1. The capacity of a parallel plate condenser is 5μF .

When a glass plate is placed between the plates of the

conductor, its potential becomes 1/8 th of the original value. The value of dielectric constant will be

(a) 1.6 (b) 5

(c) 8* (d) 40
2. A capacitor is charged by using a battery which is then disconnected. A dielectric slab is then slipped between the
plates, which results in

(a) Reduction of charge on the plates and increase of potential difference across the plates
(b) Increase in the potential difference across the plate, reduction in stored energy, but no change in the charge on
the plates
(c) Decrease in the potential difference across the plates, reduction in the stored energy, but no change in the charge
on the plates
(d) None of the above
3. The energy of a charged capacitor is given by the expression ( q = charge on the conductor and C = its capacity)

q2 q2
(a) 2C * (b) C
q
(c) 2qC (d) 2 C2
4. The capacity of a condenser is 4×10−6 farad and its potential is 100 volts . The energy released on
discharging it fully will be
(a) 0.02 Joule * (b) 0 . 04Joule
(c) 0.025 Joule (d) 0.05 Joule
5. The insulated spheres of radii
R
1 and 2 R
having charges
Q1 and Q2 respectively are connected to each
other. There is
(a) No change in the energy of the system
(b) An increase in the energy of the system
(c) Always a decrease in the energy of the system
(d) A decrease in the energy of the system unless
Q1 R2 =Q2 R1

6. A parallel plate condenser has a capacitance 50μF in air and 110 μF when immersed in an oil. The dielectric
constant ' k ' of the oil is
(a) 0.45 (b) 0.55
(c) 1.10 (d) 2.20
7. Separation between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is d and the area of each plate is A . When a slab of
material of dielectric constant k and thickness t(t <d ) is introduced between the plates, its capacitance
becomes

ε0 A ε0 A

(a)
( 1k )
d+ t 1−
(b)
d+ t 1+( 1k )
ε0 A ε0 A

(c)
d−t 1−( 1)
k * (d)
d−t 1+
k( 1)
8. The capacity of parallel plate condenser depends on

(a) The type of metal used

(b) The thickness of plates
(c) The potential applied across the plates
(d) The separation between the plates
9. The energy of a charged capacitor resides in
(a) The electric field only
(b) The magnetic field only
(c) Both the electric and magnetic field
(d) Neither in electric nor magnetic field
10. No current flows between two charged bodies connected together when they have the same

Q
(a) Capacitance or V ratio (b)Charge
Q
(c) Resistance (d)Potential or C ratio
11. The capacity of a parallel plate condenser is C . Its capacity when the separation between the plates is halved will
be

(a) 4C (b) 2C
C C
(c) 2 (d) 4
12. Eight small drops, each of radius r and having same charge q are combined to form a big drop. The ratio
between the potentials of the bigger drop and the smaller drop is

(a) 8 : 1 (b) 4 : 1
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 8
13. 1000 small water drops each of radius r and charge q coalesce together to form one spherical drop. The potential
of the big drop is larger than that of the smaller drop by a factor of

(a) 1000 (b) 100

(c) 10 (d) 1
14. A parallel plate condenser is immersed in an oil of dielectric constant 2. The field between the plates is
(a) Increased proportional to 2
1
(b) Decreased proportional to 2 *

(c) Increased proportional to √2

15. A capacitor of capacity C has charge Q and stored energy is W . If the charge is increased to 2Q , the
stored energy will be
(a) 2W (b) W /2
(c) 4W * (d) W /4
16. Between the plates of a parallel plate condenser, a plate of thickness
t1 and dielectric constant k 1 is placed. In
the rest of the space, there is another plate of thickness
t2 and dielectric constant
k 2 . The potential difference
across the condenser will be
Q t1 t2 ε0 Q t 1 t 2

(a)
( +
Aε 0 k 1 k 2 ) (b)
(
A k1 k2
+
)
Q k1 k2
(c)
( +
Aε 0 t 1 t 2 ) (d)
ε0 Q
(k t +k t )
A 1 1 22

17. The distance between the plates of a parallel plate condenser is 4 mm and potential difference is 60 volts . If
the distance between the plates is increased to 12 mm , then
(a) The potential difference of the condenser will become 180 volts
(b) The P.D. will become 20 volts
(c) The P.D. will remain unchanged
 (d) The charge on condenser will reduce to one third
18. The two metallic plates of radius r are placed at a distance d apart and its capacity is C . If a plate of radius
r /2 and thickness d of dielectric constant 6 is placed between the plates of the condenser, then its capacity
will be
(a) 7 C /2 (b) 3 C/7
(c) 7 C /3 (d) 9 C /4
19. The distance between the plates of a parallel plate condenser is 8 mm and P.D. 120 volts . If a 6mm thick
slab of dielectric constant 6 is introduced between its plates, then
(a) The charge on the condenser will be doubled
(b) The charge on the condenser will be reduced to half
(c) The P.D. across the condenser will be 320 volts
(d) The P.D. across the condenser will be 45 volts
20. In a parallel plate condenser, the radius of each circular plate is 12 cm and the distance between the plates is
5 mm . There is a glass slab of 3 mm thick and of radius 12 cm with dielectric constant 6 between its
plates. The capacity of the condenser will be
(a) 144×10 F
−9
(b) 40 pF
(c) 160 pF * (d) 1.44 μF
21. The true statement is, on increasing the distance between the plates of a parallel plate condenser
(a) The electric intensity between the plates will decrease
(b) The electric intensity between the plates will increase
(c) The electric intensity between the plates will remain unchanged
(d) The P.D. between the plates will decrease
22. There is an air filled 1 pF parallel plate capacitor. When the plate separation is doubled and the space is filled with
wax, the capacitance increases to 2 pF . The dielectric constant of wax is
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 8
1
(d) Decreased proportional to √2
23. A 12 pF capacitor is connected to a 50V battery. How much electrostatic energy is stored in the capacitor

(a) 1.5×10−8 J (b) 2.5×10−7 J

(c) 3.5×10−5 J 4.5×10−2 J
(d)

24. The capacity of a parallel plate condenser is 15μ F , when the distance between its plates is 6 cm. If the distance
between the plates is reduced to 2 cm, then the capacity of this parallel plate condenser will be

(a) 15μ F (b) 30μ F

(c) 45 μ F (d) 60μ F

25. In a capacitor of capacitance 20μ F , the distance between the plates is 2mm. If a dielectric slab of width 1mm and
dielectric constant 2 is inserted between the plates, then the new capacitance is

(a) 2μ F (b) 15.5 μ F

(c) 26.6 μ F (d) 32μ F
26. A metallic sheet is inserted between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor. The capacitance of the capacitor

(a) Increases
(b) Is independent of the position of the sheet
(c) Is maximum when the metal sheet in the middle
(d) Is maximum when the metal sheet touches one of the capacitor plates
27. The capacity of a parallel plate capacitor with no dielectric substance but with a separation of 0.4 cm is 2μ F . The
separation is reduced to half and it is filled with a dielectric substance of value 2.8. The final capacity of the capacitor
is

(a) 11.2 μF (b) 15.6 μF

(c) 19.2 μF (d) 22.4 μF
28. Two insulated metallic spheres of 3μF and 5μF capacitances are charged to 300 V and 500V respectively.
The energy loss, when they are connected by a wire is

(a) 0.012 J (b) 0.0218 J

(c) 0.0375 J (d) 3.75 J

29. A spherical drop of capacitance 1 F is broken into eight drops of equal radius. Then, the capacitance of each small
drop is ......
1
μF
(a) 8 (b) 8 μF
1 1
μF μF
(c) 2 (d) 4
30. An air filled parallel plate capacitor has capacity C. If distance between plates is doubled and it is immersed in a
liquid then capacity becomes twice. Dielectric constant of the liquid is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
31. On increasing the plate separation of a charged condenser, the energy
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
(c) Remains unchanged (d) Becomes zero
32. The energy stored in a condenser is in the form of

(a) Kinetic energy (b) Potential energy

(c) Elastic energy (d) Magnetic energy

Grouping of Capaicitor

1. A parallel plate capacitor with air as medium between the plates has a capacitance of 10μF . The area of capacitor
is divided into two equal halves and filled with two media as shown in the figure having dielectric constant
k 1 =2

and
k 2 =4 . The capacitance of the system will now be

(a) 10μF
(b) 20μF
30μF
k1

(c)
(d) 40 μF
k2

2. Three capacitors are connected to D.C . source of 100 volts shown in the adjoining figure. If the charge

accumulated on plates of
C1 , C 2 and C3 are
q a , q b , q c ,qd .qe and q f respectively, then

100 2F 3F 4F
q b +q d +q f = C
(a) 9
a c e
(b)
q b +q d +q f =0 b d f

100
Volts
 (c)
q a +q c +q e=50 C

(d)
q b =qd =q f
3. n identical condensers are joined in parallel and are charged to potential V . Now they are separated and joined
in series. Then the total energy and potential difference of the combination will be
(a) Energy and potential difference remain same
(b) Energy remains same and potential difference is nV
(c) Energy increases n times and potential difference is nV
(d) Energy increases n times and potential difference remains same
4. Three capacitors each of capacitance 1μF are connected in parallel. To this combination, a fourth capacitor of
capacitance 1μF is connected in series. The resultant capacitance of the system is
(a) 4 μF (b) 2μF
4 3
μF μF
(c) 3 (d) 4
5. Five capacitors of 10μF capacity each are connected to a d.c. potential of 100 volts as shown in the adjoining
figure. The equivalent capacitance between the points A and B will be equal to
10F
(a) 40 μF 10F

A B
(b) 20μF 10F

(c) 30μF 10F 10F

(d) 10μF * 100

Volt

6. Three capacitors of capacitances 3μF , 9 μF and 18μF are connected once in series and another time in
Cs

parallel. The ratio of equivalent capacitance in the two cases

( )
Cp
will be
(a) 1 : 15 (b) 15 : 1
(c) 1 : 1 (d) 1 : 3

7. Four condensers each of capacity 4 μF are connected as shown in figure.

V P −V Q=15 volts . The energy
stored in the system is 4F

(a) 2400 ergs

4F 4F
(b) 1800 ergs * P Q
4F
(c) 3600 ergs
(d) 5400 ergs
8. Two capacitors each of 1μF capacitance are connected in parallel and are then charged by 200 volts d.c.
supply. The total energy of their charges (in joules) is

(a) 0.01 (b) 0.02

(c) 0.04 (d) 0.06
9. In an adjoining figure are shown three capacitors
C1 , C 2 and
C3 joined to a battery. The correct condition
will be (Symbols have their usual meanings)

V 2 C2 Q
V1 C Q 2
1
1

V3 Q
C3
(a)
Q1 =Q 2=Q3 and
V 1 =V 2=V 3=V 3
+ –
V
 (b)
Q1 =Q 2 +Q 3 and V =V 1 +V 2 +V 3

(c)
Q1 =Q 2 +Q 3 and V =V 1 +V 2

(d)
Q =Q
2 3 and
V =V
2 3
10. In the circuit diagram shown in the adjoining figure, the resultant capacitance between P and Q is
12F

(a) 47 μF P

(b) 3μF * 2F 3F

(c) 60μF
Q
(d) 10μF 20F

11. Two condensers of capacity 0.3 μF and 0.6 μF respectively are connected in series. The combination is
connected across a potential of 6 volts . The ratio of energies stored by the condensers will be

1
(a) 2 (b) 2
1
(c) 4 (d) 4
12. The capacitor of capacitance 4 μF and 6 μF 500 volts is
are connected in series. A potential difference of
applied to the outer plates of the two capacitor system. The potential difference across the plates of capacitor of 4 μF
capacitance is
(a) 500 volts (b) 300 volts
(c) 200 volts (d) 250 volts
13. Two capacitances of capacity
C1 and C2 are connected in series and potential difference V is applied
across it. Then the potential difference across
C1 will be
C2 C 1 +C 2
V V
(a) C1 (b) C1
C2 C1
V V
(c) C 1 +C 2 (d) C 1 +C 2

14. Three capacitances of capacity 10μF , 5μF and 5μF are connected in parallel. The total capacity will be

(a) 10μF (b) 5μF

(c) 20μF (d) None of the above
15. Three capacitors of capacity
C1 , C 2 C 3 are connected in series. Their total capacity will be

(a)
C1 +C2 + C3 (b) 1/(C 1 +C 2 +C3 )

(c) (C−1 −1 −1 −1
1 +C2 +C 3 ) (d) None of these
16. Two capacitors of equal capacity are first connected in parallel and then in series. The ratio of the total capacities in
the two cases will be
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2
(c) 4 : 1 (d) 1 : 4
17. Two capacitors connected in parallel having the capacities
C1 and C2 are given 'q' charge, which is
distributed among them. The ratio of the charge on
C1 and
C2 will be

C1 C2
(a) C2 (b) C1
 1
(c)
C1 C 2 (d)
C1C2

18. Two capacitors of capacities 1 and

C 2 C
are charged to voltages
V1 and
V2 respectively. There will be
no exchange of energy in connecting them in parallel, if
(a)
C1 =C 2 (b)
C1 V 1 =C 2 V 2
C1 C2
=
(c)
V 1 =V 2 (d) V1 V 2

19. If three capacitors each of capacity 1μF are connected in such a way that the resultant capacity is 1.5 μF , then

(a) All the three are connected in series

(b) All the three are connected in parallel
(c) Two of them are in parallel and connected in series to the third
(d) Two of them are in series and then connected in parallel to the third
20. A capacitor of capacity
C1 is charged to the potential of V o . On disconnecting with the battery, it is connected

with a capacitor of capacity

C2 as shown in the adjoining figure. The ratio of energies before and after the
connection of switch S will be
(a) (C1 +C2 )/C1
S
(b) C1 /(C 1 +C2 )
C1V0 C2
(c)
C1 C 2

(d)
C1 /C2

21. Four capacitors of each of capacity 3μF are connected as shown in the adjoining figure. The ratio of equivalent
capacitance between A and B and between A and C will be A B

(a) 4 : 3
(b) 3 : 4
(c) 2 : 3
(d) 3 : 2 C

22. The capacities of two conductors are

C1 and C2 and their respective potentials are
V 1 and V 2 . If they are
connected by a thin wire, then the loss of energy will be given by

C 1 C 2 (V 1 +V 2 ) C 1 C 2 (V 1 −V 2 )
(a) 2(C1 +C 2 ) (b) 2(C1 +C2 )
2
C 1 C 2 (V 1 −V 2 ) (C1 +C2 )(V 1 −V 2 )
(c) 2(C 1 +C 2 ) (d) C1 C 2

23. A parallel plate condenser is filled with two dielectrics as shown. Area of each plate is A metre 2 and the

separation is t metre . The dielectric constants are

k1 and
k2 respectively. Its capacitance in farad will be

ε0 A
(k 1 +k 2 )
(a) t
ε 0 A k 1 +k 2
.
(b) t 2
k1

2ε0 A
(k 1+k 2 )
(c) t
k2
 ε 0 A k 1 −k 2
.
(d) t 2
24. Three condensers each of capacitance 2F are put in series. The resultant capacitance is

3
F
(a) 6F (b) 2
2
F
(c) 3 (d) 5F

25. Two condensers of capacities 1μF and 2μF are connected in series and the system is charged to 120 volts .

Then the P.D. on 1μF capacitor (in volts) will be

(a) 40 (b) 60
(c) 80 (d) 120

26. Four condensers are joined as shown in the adjoining figure. The capacity of each is 8 μF . The equivalent capacity
between the points A and B will be

(a) 32μF
(b) 2μF

3F
A
(c) 8 μF

3F 3F

3F 3F
2F
B
(d) 16 μF
A B

3F

3F
The resultant capacitance between and in the following figure is equal to

2F
27.

1μF

B
(a) *

(b) 3μF
(c) 2μF
(d) 1.5 μfF

A B is 1F. Then value of C

4F

28. In the following circuit, the resultant capacitance between and is

32
μF
12F

11
6F

(a)
11
2F

μF
(b) 32
1F

23
μF
32
2F
8F
C

(c)
32
μF
A

(d) 23 *

29. Two dielectric slabs of constant 1 and

K2 K
have been filled in between the plates of a capacitor as shown
below. What will be the capacitance of the capacitor

2ε0 A
(K 1 +K 2 )
(a) 2
2 ε 0 A K 1+ K 2

(b)
2 (
K 1×K 2 )
2 ε 0 A K 1×K 2
( )
k2

k1

2 K 1+ K 2
(c)
d
 2 ε 0 A K 1×K 2

(d)
d (
K 1+ K 2 )
30. What is the equivalent capacitance between A and B in the given figure (all are in farad)
13
F
(a) 18 8 4

48
F
(b) 13 A B
1 12 4 16
F
(c) 31
240
F
(d) 71
31. A condenser having a capacity of 6 F is charged to 100 V and is then joined to an uncharged condenser of 14 μF
and then removed. The ratio of the charges on 6F and 14F and the potential of 6F will be
6 14
(a) 14 and 50 volt (b) 6 and 30 volt
6 14
(c) 14 and 30 volt (d) 6 and 0 volt

32. 0.2 F capacitor is charged to 600 V

by a battery. On removing the battery, it is connected with another parallel
plate condenser of 1F. The potential decreases to

(a) 100 volts (b) 120 volts

(c) 300 volts (d) 600 volts
33. In the circuit shown in the figure, the potential difference across the 4.5 F capacitor is
3F

8 4.5F
volts
(a) 3 6F

(b) 4 volts
(c) 6 volts 12
V
(d) 8 volts

34. Minimum number of capacitors of 2μF capacitance each required to obtain a capacitor of 5μF will be
(a) Three (b) Four
(c) Five (d) Six
35. A condenser of capacitance 10μF has been charged to 100 volts . It is now connected to another uncharged
condenser in parallel. The common potential becomes 40 volts . The capacitance of another condenser is

(a) 15μF (b) 5μF

(c) 10μF (d) 16.6 μF
36. A capacitor 4 μF charged to 50 V is connected to another capacitor of 2μF charged to 100 V with plates
−2
of like charges connected together. The total energy before and after connection in multiples of (10 J ) is
(a) 1.5 and 1.33 (b) 1.33 and 1.5
(c) 3.0 and 2.67 (d) 2.67 and 3.0

37. Four capacitors are connected as shown in the equivalent capacitance between the points P and Q is

(a) 4 μF 1F

1F 1F

P Q
1F
 1
μF
(b) 4
3
μF
(c) 4
4
μF
(d) 3
38. The total capacity of the system of capacitors shown in the adjoining figure between the points A and B is

2F
(a) 1μF
A
(b) 2μF 1F
1F 2F
(c) 3μF
(d) 4 μF B
2F
39. The equivalent capacitance between A and B in the figure is 1μF . Then the value of capacitance C is

(a) 1.4 μF A
C
(b) 2.5 μF 2.5F 1F
(c) 3.5 μF
(d) 1.2μF B
40. The resultant capacitance of given circuit is

(a) 3C P
2C
(b) 2C 2C

(c) C 2C
C
C
C C
(d) 3
Q

41. A capacitor of 20μF is charged to 500 volts and connected in parallel with another capacitor of 10μF
and charged to 200 volts . The common potential is

(a) 200 volts (b) 300 volts

(c) 400 volts (d) 500 volts
42. What is the effective capacitance between A and B in the following figure

(a) 1μ F
(b) 2μ F
2F
(c) 1.5 μ F 2F

(d) 2.5 μ F
1F
A
43. A potential difference of 300 volts is applied to aBcombination of 2.0F and 8.0F capacitors connected in series. The
charge on the 2.0F capacitor is
−4 −4
(a) 2. 4×10 C (b) 4 .8×10 C
−4 −4
(c) 7.2×10 C (d) 9 . 6×10 C
44. Equivalent capacitance between A and B is 4F 4F

(a) 8μF
4F
(b) 6μF
A B
4F 4F
 (c) 26 μ F
(d) 10/3 μ F
45. Two capacitors of 10 μF and 20 μ F are connected in series with a 30V battery. The charge on the capacitors
will be, respectively
(a) 100 μC , 200 μC (b) 200 μC , 100 μC
(c) 100 μC , 100 μC (d) 200 , 200 μC μC
46. In the figure a capacitor is filled with dielectrics. The resultant capacitance is
A/2 A/2

d/2 K1
K3 d

2ε0 A 1 1 1 ε0 A 1 1 1
(a)
d [ + +
k1 k2 k3 ] (b)
d [ + +
k1 k2 k3 ]
2ε0 A
d
[ k 1+ k 2 +k 3 ]
(c) (d) None of these
47. Three capacitors of capacitance 3μ F , 10μ F and 15μ F are connected in series to a voltage source of 100V.
The charge on 15μ F is

(a) 50 μ C (b) 100 μ C

(c) 200 μ C (d) 280 μ C
48. Consider a parallel plate capacitor of 10μ F
(micro-farad) with air filled in the gap between the plates. Now one
half of the space between the plates is filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant 4, as shown in the figure. The
capacity of the capacitor changes to
(a) 25 μ F
(b) 20 μ F
(c) 40 μ F
(d) 5μF
49. The combination of capacitors with 1 C =3 μ F , C 2=4 μ F and
C3 =2 μ F is charged by connecting AB to a
K=4

battery. Consider the following statements

I. Energy stored in
C
1 = Energy stored in 2 + Energy stored in 3 C C
II. Charge on C1 = Charge on C2 + Charge on C3
III. Potential drop across C1 = Potential drop across C2 = Potential drop across C3 C3
Which of these is/are correct
C1
(a) I and II
(b) II only A B
C2
(c) I and III
(d) III only

50. Two capacitors

C1 =2 μ F and
C2 = 6 μ F in series, are connected in parallel to a third capacitor
C3= 4 μ F . This arrangement is then connected to a battery of e.m.f. = 2 V, as shown in the figure. How much
energy is lost by the battery in charging the capacitors

(a) 22×10−6 J C1 C2

(b) 11×10−6 J

(c)
(323 )×10 −6
J
C3
+ –

2V
 (d)
(163 )×10 −6
J

51. A 20F capacitor is charged to 5V and isolated. It is then connected in parallel with an uncharged 30F capacitor. The
decrease in the energy of the system will be
(a) 25 J (b) 200 J
52. In the circuit as shown in the figure the effective capacitance between A and B is
4F
(a) 3μF A

(b) 2μF
4F 2F 2F
(c) 4μF 4F

(d) 8μF
B
53. Four equal capacitors, each of capacity C, are arranged as shown. The effective capacitance between A and B is

5
C C
(a) 8
C
3
C C
(b) 5 A B

5
C C
(c) 3
(d) C
54. In the figure shown, the effective capacitance between the points A and B, if each has capacitance C, is

(a) 2C C
B
C
(b) 5
C
C C
(c) 5C
C C

(d) 2 A
(c) 125 J (d) 150 J