1.
Which of the following graphs represents the relationship between the force F between two
point charges and the distance r between them?
Y Y
F F
A) C)
O r X O r X
Y Y
B) D)
F F
O r X O r X
2. Two point charges 10 μC and 40 μC are separated by a distance 10 cm. The point at which the
intensity of electric filed will be zero along the line joining two charges will be
A) -0.1 m C) 0.003 m
B) -0.04 m D) 0.033 m
3. If a β – particle is accelerated through a potential difference "V", it will acquire energy:
A) C) 4eV
B) eV D)
4. The potential difference between two points is 100 V. If a particle with a charge of 2 C is
transported from one of these points to the other, the magnitude of the work done is:
A) 200 J C) 100 J
B) 50 J D) 100 J
5. A parallel-plate capacitor has a plate area of 2 m2 and a plate separation of 0.1 mm. To obtain an
electric field of 2.0×106V/m between the plates, the magnitude of the charge on each plate
should be
A) 8.9 ×10-7C C) 1.8 ×10-6C
B) 35.5 μC D) 7.1 ×10-6C
6. A point charge at a distance "x" from another point charge experience a force of repulsion.
Which one of the following graphs shows how the force is related to "x".
A) C)
B) D)
7. What is the potential difference between the plates of a 100 F capacitor whose energy stored is
50 J
A) 1 × 106 V C) 1 × 103 V
B) 1× 104 V D) 1 × 102 V
8. Two parallel plates are at potentials of +800 V and +1300 V; which diagram best shows the
electric field between the metal plates.
9. Two point charges 4C and 9 C are placed 20 cm apart. The electric field between them will be
zero on the line joining them at a distance of A) 8 cm from q1 C) 80/13 cm from q1 B) 8 cm from
q2 D) 80/13 cm from q2
10. A surface encloses an electric dipole. The electric flux through this surface is A) Positive C) Zero
B) Negative D) Either positive or negative
11. At which one of the following point close to an infinite sheet, whose finite part is shown in the
fig, the electric field is strong if charge is uniformly distributed on the sheet.
A) At A B) At B C) At C D) Same at all points
12. If an alpha particle is accelerated through a potential difference of 10 V then energy acquired by
it will be
A) 10 eV C) 30 eV B) 20 eV D) 40 eV
13. If plates of a charged capacitor are still attached with a battery and a dielectric is inserted then
A) Capacitance increases B) Charge on plates increases C) Potential difference decreases D) Both
‘A’ and ‘C’
14. In RC series circuit, for the rapid charging of a capacitor of constant capacitance, resistance
attached should be A) Larger B) Smaller C) Either larger or smaller D) It is impossible to control
charging time with resistance
15. If magnitude of electric field at a point is equal to electric potential at that point, then distance
of point from charge is A) 1 meter C) 3 meter B) 2 meter D) 4 meter
16. Electrostatic force between two charges is minimum in A) Water C) Vacuum B) Glass D) Rubber
17. The force between two charges 1 m apart is 5 N. If each is moved by 0.25m towards the other,
then force between them will become A) 10 N C) 15 N B) 5 N D) 20 N
18. The variation of potential with distance from a fixed point is shown in fig. What is the value of
electric field at x = 3 m to x = 4m due to a point charge?
Y
6
V (volt)
4
0 X
1 2 3 4
x (m)
A) Zero C) 2 V/m
B) 3 V/m D) 4 V/m
19. The unit of potential gradient
A) Volt/meter C) C/m
B) Volt meter D) Volt/ ampere
20. In comparison with the electrostatic force between two electrons, the electrostatic force between two
protons is:
A) zero C) same
B) smaller D) greater
21. When air is replaced by a dielectric medium of force constant K, the maximum force of
attraction between two charges, separated by a distance.
A) decreases K times C) remains unchanged
B) increases K times D) becomes 1/ K2 times
22. The area of plates of 1 farad capacitor separated 8.85mm placed in the air is
A) 109m2 C) 10-9m2
B) 105m2 D) 10-15m2
23. What will be the force acting on the charge "q" shown in diagram.
24.
A) zero C) 210–4 N
B) 210–3 N D) 210–5 N
25. Pulling the plates of charged capacitor apart
A) increases the capacitance C) does not affect potential difference
B) increases the potential difference D) decreases the potential difference
26. A capacitor is charged by using a battery which is then disconnected. A dielectric slab is the
slipped between the plates, which results in:
A) Reduction of charge on the plates and increase of potential difference across the plates
B) Increase in potential difference across the plate, reduction in stored energy, but no change in the
charge on the plate
C) Decrease in potential difference across the plate, reduction in stored energy, but no change in the
charge on the plate
D) Decrease in potential difference across the plate, increase in stored energy, but no change in the
charge on the plate
27. A charge of 5 C experiences a force of 5000 N. When it is kept in a uniform electric field. What
is the potential difference between two points separated by a distance of 1 cm:
A) 10 V B) 250 V C) 1000 V D) 2500 V
28. Consider two point charges of equal magnitude and opposite sign separated by a certain
distance. The neutral point due to them:
A) Does not exist C) Lies on the perpendicular bisector of line joining
the two
B) will be in mid way between them D) will be closer to the negative charge
29. A point charge is keep at the centre of a metallic insulated spherical shell. Then:
A) Electrical field out side the sphere is zero C) Electrical potential inside the sphere is zero
B) Electric field inside the sphere is zero D) None of these
30. The dielectric constant K of an insulator can’t be:
A) 3 B) 6 C) 8 D) ∞
31. The potential gradient between the two charged plates having separation of 0.5 cm and
potential difference of 12 volt is:
A) 240 N C-1 B) 2.4 N C-1 C) 24 N C-1 D) 2400 N C-1
32. A hollow metal sphere of radium 5cm is charged so that the potential on its surface is 10 V.
The potential at the centre of the sphere is:
A) 0V B) 10V C) 5V D) 20V
33. Two charges on of which is Q 1 = 3μC and second one is Q 2 = -1μC are separated by 100 cm. The
electric potential is zero at a point
A) 25 cm from Q2 B) 75 cm from Q2 C) 50 cm from Q1 D) 33.3 cm from Q1
34. The electric field intensity at a point situated 4 m from a point charge is 200 N/C. If the
distance is reduced to 2 m, what will be field intensity?
A) 400 N/C B) 800 N/C C) 600 N/C D) 1200 N/C
35. A graph is shown between the charge stored on the capacitor and potential
difference across the plates Q
Area under the curve gives
A) Capacitance C) Energy stored
B) Energy density D) Electric intensity
36. In electric polarization, induced and external field are
A) Parallel C) Perpendicular
B) Antiparallel D) At 60o with each other
37. Charges of +2 C and -2 C are situated at points P and Q respectively, as shown O V
in fig given below. X is midway between P and Q. Which of the following correctly
describes the electric field and the electric potential at point X?
+2μC 2μC
P
X Q
Electric field Electric potential
A) Towards Q Zero
B) Towards Q Negative
C) Towards P Zero
D) Towards P Positive
38. If 15N is the force between two charges when dielectric is present. Now if that dielectric of
dielectric constant "r = 3" is removed, the new force will be
A) 1 N B) 5 N C) 45 N D) 10 N
39. An isolated charged point particle produces an electric field with magnitude E at a point 2 m
away from the charge. A point at which the field magnitude is E/4 is
A) 1.0 m away from the particle C) 0.5 m away from the particle
B) 2.0 m away from the particle D) 4.0 m away from the particle
40. If an – particle is accelerated through a potential difference "V", it will acquire energy:
A) B) 2eV C) 4eV D)
41. If mica sheet is place between the plates, the capacity will
A) Increase B) Decrease C) Remain same D) None of these
42. The unit of potential gradient
A) Volt/meter B) Volt meter C) C/m D) Volt/ ampere
43. Inside a hallow charged spherical conductor, the potential:
A) Is constant C) Varies inversely as distance from centre
B) Varies directly as the distance from the centre D) Varies inversely as square of the distance from
the centre
44. At a certain distance from a point charge the electric field is 500 V/m and the potential is 3000
V. What is this distance:
A) 6m B) 12m C) 36m D) 144m
45. A particle of mass m and charge q is placed at rest in a uniform electric field E and then
released. The kinetic energy attained by the particle after moving a distance ‘Y’ is:
A) qEy2 B) qE2y C) qEy D) q2Ey
46. The potential at a point, due to positive charge of 100 μ C at a distance of 9m is:
A) 104 V B) 105 V C) 106 V D) 107 V
47. The potential difference between two points is 100 V. If a particle with a charge of 2 C is
transported from one of these points to the other, the magnitude of the work done is:
A) 200 J B) 50 J C) 100 J D) 100 J
48. A parallel-plate capacitor has a plate area of 0.2 m2 and a plate separation of 0.1 mm. To
obtain an electric field of 2.0×106 V/m between the plates, the magnitude of the charge on
each plate should be:
A) 8.9 ×10-7 C B) 3.5 ×10-6 C C) 1.8 ×10-6 C D) 7.1 ×10-6 C
49. Slope of the graph between “V” On X-axis and “Q” on the Y-axis is
A) Resistance B) Conductance C) Emf D) Capacitance
50. The electric field intensity at a point due to a point charge
A) Falls off inversely as the distance C) Remains unchanged with distance
B) Falls off inversely as the square of distance D) Increases directly as square of the distance
