Ch.

8 Electrostatics
Level I
01. Which of the following law gives a relation (a) independent of path.
between the electric flux through any closed (b) proportional to charge.
surface and the charge enclosed by the surface? (c) electric potential energy.
(a) Gauss’ law (d) all of these.
(b) Coulomb’s law 07. In a hydrogen atom, the electron revolves
(c) Newton’s law around the nucleus in an orbit of radius
(d) Charles’ law 0.53  10–10 m. Then the electrical potential
02. A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in produced by the nucleus at the position of the
a uniform electric field E parallel to the electron is
cylinder’s axis. The total flux through the (a) 27.2 volt
surface of the cylinder is (b) 13.6 volt
2
(a) 2R E (c) 2.72 volt
2
(b) (2R + 2RL) E (d) 1.36 volt
(c) (R2 + 2RL) E 08. The value of electric potential at any point due
(d) zero to any electric dipole is
03. Electric field of an isolated charged metallic 1 p sin 
(a)
4 0 r 2
sphere at any interior point is
(a) zero 1 p cos 
(b)
4 0 r 3
(b) one
(c) proportional to field 1 p sin 
(c)
4 0 r
(d) infinite
04. The work done in bringing a charge from 1 p.cos 
(d)
4 0 r2
infinity to any point in the field is ________ .
(a) electrical energy 09. The potential at a point due to an electric dipole

(b) electric potential energy will be maximum and minimum when the angle

(c) binding energy between the axis of the dipole and the line

(d) potential energy joining the point to the dipole are

05. The electric potential due to a charged metallic (a) 90 and 180

sphere is constant (b) 0 and 90

(a) outside the sphere. (c) 90 and 0
(b) inside the sphere. (d) 0 and 180
(c) both inside and outside the sphere. 10. If a unit charge is taken from one part to another
(d) neither inside nor outside the sphere. over an equipotential surface
06. The work done in moving a charge from one (a) work is done on the charge.
point to another is (b) work is done by the charge.
 (c) work done on the charge is infinite. (a) charge on each condenser is same and
(d) no work is done. potentials are different.
11. An electric dipole has the magnitude of charge q (b) potential is same but charges are different.
and dipole p. It is placed in a uniform electric (c) both charge and potential are same.
field. If its dipole moment is along the direction (d) both charge and potential are different.
of the field then the force on it and its potential 17. Four capacitors of equal capacitance have an
energy are respectively. equivalent capacitance C1 when connected in
(a) 2 qE and minimum series and an equivalent capacitance C2 when
(b) qE and minimum C1
connected in parallel. The ratio is
(c) zero and minimum C2

(d) qE and maximum 1

(a)
12. A conductor which can be given almost 4

unlimited charge is _______ . 1

(b)
16
(a) copper
1
(b) air (c)
8
(c) gold
1
(d) earth (d)
12
13. Dielectrics are
18. Three identical condensers are connected in
(a) conducting substances.
parallel. The combination is connected in series
(b) non-conducting substances.
with one identical condenser. If resultant
(c) combustible substances.
capacity 3.75 F, then the capacity of individual
(d) preservative substances.
condenser is
14. Free electric charge within the dielectric is
(a) 3 F
(a) zero
(b) 5 F
(b) 0
(c) 9 F
1
(c) (d) 14 F
0
19. The capacitance between the points P and Q in
1
(d) the following circuit, is
4 0

15. The ability of a conductor to store electrical

charge is called as
(a) capacitance
(b) resistance
(c) inductance (a) 3.5 F
(d) reactance (b) 3 F
(c) 2 F
16. If the number of condensers are connected in
(d) 1 F
series, then
20. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor can 25. The energy of a charged capacitor is given by
be increased by the expression (q = charge on the conductor and
(a) increasing the area of the plates. C = its capacity)
(b) decreasing the distances between the q2
(a)
plates. 2C
(c) using a dielectric of higher permittivity. q2
(b)
(d) all the above. C

21. Each plate of a parallel plate condenser has (c) 2qC

surface area of 5 cm2. The distance between the q

(d)
2C2
plates is 2 mm. The dielectric constant of the
26. Van de Graaff generator is used for the
medium between the plates is 5. Then the
production of
capacity of the condenser is
(a) high potential difference
(0 = 8.85  10–12 C2 /Nm2)
(b) low potential difference
(a) 0.5 pF
(c) moderate potential difference
(b) 0.25 pF
(d) high temperature
(c) 0.75 pF
27. Flux coming out from a unit positive charge
(d) 11 pF
placed in air is
22. When dielectric is inserted in the space between
(a) 0
plates of a capacitor, then
(a) magnitude of charge increases. (b)  01

(b) magnitude of charge decreases. (c) (40)–1

(c) charge remains the same. (d) 40
(d) charge becomes zero. 28. The magnitude of an electric intensity at a point
23. Which of the following will not change if which is at a distance ‘r’ from the centre of a
dielectric slab is introduced in a charged charged spherical conductor of radius ‘R’ in
condenser ? terms of the surface charge density ‘’ is given
(a) Charge by ‘E’ where
(b) Potential 
(a) E
(c) Capacity k 0 r 2
(d) Energy R
(b) E
24. During the process of charging a capacitor, k 0 r 2
some work is done which is stored in the form R 2
(c) E
of k 0 r 2
(a) heat energy 2 R
(d) E
(b) potential energy k 0 r 2
(c) kinetic energy
(d) electrostatic energy
29. The surface charge density of a conductor is 33. An infinite line charge produces a field of
–12 2
12  10 C/m . If the conductor is surrounded 4.5  104 N/C at a distance 2 m from it. The
by a medium of dielectric constant 3.14, the linear charge density is
magnitude of electric field just outside the (a) 5 C/m
conductor is (b) 6 C/m
1 (c) 4 C/m
( = 9  109 Nm2 / C2)
40
(d) 7 C/m
(a) 0.18 V/m 34. The electric flux for Gaussian surface A that
(b) 0.36 V/m enclose the charged particles in free space is
(c) 0.43 V/m (given q1 = – 14 nC, q2 = 78.85 nC,
(d) 3.6 V/m q3 = – 56 nC)
30. The maximum charge that can be conveyed to a
conducting sphere of diameter 20 cm
(breakdown field of air = 2  106 Vm–1) is
5
(a)  10 6 C
9
2 (a) 103 Nm2 C–1
(b)  10 5 C
9 (b) 103 CN–1- m–2
(c) 10–9 C (c) 6.32  103 Nm2 C–1
(d) 10–7 C (d) 6.32  103 CN–1 m–2
31. Two conducting spheres of radii r1 and r2 are 35. The inward and outward electric flux for a
charged to the same surface charge density. The closed surface in units of Nm2/C are respectively
ratio of electric field near their surface is 8  103 and 4  103. Then the total charge inside
(a) r12 / r22 the surface is
(b) r22 / r12 [where 0 = permittivity constant]
(c) r1 / r2 (a) 4  103 C
(d) 1:1
(b) – 4  103 C
32. The electric field in a region is radially outward
(c) – 4  10–3 C
A
with magnitude E = . The charge contained (d) – 4  103 0 C
0
36. The electric field near a conducting surface
in a sphere of radius 0, centered at the origin is
having a uniform surface charge density  is
1
(a) A 02 given by
4  0

(b) 40 A0 (a) and is parallel to the surface.
0
4 0 A
(c) 2
0 (b) and is parallel to the surface.
0
1 A
(d)
4 0  0
  (b) decreases from centre to surface.
(c) and is normal to the surface.
0 (c) remains constant from centre to surface.
2 (d) is zero at every point inside.
(d) and is normal to the surface.
0 41. A tin nucleus has a charge of +50 e where e is
37. A hollow cylinder has a charge q coulomb equal to 1.6  10–19 C. If a proton is at a distance
within it. If  is the electric flux in units of of 10–12 m from a tin nucleus, then its potential
voltmeter associated with the curved surface B, energy is about
the flux linked with the plane surface A in units (a) 11.5  10–15 J
of volt-meter will be (b) 23  10–15 J
(c) 11.5  10–38 J
(d) 23  10–38 J
42. When one electron is taken towards the other
electron, then the electric potential energy of the
1 q  system
(a)   
2  0  (a) decreases
q (b) increases
(b)
2 0 (c) remains unchanged
 (d) becomes zero
(c)
3 43. In the graph shown below calculate electric field
q at r = 6 cm
(d) 
0

38. Inside a hollow charged spherical conductor, the

potential
(a) is constant
(b) varies directly as the distance from the
centre
(a) – 5 V/m
(c) varies inversely as the distance from the
(b) 5 V/m
centre
(c) 10 V/m
(d) varies inversely as the square of the
(d) 0 V/m
distance from the centre
44. Electric potential at any point is
39. Electric potential is characteristic of
V = – 5x + 3y + 15 z , then the magnitude of
(a) electric charge
the electric field is
(b) electric dipole
(c) electric field (a) 3 2

(d) system of electric charges (b) 4 2

40. The electric potential inside a conducting sphere (c) 5 2
(a) increases from centre to surface. (d) 7
45. Two charges q1 = 12  10–9 C and 49. In the figure given below,
–9
q = – 12  10 C are placed 10 cm apart. The Q1 = + 8 C, Q2 = – 4 C, Q3 = + 5 C
potential at point A between them at a distance 6 Then the potential energy of charge Q1 is
cm from q1, on the line joining the two charges
will be
(a) 450 V
(b) – 450 V
(c) 900 V
(a) 6  10–2 J
(d) – 900 V
(b) 2  10–2 J
46. The points resembling equal potentials are
(c) 0J
(d) 1J
50. There are two metallic spheres of same radii but
one is solid and the other is hollow, then
(a) solid sphere can be given more charge.
(a) P and Q (b) hollow sphere can be given more charge.
(b) S and Q (c) they can be charged equally (maximum).
(c) S and R (d) None of the above.
(d) P and R 51. Those molecules in which centre of gravity of
47. If 3 charges are placed at the vertices of positive nuclei and revolving electrons do not
equilateral triangle of charge ‘q’ each. What is coincide are
the net potential energy, if the side of equilateral (a) polar molecules.
 is l ? (b) polarised molecules.
1 q2 (c) non-polar molecules.
(a)
4 0 l (d) unpolarised molecules.
1 2q 2 52. Two capacitors C1 and C2 are connected in a
(b)
40 l circuit as shown in figure. The potential
1 3q 2 difference (VA – VB) is
(c)
4 0 l

1 4q 2
(d)
40 l
48. The energy required to move a charge of 0.25 C
between two points is 4  1020 eV. The potential
difference between them is
(a) 100 V (a) 8V
(b) 256 V (b) –8V
(c) 200 V (c) 12 V
(d) 128 V (d) – 12 V
53. The capacitance between the points P and Q in 57. What is the effective capacitance between points
the following circuit is X and Y ?

(a) 12 F
(a) 24 F
(b) 3 F
(b) 18 F
5
(c) F (c) 12 F
6
6 (d) 6 F
(d) F
5 58. Four plates of the same area of cross-section are
54. Three capacitors, each of capacitance 2 F are joined as shown in the figure. The distance
connected as shown in the figure. The between each plate is d. The equivalent capacity
capacitance between X and Y will be across A and B will be

(a) 3 F
20 A
2 (a)
(b) F d
3
30 A
(b)
3 d
(c) F
2 30 A
(c)
(d) 6 F 2d
55. Three condensers of capacities C1, C2, C3 are 0 A
(d)
connected in series with a source of e.m.f. V. d

The potentials across the three condensers are in 59. A parallel plate capacitor is charged to a certain

the ratio of potential difference. A slab of thickness 3 mm is

(a) 1:1:1 inserted between the plates and it becomes

(b) C1 : C2 : C3 necessary to increase the distance between the

(c) C12 : C22 : C32 plates by 2.4 mm to maintain the same potential

(d) 1/C1 : 1/C2 : 1/C3 difference. The dielectric constant of the slab is

56. Three capacitors of capacities C1, C2, C3 are (a) 3

connected in series. Their total capacity will be (b) 5

(a) C1 + C2 + C3 (c) 1.8

(b) 1/(C1 + C2 + C3) (d) 2.438

C  C 21  C 31 
1 1
(c) 1

(d) (C1 + C2 + C3)–1

60. As shown in the figure, a very thin sheet of (b) Decrease, increase, increase
aluminium is placed in between the plates of the (c) Increase, increase, increase
condenser. Then the capacity. (d) Decrease, decrease, decrease
64. If the potential difference across a capacitor is
increased from 10 V to 30 V, then the energy
stored with the capacitor
(a) increases to 3 times its initial value.
(b) increases to 9 times its initial value.
(a) will increase (c) increases to 27 times its initial value.
(b) decrease (d) decreases to 1/3 times its initial value.
(c) remains unchanged 65. A capacitor of capacitance C is charged to
(d) may increase or decrease potential difference V and then disconnected
61. Two parallel metal plates 2.0 cm apart, are from the battery. The air dielectric of capacitor
connected to a 200 V battery. A proton with a is replaced by another dielectric of dielectric
–19
positive charge 1.6  10 C is located between constant k. The fractional decrease in energy of
the plates. The electric field intensity between the capacitor is
the plates is 1
(a)
(a) 5000 V/m k

(b) 10000 V/m (b) k

(c) 3.2  10–6 V/m 1

(c) 1
k
(d) 50,000 V/m
1
62. What will be the capacity of a parallel-plate (d)
k2
capacitor when the half of parallel space
66. Four condensers, each of capacity 4 F, are
between the plates is filled by a material of
connected as shown in figure.
dielectric constant r ? Assume that the capacity
VP – VQ = 15 volt. The energy stored in the
of the capacitor in air is C.
system is
2 r C
(a)
1  r

C( r  1)
(b)
2
(a) 2400 erg
C r
(c) (b) 1800 erg
1 r
(c) 3600 erg
(d) rC
(d) 5400 erg
63. Putting a dielectric substance between two
67. The energy required to charge a parallel plate
plates of condenser: capacity, potential and
condenser of plate separation d and plate area of
potential energy respectively
cross-section A such that the uniform electric
(a) Increase, decrease, decrease
field between the plates is E, is
 (a) 0E2 Ad (a) Figure 2
1 (b) Figure 3
(b) 0E2 Ad
2 (c) Figure 4
1 (d) Figure 1
(c) 0E2 /Ad
2 71. An infinite line charge produce a field of
0 E 2 7.182  108 N/C at a distance of 2 cm. The
(d)
Ad
linear charge density is :
68. A 4 F capacitor is charged to 400 V. If its
(a) 7.98  10–4 C/m
plates are joined through a resistance, then heat
(b) 9.11  10–4 C/m
produced in the resistance will be
(c) 5.04  10–4 C/m
(a) 0.16 J
(d) 6.27  10–4 C/m
(b) 0.32 J
(c) 0.64 J 72. A charge of 12 C is kept inside a closed

(d) 1.28 J surface. What is the flux flowing through a

69. Two charged particles each having a charge +q portion of the surface, which subtends a solid

and mass m are kept at a distance d. If they are angle of  at the point where the charge is

in equilibrium under the gravitational force and situated ?

the electric force between them, then the ratio 6  106
(a) volt  m
q 0
or specific charge of each particle is
m 2  106
(b) volt  m
4  0 0
(a)
G
3  106
(c) volt  m
(b) 40 G 0
(c) 40G 4  106
(d) volt  m
G 0
(d)
40
73. The earth’s surface is treated as a conducting
70. Which one of the following graphs represents, surface with some charge. What should be the
variation of the electric field strength E with
surface density of charge (), so that a proton
distance r from the centre of a charged
remains suspended in space near the earth’s
conducting sphere ?
surface ?
e
(a)  C / m2
 0 mg

0 mg
(b)  C / m2
e
mg
(c)  C / m2
0 e

0 e
(d)  C / m2
mg
74. Electric charge is uniformly distributed along a 75. An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric
long straight wire of radius 1 mm. The charge field with the dipole axis making an angle 
per cm length of the wire is Q coulomb. Another with the direction of the electric field. The
cylindrical surface of radius 50 cm and length 1 orientation of the dipole for stable equilibrium is 
m symmetrically encloses the wire as shown in 
(a) 
the figure. What is the total electric flux passing C
through the cylindrical surface ? 
(b) 
3
(c)  = 0

(d) 
2

Q
(a)
0

100 Q
(b)
0

10 Q
(c)
(  o )

100 Q
(d)
(  0 )
 Level II
01. The Gaussian surface needed for calculating the centre of the dipole to the point where value of n
electric field due to a charge distribution is is
(a) any surface around the charge distribution (a) 1
(b) only spherical surface (b) –1
(c) any closed surface around the charge (c) 2
(d) only cylindrical surface (d) –2
02. If charge q induced on outer surface of sphere of 07. Electrical potential at an equatorial point of a
radius R, then intensity at point P at distance S small dipole with dipole moment P at a distance
from centre is r from the dipole is
(a) inversely proportional to (S + R)2 (a) zero
2
(b) inversely proportional to R p
(b)
(c) inversely proportional to S 2 4  0 r 2

(d) directly proportional to S2 p

(c)
03. Dimensions of electric potential is 4  0 r 3

(a) [M1L1T1I–1] 2p
(d)
(b) 1 2 –3 –1
[M L T I ] 4  0 r 3

(c) [M0L0T–3I–1] 08. An electric dipole of moment p is placed in the

1 –1 –3 –1
(d) [M L T I ] position of stable equilibrium in uniform electric
04. A hollow metal sphere of radius 10 cm is field of intensity E. It is rotated through an angle
charged such that the potential on its surface is  from the initial position. If initially dipole is
80 volt. The potential at the centre of the sphere parallel to the field, the potential energy of
is electric dipole in the final position is
(a) 800 volt (a) pE cos 
(b) 0 volt (b) pE sin 
(c) 8 volt (c) pE (1 – cos )
(d) 80 volt (d) – pE cos 
20
05. If 4  10 eV energy is required to move a 09. In the electric field of a point charge q, certain
charge of 0.25 coulomb between two points, charge is carried from point A to B, C, D and E
then potential difference between them will be as shown in figure. The work done is
(a) 178 V
(b) 256 V
(c) 356 V
(d) 450 V
06. Electric potential at a point due to a dipole
varies directly as nth power of distance r from
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(a) least along the path AB. 15. When a conducting slab fills the space between
(b) least along the path AD. the two plates of a capacitor, its capacitance
(c) zero along any one of the path AB, AC, (a) becomes infinite
AD and AE. (b) becomes four times the original one
(d) least along AE. (c) remains same
10. An electric dipole of moment p is placed normal (d) becomes zero
to the lines of force of electric intensity E. Then 16. In parallel arrangement of capacitors.
the work done in deflecting it through an angle i. the p.d. across individual capacitor is
of 180 is same.
(a) pE ii. the charge is shared by the capacitor in
(b) + 2pE the ratio of the capacitance.
(c) – 2pE iii. the resultant capacitance is equal to sum
(d) zero of the capacitance of capacitors used.
11. Electric potential of earth is taken to be zero (a) Only statement (i) is correct.
because earth is a good (b) Only statement (ii) is correct.
(a) insulator (c) Only statement (iii) is correct.
(b) conductor (d) All three statements are correct.
(c) semiconductor 17. Three capacitors of capacitances 3F, 9F and
(d) dielectric 18F are connected once in series and another
12. Which of the following is not a polar molecule ? time in parallel. The ratio of equivalent
(a) HCl C 
capacitances in the two cases  s  will be
(b) H2O C
 p 
(c) CO2
(a) 1 : 15
(d) N2O
(b) 15 : 1
13. Dipole moment per unit volume is called
(c) 1:1
(a) electrification
(d) 1:3
(b) magnetisation
18. The potentials of two plates of a capacitor are +
(c) polarisation
10V and – 10V. the charge on one of the plates
(d) neutralisation
is 40 C. The capacitance of the capacitor is
14. The relation between electric charge, electric
(a) 2F
potential and capacity is
(b) 4F
Q
(a) C (c) 0.5 F
V
(d) 0.25 F
V
(b) C 19. Capacitance of parallel plate capacitor has
Q
dimensions
(c) V = QC
(a) [M1L–2T2]
Q2
(d) C (b) [M1L2T–4A–2]
V

 
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(c) [M–1L–2T4A2] 24. Van de Graaff generator is
1 2 –2
(d) [M L T ] (a) an electromagnetic machine
20. When a dielectric is inserted in the space (b) an electrostatic machine
between parallel plates of a charged capacitor, (c) an electrodynamic machine
then (d) used to produce charged particles

(a) induced charges of opposite signs appear 25. The angle between electric field intensity E and
on each surface of dielectric. 
the area under ds at which the flux is maximum
(b) induced charges of same sign appear on
is
each surface of dielectric.

(c) induced e.m.f. is generated between (a)
6
plates. 
(b)
(d) migration of electrons stop. 2
21. A parallel plate capacitor has a capacity C. If a (c) zero
medium of dielectric constant k is introduced 
(d)
between plates, the capacity of capacitor 3
becomes 26. Electrical intensity at a point outside a charged
C spherical conductor surrounded by air is 6 N/C.
(a)
k If the space around the conductor is filled with a
C medium of dielectric constant 3, then the electric
(b)
k2 intensity at the same point will be
(c) k2C
(a) 20 N/C
(d) kC
(b) 2 N/C
22. Magnitude of work done during the charging of
(c) 2.5 N/C
a condenser from q = 0 to q = Q is
(d) 6.25 N/C
C2
(a) W 27. Two spheres A and B are having radii 5 cm and
Q
10 cm and carrying charges of +5 C and +15C
Q2
(b) W respectively, distributed uniformly. Their
C
centres are separated by 80 cm. The electric
Q
(c) W field on the line joining the centres of the
C
Q spheres will be zero at a distance from the centre
(d) W
C of A equal to
23. When a capacitor having a capacitance 8  10–6 (a) 20 cm
F and potential difference of 100 volt is (b) 33 cm
discharged, the energy released in joules is (c) 47 cm
(a) 0.02 (d) 29 cm
(b) 0.04
(c) 0.025
(d) 0.05

 
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28. A conducting sphere of radius 0.1 m has a (a) Q/0
2
uniform positive charge density of 1.8 C/m on (b) Q/20
its surface. The electric field in V/m in free (c) Q/40
space at a radial distance of 0.2 m from a point (d) Q/60
on the surface of the sphere is given by 33. An infinite line of charge produces a field of
(a) 6.0  10–8 / 0 9  104 N/C at a distance of 4 cm. The linear
(b) 2.0  10–7 / 0 charge density is
–7
(c) 4.5  10 / 0 (a) 2  10–7 C m–1
(d) 6.0  10–6 / 0 (b) 10–7 C m–1
29. The number of electrons to be put on a spherical (c) 9  104 C m–1
conductor of radius 0.1 m to produce an electric (d) none of these
field of 0.036 N/C just above its surface is 34. A system of two charges has positive potential
5
(a) 2.7  10 energy. This signifies that
5
(b) 2.6  10 (a) both charges are positive
5
(c) 2.5  10 (b) both charges are negative
(d) 2.4  105 (c) both charges are positive or both are
30. Cylinder is charged by 10 mC. Length of negative
cylinder is 1 km and radius is 1 mm. Surface (d) one charge is positive and the other is
charge density of cylinder is negative

(a) 1.59  10–4 C/m2 35. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5 cm is charged

(b) 1.59  10–6 C/m2 such that the potential on its surface is 10 V.
The potential at a distance of 2 cm from the
(c) 1.59  10–3 C/m2
centre of the sphere is
(d) 1.59  10–2 C/m2
(a) zero
31. Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude e are
(b) 10 V
placed inside a cube. The total electric flux
(c) 4V
coming out of the cube will be
(d) 10/3 V
8e
(a) 36. Equal charges are given to two spheres of
0
different radii. The potential will
16e
(b) (a) be more on the smaller sphere
0
(b) be more on the bigger sphere
e
(c) (c) be equal on both the spheres
0
(d) depend on the nature of the materials of
(d) zero
the spheres
32. A charge Q = 1.8 C is placed at the centre of a
37. Small drops of the same size are charged to V
cube of edge 55 cm. The electric flux through
volt each. If n drops coalesce to form a single
one of the faces of the cube is
large drop, its potential will be

 
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(a) Vn (c) a charge and a dielectric constant
(b) V/n (d) a charge and system of charged particles
1/3
(c) Vn 41. Point charge q1 = 2 C and q2 = 1 C are kept at
2/3
(d) Vn points x = 0 and x = 6 respectively. Electrical
38. The variation of potential with distance R from a potential will be zero at points
fixed point is an shown below. The electric field (a) x = 2 and x = 9
at R = 5 m is (b) x = 1 and x = 5
(c) x = 4 and x = 12
(d) x = – 2 and x = 2
42. Which of the following options is correct for the
isolated conductor shown in the figure below
having potentials VA, VB, VC and VD at points
A, B, C and D respectively ?
(a) 2.5 volt / m
(b) – 2.5 volt / m
(c) 2 / 5 volt / m
(d) – 2/5 volt / m
39. The electric potential V at any point O (x, y, z
all in metres) in space is given by V = 4x2 volt.
(a) VA = AB > VC > VD
The electric field at the point (1 m, 0, 2 m) in
(b) VD > AC > VB = VA
volt / metre is
(c) VD > AC > VB > VA
(a) 8 along negative X-axis
(d) VD = AC = VB = VA
(b) 8 along positive X-axis
43. The mutual electrostatic potential energy
(c) 16 along negative X-axis
between zero protons which are at a distance of
(d) 16 along positive Z-axis
9  10–15 m in 92U235 nucleus is
40. The graph below has two curves plotted
(a) 1.56  10–14 J
indicating the variation of electric potential with
(b) 5.5  10–14 J
distance.
(c) 2.56  10–14 J
(d) 4.56  10–14 J
44. A conductor with a positive charge
(a) is always at +ve potential
(b) is always at zero potential
(c) is always at negative potential
The dotted curve and solid curve respectively (d) may be at +ve, zero or –ve potential
represent variation of potential for 45. In polar dielectrics, tiny electric dipoles are
(a) a charge and an electric dipole randomly oriented
(b) an electric dipole and a charge (a) in absence of electric field

 
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(b) in presence of electric field (a) 10 V
(c) in presence of magnetic field (b) 25 V
(d) all of these (c) 45 V
46. In the circuit shown in the figure, O is connected (d) 60 V
to A to charge the capacitor 4 F. Now, the 50. Three capacitors, each of capacitance C and of
connection of O is switched to B. The charge on breakdown voltage V, are joined in series. The
the 4 F capacitor thereby changes by a factor capacitance and breakdown voltage of the
combination will be
C V
(a) ,
3 3
V
(b) 3C,
(a) 2/3 3
(b) 3/4 C
(c) , 3V
(c) 1 3

(d) 1/3 (d) 3C, 3V

47. A capacitor of 30 F charged up to 500 volt is 51. Two capacitors of capacities 1 F and 4 F are

connected in parallel with another capacitor of connected in series with battery of 200 V. The

15 F which is charged up to 300 V. The voltage across them are in the ratio of

common potential is 1
(a)
2
(a) 433 V
2
(b) 450 V (b)
1
(c) 333 V 1
(c)
(d) 350 V 4
4
48. A condenser of capacity 2 F is charged to a (d)
1
potential of 100 V. It is now connected to an 52. Five capacitance, each of capacitance value C
uncharged condenser of capacity 3 F. The are connected as shown in the figure. The ratio
common potential will be of capacitance between P and R and the
(a) 40 V capacitance between P and Q is
(b) 60 V
(c) 20 V
(d) 30 V
49. In the given circuit, the potential difference
across the 2 F capacitor is
(a) 3:1
(b) 5:2
(c) 2:3
(d) 1:1

 
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53. The resultant capacitance of given circuit is (b) the stores energy is increased by a factor
of 2
(c) the stored energy is reduced to half its
previous value
(d) none of the above is correct
57. The plates of parallel plate capacitor are charged
(a) 3C upto 100 V. A 2 mm thick plate is inserted
(b) 2C between the plates. Then to maintain the same
(c) C potential difference, the distance between the
C plates is increased by 1.6 mm. The dielectric
(d)
3 constant of the plate is
54. A parallel plate condenser is filled with two (a) 5
dielectrics as shown. Area of each plate is A (b) 1.25
2
metre and the separation is t, metre. The (c) 4
dielectric constants are k1 and k2 respectively. (d) 2.5
Its capacitance in farad will be 58. A capacitor of 4 F charged to 50 V is
connected to another capacitor of 2 F, charged
to 100 V. The total energy of the combination is
(a) (4/3)  10–2 J
(b) (3/2)  10–2 J
0 A
(a) (k1  k 2 ) (c) 3  10–2 J
t
 0 A k1  k 2 (d) 2.67  10–2 J
(b)
t 2 59. When three identical capacitors are connected in
20 A series, their equivalent capacitance is 2 F. Now
(c) (k1  k 2 )
t
they are connected in parallel across a source of
 0 A k1  k 2
(d) e.m.f. 200 V. The total energy stored is
t 2
55. What is the area of the plates of a 3 F parallel (a) 0.36 J
plate capacitor, if the separation between the (b) 0.48 J
plates is 5 mm ? (c) 1.6 J
9 2
(a) 1.695  10 m (d) 3.2 J
(b) 4.529  109 m2 60. The work done in placing a charge of 8  10–18
(c) 9.281  109 m2 coulomb on a condenser of capacity 100 micro-
(d) 12.981  109 m2 farad is

56. A parallel plate capacitor carries a charge Q. If a (a) 32  10–32 joule

dielectric slab with dielectric constant k = 2 is (b) 16  10–32 joule
dipped between the plates, then (c) 3.1  10–26 joule
(a) the stored energy remains unchanged (d) 4  10–10 joule

 
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61. If the charge on a capacitor is increased by 2 (c) 2  105 Nm2C–1
coulomb, the energy stored in it increases by (d) 2.5  105 Nm2C–1
21%. The original charge on the capacitor is 65. For an infinitely long metal cylinder, the radius
(a) 10 C is 3 mm, K = 6.28 and charge density = 4
(b) 20 C C/m2. What is the electric intensity (E) at a
(c) 30 C distance of 1.5 m from the axis ?
(d) 40 C  1 
  9  109 
62. A square surface of side L metre is in the plane  40 
of the paper. A uniform electric field (a) 144 N/C

E (volt / m), also in the plane of the paper, is (b) 160 N/C
limited only to the lower half of the square (c) 288 N/C
surface, as shown in the figure. What is the (d) 72 N/C
electric flux in SI units associated with the 66. What is the energy stored per unit volume in
surface ? vacuum, where the intensity of electric field is
103 V/m ? (0 = 8.85  10–12 c2 /N-m2)
(a) 8.85  10–6 J/m3
(b) 4.425  10–6 J/m3
(c) 4.425  10–8 J/m3
(a) Zero
(d) 8.85  10–5 J/m3
(b) EL2
EL2 67. A, B and C are three points in a uniform electric
(c)
(20 ) field. The electric potential is
EL2
(d)
2
63. The flux of the electric field due to charges
distributed in a sphere of radius 5 cm is 10 Vm. (a) Maximum at A
What will be the electric flux, through a (b) Maximum at B
concentric sphere of radius 10 cm ? (c) Maximum at C
(a) 20 Vm (d) Same at all the three points A, B and C
(b) 30 Vm 68. A parallel plate capacitor has a capacity C. If a
(c) 5 Vm thin metal plate (M) joins the two coatings A
(d) 10 Vm and B of the capacitor, its new capacitance is
64. A point charge of 1.77 C is at the centre of a
cubical Gaussian surface having each side 50
cm. What is the net electric flux through the
surface ? (a) 2C
(a) 105 Nm2C–1 (b) C/2
(b) 5
1.5  10 Nm C2 –1 (c) zero
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Level III
01. Surface density of charge on a charged (b) 2µF
conducting sphere of radius R in terms of (c) 2.5 µF
electric field intensity E at a distance r in free (d) 10 µF
space is (r > R, o = permittivity of free space) 05. Two capacitors of capacities 2µF and 4µF are

R
2 connected in parallel. A third capacitor of 6 µF
(a) ε0 E  
 r  capacity is connected in series with this
R combination. A battery of 12 V is connected
(b) ε0 E
r
across this combination. The charge on 2 µF
2
 r 
(c) ε0 E   capacitor is
R
(a) 12µC
r
(d) ε0 E
R (b) 11 µC
02. A spherical rubber balloon carries a charge, (c) 14 µC
uniformly distributed over the surface. As the (d) 16 µC
balloon is blown up and increases in size, the 06. Which of the following combinations of 7
total electric flux coming out of the surface identical capacitors each of 2µF gives a resultant
(a) increases capacitance of (10/11) µF?
(b) remains unchanged (a) 3 in parallel and 4 in series
(c) becomes zero (b) 2 in parallel and 5 in series
(d) decreases (c) 4 in parallel and 3 in series
03. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor (d) 5 in parallel and 2 in series
with air as medium is 3F. With the 07. In a parallel plate air capacitor, the distance
introduction of a dielectric medium between the between plates is reduced to one-fourth and the

plates, the capacitance becomes 15F. The space between them is filled with a dielectric

permittivity of the medium in SI unit is [Take, medium of constant 2. If the initial capacity of

0, = 8.85  10–12 SI unit] the capacitor is 4F. then its new capacity is

(a) 8.845  10–11 (a) 32 F

(b) 0.4425  10–10 (b) 18 µF

(c) 15 (c) 8 µF

(d) 5 (d) 44 µF

04. Five capacitors each of capacity C are connected 08. Which of the following molecules is a polar

as shown in figure. If their resultant capacity is molecule?

2uF, then the capacity of each condenser is

(a)

(b)
(a) 5µF

 
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C 2 N1
(c)
(c) 9N 2
C2 N 2
(d)
9N1
12. When three capacitors of equal capacities are
connected in parallel and one of the same
(d)
capacity is connected in series with its
combination. The resultant capacity is 3.75 F.
09. A charged conductor produces an electric field The capacity of each capacitor is
3
of intensity 10 V/m just outside its surface in (a) 5µF
vacuum. Then, it produces the electric field of (b) 6 µF
intensity E just outside its surface, when it is (c) 7 µF
placed in a medium of dielectric constant 4. The (d) 8 µF
value of E will be 13. Two parallel plate air capacitors of same
(a) 400 V/m capacity C are connected in series to a battery of
(b) 450 V/m emf E. Then one of the capacitors is completely
(c) 250 V/m filled with dielectric material of constant K. The
(d) 150 V/m change in the effective capacity of the series
10. The expression for electric field intensity at a combination is
point outside uniformly charged thin plane sheet C  K – 1
(a)
is (where, d is the distance of point from plane 2  K +1 
sheet) 2  K – 1
(b)
(a) independent of d C  K +1 
C  K +1 
(b) directly proportional to d (c)
2  K – 1 
(c) directly proportional to d 2
C  K – 1
(d)  
(d) directly proportional to
1 2  K +1 
d 14. A parallel plate air capacitor has capacity C
11. A series combination of N1 capacitors (each of farad, potential V volt and energy E joule. When
capacity C1) is charged to potential difference 3 the gap between the plates is completely filled
V. Another parallel combination of N2 with dielectric
capacitors (each of capacity C2) is charged to (a) both V and E increase
potential difference V. The total energy stored in (b) both V and E decrease
both the combinations is same. The value of C1 (c) V decrease, E increases
in terms of C2 is (d) V increases, E decrease
C2 N1 N 2 15. Three parallel plate air capacitors are connected
(a)
9 A
C2 N12 N 22 in parallel. Each capacitor has plate area and
(b) 3
9
the separation between the plates is d, 2d and 3d

 
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respectively. The equivalent capacity of (c) E1 = 2E2
combination is (Take, o = absolute permittivity (d) E1 = 4E2
of free space) 19. Two concentric spheres kept in air have radii R
7ε 0 A and r. They have similar charge and equal
(a)
18d surface charge density . The electric potential
11ε 0 A
(b) at their common centre is (0 = permittivity of
18d
13ε 0 A free space)
(c)
18d  (R + r)
(a)
17ε 0 A 0
(d)
18d  (R – r)
16. Two identical parallel plate air capacitors are (b)
0
connected in series to a battery of emf V. If one
 (R + r)
of the capacitor is completely filled with (c)
2 0
dielectric material of constant K, then potential
 (R + r)
difference of the other capacitor will become (d)
4 0
K
(a) 20. Two charges of equal magnitude q are placed in
V(K + 1)
air at a distance 2a apart and third charge –2q is
KV
(b) placed at mid-point. The potential energy of the
K +1
system is (0= permittivity of free space)
K –1
(c)
KV q2
(a) –
8πε 0 a
V
(d)
K(K + 1) 3q 2
(b) –
8πε 0 a
17. The difference in the effective capacity of two
5q 2
similar capacitors when joined in series and then (c) –
8πε 0 a
in parallel is 6F. The capacity of each capacitor
7q 2
is (d) –
8πε 0 a
(a) 2F 21. Three particles, each having a charge of 10C
(b) 4F are placed at the corners of an equilateral
(c) 8F triangle of side 10 cm. The electrostatic
(d) 16F potential energy of the system is
18. The electric field intensity at a point near and  1 
 Given, = 9 ×109 N - m 2 C –2 
outside the surface of a charged conductor of  4πε 0 
any shape is El. The electric field intensity due (a) Zero
to uniformly charged infinite thin plane sheet is (b) 
E2. The relation between El and E2 is (c) 27 J
(a) 2E1 = E2   (d) 100 J
(b) El = E2

 
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22. Energy per unit volume for a capacitor having cross-section A such that the uniform electric
area A and separation d kept at potential field between the plates is E, is
difference V is given by 1
(a) ε 0 E 2 / Ad
1 V 2 2
(a) ε0 (b) ε 0 E 2 / Ad
2 d2
1 V2 (c) ε 0 E 2 Ad
(b) 1
2ε 0 d 2 (d) ε 0 E 2 Ad
2
1 27. A parallel plate condenser with oil (dielectric
(c) CV 2
2
constant 2) between the plates has capacitance
Q2
(d) (C) If oil is removed, then capacitance of
2C
capacitor becomes
23. If the distance between the plates of a parallel
(a) 2C
plate capacitor of capacity 10F is doubled, then
(b) 2C
new capacity will be C
(c)
(a) 5 µF 2
(b) 20 µF C
(d)
(c) 10 µF 2
28. A charge q is placed at the corner of a cube of
(d) 15 µF
side (a) The electric flux through the cube is
24. In a parallel plate capacitor, the capacity
q
increases, if (a)
ε0
(a) area of the plate is decreased
q
(b) distance between the plates increases (b)
3ε 0
(c) area of the plate is increased
q
(d) dielectric constant decrease (c)
6ε 0
25. The electric field intensity outside a charged
q
sphere of radius Rat a distance r(r > R) is (d)
8ε 0
σR 2 29. In bringing an electron towards another electron,
(a)
ε0 r 2
the electrostatic potential energy of the system
2
σr (a) decreases
(b)
ε0R 2 (b) increases
r (c) remains same
(c)
ε0R (d) becomes zero
r 30. Unit of electric flux is
(d)
ε0r (a) Vm
26. The energy required to charge a parallel plate (b) N-m/C
condenser of plate separation d and plate area of (c) V/m
(d) C/N-m

 
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31. An infinite line charge produce a field of
7.182  108 NC–1 at a distance of 2 cm. The
linear charge density is
(a) 7.27  10–4 Cm–1
(b) 7.98  10–4Cm–1
(c) 7.11  10–4Cm–1 (a) 1 F

(d) 7.04  10–4Cm–1 (b) 2 F

32. If the distance between the plates of parallel (c) 3 F

plate capacitor is halved and the dielectric is (d) 4 F
doubled, then its capacity will 37. A parallel plate capacitor with air between
(a) increase by 16 times plates (dielectric constant K = 2) has a
(b) increase by 4 times capacitance (C) If the air is removed, then
(c) increase by 2 times capacitance of the capacitor is
(d) remain the same C
(a)
33. If 4  1020 eV energy is required to move a 2

charge of 0.25 C between two points, then what C

(b)
will be the potential difference between them ? 2

(a) 178 V (c) 2C

(b) 256 V (d) 2C
(c) 356 V 38. A 700 pF capacitor is charged by a 50 V battery.
(d) None of these The electrostatic energy stored by it is
34. A condenser has a capacity 2 F and is charged (a) 17.0  10–8 J
to a voltage of 50 V. The energy stored is (b) 13.6  10–9 J
(a) 25  105J (c) 9.5  10–9 J 
(b) 25J (d) 8.7  10–7 J
(c) 25  10 erg 39. In the given figure, three capacitors each of
3
(d) 25  10 erg capacitance 6 pF are connected in series. The
35. A capacitor of 20µF is charged upto 500 V is total capacitance of the combination becomes
connected in parallel with another capacitor of
10 F, which is charged upto 200 V. Then, the
common potential will be
(a) 400 V
(a) 2  10–12 F
(b) 200 V
(b) 3  10–12 F
(c) 100 V
(d) 50 V (c) 6  10–12 F

36. The capacitance between the points A and B in (d) 9  10–12

the given circuit will be

 
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Answerkey

Level I

1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (a)

8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (d) 11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (a)
15. (a) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (d) 21. (d)
22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (c)
29. (c) 30. (b) 31. (d) 32. (b) 33. (a) 34. (a) 35. (d)
36. (c) 37. (a) 38. (a) 39. (c) 40. (c) 41. (a) 42. (b)
43. (b) 44. (d) 45. (d) 46. (c) 47. (c) 48. (b) 49. (c)
50. (c) 51. (a) 52. (b) 53. (d) 54. (d) 55. (d) 56. (c)
57. (d) 58. (b) 59. (b) 60. (c) 61. (b) 62. (a) 63. (a)
64. (b) 65. (c) 66. (b) 67. (a) 68. (b) 69. (b) 70. (d)
71. (a) 72. (c) 73. (b) 74. (b) 75. (c)

Level II

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (a)

8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (d) 11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (a)
15. (a) 16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (a) 21. (d)
22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (c) 26. (b) 27. (d) 28. (b)
29. (c) 30. (c) 31. (d) 32. (d) 33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (b)
36. (a) 37. (d) 38. (a) 39. (a) 40. (b) 41. (c) 42. (d)
43. (c) 44. (d) 45. (a) 46. (a) 47. (a) 48. (a) 49. (d)
50. (c) 51. (d) 52. (c) 53. (a) 54. (b) 55. (a) 56. (c)
57. (a) 58. (b) 59. (a) 60. (a) 61. (b) 62. (a) 63. (d)
64. (c) 65. (a) 66. (b) 67. (b) 68. (d)

Level III

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (a)

8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (a) 11. (a) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (b)
15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (d) 21. (c)
22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (a) 26. (c) 27. (d) 28. (d)
29. (b) 30. (a) 31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (a)
36. (a) 37. (b) 38. (d) 39. (a)