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Extra Practice Module

Chapter: - Current Electricity
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1. In the presence of an applied electric field (E ) in a metallic conductor.
(A) The electrons move in the direction of E 
(B) The electrons move in a direction opposite to E
(C) The electrons
 may move in any direction randomly, but slowly drift in the
direction of E . 
(D) The electrons move randomly but slowly drift in a direction opposite to E .

2. The cross section area and length of a cylindrical conductor are A and 
respectively is connected with a voltage source V0. The conductivity varies as, 

= 0 where x (0 < x <  ) is the distance along the axis of the cylinder from one
x
of its end as shown in the figure. Choose the correct option :
(A) The electric resistance of cylinder along its axis is

20 A
V0 0 A
(B) The electric current in the wire will be
2
2V0 0
(C) The current density in the wire will be V0

(D) The electric field in the wire at x in cylinder will be
2V0
x
2

3. An electric current passes through non uniform cross-sectional wire made of

homogeneous and isotropic material. If the jA and jB be the current densities and
EA and EB be the electric field intensities at A and B respectively, then

b
a
A
B

(A) jA > jB ; EA > EB (B) jA > jB ; EA < EB

(C) jA < jB ; EA > EB (D) jA < jB ; EA < EB

4. All resistances in the diagram are in ohms. Find the effective resistance between
the points A and B.
Q 3 R

3
3
P 6 6 S
6
3 3

A 3 B

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5. Find the equivalent resistance of the circuit given in the figure between the
following point:

(i) A and B (ii) C and D (iii) E and F (iv) A and F (v) A and C

6. An infinite ladder network of resistance is constructed with 1  and 2 

resistance, as shown in figure.

(i) Find the effective resistance between A and B ?

(ii) What is the current that passes through the 2  resistance nearest to the
battery?

7. The equivalent resistance between A and B will be (in  )

(A) 2/7 (B) 8 (C) 4/3 (D) 7/3

8. In the following question find the resistance between points 1 and 3, Assuming
the resistance of each edge to be R.

3 5 3 6
(A) R (B) R (C) R (D) R
4 6 5 5

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

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10. In the figure shown the current flowing through 2R is:

(A) from left to right (B) from right to left (C) no current (D) None of these

11. Find the current through the 10  resistor shown in the figure

(A) zero (B) 1 A (C) 2A (D) 5 A

12. 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

13. A battery of internal resistance 4  is connected to the network of resistance as

shown. In the order that the maximum power can be delivered to the network, the
value of R in ohm should be :

(A) 4/9 (B) 2 (C) 8/3 (D) 18

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14. Two cells of e.m.f. 10 V & 15 V are connected in parallel to each other between
points A & B. The cell of e.m.f. 10 V is ideal but the cell of e.m.f. 15 V has internal
resistance 1  . The equivalent e.m.f. between A and B is :

25
(A) V (B) not defined (C) 15 V (D) 10 V
2

15. 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

16. 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

17. For what value of R in circuit, current through 4 resistance is zero.

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18. Find the current through 2/3  resistance in the figure shown.

19. A prism is made of wire mesh with each side having equal resistance R. A
battery of 6 V and zero resistance is connected across E and F as shown in the
figure. The current in the branch AD, if R is equal to 5 is
E

A B

D C

(A) 0.6A (B) 0.8 A (C) 0.4 A (D) 2 A

20. Determine the resistance in ohm is to be connected across a, b in given circuit to

dissipate maximum power through it.
3 2
a
6
3

+ +
5V - 5V -
b

21. Calculate the ratio of magnitude of current in 3 resistance is to magnitude of

current in 4 resistance
2

1 2 1V
4 1

1 1V
2
1
1V

1V 2
1 1
3
1V 1V
4 12 

22. In the circuit shown, the current 2

8
I1 6
(A) I = 8 A
(B) I = 7 A I 4
8
12 

(C) I1 = 3.5 A
(D) I1 = 4 A S

28 V
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23. A galvanometer has a resistance of 30 ohm and a current of 2 mA is needed to give
a full scale deflection. What is the resistance needed and how is it to be connected
to convert the galvanometer.
(a) Into an ammeter of 0.3 ampere range?
(b) Into a voltmeter of 0.2 volt range?

24. A voltmeter of resistance 400  is used to measure the potential difference

across the 100  resistor in the circuit shown in the figure. (a) What will be the
reading of the voltmeter? (b) What was the potential difference across 100 
before the voltmeter was connected?

25. The ammeter shown in figure consists of a 480  coil connected in parallel to a
20  shunt. Find the reading of the ammeter.

50 40 50 73
(A) A (B) A (C) A (D) A
73 53 93 50

26. A galvanometer together with an unknown resistance in series is connected to

two identical batteries each of 1.5 V. When the batteries are connected in series,
the galvanometer records a current of 1A, and when the batteries are in parallel
the current is 0.6 A. What is the internal resistance of the battery?
2 2 1 3
(A) r =  (B) r =  (C) r =  (D) r = 
3 5 3 2

27. In the fig. the potentiometer wire AB of length L & resistance 9 r is joined to the
cell D of e.m.f.  and internal resistance r. The cell C's e.m.f. is  /2 and its
internal resistance is 2 r. The galvanometer G will show no deflection then find
length AJ.

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28. Figure shows a 2.0 V potentiometer used for the determination of internal
resistance of 1.5 V cell. The balance point of the cell without 9.5  in the
external circuit is 70 cm. When a resistor of 9.5  is used in the external circuit
of the cell, the balance point shifts to 60 cm length of the potentiometer wire.
Determine the internal resistance of the secondary cell.

29. Figure shows a metre bridge (which is nothing but a practical Wheatstone Bridge)
consisting of two resistors X and Y together in parallel with a metre long
constantan wire of uniform cross-section. With the help of a movable contact D,
one can change the ratio of the resistances of the two segments of the wire until
a sensitive galvanometer G connected across B and D shows no deflection. The
null point is found to be at a distance of 30 cm from the end A. The resistor Y is
shunted by a resistance of 12.0  and the null point is found to shift by a
distance of 10 cm. Determine the resistance of X and Y.

30. In the given circuit, no current is passing through the galvanometer. If the cross-
sectional diameter of the wire AB is doubled, then for null point of galvanometer,
the value of AC would be:

X
(A) 2 X (B) X (C) (D) None
2

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31. Three capacitors are connected with the source of electromotive force E as
shown in the figure. Heat Loss is

2C 2C
2C

1 3
(A) CE 2 (B) CE 2 (C) 3CE2 (D) 2CE2
2 2

32. In the circuit shown, when the switch is closed, the capacitor charges with a time
constant
C 2R

+ –
B

2RC 8RC
(A) RC (B) 2RC (C) (D)
3 3
33. In the circuit shown in figure the capacitors are initially uncharged. The current
through resistor PQ just after closing the switch is :

(A) 2A from P to Q (B) 2A from Q to P

(C) 6A from P to Q (D) zero
34. The time constant of the circuit shown is :

RC 3RC RC RC
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 5 3 4

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35. In steady state, find the charge on the capacitor in (  C) shown in figure.

i1 6 F i4 20

i2 i5
10 20

i3 2V

36. Refer to the circuit given below. Initially the switch S is in position 1 for 1.5 s.
Then the switch is changed to position 2. After a time t (measured from the
change over of the switch) the voltage across 5 k  resistance is found to be
about 1.226 volt. Then, t is
1
10k
S

2
10V 22F
5k

(A) 330 ms (B) 500 ms (C) 33 ms (D) data insufficient

37. A capacitor of capacitance C charged by battery at V volt and then disconnected.

At t = 0, it is connected to an uncharged capacitor of capacitance 2C through a
resistance R. The charge on the second capacitor as a function of time is given
 
3t 
CV   
by q = 1  e  RC
then find the value of .
3   
 

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 ANSWER KEY
1. D 2. ACD 3. A 4. Req = 2 

5. (i) RAB = 5/6 

(ii) RCD = 1.5 
(iii) REF = 1.5 
(iv) RAF = 5/6 
(v) RAC = 4/3 
6. (i) 2  (ii) 1.5 A 7. D 8. A

9. zero in the upper 4  resistor and 0.2 A in the rest two.

10. B 11. A 12. B 13. B 14. D

15. AD 16. AC 17. 1 18. IA 19. C

20. 1 21. 6 22. BC

23.

30  2  103
(a) S = = 0.2013 
0.3  2  103

(b) R = 70 

24. (a) 24 V, (b) 28 V 25. A 26. C

 70  9.5
28.   1  9.5  ohm
27. 5L/9  60  6

20 20
29. x = , Y =  30. B 31. C 32. B
7 3

33. D 34. A 35. 6 36. A 37. 1

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