Current Electricity

1. Figure shows a network of three resistance. When some potential difference is applied across the
network, the thermal powers dissipated by 𝐴,𝐵 and 𝐶 in the ratio
3R

A C

B R

6R

a) 2 : 3 : 4 b) 2 : 4 : 3 c) 4 : 2 : 3 d) 3 : 2 : 4
2. If an increase in length of copper wire is 0.5% due to stretching, the percentage increase in its resistance
will be
a) 0.1% b) 0.2% c) 1% d) 2%
3. A battery having e.m.f. 5𝑉 and internal resistance 0.5 Ω is connected with a resistance of 4.5 Ω then the
voltage at the terminals of battery is
a) 4.5 𝑉 b) 4 𝑉 c) 0 𝑉 d) 2 𝑉
4. The length of a conductor is doubled and its radius is halved, its specific resistance is
a) Unchanged b) Halved c) Doubled d) Quadrupled
5. Equivalent resistance between the points 𝐴 and 𝐵 is (in Ω)

A 1W 1W 1W 1W 1W B

1 1 1 1
a) b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
5 4 3 2
6. A 100 W bulb 𝐵! and two 60 W bulbs 𝐵" and 𝐵# are connected to a 250 V source as shown in figure. Now
𝑊! , 𝑊" and 𝑊# are the output powers of the bulbs 𝐵! , 𝐵" and 𝐵# respectively, then

a) 𝑊! > 𝑊" = 𝑊# b) 𝑊! > 𝑊" > 𝑊# c) 𝑊! < 𝑊" = 𝑊# d) 𝑊! < 𝑊" < 𝑊#
7. A current of 6𝐴 enters one corner 𝑃 of an equilateral triangle 𝑃𝑄𝑅 having 3 wires of resistances 2Ω each
and leaves by the corner 𝑅. Then the current 𝐼! and 𝐼" are
 a) 2𝐴, 4𝐴 b) 4𝐴, 2𝐴 c) 1𝐴, 2𝐴 d) 2𝐴, 3𝐴

8. Two electric bulbs, one of 200 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡 40 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡 and the other 200 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡 100 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡 are connected in a house
wiring circuit
a) They have equal currents through them
b) The resistance of the filaments in both the bulbs is same
c) The resistance of the filament in 40 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡 bulb is more than the resistance in 100 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡 bulb
d) The resistance of the filament in 100 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡 bulb is more than the resistance in 40 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡 bulb
9. Masses of the three wires of same material are in the ratio of 1: 2: 3 and their lengths in the ratio of 3: 2: 1.
Electrical resistance of these wires will be in the ratio of
a) 1: 1: 1 b) 1: 2: 3 c) 9: 4: 1 d) 27: 6: 1
10. Five equal resistances each of resistance 𝑅 are connected as shown in the figure. A battery of 𝑉 volts is
connected between 𝐴 and 𝐵. The current flowing in 𝐴𝐹𝐶𝐸𝐵 will be
C

R R R
F
R A
B
R
D E
3𝑉 𝑉 𝑉 2𝑉
a) b) c) d)
𝑅 𝑅 2𝑅 𝑅

11. The power of heater is 750 W at 1000℃. What will be its power at 200℃ if 𝑎 = 4 × 10$% per℃ ?
a) 400 W b) 990 W c) 250 W d) 1500 W
12. A current of 2A flows in an electric circuit as shown in figure. The potential difference(𝑉& − 𝑉' ), in volts(
𝑉& − 𝑉' are potentials at R and S respectively) is
R

3Ω 7Ω
P Q
2A 2A
7Ω 3Ω
S

a) -4 b) +2 c) +4 d) -2
13. The current 𝑖! and 𝑖" through the resistor 𝑅! (= 10Ω)and 𝑅" (= 30Ω)in the circuit diagram with 𝐸! =
3𝑉, 𝐸" = 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸# = 2𝑉are respectively.
 E1
i1
R1
E2 E 3

R2

a) 02.A, 0.1A b) 0.4A, 0.2A c) 0.1A, 0.2A d) 0.2A, 0.4A

14. If in the circuit shown below, the internal resistance of the battery is 1.5 Ω and 𝑉( and 𝑉) are the
potentials at 𝑃 and 𝑄 respectively, what is the potential difference between the points 𝑃 and 𝑄
20 V 1.5 Ω
+ –

3Ω P 2Ω

2Ω Q 3Ω

a) Zero b) 4 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑠 (𝑉* > 𝑉+ ) c) 4 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑠 (𝑉+ > 𝑉( ) d) 2.5 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑠 (𝑉+ > 𝑉( )

15. The value of current I in figure is

3A

1A 2A

a) 4A b) 6A c) 3A d) 5A
16. Two heater wires of equal length are first connected in series and then in parallel. The ratio of heat
produced in the two cases is
a) 1 : 4 b) 4 : 1 c) 1 : 2 d) 2 : 1
17. A conductor wire having 10", free electrons/m# carries a current of 20A. If the cross-section of the wire is
1mm" , then the drift velocity of electrons will be
a) 6.25 × 10$# ms$! b) 1.25 × 10$- ms$! c) 1.25 × 10$# ms$! d) 1.25 × 10$% ms$!
18. Two bulbs 𝑋 and 𝑌 having same voltage rating and of power 40 W and 60 W respectively are connected in
series across a potential difference of 300 V, then

a) 𝑋 will glow brighter b) Resistance of 𝑌 will be greater than 𝑋

c) Heat produced in 𝑌 will be greater than 𝑋 d) Voltage drop in 𝑋 will be greater than 𝑌
19. A potential difference of 𝑉 is applied at the ends of a copper wire of length 𝑙 and diameter 𝑑. On doubling
only 𝑑, the drift velocity,
a) Becomes two times b) Becomes half c) Does not change d) Becomes one-fourth
20. Resistance as shown in figure is negative at
 I A C

V
a) 𝐴 b) 𝐵 c) 𝐶 d) None of these
21. A thin wire of resistance 4 Ω is bent to form a circle. The resistance across any diameter is
a) 4 Ω b) 2 Ω c) 1 Ω d) 8 Ω
22. Two electric bulbs rated 𝑃! watt 𝑉 volts and 𝑃" watt 𝑉 volts are connected in parallel and 𝑉 volts are
applied to it. The total power will be
𝑃! 𝑃" 𝑃! + 𝑃"
a) 𝑃! + 𝑃" 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡 b) }𝑃! 𝑃" 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡 c) 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡 d) 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡
𝑃! + 𝑃" 𝑃! 𝑃"
23. In the figure given below, the current passing through 6Ω resistor is
6W

1.2 A

4W

a) 0.40 𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒 b) 0.48 𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒 c) 0.72 𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒 d) 0.80 𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒

24. A wire is broken in four equal parts. A packet is formed by keeping the four wires together. The resistance
of the packet in comparison to the resistance of the wire will be
a) Equal b) One fourth c) One eight 1
d) 𝑡ℎ
16
25. The effective resistance across the points 𝐴 and 𝐼 is

a) 2 Ω b) 1 Ω c) 0.5 Ω d) 5 Ω
26. The plot represents the flow of current through a wire at three different times.

The ratio of charges flowing through the wire at different times is

a) 2 : 1 : 2 b) 1 : 3 : 3 c) 1 : 1 : 1 d) 2 : 3 : 4
27. The magnitude of I in ampere is
60 Ω

15 Ω 5Ω
1A 1A
10Ω

a) 0.1 b) 0.3 c) 0.6 d) None of the above

28. A wire of resistance 10 Ω is bent to form a circle. 𝑃 and 𝑄 are points on the circumference of the circle
dividing it into a quadrant and are connected to a battery of 3 𝑉 and internal resistance 1 Ω as shown in
the figure. The currents in the two
parts of the circle are

3V
Q
1Ω

. !/ - !- % !" # ,
a) 𝐴 and "# 𝐴 b) ". 𝐴 and ". 𝐴 c) 𝐴 and "- 𝐴 d) "- 𝐴 and "- 𝐴
"# "-
29. The drift velocity of free electrons in a conductor is ′𝑣′ when a current ′𝑖′ is flowing in it. If both the radius
and current are doubled, then drift velocity will be
𝑣 𝑣 𝑣
a) 𝑣 b) c) d)
2 4 8
30. The current 𝑖 and voltage 𝑉 graphs for a given metallic wire at two different temperatures 𝑇! and 𝑇" are
shown in the figure. It is concluded that

a) 𝑇! > 𝑇" b) 𝑇! < 𝑇" c) 𝑇! = 𝑇" d) 𝑇! = 2𝑇!

31. In a metre bridge experiment, resistances are connected as shown in figure. The balancing length 𝑙! is
55 𝑐𝑚. Now an unknown resistance 𝑥 is connected in series with 𝑃 and the new balancing length is found
to be 75 𝑐𝑚. The value of 𝑥 is

54 20 48 11
a) Ω b) Ω c) Ω d) Ω
12 11 11 48
32. Find the equivalent resistance across 𝐴𝐵
A
2W
2W
2W
2W
2W
B
a) 1 Ω b) 2 Ω c) 3 Ω d) 4 Ω
33. $!
The temperature coefficient of resistance for a wire is 0.00125° C .At 300 K its resistance is 1 Ω.The
temperature at which the resistance becomes 1.5 Ω is?
a) 450 K b) 727 K c) 454 K d) 900 K
34. If current in an electric bulb changes by 1%, then the power will change by
a) 1% b) 2% c) 4% 1
d) %
2

35. The potential difference between 𝐴 and 𝐵 in the following figure is

 a) 24 𝑉 b) 14 𝑉 c) 32 𝑉 d) 48 𝑉
36. $"
Current is flowing with a current density 𝐽 = 480Acm in a copper wire. Assuming that each copper
atom contributes one free electron and given that
Avogadro number=6.0 × 10"# atoms mol$!
Density of copper=9.0g cm$#
Atomic weight of copper =64 g mol$!
The drift velocity of electrons is
a) 1 mm s$! b) 2 mm s$! c) 0.5 mm s$! d) 0.36 mm s$!
37. If potential 𝑉 = 100 ± 0.5 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑡 and current 𝐼 = 10 ± 0.2 𝑎𝑚𝑝 are given to us, then what will be the value
of resistance
a) 10 ± 0.7 𝑜ℎ𝑚 b) 5 ± 2 𝑜ℎ𝑚 c) 0.1 ± 0.2 𝑜ℎ𝑚 d) None of these
38. A current of 2 𝐴 flows in a system of conductors as shown. The potential difference (𝑉0 − 𝑉1 ) will be
A

2W 3W
2A
D C
3W 2W

B
a) +2𝑉 b) +1𝑉 c) −1𝑉 d) −2𝑉
39. In the circuit shown the equivalent resistance between A and B is

9Ω
A B
9Ω 9Ω

a) 27 Ω b) 18 Ω c) 9 Ω d) 3 Ω
40. 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 c) One-fourth d) Halved
41. If 𝑛, 𝑒, 𝜏 and 𝑚 respectively represent the density, charge relaxation time and mass of the electron, then
the resistance of a wire of length 𝑙 and area of cross-section 𝐴 will be
𝑚𝑙 𝑚𝜏 " 𝐴 𝑛𝑒 " 𝜏𝐴 𝑛𝑒 " 𝐴
a) " b) c) d)
𝑛𝑒 𝜏𝐴 𝑛𝑒 " 𝑙 2𝑚𝑙 2𝑚𝜏𝑙
42. In the following circuit, 5Ω resistor develops 45 𝐽/𝑠 due to current flowing through it. The power
developed per second across 12 Ω resistor is
i2 9W 6W

12 W

i1 5W
a) 16 𝑊 b) 192 𝑊 c) 36 𝑊 d) 64 𝑊
43. As the switch 𝑆 is closed in the circuit shown in figure, current passed through it is
10 V 4 Ω 2Ω 5V

2Ω

a) Zero b) 1 A c) 2 A d) 1.6 A
 : HINTS AND SOLUTIONS :
1 (c) 8 (c)
Let current flow from 𝑏 to 𝑎 as shown 𝑉! 𝑉#! (200)!
2 𝑃= ⇒ 𝑅# = = = 1000Ω
3R 3
I 𝑅 𝑃# 40
'!! (!)))!
I and 𝑅! = = = 400Ω
a (! #))
R I b

1
9 (d)
6R
3 I Mass, 𝑀 = volume × density = 𝐴𝑙 × 𝑑
! ! # !
Ratio of thermal power is 6 " 𝐼8 3𝑅 ∶ 6 " 𝐼8 6𝑅 ∶ or 𝐴 = 𝑀/𝑙𝑑
!
𝐼 𝑅
$ ! Resistance 𝑅 = ρ𝑙/𝐴 = ρ𝑙/(𝑀/𝑙𝑑)
or : : 1 or 4 : 2 : 3.
" "
2 (c) ρ𝑙 ! 𝑑
=
Approximate change in resistance=2 × % change 𝑀
in length by stretching
So 𝑅 ∝ 𝑙 ! /𝑀
3 (a) -! -! -!
𝐸 5 Thus, 𝑅# : 𝑅! : 𝑅" = ." : .! : .#
𝑖= = = 1𝐴 " ! #
𝑅 + 𝑟 4.5 + 0.5
𝑉 = 𝐸 − 𝑖𝑟 = 5 − 1 × 0.5 = 4.5 Volt 3! 2! 1!
= : : = 27: 6: 1
4 (a) 1 2 3
Specific resistance is independent of dimensions
10 (b)
of conductor but depends on nature of conductor.
The given circuit can be redrawn as follows
A
5 (c) R
F C
1W 1W 1W 1W 1W R
R R
A B

D
R
1 1 B
𝑅%& = 2 + =2 Ω
3 3 Equivalent resistance between 𝐴 and 𝐵 is 𝑅 and
6 (d) current 𝑖 = /
'
'!
As resistance of a bulb 𝑅 = (
, 11 (b)
𝑅#))) = 𝑉 ! /750 and 𝑅!)) = 𝑉 ! /𝑃;
# # #
Hence 𝑅# : 𝑅! : 𝑅" = #)) : *) : *) Now, 𝑅#))) = 𝑅!)) (1 + 𝛼 × 800)
'! '!
So, = (1 + 4 × 102$ × 800)
Now the combined potential difference across 01) (

𝐵# and 𝐵! is same as the potential difference or 𝑃 = 750(1 + 0.32) = 990 W

across 𝐵" . Hence, 𝑊" is more than 𝑊# and 𝑊! , 12 (c)
being in series, carry same current and 𝑅# < 𝑅! , Current through each arm
therefore 𝑊# < 𝑊! , PRQ and PSQ=1A
𝑉3 − 𝑉/ = 3𝑣
∴ 𝑊# < 𝑊! < 𝑊" 𝑉3 − 𝑉4 = 7𝑉
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
7 (a)
2 𝑉/ − 𝑉4 = +4𝑉
𝐼# = × 6 = 2𝐴 13 (a)
2+4
𝐼! = 4 𝑎𝑚𝑝 In closed loop EFGDE
 A
E
1
B
15 (a)
From Kirchhoff’s first law, in an electric circuit the
i 1
algebraic sum of the currents meeting at any
junction is zero,
R
E
1 3A
2 E3
D
E
C
i 2

1A 2A
F G
R
2 I

𝑖! 𝑅! = 𝐸!
𝑖! × 30 = 3
𝑖! = 0.1𝐴 𝑖𝑒., ∑𝑖 = 0
In closed loop ABCEA ∴ Taking inward direction of current as positive
−𝑖# 𝑅# − 𝐸# + 𝐸! + 𝐸" = 0 and outward as negative, we have
−𝑖# × 10 − 3 + 3 + 2 = 0 1A − 3A − 2A + 𝐼 = 0
𝑖# = 0.2𝐴 ⟹ 𝐼 = 4𝐴
14 (d) 16 (a)
5 Let the resistance of each heater wire is 𝑅. When
𝑅56 = Ω
2 two wires are connected in series, the heat
20 developed is
𝑖=1 = 5𝐴
+ 1.5
! 𝑉!𝑡
20V, 1.5Ω 𝐻# = … (i)
2𝑅
i i
3Ω 2Ω When two heater wires are connected in parallel,
i/2 P the heat developed is
X 2Ω 3Ω
𝑉 ! 𝑡 2𝑉 ! 𝑡
i/2 Q 𝐻! = = … (ii)
𝑅/2 𝑅
Potential difference between 𝑋 and 𝑃,
1
𝑉7 − 𝑉( = 6 8 × 3 = 7.5𝑉 ….(i) Dividing Eq. (i) by Eq. (ii), we get
!
1
𝑉7 − 𝑉8 = ! × 2 = 5𝑉 ….(ii) 𝐻# 1
= or 𝐻# ∶ 𝐻! = 1 ∶ 4
On solving (i) and (ii) 𝑉( − 𝑉8 = −2.5 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡; 𝑉8 > 𝐻! 4
𝑉(
9 1 17 (c)
Short Trick : …𝑉( − 𝑉8 † = (𝑅! − 𝑅# ) = (2 − 𝐼 20
! !
𝑣: = = !;
3) = −2.5 𝑛𝐴𝑒 10 × 10 × 1.6 × 102#;
2*

⇒ 𝑉8 > 𝑉( = 1.25 × 102" m/s

18 (a)
'!
Resistance of bulb 𝑅 = (

1
𝑅∝
𝑃

Here 𝑃7 = 40 W, and 𝑃< = 60 W

∴ 𝑅7 > 𝑅<

So, potential drop across bulb 𝑋 𝑖𝑒, of 40 W bulb

will be greater and it will glow brighter.
19 (c) 1 1 1 1 1 4
= + + ⇒ = ⇒ Req. = 1Ω
𝐼 1 𝑉 Req. 4 2 4 Req. 4
𝑣: = = ×
𝑛𝐴𝑙 𝑛𝐴𝑒 𝑅 26 (c)
Since, charge (q)=current (i) × times (t)
1 𝑉 𝑉
= × = Therefore, charge is equal to area under the
𝑛𝐴𝑒 (ρ𝑙/𝐴) 𝑛𝑒ρ𝑙
curve.
As 𝑣: is independent of area of cross-section ∴ Ist rectangle =q=lb=2
hence drift velocity will not change, when IInd rectangle =q=lb=2
diameter is doubled 1
IIIrd triangle = q = lb = 2
2
20 (a) Hence, ratio is [Link].
At point 𝐴 the slope of the graph will be negative. 27 (a)
Hence resistance is negative All the resistances are in parallel order, so voltage
21 (c) across them will be equal.
Given that the resistance of the total wire is 4Ω. 60 Ω
C
𝐼
A B 15 Ω 5 Ω
1A 𝐼! 1A
1 − 𝐼 − 𝐼! 10 Ω
D

Here, ACB(2Ω) and ADB (2Ω) are in parallel. ∴ 60𝐼 = (15 + 5)𝐼#
So, the resistance across any diameter is ⟹ 60𝐼 = 20𝐼#
1 1 1 2 ⟹ 𝐼# = 3𝐼
⟹ = + = =1
𝑅 2 2 2 Again (15 + 5)𝐼# = 10(1 − 𝐼 − 𝐼# )
⟹ R = 1Ω ⟹ 2𝐼# = 1 − 𝐼 − 𝐼#
22 (a) ⟹ 2(3𝐼) = 1 − 𝐼 − 3𝐼
If resistances of bulbs are 𝑅# and 𝑅! respectively ⟹ 6𝐼 + 4𝐼 = 1
then in parallel ⟹ 10𝐼 = 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
= + ⇒ ! = '! + '! ∴ 𝐼= = 0.1𝐴
𝑅( 𝑅# 𝑅! ‘' ’ 6 8 6 8 10
($ (" (! 28 (a)
⇒ 𝑃( = 𝑃# + 𝑃! In the following figure
23 (b) Resistance of part 𝑃𝑁𝑄;
*×$ M
P.d. across the circuit = 1.2 × *>$ = 2.88 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡 i2
!.@@ i P
Current through 6 𝑜ℎ𝑚 resistance = *
= 0.48 𝐴
i1
24 (d) N Q
Let the resistance of the wire be 𝑅, then we know 3V, 1Ω
that resistance is proportional to the length of the
wire. So each of the four wires will have 𝑅/4 #)
𝑅# = = 2.5Ω and
resistance and they are connected in parallel. So $

the effective resistance will be Resistance of part 𝑃𝑀𝑄;

1 4 𝑅 3
= ‘ ’ 4 ⇒ 𝑅# = 𝑅! = × 10 = 7.5Ω
𝑅# 𝑅 16 4
𝑅# 𝑅! 2.5 × 7.5 15
25 (b) 𝑅56 = = = Ω
𝑅# + 𝑅! (2.5 + 7.5) 8
The given circuit is " !$
Main Current 𝑖 = "% = 𝐴
># !"
&
/! !$ 0.1 #@
So, 𝑖# = 𝑖 × 6/ 8 = !" × 6!.1>0.18 = !" 𝐴
" >/!
!$ #@ *
and 𝑖! = 𝑖 − 𝑖# = !" − !" = !" 𝐴
29 (b) This is a series connection. Further, whatever
𝑖 𝑖 𝑣 𝑖# 𝑟! ! current enters 𝐴 has to pass . 𝐼 = 2 𝐴.
𝑣: = !
⇒ 𝑣: ∝ ! ⇒ A = × ‘ ’ ⇒ 𝑣 A
𝑛𝑒𝜋𝑟 𝑟 𝑣 𝑖! 𝑟# The total resistance = 6 + 9 + 5 = 20Ω. The
𝑣 effective potential across the resistances is
=
2 20Ω × 2A = 40𝑉. But (+12 − 4)𝑉 is opposing the
30 (a) potential difference caross 𝐴𝐵 therefore the
Slope of the graph will give us reciprocal of potential difference applied across 𝐴𝐵 is 40𝑉 +
resistance. Here resistance at temperature 𝑇# is 8𝑉 = 48𝑉
greater than that at 𝑇! . Since resistance of metallic 36 (d)
wire is more at higher temperature then at lower Drift velocity is given by
temperature, hence 𝑇# > 𝑇! 𝐼
𝑣: =
𝑛𝑞𝐴
31 (c)
Where 𝐼 is current, n the number of electrons, A
For the given meter bridge
𝑃 𝑙# the area, q the charge. Given
= 𝐼 480𝐴
𝑄 100 − 𝑙# = , 𝑞 = 1.6 × 102#; 𝐶
𝐴 𝑐𝑚!
𝑙# = 55𝑐𝑚 ⇒ 100 − 𝑙# = 45𝑐𝑚
6 × 10!" × 9
∵ 𝑃 = 3𝑄 𝑛=
64
45 9 27 64
⇒𝑄 =3× =3× = Ω ∴ 𝑣: = 480 ×
55 11 11 6 × 10 × 9 × 1.6 × 102#;
!"
When 𝑥 is connected in series with 𝑃, 𝑙# = 75𝑐𝑚 480 × 64
𝑃 + 𝑥 75 𝑐𝑚 27 ⟹ 𝑣: = 𝑐𝑚𝑠 2#
⇒ = ⇒3+𝑥 =3× 6 × 9 × 1.6 × 10000
𝑄 25 𝑐𝑚 11 32
81 48 ⟹ 𝑣: = 𝑐𝑚𝑠 2#
⇒𝑥= −3⇒𝑥 = Ω 900
11 11 32 × 10
32 (a) = 𝑚𝑚𝑠 2#
900
A A = 0.36𝑚𝑚𝑠 2#
2W
2W 37 (d)
2W 2W
2W Þ 𝑉 100 ± 0.5
2W 2W 𝑅= = = 10 ± 0.25Ω
𝑖 10 ± 0.2
B B
38 (b)
2×2 Current through each arm 𝐷𝐴𝐶 and 𝐷𝐵𝐶 = 1𝐴
𝑅%& = = 1Ω
2+2 𝑉D − 𝑉% = 2 and 𝑉D − 𝑉& − 3 ⇒ 𝑉% − 𝑉& = +1𝑉
33 (b) 39 (d)
𝑅! = 𝑅B (1 + α𝑡! ) and 𝑅C" = 𝑅B (1 + α𝑡# ) The three resistances between A and B are
parallel,
𝑅C! 1 + α𝑡!
∴ = 1 1 1 1
𝑅C" 1 + α𝑡# = + +
𝑅EFGH 𝑅# 𝑅! 𝑅"
#.1 #>).))#!1×C 1 1 1
or = #>).))#!1×!0! = + +
# 9 9 9
1 3
On solving we get; 𝑡! = 454°C = 454 + 273 = =
𝑅EFGH 9
727K ⟹ 𝑅EFGH = 3Ω
34 (b) 40 (a)
∆𝑃 2∆𝑖 𝑉!
𝑃 = 𝑖!𝑅 ⇒ = [𝑅 → Constant] 𝐻# = 𝑡
𝑃 𝑖 𝑅
⇒ % change in power = 2 × % change in current
𝑉!
= 2 × 1 = 2% 𝐻! = 𝑡
𝑅/2
35 (d)
𝐻!
∴ =2
𝐻#
 ⇒ 𝐻! = 2𝐻# 43 (c)
Let 𝑉 be the potential at 𝐶
41 (a)
𝑙 𝑚 𝑙 Using Kirchhoff’s first law 𝑖# + 𝑖! = 𝑖"
𝑅=𝜌 = ! .
𝐴 𝑛𝑒 𝜏 𝐴
42 (b) 10 − 𝑉 5 − 𝑉 𝑉 − 0
+ =
𝑖# 15 3 4 2 2
= = … (i)
𝑖! 5 1 ' $
On solving, 𝑉 = 4 Volt, 𝑖" = = ! = 2A
i2 9W 6W !

12 W
10 V 4Ω C 2Ω 5V
i
A i1 i3 i2 B
i1 5W
I 2Ω
Also = 𝑖 ! 𝑅 ⇒ 45 = (𝑖# )! × 5
C
⇒ 𝑖# = 3 𝐴 and from equation (i) 𝑖! = 1 𝐴
So 𝑖 = 𝑖# + 𝑖! = 4 𝐴 S
Hence power developed in 12 Ω resistance
𝑃 = 𝑖 ! 𝑅 = (4)! × 12 = 192𝑊