Alternating Current

189 Questions
2026 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift

An inductor stores 16 J of magnetic field energy and dissipates 32 W of thermal energy due to its resistance when an a.c. current of 2 A (rms) and frequency 50 Hz flows through it. The ratio of inductive reactance to its resistance is ______. ($\pi = 3.14$)

2026 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift

Using a variable frequency a.c. voltage source the maximum current measured in the given LCR circuit is 50 mA for $V=5 \sin (100 t)$ The values of $L$ and $R$ are shown in the figure. The capacitance of the capacitor ( C ) used is $\_\_\_\_$ $\mu \mathrm{F}$.

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift Physics - Alternating Current Question 7 English
2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift

The electric current in the circuit is given as $i=i_{\mathrm{o}}(t / T)$. The r.m.s current for the period $t=0$ to $t=T$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .

A.

$\frac{i_{\mathrm{o}}}{\sqrt{2}}$

B.

$\frac{i_o}{\sqrt{3}}$

C.

$i_{\mathrm{o}}$

D.

$\frac{i_o}{\sqrt{6}}$

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

For the series LCR circuit connected with $220 \mathrm{~V}, 50 \mathrm{~Hz}$ a.c source as shown in the figure, the power factor is $\frac{\alpha}{10}$. The value of $\alpha$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift Physics - Alternating Current Question 6 English

A.

4

B.

8

C.

6

D.

10

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Evening Shift

A capacitor C is first charged fully with potential difference of $V_0$ and disconnected from the battery. The charged capacitor is connected across an inductor having inductance L. In $t$ s, 25% of the initial energy in the capacitor is transferred to the inductor. The value of $t$ is ________ s.

A.

$\frac{\pi \sqrt{LC}}{3}$

B.

$\frac{\pi \sqrt{LC}}{2}$

C.

$\pi \sqrt{\frac{LC}{2}}$

D.

$\frac{\pi \sqrt{LC}}{6}$

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift

A LCR series circuit driven with $E_{r m s}=90 \mathrm{~V}$ at frequency $f_{\mathrm{d}}=30 \mathrm{~Hz}$ has resistance $R=80 \Omega$, an inductance with inductive reactance $X_L=20.0 \Omega$ and capacitance with capacitive reactance $X_C=80.0 \Omega$. The power factor of the circuit is $\_\_\_\_$ .

A.

0.8

B.

0.64

C.

0.9

D.

0.5

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 5th April Morning Shift

An a.c. source of angular frequency $\omega$ is connected across a resistor $R$ and a capacitor $C$ in series. The current is observed as $I$. Now the frequency of the source is changed to $\omega / 4$, (keeping the voltage unchanged) the current is found to be $I / 3$. The ratio of resistance to reactance at frequency $\omega$ is

A.

$\sqrt{\frac{6}{7}}$

B.

$\sqrt{\frac{3}{5}}$

C.

$\sqrt{\frac{7}{8}}$

D.

$ \text { } \sqrt{\frac{3}{4}} $

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 2nd April Evening Shift

The figure given below shows an LCR series circuit with two switches S1 and S2. When switch S1 is closed keeping S2 open, the phase difference (φ) between the current and source voltage is 30° and phase difference is 60° when S2 is closed keeping S1 open. The value of (3L1 − L2) is ______ H.

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 2nd April Evening Shift Physics - Alternating Current Question 5 English
A.

$\dfrac{9}{2}$

B.

$\dfrac{2}{9}$

C.

$\dfrac{1}{3}$

D.

3

2026 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift

A series LCR circuit with $R=20 \Omega, L=1.6 \mathrm{H}$ and $C=40 \mu \mathrm{~F}$ is connected to a variable frequency a.c. source. The inductive reactance at resonant frequency is $\_\_\_\_$ $\Omega$.

2026 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift

An inductor of 10 mH , capacitor of $0.1 \mu \mathrm{~F}$ and a resistor of $100 \Omega$ are connected in series across an $a . c$ power supply $220 \mathrm{~V}, 70 \mathrm{~Hz}$. The power factor of the given circuit is 0.5 . The difference in the inductive reactance and capacitance reactance is $\sqrt{3} \alpha \Omega$. The value of $\alpha$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Evening Shift
An inductor of reactance $100 \Omega$, a capacitor of reactance $50 \Omega$, and a resistor of resistance $50 \Omega$ are connected in series with an AC source of $10 \mathrm{~V}, 50 \mathrm{~Hz}$. Average power dissipated by the circuit is ___________ W.
2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Morning Shift

For ac circuit shown in figure, $\mathrm{R}=100 \mathrm{k} \Omega$ and $\mathrm{C}=100 \mathrm{pF}$ and the phase difference between $\mathrm{V}_{\text {in }}$ and $\left(\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{B}}-\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{A}}\right)$ is $90^{\circ}$. The input signal frequency is $10^x \mathrm{rad} / \mathrm{sec}$, where ' $x$ ' is __________ .

JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Morning Shift Physics - Alternating Current Question 15 English

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift

An inductor of self inductance 1 H is connected in series with a resistor of $100 \pi$ ohm and an ac supply of $100 \pi$ volt, 50 Hz . Maximum current flowing in the circuit is _________ A.

2025 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift

In a series LCR circuit, a resistor of $300 \Omega$, a capacitor of 25 nF and an inductor of 100 mH are used. For maximum current in the circuit, the angular frequency of the ac source is _________ $\times 10^4$ radians $\mathrm{s}^{-1}$

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Morning Shift

An ac current is represented as

$i=5 \sqrt{2}+10 \cos \left(650 \pi t+\frac{\pi}{6}\right) A m p$

The r.m.s value of the current is

A.
10 Amp
B.
$5 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{~Amp}$
C.
100 Amp
D.
50 Amp
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift

An alternating current is represented by the equation, $i=100 \sqrt{2} \sin (100 \pi t)$ ampere. The RMS value of current and the frequency of the given alternating current are

A.
$\frac{100}{\sqrt{2}} \mathrm{~A}, 100 \mathrm{~Hz}$
B.
$50 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{~A}, 50 \mathrm{~Hz}$
C.
$100 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{~A}, 100 \mathrm{~Hz}$
D.
$100 \mathrm{~A}, 50 \mathrm{~Hz}$
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift
An electric bulb rated as $100 \mathrm{~W}-220 \mathrm{~V}$ is connected to an ac source of rms voltage 220 V. The peak value of current through the bulb is :
A.
0.32 A
B.
0.64 A
C.
0.45 A
D.
2.2 A
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

An alternating current is given by $\mathrm{I}=\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{A}} \sin \omega \mathrm{t}+\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{B}} \cos \omega \mathrm{t}$. The r.m.s current will be

A.
$\frac{\sqrt{\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{A}}^2+\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{B}}^2}}{2}$
B.
$\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{A}}^2+\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{B}}^2}{2}}$
C.
$\frac{\left|\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{A}}+\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{B}}\right|}{\sqrt{2}}$
D.
$\sqrt{\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{A}}^2+\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{B}}^2}$
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift

A series LCR circuit is connected to an alternating source of emf E. The current amplitude at resonant frequency is $I_0$. If the value of resistance R becomes twice of its initial value then amplitude of current at resonance will be

A.
$\frac{\mathrm{I}_0}{2}$
B.
$\frac{\mathrm{I}_0}{\sqrt{2}}$
C.
$2 \mathrm{I}_0$
D.
$\mathrm{I_0}$
2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Evening Shift

A capacitor of reactance $4 \sqrt{3} \Omega$ and a resistor of resistance $4 \Omega$ are connected in series with an ac source of peak value $8 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{~V}$. The power dissipation in the circuit is __________ W.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Morning Shift

When a coil is connected across a $20 \mathrm{~V}$ dc supply, it draws a current of $5 \mathrm{~A}$. When it is connected across $20 \mathrm{~V}, 50 \mathrm{~Hz}$ ac supply, it draws a current of $4 \mathrm{~A}$. The self inductance of the coil is __________ $\mathrm{mH}$. (Take $\pi=3$)

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

An alternating emf $\mathrm{E}=110 \sqrt{2} \sin 100 \mathrm{t}$ volt is applied to a capacitor of $2 \mu \mathrm{F}$, the rms value of current in the circuit is ________ $\mathrm{mA}$.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift

For a given series LCR circuit it is found that maximum current is drawn when value of variable capacitance is $2.5 \mathrm{~nF}$. If resistance of $200 \Omega$ and $100 \mathrm{~mH}$ inductor is being used in the given circuit. The frequency of ac source is _________ $\times 10^3 \mathrm{~Hz}$ (given $\mathrm{a}^2=10$)

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift

When a $d c$ voltage of $100 \mathrm{~V}$ is applied to an inductor, a $d c$ current of $5 \mathrm{~A}$ flows through it. When an ac voltage of $200 \mathrm{~V}$ peak value is connected to inductor, its inductive reactance is found to be $20 \sqrt{3} \Omega$. The power dissipated in the circuit is _________ W.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Morning Shift

An ac source is connected in given series LCR circuit. The rms potential difference across the capacitor of $20 \mu \mathrm{F}$ is __________ V.

JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Morning Shift Physics - Alternating Current Question 24 English

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift

A alternating current at any instant is given by $i=[6+\sqrt{56} \sin (100 \pi t+\pi / 3)]$ A. The $r m s$ value of the current is ______ A.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Evening Shift

A power transmission line feeds input power at $2.3 \mathrm{~kV}$ to a step down transformer with its primary winding having 3000 turns. The output power is delivered at $230 \mathrm{~V}$ by the transformer. The current in the primary of the transformer is $5 \mathrm{~A}$ and its efficiency is $90 \%$. The winding of transformer is made of copper. The output current of transformer is _________ $A$.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Evening Shift

A series LCR circuit with $\mathrm{L}=\frac{100}{\pi} \mathrm{mH}, \mathrm{C}=\frac{10^{-3}}{\pi} \mathrm{F}$ and $\mathrm{R}=10 \Omega$, is connected across an ac source of $220 \mathrm{~V}, 50 \mathrm{~Hz}$ supply. The power factor of the circuit would be ________.

2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Morning Shift

A bulb and a capacitor are connected in series across an ac supply. A dielectric is then placed between the plates of the capacitor. The glow of the bulb :

A.
becomes zero
B.
remains same
C.
increases
D.
decreases
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

A coil of negligible resistance is connected in series with $90 \Omega$ resistor across $120 \mathrm{~V}, 60 \mathrm{~Hz}$ supply. A voltmeter reads $36 \mathrm{~V}$ across resistance. Inductance of the coil is :

A.
0.91 H
B.
0.76 H
C.
2.86 H
D.
0.286 H
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift

A LCR circuit is at resonance for a capacitor C, inductance L and resistance R. Now the value of resistance is halved keeping all other parameters same. The current amplitude at resonance will be now:

A.
halved
B.
same
C.
Zero
D.
double
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : In an LCR series circuit, current is maximum at resonance.

Statement II : Current in a purely resistive circuit can never be less than that in a series LCR circuit when connected to same voltage source.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct from the options given below :

A.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
B.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
C.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
D.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift

A series LCR circuit is subjected to an ac signal of $200 \mathrm{~V}, 50 \mathrm{~Hz}$. If the voltage across the inductor $(\mathrm{L}=10 \mathrm{~mH})$ is $31.4 \mathrm{~V}$, then the current in this circuit is _______.

A.
10 A
B.
10 mA
C.
68 A
D.
63 A
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Morning Shift

An alternating voltage of amplitude $40 \mathrm{~V}$ and frequency $4 \mathrm{~kHz}$ is applied directly across the capacitor of $12 \mu \mathrm{F}$. The maximum displacement current between the plates of the capacitor is nearly :

A.
10 A
B.
8 A
C.
13 A
D.
12 A
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift

Match List I with List II

LIST I LIST II
A. Purely capacitive circuit I. JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift Physics - Alternating Current Question 29 English 1
B. Purely inductive circuit II. JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift Physics - Alternating Current Question 29 English 2
C. LCR series at resonance III. JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift Physics - Alternating Current Question 29 English 3
D. LCR series circuit IV. JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift Physics - Alternating Current Question 29 English 4

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A.
A-IV. B-I, C-III, D-II
B.
A-I. B-IV, C-II, D-III
C.
A-IV. B-I, C-II, D-III
D.
A-I. B-IV, C-III, D-II
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift

In an ac circuit, the instantaneous current is zero, when the instantaneous voltage is maximum. In this case, the source may be connected to :

A. pure inductor.

B. pure capacitor.

C. pure resistor.

D. combination of an inductor and capacitor.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A.
A, B and C only
B.
A and B only
C.
A, B and D only
D.
B, C and D only
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift
A parallel plate capacitor has a capacitance $\mathrm{C}=200~ \mathrm{pF}$. It is connected to $230 \mathrm{~V}$ ac supply with an angular frequency $300~ \mathrm{rad} / \mathrm{s}$. The rms value of conduction current in the circuit and displacement current in the capacitor respectively are :
A.
$14.3 ~\mu \mathrm{A}$ and $143 ~\mu \mathrm{A}$
B.
$13.8 ~\mu \mathrm{A}$ and $13.8 ~\mu \mathrm{A}$
C.
$13.8 ~\mu \mathrm{A}$ and $138 ~\mu \mathrm{A}$
D.
$1.38 ~\mu \mathrm{A}$ and $1.38 ~\mu \mathrm{A}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift
In series LCR circuit, the capacitance is changed from $C$ to $4 C$. To keep the resonance frequency unchanged, the new inductance should be:
A.
increased by $2 \mathrm{~L}$
B.
reduced by $\frac{1}{4} \mathrm{~L}$
C.
reduced by $\frac{3}{4} \mathrm{~L}$
D.
increased to $4 \mathrm{~L}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Evening Shift

An AC voltage $V=20 \sin 200 \pi t$ is applied to a series LCR circuit which drives a current $I=10 \sin \left(200 \pi t+\frac{\pi}{3}\right)$. The average power dissipated is:

A.
21.6 W
B.
200 W
C.
173.2 W
D.
50 W
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Evening Shift

An alternating voltage $V(t)=220 \sin 100 \pi t$ volt is applied to a purely resistive load of $50 \Omega$. The time taken for the current to rise from half of the peak value to the peak value is:

A.
7.2 ms
B.
3.3 ms
C.
5 ms
D.
2.2 ms
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

Primary coil of a transformer is connected to $220 \mathrm{~V}$ ac. Primary and secondary turns of the transforms are 100 and 10 respectively. Secondary coil of transformer is connected to two series resistances shown in figure. The output voltage $\left(V_0\right)$ is :

JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift Physics - Alternating Current Question 35 English

A.
7 V
B.
44 V
C.
22 V
D.
15 V
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

A series L.R circuit connected with an ac source $E=(25 \sin 1000 t) V$ has a power factor of $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$. If the source of emf is changed to $\mathrm{E}=(20 \sin 2000 \mathrm{t}) \mathrm{V}$, the new power factor of the circuit will be :

A.
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
B.
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
C.
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}$
D.
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{7}}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift

In an a.c. circuit, voltage and current are given by:

$V=100 \sin (100 t) V$ and $I=100 \sin \left(100 t+\frac{\pi}{3}\right) \mathrm{mA}$ respectively.

The average power dissipated in one cycle is:

A.
5 W
B.
25 W
C.
2.5 W
D.
10 W
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

A capacitor of capacitance $100 \mu \mathrm{F}$ is charged to a potential of $12 \mathrm{~V}$ and connected to a $6.4 \mathrm{~mH}$ inductor to produce oscillations. The maximum current in the circuit would be :

A.
2.0 A
B.
3.2 A
C.
1.5 A
D.
1.2 A
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Evening Shift

Primary side of a transformer is connected to $230 \mathrm{~V}, 50 \mathrm{~Hz}$ supply. Turns ratio of primary to secondary winding is $10: 1$. Load resistance connected to secondary side is $46 \Omega$. The power consumed in it is :

A.
11.5 W
B.
12.5 W
C.
10.0 W
D.
12.0 W
2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 13th April Morning Shift

In the given figure, an inductor and a resistor are connected in series with a battery of emf E volt. $\frac{E^{a}}{2 b} \mathrm{~J} / s$ represents the maximum rate at which the energy is stored in the magnetic field (inductor). The numerical value of $\frac{b}{a}$ will be __________.

JEE Main 2023 (Online) 13th April Morning Shift Physics - Alternating Current Question 54 English

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 11th April Evening Shift

A coil has an inductance of $2 \mathrm{H}$ and resistance of $4 ~\Omega$. A $10 \mathrm{~V}$ is applied across the coil. The energy stored in the magnetic field after the current has built up to its equilibrium value will be ___________ $\times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~J}$.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift

A series combination of resistor of resistance $100 ~\Omega$, inductor of inductance $1 ~\mathrm{H}$ and capacitor of capacitance $6.25 ~\mu \mathrm{F}$ is connected to an ac source. The quality factor of the circuit will be __________

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift

An oscillating LC circuit consists of a $75 ~\mathrm{mH}$ inductor and a $1.2 ~\mu \mathrm{F}$ capacitor. If the maximum charge to the capacitor is $2.7 ~\mu \mathrm{C}$. The maximum current in the circuit will be ___________ $\mathrm{mA}$

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift

An ideal transformer with purely resistive load operates at $12 ~\mathrm{kV}$ on the primary side. It supplies electrical energy to a number of nearby houses at $120 \mathrm{~V}$. The average rate of energy consumption in the houses served by the transformer is 60 $\mathrm{kW}$. The value of resistive load $(\mathrm{Rs})$ required in the secondary circuit will be ___________ $\mathrm{m} \Omega$.