VMC/Batch 2017 1 Class Test # 1

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Batch 2017 (Physics)
Time : 1.30 Hrs Class Test/Quiz M.M. : 35
Read the following Instructions very carefully before you proceed.
A. Question paper format:
1. It papers contains 16 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its
answer, out of which only one is correct.
B. Marking scheme:
2. Mark are indicated after each questions.

1. An electric bulb is designed to draw P
0
power at V
0
voltage. If the voltage is V, it draws P power. Then,
[2 Marks]
(A)
0
0
0
=
V
P P
V
(B)
0
0
=
V
P P
V
(C)
2
0
0
| |
=
|
\ .
V
P P
V
(D)
2
0
0
| |
=
|
\ .
V
P P
V

2. A 100-W bulb and a 25-W bulb are designed for the same voltage. They have filaments of the same
length and material. The ratio of the diameter of the 100-W bulb to that of the 25-W bulb is :
[2 Marks]
(A) 4 : 1 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 2
3. In the figure below, a fuse in one of the bulbs causes all the other to go out. Which bulb has been fused?
[2 Marks]

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
4. A square aluminium rod is 1 m long and 5 mm on edge. What must be the radius of another circular
aluminium rod whose length is 1 m and which has the same resistance as the previous rod?
[3 Marks]
(A) 5.0 mm (B) 4.2 mm (C) 2.8 mm (D) 1.4 mm
5. Two electric bulbs, first of 220 volt, 100 watt and the other of 220 volt, 25 watt are connected in series
across a 220 volt line, then the electric currents in the first and the second bulbs are respectively :
[2 Marks]
(A) (1/11) amp and (1/11) amp (B) (20/44) amp and (5/44) amp
(C) (25/88) amp and (25/88) amp (D) (1/22) amp and (1/22) amp
6. In Question.5, the potential difference across the first and the second bulb are respectively :
[2 Marks]
(A) 44 volt and 176 volt (B) 176 volt and 44 volt
(C) 220 volt and 220 volt (D) 440 volt and 440 volt

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VMC/Batch 2017 2 Class Test/Quiz_Electricity
7. In Question.5, the actual powers consumed in the first and the second bulb respectively are :
[2 Marks]
(A) 10 watt and 10 watt (B) 4 watt and 16 watt
(C) 16 watt and 4 watt (D) 100 watt and 25 watt
8. A wire is cut into 4 pieces, which are arranged in parallel to obtain one conductor. If the original
resistance of the wire was R, the resistance of the bundle will be [2 Marks]
(A) R/4 (B) R/8 (C) R/16 (D) R/32
9. Two wires of same material have the same length. Their resistance are proportional to : [2 Marks]
(A) masses of the wires (B)
1
masses of the wires

(C) square of masses of the wires (D) cube of masses of the wires
10. You are given n resistors, each of resistance R. These are combined first to get the minimum possible
resistance, then these are combined to get the maximum possible resistance. The ratio between
minimum to maximum resistance is [2 Marks]
(A) 1/n
2
(B) 1/n (C) n (D) n
2

11. Four identical electric lamps are labeled 1.5 V, 0.50 A which
describes the conditions necessary for them to operate at normal
brightness. A 12 V battery is connected to the lamps as shown in the
figure. If the lamps are to operate at normal brightness, the required
value of R is [3 Marks]
(A) 0.75 O (B) 1.33 O
(C) 5.25 O (D) 6 O
12. If the current in the electric bulb decreases by 0.5 percent, then the
power in the bulb decreases by approximately. [2 Marks]
(A) 0.25% (B) 0.5% (C) 1% (D) 2%
13. A uniform wire connected across a supply produces heat H per second. If the wire is cut into three equal
parts and all the parts are connected in parallel across the same supply, the heat produces per second
will be [2 Marks]
(A) H/9 (B) 9H (C) 3H (D) H/3
14. A 100 W bulb B
1
and two 60 W bulb B
2
and B
3
are connected to a 250 V source
as shown in the figure. Now W
1
, W
2
and W
3
are the output powers of the bulbs
B
1
, B
2
and B
3
respectively. Then [2 Marks]
(A)
1 2 3
> = W W W (B)
1 2 3
> > W W W
(C)
1 2 3
< = W W W (D)
1 2 3
< < W W W
15. The electron in a hydrogen atom moves in a circle of radius 5.3 10
11
m at a speed of 2.2 10
6
m/s.
What is the average current? [2 Marks]
(A) 1.06 10
5
Amp (B) 10.6 10
3
Amp (C) 1.06 10
3
Amp (D) 10.6 10
5
Amp
16. A 120 V lamp is rated at 60 W. What additional resistance should be connected in series with the lamp
to produce normal glow with a voltage of 210 V? How many meters of a Nichrome wire of 0.4 mm in
diameter are required to obtain this resistance? (Nichrome) = 1 10
6
O m. [3 Marks]
(A) 180 O, 22.62 m (B) 180 O, 2.262 m (C) 170 O, 22.62 m (D) 18 O, 22.62 m


Note : Please submit your answer sheet to class coordinator. You will get your marks
in next class.