SSC JE Paper-1: Basic Electrical & Circuit Laws Numerical Patterns – Full Notes + Ultra-Level Practice
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🔥 Ultra-Level Practice Set (40 Questions from All
22 Patterns)
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Q1. A 10Ω resistor carries 3A current. Find power dissipated. → Formula: P = I²R = 3²×10 = 90W
Q2. A 2kW iron works 3 hrs daily for 10 days. Energy consumed? → E = P×t = 2×3×10 = 60kWh
Q3. In series: 5Ω, 10Ω, 15Ω. V = 60V. Find current. → R = 30Ω, I = V/R = 60/30 = 2A
Q4. Two resistors 8Ω and 4Ω in parallel. Total current 12A. Find I1. → I1 = (R2 / (R1 + R2)) × I = (4 / 12) × 12 =
4A
Q5. R = 20Ω, I = 2A → Find V. → V = IR = 2×20 = 40V
Q6. R = 100Ω, V = 100V. Energy in 10 minutes? → I = 1A, P = 100W, E = P×t = 100×(10/60) = 16.67 Wh
Q7. A 5Ω and 10Ω in parallel. One carries 6A. Find total I. → V = 5×6 = 30V → I2 = 30/10 = 3A → I_total = 9A
Q8. Loop: +12V - 2I - 4I = 0 → Find I. → 12 = 6I → I = 2A
Q9. Current into node = 4A. 2 branches carry 1A, 1A. Find third. → I3 = 4 - (1+1) = 2A
Q10. Mesh with 10V source, 2Ω & 3Ω. Find mesh current. → I = 10 / (2+3) = 2A
Q11. Node Vx connected to 10V via 2Ω and 5V via 1Ω. Grounded at Vx. Use nodal analysis. → Solve: (Vx-10)/
2 + (Vx-5)/1 = 0 ⇒ Solve
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Q12. Supermesh with 2 loops, 5A current source in between. R = 2Ω and 3Ω. → Write combined mesh
equation and use current source value
Q13. Supernode with 12V between Node A and B. Use KCL for combined node. → Use V_A - V_B = 12V and
KCL
Q14. Convert Delta (5Ω each) into Star: → Each R = (5×5)/(5+5+5) = 25/15 = 1.67Ω
Q15. A wire has R = 10Ω. Length doubled, area halved. New R? → R’ = ρ × (2L / A/2) = 4R = 40Ω
Q16. 2 batteries in series, 6V each. Load = 3Ω. Find current. → V = 12V, I = V/R = 4A
Q17. V source 20V, R = 5Ω → Convert to current source → I = V/R = 4A → 4A with 5Ω in parallel
Q18. Resistor = 20Ω, V = 100V → Power? → P = V²/R = 10000/20 = 500W
Q19. Max power transfer: R_th = 10Ω, V_th = 40V → P_max = V² / (4R) = 1600 / 40 = 40W
Q20. Convert 30mA into A → 30mA = 0.03A
Q21. Loop has 24V and 8V opposing. Net V = ? → 24 - 8 = 16V
Q22. R1 = 3Ω, R2 = 6Ω in parallel. I = 6A. Find I1. → I1 = (6 / 9) × 6 = 4A
Q23. Series: R = 2Ω, 3Ω, 4Ω; V = 90V. Find P. → R_total = 9Ω, I = 10A, P = VI = 900W
Q24. In triangle connection: 5Ω each. Find R_AB. → R_eq = (5∥5) + 5 = 2.5 + 5 = 7.5Ω
Q25. 100V across unknown R gives 2A. Find R. → R = V/I = 50Ω
Q26. Wire is stretched to double length, same volume. New R = ? → R' = 4R (Length ↑2×, Area ↓2×)
Q27. Voltage across 3 resistors in series: 5V, 10V, 15V. Find total V. → V_total = 30V
Q28. Total R = 12Ω. I = 3A. Find P. → P = I²R = 9×12 = 108W
Q29. 60W, 120V bulb. Find resistance. → R = V² / P = 240Ω
Q30. Series: 1Ω, 1Ω, 2Ω. V = 8V. Find current. → R = 4Ω → I = 2A
Q31. R1 = 10Ω, R2 = 5Ω in parallel. V = 20V. Find total current. → I1 = 2A, I2 = 4A → Total = 6A
Q32. 200W heater on for 2.5 hrs. Energy? → 200W = 0.2kW × 2.5 = 0.5kWh
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Q33. Node: 5A enters, 2A leaves left, 1A leaves right. Find down current. → I = 5 - (2+1) = 2A
Q34. In parallel: 2Ω, 6Ω. V = 12V. Find total current. → I1 = 6A, I2 = 2A → Total = 8A
Q35. Mesh with 12V, 2Ω, 2Ω. Find current. → I = 12 / 4 = 3A
Q36. I = 4A, R = 6Ω → Find V → V = IR = 24V
Q37. I = 5A, R = 2Ω → Find Power → P = I²R = 25×2 = 50W
Q38. Bulb rated 60W, 240V. Used for 4 hours? → E = 0.06kW × 4 = 0.24kWh
Q39. 10Ω resistor in circuit has 5A. Find voltage. → V = IR = 50V
Q40. Series: 2Ω, 3Ω, 5Ω. V = 100V. Find V across 5Ω. → Total R = 10Ω, I = 10A → V = I×R = 10×5 = 50V
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