ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS (B.E.

E FINALS REVIEWER)
1. If a resistor of 10 Ω has a current of 2 A flowing through it, what is the voltage across it?
a) 5 V
b) 10 V
c) 20 V
d) 12 V

Answer: c) 20 V
Solution: V=IR=2×10=20V.

2. What is the power dissipated by a 5 Ω resistor carrying 3 A current?

a) 15 W
b) 45 W
c) 60 W
d) 9 W

Answer: b) 45 W
Solution:
P=I ^2 X R = 3^2 × 5 = 9 × 5 = 45W.

3. Two resistors 6 Ω and 4 Ω are connected in series. What is the total resistance?
a) 2 Ω
b) 10 Ω
c) 24 Ω
d) 1.5 Ω

Answer: b) 10 Ω
Solution: Rt = 6 + 4 = 10 ohms

4. Two resistors 6 Ω and 3 Ω are connected in parallel. What is the equivalent resistance?
a) 2 Ω
b) 9 Ω
c) 1 Ω
d) 18 Ω

Answer: a) 2 Ω
Solution: 1/Rt = 1/R1 + 1/R2 ---> 1/Rt = 1/6 + 1/3 = 1/2
Rt = 2 ohms

5. The resistance of a wire is 5 Ω. If its length is doubled and cross-sectional area is halved, what is the
new resistance?
a) 5 Ω
b) 10 Ω
c) 20 Ω
d) 40 Ω

Answer: c) 20 Ω

6. A voltage of 12 V is applied across a resistor and the current is 0.5 A. What is the resistance?
a) 6 Ω
b) 24 Ω
c) 0.42 Ω
d) 18 Ω

Answer: a) 6 Ω
Solution:
R= V/I= 12/0.5=24Ω
7. A 100 W bulb runs on 220 V. What is the current through the bulb?
a) 0.45 A
b) 2.2 A
c) 0.22 A
d) 4.5 A

Answer: a) 0.45 A
Solution: P = VI --> 100 W = (220V)(I) --> I = 0.45 A

8. Three resistors 2 Ω, 3 Ω, and 5 Ω are connected in series. What is the total resistance?
a) 10 Ω
b) 1.67 Ω
c) 0.83 Ω
d) 15 Ω

Answer: a) 10 Ω
Solution:
R total = 2+3+5 = 10 Ω

9. Three resistors 2 Ω, 3 Ω, and 6 Ω are connected in parallel. What is the equivalent resistance?
a) 1 Ω
b) 11 Ω
c) 0.5 Ω
d) 6 Ω

Answer: a) 1 Ω
Solution: 1/Rt = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3---> 1/Rt = 1/2 + 1/6 + 1/3 = 1
Rt = 1

10. The resistivity of a wire is 1.7×10 ^−8 Ω-m, length 2 m, and cross-sectional area 1×10 ^−6 m ^2.
Find its resistance.
a) 0.034 Ω
b) 0.17 Ω
c) 3.4 Ω
d) 34 Ω

Answer: a) 0.034 Ω
Solution: R = resistivity x length/area = (1.7×10 ^−8 Ω-m)(2 m)/(1×10 ^−6 m ^2) = 0.034 ohms

11. If the current through a resistor is doubled, what happens to the voltage across it?
a) Halves
b) Doubles
c) Quadruples
d) Remains same

Answer: b) Doubles

12. A resistor of 10 Ω dissipates 100 W power. What is the current through it?
a) 5 A
b) 10 A
c) 1 A
d) 20 A

Answer: a) 5 A
Solution: P = I^2 x R --> 100 W = I^2 x (10 Ω) --> I = 3.16 A
Choose the closest answer.
13. Voltage across a 5 Ω resistor in series with a 10 Ω resistor connected to 15 V is?
a) 5 V
b) 10 V
c) 7.5 V
d) 15 V

Answer: a) 5 V
Solution: Vtotal = Itotal x Rtotal

Vtotal = 15 V, Rtotal = 5 Ω + 10 Ω = 15 Ω
Vtotal = Itotal x Rtotal
15 V = Itotal x 15 Ω --> Itotal = 1A

Voltage across a 5 Ω resistor = Itotal x 5 Ω

Note: total current in the series circuit is equal to the individual current of the resistors

Voltage across a 5 Ω resistor = Itotal x 5 Ω = 1A x 5 Ω = 5V

14. Two resistors 4 Ω and 12 Ω are connected in parallel. What is the current through 4 Ω resistor if
total current is 6 A?
a) 4.5 A
b) 1.5 A
c) 6 A
d) 2 A

Answer: a) 4.5 A
Solution:
I1 = Itotal x R1/(R1 + R2)
Itotal = 6 A, R1 = 4 Ω, R2 = 12 Ω
So, I1 = 4.5 A

15. What happens to resistance if the temperature of a metallic conductor increases?

a) Resistance decreases
b) Resistance remains constant
c) Resistance increases
d) Resistance becomes zero

Answer: c) Resistance increases

Solution: Metals have positive temperature coefficient; resistance increases with temperature.

16. Which of the following is a correct statement of Ohm’s law?

a) Voltage is inversely proportional to current
b) Voltage is proportional to current at constant temperature
c) Resistance changes with voltage
d) Current is independent of voltage

Answer: b) Voltage is proportional to current at constant temperature

17. How much energy is used by a 100 W bulb in 2 hours?

a) 200 Wh
b) 50 Wh
c) 100 Wh
d) 300 Wh

Answer: a) 200 Wh
Solution: Energy = Power x time = 100 W x 2 hrs = 200 Wh
18. In series circuit, the current is:
a) Same through all resistors
b) Different in each resistor
c) Zero
d) None of these

Answer: a) Same through all resistors

19. In parallel circuit, the voltage across each resistor is:

a) Different
b) Same
c) Zero
d) Depends on resistance

Answer: b) Same

20. A wire has resistance 10 Ω. If voltage across it is 20 V, what is current?

a) 0.5 A
b) 2 A
c) 10 A
d) 200 A

Answer: b) 2 A
Solution:
I=V/R=20/10=2A.

21. Power dissipated in a resistor is 50 W when 5 A current flows. What is the resistance?
a) 2 Ω
b) 5 Ω
c) 10 Ω
d) 0.2 Ω

Answer: a) 2 Ω
Solution: P = I^2 x R
P = 50 W, I = 5 A
So, R = 2 ohms

22. Resistance of a wire is 8 Ω. If length is halved and diameter doubled, new resistance is:
a) 2 Ω
b) 1 Ω
c) 4 Ω
d) 16 Ω

Answer: b) 1 Ω

23. Total resistance of 3 resistors 2 Ω, 3 Ω, and 6 Ω connected in series is:

a) 1 Ω
b) 11 Ω
c) 6 Ω
d) 0.5 Ω

Answer: b) 11 Ω
Solution: Add the three resistors.

24. Total resistance of 2 Ω, 4 Ω, and 4 Ω resistors connected in parallel is:

a) 1 Ω
b) 2 Ω
c) 3 Ω
d) 4 Ω

Answer: a) 1 Ω

25. Energy consumed by a 60 W bulb in 5 hours is:

a) 300 Wh
b) 60 Wh
c) 12 Wh
d) 120 Wh

Answer: a) 300 Wh
Solution: 60 x 5 = 300

26. If voltage across a resistor is doubled, current:

a) Doubles
b) Halves
c) Quadruples
d) Remains same

Answer: a) Doubles

27. Power dissipated in a 10 Ω resistor with 3 V across it is:

a) 0.9 W
b) 0.3 W
c) 9 W
d) 1 W

Answer: a) 0.9 W
Solution: P = V^2/R
V = 3 volts, R = 10 ohms
SO, P = 0.9 W.

28. Resistance of a wire is 20 Ω at 20°C. If temperature coefficient is 0.004/°C, what is resistance at

70°C?
a) 24 Ω
b) 28 Ω
c) 20 Ω
d) 40 Ω

Answer: a) 24 Ω
Solution: resistance at 70°C = 20 Ω (1 + 0.004/°C (70°C - 20°C)) = 24 ohms

29. Voltage across 8 Ω resistor in series with 4 Ω resistor connected to 24 V supply is:
a) 8 V
b) 16 V
c) 12 V
d) 6 V

Answer: b) 16 V
Solution: Same process as problem number 13.

30. Current through 6 Ω resistor in parallel with 3 Ω resistor connected to 12 V supply is:
a) 2 A
b) 4 A
c) 1 A
d) 3 A

Answer: a) 2 A
Solution: Voltage across resistor is 12 V (since the connection is in parallel).
V = IR ---> 12 V = I x 6 Ω --> I = 2 A.

31. The curve representing Ohms law.

A. parabola B. hyperbola C. sine function D. linear
Answer: D

32. In series circuit, the current is

A. proportional to the resistance
B. different in different resistors
C. constant
D. always zero
Answer: C

33. 1 hp is equal to ____.

A. 550 ft-lb/s
B. 450 cal
C. 33000 ft-lb
D. 746 W-s
Answer: A

34. According to Ohm's law

A. Ampere is volt times ohms
B. volts is resistance divided by amperes
C. resistance is volts times amperes
D. volts is ohms times amperes
Answer: D

35. The condition of Ohm's law is that

A. the temperature should vary
B. the temperature should be constant
C. ratio E/I should be constant
D. current should be proportional to voltage
Answer: B

36. How many Joules per second are there in 10 W?

A. 10 B. 5 C. 20 D. 24.5
Answer: A

37. Ten raised to positive thirteen is equal to how many kWh?

A. 1000 B. 250 C. 100 D. 10
Answer: A

38. What is 1 kWh in Btu?

A. 4186 B. 3413 C. 746 D. 1000
Answer: B

39. How many abvolts in 1 V?

A. ten raised to positive eight abvolts
B. ten raised to negative eight abvolts
C. one abvolt
D. ten abvolts
Answer: A
40. The quantity of heat to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius.
A. energy B. specific heat C. calorie D. Btu
Answer: C

41. When heat is transferred into any other form of energy or when other forms of energy are
converted into heat, the total amount of energy is constant. This is known as ____.
A. First law of thermodynamics
B. Boyle's law
C. Specific heat
D. Isothermal expansion
Answer: A

42. How long must a current of 5 A pass through a 10 ohm resistor until a charge of 1200 C passes
through?
A. 1 min B. 2 mins C. 3 mins D. 4 mins
Answer: D

43. What is the power required to transfer 97000 C of charge through a potential rise of 50 V in 1 hr?
A. 0.5 kW B. 0.9 kW C. 1.3 kW D. 2.8 kW
Answer: C

44. What is the unit of force in the SI system of units?

A. N B. kg C. J D. N-m
Answer: A

45. One kilowatt hour is equal to:

A. 3600 W B. 1000 W C. 860 kcal D. 4186 N
Answer: C

46. It is defined as the time rate of expending or absorbing energy.

A. Power B. Energy C. Charge D. Joules
Answer: A

47. Four heaters having the same voltage rating will produce maximum heat if connected in _____.
A. series B. parallel C. series-parallel D. Parallel-series
Answer: B

48. The unit of energy in SI system.

A. kWh B. J C. eV D. cal
Answer: B

49. Which of the following materials is the best conductor of electricity?

a) Iron
b) Silicon
c) Copper
d) Silver
Answer: d) Silver

50. What is the main reason metals are good conductors of electricity?
a) They have a large band gap
b) Their outermost electrons are loosely bound and free to move
c) They have no electrons
d) They have tightly bound electrons
Answer: b) Their outermost electrons are loosely bound and free to move

51. Semiconductors are materials that have electrical conductivity:

a) Higher than conductors
b) Lower than insulators
c) Between conductors and insulators
d) Zero conductivity
Answer: c) Between conductors and insulators

52. If a current of 1 mA flows through a conductor for 1 second, how much charge passes through the
conductor?
a) 6.25×10 ^15 electrons
b) 6.25×10 ^18 electrons
c) 1.6×10 ^−19 Coulombs
d) 1 Coulomb
Answer: a

53. A material that has zero electrical resistance and can conduct electricity perfectly is called:
a) Insulator
b) Semiconductor
c) Conductor
d) Superconductor
Answer: d) Superconductor

54. Which device produces electric current?

a) Ammeter
b) Generator
c) Galvanometer
d) Motor
Answer: b) Generator

55. In charging by induction, when a positively charged rod is brought near a conductor, what
happens inside the conductor?
a) Electrons move away from the rod
b) Electrons move toward the rod, causing polarization
c) No movement of electrons
d) The conductor becomes an insulator
Answer: b) Electrons move toward the rod, causing polarization