Class 10 Science English Medium

Chapter 12: Electricity

Topics: Electric current, unit of current, potential and potential difference, prevailing symbols of useful equipments in electrical circuits, ohm’s law, resistance, dependence of resistance on length and cross-sectional area, resistivity, combination of resistances.

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1. Resistivity of a conductor ............

increases with the increase of its area

increases with the increase of its length

decreases with the decrease of its length

is independent of the change in its area and length.

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2. Work done to move 1 coulomb charge from one point to another point on a charged conductor having potential 10 volts is

1 Joule

10 Joules

Zero

100 Joules

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3. Three conducting wires of $1 \Omega, 2 \Omega \& 3 \Omega$ are connected in series in an electrical circuit. What will be the equivalent resistance?

Less than $1 \mathrm{Ohm}$

Less than $3 \mathrm{Ohm}$

More than $1 \mathrm{Ohm}$

More than $3 \mathrm{Ohm}$

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4. Resistance of a conductor ...............

independent of length

decreases with length

increases with length

none of the above

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5. Volt is a unit of

current

potential difference

charge

work

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6. The resistance of an electric conductor of depends on -

length of the conductor

area of cross-section of conductor

nature of material of conductor

all of the above

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7. The SI unit of resistivity is

volt

ohm

ampere

ohm-metre

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8. When the temperature of a metallic conductor is increased, its resistance always...

decrease

first increase then decrease

increases

none of the above

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9. How is ammeter connected in an electric circuit?

Series combination

Parallel combination

both of the above

none of the above

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10. Resistances of different values are connected in parallel and connected with an electrical source. In each of the resistor -

current and potential difference will be differenct

current and potential difference will be same

current will be different but potential difference will be same

d) current will be same but potential difference will be different

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11. In an electric circuit voltmeter is always connected in......

series

parallel

both of the above

none of the above

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12. In a circuit containing two unequal resistances connected in parallel .....

the current is same in both resistors.

the current is larger in larger resistance

the voltage drop is same across both resistors

the voltage drop is larger across larger resistance

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13. How is ammeter connected in an electric circuit?

Series combination

Parallel combination

both of the above

none of the above

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14. 1 Kilowatt hour is equal to

$3.6\times {10}^4\ J$

$3.6\times {10}^6\ J$

$3.6\times {10}^2\ J$

3.6 J

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15. The S.I. unit of electric current is:

ohm

ampere

coulomb

volt

Important Points : Electricity

Clas 10 Science MCQs of this chapter based on the following topic take a brief revision of the cahpter Electirc Current.

Electric Current:

Rate of flow of charge is called current. Its direction is always taken from positive to negative and it is measured in amperes.

Electric Resistance:

Restriction in the flow of charge is called resistance. It depends upon lenght, cross section area, temperature and the material.

Ohm's Law:

When physical states of aconductor are constant then the potential difference produced across the conductor is proportional to the current flowing through it. It is called Ohm's law.

V = IR

Where R is a constant and is known as resistance of conductor.

Measurement of Electric Current and Potential Difference:

Ammeter measures current in the circuit and is used in series in the circuit.
Voltmeter measures the potential difference across the conductor and is placed parallel to it in a circuit.

Specific Resistance:

Resistance of a conducting wire of 1 meter length and 1 square meter cross sectional area is called specific resistance of the material of the wire. Its unit is ohm $\Omega m$ i.e. ohm-metre. It does not depend on length or cross-sectional area of the wire but depends on the material of the wire.

Equivalent resistance in series combination

$$ \mathrm{R}=\mathrm{R}_{1}+\mathrm{R}_{2}+\mathrm{R}_{3} \ldots \ldots $$

Equivalent resistance in parallel combination

$$ \frac{1}{\mathrm{R}}=\frac{1}{\mathrm{R}_{1}}+\frac{1}{\mathrm{R}_{2}}+\frac{1}{\mathrm{R}_{3}}+\ldots . . $$

A pure resistor is connected to an electric source. The energy given to the pure resistor by electric source $(\mathrm{W}=\mathrm{VIt})$ fully transforms into heat energy.