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1.

In the given circuit, the current in the 8Ω resistance is 1.5A. What is the total current (I) flowing in the
circuit?
(a) 3 A (b) 4 A (c) 5 A (d) 5.5 A
2. The value of the current I in the given circuit is

(a) 10 A (b) 12 A (c) 18 A (d) 15 A

3. What is the value of the current I in the following part of an electrical network?

(a) 1.3 A (b) 2.7 A (c) 3.3 A (d) 4.7 A

4. In an ‘open circuit’ and in a ‘short circuit’ we have
(a) zero resistance and infinite resistance respectively
(b) infinite resistance and zero resistance respectively
(c) maximum current and zero resistance respectively
(d) zero current and maximum resistance respectively
5. The Kirchhoff’s first law (Σi = 0) and second law (ΣiR = ΣE) are respectively based upon the
conservations of
(a) Charge, Momentum (b) Energy, Charge (c) Momentum, Charge (d) Charge, Energy
6. Two batteries, one of e.m.f. 18 V and internal resistance 2 Ω and the other of e.m.f. 12 V and internal
resistance 1Ω, are connected as shown in the figure. What will be the reading of the voltmeter V?

(a) 18 V (b) 16 V (c) 14 V (d) 12 V

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7. What is the value of the resistance R1 in the following circuit?

(a) 30 Ω (b) 45 Ω (c) 60 Ω (d) 80 Ω

8. In the following circuit, the potentials at the points A, B and C are 70 V, zero and 10 V respectively.
Then

(a) The point D will be at a potential of 60 V

(b) The point D will be at a potential of 20 V
(c) Currents in the paths AD, DB and DC are in the ratio of 1:2:3.
(d) Currents in the paths AD, DB and DC are in the ratio of 3:2:1.
9. In the following circuit, if the potential at point A is taken to be zero, then the potential at point B will
be

(a) –2 V (b) +1 V (c) –1 V (d) +2 V

10. 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?

(a) Zero (b) 4V(VP > VQ) (c) 4V(VQ > VP) (d) 2.5V(VQ > VP)
11. A 5V battery with internal resistance 2Ω and a 2V battery with internal resistance 1Ω are connected to
a 10Ω resistor as shown in the figure. The current in the 10Ω resistor is

(a) 0.03A from P1 to P2 (b) 0.03A from P2 to P1 (c) 0.28A from P1 to P2 (d) 0.28A from P2 to P1
12. In the following circuit, each cell has an e.m.f. of 5V and an internal resistance of 0.2Ω. What is the
reading of the ideal voltmeter V in volts?

(a) 5 V (b) 40 V (c) 0 V (d) 35 V

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13. The following figure shows a part at the circuit in the steady state. The currents, the values of
resistances and e.m.f.s of the cells are shown in the figure. The circuit also contains a capacitor of
capacitance C = 4μF. What are the values of i1, i2 and i3?

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(a) 1A, 2A, 3A (b) 3A, 2A, 1A (c) 2A, 1A, 3A (d) 3A, 1A, 2A
14. Three resistances of equal value are connected in four different combinations as shown in the
following figures. Arrange them in increasing order of power dissipation.

(I) (II)

(III) (IV)
(a) I < III < II < IV (b) II < III < IV < I (c) III < II < IV < I (d) I < IV < III < II
15. The Wheatstone’s network is shown in the figure. If the key K is closed, then the galvanometer will

(a) deflect on the left side (b) deflect on the right side
(c) deflect on either side (d) not show any deflection
16. Five resistances are joined as shown in the figure.

The equivalent resistance between the points X and Y is

(a) 10 Ω (b) 15 Ω (c) 20 Ω (d) 30 Ω

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17. In the given circuit, the potential difference between the points B and D is zero

The unknown resistance (X) is

(a) 4Ω (b) 20Ω (c) 10Ω (d) 5Ω
18. The resistances in the left and right gaps of a metre beridge are 10Ω and 30Ω respectively. If the
bridge is balanced, then the distance of the null point from the centre of the wire is
(a) 20 cm (b) 30 cm (c) 40 cm (d) 25 cm
19. A circular coil has a resistance of 40Ω. Two poins P and Q of the coil, which are one quarter of the
circumference apart are connected to a 16 V battery, having an internal resistance of 0.5 Ω. What is
the main current flowing in the circuit?
(a) 0.5 A (b) 1 A (c) 2 A (d) 3 A
20. In a metre bridge experiment, the balancing length from the left end is found to be 20 cm. If a
standard resistance of 20 ohm is kept in the right gap, then the value of the unknown resistance in the
left gap is
(a) 5 Ω (b) 10 Ω (c) 15 Ω (d) 7.5 Ω
21. To find the resistance of a gold bangle, two diametrically opposite points of the bangle are connected
to the two terminals of the left gap of a metre bridge. A resistance of 4Ω is introduced in the right gap.
What is the resistance of the bangle if the null point is at 20 cm from the left end?
(a) 2 Ω (b) 4 Ω (c) 8 Ω (d) 16 Ω
22. 5 resistances R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 are joined as shown in the figure.

The values of R1, R2, R3, and R4 are so adjusted that the current in the circuit does not change for any
values of the resistance R5. This is possible for the following relation
R1 R 2 1 1 1 1
(a) R1 + R2 = R3 + R4 (b)  (c) R1R4 = R3R2 (d)   
R4 R3 R1 R 3 R 2 R 4
23. The figure given below shows a balanced wheatstone’s network. Now it is disturbed by changing P to
11 Ω. Which of the following changes will not bring the bridge to balance again?

(a) increasing R by 2 Ω (b) increasing Q by 10 Ω

(c) increasing S by 20 Ω (d) making the product QR = 2200 Ω
24. A potentiometer wire of length 400 cm has a resistance of 8Ω. If a potential gradient of 0.5 V/m is
maintained throughout the length of the wire, then the current flowing through the wire is
(a) 0.5 A (b) 0.25 A (c) 1 A (d) 0.75 A

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25. A potentiometer wire is 10 m long and a P.D. of 6 V is maintained between its ends. The e.m.f. of the
cell which balances against a length of 200 cm of the potentiometer wire is
(a) 1 V (b) 1.2 V (c) 2.4 V (d) 1.5 V
26. A potentiometer wire has a length 2 m and resistance of 10 Ω. It is connected in series with a
resistance of 990 Ω and a cell of e.m.f. 2 V. The potential gradient along the wire is
(a) 0.01 V/m (b) 0.02 V/m (c) 0.03 V/m (d) 0.025 V/m
27. A cell of e.m.f. 2V and negligible internal resistance is connected to a potentiometer wire of
resistance 10 Ω and length 4 m. The potential difference per unit length (potential gradient) of the
wire is
(a) 5 volt/meter (b) 10 volt/meter (c) 0.5 volt/meter (d) 1.5 volt/meter
28. A is the cross sectional area and ρ is the specific resistance of a potentiometer wire. If I is the current
passing through the potentiometer wire, then the potential gradient along the length of the wire is
given by
IA I I
(a) (b) IAρ (c) (d)
 A A
29. A potentiometer experiment is set up to compare the e.m.f.’s E1 and E2 of two cells. When the null
point is obtained, the current is drawn from
(a) only the driver cell
(b) only the cell of e.m.f. E1
(c) only the cell of e.m.f. E2
(d) both the driver cell and the cells of e.m.f.s E1 and E2
30. A cell of e.m.f. 4V and the negligible internal resistance is connected in series with a potentiometer
wire of length 400 cm. The e.m.f. of a Leclanche cell is found to be balanced at 150 cm from the
positive end of the potentiometer wire. What is the e.m.f. of the Leclanche cell?
(a) 1 V (b) 1.5 V (c) 2 V (d) 2.5 V
31. A wire of length 10 m and resistance 20 Ω is connected in series with a battery of e.m.f. 3 V and
negligible internal resistance and a resistance of 10 Ω. The potential gradient along the wire is
(a) 1 V/m (b) 0.5 V/m (c) 0.2 V/m (d) 0.1 V/m
32. In a potentiometer experiment for measuring the e.m.f. of a cell, the null point is at 300 cm, when we
have a resistance of 200 Ω in series with the cell and the galvanometer. If the resistance is increased
to 300 Ω, the null point will be shifted through
(a) 100 cm (b) 50 cm (c) 25 cm (d) zero cm
33. In a potentiometer experiment, to measure the e.m.f. of a cell, the potentiometer consists of six wires
each of length 100 cm. The null point is obtained on the third wire. If we want to shift the null point
to the 5th wire, then we should
(a) increase the resistance in the main circuit
(b) decrease the resistance in the main circuit
(c) increase the resistance in series with the cell, whose e.m.f. is to be measured
(d) decrease the resistance in series with the cell, whose e.m.f. is to be measured
34. The specific resistance of a potentiometer wire is 10–7 Ωm and the cross sectional area of the wire is
10–6 m2. If a current of 0.1 A flows through the wire, then the potential gradient will be
(a) 10–4 V/m (b) 10–3 V/m (c) 10–2 V/m (d) 10–5 V/m
35. In an experiment to find the internal resistance of a cell by a potentiometer, a balance was obtained
for 50 cm length of the potentiometer wire, with a cell of e.m.f. 2V. When the cell was shunted by a
resistance of 2 Ω, the balancing length of the potentiometer wire was 40 cm. What was the internal
resistance of the cell?
(a) 0.25 Ω (b) 0.75 Ω (c) 0.5 Ω (d) 1 Ω
36. In a potentiometer experiment, two cells of e.m.f.s E1 and E2 (where E1 > E2) are used in series and
the balancing length is found to be 58 cm of the wire. If the polarity of E2 is reversed, the balancing
E
length becomes 29 cm. The ratio 1 of the e.m.f.s of the two cells is
E2
(a) 1:2 (b) 3:1 (c) 2:1 (d) 4:1

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Answer key

1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (d)

6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (d)
11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (d)
16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (a)
21. (b) 22. (c) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (b)
26. (a) 27. (c) 28. (c) 29. (a) 30. (b)
31. (c) 32. (d) 33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (c)
36. (b)