SAMPLE PAPER A:

Static Electricity & Current Electricity, DC Circuits

Section A : MCQ

1. Two insulated and uncharged metal spheres X and Y are touching. While a positively charged
rod is near X, the spheres are moved apart. After this action, X has a negative charge.

What will be the charge on Y?

A negative and a smaller magnitude than that on X

B negative and the same magnitude as that on X
C positive and a smaller magnitude than that on X
D positive and the same magnitude as that on X

2. An electrostatically charged object will pick up small pieces of paper.

Which of the following will not pick up pieces of electrically neutral paper?

A an earthed copper pipe rubbed with a piece of wool

B a polystyrene box rubbed with a piece of fur
C a rubber balloon rubbed against dry hair
D a duster rubbed against a plastic rod
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3. Which diagram shows the electric field between a positive point charge and a negative point
charge?

4. The variation of the current I with the potential difference V across an electric lamp is shown
below.

At point P, the current is Ip when the potential difference is Vp and the gradient of the tangent to
the curve is G.

What is the resistance of the lamp at point P?

1
A
𝐺

B G

𝐼𝑝
C
𝑉𝑝

𝑉𝑝
D
𝐼𝑝
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5. Two resistors, made of the same material, are connected in series to a battery. The length of
resistor X is twice that of resistor Y, and X has twice the cross-sectional area of Y.

𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑟𝑟 𝑋
Which of the following gives ?
𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑟𝑟 𝑌
1
A
4
1
B
2
C 1
D 4

6. A thermistor is connected in a circuit with a 6 V cell of negligible internal resistance, a 3000 Ω

resistor and a voltmeter, as shown in the diagram. The graph shows how the resistance of the
thermistor varies with temperature.

What is the temperature of the thermistor when the voltmeter reads 2 V?

A 20 ºC B 40 ºC C 60 ºC D 80 ºC
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7. The circuit shows a resistor R connected in series with a battery and a 10  resistor. The e.m.f.
of the battery is 20 V and it has negligible internal resistance. The current in the circuit is 1.0 A.

Which of the following is the resistance of R?

A 1.0 Ω

B 2.0 Ω

C 10 Ω

D 20 Ω

8. The circuit shows three resistors connected to a cell of negligible internal resistance.

The resistors have different values of resistance.

V1 and V2 are the potential differences across two of the resistors as shown. The currents I1 and
I2 flow through two of the resistors as shown.

Which pair of relationships is correct?

A I1 ≠ I2 and V1 = V2

B I1 ≠ I2 and V1 ≠ V2

C I1 = I2 and V1 = V2
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D I1 = I2 and V1 ≠ V2

Section B - Structured Questions

1. This question is about two electrostatic charging processes.

(a) A glass rod is originally uncharged. When rubbed with silk, the rod becomes positively
charged.

Explain briefly how the rod acquires a net positive charge.

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(b) We now wish to use the positively charged glass rod to charge a metal rod by electrostatic
induction. The diagrams below show two of the steps in the entire process.

For each step, state what happens and draw the charge distribution in the metal rod. [4]

(i) With the charged glass rod near the metal rod,
the metal rod is then connected to the earth. glass rod

................................................................................... metal rod

...................................................................................

...................................................................................

...................................................................................

(ii) The glass rod is removed after the earth connection is

removed.

................................................................................... metal rod

...................................................................................

...................................................................................

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2. Fig. 2.1 shows an electrical circuit containing a 12 V power supply of negligible internal resistance
and a number of resistors.

6.0

3.0

2.0 4.0

Fig. 2.1

(a) Calculate the effective resistance of the circuit.

effective resistance = ................................................ [2]

(b) Determine the reading of the ammeter.

ammeter reading = ................................................ [2]

(c) Determine the potential difference V2.0 across the 2.0 Ω resistor.
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V2.0 = ................................................ [2]

3. A potential divider is made from a light-dependent resistor (LDR) and a 6.0 kΩ fixed resistor. The
potential divider is connected in series with a 12 V D.C. power supply of negligible internal
resistance and a voltmeter is connected across the 6.0 kΩ resistor as shown in Fig. 3.1.

Fig. 3.1

When a dim light shines on the LDR, the resistance of the LDR is 2.0 kΩ.

(a) Calculate

(i) the current in the LDR,

current = ........................................................ [2]

(ii) the reading on the voltmeter.

reading = ........................................................ [1]

(b) The brightness of the light on the LDR is gradually increased.

State and explain what happens to the reading on the voltmeter.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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……….………………………………………………………………….………………………….... [2]