Practiece Bits For Board Examination PHYSICS

PRACTICE BITS FOR BOARD EXAMINATION

Subject : PHYSICS
Topic : Electricity

I. Multiple Choice Questions :

1. Two unequal resistances are connected in parallel. Which of the following statement is true
[ ]
a) Current in same in both b) Current is larger in higher resistance
c) voltage-drop is lower same across both d) volate-drop is lower in lower resistance
Ans: (c)
2. You are given n identical wires, each of resistance R. When these are connected in parallel,
the equivalent resistance is X. When these will be connected in series, then the equivalent
resistance will be [ ]
a) X / n 2
b) n X
2
c) X/n d) nX
Ans: (b)
3. A piece of wire of resistance R is cut into five equal parts. These parts are then connected in
parallel. If the equivalent reisstance of this combination is R ' , then the ratio R / R' is
a) 1 / 25 b) 1 / 5 c) 5 d) 25 [ ]
Ans: (d)
4. A letter A is constructed of a uniform wire of resistance 1 ohm per cm. The sides of the letter
are 20 cm and the cross piece in the middle is 10 cm long. The resistance between the ends of
the legs will be [ ]
a) 32.4 ohm b) 28.7 ohm c) 26.7 ohm d) 24.7 ohm
Ans: (c)
5. Three resistances of 2, 3 and 5Ω are connected in parallel to a 10 V battery of negligible
internal resistance. The potential difference across the 3Ω resistance will be [ ]
a) 2 V b) 3 V c) 5 V d) 10 V
Ans: (d)
6. 2 ampere current is flowing through a conductor from a 10 volt emf source then resistance of
conductor is [ ]
a) 20Ω b) 5Ω c) 12Ω d) 8Ω
Ans: (b)
7. 20 coulomb charge is flowingin 0.5 second from a point in an electric circuit then value of
electric current in amperes will be [ ]
a) 10 b) 40 c) 0.005 d) 0.05
Ans: (b)
8. A cylindrical rod is reformed to twice its length with no change in its volume. If the resistance
of the rod was R, the new resistance will be [ ]
a) R b) 2R c) 4R d) 8R
Ans: (c)
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9. Three resistors of 4.0Ω, 6.0Ω and 10.0Ω are connected in series. What is their equivalent
resistance [ ]
a) 20Ω b) 7.3Ω c) 6.0Ω d) 4.0Ω
Ans: (c)
10. A wire of resistance R is cut into ten equal parts which are then joined in parallel. The new
resistance is [ ]
a) 0.01 R b) 0.1 R c) 10 R d) 100 R
Ans: (a)
11. A current of 4.8 A is flowing in a conductor. The number of electrons passing per second
through the conductor will be [ ]
a) 3 × 1020
b) 76.8 × 10 30
c) 7.68 × 10–19
d) 3 × 10 19

Ans: (d)
12. How much work is done in moving a charge of 2 C from a point of 118 V to a point of 12s V?
a) 20 J b) 30 J c) 40 J d) 10 J [ ]
Ans: (a)
13. if a wire of resistance R is melted and recast to half of its length, the new resistance of the wire
will be [ ]
R R
a) b) c) R d) 2R
4 2
Ans: (a)
14. 100 J of heat is produced each second in a 4Ω resistance. The potential difference across the
resistor is [ ]
a) 20 V b) 10 V c) 5 V d) 15 V
Ans: (a)
15. Two bulbs have the following ratings: [ ]
1. 40 W, 220 V
2. 20 W, 100 V
The ratio of their resistance is
a) 1 : 2 b) 2 : 1 c) 1 : 1 d) 1 : 3
Ans: (b)
16. The current flowing through a wire of resistance 2Ω varies with time as shown in figure
alongside. The amount of heat produced (in J) in 3 s would be [ ]

3 C
2
I(A)

H I
1 A D t(s)
G
-1
-2
E F
-3

a) 2 J b) 18 J c) 28 J d) 10 J
Ans: (c)

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17. A current of 1 A is drawn by a filament of an electric bulb. Number or electrons passing
through a cross section of the filament in 16 seconds would be roughly [ ]
a) 1020 b) 1016 c) 1018 d) 1023
Ans: (a)
18. An electric kettle consumes 1 kW of electric power when operated at 220 V. A fuse wire of
what rating must be used for it? [ ]
a) 1 A b) 2 A c) 4 A d) 5 A
Ans: (d)
19. What is the current through a 5.0 ohm resistor if the voltage across it is 10 V [ ]
a) zero b) 0.5 A c) 2.0 A d) 5.0 A
Ans: (c)
20. The length of a wire is doubled. By what factor does the resistance change [ ]
a) 4 time as large b) twice as large c) unchanged d) half as large
Ans: (d)
21. A circular conductor is made of a uniform wire of resistance 2 × 10–3 ohm/metre and the
diameter of this circular conductor is 2 meters. Then the resistance mensured between the
ends of the diameter is (in ohms) [ ]
a) π × 10 −3 b) 2π × 10 −3 c) 4 π × 10 −3 d) 4 × 10−3
Ans: (c)
22. A 24 V potential difference is applied is applied across a parallel combination of four 6 ohm
resistor. The current in each resistor is [ ]
a) 1 A b) 4 A c) 16 A d) 36 A
Ans: (b)

II Assertion and Reason Question :

DIRECTION : In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :
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.
23. Assertion (A) : The connecting wires are made of copper. [ ]
Reason (R) : The electrical conductivity of copper is high.
Ans: (a)
24. Assertion (A) : When the length of a wire is doubled, then its resistance also gets doubled.
Reason (R) : The resistance of a wire is directly proportional to its length. [ ]
Ans: (a)
25. Assertion (A) : A conductor has + 3.2 × 10–19 C charge. [ ]
Reason (R) : Ponductor has gained 2 electrons.
Ans: (c)
26. Assertion (A) : The 200 W bulbs glow with more brightness than 100 W bulbs. [ ]
Reason (R) : A 100 W bulb has more resistance than 200 W bulb.
Ans: (a)

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27. Assertion (A) : If ρ1 and ρ2 be the resistivity of the materials of two resistors of resistances
R1 and R2 respectively and R1 > R2. [ ]
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Reason (R) : The resistance R = ρ ⇒ ρ1 > ρ2 if R1 > R2
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Ans: (c)
28. Assertion (A) : Positive charge inside the cell always goes from positive terminal to the
negative terminal.
Reason (R) : Positive charge inside the cell may go from negative terminal to the positive
terminal. [ ]
Ans: (d)
29. Assertion (A) : Wire A is thin in comparision to wire B of same material same length then
resistance of wire A is greater than resistance of wire B. [ ]
Reason (R) : Resistivity of wire A is greater than resistance of wire B.
Ans : (c)
30. Assertion (A) : A voltmeter and ammeter can be used together to measure resistance but not
power. [ ]
Reason (R) : Power is proportional to voltage at constant current.
Ans: (d)
31. Assertion (A) : Electric applicances with metallic body have three connections, whereas an
electric bulb has a two pin connection. [ ]
Reason (R) : Three pin connections reduce heating of connecting wires.
Ans : (c)
32. Assertion (A) : The resistivity of conductor increases with the increasing of temperature.
Reason (R) : The resistivity is the reciprocal of the conductivity. [ ]
Ans : (b)
33. Assertion (A) : If a graph is plotted between the potential difference and the current
flowing, the graph is a straight line passing through the origin. [ ]
Reason (R) : The current is directly proportional tot he potential difference.
Ans : (a)
34. Assertion (A) : Resistance of 50 W bulb is greater than that of 100 W. [ ]
Reason (R) : Resistance of bulb is inversely proportional to rarted power.
Ans : (b)
35. Assertion (A) : Bending a wire does no affect electrical resistance. [ ]
Reason (R) : Resistance of wire is proportional to resistivity of material.
Ans : (a)
R
36. Assertion (A) : Two resistance having value R each. Their equivalent resistance is .
2
Reason (R) : Given resistance is connected in parallel. [ ]
Ans : (a)
37. Assertion (A) : Heater wire must have high resistance will be melting point. [ ]
Reason (R) : If resistance is high, the electric conductivity will be less.
Ans : (a)

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38. Assertion (A) : Longer wires have greater resistance and the smaller wires have lesser resis-
tance. [ ]
Reason (R) : Resistance is inversely proportional to the length of the wire.
Ans : (c)
39. Assertion (A) : The equation V = Ri does not apply to those conducting devices which do not
obey Ohm’s law. [ ]
Reason (R) : V = RI is a statement of Ohm’s law.
Ans : (c)
40. Assertion (A) : The product of resistivity and conductivity of a conductor depends on the
material of the conductor. [ ]
Reason (R) : Because each of resistivity and conductivity depends on the material of the
conductor.
Ans : (c)
41. Assertion (A) : Insulators do not allow flow of current through themselves. [ ]
Reason (R) : They have no free-charge carriers.
Ans : (a)
42. Assertion (A) : When current through a bulb decreases by 0.5% the glow of bulb decreases
by 1%. [ ]
Reason (R) : Glow (Power) which is directly proportional to square of current.
Ans : (b)
43. Assertion (A) : Long distance power transmission is done at high voltage. [ ]
Reason (R) : At high voltage supply power losses are less.
Ans : (b)
44. Assertion (A) : 40 W tube light give more light in comparison to 40 W bulb. [ ]
Reason (R) : Light produced is same from same power.
Ans : (d)
45. Assertion (A) : The electric bulbs glows immediately when switch in on. [ ]
Reason (R) : The drift velocity of electrons in a metallic wire is very high.
Ans : c)
46. Assertion (A) : In a simple battery circuit the point of lowest potential is positive terminal
of the battery. [ ]
Reason (R) : The current flows towards the point of the lower potential as it flows in such
a circuit from the negative to the positive terminal.
Ans : (d)
47. Assertion (A) : A resistor of resistance R is connected to an ideal battery. If the value of R is
decreased, the power dissipated in the circut will increase. [ ]
Reason (R) : The power dissipated in the circuit will increase.
Ans : (c)
48. Assertion (A) : The value of the current in the ammeter is the same, independent of its
position in the electric circuit. [ ]
Reason (R) : In a series combination of reactors the current is the same in every part of
the circuit or the same current through each resistor.
Ans : (a)

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49. Assertion (A) : When the resistances are connected between the same two points, they are
said to be connected in parallel.
Reason (R) : In case the resistance is to be decreased, then the individual resistances are
connected in parallel. [ ]
Ans : (b)
50. Assertion (A) : When a battery is short-circuited, the terminal voltage is zero.
Reason (R) : In the situation of a short-circuit, the current is zero. [ ]
Ans : (c)
51. Assertion (A) : Alloys are commonly used in electrical heating devices, like electrical iron,
toasters etc. [ ]
Reason (R) : Alloys do not oxidise (burn) readily at high temperatures.
Ans : (a)
52. Assertion (A) : Tungsten metal is used for making filaments of incandescent lamps.
Reason (R) : The melting point of tungsten is very low. [ ]
Ans : (c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
53. Assertion (A) : Resistivity of material may-change with temperature. [ ]
Reason (R) : Resistivity is a material property & independent on temperature.
Ans : (c)
54. Assertion (A) : When the resistances are connected end-to-end consecutively, they are said
to be in series. [ ]
Reason (R) : In case the total resistanceis to be increased, then the individual resistances
are connected in series.
Ans : (b)
55. Assertion (A) : Copper is used to make electric wires. [ ]
Reason (R) : Copper has very low electrical resistance.
Ans : (a)
56. Assertion (A) : Silver is not used to make electric wires. [ ]
Reason (R) : Silver is a bad conductor.
Ans : (c)

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