MULHAL SCIENCE COLLEGE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Test: Physics 22 Nov 2018 Time: = 1:10 M

Student Name: _____________________Roll No____________ Instructor : Ehtisham Muzaffar
Note; attempt all question given below, cutting and over writing may cause the
reduction of marks.

1x20=20
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(i) A flow of 10 electrons a) 1.6× 1026 A b) 1.6× 10−12 A c) 1.6× 1012 A d) 107 A
per second
in a conductor constitutes a
current of:
ii) A wire of length L and a) 5 R b) 8 R c) 4 R d) 16 R
resistance R is streched
to get the radius of cross-
section halfed. What is
new
resistance
iii)A wire of resistance a) 1Ω b) 2Ω c) 4 d) 8
12Ω is bent in the form of
circle .the resistance
between the ends of any
diameter is
iv) Maximum power is (a) R =r (b) ) R ≥r (c) ) R <r (d) ) R >r
delivered to the load
resistance R by battery,if
v) A cell of emf 5V and (a) A single resistor (b) two 1Ω resistor (c) two 1Ω (d) none of these
internal resistance 1 Ω of 1Ω connected in series resistorconnected
will give maximum power in parallel
output to
vi) what carries current in (a) Electrons (b)- ve ions only (c) + ve ions only (d) both + ve and –ve
a electrolyte only ions

vii) The terminal potential a) E E C) 0

difference for open circuit is b) E2
2

viii) What is the resistance of (a) 100  (b) 1000  (c) 10  (d) 1 
a carbon resistance which
has bands of colours brown,
black and brown
ix) Three resistances each of the a) 2 b) 3 c) 5 d) 7
value 3 are connected in
such a way that they form a
triangle then effective
resistance will be
x)the smallest resistance (a) 200  1 (c) (d)
(b)  50 4
obtained by connecting 50 200  
1 4 50
resistances of each is
4
xi) Ampere –second a) emf b) Energy c) Charge d) Power
stands for the unit of
xii) A wire of uniform a) same b) one fourth c) Doubled D)one half
cross-section A,length L
and resistance R is cut in
to two equal pieces .The
resistivity of each piece
will be
xiii) the specific resistance a) Length B) Mass c) cross section- d) Material
of a wire varies with area
xiv) A wire of resistance R a) nR n R R
b) c) d)
is cut in to n equal part R n 4
s.These are then connected
in parallel .The equivalent
resistance will be
xv) semi-conductor diode a) ohmic b) conductor c) non-ohmic d) insulator
is
xvi) A wire of resistance b) 30 c) 20 d) 40
10 is stretched and its a) 10
length becomes twice .Its
resistance becomes
xvii) What can be used as a) Ω - b) ( Ω −m )−1 c) Ω −m d) None
−2
SI unit of resistivity m
xviii) Ohm’s law establish a)current and b) voltage and c) current and d) charge and
a realation betwwen voltage resistance resistance voltage
xix) when 2 ,4 and 6 a) 12 12 11 d) 6
b)  c) 
are connected in parallel 11 12
their equivalent resistance
will be
xx) unit of conductance is a) mho Ω−1 b) both a and
b d)none

Section i
i A potential difference is applied across the  vi A platinum wire has resistance of 10 ohms at 
ends of a copper wire. What is the effect on  00C and 20 ohms at 2730C. Find the value of 
the drift velocity of free electrons by  temperature coefficient of resistance of 
increasing the potential difference? platinum.
ii Why does the resistance of a conductor rise  Vii Explain the heating effect of current.
with temperature?
iii Do bends in a wire effect its electrical  viii Differentiate between emf and potential 
resistance? difference.
iv How many electrons pass through an electrical Ix What is the purposes of a source of current in 
bulb in one minute if 300 mA current passes  a circuit? Write the names of at least four 
through it? sources of current. 
v Define temperature coefficient of resistivity.  x How can you check the reliability of a concrete
Discuss the variation of resistivity with  bridge made with carbon fibers?
temperature.

Essay type
e) State and explain Ohm’s law in detail. Also discuss Ohmic and non­Ohmic conductors.
f) The resistance of an iron wire at 00C is  1× 104 Ω . What is the resistance at 5000C if the temperature 
coefficient of resistance of iron is  5.2× 10−3 K −1 ?
g) A rectangular bar of iron is 2 cm by 2 cm in cross section and 40 cm long. Calculate its resistance if the 
resistivity of iron is  11 ×10− 8 Ωm .
h) Find the equivalent resistance of the circuit (given below), total current drawn from the source, and the 
current through each resistor.