Shiv dutt sharma

ELECTROSTATICS DPP
NEET-UG - Physics
Time Allowed: 1 hour Maximum Marks: 100

1. An electric dipole placed In a non-uniform electric field may not experience [4]

a) Only a force but no torque b) Both a torque and a net force

c) No torque and no net force d) Only a torque but no net force

2. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field of intensity 2 × 105 N/C. It experiences a [4]

torque equal to 4 Nm. Calculate the charge on the dipole if the dipole length is 2 cm.

a) 8 mC b) 8 μ C

c) 4 mC d) 2 mC
3. Two metal spheres of same mass are suspended from a common point by a light-insulating string. The length of [4]
each string is same. The spheres are given electric charges +q on one end and + 4q on the other. Which of the
following diagrams best shows the resulting positions of spheres?

a) b)

c) d)

4. The direction of electric field intensity (E) at a point on the equatorial line of an electric dipole of dipole moment [4]
⃗
(P ) is:

a) along the equatorial line away from the b) along the equatorial line towards the dipole
dipole

c) perpendicular to the equatorial line and d) perpendicular to the equatorial line and
parallel to P ⃗
opposite to P ⃗
5. The force of interaction between two charges q1 = 6 μ C and q2 = 2 μ C is 12 N. If charge q = -2 μ C is added to [4]
each of the charges, then the new force of interaction is:

a) 10 N b) 12 N

c) 0 N d) 8 N

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 6. Charges -q and + q located at A and B, respectively, constitute an electric dipole. Distance AB = 2a, O is the [4]
midpoint of the dipole and OP is perpendicular to AB. A charge Q is placed at P, where OP = y and y >> 2a. The
charge Q experiences an electrostatic force F.

y
If Q is now moved along the equatorial line to P' such that OP' = ( 3
) , the force on Q will be close to
y
( >> 2a)
3

a) 27F b) 3F

c) F

3
d) 9F
7. A tiny 0.50 gm ball carries a charge of magnitude 10 μ C. It is suspended by a thread in a downward electric [4]
field of intensity 300 N/C. If the charge on the ball is positive, then the tension in the string is:

a) 5 × 10-3 N b) 0

c) 8 × 10-3 N d) 2 × 10-3 N

8. A charge of 1 μ C is divided into two parts such that their charges are in the ratio of 2 : 3. These two charges are [4]
kept at a distance 1 m apart in vacuum. Then, the electric force between them (in N) is:

a) 0.216 b) 0.0216

c) 0.00216 d) 2.16
9. Three charges each equal to 1 μ C are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle. If force between any two [4]
charges is F, then the net force on either will be:
−−
−
a) F

3
b) √3F

−−
−
c) 3F d) √2F

10. The force between two charges situated in air is F. The force between the same charges if the distance between [4]
them is reduced to half and they are situated in a medium having dielectric constant 4 is:

a) F b) F

c) 16F d) 4F
11. A given charge situated at a distance r from an electric dipole on its axis experiences a force F. If the distance of [4]
the charge from the dipole is doubled, the force acting on the charge will be:

a) 4F b) F

c) F

2
d) F

12. A uniform vertical electric field E is established in the space between two large parallel plates. A small [4]
conducting sphere of mass m is suspended in the field from a string of length L. If the lower plate is charged
negatively, then the period of oscillation is:
−−−−−−
a) 2π√ L

qE
b)
g + ( )
m

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 −−−−−−−−−−
L
2π
1
√ qE
2
2 2
[g + ( ) ]
m

−
− −−−−−−
c) 2π√ L

g
d) 2π
√
L

qE
g − ( )
m

13. If a proton, a deutron and an α-particle are kept in the same electric field: [4]

a) proton and deutron will have the same b) α-particle will have the maximum
acceleration acceleration

c) proton will have the minimum acceleration d) deutron and α-particle will have the same
acceleration
14. If an electron has an initial velocity in a direction different from that of an electric field, the path of the electron [4]
is:

a) a straight line b) an ellipse

c) a circle d) a parabola
15. Which of the following configurations of electric lines of force is not possible? [4]

a) b)

c) d)

both and

16. The bob of a simple pendulum is hanging vertically down from a fixed identical bob by means of a string of [4]
length l. If both bobs are charged with a charge q each, time period of the pendulum is: (ignore the radii of the
bobs)
−−−−−−− −−−−−−−
a) 2π l
b) 2π
l

2 2
√ q
√ q
g − ( ) g − ( )
l 2
l m

−
− −−−−−−−
c) 2π√ l
d) 2π
l

g 2
√ q
g + ( )
2
l m

[4]

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17. A force of 2.56 N acts on a charge of 16 × 10-4 C. The intensity of electric field at that point is:

a) 16 NC-1 b) 1600 NC-1

c) 1.5 NC-1 d) 150 NC-1

18. An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges each of magnitude 1.0 × 10-6 coulomb separated by a [4]

distance of 2.0 cm. The dipole is placed in an external field of 1.0 × 105 N/coul. The maximum torque on the
dipole is:

a) 1.0 × 10-3 N-m b) 4.0 × 10-3 N-m

c) 0.2 × 10-3 N-m d) 2.0 × 10-3 N-m

19. What is the angle between the electric dipole moment and the electric field strength due to it on the equatorial [4]
line?

a) 0° b) 180°

c) None of these d) 90°

20. Two unlike charges of the same magnitude Q are placed at a distance d. The intensity of the electric field at the [4]
middle point in the line joining the two charges is:
8Q 6Q
a) 2
b) 2
4πε0 d 4πε0 d

4Q
c) zero d) 2
4πε0 d

21. A spherical conductor of radius 10 cm has a charge of 3.2 × 10-7 C distributed uniformly. What is the [4]

magnitude of electric field at a point 15 cm from the centre of the sphere? ( 1

4πϵ0
= 9 × 109 N m2/c2)

a) 1.28 × 106 N/C b) 1.28 × 105 N/C

c) 1.28 × 104 N/C d) 1.28 × 107 N/C

22. A spherical conductor of radius 2 cm is uniformly charged with 3 nC. What is the electric field at a distance of 3 [4]
cm from the centre of the sphere?

a) 3 × 106 Vm-1 b) 3 V m-1

c) 3 × 10-4 Vm-1 d) 3 × 104 Vm-1

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23. An electron and a proton are at a distance of 1 A. The moment of this dipole will be: [4]

a) 3.2 × 10-19 Cm b) 3.2 × 10-29 Cm

c) 1.6 × 10-29 Cm d) 1.6 × 10-19 Cm

24. A comb runs through one’s dry hair attracts small bits of paper. This is due to: [4]

a) the comb possesses magnetic properties b) paper is a good conductor

c) comb is a good conductor d) the atoms in the paper get polarised by the
charged comb
25. Dimensional formula for electrical field is ________. [4]

a) [M1L2T-3A-2] b) [M1L1T-3A-1]

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c) [M0L0T0A0] d) [M1L2T-3A-1]

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