1.

If the distance between two-point charges to becomes double

then the coulomb's force will be
𝐹 F
A. B. 4 F C. 2 F D.
2 4
2. The force between two point charges placed in air is 𝐹. If air is replaced
by a medium of relative permittivity 𝜀r , the force is reduced to
𝜀r F
A. 𝜀r F B. C. D. 𝜀r
F 𝜀r
3. Two identical metal balls with charges +2𝑄 and −𝑄 are separated by
some distance, and exert a force 𝐹 on each other. They are joined by a
conducting wire, which is then removed. The force between them will
now be.

A. 𝐹 B. 𝐹/2 C. F/4 D. 𝐹/8

4. When 1019 electrons are removed from a neutral metal plate, the
electric charge on it is in (coulomb)

A. 10+19 B. −1.6 C. +1.6 D. 10−19

5. Two point charges +3𝜇C and +8𝜇 Crepel each other with a force of
40 N. If a charge of −5𝜇C is added to each of the, then the force between
them will become:

A. −10 N B. +20 N C. +10 N D. −20 N

6. Two point charges +2C and +6C repel each other with a force of 12 N. If a
charge of −2C is given to each of these charges, the force will now be

A. Zero B. 8 N (repulsive) C. 8 N (attractive) D. 16 N (attractive)

7. Two electrons are removed from a conductor the charge on it is

A. 1.6 × 10−19 C B. −3.2 × 10−19 C C. 3.2 × 10−19 C D. neutral

8. The force between two charges is 120 N. If the distance between the
charges is doubled, the force will be

A. 60 N B. 40 N C. 30 N D. 15 N
9. A positive charge is moved against an electric field. Its P.E

A. Increases B. Remains same C. Decreases

D. May increase or decrease depending upon magnitude of charge
10. An electric field can deflect

A. Neutrons B. X-rays C. 𝛾-rays D. None

11. Which of given is not the unit of electric intensity

A. NC−1 B. NV −1 C. Vm−1 D.None of these

12. The magnitude of electric intensity E is such that an electron placed in
it would experience an electrical force equal to its weight. 𝐸 is given by
mg e e2 g
A. mge B. C. D.
e mg m2
13. The electric field intensity at a point 20 cm away from a charge of 2 ×
10−5 C is

A. 4.5 × 106 N/C B. 3.5 × 105 N/C

C. 3.5 × 106 N/C D. 4.5 × 105 N/C
14. The weight of proton (mass = 1.67 × 10−27 kg ) on entering in a
vertical electric field E is balanced by electric force. Then the electric field
strength is

A. 10−9 V m−1 B. 10−7 V m−1 C. 10+7 Vm−1 D. 10−8 Vm−1

15. Figure shows the electric lines of force emerging from a charged body.
If the electric field at 𝐴 and 𝐵 are 𝐸𝐴 and 𝐸𝐵 respectively and if the
displacement between 𝐴 and 𝐵 is 𝑟 then

A. 𝐸𝐴 < 𝐸𝐵 B. EA = EB
C. 𝐸𝐴 > 𝐸𝐵 D. none of these
16. Two metal plates have potential difference of 300 V and are 0.01 m
apart. A charged particle of mass 1.96 × 10−15 kg is held in equilibrium
between the plates of the capacitor. Then the electric field is

A. 3 × 102 V m−1 B. 3 × 104 Vm−1 C. 3Vm−1 D. 3 × 10−4 V m−1

17. The electric field strength between a pair of parallel plates is E. The
separation of the plates is doubled and the potential difference between
the plates is increased by a factor of four. What is the new electric field
strength?

A. E B. 4E C. 2E D. 8E
18. The electric field intensity at a point situated 4 meters from a point
charge is 200 N/C. If the distance is reduced to 2 meters, the field
intensity will bc

A. 400 N/C B. 800 N/C C. 600 N/C D. 1200 N/C

19. The lines of force due to charged particles are

A. Always straight B. Sometimes curved

C. Always curved D. None of the above
20. Two thin infinite parallel plates have uniform charge densities +𝜎 and
− 𝜎. The electric field in the space between them is

A. 𝜎/2𝜀0 B. 𝜎 C. 𝜎/𝜀0 D. zero

21. Gauss's law is applied to calculate the

A. Electric intensity due to different charge configuration

B. Electric intensity due to positive charges only
C. Electric intensity due to negative charges only
D. None of these
22. Electric intensity due to an infinite sheet of positive charge is given by
𝜎 2𝜖0 𝜎 𝑞
A. E = 𝑟ƶ B. E = 𝑟ƶ C. 𝐸 = 𝑟Ǘ D. E = 𝑟ƶ
2Eo 𝜎 𝜖𝑜 𝜖𝑛
23. The capacity of a parallel plate capacitor is 5𝜇F. When a glass plate is
placed between the plates of the capacitor, its potential becomes 1/8 of
the original value. The value of dielectric constant will be

A. 1.6 B. 8 C. 5 D. 40
24. Two charged spheres of radii 10 cm and 15 cm are connected by a
thin wire. No current will flow, if they have:

A. The same charge on each B. The same energy

C. The same potential D. The same field on their surface
25. A and B are two points in an electric field. If the work done in carrying
4.0 coulomb of electric charge from 𝐴 to 𝐵 is 16.0 joule the potential
difference between 𝐴 and 𝐵 is

A. Zero B. 4 V C. 2.0 V D. 16 V
26. Potential due to charge 𝑞 at distance 1 m is 5 V, at distance 3 m will
be
5 7 3 3
A. V B. V C. V D. V
3 3 5 7
27. The electric potential at the surface of an atomic nucleus (𝑍 = 50) of
radius 9.0 × 10−15 m is

A. 9 V B. 8 × 106 V C. 9 × 105 V D. 80 V
28. A capacitor with air as the dielectric is charged to a potential of 100
volts. If the space between the plate is now filled with a dielectric of
dielectric constant 10 , the potential difference between the plates will be

A. 1000 V B. 10 V C. 100 V D. 0 V.
29. Figure shows three points 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 in a region of uniform electric
field 𝐸. The line 𝐴𝐵 is perpendicular and BC is parallel to the field of
uniform electric field C. The line good. Where VΛ , VB and VC represent the
electric potential at points 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 respectively

A. 𝑉𝐴 = 𝑉𝐵 = 𝑉𝐶 B. 𝑉𝐴 = 𝑉𝐵 < 𝑉𝐶
C. 𝑉𝐴 = 𝑉𝐵 > 𝑉𝐶 D. 𝑉𝐴 > 𝑉𝐵3 = 𝑉𝐶
30. Value of potential at a point due to a point charge is

A. A Inversely proportional to square of the distance

B. Inversely proportional to the distance
C. Directly proportional to square of the distance
D. Directly proportional to the distance
31. Equal amount of charge is given to two sphere 𝐴 and 𝐵 of radii 2 cm
and 3 cm respectively. The potential 𝑉𝐴 and 𝑉𝐵

A. 𝑉𝐴 = 𝑉𝐵 B. 𝑉𝐴 > 𝑉𝐵 C. 𝑉𝐴 < 𝑉𝐵
D. Depend upon number of material of sphere
32. Two charge +𝑞 and −𝑞 are situated at a certain distance: At the point
exactiy midway between them

A. Electric field and potential both are zero

B. Electric field is not zero but potential is zero
C. Electric field is zero but potential is not zero
D. Electric field is not zero but potential is zero
33. An- 𝛼-particle is accelerated through a potential difference of 106 V.
Its K.E will be

A. 1MeV B. 4MeV C. 2MeV D. 8MeV

34. A capacitor 𝐶 "has a charge 𝑄 ". The actual charges on its plates are

A. 𝑄, −𝑄 B. 𝑄/2, −𝑄/2 C. Q, Q D. Q, 0
35. As in figure shown, if a capacitor 𝐶 is charged by connecting it with
resistance 𝑅, then energy is given by the battery will be
1 1
A. 𝐶𝑉 2 B. Less than 𝐶𝑉 2
2 2
1
C. More than CV 2 D. Zero
2
36. A capacitor of capacitance 2𝜇F is connected with a battery of 12 volt,
the charge stored is equal to:

A. 2.5 × 10−5 C B. 2.4 × 10−6 C

C. 2.4 × 10−5 C D. 2.5 × 105 C
Q.37 If a 2𝜇F capacitor has a charge of 20𝜇C, the potential difference
between the plates is:

A. 10 V B. 20 V C. 40 V D. 50 V
38. If a 6𝜇F capacitor is charged to 200 V, the charge in coulombs will be

A. 800𝜇C B. 1200𝜇C C. 900𝜇C D. 1600𝜇C

39. What is the area of the plates of a 3𝐹 parallel plate capacitor, if the
separation between the plates is 5 mm ?

A. 1.694 × 109 m2 B. 9.281 × 109 m2

C. 4.529 × 109 m2 D. 12.981 × 109 m
40. The capacity of a condenser in which a dielectric of dielectric constant
5 has been used, is 𝐶. If the dielectric is replaced by another with
dielectric constant 20 , the capacity will become
𝐶 𝐶
A. B. C. 4𝐶 D. 2𝐶
4 2
41. The space between the plates of a capacitor is filled by a dielectric
constant 𝑘. The capacitance of the capacitor

A. Increases by a factor 𝑘 B. Decreases by a factor 𝑘

C. Increases by a factor k 2 D. Decreases by a factor 𝑘 2
42. If an insulating material called dielectric is introduced between the
plates, the capacitance of capacitor is:

𝐴𝜀0 𝜀𝑟 𝐴𝜀0 𝜀r Ad 2𝐴𝑑𝜀0 𝜀r

A. B. C. D.
2𝑑 d 𝜀 0 𝜀𝑟 d
43. Capacitance with air is 10 F, if a dielectric of 𝜀r = 100 is inserted then
new capacitance

A. 1000 F B. 10𝜇F C. 10 F D. 100 F

44. If the sheet of a bakelite is inserted between the plates of an air
capacitor, the capacitance will

A. Decrease B. REMAINS unchanged

C. Increase D. become zero
45. A dielectric material must be

A. Resistor B. Good conductor

C. Insulator D. Semi-conductor
46. The capacitance of a capacitor is not affected by

A. Distance between plates B. Thickness of plates

C. Area of plates D. All of the above
 1
47. The quantity 𝜀𝑜 𝐸 2 has the significance of:
2

A. Energy/farad B. Energy/coulomb
C. Energy/volume D. Energy
48. The energy stored between the plates of a capacitor in not
represented by
𝐶𝑉 2 𝑞2 𝑞𝑉
A. 𝑈 = B. 𝑈 = C. 𝑈 = 2𝑞𝑉 D. 𝑈 = .
2 2𝐶 2
49. If the potential difference across the two plates of a parallel plate
capacitor is doubled then its energy stored in it will be:

A. 2 times B. 4 times C. 16 times D. Remains same

50. If a 10 F capacitor is to have an energy content of 20 J, it must be
placed across a potential difference of

A. 4 volts B. 2 volts C. 9 volts D. 1 volt