This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Science > Physics Part I > Class 12 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Current Electricity – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Current Electricity Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In a simple circuit, what happens to the current if the resistance increases while the voltage remains constant? A) The current remains the same. B) The current becomes zero. C) The current increases. D) The current decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The current decreases. 2. What is the relationship between charge, current, and time? A) Charge = Current-Time. B) Charge = Current + Time. C) Charge = Current * Time. D) Charge = Current / Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charge = Current * Time. 3. Which of the following has negative temperature coefficient of resistance A) Iron. B) Germanium. C) Copper. D) Aluminium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germanium. 4. What metal is the best conductor of electrical current? A) Copper. B) Silver. C) Steel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silver. 5. A point charge of +3.0 X 10$^{-7}$ coulomb is placed 2.0 X 10$^{-2}$ meter from a second point charge of +4.0 X 10$^{-7}$ coulomb. What is the magnitude of the electrostatic force on the charges? A) 5.4 X 10$^{-2}$ N. B) 2.7 N. C) 3.0 X 10$^{-10}$ N. D) 6.0 X 10$^{-12}$ N. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2.7 N. 6. True or False:In static electricity, charges build up on an object, but they do not flow continuously. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Why are humans conductors? A) Humans are made of mostly water. B) Humans are great at the electric slide. C) Humans conduct the railroad. D) Humans have a ton of metal in their bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humans are made of mostly water. 8. Ohm's law is true for A) Metallic conductors at low temperature. B) Metallic conductors at high temperature. C) For electrolytes, when current passes through them. D) For diode when current flows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metallic conductors at low temperature. 9. The gold color band refers to ..... tolerance. A) + /-5%. B) + /-20%. C) + /-10%. D) Zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) + /-5%. 10. SI unit of voltage is A) Ohm. B) Metre. C) Ampere. D) Volt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volt. 11. What is an electric cell? A) A device that converts static electricity into mechanical energy. B) A device that turns stored chemical energy into electrical energy. C) A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. D) A device that devours electrical energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A device that turns stored chemical energy into electrical energy. 12. An electrical component that we use in electronics circuits to limit current though an active component or to reduce voltage in the circuit. A) Ancestor. B) Capacitor. C) Resistor. D) Current. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resistor. 13. The internal resistance of a 2.1 V cellwhich gives a current of 0.2 A througha resistance of 10 $\Omega$ is A) 0.8$\Omega$. B) 0.2$\Omega$. C) 0.5$\Omega$. D) 1.0$\Omega$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0.5$\Omega$. 14. A charge of 500 C flows through a bulb for 5 min, then the amount of current flowing through the circuit is A) 500 A. B) 20 A. C) 10 A. D) 1.6 A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1.6 A. 15. A car is moving on a banked track of radius 10m with a constant speed of 10 m/s. The angle of banking is ..... (g = 10 m/s$^{2}$) A) 60$^{0}$. B) 45$^{0}$. C) 30$^{0}$. D) 90$^{0}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 45$^{0}$. 16. A way to protect a circuit from dangerous high currents-the strip melts creating an open circuit A) Resistor. B) Cell. C) Amperes. D) Fuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fuse. 17. Current electricity is a form of energy when the charges are the rest. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 18. This type of electricity is known as static electricity. A) Human Harnessed Electricity. B) Naturally Occurring Electricity. C) Current Electricity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Naturally Occurring Electricity. 19. To protect wiring from excessive passing of current is A) Galvanometer. B) Fuse. C) Voltmeter. D) Resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fuse. 20. Metals are good conductors of electricity. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 21. What is static electricity? A) A continuous flow of electrons. B) A single, sudden transfer of electrons. C) A constant movement of neutrons. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A single, sudden transfer of electrons. 22. The graph between resistivity and temperature, for a limited range of temperatures, is a straight line for a material like A) Copper. B) Nichrome. C) Silicon. D) Gallium arsenide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nichrome. 23. Nichrome wire is used as the heating element beacause it has A) Low melting point. B) High conductivity. C) High specific resistance. D) Low specific resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High specific resistance. 24. A current 1.5 A is drawn by an electric bulb for 10 min, then the amount of electric charge is A) 1000 C. B) 900 C. C) 300 C. D) 400 C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 900 C. 25. How does temperature affect the resistivity of conductors? A) Resistivity is only affected by material type, not temperature. B) Higher temperatures decrease resistivity in conductors. C) Temperature has no effect on resistivity. D) Temperature increases resistivity in conductors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperature increases resistivity in conductors. 26. Why copper is a good conductor of electricity? A) Because it's a solid. B) Because it contains free electron. C) Because it doesn't contain free electrons. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because it contains free electron. 27. Connects objects to cells separately so there are 2 paths for electricity to flow A) Series circuit. B) Parallel circuit. C) Terminals. D) Filament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallel circuit. 28. Which component would you use to indicate that a current may be flowing? A) Voltmeter. B) Resistor. C) Cell. D) Buzzer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buzzer. 29. Objects that allow thermal and electrical energy to pass through easily. A) Conductors. B) Magnets. C) Flows. D) Insulators. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conductors. 30. If you take one light bulb out of a parallel circuit, all the lights will go out. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 31. Isha was doing an experiment to see how electricity behaves in a magnetic field. She sets up the north pole of one magnet on the right and the south pole of another on the left. This made the magnetic field lines point ..... A) Down. B) Up. C) To the left. D) The the right. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To the left. 32. Describe a series circuit. A) A circuit that has multiple branches. B) A circuit that has one path. C) A circuit that dead ends after a light bulb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A circuit that has one path. 33. In Physics, an ideal ammeter has ..... A) Infinite resistance. B) A 10A fuse. C) Zero resistance. D) An autoranging function. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zero resistance. 34. Which of the following materials is commonly used to make the core of an electromagnet? A) Aluminum. B) Plastic. C) Iron. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron. 35. Plugging too many devices into one circuit can cause too much ..... to go through a ..... A) Ice cream, cone. B) Current, outlet. C) Current, power plant. D) Current, wire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Current, wire. 36. The type of circuit that requires a circuit breaker and why A) Series, because the total current increases when resistors are added. B) Series, because the total current decreases when resistors are added. C) Parallel, because the total current increases when resistors are added. D) Parallel, because the total current decreases when resistors are added. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallel, because the total current increases when resistors are added. 37. Two wires of same metal have the same length but their cross-sections are in the ratio 3:1. They are joined in series. The resistance of the thicker wire is 10$\Omega$. The total resistance of the combination in $\Omega$ is: A) 100. B) (40/3). C) 40. D) 2.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 40. 38. An electrical junction has four wires A, B, C and D connected to it. Wire A carries 7A going in, wire B carries 5 A going out and wire C carries 2 A going in. What does wire D carry? A) 4 A going out. B) 10 A going out. C) 4 A going in. D) 5 A going out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4 A going out. 39. In a circuit the energy flows from which terminal to the rest of the component? A) Negative. B) Positive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative. 40. What is the formula for calculating the total resistance of resistors in series? A) R = R1 * R2. B) R = R1 + R2 + R3. C) R = 1/(1/R1 + 1/R2). D) R = R1-R2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) R = R1 + R2 + R3. 41. The sensitivity of potentiometer can be increased by A) Increasing the length of potentiometer wire. B) Increasing the potential gradient( $\frac{V}{l}$. C) Decreasing the length og potentiometer wire. D) Increasing the emf of primary cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increasing the length of potentiometer wire. 42. Common forms include lightning or a shock when you touch a doorknob A) Static Electricity. B) Current Electricity. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Static Electricity. 43. What are the two types of currents? A) Direct current and alternating current. B) Static current and dynamic current. C) High current and low current. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct current and alternating current. 44. If one burned out bulb causes all of the lights to fail in a circuit, what might you conclude? A) The circuit is a parallel circuit. B) More batteries are needed. C) The circuit is a series circuit. D) They are soft and and flexible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The circuit is a series circuit. 45. If V is the potential difference across the ends of a resistor and I is the current flowing through the resistor, state the formula that can be used to determine the resistance R. A) $R = I^2/V$. B) R = V*I. C) R = V/I. D) R = I/V. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) R = V/I. 46. To convert a moving coil galvanometer into a voltmeter ..... is connected. A) A low resistance in parallel. B) A high resistance in series. C) A low resistance in series. D) A high resistance in parallel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A high resistance in series. 47. The potential difference between the terminals of a 12.0 V battery is 11 V when it is connected with another resistance of 11 $\Omega$ in series. What is the internal resistance of the battery? (Hint-Use Terminal Potential = EMF-Current*Internal Resistance) A) 1 $\Omega$. B) 2 $\Omega$. C) 4 $\Omega$. D) 3 $\Omega$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 $\Omega$. 48. The voltage difference between the live and neutral wires is about ..... A) 220V. B) 200V. C) 210V. D) 230V. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 220V. 49. The tendency for a material to oppose the flow of electrons$_{}$ A) Current. B) Difference. C) Circuit. D) Resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resistance. 50. The potential difference between the terminals of a battery is 10V and internal resistance 1 $\Omega$ A) 4M ohm. B) 0.4 ohm. C) 4 ohm. D) 40 ohm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4 ohm. 51. Which of the following belong to AC current in India? A) Frequency 50 Hz. B) It has constant magnitude. C) It's source is dry cell. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frequency 50 Hz. 52. Superposition theorem states that the response in any element is the ..... of the responses that can be expected to flow if each source acts independently of other sources. A) Algebraic sum. B) Subtraction. C) Vector sum. D) Multiplication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vector sum. 53. What is the magnitude of current in our nervous system? A) Micro ampere. B) Ampere. C) Milliampere. D) Mega Ampere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Micro ampere. 54. Positive Thomson effect is observed in A) Nickel. B) Mercury. C) Zinc. D) Cobalt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zinc. 55. A certain wire has resistance R. Another wire, of the same material, has half the length and half the diameter of the first wire. The resistance of the second wire is: A) 2R. B) R/2. C) R. D) R/4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2R. 56. In, current flows more easily because electrons are more loosely bound to A) Conductors. B) Insulators. C) Generators. D) Electromagnets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conductors. 57. Electric force is a type of A) Potential energy. B) Non contact force. C) Mechanical energy. D) Contact force. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non contact force. 58. If 5J of work is required to shift 10 C charge from one place to another place then potential energy difference is A) 0.5 V. B) 2 V. C) 10 V. D) 5 V. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0.5 V. 59. The stronger the current, the ..... the bulb. A) Dimmer. B) Brighter. C) Longer lasting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brighter. 60. A thicker wire offers A) Less resistance. B) More resistance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less resistance. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesClass 12 QuizzesClass 12 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Current Electricity Quiz 1Class 12 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Current Electricity Quiz 2Class 12 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Current Electricity Quiz 3Class 12 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Current Electricity Quiz 4Class 12 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Current Electricity Quiz 5Class 12 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Current Electricity Quiz 6Class 12 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Current Electricity Quiz 7Class 12 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Current Electricity Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books