Target DPP Test Contact Number: 9667591930 / 8527521718

1. You are traveling in a car during a 5. Which of the following statements is correct
thunderstorm. In order to protect yourself from regarding electrostatics of conductors?
lightning, you would prefer to The interior of the conductor with no cavity
(1) Touch the nearest electric pole 1. can have no excess charge in the static
(2) Take shelter under a tree situation.
(3) Get out and crouch on the ground Electrostatic potential is constant throughout
(4) Remain in the car 2.
the volume of the conductor.
Electrostatic potential has the same value
2. A conducting sphere of radius R is given a 3.
inside as that on its surface.
charge Q. The electric potential and field at the
centre of the sphere respectively are 4. All of these.
(a) zero and Q/4πεoR2 
6. Which of the following is incorrect about the
(b)Q/4πεoR and zero electrostatic field lines?
(c)Q/4πεoR and Q/4πεoR2 1.  These can be never be closed curves
(d)Both are zero 2.  On a conducting surface, the lines are
perpendicular
3. Two concentric conducting spherical shells 3.  They can pass through a conductor
carry charge Q each. The inner shell is earthed. 4.  If the lines are equispaced and parallel to
The charge that flows into the earth is: one another, then the field is uniform
 

7. Assertion: A sensitive electric equipment can

be saved from the electric field by enclosing it
inside a metallic shell
Reason: Electric field inside a metallic shell is
zero provided that the shell does not enclose
any charge
1. Both assertion and reason are true and the
   reason is the correct explanation of the
1. Q assertion.
3Q
2.  2 2. Both assertion and reason are true but the
−Q
reason is not the correct explanation of the
3.  2 assertion.
−3Q 3. Assertion is a true statement but reason is
4.  2
false.
4. Both assertion and reason are false
4. Two concentric metallic spherical shells A statements.
and B of radii a and b respectively (b>a) are
arranged such that outer shell is earthed and 8. A point charge +q is placed at a distance d
inner shell is charged to Q. Charge on the outer from an isolated conducting plane. The field at
surface of outer shell will be: a point P on the other side of the plane is
1. −
Qa
1. Directed perpendicular to the plane and
b
a away from the plane
2. Q(1 − )
b 2. Directed perpendicular to the plane but
3. -Q towards the plane
4. zero 3. Directed radially away from the point charge
4. Directed radially towards the point charge

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9. A thin, metallic spherical shell contains a 12. Some charge is being given to a conductor.
charge Q on it. A point charge q is placed at the Then its potential:
centre of the shell and another charge q1 is 1. is maximum at the surface.
placed outside it as shown in the figure. All the 2. is maximum at the centre.
three charges are positive. The force on the 3. remains the same throughout the conductor.
central charge due to the shell is:
is maximum somewhere between the
4.
surface and the centre.

13. Which one of the following is wrong?

  1. A comb run through one’s dry hair attracts
1. towards left small bits of paper.
2. towards right 2. Ordinary rubber is an insulator. But special
3. upward rubber tyres of aircraft are made slightly
4. zero conducting.
3. Vehicles carrying inflammable materials
10. An uncharged aluminium block has a cavity usually have metallic ropes touching the
within it. The block is placed in a region ground during motion.
permeated by a uniform electric field which is 4. A bird perches on a bare high power line and
directed upwards. Which of the following is a gets a fatal shock. A man standing on the
correct statement describing conditions in the ground touches the same line and nothing
interior of the block's cavity? happens to the man.
1. The electric field in the cavity is directed
upwards 14. A solid conducting sphere, having a charge
Q, is surrounded by an uncharged conducting
2. The electric field in the cavity is directed
downwards hollow spherical shell. Let the potential
3. There is no electric field in the cavity difference between the surface of the solid
4. The electric field in the cavity is of varying
sphere and that of the outer surface of the
magnitude and is zero at the exact center. hollow shell be V . If the shell is now given a
charge of −4Q, the new potential difference
11. If a conductor has a potential V # 0 and between the same two surface is:
there are no charges anywhere else outside, 1.  – 2V
then: 2. 2V
(a) there must be charges on the surface or 3. V
inside itself 4. 4V
(b) there cannot be any charge in the body of
the conductor
(c) there must be charges only on the surface
(d) there must be charges inside the surface
Choose the correct option:
1. (a), (d)
2. (a), (b), (c)
3. (a), (b)
4. (a), (b), (c), (d)

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15. Given below are two statements:  17. Select the correct option based on the
A metallic shield in the form of statements given below:
Assertion (A): a hollow shell may be built to Electric potential is constant
block an electric field. Statement I: within and at the surface of each
In a hollow spherical shield, the conductor.
Reason (R): electric field inside it is zero at Electric field just outside a
every point. charged conductor is
Statement II:
  perpendicular to the surface of
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the the conductor at every point.
1.  
correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the Both Statement I and Statement II are
2. 1.
correct explanation of (A). correct.
3. (A) is true but (R) is false. Both Statement I and Statement II are
2.
4. (A) is false but (R) is true. incorrect.
  Statement I is correct but Statement II is
3.
incorrect.
  Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is
4.
correct.
16. Given below are two statements: 
Radio transmitters do not work
Assertion (A): satisfactorily when used inside
a railway carriage. Fill OMR Sheet*
Railway carriage is made of
Reason (R): iron which acts as Faraday *If above link doesn't work, please go to test link
cages. from where you got the pdf and fill OMR from
  there
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
1.
correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the
2.
correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.
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