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Q1
NEET 2016 Phase 2Power factor

The potential differences across the resistance, capacitance and inductance are 80 V, 40 V and 100 V respectively in an L-C-R circuit. The power factor of this circuit is

Q2
NEET 2016 Phase 1Power in L,C

A small signal voltage V(t) = V₀ sin ωt is applied across an ideal capacitor C:

Q3
NEET 2016 Phase 1 · NEET 2018Average power

An inductor 20 mH, a capacitor 50 μF and a resistor 40 Ω are connected in series across a source of emf V = 10 sin 340 t. The power loss in A.C. circuit is :

Q4
NEET 2016 Phase 2Impedance

A 100 Ω resistance and a capacitor of 100 Ω reactance are connected in series across a 220 V source. When the capacitor is 50% charged, the peak value of the displacement current is

Q5
NEET 2016 Phase 2Quality factor

Which of the following combinations should be selected for better tuning of an L-C-R circuit used for communication?

Q6
NEET 2016 Phase 1 · NEET 2018Average power

An inductor 20 mH, a capacitor 100 μF and a resistor 50 Ω are connected in series across a source of emf, V = 10 sin 314 t. The power loss in the circuit is

Q7
NEET 2019DC vs AC behaviour

A circuit when connected to an AC source of 12 V gives a current of 0.2 A. The same circuit when connected to a DC source of 12 V, gives a current of 0.4 A. The circuit is

Q8
NEET 2020Power factor

A series LCR circuit is connected to an ac voltage source. When L is removed from the circuit, the phase difference between current and voltage is π/3. If instead C is removed from the circuit, the phase difference is again π/3 between current and voltage. The power factor of the circuit is

Q9
NEET 2020Capacitive reactance

A 40 μF capacitor is connected to a 200 V, 50 Hz ac supply. The rms value of the current in the circuit is, nearly:

Q10
NEET 2021Quality factor

A series LCR circuit containing 5.0 H inductor, 80 μF capacitor and 40 Ω resistor is connected to 230 V variable frequency ac source. The angular frequencies of the source at which power transferred to the circuit is half the power at the resonant angular frequency are likely to be:

Q11
NEET 2021Phasor voltages

An inductor of inductance L, a capacitor of capacitance C and a resistor of resistance 'R' are connected in series to an ac source of potential difference 'V' volts as shown in figures. Potential difference across L, C and R is 40 V, 10 V and 40 V, respectively. The amplitude of current flowing through LCR series circuit is 10√2. The impedance of the circuit is :

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Q12
NEET 2021Transformer current

A step down transformer connected to an ac mains supply of 220 V is made to operate at 11 V, 44 W lamp. Ignoring power losses in the transformer, what is the current in the primary circuit?

Q13
NEET 2022Resonant frequency

A series LCR circuit with inductance 10 H, capacitance 10 μF, resistance 50 Ω is connected to an ac source of voltage, V = 200 sin(100 t) volt. If the resonant frequency of the LCR circuit is v₀ and the frequency of the ac source is v, then:

Q14
NEET 2022RMS value

The peak voltage of the ac source is equal to :

Q15
NEET 2023 Phase 1Transformer current

A 12 V, 60 W lamp is connected to secondary of step down transformer, whose primary is connected to ac mains of 220 V. Assuming the transformer to be ideal, what is the current in the primary winding?

Q16
NEET 2023 Phase 1Impedance

The net impedance of circuit (as shown in figure) will be (series circuit with R = 10 Ω, an inductor and a capacitor driven by an AC source; from the figure values X_L = 5 Ω and X_C = 10 Ω).

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Q17
NEET 2023 Phase 1Resonant frequency

In a series LCR circuit, the inductance L is 10 mH, capacitance C is 1 μF and resistance R is 100 Ω. The frequency at which resonance occurs is:

Q18
NEET 2023 Phase 2DC vs AC behaviour

For very high frequencies, the effective impedance of the circuit (shown in the figure) will be

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Q19
NEET 2023 Phase 2Impedance

If Z₁ and Z₂ are the impedances of the given circuits (a) and (b) as shown in figures, then choose the correct option.

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Q20
NEET 2023 Phase 2Power factor

The maximum power is dissipated for an ac in a/an

Q21
NEET 2023 Phase 1Capacitive reactance

An ac source is connected to a capacitor C. Due to decrease in its operating frequency:

Q22
NEET 2023 Phase 2Phase angle

An ac source is connected in the given circuit. The value of φ will be: V = 220 sin(100πt + φ) volt

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Q23
NEET 2024Transformer voltage

In an ideal transformer, the turns ratio is N_p/N_s = 1/2. The ratio V_s : V_p is equal to (the symbols carry their usual meaning):

Q24
NEET 2024Capacitive reactance

A 10 μF capacitor is connected to a 210 V, 50 Hz source as shown in figure. The peak current in the circuit is nearly (π = 3.14):

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Q25
NEET 2025Phase angle

To an ac power supply of 220 V at 50 Hz, a resistor of 20 Ω, a capacitor of reactance 25 Ω and an inductor of reactance 45 Ω are connected in series. The corresponding current in the circuit and the phase angle between the current and the voltage is, respectively -

Q26
NEET 2026 (1)RMS value

The peak value of an alternating current is 5 A and frequency is 60 Hz. How long will the current, starting from zero, take to reach the peak value?

Q27
ReNEET 2026Impedance

An ac voltage $V=220\sin(2\times10^{3}t)\,$V is applied to a series LCR circuit. The current amplitude in the circuit is: [$L=10\,$mH, $C=25\,\mu$F, $R=100\,\Omega$]

Q28
NEET 2026 (1)Resonant frequency

An ac circuit contains a resistance of 1 kΩ, a capacitor of 0.1 μF and an inductor of 1 mH connected in series. The resonance frequency of the circuit is approximately:

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Exam-style numericals seeded from real NEET previous-year questions, kept inside the NEET syllabus boundary. Each with a worked solution.

  1. Q1. A series LCR circuit, as shown in the figure, has R = 30 Ω, an inductor of reactance X_L = 40 Ω and a capacitor of reactance X_C = 80 Ω. It is connected to an AC source of rms voltage 100 V. Find the impedance Z of the circuit and the rms current.
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  2. Q2. A series LCR circuit contains an inductance of 20 H, capacitance of 5 μF and resistance of 100 Ω. The circuit is connected to an AC source with voltage V = 300 sin(50t) volt. The quality factor Q of this circuit at resonance is:
  3. Q3. A step-up transformer has 100 turns in the primary coil and 500 turns in the secondary coil. When connected to a 120 V AC supply, it delivers power to a load at 600 V. If the current in the primary coil is 2.5 A, what is the current in the secondary coil? (Assume ideal transformer)
  4. Q4. In a series LCR circuit connected to an AC source of RMS voltage 120 V and frequency 60 Hz, the resistance R = 30 Ω, inductive reactance X_L = 50 Ω, and capacitive reactance X_C = 10 Ω. The RMS current in the circuit is:
  5. Q5. A step-down transformer is connected to an AC mains supply of 240 V to operate a device at 12 V. If the power consumed by the device is 60 W, what is the current in the primary circuit, assuming the transformer is ideal?
  6. Q6. The mains supply has at . The instantaneous voltage at the moment when is closest to:
  7. Q7. A pure inductor is connected to an AC source. If the source frequency is increased by (voltage kept the same), the current through the inductor:
  8. Q8. In circuit 1 of a series LCR, ; in circuit 2, . Which statement is correct?
  9. Q9. Two series LCR circuits have the same resonant frequency and the same inductance , but resistances and . The ratio of their Q-factors (first : second) is:
  10. Q10. Two circuits carry the same rms current . In one the phase angle is ; in the other . The ratio of their wattless current components (first : second) is:

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Theory MCQs — assertion-reason, statement and standard — for the part of the physics paper that isn't numericals.

  1. Q1. Consider the following two statements: Statement I: In a resistor connected to an AC source, Joule heating depends on the square of the instantaneous current (i²), so energy is dissipated regardless of the current's direction. Statement II: The average power dissipated in a resistor over one complete cycle of an alternating current is zero because the average current over a complete cycle is zero. Which of the following is correct?
  2. Q2. An alternating voltage is applied across a circuit containing only a pure resistor. Which statement accurately describes the phase relationship between the instantaneous voltage across the resistor and the instantaneous current flowing through it?
  3. Q3. In a purely resistive AC circuit, the amplitude of the current is given by Ohm's law as . For a purely capacitive AC circuit, what quantity plays the analogous role to resistance (R) in limiting the amplitude of the current?
  4. Q4. An alternating current produces a certain amount of heat in a resistor in a given time. If a direct current (dc) is to produce the same amount of heat in the same resistor and in the same time, what must be the magnitude of the dc current?
  5. Q5. An AC voltage is applied to a purely inductive circuit. When the instantaneous current through the inductor reaches its positive maximum value, what is the instantaneous voltage across the source?
  6. Q6. In the analysis of an AC circuit using a phasor diagram, what physical quantity does the magnitude (or length) of a voltage phasor represent?
  7. Q7. The graph shows the variation of instantaneous voltage (v) and current (i) versus ωt for a component connected to an AC source. Which of the following statements correctly describes the circuit?
  8. Q8. Which of the following statements regarding an AC voltage source connected to a pure resistor is CORRECT?
  9. Q9. Which of the following statements is CORRECT regarding an AC circuit containing a resistor only?
  10. Q10. Which of the following statements is CORRECT regarding a series LCR circuit connected to an AC source?

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