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31 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A current of 1.5  A\mathrm{1}\mathrm{.5}\,\,\mathrm{A} flows through a copper voltameter. The thickness of copper deposited on the electrode surface of size 50  cm  × 10  cm50\,\,\mathrm{cm}\,\, \times \,10\,\,\mathrm{cm} is 20  min\mathrm{20}\,\,\mathrm{min} will be (density of copper =9000  kg−m−3  and ECE of copper=0.00033  g  C−1)= 9000\,\,\mathrm{kg} - {\mathrm{m}^{ - 3}}\,\,\mathrm{and}\,\mathrm{ ECE }\,\mathrm{of}\,\mathrm{ copper} = 0.00033\,\,\mathrm{g}\,\,{\mathrm{C}^{ - 1}})
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Correct option: B
1.32  ×  10−6  m1.32{\mkern 1mu} {\mkern 1mu} \times {\mkern 1mu} {\mkern 1mu} {10^{ - 6}}\,\,m
Option B (1.32×10−6 m1.32 \times {10^{ - 6}}\,m) is correct because it is the calculated thickness of copper deposited using Faraday's laws of electrolysis.
32 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Potentiometer measures the potential difference more accurately than a voltmeter because
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Correct option: C
It does not draw current from external circuit
Option C (It does not draw current from external circuit) is correct because a potentiometer uses a null method, ensuring no current is drawn from the source being measured, leading to a more accurate potential difference measurement.
33 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
An uncharged capacitor having capacitance CC is connected across a battery of emf VV. Now the battery is disconnected and reconnected across same battery but with reverse polarity, then the ratio of total thermal energy produced to the total energy supplied by the battery is
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Correct option: C
23\frac{2}{3}
Option C (23\frac{2}{3}) is correct because the total thermal energy produced is calculated based on the charge redistribution after reversing the battery polarity, and then the ratio is found.
34 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
Potential gradient is defined as
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Correct option: A
Fall of potential per unit length of the wire
Option A (Fall of potential per unit length of the wire) is correct because potential gradient is defined as the rate of change of potential with respect to distance.
35 Easy
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Understanding +4 | -1
A piece of copper and the other of germanium are cooled from the room temperature to 80 K80 \mathrm{~K}, then which of the following would be wrong statements?
(a) Resistance of each increases
(b) Resistance of each decreases
(c) Resistance of copper increases while that of germanium decreases
(d) Resistance of copper decreases while that of germanium increases
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Correct option: A
(a), (b) and (c)
Option A ((a), (b) and (c)) is correct because the resistance of copper decreases with decreasing temperature, while the resistance of germanium increases with decreasing temperature. Therefore, (a), (b), and (c) are wrong statements.
36 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The number of electrons flowing per second in the filament of a 110 W110 \mathrm{~W} bulb operating at 220 V220 \mathrm{~V} is :

(Given e=1.6×10−19C\mathrm{e}=1.6 \times 10^{-19} \mathrm{C})
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Correct option: A
31.25×101731.25 \times 10^{17}
Option A (31.25×101731.25 \times 10^{17}) is correct because it is calculated by dividing the power by the voltage to find the current, then dividing the current by the elementary charge to find the number of electrons per second.
37 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A battery having e.m.f. 5  V5\,\,V and internal resistance 0.5 Ω is connected with a resistance of 4.5  Ω4.5\,\,\mathrm{\Omega } then the voltage at the terminals of battery is
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Correct option: A
4.5  V4.5\,\,V
Option A (4.5 V) is correct because it is the terminal voltage calculated using Ohm's law and the voltage drop across the internal resistance.
38 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
The thermistors are usually made of
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Correct option: C
Metal oxides with high temperature coefficient of resistivity
Option C (Metal oxides with high temperature coefficient of resistivity) is correct because thermistors are typically made of metal oxides with a high temperature coefficient of resistivity.
39 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
Heat produced (cals) in a resistance RR when a current II amperes flows through it for tt seconds is given by the expression
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Correct option: A
I2Rt4.2\frac{{{I^2}Rt}}{{4.2}}
Option A (I2Rt4.2\frac{{{I^2}Rt}}{{4.2}}) is correct because it represents the heat produced in calories when a current I flows through a resistance R for t seconds, considering the conversion factor from joules to calories.
40 Easy
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Understanding +4 | -1
Statement-1: Current flows in a conductor only when there is an electric field within the conductor.
Statement-2: The drift velocity of electrons in the presence of electric field decreases.
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Correct option: C
Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
Option C is correct because current flow requires an electric field, but drift velocity increases with the electric field, not decreases.
41 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
In the experiment of the meter bridge if length corresponding to null deflection is xx, what would be its value if the radius of meter bridge wire is doubled?
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Correct option: A
xx
Option A (xx) is correct because the balancing point in a meter bridge depends on the ratio of resistances, not the radius of the wire.
42 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Specific resistance of copper, constantan and silver are 1.78  ×  10−8,  39.1  ×  10−8  and  10−8  Ω−m1.78\,\, \times \,\,{10^{ - 8}},\,\,39.1\,\, \times \,\,{10^{ - 8}}\,\,\mathrm{and}\,\,{10^{ - 8}}\,\,\mathrm{\Omega - m } respectively. Which of these is the best conductor of heat and electricity?
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Correct option: C
Silver
Option C (Silver) is correct because silver has the lowest specific resistance among the given materials, making it the best conductor of heat and electricity.
43 Hard
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Application +4 | -1
The current in a circuit containing a battery connected to 2Ω2 \Omega resistance is 0.9 A. When a resistance of 7Ω7 \Omega is connected to the same battery, the current observed in the circuit is 0.3 A. Then the internal resistance of the battery is:
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Correct option: B
0.5Ω0.5 \Omega
Option B (0.5Ω0.5 \Omega) is correct because it is the internal resistance calculated by setting up and solving a system of equations based on Ohm's law for the two different circuit configurations.
44 Hard
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Application +4 | -1
The area of cross-section, length and density of a piece of a metal of atomic weight 60 gm60\, \mathrm{gm} are 10−6 m2,1.010^{-6} \mathrm{~m}^2, 1.0 m\mathrm{m} and 5×103 kg/m35 \times 10^3 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^3 respectively and every atom contributes one free electron. (Given Avogadro number =6×1023/mol=6 \times 10^{23} / \mathrm{mol} ). Find the drift velocity of electrons in the metal when the current of 16 A16 \mathrm{~A} passes through it.
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Correct option: A
2 mm/s2 \mathrm{~mm} / \mathrm{s}
Option A (2 mm/s2 \mathrm{~mm} / \mathrm{s}) is correct because it is the calculated drift velocity of electrons in the metal using the given parameters and Avogadro's number.
45 Easy
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Understanding +4 | -1
Statement-1: Two unequal resistances are connected in series across a cell, then potential drop across the larger resistance is more.
Statement-2: The current will be same in both unequal resistances.
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Correct option: A
Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true, Statement-2 is the correct explanation for Statement-1
Option A (Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true, Statement-2 is the correct explanation for Statement-1) is correct because in a series circuit, the current is the same through all resistors, and the potential drop is proportional to the resistance.
46 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
Peltier coefficient for the junction of a pair of metals is proportional to
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Correct option: A
Absolute temperature of junction TT
Option A is correct because the Peltier coefficient is directly proportional to the absolute temperature of the junction.
47 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
The value of internal resistance of an ideal cell is
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Correct option: A
Zero
The correct answer is Zero because an ideal cell is defined as having no internal resistance, allowing for maximum current delivery without any voltage drop within the cell itself.
48 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A motor having an armature of resistance 2  Ω2\,\,\mathrm{\Omega } is designed to operate at 220  V220\,\,V mains. At full speed, it develops a back e.m.f. of 210  V210\,\,V. When the motor is running at full speed, the current in the armature is
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Correct option: A
5 A5\,A
Option A (5 A5\,A) is correct because it is the current calculated using Ohm's law with the back EMF considered.
49 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
If 12 resistors of 12 Ω12\, \Omega each are connected in each edge of a cubical circuit then effective resistance across any of its edge is :-
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Correct option: C
7 Ω7\, \Omega
The correct answer is C (7 Ω7 \, \Omega). The effective resistance across an edge of a cube with resistors on each edge can be calculated using symmetry and Kirchhoff's laws.
50 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
The electrolyte used in Lechlanche cell is
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Correct option: B
Ammonium chloride solution
Option B is correct because the electrolyte used in a Leclanche cell (dry cell) is a solution of ammonium chloride (NH4Cl).
51 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
Constantan wire is used in making standard resistances because its
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Correct option: C
Temperature coefficient of resistance is negligible
Option C (Temperature coefficient of resistance is negligible) is correct because constantan has a very low temperature coefficient of resistance, making its resistance stable over a range of temperatures.
52 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A potentiometer consist of a wire of length 2m and resistance . It is connected to an ideal cell of e.m.f 4V. The potential difference per unit length of the wire will be
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Correct option: D
2 V/m
Option D (2 V/m) is correct because the potential difference per unit length is the total potential difference divided by the length of the wire.
53 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Two resistors of resistance R1{R_1} and R2{R_2} having R1>R2{R_1} > {R_2} are connected in parallel. For equivalent resistance RR, the correct statement is
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Correct option: D
R<  R1R < \,\,{R_1}
Option D (R<R1R < R_1) is correct because when resistors are connected in parallel, the equivalent resistance is always less than the smallest individual resistance.
54 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
When an electrical appliance is switched on, it responds almost immediately, because
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Correct option: B
The electrical signal is carried by electromagnetic waves moving with the speed of light
Option B is correct because electrical signals are transmitted through wires as electromagnetic waves, which travel at the speed of light.
55 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
Two identical cells connected in series send 10 A current through a 5Ω5\Omega resistor. When they are connected in parallel, they send 8A current through same resistance. What is internal resistance of each cell ?
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Correct option: A
2.5Ω2.5\Omega
Option A (2.5Ω2.5\Omega) is correct because it satisfies the equations derived from the series and parallel connections of the cells.
56 Hard
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Statement-1: When a wire is stretched with in the proportionality limit such that its length becomes nn times that of its initial value, the resistance of wire may become n2n^2 times of its initial resistance.
Statement-2: The poisson's ratio of the wire's material can be 1/21 / 2.
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Correct option: A
Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true, Statement-2 is the correct explanation for Statement-1
Statement-1 is true, and Statement-2 is true, but Statement-2 is not the correct explanation for Statement-1. When a wire is stretched, its resistance becomes n2 times the initial resistance. Poisson's ratio can be 1/2 for some materials.
57 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Which of the following are true, when the cells are connected in series?
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Correct option: D
The emf increases
The emf increases when cells are connected in series because the total emf is the sum of the individual emfs. Therefore, option D is correct.
58 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
It is possible that any some constant value of emf, but the potential difference between the plates is zero?
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Correct option: C
Yes, if another identical battery is joined in opposition
Option C (Yes, if another identical battery is joined in opposition) is correct because when two identical batteries are connected in opposition, their emfs cancel each other out, resulting in zero potential difference.
59 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
An electron beam has an aperture 1.0 mm21.0 \mathrm{~mm}^2. A total of 6×10166 \times 10^{16} electrons go through any perpendicular cross section per second. Find the current density in the beam. (in A/m2\mathrm{A} / \mathrm{m}^2 )
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Correct option: B
9.6×1039.6 \times 10^3
Option B (9.6×103A/m29.6 \times 10^3 \mathrm{A} / \mathrm{m}^2) is correct because it is calculated by dividing the total current by the area of the aperture.
60 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A direct current of 4 A4 \mathrm{~A} and an alternating current of peak value 4 A flow through resistance of 3Ω3 \Omega and 2Ω2 \Omega respectively. The ratio of heat produced in the two resistances in same interval of time will be :
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Correct option: B
3:13: 1
Option B (3:13: 1) is correct because the heat produced is proportional to the square of the current, and the RMS value of the AC current is used for heat calculations.
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