ED Sheet

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Assignment-1 : COULOMB'S & GAUSS LAW

1. Three charges are located on the circumference of a circle of radius ‘R’ as shown in the
figure below. The two charges Q subtend an, angle 90º at the centre of the circle .The
charge ‘q’ is symmetrically placed with respect to the charges Q. If the electric field at
the centre of the circle is zero, what is the magnitude of Q?
[NET Dec. 2012]
(a) q / 2 (b) 2q (c) 2q (d) 4q
2. Two points charges q1 and q2 are fixed with a finite a distance 'd' between them. It
is desired to put a third charge q3 in between these two charges on the line joining them
so that the charge q3 is in equilibrium. That is :
(a) Possible only if q3 is positive
(b) Possible only if q3 is negative
(c) Possible irrespective of the sign of q3

(d) Not possible at all
3. Three positively charged particles lie on a straight line at positions 0, x and 10 as indicated
in the figure below. Their charges are Q, 2Q and 4Q cm respetively.
If the charges at x = 0 and x = 10 are fixed and the charge at x is movable, the system
will be in equilibrium when x =
(a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 20/3 (d) 10/3
4. Two point charges Q1 1 nC and Q2 2 nC are kept in free space such that the
distance between them is 0.1 m. [GATE 2001]
(a) The force on Q2 is along the direction from Q2 to
(b) The force on Q2 is the same in magnitude as that on Q1
(c) The force on Q1 is attractive
(d) A point charge Q3 3 nC, placed at the midpoint between Q1 and Q2 , experience
no net force
5. In a region of electrostatic field which of the following statements is true for a charged
particle :
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(a) There exists only one stable equilibrium point

(b) Many stable equilibrium point may exists
(c) No stable equilirium point exists
(d) Number of stable equilibrium points depends on how the field is produced
6. Consider two point charges q and q located at the points, x = a and x a,
respectively. Assuming that the sum of the two charges is constant, what is the value of
for which the magnitude of the electrostatic force is maximum?
[JEST 2015]
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(a) (b) 1 (c) (d) 1
7. When a particle of charge q is at rest, it produces

(a) Only electric field
(b) Only magnetic field
(c) Both electric and magnetic fields
(d) A magnetic field depending upon the sign of the charge
8. A charge distribution has the charge density given by Q x x0 x x0 .
For this charge distribution the electric field at 2 x0 ,0, 0

[GATE 2013]
2Qxˆ 2Qxˆ 2Qxˆ 2Qxˆ

(a) (b) (c) (d)
9 0 x02 4 0 x03 4 0 x02 16 0 x02
9. A point charge 'q' sits at a corner of a cube of side 'a', as shown in the figure on the right.
The flux of the electric field vector through the shaded side is
[TIFR 2013]
q q q q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8 0 16 0 24 0 6 0
10. The magnitude of the electrostatic field of an infinite straight wire carrying a line charge
density at a distance Z from it is given by

3
1 1 2 1 2 1
(a) E (b) E (c) E E
4 0 Z 2 4 0 Z 2 4 0 Z (d) 4 0 Z
11. A static charge distribution gives rise to an electric field of the form
r/R rˆ
E 1 e , where and R are positive constants. The charge contained
r2
within a sphere of radius R, centred at the origin is :
e e
(a) 0 (b) 0 [NET Dec. 2011]
R2 R2
R R2
(c) 4 0 (d) 0
e e
12. A hemispherical surface of radius R is in a constant electric field E directed perpendicular
to the base. as shown. The flux through the curved surface S of the hemisphere is
(a) 0 (b) R 2 E (c) 2 R 2 E (d) 4 R 2 E
1
13. An electric field E r arˆ sin cos ˆ exists in space. What will be the total
r
charge enclosed in a sphere of unit radius centered at the origin?
(a) 4 0 (b) 4 0 (c) 4 0 (d) 4 0

14. Consider a hollow charged shell of inner radius ‘a’ and outer radius 'b'. The volume
k
charge density is r (where k is a constant) in the region a r b . The
r2
magnitude of the electric field produced at distance r a a is:
[NET Dec. 2012]
k b a
(a) 2 for r a
0r
k b a kb
(b) 2 for a r b and 2 for r b
0r 0r

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k b a k b a
(c) 2 for a r b and 2 for r b
0r 0r
k b a k b a
(d) 2 for a r b and 2 for r b
0r 0r
ar
15. A solid sphere of radius R has a charge density given by r 0 1 , , where
R
r is the radial coordinate and 0 , a and R are positive constants. If the magnitude of the
electric field at R / 2 is 1.25 times that at r R , then the value of a is
[NET June 2014]
1 1
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) (d)
2 4
16. Consider a set of two stationary point charges q1 and q2 as shown an the figure. Which
of the following statements is correct? [GATE 2002]
(a) The electric field at P is independent of q1
(b) The electric flux crossing the closed surface S is independent of q2
(c) The line integral of the electric field over the closed contour C depends on q1 and
q2
(d) ˆ E 0 every where
17. The flux ofelectric field through a circle of radius R placed in the x-y plane with its centre
at the origin due to a point charge Q placed at (0, 0, d) is

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Q d Q d3
1 3/ 2
(a) 2 2 1/ 2 (b) 2 0
0 d 2
R d2 R2
Q d Q R2
(c) (d)
4 0 R 4 0 d2
18. Consider a charge Q at the origin of 3-dimensional coordinate system. The flux of the
electric field through the curved surface o fa cone that has a height 'h' and a circular base
of radius R (as shown in the figure) is
Q Q hQ QR
(a) (b) (c) (d)
0 2 0 R 0 2h 0
19. A solid sphere of radius R carnes a uniform volume charge density . The magnitude of
electric field inside the sphere at a distance from the centre is :
[GATE 2005]
r R R2 R3
(a) (b) (c) (d) 2
3 0 3 0 r 0 r 0
20. A shpere of radius R carries a volume charge density 0 where 0 is a constant

and r is the radial distance from the centre of the charged sphere. The intensity of the
electric field is proportional to
(a) r 2 for r R and 1/ r 2 for r R
(b) r for r R and 1/ r 2 for
(c) 1/ r 2 for both r R and r R
(d) 1/r for r R and 1/ r 2 for r R
q
21. The electric field due to a charge q is given by E rˆ . The value of the surface
r2
integral !E ds
depends only
s

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(a) On the area of the surface (b) On the radial distance r

(c) On the charge (d) On the shape of the surface
22. The potential due to an electric dipole p placed at the origin is known to be of the form
r r.r / r 3 . The total flux of the electric field through a spherical surface of radius
R with the dipole at the centre is given by
2 p 2 p 4 p
(a) Zero (b) (c) (d)
3 R 3 R 3 R
23. If D 2 y2 z iˆ 4 xyjˆ xkˆ , the total charge enclosed by the cube
0 x 1.0 y 1, 0 z 1
(a) 2C (b) 4C (c) 0C (d) 1C
24. A segment of a circular wire o f radius R, extending from 0 to 2 , carries a

constant linear charge density, . The electric field at origin ‘O’ is :
1 1
(a) xˆ yˆ (b) xˆ yˆ
4 0R 4 0R 2 2
1 1
(c) xˆ yˆ (d) 0
4 0R 2 2
25. The electric fields of a long straight wire varies with distance r (perpendicular to the
wire) as
1
(a) (b) ln r (c) 1/ r 2 (d) 1 / r 3
r
26. The concentric thin spherical shells of radii a, b and c a b c carry uniform surface
electric charge of densities ", " and " , respectively. The electric potential at the
surface of the outermost shell is :
" " c b2
(a) c b a (b) a
0 0 a a

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" c2 a2 " b2 a2
(c) b (d) c
0 a b 0 c c
28. Avery circular wire of radius a carries electric charge of uniform lier density . On its
axis, the magnitude of the electric field attains its maximum value at a perpendicular
distance d form the plane of the wire (see the figure below). The value of d is :
(a) 0 (b) 0.32a (c) 0.50a (d) a / 2
29. Consider the plane defined by x, y, z 10m . If it carries a charge of 20 nC m 2 ,

what is the electric field intensity at the origin?
V V V V
(a) 720 kˆ (b) 360 kˆ (c) 72 kˆ (d) 18 kˆ
m m m m
30. A circular loop of radius R, canies a unifbrrn line charge density . The electric field,
calculated at a distance z directly above the center of the loop, is maximum if z is equal
to [JEST 2015]
R R R
(a) (b) (c) (d) 2R
3 2 2
31. Consider a uniformly charged sphere of radius, R. The charge per unit volume is . The
magnitude of the electric field at a distance of r from the centre of the sphere (r < R), is
given by. ( 0 is the permittivity of free space)
r r2 R2 r
(a) E (b) E (c) E 2 (d) E
3 0 3 0 4 0r 4 0
32. Four infinite conducting plates carry equal but opposite uniform charge densities " as
shown. The electrostatic fields in the regions I, II, III, IV and V are given respectively by
" " " " "

(a) 0, xˆ , 0, xˆ ,0 (b) xˆ ,0, xˆ ,0, xˆ
0 0 0 0 0

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" " " " " "

(c) 0, xˆ, xˆ , 0, xˆ ,0 (d) 0 xˆ , xˆ , xˆ ,0
0 0 0 0 2 0 0
33. An electric field in a region is given by E x, y , z axiˆ czjˆ 6bykˆ . For which a, b,
c does this represent an electrostatic field ? [JEST 2012]
(a) 13, 1, 12 (b) 17, 6, 1 (c) 13, 1, 6 (d) 45, 6, 1
34. Consider an infinite line charge with linear charge density . At a distance r from the
line, the electrostatic potential has the form [NET 2008]
a
(a) (b) exp r/a
4 0r 4 0
r r
(c) ln a (d)
4 0 4 0 a
35. Consider an infinite horizontal surface with fixed surface charge density ", where n̂ is
the upward normal to the surface. If an electric field Eb En is applied from below the
electric field Ea in the region above the surface is :
" "
(a) Ea Eb nˆ (b) Ea Eb nˆ [NET 2008]
2 0 2 0
" "
(c) Ea Eb nˆ (d) Ea Eb nˆ
0 0
36. Consider an field existing in the interface between a condtictor and free space. Then the
electric field i is : [GATE 2001]
(a) External to the conductor and normal to the conductor’s surface
(b) Internal to the conductor and normal to the conductor’s surface
(c) External to the conductor and tangential to the conductor’s surface
(d) Both external and internal to the conductor and normal to the conductor’s surface
37. An electric charge, +Q is placed on the surface of a solid, conduction sphere of radius
a. The distance measured from the centre o[ the sphere is denoted as r. Then :
[GATE 2003]
(a) The charge gets distributed uniformly through the volume of the sphere
(b) The electrostatic potential has the same value for r < a
(c) An equal and opposite charge gets induced in the bottom half of the sphere
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(d) The electric field is given by 1 / 4 0r for r < a

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38. A shere of radius R has uniform volume charge density. The electric potential at a point
r (r < R) is [GATE 2006]
(a) Due to the charge inside a sphere of radius r only
(b) Due to the entire charge of the sphere
(c) Due to charge in the spherical shell of inner and outer radii r and R, only
(d) Independent of r
Common data for Q.39 and Q.40.
Consider two concentric conducting spherical shells with inner and outer radii a, b and
c, d as shown in the figure. Both the shells are given Q amount of positive charges.
39. The electric field in different regions are [GATE 2008]
Q
(a) E for r a; E rˆ for a r b; E 0 for
0 4 2
0r
Q
b r c; E rˆ for
4 2 c d
0r
Q Q
(b) E rˆ for r
2 a; E 0 for a r b; E 2
rˆ for
4 0 r 4 0r
Q
b r c; E rˆ for
4 2 r d
0r
Q
(c) E 2
rˆ for r a; E 0 for a r b; E 0 for
4 0r
2Q
b r c; E rˆ for
4 2 r d
0r
Q
(d) E 0 for a r b; E rˆ for
0 for r a; E 4 2
0r

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2Q
b r c; E rˆ for
4 2 r d
0r
40. In order to have equal surface densities on the outer surfaces of both the shells, the
following conditions should be satisfied [GATE 2008]
(a) d 4b and c 2a (b) d 2b and c 2a
(c) d 2b and c a (d) d b and c 2a
41. A spherical conductor of radius a is placed in a uniform electric field E E0 kˆ . The
potential at a point P r , for r > a, is given by, # r , constant
E0a 3
E0r cos cos [GATE 2011]
r2
Where 'r' is the distance of P from the centre O of the sphere and is the angle OP
makes with the z-axis.
The charge density on the sphere at 30$ is :

(a) 3 3 0 E0 / 2 (b) 3 0 E0 / 2 (c) 3 0 E0 / 2 (d) 0 E0 / 2
42. A spherical conductor of radius R has two cavities centered at r1 and r2 respectively
from the centre of the conductor. The cavities contain point charges +2q and –q at their
respective centers as shown in the figure. The magnitude of the electric field at a point. P
is
1 q
(a)
4 0 r2
2 2 1/2
1 2q q
(b) 4
0 r r12 r r2
2

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1 q 1 q q
(c) 4 2 (d) 4 2 2
0 r r1 r2 0 r r1 r r2
43. A uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius R carries a total charges q. At a point
inside (r < R) the spherical shell, if E and V are intensity of the electric field and electric
potential respectively then :
(a) Both E and V are zero
(b) E is zero but V is a nonzero constant
(c) E is proportional to 1/ r % and V is proportional to 1/ r
(d) Both E and V are nonzero constants
44. A hollow, closed conductor isplaced in an external electric field E . Then, at equilibrium,
the electric field within the cavity is:
(a) E (b) 0
(c) Can be less than E but non-zero (d) Greater than E
45. If E1 xyiˆ 2 yzjˆ 3xzkˆ and E2 y 2iˆ 2 xy z 2 ˆj 2 yzkˆ then
(a) Both are impossible electrostatic fields [JEST 2013]

(b) Both are possible electrostatic fields
(c) Only E1 El is a possible electrostatic field
(d) Only E2 is a possible electrostatic field.

46. Four equal charges o f + Q each are kept at the vertices of a square of side R. A particle
of mass in and charge +Q is placed in the plane of the square at a short distance a (<<
R) from the center. If the motion of the particle is confined to the plane, it will undergo
small oscillations with an angular frequency
Q2 Q2
(a) 3 (b) 3 [NET June 2016]
2 0R m 0R m
2Q 2 Q2
(c) 3 (d) 3
0R m 4 0R m
47. The charge per unit length o fa circular wire ofradius a in the xy-plane, with its center at
the origin, is 0 cos , where 0 is a constant and the angle is measured from
the positive x-axis. The electric field at the center of the circle is
[NET Dec. 2016]

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(a) E
0 iˆ (b) E
0 iˆ (c) E
0 ˆj
(d) E
0 kˆ
4 0a 4 0a 4 0a 4 0a
Assignment-2 : Electric Potential and Conductors
1. A conducting spherical shell of inner radius a and outer radius h has a point charge q
located at the centre of the shell. The potential at a distance r from the centre
a r b is:
1 q 1 q 1 q
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d)
4 0a a 4 0a b 4 0a r
2. A conducting sphere of radius R is placed in uniform electric field E0 directed along +

z axis. The electric potential for outside points is given as :
R3
Vout E0 1 r cos , where r is the distance from the centres and is the
r3
polar angle. The charge density on the surfae of sphere is :
0 E0 cos
(a) 3 0 E0 cos (b) 0 E0 cos (c) 3 0 E0 cos (d)
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3. The field F yziˆ zxjˆ xykˆ may represent

(a) Only magnetostatic field
(b) Only an electrostatic field
(c) Both electrostatic and and magnetistatic field
(d) Neithere electrostatic non magnetostatic field
4. A particle of mass m and charge q is constrained to move along a straight line joining two
otther equal charges q fixed at x & a . The time period of small oscillation is :
2 a 4 a
(a) T 0 am (b) T 0 am
q q
a 2 a
(c) T 0 am (d) T 0 am
q q

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r
e
5. The electrostatic potential due to a charge distribution is given by V r A ,
r
where A and are constants. The total charge enclosed within a sphere of radius 1 / ,
with its origin at r = 0 is given by [JEST 2015]
8 0A 4 0A 0A
(a) (b) (c) (d) 0
e e e
A Kr
6. A static, spherically symmetric charge distribution is given by r e where A
r
and K are positive constant. The electrostatic potential corresponding to this charge
distribution varies with r as [NET June 2011]
1 Kr 1 Kr 1 Kr
(a) re Kr (b) e (c) 2 e (d) 1 e
r r r
7. Three equal chrages Q are successively brought from infinity and each is placed at one
of the three vertices of an equilateral tringle. Assuming the rest of the Universe as a
whole to be neutral, the energy E0 of the electrostatic field will increase, successively,,
to [TIFR 2012]
E0 '1, E0 '1 ' 2 , E0 '1 ' 2 '3 where '1 : ' 2 : '3
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 1 : 1 : 1 (c) 0 : 1 : 1 (d) 0 : 1 : 2
8. The electric fields outside (r > R) and inside (r < R) a solid sphere with a uniform volume
1 q 1 q
charge density are given by Er R 2
rˆ and Er R rrˆ
4 0 r 4 0 R3
respectively, while the electric field outside a spherical shell with a uniform surface charge
1 q
density is given by Er R rˆ, q being the total charge. The correct ratio of
4 0 r2
the electrostatic energies for the second case to the first case is
[JEST 2013]
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 9 : 16 (c) 3 : 8 (d) 5 : 6
9. One of electrostatic boundary conditions for the potential V for a surface carrying a
surface charge density " can be written as
" "
(a) Vabove Vbelow (b) Vabove Vbelow
0 0
(Vabove (Vbelow " (Vabove (Vbelow "

(c) (d)
(n (n 0 (n (n 0

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10. In an electrostatic boundary value problem, the surface charge density " is specified at
x = 0. The corresponding boundary condition for potential V can be written as :
( 2V 1 ( 2V 1
(a) " y.z (b) " y.z
(x 2 x 0 0 (x 2 x 0 0
(V 1 (V 1
(c) " y. z (d) " y. z
(x x 0 0 (x x 0 0
11. Two point charges q and 4q are located at r1 and r2 respectively, on the xy plane. The
magnitude Q and location R of a third charge to be placed on the plane such that total
force on the each of the three charges vanishes, are :
(a) Q 4q / 9 and R 2r1 r2 / 3
(b) Q 4q / 5 and R r1 2r2 / 3
(c) Q 4q / 25 and R 16r1 r2 / 17
(d) Q 9q / 4 and R r1 2r2 / 3

12. The amount of energy required to charge a sphere of radius 2.0 m to a potential of 3000
V in air is :
(a) 1 ) 10 3 Joule (b) 2 ) 10 3 Joule (c) 3 ) 10 3 Joule (d) 4 ) 10 3 Joule
13. A small charged spherical shell of radius 0.01 m is at a potential of 30V. The electrostatic
energy of the shell is
(a) 10 10 J (b) 5 ) 10 10 J (c) 5 ) 10 9 J (d) 10 9 J
14. Suppose that the electric field on the xy-plane is given by
1 2
E P xyiˆ x y 2 ˆj
2
The magnitude of the difference in potential between the origin (0, 0) and the point (1, 2)
is :
5 11
(a) P (b) P
4 3
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(c) P
2
(d) Not unique, it depends on the path joining the two points

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15. The electrostatic potential V x, y in free space in a region where the charge density
is zero is given by V x, y 4e 2 x f x 3 y 2 . Given that the x-component of

the electric field, E x and V are zero at the origin, f x is:
(a) 3 x 2 4e 2 x 8 x (b) 3 x 2 4e 2 x 16 x [NET June 2011]
(c) 4e 2 x 8 (d) 3 x 2 4e 2 x
16. If the electrostatic potential V r , , in a charge free region has the form
V r, , f r cos , then the functional form of f r in the following a and b are

constants) is [NET June 2014]
2 b b b r
(a) ar (b) ar 2 (c) ar (d) a ln
r r r b
17. If the electrostatic potential in spherical polar coordinates is [NET June 14]
where #0 and r0 are constants, then the charge density at a distance r r0 will be
0#0 0#0 0#0 2 0#0

(a) (b) (c) (d)
er02 2r02 er02 r02
18. A conducting sphere of radius R has charge +Q on its surface. It the charge on the
sphere is doubled and its radius is halved, the energe associated with the electric field
will : [GATE 2014]
(a) Increase four times (b) Increase eight times
(c) Remain the same (d) Decrease four times
19. If the electrostatic potential were given by 0 x2 y2 z 2 , where 0 is

constant, then the charge density giving rise to the above potential would be:
[GATE 2005]
6 0
(a) 0 (b) 6 0 0 (c) 2 0 0 (d)
0
20. Equipotential surfaces corresponding to a particular charge distribution are given by

2
4 x2 y 2 z2 Vi , where the values of Vi are constants. The electric field E
at the origin is :
(a) E 0 (b) E 2 xˆ (c) E 4 yˆ (d) E 4 yˆ

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21. Solving Poisson’s equation 2

# 0 / 0 for the electrostatic potential # x in a
region with a constant charge density 0 , two students find different answers, viz,
[TIFR 2014]
2 2
#1 x
1 0x 1 0y
and #2 x
2 0 2 0
The reason why these different solutions are both correct is because
(a) space is isotropic and hence x and v are physically equivalent
(b) We can add solutions of Laplace’s equation to both #1 x and #2 x

(c) The electrostatic energy is infinite for a constant charge density
(d) The boundary conditions are different in the two cases
22. A solid spherical conductor encloses 3 cavities, a cross-section of which are as shown
in the figure. A net charge +q resides on the outer surface of the conductor. Cavities A
and C contain point charges +q and -q, respectively. The net charges on the surfaces of
these cavities are [TIFR 2015]
(a) A q, B q, C 0 (b) A q, B 0, C q
(c) A q, B 0, C q (d) A q, B 0, C q
23. In a region ofspace that does not contain any electric charge, the electrostatic potential
satisfies Laplace’s equation. Suppose that the potential in such a situation is given by the
formula
1 2
V x, y, z A bx 2 y z2
2
Where A and b are constants. Then the. value of b
(a) Can be arbitrary (b) Must be zero
(c) Must be -1/2 (d) Must be 1
24. The one dimensional potential V x for an electrostatic fields in a region of space
which does not contain any charge has the form (in the following a and b are constants)
2
1 2
(a) a sin bx (b) ae x (c) ax (d) ax b
2

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15. A charge q is taken from point A to point B along different pths ACB and ADB in an unit
electric field.
The difference in the work dim between thee two paths is :
(a) 3qIE / 2 IqE (b) 0
1
(c) IqE (d) 3qIE
2
26. The electrostatic potential is given by * 0 at x 0x 0, * V 0 x a . Then
+
... given by * , An sin x where is:
n 1
n n na na
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 a 2
1
27. The electostatic potential in a given of space r x2 y2 2 z 2 . Then ........
0
in the region is :
x y 4z x y 2z 4
(a) 3 (b) (c) zero (d) 2
r r r
28. Which one of the following is not correct?
2 2
(a) . (b) ) )A A A
(c) )A 0 (d) )
29. A point charge 'q' of mass 'm' is kept at a distance 'd' below a grounded infinite conducting
sheet which lies in the xy-plane. What is the value of 'd' for which the charge remains
stationary? [NET Dec. 2012]
(a) q / 4 mg 0 (b) q / mg 0
(c) There is no finite value of 'd' (d) mg 0 /q

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30. A point charge q is placed symmetrically at a distance d from two perpendicularly placed
grounded conducting infinite plates as shown in the figure. The net force on the charge
(in units of 1 / 4 0 ) is :
[NET Dec. 2013]
q2
(a) 2 2 1 away from the corner
8d 3
q2
(b) 2 2 1 towards the corner
8d 2
q2
(c) towards the corner
2 2d 2
3q 2
(d) away from the corner
8d 2
31. A grounded conducting sphere of radius 'a' is placed with its centre at the origin. A point
dipole of dipole moment, p pkˆ is place at a distance 'd' along the x-axis, where iˆ, kˆ
are the units vector along the x and z-axes respectively. This leads to the formation of an
a2
image dipole of strength p at a distance d' from the centre along the x-axis. If d ' ,
d2
then p '
a4 p ˆ a3 p ˆ a2 p ˆ ap ˆ
(a) k (b) k (c) k (d) k
d4 d3 d2 d
32. A charged particle is at a distance d from an infinite conducting plane maintained at zero
potential. When released from rest, the particle reaches a speed u at a distance d/2 from
the plane. At what distance from the plane will the particle reach the speed 2u?
[NET June 2014]
(a) d/6 (b) d/3 (c) d/4 (d) d/5
33. A charge (–e) is placed in vacuum at the point (d, 0, 0), where d > 0. The region x 0
d
is filled uniformly with a metal. The electric field at the point ,0,0 is :
2

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10e 10e
(a) 2
1,0,0 (b) 2
1,0,0
9 0d 9 0d
e e
(c) 2
1,0,0 (d) 2
1,0,0
0d 0d
34. A charge + q is kept at a distance of 2R from the center of a. grounded conducting

sphere o f radius R. The image charge and its distance from the centre are, respectively
: [GATE 2004]
q R q R R q R
(a) and (b) and (c) –q and (d) and
2 2 2 4 2 2 2
35. The work done in bringing a charge +q from infinity in free space, to a position at a
distance d in front of a semi-infinite grounded metal surface is :
q2 q2
(a) (b) [GATE 2005]
4 0 d 4 0 2d
q2 q2
(c) (d)
4 0 4d 4 0 6d
36. Two charges q and 2q are placed along the x-axis in front of a grounded, infinite
conducting plane, as shown in the figure. They are located respectively at a distance of
0.5 m and 1.5 m from the plane. The force acting on the charge q is:
[GATE 2010]
1 7q2 1 2 1 2 1 q2
(a) (b) 2q (c) q (d)
4 0 2 4 0 4 0 4 0 2
37. For a scalar function # satisfying the I a place equation, # has

(a) zero curl and non-zero divergence
(b) non zero curl and zero divergence
(c) zero curl and zero divergence
(d) non-zero curl and non-zero divergence
38. A solid spherical conductor has a conical hole made at one end, ending in a point B, and
a small conical projection of the same shapes and size at the opposite side, ending in a

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point A. A cross-section through the centre of the conductor is shown in the figure on the
right. [TIER 2014]
If now, a positive charge Q is transferred to the sphere, then
(a) The charge density at both A and B will be undefined

(b) The charge density at A will be the same as the charge density at B
(c) The charge density at A wilt be more than the charge density at B
(d) The charge density at B will be more than the charge density at A
39. A point charge +q placed at ( 0, 0, d) above a arounded infinite conducting plane
defined by z 0 . There are no charges present anywhere else. What is the magnitude
of electric field at (0, 0, d) ? [TIFR 2014]
2
(a) q / 8 0d (b) +
2
(c) 0 (d) q / 16 0d
40. A point charge is at a distanced from a metal plate. The force acting on the charge is:
(a) Proportional to 1 / d 2 and repulsive (b) zero
(c) Proportional 1 / d 2 and attractive

(d) Proportional to I Id and attractive
41. Let a point charge +q be at a distance d from an infinite conducting plate which is
grounded.
The force experienced by the charge is given by
1 q2 ˆ 1 q2 ˆ
(a) F k (b) F k
4 0 d2 4 0 d2
1 q2 1 q2
(c) F 2
kˆ (d) F 2
kˆ
4 0 2d 4 0 2d
42. A point charge q is kept at the mid-point between two large paraliel grounded conducting
plates. Assume no gravity. The charge is displaced a little towards the right plate. The
charge will now,

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(a) Stay where it is (b) Move towards the right plate

(c) Move towards the left plate (d) Oscillate between the plates
43. Two equal and opposite charges are placed at a distance r from each other. A large
metallic sheet is placed at a distance d from them as shown in the figure. Due to the
presence of the sheet, the attractive force between the charges along the direction joining
them
(a) decreases (b) increases

(c) remains unchanged
(d) decreases or increases depending on the conductivity of the sheet
44. A point charge is placed between two semi-infinite conducting plates which are inclined
at an angle of 30º with respect to each other. The number of image charges is _______
[GATE 2015]
45. A point charge +q is placed outside a grounded conducting sphere of radius a. Which of
the following statements is not true ?
(a) there is an attractive force between the sphere and the point charge
(b) the induced surface charge density on the sphere is not the same everywhere
(c) the electric field inside the sphere is zero
(d) the total induced charge on the sphere is –q
46. A positive point charge Q is located at a distance d from two grounded conducting half
planes perpendicular to each other, as shown in the figure. The force on Q caused by the
charges induced on the planes is :

22
Q2 1ˆ 1 ˆ
(a) 0 (b) 2
i j
4 0d
4 4
Q2 1 ˆ 1 ˆ
(c) 2
i j ( d )
4 0d 2 2 2 2
Q2 1 2 2ˆ 1 2 2 ˆ
2
i j
4 0d 8 2 8 2
47. Two points charges +Q and –Q are placed away from a grounded conducting plane as
shown in the figure. The net force on the charge –Q as :
Q2
(a) 2 away from the conducting plane
4 0d
Q2 137
(b)
4 0d
2 144 towards the conducting plane
Q2 31
(c)
4 0d
2 36 away from the conducting plane
Q2 137
(d)
4 0d
2 144 away from the conducting plane
48. Two positive point charges Q are placed as shown in the figure a distance d away from
a grounded conducting plane. The distance between the point charges is 2d. The net
force on the point charges located at the point (d, d) is :

23
Q2 Q2 2 2 1ˆ 2 2 1 ˆ
iˆ i j
(a) 4 4d 2 (b) 4 4d 2 2 2 2 2
0 0
Q2 1ˆ 1 ˆ
i j
(c) 4 4d 2 2 2 ( d )
0
Q2 2 1ˆ 2 1ˆ
i j
4 0 4d 2 2 2
49. Two uniformly charged insulating solid spheres A and B, both of radius a, carry total
charges +Q and –Q, respectively. The spheres are placed touching each other as shown
in the figure.
If the potential at the center of the sphere A is V A and that at the center of B is VB , then
the difference VA VB is : [NET Dec. 2016]
Q Q Q Q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 0a 2 0a 2 0a 4 0a
50. Two long hollow conducting cylinders, each of height h, are placed concentrically on the
ground, as shown in the figure (top view). The outer cylinder is grounded, while the inner
cylinder is insulated. A positive charge (the black dot in the figure) is placed between the
cylinders at a height h/2 from the ground.
[TIFR 2017]
Which of the following figures gives the most accurate representation (top view) of the
lines of force ?

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(a) (b)
(c) (d)
51. Consider the following situation.
In situation A, two semi-infinite earthed conducting planes meet at right angles. A point
charge q, is placed at a distance d from each plane, as shown in the figure A. The
magnitude of the force exerted on the charge q is denoted FA .
In situation B, the same charge q is kept at the same distance d from an infinite d from an
infinite earthed conducting plane, as shown in the figure B. The magnitude of the force
exerted on the charge q is denoted FB .
Find the numerical ratio FA / FB . [TIFR 2017]

52. Consider a spherical shell with radius R such that the potential on the surface of the shell
in spherical coordinates is given by V r R; , # V0 cos 2 , where the angle is
shown in the figure. There are no charges except for those on the shell. The potential
outside the shell at the point P a distance 2R away from its center C (see figure) is :
[TIFR 2017]

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V0 V0
(a) V 1 cos 2 (b) V 1 2cos 2
8 8
V0 V0
(c) V 1 cos 2 (d) V 2cos cos3
4 2
Assignment-3 : Dielectric Polarization
1. A point charge q of mass m is released from rest at a distanced from an infinite grounded
conducting plane (ignore gravity). How long does it takes for the charge to hit the plane
?
3 3 3 3 3 3
2 0 md 2 0 md 0 md 0 md
(a) (b) (c) (d)
q q q q
2. An arbitrarily shaped conductor encloses a charge q and is surrounded by a conducting
hollow sphere as shown a the figure. Four different regions o Ispace, 1, 2, 3 and 4, are
indicated in the figure. Which one o f the following statements is correct?
(a) The electric field lines in region 2 are not affected by the position of the charge q
(b) The surface charge density on the inner wall of the hollow sphere is uniform
(c) The surface charge on density on the outer surface of the sphere is always uniform
irrespective of the position of charge q in region 1
(d) The electric field in region 2 has radial symmetry
3. Charges Q, Q and -2Q are placed on the vartices of an equilateral triangle ABC of sides
of lenth a, as shown in the figure [NET June 2012]

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The dipole moment of this configuration of charges, irrespective of the choice of origin,
is
(a) 2aQiˆ (b) 3aQjˆ (c) 3aQjˆ (d) 0
4. Consider an axially symmetric static charge distribution of the form, 0

2
r0
e r / r0 cos 2 # . The radial component of the dipole moment due to this charge
r
distribution is [NET June 2013]
(a) 2 4 (b) 4 (c) 4 (d) 4

0 r0 0 r0 0 r0 0 r0 /2
5. A particle of charge e and mass m is located at the midpoint of the line joining two mixed
collinear dipoles with unit charges as shown in the figure. (The particle is constrained to
move only along the line joining the dipoles): Assuming that the length of the dipoles is
much-Shorter than their separation, the natural frequency of oscillation of the particle is
[NET June 2013]
6e 2 R 2 6e 2 R 6e 2 d 2 6e 2 d
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 4
0 md 0 md 0 mR 0 mR
6. Four charges are placed at the four corners of a square of side a as shown in the figure.
The electric dipole moment of this configuration is : [GATE 02]

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(a) p qaiˆ qajˆ (b) p qaiˆ qajˆ
(c) p qaiˆ qajˆ (d) p qaiˆ qajˆ
7. Two electric dipoles P1 and P2 are placed at t (0, 0, 0) and (1, 0, 0) respectively, with
both of the ....... in in the +z direction. Without changing the orirntations of the dipoles,
P2 is Moved to (0, 2, 0). The ratio of the electrostaticc potential energy of the dipoles
after moving to that before moving is :
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
16 2 4 8
8. Three point charges q, q and -2q are located at (0, –a, a), (0, a, a) and (0, 0, –a)
respectively. The net dipole moment of this charge distribution is :
[GATE 2006]
(a) 4qakˆ (b) 2qakˆ (c) 4qakˆ (d) 2qakˆ
9. Four electric charges of strength Q, Q, –Q and –Q are placed respectively at the points
(a, 0), (b, 0), (0, –a) and (0, a) on the xy plane. At distance of very far away from these
charges (0, 0), (a, b), the electric field will appear tobe approximately that of
[GATE 2007]
(a) A point charge (b) A dipole
(c) A quadrupole
(d) A mixture of a dipole and a quadrupole
10. An insulating sphere of radius a carries a charge density r 0 a2 r 2
cos ; r leading order term for the electric field at a distance d, far away from the
charge distribution, is preparational to [GATE 2010]
(a) d 1 (b) d 2 (c) d 3 (d) d 4
11. Consider two charges +Q and -Q placed at the points (a, 0) and (-a, 0) in a plane, as
show in the figure on the right. If the origin is moved to the point (X, Y), the t nagnitude
the dipole mon... the given charge distribution with respect to this origin will be
[GATE 2013]

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2 2
(a) Q a X y2 Q a X y2 (b) Q a X Q a X
(c) 2Qa (d) 2Q X 2 Y 2
12. An electric dipole is constructed by fixing two circular charged rings, each of radius ‘a’,
with an insulating contact (see figure): One of these rings has total charge +Q and the
other has total charge –Q. If the charge is distributed uniformly along each ring, the
dipole moment about the point of contact will be
[TIER 2014]
Qa
(a) zˆ (b) 4 Qazˆ (c) 4Qazˆ (d) zero
13. The dipole moment of the following configuration about the centre:
(a) 4qa iˆ ˆj (b) 2qa iˆ ˆj (c) 0 (d) 8qa 2 kˆ
14. A certain charge distribution consists of two equivalent dipoles which are oppositely
oriented. The leading term in the expansion of the potential is that due to a
(a) Monopole (b) Dipole (c) Quadrupole (d) Octupole

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15. A charge –q is distributed uniformly over a sphere, with a positive charge q at its center
in (i). Also in (ii), a charge –q is distributed uniformly over an ellipsoid with a positive
charge q at its center. With respect to the origin of the coordinate system, which one of
the following statements ?
(a) The dipole moment is zero in both (i) and (ii)

(b) The dipole moment is non-zero in (i) but zero in (ii)
(c) The dipole moment is zero in (i) but non-zero in (ii)
(d) The dipole moment is non-zero in both (i) and (ii)
16. An electric point charge +q is placed at the point (1, 1) of the xy-plane in which two
grounded semi-infinite conducting plates along the positive x and y-axes meet see figure).
The electric potential in the positive quadrant at a large distance r goes as
[NET 2008]
1 2 3 4
(a) V r ~ r (b) V r ~ r (c) V r ~ r (d) V r ~ r
17. Four charges (two +q and two –q) are kept fixed at the four vertices ofa square of side
‘a’ as shown
At the point P which is at a distance R from the centre (R > > a), the potential is
proportional to [NET 2012]
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) 2 (c) 3 (d)
R R R R4
18. The electrostatic lines of force due to a system of four point charges is sketched below.
At a large distance r, the leading asymptotic behaviour of the electrostatic potential is

proportional to [NET 2014]

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(a) r (b) r 1 (c) r 2 (d) r 3

19. Consider a spherical dielectric material of radius 'a', centered at origin. If the polarization
vector where P0 is a constant of appropriate dimensions, then
( eˆx , eˆ y and eˆz are unit vectors in Cartesian - coordinate system)

(a) the bound volume charge density is zero
(b) the bound surface charge density is zero at (0, 0, a)
(c) the electric field is zero inside the dielectric
(d) the sign of the surface charge density changes over the surface
20. For an electric dipole with moment p, p0ex placed at the origin p0 is a constant of
appropriate .... and eˆx , eˆ y and eˆz are unit vectors in Cartesisn coordinate system)
1
(a) potential falls as where r is the distance from origin
r2
(b) a spherical surface centered at origin is an equipotential surface
(c) electric flux through a spherical-surface enclosing the origin is zero
(d) radial component of E is zero on the xy-plane
21. A dielectric sphere of radius R carries a polarization P kr throughout its volume. The
charge density Pb of the bound charges is [TIFR 2009]
(a) -3k (b) 3k (c) -k (d) k
22. Consideran electromagnetic wave at the interface between two homogeneouos dielectric
media of the dielectric constants 1 and 2 . Assuming 2 1 and non charges on the
surface, the electric field vector E and the displacement vector D in the two media
satisfy the following inequalities [NET June 2014]
(a) E2 E2 and D2 D1 (b) E2 E2 and D2 D1
(c) E2 E2 and D2 D1 (d) E2 E2 and D2 D1
23. Suppose yz-plane forms the boundary between two linear dielectric media I and II with
dielectric constant I 3 and II 4 , respectively. If the electric field in region I at the
interface is given by EI 4 xˆ 3 yˆ 5 zˆ , then the electric field EII at the interface in
region II is:
(a) 4 xˆ 3 yˆ 5kˆ (b) 4 xˆ 0.75 yˆ 1.25kˆ
(c) 3 xˆ 3 yˆ 5kˆ (d) 3 xˆ 3 yˆ 5kˆ

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24. Assume that z = 0 plane is th interface between two linear and homogeneous dielectrics
(sec figure). The relative permitivities are r 5 for z > 0 and r 4 for z < 0. The
electric field in the region z > 0 is E1 3iˆ 5 ˆj 4kˆ kV / m . If there are no free
charges on the interface, the electric field in the region z < 0 is given by
3ˆ 5 ˆ ˆ
(a) E2 i j k kV / m (b) E1 3iˆ 5 ˆj kˆ kV / m
4 4
(c) E2 3iˆ 5 ˆj 5kˆ kV / m (d) E2 3iˆ 5 ˆj 5kˆ kV / m
25. A unit cube made of dielectric material has a polarization P 3iˆ 4 ˆj units. The edges
of the cube are parallel to the Cartesian axes. Which of the following statements are
true?
(a) the cube carries a volume bound charges of magnitude 5 units
(b) there is a charge of magnitude 3 units on both the surfaces parallel to the y-z plane
(c) there is a charge of magnitude 4 units on both the surfaces parallel to the x-z plane
(d) there is a net non-zero induced charge on the cube
26. An infinite, conducting slab kept in a horizontal plane carries a uniform charge density
" . Another infinite slab of thickness t, made of a linear dielectric material of dielectric
constant k, is kept above the conducting slab. The bound charge density on the upper
surface of the dielectric slab is
" " " k 2 " k 1

(a) (b) (c) (d)
2k k 2k k
27. Electric charges Q and -Q are distributed uniformly on the surfaces of two concentric
shells of radii a and b, respectively (a < b). The energy required to assemble this charge
distribution is
Q2 b a Q2 b a Q2 b a Q2 b a
(a) 4 2 (b) (c) (d)
0 b a 8 0 ab 4 0 b2 8 0 b2
Statement for Linked-Answer Q. 28 and Q. 29 :

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A dielectric sphere of radius R carries polarization P kr 2 rˆ ,where r is the distance

from the centre and k is a constant. In the spherical polar coordinate system, rˆ, ˆ and
#̂ are the unit vectors
28. The bound volume charge density inside the sphere at a distance r from the centre is :
[GATE 2006]
(a) 4kR (b) 4kr (c) 4kr 2 (d) 4kr 3
29. The electric field inside the sphere at a distance d from the centre is :
[GATE 2006]
kd 2 kR 2 kd 2 ˆ kR 2 ˆ
(a) rˆ (b) rˆ (c) (d)
0 0 0 0
30. A long, solid dielectric cylinder of radius ‘a’ is permanently polarized so that the
polarization is everywhere radially outward, with a magnitude proportional to the distance
1
from the axis of the cylinder, i.e., p P0 rrˆ . The bound charge density in the cylinder
2
is given by
(a) P0 (b) P0 (c) P0 / 2 (d) P0 / 2
31. At the interface between two linear dielectrics (with dielectric constants ( 1 and 2 ),
tite electric field lines bend, as shown in the figure. Assume that there are no free charges
at the interface. The ratio 1 and 2 is : [GATE’2006]
tan 1 cos 1 sin 1 cot 1

(a) tan (b) cos (c) sin (d) cot
2 2 2 2
32. A cylindrical rod of length L and radius r, made of an inhomogeneous dielectric, is placed
with its axis along the z direction with one end at the origin as shown below :
[GATE 2009]

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If the rod carries a polarization, P 5 z 2 7 kˆ , the volume bound charge inside the
dielectric is :
(a) zero (b) 10 r 2 L (c) 5 r 2 L (d) 5 r 2 L2
33. A ray of light insid Region 1 in the xy-plane is incident at the semicircle boundary that
carries no free charges. The electric field at the point P r0 , / 4 in plane polar
coordinates is E1 7eˆr 3eˆ# , where eˆr and ê# are the unit vectors. The emerging ray
in Region 2 has the electric field E2 parallel to x-axis. If 1 and 2 are the dielectric
1
constants of Region l and Region 2 respectively, then is ________
2
[GATE 2014]
34. A charge q is placed at the centre of an other-wise neutral dielectric sphere of radius a
and relative permittivity r. We denote the expression q / 4 0 r 2 by E r . Which
of the following statements is false? [JEST 2013]
(a) The electric field inside the sphere r a , is given by E r / r
(b) The field outside the sphere r > a, is given by E r

(c) The total charge inside a sphere of radius r > a is given by
(d) The total charge inside a sphere of radius r < a is given by q
35. A cylinder of radius R and length L carries a polarization P P0r , where P0 is a
constant and r is a radial vector from the axis. The surface bound charges on the
cylindrical surfaces "1 and at the circular surfaces ( "2 and "3 ) as shown in the
figure are :

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(a) "1 0, "2 "3 P0 R (b) "1 P0 R, "2 "3 0
(c) "1 P0 R 2 / L, "2 "3 P0 R (d) "1 P0 R, "2 "3 P0 R 2 / L

36. The space between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is filled with two dielectric
slabs of dielectric constants k1 and k 2 as shown in the figure. If the capacitor is charged
to a potential V, then at the interface between the two dielectrics.
(a) E is discontinuous and D is continuous

(b) E is discontinuous and D is discontinuous
(c) E is continuous and D is continuous
(d) E is continuous and D is discontinous
37. The space between two plates of a capacitor canying charges +Q and –Q is filled with
two difierent dielectric materials, as shown in the figure. Across the interface o f the two
dielectric materials, which one of the following statements is correct ?
[GATE 2015]
(a) E and D are continuous

(b) E is continuous and D is discontinuous
(c) D is continuous and E is discontinuous
(d) E and D are discontinuous

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38. A spherical shell of inner and outer radii a and b, respectively is made of a dielectric
k
material with frozen polarization P r rˆ , where k is a constant and r is the distance
r
from the its centre. The electric field in the region a < r < b is :
[JEST 2015]
k k k
(a) E rˆ (b) E rˆ (c) E (d) E 2
rˆ
0r 0r
0
0r
39. The relation D 0E P where, D - dielectric constant, E - electric field intensity,,

P - polarization vector is applicable
(a) For all medium (b) For dielectric medium
(c) Free space (d) Magnetic medium
40. Two parallel plate capacitor, separated by distance x and 1.1x respectively, have a
dielectric material of dielectric constant 3.0 inserted between the plates, the plates and
are connected to a battery voltage V. The difference in charge on the second capacitor
compared to the first is : [NET June 2016]
(a) +66% (b) +20% (c) +3.3% (d) -10%
41. The half space regions x > 0 and x < 0 are filled with dielectric media of dielectric
constants 1 and 2 respectively. There is a uniform electric field in each part. In the
right half, the electric field makes an angle 1 to the interface. The corresponding angle
2 in the left half satisfies :
[NET June 2016]
(a) 1 sin 1 2 sin 2 (b) 1 tan 2 2 tan 1
(c) 1 tan 1 2 tan 2 (d) 1 sin 1, 2 sin 2

42. A large charged copper sheet is surrounded by a dielectric medium of dielectric constant
. At any point on the flat surface of the sheet.
(a) The normal component of E is zero
(b) The normal component of E is not zero
(c) The tangential component of E is zero
(d) The tangential component of E is not zero

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43. An electric dipole P located in a uniform electric field with its direction along the electric
field E . The work required to rotate the dipole through 180º is :
(a) 2pE (b) pE (c) x p ) E (d) 2 p ) E
44. Suppose the yz-plane forms a chargeless boundary between two media of permittivities
eleft and eright where eleft : eright 1: 2 . If the uniform electric field on the left is
Eleft c iˆ ˆj kˆ (where c is a constant), then the electric field onthe right E

right is
: [NET June 2015]
(a) c 2iˆ ˆj kˆ (b) c iˆ 2 ˆj 2 kˆ
1ˆ ˆj kˆ 1ˆ 1 ˆ
(c) c i (d) c iˆ j k
2 2 2
45. Consider a parallel plate capacitor connected to an AC voltage source (as shown in fig.
1). A conducting slab is introduced in the space between the plates from above (as
shown in fig. 2) [NET 2008]
The capacitance of the parallel plate capacitor.

(a) Goes to zero (b) Increase to a finite value
(c) Decreases to a non-zero value (d) Becomes infinite
46. A coaxial cable ofuniform cross section contains an insulating material of dielectric constant
3.5. The radius of the central wire is 0.01 m and that of the sheath is 0.02 m. The
capacitance per kilometer of a cable is : [GATE 2001]
(a) 280.5 nF (b) 28.05nF (c) 56.10nF (d) 2.805nF
47. An electric field applied along the length of a long cylinder produces a polarization. The
depolarization field produced in this configuration is :
[GATE 2003]
(a) 4 P / 3 (b) 4 P / 3 (c) 2 P (d) 0
48. Five sides ofa hollow metallic cube are grounded and the sixth side is insulated from the
rest and is held at a potential * (see figure) [TIFR 2012]

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The potential at the centre O of the cube is :

(a) 0 (b) * / 6 (c) * / 5 (d) 2* / 3
49. A parallel plate capacitor of circular cross section with radius r >> d, where ‘d’ is the
spacing between the plates, is charged to a potential V and then disconnected from the
charking circuit. If now the plates are slowly pulled apart (keeping then parallel) so that
their separation is increased from d to dc, the work done will be
2 2 2 2
0r V
1
d' 0r V d'
(a) (b)
2d d 2d d
2 2 2 2
0r V d'
1 0r V d
(c) (d)
2d d 2d d'
50. A cube has a constant electric potential V on its surface. If there are no charges inside
the cube the potential at the center of the cube is : [JEST 2012]
(a) V (b) V/8 (c) 0 (d) V/6
51. The conductors in a 0.75 km long two-wire transmission line are separated by a centre-
to-centre distance of 0.2m. If each conductor has a diameter of 4cm, then the capacitance
of the line is : [JEST 2013]
(a) 8.85 F (b) 88.5 F (c) 8.85 pF (d) 8.85nF
52. Consider a sphere S1 of radius R which carries a uniform charge of density . A smaller
R
sphere S2 of radius a is cut out and removed from it. The centers of the two
2
R
spheres are separated by the vector b nˆ , its shown in the figure.
2
[NET June 2016]
The electric field at a point P1 inside S1 is :

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R R R a
(a) 3 nˆ ˆ
(b) 3 a r na (c) 6 nˆ (d) 3 R r
0 0 0 0
53. A charged capacitor is made of two concentric cylinders of radii r1 and r2 . The region
between the cylindrical plates is filled with a medium of dielectric consant, k. The
displacement vector D at a distance r r1 r r2
(a) Is independent of r (b) Varies as ln r

(c) Is proportional to (d) Varies as l/r
54. A large slab consists of two materials with dielectric constants 1 and 3 divided by a
plane interface as shown in the figure. An electric field exists in this slab, which uniformly
makes an angle of 30° with the normal to the interface on the left side of the 1 . The
angle the held makes on the other side of the interface is :
1 1 1
(a) tan 3 (b) sin (c) 60$ (d) tan 1
1/ 3
2 3
Assignment-4 : Magnetostatics
1. A charged particle moves in a helical path under the influence of a constant magnetic
field. The initial velocity is such that the component along the magnetic field is twice the
component in the plane normal to the magnetic field. The ratio / R of the pitch l to the
radius R of the helical path is

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[NET Dec. 2014]
(a) /2 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d)

2. The value of the magnetic field required to maintain non-relativistic protons of energy 1
MeV in a circular orbit of radius 100 mm is ___ Tesla
27 19
(Given : m p 1.67 )10 kg , e 1.5 )10 C) [GATE 2014]
3. An electron with kinetic energy of 10keV is moving in a circular in a plane perpendicular

to uniform magnetic field of strength 1 testa ( 1) 10 4 gauss). The period of rotation is
nearest to :
(a) 2.8 )10 12 (b) 5.6 )10 12 (c) 1.8 )10 11 (d) 1.1)10 10
s s s s
4. Consider a region of space in which there are uniform electric and magnetic fields which
are mutually parallel. A charged particle released from rest in this region will move ma.
(a) straight line (b) circle (c) helix (d) cycloid
5. A charged particle in a uniform magnetic field B B0eˆz starts moving from the origin
with velocity v 3eˆx 2eˆz m/s. The trajectory of the vectors in Cartesian coordinate
system.
(a) Helical path; t 1s (b) Helical path; t 2 / 3s
(c) Circular path; t 1s (d) Circular t 2 / 3s
6. A magnetic field B B0 iˆ 2 ˆj 4kˆ exists at a point. If a test charge moving with a
velocity . .0 3iˆ ˆj 2kˆ experiences no force of a certain point. The electric field
at that point in SI units is : [JEST 2012]
(a) E .0 B0 3iˆ 2 ˆj 4kˆ (b) E .0 B0 iˆ ˆj 7 kˆ
(c) E .0 B0 14 ˆj 7 kˆ (d) E .0 B0 14 ˆj 7 kˆ
7. the x- and z-components of a static magnetic field in a region are Bx B0 x 2 y2

and B = 0, respectively. Which of the following solutions for its y-component is consistent
with the Maxwell equations ?
(a) B y B0 xy (b) B y 2 B0 xy [NET June 2016]

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1 2
(c) B y B0 x 2 y2 (d) B y B0 x xy 2
3
8. A stream of electrons eneters, from left to right, a uniform magnetic field (B) which is
pointing upwards as shown in the figure. The field deflects the stream of electrons.
(a) Downward (in the plane of the paper) (b) Upward (in the plane of the paper)
(c) Into the paper (d) Out of the Paper
9. A charged particle moving with a constant velocity enters a magnetic field perpendicular
to its velocity. In which direction y an electric field should be applied to compensate the
magnetic force?
(a) Along the initial velocity
(b) Perpendicular to the initial velocityand parallel to the magnetic field
(c) Perpendicular to both, the initial velocity and the magnetic field
(d) Along the magnetic field
10. A charge q moves in a combined electric field E and magnetic induction B . Then, as
the charge moves
(a) Both the electric field and magnetic induction do work on it.
(b) The elecitic field does work but magnetic induction does no work on it
(c) Magnetic induction does work but electric field does no work on it.
(d) Both electric field and magnetic induction do no work on it.
11. When a charged particle with kinetic energy E enters a region of uniform magnetic field
B directed perpendicular to its velocity, it is found to move in circle of radius R. If the
particle had kinetic energy 2E, the adius of the path would have been
(a) R / 2 (b) 2R (c) R / 2 (d) 2R
12. A proton moves with a speed of 300m/s in a circular prbit in the xy-plane in a magnetif
field ... along the positive z-direction. When an electric fleld of 1 V/m is applied along
the positively durection the center of the circular orbit.
(a) remains stationary [NET June 2015]
(b) moves at 1 m/s along the negative x-direction
(c) moves at 1 m/s along the positive z-direction
(d) moves at 1 m/s along the positive x-direction
13. An alpha particle is accelerated in a cyclotron. It leaves the cyclotron with a kinetic
energy of 16 MeV. The potential difference between the D electrodes is 50 kilovolts.

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The number of revolutions the alpha particle makes in its spiral path before it leaves the
cyclotron is ______ [GATE 2016]
14. The force between two long and parallel wires carrying currents I1 and I 2 and separated
by a distance. D is proportional to [NET Dec. 2013]
2
(a) I1I 2 / D (b) I1 I 2 / D (c) I1I 2 / D (d) I1I 2 / D 2
15. An infinite conducting sheet in the x-y plane carries a surface current density K along the
y axis. The magnetic field B for z > 0 is : [GATE 2013]
(a) B (b) B ˆ z
0 0K k
2 0.5
(c) B ˆ
0K i 2 (d) B 0K 1 z
16. A conducting wire is in the shape of a regular hexagon, which is inscribed inside an
imaginary circle of radius R, as shown. A current I flows through the wire. The magnitude
of the magnetic field at the centre of the circle is
3 0I 0I 3 0I 3 0I
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 R 2 3 R R 2 R
17. A rigid current-carrying square loop ABCD of side L is situated at a distance L from an
infinite straight wire, with the side AB parallel to the latter, as shown in the figure below.
The infinite wire, which is in the plane of the loop, carries a current I1 from right to left,
while the loop carries a current I 2 flowing clockwise.
The net force between thest two current carrying elements is :

3 0 0
(a) repulsive of magnitude I1I 2 (b) repulsive of magnitude I1I 2
4 2

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3 0
(c) attractive of magnitude I1I 2 (d) zero (no net force)
2
18. Consider an infinitely long straight cylindrical conductor of radius R with its axis along
the z-direction, which carries a current of 1 A uniformly distributed over its cross section.
Which of the following statements is correct?
[GATE 2002]
(a) )B 0 everywhere (b) )B 0 zˆ everywhere

R2
(c) )B 0 for r R (d) )B 0 zˆ for r R

R2
where r is the radial distance from the axis of the cylinder.
19. If a charged particle ofcharge g and mass m moving with speed v enters a magnetic field
B perpendicular to its direction of motion, it will move in a circular orbit of radius R.
Then,
(a) R is directly proportional to q/m and B
(b) R is inversely proportional to q/m and B
(c) R is directly proportional to q/m and inversely proportional to B
(d) R is inversely proportional to q/m and directly proportional to B
20. The x and y plane carries a uniform surface current of density K ˆ / m . The magnetic
50iA
field at the point z 0.5m m is : [GATE 2001]
(a) 10 )10 6Wb (b) 1)10 6Wb
(c) ) 10 6Wb (d) 10 ) 10 6Wb / m 2

21. The magnetic field at a distance R from a long straight wire carrying a steady current I is
proportional to [NET June 2012]
(a) IR (b) I / R2 (c) I 2 / R 2 (d) I/R
22. A uniform surface current is flowing in the positive y-direction over an infinite sheet lying
in x-y plane. The direction of the magnetic field is : [GATE 2011]
(a) A long iˆ for z > 0 and along iˆ i for z < 0
(b) Along k̂ for z > 0 and along for k̂ for z < 0
(c) Along iˆ for z > 0 and along iˆ for z < 0
(d) Along k̂ for z > 0 and along k̂ for z < 0

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23. A long cylindrical kept along z-axis carries a current density Ĵ J 0 rkˆ , where J 0 is a
constant and r is the radial distance form the axis of the cylinder. The magnetic induction
B inside the conductor at a distance d from the axis o f the cylinder is :
[GATE 2006]
2 3
ˆ 0 J 0d ˆ 0 J0d ˆ ˆ 0 J0d
(a) 0 J0 (b) (c) (d)
2 3 4
24. The magnetic field (in A m–1) inside a long solid cylindrical conductor of radius a = 0.1 m
104 1 r ˆ where
is, H 2
sin r cos r . What is the total current
r 2a
(in A) in the conductor? [GATE 2009]
800 400 300
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2a
25. A i nig of radius R carries a linear large density . It is rotating with angular speed / .
The magnetic field at its centre is
3 0 / 0 / 0 /
(a) (b) (c) (d) 0 /
2 2
26. A short solenoid with n turns per unit length has diameter D and length L 8D /15 , as
shown in the figure, and it carries a constint current L. The magnetic field B at a point P
on the axis ofthe solenoid at a distance H = 2D/3 from its near end (see figure) is :
[TIFR 2014]
1/2 1/2
use ! dx 1 x 2 x 1 x2
4 4 24 112
(a) 0uI (b) 0uI (c) 0uI (d) 0uI
65 13 15 65
27. Three infinitely long wires are placed equally apart on the circumference of a circle of
..... to ifs plane. Two of the wires carry currunt each direction, while the third carries
current 2I along the direction opposite to the ot the other two. The magnitude of the
magnetic induction B ... distance r from the centre of the circle, for r > a is :
2 0 I 2 0 I 2 0 I
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d)
r r r2
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28. A very long solenoid with n turns per unit length carries a current I. The magnetic field at
a point, which is on its axis and its end face, is :
(a) 0 nI (b) 2 / 3 0 nI (c) 1/ 3 0 nI (d) 1/ 2 0 nI
29. STATEMENT I :
The work done by the magnetic force on a moving charged particle is zero.
STATEMENT II :
The magnetic force tends to change the direction of a moving charged particle in a
direction perpendicular to both the magnetic field and the instantaneous velocity of the
particle.
(a) Statements I and II both are true. Statement II is the correct explanation for statement
I
(b) Statements I and II both are true. Statement II is not the correct explanation for
statement I
(c) Statement I is true but statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but statement II is true
30. A particle of mass m carrying charge q is moving in a circle in a magnetic field B. According
to Bohr's model, the energy of the particle in the nth level is :
1 hqB hqB hqB hqB

(a) 2 (b) n (c) n (d) n
n m m 2 m 4 m
31. Electric current of uniform current density is flowing through an infinitely long wire with a
circular cross-section of constant radius R. Which of the following relations gives the
magnitude B of the magnetic field measured inside the wire at a distance r from the
central axis of the wire (so that r > R)
(a) B 0 r (b) B 0 ln r (c) B 0 l / r (d) B 0 l / r 2
32. In the following figure, ABC and CDA are two semicircular conducting wires of radius
a with the origin as their common centre. The arc ABC lies on the xy plane whereas
CDA lies on the xz-plane. They are joined as shown. This combined loop carries a
current direction indicated in the figure below. Which ofthe followiting unit vectors
denotes the direction of the resulting magnetic field vector at the origin?
1 1 1 1 1
(a) (1, 0, 0) (b) 0, , (c) , , (d) (–1, 0, 0)
2 2 3 3 3

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33. A wire of circular cross section of radius R carries a volume current density J kr 2 zˆ
along the length of the wire. The magnetic field at a position r < R is:
(a)
0 kr 3 zˆ (b)
0 kr 3 ˆ (c)
0 kr 3rˆ (d)
0 kr 2 ˆ
2 4 4 4
34. Three infinitely long parallel wires separated by a distanced from each other, carrying
current leach are kept in the same plane. The magnetic field is found to be zero at a
distance x on both sides of the central wire. The values of x are:
(a) & d / 2 (b) & d / 2 (c) & d / 3 (d) & d / 3
35. Magnetic induction B due to current I in a coil of radius R placed in y-z plane at a
0I R2
3
distance X along the axis of the coil is given by 2 . Another similar coil
R2 X2 2
of radius R, carrying equal current I is placed in the y-z plane at a distance 2R from the
first coil along the same axis. The value of B at a point midway between the two coils
and on the x-axis is:
0I 0 IR 0I
(a) (b) (c) 0 (d)
2 2R 2 2 4 2R
36. An electron moves with velocity v ˆjv0 under the combined influence of E ˆ 0 and
iE
B ˆ fields. The force on the electron is in the

kB0
(a) Y direction (b) Z direction (c) YZ plane (d) X direction
37. Two large parallel plates move with a constant speed v in die positive y-direction as
shown in the figure. If both the plates have a in lace density " 0 the magnetic field at
the point P just above the top plate will have :
(a) Larger rnagninide than the field at the mid point between the plates and point towards
x̂
(b) Smaller magnitude than the field at the mid point between the plates and point towards
x̂
(c) Larger magnitude than the field at the mid point betwen the plates and point towards
x̂

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(d) Smaller magnitude than the field at the mid-point between the plates and point towards
x̂
33. A conducting slab o f copper PQRS is kept on the xy plane in a uniform magnetic field
along x-axis as indicated in the figure. A steady current I flows through the cross section
of the slab along the y-axis. The direction of the electric field inside the slab, arising due
to the applied magnetic field is along the
(a) negative Y direction (b) positive Y direction

(c) negative Z direction (d) positive Z direction
39. An infinite conducting wire, which is bent in the shape of a hairpin (the curved part being
a semicircle of radius a) as shown in the figure, carries a current I.
(a) 1.3 gauss (b) 7.1 gauss (c) 31.4 gauss (d) 0.5 gauss
40. The strength of magnetic field at the current of a regular hexagon with sides of length a
carrying a steady current I is : [JEST 2016]
0I 6 0I 3 0I 3 0I
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 a a a a
Assignment-5 : Vector Potential and Magnetisation
1. For constant unifonn electric and magnetic fields E E0 and B B0 , it is possible to

choose a gauge such that the scalar potential and vector potential A are given by
[NET June 20111]
1
(a) 0 and (b) E0 r and A B0 ) r
2
(c) E0 r and A 0 (d) 0 and A E0t

2. An infinite solenoid with its axis of symmetry along the z- direct ion canies a steady
current I.

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The vector potential Â at a distance R from the axis [NET Dec. 2012]
(a) Is constant inside and varies as R outside of Solenoid
(b) Varies as R inside and is constant outside the solenoid
(c) Varies as 1/R inside and as R outside the solenoid
(d) Varies as R inside and as 1/R outside the solenoid
m) r
3. The vector potential A due to a magnetic moment m at point 'r' is given by A .
r3
If m is r directed along the positive z-axis, the x-componento f the magnetic field, at the
point r, is [NET June 2012]
3myz 3myz 3mxz 3m z 2 xy

(a) (b) (c) (d)
r3 r3 r3 r3
1 10
4. The magnetic field corresponding to the vector potential, A F )r r where F
2 r3
is a constant vector, is [NET June 2012]
10 10
(a) F (b) F (c) F 4
r (d) F r
r r4
5. A thin infinitely long solenoid placed along the z-axis contains a magnetic flux . Which
of the following vector potentials corresponds to the magnetic field at an arbitrary point
(x,y, z)? [NET Jtille 2014]
y y
(a) Ax , Ay , Az 2 2
, 2
,0
2x y 2 x y2
y y
(b) Ax , Ay , Az 2 2 2
, 2
,0
2x y z 2 x y2 z2
x y y
(c) Ax , Ay , Az 2 2
, 2
,0
2x y 2 x y2
x y y
(d) Ax , Ay , Az 2 2
, 2
,0
2x y 2 x y2

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6. A current I flows in the anticlockwise direction through a square loop orsicle a lying in
the xoy plane with its center at the origin. The magnetic induction at toe center of the
square loop is : [GATE 2001]
2 2 0I 2 2 0I 2 2 0I 2 2 0I
(a) eˆx (b) eˆz (c) 2
eˆz (d) 2
eˆx
a a a a
7. A circular arc QTS is kept in an external magnetic field B0 as shown in figure. The are
carries a current 1. The main,ptir held s directed norm q and into the page. The three
action on the arc is : [GATE 2014]
ˆ
(a) 2IB0 kR ˆ
(b) IB0 kR ˆ
(c) 2IB0 kR ˆ
(d) IB0 kR
8. Which one of the following current densities, J can generate the magnetic,yeolor potential
A y 2iˆ x 2 ˆj ? [GATE 2009]
2 2 ˆ 2 ˆ 2
(a) xiˆ yjˆ (b) i ˆj
(c) i ˆj
(d) xiˆ yjˆ
0 0 0 0
9. The vctotor potentiat in a region is given as A x, y, z yiˆ 2 xjˆ . The asociated

magnetic induction B is : [GATE 2006]
(a) iˆ kˆ (b) 3kˆ (c) iˆ 2 ˆj (d) iˆ ˆj kˆ
10. The value of !A d along a square loop of L in a uniform field A is :

e
[GATE 2006]
(a) 0 (b) 2 LA (c) 4LA (d) L2A
11. Which of the following expressions for a vector potential A DOES NOT represent a
uniform magnetic field of magnetic B0 along the z-direction.
[GATE 2011]
(a) A 0, B0 x, 0 (b) A B0 y,0, 0

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B0 x B0 y B0 y B0 x
(c) A , ,0 (d) A , ,0
2 2 2 2
12. In a constant magnetic field of 0.6 Tesla along the z direction, find the value of the path
integral !A dl in the units of (Tesla m2) on a square loop of side length 1/ 2 meters.
The normal to the loop makes an angle of 600 to the z-axis, as shown in he figure. The
answer should be up to two decimal places.
[GATE 2013]
13. A toroidal coil has N closely-wound turns. Assume the current through the coil to be I
and the toroid is filled with a magnetic material of relative permittivity r . The magnitude
of magnetic induction B inside the toroid, at a radial distance r from the axis, is given by
[GATE 2007]
r 0 NI r 0 NI
(a) r 0 NIr (b) 2 (c) (d) 2 r 0 NIr
r 2 r
14. If the vector potential [GATE 2014]
A xxˆ 2 yyˆ 3 zzˆ

sitisfies the Coulomb gauge the value of the consstant is _____
15. The vector potential of a moving charge is independent upon.
(a) Its velocity only (b) Its only
(c) Its momntum (d) Its velocity and charge
16. Consider an infinite plane at z = 0 with uniform surface current density K Kjˆ . The
direction of the magnetic field B and the vector potential Â of this current distribution
at a distance d along the positive z-axis are :
(a) B along ĵ and A along k (b) B along k̂ and A along ĵ
(c) B along ĵ and A along iˆ (d) B along iˆ and A along ĵ
17. The magnitude of vector potential at a point r r R in an intinitesolenoid with N N-

turns per unit length, radius R and carrying a current I, is given by
2
2 0 NIr 0 NIr
(a) A 0 NIr (b) A (c) A 0 NIr (d) A
2 2

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B ˆ ˆjx for the vector pontential represents.

18. The expression A iy
2
(a) a uniform magnetic field in the z-direction
(b) a non-uniform magnetic field in the z-direction
(c) a uniform magnetic field in xy-plane
(d) a non-uniform magnetic field in xy-plane
19. Consider the magnetic field B 0

ˆ
iy ˆjx and two vector potentials
A1 0
ˆ
ixz ˆjyz and A2 kˆ x 2 y2 0, where 0 is aconstant and iˆ, ˆj, kˆ
represent the unit vectors along the cartesian axes. Identify the correct statement.
(a) Only A1 produces the magnetic field B but not A2
(b) Only A2 produces the magnetic field B but not A1
(c) Neither A1 nor A2 produces the magnetic field B
(d) Both A1 and A2 produce the magnetic field B

20. There is a uniform magnetic field B in the z-direction in a certain region ofspace. The
corresponding vector potential is given by
Br
(a) A Bxjˆ (b) A
r2
(c) A Br (d) A B xiˆ ykˆ
R
21. Given that magnetic flux through the closed loop PQRSP is . If !A dt along PQR,
P
R
the value of !A dt along PSR is : [GATE 2015]
P
(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) 1
22. Given a uniform magnetic field B B0 yiˆ (whore B0 is a constant a possible choice for
the magnetic vector potential A is [NET Dec. 2015]

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(a) B0 yiˆ (b) B0 yiˆ (c) B0 xjˆ yiˆ (d) B0 xjˆ yiˆ
23. A dipole of moment p , oscillating at frequency /, radiates pherical waves. The vector
r
e
potential at large distance is A r 0 i/ p . To order (1/r) the magnetic field B
4 r
at a point r rnˆ is : [NET Dec. 2015]
/2 e r /2 e r
(a) 0ˆn p nˆ (b) 0 ˆn ) p
4 c r 4 c r
r
e /2 e r
(c) 0
/2 k nˆ p p (d) 0
p
4 r 4 c r
24. Which of the following magnetic vector potentials gives rise to a uniform magnetic field
B kˆ ?
0 [GATE 2016]
B0 B0 ˆ ˆ
(a) B0 zkˆ (b) B0 xjˆ (c) yiˆ xjˆ (d) yi xj
2 2
25. A current carrying loop lying in the plane of the paper is in the shape of ar equilateral
triangle of side a. It carries a current 1 in the Clockwise sense. If k̂ denotes the outward
normal to the plane of the paper, the, magnetic moment m due to the current loop is :
[NET 2008]
1 2 ˆ 3 2 ˆ 3 2 ˆ
(a) m a 2lkˆ (b) m a lk (c) m a lk (d) m a lk
2 2 2
26. A magnetic dipole of dipole moment m is placed in a non-uniform field B . If the position
vector of the dipole is r , the torque acting on the dipole about the origin is :
[GATE 2011]
(b) r ) m ) B (b) r ) mB
(c) m ) B (d) m ) B r ) m.B
27. The magnitude of the magnetic dipole moment associated with a square shaped loop
carrying a steady current I is m. If this loop is changed to a circular shape with the same
current I passing through it, the magnetic dipole. moment becomes . The value of p is
______
28. Two magnetic dipoles of magnitude in each are placed in a plane as shown

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The enely of interaction is given by [GATE 2010]
0 m2 3 0 m2 3 0 m2
(a) Zero (b) (c) (d)
4 d3 2 d3 8 d3
29. At a surface current, which one of the magnetostatic boundary condition is NOT
CORRECT? [GAE 2013]
(a) Normal component of the magnetic field is continuous
(b) Normal component of the magnetic vector potential is continuous
(c) Tangential component of the magnetic vector potential is continuous
(d) Tangential component of the magnetic vector potential is not continuous
30. A dipole of magnetic moment m is placed in an inhormoganeous magnetic and B . The
force experienced by the dipole is :
(a) F m) )B (b) F m B
(c) F .m B (d) F ) m) B
31. A circular coil of radius 120mm with 10 turns is placed with its plane parallel to the
earth's magnetic field. When a current of 0.45 A flows through the coil, a compass
needle placed at the center of the coil is seen to the deflected by an angle of 45° to the
plane of the coil. The intensity of the earth is magnetic field is calculated to be
(a) 0.3 T (b) 24 T (c) 42 T (d) 100 T
32. A loop of wire of radius a and carrying a current I is suspended vertically in a uniform
horizontal magnetic field B as shown. Calculate the work done in rotating the loop
around the vertical axis through an angle
2 2
I a2 I
(a) (b) 2 a 2 I (c) (d) 0
2a 2
33. A small magnetic needle is kept at (0, 0) with its moment along the x-axis. Another small
magnetic needle is at the point (1,1) and is free to rotate in thexy-plane. In equilibrium

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the angle between their magnetic moments is such that

[NET Dec. 2015]
(a) tan 1/ 3 (b) tan 0 (c) tan 3 (d) tan 1
34. A spherical shell of radius R carries a constant surface charge density " and is rotating
about one of its diameters with an angular velocity / . The magnitude of the magnetic
moment of the shell is : [JEST 2016]
(a) 4 "/R 4 (b) 4 "/R 4 / 3 (c) 4 "/R 4 /15 (d) 4 "/R 4 / 9
35. The relation between H .B and M representing the magnetic intensity, magnetic field
and magnetic dipole moment vectors, respectively, is
(a) H 0M B (b) H 0M B
(c) H B/ 0 M (d) H B 0M
36. According to Kirchoff’s laws for the circuits, the sum o f the currents at any junction is
equal to zero. Which of the following equations for the density j describes this situation?
2 (d) (j / (t
(a) )j 0 (b) .j 0 (c) j 0 0
37. The magnetic induction B and the field H inside a bar magnet are
(a) parallel to the bar, and opposite to eath other with B directed from south to north
pole
(b) parallel to each other along the bar, but their magnitude differ by a. factor of
permeability
(c) parallel to the bar, and opposite to each other with B directed from north to south
pole
(d) parallel to each other along the barequal magnitude
38. In a conducting medium, the magnetic field is given by
H y 2 ziˆ 2 x 1 yzjˆ x 1 yz 2 kˆ A/m. The current enclosed by the square loop
y 1.0 x 1.0 z 1 is
2 4 11 5
(a) A (b) A (c) A (d) A
5 3 16 2
39. Given a uniform magnetic field B B0 kˆ (where B0 is a constant), a possible choice for
the magnetic vector potential A is : [NET Dec. 2015]
(a) B0 yiˆ (b) B0 yiˆ (c) B0 xjˆ yiˆ (d) B0 xjˆ yiˆ
40. Consider the operations P : r - r (parity) and T : t - t (time-reversal). For the

electric and magnetic field E and B , which of the following set of transformations is
correct? [GATE 2010]

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P : E - E , B - B; P : E - E , B - B;
(a) (b)
T : E - E, B - B T : E - E, B - B
P : E - E , B - B; P : E - E , B - B;
(c) (d)
T : E - E, B - B T : E - E, B - B
41. Choose the current statement from the following :
(a) The magnetic field B is n vector and not a pseudovector
(b) E B is pseudoscalar
(c) E ) B is a pseudovector
(d) The magnetic vector potential A is a pseudovector
42. For the magnetic field measurement, Gauss-meters employ the principle of
(a) double exchange (b) super exchange (c) Jahn-Teller effect (d) Hall effect
43. A tungsten wire of uniform cross section and high resistance is supported by two copper
supports of low resistance in vacuum. The length ofthe wire is l. A constant current I is
sent through the wire. The temperature profile (T vs. x) of the wire will look like.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
44. The x-y plane is the boundary between free space and a magnetic material with relative
permeability . The magnetic field in the free space is B iˆ B kˆ . The magnetic field in
x z
the magnetic material is : [GATE 2016]
1
(a) Bxiˆ Bz kˆ (b) Bxiˆ ˆ (c) Bxiˆ Bz kˆ (d) ˆ Bz kˆ
r Bz k r Bx i
r

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45. A small magnetic dipole is kept at the origin in the x-y plane. One wire L1 is located with
a current I flowing in the positive x-direction. Another L2 as in z = +a in y-z plane with
the same current I as in L1 , flowing in the positive direction. The angle # made by the
magnetic dipole with respect to the positive x-axis is :
(a) 225º (b) 120º (c) 45º (d) 270º
46. A vector field is given y A yiˆ zjˆ xkˆ . The curl of the vector is :
(a) iˆ ˆj kˆ (b) iˆ ˆj kˆ (c) iˆ ˆj kˆ (d) iˆ ˆj kˆ

47. A loop of radius a, carrying a current I, is placed in a uniform magnetic field B. If the
normal to the loop is denoted by n̂ , the force F and the torque T on the loop are :
[NET June 2016]
0
(a) F 0and T a 2 Inˆ ) B (b) F I ) B and T 0
4
1
(c) F
0 I ) B and T Inˆ ) B (d) F 0 and T IB
4 0 0
Assignment-6 : Electromagntic Theory
1. The magnetic flux density in a region is given by B 2iˆ 3 ˆj 4kˆ e 21

Wb / m2 . A
square loop of 2m side is placed in the region, with its center at the origin and its skier
along the coordinate axes. The emf induced in the loop at t = 1 see is
(a) 1.35 volts (b) 3.24 volts (c) 4.33 volts (d) 5.41 volts
2. A uniform magnetic field in the positives-direction passes through a circular wire loop of
radiis 1cm and resistance 11 lying in the xy-plane. The field strength is reduced from 10
testa to 9 tesla in 1cm charge transferred across any point in the wire is approximately
[NET June 2015]
(a) 3.1)10 4 coulomb (b) 3.4 )10 4 coulomb
(c) 4.2 )10 4 coulomb (d) 5.2 )10 4 conlomb

3. A long solenoid is embedded in a conducting medium and is insulated from the medium.
If the ...... through the solenoid is increased ata rate, the induced current in the medium
as a function of the radial distance r from the axis of the solenoid is proportional to :
[GATE 2015]
1
(a) r 2 inside the solenoid and
r

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1
(b) r inside the solenoid and outside
r2
1
(c) r inside the solenoid and outside
r2
1
(d) r inside the solenoid outside
r
4. A small loop of wire of area r 2 A 0.01m2 , N 40 turns and resistance R 201 is

initially .... uniform magnetic field B in such a way that the field is normal to the plane of
the loop. When it is .... of the magnetic field, a total charge of Q 2 ) 10 5 C flow
through the coil. The magnitude of the ... is :
(a) 1)10 3T (b) 4 )10 3T
(c) zero (d) Unobtainable as the data is insufficient
5. A metal rod AB rotates clockwise at the plane of the paper about the and B with an
angular variety / in a uniform magnetic field emerging out of the plane of the paner
normally. The end B about which .... rorates will be
(a) Positive with respect to the end A
(b) Negative with respect to the end A
(c) Having same potential as the remaining part of the rod
(d) Having same potential as the end B, but the centre of the rod will beat higher potential
6. A solenoid with an iron core is connected in series with a battery of emf V and it is found
that a consistant current I 0 passes throuel t the solenoid. If at t = 0, the iron core is
pulled out from the solenoid quickly at a time 't , which one oldie following could be a
correct description of the current passing through the .....
[GATE 2000]
(a) (b) (c) (d)
7. Consider a conducting loop of radius a and total loop resistance R placed in a region
with a magnetic field B thereby enclosing a flux 0 . The loop is connected to an electronic
circuit as shown, the capacitor being initially uncharged. If the lOop is pulled out of the
region of the magnetic field at a constant speed 'u', the final output voltage Vout is
independent of

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(a) 0 (b) u (c) R (d) C

8. A circular conducting ring of rad ius ‘ R’ rotates with constant angular velocity co about
its diameter placed along the x-axis. A uniform magnetic field B is applied along the y -
axis. If at time t = 0 the ring isentirely in the xy- plane, the emf induced in the ring at time
t > 0 is [JEST 2012]
(a) B/2 R 2t (b) B/ R 2 tan /t
(c) B/ R 2 sin /t (d) B/ R 2 cos /t

9. A uniform and costant magnetic field B coming out o fthe plane of the paper exists in a
rectangular region as shown in the figure. A conducting PQ is rotated about O with a
uniform angular speed / in the plane of the paper. The emf EPQ induced betweeb P
and Q is best represented by the graph.
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
10. Which of the following vector fields can represent an electrostatic field?
(a) 2 xz y 2 iˆ 2 xy z 2 ˆj 2 yz x 2 kˆ
(b) xyiˆ 2 yzjˆ 3 xzkˆ (c) yziˆ xzjˆ xykˆ

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2
(d) y iˆ 2 xy z 2 ˆj 2 yz x 2 kˆ 2
(e) y iˆ 2 xy z 2 ˆj 2 yzkˆ
11. A bar magnet, of magnetic moment M, is moving with a constant velocity v along the of
a circular coil of radius R. The direction of the magnetic moment oldie bar magnet is
parallel to its velocity as shown in the figure below
What is the magnitude of the e.m. f. induced in the coil at an insiant when the magnet is
at a distance d (where d >> R) from it?
2 2 2 2
0R Mv 3 0R Mv 0R Mv 0R Mv
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 4
2d 2d 2d 4d
2
3 0R Mv
(e)
4d 3
12. A rod of length L with uniform charge density per unit length is in the xy-plane and
rotating about z-axis passing through one of its edge with an angular velocity / as
shown in the figure below. rˆ, ˆ , zˆ refer to the unit vectors at Q, A is the vector potential
at a distance d from the origin O along z-axis for d << L and J is the current density due
to the motion of the rod. [GATE 2008]
Which one of the following statements is correct?
1 ˆ 1
(a) J along rˆ; A along zˆ; A 0 (b) J along ˆ ; A along ; A 0 2
d d
1 1
(c) J along rˆ; A along zˆ; A 0 2 (d) J along ˆ ; A along ˆ ; A 0
d d
13. A magnetic field B is Bzˆ in the region x > 0 and zero elsewhere. A rectangular loop, in
the xy-plane, of sides l (along the x-direction) and h (along the y-direction) is inserted
into the x > 0 region from the x < 0 region at a constant velocity v vxˆ . Which of the

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following values of l and h will generate the largest EMF ?

[NET June 2016]
(a) l 8, h 3 (b) l 4, h 6 (c) l 6, h 4 (d) l 12, h 2
14. A thin and straight metallic rod of length L is rotating about its middle point with angular
velocity / in a uniform magnetic field of strength B. The axis of rotation is perpendicular
to the length of the rod and parallel to the direction of the magnetic field. The strength of
the induced electric field is :
(a) constant throughout the rod
(b) maximumat the two points halfway between the centre and the two ends
(c) minimum at the two points halfway between the centre and the two ends
(d) maximum at the ends and minimum at the centre
15. A small magnet is dropped down a long vertical copper tube in a uniform gravitational
field. After along time, the magnet [JEST 2012]
(a) Attains a constant velocity (b) moves with constant acceleration
(c) moves with a constant deceleration (d) executes simple harmonic motion
Statement for linked Answer Q.16 and Q.17
An infinitely long hollow cylinder ofradius R carrying a surface charge density s is rotated
about its cylinderical axis with a constant angular speed w.
16. The Magnitude of the surface current is : [GATE 2005]
(a) "R/ (b) 2"R/ (c) "R/ (d) 2 "R/
17. The magnitude of vector potential inside the cylinder at a distance from its axis is :
[GATE 20051]
1 1
(a) 2 0 "R/r (b) 0 "R/r (c) 0 "R/r (d) 0 "R/r
2 4
18. An infinitely long wire canying a current I t I 0 cos wt is placed at a distance a

from a square loop of side a as shown in the figure. If the resistance of the loop is R, then
the amplitude of the induced current in is: [GATE 2005]
aI 0/
0 0 aI 0/ 2 0 aI 0/ aI /
(a) ln 2 (b) ln 2 (c) ln 2 (d) 0 0
2 R R R 2 R
19. An oscillating voltage V t V0 cos /t is applied across a parallel plate capacitor having
a plate separation of d. The displacement current density through the capacitor is :

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0 /V0 cos /t 0 0 /V0 cos /t 0 0 /V0 sin /t 0 /V0 sin /t

(a) (b) (c) (d)
d d d d
20. A thin conductingwire is bent into a circular loop of radius r and placed in a time dependent
magnetic field of magnetic induction. [GATE 2001]
t
B r B0 e eˆz , B0 and
such that, the plane of the loop is perpendicular to B t . Then the indliced emfin the
loop is :
(a) r 2 B0e t (b) r 2 B0e t (c) r 2 B0e t (d) r 2 B0e t
21. A horizontal metal disc rotates about the vertical axis in.a uniform magnetic field pointing
up as shown in the figure. A circuit is made by connecting one end A of aresistor to the
centre of the disc and the other end B to its edge through a sliding contact S. The current
that flows through the resistor is
[NET Dec. 2013]
(a) zero (b) DC from A to B (c) DC from B to A (d) AC

72. Which of the following expressions represents an electric field due to a time varying
magnetic field ? [JEST 2015]
(a) K xxˆ yyˆ zzˆ (b) K xxˆ yyˆ zzˆ
(c) K xxˆ yyˆ (d) K xxˆ yyˆ zzˆ
23. A charged particle is released at tune t 0 , from the origin in the presence of uniform
static electric and magnetic fields given by E E0 yˆ and B B0 zˆ respectively. Which
of the following statements is true for t 0?
(a) The particle moves along (b) The particle moves in a circular orbit
(c) The particle moves the (x,y) plane (d) The particle moves in the (y,x) plane
24. The condition that the magnetic field B is a curl of a vector potential A should be :
2
(a) B 0 (b) )A 0 (c) A 0 (d) )A A 0

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25. The magnetic field B can be expressed in terms of the vector potential as B )A.
If B ) A then A can be expressed as :
1 1 1 1 By By Bz
(a) By , Bx, 0 (b) By , Bx, 0 (c) 0, 0, B (d) , ,
2 2 2 2 3 3 3
26. An infinitely long closely would soleriod carries a simusoidally varying current. The induced
electric field is :
(a) Zero everywhere (b) Nonzero inside and zero outside the solenoid
(c) Non-zero inside as well as outside the solenoid
(d) Zero inside and non-zero outside the solenoid
27. A time dependent magnetic field B t is produced in circular region of space, infinitely
long and of radiud R. The magnetic field is given as B B0tzˆ for 0 r R and is zero
for r R . Where B0 is a positive constant. The electric field for r R is [JEST 2012]
B0 R 2 B0 R 2 ˆ B0 R 2 B0 R 2 ˆ
(a) rˆ (b) (c) rˆ (d)
r 2r r 2r
28. A conducting loop L of surface area S is moving with a velocity . in a magnetic field
B r,t B0t 2 , B0 is a positive constant of suitable dimensions. The emf induced Vemf ,
in the loop is given by : [GATE 2009]
(B
(a) ! (t .dS (b) ! .) B .dL
S L
(B (B
(c) ! (t .dS ! .) B .dL (d) ! (t .dS ! .) B .dL
S L S L
29. Which one of the following Maxwell’s equations implies the absence of magnetic
monopoles? [GATE 2003]
(a) .E / c0 (b) .B 0
(c) .E (B / (t (d) )B 1/ c 2 (B / (t 0J
30. A large circular coil of N turms and radius R carries a time varying current i i0 sin wt
A small circular coil of a turns and radius r (r <<R) is placed at the center of the large coil
such that the coils are concentric and coplanar. The induced emf in the small coil :
(a) Leads the current in the large coil by /2 [GATE 2002]
(b) Lags the current in the large cod by
(c) Is in phase with the current in the large coil

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(d) lags the current in the large oil by / 2

31. Self inductance per unit length of a long solenoid of radius R with n turns per unit length
is :
(a) 0 R 2n 2 (b) 2 0 R 2n (c) 2 0 R2n2 (d) 0 R 2n

32. Consider the following system. Two circular loops of wire are placed horizontally, having
a common axis passing vertically through the centre of the coil (see figure) loop has
radius 'r' and carries a current 'i' as shown in the figure. The upper loop has a radius
R R r and is at a diatance x x R above it.
If the lower loop is held fixed and the upper loop moves upwards with a uniform velocity
dx
v , then the induced e.m.f. and the direction of the induced current in this loop will
dt
be
2 2 2
(a) 3i 0 r R v / 2 x 4 ; anti-clockwise (b) 2i 0
2 2 2
r R v / 2 x 4 ; clockwise
2 2 2
(c) 3i 0 r R v / 2 x3 ; anti-clockwise (d) 2i 0
2 2 2
r R v / 2 x3 ; clockwise
33. Current flowing in a circuit containing a capacitor. To satisfy the continuity equation,
(
.J , for charge at and current, the current density J must be replaced by
(t
1 (D 1 (D 1 (J 1 (D
(a) (b) J (c) D (d) J
4 (t 4 (t 4 (t 4 (t
34. A charge capacitor (C) is connected in series with an inductor (L). When the displacement
current reduces to zero, the energy of the LC circuit is [GATE 2007]
(a) stored entirely in its magnetic field (b) stored entirely in its electric field
(c) distributed equally among its electric and magnetic fields
(d) radiated out of the circuit
35. A plane electromagnetic wave is propavating in a lossless dielectric. The electric field is
given by E x, y, z, t E0 xˆ Azˆ exp tk0 ct x 3z , where c is the speed

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of light in vacuum, E0 , A and k0 are constants and x̂ and ẑ are unit vectors along the
x-and z-axes. The relative dielectric constant of the medium, r and the constant A are.
[NET June 2011]
1 1
(a) r 4 and A (b) r 4 and A
3 3
(c) r 4 and A 3 (d) r 4 and A 3

36. A conducting circular loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field B 0.04 with its plane
pcipendicularto the field. Somehow the radius of the loop starts shrinking at a constant
rate of 0.5 mm/sec. The induced emf in the loop at an instant, when the radius is 2cm,
will be
(a) 5.0 V (b) 2.5 V (c) 10.0 V (d) 25.0 V
37. A linearly polarized electromagnetic wave is incident oh a quarter wave plate. The emerge
wave will in general be :
(a) linearly polarized (b) elliptically polarized
(c) unpolarized (d) mixture of linearly polarized and unpolarizcd wave
38. The magnitude of the Porting vector gives the :
(a) energy transported per unit area per unit time
(b) energy density of the electromagnetic wave
(c) angular momentum deasity of the elect laguetic wave
(d) angular momentum transported per unit area unit time
39. A conducting circular disc of radius r and resistivity rotates with an angular velocity /
in a magnetic field B perpendicular to it. A voltmeter is connected as shown in the figure
below. [NET Dec. 2016]
Assuming its internal resistance to be infinite, the reading on the voltmeter

(a) depends on /, B, r and (b) depends on /, B and r, but not on
(c) is zero because the flux through the loop is not changing
(d) is zero because a current flows in the direction of B
40. A parallel plate capacitor is formed by two circular conducting plates of radius a separated
by a distance d, where d << a. It is being slowly charged by a current that is nearly
constant. At an instant when the current is the magnetic induction between and plates at
a distance a/2 frorn the centre of the plate, is [NET Dec. 2016]

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0I 0I 0I 0I
(a) (b) (c) (d)
a 2 a a 4 a
1. In a certain region R, Maxwell’s equations for the electric and matmetic fields are given
by
(B (E
.E 0, .B 0, ) E , )B 2 0 [NET 2008]
(t (t
We may conclude that :
(a) Both the scalar and the vector potential are necessardy constant in the region R
(b) The electric field E and the magnetic field B must necessarily be uniform in R
(c) There are no sources for electric charges and currents in R
(d) The electric field E is necessarily perpendicular to the magnetic field B at every
point in R
2. Consider tire interference of two coherent electromagnetic waves whose electric held
vectors are given by E1 ˆ 0 cos /t and E2
iE ˆ 0 cos /t # where /t # is
iE
the phase difference. The intensity of the resulting wave is given by

0 E 2 , where
2
E 2 is the time average or E 2 . The total intensity is : [NET Dec. 2012]
2 2 2 2 2
(a) 0 (b) 0 E0 (c) 0 E0 sin # (d) 0 E0 cos #
3. The electric field of an electromagnetic wave is given by E E0 cos (0.03 x 0.4 y
1000t ) kˆ and magnetic field B is [NET Dec. 2013]
(a) 10 3 E0 cos 0.3x 0.4 y 1000t kˆ
4
(b) 10 E0 cos 0.3x 0.4 y 1000t 4iˆ 3 ˆj
(c) E0 cos 0.3x 0.4 y 1000t 0.3iˆ 0.4 ˆj
2
(d) 10 E0 cos 0.3x 0.4 y 1000t 3iˆ 4 ˆj
4. An electromagetically shielded room is disigned so that at a frequency / 107 rad/s

the intensity of the external radiation that generates the room is 1% of the incident radiation.
1 1
If " ) 106 1m is the conductivity of the shielding material, its minimum
2
thickness should be (given that ln 10 = 2.3) [NET June 2014]

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(a) 4.60 mm (b) 2.30 mm (c) 0.23 mm (d) 0.46 mm
5. The electric field E r , t at a point r at time t in a metal due to the passage of electrons
can be described by the equation [GATE 2001]
2
2 1 ( E r ,t
E r ,t 2 2
/ '2 E r , t
c (t
Where / ' is a characteristic frequency associated with the metal and c is the speed of
light in vacumm. The dispersion relation corresponding to the plane wave solutions of
the form exp iˆ kˆ.r /t is given by :
(a) (b) (c) (d)

6. An electromagnetic wave is propagating in free space in the z-direction. If the electric
field is given by E cos /t kz i , where /t ck ; then the magnetic field is given by:
[GATE 2003]
(a) B 1/ c cos /t kz j (b) B 1/ c sin /t kz j
(c) B 1/ c cos /t kz i (d) B 1/ c cos /t kz ji

Common Data for Q.7 and Q.8
Let E ˆ 0 exp ikˆ r /t , where k

xE zˆ k cos ik sin , k 1k and xˆ, yˆ and
ẑ are cartesian unit vectors, represent an electric field of a plane electro magnetic wave
of frequency / .
7. Which one of the following statements is TRUE? [GATE 2004]
(a) The magnitude of the electric field is attenuated as the wave propagates
(b) The energy of the e.m. wave.flows along the x-direction
(c) The magnitude of the electric field of the wave is a constant
(d) The speed of the wave is the same as c (speed of light in free space)
8. The magnetic field B of the wave is : [GATE 2004]
k
(a) yˆ E0 exp zk sin exp i zk cos /t
/
k
(b) yˆ E0 exp zk sin exp i zk cos /t
/
k
(c) yˆ E0 exp zk cos /t
/

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k
(d) yˆ E0 exp zk cos exp i zk sin /t
/
9. The state of polarization of light with the electric field vector [GATE 2004]
E ˆ 0 cos kz /t
iE ˆjE0 cos kz /t is :
(a) Linearly polarized along z-direction (b) Linearly polarized at -45º to x-axis
(c) Circularly polarized (d) Elliptically polarized with the major axis along x-axis
Data for Q. 10 and Q. 11.
Consider two conducting plates of infinite extent, one plate at z = 0 and the other at z =
L, both parallel to the xy plane. The vector and scalar potential in the region between the
plates is given by :
A r, t A0i cos kz cos kct ; r, t 0

10. For this to represent a standing wave in the empty region between the plates :
[GATE 2003]
(a) k / L and 0 (b) k 2 / L and /2
(c) k / 2 L and /2 (d) k / 2 L and 0
11. The energy density at z = 0 and t = 0 is : [GATE 2003]
(a) 0 (b) 2 2 2
0c z A0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(c) 1 / 2 0 A0 k (d) 1/ 2 0 A0 k 1/ 2 0c k A0
12. Consider the given statements about E(r, t) and B(r, t), the electric and magnetic vectors
respectively in a region of tree space : [GATE 2003]
P. Both E and B are conservative vector fields
Q. Both E and B are central force fields
R. E and B are mutually perpendicular in the region
S. Work done by B on a moving charge in the region is zero
Choose the right combination of correct statements from the following :
(a) P and R (b) R and S (c) S only (d) P and Q
13. In a non-conducting medium characterized by 0, 0 and conductivity " 0,
1
the electric field inVm is given by E 20sin 108 t kz ˆj . The magnetic field,
1
H in Am , is Given by : [GATE 2009]
20k
8
(a) 20k cos 10 t kz iˆ (b) 108 sin 108 t kz ˆj
0

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20k 8 ˆ
(c) 108 sin 10 t kz i
8
(d) 20k sin 10 t kz ˆj
0
14. Which one of the following sets of Maxwell’s equations for time independent charge
density and current density ĵ is correct? [GATE 2006]
(a) .E / 0 (b) .E / 0 (c) .E 0 (d) .E / 0
.B ˆ
.B 0 .B 0 .B 0 0J
(B
)E )E 0 )E 0 )E 0
(t
(E (E
.B 0 0 .B 0j
ˆ .B 0j
ˆ .B 0 0
(t (t
15. A parallel plate capacitor is being discharged. What is the dircetion of the energy flow in
terms of the poynting vector in the space betwen the plates ? [GATE 2008]
(a) Along the wire in the positive z axis (b) Radially inward r
(c) Radially outward r (d) Circumferential
i
16. A plane electromaznetic wave is given by E0 xˆ e yˆ exp i kz /t . At a given
location, the number of times E vanishes in one second is : [GATE 2008]
/
(a) An integer near when n and zero when 3 n , n is integer
/
(b) An integer near is independent of
/
(c) An integer near when n and zero when 3 n , n is integer
2
/
(d) An integer near and is independent
2
Statement for Linked Answer Q. 17 and Q. 18.
Consider the propagation of electromagnetic waves in a linear, homogenous and isotropic
material medium with electric permitivity , and magnetic permeability u.
17. For a plane wave of angular frequency / and propagation vector k propagating in the
medium Maxwell’s equations reduce to : [GATE 2010]
(a) k .E 0; k .H 0; k ) E / k )H / E

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(b) k .E 0; k .H 0; k ) E / k )H / E
(c) k .E 0; k .H 0; k ) E / k )H / E
(d) k .E 0; k .H 0; k ) E / k )H / E
18. If and assume negative values in a certain frequency range, then the directions of
the propagation vector k̂ and the Poynting vector S in that frequency range are related
as : [GATE 2010]
(a) k̂ and S are parallel (b) k̂ and S are anti-parallel
(c) k̂ and S are perpendicular to each other
(d) k̂ and S make an angle that depends on the magnitude of and

Statement for Linked Answer Q. 19 and Q. 20
A plane electromagnetic wave has the magnetic field given by
k
B x, y, z, i B0 sin x /t kˆ . Where k is the number and iˆ, ˆj and k̂ are
y
2
the Cartesian unit vectors is x, y and z directions, respectively.
19. The electric field E x, y, z, t corresponding to the above wave is given by [GATE 11]
k iˆ ˆj k iˆ ˆj
(a) cB0 sin x y /t (b) cB0 sin x y /t
2 2 2 2
k k
(c) cB0 sin x y /t iˆ (d) cB0 sin x y /t ˆj
2 2
20. The average Poynting vector is given by : [GATE 2011]
cB02 iˆ ˆj cB02 iˆ ˆj cB02 iˆ ˆj cB02 iˆ ˆj

(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2
21. The space-time dependence of the electric field of a linearly polarized light in free space
ˆ 0 cos /t kz where E0 , / and k are the amplitude, the angular
is given by xE
frequency and the wavevector, respectively. The time averaged energy density associated
with the electric field is [GATE 2012]
1 2 1 2 2
(a) 0 E0 (b) 0 E0 (c) 0 E0 (d) 2 0 E02
4 2
22. The electric field of a uniform plane wave propagating in a dielectric, non-conducting
medium is given by,

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E xˆ10cos 6 )107 t 0.4 z V / m
The phase velocity of the wave is ____ )108 m / s . [GATE 2014]
23. The intensity o fa laser in free space is 150mW / m 2 . The corresponding amplitude of
12
the electric field of the laser is __ V/m. 0 8.854 )10 C 2 / Nm2 [GATE 2014]
24. An electromagnetic wave with E z , t E0 cos /t kz iˆ is travelling in free space
and crosses a disc of radius 2m placed perpendicular to the z-axis. If E0 90Vm 1 ,

the average power, in watt, crossing the disc along the z-direction is [GATE 2007]
(a) 30 (b) 60 (c) 120 (d) 135
25. The magnetic field associated with the electric field vector E E0 sin kz /t ˆj is
given by
E0 E0
(a) B sin kz /t iˆ (b) B sin kz /t iˆ
c c
E0 E0
(c) B sin kz /t ˆj (d) B sin kz /t kˆ
c c
26. A plane electromagnetic wave travelling in a vacuum is characterised by the electric and
magnetic fields :
1 1
E iˆ 30 Vm exp i /t kz , H ˆj H 0 Am exp i /t kz
If /, k , the value of H 0 must be [TIFR 2013]

(a) 2 (b) 0.67 (c) 0.25 (d) 0.94
37. Measurement of the magnitude of the electric field (E) and the magnetic field (B) in a
plane polarized ... magnetic wave in vacuum leads to the following results. [TIFR 15]
(E (B (B 1 (E
(y (t (t c 2 (y
at all points where the measurement is made. In this case the eleetric vector E , the
magnetic vector B and the wave vector k̂ (with magnetic k) can be written in terms of
the unit vectors xˆ , yˆ , zˆ along the Cartesian axes as :
(a) E Exˆ , B Byˆ , kˆ kzˆ (b) E Exˆ , B Bzˆ, kˆ kyˆ
(c) E Exˆ , B Bzˆ, kˆ kyˆ (d) E Eyˆ , B Bzˆ, kˆ kxˆ

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28. An electromagnetic wave of frequency / travels in the x-direction through vacuum. It is

polarized in the y-direction and the amplitude of the electric field is E0 . With k / / c
where c the speed of light in vacuum, the electric and the magnetic fields are then
conventionally given by : [JEST 2013]
E0
(a) E E0 cos ky /t xˆ and B cos ky /t zˆ
c
E0
(b) E E0 cos ky /t yˆ and B cos ky /t zˆ
c
E0
(c) E E0 cos ky /t zˆ and B cos ky /t yˆ
c
E0
(d) E E0 cos ky /t x and B cos ky /t yˆ
c
29. For a medium of electric and magnetic field the relation between E and B with propagation
vector k
k k )E
(a) E ) k /B (b) E ) R /) B (c) E )B (d) B
/ /
30. The electric field of two linearly polarized waves are given by
E1 ˆ x cos /t
iE and E2 ˆjE y cos /t 2 . The nature of polarization of the
1
superimposed wave is :
(a) Unpolarized (b) Linearly polarized
(c) Circulaly polarized (d) Eiliptically polarized
31. In a free space, which is the correct set of Maxwell's equationsim absence of any charges
and current densites :
(B (B
(a) .E 0, )E (b) .E 0, ) E
(t (t
(E
.B 0, ) B 0 0 .B 0, ) B 0J
(t
(B
(c) .E / 0, ) E 0 (d) .E 0, ) E
(t
(E (E
.B 0, ) B 0 0 .B 0, ) B 0 0
(t (t
32. Three plane waves are given as y1 A1 yˆ cos kx /t 1 , y2 A2 zˆ cos
kx /t 2 , y3 A3 yˆ cos kx /t 3 where 1, 2 , 3 and A1, A2 , A3 are

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constants. If these waves are superposed pairwise, which superposition will lead to
interference?
(a) y1 and y2 (b) y2 and y3 (c) y1 and y3
(d) Non intereference in any apair
33. A 1W point source at origin emits light uniformly in all the directions. If the units for both
the axes are measured in centimetre, then the Poynting vector at the point (1, 1, 0) in W/
cm3 is ( eˆx , eˆ y and eˆz are unit vectors in Cartesian coordinates system)
1 1
(a) eˆx eˆ y (b) eˆx eˆ y
8 2 16
1 1
(c) eˆx eˆ y (d) eˆx eˆ y
16 2 4 2
34. For plane electromanetic waves varying in time as e iwt , the time averaged Poynting
vector is :
1 1 1
(a) Re E ) H (b) Re E ) H (c) Re E ) H (d) Re E ) Re H
2 2 2
35. An electromagnetic wave is elliptically polarized in the X–Y plane. The direction of the
Poynting vector is in the :
(a) Z-direction (b) X-direction (c) Y-direction (d) XY-plane
36. Which of the following proposed space time dependent electric fields in vacuum is/are
allowed by the equations of electromagnetic theory?
(I) Ex E1 sin kz /t , E y E2 sin sin /t , Ez 0
(II) Ex E1 sin kz /t , E y 2 E2 cos kz /t , Ez 0
(III) Ex E1 sin kz /t , E y 0, Ez E2 sin kz /t
[In the above E1 and E2 are reatconstants]

(a) I and II but not III (b) II and III but not I
(c) I and III but not II (d) I only (e) I, II and III
37. The poynting vector in the radial direction, at the surface of a long straight wire, of radius
b and resistance per unit length R, carrying a current t is:
RI 2 RI 2
(a) rˆ (inward) (b) rˆ (outward)
2 b 2 b
bI 2 I
(c) rˆ (inward) (d) rˆ (inward)
2 R Rb

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38. A medium with refractive index n / , where / is the frequency, is said to posses
anomalous dispersion when
(n (/ ( 2n (2n
(a) 0 (b) 0 (c) 0 (d) 0
(/ (n ( 2/ ( 2/
39. In a non-magnetic dielectric medium with dielectric constant v 4 , the electric field of
a propagating plane wave with / 108 rad/s is given by E iˆ 3 ˆj exp
j /t k .r . The propagation vector k (in units of m–1) is given by
1 ˆ 1ˆ 1 1 ˆ 1ˆ 1 ˆ 1ˆ
(a) k i j (b) k zˆ (c) k i j (d) k i j
3 3 3 3 6 3 3
40. ˆ and iˆ 2 ˆj E interfere at a point

Two beams of light with electric field amplitudes iE
with path difference / 2 . The magnetitude of the cleetrie field at the point of interference
is :
(a) 2 2E (b) 0 (c) 2E (d) 1 5 E
i kx /t
41. A propagating electromagnetic wave is given by E E0 ˆj ikˆ e . The wave is
(a) left circularly polarized (b) right circularly polarized

(c) linearly polarized (d) elliptically polarized
42. In a region of space it is found that .E 0 but ) E 3 0 . Which of the following
statements is not true?
(a) The charge density must be zero
(b) A displacement current must exist
(c) The divergence of magnetic field must be zero
(d) A time-varying magnetic field must exist
43. The electric field of an eiectroagnetic wave is given by E E0 3iˆ 4 ˆj cos k
4 x 3 y ct . The directions of the magnetic field B and the poyriting vector P are
4iˆ 3 ˆj 4iˆ 3 ˆj 4iˆ 3 ˆj ˆ 4iˆ 3 ˆj 4iˆ 3 ˆj

(a) kˆ, (b) kˆ, (c) ,k (d) ,
5 5 5 5 5
44. A microwave source of wave length 3 cm is used in a double slit interference
experiment. The distance D from the slits to the detector is 1 m. If the distance d between
the slits increases from 1 mm to 5 cm, then
(a) the fringes being to overlap

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(b) the central maximum becomes more intense

(c) the secondary sources at the slits lose coherence
(d) the separation between the maximum decreases
45. The skin depth of a metal is dependent on the conductivity " of the metal and the
angular frequency / of the incident field. For a metal of conductivity, which of the
following relations is correct ? (Assume that " /1 where is the electrical
permittivity of the medium). [JEST 2015]
(a) d 0 " / / (b) d 0 1/ "/ (c) d 0 "/ (d) d 0 / / "
46. The wavelength of red helium-neon laser in air is 6328Å. What happens to its frequency
in glass that has a refractive index of 1.50 ? [JEST 2015]
(a) Increases by a factor of 3 (b) Decreases by a factor of 1.5
(c) Remains the same (d) Decreases by a factor of 0.5
47. A monochromatic plane wave (wavelength = 600 nm) E0 exp iˆ kz /t is incident
normally on a diffraction grating giving rise to a plane wave E1 exp iˆ k1.r /t in the
1 3
first order of diffraction. Here E1 E2 and k1 k1 xˆ zˆ . The period (in m )
2 2
of the diffraction grating is ______ (upto one decimal place)
48. The electric and magnetic fields of an electromagnetic wave in vacuum are given by
E ˆ 0 sin kz /t and B
iE ˆjB0 sin kz /t respectively. Which of the:following
relatins is correct ?
(a) k 2 E0 /2 B0 (b) /E0 kB0 (c) kE0 /B0 (d) E0 B0 /k
49. The electric field E r , t for cicularly polarized electromagnetic wave propagating along
the positive z direction is : [GATE 2005]
(a) E0 xˆ yˆ exp iˆ kz /t (b) E0 xˆ 1 yˆ exp iˆ kz /t
(c) E0 xˆ 1yˆ exp iˆ kz /t (d) E0 xˆ yˆ exp iˆ kz /t
50. A plane polarized electromagnetic wave in free space at time t 0 is given by

E x, z 10 ˆj exp iˆ 6 x 8 z . The magnetic field B x, z , t is given by :
[GATE 2012]
1 ˆ ˆ
(a) B x, z , t 6 k 8i exp iˆ 6 x 8 z 10ct
c

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1 ˆ ˆ
(b) B x, z , t 6k 8i exp iˆ 6 x 8 z 10ct
c
1 ˆ ˆ
(c) B x, z , t 6k 8i exp iˆ 6 x 8 z ct
c
1 ˆ ˆ
(d) B x, z , t 6 k 8i exp iˆ 6 x 8 z ct
c
51. A plane electromagnetic wave is travelling along the positive z-direction. The maximum
electric field along the x-direction is 10 V/m. The approximate maximum values of the
power per unit area and the magnetic induction B, respectively, are :[NET June 2015]
(a) 3.3 )10 7 watts/m2 and 10 tesla (b) 3.3 )10 7 watts/m2 and 3.3 )10 8 tesla
(c) 0.265 watts/m2 and 10 tesla (d) 0.265 watts/m 2 and 3.3 )10 8 tesla
52. A beam of unpolarized light in a medium with dielectric constant 1 is reflected from a
plane interface formed with another medium of dielectric constant 2 3 1 . The two
media have identical magnetic permeability. If the angle of incidence is 600, then the
reflected light :
(a) is plane polarized perpendicular to the plane of incidence
(b) is plane polarized parallel to the plane of incidence
(c) is circularly polarized
(d) has the same polarization as the incident light
53. The electric arid magnetic fields in the charge free region z > 0 are given by
k1t
E r,t E0e cos k2 x /t ˆj [NETJune2015]
54. At ‘equilibirium’ there can not be any free charge inside a metal. However, if you foreibly
put charge in the interior. Then it takes some time to 'disappear', i.e. move to the surface.
and the dielectric constant

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of the wave is given by :
56. How much force does light from a 2.8 W laser exert when it is totally absorbed by an
light is :
(a) Elliptically polarized (b) Right circularly polarized
(c) Left circularly polarized (d) Linearly polarized
61. The frequency dependent dielectric constant of a material is given by :

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(a) there is negligible absorption of thet wave

(b) the wave propagation is highly, dispersive

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65. The gauge transformations of the scalar and vector potentials that leave the electric and
magnetic field invariant are

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are determined up to a gauge
is an arbitrary
is
73. A constant electric current I in an infinitely long straight wire. is suddenly sw itched on at
t = 0. The vector potential at a perpendicular distance r from the wire is given by
[NET Dec.2011]
74. Consider a solenoid of radius R with n turns per unit length in which a time dependent
[NET Dec. 2011]

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an infinite current carrying wire. The magnetic vector potential at a perpendicular distance
'a' from the wire is given (for time t > a/c) by : [NETJune 2014]
77. Intensity of three different light beams after passing through an analyzer is found to vary
as shown in the following graphs. Identify the option giving the correct states of polarization
of the incident be ... the graphs.

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(a) Graph 1: Linear polarization; Graph 2. Circular polarization, Graph 3. Elliptic

polarization
(b) Graph 1: Circular polarization, Graph 2. Linear polarization, Graph 3. Elliptic
polarizaton
(c) Graph 1: Unpolarized, Graph 2. Circular polarization, Graph 3. Linear polarization
(d) Graph 1: Unpolarized, Graph 2. Elliptic polarization, Graph 3. Curcular polarization
78. Group-I contains x- and y-conponents of the electric field and Group-II contains the
type c...... of light
Graph I Graph II
The correct set of matches is :
, where t is in
seconds and x in metres. The speed of the wave is:
80. The Poynting vector has the dimension of

(a) Energy / Area (b) Power / Area
(c) Energy / (Charge × Volume) (d) Power / (Charge × Volume)
81. A current I flows in a cylindrical wire of length L and radius a, placed in a uniform electric
field, E = VL, parallel to the wire (V is the potential difference between the two ends of
the wire). Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) The Poynting vector is zero for this system

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82. The skin depth of the electromanetic waves in a poor conductor is :
required for the charge density inside the material to decay by 1/e is colsest to :
[NET Dec. 2016]
(d) 10s
85. A beam of plane microwaves of wavelength 12 cm strikes the surface of a dielectric at
45º. If the refractive index of the dielectric is 4/3, what will be the wavelength, in units of
mm, of the microwaves inside the dielectric? [TIFR 2017]
[TIFR 2017]

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1. A quarter-wave plate is placed in between a polarizer and a photo-detector. When the

optic axis of the quarter-wave plate is kept initially parallel to the pass axis of the polarizer
and perpendicular to the direction of light propagation. The intensity o flight passing
(see figure). If the quarter wave
plate is now rotated by 450 about an axis parallel to the light propagation, what would
be the intensityo f the emergent light measured by the photo-detector?
(c) its absorption coefficient and transmission coefficients

(d) its high transmission coeffient

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5. A right circulatory polarized beam is incident on a calcilte half wave plate. The emergent
wave will be
(a) linearly polarized (b) circularly polarized
(c) elliptically polarized (d) unpolarized
6. The diffraction pattern from - a grating with N slits is shown in the figure. The value ofN
is
(a) Also right circularly polarized (b) Left circularly polarized

(c) Unpolarized (d) Plane polarized
11. The instantaneous electric and magnetic fields created at a distance 'r' by a point source
at the origin are given by
[TIFR 2014]
form an orthonormal set.

The time-averaged power radiated by the source is :
taken in the form

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is the position vector. If the electric field has the time dependent form
is a [TIFR 2013]
(a) Lorenz gauge (b) Coulomb gauge
(c) Non-linear gauge (d) Time-varying gauge.
Here, i and r are the angles of incidence and refraction respectively.

14. The condition for the reflected ray to be completely polarized is
is given by
(a) 0.40 (b) 0.20 (c) 0.16 (d) 0.04
16. Can the following scalar and vector potentials describe an electromagnetic field?
[GATE 2007]

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(a) Yes, in the Coulomb gauge (b) Yes, in the Lorentz gauge
(d) No
17. A monochromatic plane wave at oblique incidence undergoes reflection at a dielectric
wave and the normal to the surface respectively, which one of the following expression
is correct? [GATE 2013]
(a) polarization axes of P and Q are perpendicular to each other

(b) polarization axis of R is not parallel to P
(c) polarization axis of R is not parallel to Q
(d) polarization axes of P and Q are parallel to each other
20. Three polarizers P, Q and R are placed parallel to each other with their planes
perpendicular to the z-axis. Q is placed between P and R. Initially the polarizing directions
of P and Q are parallel, but that of R is perpendicular to them. In this arrangement when
polarizer Q is now rotated about the z-axis. As a function of angle of rotation, the
intensity o f light coming out of R is best represented by

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23. Unpolarized light falls from air to a planar air glass interface (refiactive index of glass is
1.5) and the reflected light is observed to be plane polarized. The polarization vector
and the angle of incidence qi are [GATE 2008]
24. A plane electromagnetic wave travelling in vaccum is incident normally on a non magnetic,
non-absorbing medium of refractive index n. The in. cident (Ei), reflected (Er) and
transmitted (Et) electric fields are given as : [GATE 2005]
to :

87
25. A Plane electromagnetic wave of frequency w is incident normally on an air dielectric

interlke. He d ielectrieis linear, isotropic, non-magnetic and its refractive. index is a. The
reflectance (R) and transmittance (T) from the interface are : [GATE 2004]
reflected. Measurements on the standing wave in the region in front o f the interface
show that the ratio of the electric field amplitude at the maxima and the minima is 5. The
ratio of the reflected intensity to the incident intensity is [NET Dec. 2014
(a) 4/9 (b) 2/3 (c) 2/5 (d) 1/5
experienced by the light upon reflection is :
function. Which of the following transformations leave the electric and magnetic fields
(and hence Maxwell’s equations). unchanged? [NET Dec. 2013]

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31. A current I is created by a narrow beam of protons moving in vacuum with constant
the beam at a radial distance r (much larger than the width of the beam) from the axis,
are [NET June 2013]
[NET Dec. 2011]

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38. Which ofthe following is Lorent?Anyarient
quantity from the following. [NET June 2009]
40. Which of the following quintities is lorentz invariant?

90
41. An observer in an initial frama that a point P the electric field vanishes but the magnetic
and the
42. An electron is moving with an acceleration 10 m/s2 whereas a position is moving withan
acceleration 20 m/s2. The ratio of the power radiated by the positron to that of electron
is:
(a) 2 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/4 (d) 4
47. Consider the following three independent cases : [GATE 2005]
of light)
(ii) Particle B of charge +q moves in free space in a circle of radius R with same sp:_•.ed
u as in case (i)
(iii) Particle C having charge —q moves as in case (ii)

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48. The electromagnetic field due toa point charge must be described by Lienard Weichert
potentials when : [GATE 2007]
(a) the point charge is highly accelerated
(b) the electric and magrietic field are not perpendicular
(c) the point charge is moviing with velocity to that of light
(d) the calculation is done for the radiation zone i.e. far away from the charge
49. The electric and magnetic field caused by in accelerated charged particle are found to
and
[NET Dec. 2014]

(a) 16I (b) 8I (c) 4 I (d) 2I
54. In an electromagnetic field, which one of the following remains invariant under Lorentz
transformation? [GATE 2006]
55. The electric (E) and magnetic (13) field amplitudes associated with an electromagnetic
radiation from a point source behave at a distance r from the source as : [GATE 2005]

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where x and y are in

cm. [NET June 2011]
A. The dimensions of the waveguide are

93
(a) a = 3.33 cm, b = 2.50 cm (b) a = 0.40 cm, b = 0.30 cm

(c) a = 0.80cm, b = 0.60 cm (d) a = 1.66 cm, b = 1.25 cm
(a) 6.0 GHz < f < 7.5 GHz (b) 7.5 GHz < f < 9.0 GHz
(c) 7.5 GHz < f < 12.0 GHz (d) 7.5 GHz < f
61. Electromagnetic waves are propagating along a hollow, metallic waveguide whose cross-
section is a scroare of side W. The minimum frequency of the electromagnetic waves is:
[GATE 2003]
65. In a distortionless transmission line the attenuation constant a is frequency independent

while the propagation constant depends linearly on frequency. If R, L, C and G denote
the transmission line parameters, for the distortion, less line -
rotating polaroid can almost block the reflected light by adjusing the angle of the polaroid.
(a) 57º (b) 53º (c) 49º (d) 41º

67. The values of the electric and magnetic fields in a particular reference frame (in Gaussian

94
(a) 5 (b) 9 (c) 0 (d) 1

68. A wavelength has a square cross-section of side 2a . For the TM modes of wavevector
which obeys the equation :
mode is given by
radius a in the xy–plane, around a fixed charge +q, which is at the centre of the orbit at
, is [NET Dec. 2016
(d) 8
72. A screen has two slits, each of width w, with their centres a distance 2w, apart. It is
illuminated by a monochromatic plane wave travelling along the x-axis.[NET Dec. 2016]

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The intensity of the interference pattern, measured on a distant screen, at an angle

n / w tothe x-axis is
(a) zero for n =1,2,3... (b) maximum for n 1, 2, 3...
1 , 3 , 5 ...
(c) maximum for n 2 2 2 (d) zero of n 0 only


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Assignment-1 : COULOMB'S & GAUSS LAW

(a) q / 2 (b) 2q (c) 2q (d) 4q

(a) Possible only if q3 is positive

(b) Possible only if q3 is negative

(c) Possible irrespective of the sign of q3

(b) The force on Q2 is the same in magnitude as that on Q1

(c) The force on Q1 is attractive

(a) There exists only one stable equilibrium point

7. When a particle of charge q is at rest, it produces

8. A charge distribution has the charge density given by Q x x0 x x0 .

For this charge distribution the electric field at 2 x0 ,0, 0

2Qxˆ 2Qxˆ 2Qxˆ 2Qxˆ

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(a) 0 (b) R 2 E (c) 2 R 2 E (d) 4 R 2 E

(a) 4 0 (b) 4 0 (c) 4 0 (d) 4 0

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(a) The electric field at P is independent of q1

(b) The electric flux crossing the closed surface S is independent of q2

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20. A shpere of radius R carries a volume charge density 0 where 0 is a constant

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(a) On the area of the surface (b) On the radial distance r

23. If D 2 y2 z iˆ 4 xyjˆ xkˆ , the total charge enclosed by the cube

24. A segment of a circular wire o f radius R, extending from 0 to 2 , carries a

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(a) 0 (b) 0.32a (c) 0.50a (d) a / 2

29. Consider the plane defined by x, y, z 10m . If it carries a charge of 20 nC m 2 ,

" " " " "

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" " " " " "

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39. The electric field in different regions are [GATE 2008]

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The charge density on the sphere at 30$ is :

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45. If E1 xyiˆ 2 yzjˆ 3xzkˆ and E2 y 2iˆ 2 xy z 2 ˆj 2 yzkˆ then

(a) Both are impossible electrostatic fields [JEST 2013]

(c) Only E1 El is a possible electrostatic field

(d) Only E2 is a possible electrostatic field.

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2. A conducting sphere of radius R is placed in uniform electric field E0 directed along +

3. The field F yziˆ zxjˆ xykˆ may represent

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(Vabove (Vbelow " (Vabove (Vbelow "

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(a) Q 4q / 9 and R 2r1 r2 / 3

(b) Q 4q / 5 and R r1 2r2 / 3

(c) Q 4q / 25 and R 16r1 r2 / 17

(d) Q 9q / 4 and R r1 2r2 / 3

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is zero is given by V x, y 4e 2 x f x 3 y 2 . Given that the x-component of

(a) 3 x 2 4e 2 x 8 x (b) 3 x 2 4e 2 x 16 x [NET June 2011]

V r, , f r cos , then the functional form of f r in the following a and b are

0#0 0#0 0#0 2 0#0

19. If the electrostatic potential were given by 0 x2 y2 z 2 , where 0 is

20. Equipotential surfaces corresponding to a particular charge distribution are given by

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21. Solving Poisson’s equation 2

(b) We can add solutions of Laplace’s equation to both #1 x and #2 x