Electrical Circuits

101. In a resonant circuit, if Q 2 10 resonant frequency __________ bandwidth.

  1. Bisects
  2. Exceeds
  3. Is less than
  4. Is equal to

Correct answer: (A)
Bisects

102. In a series circuit with unequal resistances the

  1. Highest R has the highest V
  2. Lowest R has the highest V
  3. Lowest R has the highest I
  4. Highest R has the highest I

Correct answer: (A)
Highest R has the highest V

103. In a series RLC circuit

  1. The current lags VL by 90°
  2. The current leads VL by 90°
  3. XL leads Xc by 90°
  4. Z = jXL at resonance

Correct answer: (A)
The current lags VL by 90°

104. In adding or subtracting phasor quantities, __________ form is the most convenient.

  1. Polar
  2. Rectangular
  3. Trigonometric
  4. Exponential

Correct answer: (B)
Rectangular

105. In an ac circuit with a resistive branch and an inductive branch in parallel, the

  1. Voltage across the inductance leads the voltage across the resistance by 90°
  2. Resistive branch current is 90° out of phase with the inductive branch current
  3. Resistive and inductive branch currents have the same phase
  4. Resistive and inductive branch currents are 180° out-of-phase

Correct answer: (B)
Resistive branch current is 90° out of phase with the inductive branch current

106. In an ac circuit with inductive reactance, the

  1. Phase angle of the circuit is always 45°
  2. Voltage across the inductance must be 90° out-of-phase with the applied voltage
  3. Current through the inductance lags its induced voltage by 90°
  4. Current through the inductance and voltage across it are180° out-of-phase

Correct answer: (C)
Current through the inductance lags its induced voltage by 90°

107. In an ac circuit with XL and R in series, the

  1. Voltages across R and XL are in phase
  2. Voltage across R lags the voltage across XL by 90°
  3. Voltages across R and XL are 180° out-of-phase
  4. Voltage across R leads the voltage across XL by 90°

Correct answer: (B)
Voltage across R lags the voltage across XL by 90°

108. In an ac circuit, the power dissipated as heat depends on

  1. Impedance
  2. Capacitive reactance
  3. Resistance
  4. Inductive reactance

Correct answer: (C)
Resistance

109. In an ac wave, 30 degrees of phase is __________ of a cycle.

  1. ½
  2. 44166
  3. 43891
  4. 10959

Correct answer: (B)
44166

110. In an inductive coil, the rate of rise of current is maximum

  1. Near the final maximum value of current
  2. At mid-value of current
  3. At half-power points
  4. After one time constant

Correct answer: (A)
Near the final maximum value of current

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