Chapter 16 Alternating Current Physics 12th Class Punjab MCQ Tests
12th Class Physics Chapter 16 MCQ Tests
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Total Questions: 45
Total Marks: 45
Time: 45 Mins
Total Questions: 45
Total Marks: 45
Time: 45 Mins
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Question # 1
Which of the following quantities is consumed by choke in extremely small amount?
Question # 2
The expression P = VI holds for which of the following conditions?
Question # 3
If an AC voltage source E = 150 √ 2 sin 100 t is connected across a circuit containing an AC ammeter and a capacitor of 1 μ F , what will be the ammeter reading?
Question # 4
Why is 240 V A.C more dangerous than 240 V D.C?
Question # 5
An A.C supply is connected in series with a resistor R, as shown in image. Current I in resistor is I = 9.9 sin ( 380 t ) . What is the minimum resistance of R, if the mean power dissipated in resistor must not exceed 400 W?
Question # 6
Choke is used to limit current in which type of circuits?
Question # 7
Why is it not possible to generate the electromagnetic waves from a stationary charge?
Question # 8
What type of combination of circuit is present in a metal detector?
Question # 9
Why is there no loss of energy due to production of back emf in RL circuit?
Question # 10
What will be the impedance of RLC series circuit at resonance?
Question # 11
Which of the following is used to feed energy in LC oscillator for continuous production of electromagnetic waves?
Question # 12
What will be the capacitance required to construct a resonance circuit of frequency 1000 kHz with an inductor of 5 mH?
Question # 13
Which of the following is the circuit energy in L.C circuit, when the capacitor is fully charged?
Question # 14
Which of the following statements is true about current and voltage at resonance in RLC circuit?
Question # 15
What type of core is used to make choke that is used to limit high frequency A.C?
Question # 16
Which of the following is not an electromagnetic wave?
Question # 17
Which of the following is the main characteristic of choke?
Question # 18
If the peak value of A.C voltage is 28 √2 , then what is its effective value (rms value)?
Question # 19
When a choke coil is placed in series with an electric lamp in an A.C circuit, Why it causes the lamp to become dim?
Question # 20
What is the value of current at resonance frequency for L-C parallel circuit?
Question # 21
Which of the following quantities is measured by AC voltmeter?
Question # 22
Which of the following statements is true about rms value of A.C circuit?
Question # 23
Which of the following is not transported by electromagnetic waves?
Question # 24
A capacitor of 2000 μ F is connected across alternating source of 20 volts. If frequency of the source is 50 Hz, then what is the reactance of capacitor?
Question # 25
The units of L/R are equivalent to which of the following units?
Question # 26
What is the impedance of circuit at resonance frequency for L-C parallel circuit?
Question # 27
A capacitor of capacitance 79.5 μ F is connected in series with a resistance of 30 Ω across a 100 V, 50 Hz supply. What is the impedance and phase angle?
Question # 28
Which of the following conditions is satisfied at resonance in RLC series circuit?
Question # 29
What relation between the voltage through inductor V L and voltage through resistor V R is represented by the phasor diagram, as shown in image?
Question # 30
Why A.C continuously flows through the plates of a capacitor?
Question # 31
Which of the following parts of e.m spectrum has the largest penetrating power?
Question # 32
When a long air core coil of manganin is connected to a 120 V DC source, a current of 2A is recorded, and when same coil is connected across 120 V, 50 Hz AC supply, current is reduced to 1 A. What is the reactance of coil?
Question # 33
What is the phase angle between the voltage and current in A.C circuit through resistor?
Question # 34
Which of the following is true about an inductive A.C circuit?
Question # 35
Which of the following electrical components allows only the continuous flow of A.C through a circuit?
Question # 36
Which of the following radiations is a part of electromagnetic spectrum?
Question # 37
Which of the following statements shows the concept behind the equations, I = I o sin ( ω t + 90 o ) and V = V o sin ( ω t ) ?
Question # 38
Which of the following statements is true in case of pure resistive A.C circuit?
Question # 39
The behavior of resistance is independent of which of the following quantities?
Question # 40
An inductor of 0.8 H and a capacitor of 10 μ F are connected in series in an AC circuit. What will be the angular frequency of AC source when the current in circuit is maximum?
Question # 41
Where the energy resides in a current carrying inductor?
Question # 42
What will be measured by an ordinary D.C ammeter if it is used to measure alternating current?
Question # 43
If an iron rod is introduced in inductor then what will happen to the bulb, as shown in image?
Question # 44
Which of the following rays has smallest wavelength?
Question # 45
A student connects a long air core coil of manganin wire to 100 V DC source and records a current of 1.5A. When the same coil is connected across a 100 V, 50 Hz AC source, why the current reduces to 1A?
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Question # 1
Which of the following quantities is consumed by choke in extremely small amount?
Question # 2
The expression P = VI holds for which of the following conditions?
Question # 3
If an AC voltage source E = 150 √ 2 sin 100 t is connected across a circuit containing an AC ammeter and a capacitor of 1 μ F , what will be the ammeter reading?
Question # 4
Why is 240 V A.C more dangerous than 240 V D.C?
Question # 5
An A.C supply is connected in series with a resistor R, as shown in image. Current I in resistor is I = 9.9 sin ( 380 t ) . What is the minimum resistance of R, if the mean power dissipated in resistor must not exceed 400 W?
Question # 6
Choke is used to limit current in which type of circuits?
Question # 7
Why is it not possible to generate the electromagnetic waves from a stationary charge?
Question # 8
What type of combination of circuit is present in a metal detector?
Question # 9
Why is there no loss of energy due to production of back emf in RL circuit?
Question # 10
What will be the impedance of RLC series circuit at resonance?
Question # 11
Which of the following is used to feed energy in LC oscillator for continuous production of electromagnetic waves?
Question # 12
What will be the capacitance required to construct a resonance circuit of frequency 1000 kHz with an inductor of 5 mH?
Question # 13
Which of the following is the circuit energy in L.C circuit, when the capacitor is fully charged?
Question # 14
Which of the following statements is true about current and voltage at resonance in RLC circuit?
Question # 15
What type of core is used to make choke that is used to limit high frequency A.C?
Question # 16
Which of the following is not an electromagnetic wave?
Question # 17
Which of the following is the main characteristic of choke?
Question # 18
If the peak value of A.C voltage is 28 √2 , then what is its effective value (rms value)?
Question # 19
When a choke coil is placed in series with an electric lamp in an A.C circuit, Why it causes the lamp to become dim?
Question # 20
What is the value of current at resonance frequency for L-C parallel circuit?
Question # 21
Which of the following quantities is measured by AC voltmeter?
Question # 22
Which of the following statements is true about rms value of A.C circuit?
Question # 23
Which of the following is not transported by electromagnetic waves?
Question # 24
A capacitor of 2000 μ F is connected across alternating source of 20 volts. If frequency of the source is 50 Hz, then what is the reactance of capacitor?
Question # 25
The units of L/R are equivalent to which of the following units?
Question # 26
What is the impedance of circuit at resonance frequency for L-C parallel circuit?
Question # 27
A capacitor of capacitance 79.5 μ F is connected in series with a resistance of 30 Ω across a 100 V, 50 Hz supply. What is the impedance and phase angle?
Question # 28
Which of the following conditions is satisfied at resonance in RLC series circuit?
Question # 29
What relation between the voltage through inductor V L and voltage through resistor V R is represented by the phasor diagram, as shown in image?
Question # 30
Why A.C continuously flows through the plates of a capacitor?
Question # 31
Which of the following parts of e.m spectrum has the largest penetrating power?
Question # 32
When a long air core coil of manganin is connected to a 120 V DC source, a current of 2A is recorded, and when same coil is connected across 120 V, 50 Hz AC supply, current is reduced to 1 A. What is the reactance of coil?
Question # 33
What is the phase angle between the voltage and current in A.C circuit through resistor?
Question # 34
Which of the following is true about an inductive A.C circuit?
Question # 35
Which of the following electrical components allows only the continuous flow of A.C through a circuit?
Question # 36
Which of the following radiations is a part of electromagnetic spectrum?
Question # 37
Which of the following statements shows the concept behind the equations, I = I o sin ( ω t + 90 o ) and V = V o sin ( ω t ) ?
Question # 38
Which of the following statements is true in case of pure resistive A.C circuit?
Question # 39
The behavior of resistance is independent of which of the following quantities?
Question # 40
An inductor of 0.8 H and a capacitor of 10 μ F are connected in series in an AC circuit. What will be the angular frequency of AC source when the current in circuit is maximum?
Question # 41
Where the energy resides in a current carrying inductor?
Question # 42
What will be measured by an ordinary D.C ammeter if it is used to measure alternating current?
Question # 43
If an iron rod is introduced in inductor then what will happen to the bulb, as shown in image?
Question # 44
Which of the following rays has smallest wavelength?
Question # 45
A student connects a long air core coil of manganin wire to 100 V DC source and records a current of 1.5A. When the same coil is connected across a 100 V, 50 Hz AC source, why the current reduces to 1A?
Total Questions
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Physics MCQ Test by Topics
- +16.1 Alternating Current
- +1 Instantaneous Value
- +2 Peak Value
- +3 Peak to peak Value
- +4 Root Mean Square (rms) value
- +4 Phase of A.C.
- +4 Phase Lag and Phase Lead
- +4 Vector Representation of an Alternating Quantity
- +16.2 A.C. Circuits
- +16.3 A.C. Through a Resistor
- +16.4 A.C. Through a Capacitor
- +16.5 A.C. Through an Inductor
- +16.6 Impedance
- +16.7 R-C and R-L Series Circuits
- +16.8 Power in A.C. Circuits
- +16.9 Series Resonance Circuit
- +16.10 Parallel Resonance Circuit
- +16.11 Three Phase A.C. Supply
- +16.12 Principle of Metal Detectors
- +16.13 Choke
- +16.14 Electromagnetic Waves
- +16.15 Principle of Generation, Transmission and Reception of Electromagnetic Waves
- +16.16 Modulation
- +16.16 Amplitude Modulation
- +16.16 Frequency Modulation
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