VELAMMAL KNOWLEDGE PARK, PONNERI

NEET WORK SHEET

Class :XII

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SUB : PHYSICS TOPIC : CURRENT ELECTRICITY
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1. Indicate which of the following junction diodes, are forward biased and which are
reverse biased

*1) A, C, D forward biased and B is reverse biased

2) A, B, C forward biased and D is reverse biased
3) C, B, D forward biased and A is reverse biased
4)) A, B, D forward biased and C is reverse biased
2. Current in 4  resistance is (Battery is ideal)

5 5 3 2
1) A *2) A 3) A 4) A
3 6 5 5
3. In a meter bridge, the balancing length from the left end, when standard resistance
of 1 is in right gap is found to be 20cm. The value of unknown resistance is
*1) 0.25 2) 0.4 3) 0.5 4
4) 4
4. The current ‘I’ in the circuit given aside is

*1) 0.1 A 2) 0.2 A 3) 1.0 A 4) 2. 0 A

5. The figure below shows current in a part of electric circuit. The current i is

*1) 1.7 amp 2) 3.7 amp 3) 1.3 amp 4) 1 amp

6. If a copper wire is stretched to increase its length by 0.1%. The percentage of
increase in its resistance will be
*1) 0.2% 2) 2% 3) 1% 4) 0.1%
7. All the bulbs shown in the figure are identical and are rated to fuse if the voltage
across the bulb exceeds 200V. The bulb(s) which will fuse in the circuit on closing
the switch is

1) B1 2) B2 3) B3 *4) no bulb will fuse

8. In the network shown below, effective resistance between the terminal ‘A’ and ‘B’ is
1) 10 Ω
*2) Ω
3) 6Ω
4) 8 Ω

9. Three identical electrical bulbs ‘A’, B’ and ‘C’ are

connected as shown, across a cell of e.m.f ‘V’. If ‘P’ is the
power of the each bulb at operating voltage ‘V’. Then the
total power of the network is (S is opend)
1) 3P 2) P
*3) 4) None of these

10. Two wires of equal diameters, of resistivities 1 and  2 and lengths l1 and l2,
respectively, are joined in series. The equivalent resistivity of the combination is
 l  2l2  l  2l1  l   2 l2  l   2l2
*1) 1 1 2) 1 2 3) 1 2 4) 1 1
l1  l2 l1  l2 l1  l2 l1  l2
11. The current i in the circuit ( see fig) is

1) (1/45) ampere 2)(1/15) ampere *3)(1/10) ampere 4) (1/5) ampere

12. The internal resistance of a 2.1 V cell which gives a current of 0.2 A through a
resistance of 10 Ω is
1) 0.8 Ω 2) 1.0 Ω 3) 0.2 Ω *4) 0.5 Ω
13. The effective resistance between A and B in the given circuit is

1) 20 2) 7 3) 3 *4) 6
14. In a metre-bridge
bridge experiment, when the resistances in the gaps are interchanged,
the balance-point
point did not shift at all. The ratio of resistances must be
1) Very large 2) Very small *3) Equal to unity 4) Zero
15. Assertion :Two
Two resistance wires shown in fig figure
ure are of same material.
material They have
equal length. More heat is generated in Wire A.

Reason : In series H  R and resistance of wire A is more.

*1)
1) Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation
of the Assertion
2) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason is not correct explanation of
the Assertion
3) Assertion is true, but Reason is false 4) Assertion is
s false and Reason is true
16. Equivalent resistance between the two points A and B is ( in Ω)

1 5 7 7
1) 2) *3) 4)
5 4 3 2
17. The potential difference
ence across 4Ω will be

*1) 2 V 2) 4 V 3) 3 V 4) 6 V
18. For a cell, the graph between the potential difference (V) across the terminals of the
cell and the current (I) drawn from the cell is shown in the figure. The emf and the
internal resistance of the cell are

1) 2 V, 0.5 Ω *2)
2) 2 V, 0.4 Ω 3) > 2 V, 0.5 Ω 4) > 2 V, 0.4 Ω
19. In the circuit shown in figure, match the following two columns:

Column – I Column - II
(A) Potential difference across battery A (P) Zero
(B) Potential difference across battery B (Q) 1
(C) Net power supplied consumed A (R) 2
(D) Net power supplied consumed by B (S) 3
. .

(A) (B) (C) (D) (A) (B) (C) (D)

*1) S R S R 2) R S R S
3) P R Q S 4) S R Q P
E
20. The terminal voltage is when a current of 2A is flowing through 2
2 resistance,
2
the internal resistance of the cell is :
1) 1 *2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
21. When a resistance of 2 ohms is connected across the terminals of a cell, the
current is 0.5 A. When the resistance is increased to 5 ohms, the current becomes
0.25 A. The e.m.f. of the cell is
1) 1.0 V *2)
2) 1.5 V 3) 2.0 V 4) 2.5 V
22. The potential difference between the terminals of a cell is found to be 3 volts when
it is connected to a resistance of value equal to its internal resistance. The e.m.f. of
the cell is :-
1) 3 V *2)
2) 6 V 3) 1.5 V 4) 4.5 V
23. Internal resistance of prim
primary cell depends on :-
1) the nature of electrolyte
2) the area of plates immeresed in the electrolyte
3) the concentration of electrolyte and distance between the plates
*4) all the above
24. The equivalent resistance and potential difference between A and B for the circuit
are respectively :

*1) 4, 8V 2) 8,, 4V 3) 2, 2V 4) 16, 8V

25. In the circuit shown below, the reading of the voltmeter V is ::-

*1) 12V 2) 8V 3) 20V 4) 16V

26. Thirteen resistances each of resistance R R are connected in the circuit as shown in
the figure. The effective resistance between A and B is ::-

4R 2R
1)  
2) 2R 3) R *4) 
3 3
27. What will be the equivalent resistance between the points A and D?
D

1) 10 
2) 20 *3) 30 4) 40
28. Copper and silicon are cooled from 300 K to 60 K; the specific resistance:
*1)decreases
decreases in copper but increases in silicon
2) increases in copper but decreases in silicon
3) increases in both 4) decreases in both
29. At what temperature will the resistance of a copper wire become three times its
value at 0° C ?[Temperature coefficient of resistance for copper = 4 × 10-3 per °C]
1) 400° C 2) 450° C *3) 500° C 4) 600° C
30. A wire has a non-uniform
uniform cross
cross-section as shown in figure. A steady current flows
through it. The drift speed of electrons at points P and Q is v P and vQ, then :-

1) vP = vQ 2) vP<vQ *3)vP>vQ 4) data is insufficient

31. The plot represents the flow of current through a wire for different time intervals.
The ratio of charges flowing through the wire corresponding to these time intervals
is (see figure) :

1) 2 : 1 : 2 2) 1 : 3 : 3 *3) 1 : 1 : 1 4) 2 : 3 : 4
32. The current in a circuit with an external resistance of 3.75 is 0.5 A. When a
resistance of 1 is introduced into the circuit, the current becomes 0.4 A. The emf
of the power source is
1) 1 V *2) 2 V 3) 3 V 4) 4V
33. Two wires each of radius of cross section r but of different materials are connected
together end to end (in series). If the densities of charge carriers in the two wires
are in the ratio 1:4, the drift velocity of electrons in the two wires will be in the
ratio
1) 1 : 2 2) 2 : 1 *3) 4 : 1 4) 1 : 4
34. A resistor of 4k with tolerance 10% is connected in parallel with a resistor of
6 k with tolerance 10%. The tolerance of the series combination is nearly
*1) 10% 2) 20% 3) 30% 4) 40%
35. 10,000
0,000 electrons are passing per minute through a tube of radius 1cm. The
resulting current is :
1) 10000A *2) 0.25 1016 A 3) 109 A 4) 0.5 1019 A
36. There are 8.4 1022 free electrons per cm3 in copper. The current in the wire is 0.21A
 e  1.6  10 19
C  . Then the drifts velocity of electrons in a copper wire of 1 mm 2 cross
section, will be :
1) 2.12 105 m/s 2) 0.78 105 m/s *3) 1.56 105 m/s 4) None of these
37. If E, e,  and m respectively represent the electric field, charge relaxation time and
mass of the electron, what is drift velocity?
Ee Ee Ee E
*1) 2) 3) 4)
m m m me
38. A current off 3 amperes flows through the 2 2resistor
resistor shown in the circuit. The
power dissipated in the 5resistor is :-

1) 1 watt *2) 5 watts 3) 4 watts 4) 2 watts

39. In the circuit shown in the figure, if the potential at point A is taken to be zero, the
potential at point B is :-

*1) +1 V 2) -1
1V 3) +2V 4) -2
2V
40. Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
a) Charging cell e) V=O
b) Discharging cell f) V=E
c) Cell short circuited g) V<E
d) Cell in open circuit (h) V>E
1) a-g, b-h, c-e, d-f 2) a-g, b-e, c-h, d-f
3) a-f, b-g, c-h, d-e *4) a-h, b-g, c-e, d-f
41. In the circuit shown, if a conducting wire is connected
between points A and B, the current in this wire will :

1) flow from A to B
2) flow in the direction which will be decided by the
value of V
3) be zero
*4) flow from B to A
42. 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
43. Electric field inside a copper wire of length 10metres, resistance 2 ohm connected
to a 10 volt battery is
1) 1 Vm 1 *2) 0.5 Vm1 3) 10 Vm 1 4) 5 Vm 1
44. Seven point charges, each of charge q, are placed at the seven corners of a cube of
side a (one corner is empty). Find the magnitude of electric field at the centre of the
cube.
1 q 1 q 1 7q7q
1) Zero 2) *3) 4)
4 0 a 2
3 0 a 2
4 0 a 2
45. In the given circuit, the resistance of voltmeter is 400 and its reading is 20V. Find
the value of emf of battery.

*1) 130/3V 2) 65V 3) 40V 4) 33.6V

46. What is the current through the resistor R in the circuit shown in the figure? The
emf of each cell is  m and internal resistance is r.

m m 2 m 2 m
1) 2) 3) *4)
2R  r 2r  R R  2r 2R  r
47. Choose the best possible graph between mobility (()) and relaxation time ().
(
Ans. 3

48. A wire of resistance 4  is stretched to twice its original length. The resistance of
stretched wire would be
1) 8  *2) 16  3) 2  4) 4 
49. Current through 3  resistor is 0.8 ampere, then potential drop through 4 
resistor is

1) 9.6 V 2) 2.6 V *3) 4.8 V 4) 1.2 V

50. Assertion (A): Though the same current flows through the line wires w and the
filament of the bulb but heat produced in the filament is much higher than that in
lines wires.
Reason (R): The filament of bulbs is made of a material of high resistance and low
melting point.
1) Both A & R are correct and R is correct expl
explanation of A.
2) Both A & R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A.
*3)
3) A is correct and R is incorrect
incorrect.
4) A is incorrect
correct and R is correct
51. A battery of emf 2V and internal resistance 0.5 0.5 is connected across a resistance
of 9.5.. The number of electrons that cross through a cross-section
cross of the
resistance in 2 seconds is
1) 1.6  1018 2) 5  1018 *3) 2.5  1018 4) 6.4  1018
52. The magnetic field B inside a long solenoid carrying a current of 5A is 3.14  102 T .
The number of turns per unit lengths of the solenoid is
1) 2 103 turns/m 2) 8  103 turns/m 3) 3  103 turns/m *4) 5  103 turns/m
53. The wire AB shown is 40cm long. Where should the free
end of galvanometer be connected on AB so that the
galvanometer shows null deflection?
1) 24 cm from A
*2) 16 cm from A
3) 22 cm from B
4) 18 cm from B
54. An electric bulb is rated 220 volt and 100 watt. Power consumed by it when
operated on 110 volt is
1) 50 watt 2) 75 watt 3) 90 watt *4) 25 watt
55. A bulb of 40 W, 220 V is connected in parallel with another bulb of 100 W, 220 V
and then connected to a source of 4 440 V. The result will be :
*1) Both bulbs will get fused 2) Bulb of 40 watt will get fused
3) Bulb of 100 watt will get fused 4) None of the bulbs will get fused
56. A capacitor of capacitance 5 F is connected as shownin the figure. The internal
resistance of the cell is0.5 .. The amount of charge on the capacitor plates is

1) 80 C 2) 40 
C 3) 20 C *4) 10 C

57. in circuit shown in figure.
Find current through 10

1) 0.5 A 2) 0.2 A 3) 1 A *4) Zero

58. The effective resistance of n number of identifical resistor when connected in
parallel is P. If one of the resistor is removed, the effective resistance becomes
Q. Then, the resistance of resistor which is removed is
PQ PQ P 2Q 2 PQ
1) *2) 3) 4)
PQ QP Q  P  P Q
2

59. Suppose a current carrying wire has a cross sectional area that, gradually become
smaller along the wire, has the shape of a very long cone as shown in figur figure.
Choose the correct statement:

1) Electric current is different in different portions of wire.

2) Electric field at point A is same as that of point B.
*3) Drift speed of electrons at point A is lesser than that of at point B.
4) Drift speed of electrons at point A is same as that of at point B.
60. The free electron density of a 10m long conductor wire is 21028 m3 . The cross-
sectional area is 0.5106 m2 . If current is 1.6A than calculate the time taken by an
electron
ectron to drift from one end to other.
1) 2104 sec 2) 0.5104 sec 3) 3104 sec *4) 1104 sec
61. Two cylindrical resistors, one of length l and and radius r, and the other of length
3l and radius 3r, are made of the same materials. If the resistance of the smaller
one is R, what is the resistance of the larger one?
*1) R/3 2) 3R 3) 9R 4) 27R
62. Two resistances of equal magnitude R and having temperature coefficient α1 and α 2
respectively are connected in parallel. The temperature coefficient of the parallel
combination is, approximately
α α 2α1 α 2 α  α2
1) α1  α 2  2) 1 2 3) *4) 1
α1  α 2 α1  α 2 2
63. Twelve resistors are arranged into a cube as shown in figure. All resistors have a
resistance of 6  . A 25 V potential difference is applied from point A to point D.
Find the total current flowing from A to D.

1) 1A 2) 2A *3) 5A 4) 10A
64. Calculate the current in wire BD.

1) 0 *2) 1 A 3) 2 A 4) 5 A
65. Three 60W, 120V light bulbs are connected across a 120 V power source. If
resistance of each bulb does not change with current then find out total power
delivered to the three bulbs.

1) 180 W 2) 20 W *3) 40 W 4) 60 W
66. For a circuit shown; R1> R2 and R3 = R4. The direction of current in wire AB is:

1) From A to B 2) No current flows in AB

*3) From B to A 4) Data is not sufficient
67. A hollow cylinder of specific resistance ρ , inner radius R, outer radius 2R and
length l.. What is the net resistance between the inner and outer surface?
ρ ρl ρ ρ
1) ln 2 2) ln 2 3) ln 2 *4) ln 2
2πRl 2πR
πR 2πR 2πl
πl
68. If the length of the filament of a heater is reduced by 10%, the power of the heater
will
1) increase by about 9% *2) increase by about 11%
3) increase by about 19% 4) decrease by about 10%
69. To get a maximum current through a resistance of 2.5 Ω, one can use m rows of
cells each row having n cells. The internal resistance of each cell is 0.5 Ω. What are
the values of m and n, if the total number of cells are 20?
*1) m=2, n=10 2)m=4, n=5 3) m=5, n=4 4) n=20, m=1
70. As the switch S is closed in the circuit shown in figure, current passed through it
is

1) zero 2) 1 A *3) 2 A 4) 1.6 A

71. A galvanometer with a coil of resistance 12 Ω shows full scale deflection for a
current of 2.5 mA. The ratio of net resistance of an ammeter of range 0 to 7.5 A to
a voltmeter of range 0 to 10 V is
1) 10−12 2) 10−7 *3) 10−6 4) 10−8
72. Two cells, each of e.m.f. E and internal resistance r, are connected in parallel
across a resistor R. The power dissipated in the resistor is maximum if :
3r r
1) R = r 2) R = 2r 3) R  *4) R 
2 2
73. Wheatstone bridge principle is used to measure the specific resistance  S1  of given
wire, having length L, radius r. If X is the resistance of wire , then specific
  r2 
resistance is: S1  X   . If the length of the wire gets doubled then the value of
 L 
specific resistance will be
S S
1) 1 2) 2S1 3) 1 *4) S1
4 2
74. You are provided with 48 cells, each of emf 2 volts and internal resistance 4 ohms.
What maximum current can flow in the circuit having an external resistance of
12?
*1) 1A 2) 1.2A 3) 0.96A 4) 1.08A
75. Assertion : A current continues to follow in super-conducting coil even after switch
is off.
Reason : Superconducting coils show Meissner effect.
1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
*2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3) (A) is true, but (R) is false 4) Both (A) and (R) are false
76. 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 volts and the average
resistance per km is 0.5 . The power loss in the wires is :-
1) 19.2 W 2) 19.2 kW 3) 19.2 J *4) 12.2 kW
77. Two metal wires of identical dimensions are connected in series. If 1 and 2 are the
conductivities of the metal wires respectively, the effective conductivity of the
combination is :-
 1 2 2 1 2  2  2
1) *2) 3) 1 4) 1
1   2 1   2 2 1 2  1 2
78. If 10 6 electrons/s are flowing through an area of cross section of 10 4 m 2 then the
current will be :
1) 1.6  107 A *2) 1.6  1013 A 3) 1 10 6 A 4) 1 10 2 A
79. The current in a conductor varies with time t as I  2t  3t 2 where I in amperes and t
in seconds. Electric charge flowing through a section of the conductor during
t = 2s to t = 3s is:
1) 10C *2) 24C 3) 33C 4) 44C
80. In a Neon discharge tube 2.9 1018 Ne ions move to the right each second, while
1.2 1018 electrons move to the left per second; electron charge is 1.6 1019 C . The
current in the discharge tube is :
1) 1A towards right *2) 0.66A towards right
3) 0.66A towards left 4) Zero
81. Three copper wires are there with lengths and cross-sectional areas as

 l , A ;  2l ,  and  , 2 A  . Resistance:
A l
 2 2 
A
1) minimum for the wire of cross-section are
2
2) minimum for the wire of cross-section are A
*3) minimum for the wire of cross-section are 2A
4) same for all the three cases
82. A wire of uniform cross-section A, length land resistance R is bent into a complete
circle; the resistance between any two of diametrically opposite points will be :
R R R
1) *2) 3) 4) 4R
2 4 8
83. The current voltage graph for a given metallic conductor at two different
temperatures T1 and T2 are as shown in the figure. Then :

1) T1> T2 2) T1 = T2
3) nothing can be said about T1 and T2 *4) T1< T2
84. A metal wire of resistance R is cut into three equal pieces which are then connected
side by side to form a new wire, the length of which is equal to one third of the
original length. The resistance of this new wire is ::-
R R
1) R 2) 3R *3) 4)
9 3
85. Two resistances R1 and R2 are made of different materials. The temperature
coefficient of the material of R 1 is andand that of the material of R2 is . The
resistance of the series combination of R 1 and R2 does not change with
temperature, then the ratio of resistances of the two wires at 0°C will be :
   2  2 
1) 2) 3) *4)
    
86. The potential difference betwee
between X and Y in volts is :

*1) 1 2) -1 3) 2 4) -2
87. Two cells X and Y are connected to a resistance of 10
10 as shown in the figure. The
terminal voltage of cell Y is:

*1) Zero 2) 2V 3) 4V 4) 10V

88. A battery has e.m.f.. 4 V and internal resistance 'r'. When this battery is connected
to an external resistance of 2 ohms, a current of 1 A flows in the circuit. What
current will flow if the terminals of the battery are connected directly ?
1) 1 A *2)
2) 2 A 3) 4 A 4) infinite
infin
89. A current of 2 A is flowing through a cell of e.m.f. 5 V and internal resistance
0.5from
from negative to positive electrode. If the potential of negative electrode is 10
V, the potential of positive electrode will be ::-
1) 5 V 2) 14 V 3) 15 V 4) 16 V
90. Wheatstone bridge principle is used to measure the specific resistance  S1  of given
wire, having length L, radius r. If X is the resistance of wire , then specific
  r2 
resistance is: S1  X   . If the length of the
e wire gets doubled then the value of
 L 
specific resistance will be
S S
1) 1 2) 2S1 3) 1 *4) S1
4 2
91. A cell supplies a current of 0.9 A through a 2resistor resistor and a current of 0.3A
through a 7resistor.
resistor. The internal resistance of the cell is ::-
1) 1.0  *2) 0.5  3) 2.0  4) 1.2 
92. A cell of e.m.f. 2 V and negligible internal resistance is connected to resistors R1
and R2 as shown in the figure. The resistance of the galvanometer,
galvanometer R1 and R2are
80, 40and 80respectively.
respectively. The p.d across of the galvanometer is:-

1) 1.78V 2) 1.60V *3) 0.80V 4) 1.33V

93. A and B are two points in a closed circuit. The potential difference across the
condenser of capacity 5F
F is

*1) 6V 2) 10V 3) 16V 4) 4V

94. In the circuit shown in figure, the power which is dissipated as heat in the
8resistor is same as R resistor .What is the value of resistance R in the circuit?

1) 6 
2) 10 3) 3 *4) 8
95. A 6  resistance is connected in the left gap of a meter bridge. In the second gap
3  and 6  are joined in parallel. The balance of the bridge is at_________
*1) 75cm 2) 60cm 3) 30cm 4) 25cm

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