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1. A mains circuit contains six

similar bulbs connected in series.
One of the bulbs has a broken
filament. Voltmeters X and Y of
infinite resistance are placed in the
circuit as shown. What are the voltmeter readings ? a) b) c)
X reading Y reading
(a) 0V 0V
(b) 0V 240 V d) e)
(c) 40 V 40 V
(d) 240 V 0V 8. Two cells of emfs E1 and E2
2. The figure given below shows and of negligible internal
current in a part of electric circuit. resistances are connected with
The current I is two variable resistors as shown
a) 1.7 A b) 3.7 A in fig. When the galvanometer
c) 1.3 A d) 1 A shows no deflection, the values
of the resistances are P and Q. What is the value of the
3. Which of two switches S1 and S2 shown in fig. will
ratio E2/E1 ?
produce short-circuiting ?
a) S1 b) S2 a) b) c)
c) Both S1 and S2
d) Neither S1 nor S2
4. Which graph best represents the way in which the current d) e)
I through a thermistor depends upon the potential difference V
across it ? 9. The resistances in Wheatstone’s Bridge circuit shown
in fig. have different values. The
current through the galvanometer is
zero. If all thermal effects are
negligible, the current through the
galvanometer will not be zero, when
a) the battery emf is doubled
b) the battery and galvanometer are interchanged
c) all resistances in the circuit are doubled
5. The diagram shows two
d) resistances R1 and R2 are interchanged
squares, X and Y, cut from a
sheet of metal, of uniform 10. In fig. two cells have equal
thickness t. X and Y have emf E but internal resistances are
sides of length L and 2L r1 and r2. If the reading of
respectively. The resistances voltmeter is zero, then relation
RX and RY of the squares are measured between the opposite between R, r1 and r2 is
a) R = r1 – r2 b) R = r1 + r2
faces shaded in the diagram. What is the value of ? c) 2 r1 – r2 d) r1 r2
11. B is a 1.5 V, 0.30 A, 5.0
a) 1/4 b) 1/2 c) 1 d) 2 e) 4
torch bulb working
6. The potential difference between points A and B in the properly in the circuit shown.
fig. is The combined resistance of R
and B, between the points X
and Y, is
a) 3 V b) 15 V c) – 5.1 V d) + 5.1 V a) 0.45 b) 1.0 c) 3.0
7. A battery of emf E and negligible internal resistance is d) 5.0
connected to two resistors of resistances R 1 and R2 as shown in
12. In the circuit shown in fig. the magnitude and
the circuit diagram. What is the potential difference across the
direction of the flow of current respectively would be
resistor of resistance R2 ?

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a) A from a to b via e b) A from b to a via e

c) 1 A from b to a via e d) 1 A from a to b via e a) 20 ohm b) 10 ohm c) 5 ohm d) 15 ohm
13. A potential divider is used to give 20. A cell of emf E volt with no internal resistance is
outputs of 2 V and 3 V from a 5 V connected to a wire whose cross-section changes. The
source, as shown in fig. Which wire has three sections of
combination of resistances, R1, R2, R3 equal length. The middle
section has a radius a whereas
gives the correct voltages ? the radius of the outer two
R1 k R2 k R3 k sections is 2a. The ration of the potential difference across
(a) 1 1 2 the section AB to the potential difference across the
(b) 2 1 2 section CA is
(c) 3 2 2 a) 5 b) 4 c) 1/2 d) 1/4
(d) 3 2 3
14. In the circuit shown in fig. the reading of voltmeter is 21. In the circuit shown, the value of

a) R = 15 b) R = 30
a) 0.80 V b) 1.60 V c) 1.33 V d) 2.00 V c) E = 36 V d) E = 180 V
15. A uniform wire of resistance 20 22. The potential difference across the terminals of a cell
having resistance 1 /m is bent in the form varies with the current drawn from the cell according to
of a circle (see fig.). If the equivalent the graph
resistance between M and N is 1.8 , then
the length of the shorter section is
a) 2 m b) 5 m c) 1.8 m d) 18 m
16. A uniform wire of resistance 36 is
bent in the form of a circle. The effective
resistance between A and B is
a) 2.75 b) 3
c) 33 d) 36 23. Three similar light bulbs are connected to a constant
17. Four resistors are connected as voltage dc supply as shown in the
shown in fig. Between which two points diagram. Each bulb operates at
does the maximum resistance of the normal brightness and the ammeter
(of negligible resistance) registers a
combination occur ?
steady current. The filament of one
a) P and Q b) Q and S
of the bulbs breaks. What happens to the ammeter reading
c) R and S d) S and P.
and to the brightness of the remaining bulbs ?
18. In the circuit shown in fig. the current through 4
resistor is Ammeter reading Bulb brightness
(a) Increases Increases
(b) increases unchanged
(c) Unchanged Unchanged
(d) decreases unchanged
a) 1.4 A b) 0.4 A c) 1.0 A d) 0.7 A (e) decreases decreases
19. What resistor should be connected in parallel with the 20 24. The current in the circuit shown in fig. is
resistor in branch ADC in the circuit shown so that the
potential difference between B and D may be zero ?

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30. An ideal ammeter (zero resistance)

and an ideal voltmeter (infinite
resistance) are connected as shown.
The ammeter and voltmeter readings
a) 8.31 A b) 6.82 A c) 4.92 A d) 2 A are
25. In the circuit shown in fig. P R. The reading of a) 6.25 A, 3.75 V b) 3.00 A, 5 V
galvanometer is same with switch S open or closed. Then c) 3.00 A, 3.75 V d) 6.00 A, 6.25 V
31. Two resistors of resistances 200 k and 1 M
respectively form a potential divider with outer junctions
maintained at potentials of + 3 V and –15 V. What is the
potential at the junction X between the resistors ?

a) IR = IG b) IP = IG c) IQ = IG d) IQ = IR
a) +1 V b) 0 V c) – 0.6 V d) –12 V
26. Fig. shows a Wheatstone’s net,
with P = 1000 ohm, Q = 10.0 ohm, 32. Three 10 , 2 W
R (unknown), S variable and near resistors are connected as in
150 ohm for balance. If the fig. The maximum possible
connections across A, C and B, D voltage between points A and
are interchanged, the error range in B without exceeding the power dissipation limits of any
R determination would of the resistors is
a) remain unaffected b) increase substantially
c) increase marginally d) decrease substantially a) 5 V b) 3 V c) 15 V d) V
27. Fifty identical cells each having emf 33.In the potentiometer circuit shown in fig. V and R are
E, and internal resistance r are connected set to give a potential gradient 10
as shown in fig. The potential difference
mV/ cm on the wire MN. If
between points A and B is
a) 4 E b) 2 E = 2.000 ohm, and the null point
c) E d) zero occurs at MP = 82.8 cm, the
current through is
28. Two cells A and B, each of emf 2 V, are connected in
series to an external resistance R = 1 a) 0.414 A b) 0.828 A c) 1.656 A d) 0.207 A
ohm. If the internal resistance of cell A 34. In the circuit shown in fig. the
is 1.9 and that of B is 0.9 , what total current supplied by the battery is
is the potential difference between the a) 2 A b) 4 A
terminals of cell A ? c) 1 A d) 6 A
a) 2 V b) 3.8 V 35. What is the current flowing through 2 resistance
c) Zero d) None of the above
shown in fig. ?
29. In the circuit shown in fig. XY is a potentiometer wire
100 cm long. The circuit is a) 2 E b)
connected up as shown. With
switches S2 and S3 open, a balance c) d) E
point is found at Z. After switch S1
has remained closed for some time, 36. A constant 60 V dc supply is connected across two
it is found that the contact at Z must
resistors of resistances 400 k and 200 k . What is
be moved towards Y to maintain a
balance. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the reading of the voltmeter,
also of resistance 200 k ,
this ?
when connected across the
a) The cell V1 is running down
second resistor as shown in
b) The cell V2 is running down
c) The wire XZ is getting warm and its resistance is increasing the fig.
d) The resistor R1 is getting warm and increasing in value a) 12 V b) 15 V c) 20 V d) 30 V e) 40 V
e) Polarisation is affecting the emf of V2 37. The potential difference between points A and B of
network shown in fig. is

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current of 10 A flows from A to B. Which of the

a) V b) V
following is correct ?
a) VAC = VCB b) VAC > VCB
c) V d) 2 V c) VAC < VCB d) VCB = 24 volt
45. Fig. shows a potential divider circuit which, by
38. In the given circuit, the current in the 2 ohm resistor is adjustment of the position of the contact X,
can be used to provide a variable potential
difference between the terminals P and Q.
What are the limits of this potential
difference ?
a) 1.4 A b) 1.2 A c) 0.4 A d) 1.0 A a) 0 and 20 m V b) 5 m V and 25 m V
39. A 1 F capacitor holding a c) 0 and 20 V d) 0 and 25 V e) 5 V and
charge of 1 x 10-5 C is connected to 25 V
a 10 resistor via a switch. What 46. A flash light battery is connected in the circuit shown
current will flow after the switch is in fig. The current through the battery is
closed ?
a) zero b) 10-5 A c) 1 A d) 10-1 A
e) 10 A
40. AB is a potentiometer wire of length 100 cm and its a) 0.3 A b) 0.4 A c) 0.5 A d) 0.6 A
resistance is 10 . It is connected 47. A and B are two points on a uniform ring of
in series with a resistance R = 40 resistance R. AOB = , where O is the centre of the
and a battery of emf 2 V and ring. The equivalent resistance between A
negligible internal resistance. If and B is
source of unknown emf E is
balanced by 40 cm length of the potentiometer wire, then the a) b)
value of E is
a) 0.8 V b) 1.6 V c) 0.08 V d) 0.16 V
41. What is current I in the circuit shown in fig. ?

c) R d) R

48. The potential difference between the

a) 1 A b) 0.5 A c) 1.2 A d) 2 A points P and Q in the electric circuit
42. Two cells A and B of electromotive forces 1.3 V and 1.5 shown in fig. is
V respectively are arranged as shown a) 4.5 V b) 12 V
in fig. The voltmeter (assumed ideal) c) 24 V d) 8 V
reads 1.45 V. The internal resistances
of cells A and B are r A and rB
respectively. Which of the following 49. Two cells of emfs E1 and E2 (E1 > E2) are connected
is correct ? as shown in fig. When a potentiometer is connected
a) rA = 2 rB b) rA = 3 rB c) rB = 2 rA d) rB = 3 rA between A and B, the
balancing length of the
43. The value of current I in the circuit shown in fig. is potentiometer wire is
300 cm. On connecting the same potentiometer between

A and C, the balancing length is 100 cm. The ratio is

a) 3 : 1 b) 1 : 3 c) 2 : 3 d) 3 : 2
a) 0.1 A b) 0.5 A c) A d) A 50. Five resistances are connected as shown in the fig.
The equivalent resistance between A and C is
44. Five resistors are
connected between points
A and B as shown in fig. A

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a) b) 22 55. In the circuit shown in fig. the

resistance R1 and R2 are respectively
c) 15 d) 10.6 a) 14 and 40 b) 40 and 14
51. Some early electric light bulbs used carbon filaments, the
resistances of which decreased as their temperature increased. c) 40 and 30 d) 14 and 30
Which of the following graphs best represents the way in 56. Three resistors are connected
which I, the current through such a bulb, would depend upon as shown in fig. The points X and
V, the potential difference across it ? Y are connected to a source of
direct current. The ratio I1 /I3 is

a) b) c)

d) dependent on the internal resistance of the source and

independent of R1
52. The long resistor between A and B has a resistance of 300 57. In the circuit shown in fig.
ohm and is tapped at one-third points as shown in fig. Then what is the value of the unknown
the equivalent resistance between A and B is resistor R so that the total resistance
of the circuit between points P and
Q is also equal to R ?
a) 3 b) c) d) 10

58. The equivalent resistance between points A and B in

a) 70 b) 475 c) 32 d) the circuit shown in fig. is
20
53. In the circuit shown in fig. the
battery E1has an emf of 12 volt and
zero internal resistance while the a) 5 R b) 2 R c) d)
battery E2 has an emf of 2 volt. If
the galvanometer G reads zero, then
the value of the resistance Y is
a) 10 b) 100 c) 500 d) 200
59. A constant voltage dc source is connected, as shown
54. A cell is connected to a uniform resistance wire XY and in fig. across two resistors of
Y is earthed as shown in fig. resistances 400 k and 100
k . What is the reading of
the voltmeter, also of
resistance 100 k , when
Which one of the graphs below shows how the current density connected across the second
J varies along XY ?
resistance as shown ?
a) 111 V b) 250 V c) 125 V d) 333 V
e) 200 V
60. A standard cell of emf 1.02 V is used to find the
potential difference across the
wire XY as shown in fig. It is
found that there is no current in
the galvanometer when the sliding
contact is at S, l1 from X and l2
from Y. What is the potential
difference across XY ?

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Answer
a) 1.02 V b) 1.02 c) 1.02 V 1. d
2. a
3. b
d) 1.02 V e) 1.02 V 4. a
5. c
6. c
61. A tap supplies water at 220C. A man takes 1 litre of water 7. b
per minute at 370C from the geyser. The power of the geyser is 8. b
a) 525 W b) 1050 W c) 1575 W d) 2100 W 9. d
62. In the circuit shown in fig. the 10. a
heat produced in 5 resistor due 11. b
to current flowing in it is 10 cal s -1. 12. d
The heat produced in 4 resistor is 13. b
a) 1 cal s-1 b) 2 cal s-1 c) 3 cal s-1 d) 4 cal s-1 14. c
15. a
63. A fuse wire with a circular cross-sectional radius of 0.2 16. a
mm blows with a current of 5 A. For what value of current, 17. b
another fuse wire made from the same material but with cross- 18. c
sectional radius of 0.3 mm blow ? 19. a
20. b
a) 5 A b) 5 x A
21. d
22. c
c) 5 x A d) 5 x A 23. d
24. d
64. The resistors P, Q and R in the 25. a
circuit have equal resistance. The 26. d
battery, of negligible internal 27. d
resistance, supplies a total power of 28. c
12 W. What is the power dissipated 29. a
by heating in resistor R ? 30. b
a) 2 W b) 4 W c) 3 W d) 6 W 31. b
32. b
65. In the circuit shown in fig. the heat produced by the 6 33. a
resistance is 60 cal s-1. What heat per second is produced 34. b
across 3 resistance ? 35. b
36. a
37. c
38. d
a) 30 cal b) 60 cal c) 100 cal d) 120 cal 39. c
40. d
66. A torch bulb rated at 4.5 W, 1.5 V is 41. d
connected as shown in fig. The emf of the cell 42. b
needed to make the bulb glow at full intensity 43. a
is 44. b
a) 4.5 V b) 1.5 V 45. c
c) 2.67 V d) 13.5 V 46. d
67. You have three appliances, each of 500 W, running on 47. a
220 V a.c. : (i) an electric lamp, (ii) an electric iron, (iii) an 48. d
electric room heater. The electrical resistance is 49. d
a) maximum for electric lamp 50. a
b) maximum for the heater 51. b
c) maximum for electric iron 52. c
d) same for all 53. b
54. b

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55. a
56. d
57. c
58. c
59. a
60. e
61. b
62. b
63. d
64. a
65. d
66. d
67. d

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