STUDY POINT CLASSES

HANS RAJ SIR

SQP -2
Class 12 - Physics
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:

General Instructions:

1. There are 35 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.

2. This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E. All the sections

are compulsory.

3. Section A contains eighteen MCQ of 1 mark each, Section B contains seven questions of two marks each, Section

C contains five questions of three marks each, section D contains three long questions of five marks each and

Section E contains two case study based questions of 4 marks each.

4. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in section B, C, D and E. You have to

attempt only one of the choices in such questions.

5. Use of calculators is not allowed.

Section A
1. Two capacitors of capacitance C are connected in series. If one of them is filled with dielectric substance K, [1]
what is the effective capacitance?

a) C(K + 1) b)
2KC

(1+K)

c) KC

(1+K)
d) None of these

2. Three identical charges, each of 12 μ C are placed at the vertices of a triangle ABC as shown in the figure. If AB [1]
+ AC = 12 cm and AB × AC = 32 cm2, the potential energy of the charge at A is:

a) 1.53 J b) 3.15 J

c) 5.31 J d) 1.35 J
3. The equivalent capacitance between the points A and B in the given circuit is:
[1]

a) ( 8

3
)μF b) None of these

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 c) 6μF d) 8μF

4. What is the angle between electric field and equipotential surface? [1]

a) 90° always b) 0° to 90°

c) 0° to 180° d) 0° always
→
5. Consider E 1
^ ^
= xi + j and E⃗ 
2 = xy
2^ 2 ^
i + x yj ; then: [1]

a) only E1 is electrostatic b) none of these

c) only E2 is electrostatic d) both are electrostatic

6. Two spheres of radii R1 and R2 respectively are charged and joined by a wire. The ratio of electric fields on the [1]

spheres is:
R1 R2
a) R2
b) R1

2 2

c) R
2
d) R
1

2 2
R R
1 2

7. The kinetic energy of an electron, which is accelerated in the potential difference of 100 V, is [1]

a) 1.6 × 10-10 J b) 1.6 × 10-14 J

c) 1.6 × 10-8 J d) 1.6 × 10-17 J

8. The diagrams below show regions of equipotentials:

[1]

A positive charge is moved from A to B in each diagram.

a) In all the four cases the work done is the b) Maximum work is required to move q in
same figure (3)

c) Maximum work is required to move q in d) Minimum work is required to move q in

figure (2) figure (1)
9. A parallel plate capacitor with air as dielectric is charged to a potential V1. It is then connected to identical [1]
uncharged parallel plate capacitor with a dielectric having dielectric constant K. If the common potential of both
the capacitors is V2, then:
V1 V1 −V2
a) K =
V1 −V2
b) K =
V1

V1 −V2 V1 −V2
c) K =
V2
d) K =
V1 +V2

10. Capacitors are used in electrical circuits where appliances need more: [1]

a) watt b) resistance

c) voltage d) current
11. Four capacitors of 25 μ F each are connected as shown in the figure. If the d.c. the voltmeter reads 200 V, charge [1]
on each plate of the capacitor is

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 a) 5 × 10-3C b) 2 × 102 C

c) 5 × 10-2 C d) 2 × 10-3 C

12. For the isolated charged conductor of the given figure, the electric fields at points A, B, C and D are EA, EB, EC [1]
and ED respectively. Then:

a) EA = EB > EC > ED b) ED > EA > EC but EB = 0

c) EB = 0, EA = EC = ED d) ED > EC > EB = EA

13. Two identical parallel plate capacitors are placed in series and connected to a constant voltage source of V0 volt. [1]
If one of the capacitors is completely immersed in a liquid with dielectric constant K, the potential difference
between the plates of the other capacitor will change to:

a) K+1

2K
V0 b) K+1

K
V0

c) 2K

K+1
V0 d) K

K+1
V0

14. All capacitors used in the diagram are identical and each is of capacitance C. Then, the effective capacitance [1]
between the point A and B is:

a) 1 C b) 1.5 C

c) 6 C d) 3 C
15. A parallel plate capacitor with air as the dielectric has capacitance C. A slab of dielectric constant K and having [1]
the same thickness as the separation between the plates is introduced so as to fill one-fourth of the capacitor as
shown in the figure. The new capacitance will be.

a) (K + 1) b)
C C
(K + 2)
4 4

c) (K + 3) d)
C KC

4 4

16. Two capacitors C1 and C2 are connected in a circuit as shown in figure. The potential difference (VA - VB)is:
[1]
The charge on capacitor C2 is:

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 a) 24 μ C b) 27 μ C

c) 48 μ C d) 16 μ C
17. Assertion: If the distance between parallel plates a capacitor is halved and dielectric constant is made three [1]
times then the capacitance becomes six times.

Reason: (R) Capacitance of the capacitor does not depend upon the nature of the material of the plates of the
capacitor.

a) Assertion and reason both are correct b) Assertion and reason both are correct
statements and reason is correct explanation statements but reason is not correct
for assertion. explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
wrong statement. correct statement.
18. Assertion: Capacitor is filled with same thickness of dielectric (t < d ) and conducting sheet one after another, [1]
then capacitance are C1 and C2 respectively then C2 > C1.

Reason: Capacitance is more in presence of metal sheet as Kmetal > Kdielectric.

a) Assertion and reason both are correct b) Assertion and reason both are correct
statements and reason is correct explanation statements but reason is not correct
for assertion. explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
wrong statement. correct statement.
Section B
19. Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor. [2]
20. A charge Q is distributed uniformly over a metallic sphere of radius R. Obtain the expressions for the electric [2]
field (E) and electric potential (V) at a point 0 < x < R. Show on a plot the variation of E and V with x for 0 < x
< 2R.

21. A parallel-plate capacitor contains one mica sheet of thickness d1 = 10 × 10-3 m and one fibre sheet of thickness [2]

d2 = 0.5 × 10-3 m. The dielectric constants of mica and fibre are 8 and 2.5 respectively. Fibre breaks down in an

electric field of 6.4 × 106 Vm-1. What maximum voltage can be applied in the capacitor?
22. The figure shows the variation of electrostatic potential V with distance x for a given charge
[2]

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 distribution. From the points marked A, B, and C, identify the point at which the electric field is:
i. zero
ii. maximum
Explain your answer in each case.
OR
An isolated sphere has a capacitance 50 pF.
i. Calculate its radius,

ii. How much charge should be placed on it to raise its potential to 104 V?
23. Five identical capacitor plates, each of area A are arranged such that the adjacent plates are at distance d apart. [2]
The plates are connected to a source of emf V, as shown in Fig. Find the charges on the various plates.

24. A parallel-plate capacitor has plates of area 200 cm2 and separation between the plates 1.0 mm. [2]

i. What potential difference will be developed if a charge of 1.0 nC is given to the capacitor?
ii. If the plate separation is now increased to 2.0 mm, what will be the new potential difference?
25. Eight identical spherical drops, each carrying a charge 1 nC are at a potential of 900 V each. All these drops [2]
combine together to form a single large drop. Calculate the potential of this large drop.

(Assume no wastage of any kind and take the capacitance of a sphere of radius r as proportional to r).
OR
The two graphs drawn here, show the variation of electrostatic potential (V) with  (r being a distance of the field
1

point from the point charge) for two point charges q1 and q2.

i. What are the signs of the two charges?

ii. Which of the two charges has a larger magnitude and why?

Section C

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26. Determine the potential difference VA - VB between points A and B of the circuit shown in Fig. Under what [3]

condition is it equal to zero?

27. Two identical parallel plate capacitors A and B are connected to a battery of emf E volts with the switch S is [3]
closed. The switch is now opened and the free space between the plates of the capacitors is filled with a
dielectric of dielectric constant K. Find the ratio of the total electrostatic energy stored in both capacitors before
and after the introduction of the dielectric.
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OR
If two charged conductors are touched mutually and then separated, prove that the charges on them will be divided in
the ratio of their capacitances.
28. Three capacitors C1, C2 and C3 are connected ’ to a 6 V battery, as shown in Fig. Find the charges on the three [3]

capacitors.

29. Two parallel plate capacitors X and Y have the same area of the plates and same separation between them. X has [3]
air between the plates while Y contains a dielectric medium of ε r = 4 .

i. Calculate the capacitance of each capacitor if equivalent of the combination is 4 µF.

ii. Calculate the potential difference between the plates of X and Y.
iii. What is the ratio of electrostatic energy stored in X and Y?

30. A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery. After sometime, the battery is disconnected and a dielectric [3]
slab of dielectric constant K is inserted between the plates. How would (i) the electric field between the plates?
(ii) the energy stored in the capacitor be affected? Justify your answer.
OR
The electric potential as a function of distance x is shown in Fig. Construct a graph of the electric field strength E.

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 Section D
31. Two point charges -q and q are located at points (0, 0, - a) and (0, 0, a) respectively. [5]
i. Find the electrostatic potential at (0, 0, z) and (x, y, 0).
ii. How much work is done in moving a small test charge from the point (5, 0, 0) to (- 7, 0, 0) along the x-axis?
iii. How would your answer change if the path of the test charge between the same points is not along the x-axis
but along any other random path?
iv. If the above point charges are now placed in the same positions in the uniform external electric field E⃗ , what
would be the potential energy of the charging system in its orientation of unstable equilibrium?
Justify your answer in each case.
OR
A parallel plate capacitor is charged to a potential difference V by a DC source. The capacitor is then disconnected
from the source. If the distance between the plates is doubled, state with reason, how the following will change -
i. Electric field between the plates?
ii. Capacitance?
iii. Energy stored in the capacitor?

32. i. Two isolated metal spheres A and B have radii R and 2R respectively, and the same charge q. Find which of [5]
the two spheres have greater:
a. capacitance and
b. energy density just outside the surface of the spheres
ii. a. Show that the equipotential surfaces are closed together in the regions of a strong field and far apart in the
regions of a weak field. Draw equipotential surfaces for an electric dipole,
b. Concentric equipotential surfaces due to a charged body placed at the centre are shown. Identify the
polarity of the charge and draw the electric field lines due to it.

OR
a. Derive the expression for the electric potential due to an electric dipole at a point on its axial line.
b. Depict the equipotential surfaces due to an electric dipole.

33. i. Two-point charges q1 and q2 are kept r distance apart in a uniform external electric field E⃗ . Find the amount [5]

of work done in assembling this system of charges.

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 ii. A cube of side 20 cm is kept in a region as shown in the figure. An electric field exists in the region such that
the potential at a point is given by V = 10x + 5, where V is in volt and x is in m.

Find
a. the electric field E⃗ , and
b. the total electric flux through the cube.
OR
Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square ABCD of side d, as shown in fig. 

a. Find the work required to put together this arrangement.

b. A charge q0 is brought to the center E of the square, the four charges being held fixed at its corners. How much

extra work is needed to do this?

Section E
34. Read the source given below and answer any four out of the following questions:
[4]
When an insulator is placed in an external field, the dipoles become aligned. Induced surface charges on the
insulator establish a polarization field E⃗  in its interior. The net field E⃗ in the insulator is the vector sum of E⃗ 
i 0

and E as shown in the figure.

⃗ 
i

On the application of external electric field, the effect of aligning the electric dipoles in the insulator is called
polarisation and the field E⃗  is known as the polarisation field. The dipole moment per unit volume of the
i

dielectric is known as polarisation (P )⃗  . For linear isotropic dielectrics, P ⃗ = χE , where χ= electrical
⃗ 

susceptibility of the dielectric medium.

i. Which among the following is an example of polar molecule?
a. O2
b. H2

c. N2
d. HCl
ii. When air is replaced by a dielectric medium of constant K, the maximum force of attraction between two
charges separated by a distance
a. increases K times

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 b. remains unchanged
c. decreases K times
d. increases 2K times.
iii. Which of the following is a dielectric?
a. Copper
b. Glass
c. Antimony (Sb)
d. None of these
iv. For a polar molecule, which of the following statements is true?
a. The centre of gravity of electrons and protons coincide.
b. The centre of gravity of electrons and protons do not coincide.
c. The charge distribution is always symmetrical.
d. The dipole moment is always zero.
v. When a comb rubbed with dry hair attracts pieces of paper. This is because the
a. comb polarizes the piece of paper
b. comb induces a net dipole moment opposite to the direction of field
c. electric field due to the comb is uniform
d. comb induces a net dipole moment perpendicular to the direction of field
OR
Read the source given below and answer any four out of the following questions:

A capacitor is a device to store energy. The process of charging up a capacitor involves the transferring of electric
charges from its one place to another. This work done in charging the capacitor is stored as its electrical potential
energy.

If q is the charge and V is the potential difference across a capacitor at any instant during its charging, then small
work done in storing an additional small charge dq against the repulsion of charge q already stored on it is 
q
dW = V ⋅ dq = ( )dq
C

i. A system of 2 capacitors of capacitance 2 μ F and 4 μ F is connected in series across a potential difference of 6 V.
The energy stored in the system is
a. 3μ J
b. 24 μ J
c. 30 μ J
d. 108 μ J
ii. A capacitor of the capacitance of 10 μ F is charged to 10 V. The energy stored in it is
a. 100 μ J
b. 500 μ J
c. 1000 μ J
d. 1 μ J

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 iii. A parallel plate air capacitor has capacity C farad, potential V volt and energy E joule. When the gap between the
plates is completely filled with dielectric
a. both V and E increase
b. both V and E decrease
c. V decreases, E increases
d. V increases, E decreases
iv. A capacitor with capacitance 5 μ F is charged to 5 μ C. If the plates are pulled apart to reduce the capacitance to 2
μ F, how much work is done?

a. 6.25 ×  10-6 J
b. 3.75 ×  10-6 J

c. 2.16 ×  10-6 J
d. 2.55 ×  10-6 J

v. A metallic sphere of radius 18 cm has been given a charge of 5 × 10-6 C. The energy of the charged conductor is
a. 0.235 J
b. 0.625 J
c. 1.2 J
d. 2.4 J
35. Read the source given below and answer any four out of the following questions:
[4]
Electrostatic potential energy of a system of point charges is defined as the total amount of work done in
bringing the different charges to their respective positions from infinitely charge mutual separations. The work is
stored in the system of two point charges in the form of electrostatic potential energy U of the system. Electric
potential difference between any points A and B in an electric field is the amount of work done in moving a unit
WAB
positive test charge from A to B along any path agents the electrostatic force V B − VA =
qo
⃗ 
= ∫ E ⋅ dl .

i. A test charge is moved from a lower potential point to a higher potential point. The potential energy of test
charge will
a. remain the same
b. increase
c. decrease
d. become zero
ii. Which of the following statement is not true?
a. Electrostatic force is a conservative force.
b. Potential energy of charge q at a point is the work done per unit charge in bringing a charge from any
point to infinity.
c. Spring force and gravitational force are a conservative force.
d. Both electrostatic force is a conservative force and Spring force and gravitational force are conservative
force.
iii. Work done in moving a charge from one point to another inside a uniformly charged conducting sphere is

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 a. always zero
b. non-zero
c. may be zero
d. none of these
iv. The work done in bringing a unit positive charge from infinite distance to a point at distance x from a
positive charge Q is W. Then the potential ϕ at that point is
WQ
a. x

b. W
c.
W

d. WQ
v. If 1 μ C charge is shifted from A to B and it is found that work done by an external force is 40 μ  J. In doing
so against electrostatics force, the potential difference VA - VB is

a. 40V
b. -40V
c. 20V
d. -60V

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