REDUCIBLE TO SINGLE LOOP ASSIGNMENT – 2

1. The current i in the circuit (see figure) is :

i
2V
30 30

30

1 1 1 1
(A) A (B) A (C) A (D) A
45 15 10 5
2. If X, Y and Z in figure are identical lamps, which of the following changes to the brightness of the
lamps occur when switch S is closed?

Z
X S

(A) X stays the same, Y decreases (B) X increases, Y decreases

(C) X increases, Y stays the same (D) X decreases, Y increases
3. Consider the circuit shown in the figure

  
A

28V   4

B
  

(A) The current in the 5W resistor is 2A (B) The current in the 5W resistor is 1A
(C) The potential difference VA–VB is 7V (D) The potential difference VA–VB is 5V
4. In the circuit shown in figure–

A



B

 20 V

(A) Power supplied by the battery is 200 watt

(B) Current flowing in the circuit is 5 A
(C) Potential difference across 4 W resistance is equal to the potential difference across 6W
resistance
(D) Current in wire AB is zero
5. For the circuit shown in the figure the reading of the voltmeter will be......
12V

100  200 


200  V
6. The diagram shows a circuit with two identical resistors. The battery has a negligible internal
resistance.What will the effect on the ammeter and voltmeter be if the switch S is closed ?
S
V

R R

A
Column I Column II
(A) Ammeter reading (p) Increases
(B) Voltmeter reading (q) Decreases
(C) Equivalent resistance of circuit (r) Does not change
(D) Power dissipated across R in right branch (s) Becomes zero
Comprehension# (7 to 9)
For the circuit shown, answer the following questions
7. In which of the following case current shown by ammeter is maximum
S2 S4 S6

4R 5R 6R

S1 S3 S5

R 2R 3R

A
Ideal V0 R
ammeter
(A) S1, S2,S3 closed (B) S2, S4,S5 closed
(C) S1,S3,S5 closed (D) S2, S3,S4 closed
8. Say switches S1,S2 and so on upto S6 are closed at regular intervals of 1minute starting from t=0.
The graph of current versus time is best represented as –

(A) (B)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
t(minute) t(minute)

i i

(C) (D)
0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
t(minute) t(minute)
9. Ratio of power developed by battery when all switches are closed to that when all switches are
open–
2 2
37 7  37   7 
(A) (B) (C)   (D)  
7 37  7   37 
10. Find the current I & voltage V in the circuit shown.
 7
60V
7


I V
0.4

8
20V 

 10

11. Find current in the branch CD of the circuit (in ampere).

B
 
D
A 

C

30V

12. Find the resistor in which maximum heat will be produced.

5 5

6
4

2

13. In the circuit shown in figure the reading of ammeter is the same with both switches open as with
both closed. Then find the resistance R. (ammeter is ideal).
100
A

R
50

+
300 1.5V
14. In given circuit determine

(a) Equivalent resistance (Including internal resistance).

(b) Current i, i1, i2 and i3
(c) Potential difference across battery and each resistance
(d) The rate at which the chemical energy of the cell is consumed
(e) The rate at which heat is generated inside the battery
(f) Electric power output
(g) Which resistance consumes maximum power ?
(h) Power dissipated across 4 resistance
15. As shown in figure a variable rheostat of 2 k is used to control the potential difference
across 500 ohm load. (i) If the resistance AB is 500 , what is the potential difference across
the load ? (ii) If the load is removed, what should be the resistance at BC to get 40 volt
between B and C ?

16. Find the currents through the three resistors shown in figure

17. In the ladder network shown, current through the resistor 3  is 0.25 A. The input voltage
‘V’ is equal to

15
(A) 10 V (B) 20 V (C) 5 V (D) V
2
18. The current i in the circuit of figure is -

1 1 1 1
(A) amp. (B) amp. (C) amp. (D) amp.
45 15 10 5
19. The current through the ammeter shown in figure is 1 A. If each of the 4 resistor is replaced
by 2 resistor, the current in circuit will become nearly :

10 5 9 5
(A) A (B) (C) A (D) A
9 4 8 8
20. In the figure shown the current flowing through 2 R is :

(A) from left to right (B) from right to left

(C) no current (D) None of these
21. The resistance of the rheostat shown in figure is 30 . Neglecting the ammeter resistance, the
ratio of minimum and maximum currents through the ammeter, as the rheostat is varied, will be :

2 83
(A) (B)
5 15

9 19
(C) (D)
43 43
22. In the circuit shown in figure

(A) power supplied by the battery is 200 watt

(B) current flowing in the circuit is 5 A
(C) potential difference across 4  resistance is equal to the potential difference across 6 resistance
(D) current in wire AB is zero
23. In the circuit shown, the cell has emf = 10 V and internal resistance = 1 

(A) The current through the 3 resistor is 1 A.

(B) The current though the 3  resistor is 0.5 A
(C) The current through the 4resistor is 0.5 A.
(D) The current through the 4 resistor is 0.25 A
 ANSWER KEY

1. (B)
2. (C,B)
3. (A,C)
4. (A,C)
5. 9V
6. (A) p (B) p (C) q (D) q,s
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. I = 2.5 A, V=3.5 volt
11. 15A
12. 4
13. 600
14. (a) R = 3 
1 1
(b) i = 2A, i1 = A, i2 = 1A, i3 = A
2 2
(c) V = 4V in each (d) 12 W
(e) 4W (f) 8 W
(g) 4 (h) 4W
150
15. (i) = 21.43 V, (ii) 1600 
7
16. zero in the upper 4  resistor and 0.2 A in the rest two.
17. (B)
18. (C)
19. (A)
20. (B)
21. (A)
22. (A), (C)
23. (A), (D)