NCERT CLASS 10TH SCIENCE

CHAPTER 12: ELECTRICITY

MULTIPLE CHOICE BASED QUESTIONS

1. What is the charge contained in 1 coulomb?

a. 6 × 1019 electrons
b. 6 × 10−19 electrons
c. 6 × 1018 electrons
d. 6 × 10−18 electrons
Answer: 6 × 1018 electrons
Justification: An electron possesses a negative charge of 1.6 × 10−19
coulomb. Therefore 1C = 6 × 1018 electrons

2. What is the SI unit of electric current?

a. Volt
b. Ampere
c. Watt
d. None of the above
Answer: Ampere
Justification: The SI unit of electric current is named after the French
scientist, Andre-Marie Ampere (1775-1836).
3. Which of the following devices measures the potential difference across
terminals?
a. Ammeter
b. Voltmeter
c. Wattmeter
d. Rheostat
Answer: Voltmeter
Justification: The voltmeter is always connected in parallel
across the points between which the potential difference is to
be measured.
4. Which of the following laws shows the relationship between electric
current and potential difference?
a. Ohm’s law
b. Kirchhoff’s law
c. Coulomb’s law
d. Lenz’s law
Answer: Ohm’s law
Justification: The potential difference, V, across the ends of a given
metallic wire in an electric circuit is directly proportional to the current
flowing through it, provided its temperature remains the same. This is
called Ohm’s law.
5. What is the opposition to the flow of the current through any material?
a. Resistance
b. Capacitance
c. Inductance
d. None of the above
Answer: Resistance
Justification: The current flowing through any material is inversely
proportional its resistance.
6. Which is the element used exclusively for filaments of electric bulbs?
a. Copper
b. Silver
c. Tungsten
d. Nickel
Answer: Tungsten
Justification: Tungsten has high resistivity and high melting point, so
electric energy change into heat and light energy.
7. The electrical energy dissipated in a resistor is given by
a. 𝑊 = 𝑉 × 𝐼 × 𝑡
b. 𝑃 = 𝑉 × 𝐼
c. 𝑊 = 𝑉 × 𝑡
d. 𝑃 = 𝑉 2 /𝑅
e. Answer: 𝑊 = 𝑉 × 𝐼 × 𝑡
Justification: The electric energy dissipated in resistor is equal to the
product of potential difference, current, and time taken.
8. When resistors are connected in parallel the equivalent resistance of group
of resistors is ________ the minimum individual resistance present in the
group.
a. Greater than
b. Lesser than
c. Equal to
d. Greater than or equal to
Answer: Lesser than
Justification: The reciprocal of the equivalent resistance of a group
of resistances joined in parallel is equal to the sum of the reciprocals
of the individual resistances.
9. According to joules law of heating, the heat produced in a resistor is?
a. Directly proportional to resistance
b. Indirectly proportional to resistance
c. Directly proportional to voltage
d. Indirectly proportional to voltage
Answer: Directly proportional to resistance
Justification: According to joules law of heating the heat produced in a
resistor is equal to the product of square of current through the resistor,
resistance and the time taken.
10. What is the commercial unit of electrical energy is?
a. Watt hour
b. Kilowatt hour
c. Megawatt hour
d. Milliwatt hour
Answer: Kilowatt hour
Justification: The commercial unit of electrical energy is kilowatt
hour(kWh). 1 kWh = 3600000 𝐽 = 3.6 × 106 𝐽