MCQ in AC Circuits Part 10 | REE Board Exam

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RESONANCE

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451.  EE Board Exam April 1993

Capacitor of 30-microfarad capacitance is in series with a coil across an 8,000 cycle supply. What inductance is required for resonance?

A.  13.34 μH

B.  10.45 μH

C.  13.19 μH

D.    12.55 μH

452.  REE Board Exam October 1998

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 H

B.  20 x 10^-3 H

C.  8.25 x 10^-5 H

D.  120 x 10^-3 H

453.  EE Board Exam April 1988

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 resonant?

A.  110 Hz

B.  108 Hz

C.  105 Hz

D.  100 Hz

454.  REE Board Exam April 1995

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.  50.7 μF

B.  35.5 μF

C.  70.7 μF

D.  87.0 μF

455.  EE Board Exam April 1989

A coil has a resistance of 50 ohms and a reactance of 100 ohms,  is shunted by a capacitor,  which has practically no losses in order that the voltage across the coil be in phase with the total current supplied to the parallel combination.  What is the impedance of the parallel combination under the given condition?

A.  250 ohms

B.  200 ohms

C.  230 ohms

D.  220 ohms

456.  EE Board Exam April 1983

A  non-inductive resistor  R  is connected in parallel with an inductive reactance 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 be unity.

A.  10 Ω

B.  12 Ω

C.  13 Ω

D.  11 Ω

457.  EE Board Exam October 1982

Two impedances Z₁  = 15 + j20 and Z₂  = 5  –  jX_C  are connected in parallel. Solve for the values of X_C  so that the total current drawn by the combination will be in phase with any supply voltage V.

A.  28.54 Ω

B.  30.43 Ω

C.  33.12 Ω

D.  29.55 Ω

458.  EE Board Exam April 1985

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. Solve for the frequency of the impressed voltage with which  the inductive reactance is equal to the capacitive reactance in magnitude.

A.  50 Hz

B.  51 Hz

C.  52 Hz

D.  none of these

459.  EE Board Exam April 1989

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 capacitor in order that the voltage across the coil is in phase with the total current supplied to the parallel combination?

A.  120 ohms

B.  127 ohms

C.  125 ohms

D.  132 ohms

460.  EE Board Exam April 1982

Three impedances Z_a, Z_b and Z_c are connected in parallel. If at 60 Hz, Z_a = j8, Z_b = -j2 and Z_c = 5 ohms, Solve for the frequency at resonance.

A.  30 Hz

B.  34 Hz

C.  36 Hz

D.  28 Hz

461.  EE Board Exam April 1981

A  resistor  R is  connected  in parallel  with  a  20-ohm  inductive  reactive. The 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.

A.  10.05 ohms

B.  9.15 ohms

C.  11.55 ohms

D.  10.73 ohms

462.  EE Board Exam October 1998

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 power drawn by the circuit?

A.  162 W

B.  97 W

C.  132 W

D.  52 W

463.  EE Board Exam April 1995

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

A.  25

B.  1

C.  10

D.  100

464.  EE Board Exam October 1998

In a series resonant RLC circuit, all of the following statements are correct EXCEPT one. Which one is this?

A.  The resonant frequency is dependent on the resistance of the circuit.

B.  The phase angle between the voltage and the current vectors is zero.

C.  The impedance is a minimum.

D.  The current is a maximum.

465.  EE Board Exam April 1994, October 1993

The current in RLC series circuit at resonance is

A.  maximum

B.  zero

C.  minimum

D.  infinity

466.  ECE Board Exam April 2001

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

A.  317 ohms

B.  237 0hms

C.  5014 ohms

D.  314 ohms

467.  ECE Board Exam November 1996

____ frequency is reached when the capacitive and inductive reactance in a tuned circuit are equal.

A.  zero

B.  pulsating

C.  infinite

D.  resonant

468.  ECE Board Exam November 1998

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.

A.  0.136

B.  13.30

C.  0.00735

D.  7.35

469.  ECE Board Exam November 2000

In an “IDEAL” resonant circuit, what is the relationship between the current and the impedance?

A.  current high, impedance low

B.  current low, impedance low

C.  current low, impedance high

D.  current high, impedance high

470.  ECE Board Exam November 1997

What condition does resonance occurs in an electrical circuit?

A.  When the power factor is at minimum

B.  When  the  square  root  of  the  sum  of  the  capacitive  and  inductive reactances is to the resonant frequency

C.  When the inductive and capacitive reactances are equal

D.  none of these

471.  ECE Board Exam November 2001

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

A.  frequency has no effect

B.  X_C varies directly with frequency

C.  X_C varies inversely with frequency

D.  X_C varies indirectly with frequency

472.  ECE Board Exam April 2001

When is the line current minimum in a parallel LC circuit?

A.  at the broadcast frequency

B.  at the circuit frequency

C.  at the resonant frequency

D.  at the highest frequency

473.  ECE Board Exam November 1999

Find  the  half-power  bandwidth  of  a  parallel  resonant  circuit  which  has  a resonant frequency of 7.1 MHz and Q of 150.

A.  16.5 kHz

B.  211 kHz

C.  21.1 kHz

D.  47.3 kHz

474.  ECE Board Exam November 1997

It is the term for the phenomena which occurs in an electrical circuit when the inductive reactance balances with the capacitive reactance.

A.  reactive equilibrium

B.  resonance

C.  reactive quiescence

D.  high Q

475.  ECE Board Exam April 1998

What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 25 microhenrys and C of 10 picofarads are in parallel?

A.  68.7 kHz

B.  10.1 kHz

C.  68.7 MHz

D.  10.1 MHz

476.  ECE March 1996

What is the effect in terms of bandwidth when the Q of a single-tuned stage is doubled?

A.  halved

B.  the same

C.  doubled

D.  four times

477.  ECE Board Exam November 1999

If you need an LC circuit to be resonant at 2,500 Hz and use a 150 mH coil, what should the capacitance value be?

A.  0.015 μF

B.  0.15 μF

C.  27 μF

D.  0.027 μF

478.  ECE Board Exam April 1999

What is the resonant frequency of a circuit  when L is 40 microhenrys and C is 6 picofarads are in series?

A.  6.63 MHz

B.  10.3 MHZ

C.  6.63 kHz

D.  10.3 kHz

479.  ECE Board Exam April 1998

What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L of 3 microhenrys and C of 40 picofarads are in series?

A.  14.5 MHz

B.  1.33 MHz

C.  1.33 kHz

D.  14.5 kHz

480.  ECE Board Exam November 2001

____ refers to reactive power.

A.  power consumed in circuit Q

B.  power consumed in wire resistance in an inductor

C.  wattles, non-productive power

D.  power lost because of capacitor leakage

481.  ECE Board Exam November 1998

How do you call the nature of a circuit during series resonance?

A.  unstable

B.  capacitive

C.  resistive

D.  inductive

482.  ECE Board Exam April 1999

What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 200 microhenrys and C is 10 picofarads are in series?

A.  7.96 MHz

B.  6 MHz

C.  3.56 MHz

D.  7.96 kHz

483.  ECE Board Exam April 2000

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

A.  Infinity

B.  Determined solely by the dc resistance

C.  The maximum impedance value

D.  Zero

484.  ECE Board Exam April 1999

What  is  the  characteristic  of  the  current  flow  in  a  parallel  R-L-C  circuit  at resonance?

A.   The current circulating in the parallel elements is dc

B.  The current circulating in the parallel elements is zero

C.   The current circulating in the parallel elements is at a maximum

D.  The current circulating in the parallel elements is at a minimum

485.  ECE Board Exam March 1996

What  is  the  responsible  for  the  phenomenon  when  voltages  across reactances in series can often be larger than the voltage applied to them?

A.  Capacitance

B.  Resistance

C.  Conductance

D.  Resonance

486.  ECE Board Exam March 1996

Term used for resonance in an electrical circuit.

A.   The frequency at which power factor is at a minimum

B.  The frequency at which capacitive reactance equals inductive reactances

C.   The highest frequency that will pass current

D.  The lowest frequency that will pass current

487.  ECE Board Exam November 1998

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?

A.  1604 Ω

B.  35 Ω

C.  1536 Ω

D.  1570 Ω

488.  ECE Board Exam November 1996

The _____ the Q of a circuit, the narrower is its bandwidth.

A.  Lower

B.  Broader

C.  Higher

D.  Selective

489.  ECE Board Exam March 1996

Find  the  half-power  bandwidth  of  a  resonant  circuit  which  has  a  resonant frequency of 1.8 MHz and a Q of 95.

A.  58.7 kHz

B.  18.9 kHz

C.  189 Hz

D.  1.89 kHz

490.  ECE Board Exam November 1998

What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 5 microhenrys and C is 9 picofarads are in series?

A.  23.7 kHz

B.  3.54 kHz

C.  23.7 MHz

D.  3.54 MHz

491.  ECE Board Exam April 1998

Find  the  half-power  bandwidth  of  a  parallel  resonant  circuit  which  has  a resonant frequency of 3.6 MHz and a Q of 218.

A.  58.7 kHz

B.  606 kHz

C.  16.5 kHz

D.  47.3 kHz

492.  ECE Board Exam November 1998

What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 3 microhenrys and C is 40 picofarads are in parallel?

A.  14.5 kHz

B.  13.1 kHz

C.  14.5 MHz

D.  13.1 MHz

493.  ECE Board Exam November 1998

What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 15 microhenry and C is 5 picofarads are in series?

A.  2.12 kHz

B.  18.4 MHz

C.  18.4 kHz

D.  2.12 MHz

494.  ECE Board Exam November 1998

What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 2 microhenry and C is 15 picofarads are in series?

A.  29.1 MHz

B.  5.31 MHz

C.  29.1 kHz

D.  5.31 kHz

495.  ECE Board Exam April 1998

Characteristic of the current flow in a series R-L-C circuit at resonance

A.  it is zero

B.  it is dc

C.  it is at a maximum

D.  it is at a minimum

496.  ECE Board Exam April 2001

What  is  the  term  for  the  number  of  times  per  second  that  a  tank  circuit energy is stored in the inductor of capacitor?

A.  Non-resonant frequency

B.  Broadcast frequency

C.  Circuit frequency

D.  Resonant frequency

497.  ECE Board Exam November 1995

An LC circuit resonates at 2000 kHz, and has a Q of 100. Find the lower and upper cut-off frequencies.

A.  1950 kHz, 2050 kHz

B.  1990 kHz, 2010 kHz

C.  1980 kHz, 2020 kHz

D.  1900 kHz, 2100 kHz

498.  ECE Board Exam November 1998

What is the resonant frequency of a circuit when L is 50 microhenrys and C is 10 picofarads are in parallel?

A.  3.18 kHz

B.  3.18 MHz

C.  7.12 MHz

D.  7.12 kHz

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

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

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