12 -PHY-UNIT-4 (2/3)1

Palanichamy
ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ALTERNATING CURRENT
PART-I :

Physics M.

(P151---164)

Time: 1.15 Hour

Max Marks: 50

4.

(20 x 1 = 20)

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

1. Transformer works with

(a) AC only
(b) DC only
(c) both AC and DC
(d) more effectively with AC than with DC.

2. In an AC circuit the applied emf e E 0 Sin( t ) leads the current I I 0 Sin ( t ) by

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d) zero

3. Which of the following can not be stepped by a transformer

(a)
input current
(b) input voltage
(c) input power
(d) all
4. In any AC circuit
(a) the average value of current is zero
(b) the average value of square of current is zero
(c) the average power dissipation is zero
(d) the rms current is times the peak current
5. In a step-up transformer
(a) the input power is equal to the out put power
(b) emf induced per turn in the primsry is equal to the emf induced per turn in the secondary
(c) both the statement (a) and (b) are correct
(d) the out put current is larger than the input current
6. For an ideal transformer
(a)
efficiency = 1 (b) transformer ratio k = 1
(c) k < 1
(d) k > 1
7. In a transformer hyteresis loss is reduced by using the core of
(a) mumetal or stelloy
(b) stelloy
(c) silicon steel
(d) all the above
8. When electrical energy is transmitted at high current
(a) energy loss is reduced
(b) both energy loss and cost of transmission is reduced
(c) cost of transmission is reduced
(d) both energy loss and cost of transmission is increased
9. In electric power transmission, outside the city 230,000 V is stepped down to
(a) 110,000 V using a step-down transformer
(b)11,000 V using a step-down auto transformer
(c)220 V /440 V using a step-down transformer
(d) 110,000 V using a step-down auto transformer
10. Domestic electric power in India is supplied at a frequency of
(a) 50 Hz
(b) 60 Hz
(c) 100 KHz to 100 MHz
(d) 400 MW
11. A resistor offers 50 ohm resistance for an ac current of frequency 100 Hz. What will be the
resistance offered by the same resistor for an angular frequency of 100 Radian per second?
(a) 100
(b) 50
(c) 100/2
(d) 2/100
12. In an AC current varies
(a) in magnitude only
(b) in direction only
(c) in magnitude and direction independent of time
(d) in magnitude and direction with time
13. The unit of inductive reactance is
(a) henry
(b) Ohm
(c) Farad
(d) Wb m
14. The value inductive reactance is
(a) XL = L
(b) XL = 2L
(c) both (a) and(b) are correct
(d) (a) only correct
15. The capacitative reactance offered by a capacitor for DC is
1

(a) X C C
(b) X C 2 C
(c) XL = 2C
(d) infinity
16. In a RLC series circuit the impedance of the circuit increases XL increases. The statement is
(a) always true
(b)never true
(c) true only for very high frequencies
(d) true only for very low frequencies

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12 -PHY-UNIT-4 (2/3)2

Physics M.

Palanichamy
17. The effective reactance of a series RLC circuit is
(a)

R2 X L X C

(b) X L X C 2

18. The phenomenon of resonance is used in

(a) amplifier
(b) transformer
19. The Q-factor is given by
(a) Q

1
2

(b) Q

LC

(c) R

(d)

(c) capacitor

1
LC

(c) Q

1
R

XL XC
R

(d) radio and television

C
L

(d) Q

1
R

L
C

20. The power factor for an ideal chock is

(b) Cos

(a) zero

PART-II:

r
r C
2

(c) Cos

1
r C
2

r 2 2C 2
r

(d) Cos

Answer all the questions

(5 x 3 = 15)

21. Mention the difference between step-up transformer and step-down transformer.
22. Why a DC ammeter connected in an AC circuit gives zero deflection
23. What happens to the value of AC current in a series RLC circuit when the frequency of the source is
increased?
24. Differentiate between self-inductance and mutual inductance.
25. Define Q-factor of an RLC series resonance circuit.
PART-III:

Answer the following question

(1 x 5 = 5)

26. What is a choke coil? Explain the construction and working of a choke coil
PART-IV:

Answer the following question

(1x 10= 10)

27. A source of EC emf is connected to a series combination of R, L and C. Obtain with the help of a vector
diagram and impedance diagram, an expression for (i) the effective voltage (ii) the impedance (iii) the
phase relationship between the current and the voltage.

1
a
11
b

2
c
12
d

3
c
13
b

4
a
14
c

5
c
15
d

6
a
16
c

7
c
17
b

8
d
18
d

9
d
19
d

10
a
20
a

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