Current Electricity 1051

8. The resistivity of iron is 1  10 7 ohm  m . The 17. In a conductor 4 coulombs of charge flows for 2 seconds. The
value of electric current will be [CPMT 1984]
resistance of a iron wire of particular length and thickness is 1
ohm. If the length and the diameter of wire both are doubled, (a) 4 volts (b) 4 amperes
then the resistivity in ohm  m will be (c) 2 amperes (d) 2 volts
[CPMT 1983; DPMT 1999]
18. The specific resistance of a wire is  , its volume is 3 m 3
(a) 1  10 7 (b) 2  10 7
and its resistance is 3 ohms, then its length will be
(c) 4  10 7 (d) 8  10 7 [CPMT 1984]
9. The temperature coefficient of resistance for a wire is 3
1
0 . 00125 / C . At 300K its resistance is 1 ohm. The (a) (b)
 
temperature at which the resistance becomes 2 ohm is
[IIT 1980; MP PET 2002; KCET 2003; 1 1
(c) 3 (d) 
MP PMT 2001; Orissa JEE 2002]  3
(a) 1154 K (b) 1100 K
19. 62 . 5  10 18 electrons per second are flowing through a
(c) 1400 K (d) 1127 K
wire of area of cross-section 0.1 m 2 , the value of current
10. When the length and area of cross-section both are doubled,
then its resistance [MP PET 1989] flowing will be [CPMT 1984]
(a) Will become half (b) Will be doubled (a) 1 A (b) 0.1 A
(c) Will remain the same (d) Will become four times (c) 10 A (d) 0.11 A
11. The resistance of a wire is 20 ohms. It is so stretched that the 20. A piece of wire of resistance 4 ohms is bent through 180  at
length becomes three times, then the new resistance of the wire its mid point and the two halves are twisted together, then the
will be [MP PET 1989] resistance is [CPMT 1971]
(a) 6.67 ohms (b) 60.0 ohms (a) 8 ohms (b) 1 ohm
(c) 120 ohms (d) 180.0 ohms (c) 2 ohms (d) 5 ohms
12. The resistivity of a wire [MP PMT 1984; DPMT 1982] 21. When a piece of aluminium wire of finite length is drawn
through a series of dies to reduce its diameter to half its original
(a) Increases with the length of the wire
value, its resistance will become
(b) Decreases with the area of cross-section [NCERT 1974; AIIMS 1997; MH CET 2000;
(c) Decreases with the length and increases with the cross- UPSEAT 2001; CBSE PMT 2002]
section of wire (a) Two times (b) Four times
(d) None of the above statement is correct (c) Eight times (d) Sixteen times
13. Ohm's law is true 22. A wire 100 cm long and 2.0 mm diameter has a resistance
(a) For metallic conductors at low temperature of 0.7 ohm, the electrical resistivity of the material is

(b) For metallic conductors at high temperature (a) 4 . 4  10 6 ohm  m (b)

6
(c) For electrolytes when current passes through them 2 . 2  10 ohm  m
(d) For diode when current flows (c) 1 . 1  10 6 ohm  m (d)
14. The example for non-ohmic resistance is [MP PMT 1978]
0 . 22  10 6 ohm  m
(a) Copper wire (b) Carbon resistance
23. A certain wire has a resistance R . The resistance of another
(c) Diode (d) Tungston wire wire identical with the first except having twice its diameter is
15. Drift velocity v d varies with the intensity of electric field as [CPMT 1999]

per the relation [CPMT 1981; BVP 2003] (a) 2R (b) 0 . 25 R

(c) 4 R (d) 0 .5 R
1
(a) vd  E (b) v d 
E 24. In hydrogen atom, the electron makes 6 . 6  10 15
revolutions per second around the nucleus in an orbit of radius
(c) v d  constant (d) v d  E 2
0 . 5  10 10 m . It is equivalent to a current nearly
16. On increasing the temperature of a conductor, its resistance (a) 1 A (b) 1 mA
increases because [CPMT 1982]
(c) 1 A (d) 1 . 6  10 19 A
(a) Relaxation time decreases
(b) Mass of the electrons increases 25. A wire of length 5 m and radius 1 mm has a resistance of 1
ohm. What length of the wire of the same material at the same
(c) Electron density decreases
temperature and of radius 2 mm will also have a resistance of
(d) None of the above
1 ohm
 1052 Current Electricity
(a) 1.25 m (b) 2.5 m (a) 125  10 3 m / sec (b) 12 . 5  10 3 m / sec
(c) 10 m (d) 20 m (c) 1 . 25  10 3 m / sec (d) 1 . 25  10 4 m / sec
26. When there is an electric current through a conducting wire 36. The electric intensity E , current density j and specific
along its length, then an electric field must exist
(a) Outside the wire but normal to it
resistance k are related to each other by the relation
[DPMT 2001]
(b) Outside the wire but parallel to it
(c) Inside the wire but parallel to it (a) E  j/k (b) E  jk
(d) Inside the wire but normal to it (c) E k/j (d) k  jE
27. Through a semiconductor, an electric current is due to drift of
37. The resistance of a wire of uniform diameter d and length
(a) Free electrons
(b) Free electrons and holes L is R . The resistance of another wire of the same
(c) Positive and negative ions material but diameter 2 d and length 4 L will be
(d) Protons [CPMT 1984; MP PET 2002]
28. In an electrolyte 3 . 2  10 18 bivalent positive ions drift to (a) 2R (b) R
the right per second while 3 . 6  10 18 monovalent negative (c) R/2 (d) R/4
ions drift to the left per second. Then the current is 38. There is a current of 1.344 amp in a copper wire whose area of
(a) 1.6 amp to the left (b) 1.6 amp to the right cross-section normal to the length of the wire is 1 mm 2 . If the
(c) 0.45 amp to the right (d) 0.45 amp to the left number of free electrons per cm 3 is 8 . 4  10 22 , then the
29. A metallic block has no potential difference applied across it, drift velocity would be [CPMT 1990]
then the mean velocity of free electrons is T = absolute
(a) 1.0 mm / sec (b) 1.0 m / sec
temperature of the block)
(c) 0.1 mm / sec (d) 0.01 mm / sec
(a) Proportional to T
39. It is easier to start a car engine on a hot day than on a cold day.
(b) Proportional to T This is because the internal resistance of the car battery
(c) Zero (a) Decreases with rise in temperature
(d) Finite but independent of temperature (b) Increases with rise in temperature
30. The specific resistance of all metals is most affected by (c) Decreases with a fall in temperature
(a) Temperature (b) Pressure (d) Does not change with a change in temperature
(c) Degree of illumination (d) Applied magnetic field 40. 5 amperes of current is passed through a metallic conductor.
31. The positive temperature coefficient of resistance is for The charge flowing in one minute in coulombs will be
(a) Carbon (b) Germanium [MP PET 1984]
(c) Copper (d) An electrolyte (a) 5 (b) 12
32. The fact that the conductance of some metals rises to infinity at (c) 1/12 (d) 300
some temperature below a few Kelvin is called 41. Two wires of the same material are given. The first wire is
(a) Thermal conductivity (b) Optical conductivity twice as long as the second and has twice the diameter of the
(c) Magnetic conductivity (d) Superconductivity second. The resistance of the first will be
[MP PMT 1993]
33. Dimensions of a block are 1 cm  1 cm  100 cm . If
(a) Twice of the second (b) Half of the second
specific resistance of its material is 3  10 7 ohm  m ,
(c) Equal to the second (d) Four times of the second
then the resistance between the opposite rectangular faces is 42. An electric wire is connected across a cell of e.m.f. E. The
[MP PET 1993]
current I is measured by an ammeter of resistance R.
(a) 3  10 9 ohm (b) 3  10 7 ohm According to ohm's law [MP PMT 1993]
(c) 3  10 5
ohm (d) 3  10 3
ohm (a) EI R 2 (b) E  IR
34. In the above question, the resistance between the square faces is (c) E  R / I (d) E  I/R
[MP PET 1993]
43. The resistances of a wire at temperatures tC and 0 C
(a) 3  10 9 ohm (b) 3  10 7 ohm are related by [MP PMT 1993]
(c) 3  10 5 ohm (d) 3  10 3 ohm (a) R t  R 0 (1   t) (b) R t  R 0 (1   t )
35. There is a current of 20 amperes in a copper wire of 10 6
(c) R t  R 02 (1   t) (d) R t  R 02 (1   t)
square metre area of cross-section. If the number of free
44. An electric wire of length ‘I’ and area of cross-section a has
electrons per cubic metre is 10 29 , then the drift velocity is
a resistance R ohms. Another wire of the same material having
 Current Electricity 1053

same length and area of cross-section 4a has a resistance of 52. A metal wire of specific resistance 64  10 6 ohm  cm
[MP PMT 1993]
and length 198 cm has a resistance of 7 ohm, the radius of the
(a) 4R (b) R/4 wire will be [MP PET 1994]
(c) R/16 (d) 16R
(a) 2.4 cm (b) 0.24 cm
45. For which of the following the resistance decreases on
increasing the temperature [MP PET 1993] (c) 0.024 cm (d) 24 cm
(a) Copper (b) Tungsten 53. A copper wire of length 1 m and radius 1 mm is joined in series
with an iron wire of length 2 m and radius 3 mm and a current is
(c) Germanium (d) Aluminium passed through the wires. The ratio of the current density in the
46. If n, e ,  and m respectively represent the density, charge copper and iron wires is
relaxation time and mass of the electron, then the resistance of a [MP PMT 1994]
wire of length l and area of cross-section A will be (a) 18 : 1 (b) 9 : 1
[CPMT 1992] (c) 6 : 1 (d) 2 : 3
54. For a metallic wire, the ratio V / i (V  the applied
ml m 2 A
(a) (b) potential difference, i = current flowing) is [MP PMT 1994; BVP
ne 2 A ne 2 l 2003]

ne A2
ne A2 (a) Independent of temperature
(c) (d)
2ml 2 m l (b) Increases as the temperature rises
47. The relaxation time in conductors [DPMT 2003] (c) Decreases as the temperature rises
(a) Increases with the increase of temperature (d) Increases or decreases as temperature rises, depending
(b) Decreases with the increase of temperature upon the metal
(c) It does not depend on temperature 55. The resistance of a wire is R. If the length of the wire is
(d) All of sudden changes at 400 K doubled by stretching, then the new resistance will be
[Roorkee 1992; AFMC 1995; KCET 1993; AMU (Med.) 1999;
48. Which of the following statement is correct
CBSE PMT 1999; MP PET 2001; UPSEAT 2001]
(a) Liquids obey fully the ohm's law
(b) Liquids obey partially the ohm's law (a) 2R (b) 4R

(c) There is no relation between current and p.d. for liquids R

(c) R (d)
(d) None of the above 4
49. A certain piece of silver of given mass is to be made like a 56. Which of the following has a negative temperature coefficient
wire. Which of the following combination of length (L) and the [AFMC 1995]
area of cross-sectional (A) will lead to the smallest resistance (a) C (b) Fe
[MP PMT 1995; CBSE PMT 1997]
(c) Mn (d) Ag
(a) L and A
57. The reciprocal of resistance is [AFMC 1995]
(b) 2L and A/2
(a) Conductance (b) Resistivity
(c) L/2 and 2 A
(c) Voltage (d) None of the above
(d) Any of the above, because volume of silver remains same
58. A solenoid is at potential difference 60 V and current flows
50. The resistance of a wire is 10  . Its length is increased by through it is 15 ampere, then the resistance of coil will be
10% by stretching. The new resistance will now be [AFMC 1995]
[CPMT 2000; Pb PET 2004] (a) 4 (b) 8
(a) 12  (b) 1 . 2  (c) 0 . 25  (d) 2

(c) 13  (d) 11  59. All of the following statements are true except
[Manipal MEE 1995]
51. Resistance of tungsten wire at 150 C is 133  . Its
(a) Conductance is the reciprocal of resistance and is
resistance temperature coefficient is 0 . 0045 / C . The measured in Siemens
resistance of this wire at 500 C will be [DPMT 2004]
(b) Ohm's law is not applicable at very low and very high
(a) 180  (b) 225  temperatures

258  317 
(c) Ohm's law is applicable to semiconductors
(c) (d)
(d) Ohm's law is not applicable to electron tubes, discharge
tubes and electrolytes
 1054 Current Electricity
60. A potential difference of V is applied at the ends of a copper (a) Infinite (b) Very large
wire of length l and diameter d. On doubling only d, drift
(c) Very small (d) Zero
velocity [MP PET 1995]
(a) Becomes two times (b) Becomes half 68. In a neon discharge tube 2 . 9  10 18 Ne  ions move to the

(c) Does not change (d) Becomes one fourth right each second while 1 . 2  10 18 electrons move to the
61. If the resistance of a conductor is 5  at 50oC and 7  at 100oC left per second. Electron charge is 1 . 6  10 19 C . The
then the mean temperature coefficient of resistance of the current in the discharge tube [MP PET 1999]
material is [Pb PET 2000]
(a) 1 A towards right (b) 0.66 A towards right
(a) 0.008/oC (b) 0.006/oC
(c) 0.66 A towards left (d) Zero
(c) 0.004/oC (d) 0.001/oC
69. A steady current flows in a metallic conductor of non-uniform
62. The resistance of a discharge tube is cross-section. The quantity/ quantities constant along the length
[AFMC 1996; CBSE PMT 1999] of the conductor is/are
(a) Ohmic (b) Non-ohmic [KCET 1994, IIT 1997 Cancelled; CBSE PMT 2001]
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Zero (a) Current, electric field and drift speed
63. We are able to obtain fairly large currents in a conductor (b) Drift speed only
because [Haryana CEE 1996] (c) Current and drift speed
(a) The electron drift speed is usually very large (d) Current only
(b) The number density of free electrons is very high and this 70. The resistivity of alloys  Ralloy ; the resistivity of
can compensate for the low values of the electron drift
constituent metals R metal . Then, usually
speed and the very small magnitude of the electron charge
[KCET 1994]
(c) The number density of free electrons as well as the R alloy  R metal
(a)
electron drift speeds are very large and these compensate
for the very small magnitude of the electron charge (b) R alloy  R metal
(d) The very small magnitude of the electron charge has to be (c) There is no simple relation between R alloy and R metal
divided by the still smaller product of the number density
and drift speed to get the electric current (d) R alloy  R metal

64. A platinum resistance thermometer has a resistance of 50  71. Two wires A and B of same material and same mass have radius
at 20 C . When dipped in a liquid the resistance becomes 2rand r. If resistance of wire A is 34  , then resistance of B
will be [RPET 1997]
76 . 8  . The temperature coefficient of resistance for
(a) 544  (b) 272 
platinum is   3 . 92  10 3 / C . The temperature of the
(c) 68  (d) 17 
liquid is
72. Two rods of same material and length have their electric
(a) 100 C (b) 137 C
resistance in ratio 1 : 2 . When both rods are dipped in water,
(c) 167 C (d) 200 C the correct statement will be [RPMT 1997]

65. In a wire of circular cross-section with radius r, free electrons (a) A has more loss of weight
travel with a drift velocity V when a current I flows through the (b) B has more loss of weight
wire. What is the current in another wire of half the radius and
(c) Both have same loss of weight
of the same material when the drift velocity is 2V
(d) Loss of weight will be in the ratio 1 : 2
[MP PET 1997]
73. 20 A current flows for 30 seconds in a wire, transfer of
(a) 2I (b) I
charge will be [RPMT 1997]
(c) I/2 (d) I/4
(a) 2  10 4 C (b) 4  10 4 C
66. The resistivity of a wire depends on its [MP PMT/PET 1998]

(a) Length (b) Area of cross-section

(c) 6  10 4 C (d) 8  10 4 C
(c) Shape (d) Material 74.  1 and  2 are the electrical conductivities of Ge and Na
67. The conductivity of a superconductor is respectively. If these substances are heated, then

[Similar to KCET 1993; MP PMT/PET 1998] (a) Both  1 and  2 increase

 Current Electricity 1055

(b)  1 increases and  2 decreases 83. If an electron revolves in the path of a circle of radius of 0.5 ×
10–10 m at frequency of 5 × 10 15 cycles/s the electric current in
(c)  1 decreases and  2 increases the circle is (Charge of an electron = 1.6 × 10–19 C )
[EAMCET 2000]
(d) Both  1 and  2 decrease
(a) 0.4 mA (b) 0.8 mA
75. 1.6 mA current is flowing in conducting wire then the number (c) 1.2 mA (d) 1.6 mA
of electrons flowing per second is [RPMT 1999]
84. Equal potentials are applied on an iron and copper wire of same
(a) 1011 (b) 1016 length. In order to have the same current flow in the two wires,
(c) 1019 (d) 1015 the ratio r (iron)/r (copper) of their radii must be (Given that
76. A current I is passing through a wire having two sections P and specific resistance of iron = 1 . 0  10 7 ohm–m and specific
Q of uniform diameters d and d/2 respectively. If the mean resistance of copper = 1 . 7  10 8 ohm-m)
drift velocity of electrons in sections P and Q is denoted by vP
[MP PMT 2000]
and vQ respectively, then [Roorkee 1999]
(a) About 1.2 (b) About 2.4
1
(a) vP = vQ (b) vP = vQ (c) About 3.6 (d) About 4.8
2
–19
85. An electron (charge = 1.6 × 10 coulomb) is moving in a circle
1 of radius 5.1 × 10–11m at a frequency of 6.8 × 10 15
(c) vP = vQ (d) vP = 2 vQ
4 revolutions/sec. The equivalent current is approximately
[MP PET 2000]
77. If an electric current is passed through a nerve of a man, then
3 3
man [UPSEAT 1999] (a) 5 . 1  10 amp (b) 6 . 8  10 amp
(a) Begins to laugh
(c) 1 . 1  10 3 amp (d) 2 . 2  10 3 amp
(b) Begins to weep
86. A rod of a certain metal is 1.0 m long and 0.6 cm in diameter.
(c) Is excited
Its resistance is 3.0 × 10 3 ohm. Another disc made of the
(d) Becomes insensitive to pain
same metal is 2.0 cm in diameter and 1.0 mm thick. What is the
78. The resistance of a coil is 4.2  at 100o C and the temperature resistance between the round faces of the disc
coefficient of resistance of its material is 0.004/ o C. Its [MP PET 2000]
resistance at 0o C is [KCET 1999]
(a) 1.35 × 10 8 ohm (b) 2.70 × 10 7 ohm
(a) 6.5  (b) 5 
(c) 3  (d) 4  (c) 4.05 × 10 6 ohm (d) 8.10 × 10 5 ohm
79. Masses of three wires of copper are in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 5 and 87. At what temperature will the resistance of a copper wire
their lengths are in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 1 . The ratio of their become three times its value at 0 oC (Temperature coefficient of
electrical resistances are [AFMC 2000] resistance for copper = 4 × 10–3 per oC )
(a) 1 : 3 : 5 (b) 5 : 3 : 1 [MP PET 2000]
(c) 1 : 15 : 125 (d) 125 : 15 : 1 (a) 400 Co
(b) 450 Co

80. Conductivity increases in the order of [AFMC 2000] (c) 500 Co

(d) 550oC
(a) Al, Ag, Cu (b) Al, Cu, Ag
88. An electron revolves 6 × 10 15 times/sec in circular loop. The
(c) Cu, Al, Ag (d) Ag, Cu, Al current in the loop is [MNR 1995; UPSEAT 2000]
81. A uniform wire of resistance R is uniformly compressed along (a) 0.96 mA (b) 0.96  A
its length, until its radius becomes n times the original radius.
Now resistance of the wire becomes (c) 28.8 A (d) None of these
[KCET 2000] 89. The charge of an electron is 1.6 × 10 –19 C. How many electrons
strike the screen of a cathode ray tube each second when the
R R beam current is 16 mA [AMU (Med.) 2000]
(a) (b)
n4 n2 (a) 1017 (b) 1019
–19
R (c) 10 (d) 10–17
(c) (d) nR
n 90. If potential V  100  0 . 5 Volt and current
82. o
The resistance of a conductor is 5 ohm at 50 C and 6 ohm at I  10  0 . 2 amp are given to us. Then what will be the
100oC. Its resistance at 0oC is [KCET 2000] value of resistance [RPET 2001]
(a) 1 ohm (b) 2 ohm (a) 10  0 . 7 ohm (b) 5  2 ohm
(c) 3 ohm (d) 4 ohm
(c) 0 . 1  0 .2 ohm (d) None of these
 1056 Current Electricity
91. A nichrome wire 50 cm long and one square millimetre cross- Silver
section carries a current of 4A when connected to a 2V battery. (a) 2.2 k 
The resistivity of nichrome wire in ohm metre is
(b) 3.3 k 
[EAMCET 2001]
(c) 5.6 k 
(a) 1 × 10 6 (b) 4 × 10 7 Red
(d) 9.1 k  White Brown
(c) 3 × 10 7 (d) 2 × 10 7
101. By increasing the temperature, the specific resistance of a
92. If an observer is moving with respect to a stationary electron, conductor and a semiconductor [AIEEE 2002]
then he observes [DCE 2001]
(a) Increases for both
(a) Only magnetic field (b) Only electric field (b) Decreases for both
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above (c) Increases, decreases
93. Calculate the amount of charge flowing in 2 minutes in a wire (d) Decreases, increases
of resistance 10  when a potential difference of 20 V is 102. Which of the following is vector quantity [AFMC 2002]
applied between its ends [Kerala (Engg.) 2001]
(a) Current density (b) Current
(a) 120 C (b) 240 C (c) Wattless current (d) Power
(c) 20 C (d) 4 C 103. Masses of 3 wires of same metal are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and
94. If a wire of resistance R is melted and recasted to half of its their lengths are in the ratio 3 : 2 : 1. The electrical resistances
length, then the new resistance of the wire will be are in ratio [CPMT 2002]
[KCET (Med.) 2001] (a) 1 : 4 : 9 (b) 9 : 4 : 1
(a) R/4 (b) R/2 (c) 1 : 2 : 3 (d) 27 : 6 : 1
(c) R (d) 2R 104. A current of 1 mA is flowing through a copper wire. How
many electrons will pass a given point in one second
95. The drift velocity does not depend upon [BHU 2001]
[e = 1.6 × 10–19 Coulomb] [RPMT 2000; MP PMT 2002]
(a) Cross-section of the wire (b) Length of the wire
(a) 6.25 × 10 19 (b) 6.25 × 10 15
(c) Number of free electrons (d) Magnitude of the current
96. There is a current of 40 ampere in a wire of 10 6 m 2 area (c) 6.25 × 10 31 (d) 6.25 × 10 8
of cross-section. If the number of free electron per m 3 is 105. The drift velocity of free electrons in a conductor is ‘v’ when a
current ‘i’ is flowing in it. If both the radius and current are
10 29 , then the drift velocity will be [Pb. PMT 2001] doubled, then drift velocity will be [BHU 2002]
(a) 1.25 × 10 3 m/s (b) 2.50 × 10 3 m/s v
(a) v (b)
(c) 25.0 × 10 3 m/s (d) 250 × 10 3 m/s 2
v v
97. At room temperature, copper has free electron density of (c) (d)
4 8
8 . 4  10 28 per m 3 . The copper conductor has a cross-
section of 10–6 m2 and carries a current of 5.4 A. The electron 106. A wire of radius r has resistance R. If it is stretched to a radius
drift velocity in copper is [UPSEAT 2002] 3r
of , its resistance becomes [BHU 2002]
(a) 400 m/s (b) 0.4 m/s 4
(c) 0.4 mm/s (d) 72 m/s 9R 16 R
(a) (b)
98. The resistance of a 5 cm long wire is 10 . It is uniformly 16 9
stretched so that its length becomes 20 cm. The resistance of 81 R 256 R
the wire is [MH CET 2002] (c) (d)
256 81
(a) 160  (b) 80  107. The resistance of a conductor increases with
(c) 40  (d) 20  [CBSE PMT 2002]
99. The resistance of an incandescent lamp is [KCET 2002] (a) Increase in length
(b) Increase in temperature
(a) Greater when switched off
(c) Decrease in cross–sectional area
(b) Smaller when switched on
(d) All of these
(c) Greater when switched on 108. A copper wire has a square cross-section, 2.0 mm on a side. It
(d) The same whether it is switched off or switched on carries a current of 8 A and the density of free electrons is
8  10 28 m 3 . The drift speed of electrons is equal to
100. In the figure a carbon resistor has bands of different colours on
its body as mentioned in the figure. The value of the resistance [AMU (Med.) 2002]
is [Kerala PET 2002] 3
(a) 0.156 × 10 m.s –1
(b) 0.156 × 10 2 m.s–1
 Current Electricity 1057

(c) 3.12 × 10 3 m.s–1 (d) 3.12 × 10 2 m.s–1 right. What is the electric current in the discharge tube and what
is its direction [AFMC 1996]
109. Two wires of same material have length L and 2L and cross–
sectional areas 4A and A respectively. The ratio of their (a) 1 mA towards right (b) 1mA towards left
specific resistance would be [MHCET 2002]
2 mA towards right
(c) 2mA towards left (d)
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 8 : 1
117. A steady current i is flowing through a conductor of uniform
(c) 1 : 8 (d) 1 : 1 cross-section. Any segment of the conductor has
110. When a current flows through a conductor its temperature [MP PET 1996]
[MHCET 2002] (a) Zero charge
(a) May increase or decrease (b) Only positive charge
(c) Only negative charge
(b) Remains same (d) Charge proportional to current i
(c) Decreases 118. The length of the wire is doubled. Its conductance will be
(d) Increases [Kerala PMT 2004]
111. What length of the wire of specific resistance (a) Unchanged (b) Halved
(c) Quadrupled (d) 1/4 of the original value
48  10 8  m is needed to make a resistance of 4.2 
119. A source of e.m.f. E = 15 V and having negligible internal
(diameter of wire = 0.4 mm)
resistance is connected to a variable resistance so that the
[CBSE PMT 2000; Pb. PMT 2002] current in the circuit increases with time as i = 1.2 t + 3. Then,
(a) 4.1 m (b) 3.1 m the total charge that will flow in first five second will be
[Kerala PMT 2004; J & K CET 2004]
(c) 2.1 m (d) 1.1 m
(a) 10 C (b) 20 C
112. A strip of copper and another of germanium are cooled from (c) 30 C (d) 40 C
room temperature to 80 K. The resistance of [AIEEE 2003]
120. The new resistance of wire of R , whose radius is reduced
(a) Each of these increases half, is [J & K CET 2004; Pb PMT 2004]
(b) Each of these decreases (a) 16 R (b) 3 R
(c) 2R (d) R
(c) Copper strip increases and that of germanium decreases
121. A resistance R is stretched to four times its length. Its new
(d) Copper strip decreases and that of germanium increases resistance will be [ISM Dhanbad 1994; UPSEAT 2003]
113. The length of a given cylindrical wire is increased by 100 %. (a) 4 R (b) 64 R
Due to the consequent decrease in diameter the change in the (c) R/4 (d) 16 R
resistance of the wire will be [AIEEE 2003]
122. What is the resistance of a carbon resistance which has bands of
(a) 300 % (b) 200 % colours brown, black and brown [DCE 1999]
(c) 100 % (d) 50 % (a) 100  (b) 1000 
114. Express which of the following setups can be used to verify (c) 10  (d) 1 
Ohm’s law [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2003] 123. The lead wires should have [Pb. PMT 2000]
(a) Larger diameter and low resistance
A
(a) (b) (b) Smaller diameter and high resistance
V V (c) Smaller diameter and low resistance
A
(d) Larger diameter and high resistance
124. The alloys constantan and manganin are used to make standard
A V resistance due to they have
(c) (d)
[MH CET 2000; NCERT 1990]
(a) Low resistivity
(b) High resistivity
V A
(c) Low temperature coefficient of resistance
115. We have two wires A and B of same mass and same material.
The diameter of the wire A is half of that B. If the resistance of (d) Both (b) and (c)
wire A is 24 ohm then the resistance of wire B will be 125. When a potential difference is applied across the ends of a
[CPMT 2003]
linear metallic conductor [MP PET 1997]
(a) The free electrons are accelerated continuously from the
(a) 12 Ohm (b) 3.0 Ohm lower potential end to the higher potential end of the
(c) 1.5 Ohm (d) None of the above conductor
116. In a hydrogen discharge tube it is observed that through a given (b) The free electrons are accelerated continuously from the
higher potential end to the lower potential end of the
cross-section 3 . 13  10 15 electrons are moving from right conductor
to left and 3 . 12  10 15 protons are moving from left to
 1058 Current Electricity
(c) The free electrons acquire a constant drift velocity from (c)   jE (d)   1 / jE
the lower potential end to the higher potential end of the
conductor 133. Two wires that are made up of two different materials whose
(d) The free electrons are set in motion from their position of specific resistance are in the ratio 2 : 3, length 3 : 4 and area 4 :
rest 5. The ratio of their resistances is [Kerala PMT 2005]
126. The electric resistance of a certain wire of iron is R. If its length (a) 6 : 5 (b) 6 : 8
and radius are both doubled, then [CBSE PMT 2004]
(c) 5 : 8 (d) 1 : 2
(a) The resistance will be doubled and the specific resistance
will be halved Grouping of Resistances
(b) The resistance will be halved and the specific resistance
will remain unchanged 1. The potential difference between points A and B of
(c) The resistance will be halved and the specific resistance adjoining figure is [CPMT 1991]

will be doubled 2
(a) V 5 5
(d) The resistance and the specific resistance, will both remain 3 A B
unchanged 8
(b) V 2V
127. A wire of diameter 0.02 metre contains 1028 free electrons per 9 5 5
cubic metre. For an electrical current of 100 A, the drift velocity 4
of the free electrons in the wire is nearly (c) V 5 5
3 D C
[UPSEAT 2004] (d) 2V
(a) 1  10–19 m/s (b) 5  10–10 m/s 2. Two resistors of resistance R1 and R 2 having R1  R 2
(c) 2  10–4 m/s (d) 8 103 m/s are connected in parallel. For equivalent resistance R , the
128. The following four wires are made of the same material and are correct statement is [CPMT 1978; KCET (Med.) 2000]

at the same temperature. Which one of them has highest (a) R  R1  R 2 (b) R1  R  R 2
electrical resistance [UPSEAT 2004] R 2  R  (R 1  R 2 ) R  R1
(c) (d)
(a) Length = 50 cm, diameter = 0.5 mm 3. A wire of resistance R is divided in 10 equal parts. These parts
(b) Length = 100 cm, diameter = 1 mm are connected in parallel, the equivalent resistance of such
connection will be [CPMT 1973, 91]
(c) Length = 200 cm, diameter = 2 mm
(a) 0.01 R (b) 0.1 R
(d) Length = 300 cm, diameter = 3 mm
(c) 10 R (d) 100 R
129. The colour sequence in a carbon resistor is red, brown, orange 4. The current in the adjoining circuit will be
and silver. The resistance of the resistor is [IIT 1983; CPMT 1991, 92; MH CET 2002;
Pb. PMT 2001; Kerala PMT 2004]
[DCE 2004]
1
(a) 21  103  10% (b) 23  101  10 (a) ampere
45
(c) 21  103  5% (d) 12  103  5% i
1
130. A thick wire is stretched so that its length become two times.
(b) ampere
15 2V 30 30
Assuming that there is no change in its density, then what is the
ratio of change in resistance of wire to the initial resistance of 1
(c) ampere 30
wire [MH CET 2004] 10
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 4 : 1 1
(d) ampere
(c) 3 : 1 (d) 1 : 4 5
131. The length of the resistance wire is increased by 10%. What is 5. There are 8 equal resistances R. Two are connected in parallel,
such four groups are connected in series, the total resistance of
the corresponding change in the resistance of wire the system will be [MP PMT 1987]
[MH CET 2004] (a) R / 2 (b) 2 R
(a) 10% (b) 25% (c) 4 R (d) 8 R
(c) 21% (d) 9% 6. Three resistances of one ohm each are connected in parallel.
Such connection is again connected with 2 / 3  resistor in
132. The electric field E, current density J and conductivity  of a
series. The resultant resistance will be [MP PMT 1985]
conductor are related as [Kerala PMT 2005]

(a)   E / j (b)   j / E
 Current Electricity 1059

5 3 (b) 2
(a)  (b) 
3 2 (c) 3
2 (d) 4
(c) 1 (d) 
3
14. Three resistances of magnitude 2, 3 and 5 ohm are connected in
7. The lowest resistance which can be obtained by connecting 10 parallel to a battery of 10 volts and of negligible resistance. The
resistors each of 1/10 ohm is potential difference across 3  resistance will be
[MP PMT 1984; EAMCET 1994] [CPMT 1972]
(a) 1 / 250  (b) 1 / 200  (a) 2 volts (b) 3 volts
(c) 1 / 100  (d) 1 / 10  (c) 5 volts (d) 10 volts
8. The reading of the ammeter as per figure shown is 15. A current of 2 A flows in a system of conductors as shown. The
1 potential difference (V A  V B ) will be [CPMT 1975, 76]
(a) A 2
8 A
3 2 2V
2 V 2 3
(b) A A (a)
4 2A
2 (b) 1 V
1 D C
(c) A 2 1 V
2 (c) 3 2
(d) 2 A (d) 2 V B
9. Three resistors each of 2 ohm are connected together in a 16. Referring to the figure below, the effective resistance of the
triangular shape. The resistance between any two vertices will network is [NCERT 1973, 75]
be
r r r
[CPMT 1983; MP PET 1990; MP PMT 1993; DCE 2004] (a) 2 r r
(a) 4/3 ohm (b) 3/4 ohm (b) 4r
(c) 3 ohm (d) 6 ohm
(c) 10 r r r r
10. There are n similar conductors each of resistance R . The
(d) 5r / 2
resultant resistance comes out to be x when connected in
6
parallel. If they are connected in series, the resistance comes 17. Two resistances are joined in parallel whose resultant is
out to be [DPMT 2004]
8
ohm. One of the resistance wire is broken and the effective
(a) x / n2 (b) n 2 x
resistance becomes 2  . Then the resistance in ohm of the
(c) x /n (d) nx wire that got broken was
[CPMT 1976; DPMT 1982]
11. Equivalent resistance between A and B will be [CPMT 1981]
(a) 3/5 (b) 2
3 3 (c) 6/5 (d) 3
(a) 2 ohm 18. Given three equal resistors, how many different combination of
all the three resistors can be made [NCERT 1970]
(b) 18 ohm 3 3 (a) Six (b) Five
3 3
(c) 6 ohm (c) Four (d) Three
19. Lamps used for household lighting are connected in
(d) 3.6 ohm A B
3 3 (a) Series (b) Parallel
12. A wire has a resistance of 12 ohm. It is bent in the form of (c) Mixed circuit (d) None of the above
equilateral triangle. The effective resistance between any two 20. The equivalent resistance of resistors connected in series is
corners of the triangle is always [CPMT 1984; MP PMT 1999]
(a) Equal to the mean of component resistors
(a) 9 ohms (b) 12 ohms
(b) Less than the lowest of component resistors
(c) 6 ohms (d) 8/3 ohms (c) In between the lowest and the highest of component
13. The effective resistance between the points A and B in the resistors
figure is D [MP PET 1994] (d) Equal to sum of component resistors
3 3
21. A cell of negligible resistance and e.m.f. 2 volts is connected to
series combination of 2, 3 and 5 ohm. The potential difference
(a) 5
6
A C

3 3

B
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in volts between the terminals of 3 ohm resistance will be
[CPMT 1976]
(a) 54 ohm (b) 18 ohm
(a) 0.6 (b) 2/3
(c) 3 (d) 6 (c) 36 ohm (d) 9 ohm

22. Four wires of equal length and of resistances 10 ohms each are 28. A wire is broken in four equal parts. A packet is formed by
connected in the form of a square. The equivalent resistance keeping the four wires together. The resistance of the packet in
between two opposite corners of the square is comparison to the resistance of the wire will be
[NCERT 1977] [MP PET 1985; AFMC 2005]

(a) 10 ohm (b) 40 ohm (a) Equal (b) One fourth

(c) 20 ohm (d) 10/4 ohm 1

(c) One eight (d) th
16
23. Two resistors are connected (a) in series (b) in parallel. The
equivalent resistance in the two cases are 9 ohm and 2 29. Four resistances are connected in a circuit in the given figure.
The electric current flowing through 4 ohm and 6 ohm
ohm respectively. Then the resistances of the component resistance is respectively [MP PET 1993]
resistors are
[CPMT 1984] 4 6

(a) 2 ohm and 7 ohm (b) 3 ohm and 6 ohm (a) 2 amp and 4 amp
4 6
(b) 1 amp and 2 amp
(c) 3 ohm and 9 ohm (d) 5 ohm and 4 ohm
(c) 1 amp and 1 amp
24. Resistors of 1, 2, 3 ohm are connected in the form of a triangle.
If a 1.5 volt cell of negligible internal resistance is connected (d) 2 amp and 2 amp 20V
across 3 ohm resistor, the current flowing through this 30. An infinite sequence of resistance is shown in the figure. The
resistance will be [CPMT 1984] resultant resistance between A and B will be, when
(a) 0.25 amp (b) 0.5 amp R 1  1 ohm and R 2  2 ohm
(c) 1.0 amp (d) 1.5 amp [MP PET 1993]

25. Resistances of 6 ohm each are connected in the manner shown R1 R1 R1 R1 R1

A
in adjoining figure. With the current 0.5 ampere as shown in
figure, the potential difference V P  VQ is R2 R2 R2 R2 R2

6 6 6 [CPMT 1989] B

P 6 Q (a) Infinity (b) 1 

0.5 A (c) 2 (d) 1 . 5 
6 6
31. In the figure, the value of resistors to be connected between C
(a) 3.6 V (b) 6.0 V and D so that the resistance of the entire circuit between A and
(c) 3.0 V (d) 7.2 V B does not change with the number of elementary sets used is
26. The equivalent resistance of the arrangement of resistances
shown in adjoining figure between the points A and B is R R R R C
A
[CPMT 1990; BVP 2003]
8 R R R R R
(a) 6 ohm 16 20
B
(b) 8 ohm 16 (a) R R R (b) R( R 3  R
1) D
A B
(c) 16 ohm 9 (c) 3 R (d) R( 3  1)
6
(d) 24 ohm 18 32. In the figure shown, the total resistance between A and B is
27. In the network of resistors shown in the adjoining figure, the 2 C 1 1 1 1 1
equivalent resistance between A and B is
A

3 3 3 3 3 8 8 4
3
A B
B 2 D 1 1 1 1 1
3 3 3 3 3 3
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(a) 12  (b) 4 (c) 5V

(c) 6 (d) 8 20
(d) V
33. The current from the battery in circuit diagram shown is 11
2 A 7 [IIT 1989]
39. Three resistances, each of 1 ohm, are joined in parallel. Three
(a) 1 A 15V
such combinations are put in series, then the resultant resistance
will be [MP PMT 1994]
(b) 2 A 6 1
0.5 (a) 9 ohm (b) 3 ohm
(c) 1.5 A
1
(d) 3 A (c) 1 ohm (d) ohm
8 B 10 3
34. In the given figure, when key K is opened, the reading of the 40. A student has 10 resistors of resistance ‘r’. The minimum
ammeter A will be 10V resistance made by him from given resistors is
(a) 50 A + – [AFMC 1995]
(b) 2 A 5 r
E A D (a) 10 r (b)
(c) 0.5 A 10
10 4 A r r
(d) A B C (c) (d)
9 K 100 5
35. In the given circuit, the potential of the point E is 41. Two wires of same metal have the same length but their cross-
[MP PMT 2003] sections are in the ratio 3 : 1 . They are joined in series. The
1
(a) Zero A
+ – E
D
resistance of the thicker wire is 10  . The total resistance of
8V the combination will be [CBSE PMT 1995]
(b) 8 V
40
(c) 4 /3V (a) 40  (b) 
3
C
(d) 4/3 V B
5 5
(c)  (d) 100 
36. If a resistance R 2 is connected in parallel with the resistance 2
R in the circuit shown, then possible value of current through R 42. The equivalent resistance of the following infinite network of
and the possible value of R 2 will be resistances is [AIIMS 1995]
2 2 2
I
(a) ,R R2
3 2 2 2
(b) I, 2 R
R
I 2 2 2
I
(c) , 2R (a) Less than 4 
3
A (b) 4
I + –
(d) ,R
2 (c) More than 4  but less than 12 
37. Four wires AB, BC, CD, DA of resistance 4 ohm each and a (d) 12 
fifth wire BD of resistance 8 ohm are joined to form a rectangle
ABCD of which BD is a diagonal. The effective resistance 43. In the figure given below, the current passing through 6 
between the points A and B is [MP PMT 1994] resistor is [Manipal MEE 1995]
(a) 24 ohm (b) 16 ohm (a) 0.40 ampere 6

4 8 (b) 0.48 ampere 1.2 A

(c) ohm (d) ohm
3 3 (c) 0.72 ampere
38. A battery of e.m.f. 10 V is connected to resistance as shown in (d) 0.80 ampere 4
figure. The potential difference V A  VB between the 44. Three equal resistances each of value R are joined as shown in
points A and B is [MP PMT 1994] the figure. The equivalent resistance between M and N is
1 A 3 [MP PET 1995]
3
(a) 2 V (a) R
3 B 1 (b) 2R
(b) 2V M R
10V
L R R N Z
 1062 Current Electricity
R (b) 4 V
(c)
2 (c) 2 V
R (d) 2 V
(d)
3
51. A wire of resistance R is cut into ‘n’ equal parts. These parts are
45. The equivalent resistance between points A and B of an infinite then connected in parallel. The equivalent resistance of the
network of resistances each of 1  connected as shown, is combination will be [MP PMT/PET 1998; BHU 2005]
[Haryana CEE 1996]
1 1 1 R
A (a) nR (b)
n
1 1 1 R
n
(c) (d)
B R n2
(a) Infinite (b) 2
52. The resistance between the terminal points A and B of the given
1 5 infinitely long circuit will be [MP PMT/PET 1998]
(c)  (d) Zero
2
1 1 1
46. A copper wire of resistance R is cut into ten parts of equal A
length. Two pieces each are joined in series and then five such
combinations are joined in parallel. The new combination will 1 1 Upto
infinity
have a resistance [MP PET 1996]
B
R 1 1 1
(a) R (b)
4
(a) ( 3  1) (b) (1  3)
R R
(c) (d) (c) (1  3) (d) (2  3)
5 25
53. The current in the given circuit is [CBSE PMT 1999]
47. A wire has resistance 12  . It is bent in the form of a circle.
The effective resistance between the two points on any (a) 8.31 A
diameter is equal to [JIPMER 1999]
(b) 6.82 A RA = 3
12  6 RB = 6
(a) (b) 4.8V
(c) 4.92 A
(c) 3 (d) 24 
(d) 2 A RC = 6
48. In the circuit shown, the point ‘B’ is earthed. The potential at 54. What is the current (i) in the circuit as shown in figure
the point ‘A’ is 5 7 [AIIMS 1998]
B
A
(a) 14 V
R3 = 2
10 i R2 = 2
(a) 2 A
(b) 24 V
50V C (b) 1.2 A
(c) 26 V 3V
3 R1 = 2
(c) 1 A
(d) 50 V E D (d) 0.5 A
49. Three resistors each of 4  are connected together to R = 2
55. n equal resistors are first connected in series 4and then connected
form a network. The equivalent resistance of the network
in parallel. What is the ratio of the maximum to the minimum
cannot be
resistance [KCET 1994]
(a) 1 . 33  (b) 3 .0 
1
(c) 6 .0  (d) 12 . 0  (a) n (b)
n2
50. In the circuit shown below, the cell has an e.m.f. of 10 V and
1
internal resistance of 1 ohm. The other resistances are shown in (c) n2 (d)
n
the figure. The potential difference VA  VB is
56. A uniform wire of 16  is made into the form of a square.
[MP PMT 1997]
Two opposite corners of the square are connected by a wire of
E=10V
(a) 6 V
r=1

4 A 2 1

2 B 4
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resistance 16  . The effective resistance between the other 3

(b) R
two opposite corners is [EAMCET (Med.) 1995] 2
(a) 32  (b) 20  R
(c)
2
(c) 8 (d) 4
(d) 2R
57. For what value of R the net resistance of the circuit will be 18 63. The current in the following circuit is [CBSE PMT 1997]
ohms [RPET 1997]
R 1
(a) A
8
(a) 8 10 10
2
(b) 10  10
(b) A 3
9 2V 3
(c) 16  2
10 10 10 (c) A 3
(d) 24  A B 3
58. In the figure, current through the 3  resistor is 0.8 ampere, (d) 1 A
then potential drop through 4  resistor is 64. What is the equivalent resistance of the circuit [KCET 1998]
[CBSE PMT 1993; AFMC 1999; MP PMT 2004]
3 4V, 1  2
(a) 6 + – 2
(a) 9.6 V 2 A
(b) 2.6 V 4 (b) 7 
(c) 4.8 V 6 4
(c) 8
(d) 1.2 V
+ – 9
(d) V
59. Three resistances 4  each of are connected in the form of
an equilateral triangle. The effective resistance between two 65. 10 wires (same length, same area, same material) are connected
corners is [CBSE PMT 1993] in parallel and each has 1 resistance, then the equivalent
(a) 8 (b) 12  resistance will be [RPMT 1999]
3 8 (a) 10  (b) 1 
(c)  (d) 
8 3
(c) 0.1  (d) 0.001 
60. What will be the equivalent resistance between the two points
A and D [CBSE PMT 1996] 66. The equivalent resistance of the circuit shown in the figure is
10 10 10 [CPMT 1999]
A B 2
(a) 8 
2 2
10 10 (b) 6  2
(c) 5 
C D
10 10 10
(d) 4 
(a) 10  (b) 20 
67. In the given figure, the equivalent resistance between the points
(c) 30  (d) 40 
A and B is [AIIMS 1999]
61. What is the equivalent resistance between A and B in the figure R2 = 4 
below if R  3  [SCRA 1996]
A B
(a) 8 
9 (b) 6  R1 = 2 R4 = 2 
(a)
R R
A B
(b) 12  R (c) 4 
R3 = 4 
(c) 15  (d) 2 
(d) None of these R R 68. An infinite ladder network is arranged with resistances R and 2
62. What is the equivalent resistance between A and B R as shown. The effective resistance between terminals A and
[BHU 1997; MP PET 2001] B is [AMU (Med.) 1999]
2
(a) R R R R
3 A
C
2R 2R 2R
A 2R 2R D R B

B
 1064 Current Electricity
the diagonal AC. The equivalent resistance between A and B is
[EAMCET (Med.) 2000]

(a) 2  (b) 5 
(a)  (b) R (c) 7  (d) 10 
(c) 2 R (d) 3 R
75. Two wires of equal diameters, of resistivities 1 and  2 and
69. If all the resistors shown have the value 2 ohm each, the
lengths l1 and l2, respectively, are joined in series. The
equivalent resistance over AB is [JIPMER 1999]
equivalent resistivity of the combination is
(a) 2 ohm [EAMCET (Engg.) 2000]
A B
(b) 4 ohm  1 l1   2 l 2  1 l 2   2 l1
2 (a) (b)
(c) 1 ohm l1  l 2 l1  l 2
3
 1 l 2   2 l1  1 l1   2 l 2
2 (c) (d)
(d) 2 ohm l1  l 2 l1  l 2
3
76. Four resistances of 100  each are connected in the form of
70. A battery of emf 10 V and internal resistance 3  is square. Then, the effective resistance along the diagonal points
connected to a resistor as shown in the figure. If the current in is [MH CET 2000]
the circuit is 0.5 A. then the resistance of the resistor will be (a) 200  (b) 400 
[MH CET 2000; Pb. PMT 2000]
(c) 100  (d) 150 
77. Equivalent resistance between the points A and B is (in )
(a) 19 
[AMU (Engg.) 2000]
(b) 17 
(c) 10  R 1 1 1 1
A 1 B
(d) 12 
71. The potential drop across the 3 resistor is [CPMT 2000]
3

(a) 1 V 4 1 1
(a) (b) 1
(b) 1.5 V
5 4
6
(c) 2 V 1 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
(d) 3 V 3 2
3V
72. In the given figure, potential difference between A and B is 78. Two wires of the same material and equal length are joined in
[RPMT 2000]
parallel combination. If one of them has half the thickness of
10K
the other and the thinner wire has a resistance of 8 ohms, the
(a) 0 D
resistance of the combination is equal to
A
(b) 5 volt 30 V
[AMU (Engg.) 2000]
10K 10K
(c) 10 volt 5 8
(d) 15 volt (a) ohms (b) ohms
B 8 5
73. If each resistance in the figure is of 9  then reading of
ammeter is
3 8
[RPMT 2000] (c) ohms (d) ohms
8 3
+ 79. In the circuit shown here, what is the value of the unknown
9V resistor R so that the total resistance of the circuit between
– points P and Q is also equal to R [MP PET 2001]

A (a) 3 ohms
10
(b) 39 ohms
(a) 5 A (b) 8 A 3
P Q
(c) 2 A (d) 9 A (c) 69 ohms 3 R

74. Four resistances 10 , 5 , 7  and 3  are connected so that (d) 10 ohms

they form the sides of a rectangle AB, BC, CD and DA 80. A uniform wire of resistance 9  is cut into 3 equal parts. They
respectively. Another resistance of 10  is connected across are connected in the form of equilateral triangle ABC. A cell of
 Current Electricity 1065

e.m.f. 2 V and negligible internal resistance is connected across 86. Three resistors are connected to form the sides of a triangle
B and C. Potential difference across AB is ABC, the resistance of the sides AB, BC and CA are 40 ohms, 60
[Kerala (Engg.) 2001] ohms and 100 ohms respectively. The effective resistance
between the points A and B in ohms will be
(a) 1 V (b) 2 V
[JIPMER 2002]
(c) 3 V (d) 0.5 V
(a) 32 (b) 64
81. The resistors of resistances 2 , 4  and 8  are connected in
parallel, then the equivalent resistance of the combination will (c) 50 (d) 200
be [KCET 2001] 87. Find the equivalent resistance across AB [Orissa JEE 2002]
A
8 7
(a)  (b)  (a) 1  2
7 8 2
(b) 2  2
7 4 (c) 3  2
(c)  (d)  2
4 9 (d) 4  B
82. Effective resistance between A and B is [UPSEAT 2001] 88. The equivalent resistance between x and y in the circuit shown
is [MP PMT 2002]
(a) 15  5 (a) 10  10 

(b) 5  (b) 40 
10  10  10 
5 5 5 (c) 20  x
5 A y
(c)  B
2 5
(d)  10 
5 2
(d) 20 
89. The equivalent resistance between the points P and Q of the
12 circuit given is [Pb. PMT 2002]
83. The effective resistance of two resistors in parallel is .
7 R
If one of the resistors is disconnected the resistance becomes 4 (a)
4
. The resistance of the other resistor is [MH CET 2002] R R R
R P Q
(a) 4  (b) 3  (b)
3
12 7 (c) 4 R
(c)  (d) 
7 12 (d) 2 R
84. Two resistance wires on joining in parallel the resultant 90. Two wires of the same dimensions but resistivities
 1 and  2 are connected in series. The equivalent
6
resistance is ohms . One of the wire breaks, the effective resistivity of the combination is [KCET 2003]
5
resistance is 2 ohms. The resistance of the broken wire is 1   2
(a) 1   2 (b)
[MP PET 2001, 2002] 2
3 (c) 1  2 (d) 2(  1   2 )
(a) ohm (b) 2 ohm
5 91. Three unequal resistors in parallel are equivalent to a resistance
6 1 ohm. If two of them are in the ratio 1 : 2 and if no resistance
(c) ohm (d) 3 ohm value is fractional, the largest of the three resistances in ohms is
5 [EAMCET 2003]
85. In the circuit, the potential difference across PQ will be nearest (a) 4 (b) 6
to [Kerala PET 2002]
100  (c) 8 (d) 12
92. A 3volt battery with negligible internal resistance is connected
(a) 9.6 V in a circuit as shown in the figure. The current I, in the circuit
48 V
80  will be [AIEEE 2003]
(b) 6.6 V
100  Q I
(c) 4.8 V 20  (a) 1/3 A
P
(d) 3.2 V (b) 1 A 3V 3
3
(c) 1.5 A
3
 1066 Current Electricity
(d) 2 A 99. In the circuit shown in the figure, the current flowing in 2 
93. Find the equivalent resistance between the points a and b resistance [CPMT 1989; MP PMT 2004]
[BHU 2003; CPMT 2004]
4
(a) 2  (a) 1.4 A 10 2

(b) 4  2 10 8 1.4A

(b) 1.2 A G
a b
(c) 8  (c) 0.4 A
25 5
(d) 16  4 (d) 1.0 A
94. The potential difference between point A & B is 100. Five resistors are connected as shown in the diagram. The
[BHU 2003; CPMT 2004; MP PMT 2005] equivalent resistance between A and B is
20 8 B 6 [MP PMT 1996]
(a) V C
7 (a) 6 ohm 5 4
40 (b) 9 ohm
(b) V A 9
7 A B
4 3 (c) 12 ohm
10 8
10 (d) 15 ohm
(c) V D
7 10 V
101. In the figure given the value of X resistance will be, when
(d) 0 the p.d. between B and D is zero [MP PET 1993]
95. In the circuit shown below, The reading of the voltmeter V is
B
[MP PET 2003] X
6
4 16
(a) 12 V
8 3
(b) 8 V 2A 15
V A C
(c) 20 V 4
16 4 15 6
(d) 16 V
4
96. A wire has a resistance of 12 ohm. It is bent in the form of 6 4
equilateral triangle. The effective resistance between any two D
corners of the triangle is (a) 4 ohm (b) 6 ohm
(c) 8 ohm (d) 9 ohm
(a) 9 ohms (b) 12 ohms
102. The effective resistance between points A and B is
(c) 6 ohms (d) 8/3 ohms [NCERT 1974; MP PMT 2000]
97. A series combination of two resistors 1  each is connected to
10 10
a 12 V battery of internal resistance 0.4 . The current flowing (a) 10 
A B
through it will be [MH CET (Med.) 1999] (b) 20  10
(a) 3.5 A (b) 5 A (c) 40  10 10
(c) 6 A (d) 10 A (d) None of the above three values
98. In the circuit shown in the adjoining figure, the current between 103. Five resistors of given values are connected together as shown
B and D is zero, the unknown resistance is of in the figure. The current in the arm BD will be
B [MP PMT 1995]
B [CPMT 1986]
R R

4 X C
4R
A
12
A C
1 R R
4 1
(a)
D
(b) 2 3 1
D (a) Half the current in the arm ABC
(c) 3
(b) Zero
(d) em.f. of a cell is required to find the value of X (c) Twice the current in the arm ABC
(d) Four times the current in the arm ABC
 Current Electricity 1067

104. In the network shown in the figure, each of the resistance is R

equal to 2  . The resistance between the points A and B is (b) Between the points B and D is
2
[CBSE PMT 1995]
1 (c) Between the points A and C is R
(a)
(b) 4 R
(d) Between the points A and C is
(c) 3
A
2
(d) 2 110. In the circuit shown below the resistance of the galvanometer is
B
105. In the arrangement of resistances shown below, the effective 20 . In which case of the following alternatives are the
resistance between points A and B is currents arranged strictly in the decreasing order
i1[AMU (Engg.) 1999]
[MP PMT 1997; RPET 2001]
10 i 100
5 10 15 g

P (a) i, i1, i2, ig G

i2

A B (b) i, i2, i1, ig

10 10 2 20
(c) i, i2, ig, i1
i
Q
10 20 30 (d) i, i1, ig, i2
2V 0
111. Potential difference between the points P and Q in the electric
(a) 20  (b) 30 
circuit shown is [KCET 1999]
(c) 90  (d) 110  P i = 1.5 A

(a) 4.5 V RA = 2
106. Five resistances are connected as shown in the figure. The RB = 4
effective resistance between the points A and B is (b) 1.2 V 3
[MP PMT 1999; KCET 2001; BHU 2001, 05]
(c) 2.4 V
10 RD = 6 RC = 12
(a)  (d) 2.88 V
3 2 3 Q
112. The current between B and D in the given figure is
20 7
(b)  A B B [RPET 2000; DCE 2001]
3
4 6 30 30
(c) 15 
(a) 1 amp 60
A C
(d) 6 (b) 2 amp l
107. In the given figure, when galvanometer shows no deflection, (c) Zero 30 30
the current (in ampere) flowing through 5  resistance will D
(d) 0.5 amp 30V
be [SCRA 1994, 96]
113. In the given figure, equivalent resistance between A and B will
(a) 0.5 8 2 be [CBSE PMT 2000]
(b) 0.6 2.1A 14
G (a) 
(c) 0.9 3
20 5
(d) 1.5 3 3 4
(b) 
108. In the Wheatstone's bridge shown, P  2 , Q  3 , 14 A 7 B
R  6  and S  8  . In order to obtain balance, shunt 9
resistance across 'S' must be [SCRA 1998] (c)  6 8
14
P Q 14
(a) 2 (d) 
9
(b) 3 114. In a typical Wheatstone network, the resistances in cyclic order
S R are A = 10 , B = 5 , C = 4  and D = 4  for the bridge to
(c) 6
be balanced [KCET 2000]
(d) 8
A = 10  B=5
109. Five equal resistances each of value R are connected in a form
shown alongside. The equivalent resistance of the network
[Roorkee 1999]
(a) Between the points B and D is R B D=4 C=4
R R

A R C

R R

D
 1068 Current Electricity
4R
(a) 10  should be connected in parallel with A (b) 
3
(b) 10  should be connected in series with A
(c) 5  should be connected in series with B 2R
(c) 
(d) 5  should be connected in parallel with B
3
115. In the circuit shown in figure, the current drawn from the (d) R 
battery is 4A. If 10  resistor is replaced by 20  resistor, then 121. In a Wheatstone’s bridge all the four arms have equal resistance
current drawn from the circuit will be R. If the resistance of the galvanometer arm is also R, the
[KCET 2000; CBSE PMT 2001] equivalent resistance of the combination as seen by the battery
is [CBSE PMT 2003]
1 3
R
(a) 1 A (a) (b) R
10
10 2
(b) 2 A
R
(c) 3 A 4A 7 21 (c) 2 R (d)
4
(d) 0 A + – 122. For what value of unknown resistance X, the potential
difference between B and D will be zero in the circuit shown in
116. Calculate the equivalent resistance between A and B
the figure B [MP PMT 2004]
[UPSEAT 2001] 1
12
9 3 3 3
(a)  (a) 4  1
2 A C
B
(b) 3  A 3 (b) 6  1
3 X
(c) 6 
(c) 2  6 1
5 3 3 3 D
(d)  (d) 5 
3
117. The equivalent resistance between P and Q in the given figure, 123. Which arrangement of four identical resistances should be used
is [MH CET (Med.) 2001] to draw maximum energy from a cell of voltage V
[MP PMT 2004]
20  20  (a)
(a) 50 
(b) 40  P 20  Q
(c) 30  (b)
20  20 
(d) 20 
118. If each of the resistance of the network shown in the figure is R,
the equivalent resistance between A and B is
[KCET 2002] (c)
(a) 5 R
(d)
(b) 3 R R R R
(c) R 124. An unknown resistance R1 is connected in series with a
R A
B resistance of 10 . This combinations is connected to one gap
(d) R/2 R of a metre bridge while a resistance R2 is connected in the other
119. The equivalent resistance of the following diagram A and B is gap. The balance point is at 50 cm. Now, when the 10 
[BCECE 2003] resistance is removed the balance point shifts to 40 cm. The
value of R1 is (in ohm) [KCET 2004]
2
(a)  3 3 (a) 60 (b) 40
3
A 3 B (c) 20 (d) 10
(b) 9 
125. A wire has a resistance of 6 . It is cut into two parts and both
(c) 6  3 3 half values are connected in parallel. The new resistance is ....
(d) None of these [KCET 2004]
120. Thirteen resistances each of resistance R ohm are connected in (a) 12  (b) 1.5 
the circuit as shown in the figure below. The effective (c) 3  (d) 6 
resistance between A and B is [KCET 2003] 126. Six equal resistances are connected between points P, Q and R
(a) 2R  R R as shown in the figure. Then the net resistance will be
maximum between [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2004]
R R R P
R

A R B

R
R R R

R R Q R
 Current Electricity 1069

(a) P and Q
3
(b) Q and R
(c) 2 (d) None of these
(c) P and R 6
(d) Any two points 134. The equivalent resistance and potential difference between A
127. The total current supplied to the circuit by the battery is and B for the circuit is respectively [Pb. PMT 2003]
[AIEEE 2004] 6

(a) 1 A 2 (a) 4 , 8 V
6V 6
(b) 2 A 3 (b) 8 , 4 V 6
2A 2.5
(c) 4 A (c) 2 , 2 V C D
1.5 A B
3
(d) 6 A (d) 16 , 8 V
128. An electric current is passed through a circuit containing two 135. Five equal resistances each of resistance R are connected as
wires of the same material, connected in parallel. If the lengths shown in the figure. A battery of V volts is connected between
and radii of the wires are in the ratio of 4/3 and 2/3, then the A and B. The current flowing in AFCEB will be
ratio of the currents passing through the wire will be [CBSE PMT 2004]
[AIEEE 2004] 3V C
(a) 3 (b) 1/3 (a)
R
(c) 8/9 (d) 2
V R
129. If a rod has resistance 4  and if rod is turned as half cycle then (b) R R
R F
the resistance along diameter [BCECE 2004]
(a) 1.56  (b) 2.44  V R A
(c) R
(c) 4  (d) 2  2R B
D E
130. If three resistors of resistance 2, 4 and 5  are connected in 2V
parallel then the total resistance of the combination will be (d)
[Pb. PMT 2004]
R
20 19 136. For the network shown in the figure the value of the current i
(a)  (b)  is [Kerala PMT 2005]
19 20
9V
19 10 (a) 2
(c)  (d)  35
10 19
131. In circuit shown below, the resistances are given in ohms and
5V 4 4
(b) 3
the battery is assumed ideal with emf equal to 3 volt. The 18
voltage across the resistance R4 is 6
5V
[UPSEAT 2004; Kerala PMT 2004] (c)
9 i
50 
(a) 0.4 V 18 V V
R1 (d)
+ R3 60  R4 30  5
(b) 0.6 V 3V
– R2 137. When a wire of uniform cross-section a, length l and resistance
(c) 1.2 V 50 
R5 30  R is bent into a complete circle, resistance between any two of
(d) 1.5 V diametrically opposite points will be
[CBSE PMT 2005]
132. A parallel combination of two resistors, of 1  each, is
R R
connected in series with a 1.5  resistor. The total combination (a) (b)
is connected across a 10 V battery. The current flowing in the 4 8
circuit is [DCE 2004] R
(c) 4R (d)
(a) 5 A (b) 20 A 2
(c) 0.2 A (d) 0.4 A 138. The current in a simple series circuit is 5.0 amp. When an
additional resistance of 2.0 ohms is inserted, the current drops
133. If you are provided three resistances 2 , 3  and 6 . How to 4.0 amp. The original resistance of the circuit in ohms was
will you connect them so as to obtain the equivalent resistance [KCET 2005]

of 4  [DPMT 2003] (a) 1.25 (b) 8

3 6 3 2 (c) 10 (d) 20

(a) (b) 139. In the circuit given E = 6.0 V, R1 = 100 ohms, R2 = R3 = 50

ohms, R4 = 75 ohms. The equivalent resistance of the circuit, in
2 6
ohms, is R [KCET 2005]
1

i
R4
E R2
R3
 1070 Current Electricity
(a) 11.875 4. By a cell a current of 0.9 A flows through 2 ohm resistor and
0.3 A through 7 ohm resistor. The internal resistance of the cell
(b) 26.31 is [KCET 2003]
(c) 118.75 (a) 0 .5  (b) 1 . 0 
(d) None of these (c) 1 .2  (d) 2 .0 
140. By using only two resistance coils-singly, in series, or in 5. The e.m.f. of a cell is E volts and internal resistance is r ohm.
parallel one should be able to obtain resistances of 3, 4, 12 and
The resistance in external circuit is also r ohm. The p.d.
16 ohms. The separate resistances of the coil are
[KCET 2005]
across the cell will be [CPMT 1985; NCERT 1973]

(a) 3 and 4 (b) 4 and 12 (a) E/2 (b) 2E

(c) 12 and 16 (d) 16 and 3 (c) 4E (d) E/4
141. In the given circuit, the voltmeter records 5 volts. The 6. A cell of e.m.f. E is connected with an external resistance
resistance of the voltmeter in ohms is [KCET 2005]
R , then p.d. across cell is V . The internal resistance of cell
V will be [MNR 1987; Kerala PMT 2002; MP PMT 2002]
(a) 200
100 50 ( E  V )R ( E  V )R
(b) 100 (a) (b)
E V
(c) 10 10 V
(V  E)R (V  E)R
(d) 50 (c) (d)
V E
Kirchhoff's Law, Cells 7. Two cells, e.m.f. of each is E and internal resistance r are
connected in parallel between the resistance R . The
1. In the adjoining circuit, the battery E1 has an e .m . f . of maximum energy given to the resistor will be, only when
12 volt and zero internal resistance while the battery E [MNR 1988; MP PET 2000; UPSEAT 2001]
has an e .m . f . of 2 volt . If the galvanometer G reads (a) R r/2 (b) R r
zero, then the value of the resistance X in ohm is (c) R  2r (d) R0
[NCERT 1990; AIEEE 2005]
500  8. Kirchhoff's first law i.e . i  0 at a junction is based on
(a) 10 A G B
the law of conservation of [CBSE PMT 1997; AIIMS 2000;
(b) 100
MP PMT 2002; RPMT 2001; DPMT 2005]
E1 X E
(c) 500 (a) Charge (b) Energy
(d) 200 D C (c) Momentum (d) Angular momentum
2. The magnitude and direction of the current in the circuit shown 9. Kirchhoff's second law is based on the law of conservation of
will be [CPMT 1986, 88]
[RPET 2003; MH CET 2001]
1 e 2
a b (a) Charge (b) Energy
10V 4V (c) Momentum (d) Sum of mass and energy
10. The figure below shows currents in a part of electric circuit.
The current i is [CPMT 1981; RPET 1999]
3
d c (a) 1.7 amp 1amp
2amp
7
(a) A from a to b through e (b) 3.7 amp 1.3amp
3
7 (c) 1.3 amp 2amp
(b) A from b to a through e
3 (d) 1 amp i
(c) 1A from b to a through e
11. The terminal potential difference of a cell is greater than its
(d) 1A from a to b through e
e.m.f. when it is
3. A cell of e .m . f . 1 . 5 V having a finite internal
(a) Being discharged
resistance is connected to a load resistance of 2  . For
maximum power transfer the internal resistance of the cell (b) In open circuit
should be
(c) Being charged
[BIT 1988]
(a) 4 ohm (b) 0.5 ohm (d) Being either charged or discharged
(c) 2 ohm (d) None of these
 Current Electricity 1071

12. In the circuit shown, potential difference between X and Y will 21. A cell whose e.m.f. is 2 V and internal resistance is 0 . 1  ,
be 40 is connected with a resistance of 3 . 9  . The voltage across
X Y
(a) Zero the cell terminal will be
[CPMT 1990; MP PET 1993; CBSE PMT 1999;
(b) 20 V
AFMC 1999; Pb. PMT 2000; AIIMS 2001]
(c) 60 V (a) 0 . 50 V (b) 1 . 90 V
20
(d) 120 V (c) 1 . 95 V (d) 2 . 00 V
120V
13. In the above question, potential difference across the 40  22. The reading of a high resistance voltmeter when a cell is
connected across it is 2.2 V. When the terminals of the cell are
resistance will be
(a) Zero (b) 80 V also connected to a resistance of 5  the voltmeter reading
(c) 40 V (d) 120 V drops to 1.8 V. Find the internal resistance of the cell
[KCET 2003; MP PMT 2003]
14. In the circuit shown, A and V are ideal ammeter and voltmeter
respectively. Reading of the voltmeter will be (a) 1 .2  (b) 1 . 3 
2V (c) 1 .1  (d) 1 . 4 
(a) 2 V 23. When cells are connected in parallel, then
(b) 1 V [MNR 1983]
A V (a) The current decreases (b) The current increases
(c) 0.5 V
(c) The e.m.f. increases (d) The e.m.f. decreases
(d) Zero 1 1
24. The internal resistance of a cell depends on
15. When a resistance of 2ohm is connected across the terminals of a (a) The distance between the plates
cell, the current is 0.5 amperes. When the resistance is increased
(b) The area of the plates immersed
to 5 ohm, the current is 0.25 amperes. The internal resistance of
the cell is [MP PMT 1996] (c) The concentration of the electrolyte
(a) 0 . 5 ohm (b) 1 . 0 ohm (d) All the above
25. n identical cells each of e.m.f. E and internal resistance r are
(c) 1 . 5 ohm (d) 2 . 0 ohm
connected in series. An external resistance R is connected in
16. The terminal potential difference of a cell when short-circuited series to this combination. The current through R is
is ( E = E.M.F. of the cell) [DPMT 2002]
(a) E (b) E/2 nE nE
(a) (b)
(c) Zero (d) E/3 R  nr nR  r
17. A primary cell has an e.m.f. of 1.5 volts, when short-circuited it E nE
gives a current of 3 amperes. The internal resistance of the cell (c) (d)
is [CPMT 1976, 83]
R  nr R r
26. A cell of internal resistance r is connected to an external
(a) 4.5 ohm (b) 2 ohm
resistance R. The current will be maximum in R, if
(c) 0.5 ohm (d) 1/4.5 ohm [CPMT 1982]
18. A 50V battery is connected across a 10 ohm resistor. The (a) R r (b) Rr
current is 4.5 amperes. The internal resistance of the battery is
[CPMT 1985; BHU 1997; Pb. PMT 2001]
(c) R r (d) R r/2
(a) Zero (b) 0.5 ohm 27. To get the maximum current from a parallel combination of n
identical cells each of internal resistance r in an external
(c) 1.1 ohm (d) 5.0 ohm resistance R, when [DPMT 1999]
19. The potential difference in open circuit for a cell is 2.2 volts. (a) R  r (b) R  r
When a 4 ohm resistor is connected between its two electrodes
the potential difference becomes 2 volts. The internal resistance (c) R  r (d) None of these
of the cell will be 28. Two identical cells send the same current in 2  resistance,
[MP PMT 1984; SCRA 1994; CBSE PMT 2002] whether connected in series or in parallel. The internal
(a) 1 ohm (b) 0.2 ohm resistance of the cell should be
[NCERT 1982; Kerala PMT 2002]
(c) 2.5 ohm (d) 0.4 ohm
(a) 1 (b) 2
20. A new flashlight cell of e.m.f. 1.5 volts gives a current of 15
amps, when connected directly to an ammeter of resistance 1
(c)  (d) 2 .5 
0 . 04  . The internal resistance of cell is [MP PET 1994] 2
(a) 0 . 04  (b) 0 . 06  29. The internal resistances of two cells shown are 0 . 1  and
(c) 0 . 10  (d) 10  0 . 3  . If R  0 . 2  , the potential difference across
the cell
 1072 Current Electricity
2V, 0.1 2V, 0.3 (a) Rate of energy loss in the source is = 8 W
(b) Rate of energy conversion in the source is 16 W
A B
(c) Power output in is = 8 W
(a) B will be zero
(d) Potential drop across R is = 16 V
(b) A will be zero
0.2 36. A current of two amperes is flowing through a cell of e.m.f. 5
(c) A and B will be 2V
volts and internal resistance 0.5 ohm from negative to positive
(d) A will be  2 V and B will be  2 V electrode. If the potential of negative electrode is 10V, the
30. A torch battery consisting of two cells of 1.45 volts and an potential of positive electrode will be
internal resistance 0 . 15  , each cell sending currents [MP PMT 1997]
through the filament of the lamps having resistance 1.5ohms. (a) 5 V (b) 14 V
The value of current will be [MP PET 1994] (c) 15 V (d) 16 V
(a) 16.11 amp (b) 1.611 amp 37. 100 cells each of e.m.f. 5 V and internal resistance 1 ohm are to
(c) 0.1611 amp (d) 2.6 amp be arranged so as to produce maximum current in a 25 ohms
31. The electromotive force of a primary cell is 2 volts. When it is resistance. Each row is to contain equal number of cells. The
short-circuited it gives a current of 4 amperes. Its internal number of rows should be [MP PMT 1997]
resistance in ohms is [MP PET 1995]
(a) 2 (b) 4
(a) 0.5 (b) 5.0
(c) 5 (d) 10
(c) 2.0 (d) 8.0
32. The figure shows a network of currents. The magnitude of 38. The current in the arm CD of the circuit will be
currents is shown here. The current i will be [MP PMT/PET 1998; MP PMT 2000; DPMT 2000]
[MP PMT 1995] B
15A
3A
(a) 3 A (a) i1  i2 i2
i1
(b) 13 A 8A (b) i2  i3 O A
i3
(c) 23 A i1  i3
(c)
i C
(d) – 3 A 5A
(d) i1  i2  i3 D
33. A battery of e.m.f. E and internal resistance r is connected to a
variable resistor R as shown here. Which one of the following is 39. When a resistance of 2 ohm is connected across the terminals of
true [MP PMT 1995] a cell, the current is 0.5 A. When the resistance is increased to 5
E r ohm, the current is 0.25 A. The e.m.f. of the cell is
[MP PET 1999, 2000; Pb. PMT 2002; MP PMT 2000]
(a) 1.0 V (b) 1.5 V
R (c) 2.0 V (d) 2.5 V
40. Two non-ideal identical batteries are connected in parallel.
Consider the following statements
(a) Potential difference across the terminals of the battery is [MP PMT 1999]
maximum when R = r (i) The equivalent e.m.f. is smaller than either of the two
e.m.f.s
(b) Power delivered to the resistor is maximum when R = r
(ii) The equivalent internal resistance is smaller than either of
(c) Current in the circuit is maximum when R = r the two internal resistances
(d) Current in the circuit is maximum when R  r (a) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
34. A dry cell has an e.m.f. of 1.5 V and an internal resistance of (b) (i) is correct but (ii) is wrong
0 . 05  . The maximum current obtainable from this cell (c) (ii) is correct but (i) is wrong
for a very short time interval is [Haryana CEE 1996] (d) Both (i) and (ii) are wrong
(a) 30 A (b) 300 A 41. If six identical cells each having an e.m.f. of 6V are connected
in parallel, the e.m.f. of the combination is
(c) 3 A (d) 0.3 A
[EAMCET (Med.) 1995; Pb. PMT 1999; CPMT 2000]
35. Consider the circuit given here with the following parameters (a) 1 V (b) 36 V
E.M.F. of the cell = 12 V. Internal resistance of the cell
1
 2  . Resistance R  4  (c) V (d) 6 V
E 6
42. Consider the circuit shown in the figure. The current I 3 is
equal to [AMU 1995]
28 54
R
Which one of the following statements in true (a) 5 amp
6V
I3

8V 12 V
 Current Electricity 1073

(b) 3 amp (a) 50 V

(c) 3 amp (b) 45 V

(d) 5 / 6 amp (c) 30 V

(d) 20 V
43. If V AB  4 V in the given figure, then resistance X will be
51. Four identical cells each having an electromotive force (e.m.f.)
10 5V [RPET 1997] of 12V, are connected in parallel. The resultant electromotive
(a) 5 force (e.m.f.) of the combination is
[CPMT 1999]
(b) 10  A B
(a) 48 V (b) 12 V
(c) 15 
2V (c) 4 V (d) 3 V
(d) 20  X
52. Electromotive force is the force, which is able to maintain a
44. Two resistances R 1 and R 2 are joined as shown in the constant [Pb. PMT 1999]
figure to two batteries of e.m.f. E 1 and E 2 . If E 2 is (a) Current (b) Resistance
short-circuited, the current through R 1 is [NDA 1995] (c) Power (d) Potential difference
R 1
53. A cell of emf 6 V and resistance 0.5 ohm is short circuited. The
(a) E1 / R 1 current in the cell is [JIPMER 1999]

(b) E 2 / R1 R2
(a) 3 amp (b) 12 amp
E1 E2
(c) 24 amp (d) 6 amp
(c) E2 / R2
54. A storage cell is charged by 5 amp D.C. for 18 hours. Its
(d) E 1 /(R 2  R 1 ) strength after charging will be [JIPMER 1999]
(a) 18 AH (b) 5 AH
45. A storage battery has e.m.f. 15 volts and internal resistance
0.05 ohm. Its terminal voltage when it is delivering 10 (c) 90 AH (d) 15 AH
ampere is [JIPMER 1997]
55. A battery having e.m.f. 5 V and internal resistance 0.5  is
(a) 30 volts (b) 1.00 volts connected with a resistance of 4.5  then the voltage at the
(c) 14.5 volts (d) 15.5 volts terminals of battery is [RPMT 2000]
46. The number of dry cells, each of e.m.f. 1.5 volt and internal (a) 4.5 V (b) 4 V
resistance 0.5 ohm that must be joined in series with a
resistance of 20 ohm so as to send a current of 0.6 ampere (c) 0 V (d) 2 V
through the circuit is [SCRA 1998] 56. In the given circuit the current I1 is [DCE 2000]
(a) 2 (b) 8 30 
(c) 10 (d) 12 (a) 0.4 A I1
47. Emf is most closely related to [DCE 1999] 40 
(b) – 0.4 A
(a) Mechanical force (b) Potential difference I3
(c) 0.8 A I2 40V
(c) Electric field (d) Magnetic field 40 
48. For driving a current of 2 A for 6 minutes in a circuit, 1000 J of (d) – 0.8 A
work is to be done. The e.m.f. of the source in the circuit is 80V
[CPMT 1999] 57. The internal resistance of a cell of e.m.f. 12V is 5  10 2 
(a) 1.38 V (b) 1.68 V . It is connected across an unknown resistance. Voltage across
(c) 2.04 V (d) 3.10 V the cell, when a current of 60 A is drawn from it, is
49. Two batteries of e.m.f. 4V and 8 V with internal resistances 1  [CBSE PMT 2000]
and 2  are connected in a circuit with a resistance of 9  as (a) 15 V (b) 12 V
shown in figure. The current and potential difference between (c) 9 V (d) 6 V
the points P and Q are [AFMC 1999] 58. The current in the given circuit is
1 [AIIMS 2000; MH CET 2003]
(a) A and 3 V 10 
3 1 4V 8V
5V
2
Q (a) 0.1 A
1 P
(b) A and 4 V r1 r2 (b) 0.2 A A B
6
1 (c) 0.3 A
(c) A and 9 V 20 
9 9 (d) 0.4 A
2V
1 59. A current of 2.0 ampere passes through a cell of e.m.f. 1.5 volts
(d) A and 12 V having internal resistance of 0.15 ohm. The potential difference
2
measured, in volts, across both the ends of the cell will be
50. In the shown circuit, what is the potential difference across A [UPSEAT 1999, 2000]
and B 20 V [AIIMS 1999]

A B
 1074 Current Electricity
(a) 1.35 (b) 1.50
(c) 1.00 (d) 1.20
66. The emf of a battery is 2 V and its internal resistance is 0.5
60. A battery has e.m.f. 4 V and internal resistance r. When this . The maximum power which it can deliver to any external
battery is connected to an external resistance of 2 ohms, a circuit will be [AMU (Med.) 2002]
current of 1 amp. flows in the circuit. How much current will
flow if the terminals of the battery are connected directly (a) 8 Watt (b) 4 Watt
(c) 2 Watt (d) None of the above
[MP PET 2001]
67. Kirchoff’s I law and II law of current, proves the
(a) 1 amp (b) 2 amp
[CBSE PMT 1993; BHU 2002; AFMC 2003]
(c) 4 amp (d) Infinite (a) Conservation of charge and energy
61. Two batteries A and B each of e.m.f. 2 V are connected in series (b) Conservation of current and energy
to an external resistance R = 1 ohm. If the internal resistance of
battery A is 1.9 ohms and that of B is 0.9 ohm, what is the (c) Conservation of mass and charge
potential difference between the terminals of battery A (d) None of these
[MP PET 2001]
68. In the circuit, the reading of the ammeter is (assume internal
A B
resistance of the battery be zero)
(a) 2 V
40
(b) 3.8 V (a) A
29
(c) Zero A
R 10
(d) None of the above (b) A
9 4 10V
62. When a resistor of 11  is connected in series with an electric 5
cell, the current flowing in it is 0.5 A. Instead, when a resistor 5
(c) A
of 5  is connected to the same electric cell in series, the 3
current increases by 0.4 A. The internal resistance of the cell is (d) 2 A
[EAMCET 2001]
69. In the above question, if the internal resistance of the battery is
(a) 1.5  (b) 2  1 ohm, then what is the reading of ammeter
(c) 2.5  (d) 3.5  (a) 5/3 A (b) 40/29 A
63. The internal resistance of a cell is the resistance of (c) 10/9 A (d) 1 A
[BHU 1999, 2000; AIIMS 2001] 70. Eels are able to generate current with biological cells called
(a) Electrodes of the cell electroplaques. The electroplaques in an eel are arranged in 100
rows, each row stretching horizontally along the body of the
(b) Vessel of the cell fish containing 5000 electroplaques. The arrangement is
(c) Electrolyte used in the cell suggestively shown below. Each electroplaques has an emf of
(d) Material used in the cell 0.15 V and internal resistance of 0.25  [AIIMS 2004]
0.15 V
64. How much work is required to carry a 6 C charge from the + – + – + – 0.25 
negative terminal to the positive terminal of a 9 V battery
+ – + – + –
[KCET (Med.) 2001]
5000 electroplaques per row
(a) 54 × 10 3 J (b) 54 × 10 6 J 100 rows

(c) 54 × 10 9 J (d) 54 × 10 12 J

+ – + – + –
65. Consider four circuits shown in the figure below. In which
circuit power dissipated is greatest (Neglect the internal
resistance of the power supply) [Orissa JEE 2002]
The water surrounding the 500eel completes a circuit between the
head and its tail. If the water surrounding it has a resistance of
(a) (b) R 500 , the current an eel can produce in water is about
E R R (a) 1.5 A (b) 3.0 A
E
R (c) 15 A (d) 30 A
71. Current provided by a battery is maximum when
[AFMC 2004]
(a) Internal resistance equal to external resistance
(c) (d)
R R R (b) Internal resistance is greater than external resistance
E R (c) Internal resistance is less than external resistance
E (d) None of these
R R
 Current Electricity 1075

72. A battery is charged at a potential of 15 V for 8 hours when the 79. Two sources of equal emf are connected to an external
current flowing is 10 A. The battery on discharge supplies a resistance R. The internal resistances of the two sources are
current of 5 A for 15 hours. The mean terminal voltage during R 1 and R 2 (R 2  R 1 ) . If the potential difference across
discharge is 14 V. The "Watt-hour" efficiency of the battery is the source having internal resistance R 2 is zero, then
[CBSE PMT 2004]
[AIEEE 2005]
(a) 82.5% (b) 80 %
(a) R  R1 R 2 /(R1  R 2 )
(c) 90% (d) 87.5%
73. In the given current distribution what is the value of I (b) R  R1 R 2 /(R 2  R1 )
[Orissa PMT 2004] (c) R  R 2  (R 1  R 2 ) /(R 2  R1 )
(a) 3A 4A
2A (d) R  R 2  R1
(b) 8 A I
3A 80. An energy source will supply a constant current into the load if
(c) 2A its internal resistance is [AIEEE 2005]
5A
(d) 5A (a) Zero
74. A capacitor is connected to a cell of emf E having some internal (b) Non-zero but less than the resistance of the load
resistance r. The potential difference across the (c) Equal to the resistance of the load
[CPMT 2004; MP PMT 2005] (d) Very large as compared to the load resistance
(a) Cell is < E (b) Cell is E 81. The magnitude of i in ampere unit is [KCET 2005]
(c) Capacitor is > E (d) Capacitor is < E 60
(a) 0.1
75. When the resistance of 9  is connected at the ends of a i
battery, its potential difference decreases from 40 volt to 30 (b) 0.3 15 5
volt. The internal resistance of the battery is [DPMT 2003] 1A 1A
(c) 0.6
(a) 6  (b) 3 
(d) None of these
10
(c) 9  (d) 15  82. To draw maximum current from a combination of cells, how
76. The maximum power drawn out of the cell from a source is should the cells be grouped [AFMC 2005]
given by (where r is internal resistance) [DCE 2002] (a) Series
(b) Parallel
(a) E 2 / 2r (b) E2 / 4r
(c) Mixed
(c) E2 / r (d) E 2 / 3r
(d) Depends upon the relative values of external and internal
77. Find out the value of current through 2 resistance for the resistance
given circuit [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2005] 83. The figure shows a network of currents. The magnitude of
(a) 5 A currents is shown here. The current I will be [BCECE 2005]
1A
(b) 2 A 5 10 20V (a) 3 A
10V
(c) Zero
10 A I
2 (b) 9 A
(d) 4 A
78. Two batteries, one of emf 18 volts and internal resistance (c) 13 A
6A
2  and the other of emf 12 volt and internal resistance (d) 19 A
2A
1 , are connected as shown. The voltmeter V will record 84. The n rows each containing m cells in series are joined in
a reading of [CBSE PMT 2005] parallel. Maximum current is taken from this combination
V across an external resistance of 3 resistance. If the total
(a) 15 volt
number of cells used are 24 and internal resistance of each cell
(b) 30 volt 18V 2 is 0.5  then [J & K CET 2005]
(c) 14 volt (a) m  8, n  3 (b) m  6, n  4
12V 1
(d) 18 volt m  12 , n  2
(c) (d) m  2, n  12
 1076 Current Electricity

85. A cell of constant e.m.f. first connected to a resistance R1 7. A 2 volt battery, a 15  resistor and a potentiometer of 100
cm length, all are connected in series. If the resistance of
and then connected to a resistance R 2 . If power delivered in
potentiometer wire is 5  , then the potential gradient of the
both cases is then the internal resistance of the cell is
[Orissa JEE 2005] potentiometer wire is [AIIMS 1982]
(a) 0.005 V/cm (b) 0.05 V/cm
R1
(a) R1 R 2 (b) (c) 0.02 V/cm (d) 0.2 V/cm
R2
8. An ammeter gives full scale deflection when current of 1.0 A is
R1  R 2 R1  R 2 passed in it. To convert it into 10 A range ammeter, the ratio of
(c) (d)
2 2 its resistance and the shunt resistance will be
[MP PMT 1985]
Different Measuring Instruments (a) 1 : 9 (b) 1 : 10
(c) 1 : 11 (d) 9 : 1
1. In meter bridge or Wheatstone bridge for measurement of 9. By ammeter, which of the following can be measured
resistance, the known and the unknown resistances are
[MP PET 1981; DPMT 2001]
interchanged. The error so removed is
[MNR 1988; MP PET 1995] (a) Electric potential (b) Potential difference
(a) End correction (c) Current (d) Resistance
(b) Index error 10. The resistance of 1 A ammeter is 0 . 018  . To convert it
(c) Due to temperature effect into 10 A ammeter, the shunt resistance required will be
(d) Random error [MP PET 1982]
2. A galvanometer can be converted into an ammeter by (a) 0 . 18  (b) 0 . 0018 
connecting
[MP PMT 1987, 93; CPMT 1973, 75, 96, 2000; (c) 0 . 002  (d) 0 . 12 
MP PET 1994; AFMC 1993, 95; RPET 2000; DCE 2000] 11. For measurement of potential difference, potentiometer is
(a) Low resistance in series preferred in comparison to voltmeter because
(b) High resistance in parallel [MP PET 1983]
(c) Low resistance in parallel (a) Potentiometer is more sensitive than voltmeter
(d) High resistance in series (b) The resistance of potentiometer is less than voltmeter
3. A cell of internal resistance 1 . 5  and of e.m.f. 1.5 volt (c) Potentiometer is cheaper than voltmeter
balances 500 cm on a potentiometer wire. If a wire of 15 
is connected between the balance point and the cell, then the (d) Potentiometer does not take current from the circuit
balance point will shift [MP PMT 1985] 12. In order to pass 10% of main current through a moving coil
(a) To zero (b) By 500 cm galvanometer of 99 ohm, the resistance of the required shunt is
(c) By 750 cm (d) None of the above [MP PET 1990, 99; MP PMT 1994;

4. 10 3 amp is flowing through a resistance of 1000  . RPET 2001; KCET 2003, 05]
To measure the correct potential difference, the voltmeter is to (a) 9 .9  (b) 10 
be used of which the resistance should be [MP PMT 1985]
(c) 11  (d) 9
(a) 0 (b) 500 
13. An ammeter of 5 ohm resistance can read 5 mA. If it is to be
(c) 1000  (d)  1000 
used to read 100 volts, how much resistance is to be connected
5. A galvanometer of 100  resistance gives full scale in series
deflection when 10 mA of current is passed. To convert it into [MP PET 1991; MP PMT 1996; MP PMT 2000]
10 A range ammeter, the resistance of the shunt required will (a) 19 . 9995  (b) 199 . 995 
be [MP PMT 1985]
(c) 1999 . 95  (d) 19995 
(a) 10  (b) 1 
14. The potential gradient along the length of a uniform wire is
(c) 0 .1  (d) 0 . 01 
10 volt / metre . B and C are the two points at
6. 50  and 100  resistors are connected in series. This 30 cm and 60 cm point on a meter scale fitted along the
connection is connected with a battery of 2.4 volts. When a
wire. The potential difference between B and C will be
voltmeter of 100  resistance is connected across
[CPMT 1986]
100  resistor, then the reading of the voltmeter will be
(a) 3 volt (b) 0 . 4 volt
[MP PMT 1985]
(a) 1.6 V (b) 1.0 V (c) 7 volt (d) 4 volt
(c) 1.2 V (d) 2.0 V
 Current Electricity 1077

15. 100 mA current gives a full scale deflection in a of 100  . The difference of potential between two points
galvanometer of 2  resistance. The resistance connected separated by 50 cm on the wire will be
with the galvanometer to convert it into a voltmeter to measure [CPMT 1984; CBSE PMT 2004]
5 V is [MNR 1994; UPSEAT 2000] (a) 1 V (b) 1.5 V
(a) 98  (b) 52  (c) 2 V (d) 3 V
50  48  24. A galvanometer of 10 ohm resistance gives full scale deflection
(c) (d)
with 0.01 ampere of current. It is to be converted into an
16. When a 12  resistor is connected with a moving coil ammeter for measuring 10 ampere current. The value of shunt
galvanometer then its deflection reduces from 50 divisions to resistance required will be [MP PET 1984]
10 divisions. The resistance of the galvanometer is 10
[CPMT 2002; DPMT 2003] (a) ohm (b) 0.1 ohm
999
(a) 24  (b) 36 
(c) 0.5 ohm (d) 1.0 ohm
(c) 48  (d) 60 
25. A potentiometer is used for the comparison of e.m.f. of two
17. A galvanometer can be used as a voltmeter by connecting a cells E1 and E 2 . For cell E1 the no deflection point is
[AFMC 1993; MP PMT 1993, 95; CBSE PMT 2004]
obtained at 20 cm and for E 2 the no deflection point is
(a) High resistance in series (b) Low resistance in series
obtained at 30 cm . The ratio of their e.m.f.'s will be
(c) High resistance in parallel (d) Low resistance in parallel
[MP PET 1984]
18. The tangent galvanometer, when connected in series with a (a) 2/3 (b) 1/2
standard resistance can be used as [MP PET 1994] (c) 1 (d) 2
(a) An ammeter 26. Potential gradient is defined as [MP PET 1994]
(b) A voltmeter (a) Fall of potential per unit length of the wire
(c) A wattmeter (b) Fall of potential per unit area of the wire
(d) Both an ammeter and a voltmeter (c) Fall of potential between two ends of the wire
19. In Wheatstone's bridge P  9 ohm, Q  11 ohm, R  4 (d) Potential at any one end of the wire
ohm and S  6 ohm. How much resistance must be put in 27. In an experiment of meter bridge, a null point is obtained at the
parallel to the resistance S to balance the bridge centre of the bridge wire. When a resistance of 10 ohm is
connected in one gap, the value of resistance in other gap is
[DPMT 1999] [MP PET 1994]
44 (a) 10  (b) 5
(a) 24 ohm (b) ohm
9 1
(c)  (d) 500 
(c) 26.4 ohm (d) 18.7 ohm 5
20. A Daniel cell is balanced on 125 cm length of a 28. If the length of potentiometer wire is increased, then the length
potentiometer wire. Now the cell is short-circuited by a of the previously obtained balance point will
(a) Increase (b) Decrease
resistance 2 ohm and the balance is obtained at 100 cm . The
(c) Remain unchanged (d) Become two times
internal resistance of the Daniel cell is [UPSEAT 2002]
29. In potentiometer a balance point is obtained, when
(a) 0.5 ohm (b) 1.5 ohm
(a) The e.m.f. of the battery becomes equal to the e.m.f. of the
(c) 1.25 ohm (d) 4/5 ohm experimental cell
21. Sensitivity of potentiometer can be increased by (b) The p.d. of the wire between the +ve end to
[MP PET 1994] jockey becomes equal to the e.m.f. of the experimental cell
(a) Increasing the e.m.f. of the cell (c) The p.d. of the wire between +ve point and jockey
becomes equal to the e.m.f. of the battery
(b) Increasing the length of the potentiometer wire
(d) The p.d. across the potentiometer wire becomes equal to
(c) Decreasing the length of the potentiometer wire the e.m.f. of the battery
(d) None of the above 30. In the experiment of potentiometer, at balance, there is no
22. A potentiometer is an ideal device of measuring potential current in the
difference because (a) Main circuit
(a) It uses a sensitive galvanometer (b) Galvanometer circuit
(b) It does not disturb the potential difference it measures (c) Potentiometer circuit
(c) It is an elaborate arrangement (d) Both main and galvanometer circuits
(d) It has a long wire hence heat developed is quickly radiated 31. If in the experiment of Wheatstone's bridge, the positions of
23. A battery of 6 volts is connected to the terminals of a three cells and galvanometer are interchanged, then balance points
metre long wire of uniform thickness and resistance of the order will
 1078 Current Electricity
(a) Change (c) 9 (d) 10 
(b) Remain unchanged 39. A galvanometer of resistance 25  gives full scale
(c) Depend on the internal resistance of cell and resistance of deflection for a current of 10 milliampere, is to be changed into
galvanometer a voltmeter of range 100 V by connecting a resistance of ‘R’ in
(d) None of these series with galvanometer. The value of resistance R in  is
32. The resistance of a galvanometer is 90 ohms. If only 10 percent [MP PET 1994]
of the main current may flow through the galvanometer, in (a) 10000 (b) 10025
which way and of what value, a resistor is to be used
[MP PET 1996] (c) 975 (d) 9975
(a) 10 ohms in series (b) 10 ohms in parallel 40. In a potentiometer circuit there is a cell of e.m.f. 2 volt, a
resistance of 5 ohm and a wire of uniform thickness of length
(c) 810 ohms in series (d) 810 ohms in parallel
1000 cm and resistance 15 ohm. The potential gradient in the
33. Two cells when connected in series are balanced on 8m on a wire is [MP PMT 1994]
potentiometer. If the cells are connected with polarities of one
1 3
of the cell is reversed, they balance on 2m. The ratio of e.m.f.'s (a) V / cm (b) V / cm
of the two cells is 500 2000
(a) 3:5 (b) 5:3 3 1
(c) V / cm (d) V / cm
5000 1000
(c) 3:4 (d) 4 :3
41. The resistance of a galvanometer is 25 ohm and it requires
34. A voltmeter has a resistance of G ohms and range V volts. The 50 A for full deflection. The value of the shunt resistance
value of resistance used in series to convert it into a voltmeter
required to convert it into an ammeter of 5 amp is
of range nV volts is
[MP PMT 1994; BHU 1997]
[MP PMT 1999; MP PET 2002; DPMT 2004; MH CET 2004]
4 (b) 1 . 25  10 3 ohm
(a) 2 . 5  10 ohm
(a) nG (b) (n  1)G
(c) 0.05 ohm (d) 2.5 ohm
G G 42. Which is a wrong statement [MP PMT 1994]
(c) (d)
n (n  1) (a) The Wheatstone bridge is most sensitive when all the four
resistances are of the same order
35. Which of the following statement is wrong [MP PET 1994]
(b) In a balanced Wheatstone bridge, interchanging the
(a) Voltmeter should have high resistance positions of galvanometer and cell affects the balance of
(b) Ammeter should have low resistance the bridge
(c) Ammeter is placed in parallel across the conductor in a (c) Kirchhoff's first law (for currents meeting at a junction in
circuit an electric circuit) expresses the conservation of charge
(d) Voltmeter is placed in parallel across the conductor in a (d) The rheostat can be used as a potential divider
circuit 43. A voltmeter having a resistance of 998 ohms is connected to a
36. In the diagram shown, the reading of voltmeter is 20 V and that cell of e.m.f. 2 volt and internal resistance 2 ohm. The error in
of ammeter is 4 A. The value of R should be (Consider given the measurement of e.m.f. will be [MP PMT 1994]
ammeter and voltmeter are not ideal) [RPMT 1997] 4  10 1 volt
(a) (b) 2  10 3 volt
V
(a) Equal to 5  20V (c) 4  10 3 volt (d) 2  10 1 volt
(b) Greater from 5  44. For comparing the e.m.f.'s of two cells with a potentiometer, a
R standard cell is used to develop a potential gradient along the
(c) Less than 5  A wires. Which of the following possibilities would make the
4A experiment unsuccessful [MP PMT 1994]
(d) Greater or less than 5  depends on the material of R
(a) The e.m.f. of the standard cell is larger than the E e.m.f.'s
37. A moving coil galvanometer has a resistance of 50  and of the two cells
gives full scale deflection for 10 mA. How could it be converted (b) The diameter of the wires is the same and uniform
into an ammeter with a full scale deflection for 1A throughout
[MP PMT 1996] (c) The number of wires is ten
(a) 50 / 99  in series (b) 50 / 99  in parallel (d) The e.m.f. of the standard cell is smaller than the e.m.f.'s
of the two cells
(c) 0 . 01  in series (d) 0 . 01  in parallel 45. Which of the following is correct [BHU 1995]
38. The current flowing through a coil of resistance 900 ohms is to (a) Ammeter has low resistance and is connected in series
be reduced by 90%. What value of shunt should be connected (b) Ammeter has low resistance and is connected in parallel
across the coil [Roorkee 1992] (c) Voltmeter has low resistance and is connected in parallel
(a) 90  (b) 100  (d) None of the above
 Current Electricity 1079

46. An ammeter with internal resistance 90  reads 1.85 A

when connected in a circuit containing a battery and two
(a) From a to b
resistors 700  and 410  in series. Actual current will
be (b) From b to a
[Roorkee 1995]
(c) From b to a through c
(a) 1.85 A (b) Greater than 1 . 85 A
(d) From a to b through c
(c) Less than 1.85 A (d) None of these
47. AB is a wire of uniform resistance. The galvanometer G shows no 52. The figure shows a circuit diagram of a ‘Wheatstone Bridge’ to
current when the length AC = 20cm and CB = 80 cm. The measure the resistance G of the galvanometer. The relation
resistance R is equal to [MP PMT 1995; RPET 2001] P R
 will be satisfied only when
(a) 2 R 80  Q G

(b) 8
Q
G
(c) 20  P
A B
C S
(d) 40  G
R
48. The circuit shown here is used to compare the e.m.f. of two
cells E1 and E 2 ( E1  E 2 ) . The null point is at C when
the galvanometer is connected to E1 . When the galvanometer (a) The galvanometer shows a deflection when switch S is
closed
is connected to E 2 , the null point will be [MP PMT 1995]
B (b) The galvanometer shows a deflection when switch S is
open
(a) To the left of C (c) The galvanometer shows no change in deflection whether
C S is open or closed
(b) To the right of C A B (d) The galvanometer shows no deflection
E1
(c) At C itself 53. The resistance of a galvanometer is 50 ohms and the current
(d) Nowhere on AB E2 G required to give full scale deflection is 100 A . In order to
convert it into an ammeter, reading upto 10A, it is necessary to
49. In an experiment to measure the internal resistance of a cell by put a resistance of [MP PMT 1997; AIIMS 1999]
potentiometer, it is found that the balance point is at a length of
(a) 5  10 3  in parallel (b) 5  10 4  in parallel
2m when the cell is shunted by a 5  resistance; and is at a
length of 3m when the cell is shunted by a 10  resistance. (c) 10 5  in series (d) 99 ,950  in series
The internal resistance of the cell is, then 54. A resistance of 4  and a wire of length 5 metres and
[Haryana CEE 1996]
resistance 5  are joined in series and connected to a cell of
(a) 1 .5  (b) 10  e.m.f. 10 V and internal resistance 1  . A parallel
(c) 15  (d) 1  combination of two identical cells is balanced across 300 cm of
50. A potentiometer circuit shown in the figure is set up to measure the wire. The e.m.f. E of each cell is [MP PMT 1997]
e.m.f. of a cell E. As the point P moves from X to Y the 4 10V
galvanometer G shows deflection always in one direction, but 1
the deflection decreases continuously until Y is reached. In (a) 1.5 V
order to obtain balance point between X and Y it is necessary to (b) 3.0 V 3m
V R 5, 5m
(c) 0.67 V E
G
(d) 1.33 V E
X P
Y 55. The resistivity of a potentiometer wire is
8
40  10 ohm  m and its area of cross-section is
(a) Decreases the resistance R
E
G 8  10 6
m 2
. If 0.2 amp current is flowing through the
(b) Increase the resistance R
wire, the potential gradient will be
(c) Reverse the terminals of battery V
[MP PMT/PET 1998]
(d) Reverse the terminals of cell E
(a) 10 2 volt / m (b) 10 1 volt / m
51. In the Wheatstone's bridge (shown in figure) X  Y and
(c) 3 . 2  10 2 volt / m (d) 1 volt / m
A  B . The direction of the current betweena ab will be
A B
c d

X Y
b
 1080 Current Electricity
56. If only 2% of the main current is to be passed through a [IIT-JEE (Screening) 1999]
galvanometer of resistance G, then the resistance of shunt will
be [MP PMT/PET 1998] P Q
(a) IR  IG
G G S
(a) (b) (b) IP  IG
50 49
R G
(c) 50 G (d) 49 G (c) IQ  IG
57. The resistance of an ideal voltmeter is IQ  IR V
(d)
[EAMCET (Med.) 1995; MP PMT/PET 1998; Pb.
PMT 1999; CPMT 2000] 65. In the following Wheatstone bridge P / Q  R / S . If key K
(a) Zero (b) Very low is closed, then the galvanometer will show deflection
[CPMT 1999]
(c) Very large (d) Infinite
P Q
(a) In left side
58. A 100 V voltmeter of internal resistance 20 k  in series
with a high resistance R is connected to a 110 V line. The (b) In right side K
voltmeter reads 5 V, the value of R is [MP PET 1999]
(c) No deflection R S
(a) 210 k  (b) 315 k 

420 k  440 k  (d) In either side

(c) (d)
59. Constantan wire is used in making standard resistances because 66. A galvanometer having a resistance of 8 ohm is shunted by a
its [MP PET 1999] wire of resistance 2 ohm. If the total current is 1 amp, the part
of it passing through the shunt will be
(a) Specific resistance is low
[CBSE PMT 1998]
(b) Density is high
(a) 0.25 amp (b) 0.8 amp
(c) Temperature coefficient of resistance is negligible
(c) 0.2 amp (d) 0.5 amp
(d) Melting point is high
67. A potentiometer wire has length 10 m and resistance 20  .
60. The net resistance of a voltmeter should be large to ensure that
[MP PMT 1999]
A 2. 5 V battery of negligible internal resistance is connected
across the wire with an 80  series resistance. The potential
(a) It does not get overheated
gradient on the wire will be [KCET 1994]
(b) It does not draw excessive current
(a) 5  10 5 V / mm (b) 2 . 5  10 4 V / cm
(c) It can measure large potential difference
(c) 0 . 62  10 4 V / mm (d) 1  10 5 V / mm
(d) It does not appreciably change the potential difference to
be measured 68. An ammeter whose resistance is 180  gives full scale
61. A galvanometer has resistance of 7  and gives a full scale deflection when current is 2 mA. The shunt required to convert
it into an ammeter reading 20 mA (in ohms) is
deflection for a current of 1.0 A. How will you convert it into a
[EAMCET (Engg.) 1995]
voltmeter of range 10 V [MP PMT 1999]
(a) 18 (b) 20
(a) 3  in series (b) 3  in parallel (c) 0.1 (d) 10
(c) 17  in series (d) 30  in series 69. A galvanometer whose resistance is 120  gives full scale
deflection with a current of 0.05 A so that it can read a
62. A potentiometer consists of a wire of length 4 m and resistance maximum current of 10 A. A shunt resistance is added in
10  . It is connected to a cell of e.m.f. 2 V. The potential parallel with it. The resistance of the ammeter so formed is
difference per unit length of the wire will be [Bihar MEE 1995]
[CBSE PMT 1999; AFMC 2001] (a) 0 . 06  (b) 0 . 006 
(a) 0.5 V / m (b) 2V /m (c) 0 .6  (d) 6s

(c) 5V /m (d) 10 V / m 70. In a potentiometer experiment, the galvanometer shows no

deflection when a cell is connected across 60 cm of the
63. In a meter bridge, the balancing length from the left end potentiometer wire. If the cell is shunted by a resistance of
(standard resistance of one ohm is in the right gap) is found to 6  , the balance is obtained across 50 cm of the wire. The
be 20 cm. The value of the unknown resistance is internal resistance of the cell is [SCRA 1994]
[CBSE PMT 1999; Pb PMT 2004]
(a) 0 .5  (b) 0 .6 
(a) 0 .8  (b) 0 .5 
(c) 1 .2  (d) 1 . 5 
(c) 0 .4  (d) 0 . 25 
71. A voltmeter of resistance 1000  gives full scale
64. In the circuit shown P  R , the reading of the galvanometer deflection when a current of 100 mA flow through it. The shunt
is same with switch S open or closed. Then resistance required across it to enable it to be used as an
ammeter reading 1 A at full scale deflection is [SCRA 1994]
 Current Electricity 1081

(a) 10000  (b) 9000  (c) Potential substracter

(c) 222  (d) 111  (d) Potential multiplier

72. The resistance of 10 metre long potentiometer wire is 79. A potentiometer wire of length 1 m and resistance 10  is
1ohm/meter. A cell of e.m.f. 2.2 volts and a high resistance box connected in series with a cell of emf 2V with internal
are connected in series to this wire. The value of resistance
taken from resistance box for getting potential gradient of 2.2 resistance 1  and a resistance box including a resistance R. If
millivolt/metre will be [RPET 1997] potential difference between the ends of the wire is 1 mV, the
790  810  value of R is [KCET 1999]
(a) (b)
(c) 990  (d) 1000  (a) 20000  (b) 19989 

73. We have a galvanometer of resistance 25  . It is shunted by (c) 10000  (d) 9989 

a 2 . 5  wire. The part of total current that flows through 80. In a balanced Wheatstone’s network, the resistances in the arms
the galvanometer is given as Q and S are interchanged. As a result of this
[AFMC 1998; MH CET 1999; Pb. PMT 2002]
[KCET 1999]
I 1 I 1
(a)  (b)  (a) Network is not balanced
I0 11 I0 10
(b) Network is still balanced
I 3 I 4
(c)  (d)  (c) Galvanometer shows zero deflection
I0 11 I0 11
(d) Galvanometer and the cell must be interchanged to balance
74. In the adjoining circuit, the e.m.f. of the cell is 2 volt and the
81. The ammeter A reads 2 A and the voltmeter V reads 20 V. the
internal resistance is negligible. The resistance of the voltmeter
value of resistance R is (Assuming finite resistance's of
is 80 ohm. The reading of the voltmeter will be
2V
ammeter and voltmeter) [JIPMER 1999; MP PMT 2004]
[CPMT 1991]
+ –
(a) 0.80 volt (a) Exactly 10 ohm R
A
(b) 1.60 volt 80 
(b) Less than 10 ohm
V (c) More than 10 ohm
(c) 1.33 volt
(d) We cannot definitely say V
(d) 2.00 volt 20  80 
75. If the resistivity of a potentiometer wire be  and area of 82. The resistance of a galvanometer coil is R. What is the shunt
cross-section be A, then what will be potential gradient along resistance required to convert it into an ammeter of range 4
the wire [RPET 1996] times [BHU 2000]

I I R R
(a) (b) (a) (b)
A A 5 4
IA R
(c) (d) IA (c) (d) 4 R
 3
76. A voltmeter has resistance of 2000 ohms and it can measure 83. If an ammeter is connected in parallel to a circuit, it is likely to
upto 2V. If we want to increase its range to 10 V, then the be damaged due to excess [BHU 2000; BCECE 2004]
required resistance in series will be
(a) Current (b) Voltage
[CPMT 1997, SCRA 1994]
(a) 2000  (b) 4000  (c) Resistance (d) All of these

(c) 6000  (d) 8000  84. In the given figure, battery E is balanced on 55 cm length of
potentiometer wire but when a resistance of 10  is connected
77. For a cell of e.m.f. 2V, a balance is obtained for 50 cm of the
in parallel with the battery then it balances on 50 cm length of
potentiometer wire. If the cell is shunted by a 2  resistor the potentiometer wire then internal resistance r of the battery is
and the balance is obtained across 40 cm of the wire, then the [DCE 2000; RPET 2000] 2V
internal resistance of the cell is [SCRA 1998]
(a) 1 
(a) 0 . 25  (b) 0 . 50  (b) 3 
1m

(c) 0 . 80  (d) 1 . 00  B
(c) 10  A
78. The arrangement as shown in figure is called as (d) 5  E r
[CPMT 1999]
85. A galvanometer with a resistance of 12  gives full scale
(a) Potential divider deflection when a current of 3 mA is passed. It is required to
convert it into a voltmeter which can read up to 18 V. the
(b) Potential adder
Total P.D. resistance to be connected is [Pb. PMT 2000]

Variable P.D.
 1082 Current Electricity
(a) 6000  (b) 5988  resistance. If a source of unknown e.m.f. E is balanced by 40
cm length of the potentiometer wire, the value of E is
(c) 5000  (d) 4988  [MP PET 2001]
86. The resistance of an ideal ammeter is [KCET 2000]
(a) Infinite (b) Very high (a) 0.8 V
(c) Small (d) Zero (b) 1.6 V
87. A galvanometer of 25  resistance can read a maximum current (c) 0.08 V
of 6mA. It can be used as a voltmeter to measure a maximum
of 6 V by connecting a resistance to the galvanometer. Identify (d) 0.16 V
the correct choice in the given answers 94. An ammeter gives full deflection when a current of 2 amp.
[EAMCET (Med.) 2000] flows through it. The resistance of ammeter is 12 ohms. If the
(a) 1025  in series (b) 1025  in parallel same ammeter is to be used for measuring a maximum current
of 5 amp., then the ammeter must be connected with a
(c) 975  in series (d) 975  in parallel
resistance of [MP PET 2001]
88. A galvanometer has a resistance of 25 ohm and a maximum of
(a) 8 ohms in series (b) 18 ohms in series
0.01 A current can be passed through it. In order to change it
into an ammeter of range 10 A, the shunt resistance required is (c) 8 ohms in parallel (d) 18 ohms in parallel
[MP PET 2000] 95. In a circuit 5 percent of total current passes through a
(a) 5/999 ohm (b) 10/999 ohm galvanometer. If resistance of the galvanometer is G then value
of the shunt is [MP PET 2001]
(c) 20/999 ohm (d) 25/999 ohm
(a) 19 G (b) 20 G
89. In the circuit shown, a meter bridge is in its balanced state. The
G G
meter bridge wire has a resistance 0.1 ohm/cm. The value of (c) (d)
unknown resistance X and the current drawn from the battery of 20 19
negligible resistance is [AMU (Engg.) 2000] 96. A voltmeter having resistance of 50 × 10 3 ohm is used to
X 6 measure the voltage in a circuit. To increase the range of
measurement 3 times the additional series resistance required is
(a) 6 , 5 amp [MP PET 2001]
G
(b) 10 , 0.1 amp (a) 105 ohm (b) 150 k.ohm
40 cm 60 cm
A B (c) 900 k.ohm (d) 9 × 106 ohm
(c) 4 , 1.0 amp
97. In a potentiometer experiment two cells of e.m.f. E1 and E2 are
(d) 12 , 0.5 amp used in series and in conjunction and the balancing length is
5V found to be 58 cm of the wire. If the polarity of E2 is reversed,
90. A galvanometer has 30 divisions and a sensitivity 16 E1
A / div. It can be converted into a voltmeter to read 3 V by then the balancing length becomes 29 cm. The ratio of
connecting [Kerala PMT 2005] E2
(a) Resistance nearly 6 k  in series the e.m.f. of the two cells is
[Kerala (Engg.) 2001]
(b) 6 k  in parallel
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1
(c) 500  in series (c) 3 : 1 (d) 4 : 1
(d) It cannot be converted 98. A milliammeter of range 10 mA has a coil of resistance 1 . To
91. Voltmeters V1 and V2 are connected in series across a D.C. line. use it as voltmeter of range 10 volt, the resistance that must be
V1 reads 80 volts and has a per volt resistance of 200 ohms. V2 connected in series with it, will be [KCET 2001]
has a total resistance of 32 kilo ohms. The line voltage is (a) 999  (b) 99 
[UPSEAT 2000]
(a) 120 volts (b) 160 volts (c) 1000  (d) None of these
(c) 220 volts (d) 240 volts 99. A voltmeter has a range 0-V with a series resistance R. With a
92. A potentiometer having the potential gradient of 2 mV/cm is series resistance 2R, the range is 0-V. The correct relation
used to measure the difference of potential across a resistance between V and V is [CPMT 2001]
of 10 ohm. If a length of 50 cm of the potentiometer wire is
required to get the null point, the current passing through the 10 (a) V   2V (b) V   2V
ohm resistor is (in mA)
[AMU (Med.) 2000] (c) V   2 V (d) V '  2V
(a) 1 (b) 2 100. The measurement of voltmeter in the following circuit is
(c) 5 (d) 10 6V [AFMC 2001]
+ –
93. AB is a potentiometer wire of length 100 cm and its resistance is
(a) 2.4 V
10 ohms. It is connected in series with a resistance R = 40
ohms and a battery of e.m.f. 2 V and2 V negligible internal (b) 3.4 V 60
R
V

40
40 cm
A B

E
 Current Electricity 1083

(c) 4.0 V the potentiometer wire. The e.m.f.’s of the cells are in the ratio
of [MP PMT 2002]
(d) 6.0 V
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 1
101. A 36  galvanometer is shunted by resistance of 4. The
(c) 3 : 1 (d) 2 : 1
percentage of the total current, which passes through the
galvanometer is [UPSEAT 2002] 109. The material of wire of potentiometer is
[MP PMT 2002]
(a) 8 % (b) 9 %
(a) Copper (b) Steel
(c) 10 % (d) 91 %
(c) Manganin (d) Aluminium
102. An ammeter and a voltmeter of resistance R are connected in
series to an electric cell of negligible internal resistance. Their 110. To convert a galvanometer into a voltmeter, one should connect
readings are A and V respectively. If another resistance R is a [CBSE PMT 2002]
connected in parallel with the voltmeter (a) High resistance in series with galvanometer
[EAMCET 2000; KCET 2002] (b) Low resistance in series with galvanometer
(a) Both A and V will increase (c) High resistance in parallel with galvanometer
(b) Both A and V will decrease (d) Low resistance in parallel with galvanometer

(c) A will decrease and V will increase 111. To convert a 800 mV range milli voltmeter of resistance 40  into
a galvanometer of 100 mA range, the resistance to be connected
(d) A will increase and V will decrease as shunt is [CBSE PMT 2002]
103. A wire of length 100 cm is connected to a cell of emf 2 V and
(a) 10  (b) 20 
negligible internal resistance. The resistance of the wire is 3 .
The additional resistance required to produce a potential drop (c) 30  (d) 40 
of 1 milli volt per cm is [Kerala PET 2002]
112. A 100 ohm galvanometer gives full scale deflection at 10 mA.
(a) 60  (b) 47  How much shunt is required to read 100 mA
(c) 57  (d) 35  [MP PET 2002]

104. A galvanometer of resistance 20  is to be converted into an (a) 11.11 ohm (b) 9.9 ohm
ammeter of range 1 A. If a current of 1 mA produces full scale (c) 1.1 ohm (d) 4.4 ohm
deflection, the shunt required for the purpose is
113. The potential difference across the 100 resistance in the
[Kerala PET 2002]
following circuit is measured by a voltmeter of 900 
(a) 0.01  (b) 0.05  resistance. The percentage error made in reading the potential
(c) 0.02  (d) 0.04  difference is [AMU (Med.) 2002]

105. There are three voltmeters of the same range but of resistances 10 900 
(a) V
10000  , 8000  and 4000  respectively. The 9
best voltmeter among these is the one whose resistance is 10 
[Kerala PET 2002] (b) 0.1
100 
(a) 10000  (b) 8000  (c) 1.0
(c) 4000  (d) All are equally good (d) 10.0
106. If an ammeter is to be used in place of a voltmeter then we must 114. A cell of internal resistance 3 ohm and emf 10 volt is connected
connect with the ammeter a to a uniform wire of length 500 cm and resistance 3 ohm. The
[AIEEE 2002; AFMC 2002] potential gradient in the wire is [MP PET 2003]
(a) Low resistance in parallel (a) 30 mV/cm (b) 10 mV/cm
(b) High resistance in parallel (c) 20 mV/cm (d) 4 mV/cm
(c) High resistance in series 115. An ammeter of 100  resistance gives full deflection for the
(d) Low resistance in series current of 10–5 amp. Now the shunt resistance required to
convert it into ammeter of 1 amp. range, will be
107. A 10 m long wire of 20 resistance is connected with a battery
of 3 volt e.m.f. (negligible internal resistance) and a 10  [RPET 2003]
resistance is joined to it is series. Potential gradient along wire (a) 10 4  (b) 10 5 
in volt per meter is [MP PMT 2003]
(c) 10 3  (d) 10 1 
(a) 0.02 (b) 0.3
(c) 0.2 (d) 1.3 116. A galvanometer of resistance 36  is changed into an ammeter
by using a shunt of 4 . The fraction f0 of total current passing
108. A potentiometer has uniform potential gradient across it. Two through the galvanometer is [BCECE 2003]
cells connected in series (i) to support each other and (ii) to
1 1
oppose each other are balanced over 6m and 2m respectively on (a) (b)
40 4
 1084 Current Electricity
1 1 30 E
(c) (d) (a)
140 10 100
117. If the ammeter in the given circuit reads 2 A, the resistance R is 30 E
[Orissa JEE 2003] (b)
3 100 . 5
R 30 E
(a) 1 ohm (c)
6 (100  0 . 5 )
(b) 2 ohm
(c) 3 ohm 30 ( E  0 . 5 i)
(d) , where i is the current in the
(d) 4 ohm A 100
6V potentiometer
118. A 50 ohm galvanometer gets full scale deflection when a
current of 0.01 A passes through the coil. When it is converted 125. Resistance of 100 cm long potentiometer wire is 10, it is
to a 10 A ammeter, the shunt resistance is connected to a battery (2 volt) and a resistance R in series. A
source of 10 mV gives null point at 40 cm length, then external
[Orissa JEE 2003]
resistance R is [MP PMT 2003]
(a) 0.01  (b) 0.05 
(a) 490  (b) 790 
(c) 2000  (d) 5000 
(c) 590  (d) 990 
119. Resistance in the two gaps of a meter bridge are 10 ohm and 30
ohm respectively. If the resistances are interchanged the 126. The e.m.f. of a standard cell balances across 150 cm length of a
balance point shifts by [Orissa JEE 2003] wire of potentiometer. When a resistance of 2  is
connected as a shunt with the cell, the balance point is obtained
(a) 33.3 cm (b) 66.67cm
at 100 cm . The internal resistance of the cell is
(c) 25 cm (d) 50 cm
[MP PET 1993]
120. A potentiometer has uniform potential gradient. The specific
(a) 0 .1  (b) 1
resistance of the material of the potentiometer wire is 10 –7 ohm–
meter and the current passing through it is 0.1 ampere; cross- (c) 2 (d) 0 .5 
section of the wire is 10–6 m2. The potential gradient along the
potentiometer wire is [KCET 2003] 127. What is the reading of voltmeter in the following figure
(a) 10 4 V/m (b) 10 6 V/m 10 V [MP PMT 2004]

(a) 3 V
(c) 10 2 V/m (d) 10 8 V/m
1000 
(b) 2 V
121. Two resistances of 400  and 800  are connected in series V
with 6 volt battery of negligible internal resistance. A (c) 5 V
voltmeter of resistance 10,000  is used to measure the
(d) 4 V A 500  A 500 
potential difference across 400 . The error in the
measurement of potential difference in volts approximately is 128. The current flowing in a coil of resistance 90  is to be reduced
[EAMCET 2003] by 90%. What value of resistance should be connected in
(a) 0.01 (b) 0.02 parallel with it [MP PMT 2004]
(c) 0.03 (d) 0.05 (a) 9  (b) 90 
122. A galvanometer, having a resistance of 50  gives a full scale
(c) 1000  (d) 10 
deflection for a current of 0.05 A. The length in meter of a resistance
wire of area of cross-section 2.97× 10–2 cm2 that can be used to 129. The maximum current that can be measured by a galvanometer
convert the galvanometer into an ammeter which can read a of resistance 40  is 10 mA. It is converted into a voltmeter that
maximum of 5 A current is (Specific resistance of the wire = 5 × can read upto 50 V. The resistance to be connected in series
10 7 m) [EAMCET 2003] with the galvanometer is ... (in ohm)
(a) 9 (b) 6 [KCET 2004]
(c) 3 (d) 1.5 (a) 5040 (b) 4960
123. An ammeter reads upto 1 ampere. Its internal resistance is 0.81
(c) 2010 (d) 4050
ohm. To increase the range to 10 A the value of the required
shunt is [AIEEE 2003] 130. For the post office box arrangement to determine the value of
(a) 0.09  (b) 0.03  unknown resistance the unknown resistance should be
connected between [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2004]
(c) 0.3  (d) 0.9  B C D
124. The length of a wire of a potentiometer is 100 cm, and the emf
of its standard cell is E volt. It is employed to measure the (a) B and C
e.m.f of a battery whose internal resistance is 0.5 . If the (b) C and D
balance point is obtained at l = 30 cm from the positive end, the
e.m.f. of the battery is [AIEEE 2003] (c) A and D A

B1 C1
 Current Electricity 1085

(d) B1 and C1 (b) A low resistance, in series with a galvanometer

131. A galvanometer of 50 ohm resistance has 25 divisions. A (c) A high resistance in parallel with a galvanometer
current of 4  10–4 ampere gives a deflection of one division. (d) A low resistance in parallel with a galvanometer
To convert this galvanometer into a voltmeter having a range of 138. In a potentiometer experiment the balancing with a cell is at
25 volts, it should be connected with a resistance of length 240 cm. On shunting the cell with a resistance of 2 ,
the balancing length becomes 120 cm. The internal resistance of
[CBSE PMT 2004] the cell is [DCE 2002; AIEEE 2005]
(a) 2500  as a shunt (b) 2450  as a shunt (a) 4  (b) 2 
(c) 2550  in series (d) 2450  in series (c) 1  (d) 0.5 
132. In a metre bridge experiment null point is obtained at 20 cm 139. With a potentiometer null point were obtained at 140 cm and
from one end of the wire when resistance X is balanced against 180 cm with cells of emf 1.1 V and one unknown X volts.
another resistance Y. If X < Y, then where will be the new Unknown emf is [DCE 2002]

position of the null point from the same end, if one decides to (a) 1.1 V (b) 1.8 V
balance a resistance of 4X against Y (c) 2.4 V (d) 1.41 V
[AIEEE 2004] 140. A moving coil galvanometer of resistance 100 is used as an
(a) 50 cm (b) 80 cm ammeter using a resistance 0.1 The maximum deflection
current in the galvanometer is 100A. Find the minimum
(c) 40 cm (d) 70 cm current in the circuit so that the ammeter shows maximum
deflection [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2005]
133. In the circuit given, the correct relation to a balanced
Wheatstone bridge is [Orissa PMT 2004] (a) 100.1 mA (b) 1000.1 mA

P R (c) 10.01 mA (d) 1.01 mA

(a)  P R
Q S 141. Two resistances are connected in two gaps of a metre bridge.
G The balance point is 20 cm from the zero end. A resistance of
P S 15 ohms is connected in series with the smaller of the two. The
(b) 
Q R S Q null point shifts to 40 cm. The value of the smaller resistance in
ohms is [KCET 2005]
P S
(c)  (a) 3 (b) 6
R Q
(c) 9 (d) 12
(d) None of these
142. If resistance of voltmeter is 10000 and resistance of ammeter
134. A galvanometer coil of resistance 50 , show full deflection of is 2 then find R when voltmeter reads 12V and ammeter reads
100 A . The shunt resistance to be added to the 0.1 A [BCECE 2005]
galvanometer, to work as an ammeter of range 10 mA is (a) 118  (b) 120 
[Pb PET 2000]
(c) 124  (d) 114
(a) 5  in parallel (b) 0.5  in series
143. Potentiometer wire of length 1 m is connected in series with
(c) 5  in series (d) 0.5  in parallel
490  resistance and 2V battery. If 0.2 mV/cm is the potential
135. In given figure, the potentiometer wire AB has a resistance of 5 gradient, then resistance of the potentiometer wire is
 and length 10 m. The balancing length AM for the emf of 0.4 [DCE 2005]
V is [Pb. PET 2001]
(a) 4.9  (b) 7.9 
R=45
(a) 0.4 m (c) 5.9  (d) 6.9 
5V
(b) 4 m
M
A B
(c) 0.8 m
0.4V
(d) 8 m
136. A potentiometer consists of a wire of length 4 m and resistance
10 . It is connected to cell of emf 2 V. The potential difference
per unit length of the wire will be
1. In an electrical cable there is a single wire of radius 9 mm of
[Pb. PET 2002]
(a) 0.5 V/m (b) 10 V/m copper. Its resistance is 5  . The cable is replaced by 6
(c) 2 V/m (d) 5 V/m different insulated copper wires, the radius of each wire is
137. A voltmeter essentially consists of [UPSEAT 2004] 3 mm . Now the total resistance of the cable will be
(a) A high resistance, in series with a galvanometer [CPMT 1988]
 1086 Current Electricity
(a) 7 .5  (b) 45 

(c) 90  (d) 270 

2. Two uniform wires A and B are of the same metal and

have equal masses. The radius of wire A is twice that of wire
B . The total resistance of A and B when connected in (a) 9 A (b) 0.9 A
parallel is [MNR 1994] 1 1
(c) A (d) A
(a) 4  when the resistance of wire A is 4 . 25  9 0 .9
(b) 5  when the resistance of wire A is 4 . 25  7. When the key K is pressed at time t  0 , which of the
(c) 4  when the resistance of wire B is 4 . 25  following statements about the current I in the resistor AB of
the given circuit is true [CBSE PMT 1995]
(d) 4  when the resistance of wire B is 4 . 25 
A B
3. Twelve wires of equal length and same cross-section are K
2V 1000
connected in the form of a cube. If the resistance of each of the

1000
wires is R , then the effective resistance between the two 1F C
diagonal ends would be [J & K CET 2004]

(a) 2 R

(b) 12 R (a) I = 2 mA at all t

(b) I oscillates between 1 mA and 2mA
5
(c) R (c) I = 1 mA at all t
6
(d) 8 R (d) At t = 0 , I = 2 mA and with time it goes to 1 mA

4. You are given several identical resistances each of value 8. A torch bulb rated as 4.5 W, 1.5 V is connected as shown in the
R  10  and each capable of carrying maximum current figure. The e.m.f. of the cell needed to make the bulb glow at
full intensity is [MP PMT 1999]
of 1 ampere. It is required to make a suitable combination of
4.5 W
these resistances to produce a resistance of 5  which can 1.5 V
carry a current of 4 amperes. The minimum number of (a) 4.5 V
resistances of the type R that will be required for this job 1
(b) 1.5 V
[CBSE PMT 1990]
(c) 2.67 V
(a) 4 (b) 10 E(r=2.67)
(d) 13.5 V
(c) 8 (d) 20
9. In the circuit shown in the figure, the current through
5. The resistance of a wire is 10 6  per metre. It is bend in
3 2 2 [IIT 1998]
the form of a circle of diameter 2 m . A wire of the same
material is connected across its diameter. The total resistance
across its diameter AB will be 9V 8 8 4

2 2 2
A B (a) The 3 resistor is 0.50A (b) The 3 resistor is
0 . 25 A

4 2 (c) The 4 resistor is 0.50A (d) The 4 resistor is

(a)   10 6  (b)   10 6  0 . 25 A
3 3
(d) 14   10 6  10. There are three resistance coils of equal resistance. The
(c) 0 . 88  10 6 
maximum number of resistances you can obtain by connecting
6. In the figure shown, the capacity of the condenser C is 2 F
them in any manner you choose, being free to use any number
. The current in 2  resistor is [IIT 1982] of the coils in any way is
2
[ISM Dhanbad 1994]

3
2F
4

+ –
6V 2.8
 Current Electricity 1087

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5.0 A (d) 7.5 A

(c) 6 (d) 5 16. In the circuit shown here, E1 = E2 = E3 = 2 V and R1 = R2 = 4
11. In the circuit shown, the value of each resistance is r, then ohms. The current flowing between points A and B through
equivalent resistance of circuit between points A and B will be battery E2 is [MP PET 2001]
[Similar to CBSE PMT 1999; RPET 1999] E1 R1
r (a) Zero
(a) (4/3) r (b) 2 amp from A to B E2
A B
(b) 3r / 2 r r (c) 2 amp from B to A
r r
(c) r / 3 E3 R2
r r
(d) None of the above
(d) 8r / 7 A B
C 17. In the circuit shown below E1 = 4.0 V, R1= 2 , E2 = 6.0 V, R2 =
12. If in the circuit shown below, the internal resistance of the 4  and R3 = 2 . The current I1 is [MP PET 2003]
battery is 1.5  and VP and VQ are the potentials at P and Q R1 = 2 
respectively, what is the potential difference between the points E1 = 4 V
(a) 1.6 A I1
P and Q [MP PET 2000] R3 = 2 
(b) 1.8 A
20 V 1.5 
(a) Zero + – (c) 1.25 A I2
R2 = 4 
(b) 4 volts (VP > VQ) 3 P 2 (d) 1.0 A
E2 = 6 V
(c) 4 volts (VQ > VP) 18. A microammeter has a resistance of 100  and full scale
2 Q 3 range of 50 A . It can be used as a voltmeter or as a higher
(d) 2.5 volts (VQ > VP)
range ammeter provided a resistance is added to it. Pick the
13. Two wires of resistance R1 and R2 have temperature coefficient
correct range and resistance combination
of resistance  1 and  2 , respectively. These are joined in
[SCRA 1996; AMU (Med.) 2001; Roorkee 2000]
series. The effective temperature coefficient of resistance is
[MP PET 2003] (a) 50 V range with 10 k  resistance in series

1   2 (b) 10 V range with 200 k  resistance in series

(a) (b)  1 2
2 (c) 10 mA range with 1  resistance in parallel

 1 R1   2 R 2 R 1 R 2 1 2 (d) 10 mA range with 0 . 1  resistance in parallel

(c) (d)
R1  R 2 R 12  R 22 19. The potential difference across 8 ohm resistance is 48 volt as
shown in the figure. The value of potential difference across X
and Y points will be [MP PET 1996]
14. Two cells of equal e.m.f. and of internal resistances r1 and
X
3
r2 (r1  r2 ) are connected in series. On connecting this
(a) 160 volt
combination to an external resistance R, it is observed that the 20 30 60
potential difference across the first cell becomes zero. The (b) 128 volt
value of R will be 48V
(c) 80 volt 24 8
[MP PET 1985; KCET 2005; Kerala PMT 2005]
(d) 62 volt 1
(a) r1  r2 (b) r1  r2 Y
20. Two resistances R1 and R 2 are made of different
r1  r2 r1  r2 materials. The temperature coefficient of the material of R1
(c) (d)
2 2 is  and of the material of R 2 is   . The resistance of
15. When connected across the terminals of a cell, a voltmeter the series combination of R1 and R 2 will not change with
measures 5V and a connected ammeter measures 10 A of temperature, if R1 / R 2 equals
current. A resistance of 2 ohms is connected across the [MP PMT 1997]
terminals of the cell. The current flowing through this
 
resistance will be [MP PMT 1997] (a) (b)
 
(a) 2.5 A (b) 2.0 A
 1088 Current Electricity

2  2  of the same material and cross–section but of length 2 L. The

(c) (d) temperature of the wire is raised by the same amount  T in
 
the same time t. the value of N is
21. An ionization chamber with parallel conducting plates as anode
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2001]
and cathode has 5  10 7 electrons and the same number of
(a) 4 (b) 6
singly-charged positive ions per cm 3 . The electrons are
moving at 0.4 m/s. The current density from anode to cathode is (c) 8 (d) 9
4 A / m 2 . The velocity of positive ions moving towards 26. What is the equivalent resistance between the points A and B of
cathode is [CBSE PMT 1992] the network [AMU (Engg.) 2001]

(a) 0.4 m/s (b) 16 m/s 2 3 2

57 A
(a) 
(c) Zero (d) 0.1 m/s 7 2
4 1
22. A wire of resistance 10  is bent to form a circle. P and Q are
(b) 8  10 1
points on the circumference of the circle dividing it into a
quadrant and are connected to a Battery of 3 V and internal (c) 6 
resistance 1  as shown in the figure. The currents in the two 1.8 5
parts of the circle are [Roorkee 1999] 57 2.2
(d) 
6 18 5 B
(a) A and A
23 23 P 27. The effective resistance between points P and Q of the
5 15 electrical circuit shown in the figure is
(b) A and A
26 26 3 V [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2002]
Q 2R 2R
4 12 1  (a) 2 Rr /(R  r)
(c) A and A
25 25
8 R (R  r) /(3 R  r) r 2R
(b)
3 9 r
(d) A and A
25 25 (c) 2r  4 R P Q
2R
23. In the given circuit, it is observed that the current I is
(d) 5 R / 2  2r
independent of the value of the resistance R6. Then the 2R 2R
resistance values must satisfy [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2001] 28. In the circuit element given here, if the potential at point B, VB
R5 = 0, then the potentials of A and D are given as
I [AMU (Med.) 2002]
1 amp 1.5  2.5  2V
R1 R3
R6
A B C D

R2 R4 (a) V A  1 .5 V , V D  2 V (b)
V A  1 . 5 V , VD  2 V
(a) R1 R 2 R 5  R 3 R 4 R 6
(c) V A  1 . 5 V , V D  0 . 5 V (d)
1 1 1 1
(b)    V A  1 . 5 V , V D  0 . 5 V
R5 R6 R1  R 2 R3  R4
29. The equivalent resistance between the points P and Q in the
(c) R1 R 4  R 2 R 3
3
network given here is equal to (given r  )
(d) R1 R 3  R 2 R 4  R 5 R 6 2
24. In the given circuit, with steady current, the potential drop [AMU (Med.) 2002]
across the capacitor must be [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2001] 1
(a)  r r
(a) V V R
2 r
r r
(b) V / 2 (b) 1  P Q
V C
(c) V / 3 3 r
(c)  r r
2V 2R 2
(d) 2V / 3
(d) 2 
25. A wire of length L and 3 identical cells of negligible internal
resistances are connected in series. Due to current, the 30. The current in a conductor varies with time t as I  2 t  3 t 2
temperature of the wire is raised by  T in a time t. A where I is in ampere and t in seconds. Electric charge flowing
number N of similar cells is now connected in series with a wire
 Current Electricity 1089

through a section of the conductor during t = 2 sec to t = 3 sec (a) 6 A, 60 V

is [Orissa JEE 2003]
(b) 0.6 A, 6 V
(a) 10 C (b) 24 C
(c) 6/11 A, 60/11 V
(c) 33 C (d) 44 C
31. A group of N cells whose emf varies directly with the internal (d) 11/6 A, 11/60 V
resistance as per the equation EN = 1.5 rN are connected as 37. Length of a hollow tube is 5m, it’s outer diameter is 10 cm and
shown in the figure below. The current I in the circuit is thickness of it’s wall is 5 mm. If resistivity of the material of the
1 [KCET 2003] tube is 1.7  10–8 m then resistance of tube will be
2
r1
r2 (a) 5.6  10–5  (b) 2  10–5 
(a) 0.51 amp
(b) 5.1 amp N rN (c) 4  10–5  (d) None of these
r3
(c) 0.15 amp r4 3 38. A wire of resistor R is bent into a circular ring of radius r.
(d) 1.5 amp Equivalent resistance between two points X and Y on its
4 circumference, when angle XOY is , can be given by
32. In the shown arrangement of the experiment of the meter bridge
if AC corresponding to null deflection of galvanometer is x, R
(a) (2   )
what would be its value if the radius of the wire AB is doubled 4 2 X
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2003]
R
(a) x (b) (2   ) W  O Z
2
(b) x/4 R1 R2
(c) R (2 – ) Y
(c) 4x 4
G (d) (2   )
(d) 2x R
A x C B
33. The resistance of a wire of iron is 10 ohms and temp. 39. Potential difference across the terminals of the battery shown in
figure is (r = internal resistance of battery)
coefficient of resistivity is 5  10 3 / C . At 20 C it
carries 30 milliamperes of current. Keeping constant potential (a) 8 V
10 V r =1
difference between its ends, the temperature of the wire is
(b) 10 V
raised to 120 C . The current in milliamperes that flows in
the wire is [MP PMT 1994] (c) 6 V
4
(a) 20 (b) 15 (d) Zero
(c) 10 (d) 40
40. As the switch S is closed in the circuit shown in figure, current
34. Seven resistances are connected as shown in the figure. The passed through it is
equivalent resistance between A and B is [MP PET 2000]
10 20 V 2 4 5V
(a) 3  (a) 4.5 A
A B
A 10 3 B
(b) 4  (b) 6.0 A 2

(c) 4.5  5 (c) 3.0 A

8 6 6 S
(d) 5  (d) Zero
35. A battery of internal resistance 4 is connected to the network 41. In the following circuit a 10 m long potentiometer wire with
of resistances as shown. In order to give the maximum power to resistance 1.2 ohm/m, a resistance R1 and an accumulator of emf
the network, the value of R (in  ) should be 2 V are connected in series. When the emf of thermocouple is
[IIT 1995] 2.4 mV then the deflection in galvanometer is zero. The current
(a) 4/9 supplied by the accumulator will be
R R
(b) 8/9 R 6R R i + –
R1
E
(c) 2 (a) 4  10–4 A 5m
A B
R 4R
(d) 18 (b) 8  10–4 A G

36. In the circuit shown here, the readings of the ammeter and (c) 4  10–3 A
voltmeter are [Kerala PMT 2002]
6 V, 1 (d) 8  10–3 A Hot Cold
Junction Junction

V
6 A

4
 1090 Current Electricity
42. In the following circuit, bulb rated as 1.5 V, 0.45 W. If bulbs (a) 4 (b) 1
glows with full intensity then what will be the equivalent (c) 3 (d) 2
resistance between X and Y
48. Following figure shows cross-sections through three long
6V conductors of the same length and material, with square cross-
(a) 0.45 
section of edge lengths as shown. Conductor B will fit snugly
(b) 1  R within conductor A, and conductor C will fit snugly within
3 X
Y conductor B. Relationship between their end to end resistance is
(c) 3 
3 a
(d) 5  2 a
B a
43. Consider the circuits shown in the figure. Both the circuits are
taking same current from battery but current through R in the
A B C
1
second circuit is th of current through R in the first
10
circuit. If R is 11 , the value of R1 (a) RA = RB = RC
(a) 9.9  i i R1 (b) RA > RB > RC
i/10 (c) RA < RB < R
(b) 11 
E R R2 R (d) Information is not sufficient
(c) 8.8  49. In the following star circuit diagram (figure), the equivalent
resistance between the points A and H will be
(d) 7.7  (a) (b)
A
i
44. In order to quadruple the resistance of a uniform wire, a part of r r 72°
(a) 1.944 r
its length was uniformly stretched till the final length of the B r C D r E
entire wire was 1.5 times the original length, the part of the (b) 0.973 r
r r
wire was fraction equal to F J
(c) 0.486 r H
(a) 1 / 8 r r
l (d) 0.243 r r r
(b) 1 / 6 G I
50. In the adjoining circuit diagram each resistance is of 10 . The
(c) 1 / 10 0.5l current in the arm AD will be
(d) 1 / 4 E
2i
45. In the circuit shown in figure reading of voltmeter is V1 when (a)
5
only S1 is closed, reading of voltmeter is V2 when only S2 is B F i
closed and reading of voltmeter is V3 when both S1 and S2 are 3i
(b)
closed. Then 3R
5 i

(a) V3 > V2 > V1 R S1 4i A C

(c)
6R 5
(b) V2 > V1 > V3
S2 i D
(c) V3 > V1 > V2 V (d)
5
(d) V1 > V2 > V3 51. In the circuit of adjoining figure the current through 12 
E
46. Current through wire XY of circuit shown is resister will be
1 X 2 (a) 1 A
5 5
(a) 1 A 1 2 1 10
(b) A
(b) 4 A 5 5V 5V
3 Y 4 A C
(c) 2 A 2
(c) A 12
(d) 3 A 5 E F
50V
47. 12 cells each having same emf are connected in series with (d) 0 A
some cells wrongly connected. The arrangement is connected in
52. The reading of the ideal voltmeter in the adjoining diagram will
series with an ammeter and two cells which are in series.
Current is 3 A when cells and battery aid each other and is 2 A be A
when cells and battery oppose each other. The number of cells (a) 4 V
wrongly connected is 10V 20
(b) 8 V
V

10 4V

B N C
 Current Electricity 1091

(c) 12 V (b) T1  T2
(d) 14 V
(c) T1  T2
53. The resistance of the series combination of two resistance is S.
When they are joined in parallel the total resistance is P. If S = (d) T1  T2
nP, then the minimum possible value of n is
4. From the graph between current I and voltage V shown below,
[AIEEE 2004] identify the portion corresponding to negative resistance
(a) 4 (b) 3 [CBSE PMT 1997]

(c) 2 (d) 1 (a) AB

I E
54. A moving coil galvanometer has 150 equal divisions. Its current (b) BC
C
sensitivity is 10 divisions per milliampere and voltage (c) CD B
D
sensitivity is 2 divisions per millivolt. In order that each
(d) DE V
division reads 1 volt, the resistance in ohms needed to be A
connected in series with the coil will be [AIEEE 2005] 5. I-V characteristic of a copper wire of length L and area of cross-
section A is shown in figure. The slope of the curve becomes
(a) 99995 (b) 9995 [Orissa JEE 2003]
(c) 10 3 (d) 10 5 I

O
V
(a) More if the experiment is performed at higher temperature
(b) More if a wire of steel of same dimension is used
1. Which of the adjoining graphs represents ohmic resistance
[CPMT 1981; DPMT 2002] (c) More if the length of the wire is increased
(d) Less if the length of the wire is increased
(a) V (b) V 6. E denotes electric field in a uniform conductor, I corresponding
current through it, v d drift velocity of electrons and P
denotes thermal power produced in the conductor, then which
I I
of the following graph is incorrect
(a) v (b)
d
(c) (d)
V
P

V E
I (c) P (d)
2. Variation of current passing through a conductor as the voltage
applied across its ends as varied is shown in the adjoining E
I
diagram. If the resistance (R) is determined at the points A, B, C P
and D, we will find that [CPMT 1988]
vd
D
(a) RC = RD V C 7. The two ends of a uniform conductor are joined to a cell of
B e.m.f. E and some internal resistance. Starting from the
(b) RB > RA
midpoint P of the conductor, we move in the direction of i
A current and return to P. The potential V at every point on the
(c) RC > RB
path is plotted against the distance covered (x). Which of the
(d) None of these following graphs best represents the resulting curve
i
3. The voltage V and current I graph for a conductor at two V V
different temperatures T1 and T2 are shown in the figure. (a) (b)
E <E
The relation between T1 and T2 is
[MP PET 1996; KCET 2002]
X X
(a) T1  T2 T1 V V
V (c) (d)
T2 E
<E

I X X
 1092 Current Electricity

8. The resistance R t of a conductor varies with temperature t as

shown in the figure. If the variation is represented by
Rt  R0 [1  t  t 2 ] , then
[CPMT 1988]

(a)  and  are both negative (a) (i) (b) (ii)

Rt (c) (iii) (d) (iv)
(b)  and  are both positive
13. When a current I is passed through a wire of constant
(c)  is positive and  is negative resistance, it produces a potential difference V across its ends.
The graph drawn between log I and log V will be
(d)  is negative and  are positive

log I

log I
t
9. Variation of current and voltage in a conductor has been shown (a) (b)
in the diagram below. The resistance of the conductor is.

V 6
5
log V log V
4 (c) (d)

log I

log I
3
2
1
1 2 3 4 5 6
i
log V log V
(a) 4 ohm (b) 2 ohm
(c) 3 ohm (d) 1 ohm
14. The V-i graph for a conductor at temperature T1 and T2
10. Resistance as shown in figure is negative at [CPMT 1997]
are as shown in the figure. (T2  T1 ) is proportional to
T2
I V
A C (a) cos 2
T1
(b) sin 
B 
(c) cot 2 
i
V (d) tan 
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) None of these
11. For a cell, the graph between the potential difference (V) across 15. A cylindrical conductor has uniform cross-section. Resistivity
of its material increase linearly from left end to right end. If a
the terminals of the cell and the current (I) drawn from the cell
constant current is flowing through it and at a section distance x
is shown in the figure. The e.m.f. and the internal resistance of from left end, magnitude of electric field intensity is E, which
the cell are of the following graphs is correct
V(Volts) (a) E (b) E
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5 O x O x
0 (c) (d)
1 2 3 4 5 I(amperes) E
(a) 2V ,0 . 5  (b) 2V ,0 . 4 
(c) R  2V ,0 . 5  R(d)  2V ,0 . 4 
E
12. The graph which represents the relation between the total
resistance R of a multi range moving coil voltmeter and its full
scale deflection V is
16. The V-i graph for a conductor makes an angle  with V-axis.
V V Here V denotes the voltage and i denotes O
current. x
The resistance
(i) (ii) O x
of conductor is given by
R
R (a) sin  (b) cos 

V
V
(iii) (iv)
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(c) tan  (d) cot  (c) R (d) S

17. A battery consists of a variable number 'n' of identical cells
having internal resistances connected in series. The terminals of
battery are short circuited and the current i is measured. Which
of the graph below shows the relation ship between i and n

i i Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out
(a) (b)
of the options given below :
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the
correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the
O n O n
correct explanation of the assertion.
i (c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(c) (d) (d) If the assertion and reason both are false.
(e) If assertion is false but reason is true.
i 1. Assertion : The resistivity of a semiconductor increases
with temperature.
O n
Reason : The atoms of a semiconductor vibrate with
18. In an experiment, a graph was plotted of the potential larger amplitude at higher temperatures thereby
difference V between the terminals of a cell against the circuit increasing its resistivity [AIIMS 2003]
O n
current i by varying load rheostat. Internal conductance of the 2. Assertion : In a simple battery circuit the point of lowest
cell is given by potential is positive terminal of the battery
Reason : The current flows towards the point of the
V higher potential as it flows in such a circuit from
the negative to the positive terminal.
x [AIIMS 2002]
V A
3. Assertion : The temperature coefficient of resistance is
positive for metals and negative for p-type
y semiconductor.
i Reason : The effective charge carriers in metals are
y negatively charged whereas in p-type
(a) xy (b)
x semiconductor they are positively charged.
[AIIMS 1996]
x 4. Assertion : In the following circuit emf is 2V and internal
(c) (d) (x – y)
y resistance of the cell is 1  and R = 1, then
19. V-i graphs for parallel and series combination of two identical reading of the voltmeter is 1V.
resistors are as shown in figure. Which graph represents parallel V
combination
E=2V
B
V

A r=1
A
R=1
i
(a) A (b) B 2
Reason : V  E  ir where E = 2V, i   1A
(c) A and B both (d) Neither A nor B 2
20. The ammeter has range 1 ampere without shunt. the range can and R = 1  [AIIMS 1995]
be varied by using different shunt resistances. The graph 5. Assertion : There is no current in the metals in the absence
between shunt resistance and range will have the nature of electric field.
Reason : Motion of free electron are randomly.
[AIIMS 1994]
6. Assertion : Electric appliances with metallic body have
three connections, whereas an electric bulb has
Q
Shunt

a two pin connection.

R Reason : Three pin connections reduce heating of
S P connecting wires.
S 7. Assertion : The drift velocity of electrons in a metallic wire
R
will decrease, if the temperature of the wire is
(a) P (b) QQ increased.

O 1 2 3 4 Ampere
Range
 1094 Current Electricity
Reason : On increasing temperature, conductivity of 21 d 22 b 23 b 24 b 25 d
metallic wire decreases.
26 c 27 b 28 b 29 b 30 a
8. Assertion : The electric bulbs glows immediately when
switch is on. 31 c 32 d 33 b 34 d 35 c
Reason : The drift velocity of electrons in a metallic wire 36 b 37 b 38 c 39 a 40 d
is very high. 41 b 42 b 43 a 44 b 45 c
9. Assertion : Bending a wire does not effect electrical
46 a 47 b 48 b 49 c 50 a
resistance.
51 c 52 c 53 b 54 b 55 b
Reason : Resistance of wire is proportional to resistivity
of material. 56 a 57 a 58 a 59 c 60 c
10. Assertion : In meter bridge experiment, a high resistance is 61 a 62 b 63 b 64 c 65 c
always connected in series with a galvanometer.
66 d 67 a 68 b 69 d 70 d
Reason : As resistance increases current through the
circuit increases. 71 a 72 a 73 c 74 b 75 b

11. Assertion : Voltameter measures current more accurately 76 c 77 c 78 c 79 d 80 b

than ammeter. 81 a 82 d 83 b 84 b 85 c
Reason : Relative error will be small if measured from 86 b 87 c 88 a 89 a 90 d
voltameter.
91 a 92 c 93 b 94 a 95 b
12. Assertion : Electric field outside the conducting wire which
carries a constant current is zero. 96 b 97 c 98 a 99 c 100 d
Reason : Net charge on conducting wire is zero. 101 c 102 a 103 d 104 b 105 b
13. Assertion : The resistance of super-conductor is zero. 106 d 107 d 108 a 109 d 110 d
Reason : The super-conductors are used for the 111 d 112 d 113 a 114 a 115 c
transmission of electric power.
116 a 117 a 118 b 119 c 120 a
14. Assertion : A potentiometer of longer length is used for
accurate measurement. 121 d 122 a 123 a 124 d 125 c

Reason : The potential gradient for a potentiometer of 126 b 127 c 128 a 129 a 130 c
longer length with a given source of e.m.f. 131 c 132 b 133 c
becomes small.
15. Assertion : The e.m.f. of the driver cell in the potentiometer
experiment should be greater than the e.m.f. of Grouping of Resistances
the cell to be determined.
1 c 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 b
Reason : The fall of potential across the potentiometer 6 c 7 c 8 b 9 a 10 b
wire should not be less than the e.m.f. of the cell 11 d 12 d 13 b 14 d 15 b
to be determined.
16 d 17 c 18 c 19 b 20 d
16. Assertion : A person touching a high power line gets stuck 21 a 22 a 23 b 24 b 25 c
with the line. 26 b 27 d 28 d 29 d 30 c
Reason : The current carrying wires attract the man 31 b 32 d 33 a 34 b 35 c
towards it. 36 d 37 d 38 b 39 c 40 b

17. Assertion : The connecting wires are made of copper. 41 a 42 c 43 b 44 d 45 c

46 d 47 c 48 b 49 b 50 d
Reason : The electrical conductivity of copper is high.
51 d 52 c 53 d 54 a 55 c
56 d 57 c 58 c 59 d 60 c
61 d 62 c 63 d 64 c 65 c
66 c 67 b 68 c 69 d 70 b
71 a 72 c 73 a 74 b 75 a
76 c 77 c 78 b 79 c 80 a
Electric Conduction, Ohm's Law and Resistance 81 a 82 b 83 b 84 d 85 d
86 a 87 a 88 a 89 b 90 b
1 a 2 c 3 b 4 b 5 c 91 b 92 c 93 b 94 d 95 a
6 a 7 a 8 a 9 d 10 c 96 d 97 b 98 b 99 d 100 a

11 d 12 d 13 a 14 c 15 a 101 c 102 a 103 b 104 d 105 a

106 a 107 b 108 d 109 bc 110 b
16 a 17 c 18 b 19 c 20 b
111 d 112 c 113 a 114 a 115 d
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116 a 117 d 118 c 119 d 120 c 111 a 112 a 113 c 114 b 115 c
121 b 122 b 123 b 124 c 125 b 116 d 117 a 118 b 119 d 120 c
126 a 127 c 128 b 129 c 130 a 121 d 122 c 123 a 124 a 125 b
131 a 132 a 133 c 134 a 135 b 126 b 127 d 128 d 129 b 130 c
136 b 137 a 138 b 139 c 140 b 131 d 132 a 133 c 134 d 135 d
141 b 136 a 137 a 138 b 139 d 140 a
141 c 142 a 143 a
Kirchhoff's Law, Cells
Critical Thinking Questions
1 b 2 d 3 c 4 a 5 a
6 b 7 a 8 a 9 b 10 a 1 a 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 c

11 c 12 d 13 a 14 d 15 b 6 b 7 d 8 d 9 d 10 b

16 c 17 c 18 c 19 d 20 11 d 12 d 13 c 14 b 15 b
b
16 b 17 b 18 b 19 a 20 d
21 c 22 c 23 b 24 d 25 a
21 d 22 a 23 c 24 c 25 b
26 a 27 b 28 b 29 a 30 b
26 b 27 a 28 d 29 b 30 b
31 a 32 c 33 b 34 a 35 a
31 d 32 a 33 a 34 b 35 c
36 b 37 a 38 b 39 b 40 c
36 c 37 a 38 a 39 d 40 a
41 d 42 d 43 d 44 a 45 c
41 a 42 b 43 a 44 a 45 b
46 c 47 b 48 a 49 a 50 d
46 c 47 b 48 a 49 b 50 a
51 b 52 d 53 b 54 c 55 a
51 d 52 b 53 a 54 b
56 b 57 c 58 a 59 d 60 b
61 c 62 c 63 c 64 b 65 a Graphical Questions
66 c 67 a 68 d 69 b 70 a
1 a 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 d
71 a 72 d 73 c 74 b 75 b
6 c 7 b 8 b 9 d 10 a
76 b 77 c 78 c 79 d 80 d
11 b 12 d 13 a 14 c 15 b
81 a 82 d 83 c 84 c 85 a
16 d 17 d 18 b 19 a 20 b
Different Measuring Instruments
1 a 2 c 3 d 4 d 5 c
6 c 7 a 8 d 9 c 10 c
11 d 12 c 13 d 14 a 15 d
16 c 17 a 18 b 19 c 20 a
21 b 22 b 23 a 24 a 25 a
26 a 27 a 28 a 29 b 30 b
31 b 32 b 33 b 34 b 35 c
36 c 37 b 38 b 39 d 40 b
41 a 42 b 43 c 44 d 45 a
46 b 47 c 48 a 49 b 50 a
51 b 52 c 53 b 54 b 55 a
56 b 57 d 58 c 59 c 60 d
61 a 62 a 63 d 64 a 65 d
66 b 67 a 68 b 69 c 70 c
71 d 72 c 73 a 74 c 75 a
76 d 77 b 78 a 79 b 80 a
81 c 82 c 83 a 84 a 85 b
86 d 87 c 88 d 89 c 90 a
91 d 92 d 93 d 94 c 95 d
96 a 97 c 98 a 99 d 100 d
101 c 102 d 103 c 104 c 105 a
106 c 107 c 108 d 109 c 110 a