Current Electricity 1125

Current Electricity
1. Figure shows a simple potentiometer circuit for measuring a small (a) 1 V
e.m.f. produced by a thermocouple. The meter wire PQ has a (b) 2 V
resistance 5 and the driver cell has an e.m.f. of 2 V. If a balance (c) 6 V
point is obtained 0.600 m along PQ when measuring an e.m.f. of (d) 4 V
6.00 mV, what is the value of resistance R
9. A beam contains 2 10 doubly charged positive ions per cubic
8

(a) 995 R centimeter, all of which are moving with a speed of 10 m/s. The 5

2V current density is
(b) 1995 (a) 6.4 A/m 2
(b) 3.2 A/m 2

(c) 1.6 A/m 2

(d) None of these
(c) 2995 0.600m
P Q 10. In the circuit shown, the reading of ammeter when switch S is open
(d) None of these and when switch S is closed respectively are
Thermocouple
G (a) 3 A and 4 A 2
2. A car has a fresh battery of e.m.f. 12 V and internal resistance of S
6.00 mV
0.05 . If the starter motor draws a current of 90 A, the terminal (b) 4 A and 5 A 3
A
voltage when the starter is on will be 2
(c) 5 A and 6 A
(a) 12 V (b) 10.5 V (d) 6 A and 7 A 20V
(c) 8.5 V (d) 7.5 V
11. In the circuit as shown in figure the
3. If the balance point is obtained at the 35 cm in a metre bridge the
th

R
resistances in the left and right gaps are in the ratio of
(a) 7 : 13 (b) 13 : 7
0.5A
(c) 9 : 11 (d) 11 : 9 25V 10 10 20
4. Find the equivalent resistance across the terminals of source of e.m.f.
24 V for the circuit shown in figure (a) Resistance R = 46
(a) 15 10 6 (b) Current through 20 resistance is 0.1 A
(c) Potential difference across the middle resistance is 2 V
(b) 10 15 (d) All option are correct
8 12. In figure shows a rectangular block with dimensions x, 2x and 4x.
(c) 5 8
E=24V Electrical contacts can be made to the block between opposite pairs
(d) 4 of faces (for example, between the faces labelled A-A, B-B and C-C).
4 Between which two faces would the maximum electrical resistance
5. In the circuit shown in figure, switch S is initially closed and S is
1 2
be obtained ( A-A : Top and bottom faces, B-B : Left and right faces,
open. Find V – V
a b
C-C : Front and rear faces)
1 b 5
(a) 4 V
10 F C
(b) 8 V 4x
S2
(c) 12 V B B
3 3
(d) 16 V a C
24V S1 (a) A- A (b) x B-B
2x
6. The figure here shows a portion of a circuit. What are the (c) C-C (d) Same for all three pairs
magnitude and direction of the current i in the lower right-hand
wire 13. A battery is connected to a uniform resistance wire AB and B is
1A earthed. Which one of the graphs below shows how the current
(a) 7 A density J varies along AB
2A
(b) 8 A 2A
– +
(c) 6 A 2A

(d) 2 A
3A 4A
i A B
7. A carbon resistor has colour strips as violet, yellow brown and
golden. The resistance is (a) J (b) J
(a) 641 (b) 741
Zero at all
(c) 704 (d) 407 points
8. A voltmeter of resistance 1000 is connected across a resistance of 0 0
A B A B
500 in the given circuit. What will be the reading of voltmeter J J

10 V
V 0 0
A B A B
500 500
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(c) (d) 19. A moving coil galvanometer is converted into an ammeter reading
upto 0 . 03 A by connecting a shunt of resistance 4 r across it and
into an ammeter reading upto 0 . 06 A when a shunt of resistance
r is connected across it. What is the maximum current which can
14. A cylindrical metal wire of length l and cross sections area S, has be sent through this galvanometer if no shunt is used [MP PMT
resistance R, conductance G, conductivity and resistivity . Which
one of the following expressions for is valid (a) 0 . 01 A (b) 0 . 02 A
GR R
(a) (b) (c) 0 . 03 A (d) 0 . 04 A
G
GS Rl 20. Two conductors are made of the same material and have the same
(c) (d)
l S length. Conductor A is a solid wire of diameter 1.0 mm. Conductor B is a
15. A potential divider is used to give outputs of 4 V and 8 V from a 12 hollow tube of outside diameter 2.0 mm and inside diameter 1.0 mm.
V source. Which combination of resistances, (R , R , R ) gives the 1 2 3
The resistance ratio R /R will be
A B

correct voltages ? R : R : R
1 2 3

(a) 1 (b) 2
+12V R3
(a) 2 : 1 : 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
+8V
(b) 1 : 1 : 1
R2 21. A wire has resistance of 24 is bent in the following shape. The
(c) 2 : 2 : 1 +4V effective resistance between A and B is
(d) 1 : 1 : 2 R1
0 Volt (a) 24 60°
16. Find equivalent resistance between A and B
(b) 10
(a) R R R 60°
R 16 A
(c) B
3R 3 5 cm
(b) R R 10 cm
4 A R B
R R (d) None of these
R
R R
(c) 22. In the circuit shown in figure, find the current through the branch
2 R BD
R
(d) 2R R R 6 3
(a) 5 A A B C
17. Following figure shows four situations in which positive and negative
charges moves horizontally through a region and gives the rate at (b) 0 A 15 V
which each charge moves. Rank the situations according to the (c) 3 A 3
effective current through the region greatest first 30 V
(d) 4 A
+ – D
7C/sec 3C/sec + 2C/sec
6C/sec 23. A battery of 24 cells, each of emf 1.5 V and internal resistance 2 is
4C/sec – – to be connected in order to send the maximum current through a 12
(i) (ii) + + resistor. The correct arrangement of cells will be
(a) i = ii = iii = iv (b) i > ii5>C/sec
iii > iv 1C/sec
(a) 2 rows of 12 cells connected in parallel
(c) i = ii = iii > iv (d) i = ii(iii)= iii < iv (iv)

18. A and B are two square plates of same metal and same thickness but (b) 3 rows of 8 cells connected in parallel
length of B is twice that of A. Ratio of resistances of A and B is (c) 4 rows of 6 cells connected in parallel
(a) 4 : 1 (d) All of these
(b) 1 : 4
B
(c) 1 : 1
(d) 1 : 2
A

(SET - 19)
1. (a) The voltage per unit light of the metre wire PQ is 10 mV
current drawn from the driver cell is i 2 mA .
6 . 00 mV 5
i.e. 10 mV / m . Hence potential difference
0 . 600 m (2 V 10 mV ) 1990 mV
The resistance R 995 .
across the metre wire is 10 mV /m 1m 10 mV . The 2 mA 2 mA
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2. (d) V E i.r 12 90 0 . 05 12 4 .5 7.5 V . 2 3

Now voltmeter reading iv RV 500 4 V.
P R R 3 250
3. (a) Using Wheatstone principle
Q S 100 l 2 10 8 2 1.6 10 19
10 5
9. (a) J nqv n(ze )v =6.4A/m 2

35 35 7 (10 2 )3
100 35 65 13 10. (b) When switch S is open total current through ammeter.
4. (c) Given circuit can be reduced to a simple circuit as shown in
figures below 20
i 4A .
Parallel (3 2)
10 6 6 6
20
When switch is closed i 5A.
15 3 (2 || 2)
11. (d) R R
8
8 4 Parallel
0.5 A 0.5 A
Parallel 25 V
4 10 10 20 R' 4 R'
4 Series

1 1 1 1 20
R' 4
R' 10 10 20 5
i.e. Req 5 . 10 10
25 25
Now using ohm’s law i 0 .5
5. (b) Switch S 2 is open so capacitor is not in circuit. R R' R 4
1 b 5 25
R 4 50 R 50 4 46
O 0 .5
3 3 0.5 5 2.5
Current through 20 resistor 0.1 A
a 20 5 25
Potential difference across middle resistor
24 V 24 = Potential difference across 20 20 0 . 1 2V
Current through 3 resistor 4 A
3 3
12. (c) Let is the resistivity of the material
Let potential of point ‘O’ shown in fig. is VO Resistance for contact A-A
then using ohm’s law x
R AA
VO Va 3 4 12 V ....(i) 2x 4 x
8x
24 Similar for contacts B-B and C- C are respectively
Now current through 5 resistor 4A
5 1 2x 4
R BB .
So V0 Vb 4 1 4V x 4x 2x 8x
.....(ii) 4x 2 16
and RCC
From equation (i) and (ii) Vb Va 12 4 8 V. x 2x x 8x
6. (b) By using Kirchoff's junction law as shown below. It is clear maximum resistance will be for contact C-C.
13. (d) Wire AB is uniform so current through wire AB at every across
1A section will be same. Hence current density J i / A at every
2A point of the wire will be same.
2A 3A
6A
1
5A 2A 14. (a) Conductivity .....(i)
3A
4A 1
i=8A and conductance G
7. (b) Using standard colour codes R
Violet = 7, yellow = 4, brown = 1 and gold = 5 % (tolerance) GR 1 .....(ii)

So R 74 10 1 5% 740 5% GR
From equation (i) and (ii)
So its value will be nearest to 741 .
15. (b) Resistors are connected in series. So current through each
8. (d) Total current through the circuit resistor will be same
10 3 12 8 8 4 4 0 4 4 4
i A i
1000 250 R3 R2 R1 R 3 R 2 R1
500
3 So, R1 : R 2 : R 3 :: 1 : 1 : 1 .
16. (c) Given circuit can be redrawn as follows
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Neglect
Series
Parallel R R R+R=2R
R/3
A B A R B
R Applying KVL along the loop ABDA, we get
R/3
– 6i – 3 i + 15 = 0 or 2i + i = 5 …..(i)
Parallel R R
1 2 1 2

Series Applying KVL along the loop BCDB, we get

Neglect R+R=2R – 3(i – i) – 30 + 3i = 0 or – i + 2i = 10 …..(ii)
2R 1 2 2 1 2

3 Solving equation (i) and (ii) for i , we get i = 5 A.

R 2 2

R/3 23. (a) Suppose m rows are connected in parallel and each row
A B A B contains n identical cells (each cell having E = 15 V and r = 2 )
For maximum current in the external resistance R, the
R/3 nr
R 2R necessary condition is R
R m
R eq 3
n 2
2 12 n = 6m ..... (i)
m
17. (c) For figure (i) i1 7A
Total cells = 24 = n m ..... (ii)
For figure (ii) i2 4 3 7A On solving equations (i) and (ii) n = 12 and m = 2
i.e. 2 rows of 12 cells are connected in parallel.
For figure (iii) i3 5 2 7A
For figure (iv) i4 6 1 5A
l 2l RA
18. (c) RA and R B i.e. 1:1
l t t 2l t t RB
ig S
19. (b) ig G (i ig )S
i G S
ig G (0 . 03 i g )4 r .....(i) ***
and i g G (0 . 06 i g )r .....(ii)
From (i) and (ii)
0. 12 4 ig 0. 06 ig ig 0. 02 A .
l
20. (c) For conductor A, R A ,
r12
l
For conductor B, R B
(r22 r12 )
l

l r2
r1
2 mm
1 mm

1 mm

A
B
2 2 2
RA r22 r12 r2 d2 2
1 1 1 3
RB r12 r1 d1 1
21. (b) Given resistance of each part will be

12 4
6 6

A 6 6 B A 6 6 B
R = 10
eq

B
22. (a) The current in the circuit are Aassumed
4 as shown 6in the fig.

6 i1 B 3 i1 – i2
A C

15 V 3 30 V
i2
i1 D