VITEEE 2010 Paper

Equivalent resistance of the circuit Req=100‌Ω
Current through the circuit, i=

V

R

=

2.4

100

A
Potential difference across combination of voltmeter and 100 Ω rersistance =

2.4

100

×50=1.2V
Since the volmeter and 100 Ω resistance are in parallel, the voltmeter reads the same value i.e., 1.2 V.