Chapter current electricity
Electric Current:
1. The rate of flow of electric charge is called:
o (a) Voltage
o (b) Current
o (c) Resistance
o (d) Power
2. The SI unit of electric current is:
o (a) Volt
o (b) Ohm
o (c) Ampere
o (d) Watt
3. Conventional current flows from:
o (a) Negative to positive terminal
o (b) Positive to negative terminal
o (c) Neutral to ground
o (d) Ground to neutral
4. In an electric circuit, when electrons move from low to high potential, they will:
o (a) Gain energy
o (b) Remain at the same energy
o (c) Lose energy
o (d) Stop moving
Electromotive Force (EMF) and Potential Difference:
5. EMF is the potential difference when:
o (a) The circuit is closed
o (b) The circuit is open
o (c) There is no current
o (d) Both (b) and (c)
6. The SI unit of potential difference is:
o (a) Ampere
o (b) Ohm
o (c) Volt
o (d) Watt
7. A device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy is:
o (a) Resistor
o (b) Capacitor
o (c) Battery
o (d) Inductor
8. The purpose of connecting a battery in an electric circuit is:
o (a) To store electrical energy
o (b) To reduce resistance
o (c) To maintain constant potential difference across the
conductor
o (d) To control the flow of current
Ohm’s Law:
9. Ohm’s law states that:
o (a) Current decreases as voltage increases
o (b) Voltage is inversely proportional to resistance
o (c) Resistance remains constant for all materials
o (d) Current increases as voltage increases
10. The condition for the validity of Ohm’s law is that the:
(a) Temperature should remain constant
(b) Current should be alternating
(c) Resistance should be variable
(d) Voltage should be constant
11. Ohm’s law is not applicable to:
(a) Semiconductors
(b) Metals
(c) Conductors
(d) Insulators
12. If the voltage across a resistor is doubled, and the resistance
remains constant, the current:
(a) Doubles
(b) Halves
(c) Remains the same
(d) Becomes zero
13. The slope of a V-I graph represents:
(a) Current
(b) Voltage
(c) Resistance
(d) Power
14. Materials that obey Ohm’s law are called:
(a) Semiconductors
(b) Non-ohmic materials
(c) Ohmic materials
(d) Insulators
Series and Parallel Combinations of Resistors:
15. In an electric circuit, an ammeter is always connected in:
(a) Series
(b) Parallel
(c) Series-parallel
(d) None of the above
16. In a series circuit, the current is:
(a) Different in each resistor
(b) Same in each resistor
(c) Proportional to resistance
(d) Inversely proportional to resistance
17. In a parallel circuit, the voltage is:
(a) Different across each resistor
(b) Same across each resistor
(c) Proportional to resistance
(d) Inversely proportional to resistance
18. The reciprocal of equivalent resistance in a parallel circuit is
equal to:
(a) Sum of resistances
(b) Product of resistances
(c) Sum of reciprocals of resistances
(d) Product of reciprocals of resistances
19. Two resistances of 6 Ω and 12 Ω are connected in parallel.
Their net resistance is:
(a) 2 Ω
(b) 3 Ω
(c) 4 Ω
(d) 6 Ω
20. Resistance of a conductor does not depend on:
(a) Length
(b) Cross-sectional area
(c) Density
(d) Temperature
Electric Power and Joule’s Law:
21. The SI unit of electric power is:
(a) Volt
(b) Ampere
(c) Ohm
(d) Watt
22. The property of a body to oppose the flow of electric charge
through it is called:
(a) Conductance
(b) Capacitance
(c) Resistance
(d) Inductance
23. The heat produced by a current flowing through a resistor is
proportional to:
(a) Current
(b) Voltage
(c) Square of current
(d) Resistance
24. The formula for electric power is:
(a) P = VI
(b) P = I²R
(c) P = V²/R
(d) All of the above
25. The condition when the resistance of a circuit is zero is known
as:
(a) Open circuit
(b) Closed circuit
(c) Short circuit
(d) Superconductivity
