Shunt resistance and the fraction of the main current through a galvanometer
This type of question, asked 12 times: 9 May 2023 S1, 10 May 2023 S2, 15 May 2023 S1, 9 May 2024 S1, 10 May 2024 S1, 13 May 2024 S2, 19 Apr 2025 S1, 25 Apr 2025 S1, 15 Apr 2026 S1, 17 Apr 2026 S2, 12 May 2026 S1, 12 May 2026 S2. All 12 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
9 May 2023 S1
11In an ammeter, 4% of the main current is passing through the galvanometer. If shunt resistance is , then resistance of galvanometer will beTap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
10 May 2023 S2
48In an ammeter, 0.25% of main current passes through the galvanometer. If the resistance of the galvanometer is 'G', the resistance of ammeter will beTap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
15 May 2023 S1
10A galvanometer has resistance and it is shunted with resistance . If 20% of the main current flows through galvanometer, then what is the value of main current?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
9 May 2024 S1
12A galvanometer of resistance is shunted with a resistance of of . The part of the total current that flows through the galvanometer isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
10 May 2024 S1
15If only 1% of total current is passed through a galvanometer of resistance 'G', the shunt resistance isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
13 May 2024 S2
17Only 4% of the total current in the circuit passes through a galvanometer. If the resistance of the galvanometer is G, then the shunt resistance connected to the galvanometer isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 7
19 Apr 2025 S1
4If only of the total current is to be passed through galvanometer of resistance , then the resistance of the shunt will beTap an option to check your answer.
Question 8
25 Apr 2025 S1
46The value of the shunt resistance that allows of the main current through the galvanometer of isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 9
15 Apr 2026 S1
130If a galvanometer is shunted by of the value of its resistance, then the fraction of the total current passing through the galvanometer isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 10
17 Apr 2026 S2
130The current passing through the galvanometer is 4 % of the total current in the curcuit. If the resistance of the galvanometer is 'G', the shunt resistance 'S' connected across the galvanometer isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 11
12 May 2026 S1
130The value of shunt resistance that allows of the main current through the galvanometer of is nearlyTap an option to check your answer.
Question 12
12 May 2026 S2
129When current is passed through galvanometer coil, it is deflected through . But when it is shunted by a resistance of , the same current produces a deflection of . The resistance of the galvanometer isTap an option to check your answer.