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    Bird’s Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology 7th edition

    ISBN 978-0-367-67222-5
    www.routledge.com/cw/bird
    © Taylor & Francis, 2021
    All rights reserved

    MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 17


    All questions have only one correct answer

    1. An inductance of 10 mH connected across a 100 V, 50 Hz supply has an inductive reactance of:


    [a] 10π Ω
    [b] 100π Ω
    [c] πΩ
    [d] πH

    2. When the frequency of an a.c. circuit containing resistance and inductance is increased, the
    current:
    [a] decreases
    [b] increases
    [c] stays the same

    3. When the frequency of an a.c. circuit containing resistance and inductance is increased, the phase
    angle of the circuit:
    [a] decreases
    [b] increases
    [c] stays the same

    4. When the frequency of an a.c. circuit containing resistance and capacitance is decreased, the
    current
    [a] decreases
    [b] increases
    [c] stays the same

    5. When the frequency of an a.c. circuit containing resistance and capacitance is decreased, the phase
    angle of the circuit
    [a] decreases
    [b] increases
    [c] stays the same

    6. A capacitor of 1 µF is connected to a 50 Hz supply. The capacitive reactance is:


    [a] 50 MΩ

    [b]

    [c]

    [d]

    7. In a series a.c. circuit the voltage across a pure inductance is 12 V and the voltage across a pure
    resistance is 5 V. The supply voltage is:
    [a] 13 V
    [b] 17 V
    [c] 7V
    [d] 2.4 V

    8. Inductive reactance results in a current that


    [a] leads the voltage by 90°
    [b] is in phase with the voltage
    [c] leads the voltage by π rad
    [d] lags the voltage by π/2 rad

    9. Which of the following statements is false?


    [a] Impedance is at a minimum at resonance in an a.c. circuit
    [b] The product of r.m.s. current and voltage gives the apparent power in an a.c. circuit
    [c] Current is at a maximum at resonance in an a.c. circuit

    [d] gives power factor

    10. The impedance of a coil, which has a resistance of X ohms and an inductance of Y henrys,
    connected across a supply of frequency K Hz, is:
    [a] 2πKY
    [b] X+Y
    [c]

    [d]

    11. The phase angle between the current and the applied voltage for a coil which has a resistance of X
    ohms and an inductance of Y henrys, connected across a supply of frequency K Hz, is given by:

    [a]

    [b]

    [c]

    [d]

    12. When a capacitor is connected to an a.c. supply the current


    [a] leads the voltage by 180°
    [b] is in phase with the voltage
    [c] leads the voltage by π/2 rad
    [d] lags the voltage by 90°

    13. When the frequency of an a.c. circuit containing resistance and capacitance is increased,
    impedance
    [a] increases
    [b] decreases
    [c] stays the same

    14. In an R-L-C series a.c. circuit a current of 5 A flows when the supply voltage is 100 V. The phase
    angle between current and voltage is 60° lagging. Which of the following statements is false?
    [a] The circuit is effectively inductive
    [b] The apparent power is 500 VA
    [c] The equivalent circuit reactance is 20 Ω
    [d] The true power is 250 W

    15. A series a.c. circuit comprising a coil of inductance 100 mH and resistance 1 Ω and a 10 µF capacitor
    is connected across a 10 V supply. At resonance the p.d. across the capacitor is
    [a] 10kV
    [b] 1kV
    [c] 100V
    [d] 10V

    16. The amplitude of the current I flowing in the circuit of Figure 1 is:
    [a] 21 A
    [b] 16.8 A
    [c] 28 A
    [d] 12 A

    Figure 1

    17. If the supply frequency is increased at resonance in a series R-L-C circuit and the values of L, C and R
    are constant, the circuit will become:
    [a] capacitive
    [b] resistive
    [c] inductive
    [d] resonant

    18. For the circuit shown in Figure 2, the value of Q-factor is:
    [a] 50
    [b] 100
    [c]
    [d] 40

    Figure 2

    19. A series R-L-C circuit has a resistance of 8 Ω an inductance of 100 mH and a capacitance of
    5 µF. If the current flowing is 2 A, the impedance at resonance is:
    [a] 160 Ω
    [b] 16 Ω
    [c] 8 mΩ
    [d] 8Ω

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