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QUESTION BANK_PHYSICS (2024)

Elestrostatics
1. Two identical charged spheres are suspended by 5. A thin metallic wire having cross sectional area of
strings of equal lengths. The strings make an angle 10−4 m2 is used to make a ring of radius 30 cm. A
with each other. When suspended in water the angle positive charge of 2πC is uniformly distributed over
remains the same. If density of the material of the the ring, while another positive charge of 30pC is
sphere is 1.5 g/cc, the dielectric constant of water will kept at the centre of the ring. The tension in the ring
be ______ (Take density of water =1 g/cc ) is _____ N; provided that the ring does not get
deformed (neglect the influence of gravity).
2. C1 and C2 are two hollow concentric cubes enclosing 1
(given, = 9 ×109 SI units)
charges 2Q and 3Q respectively as shown in figure. 4πε 0
The ratio of electric flux passing through C1 and C2
is:
6. Given below are two statements : one is labelled a
Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason(R)
Assertion (A) : Work done by electric field on
moving a positive charge on an equipotential surface
is always zero.
Reason (R) : Electric lines of forces are always
perpendicular to equipotential surfaces.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most
(2) 5:2 appropriate answer from the options given below :
(3) 2:3 (1) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the
(4) 3:2 correct explanation of (A)
(2) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
3. Suppose a uniformly charged wall provides a uniform (3) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
electric field of 2×104 N/C normally. A charged (4) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the
particle of mass 2 g being suspended through a silk correct explanation of (A)
thread of length 20 cm and remain stayed at a distance
of 10 cm from the wall. Then the charge on the 7. Two charges of −4𝜇𝜇C and +4𝜇𝜇C are placed at the
1 points 𝐴𝐴(1,0,4)m and 𝐵𝐵(2, −1,5)m located in an
particle will be µC where x = _____ . [use g =
x �⃗ = 0.20ı̂V/cm. The magnitude of the
electric field E
10 m/s2] torque acting on the dipole is 8√𝛼𝛼 × 10−5 Nm ,
Where 𝛼𝛼 = ______
4. An electric charge 10−6μC is placed at origin (0,0)m
of X-Y co-ordinate system. Two points P and Q are 8. The electric potential at the surface of an atomic
situated at ( 3 , 3 )m and ( 6 ,0)m respectively. nucleus (z = 50) of radius 9 × 10−13 cm is
The potential difference between the points P and Q ______ × 106 V
will be :
(1) 3V (2) 6V
(3) 0V (4) 3V

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9. Two charges of 5Q and −2Q are situated at the points
(3a , 0) and (−5a, 0) respectively.
12. ( )
An electric field is given by 6 ˆi + 5 ˆi + 3 kˆ N/ C .

Through a sphere of radius ‘4a’ having center at The electric flux through a surface are 30 î m 2 lying
origin is: in YZ- plane (in SI unit) is:
2Q (1) 90 (2) 150
(1)
ε0 (3) 180 (4) 60

5Q
(2) 13. The electrostatic potential due to an electric dipole at
ε0 a distance ‘r’ varies as
7Q 1
(3) (1) r (2)
ε0 r2
3Q 1 1
(4) (3) (4)
ε0 r3 r

10. Math List I with List II. 14. A particle of charge ‘−q’ and mass ‘m’ moves in a
circle of radius ‘r’ around an infinitely long line
List I List II charge of linear density ‘ +λ ’ . Then time period will
A  I. Gauss’ be given as :
dφ
. ∫ .dl = µ0ic + µ0ε0 dtE
B law for (Consider k as Coulomb’s constant)
electricity 4π 2 3
(1) T2 = r
B.  dφ II. Gauss’ 2kλq
∫ .di = dtB
E law for
m
magnetis (2) T = 2πr
m 2kλq
C.   Q III Faraday 1 m
∫ E.dA = ε 0
. law (3) T=
2πr 2kλq
 
D IV Ampere-
.
∫ .dA = 0
B
Maxwell (4) T=
1 2kλq
2π m
law

15. Two identical charged spheres are suspended by

Choose the correct answer from the options given
string of equal lengths. The string make an angle of
below
37° with each other. When suspended in a liquid of
(1) A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
density 0.7 g /cm3 , then angle remains same. If
(2) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
density of material of the sphere is 1.4 g cm3 , the
(3) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
dielectric constant of the liquid is _____
(4) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
 3
 tan 37° =  .
11. An electron is moving under the influence of the  4
electric field of a uniformly charged infinite plane
sheet S having surface charge density +σ. The 16. Two charges q and 3q are separated by a distance 'r '
electron at t = 0 is at a distance of 1 m from and has in air. At a distance x from charge q, the resultant
a speed of 1 m/s. The maximum value of σ if the electric field is zero. The value of x is :
 mω  C
electron strikes S at t = 1s. is α  0
 2 the value (1)
(1 + 3 ) (2)
r
 e m
of is
r (
3 1+ 3 )

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(3) (4) (
r 1+ 3 )
(
1+ 3 )
17. Force between two point charges q1 and q2 placed in (1)
vacuum at ‘r’ cm apart is F. Force between them
when placed in medium having dielectric K = 5 at
‘r/5’ cm apart will
(1) F/25 (2) 5 F
(3) F/5 (4) 25 F

18. The distance between charges +q and −q is 2l and (2)

between +2q is 4l . The electrostatic potential at point
 ql 
P at a distance r from centre O is −α  2  × 109 V ,
r 
where the value of α is _____ (Use
1
= 9 ×109 Nm 2 C−2 )
4πε 0
(3)

(4)

19. An infinite plane sheet of charge having uniform

surface charge density +𝜎𝜎s C/m2 is placed on x − y 21. A charge q is placed at the center of one of the surface
plane. Another infinitely long line charge having
of cube. The flux linked with the cube is:-
uniform linear charge density +𝜆𝜆e C/m is placed at
q q
z = 4 m plane and parallel to y-axis. If the magnitude (1) (2)
values |𝜎𝜎s | = 2|𝜆𝜆e | then at point (0,0,2), the ratio of 4ε0 2ε0
magnitudes of electric field values due to sheet charge q
(3) (4) Zero
to that of line charge is 𝜋𝜋√𝑛𝑛: 1. The value of 𝑛𝑛 is 8ε0
_____ .
22. In hydrogen like system the ratio of coulombian force
20. An infinitely long positively charged straight thread and gravitational force between an electron and a
has a linear charge density 𝜆𝜆 Cm−1 . An electron proton is in the order of:
revolves along a circular path having axis along the (1) 1039 (2) 1019
length of the wire. The graph that correctly represents (3) 1029 (4) 1036
the variation of the kinetic energy of electron as a
function of radius of circular path from the wire is :

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23. The electric field at point p due to an electric dipole  2iˆ + 6ˆj + 8k
ˆ
is E. The electric field at point R on equitorial line 27. An electric field, E = passes through
6
E
will be . The value of x : the surface of 4 m2 area having unit vector
x
 2iˆ + ˆj + k
ˆ
nˆ −   . The electric flux for that surface is
 6 
____ V m.

28. If the net electric field at point P along Y axis is zero,

q2 8
then the ratio of is , ...... where x = ...... .
q3 5 x

24. σ is the uniform surface charge density of a thin

spherical shell of radius R. The electric field at any
point on the surface of the spherical shell is :
(1) σ/∈0 R (2) σ/2∈0
(3) σ/ϵ0 (4) σ/4∈0

25. Three infinitely long charged thin sheets are placed

29. If ϵ_0 is the permittivity of free space and E is the
as shown in figure. The magnitude of electric field at
electric field, then ϵ_0 E^2 has the dimensions :
xσ
the point P is . The value of x is _______ (1) [M0 L−2 T A]
ε0 (2) [M L−1 T−2]
(all quantities are measured in SI units). (3) [M−1 L−3 T4 A2]
(4) [M L2 T−2]

x π V . The value of x is _____ .

31. Five charges +q, +5q, −2q, +3q and −4q are situated
as shown in the figure. The electric flux due to this
configuration through the surface S is:

26. Two identical conducting spheres P and S with

charge Q on each, repel each other with a force 16" "
N. A third identical uncharged conducting sphere R
is successively brought in contact with the two
spheres. The new force of repulsion between P and S
5q 4q
is : (1) (2)
ε0 ε0
(1) 4 N (2) 6 N
(3) 1 N (4) 12 N 3q q
(3) (4)
ε0 ε0

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32. ( )
An electric filed E = 2xiˆ NC −1 exists in space. A
cube of side 2m is placed in the space as per figure
given below. The electric flux through the cube is
.............. Nm2 /C.

Answer Key
Q1 (3) Q12 (3) Q23 (16)
Q2 (1) Q24 (3)
Q3 (3) Q14 (2) Q25 (2)
Q4 (3) Q15 (2) Q26 (?)
Q5 (3) Q16 (3) Q27 (12)
Q6 (4) Q17 (2) Q28 (5)
Q7 (2) Q18 (27) Q29 (2)
Q8 (8) Q19 (16) Q30 (36)
Q9 (2) Q20 (2) Q31 (2)
Q10 (3) Q21 (2) Q32 (16)
Q11 (8) Q22 (1)

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