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Current Electricity

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Objective Questions (MCQs)

Question
Multiple Choice
ID- 15491
BSEB, 2019 (C)

1. The resistance in ratio 3 : 4 are connected in parallel. Heat produced in them are in ratio of:

  • (A) 4 : 3
  • (B) 3 : 4
  • (C) 6 : 8
  • (D) 9 : 16
Multiple Choice
ID- 15492
BSEB, 2020 (A)

2. The value of red colour in colour code of carbon resistance is:

  • (A) 0
  • (B) 1
  • (C) 2
  • (D) 3
Multiple Choice
ID- 15493
BSEB, 2018 (A)

3. The specific resistance of a conductor increases with:

  • (A) increase of temperature
  • (B) increase of cross-sectional area
  • (C) decrease in length
  • (D) decrease of cross-sectional area
Multiple Choice
ID- 15494
BSEB, 2020 (A)

4. The resistance of Ammeter measures:

  • (A) small
  • (B) large
  • (C) very small
  • (D) very large
Multiple Choice
ID- 15495
BSEB, 2020 (A)

5. A hot wire ammeter measures:

  • (A) average value of alternating current
  • (B) root mean square value of alternating current
  • (C) instantaneous value of alternating current
  • (D) peak value of alternating current
Multiple Choice
ID- 15496
BSEB, 2010, 2015, 2020 (A)

6. Kilowatt-hour (kWh) is the unit of:

  • (A) power
  • (B) energy
  • (C) torque
  • (D) none of these
Multiple Choice
ID- 15497
BSEB, 2011

7. The electric resistance of a healthy man is:

  • (A) 50,000 Ω
  • (B) 10,000 Ω
  • (C) 1,000 Ω
  • (D) 10 Ω
Multiple Choice
ID- 15498
BSEB, 2012

8. A current of 10 ampere flows in a wire for 10 sec. If potential difference across the wire is 15 volt. The work done will be:

  • (A) 1500 J
  • (B) 75 J
  • (C) 1500 J
  • (D) 750 J
Multiple Choice
ID- 15499
BSEB, 2013

9. A current flow in a wire of resistance 5 Ω having potential difference 7 volts for 20 minutes. The heat produced is:

  • (A) 140 cal
  • (B) 280 cal
  • (C) 700 cal
  • (D) 2800 cal
Multiple Choice
ID- 15500
BSEB, 2015; 2016 (C)

10. The algebraic sum all currents meeting at any point in an electrical circuit is:

  • (A) infinite
  • (B) positive
  • (C) zero
  • (D) negative
Multiple Choice
ID- 15501

11. Principal of Wheatstone's bridge is used in as:

  • (A) galvanometer
  • (B) potentiometer
  • (C) ammeter
  • (D) voltameter
Multiple Choice
ID- 15502
BSEB, 2017 (C)

12. Source of solar energy is:

  • (A) nuclear fission
  • (B) nuclear fusion
  • (C) Both 'A' and 'B'
  • (D) None of these
Multiple Choice
ID- 15503
BSEB, 2017 (C)

13. Wheatstone bridge compares:

  • (A) resistances
  • (B) currents
  • (C) potential differences
  • (D) All of these
Multiple Choice
ID- 15504

14. The direction of the flow of current through electric circuit is:

  • (A) from low potential to high potential
  • (B) from high potential to low potential
  • (C) does not depend upon potential value
  • (D) current cannot flow through circuit
Multiple Choice
ID- 15505

15. The electric resistance of a conductor depends upon:

  • (A) size of conductor
  • (B) temperature of conductor
  • (C) geometry of conductor
  • (D) all of above
Multiple Choice
ID- 15506

16. In parallel combination of n cells, we obtain:

  • (A) more voltage
  • (B) more current
  • (C) less voltage
  • (D) less current
Multiple Choice
ID- 15507
BSEB, 2021 (A)

17. Which of the following is the same in parallel connection of resistance?

  • (A) Potential difference
  • (B) Current
  • (C) Both Potential and current
  • (D) None of these
Multiple Choice
ID- 15508
BSEB, 2021 (A)

18. The value of yellow colour in colour code of carbon resistance is:

  • (A) 1
  • (B) 2
  • (C) 3
  • (D) 4
Multiple Choice
ID- 15509
BSEB, 2018 (C)

19. The algebraic sum of changes in Potential around any closed loop in a circuit involving resistors and cells in a closed loop is:

  • (A) More than zero
  • (B) Less than zero
  • (C) Zero
  • (D) Constant
Multiple Choice
ID- 15510
BSEB, 2018 (C)

20. The breadth and height of a metallic cuboid are equal and the length of the cuboid is twice that of its breath. The ratio of the maximum and the minimum resistances between parallel faces is:

  • (A) 8
  • (B) 4
  • (C) 2
  • (D) None of these
Multiple Choice
ID- 15511

21. The resistance of a human body is about:

  • (A) 12 Ω
  • (B) 120 Ω
  • (C) 12 KΩ
  • (D) 120 MΩ
Multiple Choice
ID- 15512

22. How many different resistances are possible with two equal resistors?

  • (A) 2
  • (B) 3
  • (C) 4
  • (D) 5
Multiple Choice
ID- 15513

23. The example of a non-ohmic resistance is:

  • (A) copper wire
  • (B) filament lamp
  • (C) carbon resistor
  • (D) diode
Multiple Choice
ID- 15514
BSEB, 2018 (C)

24. A current of 3.2 A is flowing in a conductor. The number of electrons flowing per second across a given cross section of conductor will be:

  • (A) 2 x $\ce{10^1^9}$
  • (B) 3 x $\ce{10^2^0}$
  • (C) 5.2 x $\ce{10^1^9}$
  • (D) 9 x $\ce{10^2^0}$
Multiple Choice
ID- 15515
BSEB, 2019 (A)

25. The resistance of ideal ammeter is:

  • (A) Zero
  • (B) very small
  • (C) very large
  • (D) infinite
Multiple Choice
ID- 15516

26. A wire of resistance 3Ω is cut into three pieces, which are then joined to form a triangle. The equivalent resistance between any corners of the triangle is:

  • (A) $\frac{2}{3}$Ω
  • (B) $\frac{3}{2}$Ω
  • (C) $\frac{1}{2}$Ω
  • (D) $\frac{1}{3}$Ω
Multiple Choice
ID- 15517

27. The length of a conductor is halved. Its resistance will be:

  • (A) halved
  • (B) doubled
  • (C) unchanged
  • (D) quadrupled
Multiple Choice
ID- 15547

28. Siemen is the unit of:

  • (A) resistance
  • (B) conductance
  • (C) specific conductance
  • (D) None of these
Multiple Choice
ID- 15548
BSEB, 2021 (A)

29. The heat produced in a conductor of resistance R due to flow of current I for time t is:

  • (A) $\ce{I · R · t}$
  • (B) $\ce{I · R^2 · t}$
  • (C) $\ce{I^2 · R · t}$
  • (D) $\ce{I^2 · R^2 · t}$
Multiple Choice
ID- 15549
BSEB, 2021 (A)

30. Value of green colour code on carbon resistance is:

  • (A) 3
  • (B) 4
  • (C) 5
  • (D) 6
Multiple Choice
ID- 15550

31. Kirchhoff's first and second laws for electrical circuits are consequences of:

  • (A) conservation of energy
  • (B) conservation of electrical charge and energy respectively
  • (C) Conservation of electric charge
  • (D) neither conservation of energy nor electric charge
Multiple Choice
ID- 15551

32. A 5 A fuse wire can withstand a maximum power of 1 W in circuit. The resistance of the fuse wire is:

  • (A) 0.2 Ω
  • (B) 5 Ω
  • (C) 0.4 Ω
  • (D) 0.04 Ω
Multiple Choice
ID- 15552

33. A galvanometer acting as a volt meter will have .......... with its coil:

  • (A) a high resistance in parallel
  • (B) a high resistance in series
  • (C) a low resistance in parallel
  • (D) a low resistance in series
Multiple Choice
ID- 15553

34. Why is the Wheatstone bridge more accurate than other methods of measuring resistances:

  • (A) It is a null method
  • (B) It is based on Kirchhoff's laws
  • (C) It has four resistances
  • (D) It does not involve ohm's law
Multiple Choice
ID- 15554

35. A potential difference of 10 V is applied across a conductance of 2 S. The current in the conductor will be:

  • (A) 20 A
  • (B) 5 A
  • (C) 0.2 A
  • (D) None of these
Multiple Choice
ID- 15555

36. Ohm's law is valid when the temperature of conductor is:

  • (A) very low
  • (B) very high
  • (C) varying
  • (D) constant
Multiple Choice
ID- 15556

37. The emf of a car battery is about:

  • (A) 2.5 V
  • (B) 4.5 V
  • (C) 8.6 V
  • (D) 12 V
Multiple Choice
ID- 15557

38. Emf is measured in:

  • (A) joule
  • (B) joule/coulomb
  • (C) joule-coulombs
  • (D) joule/coulomb/metre
Multiple Choice
ID- 15558

39. 1 kilowatt hour is commonly known as:

  • (A) unit
  • (B) 1 faraday
  • (C) 1 curie
  • (D) None of these
Multiple Choice
ID- 15559

40. How many joules are equal time 1 kWh?

  • (A) 3.6 x $\ce{10^4}$
  • (B) 3.6 x $\ce{10^5}$
  • (C) 3.6 x $\ce{10^6}$
  • (D) None of these
Multiple Choice
ID- 15560

41. The temperature coefficient of resistance is expressed in:

  • (A) $\ce{°C}$
  • (B) $\ce{°C^–^1}$
  • (C) $\ce{m°C^–^1}$
  • (D) None of these
Multiple Choice
ID- 15561

42. Copper wire is used as connecting wire because:

  • (A) copper has high electrical resistivity
  • (B) copper has low electrical resistivity
  • (C) copper has low electrical conductivity
  • (D) copper has high value of elasticity
Multiple Choice
ID- 15562

43. The heat sensitive device whose resistivity changes very rapidly with change of temperature is called is:

  • (A) resistor
  • (B) super-conductor
  • (C) thermocouple
  • (D) thermistor
Multiple Choice
ID- 15563

44. The phenomenon of super-conductivity was discovered by:

  • (A) Ohm
  • (B) Onnes
  • (C) Edison
  • (D) None of these
Multiple Choice
ID- 15564

45. Which of the following is correct for resistivity of a meterial?

  • (A) ρ = $\frac{RA}{L}$
  • (B) ρ = $\frac{L}{RA}$
  • (C) ρ = $\frac{RL}{A}$
  • (D) ρ = $\ce{R.L.A.}$
Multiple Choice
ID- 15565
BSEB, 2021 (A)

46. Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?

  • (A) Silver
  • (B) Copper
  • (C) Gold
  • (D) Zinc
Multiple Choice
ID- 15566

47. Which of the following has a negative temperature coefficient of resistance?

  • (A) Tungsten
  • (B) Carbon
  • (C) Nichrome
  • (D) Platinum
Multiple Choice
ID- 15567

48. An electric heating element consumes 500 W, when connected to a 100 V line. If the line voltage becomes 150 V, the power consumed will be:

  • (A) 500 W
  • (B) 750 W
  • (C) 1000 W
  • (D) 1125 W
Multiple Choice
ID- 15568
BSEB, 2021 (A)

49. One ompere is equal to:

  • (A) $\ce{\frac{1 coulomb}{1 second}}$
  • (B) 1 coulomb x 1 second
  • (C) 1 volt x 1 ohm
  • (D) $\ce{\frac{1 ohm}{1 volt}}$
Multiple Choice
ID- 15569
BSEB 2019 (C)

50. Two bulbs 25 W, 220 V and 100 W, 220 V are given. Which has higher resistance?

  • (A) 25 W
  • (B) 100 W
  • (C) both bulbs have equal resistance
  • (D) resistance of bulbs can not be compared
Multiple Choice
ID- 15570
BSEB, 2017 (C)

51. Work function of copper is of the order of:

  • (A) electron volt (eV)
  • (B) joule
  • (C) watt
  • (D) volt
Multiple Choice
ID- 15571

52. The resistance of an aluminum wire is n. It is streched to n times its original length. Its new resistance will be:

  • (A) $\ce{nr}$
  • (B) $\ce{n^2r}$
  • (C) $\frac{n^2}{r}$
  • (D) $\frac{r}{n^2}$
Multiple Choice
ID- 15581
BSEB, 2019 (A), 2019 (C), 2021 (A)

53. Power of an electric-circuit is:

  • (A) $\ce{V · R}$
  • (B) $\ce{V^2 · R}$
  • (C) $\ce{\frac{V^2}{R}}$
  • (D) $\ce{V^2Rt}$
Multiple Choice
ID- 15583

54. Thermoelectricity eas discovered by:

  • (A) Joule
  • (B) Peitier
  • (C) Thomson
  • (D) Seebeck
Multiple Choice
ID- 15584

55. Conductivity of a conductor depends upon:

  • (A) length
  • (B) area of cross-section
  • (C) volume
  • (D) temperature
Multiple Choice
ID- 15585
BSEB 2019 (A)

56. The current flowing in a wire is 1 A. If the charge of an electron is $\ce{1.6 x 10^{–19}}$ C, then the number of elections flowing through the wire per second is:

  • (A) 0.625 x $\ce{10^{13}}$
  • (B) 6.25 x $\ce{10^{18}}$
  • (C) 1.6 x $\ce{10^{–19}}$
  • (D) 1.6 x $\ce{10^{19}}$
Multiple Choice
ID- 15586

57. A cell of emf 2 V, when short circuited gives a current of 4 A. What is the internal resistance of the cell?

  • (A) 2 Ω
  • (B) 3 Ω
  • (C) 0.5 Ω
  • (D) 0.3 Ω
Multiple Choice
ID- 15587

58. The current through a conductor is doubled, th rate of rise of temperature in the conductor will be:

  • (A) halved
  • (B) doubled
  • (C) four times
  • (D) unchanged
Multiple Choice
ID- 15588

59. Resistance of a conductor changes when;

  • (A) current flowing is changed
  • (B) resistance of the conductor is changed
  • (C) length of the conductor is charged
  • (D) temperature of the conductor is charged
Multiple Choice
ID- 15589

60. Which of the following has its temperature coefficient of resistance different from others?

  • (A) Germanium
  • (B) Carbon
  • (C) Silicon
  • (D) Tungesten
Multiple Choice
ID- 15590

61. Twh sequence of colour bands of a carbon resistance of 47 kΩ will be:

  • (A) yellow, violet, red
  • (B) yellow, violet, orange
  • (C) violet, yellow, orange
  • (D) red, red, violet
Multiple Choice
ID- 15591

62. The colour code for a resistance of 35 kΩ with 5% tolerance is:

  • (A) Orange, green, orange and gold
  • (B) Red, yellow, black and gold
  • (C) Orange, green, orange, and silver
  • (D) Orange, green, red and gold
Multiple Choice
ID- 15592
BSEB, 2021 (A)

63. Unit of electromotive force is:

  • (A) newton
  • (B) joule
  • (C) volt
  • (D) newton/ampere
Multiple Choice
ID- 15593
BSEB, 2021 (A)

64. Voltmeter measures:

  • (A) resistance
  • (B) potential difference
  • (C) current
  • (D) none of these
Multiple Choice
ID- 15594

65. Internal resistance of a cell does not depend upon:

  • (A) electrode separation
  • (B) electrode material
  • (C) electrolyte
  • (D) electrolyte area
Multiple Choice
ID- 15595

66. Kirchhoff's loop rule is consequence of:

  • (A) non-conservatice nature of electric field
  • (B) conservative nature of electric field
  • (C) conservative nature of magnetic field
  • (D) non-conservatice nature of magnetic field
Multiple Choice
ID- 15596

67. A wire has a resistance of 12 Ω. It is bent in the form of an equilateral triangle. What is the effective resistance between any two corners of the triangle?

  • (A) 2.67 Ω
  • (B) 4.63 Ω
  • (C) 5.23 Ω
  • (D) None of these
Multiple Choice
ID- 15597

68. To convert a galvanometer into an ammeter, one needs to connect a:

  • (A) low resistance in parallel
  • (B) low resistance in series
  • (C) high resistance in parallel
  • (D) high resistance in series
Multiple Choice
ID- 15598
BSEB, 2016 (C), 2019 (C)

69. EMF of a cell is measured by

  • (A) Voltmeter
  • (B) Ammeter
  • (C) Galvanometer
  • (D) Potentiometer
Multiple Choice
ID- 15599
BSEB, 2016 (C), 2019 (C)

70. The power of the electrical circuit:

  • (A) $\ce{V^2R}$
  • (B) $\ce{V^2/R}$
  • (C) $\ce{VR}$
  • (D) $\ce{V^2RI}$
Multiple Choice
ID- 15647
BSEB, 2016 (C)

71. Two cells of emf $\varepsilon_1$ and $\varepsilon_1$, internal resistance $\ce{r_1}$ and $\ce{r_2}$ connected in parallel. The equivalent emf of the combination is:

  • (A) $\ce{\frac{\varepsilon_1r_1 + \varepsilon_2r_2}{r_1 + r2}}$
  • (B) $\ce{\frac{\varepsilon_1r_2 + \varepsilon_2r_1}{r_1 + r2}}$
  • (C) $\ce{\sqrt{\varepsilon_1 x \varepsilon_2}}$
  • (D) $\ce{\frac{\varepsilon_1 + \varepsilon_2}{2}}$
Multiple Choice
ID- 15648
BSEB, 2017 (A)

72. Which elements is used in electric heater?

  • (A) Copper
  • (B) Platinum
  • (C) Tungsten
  • (D) Nichrome
Multiple Choice
ID- 15649
BSEB, 2017 (A)

73. Wheat stone's bridge is used in measuring:

  • (A) High resistance
  • (B) Low resistance
  • (C) Both high and resistance
  • (D) Potential difference
Multiple Choice
ID- 15650
BSEB, 2017 (A)

74. It the equation of an electric current is I = 0.6 sin 100$\pi$, the frequency of electric current is:

  • (A) 50$\pi$
  • (B) 50
  • (C) 100$\pi$
  • (D) 100
Multiple Choice
ID- 15651
BSEB, 2018 (A)

75. In a closed circuit of resistance 10 Ω, the linked flux varies with time according to relation ф = $\ce{6t^2 – 5t + 1, At t = 0.25}$ second, the current (in Ampere) flowing through the circuit is:

  • (A) 0.4
  • (B) 0.2
  • (C) 2.0
  • (D) 4.0
Multiple Choice
ID- 15652

76. a 5°C rise in temperature is observed in a conductor by passing a current. When the currentis doubled what is the approximate rise in temperature?

  • (A) 5°C
  • (B) 20°C
  • (C) 15°C
  • (D) 25°C