314t + π/2)
and i3 = 25 sin (314t – π/2). The expression for
the resultant current is ______.

A. 25 sin (314t + π/3)

B. 5 sin (314t + π/2)