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AC Fundamentals

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A function that repeats itself after fixed intervals is said to be:

a)

a phasor

b)

harmonic

c)

periodic

d)

reactive

2.

If v1 = 30 sin(ωt + 10°) and v2 = 20 sin(ωt + 50°), which of these statements are true?

a)

v1 leads v2

b)

v2 leads v1

c)

v2 lags v1

d)

v1 lags v2

e)

v1 and v2 are in phase

3.

The imaginary part of impedance is called:

a)

resistance

b)

admittance

c)

susceptance

d)

conductance

e)

reactance

4.

The impedance of a capacitor increases with increasing frequency.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following is not a right way to express the sinusoid  A cosωtA\ \cos\omega t  ?

a)

 Acos 2πftA\cos\ 2\pi ft 

b)

 A cos(2πtT)A\ \cos\left(\frac{2\pi t}{T}\right)  

c)

 A cosω(tT)A\ \cos\omega\left(t-T\right)  

d)

 A sin(ωt=90)A\ \sin\left(\omega t=90\right)  

6.

The power consumed in a pure inductive circuit is (a)  

7.

Which of these frequencies has the shorter period?

a)

1 Krad/s

b)

1 Khz

8.

If two sinusoids of the same frequency but of different amplitudes and phase angles are subtracted, the resultant is

a)

Sine wave of same frequency

b)

Sine wave of half the original frequency

c)

Sine wave of double the original frequency

d)

Not a sine wave

9.

Peak factor for a sine wave is (a)   (Note: answer with three decimal place accuracy)

10.

A sine wave has a positive going zero crossing at 0°0\degree and an rms value of 20 V. What is the instantaneous value at  145°145\degree  ?

a)

7.32 V

b)

16.22 V

c)

26.57 V

d)

21.66 V

11.

A current is said to be alternating when it changes in

a)

magnitude

b)

direction

c)

both ‘a’ and ‘b’

d)

none of these

12.

If the peak value of a sine wave is 100 V, then its RMS value will be

a)

88 V

b)

70.7 V

c)

63.6 V

d)

100 V

13.

A voltage of v = 100 sin (wt + π/3) is applied to pure resistor of 30 Ohm. What is the RMS value of current?

a)

4.71 A

b)

5.77 A

c)

1.92 A

d)

2.36 A

14.

The rms value of sine wave is 100 A. Its peak value is ___

a)

70.7 A

b)

141.4 A

c)

150 A

d)

282.8 A

15.

An alternating voltage = 140 sinθ is supplied to a device which offers a resistance of 20 Ω in forward direction of current in reverse direction. Calculate the form factor.

a)

0.57

b)

0.318

c)

1.11

d)

1.414

16.

The phase angle difference between current and voltage is 90o, the power will be ________

a)

minimum

b)

maximum

c)

zero

d)

VI

17.

If one cycle of AC waveform occurs every millisecond, the frequency will be ________

a)

100 Hz

b)

1000 Hz

c)

50 Hz

d)

10 kHz

18.

Two sinusoidal quantities are said to be in phase quadrature, when their phase difference is __________

a)

0o

b)

30o

c)

45o

d)

90o

19.

The equation for 25 cycles current sine wave having rms value of 30 amps, will be _________________

a)

42.4 sin 50πt

b)

30 sin 50πt

c)

30 sin 25πt

d)

42.4 sin 25πt