THE INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL, DUBAI

PHYSICS PRACTICE PAPER

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETIC EFFECT OF ELECTRIC CURRENT
GRADE 10
1. Which of the following pattern correctly describes the magnetic field around a long
straight wire carrying current?
(a) straight lines perpendicular to the wire.
(b) straight lines parallel to the wire.
(c) radial lines originating from the wire.
(d) concentric circles centred around the wire.
2.
Plastic insulation surrounds a wire
having diameter d and length l as shown
above. A decrease in the resistance of the
wire would be produced by an increase in
the:
(a) length l of the wire
(b) diameter d of the wire
(c) temperature of the wire
(d) thickness of the plastic insulation
DIRECTIONS for the question 3 to 4: In each of the questions given below,
there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark
your answer as per the codes provided 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.
3. Assertion: On freely suspending a current – carrying solenoid, it comes to rest in
Geographical N-S direction.
Reason : One end of current carrying straight solenoid behaves as a North pole
and the other end as a South pole, just like a bar magnet.
4. Assertion : A compass needle is placed near a current carrying wire. The
deflection of the compass needle decreases when the magnitude of the current in
the wire is increased.
Reason : The strength of a magnetic field at a point near the conductor increases
on increasing the current.
5. Assertion (A) : A straight wire carries current in the vertically upwards
.Magnetic field lines around it are concentric circles in horizontal plane in an
anticlockwise direction.
Reason (R) : Direction of magnetic field is given by right hand thumb rule .
6. Assertion (A) : The end of a solenoid where current apperars to flow clockwise
behaves as a magnetic south pole .
Reason (R) : Direction of magnetic field associated with a current carrying
conductor /coil is found by applying is found by applying right hand thumb rule.

7. Assertion (A): Two bulbs A and B are rated as 100W,220V, and 40W,220V
respectively. Resistance of bulb A is more than that of bulb B.
 Reason (R ): For a given potential difference the power consumed in a resistor is
inversely proportional to its resistance.
8. Assertion (A): Alloys are commonly used is electrical heating devices like
electric iron and heater.
Reason (R): Resistivity of an alloy is generally higher than that of its
constituent metals but the alloy has lower melting point then their constituent
metals.
9. A piece of wire of resistance R is cut into three equal parts. These parts are then
connected in parallel. If the equivalent resistance of this parallel combination is
R1, what is the value of the ratio R1 : R?
10. Read the following and answer the questions from 6(i) to 6(v).
A solenoid is a long helical coil of wire through which a current is run to
create a magnetic field. The magnetic field of the solenoid is the
superposition of the fields due to the current through each coil. It is
nearly uniform inside the solenoid and close to zero outside and is like
the field of a bar magnet having a north pole at one end and a south pole
at the other depending upon the direction of current flow. The magnetic
field produced in the solenoid is dependent on a few factors such as, the
current in the coil, number of turns per unit length etc. The following
graph is obtained by a researcher while doing an experiment to see the
variation of the magnetic field with respect to the current in the solenoid.
The unit of magnetic field as given in the graph attached is in milli-Tesla
(mT) and the current is given in Ampere.

i. What type of energy conversion is observed in a linear solenoid?

a. Mechanical to Magnetic
b. Electrical to Magnetic
c. Electrical to Mechanical
d. Magnetic to Mechanical
ii. What will happen if a soft iron bar is placed inside the solenoid?
a. The bar will be electrocuted resulting in short-circuit.
b. The bar will be magnetised as long as there is current in the circuit.
c. The bar will be magnetised permanently.
 d. The bar will not be affected by any means.
iii. The magnetic field lines produced inside the solenoid are similar to that of …
a. a bar magnet 10
b. a straight current carrying conductor
c. a circular current carrying loop
d. electromagnet of any shape
iv. After analysing the graph a student writes the following statements.
I. The magnetic field produced by the solenoid is inversely proportional to the
current.
II. The magnetic field produced by the solenoid is directly proportional to the
current.
III. The magnetic field produced by the solenoid is directly proportional to square
of the current.
IV. The magnetic field produced by the solenoid is independent of the current.
Choose from the following which of the following would be the correct statement(s).
a. Only IV
b. I and III and IV
c. I and II
d. Only II
v. From the graph deduce which of the following statements is correct.
a. For a current of 0.8A the magnetic field is 13 mT
b. For larger currents, the magnetic field increases non-linearly.
c. For a current of 0.8A the magnetic field is 1.3 mT
d. There is not enough information to find the magnetic field corresponding to 0.8A
current.
11. A student has two resistors- 2 Ω and 3 Ω. She has to put one of them in place of R2
as shown in the circuit. The current that she needs in the entire circuit is exactly
9A. Show by calculation which of the two resistors she should choose.

12. In the given circuit, A, B, C and D are four lamps connected with a battery of 60V.
 Analyse the circuit to answer the following questions.
(i) What kind of combination are the lamps arranged in (series or parallel)?
(ii) Explain with reference to your above answer, what are the advantages (any
two) of this combination of lamps?
(iii) Explain with proper calculations which lamp glows the brightest?
(iv) Find out the total resistance of the circuit.

13. PQ is a current carrying conductor in the plane of the paper

as shown in the figure below.

(i) Find the directions of the magnetic fields produced by it at

points R and S?
(ii) Given r1> r2, where will the strength of the magnetic field
be larger? Give reasons.
(iii) If the polarity of the battery connected to the wire is
reversed, how would the direction of the magnetic field be
changed?
(iv) Explain the rule that is used to find the direction of the
magnetic field for a straight current carrying conductor.
14. A circuit contains a battery, a variable resistor and a solenoid. The figure below
shows the magnetic field pattern produced by the current in the solenoid.

a. State how the magnetic field pattern indicates regions where the magnetic field
is stronger.
b. What happens to the magnetic field when the current in the circuit is reversed?
15. (i) State the law that explains the heating effect of current with respect to the
measurable properties in an electrical circuit.
(ii) List the factors on which the resistance of a conductor depends.
16.

In the above circuit, if the current reading in the ammeter A is 2A, what would be
the value of R1?
17.

Calculate the total resistance of the circuit and find the total current in the circuit.
18.

Vinita and Ahmed demonstrated a circuit that operates the two headlights and
the two sidelights of a car, in their school exhibition. Based on their demonstrated
circuit, answer the following questions.
(i) State what happens when switch A is connected to
a) Position 2
b) Position 3
(ii) Find the potential difference across each lamp when lit.
(iii) Calculate the current
a) in each 12 Ω lamp when lit.
b) In each 4 Ω lamp when lit.
(iv) Show, with calculations, which type of lamp, 4.0 Ω or 12 Ω, has the higher
power.
19. A student fixes a white sheet of paper on a drawing board. He places a bar magnet
in the centre and sprinkles some iron filings uniformly around the bar magnet.
Then he taps gently and observes that iron filings arrange themselves in a certain
pattern.
(a) Why do iron filings arrange themselves in a particular pattern?
(b) Which physical quantity is indicated by the pattern of field lines around the
bar magnet?
(c) State any two properties of magnetic field lines.
OR
A compass needle is placed near a current carrying wire. State your observations
for the following cases and give reasons for the same in each case-
(a) Magnitude of electric current in wire is increased.
(b) The compass needle is displaced away from the wire.
20.

The electric circuit (above figure) in a clothes dryer contains two heaters X and Y
in parallel. The above figure shows the circuit connected to a 230 V power supply.
When both switches are closed, the current in X is 3.5 A.
Analyse the circuit given above and answer the following questions.
(i) Calculate the power developed in heater X.
(ii) If the resistance of X is double that of Y calculate the current in heater Y.
21.

The above figure shows two resistors X and Y connected in series to a battery. The
power dissipated for this combination is P1. When these resistors are connected in
parallel to the same battery then the power dissipated is given by P2. Find out the
ratio 𝑃1/P2.

22. (i)We have four resistors A, B, C and D of resistance 3 Ω, 6 Ω ,9 Ω and 12 Ω

respectively. Find out the lowest resistance which can be obtained by combining
these four resistors.
(ii). You are given 2 fuse wires A and B with current ratings 2A and 5A
respectively. Justify with reason which of the two would you use with a 1000W,
220V room heater?
23.

As shown in the figure above A and B are two lamps. Lamp A is rated at 12 V,
24W. Lamp B is rated at 6.0 V. When lamp B operates at its rated voltage, the
current in it is 3.0 A. The values of R1 and R2 are chosen so that both lamps
operate at their rated voltages. Based on the information given, answer the
following.
(i) Calculate the current in Lamp A.
 (ii) State and give reason for the reading of the Voltmeter.
(iii) Calculate the resistance of R2.
(iv)Find the value of the resistance R1.
24.

The above circuit is a part of an electrical device. Use the information given in the
question to calculate the following.
(i) Potential Difference across R2.
(ii) Value of the resistance R2.
(iii) Value of resistance R1