PHYSICS MCQS IN UNIT 1

1. Which of the following statements is not true about Gauss’s law?

(a) Gauss’s law is true for any closed surface.
(b) The term q on the right side of Gauss’s law includes the sum of all charges
enclosed by the surface.
(c) Gauss’s law is not much useful in calculating electrostatic field when the system
has symmetry.
(d) Gauss’s law is based on the inverse square dependence on distance contained
in the coulomb’s law

2. A simple pendulum consists of a small sphere of mass and positive charge q. It is

suspended by the string of length L. The pendulum is placed in the electric field of
strength E directed vertically downwards. Which of the following is not correct?
(a)Time period of oscillation, 𝑇 = 2𝜋

(b) Time period of oscillation, 𝑇 = 2𝜋

(c) Time period of oscillation will be less in the absence of electric field.
(d) Tension in the string when the pendulum is at rest, 𝑇 = 𝑚𝑔 + 𝑞𝐸

3. At the middle point on the axis of an electrical dipole,

(a) Electric field is zero
(b) Electric field is directed perpendicular to the axis
(c) Electric field is towards +ve charge
(d) Electric field is not zero

4. The graphical representation of an electric field E due to the uniformly charged

sphere of radius R which is a function of distance from the centre is,

5. An electric dipole of moment is placed in a uniform electric field . Then,

(i) the torque on the dipole is
(ii) the potential energy of the system is
(iii) the resultant force on the dipole is zero. Choose the correct option.
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
(b) (i) and (iii) are correct and (ii) is wrong
(c) only (i) is correct
(d) (i) and (ii) are correct and (iii) is wrong
6. A positive charge Q is uniformly distributed along a circular ring of radius R. A small
test charge q is placed at the centre of the ring. The incorrect statement is,

(a) If q > 0 and is displaced away from the centre in the plane of the ring, it will be
pushed back towards the centre.
(b) If q < 0 and is displaced away from the centre in the plane of the ring, it will never
return to the centre and will continue moving till it hits the ring.
(c) If q > 0, it will perform SHM for small displacement along the axis.
(d) q at the centre of the ring is in an unstable equilibrium within the plane of the ring
for q > 0.

7. Figure shows the electric lines of force emerging from a charged body. If the electric
field at A and B are EA and EB respectively and if the displacement between A and B
is r then,

(a) EA > EB (b) EA < EB (c) EA = EB (d) EA = EB /r²

8. An electric dipole experiences this in a non-uniform electric field.

(a) only a force (b) only torque
(c) both force and torque (d) neither force nor torque

9. Two positive point charge are placed at the distance have the sum Q. The values of the
charges for maximum Coulomb’s force between them is,
(a) q1 = q1 = Q/2 (b) q1 = 3Q/4, q2 = Q/4
(c) q1 = 5Q/6, q2 = Q/6 (d) none of the above

10. A metallic shell having inner radius R1 and outer radii R2 has a point charge Q kept inside
the cavity. Electric field in the region R1 < r < R2 where r is the distance from the centre is
given by,
(a) depends on the value of r (b) Zero
(c) Constant and nonzero everywhere (d) None of the above