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Physics in English medium Model Paper No: 45

Paper I Sudheera Jayamanna 1 hour 36 min

Student’s Name: ……………………………… School: …………………………………

Registration ID: ……………………………….

(g = 10 Nkg-1)

1. A wire has a non-uniform cross-section as shown in the figure. A steady current is following through
it. Then the drift speed of the electron
(1) in constant throughout the wire
(2) decreases from A to B
(3) increases from A to B
(4) varies randomly
(5) first increase and then decrease

2. A 2.0 V potentiometer is used to determine the internal resistance of a 1.5 V cell. The balance point
of the cell in open circuit is 75 cm. When a resistor of 10 Ω is connected across the cell, the balance
point shifts to 60 cm. The internal resistance of the cell is
(1) 1.5 Ω (2) 2.5 Ω (3) 3.5 Ω
(4) 4.5 Ω (5) 5 Ω

3. In the given bridge, the value of X for which the p.d.

between the points B and D will be zero, is
(1) 5 Ω
(2) 10 Ω
(3) 15 Ω
(4) 20 Ω
(5) 30 Ω

4. A battery of 6 cells, each of emf 2 V and internal resistance 0.5 Ω, is being charged by a 220 V
supply with an internal resistance of 10 Ω in series. The p.d. across the battery is

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(1) 30 V (2) 60 V (3) 90 V
(4) 120 V (5) 140 V

5. In a meter bridge, the gaps are closed by two resistances P and Q and the balance point is obtained
at 40 cm. When Q is shunted by a resistance of 20 Ω, the balance point shifts to 50 cm. The values
of P and Q are
10
(1) Ω, 5 Ω
3
20
(2) Ω, 10 Ω
3
20
(3) 10 Ω, Ω
3
10
(4) 5 Ω, Ω
3
(5) 3 Ω, 5 Ω

6. A galvanometer with 50 divisions on the scale has a resistance of 25 Ω. A current of 2 x 10-4 A gives
a deflection of one scale division. The additional series resistance required to convert it in to a
voltmeter reading up to 25 V is
(1) 1200 Ω (2) 1225 Ω (3) 1775 Ω
(4) 2225 Ω (5) 2475 Ω

7. A p.d. of 220 V is maintained across a 12000 Ω rheostat AB. The voltmeter V has a resistance of
6000 Ω and point C is at one-fourth of the distance from A to B. The reading of the voltmeter is
(1) 5 V
(2) 10 V
(3) 20 V C
(4) 30 V
(5) 40 V

8. For a cell, the graph between the potential

difference (V) across the terminals of the cell
and the current (I) drawn from the cell is shown
in the figure. The emf and the internal
resistance of the cell are
(1) 2 V, 0.5 Ω
(2) 2 V, 0.4 Ω
(3) >2 V, 0.5 Ω
(4) >2 V, 0.4 Ω
(5) 1.5 V, 0.3 Ω

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9. In the given circuit

(A) A and B are at the same potential

(B) A is 2.5 V higher than B
(C) B is 2.5 V higher than A
(D) The current through the battery is 5 A.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (A) and (C)
(4) Only (B) and (D) (5) Only (C) and (D)

10. In the electric circuit shown, each cell has an emf of 2 V and internal resistance of 1 Ω . The external
resistance is 2 Ω. The value of the current I is (in A)
(1) 3
(2) 0.4
(3) 1.2
(4) 2
(5) 2.5

11. Kirchhoff’s two laws for electrical circuits are manifestations of the conservation of
(1) charge only
(2) both energy and momentum
(3) energy only
(4) both charge and energy
(5) both charge and momentum

12. A current of 5 A is passing through a metallic wire of cross-section area 4 x 10-6 m2. If the density
of the charge carries in the wire is 5 x 1026 / m3, the drift velocity of the electrons is (charge of
electron = 1.6 x 10-19 C)
1 1 1
(1) m/s (2) m/s (3) m/s
16 32 54
1 1
(4) m/s (5) m/s
64 128

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13. The given four terminal network is part of
a larger circuit. The points A, B, C are at the
same potential. The p.d. between any one
of A, B or C and D is 40 V. The p.d. between
A and O is
(1) 10 V
(2) 15 V
(3) 18 V
(4) 20 V
(5) 25 V

14. The resistance of a wire of iron is 10 Ω and temperature coefficient of resistivity is 5 x 10-3 /℃. At
20 ℃ it carries 30 mA of current. Keeping constant potential difference between its ends, the
temperature of the wire is raised to 120 ℃. The current in milliamperes that flows in the wire now
is
(1) 20 (2) 15 (3) 10
(4) 40 (5) 45

15. The effective resistance between points A and B in

the figure is
(1) 5 Ω
(2) 2 Ω
(3) 3 Ω
(4) 4 Ω
(5) 5 Ω

16. Sensitivity of a potentiometer can be increased by

(A) decreasing the emf of the driver cell
(B) increasing the length of the wire
(C) connecting a resistance in series with the driver cell
(D) decreasing the length of the wire
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (A) and (C)
(4) Only (A), (B) and (C) (5) Only (C) and (D)

17. The resistivity of a potentiometer wire is 40 x 10-8 ohm-m and its area of cross-section is 8 x 10-6
m2. If 0.2 amp current is flowing through the wire, the potential gradient will be
(1) 10-2 volt//m (2) 10-1 volt/m
(3) 3.2 x 10-2 volt//m (4) 1 volt/m

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18. Two wires of equal diameters, of resistivities ρ1 and ρ2 and lengths l1 and l2, respectively, are joined
in series. The equivalent resistivity of the combination is
𝜌1 𝑙1 + 𝜌2 𝑙2 𝜌1 𝑙2 + 𝜌2 𝑙1 𝜌1 𝑙2 + 𝜌2 𝑙1
(1) (2) (3)
𝑙1 + 𝑙2 𝑙1 − 𝑙2 𝑙1 + 𝑙2
𝜌1 𝑙1 − 𝜌2 𝑙2 𝜌1 𝑙2 + 𝜌2 𝑙1
(4) (5)
𝑙1 − 𝑙2 2(𝑙1 − 𝑙2 )

19. If in the circuit shown below, the internal resistance of the battery is 1.5 Ω and VP and VQ are the
potentials at P and Q respectively, what is the potential difference between the points P and Q?
(1) Zero
(2) 4 volts (VP > VQ)
(3) 4 volts (VQ > VP)
(4) 2.5 volts (VQ > VP)
(5) 2.5 volts (VP > VQ)

20.

21. The value of the resistance R is selected so as to

minimize the power dissipation in the 12 Ω resistor. The
power dissipated in the resistor R is,
(1) 0 W (2) 2.5 W
(3) 5 W (4) 10 W
(5) 90 W

22.

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23.

24.

25. A vessel of negligible heat capacity contains 5 kg of water. An electric current of 10 A is flowing
across a coil of internal resistance 100 Ω which is immersed in water. If specific heat capacity of
water is 4200 Jkg-1K-1, what is the rise of temperature of water within one minute?
(1) 23.6 0C (2) 25.6 0C (3) 28.6 0C
(4) 31.6 0C (5) 33.6 0C

26. A semiconducting device is connected in a series circuit with a battery and a resistance. A current is
found to pass through the circuit. If the polarity of the battery is reversed, the current drops to almost
zero. The device may be,
(1) A p-n junction
(2) A p-type semiconductor
(3) An n-type semiconductor
(4) An intrinsic semiconductor.
(5) None of the above

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27. The reverse biasing in a junction diode,
(1) Deceases the potential barrier.
(2) Increases the potential barrier.
(3) Increases the number of minority charge carriers
(4) Increases the number of majority charge carriers.
(5) Increases both the number of minority charge carriers and the number of majority charge
carriers.

28. In a pn junction, the potential barrier offers opposition to only,

(1) Majority carriers in both regions
(2) Minority carriers in both regions
(3) Electrons in n-region
(4) Holes in p-region
(5) None of the above

29. In a transistor,
(A) The emitter is more heavily doped than the collector.
(B) The surface area of the collector is quite large as compared to the emitter.
(C) Emitter and collector can be interchanged.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (A) and (C)
(4) Only (A) and (B) (5) All (A), (B) and (C)

30.

(1) Only (X) (2) Only (YB) (3) Only (Z)

(4) Only (X) and (Y) (5) All (Y) and (Z)

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31.

32.

33.

- 0.20 V - 1.0 V - 1.2 V

- 0.08 V - 8.0 V

34.

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35.

36. Four silicon diodes are used for full wave rectification. Peak value of supply voltage is 10.4 V. What
is the DC voltage that can be taken with this? (Take π = 3)
(1) 3 V (2) 3.6 V (3) 6 V
(4) 6.6 V (5) 5.2 V

37.

The equivalent gate for the above circuit.

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

(5)

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38. In the logic circuit shown, the inputs P, Q, and R are logic 1, the outputs X, Y and Z will be,

X Y Z
(1) 0 1 1
(2) 0 0 0
(3) 0 0 1
(4) 1 0 0
(5) 1 0 1

39. As shown in the voltage supply circuit, input of 14.4 V is regulated to 9.1 V. If the maximum output
current supply voltage is 250 mA, and minimum current in diode is 10 mA. What will the value of
resistor R to maintain the given conditions?
(1) 10.4 Ω
(2) 14.4 Ω
(3) 20.4 Ω
(4) 24.4 Ω
(5) 30.4 Ω

40. The input voltage signal fed to the Operational Amplifier circuit is as shown here. What are the
possible maximum and minimum values for the output voltage?

+
-

(1) 15 V, 15 V (2) 16 V, -16 V (3) +12 V, - 12 V

(4) 13 V. – 13 V (5) 3 V, -3 V

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