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Physics - Current Electricity

Practise 237 MHTCET 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 MHTCET tests.

Current Electricity has been asked in 16 of the 17 years of MHTCET papers analysed (2007–2026), with 237 questions in all. 40% of them were easy, 51% moderate and 10% tough. Most of its questions came from 2020, with 45 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 99 questions across 59 papers, about 1.7 per paper.

The chapter's 8 topics are not weighted equally: Electric Instruments (131 questions, 55%), Wheatstone Bridge (43 questions, 18%), and Kirchoffs Laws (31 questions, 13%) have been asked the most. Electric Instruments has also led over the last five years, with 77 questions. Electric Instruments has produced the most tough questions (13).

  1. 1Two cells of e.m.f. and ( ) are connected as shown in figure. When a potentiometer is connected between points A and B the balancing length 20 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Instruments
  2. 2In meter bridge experiment, two resistances X and Y in the two gaps give a null point dividing the wire in the ratio . When each resistance 20 Apr, 2026 (M)Wheatstone Bridge
  3. 3The currents in different parts of the electric circuit are shown in following figure. The value of current is20 Apr, 2026 (E)Kirchoffs Laws
  4. 4Figure shows a potentiometer wire AB having resistance of and length 10 m. An e.m.f. is V of battery, the balancing length AP is (internal r20 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Instruments
  5. 5The voltage across a lamp is volt and the current passing through it is ampere. The power consumed in watt will be (using percentage error)19 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current
  6. 6In a potentiometer circuit when two cells of e.m.f. volt and volt are connected to assist each other, balancing length is cm. What will be t19 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Instruments
  7. 7In a meter bridge experiment, the balance point is obtained at length ' ' cm from left hand when resistances in the left gap and right gap a19 Apr, 2026 (M)Wheatstone Bridge
  8. 8The resistances in the two gaps of a balanced meter bridge are 'X' and '3X' respectively. If the resistances are interchanged the balance po19 Apr, 2026 (E)Wheatstone Bridge
  9. 9When a galvanometer is shunted by a resistance 'S', its current capacity increases 'n' times. If the same galvanometer is shunted by another19 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Instruments
  10. 10By connecting a resistance of in series with a galvanometer, it is converted into a voltmeter of a certain range. When the resistance of is 18 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Instruments
  11. 11A potentiometer wire of length and resistance is connected in series with a resistance of and a cell of e.m.f. with internal resistance . Th18 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Instruments
  12. 12In the following network, , , The values of , and are respectively18 Apr, 2026 (E)Kirchoffs Laws
  13. 13When cell of E.M.F. ' ' is connected to potentiometer wire the balancing length is ' '. Another cell of E.M.F. ' ' ( ) is connected along wi18 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Instruments
  14. 14With a resistance ' ' connected in series with a galvanometer of resistance , it acts as a voltmeter of range 0 - 15 V. To double the range,17 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Instruments
  15. 15In the following figure, the current I is equal to17 Apr, 2026 (M)Kirchoffs Laws
  16. 16The current passing through the galvanometer is 4 % of the total current in the curcuit. If the resistance of the galvanometer is 'G', the s17 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Instruments
  17. 17A current of 9A enters point P of an equilateral triangle PQR having three wires of each and leaves by point R. The currents and are respect17 Apr, 2026 (E)Combination of Resistances
  18. 18A metre bridge experiment, the resistance in the left gap is and in the right gap is . The bridge is balanced. The distance of the null poin16 Apr, 2026 (M)Wheatstone Bridge
  19. 19A potentiometer wire is 4m long and potential difference of 3V is maintained between the ends. The e.m.f. of the cell which balances against16 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Instruments
  20. 20If the potential difference between points B and D is zero in the given circuit, the value of x is . The value n is16 Apr, 2026 (E)Wheatstone Bridge
  21. 21A galvanometer has resistance G and range Vg. How much resistance is required to read voltage up to V volt?16 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Instruments
  22. 22If a galvanometer is shunted by of the value of its resistance, then the fraction of the total current passing through the galvanometer is15 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Instruments
  23. 23When a resistance of is connected in series with a galvanometer of resistance G, its range is V. To triple its range, a resistance of is con15 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Instruments
  24. 24A potentiometer wire is 4m long and potential difference of 2V is maintained between the ends. The e.m.f. of the cell which balances against15 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Instruments
  25. 25In metre bridge experiment, the resistance in the left gap is 15 and in the right gap is 45 . The bridge is balanced. The distance of the nu15 Apr, 2026 (E)Wheatstone Bridge
  26. 26Two wires A and B of equal lengths are connected in left and right gap respectively of a metre bridge, null point is obtained at 40 cm from 13 Apr, 2026 (M)Wheatstone Bridge
  27. 27A potentiometer wire is 4 m long and potential difference of 3V is maintained between the ends. The e.m.f. of the cell which balances agains13 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Instruments
  28. 28In an experiment to find emf of a cell using potentiometer, the length of null point for a cell of emf V is found to be cm. If this cell is 13 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Instruments
  29. 29Resistances are joint as shown in the figure. In the balanced condition, the current drawn from the battery is13 Apr, 2026 (E)Wheatstone Bridge
  30. 30A galvanometer has a current range of mA and a voltage range of V. To convert this galvanometer into an ammeter of range A, what is the shun11 Apr, 2026 (M)Electric Instruments
  31. 31In a metre bridge experiment the balance point is obtained if the gaps are closed by and . A shunt of is added to resistor to shift the bala11 Apr, 2026 (M)Wheatstone Bridge
  32. 32In the following network, the current flowing through resistance is11 Apr, 2026 (E)Wheatstone Bridge
  33. 33In potentiometer experiment, null point is obtained at a particular point for a cell on potentiometer wire 'x' cm long. If length of potenti11 Apr, 2026 (E)Electric Instruments
  34. 34A 2.5 V battery is connected to a potentiometer wire. A cell of e.m.f. 1.08 V is balanced by the voltage drop across 2.16 m of wire. The len05 May, 2025 (E)Electric Instruments
  35. 35In metre-bridge experiment the balance point is obtained if the gaps are closed by and . A shunt of is added to resistor to shift the balanc05 May, 2025 (E)Wheatstone Bridge
  36. 36A galvanometer coil has a resistance and current for full-scale deflection is 10 mA . A resistance of is connected in series with the galvan27 Apr, 2025 (E)Electric Instruments
  37. 37Figure shows currents in different parts of electrical circuit. The value of current ' i ' is27 Apr, 2025 (E)Kirchoffs Laws
  38. 38When a resistance of is connected in series with a galvanometer of resistance ' G ', its range is ' V '. To double its range, a resistance o26 Apr, 2025 (M)Electric Instruments
  39. 39The potentiometer wire is 5 m long and potential difference of 4 V is maintained between the ends. The e.m.f. of the cell which balances aga26 Apr, 2025 (M)Electric Instruments
  40. 40In the following circuit, current through is if each resistance is26 Apr, 2025 (E)Wheatstone Bridge
  41. 41Kirchhoff's voltage law and current law are based (respectively) on the conservation of26 Apr, 2025 (E)Kirchoffs Laws
  42. 42The current (I) drawn from the battery in the given circuit is25 Apr, 2025 (M)Combination of Resistances
  43. 43The value of the shunt resistance that allows of the main current through the galvanometer of is25 Apr, 2025 (M)Electric Instruments
  44. 44Two batteries of e.m.f 4 V and 8 V with internal resistance and respectively are connected in a circuit with a resistance of as shown in the25 Apr, 2025 (E)Kirchoffs Laws
  45. 45With a resistance ' ' connected in series with a galvanometer of resistance , it acts as a voltmeter of range . To double the range, a resis25 Apr, 2025 (E)Electric Instruments
  46. 46The equivalent resistance of the following circuit when no current flows in the resistance of is nearly23 Apr, 2025 (M)Wheatstone Bridge
  47. 47In the following circuit, the current through resistor is23 Apr, 2025 (M)Electric Cell or Battery
  48. 48By increasing the temperature, the specific resistance of a conductor and a semiconductor respectively23 Apr, 2025 (E)Resistance and Resistivity
  49. 49The length of a potentiometer wire is 'L'. A cell of e.m.f. 'E' is balanced at a length from the positive end of the wire. If the length of 23 Apr, 2025 (E)Electric Instruments
  50. 50Two cells of e.m.f.s and are connected as shown in figure. When the potentiometer is connected between A and B , the balancing length of the23 Apr, 2025 (E)Electric Instruments

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Current Electricity?

This chapter includes 237 questions compiled from MHTCET papers spanning 2007 to 2026.

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

These are MHTCET 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 MHTCET Physics?

Current Electricity has appeared in 16 of the 17 years of MHTCET papers covered here, with 237 questions across 106 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 237 questions analysed for this chapter, 40% are easy, 51% moderate and 10% tough. 2020 had the most, with 45 questions.

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

These topics have carried the most weightage in Current Electricity:

  • Electric Instruments - 131 questions (55%)
  • Wheatstone Bridge - 43 questions (18%)
  • Kirchoffs Laws - 31 questions (13%)
  • Electric Instruments has produced the most tough questions (13).
6.Is Current Electricity's weightage in MHTCET going up or down?

Across all 106 papers analysed, Current Electricity has averaged about 2.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 1.7 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.