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A galvanometer having a resistance of $50 \Omega$ is shunted by a wire of resistance $10 \Omega$. If the total current is 2 A , the current passing through the shunt is:
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The power dissipated across the $16 \Omega$ resistor in the circuit is 2 watts. The power dissipated in watt units across the $4 \Omega$ resistor is:

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The net resistance between the points A and B in the circuit given below is:

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A student measures the terminal potential difference $V$ of a cell of emf $\varepsilon$ and internal resistance $r$ as a function of the current I flowing through it. Which of the following graphs will give the values of emf $\varepsilon$ and internal resistance $r$ ?

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The resistance of a heating element is found to be $120 \Omega$ at room temperature which is $20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. If the temperature coefficient of the material of the resistor is $1.6 \times 10^{-4} C^{-1}$ and the resistance is found to be $160 \Omega$, the temperature of the element is:
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The wire made of Phosphor bronze is used as the suspension strip in the moving coil galvanometer, because:
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Ten cells, each having internal resistance $1 \Omega$ and emf 1.5 V are connected in series. But unknowingly 3 cells are connected wrongly in series. The effective internal resistance and emf of the series combination are respectively:
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A galvanometer of $50 \Omega$ resistance is converted into an ammeter using a shunt resistance of $10 \Omega$. If the same resistance is used to convert the same galvanometer in to a voltmeter, what would be the ratio of the resistance of the ammeter to the resistance of the voltmeter?
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The resistance of the conductor is $\sqrt{3} \Omega$ the angle made by the V-I graph with the voltage axis is $\theta$
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Across the 220 V source of internal resistance $20 \Omega$, how many lamps of $40 \mathrm{~W}, 100 \mathrm{~V}$ can be connected in parallel so that all the lamps may glow with full brightness.
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Two wires A and B made of same material having length 10 cm and 40 cm respectively are connected in parallel to the same source of emf 10 V . What will be the ratio of the drift velocity of the electrons in the wire $A$ to the drift velocity in the wire $B$ ?
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A student measures the terminal potential difference $V$ of a cell (emf $\varepsilon$ and internal resistance $r$ ) as a function of current I flowing through it, and draws V versus I graph. The slope and intercept of the graph respectively are
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A galvanometer of resistance $50 \Omega$ is connected to a battery of 4 V along with a resistance of $3950 \Omega$ in series. A full-scale deflection of 30 divisions is obtained in the galvanometer. In order to reduce this deflection to 10 divisions, the resistance in series should be equal to:
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Two identical conductors of lengths 1 and 31 respectively are maintained at the same temperature. They are given potential differences in the ratio $1: 3$. The ratio of their drift velocities is
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If voltage across a bulb rated $220 \mathrm{~V}, 50 \mathrm{~W}$ drops by $5 \%$ of its rated value, the percentage of the rated value by which the power would decrease is
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The resistance of a wire is 5 ohm at $25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ and 7 ohm at $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. The resistance of the wire at $0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is
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Three bulbs of $$40 \mathrm{~W}, 60 \mathrm{~W}$$, and $$100 \mathrm{~W}$$ are arranged in series with a $$220 \mathrm{~V}$$ source. The maximum light is obtained from

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The resistance of a $$10 \mathrm{~m}$$ long wire is $$10 \Omega$$. Its length is increased by $$25 \%$$ by stretching the wire uniformly. The new resistance is

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Four resistors, each of resistance R, are connected as shown in the figure below.

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A voltmeter of resistance $$1000 \Omega .0 .5 \mathrm{~V} /$$ div is to be converted into a voltmeter to make it to read $$=1 \mathrm{~V} / \mathrm{div}$$. The value of high resistance to be connected in series with it is

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The resistance of a wire at room temperature $$20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$$ is found to be $$10 \Omega$$. If resistance of the wire increases by $$10 \%$$, then the temperature of the wire will be (The temperature coefficient of the material of the wire is $$0.002 /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$$)

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The potential difference between the points $$\mathrm{P}$$ and $$\mathrm{Q}$$ of the arrangement shown in figure is

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An electron starting from rest and moving with the velocity $$\mathrm{v}$$ through a potential difference $$\mathrm{V}$$ is shown by the graphs below. Identify the correct graph.

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Two identical moving coil galvanometers have $$10 \Omega$$ resistance and full-scale deflection at $$2 \mu \mathrm{A}$$ current. One of them is converted into a voltmeter of range $$10 \mathrm{~mV}$$ and the other into an ammeter of range $$1 \mathrm{~mA}$$ using appropriate resistors. The ratio of resistance of the converted voltmeter to that of the ammeter is

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A wire of uniform cross section and resistance 4 ohms is bent in the shape of square ABCD. Point A is connected to a point $$\mathrm{P}$$ on DC by a wire AP of resistance $$1 \mathrm{ohm}$$. When a potential difference is applied between $$\mathrm{A}$$ and $$\mathrm{C}$$, the points $$\mathrm{B}$$ and $$\mathrm{P}$$ are seen to be in same potential. What is the resistance of part $$\mathrm{DP}$$ ?

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A storage battery of emf $$28.0 \mathrm{~V}$$ and internal resistance $$0.5 \Omega$$ is being charged by a $$140 \mathrm{~V}$$ dc supply using a series resistor of $$27.5 \Omega$$. The terminal voltage of the battery during charging is

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The resistance of the galvanometer and shunt of an ammeter are $$90 \mathrm{~ohm}$$ and $$10 \mathrm{~ohm}$$ respectively, then the fraction of the main current passing through the galvanometer and the shut respectively are:

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A $$500 \mathrm{~W}$$ heating unit is designed to operate on a $$400 \mathrm{~V}$$ line. If line voltage drops to $$160 \mathrm{~V}$$, the percentage drop in heat output will be:

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A cell of emf E and internal resistance r is connected to two external resistances $$\mathrm{R_1}$$ and $$\mathrm{R_2}$$ and a perfect ammeter. The current in the circuit is measured in four different situations:

(a) without any external resistance in the circuit.

(b) with resistance $$\mathrm{R_1}$$ only

(c) with $$\mathrm{R_1}$$ and $$\mathrm{R_2}$$ in series combination.

(d) with $$\mathrm{R_1}$$ and $$\mathrm{R_2}$$ in parallel combination.

The currents measured in the four cases in ascending order are

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The current through a conductor is '$$\mathrm{a}$$' when the temperature is $$0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$$. It is '$$\mathrm{b}$$' when the temperature is $$100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$$. The current through the conductor at $$220^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$$ is

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On increasing the temperature of a conductor, its resistance increases because

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A galvanometer having a resistance of $$8 \Omega$$ is shunted by a wire of resistance $$2 \Omega$$. If the total current is $$1 \mathrm{~A}$$, the part of it passing through the shunt will be

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Two cells with the same emf $$E$$ and different internal resistances $$r_1$$ and $$r_2$$ are connected in series to an external resistance $$R$$. If the potential difference across the first cell is zero then value of $$R$$.

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The current sensitivity of a galvanometer having 20 divisions is $$10 \mu \mathrm{A} /$$ div. If the resistance of the galvanometer is $$100 \Omega$$ then the value of the resistance to be used to convert this galvanometer in to an voltmeter to read up to $$1 \mathrm{~V}$$ is :

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The electric flux from cube of side $$1 \mathrm{~m}$$ is '$$\Phi$$' When the side of the cube is made $$3 \mathrm{~m}$$ and the charge enclosed by the cube is made one third of the original value, then the flux from the bigger cube will be :

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A resistor of wire $$24 \mathrm{~cm}$$ length and resistance $$8 \Omega$$ is stretched in to a uniform wire of $$48 \mathrm{~cm}$$ length, then the new resistance will be :

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The SI unit of electrical conductivity is :

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The current passing through the 100$$\Omega$$ resistor in the given electrical circuit is :

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A battery is made of 12 cells having emf $$5 \mathrm{~V}$$ each. If three cells are unknowingly connected wrong, the resultant emf of the battery will be:

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The current drawn by the primary coil of an ideal transformer, which steps up $$22 \mathrm{~V}$$ into $$220 \mathrm{~V}$$, to operate a device having a load resistance $$110 \Omega$$ is:

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A galvanometer having a resistance of 4 $$\Omega$$ is shunted by a wire of resistance 2 $$\Omega$$. If the total current is 1.5 A, the current passing through shunt is

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A cell of emf 2 V is connected with a load of resistance 1.5 $$\Omega$$. The power delivered by the cell to the load is maximum, then power transferred to the load is

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The resistance of a wire is R ohm. If it is melted and stretched to n times its original length, its new resistance will be

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For the given electrical arrangement, what is the value of current I?

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If voltage $$V=(200\pm 8)V$$ and current $$I=(20\pm0.5)A$$, then the percentage error in resistance R is

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Point out the right statements about the validity of Kirchhoff’s junction rule,

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If $$P=Q=R=10\Omega$$ and $$S=20\Omega$$, then what resistance should be joined with S to balance the Wheatstone's network?

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To the potentiometer wire of length L and 10$$\Omega$$ resistance, a battery of emf 2.5 V and a resistance R are connected in series. If a potential difference of 1 V is balanced across L/2 length, the value of R in $$\Omega$$ will be

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