Objective Assignment – I

Q.1 An isolated conducting sphere is given positive charge. Its mass:

(a) remains unchanged (b) decreases (c) increases (d) may
increase or decrease
Q.2 A charge conductor has charge on its:
(a) outer surface (b) inner surface (c) middle point (d) surrounding
Q.3 When a bird sits on a very high voltage cable:
(a) its feathers tend to spread (b) its feathers tend to compress
(c) it receives an electric shock (d) neither its feathers have any effect nor electric shock
is received by it
Q.4 If a glass rod is rubbed with silk, it acquires a positive charge because:
(a) protons are added to it (b) protons are removed from it
(c) electrons are added to it (d) electrons are removed from it
Q.5 An isolated solid metallic sphere is given + Q charge. The charge will be distributed on
the sphere:
(a) uniformly but only on surface (b) only on surface but not uniformly
(c) uniformly inside the volume (d) non uniformly inside the
volume
Q.6 A soap bubble is given a negative charge then its radius:
(a) decreases (b) increases (c) remains unchanged
(d) nothing can be predicted as information is insufficient
Q.7 There are two charges + 1C and + 5 C. The ratio of the forces acting on them will
be:
(a) 1 : 5 (b) 1 : 1 (c) 5 : 1
(d) 1 : 25
Q.8 A sure test of electrification is:
(a) attraction (b) repulsion (c) friction (d) induction
Q.9 Two metallic spheres carry equal charges. The distance between the spheres cannot be
considered large in comparison with the diameters of the spheres. In which case, will
the force of interaction between the spheres be greater?
(a) like charges (b) unlike charges (c) one is neutral and other is
charged
(d) none of the above
Q.10 Mark correct option or options.
(a) Like charged bodies always repel each other (b) Like charged bodies always
attract each other
(c) Like charged bodies may attract each other (d) None of these
Q.11 Two identically charged spheres when suspended by strings of equal length make an
angle of 30o with each other. When they are immersed in a liquid of density less than
density of material of the spheres:
(a) the electric force between them increases (b) the electric force between
them decreases
(c) the net downward force will increase (d) the net downward force will remain
unchanged
Q.12 Two negative charges of unit magnitude and a positive charge q are placed along a
straight line. The charge q is placed between negative charges as such the system of
charges is in equilibrium. This system is in:
(a) stable equilibrium for displacement of charge q in normal direction of line
joining negative charges
 (b) unstable equilibrium for displacement of charge q in normal direction of line
joining negative charges
(c) stable equilibrium for the displacement of charge q in the direction of line
joining the negative charges
(d) neutral equilibrium for the displacement of charge q along the line joining the
negative charges
Q.13 Mark correct option. Electrostatic experiment is:
(a) affected on the humid day (b) not affected on humid day

(c) independent of medium (d) none of the above

Q.14 Two identical pendulums A and B are suspended from the same point. The bobs are
given positive charges, with A having more charge than B. They diverge and reach at
equilibrium, with 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
Q.15 Two small identical balls A and B lying on a horizontal smooth plane are connected by
a massless spring. Ball A is fixed but ball B is free to move. When both balls are charged
identically, then:
(a) at the time of maximum separation between balls, magnitude of acceleration will be
maximum
(b) at the equilibrium position of B, velocity of ball B will be maximum
(c) the ball B executes simple harmonic motion (d) all of the above
Q.16 Three charged particles are collinear and are in equilibrium. Then:
(a) all the charged particles have the same polarity (b) the equilibrium is
unstable
(c) all the charged particles cannot have the same polarity (d) both (b) and (c) are
correct
Q.17 How many electrons must be removed from an electrically neutral metal plate to give
it a positive charge of 1  10–7 coulomb?
(a) 6.25  1011 (b) 6.45  1013 (c) 6.25  10–11 (d) 6.45 
–13
10
Q.18 In a hydrogen atom, the distance between the electron and proton is 2.5  10–11m. The
electrical force of attraction between them will be
(a) 2.8  10–7 N (b) 6.2  10–7 N (c) 3.7  10–7 N (d)
9.1  10 N–7

Q.19 Two charged spheres separated by a distance d exert some force F on each other. If they
are immersed in a liquid of dielectric constant 2, then the force exerted by them, if all
other conditions are same, is
(a) 4 F (b) 2 F (c) F (d) F/2
Q.20 Charge 4Q, q and Q are placed along X–axis at positions x = 0, x = l/2 and x = l,
respectively. Find the value of q so that force on charge Q is zero.
(a) Q (b) Q/2 (c) – Q/2 (d) – Q
Q.21 Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square
ABCD as shown in figure. The force on the charge kept
at the centre O is
 (a) zero (b) along the diagonal BD
(c) along the diagonal AC (d) perpendicular to side AB
Q.22 Four charges as shown in figure are placed at the corners of a square of side length a.
What is the ratio of (Q/a) if net force on Q is zero?
(a) 1 (b) − 2 2
2 2

(c) 1/2 (d) 1

2

Q.23 The unit of permittivity of free space (0) is

(a) CN–1m–1 (b) Nm2C–2 (c) C2N–1m–2 (d) C2N–2m–2
Q.24 An electron is moving round the nucleus of a hydrogen atom in a circular orbit of radius
r, the coulomb force F between the two is
3 2 2 2
(a) − k e3 r̂ (b) k e 3 r (c) − k e 3 r (d) k e3 r̂
r r r r
Q.25 Point charges + 4q, – q and + 4q are kept on the X–axis at points x = 0, x = a and x =
2a respectively.
(a) Only –q is in stable equilibrium (b) None of these charges is in
equilibrium
(c) All the charges are in unstable equilibrium (d) All the charges are in stable
equilibrium
Q.26 A body can be negatively charged by
(a) giving excess of electrons to it (b) removing some electrons from it
(c) giving some protons to it (d) removing some neutrons from it
Q.27 The number of electrons for one coulomb of charge is
(a) 6.25  1018 (b) 6.25  1019 (c) 6.25  1021 (d) 6.25 
1023
Q.28 Using mass (M), length (L), time (T) and current (A) as fundamental quantities, the
dimension of permittivity is
(a) [ML–2T2A] (b) [M–1L–3T4A2] (c) [MLT–2A] (d) [ML2T–1A2]
Q.29 In the basic CsCl crystal structure, Cs+ and Cl– ions are arranged in a bcc configuration
as shown in the figure. The net electrostatic force exerted by the eight Cs + ions on the
Cl– ion is
1 4e 2 1 16e 2
(a) . (b) .
4πε 0 3a 2 4πε 0 3a 2
1 32e 2
(c) . (d) zero
4πε 0 3a 2
Q.30 Three charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side a as shown in
the figure. The force experienced by the charge placed at the vertex A in a direction
normal to BC is
Q2
(a) (b) – Q2(40a2)
(4πε 0 a 2 )
 Q2
(c) zero (d)
(2πε 0 a 2 )
Q.31 Four point +ve charge of same magnitude (Q) are placed at four corners of a rigid square
frame as shown in figure. The plane of the frame is perpendicular to Z–axis. If a –ve
point charge is placed at a distance z away from the above frame, the
(a) –ve charge oscillates along the Z–axis
(b) it moves away from the frame
(c) it moves slowly towards the frame and stays in the plane of the frame
(d) it passes through the frame only once
Q.32 Two identical conductors of copper and aluminium are placed in an identical electric
field. The magnitude of induced charge in the aluminium will be
(a) zero (b) greater than in copper
(c) less than in copper (d) equal to that of copper
Q.33 A comb run through one’s dry hair attracts small bits of paper. This is due to
(a) comb is a good conductor (b) paper is a good conductor
(c) the atoms in the paper get polarized by the charged comb
(d) the comb possesses magnetic properties
Q.34 Two charges of equal magnitudes and at a distance r exert a force F on each other. If
the charges are halved and distance between them is doubled, then the new force acting
on each charge is
(a) F/8 (b) F/4 (c) 4 F (d) F/16
Q.35 A and B are two identical spherical charged bodies which repel each other with force
F, kept at a finite distance. A third uncharged sphere of the same size is brought in
contact with sphere B and removed. It is then kept at mid–point of A and B. Find the
magnitude of force on C.
(a) F/2 (b) F/8 (c) F (d) zero
Q.36 A charge Q is divided in two parts q and Q – q. What is value of q for maximum force
between them?
(a) 3Q/4 (b) Q/3 (c) Q (d) Q/2
Q.37 Identify the wrong statement in the following, Coulomb’s law correctly described the
electric force that
(a) binds the electrons of an atom to its nucleus
(b) binds the protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
(c) binds atoms together to form molecules (d) binds atoms and molecules to form
solids
Q.38 An infinite number of charges, each of charge 1C are placed on the x–axis with co–
ordinates x = 1, 2, 4, 8, … . If a charge of 1C is kept at the origin, then what is the net
force acting on 1 C charge?
(a) 9000 N (b) 12000 N (c) 24000 N (d) 36000N
Q.39 Two equal charges are separated by a distance d. A third charge placed on a
perpendicular bisector at x distance from centre will experience maximum coulomb
force, when
d
(a) x = d (b) x = d/2 (c) x = d (d) x =
2 2 2 3
ANSWERS
1 b 2 a 3 a 4 d 5 a
 6 b 7 b 8 b 9 b 10 c
11 b 12 a 13 a 14 c 15 d
16 d 17 a 18 c 19 d 20 d
21 b 22 b 23 c 24 c 25 c
26 a 27 a 28 b 29 d 30 c
31 a 32 d 33 c 34 d 35 c
36 d 37 b 38 b 39 c