Roll No : School : St. Francis' Mission Time : 1 Hrs.
Date : 2025-11-11 School
Marks: 74
Assessment : Worksheet
Subject : Science
Class : X
1 A battery of 10 volt carries 20,000 C of charge through a resistance of 1
20 Ω. The work done in 10 seconds is
(a) 2 × 103 joule (b) 2 × 105 joule
(c) 2 × 104 joule (d) 2 × 102 joule
2 A boy records that 4000 joule of work is required to transfer 10 1
coulomb of charge between two points of a resistor of 50 Ω. The
current passing through it is
(a) 2 A (b) 4 A
(c) 8 A (d) 16 A
3 The resistance whose V – I graph is given below is 1
4 Two wires of same length and area made of two materials of 1
resistivity and are connected in series to a source of potential V.
The equivalent resistivity for the same area is
5 The least resistance obtained by using 2 Ω, 4 Ω, 1 Ω and 100 Ω is 1
(a) < 100 Ω (b) < 4 Ω
(c) < 1 Ω (d) > 2 Ω
6 Two wires of same length and area, made of two materials of 1
resistivity and are connected in parallel V to a source of potential.
The equivalent resistivity for the same length and area is
7 Calculate the current flows through the 10 Ω resistor in the following 1
circuit.
(a) 1.2 A (b) 0.6 A
(c) 0.2 A (d) 2.0 A
8 Two resistors are connected in series gives an equivalent resistance 1
of 10 Ω. When connected in parallel, gives 2.4 Ω. Then the individual
resistance are
(a) each of 5 Ω (b) 6 Ω and 4 Ω
(c) 7 Ω and 4 Ω (d) 8 Ω and 2 Ω
9 If R1 and R2 be the resistance of the filament of 40 W and 60 W 1
respectively operating 220 V, then
(a) R1 < R2 (b) R2 < R1
(c) R1 = R2 (d) R1 ≥ R2
10The resistance of hot filament of the bulb is about 10 times the cold 1
resistance. What will be the resistance of 100 W-220 V lamp, when
not in use?
(a) 48 Ω (b) 400 Ω
(c) 484 Ω (d) 48.4 Ω
11 If P and V are the power and potential of device, the power consumed 1
with a supply potential V1 is
12A coil in the heater consume power P on passing current. If it is cut 1
into halves and joined in parallel, it will consume power
(a) P (b) (c) 2 P (d) 4 P
13 A fuse wire repeatedly gets burnt when used with a good heater. It is 1
advised to use a fuse wire of
(a) more length (b) less radius
(c) less length (d) more radius
14A cooler of 1500 W, 200 volt and a fan of 500 W, 200 volt are to be 1
used from a household supply. The rating of fuse to be used is
(a) 2.5 A (b) 5.0 A
(c) 7.5 A (d) 10 A
15 The effective resistance between A and B is 1
16A cell, a resistor, a key and an ammeter are arranged as shown in the 1
circuit diagrams. The current recorded in the ammeter will be
(a) maximum in (i)
(b) maximum in (ii)
(c) maximum in (iii)
(d) same in all the cases
17A current of 1 A is drawn by a filament of an electric bulb. Number of 1
electrons passing through a cross-section of the filament in 16
seconds would be roughly
(a) 1020 (b) 1016
(c) 1018 (d) 1023
18 What is the maximum resistance which can be made using five 1
resistors each of 1/5 W?
(a) 1/5 Ω (b) 10 Ω
(c) 5 Ω (d) 1 Ω
19A cylindrical conductor of length l and uniform area of cross-section 1
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
20A student carries out an experiment and plots the V-I graph of three 1
samples of nichrome wire with resistances R1, R2 and R3 respectively.
Which of the following is true?
(a) R1 = R2 = R3 (b) R1 > R2 > R3
(c) R3 > R2 > R1 (d) R2 > R3 > R1
21If the current I through a resistor is increased by 100 % (assume that 1
temperature remains unchanged), the increase in power dissipated
will be
(a) 100 % (b) 200 %
(c) 300 % (d) 400 %
22 The resistivity does not change if 1
(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
23In an electrical circuit two resistors of 2 Ω and 4 Ω respectively are 1
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
24 The relation between electric current and electric charge is 1
(a) Q = I/t
(b) t = QI
(c) I = Qt
(d) I = Q/t
25 The number of electrons constituting one coulomb of charge is 1
18
(a) 6 × 10
(b) 1.6 × 10–19
(c) 6 × 10–18
(d) 1.6 × 1019
26 The value of 1 mA and 1 μA are 1
(a) 10–6 and 10–3 A respectively
(b) 10–6 and 10–9 A respectively
(c) 10–3 and 10–6 A respectively
(d) 103 and 106 A respectively
27 1 volt is equal to 1
(a) 1 Js–1
(b) 1 JC–1
(c) 1 Nm–1
(d) 1 CJ–1
28Which of the following expressions correctly represent the potential 1
difference between two points in an electric circuit?
29 The resistor R1 and R2 are connected in parallel the equivalent 1
resistance of the combination is
30 The total current in parallel combination of three resistors is 1
31In the given circuit, resistors A and B are made up of same metal and 2
are of the same length but, A is thicker than B.
Which of the two ammeters will show a higher reading? Justify your
answer.
32 In what time is 400 joules of heat produced across a 16 Ω resistor at 2
80 V potential difference?
33The wattage of a bulb is 24 W when it is connected to a 12 V battery. 2
Calculate its effective wattage if it operates on a 6 V battery (Neglect
the change in resistance due to unequal heating of the filament in the
two cases).
34 In the circuit given below: 2
(a) Would any bulb glow when plug key is in open position?
(b) Write the order of brightness of the bulb when key is closed. Give
reason.
35The electric power consumed by a device may be calculated by either 2
of the two expression
P = I2R or P= The first expression indicates that it is directly
proportional to R whereas the second expression indicates inverse
proportionality. How can the seemingly different dependence of P on
R in these expression be explained?
36Two resistors connected to 100 V supply in parallel draw 10 A current 2
from the supply. If the power dissipation in one resistor is 600 W, find
(i) power dissipation in the other.
(ii) resistance of each.
37Three resistors 3 Ω, 6 Ω and 9 Ω are connected to a battery. In which 2
of them power dissipation be maximum, if, they are all connected in
(i) parallel (ii) series. Give reasons.
38A current of 1 A is drawn by a filament of an electric bulb. Calculate 3
the number of electrons passing through the cross-section of the
filament in 30 minutes.
39Define 1 volt. Express it in terms of SI unit of work and charge. 3
Calculate the amount of energy consumed in carrying a charge of 1
coulomb through a battery of 3 V.
40(a) Write the relationship between electrical resistance and electrical 3
resistivity for a metallic conductor of cylindrical shape. Hence derive
the SI unit of electrical resistivity.
(b) Find the resistivity of the material of a metallic conductor of length
2 m and area of crosssection 1.4 × 10–6 m2. The resistance of the
conductor is 0.04 ohm.
41 A circuit is shown in the diagram given below. 3
(a) Find the value of R.
(b) Find the reading of the ammeter.
(c) Find the potential difference across the terminals of the battery.
42Two resistors 3 Ω and unknown resistor are connected in a series 3
across a 12 V battery. If the voltage drop across the unknown resistor
is 6 V, find
(a) potential across 3 Ω resistance
(b) the current through unknown resistor ‘R’
(c) equivalent resistance of the circuit.
43Consider the following circuit: 3
What would be the readings of the ammeter and the voltmeter when
key is closed? Give reason to justify your answer.
44 Consider the following electric circuit : 3
(a) Which two resistors are connected in series?
(b) Which two resistors are connected in parallel?
(c) If every resistor of the circuit is of 2 Ω, what current will flow in
the circuit?
45 3
In the above circuit, if the current reading in the ammeter A is 2A,
what would be the value of R1?
46 Calculate the electric current in the given circuit when 3
(a) key K1 is open and K2 is closed
(b) both the keys are closed
(c) K1 is closed and K2 is open
47 Find the current drawn from the battery by the network of four 3
resistors shown in the figure.
