NCERT Solutions for class 12 Physics | Chapter 3 - Current Electricity

(1) Two conductors of equal length and radii the ratio of 2 : 3 are; connected in parallel the source of electricity. The ratio of the velocity of electrons in the conductor be :
[A] 2 : 3
[B] 4 : 9
[C] 1 : 1
[D] 3 : 2
Answer: 1 : 1
(2) The smallest resistance that can be obtained by the combination of n resistors each resistance r is :
[A] r/n
[B] nr
[C] n/r
[D] n²r
Answer: r/n

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(3) The charge flowing in a conductor varies with time as :

Where α, β, γ are positive constants. Then the initial current (l) is given by the condition :

[A] l = α
[B] l = α²
[C] l = α-1
[D] None of these
Answer: l = α
(4) The specific resistance of a conductor increases with :
[A] increase in temperature
[B] increase in cross-sectional area
[C] decrease in length
[D] decrease in cross-sectional area
Answer: increase in temperature
(5) How many joules are equal to I kWh ?
[A] 3.6 × 104
[B] 3.6 × 105
[C] 3.6 × 106
[D] None of these
Answer: 3.6 × 106
(6) The emf of a car battery is about:
[A] 2.5 V
[B] 4.5 V
[C] 8.6 V
[D] 12 V
Answer: 12 V
(7) Why is the Wheatstone bridge more accurate than other methods of measuring resistances: ‘
[A] It is a null method
[B] It is based on Kirchhoffs laws
[C] It has four resistances
[D] It does not involve ohm’s law
Answer: It is a null method
(8) When three identical bulbs of 60 W, 200 V rating are connected in series to a 200 V supply, the power drawn by them will be:
[A] 20 W
[B] 60 W
[C] 180 W
[D] 10 W
Answer: 20 W
(9) Kirchhoffs first and second laws for electrical circuits are consequences of:
[A] conservation of energy
[B] conservation of electrical charge and energy respectively
[C] conservation of electric charge
[D] neither conservation of energy nor electric charge
Answer: conservation of electrical charge and energy respectively
(10) How much electric energy is consumed by a 100 W lamp used for 6 hours everyday for 30 days?
[A] 18 kJ
[B] 18 kWh
[C] 1.8 J
[D] None of these
Answer: 18 kWh
(11) Two wires of copper are of the same length but’have different diameters. When they are connected in series across a battery, the heat generated is H1 When connected in parallel across the same battery, the heat generated during the same time is H2 Then :
[A] H1 = H2
[B] H1 < H2
[C] H1 > H2
[D] H1 > H2
Answer: H1 < H2
(12) Siemen is the unit of:
[A] resistance
[B] conductance
[C] specific conductance
[D] None of these
Answer: conductance
(13) The length of a conductor is halved. Its resistance will be :
[A] halved
[B] doubled
[C] unchanged
[D] quadrupled
Answer: halved
(14) The specific resistance of a rod of copper as compared to that of thin wire of copper is :
[A] less
[B] more
[C] same
[D] depends upon the length and area of cross-section of the wire
Answer: same
(15) Given three equal resistors, how many different combinations (taken all of them together) can be made?
[A] 3
[B] 4
[C] 5
[D] 6
Answer: 4
(16) The resistance of a human body is about:
[A] 12 Ω
[B] 120 Ω
[C] 12 KΩ
[D] 120 MΩ
Answer: 12 KΩ
(17) Specific resistance of ali metals is mostly affected by:
[A] temperature
[B] pressure
[C] magnetic field
[D] volume
Answer: temperature
(18) In the above question, the conductance:
[A] halved
[B] doubled
[C] unchanged
[D] quadrupled
Answer: doubled
(19) Suppose H1 is the heat generated per second in the filament of a 100 W, 250 V lamp and H2 is the heat generated in the filament of a 200 W, 250 V lamp. Then H1/H2 is equal to:
[A] 1
[B] 2
[C] 1/2
[D] 1/4
Answer: 1/2
(20) A 5 A fuse wire can with stand a maximum power of 1 W in circuit. The resistance of the fuse wire is:
[A] 0.2 Ω
[B] 5 Ω
[C] 0.4 Ω
[D] 0.04 Ω
Answer: 0.04 Ω

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