Current Electricity

(Part 1)
Q. The total current supplied to the circuit by the battery is -

A 4A

B 2A

C 1A

D 6A
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Q. What is the value of current at t = 4 s?

A zero C 2 𝜇A

B 3 𝜇A D 1.5 𝜇A

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Q. An electric current is passed through a circuit containing two wires of the same
material, connected in parallel. If the lengths and radii are in the ratio of and , then
the ratio of the current passing through the wires will be

C 3
D 2
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Q. In the circuit, the galvanometer G shows zero deflection. If the batteries A and B have
negligible internal resistance, the value of the resistor R will be

A 200 Ω C 500 Ω

B 100 Ω D 1000 Ω

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Q. Two sources of equal emf are connected to an external resistance R. The internal
resistance of the two sources are R1 and R2 (R1 > R1). If the potential difference across the
source having internal resistance R2 is zero, then

A R = R2 -R1

B R = R2 ✕ (R1+R2)/(R2-R1)

C R = R1R2 /(R2-R1)
D R= R1R2 /(R1-R2)
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Q. The current I drawn from the 5 volt source will be

A 0.33 A C 0.67 A

B 0.5 A D 0.17 A

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Q. 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%

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Q. Two conductors have the same resistance at 0°C but their temperature coefficients of
resistance are 𝛼1 and 𝛼2 . The respective temperature coefficients of their series and
parallel combinations are nearly

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Q. In the given circuit all resistances are of value R ohm each. The equivalent resistance
between A and B is:

A 5R/3 C 5R/2

B 3R D 2R

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Q. When the switch S, in the circuit shown, is closed, then the value of current i will be

A 3A

B 5A
C 4A

D 2A

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Q. In the given circuit the internal resistance of the 18 V cell is negligible, If R1 = 400 Ω,
R3 = 100 Ω and R4 = 500 Ω and the reading of an ideal voltmeter across R4 is 5 V, then
the value of R2 will be

A 300 Ω C 550 Ω

B 450 Ω D 230 Ω
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Q. 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 2

B 3

C 4

D 1

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