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Electric Current and Circuits — Prelims Questions

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Version 1Updated 9 Mar 2026
Q1medium

Consider the following statements regarding household electrical circuits in India: 1. All appliances in a household circuit are connected in series. 2. The live wire carries the current from the power station, and the neutral wire completes the circuit. 3. A fuse or circuit breaker is connected in the neutral wire to protect appliances. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q2easy

A household consumes 200 units of electricity in a month. If 1 unit of electricity costs ₹7, what is the total electricity bill for the month?

Q3medium

Which of the following statements correctly describes the function of a capacitor in a DC circuit after it has been fully charged?

Q4hard

Consider two wires, P and Q, made of the same material. Wire P has twice the length and half the cross-sectional area of wire Q. If the resistance of wire Q is R, what is the resistance of wire P?

Q5hard

Which of the following is NOT a direct application or consequence of Kirchhoff's Laws?

Q6medium

In the context of India's energy transition, the increasing adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) primarily impacts which aspect of electric circuits?

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