BY HIMANSHU CHAUHAN

XII-DAILY PRACTICE TEST

Electrostatics
1.Two point charges +9𝑒 and +𝑒 are at 16 𝑐𝑚 away from each other. Where should another charge
𝑞 be placed between them so that the system remains in equilibrium
a) 24 𝑐𝑚 from + 9𝑒
b) 12 𝑐𝑚 from + 9𝑒
c) 24 𝑐𝑚 from + 𝑒
d) 12 𝑐𝑚 from + 𝑒
2. The electric field near a conducting surface having a uniform surface charge density 𝜎 is
given by
𝜎 2𝜎
a) 𝜀 and is parallel to the surface
0
b) and is parallel to the surface
𝜀0
𝜎 2𝜎
c) 𝜀0 and is normal to the surface d) 𝜀 and is normal to the surface
0
3. Three positive charges of equal value 𝑞 are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle.
The resulting lines of force should be sketched as in

a) b) c) d)

4. Shown below is a distribution of charges. The flux of electric field due to these charges
through the surface 𝑆 is

a) 3𝑞/𝜀0 b) 2𝑞/𝜀0 c) 𝑞/𝜀0 d) Zero

S
+q +q

+q
5. A hollow cylinder has a charge 𝑞 coulomb within it. If 𝜙 is the electric flux in units of 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡 −
𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 associated with the curved surface 𝐵, the flux linked with the plane surface 𝐴 in units of
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡 − 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 will be

1 𝑞 𝑞 𝜙 𝑞
a) ( − 𝜙) b) c) d) −𝜙
2 ∈0 2 ∈0 3 ∈0
6. Four charges equal to – 𝒬 are placed at the four corners of a square and a charge 𝑞 is at its
centre .If the system is in equilibrium, the value of 𝑞 is
𝒬 𝒬 𝒬 𝒬
a) − (1 + 2√2) b) (1 + 2√2) c) − (1 + 2√2) d) (1 + 2√2)
4 4 2 2
7. The figure shows electric field 𝐸 at a distance 𝑟 in any direction from the origin𝑂. The
electric field 𝐸 is due to

a) A charged hollow metallic sphere of radius 𝑂𝑃 with centre at 𝑂

b) A charged solid metallic sphere of radius 𝑂𝑃 with centre at𝑂
c) A uniformly charged non-conducting sphere of radius 𝑂𝑃with centre at 𝑂
d) A uniformly charged non-conducting hollow sphere of radius 𝑂𝑃with centre at 𝑂
8. What is the flux through a cube of side ′𝑎′ if a point charge of q is at one of its corner
2𝑞 𝑞 𝑞 𝑞
a) b) c) d) 6𝑎2
𝜀0 8𝜀0 𝜀0 2𝜀0
9. The electric field due to an extremely short dipole at distance 𝑟 from it is proportional to
1 1 1 1
a) b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
𝑟 𝑟 𝑟 𝑟
10. 64 drops of mercury each charged to a potential of 10𝑉. They are combined to form one
bigger drop. The potential of this drop will be (Assume all the drops to be spherical)
a) 160 𝑉 b) 80 𝑉 c) 10 𝑉 d) 640 𝑉
11.What happens when some charge is placed on a soap bubble?
a) Its radius decreases b) Its radius increases
c) The bubble collapses d) None of these
12. Two point charges (+𝑄) and (−2𝑄) are fixed on the 𝑋-axis at positions 𝑎 and 2𝑎 from origin
respectively. At what positions on the axis, the resultant electric field is zero
3𝑎
a) Only 𝑥 = √2𝑎 b) Only 𝑥 = −√2𝑎 c) Both 𝑥 = ±√2𝑎 d) 𝑥 = 2
only
13. If the force exerted by an electric dipole on a charge q at a distance of 1 m is F, the force at a
point 2 m away in the same direction will be
𝐹 𝐹 𝐹 𝐹
a) b) c) d)
2 4 6 8
14. Which one of the following graphs, shows the variation of electric field strength Ewith
distance dfrom the centre of the hollow conducting sphere?

a) b) c) d)

15. The torque acting on a dipole of a moment 𝑃⃗ in an electric field 𝐸⃗ is

a) 𝑃⃗ . 𝐸⃗ b) 𝑃⃗ × 𝐸⃗ c) Zero d) 𝐸⃗ × 𝑃⃗