Why Does Static Shock Feel Stronger in Winter ? āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞāϤ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ą āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?...


Why Does Static Shock Feel Stronger in Winter ? āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞāϤ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ą āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?



  • Static electricity builds up when electrons transfer from one object to another. āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āχāϞ⧇āĻ•āĻŸā§ā§°āύ āĻāĻ• āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āφāύāĻŸā§‹āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

  • Dry air does not conduct electricity well. āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āĻ­āĻžāϞāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ āύāϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤

  • Winter air has low humidity. āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϤ āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤāĻž āĻ•āĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤

  • Because of low humidity, electric charges cannot escape easily. āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻ“āϞāĻžāχ āύāĻžāϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

  • As a result, more charge builds up on the body. āĻĢāϞāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§‚āĻĒ⧇ āĻļ⧰⧀⧰āϤ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

  • When the charge suddenly discharges, a spark is produced and the shock feels stronger. āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āύāĻŋāσāϏ⧃āϤ āĻš’āϞ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻšāĻž (spark) āĻšāϝāĻŧ āφ⧰⧁ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ą āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Key Point - āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž : Static shocks are stronger in winter because dry air traps electric charge and prevents it from escaping. āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞāϤ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āĻ“āϞāĻžāχ āύāĻžāϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


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MCQs: Static Electricity


Q1. Static electricity is caused by- āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻĢāϞāϤ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Flow of protons | B. Flow of neutrons | C. Transfer of electrons | D. Flow of ions


Ans: C
Exp: Static electricity forms due to transfer of electrons. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϞ⧇āĻ•āĻŸā§ā§°āύ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰⧰ āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q2. Static shocks are stronger in winter because - āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞāϤ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ -
A. Air is hot | B. Air is dry | C. Air is heavy | D. Air is polluted


Ans: B
Exp: Dry air prevents charge from escaping. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϤ āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻ“āϞāĻžāχ āύāĻžāϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q3. Which air condition increases static shock ? āϕ⧋āύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁⧰ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāχ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻŦāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
A. High humidity | B. Rainy air | C. Low humidity | D. Moist air


Ans: C
Exp: Low humidity allows charge build-up. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤāĻžāϤ āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q4. Humidity means - āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ -
A. Dust in air | B. Temperature | C. Moisture in air | D. Pressure


Ans: C
Exp: Humidity is moisture content in air. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϤ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āφāĻĻā§ā§°āϤāĻžāĻ• āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤāĻž āĻŦā§‹āϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q5. Dry air is a - āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ -
A. Good conductor | B. Poor conductor | C. Superconductor | D. Insulator only


Ans: B
Exp: Dry air does not conduct electricity well. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āĻ­āĻžāϞāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ āύāϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q6. Static shock occurs when charge - āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ• āϘāĻŸā§‡ āϝ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ -
A. Builds slowly | B. Stops | C. Discharges suddenly | D. Freezes


Ans: C
Exp: Sudden discharge causes shock. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āύāĻŋāσāϏ⧰āϪ⧇ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ• āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q7. Which season has maximum static shock ? āϕ⧋āύ āĻ‹āϤ⧁āϤ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Summer | B. Rainy | C. Spring | D. Winter


Ans: D
Exp: Winter air is dry. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Q8. The visible discharge of static electricity is called - āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤ⧰ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāσāϏ⧰āĻŖāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦā§‹āϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Flame | B. Current | C. Spark | D. Wave


Ans: C
Exp: Discharge appears as spark. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻŋāσāϏ⧰āĻŖ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻšāĻž (spark) āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q9. Static electricity mostly builds on - āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϗ⧇ āĻ•’āϤ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Metal | B. Human body | C. Water | D. Air


Ans: B
Exp: Human body accumulates charge easily. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āĻšā§° āĻļ⧰⧀⧰āϤ āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q10. Which material increases static charge ? āϕ⧋āύ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āĻŦāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Cotton | B. Wool | C. Wet cloth | D. Metal


Ans: B
Exp: Wool transfers electrons easily. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āωāϪ⧇ āχāϞ⧇āĻ•āĻŸā§ā§°āύ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


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Q11. Static electricity involves movement of - āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāϤ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ āϕ⧰⧇ ?
A. Protons | B. Neutrons | C. Electrons | D. Atoms


Ans: C
Exp: Only electrons move. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•ā§‡ā§ąāϞ āχāϞ⧇āĻ•āĻŸā§ā§°āύ āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q12. Why does touching metal cause shock in winter ? āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞāϤ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻļ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇ ?
A. Metal is hot | B. Charge discharges suddenly | C. Metal stores heat | D. Metal vibrates


Ans: B
Exp: Stored charge discharges quickly. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āύāĻŋāσāϏ⧃āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q13. Which condition reduces static shock ? āϕ⧋āύ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāχ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Dry air | B. Wool clothes | C. High humidity | D. Plastic floor


Ans: C
Exp: Moist air allows charge to escape. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϤ āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āĻ“āϞāĻžāχ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q14. Static electricity is different from current electricity because - āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āϧāĻžā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ -
A. It flows continuously | B. It remains at rest | C. It uses battery | D. It heats wires


Ans: B
Exp: Charges remain at rest. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻšā§ˆ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Q15. Which fabric causes more static shock ? āϕ⧋āύ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒ⧋⧰⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ• āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇ ?
A. Cotton | B. Silk | C. Wool | D. Wet cloth


Ans: C
Exp: Wool builds static charge. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āωāϪ⧇ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϜāĻŽāĻž āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q16. Static electricity is common when air is - āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āϕ⧇āύ⧇ āĻš’āϞ⧇ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Humid | B. Rainy | C. Dry | D. Cloudy


Ans: C
Exp: Dry air traps charge. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϧ⧰āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤


Q17. Static shock is a form of - āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻāĻ• āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§° -
A. Heat energy | B. Sound energy | C. Electrical energy | D. Chemical energy


Ans: C
Exp: It involves electric charge. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Q18. Why is static shock rare in rainy season ? āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ‹āϤ⧁āϤ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻŽ ?
A. Air is cold | B. Air has moisture | C. Air is dusty | D. Wind is strong


Ans: B
Exp: Moist air releases charge. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϤ āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āĻ“āϞāĻžāχ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q19. Static electricity is stored due to - āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§Ž āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°āϪ⧇ -
A. Flow of current | B. Charge build-up | C. Heat loss | D. Magnetism


Ans: B
Exp: Charges accumulate on body. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻļ⧰⧀⧰āϤ āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q20. Key reason for stronger static shock in winter is - āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞāϤ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻŦāϕ⧰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ -
A. Cold temperature | B. Dry air and low humidity | C. Wind | D. Snow


Ans: B
Exp: Dry air traps charge. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻ†ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āĻ“āϞāĻžāχ āύāĻžāϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤