1. REE Board Exam September 2000 C.

Find the average current during the half cycle given the instantaneous maximum D. 7.07 V
value of 20 amperes.
View Answer:
A. 12.73 amperes
4. REE Board Exam October 2000
B. 14.14 amperes
A sinusoidal current wave has a maximum value of 20 A. What is the average value
of one-half cycle?
C. 20 amperes
A. 5 A
D. 10 amperes
B. 12.7 A
View Answer:
2. REE Board Exam April 1997 C. 14.14 A

The phase shift between the current and voltage vectors us due to the following D. 0
except one
View Answer:
A. magnet coils
5. REE Board Exam October 1996
B. electric flat iron
What is the wavelength of a carrier wave with frequency of 100 megahertz?
C. power capacitors
A. 3.0 m
D. fluorescent lamp
B. 7.5 m
View Answer:
C. 1.5 m
3. REE Board Exam April 2001
D. 6.0 m
An alternating rectangular wave has a maximum value of 10 V and a frequency of 1
cycle per second. What is the average value of the wave? View Answer:

A. 5 V 6. REE Board Exam April 1997

B. 10 V A chart speed of a recording instrument is 25 mm/sec. One cycle of the signal being
recorded extends over 5 mm. What is the frequency of the signal?
A. 20 cps D. 12.00 A

B. 2 cps View Answer:

9. REE Board Exam April 1997
C. 50 cps
A wire carries a current i = 3 cos 314t amperes. What is the average current over 6
D. 5 cps
seconds?
View Answer:
A. 0 A
7. EE Board Exam April 1992
B. 3.0 A
Determine the rms value of the current drawn by a 2 μF condenser, which is
connected across a source of potential. The potential has a third and fifth harmonic C. 1.5 A
components, which are 30% and 20% respectively of the fundamental. The
fundamental sinusoidal component has a peak value of 1000 volts and 60 Hz D. 0.532 A
frequency.
View Answer:
A. 0.89 A
10. REE Board Exam April 1997
B. 0.75 A
Across a 230-V, 60 Hz power supply is a 15-ohm non-inductive resistor. What is the
equation of the resulting current?
C. 0.91 A
A. i = 21.68 sin 377t
D. 0.84 A
B. i = 26.56 sin 377t
View Answer:
8. EE Board Exam April 1990 C. i = 15.33 sin 377t

A 240-V, 25 Hz sinusoidal generator is connected to a 20 ohms resistor. Determine D. i = 28.16 sin 120t
the instantaneous current when elapsed time is 0.01 second.
View Answer:
A. 15.43 A
11. EE Board Exam April 1991
B. 16.30 A
Determine the effective value of the circuit current of an emf of 151 sin 377t is
connected in series with a DC emf of 110 volts. Both supply a load of 10 + j8 ohms.
C. 16.97 A
A. 10.3 A View Answer:
14. ECE Board Exam November 2001
B. 12.5 A
It is the value of sine wave of voltage or current at one particular instant of time.
C. 13.8 A
A. average value
D. 11.4 A
B. effective value
View Answer:
12. EE Board Exam April 1994 C. rms value

An alternating current and a direct current flow simultaneously in the same conductor. D. instantaneous value
If the effective of the alternating current is 5 A and the direct current is 10 A, what
will an AC ammeter read when connected in the circuit? View Answer:

A. 7.5 A 15. ECE Board Exam November 1998

B. 15 A If the combination of an ac voltage and a dc voltage has an instantaneous voltage that

varies through a range from -2 V to +10 V, what is the peak ac voltage of the
combination?
C. 11.18 A
A. 10 V
D. none of these
B. 16 V
View Answer:
13. REE Board Exam April 1997 C. 6 V

If e = 100 sin (ωt – 30°) – 50 cos 3ωt + 25 sin (5ωt + 150°) and i = 20 sin (ωt + 40°) D. 12 V
+ 10 sin (3ωt + 30°) – 5 sin (5ωt – 50°). Calculate the power in watts.
View Answer:
A. 1177
16. ECE Board Exam April 2001
B. 919
Measured in Hertz, it is the number of cycles of alternating current per second.
C. 1043
A. frequency
D. 1224
B. period
C. peak to peak B. current lags voltage by 90°

D. wavelength C. voltage lags current by 90°

View Answer: D. current lags voltage by 180°

17. ECE Board Exam April 2000
View Answer:
If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, what is the rms voltage? 20. ECE Board Exam November 1995

A. 16.2 V If sine wave voltage varies from 0 to 200 V, how much is its instantaneous voltage at
90°?
B. 19.98 V
A. 100 V
C. 25.38 V
B. minimum voltage
D. 12.73 V
C. 200 V
View Answer:
D. half of its maximum voltage
18. ECE Board Exam April 2000
View Answer:
If an ac signal has a peak voltage of 55 V, what is the average value voltage?
21. ECE Board Exam November 2000
A. 61.05 V
How many degrees are there in one complete wave cycle?
B. 38.86 V
A. 360 degrees
C. 34.98 V
B. 90 degrees
D. 86.35 V
C. 180 degrees
View Answer:
D. 720 degrees
19. ECE Board Exam April 1999
View Answer:
What is the phase relationship between current and voltage in an inductor?
22. ECE Board Exam April 1998
A. in phase
When comparing rms voltage and average voltages, which of the following statement C. phased sine waves
is true, assuming sine waves?
D. sine waves in phase
A. Either the rms voltage or the average voltage might be larger.
View Answer:
B. The average voltage is always greater than the rms voltage.
25. ECE Board Exam April 1999
C. There will always be a very large difference between the rms voltage and the
average voltage. What is the average voltage (Eave) output of a full wave rectifier with an output of 100
volts peak?
A. 63.7 volts
D. The rms voltage is always greater than the average voltage.
B. 14.14 volts
View Answer:
23. ECE Board Exam November 1999 C. 141.4 volts

It is the maximum instantaneous value of a varying current, voltage, or power equal D. 6.37 volts
to 1.414 times the effective value of a sine wave.
View Answer:
A. rms value
26. ECE Board Exam November 1997
B. peak to peak value
The relation of the voltage across an inductor to it current is _______
C. effective value
A. Lagging the current by 90 degrees
D. peak value
B. Leading the current by 90 degrees
View Answer:
C. In phase with the current
24. ECE Board Exam November 1999
D. Leading the current by 180 degrees
It is 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 same direction. View Answer:

A. stepped sine waves 27. ECE Board Exam April 1999

B. sine waves in coordination If two equal frequency ac signals of exactly 5 V each are combined with one of the
signals 180 degrees out of phase with the other, what will be the value of the resultant
voltage?
A. 2.25 V 30. ECE Board Exam April 2001

B. 5 V In electronic circuit the current that flows over a capacitor _____.

C. 0 V A. In phase with the voltage

D. 10 V B. Leads the voltage by 180 degrees

View Answer: C. Lags the voltage by 90 degrees

28. ECE Board Exam November 1998
D. Leads the voltage by 90 degrees
Kind of electric current where amplitude drops to zero periodically normally
View Answer:
produced by rectifier circuits
31. Two current sources deliver current to a common load. The first source delivers a
A. alternating current current whose equation is 25 sin 100πt amperes while the second delivers a current
whose equation is 15 cos 100πt amperes. What is the rms value of the current in the
B. varying direct current load?

C. damped alternating current A. 29.15 A

D. pulsating direct current B. 40 A

View Answer: C. 20.6 A

29. ECE Board Exam April 2000
D. 10 A
If an ac signal has an average voltage of 18 V, what is the rms voltage?
View Answer:
A. 16.2 V 32. Two alternators A and B delivers 100 A and 150 A, respectively to a load. If these
currents are out of phase by 30 electrical degrees, determine the total current drawn
B. 19.98 V by the load.

C. 25.38 V A. 201.5 A

D. 12.726 V B. 250.0 A

View Answer: C. 215.4 A

D. 241.8 A View Answer:
36. The difference between the peak positive value and the peak negative of an a.c.
View Answer:
voltage is called the
33. When using circuit laws and rules we must use
A. maximum value
A. maximum value
B. effective value
B. average value
C. average value
C. effective value
D. peak to peak value
D. peak to peak value
View Answer:
View Answer:
37. The greatest value attained during one half of the cycle is called the
34. A 60 Hz frequency would cause an electric light to
A. peak value
A. turn on and off 120 times per second
B. average value
B. flicker noticeable
C. r.m.s. value
C. turn on and off 180 times per second
D. effective value
D. turn on and off 60 times per second
View Answer:
View Answer:
38. The root mean square (r.m.s.) value of a.c. is the same as
35. The relationship between frequency f, number of revolutions per second n and
pair of poles p is given by A. instantaneous value

A. f = n/p B. average value

B. f = np C. effective value

C. f = n/2p D. maximum value

D. f = 2np View Answer:

39. The r.m.s. value of a sine wave is equal to B. 0.637

A. 0.637 maximum value C. 0.707

B. 0.506 maximum value D. 1.11

C. 0.707 maximum value View Answer:

43. If the current and voltage are out of phase by 90°, the power is
D. 1.414 maximum value
A. 1.1 VI
View Answer:
40. Form factor is defined as B. minimum

A. r.m.s. value/peak value C. Maximum

B. maximum value/r.m.s. value D. zero

C. r.m.s. value/average value View Answer:

44. If e1 = A sin ωt and e2 = B sin (ωt – θ) then
D. effective value/ r.m.s. value
A. e1 lags e2 by θ
B. e2 leads e1 by θ
View Answer:
C. e2 lags e1 by θ
41. The value of form factor for a pure sine wave is D. e1 leads e2 by θ
View Answer:
A. 1.414 45. Which of the following statements concerning the graph of figure below is most
correct?
B. 0.637

C. 0.707

D. 1.11

View Answer:
42. The value of peak factor for a pure sine wave is

A. 1.414 A. it represents ac
B. it represents dc View Answer:
49. Which of the following frequencies has the longest period?
C. it represents half-wave rectified ac
A. 1 Hz
D. it represents sum of ac and dc
B. 10 Hz
View Answer:
46. Average value of a sine wave is √2 times the maximum value C. 1 kHz

A. True D. 100 kHz

B. False View Answer:

50. RMS value and the mean value is the same in case of
View Answer:
47. The equation for 25 cycles current sine wave having rms value of 30 amperes will A. square wave
be
B. sine wave
A. 30 sin 25t
C. triangular wave
B. 42.4 sin 25πt
D. half-wave rectified sine wave
C. 30 sin 50t
View Answer:
D. 42.4 sin 50πt
51. If emf in a circuit is given by e = 100 sin 628t, the maximum value of voltage and
frequency are
View Answer:
48. The voltage v = 90 cos (ωt – 161.5°) may be represented as a sine function by A. 100 V, 50 Hz

A. 90 sin (ωt + 18.5°) B. 50√2 V, 50 Hz

B. 90 sin (ωt – 71.5°) C. 100 V, 100 Hz

C. 90 sin (ωt + 71.5°) D. 50√2 V, 100 Hz

D. 90 sin (ωt – 18.5°) View Answer:

52. When the sole purpose of an alternating current is to produce heat, the selection of C. 25 kHz
conductor is based on
D. 500 kHz
A. average value of current
View Answer:
B. peak value of current
55. The period of the voltage 2 cos 4500πt + 7 sin 7500πt is
C. rms value of current
A. 2.51 s
D. any of the above
B. 2.51 ns
View Answer:
C. 2.51 ms
53. The form factor of dc supply voltage is always
D. 2.51 μs
A. infinite
View Answer:
B. zero
56. The a.c. system is preferred to d.c. system because ______
C. 0.5
A. a.c. voltages can easily be changed in magnitude
D. unity
B. d.c. motors do not have fine speed control
View Answer:
C. high-voltage a.c. transmissions is less efficient
54. The frequency of a sinusoidal signal shown in figure is
D. d.c. voltage cannot be used for domestic appliances

View Answer:
57. In a.c. system, we generate sine wave form because ______

A. it can be easily drawn

B. it produces lest disturbance in electrical circuits

A. 500 Hz
C. it is nature’s standard
B. 1 kHz
D. other waves cannot be produced easily A. ϕmax sin ωt

View Answer: B. ϕmax cos ωt

58. ______ will work only on d.c. supply.
C. ϕmax tan ωt
A. Electric lamp
D. ϕmax cot ωt
B. Refrigerator
View Answer:
C. Heater 61. In Fig. 1.1, the maximum e.m.f. induced in the coil is ______.

D. Electroplating

View Answer:
59. ______ will produce a.c. voltage.

A. Friction

B. Photoelectric effect
A. N ϕmax
C. Thermal energy
B. ω ϕmax
D. Crystal
C. N ϕmax sin wt
View Answer:
60. In Fig. 1.1, the component of flux that will contribute to e.m.f. in the coil is D. ωN ϕmax
______.
View Answer:
62. A coil is rotating in the uniform field of an 8-pole generator. In one revolution of
the coil, the number of cycles generated by the voltage is ______.

A. one

B. two
C. four C. 0.03 second

D. eight D. 0.015 second

View Answer: View Answer:

63. An alternating voltage is given by v = 20 sin 157t. The frequency of the 66. A sine wave has a maximum value of 20 V. Its value at 135° is _____.
alternating voltage is ______.
A. 10 V
A. 50 Hz
B. 14.14 V
B. 25 Hz
C. 15 V
C. 100 Hz
D. 5 V
D. 75 Hz
View Answer:
View Answer:
67. A sinusoidal current has a magnitude of 3 A at 120°. Its maximum value will be
64. An alternating current is given by i = 10 sin 314t. The time taken to generate two ______.
cycles of current is ______.
A. √3 A
A. 0.02 second
B. √3/2 A
B. 0.01 second
C. 2√3 A
C. 0.04 second
D. 6 A
D. 0.05 second
View Answer:
View Answer:
68. An alternating current given by i = 10 sin 314t. Measuring time from t = 0, the
65. An alternating voltage is given by v = 30 sin 314t. The time taken by the voltage time taken by the current to reach +10 A for the second time is ______.
to reach -30 V for the first time is ______.
A. 0.05 second
A. 0.02 second
B. 0.1 second
B. 0.1 second
C. 0.025 second
D. 0.02 second View Answer:
72. An alternating current whose average value is 1 A will produce ____ 1 A d.c.
View Answer:
under similar conditions.
69. An a.c. generator having 10 poles and running at 600 r.p.m. will generate an
alternating voltage of frequency _______ A. less heat than

A. 25 Hz B. more heat than

B. 100 Hz C. the same heat as

C. 50 Hz D. none of these

D. 200 Hz View Answer:

73. A sinusoidal alternating current has a maximum value of Im. Its average value will
View Answer:
be ______.
70. We have assigned a frequency of 50 Hz to power system because it ______ A. Im/π
B. Im/2π
A. can easily be obtained C. 2Im/π
D. none of these
B. gives best result when used for operating both lights and machinery
View Answer:
C. leads to easy calculation 74. The area of a sinusoidal wave over a half-cycle is ______
D. none of the above A. max. value /2
View Answer: B. 2 x max. value
71. An alternating voltage is given by v = 100 sin 314t volts. Its average value will be
______. C. max. value /π

A. 70.7 V D. max. value /2π

B. 50 V View Answer:
75. An alternating voltage is given by v = 200 sin 314t. Its r.m.s. value will be ______
C. 63.7 V
A. 100 V
D. 100 V
B. 282.8 V C. ½

C. 141.4 V D. zero

D. 121.4 V View Answer:

79. The average value of sinθ over a complete cycle is ______.
View Answer:
76. The r.m.s. value of sinusoidally varying current is _____ that of its average value. A. zero

A. more than B. +1

B. less than C. -1

C. same as D. ½

D. none of these View Answer:

80. An alternating current is given by i = Im sin θ. The average value of squared wave
View Answer:
of this current over a complete cycle is ______
77. Alternating voltages and currents are expresses in r.m.s. values because ______ A. Im/2
B. Im/π
A. they can be easily determined C. 2Im/π
D. 2Im
B. calculations become very simple View Answer:
81. The form factor a sinusoidal wave is ______
C. they give comparison with d.c.
A. 1.414
D. none of these
B. 1.11
View Answer:
78. The average value of sin2θ over a complete cycle is ______ C. 2

A. +1 D. 1.5

B. -1 View Answer:
82. The filament of a vacuum tube requires 0.4 A d.c. to heat it. The r.m.s. value of A. sinusoidal
a.c. required is ______.
B. square
A. 0.4 x √2
C. rectangular
B. 0.4 /2 A
D. triangular
C. 0.8 /√2
View Answer:
D. 0.4 A
86. The peak factor of a sine wave form is ______.
View Answer:
A. 1.11
83. A 100 V peak a.c. is as effective as ______ d.c.
B. 1.414
A. 100 V
C. 2
B. 50 V
D. 1.5
C. 70.7 V
View Answer:
D. none of these
87. When a 15-V square wave is connected across a 50-V a.c. voltmeter, it will read
______.
View Answer:
84. The form factor of a ______ wave is 1. A. 15 V

A. sinusoidal B. 15 x √2

B. square C. 15 /√2

C. triangular D. none of these

D. saw tooth View Answer:

88. The breakdown voltage of an insulation depends upon _____ value of alternating
View Answer:
voltage.
85. Out of the following ______ wave is the peakiest.
A. average
B. r.m.s. C. 70.7 V

C. peak D. none of these

D. twice the r.m.s. View Answer:

92. In Fig. 1.2, the wave that will produce maximum heat under the similar conditions
View Answer:
is ______.
89. The peak factor of a half-wave rectified a.c. is ______.

A. 1.57

B. 2

C. 1.11

D. 1.4142

View Answer:
90. The form factor of a half-wave rectified a.c. is ______ .

A. 2

B. 1.11

C. 1.414 A. square wave

D. 1.57 B. sinusoidal wave

View Answer: C. triangular wave

91. When 200 V sinusoidal peak-to-peak is connected across an a.c. voltmeter, it will D. saw tooth wave
read ______
View Answer:
A. 141.4 V

B. 50 V
93. In Fig. 1.2, ____ wave will have the highest average value. View Answer:
95. A current wave is given by i = 4 + 2√2 sin 3θ + 4√2 sin 5θ. The r.m.s. value of
current wave is ______.

A. 10 A

B. 6 A

C. √56 A

D. 5 A

View Answer:
96. In Fig. 1.3, current is given by i = Im sin θ. The voltage equation will be ______.

A. saw tooth

B. square

C. triangular A. Vm sin θ

D. sinusoidal B. Vm sin (θ + ϕ)

View Answer: C. Vm sin (θ – ϕ)

94. The average value of a sinusoidal current is 100 A. Its r.m.s value is ______.
D. Vm sin (θ – 2ϕ)
A. 63.7 A
View Answer:
B. 70.7 A

C. 141.4 A

D. 111 A
97. The waveforms of voltage and current shown in Fig. 1.3 would exist in ______ C. 10 sin (314t – π/6)
circuit.
D. 5√2 sin (314t + π/4)

View Answer:
100. The sum of the following two e.m.f’s will be ______

e1 = 10 sin ωt                 e2 = 10 cos ωt

A. 10

A. a resistive B. 20 sin ωt

B. a capacitive C. 14.14 cos ωt

C. an inductive D. 14.14 sin (ωt + π/4)

D. none of these View Answer:

View Answer:
98. An alternating voltage or current is a ______. 351.  EE Board Exam April 1990

A. scalar quantity A capacitor, an electric resistance heater, and  impedance  are connected in parallel 
to  a  120  V,  60  Hz  system.  The capacitor  draws 50  var,  the  heater draws 100 W
B. vector quantity and the impedance coil draws 269 VA at a pf 0f 0.74 lagging. Determine the system
power factor.
C. phasor
A.  0.933 leading
D. none of these
B.  0.928 lagging
View Answer:
C.  0.916 lagging
99. Three parallel circuits take the following currents: i1 = 5 sin 314t, i2 = 30 sin (314t
+ π/2) and i3 = 25 sin (314t – π/2). The expression for the resultant current is ______.
A. 25 sin (314t + π/3) D.  0.911 lagging

B. 5 sin (314t + π/2) View Answer:

352.  REE Board Exam October 1996
A  bank  of  capacitors  is  connected  in  parallel  each  rated  at  10  kVAR,  380 B.  30.21 A
volts.  If  one  unit  is  shorted  out,  what  would  be  the  net  capacitance  of  the
bank? C.  26.46 A

A.  330 μF D.  32.10 A

B.  440 μF View Answer:

355.  EE Board Exam April 1992
C.  220 μF
Two  single-phase  motors  are  connected  in  parallel  across  a  120-volt,  60-cycle
D.  110 μF
source of supply. Motor A is a split-phase inductance type and motor B is a capacitor
type:
View Answer:
353.  EE Board Exam October 1992

A capacitor of 3.18 microfarads is connected in parallel with a resistance of 2,000 

ohms.  The  combination  is  further  connected  in  series  with  an inductance of 795 Determine total power factor.
mH and resistance of 100 ohms across a supply given by e = 400 sin ωt + 80 sin (3ωt
+ 60°). Assume w = 314 radians/sec. Determine the rms value of the total current. A.  0.886 lag

A.  0.40 A B.  0.864 lag

B.  0.33 A C.  0.817 lag

C.  0.56 A D.  0.825 lag

D.  0.45 A View Answer:

356.  EE Board Exam April 1992
View Answer:
354.  EE Board Exam June 1990 A 250 V, 30 Hz generator supplies power to a parallel circuit consisting of a 20 HP
motor whose efficiency is 90% at 0.80 pf lagging and a second load that  draws  an 
Three loads, units A, B and C are connected in parallel and take currents that are  apparent  power  of  7  kVA  at  unity  pf.  Determine  the  system power factor.
respectively  12,  10  and  15  A  respectively.  Assuming  Ia  to  be  the reference
phasor. Ib  leads Ia by 30° and Ic lags behind Ia by 65°, calculate the total (resultant) A.  0.828 lagging
current.
A.  28.33 A B.  0.831 lagging
C.  0.802 lagging 359.  EE Board Exam April 1992

D.  0.884 lagging A sinusoidal  current source, 10 cos 1000t, is in parallel both with a 20-ohm resistor 
and  the  series  combination  of  a  10-ohm  resistor  and  a  10-mH inductor. Find the
View Answer: equation of the voltage across the 10 -ohm resistor.
357.  EE Board Exam April 1985 A.  63.25 cos (1000t – 18.43°)
A resistance of 5 ohms is connected in series with a capacitor of 442.1 μF. The  B.  61.32 cos (1000t – 20.34°)
combination  is  then  connected  in  parallel  with  an  inductance  of  21.22 mH.
Solve for the resultant current if the circuit is connected across a 120 V, 60 Hz ac
C.  59.36 cos (1000t – 17.45°)
source.
D.  60.12 cos (1000t – 19.38°)
A.  9.44 A
View Answer:
B.  10.68 A
360.  EE Board Exam April 1993
C.  11.29 A
A 1-hp, 220 V, 60 Hz capacitor-start motor has main and auxiliary winding
D.  10.34 A impedance at starting of 3.5 + j2.5 ohms and 8.6 + j2.5 ohms, respectively. Determine
the value of the starting capacitance that will place the main and auxiliary winding
View Answer: currents 90 apart at starting,
358.  EE Board Exam April 1993
A.  186.75 μF
An inductor L1  is connected in series with a parallel combination of inductor L2  and 
B.  174.35 μF
capacitor  C.  The  impedance  of  the  circuit  w  =  400  rad/sec  is  j100 ohms. The
circuit is to yield infinite impedance at w = 1,000 rad/sec and zero impedance at w =
2,000 rad/sec. Determine the value of C. C.  182.43 μF
A.  1.28 μF
D.  170.67 μF
B.  1.67 μF
View Answer:
C.  2.06 μF 361.  EE Board Exam October 1990

D.  1.32 μF Two  impedances  A  and  B  are  connected  in  parallel  across  a  120  V  ac supply.
The total current and the current in each impedance is adjusted to 20 A.  The  power 
View Answer:
drawn  by  A  is  doubled  that  of  B  and  the  power  factor  is lagging. Determine B.  25 ohms
the power factor of A.
C.  16 ohms
A.  0.650 lagging
D.  20 ohms
B.  0.704 lagging
View Answer:
C.  0.841 lagging
364.  EE Board Exam April 1980
D.  0.677 lagging
Three impedances Z1 = 1 – j4 ohms, Z2 = – j6 ohms and Z3 = 4 + j3 ohms are
connected  in  series-parallel.  Z1  is  connected  in  series  with  the  parallel
View Answer:
combination  of  Z2  and  Z3.  Determine  the  equivalent  impedance  of  the
362.  REE Board Exam March 1998 combination.
A.  4.32 – j1.21 ohms
A  coil  of  50-ohm  resistance  and  of  150-mH  inductance  is  connected  in
parallel  with  a  50-μF  capacitor.  If  the  source  voltage  is  100  sin  (ωt  +  30°), B.  2.23 – j3.32 ohms
what is the equation of the line current?
C.  6.76 – j5.68 ohms
A.  1.91 sin (ωt + 52.5°)
D.  5.42 – j7.21 ohms
B.  1.25 sin (ωt + 75.5°)
View Answer:
C.  1.82 sin (ωt – 62°) 365.  EE Board Exam October 1984
D.  1.32 sin (ωt – 75.5°) A 5-ohm resistor is connected in parallel with a 10-ohm inductive reactance. The 
combination  is  then  connected  in  series  with  a  4-ohm  capacitive reactance.  The 
View Answer: whole  combination  is  connected  across  a  100-volt,  60  Hz supply. How much is
363.  EE Board Exam October 1984 the total current drawn by the circuit?

A resistor R is connected in parallel with a 10-ohm inductive reactance. The A.  22.36 A
combination is then connected in series with a 4-ohm capacitive reactance. The whole
combination is connected across a 100-volt, 60 Hz supply, How much is R if the B.  20.45 A
angle between the supply voltage and the total current is 45 degrees?
C.  23.16 A
A.  12 ohms
D.  19.89 A
View Answer: Given three impedances: Z1 = 10 + j0 ohms, Z2 = 3 + j4 ohms and Z3 = 8 – j6 ohms.
Impedance Z2 and Z3 are connected in parallel and the combination is connected in
366.  EE Board Exam April 1983 series with impedance Z1 across a 120 V single-phase 60 Hz source. Find the total
power drawn by the impedance.
A  non-inductive  resistor  R  is  connected  in  parallel  with  an  inductive reactance  A.  1008 W
of  10  ohms.  The combination  is  then connected  in  series  with a capacitive
reactance of 5 ohms. The whole combination is connected across a  100-volt,  60  Hz B.  1204 W
ac source. If  R is equal to  5  ohms, solve  for the voltage across the parallel
combination.
C.  1038 W
A.  87.53 V
D.  1103 W
B.  88.34 V
View Answer:
C.  89.44 V 369.  EE Board Exam October 1993

D.  91.87 V If admittance Y = 0.06 – j0.08 mho, then conductance G equals

View Answer: A.  -0.06

367.  EE Board Exam April 1980
B.  0.06
Three impedances Z1  = 1  –  j4 ohms, Z2  =  –  j6 ohms and Z3  = 4 + j3 ohms
C.  0.08
respectively are connected in series-parallel. Z1  is connected in series with the
parallel combination of Z2 and Z3. If this circuit is connected across a 230 V, 60 Hz
source, determine the voltage across the parallel combination of Z2 and Z3. D.  -0.08
A.  156.3 V
View Answer:
B.  146.8 V 370.  EE October 1986, April 1993

C.  135.7 V A parallel circuit consists of a resistor having a conductance of 4 mhos, an inductive
reactor having a susceptance  of 8 mhos and a capacitive reactor having a susceptance
D.  163.2 V of 5 mhos. What is the impedance of the circuit?

View Answer: A.  0.11 + j0.13 ohms

368.  EE Board Exam October 1980
B.  0.13 + j0.11 ohms
C.  0.12 + j0.16 ohms What is the impedance relationship between the output of one circuit and the input of
another circuit will provide maximum power transfer?
D.  0.16 + j0.12 ohms
A.  very low impedance
View Answer:
B.  higher impedance
371.  REE Board Exam October 1994
C.  lower impedance
A capacitor branch having a ratio of XC to R of 5 is paralleled with impedance
consisting  of  a  4  Ω  resistance  and  a  3  Ω  inductive  reactance.  The  power factor
D.  equal impedance
of the resulting circuit is 0.8 leading. Find the size of the capacitor in μF if the
frequency is 60 Hz.
View Answer:
A.  879.9 μF
374.  The series circuit of R = 30  Ω  & X = 4  Ω  and a parallel circuit of R’ and X’
B.  1078.9 μF have the same impedance and power factor. Calculate the value of R’ and X’.

C.  978.9 μF A.  8.33 Ω and 6.25 Ω

D.  778.9 μF B.  2.56 Ω and, 3.83 Ω

View Answer: C.  7.47 Ω and 7.51 Ω

372.  ECE Board Exam November 2000
D.  5.62 Ω and 9.84 Ω
A parallel-LC circuit can store energy fed to it power source and produces an output
which is a continuous A.C. wave. It is often called a ____. View Answer:
375.  A 25 Ω resistor, 2 mH inductor and 30 μF capacitor are connected in parallel
A.  Tank circuit across 100 sin (5000t + 45°) V source. Calculate the total current taken by the circuit.

B.  Store circuit A.  4 sin (5000t + 45°) + 5 cos (5000t + 45°)

C.  Storage circuit B.  14 sin (5000t) + 15 sin (5000t + 45°)

D.  Power circuit C.  40 sin (5000t + 30°) + 50 cos (5000t + 45°)

View Answer: D.  4 cos (5000t + 45°) + 5 cos (5000t + 45°)

373.  ECE Board Exam November 2001
View Answer:
376.  A parallel circuit with one branch of R = 5 Ω and a single unknown element in View Answer:
the other branch has the following applied voltage and total current e = 10 cos (50t +
379.  A  feeder  supplies  two  loads,  one  at  50  amperes  at  50%  power  factor,  the
60°)  V and i = 5.38 cos (50t  –  8.23°) A. The unknown element is ______.
other  150  amperes  at  unity  power  factor.  The  total current  supplied  by  the
feeder is approximately ____.
A.  L = 0.04 H
A.  180 A
B.  L = 0.02 H
B.  200 A
C.  C = 10 μF
C.  175 A
D.  C = 5 μF
D.  150 A
View Answer:
377.  An impedance of 3 – j3 Ω is connected in parallel with 5 + j2 Ω. The voltmeter View Answer:
connected across 3  Ω  resistance measures 45 V. Calculate  the total current of the
380.  A  fluorescent  lamp  and  its  inductive  ballast  draw  a  1.0  A  current  at  50%
circuit.
lagging power factor from a 120-V, 60-Hz source. What is the over-all power factor
when a 26.5 μF capacitor is connected across the fixture?
A.  22.4 A
A.  0.832 lagging
B.  41.3 A
B.  0.832 leading
C.  13.4 A
C.  0.5 leading
D.  7.91 A
D.  0.5 lagging
View Answer:
378.  Two  impedances  ZA  =  4  +  j6  Ω  and  ZB  are  connected  in  parallel.  The View Answer:
apparent  power  for  the  impedance  B  is  1490  VA.  Determine  the  total apparent
381.  Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the following individual current:
power.
5∠0°,  5∠5°, 5∠10°,  5∠15°, 5∠20°, 5∠25°, 5∠30°, 5∠35°, 5∠40°, 5∠45°. What is
A.  4250 VA
the effective value of the total current?
B.  3290 VA
A.  48.444 A
C.  2652 VA
B.  34.255 A
D.  8031 VA
C.  25.345 A
D.  84.389 A B.  25.4 mH

View Answer: C.  13 mH

382.  Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the following individual current:
D.  31 mH
5∠0°,  5∠5°, 5∠10°,  5∠15°, 5∠20°, 5∠25°, 5∠30°, 5∠35°, 5∠40°, 5∠45°. What is
the equivalent impedance that could replace the impedances if the source voltage is
100 sin 150t V? View Answer:
385.  A small single-phase, 240 V induction motor is tested in parallel with 160  Ω
A.  1.325∠-30° Ω resistor. The motor takes 2 amperes and the total current is 3 amperes. What is the
power of the whole circuit?
B. 6.026∠-2.5° Ω
A.  800 W
C.  32.51∠50° Ω
B.  360 W
D. 1.46∠-22,5° Ω
C.  220 W
View Answer:
D.  580 W
383.  Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the following individual
current: 5∠0°,  5∠5°, 5∠10°,  5∠15°, 5∠20°, 5∠25°, 5∠30°, 5∠35°, 5∠40°, 5∠45°. View Answer:
What is the equivalent power factor of the circuit?
386.  A capacitor is placed in parallel with two inductive loads, one of 20 A at 30°
A.  0.924 lagging and another of 40  A at 60° lagging. What current in amperes should flow in
the capacitor so that the circuit will have a unity power factor?
B.  0.866
A.  35.8 A
C.  0.707
B.  44.6 A
D.  0.876
C.  28.8 A
View Answer:
D.  50.2 A
384.  Ten impedances connected in parallel draw the following individual current:
5∠0°,  5∠5°, 5∠10°,  5∠15°, 5∠20°, 5∠25°, 5∠30°, 5∠35°, 5∠40°, 5∠45°. What View Answer:
element should be connected across the circuit  so that the current would be in phase
with the source? 387.  A coil of 10 Ω resistance and 0.1 H inductance is connected in parallel with a
capacitor of unknown capacitance. If the total impedance of the combination is 100 Ω,
A.  54 mH determine the value of the capacitance.
A.  50 μF 390.  Two  impedances  Z1  =  3  +  j4  and  Z2  =  5  –  j8.66  ohms  respectively  are
connected  in  parallel.  If  the  combination  is  connected  across  a  240  V  AC
B.  100 μF source, how much is the total current?
A.  44.4 A
C.  150 μF
B.  42.1 A
D.  200 μF
C.  40.6 A
View Answer:
D.  39.9 A
388.  An impedance equal to 4.44∠60° Ω is connected across a 220 V source. What
should be the value of the second impedance in parallel with the first, if the total View Answer:
power  delivered  to  the  circuit  is  to  be  16.5  kW  and  the  overall power factor is
to be unity? 391.  A  resistance  of  20  ohms  and  an  unknown  capacitance  are  connected  in
parallel across a 110 V, variable frequency AC source. When the frequency is 60 Hz,
A.    2.21∠30.1° Ω the current drawn by the circuit is 6 A. At what frequency will the current drawn fall
to 5.8 A?
B.   3.33∠-40.9° Ω
A.  42. 33 Hz
C. 5.63∠30° Ω
B.  50.12 Hz
D.  6.543∠-45° Ω
C.  46.02 Hz
View Answer:
D.  44.18 Hz
389.  An  inductive reactance of 8 ohms is connected in parallel with a capacitive
reactance of 18 ohms. This combination is then connected in series with a variable  View Answer:
resistance.  For  what  value  of  resistance  will  the  power  factor  be 0.5?
392.  Two  parallel  branches  have  admittances  0.3  +  j0.4  and  0.2  –  j0.25  S,
respectively.  If  the  current  in  the  first  branch  is  10  A,  determine  the  total
A.  8.314 Ω
current supplied to the parallel combination.
B.  3.318 Ω
A.  10.44 A
C.  13.81 Ω B.  12.10 A
D.  1.381 Ω C.  15.32 A

View Answer:
D.  11.24 A D.  0 – j20

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393.  An inductive reactance of 3 ohms is connected in parallel with a capacitive 396.  Domestic appliances are connected in parallel across ac mains because
reactance of 4 ohms. If the combination is connected in series with a 4 ohm
resistance, solve for the power factor of the whole combination. A.  it is a simple arrangement

A.  0.333 B.  operation of each appliance becomes independent of each other

B.  0.409 C.  appliances have same current ratings

C.  0.567 D.  this arrangement occupies less space

D.  0.316 View Answer:

View Answer: 397.  When  a  parallel  ac  circuit  contains  a  number  of  branches,  then  it  is
convenient to solve the circuit by
394.  An R-L circuit has Z = (6 + j8) ohm. Its susceptance is ____ siemens.
A.  phasor diagram
A.  0.06
B.  phasor algebra
B.  0.08
C.  equivalent impedance method
C.  0.1
D.  none of the above
D.  -0.08
View Answer:
View Answer:
395.  The impedances of two parallel branches of a circuit are (10 + j10) and (10  –
j10) respectively. The impedance of the parallel combination is

A.  20 + j0

B.  10 + j0

C.  5 – j5
398.  The power taken by the circuit shown in Fig. 13.1 is D.  none of these

View Answer:
400.  The power factor of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.1 is

A.  470 W

B.  1920 W
A.  0.707 lagging
C.  1200 W
B.  0.5 lagging
D.  none of these
C.  0.866 lagging
View Answer:
399.  The active component of line current in Fig. 13.1 is D.  none of these

View Answer:
401.  The total line current drawn by the circuit shown in Fig. 13.1 is

A.  8 A

B.  4 A
A.  8/√2 A
C.  5.3 A
B.  16 A B.  3 A

C.   8√2 A C.  13 A

D.  none of these D.  4 A

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402.  The power consumed in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is 404.  The line current drawn by the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is

A.  480 W A.  13 A

B.  960 W B.  6 A

C.  1200 W C.  5 A

D.  none of these D.  none of these

View Answer: View Answer:

403.  The active component of line current in Fig. 13.2 is 405.  The power factor of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is

A.  6 A A.  0.8

B.  0.5 B.  capacitive

C.  0.707 C.  inductive

D.  none of these D.  in resonance

View Answer: View Answer:

406.  The impedance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is 408.  If in Fig. 13.2, XL is made equal to XC, the line current will be

A.  10 A
A.  180 ohms
B.  6 A
B.  24 ohms
C.  4 A
C.  48 ohms
D.  none of these
D.  none of these
View Answer:
View Answer:
409.  The power consumed in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.3 is
407.  The circuit shown in Fig. 13.2 is

A.  resistive A.  8400 W

B.  3600 W A.  capacitive

C.  4000 W B.  inductive

D.  none of these C.  resistive

View Answer: D.  in resonance

410.  If the circuit shown in Fig. 13.3 is connected to 120 V dc, the current drawn by
View Answer:
the circuit is
412.  If the source frequency of Fig. 13.4 is low, then

A.  24 A

B.  70 A A.  coil takes a high lagging current

C.  48 A B.  coil takes a low lagging current

D.  30 A C.  capacitor takes a leading current

View Answer: D.  circuit offers high impedance

411.  The circuit shown in Fig. 13.3 is
View Answer:
413.  If the source frequency of Fig. 13.4 is high, then D.  capacitive

View Answer:
415.  The circuit shown in Fig. 13.5 will consume a power of

A.  coil takes a high lagging current

B.  capacitor takes a high leading current

A.  1200 W
C.  capacitor takes a low leading current
B.  2400 W
D.  circuit offers high impedance
C.  500 W
View Answer:
D.  none of these
414.  The circuit shown in Fig. 13.5 is
View Answer:
416.  If the admittance of a parallel ac circuit is increased, the circuit current

A.  remains constant

B.  is decreased

C.  is increased
A.  in resonance D.  none of these
B.  resistive View Answer:
C.  inductive
417.  The admittance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6 is View Answer:
419.  The inductive susceptance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6 is

A.  10 S
A.  8 S
B.  14 S
B.  0.8 S
C.  0.1 S
C.  0.08 S
D.  none of these
D.  none of these
View Answer:
418.  The conductance of the circuit shown in Fig. 13.6 is View Answer:
420.  The circuit shown in Fig. 13.7 is

A.  14 S

B.  0.6 S
A.  resistive
C.  0.06 S
B.  inductive
D.  none of these
C.  capacitive
D.  none of these 423.  The  impedance  of  a  circuit  is  10  ohms.  If  the  inductive  susceptance  is  1
siemen, then inductive reactance of the circuit is
View Answer:
A.  10 ohms
421.  The power loss in the circuit shown in Fig. 13.7 is
B.  1 ohm

C.  100 ohms

D.  none of these

View Answer:
424.  The  conductance  and  inductive  susceptance  of  a  circuit  have  the  same
magnitude. The power factor of the circuit is
A.  100 W
A.  1
B.  10,000 W
B.  0.5
C.  10 W
C.  0.707
D.  none of these
D.  0.866
View Answer:
View Answer:
422.  The conductance and susceptance components of admittance are
425.  The admittance of a circuit is (0.1 + j0.8) S. The circuit is
A.  series elements
A.  resistive
B.  parallel elements
B.  capacitive
C.  series-parallel elements
C.  inductive
D.  none of these
D.  none of these
View Answer:
View Answer:
426.  In a parallel ac circuit, power loss is due to
A.  conductance alone B.  0.8

B.  susceptance alone C.  0.08

C.  both conductance and susceptance D.  none of these

D.  none of these View Answer:

430.  When an sinusoidal voltage is applied across R-L parallel circuit so that R =
View Answer:
XL the phase angle will be
427.  The admittance of a parallel circuit is 0.12∠-30° S. The circuit is A.  45° lagging

A.  inductive B.  45° leading

B.  capacitive C.  90° lagging

C.  resistive D.  90° leading

D.  none of these View Answer:

431.  In a parallel R-L circuit if IR is the current in resistor and IL is the current in the
View Answer: inductor, then
428.  A circuit have an impedance of (1 –  j2) ohms. The susceptance of the circuit is
A.  IR lags IL by 90°
A.  0.1 S B.  IR leads IL by 270°
C.  IL leads IR by 270°
B.  0.2 S D.  IL lags IR by 90°
View Answer:
C.  0.4 S 432.  The current read by the ammeter A in the ac circuit shown is the given figure is

D.  none of these

View Answer:
429.  A  circuit  has  admittance  of  0.1  S  and  conductance  of  0.08  S.  The  power
factor of the circuit is

A.  0.1 A.  9 A

B.  5 A B.  90°

C.  3 A C.  135°

D.  1 A D.  180°

View Answer: View Answer:

433.  In the given figure, the admittance values of the elements in siemens are YR = 435.  In the circuit shown in the figure, v = cos 2t, Z2  = 1 + j. C1  is chosen so that i =
0.5 + j0, YL  = 0  –  j1.5 and YC  = 0 + j0.3 respectively. The value of I as a phasor cos 2t. The value of C1 is
when the voltage E across the elements is 10∠0° V is

A.  1.5 + j-.5 A.  2 F

B.  1 F
B.  5 – j18
C.  0.5 F
C.  0.5 + j1.8
D.  0.25 F
D.  5 – j12
View Answer:
View Answer:
436.  For the given ac circuit, what is the value of I?
434.  For the circuit shown in the figure, how much the voltage across the inductor
leads the voltage across the capacitor?

A.  45° A.  1 + j

B.  1 + j0 A.  6 + j0 Ω

C.  2 – j B.  7 + j0 Ω

D.  0 + j0 C.  0 + j8 Ω

View Answer: D.  6 + j8 Ω

437.  For the network shown  in the given figure Z(0) = 3 Ω and Z(∞) = 2 Ω. The
View Answer:
values of R1 and R2 will respectively be
439.  A resistance of 40 ohms and an inductive reactor of 30 ohms are joined in
parallel to a 120 volts supply as shown in the figure. The power factor of the circuit is

A.  2 Ω, 1 Ω

B.  1 Ω, 2 Ω

C.  3 Ω, 2 Ω

D.  2 Ω, 3 Ω A.  0.6

View Answer: B.  0.7

438.  The total impedance Z(jω) of the circuit shown is C.  0.8

D.  unity

View Answer:
440.  In a parallel RC circuit,

A.  IC lags IR by 90°

B.  IR and IC are in phase
C.  IC leads IR by 90°
D.  IR leads IC by 90°
View Answer: D.  both A and B
441.  In a parallel RC circuit,
View Answer:
A.  VC and IR are in phase 446.  When the frequency of the applied voltage increases in a parallel RL circuit
B.  VC and IC are in phase
C.  IC and IR are in phase A.  θZ increases
D.  VC and IR are 90° out of phase B.  ZT decreases
View Answer: C.  ZT increases
D.  both A and C
442.  When the frequency of the applied voltage increases in a parallel RC circuit
View Answer:
A.  the phase angle, θT, increases
B.  ZEQ increases 447.  In an ac circuit with only parallel inductors
C.  ZEQ decreases
D.  both A and C A.  IT lags VT by 90°
B.  VT lags IT by 90°
View Answer: C.  VT and IT are in phase
D.  none of these
443.  In a parallel RL circuit,
View Answer:
A.  iL lags iR by 90°
B.  iL leads iR by 90° 448.  In a parallel ac circuit with XL and XC
C.  iL and iR are in phase A.  IL and IC are 90° out of phase
D.  iR lags iL by 90° B.  IL and IC are in phase
View Answer: C.  IL and IC are 180° out of phase
D.  XL and XC are 90° out of phase
444.  In a parallel RL circuit,
View Answer:
A.  VT and IL are in phase D.  RESONANCE
B.  IL and IR are in phase
C.  VT and IR are in phase 449.  REE Board Exam October 2000
D.  VT and IR are 90° out of phase
View Answer: A series circuit consists of a 20-ohm resistance, a 150 mH inductance and an
445.  When the frequency of the applied voltage decreases in a parallel RL circuit unknown capacitance. The circuit is supplied with a voltage v = 100 sin 377t. Find
the value of capacitance at resonance.
A.  the phase angle, θI, becomes less negative
B.  ZEQ increases A.  42 μF
C.  ZEQ decreases
B.  47 μF

C.  34.65 μF

D.  72.57 μF

View Answer:
450.  REE Board Exam April 2001

A  5  mH  pure  inductance  is  connected  in  parallel  with  one  microfarad
capacitor. What frequency will the circuit be antiresonance?

A.  250 Hz

B.  2250 Hz

C.  60 Hz

D.  100 Hz

View Answer:
451.  EE Board Exam April 1993 View Answer:
454.  REE Board Exam April 1995
Capacitor  of  30-microfarad  capacitance  is  in  series  with  a  coil  across  an 8,000
cycle supply. What inductance is required for resonance?
What capacitance must be placed in series with an inductance of 0.05 Henry so that at
100 Hz, the impedance becomes equal to the ohmic resistance?
A.  13.34 μH
A.  50.7 μF
B.  10.45 μH
B.  35.5 μF
C.  13.19 μH
C.  70.7 μF
D.    12.55 μH
D.  87.0 μF
View Answer:
452.  REE Board Exam October 1998 View Answer:
455.  EE Board Exam April 1989
One leg of a radio tuned circuit has a capacitance of 1 x 10-9 F. It is tuned at 200 kHz.
What is the inductance of the other leg in Henry?
A.  6.33 x 10-4 A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of 100 ohms,  is shunted by  a 
B.  20 x 10-3 capacitor,  which  has  practically  no  losses  in  order  that  the  voltage across  the 
C.  8.25 x 10-5 coil  be  in  phase  with  the  total  current  supplied  to  the  parallel combination. 
D.  120 x 10-3 What  is  the  impedance  of  the  parallel  combination  under  the given condition?
View Answer:
A.  250 ohms
453.  EE Board Exam April 1988
B.  200 ohms
A loud speaker whose inductance is 1.15 Henry is coupled to a power tube through  a 
condenser  of  2  μF  capacity.  To  what  frequency  will  the combination be C.  230 ohms
resonant?
D.  220 ohms
A.  110 Hz
View Answer:
B.  108 Hz
456.  EE Board Exam April 1983
C.  105 Hz
A  non-inductive  resistor  R  is  connected  in  parallel  with  an  inductive reactance 
D.  100 Hz of  10  ohms.  The combination  is  then  connected  in series  with  a capacitive
reactance of 5 ohms. Solve for R  at which the power factor of the given circuit would C.  52 Hz
be unity.
D.  none of these
A.  10 Ω
View Answer:
B.  12 Ω
459.  EE Board Exam April 1989
C.  13 Ω
A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of 100 ohms, is shunted by a
capacitor, which has practically no losses. What must be the reactance of the
D.  11 Ω capacitor in order that the voltage across the coil  is  in phase with the total current
supplied to the parallel combination?
View Answer:
457.  EE Board Exam October 1982 A.  120 ohms

Two impedances Z1  = 15 + j20 and Z2  = 5  –  jXC  are connected in parallel. Solve for B.  127 ohms
the values of XC  so that the total current drawn by the combination will be in phase
with any supply voltage V. C.  125 ohms
A.  28.54 Ω
D.  132 ohms
B.  30.43 Ω
View Answer:
C.  33.12 Ω
460.  EE Board Exam April 1982
D.  29.55 Ω Three impedances Za, Zb and Zc are connected in parallel. If at 60 Hz, Za = j8, Zb = -j2
and Zc = 5 ohms, Solve for the frequency at resonance.
View Answer: A.  30 Hz
458.  EE Board Exam April 1985
B.  34 Hz
A resistance of 5 ohms is connected in series with a capacitor of 442.1  μF. The 
combination  is  then  connected  in  parallel  with  an  inductance  of  21.22 mH.  C.  36 Hz
Solve  for  the  frequency  of  the  impressed  voltage  with  which  the inductive
reactance is equal to the capacitive reactance in magnitude. D.  28 Hz

A.  50 Hz View Answer:

461.  EE Board Exam April 1981
B.  51 Hz
A  resistor  R is  connected  in parallel  with  a  20-ohm  inductive  reactive. The C.  10
combination is then connected in series  with a 5-ohm capacitive reactance. Solve the
value of R at which  the power factor of the resultant impedance is unity. D.  100

A.  10.05 ohms View Answer:

B.  9.15 ohms 464.  EE Board Exam October 1998

C.  11.55 ohms In a series resonant RLC circuit, all of the following statements are correct EXCEPT
one. Which one is this?
D.  10.73 ohms
A.  The resonant frequency is dependent on the resistance of the circuit.
View Answer:
B.  The phase angle between the voltage and the current vectors is zero.
462.  EE Board Exam October 1998
C.  The impedance is a minimum.
A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of 70 ohms. A capacitor is
connected in parallel to produce  resonance. The source voltage is 120 V. What is the D.  The current is a maximum.
power drawn by the circuit?
View Answer:
A.  162 W
465.  EE Board Exam April 1994, October 1993
B.  97 W
The current in RLC series circuit at resonance is
C.  132 W
A.  maximum
D.  52 W
B.  zero
View Answer:
C.  minimum
463.  EE Board Exam April 1995
D.  infinity
A coil is supplied with 200 volts and takes a current (rms) of 2 amperes at 0.707
lagging. The quality factor (Q) of the coil is View Answer:

A.  25 466.  ECE Board Exam April 2001

B.  1
Ignoring the capacitive effects, what is the impedance of a 100 mH coil (with an C.  0.00735
internal resistance of 45 ohms) in parallel with 4,700 ohms resistor at a frequency of
500 Hz? D.  7.35

A.  317 ohms View Answer:

B.  237 0hms 469.  ECE Board Exam November 2000

C.  5014 ohms In an “IDEAL” resonant circuit, what is the relationship between the current and the
impedance?
D.  314 ohms
A.  current high, impedance low
View Answer:
B.  current low, impedance low
467.  ECE Board Exam November 1996
C.  current low, impedance high
____ frequency is reached when the capacitive and inductive reactance in a tuned
circuit are equal. D.  current high, impedance high

A.  zero View Answer:

B.  pulsating 470.  ECE Board Exam November 1997

C.  infinite What condition does resonance occurs in an electrical circuit?

D.  resonant A.  When the power factor is at minimum

View Answer: B.  When  the  square  root  of  the  sum  of  the  capacitive  and  inductive reactances
is to the resonant frequency
468.  ECE Board Exam November 1998
C.  When the inductive and capacitive reactances are equal
Find  the  Q  of  a  circuit  when  the  resonant  frequency  is  4.468  MHz,  the
inductance is 47 microhenry and the resistance is 180 ohms parallel. D.  none of these

A.  0.136 View Answer:

B.  13.30 471.  ECE Board Exam November 2001

What is the relationship between frequency and the value of XC?

A.  frequency has no effect It is the term for the phenomena which occurs in an electrical circuit when the
inductive reactance balances with the capacitive reactance.
B.  XC varies directly with frequency
C.  XC varies inversely with frequency A.  reactive equilibrium
D.  XC varies indirectly with frequency
View Answer: B.  resonance
472.  ECE Board Exam April 2001
C.  reactive quiescence
When is the line current minimum in a parallel LC circuit?
D.  high Q
A.  at the broadcast frequency
View Answer:
B.  at the circuit frequency 475.  ECE Board Exam April 1998

C.  at the resonant frequency What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 25 microhenrys and C of 10
picofarads are in parallel?
D.  at the highest frequency
A.  68.7 kHz
View Answer:
B.  10.1 kHz
473.  ECE Board Exam November 1999
C.  68.7 MHz
Find  the  half-power  bandwidth  of  a  parallel  resonant  circuit  which  has  a
resonant frequency of 7.1 MHz and Q of 150.
D.  10.1 MHz
A.  16.5 kHz
View Answer:
B.  211 kHz 476.  ECE March 1996

C.  21.1 kHz What is the effect in terms of bandwidth when the Q of a single-tuned stage is
doubled?
D.  47.3 kHz
A.  halved
View Answer:
B.  the same
474.  ECE Board Exam November 1997
C.  doubled
D.  four times A.  14.5 MHz

View Answer: B.  1.33 MHz

477.  ECE Board Exam November 1999
C.  1.33 kHz
If you need an LC circuit to be resonant at 2,500 Hz and use a 150 mH coil, what
D.  14.5 kHz
should the capacitance value be?
View Answer:
A.  0.015 μF
480.  ECE Board Exam November 2001
B.  0.15 μF
____ refers to reactive power.
C.  27 μF
A.  power consumed in circuit Q
D.  0.027 μF
B.  power consumed in wire resistance in an inductor
View Answer:
C.  wattles, non-productive power
478.  ECE Board Exam April 1999
D.  power lost because of capacitor leakage
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit  when L is 40 microhenrys and C is 6
picofarads are in series?
View Answer:
A.  6.63 MHz 481.  ECE Board Exam November 1998

B.  10.3 MHZ How do you call the nature of a circuit during series resonance?

C.  6.63 kHz A.  unstable

D.  10.3 kHz B.  capacitive

View Answer: C.  resistive

479.  ECE Board Exam April 1998
D.  inductive
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 3 microhenrys and C of 40
View Answer:
picofarads are in series?
482.  ECE Board Exam April 1999
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 200 microhenrys and C is 10 D.  The current circulating in the parallel elements is at a minimum
picofarads are in series?
View Answer:
A.  7.96 MHz
485.  ECE Board Exam March 1996
B.  6 MHz
What  is  the  responsible  for  the  phenomenon  when  voltages  across reactances in
series can often be larger than the voltage applied to them?
C.  3.56 MHz
A.  Capacitance
D.  7.96 kHz
B.  Resistance
View Answer:
483.  ECE Board Exam April 2000 C.  Conductance

In  a  series  resonant  LC  circuit,  what  is  the  impedance  at  resonant frequency? D.  Resonance

A.  Infinity View Answer:

486.  ECE Board Exam March 1996
B.  Determined solely by the dc resistance
Term used for resonance in an electrical circuit.
C.  The maximum impedance value
A.   The frequency at which power factor is at a minimum
D.  Zero
B.  The frequency at which capacitive reactance equals inductive reactances
View Answer:
484.  ECE Board Exam April 1999 C.   The highest frequency that will pass current

What  is  the  characteristic  of  the  current  flow  in  a  parallel  R-L-C  circuit  at D.  The lowest frequency that will pass current
resonance?
View Answer:
A.   The current circulating in the parallel elements is dc
487.  ECE Board Exam November 1998
B.  The current circulating in the parallel elements is zero
Ignoring any effects of dc resistance, what is the to tal reactance of a 250 mH coil in
series with a 4.7 μF capacitor at a signal frequency of 1000 Hz?
C.   The current circulating in the parallel elements is at a maximum
A.  1604 Ω
B.  35 Ω What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 5 microhenrys and C is 9
picofarads are in series?
C.  1536 Ω
A.  23.7 kHz
D.  1570 Ω
B.  3.54 kHz
View Answer:
C.  23.7 MHz
488.  ECE Board Exam November 1996
D.  3.54 MHz
The _____ the Q of a circuit, the narrower is its bandwidth.
View Answer:
A.  Lower
491.  ECE Board Exam April 1998
B.  Broader
Find  the  half-power  bandwidth  of  a  parallel  resonant  circuit  which  has  a
C.  Higher resonant frequency of 3.6 MHz and a Q of 218.

D.  Selective A.  58.7 kHz

View Answer: B.  606 kHz

489.  ECE Board Exam March 1996 C.  16.5 kHz
Find  the  half-power  bandwidth  of  a  resonant  circuit  which  has  a  resonant D.  47.3 kHz
frequency of 1.8 MHz and a Q of 95.
View Answer:
A.  58.7 kHz
492.  ECE Board Exam November 1998
B.  18.9 kHz
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 3 microhenrys and C is 40
C.  189 Hz picofarads are in parallel?

D.  1.89 kHz A.  14.5 kHz

View Answer: B.  13.1 kHz

490.  ECE Board Exam November 1998 C.  14.5 MHz
D.  13.1 MHz B.  it is dc

View Answer: C.  it is at a maximum

493.  ECE Board Exam November 1998
D.  it is at a minimum
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 15 microhenry and C is 5
View Answer:
picofarads are in series?
496.  ECE Board Exam April 2001
A.  2.12 kHz
What  is  the  term  for  the  number  of  times  per  second  that  a  tank  circuit
B.  18.4 MHz energy is stored in the inductor of capacitor?

C.  18.4 kHz A.  Non-resonant frequency

D.  2.12 MHz B.  Broadcast frequency

View Answer: C.  Circuit frequency

494.  ECE Board Exam November 1998
D.  Resonant frequency
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 2 microhenry and C is 15
View Answer:
picofarads are in series?
497.  ECE Board Exam November 1995
A.  29.1 MHz
An LC circuit resonates at 2000 kHz, and has a Q of 100. Find the lower and upper
B.  5.31 MHz cut-off frequencies.

C.  29.1 kHz A.  1950 kHz, 2050 kHz

D.  5.31 kHz B.  1990 kHz, 2010 kHz

View Answer: C.  1980 kHz, 2020 kHz

495.  ECE Board Exam April 1998
D.  1900 kHz, 2100 kHz
Characteristic of the current flow in a series R-L-C circuit at resonance
View Answer:
A.  it is zero 498.  ECE Board Exam November 1998
What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 50 microhenrys and C is 10 View Answer:
picofarads are in parallel?

A.  3.18 kHz

B.  3.18 MHz

C.  7.12 MHz

D.  7.12 kHz

View Answer:
499.  ECE Board Exam November 1999

What is the cause of a minimum Q on a single-tuned LC circuit?

A.  Decreased shunt resistor

B.  Decreased capacitance

C.  Increased shunt resistor

D.  Decreased series resistor

View Answer:
500.  ECE Board Exam November 1998

____ is another term for quality factor or Q of the resonant circuit.

A.  Noise factor

B.  Noise figure

C.  White noise

D.  Figure of merit