CAPACITANCE

EXERCISE–: Previous Year Questions

1. If the equivalent capacitance between points P and Q (c) capacitance and potential difference
of the combination of the capacitors shown in figure (d) energy stored and potential difference
below is 30 F , the capacitor C is 5. A dielectric of dielectric constant K is introduced such
[J&K CET 2011] that half of its area of a capacitor of capacitance C is
occupied by it. The new capacity is
[CBSE AIPMT 2011]
C
(a) 2C (b)
2
(1 + K ) C
(c) (d) 2C (1 + K )
2
6. A parallel plate capacitor has a uniform electric field
(a) 60F (b) 30F E in the space between the plates. If the distance
between the plates is d and area of each plate is A, the
(c) 10F (d) energy stored in the capacitor is[CBSE AIPMT 2012]
2. 5F
In the given network, the value of C, so that an 1 E 2 Ad
equivalent capacitance between points A and B is (a) 0 E 2 (b)
2 0
3F , is [KCET 2011]
1
(c)  0 E 2 Ad (d) 0 EAd
2
7. Two identical capacitors each of capacitance 5μFare
charged to potentials 2 kV and 1 kV, respectively.
Their negative ends are connected together. When the
positive ends are also connected together, the loss of
energy of the system is [AFMC, KCET 2012]
(a) 160 J (b) zero
(c) 5 J (d) 1.25 J
8. An uncharged capacitor with a solid dielectric is
connected to a similar air capacitor charged to a
potential of V0 . If the common potential after sharing
1
(a) F (b) 31 F of charges becomes V, then the dielectric constant of
2 5 the solid dielectric must be
(c) 48 F (d) 36 F [UP CPMT, VMMC 2012]
3. How many 1F capacitors must be connected in V0 V
(a) (b)
parallel to store a charge of 1 C with a potential of 110 V V0
V across the capacitors? [DUMET 2011]
( V0 + V ) V0 − V
(a) 990 (b) 900 (c) (d)
V V
(c) 9090 (d) 909
9. Effective capacitance between A and B in the figure
4. A parallel plate capacitor is connected to a 5 V battery
shown below is (all capacitances are in  F )
and charged. The battery is then disconnected and a
glass slab is introduced between the plates. Then, the [Manipal 2012]
quantities that decreases are [KCET 2011]
(a) charge and potential difference
(b) charge and capacitance
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R1R 2
(c) 4 0 (d) 40 R1
( 2 − R1 )
R

15. Two capacitors of 10 pF and 20 pF are connected to

200 V and 100 V sources, respectively. If they are
connected by the wire, then what is the common
potential of the capacitors? [KCET 2014]
(a) 133.3 V (b) 150 V
3 14
(a) F (b) F (c) 300 V (d) 400 V
14 3 16. A capacitor C1 is charged by a potential difference V0
(c) 21F (d) 23F as shown in the figure. This charging battery is then
10. A capacitor of capacitance C has charge Q and stored removed and the capacitor is connected to an
energy is W. If the charge is increased to 2Q, the uncharged capacitor C2. What is the final potential
stored energy will be [UP CPMT 2013] difference V across the combination? [AIPMT 2014]

W W
(a) (b)
4 2
(c) 2W (d) 4W
11. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor with air as
medium are separated by a distance of 8 mm. A
medium of dielectric constant 2 and thickness 4 mm
(a) V0
( C1 − C2 ) (b) V0
C1
having the same area is introduced between the plates. C1 ( C1 − C2 )
For the capacitance to remain the same, the distance
between the plates is [Manipal 2013] (c) V0
C1
(d) V0
( C1 + C2 )
(a) 8 mm (b) 6 mm
( C1 + C2 ) C1

(c) 4 mm (d) 10 mm 17. A parallel plate air capacitor of capacitance C is

connected to a cell of emf V and then disconnected
12. The capacity of an isolated conducting sphere of
from it. A dielectric slab of dielectric constant K,
radius R is proportional to [KCET, RPMT 2013]
which can just fill the air gap of the capacitor is now
2 1 inserted in it. Which of the following is incorrect?
(a) R (b)
R2 [AIPMT 2015]
1 (a) The potential difference between the plates
(c) (d) R decreases K times
R
(b) The energy stored in the capacitor decreases K
13. A capacitor of 20F charged to 500 V is connected
times
in parallel with another capacitor of 10F charged
1
(c) The change in energy stored is CV (1/ K − 1)
2
to 200 V. The common potential will be
2
[CBSE AIPMT 2013]
(d) The charge on the capacity is not conserved
(a) 400 V (b) 300 V
18. A capacitor is charged by a battery. The battery is
(c) 200 V (d) 100 V removed and another identical uncharged capacitor is
14. The capacitance of two concentric spherical shells of connected in parallel. The total electrostatic energy of
radii R1 and R2 (R2 > R1) is [EAMCET 2014] resulting system. [NEET 2017]

(a) 40R2 (b) 4 0

( R 2 − R1 ) (a) remains the same
R1R 2 (b) increases by a factor of 2
(c) increases by a factor of 4
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(d) decreases by a factor of 2 24. A parallel plate capacitor is charged. If the plates are
19. The electrostatic force between the metal plates of an pulled apart [NEET 2019]
isolated parallel plate capacitor C having a charge Q (a) the capacitance increases
and area A, is [NEET 2018] (b) the potential difference increases
(a) proportional to the square root of the distance (c) the total charge increases
between the plates
(d) the charge and potential difference remains the
(b) Linearly proportional to the distance between the same
plates
25. Van de Graaff generator is used to
(c) Independent of the distance between the plates [JIPMER 2019]
(d) Inversely proportional to the distance between the (a) create a high potential of range of few million volts
plates
(b) create a low potential of range of few million volts
20. Find the capacitance as shown in the figure.
(c) to decelerate particle like protons, deuterons, etc.
[JIPMER 2018]
(d) it cannot be used to study collision experiments in
physics
26. Dimensions of capacitance are. [NEET 2019]
(a) M–1L–2A2T4 (b) ML2A–2T–4
(c) MLA–1T4 (d) M–1L–1A2T2

2KA0 27. A spherical conductor of radius 10 cm has a charge

(a) 2KA0 / ( K + 1) d (b) −7
of 3.2 10 C distributed uniformly, what is the
d
magnitude of electric field at a point 15 cm from the
(c) ( K + 1) A0 / 2d (d) 2KA 0
centre of the sphere ? [NEET 2020]
(K 2
+ 1) d
 1 
21. The electrostatic force between the metal plates of an  = 9 109 Nm 2 / C2 
 4  0 
isolated parallel plate capacitor C having a charge Q
(a) 1.28  10 N / C (b) 1.28  10 N / C
4 5
and area A is [NEET 2018]
(a) proportional to square root of the distance between
(c) 1.28  10 N / C (d) 1.28  10 N / C
6 7

the plates
28. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with air as
(b) inversely proportional to the distance between the
dielectric is C. If a slab of dielectric constant K and of
plates
the same thickness as the separation between the plates
(c) independent of the distance between the plates
1
(d) inversely proportional to the distance between the is introduced so as to fill th of the capacitor (shown
4
plates in figure), then the new capacitance is [NEET 2020]
22. If a capacitor having capacitance 2F and plate
separation of 0.5 cm will have area [JIPMER 2018]
(a) 1130 cm2 (b) 1130 km2
(c) 1130 m2 (d) None of these
23. In a parallel plate capacitor, the capacity increases, if
[NEET 2019]
(a) area of the plate is decreased C C
(a) ( K + 2 ) (b) ( K + 3)
(b) distance between the plates increases 4 4
(c) area of the plate is increased C
(c) ( K + 1) (d) None of these
(d) dielectric constant decrease 4
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29. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with air as

medium is 6 F. With the introduction of a dielectric
medium, the capacitance becomes 30 F. The
permittivity of the medium is [NEET 2020]
−12 −1 −2
(0 = 8.85×10 2
C N m )

(a) 0.44×10−10 C2 N−1m−2

(b) 5.00 C2 N−1 m−2
(c) 0.44×10−13 C2 N−1m−2
(d) 1.77×10−12 C2 N−1 m−2

30. A parallel plate capacitor has a uniform electric field E

in the space between the plates. If the distance between
the plates is d and area of each plate is A, the energy
stored in the capacitor is [NEET 2021]
1 E 2 Ad
(a) 0 E 2 (b)
2 0

1
(c)  0 E 2 Ad (d) 0 EAd
2
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EXERCISE – 2: Previous Year Questions

1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (d)

5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (d)
9. (b) 10. (d) 11. (d) 12. (d)
13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (a) 16. (c)
17. (d) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (a)
21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (b)
25. (a) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (c)
29. (a) 30. (c)