This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Current Electricity – Quiz 45 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Physics (Part I) Chapter 3 Current Electricity Quiz 45 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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) 40. B) (40/3). C) 2.5. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 40. 2. 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) 10 A going out. B) 5 A going out. C) 4 A going in. D) 4 A going out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4 A going out. 3. 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. 4. What is the formula for calculating the total resistance of resistors in series? A) R = R1 + R2 + R3. B) R = 1/(1/R1 + 1/R2). C) R = R1 * R2. D) R = R1-R2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) R = R1 + R2 + R3. 5. The sensitivity of potentiometer can be increased by A) Increasing the length of potentiometer wire. B) Decreasing the length og potentiometer wire. C) Increasing the potential gradient( $\frac{V}{l}$. D) Increasing the emf of primary cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increasing the length of potentiometer wire. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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 = V/I. B) R = I/V. C) R = V*I. D) $R = I^2/V$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) R = V/I. 10. 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. 11. 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) 3 $\Omega$. D) 4 $\Omega$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 $\Omega$. 12. The voltage difference between the live and neutral wires is about ..... A) 220V. B) 230V. C) 200V. D) 210V. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 220V. 13. The tendency for a material to oppose the flow of electrons$_{}$ A) Current. B) Circuit. C) Resistance. D) Difference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resistance. 14. The potential difference between the terminals of a battery is 10V and internal resistance 1 $\Omega$ A) 40 ohm. B) 0.4 ohm. C) 4M ohm. D) 4 ohm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4 ohm. 15. Ohm's law is applicable only when ..... A) Temperature remains constant. B) Temperature increases. C) Temperature decreases. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature remains constant. 16. 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. 17. 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) Subtraction. B) Multiplication. C) Vector sum. D) Algebraic sum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vector sum. 18. What is the magnitude of current in our nervous system? A) Milliampere. B) Mega Ampere. C) Micro ampere. D) Ampere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Micro ampere. 19. Positive Thomson effect is observed in A) Zinc. B) Nickel. C) Cobalt. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zinc. 20. 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) R/4. B) R/2. C) R. D) 2R. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2R. 21. Nichrome or Manganin is widely used in wire bound standard resistors because of their. A) Temperature independent resistivity. B) Very weak temperature dependent resistivity. C) Strong dependence of resistivity with temperature. D) Mechanical strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very weak temperature dependent resistivity. 22. In, current flows more easily because electrons are more loosely bound to A) Insulators. B) Generators. C) Conductors. D) Electromagnets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conductors. 23. Electric force is a type of A) Non contact force. B) Contact force. C) Potential energy. D) Mechanical energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non contact force. 24. 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) 5 V. D) 10 V. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0.5 V. 25. The stronger the current, the ..... the bulb. A) Dimmer. B) Brighter. C) Longer lasting. D) None of the above. 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