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Current electricity

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A material in which electrons are able to move easily
a)
Circuit
b)
Insulator 
c)
Resistance 
d)
Conductor 
2.
A material in which electrons are not able to move easily 
a)
Circuit 
b)
Insulator 
c)
Resistance 
d)
Conductor
3.
Electric current that flows in only one direction. 
a)
Voltage 
b)
Direct Current 
c)
Alternating Current
d)
Series Circuit 
4.
The flow/movement of electric charges 
a)
Voltage
b)
Resistance 
c)
Current 
d)
Circuit 
5.
A closed path that electric current follows 
a)
Voltage
b)
Current
c)
Resistance 
d)
Circuit
6.
This is an example of a _______ circuit
a)
open
b)
series
c)
parallel
d)
square
7.
What is the power of a 3V light bulb with 20 A running through it?
a)
0.15W
b)
6W
c)
60W
d)
6.67W
8.
  1. Kirchhoff's junction rule is a reflection of
a)

Conservation of current density vector

b)

Conservation of charge and no accumulation of charge at the the junction

c)

the momentum with which a charged particle approaches a junction is unchanged as the charged particle leaves the junction

d)

Conservation of energy

9.

Which of the following characteristics of electrons determines the current in a conductor?

a)

Drift velocity alone

b)

Thermal velocity alone

c)

Both A and B

d)

Neither A nor B

10.

------ is called the increase in resistance per unit original resistance per degree kelvin rise of temperature

a)

Thermal velocity

b)

temperature coefficient of electrical resistivity

c)

temperature coefficient of electrical resistance

d)

conducance

11.

12. In a meter bridge, the point D is a neutral point (figure

a)

(a) The meter bridge can have other neutral point for this set of resistances.

b)

(b) When the jockey contacts a point on meter wire left of D, current flows to B from the wire.

c)

(c) When the jockey contacts a point on the meter wire to the right of D, current flows from B to the wire through galvanometer.

d)

(d) When R is increased, the neutral point shifts to left.

12.

13. Drift velocity vd varies with the intensity of electric field as per the relation

a)

(a) vd ∝ E

b)

(b) vd ∝ 1/E

c)

(c) vd = constant

d)

(d) vd ∝ E²

13.

14. For measurement of potential difference, a potentiometer is preferred over voltmeter because

a)

(a) potentiometer is more sensitive than voltmeter.

b)

(b) the resistance of potentiometer is less than voltmeter.

c)

(c) potentiometer is cheaper than voltmeter.

d)

(d) potentiometer does not take current from the circuit.

14.

16. Which of the following I-V graph represents ohmic conductors?

a)

(a) A

b)

(b) B

c)

(c) C

d)

(d) D

15.

20. The resistivity of alloy manganin is

a)

(a) Nearly independent of temperature

b)

(b) Increases rapidly with increase in temperature

c)

(c) Decreases with increase in temperature

d)

(d) Increases rapidly with decrease in temperature

16.

18. In a Wheatstone bridge if the battery and galvanometer are interchanged then the deflection in galvanometer will

a)

(a) change in previous direction

b)

(b) not change

c)

(c) change in opposite direction

d)

(d) none of these.

17.

19. n a potentiometer of 10 wires, the balance point is obtained on the 7th wire. To shift the balance point to 9th wire, we should

a)

(a) decrease resistance in the main circuit.

b)

(b) increase resistance in the main circuit.

c)

(c) decrease resistance in series with the cell whose emf is to be measured.

d)

(d) increase resistance in series with the cell whose emf is to be determined.

18.

20. The figure below shows currents in a part of electric circuit. The current i is ________ .

a)

(a) 2 A

b)

(b) 1.3 A

c)

(c) 1.7 A

d)

(d) 1 A

19.

21. In parallel combination of n cells, we obtain

a)

(a) more voltage

b)

(b) more current

c)

(c) less voltage

d)

(d) less current

20.
What 1 kW is equivalent to __________ watts?
a)
100 W
b)
1,000 W
c)
10,000 W
d)
10 W
21.
How is electrical pressure measured?
a)
ohm
b)
volts
c)
watts
d)
amps
22.
if resistance of a circuit is tripled, and the voltage stays the same, the current will_
a)
double
b)
decrease by one third
c)
triple as will
d)
not change
23.
what is the power of a lamp whose current is 6 A and the voltage across it is 120 V?
a)
120 W
b)
720 W
c)
16 W
d)
10 W
24.
  1. Kirchhoff's junction rule is a reflection of
a)

Conservation of current density vector

b)

Conservation of charge and no accumulation of charge at the the junction

c)

the momentum with which a charged particle approaches a junction is unchanged as the charged particle leaves the junction

d)

Conservation of energy

25.

Which of the following characteristics of electrons determines the current in a conductor?

a)

Drift velocity alone

b)

Thermal velocity alone

c)

Both A and B

d)

Neither A nor B

26.

By what percent the specific resistance of a conductor change when it is length is increased by two times.

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

5%

d)

No change

27.

A current of 5 Amp is allowed to flow through a wire of cross sectional area 5 mm2. What will be the current density if the area vector describes an angle of 900 to the electric current

a)

2 x 10-5 Am-2

b)

2 x 10-6 Am-2

c)

5 x 10-5 Am-2

d)

0

28.

------ is called the increase in resistance per unit original resistance per degree kelvin rise of temperature

a)

Thermal velocity

b)

temperature coefficient of electrical resistivity

c)

temperature coefficient of electrical resistance

d)

conducance

29.

When an electric field is applied across the ends of a conductor the electrons experience this..

a)

gains kinetic energy due to electric field

b)

loses kinetic energy due to electric field

c)

loses / gains kinetic energy during the collision in the direction of electric field

d)

loses/gains kinetic energy during the collision in the direction opposite to the direction of electric field

30.

The average relaxation time during collision of electrons with atoms is

a)

10-14 sec

b)

10-10

c)

104

d)

1014