Current Electricity: Important Mcq,s (Different Boards)

Punjab Group of Colleges Gujarkhan.

1) If the resistance of 500 ohm have fourth band of silver colour then its upper maximum resistance will
be
a) 600 ohm b) 550 ohm
c) 450 ohm d) 400 ohm
2) Specific resistance of a material depends upon
a) Length b) area
c) temprature d) none of these
3) Heat generated by a 40 watt bulb in one hour is
a) 4800 J b) 144000 J
c) 44000 J d) 1440 J
4) With the increase in temperature conductivity of semi-conductor material
a) Increases linearly b) decreases linearly
b) increases exponentially d) decreases exponentially.
5) The numerical value of black colour in carbon resistor is:
a) 0 b) 1
c) 2 d) 3
6) One ohm is equal to
a) VC-1 b) CV-1
c) AC-1 d) VA-1
7) When a wire of resistance R is cut into two equal parts its resistance becomes R\2. What happens to
resistivity?
a) double b) same
c) Half d) one fourth
8) A current flowing towards the reader is denoted by :
a) Cross b) A bracket
c) A dot d) positive sign
9) In carbon resistor , the value of blue colour is :
5) 7 b) 6
c) 8 d) 9
10) When a charge of 5𝜇C passes through a conductor in 2s, the current in the conductor is :
6) 10A b) 2.5A
7) 2.5Ma d) 2.5𝜇𝐴
11) The flow of charge through a uniform cross section wire in a unit time is called:
a) current b) charge
c) power d) ampere
12) If a resistor is transversed in the opposite direction of current then the charge in potential is :
a) zero b) negative
c) positive d) constant
13) Three 1 ohm resistors are connected to form a triangle, the resistance between any two corners is
a) 2/3 ohm b) 3/2 ohm
c) 1/2 ohm d) 3 ohm
14) For ohmic devices the graph between V and I is
a) Straight line b) curve
 c) hyperbola d) parabola.

15) If fourth band on a carbon resistor is of silver colour then its tolerance is
a) ±1% b) ±2%
c) ±10% d) ±5%
16) A battery move a charge of 40 𝐶 around a circuit in 20 sec then current will be
a) 2A b) 0.5A
c) 80A d) 800A
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17) mho-𝑚 is the unit of :
a) conductance b) resistivity
c) resistance d) conductivity
18) A certain wire has a resistance R,the resistivity of an identical material with the first , except for twice its
diameter:
1
a) 4R b) 4 R
c) 2R d) Same as R
19) Kirchoff’s first rule is the manifestation of the law of conservation of :
a) mass b) charge
c) energy d) momentum
20) For an open circuit , the current flowing through circuit will be:
a) infinite b) finite
c) maximum d) zero
21) The thermistors convert changes of temperature into:
a) Light enenrgy b) electric voltage
c) heat d) sound
22) A wire of uniform area of cross-section “A” and length “L” is cut into two equal parts. The resistivity of
each part is :
a) double b) half
c) remains same d) increase 3 times
𝐸
23) The relation of emf’s of two cells 𝐸1 is = :
2
𝑙1 𝑙2
a) b)
𝑙2 𝑙1
1
c) 𝑙 d) 𝑙1 , 𝑙2
1 𝑙2
24) The thermistors convert changes of temperature into :
a) light energy b) electric voltage
c) heat d) sound
25) Heat sensitive resistors are called :
a) resistors b) capacitors
c) thermistors d) inductors
26) charge carries in electrolytes are :
a) protons b) electrons
c) holes d) positive and negative ions
27) A rheostat can operate as :
a) amplifier b) potential divider
c) oscillator d) transformer
28) The terminal potential difference of a battery of internal resistance “r” and emf :
a) V=𝜀 + 𝐼𝑟 b) V=𝜀 − 𝐼𝑟
𝜀−𝑟 1
c) V= 𝐼 d) 𝜀−𝑟
1
29) The smallest resistance obtained by connecting 50 resistances each of 4 Ω 𝑖𝑠 ∶
1
a) 200Ω b) Ω
200
 50 4
c) Ω d) Ω
4 50
30) The colour of strips on a carbon resistor from extreme left are yellow, black and red respectively. Its
resistance is :
a) 4ΚΩ b) 400ΚΩ
c) 40ΚΩ d) 40Ω
31) Resistance tolerance of silver band is :
a) 5% b) 6%
c) 7% d) 10%
32) The current which flows from a point at higher potential to a point at lower potential is called :
a) electric current b) conventional current
c) either of these d) none of above
33) The drift velocity of an electron in a conductor in the presence of electric field is of the order of :
a) 10−2 𝑚𝑠 −1 b) 10−3 𝑚𝑠 −1
c) 106 𝑚𝑠 −1 d) 107 𝑚𝑠 −1
34) The temperature co-efficient of resistivity is measured in :
a) Ω − Κ b) Ω − 𝑚
c) 𝑘 −1 d) k
35) In colour code of resistance orange colour represents:
a) 0 b) 1
c) 2 d) 3
36) The reciprocal of resistance is called:
a) capacitance b) resistance
c) conductance d) inductance
37) If a resistor of resistance R is connected across a battery of internal resistance “r’ then output power will
be maximum when :
a) R=1⁄4 𝑟 b) R= r
c) R=2r d) R= 4r
38) Equivalent resistance when two resistance are connected in parallel is given by :
𝑅1 +𝑅2
a) b) 𝑅1 + 𝑅2
𝑅1 𝑅2
𝑅1 𝑅2 𝑅1 𝑅2
c) 𝑅 d)
1 +𝑅2 𝑅1 −𝑅2
39) In gases the charge carriers are :
a) free electrons b) holes
c) protons d) electrons and ions
40) If fourth band is missing a resistance its tolerance is :
a) ±5% b) ±10%
c) ±15% d) ±20%