1.

Ten million electrons pass from point P to point Q

in one micro second. The current and its direction is
to

(a) 1.6 x 10 14 A, from point?to point Q

(b) 3.2 x 10"14 A, from point P to point Q
10"6 A, from point Q to point P
O\

(c)
X

Oh

(d) 3.2 x 10"12 A, from point Q to point

2. 1 ampere current is equivalent to
(a) 6.25 x 1018 electrons s_1
(b) 2.25 x 1018 electrons s'1
(c) 6.25 x 1014 electrons s”1
(d) 2.25 x 1014 electrons s-1
3. A current in a wire is given by the equation,
I = 2r - 3t + 1, the charge through cross section of
wire in time interval t = 3stot = 5sis
(a) 32.33 C (b) 43.34 C
(c) 45.5 C (d) 42 C
6. A charge is moving across a junction, then
(a) momentum will be conserved.
(b) momentum will not be conserved.
(c) at some places momentum will be conserved
and at some other places momentum will not be
conserved.
(d) none of these.
The direction of the flow of current through electric
circuit is
(a) from low potential to high potential.
(b) from high potential to low potential.
(c) does not depend upon potential value.
(d) current cannot flow through circuit.
20. Which of the following is correct for V-I graph of a
 What is the order of magnitude of the resistance

<4-h
O
dry human body?
(a) 10 Q (b) 10 kQ (c) 10 MQ (d) 10 U.Q
26. Two copper wires of length I and 21 have radii, r and
2r respectively. What is the ratio of their specific
resistances?
(a) 1:2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1:1 (d) 1 : 3
27. A resistor is marked with the rings coloured brown,
black, green and gold. The resistance in ohm is
(a) (3.5 x 105 ± 5%) (b) (1.10 x 105 ± 10%)
(c) (8 x 106 ± 5%) (d) (1 x 106 ± 5%)
 The resistance ot a heating element is 99 £2 at room
temperature. What is the temperature of the element
it the resistance is found to be 116 £2?
(temperature coefficient of the material of the
resistor is 1.7 x 10~4 °C"^
(a) 999. 9 °C (b) 1005. 3 °C
(c) 1020.2 °C (d) 1037.1 °C
29. The resistance of the wire in the platinum resistance
thermometer at ice point is 5 £2 and at steam point
is 5.25 £2. When the thermometer is inserted in an
unknown hot bath its resistance is found to be 5.5 £2.
The temperature of the hot bath is
(a) 100 °C (b) 200 °C (c) 300 °C (d) 350 °C
31. A wire has a resistance of 2.5 £2 at 28 °C and a
resistance of 2.9 £2 at 100 °C. The temperature

h -a
.
coefficient of resistivity of material of the wire
(a) 1.06 x IO"3 °C'1 (b) 3.5 x IO’2 °C-1
(c) 2.22 x 10~3 °C'1 (d) 3.95 x 10’2 °C-1
 A boy has two spare light bulbs in his drawer. One
is marked 240 V and 100 W and the other is marked
240 V and 60 W. He tries to decide which of the
following assertions are correct?
(a) Tlie 60 W light bulb has more resistance and
therefore burns less brightly.
(b) The 60 W light bulb has less resistance and
therefore burns less brightly.
(c) The 100 W bulb has more resistance and
therefore burns more brightly.
(d) The 100 W bulb has less resistance and therefore
burns less brightly.
36. An electric heater is connected to the voltage supply.
After few seconds, current gets its steady value then
its initial current will be
(a) equal to its steady current
(b) slightly higher than its steady current
(c) slightly less than its steady current
(d) zero
37. If voltage across a bulb rated 220 V, 100 W drops by
2.5 % of its rated value, the percentage of the rated
value by which the power would decrease is
(a) 20 % (b) 2.5 % (c) 5 % (d) 10 %
39. A heater coil is rated 100 W, 200 V. It is cut into two
idential parts. Both parts are connected together in
parallel, to the same source of 200 V. The energy
liberated per second in the new combination is
(a) 100 J (b) 200J (c) 300 J (d) 400 J
40. In the circuit shown in figure heat developed across
2 £2, 4 £2 and 3 Q resistances are in the ratio of
2£2
(N

(a)
•
«

WVv
to

3Q
CO

(b)
• •

-HvWV
(c) 8 : 27 I 4Q I
• •

4:27
co

(d)
• •
u combine three resistors 5 Q, 4.5 Q and 3 Q in such
r that the total resistance of this combination is
3,
f“u.5Q (b) 13.5 Q W 14.5 Q (d) 16.5S1

,, The total resistance in the parallel combination of

' three resistances 9 Q, 7 0 and 5 Qis
(a) 1.22 Q (b) 2.29 a (c) 4.22 a (d) 2.02SI
 \- /

46. Equivalent resistance (in ohm)

30
of the given network is A
(a) 28 l------ AAM,--- —J
50---------- -
I---------- A/Wv
(b) 18 60 1
(c) 26

47 Which arrangement of 3 £2 resistors will give a total

resistance of 7 Q?
—VvV
—VW
—VW

A/W (d) -A/W A/\/v----- pW

(c) A/W-j
A/W
 Five equal resistances of 10 Q are connectedbehVeen
49. A and B as shown in figure. The resultant resistance

IS 10 £2
10 £2
,—WW

10 £2
AW—
-ww-10 £2

(a) 10 Q (b)5Q 10 £2
(c) 15 & (d) 6Q
53. The equivalent resistance
between A and B for
the circuit shown in
figure is
(a) 13.1 Q
(b) 15.1 Q
(c) 17.1 Q.
(d) 19.1 Q
52. n resistors each of resistance R first combine to give
maximum effective resistance and then combine to
give minimum effective resistance. The ratio of the
maximum to minimum resistance is
a (c) n2 -1 (d) CO
56. .4 and B are two points on a uniform
ring of resistance 15 Q. The
ZAOB = 45°. The equivalent
resistance between A and B is
(a) 1.64 Q
(b) 2.84 Q
(c) 4.57 Q
(d) 2.64 Q
59. Three resistors of resistances 3 Q, 4 Q and 5 £2 are
combined in parallel. This combination is connected
to a battery of emf 12 V and negligible internal
resistance, current through each resistor in ampere is
(a) 4, 3, 2.4 (b) 8, 7, 3.4
(c) 2, 5, 1.8 (d) 5, 5, 8.2
60. The reading of ammeter shown in figure is
(a) 6.56 A

Cl
o
(b) 3.28 A
(c) 2.18 A

Cl
cc
(d) 1.09 A (14 V, 0.8#)
62. In the circuit shown in the given figure, the
resistances and R2 are respectively

pA/vw---------- t---------71
0.5 At /I
20 Q

(a) 14 Q and 40 Q (b) 40 Q and 14 Q.

(c) 40 Q and 30 Q (d) 14 Q and 30 Q
63. An infinite ladder network of resistances is
constructed with 1 £2 and 2 Q resistance as shown
in figure. The 6 V battery between A and B has
negligible internal resistance. Ihe equivalent
resistance between A and B is
A 1 Q
4-awv
6V|
t 2Q

(a) 1 £2 (b) 2 £2 (c) 3 £2 (d) 4Q

8J. ’he circ -it shown, current flowin through 25 V
cell i* -------- ------
7.2 k 10 7 ; 7 20 71 30 V 23 7
(b) 10 A r
(c) 12 A JO <2
01; 14.2 A
94. In a potentiometer of 10 wires, the balance point is
obtained on the 7,h wire. To shift the balance point
to 9th wire, we should
(a) decrease resistance in the main circuit.
(b) increase resistance in the main circuit,
(c) decrease resistance in series with the cell whose
emf is to be measured.
(d) increase resistance in series with the cell whose
emf is to be determined.
95. AB is a wire of potentiometer with the increase in
the value of resistance R, the shift in the balance
point J will be
co

to

1--------- 11—1
(a) towards B
(b) towards A
(c) remains constant
97. 3 V potentiometer________ 3y
used for the
determination of A___________
internal resistance
1 6v
of a 2.4 V cell. '--------- 11---------- —J©
1 1

The balance point 1

)
1
1
1
1

of the cell in open ■------------- WM------------ J

10.2 Q
circuit is 75.8 cm.
When a resistor of 10.2 O is used in the external
circuit of the cell the balance point shifts to 68.3 cm
length of the potentiometer wire. The internal
resistance of the cell is
(a) 2.5 0 (b) 2.25 O
(c) 1.12 0 (d) 3.2 O
98. In a potentiometer the balancing with a cell is
at length of 220 cm. On shunting the cell with a
resistance of 3 O balance length becomes 130 cm.
What is the internal resistance of this cell ?
(a) 4.5 O (b) 7.8 O (c) 6.3 O (d) 2.08 Q
 CD
99. A potentiometer of
length 200 cm has
resistance of 20 Q. It

If
connected in series with
a resistance of 10 Q and —I1—0
an accumulator of cmf 2.4 V G
6 V having negligible internal resistance. A source
of 2.4 V is balanced against a length L of the
potentiometer wire. The value of L is
(a) 100 cm (b) 120 cm
(c) 110 cm
(d) 140 cm
1 A/\
90. When a metal conductor connected to left gap

o
p
meter bridge is heated, the balancing point
(a) shifts towards right (b) shifts towards left
(c) remains unchanged (d) remains at zero
91. In a meter bridge experiment, the ratio of the left
gap resistance to right gap resistance is 2 : 3, the
balance point from left is
(a) 60 cm (b) 50 cm
(c) 40 cm (d) 20 cm
92. A wire connected in the left gap of a meter bridge
balance a 10 Q resistance in the right gap to a point,
which divides the bridge wire in the ratio 3 : 2 . If the
length of the wire is 1 m. The length of one ohm
>

C/3
(T

(a) 0.057 m (b) 0.067 m

(c) 0.37 m (d) Q.134 m
88. Resistances P, Q, S and R are arranged in a cyclic
oi der to form a balanced Wheatstones network. The
i atio of power consumed in the branches (P + Q)
and (R + S) is
(a) 1 : 1 (b) R : P (c) P2 : Q2 (d) P2

>3
89. In the shown figure, bridge is balanced, the current
flowing through 2 Q resistance is

w 7a A
11 2Q
b
^1
>
^1

ion
(d) -A
7
85. In a Wheatstones network, P = 2 Q, Q = 2O.,R = 2Q
and S = 3 Q. The resistance with which S is to be
shunted in order that the bridge may be balanced is
(a) LQ (b)2£2 (c) 412 (d)6Q
86. Four resistances of 3Q, 3Q, 3£2 and 4 Q respectively
are used to form a Wheatstone bridge. The 4 Q
resistance is short circuited with a resistance R in
order to get bridge balanced. The value of R will be
(a) 10 Q (b)ll£2 (c) 12 Q (d)13Q
 (R1+R2+R3)
(d)

The potential difference between

e r is
idition
A and B as shown in figure is
j cell is (a) IV
(b) 2 V
(c) 3 V
(d) 4 V 83.

in the given circuit the potential at point B is zero,

the potential at points A and I) will be
1
t
J
t
t
2A 2 S.2 3 £2 3V
j
t
I
I
•—------ ♦----- W3A-----•--- WM—
»
t A H
e r are i
I
(a) VA = 4 V: Vp = 9 V (b) VA = 3 V; V„ = 4V
itcrnal (c) V'A = 9 V; Vn = 3 V (d) VA = 4V;.Vd = 3V
7 8- A current of 6 A enters one corner P of an equilatc
nr trinnaU Dnn i__ ;__ i
 (b) outgoing currents add up and are
incoming currents at a junction. w V,
(c) bending or reorienting die wire does not
Qj

the validity of Kirchhoft s junction rule. ’

n k

(d) all of above.

80
74. Figure shows currents
in a part of an electric
circuit, then current
I is
I

r
*
(a) 1.7 A (b) 3.7 A
(c) 1.3 A (d) 1A
■ 75. A circuit has section ABC
--------- —

I
I

as shown in figure. If the

I
I
i
I
I
I 1
potentials at points A, B and C
______ T T T T 1 1
 CELLS IN SERIES AND IN PARALLEL

\\ In parallel combination ol 11 cells, we obtain

<a) more voltage (b) more current
(c) less voltage (d) less current
'I. If •: cells each of emf £ and internal resistance r are
connected in parallel, then the total emf and internal
reicscmces nill be
78.
I"

(b) 8, nr (c) nz> — (d) nt,nr

p

IT
n
2. combination of n cells each cell having
Jl
d internal resistance r. If three cells are
X X X

' -X/, ,
connected, then total emf and internal
' (A this combination will be
ir (ty (nVy^2tt)fnr
^'ir (d) (r/r; 6i‘),r/r
 (a) 7 62, 7 V (b) 8 62, 8 V
(c) 9 62,9 V (d) 962,10 V
68. When a current of 2 A flows in a battery from negative
to positive terminal, the potential difference across
it is 12 V. If a current of 3 A flowing in the opposite
direction produces a potential difference of 15 V, the
emf of the battery is
(a) 12.6 V (b) 13.2 V
(c) 13.5 V (d) 14.0 V
69. In a circuit a cell with internal resistance r is
connected to an external resistance R . The condition
for the maximum current that drawn from the cell is
(a) R = (b) R < r
(c) R > r (d) R = 0
 xvoioLoi etna terminal voltage vi uiv —/
(a) 2.5 Q, 6 V (b) 3.5 £2, 6 V
(c) 2.5 Q, 7 V (d) 3.5 £2, 7 V
66. The battery of a trunk has an emf of 24 V. If the
internal resistance of the battery is 0.8 £2. What is
the maximum current that can be drawn from the
battery ?
(a) 30 A (b) 32 A (c) 33 A (d) 34 A
I

67. A battery having 12 V emf and internal resistance ;

I

3 £2 is connected to a resistor. If the current in the •(

circuit is 1 A, then the resistance of resistor and lost i
voltage of the battery when circuit is closed will be
(a) 7 Q, 7 V (b) 8 Q, 8 V |
(c) 9 Q, 9 V (d) 9 Q, 10 V I

i
I

68. When a current of 2 A flows in a battery from negative

terminal 1 i. °
 ▲
O ')
“V

(c) V I
73.

65. A battery of emf 15 V and internal resistance of 4 Q i

is connected to a resistor. If the current in the circuit : I

is 2 A and the circuit is closed. Resistance of the • I

I

resistor and terminal voltage of the battery will be ;

(a) 2.5 Q, 6 V (b) 3.5 Q, 6 V
(c) 2.5 Q, 7 V (d) 3.5 Q, 7 V i I
I

66. The battery of a trunk has an emf of 24 V. If the

internal resistance of the battery is 0.8 Q. What is
the maximum current that can be drawn from the
battery ?
(a) 30 A (b) 32 A (c) 33 A (d) 34 a
 (c) 4.5712

»
(d) 2.64 Q
57. Two metal wires of identical dimensions are i,
connected in series. If and are the conductivities ;
of tlie metals respectively, the effective conductivity ;
I

of the combination is
(a) Oi + o2 (b)

20
Q toQ

(d)
+
IO

58. Three resistors 2 Q, 4 Q and 5 Q are combined in

parallel. This combination is connected to a battery
of emf 20 V and negligible internal resistance. The
total current drawn from the battery is
(a) 10 A (b) 15 A (c) 19 A (d) 23 A
 COMBINATION OF RESISTORS :
SERIES AND PARALLEL -
42. In the series combination of two or more than two
resistances
(a) the current through each resistance is same
(b) the voltage through each resistance is same
(c) neither current nor voltage through each
resistance is same
(d) both current and voltage through each resistance
are same.
43. Match the Column I with Column II.
Column I Column II
 Column I Column II
Smaller! he resistance (P) 11 the same voltage
greater the current is applied across a
in a circuit resistance
Greater or smaller (q) II the same current
the resistance the is passed
current is same
 W zu to z.3 /o J /u X'-4/ JL V f

38. Four wires of the same diameter are connected, in

turn, between two points maintained at a constant
potential difference. Their resistivities and lengths
are; p and L (wire 1), 1.2 p and 1.2 L (wire 2),
0.9 p and 0.9 L (wire 3) and p and 1.5 L (wire 4).
Rank the wires according to the rates at which
energy is dissipated as heat, greatest first,
(a) 4 > 3 > 1 > 2 4>2> 1 >3
r —H

A
A
A
 of resistivity wnn
(c) strong dependence
temperature
(d) mechanical strength
34. With increase in temperature the conductivity of
(a) metals increases and of semiconductor
decreases.
(b) semiconductors increases and of metals
decreases.
(c) in both metals and semiconductors increases
(d) in both metal and semiconductor decreases.
ELECTRICAL ENERGY, POWER
 V
j 19. The I- V characteristics shown
in figure represents
(a) ohmic conductors
:e r as i (b) non-ohmic conductors
irrent (c) insulators
itance (d) superconductors
I

■ 20. Which of the following is correct for V-I

good conductor?
I "t
I
 LIMITATIONS OF OHM'S LAW

Match the Column I with Column II.

Column I Column II
(A) Ohms law is (p) metals
applicable to
(B) Ohm’s law is not (q) greater resistivity
applicable to

(C) alloys have (r) diodes, electrolytes,

semiconductors
15. For which of the following dependences of drift
velocity vj on electric field E, is Ohm’s law obeyed?
(a) vd°^E (b)

11-*
yjE
8
(c) oc (d)

16. A charged particle having drift velocity of tn

7.5 x IO'4 m s'1 in electric field of 3 x IO'10 V m'1,
mobility
BbJ Bts>

Bbo BN)
O\
"4

V’1 s'1
o o—
‘

(a) 6.5 x (b) 2.5 x

"4 H
o o

I
4^

V'1 s'1
*
*7

(c) 2.5 x (d) 6.5 x

H

»
58
(a) 15.18 Q
(b) 81.15 Q
(c) 51.18 Q (d) 18.15 Q
13. Space between two concentric
spheres of radii rj and r2> such
that < r2, is filled with a
material of resistivity p. Find
the resistance between inner and
outer surface of the material.
CL

rl P (b)
(a)
bJ

rlr2 “*71

(c) rir2 P_ (d) None of these

r2-h4K
The current density varies with radial distance r as
 upon
(a) size of conductor
(b) temperature of conductor
(c) geometry of conductor
(d) all of these
9. The voltage V and current I v
graphs for a conductor at two
different temperatures T\ and
T2 are shown in the figure. The
relation between T} and T2 is 1
(a) T\ > T2 (b) T\ < T2

(c) T. = T2

10. A wire of resistance 4 Q is used to wind a coil of

radius 7 cm. The wire has a diameter of 1.4 mm and
 —Id

on is (a) from low potential to high potential.

(b) from high potential to low potential.
(c) does not depend upon potential value.
(d) current cannot flow through circuit.

OHM'S LAW
8. The electrical resistance of a conductor depends
upon
(a) size of conductor
(b) temperature of conductor
(c) geometry of conductor
on, (d) all of these
l of
 the equation I=4+2t ^3“accordingt0 5
. . j n-i ’ where I is m ampere and t •
is in second. The quantity of charge which has to be I
passed through a cross-section of the wire during i
the time t = 2 s to t = 6 s is
(a) 40 C (b) 48 C (c) 38 C (d) 43 C
I
I 10
5. In an atom electrons revolves around the nucleus • I

along a path of radius 0.72 A making 9.4 x 1018

revolution per second. The equivalent current is
(e= 1.6 x 10’19C)
(a) 1.2 A (b) 1.5 A (c) 1.4 A (d) 1.8 A I

ELECTRIC CURRENTS IN CONDUCTORS