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Kirchhoff’s laws & cells (a) 3A (b) 13A

1. Kirchhoff's first law is based on the law of (c) 23A (d) –3A
conservation of : 8. Eels are able to generate current with biological
(a) charge (b) energy cells called electroplaques. The electroplaques in
(c) momentum (d) sum of mass and an eel are arranged in 100 rows, each row
energy stretching horizontally along the body of fish
containing 5000 electroplaques. The arrangement
2. Kirchhoff's second law is based on the law of
is suggestively shown in the figure. Each
conservation of :
electroplaque has an e.m.f. of 0.15 V and internal
(a) charge resistance of 0.25. The water surrounding the
(b) energy eel completes a circuit between the head and its
(c) momentum tail. If the water surrounding it has a resistance of
(d) sum of mass and energy 500, the current an eel can produce in water is
about : 0.15V
3. In the given circuit, the
E
potential
1
of the point E is +
0.25

+ –
A D
8V
5000 eletcroplaques per row 100 rows

C
B
5
+ +
(a) Zero (b) 
500

(c)  (d)4/3 V (a) 1.5 A (b) 3.0 A

(c) 15A (d) 30 A
4. In the figure, current through the  resistor is
9. In the following figure, the resistance of the
0.8 ampere, then potential drop through 
galvanometer G is 50 ohm. Of the following
resistor is alternatives in which case are the currents
3
arranged strictly in the order of decreasing
6
4
magnitudes with the larger coming earlier :
+ –

(a) 9.6 V (b) 2.6 V

(c) 4.8 V (d)1.2 V
5. In the circuit shown below, The reading of the
voltmeter V is (a) , 1 ,  g ,  2 (b) ,  g , 1 ,  2
4 16

2A (c) ,  2 , 1 ,  g (d)  g , 1 ,  2 , 
V

16 4 10. Maximum power developed across resistance R

(a) 12 V (b)8 V in the circuit shown in figure is
10V
(c) 20 V (d)16 V 1

R
6. A cell of e.m.f. E is connected across a resistance
r. The potential difference between the terminals 10V
1

of the cell is found to be V. The internal resistance (a) 50 watt (b) 75 watt
of the cell must be :
(c) 25 watt (d) 100 watt.
2(E  V )V 2(E V ) r 11. Current passing through 3 resistance is
(a) r
(b) E
A

(E  V ) r
10V 2 4V

(c) V
(d) (E – V) r B

3

7. The value of current I in the given circuit is : C

15A 3A 14
(a) A (b) 3A
8A
3
12
(c) 2A (d) A.
5A I
5

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12. As the switch S is closed in the circuit shown in +

2V

figure, current passing through it is 80

V

2 4 20 80
20V 5V
I 2 I1 (a) 2.00 volt (b) 1.33 volt
S I2 (c) 1.60 volt (d) 0.80 volt
18. In the following figure, current through 3  resistor
(a) 4.5 A (b) 6.0 A
is 0.8 amp; then the potential drop through 4 
(c) 3.0 A (d) zero.
resistor is:
13. In the following figure, the reading of an ideal 3

voltmeter V is zero. Then the relation between R,

4

r1 and r2 is : 6

+
V

E E
(a) 9.6 V (b) 2.6 V
r1 r2 (c) 4.8 V (d) 1.2 V
R 19. The internal resistance of a cell of e.m.f. 2V is
(a) R = r2– r1 (b) R = r1– r2 0.1. It is connected to a resistance of 3.9. The
voltage across the cell will be :
rr
(c) R = r1+ r2 (d) R  r 12 r (a) 0.5 V (b) 1.9 V
2 1

14. Five identical lamps, each of resistance 1100 ohm (c) 1.95 V (d) 2 V
are connected to 220 volt as shown in figure in 20. A battery is charged at a potential of 15 volt for 8
the following figure. The reading of an ideal hours when the current flowing is 10 A. The
ammeter A is : battery on discharge supplies a current of 5A for
15 hours. The mean terminal voltage during
220 Volt discharge is 14 volt. The "watt-hour" efficiency
A
of the battery is :
220  5 amp 220  3 amp (a) 82.5% (b) 80%
(a) 1100 (b) 1100
(c) 90% (d) 87.5%
220 1 amp
(c) 1100 220  2 amp
(d) 1100 21. A 6 volt battery is connected to the terminals of a
three metre long wire of uniform thickness and
15. Two flash light electric incandescent lamp, each resistance of 100 ohm. The difference of potential
requiring 3 amp at 1.5 V are placed in series and between two points on the wire separated by a
connected to a 6 V cell. What resistance must be distance of 50 cm will be :
connected in series to operate them ? (a) 2 volt (b) 3 volt
(a) 22  (b) 2  (c) 1 volt (d) 1.5 volt
(c) 6  (d) 1  22. Two batteries, one of emf 18 volts and internal
16. In the circuit shown in the following figure, the resistance 2and the other of emf 12 volts and
potential difference between points A and B will internal resistance 1 are connected as shown in
be: the figure. The voltmeter V will record a reading
C 5 5
B
of :
5 5
V
5 5
D 18V
A
+ 2
2V
12V
(a) (8/9) volt (b) (4/3) volt 1

(c) (2/3) volt (d) 2 volt (a) 30 volt (b) 18 volt

17. In the figure shown below the e.m.f. of the cell is (c) 15 volt (d) 14 volt
2V and internal resistance is negligible. The 23. Current provided by a battery is maximum when
resistance of the voltmeter is 80 ohm. The reading internal resistance is
of voltmeter will be: (a) equal to external resistance

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(b) greater than external resistance 28. In the circuit of adjoining figure the current through
(c) less than external resistance 12  resister will be
(d) none of the above 5
10
5

5V
24. For the network shown in the figure, the value of
5V
A C

12
the current i is: E F

2 (a) 1 A (b)
4 4
3
6 (c) (d)0 A
V

29. The e.m.f. and the internal resistance of a source

which is equivalent to two batteries which are
(a) 935
V
(b) 185V connected in parallel having e.m.f.’s E1 and E2
and internal resistances r1 and r1 respectively are
(c) 59V (d) 518
V E and r.

25. Two electric bulbs A and B are designed for the E r E r

(a) E  (r  r ) ; r  r1  r2
11 2 2

same voltage. Their power rating are PA and PB 1 2

respectively, with PA>PB. If they are joined in series Er E r

(b) E  (r  r ) ; r  r1  r2
1 2 2 1
across a V-volt supply,
1 2
(a) A will draw more power than B
Er E r rr
(b) B will draw more power then A (c) E  (r  r ) ; r  r  r
1 2 2 1 1 2

1 2 1 2
(c) the ratio of powers drawn by them will depend
on V E r E r rr
(d) E  (r  r ) ; r  r  r .
11 2 2 1 2

(d) A and B will draw the same power. 1 2 1 2

26. Two non-ideal batteries are connected in parallel. 30. A cell develops same power across two resistors
Consider the following statements: r1 and r2 when connected separately. If r is the
(a) The equivalent emf is smaller than either of internal resistance of the cell then
the two emfs 1
(b) The equivalent internal resistance is smaller (a) r  2 r1r2 (b) r  r1r2
than either of the two internal resistances
1
(a) Both a and b are correct (c) r  2 (r1  r2 ) (d) r  r1  r2
(b) a is correct but b is worng 31. In the circuit shown in figure
(c) b is correct but a is worng A B C

(d) Both a and b are worng. 4 4 4

27. To draw maximum current from a combination of F

2V
D
E
cells how should the cells be grouped ? 2V 2V

(a) Series (a) current in wire AF is 1A

(b) Parallel (b) current in wire CD is 1A
(c) Mixed (c) current in wire BE is 2A
(d) Depends upon the relative values of external (d) none of these.
and internal resistance

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Answer Key
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A
6. C 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. A
11. C 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. D
16. C 17. B 18. C 19. C 20. D
21. C 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. D
26. C 27. D 28. D 29. C 30. B
31. D

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