Electricity & Magnetism
1. (i) A fuse is a short wire of high __________ and of material of low_________.
(ii) A fuse is connected in _______ with the _____ wire.
(iii) The electric meter in a house records _________ (charge/energy/current/power)
(iv) Voltage supplied for domestic purpose is _______ and has frequency _________
(v) If the current in a circuit exceeds the current rating of the fuse wire it __________
(vi) A fuse wire is made of an alloy of ________ and ________.
2. How can you measure current in a circuit?
3. Define 1 Ampere and 1 volt?
4. (i) What is Ohms law? Write the necessary conditions for its validity.
(ii) What is non – ohmic resistor?
5. Give significance of parallel combination over series.
6. The resistance of a resistor to half of its initial value. In doing so, if other parameter of the circuit
remain unchanged, the heating effects in the resistor will become
(a) Two times (b) half (c) one – fourth (d) four times
7. If a person has five resistors each of value 1/5 Ω, then maximum resistance he can obtained by
connecting them is
(a) 1 Ω (b) 5 Ω (c) 10 Ω (d) 25 Ω
8. Electric power is inversely proportional to
(a) resistance (b) voltage (c) current (d) temperature
9. 100 J of heat is produced each second in a 4Ω resistor. The potential difference across the resistor
will be:
(a) 30 V (b) 10 V (c) 20 V (d) 25 V
10. Two electric bulbs have resistances in the ratio 1:2. If they are joined in series, the energy consumed in them
is in the ratio.
(a) 2:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 4:1 (d) 1:1
11. Resistance is a measure of a material’s opposition to
(a) voltage (b) current (c) electric force (d) movement of protons
12. The insulator of electricity is which of the following materials listed below:
(A) Copper (B) Acidulated water (C) Human body (D) Silk.
13. On increasing the resistance in a circuit, the current in it
(A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unchanged (D) Nothing can be said.
14. Direction of conventional current is
(A) + ve to − ve (B) −ve to + ve (C) + ve to +ve (D) all of these
15. The hindrance presented by material of conductor to the smooth passing of electric current is known
as:
(A) Resistance (B) Conductance (C) Inductance (D) None of these
16. Which of the given is the S.I. Unit of Electric Current?
(A) Ohm (B) Ampere (C) Volt (D) Faraday
17. The instrument used to determine direction of electric current is:
(A) Ammeter (B) Galvanometer (C) Voltmeter (D) Potentiometer
18. The unit of potential difference is:
(A) Volt (B) Ohm (C) Ampere (D) Faraday
19. On which of the given resistance does not depend:
(A) Length of conductor (B) Area of cross-section (C) Temperature (D) Density
20. (a) Deduce the expression for the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination of three resistors
R1, R2 and R3 if they all provide resistance of 5ohm.
(b) Consider the following electric circuit:
(a) Which two resistors are connected in series?
(b) Which two resistors are connected in parallel?
(c) If every resistor of the circuit is of 2 Ω, what current will flow in the circuit?
21. Find the amount of current flowing through a conductor when a charge of 25C flows for 1minute.
Ans: 0.41A
22. Calculate time required for 3A of current to pass when a charge of 1.08 C is supplied. Ans: 0.36s
23. The filament of an electric lamp, which draws a current of 0.2 A, is used for 5 hours. Calculate the
amount of charge flowing through the circuit. Ans: 3600C
24. Find the potential difference through a conductor when a work of 30J is done in bringing a charge of
1.5C. Ans: 20V
25. An electric bulb draws a current of 0.2 A when it operates at 220 V. Calculate the amount of electric
charge flowing through it in 1 h. Ans: 720C
26. Compute the heat generated while transferring 96000 coulomb of charge in two hours through a
potential difference of 40V. Ans: 38, 40, 000 J
27. How much work is done in moving a charge of 5C across two points having potential difference
25V? Ans:125J
28. A cell of potential difference 12 V is connected to a bulb. The resistance of filament of bulb when it
glows is 24Ω. Find the current drawn from the cell. Ans: 0.5A
29. A wire of length 3 m and area of cross-section 1.7 × 10-6 m2 has a resistance 3 × 10-2 .
a. What is the formula for resistivity of the wire and what is the unit of it
b. Calculate the resistivity of the wire Ans: ρ = 1.7×10−8 m
30. The table given below shows the resistivity of three Material A, B and C?
Samples A B C
Resistivity 3 10 – 9 m 11.1 10 – 6 m 5.5 10 – 17 m
(i) Arrange the samples in increasing order of conductivity? B<A<C
(ii) Which of these is best conductor? C
(iii) Which are these is best insulator? B
31. A copper wire has a diameter 0.5 mm and resistivity 1.6 10 – 8 m
(i) What will be the length of this wire to make the resistance of 12 Ohm 1473.2m
(ii) How much will be the resistance of another copper wire of same length but half the diameter? 48
32. Calculate the resistivity of the material of a wire of length 1 m, radius 0.01 cm and of resistance 20
ohms. Ans: ρ = 6.28×10−7 m
33. The resistance per meter length of a wire is 10 Ω. If the resistivity of the material of the wire is
50×10 – 8 m, find the area of cross – section of the wire. Ans: 5×10−8 m
34. How is the resistance of a wire affected if:
(i) its length is doubled (ii) its radius is doubled?
35. When a 12 V battery is connected across an unknown resistor, 2.5 mA current flows in the circuit.
Find the resistance of the resistor.
36. Calculate the electrical energy produced in 5 minutes when a current of 2 A is sent through a
conductor by a potential difference of 500 volts. Ans: 3,00,000J
37. An electric motor takes 5 A from a 220 V line. Determine the power of the motor and the energy
consumed in 2 h. Ans: P = 1100W; E = 2.2kWh
38. A 5 ohm resistor is connected across a battery of 6 volts. Calculate
(i) The current flowing through the resistor. (ii) The energy that dissipates heat in 10 s.
Ans: (i) 1.2A (ii) 72J
39. A current of 5 ampere is passed through a conductor of 12 ohms for 2 minutes. Calculate the amount
of heat produced. Ans: H = 36,000 J
40. An electric bulb draws a current of 0.8 A and works on 250 V on the average 8 hours a day.
(a) Find the power consumed by the bulb Ans: 0.2kW
(b) If the electric distribution company charges Rs 5 for 6 kWH, what is the monthly bill for 60 days.
Ans: ₹115.2
41. An electric refrigerator rated 400 W operates eight hours a day. Calculate the energy per day in kWh.
Ans: 3.2kWh
42. An electric heater draws a current of 10 A from a 220 V supply. What is the cost of using the heater
5 hours per day for 30 days if the cost of 1 unit is ₹ 2.50? Ans: ₹ 825
43. We have four resistors A, B, C and D of resistance 4 ohm, 8 ohm, 12 ohm and 24 ohm respectively?
(i) how to obtain maximum resistance (ii) how to obtain minimum resistance
Ans: (i) By applying all resistances in series = 48ohm
(ii) By applying all resistances in parallel = 2ohm
44. How can three resistors of resistances 2 Ω, 3 Ω and 6Ω be connected to give a total resistance of
(a) 4 Ω, (b) 1 Ω?
45. Can you run an electric geyser with power rating 2 kW; 220 V on a 5 A line? Give reason to
justify your answer.
46. Circuit Diagram
47. Find the effective resistance:
(i) (ii)
(iii)
48. Find the effective resistance in following diagrams:
49. Find the effective resistance and current flowing through the circuit.
(i) (ii)
(iii) (iv)
50. Find the current through the circuit below when:
(i) key k is opened (ii) key k is closed
51. A wire of resistance 9 having length 20cm is tripled on itself. What is its new resistance? Ans: 1
52. Draw a schematic diagram of a circuit consisting of a battery of 3 cells of 2V each, a combination of
three resistors of 10 Ω, 20 Ω and 30 Ω connected in parallel, a plug key and an ammeter, all
connected in series. Use this circuit to find the value of the following:
(a) current though each resistor (b) Total current in the circuit
(c) total effective resistance of the circuit
53. An electric refrigerator rated 1.5kW operates 4 h per day. What is the cost of the energy to operate it
for 60 days at ₹ 5 per KWh?
54. A torch bulb is rated 2.5 V and 750 mA. Calculate (i) its power, (ii) its resistance and (iii) the energy
consumed, if this bulb is lighted for four hours.
55. Draw a circuit diagram and arrange following devices in it:
Voltmeter, Battery, Rheostat, Ammeter and key. (5)
56. Fig. below shows two conductors A and B. Their charges and potentials are given in diagram. State the
direction of (i) flow of electrons and (ii) flow of current, when both the conductors are joined by a metal wire.
