AAI ATC Physics 2025 & IMD SA Physics - Assignment-2

1. Find the equivalent resistance of the following circuit.

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

2. Find the equivalent resistance of the following circuit.

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

3. Find the equivalent resistance of the following circuit (take all the resistances to be R).

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
4. Find the equivalent resistance of the following circuit in Ohms.

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

5. Find the equivalent resistance of the following circuit.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) Can’t be determined

6. Determine the resistance between the points and of the frame made of thin
homogeneous wire, assuming that the number of triangles with sides decreasing by half tends
to infinity as shown in the figure. Side is equal to and the resistance per unit length
is .
 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

7. Consider an infinite grid of resistances as shown in the figure. Find the equivalent
resistance between the points and .

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

8. Consider an infinite grid of resistances as shown in the figure. Find the equivalent
resistance between the points and .

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
9. Consider an infinite grid of resistances as shown in the figure. Find the equivalent
resistance between the points and .

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

10. The equivalent resistances of the following circuits are respectively

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

11. A resistor pyramid is shown in the figure. If each resistor is of value and there are levels
then what is the total resistance across the pyramid? What is the resistance of an infinite
pyramid of this type?

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

12. In a battery of cells supposed to be in series some are wrongly connected. The cells are
sealed in a box. When a similar cell is connected in opposition to the battery, the current
produced by the combination through an external resistor of is 0.075 A. How many
cells are wrongly connected? What are the emf and internal resistance of the battery if the
emf and internal resistance of each cell are V and ?
(a) V and
(b) V and
(c) V and
(d) V and

13. Find the equivalent resistance between the terminals of the following infinite ladder.

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

14. Find the equivalent resistance between the terminals of the following infinite ladder.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
15. cells, each of emf and internal resistance , are arranged in a ring in series. Two points
including cells on one side and cells on the other side are connected to a resistor .
Calculate the current through .

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

16. Calculate the equivalent resistance between the terminals of the cell as shown in the figure.
The resistance of each quadrant is and that of each of the intersecting diameters is .

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

17. Find the potential difference between the points and .

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

18. A part of a circuit in the steady state with the currents flowing in the branches and the values
of resistances are shown in the figure below. Calculate the energy stored in the capacitor
.

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

19. A straight copper kg/m3, wire of length m and cross-

2
section of mm carries a current A. Assuming that one free electron
corresponds to each copper atom; find the time an electron takes to pass through end-to-end
of the copper wire.
(a) day hours minutes
(b) day hours minutes
(c) day hours minutes
(d) day hours minutes

20. Find the potential difference between the points and in the figure below. What will be the
current through the V cell if and are joined by a wire?
 (a) V, A
(b) V, A
(c) V, A
(d) V, A

21. In a metallic conductor, under the effect of applied electric field, the free electrons of the
conductor
(a) drift from higher potential to lower potential.
(b) move in the curved paths from lower potential to higher potential.
(c) move with the uniform velocity throughout from lower potential to higher potential.
(d) move in the straight line path in the same direction.

22. The number density of free electrons in copper is nearly 8 × 1028 m–3. A copper wire has its
area of cross section 2 × 10–6 m2 and is carrying a current of 3.2 A. The drift speed of the
electrons is____×10–6 ms–1.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

23. A battery of 6 V is connected to the circuit as shown below. The current I drawn from the
battery is:

(a) 1 A
(b) 2 A
(c) 6/11 A
(d) 4/3 A
24. Two wires A and B of same material having lengths and radii and drift
velocities respectively carry same current. If and then the value
of is
(a) 0.25
(b) 0.5
(c) 2.0
(d) 1.0

25. Two isolated metallic solid spheres of radii R and 2R are charged such that both have same
charge density σ. The spheres are then connected by a thin conducting wire. If the new
charge density of the bigger sphere is σ'. The ratio σ'/σ is
(a) 5/3
(b) 9/4
(c) 5/6
(d) 4/3

26. Find the current in the three resistors as shown in the following figure.

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

27. Drift velocity of electrons is due to

(a) Motion of conduction electron due to random collisions
(b) Motion of conduction electron due to electric field
(c) Repulsion to the conduction electron due to inner electrons of ions
(d) Collision of conduction electrons with one another

28. A cylindrical wire P has resistance 10 . A second wire Q has length and diameter half that
of P. If the material of both the wires is same, then resistance of wire Q is
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 5
(d) 5/2
29. The current passing through the AB branch of the circuit shown in the figure is

(a) 10/17 A
(b) 4/17 A
(c) 16/17 A
(d) 6/17 A

30. Two identical coaxial circular coils carry a current I each, circulating in the same direction. If
the coils are being made to approach each other
(a) the current in each will remain the same
(b) the current in each will increase
(c) the current in each will decrease
(d) the current in one will increase and in the other it will decrease

31. For Ohmic conductor the drift velocity and the electric field applied across it are related
as
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

32. A current of 10 A is passing through a metallic wire of cross sectional area 4×10–6 m2. If
the density of the aluminum conductor is 2.7 gm/cc considering aluminum gives 1
electron per atom for conduction find the drift speed of the electrons if molecular
weight of aluminum is 27 gm.
(a) 1.6 × 10–4 m/s
(b) 3.6 × 10–4 m/s
(c) 2.6× 10–4 m/s
(d) 1.5× 10–4 m/s

33. When a potential difference V is applied across a conductor at a temperature T, the drift
velocity of electrons is proportional to
(a)
(b) V
(c)
(d) T
34. The phenomenon of pair production is
(a) Ejection of an electron from a nucleus
(b) Ejection of an electron from a metal surface
(c) Ionization of a neutral atom
(d) The production of an electron and a positron from γ-rays

35. Mobility of free electrons in a conductor is:

(a) Directly proportional to electron density
(b) Directly proportional to relaxation time
(c) Inversely proportional to electron density
(d) Inversely proportional to relaxation time

36. The electron drift speed is small and the charge of the electron is also small but still, we
obtain large current in a conductor. This is due to:
(a) The conducting property of the conductor
(b) The resistance of the conductor is small
(c) The electron number density of the conductor is small
(d) The electron number density of the conductor is enormous

37. The relaxation time (τ) for a free electron metal is

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

38. Three coplanar, parallel, long straight wires are equally spaced, that is, the distance between
each pair of successive wires is the same. The first and the third wire carry currents of 1 A
each, in the same direction. What must be the current in the second wire (wire in the middle),
so that the other two wires do not feel any net force?
(a) 0.25 A in opposite direction to those in the first and the third
(b) 0.5 A in the same direction as those in the first and the third
(c) 0.5 A in the opposite direction to those in the first and the third
(d) 0.25 A in the same direction as those in the first and the third

39. In the circuit shown below, the switch is kept in position a for a long time and is then thrown
to position b. The amplitude of this resulting oscillating current is given by
(a)
(b)
(c) Infinity
(d)

40. Gases begin to conduct electricity at low pressure because

(a) at low pressure, gases turn into plasma
(b) Colliding electrons can acquire higher kinetic energy due to increases mean free path
leading to ionization of atoms
(c) Atom breaks up into electrons and protons
 (d) The electrons in atoms can move freely at low pressure

41. The electric current passes through a metallic wire produces heat because of
(a) collisions of conduction electrons with each other
(b) collisions of the atoms of the metal with each other
(c) the energy released in the ionization of the atoms of the metal
(d) collisions of the conduction electrons with the atoms of the metallic wire

42. The main power supply in India is at 220V, whereas that in the US is at 110V. Which one
among the following statements in this regard is correct?
(a) 110V is safer but more expensive to maintain
(b) 110V is safer and cheaper to maintain
(c) 110V ads to lower power loss
(d) 110V works better at higher latitudes

43. Resistance of a carbon resistor determined from colour codes is . The

colour of third band must be:
(a) Green
(b) Orange
(c) Yellow
(d) Red

44. The resistance of platinum wire at is 2 and 6.8 at . The temperature coefficient
of resistance of the wire is:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

45. Find the value of for the given circuit.

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 0.5
(d) 0.1

46. Equivalent resistance between the adjacent corners of a regular n-sided polygon of uniform
wire of resistance R would be
(a)
 (b)
(c)
(d)

47. A wire of certain material is stretched slowly by 10%. Its new resistance and specific
resistance become respectively
(a) 1.21 times, same
(b) both remains the same
(c) 1.1 times, 1.1 times
(d) 1.2 times, 1.1 times

48. Wire bound resistors are made by

(a) Winding the wires of an alloy of Ge, Au, GA
(b) Winding the wires of an alloy of Manganin, constantan, Nichrome
(c) Winding the wires of an alloy of Cu, Al, Ag
(d) Winding the wires of an alloy of Si, Tu, Fe

49. If the potential at A is greater than the potential at B, then the equivalent resistance of the
circuit across AB is

(a) 4.4
(b) 5.2
(c) 3.6
(d) 5.6

50. All resistances in figure are 1 each. The value of current ‘ ’ is A. The value of
is_______.

(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 10
(d) 12
51. The total current supplied to the circuit as shown in figure by the 5 V battery is _____ A.

(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 1/2
(d) 1/4

52. The resistance of a metal is 5 and 6 at and , respectively. The temperature at

which the resistance is 7 is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

53. A carbon resistor with color code is shown in the figure. There is no fourth band in the
resistor. The value of the resistance is

(a) 24 M 20%
(b) 14 k 5%
(c) 24 k 20%
(d) 34 k 10%

54. The length of a potentiometer wire is 1200 cm and it carries a current of 60 mA. For a cell of
emf 5V and internal resistance of 20 , the null point on it is found to be at 1000 cm. the
resistance of whole wire is
(a) 80
(b) 100
(c) 60
(d) 120

55. Which of the following will not be observed when a multimeter (operating in resistance
measuring mode) probes connected across a component, are just reversed?
 (a) Multimeter shows no deflection in both cases, i.e. before and after reversing the probes if
the chosen component is metal wire.
(b) Multimeter shows an equal deflection in both cases, i.e. before and after reversing the
probes is the chosen component is resistor.
(c) Multimeter shows no deflection in both cases i.e. before and after reversing the probes if
the chosen component is capacitor.
(d) Multimeter shows a deflection, accompanied by a splash of light out of connected
component in one direction and no deflection on reversing the probes if the chosen
component is LED.

56. A piece of platinum and germanium are heated above the room temperature, then the
resistance of
(a) Germanium will increase while platinum will decrease with temperature
(b) Platinum will increase while germanium will decrease with temperature
(c) Both platinum and germanium will increase with temperature
(d) Both platinum and germanium will decrease with temperature

57. The color code of a resistance is given below. The values of resistance and tolerance
respectively, are

(a) 47 K , 10 %
(b) 4.7 K , 5 %
(c) 470 , 5 %
(d) 47 K , 5 %

58. When a DC voltage is applied at the two ends of a circuit kept in a closed box, it is observed
that the current gradually increases from zero to a certain value and then remains constant.
What do you think that the circuit contains?

(a) A resistor alone

(b) A capacitor alone
(c) A resistor and an inductor in series
(d) A resistor and a capacitor in series
59. What will be the equivalent resistance between the terminals A and B of the infinite resistive
network shown in the figure?

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

60. The current through 2 resistance for the given circuit is

(a) 1.4 A
(b) 2.5 A
(c) Zero
(d) 4.2 A

61. Masses of three wires of copper are in the ratio 1:3:5 and their lengths are in the ratio 5:3:1.
The ratio of their electrical resistance are:
(a) 1:3:5
(b) 5:3:1
(c) 1:15:125
(d) 125:15:1

62. Shunt wire should be _____.

(a) Thick and long
(b) Thick and short
(c) Thin and long
(d) Thin and short

63. identical resistance are taken in which resistors are joined in series in the left gap and
the remaining resistances are joined in parallel in the right gap of a meter-bridge.
Balancing length in cm is
 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

64. A 100 W tungsten light bulb has a resistance of 250 when it was turned ON and 25
when turned OFF. The ambient room temperature is 25 . Find the temperature of the
filament when the bulb is turned ON. (Let, αtungsten = 4.5×10–3/ )
(a) 2600
(b) 2025
(c) 2500
(d) 2625

65. Find the equivalent resistance across AB

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

66. A and B are two points on a uniform ring of resistance 19 . The angle ∠AOB = 45°. The
equivalent resistance between A and B is

(a) 8.02
(b) 20.8
(c) 3.8
(d) 2.082
67. What will be current through the 200 resistor in the given circuit, a long time after the
switch K is made on?

(a) Zero
(b) 100 mA
(c) 10 mA
(d) 1 mA

68. Which of the following circuit is used to verify Ohm's law?

69. Consider a cylindrical conductor of length L and area of cross-section . The specific
conductivity varies as where is the distance along the axis of the cylinder
from one of its ends. The resistance of the system along the cylindrical axis is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

70. The electrical conductivity of a metal is

(a) directly proportional to the mean free path
(b) directly proportional to the mass of electron
(c) inversely proportional to the relaxation time
(d) inversely proportional to the mean free path
71. An electric motor operates on a 50 V supply and a current of 12 A. If the efficiency of the
motor is 30%, what is the resistance of the winding of the motor?
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 2.9
(d) 3.1

72. The external diameter of a 314 m long copper tube is 1.2 cm and the internal diameter is 1
cm. Calculate its resistance if the specific resistance of copper is ohm-meter.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

73. A small power station supplies electricity to 5000 lamps connected in parallel. Each lamp has
a resistance of 220 and is operated at 220 V. The total current supplied by the station is
(a) 2500A
(b) 3500A
(c) 5000A
(d) 10000A

74. A uniform wire of resistance R, of the radius r is uniformly drawn until its radius is reduced
to r/n. Its new resistance is
(a) nR
(b) n3R
(c) n2R
(d) n4R

75. The resistance of a wire is R ohm. If it is melted and stretched to n times its original length,
its new resistance will be
(a) R/n
(b) n2R
(c) R/n2
(d) nR

76. The resistance of an ammeter is 13 and its scale is graduated for a current up-to 100 A.
After an additional shunt has been connected to this ammeter it becomes possible to measure
currents up-to 750 A by this meter. The value of shunt resistance is
(a) 20
(b) 2
(c) 0.2
(d) 2 k

77. Two resistances R1 and R2 are made of different materials. The temperature coefficient of the
material of R1 is α and of the material R2 is –β. The resistance of the series combination of R1
and R2 will not change the temperature, if R1/R2 equals
 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

78. Two resistances at 0°C with temperature coefficient of resistance α1 and α2 joined in series
act as a single resistance in a circuit. The temperature coefficient of their single resistance
will be
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

79. A rod of a certain metal is 1.0 m long and 0.6 cm in diameter. Its resistance is 3.0 × 10-3 .
Another disc made of the same metal is 2.0 cm in diameter and 1.0 mm thick. What is the
resistance between the round faces of the disc?
(a) 1.35 × 10-8
(b) 2.70 × 10-7
(c) 4.05 × 10-6
(d) 8.10 × 10-5

80. Pick out the wrong feature about carbon resistors

(a) Compact
(b) Inexpensive
(c) Relatively sensitive to temperature
(d) Mostly used for higher resistor value

81. The dimensions of resistance are same as those of _____ where is the Planck's constant and
is the charge
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

82. The equivalent resistance between the points A and B will be (each resistance is 15 )

(a) 30
(b) 8
(c) 10
 (d) 40

83. A 30V, 90W lamp is to be operated on a 120V D.C. line. For proper glow, a resistor of _____
ohm should be connected in series with the lamp.
(a) 40
(b) 10
(c) 20
(d) 30

84. The heat developed in a system is proportional to the current though it

(a) cannot be Joule heat
(b) cannot be Thomson heat
(c) cannot be Peltier heat
(d) can be any the three heats mentioned above

85. 24 Cells of emf 1.5 V each having internal resistance of 1 ohm are connected to an external
resistance of 1.5 ohms. To get maximum current
(a) all cells are connected in series combination
(b) all cells are connected in parallel combination
(c) 4 cells in each row are connected in series and 6 such rows are connected in parallel
(d) 6 cells in each row are connected in series and 4 such rows are connected in parallel

86. Metal alloys are used for making standard resistance coils because
(a) They have high thermal conductivity
(b) Their resistance depends weakly on temperature
(c) They have low thermal conductivity
(d) Their resistance depends strongly on temperature

87. The current I is in the circuit shown is

(a) 1.33 A
(b) Zero
(c) 2.00 A
(d) 1.00 A

88. The electrical resistance of depletion layer large because

(a) It has no charge carriers
(b) It has a large number of charge carriers
(c) It contains electrons as charge carriers
(d) It has holes as charge carriers
89. The length of a given cylindrical wire is increased by 150%. Due to the consequent decrease
in diameter the change in the resistance of the wire will be
(a) 225%
(b) 525%
(c) 325%
(d) 425%

90. A copper rod of length 20 cm and cross-sectional area 2 mm2 is joined with a similar
aluminum rod as shown below. Find the resistance of the combination between the ends. The
resistance of pair of rods is [ρAl = 2.6 × 10–8 –m and ρCu = 1.7 × 10–8 –m]

(a) 1.0 m
(b) 2.0 m
(c) 3.0 m
(d) None of these

91. Total emf produced in a thermocouple does not depend on

(a) the metals in the thermocouple
(b) Thomson coefficients of the metals in the thermocouple
(c) temperature of the junctions
(d) the duration of time for which the current is passed through thermocouple

92. In the circuit shown here, what will be the final value of the current through the 20 resistor
after the key has been closed?

(a) Zero
(b) 0.1 A
(c) 1/15 A
(d) None of the above
93. The equivalent resistance between the points P and Q in the given network of resistors is
equal to

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) None of the above

94. The potential difference between the points P and Q in the circuit diagram given below is

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

95. Fuse wire is a wire of

(a) Low resistance and low melting point
(b) Low resistance and high melting point
(c) High resistance and high melting point
(d) High resistance and low melting point

96. In the network shown in figure each resistance is 1 . The effective resistance between A and
B is

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

97. From the graph between current I and voltage V shown in figure, identify the portion
corresponding to negative resistance.

(a) DE
(b) CD
(c) BC
(d) AB

98. Bulb B1 is 100W - 250 V and bulb B2 is 100 W - 200 V are connected across 250 V. What is
potential drop across B2?

(a) 200 V
(b) 250 V
(c) 98 V
(d) 48 V

99. In a meter bridge the balancing length from the left end (standard resistance of 1 is in the
right gap) is found to be 20 cm. The value of the unknown resistance is
(a) 0.3
(b) 0.25
(c) 0.4
(d) 0.5

100. If the electrical resistance of a typical substance suddenly drops to zero, then the
substance is called:
(a) superconductor
(b) semiconductor
(c) conductor
(d) insulator
101. A uniform metallic wire carries a current 2A, when 3.4V battery is connected across it.
The mass of uniform metallic wire is 8.92 × 10–3 kg , density is 8.92 × 103 kg/m3 and
resistivity is 1.7 × 10–8 – m. The length of wire is:
(a) l = 10m
(b) l = 100m
(c) l = 5m
(d) l = 6.8 m

102. Which of the following graph represents the variation of resistivity (ρ) with temperature
(T) for copper?

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

103. A piece of copper is to be shaped into a conducting wire of maximum resistance. The
suitable length and diameter are _____ and ______ respectively:
(a) 2L and d/2
(b) L/2 and 2d
(c) L and d
(d) 2L and d

104. Two wires A and B are of same lengths but different radii made up of copper and iron
respectively. They carry same current under the same potential difference. If specific
resistance of copper and iron is 1.7×10−8 -m and 1.0×10−7 m respectively, the ratio of
their radii rB/rA will be
(a) 1.2
(b) 2.4
(c) 3.6
(d) 4.8

105. A constant voltage is applied between the two ends of a uniform metallic wire. Some heat
is developed in it. The heat developed is doubled if
(a) both the length and radius of the wire are halved
(b) both the length and radius of the wire are doubled
(c) the radius of the wire is doubled
(d) the length of the wire is doubled where the time remains the same in both the cases

106. The material whose resistivity is insensitive to temperature is

(a) silicon
(b) copper
(c) silver
(d) nichrome
107. The equivalent resistance of the circuit shown below between points a and b is:

(a) 24
(b) 3.2
(c) 20
(d) 16

108. In the given circuit, the current (I) through the battery will be:

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

109. In this figure the resistance of the coil of galvanometer G is 2 . The emf of the cell is
4V. The ratio of potential difference across C1 and C2 is:

(a) 1
(b) 4/5
(c) 3/4
 (d) 5/4

110. In the circuit diagram shown in figure given below, the current flowing through
resistance 3 is A. The value of is ____.

(a) 1
(b) 0.1
(c) 0.5
(d) 1.5

111. The equivalent resistance between A and B_____

(a) 2/3
(b) 3/2
(c) 1/3
(d) 1/2

112. The effective current I in the given circuit at very high frequencies will be _____A.
 (a) 22
(b) 88
(c) 66
(d) 44

113. The current drawn from the battery in the given network is (Internal resistance of battery
is neglected)

(a) 2.4 A
(b) 3.6 A
(c) 0.6 A
(d) 1.2 A

114. Figure shown below; calculate the net current from the battery and net resistance of the
circuit.

(a) 1.33 A, 15/2

(b) 1.33 A, 15
(c) 1.5 A, 10
(d) 1.5 A, 15

115. In the network shown, each resistance is equal to R. The equivalent resistance between
adjacent corners A and D is
 (a) R
(b) 2R/3
(c) 3R/7
(d) 8R/15

116. Seven resistances, each of value 20 , are connected to a 2 V battery as shown in the
figure. The ammeter reading will be

(a) 1/10 A
(b) 3/10 A
(c) 4/10 A
(d) 7/10 A

117. In the given circuit, potential difference between points A and B is

(a) 6.7 V
(b) 3.7 V
(c) 4 V
(d) 10 V

118. Consider the circuit shown below. The current in the 4 resistor is
 (a) 0.25 A
(b) 0.50 A
(c) 0.75 A
(d) 1.00 A

119. A battery consists of a variable number of identical cells (having internal resistance
each) which are connected in series. The terminals of the battery are short-circuited and the
current is measured. Which of the graphs shows the correct relationship between and ?

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

120. Constantine wire is used in making standard resistances because its

(a) specific resistance is low
(b) density is high
(c) temperature coefficient of resistance is negligible
(d) melting point is high

121. The electric current I in the circuit shown is

(a) 6A
(b) 2A
(c) 3A
(d) 4A

122. In the electrical network shown in the figure, the potential difference across 3
resistance will be
 (a) 12 V
(b) 2.4 V
(c) 24 V
(d) 36 V

123. The equivalent resistance between A and B is

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

124. A wire is bent is the form of a triangle now the equivalent resistance R between its one
end and the midpoint of the side is

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

125. The effective resistance between points P and Q of the electrical circuit shown in the
figure is
 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

126. Calculate the effective resistance between A and B in following network.

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

127. In the circuit shown in the figure, find the current in 45

(a) 4 A
(b) 2.5 A
(c) 2 A
(d) 3.5 A

128. A Wheatstone bridge consisting of four arms of resistances P, Q, R, S is most sensitive

when
(a) all the resistances are equal
(b) all the resistances are unequal
(c) the resistances P and Q are equal but R >> P and S >>Q
(d) the resistances P and Q are equal but R <<P and S<<Q
129. Resistance of 12 and X are connected in parallel in the left gap and resistances of 9
and 7 are connected in series in the right gap of the meter bridge. If the balancing length is
36 cm, then the value of resistance X is
(a) 72
(b) 54
(c) 36
(d) 64

130. In the Wheatstone’s bridge shown below, in order to balance the bridge we must have:

(a) R1 = 3 , R2 = 6
(b) R1 = any finite value, R2 = 6
(c) R1 = any finite value, R2 = any finite value
(d) R1 = 3 , R2 = any finite value

131. A 12 cm wire is given a shape of a right angled triangle ABC having sides 3 cm, 4 cm
and 5 cm as shown in the figure. The resistance between two ends (AB, BC, CA) of the
respective sides is measured one by a multi-meter. The resistances will be in the ratio

(a) 9:16:25
(b) 27:32:35
(c) 21:24:25
(d) 3:4:5

132. Two rods are joined end to end, as shown. Both have a cross-sectional area of 0.01 cm2,
each is 1 meter long. One rod is of copper with a resistivity of 1.7×10–6 -cm, the other is of
iron with a resistivity of 10–5 -cm. How much voltage is required to produce a current of 1
ampere in the rods?
 (a) 0.00145V
(b) 0.0145 V
(c) 1.7×10–6 V
(d) 0.117 V

133. Two 220V, 100W bulbs are connected first, in series and then in parallel. Each time the
combination is connected to a 220V AC supply line, the power drawn by the combination in
each case respectively will be
(a) 50W, 200W
(b) 50W, 20W
(c) 100W, 50W
(d) 200W, 150W

134. A network of resistances cell and capacitor C (=2μF) is shown in adjoining figure. In
steady-state condition, the charge on 2μF capacitor is Q, while R is unknown resistance.
Values of Q and R are respectively

(a) 4μ C and 10
(b) 4μ C and 4
(c) 2μ C and 2
(d) 8μ C and 4

135. In the circuit shown the value of in ampere is:

(a) 1
(b) 0.60
(c) 0.4
 (d) 1.5

136. Which of the following is the correct Kirchhoff’s loop rule?

(a) The algebraic sum of the currents meeting at a junction is zero
(b) The algebraic sum of potential drops across all resistors in a circuit is zero
(c) The algebraic sum of the currents across all the resistors in a circuit is zero
(d) The algebraic sum of potential drops across all resistors plus those across sources in a
circuit is zero.

137. The equivalent resistance between A and B of network shown in figure is

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

138. Two electric bulbs have tungsten filaments of same length. If one of them gives 60 W
and other 100 W, then
(a) 100W bulb has thicker filament
(b) 60W bulb has thicker filament
(c) Both filaments are of same thickness
(d) It is possible to get different wattage unless the lengths are different

139. An ammeter and a voltmeter of resistance R are connected in series to an electric cell of
negligible internal resistance. Their readings are A and V respectively. If another resistance
R is connected in parallel with voltmeter
(a) both A and V will increase
(b) both A and V will decrease
(c) A will decrease and V will increase
(d) A will increase and V will decrease

140. The equivalent resistance of the circuit as shown in the figure between the points A and B
is

(a) 1
 (b) 0.5
(c) 2
(d) 4

141. In the given figure, the value of will be ___ V.

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

142. A battery of 54 cells each of emf 1.5 V and internal resistance 2 is to be connected in
order to send a maximum current through a 12 resistor. The correct arrangement has to be
(a) 2 rows of 27 cells connected in parallel.
(b) 18 rows of 3 cells connected in parallel.
(c) 9 rows of 6 cells connected in parallel.
(d) 3 rows of 18 cells connected in parallel.

143. In a potentiometer arrangement, a cell of emf 1.5 V gives a Balance point a 150 cm
length of the wire. If the cell is replaced by another cell and the balance point shift to 210 cm,
what is the emf of the second cell?
(a) 3.2 V
(b) 1.2 V
(c) 4.4 V
(d) 2.1 V

144. Consider the circuit shown. If all the cells have negligible internal resistance, what will
be the current through the 2 resistor when steady state is reached?
 (a) 0.66 A
(b) 0.29 A
(c) 0 A
(d) 0.14 A

145. Six cells, each of emf 5 V and internal resistance 0.1 are connected as shown in Figure.
The reading of the ideal voltmeter V is

(a) 30 V
(b) 5 V
(c) 15 V
(d) Zero

146. Internal resistance of a cell is independent of

(a) the circuit elements connected to it
(b) surface area of the electrode
(c) distance between the electrode
(d) concentration of the electrolytes

147. Find the correct answer.

(a) Both primary and secondary cells can be charged
(b) Only secondary cells can be charged
(c) Only primary cells can be charged
(d) None of the above

148. In the circuit shown, find the internal resistance value of the ac generator, if the average
rate at which energy is dissipated in R is maximum

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

149. A cell of internal resistance is connected across an external resistance . Then the ratio
of the terminal voltage to the emf of the cell is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

150. A fuse wire of radius 0.2 mm blows off with a current of 5 A. The fuse wire of same
material but of radius 0.3 mm will blow off with a current of
(a) A
(b) A
(c) A
(d) A

151. An inverter battery operates on 24 V and has negligible internal resistance. It is rated at
140 ampere-hour. What external resistance would have to be connected to the battery if it
were to be discharged in 14 hours
(a) 1.6
(b) 2.4
(c) 5.9
(d) 10.0

152. The emf of three cells connected in parallel are E1 = 5 V, E2 = 8 V and E3 = 10 V and
their internal resistances are R1 = 1 , R2 = 2 and R3 = 3 respectively. By changing E3 to
E3n, the equivalent emf is doubled, then E3n in V is
(a) 12
(b) 34
(c) 47
(d) 82

153. A battery of emf 8 V and internal resistance 0.5 is being charged by a 120 V d.c.
supply using a series resistor of 15.5 . The terminal voltage of 8 V battery during charging
is
(a) 11.5 V
(b) 112 V
(c) 14 V
(d) 6 V

154. A battery is charged at a potential of 15V in 8h when the current flowing is 10A. The
battery on discharge supplies a current of 5A for 15h. The mean terminal voltage during
discharge is 14V.The watt- hour efficiency of battery is
(a) 80%
(b) 90%
(c) 87.5%
 (d) 82.5%

155. When a resistor of 11 is connected in series with a electric cell. The current following
in it is 0.5A. Instead when a resistor of 5 is connected to the same electric cell in series, the
current increases by 0.4A. The internal resistance of the cell is
(a) 1.5
(b) 2
(c) 2.5
(d) 3.5

156. The denial cell is balanced on 125cm length of a potentiometer. Now, the cell is short
circuited by a resistance of 2 and the balance is obtained at 100 cm. The internal resistance
of the denial cell is
(a) 4/3
(b) 1.5
(c) 1.25
(d) 0.5

157. A potential difference across the terminals of a battery is 50V when 11 A current is
drawn and 60 V, When 1 A current is drawn. The emf and the internal resistance of the batter
are
(a) 62 V, 2
(b) 63 V, 1
(c) 61 V, 1
(d) 64 V, 2

158. The internal resistance of a dry cell is:

(a) equal to that of electrolyte cell
(b) smaller than that of electrolytic cell
(c) higher than that of electrolytic cell
(d) zero

159. The inversion temperature of a copper-iron thermocouple is 540°C when the cold
junction temperature is 0°C. If the cold junction temperature is increased by 10°C, then the
neutral temperature and inversion temperature of the thermocouple respectively are
(a) 270°C and 530°C
(b) 270°C and 550°C
(c) 280°C and 530°C
(d) 280°C and 550°C

160. The thermocouple among the following that can produce maximum thermo emf for the
same temperature difference between the junction is
(a) Fe -Cu
(b) Ag – Au
(c) Sb - Bi
(d) Cu – Pb
161. For a given thermocouple neutral temperature
(a) is a constant
(b) depends on cold junction
(c) depends on inverse temperature
(d) double that of cold junction temperature

162. Inversion temperature for a thermocouple is the temperature at which thermo emf
(a) increases
(b) remains unchanged
(c) changes erratically
(d) reverses in sign

163. Two identical batteries each of emf 2 V and internal resistance 1 are available to
produce heat in an external resistance by passing a current through it. The maximum power
that can be developed across R using these batteries is
(a) 3.2 W
(b) 2 W
(c) 1.28 W
(d) 8/9 W

164. The specific resistance of a conductor increases with

(a) Increase in temperature
(b) Increase in cross-sectional area
(c) Decrease in length
(d) Decrease in cross-sectional area

165. When the temperature difference between the hot junctions of a given thermocouple
is , the thermo emf is 30 mV. The temperature of junction is decreased by and
cold junction's temperature is increased by . The percentage decrease in thermo emf is
(assume thermo emf is directly proportional to the temperature difference)
(a) 43
(b) 2.16
(c) 20.4
(d) 21.6

166. A battery of emf 2.1 V and internal resistance 0.05 is shunted for 5 s by a wire of
constant resistance 0.02 mass 1 g and specific heat 0.1 cal/g/ . The rise in the temperature
of the wire is
(a) 10.7
(b) 21.4
(c) 107
(d) 214
167. An electrical meter of internal resistance 20 gives a full scales deflection when one
milli-ampere current, that can be measured by using three resistors of resistance 12 each, in
milli-ampere is:
(a) 10
(b) 8
(c) 6
(d) 4

168. The balancing length for a cell is 560 cm in a potentiometer experiment. When an
external resistance of 10 is connected in parallel to a cell, the balancing length changes by
60 cm. The internal resistance of the cell in ohm, is
(a) 1.6
(b) 1.4
(c) 1.2
(d) 0.12

169. If current is passed through Sb-Bi thermocouple then

(a) heat is produced at junction where current is from Sb to Bi
(b) heat is absorbed at junction where current is from Sb to Bi
(c) Both junction will become hot
(d) Both junction will become cold

170. Emf of lead accumulator after complete charging is

(a) 2.0 V
(b) 1.8 V
(c) 1.5 V
(d) 2.2 V

171. For comparing the emfs of two cells with a potentiometer, a standard cell is used to
develop a potential gradient along the wires. Which of the following possibilities would
make the experiment unsuccessful?
(a) The emf of the standard cell is larger than the emfs of the two cells.
(b) The diameter of the wires is the same and uniform throughout.
(c) The number of wires is ten.
(d) The emfs of the standard cell is smaller than the emfs of the two cells.

172. Pick out the wrong statement.

(a) In a simple battery circuit, the point of lowest potential is the negative terminal of the
battery.
(b) The resistance of an incandescent lamp is greatest when the lamp is switched off.
(c) An ordinary 100 W lamp has less resistance than a 60 W lamp.
(d) At constant voltage, the heat development in a uniform wire varies inversely as the length
of the wire used.
173. Five cells each of emf and internal resistance send the same amount of current
through an external resistance whether the cells are connected in parallel or in series. Then,
the ratio is
(a) 2
(b) 1/2
(c) 1/5
(d) 1

174. A tetrahedral is consisting of 6 identical wires as shown in the figure. Each wire is having
a resistance of 4 . When an ideal cell of emf 5 V is connected across AB as shown, then
current through OR is

(a) 4A
(b) 6/19 A
(c) Zero
(d) 1 A

175. Flash light equipped with a new set of batteries, produces bright white light. As the
batteries wear out
(a) the light intensity gets reduced with no change in its colour.
(b) light colour changes first to yellow and then red with no change in intensity.
(c) it stops working suddenly while giving white light.
(d) colour changes to red and also intensity gets reduced.

176. The temperature of the cold junction of a thermocouple is and the temperature of the
hot junction is T °C. The relation for the thermo emf is given by, (when A =
16 and B = 0.08). The temperature of inversion will be:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

177. When a battery of emf 8V with internal resistance 0.5 is charged by a 120V DC supply
using a series resistance of 15.5 , then the terminal voltage of the battery is
(a) 11.5 V
(b) 20 V
(c) 21.5 V
(d) 12.3 V
178. The current inside an electrolytic cell is carried by
(a) positive ions
(b) negative ions
(c) both positive and negative ions
(d) electrons

179. Current provided by a battery is maximum when

(a) internal resistance is equal to external resistance
(b) internal resistance is greater than external resistance
(c) internal resistance is less than external resistance
(d) None of the above

180. The thermo emf of a hypothetical thermocouple varies with the temperature θ of hot
junction as . In volts, where the ratio a/b is 700 °C, If the cold junction is kept
at 0 °C, then the neutral temperature is
(a) 700 °C
(b) 1400 °C
(c) 390 °C
(d) no neutral temperature is possible for this thermocouple

181. Two identical heater filaments are connected first in parallel and then in series. At the
same applied voltage, the ratio of heat produced in same time for parallel to series will be:
(a) 4 : 1
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 2
(d) 1 : 4

182. The power of two electric bulbs age P1 and P2 respectively. If they are connected in
series, then power of the combination will be
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

183. Two coils require 20 minutes and 60 minutes respectively to produce same amount of
heat energy when connected separately to the same source. If they are connected in parallel
arrangement to the same source; the time required to produce same amount of heat by the
combination of coils, will be _____ min.
(a) 20
(b) 15
(c) 10
(d) 5

184. A direct current of 4 A and an alternating current of peak value flow through resistance of
3 and 2 respectively. The ratio of heat produced in the two resistances in same interval of
time will be:
 (a) 3 : 2
(b) 3 : 1
(c) 3 : 4
(d) 4 : 3

185. A bulb of power 660 W radiates uniformly in all directions. The pressure exerted by the
radiation on the surface at a distance of 5 m is
(a) 5 × 10–8 Pa
(b) 2 × 10–9 Pa
(c) 7 × 10–9 Pa
(d) 3/π × 10–8 Pa

186. The power dissipated by a resistance R, carrying a sinusoidal AC current of peak value
IP is_____
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

187. A circular wire has current density where r is the radial distance,
out of the wire radius is 2 mm. The end-to-end potential applied to the wire is 50 V. How
much energy (in joule) is converted to thermal energy in 100s?
(a) 1200 π
(b) 800 π
(c) 3200 π
(d) 600 π

188. Two metallic wires A and B are made using copper. The radius of wire A is r while its
length is l. A dc voltage V is applied across the wire A, causing power dissipation, P. The
radius of wire B is 2r and its length is 2l and the same dc voltage V is applied across it
causing power dissipation P1. Which one of the following is the correct relationship between
P and P1?
(a) P = 2P1
(b) P = P1/2
(c) P = 4P1
(d) P = P1

189. It takes 12 minutes to boil 1 litre of water in an electric kettle. Due to some defect it
becomes necessary to remove 20% turns of heating coil of the kettle. After repair, how much
time will it take to boil 1 litre of water?
(a) 9.6 minute
(b) 14.4 minute
(c) 16.8 minute
(d) 18.2 minute
190. The resistance of a device component decreases as the current through it increases and it
is described by the relation, where is the current. Determine the
minimum power delivered. (Assume, )
(a) 22.4 W
(b) 18.6 W
(c) 19.8 W
(d) 21.6 W

191. What will be the maximum number of 60 W bulbs in parallel that can be turned on when
a house wiring supplied with a 220 V supply line is protected by a 6 ampere fuse?
(a) 11
(b) 22
(c) 66
(d) 33

192. The bulb which glows with maximum intensity in the given circuit is

(a) 4 bulb
(b) 2 bulb
(c) 3 bulb
(d) 6 bulb

193. Consider the following two circuits

[A] 20 bulbs are connected in series to a power supply line.
[B] 20 bulbs identical to [A] are connected in a parallel circuit to an identical power supply
line.
Identify which of the following is not true?
(a) If one bulb in [A] blows out, all others will stop glowing
(b) Bulbs in [A] glow brighter, since the current flowing in [A] is higher
(c) If one bulb in [B] blows, other bulbs will still glow
(d) Bulbs in [B] have the highest voltage across each bulb

194. A 500 resistor connected to an external battery is placed inside a thermally insulated
cylinder fitted with a frictionless piston. The cylinder contains an ideal gas. A current of
200 mA flows through the resistor as shown in the figure. The mass of the piston is 10 kg.
Assuming m/s2, the speed at which the piston will move upward, due to heat
dissipated by the resistor, so that the temperature of the gas remains unchanged is
 (a) 10 cm/s
(b) 15 cm/s
(c) 20 cm/s
(d) 30 cm/s

195. You are given resistance wire of length 50 cm and a battery of negligible resistance. In
which of the following cases is largest amount of heat generated?
(a) When the wire is connected to the battery directly
(b) When the wire is divided into two parts and both the parts are connected to the battery in
parallel.
(c) When the wire is divided into four parts and all the four parts are connected to the battery
in parallel.
(d) When only half of the wire is connected to the battery.

196. A30V-90W lamp is operated on a 120V DC line. A resistor is connected in series with
the lamp in order to glow it properly. The value of resistance is
(a) 10
(b) 30
(c) 20
(d) 40

197. There are a 25W-220 V bulb and a 100W-220V line. Which electric bulb will glow more
brightly?
(a) 25W bulb
(b) 100W bulb
(c) Both will have equal incandescence
(d) Neither 25W nor 100W bulb will give light

198. What will happen when a 40 W, 220 V lamp and 100 W, 220 V lamp are connected in
series across 440 V supply?
(a) 40 W lamp will fuse.
(b) 100 W lamp will fuse.
(c) Both the lamp will fuse.
(d) Neither lamp will fuse.

199. A railway compartment is lit up by thirteen lamps each taking 2.1 amp at 15 volts. The
heat generated per second in each lamp will be
(a) 4.35 cal
 (b) 5.73 cal
(c) 7.5 cal
(d) 2.5 cal

200. A heating-coil is labeled 100 W, 220 V. The coil is cut in two equal halves and the two
pieces are joined in parallel to the same source. The energy now liberated per second is
(a) 25 J
(b) 50 J
(c) 200 J
(d) 400 J

201. A battery is charged at a potential of 15 V for 8 h when the current flowing is 10 A. The
battery on discharge supplies a current of 5 A for 15 h. The mean terminal voltage during
discharge is 14 V. The watt-hour efficiency of the battery is
(a) 82.5%
(b) 80%
(c) 90%
(d) 87.5%

202. 40 electric bulbs are connected in series across a 220 V supply. After one bulb is fused
the remaining 39 are connected again in series across the same supply. The illumination will
be
(a) more with 40 bulbs than with 39
(b) more with 39 bulbs than with 40
(c) equal in both the cases
(d) in the ratio 402 : 392

203. An electric kettle has two heating coils. When one of the coils is connected to an AC
source, the water in the kettle boils in 10 min. When the other coil is used the water boils in
40 min. If both the coils are connected in parallel, the time taken by the same quantity of
water to boil will be
(a) 25 min
(b) 15 min
(c) 8 min
(d) 4 min

204. Which of the following quantities does not change when a resistor connected to a battery
is heated due to the current?
(a) Drift speed
(b) Resistivity
(c) Resistance
(d) Number of free electrons

205. An electric heater is rated 1500 watt. If electric power costs Rs. 2 per kilo-watt hour, then
the cost of power for 10 hours running of the heater is
(a) Rs. 30
 (b) Rs. 15
(c) Rs. 150
(d) Rs. 25

206. A constant voltage is applied between the two ends of a metallic wire. If both the length
and the radius of the wire are doubled, the rate of heat developed in the wire
(a) will be doubled
(b) will be halved
(c) will be remain the same
(d) will be quadrupled

207. An 1800 W toaster, a 1.3 kW electric fan and 100W lamp are plugged in the same 120V
circuit i.e., all the three devices are in parallel. What is the approximate value of the total
current (i.e. sum of the current drawn by the three devices) through circuit?
(a) 40 A
(b) 120 A
(c) 18 A
(d) 27A

208. Which of the following is/are the properties of a fuse wire?

(a) Made of alloy of tin
(b) Has a low melting point
(c) Connected in series with main supply
(d) All of the above

209. An electric kettle takes 4A current at 220 V. How much time will it take to boil 1 kg of
water from room temperature ? (the temperature of boiling water is )
(a) 12.6 min
(b) 12.8 min
(c) 6.3 min
(d) 6.4 min

210. The electric current passes through a metallic wire produces heat because of
(a) collisions of conduction electrons with each other.
(b) collisions of the atoms of the metal with each other.
(c) the energy released in the ionization of the atoms of the metal.
(d) collisions of the conduction electrons with the atoms of the metallic wire.

211. A constant potential difference is applied across the ends of a wire. Which one of the
following operations will reduce the rate of heat generation to half?
(a) Both length and diameter are halved.
(b) Both length and diameter are doubled.
(c) Diameter is halved and length is doubled.
(d) Diameter is doubled and length is halved.
212. If the galvanometer G does not show any deflection in the circuit shown, the value of R is
given by

(a) 50
(b) 100
(c) 400
(d) 200

213. Certain galvanometers have a fixed core made of non magnetic metallic material. The
function of this metallic material is
(a) to oscillate the coil in magnetic field for longer period of time
(b) to bring the coil to rest quickly
(c) to produce large deflecting torque on the coil
(d) to make the magnetic field radial

214. The current sensitivity of moving coil galvanometer is increased by 25%. This increase is
achieved only by changing in the number of turns of coils and area of cross-section of the
wire while keeping the resistance of galvanometer coil constant. The percentage change in
the voltage sensitivity will be
(a) + 25%
(b) – 50%
(c) Zero
(d) – 25%

215. When a resistance of 5 is shunted with a moving coil galvanometer, it shows a full scale
deflection for a current of 250 mA, however when 1050 resistance is connected with it in
series, it gives full scale deflection for 25 volt. The resistance of galvanometer is ______ .
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

216. A student is provided with a variable voltage source V, a test resistor Rr = 10 , two
identical galvanometers G1 and G2 and two additional resistors, R1 = 10 M and R2 = 0.001
. For conducting an experiment to verify ohms law, the most suitable circuit is
 (a) (b)

(c) (d)

217. In a metre-bridge experiment the balance point is obtained if the gaps are closed by 2
and 3 . A shunt of X is added to 3 resistor to shift the balancing point by 22.5 cm. The
value of X is
(a) 2.5
(b) 2.1
(c) 2.0
(d) 1.5

218. When two resistances R1 and R2 connected in series and introduced into the left gap of a
meter-bridge and a resistance of 10 is introduced into the right gap, a null point is found at
60cm from left side. When R1 and R2 are connected in parallel and introduced into the left
gap, a resistance of 3 is introduced in to the right-gap to get null point at 40 cm form left
end. The product of R1 & R2 is _____ 2.
(a) 30
(b) 40
(c) 20
(d) 15

219. A null point is found at 200 cm in potentiometer when cell in secondary circuit is shunted
by 5 . When a resistance of 15 is used for shunting, null point moves to 300 cm. The
internal resistance of the cell is ___ .
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 5
(d) 20
220. A cell of emf 90 V is connected across series combination of two resistors each of 100
resistance. A voltmeter of resistance 400 is used to measure the potential across each
resistor. The reading of the voltmeter will be
(a) 45 V
(b) 40 V
(c) 80 V
(d) 90 V

221. Two cells A and B are connected in the secondary circuit of a potentiometer one at a time
and the balancing lengths are respectively 360 cm and 420 cm. If emf of A is 2.4 V, the emf
of the second cell B is
(a) 2.8 V
(b) 3.2 V
(c) 3.0 V
(d) 2.6 V

222. A potentiometer wire of length 300 cm is connected in series with a resistance 780 and
a standard cell of emf 4V. A constant current flows through potentiometer wire. The length
of the null point for cell of emf 20 mV is found to be 60 cm. The resistance of the
potentiometer wire is _____ .
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 15
(d) 10

223. The current sensitivity of a galvanometer can be increased by

(A) decreasing the number of turns
(B) increasing the magnetic field
(C) decreasing the area of the coil
(D) decreasing the torsional constant of the spring
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(a) (B) and (C) only
(b) (C) and (D) only
(c) (A) and (C) only
(d) (B) and (D) only

224. As shown in the figure, a potentiometer wire of resistance 20 and length 300 cm is
connected with resistance box (R.B.) and a standard cell of emf 4 V. For a resistance R of
resistance box introduced into the circuit, the null point for a cell of 20 mV is found to be 60
cm. The value of R is
 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

225. A meter bridge setup is shown in the figure. It is used to determine an unknown
resistance R using a given resistor of 15 . The galvanometer (G) shown null deflection when
tapping key is at 43cm mark from end A. If the end correction for end A is 2cm, then the
determined value of R will be ___ .

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

226. A 72 galvanometer is shunted by a resistance of 8 . The percentage of the total

current which passes through the galvanometer is
(a) 0.1%
(b) 10%
(c) 25%
(d) 0.25%

227. In a potentiometer arrangement, a cell gives a balancing point at 75 cm length of wire.

This cell is now replaced by another cell of unknown emf. If the ratio of the emfs of two cells
respectively is 3:2, the difference in the balancing length of the potentiometer wire in above
two cases will be _____cm.
(a) 20 cm
(b) 25 cm
(c) 30 cm
 (d) 15 cm

228. Match List-I with List-II.

List-I List-II
(A) AC generator (I) Detects the presence of current in the circuit
(B) Galvanometer (II) Converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
(C) Transformer (III) Works on the principle of resonance in AC circuit
(D) Metal detector (IV) Changes an alternating voltage for smaller or greater value

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
(b) (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
(c) (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(d) (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

229. Which of the following statements is correct about moving coil galvanometer (MCG)?
(a) In MCG, the coil rotates in a magnetic field when no current is passed through the coil.
(b) The plane of the coil must be aligned in magnetic meridian.
(c) A MCG can be converted into an ammeter by introducing a shunt resistance of small
value in parallel.
(d) Galvanometer constant depends on earth’s magnetic field.

230. When a metal conductor connected to left gap of a meter bridge is heated, the balancing
point
(a) shifts towards right
(b) shifts towards left
(c) remains unchanged
(d) remains at zero

231. In a potentiometer of 10 wires, the balance point is obtained on the 6th wire. To shift the
balance point to 8th wire, we should
(a) Increase resistance in the main circuit
(b) Decrease resistance in the main circuit
(c) Increase resistance in series with the cell whose emf is to be measured
(d) Decrease resistance in series with the cell whose emf is to be measured

232. A galvanometer of resistance 40 gives a deflection of 10 divisions per m A. There are

50 divisions on the scale. Maximum current that can pass through it when a shunt resistance
of 2 is connected is ______.
(a) 105 mA
(b) 155 mA
(c) 210 mA
(d) 75 mA
233. In a potentiometer circuit, a cell of emf 1.5 V gives balance point at 36 cm length of wire.
If another cell of emf 2.5 V replaces the first cell, then at what length of the wire, the balance
point occurs?
(a) 60 cm
(b) 21.6 cm
(c) 64 cm
(d) 62 cm

234. In a balanced meter bridge, the segment of wire opposite to a known resistance of 70 is
70 cm. The unknown resistance is
(a) 30
(b) 60
(c) 90
(d) 15

235. An ammeter of resistance 20 gives full scale deflection when 1 mA current flows
through it. What is the maximum current that can be measured by connecting 4 resistors each
of 16 in parallel with the meter?
(a) 2 mA
(b) 4 mA
(c) 6 mA
(d) 8 mA

236. The range of the voltmeter is ‘V’ when 50 resistance is connected in series. Its range
gets doubled when 500 resistance is connected in series. The resistance of voltmeter is
(a) 600
(b) 400
(c) 200
(d) 800

237. An ammeter is obtained by shunting ‘n’ galvanometer with ‘n’ resistance. The
additional shunt required to be connected across it to double the range is (in )
(a) n
(b) n/4
(c) n/3
(d) n/2

238. An ammeter shows full deflection when a current of 1A is passing through it, a shunt is
connected such that it shows full deflection for a current of 10A. The ratio of resistance of
the shunt and the ammeter is
(a) 9 : 1
(b) 1 : 9
(c) 11 : 1
(d) 1 : 11
239. In the circuit shown in figure, the ammeter ‘A’ reads zero. If the batteries box has
negligible internal resistances, the value of R is

(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 20

240. In the case of a moving coil galvanometer. The deflection is:

(a) non-linearly proportional to the current.
(b) directly proportional to the current.
(c) directly proportional to the product of the current and the sine of the angle of deflection.
(d) inversely proportional to the current.

241. Two tangent galvanometers A and B have coils of radii 8 cm and 16 cm respectively and
having resistance of 8 each. They are connected in parallel with a cell of emf 4 V and
negligible internal resistance. The deflections produced in the tangent galvanometers A and
B are and , respectively. If A has 2 turns, then B must have
(a) 18 turns
(b) 12 turns
(c) 6 turns
(d) 2 turns

242. An ammeter and a micro-ammeter are converted from the same galvanometer. The
resistance required for the conversion is
(a) higher for ammeter.
(b) higher for micro-ammeter
(c) lower for ammeter.
(d) lower for micro-ammeter.

243. In a meter bridge experiment, S is a standard resistance, R is a resistance wire. It is found

that balancing length is l = 25 cm. If R is replaced by a wire of half length and half diameter
that of R of same material, then the balancing distance (in cm) will now be
 (a) 30 cm
(b) 40 cm
(c) 50 cm
(d) 60 cm

244. If the number of turns in the coil of galvanometer are decreases then the resistance of
galvanometer
(a) increases
(b) may increase or decrease
(c) remains the same
(d) decreases

245. A galvanometer of resistance 20 gives a full scale deflection when a current of 0.04 A
is passed through it. To convert it into an ammeter of range 20A, the resistance that must be
connected in series with the coil of the galvanometer is (Galvanometer is shunted by 0.05 )
(a) 4.95
(b) 9.45
(c) 5.94
(d) 12.62

246. In potentiometer experiment, cells of e.m.f. E1 and E2 are connected in series (E1 > E2),
the balancing length is 64 cm of the wire. If the polarity of E2 is reversed, the balancing
length becomes 32 cm. The ratio is
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 1 : 3
(c) 2 : 1
(d) 3 : 1

247. Sensitivity of a given potentiometer can be decreased by

(a) increasing the potential gradient along the wire
(b) decreasing the potential gradient along the wire
(c) decreasing the current through the wire
(d) increasing the current through the wire

248. In meter bridge experiment, to minimize an error due to contact resistance,

(a) repeat the experiment by interchanging the resistance in gaps
(b) use non-uniform meter bridge wire
(c) changing the value of known resistance in the gap
 (d) increase the current flowing through meter-bridge wire

249. A student connected the circuit as shown in the figure to determine the internal resistance
of a cell E1 by potentiometer (E > E1). He is unable to obtain the null point because

(a) polarity of battery E are not connected properly.

(b) resistance ‘R’ should be connected in series with E1.
(c) polarity of cell E1 are not connected properly.
(d) plug key K should be connected in parallel with R.

250. Which of the following instruments is ‘NOT’ a direct reading instrument?

(a) Ammeter
(b) Electronic balance
(c) Potentiometer
(d) Voltmeter

251. In potentiometer experiment, for a given current, the balancing length for a cell is
obtained at ‘L’ cm. If current through potentiometer wire is decreased then the balancing
length will
(a) become half.
(b) not be changed.
(c) be decreased.
(d) be increased.

252. The resistances in left and right gap of a meter-bridge are 3 and 5 respectively.
When the resistance in the left gap is increased by 10%, the balance point shifts nearly by
(a) 4.4 cm to the left
(b) 2.2 cm to the right
(c) 2.2 cm to the left
(d) 4.4 cm to the right

253. The sensitivity of tangent galvanometer is increased, if

(a) number of turns decreases
(b) number of turns increases
(c) fields increases
(d) None of the above
254. A galvanometer of 50π resistance has 25 divisions. A current of 4 × 10–4 A gives a
deflection of one division. To convert this galvanometer into a voltmeter having a range of
25 volt, it should be connected with a resistance of
(a) 245π as shunt
(b) 2450π as series
(c) 2500π as shunt
(d) 2550π as series

255. A galvanometer can work as a voltmeter by connecting

(a) A large resistance in parallel
(b) A large resistance in series
(c) A small resistance in parallel
(d) A small resistance in series

256. The number of turns in a coil of galvanometer is tripled, then

(a) voltage sensitivity increases 3 times and current sensitivity remains constant.
(b) voltage sensitivity remains constant and current sensitivity increases 3 times.
(c) both voltage and current sensitivity remains constant.
(d) both voltage and current sensitivity decreases by 33%.

257. You are given an ammeter, a galvanometer and a voltmeter. From these, the device
having maximum resistance is:
(a) ammeter
(b) galvanometer
(c) voltmeter
(d) all will have the same resistance

258. The range of an ammeter of resistance ‘G’ can be increased from ‘I’ to ‘nI’ by connecting
(a) a series resistance of G/(n+1)
(b) a shunt of G/(n+1)
(c) a series resistance of G/(n –1)
(d) a shunt of G/(n –1)

259. Figure shows a potentiometer. Length of the potentiometer wire AB is 100 cm and its
resistance is 100 . EMF of the battery E is 2V. A resistance R of 50 draws current from
the potentiometer. What is the voltage across R when the sliding contact C is at the mid-point
of AB?
 (a) 2/3 V
(b) 1 V
(c) 4/3 V
(d) 3/2 V

260. The sensitivity of a galvanometer is 60 div/A. When a shunt is used, its sensitivity
becomes 10div/A. If the resistance of the galvanometer is 20 , then the value of shunt used
is
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 20
(d) 2

261. A potentiometer is an accurate and versatile device to make electrical measurement of

EMF because the method involves
(a) Cells
(b) Potential gradients
(c) A condition of no current flow through the galvanometer
(d) A combination of cells, galvanometer and resistances

262. The resistivity of potentiometer wire is 40 × 10–8 ohm – meter and its area of cross-
section is 8 × 10–6 m2. If 0.2 ampere current is flowing through the wire, the potential
gradient of the wire is
(a) 10–1 V/m
(b) 10–2 V/m
(c) 10–3 V/m
(d) 10–4 V/m

263. A potentiometer wire of length 10 m is connected in series with a battery. The emf of a
cell balances against 250 cm length of wire. If length of potentiometer wire is increased by 1
m, the new balancing length of wire will be
(a) 2.00 m
(b) 2.25 m
(c) 2.50 m
(d) 2.75m
264. In potentiometer experiment, null point is obtained at a particular point for a cell on
potentiometer wire x cm long. If the length of the potentiometer wire is increased without
changing the cell, the balancing length will (Driving source is not changed)
(a) increase
(b) decrease
(c) not change
(d) becomes zero

265. For a measurement of potential difference, potentiometer is preferred in comparison to

voltmeter because
(a) Potentiometer is more sensitive than voltmeter
(b) The resistance of potentiometer is less than voltmeter
(c) Potentiometer is cheaper than voltmeter
(d) Potentiometer does not take current from the circuit

266. An ammeter and a voltmeter of resistance R are connected in series to an electric cell of
negligible internal resistance. Their reading are A and V respectively. If another resistance R
is connected in parallel with the voltmeter, then
(a) both A and V will increase
(b) both A and V will decrease
(c) A will decrease and V will increase
(d) A will increase and V will decrease

267. A battery of electromotive force E is connected in series with a resistance R and a

voltmeter. An ammeter is connected in parallel with the battery. Then
(a) only voltmeter is likely to be damaged
(b) only ammeter is likely to be damaged
(c) neither the ammeter nor the voltmeter will be damaged
(d) both ammeter and voltmeter are likely to be damaged

268. The deflection of the magnetic needle in a tangent galvanometer is 30° when a current of
one ampere flows through it. The deflection of the magnetometer when a current of 4 A
flows through it is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

269. Which one among the following is the true representation of (i) variable DC potential (ii)
rheostat and (iii) AC ammeter respectively?

(a) , ,

(b) , ,
 (c) , ,

(d) , ,

270. By mistake a voltmeter is connected in series and an ammeter is connected in parallel

with a resistance in a electrical circuit. What will happen to the instruments?
(a) Voltmeter is damaged
(b) Ammeter is damaged
(c) Both are damaged
(d) None is damaged

271. In order to increase the sensitivity of galvanometer

(a) the suspension wire should be made stiff
(b) area of the coil should be reduced
(c) the magnetic field should be increased
(d) the number of turns is the coil should be reduced.

272. The material of wire of potentiometer is

(a) copper
(b) steel
(c) manganin
(d) aluminum

273. Sensitivity of potentiometer can be increased by

(a) increasing the emf of the cell
(b) increasing the length of the potentiometer wire
(c) decreasing the length of the potentiometer wire
(d) None of the above

274. The net resistance of a voltmeter should be large to ensure that

(a) it does not get overheated
(b) it does not draw excessive current
(c) it can measure large potential difference
(d) it does not appreciably change the potential difference to be measured

275. The sensitiveness of a moving coil galvanometer can be increased by decreasing

(a) the number of turns in the coil
(b) the area of the coil
(c) the magnetic field
(d) the couple per unit twist of the suspension

276. Potentiometer measures potential more accurately because

(a) it measures potential in open circuit
(b) it uses sensitive galvanometer for null deflection
(c) it uses high resistance potentiometer wire
 (d) it measures potential in the closed circuit

277. In a voltameter masses of different materials deposited at electrodes by passing same

amount of charge, are proportional to
(a) atomic weight
(b) mass number A
(c) atomic number Z
(d) electro-chemical equivalent

278. In a meter bridge experiment, when a nichrome wire is in the right gap, the balancing
length is 60 cm. When the nichrome wire is uniformly stretched to increase its length by 20%
and again connected in the right gap, the new balancing length is nearly
(a) 61 cm
(b) 31 cm
(c) 51 cm
(d) 41 cm

279. An emf of 15V is applied to a circuit containing 5H inductance and 10 resistance. The
ratio of the currents at time, t = ∞ and t = 1 s is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

280. Initially the switch is closed till the steady state is reached. Now find the charge on the
capacitor after 1 sec of opening the switch.

(a) 20e–10 μC
(b) 25e–10 μC
(c) 30e–10 μC
(d) 35e–10 μC

281. In steady state, charge on 3μF capacitor is

 (a) 36 μC
(b) 27 μC
(c) 18 μC
(d) 54 μC

282. Given, R1 = 1 , C1 = 2μF and R2 = 2 , C2 = 4μF.

The time constant (in μs) for the circuits I, II and III are respectively
(a) 18, 8/9, 4
(b) 18, 4, 8/9
(c) 4, 8/9, 18
(d) 8/9, 18, 4

283. Taking the internal resistance of the battery as negligible, the steady state current in the
2 resistor shown in the figure will be

(a) 1.8 A
(b) 2.9 A
(c) 0.9 A
(d) 2.8 A
284. When the key K is pressed at time t = 0, which of the following is true about the current I
in the resistor AB?

(a) 2 mA all the time.

(b) Oscillates between 1 mA and 2 mA.
(c) 1 mA all the time.
(d) At t = 0, I = 2 mA and reduces to 1 mA finally.

285. The internal resistance of an ideal constant voltage source is

(a) Zero
(b) Infinite
(c) Equal to resistance of load
(d) None of the above

286. Correct relationship for hall coefficient for electrons is

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

287. The mean free path of thermal neutrons in 113Cd is (Given: nσ = 1.12×104 m-1, n →
number of atoms per cubic-meter, σ → capture cross-section)
(a) 0.2678 mm
(b) 0.1786 mm
(c) 0.0892 mm
(d) 0.1339 mm

288. 20 μA current is flowing in a wire for 30 seconds. The number of electrons passing
through wire is
(a) 375 × 1013
(b) 375 × 1015
(c) 375 × 1016
(d) 375 × 1017

289. A current is flowing through a metallic wire. If the wire is heated, which quantities
change?
(a) Drift speed only
(b) Resistivity only
(c) Resistance only
(d) All of the above
290. If the standard electrode potentials for zinc and copper electrodes in the
cell are –0.76 V and 0.34 V respectively, the value of standard potential
of the cell in volts will be
(a) 0.11
(b) 11.0
(c) 1.10
(d) 0.011

291. The resistances in a post office box are made of

(a) Copper
(b) Iron
(c) Manganin
(d) Brass

292. Metals or conductors show a positive temperature coefficient of resistance, because their
resistivity is:
(a) directly proportional to the relaxation time
(b) inversely proportional to the relaxation time
(c) independent of the relaxation time
(d) None of these

293. The dimensions of the quantity are equivalent to those of

(a) Momentum
(b) Current
(c) Force
(d) Resistance

294. Daniel cell consists of

(a) Zn and Cu as electrodes
(b) Zn and Fe as electrodes
(c) Zn and Si as electrodes
(d) Zn and Ag as electrodes

295. Leclanche cell and Daniel cell are examples of

(a) Both dry cell
(b) Both wet cell
(c) Dry cell, wet cell
(d) Wet cell, dry cell

296. The negative electrode in lead acid battery is

(a) Iron
(b) Lead
(c) Silver
(d) Carbon
297. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) A secondary cell may be recharged after use.
(b) A nickel–cadmium cell is an example of a primary cell.
(c) A Leclanche cell is suitable for use in torches.
(d) When a cell is being charged its terminal p.d. exceeds the cell e.m.f.

298. The cell reaction of a secondary battery is

(a) Reversible
(b) Irreversible
(c) Equilibrium
(d) Endothermic

299. Eo value of two half cells are given below:

Fe2+/Fe, Eo = - 0.44V
Fe3+/Fe, Eo = - 0.036V
The potential of the cell, Fe3+ + e → Fe2+ will be
(a) 0.476 V
(b) 0.404 V
(c) -0.404V
(d) 0.772 V

300. The e.m.f. and the current of an a.c. circuit are volt and
mA respectively. The power dissipated in the circuit is
(a) 10 watt
(b) 2.5 watt
(c) 5 watt
(d) 104 watt

301. Internal resistance of a cell depends on

(a) Distance between electrodes
(b) Area of the electrode
(c) Nature of electrode
(d) All of these

302. The hydrogen electrode is dipped in a solution of pH 3 at . The potential of the cell
would be (the value of 2.303 RT/F is 0.0529V)
(a) 0.177V
(b) 0.059 V
(c) 0.087V
(d) None of these

303. Which of the following cannot be used to make a solar cell

(a) Silicon
(b) Platinum
(c) Gallium
(d) Germanium
304. The electrolytic cells, one containing acidified ferrous chloride and other acidified ferric
chlorides, are connected in series. The ratio of iron deposited at cathodes in the two cells
when electricity is passed through the cells, will be
(a) 3 : 1
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 1
(d) 3 : 2

305. In Millikan's oil drop experiment

(a) Observations are taken on drops moving with uniform velocity
(b) Velocity of drops becomes uniform due to equality of gravitational force and force due to
electric field
(c) Possible values for charges on drops are 6.4 × 10–19 C, 7.2 × 10–19 C, 12.8 × 10–19 C.
Out of the above, true statements are only
(a) A
(b) B and C
(c) C
(d) A and C

306. A short piece of iron wire glows red hot when across the terminals of a 2 volt
accumulator the same piece of wire when connected across terminals of a 2 volt dry battery
does not glows red. This is because
(a) the internal resistance of the dry battery much high.
(b) the size of the dry battery is much smallest comparison to the accumulator.
(c) the dry battery does not contain enough charge.
(d) the accumulator has lead plates instead zinc plate and a carbon rod.

307. The displacement current arises due to

(a) flow of electrons only
(b) flow of holes only
(c) flow of both electrons & hole
(d) time varying electric field

308. Which of the following quantities increases in a step-down transformer?

(a) Current
(b) Voltage
(c) Power
(d) Frequency

309. At room temperature, the thermo-emf of copper-constantan couple is 40 μV°C–1. The

smallest temperature difference that can be detected with single such couple and a
galvanometer of 100 ohm resistance capable of detecting currents as low as 10–6 ampere, will
be
(a) 4.2 °C
(b) 2.5 °C
 (c) 1.3 °C
(d) 3.2 °C

310. If J is charge emitted per unit area per second and T is the temperature of emitting surface
in thermionic emission, then correct graph is

311. Four bulbs B1, B2, B3 and B4, each of 100 W, are connected to 220 V mains as shown in
the figure. The reading in an ideal ammeter will be

(a) 0.45 A
(b) 0.90 A
(c) 1.35 A
(d) 1.80 A

312. If K and σ respectively, are the thermal and electrical conductivities of a metal at absolute
temperature T, then
(a) is constant
(b) is constant
(c) is constant
(d) is constant

313. The correct statement amongst the following is

(a) Ammeter is nothing but a galvanometer of high resistance
 (b) Voltmeter is nothing but a galvanometer of low resistance
(c) Ammeter is nothing but a galvanometer of low resistance
(d) Voltmeter is nothing but a galvanometer shorted at the two terminals

314. If a current is allowed to pass through a circuit consisting of two dissimilar metals, there
is either an evolution or absorption of heat at the junctions depending upon the direction of
the current. The effect is known as
(a) Seebeck effect
(b) Thomson effect
(c) Peltier effect
(d) Joule's effect

315. Tangent galvanometer measures

(a) Capacitance
(b) Current
(c) Resistance
(d) Potential difference

316. The current that flows through 8 resistor will be

(a) 1.5 A
(b) 2.4 A
(c) 4 A
(d) 5 A

317. Pieces of Aluminum and Germanium are placed at room temperature. These are now
cooled. How will their resistances be changed?
(a) These will increase in both the pieces
(b) These will decrease in both the pieces
(c) Resistance of aluminum will decrease while that of germanium will increase
(d) Resistance of aluminum will increase while that of germanium will decrease

318. Which one of the statements is true for carbon resistors?

(a) They are large in size and usually have resistance values in higher range.
(b) They are compact in size and usually have resistance values in higher range.
(c) They are compact in size and usually have resistance values in lower range.
(d) They are compact in size, expensive and made of different colours.