CLASS: X NCERT (CBSE)
PHYSICS
Electricity
Multiple Choice QUESTIONs
Question 1: Which of the following statements does not represent ohm’s law?
1. current / potential difference = constant
2. potential difference / current = constant
3. potential difference = current x resistance
4. current = resistance x potential difference
Answer: 4
Question 2: The unit of current is _____________.
1. ampere
2. watt
3. volt
4. coulomb
Answer: 1
Question 3: The potential difference required to pass a current 0.2 A in a wire of resistance 20W is ____.
1. 100 V
2. 4 V
3. .01 V
4. 40 V
Answer: 2
Question 4: The resistance of an electric bulb drawing 1.2 A current at 6.0 V is ___________.
1. 0 .5 W
2. 5 W
3. 0.2 W
4. 2 W
Answer: 2
Question 5: The unit of resistivity is ____________.
1. ohm
2. ohm / m
3. ohm-m
4. mho
Answer: 3
Question 6: Two resistances of 100 W and zero ohm are connected in parallel. The overall resistance will be
1. 100 W
2. 50 W
3. 25 W
4. zero ohm
Answer: 1
Question 7: Three resistors 2 W , 3 W and 4 W are connected so that the equivalent resistance is 9 W . The resistors are connected _________.
1. all in series
2. all in parallel
3. 2 W and 3 W in parallel and the combination in series with 4 W
4. 2 W and 3 W in series and the combination in parallel to 4 W
Answer: 1
Question 8: In the figure,
1. 6 W , 3 W and 9 W are in series
2. 9 W and 6 W are in parallel and the combination is in series with 3 W
3. 3 W , 6 W and W are in parallel
4. 3 W , 6 W are in parallel and 9 W is in series
Answer: 4
Question 9: The resistance across AB is
1. 4
2. 1
3. 2
4. 0 .5
Answer: 2
Question 10: When a current ‘I’ flows through a resistance ‘R’ for time ‘t’ the electrical energy spent is given by ___________.
1. I R t
2. I2 R t
3. I R2 t
4. I 2 R / t
Answer: 2
Question 11: Kilowatt – hour is the unit of ______________.
1. potential difference
2. electric power
3. electrical energy
4. charge
Answer: 3
Question 12: When a fuse is rated 8 A, it means _____________.
1. it will not work if current is less than 8 A
2. it has a resistance of 8 W
3. it will work only if current is 8 A
4. it will melt if current exceeds 8 A
Answer: 4
Question 13: The device used for measuring potential difference is known as _____________.
1. potentiometer
2. ammeter
3. galvanometer
4. voltmeter
Answer: 4
Question 14: The work done in moving a unit positive charge across two points in an electric circuit is a measure of ___________.
1. current
2. potential difference
3. resistance
4. power
Answer: 2
Question 15: The potential at a point is 20 V. The work done to bring a charge of 0.5 C from infinity to this point will be ________.
1. 20 J
2. 10 J
3. 5 J
4. 40 J
Answer: 2
Question 16: Joule / Coulomb is same as ______________.
1. watt
2. volt
3. ampere
4. ohm
Answer: 2
Question 17: The free electrons of a metal _____________.
1. do not collide with each other
2. are free to escape through the surface
3. are free to fall into the nuclei
4. are free to move anywhere in the metal
Answer: 4
Question 18: The path of a free electron in a metal is ___________.
1. parabolic
2. circular
3. a straight line
4. zig zag
Answer: 4
Question 19: Heat produced in a current carrying wire in 5s is 60 J. The same current is passed through another wire of half the resistance. The heat produced in 5 s will be _____________.
1. 60 J
2. 30 J
3. 15 J
4. 120 J
Answer: 2
Question 20: The current in a wire ______________.
1. depends only on the potential difference applied
2. depends only on the resistance of the wire
3. depends on both resistance and potential difference
4. does not depend on resistance and potential difference
Answer: 3
Question 21: When there is an electric current passing through a wire, the particles moving are ________.
1. electrons
2. protons
3. atoms
4. ions
Answer: 1
Question 22: A positive charge released from rest __________.
1. moves towards the regions of lower potential
2. moves towards the regions of higher potential
3. moves towards the regions of equal potential
4. does not move
Answer: 1
Question 23: Three equal resistances when combined in series are equivalent to 90 W . Their equivalent resistance when combined in parallel will be __________.
1. 270 W
2. 30 W
3. 810 W
4. 10 W
Answer: 4
Question 24: An battery is used to ________________.
1. maintain a potential difference
2. measure electric current
3. measure electric potential
4. safeguard against short – circuit
Answer: 1
Question 25: Ohm’s law relates potential difference with ___________.
1. power
2. energy
3. current
4. time
Answer: 3
Question 26: Which of the following is an ohmic resistor?
1. Diode
2. Germanium
3. Nichrome
4. Diamond
Answer: 3
Question 27: The resistivity of a wire depends on ____.
1. length
2. material
3. area of cross- section
4. length, material and area of cross- section
Answer: 4
Question 28: For which of the following substances, resistance decreases with temperature?
1. Copper
2. Platinum
3. Mercury
4. Carbon
Answer: 4
Question 29: Four cells each of e.m.f ‘E’ are joined in parallel to form a battery. The equivalent e.m.f of the battery will be _______.
1. 4 E
2. E
3. E / 4
4. E = 0
Answer: 2
Question 30: Two electric bulbs have resistances in the ratio 1:2. If they are joined in series, the energy consumed in them are in the ratio _________.
1. 1:2
2. 2:1
3. 4:1
4. 1:1
Answer: 2
