Electricity: Conductors, Circuits and Electromagnets

Test your knowledge of basic electricity concepts including conductors and insulators, electric circuits, electromagnets, heating effects of current, and electrical safety devices.

20 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Poor conductor of electricity is

  1. metal
  2. Plastic
  3. Iron
  4. None of these.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Electro magnet are used in appliances such as

  1. Electric bell
  2. Telephone
  3. Microphones
  4. All of these.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the two terminals of a cell are connected directly with a wire, then

  1. The chemicals get used up very fast
  2. The cell explode
  3. no current
  4. More electrical energy is stored in the cell
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Material used as heating element in electric iron ?

  1. Filament
  2. Nichrome
  3. Iron
  4. Steel
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Current flows through the circuit when the circuit is in the ________condition.

  1. Closed
  2. Open
  3. Broken
  4. Incomplete
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Heat produced in an electric circuit doesn't depends on

  1. Length of wire
  2. Thickness of Wire
  3. Nature of Material
  4. Color of wire
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If you place a compass near a current conducting wire, it will:

  1. get deflected
  2. Get hot
  3. Stop moving
  4. Get charged
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

_________piece is attracted by an electromagnet

  1. Wood
  2. Iron
  3. Plastic
  4. Rubber
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a fuse is rated 8 A, it means _____________.

  1. it will not work if current is less than 8 A
  2. it has a resistance of 8 W
  3. it will work only if current is 8 A
  4. it will melt if current exceeds 8 A
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An electromagnet is one which behaves as a magnet when current is ______

  1. Allowed to flow through
  2. Not allowed to flow through
  3. Stopped from flowing through it
  4. aaaaaaa
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When electric current passes through a wire , it behaves like a magnet. This is the

  1. Magnetic effect of current
  2. Electrical effect of current
  3. Heating effect of current
  4. Optical effect of current
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The heat energy produced by a glowing bulb can be minimised by using _____ bulbs in place of ordinary electric bulbs ( )

  1. A candle
  2. CFL bulbs
  3. Torch
  4. Kerosene lamp
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Electric Bell works on the principle

  1. Electrical energy is converted into mechanical energy
  2. Electrical energy is converted into sound energy
  3. Mechanical energy is converted into sound energy
  4. Sound energy is converted into electrical energy.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The instrument used for measuring electric current is :

  1. ammeter
  2. galvanometer
  3. voltmeter
  4. potentiometer
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An electrical wire is covered with plastic to

  1. make it strong
  2. make it thicker
  3. make it look nice
  4. make it safe
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Good Conductor of electricity is

  1. Distilled water
  2. Wood
  3. Plastic
  4. None
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements does not represent ohm's law?

  1. current / potential difference = constant
  2. potential difference / current = constant
  3. potential difference = current x resistance
  4. current = resistance x potential difference
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A glowing filament will be

  1. At a low temperature
  2. At a high temperature
  3. At atmospheric temperature
  4. At the temperature of ice
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The combination of two or more cells is called

  1. switch
  2. Cell
  3. Battery
  4. fuse
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The wire which melts and breaks the circuit when large current is allowed to flow through it is called

  1. A fuse wire
  2. Electric wire
  3. Connecting wire
  4. Filament