SHIV NADAR SCHOOL GURGAON

OBJECTIVE WORKSHEET - ELECTRICITY

Class 12 - Physics

1. Four cells, each of emf E and internal resistance r, are connected in series across an external resistance R. By [1]
mistake one of the cells is connected in reverse. Then the current in the external circuit is:

a) 2E

3r + R
b) 2E

4r + R

c) 3E

4r + R
d) 3E

3r + R

2. Given a current carrying wire of non-uniform cross section. Which of the following is constant throughout the [1]
length of the wire?

a) Drift speed only b) Current, electric field and drift speed

c) Current only d) Current and drift speed

3. According to Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule, [1]

a) none of these b) At any junction of circuit elements, the sum

of currents entering and leaving the junction
must be positive.

c) At any junction of circuit elements, the sum d) At any junction of circuit elements, the sum
of currents entering the junction must equal of currents entering and leaving the junction
the sum of currents leaving it. must be negative.
4. In a Wheatstone’s bridge, P = 9 ohms, Q = 11 ohms, R = 4 ohms and S = 6 ohms. How much resistance must be [1]
put in parallel to the resistance S to balance the wheatstone bridge?

a) 24 ohms b) 18.7 ohms

c) 26.4 ohms d) 4.89 ohms

5. In the following circuit, if the 10 Ω  resistance is replaced by 20 Ω , then what is the amount of current drawn [1]
from the battery?

a) 2 A b) 4 A

c) 10 A d) 8 A

6. An aluminium (AI) rod with area of cross-section 4 × 10-6 m2, has a current of 5 A, flowing through it. Find the [1]
drift velocity of electron in the rod. Density of Al = 2.7 × 103 kg/m3 and atomic wt. = 27. Assume that each Al
atom provides one electron:

a) 8.6 × 10-4 m/s b) 2.8 × 10-2 m/s

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 c) 6.2 × 10-4 m/s d) 0.13 × 10-3 m/s

7. When a long straight uniform rod is connected across an ideal cell, the drift velocity of electrons in it is v. If a [1]
uniform hole is made along the axis of the rod and the same battery is used, then the drift velocity of the electron
becomes:

a) > v b) < v

c) 0 d) v
8. Consider a current-carrying wire (current I) in the shape of a circle. Note that as the current progresses along the [1]
wire, the direction of J (current density) changes in an exact manner, while the current I remains unaffected.
⃗ 

The agent, that is essentially responsible for it, is:

a) the charges just behind a given segment of b) the charges ahead

wire which push them right way by
repulsion

c) electric field produced by charges d) source of emf

accumulated on the source of wire
9. The internal resistance of a cell: [1]

a) always acts in the cell in open circuit b) acts only in closed circuit and it reduces the
EMF

c) acts only in closed circuit and it reduces the d) none of these

current
10. In the series combination of n cells, each cell is having emf E and internal resistance r. If three cells are wrongly [1]
concerning then total emf and internal resistance of the combination will be:

a) (nE - 6E),nr b) nE,(nr- 3r)

c) (nE - 2E), nr d) (nE - 4E),nr

11. A battery of emf 10 V and internal resistance 3 Ω  is connected to a resistor as shown in the figure. If the current [2]
in the circuit is 0.5 A, what is the resistance of the resistor?

a) 19 Ω b) 13 Ω

c) 17 Ω d) 15 Ω
12. Figure shows current in a part of an electrical circuit. Then current I is
[2]

a) 2.1 A b) 2.5 A

c) 0.5 A d) 1.5 A

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13. In the circuit shown below, the cell is ideal, with emf = 2V. The resistance of the coil of the galvanometer G is [2]
1Ω .

Which of the following options is correct?

a) 0.2 A current flows in G b) Potential difference cross C2 is 1.2 V

c) Potential difference across C1 is 1 V d) No current flows in G

14. The current i and voltage V graphs for a given metallic wire at two different temperatures T1 and T2 are shown [2]

in the figure. It is concluded that:

a) T1 = 2T2 b) T1 = T2

c) T1 < T2 d) T1 > T2

15. Which of the following equations is a correct equation for the electrical circuit shown in the figure?
[2]

a) -E2 - (I1 + I2)R + I2r2 = 0 b) E2 - I2r2 - E1 - I1r1= 0

c) E1 - (I1 + I2)R - I1r1 = 0 d) E1 - (I1 + I2)R + I1r1 = 0

16. The potential difference across a cedi is 1.8 V when a current of 0.5 A is drawn from it. The p.d. falls to 1.6 V [1]
when a current of 1.0 A is drawn. Find the emf and the internal resistance of the cell.
17. Give an example of material each for which temperature coefficient of resistivity is [1]
i. positive,
ii. negative.
18. What is the cause of resistance of a conductor? [1]
19. In a Wheatstone bridge arrangement, the ratio arms P and Q are nearly equal. The bridge is balanced when R = [2]
500 Ω . On interchanging P and Q, the value of R for balancing is 505 Ω . Find the value of X and the ratio P

Q
.
20. Why an electric bulb becomes dim when an electric heater in a parallel circuit is switched on? Why does [2]
dimness decrease after some time?

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21. In the circuit shown in Figure, both the ammeter and the cell have negligible resistance. Three external resistors [2]
are identical. When the switch S is opened, the ammeter reads 0.6 A. What will the ammeter read when the
switch S is closed?

22. The current through a conductor is 1 ampere when the temperature is 0°C and 0.7 ampere when the temperature [2]
is 100°C Wlmt would be current when the temperature of the conductor is 1200°C?
23. In the circuit shown in Figure, E, F, G and H are cells of emf 2 V, 1 V, 3 V and 1 V, and their internal resistances [3]
are 2 Ω , 1 Ω , 3 Ω  and 1 Ω , respectively. Calculate

i. the potential difference between B and D and

ii. the potential difference across the terminals of each of the cells G and H.
24. Find the potential difference across each cell and the rate of energy dissipation in R. [3]

25. First a set of n equal resistors of R each are connected in series to a battery of emf E and internal resistance R. A [3]
current I is observed to flow. Then the n resistors are connected in parallel to the same battery. It is observed that
the current is increased 10 times. What is n?
26. Read the following source and answer any four out of the following questions:
[4]
Resistance is a measure of the opposition to current flow in an electrical circuit. Resistance is measured in ohms.
Also Resistivity, the electrical resistance of a conductor of unit cross-sectional area, and unit length. ... A
characteristic property of each material, resistivity is useful in comparing various materials on the basis of their
ability to conduct electric currents.

i. Resistivity is independent of:

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 a. nature of material
b. temperature
c. dimensions of material
d. none of the above
ii. As compare to short wires, long wires have _______ resistance.
a. more
b. less
c. same
d. zero
iii. As compare to thin wires, thick wires have _______ resistance.
a. more
b. less
c. same
d. zero
iv. The resistance of a wire depends upon:
a. cross-sectional area
b. length of wire
c. wire's nature
d. all of the above
v. A copper wire having the same size as steel wire have:
a. more resistance
b. less resistance
c. same resistance
d. none of the above
27. Read the source given below and answer any four out of the following questions:
[4]
The rate of flow of charge through any cross-section of a wire is called electric current flowing through it.
q
Electric current (I) = . Its SI unit is ampere (A). The conventional direction of electric current is the direction
t

of motion of positive charge. The current is the same for all cross-sections of a conductor of the non-uniform
cross-section. Resistance is a measure of the opposition to current flow in an electrical circuit.

i. An example of non-ohmic resistance is:

a. tungsten wire
b. carbon resistance
c. diode
d. copper wire

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 ii. Current is:
a. scalar quantity
b. vector quantity
c. both scalar and vector quantity
d. none of the above
iii. In a current-carrying conductor, the net charge is:

a. 1.6 × 10–19 coulomb

b. 6.25 × 10–18 coulomb

c. zero
d. infinite
iv. The current which is assumed to be flowing in a circuit from the positive terminal to negative is called:
a. direct current
b. pulsating current
c. conventional current
d. none of these
v. A current passes through a wire of non-uniform cross-section. Which of the following quantities are
independent of the cross-section?
a. The charge crossing
b. drift velocity
c. current density
d. free electron density
28. Assertion (A): A current flows in a conductor only when there is an electric field within the conductor.
[1]
Reason (R): The drift velocity of electrons in the presence of electric field decreases.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

29. Assertion (A): Voltmeter is connected in parallel with the circuit.
[1]
Reason (R): Resistance of a voltmeter is very large.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

30. Assertion (A): As the drift velocity increases, the current flowing through the conductor decreases.
[1]
Reason (R): The current flowing through a conductor is directly proportional to drift velocity.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

31. Assertion (A): There is no current in the metals in the absence of an electric field.
[1]
Reason (R): Motion of free electrons is random.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the

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 explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

32. Assertion(A): Electric conduction in gases is possible at normal pressure.
[1]
Reason (R): The electric conduction in gases depends only upon the potential difference between the electrodes.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the
explanation of A correct explanation of A

c) A is true but R is false d) A is false and R is also false

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