PRASHANT TUTORIALS

MM-64. Physics chap 1 & 2 Time1h.30min

Electric Charges and Fields Class 12 Physics
MCQs
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. In general, metallic ropes are suspended

on the carriers taking inflammable materials.
The reason is
(a) to control the speed of the carrier.
(b) to keep the centre of gravity of the carrier
nearer to the earth.
(c) to keep the body of the carrier in contact
with the earth.
(d) none of these.
3. Two charges q1 and q2 are placed in
vacuum at a distance d and the force acting
between them is F. If a medium of dielectric
constant 4 is introduced around them, the
force now will be ______ .

4. When 1014 electrons are removed from a

neutral metal sphere, the charge on the
sphere becomes ______ .

5. Two similar spheres having +Q and -Q

charges are kept at a certain distance. F force
acts between the two. If at the middle of two
spheres, another similar sphere having +Q
charge is kept, then it experiences a force in
magnitude and direction as
(a) zero having no direction.
(b) 8F towards +Q charge.
(c) 8F towards -Q charge.
(d) 4F towards +Q charge.
6. A charge Q is divided into two parts of q
and Q – q. If the coulomb repulsion between
them when they are separated is to be
maximum, the ratio of Q/q should be
(a) 2:1
(b) 1:2
(c) 4:1
(d) 1:4

7. Four equal charges q are placed at the four

comers A, B, C, D of a square of length a. The
magnitude of the force on the charge at B will
be
8. Dielectric constant for metal ______ .

9. Two charges of equal magnitudes 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

10. 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 the these
11. A cylinder of radius R and length L is
placed in a uniform electric field E parallel to
the cylinder axis. The total flux for the surface
of the cylinder is given by

12. 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.

13. An electric charge q is placed at the

centre of a cube of side a. The electric flux on
one of its faces will be
14. Total electric flux coming out of a unit
positive charge kept in air is

15. The electric field intensity due to an infinite

cylinder of radius R and having charge q per
unit length at a distance rir r(r > R) from its
axis is
(a) directly proportional to r².
(b) directly proportional to r3.
(c) inversely proportional to r.
(d) inversely proportional to r².

16. 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
17. Which of the following graphs shows the
variation of electric field E due to a hollow
spherical conductor of radius R as a function
of distance from the centre of the sphere?

18. 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

19. In Fig. (i) two positive charges q2 and

q3 fixed along the y-axis, exert a net electric
force in the +x direction on a charge q1 fixed
along the x-axis. If a positive charge Q is
added at (x, 0) in figure (ii), the force on q1 is

(a) shall increase along the positive x-axis.

(b) shall decrease along the positive x-axis.
(c) shall point along the negative x-axis.
(d) shall increase but the direction changes
because of the intersection of Q with q3 and
q1
20. Which of the following statement is
correct? The electric field at a point is
(a) always continuous.
(b) continuous if there is a charge at that
point.
(c) discontinuous only if there is a negative
charge at that point.
(d) discontinuous if there is a charge at that
point.

21. A point charge +q is placed at a distance

d from an isolated conducting plane. The field
at a point P on the other side of the plane is
(a) directed perpendicular to the plane and
away from the plane.
(b) directed perpendicular to the plane but
towards the plane.
(c) directed radially away from the point
charge.
(d) directed radially towards the point charge.
22. Gauss’s law will be invalid if
(a) there is magnetic monopoles.
(b) the inverse square law is not exactly true.
(c) the velocity of light is not a universal
constant.
(d) none of these.

23. SI unit of permittivity of free space is

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

24. A charge Q is placed at the centre of the

line joining two point charges +q and +q as
shown in the figure. The ratio of charges Q
and q is

(a) 4
(b) 1/4
(c) -4
(d) -1/4
25. The force per unit charge is known as
(a) electric flux
(b) electric field
(c) electric potential
(d) electric current

26. Electric field lines provide information

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

27. Which of the following figures represent

the electric field lines due to a single negative
charge?

28. 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

29. The unit of electric dipole moment is

(a) newton
(b) coulomb
(c) farad
(d) debye
30. Consider a region inside which, there are
various types of charges but the total charge
is zero. At points outside the region
(a) the electric field is necessarily zero.
(b) the electric field is due to the dipole
moment of the charge distribution only.
(c) the dominant electric field is inversely pro-
portional to r3, for large r (distance from
origin).
(d) the work done to move a charged particle
along a closed path, away from the region will
not be zero.

31. The surface considered for Gauss’s law is

called
(a) Closed surface
(b) Spherical surface
(c) Gaussian surface
(d) Plane surface
32. The total flux through the faces of the
cube with side of length a if a charge q is
placed at corner A of the cube is

33. Which of the following statements is not

true about Gauss’s law?
(a) Gauss’s law is true for any closed surface.
(b) The term q on the right side side of
Gauss’s law includes the sum of all charges
enclosed by the surface.
(c) Gauss’s law is not much useful in
calculating electrostatic field when the system
has some symmetry.
(d) Gauss’s law is based on the inverse
square dependence on distance contained in
the coulomb’s law
34. 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

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Class 12 MCQs Questions
Question 1.
The dimensions of fall of potential per unit
distance are given by:
(a) [MLT-3 A-1]
(b) [ML2T-2A-1]
(c) [ML2T-2A-3]
(d) [MLT-2A-2]

Question 2.
Which of the following is blocked by a
capacitor ?
(a) A.C.
(b) D.C.
(c) Both A.C. and D.C.
(d) Neither A.C. nor D. C

Question 3.
Two copper spheres of the same radius, one
solid and the other hollow, are charged to the
same potential. Which will have more charge?
(a) Solid sphere
(b) Hollow sphere
(c) Both will have an equal charge
(d) None of these

Question 4.
The capacitance of a capacitor will decrease
if we introduce a slab of:
(a) copper
(b) aluminium
(c) zinc
(d) None of these

Question 5.
Two capacitors of capacitance 6 µF and 4 µF
are put in series across a 120 V battery. What
is the potential difference across the 4 µF
capacitor ?
(a) 72 V
(b) 60 V
(c) 48 V
(d) zero

Question 6.
In which of the following forms is the energy
stored in a capacitor?
(a) Charge
(b) Potential
(c) Capacitance
(d) Electric field

Question 7.
Two conducting spheres of radii r1 and r2 are
equally charged. The ratio of their potential is
(a) (r1/r2)²
(b) (r1r2)²
(c)(r1/r2)
(d) (r2/r1)
Question 8.
Twenty seven drops of mercury are charged
simultaneously to the same potential of 10
volts. What will be potential if all the charged
drops are made to combine to form one large
drop ?
(a) 180 V
(b) 90 V
(c) 120 V
(d) 45 V

Question 9.
The P.E. of an electric dipole is maximum
when it makes an angle θ with electric field.
The value of θ is :
(a) π2
(b) π
(c) zero
(d) 3π2
Question 10.
The amount of work required to increase the
distance between -6µC and 4µC from 6 cm to
18 cm will be :
(a) 1.8 J
(b) 2.4 J
(c) 1.8 µJ
(d) 2.4 µJ

Question 11.
An electron initially at rest is accelerated
through a potential difference of one volt. The
energy gained by electron is:
(a) 1 J
(b) 1.6 × 10-19 J
(c) 10-19 J
(d) None of these
Question 12.
A bird sitting on a high power line:
(a) gets killed instantly
(b) gets a mild shock
(c) gets a fatal shock
(d) is not affected practically

Question 13.
Choose the SI unit of electric potential energy
:
(a) Joule
(b) Coulomb
(c) Netwon per coulomb
(d) Erg

Question 14.
The capacitance of earth, viewed as a
spherical conductor of radius 6408 km is:
(a) 1420 µF
(b) 712 µF
(c) 680 µF
(d) 540 µF

Question 15.
A capacitor is connected to a cell of emf E
having some internal resistance r, the
potential across the:
(a) cell is < E
(b) cell is E
(b) cell is > E
(d) capacitor is E

Question 16.
If a +ve charge is moved from low to high
potential region,
the electric potential energy:
(a) decreases
(b) increases
(c) remain the same
(d) may increase or decrease

Question 17.
A capacitor is connected across a battery and
the plate separation of capacitor is increased
without removing the battery, then:
(a) capacitance will increase
(b) charge stored will increase
(c) energy stored will decrease
(d) potential difference will increase

Question 18.
Two capacitors of 3 µF and 6 µF are
connected in series with a battery of P.d. 12
V. The P.d. across 3µF and 6µF
capacitors respectively will be :
(a) 8 V, 4 V
(b) 6 V, 6 V
(c) 4 V, 8 V
(d) 9 V, 3 V

Question 19.
An electric charge of 425 f µC is removed
from a fully charged capacitor of capacitance
8.5µF. Its potential will be lowered by:
(a) 75 V
(b) 100 V
(c) 85 V
(d) 50 V

Question 20.
A dielectric is placed in between the two
parallel plates of a capacitor as shown in the
figure. The dielectric constant of the dielectric
being K. If the initial capacity is C, then the
new capacity will be:
(a) (K + l).C
(b) K.C
(c) (K+1)2 C
(d) (k – l) C

Question 21.
Minimum number of capacitor of 2µF each
required to obtain a capacitance of 5µF will
be:
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 6

Question 22.
When a dielectric slab is introduced between
the plates of a parallel plate capacitor which
remains connected to a battery then charge
on the plates relative to earlier charge is :
(a) more
(b) less
(c) less or may be more
(d) same

Question 23.
Choose the vector physical quantity:
(a) Electric flux
(b) Electric potential
(c) Electric potential energy
(d) Electric intensity

Question 24.
The surface density of charge is measure:
(a) Cm-1
(b) Cm-2
(c) Cm-3
(d) JC-1
Question 25.
A polythene piece rubbed with wool is found
to have a negative charge of 6.4 × 10-9c. How
many electrons have been transferred during
the process?
(a) 4 × 1012
(b) 4 × 1011
(c) 4 × 1010
(d) None of these

Question 26.
In the above question:
(a) no electrons are transferred
(b) electrons are transferred from wool to x
polythene
(c) electrons are transferred from polythene
to wool
(d) nothing can be decided
Question 27.
In previous question, mass transferred to
polythene is:
(a) 3.64 × 1020 kg
(b) 4 × 10-28 kg
(c) 4 × 1010 kg
(d) None of these

Question 28.
What is the number of electrons in 100 g
water?
(a) 3.35 × 1024
(b) 3.35 × 1025
(c) 6.02 × 1023
(d) None of these

Question 29.
A uniform electric field of 10 NC-1 exists in the
vertically downward direction. What is the
increase in the electric potential asonegoes
up through a height of 300 cm ?
(a) 15 V
(b) 30 V
(c) 45V
(d) None of these

Question 30.
The electric potential of earth is taken as:
(a) zero
(b) infinity
(c) unity
(d) None of these