www.sccsikar.com, SCIENCE CBSE 12th ‘CAREER COACHING Umesh Rajoria CHAPTER-3 CURRENT ELECTRICITY MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: 1 Consider a current carrying wire current | in the shape of a circle. Note that as the current progresses along the wire, the direction of j (current density) changes in an exact manner, while the current/remain unaffected. The agent that is essentially responsible for is- (a) source of emf. (b) electric field produced by charges accumulated on the surface of wire. (c) the charges just behind a given segment of wire which push them just the right way by repulsion. (d) the charges ahead. Which of the following is wrong? Resistivity of a conductor is {a) independent of temperature. (b) inversely proportional to temperature. (c) independent of dimensions of conductor. (d) less than resistivity of a semiconductor Drift velocity va varies with the intensity of electric field as per the relation (a) va x E (b) va 1/E (c) va= constant (d) va E For a cell, the graph between the potential difference (V) across the terminals of the cell and the current (1) drawn from the cell is shown in the figure. v The e.m4. and the internal resistance of the cell are ve 20 (a) 2V,050 15 (b) 2v,0.40 1.0 (c) Greater than 2V, 0.5.9 os (d)less than 2v, 0.4. ovr 23 45 (amperes) Piprali Road, Sikar (Raj.) Cont. No.: 8003024131, 9309068859www.sccsikar.com, SCIENCE CBSE 12th ‘CAREER COACHING| Umesh Rajoria 5 When there is an electric current through a conducting wire along its length, then an electric field must exist (2) outside the wire but normal to it. (b) outside the wire but parallel to it. (c) inside the wire but parallel to it. (4) inside the wire but normal to it. 6 From the graph between current I and voltage V shown below, identify the portion corresponding to negative resistance “> Al (2) AB (b) BC (co (d) DE 7 Which of the following I-V graph represents ohmic conductors? 1 \ ° L . ° LY. ol v oO! v 1 1 . | . ° In. °. ve oO v 8 The -V characteristics shown in figure represents v (a) ohmic conductors (b) non-ohmic conductors (c) insulators (d) superconductors Piprali Road, Sikar (Raj.) Cont. No.: 8003024131, 9309068859www.sccsikar.com Piprali Road, Sikar (Raj.) Cont. No. SCIENCE CBSE 12th CAREER COACHING Umesh Rajoria 9. Which of the following is correct for V-I graph of a good conductor? © @ 10 Acell having an emf € and internal resistance r is connected across a variable external resistance R. As the resistance R is increased, the plot of potential difference V across R is given by 11 In parallel combination of n cells, we obtain (a) more voltage (b) more current (c) less voltage (d) less current 12. For measurement of potential difference, a potentiometer is preferred over voltmeter because (a) potentiometer is more sensitive than voltmeter. (b) the resistance of potentiometer is less than voltmeter. (c) potentiometer is cheaper than voltmeter. (d) potentiometer does not take current from the circuit. 13 Resistivity of conductor depend on {a)Temperature of conductor (b)Length of conductor (c)Area of conductor (d)Current in conductor 3003024131, 9309068859SCIENCE CBSE 12th ‘CAREER COACHING| Umesh Rajoria 14 We use alloy for making of resistors, because they have: Temp. coefficient Resistivity (a) Low Low (b) High High (©) High Low (a) Low High 15 _ Resistances Ri and R2 are connected respectively in the left gap and right gap of a metre bridge. If the balance point is located at 55 cm, the ratio Re/Ris (a) 4/5 (b) 5/4 (c) 9/11 (4) 11/9 16 Ina potentiometer arrangement; a cell of emf 1.25 V gives a balance point at 35.0 cm length of the wire. If the cell is replaced by another cell and the balance point shifts to 63.0 cm, what is the emf of the second cell? (a) 1.00V (b)1.25V (0)2.00V (d)2.25V 17 Massesofthreewiresofcopperareintheratioof1:3:Sandtheirlengthsareintheratioof 5 : 3 : 1 The ratio of their electrical resistances are (a)1:3:5 (b)5:3:1 (clk :15:125 (d)125: 15: 18 S| unit of resistivity is (a) Ohm (b) mho (c) ohm-m (4) mho-m 19 Resistances 3 Q and 6 Q are connected across the left gap and right gap respectively of a metre bridge. When a 6 Q resistance is connected in series with the 3 Q resistance in the left gap, the shift in the balance pointis (a) 25cm {b) 22. cm (c) 26.67 cm (d) 29.67 cm 20 Two cells when connected in series are balanced on 8m on a potentiometer. If the cells are connected with polarities of one of the cell is reversed, they balance on 2m. The ratio of e.m-f.'s of the two cellsis (a)3:5, (b)5 33 (c)3: 4 (d)4 = 21 Awire of 10 0 resistance is stretched to thrice its original length. Its new § resistance will be 5 (a) 909 (b) 800 (c) 709 (d) 600 8 22. Acell of internal resistance 3 ohm and emf 10 volt is connected to a uniform wire of length : 500 cm and resistance 3 ohm. The potential gradient in the wire is a (2)30mv/em —_(b) 10 mV/cm (c) 20mv/em (4)4 mv/em Piprali Road, Sikar (Raj.) Cont. No.: 8003024131, 9309068859www.sccsikar.com, SCIENCE! CBSE 12th ‘CAREER COACHING| Umesh Rajoria 23 Which of the following characteristics of electrons determines the current ina conductor? (a) Drift velocity alone (b)Thermal velocity alone. (c)Both drift velocity and drift velocity (d)Neither drift nor thermal velocity 24 Which of the following statements are true with regard to resistance? (a)Resistance is directly proportional to a length of the wire (b)Resistance is directly proportional to an area of cross section of the wire (c)Resistance is inversely proportional to the length of the wire (d)Resistance i wersely proportional to the resistivity of the wire 25 What is the value of current if SOC charge flows in a conductor over a periodof 5 seconds? {a)5A (b)104 (c)15A (d) 208 26 For acell of e.m.f. 2 V, a balance is obtained for 50 cm of the potentiometer wire. If the cell is shunted by a2 0 resistor and the balance is obtained across 40 cm of the wire, then the internal resistance of the cell is faj1a (b) 0.5.0 (j120 (d)250 27. With rise in temperature, relaxation time in metals (a)Decreases (b)Increases ()Remains same (d)First increase then decrease 28 Two bulbs of 500 W and 200 W rated at 250 V will have resistance ratioas (a) 4:25 (b) 25:4 (25 (d) 5:2 29 Inthe circuit shown in figure E1 = 7V, E2= 7V Ri = Ra = 1.0 and Rs = 300 respectively. The current through the resistance Ra is (a)2Aa Ri Ra (b) 3.5 (1.758 i. Rs (d)2.5A Piprali Road, Sikar (Raj.) Cont. No.: 8003024131, 9309068859www.sccsikar.com SCIENCE! CBSE 12th ‘CAREER COACHING| Umesh Rajoria 30 Ina Whetstone’s bridge, all the four arms have equal resistance R. If resistance of the galvanometer arm is also R, then equivalent resistance of the combination is (yar (b)3R (jar (dar 31 The current in the given circuit will be 7 F2v 300 300 300 (a) 18 (b) 0.14 (0.2 (a) 108 32. Are! ance R is to be measured using a meter bridge, a student chooses the standard resistance S to be 100 0 He finds the null point at I, = 2.9 cm. He is told to attempt to improve the accuracy. Which of the following is a useful way? (a) He should measure l:, more accurately (b) He should change S to 1000 0 and repeat the experiment (c) He should change S to 3 0 and repeat the experiment (d) He should have given up hope of a more accurate measurement with a meter bridge 33. Two cells of emfs approximately 5 V and 10 V are to be accurately compared using a potentiometer of length 400 cm. (a) The battery that runs the potentiometer should have voltage of 8 V. (b) The battery of potentiometer can have a voltage of 15 V and R adjusted so that the potential drop across the wire slightly exceeds 10 V. (c) The first portion of 50 cm of wire itself should have a potential drop of 10 V. (d) Potentiometer is usually used for comparing resistances and not voltages. 34 Ametal rod of length 10 cm and a rectangular cross-section of 1 cm x 1/2 em is connected to a battery across opposite faces. The resistance will be (a) maximum when the battery is connected across 1 cm x 1/2 cm faces (b) maximum when the battery is connected across 10 cm x 1 cm faces (c) maximum when the battery is connected across 10 cm x 1/2 cm faces (d) same irrespective of the three faces 35 Kirchhoff’s junction rule is a reflection of (a) conservation of current density vector. (b) conservation of charge. (c) the fact that the momentum with which a charged particle approaches a junction is Piprali Road, Sikar (Raj.) Cont. No.: 8003024131, 9309068859www.sccsikar.com Gy SCIENCE| CBSE 12th ‘CAREER COACHING| Umesh Rajoria 36 37 38 39 Piprali Road, Sikar (Raj.) Cont. No.: unchanged (as a vector) as the charged particle leaves the junction. (d) the fact that there is no accumulation of charges at a junction. Temperature dependence of resistivity p(T) of semiconductors, insulators and metals is significantly based on the following factors: (a) number of charge carriers can change with temperature T. (b) time interval between two successive collisions can depend on T. (c) length of material can be a function of T. (d) mass of carriers is a function of T. Ina meter bridge, the point D is a neutral point (figure). (a) The meter bridge can have no other neutral. A point for this set of resistances. (b) When the jockey contacts a point on meter wire left of D, current flows to B from the wire (c) When the jockey contacts a point on the meter wire to the right of D, current flows from B to the wire through galvanometer {d) When R is increased, the neutral point shifts to left For measurement of potential difference, a potentiometer is preferred over voltmeter because (a) potentiometer is more sensitive than voltmeter. (b) the resistance of potentiometer is less than voltmeter. (c) potentiometer is cheaper than voltmeter. (d) potentiometer does not take current from the circuit. When there is an electric current through a conducting wire along its length, then an electric field must exist (a) outside the wire but normal to it (b) outside the wire but parallel to it. (¢) inside the wire but parallel to it. (d) inside the wire but normal to it. 003024131, 9309068859www.sccsikar.com, SCIENCE! CBSE 12th ‘CAREER COACHING| Umesh Rajoria 40 An electric heater is connected to the voltage supply. After few seconds, current gets its steady value then its initial current will be (2) equal to its steady current (b) slightly higher than its steady current (c) slightly less than its steady current (d) zero 41 Ina Wheatstone bridge if the battery and galvanometer are interchanged then the deflection in galvanometer will (2) change in previous direction (b) not change (c) change in opposite direction (d) none of these. 42 Ina potentiometer of 10 wires, the balance point is obtained on the 7" wire. To shift the balance point to 9th wire, we should (a) decrease resistance in the main circuit. (b) increase resistance in the main circuit. (c) decrease resistance in series with the cell whose emf is to be measured. (d) increase resistance in series with the cell whose emf is to be determined. 43 Bisa wire of potentiometer with the increase in the value of resistance R, the shift in the balance point J will be & R rH (a) towards B (b) towards A (c} remains constant (d) first towards 8 then back towards A Piprali Road, Sikar (Raj.) Cont. No.: 8003024131, 9309068859SCIENCE CBSE 12th CAREER COACHING Umesh Rajoria www.sccsikar.com 44 Consider a simple circuit shown in figure stands for a variable resistance R’. R’ can vary from Ro to infinity, r is internal resistance of the battery (r << R << Ro). [NCERT Exemplar] (a) Potential drop across AB is not constant as Ro is varied. (b Current through RO is nearly a constant as Ro is varied. (c) Current | depends sensitively on Ro. (d) l2Vr+R always. 45. nthe circuit shown, potential difference between X and Y it and across 40 Qis xY 2a 120 (a) 120v, ov (b) 60V, 2v (c) 30V, av (d) None of these ANSWERS(Multiple Choice Questions): Q.No. ‘Answer Q.No. ‘Answer a b 26 b 2 a a7 a 3 a 28 ¢ 4 ib 29 a 5 ¢ 30 d 6 ¢ 31 ¢ Piprali Road, Sikar (Raj.) Cont. No.: 8003024131, 9309068859www.sccsikar.com, SCIENCE CBSE 12th ‘CAREER COACHING| Umesh Rajoria 7 a 32 c 8 b 33 b 9 b 34 a 10 b 35 b 11 b 36 ab 12 d 37 ac B a 38 d 14 a 39 c 15 d 40 b 16 d 41 b v7 d 42 d 18 d 43 a » c 44 d 20 b 5 a 21 a 22 b 3B ¢ 24 a 25 ib ASSERTION AND REASON BASED QUESTIONS: Two statements are given-one labeled Assertion (A) and the other labeled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below. a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A c) Ais true but R is false d) Ais false and R is also false 1, Assertion (A): The dimensional formula for product of resistance and conductance is same as for dielectric constant. Reason(R): Both have dimension for time constant. 2. Assertion (A): A wire carrying an electric current has no electric field around it. Reason(R): rate of flow of electron is one direction is equal to the rate of flow of protons in opposite direction. 3. Assertion(A): The binding of an insulated wire increase the resistance of wire Reason(R): Drift velocity of electron in bent wire decrease. Piprali Road, Sikar (Raj.) Cont. No.: 8003024131, 9309068859SCIENCE! CBSE 12th ‘CAREER COACHING| Umesh Rajoria 4, Assertion (A): The EMF of the driver cell in the potentiometer experiment should be greater than the EMF of the cell to be determined. Reason(R): The fall of potential across the potentiometer wire should not be less than the EMF of the cell to be determined. 5. Assertion(A).The value of temperature coefficient of resistance of positive for metals Reason(R): The temperature coefficient of resistance for insulator is always positive 6. Assertion (A).In a meter bridge experiment null point for an unknown resistance is put inside an enclosure maintained at a higher temperature. The null point can be obtained at the same point as before by discharging the value of standard resistance. Reason(R): Resistance of metal increase with increase in temperature. 7. Assertion (A).There is no current in metals in the absence of electric field. Reason(R): Motion of free electron is randomly. 8. Assertion (A).In a simple battery circuit the point of lowest potential is positive terminal of the battery. Reason(R): The current flows towards the point of the higher potential as it flows in such a circuit from the negative to positive terminal. 9. Assertion (A). If a wire is stretched to increase its length X times then its resistance also increases. Reason(R): Resistance of conductor is directly depend upon the length of conductor. 10. Assertion (A). A potentiometer of longer length is used for accurate measurement. Reason(R): The potential gradient for a potentiometer of longer length with a given source of EMF becomes small. 11. Assertion (A). When the Cell i the electrolyte of the cell. Reason(R): There is no field inside the cell when the cell is in the open circuit. 12. Assertion (A). if the potential difference between two point is zero and resistance between those point is zero current may flow between the points Reason(R): Kirchhoff 1* law is based on conservation of charge the open circuit there is no force on a test charge inside 13. Assertion (A). The constant potential difference is applied across a conductor if temperature of conductor is increase, drift speed of electron will decrease Reason(R): resistivity increase with increase in temperature 14, Assertion (A). A potentiometer is preferred over a volt meter of the measurement of emf of acell Reason(R): A potentiometer is preferred as it does not draw any current from the cell € 8 ANSWERS(Assertion and Reason): = 1 [ec 5 c 9 D 13 B 8 2_[c 6 D 10 A 14 A 2 3 |[D 7 A 11 ¢ 3 xe Ta 8 D 12 B 3 rali Road, Sikar (Raj.) Cont. No.: 8003024131, 9309068859