Current Electricity

Two resistors of 200 Ω and 400 Ω are connected in series with a battery of 100 V. A bulb rated at 200 V, 100 W is connected across the 400 Ω resistance. The potential drop across the bulb is V.

1. 25
2. 50
3. 66.6
4. 100

Two resistors of 100 each are connected in series with a 9 V battery. A voltmeter of 400 resistance is connected to measure the voltage drop across one of the resistors. The voltmeter reading is V.

1. 3
2. 2
3. 4
4. 4.5

The reading of the ammeter (A) in steady state in the following circuit (assuming negligible internal resistance of the ammeter) is A. [figure]

1. 1/2
2. 1
3. 2
4. 0

A wire of uniform resistance /m is bent into a circle of radius r and another piece of wire with length 2r is connected between points A and B (AOB) as shown in figure. The equivalent resistance between points A and B is . [figure]

1. ( + 1)2r
2. 6 r3 + 16
3. 3 r8
4. 2 r

Two known resistances of R and 2R and one unknown resistance X are connected in a circuit as shown in the figure. If the equivalent resistance between points A and B in the circuit is X , then the value of X is . [figure]

1. 2( 3 - 1)R
2. R
3. ( 3 - 1)R
4. ( 3 + 1)R

A wire of resistance R is bent into a triangular pyramid as shown in figure with each segment having same length. The resistance between points A and B is R/n. The value of n is : [figure]

1. 16
2. 10
3. 12
4. 14

From the combination of resistors with resistance values R1 = R2 = R3 = 5 and R4 = 10 , which of the following combination is the best circuit to get an equivalent resistance of 6 ?

1. [figure]
2. [figure]
3. [figure]
4. [figure]

A wire of length 25 m and cross-sectional area 5 mm2 having resistivity of 2 10-6 m is bent into a complete circle. The resistance between diametrically opposite points will be

1. 100
2. 2.5
3. 12.5
4. 50

In the figure shown below, a resistance of 150.4 is connected in series to an ammeter A of resistance 240 . A shunt resistance of 10 is connected in parallel with the ammeter. The reading of the ammeter is mA. [figure]

Find the equivalent resistance between two ends of the following circuit [figure]

1. r
2. r6
3. r3
4. r9

A wire of resistance R is bent into an equilateral triangle and an identical wire is bent into a square. The ratio of resistance between the two end points of an edge of the triangle to that of the square is

1. 8/9
2. 9/8
3. 32/27
4. 27/32