Electronics Worksheet: Components and Ohm’s Law Test
Remember (Find the topic, use the formula): Find the topic and the formula: V = I × R, I = V ÷ R, R = V ÷ I, P = V × I, units = W × h ÷ 1000. Change mA to A and kΩ to Ω before using a formula. Check: put your answer back into the formula.
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- 1.🧾 Which lamp gives the same light for the least power? (a) a candle (b) an LED lamp (c) an oil lamp (d) a filament bulb
- 2.🧩 A capacitor in a circuit can … (a) spin a wheel (b) measure heat (c) store charge briefly (d) make light
- 3.True or false: voltage is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: a diode lets current go one way. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) set the AC to 24 °C (c) run fans in empty rooms (d) switch off empty rooms
- 6.🔺 A 1 V supply is joined across a 2 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 7.True or false: a fuse blows if current is high. (a) False (b) True
- 8.⚡ A device works on 24 V and takes 1.5 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 9.True or false: on an LED, the leg by the flat edge is the anode (+). (a) True (b) False
- 10.What does a capacitor do? (a) has coloured bands (b) boosts a small signal (c) smooths a wobbly supply (d) makes things spin
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leave fridge door open (b) use old filament bulbs (c) use daylight to read (d) leave the TV on standby
- 12.🧾 A family uses 100 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹6. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 13.🧮 Adding another resistor in series makes the total resistance … (a) bigger (b) zero (c) stay the same (d) smaller
- 14.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark a 360 Ω resistor? (a) blue-orange-brown (b) orange-blue-red (c) orange-blue-black (d) orange-blue-brown
- 15.🧮 A 4.5 V battery is joined to 5 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 16.🔺 In the V-I-R triangle, how do we find V? (a) V = I ÷ R (b) V = I × R (c) V = R ÷ I (d) V = I + R
- 17.What does a diode do? (a) smooths a wobbly supply (b) lets current go one way (c) makes things spin (d) senses how bright it is
- 18.🔺 A current of 0.1 A flows when 1 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 19.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 20.⚡ Power tells us … (a) energy used each second (b) the size of a cell (c) the colour of light (d) the length of a wire
- 21.💡 An LED is joined to a 3 V battery through a 470 Ω resistor; the leg next to the flat edge of its rim goes to the + side. What happens? (a) lights up (b) does not light (c) may burn out
- 22.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 6 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 23.⚡ A 10 W device works on 5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 24.🔺 A current of 2 A flows when 40 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 25.🔺 A 5 V supply is joined across a 20 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 26.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 5400 Ω? =
- 27.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 400 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 28.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 10 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 29.🔺 A 1.2 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 30.🔺 A current of 1.5 A flows when 7.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 31.True or false: voltage is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: to unplug idle chargers saves electricity. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) always zero (b) their sum (c) more than either one (d) less than either one
- 34.Which of these wastes electricity? (a) unplug idle chargers (b) use LED lamps (c) use daylight to read (d) leave fridge door open
- 35.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands brown, black, red. What is its value in kilo-ohms (kΩ)? =
- 36.🧮 An 11 V battery is joined to 10 Ω and 12 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 37.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 38.🔺 A 2 V supply is joined across a 4 Ω resistor. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 39.🧾 A family uses 160 units of electricity in a month and each unit costs ₹5. What is the bill (in ₹)?
- 40.🧮 Resistors of 50 Ω and 100 Ω are joined in series. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
Answer key
- an LED lamp
- store charge briefly
- False
- True
- run fans in empty rooms
- 0.5
- True
- 36
- False
- smooths a wobbly supply
- use daylight to read
- 600
- bigger
- orange-blue-brown
- 0.5
- V = I × R
- lets current go one way
- 10
- ammeter
- energy used each second
- does not light
- 1.2
- 2
- 20
- 0.25
- 5.4
- 16
- 2.5
- 10
- 5
- False
- True
- less than either one
- leave fridge door open
- 1
- 0.5
- 230
- 0.5
- 800
- 150
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