Current Electricity  MCQs

MCQs of Current Electricity

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31.
Potential gradient of potentiometer is obtained at 6 m and 2 m when two cells are joined in series in (i) helping condition (ii) opposing condition respectively. So ratio of emf of cells is _____
(a) 1 : 1
(b) 1 : 2
(c) 2 : 1
(d) 3 : 1
Answer:

Option (c)

32.
Unit of potential gradient is _____
(a) Vm
(b) Vm
(c) Vm2
(d) Vm2
Answer:

Option (b)

33.
For two wires of the same material ratio of their mass is 1 : 2 and ratio of their length is 2 : 1. So ratio of their resistances is _____
(a) 1 : 4
(b) 4 : 1
(c) 1 : 8
(d) 8 : 1
Answer:

Option (d)

34.
The resistance of copper wire at 0ºC will be four times at _____ ºC temperature (For copper temperature co-efficient of resistance = 4 x 10-3 ºC-1)
(a) 400ºC
(b) 750ºC
(c) 500ºC
(d) 450ºC
Answer:

Option (b)

35.
Equivalent resistance of parallel combination of two wires is 65 Ω. If one wire is broken resistance becomes 2Ω so resistance of broken wire = _____ Ω.
(a) 35
(b) 65
(c) 2
(d) 3
Answer:

Option (d)

36.
The current through a wire varies with time as I = I0 + αt, where I0 = 10 A and α = 4 As-1. The charge that flows across a cross-section of the wire in first 10 seconds is _____
(a) 100 C
(b) 200 C
(c) 300 C
(d) 400 C
Answer:

Option (c)

37.
The current density along the axis of a cylindrical conductor having radius equal to R is given by J=J01-r2R2. The current along the length of the conductor is _____ . The distance from the axis is given by r.
(a) π2J2R22
(b) πJ0R22
(c) J0R24
(d) J0R22π
Answer:

Option (b)

38.
A copper wire is stretched to make it 0.1% longer. The percentage change in its resistance is _____ . [Assume that the volume of the wire remains constant.]
(a) 0.1 %
(b) 0.2 %
(c) 0.3 %
(d) 0.4 %
Answer:

Option (b)

39.
The resistance of the platinum wire of a platinum resistance thermometer at the ice-point is 5 Ω and at steam point is 5.23 Ω. When the thermometer is inserted in a hot bath, the resistance of the platinum wire is 5.795 Ω. The temperature of the bath is _____
(a) 345.65º C
(b) 245.65º C
(c) 435.65º C
(d) Zero
Answer:

Option (a)

40.
Two materials have the value of α1 and α2 as 6 x 10-4(ºC)-1 and -5 x 10-4(ºC)-1 respectively. The resistivity of the first material ρ20 = 2 x 10-8 Ωm. A new material is made by combining the above two materials. The resistivity does not change with temperature. The resistivity ρ20 of the second material is _____ . Considering the reference temperature as 20ºC assume that the resistivity of the new material is equal to the sum of the resistivity of its component materials.
(a) 1.2 x 10-8 Ωm
(b) 2.4 x 10-8 Ωm
(c) 2.4 x 10-7 Ωm
(d) 1.2 x 10-7 Ωm
Answer:

Option (b)

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