MAX MARKS: 25 marks Std X: Ch8 Current Electricity DURATION: 1 h

SECTION A

Select a suitable answer for the given MCQ and mention only the option (A, B, C or D) as your answer

QUESTION 1
a) Which circuit has the greatest resistance, given that every resistor in the circuit is 1 Ω. (1)

b) Which ammeter shows the largest reading in the given circuit? (1)
A. Ammeter A
B. Ammeter B
C. Ammeter C
D. Ammeter D
c) When the potential difference (p.d.) across a piece of resistance wire is changed, the current (1)
through the wire also changes. The temperature of the wire is kept the same. Which graph
shows how the p.d. and current are related?

d) An electric power tool is being used outdoors in a shower of rain. What is the greatest hazard (1)
to the user?
A. The cable gets hot and causes burns.
B. The circuit-breaker cuts off the current.
C. The current passes through water and causes a shock.
D. The tool rusts
e) The diagram shows part of an electrical circuit. The current in the 4.0 Ω resistor is 3.0A. What (1)
is the current in the ammeter?
A. 4.5 A
B. 6.0 A
C. 9.0 A
D. 12.0 A
f) The options describe four different resistance wires. They are all made from the same metal. (1)
Which wire has the smallest resistance?
 A. Wire A: length - 2 m, diameter = 1 mm
B. Wire A: length - 2 m, diameter = 1.5 mm
C. Wire A: length - 3 m, diameter = 1 mm
D. Wire A: length - 3 m, diameter = 1.5 mm
g) A length of metal wire is used as a resistor in a circuit. Which change to the wire results in (1)
an increase in current in the circuit?
A. connecting a second identical length of wire in parallel with the original wire
B. connecting a second identical length of wire in series with the original wire
C. decreasing the thickness of the wire
D. increasing the length of the wire
h) A battery has an e.m.f of 6.0 V. When it is connected to an external resistor, the potential (1)
difference is 2.4 V and the current is 0.6 A. What is the value of the internal resistance?
A. 6Ω
B. 4Ω
C. 2.16 Ω
D. 1Ω
i) Which of the below factors does emf of a cell depends on _________ (1)
A. Material of electrodes used
B. Shape of electrodes
C. Distance between electrodes
D. Amount of electrolyte
j) The physical quantity measured in siemen is __________ (1)
A. Resistivity
B. Conductance
C. Conductivity
D. Internal resistance
SECTION B
Answer in brief. All questions are compulsory.
QUESTION 2
a) i. State Ohm’s law. (3)
The current flowing in a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference
applied across its ends, provided the physical conditions and temperature of the
conductor remain constant.
ii. Draw the I-V graph for a piece of copper wire.
iii. What does the slope of the graph represent?
Slope gives the conductance of the copper wire (C = I/V)
b) Name the material used for the following – (3)
i. standard resistor manganin or constantan
ii. Heating element of toaster nichrome
iii. Bulb filament tungsten
c) An electric iron is rated 200 V, 1kW. Under normal working conditions, find: (4)
i. The resistance of its heating element R = V2/P = 200 x 200 / 1000 = 40 Ω
ii. The amount of current that will flow through the element I = P/V = 1000/200 = 5 A
iii. The amount of heat produced in 5 minutes H = I2Rt = 25 x 40 x 300 = 0.3 x 106 J
iv. The power consumed by the iron if the voltage falls to 180 V. P’ = V’2/R = (180 x 180)/40
P’ = 810 W

QUESTION 3
a) For the given circuit, calculate (3)
i. Total resistance of the circuit Rs = 4 V/0.4 A = 10 Ω
ii. Value of R
20R/(20 + R) = 10 → R = 20 Ω
iii. Current flowing through R
I = V/R = 4 / 20 = 1/5 = 0.2 A
b) The V-I graph for a series combination and for a parallel combination of (2)
two resistors is shown. Which of the two: A or B, represents the parallel
combination? Give reason to justify your answer.

A represents parallel combination as its slope (i.e. resistance) is less compared to

that of B. A parallel combination of two resistors always has lesser equivalent
resistance compared to a series combination of the same resistance.

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