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Term 1 - Electric Charges and Fields - 01

1. A cylindrical conductor is placed near another positively charged conductor. The net charge acquired
by the cylindrical conductor will be
a. either positive or negative
b. zero
c. positive only
d. negative only
2. Which of the following methods can be used to charge a metal sphere positively without touching
it? Select the most appropriate.
a. Bring a negatively charged rod near the sphere and touch it to ground for a short while.
b. Rub it with a piece of fur.
c. Rub it with a piece of silk.
d. Connect the positive terminal of a battery and float the other end of the battery.
3. The direction of an electric dipole
a. is from positive to negative charge
b. is from negative to positive charge
c. is perpendicular to line from negative to positive charge
d. is perpendicular to line from positive to negative charge
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4. Electric field at a point is defined as
a. electric force experienced by two charges at that point
b. electric force experienced by a charge at that point
c. electric force per unit charge experienced by a unit charge at that point
d. electric force experienced by a dipole at that point
5. If the amounts of electric flux entering and leaving an enclosed surface respectively are and , the
electric charge inside the surface will be :
a.
b.

c.
d.
6. Let Ea be the electric field due to a dipole in its axial plane distant l and let Eq be the field in the
equatorial plane distant l. The relation between Ea and Eq is:
a. Ea = 2Eq
b. Ea = Eq
c. Eq = 2Ea
d. Ea = 3Eq
7. Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A positive point charge is placed outside the sphere. Then the
net charge on the sphere is -
a. Negative and distributed uniformly over the surface of the sphere
b. Negative and distributed non–uniformly over the entire surface of the sphere

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c. Negative and appears only at the point on the sphere closest to the point charge
d. Zero
8. The frequency of oscillation of an electric dipole moment having dipole moment p and rotational
inertia I, oscillating in a uniform electric field E, is given by
a.

b.

c. (2 )

d. (2 )
9. Gauss's law states that the total electric field flux coming out of
a. an open surface equals the net charge enclosed within the volume divided by
b. any surface equals the charge enclosed within the volume divided by
c. a closed surface in vacuum equals the net charge enclosed within the volume divided by
d. a closed surface equals the net charge enclosed within the volume
10. According to superposition of electric fields, the electric field of any combination of charges is the
a. vector sum of the fields caused by the individual charges
b. cross product of the individual fields
c. vector sum of the individual charges
d. scalar sum of the fields caused by the individual charges

For question numbers 11-15, two statements are given- one labeled Assertion (A) and the other labeled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given
below:
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a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.

11. Assertion (A): A small metal ball is suspended in a uniform electric field with an insulated thread. If a
high-energy X-ray beam falls on the ball, the ball will be deflected in the electric field.
Reason (R): X-rays emit photo-electrons and metal becomes negatively charged.
12. Assertion (A): Electron move away from a region of lower potential to a region of higher potential.
Reason (R): An electron has a negative charge.
13. Assertion (A): Ongoing away from a point charge or a small electric dipole, the electric field decreases at
the same rate in both cases.
Reason (R): Electric field is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the charge.
14. Assertion (A): When charges are shared between two bodies, there occurs no loss of charge but there does
occur a loss of energy.
Reason (R): In case of sharing of charges, conservation of energy fails.
15. Assertion (A): A metallic shield in form of a hollow shell may be built to block an electric field.
Reason (R): In a hollow spherical shield, the electric field inside it is zero at every point.

Answer questions 16-20 based on the following case study:

A charge is a property associated with the matter due to which it experiences and produces an electric and

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magnetic field. Charges are scalar in nature and they add up like real numbers. Also, the total charge of an
isolated system is always conserved. When the objects rub against each other charges acquired by them must
be equal and opposite.

16. The cause of charging is:

a. the actual transfer of protons
b. the actual transfer of electrons
c. the actual transfer of neutrons
d. none of the above
17. Pick the correct statement.
a. The glass rod gives protons to silk when they are rubbed against each other.
b. The glass rod gives electrons to silk when they are rubbed against each other.
c. The glass rod gains protons from silk when they are rubbed against each other.
d. The glass rod gains electrons when they are rubbed against each other.
18. If two electrons are each from a proton, as shown in Figure, magnitude of the net electric
force they will exert on the proton is

a.
b.
c.
d.
19. A charge is a property associated with the matter due to which it produces and experiences :
a. electric effects only
b. magnetic effects only
c. both electric and magnetic effects
d. none of these
20. The cause of quantization of electric charges is:
a. transfer of an integral number of neutrons
b. transfer of an integral number of protons
c. transfer of an integral number of electrons
d. none of the above

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Term 1 - Electric Charges and Fields - 01

Class 12 - Physics

Solution

1. (b) zero
Explanation: The net charge acquired during induction is zero. There is only the transfer of electrons
from one part to another.
2. (a) Bring a negatively charged rod near the sphere and touch it to ground for a short while.
Explanation: This can be possible by induction, if a negative charge rod is placed near the sphere (at a
distance not in touch) than it attracts positive charge inside the sphere towards its side and the
negative charges collected on other side and when the surface of sphere connected to earth than the
negative charge goes to earth and the sphere remain positively charged.

3. (b) is from negative to positive charge

Explanation: Dipole Moment— It is a vector quantity and is directed from negative charge to positive
charge along the axis. It is denoted as and is defined as the product of the magnitude of either of the
charge and the dipole length i.e.
4. (c) electric force per unit charge experienced by a unit charge at that point
Explanation: Electric field intensity of a charge at a point is given by the force exerted by that charge
on test charge or unit charge at that point
That is, the electric field intensity of charge q is
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5. (d)
Explanation: The net electric flux leaving the enclosed surface
=
If q is net charge inside the enclosed surface, then according to Gauss' theorem,

or
6. (a) Ea = 2Eq
Explanation: Electric field at any axial point is twice the electric field at the same distance along the
equatorial line
Ea = 2Eq
7. (d) Zero

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Explanation: If a charge +q is placed outside, then the electric field lines incident on the conducting
sphere induces -q charge on one surface whereas the opposite surface becomes oppositely charged (i.e.
+q) and the total charge becomes zero.

8. (b)
Explanation: Restoring torque for small ,
= -pE sin = -pE [sin ]
or I = -pE
i.e.,

v =
9. (c) a closed surface in vacuum equals the net charge enclosed within the volume divided by
Explanation: Gauss Theorem- According to Gauss theorem the electric flux through a closed surface in
vacuum is given by times net charge enclosed within the surface.

10. (a) vector sum of the fields caused by the individual charges
Explanation: When several electric fields are working on single charge then the total electric field
intensity on that charge is given by the vector sum of all electric field intensities

11. (c) A is true but R is false.

Explanation: When high energy X-ray beam falls on the ball, the metal will emit photo-electrons, thus,
leaving the positive charge on the ball. As a result of this, the ball is deflected in the direction of the
electric field.
12. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
13. (d) A is false and R is also false
Explanation: The rate of decrease in the electric field is different in the two cases. In the case of a point
charge, it decreases as ( ) but in the case of electric dipole, it decreases more rapidly, as .
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14. (c) A is true but R is false
Explanation: Energy conservation does not fail during the sharing of charges between two bodies.
Some energy is lost in the form of heat or light or sparking.
15. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
16. (b) the actual transfer of electrons
17. (b) The glass rod gives electrons to silk when they are rubbed against each other.
18. (a)
19. (c) both electric and magnetic effects
20. (c) transfer of an integral number of electrons

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