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MCQ 11 Mark
A glass rod rubbed with silk is touched with the disc of a negatively charged gold leaf electroscope. The divergence of leaves will
  • decrease
  • B
    increase
  • C
    remain unchanged
  • D
    first decrease and than increase
Answer
Correct option: A.
decrease
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MCQ 41 Mark
A gold$-$leaf electroscope is to be charged positively by conduction. For this
  • A
    a positively charged rod is held close to near the disc of electroscope
  • a positively charged rod is placed in contact with the disc of electroscope
  • C
    a negatively charged rod is held near the disc of electroscope
  • D
    a negatively charged rod is touched with the disc of electroscope.
Answer
Correct option: B.
a positively charged rod is placed in contact with the disc of electroscope
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MCQ 61 Mark
When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, the glass rod and the silk get charged because
  • A
    electrons are transferred from the silk to the glass rod
  • electrons are transferred from the glass rod to the silk
  • C
    protons are transferred from the silk to the glass rod
  • D
    protons are transferred from the glass rod to the silk
Answer
Correct option: B.
electrons are transferred from the glass rod to the silk
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MCQ 71 Mark
Two objects when rubbed together get charged. The charges on them are
  • equal and opposite
  • B
    equal and similar
  • C
    unequal and similar
  • D
    unequal and opposite
Answer
Correct option: A.
equal and opposite
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MCQ 81 Mark
The factor responsible for charging a conductor is
  • A
    transfer of protons
  • B
    transfer of neutrons
  • transfer of electrons
  • D
    transfer of both protons and electrons
Answer
Correct option: C.
transfer of electrons
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MCQ 91 Mark
Charging a conductor by bringing another charged conductor close to it without touching is called
  • induction
  • B
    conduction
  • C
    convection
  • D
    radiation
Answer
Correct option: A.
induction
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MCQ 101 Mark
When a negatively charged body is brought closer to another negatively charged body, then they will show
  • A
    attraction
  • B
    no effect
  • repulsion
  • D
    none of the above
Answer
Correct option: C.
repulsion
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MCQ 111 Mark
When an ebonite rod is rubbed with fur, the rod acquires
  • A
    positive charge
  • negative charge
  • C
    no charge
  • D
    none of the above
Answer
Correct option: B.
negative charge
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MCQ 121 Mark
When a glass rod is rubbed with dry silk cloth, the charge acquired by the silk cloth is
  • A
    positive
  • negative
  • C
    both positive and negative
  • D
    none of the above
Answer
Correct option: B.
negative
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MCQ 131 Mark
If out of the two lighted bulbs in a room, one bulb suddenly fuses, then
  • A
    other bulb will glow more
  • B
    other bulb will glow less
  • C
    other bulb will also fuse
  • other bulb will remain lighted unaffected
Answer
Correct option: D.
other bulb will remain lighted unaffected
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MCQ 141 Mark
The purpose of an electric meter in a house is
  • A
    to give the cost of electricity directly
  • to give the consumption of electrical energy
  • C
    to safeguard the circuit from the short circuiting
  • D
    to put on or off the mains
Answer
Correct option: B.
to give the consumption of electrical energy
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MCQ 151 Mark
When the switch of an electric appliance is put off, it disconnects
  • the live wire
  • B
    the neutral wire
  • C
    the earth wire
  • D
    the live and the neutral wire
Answer
Correct option: A.
the live wire
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MCQ 161 Mark
A fuse wire should have
  • a low melting point
  • B
    high melting point
  • C
    very high melting point
  • D
    none of the above
Answer
Correct option: A.
a low melting point
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MCQ 171 Mark
Fuse wire is an alloy of
  • tin$-$lead
  • B
    copper$-$lead
  • C
    tin$-$copper
  • D
    lead$-$silver
Answer
Correct option: A.
tin$-$lead
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MCQ 181 Mark
One kilowatt is equal to
  • A
    $100$ watt
  • $1000$ watt
  • C
    $10$ watt
  • D
    none of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
$1000$ watt
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MCQ 191 Mark
Electric work done per unit time is $.........$
  • A
    electrical energy
  • B
    electric current
  • C
    electric voltage
  • electrical power
Answer
Correct option: D.
electrical power
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MCQ 201 Mark
All wires used in electric circuits should be covered with
  • A
    colouring material
  • B
    conducting material
  • an insulating material
  • D
    none of the above
Answer
Correct option: C.
an insulating material
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