CHAPTER ONE

(ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS)

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (OTQ)
A-I
MCQ
Choose the correct answer out of the 4. A charge q is placed at the centre
four probable given at the end of each of a cube of side ‘a’. The electric
question. flux through any one face of a cube
1. The minimum charge on an object is .
is (a) 𝑞𝑞/𝜀𝜀0 (b) 𝑞𝑞/3𝜀𝜀0
(a) One Coulomb (c) 𝑞𝑞/6𝜀𝜀0 (d) 6𝑞𝑞/𝜀𝜀0
(b) One Stat coulomb
5. In a region of space having a
(c) 1.6 × 10−20 Coulomb
uniform electric field E, a
(d) 1.6 × 10−19 Coulomb
hemispherical closed bowl of radius
𝟏𝟏
2. In MKS system equals r is placed. The electric flux
𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝜺𝜺𝟎𝟎

(a) 9 × 109 Newton metre2 /(Coulomb)2 through the bowl is

(b) 1 Newton metre /(Coulomb) (a) 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 𝐸𝐸 (b) 2𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 𝐸𝐸
2 2

(c) 1 Dyne × cm2 / ( Stat Coulomb)2 (c)2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋 (d) 4𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 𝐸𝐸

(d) 9 × 109 Dyne × cm2 / (Stat Coulomb)2
6. A hollow spherical conductor of
3. Two charges are at distance d radius 2m carries a charge of
apart in air. The coulomb force 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓. Then the electric field
between them is F. If a dielectric strength at its surface is
material of dielectric constant K is (a) Zero
placed between them, the coulomb (b) 1.125 × 106 𝑁𝑁/𝐶𝐶
force now becomes. 106 𝑁𝑁
(c)2.25 ×
(a) F/K (b) FK 𝐶𝐶

(c) F/K2 (d) K2F (d) 4.5 × 106 𝑁𝑁/𝐶𝐶

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7. The electric field intensity on the (b) 1.6 × 10−29 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶
surface of charged conductor is: (c) 1.6 × 10−9 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶
(a) zero
(d) 0.8 × 10−29 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
(b) directed normally to the surface
��⃗ is
11. An electric dipole of moment 𝑷𝑷
(c) directed tangentially to the surface
��⃗.
placed in uniform electric field 𝑬𝑬
(d) directed along 45° to the surface
The torque acting on the dipole is.
8. Three charges each of +Q are (a) 𝑃𝑃�⃗. 𝐸𝐸�⃗ (b) 𝑃𝑃�⃗ × 𝐸𝐸�⃗
placed at the corners A,B,C of an
equilateral triangle as shown. The (c) 𝐸𝐸�⃗ × 𝑃𝑃�⃗ (d) 𝑃𝑃�⃗. (𝑃𝑃�⃗ × 𝐸𝐸�⃗ )
electric field strength at the circum
centre O is 12. The S.I. unit of electric flux is
(a) Zero (a) Weber
1 3𝑄𝑄
(b) (b) N/C
4𝜋𝜋𝜀𝜀 0 𝑟𝑟 2

1 𝑄𝑄
(c) (c) Volt × meter
4𝜋𝜋𝜀𝜀 0 𝑟𝑟 2

1 𝑄𝑄 2 (d) J/C
(d)
4𝜋𝜋𝜀𝜀 0 𝑟𝑟 2
13. The Units of permittivity of free
9. The electric field intensity E due to space 𝜺𝜺𝟎𝟎 can be written as
an infinite uniformely charged (a) 𝐶𝐶/𝑁𝑁𝑚𝑚2 (b) 𝐶𝐶 2 /𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁
plane sheet at a point distant r
from the sheet is (c) 𝐶𝐶 2 / 𝐽𝐽𝐽𝐽 (d) 𝐶𝐶/𝐽𝐽𝐽𝐽

(a) 𝐸𝐸 ∝ r 14. Two point charges having a total

(b) 𝐸𝐸 ∝ 𝑟𝑟 −1 charge 𝑸𝑸 are distance 𝒙𝒙 apart.
(c) 𝐸𝐸 ∝ 𝑟𝑟 −2 What is the charge on each point so

(d) E is independent of r that the force they exert on one

another is maximum ?
10. An electric dipole consists of two
𝑄𝑄 3𝑄𝑄 𝑄𝑄 𝑄𝑄
opposite charges each of magnitude (a) ; (b) ;
4 4 2 2
−𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏
𝟏𝟏. 𝟔𝟔 × 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝑪𝑪 at separation 𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰°.
𝑄𝑄 7𝑄𝑄
(c) ; (d) 𝑄𝑄, 𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧
The dipole moment is 8 8

(a) 1.6 × 1019 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶

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9. A table tennis ball which has been generator. What will be the motion
convered with a conducting paint is of the ball ?
suspended by a silk thread so that it
10. How does the electric field strength
hangs between two metallic plates.
varies with distance near an infinite
One plate is earthed while the other
long uniformly charged line charge.
plate is connected to a high voltage

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SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. What is an electric dipole ? find 4. State Gauss’ Law and apply it to

expression for the electric field find the electric field intensity due
intensity on the axis of an ideal to an uniformly charged infinite
dipole. plane sheet of charge.

2. Define dipole moment of an electric 5. State Gauss’ Law and apply it to

dipole. Find expression for the find electric field intensity due to an
electric field intensity of an ideal infinitely long straight uniformly
dipole on the equatorial line. charged wire.

3. Given an example of an electric

dipole. Find the torque on a dipole
placed in a uniform electric field.

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 CHAPTER TWO
(ELECTRIC POTENTIAL & CAPACITANCE)
SECTION -A
A-II
MCQ

1. Two charges +𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 and – 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 are 4. A parallel plate capacitor with air
placed 10Cm apart .Potential at the between the plates has capacitance
centre of the line joining the two of 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐. If the capacitor is immersed
charges. in a liquid of dielectric constant 5.
(a) 2𝑉𝑉 Its capacitance will be .
(b)Zero (a) 05𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇 (b)10𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇
(c)5𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇 (d)2𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇
(c)−2𝑉𝑉
(d) none of the above 5. The electric potential at a point at a
distance of 2m from a point of
2. An electron of mass m and charge e
charge of 0.1µC is 450V. The electric
is accelerated through a P.D of V
field at the point will be
volts in vacuum. Its final velocity.
(a)225N/c
𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒
(a) (b) (b)2.25N/C
𝑚𝑚 2𝑚𝑚
(c)22.5N/c
𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 √2𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒
(c)� (d) (d)None of the above
𝑚𝑚 𝑚𝑚

6. There are 10 units of charge at the

3. The possible unit of Electric field
centre of a circle of radius of 1m.
intensity is
The work done in moving 1 unit of
(a) Newton / meter
charge once around the circle is .
(b)Newton- Coulomb
(a) 10units
(c)𝐽𝐽𝑐𝑐 −1 𝑚𝑚−1
(b) 100 units
(d)𝐽𝐽 𝑐𝑐 𝑚𝑚−1
(c) 150units
(d) Zero

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7. Two concentric spheres of radii R 10. The electric field exist in space
and r have similar charges with around a point charge +Q. A +ve
equal surface densities, 𝝈𝝈 what is the charge +q is carried from A to B and
electric potential at their common A to C .,where B, C lie
centre. on the circle with +Q
𝜎𝜎
(a) at the centre . Work
𝜖𝜖 0
𝜎𝜎 done is:
(b) (𝑅𝑅 + 𝑟𝑟)
𝜖𝜖 0
(a) greater along path AC than charge
𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅
(c) AB
𝜖𝜖 0
𝜎𝜎 (b) greater along path AB then charge
(d) (𝑅𝑅 − 𝑟𝑟)
𝜖𝜖 0
AC
8. A particle A has a charge +q and
(c) same in both the case
particle B has a charge of +4q. Each
(d) zero in both the case.
of them have same mass m. When
the particle are allowed to fall from 11. The distance between the plates of a
rest through same P.D., ratio of parallel plate capacitor of
𝒗𝒗𝒗𝒗
their speeds is capacitance C is doubled and area of
𝒗𝒗𝒗𝒗
each plate is reduced to half. It’s
(a) 1:4
new capacitance will be:
(b) 1:2
(c)2:1 (a) 2𝐶𝐶
𝐶𝐶
(d)4:1 (b)
2
𝑪𝑪
9. The electric potential V is given as (c)
𝟒𝟒

function of x . 𝑽𝑽(𝒙𝒙) = 𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 + 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 −

(d) 4C
𝟒𝟒 . The value of electric field at .
𝒙𝒙 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 is 12. The radius of sphere having
capacitance of 𝟎𝟎. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 is
(a) – 20𝑉𝑉/𝑚𝑚
(a) 9km
( b) – 23𝑉𝑉/𝑚𝑚
(b) 0.9 km
(c) 11 𝑉𝑉/𝑚𝑚
(c) 8km
(d) 6𝑉𝑉/𝑚𝑚
(d) 0.8km

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13. A capacitor of capacitance𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 is 17. The effective capacitance between
charged to a P.D of 500 volts . The two points A and B
energy stored in the capacitor is
(a) 25joules
(b) 500 joules
(c) 2.5 joules
(d) 0.25 joules

14. (a)2𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇 (b)4𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇

(c)3𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇 (d)0.4𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇

18. The minimum number of capacitors

of 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 each required to obtain a
capacitance of 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓 is
(a) 6
The equivalent capacitance between (b) 4
A and B is (c) 3
(a)3𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇 (b)4𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇 (d)5
(c)5𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇 (d)6𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇
19. A 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 capacitor is charged to a
15. The radius of soap bubble whose P.D of 50 Volts and is connected to
potential is16V is doubled . The new another uncharged capacitor in
potential of the bubble is parallel. Now common potential
(a) 2V (b) 4V difference becomes 20V. The
(c) 8V (d) 16V capacitance of the second capacitor
is .
16. The capacitance of capacitor does
(a)15𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇
not depend upon
(b)30𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇
(a) charge
(c)20𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇
(b) voltage
(d)10𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇
(c) nature of material
(d) all of these

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 is then reduced to half f its original distant r from the dipole is V. If the
value. What is the new potential ? distance is 3r then what is the
potential.
10. The electric potential due to an
electric dipole at and axial point

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SECTION –B

EACH QUESTION CARRIES 2 MARKS

1. Two spherical conductors of A where the electric potential is

capacitances 3pF and 5pF are zero.
charged to potentials of 300V and
4. Eight drops of mercury each
500V respectively. The two are
charged to a potential 3V form a big
connected resulting in
drop. Find out the potential of the
redistribution of charges. Then
big drop.
find out (i) final potential. (ii) final
charge on the 3pF conductor . 5. The potential difference between
the two parallel plates is 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟒𝟒 𝑽𝑽. If
2. A parallel plate capacitor is charged
the plates are separated by 𝟎𝟎. 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓
and then isolated . What in the
find out (i) The electric intensity
effect of increasing plate separation
between the plates. (ii) The force on
on (i) charge (ii) capacitance (iii)
an electron if it is placed between
potential give reasons.
the plates.
3. Two charges of magnitude 𝟒𝟒 ×
6. A charge of 2C is moved to infinity
−𝟖𝟖 −𝟖𝟖
𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎 C and – 𝟔𝟔 × 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎 C at A and B
form a point 2m away from a
respectively are 50cm apart. Find
charge 1C. Find out the work done.
the distance of the point from point

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7. What is potential gradient. How is it does it affect the (i) charge (ii)
related to electric field intensity at a capacity (iii) potential diff. between
point. plates (iv) Electric field between
plates.
8. What is meant by dielectric
polarisation. 10. The permittivity of diamond is
𝟏𝟏. 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 × 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎−𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝑪𝑪𝟐𝟐 /𝑵𝑵𝒎𝒎𝟐𝟐 . Calculate
9. If the air capacitor is charged to V
the dielectric constant and electric
volts and dielectric slab is
susceptibility of diamond given
introduced between the plates with
𝜺𝜺𝟎𝟎 = 𝟖𝟖. 𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖 × 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎−𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝑪𝑪𝟐𝟐 /𝑵𝑵𝒎𝒎𝟐𝟐
the battery still connected then how

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SECTION –C
LONG QUESTIONS

1. Derive an expression for potential respectively. Find out the total

at a point on the axis of a dipole. electrostatic potential energy of the
system.
2. Define electrostatic potential at a
point. Derive expression for 5. Derive an expression for
potential at a point due to a point capacitance of a parallel plate
charge Q. capacitor.

3. Show that the work done is moving 6. Derive expression for capacity of a
a test charge ‘q’ in the electric field system of two capacitors of
due to a point charge Q is capacities 𝑪𝑪𝟏𝟏 and 𝑪𝑪𝟐𝟐 when they are
independent of the path along connected (i) in series (ii) in parallel
which the charge is moved.
7. Define Dielectric constant, electric
4. There charge 𝒒𝒒𝟏𝟏 , 𝒒𝒒𝟐𝟐 , 𝒒𝒒𝟑𝟑 are placed susceptibility and dielectric
at position vectors 𝒓𝒓 �⃗𝟐𝟐 , 𝒓𝒓
�⃗𝟏𝟏 , 𝒓𝒓 �⃗𝟑𝟑 strength.

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 CHAPTER THREE

(CURRENT ELECTRICITY)
SECTION-A
A-I
MCQ

Choose the correct answer out of the four probables given at the end of each question

1. The length of a conductor s halved. 4. The masses of three wires of copper

Its conductance will be are in the ratio 1:3:5 and their
(a) halved lengths are in the ratio of 5:3:1. The
(b) unchaged ratio of their electrical resistances is
(c) doubled (a) 1:3:5
(d) quadrupled.
(b) 125:15:1
2. Five cells each of internal resistance
(c) 5:3:1
𝟎𝟎. 𝟐𝟐𝛀𝛀 and emf 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 are connected in
series with an external resistance of (d) 1:15:125
𝟓𝟓𝛀𝛀. The current through the
5. An electron charge e is revolving in
external resistance is
a circular orbit of radius 𝐫𝐫 around a
(a) 0.2𝐴𝐴 (b) 0.5𝐴𝐴
nucleus of charge 𝒛𝒛𝒛𝒛 with speed 𝒗𝒗.
15
(c) � � 𝐴𝐴 (d) 2.5 A The equivalent current is
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(a) Zero
3. Three resistances of 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝛀𝛀, 𝟓𝟓𝛀𝛀, 𝟐𝟐𝛀𝛀
𝑍𝑍𝑍𝑍𝑍𝑍
are connected in parallel. Net (b)
2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋
resistance will be
𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒
(a) more than 10Ω (c)
2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋

(b) between 5Ω and 10Ω 𝑒𝑒2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋

(d)
𝑣𝑣
(c) between 5Ω and 2Ω
(d) less than 2Ω

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6. The equivalent resistance between 10. A wire of resistance 𝟐𝟐𝛀𝛀 is redrawn
A and B is . so that its length is quadrupled. The
resistance of the redrawn wire is
(a) 2Ω
(b) 8Ω
(c) 16Ω
9𝑅𝑅 14𝑅𝑅
(a) (b)
5 5 (d) 32Ω
16𝑅𝑅 18𝑅𝑅
(c) (d)
5 5
11. All the bulbs in the figure below are
7. The potential difference between A identical. Which bulb(s) leight(s)
and B is most brightly ?

(a) 18V
(b) 19V
(c) 20V
(d) 9V (a) 1 Only
(b) 2 only
8. For ohmic conductors the drift
(b) 3 and 4
speed 𝒗𝒗𝒅𝒅 and the electric field
(d) 1 and 5
applied across it are related as
12. A cell of emf E and internal
(a) 𝑣𝑣𝑑𝑑 ∝ √𝐸𝐸
resistance ′𝒓𝒓′ has an external
(b) 𝑣𝑣𝑑𝑑 ∝ 𝐸𝐸
3 resistance R connected across it. If
(c) 𝑣𝑣𝑑𝑑 ∝ 𝐸𝐸 2
the potential difference across the
(d) 𝑣𝑣𝑑𝑑 ∝ 𝐸𝐸 2
terminals of the cell is V then
9. The unit of resistivity is (a) 𝑟𝑟 = 𝑅𝑅
(a) Ohm / m3 𝐸𝐸
(b) 𝑟𝑟 = 𝑅𝑅 � �
𝑉𝑉
(b) ohm/m2
(c) 𝑟𝑟 = 𝑅𝑅 (𝐸𝐸 − 𝑉𝑉 )/𝑉𝑉
(c) ohm m
(d) 𝑟𝑟 = 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅/𝐸𝐸
-1
(d) (ohm.m)

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13. In the given circuit AB is a 15.
potentiometer wire of length 10m
and resistance 𝟏𝟏𝛀𝛀. The balancing
length for 2 Volt cell is 8m. The emf
of the battery E is

In the Wheatstone bridge circuit

shown above 𝒄𝒄 = 𝒅𝒅 and 𝒂𝒂 > 𝑏𝑏. The
current
(a) flows from B to D
(b) flows from D to B
(a) 2.75V
(c) is zero in the arm BD
(b) 13.75V
(d) none of the above
(c) 27.5 V
(d) 5.5V 16.

14. The metre bridge circuit shown

above is balanced when jockey J
divides wire AB into two parts AJ
and BJ in the ratio of 1:2. The
unknown resistance Q is:

In a metre bridge arrangement as

shown the null point is observed at
40cm. The resistance R is
(a) 1Ω
(b) 4.5Ω
(c) 5Ω
(d) 3.5Ω
(a) 1Ω (b) 2Ω 17. In potentiometer experiment, the
(c) 4Ω (d) 3Ω balance point with a cell is at the

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 length of 240cm. On shunting the 20. In the figure the difference of
cell with a resistance of 2ohm, the potential between points 𝒙𝒙 and 𝒚𝒚 is :
balance point changes to 120cm.
Then the internal resistance of the
cell is
(a) 2ohm
(b) 1ohm
(c) 0.5ohm (a) 9.8V
(d) 4ohm (b) 9.2V
(c) 2.8V
18. In comparing emfs of two cells with
(d) 9.5V
the help of potentiometer, at the
balance point, the current flowing 21. In Fig. the equivalent resistance
through the wire is taken from. between points 𝑿𝑿 and Y is
(a) one of these cells
(b) both of these cells
(c) The battery in the main circuit.
(d) both the cells and battery in main

circuit.

19. The voltmeter in the given figure

has a resistance of 200ohm. The
(a) 11Ω
reading of voltmeter V is :
(b) 16Ω
(c) 14Ω
(d) 18Ω

22. In a potentiometer experiment, the

balancing length is 8m when the
two cells 𝑬𝑬𝟏𝟏 and 𝑬𝑬𝟐𝟐 are joined in
(a) 1.5V (b) 2V
series. When the two cell are
(c) 1V (d) 3V
connected opposition the balancing

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 length is 4m. The ratio of the emfs potential difference between B and
of the two cells 𝑬𝑬𝟏𝟏 /𝑬𝑬𝟐𝟐 is: D will be Zero when the unknown
(a) 1:2 (b) 2:1 resistance X is
(c) 1:3 (d) 3:1 (a) 4Ω (b) 2Ω

23. (c) 3Ω (d) 8Ω

24. In the figure below the equivalent

resistance between A and B is :

(a) 4/5 .
(b) 9/5
In the above arrangement of
(c) 6/5
resistances shown in figure the
(d) 11/5

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A-II

FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. Wheatstone bridge cannot be used voltage of the cell in the closed

for measurement of very _________ circuit is _______.
resistances.
3. Current in a conductor is
2. A cell of emf 1.5V and internal proportional to the ___________ at
resistance of 1ohm is connected to a the ends of the conductor.
resistance of 4ohm. The terminal

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