Resistance
62 previous year questions.
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Chapter Questions 62 MCQs
In a series LCR circuit, the inductance, capacitance and resistance are L = 100 mH, C = 100 μF and R = 10 Ω respectively. They are connected to an AC source of voltage 220 V and frequency of 50 Hz. The approximate value of current in the circuit will be ______ A.

In an experiment of CE configuration of n–p–n transistor, the transfer characteristics are observed as given in figure.

If the input resistance is 200 Ω and output resistance is 60 Ω, the voltage gain in this experiment will be______.
A transistor is used in common-emitter mode in an amplifier circuit. When a signal of 10 mV is added to the base-emitter voltage, the base current changes by 10 mA and the collector current changes by 1.5 mA. The load resistance is 5 kW. The voltage gain of the transistor will be ___.
Two identical cells each of emf 1.5 V are connected in parallel across a parallel combination of two resistors each of resistance 20 W. A voltmeter connected in the circuit measures 1.2 V. The internal resistance of each cell is
0.033°C–1
–0.033°C–1
0.011°C–1
0.055°C–1
0.033°C–1
–0.033°C–1
0.011°C–1
0.055°C–1





(A) for voltmeter R ≈ 50 kΩ
(B) for ammeter r ≈ 0.2Ω
(C) for ammeter r ≈ 6Ω
(D) for voltmeter R ≈ 5 kΩ (E) for voltmeter R ≈ 500Ω
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

The equivalent resistance between and as shown in the figure is:
If a copper wire is stretched to increase its length by The percentage increase in resistance of the wire is _______ .


The current flowing through is


Statement I : The equivalent resistance of resistors in a series combination is smaller than least resistance used in the combination.
Statement II : The resistivity of the material is independent of temperature.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A network of four resistances is connected to 9V battery, as shown in figure. The magnitude of voltage difference between the points A and B is ______V.




A 16Ω wire is bent to form a square loop. A 9 V battery with internal resistance 1Ω is connected across one of its sides. If a 4μF capacitor is connected across one of its diagonals, the energy stored by the capacitor will be μJ, where _____.

5 R
25 R


A galvanometer having coil resistance 10 Ω shows a full scale deflection for a current of 3 mA. For it to measure a current of 8 A, the value of the shunt should be:

A wire of resistance is bent into a triangular pyramid as shown in the figure, with each segment having the same length. The resistance between points and is . The value of is:
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