A transformer is used to light a 100 W and 110 V lamp from a 220 V mains. If the main current is 0.5 A, the efficiency of the transformer is approximately :

1. 30%

2. 50%

3. 90%

4. 10%

Subtopic:  Transformer |
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A potentiometer is an accurate and versatile device to make electrical measurements of E.M.F. because the method involves:-

1. Potential gradients

2. A condition of no current flow through the galvanometer

3. A condition of cells, galvanometer, and resistances

4. Cells

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The potential difference VA-VB between the points A and B in the given figure is :
  

1.  -3V

2.  +3V

3.  +6V

4.  +9V

Subtopic:  Kirchoff's Voltage Law |
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A wire of a certain material is stretched slowly by ten percent, its new resistance and specific resistance become respectively :

1.  1.2 times, 1.1 times

2.  1.21 times, same

3.  both remain the same

4.  1.1 times, 1.1 times

Subtopic:  Derivation of Ohm's Law |
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Across a metallic conductor of non-uniform cross-section, a constant potential difference is applied. The quantity which remains constant along the conductor is :
1. current density
2. current
3. drift velocity
4. electric field
Subtopic:  Current & Current Density |
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The resistances of the four arms P, Q, R and S in a Wheatstone’s bridge are 10 ohm, 30 ohm, 30 ohm and 90 ohm, respectively. The e.m.f. and internal resistance of the cell are 7 Volt and 5 ohm respectively. If the galvanometer resistance is 50 ohm, the current drawn from the cell will be :
1. 0.2 A
2. 0.1 A
3. 2.0 A
4. 1.0 A

 

Subtopic:  Wheatstone Bridge |
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The power dissipated across the 8Ω resistor in the circuit shown here is 2 W. The power dissipated in watt units across the 3 Ω resistor is : 

1. 2.0

2. 1.0

3. 0.5

4. 3.0

Subtopic:  Heating Effects of Current |
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Consider the following two statements :
(A) Kirchhoff’s junction law follows from the conservation of charge. 
(B) Kirchhoff’s loop law follows from the conservation of energy. 
Which of the following is correct?

1. Both (A) and (B) are wrong

2. (A) is correct but (B) is wrong

3. (A) is wrong and (B) is correct

4. Both (A) and (B) are correct.

Subtopic:  Kirchoff's Voltage Law |
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If power dissipated in the 9 Ω resistor in the circuit shown is 36 W, the potential difference across the 2 Ω resistor is 

1.  8 V

2.  10 V

3.  2 V

4.  4 V

Subtopic:  Heating Effects of Current |
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The total power dissipated in watts in the circuit shown here is: 

1. 16

2. 40

3. 54

4. 4

Subtopic:  Heating Effects of Current |
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