An electric kettle consumes 1 kW of electric power when operated at 220 V. A fuse wire of what rating must be used for it?
(a) 1 A
(b) 2 A
(c) 4 A
(d) 5 A
In an electrical circuit two resistors of 2 Ω and 4 Ω respectively are connected in series to a 6 V battery. The heat dissipated by
the 4 Ω resistor in 5 s will be
(a) 5 J
(b) 10 J
(c) 20 J
(d) 30 J
In an electrical circuit three incandescent bulbs A, B and C of rating
40 W, 60 W and 100 W respectively are connected in parallel to an
electric source. Which of the following is likely to happen regarding
their brightness?
(a) Brightness of all the bulbs will be the same
(b) Brightness of bulb A will be the maximum
(c) Brightness of bulb B will be more than that of A
(d) Brightness of bulb C will be less than that of B
The resistivity does not change if
(a) the material is changed
(b) the temperature is changed
(c) the shape of the resistor is changed
(d) both material and temperature are changed
If the current I through a resistor is increased by 100% (assume that temperature remain sunchanged), the increase in power dissipated will be
(a) 100 % (b) 200 %
(c) 300 % (d) 400 %
A student carries out an experiment and plots the V-I graph of three samples of nichrome wire with resistances R1, R2 and R3 respectively (Figure). Which of the following is true?
(a) R1 = R2 = R3
(b) R1 > R2 > R3
(c) R3 > R2 > R1
(d) R2 > R3 > R1
A cylindrical conductor of length l and uniform area of crosssection A has resistance R. Another conductor of length 2l and
resistance R of the same material has area of cross section
(a) A/2
(b) 3A/2
(c) 2A
(d) 3A
The proper representation of series combination of cells (Figure) obtaining maximum potential is
(a) (i)
(b) (ii)
(c) (iii)
(d) (iv)
What is the minimum resistance which can be made using five resistors each of 1/5 Ω?
(a) 1/5 Ω
(b) 1/25 Ω
(c) 1/10 Ω
(d) 25 Ω