Current Electricity is a Class 12 Physics chapter that carries about 6.9% of the Physics questions in NEET. Practise it with 57 questions covering 6 topics, each with an explanation.
Sets of 15 questions that adapt to your level, with an explanation for every answer.
Across the 13 previous year papers, Current Electricity had 46 questions, about 3.5 a year. The most in one paper was 5, in NEET 2020.
| Paper | Questions from this chapter |
|---|---|
| NEET 2026 | 5 |
| NEET 2025 | 3 |
| NEET 2024 | 4 |
| NEET 2023 | 5 |
| NEET 2022 | 4 |
| NEET 2021 | 4 |
| NEET 2020 | 5 |
| NEET 2019 | 3 |
| NEET 2018 | 3 |
| NEET 2017 | 2 |
| NEET 2016 | 2 |
| Re-AIPMT 2015 | 3 |
| AIPMT 2014 | 3 |
8 questions from the practice bank, spread across the chapter's topics. The full set is in the app.
Four identical cells of emf 1.5 V and internal resistance 0.5 Ω each are connected in parallel. The emf and internal resistance of the combination are:
Answer: C. 1.5 V and 0.125 Ω
Why: In parallel the emf stays the same, and the internal resistance falls to r/n.
A cell of emf E and internal resistance r drives a current I through an external resistance R. Kirchhoff's loop rule gives:
Answer: D. E − Ir − IR = 0
Why: The rise in potential across the cell is used up in the internal and external resistances.
The SI unit of electrical resistance is:
Answer: A. Ohm
Why: Resistance is measured in ohms (Ω), defined as volts per ampere. Siemens is the unit of conductance (1/resistance); farad measures capacitance; henry measures inductance.
The sensitivity of a potentiometer can be increased by:
Answer: C. increasing the length of the potentiometer wire
Why: A longer wire has a smaller potential gradient, so a small difference in emf corresponds to a larger shift of the balance point.
Two resistors of 4 Ω each are connected in parallel. Their equivalent resistance is:
Answer: A. 2 Ω
Why: 1/R = 1/4 + 1/4 = 1/2, so R = 2 Ω.
In a meter bridge, a known resistance of 6 Ω is in the right gap. The balance point is 40 cm from the left end. The unknown resistance in the left gap is:
Answer: C. 4 Ω
Why: X/6 = l/(100 − l) = 40/60, so X = 4 Ω.
A cell of emf 2 V and internal resistance 0.1 Ω is short-circuited with a wire of negligible resistance. The current is:
Answer: A. 20 A
Why: I = E/r = 2/0.1 = 20 A.
A 12 V battery of negligible internal resistance is connected in series with 2 Ω and 4 Ω resistors. The current in the circuit is:
Answer: B. 2 A
Why: By the loop rule, 12 = I(2 + 4), so I = 2 A.
Current Electricity carries about 6.9% of the Physics questions in NEET. Across the 13 previous year papers on NeetVictory it appeared 46 times, about 3.5 questions a year.
Current Electricity is a Class 12 Physics chapter in the NCERT syllabus.
NeetVictory has 57 practice questions on Current Electricity, each with an explanation, in sets of 15 that adapt to your level. This page shows a free sample.
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