JEE Main 2013PhysicsCurrent ElectricityGalvanometer Voltmeter And AmmetereasyMCQ

JEE Main 2013Current Electricity Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2013 (Offline)

Question

This questions has Statement - and Statement - . Of the four choices given after the Statements, choose the one that best describes into two Statements.

Statement - : Higher the range, greater is the resistance of ammeter.
Statement - : To increase the range of ammeter, additional shunt needs to be used across it.

Choose an option

Show full solutionCorrect option: D
Correct answer
DStatement - is false, Statement - is true

Step-by-step explanation

Statements is false and Statement is true

For ammeter, shunt resistance,

Therefore for to increase, should decrease, So additional can be connected across it.

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