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Class 12th physics test unit test -1 total marks -40

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Attempt any 40 (one marks each)
1 A suitable unit for expressing the strength of electric field is -
(A) V/C (B) C/m
(C) N/C (D) C/N

2. If I is the current through a wire and 'e' is the charge of electron then the number of electrons in t seconds
will be given by -
Ie
(A) (B) e/It
t

(C) It/e (D) Ite

3. Conventionally, the direction of the current is taken as-
(A) the direction of flow of negative charges
(B) the direction of flow of atoms
(C) the direction of flow of positive charges
(D) the direction of flow of molecules
4. The filament of an electric bulb is made of tungsten because-
(A) its resistance is negligible
(B) it is cheaper
(C) its melting point is high
(D) its filament is easily made

5. How many electrons in 1 s constitute a current of 1 A?

(A) 6.25 × 1018 (B) 6.25 × 1012
(C) 6.25 × 1011 (D) 6.25

6. 1 Coulomb is equal to -
(A) 1 amp × 1 sec
(B) 1 amp / 1 sec
(C) 1 joule × 1 amp
(D) 1 joule / 1 sec

7. When a body is negatively charged by friction, it means-

(A) the body has acquired excess of electrons
 (B) the body has acquired excess of protons
(C) the body has lost some electrons
(D) the body has lost some neutrons

8. What constitutes current in a metal wire ?

(A) Electrons (B) Protons
(C) Atoms (D) Molecules

9. If a charged body attracts another body, the charge on the other body-
(A) must be negative
(B) must be positive
(C) must be zero
(D) may be negative or positive or zero

10 Specific resistance of wire depends upon-

(A) its length (B) its cross-section area
(C) its dimensions (D) Its material
11 A wire of resistance R is cut into n equal parts. These parts are then connected in parallel. The
equivalent resistance of combination will be –
(A) nR (B) R/n
(C) n/R (D) R/n2
12 Three resistance each of 8 are connected to a triangle. The resistance between any two terminals
will be:
(A) 12 (B) 2
16
(C) 6 (D) 
3
13 When the temperature of a metallic conductor is increased its resistance-
(A) always decrease
(B) always increase
(C) may increase or decrease
(D) remain the same
14 The unit of resistivity is-
(A) ohm (B) ohm mete
(C) ohm meter–1 (D) mho metre–1
15 How much electrical energy in kilowatt hour is consumed in operating ten, 50 watt bulbs for 10 hours
per day in a month of 30 days ?
(A) 15 (B) 150
 (C) 1500 (D) 15000
16 An electric iron draws a current of 4A when connected to a 220 V mains. Its resistance must be -
(A) 40 (B) 55
(C) 100 (D) none of these
17 What constitutes current in a metal wire ?
(A) Electrons (B) Protons
(C) Atoms (D) Molecules
18 Figure shows, current in a part of electrical circuit, then the value of current is-
2A 1A
A
1.3
2A iA

(A) 1.7 A (B) 3.7 A

(C) 13 A (D) 1.0 A
19 A piece of wire of resistance 4 is bent through 180° at its mid point and the two halves are twisted
together, then resistance is -
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 5 (D) 8
20 In how many parts (equal) a wire of 100 be cut so that a resistance of 1 is obtained by
connecting them in parallel ?
(A) 10 (B) 5
(C) 100 (D) 50
21 Laws of heating are given by-
(A) faraday (B) joule
(C) Ohm (D) Maxwell
22 An electric iron is based upon the principle of-
(A) magnetic effect of current
(B) heating effect of current
(C) chemical effect of current
(D) none of these

23 Heating effect of a current carrying conductor is due to-

(A) Loss of kinetic energy of moving atoms
(B) Loss of kinetic energy of moving electrons
(C) Attraction between electrons and atoms
(D) Repulsion between electrons and atoms
24 The wire having a black plastic covering is a
(A) live wire (B) neutral wire
 (C) earth wire (D) none of these
25 . In the given circuit, the effective resistance between points A and C will be -

A R
D

R 2R R

B C
R
3
(A) R (B) 6R
2
2
(C) R (D) 3R
3
26 Rate of heat generated by electric current in a resistive circuit is expressed in-
(A) IR (B) IR2
(C) I2R (D) IR

27 A fuse wire is always connected to the-

(A) neutral wire (B) earth wire
(C) live wire (D) none of these
28. The correct relation between heat produce (H) and electric current I flowing is-
1
(A) H = I (B) H 
I
1
(C) H  I 2 (D) H 
I2

29. The law, governing the force between electric charges is known as
(a) Ampere's law (b) Ohm's law
(c) Faraday's law (d) Coulomb's law
30. When the distance between the charged particles is halved, the force between them becomes
(a) One-fourth (b) Half
(c) Double (d) Four times
31. Inside a hollow charged spherical conductor, the potential
(a) Varies inversely as the square of the distance from the centre
(b) Varies directly as the distance from the centre
(c) Varies inversely as the distance from the centre
(d) Is constant
32. Two charged spheres of radii 10 cm and 15 cm are connected by a thin wire. No current will flow, if
they have
(a) The same charge on each
(b) The same field on their surfaces
 (c) The same energy
(d) The same potential
33. The electric field inside a spherical shell of uniform surface charge density is
(a) Directly proportional to the distance from the centre
(b) Constant, less than zero
(c) Zero
(d) None of the above
34. Figure shows the electric lines of force emerging from a charged body. If the electric field at A and
B are EA and EB respectively and if the displacement between A and B is r then

A r B

EB
(a) EA  (b) E A  EB
r

EB
(c) E A  EB (d) EA 
r2

35 The figure shows some of the electric field lines corresponding to an electric field. The figure suggests

A B C

(a) E A  E B  EC (b) E A  E B  EC

(c) E A  EC  E B (d) E A  EC  E B

36. An electric dipole when placed in a uniform electric field E will have minimum potential energy, if the
positive direction of dipole moment makes the following angle with E
(a)  (b)  /2

(c) Zero (d) 3 / 2

37.A given charge is situated at a certain distance from an electric dipole in the end-on position experiences
a force F. If the distance of the charge is doubled, the force acting on the charge will be
(a) 2F (b) F / 8
(c) F / 4 (d) F / 2
38. The resistivity of a wire
(a) Increases with the length of the wire
(b) does not depend on length and area of cross-section of wire
(c) Decreases with the length and increases with the cross-section of wire
 (d) None of the above statement is correct
39. On increasing the temperature of a conductor, its resistance increases because
(a) Mass of the electrons increases
(b) Relaxation time decreases
(c) Electron density decreases
(d) None of the above
40 If a charged body attracts another body, the charge on the other body :-
(A) must be negative (B) may be negative or positive or zero
(C) must be zero (D) must be positive
1
41 A man has five resistors each of value  . What is the maximum resistance he can obtain by
5
connecting them ?
1 1
(A) 1  (B) 5  (C)  (D) 
2 5
42. Materials which allow larger currents to flow through them are called :-
(A) Conductors (B) Insulators (C) Semiconductors (D) Alloys
43. Conventionally, the direction of the current is taken as –
(A) the direction of flow to positive charge (B) the direction of flow of atoms
(C) the direction of flow of molecules (D) the direction of flow of negative charge
44. The unit of specific resistance is :-
(A) ohm- meter (B) mho (C) ohm (D) ohm per metre
45. Electric intensity is
(A) a vector quantity (B) a scalar quantity
(C) neither scalar nor vector (D) sometimes scalar and sometimes vector