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Practice Sheet JEE Physics

Electric charges and Field

SINGLE CORRECT QUESTIONS

1. The S.I. unit of electric flux is
(A) Weber (B) Tesla × metre2
(C) Volt × metre (D) Joule per coulomb
2. According to Gauss’ Theorem, electric field of an
infinitely long straight wire is proportional to
(A) q2  q3 sin θ (B) q2  q3 cos θ
(A) r (B) 1/r2 b2 a 2 b2 a2
1 1
(C) (D) q2 q3 q2 q3
r3 r (C)  sin θ (D)  cosθ
b2 a2 b2 a2
3. An electric dipole has a pair of equal and opposite
6. A solid sphere of radius 𝑅 and volume charge
point charges q and –q separated by a distance 2𝑥.
0
The direction of the dipole moment is defined as density   is enclosed by a hollow sphere of
r
(A) Direction from positive charge to negative
radius 𝑅 with negative surface charge density𝜎,
charge
(B) Direction from negative charge to positive such that the total charge in the system is zero, 𝜌

charge is a positive constant and 𝑟 is the distance from the

(C) Perpendicular to the line joining the two centre of sphere. The ratio R2 is:
R1
charges drawn at the centre and pointing
upward direction (A)  (B) 2 / 0
(D) Perpendicular to the line joining the two 0

charges drawn at the centre and pointing 0

(C) 0 / 2 (D)
downward direction 
4. The Gaussian surface for calculating the electric 7. Two-point charge −𝑞 and +𝑞/2 are situated at the
field due to a charge distribution is origin and at the point (𝑎, 0,0) respectively. The
(A) Any surface near the charge distribution point along the 𝑋-axis where the electric field
(B) Always a spherical surface vanishes is
(C) A symmetrical closed surface containing the
(A) x  a (B) x  2a
charge distribution, at every point of which 2
electric field has a single fixed value
2a 2a
(D) None of the given options (C) x  (D) x 
2 1 2 1
5. Three charges – 𝑞 , +𝑞 and −𝑞 are placed as
shown in figure. The 𝑥 component of the force on
– 𝑞 is proportional to
8. A ring of radius r carries a charge Q uniformly 12. The spatial distribution of the electric field due to
distributed over its length. A charge q is placed at charges (A, B) is shown in figure. Which one of the
its centre will experience a force equal to following statements is correct?

(A) qQ
4 0 r 2 A B

(B) qQ
8 0 r 3 (A) A is +ve and B is –ve, |A| > |B|
(B) A is –ve and B is +ve, |A| = |B|
(C) Zero
(C) Both are +ve but 𝐴 > 𝐵
(D) None of these
9. If the electric flux entering and leaving an enclosed (D) Both are –ve but 𝐴 > 𝐵

surface respectively are ϕ1 and ϕ2, the electric 13. Under the action of a given coulombic force the

charge inside the surface will be acceleration of an electron is 2.5 × 1022 m/s2. Then

1   2 the magnitude of acceleration of a proton under the

(A) (2 –  1)0 (B)
0 action of same force is nearly

1 –  2 (A) 1.6 × 10–19 m/s2

(C) (D) 0(1 – 2)
0 (B) 9.1 × 1031 m/s2
10. Charge 𝑞 of mass 𝑚 revolves around a stationary 19
(C) 1.5  10 m/s2
charge 𝑞 in a circular orbit of radius 𝑟. The orbital
(D) 1.6 × 1027 m/s2
 1 
periodic time of 𝑞 would be  where K 
 4 0  14. The electric field near a conducting surface outside
the conductor having a surface charge density 𝜎 is
3 1/ 2
 4 mr 
2
 kq1q2 
1/2

(A)  kq q  (B)  2 2  given by

 1 2   4 mr 
(A)  and is parallel to the surface
1 1 0
 4 2 mr 4  2  4 2 mr 2  2
(C)  kq q  (D)  kq q 
 1 2   1 2  (B) 2 and is parallel to the surface
0
11. A hollow cylinder has a charge 𝑞 coulomb within
it at centre. If 𝜙 is the electric flux in units of (C)  and is normal to the surface
0
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡 − 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 associated with the curved surface
𝐵, the flux linked with the plane surface 𝐴 in units (D) 2 and is normal to the surface
0
of volt-meter will be:
15. There exists an electric field of 1 N/C along 𝑦-
direction. The flux passing through the square of
1m placed in 𝑥𝑦 plane inside the electric field is
(A) 1.0 𝑁/𝑚
 
(A) 1  q    (B) q (B) 10.0 𝑁𝑚 /𝐶
2  0  2 0
(C) 2.0 𝑁𝑚 /𝐶
(C)  (D) q   (D) Zero
3 0
 COMPREHENSION BASED QUESTIONS (iii) Now the positively charged rod is removed,
Comprehension for Q. 16 to 18 and a negatively charged.
A leaf electroscope is a simple apparatus to detect any -
-- -
charge on a body. It consists of two metal leaves OA --

and OB, Free to rotate about O. Initially both are very

slightly separated. When a charged object is touched
to the metal knob at the top of the conducting rod,
charge flows from knob to the leaves through the
rod of same magnitude is brought closer at
conducting rod. As the leaves are now charged
same distance
similarly, they start repelling each other and get
In which case, the leaves will converge (come
separated, deflected by certain angle).
closer), as compared to the previous state?
Metal knob
Metal rod
(A) (i)
Rubber
O O (B) (i) and (iii)
(C) only (iii)
A B A B
Glass Gold leaves
window (D) In all cases, the leaves will diverge
18. In an electroscope, both leaves are hinged at the top
The angle of deflection in static equilibrium is an
point O. Each leaf has mass m, length  and gets
indicator of the amount of charge on the charged
body. charge q. Assuming the charge to be concentrated

16. When a + 20 C rod is touched to the knob, the at ends A and B only, the small angle of deviation
deflection of leaves was 5°, and when an identical () between the leaves in static equilibrium, is
rod of – 40 C is touched, the deflection was found equal to:
to be 9°. If an identical rod of +30 C is touched, 1/3 1/3
 4 kq 2   k q2 
then the deflection may be: (A)  2  (B)  2 
  mg    mg 
(A) 0 (B) 2°
1/2 1/3
(C) 7° (D) 11°  2k q 2   64 k q 2 
(C)  2  (D)  2 
17. If we perform these steps one by one.   mg    mg 
(i) A positively charged rod is brought closer to MULTIPLE CORRECT QUESTIONS
initially uncharged knob
19. An electric dipole is placed at the centre of a
+
++ +
++ sphere, Mark the correct options.
(A) The flux of the electric field through the
sphere is zero
(B) The electric field is zero at every point of the
(ii) Then the positively charged rod is touched to
sphere
the knob
+ (C) The electric field is not zero anywhere on the
++ +
++ sphere
(D) The electric field is zero on a circle on the
sphere
20. A large nonconducting sheet M is given a uniform y
q (0,+a)

+
charge density. Two uncharged small metal spheres
A and B are placed near the sheet as shown in
x
figure. (C) (0, 0)

q (0,–a)

+
y

(A) M attracts A –q – (0,+a)

(B) A attracts B
(C) M attracts B (D)
x
(0, 0)
(D) B attracts A
21. Two non-conducting solid spheres of radii R and q (0,–a)

+
2R, having uniform volume charge densities ρ1 and
Column-II
2 respectively, touch each other. The net electric
(P) Increases as x increases in the interval 0 ≤ x < a
field at a distance 2R from the centre of the smaller (Q) Decreases as x increases in the interval 0 ≤ x < a
sphere, along the line joining the centres of the (R) Zero at x = 0
(S) Decreases as x increases in the interval a < x < ∞
spheres, is zero. The ratio 1 can be:
2 STATEMENT BASED QUESTION
23. Statement-1: Electric line of force cross each
32
(A) –4 (B) – other.
25
Statement-2: Electric field at a point superimpose
32 to give one resultant electric field.
(C) (D) 4
25 (A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True and
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
MATRIX MATCH
Statement-1.
22. The column I gives the two point charge system (B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True;
separated by 2a and the column II gives the Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for
Statement-1.
variation of magnitude of electric field intensity
(C) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.
along x-axis. Match the situation in Column I with
(D) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False.
the results in Column II and indicate your answer INTEGER ANSWER TYPE QUESTION
by darkening appropriate bubbles in the 4 × 4 24. A charge Q is kept at the centre of a conducting
matrix given in the OMR. sphere of inner radius R1 and outer radius R2. A point
charge q is kept at a distance r (> R2) from the centre.
Column-I
If q experiences an electrostatic force 10 N then
q q
assuming that no other charges are present,
(A) x' + + x
(-a, 0) (0, 0) a (a, 0) electrostatic force experienced by Q will be:
q -q
25. The electric field above a uniformly charged
(B) x' + – x nonconducting sheet is E. If the nonconducting
(-a, 0) (0, 0) a (a, 0)
sheet is now replaced by a conducting sheet, with
 the charge same as before, the new electric field at
x
the same point is E then x will be:
2

ANSWER KEY

1. (C) 8. (C) 15. (D) 22. (A) – P, R, S;

2. (D) 9. (A) 16. (C) (B) – P, S;
3. (B) 10. (A) 17. (C) (C) – R, S;
4. (C) 11. (A) 18. (A) (D) – Q, S
5. (C) 12. (A) 19. (A, C) 23. (C)
6. (C) 13. (C) 20. (B, D) 24. (0)
7. (C) 14. (C) 21. (B, D) 25. (2)