Basic Principles of Electricity MCQs 20 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 Subscribe 1. A ______ is the smallest particle of an element (A) atom (B) element (C) substance (D) matter 2. An atom is the ______ of an element that retains its characteristics (A) smallest (B) biggest (C) largest (D) heaviest 3. The central part of atom is ______ (A) electron (B) nucleus (C) neutron (D) proton 4. Proton has ______ charge (A) positive (B) negative (C) neutral (D) random 5. Proton is ______ times heavier than electron (A) 1842 (B) 1974 (C) 1840 (D) 1836 6. The number of ______ and protons are equal in an atom (A) neutrons (B) electrons (C) nucleus (D) shells 7. A neutron is ______ times heavier than electron (A) 1836 (B) 1842 (C) 1850 (D) 1846 8. Electron has ______ charge (A) positive (B) constant (C) no (D) negative 9. Electron is ______ than the mass of proton (A) lighter (B) heavier (C) bigger (D) smaller 10. An atom has ______ number of electrons and protons (A) unequal (B) greater (C) lesser (D) equal 11. The shells around the nucleus are named as ______ (A) A, B, C… (B) K, L, M… (C) X, Y, Z… (D) none of above 12. K shell has ______ electrons (A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 6 (D) 8 13. The electron in incomplete outermost orbit is called ______ electron (A) heavy (B) lighter (C) valance (D) unique 14. The ______ is the closest shell to the nucleus (A) K (B) L (C) M (D) N 15. Valance electrons are ______ tightly bound to the atom (A) very (B) less (C) also (D) none of above 16. The material that does not conduct current is called ______ (A) conductor (B) composite (C) semiconductor (D) insulator 17. The material between conductor and insulator is called ______ (A) semiconductor (B) composite (C) matter (D) ceramics 18. A conductor is a material that ______ conducts electrical current (A) easily (B) swiftly (C) sharply (D) fast 19. The unit of current is ______ (A) ohm (B) joule (C) volt (D) ampere 20. The unit of potential is ______ (A) current (B) ampere (C) volt (D) ohm