Chapter: Electric Current, Potential Difference and Resistance
1.

Semiconductors have electron number density of order{{}}

A. 10 24 m-3
B. 10 20 m-3
C. 10 12 m-3
D. 10 23 m-3
Answer» D. 10 23 m-3
2.

A straight line symbol shows the

A. fuse
B. diode
C. connecting lead
D. switch
Answer» C. connecting lead
3.

Rate of flow of electric charge is

A. electric current
B. conventional current only
C. electronic current only
D. potential difference
Answer» A. electric current
4.

instrument which transfers energy to electric charges in a circuit is

A. battery
B. voltmeter
C. ammeter
D. galvanometer
Answer» A. battery
5.

Electric power is related to

A. current in component
B. potential difference
C. electrical resistance
D. both A and B
Answer» D. both A and B
6.

If a current of 1 A passes through a point in 1 s then charge passes that point is

A. 2 C
B. 3 C
C. 1 C
D. 6 C
Answer» C. 1 C
7.

Energy transferred per unit charge is

A. e.m.f
B. current
C. potential difference
D. conventional current
Answer» C. potential difference
8.

Current in a circuit when a charge of 180 C passes a point in a circuit in 2 minutes is

A. 1:00 AM
B. 2:00 AM
C. 3:00 AM
D. 1.5 A
Answer» D. 1.5 A
9.

Electrons which are free to move around are also called

A. conduction electrons
B. valence shell electrons
C. inner electrons
D. electron sea
Answer» A. conduction electrons
10.

Number of conduction electrons per unit volume is

A. electron number
B. number density
C. proton number
D. neutron number
Answer» B. number density
11.

Current in a circuit if resistance of 15 Ω and potential difference of 3.0 V is applied across it's ends is

A. 1 A
B. 2 A
C. 0.5 A
D. 0.20 A
Answer» D. 0.20 A
12.

Number density for copper is {{}}

A. 10-29 m-3
B. 10 30 m-3
C. 10 29 m-3
D. 10 20 m-3
Answer» C. 10 29 m-3
13.

Mean drift velocity of electron in a copper wire having cross-sectional area 5.0 × 10 -6 m2 carrying current of 1 A and having number density 8.5 × 10 28 m3 is {{}}

A. 0.015 mm s-1
B. 0.1 mm s-1
C. 0.5 mm s-1
D. 0.25 mm s-1
Answer» A. 0.015 mm s-1
14.

Magnitude of charge is known as

A. charge count
B. elementary charge
C. elementary count
D. charge number
Answer» B. elementary charge
15.

1 Ω is equal to

A. 1 V A-2
B. 1 V A-1
C. 1 V-1 A
D. 2 V A-1
Answer» B. 1 V A-1
16.

To protect wiring from excessive passing of current is

A. voltmeter
B. fuse
C. galvanometer
D. resistance
Answer» B. fuse
17.

Current in a 60 W light bulb when it is connected to a 230 V power supply is

A. 0.26 A
B. 1.5 A
C. 2.6 A
D. 3.9 A
Answer» A. 0.26 A
18.

Grid cables are 15 km long with a resistance of 0.20 Ω km-1, powers wasted as heat in these cables are

A. 50 kW
B. 60 kW
C. 20 kW
D. 30 kW
Answer» D. 30 kW
19.

Actual velocity of electrons between collisions is

A. 1030 m s-1
B. 1020 m s-1
C. 102 m s-1
D. 105 m s-1
Answer» D. 105 m s-1
20.

By increasing the current, the drift velocity

A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains constant
D. becomes zero
Answer» B. increases
21.

Current in a circuit depends on

A. resistance
B. potential difference
C. both A and B
D. e.m.f
Answer» C. both A and B
22.

If direction of current is from positive to negative, then it is called

A. electronic current
B. conventional current only
C. positronic current
D. protonic current
Answer» B. conventional current only
23.

A voltmeter arranged across the power supply measures

A. potential difference
B. e.m.f
C. current
D. resistance
Answer» B. e.m.f

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