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Cells, EMF & Internal Resistance: JEE Questions & Solutions

10 previous-year JEE Physics questions on Cells, EMF & Internal Resistance, each with a worked step-by-step solution.

Intermediate

Previous-year questions

  1. 01A battery with EMF E and internal resistance r is connected across a resistance R. The power consumption in R will be maximum when:MCQEasyJEE 2026
  2. 02A moving coil galvanometer of resistance 100 Ω shows a full scale deflection for a current of 1 mA. The value of resistance required to…MCQEasyJEE 2026
  3. 03For two identical cells each having emf E and internal resistance r, the current through an external resistor of 6 Ω is the same when the…MCQEasyJEE 2026
  4. 04Given below are two statements: Statement-I: The equivalent emf of two nonideal batteries connected in parallel is smaller than either of…MCQEasyJEE 2025
  5. 05A galvanometer having a coil of resistance 30 Ω needs 20 mA of current for full-scale deflection. If a maximum current of 3 A is to be…MCQEasyJEE 2025
  6. 06Two cells of emf 1 V and 2 V and internal resistance 2 Ω and 1 Ω, respectively, are connected in series with an external resistance of 6 Ω.…NVAMediumJEE 2025
  7. 07Two cells are connected in opposition. Cell E₁ has 8 V emf and 2 Ω internal resistance. Cell E₂ has 2 V emf and 4 Ω internal resistance.…NVAEasyJEE 2024
  8. 08Two cells are connected between points A and B as shown. Cell 1 has an emf of 12 V and internal resistance of 3Ω. Cell 2 has an emf of 6 V…NVAMediumJEE 2023
  9. 09Two identical cells, when connected either in parallel or in series, give the same current in an external resistance of 5 Ω. The internal…NVAEasyJEE 2023
  10. 10Two identical cells each of emf 1.5 Ω are connected in series across a 10 Ω resistance. An ideal voltmeter connected across 10 Ω resistance…NVAEasyJEE 2023

Frequently asked questions

Our bank has 10 previous-year JEE Physics questions tagged to Cells, EMF & Internal Resistance, drawn from JEE papers between 2023 and 2026, including 3 from 2026 alone. Each comes with a full step-by-step solution.

Cells, EMF & Internal Resistance is rated Intermediate overall for JEE Physics. The PYQs on this page break down as 8 easy, 2 medium.

Of the 10 previous-year questions on Cells, EMF & Internal Resistance, 5 are multiple-choice (MCQ) and 5 are numerical-value (NVA) questions.

Based on recent paper analysis, Cells, EMF & Internal Resistance is worth about 1 mark in JEE Main. It sits in Current Electricity, a Class 12 Physics chapter.

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