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Chapter: Current Electricity

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Multiple Choice Question

Q.39 A light bulb is rated at 44 W, 220 V, and a table fan is rated at 60 W, 110 V. 1

Which statement is correct if each of the two devices is connected to a power

supply of 220 V separately?

A. The light bulb has a greater resistance and draws a greater current than
the table fan.
B. The light bulb has a greater resistance and draws a smaller current than
the table fan.
C. The light bulb has a smaller resistance and draws a greater current than
the table fan.
D. The light bulb has a smaller resistance and draws a smaller current than
the table fan.

Q.40 Given below are four different electrical circuits with identical voltage sources. 1
All the bulbs in each circuit are of the same voltage and power ratings.

Identify the brightest bulb in each circuit.

 A. Bulb A in all circuits
B. Bulb B in all circuits
C. Bulb A in circuits I & II and bulb B in circuits III & IV
D. Bulb A in circuits I & II and bulb D in circuits III & IV

Q.41 There are n identical resistors, all of which can be connected either in a series 1
or in a parallel network. The power dissipated in the series and parallel
networks will be different for a given applied voltage V.

By what factor must the power dissipated through the series combination be
multiplied in order to get the power dissipated through the parallel
combination?

A. n
B. n2
C. 1/n
D. 1/n2

Q.42 Two statements are given below. One is labelled Assertion (A) and the other is 1
labelled Reason (R). Read the statements carefully and choose the option that
correctly describes statements A and R.

Assertion (A): The net current in an isolated conductor placed in a uniform

electric field is zero.

Reason (R): There is no motion of electrons inside an isolated conductor placed

in a uniform electric field as all charges reside on the surface of the conductor.

A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct
explanation of Assertion.
B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct
explanation of Assertion.
C. Assertion is true but Reason is false.
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false.

Q.43 Two statements are given below. One is labelled Assertion (A) and the other is 1
labelled Reason (R). Read the statements carefully and choose the option that
correctly describes statements A and R.

Assertion (A): The resistivity of conductors increases with an increase in

temperature.

Reason (R): The drift speed of electrons decreases with an increase in

temperature.

A. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation
for assertion.
B. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct
explanation for assertion.
 C. Assertion is true but the reason is false.
D. Assertion is false but reason is true.

Q.44 What happens to the terminal voltage of a cell with an internal resistor as the 1
current drawn from the cell increases?

A. The terminal voltage remains constant.

B. The terminal voltage decreases linearly.
C. The terminal voltage increases linearly.
D. The terminal voltage initially remains constant and then increases.

Q.45 Shown below is a closed electric circuit. Initially, the switch S is closed. If the 1
switch S is now opened, what happens to the heat dissipated across R1?

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. There is no change
D. Cannot be determined without actual values

Q.46 Assertion: In a current-carrying ohmic metal wire of decreasing diameter, both 1

the electric current and the drift speed of the charge carriers is more at the
thicker end and less at the thinner end of the wire.

Reason: A variable drift speed of the charge carriers would result in

accumulation of the charge carriers through a wire of decreasing thickness.

Select the correct option.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false and R is also false

Q.47 Assertion: Electrical power given as P = I ΔV, when transported over long 1
distances is the same either at high currents and low potential differences or at
low currents and high potential differences but it is preferred to be transported
at lower currents and higher potential differences.
 Reason: It is cheaper to use high-resistance wires and the current I is kept as low
as possible in order to reduce power losses I2R through the transmission wires.

Select the correct option:

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false and R is also false

Q.48 Assertion: If the charges are placed on an isolated conductor, it results in a zero 1
electric field inside the conductor. On the other hand, a conductor connected
to a source of emf, results in a steady current due to a constant electric field
inside the conductor.

Reason: A conductor is always in an electrostatic equilibrium whether or not it

is connected to a source of emf.

Select the correct option.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are true and but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false and R is also false

Free Response Questions/Subjective Questions

Q.49 In the two electric circuits shown below, identical conducting rectangular 3
blocks made of the same material are connected to identical voltage sources.
Establish a relationship between the currents I1 and I2 in the two circuits.

Q.50 Two batteries B1 and B2 of the same emfs are used to light up a 10 ohm bulb 2
independently. The bulb glows brighter when connected to battery B2 than
when connected to battery B1. Internal resistances of B1 and B2 are 2 ohm and 1
ohm respectively.
Determine the ratio of the power delivered to the bulb by B 1 to the power
delivered by B2.
Q.51 In the circuit containing two cells of emfs 30 V and 10 V, determine which of the 2
two points, P or Q is at higher potential.

Q.52 A standard electric heater connected to 220 V power supply in a house uses 8 A 2
of current in its normal heating mode of operation but only 2 A in the standby
constant temperature maintain mode. For an hour of operation, how much
more
electrical energy is used in normal heating mode compared to standby mode?
Express your answer in joules.
Q.53 In an electric circuit shown, a network of resistors is connected across a cell of 3
emf 2V and internal resistance 0.5 ohm

(a) What is the total current drawn from the battery by the circuit?
(b) What is the power consumed by the circuit from the battery?
Q.54 The image below shows two circuits (I and II) consisting of a battery, a bulb, and 2
a switch.

(a) What is the difference in the working of the bulb in the two circuits when
the switch is opened and closed?
(b) Which circuit is preferred and why?

Q.55 Annie wants to check if a bulb rated 3 V, 6 W is working or not. But she only has 3
a 12 V DC power source. She also has a few resistors with her.

(a) How can she use the resistors with the light bulb to ensure that the bulb
operates at its correct rating when connected to the 12 V supply? Give a reason
for your answer.

(b) What should be the resistance of the resistor that she uses with the bulb?
Q.56 The image below shows a three-way bulb that can glow at three different 3
brightness. The bulb is rated to operate at 120 V power supply.

Determine how the bulb can have three different brightnesses. Determine the
total current through the circuit which causes the bulb to glow in each of the
three cases.
Q.57 For a current-carrying conductor of changing diameter as shown below, how 4
does each of the following quantities vary along the two ends of conductors
with area of cross sections A1 and A2 ? Give an explanation for each.
 i. Current ii. Current density iii. Resistance iv. Potential drop
Q.58 Find the change in power dissipated in the 4 Ω resistor after the switch S is 3
closed.

Q.59 a. Temperature coefficient of resistivity of a material can be positive, negative 4

or zero.

An electric heating device consists of a wire of material with an unknown

temperature coefficient of resistivity and is connected to a constant voltage
supply.

Will the power delivered to the electrical device increase, decrease or remain
constant with time as the temperature of the wire increases with usage?

Give answers with explanations for all the three possible values of temperature
coefficient of resistivity of the wire inside the device.

b. The operating voltage of a water heater is 220V and that of a coffee whipper
is 120V. With this information, can you say or not say, which of the two devices
will draw lesser power? Give reason for your answer.
Q.60 Given two resistors R1 and R2 connected in series in circuit 1 and in parallel in 2
circuit 2 across identical batteries of terminal voltage V with some internal
resistance.
 Circuit 1

Circuit 2

A third unknown resistor R3 is added in series in circuit 1 and in parallel in circuit

2.

a. Does the current in the battery increase, decrease, or remain the same in
each of the two circuits? Give a reason for your answer.

b. Does the terminal voltage of the battery increase, decrease, or remain the
same in each of the two circuits? Give a reason for your answer.