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Physics - Current Electricity

Practise 89 VITEEE previous year questions on Current Electricity, compiled from papers spanning 2006 to 2024. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty VITEEE tests.

Current Electricity has been asked in 18 of the 18 years of VITEEE papers analysed (2006–2024), with 89 questions in all. 38% of them were easy, 39% moderate and 22% tough. Most of its questions came from 2014, with 10 questions that year. In the last three years (2022–2024) it had 9 questions across 3 papers, about 3 per paper.

The chapter's 8 topics are not weighted equally: Combination of Resistances (16 questions, 18%), Electric Current and Drift of Electrons (14 questions, 16%), and Electric Instruments (13 questions, 15%) have been asked the most. Over the last five years the most frequent topics have been Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current (3), Combination of Resistances (2), and Electric Current and Drift of Electrons (2). Electric Current and Drift of Electrons has produced the most tough questions (6).

  1. 136 cells each of internal resistance and emf 1.5 V each are used to send current through an external circuit of resistor. For getting maximu2024Electric Cell or Battery
  2. 2The maximum power rating of a resistor is 2 kW . Then, it cannot be used with 300 V DC source because the2024Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current
  3. 3The magnitude of resistance in the circuit shown below in the figure, when no current flows through the resistor, is2024Wheatstone Bridge
  4. 4An aluminium (Al) rod with area of cross-section \(4 10^{-6} {~m}^2\) has a current of 5 ampere, flowing through it. Find the drift velocity2023Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  5. 5In a given network, each resistance has value of \(6 \). The point \( {X}\) is connected to point \( {A}\) by a copper wire of negligible re2023Combination of Resistances
  6. 6In the network shown in the Fig, each resistance is \(1 \). The effective resistance between \(A\) and \(B\) is2022Combination of Resistances
  7. 7In a Wheatstone's bridge all the four arms have equal resistance \(R\). If the resistance of the galvanometer arm is also \(R\), the equival2022Wheatstone Bridge
  8. 8Power dissipated across the \(8 \) resistor in the circuit shown here is 2 watt. The power dissipated in watt units across the \(3 \) resist2022Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current
  9. 9A battery is charged at a potential of \(15 {~V}\) for 8 hours when the current flowing is \(10 {~A}\). The battery on discharge supplies a 2022Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current
  10. 10The current in the resistor shown in the circuit is2021Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  11. 11The electric resistance of a certain wire of iron is . If its length and radius are both doubled, then2019Resistance and Resistivity
  12. 12The figure below shows currents in a part of electric circuit. The current is2019Kirchoffs Laws
  13. 13The current in the resistor shown in the circuit is2019Combination of Resistances
  14. 14The resistance of a wire is 'R' ohm. If it is melted and stretched to 'n' times its original length, its new resistance will be2018Resistance and Resistivity
  15. 15Two batteries of emf and with internal resistance and are connected in a circuit with a resistance of as shown in figure. The current and po2018Electric Cell or Battery
  16. 16In the circuit shown the cells and have negligibleresistances. For and the galvanometer shows no deflection. The value of is :2018Combination of Resistances
  17. 17The power dissipated in the circuit shown in the figure is 30 Watts. The value of is2017Combination of Resistances
  18. 18Resistances and are connected to form a triangle. If a cell of negligible internal resistance is connected across the resistor, the current 2017Combination of Resistances
  19. 19A milli voltmeter of 25 milli volt range is to be converted into an ammeter of 25 ampere range. The value (in ohm) of necessary shunt will b2017Electric Instruments
  20. 20A potentiometer wire, long, has a resistance of . It is connected in series with a resistance box and a storage cell. If the potential gradi2017Electric Instruments
  21. 21In Wheatstone bridge, 4 resistors , are connected in cyclic order. To ensure no current through galvanometer2016Wheatstone Bridge
  22. 22In given circuit, all resistances are of . Current flowing through ammeter is2016Combination of Resistances
  23. 23Which statement is correct for the given circuit?2016Combination of Resistances
  24. 24Two resistances equal at with temperature coefficient of resistance and joined in series act as a single resistance in a circuit. The temper2016Resistance and Resistivity
  25. 25The current density varies with radial distance as , in a cylindrical wire of radius . The current passing through the wire between radial d2016Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  26. 26A potentiometer circuit shown in the figure is set up to measure emf of cell . As the point moves from to , the galvanometer shows deflectio2016Electric Instruments
  27. 27The masses of three copper wires are in the ratio and their lengths are in the ratio . Then, the ratio of their electrical resistances is2015Resistance and Resistivity
  28. 28A30V-90W lamp is operated on a line. A resistor is connected in series with the lamp in order to glow it properly. The value of resistance i2015Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current
  29. 29In a potentiometer experiment, the balancing length of a cell is . When an external resistance of is connected in parallel to the cell, the 2015Electric Instruments
  30. 30Two sources of equal emf are connected to a resistance . The internal resistance of these sources are and If the potential difference across2015Electric Cell or Battery
  31. 31A galvanometer with a scale divided into 100 equal divisions has a current sensitivity of 10 divisions per milliampere and a voltage sensiti2015Electric Instruments
  32. 32A potential difference across the terminals of a battery is when 11 A current is drawn and ,when 1 Acurrent is drawn. The emf and the intern2014Electric Cell or Battery
  33. 33A galvanometer has current range of and voltage range . To convert this galvanometer into an ammeter of range , the required shunt is2014Electric Instruments
  34. 34The denial cell is balanced on length of a potentiometer. Now, the cell is short circuited by a resistance of and the balance is obtained at2014Electric Cell or Battery
  35. 35Four resistance of and respectively taken in order are used to form a Wheatstone's bridge. A battery is connected to the ends of a resistanc2014Wheatstone Bridge
  36. 36A resistor of with tolerance and another resistance of with tolerance are connected in series. The tolerance of the combination is about2014Resistance and Resistivity
  37. 37If we add impurity to a metal those atoms also deflect electrons. Therefore,2014Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  38. 38An ammeter and a voltmeter of resistance are connected in series to an electric cell of negligible internal resistance. Their reading are an2014Electric Instruments
  39. 39Which has more luminous efficiency?2014Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current
  40. 40When a resistor of is connected in series with a electric cell. The current following in it is . Instead when a resistor of is connected to 2014Electric Cell or Battery
  41. 41A battery is charged at a potential of in when the current flowing is . The battery on discharge supplies a current of for . The mean termin2014Electric Power and Heating Effect of Current
  42. 42A copper wire of length and a steel wire of length , both of diameter are connected end to end. When stretched by a force, the elonation in 2013Resistance and Resistivity
  43. 43A network of resistances, cell and capacitor is shown in adjoining figure.In steady state condition, the charge on capacitor is , while is u2013Kirchoffs Laws
  44. 44Seven resistance are connected between points and as shown in adjoining figure. The equivalent resistance between and is2013Combination of Resistances
  45. 45In the Wheatstone's network given, , , the current passing through the battery (of negligible internal resistance) is2012Wheatstone Bridge
  46. 46Three resistors and are connected to form a triangle. Across resistor a battery is connected. The current through resistor is2012Kirchoffs Laws
  47. 47Charge passing through a conductor of crosssection area is given by in coulomb, where is in second. What is the value of drift velocity at G2012Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  48. 48Each resistance shown in figure is The eqivalent resistance between and is2012Wheatstone Bridge
  49. 49A current of 2 A flows through a resistor when connected across a battery. The same battery supplies a current of when connected across a re2012Electric Cell or Battery
  50. 50A galvanometer of resistance, is shunted by a resistance S ohm. To keep the main current in the circuit unchanged, the resistance to be put 2012Electric Instruments

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Current Electricity?

This chapter includes 89 questions compiled from VITEEE papers spanning 2006 to 2024.

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

These are VITEEE 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 VITEEE Physics?

Current Electricity has appeared in 18 of the 18 years of VITEEE papers covered here, with 89 questions across 18 papers - about 5 per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 89 questions analysed for this chapter, 38% are easy, 39% moderate and 22% tough. 2014 had the most, with 10 questions.

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

These topics have carried the most weightage in Current Electricity:

  • Combination of Resistances - 16 questions (18%)
  • Electric Current and Drift of Electrons - 14 questions (16%)
  • Electric Instruments - 13 questions (15%)
  • Electric Current and Drift of Electrons has produced the most tough questions (6).
6.Is Current Electricity's weightage in VITEEE going up or down?

Across all 18 papers analysed, Current Electricity has averaged about 4.9 questions per paper. In the last three years (2022–2024), that average has fallen, at about 3.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.