This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 6 > Science > Electricity And Circuits > Class 6 Science Chapter 12 Electricity And Circuits – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 Science Chapter 12 Electricity And Circuits Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is tungsten used as a filament in electric bulbs? A) It has a high melting point. B) It is non luminous. C) It is a soft metal. D) It has a low melting point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It has a high melting point. 2. What is a common dry cell? A) Ammonia-carbon. B) Lead-acid. C) Zinc-carbon. D) Lithium-ion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zinc-carbon. 3. The device used to open and close circuits is called a ..... A) Circuit. B) Switch. C) Wire. D) Open circuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Switch. 4. The measure of potential energy stored in a battery is called ..... A) Capacity. B) Voltage. C) Resistance. D) Potentiometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voltage. 5. What material is has some properties which are also present in electricity A) Radio Waves. B) Magnets. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magnets. 6. The tiny coiled metal wire present inside the bulb is called ..... A) Element. B) Conductor. C) Filament. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Filament. 7. What is the direction of current in an electric circuit? A) Positive to negative. B) Negative to positive. C) None of these. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive to negative. 8. What breaks and completes a circuit? A) Electric cell. B) Bulb. C) Wire. D) Switch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Switch. 9. Electric current moves in only one direction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Why should we not join 2 terminals of an electric cell to a device like a bulb without connecting them to a switch A) It will be on fire. B) The bulb will explode. C) The chemical in the cell will get over very quickly and it will stop working. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The chemical in the cell will get over very quickly and it will stop working. 11. Which of the following allows current to pass through them? A) Leather. B) Copper. C) Wood. D) Paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Copper. 12. A material which allows the electricity to pass through it is ..... A) Conductor. B) Insulator. C) Transistor. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conductor. 13. A conductor is ..... A) Something that allows electric current to flow easily. B) Something that limits the flow of electricity. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that allows electric current to flow easily. 14. WHich of these are insulators? A) Sea water. B) Tap water. C) Distilled water. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distilled water. 15. Which of the following equipment uses electric cells? A) Remotes. B) TV. C) Fridge. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Remotes. 16. To replace a copper strip in a circuit, which among the following should we use to complete the circuit? A) Wood. B) Silver. C) Rubber. D) Plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silver. 17. The thin wire that gives off light is called the A) Cell. B) Filament. C) Radios. D) Bulb. E) Torch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Filament. 18. Why are electric wires used in home usually covered with materials like plastic or rubber A) To prevent rusting. B) To make handling easier. C) To prevent shock and short circuit. D) To make them look beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To prevent shock and short circuit. 19. How many types of power plant are there which are used for generating electricity on a large scale? A) 1. B) 3. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 20. ..... is also used to run street lamps and traffic lights. A) Secondary cell. B) Solar cell. C) Power station. D) Electric cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar cell. 21. Instead of metal wires, a jute string can be used to make a circuit. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Which of the following does NOT conduct electricity? A) Ceramic articles. B) Aluminium. C) Salt solution. D) Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ceramic articles. 23. An electric cell has ..... terminals. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 24. Which of these substances conducts electricity the best? A) Copper. B) Wood. C) Brick. D) Plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Copper. 25. A dry cell can be recharged A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Which material is used for making the filaments of electric bulbs? A) Plastics. B) Tungsten. C) Copper. D) Wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tungsten. 27. What are the two terminals of a cell called? A) Positive and negative. B) Upper and lower. C) Black and white. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive and negative. 28. A material which does not allow the electricity to pass through it is ..... A) Conductor. B) Electric cell. C) Insulator. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insulator. 29. ..... is an electric device which easily closes or opens an electric circuit. A) Electric bulb. B) Electric switch. C) Electric cell. D) Filament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electric switch. 30. A dry cell is also known as ..... A) Car batteries. B) Secondary cell. C) Primary cell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary cell. 31. A open circuit = Current flows A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. Filament is made up of ..... A) Iron. B) Tin. C) Tungsten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tungsten. 33. Which of the following statement is incorrect? A) A dry cell produces a small amount of electrical energy. B) All dry cells are rechargeable. C) A dry cell is used in TV remotes. D) There are two terminals in a battery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All dry cells are rechargeable. 34. The bulb glows only when there is a flow of ..... A) Electricity. B) Liquid. C) Gases. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electricity. 35. Who discovered electricity? A) Benjamin Harrison. B) Philo Farnsworth. C) Benjamin Franklin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Benjamin Franklin. 36. When the filament of a bulb is broken, the bulb- A) Partially glows. B) Doesn't glow. C) Glows properly. D) Glows for some time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doesn't glow. 37. The filament is made up of ..... that is supported by ..... thick wires A) Tungsten, 2. B) Tungsten, 3. C) Iron, copper. D) Tungsdten, 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tungsten, 2. 38. Which one is NOT an insulator. A) Plastic. B) Paper. C) Rubber. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 39. Matter is made up of tiny particles called ..... A) Nucleus. B) Atoms. C) Protons. D) Electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atoms. 40. What do not allow electric currents to pass through them? A) Filament. B) Conduturs. C) Insulators. D) Insulaters. E) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insulators. 41. An electric bulb has ..... terminals. A) 2. B) 4. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 42. Why tungsten is used for making bulb filaments? A) Because tungsten has a high melting point and can withstand high temperatures. B) Because it is lightweight. C) Because it is weak. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because tungsten has a high melting point and can withstand high temperatures. 43. Which of the following is a conductor A) Paper. B) Cotton. C) Plastic. D) Iron rod. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iron rod. 44. What is the thing that glows inside he bulb? A) Wire. B) Filament. C) String. D) None of the following. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Filament. 45. The electric cell which we use in alarm clocks, torches etc is called a ..... Ans. A) Lead acid accumulator. B) Dry cell. C) Primary cell. D) Secondary cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dry cell. 46. Electric energy is produced from the ..... within the cell. A) Chemicals. B) Metals. C) Terminals. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemicals. 47. Fill in the blackMaterials which allow electric current to pass through them are of electricity A) Filament. B) Bus. C) Conductors. D) Driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conductors. 48. A/An ..... is a material that electricity CANNOT pass through easily. A) Conductor. B) Wire. C) Switch. D) Insulator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insulator. 49. Which among the following metal is used for making electric wires? A) Zinc. B) Iron. C) Copper. D) Graphite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Copper. 50. What is the source of electricity in the satellites? A) Solar cells. B) Dry cells. C) Accumulators. D) Dynamos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar cells. 51. Bulb glows only in A) Open circuit. B) Closed circuit. C) In both circuits. D) Open circuit if bulb is not fused. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed circuit. 52. Which is not a conductor A) Copper. B) Distilled water. C) Other. D) Impure water. E) Salt solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distilled water. 53. The student arrived home and turned on a light switch, so she could see how to get to her bedroom. The switch allowed electricity to flow and was transformed into- A) Light energy. B) Radiant energy. C) Mechanical energy. D) Superior energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light energy. 54. All metals conduct electricity equally well. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 55. Sometimes when there is a power cut, we use ..... generators to generate ..... A) Bigger, electricity. B) Smaller, water. C) Smaller, electricity. D) Smaller, Bigger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smaller, electricity. 56. ..... is the positive terminal of an electrical cell. A) Metal case. B) Metal disc. C) Metal base. D) Metal cap. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metal cap. 57. A bulb has two terminals. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. How many terminlas does an electric cell have? A) 1. B) 4. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 59. A cell, a conducting wire and a bulb are used for constructing a simple electric circuit. What are they called? A) Connectors. B) Components. C) Sources. D) Consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Components. 60. What is an electric circuit? A) A closed path between the cell and bulb in which electricity flows. B) The flow of electrons through a conductor. C) A device the interrupts the flow of electrons. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A closed path between the cell and bulb in which electricity flows. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesClass 6 QuizzesClass 6 Science Chapter 12 Electricity And Circuits Quiz 1Class 6 Science Chapter 12 Electricity And Circuits Quiz 2Class 6 Science Chapter 12 Electricity And Circuits Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books