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Electric Current

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Chapter Questions
35 MCQs

01
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A rigid square loop of side 'a' and carrying current I is lying on a horizontal surface near a long current I carrying wire in the same plane as shown in figure. The net force on the loop due to wire will be :
1
Attractive and equal to
2
Repulsive and equal to
3
Repulsive and equal to
4
Zero
02
PYQ 2022
hard
physics ID: jee-main
The equivalent resistance between points A and B in the given network is:
equivalent resistance between points A and B in the given network
1
65 Ω
2
20 Ω
3
5 Ω
4
2 Ω
03
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A 1 m long copper wire carries a current of 1 A. If the cross section of the wire is 2.0 mm2 and the resistivity of copper is 1.7 × 10–8 Ω, the force experienced by moving electron in the wire is ___ × 10–23N.
(Charge on electron = 1.6 × 10–19C)
04
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main

(A) The drift velocity of electrons decreases with the increase in the temperature of conductor.
(B) The drift velocity is inversely proportional to the area of cross-section of given conductor.
(C) The drift velocity does not depend on the applied potential difference to the conductor.
(D) The drift velocity of electron is inversely proportional to the length of the conductor.
(E) The drift velocity increases with the increase in the temperature of conductor.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1
(A) and (B) only
2
(A) and (D) only
3
(B) and (E) only
4
(B) and (C) only
05
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Resistances are connected in a meter bridge circuit as shown in the figure. The balancing length l1 is 40 cm. Now an unknown resistance x is connected in series with P and new balancing length is found to be 80 cm measured from the same end. Then the value of x will be ________ Ω.
meter bridge circuit
06
PYQ 2022
easy
physics ID: jee-main
The current I in the given circuit will be
The current I in the given circuit
1
10 A
2
20 A
3
4 A
4
40 A
07
PYQ 2022
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A zener of breakdown voltage VZ = 8 V and maximum Zener current, IZM = 10 mA is subjected to an input voltage Vi = 10 V with series resistance R = 100 Ω. In the given circuit RL represents the variable load resistance. The ratio of maximum and minimum value of RL is __________.
08
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A 10 Ω, 20 mH coil carrying constant current is connected to a battery of 20 V through a switch. Now after switch is opened current becomes zero in 100 \mu s. The average e.m.f. induced in the coil is ____V
09
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
As per the given circuit, the value of current through the battery will be ______ A
 value of current through the battery
10
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A 110 V,50 Hz,AC source is connected in the circuit (as shown in figure).
current through the resistance
The current through the resistance 55Ω, at resonance in the circuit, will be _______ A
11
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A resistor develops 300 J of thermal energy in 15 s, when a current of 2 A is passed through it. If the current increases to 3 A, the energy developed in 10 s is ______ J.
12
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The total current supplied to the circuit as shown in figure by the 5 V battery is _______ A.
The total current supplied to the circuit
13
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The effective current I in the given circuit at very high frequencies will be ______ A.
The effective current I in the given circuit
14
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main

Two resistors are connected in series across a battery as shown in figure. If a voltmeter of resistance 2000 Ω is used to measure the potential difference across 500 Ω resistor, the reading of the voltmeter will be _____ V.

Fig. Resistors
15
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
For the given circuit the current through battery of 6 V just after closing the switch S will be _____ A.
circuit with switch S
16
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main

All resistances in figure are 1 Ω each. The value of current ‘I‘ is (a/5) A. The value of a is _______.

Fig.
17
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A hollow cylindrical conductor has length of , while its inner and outer diameters are and respectively The resistance of the conductor is .If the resistivity of the material is The value of is ___
18
PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: jee-main
Sound travels in a mixture of two moles of helium and moles of hydrogen If rms speed of gas molecules in the mixture is times the speed of sound, then the value of will be
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
19
PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: jee-main

The amount of thermal energy is developed by a resistor in when a current of is passed through it If the current is increased to , the themal energy developed by the resistor in will be:

1
2
H
3
4
20
PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: jee-main
The charge flowing in a conductor changes with time as Where and are constants Minimum value of current is :
1
2
3
4
21
PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
If the length of a conductor is increased by 20% and cross-sectional area is decreased by 4% , then calculate the percentage change in the resistance of the conductor.
22
PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A cell of emf 90 V is connected across a series combination of two resistors, each of 100 resistance. A voltmeter of resistance 400 is used to measure the potential difference across each resistor. The reading of the voltmeter will be:
1

2

3

4

23
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A straight wire carrying of 14 A is bent into a semi-circular arc of radius 2.2 cm as shown in the figure. The magnetic field produced by the current at the centre (O) of the arc is ____ × 10–4 T.
A straight wire carrying of 14 A is bent into a semi-circular arc of radius 2.2 cm
24
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : An AC circuit undergoes electrical resonance if it contains either a capacitor or an inductor.
Statement II : An AC circuit containing a pure capacitor or a pure inductor consumes high power due to its non-zero power factor.
In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
1
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
2
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
3
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
25
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
For a given transistor amplifier circuit in CE configuration VCC = 1 V, Rc = 1 kΩ, Rb = 100 kΩ and β = 100. Value of base current Ib is
For a given transistor amplifier circuit in CE
1
Ib = 0.1 \mu Α
2
Ib = 10 \mu Α
3
Ib = 1.0 \mu Α
4
Ib = 100 \mu Α
26
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The length of a conductor having resistance 160 Ω, is compressed to 25% of its initial value. The new resistance will be
1
10 Ω
2
20 Ω
3
15 Ω
4
17 Ω
27
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
If the length of a conductor is increased by 20% and cross-sectional area is decreased by 4% ,then calculate the percentage change in the resistance of the conductor.
28
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
For the given figures, choose the correct options:
The rms current in circuit (b) can never be larger than that in (a)
1
At resonance, current in (b) is less than that in (a)
2
The rms current in circuit (b) can never be larger than that in (a)
3
The rms current in figure(a) is always equal to that in figure (b)
4
The rms current in circuit (b) can be larger than that in (a)
29
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Given below are two statement :
Statement I : If the number of turns in the coil of a moving coil galvanometer is doubled then the current sensitivity becomes double.
Statement II : Increasing current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer by only increasing the number of turns in the coil will also increase its voltage sensitivity in the same ratio.
In the light of the above statement, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
1
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
2
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
3
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
4
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
30
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
An electric bulb rated 50 W – 200 V is connected across a 100 V supply. The power dissipation of the bulb is :
1
12.5 W
2
25 W
3
50 W
4
100 W
31
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
An element is placed at the origin and carries a large current I = 10A. The magnetic field on the y-axis at a distance of 0.5 m from the elements x of 1 cm length is :
The magnetic field on the y-axis at a distance of 0.5 m
1
2
3
4
32
PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: jee-main
Find average power in electric circuit if source voltage and current in the circuit
1
10 W
2
20 W
3
5 W
4
15.5 W
33
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The number of electrons flowing per second in the filament of a 110 W bulb operating at 220 V is: (Given C)
1
2
3
4
34
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: jee-main
In the following circuit, the battery has an emf of and an internal resistance of . The power consumption in the entire circuit is ______ W.
Circuit
35
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: jee-main
If electric current passing through a conductor varies with time as , where , , then find charge flow through the conductor in first sec is