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Chapter Assessment
Subject: Physics
Book: Physics-10
(Punjab Text Book Board)
Class: X
CHAPTER # 14
Current Electricity
Multiple choices:
Tick () the appropriate option.
1. Electric current produces due to ___________ flow of charges.
a) random

b) directional

c) downward

d) fast

2. Electric current is produced due to flow of _____________ charges.

a) negative

b) positive

c) neutral

d) both a and b

3. Which of the following is defined as the rate of flow of electric charge

through any cross sectional area?
a) Charge

b) Current

c) Voltage

d) electromotive force

4. The mathematical expression for electric current is:

a) I = Q/t2

b) I = Qt

c) I = Q/t

d) I = Qt2

5. The unit of current is:

a) coulomb

b) volt

c) joule

d) ampere

6. Which of the following is defined as the current flowing from a positive

to negative terminal of a battery due to the flow of positive charges?
a) Negative current

c) Conventional current

b) High current

d) None of these

7. Which of the following device/s is/are used to measure the current?

a) Ammeter

c) Voltmeter

b) Galvanometer

d) Both a and c

8. How is ammeter connected in circuit to measure current?

a) Series

c) Parallel

b) Parallel with battery

d) Both a & b

9. Which of the following device provides potential difference across the

conductor for steady flow of current?
a) Galvanometer

c) Ammeter

b) Battery

d) Resistance

10. Which of the following causes the dissipation of electrical energy into
other forms of energy as charges flow through the circuit?
a) Current

c) Electromagnetic induction

b) Potential difference

d) Electromotive force

11. The unit of potential difference is:

a) ampere

b) coulomb

c) volt

d) joule

12. Which of the following is/are the examples of sources of electromotive

force?
a) Batteries
these

b) Thermocouples

c) Generators

d) All of

13. The mathematical formula for electromotive force is:

a) e.m.f = energy/charge

c) e.m.f = charge/energy

b) e.m.f = energycharge

d) e.m.f = current/charge

14. The unit of e.m.f is:

a) JC

b) J/C

c) J

d) Volt

15. Which of the following device is used to measure the potential

difference across the circuit?
a) Galvanometer
b) Battery

c) Ammeter
d) Voltmeter

16. How is voltmeter connected in circuit to measure current?

a) Series

c) Parallel

b) Series with battery

d) Both a & b

17. According to ohms law the amount of current passing through a

conductor is directly proportional to the:
a) potential l difference

c) electromotive force

b) resistance

d) temperature

18. The mathematical relation for ohms law is:

a) V =I/R

c) V = I/R2

b) V= IR

d) V = IR2

19. The unit of resistance is:

a) farad

b) ohm

c) volt

d) joule

20. Which of the following is/are example of non ohmic material?

a) Filament

b) Thermister

c) Metals

d) Both a & b

21. The resistance of thick wires is ___________ that of thin wires.

a) more

b) less

c) equal

d) both a & c

22. The resistance of longer wires is ____________ that of short wires.

a) more

b) less

c) equal

d) both a & c

23. The mathematical relation for resistance is:

24. The resistance of conductors _____________ with the increase in
temperature.
a) decreases
b) remains unaffected

c) increases
d) ceases

25. In series combination, the mathematical relation for equivalent

resistance is:
a) 1/Re = R1 +R2 + R3

c) 1/Re = 1/R1 +1/R2 + 1/R3

b) Re = R1 +R2 + R3

d) Re = 1/R1 +1/R2 + 1/R3

26. In parallel combination, the mathematical relation for equivalent

resistance is:
a) 1/Re = R1 +R2 + R3

c) 1/Re = 1/R1 +1/R2 + 1/R3

b) Re = R1 +R2 + R3

d) Re = 1/R1 +1/R2 + 1/R3

27. Which of the law states that the amount of heat generated in a resistance
due to flow of charges is equal to the product of square of current I,
resistance R and the time duration t?
a) Coulombs law

c) Ohms law

b) Joules law

d) Newtons law

28. The mathematical expression for joules law is:

a) W = IR

b) W = I2RT

c) W = V2t/R

d) both a & c

29. Which of the following is defined as the amount of energy supplied by

current in unit time?
a) Electromagnetic induction

c) Potential difference

b) Electrical energy

d) Electric power

30. The mathematical relation for electric power is:

a) P = QV/t

c) P = I2R

b) P = IV

d) all of these

31. The unit of electric power is:

a) Watt

b) J/s

c) Volt

d) both a & b

32. The current which is unidirectional is called:

a) alternating current

c) direct current

b) conventional current

d) all of these

33. The current which changes direction after equal intervals of time is
called:
a) alternating current

c) direct current

b) conventional current

d) all of these

34. Which of the following is/are source of alternating current?

a) Battery

b) Cell

c) AC generator

d) All of these

35. In Pakistan, the frequency of alternating current is:

a) 100 Hz

b) 50 Hz

c) 150 Hz

d) 80 Hz

36. The potential difference between livewire and neutral wire is:
a) 150 V

b) 50 V

c) 80V

d) 220 V

Questions
1. State the definition of electric current.
2. How is potential difference developed across conductor?
3. What is conventional current?
4. Which devices are used to measure the current?
5. How should the ammeter and galvanometer be connected in circuit?
6. What is potential difference?
7. What is meant by volt?
8. Define electromotive force. Give its mathematical expression and units.
9. Which device is used to measure potential difference?
10. State the definition of ohms law?
11. What is resistance and its unit?
12. Differentiate between the V-I of filament lamp and thermister.
13. Which factors affect the resistance of substance?
14. Why does resistance of a conductor increase with increasing
temperature?
15. Give the examples of insulators.
16. Write down the mathematical expression for the series and parallel
combination of resistors.
17. State the definition of joules law. Give it mathematical relation.
18. What is the difference between alternating and direct current?
Answer key
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Short answers
1. The rate of flow of electric charge through any cross-sectional area is
called currnt.
Mathematically it is expressed as:
Current = charge/time
I = Q/t
The SI unit of current is ampere (A).
2. Battery is source of current. The electrochemical reaction inside a battery
separates positive and negative electric charges. This separation of charges
sets up potential difference between the terminals of the battery.
3. Before the idea of free electrons which constitute current in metals, it was
thought that current in conductors flow due to the motion of positive
charges. Therefore, this convention is flow of current due to positive
charges is called conventional current.
4. Galvanometer and ammeter are the devices used to measure the current.
5. Galvanometer and ammeter are connected in series with other
components of circuit to measure the current in circuit.
6. Potential difference across the two ends of a conductor causes the
dissipation of electrical energy into other forms of energy as charges flow
through the circuit.
7. A potential difference of 1 volt across a bulb means that each coulomb of
charge or 1 ampere of current that passes through the bulb consumes 1
joule of energy.
8. Electromotive force is the energy supplied by a battery to a unit positive
charge when it flows through the closed circuit. Or the energy converted
from non-electrical forms to electrical form when one coulomb of positive
charge passes through the battery.

e.m.f = energy/ charge

E = W/Q
The unit of e.m.f is JC-1.

9. The potential difference across a circuit component can be measured by a

voltmeter.
10. The amount of current passing through a conductor is directly
proportional to the potential difference applied across its ends, provided
the temperature and the physical state of the conductor does not change.
V = IR
11. The property of a substance which offers opposition to the flow of current
through it is called its resistance. The SI unit of resistance is ohm.
12. The V-I graph of filament lamp is shown below in the graph.
The graph shows the resistance of filament rises (current decreases) as it gets
hotter, which is shown by the gradient getting steeper.
The V-I graph thermister is shown below.
Graph shows that the resistance of thermister decreases (current increases) as it
gets hotter. This is because on heating, more free electrons become available for
conduction of current.

13. The factors affecting the resistance of conductors are length and area of
the conductor. Resistance increases with the length but decrease as the area
is increased.
The mathematical relation for it is given as below:
14. The resistance of conductors increases with increase in temperature. This
is due to increase in the number of collisions of electrons with themselves
and with the atoms of the metals.
15. Glass, wood, plastic, fur, silk and rubber are few examples of insulators
16. The mathematical expression for the resistors ins series and parallel is
given below:
The equivalent resistance for the series in resistors in series is given as:
Re = R1+ R2+ R3
The equivalent resistance for the series in resistors in series is given as:
1/Re = 1/R1+ 1/R2+ 1/R3

17. The amount of heat generated in a resistance due to flow of charges is

equal to the product of square of current I, resistance R and the time
duration t.
The mathematical relation of joules law is given as:
W = I2Rt = V2t/R
18. The unidirectional current is called direct current. It is derived from a cell
or a battery.
The current that changes direction after equal intervals of time is called alternating
current.