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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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