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Physics - Current Electricity

Practise 123 KCET previous year questions on Current Electricity, compiled from papers spanning 2007 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty KCET tests.

Current Electricity has been asked in 20 of the 20 years of KCET papers analysed (2007–2026), with 123 questions in all. 47% of them were easy, 39% moderate and 14% tough. Most of its questions came from 2025, with 8 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 20 questions across 3 papers, about 6.7 per paper.

The chapter's 10 topics are not weighted equally: Electric Current and Drift of Electrons (31 questions, 25%), Electric Instruments (19 questions, 15%), and Resistance and Resistivity (19 questions, 15%) have been asked the most. Electric Current and Drift of Electrons has also led over the last five years, with 9 questions. Combination of Resistances has produced the most tough questions (5).

  1. 1The number of electrons moving per second through the filament of a lamp of W operating at V is nearly _____________.2026Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current
  2. 2Given below are two statements: Statement-I: The resistivity of a conductor is independent of its temperature. Statement-II: The resistivity2026Resistance and Resistivity
  3. 3Current flowing through a wire decreases linearly from A to zero in s as shown in the graph. Find the total charge flowing through the wire 2026Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  4. 4In a conducting region, electrons and protons move to the left, while -particles move to the right per second. The resulting electric curren2026Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  5. 5Which of the following circuits is correct for verification of Ohm's law?2026Experimental Physics
  6. 6In the figure, the values of currents and respectively are2026Kirchoffs Laws
  7. 7In the following circuit, the terminal voltage across the cell is2025Electric Cell or Battery
  8. 8Two cells of emfs and and internal resistances and and respectively, are connected in parallel as shown in figure. The equivalent emf of the2025Electric Cell or Battery
  9. 9The variations of resistivity with absolute temperature T for three different materials and Z are shown in the graph below. Identify the mat2025Resistance and Resistivity
  10. 10Given, a current carrying wire of non-uniform cross-section, which of the following is constant throughout the length of wire?2025Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  11. 11The graph between variation of resistance of a metal wire as a function of its diameter keeping other parameters like length and temperature2025Resistance and Resistivity
  12. 12Two similar galvanometers are covered into an ammeter and a milliammeter. The shunt resistance of ammeter as compared to the shunt resistanc2025Electric Instruments
  13. 13The range of electrical conductivity and resistivity for metals, among the following, is2025Resistance and Resistivity
  14. 14In an experiment to determine the figure of merit of a galvanometer by half deflection method, a student constructed the following circuit. 2025Kirchoffs Laws
  15. 15E is the electric field inside a conductor whose material has conductivity and resistivity . The current density inside the conductor is . T2024Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  16. 16In the circuit shown, the end is at potential and end is grounded. The electric current indicated in the circuit is2024Wheatstone Bridge
  17. 17The electric current flowing through a given conductor varies with time as shown in the graph below. The number of free electrons which flow2024Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  18. 18The graph for a conductor at two different temperatures and is as shown in the figure. The temperature coefficient of resistance of the cond2024Resistance and Resistivity
  19. 19An electric bulb of is to be connected to 220 V source. What resistance should be connected in series with the bulb, so that the bulb glows 2024Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current
  20. 20In an experiment to determine the temperature coefficient of resistance of a conductor, a coil of wire is immersed in a liquid. It is heated2024Resistance and Resistivity
  21. 21A wire of resistance is connected across a cell of emf and internal resistance . The current through the circuit is . In time , the work don2023Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  22. 22For a given electric current the drift velocity of conduction electrons in a copper wire is and their mobility is . When the current is incr2023Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  23. 23Ten identical cells each emf and internal resistance are connected in series with two cells wrongly connected. A resistor of is connected to2023Electric Cell or Battery
  24. 24The equivalent resistance between the points and in the following circuit is2023Resistance and Resistivity
  25. 25The resistance of a carbon resistor is . The colour of the third band is2023Color coding of resistors
  26. 26The four bands of a colour coded resistor are of the colours gray, red, gold and gold. The value of the resistance of the resistor is2023Color coding of resistors
  27. 27A charged particle is moving in an electric field of with mobility -s, its drift velocity is2022Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  28. 28Wire bound resistors are made by winding the wires of an alloy of2022Resistance and Resistivity
  29. 2910 identical cells each potential and internal resistance are connected in series to form a closed circuit2022Electric Cell or Battery
  30. 30In an atom electrons revolve around the nucleus along a path of radius making revolutions per second. The equivalent currents is [given, ]2022Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  31. 31When a metal conductor connected to left gap of a meter bridge is heated, the balancing point2022Wheatstone Bridge
  32. 32A wire of a certain material is stretched slowly by . Its new resistance and specific resistance becomes respectively2022Resistance and Resistivity
  33. 33A galvanometer of resistance is connected to a battery along with a resistance in series. A full scale deflection of 30 divisions is obtaine2022Electric Instruments
  34. 34If voltage across a bulb rated drops by of its rated value, then the percentage of the rated value by which the power would decrease is2022Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current
  35. 35What will be the reading in the voltmeter and ammeter of the circuit shown?2021Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  36. 36A wire of resistance is stretched to twice its original length. The resistance of the new wire will be2021Resistance and Resistivity
  37. 37In the given arrangement of experiment on meter bridge, if corresponding to null deflection of the galvanometer is , what would be its value2021Electric Instruments
  38. 38A copper wire of length and uniform cross-sectional area carries a current of . Assuming that, there are free electrons per in copper, how l2021Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  39. 39Consider an electrical conductor connected across a potential difference . Let be a small charge moving through it in time . If is the elect2021Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  40. 40A metal rod of length and a rectangular cross-section of is connected to a battery across opposite faces. The resistance will be2020Combination of Resistances
  41. 41A car has a fresh storage battery of emf and internal resistance . If the starter motor draws a current of . Then, the terminal voltage when2020Electric Cell or Battery
  42. 42A potentiometer has a uniform wire of length . A battery of emf and negligible internal resistance is connected between its ends. A secondar2020Electric Instruments
  43. 43The colour code for a carbon resistor of resistance is2020Color coding of resistors
  44. 44Each resistance in the given cubical network has resistance of and equivalent resistance between and is2020Combination of Resistances
  45. 45characteristic of a copper wire of length and area of cross-section is shown in figure. The slope of the curve becomes2020Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  46. 46The number of turns in a coil of Galvanometer is tripled, then2019Electric Instruments
  47. 47The readings of ammeter and voltmeter in the following circuit are respectively2019Electric Instruments
  48. 48In the given circuit, the current through \( 2 \) resistor is2019Combination of Resistances
  49. 49Kichhoff's junction rule is a reflection of2019Kirchoffs Laws
  50. 50The variation of terminal potential difference \( (V) \) with current flowing through as cell is as shown The emf and internal resistance of2019Electric Current and Drift of Electrons

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Current Electricity?

This chapter includes 123 questions compiled from KCET papers spanning 2007 to 2026.

2.Are these questions only from KCET, or from other exams too?

These are KCET questions specifically for the Current Electricity chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Current Electricity an important chapter for KCET Physics?

Current Electricity has appeared in 20 of the 20 years of KCET papers covered here, with 123 questions across 20 papers - about 6 per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Current Electricity questions in KCET?

Of the 123 questions analysed for this chapter, 47% are easy, 39% moderate and 14% tough. 2025 had the most, with 8 questions.

5.Which topics in Current Electricity should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Current Electricity:

  • Electric Current and Drift of Electrons - 31 questions (25%)
  • Electric Instruments - 19 questions (15%)
  • Resistance and Resistivity - 19 questions (15%)
  • Combination of Resistances has produced the most tough questions (5).
6.Is Current Electricity's weightage in KCET going up or down?

Across all 20 papers analysed, Current Electricity has averaged about 6.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has stayed about the same, at about 6.7 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.