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PHYSICS CURRENT ELECTRICITY-1 GRADE 12

01. A piece of copper and another of germanium 06. In the circuit shown below, each battery is of
are cooled from room temperature to 80 K. The 5 𝑉 and has an internal resistance of 0.2 Ω.
resistance of
a) copper increases, germanium decreases
b) copper decreases and germanium increases
c) each of them increases
d) each of them decreases
The reading in the ideal voltmeter 𝑉 is
02. The current 𝐼 and voltage 𝑉
curves for a given metallic wire a) zero b) 5 V c) 7.5 V d) 10 V
at two different temperatures 𝑇1 07. In the circuit shown in the figure, 𝑃 ≠ 𝑅. The
and 𝑇2 are shown in the figure. reading of the galvanometer is same with
Then, switch 𝑆 open or closed. Then,
a) 𝑇1 > 𝑇2 b) 𝑇1 < 𝑇2
c) 𝑇1 = 𝑇2 d) 𝑇1 = 2𝑇2
03. Six identical resistors are
connected as shown in the
figure. The equivalent
resistance will be
a) Maximum between 𝑃 and 𝑅
b) Maximum between 𝑄 and 𝑅
c) Maximum between 𝑃 and 𝑄 a) 𝐼𝑅 = 𝐼𝐺 b) 𝐼𝑃 = 𝐼𝐺 c) 𝐼𝑄 = 𝐼𝐺 d) 𝐼𝑄 = 𝐼𝑅

d) all are equal. 08. For the resistance network shown in the figure,
choose the correct option(s).
04. Find out the value of current through 2Ω
resistance for the given circuit.

a) zero b) 2 A c) 5 A d) 4 A
05. The equivalent resistance between points A and
B of the of the circuit shown in the figure is a) The current through 𝑃𝑄 is zero.
b) 𝐼1 = 3 𝐴
c) The potential at S is less than that at Q
d) All the above
𝑅 𝑅
a) 2 𝑅 b) 5 𝑅 c) d)
2 5

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09. The length of a given cylindrical wire is 14. A 10 V battery with internal
increased by 100%. Due to the consequent with internal resistance 1 𝛺 and
decrease in diameter, the change in the a 15 V battery with internal
resistance of the wire will be resistance 0.6 Ω are connected
in parallel to a voltmeter as
a) 200% b) 100% c) 50% d) 300% shown in the figure. The
10. Suppose the drift velocity 𝑣𝑑 in a material reading in the voltmeter will be
varied with the applied electric field 𝐸 as 𝑣𝑑 ∝ close to
√𝐸. Then 𝑉 − 𝐼 graph for a wire made of such a a) 11.9 V b) 13.1 V c) 12.5 V d) 24.5 V
material is best given by:
15. In the electric network
shown, when no current
flows through the 4Ω
resistor in the arm 𝐸𝐵 the
potential difference
between the points 𝐴 and
𝐷 will be

a) 6 𝑉 b) 3 𝑉 c) 5 𝑉 d) 4 𝑉
11. A 3 V battery with negligible internal resistance
16. Two electric bulbs marked 25 W-220 V and 100
is connected in a circuit as shown in the figure.
W-220 V are connected in series to a 440 V
supply. Which of the bulbs will fuse?
a) both b) 100 W c) 25 W d) neither
17. A heater coil is cut into two equal parts and
only one part is now used in the heater. The
heat generated will now be
a) doubled b) four times
The current 𝐼 in the circuit will be c) one fourth d) halved
a) 1 𝐴 b) 1.5 𝐴 c) 2 𝐴 d) 1/3 𝐴 18. A wire, when connected to 220 V mains supply,
has power dissipation 𝑃1 . Now the wire is cut
12. In the circuit, the galvanometer G shows zero
into two equal pieces which are connected in
deflection. If the batteries 𝐴 and 𝐵 have
parallel to the same supply. Power dissipation
negligible internal resistance, the value of the
in this case is 𝑃2 . Then 𝑃1 : 𝑃2 is
resistor 𝑅 will be
a) 1 b) 4 c) 2 d) 3
19. In a potentiometer experiment, the balancing
with a cell is at length 240 cm. On shunting the
cell with a resistance of 2 Ω, the balancing
length becomes 120 cm. The internal resistance
of the cell is

a) 1𝛺 b) 0.5 𝛺 c) 4𝛺 d) 2Ω
a) 200 Ω b) 100 Ω c) 500 Ω d) 1000 Ω
13. The total current supplied to the circuit by the 20. An electric kettle has two heating elements.
battery is One brings it to boil in 10 min and the other in
15 min. If two heating, elements are connected
in parallel to the same power supply, the water
in kettle will boil in
a) 5 min b) 6 min c) 7 min d) 25 min
Qn No: Do not answer Qn No 19 as it is not in the
syllabus for this year.
a) 1 A b) 2 A c) 4 A d) 6 A

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