ELECTRIC CURRENT & CIRCUITS

ONLY ONE OPTION IS CORRECT

1. A battery E is connected in series to an ammeter and a voltmeter such that the

respective readings are A and V. Now a resistance is joined in parallel with the
voltmeter. Then
(a) A increases, V decreases (b) A decreases, V increases
(c) A and V both decreases (d) A and V both increases

2. A long conductor of charge q, with charge density  is moving with a velocity 2v

parallel to its own axis. The conventional current due to motion of conductor is I.
Then
q
(a) I  (b) I  2v (c) I  v (d) I  3v
t

3. An ideal battery is connected to a capacitor through a voltmeter. The reading V of the

voltmeter is plotted against time t. The V-t graph for this is given by
V V

(a) (b)

t t
V V

(c) (d)
t t

4. In the circuit shown each battery is 5V and has an internal resistance of 0.2  . The
reading of the voltmeter is V. Then V equals

(a) 5 V (b) 10 V (c) 15 V (d) ZERO

5. In the given circuit, as the sliding contact C is moved from A to
B V
(a) the readings of both the ammeter and the voltmeter remain
constant A B
(b) the readings of both the ammeter and the voltmeter
increase A
(c) the reading of the ammeter remains constant but that of the
voltmeter increases
(d) the reading of the ammeter remains constant but that of the voltmeter decreases

6. Two resistances R1 and R 2 are made of different materials. The temperature

coefficient of the material of R1 is  and that of material of R 2 is  . The resistance
R
of the series combination of R1 and R 2 will not charge with temperature if 1
R2
equals
   2  2 
(a) (b) (c) (d)
   2 

7. In the circuit shown in figure, with steady current, the potential drop across the
capacitor must be
V

V R

2V 2R

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

8. A cell has an emf of 1.5 V. When short circuited, it gives a current of 3 A. The
internal resistance of the cell is
1
(a) 0.5  (b) 2.0  (c) 4.5  (d) 
4.5
9. The equivalent resistance between A and B (of the circuit shown) is
7
A

6

3
B
4

(a) 4.5  (b) 12  (c) 5.4  (d) 20 

10. In the network shown, the equivalent resistance between A and B is

 3

8 4
A B
2 6

6
4 3 24 17
(a)  (b)  (c)  (d) 
3 4 17 24

11. A voltmeter of range 1 V has a resistance of 1000  . To extend the range to 10 V,

the additional series resistance required is
1000
(a)  (b) 1000  (c) 9000 (d) 10000 
9

12. A primary cell has an emf of 1.5 V. When a 5  resistor is connected across it, the
current is 0.2 A. The internal resistance of the cell is
(a) 0.5  (b) 1.25  (c) 2.5  (d) 3.0 

13. In the circuit shown, the voltmeter has a large resistance. The emf of the cell is E. The
reading of the voltmeter is
6 4

+
- E

4 6

E E E
(a) ZERO (b) (c) (d)
10 5 2

14. A battery of internal resistance 4  is connected to the R R

network of resistances as shown. In order that the maximum
power can be delivered to the network, the value of R in 
R 6R R
should be E
4 R 4R
(a) (b) 2 4
9
8
(c) (d) 18
3

15. A block of metal is made in the cuboid form with all edges of unequal length. The
shortest length is one third the longest one. If R max and R min are the maximum and
minimum resistance between parallel faces then,
 R max R max R max
(a) 4 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) Data
R min R min R min
Insufficient

16. The circuit diagram shown consist of a large number of elements (each element has
two resistors R1 and R 2 ). The resistances of the resistors in each subsequent element
1
differs by a factor of k  from the resistances of the resistors in the previous
2
elements. The equivalent resistance between A and B shown in figure is
R1 kR 1 k 2 R1 k 3R1 k 4 R1
A

R2 kR 2 k 2R 2 k 3R 2 k 4R 2 

R1  R 2  R1  R 2   6R1R 2
(a) (b)
2 2

(c)
 R1  R 2   R  R  6R1R 2
2
1
2
2
(d) None of these
2

17. In the circuit shown in figure, the current through

3 A 2 B 2

I
9V 8 8 4

2 D 2 C 2
(a) the 3  resistor is 0.5 A (b) the 3  resistor is 0.25 A
(c) the 4  resistor is 0.5 A (d) the 4  resistor is 0.25 A

18. In a balanced Wheatstone bridge shown, if the positions of the battery E and the
galvanometer G are interchanged, then G will show zero deflection
R1 R2

R4 R3

C
 R1 R 2
(a) only if  (b) only if R1  R 3 and R 2  R 4 .
R3 R4
(c) only if all the resistances are equal. (d) in all cases

19. A cell develops the same power across two resistors r1 and r2 when connected
separately. If r is the internal resistance of the cell then
1 1
(a) r  r1r2 (b) r  r1r2 (c) r   r1r2  (d) r  r1  r2
2 2
20. A uniform conductor has its two free ends joined to a cell of emf E and some non zero
internal resistance. Consider a point P right at the middle of the conductor. Let us now
move away from the midpoint of the conductor in the direction of the current and then
return to P. During this process we study the variation of the potential V at every point
on the path and then plot it against the distance covered (x). The curve that best
represents the variation of V with x is
v v

(a) (b)

E E

x x

(c) v (d) v

<E
<E

x x

21. The circuit shown here is used to compare the e.m.f.’s of the cells E1 and
E 2  E1  E 2  . When the galvanometer is connected to E1 , the null point is at C. When
the galvanometer is connected to E 2 ,
The null point will be

C
A B
E1
E2 G

(a) to the left of C (b) to the right of C (c) at C itself (d) no where on
AB
22. In the given circuit, the ammeter A, assumed to have negligible resistance, reads 0.1
A. The value of R is
12 V R

20 
A

50  30 

(a) 6  (b) 8  (c) 16  (d) 20 

23. A 100 W bulb B1 and two 60 W bulbs B2 and B3 are connected to a 250 V source as
shown in figure. Now W1 , W2 and W3 are the output powers of the bulbs B1 , B2 and
B3 respectively. Then
B1 B2

B3

250 V

(a) W1  W2  W3 (b) W1  W2 > W3 (c) W1 <W2  W3 (d) W1 <W2 <W3

24. A circuit is connected as shown in the figure with the switch S open. When the switch
is closed, the total amount of charge that flows from Y to X is
3 F 6 F
X

3 Y 6

9V

(a) ZERO (b) 54 C (c) 27 C (d) 81 C

MORE THAN ONE OPTION MAY BE CORRECT

25. In the circuit shown, the battery is ideal and has an emf E = 2 V. The resistance of the
coil of the galvanometer G is 1 . The current that flows through the galvanometer G
 is I, the potential difference across the capacitors C1 and C2 , in steady state is V1
and V2 respectively. Then
8 C2  10F

G 2

C1  8F 10 

4V

1
(a) I = 0 (b) I  A (c) V1  1.6 V (d) V2  2.4 V
5
26. A voltmeter and an ammeter having resistance R V and R A respectively are
connected in series to an ideal battery of emf E. The voltmeter reading is V, the
ammeter reading is I, the potential difference across the ammeter is VA and
the total resistance of the circuit is R. Which of the following statements(s) seem to be
correct?
V E
(a) V  E (b) R V  (c) VA  E  V (d) R A  R V 
I I

27. In the circuit shown, E, F, G and H are cells of e.m.f. 2 V, 1 V, A

3 V and 1 V respectively and their internal resistance are 2  , F E
1  , 3  , and 1  respectively. D B
2 2
(a) VD  VB   V G H
13
2 C
(b) VD  VB  V
13
21
(c) VG  V  Potential difference across G.
13
19
(d) VH  V  Potential difference across H.
13
28. For the circuit shown in the figure

I R1
2 k

24 V 6 k R 2 R L 1.5 k

(a) the current I through the battery is 7.5 mA

(b) the potential difference across R L is 18 V
(c) ratio of powers dissipated in R1 and R 2 is 3
(d) if R1 and R 2 are interchanged, magnitude of the power dissipated in R L will
decrease by a
 factor of 9

29. In the circuit shown, the battery is ideal, with emf E  15 V and it sends a current I in
the circuit. All resistors are identical and each resistor has resistance R  3  . The
potential difference across the capacitor in steady state is VC , then
R C  3F
2 3
1
R
R R
7 8
4

6 5
E = 15 V

(a) I  1A (b) VC  9 V (c) VC  12 V (d) I  3 A

30. A current I 0 enters network the network at A and leaves at B, when some potential
difference is maintained across the point A and B. If R AB is the equivalent resistance
between A and B, VC and VD be the potentials at the points C and D respectively and
I be the current flowing through the branch CD, then which of the following is
correct?

20  C 5

A B
I0
5 D 20 

3
(a) VC  VD (b) R AB  8  (c) I  I0 , from D to C (d) I  0
5
31. When the switch K is open, the equivalent resistance between A and B is 20  .
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

20  C R

A B
K

5 D 20 
(a) R  80 
(b) No current flows through K when it is closed
(c) The powers dissipated in R and in the 5 resistor are always equal
(d) The powers dissipated in the two 20  resistors are unequal
32. In the circuit shown, that contains a capacitor C and a resistor R, the C R
capacitor C is uncharged initially. When the terminal X is joined to the
terminal Y for a long time, it is observed that a heat H1 is produced in the
resistor. When the terminal X is joined to the terminal Z, again for a long Y
time, it is observed that a heat H 2 is produced in the resistor. Also, energy
supplied by the battery during the process of charging is H. Then Z
X
H
(a) H1  H 2  (b) H1  H 2  2H
2
(c) H1  H 2  H (d) The maximum energy stored in C at
any time is H1

33. In the circuit shown in figure, the switch S is closed at t = 0. S

The voltage across the capacitor C at time t after the switch S
is closed is V. The voltage as t   is V0 . E R C
(a) V  1  e3t / RC  (b) V0 
E E
3 3 R

(c) V  1  e 2t / RC  (d) V0 

E E
2 2

34. A microammeter has a resistance of 100  and a full scale range of 50 A . It can be
used as a voltmeter of as a higher range ammeter provided a resistance is added to it.
Pick the correct range and resistance combination(s).
(a) 50 V range with 10 k resistance in series.
(b) 10 V range with 200 k resistance in series.
(c) 5 mA range with 1 resistance in parallel.
(d) 10 mA range with 1 resistance in parallel

35. In the circuit shown, when the switch is closed, the capacitor
charges with a time constant t1 and when the switch is opened (after C R
the capacitor has been charged ) then the capacitor discharges with R
a time constant t 2 . Then
t + -
(a) 1  2 (b) t1  t 2  3RC
t2
t
(c) 1  1 (d) t1  t 2  2RC
t2
36. A battery of e.m.f. E and internal resistance r is connected to a variable resistor R as
shown. Which one of the E
following is true?
r

(a) Potential difference across the terminals of the battery is maximum when R = r
(b) Power delivered to resistor is maximum when R = r
(c) Current in the circuit is maximum when R = r
(d) Current in the circuit is maximum when R >>r
 SUBJECTIVE QUEESTIONS

37. In the circuit of figure, determine the current, in ampere, in each resistor and the
voltage across the 200  resistor.

40 V 360 V 80 V
200 
80  20  70 

 x
38. For the network shown in figure, show that the resistance R ab  1    . Find x
 17 

a 1 1 b

1
3 5

39. A capacitor in an RC circuit is charged to 60% of its maximum value in 0.9 s. What is
the time constant of the circuit? (Express your result in second to the nearest integer).

40. Switch S has been closed for a long time, and the electric circuit
shown in figure carries a constant current. Take
C1  3 F, C2  6 F, R1  4 k, and R 2  7 k . The power
S
delivered to R 2 is 2.4 W.
(a) Find the charge on C1 , in C . R2
(b) Now the switch is left open for a long time. Find the
change in value of charge on C2 , in C .

41. In figure, suppose the switch has been closed for a time
12 k
sufficiently long for the capacitor to become fully charged. Find
(a) the steady-state current in each resistor, in A . S
(b) the charge Q on the capacitor, in C . 10 F
R 2  15 k
(c) the switch is now opened at t = 0. Write an equation for
the current I through R 2 as a function of time. 9V

(d) the time interval required for the charge on the capacitor 3k
to fall to one-fifth is initial value, in
millisecond.

42. A 75 W tungsten light bulb has a resistance of 190  when switched on and 15  .
When switched off. Estimate the temperature, in kelvin of the filament when the bulb
is switched on. Given   4.5 103 o C1
43. Two wires of different materials x and y have resistances per unit lengths,
 C
1
100   km  , 50   km 
1 1 o
and temperature coefficients 0.0025 , 0.00075

 C
1
o
respectively. It is desired to make a coil having 1000  resistance and a

temperature coefficient of 0.001 o C  by using suitable lengths of the two wires in

1

series. Calculate their respective lengths in metre.

44. The emf of a storage battery is 90 V before charging and 100 V after charging. When
charging began the current was 10 A. What is current, in ampere, at the end of
charging if the internal resistance of the storage battery during the whole process of
charging may be taken as constant and equal to 2  ?

3 4
45. The circuit shown in figure is made of a homogeneous wire of uniform cross-
Q
section. 1234 is a square. The ratio 12 of the amounts of heat liberated per
Q34
unit time in conductor 1-2 and 3-4 is found to be 11x  y 2x , where x and y
are non zero positive integers. Find the values of x and y. 1 2