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Topic : Alternating EMF and Current

Questions based on AC Generator, Mean and 7. The instantaneous voltage through a device of
RMS Value of AC impedance 20 is e = 80 sin 100 t. The effective
value of the current is
1. Which of the following is constructed on the principle (A) 3A (B) 2.828A
of electromagnetic induction (C) 1.732A (D) 4A
(A) Galvanometer (B) Electric motor 8. The peak value of an alternating e.m.f E given E = E0
(C) Generator (D) Voltmeter cos t is 10 volts and its frequency is 50 Hz. At time
2. In an AC series circuit, the instantaneous current is 1
maximum when the instantaneous voltage is t= sec, the instantaneous e.m.f. is
600
maximum. The circuit element connected to the
source will be (A) 10V (B) 5 3 V
(A) Pure inductor (C) 5V (D) 1V
(B) Pure capacitor 9. An alternating emf e = 220 2 sin100 t V is applied
(C) Pure resistor to a capacitor 1F. The current flowing through the
(D) Combination of capacitor and an inductor capacitor is
3. An alternating e.m.f. is applied to purely capacitive (A) 22mA (B) 12mA
circuit. The phase relation between e.m.f. and current (C) 32mA (D) 42mA
flowing in the circuit is 10. What is the r.m.s. value of an alternating current
(A) e.m.f. is ahead of current by /2 which when passed through a resistor produces heat
(B) Current is ahead of e.m.f by /2 which is thrice of that produced by a direct current of
(C) Current lags behind e.m.f. by  2 amperes in the same resistor
(D) Current is ahead of e.m.f. by  (A) 6 amp (B) 2 amp
4. The frequency for which a 5 F capacitor has a (C) 3.46 amp (D) 0.66 amp
1  1 
reactance of ohm is given by 11. The instantaneous current in a circuit is I =   sin
1000  2
100 1000 ( t +  ) . The rms value of the current is
(A) MHz (B) Hz
  (A) 1 amp (B) 2 amp
1 1 1
(C) Hz (D) 1000 Hz (C) amp (D) amp
1000 2 2
5. An alternating current in a circuit is given by 12. The peak value of house hold line voltage is
I = 20sin (100 t + 0.05 ) A .The r.m.s. value and (A) 220 V (B) 311 V
(C) 1.414 V (D) 440 V
the frequency of current respectively are
13. Ratio of the mean value over half cycle to the r.m.s
(A) 10A and 100Hz (B) 10A and 50Hz
value of an AC is
(C) 10 2 A and 50Hz (D) 10 2 A and 100Hz
(A) 2 :  (B) 2 2 : 
(C) 2 :  (D) 2 : 1
 
6. If E = 100sin (100t ) volt and I = 100sin 100t +  14. The voltage of an ac source varies with time
 3 according to the equation
mA are the instantaneous values of voltage and V = 100sin 100 t cos100 t where t is in seconds
current, then the r.m.s values of voltage and current and V is in volts. Then
are respectively (A) The peak voltage of the source is 100 volts
(A) 70.7V, 70.7mA (B) 70.7V, 70.7A (B) The peak voltage of the source is 50 volts
(C) 141.4V, 141.4mA (D) 141.4V, 141.4A 100
(C) The peak voltage of the source is volts
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 (D) The frequency of the source is 50 Hz on axis along their common diameter. Calculate the
15. Match the following emf induced in the smaller coil after a time t of its start
Currents r.m.s. values of rotation. [JEE (M) 2018]
(1) x0 sin  t (i) x0 0 I 0 I
x
(A)  r 2 sin t (B) r 2 sin t
(2) x0 sin  t cos  t (ii) 0 4R 4R
2 0 I 0 I
(C) r 2 sin t (D)  r 2 sin t
x0 2R 2R
(3) x0 sin  t + x0 cos  t (iii)
(2 2) 21. A coil of cross-sectional area A having n turns is
placed in a uniform magnetic field B. When it is
(A) 1. (i), 2. (ii), 3. (iii) (B) 1. (ii), 2. (iii), 3. (i)
rotated with an angular velocity , the maximum
(C) 1. (i), 2. (iii), 3. (ii) (D) None of these
e.m.f. induced in the coil will be: [JEE (M) 2018]
16. Using an AC voltmeter, the potential difference in the
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electrical line in a house is read to be 230 Volt. If the (A) nBA (B) nBA
line frequency is known to be 50 cycles per second, 2
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the equation of the line voltage will be (C) 3nBA (D) nBA
(A) V = 230 sin (100  t) (B) V = 325 sin (100  t) 2
22. An alternating current is given by the equation i = i1
(C) V = 440 sin (100  t) (D) V =115 sin (100  t)
sin t + i2 cos cot The rms current will be :
17. The output sinusoidal current versus time curve of a
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rectifier is shown in the figure. The average value of
1 2 2 12
output current in this case is (A)
2
(
i1 + i 2 ) (B)
1 2 2 12
2
( i1 + i2 )
1 1
( i1 + i2 ) (i1 + i2 )
2
(C) (D)
2 2
23. Alternating current cannot be measured by D.C.
I0 ammeter because [JEE (M) 2004]
(A) 0 (B) (A) A.C. cannot pass through D.C. ammeter
2
2I0 (B) A.C. changes direction
(C) (D) I 0 (C) average value of current for complete cycle is zero

18. If the rms current is a 50 Hz ac circuit is 5 A, the value (D) D.C. ammeter will get damaged
1 24. In a uniform magnetic field of induction B a wire in the
of the current seconds after its value becomes form of a semicircle of radius r rotates about the
300
zero is diameter of the circle with angular frequency . The
axis of rotation is perpendicular to the field. If the total
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(A) 5 2 A (B) 5 A resistance of the circuit is R the mean power generated
2 per period of rotation is: [JEE (M) 2004]
5 5
( B r  )
2
(C) A (D) A B r 2
2
6 2 (A) (B)
19. A planar loop of wire rotates in a uniform magnetic 2R 8R
field. Initially at t=0, the plane of the loop is
(C)
( B r )
2

(D)
( B r ) 2 2

perpendicular to the magnetic field. If it rotates with

2R 8R
a period of 10s about an axis in its plane then the 25. An AC source rated 220 V, 50 Hz is connected to a
magnitude of induced emf will be maximum and resistor. The time taken by the current to change from
minimum, respectively at : [JEE (M) 2020] its maximum to the rms value is: [JEE (M) 2021]
(A) 5.0 s and 7.5 s (B) 5.0 s and 10.0 s (A) 2.5 ms (B) 25 ms
(C) 2.5 s and 7.5 s (D) 2.5 s and 5.0 s (C) 2.5 s (D) 0.25 ms
20. At the centre of a fixed large circular coil of radius R,
a much smaller circular coil of radius r is placed. The 26. In an ac circuit an alternating voltage e = 200 2 sin
two coils are concentric and are in the same plane. 100 t volts is connected to a capacitor of capacity
The larger coil carries a current I. The smaller coil is 1 F . The r.m.s value of the current in the circuit is
set to rotate with a constant angular velocity  about [2011]
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 (A) 10 mA (B) 100 mA (B) Current lags behind the voltage and both are in
(C) 200 mA (D) 20 mA same phase
27. The r.m.s value of potential difference V shown in the (C) Current and voltage are in same phase
figure is [2011 M] (D) Any of the above may be true depending upon
the value of resistance
35. What happens to the inductive reactance and the
current in a purely inductive circuit if the frequency is
halved? [JEE (M) 2021]
(A) V0 (B) V0 / 2 (A) Both, inductive reactance and current will be
halved.
(C) V0 / 2 (D) V0 / 3
(B) Inductive reactance will be halved and current
28. A wire loop is rotated in a magnetic field. The
will be doubled.
frequency of change of direction of the induced e.m.f
(C) Inductive reactance will be doubled and current
is [2013]
will be halved.
(A) twice per revolution
(D) Both, inducting reactance and current will be
(B) four times per revolution
doubled.
(C) six times per revolution
36. The phase between e.m.f and current in LCR series ac
(D) once per revolution
circuit is
Questions based on R, L, C, LR, CR, LC and LCR  
(A) 0 to (B)
Circuits 2 4
29. An instrument is rated 200 W, 484  for a 220 V 
(C) (D) 
supply. The peak voltage and the rms current through 2
the instrument is 37. An alternating voltage is connected in series with a
(A) 220V, 0.45 A (B) 220 V, 0.86 A resistance R and an inductance L. If the potential drop
(C) 311 V, 0.45 A (D) 311 V, 0.86 A across the resistance is 200 V and across the
30. A 20 µF capacitor is connected across a 200V, 50 Hz inductance is 150V, then the applied voltage is
ac supply. The peak current through the circuit is (A) 350V (B) 250V
(A) 0.6A (B) 6.28 A (C) 500V (D) 300V
(C) 8.856 A (D) 0.8866 A 38. When an AC source of e.m.f E = E0sin(100t) is
31. Through which of the ac circuit elements both the emf connected across a circuit, the phase difference
and current are in the phase ? between the e.m.f. E and the current I is observed to
(A) Impedance (B) Inductive reactance 
(C) Capacitive (D) Resistance be , as shown in the figure. If the circuit consists
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32. An alternating voltage (in volts) = 100 2 sin 100t is possible only of R-C or R-L in series, which of the
connected to one microfarad capacitor. The reading of following combinations is possible
the ammeter shall be
(A) 100 mA (B) 20 mA
(C) 1 mA (D) 10 mA
33. An alternating e.m.f. is applied to purely capacitive
circuit. The phase relation between e.m.f. and current
flowing in the circuit is or (A) R = 1k, C = 10F (B) R = 1k, C = 1F
In a circuit containing capacitance only (C) R = 1k, L = 10H (D) R = 1k, L = 1H
(A) e.m.f. is ahead of current by  / 2  0.4 
39. In a L-R circuit, the value of L is   henry and the
(B) Current is ahead of e.m.f. by  / 2   
(C) Current lags behind e.m.f. by  value of R is 30 ohm. If in the circuit, an alternating
(D) Current is ahead of e.m.f. by  e.m.f. of 200 volt at 50 cycles per sec is connected,
34. An ac source is connected to a resistive circuits. the impedance of the circuit and current will be
(A) 11.4, 17.5A (B) 30.7, 6.5A
Which of the following is true
(A) Current leads the voltage and both are in same (C) 40.4, 5A (D) 50, 4A
phase
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40. The value of alternating emf E in the given circuit will 46. If A and B are identical bulbs which bulbs glows
be brighter
100 mH A
10 pF B

(A) A (B) B
(A) 100 V (B) 20 V
(C) 220 V (D) 140 V (C) Both equally bright (D) Cannot say
41. In a series LCR circuit the frequency of a 10V, AC 47. The instantaneous values of current and voltage in an
voltage source is adjusted in such a fashion that the ac circuit are i = 100 sin 314 t amp and
reactance of the inductor measure 15 and that of the e = 200 sin (314 t +  / 3)V respectively. If the
capacitor 11. If R = 3, the potential difference resistance is 1 then the reactance of the circuit will
across the series combination of L and C will be be
(A) 8V (B) 10V (A) − 200 3  (B) 3 
(C) 22V (D) 52V (C) − 200 / 3  (D) 100 3 
42. A bulb and a capacitor are in series with an ac source. 48. A coil of resistance 300  and self inductance 1.5
On increasing frequency how will glow of the bulb henry is connected to an a-c source of frequency 100/
change  hertz. The phase difference between voltage and
(A) The glow decreases
current is
(B) The glow increases (A) 0° (B) 30°
(C) The glow remain the same (C) 45° (D) 60°
(D) The bulb quenches 49. A 12 ohm resistor and a 0.21 henry inductor are
43. Following figure shows an ac generator connected to connected in series to an a.c. source operating at 20
a "block box" through a pair of terminals. The box volt, 50 cycle. The phase angle between the current
contains possible R, L, C or their combination, whose and source voltage is
elements and arrangements are not known to us. (A) 30º (B) 40º
Measurements outside the box reveals that (C) 80º (D) 90º
e = 75 sin (sin  t) volt, i = 1.5 sin ( t + 45o) amp 50. In a LR circuit, f = 50 Hz, L=2H, E=5 volts, R=1 ohm.
then, the wrong statement is Energy stored in inductor is
(A) 50 J (B) 25 J
(C) 100 J (D) None of these
51. In a circuit L, C and R are connected in series with an
(A) There must be a capacitor in the box alternating voltage source of frequency f. The current
(B) There must be an inductor in the box leads the voltage by 45°. The value of C is
(C) There must be a resistance in the box 1 1
(A) (B)
(D) The power factor is 0.707 f ( 2fL − R ) 2f ( 2fL − R )
44. What will be the self inductance of a coil, to be 1 1
(C) (D)
connected in a series with a resistance of  3  such f ( 2fL + R ) 2f ( 2fL + R )

that the phase difference between the emf and the 52. When 100 volts dc is supplied across a solenoid, a
current at 50 Hz frequency is 30° current of 1.0 amperes flows in it. When 100 volts ac
(A) 0.5 Henry (B) 0.03 Henry is applied across the same coil, the current drops to
(C) 0.05 Henry (D) 0.01 Henry 0.5 ampere. If the frequency of ac source is 50 Hz,
45. The phase difference between the voltage and the then the impedance and inductance of the solenoid are
current in an ac circuit is  / 4 . If the frequency is 50 (A) 200  and 0.55 henry
(B) 100  and 0.86 henry
Hz then this phase difference will be equivalent to a
(C) 200  and 1.0 henry
time of
(D) 100  and 0.93 henry
(A) 0.02 s (B) 0.25 s
(C) 2.5 ms (D) 25 ms
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53. One 10 V, 60 W bulb is to be connected to 100 V line. 59. Choke coil is used to control
The required induction coil has self inductance of (A) ac (B) dc
value ( f = 50 Hz ) (C) Both ac and dc (D) Neither ac nor dc
(A) 0.052 H (B) 2.42 H 60. A choke coil is preferred to a rheostat in ac circuit as
(C) 16.2 mH (D) 1.62 mH (A) It consumes almost zero power
54. A bulb and a capacitor are connected in series to a (B) It increases current
source of alternating current. If its frequency is (C) It increases power
increased, while keeping the voltage of the source (D) It increases voltage
constant, then 61. An e.m.f. E = 4 cos(1000 t) volt is applied to an LR-
(A) Bulb will give more intense light circuit of inductance 3 mH and resistance 4 ohms. The
(B) Bulb will give less intense light amplitude of current in the circuit is
(C) Bulb will give light of same intensity as before 4
(A) A (B) 1.0 A
(D) Bulb will stop radiating light 7
55. The diagram shows a capacitor C and a resistor R
(C) 4 A (D) 0.8 A
connected in series to an ac source. V1 and V2 are 7
voltmeters and A is an ammeter 62. In an ac circuit, a resistance of R ohm is connected in
series with an inductance L. If phase angle between
voltage and current be 45°, the value of inductive
reactance will be
(A) R (B) R
4 2
Consider now the following statements
(C) R
I. Readings in A and V2 are always in phase
(D) Cannot be found with the given data
II. Reading in V1 is ahead in phase with reading in V2
63. When 100 volt dc is applied across a coil, a current of
III. Readings in A and V1 are always in phase which
1 amp flows through it. When 100 volt ac at 50 cycle
of these statements are/is correct
(A) I only (B) II only s −1 is applied to the same coil, only 0.5 ampere
(C) I and II only (D) II and III only current flows. The impedance of the coil is
56. An ac source of angular frequency  is fed across a (A) 100  (B) 200 
resistor r and a capacitor C in series. The current (C) 300  (D) 400 
registered is I. If now the frequency of source is 64. For series LCR circuit, wrong statement is
changed to /3 (but maintaining the same voltage), (A) Applied e.m.f. and potential difference across
the current in then circuit is found to be halved. resistance are in same phase
Calculate the ratio of reactance to resistance at the (B) Applied e.m.f. and potential difference at
original frequency  inductor coil have phase difference of  / 2
3 2
(C) Potential difference at capacitor and inductor
(A) (B) have phase difference of  / 2
5 5
1 4
(D) Potential difference across resistance and
(C) (D) capacitor have phase difference of  / 2
5 5
57. For a series RLC circuit R = XL = 2XC. The impedance 65. If an 8  resistance and 6  reactance are present in
of the circuit and phase difference (between) V and i an ac series circuit then the impedance of the circuit
will be will be
5R 5R 1 (A) 20 ohm (B) 5 ohm
(A) , tan −1 (2) (B) , tan −1  
2 2 2 (C) 10 ohm (D) 14 2 ohm
1
(C) 5 X C , tan −1 (2) (D) 5 R, tan −1   66. A 12 ohm resistor and a 0.21 henry inductor are
2
connected in series to an ac source operating at 20
58. Choke coil works on the principle of
volts, 50 cycle/second. The phase angle between the
(A) Transient current (B) Self induction
current and the source voltage is
(C) Mutual induction (D) Wattless current
(A) 30° (B) 40°
(C) 80° (D) 90°
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67. In an ac circuit, the potential difference across an
inductance and resistance joined in series are
respectively 16 V and 20 V. The total potential
difference across the circuit is
(A) 20.0 V (B) 25.6 V
(C) 31.9 V (D) 53.5 V
68. A 220 V, 50 Hz ac source is connected to an
inductance of 0.2 H and a resistance of 20 ohm in
series. What is the current in the circuit (A) (B)
(A) 10 A (B) 5 A
(C) 33.3 A (D) 3.33 A
69. The phase relationship between current and voltage in
a pure resistance circuit is best represented by
(C) (D)
72. The angular frequency of alternating current in a L-C-
R circuit is 100 rad/s. The components connected are
shown in the figure. Find the value of inductance of
(A) (B) the coil and capacity of condenser. [JEE (M) 2021]

(C) (D)
70. Match List-I with List-II [JEE (M) 2021]
List-I List-II
(A) 0.8 H and 250 F (B) 0.8 H and 150 F
(a) Phase difference π
between current and (i) ; current leads (C) 1.33 H and 250 F (D) 1.33 H and 150 F
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voltage in a purely voltage 73. An RC circuit as shown in the figure is driven by a
resistive AC circuit AC source generating a square wave. The output
(b) Phase difference (ii) zero wave pattern monitored by CRO would look close to:
between current and
[JEE (M) 2021]
voltage in a pure
inductive AC circuit
(c) Phase difference π
between current and (iii) ; current lags
2
voltage in a pure voltage
capacitive AC circuit
(d) Phase difference  Xc − X L 
between current and (iv) tan −1   (A) (B)
voltage in an LCR  R 
series circuit (C) (D)
(A) (a) – (i), (b) – (iii), (c) – (iv), (d) – (ii) 74. A small signal voltage V(t) = V0 sin t is applied
(B) (a) – (ii), (b) – (iv), (c) – (iii), (d) – (i) across an ideal capacitor C: [2016]
(C) (a) – (ii), (b) – (iii), (c) – (iv), (d) – (i) (A) Current I (t), lags voltage V(t) by 90o
(D) (a) – (ii), (b) – (iii), (c) – (i); (d) – (iv) (B) Over a full cycle the capacitor C does not
consume any energy from the voltage source
71. For the given input voltage waveform Vin (t), the
(C) Current I (t) is in phase with voltage V(t)
output voltage waveform V0(t), across the capacitor is (D) Current I (t) leads voltage V(t) by 180o
correctly depicted by [JEE (M) 2020] 75. An ac voltage is applied to a resistance R and an
inductor L in series. If R and an inductor L in series.
If R and the inductive reactance are both equal to 3,
the phase difference between the applied voltage and
the current in the circuit is [2011]

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 (A)  / 6 (B)  / 4 only inductor is removed the current leads by 45° with
(C)  / 2 (D) zero the applied voltage. The rms current flowing in the
76. A coil has resistance30 ohm and inductive reactance circuit will be: [JEE (M) 2021]
20 ohm at 50 Hz frequency. If an ac source, of 200 (A) 2.54 (B) 2A
volt, 100 Hz, is connected across the coil, the current (C) 1A (D) 1.54
in the coil will be [2011 M] 78. Find the peak current and resonant frequency of the
(A) 4.0 A (B) 8.0 A following circuit (as shown in figure) [JEE (M) 2021]
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(C) A (D) 2.0 A
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77. An LCR circuit contains resistance of 110  and a
supply of 220 V at 300 rad/s angular frequency. If
(A) 0.2 A and 100 Hz (B) 2 A and 50 Hz
only capacitance is removed from the circuit, current
(C) 2 A and 100 Hz (D) 0.2 A and 50 Hz
lags behind the voltage by 45°. If on the other hand,
ANSWER KEY

Questions Answers Question Answer Question Answer

1 C 31 D 61 D
2 C 32 D 62 C
3 B 33 B 63 B
4 A 34 C 64 C
5 C 35 B 65 C
6 A 36 A 66 C
7 B 37 B 67 B
8 B 38 A 68 D
9 A 39 D 69 C
10 C 40 A 70 D
11 C 41 A 71 A
12 B 42 B 72 A
13 B 43 B 73 C
14 B 44 D 74 B
15 B 45 C 75 B
16 B 46 A 76 A
17 C 47 B 77 D
18 B 48 C 78 B
19 D 49 C
20 D 50 D
21 B 51 D
22 B 52 A
23 C 53 A
24 B 54 A
25 A 55 A
26 D 56 A
27 B 57 B
28 A 58 B
29 D 59 A
30 C 60 A

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