Classroom Questions : Q.

6 If two capacitances C1 and C2 are

Q.1 A circuit component that opposes the connected in parallel then the equivalent
change in circuit voltage is capacitance is given by :
(A) Resistance (B) Capacitance (A) C1C2 (B) C2 / C1
(C) Inductance (D) All the above
(C) C1  C2 (D) C1 / C2
[SSC - JE : 2008]
Q.2 The curve representing Ohm’s law is [DMRC JE : 2015]
(A) Linear (B) Hyperbolic Q.7 Electrons flow through the metallic
(C) Parabolic (D) Triangular conductor shown in the figure. What is
[SSC - JE : 2009, UPPCL JE : 2017] the approximate velocity of these
Q.3 Specific resistance of a conductor electrons?
depends upon
(A) Dimension of the conductor
(B) Composition of conductor material
(C) Resistance of the conductor
(D) Both (A) and (B)
[SSC - JE : 2009]
Q.4 A wire has a resistance 10  . It is
stretched by one-tenth of the original
length. Then its resistance will be
(A) 10  (B) 12.1  (A) Approximately equal to the velocity
(C) 9  (D) 11  of light.
[SSC - JE : 2010] (B) Approximately 2/3 of the velocity of
Q.5 An ideal voltage source should have light.
(A) Infinite source resistance
(C) Approximately equal to the velocity
(B) Large value of emf of sound.
(C) Small value of emf
(D) None of these
(D) Zero source resistance
[SSC - JE : 2014(AN)] [SSC - JE (Forenoon) 1.3.2017]
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Q.8 Which effect of the electric current is Q.13 Pure metals generally have _____.
utilized in a filament lamp? (A) High conductivity and low
(A) The heating effect temperature coefficient.
(B) The magnetic effect (B) High conductivity and large
(C) The collision ionization of the gases temperature coefficient.
(D) The chemical effect
(C) Low conductivity and zero
[SSC - JE (Forenoon) 2.3.2017]
temperature coefficient.
Q.9 Energy (in units) consumed by a heater
of rating 1000 W by operating it for a (D) Low conductivity and high
period of 2 hours will be temperature coefficient.
(A) 1.5 (B) 2 [MPPSC AE : 2012]
(C) 2.5 (D) 4 Q.14 Electrical conductivity of a conductor is
[UPPSC AE : 2012] measured in _______.
Q.10 The value of temperature coefficient of (A) Siemens (B) Ohms
resistance of a given conductor _____.
(C) Siemens/meter (D) Ohms/metre
(A) Is different at different given
[SSC - JE : 2018, HPSC AE : 2011]
temperatures
(B) Is same at different given Q.15 What will be the potential difference (in
temperatures V) between the ends of a conductor
(C) Increases as temperature is increased when the current flowing through the
(D) Remains always constant conductor is 3 A and the vaule of
[SSC - JE (Forenoon) 3.3.2017] conductance is 0.3 mho?
Q.11 The flow of electric current in a (A) 10 (B) 100
conductor is due to flow of _____. (C) 20 (D) 0.1
(A) Electrons [SSC - JE (Forenoon) 22.01.2018]
(B) Protons
Q.16 Determine the head (in Joules)
(C) Electrons and ions
dissipated through a resistor of 15 ohms
(D) Charged particles
resistance, when 0.5 A of current is
[SSC - JE (Forenoon) 4.3.2017]
flowing through the resistor for 8
Q.12 When an electric current flows through
seconds.
a conductor, its temperature rises. This
is because of _______. (A) 40 (B) 30
(A) Mutual collision between metal (C) 20 (D) 60
atoms [SSC - JE (Forenoon) 22.01.2018]
(B) Mutual collisions between Q.17 Which one of the following has the
conducting electrons ability to store energy in the form of
(C) Collisions between conduction electric charge?
electrons and atoms (A) Superconductor (B) Resistor
(D) Release of conduction electrons
(C) Capacitor (D) Inductor
from parent atoms
[SSC - JE (Forenoon) 4.3.2017] [SSC - JE (Afternoon) 22.1.2018]
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Q.18 Determine the equivalent capacitance Q.23 Eureka has ______ temperature
(in F ) of the given electrical network coefficient of resistance
(A) Positive
(B) Negative
(C) Almost Zero
(D) Almost infinite
[RRB - JE : Aug 2015]
Q.24 What voltage drop will be there across a
1kW electric heater whose resistance
(A) 24.21 (B) 21.25 when hot is 40 Ohm?
(C) 26.64 (D) 22.66 (A) 100 V (B) 50 V
[CIL MT : 2008] (C) 150 V (D) 200 V
Q.19 Ohm’s law is applicable to : [DMRC - JE : 2016]
(A) Constant and variable temperatures Q.25 What will be the resistance value
(B) Constant temperature corresponding to colour code Brown,
(C) Variable temperature Black, Red?
(D) Any of the options (A) 2kΩ± 10%
[SSC - JE (Afternoon) 22.1.2018] (B) 1 kΩ±20%
Q.20 How much time (in sec) will be taken by (C) 7 kΩ±20%
40 C of charge to pass through a point in
(D) None of the above
a circuit, if a current of 8 A flows
Q.26 A resistor develops 400 J of thermal
through it?
energy in 10 sec when a current of 2A is
(A) 2 (B) 3
passed through it . The resistance of
(C) 4 (D) 5
resistor is:
[SSC - JE (Forenoon) 23.01.2018]
(A) 10 Ω (B) 20Ω
Q.21 No current flows between two charged
(C) 5 Ω (D) 40 Ω
bodies if they have same :
[UPPCL - JE : 2018]
(A) Capacity
(B) Potential Q.27 The filament of an electric bulb is made
up of
(C) Charge
(D) None of the above (A) Tungsten
[SSC-JE : 2007] (B) Nickel
Q.22 The resistance of a straight conductor is (C) Steel
independent of : (D) Alumunium
(A) Temperature [SSC - JE : 2014]
(B) Material Q.28 The hot resistance of an electric bulbs
(C) Cross sectional Area filament is higher than its cold
(D) Shape of cross section resistance because the temperature
[UPPCL-JE : 2010] coefficient of its filament is :
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(A) Zero Q.2 What will be equivalent capacitance (in
(B) Positive mF) of three capacitors connected in a
(C) Negative series having capacitance of 0.04 mF,
0.08 mF and 0.02 mF respectively?
(D) None of the above
(A) 0.026 (B) 0.032
[RRVUNL - JEN : 2011]
Q.29 A certain electrical appliance consumes (C) 0.065 (D) 0.011
energy at the rate of 540 J/sec. How Q.3 Determine the energy (in J) stored by an
many kWh of energy does it consume in 8H inductor, if the current through the
3.5 hours? inductor is 4 A.
(A) 5.4kWh (B) 10.8 kWh (A) 80 (B) 76
(C) 2.89 kWh (D) 1.89 kWh (C) 64 (D) 58
[GSECL - JE : 2018] Q.4 Which one of the following statement is
Q.30 On the voltage Vs Current graph of a 10 TRUE about the Ohm’s law?
KΩ resistor, what is the total change in (A) Ohm’s law is applicable to the
voltage when the current changes from diodes.
1mA to 5.5 mA?
(B) Ohm’s law is not applicable to
(A) 55 V (B) 110 V
diodes.
(C) 45 V (D) 50 V
(C) Ohm’s law is applicable to voltage
[SSC - JE : 2017] regulators.
Q.31 Ampere-Second is the unit of :
(D) Ohm’s law is applicable to
(A) Power (B) Energy transistors.
(C) EMF (D) Charge Q.5 What will be the potential different (in
[RRB - JE : 2015] V) between the ends of a resistor of 10
Q.32 The value of α of a resistance depends ohms resistance, when the current
upon: through the resistor is 3.5 A?
(A) Length of a material (A) 35 (B) 40
(B) Cross sectional area of material (C) 45 (D) 50
(C) Volume of material Q.6 What is the resistivity (in  -m) of a
(D) Nature and temperature of material 2  cylindrical wire when the length
[UPPCL : 2018] and the diameter of the wire are 10 m
and 0.4 m respectively?
Practice Questions :
(A) 0.025 (B) 0.0025
Q.1 What will be the voltage (in V) across a
8 H inductor, when the rate of change of (C) 0.25 (D) 0.05
current in the inductor is 0.5 A/sec. Q.7 Farad is the S.I. unit of ______.
(A) 2 (B) 4 (A) Inductance (B) Resistance
(C) 6 (D) 8 (C) Capacitance (D) Reluctance
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Q.8 In a series combination of several
inductors, the equivalent inductance is
________.
(A) Equal to the largest inductance of
the combination.
(B) Lower than the largest inductance of
the combination.
(C) Lower than the smallest inductance
of the combination.
(D) Greater than the largest inductance
of the combination.
Q.9 A hot wire supplies 100 kJ in 10
minutes. What is the potential difference
(in V) across the wire, when the current
is 2A?
(A) 80.33 (B) 83.33
(C) 85.33 (D) 88.33
Q.10 What will be the length (in m) of a 10
Ohm wire, when the resistivity of the
wire is 0.1 Ohms-m and the diameter of
the wire is 0.5 m?
(A) 18.65 (B) 19.62
(C) 16.68 (D) 14.25
Answers Basic Concepts
Classroom Questions
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D
6. C 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. A
11. A 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. A
16. B 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. D
21. B 22. D 23. C 24. D 25. B
26. A 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C
31. D 32. D
Practice Questions
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A
6. A 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. B

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