CBSE Class 10 Physics Electricity MCQs Set 01

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Question : 30 electrons are flowing through a electric wire in a time of 3se(c) Then the amount of current flowing through the wire is
(a) 1.6 X 10-18A 
(c) 4.8 X 10-19 A
(b) 9 X 10-18A   
(d) 9 X 10-19 A
 Answer: A
 
 
Question : A current of 0.5A is drawn by a filament of an electric bulb for 10 minutes. The amount of electric charge flowing through the bulb is
(a) 400C
(c) 300C
(b) 500C
(d) 600c
 Answer: C
 
 
Question : Current flows through a wire only when there is ___________between the ends of the wire
(a) Potential difference
(c) Work is done in moving a charge
(b) Potential difference at one end is more than at the other end
(d) All of the above
 Answer: D
 
Question : The SI unit of Potential difference is
(a) Volt 
(b) JA-1s-1
(c) JC-1
(d) All of the above
 Answer: D
 
Question : The symbol used for denoting battery in a circuit is
 
CBSE Class 10 Physics Electricity MCQs
Ans : A
 
Question : The amount of work done in moving a charge of 2C across two points having a potential difference of 24 V is
(a) 50J
(c) 24 J
(b) 48J
(d) 54J
 Answer: B
 
 
Question : The resistance of the wire when the length of the wire increases two times
(a) Becomes 2 times
(c) Becomes 3 times
(b) Becomes 6 times
(d) Becomes 4 times
 Answer: D
 
Question : Resistance of the wire is given by
(a) R= V/I
(c) R= I/V
(b) R= IV 
(d) R= I2V
 Answer: A
 
 
Question : The resultant resistance when three resistances 2ohms, 4ohms, 5ohms , when connected in series is
(a) 12 ohms
(c) 11ohms
(b) 13 ohms
(d) 15 ohms
 Answer: C
 
 
Question : Potential difference in a circuit in which components are connected in series
(a) Remains the same across each component
(b) Gets distributed equally
(c) Gets divided across each component
(d) Potential difference does not appear
 Answer: C
 
 
Question : The resultant value of resistances each of value r ohms when connected in parallel is x, when these resistances are connected in series the resultant resistance is :
(a) nx 
(b) n2x
(c) x/n
(d) x/n2
 Answer: D
 
Question : Electric fuse is connected with:
(a) Live wire 
(b) neutral wire
(c) earthing
(d) parallel to the line wire
 Answer: D
 
Question : To determine the equivalent resistance of two resistors, when connected in series, the correct way of connecting ammeter and voltmeter in the circuit is
(a) Both ammeter and voltmeter in series
(c) ammeter in parallel and voltmeter in series
(b) Both ammeter and voltmeter in parallel
(d) ammeter in series and voltmeter in parallel
 Answer: D
 
Question : While performing the experiment to study the dependence of current on potential difference ,if the circuit used to measure the current and voltage is kept in on position for a longer time ,then
(a) Voltmeter reading will change
(c) The resistor will get heated up changing the value of “R”
(b) Ammeter reading will change
(d) All of the above
 Answer: D
 
Question : In a voltmeter there are 20 divisions between 0 to 0.5 the least count of voltmeter is
(a) 0.0020
(c) 0.050
(b) 0.025 
(d) 0.250
 Answer: C
 
 
Question : Student sets- up an electric circuit for the verification of Ohm’s law. He observes that voltmeter reading gets in reversed direction. The student should
(a) Get the voltmeter replaced 
(b) decrease resistance with the help of rheostat
(c) Reverse connection of voltmeter
(d) Connect voltmeter in series
 Answer: C
 
 
Question : A body gets positively charged by loosing :
(a) Neutrons 
(b) Electrons 
(c) Protons 
(d) α -particles
 Answer: B
 
 
Question : A sure test of electrification is :
(a) Attraction 
(b) Repulsion 
(c) Friction 
(d) Induction
 Answer: B
 
 
Question : What is not true for electric charge :
(a) Electric charge is scalar quantity
(b) Charge on a body may be + ve or – ve
(c) S.I. unit of charge is coulomb
(d) One coulomb is charge of one electron
 Answer: D
 
Question : All the following statements are correct except :
(a) A body is said to be negatively charged when it has got excess of electrons.
(b) When a body is charged positively, some electrons escape from it.
(c) The presence of moisture in the air reduces its conductivity
(d) None of the above
 Answer: C
 
 
Question : A neutral body has equal amount of :
(a) Both positive and negative charges 
(b) Only positive charge
(c) Only negative charge 
(d) No charge at all
 Answer: A
 
 
Question : Law which gives force between two charges is :
(a) Ohm’s law 
(b) Faraday’s Law 
(c) Coulomb’s law 
(d) None of these
 Answer: C
 
 
Question : A charge Q1 exerts some force on a second charge Q2. If a 3rd charge Q3 is brought near then the force of Q1 exerted on Q2.
(a) Will increase
(b) Will decrease
(c) Will remain unchanged
(d) Will increase if Q3 is of the same sign as Q1 and will decrease if Q3 is of opposite sign.
 Answer: C
 
 
Question : 5 C/S is same as :
(a) 5 A 
(b) 5 mA 
(c) 5 joule 
(d) 5 volt
 Answer: A
 
 
Question : Electric current is :
(a) flow of charge per unit time 
(b) work done per unit time
(c) Resistance per unit time 
(d) All of these
 Answer: A
 
 
Question : The space around a charge in which some other charge experiences attraction or repulsion, is called its:
(a) Potential 
(b) Electric field
(c) Electric field intensity 
(d) Potential difference
 Answer: B
 

 

Question : Work done in moving a unit positive test charge from one point to another inside an electric field, is called:
(a) Potential 
(b) Field
(c) Field intensity 
(d) Potential difference
 Answer: B
 
 
Question : Electricity constituted by moving electric charges, is called :
(a) positive electricity 
(b) negative electricity
(c) current electricity 
(d) static electricity
 Answer: B
 
 
Question : The condition for an electric charge to flow from one point to other is that the two points must have electric:
(a) Circuit (closed) 
(b) Current
(c) Potential difference 
(d) (a) & (c) both are correct
 Answer: D
 
Question : Unit of potential difference is :
(a) Joule/Coulomb 
(b) Volt 
(c) Coulomb 
(d) (a) and (b) are correct
 Answer: C
 
 
Question : Substances whose atoms have more free electrons are called :
(a) Conductors 
(b) Insulators 
(c) Electrolytes 
(d) Semi-conductors
 Answer: A
 
 
Question : Electron volt is a measure of :
(a) charge 
(b) current 
(c) electric potential 
(d) energy
 Answer: A
 
 
Question : Read the following statements :
Y : The resistivity of a semiconductor decreases with rise in temperature.
Z : In a conducting solid, the rate of collisions between free electrons and ions increases with rise in temperature.
(a) Y is true but Z is false
(b) Y is false but Z is true
(c) Both Y and Z are true
(d) Y is true but Z is the correct reason for Y.
 Answer: B
 
 
Question : Commercial unit of electrical energy is :
(a) Calorie 
(b) Joule 
(c) Kilowatt hour 
(d) All of these
 Answer: C
 
 
Question : A 2 KW boiler used for 1 hour everyday consumes the following electrical energy in thirty days :
(a) 60 units 
(b) 120 units 
(c) 15 units 
(d) None of these
 Answer: C
 
 
Question : Two heater wires of same length and material but of different thickness are connected in series across a power supply. The power dissipated :
(a) Will be same in both 
(b) Will be more in thinner wire
(c) Will be more in thicker wire 
(d) Cannot be predicted
 Answer: B
 
 
Question : Watt hour is also called :
(a) volt-ampere hour (VAH) 
(b) Board of trade unit 
(c) Horse power 
(d) None of these
 Answer: D
 
Question : Which is correct for electric power :
(a) P = V/I
(b) P = I2R 
(c) P = I2 / R
(d) P = V2R
 Answer: C
 
 
 
Question : Two 1000 W heaters when connected in parallel across 220 V supply produced heat Qp in time t. If they are connected in series across the same power supply the heat produced in the same time is Qs. What is Qp/Qs ?
(a) 4 
(b) 2 
(c) 0.5 
(d) 0.25
 Answer: D
 
Question : The slope of voltage (V) versus current (I) curve is called :
(a) Resistance 
(b) Conductance 
(c) Resistivity
(d) Conductivity
 Answer: C
 
 
Question : In parallel combination, the effective resistance of the circuit :
(a) Decreases 
(b) Increases
(c) May decrease or increase 
(d) No particular observation
 Answer: D
 

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