..

, ..
: ·'- ~, . ..._

t• ap te·r 15

~1:~ ~t ri c C ha rg es an d F ie ld s
1_ A bar magnet ?~ ~agn etlc dipole moment 10 Am2
Is In stable equillbn~m. The work done to
rotate the (1) A is P<>Sitive and B is negative and IAI > IBI
Is
magnet through 60 in a magnetic field of 0_2T (2) A is negative and B is positive IAI = IBI
1 (3) Both are positive but IAI > IBI
(1} 2J (2) 2J
(4) Both are negative but IAI > IBI
(3) 1J {4) 4J ric
4. An electric dipole Is placed In an uniform elect
nary with the
Charge (½ _of ~ss m revo lves around a statio angle
dipol e axis maki ng an 8
1_ field with
The l stable
chargeq m
1 a circu lar orbit of radius r. orbita direction of electric field. For dipole to be In
equilibrium, 8 equals to

periodic time of q2 would be (assume _!__ = k) 1t 1t

4ne o (1) - (2) 3
6
1t
(3) 0 (4) -
2

. vt;;\t 1 the angle between the elect ric dipo le

~Ymeifandlinethe7 electric
field due to itself on the
equatorial
(1) o· (2) 90•

(3) 180° (4) None of these

q ar~ _
2. Two positive Ions, each carryi,ngF a cthharg e 6 A charge q is placed at the comer of a cube of
side
rate d by a dista nce d. I 1s 8 1 orce 0
through the cube Is :
sepa a. The electric flux
er of
repulsion between the ions, then the nu~b
the q
electrons missing from each ion will be (e being q
(1 ) - 2> 3to
charge on an electron} £0
<

~
~ q (4)
(3} 6 £0 &:o
(2) " ~
An insulating solid sphere of radius R Is charged
in
7. e charg e
a non-uniform manner such that volum
41moFcf
and r
(3) (4} 82 density p = A ' where A Is positive constant
e r
any
f1 Id rnes due to point is the distance from the center. Electric fteld at
I
h one of inside point at r = r1 Is :
3. Dist ribu tion of elec tric ~ fi ure Whic
char ges A and B is show n ,n g .
1 A
the following Is correct statement ?
--
1 4nA
(1) 47tto r,
(2) 4ff£0 r,

A
A (4) 2£0
(3) 1tEo
lll lll l
----
...
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; '\ • .,·,i...' ·
~ ••
-'..')•. \ ~J
1 \'!'
. t . 1'
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,,.
--~ ..1 t . ,.., .. ,•v• • ·
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.~.. . .,.,.-,!' .,. .·, >! '· ,•, .
'.t!,;1>_'.{;.,,., . .... ,, , •.-
•,-..,,f, .J fG,..-v.';..i..'" (~\i . ·11-·
- 4i.~"'I'·~"' •
,.....'\

~E::!lec~ctri!,:IC~C~h!!!a~rg~e!.S_!an~d!,_;F~le!!ld!!!S!....,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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8. An electron moving with the speed 5 ,c 108 m/s Is . (1) (q1 + Qz) < > - (q1 + q2)
.. projected parallel to the electric field of Intensity (3) (q3 + <4) (4) - (Q3 + <t.)
1 ,c 103 N/C. Field Is responsible for the retardation 12• An electrlc dipole consists of two opposite charg
of motion of electron. Find the distance travelled by each o.05µC, separated by 30 mm. The di~
6
the electron before coming to rest for an instant (m. 18 placed In an unlfonn electric field of 10 Nie. The
= 1 = 19
9 ,c 10--3 kg, e 1.6 ,c 10- C) maximum torque exerted by the field on lhe
(1) 7 m (2) 0.7 mm dipole Is :-
(1) 6 ,c 10--3 Nm (2) 3 x 1Q-3 Nm
(3) 7 cm (4) 0.7 cm
(3) 15 ,c1Q-3 Nm (4) 1.5 ,c 10"3Nm
9. Two charges (--q, m) and (+q, m) are connected by
a massless rod of length l and released In a region 13. The magnitude of electric field due to en shon
of uniform electric field as shown : electrlc dipole at a distance 'r' from Its centre 11
equatorial position is E. If the dipole is rotated

- through an angle of 90° about Its perpendicular a.is

~
/4.
t"°'
:
~
IE!= E the magnetude of electric field at the same point WI
be:-

(1) E (2)
E
4

Find the maximum speed of the charges : E (4) 2E

(3) 2

(1) ✓: (2) ✓i!E 14. Which one of the following graphs represents the
variation of electric field with distance 'r' from the
(3) J;;i ~;t'8 of a charged spherical conductor of radius

10. A short electric dipole Is placed along a radial lln

of a uniformly charged sphere as shown : (1) E
+

+Q ◄
p
+ r= R r

(2) E
+ j . - r - -...
If the force experienced by dipole at r = 2R and r
F2
= 4R are F1 and F2 respectively, then F1 is

1
(1) -81 (2)
4 (3) E

1
~
1
(3) (4) 32
16
11. Consider a conducting shell as shown In figure. Two r
point charges are inside the shell and two are
outside the shell. Then Induced charge on the outer
surface of conducting shell Is :
(4) E

r
tttt&iMWliP!#i&?e&tiiiiiiii,~
15_ Thf98 short dipoles k:lentlcat In nature are Electtlc Char es and Flelds tllli1dil
as shown below. Find net ele lralrr&llQed I
c C field 19. In the arrangement 'bf concentric shells as shown In
1 the given figure, the ratio of electric field at points
st P.(k=-
4mo
) (1 ), (2) ia

-Q +Q
0 t: -0
X •
.j, :P
t .........-Q
~ 0- I -0
+Q
X ;+--x--.
,1,:
0-------0
-Q +Q
kP
(1) 7 (2) 2kP (1) 1 : 2 (2) 3 : 4
7 (3) 4 : 3 (4) 2 : 3
(3) Zero (4) :{2~p 20. A charged particle of mass m=1 kg and charge
X q=2µC is thrown from a horizontal ground at an
16. If). is the linear charge density of wire bent In form angle 8=45° with speed 25 mis. In space a
of semicircular shape as shown. Then electric field horizontal electric field E=2x107 vim exist. The
Intensity at the centre will be range of charged particle on ground is closest to
(Take g=10m/s2)

2ki.. ~
C xaxis
(1) 216m
(3) 312.5m
(2) 298m
(4) 322m
21 . If four Identical charged particles of charge q are
c1) RJ (2) ~(-1) kept at the vertices of regular pentagon, then force

roui
acting on charge -q kept at centre of polygon (here

(3)
kA"
RI (4)i~f\L
17. Three large non conducting plane sheets of charge
-(1) -r2
~
distance of vertex from centre of polygon)

Skq2
(2) - r2
with charge densities o, 2o and 3o are arranged as (3) 6kq2
shown. The net electric field in region III will be (4) Zero
r2
22. A particle of charge -q and mass m Is released at
+O' +20' +3a a distance x from axis of ring having charge a and
radius R. For x « R the time period of oscillation
of charg,ed particle Is
II ill N
(1) 21t~41te~:R3 (2) 4rte0 mR3
Qq

3o 20 (3) 2Tt Qq 4
(1) - (towards left) (2) (towards left} 4rte 0 mR3 ( ) ~4rt: R3
Eo Eo
23. Select from the four particles that contribute to the
(3) 0 (4) 3o (towards right} electric field at point P on the surface.
Eo
18. Electric field Inside the cavity of unlfonnty charged
sphere is
(1) Non uniform
(2) Uniform
(3) Zero
(1) % and ~ (2) q1, q2, ~
(4) Same as that on the surface of charged soud
(3) q1, q2, Q3 and q• (4) q1 and q2
sphere
 §edrtoc ha ~ ~-. ·-
' >•·-
.
2◄.
\
Electric fleld at a distance x from the centre of 90. 8 for ~ ~
The IOa,a of zero P0ll9nllal Points tor 8 ~
~~~ch etgec, ringha vtngra dluaR ia
(1) Noc avallable (2) A ptar,e • ·

(3) A ltraight line (4) A cirde

~
(2)
R3 31 . A P•rUde
11
of mus 6 .4 • 10-27 kg 80d Ch.:.-
• 10- C 11la altuale(I la an uniform
1.8 • 10 Vim. The velocity of the Partiae
~tt 'I
end of 2 • 10-Z m pecti when ll st-,. froni ~~~
60
(4) 3;/3 R1 (1) 2Jlx10' mla (2) 8 • 1()5 l'l\la '
25. Th,- Identical chargea are pieced at the oomera of (3) 18 • 106 mla (4) 4./2 ~ tC, ""'
an equ..._.,
triangle. If the force t>etwMt, eny two
32. The charge q la Pfofeded ln1o an '-dorm
charges la F. then the net force on any one charge field E, mHlmum wort! done when ,1 ~ •
wtl be : "
distance y ta : i

(1) ..f2 F (2) 2F (1) qEy (2) qy

JS F E
(3) (4) 3F
qE
26. (3) - (4) ..J_
A charge q la placed at the mid point of the line y qE
joining two equal charges a. The system of 33.
lhe lhree d\arvea wtll be In equHlbriu,n If q is equal Force of interaction bebll. ., hwo ""81 ~ ,
lo : a x i a l ~ of eect'I 01w la dredty ~~
to r", where r la distance betw•n the ~ ~
Q dipoles. Value of n la
(1) Q
2 (2) (1) -1 (2) -2
4
(3) -3 (4) -4
Q
(3) +- 34('\Twp concentr ic conducting INn . , _ oC f'ldl.s •
4 \JB~2R carry chargn +Q, •30 ~ •.,, -.~
magnitude of electric field M a tJela :ce • OAoi
27. The figure shows some of the electric fi8'd lines
(P) and inllde (0) from the aurtace of 019 10"11<1
corresp onding to an electric field . The figure Is same. Then the value of x ia :
8Uggelts
•30

~- •
(1) EA > E1 > Ee (2) EA =E8 =Ee R 2R
(3) EA • Ee > E, (4) e_ > EA • Ee (1) 3 (2) 3

28. Electric fteld due lo an electric dtpole at • ,oe-

Aidisbh'-t.... R R
(3) - (4) -
r from Ila center In axim ~tion Is E. If the . . 4 2
11 rotated through an angle of eo•
about lta l5.
NE and E .,.. the rnagN IUdeot ._ .:
perpend ia,lar . . . the 8'edr1c fteld In magnitude at
the~ .,;'equatorial polra M 10 I lh)ft - .
ltNt aame potnt wtll be :
dipole, then the ~ l9latior\ la
(2) E/4 2£... • e...
(1) E (1) E.. • 2e. (2)
(3) E/2 (4) 2E (3) E • e_ (4) None C'A ._.
38. ~ R
29. Electric flux through • cloaed eurface are, S In a unibmly d\llged told aphe,e C'A radlul
encloalng charge a
11 • · If the turface •r•• 11 b,nd ihat -.tc Wd Ill ciltafa. R, and Rz
doubled , then the It : nux the c:.nn of the tphere la aame. Thin tne co
(2) t12· rNtion ... (R, C R C R,)
(1) ~
(1) R,S • R1R, (2) R13 = R2R,
(4) • (3) R' • R,~ (4) R3 s R1R,2
 37_, Two identica l.small con~uct1ng s
have charges +1 mC and -3 me ;h.eres A and B Electric Char es and Fields
attract each other with a force F .., them and they E
spheres C and O each conta· . 'wo
. Other identical
touched separat ely to A and inmg · +5 rn C are
removed- The magnitude Of force8 respectively and
(3)
and B now is between5Phere A
(1) 12f X
(2) 4F
(3) 2F
(4) F
38. On each of the three corners of
triangle of side D three eq I ch an equilateral
. ua arges a are piaced (4)
The ooulombic force experienced by orie ch ·
to the other two charges is arge due

42. What is the magnitude of dipole moment of the

(1) Zero (2)
..fi.02 system shown In figure?
41t£o02
~

(3) ./302 2Q2

4n£0D2 (4)
4nt00 2
39. If the coulom bic force acting between two protons
separated by a distanc e r is F, what would be the -2q +q
force acting between two alpha particles , separated
by a distance 2r? (1) q I
(2) J3 (q I)
(1) F/2
(3) 2 F
2
<> F
(4) 3 F
@KAL (4)
qi
T2
40. A charge Q is placed at the comer of a cube of 43.
edge length L. The electric flux linked to one of the
faces not touchin g the charge

(i) 24eo
Q
(2)
a is
Q
&o
A uncharged solid conducting ~phere of radius r is
placed at a distance d from a particle having charge
q. Find electric field at point P just Inside the surface
due to induced charge appearing on the sphefe
I
Q
(3) (4) Zero
8£0
q - -.........- ·-···--·· .... C
41. Variation of electric field Intensit y due to charged
ring along axis with respect to distanc e measured
from centre is given as
E
d

(1) 1 q
(1) - - along PC
4,w.or/-

1 q
(2) 47reo (d - r )2 along CP

1 q
(2) (3) 4ffEc, (d- r )2 along PC

(4) 'ZBo
 1
-8!~~~~~~~!,___ __ __ ______ __ _.;;.ca.;...ta_l.,_ys_t _P_ac_ka-=-ge;...f:.:::ort,i~
~
I
44. A long cylindrical wire carries a positive charg
e of 48; Two equal point charges +a each are kept at llie
linear density ).. An electron (e-) revolves around it two corners of an equll_etersl trtng te. Allothe
i'I ,
' circular path of radius r. The speed of the electron
is charge +q 1s· kept at the centre o the tna 11gle
proportional to the distance (r)
shown in figure. The distance between the ceo:
") ~ ~ r and vertex is r. The resultant force on +q Is
r
(3) (4) 11r
45. Charge is uniformly distnbuted with volum
e charge
density p in a spherical volume of radius R. A cavity
of radius r is made in the charge distribution such
that the centre of the cavity is at distance a from the
centre of the charge distributiOn, then the electric field
in the cavity Is
+Q Q

Qq
(1) _Eg__ (2)
1teor2 27ttor 2

(3) .J2Qq Qq
(4)
(1) Zero 4,a::0r 2 4m0r 2
(2) Non-zero and no1HJnifonn
50. There are two charges +1 µC and +5 µC.
The F'8I)
p -
(3) Non zero, uniform and equal to ~a of the force~ acting on one charge dut to the other
0 charge will be
(1) 1 : 5
(4) Non-zero, uniform and equal ';}Ep .:- T T"\
"2>1' .
46. An electric dipole ls.placed at
along x-axis. At a point P, far away from dipole, the
u @ ,~\,{3) ~ : 1
1

electric field is parallel to y-axis. OP makes an angle (4) 1 : 25

0 with x-axis 51. A thin film soap bubble of radiu s R is given a unifolll
l
negative charge -Q. The radius R
(1) tanfJ =./3 (2) tanfJ = ../2
(1} Becomes R
2
(3) 8=45 ° 1
(4) tanO = ✓2 (2) Increases

47. Four identical charges I.e. q each are placed (3) Decreases
at the
comers of a square of side 'a'. The charge that must
be placed at the centre of the square such that (4) Becomes R
the Tt
whole system of charges Is in equMibrium, is
52. A point charge q is placed at the centr
e of a
hemispherical bowl. The electric flux through the
(1) - ~
4 (2) ¾(2✓2+1) bowl is

-l(2✓2+1) (1) _9_

(3) (4) -¾(3-.13 +1) 6£0
48. In a uniform electric field, _q_
(2)
(1) All points are at ~ e same potential 112£0
(2) No two points can have the same potential _q_
(3)
(3) Points separated by the same distance must 18£0
have the same difference in potential
(4) None of the above (4) ...!L
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Electric Charges and Fields IJll!t W L

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53. vertetion o,f maghnitude of electric field Intensity d 5
to uniform Y c arged non-conducti ng . ue 6. An electric dipole Is situated In an electric field of fi
with respect to distance from centre ~ohd sphere uniform Intensity E whose dipole moment la P and
iS t,est represented by a ong x-axis, moment of Inertia Is I. If the dipole la disturbed slightly
from the equilibrium position, then the angular
E frequency of its oscillations Is

(1) ~ 1
X
(2) J...(PE)i
21t I
1
E 1
(3) 2x(PE)2
,
(2) - - - - + - - - ~x
(4) 2it('~J
57. Consider the charge configuration shown In the
figure

E
x=-a
~ I
x=O
r
x=+a
Variation of electric field along x axis is
(3)

(1 )
I\_
,a

E
II
:
I

I
-al
121
(4)
II
54. An electric dipole of dipole moment P Is rotated In
!\ __)ii
I
j
:

a unlfoml efedric field of strength E from position of

i(
0
stable equilibrium to unstable equilibrium. Then work
done by external agent in this process Is
(4) None of the above
(1) Zero
58. A small dipole of dipole moment P la kept at the
(2) PE centre of a ring of radius R anEI charge Q . The
(3) 2PE dipole moment has direction along the axis of ring.
The resultant force on the ring due to dipole is
(4) -2PE
(1 ) Zero
55. Agiven charge situated at a certain distan~ from an
electric dipole in the end-on position expenences a KPQ
force F. If the distance of the charge Is doubled, the (2) R3
force acting on the cha,ge will be
2KPQ
(1) 2F (3) ~
(2) F/2
KPQ
(3) F/4 (4) 2R3
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59. Two Infinitely large charged planes having uniform

2
surface charge density +o and -o are placed along (1) -(QER) (2) ;(OER}
xy plane and yz plane respectlvely as shown In 7t
figure. Then the nature of electric field lines Is best
represented In 4
(3) -(QER) (4) zero
z ff
--0
63. A short dipole of dipole mome~t P ls placeo With
-----x
+o
axis perpendicular to a lonQI thm uniformly ,
rod with linear charge density A at a distance r. F·
the force acting on the rod due to field of d~-~

PA PA
(1) 3 (2) 7tEo rl
2ne0 r

PA PA
(3) (4)
7t Eo r2 21te0 r2

64. A point charge q Is placed at the centre of a non

concentric cavity of a neutral metallic sphere

60. Two equal negative charges '-q' are fixed at points

(0, -a) and (0, a) on y-axis. A positive charge is a
released from rest at the point (2a, 0) on the x-axis.
The charge Q WIii
(1) Execute slmple harmonic motion
(2) Move to the origin and remains at rest
(3) Move to Infinity ~ U 1\ T .
(4) Execute oscfllato~ul~ ~monlc
n 1 Find the electric field at point A. ( K = 4 n1eJ
motion
61. An uniform electric field of magnitude 'E' Is set up (1) Kq Kq
r2 (2) R2
is a region of gravity free space in upward direction.
An electron of mass m• Is projected at an angle '&' (3) 0 (4) None of lhese
with the field with a speed 'u' at time t=0. If the
electron is at same height at 't1' and 't:!'· The value 65. Horizontal electric field exist as shown in figure. A
of t 1+~ will be mass 'm' With charge 'q' attached to a massless roo
2m8 usin8 m1 ucos8 of length e Is released from the position shown m
1
() eE 2
() eE figure, find the angular velocity of the rod when n

m.usln8 2m,ucos8 mg
(3) eE (4) eE passes through the bottom most position ( E = q
62. One half of a semicircular ring of radius R has
charge -0 while the other half has +a. The ring is
placed in xy plane where a uniform electric field
.,.i. A
exists E=EJ
y
e
(1) ~ (2) I!
r
Find tihe work required to be done by external agent
to rotate the ring about z axis by 90° In clockwise
direction.
' •'• • ',(' .,. •, •
(3) If. {4) t
1' • ,',

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Electrfc Charges and Flelds L.1L:11:n.-_
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Six charges ahre placefd at the comers of a regular 69.
66_ hexago Force on the short dipole due to the point charge
n as s own. 1 an electron is pla d
centre 0, force on It will be ce at Its kept on the equator of the dipole In the configuration
shown In the figure is

·o +Q,:-, -d
,._
-tr~ I

Qqa
(1) Z.ero (2) Along OF (1) Zero n e -:,
(2)- a- 0

(3) Along DC (4) None of these

Qqa Qqa
B7. Six charges are placed at the vertices of a regular (4) 4ne 0 d3
hexagon of side length a as shown In the figure (3) 21teo d3
The electr ic field on the line passing through
centroid O and perpendicular to the plane of the 70. The total electric nux through a sphere due to a
figure at a distance x (»a) from O Is point charge placed at the centre of the sphere Is

(1) Zero (2) Greater than _9_

Eo

q
(3) _9_ (4) Lesser than -2
Eo
Eo

. EIA'ic'lleld of a region varies as E= bx INC-1.

Qa
~aKAL F ~ t charge enclosed by the cube as shown
7ii figure
(1) neo x3 (2) 1tE X3
0 y

.JjQa
(4) Zero
(3) 1tE X3
0

68. The locus of points such that electric field due to a

short dipole is perpendicular to the direction of b/3
b/3
dipole moment Is (2) 3e0
(1) 2Eo
(1) Parabola
(2) Circle
(•) b/3 Eo
(3) Pair of straight lines 2
C•) Hyperbola

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