Electrostatic 1 Shot

DPP - 1

1. Statement : The test charge used to measure electric field at a point

should be vanishingly small.
Reason : In case, test charge is not vanishingly small, it will produce its
own electric field and the measured value of electric field will be
different from the actual value of electric field at that point.
(A) Statement is correct reason is wrong
(B) Statement is wrong reason is correct
(C) Both statement and reason are wrong
(D) Both statement and reason are correct

2. If the distance between two equal point charges is doubled and their
individual charges are also doubled, what would happen to the force
between them ?
(A) Force will remain same
(B) Force will be doubled
(C) Force will be halved
(D) None of the above

3. Two point charges of charge values 𝑄 and 𝑞 are placed at a distance of 𝑥

and 𝑥/2 respectively from a third charge of charge value 4𝑞, all charges
being in the same straight line. Calculate the magnitude and nature of
charge 𝑄, such that the net force experienced by the charge 𝑞 is zero.
(A) Q
(B) 2Q
(C) 4Q
(D) 3Q

4. Which of the following statements is wrong about electrical lines of force.

(A) The lines of force start from the positive charge and end at the
negative charge.
(B) The lines of force do not pass through a conductor. It indicates that the
electric field inside a conductor is always zero.
(C) The lines of force never intersect each other.
(D) The lines of form close loops.
5. What is the force between two small charged spheres having charges of
2 × 10−7 C and 3 × 10−7 C placed 30 cm in air ?
(A) 6 × 10−3 N
(B) 3 × 10−3 N
(C) 6 × 103 N
(D) 3 × 103 N

6. Two equal charges placed in air and separated by a distance of 2 m repel

each other with a force of 10−4 kgf. Calculate the magnitude of either of
the charges. F = 10−4 kgf = 10−4 × 9.8 N; 𝑟 = 2 m
(A) 6 ⋅ 6 × 107 C
(B) 6 ⋅ 6 × 10−4 C
(C) 6 ⋅ 6 × 10−7 C
(D) 6 ⋅ 6 × 104 C

7. Force between two point electric charges kept at a distance 𝑑 apart in air is
F. If these charges are kept at the same distance in water, how does the
force between them change?
(A) F = F/K
(B) F ′ = F/K
(C) F = F′/K
(D) F ′ = K/F

8. Statement : An electric charge experience a force due to the field, it

produces itself.
Reason : An electric charge experiences any force due to the external
electric field only.
(A) Statement is correct reason is wrong
(B) Statement is wrong reason is correct
(C) Both statement and reason are wrong
(D) Both statement and reason are correct

9. Two point charges of +20𝜇C and +80𝜇C are placed 18 cm apart. Find the
position of the point, where electric field is zero.

(A) 9𝜇C

(B) 80𝜇C

(C) 100𝜇C

(D) 20𝜇C
10. A particle of mass 10−3 kg and charge 5𝜇C is thrown at a speed 20 m s−1
against a uniform electric field of strength 2 × 105 NC−1 . How much
distance will it travel before coming to rest momentarily?
(A) 0.4m
(B) 0.1m
(C) 0.2m
(D) 0.3m

11. Calculate the field due to an electric dipole of length 10 cm and consisting
of charges of ±100 𝜇C at a point 20 cm from each charge.
(A) 1 ⋅ 125 × 10−7 NC−1
(B) 1 ⋅ 125 × 107 NC−1
(C) 1 ⋅ 125 × 107 NC1
(D) 1 ⋅ 125 × 10−7 NC1

12. Find the magnitude of electric field, which will just balance a deuteron of
mass 3 ⋅ 2 × 10−27 kg. Take 𝑔 = 10 m s −2 , mass of deuteron 3.2 * 10-27 kg,
charge on deuteron 1.6 * 10-19 C
(A) 2 × 10−7 NC −1
(B) 2 × 107 NC−1
(C) 2 × 107 NC1
(D) 2 × 10−7 NC1

13. Five point charges, each having a charge 𝑞 are placed on the five corners
A, B, C, D and E of a regular hexagon ABCDEF having each side of length 𝑎.
Find the electric field at the centre of the hexagon.
1 𝑞2
(A) ⋅ 2
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑎
1 𝑞
(B) ⋅ 2
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑎
1 𝑞
(C) ⋅
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑎
1 2𝑞
(D) ⋅ 2
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑎
14. Four charges +𝑞, +𝑞, −𝑞, −𝑞 are placed respectively at the four corners of a
square of side 𝑎. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field at
the centre of the square
1 √2𝑞
(A) ⋅
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑎2

1 2√2𝑞
(B) ⋅
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑎2
1 4√2𝑞
(C) ⋅
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑎2
1 2𝑞
(D) ⋅
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑎2

15. Figure shows four point charges at the corners of a square of side 2 cm.
Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field at the centre O of the
square, if Q = 0.02𝜇C
1
Use 4𝜋𝜀 = 9 × 109 N m2 C−2
0

(A) 9√2 × 105 NC1

(B)9√2 × 105 NC−1
(C) 9√2 × 10−5 NC−1
(D) 2√9 × 105 NC −1

16. A metal ball suspended from a long thread is placed between the plates of
a capacitor as shown in figure. Then,

𝑞E
(A) tan 𝜃 =
𝑚𝑔
𝑚𝑔
(B) tan 𝜃 =
𝑞𝐸
𝑞E
(C) tan 𝜃 =
𝑚
𝑞
(D) tan 𝜃 =
𝑚𝑔
17. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30∘ to a nonuniform electric
field. The dipole will experience
(A) a torque as well as translational force.
(B) a torque only.
(C) a translational force only in the direction of the field.
(D) a translational force only in a direction normal to the direction of the
field

18. A given charge situated at a certain distance from an electric dipole of

very small length along its axial line experiences a force F. If the distance
of the charge is doubled, the force on charge will become :
(A) 2 F
(B) F/2
(C) F/4
(D) F/8

19. A thin semi-circular ring of radius 𝑎 has a positive charge 𝑞 distributed

⃗ at the centre O is
uniformly over it. The net electric field E

𝑞
(A) − 2𝜋2 𝜀 2
𝑗ˆ
0𝑎
𝑞
(B) 2𝜋2 𝜀 2
𝑗ˆ
0𝑎
𝑞
(C) − 4𝜋2 𝜀 2 𝑗ˆ
0𝑎
𝑞
(D) 4𝜋2 𝜀 2
𝑗ˆ
0𝑎

20. A point charge 𝑞 is situated at a distance 𝑟 from one end of a thin

conducting rod of length L having a charge Q (uniformly distributed along
its length). The magnitude of electric force between the two, is
2kqQ
(A) r(r+L)
kqQ
(B) r(r+L)
kqQ
(C) r(r−L)
kQ
(D) r(r+L)
21. The potential on the axis of a ring due to a charge Q uniformly distributed
along the ring of radius 𝐑
1 𝑄
(A) 4𝜋𝜀 ⋅ √𝑅2 2
0 +𝑟
1 𝑄
(B) 4𝜋𝜀 ⋅ √𝑅2
0 +𝑟 2 +𝑥 2
1 𝑄
(C) 4𝜋𝜀 ⋅ √𝑅2
0 +𝑥 2
1 𝑄
(D) 4𝜋𝜀 ⋅ √𝑥 2
0 +𝑟 2

22. An infinitely long thin straight wire has uniform linear charge density of
1
c/m. Then, the magnitude of the electric intiensity at a point 18 cm away
3
is … … … . NC −1.

(A) 0.66 × 1011

(B) 1.32 × 1011
(C) 0.33 × 1011
(D) 3 × 1011

23. Four charges, each equal to −Q, are placed at the corners of a square and a
charge +q is placed at its centre. If the system is in equilibrium, the value
of 𝑞 is .........
Q
(A) 4 (1 + √2)
Q
(B) − 4 (1 + 2√2)
Q
(C) − 2 (1 + 2√2)
Q
(D) 2 (1 + 2√2)

24. A point 𝑃 lies on the perpendicular bisector of an electric dipole of dipole

moment 𝑝. If the distance of P from the dipole is 𝑟 (much larger than the
size of the dipole), then the electric field at P is proportional to
(A) 𝑝−1 and 𝑟 −2
(B) 𝑝 and 𝑟 −2
(C) 𝑝2 and 𝑟 3
(D) 𝑝 and 𝑟 −3
25. A thin conducting ring of radius R is given a charge +
Q. The electric field at the centre O of the ring due to the charge on the
part AKB of the ring is E directed along OK.

The electric field at the centre due to the charge on the part ACDB of the
ring is
(A) E along KO
(B) 3E along OK
(C) 3E along KO
(D) E along OK
ANSWERS
1. D 13. B
2. A 14. C
3. C 15. B
4. D 16. A
5. A 17. A
6. C 18. D
7. B 19. A
8. B 20. B
9. A 21. C
10. C 22. C
11. B 23. B
12. A 24. D
25. A