MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS-I

1. There is a repulsive force between two charged objects when 12. The magnetic field lines inside a long, current carrying
a. charges are of unlike sign solenoid are nearly
b. they have the same number of protons a. straight b. circular
c. charges are of like sign c. parabolic d. elliptical
d. they have the same number of electrons
13. Who first discovered the relationship between electricity and
2. When there is an equal amount of positive and negative magnetism?
charges on an object, the object is ___________________ . a. Faraday b. Newton
a. positively charged b. negatively charged c. Maxwell d. Oersted
c. neutral. d. supercharged
14. The direction of the force on a current-carrying wire placed in
3. Every charged particle produces __________________ . a magnetic field depends on
a. a negative charge b. a positive charge a. the direction of the current
c. a magnetic field. d. an electric field b. the direction of the field
c. the direction of current as well as field
4. What is the electrical potential difference between two places d. neither the direction of current nor the direction of field
measured in?
a. amperes b. volts 15. For making a strong electromagnet, the material of the core
c. coulombs d. joules should be
a. soft iron b. steel
5. Current is the rate at which charges move through a(n) c. brass d. copper
a. conductor b. insulator
c. voltage d. amperes 16. A fuse in an electric circuit acts as a
a. current multiplication b. voltage multiplication
6. Electrical potential differences cause c. power multiplier d. safety device
a. electrons to move from the positive terminal to the negative
terminal 17. Kilowatt-hour is the unit of
b. electrons to move from the negative terminal to the positive a. potential difference b. electric power
terminal c. electrical energy d. charge
c. protons to move from the positive terminal to the negative
terminal 18. When a fuse is rated 8A, it means
d. protons to move from the negative terminal to the positive a. it will not work if current is less than 8A
terminal b. it has a resistance of 8
c. it will work only if current is 8A
7. Appliances connected so that they form a single pathway for d. it will burn if current exceeds 8A
charges to flow are connected in a(n) ____________ .
a. series circuit b. open circuit 19. Can a body have charge and still be at zero potential?
c. parallel circuit d. closed circuit a. Yes, always
b. Yes, but not always
8. The north pole of one magnet will be ________________ . c. Never
a. attracted to the north pole of another magnet. d. Depends upon the nature of the charge
b. attracted to the south pole of the another magnet
c. stick to the north pole of another magnet
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20. Torque acting on electric dipole of dipole moment p placed
d. repelled by the south pole of another magnet 
in a uniform electric field E is
9. Where is the magnetic force strongest in a magnet?      
a. p  E b. p  E c. zero d. E  p
a. near the center of the magnet
b. at the poles of the magnet
c. in the middle of the magnetic field 21. In S.I unit of electric field is
1 1 1 2
d. The magnetic force is the same everywhere. a. Am b. NC c. Cm d. Cm

10. Where does a compass needle naturally points toward? 22. Static electricity is produced due to
a. the geographic North Pole a. friction b. conduction
b. the S pole of a magnet c. induction d. both A and C
c. the geographic South Pole
d. Earth's North Magnetic Pole 23. In the direction of electric field, the electric potential
a. decreases b. increases
11. The magnetic field lines due to a straight wire carrying a c. becomes zero d. remains unchanged
current are
a. straight b. circular 24. Potential at any point inside a charged hollow sphere
c. parabolic d. elliptical a. increases with distance b. is a constant
c. is zero
d. decreases with distance from centre.
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25. When air is replaced by a dielectric medium of constant K the 35. The temperature of a hot junction, at which the thermo e.m.f
maximum capacitance of the capacitor is maximum, is
a. decreases K times b. increases K times a. neutral temperature b. temperature of inversion
c. increases K2 times d. remains unchanged c. transition temperature d. critical temperature

26. What is the equivalent capacitance of the following circuit? 36. The plot showing the variation of thermo e.m.f with
temperature of hot junction of a thermocouple is
a. circular b. elliptical
c. parabolic d. hyperbolic

37. Identify the material commonly used for making the coils of
resistance box:
a. Molybdenum b. Manganese
c. Manganin d. magnesium

38. Si and Cu are cooled to a temperature of 300K. then resistivity

a. 1F b. 2F a. for Si increases and for Cu decreases
c. 3F d. 1.5F b. for Cu increases and for Si decreases
c. decreases for both Si and Cu
27. The energy stored in a capacitor of capacitance C and d. increases for both Si and Cu
potential V is given by
1 2 39. Two copper wires, one of length 1m and the other of length
a. b.
1 c. 1 CV d.
1 2 2 9m, are found to have the same resistance. Their diameters are
C V CV 2 C V
2 2 2 2 in the ratio
a. 3:1 b. 1:9 c. 9:1 d. 1:3
28. A current of 2A passing through a conductor produces 80J of
heat in 10 secs. The resistance of the conductor is 40. A conductor of resistance 8 is bent in the form of a circle.
a. 0.5 b. 2 What will be the resistance between two points on any
c. 4 d. 20 diameter of the circle?
a. 1 b. 2
29. Two bulbs 25W-220V and 100W and 220V are given. Which c. 8 d. 16
has higher resistance?
a. 25W bulb b. 100W bulb 41. Kirchoff’s first law deals with the conservation of
c. Both bulbs have equal resistances a. energy b. heat
d. Resistances of the bulb cannot be compared c. charge d. momentum

30. Watt-hour meter measures 42. Figure shows current in a part of electrical circuit. Then,
a. electrical energy b. current current I is
c. voltage d. power

31. If the current flowing in a conductor changes by 1%, then

power will change by
a. 1% b. 2%
c.10% d. 100%

32. The heating element of a heater should be made with a

material which should have
a. high resistivity and high melting point
b. high resistivity and low melting point
c. low resistivity and low melting point a. 1.7A b. 3.7A
d. low resistivity and high melting point c.1.3A d. 1A

33. Of the two bulbs in a house, one glows brighter than the 43. To convert a galvanometer into an ammeter, we connect
other. Which of the two has a larger resistance? a. Low resistance in series b. Low resistance in parallel
a. the brighter bulb c. High resistance in series d. High resistance in parallel
b. the dim bulb
c. both have same resistance 44. Tesla is the unit of magnetic
d. the brightness does not depend upon resistance a. Field b. flux
c. induction d. moment
34. When current flows through a conductor, heat is produced.
This is 45. The magnetic field at a distance r from a long wire carrying
a. Seebeck effect b. Thomson effect current I is 0.4 Tesla. The magnetic field at a distance 2r is
c. Petlier effect d. Joule effect a. 0.1 T b. 0.8T
c. 0.2T d. 1.6T
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