Multiple Choice Questions with One Correct Choice

Q 1. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5 cm is charged such that the potential on its surface to 10 V. The
potential at the centre of the sphere is
(a) zero (b) 10 V
(c) the same as that at a point 5 cm away from the surface
(d) the same as that at a point 25 cm away from the surface
Q 2. Two equal negative charges - q are fixed at points (0, a) and (0, - a) on the y-axis, A positive
charge Q is released from rest at a point (2a, 0) on the x-axis. The charge Q will
(a) execute simple harmonic motion about the origin
(b) move to the origin and remain at rest there
(c) move to infinity
(d) execute oscillatory but not simple harmonic motion.
Q 3. Four capacitors, each of capacitance 50 PF are connected as shown in Fig. If the voltmeter reads
100 V, the charge on each capacitor is
(a) 2 × 10-3 C (b) 5 × 10-3C (c) 0.2 C (d) 0.5 C

Q 4. Three point charges 4q, Q and q are placed in a straight line of length l at points distant 0,l/2 and l
respectively. The net force on charge q is zero. The value of Q is
1
(a) -q (b) -2q (c)  q (d) 4q
2
Q 5. Two positive point charges of 12 and 8 microcoulornbs respectively are placed 10 cm apart in air.
The work done to bring them 4 cm closer is
(a) zero (b) 3.8 J (c) 4.8 J (d) 5.8 J
Q 6. The work done is carrying a charge q once round a circle of radius r with a charge Q at the centre
is
qQ qQ 1 qQ § 1 ·
(a) (b) (c) ¨ ¸ (d) zero
4SH0 r 4SH0 Sr 4SH0 © 2Sr ¹
Q 7. A capacitor of capacitance C = 2 PF is connected as shown in Fig. If the internal resistance of the
ceil is 0.5 O, the charge on the capacitor plates is
(a) zero (b) 2 PC (c) 4 PC (d) 6 PC
Q 8. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q. The system of the three
charges will be in equilibrium if q is equal to
Q Q Q Q
(a)  (b)  (c)  (d) 
2 4 2 4
Q 9. The electric potential V (in volt) varies with x (in metre) according to the relation F = 5 + 4x2
The force experienced by a negative charge of 2 × 10-6 C located at x = 0.5 m is
(a) 2 × 10-6N (b) 4 × 10-6 N (c) 6 × 10-6 N (d) 8 × 10-6N
Q 10. Two parallel plate capacitors of capacitances C and 2C are connected in parallel and charged to a
potential difference V by a battery. The battery is then disconnected and the space between the
plates of capacitor C is completely filled with a material of dielectric constant K. The potential
difference across the capacitors now becomes
V 2V 3V 3V
(a) (b) (c) (d)
K 1 K2 K2 K3
Q 11. The force of attraction between the plates of air filled parallel plate capacitor having charge Q and
area of each plate A is given by
2Q 2 Q2 Q2 Q2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
H0 A H0 A 2H 0 A 4H 0 A
Q 12. In the network shown in Fig., C1 = 6 PF and C = 9 PF. The equivalent capacitance between points
P and Q is

(a) 3 PF (b) 6 PF (c) 9 PF (d) 12 PF

Q 13. Three capacitors, each of capacitance C = 3 PF, are connected as shown in Fig. The equivalent
capacitance between points P and S is
(a) 1 PF (b) 3 PF (c) 6 PF (d) 9 PF
Q 14. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 100 pF is to be constructed by using paper sheets of 1.0
mm thickness as dielectric. If the dielectric constant of paper is 4.0, the number of circular metal
foils of diameter 2.0 cm each required for this purpose is
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 40
Q 15. One thousand spherical water droplets, each of radius r and each carrying a charge q. coalesce to
form a single spherical drop. If v is the electrical potential of each droplet and V that of the bigger
drop, then
V 1 V 1 V V
(a) (b) (c) 100 (d) 1000
v 1000 v 100 v v
Q 16. A parallel plate air filled capacitor shown in Fig.
(a) has a capacitance of 2 PF. When it is half filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant k = 3 as
shown in Fig. (b), its capacitance becomes

1
(a) PF (b) 1PF (c) 3 PF (d) 9 PF
3
Q 17. A parallel plate air filled capacitor shown in Fig.
(a) has a capacitance of 2 PF. When it is half filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant k = 3 as
shown in Fig. (b), its capacitance becomes
(a) 4PF (b) 4PF (c) 1.5PF (d) 0.5PF

Q 18. Three point charges + q, - q and + q are placed at the vertices P, Q and R of an equilateral triangle
1 q2
as shown in Fig. If F = , where r is the side of the triangle, the force on charge at P due to
4SH0 r 2
charges at Q and R is
(a) F along positive x-direction (b) F along negative x-direction
(c) 2 F along positive x-direction (d) 2 F along negative x-direction.
Q 19. In Q. 18, the force on charge at Q due to charges at P and R is
(a) 2 F along positive x-direction. (b) 3 F along negative x-direction.
(c) 2 F along 30° with the x-direction. (d) 3 F along 30° with the x-direction.
Q 20. Two small identical balls P and Q, each of mass 3 /10 gram, carry identical charges and are sus-
pended by threads of equal lengths. At equilibrium, they position themselves as shown in Fig.
1
What is the charge on each ball. Given = 9 × 109 Nm2C-2 and take g = 10 ms-2.
4SH 0
(a) 10-3C (b) 10-5C (c) 10-7C (d) 10-9C

Q 21. Two point charges q1 = 2 PC and q2 = 1 PC are placed at distances b = 1 cm and a = 2 cm from the
origin on the y and x axes as shown in Fig. The electric field vector at point P (a, b) will subtend
an angle T with the x-axis given by
(a) tan T = 1 (b) tan T=2 (c) tan T = 3 (d) tan T = 4

Q 22. An electric dipole placed with its axis in the direction of a uniform electric field experiences
(a) a force but no torque (b) a torque but no force
(c) a force as well as a torque (d) neither a force nor a torque
Q 23. An electric dipole placed with its axis inclined at an angle to the direction of a uniform electric
field experiences
(a) a force but no torque (b) a torque but no force
(c) a force as well as a torque (d) neither a force nor a torque
Q 24. An electric dipole placed in a non-uniform electric field experiences
(a) a force but no torque (b) a torque but no force
(c) a force as well as a torque (d) neither a force nor a torque.
Q 25. Four point charges + q, + q,- q and - q are placed respectively at the comers A,B,C and D of a
square of side a. The electric potential at the centre O of the square is
1 q 1 2q 1 4q
(a) . (b) . (c) . (d) zero
4SH0 a 4SH0 a 4SH0 a
Q 26. A cube of side b has a charge q at each of its vertices. What is the electric potential at the centre of
the cube?
4q 3q 2q
(a) (b) (c) (d) zero
3SH0 b SH 0 b SH 0 b
Q 27. In Q. 26, the Electric field at the centre of the cube is
4q 3q 2q
(a) (b) (c) (d) zero
3SH0 b 2 SH0 b 2 SH0 b 2
Q 28. Two point charges - q and + q are located at points (0, 0, - a) and (0, 0, a) respectively. What is the
electric potential at point (0, 0, z)?
qa q 2qa 2qa
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4SH0 z 2 4SH 0 a 4SH0 (z 2  a 2 ) 4SH0 (z 2  a 2 )
Q 29. In Q. 28, how much work is done in moving a small test charge q0 from point (5,0, 0) to a point (-
7, 0, 0) along the x-axis?
5 q 0q 7 q 0q 1 qq
(a) u (b) u (c) u 0 (d) zero
7 4SH0a 5 4SH0a 12 4SH0a
Q 30. A neutral hydrogen molecule has two protons and two electrons. If one of the electrons is removed
we get a hydrogen molecular ion (H2+). In the ground state of H2+ the two protons are separated by
roughly 1.5 Å and the electron is roughly 1 Å from each proton. What is the potential energy of
the system?
(a) -38.4 eV (b) - 19.2 eV (c) -9.6 eV (d) zero
Q 31. In a hydrogen atom, the electron and the proton are bound together at a separation of about 0.53 Å.
If the zero of potential energy is taken in an infinite separation of the electron from the proton, the
potential energy of the electron-proton system is
(a) - 54.4 eV (b) - 27.2 eV (c) -13.6 eV (d) zero
Q 32. In Q. 31, what is the minimum work required to free the electron from the proton if the kinetic
energy of the electron in its orbit is half the potential energy of the electron-proton system?
 (a) 2.2 × 10-12 J (b) 2.2 × 10-14J (c) 2.2 × 10-16 J (d) 2.2 × 10-18 J
Q 33. In Q. 31, what will be the potential energy of the electron-proton system if the zero of potential en-
ergy is taken at a separation of 1.06 Å?
(a) zero (b) -13.6 eV (c) -21.2 eV (d) -54.4eV
Q 34. What is the answer to Q. 32 if the zero of potential energy is taken at a separation of 1.06 Å?
(a) zero (b) 1.1 × 10-14 J (c) 1.1 × 10-16 J (d) 1.1 × 10-18J
Q 35. What is the equivalent capacitance between A and D of the network shown in Fig. ?
200
(a) 200 pF (b) 100 pF (c) pF (d) 50 pF
3

Q 36. Figure shows a network of capacitors where the numbers indicate capacitances in microfarad.
What must be the value of capacitance C if the equivalent capacitance between points A and B is
to be 1 P F?
31 32 33 34
(a) PF (b) PF (c) PF (d) PF
23 23 23 23

Q 37. A 2 PF capacitor C1 is charged to a voltage 100 V and a 4 PF capacitor C2 is charged to a voltage

50 V. The capacitors are then connected in parallel. What is the loss of energy due to parallel
connection?
(a) 1.7 J (b) 1.7 × 10-1 J (c) 1.7 × 10-2 J (d) 1.7 × 10 -3 J
Q 38. A positive charge (+ q) is located at the centre of a circle as shown in Fig. W1 is the work done in
taking a unit positive charge from A to B and W2 is the work done in taking the same charge from
A to C. Then
(a) W1 > W2 (b) W1 < W2 (c) W1 = W2 (d) W1 = W2 = 0
Q 39. Two concentric spheres of radii r1 and r2 carry charges q1 and q2 respectively. If the surface charge
density (V) is the same for both spheres, the electric potential at the common centre will be
V r1 V r2 V V
(a) . (b) . (c) (r1  r2 ) (d) (r1  r2 )
H 0 r2 H 0 r1 H0 H0
Q 40. The magnitude of the electric field on the surface of a sphere of radius r having a uniform surface
charge density V is
V V V V
(a) (b) (c) (d)
H0 2H 0 H0 r 2H 0 r
Q 41. The electric field due to an extremely short dipole at a distance r from it is proportional to
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
r r r r
Q 42. The electric potential due to an extremely short di pole at a distance r from it is proportional to
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
r r r r
Q 43. A soap bubble of radius r is charged to a potential V. If the radius is increased to n r, the potential
on the bubble will become
V V
(a) nV (b) n2V (c) (d) 2
n n
Q 44. If n drops, each of capacitance C, coalesce to form a single big drop, the capacitance of the big
drop will be
(a) n3C (b) nC (c) n1/2C (d) n1/3C
Q 45. If n drops, each charged to a potential V, coalesce to form a single drop, the potential of the big
drop will be
V V
(a) 2/3
(b) 1/ 3 (c) Vn1/3 (d) Vn2/3
n n
Q 46. If n drops, each of capacitance C and charged to a potential V, coalesce to form a big drop, the
ratio of the energy stored in the big drop to that in each small drop will be
(a) n : 1 (b) n4/3 : 1 (c) n5/3 : 1 (d) n2 : 1
Q 47. A parallel plate capacitor is made by stacking 10 identical metallic plates equally spaced from one
another and having the same dielectric between plates. The alternate plates are then connected. If
the capacitor formed by two neighbouring plates has a capacitance C, the total capacitance of the
combination will be
C C
(a) (b) (c) 9C (d) 10 C
10 9
Q 48. Figure shows four capacitors connected to an 8 V power supply. What is the potential difference
across each 1PF capacitor?
(a) 1 V (b) 2 V (c) 3 V (d) 4 V
Q 49. Figure shows three capacitors connected to a 6 V power supply. What is the charge on the 2 PF
capacitor?

(a) 1PC (b) 2PC (c) 3PC (d) 4PC

Q 50. Figure shows five capacitors connected across a 12 V power supply. What is the charge on the
2PF capacitor?

(a) 6PC (b) 8PC (c) 10 PC (d) 12 PC

Q 51. Six charges, each equal to + q, are placed at the corners of a regular hexagon of side a. The electric
potential at the point where the diagonals of the hexagon intersect will be given by
1 q 1 6q 1 3q
(a) zero (b) . (c) . (d) .
4SH0 a 4SH0 a 4SH0 2a
Q 52. In Q. 51, the electric field at the point of intersection of diagonals is
1 q 1 6q 1 3q
(a) zero (b) . (c) . (d) . 2
4SH0 a 2 4SH0 a 2 4SH0 2a
Q 53. A parallel plate capacitor with air as dielectric is charged to a potential V. It is then connected to
an uncharged parallel plate capacitor filled with wax of dielectric constant k. The common
potential of both capacitors is
V
(a) V (b) kV (c) (1 + K)V (d)
(1  k)
Q 54. A capacitor of capacitance C is fully charged by a 200 V supply. It is then discharged through a
small coil of resistance wire embedded in a thermally insulated block of specific heat 2.5 × 102
Jkg-1 K-1 and of mass 0.1 kg. If the temperature of the block rises by 0.4 K, what is the value of C
?
(a) 500 PF (b) 400 PF (c) 300 PF (d) 200 PF
Q 55. A charge having magnitude Q is divided into two parts q and (Q - q) which are held a certain
distance r apart. The force of repulsion between the two parts will be maximum if the ratio q/Q is
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 4 5
Q 56. A charge Q is given to a hollow metallic sphere of radius R. The electric potential at the surface of
the sphere is
1 Q 1 Q
(a) zero (b) . (c) . (d) 4SH0 Q/R
4SH0 R 4SH0 R 2
Q 57. In Q. 56, the potential at a distance r from the centre of the sphere where r < R is
1 Q 1 Q 4SH0 Q
(a) zero (b) . (c) . (d)
4SH0 (R  r) 4SH0 R  r (R  r)
Q 58. The electric potential V at any point (x, y, z) in space is given by V = 4x2 volt where x, y and z are
all in metre. The electric field at the point (1 m, 0, 2 m) in Vm-1 is
(a) 8 along negative x-axis (b) 8 along positive x-axis
(c) 16 along negative x-axis (d) 16 along positive x-axis
Q 59. A charge Q is situated at the centre of a cube. The electric flux through one of the faces of the
cube is
Q Q Q Q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
H0 2H 0 4H 0 6H 0
Q 60. Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude q are placed inside a cube. The total electric flux through
the cube will be
8q 16q q
(a) (b) (c) (d) zero
H0 H0 H0
Q 61. The magnitude of the electric field in the annular region of a charged cylindrical capacitor
(a) is the same throughout
(b) is higher near the outer cylinder than near the inner cylinder
(c) varies as 1lr where r is the distance from the axis
(d) varies as 1/r2 where r is the distance from the axis.
Q 62. An identical capacitors are joined in parallel and the combination is charged to voltage V. The
total energy stored is U. The capacitors are now disconnected and joined in series. The total
energy stored in the series combination will be
U
(a) (b) U (c) nU (d) n2U
n
Q 63. Two spheres of radii r and R carry charges q and Q respectively. When they are connected by a
wire, there will be no loss of energy of the system if
(a) qr = QR (b) qR = Qr (c) qr2 = QR2 (d) qR2 = Qr2
Q 64. Two equal point charges of 1 PC each are located at points (i + j + k) m and (2i + 3j - k) m. What
is the magnitude of electrostatic force between them?
(a) 10-3N (b) 10-6N (c) 10-9N (d) 10-12N
Q 65. Two point charges q and 4q are held at a separation r. The electric field due to them is zero at a
distance
r r
(a) form charge 4q (b) from charge 4q
3 3
2r 2r
(c) from charge 4q (d) from charge 4q
3 3
Q 66. The introduction of a metal plate between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor increases its
capacitance by 4.5 times. If d is the separation of the two plates of the capacitor, the thickness of
the metal plate introduced is
d 5d 7d
(a) (b) (c) (d) d
3 9 9
Q 67. If the potential difference between the plates of a capacitor is increased by 20%, the energy stored
in the capacitor increases by exactly
(a) 20% (b) 22% (c) 40% (d) 44%
Q 68. If the potential difference between the plates of a capacitor is increased by 0.1%, the energy stored
in the capacitor increases by very nearly
(a) 0.1% (b) 0.11% (c) 0.144% (d) 0.2%
Q 69. Three capacitors connected in series have an effective capacitance of 2 PF. If one of the capacitors
is removed, the effective capacitance becomes 3 PF. The capacitance of the capacitor that is
removed is
3 2
(a) 1PF PF
(b) (c) PF (d) 6 PF
2 3
Q 70. The effective capacitance of two capacitors of capacitances C1 and C2 (with C2 > C1) connected in
25
parallel is times the effective capacitance when they are connected in series. The ratio C2/C1 is
6
3 4 5 25
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 3 6
Q 71. Three equal point charges q are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle. Another charge Q
is placed at the centroid of the triangle. The system of charges will be in equilibrium if Q equals
q q q q
(a) (b) - (c) (d) -
3 3 3 3
Q 72. A metallic sphere A of radius a carries a charge Q. It is brought in contact with an uncharged
sphere B of radius b. The charge on sphere A now will be
aQ bQ bQ aQ
(a) (b) (c) (d)
b a ab ab
Q 73. A solid conducting sphere having a charge Q is surrounded by an uncharged concentric
conducting hollow spherical shell. The potential difference between the surface of the solid sphere
and the outer surface of the hollow shall is V. If the shell is now given a charge of- 3Q, the new
potential difference between the same two surfaces is
(a) V (b) 2V (c) 4V (d) -2V
Q 74. Two identical thin rings, each of radius R are coaxially placed at a distance R apart. If Q1 and Q2
are the charges uniformly spread on the two rings, the work done in moving a charge q from the
centre of one ring to the centre of the other is
q
(a) zero (b) (Q1  Q2 )( 2  1)
4SH0 2R

q 2 ( 2  1)q(Q1  Q2 )
(c) (Q1  Q2 ) (d)
4SH0 R 2 4SH0 R
Q 75. An electron of mass me, initially at rest, moves through a certain distance in a uniform electric
field in time t1. A proton of mass mp,, also initially at rest, takes time t2 to move through an equal
distance in this uniform electric field. Neglecting the effect of gravity, the ratio t2/t1 is nearly equal
to
1/ 2 1/ 2
§m · §m ·
(a) 1 (b) ¨ p ¸ (c) ¨ e ¸¸ (d) 1836
¨m
© me ¹ © p ¹
Q 76. A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. In Fig., which path will the lines of
force follow?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

Q 77. A charge + q is fixed at each of the points x = x0, x = 3x0, x = 5x0 ... upto infinity and a charge - q
is fixed at each of the points x = 2x0, x = 4x0, x = 6x0 ... upto infinity. Here x0 is a positive
constant. The potential at the origin of this system of charges is
q q ln(2)
(a) zero (b) (c) infinity (d)
4SH0 x 0 In(2) 4SH0 x 0
Q 78. Three charges Q, + q and + q are placed at the vertices of a right-angled isosceles triangle as
shown in Fig. The net electrostatic energy of the configuration is zero if Q is equal to
 q 2q
(a) (b) (c) -2q (d) +q
1 2 2 2

Q 79. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C is connected to a battery and is charged to a potential
difference V. Another capacitor of capacitance 2C is similarly charged to a potential difference 2
V. The charging battery is then disconnected and the capacitors are connected in parallel to each
other in such a way that the positive terminal of one is connected to the negative terminal of the
other. The final energy of the configuration is
3 25 9
(a) zero (b) CV 2 (c) CV 2 (d) CV 2
2 6 2
Q 80. A dielectric slab of thickness d is inserted in a parallel plate capacitor whose negative plate is at x
= 0 and positive plate is at x = 3d. The slab is equidistant from the plates. The capacitor is given
some charge. As x goes from 0 to 3d,
(a) the magnitude of the electric field remains the same
(b) the direction of the electric field changes continuously
(c) the electric potential increases continuously
(d) the electric potential increases at first, then decreases and again increases.
Q 81. Two identical metal plates are given positive charges Q1 and Q2 (< Q1) respectively. If they are
brought close together to form a parallel plate capacitor with capacitance C. the potential
difference between them is
Q1  Q2 Q  Q2 Q  Q2 Q  Q2
(a) (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) 1
2C C C 2C
Q 82. For the circuit shown in Fig. which of the following statements is true?

(a) With S1 closed, V1 = 15 V, V2 = 20 V (b) With S3 closed, V1 = V2 = 25 V

(c) With S1 and S2 closed V1 = V2 = 0 (d) With S1 and S3 closed V1 = 30 V and V2 = 20 V
Q 83. A parallel plate capacitor of area A, plate separation d and capacitance C is filled with three
different dielectric materials having dielectric constant K1, K2 and K3 as shown in Fig. If a single
dielectric material is to be used to have the same capacitance C in this capacitor, then its dielectric
constant K is given by
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(a)   (b) 
K K1 K 2 2K 3 K K1  K 2 2K 3
K1K 2
(c) K  2K 3 (d) K K1  K 2  K3
K1  K 2

'L
Q 84. A quantity X is given by H0 L where H0 is the permittivity of free space, L is a length, 'V is a
't
potential difference and 't is a time interval. The dimensional formula for X is the same as that of
(a) resistance (b) charge (c) voltage (d) current
Q 85. Consider the situation shown in Fig. The capacitor A has a charge q on it whereas B is uncharged.
The charge appearing on the capacitor B a long time after the switch is closed is

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

Q 86. A uniform electric field pointing in positive x-direction exists in a region. Let A be the origin, B
be the point on the x-axis at x = + 1 cm and C be the point on the y-axis at y = + 1 cm. Then the
potentials at the points A, B and C satisfy:
(a) VA < VB (b) VA > VB (c) VA < VC (d) VA > VC
Q 87. Two equal point charges are fixed at x = - a and x = + a on the x-axis. Another point charge Q is
placed at the origin. The change in the electrical potential energy of Q, when it is displaced by a
small distance x along the x-axis, is approximately proportional to
(a) x (b) x2 (c) x3 (d) 1/x
3 -1
Q 88. There is a uniform electric field of strength 10 Vm along the y-axis. A body of mass 1 g and
charge 10-6 C is projected into the field from the origin along the positive x-axis with a velocity of
10 ms-1. Its speed (in ms-1) after 10 second will be (neglect gravitation)
(a) 10 (b) 5 2 (c) 10 2 (d) 20
Q 89. Two identical charges are placed at the two corners of an equilateral triangle. The potential energy
of the system is U. The work done in bringing an identical charge from infinity to the third vertex
is
(a) U (b) 2 U (c) 3U (d) 4 U
Q 90. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 5 PF and plate separation 6 cm is connected to a 1 V
battery and charged. A dielectric of dielectric constant 4 and thickness 4 cm is introduced between
the plates of the capacitor. The additional charge that flows into the capacitor from the battery is
(a) 2 PC (b) 3 PC (c) 5 PC (d) 10 PC
Q 91. A capacitor of capacitance 4 PF is charged to 80 V and another capacitor of capacitance 6 PF is
charged to 30 V. When they are connected together, the energy lost by the 4 PF capacitor is
(a) 7.8 mJ (b) 4.6 mJ (c) 3.2 mJ (d) 2.5 mJ
Q 92. The magnitude of electric field at a distance x from a charge q is E. An identical charge is placed
at a distance 2x from it. Then the magnitude of the force it experiences is
qE qE
(a) qE (b) 2qE (c) (d)
2 4
-1
Q 93. The flux of electric field E = 200 i NC through a cube of side 10 cm, oriented so that its faces are
parallel to the co-ordinate axes is
(a) zero (b) 2NC-1 m2 (c) 6NC-1m2 (d) 12NC-1m2
Q 94. Figure shows a spherical Gaussian surface and a charge distribution. When calculating the flux of
electric field through the Gaussian surface, the electric field will be due to

(a) +q3 alone (b) + q1 and + q3 (c) + q1 + q3 and -q2 (d) +q1 and -q2
Q 95. Three infinite long plane sheets carrying uniform charge densities
V1 = -V, V2 = +2V and V3 = +3V
are placed parallel to the x-z plane at y = a, y = 3a and y = 4a as shown in Fig. The electric field at
point P is

2V 3V 3V
(a) zero (b)  j (c)  j (d)  j
H0 H0 H0
Q 96. A metallic spherical shell of radius R has a charge - Q distributed uniformly on it. A point charge
+ Q is placed at the center of the shell. Which graph shown in Fig. represents the variation of
electric field E with distance r from the centre of the shell?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
Q 97. A metallic sphere of radius R is charged to a potential V, The magnitude of the electric field at a
distance r (> R) from the center of the sphere is
V Vr VR
(a) (b) (c) (d) zero
r R r
Q 98. Two point charges q1 = 1 PC and q2 = 2 PC are placed at points A and B 6 cm apart as shown in
Fig. A third charge Q = 5 PC is moved from C to D along the arc of a circle of radius 8 cm as
shown. The change in the potential energy of the system is

(a) 3.0 J (b) 3.6 J (c) 5.0 J (d) 7.2 J

Q 99. A partical of mass m and charge + q is midway between two fixed charged particles, each having a
charge + q and at a distance 2L apart. The middle charge is displaced slightly along the line
joining the fixed charges and released. The time period of oscillation is proportional to.
(a) L1/2 (b) L (c) L3/2 (d) L2
Q 100. The potential difference between points A and B in the circuit shown in Fig. is
(a) 6 V (b) 2 V (c) 10 V (d) 14 V
Q 101. An electric field of 200 Vm-1 exists in the region between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of
plate separation 5 cm. The potential difference between the plates when a slab of dielectric
constant 4 and thickness 1 cm is inserted between the plates is
(a) 7.5 V (b) 8.5 V (c) 9.0 V (d) 10 V
Q 102. A parallel plate capacitor is maintained at a certain potential difference. When a dielectric slab of
thickness 3 mm is introduced between the plates, the plate separation had to be increased by 2 mm
in order to maintain the same potential difference between the plates. The dielectric constant of the
slab is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
Q 103. A capacitor of capacitance C1 is charged by connecting it to a battery. The battery is now removed
and this capacitor is connected to a second uncharged capacitor of capacitance C2. If the charge
distributes equally on the two capacitors, the ratio of the total energy stored in the capacitors after
connection to the total energy stored in them before connection is
1 1 1
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
2 2 3
Q 104. Four metal plates numbered 1,2,3 and 4 are arranged as shown is Fig. The area of each plate is A
and the separation between adjacent plates is d. The capacitance of the arrangement is
H0 A 2H 0 A 3H 0 A 4H 0 A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
d d d d

Q 105. Four metal plates numbered 1,2,3 and 4 are arranged as shown in Fig. The area of each plate is A
and the separation between the plates is d. The capacitance of the arrangement is
H0 A 2H 0 A 3H 0 A 4H 0 A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
d d d d
Q 106. The equivalent capacitance between points A and B in the network shown in Fig. is (C1 = 2 PF
and C2 = 3PF)
(a) 1 PF (b) 2 PF (c) 3 PF (d) 4 PF

Q 107. A capacitor of capacitance C1 = C is charged to a voltage V. It is then connected in parallel with a

series combination of two uncharged capacitors of capacitances C2 = C and C3 = C. The charge
that will flow through the connecting wires is
CV 2CV
(a) (b) (c) CV (d) zero
3 3
Q 108. The capacitance of a sphere of radius R1 is increased 3 times when it enclosed by an earthed
sphere of radius R2- The ratio R2/R1 is
3 4
(a) 2 (b) (c) (d) 3
2 3
Q 109. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and plate separation d is charged by a battery of voltage
V. The battery is then disconnected. The work needed to pull the plates to a separation 2d is
AV 2 H0 2AV 2 H0 AV 2 H0 3AV 2 H0
(a) (b) (c) (d)
d d 2d 2d
Q 110. One plate of a parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and plate separation d is connected to the
positive terminal to a batter}' of the voltage V. The negative terminal of the battery and the other
plate of the capacitor are earthed as shown in Fig. The charge that flows from the battery to the
capacitor plates is
H 0 AV Vd H 0 AV
(a) zero (b) (c) (d)
d H0 A 2d