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A fuse wire repeatedly gets burnt when used with a good heater. It is advised to use a fuse wire of
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More length
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less radius
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Less length
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more radius
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Electric iron uses wires of alloy as
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They do not oxidise at high temperatures
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They do not bum at high temperatures
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Both [a] and [b]
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Neither [a] or [b]
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Parameters of electricity supply in India are
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Potential Difference of 220 V, Frequency of 50 hertz and, Current Rating of 5 A/I5A
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Potential Difference of 150 V, Frequency of 40 hertz and Current Rating of 10 A
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Potential Difference of 220 V, Frequency of 60 hertz and Current Rating of 15 A
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Potential Difference of 220 V, Frequency of 40 hertz and Current Rating of 5 A
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Of the two bulbs in a house, one glows brighter than the other. Which of the two has a large resistance?
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The bright bulb
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The dim bulb
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Both have the same resistance
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The brightness does not depend upon the resistance.
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Domestic electrical wiring is basically a :
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Series connection
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Parallel connection
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Combination of series and parallel connections
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Series connection within each room and parallel connection elsewhere
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If an electric current is passed through a nerve of a man, then man
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Begins to laugh
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Begins to weep
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Is excited
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Becomes insensitive to pain
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The resistance of an incandescent lamp is
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Create when switched off
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Smaller when switched on
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Greater when switched on
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The same whether it is switched off or switched on
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Electromotive force is the force which is able to maintain a constant
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Current
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Resistance
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Power
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Potential difference
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A galvanometer can be used as a voltmeter by connecting a
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High resistance in series
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Low resistance in series
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High resistance in parallel
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Low resistance in parallel
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It is easier to start a car engine on a hot day than on a cold day. This is because the internal resistance of the car battery
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Decreases with rise in temperature
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Increases with rise in temperature
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Decreases with a fall in temperature
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Does not change with a change in temperature
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How much energy in kilowatt hour is consumed in operating ten 50 watt bulbs for 10 hours per day in a month (30 days)
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1500
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5,000
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15
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150
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The electric current passing through a metallic wire produces heat because of
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Collisions of conduction electrons with each other
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Collisions of the atoms of the metal with each other
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The energy released in the ionization of the atoms of the metal
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Collisions of the conduction electrons with the atoms of the metallic wires
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Electric power is transmitted over long distances through conducting wires at high voltage because
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High voltage travels faster
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Power loss is large
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Power loss is less
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Generator produce electrical energy at a very high voltage
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Watt-hour meter measures
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Electric energy
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Current
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Voltage
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Power
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Two electric bulbs A and B are rated as 60 W and 100 W. They are connected in parallel to the same source. Then,
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Both draw the same current
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A draws more current than B
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B draws more current than A
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Current drawn are in the ratio of their resistances
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An electric heater is heated respectively by d.c. and a.c. Applied voltage for both the currents is equal. The heat produced per second will be
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More on heating by a.c. source
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More on heating by d.c. source
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Same for both
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None of the above
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In charging a battery of motor-car, the following effect of electric current is used
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Magnetic
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Heating
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Chemical
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Induction
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Pick out the wrong statement
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In a simple battery circuit, the point of lowest, potential is the negative terminal of the battery
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The resistance of an incandescent lamp is greater when the lamp is switched off
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An ordinary 100 W lamp has less resistance than a 60 W lamp
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At constant voltage, the heat developed in a uniform wire varies inversely as the length of the wire used
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The value of internal resistance of an ideal cell is
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Zero
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0.5 \[\Omega \]
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1\[\Omega \]
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Infinity
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For gold plating on a copper chain, the substance required in the form of solution is
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Copper sulphate
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Copper chloride
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Potassium cyanide
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Potassium aurocyanide
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