The Electric Spark

01.
__________ is a flow of electrons in a conductor or amount of charge flowing through
a particular cross-sectional area in unit time

02.
True or False: Free Electrons move Randomly in all directions in a conductor with
no potential difference

03.
Name the following: A continuous path consisting of conducting wires and other resistances
between terminals pf a battery, along which an electric current flows.

04.
Fill in the Blank: If one coulomb (C) of charge is passing through any cross-section
of a conductor in one second (s), then the amount of current flowing through it
is ______________

05.
True or False: Electric Potential is the electric level at a particular point. The
current will flow, if there is potential difference

06.
The_________ between two points in an electric field is defined as the amount of
work done in moving a unit positive charge from one point to another.
(a) Charge
(b) Potential Difference
(c) Resistance
(d) Capacitance

07.
True or False: (1 J) = (1 V) x (1 C)

08.
The potential difference between two points is said to be_____, if 1 Joule of work
is done in moving 1 Coulomb of electric charge from one point to another
(a) 1 milliVolt
(b) 1 megaVolt
(c) 1 kiloVolt
(d) 1 Volt

09.
Name the following: Electric Discharge which moves from Sky (about 10,000,000 Volts)
to Ground at Zero Potential

10.
True or False: The direction of electric current is considered opposite to the directions
of electron flow

11.
Charge of an electron (e) = _____ C
(a) 1.6 x 10^-11
(b) 3.2 x 10^-19
(c) 1.9 x 10^-16
(d) 1.6 x 10^-19

12.
The property of the conductor due to which it opposes flow of current is called
_____
(a) Resistance
(b) Impedance
(c) Inductance
(d) Capacitance

13.
1 Volt = ________
(a) 1 milliVolt
(b) 1000 milliVolt
(c) 0.1 kiloVolt
(d) 1 microVolt

14.
Ohm’s Law can mathematically be stated as: (Symbols have their usual meanings)
(a) C = I x A
(b) A = I x V
(c) R = I x C
(d) V = I x R

15.
Fill in the Blank: ________________ of a conductor is defined as the resistance
of a conductor of unit length and unit cross-sectional area

16.
Name the following: A diagram which indicates how different components in a circuit
have been connected by using the electrical symbols for the components.

17.
If 2 Ampere current flows through the conductor when 15 Volt potential difference
is applied across it, the its resistance is ____ Ohm
(a) 30
(b) 5
(c) 7.5
(d) 1

18.
True or False: Resistivity depends on the geometry of the conductor metal

19.
1 Ampere = ________
(a) 100 milliAmp
(b) 1000 milliAmp
(c) 0.01 kiloAmp
(d) 100 microAmp

20.
True or False: SI unit of Resistivity is ohm-metre (O-m)

21.
Effective Resistance of resistors in Parallel is ________ of all resistors
(a) Less than Maximum
(b) Less than Least
(c) More than Maximum
(d) More than Least

22.
The quantity of heat (H) generated in a conductor of Resistance (R), when a current
(I) flows through it for the time (t), depends on
(a) Current (I)
(b) Resistance of conductor (R)
(c) Time for which current flows (t)
(d) All of the above

23.
Name the following: A piece of wire, made of alloy of low melting point (like lead
& tin), which if current exceed the rated value (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A or 10A), the
temperature melts the wire and circuit is broken

24.
True or False: For resistors in Parallel, total voltage drop across all resistors
is equal to sum of voltage drops across each resistors

25.
True or False: Resistivity of iron is more than that of Silver

26.
Resistivity of Ebonite is ______ (O-m)
(a) 10^-8 to 10^-6
(b) 10³ to 10⁵
(c) 10⁷ to 10⁸
(d) 10¹⁵ to 10¹⁷

27.
Effective Resistance of resistors in Series is ________ of all resistors
(a) Less than Maximum
(b) Less than Minimum
(c) More than Maximum
(d) More than Minimum

28.
Find Odd one out: Bulb Filament
Fuse in electric circuit
Electric Iron
Speaker

29.
Fill in the Blank: ___________ is defined as the rate at which electrical energy
is consumed

30.
True or False: For resistors in Parallel, sum of reciprocals of all resistances
is equal to reciprocal of Effective resistance

Answers:

01. Electric Current
02. True
03. Circuit
04. 1 Ampere (A)
05. True
06. (b) Potential Difference
07. True
08. (d) 1 Volt
09. Lightening
10. True
11. (d) 1.6 x 10^-19
12. (a) Resistance
13. (b) 1000 milliVolt
14. (d) V = I x R
15. Resistivity
16. Circuit Diagram
17. (c) 7.5
18. False { Resistivity is the characteristic property of a material }
19. (b) 1000 milliAmp
20. True
21. (b) Less than Least
22. (d) All of the above
23. Fuse
24. False { This is true for Series }
25. True
26. (d) 10¹⁵ to 10¹⁷
27. (c) More than Maximum
28. Speaker { Rest all are appliances based on heating effect of electric current}
29. Electric Power
30. True