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1. Theflowofcurrentinsolidsisdueto
A.
B.
C.
electronsandions
electrons.
atoms.
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D.
nucleus.
Hints
Allelectriccurrentsconsistofchargesinmotion.Thechargeiscarriedentirelyby
electrons.Electronsarefreetomovefromatomtoatomthatenablesthecurrentto
flowinasolidconductor.
2. Amperesecondcouldbetheunitof
A.
power.
conductance.
charge.
energy.
B.
C.
D.
Hints
Aunitofelectricalchargeisequaltotheamountofchargethatcanbetransferred
byancurrentof1amperein1second.
3. Thedriftvelocityofelectronsis
A.
verysmallascomparedtospeedoflight.
equaltospeedoflight.
almostequaltospeedoflight.
greaterthanspeedoflight.
B.
C.
D.
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Hints
Thedriftvelocityoftheelectronsistheorderofmillimeterspersecondandthe
speedofthespeedoflightistheorderofmillionmeterspersecond,whichis
approximately300millionmeterspersecond.Thatiswhythedriftvelocityofthe
electronsisverysmallcomparedtospeedofthelight.
4. Thechargeonanelectronisknowntobe1.61019coulomb.Inacircuitthecurrent
flowingis1A.Howmanyelectronswillbeflowingthroughthecircuitinasecond?
A.
1.61019.
B.
1.61019.
C.
0.6251019.
D.
0.6251012.
Hints
Weknowthatthenumberofelectronsinonecoulombistheratioofonecoulomb
tothechargeononeelectron.
Thus,thenumberofelectronsinasecondisequalsto0.6251019.
5. Ingasestheflowofcurrentisdueto
A.
B.
C.
electronsonly.
positiveionsonly.
negativeionsonly.
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electrons,positiveionsandnegativeionsonly.
D.
Hints
Basically,thecurrentingasesconsistsofaflowofpositiveionsinonedirection
andittogetherwithaflowofnegativeioninthatoppositedirection.Then,the
positivechargeshouldhavethesamemagnitudeofthenegativechargeanditmust
beincludedasacontributionofthetotalcurrent.Theflowofcurrentisreferredto
theflowofelectrons.
6. Ancurrentof5Aissameas
A.
5J/C.
5C/Sec.
5V/C.
5W/C.
B.
C.
D.
Hints
Theflowofchargepersecondoftimeissameasthecurrentwhichflowsthrough
thecircuit.So,ampereandcharge/secondaresame.
7. Aninstrumentwhichdetectscurrentisknownas
A.
voltmeter.
wattmeter.
galvanometer.
rheostat.
B.
C.
D.
Hints
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Voltmeterandwattmetercannotbeusedtomeasurethecurrentandrheostatwould
beusedtoresistthecurrentinelectricalcircuits.Thegalvanometerisusedto
detecttheelectriccurrent.Because,thegalvanometerhasacoilthatenergizesby
currentandaccordingtothatcurrent,needleisactuated.Since,itisusedtodetect
somemicroamperecurrentonly.Tomeasurethehighratingcurrents,ithastobe
modifiedasanammeter.
8. Currentflowsinacircuitwhen
aswitchisopened.
aswitchisclosed.
theswitchiseitheropenorclosed.
thereisnovoltage.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hints
Whileaswitchisclosedinanycircuits,whichwouldmakeapathwaytoflowthe
currentintothecircuit.
9. Eighttenthscoulombpassesapointin4s.Thecurrentinamperesis
A.
1.6A.
B.
2A.
C.
16A.
D.
0.2A.
Hints
Thegiventermsare,
Q=8/10CoulombandT=4Sec.
WeknowthatcurrentIisgivenby,
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10. Anammeterisanelectricalinstrumentusedtomeasure
A.
voltage.
current.
resistance.
reluctance.
B.
C.
D.
Hints
Ammeterisatoolthatisdesignedtomeasuretheflowofcurrentinacircuit.
11. Therateofflowanelectricchargeisknownas
A.
current.
voltage.
conductance.
power.
B.
C.
D.
Hints
Therateofflowofanelectricchargeisreferredasthemovementofelectric
chargesincoulombspersecondoftime.Thiscoulomb/secisanotherunitof
current.
12. Theminimumrequirementforcausingflowofcurrentare
A.
Avoltagesource,aresistorandaswitch.
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Avoltagesourceandaconductor.
Apowersourceanbulb.
Avoltagesource,aconductor,anammeterandswitch.
B.
C.
D.
Hints
Weknowthat,V=IRI=V/R.So,anyconductorwouldhavetheirown
resistance,becauseofitsresistivity.Whileavoltagesourceisappliedinthis
conductor,accordingtotheaboveexpressionancurrentflowsthroughthecircuit.
13. Whichofthefollowingcurrentisconsidereddangeroustothehumanbody
A.
1mA.
B.
50mA.
C.
0.5mA.
D.
25mA.
Hints
Refertothetablebelow,
Current
level(milli
amperes)
ProbableEffectonHumanBody
Perceptionlevel.Slighttinglingsensation.Stilldangerousunder
certainconditions.
Slightshockfelt,notpainfulbutdisturbing.Averageindividual
5mA
canletgo.However,stronginvoluntaryreactionstoshocksin
thisrangemayleadtoinjuries.
10mA
Painfulshock,begintolosemuscularcontrol.Commonly
30mA
referredtoasthefreezingcurrentorletgorange.
30mA Extremepain,respiratoryarrest,severemuscularcontractions.
99mA
Individualcannotletgo.Deathispossible.
100mA Ventricularfibrillation(uneven,uncoordinatedpumpingofthe
1mA
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2,000mA heart.)Muscularcontractionandnervedamagebeginstooccur.
Deathislikely.
Cardiacarrest,internalorgandamage,andsevereburns.Death
>2,000mA
isprobable.
14. Theratioofvoltageandelectricalcurrentinaclosedcircuit
A.
increases.
varies.
falls.
remainconstant.
B.
C.
D.
Hints
Theratioofvoltagetothecurrentisreferredastheresistance.Iftheresistance
remainsconstantinanelectricalcircuit,thentheratioofvoltagetothecurrent
shouldbeconstantatalltime.Theoretically,theresistanceofanyelectricalcircuit
wouldbeconstant.
15. Currentvelocitythroughthecopperconductoris
nearly3108m/sec.
independentofthecurrentstrength.
thesameaspropagationvelocityofelectricalenergy.
oforderoffewmicrom/s.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hints
Thevelocityofcurrentthroughaconductorisgivenby
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Where,
V=Velocityofthecurrent(m/s)
I=Current(Amps)
n=Numberofelectronspercubicmeter(8.51028perm3forcopper)
A=Crosssectionalareaofconductor(m2)
Q=Chargeonasingleelectron(Coulombs)
Ifweusethisaboveexpressionwithsomepracticalvalues,wewouldget
somefractionofnanoorpicometerpersecondofcurrentvelocity.Itstooless.
Althoughthedriftvelocityofelectronsissolessbutactuallycurrenttravelsata
speedofnearly3108m/secthatisthespeedoflight.
16. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.
Agalvanometerwithlowresistanceinparallelisavoltmeter.
Agalvanometerwithhighresistanceinparallelisavoltmeter.
Agalvanometerwithlowresistanceinseriesisanammeter.
Agalvanometerwithhighresistanceinseriesisanammeter.
B.
C.
D.
Hints
Basically,galvanometersareammetersonly.Inelectricalcircuits,ammetersare
connectedinseries.Iftheresistanceisverylow,thenitcouldallowmorecurrent
totheloadwithoutasmuchaspowerlossinthatresistance.
17. Anelectricbulbcanbeworkedfrom
A.
B.
C.
D.
ACsupplyonly.
DCsupplyonly.
batterysupplyonly.
allofthese.
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Hints
Search
Inelectricbulb,ancurrentwouldflowthroughthefilamentwireandtherebyitcan
beworked.So,wecanuseanyofthepowersupplysourcetoglowabulb,because
allthepowersupplywouldproducecurrentwhileitisconnectedwithsource.
18. Electriccurrentpassingthroughthecircuitproduces
A.
magneticeffect.
B.
thermaleffect.
C.
luminiuseffect.
D.
allofabove.
Hints
Ifancurrentpassesthroughtheinductororelectromagnet,itwouldcreate
magneticeffect.Ifancurrentpassesthroughthefurnace,itwouldcreatethermal
effectandifancurrentpassesthroughtheelectricbulbs,thenitwouldcreate
luminouseffect.Thus,anelectricalenergycanbeconvertedintoanykindof
energyveryeasily.
19. Whencurrentpassesthroughametallicconductor,ittemperaturerises.Thisisdueto
A.
collisionsbetweenconductionelectronsandatoms.
B.
thereleaseofconductionelectronsfromparentatoms.
C.
mutualcollisionsbetweenmetalatoms.
D.
mutualcollisionsbetweenconductingelectrons.
Hints
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Whenanelectricfieldisappliedthroughametallicconductor,duetodrift
velocity,theelectronscanbemovedtooppositedirectionofthefield,becauseof
theirnegativecharge.Thisgivestheflowofcurrent.Thecollisionsbetween
conductionelectronsandatomsarecorrespondencetotheresistanceofthe
metallicconductor.Ifthecollisionbetweenconductionelectronsandatomsis
high,thentheresistancevalueisalsohigh.Duetothepresenceofresistance,heat
israisedinthatconductor.
20. Ifaparallelcircuitisopenedinthemainline,thecurrent
A.
increasesinthebranchofthelowestresistance.
B.
increasesineachbranch.
C.
iszeroinallbranches.
D.
iszerointhehighestresistivebranch.
Hints
Ifthemainlineofanycircuitisopened,thenthereisnowaytoflowthecurrent.
Thus,thecurrentisallconnectedbrancheswiththatparallelcircuitwouldbe
zero.
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