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PART 1
CURRENT AND ELECTRICITY
1. The current through a metallic conductor is due to the motion of
A. free electrons B. protons
C. neutrons D. still under controversy. Answer: Option A
2. Resistance of a conductor depends upon
A. nature of conductor B. dimension of conductor
C. physical state of the conductor D. all of above
Answer: Option D
3. A wire having very high value of conductance is said to be
A. very good conductor B. moderately good conductor
C. an insulator D. no specific criterion available
Answer: Option A
4. A wire of uniform area of cross-section A length L and resistance R is cut into two parts.
Resistivity of each part
A. remains the same B. is doubled
C. is halved D. becomes zero. Answer: Option A
5. Production of heat due to an electric current flowing through a conductor is given by
A. Joule effect B. Joule Thomsons effect
C. Comptons effect D. Feed back effect. Answer: Option A
6. When same current passes for same time through a thick and thin wire
A. more heat is produced in thick wire B. more heat is produced in thin wire
C. no heat is produced in wire D. less heat is produced in thick wire. Answer: Option
B
7. Three equal resistors connected in series with a source of e m f together dissipate 10 W of
power each. What will be the power dissipated if the same resistors are connected in parallel across the
same source of e m f?
A. 40 W B. 90W
C. 100W D. 120W. Answer: Option B
8. One kilowatt hour is the amount of energy delivered during
A. one second B. one day
C. one minute D. one hour. Answer: Option D
9. Thermocouples convert
A. heat energy into electrical energy B. heat energy into light energy
C. heat energy into mechanical energy D. mechanical energy into heat energy.
Answer: Option A
10. How much heat does a 40 W bulb generates in one hour?
A. 144000J B. 144J
C. 1.44J D. 14J. Answer: Option A
11. An immersion heater of 400 watts kept on for 5 hours will consume electrical power of
A. 2KWh B. 20KWh
C. 6KWh D. 12KWh. Answer: Option A
12. Resistance of a super conductor is
A. finite B. infinite
C. zero D. changes with every conductor
Answer: Option C
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13. Resistance of an ideal insulator is
A. infinite B. zero
C. finite D. depends upon nature. Answer: Option A
14. Which one is the best material for making connecting wires?
A. iron B. tungsten
C. silver D. copper. Answer: Option D
15. Reciprocal of resistivity is called
A. resistance B. inductance
C. conductivity D. flexibility. Answer: Option C
16. When 2? 4? and 6? resistor are connected in parallel their resultant equivalent resistance will be
A. 12? B. 11/12?
C. 12/11? D. data is insufficient. Answer: Option C
17. Circuit which gives continuously varying potential is called
A. complex network B. wheat stone bridge
C. potential divider D. all of above. Answer: Option C
18. Internal resistance is the resistance offered by
A. source of e m f B. conductor
C. resistor D. capacitor. Answer: Option A
19. There are three bulbs of 60W 100W and 200W which bulb has thickest filament.
A. 100W B. 200W
C. 60W D. all. Answer: Option B
20. Three bulbs are rating 40W 60W and 100W designed to work on 220V mains. Which bulb will
burn most brightly if they are connected in series across 220 V mains?
A. 40 W bulb B. 60 W blub
C. 100 W blub D. all will burn equally brightly
Answer: Option A
21. The current in the circuit shown in figure - What will be the current in the circuit?
A. 1/45A B. 1/10A
C. 1/5A D. 5A. Answer: Option B
22. Resistance between points A and B in the circuit shown in figure is
A. 4? B. 6?
C. 10? D. 8? Answer: Option C
23. A neon flashlight cell with an emf of 1.5V gives a current of 15A when connected directly to an
ammeter of resistance 0.04?. Internal resistance of the cell is
A. 0.0004? B. 0.06?
C. 0.10? D. 0.13? Answer: Option B
24. Resistance of a wire on increasing its temperature will
A. increase with rise in temperature B. decrease with rise in temperature
C. will remain same D. depends upon altitude of experimentation. Answer: Option A
25. Specific resistance of a wire
A. will depend on its length B. will depend on its radius
C. will depend on the type of material of the wire D. will depend on none of the above.
Answer: Option C
26. An electric iron is marked 20 volts 500W. The units consumed by it in using if for 24 hours will be
A. 12 B. 24
C. 5 D. 1100. Answer: Option A
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27. In the following figure, the terminal potential is
A. zero B. 2V
C. 12V D. 36V. Answer: Option A
28. In liquids and gases the current is due to the motion is
A. negative charges B. positive charges
C. both negative and positive charges D. neutral particles
Answer: Option C
29. If 1 ampere current flows through 2m long conductor the charge flow through it in 1 hour will be
A. 3600C B. 7200C
C. 1C D. 2C. Answer: Option A
30. The graphical representation of Ohms law is
A. hyperbola B. ellipse
C. parabola D. straight line. Answer: Option D
32. Which one of the following materials is useful for making bulb filaments?
A. constantan B. nichrome
C. copper D. tungsten. Answer: Option A
33. The resistance of a conductor at absolute zero (OK) is
A. zero almost B. infinite almost
C. no prediction at all D. may increase or decrease
Answer: Option A
34. Why should a resistance be introduced in a circuit in series deliberately?
A. to increase current B. to decrease current
C. to control current D. just to give a good look to circuit
Answer: Option B
35. Electrical energy is measured in
A. watt B. horse power
C. kilo watt D. kilowatt hour. Answer: Option D
36. All electrical appliances are connected in parallel to each other between the main line and
neutral wire to get
A. same current B. same current and potential difference
C. different current but same potential difference D. different current and potential
differences. Answer: Option C
37. Electrical energy is converted to heat at the rate of
A. IRt B. I2R
C. I2Rt D. VIt Answer: Option B
38. Which one of the following bulbs has the least resistance?
A. 100 watt B. 200 watt
C. 300 watt D. 60 watt. Answer: Option C
39. A fuse is placed in series with the cireuit to protect against
A. high power B. high voltage
C. high current D. over heating. Answer: Option D
40. Terminal potential difference of a battery is greater than its emf when
A. the internal resistance of battery is infinite B. the internal resistance of battery is zero
C. the battery is charged D. the battery is discharged
Answer: Option C
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PART 2
ELECTROMAGNETISM

1. Magnetic force acting on a unit positive charge moving perpendicular to the magnetic field with
a unit velocity is called
A. magnetic flux B. magnetic field intensity
C. magnetic induction D. self inductance. Answer: Option C
2. A current carrying conductor is placed in a uniform magnetic field parallel to it. The magnetic
force experienced by the conductor is
A. F=1/B B. F=1/Bsin?
C. F/0 D. F=1/Bcos? Answer: Option C
3. What is the value of the current in a wire of 10cm long at the right angle to a uniform magnetic
field of 0.5 Weber/m2 when the force acting on the wire is 5N?
A. 1A B. 10A
C. 100A D. 1000A. Answer: Option C
4. When a particle of charge q and mass m enters into a uniform magnetic field B moving with a
velocity v perpendicular to the direction for the field it describes a circular path of radius
A. R=qB/mV B. R=mV/qB
C. R=qmV/B D. R=qmB/V. Answer: Option B
5. When a particle of charge q and mass m enters the uniform magnetic field B moving with
velocity v perpendicular to the direction of the field the time required by a charged particle to make a
complete revolution in a magnetic field is given by
A. T=
Answer: Option B
6. Two parallel wires carrying currents in the opposite directions
A. repel each other B. attract each other
C. have no effect upon each other D. they cancel out their Answer: Option A
7. A magnetic compass will be deflected if it is kept near a
A. charge in motion B. charge at rest
C. both D. none. Answer: Option A
8. A magnetic field
A. always exerts a force on a charged particle B. never exerts a force on a charged
particles
C. exerts a force if the charged particle is moving in the direction of the magnetic field lines
D. exerts a force if the charged particle is moving perpendicular to the magnetic field lines.
Answer: Option D
9. A moving coil galvanometer of resistance 100? gives half scale deflection for a current of 20mA.
What will be the potential difference across it?
A. 4 volt B. 5 volt
C. 2 volt D. 0.4 volt. Answer: Option C
10. Which one of the following material is most suitable for making core of an electromagnet?
A. air B. steel
C. Cu-Ni alloy D. soft iron. Answer: Option D
11. The magnetic force experienced by a charge particle moving in a magnetic field will be minimum
when it moves
A. perpendicular to the field B. parallel to the field
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C. inclined parallel to the field D. at an angle of 45?
Answer: Option B
12. The relationship between Tesla and smaller unit Gauss of magnetic induction is given by
A. 1T = 103 G B. 1T = 10-4 G
C. 1T = 10-2 G D. 1T = 104 G. Answer: Option D
13. If the plane of the rectangular coil is parallel to the magnetic field (i.e radial magnetic field) the
torque on the coil is
A. ? = NIAB cos? B. ? = NIAB sin?
C. ? = NIAB tan? D. ? = NIAB. Answer: Option D
14. SI unit of flux density is
A. NA-1m-1 B. NAm-1
C. NmA-1 D. NmA-2. Answer: Option A
15. Magnetic flux and flux density are related by
A. magnetic flux = flux density / area B. magnetic flux = flux density x area
C. flux density = magnetic flux area D. flux density = magnetic flux x area.
Answer: Option B
16. The standard vector symbol for flux density is
A. M B. L
C. H D. B. Answer: Option D
17. The charged particle enters the uniform magnetic field in such a way that its initial velocity is not
perpendicular to the field the orbit will be
A. a circle B. a spiral
C. an ellipse D. helix. Answer: Option D
18. An electron enters a region where the electric field E is perpendicular to the magnetic field B. It
will suffer no deflection if
A. E = BeV B. B = eE/V
C. E = BV D. E = BeV/2. Answer: Option C
19. Value of permeability of tree space in SI units is
A. 4?x10-9 WbA-1m-1 B. 4?x10-7 WbA-1m-1
C. 4?x10-10 WbA-1m-1 D. 4?x10-8 WbA-1m-1
Answer: Option B
20. The magnetic field strength of solenoid is
A. B = ??NI B. B = ??N/I
C. B = ??nI D. both (b) and (c). Answer: Option D
21. An instrument which can measure potential without drawing any current is
A. voltmeter B. galvanometer
C. cathode ray oscilloscope (CRO) D. ammeter
Answer: Option C
22. The deflection for 50 division of galvanometer is decreased to 25 divisions by shunt resistance of
12?. Galvanometer resistance is
A. 18? B. 30?
C. 24? D. 12? Answer: Option D
23. When the coil of the galvanometer is in equilibrium then the deflecting couple is
A. zero B. equal to the restoring couple
C. greater than the restoring couple D. smaller than the restoring couple. Answer:
Option B
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24. The sensitivity of a galvanometer is given by
A. C/BAN B. CAN/B
C. BAN/C D. ABC/N. Answer: Option A
25. Which one of the following is not an electromechanical instrument?
A. galvanometer B. voltmeter
C. ammeter D. AC transformer and DC generator
Answer: Option D
26. Minimum current required to produce a deflection of 1 mm on a scale at a distance of 1 meter is
A. 0.1 A B. 1:00 AM
C. current sensitivity D. 1 m A. Answer: Option C
27. In a multi range ammeter as the range increases
A. shunt value decreases B. shunt value increases
C. shunt value remains the same D. none of the above
Answer: Option A
28. While measuring the unknown resistance the help of slide wire bridge a greatest accuracy can
be achieved when
A. a most sensitive galvanometer is used B. a steady voltage cell is used
C. the balance point is close to the middle of the wire D. a high resistance box is used in
one of its gap. Answer: Option C
29. A sensitive galvanometer gives full-scale deflection with 100 mV. If the resistance of the
galvanometer is 50? the maximum current that can flow through safely is
A. 2.0 mA B. 20 mA
C. 200 mA D. 0.2 mA. Answer: Option A
30. An ammeter measures the total current flowing through a circuit when it is connected
A. in series with the circuit B. in parallel with circuit
C. in series with any of the parallel resistances in the circuit D. in parallel with any of
the series resistances in the circuit
Answer: Option A
31. Coil of a galvanometer is suspended in a radial magnetic field so that the deflecting torque on
the coil is always
A. BINA cosa B. BINA sina
C. BINA tana D. BINA. Answer: Option D
32. A galvanometer basically is an instrument used to
A. detect current in a circuit B. measure current flowing through a circuit
C. measure voltage across a circuit D. measure potential difference between two
points in a circuit. Answer: Option A
33. The effective way to increase the sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer is to
A. use a very long and fine suspension B. use a coil of very large area
C. use a coil with very large number of turns D. use a very strong magnetic field.
Answer: Option D
34. A wheat stone bridge is said to be balanced when
A. maximum current flows through the galvanometer branch B. minimum current flows
through the galvanometer branch
C. potential difference across galvanometer branch is maximum D. potential difference
across galvanometer branch is zero. Answer: Option D
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35. When an electron moving with a uniform speed in a vacuum enters a magnetic field in a
direction perpendicular to the field the subsequent path of the electron is
A. a straight line parallel to the field B. a parabola in a plane perpendicular to the field
C. a circle in a plane perpendicular to the field D. a straight line along its initial direction.
Answer: Option C
36. A particle of mass m charge q and speed V enters a uniform magnetic radius r. The radius r of
the circle is
A. independent mass m B. directly proportional to m
C. directly proportional to q D. directly proportional to B
Answer: Option B
37. Galvanometer is a very sensitive device with
A. very low damping B. very high damping
C. no damping at all D. radial field disintegration
Answer: Option A
38. Which one of the following methods would be able to increase the sensitivity of a moving coil
galvanometer ?
A. connect a shunt across the coil B. use a coil of smaller cross sectional area
C. use a coil having less number of turns D. use spiral springs whose force constant is small.
Answer: Option D
39. Heating a magnet will
A. weaken it B. strengthen it
C. reverse its polarity D. demagnetize it completely
Answer: Option A
40. If a current carrying solenoid is suspended freely it will
A. be rotating B. come to rest in N-S direction
C. vibrating like galvanometer needle D. comes to rest after rotation. Answer: Option B
PART 3
ELECTRO MAGNETIC INDUCTION
1. The practical illustration of the phenomenon of mutual induction is
A. A.C generator B. D.C dynamo
C. induction coil D. transformer. Answer: Option D
2. Weber is the unit of
A. Magnetic field intensity B. magnetic induction
C. magnetic flux D. self-inductance. Answer: Option C
3. Current produced by moving the loop of wire across a magnetic field is called
A. A.C current B. D.C current
C. induced current D. mean square current. Answer: Option C
4. emf induced in a circuit according to Faradays law depends on the
A. maximum magnetic flux B. rate of change of magnetic flux
C. change in magnetic flux D. initial magnetic flux
Answer: Option B
5. cmf generated by A.C dynamo depends upon
A. number of turns in the coil B. magnetic field strength
C. frequency of rotation D. all of above. Answer: Option D
6. An alternating current or voltage
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C. changes its direction again and again D. changes its magnitude continuously and
reverses its direction of flow after regularly recurring intervals. Answer: Option D
7. A dynamo converts
A. mechanical energy into electrical energy B. electrical energy into mechanical
energy
C. magnetic energy into mechanical energy D. magnetic energy into electrical energy.
Answer: Option A
8. Which one of the following functions like a motor?
A. galvanometer B. ammeter
C. voltmeter D. all of above. Answer: Option D
9. A.C cannot be used for
A. producing heat B. producing light
C. magnetizing and electroplating D. all the above. Answer: Option C
10. Which of the following works on torque on the current carrying conductor placed in magnetic
field.
A. galvanometer B. ammeter
C. voltmeter D. all of the above. Answer: Option D
11. Self inductance of a coil depends upon
A. current flowing B. number of turns per unit length
C. voltage produce D. all. Answer: Option D
12. If the coil is wound on an iron core the flux through it will
A. decrease B. become zero
C. remain the same D. increase. Answer: Option D
13. Energy stored in a magnetic field is given by
A. LI2 B. L2I/2
C. LI2/2 D. IL2. Answer: Option C
14. Inductors acts as a short circuit for
A. AC B. DC
C. Both (a) and (b) D. none of these. Answer: Option B
15. For electroplating we use
A. A D.C source B. an A.C source
C. any source D. all of the above. Answer: Option A
16. Which of the following uses electric energy and does not convert it into any other form?
A. transformer B. motor
C. D.C generator D. A.C generator. Answer: Option A
17. The only difference between construction of D.C generator and A.C generator is that of
A. carbon brushes B. coil
C. commutator D. magnetic field. Answer: Option C
18. A.C and D.C have the same
A. effect in charging a capacitor B. effect in charging a battery
C. effect while passing through an inductance D. heating effect through a resistance.
Answer: Option D
19. If the secondary coil has Ns turns and the primary Np turns the relation between secondary and
primary voltages is given by
A. Vs/Vp = Np/Ns B. Vs/Vp = Ns/Np
C. Vp/Vs = Ns/Np D. Vp/Vs = Np/Ns. Answer: Option B
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20. Power loss in actual transformer is due to
A. Small output B. Eddy currents and magnetic hysterias
C. Soft iron core D. Back emf. Answer: Option B
21. A metal rod of 25 cm length is moving at a speed of 0.5/sec in direction perpendicular to 0.25T
magnetic field. Emf produced in the rod is
A. 0 volt B. 3.125 volt
C. 31.25 volt D. 0.03125 volt. Answer: Option D
22. The emf induced in a coil by a changing magnetic flux may have unit as
A. ms-1A B. ms-2A-1
C. kgms2A-1 D. kgm2s-1A-1. Answer: Option D
23. A coil of wire is arranged with its plan perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field o flux density B.
when the radius of the coil increases from r1 to r2 in time ?t then what is the emf induced in the coil?
A. ?B/r22-r12/?t B. ?B(r2-r1)2/?t
C. ?B(r22-r12)/?t D. ?B(r22+r12)/?t. Answer: Option C
24. The emf induced in a conductor of unit length moving with unit velocity at right angles to a
magnetic field is equal to
A. Magnetic flux density B. Torque
C. Mutual induction D. Motional emf. Answer: Option A
25. The self-inductance of a solenoid is increased when a soft iron core is inserted into it. This is
because the soft iron core
A. Decreases the resistance of the solenoid B. Reduces the effect of eddy current
C. Improves the flux linkage between the turns of the coil D. Increases the mutual
inductance between the solenoid and the core. Answer: Option C
26. A small coil lies inside a large coil. The two coils are horizontal concentric and carry currents in
opposite directions. The large coil will experience
A. A torque about horizontal axis B. A torque about vertical axis
C. An upward force along the axis D. No resultant force
Answer: Option D
27. An aeroplane of wingspan 10m flies from the equator towards the North Pole. The wings are
perpendicular to the vertical component of the earths magnetic field (B = 4x10-5T). At maximum speed
an emf of 96mV is induced across the wing tips. The maximum speed of the aeroplane is
A. 150msec-1 B. 384msec-1
C. 38.4msec-1 D. 200msec-1. Answer: Option B
28. A.C can not be used for
A. producing heat B. producing light
C. Magnetizing iron D. Producing magnetic field
Answer: Option C
29. Non inductive resistances are used in decreasing
A. Mutual inductance B. Self inductance
C. Magnetic fields D. Heating effect. Answer: Option B
30. Magnetic compass needle will be deflecting if it is kept near
A. Static charge B. Soft iron
C. Semi-conductor D. Accelerating charge. Answer: Option D
31. The alternating current has frequency of 106 Hz in such a way that time period for completion of
cycle is
A. 1?s B. 1.5?s. C. 106sec D. 1sec. Answer: Option A
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32. Long distance transmission is easy for
A. D.C voltage B. A.C voltage
C. Half A.C voltage D. Half D.C voltage. Answer: Option B
33. Which one of the following devices does not function like an electric motor?
A. Galvanometer B. Ammeter
C. Voltmeter D. Transformer. Answer: Option D
34. The out put voltage of a transformer is 3 times the input voltage then turns ratio will be
A. 3-Jan B. 3
C. 1 D. 6. Answer: Option B
35. For long distance transmission the transformer used is
A. Step down B. Input voltage and output voltage remain same
C. Step up D. Amplifier is used. Answer: Option C
36. Self inductance of a long solenoid is
A. ??n2?A B. ??n2A/?
C. ??N2?A D. BA. Answer: Option A
37. An electric current induced within the body of a conductor when that conductor either moves
through a non uniform magnetic field or in a region where there is a change in magnetic flux is called
A. Induced current B. Eddy current
C. Back emf D. None of the above. Answer: Option B
38. Lagging of changes in the magnetization of a substance behind changes in the magnetic field as
the magnetic field is varied is known as magnetic
A. Retaintivity B. Permeability
C. Flux D. Hysteresis. Answer: Option D
39. Transformer works on the principle of
A. Lenzs law B. Faradays law
C. Mutual induction D. Law of conservation of power
Answer: Option C
40. When the motor is at its maximum speed then back emf will be
A. Maximum B. Zero
C. Intermediate values D. No back emf. Answer: Option A

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