Current Electricity

101. Which of the following statement is true both for a series and a parallel D.C. circuit?

  1. Elements have individual currents
  2. Currents are additive
  3. Voltages are additive
  4. Power are additive

Correct answer: (D)
Power are additive

102. Which of the following statement is true?

  1. A galvanometer with low resistance in parallel is a voltmeter
  2. A galvanometer with high resistance in parallel is a voltmeter
  3. A galvanometer with low resistance in series is an ammeter
  4. A galvanometer with high resistance in series is an ammeter

Correct answer: (C)
A galvanometer with low resistance in series is an ammeter

103. Which one of the following does not have negative temperature co-efficient?

  1. Aluminium
  2. Paper
  3. Rubber
  4. Mica

Correct answer: (A)
Aluminium

104. With rise in temperature the resistance of pure metals

  1. increases
  2. decreases
  3. first increases and then decreases
  4. remains constant

Correct answer: (A)
increases

105. With rise in temperature the resistance of semi-conductors

  1. decreases
  2. increases
  3. first increases and then decreases
  4. remains constant

Correct answer: (A)
decreases

106. With three resistances connected in parallel, if each dissipates 20 W the total power supplied by the voltage source equals

  1. 10 W
  2. 20 W
  3. 40 W
  4. 60 W

Correct answer: (D)
60 W

107. You have to replace 1500 Q resistor in radio. You have no 1500 Q resistor but have several 1000 Q ones which you would connect

  1. two in parallel
  2. two in parallel and one in series
  3. three in parallel
  4. three in series

Correct answer: (B)
two in parallel and one in series

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