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    UHS MDCAT 2008

    The heat produced by a current I in the wire of resistance R during time interval t is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2008

    Which of the following has the highest resistivity?

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    UHS MDCAT 2008

    A wire has resistance 100 ohm at 0 and 200 Ohm at 100. What is its temperature coefficient in K-1?

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    UHS MDCAT 2008

    100 joules work has been done by an agency in 10 seconds. What is the power of agency?

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    UHS MDCAT 2008

    A 5 ohm resistor is indicated by a single _______ colour band around its body.

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    UHS MDCAT 2008

    The algebraic sum of potential changes in a circuit is zero is Kirchhoff's ______ rule.

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    UHS MDCAT 2009

    The deviation of I-V graph from the straight line is due to:

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    UHS MDCAT 2010

    The substances like germanium and silicon have:

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    UHS MDCAT 2010

    If ‘V’ is applied potential difference across a resistance ‘R’, then loss in potential energy per unit time is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2010

    The equivalent current which passes from a point at higher potential to a point at a lower potential as if it represented a movement of positive charges is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2010

    The consumption of energy by 60-watt bulb in 2 seconds is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2016

    Total resistance between ‘A’ and ‘B’ in the given circuit is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2016

    The resistance between two opposite faces of a square thin film of area 1 mm2 having a thickness of 1 m if the resistivity of the material is 10-6 Ωm will be:

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    UHS MDCAT 2017

    The effective resistance between the points A and B in the figure is

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    UHS MDCAT 2017

    A carbon resistor connected to a battery of 50V and 2A current is passing through it. If voltage is increased to 75V then current will be:

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    UHS MDCAT 2017 (Reconduct)

    When the current is neither drawn from a source nor given to it then:

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    UHS MDCAT 2017 (Reconduct)

    A wire of resistance 4Ω is bent in the form of a circle. The resistance between the ends of any diameter is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2018

    When a potential difference is applied across the ends of a uniform wire of length l and radius r, a current I flows in the wire. If same potential difference is applied to the ends of another wire of the same material but of length 2l and radius 2r, the current in the wire is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2022 Balochistan MDCAT 2023

    A low voltage supply with an e.m.f. of 20 V and an internal resistance of 1.5 ohms is used to supply power to a heater of resistance 6.5 ohms in a fish tank. What is the power supplied to the water in the fish tank?

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    UHS MDCAT 2022

    What do the substances whose resistance decreases with increase in temperature have?

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    UHS MDCAT 2022

    Which of the following statement is NOT CORRECT about Kirchhoff's rule?

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    UHS MDCAT 2022

    The resistance of a conductor does not depend on which of the following?

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    UHS MDCAT 2022

    A 3V battery is connected in series with ammeter and 2 ohm resistance after short circuiting. What will be the reading of ammeter?

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    UHS MDCAT 2022

    How much potential drop exist across closed switch?

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    UHS MDCAT 2022

    The consumption of energy by a 60 W bulb in 2 s is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2023

    Voltage has the same units as that of?

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    UHS MDCAT 2023

    According to maximum power transfer theorem, which of the following is the max power delivered by the battery to the output?

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    UHS MDCAT 2023 Balochistan MDCAT 2022

    Which of the following is the fractional change in resistance per kelvin?

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    UHS MDCAT 2023

    A wire of uniform area of cross-section A', length 'L', and resistance R is cut into two equal parts. What will happen to the resistivity of each part?

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    UHS MDCAT 2023

    The resistance of the wire varies inversely as:

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    UHS MDCAT 2023

    The following formula can be used to determine the resistance of a length of conductor . In the formula, the symbol p stands for the:

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    UHS MDCAT 2024

    1kWh= ________ J?

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    UHS MDCAT 2024

    volt × ampere is the measure of:

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    UHS MDCAT 2024 FMDC MDCAT 2023

    The resistance of semi-conductor with rise in temperature:

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    UHS MDCAT 2024 FMDC MDCAT 2023

    When length of copper wire is doubled then resistivity becomes:

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    UHS MDCAT 2024

    The magnitude of the current in metals is proportional to the potential difference across it as long as the temperature of the conductor is kept constant is known as:

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    UHS MDCAT 2024 FMDC MDCAT 2023

    A charge of 90 C passes through a wire for 30 seconds. Then the current in the wire will be:

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    PMDC MDCAT 2025

    The reciprocal of the resistivity of a material is called its:

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    PMDC MDCAT 2025

    The unit of temperature coefficient of resistivity is

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    PMDC MDCAT 2025

    If the length of the conductor is made 4 times its original length, its resistance becomes

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    PMDC MDCAT 2025

    Terminal voltage of a cell equals its EMF only when:

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    If you wish to decrease the resistance of a circuit, you will add the resistors in:

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    A bulb having a resistance of 150 Ω is connected to a 225-volt source, the current in the bulb will be:

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    A 100-watt bulb is operated by 240 volts, the current through the bulb will be:

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    If the switch is closed then the current will flow:

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    An electric rod of 2000 watts rating boils a certain quantity of water in 10 minutes, the heat generated for boiling this water is:

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    A battery has an e.m.f. of 4 V and internal resistance 'r'. When this battery is connected to a resistance of 2 ohms, a current of 1 A flows in the circuit. How much current will flow if the terminals of the battery are connected directly:

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    When a conductor of a cross-sectional area 5x10-6 m2 carries a current of 6 A, the drift velocity of the conduction electrons is 1.2 x 10-4 ms-1. What is the number density (number per unit volume) of the conduction electrons?

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    For a metallic wire, the ratio V/I (V = applied potential difference, I = current flowing):

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    A current of 2 ampere flows in a system of conductors as shown in the following figure. The potential difference (VA– VB) will be(in volt) :

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    When cells are arranged in parallel:

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    A wire carries a current of 2.0 A. What is the charge that has flowed through its cross–section in 1.0 s. How many electrons does this correspond to?

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    A galvanometer is an:

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    Find the resistance if the voltage of a circuit is 45 volts and the current is 30 amperes.

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    The change in resistance of metallic conductor at a temperature below 0 degrees is:

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    If a resistor having resistance ‘R’ is cut into three equal parts, then the equivalent of a parallel combination is:

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    Three 6 Ω are connected as shown in the diagram. What is the resistance between points ‘A’ and ‘B’?

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    If a voltage of 9V is applied between the ends of a wire whose resistance is 0.2 ohm, what will be the resulting current?

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    A current of 4.4 amperes is flowing in a wire. How many electrons pass a given point in the wire in one second, if the charge on an electron is 1.6x10-19 Coulomb?

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    A copper wire has resistances of 10 ohms and 20 ohms at temperatures 0oC and 10oC respectively. What is the temperature coefficient of the copper wire?

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    The deviation of the I-V graph from a straight line is due to:

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    When we are measuring the internal resistance of a cell by a potentiometer, the e.m.f of the battery must be greater than the:

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    Kirchhoff's first law is the manifestation of:

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    A copper wire has length L and cross-sectional area A. Its resistance is R. If we halved the length and halved the diameter of the wire, then what would be the resistance of this wire?

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    When resistances are connected in series, the equivalent resistances are equal to:

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    If in a circuit, 2 ampere current is drawn from the battery in 10 minutes. How much charge will flow through the circuit at this time?

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    Which of the following is not a unit of power?

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    Steady current does not change with respect to:

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    P.D stands for:

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    In a series circuit, the current remains:

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    Calculate the charge passing through the circuit if its current is 10 A and the recorded time is 15 seconds.

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    What is the relationship between power, current, and resistance?

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    The SI unit of current is:

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    A galvanometer acting as a voltmeter will have a coil with:

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    An electrical instrument that is used to measure the potential difference between two points is called:

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    A relationship exists between current and voltage in terms of Ohm's law. The relation is:

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    A potential difference of 10V is applied across a conductor whose resistance is 2.5 Ohms. What is the value of the current flowing through it?

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    EMF becomes equal to the terminal potential difference when:

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    A battery whose e.m.f is 40 V has an internal resistance of 5 Ohms. If this battery is connected to a 15 Ohms resistor ‘R’, what will be the voltage drop across ‘R’?

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    The length of the wire is doubled. Its conductance will be:

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    5 A of current is passed through a metallic conductor. The charge flowing in one minute in coulomb will be:

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    A typical value of drift velocity is:

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    A flow of 107 electrons per second in a conductor constitutes a current of:

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    SI unit of resistivity is:

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    The electric resistance of a certain wire of iron is R. If its length and radius are both doubled, then:

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    A nichrome wire 50 cm long and one square millimeter cross-section carries a current of 4A when connected to a 2V battery. The resistivity of nichrome wire in ohm meter is:

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    What can be used as the unit of energy?

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    The resistance of a cell is 4.2 ohm at 100° C and the temperature coefficient of resistance of its material is 0.004/∘C. Its resistance at 0∘C is:

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    A bulb has a power of 200W. What is the energy dissipated by it in 5 minutes?

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    An electric wire is connected across a cell of e.m.f. E. The current 1A is measured by an ammeter of resistance R. According to Ohm's law:

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    Which of the following bulbs has the least resistance:

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    A bulb has a current of 200A, and a voltage of 220V. Find Power.

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    When cells are arranged in parallel :

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    A dry cell delivering 2 A has a terminal voltage of 1.41V. What is the internal resistance of the cell if its open-circuit voltage is 1.59 V?

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    The e.m.f of the driver cell in a potentiometer circuit is 10 V. The length of the potentiometer wire is 1 m and its resistance is 9 Ω. A cell of e.m.f 5 V is balanced on the 5/9 m length of the wire. The internal resistance of the driver cell is:

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    A plausible reason for the increase in resistivity of most of the conductors with temperature is:

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    If the galvanometer shows null deflection in the given figure then the value of Y is:

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    Three resistors are arranged as shown. The potential of the point O is:

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    A 50 Ampere-hour battery can supply a current of 50 A for 1 hour, 25 A for 2 hour, and so on. Then the total energy stored in the 12V-50 Ampere-hour battery is:

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    A charge passing through a resistor varies with time as shown in the figure. The amount of heat generated in time 't' is best represented (as a function of time) by:

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    The charge flown through a resistance R in time t varies with time according to Q = at – bt2. The total heat produced in R by the time current becomes zero is:

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    It is required to measure the equivalent resistance of a circuit with an ideal battery, ideal voltmeter & ideal ammeter. Which circuit diagram shows voltmeter V and ammeter A correctly positioned to measure the total resistance of the circuit?

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    Two heaters A and B are connected in parallel across the supply voltage. Heater A produces 500 kJ in 20 minutes and B produces 1000 kJ in 10 minutes. The resistance of A is 100 Ω. If the same heaters are connected in series across the same voltage, the heat produced in 5 minutes will be:

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    The equivalent resistance of the circuit across points A and B is equal to:

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    In the given circuit diagram, the direction of the conventional current is from:

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    If an electric iron of 120 ohms operates at 220 V, then the rate of heat developed is equal to:

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    If a wire of length L and diameter d has a resistance R, then another wire of the same material but having length four times and twice the diameter has the resistance:

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    If four different resistors are used to pass electric current for different time durations, then which of the following will produce the largest heating effect in joules?

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    In bringing an electron towards another electron, the electrostatic potential energy of the system will:

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    If a wire is molded in the form of a ring of radius r which encloses a charge q, then the strength of the electric field at the center of the ring will be:

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    Which of the following statements is correct for the given diagram?

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    In the given figure of a resistor, the value of carbon resistance is:

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    In the given figure, the value of the electric field between the plates is:

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    The magnitudes of forces on the center charge due to left and right charges are 3.4 N and 4.0 N respectively. What will be the resultant force on the center charge?

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    What is the energy of a photon in a beam of infrared radiation of wavelength 1240nm?

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    What shunt resistance must be connected across a galvanometer of 50.0Q resistance Which gives full-scale deflection with 2.0 mA current, to convert it into an ammeter of range 10.0 A?

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    FMDC MDCAT 2014

    A platinum wire has a resistance of 10 Ω at 0°C and 20 Ω at 273°C. What is the value of the temperature coefficient of resistance of platinum?

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    FMDC MDCAT 2014

    The potential difference between the terminals of a battery in an open circuit is 2.2V. When it is connected across a resistance of 5.0 ohms, the potential falls to 1.8V. What is the current of the battery?

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    FMDC MDCAT 2015

    What resistance must be connected across a galvanometer of 50.0 ohm resistance which gives full scale deflection with 2.0MA current to convert it into an ammeter of range 10.0A?

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    FMDC MDCAT 2015

    The potential difference between the terminals of the battery in an open circuit is 2.2V. When it is connected across a resistor of 5.0 ohm, the potential falls to 1.8V. What is the current in the battery?

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    ETEA MDCAT 2014

    Which of the following is the same unit as the farad?

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    ETEA MDCAT 2014

    In the direction indicated by an electric field line:

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    A wire of resistance 4Ω is bent into a circle. The resistance between the ends of a diameter of the circle is:

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    ETEA MDCAT 2014

    A wire of resistance 3.0 Ω is stretched to twice its original length. The resistance of the new wire will be:

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    ETEA MDCAT 2014

    A current of 20.0A flows through a battery with an e.m.f of 6.20 V. If the internal resistance of the battery is 0.01, what is the terminal voltage?

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    The SI unit for resistance is:

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    _ relationship exists between current and voltage in terms of Ohm's law.

  128. 128

    _ potential difference is required for establishing steady current?

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    The flow of charges produces:

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    A potentiometer is a device for:

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    Calculate the work done in a resistor of 20 ohms carrying 5A of current in 3 hours.

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    In a parallel circuit, the voltage remains:

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    In a series circuit, current remains?

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    Ohm's law applies to:

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    The temperature coefficient of a normal conductor is negative because:

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    FMDC MDCAT 2018

    Three resistors of 6 ohms each, can be connected in all possible ways. The highest value of resistance that can be obtained (in ohms) is:

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    ETEA MDCAT 2017

    Two lamps are connected in series to a 250 V power supply. One lamp is rated 240 V, 60 W, and the other rated 10 V, 2.5 W. Which statement most accurately describes what happens?

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    ETEA MDCAT 2017

    A cell of internal resistance 2.0Ω and electromotive force (e.m.f) 1.5V is connected to a resistor of resistance 3.0Ω. What is the potential difference across the 3.0Ω resistor?

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    ETEA MDCAT 2017

    When will 1 C of charge pass a point in an electrical circuit?

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    ETEA MDCAT 2017

    The resistance of a device is designed to change with temperature. What is the device?

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    ETEA MDCAT 2019

    Two wires A and B are made of the same material. Wire A has a length of I, and a diameter of R while wire B has a length of 2L and a diameter of R/2. If the two wires are stretched by the same force, the elongation in A divided by the elongation in B is:

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    A car battery has an EMF of 12 volts and an internal resistance of 5 x 10-2 ohms. If it draws 60 ampere current, then the terminal voltage of the battery will be:

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    The reciprocal of the conductance is called:

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    ETEA MDCAT 2018

    When we are measuring the internal resistance of a cell by potentiometer, the emf of the battery must be greater than the :

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    ETEA MDCAT 2018

    The power loss 𝑃 in a resistor is calculated using the formula: 𝑃 =𝑉2/R The uncertainty in the potential difference 𝑉 is 3% and the uncertainty in the resistance 𝑅 is 2%. What is the uncertainty in 𝑃?

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    ETEA MDCAT 2018

    Four resistors are connected in a square as shown. The resistance may be measured between any two junctions. Between which two junctions is the measured resistance greatest?

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    ETEA MDCAT 2018

    A metal cube with sides of length “𝑎” has electrical resistance 𝑅 between opposite faces. What is the resistance between the opposite faces of a cube of the same metal with sides of length 3𝑎?

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    ETEA MDCAT 2018

    Which expression using SI base units is equivalent to the volt?

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    ETEA MDCAT 2018

    A typical mobile phone battery has an e.m.f. of 5.0 V and an internal resistance of 200 mΩ.What is the terminal P.D. of the battery when it supplies a current of 500 mA?

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    A filament lamp has a resistance of 180 Ω when the current in it is 500 mA. What is the power dissipated in the lamp?

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    UHS MDCAT 2017 (Reconduct)

    A resistor of 6 Ω with a tolerance of 10% and another of 4 Ω with a tolerance of 10% are connected in series. The tolerance of combination is about:

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    UHS MDCAT 2017 (Reconduct)

    When resistances are connected in series, the equivalent resistances is equal to:

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    UHS MDCAT 2013

    12-volt battery is applied across 6-ohm resistance to have a steady flow of current. What must be the required potential difference across the same resistance to have a steady current of one ampere?

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    UHS MDCAT 2014

    Three 6 Ω are connected as shown in the diagram What is the resistance between points ‘A’ and ‘B’

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    UHS MDCAT 2014

    What is the reading of Ammeter as shown in the circuit diagram?

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    UHS MDCAT 2011

    Three resistors of resistance R1, R2, and R3 are connected as shown in the figure.The equivalent resistance is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2011

    Three resistors each having value 'R' are connected as shown in figure. What is the equivalent resistance between 'X' and 'Y'?

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    UHS MDCAT 2011

    If 2 A current passes through a resistor when connected to a certain battery. If the resistance is replaced by double the resistance, then the current will become:

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    UHS MDCAT 2015

    The resistance of a piece of wire is 12 Ω. It is bent to form an equilateral triangle. What is the equivalent resistance between any two corners of the triangles?

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    UHS MDCAT 2015

    If a resistor having resistance ‘R’ is cut into three equal parts, then the equivalent of parallel combination is:

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    UHS MDCAT 2015

    Which combinations of ten identical resistors each of 2 Ω gives rise to the resultant of 10.4 Ω?

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    UHS MDCAT 2015

    If electrons of charge ‘e’, with rest mass ‘m’, are accelerated through a potential difference ‘V’ and strike a metal target, then velocity of electrons is:

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    When the total resistance in a circuit is Rt = R₁ +R₂ +R₃ +......+Rₙ, the type of circuit is:

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    Which of the following bulb has the least resistance?

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    A 200W bulb operates in a 220V circuit. Find the current.

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    PD stands for _.

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    The mathematical form of Ohm's law is _.

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    Electric power is _.

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    As compared to thin wires, thick wires have _.

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    If the conductor has a resistance of 50 Ohms and the current passing through it is 5 A, what is the value of potential difference?

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    Calculate the charge passing through the circuit if it's current is 10 Ampere and the recorded time is 15 seconds:

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    Maximum power is delivered when internal resistance of the source is equals to _.

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    An electric filament bulb can work only on a _.

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    The length of a conductor is halved. Its resistance will be _.

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    The current passing through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference applied across its terminals, provided the temperature and other physical conditions of the conductor does not change.

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    A current of 5A flows in a resistor of 2 Ohms. Calculate the energy dissipated in 300 seconds in the resistor.

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    Which of the following is not unit of power?

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    1 Watt = _.

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    1 microvolt is _.

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    A wire of uniform area of cross-section A and length L is cut into two equal parts, the resistivity of each part _.

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    Resistance of a conductor depends upon _.

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    Req=R1+R2+R3+...+Rn is the combination in _.

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    Copper wire is used as connecting wire because _.

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    An apparatus which is used to measure current, voltage and resistance is _.

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    What is the power of a bulb if it is operated at 220V and the current in the circuit is 1.5A?

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    A 220 V main supply is connected to a resistance of 100 k ohms. The effective current is _.

  187. 187

    The sensitivity of a potentiometer can be increased by _.

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    Reciprocal of resistivity is called _.

  189. 189

    Find the resistance if voltage of the circuit is 45 volts and current 30 Amp.

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    Electric current may be defined as -----------------

  191. 191

    Resistance of a conductor depends upon

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    If a current of 5 Amperes flows through the conductor. The number of electrons per second will is

  193. 193

    Reciprocal of resistivity is called -----------

  194. 194

    The specific resistance of a conductor increases with which of the following?

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    In parallel voltage remains --------

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    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

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    Resistivity of a wire is_ohm-m if 0.75 A current flows through it by applying 1.5 V potential difference, take length and cross section as 5m and 2.5 x 10^-7 m^2.

  198. 198

    Terminal potential difference of a cell

  199. 199

    Ohm's law is valid when the temperature of conductor is

  200. 200

    Ohm's Law is applicable only when temperature remains

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    A wire has a resistance of 5.5 Ω at 19°C and 21.5 Ω at 200°C. Find the temperature coefficient of resistivity(α) of the material.

  202. 202

    As compared to thin wires, thick wires have?

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    The current passing through a resistor in a circuit is 1 A when the voltage across the same resistor is 10 V. What is the value of current when the voltage across the resistor is 8 V?

  204. 204

    Four 100 W bulbs are connected in parallel across 200 V supply line. If one bulb gets fused:

  205. 205

    The temperature coefficient of resistance is expressed in :

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    Formula for Power is:

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    Electric power is:

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    Electric current may be defined as

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    The value of current in a short circuit is:

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    Two copper conductors have equal lengths. The cross-sectional area of one conductor is four times that of the other. If the conductor having a smaller cross-sectional area has a resistance of 40 ohms, the resistance of the other conductor will be

  211. 211

    What is the SI Unit of Potential difference?

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    In a conductor, if a 6-coulomb charge flows for 2 seconds. The value of electric current will be:

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    In order to achieve high accuracy, the slide wire of a potentiometer should be

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    Calculate the time taken for the charges to complete the circuit if the total charges were 5000 Coulomb and the current of the circuit was 20Amp?

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    Which of the following has a negative temperature coefficient of resistance?

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    1/Req = 1/Rl + 1/R2 + 1/R3 + ..... +1/Rn is the combination in

  217. 217

    The resistance of a conductor at absolute zero ( 0 K) is

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    If a cell of emf 2V and internal resistance 0.5 ohm is connected across a resistance R, the current that flows is the same as that when a cell of emf 1.5 V and internal resistance 0.3 ohms is connected across the same resistor. Then R= Ohm.

  219. 219

    The condition for the validity under Ohm's law is that?

  220. 220

    The resistance of a human body is about?

  221. 221

    Kilowatt-hour(kWh) is a unit of?

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    Current in electrolysis is carried through?

  223. 223

    Calculate the time taken for the charges to complete the circuit if the total charges were 5000 Coulomb and the current of the circuit was 20Amp.

  224. 224

    The length and radius of electric resistance of a certain wire are doubled simultaneously, then the _.

  225. 225

    International ohm is defined in terms of the resistance of _.

  226. 226

    Req = R1 + R2 + R3 + ..... + Rn is the combination in _.

  227. 227

    Resistivity of a wire is _ ohm-m if 0.75 A current flows through it by applying 1.5 V potential difference, taking length and cross section as 5m and 2.5 x 10^-7 m^2

  228. 228

    If a cell of emf 2V and internal resistance 0.5 ohm is connected across a resistance R, the current that flows is same as that when a cell of emf 1.5 V and internal resistance 0.3 ohm is connected across the same resistor. Then R=_Ohm.

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    If the conductor resistance is 50 ohm and the current passing through it is 5 A. What is the value of potential difference?

  230. 230

    Which one of the following does not have negative temperature coefficient?

  231. 231

    The condition for the validity of Ohm's law is that the

  232. 232

    Resistance of carbon filament lamp _ as the applied voltage increases.

  233. 233

    A galvanometer acting as a voltmeter will have a coil with _.

  234. 234

    The resistivity of a wire is _ ohm-m if 0.75 A current flows through it by applying 1.5 V potential difference, take length and cross-sectional area as 5m and 2.5 x 10^-7 m^2.

  235. 235

    Ohm's law is not applicable to:

  236. 236

    The hot resistance of the bulb's filament is higher than its cold resistance because the temperature coefficient of the filament is _.

  237. 237

    Ohm's law is true for:

  238. 238

    What is the relationship between power, urrent and voltage?

  239. 239

    Watt-hour measures _.

  240. 240

    Ohm's law is valid at _ temperatures.

  241. 241

    When 2 Ω, 4 Ω, and 6 Ω resistors are connected in parallel, their resultant equivalent resistance will be _.

  242. 242

    If 1 ampere current flows in 5m conductor for 1 hour, the charge flow will be

  243. 243

    A wire has a resistance of 5.5 0 at 19oC and 21.5 0 at 200oC. Find the temperature coefficient of resistivity(a) of the material.

  244. 244

    Maximum power delivered by battery is

  245. 245

    1 microvolt is

  246. 246

    An electric filament bulb can be worked from:

  247. 247

    When the length of the conductor is doubled and the area of cross-section remains the same then its resistance

  248. 248

    1 kilo ohm = _ ohm

  249. 249

    An electrical instrument which is used to measure potential difference between two points is called:

  250. 250

    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:

  251. 251

    Calculate the charge passing through the circuit if it's current is 10 A and the recorded time is 15 seconds.

  252. 252

    1 Watt =

  253. 253

    Name the branch of science which deals with the study of sound and sound waves?

  254. 254

    Steady current does not change with respect to?

  255. 255

    What is the power of a bulb if it is operated at 220V and the current in the circuit is 1.5 Ampere?

  256. 256

    Is Ohm's law applicable when a bulb is turned on?

  257. 257

    A neon flashlight cell with an emf of 1.5V gives a current of 15A when connected directly to an ammeter of resistance 0.040 Ohms. The internal resistance of the cell is?

  258. 258

    A _ relationship exists between "current" and "voltage" in terms of the Ohm's law.

  259. 259

    Internal resistance of a battery is _ ohm if E = 10V, Vt = 9V, I = 1A.

  260. 260

    The resistance of a wire on increasing its temperature will:

  261. 261

    The circuit which gives continuously varying potential is called:

  262. 262

    A potential difference of 10V is applied across a conductor whose resistance is 2.5 Ohms. What is the value of current flowing through it?

  263. 263

    An electric iron is 20V & 500W . The unit consumed by it (in kJ) in using it for 24 hours will be:

  264. 264

    Basically a potentiometer is a device for:

  265. 265

    In order to achieve accuracy, the slide wire of a potentiometer should be:

  266. 266

    EMF becomes equal to terminal potential difference when

  267. 267

    A light bulb draws 300 mA when the voltage across it is 240V. The resistance of the light bulb is:

  268. 268

    Two incandescent light bulbs of 40 W and 60 W are connected in series across the mains. Then:

  269. 269

    A 250 V bulb passes a current of 0.3 A. Calculate the power in the lamp.

  270. 270

    Electric power is

  271. 271

    Steady current does not change with respect to _

  272. 272

    Resistance of a material always decreases if:

  273. 273

    PD stands for:

  274. 274

    Materials that have both metallic and non-metallic characteristics are called:

  275. 275

    All electrical appliances are connected in parallel to each other between the main line and the neutral wire to get:

  276. 276

    In a series circuit, the current remains?

  277. 277

    A current of 5 Amperes flows in a resistor of 2 Ohms. Calculate the energy dissipated in 300 seconds in the resistor:

  278. 278

    Electric current may be defined as the?

  279. 279

    A resistance of 40 Ohms is attached to a circuit having a current of 300 Amperes. Find its voltage.

  280. 280

    If 1 A current flows through a 2 m long conductor, the charge flowing through it in 1 hour will be?

  281. 281

    The electrical power of a battery is defined as the rate of?

  282. 282

    All of the following are equivalent to the watt except?

  283. 283

    A wire of uniform area of cross-section 'A' and length 'L' is cut into two equal parts. The resistivity of each part is?

  284. 284

    A resistance of 40 Ohms is attached to a circuit having current of 300 Amperes. Find the voltage:

  285. 285

    The heat sensitive device whose resistivity changes very rapidly with change of temperature is called a:

  286. 286

    The mathematical form of ohm's law is:

  287. 287

    A current of 16 amperes divides between two branches in parallel of resistances 8 ohms and 12 ohms respectively. The current in each branch is:

  288. 288

    The SI Unit of electric charge is?

  289. 289

    Electric current may be defined as:

  290. 290

    Maximum power is delivered when internal resistance of the source equals:

  291. 291

    Our system stability is least affected by:

  292. 292

    SI Unit of current is?

  293. 293

    A 200 watt bulb operates in a 220V circuit. Find the current.

  294. 294

    Calculate the time taken for the charges to complete the circuit if the total charges were 5000 Coulomb and the current of the circuit was 20 Amp?

  295. 295

    The battery of a pocket calculator supplies 0.35A at a potential difference of 6 volts. What is the power of the calculator?

  296. 296

    A potentiometer is used to measure the emf of a cell. At null point, no current flows through _.

  297. 297

    Calculate the work done in a resistor of 20 ohm carrying 5A of current in 3 hours.

  298. 298

    If the length of a potentiometer wire is doubled, the accuracy in determining the null point _.

  299. 299

    An immersion heater of 400 watts kept on for 5 hours will consume the electrical power of?

  300. 300

    If a certain piece of copper is to be shaped into a conductor of minimum resistance, it is length (L) and cross-sectional area (a) shall respectively be :

  301. 301

    In a parallel circuit, the voltage remains the _.

  302. 302

    The resistivity of a wire is _ohm-m if 0.75 A current flows through it by applying a 1.5 V potential difference. Take length and cross-section as 5m and 2.5 X 10-7 m2.

  303. 303

    If the conductor, resistance is 50 ohm and the current passing through it is 5A. What is the value of potential difference?

  304. 304

    How much potential difference is required for establishing steady current?

  305. 305

    A 200-watt bulb operates in a 220V circuit. Find the current.

  306. 306

    4000 Coulomb charges were passing from the wire for about 12 seconds. Estimate the current during this process.

  307. 307

    In a conductor, if a 6-coulomb charge flows for 2 seconds. The value of the electric current will be?

  308. 308

    Terminal potential difference of a cell.

  309. 309

    Which one of the following bulbs has the least resistance?

  310. 310

    Volts / Ampere = _

  311. 311

    Which of the following formulae can be used to calculate the power of an object?

  312. 312

    Resistance directly depends upon:

  313. 313

    By increasing the internal resistance, the potential difference will:

  314. 314

    A steady current produces:

  315. 315

    Ohm's law is applicable to:

  316. 316

    Conductivity is the reciprocal of:

  317. 317

    A resistance of 40 Ohms is attached to a circuit having current of 300 Amp, Find its voltage.

  318. 318

    The length and radius of an electric resistance of a certain wire are doubled simultaneously, then the:

  319. 319

    Four wires of same material, the same cross-sectional area and the same length when connected in parallel give a resistance of 0.25 ohms. If the same four wires are connected is series the effective resistance will be?

  320. 320

    What is the relationship between Power, Current and voltage?

  321. 321

    Ohm's law is applicable to _.

  322. 322
    PMC Practice Test 5 2021

    A particle carrying a charge of 3e, accelerates through a potential difference of 2V. The energy acquired by it is:

  323. 323
    PMC Practice Test 5 2021

    Calculate the charge passing through the circuit if it's current it 10 Amp and the recorded time is 15 seconds.

  324. 324
    PMC Practice Test 5 2021

    Two copper conductors have equal lengths. The cross-sectional area of one conductor is four times that of the other. If the conductor with a smaller cross-sectional area has a resistance of 40 ohms, then the resistance of the other conductor will be?

  325. 325
    ETEA MDCAT 2018 PMC Practice Test 5 2021

    The reciprocal of resistivity is called:

  326. 326
    PMC Practice Test 5 2021

    There are three bulbs of 60W, 100W, and 200W. Which bulb has the thickest filament?

  327. 327
    PMC Practice Test 5 2021

    A 250V bulb passes a current of 0.3A. Calculate the power in the lamp.

  328. 328
    PMC Practice Test 4 2021

    A particle having the charge of 20 electrons falls through a potential difference of 100 volts. Calculate the energy acquired by it in electron volt (eV).

  329. 329
    PMC Practice Test 4 2021

    Why should a resistance be introduced in a circuit in series deliberately?

  330. 330
    PMC Practice Test 4 2021

    What is the relationship between Power, Current and Resistance?

  331. 331
    UHS MDCAT 2018

    A torch is rated 2.2 V 0.25 A. Calculate the charge passing through the bulb in one second and energy transferred by the passage of each coulomb of charge.

  332. 332

    A galvanometer acting as a voltmeter will have a coil with

  333. 333
    PMC Practice Test 3 2021

    When the bulb is turned on, Ohm's law is applicable:

  334. 334
    PMC Practice Test 3 2021

    The correct form of Ohm's law is:

  335. 335

    An electrical instrument that is used to measure the potential difference between two points is called the

  336. 336
    PMC Practice Test 3 2021

    A relationship exists between current and voltage in terms of Ohm's law.

  337. 337

    Galvanometer is an?

  338. 338

    Steady current does not change with respect to _.

  339. 339
    PMC Practice Test 2 2021

    Find the resistance if the voltage of a circuit is 45 volts and current is 30 Amperes?

  340. 340
    PMC Practice Test 2 2021

    An example of a non-ohmic resistor is:

  341. 341
    PMC Practice Test 2 2021

    EMF becomes equal to the terminal potential difference when the:

  342. 342
    PMC Practice Test 2 2021

    Ohm's law is valid when the temperature of the conductor is:

  343. 343
    PMC Practice Test 2 2021

    Electric power is?

  344. 344
    PMC Practice Test 2 2021

    The SI Unit for resistance is?

  345. 345

    Internal resistance of a battery is _ ohm, if E=l0V, Vt=9V, I= lA.

  346. 346
    PMC Practice Test 1 2021 PMC Practice Test 1 2022

    In a lamp load, when more than one lamp are switched on, the total resistance of the load:

  347. 347
    PMC Practice Test 1 2021 PMC Practice Test 1 2022

    Ohm's Law is not applicable when the temperature is:

  348. 348
    UHS MDCAT 2019

    Calculate the rate at which energy is transferred by a 220 V mains supply, which provides a current of 0.1 A to an LED?

  349. 349
    UHS MDCAT 2019

    A copper wire has length L and cross-sectional area A. Its resistance is R. If we halved the length and halved the diameter of wire, then what will be the resistance of this wire?

  350. 350
    UHS MDCAT 2019

    Kirchhoff's first law/rule corresponds to:

  351. 351

    Electrical power is given by P=

  352. 352

    Electrical power of a battery is defined as the rate of

  353. 353

    Terminal potential difference of a cell:

  354. 354

    Ohm's Law is applicable only when temperature remains:

  355. 355

    The change in potential energy per unit charge between two points in an electric field is called

  356. 356

    Kirchhoff’s current law is applicable to which type of circuits:

  357. 357

    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 :

  358. 358

    _ is a source of electrical energy having fixed polarity and terminals

  359. 359

    Internal resistance of a battery is _ ohm if E = 10V , V = 9V, I = 1A

  360. 360

    Resistivity of a conductor depends upon

  361. 361

    Ohm's Law is applicable only when temperature remains _?

  362. 362

    A battery of 12 volts is connected to three resistors of 4 Ohm, 5 Ohm and 3 Ohm joined together in parallel. The current through the 3 - Ohm resistances is _.

  363. 363

    Which one of the following is correct?

  364. 364

    The reciprocal of conductance is called:

  365. 365

    How much current does a 60 W light bulb draw if it operates at a voltage of 120 V?

  366. 366

    A light bulb has resistance of 150 ohms, find the voltage while the current is 1.5 A?

  367. 367

    Which of the following quantities remain the same in/across the resistors connected in series combination?

  368. 368

    If two or more resistors are joined to each other side by side, this combination is called:

  369. 369

    Two unequal resistances are connected parallel across a battery. Which of the following statements is true?

  370. 370

    A steady current of 5 A is drawn from an electric source at a voltage of 100 V. The power consumed (in Watts) is:

  371. 371

    If a wire of resistance R is stretched into double of its length, then it’s resistance becomes _.

  372. 372

    The electrons in a conductor drift with a velocity of:

  373. 373
    NUMS MDCAT 2020

    Which device is used to measure the potential difference between two points of a conductor in the laboratory?

  374. 374
    NUMS MDCAT 2020 FMDC MDCAT 2023

    The unit of resistivity is:

  375. 375
    NUMS MDCAT 2020

    If length of the wire becomes two times to the original value and area becomes one half to its original value, then resistance of the wire becomes:

  376. 376
    NUMS MDCAT 2020

    Terminal voltage Vi of the battery is greater than emf of the battery when:

  377. 377
    NUMS MDCAT 2020

    The power of an electric bulb is 100W. It is connected to 110V power supply. The resistance of electric bulb will be?

  378. 378

    If a 2-ampere current is drawn from the battery in 10 minutes, how much charge will flow through the circuit in this time?

  379. 379
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2016 SMBBMC Lyari

    A battery of 6 volts is connected to two resistors of 3 ohm and 2 ohm joined together in series. What will be the current through the circuit?

  380. 380

    An electric cell of e.m.f E, is connected across a copper wire of diameter d and length L. The drift velocity of electrons in the wire is v0. If the length of the wire is changed to 2L, the new drift velocity of electrons in the copper wire will be:

  381. 381
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2017

    The circuit diagram shows a network of resistors each of resistance R. What is the effective resistance between the points X and Y?

  382. 382
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2017

    A row of 25 decorative lights, connected in series, is connected to a main transformer. When the supply is switched on, the lights do not work. The owner uses a voltmeter to test the circuit. When the voltmeter is connected across the third bulb in the row, a reading of zero is obtained. Which of the following cannot be the only fault in the circuit?

  383. 383
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU

    Identify the instrument/s which is/are used for the measurement of resistance:I. Wheatstone BridgeII. Meter BridgeIII. Post office BoxIV. Ohmmeter

  384. 384
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU

    The potential difference between the terminals of a battery in an open circuit is 2.2 V. When it is connected across a resistance of 5.0 Ω, the potential falls to 1.8 V. What is the internal resistance of the battery?

  385. 385

    0.75 A current flows through an iron wire when a battery of 1.5 volts is connected across its ends. The length of the wire 5.0 m and its cross-sectional area is 2.5 x 10-7 m2. What is the resistivity of iron?

  386. 386
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2015 SMBBMC Lyari

    If a voltage of 9V is applied between ends of a wire whose resistance is 0.2 ohm, what will be the resulting current?

  387. 387
    PMDC MDCAT 2020

    The change in resistance of metallic conductor at temperature below 0 degrees is:

  388. 388
    PMDC MDCAT 2020

    One of the following is an Ohmic device:

  389. 389

    When a wire is compressed and it’s radius becomes 2R then it’s resistance will be:

  390. 390

    One kilowatt-hour is commonly termed as one commercial unit of electric energy which is equal to:

  391. 391
    PMDC MDCAT 2020

    The domestic electricity supply has a frequency of:

  392. 392
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2016 DUHS and JSMU

    The resistivity in SI units is measured in:

  393. 393
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2018

    If we increase the cross-section area of a conductor having a length L, the resistance R of that conductor will be:

  394. 394
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2018

    If in a circuit, 2 Ampere current is drawn from the battery in 10 minutes. How much charge will flow through the circuit in this time?

  395. 395

    If you wish to decrease the resistance of a circuit, you will add the resistors in _.

  396. 396
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2014 DUHS and JSMU

    How much energy is dissipated as heat in 20 s by a 100 Ω resistor that carries a current of 0.5 A?

  397. 397
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2013 DUHS and JSMU

    Two resistors R1 and R2 may be connected either in series or in parallel across a battery of zero internal resistance. It is required that the joule heating for parallel combination be five times that for series combination. If R1 = 100Ω, find possible values of R2.

  398. 398

    An electric rod of 2000 watts rating boils a certain quantity of water in 10 minutes, the heat which generated for boiling this water is

  399. 399
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2013 DUHS and JSMU

    A generator of e.m.f. 80 V has an internal resistance of 0.04 Ω. If its terminal voltage is 75 V, determine the current.

  400. 400
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2012 DUHS and JSMU

    A bulb having a resistance of 150 Ω is connected to a 225 volt source, the current in the bulb will be:

  401. 401
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2012 DUHS and JSMU

    A 100 watt bulb is operated by 240 volts, the current through the bulb will be:

  402. 402
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2012 DUHS and JSMU

    An ammeter reads up to 1 A. Its internal resistance is 0.81 Ω. To increase the range to 10 A, the value of the required shunt is:

  403. 403
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2012 DUHS and JSMU

    The instrument(s) which work on the principle of Wheatstone bridge is/are:

  404. 404
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2011 DUHS and JSMU

    Which of the following work (s) on the principle of wheatstone Bridge?

  405. 405

    A current of 4.4 amperes is following in a write. How many electrons pass a given point in the wire in one second, if the charge on an electron is 1.6x10-19 Coulomb?

  406. 406

    A copper wire has resistances 10 ohms and 20 ohms at temperature 0 C and 10 C respectively. What is the temperature coefficient of the copper wire?

  407. 407

    An electric bulb is rated at 220 V, 100 W. What is its resistance?

  408. 408

    A battery has an e.m.f. of 4 V and internal resistance 'r'. When this battery is connected to a resistance of 2 ohms, a current of 1 amp flows in the circuit. How much current will flow if the terminals of the battery are connected directly:

  409. 409
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2010 DUHS and JSMU

    A battery has an e.m.f of 6.0 volts and an internal resistance of 0.4 ohms. It is connected to a 2.6 ohms resistor through a SPST (single pole, single throw switch). When the switch is open, the potential difference between the terminal of the battery is:

  410. 410
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2010 DUHS and JSMU

    A thermocouple is immersed in water at 373 K and the other in ice at 273K. The emf of the thermocouple Is 90 (μ)V for each 1 K difference in temperature between junctions, and the thermocouple resistance is 6 Ω. What current will flow in the galvanometer connected in series with an internal resistance of 30 ohms?

  411. 411
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2010 DUHS and JSMU

    When a conductor of a cross-sectional area 5x10-6 m2 carries a current of 6 A, the drift velocity of the conduction electrons is 1.2 x 10-4 ms1-. What is the number density (number per unit volume) of the conduction electrons?

  412. 412
    Sindh MCAT NTS 2010 DUHS and JSMU

    A battery whose emf is 40 V has an internal resistance of 5 Ohms. If this battery is connected to a 15 Ohms resistor ‘R’, what will be the voltage drop across ‘R’:

  413. 413

    A wire of resistance R is bent in the form of a circle the resistance between two points on the circumference of the wire and at the end of the diameter of circle is

  414. 414

    The deviation of I-V graph from straight line is due to:

  415. 415
    UHS MDCAT 2018

    Kirchhoff's first law is manifestation of:

  416. 416
    NUMS MDCAT 2019

    A uniform wire of resistance 3 ohm is folded in such a way that it forms an equilateral triangle, then what is it’s resistance across the ends of any two vertices?

  417. 417
    UHS MDCAT 2009

    The fractional change in resistance per kelvin is known as:

  418. 418

    An emf of 120 volts of negligible internal resistance is connected across a resistance of 1000 ohm. The current flowing through the circuit will be:

  419. 419

    Which of the following statements is true?

  420. 420
    PMC Practice Test 4 2021
    SI unit of current is: