ECAT Physics Chapter 13 Current Electricity Online Test With Answers

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ECAT Physics Chapter 13 Current Electricity Online Test

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1

When two spherical conducting balls at different potentials are joined by a metallic wire, after some time:

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Both the conductors are at the same potential<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Potential difference across the conductors remain constant<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Potential difference across the conductors becomes zero<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Both (A) and (B)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Both (A) and (C)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
2

In order to have a constant current through wire, the potential difference across its end should:

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Be zero<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Be maintained constant<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Goes on increasing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Go on decreasing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Both (A) and (B)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
3 An electric field is generated along the wire when: <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Its resistance is very high<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">A constant potential is maintained across the wire<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Net current through the wire is zero<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">A constant potential difference is maintained across the wire<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Either (A) or (D)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
4

The effects of bends in a wire on its electrical resistance are:

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Zero<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Much larger<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Larger<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Smaller<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">None of these<o:p></o:p></span></p>
5 When resistance of a current carrying wire increases due to rise in temperature, the drift velocity of electrons: <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Decreases<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Increases<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Remains the constant<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Either of these<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">None of these<o:p></o:p></span></p>
6 When a constant potential difference is applied across the conductor, the drift velocity of electrons: <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Increases<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Decreases<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Remains the constant<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Either of these<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">None of these<o:p></o:p></span></p>
7 When a constant potential difference is applied across the conductor, the drift velocity of electrons: <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Increases<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Decreases<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Remains the constant<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Either of these<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">None of these<o:p></o:p></span></p>
8 The term drift velocity is used when the ends of a wire are: <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Connected to a laser source<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Connected to a voltage source<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Not connected to a voltage source<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">At different values of potential<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Both (B) and (D)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
9 If the ends of a wire are connected to a battery an electric field E will be set up at: <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The ends of the wire only<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Mid points of the wire only<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Every point within the wire<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">At nodes only<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Both (B) and (D)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
10

The rate at which the free electrons pass through any section of a metallic wire from right to left is:

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Greater than the speed at which they pass from left to right<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Less than the speed at which they pass from left to right<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">The same speed at which they pass from left to right<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Any of above<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">None of them<o:p></o:p></span></p>
11

The rate at which the free electrons pass through any section of a metallic wire from right to left is:

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Greater than the speed at which they pass from left to right<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Less than the speed at which they pass from left to right<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">The same speed at which they pass from left to right<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Any of above<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">None of them<o:p></o:p></span></p>
12 The free electrons in metals: <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Are in random motion and their speed depends upon temperature<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Move in particular direction<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Move with speed of light<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Move such that their speed does not depend on their temperature<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">None of these<o:p></o:p></span></p>
13 In a metal, the valence electrons are: <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Attach to individual atoms<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Not attached to individual atoms<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Free to move within the metal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Both (A) and (C)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Both (B) and (C)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
14 The positive charge moving in one direction is equivalent in all external affects to a: <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Negative charge is moving in the same direction<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Positive charge is moving in the opposite direction</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Negative charge moving in the opposite direction<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Positive charges moving in the same direction<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">None of these<o:p></o:p></span></p>
15

The current of 1 ampere is passing through a conductor. The charge passing through it in half a minute is:

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">One coulomb<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">0.5 coulomb<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">30 coulomb<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">2 coulombs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">None of these<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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