ST.

THERESA’S CONVENT SCHOOL, KARNAL

Physics Assignment
Chapter: Current Electricity
Name of the Candidate:
Roll No.: Class: XII
Date: 26.08.2021 Max. Marks: 30

DIRECTIONS (Q. Nos. 1 to 10): Each question has four possible answers-(a), (b),
Q.
(c) and (d). Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate Mark
No.
answer out of the four given choices.
A potentiometer is accurate and versatile device to make electrical measurement of
emf because the method involves:
(a) Potential gradient
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(b) Cells
(c) a condition of no current flow through the galvanometer
(d) a combination of cells, galvanometer and resistances
The resistance of a wire is ‘R’ Ω. If it is melted and stretched to n times its original
length, its new resistance will be:
(a) R/n
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(b) nR
(c) n2R
(d) R/n2
The colour sequence in a carbon resistor is red, brown, orange and silver. The
resistance of the resistor is
(a) 21x105 Ω ± 10%
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(b) 23x101 Ω±10%
(c) 12x107 Ω ±5%
(d) 21x103 Ω±5%
The current flowing through wire depends on time as I= 3t 2+2t+5.The charge flowing
through the cross-section of wire in time t=0 to t=2 second is:
(a) 5C
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(b) 20C
(c) 18C
(d) 22C
Which of the following characteristics of electrons determines the current in a
conductor?
(a) Drift Velocity alone.
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(b) Thermal Velocity alone
(c) Both Drift Velocity and Thermal Velocity
(d) Neither Drift Velocity nor Thermal Velocity
Two electric bulbs of 40W each are connected in series. The power consumed by the
combination will be:
(a) 60W
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(b) 100W
(c) 20W
(d) 80W
If a wire is stretched to make it 0.1% longer, its resistance will be:
(a) Decrease by 0.05%
7 (b) Increase by 0.05 % 1
(c) Decrease by 0.02%
(d) Increase by 0.2%
8 The resistance of wire is 5Ω at 500C and 6Ω at 1000C.The resistance of wire at 00C 1
will be:
(a) 2Ω
(b) 4Ω
(c) 1Ω
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 (d) 3Ω
The Kirchhoff’s law (∑i=0) and second law (∑ir=∑), where the symbols have their
usual meanings, are respectively based on:
(a) Conservation of charge, conservation of Energy.
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(b) Conservation of Energy, Conservation of Charge.
(c) Conservation of Momentum, Conservation of Charge.
(d) Conservation of Charge, Conservation of Momentum.
A current of 2A a flow through a 2Ω resistor when connected across a battery. The
same battery supplies a current of 0.5A when connected across a 9Ω resistor. The
internal resistance of the battery is:
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(a) Ω
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(b) 1Ω
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(c) Ω
3
(d) 2Ω
DIRECTIONS (Q. Nos. 11 to 15): In questions given below, two statements are
given-one lebelled-Assertion (A) and the other labelled-Reason (R). Read the
following questions and choose any one of the following four responses.
(a) If both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) If both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) If Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) If both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.

Assertion (A):
In series combination of electric bulbs, the bulb of lower power emits more light
than that of higher power.
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Reason (R):
The lower power bulb in series gets more current than the higher power bulb.
(a) a (b) b (c) c (d) d
Assertion (A):
The potentiometer of longer length is preferred for precise measurement.
12 Reason (R): 1
The potential gradient for a potentiometer of longer length with a given source of
e.m.f becomes small.
(a) a (b) b (c) c (d) d
Assertion (A):
The conventional direction of current is taken to be the direction of flow of positive
charge.
13 Reason (R): 1
Direction of current flow is opposite to the direction of flow of electrons in a
conductor.
(a) a (b) b (c) c (d) d
Assertion (A):
Each bulb in a frill of 20 bulbs in series when connected to supply voltage will emit
more light than each bulb in a frill of 19 bulbs in series when connected to same
supply voltage
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Reason (R):
Each bulb in a frill of 20 bulbs in series will get more voltage than that in a frill of 19
bulbs.
(a) a (b) b (c) c (d) d
15 Assertion (A): 1
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 In a meter bridge experiment, null point is obtained at a point for an unknown
resistance. When an unknown resistance is put inside an enclosure maintained at
higher temperature, the null point can be obtained at the same point as before
decreasing the value of standard resistance.
Reason (R):
Resistance of metal increases with decrease in temperature.
(a) a (b) b (c) c (d) d
DIRECTIONS (Q. Nos. 16 to 20): Complete the statements with appropriate
answer(s) in the blank space(s):
16 The fall of potential per unit length of wire is called _____. 1
17 Conductance is the _____ of resistance and its SI unit is _____. 1
Sensitivity of a potentiometer can be increase by _____ the length of potentiometer
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wire.
The charge carrier responsible for flow of electricity in gaseous at low pressure are
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_____ and _____.
Electric current density is the _____quantity whereas electric current is _____
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quantity.
DIRECTIONS (Q. Nos. 21 to 25): State whether the following statements in
questions are True or False
If both the length and radius of a metallic wire are doubled, then the resistance
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remains unchanged.
If the temperature of the metallic conductors is increased the drift velocity of
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electrons in the conductor decreases.
23 Resistivity of alloys in general less than that of pure metals. 1
In a Wheatstone bridge arrangement, we can interchange the cell and galvanometer
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without affecting the balance condition of the bridge.
25 Potential difference across the terminals of a cell is always less than its emf. 1
DIRECTIONS (Q. Nos. 26 to 30): Read the case given below and answer the
questions on the basis of the same.
Gauss’s Law and Coulomb’s law, although expressed in different forms, are
equivalent ways of describing relation between charge and electric field in static
conditions. Gauss’s law is 0 = q encl, when q encl is the net charge inside an imaginary
closed surface called Gaussian surface Φ = ∮ ⃗E . d ⃗A gives the electric flux through
the Gaussian surface. The two equations hold only when the net charge in vacuum
or air.

The electric flux through a closed surface area S enclosing charge Q is Φ. If the
surface area is doubled, then the flux is:
q
(a)
ε0
26 2q 1
(b)
ε0
q
(c)
2 ε0
(d) zero
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 A Gaussian surface encloses a dipole. The electric flux through this surface is:
(a) Φ
Φ
(b)
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Φ
(c)
2
(d) 2Φ
A charge 10 μC is placed at centre of hemisphere of radius R = 10 cm as shown. The
electric flux through the hemisphere (in MKS units) is:
(a) 2 x105
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(b) 6 x 105
(c) 10 x 105
(d) 20 x 105
What is the nature of Gaussian surface involved in Gauss Law of electrostatic?
(a) Electrical
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(c) Scalar
(d) Magnetic
If there is only one type of charge in universe, then
q
(a) ∮ ⃗E .d ⃗S = 0, if charge is outside, ∮ ⃗E .d ⃗S = ε 0 , if charge is inside.
30 (b) ∮ ⃗E .d ⃗S = ∞ , if charge is inside. 1

(c) ∮ ⃗E .d ⃗S could not be defined.

(d) ∮ ⃗E .d ⃗S ≠0 on any surface.

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