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CURRENT ELECTRICITY 1
Q1. Every atom makes one free electron in copper. If 1.1 ampere current is flowing
in the wire of copper having 1 mm diameter, then the drift velocity (approx.) will
be (Density of copper = 9 × 103 kg m-3 and atomic weight = 63)

A 0.3 mm / sec

B 0.1 mm / sec

C 0.2 mm / sec

D 0.2 cm /sec
Q2. If a 0.1 % increase in length due to stretching, the percentage increase in its
resistance will be

A 0.2 %

B 2%

C 1%

D 0.1 %
Q3. When the length and area of cross-section both are doubled, then its
resistance

A Will become half

B Will be doubled

C Will remain be same

D Will become four times

Q4. The resistance of a wire of uniform diameter d and length L is R. The resistance
of another wire of the same material but diameter 2d and length 4L will be.

A 2R

B R

C R/2

D R/4
Q5. In a neon discharge tube, 2.9 × 1018 Ne+ ions move to the right each second
while 1.2 × 1018 electrons move to the left per second. Electron charge is 1.6 × 10-19
C. The current in the discharge tube

A 1 A towards right

B 0.66 A towards right

C 0.66 A towards left

D Zero
Q6. The resistivity of a wire

A Increases with the length of the wire

B Decreases with the area of

cross-section
C Decreases with the length and increases
with the cross-section of wire
D None of the above statement is correct
Q7. Ohm’s law is true

A For metallic conductors at low

temperature
B For metallic conductors at high
temperature
C For electrolytes when current
passes through them
D For diode when current flows
Q8. Drift velocity vd varies with the intensity of electric field as per the relation

A vd ∝ E

C vd = constant

D vd ∝ E2
Q9. On increasing the temperature of a conductor, its resistance increases
because

A Relaxation time decreases

B Mass of the electrons increases

C Electron density decreases

D None of the above

Q10. 62.5 × 1018 electrons per second are flowing through a wire of area of
cross-section 0.1 m2, the value of current flowing will be

A 1A

B 0.1 A

C 10 A

D 0.11 A
Q11. A certain wire has a resistance R. The resistance of another wire identical
with the first except having twice its diameter is

A 2R

B 0.25 R

C 4R

D 0.5 R
Q12. There is a current of 1.344 amp in a copper wire whose area of cross-section
normal to the length of the wire is 1 mm2. If the number of free electrons per cm3
is 8.4 × 1022, then the drift velocity would be

D
Q13. An electric wire of length ‘l’ and area of cross-section a has a resistance R
ohms. Another wire of the same material having same length and area of
cross-section 4a has a resistance of

A 4R

D 16 R
Q14. The resistance of a wire is 10Ω. Its length is increased by 10% by stretching.
The new resistance will now be

A 12 Ω

B 1.2 Ω

C 13 Ω

D 11 Ω
Q15. The relaxation time in conductors

A Increases with the increase of

temperature
B Decreases with the increase of
temperature
C It does not depend on
temperature
D All of sudden changes at 400 k
Q16. Resistance of tungsten wire at 150ºC is 133Ω. Its resistance temperature
coefficient is 0.0045/ºC. The resistance of this wire at 500 ºC will be

A 180 Ω

B 225 Ω

C 258 Ω

D 317 Ω
Q17. A platinum resistance thermometer has a resistance of 50Ω at 20ºC. When
dipped in a liquid the resistance becomes 76.8Ω. The temperature coefficient of
resistance for platinum is α = 3.92 × 10-3 /ºC. The temperature of the liquid is

A 100ºC

B 137ºC

C 167ºC

D 200ºC
Q18. A steady current flows in a metallic conductor of non-uniform cross-section.
The quantity / quantities constant along the length of the conductor is/are

A Current, electric field and drift

speed
B Drift speed only

C Current and drift speed

D Current only
Q19. A nichrome wire 50 cm long and one square millimetre cross-section carries
a current of 4A when connected to a 2V battery. The resistivity of nichrome wire
in ohm metre is

A 1 × 10-6

B 4 × 10-7

C 3 × 10-7

D 2 × 10-7
Q20. Calculate the amount of charge flowing in 2 minutes in a wire of resistance
10 Ω when a potential difference of 20 V is applied between its ends

A 120 C

B 240 C

C 20 C

D 4C
Q21. The resistance of a conductor is 5 ohm at 5ºC and 6 ohm at 100 C. Its
resistance at ºC is

A 1 ohm

B 2 ohm

C 3 ohm

D 4 ohm
Q22. Masses of three wires of copper are in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 5 and their lengths
are in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 1. The ratio of their electrical resistances are

A 1:3:5

B 5:3:1

C 1 : 15 : 125

D 125 : 15 : 1
Q23. We have two wires A and B of same mass and same material. The diameter
of the wire A is half of that B. If the resistance of wire A is 24 ohm then the
resistance of wire B will be

A 12 Ohm

B 3.0 Ohm

C 1.5 Ohm

D None of the above

Q24. Masses of 3 wires of same metal are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and their lengths
are in the ratio 3 : 2 : 1 . The electrical resistances are in ratio

A 1:4:9

B 9:4:1

C 1:2:3

D 27 : 6 : 1
Q25. The length of a given cylindrical wire is increased by 100%. Due to the
consequent decrease in diameter the change in the resistance of the wire will be

A 300 %

B 200 %

C 100 %

D 50 %
Q26. A source of e.m.f. E = 15 V and having negligible internal resistance is
connected to a variable resistance so that the current in the circuit increases with
time as i = 1.2 t + 3. Then, the total charge that will flow in first five second will be

A 10 C

B 20 C

C 30 C

D 40 C
Q27. Two wires that are made up of two different materials whose specific
resistance are in the ratio 2 : 3, length 3 : 4 and area 4 : 5. The ratio of their
resistances is

A 6:5

B 6:8

C 5:8

D 1:2
 Solutions
CURRENT ELECTRICITY 1
Q1. Every atom makes one free electron in copper. If 1.1 ampere current is flowing
in the wire of copper having 1 mm diameter, then the drift velocity (approx.) will
be (Density of copper = 9 × 103 kg m-3 and atomic weight = 63)

A 0.3 mm / sec

B 0.1 mm / sec

C 0.2 mm / sec

D 0.2 cm /sec
Solution 1:
Q2. If a 0.1 % increase in length due to stretching, the percentage increase in its
resistance will be

A 0.2 %

B 2%

C 1%

D 0.1 %
Solution 2:
Q3. When the length and area of cross-section both are doubled, then its
resistance

A Will become half

B Will be doubled

C Will remain the same

D Will become four times

Solution 3:
Q4. The resistance of a wire of uniform diameter d and length L is R. The resistance
of another wire of the same material but diameter 2d and length 4L will be.

A 2R

B R

C R/2

D R/4
Solution 4:
Q5. In a neon discharge tube, 2.9 × 1018 Ne+ ions move to the right each second
while 1.2 × 1018 electrons move to the left per second. Electron charge is 1.6 × 10-19
C. The current in the discharge tube

A 1 A towards right

B 0.66 A towards right

C 0.66 A towards left

D Zero
Solution 5:
Q6. The resistivity of a wire

A Increases with the length of the wire

B Decreases with the area of

cross-section
C Decreases with the length and increases
with the cross-section of wire
D None of the above statement is correct
Solution 6:
Q7. Ohm’s law is true

A For metallic conductors at low

temperature
B For metallic conductors at high
temperature
C For electrolytes when current
passes through them
D For diode when current flows
Solution 7:
Q8. Drift velocity vd varies with the intensity of electric field as per the relation

A vd ∝ E

C vd = constant

D vd ∝ E2
Solution 8:
Q9. On increasing the temperature of a conductor, its resistance increases
because

A Relaxation time decreases

B Mass of the electrons increases

C Electron density decreases

D None of the above

Solution 9:
Q10. 62.5 × 1018 electrons per second are flowing through a wire of area of
cross-section 0.1 m2, the value of current flowing will be

A 1A

B 0.1 A

C 10 A

D 0.11 A
Solution 10:
Q11. A certain wire has a resistance R. The resistance of another wire identical
with the first except having twice its diameter is

A 2R

B 0.25 R

C 4R

D 0.5 R
Solution 11:
Q12. There is a current of 1.344 amp in a copper wire whose area of cross-section
normal to the length of the wire is 1 mm2. If the number of free electrons per cm3
is 8.4 × 1022, then the drift velocity would be

A 0.4mm/s

B 0.3mm/s

C 0.1mm/s

D 0.5mm/s
Solution 12:
Q13. An electric wire of length ‘l’ and area of cross-section a has a resistance R
ohms. Another wire of the same material having same length and area of
cross-section 4a has a resistance of

A 4R

D 16 R
Solution 13:
Q14. The resistance of a wire is 10Ω. Its length is increased by 10% by stretching.
The new resistance will now be

A 12 Ω

B 1.2 Ω

C 13 Ω

D 11 Ω
Solution 14:
Q15. The relaxation time in conductors

A Increases with the increase of

temperature
B Decreases with the increase of
temperature
C It does not depend on
temperature
D All of sudden changes at 400 k
Solution 15:
Q16. Resistance of tungsten wire at 150ºC is 133Ω. Its resistance temperature
coefficient is 0.0045/ºC. The resistance of this wire at 500 ºC will be

A 180 Ω

B 225 Ω

C 258 Ω

D 317 Ω
Solution 16:
Q17. A platinum resistance thermometer has a resistance of 50Ω at 20ºC. When
dipped in a liquid the resistance becomes 76.8Ω. The temperature coefficient of
resistance for platinum is α = 3.92 × 10-3 /ºC. The temperature of the liquid is

A 100ºC

B 137ºC

C 167ºC

D 200ºC
Solution 17:
Q18. A steady current flows in a metallic conductor of non-uniform cross-section.
The quantity / quantities constant along the length of the conductor is/are

A Current, electric field and drift

speed
B Drift speed only

C Current and drift speed

D Current only
Solution 18:
Q19. A nichrome wire 50 cm long and one square millimetre cross-section carries
a current of 4A when connected to a 2V battery. The resistivity of nichrome wire
in ohm metre is

A 1 × 10-6

B 4 × 10-7

C 3 × 10-7

D 2 × 10-7
Solution 19:
Q20. Calculate the amount of charge flowing in 2 minutes in a wire of resistance
10 Ω when a potential difference of 20 V is applied between its ends

A 120 C

B 240 C

C 20 C

D 4C
Solution 20:
Q21. The resistance of a conductor is 5 ohm at 5ºC and 6 ohm at 100 C. Its
resistance at ºC is

A 1 ohm

B 2 ohm

C 3 ohm

D 4 ohm
Solution 21:
Q22. Masses of three wires of copper are in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 5 and their lengths
are in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 1. The ratio of their electrical resistances are

A 1:3:5

B 5:3:1

C 1 : 15 : 125

D 125 : 15 : 1
Solution 22:
Q23. We have two wires A and B of same mass and same material. The diameter
of the wire A is half of that B. If the resistance of wire A is 24 ohm then the
resistance of wire B will be

A 12 Ohm

B 3.0 Ohm

C 1.5 Ohm

D None of the above

Solution 23:
Q24. Masses of 3 wires of same metal are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and their lengths
are in the ratio 3 : 2 : 1 . The electrical resistances are in ratio

A 1:4:9

B 9:4:1

C 1:2:3

D 27 : 6 : 1
Solution 24:
Q25. The length of a given cylindrical wire is increased by 100%. Due to the
consequent decrease in diameter the change in the resistance of the wire will be

A 300 %

B 200 %

C 100 %

D 50 %
Solution 25:
Q26. A source of e.m.f. E = 15 V and having negligible internal resistance is
connected to a variable resistance so that the current in the circuit increases with
time as i = 1.2 t + 3. Then, the total charge that will flow in first five second will be

A 10 C

B 20 C

C 30 C

D 40 C
Solution 26:
Q27. Two wires that are made up of two different materials whose specific
resistance are in the ratio 2 : 3, length 3 : 4 and area 4 : 5. The ratio of their
resistances is

A 6:5

B 6:8

C 5:8

D 1:2
Solution 27:
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