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    Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology 6th edition

    ISBN 978-1-138-67349-6
    www.routledge.com/cw/bird
    © Taylor & Francis, 2017
    All rights reserved

    MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 16


    All questions have only one correct answer

    1. The value of an alternating current at any given instant is:


    [a] a maximum value
    [b] a peak value
    [c] an instantaneous value
    [d] an r.m.s. value

    2. An alternating current completes 100 cycles in 0.1 s. Its frequency is:


    [a] 20 Hz
    [b] 100 Hz
    [c] 0.002 Hz
    [d] 1 kHz

    3. In Figure 1, at the instant shown, the generated e.m.f. will be:


    [a] zero
    [b] an r.m.s. value
    [c] an average value
    [d] a maximum value

    Figure 1

    4. The supply of electrical energy for a consumer is usually by a.c. because:


    [a] transmission and distribution are more easily effected
    [b] it is most suitable for variable speed motors
    [c] the volt drop in cables is minimal
    [d] cable power losses are negligible

    5. Which of the following statements is false?


    [a] It is cheaper to use a.c. than d.c.
    [b] Distribution of a.c. is more convenient than with d.c. since voltages may be readily altered
    using transformers
    [c] An alternator is an a.c. generator
    [d] A rectifier changes d.c. to a.c.

    6. An alternating voltage of maximum value 100 V is applied to a lamp. Which of the following
    direct voltages, if applied to the lamp, would cause the lamp to light with the same
    brilliance?
    [a] 100 V
    [b] 63.7 V
    [c] 70.7 V
    [d] 141.4 V

    7. The value normally stated when referring to alternating currents and voltages is the:
    [a] instantaneous value
    [b] r.m.s. value
    [c] average value
    [d] peak value

    8. State which of the following is false. For a sine wave:


    [a] the peak factor is 1.414
    [b] the r.m.s. value is 0.707 x peak value
    [c] the average value is 0.637 x r.m.s. value
    [d] the form factor is 1.11

    9. An a.c. supply is 70.7 V, 50 Hz. Which of the following statements is false?


    [a] The periodic time is 20 ms
    [b] The peak value of the voltage is 70.7 V
    [c] The r.m.s. value of the voltage is 70.7 V
    [d] The peak value of the voltage is 100 V

    10. An alternating voltage is given by V=100 sin (50πt - 0.30)V. Which of the following
    statements is true?
    [a] The r.m.s. voltage is 100 V
    [b] The periodic time is 20 ms
    [c] The frequency 25 Hz
    [d] The voltage is leading v = 100 sin 50π by 0.30 radians

    11. The number of complete cycles of an alternating current occurring in one second is known
    as:
    [a] the maximum value of the alternating current
    [b] the frequency of the alternating current
    [c] the peak value of the alternating current
    [d] the r.m.s. or effective value

    12. A rectifier conducts:


    [a] direct currents in one direction
    [b] alternating currents in one direction
    [c] direct currents in both directions
    [d] alternating currents in both directions

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