ELECTRICITY

QUESTION BANK

CLASS X – SCIENCE
DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, MIYAPUR
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CHAPTE –12 ELECTRICITY

I. OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS.

(A) Fill in the blanks

1. Current is a ________ quantity.

2. One-watt hour = ______________ kJ
3. The ratio joule / coulomb is called _______________.

4. The number of electrons constituting one coulomb charge is ___________.

5. Resistors are connected in parallel if the resistance of electric circuit is to be

______________.

6. Ammeter is always connected in _____________ and voltmeter in _____________

in an electric circuit.
7. The maximum resistance that can be obtained using 6 resistors each of
1/6Ω is ____________________.
8. Longer line in the symbol of cell represents ________________ terminal of the
cell.
9. SI unit of electric charge is ________________.
10. Device used to measure electric current is _____________.

(B)Write True or False against each statement

11. When electric current flows through a metallic conductor from ends A to B,
the electrons move from B to A.
12. A fuse is used in electric circuit to stop high current flowing through the
circuit.
13. If two equal resistances are connected in series, the equivalent resistance is
doubled.
14. Rheostat is also known as variable resistance.
15. Electric bulbs are filled with inactive gases like nitrogen or argon.
16. An ammeter is always connected in parallel.
17. A cell is a device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy.
18. The quantity of charge flowing through a resistor multiplied by time is called
current.
19. The ratio of potential difference and current is known as power.
20. The law that gives the relationship between potential difference and current
through a conductor is joule’s law.
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(C) Give one-word answer

21. Name the metal used almost exclusively for filaments of electric bulbs.
22. Which material used in electrical heating devices like electric iron, toasters
etc.?
23. Name the device used to maintain potential difference across the conductor.
24. Name the device used to vary current.
25. What do you call the energy consumption per second printed on the bulb?
26. What is the work done in bringing the unit charge from infinity to a point in
the electric field called?
27. Which charged particles are responsible for the flow of current in metallic
conductor?
28. Name the category of materials that does not have free electrons.
29. Two resistors of 4 Ω each are connected in parallel. What is their equivalent
resistance?
30. How many joules are there in one 1kWh?
31. What is the formula of electric power in terms of potential difference (V) and
resistance (R)?
32. Two metallic wires have same length but different thickness. One is thicker
than the other. Which one of the two has lesser resistances?
33. Name the physical quantity that describes the resistance offered by a one-
meter long wire having cross-sectional area of 1m2.
34. A car headlight bulb working on a 12V car battery draws a current of 0.5A.
What is the resistance of the bulb?

(D) Tick the correct answer

35. For current to flow, one need a

a. closed circuit
b. source of potential difference
c. both a) and b)
d. electric bulb
36. When two or more resistors are connected in series, the quantity that
remains thesame in them is
a. potential difference
b. current
c. resistance
d. none of these

37. Which of the following substances can be the insulator?

a. 1.60 x10-8 Ωm
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b. 1015 Ωm
c. 1.84x10-6 Ωm
d. 100 x 10-6 Ωm
38. The resistivity of a resistor does not change if the
a. material is changed
b. temperature is changed
c. shape of the resistor is changed
d. material and temperature both are changed
39. One coulomb of electric charge is equivalent to charge on:
a. 6x1018 electrons
b. 6x108 coulombs
c. 1.6x108 electrons
d. 1.6x10-19 C
40. When working with three bulbs 25W, 60W,100W which bulb has least
resistance
a. 25W
b. 50W
c. 100W
d. All
41. When current is plotted against applied potential difference, a linear line is
obtained. Which of the following law is verified?
a. Joule’s law
b. Ohm’s law
c. Coulomb’s Law
d. Fleming’s law

42. When an electric lamp is connected to a 12V battery, it draws a current of

0.5A.The power of the lamp is:
a. 0.5W
b. 6W
c. 60W
d. 12W
43. When a 4 Ω resistor is connected across the terminals of a 12V battery, the
number of coulombs passing through the resistor per second is:
a. 0.3
b. 12
c. 4
d.3
44. The resistivity of copper metal depends on only one of the following factors.
This factor is:
a. length
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b. thickness
c.temperature
d. area of cross-section

Name a device used to change magnitude of current in the circuit.

a. resistor
b.voltmeter
c.rheostat
d.key
45. What is the nature of the graph between potential difference and the
current flowing through a conductor?
a. straight line parallel to x-axis
b. straight line parallel to y-axis
c. straight line equally inclined to x-axis and y-axis
d. can be of any shape
46. An electric kettle for use on a 230V supply is rated at 3000W. For safe
working, the fuse connected to it should be able to carry at least:
a. 3A
b. 5A
c. 10A
d. 15A (I = P/V = 3000/230 = 13.04A)

Directions: In the following questions, the Assertions (A) and Reason(s) (R)
have been put forward. Read both the statements carefully and choose the
correct alternative from the following:

(A) Both the Assertion and the Reason are TRUE and the Reason is the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(B) The Assertion and the Reason are TRUE but the Reason is NOT the correct
explanation of the Assertion.
(C) The Assertion is TRUE but the Reason is FALSE.
(D) The Assertion is FALSE but the Reason is TRUE.

47. ASSERTION: When the wire is stretched to three times its length,
resistancebecomes nine times.
REASON:Resistance is directly proportional to the length and inversely
proportional to the area of cross-section of wire.
48. ASSERTION: Heater wire must have high resistance and high melting point
REASON: If resistance is high conductivity will be more.
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49. ASSERTION: Fuse wire is always connected in series with the device.
REASON: The fuses used for domestic purposes are rated as 1A, 2A, 3A,
5A,10A etc.

II. ONE MARK QUESTIONS

1. Which particle constitutes the electric current in a metallic conductor?

2. How is voltmeter connected in the circuit to measure the potential difference
between two points?
3. Define the SI unit of current.
4. Name the device that helps to maintain a potential difference across a
conductor.
5. What is meant by saying that potential difference between two points is 1
volt?
6. The filaments of electric bulbs are made of tungsten. Give reason.
7. If the current passing through a conductor is doubled, what will be the
change in the heat produced?
8. What determines the rate at which energy is delivered by a current?
9. Define one kilo watt hour.
10. An electric heater is rated at 2kW. Electrical energy costs Rs 8per kWh.
What is the cost of using the heater for 5 hours?
11. If the potential difference between the ends of a fixed resistor is halved, how
the electric power of the resistor will change?
12. State the S.I. unit of current. Name a device that helps to measure current
in a circuit.
13. Derive the SI unit of resistivity.
14. Current flows more easily through a thick wire than through a thin wire.
Give reason.
15. Why the coils of heating devices are made of alloys rather than pure metals.
16. Why parallel arrangement is used for connecting domestic electric appliance
in a circuit?
17. What happens to resistance of a conductor when its area of cross section is
increased?
18. How much energy does a 100W electric bulb transfer in one minute?
19. Judge the equivalent resistance when a 1Ω and a 108 Ω resistance are
connected in parallel.
20. The current flowing through a resistor connected in an electric circuit and
the potential differences developed across its ends are shown in the
diagrams. What is the resistance of the resistor?
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21. Name the physical quantity which is equal to the ratio of the potential
difference and current. What is its SI unit?
22. In a voltmeter there are 10 divisions between 0 mark and 0.5V mark. What
is the least count of the voltmeter? A student sees that needle indicates 15th
division in voltmeter while performing an experiment to verify Ohm’s law.
What is the voltmeter reading noted by the student?
23. When a 4V battery is connected across an unknown resistor there is a
current of 100 mAin the circuit. What is the value of the resistance of the
resistor?
24. While performing the experiment of Ohm’s law, a student has plotted the
following graph. What would be the resistance of the conductor?

25. The voltmeter has the least count of 0.5 volt. While doing Ohm’s Law
experiment, a student observed that the pointer of the voltmeter coincide with
17th division, what will be the observed reading.
26. V1, V2 and V3 are the p.ds. across the 1Ω, 2Ω and 3Ω resistors in the
following diagram, and the current is 5A. What is the correct value of V2?

27. A wire of resistance 10Ω is bent in the form of a closed circle. What is the
effective resistance between the two points at the ends of any diameter of
the circle?
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28.If the potential difference between the ends of a wire of a fixed resistance is
doubled. What would be the increase in the electric power?

29.What do the following symbols represents in a circuit diagram?

30. Give one difference between kilowatt and kilowatt hour.

III. THREE MARKS QUESTIONS

1. In the electric circuit given below, R1 = 2Ω, R2 = 2Ω, R3 = 5Ω, R4 = 10Ω, R5 =

30Ω and a 12V battery is connected to the arrangement. Calculate
a) Effective resistance of the circuit
b) The total current flowing in the circuit.

2. How can three resistors of resistance 4Ω each be connected to give a total

resistance of (a) 6Ω (b) 12Ω?
3. The potential difference between the terminals of an electric toaster is 40V
when it draws a current of 4A from the source. What current will the toaster
draw if the potential difference is increased to 120V? Name the device that
measures potential difference in the circuit.
4. Define electrical resistivity of a conductor. A copper wire of resistivity 1.6 x
10-8 Ωm has a cross sectional area of 20 x 10-4 cm2. Calculate the length of
the wire required to make a 10Ω coil.
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5. Suppose your parents have constructed a two room house and you want
that in the living room there should be a provision of one electric bulb, one
electric fan, a refrigerator and a plug point for appliances of power up to 2
kilowatt. Draw a circuit diagram showing electric fuse and earthing as
safety devices.

6. a) State Joule’s Law of Heating. Give one practical application of this effect.

b) The current through a conductor is made four times its initial value.
Calculate how will it affect the heat produced in the conductor?

7. a) Two bulbs A and B are rated as 90W-120V and 60W-120Vrespectively are

connected in parallel across a 120V source. Find the current in each bulb.
What is the total current drawn from the supply line?

b) An electric bulb is marked 250W-220V. How many joules of energy will it

consume in one hour?

8. a)A wire of a given material having length ℓ and area of cross section A has
resistance of 20Ω. What would be its resistance if it is stretched to double
its length?

b) Judge the equivalent resistance when 1Ω, 100Ω and 10Ω are connected in
parallel. Give reason for your answer.

IV. FIVE MARKS QUESTIONS (LONG ANSWERS)

1. a) State Ohm’s law.

b) Express Ohm’s law by mathematical formula.
c) Draw a circuit diagram to verify Ohm’s law. label voltmeter and resistor in
the diagram.
d) Present relationship between the voltage applied across a conductor and
the current flowing through it graphically.

2.a) For the circuit diagram shown below, calculate

i. the resultant resistance

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ii. total circuit current

iii. voltage across 7Ω resistor.

b) Why does the cord of an electric heater not glow while the heating element
does?

3.(i) Consider a conductor of resistance ‘R’, length ‘L’, thickness ‘d’ and
resistivity ‘ρ’.
Now this conductor is cut into four equal parts. What will be the new
resistivity of each of these parts? Why?
(ii) Find the resistance if all of these parts are connected in:
(a) Parallel (b) Series
(iii) Out of the combinations of resistors mentioned above in the previous part,
for a given voltage which combination will consume more power and why?

4. a) An electric bulb is marked 250W-200 V. What information does it

convey? What is the resistance of this bulb?
(b)An electric kettle is rated 220V and 100W. What will be the power consumed by
it, if it is operated on 110V?
(c) Define the SI unit of electric power.

5. Three cells of 1.5V each are attached in the circuit (given below)with resistor of 5
Ω. What is the reading given by ammeter and voltmeter attached in the circuit?

What is the function of rheostat in the circuit? Define the SI unit of current and
potential difference.

6. a) How does the resistance of a wire vary with its length?

b) Why tungsten is used for making filaments of electric lamps?
c)Two lamps, one rated at 50W-200V and the other 100W-200V are connected in
parallel to the electric supply at 200V.
i) Calculate the current drawn by each lamp from the supply source.
ii) Calculate the total energy consumed by the two lamps together when they
operate for four hours.

7.(a) Study the circuit diagram shown below,

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What is the current through the 6Ω resistor and potential difference across
12Ω resistor?
(b) Will current flow more easily through a thin wire or a thick wire of the same
material, when connected to the same source? Give reasons to support your
answer.
8. (a) A geyser is rated as 1.5kW, 250V. Calculate

(i) The current drawn by it

(ii) The energy consumed by it in 10 hours
(iii) The cost of energy consumed at Rs 5.20 per unit.
(b) Why are coils of heating devices made of an alloy rather than pure metal?

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