ALTERNATING CURRENT CIRCUITS

1. It is the number of complete cycles of

alternating voltage or current completed
each second.
a.) Period c.) Amplitude
b.) Frequency d.) Phase
2. What term is used to indicate the time of
one complete cycle of a waveform?
a.) Period c.) Amplitude
b.) Frequency d.) Phase
3. If the maximum voltage is 115 volts, what
is the average voltage?
a.) 83.15 V c.) 73.14 V
b.) 68.3 V d.) 79 V
4. What is the phase relationship between
two voltage waves that differ in phase
360
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?
a.) They are out of phase with each other
b.) They are partly out of phase with each
other
c.) They are in phase with each other
d.) They are partly in phase with each
other
5. An ac-voltage has an equation v = 240sin
120t, its frequency is:
a.) 60 Hz c.) 120 Hz
b.) 90 Hz d.) 240 Hz
6. What is true about positive alternation?
a.) Positive alternation is the positive
variation in the voltage or current of a
sine curve
b.) Positive alternation is the
combination of positive and negative
variation in the voltage or current of a
sine curve
c.) Positive alternation is the negative
variation in the voltage or current of a
sine curve
d.) Positive alternation is the constant
positive value in the voltage or
current of a sine curve
7. What value of ac is used as comparison to
dc?
a.) The peak value
b.) The positive value
c.) The peak to peak value
d.) The effective value
8. If the peak value of a sine wave is 1000 V,
what is the effective (Eeff) value?
a.) 683 V c.) 1410 V
b.) 809 V d.) 707 V
9. The distance traveled by the sine wave
during one period is referred to as:
a.) Period c.) Amplitude
b.) Phase d.) Wavelength
10. The value of an alternating voltage or
current is the value of voltage or current
at one particular instant.
a.) rms value
b.) Effective value
c.) Instantaneous value
d.) Average value
11. The value of an alternating current or
voltage is the average of all the
instantaneous values during one
alternation.
a.) Peak value
b.) Effective value
c.) Instantaneous value
d.) Average value
12. What is the average value of one complete
cycle of an AC sine wave?
a.) 0 c.) 90
b.) 180 d.) 1




13. This is the value of alternating voltage or
current that will have the same effect on a
resistance as a comparable value of direct
voltage or current will have on the same
resistance.
a.) Effective value
b.) Average value
c.) rms value
d.) Instantaneous value
14. What happens to the value of the
inductive reactance as frequency
increases?
a.) Increases c.) Decreases
b.) Constant d.) Any of these
15. What effect does the capacitor have on a
changing voltage?
a.) The capacitor reinforces any change
in voltage
b.) The capacitor has no effect on
changing voltage
c.) The capacitor filter the voltage
d.) The capacitor opposes any change in
voltage
16. Term used for an out-of phase, non-
productive power associated with
inductors and capacitors.
a.) Effective power
b.) Peak envelope power
c.) Reactive power
d.) True power
17. The power dissipated across the
resistance in AC circuit.
a.) Power factor
b.) Apparent power
c.) Reactive power
d.) True power




18. The description of two sine waves that
are in step with each other going through
their maximum and minimum points at
the same time and in the same direction.
a.) Phased sine wave
b.) Sine wave in coordination
c.) Sine wave in phase
d.) Stepped sine waves
19. Advantage(s) of AC over DC.
a.) Economically produced
b.) Transmission of AC is more efficient
c.) AC voltage can easily be stepped up
and down
d.) All of these
20. A series circuit consists of three resistors
(R1 = 10 , R2 = 20 , R3 = 15 ) and an
alternating voltage source of 100 V. What
is the effective value of current in the
circuit?
a.) 1.11 A c.) 3.12 A
b.) 1.55 A d.) 2.22 A
21. What do you mean by root mean squared
(RMS) value?
a.) It is the average value
b.) It is the effective value
c.) It is the value that causes the same
heating effect as a dc voltage value
d.) B or C
22. If the current and voltage in an AC circuit
has a phase difference, it would mean that
load is:
a.) Resistive c.) Capacitive
b.) Inductive d.) Reactive
23. A resistive and a capacitive load of equal
magnitude is connected in series,
determine the phase difference between
the voltage and the current.
a.) Current leads the voltage by 45
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b.) Current lags the voltage by 45
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c.) Current leads the voltage by 90
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d.) Current lags the voltage by 90
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24. What is the unit of measurement for
apparent power?
a.) VA
b.) VAR
c.) Watts
d.) Volt-Ampere Reactive
25. It is a number representing the portion of
apparent power actually dissipated in a
circuit.
a.) Impedance c.) Power factor
b.) Reactance d.) Reactive power
26. When can an ac-voltage, v = 120sin 120t
reach its first peak?
a.) 4.167 s c.) 4.167 ms
b.) 8.334 s d.) 8.334 ms
27. What effect does an inductor have on a
change in current?
a.) An inductor oppose change in current
b.) An inductor has no effect on change
current
c.) An inductor reinforces change in
current
d.) None of these
28. What term is given to total opposition to
ac in a circuit?
a.) Reactance c.) Resistance
b.) Impedance d.) Suseptance
29. An ac circuit has a total reactance of 10
inductive and a total resistance of 20 .
The power factor is 0.89. What would be
necessary to correct the power factor to
unity?
a.) Add 20 of capacitive reactance to
the circuit
b.) Add 10 of capacitive reactance to
the circuit
c.) Add 30 of capacitive reactance to
the circuit
d.) Subtract 20 of capacitive reactance
to the circuit

30. A series circuit consists of an 80 mH
inductor and a 150 F capacitor. Calculate
the total reactance if it is connected to a
220 V, 60 Hz source.
a.) 12.5 , inductive
b.) 47.8 , inductive
c.) 12.5 , capacitive
d.) 47.8 , capacitive
31. The power factor of LC circuit is:
a.) 0 c.) 0.50
b.) 0.75 d.) 1.00
32. What is the unit of measurement for
reactive power?
a.) VA c.) Watts
b.) VAR d.) Volt-Ampere
33. Most ac-supplies are in the form of:
a.) Sine-wave c.) Triangular-wave
b.) Square-wave d.) Rectangular-wave
34. Calculate the period of an alternating
current having an equation of I = 20sin
120t.
a.) 4.167 ms c.) 16.67 ms
b.) 8.33 ms d.) 33.33 ms
35. The time taken by an alternating voltage,
V = 100sin 240t to reach 50 V for the
first time.
a.) 358 s c.) 358 ms
b.) 659 s d.) 659 ms
36. An alternating voltage of sine-wave form
has a maximum voltage of 311 V. What is
its value at 225
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.
a.) 110 V c.) -220 V
b.) 22V d.) -110 V
37. If an alternating voltage has a magnitude
of 10 V at 30
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, what is its maximum
voltage?
a.) 20 V c.) 40 V
b.) 30 V d.) 50 V
38. What is the frequency of an alternating
current, if it reaches 90
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within 4.167 ms?
a.) 20 Hz c.) 50 Hz
b.) 30 Hz d.) 60 Hz
39. At what angle does an alternating voltage
of cosine-wave from reaches its negative
peak?
a.) 45
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c.) 135
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b.) 90
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d.) 180
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40. When comparing rms voltages and
average voltages, which of the following
statement is true, assuming sine wave?
a.) Either the rms voltage or the average
voltage might be larger
b.) The rms voltage is always greater
than the average voltage
c.) There will be always be a very large
difference between the rms voltage
and the average voltage
d.) The average voltage is always greater
than the rms voltage
41. What is the average voltage of an
alternating voltage, V = 100sin 120t?
a.) 31.8 V c.) 70.71 V
b.) 63.8 V d.) 0 V
42. Determine the effective voltage of V =
100sin 120t.
a.) 31.80 V c.) 70.71 V
b.) 35.35 V d.) 90.00 V
43. The power dissipated across the
resistance in an AC circuit.
a.) Real power
b.) Reactive power
c.) Apparent power
d.) True power
44. In AC circuit, resistors will dissipate what
power?
a.) Reactive c.) Inductive
b.) Passive d.) True
45. In an ac-circuit, if the voltage and current
are phase, the circuit is:
a.) Resistive c.) Capacitive
b.) Reactive d.) Inductive
46. If the current in an ac-circuit leads voltage
by 90
O
, the circuit is:
a.) Resistive c.) Inductive
b.) Capacitive d.) Purely Inductive
47. In a purely inductive circuit, the current:
a.) Leads the voltage by 45
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b.) Leads the voltage by 90
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c.) Lags the voltage by 90
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d.) Lags the voltage by 45
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48. If the current and voltage in an ac-circuit
has a phase difference, it would mean the
load is:
a.) Resistive c.) Inductive
b.) Capacitive d.) Reactive
49. The reactance of a 25 mH coil at 500 Hz is
which of the following?
a.) 785 c.) 13
b.) 785 k d.) 13 m
50. The unit used for inductive reactance is:
a.) Henry c.) Ohms
b.) Farad d.) Watt