Conventional current flow direction is from positive to negative. Which option states this?

• A. From negative to positive
• B. From neutral to charged regions
• C. From positive to negative
• D. From anode to cathode only in DC

Answer: (C)

The key idea here is how we define current direction. By convention, current is the flow of positive charge from higher electric potential to lower electric potential. In a simple DC circuit, the positive terminal of the source has higher potential, so conventional current travels from that positive terminal, through the load, back to the negative terminal. Therefore, the statement that current flows from positive to negative best matches this convention. In contrast, actual electron movement is opposite (from negative to positive), and the other descriptions either describe that electron flow, are too vague, or rely on device-specific terminology that doesn’t describe the general current direction.