NEET : CHAPTER WISE TEST-3

SUBJECT :- PHYSICS DATE..........................................................

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CLASS :- 12 NAME.........................................................
CHAPTER :- CURRENT ELECTRICITY SECTION.....................................................
(SECTION-A)
1. The temperature coefficient of resistance 7. The power dissipated in the circuit shown in
for a wire is 0.00125 / C . At 300K its the figure is 30 Watts. The value of R is :
resistance is 1 ohm. The temperature at
which the resistance becomes 2 ohm is
(A) 1154 K (B) 1100 K
(C) 1400 K (D) 1127 K

2. The resistivity of a wire

(A) Increases with the length of the wire (A) 20  (B) 15  
(B) Decreases with the area of cross-section  (C) 10   (D) 30 
(C) Decreases with the length and
increases with the cross-section of wire 8. A certain piece of silver of given mass is to
(D) None of the above statement is correct be made like a wire. Which of the following
combination of length (L) and the area of
3. Ohm's law is true cross-sectional (A) will lead to the smallest
(A) For metallic conductors at low resistance
temperature (A) L and A
(B) For metallic conductors at high (B) 2L and A/2
temperature (C) L/2 and 2 A
(C) For electrolytes when current passes (D) Any of the above, because volume of
through them silver remains same
(D) For diode when current flows
9. The resistance of a wire is 10  . Its length
4. The specific resistance of a wire is  , its is increased by 10% by stretching. The
volume is 3 m 3 and its resistance is 3 new resistance will now be
ohms, then its length will be (A) 12  (B) 1.2 

(A)
1
(B)
3 (C) 13  (D) 11 
 
1 1 10. The resistance of a wire is R. If the length
(C) 3 (D) 
 3 of the wire is doubled by stretching, then
the new resistance will be
5. The resistance of a wire of uniform (A) 2R (B) 4R
diameter d and length L is R . The R
(C) R (D)
resistance of another wire of the same 4
material but diameter 2d and length 4 L 11. The resistivity of a wire depends on its
will be (A) Length
(A) 2 R (B) R (B) Area of cross-section
(C) R / 2 (D) R / 4 (C) Shape
(D) Material
6. There is a current of 1.344 amp in a
copper wire whose area of cross-section 12.  1 and  2 are the electrical conductivities of

normal to the length of the wire is 1 mm 2 . Ge and Na respectively. If these

substances are heated, then
If the number of free electrons per cm 3 is (A) Both  1 and  2 increase
8 . 4  10 22 , then the drift velocity would be (B)  1 increases and  2 decreases
(A) 1.0 mm / sec (B) 1.0 m / sec (C)  1 decreases and  2 increases
(C) 0.1 mm / sec (D) 0.01 mm / sec (D) Both  1 and  2 decrease

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13. Masses of three wires of copper are in the 21. Equivalent resistance between A and B
ratio of 1 : 3 : 5 and their lengths are in the will be
ratio of 5 : 3 : 1. The ratio of their electrical 3 3
resistances are
(A) 1 : 3 : 5 (B) 5 : 3 : 1
(C) 1 : 15 : 125 (D) 125 : 15 : 1 3 3
3 3
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14. The charge of an electron is 1.6 × 10 C.
A B
How many electrons strike the screen of a 3 3
cathode ray tube each second when the (A) 2 ohm (B) 18 ohm
beam current is 16 mA (C) 6 ohm (D) 3.6 ohm
17 19
(A) 10 (B) 10 22. A wire has a resistance of 12 ohm. It is
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(C) 10 (D) 10 bent in the form of equilateral triangle. The
effective resistance between any two
15. A nichrome wire 50 cm long and one corners of the triangle is
square millimetre cross-section carries a (A) 9 ohms (B) 12 ohms
current of 4A when connected to a 2V (C) 6 ohms (D) 8/3 ohms
battery. The resistivity of nichrome wire in
23. Lamps used for household lighting are
ohm metre is connected in
(A) 1 × 10 6 (B) 4 × 10 7 (A) Series
(C) 3 × 10 7 (D) 2 × 10 7 (B) Parallel
(C) Mixed circuit
16. What length of the wire of specific (D) None of the above
resistance 48  10 8  m is needed to 24. The equivalent resistance of resistors
make a resistance of 4.2  (diameter of connected in series is always
wire = 0.4 mm) (A) Equal to the mean of component
(A) 4.1 m (B) 3.1 m resistors
(C) 2.1 m (D) 1.1 m (B) Less than the lowest of component
resistors
17. We have two wires A and B of same mass (C) In between the lowest and the highest
and same material. The diameter of the of component resistors
wire A is half of that B. If the resistance of (D) Equal to sum of component resistors
wire A is 24 ohm then the resistance of
wire B will be 25. Four wires of equal length and of
(A) 12 Ohm resistances 10 ohms each are connected
(B) 3.0 Ohm in the form of a square. The equivalent
(C) 1.5 Ohm resistance between two opposite corners
(D) None of the above of the square is
(A) 10 ohm (B) 40 ohm
18. The lead wires should have (C) 20 ohm (D) 10/4 ohm
(A) Larger diameter and low resistance
(B) Smaller diameter and high resistance 26. Three resistances, each of 1 ohm, are
(C) Smaller diameter and low resistance joined in parallel. Three such combinations
(D) Larger diameter and high resistance are put in series, then the resultant
resistance will be
19. The electric field E, current density J and (A) 9 ohm (B) 3 ohm
conductivity  of a conductor are related 1
as (C) 1 ohm (D) ohm
3
(A)   E / j (B)   j / E
(C)   jE (D)   1 / jE 27. Two wires of same metal have the same
length but their cross-sections are in the
ratio 3 : 1 . They are joined in series. The
20. There are 8 equal resistances R. Two are resistance of the thicker wire is 10  . The
connected in parallel, such four groups are
total resistance of the combination will be
connected in series, the total resistance of 40
the system will be (A) 40  (B) 
3
(A) R / 2 (B) 2 R 5
(C) 4 R (D) 8 R (C)  (D) 100 
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28. Three resistances 4 each of are 34. A 50V battery is connected across a 10
connected in the form of an equilateral ohm resistor. The current is 4.5 amperes.
The internal resistance of the battery is
triangle. The effective resistance between (A) Zero (B) 0.5 ohm
two corners is (C) 1.1 ohm (D) 5.0 ohm
(A) 8  (B) 12 
3 8 35. A cell whose e.m.f. is 2 V and internal
(C)  (D)  resistance is 0.1  , is connected with a
8 3
resistance of 3.9  . The voltage across the
29. The equivalent resistance between x and y cell terminal will be
in the circuit shown is (A) 0.50 V (B) 1.90 V
10  (C) 1.95 V (D) 2.00 V

10  10  10  (SECTION-B)
x y
36. The reading of a high resistance voltmeter
10  when a cell is connected across it is 2.2 V.
When the terminals of the cell are also
(A) 10  (B) 40  connected to a resistance of 5  the
5 voltmeter reading drops to 1.8 V. Find the
(C) 20  (D) 
2 internal resistance of the cell
(A) 1.2  (B) 1.3 
30. Five resistors are connected as shown in (C) 1.1  (D) 1.4 
the diagram. The equivalent resistance
between A and B is 37. Electromotive force is the force, which is
C able to maintain a constant
(A) Current
5 4 (B) Resistance
(C) Power
9
A B (D) Potential difference
10 8
38. Kirchoff’s I law and II law of current,
D proves the
(A) 6 ohm (B) 9 ohm (A) Conservation of charge and energy
(C) 12 ohm (D) 15 ohm (B) Conservation of current and energy
(C) Conservation of mass and charge
(D) None of these
31. If three resistors of resistance 2, 4 and
39. A milli voltmeter of 25 milli volt range is to
5  are connected in parallel then the total
be converted into an ammeter of 25
resistance of the combination will be ampere range. The value (in ohm) of
20 19 necessary shunt will be :
(A)  (B) 
19 20 (A) 0.001 (B) 0.01
19 10 (C) 1 (D) 0.05
(C)  (D) 
10 19
40. To convert a galvanometer into a
voltmeter, one should connect a
32. When a wire of uniform cross-section a, (A) High resistance in series with
length l and resistance R is bent into a galvanometer
complete circle, resistance between any (B) Low resistance in series with
two of diametrically opposite points will be galvanometer
R R (C) High resistance in parallel with
(A) (B)
4 8 galvanometer
R (D) Low resistance in parallel with
(C) 4 R (D) galvanometer
2
41. Resistance of 100 cm long potentiometer
33. Kirchhoff's first law i.e. i  0 at a junction wire is 10, it is connected to a battery (2
is based on the law of conservation of volt) and a resistance R in series. A
(A) Charge source of 10 mV gives null point at 40 cm
(B) Energy length, then external resistance R is
(C) Momentum (A) 490  (B) 790 
(D) Angular momentum (C) 590  (D) 990 

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42. The current flowing in a coil of resistance 47. Assertion : The drift velocity of electrons in
90  is to be reduced by 90%. What value a metallic wire will decrease, if the
of resistance should be connected in temperature of the wire is increased.
parallel with it Reason : On increasing temperature,
(A) 9  (B) 90 
conductivity of metallic wire decreases.
(C) 1000  (D) 10 
(A) If both assertion and reason are true
43. In the circuit given, the correct relation to a and the reason is the correct explanation
balanced Wheatstone bridge is of the assertion.
(B) If both assertion and reason are true
but reason is not the correct explanation of
the assertion.
(C) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(D) If the assertion and reason both are false.

48. See the electrical circuit shown in this

P R P S
(A)  (B)  figure. Which of the following equations is
Q S Q R
a correct equation for it ?
P S
(C)  (D) None of these
R Q

44. In an electrical cable there is a single wire

of radius 9 mm of copper. Its resistance is
5  . The cable is replaced by 6 different
insulated copper wires, the radius of each
wire is 3 mm . Now the total resistance of
the cable will be (A) 1– (i1 + i2)R – i1r1 = 0
(A) 7.5  (B) 45  (B) 2– i2r2–1– i1r1 = 0
(C) 90  (D) 270  (C) –2– (i1 + i2)R + i2r2 = 0
(D) 1– (i1 + i2)R + i1r1 = 0

45. A torch bulb rated as 4.5 W, 1.5 V is 49. By ammeter, which of the following can be
connected as shown in the figure. The measured
e.m.f. of the cell needed to make the bulb (A) Electric potential
glow at full intensity is (B) Potential difference
4.5 W (C) Current
1.5 V
(D) Resistance

1 50. Column–I gives certain physical terms

associated with flow of current through a
E(r=2.67) metallic conductor.
Column–II Gives some mathematical
(A) 4.5 V (B) 1.5 V relations involving electrical quantities.
(C) 2.67 V (D) 13.5 V Match
Column–I and Column–II with
appropriate relations.
46. Which of the adjoining graphs represents
Column–I Column–II
ohmic resistance
m
(A) Drift Velocity (P)
V V ne 2
(A) (B) (B) Electrical Resistivity (Q) neVd
eE
(C) Relaxation Period (R) 
I I m
E
(D) Current Density (S)
V V J
(A) (A)–(R),(B)–(Q),(C)–(S),(D)–(P)
(C) (D) (B) (A)–(R),(B)–(S),(C)–(P),(D)–(Q)
(C) (A)–(R),(B)–(S),(C)–(Q),(D)–(P)
I I (D) (A)–(R),(B)–(P),(C)–(S),(D)–(Q)

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