Chapter

Electric Charges and

Fields
1, Which one of the following is the unit of electric (b) -Q/4
(a)-4Q
charge? (c)-Q/2 (d) Q/2
(a) Coulomb (b) Newton 9. Three charges each equal to 1 uC are placed at the
() Volt (d) Coulomb/volt corners of an equilateral triangle. If force between
2. The electric charge always resides:
any two charges is , then the net force on either will
(a) at the centre of charged conductor be:
b) at the interior of charged conductor (b) 2F
(a) /31
(c)on the outer surface of charged conductor
(d) randomly all over the charged conductor 3F (d)
(c)
3. One metallic sphere A is given positive charge
whereas another identical metallic sphere B of exactly 10. Three charges are placed at the vertices of an
same mass as of A is given equal amount of negative
charge. Then:
equilateral triangle of side 'aas
shown in the
following figure. The force experienced by the charge
(a) mass of A and mass of B still remain equal placed at the vertex A in a direction normal to BC is:
(b) mass of A increases
(c)mass of B decreases
+Q
(d) mass of B increases
4. The figure shows a charge +4 at point P held in
equilibrium in air with the help of four +g charges
situated at the vertices of a square. The net electrostatic
force on q is given by: Q +Q
Pot B

(a) Q(4reoa) (b) -Q/(4Teoa")

(c) Zero (d) 20N
11. Three equal charges are placed on the three corners of
a square. If the force between q1 and q2 is F12 and that

(a) Newton's law between q1 and qs is F13, the ratio of magnitudes F2

Fi3
(b) Coulomb's law
is:
(c) Principle of superposition
(d) Net electric flux out the position of + (a) 0.5 (b) 1

.The force of repulsion between two electrons

at a (c) 1.5 (d) 2
certain distance is F. The force between two protons 12. Two positive point charges are 3 m apart and their
is: (7, =
1836 me) combined charge is 20 uC. If the force between them
separated by the same distance is 0.075 N, then the charges are:
(a) 2F (b) F
(d) F/1836 (a) 10 C, 10 C (b) 15 uC, 5 uC
(c) 1836F
6. and +4 4C repel each other (c) 12 C, 8 uC (d) 14 C, 6 uC
wo point charges of +3 HCeach is given an additional 13. Four point charges are placed at the corners of a square
with a force of 10 N. If
Charge of -6 4C, the new force 1s: ABCD of side 10 cm, as shown in figure. The force on
(b) 6.5 N a charge of 1 uC placed at the centre of square is:
(a) 6N
(c) 7.5 N (d) 7N
. on a small sphere
of
D
-4uC 3uC
e electrostatic attracting force
small sphere of charge
g e 0.2 uC due to another between the two
C i n airis 0.3 N. The distance
spheres is:
(a) 43.2 x 100 m (b) 4.24x 10 m
c) 4.24x 10 m (d) 4.24 m

8. If of the line joining B

charge q is placed at the centre

of these charges
will
-4uC
charges Q, the system
bbee
ini a
equilibrium if qis:
 (a) 7 N 23. The electric field at a point on equatorial
(b) 12N
(c) 18N
(d) Zero dipole and direction of the dipole momen line of a
14. A charge qi exerts some force on a second (a) will be parallel
third charge qs is brought charge q2. It
direction
on 92:
near, the force of qi exerted (b) will be in opposite
(c)will be perpendicular
(a) decreases not related
(d) are
(b) increases 24. Which of the following is detlected by electric fat .
(c) remains unchanged
(b)r-rays field?
(a) X-rays
(d) increases it q3 is of the same (d) -particles
it g3 is ot
sign as qi and decreases (c) Neutrons

opposite sign 25. An electron is moving towards x-axis. An electric

15. Two
charges, each equal to q, are is along-r-axis direction then path of electroni field
a on the x-axis. A
kept at a =
-a and :

90
particle of mass
m and charge
q/2 is placed at the origin. If charge 9o is given a (a) a straight line (b) a circle
(d) a parabola
small displacement (y a) (c)anellipse
force acting on the
<«
along the y-axis, the net 26. 1f the charge on an object is halved then electric feld
particle is proportional to: becomes:
(a) y (a) half (b) double
(b)
(c)unchanged (d) thrice
1 27. A force of 2.56 N acts on a charge of 16x 10 c. The
(c)-y (d) intensity of electric field at that point is:
y
(a) 1600 NC-1 (b) 150 NC-1
16. Two insulated
charged metallic spheres P
and Q have (c) 16 Nc-1 (d) 1.5 NC-
their centres separated by a distance of 50 cm. The radii
ot P and Q are negligible compared to the distance of 28. A conducting sphere ot radius 10 cm has unknown

separation. The mutual force of electrostatic repulsion charge. If the electric field at a distance 20 cm from
the centre of the sphere is 1.2 x 10° NC and points
if the charge on each is 3.2 x 10 C is:
radially inwards. The net charge on the sphere is:
(a) 3.69x 103 N (b) 4.69 x 10 N
(a) 4.5 x10C (b) 4.5x 10° C
(c) 2.69 10 N (d) 3.69 x 10N
(c)-5.3 10° C (d) 5.3 10° C
17. Among two discs A and B, first have radius 10 cmn
and charge 10° C and second have radius 30 cm and 29. If a dipole of dipole moment p is placed in a uniform
charge 10 C. When they are touched, charge on both
A and qB respectively will, be:
(a) 9A= 2.75 uC, qB = 3.15 uC
electric field E, then torque acting on it is given by
(b) qA= 1.09 uC, qB = 1.53 HC (a) T pE
(b) T p+E

(c)9A GB 5.5 uC
=

(d) None of these (c) pxE (d) T = p - E

18. The force per unit charge is known as

30. A metallic sphere is placed in a uniform electric field.
(a) electric flux (b) electric field
line of force follows the path(s) shown in the
The
(c) (d) electric potential
electric current figure as:
19. If an electron has an initial velocity in a direction
diferent from that of an electric field, the path of the
electron is:
line (b) a circle
(a) a straight
(d) a parabola
()an ellipse (a) 1
20. If one penetrates a uniformly charged spherical cloud, (b) 2
electric field strength: (c) 3 (d) 4
31. If Eg be the electric field le
the distance from the centre
(a) decreases directly a s strength of a short dipo
the distance from the centre a point on its axial line and E, that on the equaro
(b) increases directly as
line at the same distance, then:
remains constant
(c) (a) E, =2E, (b) E, = E
(d) None of these

21. Electric lines of force about a negative point charge (c)E 2E, (d) E, = 4E

are 32. hen an electric dipole p is placed in a unitor

circular clockwise
(a) circular anticlockwise (b)
(c) radial, inwards (d) radial, outwards and
electric field E then at what angle between
22. Electric lines of force:
(a) exist everywhere E the value of
in the immediate vicinity of electric torque will be maximum:
(b) exist only (a) 90 (b) 0°
charges (c) 180°
exist only when
both positive and negative charges (d) 45° to
(c) 33. An electrie dipole
are near one
another is placed at an angle oten
nonuniform electric field. The dipole will expe
(d) are imaginary
 (a) a translational force only in the direction of the (a) A-(iv), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(ii)
field (b) A-(i), B-(iv), C-(6), D-(ii)
(b) a translational force only in the direction normal to (c) A-(i), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(ii)
the direction of the field (d) A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(ii)
torque as well as a translational force 39. The SI unit of electric flux is:
(c) a

(d) a torque only (a) weber (b) newton per coulomb

34. Which of the following figure represents the electric (c) volt x meter (d) joule per coulomb
field lines due to a single positive charge? 40. The surface considered for Gauss's law is called:
(a) Closed surface (b) Spherical surface
(a) b)
(c) Gaussian surface (d) Plane surface
faces of the cube with side
- 41. The total
of length
flux
a if
through
a
the
charge 2g placed at corner A of the
is
cube is:

(c) (d)

35. The electric field near a conducting surface having a (a) 8Eo (b)2e0
uniform surface charge density is given by:
29
(a) and is parallel to the surface
(c) 4E0
o
42. Which of the following statements is not true about
20 Gauss's law?
and is parallel to the surface
Eo (a) Gauss's law is not much useful in calculating
electrostatic field when the system has some
O

(c) and is normal to the surface symmetry.

En
(d) and is normal to the surface
36. The electric field at a point on axial line of a dipole
and direction of the dipole moment:
(a) will be parallel and in same direction
(b) will be in opposite direction
(c)will be perpendicular
(d) are not related
37. Which of the following statements about dipole
moment is not true?
(a) The dimensions of dipole moment are [L'TA|.
(b) The unit of dipole moment is Cm.
(c) Dipole moment is vector quantity and directed
from negative to positive charge.
(d) Dipole moment is a scalar quantity and has
magnitude charge equal to the potential of
separation between charges.
38. Match Column I with Column II with appropriate
matching.
Column I
(b) Gauss's law is based on the inverse square
dependence on distance contained in the coulomb's
law.
(c) Gauss's law is true for any closed surface.
(d) The term q on the right side of Gauss's law includes
the sum of all charges enclosed by the surface.
43. In the figure the net electric flux through the area A is
- E.A when the system is in air. On immersing the
system in water the net electric flux through the area:
(a) becomes zero (b) remains same
(c) increases (d) decreases
44. Two infinite plane parallel sheets, separated by a
distance d have equal and opposite uniform charge
densities o. Electric field at a point between the sheets
is:
Column II

A. E
(i) electric field lines (a)2E0
b)
Eo
B. p ci) 41te (c) Zero
(d) depends on the location of the point
C.Two lines of force do (ii) dipole field 45. Two large, thin metal plates are parallel and close
not intersect each other
to each other. On their inner faces, the plates have
D. Field produced by a surface charge densities of opposite signs and of
dipole (iv) qx2ap magnitude 18 x 10 Cm2.The electric field between
the plates is:
 (a) 2.03x 1010 NC-1 (6) 3.03x10-10NC
(c) 2.03x 107 NC (d) 4.03x10-10 NC-1
46. The electric flux through a closed Gaussion Surface
depend upon: CBSE, 2020
(a) Net charge enclosed and permittivity of the
medium
(b) Net charge enclosed, permittivity of the medium
and size of the gaussion surface
(c) Net charge enclosed only
(d) Permittivity of the medium only
47. In figure, two positive charges, g2 and q3 fixed along
the y axis, exert a net electric force in the +x-direction
on a charge fixed along the x-axis. If a positive charge
Qis added at (x, 0), the force on q1:
[NCERT Exemplar]

O&,0

(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 q2 and q3.
48. The electric flux through the surface:
INCERT Exemplar)

(i) (ii) (iv)

(a) in figure (iv) is the largest

(b) in figure (ii) is the least
(c) in figure (i) is same as in figure (ii) but is smaller
than figure (iv)
(d) is the same for all the figures
49. Figure shows electric field lines in which an electric

dipole p is placed as shown. Which of the following

statements is correct? [NCERT Exemplar]

(a) The dipole will not experience any force.

(b) The dipole will experience a force towards right.
(c)The dipole will experience a force towards left.
(d) The dipole will experience a force upwards.
50. A hemisphere is uniformly charged positively. The
electric field at a point on a diameter away from the
centre is directed: [NCERT Exemplar
(a) perpendicular to the diameter
(b) parallel to the diameter
(c) at an angle tilted towards the diameter
(d) at an angle tilted away from the diameter