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Physics Chapter 3

This document is a test paper for Class XII Physics focusing on Chapter 3: Current Electricity, structured according to the CBSE pattern. It consists of five sections with a total of 70 marks, including multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and internal choices. The test covers various concepts related to current electricity, such as resistance, conductivity, and Kirchhoff's laws.

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Physics Chapter 3

This document is a test paper for Class XII Physics focusing on Chapter 3: Current Electricity, structured according to the CBSE pattern. It consists of five sections with a total of 70 marks, including multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and internal choices. The test covers various concepts related to current electricity, such as resistance, conductivity, and Kirchhoff's laws.

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Class XII Physics Test Paper Chapter 3: Current Electricity

Time: 3 Hours | Maximum Marks: 70

Based on CBSE pattern & previous year questions

🌟 General Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. The question paper has five sections – A, B, C, D and E.

3. Internal choice is provided as per CBSE pattern.

4. Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary.

5. Use log tables, if needed.

✅ Section A (18 × 1 = 18 marks)


(MCQs / Assertion-Reason / very short answers)

1. The resistance of a conductor depends on: a) Length only

b) Cross-sectional area only

c) Material and temperature

d) All of these

2. Unit of electrical conductivity is: a) Ω·m

b) Ω⁻¹·m⁻¹

c) Ω·cm

d) Ω⁻¹·cm⁻¹

3. Drift velocity is: a) Proportional to electric field

b) Inversely proportional to electric field

c) Depends only on temperature

d) Independent of electric field

4. What happens to the resistance of a metal wire if its temperature


increases?

6. Define temperature coefficient of resistivity.


7. A wire of uniform cross section is stretched to double its original
length. What happens to its resistance?

8. State Kirchhoff’s first law.

9. What is the value of current in an ideal voltmeter?

10. State the relation between current density and electric field.

11. What is the internal resistance of an ideal cell?

12. Write the expression for resistivity in terms of conductivity.

13. Name one material used for making standard resistors.

14. Assertion (A): Copper is preferred over aluminum for household


wiring.

Reason ®: Copper has lower resistivity and higher tensile strength than
aluminum.

a) Both A and R are true; R is correct explanation of A


b) Both A and R are true; R is not correct explanation of A

c) A is true, R is false

d) A is false, R is true

15. Which material is used to make the filament of electric bulb?

16. Define mobility of charge carriers.

16. The resistance of an ideal ammeter is: a) Zero

b) Infinite

c) Very high

d) Very low but not zero

17. What is the formula of power dissipated in a resistor?

18. Name the law which relates emf, internal resistance and terminal
voltage.
✍️Section B (7 × 2 = 14 marks)

(Short answer type, about 30–50 words each)

19. Derive the relation between drift velocity and current.

20. Explain why alloys like constantan and manganin are used to
make standard resistors.

21. State Kirchhoff’s second law and give its significance.

22. A cell of emf 1.5 V and internal resistance 1 Ω is connected to a


resistor of 4 Ω. Find the terminal voltage across the cell.

23. What is color code of a carbon resistor of 4.7 kΩ ± 5%?

24. Define resistivity and mention its SI unit.

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