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Subject : Physics Paper Set : 1

Standard : 12 Current-1 Date : 14-06-2025
Total Mark : 200 Time : 0H:0M

.............. Physics - Section A (MCQ) .............. (A) 9 (B) 1111

(C) 0.9 (D) 111.1
(1) A. The drift velocity of electrons decreases with (6) Copper and silicon is cooled from 300 K to 60 K,
the increase in the temperature of conductor. the specific resistance
B. The drift velocity is inversely proportional to
(A) decrease in copper but increase in silicon
the area of cross-section of given conductor.
C. The drift velocity does not depend on the (B) increase in copper but decrease in silicon
applied potential difference to the conductor. (C) increase in both
D. The drift velocity of electron is inversely
proportional to the length of the conductor. (D) decrease in both.
E. The drift velocity increases with the increase in (7) Given below are two statements
the temperature of conductor. Statement I : The equivalent resistance of
Choose the correct answer from the options resistors in a series combination is smaller than
given below: least resistance used in the combination.
(A) A and B only Statement II : The resistivity of the material is
(B) A and D only independent of temperature.
In the light of the above statements, choose the
(C) B and E only correct answer from the options given below
(D) B and C only (A) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
(2) A potential difference of 5 V is applied across a (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
conductor of length 10 cm. If drift velocity of (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
electrons is 2.5 × 10−4 m/s, then electron mobility
will be ............ m2 V −1 s−1 (D) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(A) 5 × 10−4 (B) 5 × 10−6 (8) Length of a hollow tube is 5 m, it’s outer diameter
(C) 5 × 10 −2
(D) 0 is 10 cm and thickness of it’s wall is 5 mm. If
(3) If an observer is moving with respect to a resistivity of the material of the tube is
stationary electron, then he observes 1.7 × 10−8 Ωm then resistance of tube will be
(A) 5.6 × 10−5 Ω (B) 2 × 10−5 Ω
(A) Only magnetic field (B) Only electric field
(C) 4 × 10−5 Ω (D) None of these
(C) Both (a) and (b) (D) None of the above
(9) Two wires A and B of the same material, having
(4) The following four wires are made of the same
radii in the ratio 1 : 2 carry currents in the ratio
material and are at the same temperature. Which
4 : 1. The ratio of drift speed of electrons in A and
one of them has highest electrical resistance
B is .......
(A) Length = 50 cm, diameter = 0.5 mm (A) 16 : 1 (B) 1 : 16
(B) Length = 100 cm, diameter = 1 mm (C) 1 : 4 (D) 4 : 1
(C) Length = 200 cm, diameter = 2 mm (10) Two wires of the same dimensions but
(D) Length = 300 cm, diameter = 3 mm resistivities ρ1 and ρ2 are connected in series. The
equivalent resistivity of the combination is
(5) The temperature coefficient of resistance of (A) ρ1 + ρ2 (B) ρ1 +ρ2

tungsten is 4.5 × 10−3◦ C −1 and that of

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√
germanium is −5 × 10−2◦ C −1 . A tungsten wire of (C) ρ1 ρ2 (D) 2(ρ1 + ρ2 )
resistance 100 Ω is connected in series with a (11) Suppose the drift velocity vd in a material√varied
germanium wire of resistance R. The value of R with the applied electric field E as vd ∝ E
for which the resistance of combination does not .Then V − I graph for a wire made of such a
change with temperature is .......... Ω material is best given by

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 (A) (B) (A) 5 (B) 10
(C) 15 (D) 20
(19) Which of the following graph represents the
variation of resistivity ( ρ ) with temperature (T )
for copper ?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)

(12) A potential difference of V is applied at the ends (C) (D)

of a copper wire of length l and diameter d. On
doubling only d, drift velocity
(A) Becomes two times (B) Becomes half
(C) Does not change (D) Becomes one fourth
(13) A thick wire is stretched so that its length become
two times. Assuming that there is no change in its
(20) In copper wire each atom releases one free
density, then what is the ratio of change in
electron. If diameter is 1 mm and current is 1.1 A
resistance of wire to the initial resistance of wire
(A) 2 : 1 (B) 4 : 1 find drift velocity. (ρ = 9 × 10+3 kg/m3
M = 63 gm/mole)
(C) 3 : 1 (D) 1 : 4 (A) 0.33 mm/sec (B) 0.1 mm/sec
(14) A current I flows through a uniform wire of (C) 0.2 mm/sec (D) 0.2 cm/sec
diameter d, when the mean drift velocity is vd .
(21) Equal potentials are applied on an iron and
The same current will flow through a wire of
copper wire of same length. In order to have the
diameter d/2 made of the same material, if the
same current flow in the two wires, the ratio r
mean drift velocity of the electrons is
(iron)/r (copper) of their radii must be (Given that
(A) v4 (B) v2
specific resistance of iron = 1.0 × 10−7 ohm − m
(C) 4v (D) 2v and specific resistance of copper =
(15) In an electrolyte 3.2 × 1018 bivalent positive ions 1.7 × 10−8 ohm − m)
drift to the right per second while 3.6 × 1018 (A) About 1.2 (B) About 2.4
monovalent negative ions drift to the left per (C) About 3.6 (D) About 4.8
second. Then the current is (22) If a rod has resistance 4 Ω and if rod is turned as
(A) 1.6 amp to the left (B) 1.6 amp to the right half cycle then the resistance along diameter
(C) 0.45 amp to the right (D) 0.45 amp to the left ............. Ω
(A) 1.56 (B) 2.44
(16) Consider a wire having current 10 A having area
of crossection 1 cm2 . If number of electrons per (C) 4 (D) 2
unit volume is 9 × 1028 m−3 . Find the drift velocity (23) Every atom makes one free electron in copper. If
of electrons 1.1 ampere current is flowing in the wire of
(A) 6.94 × 10−6 m/s (B) 1.94 × 10−3 m/s copper having 1 mm diameter, then the drift
(C) 5.94 × 10−2 m/s (D) 2.94 × 10−4 m/s velocity (approx.) will be (Density of copper
= 9 × 103 kg m−3 and atomic weight = 63)
(17) When a piece of aluminium wire of finite length is (A) 0.3 mm/ sec (B) 0.1 mm/ sec
drawn through a series of dies to reduce its
diameter to half its original value, its resistance (C) 0.2 mm/ sec (D) 0.2 cm/ sec
will become ........ times (24) Temperature coefficient at 0 o C is 0.00125 o C −1 .
(A) 2 (B) 4 At a temperature of 25 o C its resistance is 1 Ω.
(C) 8 (D) 16 Find the temperature at which resistance is 1.2 Ω
(A) 1225 K (B) 190 o C
(18) A wire of resistance x ohm is drawn out, so that
its length is increased to twice its original length, (C) 260 o C (D) 185 K
and its new resistance becomes 20 Ω, then x will (25) Two wires of the same material are given. The
be ........ Ω first wire is twice as long as the second and has

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 twice the diameter of the second. The resistance
of the first will be
(A) Twice of the second (B) Half of the second
(D) Four times of the
(C) Equal to the second second
(26) Two conductors have the same resistances at 0◦ C
(A) cos 2θ (B) sin θ
but their temperature coefficients of resistance
are α1 and α2 . The respective temperature (C) cot 2θ (D) tan θ
coefficients for their series and parallel (33) The V − i graph for a conductor makes an angle θ
combinations are : with V − axis. Here V denotes the voltage and i
(A) α1 + α2 , α1 +α
2
2
(B) α1 +α
2
2 α1 +α2
, 2 denotes current. The resistance of conductor is
(C) α1 + α2 , αα11+α
α2
(D) α1 +α 2
, α 1 + α2 given by
(A) sin θ (B) cos θ
2 2
(27) Two conductors are made of the same material
and have the same length. Conductor A is a solid (C) tan θ (D) cot θ
wire of diameter 1.0 mm. Conductor B is a hollow (34) Consider a block of conducting material
tube of outside diameter 2.0 mm and inside ofresistivity ’ρ’ shown in the figure. Current ’I’
diameter 1.0 mm. The resistance ratio RA /RB will enters at ’A’ and leaves from ’D’. We apply superp
be osition principle to find voltage ’∆V ’ developed
(A) 1 (B) 2 between ’B’ and ’C’. The calculation is done in the
(C) 3 (D) 4 following steps:
(28) A wire has resistance of 24 Ω is bent in the (i) Take current ’I’ entering from ’A’ and assume it
following shape. The effective resistance to spread over a hemispherical surface in the
between A and B is .............. Ω block.
(ii) Calculatefield E(r) at distance ’r’ from A by
using Ohm’s law E = ρj, where j is the current per
unit area at ’r’.
(iii) From the ’r’ dependence of E(r), obtain the
potential V (r) at r.
(iv) Repeat (i), (ii) and (iii) for current ’I’ leaving
’D’ and superpose results for ’A’ and ’D’.
(A) 24 (B) 10 ∆V measured between B and C is
(C) 3
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(D) None of these
(29) Through a semiconductor, an electric current is
due to drift of
(A) Free electrons
(B) Free electrons and holes
(C) Positive and negative ions
(D) Protons
(30) If a copper wire is stretched to increase its length
by 20%. The percentage increase in resistance of (A) ρI
(B) ρI
− ρI
the wire is ..........% 2π(a−b) πa π(a+b)

(A) 40 (B) 41 (C) ρIa − (a+b)

ρI
(D) 2πa
ρI
− 2π(a+b)
ρI

(C) 44 (D) 43 (35) Three copper rods are subjected to different

(31) The resistivity of iron is1 × 10−7 ohm − m. The potential difference. Compare the drift speed of
resistance of a iron wire of particular length and electrons through them. Assume that all 3 are at
thickness is 1 ohm. If the length and the diameter the same temperature.
of wire both are doubled, then the resistivity in Length Diameter Potential
difference
ohm − m will be
(A) 1 × 10−7 (B) 2 × 10−7 (A) L 3d V

(C) 4 × 10−7 (D) 8 × 10−7 (B) 2L d 2V

(32) The V − i graph for a conductor at temperature (C) 3L 2d 2V

T1 and T2 are as shown in the figure. (T2 − T1 ) is (A) vA = vB > vC (B) vA > vB > vC
proportional to (C) vA < vB < vC (D) None of these
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 (36) Eight copper wire of length l and diameter d are (42) A uniform wire of length l and radius r has a
joined in parallel to form a single composite resistance of 100 Ω. It is recast into a wire of radius
conductor of resistance R. If a single copper wire r
2
. The resistance of new wire will be ............... Ω
of length 2 l have the same resistance (R) then its
(43) A wire of resistance R and radius r is stretched till
diameter will be .....d.
(A) 3 (B) 4 its radius became r/2. If new resistance of the
stretched wire is xR, then value of x is
(C) 2 (D) 1
(44) To determine the resistance (R) of a wire, a circuit
(37) Select the correct statement is designed below, The V − I characteristic curve
(A) Electric current is a vector quantity for this circuit is plotted for the voltmeter and the
(B) Resistivity of a conductor decreases with ammeter readings as shown in figure. The value of
increase in temperature R is . . . . . . .Ω
(C) Resistance is the opposition to the flow of
current
(D) Current density is a scalar quantity
(38) A wire has a non-uniform cross-section as shown
in figure.A steady current flows through it. The
drift speed of electrons at points P and q is vP
and vQ . (45) A copper wire is stretched to make it 0.5% longer.
The percentage change in its electric resistance if
its volume remains unchanged is ................ %
(46) The resistance of a coil is 4.2 Ω at 100 o C and the
temperature coefficient of resistance of its
(A) vP = vQ (B) vP < vQ material is 0.004 o C. Its resistance at 0 o C is .............
(C) vP > vQ (D) Data insufficient Ω
(39) Two conductors of same length are connected in (47) The thermo e.m.f. of a thermo-couple is
parallel as shown in figure. Their cross-sectional 25 µV /o C at room temperature. A galvanometer
areas A1 and A2 and their resistivities are ρ1 and of 40 ohm resistance, capable of detecting current
ρ2 respectively. The equivalent resistivity of this as low as 10−5 A, is connected with the
combination is thermocouple. The smallest temperature
difference that can be detected by this system is
................ o C
(48) A wire of length 5 m and radius 1 mm has a
resistance of 1 ohm. What length of the wire of
(A) ρ1 ρ2 (A1 −A2 )
(B) ρ1 ρ2 (A1 +A2 ) the same material at the same temperature and
of radius 2 mm will also have a resistance of
A1 ρ2 +A2 ρ1 A1 ρ1 +A2 ρ2

(C) ρ1 ρ2 (A1 −A2 )

A1 ρ1 +A2 ρ2
(D) ρ1 ρ2 (A1 +A2 )
A1 ρ2 +A2 ρ1 1 ohm .............. m
(40) In a hydrogen discharge tube it is observed that (49) The temperature coefficient of resistance for a
through a given cross-section 3.13 × 1015 wire is 0.00125 o C. At 300 K its resistance is
electrons are moving from right to left and 1 ohm. The temperature at which the resistance
3.12 × 1015 protons are moving from left to right. becomes 2 ohm is .......... K
What is the electric current in the discharge tube
and what is its direction (50) Current l versus time t graph through a conductor
(A) 1 mA towards right (B) 1 mA towards left is shown in the figure. Average current through
the conductor in the interval 0 to 15 s is ............ A
(C) 2 mA towards left (D) 2 mA towards right

............ Physics - Section B (NUMERIC) ............

(41) The current flowing through a conductor

connected across a source is 2 A and 1.2 A at 0◦ C
and 100◦ C respectively. The current flowing
through the conductor at 50◦ C will be
...... × 102 mA.

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Subject : Physics Paper Set : 1

Current-1 Date : 14-06-2025
Standard : 12
Total Mark : 200 (Answer Key) Time : 0H:0M

Physics - Section A (MCQ)

1-B 2-B 3-C 4-A 5-A 6-A 7-B 8-A 9-A 10 - B

11 - C 12 - C 13 - C 14 - C 15 - B 16 - A 17 - D 18 - A 19 - D 20 - B
21 - B 22 - C 23 - B 24 - B 25 - B 26 - B 27 - C 28 - B 29 - B 30 - C
31 - A 32 - C 33 - D 34 - B 35 - A 36 - B 37 - C 38 - C 39 - D 40 - A

Physics - Section B (NUMERIC)

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