CURRENT ELECTRICITY

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For ohmic resistors, a graph plotted for potential difference V against

current | is a:

(a) straight line

(b) curve

(c) line parallel to y-axis

(d) can be of any shape

2. Unit of specific resistance is:

(a) Ω

(b) Ωm

(c) Ωm-¹

(d) Ω-¹m

3. Resistance of a wire depends on many factors and on nature of conductor.

(A) The resistance of a wire will not depend on:

(a) length

(b) area

(c) temperature

(d) volume

(B) Which among the following substances has high resistance?

(a) Silver

(b) Copper

(c) Rubber

(d) All of these

4. Define current and state its SI unit.

5. How is electric current measured in a circuit?

6. Write factors affecting the internal resistance of a cell.

7. Define resistance and state its Sl unit.

8. How does an increase in the temperature affect the specific resistance of a:

(A) Metal

(B) Semiconductor
9. (A) Calculate the total resistance across AB.

(B) If a cell of emf 2.4 V with negligible internal resistance is connected across
AB, then calculate the current drawn from the cell.

10. (A) What is meant by electric current?

(B) Name and define its Sl unit.

(C) In a conductor electrons are flowing from B to A. What is the direction of

conventional current? Give justification for your answer.
11. Obtain an expression for equivalent resistance of resistors connected in
series.

12. In given figure, Calculate:

(A) total resistance of the circuit,

(B) the value of R. and,

(C) the current flowing in R.

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13. Two resistors of 4 Ω and 6 Ω are connected in parallel to a cell to draw 0.5 A
current from the cell.

(A) Draw a labelled circuit diagram showing the given arrangement.

(B) Calculate the current in each resistor

Multiple Choice Questions

14. The specific resistance of a conductor depends on its

(a) length

(b) material

(c) area of cross-section

(d) radius

15. The potential difference between terminal of a cell in a closed electric circuit
is:

(a) terminal voltage

(b) electro motive force

(c) voltage drop

(d) none of these

16. The graph plotted for potential difference (V) against current (I) for ohmic
resistors is:

(a) a curve passing through the origin.

(b) a straight line not passing through origin.

(c) a straight line passing through origin.

(d) a circle centered at the origin.

17. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of parallel combination of

resistors?

(a) If one resistor is fused, the circuit does not become open.

(b) The total resistance R is given by the formula = + + .........

(c) The total resistance becomes less than the least resistor present in the
combination.

(d) The current through each resistor always remains the same.

18. When a current I flows through a wire of resistance R for time t then the
electrical energy produced is given by:

(a) 1²Rt

(b) IR²t

(c) IRt

(d) IRt²

19. Choose the correct relation for e.m.f. (e) and terminal voltage V:

(a) Ɛ = V [always]

(b) V > ɛ [always)

(c) V < ɛ [when the cell is in use]

(d) None of these

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20. The V-I graph for a series combination and for a parallel combination of
two resistors is shown in the figure below.

Which of the two A or B, represents the parallel combination? Give a reason for
your answer.

21. A music system draws a current of 400 mA when connected to a 12 V

battery.

(A) What is the resistance of the music system?

(B) The music system is left playing for several hours and finally the battery
voltage drops and the music system stops playing when the current drops to
320 mA. At what battery voltage does the music system stop playing?
22. Define specific resistance and state its Sl unit.

23. Two copper wires A and B are of the same thickness and are at the room
temperature. If the length of A is twice the length of B then:

(A) Compare their resistances

(B) Compare their resistivities.

24. You have three resistors of values 2 Ω, 3 Ω and 5 Ω. How will you join them
so that the total resistance is more than 7 Ω?

(A) Draw a diagram for the arrangement.

(B) Calculate the equivalent resistance.

25. Calculate the effective resistance across AB:

26. The voltage-current readings of a certain material are shown in the table
given below:

Study the table.

(A) State whether the conductor used is ohmic or non-ohmic.

(B) Justify your answer.

(C) State Ohm's law.

27. A battery of emf 12 V and internal resistance 22 is connected with two

resistors A and B of resistance 4 Ω and 6 Ω respectively joined in series.

Find:

(A) Current in the circuit.

(B) The terminal voltage of the cell.

(C) The potential difference across 6 Ω resistor.

28. (A) Define specific resistance.

(B) What happens to the specific resistance of a conductor if its length is

doubled?

(C) Name a substance whose specific resistance remains almost unchanged

with the increase in its temperature.
29. (A) What is an Ohmic resistor?

(B) Two copper wires are of the same length, but one is thicker than the other.

(i) Which wire will have more resistance?

(ii) Which wire will have more specific resistance?

30. Three resistors are connected to a 6 V battery as shown in the figure given
below:

Calculate:

(A) The equivalent resistance of the circuit.

(B) Total current in the circuit.

(C) Potential difference across the 7.2 Ω resistor.

31. (A) Find the equivalent resistance between A and B.

(B) State whether the resistivity of a wire changes with the change in the
thickness of the wire.
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32. Study the diagram:

(A) Calculate the total resistance of the circuit.

(B) Calculate the current drawn from the cell.

(C) State whether the current through 10 Ω resistor is greater than, less than or
equal to the current through the 12 Ω resistor.
33. Find the value of current I drawn from the cell.

(A) Calculate the current I.

(B) Calculate the terminal voltage.

34. The diagram shows a circuit with the key k open.

Calculate:

(A) The resistance of the circuit when the key k is open.

(B) The current drawn from the cell when the key k is open.

(C) The resistance of the circuit when the key k is closed.

(D) The current drawn from the cell when the key k is closed.
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Multiple Choice Questions

36. The resistance of a 1 m copper wire with radius 1 cm is: (Given resistivity of
copper is 1.72 x 10-8 Ω)

(α) 44.8 x 10 -6 Ω

(b) 54.8 x 10 -6 Ω

(c) 94.6 x 10- 8 Ω

(d) 45.7 x 10-5 Ω

37. In the circuit shown, resistors R_{1} and R_{2} are connected in series with
resistances of 15 Ω and 25 Ω, respectively. If the voltage across the resistor R1 is
10 V, now the value of current that passes through the resistor R2 is:

(a) 1.66 A

(b) 2.66 A

(c) 6.66 A

(d) 0.66 A
38. In the following figures, which arrangements of resistors have similar
resistance between its terminals?

(a) (1) and (III)

(b) (II) and (I)

(c) (III) and (IV)

(d) (I) and (IV)

39. A battery of emf 12 V and internal resistance 2 Ω is connected to two

resistors of resistances 3 and 7 2 in series. Find the current through the
battery:

(a) 1 A
(c) 3 A

(b) 2 A

(d) 4 A

Assertion - Reason Questions

Question no. 41 and 42 consist of two statements - Assertion (A) and Reason
(R). Answer these questions by selecting the appropriate option given below:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.

(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.

40. Assertion (A): Resistivity of semicon-ductor and an alloy behave similarly
when temperature is changed.

Reason (R): Alloys are produced by mixture of two different elements.

41. Assertion (A): Tungsten is the only element used for bulb filament.

Reason (R): Filaments are made of materials with low resistivity.

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43. V-I graph for two wires A and B are shown in the figure. If both wires are of
same length and same thickness, which of the two is made of a material of high
resistivity?
44. If a copper wire has a diameter 0.8 mm and resistivity 1.8 x 10-8 Ωm, then
calculate the length of copper wire, so as to make its resistance of 16 Ω?

45. The equivalent resistance of the following circuit diagram is 4 2. Calculate

the value of unknown resistor 'x'.
46. Consider the following circuit diagram.

If R₁ = R2 = R3 = R4 = R5 = 3 Ω, find the equivalent resistance (Rs) of the circuit.

47. Find the current drawn from the battery by the network of four resistors
shown in the figure.

48. (A) In the given circuit, connect a nichrome wire of length 'L' between
points X and Y and note the ammeter reading.

(i) When this experiment is repeated by inserting another nichrome wire of the
same thickness but twice the length (2L), what changes are observed in the
ammeter reading?
(ii) State the changes that are observed in the ammeter reading if we double the
area of cross-section without changing the length in the above experiment.
Justify your answer in both the cases.

(B) "Potential difference between points A and B in an electric field is 1 V".

Explain the above statement.
49. A wire of resistance 27 Ω is tripled on itself. What is its new resistance?

50. Calculate the equivalent resistance between the points P and Q.

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51. Observe the given circuit diagram and answer the questions that follow:

(A) Calculate the resistance of the circuit when the key K completes the circuit.

(B) Calculate the current through 3 Ω resistance when the circuit is complete.

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Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the diagram shown, the reading of voltmeter is 20 V and that of ammeter

is 4 A. The value of R should be (Consider given ammeter and voltmeter are not
ideal).
(a) Equal to 5Ω

(b) Greater than 5 Ω

(c) Less than 5 Ω

(d) Greater or less than 5 Ω

2. The resistance of a conductor increases with an increase in:

(I) length

(II) cross-sectional area

(III) diameter

Options:

(b) Only (II)

(a) Only (1)

(d) Both (II) and (III)

(c) Both (1) and (II)

3. A cell of Emf 1.5 V, internal resistance 1 Ω is connected to the resistors of 4 2

and 20 Ω in series.

The P.D. across 4 2 and 20 Ω resistor is:

(a) 1.50 V, 0.50 V

(b) 0.24 V, 1.20 V

(c) 1.95 V, 1.50 V

(d) 2.25 V, 2.75 V

4. If the potential difference across a conductor is doubled, what happens to

the current through the conductor, assuming resistance is constant?

(a) It is halved

(b) It remains the same

(c) It is doubled

(d) It is tripled
Assertion - Reason Questions

Question no. 5 and 6 consist of two statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Answer these questions by selecting the appropriate option given below:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.

(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.

5. Assertion (A): In absence of electric potential, there is no current in metals.

Reason (R): Current is due to flow of electrons in a metallic body.

6. Assertion (A): Bending a wire does not affect its electrical resistance.

Reason (R): The resistance of a wire is inversely proportional to the resistivity

of the material.

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7. (A) Draw a closed circuit diagram consisting of a 0.5 m long nichrome wire
XY, an ammeter, a voltmeter, four cells of 1.5 V each and a plug key.

(B) Following graph was plotted between V and I values:

What would be the values of V|1 ratios when the potential difference is 0.8 V,
1.2 V and 1.6 V respectively? What conclusion do you draw from these values?

8. Calculate the total resistance across AB:

9. Three resistors of resistances 6.0 Ω, 2.0 Ω and 4.0 Ω respectively are joined
together as shown in the figure.

The resistors are connected to an ammeter and to a cell of emf 6.0 V. Calculate:

(A) The effective resistance of the circuit.

(B) The current drawn from the cell.

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10. (A) The given figure shows a battery having an emf of 9 V and internal
resistance r = 0.6 Ω. It is connected to three resistors A, B and C. Calculate the
current in each resistor.

(B) In the given diagram, three resistances 1 Ω, 2 Ω and 3 Ω are connected to a

cell of emf 2.0 V and internal resistance 0.5 Ω. Calculate the total resistance of
the circuit and the reading of the ammeter.
(C) A cell of emf 2 V and internal resistance 1.2 Ω is connected with an ammeter
of resistance 0.8 Ω and two resistors of 4.5 Ω and 9 Ω as shown in the diagram
below:

(i) What would be the reading on the ammeter?

(ii) What is the potential difference across the terminals of the cell?