VELAMMAL BODHI CAMPUS

ELECTRIC CURRENT AND ITS EFFECTS

Class: VII (IIT) WORK SHEET-1 SUBJECT: PHYSICS

1. An electric component used as a safety device in electric circuits is

a) Switch b) Fuse c) Cell d) Electric wires
2. The electric bell makes use of
a) a U-shaped electromagnet b) a bar-shaped electromagnet
c) a ring-shaped electromagnet d) no electromagnet
3. In an electric circuit, the current starts form:
a) The negative terminal of the battery b) The positive terminal of the battery
c) Either of the terminals of the battery d) none of the terminals of the battery
4. The strength of an electromagnet does not depend upon
a) The current flowing through the coil b) The number of turns of the coil
c) The insulating material of the coil d) the length of the electromagnet
5. In the symbol of an electric cell, the longer line represents the terminal, and the thicker and
shorter line represents the terminal
a) negative, positive b) neutral, positive c) neutral, negative d) positive, negative
6. The device used to prevent the flow of excess current in the circuit is:
a) Switch b) Fuse c) Bulb d) Coil
7. A current carrying coil of an insulated wire wrapped around a piece of soft iron becomes
a) A filament b) An electromagnet c) A fuse d) A conductor
8. The thin wire inside a bulb is
a) Coil b) Magnet c) Filament d) None of these
9. The bulb in an electric circuit glows because of
a) Magnetic effect of current b) Heating effect of current
c) Chemical effect of current d) none of these
10. Which of the following is not a source of electric current?
a) Car battery b) Dry cell c) Cell d) Electromagnet
11. A battery is a group of
a) Only two cells b) Two or more cells c) Only single cell d) All of these
12. Key or switch in circuit is placed
a) Left side of the battery b) Right side of the battery
c) Anywhere in the circuit d) near the positive terminal of the bulb
13. The coil of wire contained in heater is known as
a) Component b) Circuit c) Element d) Spring
14. Which mark is necessary on electric appliances?
a) ISI b) FICC c) AGMARK d) KSK
15. Which of the following is/are true about CFLs?
a) Reduce power wastage b) Fix in ordinary bulb holders
c) Both a and b d) neither a nor b
16. Which of the following is not a circuit element?
a) Potential difference b) Voltmeter c) Resistor d) Battery
17. The necessary requirement for a fuse wire is
a) Conductor with low melting point b) Conductor with high melting point
c) Insulator with low melting point d) Insulator with high melting point
18. Mark out the correct statement.
a) Fuses and MCBs are safety device b) Fuses are safety device but MCBs are not
c) MCBs are safety device but fuses are not d) neither fuses not MCBs are safety device.
19. Which of these appliances does not use an electromagnet?
a) Washing machine b) Refrigerator c) Room heater d) Electric bell
20. The shorter, thicker vertical line in the symbol of a cell represents
a) The positive terminal b) The negative terminal
c) The direction of current d) none of these
21. The longer, thinner line in the symbol of a cell denotes
a) The positive terminal b) The negative terminal
c) The direction of current d) none of these
22. Which of the following is an electrical conductor?
a) Silver b) Cork c) Silver-colored plastic d) Wood
23. In which circuit will the bulb or bulbs glow the brightest?
a) A simple circuit with one bulb and one cell b) A simple circuit with one bulb and two cells
c) A simple circuit with two bulbs and one cell d ) a simple circuit with two bulbs and two cells
24. Why is electrical wiring usually covered with a layer of plastic?
a) To make it strong b) To help electricity flow in it
c) To make it safe d) to make it beautiful
25. Rizvi has connected two bulbs across two cells in a simple circuit. How can she make the bulbs
dimmer?
a) Replace one of the cells with a cork b) Replace one of the cells with a wire
c) Replace one of the bulbs with a cork d) Replace one of the bulbs with a wire
26. Pooja makes a simple circuit with one bulb and five cells. The bulb lights for an instant and then
goes out. It happened because
a) Electricity could not flow through the circuit
b) Too much electricity passed through the bulb filament
c) The wires melted in the heat d) All of these
27. Why is electrical wiring usually made from copper and not silver?
a) Copper is a better conductor b) Copper is a better insulator
c) Copper is less expensive d) Copper is non magnetic
28. An electric heater is used by us to convert electrical energy to
a) Heat energy b) Light energy c) Chemical energy d) Both a and b
29. If you place a compass near a current carrying wire, it will
a) Get deflected b) Get charged c) Get hot d) Glow brightly
30. When the two terminals of a cell are connected directly with a wire, then
a) More electrical energy is stored in the cell b) The chemicals get used up very fast
c) No current flows d) the cell explodes
31. Which of the following statements regarding an electromagnet is NOT true?
a) Insulated wire is wound around it b) It works only in the presence of electricity.
c) It is used in fans and radio d) it is a permanent magnet
32. Electricians wear rubber gloves because it is
a) Soft b) Water proof c) An insulator d) Inexpensive
33. Which of the following does not belong to the group formed by the others?
a) Copper coin b) Steel spoon c) Wooden ruler d) Iron nail
34. Iron is used for making electromagnet; not steel, nickel, cobalt because
a) Iron is cheap and easily available
b) b) Iron is a good conductor of electricity
c) When current is switched off in the coil of an electromagnet made of iron, iron loses all its
magnetism
d) None of these
35. Which one of the following phenomenon occurs when two naked wires of electricity supply line
touch each other?
a) Overloading b) Short-circuiting c) Lightening d) None of these
36. The electric fuse work on which one of the following phenomenon?
a) Chemical effect of current b) Magnetic effect of current
c) Heating effect of current d) none of these
37. On which of the following the resistance of wire depends?
a) Length of the wire b) Thickness of the wire c) Material of the wire d) All of these
38. In which of the following conditions, amount of heat produced in a current carrying wire, will
increase?
a) When amount of current passing in the wire is increased
b) When amount of current passing in the wire is decreased
c) When terminals of the wire are changed
d) d) None of these
39. Which one of the following is the best conductor of electricity?
a) Silver b) Copper c) Aluminum d) Iron
40. Magnetic effect of current was discovered by
a) Thomas Jefferson b) Hans Christian Oersted
c) Fleming d) Louis Pasteur
41. What is overloading?
a) Touching of live wire with the neutral wire
b) Touching of live wire with the earth wire
c) Touching of neutral wire with the earth wire
d ) Putting more current across a wire than if can handle.