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II PUC - PHYSICS
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Chapter 1: Electric Charges and Fields
1. When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, it
(a) gains electrons from silk. (b) gives electrons to silk.
(c) gains protons from silk. (d) gives protons to silk.

2. The force between two charges is 120N. If the distance between the two charges is
doubled, the force will be
(a) 30N (b) 60N (c) 15N (d) 40N

3. Twelve charges of charge q are situated at the corners of the 12-sided polygon of side a.
What is the net force on the charge Q at the centre
(a) Zero (b) 3qQ/πε0a2 (c) qQ/πε0a2 (d) None of the above

4. What will be the value of electric field at the centre of the electric dipole?
(a) Zero
(b) Equal to the electric field due to one charge at centre
(c) Twice the electric field due to one charge at centre
(d) Half the value of electric field due to one charge at centre

5. Two charges of equal magnitude kept at a distance r exert a force F on each other. If the
charges are halved and distance between them is doubled, then the new force acting on
each charge is
(a) F/4 (b) F/8 (c) 4F (d) F/16

6. The electric field inside a spherical shell of uniform surface charge density is
(a) zero.
(b) constant, less than zero.
(c) directly proportional to the distance from the centre.
(d) none of these.

7. The electric field intensity at a point situated 4m from a point charge is 200N/C. If the
distance is reduced to two meters, the electric field intensity will be
(a) 400N (b) 600N (c) 800N (d) 1200N

8. Two positive point charges are placed at the distance ‘a’ apart have sum Q. What values
of the charges , coulomb force between them is maximum
(a) q1= q1= Q/2 (b) q1= 3Q/4 ,q2 = Q/4
(c) q1= 5Q/6 ,q2 = Q/6 (d) None

9. A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in a uniform electric field E parallel to the
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cylinder axis. The total flux for the surface of the cylinder is given by
(a) zero (b) Q/6ε0 (b) Q/6ε0 (c) 6Q/ε0

10. Electric field at a point varies as r° for

(a) an electric dipole (b) a point charge
(c) a plane infinite sheet of charge (d) a line charge of infinite length

11. A metallic solid sphere of radius R is given the charge Q. Which of the following
statement is true then
(a) Electric field at points 0< r < R is zero
(b) Electric field at r>R is given by Q/4πε0r2
(c) Electric field is perpendicular to the surface of the sphere
(d) All of these

12. A point charge (Q) is located at the centre of a cube of edge length a, find the final
electric flux over one face of the cube
(a) Q/ε0 (b) Q/6ε0 (c) 6Q/ε0 (d) none of the above

13. A point charge q is placed at geometrical centre of one of the faces of a cube. The total
flux through the cubical surface due to charge is
(a) q/ϵ0 (b) q/2ϵ0 (c) 2q/ϵ0 (d) 0

14. Two large metal sheets having surface charge density +σ and –σ are kept parallel to
each other at a small separation distance d. The electric field at any point in the region
between the plates is
(a) σ/ε0 (b) σ/2ε0 (c) 2σ/ε0 (d) σ/4ε0

15. Total electric flux coming out of a unit positive charge kept in air is
(a) 𝟄0 (b) 1/ 𝟄0 (c) 4𝑟𝟄0 (d) 1/4𝑟 𝟄0

16. Three point charges q + Q, q, q - Q are enclosed by the surface S. What the net flux
crosses S
(a) 3q/𝟄0 (b) 2q/𝟄0 (c) 3q – Q/𝟄0 (d) 2q/𝟄0

17. A point charge q is placed at a distance a/2 directly above the centre of a square of side
a. The electric flux through the square is
(a) q/ 𝟄0 (b) q/𝑟 𝟄0 (c) q/4 𝟄0 (d) q/6 𝟄0

18. Which of the following graphs shows the variation of electric field E due to a hollow
charged spherical conductor of radius R as a function of distance from the centre of the
sphere?
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19. The magnitude of electric field intensity E is such that, an electron placed in it would
experience an electrical force equal to its weight, is given by
(a) mge (b) mg/e (c) e/mg (d) e²g/m²

20. A charge Q is placed at the back corner of a cube. What is the flux of electric field
through the shaded surface?
(a) Q/ 𝟄0 (b) Q/ 24𝟄0 (c) Q/ 6𝟄0 (d) Q/ 2𝟄0

21. SI unit of permittivity of free space is

(a) Farad (b) Weber (c) C2N-1 m-2 (d) C2N m-2

22. A charge Q is placed at the centre of the line joining two point charges +q and +q as

shown in the figure. The system is in equilibrium. The ratio of charges Q and q is
(a) 4 (b) 1/4 (c) – 4 (d) – 1/4

23. The force per unit charge is known as

(a) electric flux (b) electric field (c) electric potential (d) electric current

24. For a point charge, the graph between electric field versus distance is given by:

25. Electric field lines provide information about

(a) field strength (b) direction (c) nature of charge (d) all of these

26. When an electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field, it experiences

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(a) Force as well as torque (b) Torque but no net force

(c) Force but no torque (d) Neither any force nor any torque

27. The value of electric field inside a conducting sphere having radius R and charge Q will
be :
(a) KQ/R (b) KQ/R2 (c) KQ2/R2 (d) 0

28. The electric field due to a single negative point charge is

29. Which quantity is vector quantity among the following –

(a) Electric flux (b) Electric charge (c) Electric field (d) Electric Potential

30. The SI unit of electric flux is

(a) N C-1 m-2 (b) N C m-2 (c) N C-2 m2 (d) N C-1 m2

31. The unit of electric dipole moment is

(a) Newton (b) coulomb (c) farad (d) Coulomb-meter

32. Four charges + 8Q, - 3Q +5Q and -10Q are kept inside a closed surface. What will be
the outgoing flux through the surface?
(a) 26 V-m (b) 0 V-m (c) 10 V-m (d) 8 V-m

33. Four charges are arranged at the comers of a square ABCD, as shown. The force on the
charge kept at the centre O is
(a) zero (b) along the diagonal AC
(c) along the diagonal BD (d) perpendicular to side AB
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Key Answers:

1. Ans: (b) gives electrons to silk.

2. Ans: (a) 30N
3. Ans: (a) Zero
4. Ans: (c) Twice the electric field due to one charge at centre
5. Ans: (d) F/16
6. Ans: (a) zero
7. Ans: (c) 800N
8. Ans: (a) q1= q1= Q/2
9. Ans: (a) zero
10.Ans: (c) a plane infinite sheet of charge
11.Ans: (d) All of these
12.Ans: (b) Q/6ε0
13.Ans: (b) q/2ϵ0
14.Ans: (a) σ/ε0
15.Ans: (b) 1/ 𝟄0
16.Ans: (a) 3q/𝟄0
17.Ans: (d) q/6 𝟄0
18.Ans: (a) Because, Electric field inside the sphere is zero.
19.Ans: (b) mg/e
20.Ans: (b) Q/ 24𝟄0
21.Ans: (c) C2N-1 m-2
22.Ans: (d) – 1/4
23.Ans: (b) electric field
24.Ans: (b) E varies inversely with r2.
25.Ans: (d) all of these
26.Ans: (b) Torque but no net force
27.Ans: (d) 0
28.Ans: (b) radially outwards
29.Ans: (c) Electric field
30.Ans: (d) N C-1 m2
31.Ans: (d) Coulomb-meter
32.Ans: (b) 0 V-m
33.Ans: (c) along the diagonal BD
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KCET QUESTIONS

1. The total electric flux through a cube when a charge 8𝑞 is placed at one corner of the
cube is
𝜀 𝑞
(a) 𝜀0 𝑞 (b) 0 (c) 4𝜋𝜀0 𝑞 (d)
𝑞 𝜀0

2. The electric intensity outside a charged sphere of radius 𝑅 at a distance 𝑟(𝑟 > 𝑅) is
𝜎𝑅 2 𝜎𝑟 2 𝜎𝑟 𝜎𝑅
(a) (b) (c) (d)
𝜀0 𝑟2 𝜀0 𝑅2 𝜀0 𝑅 𝜀0 𝑟

3. Electric field intensity at a point in between two parallel sheets with like charges of same
surface charge densities (𝜎) is
𝜎 𝜎 2𝜎
(a) (b) (c) Zero (d)
2𝜀0 𝜀0 𝜀0

4. A point charge of 1.8μC is at the centre of cubical Gaussian surface 55 cm on edge. What
is the net electric flux through the surface?
(a) 1.0 × 105 N − m2 C −1 (b) 3.0 × 105 N − m2 C −1
(c) 2.0 × 105 N − m2 C −1 (d) 4.0 × 105 N − m2 C −1

5. Shown below is a distribution of charges. The flux of electric field due to these charges
through the surface S is

(a) 3q /  0 (b) 2q /  0 (c) q /  0 (d) Zero

6. A charge q is located at the centre of a cube. The electric flux through any face is
4q q q 2q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6(4 0 ) 6(4 0 ) 6(4 0 ) 6(4 0 )

7. Gauss’s law should be invalid if

(a) There were magnetic monopoles (b) The inverse square law were not exactly true
(c) The velocity of light was not a universal constant (d) None of these

8. According to Gauss’ Theorem, electric field of an infinitely long straight wire is

proportional to
1 1 1
(a) r (b) (c) (d)
r2 r3 r
9. Total electric flux coming out of a unit positive charge put in air is
(a)  0 (b)  0−1 (c) (4 p 0 ) −1 (d) 4 0

10.An electric charge q is placed at the centre of a cube of side  . The electric flux on one
of its faces will be
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q q q q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 0  0a2 4 0 a 2
0

11.The number of electrons in 1.6 C charge will be

(a) 1019 (b) 10 20 (c) 1.1  10 19 (d) 1.1  102

12.When 1014 electrons are removed from a neutral metal sphere, the charge on the sphere
becomes
(a) 16  C (b) − 16  C (c) 32  C (d) − 32  C

13.A charged particle of mass m and charge q is released from rest in a uniform electric
field E. Neglecting the effect of gravity, the kinetic energy of the charged particle after
‘t’ second is
2 2 2 2 2 2
Eqm
(a) Eq 2m (b) 2 E t (c) E q t (d)
2t mq 2m t

14.The ratio of electric fields on the axis and at equator of an electric dipole will be
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 4 : 1 (d) None of these

15. If the magnitude of intensity of electric field at a distance x on axial line and at a distance
y on equatorial line on a given dipole are equal, then x : y is
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 3 2 : 1

16.A conducting sphere of radius R = 20 cm is given a charge Q = 16 C . What is E at centre

(a) 3.6  10 6 N / C (b) 1.8  10 6 N / C (c) Zero (d) 0.9  10 6 N / C

17.The charges on two sphere are +7C and – 5C respectively. They experience a force F.
If each of them is given and additional charge of – 2C, the new force of attraction will be
(a) F (b) F/2 (c) F / 3 (d) 2F

18.Three equal charges are placed on the three corners of a square. If the force between q1
F12
and q 2 is F12 and that between q1 and q 3 is F13 , the ratio of magnitudes is
F13
(a) 1/2 (b) 2 (c) 1 / 2 (d) 2

19.A conductor has 14 .4  10 −19 coulombs positive charge. The conductor has (Charge on
electron = 1.6  10 −19 coulombs )
(a) 9 electrons in excess (b) 27 electrons in short
(c) 27 electrons in excess (d) 9 electrons in short

20.An electric dipole is kept in non-uniform electric field. It generally experiences

(a) A torque but not a force (b) A force and torque
(c) Neither a force nor a torque (d) A force but not a torque
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21.A point charge q is placed at the corner of a cube of side a as shown in the figure. What
is the electric flux through the face ABCD?
q q
(a) (b)
6𝜀0 72𝜀0

q
(c) 0 (d)
24𝜀0

22.When a soap bubble is charged

(a) The radius remains the same (b) Its radius may increase or decrease
(c) Its radius increase (d) It radius decrease

23.The force of repulsion between two identical positive charges when kept with a
separation r in air is F. Half the gap between the two charges is filled by a dielectric slab
of dielectric constant = 4. Then the new force of repulsion between those two charges
becomes
F F F 4F
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 2 4 9

24.An electron of mass m, charge e falls through a distance h meter in a uniform electric
field E. Then time of fall
2ℎ𝑚 2ℎ𝑚 2𝑒𝐸 2𝑒𝐸
(a) t = √ (b) t = (c) t = √ (d) t =
𝑒𝐸 𝑒𝐸 ℎ𝑚 ℎ𝑚

25.If 𝐸⃗𝑎𝑥 and 𝐸⃗𝑒𝑞 represent electric field at a point on the axial and equatorial line of a
dipole. If points are at a distance r from the centre the dipole, for r ≫ a,
(a) 𝐸⃗𝑎𝑥 = 𝐸⃗𝑒𝑞 (b) 𝐸⃗𝑎𝑥 = – 𝐸⃗𝑒𝑞 (c) 𝐸⃗𝑎𝑥 = –2𝐸⃗𝑒𝑞 (d) 𝐸⃗𝑎𝑥 = 2𝐸⃗𝑒𝑞

26.Two spheres of electric charges +2 nC and –8 nC are placed at a distance d apart. If they
are allowed to touch each other, what is the new distance between them to get a repulsive
force of same magnitude as before?
d 3d 4d
(a) (b) d (c) (d)
2 4 3

27. 4 × 1010 electrons are removed from a neutral metal sphere of diameter 20 cm placed
in air. The magnitude of the electric field (in 𝑁𝐶 −1 ) at 20 cm from its center is
(a) zero (b) 5760 (c) 640 (d) 1440

28.If there is only one type of charge in the universe, then 𝐸⃗ → Electric field, d𝑆 → Area
vector)
(a) ∮𝐸⃗ . d𝑆 ≠ 0 as any surface
(b) ∮𝐸⃗ . d𝑆 could not be defined
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(c) ∮𝐸⃗ . d𝑆 ≠ ∝ if charge is inside

𝑞
(d) ∮𝐸⃗ . d𝑆 = 0 if charge is outside if charge is inside
𝜀0

29.Two spheres carrying charges +6 mC and +9 mC, separated by a distance d, experience

a force of repulsion F. When a charge of -3 mC is given to both the spheres and kept at
the same distance as before, the new force of repulsion
(a) 3F (b) F/9 (c) F (d) F/3

30.An electron having charge e and mass m is moving in a uniform electric field E. The
acceleration will be
(a) e2/m (b) e2 E/m (c) eE/m (d) mE/e

Answer Keys for KCET questions

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D A C C B A B D B A
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A A C B D C A B D B
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
D C D A C C D D D C

(cross check with the key answers given solving by your own.)

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