Class-10 JAYSHREE PERIWAL HIGH SCHOOL MCQ
(2024-25)
Ch- 12 Electricity
1. Two unequal resistances are connected in parallel. Which of the following
statement is true?
(a) current is same in both
(b) Current is more in the wire of higher resistance
(c) voltage-drop is same across both
(d) voltage-drop is lesser in the wire of lower resistance
2. A cell, a resistor, a key, and an ammeter are arranged as shown in the circuit
diagrams given below. The current recorded in the ammeter will be (NCERT
exemplar)
(a) maximum in (i) (b) maximum in (ii)
(c) maximum in (iii) (d) the same in all the cases
3. In the following circuits, the heat produced in the resistor or combination of
resistors connected to a 12 V battery will be (exemplar)
(a) same in all the cases (b) minimum in case (i)
(c) maximum in case (ii) (d) maximum in case (iii)
4. How much work is done in moving a charge of 2 C from a point of 118 V to a point
of 128 V?
(a) 20 J (b) 30 J (c) 40 J (d) 10 J
5. If a wire of resistance R is melted and recast to half of its length, the new
resistance of the wire will be
R R
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) R (d) 2R
6. Two bulbs have the following ratings:
1. 40 W, 200 V 2. 20 W, 100 V
The ratio of their resistance is :
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1:1 (d) 1:3
7. A cylindrical conductor of length Land uniform area of cross-section A has
resistance R. What should be the area of cross section of another wire of
length 2L and of the same material if its resistance is R .
(a) A/2 (b) 3A/2 (c) 2A (d) 3A
8. An electric kettle consumes 1 kW of electric power when operated at 220 V.
What should be the rating of thefuse wire to be used?
(a) 1 A (b) 2 A (c) 4A (d) 5A
9. A voltmeter is used to find potential difference in any electrical circuit. Which
of the statement given below is true:
(a) A voltmeter is a high resistance instrument and is connected in series in
the circuit
(b) A voltmeter is a low resistance instrument and is connected in series in
the circuit
(c) A voltmeter is a high resistance instrument and is connected in parallel in
the circuit
(d) A voltmeter is a low resistance instrument and is connected in series in
the circuit
10. A 24 V potential difference is applied across a parallel combination of four 6
ohm resistor. The current in each resistor is
(a) 1 A (b) 4 A (c) 0.4A (d) 36 A
11. A fuse wire is inserted in series to a _________.
(a) Live wire (b) In the neutral wire
(c) In the earth wire (d) May be connected in any line
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Ω
12. If a person has five resistors each of value 5 then the maximum resistance he
can obtain by connecting them is [Board 2020]
(a) 1 Ω (b) 5 Ω (c) 10 Ω (d) 25 Ω
13. The resistance of a resistor is reduced to half of its initial value. In doing so, if
other parameters of the circuit remain unchanged, the heating effect in the
resistor will become [Board 2020]
(a) two times (b) half (c) one-fourth (d) four times.
14. Which of the following does not represent electrical power?[Board 2020]
(a) (b) (c) VI (d)
15. Identify the circuit in which the electrical components have been properly
connected.
(a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) (d) (iv)
16. A student carries out an experiment and plots the V-I graph of three samples of
nichrome wire with resistances R 1, R2 and R3 respectively. Which of the
following is true?
(a) R1 = R2 = R3 (b) R1> R2> R3 (c) R3> R2> R1 (d) R2> R3> R1
17. The resistivity does not change if
(a) the material is changed (b) the temperature is changed
(c) the shape of the resistor is changed (d) both material and temperature
are changed
18. In an electrical circuit three incandescent bulbs A, B and C of rating40 W, 60
W and 100 W respectively are connected in parallel to an electric source.
Which of the following is likely to happen regarding their brightness?
(a) Brightness of all the bulbs will be the same
(b) Brightness of bulb A will be the maximum
(c) Brightness of bulb B will be more than that of A
(d) Brightness of bulb C will be less than that of B
19. Two resistors of resistance 2 Ω and 4 Ω when connected to a battery will have
(a) same current flowing through them when connected in parallel
(b) same current flowing through them when connected in series
(c) same potential difference across them when connected in series
(d) different potential difference across them when connected in parallel