CURRENT ELECTRICITY, BASIC HOME WORK SHEET-1

Drift Velocity and Resistance

1. Two wires each of radius of cross section r but of different malerials are connected together end to
end (in series). If the densities of charge carries in the two wires are in the ratio 1:4, the drift velocity
of electrons in the two wires will be in the ratio :
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 1 : 4
2. A current I flows through a uniform wire of diameter d when the mean electron drift velocity is v. The
same current will flow through a wire of diameter d/2 made of the same material if the mean drift velocity
of the electron is :
(A) v/4 (B) v/2 (C) 2v (D) 4v
3. A wire a non-uniform cross-section as shown in figure. A steady current flows through it. The drift
speed of electron at points P and Q is vP and vQ :

P Q

IR
S
(A) vP = vQ (B) vP < vQ (C) vP > vQ (D) data insufficient
4. Three copper wires have their lengths in the ratio 5 : 3 : 1 and their masses are in the ratio 1 : 3 :
5. Their electrical resistance will be in the ratio :

C
(A) 5 : 3 : 1 (B) 1 : 3 : 5 (C) 125 : 15 : 1 (D) 1 : 15 : 125
5. A reactangular carbon block has dimensions 1.0 cm × 1.0 cm × 50 cm. Resistances are measured,
first across two square ends and then across two rectangular ends, respectively. If resistivity of carbon

K
is 3.5 × 10–5 - m, then values of measured resistances respectively are :

N 1cm

1cm
50cm

(A) 17.5 × 10–2 , 7 × 10–5  (B) 7 × 10–5 , 7.5 × 10–2 

(C) 17.5 × 10–4 , 7 × 10–7  (D) 7.5 , 7 × 10–2 
6. A wire of resistance R is stretched to double its length. Its new resistance is
(A) R (B) R/2 (C) 4R (D) R/4
7. The resistance of a wire is 5 at 50 ºC and 6  at 100 ºC. The resistance of the wire of 0 ºC will
be-
(A) 2  (B) 1  (C) 4  (D) 3 

ANSWERS
HOME WORK SHEET-1
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. A
6. C 7. B