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Electricity in the Home 4.

1. For safety, the correct way of connecting the fuse and switch to electrical
appliances should be (1991-28)

A. fuse in live wire, switch in neutral wire.

B. fuse in earth wire, switch in live wire.
C. fuse in earth wire, switch in neutral wire. In the circuit above, what is the power dissipated in the 10  resistor ?
D. both in neutral wire. (1992-32)
E. both in live wire. A. 0.8 W
B. 1.6 W
2. C. 2.4 W
D. 3.6 W
E. 7.2 W

5.

In the above circuit, P, Q and R are identical resistors. Which of the

following is true when switch S is closed ? (1991-30)

A. The potential difference across Q increases.

B. The potential difference across P remains unchanged. In the above circuit, L1, L2 and L3 are identical light bulbs. Which of the
C. The current through Q remains unchanged. following statements is/are true ? (1993-32)
D. The current through P decreases.
E. The power output from the battery increases. (1) L2 and L3 are of the same brightness.
(2) L1 is brighter than L2.
3. Which of the following values is equivalent to one kilowatt hour ? (3) The power dissipated in L1 is equal to the sum of powers dissipated
(1995-28) in L2 and L3.
A. 1000 W
B. 1000 J A. (2) only
C. 3600 J B. (3) only
D. 3.6  106 W C. (1) and (2) only
E. 3.6  106 J D. (1) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)
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6. Which of the following is NOT a correct unit for the corresponding 8. Which of the following diagrams correctly shows the connection of the
physical quantity ? (1993-33) wires of an iron to the pins of a plug ? (L: Live, N: Neutral, E: Earth)
(1994-29)
Physical quantity Unit

A. charge coulomb
B. current ampere
C. resistance ohm
D. potential difference joule
E. electrical energy kilowatt-hour

7.

Ans.: A

9.
In the above circuit, all the light bulbs are identical. What happens to the Operating voltage 220 V/50 Hz
brightness of the bulbs L1 , L2 and L3 if switch S is closed ? Power 500 W
(1994-28)
L1 L2 L3 The above diagram shows the label attached to a rice cooker. Which of the
following statements is/are true when the cooker is working at its rated
A. decreases increases remains unchanged value ? (1994-30)
B. decreases increases decreases
C. decreases remains unchanged remains unchanged (1) The resistance of the cooker is 96.8 .
D. remains unchanged decreases increases (2) The cooker draws a current of 4.4 A from the mains supply.
E. increases remains unchanged increases (3) The cooker consumes 1 kW h of electrical energy in 2 hours.

A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)
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10. 12.

Figure (a) Figure (b)

In Figure (a), the ammeter reading and the total power dissipated in the two
identical resistors are I and P respectively. The resistors are rearranged as
A Christmas tree is illuminated with four strings of light bulbs. Each string shown in Figure (b). Find the ammeter reading and the total power
has ten identical light bulbs connected in series as shown above. If one light dissipated in the two resistors. (1996-32)
bulb suddenly burns out, which of the following will happen?
(1995-30) Ammeter reading Total power dissipated
A. Only that light bulb will go out. A. 2I 2P
B. One light bulb in each string will go out. B. 2I 4P
C. One string of light bulbs will go out. C. 4I 2P
D. All the light bulbs will go out. D. 4I 4P
E. Half of the light bulbs will go out. E. 4I 8P

11. 13. Which of the following statements about the earth wire in an electric iron
is/are correct ? (1997-30)

(1) The earth wire should be connected to the metal body of the iron.
(2) If the iron is working properly, no current passes through the earth
wire.
(3) In case the neutral wire is broken, the earth wire provides a spare
wire for the return path to the mains socket.
The diagram above shows a three-pin plug and the wires connecting to it.
To which of the pins should each of the wires X, Y and Z be connected? A. (1) only
(1995-35) B. (3) only
P Q R C. (1) and (2) only
A. X Y Z D. (2) and (3) only
B. Y X Z E. (1), (2) and (3)
C. Y Z X
D. Z X Y
E. Z Y X
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14. 16. The kilowatt-hour is a unit of (1997-28)

A. charge.
B. current.
C. energy.
D. potential difference.
E. power.

The switch S and the fuse of an iron are incorrectly fitted in the neutral 17.
wire as shown above. Which of the following statements is correct ?
(1996-34)
A. The iron will not operate even when S is on.
B. The iron will still operate even when S is off.
C. The iron will still operate, but if there is a high current the fuse will
not blow.
D. The iron will still operate, but if the live wire accidently touches the
body of the iron the current cannot be conducted to the earth. An electrical appliance is connected to a power supply of voltage V by long
E. The iron will still operate, but the heating element will remain at a connecting wires of total resistance R as shown in the above circuit. It is
high potential even when S is off. I0
found that the current passing through the appliance is only , where I0
2
15. is the current required for the appliance to work at its rated value. Which of
the following changes could increase the current through the appliance to I0?
(1998-33)

Voltage of power supply Total resistance of connecting wires

A. increases to 2 V increases to 2 R
A motor is connected in series with a 10  resistor and a 12 V power B. increases to 2 V remains unchanged
supply as shown above. If the current in the circuit is 0.5 A, find the power C. increases to 2 V R
reduces to
consumed by the motor. (1998-31) 2
D. remains unchanged increases to 2 R
A. 3.5 W E. remains unchanged R
B. 5W reduces to
2
C. 6W
D. 7W
E. 14 W
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18. Two light bulbs A and B of ratings ‘10 W, 6 V’ and ‘5 W, 6 V’ respectively 21.
are connected in series to a 6 V battery. Which of the following statements
is/are correct ? (1991-36)

(1) The resistance of A is smaller than that of B.

(2) The current through A is the same as that through B.
(3) A is brighter than B.

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only In the circuit shown above, which of the switches should be closed in order
E. (1), (2) and (3) to get the maximum brightness in lamp L ? (1988-30)

19. A motor lifts a load of 40 N vertically upwards at a steady speed of 0.2 m A. X only
s1. The voltage applied to the motor is 12 V and the current drawn is 2 A. B. Y only
Find the efficiency of the motor. (1993-35) C. Z only
D. X and Y only
A. 12 % E. X and Z only
B. 16.7 %
C. 33.3 % 22.
D. 66.7 %
E. 75 %

20. A 3-pin plug is connected to a boiler with a rating of “2000 W, 200 V”.
Which of the following statements is/are true ? (1988-33)

(1) A 5 A fuse should be used in the circuit .

(2) The fuse should be placed on the brown wire of the cable.
(3) The yellow and green wire of the cable should be connected to the In the circuit above, resistors A, B and C are identical. When K is open, the
earth pin. power dissipated by A is P1. When K is closed the power dissipated by A
becomes P2. P1 : P2 is (1989-31)
A. (1) only
A. 3:2
B. (3) only
B. 2:1
C. (1) and (2) only
C. 9:4
D. (2) and (3) only
D. 4:1
E. (1), (2) and (3)
E. 16 : 1
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23. 25.

A standard three-pin socket on the wall is shown in the figure above. Which
of the following is correct ? (1989-39)

Pin (1) Pin (2) Pin (3)

A. neutral live earth
In the above circuit, a 4  resistor is to be connected to two of the terminals B. neutral earth live
A, B, C, and D to give the greatest brightness in the lamp bulb. Which C. earth live neutral
connection should be made ? (1989-33) D. earth neutral live
E. live earth neutral
A. across AB
B. across BC 26.
C. across CD
D. across AD
E. across BD

24.

Operating voltage 200 V/50 Hz

Power 1500 W
Fuse Rating 30 A
In the circuit above, L1 , L2 and L3 are identical light bulbs. Which of the
The diagram above shows the label attached to an electric appliance. How following statements is/are correct when the switch S is closed ?
much electrical energy is supplied to the appliance in 2 hours ? (1990-34)
(1989-37) (1) The brightness of L1 decreases.
A. 2.0 kW h (2) L2 and L3 are of the same brightness.
B. 2.5 kW h (3) L1 is brighter than L2.
C. 3.0 kW h
D. 6.0 kW h A. (1) only
E. 12.0 kW h B. (2) only
C. (3) only
D. (1) and (2) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)
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27. An electric heater takes a time T to boil a kettle of water when connected to
a 200 V source. What will be the time required to boil the same kettle of 1st statement 2nd statement
water when the heater is connected to a 100 V source ? ( You may assume
that the resistance of the heater remains unchanged ). A. True True 2nd statement is a correct explanation
(1990-35) of the 1st statement
1 B. True True 2nd statement is not a correct
A. T
4 explanation of the 1st statement
1 C. True False -------
B. T
2
D. False True -------
C. T
D. 2T
E. False False -------
E. 4T

1st statement 2nd statement

28. The resistance of a ‘200 V, 100 D
W’ light bulb is greater than that
of a ‘200 V, 40 W’ bulb when
they work at their rated values.
(1995-44)
The current flowing through the
‘200 V, 100 W’ light bulb is
greater than that of the ‘200 V,
40 W’ bulb when they work at
their rated values.

29. When a ‘220 V, 100 W’ bulb P E When a ‘220 V, 100 W’ bulb P

and a ‘220 V, 40 W’ bulb Q are
connected in series to a 220 V
supply, the power dissipated in
P is larger than that in Q.
(1997-44)
30. Ten identical lamps, when A
connected in series, show the
same brightness.
(1988-42)
31. A 40 W filament lamp is not so A
bright as a 40 W fluorescent
lamp.
(1990-43)
and a ‘220 V, 40 W’ bulb Q are
connected in series to a 220 V
supply, the current passing
through P is larger than that
through Q.
Ten identical lamps, when
connected in series, have the
same current.
A filament lamp has a stronger
heating effect than a fluorescent
lamp.