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CPP-2 Electrostatics IIT-JEE

1. Charges q, 2q, 3q and 4q are placed at the comers A, B, C and D of a

square as shown in the following figure. The direction of electric field at the
centre of the square is along
(A) AB (B) CB (C) BD (D) AC
isme option b tab honga na jab a pai 3q ho and c pai q ho
2. Infinite charges of magnitude q each are lying at x =1, 2, 4, 8... meter on X-axis. The value
of intensity of electric field at point x = 0 due to these charges will be
(A) 12  109 q N/C (B) Zero (C) 6  109 q N/C (D) 4  109 q N/C
3. Two semicircular rings lying in the same plane of uniform linear charge
density  have radii r and 2r. They are joined using two straight uniformly
charged wires of linear charge density  and length r as shown in the
figure. The magnitude of electric field at common centre of semicircular
rings is
1 3 1  1 2 1 
(A) (B) (C) (D)
40 2r 40 2r 40 r 40 r
4. Two concentric rings, one of radius R and total charge +Q and
the second of radius 2R and total charge  8Q lie in x-y plane
(i.e., z = 0 plane). The common centre of rings lies, at origin
and the common axis coincides with z-axis. The charge is
uniformly distributed on both rings. At what distance from origin
is the net electric field on z-axis zero?
R R R
(A) (B) (C) (D) 2 R
2 2 2 2
5. An infinitely long wire is kept along z-axis from z = – to z = +, having
10
uniform linear charge density nC/m. The electric field at point (6 cm, 8
9
cm, 10 cm) will be
(A) (120 î +160 ĵ + 200 k̂ ) V/m (B) 200 k̂ V/m
(C) (160 î + 120 ĵ ) V/m (D) (120 î + 160 ĵ ) V/m
6. A point charge 50C is located in the X-Y plane at the point of position vector r0  2iˆ  3ˆj .
What is the electric field at the point of position vector r  8iˆ  5ˆj ?
(A) 1200 V/m (B) 0.04 V/m (C) 900 V/m (D) 4500 V/m
7. A point charge q is placed at origin. Let E A, E B and E C be the electric field at three points
A (1, 2, 3), B (1, 1, –1) and C (2, 2, 2) due to charge q. Then select the correct alternative.
dot [i] E A  E B [ii] | E B| = 4| E C|
product (A) only [i] is correct (B) only [ii] is correct
is zero (C) both [i] and [ii] are correct (D) both [i] and [ii] are wrong
8. Two identical point charges are placed at a separation of . P is a point on the line joining
the charges, at a distance x from any one charge. The field at P is E. E is plotted against x
for values of x from close to zero to slightly less than . Which of the following best
represents the resulting curve? At both charge
points pai e
infinite ho jaigi
(A) (B) (C) (D)

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9. Two identical positive charges are fixed on the y-axis, at equal distances from the origin O.
A particle with a negative charge starts on the x-axis at a large distance from O, moves
along the + x-axis, passes 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-coordinate. Which of the following best represents the plot?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

oppostie charges ho toh point ko unkai bich mai nahi rakaha jata hai and vice versa for same charges
10. Two point charges –q and +q/2 are situated at the origin and at the point (a, 0, 0)
respectively. The point along the x-axis where the electric field vanishes is
a 2a 2a
(A) x  (B) x  2 a (C) x  (D) x 
2 2 1 2 1

11. Three identical point charges, as shown, are placed at the vertices of an
isosceles right angled triangle. Which of the numbered vectors coincides in
direction with the electric field at the mid-point M of the hypotenuse?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

12. In the following four situations charged particles are at equal distance from the origin.
Arrange them according to the magnitude of the net electric field at origin greatest first

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(A) (i) > (ii) > (iii) > (iv) (B) (ii) > (i) > (iii) > (iv)
(C) (i) > (iii) > (ii) > (iv) (D) (iv) > (iii) > (ii) > (i)

13. Three equal charges, each +q, are placed on the corners of an equilateral triangle. The
electric field intensity at the centroid of the triangle is
(A) kq / r 2 (B) 3kq / r 2 (C) 3 kq / r 2 (D) zero

14. A point charge of 100 C is placed at 3iˆ  4ˆj m. Find the electric field intensity due to this
charge at a point located at 9iˆ  12jˆ m.
(A) 8000 Vm–1 (B) 9000 Vm–1 (C) 2250 Vm–1 (D) 4500 Vm–1

15. Two charges Q1 = 18 C and Q2 = –2 C are separated by a distance R, and Q1 is on the

left of Q2. The distance of the point where the net electric field is zero is
(A) between Q1 and Q2 (B) left of Q1 at R/2
(C) right of Q2 at R (D) right of Q2 at R/2
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16. A block of mass m containing a net negative charge –q is placed
on a frictionless horizontal table and is connected to a wall
through an unstretched spring of spring constant k. If the
horizontal electric field E parallel to the spring is switched on,
then the maximum compression of the sprint is
(A) qE / k (B) 2qE/k (C) qE/k (D) zero

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17. The given figure gives electric lines of force due to two charges q1
and q2. What are the signs of the two charges?
(A) Both are negative
(B) Both are positive
(C) q1 is positive but q2 is negative
(D) q1 is negative but q2 is positive

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:

(A) (B) (C) (D)

19. The lines of force of the electric field due to two charges q and Q
are sketched in the figure. State if
(A) Q is positive and |Q| > |q| (B) Q is negative and |Q| > |q|
(C) q is positive and |Q| < |q| (D) q is negative and |Q| < |q|

20. Two point charges (+Q) and (–2Q) are fixed on the X-axis at positions a and 2a from origin
respectively. At what positions on the axis, the resultant electric field is zero?
3a
(A) Only x = 2 a (B) Only x = – 2 a (C) Both x = ± 2 a (D) x = only
2

21. There is a uniform electric field of strength 103 V/m along y-axis. A body of mass 1 g and
charge 10–6 C is projected into the field from origin along the positive x-axis with a velocity
10 m/s. Its speed in m/s after 10 s is (neglect gravitation)
(A) 10 (B) 5 2 (C) 10 2 (D) 20

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ANSWER KEY

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B A D D D D C D B C B
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C D B D B A B C B C

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