Class 10 Current Electricity

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1. A piece of wire of resistance R is cut in to five equal parts.

These parts are then


connected in parallel. If the equivalent resistance of this combination is R’ , then the ratio
R / R ‘ is -
(a) 1/ 25 (b) 1/5 (c) 6 (d) 25
2. Which of the following terms does not represent electrical power in a circuit?
(a) I2R (b) I R2 (c) V I (d) V2 / R
3. An electric bulb is rated 220 V and 100 W. When it is operated on 110 V , the power
consumed will be
(a) 100 W (b) 75 W (c) 50 W (d) 25 W
4. Two conducting wires of the same material and of equal lengths and equal diameters are
first connected in series and then in parallel in a circuit across the same potential
difference. The ratio of heat produced in series and parallel combination would be…
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1: 4 (d) 4 : 1
5. A cylindrical conductor of length ‘l’ and uniform cross section ‘A’ has resistance ‘R’. The
area of cross section of another conductor of same material and same resistance but of
length ‘2l’ is
(a) A/2 (b) 3 A / 2 (c) 2 A (d) 3 A
6. The maximum resistance which can be made using four resistors each of resistance ½ Ω
is
(a) 2 Ω (b) 1 Ω (c) 2.5 Ω (d) 8 Ω
7. In house hold circuit , we employ combination of resistances
(a) series (b) parallel
(c) both series and parallel (d) none of these.
8. The correct form of Ohm’s law is
(a) V = I /R ( b) I = V / R
(c) R = I / V (d) none of these.
9. The effective resistance when two identical resistors of resistances ‘R’ each when
connected in parallel is
(a) 2 R (b) R / 2 (c) R (d) 4 R
10. Working principle of electrical fuse is ......
(a) heating effect of electric current
(b) chemical effect of electric current.
(c) magnetic effect of electric current
(d) None of these.
11. The correct relation connecting current and charge in a conductor is:
(a) q = I t (b) q = I / t
(c) q = t / I (d) None of these
12. The S I unit of charge is
(a) ampere (b) Coulomb (c) Volt (d) Ohm
13. A wire of resistance R is cut into two equal halves. The resistance of the half is
(a) R (b) R / 2 (c) 2 R (d) none of these.
14. When the temperature of a conductor increases ,its resistance…….
(a) increases (b) decreases
(c) No change (d) initially increases then decreases.
15. The alloys have resistances than pure metals
(a) lower (b) higher (c) same (d) none of these
16. The working principle of fuse wire is :
(a) Archimedes’ principle (b) Joules law of heating
(c) Newton’s laws of motion (d) none of these
17. Fuse wire should have melting point
(a) low (b) high (c) any value (d) none of these
18. When resistors are combined in series through each resistor is same
(a) resistance (b) potential difference
(c) current (d) heat generated
19. The equivalent resistance when three resistors of 3 ohms connected in series is…
(a) 3 ohms (b) 9 ohms
(c) 1 ohm (d) none of these
20. Three identical resistances of 6 ohms connected in parallel. The equivalent resistance of
the combination is ….
(a) 6 ohms (b) 2 ohms (c) 18 ohms (d) none of these.
21. In house hold circuits , we always use Combination
(a) series (b) parallel (c) both (d) none of these
22. In a parallel combination of resistances, is same for all resistors
(a) current (b) resistance
(c) potential difference (d) heat
23. The slope of V – I graph gives ……..
(a) current (b) resistance
(c) potential difference (d) heat
24. Ammeter is always connected in with the circuit
(a) parallel (b) series (c) both (d) none of these
25. Voltmeter is always connected ……… in a circuit
(a) parallel (b) series (c) both (d) none of these

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