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Complete the passage given below.
Electric current is caused due to the flow of ________(a)_____ from a ____(b)_______ charged object to a _____(c)____ charged object. However, the __(d)___ direction of current flow is always taken from positive terminal to negative termilal.

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  • Electric current is caused due to the flow of _______ between charged bodies.

    A
    Protons
    B
    Electrons
    C
    Neutrons
    D
    Ions

  • The direction of electric current from the positive terminal to the negative terminal was taken as the____.

    A
    conventional direction of current flow
    B
    actual direction of current flow
    C
    opposite direction of current flow
    D
    none of them

  • The current , which is assumed to be flowing in a circuit from positive terminal to negative, is called

    A
    electronic current
    B
    conventional current
    C
    alternating current
    D
    pulsating current

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