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VMC/DC Circuits 73 HWT-6/Physics

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This test contains a total of 15 Objective Type Questions. Each question carries 1 mark. There is NO NEGATIVE marking.
Choose the correct alternative. Only one choice is correct.
1. If a wire is stretched to make it 0 1 . % longer, its resistance will :
(A) increase by 0 2 . % (B) decrease by 0..2%
(C) decrease by 0.05% (D) increase by 0.05%
2. A conductor wire having
29
10 free electrons / m
3
carries a current of 20A. If the cross-section of the wire is 1mm
2
, then the drift
velocity of electrons will be :
(A)
3 1
6 25 10 . ms

(B)
5 1
1 25 10 . ms

(C)
3 1
1 25 10 . ms

(D)
4 1
1 25 10 . ms

3. A resistor has a colour code of green, blue, brown and silver. What is its resistance?
(A) 5600 10% (B) 560 5% (C) 560 10% (D) 56 5%
4. The resistance of a 10m long wire is 10 . Its length is increased by 25% by stretching the wire uniformly. Then the resistance of
the wire will be :
(A) 12 5 . (B) 14 5 . (C) 15 6 . (D) 16 6 .
5. Find the true statement.
(A) Ohm's law is applicable to all conductors of electricity
(B) In an electrolyte solution, the electric current is mainly due to the movement of electrons
(C) The resistance of an incandescent lamp is lesser when the lamp is switched on
(D) specific resistance of a wire depends upon the dimension
6. The masses of the three wires of copper are in the ratio 5 : 3 : 1 and their lengths are in the ratio 1 : 3 : 5. The ratio of the their
electrical resistance is :
(A) 5 : 3 : 1 (B) 125 15 1 : : (C) 1 : 15 : 125 (D) 1 : 3 : 5
7. Consider a thin square sheet of side L and thickness t, made of a
material of resistivity . The resistance between two opposite faces,
shown by the shaded areas in the figure :
(A) directly proportional to L
(B) directly proportional to t
(C) independent of L
(D) independent of t
8. Two conductors have the same resistance at 0 C but their temperature coefficients of resistance are
1 2
and . The respective
temperature coefficients of their series and parallel combinations are nearly.
(A)
1 2
1 2
2

+
, + (B)
1 2
1 2
2

+
+ , (C)
1 2
1 2
1 2

+ ,
+
(D)
1 2 1 2
2 2
+ +
,
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9. A battery of emf E has an internal resistance r. A variable resistance R is connected to the terminals of the battery. a current i is
drawn from the battery. V is the terminal potential difference. If R along is gradually reduced to zero, which of the following best
describes i and V?
(A) i approaches zero, V, approaches E (B) i approaches
E
r
, V approaches zero
(C) i approaches
E
r
, V approaches E (D) i approaches
E
r
, V approaches E
10. The amount of charge Q passed in time t through a cross - section of a wire is
2
5 3 1 Q t t = + + . The value of current at time 5 t s =
is :
(A) 4 A (B) 49 A (C) 53 A (D) None of the above
11. An aluminum (Al) rod with area of cross - section
6 2
4 10 m
has a current of 5 a flowing through it. find the drift velocity of

electron in the rod. Density of
3 3
2 7 10 Al . kgm
= and atomic wt. = 27 u. Assume that each Al atom provides one electron.
(A)
4 1
8 6 10 . ms

(B)
4 1
1 3 10 . ms

(C)
2 1
2 8 10 . ms

(D)
3 1
3 8 10 . ms

12. The resistance of a wire at 300 K is found to be 0 3 . . If the temperature coefficient of resistance of wire is
3 1
1 5 10 . K

, the
temperature at which the resistance become 0 6 . is :
(A) 720 K (B) 345 K (C) 993 K (D) 690 K
13. Two different conductors have same resistance at 0 C . It is found that the resistance of the first conductor at
1
t C is equal to the
resistance of the second conductor at
2
t C . The ratio of the temperature coefficients of resistance of the conductors,
1
2
is :
(A)
1
2
t
t
(B)
2 1
2
t t
t
(C)
2 1
1
t t
t
(D)
2
1
t
t
14. If the free electron density be n I and relaxation time be , the electrical conductivity of a conductor may be expressed as
(A)
e
ne
m
(B)
2
e
ne
m
(C)
2
e
ne
m
(D)
2
e
m e
n
15. With the rise of temperature of the resistivity of a semiconductor

(A) remains unchanged (B) increases
(C) decreases (D) first increases and then decreases
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1. 160W- 60V lamp is connected at 60 V DC supply. The number of electrons passing through the lamp in 1 min is :
(A)
19
10 (B)
21
10 (C)
19
1 6 10 . (D)
20
1 4 10 .
(The charge of electron
19
1 6 10 e . C
= )
2. An electric current passes through a circuit containing two wires of the same material connected in parallel. If the lengths of the
wires are in the ratio of 4/3 and radius of the wires are in the ratio of 2/3, then the ratio of the currents passing through the wires
will be :
(A) 3 (B) 1/3 (C) 8/9 (D) None of these
3. Charge Q is divided into two parts which are then kept some distance apart. the force between them will be maximum if the two
parts are having the charge.
(A) Q/2 each (B) Q/4 and 3Q/4
(C) Q/3 and 2Q/3 (D) e and (Q e) where e = electronic charge
4. A metal wire is subjected to a constant potential difference. When the temperature of the metal wire increases, the drift velocity of
the electron in it
(A) increases, thermal velocity of the electron decreases
(B) decreases, thermal velocity of the electron decreases
(C) increases, thermal velocity of the electron increases
(D) decreases, thermal velocity of the electron increases
5. The drift velocity of the electrons in a copper wire of length 2 m under the application of a potential difference of 200 V is
1
0 5 . ms
. Their mobility (
2 1 1
inm V s

)
(A)
3
2 5 10 .

(B)
2
2 5 10 .

(C)
2
5 10 (D)
3
5 10
6. Equal amounts of a metal are converted into cylindrical wires of different lengths L and cross - sectional area A. The wire with the
maximum resistance is the one, which has :
(A) length = L and area = A (B) length =
2
L
and area = 2 A
(C) length = 2L and area =
2
A
(D) All have the same resistance, as the amount of the meal is the same
7. The resistance of a metal increases with increasing temperature because
(A) the collisions of the conducting electrons with the electrons increase
(B) the collisions of the conducting electrons with the lattice consisting of the ions of the metal increases
(C) the number of conduction electrons decrease
(D) the number of conduction electrons increase
8. In the absence of applied potential, the electric current flowing through a metallic wire is zero because.
(A) the electrons remain stationary
(B) the electrons are drifted in random direction with a speed of the order of
2 1
10 cms

(C) the electrons move in random direction with a speed of the order closer to that of velocity of light
(D) electrons and ions move in opposite direction
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9. Identify the incorrect statement regarding a superconducting wire.
(A) transport current flows through its surface
(B) transport current flows through the entire area of cross - section of the wire
(C) it exhibits zero electrical resistivity and expels applied magnetic field
(D) it is used to produce large magnetic field.
10. 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
11. If a rod has resistance 4 and if rod is turned as half circle, then the resistance along diameter is :
(A) 1 56 . (B) 2 44 . (C) 4 (D) 2
12. A rod of a certain metal is 1.0 m long and 0.6 cm in diameter. Its resistance is
3
3 0 10 .

. 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 face of the disc?
(A)
4
1 35 10 .

(B)
7
2 70 10 .

(C)
6
4 05 10 .

(D)
5
8 10 10 .

13. When a current I flows through a wires, the drift velocity of the electrons is v. When current 2I flows through another wire of the
same material having double the area of cross - section, the drift velocity of the electrons will be :
(A)
8
v
(B)
4
v
(C)
2
v
(D) v
14. In which of the following substances does resistance decrease with increase in temperature?
(A) Copper (B) Carbon (C) Constantan (D) Silver
15. A uniform copper wire of length 1 m and cross - sectional area
7 2
5 10 m
carriers a current of 1 A. Assuming that there are

28
8 10 free electron
3
m
in copper, how long will an electron take to drift from one end the wire to the other?
(A)
3
0 8 10 . s (B)
3
1 6 10 . s (C)
3
3 2 10 . s (D)
3
6 4 10 . s
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1. The length of a given cylindrical wire is increased by 100%. Due to the consequent decrease in diameter the change in the
resistance of the wire will be :
(A) 200% (B) 100% (C) 50% (D) 300%
2. A material B has twice the specific resistance of A. A circular wire made of B has twice the diameter of a wire made of A. Then for
the two wires to have the same resistance, the ratio
B A
l / l of their respectively lengths must be :
(A) 1 (B) 1/2 (C) 1/4 (D) 2
3. The plot represents the flow of current through a wire at three different times.
The ratio of charges flowing through the wire at different time is :
(A) 2 : 1 : 2
(B) 1 : 3 : 3
(C) 1 : 1 : 1
(D) 2 : 3 : 4
4. Which of the following set up can be used to verify the Ohm's law?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5. A potential difference is applied across the ends of a metallic wire. If the potential difference is doubled, the drift velocity will
(A) be doubled (B) be halved (C) be quadrupled (D) remain unchanged
6. Assume that each atom of copper contributes one electron. If the current flowing through a copper wire of 1 mm diameter is 1.1 A,
the drift velocity of electrons will be (density of
3
9 Cu g cm
= , atomic wt. of 63 Cu = )
(A)
1
0 3 . mms
(B)
1
0 5 . mms
(C)
1
0 1 . mms
(D)
1
0 2 . mms
7. The number of free electrons per 100 mm of ordinary copper wire is

21
2 10 . Average drift speed of electrons is
1
0 25 . mms
.
The current flowing is :
(A) 8 A (B) 0.8 A (C) 80 A (D) 5 A
8. When a charged particle of charge e revolves in a circular orbit of radius r with frequency n, then orbital current will be :
(A)
2
ev
r
(B)
4
ev
r
(C)
4
ev
r
(D)
2
4
ev
r
9. Two wires of the same dimensions but resistivity's
1 2
and are connected in series. the equivalent resistivity of the combination
is :
(A)
1 2
2
+
(B)
1 2
+ (C) , )
1 2
2 + (D)
1 2

10. A resistor is constructed as hollow cylinder of dimensions 0 5
a
r . cm = and
5
1 0 and 3 5 10
b
r . cm . m

= = . The resistance of the
configuration for the length of 5 cm cylinder is .....
3
10
.
(A) 7.42 (B) 10.56 (C) 14.38 (D) 16.48
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11. I - V characteristic of a copper wire of length L and area of cross-section A
is shown in figure. The slope of the curve becomes.
(A) more if the experiment is performed at higher temperature
(B) more if a wire of steel of same dimension is used
(C) more if the length of the wire is increased
(D) less if the length of the wire increased
12. If 400 of resistance is made by adding four 100 resistance of tolerance 5% , then the tolerance of the combination is :
(A) 20% (B) 5% (C) 10% (D) 15%
13. Combination of two identical capacitors, a resistor R and a DC voltage source of voltage 6V is used in an experiment on C-R
circuit. It is found that for a parallel combination of the capacitor the time in which the voltage of the fully charged combination
reduces to half its original voltage is 10 s. For series combination the time needed for reducing the voltage of the fully charged
series combination by half is :
(A) 200 s (B) 10 s (C) 5 s (D) 2.5 s
14. In the circuit shown, the currents i
1
and i
2
are :
(A)
1 2
3 1 i A i A = , =
(B)
1 2
1 3 i A i A = , =
(C)
1 2
0 5 1 5 i . A i . A = , =
(D)
1 2
1 5 0 5 i . A i . A = , =
15. The charge on the capacitor of capacitance C shown in the figure below will be :
(A) CE (B)
1
1
CER
R r +
(C)
2
2
CER
R r +
(D)
1
2
CER
R r +
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1. Five equal resistance, each of resistance R, are connected
as shown in figure below. A battery of V volt is connected
between A and B. the current flowing in FC will be :
(A)
3V
R
(B)
V
R
(C)
2
V
R
(D)
2V
R
2. The equivalent resistance between A and B in the given circuit is :
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 12 `
(D) 1 5 .
3. Two resistance R and 2R are connected in parallel in an electric circuit. The thermal energy developed in R and 2R is in the ratio.
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 4 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 2 : 1
4. What is the equivalent resistance between A and B in the given circuit?
(A) 4 (B) 2
(C)
8
3
(D)
3
8
5. The total current supplied to the given
circuit by the battery is :
(A) 9A
(B) 6 A
(C) 2 A
(D) 4 A
6. The equivalent resistance between the terminals A and D in
the following circuit is :
(A) 10 (B) 20
(C) 5 (D) 30
7. Six resistors, each of value 3 are connected as shown in the figure. a cell of emf 3V is connected across AB. the effective
resistance across AB and the current through the arm AB will be :
(A) 06 ,1 A
(B) 15 , 2 A
(C) 06 , 2 A
(D) 1 5,1 . A
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8. In a given network, each resistance has value of 6 . The point X is connected
to point a by a copper wire of negligible resistance and point Y is connected to
point B by the same wire. The effective resistance between X and Y will be:
(A) 18 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) 2
9. Three resistors 1 2 and 3 , are connected to form a triangle. Across 3 resistor a 3V battery is connected. The current
through 3 resistor is :
(A) 0.75 A (B) 1 A (C) 2 A (D) 1.5 A
10. Figure shows a network of eight resistors, each equal to 2 , connected to a 3V battery of negligible internal resistance.
The current I in the circuit is :
(A) 0.25 A
(B) 0.50 A
(C) 0.75 A
(D) 1.0 A
11. In the circuit shown the equivalent resistance between A and B is :
(A) 27 (B) 18
(C) 9 (D) 3
12. A current of 2 A flows in an electric circuit as shown in figure. the potential difference , )
R S
V V , in volts , ) and
R s
V V are
potentials at R and S respectively) is :
(A) 4
(B) 3 +
(C) 4 +
(D) 2
13. The equivalent resistance between the point A and B will be : (each resistance is 15 )
(A) 30
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 40
14. How many minimum number of 2 resistance can be connected to have an effective resistance of 1 5 . ?
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6
15. Three resistance of 4 each are connected as shown in figure. If the point d
divides the resistance into two equal halves, the resistance between points A
and D will be :
(A) 12 (B) 6
(C) 3 (D)
1
3
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1. In the circuit shown the value of I in ampere is :
(A) 1
(B) 0.60
(C) 0.4
(D) 1.5
2. The equivalent resistance between points A and B of an infinite
network of resistances, each of 1 , connected as shown is:
(A) infinite (B) 2
(C)
1 5
2
+
(D) Zero
3. In circuit shown below, the resistances are given in ohm and the battery is
assumed ideal with emf equal to 3V. The voltage across the resistance R
4
is :
(A) 0.4 V
(B) 0.6 V
(C) 1.2 V
(D) 1.5 V
4. In the given circuit the equivalent resistance between the points A
and B in ohm is :
(A) 9
(B) 11.6
(C) 14.5
(D) 21.2
5. In the given figure the steady state
current in the circuit is :
(A) zero
(B) 0.6 A
(C) 0.9 A
(D) 1.5 A
6. The resistance of the series combination of two resistances is S. When they are joined in parallel, the total resistance is P.
If S = nP, then the minimum possible value of n is :
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
7. Six equal resistances are connected between points P, Q and R as shown in
the figure. Then the net resistance will be maximum between :
(A) P and Q
(B) Q and R
(C) P and R
(D) Only two points
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8. In the circuit given E = 6.0 V, 100 R = ,
2 3
50 R R = = ,
4
75 R = .
The equivalent resistance of the circuit, in ohm, is :
(A) 11.875 (B) 26.31
(C) 118.75 (D) None of these
9. By using only two resistance coils - singly, in series or in parallel one should be able to obtain resistances of 3, 4, 12, and 16 ohm.
The separate resistances of the coil are :
(A) 3 and 4 (B) 4 and 12 (C) 12 and 16 (D) 16 and 3
10. n conducting wires of same dimensions but having resistivity's 1, 2, 3, ....... , n are connected in series. The equivalent resistivity of
the combination is
(A)
, ) 1
2
n n+
(B)
1
2
n +
(C)
2
2
n
n
+
(D)
2
1
n
n+
11. Thirteen resistances each of resistance R are connected
in the circuit as shown in the figure. The effective
resistance between points A and B is :
(A)
3
R 4
(B) 2 R
(C) R
(D)
2
3
R
12. Two cells with the same emf E and different internal resistances
1 2
and r r are connected in series to an external resistance R.
The value of R so that the potential difference across the first cell be zero is :
(A)
1 2
r r (B)
1 2
r r + (C)
1 2
r r (D)
1 2
2
r r +
13. The maximum power dissipated in an external resistance R, When connected to a cell of emf E and internal resistance r, will be :
(A)
2
E
r
(B)
2
2
E
r
(C)
2
3
E
r
(D)
2
4
E
r
14. In the circuit given here, the points A, B and C 70 V, zero, 10V respectively. Then :
(A) the point D will be at a potential of 60 V
(B) the point D will be at a potential of 20 V
(C) currents in the paths AD, BD and DC are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3
(D) currents in the paths AD, DB and DC are the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1
15. Two similar cells, whether joined in series or in parallel, have the same current through an external resistance of 2 . The internal
resistance of each cell is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 5 . (D) 1 5 .
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1. Five conductors are meeting at a point x as shown in the figure. What is the value of
current in fifth conductor?
(A) 3 A away from x (B) 1 A away from x
(C) 4 A away from x (D) 1 A towards x
2. When a battery connected across a resistor of 16 , the voltage across the resistor is 12V. When the same battery is connected
across a resistor of 10 , voltage across it is 11 V. The internal resistance of the battery (in ohm) is :
(A)
10
7
(B)
20
7
(C)
25
7
(D)
30
7
3. Two similar accumulators each of emf E and internal resistance r are connected as shown in
the following figure. Then, the potential difference between x and y is :
(A) 2E (B) E
(C) zero (D) None of these
4. Calculate the value E, for given circuit, when value of 2A current is
either flowing in clockwise or anticlockwise direction.
(A) 22 V, 2V
(B) 38 V, 2V
(C) 32 V, 2V
(D) 30 V, 8V
5. Kirchhoff's second law for the analysis of circuit is based on
(A) conservation of charge (B) conservation of energy
(C) conservation of both charge and energy (D) conservation of momentum of electron
6. In the circuit shown in the figure the potential difference between X and Y will be :
(A) Zero
(B) 20 V
(C) 60 V
(D) 120 V
7. Twelve wires of each of resistance 6 are connected to form a cube as shown
in the figure. The current enters at a corner A and leaves at the diagonally
opposite corner G. The joint resistance across the corners A and G are :
(A) 12
(B) 6
(C) 3
(D) 5
8. The cell has an emf of 2 V and the internal resistance of this cell is 0 1 . , it is connected to resistance of 3 9 . , the voltage
across the cell will be :
(A) 1.95 V (B) 1.5 V (C) 2 V (D) 1.8 V
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9. A battery consists of a variable number (n) of identical cells, each having an internal resistance r connected in series. The terminals
of the battery are short - circuited. A graph of current versus the number of cell will be as shown in figure.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
10. 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
1 2
and I I are :
(A) 2A, 4A
(B) 4A, 2A
(C) 1A, 2A
(D) 2A, 3A
11. The Kirchhoff's first law , ) 0
i
= and second law , ) iR E = where the symbols have their usual meanings, are respectively
based on :
(A) conservation of charge, conservation of momentum (B) conservation of energy, conservation of charge
(C) conservation of momentum, conservation of charge (D) conservation of charge, conservation of energy
12. A cell of constant emf first connected to a resistance R
1
and then connected to a resistance R
2
. If power delivered in both cases is
same then the internal resistance of the cell is :
(A)
1 2
R R (B)
1
2
R
R
(C)
1 2
2
R R
(D)
1 2
2
R R +
13. A battery has an emf of 15 V and internal resistance of 1 . Is the terminal to terminal potential difference less than, equal to or
greater than 15 V if the current in the battery is (1) from negative to positive terminal, (2) from positive to negative terminal (3)
zero current?
(A) Less, greater, equal (B) Less, less, equal
(C) Greater, greater, equal (D) Greater, less, equal
14. In the circuit shown, the internal resistance of the cell in
negligible. The steady state current in the 2 resistor is :
(A) 0.6 A
(B) 1.2 A
(C) 0.9 A
(D) 1.5 A
15. One end each of a resistance r capacitor C and resistance 2r are connected together. The other ends are respectively connected to
the positive terminals of batteries, P, Q,R having respectively emf's E, E and 2E. The negative terminals of the batteries are then
connected together. In this circuit, with steady current the potential drop across the capacitor is :
(A)
3
E
(B)
2
E
(C)
2
3
E
(D) E
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1. Twelve cells, each having emf E volts are connected in series and kept in a closed box. some of these cells are wrongly connected
with positive and negative terminals reversed. This 12-cell battery is connected in series with an ammeter R ohm and two - cell
battery (two cells of the same type used earlier, connected perfectly in series). The current in the circuit when the 12-cell battery
and 2-cell battery aid each other is 3A and is 2A when they oppose each other. Then, the number of cells in 12-cell battery that the
connected wrongly is :
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
2. Is it possible that any battery has some constant value of emf, but the potential difference between the plates is zero?
(A) Not possible
(B) Yes, if another identical battery is joined in series
(C) Yes, if another identical battery is joined in opposition
(D) Yes, possible, if another similar battery is joined in parallel.
3. To get maximum current through a resistance of 2 5 . , one can use m rows of cell, each row having n cells. The internal
resistance of each cell is 0 5 . . What are the values of n and m, if the total number of cell is 45?
(A) m = 4, n = 15 (B) m = 5, n = 9 (C) m = 9, n = 5 (D) m = 15, n = 3
4. If the potential difference across the internal resistance r
1
is
equal to the emf E of the battery, then :
(A)
1 2
R r r = + (B)
1
2
r
R
r
=
(C)
1 2
R r r = (D)
2
1
r
R
r
=
5. An energy source will supply a constant current into, the load, if its internal resistance is :
(A) equal to the resistance of the load (B) very large as compared to the load resistance
(C) zero (D) non-zero but less than the resistance of the load
6. A group of N cells whose emf varies directly with the internal
resistance as per the equation 1 5
N N
E . r = are connected as shown
in the figure. The current I in the circuit is :
(A) 5.1 A
(B) 0.51
(C) 1.5 A
(D) 0.15 A
7. A cell of emf E is connected across a resistance R. The potential difference between the terminals of the cell is found to be V volt.
Then the internal resistance of the cell must be :
(A) , ) E V R (B)
, ) E V
R
V
(C)
, ) 2 E V R
E
(D)
, ) 2 E V V
R
8. Voltmeters V
1
and V
2
are connected in series across a DC line. V reads 80 V and has a resistance of
1
200 V
and V
2
has a total
resistance of 32 k . The line voltage is :
(A) 240 V (B) 220 V (C) 160 V (D) 120 V
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9. A meter bridge is set-up as shown in figure, to determine an unknown resistance X using a
standard 10 resistor. The galvanometer shows null point when tapping - key is at 52 cm mark.
The end-corrections are 1 cm and 2 cm respectively for the ends A and B. The determined value of X is :
(A) 10 2 . (B) 10 6 .
(C) 10 8 . (D) 11 1 .
10. In a potentiometer experiment, when three cells A, B and C are connected in series the balancing length is found to be 740 cm. If A
and B are connected in series balancing length is 440 cm and for B and C connected in series that is 540 cm. Then the emf of E
A
,
E
B
and E
C
are respectively (in volts)
(A) 1, 1.2 and 1.5 (B) 1, 2 and 3 (C) 1.5, 2 and 3 (D) 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5
11. The deflection in a moving coil galvanometer is reduced to half when it is shunted with a 40 coil. The resistance of the
galvanometer is :
(A) 15 (B) 20 (C) 40 (D) 80
12. A current of
2
3
| |
|
\ .
A produces a deflection of 60 in a tangent galvanometer. The reduction factor is :
(A)
3
2
A
| |
|
\ .
(B) 2A (C)
2
3
A
| |
|
\ .
(D)
2
3
A
| |
|
\ .
13. The resistance of ideal voltmeter is :
(A) zero (B) greater than zero but finite value
(C) infinite (D) 5000
14. To send 10% of main current through a moving coil galvanometer of resistance 9 shunt required :
(A) 9 (B) 11 (C) 10 (D) 9 9 .
15. To verify Ohm's law, a student is provided with a test resistor
T
R , a high resistance R
1
, a small resistance R
2
, two identical
galvanometers G
1
and G
2
, and a variable voltage source V. The correct circuit to carry out the experiment is :
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
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1. Three voltmeters A, B and C having resistances R, 1.5 R and 3 R respectively are used in a
circuit as shown. When a potential difference is applied between X and Y, the readings of the
voltmeters are V
1
, V
2
and V
3
respectively. Then :
(A)
1 2 3
V V V = = (B)
1 2 3
V V V < =
(C)
1 2 3
V V V > > (D)
1 2 3
V V V > =
2. A 36 galvanometer is shunted by resistance of 4. The percentage of the total current, which passes through the galvanometer
is:
(A) 8% (B) 9% (C) 10% (D) 91%
3. For 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.
4. When a resistance of 100 is connected in series with a galvanometer of resistance R, its range is V. To double its range, a
resistance of 1000 is connected in series. Find R.
(A) 700 (B) 800 (C) 900 (D) 100
5. The range of a voltmeter of resistance 500 is 10 V. The resistance to be connected to convert it into an ammeter of range 10A is:
(A) 1 in parallel (B) 1 in series (C) 0 1 . in parallel (D) 0 1 in series .
6. In a potentiometer experiment the balancing with a cell is at length 240 cm. On shunting the cell with a resistance of 2 , the
balancing length becomes 120 cm. The internal resistance of the cell is :
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0 5 .
7. A galvanometer can be converted into a voltmeter by connecting.
(A) low resistance is parallel (B) low resistance in series
(C) high resistance in parallel (D) high resistance in series
8. In a potentiometer arrangement, a cell of emf 1.5 V gives a balance point at 27 cm length of wire. If the cell is replaced by another
cell and balance point shifts to 54 cm, the emf of the second cell is :
(A) 3 V (B) 1.5 V (C) 0.75 V (D) 2.25 V
9. Which statement is true?
(i) Kirchhoff's law is equally applicable to both AC and DC
(ii) Semiconductors have a positive temperature coefficient of resistance.
(iii) Meter bridge is greater sensitive when the resistance of all the four arms of the bridge are of the same order.
(iv) The emf of a cell depends upon the size and area of electrodes.
(A) 13 75 . (B) 220 (C) 110 (D) None of these
10. The accurate measurement of emf can be obtained using
(A) multimeter (B) voltmeter (C) voltmeter (D) potentiometer
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11. The resistance of a galvanometer is 50 and it shows full scale deflection for a current
of 1 mA. To convert it into a voltmeter to measure 1 V and as well as 10 V (refer circuit
diagram) the resistance R
1
and R
2
respectively are :
(A) 950 and 9150 (B) 900 and 9950
(C) 900 and 9900 (D) 950 and 9000
12. A potentiometer wire of length 10m and resistance 20 is connected in series with a 15V battery and an external resistance
40 . A secondary cell of emf E in the secondary circuit is balanced by 240 cm long potentiometer wire. The emf E of the cell is ;
(A) 2.4 V (B) 1.2 V (C) 2.0 V (D) 3V
13. A 2V battery, a 990 resistor and a potentiometer of 2m length, all are connected in series of the resistance of potentiometer wire
is 10 , then the potential gradient of the potentiometer wire is :
(A)
1
0 05 . Vm
(B)
1
0 5 . Vm
(C)
1
0 01 . Vm
(D)
1
0 1 . Vm
14. Shown in the figure adjacent is a meter - bridge set up with

null deflection in the galvanometer. The value of the
unknown resistor R is :
(A) 13 75 .
(B) 220
(C) 110
(D) 55
15. In a galvanometer 5% of the total current in the circuit passes through it. If the resistance of the galvanometer is G, the shunt
resistance S connected to the galvanometer is :
(A) 19 G (B) G / 19 (C) 20 G (D) G / 20
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1. Potentiometer measures the potential difference more accurately than a voltmeter because
(A) it has a wire of high resistance (B) it has a wire of low resistance
(C) it does not draw current from external circuit (D) it draws a heavy current from external circuit
2. The length of a wire of a potentiometer is 100 cm, and the emf of its stand and cell is E volt. It is employed to measure the emf of a
battery whose internal resistance is 0 5 . . If the balance point is obtained at 30 l = cm from the positive end, the emf of the
battery is:
(A)
30
100 5
E
.
(B)
30
100 0 5
E
.
(C)
, ) 30 0 5
100
E . i
where i is the current in the potentiometer wire (D)
30
100
E
3. An unknown resistance R
1
is connected in series with a resistance of 10 . This combination is connected to one gap of meter
bridge while a resistance R
2
is connected in the other gap. The balance point is at 50 cm. Now, when the 10 resistance is
removed the balance point shifts to 40 cm. The value of R
1
(in ohm) is :
(A) 20 (B) 10 (C) 60 (D) 40
4. For the post office box arrangement to determine the value of
unknown resistance, the unknown resistance, the unknown resistance
should be connected between
(A) B and C
(B) C and D
(C) A and D
(D) B
1
and C
1
5. The ratio of voltage sensitivity (V
S
) and current sensitivity (I
S
) of a moving coil galvanometer is :
(A)
1
G
(B)
2
1
G
(C) G (D)
2
G
6. A galvanometer acting as a voltmeter should have
(A) low resistance in series with its coil (B) low resistance in parallel with its coil
(C) high resistance in series with its coil (D) high resistance in parallel with its coil
7. A galvanometer has a resistance of 3663 . A shunt S is connected across it such that (1/34) of the total current passes through the
galvanometer. Then the value of shunt is :
(A) 3663 (B) 111 (C) 107 7 . (D) 3555 3 .
8. To decrease the range of an ammeter, its resistance need to be increased. An ammeter has resistance R
0
and range I. Which of the
following resistance can be connected in series with it to decreases its range to I/n?
(A)
0
R
n
(B)
, )
0
1
R
n
(C)
, )
0
1
R
n +
(D) None of these
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9. In the given circuit, the voltmeter records 5 V. The resistance of the voltmeter in ohm is:
(A) 200
(B) 100
(C) 10
(D) 50
10. A moving coil galvanometer of resistance 100 is used as an ammeter using a resistance 0 1 . . The maximum deflection current
in the galvanometer is 100 A . Find the minimum current in the circuit so that the ammeter shows maximum deflection.
(A) 100.1 mA (B) 1000.1 mA (C) 10.01 mA (D) 1.01 mA
11. A moving coil galvanometer has 150 equal divisions. Its current sensitivity is 10 divisions per milliampere and voltage sensitivity
is 2 divisions per millivolt. In order that each division reads 1 V, the resistance in Ohm's needed to be connected in series with the
coil will be :
(A) 10
3
(B) 10
5
(C) 99995 (D) 9995
12. If an ammeter is to be used in place of a voltmeter, then we must connect with the ammeter a
(A) low resistance is parallel (B) high resistance in parallel
(C) high resistance in series (D) low resistance is series
13. A current of 0.01 mA passes through the potentiometer wire of a resistivity of 10 cm and area of cross - section
2 2
10 cm
. The
potential gradient is :
(A)
9 1
10 Vm
(B)
11 1
10 Vm
(C)
10 1
10 Vm
(D)
8 1
10 Vm
14. Three moving coil galvanometers A, B and C are made of coils of three different material having torsional constant
8 8 8
1 8 10 2 8 10 and 3 8 10 . . .

, respectively. If the three galvanometers are identical in all other respect, then in which of the
above cases sensitivity is maximum?
(A) A (B) C (C) B (D) Same in each case
15. The plates of a charged condenser are connected to a voltmeter. If the plates are moved apart, the reading of voltmeter will
(A) increase (B) decrease (C) remain unchanged (D) information is insufficient

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