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NCERT LINE BY LINE QUESTIONS

1. Estimate the average drift speed of conduction electrons in a conductor of cross-sectional
area 10 –7 m2 carrying current of 1.5 A. The number density of conduction electrons is
8.5 x1028 m–3.
(a) 2.2 mm s–1 (b) 1.1 mms–1
(c) 3.3 mm s–1 (c) 0.1 mm s–1
2. Average collision time for electrons in a conductor under a certain potential difference is found
to be 10–15 s. The mobility of electron in metal conductor is

(a) 1.5 x 10–3m2/Vs (b) 2.2 x 10–3 m2/Vs

(c) 2.9 x 10–3 m2/Vs (c) 1.75 x 10–4 mWs
3. A charged particle is having drift velocity of 7.5 104 m s–1 in an electric field of 3 109 V m–1.
The electron mobility is
(a) 2.5 104 m2 V 1s 1 (b) 2.5 105 m2 V 1s 1
(c) 2.25 1013 m 2 V 1s 1 (c) 4.1103 m 2 V 1s 1
4. Arrange following materials in correct order of their conductivity. Nichrome, Copper,
Germanium, Silver.
(a) Silicon > Germanium > Nichrome > Copper
(b) Silver > Copper > Germanium > Nichrome
(c) Silver > Copper > Nichrome > Germanium
(c) Germanium > Nichrome > Copper > Silver
5. The resistivity of alloy manganin
(a) Increases rapidly with increase of temperature
(b) Decreases linearly with increase in temperature
(c) Increases rapidly with decrease in temperature
(c) Is nearly independent of temperature
6. The graph of resistivity versus temperature for copper is best represented by graph shown
below. The correct graph is

7. A resistor is marked with rings coloured as brown, black, green and gold. The resistance in ohm
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(a) (3 106  5%) (b) (1.10 105  5%)
(c) (106  5%) (c) (8.5 106  5%)
8. Which among the following statements is correct?
(a) In a metal, number density is independent of temperature
(b) With increase in temperature, relaxation time in metal decreases
(c) For semiconductors and insulators number density increases with increase in temperature
(c) All the above
9. Nichrome has resistance of 75.3  at 30nC. The resistance of nichrome becomes 85.8  when
current passes through it, if average temperature coefficient of resistance of nichrome is
1.7 104 C1 . The temperature of nichrome now is
(a) 700°C (b) 750 °C (c) 850 °C (c) 900°C
10. The incorrect statement among the following statements is
(a) Emf of a cell is the potential difference between its positive and negative electrodes in an
open circuit
(b) Internal resistance of dry cells is much higher than common electrolyte cells.
(c) The terminal potential difference of a cell can be zero
(c) When current passes from positive to negative terminal of a cell inside it, terminal potential
difference is less than its emf.
11. When a current of 2 A flows in a battery from its negative to positive terminal, the potential
difference across it is 12 V. If a current of 3 A is flowing in opposite direction it produces
a potential difference of 15 V. the emf of the battery is
(a) 12.6 V (b) 13.5 V (c) 14.0V (c) 13.2 V
12. In the combination of two cells in parallel by joining positive terminals together and similarly
E eq
two negative ones, the value of in circuit is
req

1) 7A 2) 10A 3) 2A 4) 8A
13. When a metal conductor connected to right gap of meter bridge is heated, the balancing point
from left end
(a) Shifts towards left (b) Shifts towards right
(c) Remains unchanged (c) Shift to zero position
14. Resistance P, Q, S and R are arranged in clockwise cyclic order to form a balanced wheatstone
bridge. The ratio of electric power consumed in the branches ( P + Q) and ( R + S) is,

1) 1 : 1 2) R : P 3) R2 : P2 4) Q:S
15. A battery of e.m.f. 5 V and negligible internal resistance is connected across the diagonally
opposite corners of a cubical network consisting of 12 resistors of network each of resistance 1 
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1) 1A 2) 2A 3) 3A 4) 4A
16. Four arms of wheat-stone bridge have the following resistances. AB - 60  , BC = 100  , CD = 60
 , DA= 12  . A galvanometer of 15  is connected across BD. Calculate the value of
additional resistance connected across CD to balance the bridge.

(a) 12  (b) 15  (c) 18  (c) 30 

17. In a Meter Bridge null point is found to be at 30 cm from end A. If now a resistance of 10  is
connected in parallel with S, the null point occurs at 65 cm, value of S is nearly

(a) 20  (b) 28  (c) 33  (c) 38 

18. In a potentiometer of 8 wires, the balance point is obtained on fifth wire. To Shift balance point
to 6th wire, we should
(a) Decrease resistance in main circuit
(b) Increase resistance in main driver circuit
(c) Decrease resistance in series with cell whose emf is tc measure
(c) Taking driver battery with higher emf
19. A potentiometer with driver battery of emf 2 V is used for determination of internal resistance
of 1.5 V cell. The balance point of the cell in open circuit is 225 cm. When a resistance of 7.0  is
used in external circuit across of the cell, the balance point shifts to 210 cm length of
potentiometer wire. The internal resistance of the cell is
(a) 1  (b) 0.5  (c) 2  (c) 5 
20. Pick out wrong statement about the KirchhofTs laws of electric circuit.

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(b) Electric potential in electric circuit is position dependent. Starting with any point if we come
back to same point, total potential change must be zero
(c) Junction rule is based on conservation of energy law
(c) Bending or reorienting the wire does not change the validity of KirchhofTs junction rule.
21. The rate of flow of an electric charge is known as :
(a) electric potential (b)electric conductance
(c)electric current (d)none of these
22. The SI unit of electric current is :
(a)ohm (b)ampere (c)volt (d)faraday
23. The instrument used for measuring electric current is :
(a)ammeter (b)galvanometer (c)voltmeter (d)potentiometer
24. The amount of work done in joules, when one unit electric charge moves from one point to
another point in an electric circuit is called :
(a)electric current (b)electric resistance
(c)electric conductance (d)potential difference
25. The unit of potential difference is :
(a)volt (b)ohm (c)ampere (d)faraday
26. The relation between potential difference (V) and current (I) is :
(a)V  I2 (b) V  1/I (c) V2  I (d) V  I
27. The relation between potential difference (V) and current (I) was discovered by :
(a)Newton (b) Ampere (c) Ohm (d) Volta
28. The obstruction offered by material of conductor to the passage of electric current is known as :
(a)Resistance (b) Conductance (c) Inductance (d) None of these
29. The SI unit of resistance is :
(a) Newton (b) Ohm (c) Watt (d) Joule
30. The resistance of a conductor is directly proportional to :
(a) its area of cross-section (b) density
(c) melting point (d) length
31. The resistance of a conductor is inversely proportional to its :
(a) area of cross-section (b) length
(c) specific heat capacity (d) density
32. A current of 2A flows trough a conductor whose ends are at a p.d of 4V. The resistance of the
conductor is :
(a) 8  (b) 0.5  (c) 6  (d) 2 
33. The rheostat is used in the circuit to :
(a) increase the magnitude of current only
(b) decrease the magnitude of current only
(c) increase or decrease the magnitude of current
(d) none of these
34. During the verification of Ohm’s law :
(a) ammeter and voltmeter should be connected in series
(b) ammeter should be connected in series and voltmeter in parallel
(c)ammeter should be connected in parallel and voltmeter in series
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35. Which of the following laboratory apparatus is not used during the verification of Ohm’s law :
(a) Voltmeter (b) Ammeter (c) Galvanometer (d)Rheostat
36. A voltmeter is used to find p.d. in any electrical circuit which of the statement given below is
true
(a) A voltmeter is a high resistance instrument and is connected in series circuit
(b) A voltmeter is a low resistance instrument and is connected in series circuit
(c) A voltmeter is a high resistance instrument and is connected in parallel circuit
(d)A voltmeter is a low resistance instrument and is connected in series circuit
37. Which of the following statement is not true, regarding the electrical set-up for the verification
of Ohm’s law:
(a) The voltmeter is connected in parallel with the known resistance
(b) The ammeter is connected in series circuit
(c) The rheostat can only increase the resistance in electric circuit
(d)The single key is used to switch on/off the electric circuit
38. When a 20V battery is connected across an unknown resistor there is a current of 50 mA in the
circuit. Find the value of the resistance of the resister:
(a) 2500  (b) 400  (c) 0.4  (d) none of these
39. A battery of 12V is connected in series with resisters of 0.2 ohm , 0.3 ohm,0.4 ohm,0.5 ohm and
12 ohm. How much current would flow through the 0.3 ohm resister:
(a) 0.895A (b) 1.11A (c) 0.5A (d)none of these
40. Among which of the following resistance does not depend :
(a) length of conductor (b) area of cross-section
(c) temperature (d)density
41. Electricity constituted by electric charges at rest on the surface of a conductor is called
(a) Electricity (b) Potential difference
(c) Current electricity (d) Static electricity
42. The closed path between two points at different potentials, to make the electric current flow is
called
(a) Electric circuit (b) Electric current (c) Electric potential (d) Electric cell.
43. Direction of conventional current is taken from
(a) Negative to positive (b) Positive to negative
(c) It could be from positive to negative or negative to positive
(d) None of these.
44. With increase in temperature, resistance of a conductor
(a) Decreases (b) Increases
(c) May decreases or increases depending on temperature
(d) It does not depend on temperature.
45. In series combination, resistance increases due to increase in
(a) Temperature (b) Humidity (c) Length (d) Area of cross-section.
46. In parallel combination, resistance decreases due to increase in
(a) Temperature (b) Humidity (c) Area of cross-section (d) Length.
47. The rate at which electricity is dissipated or consumed by an appliance is called electrical
(a) current (b) Power (c) Potential (d) Energy.
48. The unit of electrical power is
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49. In series combination of electrical appliances, total electrical power
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
(c) May increases or decreases (d) Does not changes.
50. In parallel combination of electrical appliances, total electrical power
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
(c)Does not change (d)Remain same.
51. The total work done by an electrical appliance during its operation, is called electrical
(a) Current (b) Power (c) Energy (d) Potential
52. The number of joules in 1kWh is
(a) 3.6x107 (b) 3.6x106 (c) 3.6x105 (d) 3.6x104
53. When electric current flows through a conductor, it
(a) Gains electrons (b) Loose electrons
(c) Becomes hot (d) No change is observed.
54. Heating of a current carrying conductor is due to
(a) Loss of kinetic energy by atoms
(b) Loss of kinetic energy by electrons
(c) Attraction between electrons
(d) Repulsion between electrons& protons
55. The correct relation between heat produced &electric current flowing
(a) H µ I (b) HµI2 (c) Hµ1 /I (d) Hµ1/ I2
56. The relation between H&I is called
(a) Newton’ s law (b) Faraday’ s law (c) Joule’s law (d) Ohm’ s law
57. In electric heating appliances, the material of heating element is
(a) Brass (b) Nichrome (c) Silver (d) Copper.
58. Formula for electric power is
(a) P= V2 I (b)P=V I (c)P=I/V (d) P=V/I.
59. In a circuit containing two unequal resistors connected in parallel
(a) The current is same in both resistors
(b) The current is large in the resistance having more value
(c) The voltage is same across both the resistors
(d) The voltage drops is larger across both the resistors.
60. The equivalent resistance in series combination is
(a) Smaller than the resistance having high value
(b)Larger than the largest resistance
(c) Smaller than the smallest resistance
(d) Larger than the smallest resistance.
61. Lamps of 40 watt&60 watt are connected in parallel, the total power of combination is
(a) 40 watt (b)60 watt (c) 24 watt (d)100 watt
62. A fuse wire is always inserted in the
(a) Live wire (b) In the neutral wire
(c) In the earth wire (d) May be connected in any line.
63. Two bulbs in a house, one glow brighter than the other. The bulb with large resistance is
(a) Dim bulb (b) The brighter bulb
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64. The characteristics of fuse wire is
(a) High melting point (b) Low melting point
(c) Low resistivity & high melting point (d) High restivity & low melting point.
65. The unit of specific resistance is
(a) Ohm/m2 (b) Ohm-m (c) Ohm m3 (d) Ohm/m3
66. In series combination total resistance:
(a) Decreases (b) Increases
(c) May decrease or increase according to the situation
(d) No particular observation
67. The condition required to measure electric charge is:
(a) Electric circuit (b) Electric current (c) Potential difference (d) Cell
68. A neutral body has:
(a) Both types of positive and negative charges (b) Only positive charge
(c) Only negative charge (d) No charge at all
69. Work done in moving a unit positive test charge from infinity to a point inside an
electric field, is called:
(a) Potential (b) Field (c) Field intensity (d) Potential difference
70. Work done in moving a unit positive test charge from one point to other inside an
electric field, is called:
(a) Potential (b) Field
(c) Field intensity (d) Potential difference
71. How does resistance depend upon the length if a conductor?
(a) The resistance is directly proportional to the length of a conductor
(b) The resistance is inversely proportional to the length of a conductor
(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
72. What is the unit of resistivity?
(a) Ohm-metre (b) Ohm-cm (c) Ohm-km (d) None of the above
73. Why is a metric bridge so called?
(a) Since the bridge uses one metre long wire
(b) Since the bridge contains many metre wire
(c) Since the old name of the metre bridge is metre bridge
(d) None of the above
74. Why the metric bridge is suitable for measuring moderate resistances?
(a) The bridge is more sensitive for moderate values
(b) The bridge is not sensitive for moderate values
(c) The bridge is less sensitive for moderate values
(d) None of the above
75. Why should current be passed for a short time?
(a) Continuous current will increase the cost of consumption
(b) Continuous current will cause unnecessary heating effecting values of resistances
used
(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
76. In series combination of electrical appliances, total electric power:
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
(c) May increase or decrease according to the situation
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77. The rate of work done or electric energy developed or consumed by a generator or
appliance is called electric:
(a) Current (b) Power (c) Potential (d) Energy
78. Heating of current carrying conductor is due to:
(a) Loss of kinetic energy of moving atoms
(b) Loss of kinetic energy of moving electrons
(c) Attraction between electrons and atoms
(d) Repulsion between electrons and atoms
79. In parallel combination, total resistance:
(a) Decreases (b) Increases
(c) May decrease or increase according to the situation
(d) No particular observation
80. The decrease of resistance in parallel combination is due to:
(a) The effective area of the cross-section decreases
(b) The effective area of the cross-section increases
(c) The effective area of the cross-section sometime increases, sometime decreases
(d) None of the above
81. In parallel combination of electrical appliances, total electric power:
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
(c) May increase or decrease according to the situation
(d) No definite observation
82. The electric appliances are connected in domestic line (Houseline):
(a) In series (b) In parallel
(c) Sometimes series, sometimes parallel (d) None of the above
83. Voltmeter is always connected with circuit in:
(a) Serie (b) Parallel
(c) Sometimes series sometimes parallel (d) None of the above
84. In which combination, Ammeter is connected with circuit:
(a) Series (b) Parallel
(c) Sometime series, sometimes parallel (d) None of the above

TOPIC WISE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Topic 1: Electric Current, Drift of Electrons and Ohm's Law
1. A flow of 106 electrons per second in a conducting wire constitutes a flow of current of
(1) 1.6 × l0–15A (2) 1.6 × l0–11A (3) 1.6 × l0–12A (4) 1.6 × l0–13A
2. Relation between drift velocity (vd) of electron and thermal velocity (vt) of electron at room temp is
expressed as
(1) vd = vt (2) vd > vt (3) vd < vt (4) vd = vt = 0
3. For which of the following dependence of drift velocity v d on electric field E, is Ohm’s law obeyed?
(1) v d  E 2 (2) v d  E1/2 (3) vd = constant (4) vd = E
4. A current of 1 mA flows through a copper wire. How many electrons will pass through a given point in
each second
(1) 6.25 × 108 (2) 6.25 × 1031 (3) 6.25 × 1015 (4) 6.25 × 1019

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5. A conducting wire of cross-sectional area 1 cm2 has 3 × 1023 charge carriers per m3. If wire carries a
current of 24 mA, then drift velocity of carriers is
(1) 5 × 10–2 m/s (2) 0.5 m/s (3) 5 × 10–3 m/s (4) 5 × 10–6 m/s
6. At room temperature, copper has free electron density of 8.4 × 10 per m3. The copper conductor has a
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cross-section of 10–6 m2 and carries a current of 5.4 A. The electron drift velocity in copper is
(1) 400 m/s (2) 0.4 m/s (3) 0.4 mm/s (4) 72 m/s
7. The number of free electrons per 100 mm of ordinary copper wire is 2 × 10 21. Average drift speed of
electrons is 0.25 mm/s. The current flowing is
(1) 5 A (2) 80 A (3) 8 A (4) 0.8 A
8. Two wires A and B of the same material, having radii in the ratio 1: 2 and carry currents in the ratio 4 : 1.
The ratio of drift speed of electrons in A and B is
(1) 16 : 1 (2) 1 : 16 (3) 1 : 4 (4) 4 : 1
–6 2
9. An Aluminium (Al) rod with area of cross-section 4 × 10 m has a current of 5 ampere. Flowing through
it. Find the drift velocity of electron in the rod. Density of Al = 2.7 × 10 3 kg/m3 and Atomic wt. = 27.
Assume that each Al atom provides one electron
(1) 8.6 × 10–4 m/s (2) 1.29 × 10–4 m/s (3) 2.8 × 10–2 m/s (4) 3.8 × 10–3 m/s
10. The belt of an electrostatic generator is 50 cm wide and travels at 30 cm/sec. The belt carries charge into
the sphere at a rate corresponding to 10–4 ampere. What is the surface density of charge on the belt.
(1) 6.7 105 Cm2 / s (2) 6.7 104 Cm 2 / s (3) 6.7 107 Cm 2 / s (4) 6.7 108 Cm2 / s
11. In a neon gas discharge tube Ne+ ions moving through a cross-section of the tube each second to the right
is 2.9 × 1018, while 1.2 × 1018 electrons move towards left in the same time; the electronic charge being
1.6 × 10–19 C, the net electric current is
(1) 0.27 A to the right (2) 0.66 A to the right (3) 0.66 A to the left (4) zero
12. A conductor carries a current of 50  A. If the area of cross section of the conductor is 50 mm2, then value
of the current density in Am–2 is
(1) 0.5 (2) 1 (3) 10–3 (4) 10–6
13. When the current i is flowing through a conductor, the drift velocity is v. If 2i current flows through the
same metal but having double the area of cross-section, then the drift velocity will be
(1) v \ 4 (2) v / 2 (3) v (4) 4v
Topic 2: Resistance, Conductance and Resistivity
14. The electric resistance of a certain wire of iron is R. If its length and radius are both doubled, then
(1) the resistance and the specific resistance, will both remain unchanged
(2) the resistance will be doubled and the specific resistance will be halved
(3) the resistance will be halved and the specific resistance will remain unchanged
(4) the resistance will be halved and the specific resistance will be doubled
15. If N, e,  and m are representing electron density, charge, relaxation time and mass of an electron
respectively, then the resistance of wire of length and cross-sectional area A is given by
m 2mA Ne 2 A Ne 2 A
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Ne 2 A 2  Ne 2 2m 2m
16. The I-V characteristics shown in figure represents

(1) ohmic conductors

(2) non-ohmic conductors
(3) insulators
(4) superconductors
17. If a negligibly small current is passed through a wire of length 15 m and of resistance 5  having uniform
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(1) 1 × 10–7  -m (2) 2 × 10–7  -m (3) 3 × 10–7  -m (4) 4 × 10–7  -m
18. Two copper wires have their masses in the ratio 2 : 3 and the lengths in the ratio 3 : 4. The ratio of their
resistances is
(1) 4 : 9 (2) 27 : 32 (3) 16 : 9 (4) 27 : 128
19. The masses of the three wires of copper are in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 5 and their lengths are in the ratio of 5 : 3
: 1. The ratio of their electrical resistance is
(1) 1 : 3 : 5 (2) 5 : 3 : 1 (3) 1 : 25 : 125 (4) 125 : 15 : 1
20. A certain piece of copper is to be shaped into a conductor of minimum resistance. Its length and diameter
should be respectively
(1) , d (2) 2 , d (3) /2, 2 d (4) 2 , d/2
21. Two wires have lengths, diameters and specific resistances all in the ratio of 1: 2. The resistance of the
first wire is 10 ohm. Resistance of the second wire in ohm will be
(1) 5 (2) 10 (3) 20 (4) infinite
22. The length of a given cylindrical wire is increased by 100%. Due to the consequent decrease in diameter
the change in the resistance of the wire will be
(1) 200% (2) 100% (3) 50% (4) 300%
23. A wire has a resistance of 3.1  at 30ºC and a resistance 4.5  at 100ºC. The temperature coefficient of
resistance of the wire
(1) 0.0064 ºC–1 (2) 0.0034 ºC–1 (3) 0.0025 ºC–1 (4) 0.0012 ºC–1
24. The resistance of a wire at room temperature 30°C is found to be 10  . Now to increase the resistance by
10%, the temperature of the wire must be [The temperature coefficient of resistance of the material of the
wire is 0.002 per °C]
(1) 36°C (2) 86°C (3) 63°C (4) 33°C
25. Two resistors A and B have resistances R A and RB respectively with RA < RB. The resistivities of their
materials are  A and  B. Then
(1)  A >  B (2)  A =  B (3)  A <  B
(4) The information is not sufficient to find the relation between  A and  B.
26. A 6 volt battery is connected to the terminals of the three metre long wire of uniform thickness and
resistance of 100 ohm. The difference of potential between two points on the wire separated by a distance
of 50 cm will be
(1) 1.5 volt (2) 3 volt (3) 3 volt (4) 1 volt
27. Two resistances R1 and R2 are made of different materials. The temperature coefficient of the material of
R1 is  and that of material of R2 is  . The resistance of the series combination of R1 and R2 will not
R
change with temperature if 1 equal to
R2
   2  2 
(1) (2) (3) (4)
   2 
28. The figure shows three conductors I, II and III of same material, different lengths l, 2l and 3l and of
different areas of cross-section 3A, A and 2A respectively. Arrange them in the increasing order of
current drawn from battery.

(1) i1  i2  i3 (2) i3  i2  i1 (3) i2  i1  i3 (4) i2  i3  i1

Topic 3: Combination of Resistors
29. You have been provided with four 100 ohm resistors each with a tolerance of 2%. The number of ways in
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(1) seven different combinations and seven different equivalents
(2) eight different combinations and seven different equivalents resistances
(3) nine different combinations and eight different resistances
(4) ten different combinations and nine different resistances
30. In the network shown below, the ring has zero resistance. The equivalent resistance between the point A
and B is

(1) 2R (2) 4R (3) 7R (4) 10R

31. You are given two resistances R1 and R2. By using them singly, in series and in parallel, you can obtain
four resistances of 1.5  , 2  , 6  and 8  . The values of R1 and R2 are
(1) 1  , 7  (2) 1.5  , 6.5  (3) 3  , 5  (4) 2  , 6 
32. The equivalent resistance between points A and B is

(1) 2R (2) (3/4) R (3) (4/3) R (4) (3/5) R

33. The total current supplied to the circuit by the battery is

(1) 4 A (2) 2 A (3) 1 A (4) 6 A

34. A letter 'A' is constructed of a uniform wire with resistance 1.0  per cm, The sides of the letter are 20 cm
and the cross piece in the middle is 10 cm long. The apex angle is 60. The resistance between the ends of
the legs is close to:
(1) 50.0  (2) 10  (3) 36.7  (4) 26.7 
35. Six equal resistances are connected between points P, Q and R as shown in figure. Then net resistance
will be maximum between:

(1) P and R (2) P and Q (3) Q and R (4) Any two points
36. Two metal wires of identical dimension are connected in series. If  1 and  2 are the conductivities of the
metal wires respectively, the effective conductivity of the combination is:
 2  2  1 2 2 1 2
(1) 1 (2) 1 (3) (4)
2 1 2  1 2 1   2 1   2

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37. A wire of resistance 12 ohms per meter is bent to form a complete circle of radius 10 cm. The resistance
between its two diametrically opposite points, A and B as shown in the figure, is

(1) 3  (2) 6   (3) 6  (4) 0.6  

38. Three resistances each of 4  are connected to form a triangle. The resistance between any two terminals
is
(1) 12  (2) 2  (3) 6  (4) 8/3 
39. Two wires of the same metal have same length, but their cross-sections are in the ratio 3:1. They are
joined in series. The resistance of thicker wire is 10  . The total resistance of the combination will be
(1) 10  (2) 20  (3) 40  (4) 100 
Topic 4: Kirchhoff's Laws and Cells
40. Kirchhoff’s first law, i.e.,  i  0 at a junction, deals with the conservation of
(1) charge (2) energy (3) momentum (4) angular momentum
41. A battery of emf 10V and internal resistance 30hm is connected to a resister. The current in the circuit is
0.5 amp. The terminal voltage of the battery when the circuit is closed is
(1) 10V (2) zero (3) 1.5V (4) 8.5V
42. Five cells each of emf E and internal resistance r send the same amount of current through an external
R
resistance R whether the cells are connected in parallel or in series. Then the ratio   is
r
(1) 2 (2) 1/2 (3) 1/5 (4) 1
43. Cell having an emf e and internal resistance r is connected across a variable external resistance R. As the
resistance R is increased, the plot of potential difference V across R is given by :

(1) (2) (3) (4)

44. The potential difference between the terminals of a cell in an open circuit is 2.2 V. When a resistor of 5 
is connected across the terminals of the cell, the potential difference between the terminals of the cell is
found to be 1.8 V. The internal resistance of the cell is
7 10 9 12
(1)  (2)  (3)  (4) 
12 9 10 7
45. Which of the following is the correct equation when Kirchhoff’s loop rule is applied to the loop BCDEB
in clockwise direction?

(1) i3 R3  i3 R4  i2 R2  0
(2) i3 R3  i3 R4  i2 R2  0
(3) i3 R3  i3 R4  i2 R2  0
(4) i3 R3  i3 R4  i2 R2  0
46. The figure below shows currents in a part of electric circuit. The current i is

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(1) 1.7 amp (2) 3.7 amp (3) 1.3 amp (4) 1 amp
47. In the circuit shown in figure, with steady current, the potential drop across the capacitor must be

(1) V (2) V/2 (3) V/3 (4) 2V/3

Topic 5: Electrical Energy, Power and Heating Effect of Current
48. A heater of 220 V heats a volume of water in 5 minutes. The same heater when connected to 110 V heats
the same volume of water in (minutes)
(1) 5 (2) 20 (3) 10 (4) 2.5
49. A torch bulb rated as 4.5 W, 1.5 V is connected as shown in fig. The e.m.f. of the cell, needed to make the
bulb glow at full intensity is

(1) 4.5 V (2) 1.5 V (3) 2.67 V (4) 13.5 V

50. A electric tea kettle has two heating coils. When first coil of resistance R1 is switched on, the kettle begins
to boil tea in 6 minutes. When second coil of resistance R2 is switched on, the boiling begins in 8 minutes.
The value of R1/R2 is
(1)3/7 (2)7/3 (3) 4/3 (4) 3/4
51. A current of 3 amp flows through the 2  resistor shown in the circuit. The power dissipated in the 5 
resistor is:

(1) 4 watt (2) 2 watt (3) 1 watt (4) 5 watt

52. The resistance of hot tungsten filament is about 10 times the cold resistance. What will be the resistance
of 100  and 200 V lamp when not in use?
(1) 20  (2) 40  (3) 200  (4) 400 
53. Ten identical cells connected in series are needed to heat a wire of length one meter and radius ‘r’ by
10ºC in time ‘t’. How many cells will be required to heat the wire of length two meter of the same radius
by the same temperature in time ‘t’?

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(1) 10 (2) 20 (3) 30 (4) 40
54. Two 220 volt, 100 watt bulbs are connected first in series and then in parallel. Each time the combination
is connected to a 220 volt a.c. supply line. The power drawn by the combination in each case respectively
will be
(1) 50 watt, 200 watt (2) 50 watt, 100 watt
(3) 100 watt, 50 watt (4) 200 watt, 150 watt
55. A 100-W bulb and a 25-W bulb are designed for the same voltage. They have filaments of the same
length and material. The ratio of the diameter of the 100-W bulb to that of the 25-W bulb is
(1) 4 : 1 (2) 2 : 1 (3) 2 :1 (4) 1 : 2
56. Water boils in the electric kettle in 15 minutes after switching on. If the length of heating wire is
decreased to 2/3 of its initial value, then the same amount of water will boil with the same supply voltage
in
(1) 8 minutes (2) 10 minutes (3) 12 minutes (4) 15 minutes
Topic 6: Wheatstone Bridge and Different Measuring Instruments
57. In a meter bridge experiment null point is obtained at 20 cm. from one end of the wire when resistance X
is balanced against another resistance Y. If X < Y, then where will be the new position of the null point
from the same end, if one decides to balance a resistance of 4 X against Y
(1) 40 cm (2) 80 cm (3) 50 cm (4) 70 cm
58. The current in the primary circuit of a potentiometer is 0.2 A. The specific resistance and cross-section of
the potentiometer wire are 4 × 10–7 ohm metre and 8 × 10–7 m2, respectively. The potential gradient will
be equal to
(1) 1 V /m (2) 0.5 V/m (3) 0.1 V/m (4) 0.2 V/m
59. The resistance of an ammeter is 13  and its scale is graduated for a current upto 100 amps. After an
additional shunt has been connected to this ammeter it becomes possible to measure currents upto 750
amperes by this meter. The value of shunt-resistance is
(1) 2  (2) 0.2  (3) 2 k  (4) 20 
60. In the figure in balanced condition of Wheatstone bridge

(1) B is at higher potential.

(2) D is at higher potential.
(3) Any of the two B or D can be at higher potential than other arbitrarily.
(4) B and D are at same potential.
61. Five resistances have been connected as shown in the figure. The effective resistance between A and B is

14 20
(1)  (2)  (3) 14  (4) 21 
3 3
62. AB is a wire of potentiometer with the increase in value of resistance R, the shift in the balance point J
will be

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(1) towards B
(2) towards A
(3) remains constant
(4) first towards B then back towards A
63. 125 cm of potentiometer wire balances the emf. of a cell and 100 cm of the wire is required for balance, if
the poles of the cell are joined by a 2  resistor. Then the internal resistance of the cell is
(1) 0.25  (2) 0.5  (3) 0.75  (4) 1.25 
64. A potentiometer is connected across A and B and a balance is obtained at 64.0 cm. When the
potentiometer lead at B is moved to C, a balance is found at 8.0 cm. If the potentiometer is now connected
across B and C, a balance will be found at

(1) 8.0 cm (2) 56.0 cm (3) 64.0 cm (4) 72.0 cm

65. The current I drawn from the 5 volt source will be

(1) 0.33 A (2) 0.5 A (3) 0.67 A (4) 0.17 A

NEET PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS

1. A battery consists of a variable number 'n' of identical cells (having internal resistance 'r' each) which are
connected in series. The terminals of the battery are short-circuited and the current I is measured. Which
of the graphs shows the correct relationship between I and n? [2018]

(1) (2) (3) (4)

2. A set of 'n' equal resistors, of value 'R' each, are connected in series to a battery of emf 'E' and internal
resistance 'R'. The current drawn is I. Now, the 'n' resistors are connected in parallel to the same battery.
Then the current drawn from battery becomes 10 I. The value of 'n' is [2018]
(1) 10 (2) 11 (3) 9 (4) 20
3. A carbon resistor of (47 ± 4.7) kW is to be marked with rings of different colours for its identification.
The colour code sequence will be [2018]
(1) Violet – Yellow – Orange – Silver
(2) Yellow – Violet – Orange – Silver
(3) Green – Orange – Violet – Gold
(4) Yellow – Green – Violet – Gold
4. The resistance of a wire is 'R' ohm. If it is melted and stretched to 'n' times its original length, its new
resistance will be : [2017]
R R
(1) (2) n 2 R (3) 2 (4) nR
n n

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5. A potentiometer is an accurate and versatile device to make electrical measurements of E.M.F. because
the method involves [2017]
(1) Potential gradients
(2) A condition of no current flow through the galvanometer
(3) A combination of cells, galvanometer and resistances
(4) Cells
6. A potentiometer wire is 100 cm long and a constant potential difference is maintained across it. Two cells
are connected in series first to support one another and then in opposite direction. The balance points are
obtained at 50 cm and 10 cm from the positive end of the wire in the two cases. The ratio of emf's is:
[2016]
(1) 5 : 1 (2) 5 : 4 (3) 3 : 4 (4) 3 : 2
7. The charge flowing through a resistance R varies with time t as Q = at – bt2, where a and b are positive
constants. The total heat produced in R is: [2016]
3 3 3 3
aR aR aR aR
(1) (2) (3) (4)
6b 3b 2b b
8. A circuit contains an ammeter, a battery of 30V and a resistance 40.8  all connected in series. If the
ammeter has a coil of resistance 480  and a shunt of 20  , the reading in the ammeter will be: [2015]
(1) 0.25 A (2) 2A (3) 1 A (4) 0.5 A
9. A, B and C are voltmeters of resistance R, 1.5 R and 3R respectively as shown in the figure. When some
potential difference is applied between X and Y, the voltmeter readings are VA, VB and VC respectively.
Then [2015]

(1) VA  VB  VC
(2) VA  VB  VC
(3) VA  VB  VC
(4) VA  VB  VC
10. The resistances in the two arms of the meter bridge are 5  and R  , respectively. When the resistance R
is shunted with an equal resistance, the new balance point is at 1.6 l1. The resistance ‘R’ is : [2014]

(1) 10  (2) 15  (3) 20  (4) 25 

11. Two cities are 150 km apart. Electric power is sent from one city to another city through copper wires.
The fall of potential per km is 8 volt and the average resistance per km is 0.5  . The power loss in the
wires is : [2014]
(1) 19.2 W (2) 19.2 kW (3) 19.2 J (4) 12.2 kW
12. Six similar bulbs are connected as shown in the figure with a DC source of emf E, and zero internal
resistance. The ratio of power consumption by the bulbs when [NEET – 2019]
(i) all are glowing and
(ii) in the situation when two from section A and one from section B are glowing, will be :

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(1) 4 : 9 (2) 9 : 4 (3) 1 : 2 (4) 2 : 1

13. Which of the following acts as a circuit protection device? [NEET – 2019]
(1) conductor (2) inductor (3) switch (4) fuse
14. In the circuits shown below, the readings of the voltmeters and the ammeters will be : [NEET – 2019]

(1) V2 > V1 and i1 = i2 (2) V1 = V2 and i1 > i2

(3) V1 = V2 and i1 = i2 (4) V2 > V1 and i1 > i2
15. The reading of an ideal voltmeter in the circuit shown is : [NEET – 2019 (ODISSA)]

(1) 0.6 V (2) 0 V (3) 0.5 V (4) 0.4 V

P
16. The metre bridge shown is in balanced position with  1 . If we now interchange the positions of
Q 2
galvanometer and cell, will the bridge work ? If yes, what will be balance condition ?
[NEET – 2019 (ODISSA)]

P  P P
1) yes,  2 1 2) no, no null point 3) yes,  2
4) yes,  1
Q 2  1 Q 1 Q 2
17. For the circuit shown in the figure, the current I will be [NEET-2020(COVID-19)]

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(1) 0.75 A (2) 1 A (3) 1.5 A (4) 0.5 A

18. Two solid conductors are made up of same material, have same length and same resistance. One of them
has a circular cross section of area A1and the other one has a square cross section of area A2. The ratio
A1/A2 is [NEET-2020(COVID-19)]

(1) 1.5 (2) 1 (3) 0.8 (4) 2

19. For the circuit given below, the Kirchhoff’s loop rule for the loop BCDEB is given by the equation
[NEET-2020(COVID-19)]

(1) i 2 R 2  E 2  E3  i3R1  0
(2) i 2 R 2  E 2  E3  i3R1  0
(3) i 2 R 2  E 2  E3  i3R1  0
(4) i 2 R 2  E 2  E3  i3R1  0
20. The equivalent resistance between A and B for the mesh shown in the figure is[NEET-2020COVID-19)]

(1) 7.2  (2) 16  (3) 30  (4) 4.8 

21. Which of the following graph represents the variation of resistivity    with temperature (T) for copper?
[NEET-2020 ]

 

1) T 2) T

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 

3) T 4) T
22. A resistance wire connected in the left gap of a metre bridge balances a 10  resistance in the right gap
at a point which divides the bridge wire in the ratio 3 : 2. If the length of the resistance wire is 1.5m.
Then the length of 1  of the resistance wire is [NEET-2020]
2 2 1 1
1) 1.5 10 m 2) 1.0 10 m 3) 1.0 10 m 4) 1.5 10 m
23. A charged particle having drift velocity of 7.5 10 ms in an electric field of 3 1010 Vm1 , has a
4 1

mobility in m 2V 1s 1 of: [NEET-2020]

15 6
1) 2.25 10 2) 2.25 1015
3) 2.5  10 6
4) 2.5 10
24. The color code pf a resistance is given below [NEET-2020]

The values of resistance and tolerance, respectively, are

1) 470, 5% 2) 470 k, 5% 3) 47 k, 10% 4) 4.7 k, 5%
25. The solids which have the negative temperature coefficient of resistance are [NEET-2020 (CODE-H4)]
1) insulators and semiconductors 2) metals
3) Insulators only 4) Semiconductors only
26. Column-I gives certain physical terms associated with flow of current through a metallic conductor.
Column – II gives some mathematical relations involving electrical quantities. Match Column – I and
Column – II with appropriate relations. [NEET-2021]
Column-I Column-II
m
(1) Drift Velocity P) 2
ne 
(2)ElectricalResistivity Q) ned
eE
I Relaxation Period R) 
m
E
(4) Current Density S)
J
1) (1)-I, (2)-(S), (3)-(Q), (4)-(P) 2) (1)-I, (2)-(P), (3)-(S), (4)-(Q)
3) (1)-I, (2)-(P). (3)-(S), (4)-(P) 4) (1)-I, (2)-(S), (3)-(P), (4)-(Q)
27. Ina potentiometer circuit a cell of EMF 1.5V gives balance point at 36 cm length of wire. If another cell of
EMF 2.5 V replaces the first cell, then at what length of the wire, the balance point occurs? [NEET-2021]
1) 21.6 cm 2) 64 cm 3) 62 cm 4) 60 cm
28. The effective resistance of a parallel connection that consists of four wires of equal length, equal area of
cross-section and same material is 0.25  . What will be the effective resistance if they are connected in
series? [NEET-2021]
1)0.5  2) 1  3) 4  4) 0.25 
i
29. Three resistors having resistances r1, r2 and r3 are connected as shown in the given circuit. The ratio 3 of
i1
currents in terms of resistances used in the circuit is [NEET-2021]

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r2 r1 r2 r2
1) 2) 3) 4)
r2  r3 r1  r2 r1  r3 r2  r3
30.  
A copper wire of length 10 m and radius 102 /  m has electrical resistance of 10 . The current
density in the wire for an electric field strength of 10(V / m) is: [NEET-2022]
1) 104 A/ m2 2) 106 A/ m2 3) 105 A/ m2 4) 105 A/ m2

31. Two resistors of resistance 100W and 200W are connected in a parallel in an electrical circuit the ratio
of the thermal energy developed in 100Wto that in 200W in a given time is: [NEET-2022]
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 1 (3) 1 : 4 (4) 4 : 1
32. A Wheatstone bridge is used to determine the value of unknown resistance X by adjusting the variable
resistance Y as shown in the figure. For the most precise measurement of X, the resistances P and Q
[NEET-2022]

1) should be approximately equal to 2X

2) should be approximately equal and are small
3) should be very large and unequal
4) do not play any significant role

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NCERT LINE BY LINE QUESTIONS – ANSWERS

1) b 2) d 3) b 4) c 5) d
6) b 7) c 8) d 9) c 10) d
11) d 12) a 13) a 14) b 15) b
16) d 17) c 18) b 19) b 20) c
21 c 22 b 23 a 24 d 25 a
26 d 27 c 28 a 29 b 30 d
31 a 32 d 33 c 34 b 35 c
36 c 37 c 38 b 39 a 40 d
41 d 42 a 43 b 44 b 45 c
46 c 47 b 48 a 49 b 50 a
51 c 52 b 53 b 54 b 55 b
56 c 57 b 58 b 59 c 60 b
61 c 62 a 63 a 64 d 65 b
66 B 67 B 68 A 69 A 70 D
71 D 72 A 73 B 74 A 75 B
76 A 77 B 78 B 79 A 80 B
81 A 82 B 83 B 84 A

TOPIC WISE PRACTICE QUESTIONS - ANSWERS

1) 4 2) 3 3) 4 4) 3 5) 3 6) 3 7) 4 8) 1 9) 2 10) 2
11) 2 12) 2 13) 3 14) 3 15) 1 16) 2 17) 2 18) 2 19) 4 20) 3
21) 2 22) 4 23) 1 24) 2 25) 4 26) 4 27) 4 28) 4 29) 4 30) 1
31) 4 32) 4 33) 1 34) 4 35) 2 36) 4 37) 1 38) 4 39) 3 40) 1
41) 4 42) 4 43) 3 44) 2 45) 2 46) 1 47) 3 48) 2 49) 4 50) 3
51) 4 52) 2 53) 2 54) 1 55) 2 56) 2 57) 3 58) 3 59) 1 60) 4
61) 1 62) 1 63) 2 64) 2 65) 2

NEET PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS-ANSWERS

1) 1 2) 1 3) 2 4) 2 5) 2 6) 4 7) 1 8) 4 9) 4 10) 2
11) 1 12) 2 13) 4 14) 3 15) 4 16) 4 17) 2 18) 2 19) 2 20) 2
21) 4 22) 3 23) 3 24) 1 25) 1 26) 4 27) 4 28) 3 29) 1 30) 4
31) 2 32) 2

TOPIC WISE PRACTICE QUESTIONS - SOLUTIONS

1. (4) I = ne = 106 × 1.6 × 10–19 = 1.6 × 10–13 A
2. (3) The value of drift velocity of electrons = 10–5 m/s and that of thermal velocity = 105 m/s.
1 j 
3. (4) vd      E  vd  E
nAe ne  ne 
Ch arg e
4. (3) Current I 
Time
as charge q  n 1.6 1019

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n 1.6 1019
103 amp   n  6.25 1015
1sec
I 24 103
5. (3) vd   19 4
 5 103 m / sec
neA 3 10 1.6 10 10
23

I
6. (3) v d  Here, I  5.4A, n  8.4 1028 , per m3
neA
6
A  10 m2 ,e  1.6 1019 C
5.4
 vd   0.4 mm / s
8.4 10 1.6 1019 106
28

7. (4) I  neAvd  2 1021 1.6 1019 10  0.25 103

8
 2 1.6  0.25   0.8A
10
8. (1) Current flowing through the conductor,
I = n e v A. Hence
4 nevd1  1
2
vd1 4  4 16
 or  
1 nevd   2 2 vd 2 1 1
2

dN
9. (2) Electron density, n 
M
2.7 10  6.02 1026
3
So, n 
27
 6.02 10 electrons/m3
28

 Drift velocity  1.29 104 m / s

10. (2) J  I / A  104 /  0.30  0.50
 6.7 104 Cm2 / s  6.7 104 Am2
11.  
19
(2) Current I  2.9 10  1.2 10 1.6  10 towards right
28 18

12. (2) Current density J = I/A

 50 166 / 50 106  1Am2
J
13. (3) vd   vd  J (current density)
ne
i 2i 1
J1  and J 2   J1 ;
A 2A A
 vd 1   vd 2  v
 1
14. (3) R  , now 2 2 1
A1
A2    r2     2r1   4 r12  4 A1
2 2

 2 
R
 R2  1 1

4 A1 2 A1 2
 Resistance is halved, but specific resistance remains the same.
1 eE
15. (1) Since average drift velocity    
2 m
Now, I  NeA (avg. drift velocity)

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ne2 AE Ne2 AV
   
2m 2m
V m
R   2 2 , where N is electron density.
I Ne  A
16. (2) The figure is showing I – V characteristics of non ohmic or non-linear conductors.
17. (2) Given : Length of wire (l) = 15m
Area (1) = 6 × 10–7 m2
Resistance (R) = 5W.
We know that resistance of the wire material
l 15
R   5  7
 2.5 107 
A 6 10
5
  2  107   m
2.5 10 7

m 2 l 3
18. (2) Given 1  , 1 
m2 3 l2 4
m1 2 A1l1d 2 A 3 A 8
    1  1 
m2 3 A2l2 d 3 A2 4 A2 9
As we know,
l R1 l1 A2 3 9 27
R      ; R1 : R2  27 : 32
A R2 A1 l2 4 8 32
19. (4) m   area  density
m
Area 

  4
20. (3) Since R   
  d / 2 d2
2
A
If becomes / 2 & d becomes 2d, the new resistance is
 /2  R
R|   
  2d / 2  2 d
2 2
8
1 d 2
21. (2) Resistance of the wire R   , where A 
A 4

22. (4) Here the total volume of the wire is constant .

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l 2
Resistance R  or R  l
2

V
100
let, initial length l1=l0 and final length l2 = l0 + l0× 100 = 2l0

R2 l22 4l02
  4
R1 l12 l02

R2  R1 R 
The change in resistance  100   2  1 100   4  1100  300%
R1  R1 
(1) R1  3.1 at t  30 C
0
23.

R2  4.5 at t  1000 C
We have, R  R0 1   t 
 R1  R0 1    30  
R2  R0 1   100  
R1 1  30 3.1 1  30
       0.00640 C 1
R2 1  100 4.5 1  100
24. (2) Rt = R0 (1 + at)
Initially, R0 (1 + 30  ) = 10 
Finally, R0 (1 +  t) = 11 
l

25. (4) Resistance = A , from this relation we can understand that the resistance also depends on length and area of the conductor.
because in question it is not given that area and length are constant or any dependence of them over resistance. So we cannot
deduce the values of resistivity directly from the values of the resistance.
26. (4) R 
For 300 cm, R = 100 
100 50
For 50 cm, R|   50  
300 3
6 6 50
 IR  6  IR   R    1 volt
| |

R 100 3
27. (4) R1 + R2 = Constant, R1 will increase, R2 will decrease.
R1T  R1T  0  R1T  R2 T
R 
 1 
R2 
28. (4) i2  i3  i1
29. (4) ten different combinations and nine different resistances
30. (1) As the ring has no resistance, the three resistances of 3R each are in parallel.
1 1 1 1 1
 |     R|  R
R 3R 3R 3R R
 between point A and B equivalent resistance = R+ R = 2R.
31. (4) R1 = 2  and R2 = 6 
In series, R = R1 + R2 = 8 

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1 1 1 1 1 4
In parallel,     
R R1 R2 2 6 6
6
R   1.5
4
 We can get 1.5, 2, 6 and 8 resistors by 2  and 6  resistors.
32. (4) Formula for equivalent resistance in series R=R1+R2
1 1 1
Formula for equivalent resistance in parallel  
R R1 R2
Now, given circuit can be rearrange as in figure 2
Using formula for equivalent resistance in parallel
1 1 1
 
R R1 R2
R
Equivalent resistance between B and C 
2
3R
and it is in series with resistance(AC), So resistance of lower branch 
2

Now, equivalent resistance between A and B

1 1 2 3R
   Req 
Req R 3R 5
33. (1)

1 1 1 20x
34. (4) For ADE   or R | 
|
R 2x 10 10  2x
20x
R BC   20  x  20  x ---------(i)
10  2x
20x
or  40  2x
10  2x

Solving we get x = 10 
Putting the value of x = 10  in equation (i)
We get
20 10 80
R BC   20  10  20  10   26.7
10  2 10 3
35. (2) The combination of resistances is shown in figure.
Maximum resistance will be between P and Q.

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Hence, the maximum value lies between P and Q.

36. (4) In figure, two metal wires of identical dimension are connected in series

l l leq
Req   
 1 A  2 A  eq Aeq
2l l  1   2  2 1 2
    eq    
 eq A A   1 2  1 2

37. (1)

The resistance of length 2  R is 12  . Hence the resistance of length  R is 6  . Thus two resistances of
6  can be represented as shown in fig. 2.
6 6
 Equivalent resistance R   3
12
38. (4) The two resistances are connected in series and the resultant is connected in parallel with the third
resistance.

1 1 1 3 8
 R|  4  4  8 and ||
   or R||  
R 8 4 8 3
39. (3) Length of each wire = ; Area of thick wire
(A1) = 3A; Area of thin wire (A2) = A and resistance of

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1
thick wire (R1) = 10  . Resistance  R     (if is constant)
A A
R1 A2 A 1
    or R2  3R1  3 10  30
R2 A1 3 A 3
The equivalent resistance of these two resistors in series
 R1  R2  30  10  40
40. (1) Kirchhoff's first law is based one the law of conservation of charge.
41. (4) Given: E = 10V, r = 3 Ω, I = 0.5 A, R = ?, V = ?

42. (4) When 5 cell are joined in parallel as shown,

net emf
i
total resis tan ce
5E
i ----------(i)
5R  r
When 5 cell are joined in series as shown,
5E
i
5r  R
So, according to the questions
5E R 4 R
i or 4R  4r   ; 1
5r  R r 4 r
43. (3) The current through the resistance R

  
I  
 Rr 
The potential difference across R

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  
V  IR   R
 Rr 


V
 r
1  
 R
when R = 0, V = 0, R =  , V = 
Thus V increases as R increases upto certain limit, but it does not increase further.
44. (2) E = V + ir
1.8 10
2.2  1.8  r  r  
5 9
45. (2) i3 R3  i3 R4  i2 R2  0
46. (1) According to Kirchhoff’s law
At junction A, iAB =2+2=4 A
At junction B, iAB = iBC−1=3 A
At junction C, i = iBC−1.3=3−1.3=1.7 amp

47. (3) Applying Kirchhoff’s law in BCDEFAB we get,

V
I
3R
Let A be at 0 V. Then potential at G is V.
Applying Kirchhoff’s law for AFED, we get
0 + V + IR = VD

4V V
 potential different across capacitor  V 
3 3
V2t
48. (2) W = Power × time 
R
R is the same.
 V 2 t  constant. V12 t1  V22 t 2
2202  5  1102 t 2
 t 2  20 min

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1.5 1.5
49. (4) Resistance of bulb is   0.5
4.5
Resistance of parallel combination,
1
1
R 2   1
1 3
1
2
E  V 8 E  1.5 1
Now, r  R   or E  13.5V
V 3 1.5 3
2
V
50. (3) Heat supplied =  t
R
t t 6 8 R 3
 1  2    1 
R1 R 2 R1 R 2 R2 4
51. (4) Clearly, 2  , 4  and ( 1 + 5)  resistors are in parallel.
Hence, potential difference is same across each of them.
 I1  2  I2  4  I3  6
Given I1  3A  I1  2  I3  6
Given I1  3A .
 I1  2  I3  6 provides
I  2 3 2
I3  1   1A
6 6

Now, the potential across the 5  resistor is

V = I3 × 5 = 1 × 5 = 5V.
 The power dissipated in the 5  resistor
V 2 52
P   5watt
R 5
V2
52. (2) P  Vi 
R
V 2
200  200
R hot    400
P 100
400
R cold   40
10
53. (2) Let ρ be resistivity of the material of the wire and r be radius of the wire. Therefore, resistance of l m
wire

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10 cells each of emf ε are connected in series to heat the wire of length l m by ΔT(=10°C) in time t.

Let n cells each of emf ε are connected in series to heat the same u, ire of length 2 m, by the same
temperature ΔT(=10°C) in time same time t.

1
54. (1) Power 
Resis tan ce
In series combination, resistance doubles. Hence, power will be halved.
In parallel combination, resistance halves. Hence, power will be doubled.
R V2 / P P
55. (2) 1  2 1  2
R 2 V / P2 P1
 /   d1 / 2 
2
d 22 100W d 10 2
    2 
 /   d2 / 2
2 2
d1 25W d1 5 1
V2 V2
56. (2) H  15  60  t
R  2 / 3 R
2
or t  15  60  600s  10 minutes
3
R1
57. (3)  1 where 2  100  1
R2 2
X 20
In the first case 
Y 80
In the second case
4X
   50
Y 100 

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v
58. (3) Potential Gradient (x) = Potential drop per unit length x 
l
V = Potential Difference
L = length. l
R
A

ρ = specific resistance
A = Area
ir i  l i 
x  
l la l
7
0.2  4 10
x  0.1 units
8 107
59. (1) We know
I G 750 13
 1   1   S  2
IS S 100 S
60. (4) In balance condition, since no current flows through the galvanometer therefore B and D are at the
same potential.
 3 6
61. (1) It is a balanced Wheatstone bridge    , so the 7  resistance is ineffective.
 4 8
Equivalent resistance of 3  and 4  = 3 + 4 = 7  (series)
Equivalent resistance of 6  and 8  = 6 + 8 =14  (series)
Equivalent resistance of 7  and 14  (parallel)
7 14 14
  
7  14 3
62. (1) Due to increases in resistance R the current through the wire will decrease and hence the potential
gradient also decreases, which results in increase in balancing length. So. J will shift towards B.

63. (2) r  1 2  R
2

Here, 1  125cm, 2  100cm, R  2

r  0.5
64. (2) E1  64 E1  E 2  8 E2  l
64  l  8 or l  64  8  56cm
65. (2) The network of resistors is a balanced Wheatstone bridge. The equivalent current is

15  30
Req   10
15  30
V 5
 I    0.5 A
R 10

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NEET PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS-EXPLANATIONS

n 
1. (1) Short circuited current, I  
nr r

So, I is independent of n and I is constant.

2. (1) In series grouping equivalent resistance R series = nR
In parallel grouping equivalent resistance
R E
R parallel  ; I  -------(i)
n nR  R
E
10 I  ------------(ii)
R
R
n
Dividing eq. (ii) by (i),
10 
 n  1 R
1 
  1 R
n 
Solving we get, n = 10
3. (2)
  2
4. (2) We know that, R  or R  R 2

A Volume
According to question 2  n 1
R2 n 2l12 R
 2 or 2  n 2  R2  n 2 R1
R1 l1 R1
5. (2) Reading of potentiometer is accurate because during taking reading it does not draw any current from
the circuit.
6. (4) When two cells are connected in series i.e., E 1 + E2 the balance point is at 50 cm. And when two cells
are connected in opposite direction i.e., E1 – E2 the balance point is at 10 cm. According to principle of
potential
E1  E 2 50 2E 50  10 E 3
  1   1 
E1  E 10 2E 2 50  10 E2 2
7. (1) Given: Charge Q = at – bt2
Q  a 
 Current i   a  2bt for i  0  t  
t  2b 
From joule's law of heating, heat produced dH  i 2 Rdt
a

 a  2bt 
a /2b 3 2b
a 3R
H   a  2bt  Rdt H  
2

0
3  2b 6b
0
8. (4)
9. (4) Effective resistance of B and
R .R 1.5R  3R 4.5R 2
 B C   R
R B  R C 1.5R  3R 4.5R

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i.e., equal to resistance of voltmeter A.

In parallel potential difference is same so,

VB = VC and in series current is same
So, VA = VB = VC
10. (1) Here, metallic conductor can be considered as the combination of various conductors connected in
series. And in series combination current remains same.

11. (2) This is a balanced Wheatstone bridge condition,

5 5 1.6 1
 1
and   R  15
R 100  1 R / 2 100  1.6 1
12.

13. Fuse is used for protection

14.

10  is in series with ideal voltmeter. Therefore it will not affect the circuit (Circuit-2)
i1 =10/10== 1A ; i2 =10/10 = 1A
V1 = 10V :V2 = 10V
15. Concept based

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E1  1.5 36
16.  1
; 
E2  2 2.5 2
5
 2  36   60cm
3
24 6V
17. I   1A
4  1  1 6
 
Resistance of conductor, R  A
18. A R
A1 1 R 
    2  1
1
A 2 2 2  R1 
 R1  R 2 , 1  2 and for same material 1  2 
19. By KVL
-I=R2- E2 + E3 + I3R1 = 0
 I2R2 + E2- E3- I3R1 = 0
20.

21. The variation of resistivity of copper with temperature is parabolic in nature

T
22.

R 10

l1 l2
3
R  10
2
R  15
Given length of R is 1.5 m
length of 1 is
l  1101 m

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Vd 7.5 104
23. Mobility     2.5 106 m2V – 1S – 1
E 3 1010
24. Yellow - 4
Violet - 7
Brown - 10
Gold = 5%
R  47 10  5%  470  5% 
25. When temperature increases, free electron density increases for semiconductors and insulators
Temperature coefficient of resistance is negative for semiconductors and insulators
Ee i
26. Vd  a   j   nevd
m A
E m
P  2
J ne P
E2 l2 2.5 l2
27.     l2  60cm
E1 l1 1.5 36
R
RP   0.25
28. n
R
  0.25
4
 R  1
Rs  nR  4 1  4
29.

In parallel combination of resistances r 2 and r3, potential difference will be equal across both resistance.
ir
So, i2 r2  i3 r3  i2  3 3 ......... 1
r2
As per Kirchhoff’s first law
 i1  i2  i3
r 
 i1   3  1 i3 (from equation 1)
 r2 
i r
 3 2
i1 r2  r3
L RA
30. R 
A L
E EL
J E  
 RA
10 10
J 2
 105 A / m 2
102 
10    
  

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V2
31. 
R
Q1 R2 200
  2
Q2 R1 100
32. The value of X can be more precisely measured if the resistances P and Q approximately equal and
small.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Artificial Intelligence Beauty & Wellness Design Thinking & Financial Literacy
Innovation

Handicrafts Information Technology Marketing/Commercial Mass Media - Being Media

Application Literate

Data Science (Class VIII Augmented Reality /

Travel & Tourism Coding
only) Virtual Reality

Digital Citizenship Life Cycle of Medicine & Things you should know What to do when Doctor
Vaccine about keeping Medicines is not around
at home

Humanity & Covid-19 Blue Pottery Pottery Block Printing

 Food Food Preservation Baking Herbal Heritage

Khadi Mask Making Mass Media Making of a Graphic

Novel

Kashmiri Embroidery Satellites

Rockets
Embroidery

Application of Photography
Satellites
SKILL SUBJECTS AT SECONDARY LEVEL (CLASSES IX – X)

Retail Information Technology Automotive

Security

Introduction To Financial Introduction To Tourism Beauty & Wellness Agriculture

Markets

Food Production Front Office Operations Banking & Insurance Marketing & Sales

Health Care Apparel Multi Media Multi Skill Foundation

Course

Artificial Intelligence
Physical Activity Trainer Electronics & Hardware
Data Science
(NEW)

Foundation Skills For Sciences Design Thinking & Innovation (NEW)

(Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology)(NEW)
 SKILL SUBJECTS AT SR. SEC. LEVEL
(CLASSES XI – XII)

Retail InformationTechnology Web Application Automotive

Financial Markets Management Tourism Beauty & Wellness Agriculture

Food Production Front Office Operations Banking Marketing

Health Care Insurance Horticulture Typography & Comp.

Application

Geospatial Technology Electrical Technology Electronic Technology Multi-Media

 Taxation Cost Accounting Office Procedures & Shorthand (English)
Practices

Shorthand (Hindi) Air-Conditioning & Medical Diagnostics Textile Design

Refrigeration

Salesmanship Business Food Nutrition &

Design
Administration Dietetics

Mass Media Studies Library & Information Fashion Studies Applied Mathematics
Science

Yoga Early Childhood Care & Artificial Intelligence Data Science

Education

Physical Activity Land Transportation Electronics & Design Thinking &

Trainer(new) Associate (NEW) Hardware (NEW) Innovation (NEW)