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PHYSICS (P-31)
Syllabus: Current Electricity [93 to 109 (upto combination of resistors)]

Choose the correct answer. (1) a(iii), b(ii), c(i) (2) a(ii), b(iii), c(i)
1. To maintain a steady current, we must have a (3) a(i), b(iii), c(ii) (4) a(iii), b(i), c(ii)
closed circuit in which external agency moves
electric charge from 4. Ohm’s law can be expressed as (symbols have
their usual meaning)
A. Lower to higher potential energy.
(1) V = IR (2) J  E
B. Higher to lower potential energy.
Choose the correct alternative which completes (3) Both (1) & (2) (4) None of these
the sentence 5. Consider the following statements and choose
(1) Only A (2) Only B incorrect option.

(3) Neither A nor B (4) Both A and B A. Current density is defined as current per unit
area (taken normal to current).
l
2. In formula R   ,  is called the resistivity of the B. Current density is a scalar quantity.
A
material, which depends on C. Current density remains constant with
temperature if dimensions of conductor and
(1) Temperature only applied voltage remains same.
(2) Pressure only (1) Only A (2) A, C
(3) Both pressure and temperature (3) B, C (4) Only B
(4) Remains constant for a particular material 6. If a voltage V is applied across a conductor of
always irrespective of temperature change length l having constant cross-sectional area
3. Match the following by choosing correct options throughout.

Column-I Column-II Choose the correct relation between current

density (j) and electric field E.
a. (i) Resistivity  (given – pressure, temperature remains constant)
of copper as
a function of
temperature
A. B.
b. (ii) Resistivity 
of nichrome
as a function
of
temperature
C. D.
c. (iii) Resistivity of
semiconduct
or as a
function of (1) A & D (2) C & D
temperature (3) A & B (4) B & C

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7. Match the following 12. Find the equivalent resistance between A & B

Column-I Column-II

a. Voltage (i) [ML3T–4A–1]

b. Resistance (ii) [M–1L–3T3A2]

R1R2
c. Electrical (iii) [ML2T–3A–2] (1) R1 + R2 + R3 (2)  R3
conductivity R1  R2

R2R3 1 1
d. Mobility (iv) [ML2T–3A–1] (3) R1  (4) 
R2  R3 R1 R2  R3
(1) a(iv), b(i), c(iii), d(ii) (2) a(ii), b(iii), c(i), d(iv)
13. Find out the ratio of resistances between points A,
(3) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv) (4) a(iv), b(iii), c(ii), d(i) C and B, D
8. The number density of free electrons in a copper
conductor is 9 × 1027 m–3. How long does an
electron take to drift from one end of a wire 3.0 m
long to it’s other end? (Cross-section area of wire
is 3.0 × 10–6 m2 and it is carrying a current of 3.0
A) 3 3
(1) (2)
(1) 1.2 h (2) 6.5 h 5 4
(3) 5.8 h (4) 10.2 h 5 4
(3) (4)
9. At room temperature (27°C) the resistance of 3 3
heating element is 200 . What is temperature of 14. What is the ratio of maximum and minimum
the element if the resistance is found to be 227 ? resistance obtained by combining n resistors,
Given that the temperature coefficient of the each of resistance R?
material of resistor is 1.70 × 10–4°C–1. (1) n2 (2) n
(1) 1227°C (2) 1027°C 1 1
(3) 2 (4)
n n
(3) 821.1°C (4) 512°C
15. A resistor is marked with rings coloured as red,
10. Ohm’s law is obeyed by many substances, but it is red, red, silver. What is the resistance?
not a fundamental law of nature. It fails if (1) (22 × 103 ) ± 10% (2) (33 × 102 ) ± 5%
(1) V depends on I non linearly (3) (22 × 102 ) ± 10% (4) (22 × 105 ) ± 20%
(2) The relation between V and I depends on the 16. Choose the incorrect statement among the
sign of V for the same absolute value of V following
(1) Alloys of metal usually have greater resistivity
(3) The relation between V and I is non unique than that of their constituent metals
(4) All of these (2) The resistivity of alloy manganin is nearly
independent of increase in temperature
11. For the resistor made of aluminium alloy following
data has been given. Choose the incorrect option (3) Alloys usually have much higher temperature
for aluminium alloy coefficient of resistance than pure metal
(4) Resistivity of a typical insulator (e.g. amber) is
Voltage (V) Current (A) greater than that of a metal by a factor of the
3.94 0.2 order of 1022
7.87 0.4 17. Consider a device having resistance R, to which a
power P is to be transmitted by transmission
11.8 0.6 cables having resistance RC. If V is the voltage
15.7 0.8 across the device then power loss in transmission
cables (PC) is
19.7 1.0
(1) Alluminium alloy shows non-ohmic behaviour (1) PC V (2) PC  V 2
(2) Alluminium alloy shows ohmic behaviour 1 1
(3) PC  (4) PC 
(3) Resistance of the aluminium alloy is 19.7  V V2
(4) Both (2) & (3)
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18. Choose the best possible graph between mobility 19. The relation between V and I is not unique i.e.,
() and relaxation time () there is more than one value of V for the same
current. A material exhibiting such behaviour is
(1) Fe (2) Silver
(3) GaAs (4) Si
(1) (2)
20. Arrange in decreasing order of resistivity. (silver,
carbon, fused quartz, platinum, silicon)
(1) Carbon, fused quartz, platinum, silicon, silver
(2) Silicon, fused quartz, platinum, carbon, silver
(3) Fused quartz, silicon, carbon, platinum, silver
(3) (4)
(4) Fused quartz, carbon, silicon, silver, platinum

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PHYSICS (P-31)
ANSWERS
1. (1) 11. (1)
2. (3) 12. (3)
3. (4) 13. (1)
4. (3) 14. (1)
5. (3) 15. (3)
6. (3) 16. (3)
7. (4) 17. (4)
8. (1) 18. (3)
9. (3) 19. (3)
10. (4) 20. (3)
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PHYSICS (P-31)
SOLUTIONS
1. Answer (1) 11. Answer (1)
NCERT Reference: NCERT Reference:
Physics-XI, Page No.-124 Physics-XI, Page No.-129
2. Answer (3) 12. Answer (3)
NCERT Reference: NCERT Reference:
Physics-XI, Page No.-124 Physics-XI, Page No.-109
3. Answer (4) 13. Answer (1)
NCERT Reference: NCERT Reference:
Physics-XI, Page No.-104 Physics-XI, Page No.-112
4. Answer (3) 14. Answer (1)
NCERT Reference: NCERT Reference:
Physics-XI, Page No.-97 Physics-XI, Page No.-129
5. Answer (3) 15. Answer (3)
NCERT Reference: NCERT Reference:
Physics-XI, Page No.-96 Physics-XI, Page No.-103
6. Answer (3) 16. Answer (3)
NCERT Reference: NCERT Reference:
Physics-XI, Page No.-98 Physics-XI, Page No.-129
7. Answer (4) 17. Answer (4)
NCERT Reference: NCERT Reference:
Physics-XI, Page No.-126 Physics-XI, Page No.-107
8. Answer (1) 18. Answer (3)
NCERT Reference: NCERT Reference:
Physics-XI, Page No.-128 Physics-XI, Page No.-100
9. Answer (3) 19. Answer (3)
NCERT Reference: NCERT Reference:
Physics-XI, Page No.-127 Physics-XI, Page No.-101
10. Answer (4) 20. Answer (3)
NCERT Reference: NCERT Reference:
Physics-XI, Page No.-125 Physics-XI, Page No.-102
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