CLASS: LT NEET DPT DATE: 16.02.

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PHYSICS: ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS

1. The surface charge density of a thin charged disc of radius R is  The value of the electric

field at the centre of the disc is . With respect to the field at the centre, the electric field
along the axis at a distance R from the centre of the disc reduces by
(a) 70.7% (b) 29.3% (c) 9.7% (d) 14.6%

2. A solid conducting sphere of radius a has a net positive charge 2Q. A

conducting spherical shell of inner radius b and outer radius c is
concentric with the solid sphere and has a net charge – Q. The surface
charge density on the inner and outer surfaces of the spherical shell
will be respectively

a) b)

c) d)

3. Two equally charged, identical metal spheres A and B repel each other with a force ‘F’. The
spheres are kept fixed with a distance ‘r’ between them. A third identical, but uncharged
sphere C is brought in contact with A and then placed at the mid point of the line joining A
and B. The magnitude of the net electric force on C is

(a) F (b) (c) (c)

4. In the figure, the net electric flux through the area A is

when the system is in air. On immersing the system in water the
net electric flux through the area
(a) becomes zero (b) remains same Q
(c) increases (d) decreases

5. ABC is an equilateral triangle. Charges +q are placed at each

corner as shown in fig. The electric intensity at centre O will be

(a) (b)
 (c) (d) zero
6. An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field. The dipole will experience
(a) a force that will displace it in the direction of the field
(b) a force that will displace it in a direction opposite to the field.
(c) a torque which will rotate it without displacement
(d) a torque which will rotate it and a force that will displace it
7. An uniform electric field E exists along positive x-axis. The work done in moving a charge
0.5 C through a distance 2 m along a direction making an angle 60° with x-axis is 10 J.
Then the magnitude of electric field is
(a) 5 Vm–1 (b) 2 Vm–1 (c) 5 Vm–1 (d) 20 Vm–1
8. Which one of the following graphs represents the variation of electric field with distance r
from the centre of a charged spherical conductor of radius R?

9. A hollow cylinder has a charge q coulomb within it. If  is the electric flux in units of
voltmeter associated with the curved surface B, the flux linked with the plane surface A in
units of voltmeter will be

a) b) c) d)

10. If Ea be the electric field strength of a short dipole at a point on its axial line and Ee that on
the equatorial line at the same distance, then
(a) Ee = 2Ea (b) Ea = 2Ee (c) Ea = Ee (d) None of the above

11. Three positive charges of equal value q are placed at vertices of an equilateral triangle. The
resulting lines of force should be sketched as in

12. Three point charges Q1, Q2, Q3 in the order are placed equally spaced along a straight line.
Q2 and Q3 are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign. If the net force on Q3 is zero. The
 value of Q1 is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
13. Electric charge is uniformly distributed along a long straight wire of radius 1 mm. The
charge per cm length of the wire is Q coulomb. Another cylindrical surface of radius 50 cm
and length 1 m symmetrically encloses the wire. The total electric flux passing through the
cylindrical surface is

a) (b) (c) (d)

14. A small sphere carrying a charge ‘q’ is hanging in between two

parallel plates by a string of length L. Time period of pendulum
is T0. When parallel plates are charged, the time period changes
to T. The ratio T/T0 is equal to

(a) (b) (c) (d)

15. An electric dipole, consisting of two opposite charges of C each separated by a

distance 3 cm is placed in an electric field of N/C. Torque acting on the dipole is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

16. The electric field in a certain region is acting radially outward and is given by E = Ar. A
charge contained in a sphere of radius 'a' centred at the origin of the field, will be given by
(a) (b) (c) (d)

17. The spatial distribution of electric field due to charges (A, B) is

shown in figure. Which one of the following statements is
correct?
(a) A is +ve and B –ve, |A| > |B| (b) A is –ve and B +ve, |A| = |B|
(c) Both are +ve but A > B (d) Both are –ve but A > B

18. Point charges + 4q, –q and +4q are kept on the X-axis at points x = 0, x =a and x = 2a
respectively.
(a) only – q is in stable equilibrium
(b) none of the charges is in equilibrium
(c) all the charges are in unstable equilibrium
(d) all the charges are in stable equilibrium.
19. Figure shows some of the electric field lines corresponding to an
electric field. The figure suggests that
 (a) EA > EB > EC (b) EA = EB = EC
(c) EA = EC > EB (d) EA = EC < EB

20. For distance far away from centre of dipole the change in magnitude of electric field with
change in distance from the centre of dipole is
(a) zero.
(b) same in equatorial plane as well as axis of dipole.
(c) more in case of equatorial plane of dipole as compared to axis of dipole.
(d) more in case of axis of dipole as compared to equatorial plane of dipole.

21. Two charge q and –3q are placed fixed on x–axis separated by distance d. Where should a
third charge 2q be placed such that it will not experience any force ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

22. A charge Q is placed at each of the opposite corners of a square. A charge q is placed at
each of the other two corners. If the net electrical force on Q is zero, then Q/q equals:

(a) –1 (b) 1 (c) (d)

23. Identify the wrong statement in the following. Coulomb's law correctly describes the
electric force that
(a) binds the electrons of an atom to its nucleus
(b) binds the protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
(c) binds atoms together to form molecules
(d) binds atoms and molecules together to form solids

24. An oil drop of radius r and density r is held stationary in a uniform vertically upwards
electric field 'E'. If 0 (<r) is the density of air and e is quanta of charge, then the drop has–

(a) excess electrons (b) excess electrons

(c) deficiency of electrons (d) deficiency of electrons

25. A square surface of side L meter in the plane of the paper is placed in a
uniform electric field E (volt/m) acting along the same plane at an angle
 with the horizontal side of the square as shown in Figure. The electric
flux linked to the surface, in units of volt. m, is
(a) EL2 (b) EL2 cos 
 (c) EL2 sin  (d) zero
26. An electric dipole of moment placed in a uniform electric field has minimum potential
energy when the angle between and is

(a) zero (b) (c) (d)

27. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) The charge q on a body is always given by q = ne, where n is any integer, positive or
negative.
(b) By convention, the charge on an electron is taken to be negative.
(c) The fact that electric charge is always an integral multiple of e is termed as quantisation
of charge.
(d) The quantisation of charge was experimentally demonstrated by Newton in 1912.

28. Two positive ions, each carrying a charge q, are separated by a distance d. If F is the force
of repulsion between the ions, the number of electrons missing from each ion will be
(e being the charge of an electron)

(a) (b) c) d)
29. Two small similar metal spheres A and B having charges 4q and – 4q, when placed at a
certain distance apart, exert an electric force F on each other. When another identical
uncharged sphere C, first touched with A then with B and then removed to infinity, the
force of interaction between A and B for the same separation will be
(a) F/2 (b) F/8 (c) F/16 (d) F/32

30. The electric field intensity just sufficient to balance the earth’s gravitational attraction on an
electron will be: (given mass and charge of an electron respectively are and
.)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)

31. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field of intensity 2×10 5NC–1,
It experiences a torque of 4Nm. Calculate the charge on the dipole if the dipole length is
2cm.
(a) 8 mC (b) 4 mC (c) 8 mC (d) 2 mC

32. A particle of mass m and charge q is placed at rest in a uniform electric field E and then
released. The kinetic energy attained by the particle after moving a distance y is
(a) qEy2 (b) qE2 y (c) qEy (d) q2 Ey

33. There is an electric field E in x-direction. If the work done on moving a charge of 0.2 C
through a distance of 2 m along a line making an angle 60° with x-axis is 4 J, then what is
the value of E?
 (a) 3 N/C (b) 4 N/C (c) 5 N/C (d) 20 N/C

34. A surface has the area vector . The flux of an electric field through it if the

field is :
(a) 8 V-m (b) 12 V-m (c) 20 V-m (d) zero
35. There exists a non!-uniform electric field along x-axis as shown in the figure below. The
field increases at a uniform rate along +ve x-axis. A dipole is placed inside the field as
shown. Which one of the following is correct for the dipole?

(a) Dipole moves along positive x-axis and undergoes a clockwise rotation
(b) Dipole moves along negative x-axis and undergoes a clockwise rotation
(c) Dipole moves along positive x-axis and undergoes a anticlockwise rotation
(d) Dipole moves along negative x-axis and undergoes a anticlockwise rotation

36. A square surface of side L metres is in the plane of the paper. A

uniform electric field (volt /m), also in the plane of the paper, is
limited only to E the lower half of the square surface (see figure). The
electric flux in SI units associated with the surface is
(a) EL2/2 (b) zero (c) EL2 (d) EL2 / (20)

37. Among two discs A and B, first have radius 10 cm and charge 10 -6 µC and second have
radius 30 cm and charge 10-5 C. When they are touched, charge on both q A and qB
respectively will, be
(a) qA =2.75 μC, qB =3.15Μc (b) qA =1.09 μC, qB =1.53μC
(c) qA = qB =5.5 μC (d) None of these

38. The total electric flux emanating from a closed surface enclosing an -particle (e-electronic
charge) is

(a) (b) c) d)

39. Which of the following is a wrong statement?

(a) The charge of an isolated system is conserved
(b) It is not possible to create or destroy charged particles
(c) It is possible to create or destroy charged particles
(d) It is not possible to create or destroy net charge
40. A charge q is placed at the centre of the open end of a cylindrical vessel. The
flux of the electric field through the surface of the vessel is
(a) zero (b) q/0 (c) q/20 (d) 2q/0

41. If the electric flux entering and leaving a closed surface are 6 × 106 and 9 × 106 S.I. units
respectively, then the charge inside the surface of permittivity of free space 0 is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
42. Two particle of equal mass m and charge q are placed at a distance of 16 cm. They do not

experience any force. The value of is

(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)

43. A rod of length 2.4 m and radius 4.6 mm carries a negative charge of 4.2 × 10–7 C spread
uniformly over it surface. The electric field near the mid–point of the rod, at a point on its
surface is
(a) –8.6 × 105 N C–1 (b) 8.6 × 104 N C–1
(c) –6.7 × 105 N C–1 (d) 6.7 × 104 N C–1

44. A hollow insulated conduction sphere is given a positive charge of 10 C. What will be the
electric field at the centre of the sphere if its radius is 2 m?
(a) Zero (b) 5 Cm–2 (c) 20 Cm–2 (d) 8 Cm–2

45. A charge Q is enclosed by a Gaussian spherical surface of radius R. If the radius is doubled,
then the outward electric flux will
(a) increase four times (b) be reduced to half
(c) remain the same (d) be doubled