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Class 10 Science MCQs Chapter 12 Electricity
Electricity Class 10 MCQ Question 1. A wire of length /, made of material resistivity ρ is cut into two equal parts. The resistivity of the two parts are equal to,
(a) ρ
(b) \(\frac{\rho}{2}\)
(c) 2 ρ
(d) 4 ρ
Answer/Explanation
Answer: a
Explanation:
(a) Resistivity of the material depends only on the nature of material not dimensions.
2. The temperature of a conductor is increased. The graph best showing the variation of its resistance is
Answer/Explanation
Answer: a
Explanation:
(a) Resistance is directly proportional to temperature of the conductor.
3. A battery of 10 volt carries 20,000 C of charge through a resistance of 20 Ω. The work done in 10 seconds is
(a) 2 × 103 joule
(b) 2 × 105joule
(c) 2 × 104 joule
(d) 2 × 102 joule
Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explanation:
(b) W= qV= 20000 × 10 = 2,00, 000 = 2 × 105 J
4. A boy records that 4000 joule of work is required to transfer 10 coulomb of charge between two points of a resistor of 50 Ω. The current passing through it is
(a) 2 A
(b) 4 A
(c) 8 A
(d) 16 A
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explanation:
(c) Work done in transferring the charge
W= qV = qlR …….. (V = IR)
5. The resistance whose V-I graph is given below is
Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explanation:
(b) Resistance = slope line of V-I graph =
6. To get 2 Ω resistance using only 6 Ω resistors, the number of them required is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6
Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explanation:
(b) Three resistors of 2 Ω is required to get 6 Ω because resultant is more than individual so they all must be connected in series.
Electricity MCQ Question 7. Two wires of same length and area made of two materials of resistivity ρ1 and ρ2 are connected in series to a source of potential V. The equivalent resistivity for the same area is
Answer/Explanation
Electric Current And Its Effects Class 7 MCQ With Answer: c
Explanation:
(c) For same length and area of cross-section R ∝ p.
For series combination, equivalent resistance is
Rs = R1 + R2
⇒ Ps = ρ1 + ρ2
8. Two devices are connected between two points say A and B in parallel. The physical quantity that will remain the same between the two points is
(a) current
(b) voltage
(c) resistance
(d) None of these
Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explanation:
(b) In parallel combination, voltage remains same across two points.
9. The least resistance obtained by using 2 Ω, 4 Ω, 1 Ω and 100 Ω is
a) < 100 Ω
(b) < 4 Ω
(c) < 1 Ω (d) > 2 Ω
Answer/Explanation
Electricity Class 10 MCQ With Answer: cExplanation:
(c) In parallel combination, the equivalent resistance is smaller than the least resistance used in the circuit.
10. Two wires of same length and area, made of two materials of resistivity ρ1 and ρ2 are connected in parallel V to a source of potential. The equivalent resistivity for the same length and area is
Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explanation:
(b) Equivalent resistance in parallel combination is \(\frac{1}{R_{P}}=\frac{1}{R_{1}}+\frac{1}{R_{2}}\)
For the same length and area of cross-section, R ∝ p (resistivity)
Electricity Class 10 MCQ With Answers Pdf Question 11. Calculate the current flows through the 10 Ω resistor in the following circuit.
(a) 1.2 A
(b) 0.6 A
(c) 0.2 A
(d) 2.0 A
Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explanation:
(b) In parallel, potential difference across each resistor will remain same. So, current through 10 Ω resistor
I = \(\frac{V}{R}=\frac{6}{10}\) = 0.6 A
12. Two resistors are connected in series gives an equivalent resistance of 10 Ω. When connected in parallel, gives 2.4 Ω. Then the individual resistance are
(a) each of 5 Ω
(b) 6 Ω and 4 Ω
(c) 7 Ω and 4 Ω
(d) 8 Ω and 2 Ω
Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explanation:
(b) In series, Rs = R1 + R2 = 10 Ω
13. If R1 and R2 be the resistance of the filament of 40 W and 60 W respectively operating 220 V, then
(a) R1 < R2
(b) R2 < R1
(c) R1 = R2
(d) R1 ≥ R2
Answer/Explanation
Answer: b
Explanation:
(b) Using power, P = \(\frac{V^{2}}{R}\) or R = \(\frac{V^{2}}{P}\)
For the same voltage, R ∝ \(\frac{1}{P}\)
More the power, lesser the resistance.
Accordingly, R2 < R1
Electricity MCQ Class 10 Question 14. The resistance of hot filament of the bulb is about 10 times the cold resistance. What will be the resistance of 100 W-220 V lamp, when not in use?
(a) 48 Ω
(b) 400 Ω
(c) 484 Ω
(d) 48.4 Ω
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explanation:
15. If P and V are the power and potential of device, the power consumed with a supply potential V1 is
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explanation:
MCQ Questions for Class 10 Science Electricity Question 16. A coil in the heater consume power P on passing current. If it is cut into halves and joined in parallel, it will consume power
(a) P
(b) \(\frac{P}{2}\)
(c) 2P
(d) 4P
Answer/Explanation
Answer: d
Explanation:
17. A fuse wire repeatedly gets burnt when used with a good heater. It is advised to use a fuse wire of
(a) more length
(b) less radius
(c) less length
(d) more radius
Answer/Explanation
Answer: d
Explanation:
(d) In order to get the working of heater properly, fused wire of higher rating must be used.
18. A cooler of 1500 W, 200 volt and a fan of 500 W, 200 volt are to be used from a household supply. The rating of fuse to be used is
(a) 2.5 A
(b) 5.0 A
(c) 7.5 A
(d) 10 A
Answer/Explanation
Answer: d
Explanation:
(d) Total power used, P = P1 + P1 = 1500 + 500 = 2000 W.
Current drawn from the supply,
19. The effective resistance between A and B is
(a) 4Ω
(b) 6Ω
(c) May be 10 Ω
(d) Must be 10 Ω
Answer/Explanation
Answer: a
Explanation:
(a) 6 Ω is shorted so effective resistance is 4 Ω.
MCQ Electricity Class 10 Question 20. A cell, a resistor, a key, and an ammeter are arranged as shown in the circuit diagrams. The current recorded in the ammeter will be [NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) maximum in (i)
(b) maximum in (ii)
(c) maximum in (iii)
(d) same in all the cases
Answer/Explanation
Answer: d
Explanation:
(d) Ammeter is always connected in series with in the circuit. The reading is independent from its location.
21. A current of 1 A is drawn by a filament of an electric bulb. Number of electrons passing through a cross-section of the filament in 16 seconds would be roughly [NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) 1020
(b) 1016
(c) 1018
(d) 1023
Answer/Explanation
Answer: a
Explanation:
(a) Q = ne and Q = It
∴ ne = It
22. What is the maximum resistance which can be made using five resistors each of 1/5 W? [NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) 1/5 Ω
(b) 10 Ω
(c) 5 Ω
(d) 1 Ω
Answer/Explanation
Answer: d
Explanation:
(d) Series combination provide the maximum resistance.
23. A cylindrical conductor of length l and uniform area of cross-section A has resistance R. Another conductor of length 2l and resistance R of the same material has area of cross-section [NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) A/2
(b) 3A/2
(c) 2A
(d) 3A
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explanation:
24. A student carries out an experiment and plots the V-I graph of three samples of nichrome wire with resistances R1 R2 and R3 respectively. Which of the following is hue? [NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) R1 = R2 = R3
(b) R1 > R2 > R3
(c) R3 > R2 > R1
(d) R2 > R3 > R1
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explanation:
(c) Current is inversely proportional to the resistance for the same potential. So higher resistance would allow less current to pass through its which is shown by R3 as I3 < I2 < I1
∴ R3 >R2 > R1
25. If the current I through a resistor is increased by 100 % (assume that temperature remains unchanged), the increase in power dissipated will be [NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) 100%
(b) 200%
(c) 300 %
(d) 400 %
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explanation:
26. The resistivity does not change if [NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) the material is changed
(b) the temperature is changed
(c) the shape of the resistor is changed
(d) both material and temperature are changed
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explanation:
(c) The resistivity does not change if the shape of resistor is changed because nature of material will remain same.
27. In an electrical circuit two resistors of 2 Ω and 4 Ω respectively are connected in series to a 6 V battery. The heat dissipated by the 4 Ω resistor in 5 s will be [NCERT Exemplar Problems]
(a) 5 J
(b) 10 J
(c) 20 J
(d) 30 J
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explanation:
(c) Total resistance of the combination
Rs = 2 + 4 = 6 Ω
Current, I = \(\frac{V}{R_{s}}=\frac{6}{6}\)= 1
Heat dissipation in 4 Ω resistor,
H = I²Rt= 1² × 4 × 5 = 20 J
28. Electric potential is a:
(a) scalar quantity
(b) vector quantity
(c) neither scalar nor vector
(d) sometimes scalar and sometimes vector
Answer
Answer: a
Electricity Question 29. 1 mV is equal to:
(a) 10 volt
(b) 1000 volt
(c) 10-3 volt
(d) 10-6 volt
Answer
Answer: c
Electricity MCQ Question 30. Coulomb is the SI unit of:
(a) charge
(b) current
(c) potential difference
(d) resistance
Answer
Answer: a
31. When electric current is passed, electrons move from:
(a) high potential to low potential.
(b) low potential to high potential.
(c) in the direction of the current.
(d) against the direction of the current.
Answer
Answer: b
32. The heating element of an electric iron is made up of:
(a) copper
(b) nichrome
(c) aluminium
(d) iron
Answer
Answer: b
33. The electrical resistance of insulators is
(a) high
(b) low
(c) zero
(d) infinitely high
Answer
Answer: d
34. Electrical resistivity of any given metallic wire depends upon
(a) its thickness
(b) its shape
(c) nature of the material
(d) its length
Answer
Answer: c
Electricity Class 10 MCQ Pdf Question 35. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Answer
Answer: c
36. Electric power is inversely proportional to
(a) resistance
(b) voltage
(c) current
(d) temperature
Answer
Answer: a
MCQ Chapter Electricity Class 10 Question 37. What is the commercial unit of electrical energy?
(a) Joules
(b) Kilojoules
(c) Kilowatt-hour
(d) Watt-hour
Answer
Answer: c
38. Three resistors of 1 Ω, 2 ft and 3 Ω are connected in parallel. The combined resistance of the three resistors should be
(a) greater than 3 Ω
(b) less than 1 Ω
(c) equal to 2 Ω
(d) between 1 Ω and 3 Ω
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: b
Explaination:
39. An electric bulb is connected to a 220V generator. The current is 0.50 A. What is the power of the bulb?
(a) 440 W
(b) 110 W
(c) 55 W
(d) 0.0023 W
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: b
Explaination:
Here, V = 220 V, I = 0.50 A
∴ Power (P) = VI = 220 x 0.50 = 110 W
40. The resistivity of insulators is of the order of
(a) 10-8 Ω-m
(b) 101 Ω-m
(c) 10-6 Ω-m
(d) 106 Ω-m
Answer
Answer: a
41. 1 kWh = ……….. J
(a) 3.6 × 10-6 J
(b) \(\frac{1}{3.6}\) × 106 J
(c) 3.6 × 106 J
(d) \(\frac{1}{3.6}\) × 10-6 J
Answer
Answer: c
42. Which of the following gases are filled in electric bulbs?
(a) Helium and Neon
(b) Neon and Argon
(c) Argon and Hydrogen
(d) Argon and Nitrogen
Answer
Answer: d
43. 100 J of heat is produced each second in a 4Ω resistor. The potential difference across the resistor will be:
(a) 30 V
(b) 10 V
(c) 20 V
(d) 25 V
Answer
Answer: b
Direction (Q44 to Q48): In the following Questions, the Assertion and Reason have been put forward. Read the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
44. Assertion: When a battery is short circuited, the terminal voltage is zero.
Reason: In short circuit, the current is zero.
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explanation:
(c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
45. Assertion: Conductors allow the current to flow through themselves.
Reason: They have free charge carriers.
Answer/Explanation
Answer: a
Explanation:
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
46. Assertion: In an open circuit, the current passes from one terminal of the electric cell to another.
Reason: Generally, the metal disc of a cell acts as a positive terminal.
Answer/Explanation
Answer: d
Explanation:
(d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
MCQ Questions on Electricity Class 10 Question 47. Assertion: The statement of Ohm’s law is K = IR
Reason: V = IR is the equation which defines resistance.
Answer/Explanation
Answer: c
Explanation:
(c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
48. Assertion: Bending of wire decrease the resistance of electric wire.
Reason: The resistance of a conductor depends on length, thickness, nature of material and temperature of the conductor.
Answer/Explanation
Answer: a
Explanation:
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
49. Connecting many resistors in parallel, will ____________ the resistance of the circuit.
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
(a) Equivalent resistance in parallel combination will be smaller than the lest resistance used in circuit.
50. Current is a ____________ quantity.
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
(b) Current is a scalar quantity as it has no particular direction of flow.
51. Presence of argon prolongs the life of ____________ .
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation: Filament of electric bulb
52. Work done on unit charge is called as ____________ .
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation: Potential difference
53. Two resistors are in parallel when they have ____________ common points.
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation: One
54. 746 watts make ____________ horse power.
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation: One
55. Rheostat used in series in a circuit can make a bulb to glow with varying brightness. [True/False]
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation: True
56. One common point and no sharing devices for that point are the conditions to be satisfied for two resistors to be in series. [True/False]
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation: True
57. When bulbs are connected in series, the lower power bulb glows brighter. [True/False]
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation: True
58. Nichrome is used for making standard resistances as it readily varies its resistance with temperature. [True/False]
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation: False
Electricity Class 10 Question 59. The equivalent resistance between two diametrically opposite points as a wire of 10 Ω resistance is made a circle is 2.5 Ω. [True/False]
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation: True
60. Devices of higher power used at home have lower resistance. [True/False]
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation: True
Class 10 Electricity MCQ Question 61. 12 V means the work done to carry a unit charge from one point to another is 12 joule. [True/False]
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation: True
Direction: Match Column I with Column II.
62.
| Column I | Column II |
| (i) Fuse wires | A. Rheostat |
| (ii) Bulbs | B. Higher resistance |
| (iii) Higher power | C. Parallel |
| (iv) Potential divider | D. Series |
| (v) Lower current | E. Lower resistance |
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
(i) → D, Fuse wire always connected in series with live wire.
(ii) → C, In household circuitrs, bulbs are connected in parallel to get the same p.d across each bulb for desired brightness.
(iii) → E, P = \(\frac{V^{2}}{R}\)
(iv) → A, Rheostat can also be used as a potential divider
(v) → B From Ohm’s law, I ∝ \(\frac{1}{R}\).
63. Name the charge responsible for the conduction in a conductor?
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation: Electron.
64. When two ends of a metallic wire are connected across the terminals of a cell, some potential difference is set up between its ends. In which direction, electrons are flowing through the conductors?
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
Direction of flow of electron: From a lower potential end of a metallic conductor to its higher potential end.
65. Electric current flows through a metallic conductor from its one end A to other end B. Which end of the conductor is at higher potential? Why?
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
Current always flow from a higher potential to a lower potential end of the conductor. So end ‘A’ of the conductor is at a higher potential.
66. Is there any charge movement in a wire under normal conditions?
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
No, net motion is zero even though individual charge can move.
MCQ on Electricity Class 10 Pdf Question 67. Draw the following symbols:
(i) Battery
(ii) Open key
(iii) Resistor of resistance R
(iv) Bulb
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
68. What is ohm? Define it.
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
One ohm is that resistance offered by the wire carrying 1A of current when IV is applied across its ends.
69. Out of the two wires P and Q shown below, which one has greater resistance? Justify it.
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
Smaller the area of cross-section, greater will be resistance as R ∝ \(\frac{1}{A}\) . …(For the same length)
So, wire has greater resistance.
70. What happens to resistance of a conductor when its area of cross-section is increased? [CBSE 2011]
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
Resistance decreases as R ∝ \(\frac{1}{A}\).
71. The radius of conducting wire is doubled. What will be the ratio of its new specific resistance to the old one?
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
1 : 1, as it depends on the nature of material only.
72. A given length of a wire is doubled on itself and this process is repeated once again. By what factor does the resistance of the wire change? [CBSE 2011]
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
Length becomes one-fourth of the original length and area of cross-section becomes four times that of original.
73. Name the scientist who first studied
(i) current
(ii) resistance in detail.
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
(i) Andre – Marie, Ampere
(ii) Georg – Simon, Ohm.
74. Resistance of an incandescent filament of a lamp is comparatively much more than that when it is at room temperature. Why? [HOTS]
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
When bulb is switched on (i.e., incandescent state), the temperature of filament rises. As the temperature increases, the resistance of conductor also increases.
75. Why is magnanin used for making standard resistors?
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
Magnanin being an alloy has a low temperature coefficient of resistance.
76. A resistance of 1 k Ω has a current of 0.25 A throughout it when it is connected to the terminals of a battery. What is the potential difference across the ends of a resistor.
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
From Ohm’s law,
V = IR = 0.25 × 1000 = 250 V
77. Calculate the current in a circuit if 500 C of charge passes through it in 10 minutes.
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
Given: Q = 500 C, t = 10 min. = 10 × 60 = 600 s.
78. An electric iron draws a cu,.ent of 0.6 A when the voltage is 100 volt Calculate the amount of electric charge flowing through it in one hour.
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
As we know, Q = I × t
∴ Q = 0.6 × 3600 = 2160 C
79. Define the term resistivity. [DoE]
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
The resistance offered by a wire of unit length and unit cross-sectional area is called resistivity. It is expressed in terms of ohm-metre (Q-m).
80. Write S.I. unit of resistivity. [CBSE 2015]
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation: Ohm-metre.
81. How will the resistivity of a conductor change when its length is tripled by stretching it?
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
The resistivity of a metallic conductor does not depend on the length of the wire, so it will remain same.
82. When a battery is connected to a closed circuit, charge flow in the circuit almost instantaneously. Explain.
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
As soon as the battery is connected to the circuit and circuit is closed, a potential difference is felt over the entire circuit. This causes the charges begin to flow.
83. Why is closed path required for the flow of current?
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
It makes possible to move the electrons in a particular direction, so closed path is necessary for the flow of current.
84. A lamp draws a current of 0.5 A when it is connected to a 60 V source. What is the resistance of the lamp?
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
85. Why is a series arrangement not used for connecting domestic electrical appliances in a circuit?
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
If any one stops working due to some reason, other will also stop working.
86. A torch bulb is rated at 1.5 V, 500 mA. Find its resistance.
Answer/Explanation
Answer:
Explanation:
Fill in the Blanks
1. The SI unit of current is ……… .
2. According to ……… Law, the potential difference across the ends of a resistor is directly proportional to the ……… through it, provided its remains constant.
3. The resistance of a conductor depends directly on its ……… , inversely on its ……… and also on the ……… of the conductor.
4. The SI unit of resistivity is ……… .
5. If the potential difference across the ends of a conductor is doubled, the current flowing through it, gets ……… .
Answers
1. ampere
2. Ohm’s, current, temperature
3. length, area of cross-section, material
4. ohm-metre (Ω m)
5. doubled
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