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1. The Earth's electric field 150 N/C (directed downward) acts

on the electrons knocked out from the air molecules by the
incoming cosmic rays. The work done (in joules) in lifting an
electron 500 meter upward from Earth's surface is (Electric
charge on an electron = 1.6 x 10-1 coulombs)
(a)3.0 x 10-14 (b) 1.8 x 10-14 (c) 1.5 x 10-14 (d) 1.2 x 10-14
2. A cube of side length 1 m encloses + 26.55 nC charges. The

net electric flux (in N-m²/C) through any one face of the cube is
(Given epsilon E0 = 8.85 x 10-12 x C 2 / Nm2 )
(a) 300 (b) 400 (c) 500 (d) 600
Y-axis
3. Two equal and opposite charges 12 nC are

placed 10 cm apart on the x-axis as shown in
figure. Calculate the net electric field at 'A' x-axis
equidistance (15 cm) from the as shown (in +12nC -12nC
proper SI units)
10cm
(a)1.5 x 103 (b) 3.2 x 103
(c) 6.4 x 103 (d) 8.3 x 103
4. Two protons and an alpha particle respectively are held at

the corners of an equilateral triangle with side length 8 x 10-10
m. The particles are released and move apart. Their total
energy when they are far apart is (Given: charge on a proton=
1.6 x-19 C and 1/4πE0 9 x 10+9 Nm2/C2)
(a) 4.8 x 10-18J (b) 1.6 x 10 -18J
(c) 3.2 x 10-18 J (d) 1.44 x 10 -18J

y= (-2eE/mv0 )x2
C₁ C₁ C₁
5. In the figure shown, each
capacitor C₁ is 6.9 µF and c2is
C2 C2
4.6 µF. Calculate the
equivalent capacitance C₁
between points 'a' and 'b.
C₁ C₁ C₁
(a)48.3 µF (b)9.2 µF
(c)11.5 µF (d)2.3 µF
6. An electron (mass m and charge -e) is fired along x-axis
with a velocity v0 in an area with uniform electric field E along
y-axis as shown in the figure. The trajectory of the electron is
given by the relation
y-axis
v0 X-axis
(a) y = (-2eE/mv0 )x2 (b) y = -1/2(eE/mv02)x2

(c) y = (-2eE2/mv02 )x (d) y = -1/2 {(eE)2/mv0 }x
7. Four charge each equal to (-Q) are placed at the four corners
of a square and a charge q is placed at its centre. If the system
of charges is in equilibrium, the value of q is
(a) Q/4 (2√2-1) (b) Q/4 (2√2+1)

(c) Q/2 (2√2-1) (d) Q/2 (2√2+1)

8. An electron is placed on x-axis where the electric potential

depends on x as shown in figure (the potential does not
depend on y and z). What is electric force on the electron?
(a) 4.0 x 10-18N
(b) 8.0 x 10-18N
(c) 3.2 x 10-16N 0 40
20
(d) 4.0 x 10-16N
-500v
9. Two identical conducting spheres A and B carry equal

charge. They are initially separated by a distance much larger
than their diameters and the force between them is F. A third
identical conducting sphere C is uncharged. Sphere C is first
touched to A, then to B and then removed. As a result, the
force between A and B now is
(a) F/16 (b) F/4 (c) 3F/8 (d) F/2
10. A point charge +Q is placed at a distance d/2directly above

the centre of a square of sided. The magnitude of electric flux
through the square is
(a)Q/6d (b)Q/6E0 (c)Qd/6E0 (d)QE0/6d
11. Three plates A, B and C each of area

50 cm² have separation 3 mm between
A
A and B and 6 mm between B and C. The B
energy stored when the plates are fully C 12v
charged by a 12 volt battery is
(a) 2μJ (b) 1.6nJ (c) 5μJ (d) 3.2nJ

12. A photographic flash unit consists of a xenon filled tube. It

gives a flash of average power 2000 W for 0.04 sec. The flash
is due to of a fully charged capacitor of 40 µF The voltage to
which it is charged before a flash is given by the unit is
(a) 1500 V (c) 2500 V
(b) 2000 V (d) 3000 V
13. An oil drop of n excess electrons is held stationary under a

constant electric field E in Millikan's oil drop experiment. The
density of oil is p. The radius of the drop is
(a) [3ne/2ΠρS]1/2 (b)[3nρS/4ΠeE]1/2

(c)[3nEe/4ΠρS]1/3 (d) [3nρS/4ΠeE]1/3
14. The potential at a point x (measured in um) due to some

charges situated on the x-axis is given by V(x) 20/(X2
-4) volt. The electric field E at x = 4 µm is given by
(a) (10/9) volt/um and in the +ve x direction
(b) (5/3) volt/um and in the -ve x direction
(c) (5/3) volt/um and in the +ve x direction
(d) (20/9) volt/um and in the -ve x direction
15. Two concentric spherical shells of radii r1 and r2 have

similar charges and equal surface charge densities (6). What
is the potential at the common centre?
(a) σ/E0(r1 + r2 ) (b) σ/E0(r1 - r2 )
(c) σ/E0(r1/r2 ) (d) σ/E0(r2/r12 )

16. A parallel-plate capacitor with circular plates of radius R is

being charged with a current i. Find the value of ∮B.ds
between the plates at a R radius r = R/5 from their centre.
(a) μ0i/ 5 (b) μ0i /25
(c) μ0i (d) 5μ0i
17. The potential energies associated with four orientations

of an electric dipole in an electric field are:
(i) -5μ0 (ii) -7μ0 (iii) 3μ0 (iv) 5μ0
where μ0 is positive. Rank the orientations according to the
angle between the electric dipole moment p and the electric
field Ē, greatest first
(a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (c) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(b) (d) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii) (b) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
18. A thin glass rod is bent into a semi-circle of radius R. A

charge +Q is uniformly distributed along the upper half, and a
charge -Q is uniformly distributed along the lower half. The
magnitude of the electric field at the centre of the semi-circle
is
(a) 2Q/Π2Ε0 R 2
(b) Q/Π2Ε0 R 2
(c) 3Q/Π2Ε0 R 2
(d) (a) 2Q/3Π2Ε0 R 2

19. Figure shows two points P and

p Q
R, separated by a distanced , in a
uniform electric field Ē. Find the 450
potential difference by moving the Ē
positive test charge q0 from P to R R
along the path PQR.
(a) Ed (b) –Ed/ √2 (c) √2Ed (d) -Ed
20. Two parallel large non conducting sheets

with identical (positive) uniform surface + +
charge densities, and a sphere A with a + 1 +
uniform (positive) volume charge density are + +
arranged as shown in figure. Rank the points + 2 3 4+
1, 2, 3 and 4 according to the magnitudes of + +
the net electric field in increasing order.
d d d d
(a) 1,2,3,4
(b)1,2,3 = 4
(c) 1 = 2, 3,4
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
21. A parallel plate capacitor is charged to a potential

difference of 50 volts. It is then discharged through a
resistance for 2 seconds and its potential drops by 10 volts.
Calculate the fraction of energy stored in the capacitance
.(a) 0.14 (b) 0.25
(c) 0.50 (d) 0.64

22. A thick metallic spherical shell of inner r₂

radius r1 and outer radius r₂ has a charge +Q. A
.r1
charge +q is placed at the centre of the shell. +q
The charge per unit area on the outer surface is
+Q
23. A charge 10 μC is placed at the centre +10 μC

of a hemisphere of radius R = 10 cm as
shown. The electric flux through the R
hemisphere (in MKS units) is
(a) 20 × 1010 (b) 10 x 1010 (c) 6 × 1010 (d) 2 × 1010
24. Two point charges +107 C and -10-7C are placed at A and B,
20 cm apart as shown in the figure. Calculate the electric field
at C, 20 cm apart from both A and B. C
(a) 1.5 x 10-5N/C
(b) (b) 2.2 x 104N/C A B
(c) 3.5 x 106N/C 20cm
(d) (d) 3.0 x 105N/C
25. A charged capacitor C = 30 μF is connected to an inductor

L = 27 mH. The angular frequency of their oscillations is
(a) 9.1 x 103
(b) 3.0 x 103
(c) 1.1 x 103
(d) 0.3 x 103

26. A particle of mass 40 mg and carrying a charge 5 x 10-9

C is moving towards a fixed charge of magnitude 10-8
C. When it is at a distance of 10 cm from the fixed charge, it
has a velocity of 50 cm/s. At what distance from the fixed
charge will the particle come momentarily to rest?
(a) 1.3 x 10-3 m (b) 1.9 × 10-3 m
(c) 3.9 x 10-2 m (d) 4.7 x 10-2 m
27. A conductor has been given a charge -3 x 10-7 by transferring

electrons. Mass increase (in kg) of the conductor and the
number of electrons added to the conductor are respectively
(a) 2 x 10-16 and 2 × 1031 (b) 5 x 1031 and 5 × 1019
(c) 3 x 10-19 and 9 x 1016 (d) 2 x 10-18 and 2 x 1012
28. Under the action of a given coulombic force the acceleration

of an electron is 2.5 × 1022 m/s². Then the magnitude of the
acceleration of a proton under the action of same force is nearly
(a) 1.6 x 1019 m/s² (b) 9.1 x 1031 m/s²
(b) 1.5 x 1019 m/s² (d) 1.6 x 1027 m/s²
29. An electron initially at rest falls a distance of 1.5 cm in a

uniform electric field of magnitude 2x 10' N/C. The time taken
by the electron to fall this distance is
(a) 1.3 x 10²s (b) 2.1 x 10-12s
(c) 1.6 x 10-10 s (b) 2.1 x 10-9s

30. The constant of proportionality 1/4ΠΕ0 in coulomb’s law

has the following dimensions
(a) C-2Nm (b) C2N-1m-2
(c) C2Nm2 (d)C-2N-1m-2
31. Identify the WRONG statement.

(a) The electrical potential energy of a system of two
protons shall increase if the separation between the two is
decreased.
(b) The electrical potential energy of a proton-electron
system will increase if the separation between the two is
decreased.
(c) The electrical potential energy of a proton-electron
system will increase if the separation between the two is
increased.
(d) The electrical potential energy of system of two
electrons shall increase if the separation between the two
is decreased
32. Identify the WRONG statement.

(a) In an electric field two equipotential surfaces can never
intersect.
(b) A charged particle free to move in an electric field shall
always move in the direction of Ē.
(c) Electric field at the surface of a charged conductor is
always normal to the surface.
(d) The electric potential

33. Two positive point charges of 12 and5 microcoulombs, are

placed 10 cm apart in air. The work needed to bring them 4 cm
closer is
(a) 2.4 J (b) 3.6 J (c) 4.8 J (d) 6.0 J
34. Two parallel plate capacitors of capacitances C and 2C are

connected in parallel and charged to a potential difference Vo.
The battery is then disconnected and the region between the
plates of the capacitor C completely filled with a material of
dielectric constant 2. The potential difference across the
capacitors now becomes
(a) v0/4 (b)v0/2 (c)3v0/4 (d)v0
35. The radii of two concentric spherical conducting shells are

r1 and r₂ (>r1). The charge on the outer shell is q. What will be
the charge on the inner shell which is connected to the earth?
(a) -(r1 /r₂)q (b) -(r₂ /r1)q
(c) -q (d) zero
36. Two identical charges are placed at the two corners of an

equilateral triangle. The potential energy of the system is U.
The work done in bringing an identical charge from infinity to
the third vertex is
(a) U (b) 2U (c) 30 (d) zero.

37. Two thin flat metal plates having large surface area are
charged separately to acquire charge densities +σ and -σ. The
plates are then brought near to each other and held parallel to
each other. If EA, EB and Ec denote the electric fields at the
points A, B and C respectively, then which of the following will
be true?
(a) EA = Ec = σ/ε0
(b) EA = EB = Ec = σ/ε0
(c) EA = Ec = 0, EB = σ/ε0 -vely charged
(d) EA = Ec = 0, EB = 2σ/ε0 +vely charged
38. A certain charge Q is divided into two parts q and Q-q,

which are then separated by a distance d. Calculate the
maximum electrostatic repulsion possible for some value of q,
when the distance d is kept fixed.
(a) (4Π/ε0)(Q2/d2) (b) (1/Πε0)(Q2/d2)
(c) (1/16Πε0)(Q2/d2) (d) (1/4Πε0)(Q2/d2)
39. A neutral water molecule (dipole moment 6.0 x 10-30 C-m)

is placed in a uniform electric field E 1.5 x 104 N/C at an angle
of 30°. What is the torque (in N-m) acting on the water
molecule?
(a) 4.5 x 10-26 (b)7.5 x 10-26
(c) 9.0 x 10-26 (d)12.0 x 10-26

40. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and plates

separation distance d is charged by applying a potential V0
between the plates. The dielectric constant of the medium
between the plates is K. What is the uniform electric field E
between the plates of the capacitor ?
(a) E = ε0 CV0/KA (b) E = V0/Kd
(c) E = V0/KA (d) E = KV0d/ε0 A
41. Two charged spherical conductors (each of radius R) are at a

distance d apart (d> 2R). The charge on one is -q and that on the
other is-q. The magnitude of the force between them will be
(a) (1/4Πε0)(q2/d2) (b) more than (1/4Πε0)(q2/d2)
(c) Less than (1/4Πε0)(q2/d2) (d) zero
42. A large hollow metallic sphere A (of radius R) is positively

charged to a potential of 100 V and a small sphere (of radius
R/5) is also positively charged to a potential of 100 V. Now B is
placed inside A and they are connected by a wire. The final
potential of A will be
(a) 200 V (b) 150 V (c) 120 V (d) none of the above
43. A charge situated a certain distance along the axis of an

electric dipole experiences a force F. If the distance of the
charge from the dipole is doubled, the force acting on it will
become
(a) 2F (b) F/2 (c) F/4 (d) F/8.

44. Which of the following plots represents the variation of

the electric field with distance from the centre of a uniformly
charged non-conducting sphere of radius R?
1/r2 1/r2
1/r2
(a) (b)
R r R r
r
1/r2
1/r2
(c) (d)
r R r
45. An electron of mass me initially at rest, moves through a

distance S in a uniform electric field in time t1. A proton with
mass mp starting also from rest, covers the same distance S in
the same uniform field in time t2. The ratio t2/t1 is nearly
equal to
(a) 1 (b) (me/mp)1/2 (c) (mp/me)2 (d) 1836
46. The capacitance of spherical conductor is given by

(a) C = 4Πε0 (a) C = 4Πε0R2
(a) C = 1/4Πε0R (a) C = 4Πε0R

47. A coin of mass 3.11 g is made of pure copper whose molar

mass is 63.5 g mol. Total positive charge in the coin is (Z = 29)
for copper and Avogadro's number is 6.02 x 10 23 atoms/mole)
(a) 137000 C (b) 157000 C
(c) 197000 C (d) 127000 C
48. A 3.55 μF capacitor C 1 is charged to a potential difference v

0 = 6.30 V using a battery. The battery is then removed and the
capacitor is connected as shown below to an uncharged 8.95
μF capacitor C2 When the switch S is closed charge flows
From C1 to C2 until the capacitors have S
the same potential difference V equal to
(a) 1.50 v (b) 1.79v C2
C1
(c) 1.93 v (d) 2.15 v
49. A point charge +Q is a distance d/2 directly above the

centre of a square of side d. The magnitude of electric flux
through the square is
(a) Q/6ε0 (a) Q/6d (a) Qd/6ε0 (a) Qε0 /6d
50. In bringing an electron towards another electron,

electrostatic potential energy of system
(a) decreases (b) increases
(c) remains unchanged (d) becomes zero

51. Two capacitors of 10uFand 20uF are connected in series

with a 30 V battery. The charge on the capacitors will be
respectively
(a) 100μС,100μC (b) 200μC, 100μC
(b) (c) 200μC, 200μC (d) 100μC, 200μC
52. The value of Faradays constant is

(a) 9.65 x 104 coulomb (b) 9.65 x 104 joule
(c) 6.03 x 1027 joule (d) 1.6 x 10-19 coulomb
53. Three capacitors C1 , C2 and C3 are connected as shown in

the figure. A potential difference of 14 volts is applied to the
input terminals. What is the charge on C3 (in µC)?
(a) 8
1µf C1
(b) 4
(c) 2 C2 C3
14volt 2µf 4µf
(d) 10


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1. The Earth's electric field 150 N/C (directed downward) acts

2. A cube of side length 1 m encloses + 26.55 nC charges. The

3. Two equal and opposite charges 12 nC are

4. Two protons and an alpha particle respectively are held at

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(a) y = (-2eE/mv0 )x2 (b) y = -1/2(eE/mv02)x2

(a) Q/4 (2√2-1) (b) Q/4 (2√2+1)

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8. An electron is placed on x-axis where the electric potential

9. Two identical conducting spheres A and B carry equal

10. A point charge +Q is placed at a distance d/2directly above

11. Three plates A, B and C each of area

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12. A photographic flash unit consists of a xenon filled tube. It

13. An oil drop of n excess electrons is held stationary under a

(a) [3ne/2ΠρS]1/2 (b)[3nρS/4ΠeE]1/2

14. The potential at a point x (measured in um) due to some

15. Two concentric spherical shells of radii r1 and r2 have

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16. A parallel-plate capacitor with circular plates of radius R is

17. The potential energies associated with four orientations

18. A thin glass rod is bent into a semi-circle of radius R. A

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19. Figure shows two points P and

20. Two parallel large non conducting sheets

21. A parallel plate capacitor is charged to a potential

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22. A thick metallic spherical shell of inner r₂

23. A charge 10 μC is placed at the centre +10 μC

25. A charged capacitor C = 30 μF is connected to an inductor

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26. A particle of mass 40 mg and carrying a charge 5 x 10-9

27. A conductor has been given a charge -3 x 10-7 by transferring

28. Under the action of a given coulombic force the acceleration

29. An electron initially at rest falls a distance of 1.5 cm in a

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30. The constant of proportionality 1/4ΠΕ0 in coulomb’s law

31. Identify the WRONG statement.

32. Identify the WRONG statement.

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34. Two parallel plate capacitors of capacitances C and 2C are

35. The radii of two concentric spherical conducting shells are

36. Two identical charges are placed at the two corners of an

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38. A certain charge Q is divided into two parts q and Q-q,

39. A neutral water molecule (dipole moment 6.0 x 10-30 C-m)

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40. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and plates

41. Two charged spherical conductors (each of radius R) are at a

42. A large hollow metallic sphere A (of radius R) is positively

43. A charge situated a certain distance along the axis of an

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44. Which of the following plots represents the variation of

45. An electron of mass me initially at rest, moves through a

46. The capacitance of spherical conductor is given by

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47. A coin of mass 3.11 g is made of pure copper whose molar

48. A 3.55 μF capacitor C 1 is charged to a potential difference v

49. A point charge +Q is a distance d/2 directly above the