X –Assignment - 3

Subject – Physics (Current Electricity)

Series and Parallel combination, Circuit Solving

1. Two wires of same metal have the same length but their cross sections are in the ratio 3 : 1. They are
joined in series. The resistance of the thicker wire is 10 . The total resistance of the combination is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2. What is the equivalent resistance of the network shown in figure ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

3. Eight resistances each of 4 ohm are connected in the circuit as shown in figure. The equivalent resistance
between A and B is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

4. In the circuit shown in figure, the total current supplied by the battery is

(a) 1 A (b) 2 A (c) 3 A (d) 6 A

5. The reading of ammeter shown in figure is

(a) 6.56 A (b) 3.28 A (c) 2.18 A (d) 1.09 A

6. Five equal resistances each of value R are connected to form a network as shown in figure. The
equivalent resistance of the network between the points A and B is

(a) (b) (c) R (d)

7. A and B are two points on a uniform ring of resistance R. The = , where O is the centre of the
ring. The equivalent resistance between A and B is

(a) (b) (c) ( ) (d)

8. The given figure shows a network of resistances. The effective resistance between points A and B of
network is

(a) ( ) (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 2

9. For the circuit shown in the figure, the current in the 4 resistor is

(a) 0.5 A (b) 0.25 A (c) 1 A (d) 1.5 A

10. What is the potential difference between the points A and B in the circuit diagram shown in figure ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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11. Seven resistances each of 20 are connected with 2 V battery as shown in figure. The reading of
ammeter will be

(a) ( ) (b) ( ) (c) ( ) (d) ( )

12. In the circuit shown, the value of

(a) R = 15 (b) R = 30 (c) = 36 V (d) = 180 V

13. The resultant resistance of the circuit between A and B is

(a) (b) (c) 2R (d) R

14. In the circuit shown below, the current that flows from a to b when the switch S is closed is

(a) – 1.5 A (b) + 1.5 A (c) + 1.0 A (d) – 1.0 A

15. In the circuit shown below each resistance is R. The current I is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

16. A number of 24 resistors are connected as shown in the figure. Then the effective resistance between P
and Q is

(a) 21.6 (b) 24.8 (c) 26 (d) 36

17. The effective resistance across the points A and I is

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0.5 (d) 5

18. The potential difference between A and B as shown in the given figure is

(a) 1 V (b) 2 V (c) 3 V (d) 4 V

19. The equivalent resistance between points A and B with switch S open and closed are respectively

(a) 4 , 8 (b) 8 , 4 (c) 6 , 9 (d) 9 , 6

20. The equivalent resistance between the terminals A and D in the following circuit is

(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 5 (d) 30

Internal Resistance, Potential Difference and emf of cells

21. Three equal resistances each of 3 are in series and connected to a cell of internal resistance one ohm. If
these resistances are in parallel and connected to the same cell, then the ratio of the respective currents
through the electric circuits in the two cases is
(a) 1/8 (b) 1/7 (c) 1/5 (d) 1/3
22. The emf of the battery in the circuit shown in figure is 15 volt and internal resistance is 0.5 ohm. What
is the current drawn from the battery ?

(a) 1 A (b) 2 A (c) 3 A (d) 4 A

23. The emf of a cell is and its internal resistance is r. Its terminals are connected to a resistance R. The
potential difference between the terminals is 1.6 V for R = 4 , and 1.8 V for R = 9 . Then,
(a) = 1 V, r = 1 (b) = 2 V, r = 1 (c) = 2 V, r = 2 (d) = 2.5 V, r = 0.5
24. When a current of 2 A flows in a battery from negative to positive terminal, the potential difference
across it is 12 V. If a current of 3 A flowing in the opposite direction produces a potential difference of
15 V, the emf of the battery is
(a) 12.6 V (b) 13.2 V (c) 13.5 V (d) 14.0 V
25. A battery of emf produces currents I1 and I2 when connected to external resistances R1 and R2
respectively. The internal resistance of the battery is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

26. In the given figure, the internal resistance of the cell is

(a) 2 (b) 2.5 (c) 1 (d) 1.5

27. The number of dry cells, each of emf 1.5 volt and internal resistance 0.5 ohm that must be joined in series
with a resistance of 20 ohm so as to sent a current of 0.6 ampere through the circuit is
(a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
28. 32 cells each of emf 3 V are connected in series and kept in a box. Externally, the combination shows an
emf of 84 V. The number of cells reversed in the connection is
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8
29. n identical cells, each of emf and internal resistance r, are joined to form a closed circuit. One cell (A)
is joined with reverse polarity. The potential difference across each cell, except A is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

30. Two batteries of emfs 2 V and 1 V of internal resistances 1 and 2 respectively are connected in
parallel. The effective emf of the combination is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

31. 4 cells each of emf 2 V and internal resistance of 1 are connected in parallel to a load resistor of 2 .
Then the current through the load resistor is
(a) 2 A (b) 1.5 A (c) 1 A (d) 0.888 A
32. Four cells of identical emf and internal resistance r are connected in series to a variable resistor. The
following graph shows the variation of terminal voltage of the combination with current. The emf of each
used is

(a) 1.4 V (b) 5.6 V (c) 2 V (d) 1 V

Kirchhoff’s Laws
33. In the given circuit voltage across resistance R4 is

(a) 0.4 V (b) 0.6 V (c) 0.8 V (d) 1.0 V

34. The figure shows a network of currents. The magnitude of current is shown here. The current I will be

(a) –3 A (b) 3 A (c) 13 A (d) 23 A

35. A current of 6 A enters one corner P of an equilateral triangle PQR having 3 wires of resistances 2 each
and leaves by the corner R. Then the currents I1 and I2 are

(a) 2 A, 4 A (b) 4 A, 2 A (c) 1 A, 2 A (d) 2 A, 3 A

36. Figure shows currents in a part of an electric circuit, then current I is

(a) 1.7 A (b) 3.7 A (c) 1.3 A (d) 1 A

37. In the circuit shown, current flowing through 25 V cell is

(a) 7.2 A (b) 10 A (c) 12 A (d) 14.2 A

38. For what value of R will the current in galvanometer be zero ?

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7

39. In the circuit as shown in the figures current flowing through 20 resistor is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

40. The equivalent resistance between X and Y in the circuit shown is

(a) 10 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 14

41. A circuit is as shown in the figure. Then, the current from A to B is

(a) + 500 mA (b) + 250 mA (c) – 250 mA (d) – 500 mA

42. When the switch S is closed in the circuit shown in figure, the current passing through it is

(a) 7.5 A (b) 3.0 A (c) 4.5 A (d) 6.5 A

43. In the circuit shown, the current through the 5 resistor is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

44. In the part of a circuit shown in figure, the potential difference between points G and H (VG – VH) will be

(a) 0 V (b) 12 V (c) 7 V (d) 3 V

Wheatstone Bridge
45. In the Wheatstone’s network as shown in the figure, P = 10 , Q = 20 , R = 15 , S = 30 . The current
passing through the battery of negligible resistance is

(a) 0.36 A (b) 0 A (c) 0.18 A (d) 0.72 A

46. In the Wheatstone bridge as shown in the figure, in order to balance the bridge, we must have

(a) R1 = 3 ; R2 = 3 (b) R1 = 6 ; R2 = 15
(c) R1 = 1.5 ; R2 = any finite value (d) R1 = 3 ; R2 = any finite value
47. Four resistors are connected as shown in the figure. A 6 V battery of negligible resistance is connected
across terminals A and C. The potential difference across terminals B and D will be

(a) 0 V (b) 1.5 V (c) 2 V (d) 3 V

48. In a Wheatstone’s network, P = 2 , Q = 2 , R = 2 and S = 3 . The resistance with which S is to be
shunted in order that the bridge may be balanced is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6
49. Consider the following statements regarding the network shown in the figure.

(1) The equivalent resistance of the network between points A and B is independent of value of G.
(2) The equivalent resistance of the network between points A and B is

(3) The current through G is zero.

Which of the given statements is/are true ?
(a) (1) alone (b) (2) alone (c) (2) and (3) (d) (1), (2) and (3)
50. Five equal resistances, each of resistance R, are connected as shown in figure. A battery of V volt is
connected between A and B. The current flowing in FC will be

(a) (b) (c) (d)

51. The resistances in the four arms of a Wheatstone network in cyclic order are 5 , 2 , 6 and 15 . If a
current of 2.8 A enters the junction of 5 and 15 , then the current through 2 resistor is
(a) 1.5 A (b) 2.8 A (c) 0.7 A (d) 2.1 A
52. Six resistors each of 10 are connected as shown. The equivalent resistance between points X and Y is

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

53. The resistance to be connected in parallel with 12 resistance in the circuit so that potential difference
between B and D is zero is

(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 3

 Answer Key

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C B C C C C D D B A
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C D A D A B B A B B
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C A B B D B C B D B
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D A A D A A C D A C
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B C D C A D A D D C
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