ELECTRICITY

PHYSICS
1. A wire of length l , made of material resistivity ρ is
cut into two equal parts. The resistivity of the two
parts are equal to,
(a) ρ
(b) ρ/2
(c) 2 ρ
(d) 4 ρ
2. The temperature of a conductor is increased. The graph best
showing the variation of its resistance is
3. A battery of 10 volt carries 20,000 C of charge through a
resistance of 20 Ω. The work done in 10 seconds is
(a) 2 × 103 joule
(b) 2 × 105joule
(c) 2 × 104 joule
(d) 2 × 102 joule
4. A boy records that 4000 joule of work is required to transfer 10
coulomb of charge between two points of a resistor of 50 Ω. The
current passing through it is
(a) 2 A
(b) 4 A
(c) 8 A
(d) 16 A
5. The resistance whose V-I graph is given below is
6. To get 2 Ω resistance using only 6 Ω resistors, the number of
them required is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6
7. Two wires of same length and area made of two materials of resistivity
ρ1 and ρ2 are connected in series to a source of potential V.
The equivalent resistivity for the same area is
8. Two devices are connected between two points say A and B in parallel. The
physical quantity that will remain the same between the two points is
(a) current
(b) voltage
(c) resistance
(d) None of these
9. The least resistance obtained by using 2 Ω, 4 Ω, 1 Ω
and 100 Ω is

(a) <100Ω
(b) < 4 Ω

(c) < 1 Ω

(d) > 2 Ω
10. Two wires of same length and area, made of two materials of
resistivity ρ1 and ρ2 are connected in parallel V to a source of
potential. The equivalent resistivity for the same length and area is
11. Calculate the current flows through the 10 Ω resistor in the following circuit.

(a) 1.2 A
(b) 0.6 A
(c) 0.2 A
(d) 2.0 A
12. Two resistors are connected in series gives an equivalent resistance
of 10 Ω. When connected in parallel, gives 2.4 Ω. Then the individual
resistance are
(a) each of 5 Ω
(b) 6 Ω and 4 Ω
(c) 7 Ω and 4 Ω
(d) 8 Ω and 2 Ω
13. If R1 and R2 be the resistance of the filament of 40 W and 60
W respectively operating 220 V, then
(a) R1 < R2
(b) R2 < R1
(c) R1 = R2
(d) R1 ≥ R2
14. The resistance of hot filament of the bulb is about 10 times the
cold resistance. What will be the resistance of 100 W-220 V lamp,
when not in use?
(a) 48 Ω
(b) 400 Ω
(c) 484 Ω
(d) 48.4 Ω
15. If P and V are the power and potential of device,
the power consumed with a supply potential V1 is
16. A coil in the heater consume power P on passing current. If it is
cut into halves and joined in parallel, it will consume power
(a) P
(b) P2
(c) 2P
(d) 4P
17. A fuse wire repeatedly gets burnt when used with a good
heater. It is advised to use a fuse wire of
(a) more length
(b) less radius
(c) less length
(d) more radius
18. A cooler of 1500 W, 200 volt and a fan of 500 W, 200 volt are to be used
from a household supply. The rating of fuse to be used is
(a) 2.5 A
(b) 5.0 A
(c) 7.5 A
(d) 10 A
19. The effective resistance between A and B is
20. A cell, a resistor, a key, and an ammeter are arranged as shown in the
circuit diagrams. The current recorded in the ammeter will be
(a) maximum in (i)
(b) maximum in (ii)
(c) maximum in (iii)
(d) same in all the cases
21. A current of 1 A is drawn by a filament of an electric bulb. Number of
electrons passing through a cross-section of the filament in 16 seconds
would be roughly
(a) 1020
(b) 1016
(c) 1018
(d) 1023
22. What is the maximum resistance which can be made using five resistors each
of 1/5 W?
(a) 1/5 Ω
(b) 10 Ω
(c) 5 Ω
(d) 1 Ω
23. A cylindrical conductor of length l and uniform area of cross-section A
has resistance R. Another conductor of length 2l and resistance R of the
same material has area of cross-section
(a) A/2
(b) 3A/2
(c) 2A
(d) 3A
24. A student carries out an experiment and plots the V-I graph of
three samples of nichrome wire with resistances R1 R2 and
R3 respectively. Which of the following is true?

(a) R1 = R2 = R3
(b) R1 > R2 > R3
(c) R3 > R2 > R1
(d) R2 > R3 > R1
25. If the current I through a resistor is increased by 100 % (assume that
temperature remains unchanged), the increase in power dissipated will
be
(a) 100%
(b) 200%
(c) 300 %
(d) 400 %
26. The resistivity does not change if
(a) the material is changed
(b) the temperature is changed
(c) the shape of the resistor is changed
(d) both material and temperature are changed
27. In an electrical circuit two resistors of 2 Ω and 4 Ω respectively are
connected in series to a 6 V battery. The heat dissipated by the 4 Ω
resistor in 5 s will be
(a) 5 J
(b) 10 J
(c) 20 J
(d) 30 J
28. Electric potential is a:
(a) scalar quantity
(b) vector quantity
(c) neither scalar nor vector
(d) sometimes scalar and sometimes vector
29. An electric bulb is connected to a 220V generator. The current is 0.50 A.
What is the power of the bulb?
(a) 440 W
(b) 110 W
(c) 55 W
(d) 0.0023 W
In the following Question, the Assertion and Reason have been put
forward. Read the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative
from the following:
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the
correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the
correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.

30. Assertion: When a battery is short circuited, the terminal voltage is

zero.
Reason: In short circuit, the current is zero.
In the following Question, the Assertion and Reason have been put
forward. Read the statements carefully and choose the correct
alternative from the following:
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the
correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the
correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.

31. Assertion: Conductors allow the current to flow through themselves.

Reason: They have free charge carriers.
In the following Question, the Assertion and Reason have been put
forward. Read the statements carefully and choose the correct
alternative from the following:
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the
correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the
correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.

32. Assertion: In an open circuit, the current passes from one terminal of
the electric cell to another.
Reason: Generally, the metal disc of a cell acts as a positive terminal.
In the following Question, the Assertion and Reason have been put forward. Read
the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(b) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.

33. Assertion: The statement of Ohm’s law is V = IR

Reason: V = IR is the equation which defines resistance.
In the following Question, the Assertion and Reason have been put forward. Read
the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(b) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.

34. Assertion: Bending of wire decrease the resistance of electric wire.

Reason: The resistance of a conductor depends on length, thickness, nature of
material and temperature of the conductor.
35. 1 kWh = ……….. J
(a) 3.6 × 10-6 J
(b) 13.6 × 106 J
(c) 3.6 × 106 J
(d) 13.6 × 10-6 J