Current Electricity · Question 20

An electric power line having total resistance of 2 , delivers 1 kW of power at 250 V. The percentage efficiency of transmission line is .

1. 96.9
2. 92.5
3. 86.5
4. 100

A cylindrical conductor of length 2 m and area of cross-section 0.2 mm2 carries an electric current of 1.6 A when its ends are connected to a 2 V battery. Mobility of electrons in the conductor is 10-3 m2/V s. The value of is : (electron concentration = 5 1028 /m3 and electron charge = 1.6 10-19 C)

The heat generated in 1 minute between points A and B in the given circuit, when a battery of 9 V with internal resistance of 1 is connected across these points is J. [figure]

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

The total length of potentiometer wire AB is 50 cm in the arrangement as shown in the figure. If P is the point where the galvanometer shows zero reading then the length AP is cm. [figure]

1. 25
2. 30
3. 15
4. 20

A battery with EMF E and internal resistance r is connected across a resistance R. The power consumption in R will be maximum when:

1. R = 2r
2. R = 2r
3. R = r2
4. R = 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

Current passing through a wire as function of time is given as I(t) = 0.02t + 0.01 A. The charge that will flow through the wire from t = 1 s to t = 2 s is

1. 0.02 C
2. 0.07 C
3. 0.06 C
4. 0.04 C

There are 'n' number of identical electric bulbs, each is designed to draw a power p independently from the mains supply. They are now joined in series across the mains supply. The total power drawn by the combination is :

1. np
2. p
3. pn2
4. pn

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 ?

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