ELectricity

1. Two LED bulbs of 12W and 6W are connected in series. If the current through 12W bulb is 0.06A the current through

6W bulb will be : (March-2023) [ b ]

(a) 0.04A (b) 0.06A (c) 0.08A (d) 0.12A

2. The resistance of a resistor is reduced to half of its initial value. If other parameters of the electrical circuit remain
unaltered, the amount of heat produced in the resistor will become : (March 2013) [ c ]

(a) four times (b) two times (c) half (d) one fourth

3. A material used for making heating elements of electrical heating devices should have : [ b ]

(Comp-2023)

(a) High resistivity and high melting point.

(b) High resistivity and low melting point.

(c) Low resistivity and high melting point.

(d) Low resistivity and low melting point.

4. The resistance of a wire does not depend on its : ( Comp-2023) [ c ]

(a) Length (b) Area of cross-section (c) Shape (d) Material

5. An electric iron of 1500W and 200V and a flash light of 500W and 200V are used in homes the rating of fuse to be
used in (2023) [ b ]

(a) 5A (b) 10A (c)15A (d) 20A

6. In domestic electric circuits the wiring with 15A current is for the electric devices which have [ a ]

(2023)

(a) Higher power rating such as geyser

(b) Lower power ratings such as fan

(c) metallic bodies and low power ratings

(d) Non metallic bodies and low power ratings

7. Four identical resistors, of resistance 8 ohms, are first connected in series so as to give an effective resistance R s , and
Rs
then connected in parallel so as to give an effective resistance Rp, then the ratio of is (2023) [ d ]
Rp
(a) 32 (b) 2 (c) 0.5 (d) 16

8. If the current I through a resistor is increased by 100% (at constant temperature) ,

the increase in power dissipated will be (2023) [ ]

(a) 100% (b) 200% (c) 300% (d) 400%

9. For v we show the arrangement of different circuit components. We find that with respect [ b ]

to the resistor, the : (2023)

(a) ammeter is connected in parallel and the voltmeter in series.

(b) ammeter is connected in series and the voltmeter in parallel.

(c) ammeter and voltmeter are both connected in series.

(d) ammeter and voltmeter are both connected in parallel.

10. Two LED bulbs of 10W and 5W are connected in series. If the current flowing through 5W bulb [ c ]

is 0.005A, the current flowing through 10W bulb is : (2023)

(a) 0.02A (b) 0.01A (c) 0.005A (d) 0.0025A

11. The expressions that relate (i) Q, I and t and (ii) Q, V and W respectively are [ b ]

(Here the symbols have their usual meanings) : (2023)

Q V
(a) ( i ) I = ( ii ) W = (b) Q=I ×t ( ii ) W =V ×Q
t Q
I W Q V
(c) ( i ) Q= ( ii ) V = (d) ( i ) I = ( ii ) Q=
t Q t W
12. An electric kettle consumes 1 kW of electric power when operated at 220 V. The minimum rating of the fuse wire to
be used for it is (2023) [ d ]

(a) 1 A (b) 2 A (c) 4 A (d) 5 A

Magnetic effects due to electricity

1. The correct pattern of magnetic field lines of the field produced by a current carrying circular loop is : [ b ]

(March-2023)

2. An alpha particle enters a uniform magnetic field as shown. The direction of force experienced by [ d ]

the alpha particle is : (March-2023)

(a) towards right

(b) towards left

(c) into the page

(d) out of the page

3. The shape of magnetic field lines produced (i) inside a solenoid (ii) around a straight conductor, [ a ]

both carrying current of the same magnitude are, respectively : (Term -1 2022)

(a) (i) straight, (ii) circular

(b) (i) circular, (ii) circular

(c) (i) straight, (ii) straight

(d) (i) circular, (ii) straight

4. The resultant magnetic field at point ‘P’ situated midway between two parallel wires [ a ]

(Placed horizontally) each carry a steady current I is (2023)

(a) in the same direction as the current in the wires

(b) in the vertically upward direction

(c) zero

(d) in the vertically downward direction

5. A constant current flows in a horizontal wire in the plane of the paper from east to west as shown in the figure. The
direction of the magnetic field will be north to south at a point : (2023) [ c ]

(a) directly above the wire.

(b) directly below the wire.

(c) located in the plane of the paper on the north side of the wire.

(d) located in the plane of the paper on the south side of the wire.

6. For a current in a long straight solenoid, N and S poles are created at the two ends. Among the following statements,
the incorrect statement is : (2023) [ a ]

(a) The magnetic field lines inside the solenoid are in the form of straight lines, which indicates that the magnetic field is
uniform at all points inside the solenoid.

(b) The strong magnetic field produced inside the solenoid can magnetize the soft iron placed inside it.

(c) The pattern of the magnetic field associated with a current carrying solenoid is different from the pattern of the
magnetic field around a bar magnet.

(d) The N and S poles exchange positions when the direction of current through the solenoid is reversed.

Light

1. When an object is placed beyond 2F of a convex lens, the nature of the image formed is : ( Comp -2023) [ a ]

(a) Real, inverted and diminished

(b) Real, erect and magnified

(c) Virtual, erect and magnified

(d) Real, inverted and magnified

2. In which of the following is a concave mirror is used? ( Term-1 2022) [ b ]

(a) a solar cooker

(b) a rear view mirror in vehicles

(c) a safety mirror in shopping malls

(d) in viewing of full size image of distant tall building

3. A student wants to obtain magnified image of an object as on screen AB. Which, one of the following arrangements

shows the correct position of AB for him/her to be successful (Term-1 2022) [ d ]

4. The following diagram shows the use of an optical device to perform an experiment of light. As per arrangement

Shown, the optical device to be likely as (Term-1 2022) [ b ]

(a) Concave mirror

(b) concave lens

(c) convex mirror

(d) convex lens

5. A ray of light starting from air passes through medium A of refractive index 1.50, enters medium B of refractive index

1.33 and finally enters medium C of refractive index 2.42. If this ray emerges out in air from C, then which of the

following pairs of media the bending of light is least? (Term – 1 2022) [ b ]

(a) Air – A (b) A-B (c) B-C (d) C-Air

6.

For the diagram shown, According to new Cartesian sign convention the magnification of the image formed will have
the following specifications: ( Term – 1 2022) [ b ]

(a) Sign – Positive and value Less than 1

(b) Sign – Positive and value more than 1

(C) Sign – Negative and value less than 1

(d) sign – Negative and value more than 1

7.
 A ray of light incidence as shown. If A, B and C are three different transparent media , then which among options is true
for the given diagram. (Term – 1 2022) [ c ]

(a). L1 > L4 (b) L1 < L2 (c) L3 = L2 (d) L3 > L4

8. if a lens can converge the sun rays at 20 cm away from the optic centre, the power of this lens is

(Term-1 2022) [ c ]

(a) +2D (b) -2D (c) +5D (d) -5D

9. An object is placed in front of a convex mirror at infinity. According to the New Cartesian Sign Convention, the sign of
the focal length and the sign of the image distance in this case are respectively : (2023) [ c ]

(a) +,- (b) -,+ (c) -,- (d) +,+

Human eye and colourful world

1. When a narrow beam of white light passes through a glass prism it splits into its component colours ?

This phenomenon is called : (Comp-2023) [ d ]

(a) Diffusion of light

(b) Total reflection of light

(c) Scattering of light

(d) Dispersion of light

2. Which of the following statements is not true for scattering of light?( Term-1 2022) [ d ]

(a) Colour of the scattered light depends on the size of the particles in the atmosphere

(b) Red light is the least scattered in the atmosphere

(c) Scattering of light takes place as various colours of white travel with different speed in air

(d) The fine particles in the atmospheric air scatter the blue light more strongly than red. So the scattered blue light
enters our eyes

3. In the diagram given below, X and Y are the end colours of the spectrum of the white light. The colour of Y represents
the ( Term – 1 2022) [ b ]

(a). Colour of the sky as seen from the earth during the day

(b). Colour of the sky as seen from the moon

(c). Colour used to paint the danger signals

(d). Colour of the sun at time of the noon