CBSE Class 10 Physics Case Study Questions Electricity MCQs

Case/Passage – 1
Study this table related to material and their resistivity and answer the questions that follow.

Question: Which of the following is used in transmission wires?
(a) Cr
(b) Al
(c) Zn
(d) Fe

Answer: B

Question: Which is the best conducting metal?
(a) Cu
(b) Ag
(c) Au
(d) Hg

Answer: B

Question: Which of the following is used as a filament in electric bulbs?
(a) Nichrome
(b) Tungsten
(c) Manganese
(d) Silver

Answer: B

Question: What is the range of resistivity in metals, good conductors of electricity?
(a) 10^–8 to 10^–6 Wm
(b) 10^–6 to 10^–4 Wm
(c) 10¹⁰ to 10¹⁴ Wm
(d) 10¹² to 10¹⁴ Wm

Answer: A

Question: Which property of the alloy makes it useful in heating devices like electric iron, toasters, immersion rods, etc.?
(a) Higher resistivity
(b) Do not oxidise at low temperature
(c) Do not reduce at high temperature
(d) Oxidise at high temperature

Answer: A

Case/Passage – 2
The rate at which electric energy is dissipated or consumed in an electric circuit. This is termed as electric power,
 P = IV, According to Ohm’s law V = IR 
We can express the power dissipated in the alternative forms
P =I²R=V²/R
If 100W – 220V is written on the bulb then it means that the bulb will consume 100 joule in one second if used at the potential difference of 220 volts. The value of electricity consumed in houses is decided on the basis of the total electric energy used. Electric power tells us about the electric energy used per second not the total electric energy.
The total energy used in a circuit = power of the electric circuit × time.

Question: Which of the following terms does not represent electrical power in a circuit?
(a) I²R
(b) IR²
(c) VI
(d) V²/R 

Answer: B

Question: Two conducting wires of the same material and of equal lengths and equal diameters are first connected in sereis and then in parallel in an electric circuit. The ratio of heat produced in series and in parallel combinations would be–
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 4
(d) 4 : 1   

Answer: C

Question: In an electrical circuit, two resistors of 2Ω and 4Ω respectively are connected in series to a 6V battery. The heat dissipated by the 4Ω resistor in 5s will be
(a) 5 J
(b) 10 J
(c) 20 J
(d) 30 J   

Answer: C

Question: In an electrical circuit three incandescent bulbs. A, B and C of rating 40 W, 60 W and 100 W, respectively are connected in parallel to an electric source. Which of the following is likely to happen regarding their brightness?
(a) Brightness of all the bulbs will be the same
(b) Brightness of bulb A will be the maximum
(c) Brightness of bulb B will be more than that of A
(d) Brightness of bulb C will be less than that of B     

Answer: C

Question: An electric bulb is rated 220V and 100W. When it is operated on 110V, the power consumed will be–
(a) 100 W
(b) 75 W
(c) 50 W
(d) 25 W   

Answer: D

Case/Passage – 3
Answer the following questions based on the given circuit.

Question: The total resistance of the circuit is
(a) 2 Ω
(b) 4 Ω
(c) 1.5 Ω
(d) 0.5 Ω   

Answer: A

Question: The current flowing through 6Ω resistor is
(a) 0.50 A
(b) 0.75 A
(c) 0.80 A
(d) 0.25 

Answer: D

Question: The current flowing through 0.5Ω resistor is
(a) 1 A
(b) 1.5 A
(c) 3 A
(d) 2.5 A 

Answer: A

Case/Passage – 4
Answer the following questions based on the given circuit. 

Question: The current through each resistor is
(a) 1 A
(b) 2.3 A
(c) 0.5 A
(d) 0.75 A 

Answer: C

Question: The equivalent resistance between points A and B, is
(a) 12 Ω
(b) 36 Ω
(c) 32 Ω
(d) 24 Ω   

Answer: D

Question: The potential drop across the 12Ω resistor is
(a) 12 V
(b) 6 V
(c) 8 V
(d) 0.5 V 

Answer: B

Case/Passage – 5
Answer the following questions based on the given circuit.

Question: The equivalent resistance between points A and B
(a) 6.2 Ω
(b) 5.1 Ω
(c) 13.33 Ω
(d) 1.33 Ω 

Answer: B

Question: The current through the 4.0 ohm resistor is
(a) 5.6 A
(b) 0.98 A
(c) 0.35 A
(d) 0.68 A   

Answer: A

Question: The current through the battery is
(a) 2.33 A
(b) 3.12 A
(c) 4.16 A
(d) 5.19 A   

Answer: A

Case/Passage – 6
Answer the following questions based on the given circuit.

Question: The equivalent resistance between points A and B is
(a) 7Ω
(b) 6Ω
(c) 13Ω
(d) 5Ω 

Answer: B

Question: The potential drop across the 3Ω resistor is
(a) 1 V
(b) 1.5 V
(c) 2 V
(d) 3 V   

Answer: B

Question: The current flowing through in the given circuit is
(a) 0.5 A
(b) 1.5 A
(c) 6 A
(d) 3 A   

Answer: A

Case/Passage – 7
Ohm’s law gives the relationship between current flowing through a conductor with potential difference across it provided the physical conditions and temperature remains constant. The electric current flowing in a circuit can be measured by an ammeter.
Potential difference is measured by voltmeter connected in parallel to the battery or cell. Resistances can reduce current in the circuit. A variable resistor or rheostat is used to vary the current in the circuit.

Question: Which type of conductor is represented by the graph given alongside?

(a) Non-ohmic conductor like thermistor
(b) Non-ohmic conductor like metal filament
(c) Ohmic conductor like copper
(d) None of these 

Answer: A

Question: What is the slope of graph in (i) equal to?
(a) V
(b) I
(c) R
(d) VI

Answer: C

Question: Which of the following is the factor on which resistance of a conductor does not depend?
(a) Length
(b) Area
(c) Temperature
(d) Pressur

Answer: D

Question: What type of conductor is represented by the following graph?

(a) Non-ohmic conductor like thermistor
(b) Non-ohmic conductor like metal filament
(c) Ohmic conductor like copper
(d) None of these

Answer: C

Question: What type of conductors are represented by the following graph?

(a) Non-ohmic conductor like thermistor
(b) Non-ohmic conductor like metal filament
(c) Ohmic conductor like copper
(d) None of these

Answer: B

Case/Passage – 8
Two tungston lamps with resistances R1 and R2 respectively at full incandescence are connected first in parallel and then in series, in a lighting circuit of negaligible internal resistance. It is given that: R1 > R2.

Question: Which lamp will glow more brightly when they are connected in parallel?
(a) Bulb having lower resistance
(b) Bulb having higher resistance
(c) Both the bulbs
(d) None of the two bulbs 

Answer: A

Question: Which lamp will glow more brightly when they are connected in series?
(a) Bulb having lower resistance
(b) Bulb having higher resistance
(c) Both the bulbs
(d) None of the two bulbs   

Answer: B

Question: If the lamp of resistance R2 now burns out and the lamp of resistance R1 alone is plugged in, will the illumination increase or decrease?
(a) Illumination will remain same
(b) Illumination will increase
(c) Illumination will decrease
(d) None 

Answer: B

Question: If the lamp of resistance R1 now burns out, how will the illumination produced change?
(a) Net illumination will increase
(b) Net illumination will decrease
(c) Net illumination will remain same
(d) Net illumination will reduced to zero   

Answer: B

Question: Would physically bending a supply wire cause any change in the illumination?
(a) Illumination will remain same
(b) Illumination will increase
(c) Illumination will decrease
(d) It is not possible to predict from the given datas 

Answer: A