ELECTROSTATICS

EXERCISE - I [Single Correct Choice Type Questions]

COULOMB’S LAW
1. Two charges are placed at a distance apart. If a glass slab is placed between them, force between them will
A) be zero B) increase C) decrease D) remains the same
2. A negatively charged particle is situated on a straight line joining two other stationary particles
each having charge +q. The direction of motion of the negatively charged particle will depend on
A) the magnitude of charge B) the position at which it is situated
C) both magnitude of charge and its position D) the magnitude of +q
3. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square ABCD as shown in the figure. The force on the positive charge
kept at the centre ‘O’ is
A B
+Q +2Q

2Q
+Q
D C
A) zero B) along the diagonal AC
C) along the diagonal BD D) perpendicular to side AB
4. Two identical +ve charges are at the ends of a straight line AB. Another identical +ve charge is placed at ‘C’ such
that AB=BC. A, B and C being on the same line. Now the force on ‘A’
A) increases B) decreases C) remains same D) we cannot say
5. Two identical pendulums A and B are suspended from the same point. Both are given positive
charge, with A having more charge than B. They diverge and reach equilibrium with the suspension of A and B
making angles 1 and  2 with the vertical respectively..
A) 1  2 B) 1  2
C)1   2 D) The tension in A is greater than that in B
6. Two metal spheres of same mass are suspended from a common point by a light insulating string. The length of
each string is same. The spheres are given electric charges +q on one end and +4q on the other. Which of the
following diagram best shows the resulting positions of spheres?

A) B) C) D)

7. Two point charges  q and 2q are placed at a certain distance apart. Where should a third point
charge be placed so that it is in equilibrium?
A) on the line joining the two charges on the right of 2q
B) on the line joining the two charges on the left of  q
C) between  q and 2q
D) at any point on the right bisector of the line joining  q and  2q .
ELECTRIC FIELD
8. Figure shows the electric lines of force emerging from a charged body. If the electric field at ‘A’ and ‘B’ are E A and
EB respectively and if the displacement between ‘A’ and ‘B’ is ‘r’ then

B
A

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EB EB
A) E A  EB B) E A  EB C) E A  D) E A  2
r r
9. Figure shows lines of force for a system of two point charges. The possible choice for the charges is

q1 q2

A) q1  4  C , q2  1.0  C B) q1  1 C , q2  4  C C) q1  2 C , q2  4 C D) q1  3 C , q2  2 C

10. Drawings I and II show two samples of electric field lines

I II
A) The electric fields in both I and II are produced. by negative charge located somewhere on the left and positive
charges located somewhere on the right
B) In both I and II the electric field is the same every where
C) In both cases the field becomes stronger on moving from left to right
D) The electric field in I is the same everywhere, but in II the electric field becomes stronger on moving from left
to right
11. An electron is projected with certain velocity into an electric field in a direction opposite to the field. Then it is
A) accelerated B) retarded
C) neither accelerated nor retarded D) either accelerated or retarded
12. The acceleration of a charged particle in a uniform electric field is
A) proportional to its charge only B) inversely proportional to its mass only
C) proportional to its specific charge D) inversely proportional to specific charge
13. An electron and proton are placed in an electric field. The forces acting on them are F1 and F2 and their accelerations
are a1 and a2 respectively then
A) F1  F2 B) F1  F2  0 C) a1  a2 D) a1  a2
14. The bob of a pendulum is positively charged. Another identical charge is placed at the point of
suspension of the pendulum. The time period of pendulum
A) increases B) decreases C) becomes zero D) remains same.
15. Intensity of electric field inside a uniformly charged hollow sphere is
A) zero B) non zero constant C) change with r D) inversely proportional to r
16. A positive charge q0 placed at a point P near a charged body experiences a force of repulsion of magnitude F, the
electric field E of the charged body at P is
F F F
A) B)  C)  D) F
q0 q0 q0
17. A cube of side b has charge q at each of its vertices. The electric field at the centre of the cube will
32q q q
A) zero B) 2 C) 2 D) 2
b 2b b
18. An electron and proton are sent into an electric field. The ratio of force experienced by them is
A) 1 : 1 B) 1 : 1840 C) 1840 : 1 D) 1 : 9.11

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19. An electron enters an electric field with its velocity in the direction of the electric lines of force. Then
A) the path of the electron will be a circle
B) the path of the electron will be a parabola
C) the velocity of the electron will decrease
D) the velocity of the electron will increase
20. A charged bead is capable of sliding freely through a string held vertically in tension. An electric field is applied
parallel to the string so that the bead stays at rest of the middle of the string. If the electric field is switched off
momentarily and switched on
A) the bead moves downwards and stops as soon as the field is switched on
B) the bead moved downwards when the field is switched off and moves upwards when the field is switched on
C) the bead moves downwards with constant acceleration till it reaches the bottom of the string
D) the bead moves downwards with constant velocity till it reaches the bottom of the string
21. An electron is moving with constant velocity along x-axis. If a uniform electric field is applied along y-axis, then its
path in the x-y plane will be
A) a straight line B) a circle C) a parabola D) an ellipse
22. An electron of mass M e , initially at rest , moves through a certain distance in a uniform electric field in time t1 .
proton of mass M p also initially at rest, takes time t2 to move through an equal distance in this uniform electric
field. Neglecting the effect of gravity the ratio t2 / t1 is nearly equal to
A) 1 B) M p / Me C) Me / M p D) 1836
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND ENERGY
23. An equipotential line and a line of force are
A) perpendicular to each other B)parallel to each other
C) in any direction D) at an angle of 450
24. When a positively charged conductor is placed near an earth connected conductor, its potential
A) always increases B) always decreases
C) may increase or decrease D) remains the same
25. If a unit charge is taken from one point to another over an equipotential surface, then
A) work is done on the charge B) work is done by the charge
C) work on the charge is constant D) no work is done
26. Electric potential at some point in space is zero. Then at that point
A) electric intensity is necessarily zero B) electric intensity is necessarily non zero.
C electric intensity may or may not be zero D) electric intensity is necessarily infinite.
27. When an electron approaches a proton, their electro static potential energy
A) decreases B) increases C) remains unchanged D) all the above
28. An electron and a proton move through a potential difference of 200V. Then
A) electron gains more energy B) proton gains more energy
C) both gain same energy D) none of them gain energy
29. Two charges +q and –q are kept apart. Then at any point on the right bisector of line joining the two charges.
A) the electric field strength is zero B) the electric potential is zero
C) both electric potential and electric field strength are zero
D) both electric potential and electric field strength are non - zero
30. When ‘n’ small drops are made to combine to form a big drop, then the big drop’s
A) Potential increases to n1/3 times original potential and the charge density decreases to n1/3 times original charge
B) Potential increases to n2/3 times original potential and charge density increases to n1/3 times original charge
density
C) Potential and charge density decrease to n1/3 times original values
D) Potential and charge density increases to ‘n’ times original values
31. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5cm is charged such that the potential on its surface is 10V. The potential at the
centre of the sphere is
A) 0 V B) 10 V
C) same as at point 5cm away from the surface D) same as at point 25cm from the surface

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32. The work done (in Joule) in carrying a charge of ‘x’ coulomb between two points having a potential difference of
‘y’ volt is
x x2 y
A) 2) 3) 4) xy
y y x
33. Two charges q and -q are kept apart. Then at any point on the perpendicular bisector of line joining the two
charges.
A) the electric field strength is zero
B) the electric potential is zero
C) both electric potential and electric field strength are zero
D) both electric potential and electric field strength are non-zero
34. Electric potential at the centre of a charged hollow spherical conductor is
A) zero B) twice as that on the surface
C) half of that on the surface D) same as that on the surface
35. Which of the following pair is related as in work and force
A) electric potential and electric intensity B) momentum and force
C) impulse and force D) resistance and voltage
36. The equipotential surfaces corresponding to single positve charge are concentric spherical shells with the charge
at its origin. The spacing between the surfaces for the same change in potential
A) is uniform throughout the field B) is getting closer as r  
C) is getting closer as r  0 D) can be varied as one wishes to
37. Four identical charges each of charge q are placed at the corners of a square. Then at the centre of the square the
resultant electric intensity E and the net electric potential V are
A) E  0, V  0 B) E  0, V  0 C) E  0, V  0 D) E  0, V  0
38. Two positive charges q and q are placed at the diagonally opposite corners of a square and two negative
charges -q and -q are placed at the other two corners of the square. Then at the centre of the square the resultant
electric intensity E and the net electric potential V are
A) E  0, V  0 B) E  0, V  0 C) E  0, V  0 D) E  0, V  0
39. Two copper spheres of the same radii, one hollow and the other solid, are charged to the same potential, then
A) hollow sphere holds more charge B) solid sphere holds more charge
C) both hold equal charge D) we can’t say
40. Equipotential surfaces are shown in figure a and b. The field in

3V0 2V0 V0

9V0 r0 2r0
4V0 V0

3r0
x0 x0

FIGURE (A) FIGURE (B)

A) a is uniform only B) b is uniform only C) a and b is uniform D)both are nonuniform

DIPOLE
41. The angle between electric dipolemoment p and the electric field E when the dipole is in stable equilibrium
A) 0 B)  / 4 C)  / 2 D) 
42. ‘Debye’ is the unit of
A) electric flux B) electric dipolemoment C) electric potential D) electric field intensity
43. The electric field at a point at a distance r from an electric dipole is proportional to
1 1 1
A) B) C) D) r 2
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44. An electric dipole placed with its axis in the direction of a uniform electric field experiences
A) a force but not torque B) a torque but no force
C) a force as well as a torque D) neither a force nor a torque
45. An electric dipole is placed in a non uniform electric field increasing along the +ve direction of X - axis. In which
direction does the dipole

q

X X

q

Y

A) move along + ve direction of X - axis, rotate clockwise

B) move along - ve direction of X - axis, rotate clockwise
C) move along + ve direction of X - axis, rotate anti clockwise
D) move along - ve direction of X - axis, rotate anti clockwise
46. An electric dipole placed in a nonuniform electric field experiences
A) a force but no torque B) a torque but no force
C) a force as well as a torque D) neither a force nor a torque
47. If Ea be the electric field intensity due to a short dipole at a point on the axis and Er be that on the perpendicular
bisector at the same distance from the dipole, then

A) Ea  Er B) Ea  2 E r C) Er  2 Ea D) Ea  2 Er
48. The electric potential due to an extremely short dipole at a distance r from it is proportional to
1 1 1 1
A) B) C) D)
r r2 r3 r4
49. An electric dipole when placed in a uniform electric field will have minimum potential energy, if the angle between
dipole moment and electric field is
A) zero B)  / 2 C)  D) 3 / 2
50. The angle between the electric dipole moment and the electric field strength due to it, on the
equatorial line is
A) 00 B) 900 C) 1800 D) 600
GAUSS LAW
51. A cubical Gaussian surface encloses electric flux of 30 C per unit permittivity of a charge. The electric flux through
each face of the cube per unit permittivity is
A) 30 C B) 15 C C) 10 C D) 5 C
52. As one penetrates uniformly charged conducting sphere, what happens to the electric field strength
A) decreases inversely as the square of the distance
B) decreases inversely as the distance
C) becomes zero
D) increases inversely as the square of distance
53. Mark the correct option
A) Gauss law is valid only for unsymmetrical charge distributions
B) Gauss law is valid only for charge placed in vacuum
C) The electric field calculated by Gauss law is the field due to the charges outside the Gaussian surface.
D) The flux of the electric field through a closed surface due to all the charges is equal to the flux due to the charges
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54. If the flux of the electric field through a closed surface is zero
A) The electric field must be zero every where on the surface
B) The electric field must not be zero everywhere on the surface
C) The charge inside the surface must be zero
D) The charge in the vicinity of the surface must be zero
55. An infinite plane sheet of a metal is charged to charge density  C / m2 in a medium of dielectric constant K.
Intensity of electric field near the metallic surface will be
   K
A) E  B) E  C) E  2 K D) E  2
o K 2 o o o

56. The electric flux from a cube of edge l is  . Its value if edge of cube is made 2 l and charge
enclosed is halved is
A)  / 2 B) 2 C) 4 D) 
57. If the electric flux entering and leaving an enclosed surface respectively is 1 and 2 , the electric charge inside the
surface will be
A) 1   2  /  o B) 1   2  /  o C) 1   2   o D)  2  1   o
58. Electric flux at a point in an electric field is
A) positive B) negative C) zero D) positive or negtive
59. Electric flux over a surface in an electric field may be
A) positive B) negative C) zero D) positive, negative, zero
60. A charge Q is placed at the mouth of a conical flask. The flux of the electric field through the flask is
Q Q
A)zero B) Q /  0 C) D) 
2 0 2 0
61. A charge Q is placed at the mouth of a conical flask. At the centre of the circular crossection flux of the electric field
through it is
Q Q
A) zero B) Q /  0 C) D) 
2 0 2 0
62. Electric field intensity at a point due to an infinite sheet of charge having surface charge density  is E. If sheet
were conducting electric intensity would be
A) E/2 B) E C) 2 E D) 4 E
63. Two thin infinite parallel sheets (non conducting) have uniform surface densities of charge +  and –  . Electric
field in the space between the two sheets is
A)  / 0 B)  / 2 0 C) 2 / 0 D) zero
64. In the above question, if the sheets were thick and conducting, value of E in the space between the two sheets
would be
A) 2 / 0 B)  / 0 C) zero D) 4 / 0
65. In the above problem the value of E in the space outside the sheets is.
A)  / 0 B)  / 2 0 C) zero D) 2 / 0
66. The Gaussian surface for calculating the electric field due to a charge distribution is
A) any closed surface around the charge distribution
B) any surface near the charge distribution
C) a spherical surface
D) a closed surface at a every point of which electric field has a normal component which is zero or a fixed value
67. The electric flux over a sphere of radius 1m is  . If radius of the sphere were doubled without changing the charge
enclosed, electric flux would become
A) 2 B)  / 2 C)  / 4 D) 

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68. A charge q is placed at the centre of a cube. What is the electric flux associated with one of the faces of cube
q 0 6q q
A) 0 B) q C) 0 D) 6 0
69. A charge Q is placed at the corner of a cube. The electric flux through all the faces of the cube is
Q Q Q Q
A) 0 B) 6 0 C) 8 0 D) 3 0
70. A point charge +q is placed at mid point of a cube of side ‘L’. The electric flux emerging from the cube is
q 6qL2 q
A) B) C) 6 L2 0 D)zero
0 
71. A charge q is enclosed as shown below, the electric flux is

i  q (ii) q (iii) q

A) maximum in (i) B) maximum in (ii) C) maximum in (iii) D) equal in all

72. An ellipsoidal cavity is carved with in a perfect conductor. A positive charge q is placed at the
centre of the cavity. The points A and B are on the cavity surface as shown in the figure then
a) Electric field near A in the cavity = Electric field near B in the cavity
b) Charge density at A = Charge density at B

c) Potential at A = Potential at B
A
d) Total electric flux through the surface of the cavity is q/  0 .
q B

A) a,b,c,d are correct B) a,b,c are correct C) only a and b are correct D) only c and d are correct

73. A metallic shell has a point charge ' q ' kept inside its cavity. Which one of the following diagrams
correctly represents electric lines of forces

A) B) C) D)

74. Two infinitely long thin styraight wires having uniform linear charge densities  and 2 are arranged parallel to
each other at a distance r apart . The intesity of the electric field at a point midway between them is
2   3
A)  r B)  r C) 2 r D) 2 r
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75. Find the total flux due to charge q associated with the given hemispherical surface

a) b)

q
q

c) q d)
q
q
q
e) f)

q q q q q q
A)  a ,  b 0,  c ,  d  0,  e 0 f  B)  a 0,  b ,  c 0,  d  ,  e 0 f 
20 0 0 20 0 0
q q q q q q q q
C)  a ,  b ,  c 0,  d  ,  e 0 f  D)  a 0,  b ,  c 0,  d  ,  e  f 
20 0 0 0 20 0 0 0

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EXERCISE - II [Single Correct Choice Type Questions]

COULOMB’S LAW
1. A force of 4N is acting between two charges in air. If the space between them is completely filled with glass
 r 8  , then the new force will be
A) 2N B) 5N C) 0.2N D) 0.5N
2. There are two charges  1c and  2 c kept at certain seperation . The ratio of electro static forces acting on
them will be in the ratio of
A) 1 : 2 B) 2 : 1 C) 1 : 1 D) 1 : 4
3. Two identical metal spheres possess +60C and –20C of charges. They are brought in contact and then separated
by 10 cm.The force between them is
A) 36  1013 N B) 36  1014 N C) 36  1012 N D) 3.6  1012 N
4. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q. The system of three charges will be in
equilibrium if q is equal to
Q Q Q Q
A)  B)  C)  D)
2 4 4 2
5. Three charges -q, +q and -q are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side ‘a’. The resultant electric
force on a charge +q placed at the centroid O of the triangle is
3q 2 q2 q2 3q 2
A) B) C) D)
4 0 a 2 4 0 a 2 2 0 a 2 2 0 a 2
6. A charge of 2C is placed at x=0 and a charge of 32C at x=60 cm. A third charge –Q be placed on the x-axis
such that it experiences no force. The distance of the point from 2C is(in cm)
A) -20 B) 20 C) 15 D) 10
7. A charge Q is divided into two parts q1 and q2 such that they experience maximum force of repulsion when
separated by certain distance. The ratio of Q, q1 and q2 is
A) 1 : 1 : 2 B) 1 : 2 : 2 C) 2 : 2 : 1 D) 2 : 1 : 1

8. Two charges each 1c are at    

P 2i  3 j  k m and Q i  j  k m . Then the force between them is _____
A) 100N B) 10N C) 10 4 dyne D) 100 dyne
9. Two charges of 200  C and 200  C are placed at the corners B and C of an equilateral triangle ABC of side
0.1 m. The force on a charge of 5  C placed A is
A) 1800 N B)1200 3N C) 600 3N D) 900N
10. Two equally charged pith balls 3 cm apart repel each other with a force of 4  10 5 newton. The charge on each ball
is
2 2
A) 2 109 C B) 2 109 C C)  10 C
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D)  10 9 C
3 3
ELECTRIC FIELD
11. Two charges of 50  C and 100 C are separated by a distance of 0.6m. The intensity of electric field at a point
midway between them is
A) 50  10 V m B) 5 10 V m C) 10 10 V m D) 10 10 V m
6 6 6 6


12. Two point charges Q and -3Q are placed some distnace apart. If the electic field at the location of Q is E , the field
at the location of -3Q is
 
  E E
A) E B)  E C)  D) 
3 3

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13. A mass m carrying a charge q is suspended from a string and placed in a uniform horizontal electric field of
intensity E. The angle made by the string with the vertical in the equilibrium position is
1 mg 1 m  1 Eq 1 Eq
A)   tan Eq B)   tan Eq C)   tan D)   tan mg
m
14. A proton of mass ‘m’ charge ‘e’ is released from rest in a uniform electric field of strength ‘E’. The time taken by it
to travel a distance ‘d’ in the field is
2de 2dm 2dE 2Ee
A) B) C) D)
mE Ee me dm
15. An infinite number of charges each of magnitude q are placed on x - axis at distances of 1,2, 4, 8, ... meter from the
origin. The intensity of the electric field at origin is
q q q q
A) B) C) D)
3 0 6 0 2 0 4 0
An electron  mass  9.1  10 kg  is sent into an electric field of intensity 9.1 106 newton/coulomb. The
31
16.
acceleration produced is
A) 1.6 10 m s 2 B) 1.6  10 m s 2 C) 1.6  10 m s 2 D) 1.6  10 m s 2
18 6 18 6

17. The electric field at (30, 30) cm due to a charge of -8 nC at the origin in NC-1 is
A) 
400 i  j  B) 400 i  j   C) 
200 2 i  j  D) 
200 2 i  j 
18. Two charges of 10  C and -90  C are separated by a distance of 24 cm. Electrostatic field
strength from the smaller charge is zero at a distance of
A) 12 cm B) 24 cm C) 36 cm D) 48 cm
19. 9 
Two electric charges of 10 C and 10 C are placed at the corners A and B of an equilateral
9

triangle ABC side 5cm.The electric intensity at C is

A)1800N/C B)3600 N/C C)900N/C D)2700 N/C
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND ENERGY
20. The p.d. between two plates separated by a distance of 1 mm is 100 V. The force on an electron placed in between
the plates is
A) 105 N B) 1.6  10 24 N C) 1.6  10 14 N D) 1.6  10 19 N
21. An infinite number of charges each equal to 'q' are placed along the X-axis at x = 1, x = 2, x = 4, x = 8 ..... The potential
at the point x = 0 due to this set of charges is
Q 2Q 3Q Q
A) 4  B) 4  C) 4  D)  
o o o o
22. A, B, C are three points on a circle of radius 1 cm. These points form the corners of an equilateral triangle. A charge
2C is placed at the centre of the circle. The work done in carrying a charge of 0.1 C from A to B is
A) Zero B)18 1011 J C)1.8 1011 J D) 54 1011 J
23. Charges +q, -4q and +2q are arranged at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side 0.15m. If q=1  C, their mutual
potential energy is
A) 0.4J B) 0.5J C) 0.6J D) 0. 8J
24. An electron of mass ‘M’ kg and charge ‘e’ coulomb travels from rest through a potential difference of ‘V’ volt. The
final velocity of the electron is (in m/s)
2eV 2MV 2eV 2MV
A) B) C) D)
M e M e
25. A charge ‘Q’ is placed at each corner of a cube of side ‘a’. The potential at the centre of the cube is
8Q 4Q 4Q 2Q
A) B) C) D)
 0 a 4 0 a 3 0 a  0 a

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26. A uniform electric field pointing in positive x-direction exists in a region let A be the orgin B be the point on the x-
axis at x = +1 cm and C be the point on the Y axis at y = +1cm. Then the potentials at the points A, B and C satisfy
A) VA < VB B) VA > VB C) VA < VC D) VA > VC.
27. The electric field at the origin is along the +ve x-axis. A small circle is drawn with the centre at the origin cutting the
axes at the points A, B, C and D having coordinates (a, 0), (0, a), (-a, 0), (0, -a) respectively. Out of points on the
periphery of the circle, the potential is minimum at

B (0,a)

E
A (a, 0)
C ( a, 0)
D (0, a)

A) A B)B C)C D)D

28. If 410 eV is required to move a charge of 0.25 coulomb between two points, the potential difference between
20

these two points is

1
A) 256 volt B) voltQ C) 256 1019 volt D) 250 volt
256
29. Two electric charges of 9  C and - 3 C are placed 0.16m apart in air. There are two points A and B on the line
joining the two charges at distances of (i) 0.04m from - 3 C and in between the charges and (ii) 0.08m from -
3 C and out side the two charges. The potentials at A and B are
A) 0V, 5V B) 0V, 0V C) 5V, 0V D) 5V, 10V
30. Four charges 3C ,  1C ,  5 C and 7  C are arranged on the circumference of a circle of radius 0.5 m. The
potential at the centre is
A) Zero B) 18  104 V C) 18  104 V D) 288 103V
31. A positive point charge ‘q’ is carried from a point ‘B’ to a point ‘A’ in the electric field of a point charge +Q. If the
permittivity of free space is 0 , the work done in the process is given by
+Q A B
a
b
qQ  1 1  qQ  1 1  qQ  1 1  qQ  1 1 
A) 4   a  b  B) 4   a  b  C) 4   a 2  b 2  D) 4   a 2  b 2 
0   0   0   0  
32. An electric cell does 5 joules of work in carrying 10 Coulomb’s of charge around a closed circuit. The emf of the cell
is
A) 2V B) 0.5V C) 4V D) 1V
33. Two positive charges 12  C and 10  C are initially separated by 10cm. The work done in bringing the two
charges 4cm closer is
A) 7.2J B) 3.6J C) 8.4J D) 12.4J
34. An insulated charged conducting sphere of radius 5 cms has a potential of 10V at the surface. What is the potential
at centre?
A) 10V B) zero
C) same as that at 5 cms from the surface D) same as that at 25 cms from the surface
35. A positive charge 'Q' is fixed at a point.A negatively charged particle of mass 'm' and charge 'q' is revolving in a
circular path of radius 'r1' with 'Q' as the centre. The work to be done to change the radius of the circular path from
r1 to r2 in Joules is

Qq 1 1 1 Qq  1 1  Qq 1 1
A) 0 B)    C)    D)   
4 o  r1 r2  4 o 4o  r1 r2  4 o  r2 r1 

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36. Figure bellow shows a square array of charged particles, with distance d between adjacenet particle. What is the
electric potential at point P at the centre of the square if the electric potential is zero at infinity ?
4q 2q q

q P q

q 2q q

- 2q - 4q q
A) Zero B) C) D) .
4 0 d 4 0 d 4 0 d
DIPOLE
37. An electric dipole is along a uniform electric field. If it is deflected by 600, work done by an agent is 2  10 19 J.
Then the work done by an agent if it is deflected by 300 further is
A) 2.5  10 19 J B) 2  10 19 J C) 4  10 19 J D) 2  10 16 J
38. The dipole moment of the given system is
2q

l l

q q

A) 3ql along perpendicular bisector of q - q line

B) 2 ql along perpendicular bisector of q - q line
C) ql 2 along perpendicular bisector of q - q line
D) 0
39. An electric dipole of moment p is placed in the position of stable equilibrium in uniform electric field of intensity E.
It is rotated through an angle  from the intial position. The potential energy of electric dipole in the position is

A) pE cos  B) pE sin  C) pE 1  cos   D)  pE cos 

 
40. An electric dipole of moment p is placed normal to the lines of force of electric intensity E , then the work done

1800 is
in deflecting it through an angle of
A) pE B) 2 pE C) 2 pE D) zero
41. An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges of magnitude 1 C separated by a distance of 2cm. The
dipole is placed in an electric filed 10 5 Vm 1 . The maximum torque that the field exert on the dipole is
A) 10 3 Nm B) 2  10 13 Nm C) 3  10 3 Nm D) 4  10 3 Nm
42. An electric dipole is formed two particles fixed at the ends of a light rigid rad of length l. The mass of each particle
is m and charges are -q and +q The system is suspended by a torsionless thread in an electric field of intensity E
such that the dipole axis is parallel to the field if it is slightly displaced, the period of angular motion is
1 2 qE ml ml 1 ml
A) B) 2 C) 2 D)
2 ml qE 2qE 2 4qE
GAUSS LAW
43. A charged spherical conductor has a surface charge density of 0.7 C / m2 . When its charge is increased by 0.44C,
the charge density changes by 0.14 C / m2 . The radius of the sphere is
A) 5 cm B) 1 0 m C) 0.5 m D) 5 m

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44. The electric field in a region of space is given by E  5
i  2j NC 1 . The electric flux due to this field through
an area 2 m2 lying in the YZ plane in S.I. units is
A) 10 B) 20 C) 10 2 D) 2 29
45. Number of electric lines of force emerging from 1C of positive charge in vacuum is
A) 8.85 10 12 B) 9 109 C) 1/ 4  9  109 D) 1.13  1011
46. A charge of 5 C is placed at the centre of a spherical gaussian surface of radius 5 cm. The electric flux through the
1
surface is times of
0
A) 0.1 N-m2/C B) 0.5 N-m2/C C) 1 N-m2/C D) 5 N-m2/C
47. In a region where intensity of electric field is 5 NC 1 , 40 lines of electric force are crossing 10 NC 1 will be
A) 20 B) 80 C) 100 D) 200
48. The number of electric lines of force originating from a charge of 1C is
A) 1.129×1011 B) zero C) 1.129×10–11 D) 1.129×1010
49. A cube of side l is placed in a uniform field E, where E = E î . The net electric flux through the cube is

A) Zero B) l2E C) 4l2E D) 6l2E

50. A point charge +q is placed at the centre of a cube of side L. The electric flux emerging from the cube is

q 6qL2 q
A) B) Zero C) D)
0 0 6L2  0

51. A long thin flat sheet has a uniform surface charge density  . The magnitude of the electric field at a distance ‘ r
‘ from it is given by
A)  /  0 B)  / 2  0 C)  /  0 r D)  / 2  0 r
52. A charge of 8.85C is placed at the centre of a spherical Guassian surface of radius 5 cm. The electric flux through the
surface is
A) 1012 V/m B) 10–12 V/m C) 108 V/m D) 1010 V/m
53. The inward and outward electric flux for a closed surface in units ofN–m /C are respectively 8 × 103 and 4 × 103. Then
2

the total charge inside the surface in S.I. units is (where o = permitivity in free space )
4  103 
A) 4 × 103 B) – 4 × 103 C) D) 4  103 o
0
54. The total flux linked with unit negative charge put in air is

1 1 1 1
A) out wards B) inwards C) outwards D) inwards
0 0 4  0 4  0

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EXERCISE - III [Single Correct Choice Type Questions]
1. Two point charges + 9e and +e are kept 16 cm. apart from each other. Where should a third charge q be placed
between them so that the system is in equilibrium state :
(A) 24 cm from + 9e (B) 12 cm from +9e (C) 24 cm from + e(D) 12 cm from + e
2. Using mass (M), length (L), time (T) and current (A) as fundamental quantities, the dimension of permittivity is :
(A) ML–2T2A (B) M–1 L–3 T4 A2 (C) MLT–2A (D) ML2T–1A2
3. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square ABCD as shown in the figure. The force on the charge kept at
the centre O will be :

+q +2q
A B

D C
–2q +q

(A) perpendicular to side AB (B) along the diagonal BD

(C) along the diagonal AC (D) zero
4. Two equal negative charges –q are fixed at point (0, –a) and (0, a) on y–axis. A positive charge Q is released
from rest at the point (2a, 0) on the x–axis. The charge Q will :
(A) execute simple harmonic motion about the origin
(B) move to the origin and remain at rest
(C) move to infinity
(D) execute oscillatory but not simple harmonic motion
5. When charge is given to a soap bubble, it shows :
(A) an increase in size (B) sometimes an increase and sometimes a decrease in size
(C) no change in size (D) none of these
6. An electron of mass me, initially at rest, moves through a certain distance in a uniform electric field in time t1.
A proton of mass mp, also, initially at rest, takes time t2 to move through an equal distance in this uniform
electric field. Neglecting the effect of gravity, the ratio t2/t1 is nearly equal to :
(A) 1 (B) (mp/me)1/2 (C) (me/mp)1/2 (D) 1836
7. Two infinite linear charges are placed parallel to each other at a distance 0.1 m from each other. If the linear charge
density on each is 5 C/m, then the force acting on a unit length of each linear charge will be :
(A) 2.5 N/m (B) 3.25 N/m (C) 4.5 N/m (D) 7.5 N/m
8. Figures below show regular hexagon, the charges are placed at the vertices. In which of the following cases the
electric field at the centre is zero.

5q 4q q –q 2q 2q 2q 2q

6q 3q –q q q q q q

q 2q q q 2q 2q 2q q
I II III IV

(A) IV (B) III (C) I (D) II

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9. An electron is projected as in figure with kinetic energy K, at an angle  = 45° between two charged plates. The
magnitude of the electric field so that the electron just fails to strike the upper plate, should be greater than:

K E d

+ 45° + + + + +

K 2K K
(A) (B) (C) (D) Infinite
qd qd 2qd
10. As per this diagram a point charge +q is placed at the origin O. Work done in taking another point charge –Q from
the point A (0, a) to another point B (a,0) along the straight path AB is :
y
A

x
O B
qQ 1 qQ 1 1 qQ 1
(A) (4   2 ) 2 a (B) zero (C) (4   2
) (D) (4   2
)
2a
0 a 0 a 2 0 a


11. A point charge 50 C is located in the XY plane at the point of position vector r0   2 ˆi  3 ˆj meter. What is

the electric field at the point of position vector r   8 ˆi  5 ˆj meter:
(A) 1200 V/m (B) 0.04 V/m (C) 900 V/m (D) 4500 V/m
12. Three point charges 1C, 2C and 3C are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side 1m. The work
required to move these charges to the corners of a smaller equilateral triangle of side 0.5m in two different
ways as in fig. (A) and fig. (B) are Wa and Wb then:

A 1C A 1C

A'
B' C'

B C
B B' C' C 2C 3C
2C 3C (B)
(A)

(A) Wa > Wb (B) Wa < Wb (C) Wa = Wb (D) Wa = 0 and Wb = 0

13. Two identical particles of mass m carry a charge Q each. Initially one is at rest on a smooth horizontal plane and the
other is projected along the plane directly towards first particle from a large distance with speed v. The closest
distance of approach be :

1 Q2 1 4 Q2 1 2Q 2 1 3Q2
(A) 4  mv (B) 4  2 (C) 4  2 (D) 4  2
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14. Two identical thin rings, each of radius R meter are coaxially placed at distance R meter apart. If Q1 and Q2 coulomb
are respectively the charges uniformly spread on the two rings, the work done in moving a charge q from the centre
of one ring to that of the other is :

(A) zero (B)

q Q1  Q 2   2 1  (C) q 2 Q1  Q 2 
(D)
q Q1  Q 2   2 1 
4 2  0 R  4  0 R 4 2  0 R 
15. An alpha particle of energy 5 MeV is scattered through 180° by a fixed uranium nucleus. The distance of closest
approach is of the order :
(A) 1 Å (B) 10–10 cm (C) 10–12 cm (D) 10–15 cm

16. In a regular polygon of n sides, each corner is at a distance r from the center. Identical charges are placed
at (n–1) corners. At the centre, the intensity is E and the potential is V. The ratio V/E has magnitude :
(A) nr (B) (n–1)r (C) (n–1) /r (D) r (n–1)/n
17. A charge 3 coulomb experiences a force 300 N when placed in a uniform electric field. The potential difference
between two points separated by a distance of 10 cm along the field line is :
(A) 10 V (B) 90 V (C) 1000 V (D) 9000 V
18. The equation of an equipotential line in an electric field is y=2x, then the electric field strength vector at (1, 2) may
be :
(A) 4 ˆi  3 ˆj (B) 4 ˆi  8 ˆj (C) 8 ˆi  4 ˆj (D) – 8 ˆi  4 ˆj
19. Uniform electric field of magnitude 100 V/m in space is directed along the line y=3 +x. Find the potential difference
between point A (3,1) & B(1,3) :
(A) 100 V (B) 200 2 V (C) 200V (D) 0
20. The figure below shows two equipotential lines in XY plane for an electric field. The scales are marked. The
X–component Ex and Y–component Ey of the electric field in the space between these equipotential lines are
respectively 3

2
Y (in cm)

lt
Vo

lt
Vo
2
4

0
2 4 6 8
X (in cm)

(A) +100 V/m, –200 V/m (B) +200 V/m, +100 V/m
(C) –100 V/m, +200 V/m (D) –200 V/m, –100 V/m
2 2 2
21. In a certain region of space, the potential is given by V=k (2x – y + z ). The electric field at the point
(1, 1, 1) has magnitude :
(A) k 6 (B) 2k 6 (C) 2k 3 (D) 4k 3
22. Two point charges + q and –q are held fixed at (–d, 0) and (d, 0) respectively of a x–y co–ordinate system.
Then which of the following statement is incorrect :
(A) The electric field E at all points on the x–axis has the same direction
(B) No work has to be done in bringing a test charge from  to the origin
(C) Electric field at all point on y–axis is parallel to x–axis
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23. A non–conducting ring of radius 0.5 m carries a total charge 1.11 × 10 –10
C distributed non–uniformly on its
 0  
circumference producing an electric field E every where in space. The value of the integral 
 
E  d (= 0 being
centre of the ring) in volt is :
(A) +2 (B) –1 (C) –2 (D) zero
24. Which one of the following pattern of electric line of force can't possible :

(A) (B) (C) (D)

25. The work done in rotating an electric dipole of dipole moment p in an electric field E through an angle  from the
direction of electric field, is :
(A) pE (1 – cos) (B) pE (C) zero (D) – pE cos
26. A sphere of radius R and charge Q is placed inside an imaginary sphere of radius 2R whose centre coincides with the
given sphere. The flux related to imaginary sphere is :

Q Q 4Q 2Q
(A) (B) (C) (D)
0 2 0 0 0

2
27. Electric flux through a surface of area 100 m lying in the xy plane is (in V–m) if E  ˆi  2 ˆj  3kˆ :

(A) 100 (B) 141.4 (C) 173.2 (D) 200

28. Due to a charge inside a cube the electric field is Ex = 600 x , Ey = 0, Ez = 0. The charge inside the cube is
1/2

(approximately) :
Y
0.1m

O X

0.1 m
Z

(A) 600 C (B) 60 C (C) 7 C (D) 6 C

29. A solid metallic sphere has a charge + 3Q. Concentric with this sphere is a conducting spherical shell having
charge –Q. The radius of the sphere is a and that of the spherical shell is b (b > a). What is the electric field at a
distance R (a < R < b) from the centre ?

4Q 3Q 3Q Q
(A) (B) 2
(C) 2
(D)
2 0 R 2 4 0 R 2 0 R 2 0 R

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30. Two spherical, nonconducting, and very thin shells of uniformly distributed positive charge Q and radius d are
located at a distance 10d from each other. A positive point charge q is placed inside one of the shells at a distance
d/2 from the center, on the line connecting the centers of the two shells, as shown in the figure. What is the net
force on the charge q?

Q Q

{
d/2

10d

qQ qQ
(A) to the left (B) to the right
3 6 1  0 d 2 361  0 d 2

36 2 qQ 36 0 qQ
(C) to the left (D) to the right
3 6 1  0 d 2 36 1  0 d 2
31. A cube of metal is given a charge (+ Q), which of the following statements is true :
(A) Potential at the surface of cube is zero
(B) Potential within the cube is zero
(C) Electric field is normal to the surface of the cube
(D) Electric field varies within the cube
32. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5 cm is charged such that the potential on its surface is 10V. The potential
at the distance 3 cm from the centre of the sphere is :
(A) zero
(B) 10 V
(C) same as at a point 5 cm away from the surface
(D) same as at a point 25 cm away from the surface
33. A solid conducting sphere having a charge Q is surrounded by an uncharged concentric conducting hollow
spherical shell. Let the potential difference between the surface of the solid sphere and that of the outer surface
of the hollow shell be V. If the shell is now given a charge of –3Q, the new potential difference between the
same two surfaces is :
(A) V (B) 2V (C) 4V (D) –2V
34. A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. The lines of force follow the path(s) shown in figure
as :

1 1
2 2
3 3

4 4

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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EXERCISE - IV [Part 1 Multiple Correct Choice Type Questions]
1. A charged particle having some mass is resting in equilibrium at a height H above the centre of a uniformly charged
non–conducting horizontal ring of radius R. The force of gravity acts downwards.; The equilibrium of the particle
will be stable :
R R R
(A) for all values of H (B) only if H > (C) only if H < (D) only if H =
2 2 2
2. A charged cork of mass m suspended by a light string is placed in uniform electric
 
field of strength E = ˆi  ˆj  10 NC–1 as shown in the figure. If in equilibrium
5

2mg
position tension in the string is then angle ‘’with the vertical is
1  3 
(A) 600 (B) 300 (C) 450 (D) 180
3. The charge per unit length of the four quadrant of the ring is 2 – ,  and– respectively. The electric field at the
centre is :

  ˆ 2
(A) î (B) j (C) î (D) None
2  0 R 2  0 R 4  0 R
4. A circular ring carries a uniformly distributed positive charge. The electric field (E) and potential (V) varies with
distance (R) from the centre of the ring along its axis as :
E E

(A) (B)
r r

V V

(C) (D)

r r

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5. The figure shows a nonconducting ring which has positive and negative charge non uniformly distributed
on it such that the total charge is zero. Which of the following statements is true?

+
+++++ ++++++
++
O
axis

++
(A) The potential at all the points on the axis will be zero.
(B) The electric field at all the points on the axis will be zero.
(C) The direction of electric field at all points on the axis will be along the axis.
(D) If the ring is placed inside a uniform external electric field then net torque and force acting on the ring
would be zero.
6. An electric charge 10–8 C is placed at the point (4m, 7m, 2m). At the point (1m, 3m, 2m), the electric :
(A) potential will be 18 V (B) field has no Y–component
(C) field will be along Z–axis (D) potential will be 1.8 V
7. Which of the following is true for the figure showing electric lines of force ? (E is electrical field, V is potential)

(A) EA > EB (B) EB > EA (C) VA > VB (D) VB > VA

8. Find the force experienced by the semicircular rod charged with a charge q, placed as shown in figure. Radius of
the wire is R and the infinite line of charge with linear charge density  is passing through its centre and
perpendicular to the plane of rod.

+ + + +
+
+ + +

q q q q
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 0 R 2  0 R 4 2  0 R 4  0 R

9. Two point charges Q and –Q/4 are separated by a distance x. Then :

Q x Q/4

(A) potential is zero at a point on the axis which is at a distance x/3 on the right side of the charge –Q/4
(B) potential is zero at a point on the axis which is at a distance x/5 on the left side of the charge –Q/4
(C) electric field is zero at a point on the axis which is at a distance x on the right side of the charge–Q/4
(D) there exist two points on the axis where electric field is zero

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10. In a uniform electric field, the potential is 10V at the origin of coordinates, and 8V at each of the points
(1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0) and (0, 0, 1). The potential at the point (1, 1, 1) will be :
(A) 0 (B) 4V (C) 8V (D) 10V
11. Two positively charged particles X and Y are initially far away from each other and at rest. X begins to move
towards Y with some initial velocity. The total momentum and energy of the system are p and E :
(A) If Y is fixed, both p and E are conserved
(B) If Y is fixed, E is conserved, but not p
(C) If both are free to move, p is conserved but not E
(D) If both are free, E is conserved, but not p
12. Two particles X and Y, of equal mass and with unequal positive charges, are free to move and are initially far
away from each other. With Y at rest, X begins to move towards it with initial velocity u. After a long time,
finally :
(A) X will stop, Y will move with velocity u
(B) X and Y will both move with velocities u/2 each
(C) X will stop, Y will move with velocity < u
(D) both will move with velocities < u/2
13. Potential at a point A is 3 volt and at a point B is 7 volt, an electron is moving towards A from B :
(A) It must have some K.E. at B to reach A
(B) It need not have any K.E. at B to reach A
(C) To reach A it must have more than or equal to 4 eV KE at B
(D) When it will reach A, it will have K.E. more than or at least equal to 4 eV if it was released from rest at B
14. Four charges of 1 C , 2 C , 3 C , and – 6 C are placed one at each corner of the square of side 1m. The
square lies in the x–y plane with its centre at the origin.
(A) The electric potential is zero at the origin.
(B) The electric potential is zero everywhere along the x–axis only if the sides of the sqaure are parallel
to x and y axis.
(C) The electric potential is zero everywhere along the z–axis for any orientation of the square in the x–y
plane.
(D) The electric potential is not zero along the z–axis except at the origin.
15. A particle of mass m and charge q is thrown in a region where uniform gravitational field and electric field are present.
The path of particle :
(A) may be a straight line (B) may be a circle
(C) may be a parabola (D) may be a hyperbola
16. A particle of charge 1C & mass 1 gm moving with a velocity of 4 m/s is subjected to a uniform electric field of
magnitude 300 V/m for 10 sec. Then it's final speed cannot be :
(A) 0.5 m/s (B) 4 m/s (C) 3 m/s (D) 6 m/s

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17. A horizontal electric feild (E = (mg)/q) exists as shown in figure and a mass m attached at the end of a light rod. If
mass m is released from the position shown in figure find the angular velocity of the rod when it passes through the
bottom most position :

g 2g 3g 5g
(A) (B) (C) (D)
   
19. The diagram shows a small bead of mass m carrying charge q. The bead can g
freely move on the smooth fixed ring placed on a smooth horizontal plane. In
the same plane a charge + Q has also been fixed as shown. The potential at the
+Q
point A due to +Q is V. The velocity with which the bead should proejcted from B A
the point A so that it can complete a circle should be greater than : a 4a

6 qV qV
(A) (B)
m m

3 qV
(C) (D) None of these
m
18. The diagram shows three infinitely long uniform line charges placed on the X,Y and Z axis. The work done in moving
a unit positive charge from (1, 1, 1) to (0, 1, 1) is equal to:

(A)
 n2  (B)
 n2  (C)
3 n2  (D) None
2  0 0 2  0

20. A proton and a deuteron are initially at rest and are accelerated through the same potential difference which of the
following is false concerning the final properties of the two particles?
(A) They have different speeds (B) They have same momentum
(C) They have same kinetic energy (D) They have been subjected to same force

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21. The electric potential decreases uniformly from V to –V along X–axis in a coordinate system as we moves from
a point (–x0, 0) to (x0, 0), then the electric field at the origin :
V V
(A) must be equal to (B) may be equal to
x0 x0
V V
(C) must be greater than (D) may be less than
x0 x0
22. The dipole moment of a system of charge +q distributed uniformly on an arc of radius R subtending an angle  / 2
at its centre where another charge –q is placed is

2 2qR 2qR qR 2 qR
(A) (B) (C) (D)
   
23. Three points charges are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side L as shown in the figure:
(A) The potential at the centroid of the triangle is zero. 2q

(B) The electric field at the centroid of the triangle is zero.

L L
(C) The dipole moment of the system is 2 qL
(D) The dipole moment of the system is 3 qL
+q L +q 
24. Point P lies on the axis of a dipole. If the dipole is rotated by 90° anticlock wise, the electric field vector E at P will
rotate by :
(A) 90° clockwise (B) 180° clockwise (C) 90° anticlock wise (D) 180° anticlockwise
25. An electric dipole is kept on the axis of a uniformly charged ring at distance R/ 2 from the centre of the ring. The
direction of the dipole moment is along the axis. The dipole moment is P, charge of the ring is Q and radius of the ring
is R. The force on the dipole is nearly :
4 kPQ 4 kPQ 2kPQ
(A) (B) (C) (D) zero
3 3R 2
3 3R 3
3 3R 3
26. Two short electric dipoles are placed as shown. The energy of electric interaction between these dipoles will be

2 Kp 1 p 2 cos  2Kp 1 p 2 cos  2Kp 1 p 2 sin  4 Kp 1 p 2 cos 

(A) (B) (C) (D)
r3 r3 r3 r3
27. An electric dipole is placed at the centre of a sphere. Mark the correct answer :
(A) The flux of the electric field passing through the sphere is zero
(B) The electric field is zero at every point of the sphere
(C) The electric potential is zero everywhere on the sphere
(D) The electric potential is zero on a circle on the surface
28. Charges Q1 and Q2 lies inside and outside respectively of a closed surface S. Let E be the field at any point
on S and  be the flux of E over S.
(A) If Q1 changes, both E and  will change. (B) If Q2 changes, E will change but  will not change.
(C) If Q1=0 and Q2 0 then E  0 but  =0 (D) If Q1 0 and Q2=0 then E=0 but 0

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29. At distance of 5 cm and 10 cm outwards from the surface of a uniformly charged solid sphere, the potentials are 100
V and 75 V respectively. Then :
(A) potential at its surface is 150 V
–10
(B) the charge on the sphere is (5/3) x 10 C
(C) the electric field on the surface is 1500 V/m
(D) the electric potential at its centre is 225 V

30. An infinite, uniformly charged sheet with surface charge denisty  cuts through a spherical Gaussian surface of radius
R at a distance x from its center, as shown in the figure. The electric flux  through the Gaussian surface is :

(A)
R 2 
(B)

2  R 2  x2   (C)
 R  x 
2

(D)

 R 2  x2 
0 0 0 0
31. A unit positive point charge of mass m is projected with a velocity v inside the tunnel as shown. The tunnel has
been made inside a uniformly charged non conducting sphere. The minimum velocity with which the point charge
should be projected such that it can it reach the opposite end of the tunnel, is equal to :

R/2

1/ 2 1/ 2 1/ 2
 R 2   R 2   R 2 
(A)   (B)   (C)  
 4 m 0   24 m  0   6 m 0 
(D) zero because the initial and the final points are at same potential
32. An electric field converges at the origin whose magnitude is given by the expression E = 100r N/C,
where r is the distance measured from the origin.
(A) Total charge contained in any spherical volume with its centre at origin is negative.
(B) Total charge contained at any spherical volume, irrespective of the location of its centre, is negative.
(C) Total charge contained in a spherical volume of radius 3 cm with its centre at origin equals 3 × 10 –13 C.
(D) Total charge contained in a spherical volume of radius 3 cm with its centre at origin has magnitude 3 × 10–9 C.
33. A bullet of mass m and charge q is fired towards a solid uniformly charged sphere of radius R and total charge +
q. If it strikes the surface of sphere with speed u, find the minimum value of u so that it can penetrate through the
sphere. (Neglect all resistnace forces or friction acting on bullet except electrostatic forces)
q

+q
u
m
R

q q q 3q
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 0 mR 4 0 mR 8  0 mR 4 0 mR

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34. Shown in the figure a spherical shell with an inner radius 'a' and an outer radius 'b' is made of conducting material. A
point charge +Q is placed at the centre of the spherical shell and a total charge –q is placed on the shell. Charge –q is
distributed on the surfaces as :
(A) –Q on the inner surface, –q, on outer surface b
(B) –Q on the inner surface, –q+Q on the outer surface
(C) +Q on the inner surface, –q–Q on the outer surface Q
a
(D) The charge –q is spread uniformly between the inner and outer surface
q

35. Three concentric conducting spherical shells have radius r, 2r and 3r and Q1, Q2 and Q3 are final charges respectively.
Innermost and outermost shells are already earthed as shown in figure. choose the wrong statement.

Q3
3r Q2
Q1

2r

Q 2 Q3 Q 3 1
(A) Q1 + Q3 = –Q2 (B) Q1 = (C) 3 (D) 
4 Q1 Q2 3
36. There are four concentric shells A, B, C and D of radii a, 2a, 3a and 4a respectively. Shells B and D are given charges
+q and –q respectively. Shell C is now earthed. The potential difference VA–VC is :
Kq Kq Kq Kq
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2a 3a 4a 6a
37. In the previous question assume that the electrostatic potential is zero at an infinite distance from the spherical
 1 
shell. The electrostatic potential at a distance R (a < R < b) from the centre of the shell is where  K 
 4  0 

KQ Q q Q q
(A) 0 (B) (C) K (D) K
a R b
38. Plates A and B constitutes an isolated, charge parallel plate capacitor. The inner surfaces ( I and IV) of A and B have
charges + Q and –Q respectively. A third plate C with charge + Q is now introduced midway between A and B. Which
of the following statements is not correct? A C B
+Q -Q
(A) The surface I and II will have equal and opposite charges
(B) The surfaces III and IV will have equal and opposite charges
(C) The charge on surace III will be greater than Q
(D) The potential difference between A and C will be equal to the potential
difference between C and B
I II III IV

39. X and Y are large, parallel conducting plates closed to each other. Each face has an area A. X is given a charge Q. Y
is without any charge. Points A, B and C are as shown in figure : X Y
Q
(A) The field at B is
2 0 A
A B C

Q
(B) The field at B is
0 A
(C) The fields at A, B and C are of the same magnitude
(D) The field at A and C are of the same magnitude, but in opposite directions

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40. A wheel having mass m has charges +q and –q on diametrically opposite points. It remains in equilibrium on a rough
inclined plane in the presence of uniform vertical electric field E. The value of E is :

mg mg mg tan 
(A) (B) (C) (D) None
q 2q 2q

PART - 2 [Assertion & Reason Type Questions]

These questions contains, Statement 1 (assertion) and Statement 2 (reason).
(A) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true ; Statement-2 is correct explanation for Statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true ; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.

1. Statement–1 : Mass of ion is slightly differed from its element.

Statement–2 : Ion is formed, when some electrons are removed or added so the mass changes

2. Statement–1 : Charge is invariant.

Statement–2 : Charge does not depends on speed or frame of reference.

3. Statement–1 : Charge is quantized

Statement–2 : Charge, which is less than 1 C is not possible

4. Statement–1 : If a point charge q is placed in front of an infinite grounded conducting plane surface, the
point charge will experience a force.
Statement–2 : This force is due to the induced charge on the conducting surface which is at zero potential

5. Statement–1 : In electrostatic electric lines of force can never be closed loops, as a line can never start and end
on the same charge.
Statement–2 : The number of electric lines of force originating or terminating on a charge is proportional to the
magnitude of charge.

6. Statement–1 : When charges are shared between two bodies, there occurs no loss of charge, but there does occur
a loss of energy.
Statement–2 : In case of sharing of charges conservation of energy fails.

7. Statement–1 : The particles such as photon or neutrino which have no (rest) mass can never have a charge.
Statement–2 : Charge can not exist without mass.

8. Statement–1 : When two charged spheres are touched, then total charge is always devides equally.
Statement–2 : Flow of charge take place untill potential equals.
9. Statement–1 : Induced charge does not contribute to electric field or potential at a given point.
Statement–2 : A point charge q0 is kept outside a solid metallic sphere, the electric field inside the sphere is zero.

10. Statement–1 : Electric field intensity at surface of uniformly charge spherical shell is E. If shell is punchered at a
point then intensity at punchered point become E/2.
Statement–2 : Electric field intensity due to spherical charge distribution can be found out by using Gauss law.

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11. Statement–1 : A conducting sphere charged upto 50V is placed at the centre of a conducting shell charged upto
100V and connected by a wire. All the charge of the shell flows to the sphere.
Statement–2 : The positive charge always flows from higher to lower potential.

12. Statement–1 : When a charged particle is placed in the cavity in a conducting sphere, the induced charge on the
outer surface of the sphere is found to be uniformly distributed.
Statement–2 : Conducting surface is equipotential surface.

13. Statement–1 : A metallic shield in form of a hollow shell may be built to block an electric field.
Statement–2 : In a hollow spherical shield, the electric field inside it is zero at every point.

14. Statement–1 : If two concentric conducting sphere which are connected by a conducting wire. No charge can exist
on inner sphere.
Statement–2 : When charge on outer sphere will exist then potential of inner shell and outer shell will be same.

15. Statement–1 : Electric field E at a point P is zero if potential at that point is zero.
Statement–2 : Potential difference between two points in space is zero if electric field at all points in space is zero.

16. Statement–1 : A hollow metallic sphere of inner radius a and outer radius b has charge q at the centre. A
negatively charged particle moves from inner surface to outer surface. Then total work done
will be zero.
Statement–2 : Potential is constant inside the metallic sphere.

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EXERCISE - V [Part 1 Matrix Matching Type Questions]
1. Column–I shows graphs of electric potential V versus x and y in a certain region for four situations. Column–II
shows the range of angle which the electric field vector makes with poisitive x–direction
Column–I : V versus x, V versus y Column–II : Range of angle

0
45 30
0

(A) (P) 00    450

1350
(B) (Q) 45 0    90 0

(C) 45 (R)
600
90 0    13 5 0

0
30 0
60
(D) (S) 135 0    1 8 0 0

2. Two parallel metallic plates have surface charge densities 1 and 2 as shown in figure.

Column–I Column–II
(A) If 1 + 2=0 (P) Electric field in region III is towards right
(B) If 1 + 2 > 0 (Q) Electric field in region I is zero
(C) If 1 + 2 < 0 (R) Electric field in region I is towards right
(S) Nothing can be said

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 
3. In each situation of column–I, two electric dipoles having dipole moments p 1 and p 2 of same magnitude (that
is, p1 = p2) are placed on x–axis symmetrically about origin in different orientations as shown. In column–II
certain inferences are drawn for these two dipoles. Then match the different orientations of dipole in column–
I with the corresponding results in column–II.

Column I Column II
y
p1 p2
 
(A) x ( p 1 and p 2 are (P) The torque on one dipole due to
(–a,0) (a,0)
perpendicular to x–axis as shown) other is zero

y
p1 p2
 
(B) x ( p 1 and p 2 are (Q) The potential energy of one dipole in
(–a,0) (a,0)

perpendicular to x–axis as shown) electric field of other dipole is negative

y
p1 p2  
(C) x ( p 1 and p 2 are (R) There is one straight line in x-y plane (not
(–a,0) (a,0)

parallel to x–axis as shown) at infinity) which is equipotential

y
p1 p2  
(D) x ( p 1 and p 2 are (S) Electric field at origin is zero.
(–a,0) (a,0)

parallel to x–axis as shown)

4. Column–I gives certain situations involving two thin conducting shells connected by a conducting wire via
a key K. In all situations one sphere has net charge +q and other sphere has no net charge. After the key
K is pressed, column–II gives some resulting effect.
Column I Column II
initially no
net charge
+q
K
(A) (P) Charge flows through connecting wire
shell I
shell II
+q initially no
net charge
K
(B) (Q) Potential energy of system of spheres decreases
shell II
shell I

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initially no
net charge

+q

(C) (R) No heat is produced

K
shell I

shell II

+q
initially no
net charge

(D) (S) The sphere I has no charge after equilibrium is

K reached
shell I

shell II

5. In the figure shown P is a point on the surface of an imaginary sphere.

q2

Column–I Column–II q1 P

(A) Electric field at point P (P) due to q1 only

(B) Electric flux through a small area at P (Q) due to q2 only

(C) Electric flux through whole sphere (R) due to both q 1 and q2

6. In each situation of column–I, some charge distributions are given with all details explained. The electrostatic
potential energy and its nature is given situation in column–II.
Column I Column II
–Q 1 Q2
(A) A thin shell of radius a and having (P) in magnitude
8  0 a
a charge –Q uniformly distributed
a
over its surface as shown

5a –Q 3 Q2
(B) A thin shell of radius and having (Q) in magnitude
2 2 0  0 a
a charge –Q uniformly distributed –Q
5a
over its surface and a point charge 2

–Q placed at its centre as shown

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–Q 2 Q2
(C) A solid sphere of radius a and having (R) in magnitude
5  0 a
a charge –Q uniformly distributed

throughout its volume as shown a

(D) A solid sphere of radius a and having (S) Positive in sign

–Q
a charge –Q uniformly distributed
throughout its volume. The solid –Q
sphere is surrounded by a a 2a
concentric thin uniformly charged
spherical shell of radius 2a and
carrying charge –Q as shown
7. A spherical metallic conductor has a spherical cavity. A positive charge is placed inside the cavity at its centre.
Another positive charge is placed outside it. The conductor is initially electrically neutral.
Column I (Cause) Column II (Effect)
(A) If outside charge is shifted to other position (P) Distribution of charge on inner surface
of cavity changes
(B) If inside charge is shifted to other position (Q) Distribution of charge on outer surface
within cavity of conductor changes
(C) If magnitude of charge inside cavity is (R) Electric potential at the centre of conductor
increased changes due to charges present on outer surface of
conductor

(D) If conductor is earthed (S) Force on the charge placed inside cavity changes

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PART-2 [Comprehension Type Questions]
Comprehension # 1
A very large, charged plate floats in deep space. Due to the charge on the plate, a constant electric field E exists everywhere
above the plate. An object with mass m and charge q is shot upward from the plate with a velocity v and at an angle
. It follows the path shown reaching a height h and a range R. Assume the effects of gravity to be negligible.

1. Which of the following must be true concerning the object ?

(A) q must be positive (B) q must be negative (C) m must be large (D) m must be small
2. Which of the following is true concerning all objects that follow the path shown when propelled with a velocity
v at an angle  ?
(A) They must have the same mass (B) They must have the same charge
(C) They must have the same mass and the same charge (D) Their mass to charge ratios must be the same
3. Suppose E is 10N/C, m is 1kg, q is –1C, v is 100 m/s and  is 30°. What is h ?
(A) 25m (B) 45m (C) 80m (D) 125m
4. Which of the following will result in an increase in R ?
(A) Increasing both q and m by a factor of 2
(B) Decreasing both q and m by a factor of 2
(C) Increasing q by a factor of 2 while decreasing m by a factor of 2
(D) Decreasing q by a factor of 2 while increasing m by a factor of 2
5. Which of the following is true concerning the flight of the projectile shown ?
(A) Increasing the mass m decreases the maximum height h
(B) Increasing the charge q increases the maximum height h
(C) Increasing the mass m decreases the downward acceleration
(D) Increasing the charge q decreases the downward acceleration

Comprehension # 2
     
Electrostatic force on a charged particle is given by F  qE . If q is positive F  E and if q negative F  E .
In the figure mA = mB = 1kg. Block A is neutral while qB = –1C. Sizes of A and B are negligible. B is released from
rest at a distance 1.8 m from A. Initially spring is neither compressed nor elongated.

N
K=18N/m E=10
C
A B
smooth x=0 x=1.8m x-axis

1. If collision between A and B is perfectly inelastic, what is velocity of combined mass just after collision ?
(A) 6m/s (B) 3m/s (C) 9m/s (D) 12m/s
2. Equilibrium position of the combined mass is at x = ........m.

2 1 5 7
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
9 3 9 9
3. The amplitude of oscillation of the combined mass will be :–

2 124 72 106
(A) m (B) m (C) m (D) m
3 3 9 9

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Comprehension # 3
In a certain experiment to measure the ratio of charge and mass of elementary charged particles, a surprising result
was obtained in which two particles moved in such a way that the distance between them remained constant always.
It was also noticed that, this two particle system was isolated from all other particles and no force was acting on this
system except the force between these two masses. After careful observation followed by intensive calculation it was
deduced that velocity of these two particles was always opposite in direction and magnitude of velocity was 103 m/
s and 2 × 103 m/s for first and second particle respectively and masses of these particles were 2 × 10–30 kg and 10–30
kg respectively. Distance between them came out to be 12 Å. (1 Å = 10–10 m)
1. Acceleration of the first particle was–
(A) zero (B) 4 × 1016 m/s2 (C) 2 × 1016 m/s2 (D) 2.5 × 1015 m/s2
2. Acceleration of second particle was–
(A) 5 × 1015 m/s2 (B) 4 × 1016 m/s2 (C) 2 × 1016 m/s2 (D) Zero
3. If the first particle is stopped for a moment and then released. The velocity of centre of mass of the system
just after the release will be–
1 1 2
(A) × 10–30 m/s (B) × 103 m/s(C) × 103 m/s(D) None of these
3 3 3
4. Path of the two particles was–
(A) Intersecting straight lines (B) Parabolic
(C) Circular (D) Straight line w.r.t. each other
5. Angular velocity of the first particle was–
(A) 2.5 × 1012 rad/s (B) 4 × 1012 rad/s (C) 4 × 1013 rad/s (D) zero

Comprehension # 4

Electric potential on the axis of a charged ring of radius R at distance x is given by :

1 q
V= . (q = charge on the ring)
4 0 R 2  x 2
Electric potential is a physical quantity measured for unit positive charge and the potential energy is the quantity
measured for whole charge.
If only conservative forces (e.g., electrostatic) act on a system, mechanical energy remains conserved.
An insulated ring having a charge q1 = 2 × 10–5 C is uniformly distributed over it has radius 4m. Another particle
having charge q2 = 4 × 10–4C is released from rest along its axis at distance x = 3m from its centre. Mass of both
ring and the particle is 1kg each. Neglect gravitational effects. Ring is free to move.
1. Maximum speed of particle will be :–
(A) 4.4 m/s (B) 3.1 m/s (C) 5.2 m/s (D) 6.1 m/s
2. If ring is not free to move then maximum speed of particle will be

2 4 2
(A) ms–1 (B) ms–1 (C) ms–1 (D) None of these
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Comprehension # 5
q
Electric potential is a scalar quantity. Due to a point charge q at distance r, the potential is given by V = .
4  0 r
A point charge q is placed at (3a, 0) and another charge –2q is placed at (–3a 0).

1. At how many points on the x–axis, (at finite distance) electric potential will be zero ?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

2. If we plot a graph of potential (V) on x–axis it will be like :

x=0 x=0
(A) (B) –3a
–3a 3a x-axis 3a x-axis

x=0 x=0 x-axis

(C) –3a 3a x-axis
(D) –3a 3a

Comprehension # 6
An accelerator produces a narrow beam of protons, each having an initial speed of v0. The beam is directed towards
an initially uncharged distant metal sphere of radius R and centered at point O. The initial path of the beam is parallel
to the axis of the sphere at a distance of (R/2) from the axis, as indicated in the diagram.
Accelerator

Proton Beam

R/2

Axis of O
sphere R

The protons in the beam that collide with the sphere will cause it to become charged. The subsequent potential field
at the accelerator due to the sphere can be neglected. The angular momentum of a particle is defined in a similar way
to the moment of a force. It is defined as the moment of its linear momentum; linear momentum replacing the force.
We may assume the angular momentum of a proton about point O to be conserved. Assume the mass of the proton
as mP and the charge on it as e. Given that the potential of the sphere increases with time and eventually reaches a
constant value.
1. The total energy (E) of a proton in the beam travelling with speed v at a distance of r  r  R  from point O. Assuming
that the sphere has acquired an electrostatic charge Q is
eQ eQ eQ
(A) (B) less than (C) greater than (D) zero
4  0 r 4  0 r 4  0 r

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2. After a long time, when the potential of the sphere reaches a constant value, the trajectory of proton is correctly
sketched as
4
3
2
1

R/2
O
R

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

3. Once the potential of the sphere has reached its final, constant value, the minimum speed v of a proton along its
trajectory path is given by
(A) v0 (B) v0/2 (C) 2v0 (D) None of these
4. The limiting electric potential of the sphere is
3m P v20 3m P v20 3m P v20
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
8e 4e 2e
5. If the initial kinetic energy of a proton is 2.56 keV, then the final potential of the sphere is
(A) 2.56 kV (B) 1.92 kV (C) greater than 2.56 kV (D) needs more information

Comprehension # 7

Van-de graff generator is a man made high voltage generator used to generate a potential difference of order of
106V. Which can be further utilised to accelerate the charged particles for executing nuclear reaction. For example
we can accelerate -particles to make bombardment on N2 to convert it into O2.
The maximum charge which can be held by a conductor depends on dielectric strength of the surrounding medium.
For example : The dielectric strength of air is 3MV/m i.e. It is the maximum value of electric field, above which the
surrounding air get ionsided & become conducting.
1. What maximum charge can be built on surface of dome having radius 20cm, if it is surrounded by air.
(A) 13 C (B) 12 C (C) 10 C (D) 1.5 C

2. The 660V rails on a subway can kill a person upon contact. A 1000 V Van de Graaff genertor, however, will only
give a mild shock. Which of the following best explains this paradox ?
(A) The generator provides more energy per charge, but since it has few charges it transfers a lesser amount
of energy
(B) The generator provides more energy, but since there is little energy per charge the current is small
(C) Most of the energy provided by the generator is dissipated in the air because air presents a smaller resistance
then the human body
(D) Most of the energy flows directly to the ground without going through the human body since the generator
is grounded
3. Why is the potential of the dome limited by the dielectric strength of the air ?
(A) Once the potential of the dome reaches the dielectric strength of the air, charge from the belt is repelled
by the charge on the dome
(B) Once the potential of the dome reaches the dielectric strength of the air, the air heats the metal of the
dome, and it is no longer a good conductor
(C) Once the air molecules become ionized, charged on the dome can leak into the air
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Comprehension # 8
When two concentric shells are connected by a thin conducting wire, whole of the charge of inner shell transfers
to the outer shell and potential difference between them becomes zero. Surface charge densities of two thin concentric
spherical shells are  and – respectively. Their radii are R and 2R. Now they are connected by a thin wire.
–
+

R
2R

1. Potential on either of the shells will be :–

3 R 2 R R
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) zero
2 0 2 0 2 0

2. Suppose electric field at a distance r (> 2R) was E1 before connecting the two shells and E2 after connecting the
E2
two shells, then is :–
E1
(A) zero (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) ½
3R
3. Suppose electric field at a distance r  was E1 before connecting the two shells and E2 after connecting the
2
E2
two shells, then is :–
E1
(A) zero (B) 1 (C) 9/8 (C) 8/9

Comprehension # 9

The method of electrical images is used to solve the electrostatic problems, where charge distribution is not
specified completely. The method consists of replacement of given charge distribution by a simplified charge
distribution or a single point charge or a number of point charges provided the original boundary conditions are still
satisfied. For example consider a system containing a point charge q placed at a distance d of from an infinite earthed
conducting plane. The boundary conditions are :

+q
d

d
-q

(i) Potential is zero at infinity (ii) Potential is zero at each point on the conducting plane
If we replaced the conducting plane by a point charge (–q) placed at a distance 'd' opposite to conducting plane.
The charge (–q) is called the electrical image.
Now system consists of two charges +q an –q at separation 2d. If charge +q moves to a distance 'y' from the
boundary of conducting plane (now absent), the electrical image –q also moves to the same distance 'y' from the
boundary of conducting plane, so that the new distance between +q and –q is 2y.

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1. The force between point charge +q and earthed conducting plane is
1 q2 1 q2
(A) (repulsive) (B) 2 (attractive)
4  0 d 2 4  0 d

1 q2 1 q2
(C) 2 (repulsive) (D) 4   4 d 2 (attractive)
4  0 4 d 0

2. The potential energy of system of charge +q placed at a distance d from the earthed conducting plane is
1 q2 1 q2 1 q2 1 q2
(A) (B) – (C) (D) –
4  0 d 2 4  0 2d2 4  0 2 d 4  0 4 d

3. The work done in carrying charge q from distance d to distance y from earthed conducting plane is
1 q2 1 1  1 q2 1 1  1 1 1 
(A) zero (B)  (C)  (D) q2   
4  0 2  y d  4  0 4  d y  4  0 y d

Comprehension # 10
The sketch below shows cross–sections of equipotential surfaces between two charged conductors that are
shown in solid black. Some points one the equipotential surfaces near the conductors are marked as A, B,
C,............ The arrangement lies in air. [Take 0 = 8.85 × 10–12 C2/N m2]

Large conducting
0.3m plate

E
Solid
A B C D
conducting
sphere

–30V –20V –10V 10V 20V 30V 40V

1. Surface charge density of the plate is equal to–

(A) 8.85 × 10–10 C/m2 (B) –8.85 × 10–10 C/m2
(C) 17.7 × 10–10 C/m2 (D) –17.7 × 10–10 C/m2

2. A positive charge is placed at B. When it is released–

(A) no force will be exerted on it (B) it will move towards A
(C) it will move towards C (D) it will move towards E

3. How much work is required to slowly move a –1 µC charge from E to D ?

(A) 2 × 10–5 J (B) –2 × 10–5 J (C) 4 × 10–5 J (D) –4 × 10–5 J

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ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE - I

1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6.A 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. D 11. A 12. C

13. B 14. D 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. D 21. C 22. B 23. A 24. B
25. D 26. C 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. B 31. B 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. A 36. C
37. C 38. B 39. C 40. A 41. A 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. B
49. A 50. C 51. D 52. C 53. D 54. C 55. A 56. A 57. D 58. C 59. D 60. C
61. C 62. C 63. A 64. A 65. C 66. D 67. D 68. D 69. C 70. A 71. D 72. D
73. A 74. B 75. A

EXERCISE - II
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. D 10. B 11.B 12. C
13. D 14. B 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. C 21. B 22. A 23. C 24. C
25. C 26. B 27.A 28. A 29. B 30. A 31. A 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. B 36. C
37. B 38. A 39. D 40. D 41. B 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. A 46. A 47. A 48. D
49. D 50. A 51. B 52. D 53. D 54. A
EXERCISE - III

1. B 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. B 11. D 12. C

13. B 14. B 15. C 16. B 17. A 18. D 19. D 20. C 21. B 22. A 23. A 24. C
25. A 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. C 32. B 33. A 34. D

EXERCISE - IV : PART - I

1. B 2. A, B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. A, D 8. D
9. A, B, C 10. B 11. B 12. A 13. A,C 14. A,C 15. A,C 16. A
17. B 18. B 19. A 20. B 21. B 22. A 23. A,D 24. A
25. D 26. B 27. A, D 28. A, B, C 29. A, C, D 30. D 31. A 32. A, B, C
33. B 34. B 35. C 36. D 37. D 38. D 39. A, C, D 40. B
PART - II
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. B 11. B 12. A
13. A 14. D 15. D 16. D

EXERCISE - V : PART - I

1. A S; B  P; C  R; D Q 2. A  R ; B R  C P
3. A P,R ; B  P,Q,S  C P,Q ; D  P,Q 4. A  P,Q ; B  P,Q ; C  P,Q,S; D R,S
5. A R; B R ; C  P 6. A  P,S; B Q,S ; C  Q,S ; D S
7. A Q ; B  P,S ; C  P,Q,R ; D  Q,R
PART - II

Comp. #1 : 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. C Comp. #2 : 1. B 2. C 3. D
Comp. #3 : 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A Comp. #4 : 1. B 2. A
Comp. #5 : 1. B 2. D Comp. #6 : 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. B
Comp. #7 : 1. A 2. B 3. C Comp. #8 : 1. A 2. B 3. A
Comp. #9 : 1. D 2. D 3. C Comp. #10 : 1. A 2. B 3. D

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