Case Study Questions

Q1. A Wheatstone bridge is an electrical circuit used to measure an unknown electrical resistance by
balancing two legs of a bridge circuit, one leg of which includes the unknown component. The primary
benefit of the circuit is its ability to provide extremely accurate measurements .
The resistance is adjusted until the bridge is "balanced" and no current flows through

the galvanometer . At this point, the voltage between the two midpoints (B and D) will be zero.
Therefore the ratio of the two resistances in the known leg is equal to the ratio of the two

resistances in the unknown leg

1 In balanced Wheat Stone bridge
a) Potential at points B and D remain same
b) Large current flows through the circuit
c) Battery becomes over heated
d) Resistances become small
2.Wheat bridge is used to measure unkown
a) unknown current
b) unknown voltage
c) unknown charge
d) unknown resistance
3. Wheat Stone Bridge is implemented in lab using
a) Ammeter
b) Voltmeter
c) Meter Bridge
d) Potentiometer
4.Condizion for balanced Wheat stone bridge
a) R1 / R2 = R3/ Rx
b) R3= R1* Rx
c) R1= R3* Rx
d) None of the Above
Q2. Voltage is the difference in charge between two points.Current is the rate at which charge is
flowing. Resistance is a material's tendency to resist the flow of charge (current).
So, when we talk about these values, we're really describing the movement of charge, and thus,
the behavior of electrons. A circuit is a closed loop that allows charge to move from one place to
another. Components in the circuit allow us to control this charge and use it to do work.
Ohm was a Bavarian scientist who studied electricity. Ohm starts by describing a unit of
resistance that is defined by current and voltage.
1 .Ohm gave relationship between
a) Charge and voltage
b) Current and charge
c) Resistance and charge
d) Voltage and Current
2. The unit of resistance is
a) Coulomb
b) Joule
c) Ohm
d) Volt
3. The spontaneous flow of positive charge is from
a) Higher to Lower Potential
b) Lower to higher Potential
c) At constant voltage
d) None of the above
4.Which among the following measures Voltage
a) Ammeter
b) Oscilloscope
c) Van de Graff generator
d) Potentiometer

Q3.Kirchhoff's circuit laws are two equalities that deal with the current and potential
difference in the lumped element model of electrical circuits. They were first described in 1845
by German physicist Gustav Kirchhoff.
Kirchoff' Current Law
This law states that, for any node in an electrical circuit, the sum of currents flowing into that node
is equal to the sum of currents flowing out of that node
Kirchoff's Voltage Law
The directed sum of the potential differences (voltages) around any closed loop is zero.
1.Kirchoff current law is conservation of
a) Charge
b) Energy
c) Potential
d) Momentum
2.Kirchchoff current law can be written as
a) Σ V=0
b) Σ I =0
c) Σ R = 0
d) Σ q = 0
3. Kirchoff’s Voltage Law is the conservation of
a) Energy
b) Charge
c) Current
d) Momentum
4. Kirchoff’s Voltage Law is applied over
a) Closed Circuit loop
b) At a circuit node
c) Across battery
d) None of the above
Q4. The instrument designs for measuring the unknown voltage by comparing it with the known
voltage, such type of instrument is known as the potentiometer
The potentiometer uses the comparative method which is more accurate than the deflection
method. So, it is mostly used in the places where higher accuracy is required or where no current
flows from the source.
 Characteristics of Potentiometer

The following are the important characteristics of the potentiometer.

1. The potentiometer is very accurate because its works on the comparing method rather than the
deflection pointer method for determining the unknown voltages.
2. It measures the null or balance point which does not require power for the measurement.
3. The working of the potentiometer is free from the source resistance because no current flows
through the potentiometer when it is balanced
1. At null point
a) There is no deflection in galvanometer
b) Huge current is there.
c) Huge voltage is created
d) None of the above
2. Potentiometer is the a very accurate intrument to measure Voltage as
a) No energy is drawn through battery
b) No corrent is drawn
c) It uses galvanometer
d) It is easy to use.
3. Potentiometer can be used to compare
a) Currents in two circuits
b) Emf of two cells
c) Energy consumption in two circuits
d) Durability of two circuits
4 . At null point the power of potentiometer circuit is
a) Zero
b) Maximum
c) Minimum
d) Decreases

Q5. Series And Parallel Circuits

Two components are in series if they share a common node and if the same current flows
through them. Here's an example circuit with three series resistors.
In parallel circuits components share two common nodes and the voltage across them remains same.
1.In series circuit the resistances has same
a) Voltages
b) Current
c) Capacitance
d) Energy
2.In parallel circuit the resistances has same
a) Voltage
b) current
c) Inductance
d) Power
3) In the above circuit
a) R1, R2 series and R3 ,R4 parallel
b) R1, R3 series and R2,R4 parallel
c) R2 ,R3 series and R1 ,R4 parallel
d) R2 ,R4series and R3,R1 parallel
4) Power consumption is more for a given battery
a)Two equal resistances are kept in series
b) Two equal resistances are kept in parallel
c) Both are true
d) None of the above

Ajeet Kumar Dixit

PGT Physics KV NO 1 , Srinagar

Case Study Questions

Q1
1 -a
2–b
3–c
4- a
Q2
1-d
2-c
3-a
4-d
Q3
1-a
2-b
3-a
4-a
Q4
1-a
2-b
3-b
4-a
Q5
1-b
2-a
3-a
4-b

Ajeet Kumar Dixit

PGT Physics KV No 1 , Srinagar