Class 12 - Physics

PHYSICS MCQ QUESTIONS

Maximum Marks: 50 Time Allowed: 3 hours
Section A
1. Two equal negative charges -q are fixed at points (0, a) and (0, -a). A positive charge Q is released from rest 1
at the point (2a, 0) on the x-axis. The charge Q will:
a) Move to origin and remain at rest b) Execute oscillation but not SHM
c) Execute SHM about the origin d) Move to infinity
2. Hollow spherical conductor with a charge if 500 C is acted upon by a force 562.5 N. What is E at its surface? 1
a) Zero b) 4.5 × 10
−4
NC
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c) 1.125NC-1 d) 2.25 × 10 N C −1
3. Four point charges qA = 2μ A, qB = 2μ C, qC = -5μ C, qD = -5μ C are located at the corners of a square ABCD of 1
side 10 cm. Force on a charge of 1μC placed at the centre of the square is
a) 0 N b) 3.6 N
c) 1.8 N d) 4.5 N
4. A point charge Q is placed at the mid point of a line joining two charges, 4q and q. If the net force on 1
charge q is zero, then Q must be equal to:
a) + q b) -2q
c) -q d) + 4q
5. A point charge causes an electric flux of −1.0 × 10
3
Nm /C
2
to pass through a spherical Gaussian surface 1
of 10.0 cm radius centred on the charge.
a. If the radius of the Gaussian surface were doubled, how much flux would pass through the surface?
b. What is the value of the point charge?
3 3
a) −10 2
Nm /C, −8. 8nC b) 10 2
Nm /C, −7. 8nC
3 3
c) 10 2
Nm /C, −8. 8nC d) −10 2
Nm /C, −6. 8nC

6. Consider a uniform electric field E

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= 3 × 10 N/C . 1
a. What is the flux of this field through a square of 10 cm on a side whose plane is parallel to the yz plane?
b. What is the flux through the same square if the normal to its plane makes a 60∘ angle with the x-axis?

a) 30Nm2 /C, 15Nm2 /C b) 20Nm2 /C, 15Nm2 /C

c) 40Nm /C, 15Nm /C
2 2
d) 40Nm2 /C, 25Nm2 /C
7. A particle of mass m and charge q is released from rest in a uniform electric field E. The kinetic energy 1
attained by the particle after moving a distance x is
a) q 2 Ex b) qEx2
c) qEx d) q E2 x
8. A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 2.4 m diameter has a surface charge density of 80.0μC/m2 . 1
a. Find the charge on the sphere.
b. What is the total electric flux leaving the surface of the sphere?

a) 1. 25 × 10−3 C, 1. 2 × 108 Nm2 /C b) 1. 55 × 10−3 C, 1. 6 × 108 Nm2 /C

c) 1. 45 × 10−3 C, 1. 6 × 108 Nm2 /C d) 1. 35 × 10−3 C, 1. 6 × 108 Nm2 /C
9. A long string of charge λ per unit length passes through an imaginary cube of edge a. The maximum flux 1
of the electric field will be
aλ – aλ
a) ϵ0
b) √3 ϵ0

– 2
a λ – aλ
2

c) √3
ϵ0
d) √2
ϵ0

10. Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude e are placed inside a cube. The total electric flux coming out of the 1
cube will be

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a)
16e
b) ϵo
ϵo

c) Zero d)
8e

ϵo

11. A pendulum bob of mass m carrying a charge q is at rest with its string making an angle θ with the vertical 1
in a uniform horizontal electric field E. The tension in the string is

a)
qE
b) mg
cosθ
mg

c)
qE
d)
sinθ
sinθ

placed at points A, B and C, respectively, as shown in the 1

q q 2q
12. Consider a system of three charges , and −
3 3 3

figure. Take O to be the centre of the circle of radius R and angle CAB = 60∘

q
a) The electric field at point O is 2
b) The magnitude of the force between the
4πϵ0 R 2
q
directed along the negative x-axis charges at C and B is 2
54πϵ0 R
q
c) The potential energy of the system is zero d) The potential at point O is
12πϵ0 R

13. A disk of radius a/4 having a uniformly distributed charge 6C is placed in the x-y plane with its centre at 1
(−a/2, 0, 0). A rod of length a carrying a uniformly distributed charge 8C is placed on the x-axis from x = a/4
to x = 5a/4. Two point charges −7C and 3C are placed at (a/4, −a/4, 0) and (−3a/4, 3a/4, 0), respectively.
Consider a cubical surface formed by six surfaces.x = ± a/2, y = ± a/2, z = ± a/2 The electric flux
through this cubical surface is

12C 2C
a) ϵ0
b) − ϵ0

10C 2C
c) ϵ0
d) ϵ0

14. A half ring of radius R has a charge of λ per unit length. The field at the center is 1
kλ kλ
a) 2 b)
R R

c) zero d)
nλ

15. Gravitational force is the smallest between 1

a) earth and the moon b) earth and the sun
c) two pens weighing 100gms at a distance d) two books of weight 1kg each at a
of 0.4 m distance of 1 m
16. In the network shown in the figure, C1 = 6 μF and C = 9 μF . The equivalent capacitance between points P 1
and Q is

a) 12 μF b) 3 μF

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 c) 9 μF d) 6 μF
17. A variable capacitor and an electroscope are connected in parallel to a battery. The reading of the 1
electroscope would be decreased by
a) Decreasing the battery potential b) Increasing the area of overlapping of the
plates
c) Decreasing the distance between the d) Placing a dielectric between the plates
plates
18. The action of the dielectric to increase the capacitance is due to 1
a) neutralization of charges b) electric polarization
c) movement of charges to the sides of d) dipole orienting parallel to the plates.
dielectric
19. If the charge on a capacitor is increased by 2 coulomb, the energy stored in it increases by 21%. The 1
original charge on the capacitor (in coulomb) is
a) 30 b) 20
c) 40 d) 10
20. A parallel plate capacitor of capacity 100 μF is charged by a battery of 50 volts. The battery remains 1
connected and if the plates of the capacitor are brought closer so that the distance between them becomes
half the original distance, the additional energy given by the battery to the capacitor in joules is:
a) 1. 25 × 10−3 b) 0.125 × 10−3
c) 12. 5 × 10 −3
d) 125 × 10−3
21. Equal charges q each are placed at the vertices A and B of an equilateral triangle ABC of side a. The 1
magnitude of electric intensity at the centre is:
√2q
a)
4πε
2
0 b) 3q

2
4π∈0 a
2q √3q
c) 2 d) 2
4πε0 a 4πε0 a

22. Dielectric polarization is the phenomenon 1

a) In which atomic dipoles are aligned at an b) In which atomic dipoles are aligned
acute angle to the direction of the electric perpendicular to the direction of electric
field field
c) In which atomic dipoles are aligned in d) In which atomic dipoles are aligned
the direction of electric field opposite to the direction of electric field
23. A parallel combination of 0.1 MΩ resistor and a 10 μF capacitor is connected across a 1.5 V source of 1
negligible resistance. The time (in seconds) required for the capacitor to get charged up to 0.75 V is
approximately
a) log10 2 b) loge 2
c) ∞ d) zero
24. Four capacitors, each of capacitance 50 μF are connected as shown in the figure. If the voltmeter reads 1
100 V, the charge on each capacitor is

a) 0.5 C b) 2 × 10−3 C
c) 5 × 10−3 C d) 0.2 C
25. A 2μF capacitor C1 is charged to a voltage 100 V and a 4 μF capacitor C2 is charged to a voltage 50 V. The 1
capacitors are then connected in parallel. What is the loss of energy due to parallel connection?
a) 1. 7 × 10−2 J b) 0.17×10−2 J

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 c) 1.7 J d) 1.7×10−4 J
26. To make a condenser of 16μF , 1000 volts, how many condensers are needed which have written on them 1
“8μF ,, 250 volts”?
a) 8.0 b) 32.0
c) 40.0 d) 2.0
27. A semi-circular arc of radius 'a' is charged uniformly and the charge per unit lengths isλ. The electric field 1
at the centre is:
λ λ
a) 2
b)
2πε0 a 4πε0 a

λ 2

c) d)
λ
2πε0 a 2πε0 a

28. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A has a charge Q. The force on each plate of the capacitor is 1
b) zero
2
2q
a)
ϵo A
2 2
q q
c) d)
ϵo A 2 ϵo A

29. Potential energy of two equal +ve charges 1μ C each held 1 m apart in air is: 1
a) 9 × 10−3 eV b) 9 × 10−3 J
c) zero d) 1 J
30. A parallel plate capacitor is charged and the charging battery is then disconnected. If the plates of the 1
capacitor are moved farther apart by means of insulating handles
a) the electrostatic energy stored in the b) the capacitance increases
capacitor increases.
c) the voltage across the plates decreases d) the charge on the capacitor increases
31. Potentiometer is 1
a) basically a short piece of non-uniform b) basically a long piece of uniform wire
wire
c) basically a loop of uniform wire d) basically a pair of uniform wires
32. If 2% of the main current is to be passed through the galvanometer of resistance G, the resistance of shunt 1
required is
a) 50G b)
G

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c)
G
d) 49G
50

33. In a meter bridge experiment a balance point is obtained at a distance of 60 cm from the left end when 1
unknown resistance R is in a left gap and 8 ohms resistor is connected in the right gap. When the position
of R and 8 ohm resistor is interchanged the balance point will be at distance of _________
a) 40 cm b) 30 cm
c) 60 cm d) 50 cm
34. The equivalent resistance of two resistances P and Q which are in series is 1
PQ P×P
a) b)
P+Q
(P+Q)

c)
Q×Q
d) P + Q
(P+Q)

35. In a Wheatstone’s bridge, P = 9 ohms, Q = 11 ohms, R = 4 ohms and S = 6 ohms. How much resistance must 1
be put in parallel to the resistance S to balance the wheatstone bridge?
a) 24 ohms b) 18.7 ohms
c) 26.4 ohms d) (
44
) ohms
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36. According to Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule 1

a) At any junction of circuit elements, sum b) At any junction of circuit elements, the
of some of the currents entering the sum of currents entering and leaving the
junction may be positive or negative. junction must be positive.
c) At any junction of circuit elements, the d) At any junction of circuit elements, the
sum of currents entering the junction must sum of currents entering and leaving the
equal the sum of currents leaving it. junction must be negative.

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37. A Wheatstone bridge is balanced for four resistors R1, R2, R3 and R4 with a Lech lanche cell between A and 1
C and a galvanometer between B and D. The positions of the cell and the galvanometer are interchanged.
The balance will ______________
a) Change and can be obtained by changing b) decrease by about 9%
R1
c) Change and can be obtained by changing d) Not change
R4
38. The wire of the potentiometer has resistance 4 ohms and length 1 m. It is connected to a cell of e.m.f. 2 1
volts and internal resistance 1 ohm, if a cell of e.m.f. 1.2 volt is balanced by it, the balancing length will be
a) 60 cm b) 50 cm
c) 90 cm d) 75 cm
39. If the length of the filament of a heater is reduced by 10% the power of the heater will ____________ 1
a) increase by about 19% b) increase by about 11%
c) increase by about 9% d) decrease by about 9%
40. The equivalent emf of two sources of voltages E1 and E2 which are in series with cathode of one connected 1
to anode of the other is
a) E1 + E2 b)
E2 × E2

(E1 +E2 )

E1 × E1 E1 E2
c) d)
(E1 +E2 ) (E1 +E2 )

41. For the given circuit , with cell e m f = 10 V and internal resistance = 1Ω , which of the following is correct? 1

a) The current through the 3 − Ω resistor is b) The current through the 3 Ω resistor is 1
0.5 A. A.
c) The current through the 4 − Ω resistor is d) The current through the 4 − Ω resistor is
0.5 A. 0.25 A.
42. In the circuit shown below, the cell is ideal, with emf = 2 V. The resistance of the coil of the galvanometer G 1
is 1Ω

a) 0.2 A current flows in G. b) Potential difference cross C2 is 1.2 V.

c) Potential difference across C1 is 1 V. d) No current flows in G.
43. Power is represented by- 1
a) newton b) Watt
c) newton sec d) joule
44. If the number of turns, area and current through a coil is given by n, A and I respectively, then its magnetic 1
moment will be:
−
−
a) nI /√A b) nIA

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 c) n2IA d) nIA2
45. A milliammeter of range 10 mA and resistance 9 ohms is joined in a circuit as shown. The device gives full- 1
scale deflection for current I when A and B are used as its terminals, i.e., current enters at A and leaves at
B (C is left isolated). The value of total current I is

a) 100 mA b) 1.1 A
c) 1 A d) 900 mA
46. A long solenoid with 80 turns of wire per centimeter carries a current of 0.15 A. The wire that makes up 1
the solenoid is wrapped around a solid core of silicon steel Km = 5200 (The wire of the solenoid is jacketed
with an insulator so that none of the current flows into the core.) the magnetization inside the core is
a) 6.24MA/m b) 5.84MA/m
c) 6.48MA/m d) 6.04MA/m
47. A closely wound solenoid of 800 turns and area of cross section 2. 5 × 10−4 m2 carries a current of 3.0 A.It 1
is free to turn about the vertical direction and a uniform horizontal magnetic field of 0.25 T is
applied.Magnitude of torque on the solenoid when its axis makes an angle of 30° with the direction of
applied field
a) 0.075J b) 0.080J
c) 0.085J d) 0.070J
48. A closely wound solenoid of 800 turns and area of cross section 2. 5 × 10−4 m2 carries a current of 3.0 A. 1
What is its associated magnetic moment?
a) 0.4 J/T b) 0.8 J/T
c) 0.6 J/T d) 0.5 J/T
49. A toroidal solenoid with 500 turns is wound on a ring with a mean radius of 2.90 cm. Find the current in 1
the winding that is required to set up a magnetic field of 0.350 T in the ring if the ring is made of silicon
steel of relative permeability,μr = 5200
a) 19.5mA b) 21.5mA
c) 23.5mA d) 22.5mA
50. A bar magnet of magnetic moment 1.5 J/T lies parallel to the direction of a uniform magnetic field of 0.22 T. 1
What is the torque acting on it?
a) -0.3J b) 0.0J
c) 0.3J d) 0.23J

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