A pure inductance connected across 250 V, 50 Hz supply consumes 100 W. This consumption can be attributed to
A. The big size of the inductor
B. The reactance of the inductor
C. The current flowing in the inductor
D. The statement given is false
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In a series resonant circuit, the impedance of the circuit is
A. Minimum
B. Maximum
C. Zero
D. None of the above
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In series resonant circuit, increasing inductance to its twice value and reducing capacitance to its half value
A. Will change the maximum value of current at resonance
B. Will change the resonance frequency
C. Will change the impedance at resonance frequency
D. Will increase the selectivity of the circuit
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Power factor of the following circuit will be zero
A. Resistance
B. Inductance
C. Capacitance
D. Both B and C
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Form Factor is the ratio of
A. Root Mean Square value Average value
B. Peak value Average value
C. Average value Root Mean Square value
D. Peak value Root Mean Square value
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The form factor is the ratio of
A. Peak value to r.m.s. value
B. r.m.s. value to average value
C. Average value to r.m.s. value
D. None of the above
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In each of the three coils of a three phase generator, an alternating voltage having an r.m.s. value of 220 V is induced. Which of the following values is indicated by the voltmeters?
A. 220 V
B. C. D. None of the above
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The period of a sine wave is ___________ seconds. Its frequency is
A. 20 Hz
B. 30 Hz
C. 40 Hz
D. 50 Hz
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The time constant of the capacitance circuit is defined as the time during which voltage
A. Falls to 36.8% of its final steady value
B. Rises to 38.6% of its final steady value
C. Rises to 63.2% of its final steady value
D. None of the above
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The square waveform of current has following relation between r.m.s. value and average value.
A. r.m.s. value is equal to average value
B. r.m.s. value of current is greater than average value
C. r.m.s. value of current is less than average value
D. None of the above
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The r.m.s. value of pure cosine function is
A. 0.5 of peak value
B. 0.707 of peak value
C. Same as peak value
D. Zero
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The phosphors for which of the following pair are 180° out of phase for VL, VC and VR?
A. VC and VR
B. VL and VR
C. VC and VL
D. None of the above
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The r.m.s. value of half wave rectified sine wave is 200 V. The r.m.s. value of full wave rectified AC. will be
A. 282.8 V
B. 141.4 V
C. 111 V
D. 100 V
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In an AC. circuit, a low value of kVAR compared with kW indicates
A. Low efficiency
B. High power factor
C. Unity power factor
D. Maximum load current
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If two sinusoids of the same frequency but of different amplitudes and phase angles are subtracted, the resultant is
A. A sinusoid of the same frequency
B. A sinusoid of half the original frequency
C. A sinusoid of double the frequency
D. Not a sinusoid
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If a sinusoidal wave has frequency of 50 Hz with 30 A r.m.s. current which of the following equation represents this wave?
A. 42.42 sin 314 t
B. 60 sin 25 t
C. 30 sin 50 t
D. 84.84 sin 25 t
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The apparent power drawn by an A.C. circuit is 10 kVA and active power is 8 kW. The reactive power in the circuit is
A. 4 kVAR
B. 6 kVAR
C. 8 kVAR
D. 16 kVAR
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What will be the phase angle between two alternating waves of equal frequency, when one wave attains maximum value the other is at zero value?
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The effective resistance of an iron-cored choke working on ordinary supply frequency is more than its true resistance because of
A. Iron loss in core
B. Skin effect
C. Increase in temperature
D. Capacitive effect between adjacent coil turns
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Power factor of an inductive circuit is usually improved by connecting capacitor to it in
A. Parallel
B. Series
C. Either A or B
D. None of the above
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