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ELECTROSTATICS
LEVEL - VI COULOMB’S LAW AND PRINCIPLE OF
SINGLE ANSWER TYPE QUETIONS SUPERPOSITION

5. Six charge each equal to +q are located at

CHARGE AND ITS PROPERTIES the vertices of a regular hexagon of side ‘a’.
The charge that is to be placed at the centre
of the hexagon so that the system remains
1. A disc of radius ‘R’ carries surface charge
density which varies with radial distance ‘r’  1 
in equlibrium is  K  4  
from centre as    0 r  0  r  R  . The  0 
total charge on the disc is
2  0 R3 A)

q 15  4 3  B)

 q 15  4 3 
3
A)  0 R B) 12 12
3 3
4 3 C)

 q 15  2 3  D)

 q 15  3 
C)  0 R 3 D)  0 R
3 12 12
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2. Annular disc of inner radius R and outer 6. In the following diagram ‘q’ is a fixed point
radus 2R carries surface charge density charge, A is small block of mass ‘m’ and
carying a +ve charge ‘Q’. The
given by    0 r 2 where ' r ' is the distance coefficient of static friction between A and
from cenre and R  r  2 R . The total charge inclined plane is  0.1 . The minimum and
on the disc is maximum values of ‘q’ required for ‘A’ to
be in static equilibrium are
13 0 R 4 2 0 R 4 1
A) B)
2 15 respectively_____(Take K  4  )
0
15 0 R 4 17 0 R 4 (Assume wedge is fixed to ground)
C) D)
2 2
3. Annular disc of inner radius ‘R’ and outer A
radius ‘2R’ carries surface charge density q
0 d 370
given by   2 where ‘r’ is the distance
r
from the centre and R  r  2 R the total 370
charge on the disc is
A)  0 ln 2 B) 2 0 ln 2
26mgd 2 34mgd 2
 R A) ,
C) 0 D)  0 R 2 43KQ 37KQ
2
4. A spherical region of space radius R has 26mgd 2 29 mgd 2
distriution of charge such that volume B) ,
charge density varies with radial distance 43KQ 37 KQ
‘r’ as    0 r 2 . The charge enclosed by the 34 mgd 2 34mgd 2
C) ,
surface is 43 KQ 37 KQ
2 5 4 5
A) 0 R B)  0 R 26mgd 2 34mgd 2
5 5 D) ,
4 43KQ 43 KQ
5
C) 0 R5 D)  0 R
3
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7. A thin glass rod is bent into a semi circle of 10. Three identical particles each of mass 1 g
radius ‘R’. A charge -Q is distributed along and carrying a charge ‘q’ are suspended
the right hand side half and a charge +Q is from a common point by insulated three
uniformly distributed along the left hand side threads of negligible mass each 100cm long.
half as shown in the figure the electric force If the particles are located at the corners of
on a point charge ‘q’ placed at centre of an equilateral triangle of side length 3cm in
semi-circle is equillibrium the charge on each particle will


be g  10ms
2

A) 1010 C B) 108.5 C
C) 1010.5 C D) 109 C
11. Two charge ' q1 ' and ' q2 ' are placed on an
Qq Qq inclined plane with q1 fixed at the bottom of
A) 4  R 2 B) 8  R 2 plane as shown in figure. When q1 is 10 c
0 0
' q2 ' goes up with uniform velocity and when
Qq Qq
C) D) ' q1 ' is 5  c ' q2 ' comes down with unifrom
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4 2 0 R 2  2 0 R 2
velocity. If mass of q2 is 66.5 mg and
8. Two similar point charges q1 and q2 aree
placed at a separtion ‘r’ in air. A dielectric coefficient of friction between q2 and plane
slab of thickness t   r / 2  is placed 
is 0.5, the charge q2 is _____ g  10ms
2

between the charges, the coulombs repulsive
q2
4
force now reduced to th of the previous 1m
9
value. The dielectric constant of slab is
A)8 B)10 C) 6 D)4 q1
300
9. Two positive point charges q1 and q2 aree
located at points 1 and 2 with position A) 5 109 C B) 10 109 C
  C) 2.5 109 C D) 3 109 C
vectors r and r . a negative charge q3 is
1 2 12. Two small and equally charged spheres,each
 of mass ‘m’ are suspended from the same
placed at a point 3 with position vector r3
point by light silk threads of length ' l ' each.
so that the force acting on each of the three The separation between the spheres is
 ( x  l ). Charge leaks off each sphere
charges is zero. Then r3 =____
and their relative velocity of approach varies
    
q1 r1  q2 r2 q1 r2  q2 r1 as v  (  is positive constant) then the
A) B) x
q1  q2 q1  q2
 dq 
rate   at which the charge leaks is
q1q2    dt 
C)
q1  q2
r  r 
1 2
3 2 0 mg 3 2 0 mg
A) B)
  2 3l 2 l
q1q2 r  r 
1 2 3  0 mgd  2 0 mg
D) C) D)
q1  q2 2 2 l 2 l
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13. A particle ‘A’ having a charge fixed on 16. A small point mass ‘m’ has a charge ‘q’ which
vertical insulated wall. A second particle ‘B’ is constrained to move inside a vertical
of mass ‘m’ charge‘Q’ is narrow frictionless cylinder. At the base of
suspended by a silk theread of length the cylinder there is a fixed point charge ‘Q’
' l ' from a point ‘P’ on the wall at a distance having the same sign as ‘q’ . If mass ‘m’ is
' l ' above ‘A’. The angle made by the string displaced by a small amount from its
with vertical when the particle B stays in equllibrium position and released, it exhibits
equillibrium is SHM with angular frequency given by ( l
is equillibrium separation between them)
g 2g g 3g
A) B) ) D)
l l 2l l
17. Two identical positive point charges each
having a charge +Q are fixed at a
separation 2a. A point charge ‘+q’ lies
midway between the fixed charges. For a
1
 Qq  small displacement along the line joining the
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A) 2 cos  3 
2  fixed charges ‘+q’ executes SHM, its time
 32   0 mgl 
period is
1
 Qq 
B) 2sin  3 
2  2 0 ma 3  0 ma3
 32 0 mgl  A) 2 B) 
Qq Qq
1
 Qq 
C) 2 cos  3  D)  / 2
2 
 16 0 mgl   0 ma3 0 ma 3
C) 2 D) 2
14. Two identical balls each having a density '  ' Qq Qq
are suspended from a common point by two 18. In the above question if +q is replaced by ‘-
insulating threads of equal length. Both the q’and is given small displacement
balls have equal mass and charge. In perpendicular to the line joining the fixed
equillibrium each string makes an angle ' ' charges, it excutes SHM with a time period
with vertical. If the experiment is repeated given by
in a liquid of density ' ' , the angle
' ' doesnot change. The dielectirc constant 2 0 ma 3  0 ma3
A) 2 B) 
of the liquid is Qq Qq
   
A) B) C) D)  0 ma 3 0 ma 3
       
C) 2 D) 2
15. A ring of radius 0.1m is made out of a thin Qq Qq
metallic wire of area of cross-section
19. Four equal charges each of charge ‘Q’ are
106 m2 . The ring has a uniform charge of
arranged at the comes of a square of side
3.14 coulomb. If another charge of 108 C is
placed at the centre of the ring, the change ' l ' . A unit positive charge of mass ‘m’ is
placed at a point ‘P’ at height ‘h’ above the
 11
in radius of the ring is Y  2 10 Nm
2
 centre of the square. The value of ‘Q’ so
A)1.25mm B)2.50mm
that the unit positive charge remains in static
C) 2mm D) 2.25mm
equillibrium is
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2 1/2 1 12
 0 mg  2 l 12  l 
A)  h   A) 2 2 B) ln   1
h  2 0 r0 2 0  r0 
3/2
 0 mg  2 l 2  12  l  12  l 
B)  h   C) ln  1   D) ln  
h  2 2 0  r0  2 0  r0 
3/2
 0 mg  2 l 2  23. A system consists of a thin charged wire ring
C)  h   of radius ‘R’ and a very long uniformly
h  2
charged thread oriented along the axis of
3/2
 0 mg  2 l 2  the ring with one of its ends coinciding with
D)  2h   centre of the ring . The total charge on the
h  2
ring is Q . The linear charge density of
20. Two equal positive point charges Q are
separated by a distance ‘2a’. A point test thread is  . The force of interaction
charge ' q0 ' is located in plane normal to between them is
the line joining the two charges and mid-way
between them. If we imagine a circle of R
radius ‘r’ symmetrically in this plane so that
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the force on the test charge ' q0 ' is maximum.

The value of ‘r’ is
a a a
A)  a B)  C)  D)  Q Q
3 2 2 A) 2 R B) 4 R
21. In the above question the maximum value 0 0
of force experienced by the test charge is 3 Q 2 Q
Qq0 Qq0 C) 4 R D) 3 R
0 0
A) 2 B)
3 3 0 a 2 0 a 2
Qq0 Qq0 ELECTRIC FIELD AND PRINCIPLE OF
C) 2 3  a 2 D) 3  a 2 SUPERPOSITION
0 0
22. A segment of charged wire of length ' l ' 24. In the following diagram ‘E’ is a uniform
charge density 2 and an infinitely long electric field. A block of neglible dimensions
of mass ‘m’ and charge ‘q’ rests on
charged wire of charge density 1 lie in a horizontal rough surface. The minimum
plane at right angles to each other. The value of ‘E’ to disturb equllibrium is
separation between the wires is ' r0 ' The
E
force of interaction between the wires is

m
1
2
1
P
r0
l  mg
 mg
A) B)
q q 1  2
 mg 1   2 mg
C) 2 D)
q 1  q
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25. Four equal positi ve charges are fixed at the 28. The electric field inside a sphere which
vertices of a square of side L. Z-axis is carries a charge density proportional to the
perpendicular to the plane of the square. The distance from the origin  =  r (  is a
point z = 0 is the point where the diagonals constant) is :
of the square intersect each other. The plot
 r3 r2  r2
of electric field due to the four charges, as (A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
40 40 30
one moves on the z-axis.
29. Two identical beeds each have a mass ‘m’
and charge ‘q’ when placed in a hemi-
spherical bowl of radius ‘R’ with fricitionless
(A) (B) and non-conducting walls, the beads move
and at equillibrium they are at a separation
‘R’ as shown in figure. The charge on each
bead is
(C) (D)
R R

 R
26. The direction (q) of E at point P due to
uniformly charged finite rod will be
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4 0 mgR 2 4 0 mgR 2
A) B)
3 3

4 0 mgR 2 4 0 mgR
C) D)
3 3
30. A charged particle having some mass is
resting in equilibrium at a height H above
(A) at angle 300 from x-axis the centre of a uniformly charged
(B) 450 from x - axis non-conducting horizontal ring of radius R.
(C) 600 from x-axis (D) none of these The force of gravity acts downwards. The
27. The charge per unit length of the four equilibrium of the particle will be stable
quadrant of the ring is 2l, – 2l, l and – l
R
respectively. The electric field at the centre (A) for all values of H (B) only if H >
is 2
R R
(C) only if H < (D) only if H =
2 2
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL & POTENTIAL
ENERGY
31. In a regular polygon of n sides, each corner
  is at a distance r from the centre. Identical
(A) – 2 R î (B) 2 R ĵ charges are placed at (n – 1) corners. At the
0 0 centre, the intensity is E and the potential is
2
V. The ratio V/E has magnitude.
(C) î (D) None (A) r n (B) r (n – 1)
4 0R (C) (n – 1)/r (D) r(n – 1)/n
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32. Figure shows a solid hemisphere with a
charge of 5 nC distributed uniformly through
its volume. The hemisphere lies on a plane + B
and point P is located on the plane, along a +
radial line from the centre of curvature at + a
distance 15 cm. The electric potential at point +
P due to the hemisphere, is : + C a A
+
P +
15cm + 2a
(A) 150 V (B) 300 V (C) 450 V (D) 600 V +
33. An inf inite dielectric sheet having surface
charge density  has a hole of radius R in
q2 2 q 3
it. An electron is released on the axis of the A) ln B) 2  ln 2
2 0 3 0
hole at a distance 3R from the centre. If
mass of electron is m and magnitude of q 2 q 2
charge on electron is e, speed with which the C) 2  ln 3 D) 2  ln 5
0 0
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RELATION BETWEEN E & V
 Re 3 Re
A) 2m 0 B) 2m 0 36. The equation of an equipotential line in an
electric field is y = 2x, then the electric field
2 Re  Re strength vector at (1, 2) may be
C) m 0 D) m 0 (A) 4 i  3 j (B) 4 i  8 j
(C) 8 i  4 j (D)  8 i  4 j
34. Charge Q coulombs is uniformly distributed 37. An electric field is given by Ex = – 2x3 kN/C.
throughout the volume of a solid hemi sphere The potential of the point (1, –2), if potential
of radius R metres. Then the potential at centre of the point (2, 4) is taken as zero, is
O of the hemisphere in volts is (A) – 7.5 x 103 V (B) 7.5 x 103 V
3
(C) – 15 x 10 V (D) 15 x 103 V
R 38. The grid (each square of 1m x 1m),
O
represents a region in space containing a
uniform electric field. If potentials at points
1 3Q 1 3Q O, A, B, C, D, E, F, & G, H are respectively
(A) 4 2R (B) 4 4R 0, – 1, – 2, 1, 2, 0, – 1, 1 and 0 volts, find the
0 0
electric field intensity.
1 Q 1 Q
(C) 4 4R (D) 4 8R Y
0 0
D G H
35. In the following diagram the arc AB with
centre at ‘C’ and infinitely long wire having 1m
C E F

linear charge density '  ' are in the same O A B

1m
plane. The minimum amount of work to be
done to move a point charge ‘q’ form point (A) (iˆ  ˆj) V/m (B) (iˆ – ˆj) V/m
A to B along the circlar arc AB is (C) (– ˆi  ˆj) V/m (D) (– ˆi – ˆj) V/m
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39. Two infinitely long charged wires with linear Q
Q B
charge densities  and 2 are placed along 
C
A

x-axis and y- axis respectively. The potential  D
r1
difference between the positions (2, 4)m and r2
(3,9)m will be
 2
A) 2  ln  4 / 9  B)   ln  4 / 9  A) VA  0 B) VB  0
0 0
1 1 1
  C) VC  0 D) VD  Q.   
C)   ln  4 / 9  D) 2  ln  4 / 7  4 0  r1 r2 
0 0 44. A charge ‘Q’ is distributed over two
concentric hollow spheres of radii r and R (r
40. Potential difference between centre & the < R ) such that the surface charge densities
surface of sphere of radius R and uniform are equal. The electric potential at common
volume charge density r within it will be : centre will be
 R2 R 2 R 2 
Q R2  r 2  
Q R2  r2 
(A) B) C) 0 D)
60 40 20 A) B)
4  0 R  r  4  0 R  r 
41. Two concentric uniformly charged spheres
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of radius 10 cm & 20 cm are arranged as QR  r

shown in the figure. Potential difference C) 4   R 2  r 2  D) Zero
0
between the spheres is :

10C MOTION OF CHARGED PARTICLE IN

10cm UNIFORM & NON UNIFORM
ELECTRIC FIELD
20cm 45. Two particles X and Y, of equal mass and
with unequal positive charges, are free to
(A) 4.5 x 1011 V (B) 2.7 x 1011 V move and are initially far away from each
(C) 0 (D) none of these other. With Y at rest, X begins to move
42. In the figure two conducting concentric towards it with initial velocity u. After a long
spherical shells are shown. If the electric time, finally
potential at the centre is 20 V & the electric (A) X will stop, Y will move with velocity u.
potential of the outer shell is 5 V. then the (B) X and Y will both move with velocities u/2
potential of the inner shell is : each.
(C) X will stop, Y will move with velocity < u.
(D) both will move with velocities < u/2.
46. Two identical particles of mass m carry a
charge Q each. Initially one is at rest on a
smooth horizontal plane and the other is
(A) 5 V (B) 15 V (C) 20 V (D) 25 V projected along the plane directly towards
first particle from a large distance with
43. A small conducting sphere of radius ' r1 ' is speed n. The closest distance of approach
placed inside an equal and oppositely be
charged conducting shell of radius ' r2 ' . 1 Q2 1 4Q 2
A,B,C and D are four points as shown in the (A) (B)
4 0 m 40 m 2
figure. Then
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1 2Q 2 1 3Q 2 uniformly distributed charge per unit length
(C) (D) given by   Kx where K  109 Cm2 . The
40 m 2 40 m 2
47. The diagram shows a small bead of mass m work done in displacing a charge
carrying charge q. The bead can freely move
on the smooth fixed ring placed on a smooth

q  1000 C from point A 0, 0.44 m to 
horizontal plane. In the same plane a charge B  0,1m is (Take 0.44  0.66 )
+Q has also been fixed as shown. The
potential atthe point P due to +Q is V. The A) 1.1103 J B) 2.2 103 J
velocity with which the bead should C) 3.3 103 J D) 2 103 J
projected from the point P so that it can
complete a circle should be greater than 50.In the figure shown, initially the spring of
negligible mass is in underformed state and
the block has zero velocity E is a uniform
electric field. Then :
(i) The maximum speed of the block will be
QE
mk
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6qV qV 3qV 2QE
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
m m m mk
48. Figure Shows two large cylindrical shells (iii) The maximum compression of the spring
having uniform linear charge densities +  QE
and –  . Radius of inner cylinder is 'a' and will be
K
that of outer cylinder is 'b'. A charged (vi) The maximum compression of the spring
particle of mass m, charge q revolves in a
2QE
circle of radius r. Then its speed 'v' is : will be
K
(Neglect gravity and assume the radii of
both the cylinders to be very small in E
K
comparison to their length.) Q
smooth m

(A) Only (i) and (iii) are correct

– +
(B) Only (i) and (iv) are correct
r
(C) Only (ii) and (iii) are correct
v
a (D) Only (i) and (iv) are correct
b
51. A large solid sphere with uniformly
distributed positive charge has a smooth
q 2 q
(A) 2  m (B)  m narrow tunnel through the centre. A small
0 0
particle with negative charge, initally at rest
q q far from the sphere approaches it along the
(C) 0 m
(D) 4 0 m line of the tunnel reaches its surface with
speed ‘v’ and passes through tunnel. Its
49. On a thin rod of length l 1m lying along x- speed at the centre of sphere will be
axis with one end at origin  0, 0  there is a A) zero B) v C) 2v D) 1.5v

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52. Consider a planet where free fall
acceleration is same as that on the earth, A) mgl 
q2 1  2 1  mu 2

but there is a strong down ward electric field 4 0 2l 2
which is uniform. A 2kg ball having a charge
5 c is thrown upwards at a speed of B) mgl 

q2 1 2 1
 mu 2

4 0 2l 2
20ms 1 and it hits the ground after an
interval of 4sec. The potential difference
C) mgl 
q2  2 1   1 mu 2
between the starting point and the top point
4 0 2l 2

of the trajectory is g  9.8ms
2
  2 1   1 mu 2
mgl q2
A) 1600kV B) 40kV D) 
C) 3200kV D) 320kV 2 2 0 2l 2
53. A point charge q is held fixed at origin. A
second point char ge ‘ -q’ having mass m is 55. In the following diagram the amount of work
done in taking the charge ‘q’ to infinity when
placed on the x-axis at  2l , 0  from the
initially at a distance ' l ' from infinite
origin and is released from rest. Its velocity conducting earthed plane is
l  q
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4 
l
9Qq 7Qq
A) B)
4 0 ml 4 0 ml
q2 q2
Qq 5Qq A) B)
C) D) 16 0 l 8 0 l
4 0 ml 4 0 ml
q 2 q 2
54. The following figure shows a small ball ‘A’ C) D)
of mass ‘m’ and charge ‘q’ connected at one 4 0 l 2 0 l
end of the light rod of length ‘l’ . Another
identical ball ' B ' having same charge is ELECTRIC DIPOLE
placed at a distance ' l ' from the point ' O ' 56. Two short electric dipoles are placed as
where the rod is clamped. A slight jerk on shown. The energy of electric interaction
ball A makes the rod start rotating between these dipoles will be
clockwise. At the instant when when the ball
‘A’ strikes the ground, the ball ‘B’ is moving
with a velocity ‘u’ towards right and is at
position '2l ' from O . The kinetic energy of
A when it strikes the floor is 2kP1P2 cos   2kP1P2 cos 
A (A) 3 (B)
r r3
 2kP1P2 sin   4kP1P2 cos 
l B (C)
r 3 (D)
r3
57. An electric dipole of dipole moment ‘p’ is
l placed at a distance ' x ' from infinitely long
wire of uniform linear charge density '  '
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such that the dipole moment is perpendicular figure. The left edge of the closed surface is
to wire. The force on the dipole is located at position x  a . The electric field
p p through out the region is non-uniform and
A) 2 B)
4 0 x 2 0 x given by E  3  2 x i Nc where ' x ' is
 
2 1

p p in meters . The net flux through the

C) D)
2 0 x 2 3 0 x 2 surface is
y
GAUSS LAW a
58. An infinite, uniformly charged sheet with
x
surface charge density s cuts through a a
spherical Gaussian surface of radius R at a z c
b

distance x from its center, as shown in the

figure. The electric flux  through the A) 2abc  a  c  B) 2abc  2a  c 
Gaussian surface is
C) abc  2a  c  D) 2abc  a  2c 
61 A very long uniformly charged thread is
placed along the axis of a circle of radius
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The linear charge density of thread is '  '
the electric flux across the circle is
R 2
(A)  (B)

2 R 2  x 2   R 2 R R R
0 A)  B)  C) 2 D) 3
0 0 0 0 0
62. A cylinder of height ‘H’ and radius R is
(C)
R  x 2 
(D)

 R2  x2   placed in a uniform electric field (as shown)
0 0 such that axis of the cylinder makes an angle
' ' with the vertical the flux through the
59. A long coaxial cable consists of a uniform
cylinder is
cylindrical core of radius R with uniform
volume charge density  and a hollow
cylindrical sheath of outer radius 2R with
surface charge density  . If the external
electric field (ie outside the cable) vanishes,
 and  are related as

2R

R 

A) E 2 RH cos    R
2

B) E  2 RH cos   R sin  
2
A) 2   R B) 2    R
C) 2     R D)   
C) E  2 RH cos   R sin  
2
60. A closed surface with dimensions
a  b  0.4 m and c  0.6 m is as shown in D) E  2 RH cos  

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63. Consider a closed triangular box resting on PROPERTIES OF CONDUCTORS &
a horizontal surface where there exists a CHARGE DISTIBUSTION
uniform horizontal electic field as shown in 66. Charge Q, 2Q and -Q are given to concentric
conducting spherical shells A, B and C
the figure. The electric flux through vertical respectively as shown in the figure. The
rectangular surface is ratio of the charges on the inner and outer
30cm surfaces of the shell ‘C’ will be
E  7.8104 N / C C
B
A
10cm 60 0

A) 2.34kNm2C 1 Q
2Q
B) 2.34  103 Nm2C 1 Q

C) 4.68 103 Nm2C 1 A) 3 4 B)  3 4 C) 3 2 D)  3 2

67. Consider two concentric spherical metal
D) 1.17  103 Nm 2C 1 shells of radii ‘a’ and ‘b’ (a<b). The outer
64. A cone with base radius ‘R’ and height ‘h’ is shell has a charge Q but the inner shell is
located on a horizonatal table .A horizontal grounded. Then the charge on the inner shell
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uniform field ‘E’ penetrates the cone as
shown in the figure. The flux that enters the b b a a
A) Q B) Q C) Q D) Q
left hand side of cone is a a b b
68. Three identical conducting plates are kept
parallel to each other at separations a and b
E as shown in figure. The outer plates are
connected by a thin conducting wire and a
h charge ‘Q’ is placed on the central plate. The
charge on faces numbered 2 and 4 are
respectively
R

(A) 3ERh (B) 2 REh

(C) E R h (D) 3 R Eh
65. The intensity of electric field depends only
Q Q Qb Qa
on the coordinates ‘x’ and ‘y’ as A)  , B) ,
2 2 ab ab
  x i  y j
  Qb Qa Qa Qb
E where ' ' is a constant. C) , D)  ,
x2  y 2 ab ab ab ab
69. Three identical large conducting plates are
The charge enclosed within a sphere of arranged as shown in fugure. How much
radius ' R ' having centre at the origin is charge flows through switch ‘S’ when it is
closed
A) 4 0 R
B) 2 0 R
C) 3 0 R
D)  0 R

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5Q 4Q 3Q MULTIPLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
A) B) C) D) Q
6 3 2
70. A s shown in the figur e a point char ge ' q ' is ELECTRIC FIELD AND PRINCIPLE OF
SUPERPOSITION
moving towards a metal ball of radius ' R ' 72. A charged cork ball of mass 1g is suspended
connected to the earth. When it is at a on a light string in the presence of a uniform
distance ' x ' its speed is ' v ' . At this instant 
electric field E  3i  5 j  10 NC so that
  5 1

the reading in the ammeter is

q the ball is in equillibrium at   37 . If ‘q’ is
v charge on ball and T in tension is the string
x then  g  10 ms 2 
R
A

qR qR 3 qR 4qR
A) v B) v C) vv D)
2 2 2
x 2x 2x 3x 2
71. Three shells are as shown carrying charges
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If the middle shell expands from radius b to

1 
b1 b  c the work done by the electric
field in this process will be
A) q  11nC B) q  12nC
C) T  5.55mN D) T  4.55mN
73. Two infinite plane sheets A and B of positive
charge have surface charge densities K
a
b and  respectively. A metallic ball of mass
c m and charge  q is attached to a thread
and the thread is tied at point P on sheet A.
Initially ball is in equilibrium at plate P when
abc sheets are uncharged. Find the correct
options: (K is a constant)
1  q  1 1 
A) q2  q1  2   
4 0  2  b b1 

1  q  1 1 
B) q2  q1  1    1 
4 0  2  b b 

1  q  1 1 
C) q2  q2  1   
4 0  2  b b1 
1  K g 
1  q  1 1 
q2  q2  1    A) If K  1, angle   tan  
D)
4 0  2  b b1   2 0 mg 
B) If K  1, the ball will not leave its equilibrium
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C) If K  1, the angle   45 shell B with A inside it, potential of A now is
2
1   k  1  g 
V . Find the correct options.
D) If K  1, the angle   tan  2 mg  3
 0 
74. A ball at O is in equillibrium as it is attached
with two strings AO and DO which are tied
at A and D. AO  DO  a 5 . The charges
at A,B,C and D are  q, Q, 2Q and  q
respectively. Find the correct options. The
ball at O is positively charged:
A) If the radius of A is 2 cm, then radius of B will
be 6 cm
B) If the radius of A is 2 cm, then the radius of B
will be 3 cm
C) The minimum charge on the shell B will be
8 0V
D) The minimum charge on the shell B will be
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PROPERTIES OF CONDUCTORS
A) The ball O cannont remain in equilibrium 77. In the following diagram shown, A,B and C
B) If the charge at C is Q, the ball will remain are identical large conducting plates, the
in equilibrium switches S1 and S 2 are initially open. A
C) The ball O will remain in equilibrium charge +Q is given to the plate B. It is
D) If the charges at A and D and charges at B observed that a charge of amount
and C are interchanged, the ball will remain in
equilibrium.

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL POTENTIAL

ENERGY
75. A,B and C are 3 equipotential surfaces of
radii r1 , r2 and r3 and potentials V1 , V2 and
A) Q will pass through S1 when S1 is closed
V3 around a point charge. If t1  r2  r1 and
and S2 is open
t2  r3  r2 and t2  t1 find the correct
B) Q will pass through S 2 when S 2 is closed
options:
and S1 is open
A) V1  V2   V2  V3 
Q 2Q
B) V1  V2   V2  V3  C)
3
will pass through S1 ,
3
will pass

C) V1  V2   V2  V3  through S 2 when S1 and S 2 are closed together

D) No relation is possible 4Q Q
76. When isolated, the spherical shell A has a D) will pass through S1 ,  will pass
3 3
potential V. When connected with spherical
through S 2 when S1 and S 2 are closed together..
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78. A,B,C are identical metallic plates held 82. An electric dipole moment
parallel, they are given charges Q,4Q and 
p  ( 2.0î  3.0 ĵ) mC. m is placed in a uniform
2Q respectively. The plates A and C are 
connected by a conducting wire and B is electric field E  (3.0 î  2.0k̂ ) × 105 N C–1.
eartherd then  
(A) The torque that E exerts on p is
( 0.6î  0.4 ĵ  0.9 k̂ ) Nm.
(B) The potential energy of the dipole is –0.6 J.
(C) The potential energy of the dipole is 0.6 J.
(D) If the dipole is rotated in the electric field,
the maximum potential energy of the dipole is
A) charge on surface ‘2’ is 2Q 1.3 J.
B) charge on surface ‘5’ is zero 83. Which of the following is true for the figure
C) Charge flown through connecting wire from showing electric lines of force? (E is
plate ‘C’ to plate ‘A’ is Q
electrical field, V is potential)
D) Charge flown to plate B from ground is 7Q
79. Potential at a point A is 3 volt and at a point B is
7 volt , an electron is moving towards Afrom B.
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(A) It must have some K.E. at B to reach A

(B) It need not have any K.E. at B to reach A
(C) to reach A it must have more than or equal
to 4 eV K. E. at B.
(D) when it will reach A, it will have K.E. more (A) EA > EB (B) EB > EA
then or at least equal to 4 eV if it was released (C) VA > VB (D) VB > VA
from rest at B.
80. At distance of 5cm and 10cm outwards from COMPREHENSION TYPE QUESTIONS
the surface of a uniformly charged solid
sphere, the potentials are 100V and 75V PASSAGE-I:
respectively . Then A ball of radius ‘R’ carries a positive charge
(A) potential at its surface is 150V. whose volume charge density depends on
(B) the charge on the sphere is (5/3) × 10-10C. separation ' r ' from the balls centre as
(C) the electric field on the surface is 1500 V/m.
(D) the electric potential at its centre is 225V.  r
  0 1   where 0 is a positive
81. A charged cork of mass m suspended by a  R
light string is placed in uniform electric filed constant. Assuming the permitivities of ball
of strength E = (î  ĵ) × 105 NC–1 as shown and surroungding environment as unity then
in the fig. If in equilibrium position tension 84. The magnitude of electric field strength as
2mg a function of distance r   R  is
in the string is then angle ‘a’ with
(1  3 )
the vertical is 0 r  r  0 r  3r 
(A) 1   (B) 1  
3 0  4 R   0  4R 
0 r  3r  0r  3 r 
(C) 1   (D)   
3 0  4 R  3 0  4 R 
85. The magnitude of electric field strength as
(A) 60° (B) 30° (C) 45° (D) 18° a function of distance r   R  is

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Again if a negatively charged particle
0 R 3 0 R3
(A) (B) (charge  q0 ) released from rest from a
12 0 r 2 6 0 r 2 large distance towards left of the origin then
it crosses the origin with speed ' v ' then
3 0 R3 0 R3
(C) (D) 89. The value of v0 is
4 0 r 2 3 0 r 2
86. The maximum value of electric field qq0 qq0
strength is (A) (B)
2 0 ma  0 ma
0 R 0 R 0 R 0 R
(A) 6 (B) 9 (C) 3 (D)  qq0 qq0
0 0 0 0 (C) (D)
3 0ma 4 0 ma
PASSAGE-II:
A system consists of a ball of radius 90. The value of ' x ' is
' R ' carrying spherically symmetric charge (A) 3 a (B) 4 a
‘Q’ and the surrounding space filled with a
(C) 2 a (D) 15 a
 91. The value of ' v ' is
charge of volume density   wher ' ' is
r
v0 v0 v0
a positive constant, r is the distance from
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the centre of ball. 3 2 4
87. The charge on the ball for which the PASSAGE-IV:
electricfield strength outside the ball is A rod of length ‘L’ is placed along the
independent of ‘r’ is x  axis with its left end at the origin and has
a non-uniform charge density varying as
(A)  R 2 (B) 2 R 2
   x where ' ' is a positive constant.
 R 2 2 gaR 2 then
(C) (D)
2 3
88. In the above question the strength of
electric field strength is
  2 
(A)  (B) 2 (C)  (D) 3
0 0 0 0
PASSAGE-III:
Two positive point charges each of
magnitude ‘q’ are placed on the y  axis at 92. The electric potential at A for d  L / 4 is
given by
points  0, a  and  0, a  . A positively

  L 
charged particle of charge q0 and mas ‘m’ (A) 4  L  4 ln5 (B) 4  L  ln 5 
0  0
when displaced slightly from the origin in the
direction of ve x  axis attains speed  
(C) 4 ln  L / 5 (D) 4 ln  5L 
' v0 ' at infinity. When the particle is 0 0
93. If ‘B’ is a point on the perpendicular bisector
projected towards left along x  axis from a
point at large distance towards right of the 3L
of the rod and b the electric
origin with a velocity half the value of v0 , 2
potential at ‘B’ is
then it comes to rest at a point P  x,0  .
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L L
(A) 4 ln 3 (B) 4 ln 6 ASSERTION AND REASON QUESTIONS
0 0
A) Both A and R are True and R is the
L L correct explanation of A
(C) 8 ln 3 (D) 8 ln 6
0 0
B) Both A and R are True but R is not the
correct explanation of A
PASSAGE-V: C) A is True, R is False
The nuclear charge  Ze  is non-uniformly D) A is False, R is True
distributed within the nucleus of radius ‘R’ 97. ASSertion(A) : Two charges q1 and q2 are
The charge density   r  [charge per unit placed separation r. Then magnitude of force on
volume ] depends on the radial distance ' r ' q1q2
each charge is F 
from the centre of nucleus as shown in the 4 0 r 2
figure.The electric field is along the radial
direction only . Reason(R) : Now a third charge q3 is placed
 r near q1 and q2 . Then the force on q1 due to
q2 remains F..
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98. ASSertion(A) : When a neutral body is charged

d negatively, its mass increases slightly.
Reason(R) : When a body is charged
negatively, it gains some electrons and electron
has finite mass : though quite small
99. ASSertion(A) : Electric field at a point is always
2
inversely proportional to  dis tan ce 
R r
a Reason(R) : Electric field due to a line charge
94. The electric field at r  R is at a point is inversely proportional to distance.
(A) independent of a 100. ASSertion(A) : Induced charge does not
(B) directly proportional to a contribute to electric field or potential at a given
(C) directly proportional to a 2 point
(D) inversely proportional to a Reason(R) : A point charge q0 is kept outside
95. For a  0 , the value d (maximum value of a solid metallic sphere, the electric field inside
 as shown in the figure) is the sphere is zero.
101. ASSertion(A) : Consider a conducting sphere
3Ze 3Ze of radius R. Now a charge q is placed in front of
(A) 3 (B)
4 R  R3 q
4Ze sphere. Electric potential at point O is
Ze 4 0 r
(C) (D)
3 R3 3 R 3
96. The electric field within the nucleus is
generally observed to be linearly dependent
on ' r ' this implies
R 2R
A) a  0 B) a  C) a  R D) a 
2 3
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Reason(R) : Electric potential at the centre of The answers to these questions have to be
sphere due to induced charges is zero. appropriately bubbles as illustrated in the
STATEMENT TYPE QUESTIONS following example. If the correct matches
are A–p, A–s, B–q, B–r, C–p, C–q and D–s,
A) Statement I is True, Statement II is True;
Statement II is a correct explanation for then the correctly bubbled 4 × 4 matrix
Statement I. should be as follows :
B) Statement I is True, Statement II is True; p q r s
Statement II is NOT a correct explanation
A p q r s
for Statement I.
C) Statement I is True, Statement II is False. B p q r s
D) Statement I is False, Statement II is p q r s
C
True.
102. Statement I: If electric potential in certain region D p q r s

is constant, then the electric field must be zero in

this region. 107. If E,V and U are electric field strength,
 dV potential and energy density respectively at
Statement II:  E   rˆ. a distance r from a positively charged
dr
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103. Statement I: For a non-uniformly charged thin particle, match the following:
circular ring with net charge zero, the electric field Column - I Column - II
at any point on the axis of ring is zero.
Statement II: For a non-uniformly charged thin
circular ring with net charge zero, the electric
potential at each point on the axis of ring is zero. A)Curve between V and E p)
104. Statement I: Electric field is always is directed
perpendicular to an equipotential surface.
Statement II: Equipotential surface is a surface
on which at each point potential is same.
105. Statement I : A dipole always tends to align in B)Curve betwen V 2 and E q)
the direction of electric field
Statement II : In this direction, torque acting
on the dipole is zero
106. Statement I : The electric field due to a dipole
on its axial line at a distance r is E. Then, electric C)Curve between E and U r)
field due to the same dipole on the equatorial
E
and the same distance will be
2 D)Curve between V 2 and U s) none of the above
Statement II: Electric field due to dipole varies
inversely as the square of distance. 108. Charges q1 and q2 are placed at the centres

MATRIX - MATCHING QUESTIONS O1 and O2 of the cavities A and B or radii r1

This section contains 4 questions. Each and r2 respectively in a conductor. The total
question contains statements
charge on the conductor is Q (includes closed
given in two column which have to be
matched. Statements (A, B, C, D) conducting surface charge q0 , q1 and q2 ).
in Column I have to be matched with The charge outside the conductor is q .
statements (p, q, r, s) in Column II.
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D) R is the radius of the ring and Z  R .Match
 E  Z  curve
Column - II

p)

Column - I
A) At a distance r from centre of cavity

A  r  r1  E at a point P due to induced charge
on the surface of cavity A is q)

B) E at a point Q inside the conductor at a
distance r0 from outside charge q due to charge
on outer surface of the conductor is
C) If the potential of the conductor is V0 and R r)
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potential at R is  O2 R  r '0  s) none of the above

D) The potential at the surface of sphere A is
INTEGER -TYPE QUESTIONS
Column - II
q1 110. A particle of mass ‘m’ and charge 'Q' is
p) 4 r 2 towards O1
0 constrained to move along the axis of a ring
of radius ' R ' The ring carries a charge
q density  along its length. Initially the
q) 4 r 2 towards q . particle is in the plane of ring where the force
0 0
on it is zero . If when it is given a small
q2  1 1  displacement it executes SHM with time
r) V0    
4 0  r '0 r2  x 0 mR 2
period given by T  2 find ' x ' ?
s) none of the above 4 Q
109. Match the following: 111. A non-conducting ring of mass ‘m’ and
Column - I radius ‘R’ is charged as shown. The charge
A) A circular ring lies in xy plane with centre at density i.e. charge per unit length is '  ' . It
origin of coordinate system. The ring carries a is then placed on a rough non-conducting
uniformaly distributed positive charge. The horizantal plane . At time t  0 , a uniform
electric field is E at  0,0, Z  , Match  E  Z  
electric field E  E i is switched on and
0
curve the ring starts rolling without slipping . The
B) As in above (A), electric potential is V at frictional force acting on the ring has a
 0,0, Z  . Match V  Z  curve 4 RE0
magnitude . Find ‘a’
C) Match  E  Z  curve at a point  0, 0, 0  a

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112. A non-conducting ring of mass ‘m’ and radius

R is lying at rest in the vertical XY plane on 114. A line of charge starts at x   x0 and
a non-conducting smooth horizontal XZ- extends to  ve infinity. The rod has a
plane Charge  q and  q are distributed 0 x0
uniform linear charge density   .
uniformly on the ring on two sides of vertical x
diameter of ring as shown in figure. a The electric field at the origin is found to be
 0
constant and uniform electric field E is set found ' a ' ?
up along x-direction . The ring is given a a 0 x 0
small angular rotation about an axis perpen 115. A rod lies along x  axis with one end at the
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dicular to plane and released. The time origin and the other end at  . The rod has
period of oscillation is found to be a uniform linear charge density '  'Cm 1 .
 mR The electric field at a point on the y  axis
2 . find 
 qE 
at y  b is found out to be find P?
p 0b
116. On a half ring a charge  q is distributed
uniformly and another equal negative
charge  q is placed at the centre of ring. In
this system negative charge is a point charge
and positive charge is distributed on the
ring. The dipole moment of this distributed
aqR
dipole is found to be find a ?
4
117. A thin non-conducting ring of radius ‘R’ has
113. A charged cork ball of mass ‘m’ is a linear charge density   0 cos 
suspended by means of light string in the where 0 is the value of  at   0 . The
presence of a uniform net electric dipolemoment of this charge

electric field E  3 i  3 j Nc 1 as shown in 4 R 20
distribution is found to be find y ?
figure. The ball attain equillibrium making y
an angle 30 with vertical. The charge on
am
the ball is found to be find ' a ' ? Take
3
118.
g  10ms 2

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In the above diagram A is a solid sphere of
charge ‘Q’ and ‘B’ is a spherical shell of inner 37) B 38) B 39) C 40) A
radius R and outer radius ‘2R’.The volume
41) A 42) C 43) D 44) C
charge density of A varies as   ar
0  r  R and that of B various as 45) A 46) B 47) B 48) A

  ar 2  R  r  2 R  . The total charge on 49) A 50) D 51) D 52)A

B is also ‘Q’ , ‘C’ is point charge  q and
53) A 54) A 55) B 56) C
mass ' m ' orbiting in a circular path of radius
'3R ' in a plane perpendicular to the line 57) D 58) B 59) B 60) C
joining centres of A and B. The time peiod
of revolution of ‘C’ is found to be 61) B 62) B 63) C 64) A

5mR3 1 65) B 66) A 67) C 68) A

5n  where K  4 . Find n ?
2kQq 0
( neglect gravity)
119. Two similar point charges q1 and q2 aree 69) A 70) A 71) A 72) A,C
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placed at a separtion ‘r’ in air. A dielectric 73)B,D 74)C,D 75)A,B,C 76)B,D

slab of thickness t   r / 2  is placed 77)A,B,C 78)A,C,D 79)A,C
between the charges, the coulombs repulsive
4 80)A,C,D81)A,B
force now reduced to th of the previous
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value. The dielectric constant of slab is 82)A,B,D 83)A,D
120. In a uniform electric field, the potential is
10V at the origin of coordinates, and 8V at 84) C 85) A 86) B 87) B
each of the points (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0) and (0, 0, 88) B 89) B 90)D 91) C
1). The potential at the point (1, 1, 1) will be 92) A 93)C 94) A 95) B
96)C 97) B 98) A 99) D
LEVEL-VI
100) D 101) A 102) A 103) D
KEY
104) B 105) B 106) C
1) A 2) C 3) B 4) B
107) A-p, B-q, C-r, D-s
5) B 6) A 7) D 8) D
108) A-p, B-q, C-r, D-s
9) B 10) B 11) A 12)B
109) A-p, B-r, C-s, D-s
13) B 14) A 15)D 16) B
17) C 18)A 19) B 20) C 110)8 111)4 112)4 113)5
21)A 22) C 23) B 24)B
114)8 115)8 116)8 117)4
25) D 26) A 27) A 28) B
118)2 119)4 120)4
29) A 30) B 31) B 32) B

33) D 34) A 35) C 36) D

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