Chapter #13

CURRENT ELECTRICTY
Q#1. Select the most best option
1. Electrical Energy is measured in
a) Kilowatt
b)Horse power
c) Watt
d) Kilo Watthour
2. A 100 watt bulb is operated by 200 Volt,the current flowing through
the bulb is
a) 0.5A
b) 1A
c) 2A
d) 2.5A
3. If fourth band on carbon resistor is of silver then its tolerance is
a) +1%
b) +5%
c) +10%
d) +20%
4. The resistance of an open circuit is
a) Zero
b) Infinity
c) 100%
d) None
5.
Temperature Co-efficient of resistivity of material is measured in
a)
-K
b) -m
c) K
d) K-1
6.
The temperature co-efficient of resistance for Ge is
a) Positive
b) Negative
c) All of these
d) none
7. The graphical representation of Ohms Law is
a) Hyperbola
b) Ellipse
c) Parabola d) Straight line
8. Kirchhoffs first law is manifestation of law of conservation of
a) Mass
b) Energy
c) Momentum
d) Charge
9. Electromotive force of battery is equal to terminal potential
difference when current is
a) 5A
b) Zero
c) 10A
d) 12.5A
10.
Siemen is the unit of
a) Resistance
b) Conductance
c) resistivity d)
Conductivity
11.
Maximum power delivered by battery
a) Pmax=E2/4r
b) Pmax=4rE2
c) Pmax=VIT
d) Unlimited
12.
A rheostat can be used as
a) Variable resistorb) Potential Divider c) Both a & b
d) None
13.
Drift velocity of electron in a conductor is
a) 10-2ms-1
b) 10-3ms-1
c) 103ms-1
d) 102ms-1
14.
If resistance is traversed in the direction of current ,the
change in potential is
a) Positive
b) Negative
c) Zero
d) Neutral
-1
15.
mhom is the S.I unit of
a) Conductivity
b) resistance
c) Oscillator
d) Rectifier
16.
Ohm is defined as
a) VC-1
b) VA-1
c) CV-1
d) VA
17.
A wire of uniform area of cross section, A andlength is cut into
two equal parts. The resistance of each part becomes
a) Double
b) Half
c) 4times
d) 1/4times

Q#2 Attempt ten (10) Questions

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7.

What is non-Ohmic Conductor, give two example?

Do bends in the wire affect its electrical resistance? Explain
Draw a labeled diagram of a Wheatstone bridge
Does the filament of a lighted bulb obey Ohms Law?
Why heat produced in a conductor due to flow of current?
Why the resistances of a conductor rise with temperature?
Is the filament resistance lower or higher in a 500W, 220V light bulb or in a
100W,200V bulb?
8. What is meant by short circuit and open circuit?
9. Is the principle of conservation of energy is applicable to electrical circuits?
10.What is the effect on drift velocity of free electrons by increasing potential difference?

Q#3 Attempt any two

1.
a) On what factors the resistance of a conductor depends? Hence define specific
resistance?
b) The resistance of an iron core at 0oC is 1x104 Ohms. What is the resistance at
500oC? If the temperature Coefficient of resistance of iron is 5.2x10 -3 K-1?
2.
a) State and prove the principle of what stone bridge. How can it be used to
determine the unknown resistance?
b) How many electrons pass through a resistor in 1 hour if the 300 mA current is
passing through it?
3.
a) What is rheostathow it can be used as variable resistor and as a potential divider
b) 1x107 electrons pas through a conductor in 1s find the current in ampere passing
through the conductor?