Explore topic-wise MCQs in Grade10.

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1001.

AND gate can be formed by using two

A. NOT gates
B. OR gate
C. NOR gates
D. NAND gates
Answer» D. NAND gates
1002.

An alternating voltage varying between the maximum value of +5V and the minimum value of −5V is

A. digital signal
B. analogue signal
C. Wi-Fi signal
D. current signal
Answer» C. Wi-Fi signal
1003.

An analog circuit which amplifies the signal without changing its shape to such an extent that it can operate a loudspeaker is called

A. grid
B. amplifier
C. woofer
D. switch
Answer» C. woofer
1004.

Temperature, time, pressure and distance are

A. analogue quantities
B. digital quantities
C. negative quantities
D. positive quantities
Answer» B. digital quantities
1005.

To display heartbeats, waveforms and measuring voltages we use

A. cystoscope
B. gastro-scope
C. microscope
D. cathode-ray oscilloscope
Answer» E.
1006.

The radiation which does not change its direction is

A. β radiation
B. α radiation
C. γ radiation
D. no radiation
Answer» D. no radiation
1007.

The half-life of &15&3N is 6.5 s. A sample of this nuclide of hydrogen is observed for 32.5 s. The fraction of the original radioactive isotope remaining after this time is

A. 1 ⁄ 32
B. 1 ⁄ 16
C. 1 ⁄ 8
D. 1 ⁄ 4
Answer» B. 1 ⁄ 16
1008.

The radiation that does not change its direction inside the magnetic field is

A. alpha
B. beta
C. gamma
D. x-ray
Answer» D. x-ray
1009.

The radiations bend in the opposite direction in the magnetic field are

A. α and β radiations
B. α and γ radiations
C. γ and β radiations
D. all of above
Answer» B. α and γ radiations
1010.

The greatest power of ionization is in

A. alpha particles
B. gamma particles
C. beta particles
D. none of above
Answer» B. gamma particles
1011.

The total current is equal to the sum of the currents in various resistances in

A. series combination
B. parallel combination
C. circular combination
D. random combination
Answer» C. circular combination
1012.

The energy supplied by a battery to unit positive charge flowing in a closed circuit is called

A. electrical energy
B. Electromotive force (EMF)
C. mechanical energy
D. kinetic energy
Answer» C. mechanical energy
1013.

Glass, wood, plastic, silk, and fur are examples of

A. metals
B. plasma
C. liquids
D. insulators
Answer» E.
1014.

2 resistances of 4kΩ and 6kΩ are joined in series, if a battery of 10 V is connected across the ends then, the current passing through each of the resistance is

A. 1 mA
B. 10 mA
C. 5 mA
D. 2 mA
Answer» B. 10 mA
1015.

Voltage can be fatal of

A. 10 V
B. 20 V
C. 15 V
D. 50 V
Answer» E.
1016.

Current can be fatal of

A. 50 mA
B. 30 mA
C. 5 mA
D. 10 mA
Answer» B. 30 mA
1017.

In a circuit 3 resistors 2&Omega, 3&Omega, 6Ω are connected (in parallel combination) across a battery of 6V, then the total current of the circuit should be

A. 12A
B. 3A
C. 6A
D. 2A
Answer» D. 2A
1018.

The rate of flow of electric charge through any cross-sectional area is called

A. energy
B. light
C. heat
D. current
Answer» E.
1019.

The combination in which one end of each resistor is connected with the positive terminal of the battery and the other end is connected with the negative terminal is called

A. series combination
B. parallel combination
C. circular combination
D. random combination
Answer» C. circular combination
1020.

The wire maintained at high potential is known as

A. Earth/ground wire
B. livewire
C. neutral wire
D. delta wire
Answer» C. neutral wire
1021.

A molded plastic disc on which digital data is stored in the form of microscopic reflecting and non-reflecting spots is known as

A. audio cassette
B. floppy disk
C. hard disk
D. compact disc
Answer» E.
1022.

The geographical area covered by a signal base station is known as a

A. cell
B. cluster
C. data
D. transmitter
Answer» B. cluster
1023.

The instructions or programs that tell the hardware what to do are known as

A. hardware
B. procedures
C. data
D. software
Answer» E.
1024.

Audio-video cassettes and hard disk are

A. primary storage devices
B. temporary storage devices
C. secondary storage devices
D. linear storage devices
Answer» D. linear storage devices
1025.

To turn voices into an electric signal that are transmitted over phone lines, modern telephone uses

A. diaphragms
B. mentacles
C. cylinder braid
D. insulating sleeve
Answer» B. mentacles
1026.

The force acting on a unit positive charge placed at that point is termed as

A. electric field intensity
B. electric field industry
C. electric field
D. electric shock
Answer» B. electric field industry
1027.

If the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is 100µ F and the potential difference is 70µ F, the quantity of charge stored on each plate would be

A. 7 mC each
B. 70 mC each
C. 700 mC each
D. 0.7 mC each
Answer» B. 70 mC each
1028.

The direction of electric field intensity in an electric field can be represented by drawing

A. points
B. images
C. circles
D. lines
Answer» E.
1029.

Each bolt of lightning contains about

A. 2500 J of energy
B. 3000 J of energy
C. 1500 J of energy
D. 1000 J of energy
Answer» E.
1030.

If 5 J of work is needed to shift 10C of charge from one place to another. The potential difference between the places should be

A. 0.5 V
B. 2 V
C. 5 V
D. 10 V
Answer» B. 2 V
1031.

An instrument which is used to display the magnitudes of changing electric currents or potentials is called

A. cystoscope
B. gastro-scope
C. microscope
D. cathode-ray oscilloscope
Answer» E.
1032.

To make a burglar alarm, we can use a single

A. AND gate
B. OR gate
C. NAND gate
D. NOT gate
Answer» D. NOT gate
1033.

The picture tube in our TV set and the display terminal of most computers are

A. optical fibers
B. cathode-ray tubes
C. plastic cover
D. deflecting plates
Answer» C. plastic cover
1034.

NOT gate works in such a way that if its input is 1, its output would be

A. 2
B. 0
C. 10
D. 1
Answer» C. 10
1035.

The number of electrons from grid reaching the screen determines the

A. brightness level
B. picture quality
C. sound quality
D. none of above
Answer» B. picture quality
1036.

To distinguish between insulators and conductors, we can use

A. electroscope
B. telescope
C. endoscope
D. fiberscope
Answer» B. telescope
1037.

A capacitor holds 0.03 C of charge when fully charged by a 6V battery. To hold 2C of charge, the voltage required would be

A. 150V
B. 100V
C. 300V
D. 400V
Answer» E.
1038.

The capacitance of a capacitor is 100μ F and the potential difference between plates is 50 volts then charge stored on each plate is

A. 10 mC
B. 5 mC
C. 4 mC
D. 15 mC
Answer» C. 4 mC
1039.

The thunderclouds are charged by friction between

A. clouds and air
B. layers of clouds
C. water molecules and air
D. layers of air
Answer» D. layers of air
1040.

The SI unit of electric potential is

A. volts
B. ohm
C. coulomb
D. newton
Answer» B. ohm
1041.

The wire which carries no electricity is called

A. Earth/ground wire
B. livewire
C. neutral wire
D. delta wire
Answer» B. livewire
1042.

When a bulb is lit, the energy is taken from the current and is transformed into

A. heat energy only
B. light energy only
C. mechanical energy
D. heat and light energy
Answer» E.
1043.

If a charge of one coulomb passing through a cross-sectional area in one second, the current is

A. two amperes
B. half ampere
C. one ampere
D. three ampere
Answer» D. three ampere
1044.

The potential difference between the live wire and the neutral wire is

A. 180 V
B. 320 V
C. 250 V
D. 220 V
Answer» E.
1045.

A 50 W television and 3 kW oven are connected to a 300 V supply. The current flows in each of the appliance are respectively

A. 0.16 A, 50 A
B. 0.4 A, 20 A
C. 14 A, 29 A
D. 2.3 A, 25 A
Answer» B. 0.4 A, 20 A
1046.

If I is the angle of incidence, r is the angle of refraction and n is the constant then sin I/sin r = n is known as

A. Snell's law
B. Newton's law
C. Hooke's law
D. Einstein's law
Answer» B. Newton's law
1047.

A spherical mirror whose outer curved surface is reflecting is called

A. convex mirror
B. concave mirror
C. silver mirror
D. plane mirror
Answer» B. concave mirror
1048.

The lens which causes incident parallel rays to converge at a point is called

A. convex lens
B. concave lens
C. counter lens
D. fiber lens
Answer» B. concave lens
1049.

To illuminate the inaccessible places, doctors and engineers use

A. lenses
B. microscope
C. endoscope
D. light pipe
Answer» E.
1050.

The ray passing through the optical center passes straight through the lens and

A. remains undeviated
B. straight
C. deviated
D. none of above
Answer» B. straight