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Physics - Current Electricity

Practise 5 NEST (NISER) previous year questions on Current Electricity, compiled from papers spanning 2011 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 NEST (NISER) tests.

Current Electricity has been asked in 5 of the 16 years of NEST (NISER) papers analysed (2011–2026), with 5 questions in all. 0% of them were easy, 80% moderate and 20% tough. Most of its questions came from 2026, with 1 question that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 2 questions across 4 papers, about 0.5 per paper.

The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Kirchoffs Laws (2 questions, 40%), Combination of Resistances (1 question, 20%), and Resistance and Resistivity (1 question, 20%) have been asked the most. Kirchoffs Laws has also led over the last five years, with 2 questions. Kirchoffs Laws has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1All the capacitors in a given circuit are initially fully charged with all switches open. At a later time , all the switches are simultaneou2026Kirchoffs Laws
  2. 2A metal wire has radius and carries a constant current . It is thermally insulated and its resistivity is temperature independent. The coeff2024 (Session 1)Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current
  3. 3In steady state, the charge (in micro Coulomb) stored in the capacitor in the circuit below is2022 (Session 2)Kirchoffs Laws
  4. 4A wire of length and cross-sectional area has resistance . It carries a current when a voltage is applied to its ends. The wire is melted an2021 (Session 1)Resistance and Resistivity
  5. 5A clock having a circular metal rim of uniform resistivity is mounted on a non-conducting dial. The hand showing the hour is also made of th2011Combination of Resistances

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Current Electricity?

This chapter includes 5 questions compiled from NEST (NISER) papers spanning 2011 to 2026.

2.Are these questions only from NEST (NISER), or from other exams too?

These are NEST (NISER) 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 NEST (NISER) Physics?

Current Electricity has appeared in 5 of the 16 years of NEST (NISER) papers covered here, with 5 questions across 5 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Current Electricity questions in NEST (NISER)?

Of the 5 questions analysed for this chapter, 0% are easy, 80% moderate and 20% tough. 2026 had the most, with 1 question.

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

These topics have carried the most weightage in Current Electricity:

  • Kirchoffs Laws - 2 questions (40%)
  • Combination of Resistances - 1 question (20%)
  • Resistance and Resistivity - 1 question (20%)
  • Kirchoffs Laws has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Current Electricity's weightage in NEST (NISER) going up or down?

Across all 5 papers analysed, Current Electricity has averaged about 1.0 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.5 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.