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DPT (11.01.2025) Part I
Class X A & B Subject: Physics Marks: 30
(5X1=5)
1. The current flow in conductor is due to:
(a) free electrons
(b) protons
(c) ions
(d) neutrons
2. In following, which has the unit ampere-second:
(a) electrical energy
(b) electromotive force
(c) charge
(d) electric current.
3. The value of current during short circuit:
(a) is zero
(b) is very high
(c) does not change
(d) changes continuously
4. A battery of 10 volt carries 20,000 C of charge through a resistance of 20 Ω. The work done in 10 seconds is
(a) 2 × 103 joule
(b) 2 × 105joule
(c) 2 × 104 joule
(d) 2 × 102 joule
5. What is the amount of current flowing through an electric press, if the amount of charge passing through a
conductor in 10 minutes is 300C?
(a) 30 A
(b) 0.3 A
(c) 0.5 A
(d) 5 A (2X2=4)
6. If there are 3 x 1011 electrons flowing through the filament of the bulb for two minutes. Find the current
flowing through the circuit. Charge on one electron 1.6 x 10-19 C.
7. Compute the heat generated while transferring 96000 coulomb of charge in one hour through a potential
difference of 50 V (3X2=6)
8. 3A current of flows through a conductor for two minutes.
(a ) Calculate the amount of charge passed through any area of cross section of the conductor.
( b) If the charge of an electron is 1.6 x 10-19 C., then calculate the total number of electrons flowing.
9. An electric heater of 8 Ω resistance draws 15 A of current from the service mains supply for 2 hours. Calculate
the rate at which heat is produced in the given heater. (5X3=15)
10. A copper wire having a diameter of 0.5 mm and resistivity of 1.6 × 10–8 Ω m. What will be the length of the
wire to make its resistance 10 Ω? How much will the resistance change if the diameter is doubled?
11. A wire has a resistance of 16 Ω. It is melted and drawn into a wire of half its original length. Calculate the
resistance of the new wire. What is the percentage change in its resistance?
12. Calculate the resistance of a metal wire of length 2m and area of cross section 1.55 × 10 6 m², if the resistivity
of the metal be 2.8 × 10-8 Ωm