Sinusoidal Steady State-MCQs

1. The value of current through the 1 Farad capacitor of figure is

0.5F
1

1
1F

2 sin 100 t

AC

1H

0.5F

(a) zero
(b) one

(c) two
(d) three
[GATE 1987: 2 Marks]

Sol.

The given circuit is a bridge circuit and can be redrawn as

2 sin 100 t

2+s

AC

1F

1+2/s

The product of the opposite arms are equal

=

=
=

( + ) =

( + )

The current through 1F capacitor is zero

Option (a)

2. The half power bandwidth of the resonant circuit of figure can be increased by:

R1
R2

C
L

(a) increasing R1
(b) decreasing R1

Sol.

(c) increasing R2
(d) decreasing R2
[GATE 1989: 2 Marks]

Bandwidth of the circuit

For increasing bandwidth, Q is to be decreased

=
=

If R1 0, R2, the circuit has only L & C elements and has high selectivity.
, ,
Option (a) & (d)

3. The resonant frequency of the series circuit shown in figure is

M=1H

2H

(a)
(b)

43
1

2H

2F

(c)
(d)

1
210
1
42

[GATE 1990: 2 Marks]

Sol.

The coils are connected in a series opposing way. As the current is entering the
dot of coil L1 and leaving the dot of coil L2
= +
=+
=
At resonance XL = XC

Option (b)

4. In the series circuit shown in figure, for series resonance, the value of the coupling
coefficient k will be
K

18

-j12

j2

(a) 0.25
(b) 0.5

j8

(c) 0.999
(d) 1.0
[GATE 1993: 1 Mark]

Sol.

The coils are connected in series additive manner as the current is entering the
dot in both coils
= + +
= = . =
At resonance | | = | |

 = + +
= + +
+
At resonance =
+ =
. = .
. = .

= = .

Option (a)

5. In figure, A1, A2, and A3 are ideal ammeters. If A1 reads 5A, A2 reads 12A, then A3
should read
R
A1

A3

C
A2

AC

100 sin t

(a) 7 A
(b) 12 A

(c) 13 A
(d) 17 A
[GATE 1993: 2 Marks]

Sol.

Since the source is a.c.

() = () + ()
= +
= =

Option (c)

6. A series LCR circuit consisting of = 10 , | | = 20 | | = 20 is connected

across an a.c. supply of 200 V rms. The rms voltage across the capacitor is
(a) 200 900
(c) 400 + 900
(b) 200 + 900
(d) 400 900
[GATE 1994: 1 Mark]
Soln.

For a series LCR circuit

= +
= ,

==

The voltage across the capacitor= . ( )

= . ()
=
=
Option (d)

7. A DC voltage source is connected across a series R-L-C circuit. Under steady state
conditions, the applied DC voltage drops entirely across the
(a) R only
(b) L only

Soln.

(c) C only
(d) R and L combination
[GATE 1995: 1 Mark]

Under steady state condition, inductor behaves as a short circuit and capacitor
as an open circuit.
The applied voltage drops entirely across the capacitor

Option (C)

8. Consider a DC voltage source connected to a series R-C circuit. When the steady state
reaches, the ratio of the energy stored in the capacitor to the total energy supplied by the
voltage source, is equal to
(a) 0.362
(c) 0.632
(b) 0.500
(d) 1.000
[GATE 1995: 1 Mark]
Soln.

The total energy supplied by the source

= .

= =

=
=
Voltage across the uncharged capacitor
() = (

Power in the capacitor = (

=

)
(

Energy stored in the capacitor at steady state

= .

Option (b)

9. The current, i(t), through a 10- resistor in series with an inductance, is given by
i(t) = 3 + 4 sin (100 t + 450) + 4 sin (300 t + 600) amperes.
The RMS value of the current and the power dissipated in the circuit are:
(c) 5 A, 250 W, respectively
(d) 11 A, 1210 W respectively

(a) 41A, 410 W, respectively

(b) 35 A, 350 W, respectively

[GATE 1995: 1 Mark]

Soln.

() = + ( + ) + ( + )

= + ( ) + ( ) =

Power dissipated =
= ()
=
Option (c)

10. In the circuit of Figure assume that the diodes are ideal and the meter is an average
indicating ammeter. The ammeter will read

+
D2
4 sin (t)
Volts

10 k

10 k

(a) 0.4 2 mA
(b) 0.4 mA

(c)
(d)

0.8

0.4

[GATE 1996: 1 Mark]

Soln.

For positive half cycle of input D1 is conducting and D2 is off

The current through ammeter is the average value of positive half sine wave i.e.
=

.
=
=

Option (d)

11. A series RLC circuit has a resonance frequency of 1 KHz and a quality factor Q = 100. If
each of R, L and C is doubled from its original value, the new Q of the circuit is
(a) 25
(b) 50

(c) 100
(d) 200
[GATE 2003: 1 Mark]

Soln.
=

When R, L and C are doubled =

Option (b)

12. An input voltage () = 102 cos( + 100 ) + 105 cos(2 + 100 ) V is applied to a
series combinationof R = 1 and an inductance L = 1H. The resulting steady state
current i(t) in ampere is
(a) 10 cos( + 550 ) + 10 cos(2 + 100 + 1 2)
3

(b) 10 cos( + 550 ) + 102 cos(2 + 55)

(c) 10 cos( 350 ) + 10 cos(2 + 100 1 2)

(d) 10 cos( 350 ) + 102 cos(2 35)

[GATE 2003: 2 Marks]
Soln.

() = ( + ) + ( + )
() = ( + ) + ( + )
= , =
Steady state current () = () + ()
( + ) ( + )
=
+
+
+

( + ) ( + )
+
+
+

( + )

( + )

= ( ) + ( + )
Option (C)

13. The circuit shown in the figure, with = 3 , = 4 , = 3 F has input voltage V(t) =
Sin2t. The resulting current i(t) is

i(t)

V(t)

(a) 5 sin(2 + 53. 10 )

(b) 5 sin(2 53. 10 )

(c) 25 sin(2 + 53. 10 )

(d) 25 sin(2 53. 10 )
[GATE 2003: 1 Mark]

Soln.

Admittance
=

+
+

=+

= +
= +
() = ().
= ( + )
= ( /)
= ( + . )
Option (a)

14. For the circuit shown in the figure, the time constant RC = 1 ms. The input voltage is
() = 2 sin 103 . The output voltage V0 (t) is equal to

vi(t)

v0(t)

(a) sin(103 450 )

(b) sin(103 + 450 )

Soln.

(c) sin(103 530 )

(d) sin(103 + 530 )
[GATE 2004: 1 Mark]
() =
= /
=

 () =

()

( + )

()

=
=
+ +

= ( )
Option (a)

15. Consider the following statements S1 and S2

S1: At the resonant frequency the impedance of a series R-L-C circuit is zero
S2: In a parallel G-L-C circuit, increasing the conductance G results in increase in its Q
factor.
Which one of the following is correct?
(a) S1 is FALSE and S2 is TRUE
(b) Both S1 and S2 are TRUE

Soln.

(c) S1 is TRUE and S2 is FALSE

(d) Both S1 and S2 are FALSE
[GATE 2004: 2 Marks]

The impedance of a series RLC circuit at resonant frequency is

= + ( .)

= .

At resonance

So, Z = R purely resistive

In a parallel RLC circuit,

3dB bandwidth =

=
=

is the resonant frequency.

As conductance (As conductance G increases R reduces so Q reduces)
Option (d)

ZL = (7+4j)

20 00V

16. An AC source of RMS voltage 20 V with internal impedance = (1 + 2) feeds a

load of impedance = (7 + 4) in the figure below. The reactive power consumed by
the load is
ZS = (1+2j)

DC

(a) 8 VAR
(b) 16 VAR

(c) 28 VAR
(d) 32 VAR
[GATE 2009: 2 Marks]

Soln.

The current I in the given circuit is

=
+ +

+ /

= .
.

Reactive power =
= ()
= 16 VAR
Option (b)