SR STAR DATE: 21-10-2024 TO 26-10-2024

PHYSICS ASSIGNMENT
1. Three charges +Q1, +Q2 and q are placed on a straight line such that q is somewhere in

between +Q1 and +Q2 . If this system of charges is in equilibrium, what should be the

magnitude and sign of charge q?

Q1Q2 Q1 + Q2 Q1Q2 Q1 + Q2
1) , +ve 2) , +ve 3) , −ve 4) , −ve
( ) ( )
2 2
Q1 + Q2 2 Q1 + Q2 2

2. Five balls numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are suspended using separate silk threads. The balls

(1, 2), (2, 4) and (4, 1) show electrostatic attraction, while balls (2, 3) and (4, 5) show

repulsion. Therefore, ball 1 must be

1) negatively charged 2) positively charge

3) neutral 4) not predictable

3. Four identical charges Q are fixed at the four corners of a square of side length a. The

net electric field intensity at a point P located at a distance a from all four charges is

Q Q 2 2Q 2Q
1) 2) 3) 4)
2 20a2 2 0 a 2  0 a 2  0 a 2
4. A thin glass rod is bent into a semicircle of radius r. A charge +Q is uniformly

distributed along the upper half and a charge –Q is uniformly distributed along the

lower half, as shown in figure the electric field E at P, the centre of the semicircle, is
 + +
+
+ A
+
+
O P

Q 2Q 4Q 2Q
1) 2) 3) 4)
 0a
2 2
 0a2
2
 0a2
2
 0a2
2

5. Three identical non- conducting spheres, each having a positive charge q and radius R,

are kept in such a way that each touches the other two. The magnitude of the electric

force on any sphere due to the other two is

2 2 2 2
1  q 3  q 3  q 5  q
4 0  R  4 0  R  16 0  R  16 0  R 
1) 2) 3) 4)

6. An infinitely long uniform thin wire of linear charge density '  ' is placed on the +y axis
and it’s one end at the origin as shown in the figure. The magnitude and direction of the
 1 
electric field intensity at the point (R, 0) on X-axis is K =
 4 0 

+ Infinity
+
+ + y − axis
+
 +
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
x-axis
( 0, 0) ( R, 0)
2K 
1) , 45 with positive x-axis in anticlockwise direction
R

2K 
2) , 45 with positive x-axis in clockwise direction
R
 K
3) , 45 with positive x-axis in anticlockwise direction
R
K
4) , 135 with positive x-axis in anticlockwise direction
R

7. Two point negative charges q1, q2 | q1 | | q2 | are fixed on the X-axis at (-a, 0) and
(a, 0) respectively. The nature of the graph between resultant electric field intensity
(ER), and position distance on X-axis, (The best approximation graph) Assume the ER
along +X-axis is taken as positive.
ER

Result
field
intensity

x-axis
−q1 −q 2
( − a , 0) ( a , 0)

1)
ER

−q1 −q 2
( − a , 0) ( a , 0)
x-axis
( 0, 0)

2)

ER

−q1 −q2
( − a , 0) ( a , 0) x-axis
( 0, 0)

3)

ER

−q1 ( − a, 0) −q 2 ( a, 0)

4)
8. Three point negative charges –3C, –4C and –5C are fixed at the three vertices A, B, C

of an equilateral triangle of side length a meteres. The centre of that equilateral triangle

is at O as shown in figure. What is the magnitude and direction of result electric field

intensity at O?
 C -5C

O
A B
-3C -4C
3 3 N
1) makes an angle 900 with OB in anticlockwise direction
4 0a 2 C

3 3 N
2) makes an angle tan −1 ( 2) with OB in anticlockwise direction
4 0a 2 C

3) Null vector, indeterminate direction

3 3 N
4) makes an angle 900 with OB in anticlockwise direction
4 0a 2 C

9. A uniform thin wire of linear positive charge density '  ' is of infinite length. It is bent
in the form of a straight wire, a quarter circular arc of radius R and straight wire kept in
the x-y plane as shown in figure. The resultant electric field intensity at the origin is
 1 
 where K = 4  
0

+
+
+
+
+ Y
+ Infinity
+
+
+
+
+ R O
+ X
+ R
+ Infinity
+
++
+ + + + + + ++ + + + + + + + + + + + +

2K  ˆ ˆ K ˆ ˆ 2K  ˆ ˆ 2K   −i + j 
1)
R
(i+j ) 2)
R
(i+j ) 3)
R
(
i+j ) 4)
R  2 
10. A non – conducting uniform solid sphere of charge Q and radius R is as shown in
figure.

P Q
R
2
2R
 Find the ratio of magnitude of electric field intensity at the point P to that of the point
Q. [P is inside point at distance R/2 from centre and Q is outside point at distance 2R
from centre]
1) 16:1 2) 2:1 3) 4:1 4) 1:1
11. Two point positive charges Q, 4Q are separated by certain distance an unknown charge
is placed on the line joining of charges then the system of three charges are in
−4Q
equilibrium then the unknown charge is then the value of x is __________.
x
1) 3 2) 6 3) 9 4) 12
12. Charges 25Q, 9Q and Q are placed at points A,B,C such that AB = 4m, BC=3m and
AB ⊥ BC. Then the force on the charge at ‘C’ is ( tan 370 = 3 / 4)
25Q
A

B Q
9Q C

Q2 2Q 2 5Q 2
1) zero 2) 3) 4)
 0 5  0 4 0

13. A charge Q is uniformly distributed over a wire of length L. Now the wire is bent into a
circle of radius R with a very small gap of width d at its ends. The intensity of electric
field at the centre of the ring is
Q d Qd QL Q
1) 2) 3) 4)
0 L
3
4 0 L3 4 0 d 3 4 0 d 2

14. A point charge ‘q’ is placed at origin. Let EA , EB , EC be the electric fields at three points
A(1,2,3), B(1,1,-1) and C(2,2,2) due to change ‘q’. Then
a) EA ⊥ EB b) EA || EB c) E B = 4 EC d) E B = 8 EC
1) a,b are correct 2) a,c are correct 3) b,c are correct 4) a and d are correct
15. A point charge 'q' is placed at a point inside a hollow conducting sphere. Which of the
following electric force pattern is correct?

1) 2)
 3) 4)

16. Two identical positive charges are fixed on the y-axis, at equal distances from the origin
O. A particle with negative charge starts on the negative x-axis at a large distance from
O, moves along the x-axis, passed through O and moves far away from O. Its
acceleration ‘a’ is taken as positive along its direction of motion. The particle’s
acceleration ‘a’ is plotted against its x-co-ordinate. Which of the following best
represents the plot?

1) 2) 3) 4)

17. Six point charges, three positive and three negative of equal magnitude are to be placed

at the vertices of a regular hexagon such that the electric field at O is double the electric

field when only one positive charge of same magnitude is placed at R, which of the

following arrangements of charge is possible for, P,Q,R,S,T and U respectively?

P Q

O R
U

T S

1) +, -, +, -, -, + 2) +, -, +, -, +, - 3) +, +, -, +, -, - 4) -, +, +, -, +, -
18. Consider the four field patterns shown. Assuming there are no charges in the regions
shown, which of the patterns represents a possible electrostatic field
 1) 2) 3) 4)
19. 1 C Charge is uniformly distributed on a spherical shell given by equation
x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 25 . What will be intensity of electric field at a point(1,1,2)?
N N 5 3N
1) 5 2) 45 3) 4) Zero
C C 2 C
20. In a liquid medium of dielectric constant K and density 2gm/c.c, two identically

charged spheres are suspended from a fixed point by threads of equal lengths. The angle

between them is 90º. In another liquid medium of unknown dielectric constant K , and

density 4gm/c.c, the angle between them becomes 120°. If density of material of

spheres is 8 gm/cc then K is

K 3 K
1) 2) 3K 3) K 4)
2 2 3

21. Two equal negative charges –q are fixed at points (0,a) and (0,-a). A positive charge Q

is released from rest at the point (2a,0) on the x-axis. The charge Q will

1) Execute SHM about the origin 2) Move to origin and remain at rest

3) move to infinity 4) Executive oscillations but not SHM

22. A point charge q = 50C is located in the x − y plane at the point having position vector

r0 = 2iˆ + 3 ˆj . What is the magnitude of electric field intensity at the point having position

vector r = 8iˆ - 5 ˆj ?

1) 1200 N C 2) 4500 N C 3) 900 N C 4) 45 105 N C

23. The diagram shows a uniformly charged hemisphere of radius R. It has volume charge
density  . If the electric field at a point A which is 2R distance above its centre is E
then what is the magnitude of electric field at the point which is 2R below its centre
‘o’?
 A

+ + o ++ +
+++ + ++
++ + ++ +
+ + ++
B

R
1)  R / 60 + E 2)  R /120 − E 3) − R / 6 0 + E 4) +E
12 0
24. A charge is distributed uniformly with linear density  over the length L along a radius
vector drawn from the point where a point charge q is located. The distance between q
and the nearest point on linear charge is R as shown in fig..The electrical force
experienced by the linear charges due to q is

q L q L q L q L
1) 2) 3) 4)
4 0 R2 4 0 R ( R + L ) 4 e0 RL 4 0 L2
25. Two concentric conducting thin shells of radius R and 2R carry charges +Q, +3Q
respectively. The magnitude of electric field at a distance x outside and inside from the
surface of outer sphere is same. Then the value of x is
+3Q

+Q

R 2R R R
1) 2) 3) 4)
3 3 4 2
26. Two charges q1 & q2 are kept on x –axis and electric field at different points an x-axis
is plotted against x. Choose correct statement about nature and magnitude of q1 & q2
 1) q1 + ve, q2 - ve; q1 > q2 2) q1 + ve, q2 - ve; q1 < q2
3) q1 - ve, q2 + ve; q1 > q2 4) q1 - ve, q2 + ve; q1 < q2
27. The gravitational field at a point is 3iˆ units and the electric field at the same point is
4 ˆj units. Then the magnitude of resultant field at this point is
1) 5 units 2) 7 units 3) 1 unit 4) Not defined
28. Four equal positive charges are fixed at the vertices of a square of side L. Z-axis is
perpendicular to the plane of the square. The point z = 0 is the point where the
diagonals of the square intersect each other. The plot of electric field due to the four
charges, as one moves on the z-axis. (The best approximate graph)

1) 2) 3) 4)

29. The charge per unit length of the four quadrant of the ring is 2  , – 2  ,  and – 
respectively. The electric field at the centre is

 ˆ  ˆ 2
1) − i 2) j 3)î 4) zero
2 0 R 20 R 40 R
30. Two point like charges a & b whose magnitudes are same are positioned at a certain
distance from each other, a is at origin. Graph is drawn between electric field strength
at points between a & b and distance x from a. E is taken positive if it is along the line
joining from a to b. From the graph it can be decided that

1) a is positive, b is negative 2) a & b both are positive

3) a & b both are negative 4) a is negative, b is positive

PHYSICS :-
1) 3 2) 3 3) 2 4) 1 5) 3 6) 2 7) 2 8) 1 9) 2 10) 2

11) 3 12) 2 13) 1 14) 2 15) 1 16) 2 17) 4 18) 2 19) 4 20) 3

21) 4 22) 2 23) 2 24) 2 25) 2 26) 3 27) 4 28) 2 29) 1 30) 1
 PHYSICS
Q1Q2
1. The equilibrium of the charges q is –ve and it’s magnitude 2
 Q1 + Q2 
 
2. 2, 4 balls oppositely charged hence ball 1 is neutral
3. ER = 4E cos
1 Q 1 Q
= 4.  =
4 0 a 2 2 2 a 2

4. ER = 2 Equater Arc

Q
=
 2 0 R 2

3KQ2
5. FR =
( 2 R) 2
2K 
6. ER at one end of the infinitely charged wire is = ,450 clockwise
R
7. Electric field intensity is zero near t0 − q2
8. With the help of principle of superposition
3 3
ER magnitude is
4 0 a 2

9. With help of principle of super position

3K   iˆ + ˆj 
ER = ,
R  2 

EP x 2
10. = 3  d2 =
EQ R 1

−Q1Q2 −4Q
q= =
( Q+ Q )
11. 2
9
1 2

Q2
12.  = 530 F1 = F2 =
40

1 Q2
FR =
0 5
d
13. Gap charge = Q
L
 dQ
1 L  dQ
Field at the centre = =
4 0  L  2  0 L3
 2 
14. rA ⊥ er rB
and EB = 4 EC
15. Conceptual
16. Upto origin the negatively charged particles accelerates and then retards hence ‘2’ is the
correct graph
17. With the help of trial and error method ‘4’ is the correct one
18. Electro static field is discontinuous.
19. The given point (1,1,2) is present inside the spherical sphere hence field. Intensity is
zero
20.

1 

++ ++
+ +
+ + + +
+ +

Fm
tan  =
( mg − FB )
3
K1 = K
2
21. Frestoring is not varies linearly with distance hence the charge is oscillatory but not S. H.
M.
22. (4)

23. (2)
Apply principle of superposition
Electric field due to a uniformly charged sphere
rR
=
12e 0
 rR
EResul tant = - E
12e0

24. (2)

25. (2)

26. (3)
(1) Sign of q1 and q2 opposite because no point of zero field between them
(2) q2 smaller in magnitude
(3) field between q1 and q2 is –ve so q2 must be +ve and q1 must be –ve.
27. (4)

L
x
2
Enet  3
 2 L2 
2

n
n + 
28. 1.
E
 2

L
E is max at n= 2
29.
++
E1 = E2 and esulatar is towards-x a x
E1
450
450

E1 = E2 =
E2 2 & R 2
30. Electric field is away from the +ve charge and towards the negative charge