CURRENT ELECTRICITY

1. An electrical device sends out 78 coulombs of charge through a conductor in 6 seconds. The
current flow is
(1) 1 A (2) 11 A (3) 13 A (4) 78 A
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2. The potential difference applied to an X-ray tube is 5 kV and the current through it is 3.2 mA.
Then the number of electrons striking the target per second is
(1) 2 × 1016 (2) 5 × 106 (3) 1 × 1017 (4) 4 × 1015
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3. In the Bohr’s model of hydrogen atom, the electrons move around the nucleus in a circular orbit
of a radius 5 × 10−11 m. It’s time period is 1.5 × 10−16 sec. The current associated is
(1) zero (2) 1.6 × 10−19 (3) 0.17 A (4) 1.07 × 10−3 A
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4. An electron is moving in a circular path of radius 5.1 × 10−11 m at a frequency of 6.8 × 1015
revolution! sec. The equivalent current is approximately
(1) 5.1 × 10−3 A (2) 6.8 × 10−3 A (3) 1.1 × 10−3 A (4) 2.2 × 10−3 A
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5. A copper wire of length 1 m and radius 1 mm is joined in series with an iron wire of length 2 m
and radius 3 mm and a current is passed through the wire. The ratio of current densities in the
copper and iron wire is
(1) 18 : 1 (2) 9 : 1 (3) 6 : 1 (4) 2 : 3
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6. A wire has a non-uniform cross-sectional area as shown in figure. A steady current i flows through
it. Which one of-the following statement is correct
(1) The drift speed of electron is constant
(2) The drift speed increase on moving from A to B
(3) The drift speed decreases on moving from A to B
(4) The drift speed varies randomly
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7. A potential difference of V is applied at the ends of a copper wire of length l and diameter d. On
doubling only d, drift velocity.
(1) Becomes two times (2) Becomes half.
(3) Does not change (4) Becomes fourth
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8. A current flows in a wire of circular cross-section with the free electrons travelling with a mean
drift velocity v. If an equal current flows in a wire of twice the radius new mean drift velocity is
v v
(1) v (2) (3) (4) None
2 4
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9. Two wires A and B of the same material, having radii in the ratio 1 : 2 and carry currents in the
ratio 4 : 1. The ratio of drift speeds of electrons in A and B is
(1) 16 : 1 (2) 1 : 16 (3) 1 : 4 (4) 4 : 1
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10. In a neon discharge tube 2.9 × 1018 Ne+ ions move to the right each second while 1.2 × 1018
electrons move to the left per second. Electron charge is 1.6 × 10−19 C. The current in the
discharge tube
(1) 1 A towards right (2) 0.66 A towards right
(3) 0.66 A towards left (4) Zero
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11. From the graph between current i and voltage V shown, identity the portion corresponding to
negative resistance
(1) DE
(2) CD
(3) BC
(4) AB
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12. A wire of length L and resistance R is stretched to get the radius of cross-section halved. What is
new resistance
(1) 5R (2) 8R (3) 4R (4) 16R
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13. The V-i graph for a conductor at temperature T1 and T2 are as shown in the figure. (T2 − T1) is
proportional to
(1) cos 2θ
(2) sin θ
(3) cot 2θ
(4) tan θ
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14. The resistance of a wire at 20 °C is 20 Ω arid at 500 °C is 60 Ω. At which temperature resistance
will be 25 Ω
(1) 50 °C (2) 60 °C (3) 70 °C (4) 80 °C
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15. The specific resistance of manganin is 50 × 10−8 Ωm. The resistance of a manganin cube having
length 50 cm is
(1) 10−6 Ω (2) 2.5 × 10−5 Ω (3) 10−8 Ω (4) 5 × 10−4 Ω
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16. An aluminium rod of length 3.14 m is of square cross-section 3.14 × 3.14 mm2. What should be
the radius of 1 m long another rod of same material to have equal resistance
(1) 2 mm (2) 4 mm (3) 1 mm (4) 6 mm
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17. If a copper wire is stretched to make it 0.1% longer, the percentage increase in resistance will be
(1) 0.2 (2) 2 (3) 1 (4) 0.1
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18. The temperature co-efficient of resistance of a wire is 0.00125 °C−1. At 300 K. It’s resistance is
1 Ω. The resistance of the wire will be 2 Ω at
(1) 1154 K (2) 1127 K (3) 600 K (4) 1400 K
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19. Masses of three wires are in the ratio 1 : 3 : 5 and their lengths are in the ratio 5 : 3 : 1. The ratio
of their electrical resistance is
(1) 1 : 3 : 5 (2) 5 : 3 : 1 (3) 1 : 15 : 125 (4) 125 : 15 : 1
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20. Following figure shows cross-sections through three long conductors of the same length and
material, with square cross-section of edge lengths as shown. Conductor B will fit snugly within
conductor A, and conductor C will fit snugly within conductor B. Relationship between their end
to end resistance is
(1) RA = RB = RC
(2) RA > RB > RC
(3) RA < RB < RC
(4) Information is not sufficient
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21. The V-i graph for a conductor makes an angle θ with V-axis. Here V denotes the voltage and i
denotes current. The resistance of conductor is given by
(1) sin θ (2) cos θ (3) tan θ (4) cot θ
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22. In the figure a carbon resistor has band of different colours on its body. The resistance of the
following body is
(1) 2.2 kΩ
(2) 3.3 kΩ
(3) 5.6 kΩ
(4) 9.1 kΩ
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23. In the following circuit reading of voltmeter V is
(1) 12 V
(2) 8 V
(3) 20 V
(4) 16 V
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24. Five resistances are combined according to the figure. The equivalent resistance between the point
X and Y will be
(1) 10 Ω
(2) 22 Ω
(3) 20 Ω
(4) 50 Ω
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25. What will be the equivalent resistance of circuit shown in figure between points A and D?
(1) 10 Ω
(2) 20 Ω
(3) 30 Ω
(4) 40 Ω
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26. In the network shown in the figure each of resistance is equal to 2 Ω. The resistance between
A and B is
(1) 1 Ω
(2) 2 Ω
(3) 3 Ω
(4) 4 Ω
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27. Seven resistances are connected showing are. The equivalent resistance between A and B is
(1) 3 Ω
(2) 4 Ω
(3) 4.5 Ω
(4) 5 Ω
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28. Four resistances 10 Ω, 5 Ω, 7 Ω and 3 Ω are connected so that they form the sides of a rectangle
AB, BC, CD and DA respectively. Another resistance of 10 Ω is connected across the diagonal
AC. The equivalent resistance between A and B is
(1) 2 Ω (2) 5 Ω (3) 7 Ω (4) 10 Ω
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29. The equivalent resistance between A and B in the circuit shown will be
5
(1) r
4
6
(2) r
5
7
(3) r
6
8
(4) r
7
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30. In the given figure, equivalent resistances between A and B will be
14
(1) Ω
3
3
(2) Ω
14
9
(3) Ω
14
14
(4) Ω
9
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31. In the combination of resistance shown in the figure the potential difference between B and D is
zero, when unknown resistance is
(1) 4 Ω
(2) 2 Ω
(3) 3 Ω
(4) The emf of the cell is required
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32. A current of 2 A flows in a system of conductors as shown. The potential difference (VA − VB)
will be
(1) +2 V
(2) +1 V
(3) −1 V
(4) −2 V
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33. Three resistances each of 4 Ω are connected in the form of an equilateral triangle. The effective
resistance between two corners is
3 8
(1) 8 Ω (2) 12 Ω (3) Ω (4) Ω
8 3
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34. If each resistance in the figure is of 9 Ω, then reading of ammeter is
(1) 5 A
(2) 8 A
(3) 2 A
(4) 9 A
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35. A wire has resistance 12 Ω. It is bent in the form of a circle. The effective resistance between the
two points on any diameter is equal to
(1) 12 Ω (2) 6 Ω (3) 3 Ω (4) 24 Ω
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36. Two uniform wires A and B are of the same metal and have equal masses. The radius of wire A is
twice that of wire B. The total resistance of A and B when connected in parallel is
(1) 4 Ω when the resistance of wire A is 4.25 Ω

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 (2) 5 Ω when the resistance of wire A is 4 Ω
(3) 4 Ω when the resistance of wire B is 4.25 Ω
(4) 5 Ω when the resistance of wire B is 4 Ω
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37. The effective resistance between point P and Q of the electrical circuit shown in the figure is
2Rr
(1)
R+r
8R(R + r)
(2)
3R + r
(3) 2r + 4R
5R
(4) + 2r
2
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38. A new flashlight cell of emf 1.5 volts gives a current of 15 amps, when connected directly to an
ammeter of resistance 0.04 Ω. The internal resistance of cell is
(1) 0.04 Ω (2) 0.06 Ω (3) 0.10 Ω (4) 10 Ω
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39. The internal resistance of a cell of emf 2 V is 0.1 Ω. It’s connected to a resistance of 3.9 Ω. The
vo1eage across the cell will be
(1) 0.5 V (2) 1.9 V (3) 1.95 V (4) 2 V
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40. A primary cell has an emf of 1.5 volts, when short-circuited it gives a current of 3 amperes. The
internal resistance of the cell is
1
(1) 4.5 Ω (2) 2 Ω (3) 0.5 Ω (4) Ω
4.5
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41. A battery of internal resistance 4 Ω is connected to the network of resistances as shown. In order
to give the maximum power to the network, the value of R (in Ω) should be
4
(1)
9
8
(2)
9
(3) 2
(4) 18
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42. A torch bulb rated as 4.5 W, 1.5 V is connected as shown in the figure. The emf of the cell needed
to make the bulb glow at full intensity is
(1) 4.5 V
(2) 1.5 V
(3) 2.67 V
(4) 13.5 V
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43. Potential difference across the terminals of the battery shown in figure is (r = internal resistance of
battery)
(1) 8 V
(2) 10 V
(3) 6 V
(4) Zero
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44. In a mixed grouping of identical cells 5 rows are connected in parallel by each row contains
10 cell. This combination sends a current i through an external resistance of 20 Ω. If the emf and
internal resistance of each cell is 1.5 volt and 1 Ω respectively then the value of i is
(1) 0.14 (2) 0.25 (3) 0.75 (4) 0.68
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45. To get maximum current in a resistance of 3 Ω one can use n rows of in cells connected in
parallel. If the total number of cells is 24 and the internal resistance of a cell is 0.5 then
(1) m = 12, n = 2 (2) m = 8, n = 4 (3) m = 2, n = 12 (4) m = 6, n = 4
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46. 100 cells each of emf 5 V and internal resistance 1 Ω are to be arranged so as to produce
maximum current in a 25 resistance. Each row contains equal number of cells. The number of
rows should be
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 100
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47. In the circuit shown here E1 = E2 = E3 = 2 V and R1 = R2 = 4 Ω. The current flowing between
point A and B through battery will be
(1) Zero
(2) 2 A from A to B
(3) 2 A from B to A
(4) None of these
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48. Figure represents a part of the closed circuit. The potential difference between points A and B
(VA − VB) is
(1) +9 V
(2) −9 V
(3) +3 V
(4) −3 V
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49. n identical cells, each of emf E and internal resistance r, are joined in series to form a closed
circuit. The potential difference across any one cell is
E  n −1
(1) Zero (2) E (3) (4)  ε
n  n 
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50. In the following circuit E1 = 4 V, R1 = 2 Ω, E2 = 6 V, R2 = 2 Ω, and R3 = 4 Ω. The current i is

(1) 1.6 A
(2) 1.8 A
(3) 2.25 A
(4) 1 A
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51. Determine the current in the following circuit
(1) 1 A
(2) 2.5 A
(3) 0.4 A
(4) 3 A
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52. The figure shows a network of currents. The magnitude of current is shown here. The current i
will be
(1) 3 A
(2) 13 A
(3) 23 A
(4) −3 A
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53. In the following circuit the potential difference between P and Q is
(1) 15 V
(2) 10 V
(3) 5 V
(4) 2.5 V
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54. As the switch S is closed in the circuit shown in figure, current passed through it is
(1) 4.5 A
(2) 6.0 A
(3) 3.0 A
(4) Zero
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55. In the circuit shown in figure, the voltmeter reading would be

56. In meter bridge the balancing length from left and when standard resistance of 1 Ω is in right gap
is found to be 20 cm. The value of unknown resistance is
(1) 0.25 Ω (2) 0.4 Ω (3) 0.5 Ω (4) 4 Ω

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57. In an experiment to measure the internal resistance of a cell by potentiometer, it is found that the
balance point is at a length of 2 m when the cell is shunted by a 5 Ω resistance; and is at a length
of 3 m when the cell is shunted by a 10 Ω resistance. The internal resistance of the cell is, then
(1) 1.5 Ω (2) 10 Ω (3) 15 Ω (4) 1 Ω
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58. The storage battery of a car has an emf of 12 V. If the internal resistance of the battery is 0.4 Ω,
what is the maximum current that can be drawn from the battery?
(1) 30 A (2) 3 A (3) 15 A (4) 40 A
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59. A battery of emf 10 V and internal resistance 3 Ω is connected to a resistor. If the current in the
circuit is 0.5 A, what is the resistance of the resistor?
(1) 17 Ω (2) 7 Ω (3) 71 Ω (4) 70 Ω
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60. For the network shown in the figure, the value of the current i is
9V
(1)
35
18V
(2)
5
5V
(3)
9
5V
(4)
18
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