Electric current is considered to be the flow of _________.

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RRB ALP Electronics Mechanic 21 Jan 2019 Official Paper (Shift 1)

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CONCEPT:

Electric current: The rate of flow of charge is called electric current. It is denoted by I.

Electric current (I) = Electric charge (Q)/Time (t)

EXPLANATION:
Electric current is traditionally defined as the flow of positive charges.

This is a convention that dates back to Benjamin Franklin, who initially defined the direction of electric current as the flow from positive to negative.
So, based on the traditional definition, the correct answer is Positive charges
However, it's important to understand that in many practical circumstances (such as in metal wires, which are a common context for discussing electric current), the actual mobile charge carriers are negatively charged electrons.
The electrons move in the opposite direction to the defined direction of the current because of their negative charge.
But despite this, we still stick to the conventional definition of current as the flow of positive charges.