Test-01

MCQs with One Correct Answer 4. Five point charges, each of value +q, are placed
1. A solid conducting sphere of on five vertices of a regular hexagon of side L.
radius a has a net positive charge The magnitude of the force on a point charge of
2Q. A conducting spherical shell value –q coulomb placed at the center of the
of inner radius b and outer radius a hexagon is
b 2 2
c is concentric with the solid c
1 æ qö 2 æ qö
sphere and has a net charge – Q. (a) ç ÷ (b) ç ÷
pe 0 è L ø pe 0 è L ø
The surface charge density on the inner and outer
2 2
surfaces of the spherical shell will be 1 æ qö 1 æ qö
(c) ç ÷ (d) ç ÷
2Q Q Q Q 2pe 0 è L ø 4pe 0 è L ø
(a) - 2
, 2 (b) - 2
,
4pb 4pc 4pb 4pc 2 5. Two balls of same mass and carrying equal
Q charge are hung from a fixed support of length l.
(c) 0, (d) None of the above At electrostatic equilibrium, assuming that
4pc 2 angles made by each thread is small, the
2. Two spheres carrying charges +6µC and + 9µC,
separation, x between the balls is proportional
separated by a distance d, experiences a force of
to :
repulsion F. when a charge of – 3µC is given to
both the sphere and kept at the same distance (a) l (b) l 2
as before, the new force of repulsion is (c) l 2/3 (d) l 1/3
(a) 3 F (b) F/9 6. Three charges +Q1, +Q2 and q are placed on a
(c) F (d) F/3
straight line such that q is somewhere in
3. Two equally charged, identical metal spheres A
between +Q1 and +Q2. If this system of charges
and B repel each other with a force ‘F’. The
is in equilibrium, what should be he magnitude
spheres are kept fixed with a distance ‘r’ between
and sign of charge q?
them. A third identical, but uncharged sphere C
is brought in contact with A and then placed at Q1Q2 Q1 + Q2
(a) ,+ (b) ,–
the mid point of the line joining A and B. The 2
magnitude of the net electric force on C is ( Q1 + Q2 ) 2

3F Q1Q 2 Q1 + Q2
(a) F (b) (c) ,– (d) ,–
( )
4 2
Q1 + Q2 2
F F
(c) (d)
2 4
7. Three point charges +q, –2q and +q are placed 11. Three positive charges of equal value q are placed
at points (x = 0, y = a, z = 0), (x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) and at vertices of an equilateral triangle. The resulting
(x = a, y = 0, z = 0) respectively. The magnitude lines of force should be sketched as in
and direction of the electric dipole moment
vector of this charge assembly are
(a) 2qa along the line joining points (x = 0,
(a) (b)
y = 0, z = 0) and (x = a, y = a, z = 0)
(b) qa along the line joining points (x = 0, y = 0,
z = 0) and (x = a, y = a, z = 0)
(c) 2qa along +ve x direction
(c) (d)
(d) 2qa along +ve y direction
8. Three identical point charge, each of mass m
and charge q, hang from three strings as shown 12. Two point charges + 8q and –2q are located at x
in Fig. The value of q in terms of m, L and q is = 0 and x = L respectively. The location of a
point on the x-axis at which the net electric field
due to these two point charges is zero
q q (a) 8 L (b) 4 L
L g
L
L
(c) 2 L (d)
+q
m
+q +q
4
m m
13. A thin disc of radius b = 2a has a concentric
hole of radius ‘a’ in it (see figure). It carries
(a) q = (16 / 5 ) pe0 mgL2 sin 2 q tan q uniform surface charge ‘s’ on it. If the electric
field on its axis at height ‘h’ (h << a) from its
(b) q = (16 /15) pe 0 mgL2 sin 2 q tan q
centre is given as ‘Ch’ then value of ‘C’ is :
(c) q = (15 /16 ) pe 0 mgL2 sin 2 q tan q
(d) None of these
3R
9. The electric field at a distance from the
2
s s
centre of a charged conducting spherical shell (a) (b)
of radius R is E. The electric field at a distance 4aÎ0 8aÎ0

R s s
from the centre of the sphere is (c) (d)
2 aÎ0 2aÎ0
E 14. A square surface of side L metres is in the plane
(a) (b) zero
2 of the paper. A uniform electric field E (volt /m),
E also in the plane of the paper, is limited only to
(c) E (d)
2 the lower half of the square surface (see figure).
10. Three concentric metallic spherical shells of radii The electric flux in SI units associated with the
R, 2R, 3R, are given charges Q1 , Q2 , Q3 , surface is
respectively. It is found that the surface charge
(a) EL2/2
densities on the outer surfaces of the shells are
equal. Then, the ratio of the charges given to (b) zero
E
the shells, Q1 : Q2 : Q3, is (c) EL2
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 1 : 3 : 5 (d) EL2 / (2e0)
(c) 1 : 4 : 9 (d) 1 : 8 : 18
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15. Consider an electric field E = E0 xˆ where E0 is a 17. A charged ball B hangs from a
constant. The flux through the shaded area (as silk thread S, which makes an P
angle q with a large charged q
shown in the figure) due to this field is S
z
conducting sheet P, as shown
in the figure. The surface charge
(a,0,a) (a,a,a) den sity s of the sheet is B
proportional to
(a) cot q (b) cos q
y (c) tan q (d) sin q
x
(0,0,0) (0,a,0) ur ur
18. Two point dipoles of dipole moment p1 and p 2
(a) 2E0a2 (b) 2E0 a 2 ur ur
are at a distance x from each other and p1 || p 2 .
E0 a 2 The force between the dipoles is :
(c) E0 a2 (d)
2
1 4 p1 p2 1 3 p1 p2
16. A simple pendulum of length L is placed between (a) (b)
4pe0 x 4 4pe0 x3
the plates of a parallel plate capacitor having
electric field E, as shown in figure. Its bob has
1 6 p1 p2 1 8 p1 p2
mass m and charge q. The time period of the (c) (d)
pendulum is given by : 4pe0 x 4 4pe0 x 4

19. If the electric flux entering and leaving an enclosed

surface respectively is f1 and f2, the electric charge
inside the surface will be
(a) (f2 – f1)eo (b) (f1 – f2)/eo
(c) (f2 – f1)/eo (d) (f1 – f2)eo
20. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30° to
a non-uniform electric field. The dipole will
experience
(a) a translational force only in the direction of
the field
L (b) a translational force only in a direction
(a) 2p
æ qE ö normal to the direction of the field
çg+ ÷
è m ø (c) a torque as well as a translational force
(d) a torque only
L
(b) 2p
q2 E2 Numeric Value Answer
g2 -
m2 21. An electric dipole, consisting of two opposite
charges of 2 × 10–6 C each separated by a
L
(c) 2p distance 3 cm is placed in an electric field of
æ qE ö 2 × 105 N/C. Maximum torque (in Nm) acting on
çg- ÷
è m ø the dipole is
22. A pendulum bob of mass 30.7 × 10–6 kg carrying
L a charge 2 × 10–8 C is at rest in a horizontal
(d) 2p
2 uniform electric field of 20000 V/m. The tension
æ qE ö
g2 + ç ÷ (in N) in the thread of the pendulum is (g = 9.8
è m ø
m/s2)
23. A liquid drop having 6 excess electrons is kept 29. Figure shows five charged lumps of plastic. The
stationary under a uniform electric field of cross-section of Gaussian surface S is indicated.
25.5 kVm–1. The density of liquid is 1.26 × 103 kg Assuming q1 = q4 = 3.1 nC, q2 = q5 = – 5.9 nC, and
m–3. The radius (in m) of the drop is (neglect q3 = – 3.1 nC, the net electric flux (in Nm2/C)
buoyancy). through the surface is
24. The electric field in a region of space is given S
r
by, E = E ˆi + 2E ˆj where E = 100 N/C. The
o o o
q1 q3

flux (in Nm2/C) of the field through a circular

q5
surface of radius 0.02 m parallel to the Y-Z plane q4
q2
is nearly:
25. A charge Q is placed at each of the opposite
corners of a square. A charge q is placed at each 30. Consider a sphere of radius R which carries a
of the other two corners. If the net electrical force uniform charge density r. If a sphere of radius
on Q is zero, then Q/q equals: ur
26. A sphere of radius R carries charge such that its R EA
volume charge density is proportional to the is carved out of it, as shown, the ratio ur
2 EB
square of the distance from the center. What is ur ur
the ratio of the magnitude of the eletric field at a of magnitude of electric field E A and E B ,
distance 2R from the center to the magnitude of respectively, at points A and B due to the
the electric field at a distance of R/2 from the remaining portion is:
center?
27. The surface charge density of a thin charged
disc of radius R is s. The value of the electric
s
field at the centre of the disc is . With
2 Î0
respect to the field at the centre, the electric field
along the axis at a distance R from the centre of
the disc reduces by %
28. A solid sphere of radius R has a charge Q
distributed in its volume with a charge density r
= kr a, where k and a are constants and r is the
distance from its centre.
R 1
If the electric field at r = is times that at r
2 8
= R, find the value of a.