1.

Cells are connected in parallel in order to

(A) increase the voltage available. (B) reduce cost of wiring.
(C) increase the current available. (D) reduce the time required to fully
charge them after use
2. Which of the following generating stations has the minimum running cost?
(A) hydro-electric station. (B) nuclear power station.
(C) thermal power station. (D) diesel power plant.
3. Capacitor that can have the highest capacitance value is
(A) Mica
(C) Electrolytic

(B) Paper
(D) Ceramic

4. A device whose characteristics are very close to that of an ideal current source is
(A) a gas diode.
(B) a BJT in CB mode.
(C) a BJT in CE mode.
(D) a triode
5. To Verify Ohms law, a student is provided with a test resistor RT, a high resistance
R1, a
small resistance R2, two identical galvanometers G1 and G2, and a variable voltage source V.
The correct circuit to carry out the experiment is

6. An AC voltage source of variable angular frequency and fixed amplitude V0 is connected in

series with a capacitance C and an electric bulb of resistance R (inductance zero). When is
increased
A) the bulb glows dimmer
B) the bulb glows brighter
C) total impedance of the circuit is unchanged D) the bulb will burn

7. A few electric field lines for a system of two charges Q1 and Q2 fixed
at two different points on the x-axis are shown in the figure. These
lines suggest that
A) |Q1| > |Q2|
B) |Q1| < |Q2|
C) at a finite distance to the left of Q1 the electric field is zero
D) at a finite distance to the right of Q2 the electric field is zero Q1
8. A uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius R carries uniform surface charge density of
per unit area. It is made of two hemispherical shells, held together by pressing them with force
F (see figure). F is proportional to

9. A resistance of 2 is connected across one gap of a metre-bridge (the length of the wire is 100
cm) and an unknown resistance, greater than 2, is connected across the other gap. When these
resistance are interchanged, the balance point shifts by 20 cm. Neglecting any corrections, the
unknown resistance is
(A) 3
(C) 5

(B) 4
(D) 6

10. A parallel plate capacitor C with plates of unit area and separation d is filled with a liquid of
dielectric constant K = 2.The level of liquid is d/3 initially. Suppose the liquid level decreases at
a constant speed V, the time constant as a function of time t is

11. The figure shows certain wire segments joined together to form a coplanar loop. The loop is
placed in a perpendicular magnetic field in the direction going into the plane of the figure. The
magnitude of the field increases with time. I1 and I2 are the currents in the segments ab and cd.
Then,
(A) I1 > I2
(B) I1 < I2
(C) I1 is in the direction ba and I2 is in the direction cd
(D) I1 is in the direction ab and I2 is in the direction dc

12. Three concentric metallic spherical shells of radii R, 2R, 3R, are given charges Q1, Q2, Q3,
respectively. It is found that the surface charge densities on the outer surfaces of the shells are
equal. Then, the ratio of the charges given to the shells, Q1 : Q2 : Q3 is
(A) 1 : 2 : 3
(C) 1 : 4 : 9

(B) 1 : 3 : 5
(D) 1 : 8 : 18

13. For the circuit shown in the figure, if R1 and R2 are interchanged, magnitude of the power
dissipated in RL will decrease by a factor of

(A) 4
(C) 1/9

(B) 9
(D)

14. Charges are placed on two coplanar insulating rings at equal intervals as shown in Figure. M
is the common centre of the rings. PQ is perpendicular to the plane of the rings. Which of the
following is not Valid at M ?

(A) E = 0
(C) B = 0

(B) V 0
(D) 0

15. A loop carrying current I lies in the x-y plane as shown in the figure. The unit vector k is
comingout of the plane of the paper. The magnetic moment of the current loop is

16. An infinitely long hollow conducting cylinder with inner radius R/2 and outer radius R
carries a uniform current density along its length. The magnitude of the magnetic field, |B|
as a function of the radial distance r from the axis is best represented by

17. In the given circuit, a charge of +80 mC is given to the upper plate of the 4 mF capacitor.
Then in the steady state, the charge on the upper plate of the 3 mF capacitor is

18. A current carrying infinitely long wire is kept along the diameter of a circular wire loop,
without touching it, the correct statement(s) is(are)

(A) The emf induced in the loop is zero if the current is constant.
(B) The emf induced in the loop is finite if the current is constant.
(C) The emf induced in the loop is zero if the current decreases at a steady rate.
(D) The emf induced in the loop is infinite if the current decreases at a steady rate.

19. Consider the motion of a positive point charge in a region where there are simultaneous
uniform electric and magnetic fields
E = E0 j
and
B = B0 j.
At time t = 0, this charge has velocity v in the x-y plane, making an angle q with the x-axis.
Which of the following option(s) is (are) correct for time t > 0?
(A) If q = 0, the charge moves in a circular path in the x-z plane.
(B) If q = 0, the charge undergoes helical motion with constant pitch along the y-axis.
(C) If q = 10, the charge undergoes helical motion with its pitch increasing with time, along the
y-axis.
(D) If q = 90, the charge undergoes linear but accelerated motion along the y-axis.
20. For the resistance network shown in the figure, choose the correct option(s)