MCQ Chapter 4 General Science Class 8 Maharashtra Board MCQ For All Chapters – General Science Class 8Current Electricity and Magnetism 1. What is the electrolyte in a lead-acid cell?Zinc chlorideDilute sulfuric acidAmmonium chlorideManganese dioxideQuestion 1 of 202. What is the potential difference of a lead-acid cell?1.2 V1.5 V2 V3 VQuestion 2 of 203. What type of cell is used in cars and trucks?Dry cellNi-Cd cellLead-acid cellSolar cellQuestion 3 of 204. What is the potential difference of a Ni-Cd cell?1.2 V1.5 V2 V3 VQuestion 4 of 205. What indicates current flow in the electric circuit of fig 4.4(b)?Plug key opensBulb lights upCell is removedWires disconnectQuestion 5 of 206. Why is a car battery called a battery and not a cell?It is rechargeableIt has multiple cellsIt produces high currentIt uses lead-acidQuestion 6 of 207. How are cells connected in a battery to increase potential difference?In parallelIn seriesRandomlySide by sideQuestion 7 of 208. What is produced around a wire when current flows through it?Heat onlyMagnetic fieldLightStatic chargeQuestion 8 of 209. Who first observed the magnetic effect of electric current?Michael FaradayHans Christian OerstedNikola TeslaThomas EdisonQuestion 9 of 2010. What is an electromagnet made of in Activity 2?Copper wire onlyIron screw and copper wireGraphite rodZinc layerQuestion 10 of 2011. What happens to the pins in Activity 2 when the current stops?They remain stuckThey fall offThey floatThey heat upQuestion 11 of 2012. What component in an electric bell becomes magnetic when current flows?Iron stripContact screwElectromagnetStrikerQuestion 12 of 2013. Why does the striker hit the gong in an electric bell?Gravity pulls itElectromagnet attracts the iron stripContact screw pushes itKey closesQuestion 13 of 2014. What stops the current in an electric bell momentarily?Key opensContact screw loses contactElectromagnet failsGong movesQuestion 14 of 2015. What is the potential difference of three 1.5 V cells connected in series?1.5 V3.0 V4.5 V6.0 VQuestion 15 of 2016. In Exercise 4(i), what is the total potential difference of three 2 V cells in series?2 V4 V6 V8 VQuestion 16 of 2017. In Exercise 4(ii), what is the total potential difference of three 2 V cells with two in series and one opposing?2 V4 V6 V0 VQuestion 17 of 2018. What flows from higher to lower potential in an electric circuit?ProtonsElectronsPositive chargeNeutronsQuestion 18 of 2019. What is filled between the zinc and graphite layers in a dry cell?Lead dioxideElectrolyteCopper wireIron pinsQuestion 19 of 2020. What is the purpose of connecting cells in a transistor radio?To reduce currentTo increase potential differenceTo decrease voltageTo stop electron flowQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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