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Chapter 17

Current Electricity

ASSIGNMENT

Single Choice Type Questions

1. In the situation shown each cell has e.m.f. 4 V and internal resistance 1 Ω. The maximum power that can be
delivered to the variable load resistance R is

(1) 64 W (2) 32 W
(3) 128 W (4) 16 W
2. In the situation shown, the currents through 3Ω and 2Ω resistances are in the ratio
1Ω 2Ω

3Ω
i i

4Ω 5Ω
(1) 3 : 2 (2) 7 : 4
(3) 4 : 3 (4) 3 : 1
3. The potential difference between A and B in the following situation is
2Ω 10 V 1 Ω 5V 3A
B
C
A 5A
5Ω 4Ω

4A

D E
(1) 12 V (2) 7 V
(3) 20 V (4) 14 V
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4. An ammeter and a milliammeter are converted from identical galvanometers. Which one has smaller
resistance?

(1) Ammeter

(2) Milliammeter

(3) Both have equal resistances

(4) The resistance of ammeter may be more than or equal to that of milliammeter depending upon its range.

5. A voltmeter has resistance 2000 Ω and range 0-5 V. For increasing its range upto 20 V, a resistance of

(1) 8000 Ω should be connected in series (2) 6000 Ω should be connected in series

(3) 8000 Ω should be connected in parallel (4) 6000 Ω should be connected in parallel

6. In the circuit shown, the current drawn by the cell is

3Ω 4Ω

1Ω 10 V 5Ω

2Ω 3Ω

(1) 1.2 A (2) 2.5 A

(3) 0.6 A (4) 3.8 A

7. Two electric bulbs A and B rated 200 V~100 W and 200 V~60 W are connected in series to a 200 V line. Then
the potential drop across

(1) Each bulb is 200 V

(2) 100 W bulb is greater than that across 60 W bulb

(3) 100 W bulb is smaller than that across 60 W bulb

(4) Each bulb is 100 V

8. Two bulbs A and B are connected as shown. When switch ‘S’ is closed then which of them will fuse?

(100 V ~ 50 W) (100 V ~ 40 W)
A B

200 V S

(1) Bulb A

(2) Bulb B

(3) Both A and B will fuse

(4) Neither A nor B will fuse

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9. A current i passes through a metal wire of length l, radius of cross-section r and conductivity σ. The rate of
heat generation is
2
i 2l  l 
(1) (2) i2  
σπr 2  σπr 2 

i 2 σl il 2
(3) (4)
πr 2 σπr 2

10. The power consumption by the circuit shown in figure at steady state is
5Ω 4Ω

3Ω
5Ω 4Ω

9V

(1) 18 W (2) 4.5 W

(3) 36 W (4) 9 W

11. The equivalent resistance between A and B in the situation shown is

10 Ω 10 Ω
10 Ω 10 Ω

A 10 Ω 10 Ω B
10 Ω 10 Ω
10 Ω 10 Ω

10 Ω

(1) 8 Ω (2) 16 Ω

(3) 28 Ω (4) 32 Ω

12. In the situation shown, the current in arm PQ will be

P Q

7A 2A

5A
(1) 1 A from P to Q

(2) 5 A from P to Q

(3) 7 A from P to Q

(4) 2 A from Q to P

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13. In the situation shown in figure, an ideal ammeter is connected across 7 Ω resistors. Select the correct
statement from the following
A
2Ω 7Ω

10 V
1Ω
(1) The current drawn by the battery is 1 A
(2) The currents through 2 Ω and 7 Ω are equal
(3) The rate of heat production in 7 Ω is less than that in 2 Ω
(4) Both (1) & (2)
14. Half part of a wire of resistance R is stretched to make it 1% longer and remaining half is stretched to make it
2% longer. The new resistance of the wire is nearly
(1) 1.04 R (2) 1.03 R
(3) 1.06 R (4) R
15. Combination of two identical capacitors, a resistor R and a dc voltage source of voltage 6 V is used in an
experiment on a (C – R) circuit. It is found that for a parallel combination of the capacitor the time in which the
voltage of the fully charged combination reduces to half its original voltage is 10 second. For series
combination, the time needed for reducing the voltage of the fully charged series combination by half is
(1) 2.5 second (2) 20 second
(3) 10 second (4) 5 second
16. If 400 Ω of resistance is made by adding four 100 Ω resistances of tolerance 5%, then the tolerance of the
combination is
(1) 15% (2) 20%
(3) 5% (4) 10%
17. Two electric bulbs marked 25 W - 220 V and 100 W - 220 V are connected in series to a 440 V are connected
in series to a 440V supply. Which of the bulbs will fuse?
(1) 100 W (2) 25 W
(3) Neither (4) Both
18. When 5 V potential difference is applied across a wire of length 10 cm, the drift speed of electrons are
2.5 × 10–4 m/s. If the electron density in the wire is 8 × 1028/m3, then resistivity of the material is close to
(1) 1.6 × 10–8 Ωm (2) 1.6 × 10–7 Ωm
(3) 1.6 × 10–6 Ωm (4) 1.6 × 10–5 Ωm
19. A piece of conducting wire of resistance R is cut into 2n equal parts. Half the parts are connected in series to
form a bundle and remaining half in parallel to form another bundle. Now these two bundles thus formed are
connected to give the maximum resistance. The maximum resistance of the combination is
1 
(1)
R

2
1+ 2 
n 
(2)
R
2
(
1 + n2 )
R  1
(3) (4) Rn + 
(
2 1+ n 2
)  n 

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Assertion-Reason Type Questions

This section contains 3 questions. Each question contains STATEMENT-1 (Assertion) and STATEMENT-2
(Reason). Each question has 4 choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
(1) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(2) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
(3) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(4) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True
20. STATEMENT-1 : In a chain of 50 bulbs connected in series, one bulb is taken out and remaining 49 bulbs are
again connected in series across the same supply then light gets decreased in the room.
and
STATEMENT-2 : More resistance in the circuit means lesser current drawn from source.
21. STATEMENT-1 : In a Meter Bridge experiment, null point for an unknown resistance is measured. Now, the
unknown resistance is put inside an enclosure maintained at a higher temperature. The null point can be
obtained at the same point as before by decreasing the value of the standard resistance.
and
STATEMENT-2 : Resistance of a metal increases with increase in temperature.
22. Statement-1 : The temperature dependence of resistance is usually given as R = R0(1 + α∆t). The resistance
of a wire changes from 100 Ω to 150 Ω when its temperature is increased from 27°C to 227°C. This implies
that α = 2.5 × 10–3/°C.
Statement-2 : R = R0(1 + α∆t) is valid only when the change in the temperature ∆T is small and
∆R = (R – R0) < < R0.

(1) Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is true; Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1
(2) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true; Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1
(3) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
(4) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false

Numerical Value Type Questions

24. In a meter bridge experiment S is a standard resistance. R is a resistance wire. It is found that balancing length
is l = 25 cm. If R is replaced by a wire of half length and half diameter that of R of same material, then the
balancing distance l′ (in cm) will now be _______.

R S

G
l

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25. An ideal cell of emf 10 V is connected in circuit shown in figure. Each resistance is 2 Ω. The potential difference
(in V) across the capacitor when it is fully charged is ______.

R1 C
R2 R5
R3

R4

10 V

26. A current of 6 A enters one corner P of an equilateral triangle PQR having 3 wires of resistance 2 Ω each and
leaves by the corner R. The current i1 in ampere is ______.

27. For the given electrical circuit in the figure, resistance ‘R’ is so adjusted so that maximum power dissipates
across ‘R’. Find the value of maximum power (in watt) dissipating across ‘R’.

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