npn transistor as a switch
Your circuit is incorrect. And as pointed out in the comments the resistor is too small to bias the base. Here is the circuit you should be using 







simulate this circuit &ndash; Schematic created using CircuitLab
The resistor value can be calculated using the following formula. 


  R1 = (V1-Vbe)/Ib, where Ib > Ilamp / Hfemin