Question

The flow of electrons which does not pass through the battery is known as ________

(a) Displacement current

(b) Leakage current

(c) Either displacement or leakage current

(d) Neither displacement nor leakage current

The question was asked by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

Origin of the question is Leakage and Conduction Currents in Capacitors in chapter Capacitance and Capacitors of Basic Electrical Engineering

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) Displacement current

Explanation: Displacement current is the flow of electrons from the positive plate of the capacitor to the negative plate of the capacitor, not through the battery. Hence the type of current which flows without passing through the battery is displacement current.