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Electric Current Paper
Electric Current Paper
Electric Current Paper
2. Two cells, each of emf E and internal resistance r, are connected in parallel
across a resistor R. The power delivered to the resistor is maximum if R is
equal to:
(1) r/2 (2) r (3) 2r (4) 0
3. Two manganin wires whose lengths are in the ratio 1 : 2 and whose
resistances are in ratio 1 : 2 are connected in series with a battery. The ratio
of drift velocities of free electrons in the two wires is:
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 4 : 1 (3) 1 : 1 (4) 1 :4
5. The masses of the three wires of copper are in the ratio 1: 3 : 5, and their
lengths are in the ratio 5 : 3 : 1. The ratio of their electrical resistance is:
(1) 1 : 3 : 5 (2) 5 : 3 : 1 (3) 1 : 15 : 125 (4) 125 : 15 : 1
6. A battery of emf 2 V and internal resistance 0.1 and being charged with a
current of 0.5A. Then, (VA-VB) is:
Then,
(1) RA > RB >RC (2) RA < RB <RC
(3) RA = RB = RC (4) No relation among RA, RB and RC
8. Five resistors are connected between points A and B as shown a current of 10
A flows A to B. Which of the following is correct?
9. Two rods A and B are of same material and same length have their
resistances in the ratio 1 : 2. When both rods are dipped into water, then:
(1) A has more loss of weight (2) B has more loss of weight
(3) Both A and B have same loss of weight
(4) Loss of weight have the ratio 1 : 2
10. V-I graph for a conductor at temperatures T 1 and T2 are given by:
12. How many 60 W lamps may be safely run on a 230 V circuit fitted with a 5 A
fuse?
13. Eight cells marked 1 to 8 each of emf 5V and internal resistance 0.2 are
connected as shown in the figure. What is the reading of the ideal voltmeter
V?
14. The internal resistances of cells in the circuit shown in the figure are
negligible. The current in the circuit is:
To get maximum current through a resistance of 2.5 , one can use m rows of
cells, each row having n cells. The internal resistance of each cell is 0.5.
What are the values of n and m, if the total number of cells is 45?
(1) 3, 15 (2) 5,6 (3) 9, 5 (4) 15, 3
19. A 120 V heater has two settings, 850 W and 1250 W. Then:
(1) Resistance of 850 W is large (2) Resistance of 1250 W is large
(3) Both have same resistances
(4) Data is insufficient for reaching any conclusion
20. In a potentiometer experiment, the balancing with a cell is at length 240 cm.
On shunting the cell with a resistance of 2 , the balancing length becomes
120 cm. The internal resistance of the cell is:
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 0.5 (4) 1
23. Two cells of emfs E1 and E2 (E1 > E2) are connected as shown
The value of R for which the value of X will be most accurate, is:
(1) R=R1 (2) R=R2 (3) R=R3 (4) R=X
(I) (II)
(III) (IV)
(1) III < II < IV < I (2) II < III < IV < I
(3) I < IV < III < II (4) I < III < II < IV
30. In the circuit shown the magnitudes and the direction of the flow of current,
respectively, would be:
7 7
(1) A from a to b via e (2) A from b to a via e
3 3
(3) 1 A from b to a via e (4) 1 A from a to b via e
31. Consider a conductor of varying cross-section. A cell is connected across ends
of the conductor. If ratio of area of section A and area of section B is 1 : 2 then
ratio of currents through these sections is
34. To verify Ohms law, a student is provided with a test resistor RT, a high
resistance R1, a small resistance R2, two identical galvanometers G 1 and G2
and a variable voltage source V. The correct circuit to carry out the
experiment is:
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
(1) E=2 V, r=0.5 (2) E=2 V, r=0.4 (3) E>2 V, r=0.5 (4) E>2 V, r=0.4
37. For the given circuit, terminal potential differences of cells are around:
40 10 5
(1) A (2) A (3) A (4) 2 A
29 9 3
39. For a bulb of 75 W, resistance and current through the bulb, when it is
connected to a 110 V source, are:
(1) 154 , 0.9 A (2) 153 , 0.7A
(3) 155 , 0.8 A (4) None of the above
41. For the Wheatstone bridge shown, X >Y and P = Q. The direction of current
in ab path is:
42. A 100 W bulb B1, two 60 W bulbs B2 and B3 are connected to a 250 V source
as shown. if W1, W2 and W3 are powers of the bulbs, then:
(1) R> r/2 (2) R<r/2 (3) R> r/3 (4) R<r/3
(1) P1 >P2> P3 (2) P1 > P3> P2 (3) P2 > P1> P3 (4) P3 >P2> P1