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Wheatstone Bridge & Meter Bridge: JEE Questions & Solutions

10 previous-year JEE Physics questions on Wheatstone Bridge & Meter Bridge, each with a worked step-by-step solution.

Intermediate

Previous-year questions

  1. 01The total length of potentiometer wire AB is 50 cm in the arrangement as shown in figure. If P is the point where the galvanometer shows…MCQMediumJEE 2026
  2. 02A meter bridge with two resistances R₁ and R₂ as shown in figure was balanced (null point) at 40 cm from the point P. The null point…MCQMediumJEE 2026
  3. 03Two resistors 2 Ω and 3 Ω are connected in the gaps of a bridge as shown in the figure. The null point is obtained with the contact of…MCQMediumJEE 2026
  4. 04In a meter bridge experiment to determine the value of unknown resistance, first the resistances 2 Ω and 3 Ω are connected in the left and…NVAMediumJEE 2026
  5. 05A Wheatstone bridge is initially at room temperature and all arms of the bridge have same value of resistances (R₁=R₂=R₃=R₄). When R₃…MCQEasyJEE 2026
  6. 06The value of current I in the electrical circuit as given below, when the potential at A is equal to the potential at B, will be (in A):MCQMediumJEE 2025
  7. 07In a metre bridge experiment, the balance point is obtained if the gaps are closed by 2 Ω and 3 Ω. A shunt of X Ω is added to the 3 Ω…NVAMediumJEE 2023
  8. 08When two resistances R₁ and R₂ are connected in series and introduced into the left gap of a meter bridge and a resistance of 10 Ω is…NVAMediumJEE 2023
  9. 09The equivalent resistance between A and B of the network shown in figure:MCQMediumJEE 2023
  10. 10A network of four resistances is connected to a 9 V battery, as shown in the figure. The magnitude of voltage difference between the points…NVAEasyJEE 2023

Frequently asked questions

Our bank has 10 previous-year JEE Physics questions tagged to Wheatstone Bridge & Meter Bridge, drawn from JEE papers between 2023 and 2026, including 5 from 2026 alone. Each comes with a full step-by-step solution.

Wheatstone Bridge & Meter Bridge is rated Intermediate overall for JEE Physics. The PYQs on this page break down as 8 medium, 2 easy.

Of the 10 previous-year questions on Wheatstone Bridge & Meter Bridge, 6 are multiple-choice (MCQ) and 4 are numerical-value (NVA) questions.

Based on recent paper analysis, Wheatstone Bridge & Meter Bridge is worth about 1 mark in JEE Main. It sits in Current Electricity, a Class 12 Physics chapter.

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