Question 1.

The dimensions of fall of potential per unit distance are given by

:
(a) [MLT-3 A-1]
(b) [ML2T-2A-1]
(c) [ML2T-2A-3]
(d) [MLT-2A-2]

Question 2.

Which of the following is blocked by a capacitor ?

(a) A.C.
(b) D.C.
(c) Both A.C. and D.C.
(d) Neither A.C. nor D. C

Question 3.

Two copper spheres of the same radius, one solid and the other
hollow, are charged to the same potential. Which will have more
charge?

(a) Solid sphere

(b) Hollow sphere
(c) Both will have an equal charge
(d) None of these

Question 4.

The capacitance of a capacitor will decrease if we introduce a slab of:

(a) copper
(b) aluminium
(c) zinc
(d) None of these

Question 5.

Two capacitors of capacitance 6 µF and 4 µF are put in series across

a 120 V battery. What is the potential difference across the 4 µF
capacitor ?

(a) 72 V
(b) 60 V
(c) 48 V
(d) zero

Question 6.

In which of the following forms is the energy stored in a capacitor?

(a) Charge
(b) Potential
(c) Capacitance
(d) Electric field

Question 7.

Two conducting spheres of radii r1 and r2 are equally charged. The

ratio of their potential is
(a) (r1/r2)²
(b) (r1r2)²
(c)(r1/r2)
(d) (r2/r1)

Question 8.

Twenty seven drops of mercury are charged simultaneously to the

same potential of 10 volts. What will be potential if all the charged
drops are made to combine to form one large drop ?

(a) 180 V
(b) 90 V
(c) 120 V
(d) 45 V

Question 9.

The P.E. of an electric dipole is maximum when it makes an angle θ

with electric field. The value of θ is :

(a) π2
(b) π
(c) zero
(d) 3π2

Question 10
.
The amount of work required to increase the distance between -6µC
and 4µC from 6 cm to 18 cm will be
:
(a) 1.8 J
(b) 2.4 J
(c) 1.8 µJ
(d) 2.4 µJ

Question 11
.
An electron initially at rest is accelerated through a potential
difference of one volt. The energy gained by electron is:

(a) 1 J
(b) 1.6 × 10-19 J
(c) 10-19 J
(d) None of these

Question 12.

A bird sitting on a high power line:

(a) gets killed instantly

(b) gets a mild shock
(c) gets a fatal shock
(d) is not affected practically

Question 13.

Choose the SI unit of electric potential energy :

(a) Joule
(b) Coulomb
(c) Netwon per coulomb
(d) Erg
Question 14.

The capacitance of earth, viewed as a spherical conductor of radius

6408 km is:

(a) 1420 µF
(b) 712 µF
(c) 680 µF
(d) 540 µF

Question 15.

A capacitor is connected to a cell of emf E having some internal

resistance r, the potential across the:

(a) cell is < E

(b) cell is E
(b) cell is > E
(d) capacitor is E

Question 16.

If a +ve charge is moved from low to high potential region,

the electric potential energy:

(a) decreases
(b) increases
(c) remain the same
(d) may increase or decrease
Question 17.

A capacitor is connected across a battery and the plate separation of

capacitor is increased without removing the battery, then:

(a) capacitance will increase

(b) charge stored will increase
(c) energy stored will decrease
(d) potential difference will increase

Question 18.

Two capacitors of 3 µF and 6 µF are connected in series with a battery

of P.d. 12 V. The P.d. across 3µF and 6µF
capacitors respectively will be :

(a) 8 V, 4 V
(b) 6 V, 6 V
(c) 4 V, 8 V
(d) 9 V, 3 V

Question 19.

An electric charge of 425 f µC is removed from a fully charged

capacitor of capacitance 8.5µF. Its potential will be lowered by:

(a) 75 V
(b) 100 V
(c) 85 V
(d) 50 V
Question 20.

A dielectric is placed in between the two parallel plates of a capacitor

as shown in the figure. The dielectric constant of the dielectric being
K. If the initial capacity is C, then the new capacity will be:

(a) (K + l).C
(b) K.C
(c) (K+1)2 C
(d) (k – l) C

Question 21
.
Minimum number of capacitor of 2µF each required to obtain a
capacitance of 5µF will be:

(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 6

Question 22.

When a dielectric slab is introduced between the plates of a parallel

plate capacitor which remains connected to a battery then charge on
the plates relative to earlier charge is :

(a) more
(b) less
(c) less or may be more
(d) same
Question 23.

Choose the vector physical quantity:

(a) Electric flux

(b) Electric potential
(c) Electric potential energy
(d) Electric intensity

Question 24.

The surface density of charge is measure:

(a) Cm-1
(b) Cm-2
(c) Cm-3
(d) JC-1

Question 25.

A polythene piece rubbed with wool is found to have a negative

charge of 6.4 × 10-9c. How many electrons have been transferred
during the process?

(a) 4 × 1012
(b) 4 × 1011
(c) 4 × 1010
(d) None of these
Question 26.

In the above question:

(a) no electrons are transferred

(b) electrons are transferred from wool to x polythene
(c) electrons are transferred from polythene to wool
(d) nothing can be decided

Question 27.

In previous question, mass transferred to polythene is:

(a) 3.64 × 1020 kg

(b) 4 × 10-28 kg
(c) 4 × 1010 kg
(d) None of these

Question 28.

What is the number of electrons in 100 g water?

(a) 3.35 × 1024

(b) 3.35 × 1025
(c) 6.02 × 1023
(d) None of these

Question 29.

A uniform electric field of 10 NC-1 exists in the vertically downward

direction. What is the increase in the electric potential asonegoes up
through a height of 300 cm ?

(a) 15 V
(b) 30 V
(c) 45V
(d) None of these

Question 30.

The electric potential of earth is taken as:

(a) zero
(b) infinity
(c) unity
(d) None of these

1. Which of the following statement is true?

(a) Electrostatic force is a conservative force.

(b) Potential at a point is the work done per unit charge in
bringing a charge from any point to infinity.
(c) Electrostatic force is non-conservative
(d) Potential is the productof charge and work.

2. . 1 volt is equivalent to

3. The work done in bringing a unit positive charge from

infinite distance to a point at distance x from a positive
charge Q is W. Then the potential at that point is

4. Consider a uniform electric field in the z-direction. The

potential is a constant

(a) for any x for a given z

(b) for any y for a given z
(c) on the x-y plane for a given z
(d) all of these

5. Equipotential surfaces

(a) are closer in regions of large electric fields compared to

regions of lower electric fields.
(b) will be more crowded near sharp edges of a conductor.
(c) will always be equally spaced.
(d) both (a) and (b) are correct.

6. In a region of constant potential

(a) the electric field is uniform.

(b) the electric field is zero.
(c) there can be no charge inside the region.
(d) both (b) and (c) are correct.

7. A test charge is moved from lower potential point to a

higher potential point. The potential energy of test charge
will

(a) remain the same

(b) increase
(c) decrease
(d) become zero

8. An electric dipole of moment p⃗  is placed in a uniform

electric field E⃗  . Then

(i) the torque on the dipole is p⃗ ×E→

(ii) the potential energy of the system is 

p⃗ .E→
(iii) the resultant force on the dipole is zero. Choose the correct
option.

(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

(b) (i) and (iii) are correct and (ii) is wrong
(c) only (i) is correct
(d) (i) and (ii) are correct and (iii) is wrong
9. If a conductor has a potential V ≠ 0 and there are no
charges anywhere else outside, then

(a) there must be charges on the surface or in¬side itself.

(b) there cannot be any charge in the body of the conductor.
(c) there must be charges only on the surface.
(d) both (a) and (b) are correct.

10. Which of the following statements is false for a perfect

conductor?
(a) The surface of the conductor is an equipoten-tial surface.
(b) The electric field just outside the surface of a conductor
is perpendicular to the surface.
(c) The charge carried by a conductor is always uniformly
distributed over the surface of the conductor.
(d) None of these.

11. Dielectric constant for a metal is

(a) zero
(b) infinite
(c) 1
(d) 10

12. When air is replaced by a dielectric medium of constant

K, the maximum force of attraction between two charges
separated by a distance
(a) increases K times

(b) remains unchanged

(c) decreases K times
(d) increases K-1 times

13. In a parallel plate capacitor, the capacity increases if

(a) area of the plate is decreased.

(b) distance between the plates increases.
(c) area of the plate is increased.
(d) dielectric constantly decreases.
14. A parallel plate air capacitor is charged to a potential
difference of V volts. After disconnecting the charging
battery the distance between the plates of the capacitor is
increased using an insulating handle. As a result the
potential difference between the plates

(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) does not change
(d) becomes zero

15. Two identical capacitors are joined in parallel, charged to

a potential V, separated and then connected in series, the
positive plate of one is connected to the negative of the
other. Which of the following is true?

(a) The charges on the free plated connected to-gether are

destroyed.
(b) The energy stored in ths system increases.
(c) The potential difference between the free plates is 2V.
(d) The potential difference remains constant.

16. A capacitor has some dielectric between its plates, and

the capacitor is connected to a dc source. The battery is now
disconnected and then the dielectric is removed, then

(a) capacitance will increase.

(b) energy stored will decrease.
(c) electric field will increase.
(d) voltage will decrease.

Answer
17. Two spherical conductors each of capacity C are charged
to potential V and -V. These are then connected by means of
a fine wire. The loss of energy is

(a) zero
(b) 12CV2
(c) CV2
(d) 2 CV2