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Alternating Current

Previous year questions with solutions · 2024 – 2026

45Questions
37Papers covered
2.11%Weightage 2026same as last year
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
YearQuestionsPapersAvg / paperWeightage
202610190.532.11% same as last year
202510190.532.11% ▼ 49.5% vs last year
202425201.24.17%

17 questions · newest paper first

Ques. 1JEE Main 2026, 5 April (Evening Shift)

A series LCR circuit with R=20 , L=1.6 H and C=40 F is connected to a variable frequency a.c. source. The inductive reactance at resonant frequency is .

Ques. 2JEE Main 2026, 4 April (Morning Shift)

An inductor of 10 mH, capacitor of 0.1 μF and a resistor of 100 Ω are connected in series across an a.c. power supply 220 V, 70 Hz. The power factor of the given circuit is 0.5. The difference in the inductive reactance and capacitive reactance is 3 Ω. The value of is .

Ques. 3JEE Main 2026, 28 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 . ( = 3.14)

Ques. 4JEE Main 2026, 23 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 (100t). The values of L and R are shown in the figure. The capacitance of the capacitor (C) used is . [figure]

Ques. 5JEE Main 2025, 7 April (Morning Shift)

For ac circuit shown in figure, R = 100 k and C = 100 pF and the phase difference between Vin and (VB - VA) is 90 . The input signal frequency is 10x rad/sec, where 'x' is . [figure]

Ques. 6JEE Main 2025, 7 April (Evening Shift)

An inductor of reactance 100 , a capacitor of reactance 50 , and a resistor of resistance 50 are connected in series with an AC source of 10 V, 50 Hz. Average power dissipated by the circuit is W.

Ques. 7JEE Main 2025, 4 April (Evening Shift)

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

Ques. 8JEE Main 2025, 23 January (Evening Shift)

In a series LCR circuit, a resistor of 300 , 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 104 radians s-1

Ques. 9JEE Main 2024, 9 April (Morning Shift)

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

Ques. 10JEE Main 2024, 9 April (Evening Shift)

A capacitor of reactance 4 3 and a resistor of resistance 4 are connected in series with an ac source of peak value 8 2 V. The power dissipation in the circuit is W.

Ques. 11JEE Main 2024, 8 April (Evening Shift)

An alternating emf E = 110 2 100t volt is applied to a capacitor of 2 , the rms value of current in the circuit is mA.

Ques. 12JEE Main 2024, 6 April (Morning Shift)

When a dc voltage of 100 V is applied to an inductor, a dc current of 5 A flows through it. When an ac voltage of 200 V peak value is connected to inductor, its inductive reactance is found to be 20 3 . The power dissipated in the circuit is W.

Ques. 13JEE Main 2024, 6 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 nF. If resistance of 200 and 100 mH inductor is being used in the given circuit. The frequency of ac source is 103 Hz (given 2 = 10)

Ques. 14JEE Main 2024, 5 April (Morning Shift)

An ac source is connected in given series LCR circuit. The rms potential difference across the capacitor of 20 is V. [figure]

Ques. 15JEE Main 2024, 4 April (Morning Shift)

An alternating current at any instant is given by i= [6+ 56 (100 t+ /3) ] A. The rms value of the current is A.

Ques. 16JEE Main 2024, 30 January (Evening Shift)

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

Ques. 17JEE Main 2024, 27 January (Evening Shift)

A series LCR circuit with L= 100 mH, C= 10-3 F and R=10 , is connected across an ac source of 220 V, 50 Hz supply. The power factor of the circuit would be .