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IMPORTANT QUESTION
(BY HIMANSHU SIR)
Chapter – Electric Current
1. Which of the following is the good conductor of electricity?
a. Paper
b. Iron
c. Glass
d. Ebonite
2. The SI unit of electric current is ———.
a. Volt
b. Faraday
c. Ampere
d. Ohms
3. Electrical resistivity of a metallic wire depends upon its ———.
a. Length
b. Material
c. Thickness
d. Shape
4. Electric current is measured using ————–.
a. Galvanometer
b. Ammeter
c. Voltmeter
d. Potentiometer
5. Unit of electric power may also be expressed as ————–.
a. Watt second
b. Ampere hour
c. Volt second
d. Kilowatt hour
6. Materials which do not allow electricity to pass through are known as —————–.
a. Semiconductor
b. Conductor
c. Insulator
d. Semi-insulator
7. Tungsten is used in which of the following?
a. Metal extraction
b. Electric bulb
c. Insulators
d. Textile manufacturing
8. Electric potential is a ————.
a. Vector quantity
b. Scalar quantity
c. Dimensionless quantity
d. None of these option
9. Copper is used in electric transmission lines because ———————-.
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a. High resistivity
b. Low resistivity
c. No resistivity
d. None of these option
10. The SI unit of resistance is ————.
a. Volt
b. Faraday
c. Ampere
d. Ohm
11. Work of 14 J is done to move 2 C charge between two points on a conducting wire. What is the
potential difference between the two points?
(a) 28 V
(b) 14 V
(c) 7 V
(d) 3.5 V
12. A circuit has a charge of 2C moving through it in 3 s. Which electrical component in the circuit,
if present, will show the current?
(a) Voltmeter will show a current of 6 A
(b) Ammeter will show a current of 0.7 A
(c) Rheostat will show a current of 0.7 A
(d) Resistor will show a current of 0.35 A
13. What is the relationship between resistance and current?
(a) They are directly related to each other
(b) They are inversely related to each other
(c) The resistance has a greater magnitude than the current
(d) The current has a greater magnitude than the resistance
14. How much more heat is produced if the current is doubled?
(a) Twice the original amount
(b) Thrice the original amount
(c) Four times the original amount
(d) Five times the original amount
15. The resistance whose V – I graph is given below is
(a) 5/3 Ω
(b) 3/5 Ω
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(c) 5/2 Ω
(d) 2/5 Ω
16. In an electrical circuit, two resistors of 2 Ω and 4 Ω, respectively, are connected in series to a 6
V battery. The heat dissipated by the 4 Ω resistor in 5 s will be
(a) 5 J
(b) 10 J
(c) 20 J
(d) 30 J
17. If n resistors each of resistance R are connected in parallel combination, then their equivalent
resistance is
(a) R/n2
(b) n2/R
(c) n/R
(d) R/n
18. A battery of 10 volt carries 20,000 C of charge through a resistance of 20 Ω. The work done in
10 seconds is
(a) 2 × 103 joule
(b) 2 × 105 joule
(c) 2 × 104 joule
(d) 2 × 102 joule
19. The image shows a combination of 4 resistors.
What is the net resistance between the two points in the circuit?
(a) 0.5 Ω
(b) 1.0 Ω
(c) 1.5 Ω
(d) 2.0 Ω
20. If R1 and R2 be the resistance of the filament of 40 W and 60 W, respectively, operating 220 V,
then
(a) R1 < R2
(b) R2 < R1
(c) R1 = R2
(d) R1 ≥ R2
21. Calculate the current flow through the 10 Ω resistor in the following circuit.
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(a) 1.2 A
(b) 0.6 A
(c) 0.2 A
(d) 2.0 A
22. What is the S.I. unit of resistivity? (Ohm-meter)
23. List the factors on which the resistance of a conductor in the shape of a wire depends.
24. Define electric current and one ampere.
25. State and explain Ohm’s law and draw V-I graph for an ohmic conductor.
26. Explain the heating effect of electric current.
27. (a) Define Power. (b) Define Joule’s law.
28. What is the difference between Potential and Potential difference.
29. Prove the formula of equivalent resistance when resistance are connected in series.
30. Prove the formula of equivalent resistance when resistance are connected in parallel.
