1.

Two identical metal spheres charged with +12 µF and -8 µF are kept at
certain distance in air. They are brought into contact and then kept at the
same distance. The ratio of the magnitudes of electrostatic forces between
them before and after contact is
a. 24:1
b. 4:1
c. 12:1
d. 8:1 (2008)

2. A small conducting sphere of radius r is lying concentrically inside a bigger

hollow co n d u ct in g sphere of radius R. The bigger and smaller spheres are
charged with Q and q (Q > q) and are insulated from each other. The potential
difference between the spheres will be
𝟏 𝒒 𝑸
a. (𝒓 − 𝑹)
𝟒𝜽𝝐𝟎

𝟏 𝑸 𝒒
b. (𝑹 − 𝒓 )
𝟒𝜽𝝐𝟎

𝟏 𝒒 𝒒
c. ( 𝒓 − 𝑹)
𝟒𝜽𝝐𝟎

𝟏 𝒒 𝑸
d. (𝑹 − 𝒓 ) (2008)
𝟒𝜽𝝐𝟎

3. The charges Q +q and +q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of

side l. If the net electrostatic potential energy of the system is zero, the Q is equal
to
+𝒒⁄
a. 𝟐
b. zero
−𝒒
c. ⁄𝟏
d. -q (2008)

4. How many 6 µF, 200 V condensers are needed to make a condenser of 18 µF,
600 V?
a. 3
b. 27
c. 9
d. 18 (2008)
5. The total energy stored in the conductor system shown in the figure will be

a. 8μJ
b. 16μJ
c. 2μJ
d. 4μJ (2008)

6. The charge deposited on 4 µF capacitor in the circuit

a. 6 × 10-6 C
b. 12 × 10-6 C
c. 24 × 10-6 C
d. 36 × 10-6 C (2009)

7. The electric potential at any point x, y, z in meters is given by V = 3x2 • The

electric field at a point (2 m, 0, 1m) is
a. 12 V m-1
b. -6 V m-1
c. 6 V m-1
d. -12 V m-1 (2009)

8. All capacitors used in the diagram are identical and each is of capacitance
C. Then the effective capacitance between the points A and B
 a. 1.5 C
b. 6 C
c. C
d. 3C (2010)

9. There is a uniform electric field of intensity E which is as shown. How many

labelled points have the same electric potential as the fully shaded point?

a. 2
b. 3
c. 8
d. 11 (2010)
10. In the given network, the value of C, so that an equivalent capacitance
between A and B is 3 µF, is

𝟏
a. 𝛍𝐅
𝟓
𝟑𝟏
b. μF
𝟓

c. 48μF
d. 36μF (2011)

11. In this diagram, the P.D. between A and B is 60 V The P.D. across 6 µF
 capacitor is ...V

a. 10
b. 5
c. 20
d. 4 (2012)

12. A capacitor of capacitance of 10 µF is charged to 10 V. The energy stored

in it is
a. 100 μJ
b. 500 μJ
c. 1000 μJ
d. 1 μJ (2012)

13. When an additional charge of 2 C is given to a capacitor, energy stored in it

is increased by 21%. The original charge of the capacitor is
a. 30 C
b. 40 C
c. 10 C
d. 20 C (2013)

14. When a potential difference of 103V is applied between A and B, a charge of

0.75 mC is stored in the system of capacitors as shown. The value of C is
(in µF)

𝟏
a.
𝟐
b. 2
 c. 2.5
d. 3 (2013)
15. See the diagram. Area of each plate is 2.0 m 2 and d = 2 x 10-3m. A charge of
8.85 X 10-8 C is given to Q. Then the potential of Q becomes

a. 13 V
b. 10 V
c. 6.67 V
d. 8.825 V (2013)

16. A small oil drop of mass 10-6 kg is hanging in at rest between two plates separated
by 1 mm having a potential difference of 500 V. The charge on the drop is
_________(g = 10 m s-2)
a. 2 × 10-9 C
b. 2 × 10-11 C
c. 2 × 10-6 C
d. 2 × 10-8 C (2013)

17. Two metal spheres of radii 0.01 m and 0.02 m are given a charge of 15 mC
and 45 mC respectively. They are then connected by a wire. The final
charge on the first sphere is__________(g= 10m s-2)
a. 40
b. 30
c. 20
d. 10 (2013)

18. Two concentric spheres of radii R and r have positive charges q1 and q2
with equal surface charge densities. What is the electric potential at their
common center?
𝝈
a. (R+a)
𝜺𝟎
𝝈
b. (R-a)
𝜺𝟎
𝝈 𝟏 𝟏
c.
𝜺𝟎
(𝑹 − 𝒓 )
𝝈 𝑹
d.
𝜺𝟎
(𝒓) (2013)
19. Two capacitors of 10 pF and 20 pF are connected to 200 V and 100 V
sources respectively. If they are connected by the wire, what is the
common potential of the capacitors?
a. 300 volt
b. 133.3 volt
c. 400 volt
d. 150 volt (2014)

20. What is the electric potential at a distance of 9 cm from 3 nC?

a. 300 V
b. 270 V
c. 30 V
d. 3 V (2014)

21. A voltmeter reads 4 V when connected to a parallel plate capacitor with

air as a dielectric. When a dielectric slab is introduced between plates for
the same configuration, voltmeter reads 2 V. What is the dielectric constant
of the material?
a. 8
b. 0.5
c. 10
d. 2 (2014)

22. A parallel plate capacitor is charged and then isolated. The effect of
increasing the plate separation on charge, potential and capacitance
respectively are
a. increases, decreases, decreases
b. constant, increases, decreases
c. constant, decreases, decreases
d. constant, decreases, increases (2015)

23. A spherical shell of radius 10 cm is carrying a charge q. If the electric potential at

distances 5 cm, 10 cm and 15 cm from the center of the spherical shell is V1> V2
and V3 respectively, then
a. V1 < V2 < V3
b. V1 = V2 <V3
c. V1 > V2 > V3
d. V1 = V2 >V3 (2015)
24. Nature of equipotential surface for a point charge is
a. Ellipsoid with charge at foci
b. Sphere with charge at the center of the sphere.
c. Sphere with charge on the surface of the sphere
d. Plane with charge on the surface (2016)

25. A particle of mass 1 gm and charge 1 µC is held at rest on a frictionless

horizontal surface at distance 1m from the fixed charge 2 mC. If the particle
is released, it will be repelled. The speed of the particle when it is at a distance
of 10 m from the fixed charge is
a. 60 m s-1
b. 100 m s-1
c. 90 m s-1
d. 180 m s-1 (2016)

26. Four metal plates are arranged as shown. Capacitance between X and Y
(A 7 Area of each plate, d 7 distance between the plates)

𝟑 𝝐𝟎 𝑨
a.
𝟐 𝒅

𝟐𝝐𝟎 𝑨
b.
𝒅

𝟐 𝝐𝟎 𝑨
c.
𝟑 𝒅

𝟑𝝐𝟎 𝑨
d. (2016)
𝒅

27. A system of 2 capacitors of capacitance 2 µF and 4 µF is connected in series

across a potential difference of 6 V. The electric charge and energy stored in the
system are
a. 1 μC and 3 μJ
b. 8 μC and 24 μJ
c. 10 μC and 30 μJ
d. 36 μC and 108 μJ (2017)

28. Two point charges A = +3 nC and B = + 1nC are placed 5 cm apart in air. The work
done to move charge B towards A by 1cm is
 a. 2.0 × 10-7 J
b. 1.35 × 10-7 J
c. 2.7 × 10-7 J
d. 12.1 × 10-7 J (2017)

29. The minimum value of effective capacitance that can be obtained by combining
3 capacitors of capacitances 1 pF, 2 pF and 4 pF is
𝟕
a. pF
𝟒
𝟒
b. pF
𝟕
c. 1 pF
d. 2 pF (2017)

30.A mass of 1 kg carrying a charge of 2 C is accelerated through a potential of 1V.

The velocity acquired by it is

a. √𝟐 m s-1
b. 2 m s-1
𝟏
c. m s-1
√𝟐
𝟏
d. m s-1 (2018)
𝟐

31. For the arrangement of capacitors as shown in the circuit, the effective
capacitance between the points A and B is (capacitance of each capacitor is 4 µF)
a. 4 μF
b. 2 μF
c. 1 μF
d. 8 μF (2018)

32. The work done to move a charge on an equipotential surface is

a. infinity
b. less than 1
c. greater than i
d. zero (2018)

33. Two capacitors of 3 µF and 6 µF are connected in series and a potential

difference of 900 V is applied across the combination. They are then
disconnected and reconnected in parallel. The potential difference across
the combination is
a. zero
b. 100 v
 c. 200 v
d. 400 v (2018)

34.Two metal plates are separated by 2 cm. The potentials of the plates are -10 V
and +30 V. The electric field between the two plates is
a. 2000 v m-1
b. 500 v m-1
c. 3000 v m-1
d. 1000 v m-1 (2019)
35. The equivalent capacitance between A and B is,

a. 150 pF
b. 50 pF
c. 300 pF
𝟏𝟎𝟎
d. 𝐩𝐅 (2019)
𝟑

36. A capacitor of capacitance C charged by an amount Q is connected in parallel

with an uncharged capacitor of capacitance 2C. The final charges on the
capacitors are
𝑸 𝟐𝑸
a. ,
𝟑 𝟑
𝑸 𝑸
b. ,
𝟐 𝟐
𝑸 𝟒𝑸
c. ,
𝟓 𝟓
𝑸 𝟑𝑸
d. , (2019)
𝟒 𝟒

37. A particle of mass m and charge q is placed at rest in uniform electric field E and
then released. The kinetic energy attained by the particle after moving a distance
y is
a. qEy
b. 𝒒𝑬𝒚𝟐
c. 𝒒𝟐 𝑬𝒚
d. 𝒒𝑬𝟐 𝒚 (2019)

38. The figure gives the electric potential V as a function of distance through four
regions on x-axis. Which of the following is true for the magnitude of the electric
field E in these regions?
 a. EB = ED and EA < EC
b. EA > EB > EC > ED
c. EA < EB < EC < ED
d. EA = EC and EB < ED (2019)

39. A system of two charges separated by a certain distance apart stores electrical
potential energy. If the distance between them is increased, the potential energy
of the system,
a. may increase or decrease
b. increases in any case
c. remains the same
d. decreases in any case (2019)

40. Figure shows three points A, B and C in a region of uniform electric field E. The
line AB is perpendicular and BC is parallel to the field lines. Then which of the
following holds good? (VA, VB and VC represent the electric potential at points A,
B and C respectively)

a. VA = VB < VC
b. VA > VB = VC
c. VA = VB = VC
d. VA = VB > VC (2020)

41. A dipole of dipole moment P and moment of inertia I is placed in a uniform

electric field E. If it is displaced slightly from its stable equilibrium position, the
period of oscillation of dipole is
𝟏 𝑷𝑬
a. √
𝟐𝝅 𝟏

𝟏
b. 𝝅√
𝑷𝑬
 𝑷𝑬
c. √
𝟏

𝟏
d. 𝟐𝝅√ (2020)
𝑷𝑬

42. The difference between equivalent capacitances of two identical capacitors

connected in parallel to that in series is 6 µF. The value of capacitance of each
capacitor is
a. 4 μF
b. 6 μF
c. 2 μF
d. 3 μF (2020)

43. A hot filament liberates an electron with zero initial velocity. The anode potential
is 1200 V. The speed of the electron when it strikes the anode is
a. 2.1 × 107 m s-1
b. 2.5 × 108 m s-1
c. 1.5 × 105 m s-1
d. 2.5 × 106 m s-1 (2020)

44. If a slab of insulating material, 4 x 10-3 m thick is introduced between the plates
of a parallel plate capacitor, the separation between the plates has to be
increased by 3.5 x 10-3 m to restore the capacity to original value. The dielectric
constant of the material will be
a. 6
b. 8
c. 10
d. 12 (2021)

45. Eight drops of mercury of equal radii combine to form a big drop. The
capacitance of a bigger drop as compared to each smaller drop is
a. 2 times
b. 8 times
c. 10 times
d. 12 times (2021)

46. An electrician requires a capacitance of 6 µF in a circuit across a potential

difference of 1.5 kV. A large number of 2 µF capacitors which can withstand a
potential difference of not more than 500 V are available. The minimum number of
capacitors required for the purpose is
a. 3
b. 9
c. 6
d. 27 (2021)
47. In figure, charge on the capacitor is plotted against potential difference across
the capacitor. The capacitance and energy stored in the capacitor are
respectively

a. 12 μF, 1200μJ
b. 12 μF, 600 μJ
c. 24 μF, 600 μJ
d. 24 μF,1200 μJ (2021)

48. The electric field and the potential of an electric dipole (along its axis) vary with
distance r, respectively as
𝟏 𝟏
a. 𝒂𝒏𝒅
𝒓𝟐 𝒓𝟑
𝟏 𝟏
b. 𝒂𝒏𝒅
𝒓 𝒓𝟐
𝟏 𝟏
c. 𝒂𝒏𝒅
𝒓𝟑 𝒓𝟐
𝟏 𝟏
d. 𝒂𝒏𝒅 (2022)
𝒓𝟐 𝒓

49. Two tiny spheres carrying charges 1.8 µC and 2.8 µC are located at 40 cm apart.
The potential at the mid- point of the line joining the two charges is
a. 4.3 × 104 v
b. 3.8 × 104 v
c. 3.6 × 105 v
d. 2.1 × 105 v (2022)

50. A parallel plate capacitor is charged by connecting a 2 V battery across it. It is

then disconnected from the battery and a glass slab is introduced between
plates. Which of the following pairs of quantities decrease?
a. Energy stored and capacitance
b. Charge and potential difference
c. Capacitance and charge
d. Potential difference and energy stored (2022)
Answer Key
1 (a) 2 (c) 3 (c) 4 (b) 5 (a) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8 (a) 9 (b) 10 (c)
11(a) 12(b) 13(d) 14(b) 15(c) 16(b) 17(c) 18(a) 19(b) 20(a)
21(d) 22(b) 23(d) 24(b) 25(d) 26(c) 27(b) 28(b) 29(b) 30(b)
31(a) 32(d) 33(d) 34(a) 35(d) 36(a) 37(a) 38(d) 39(a) 40(d)
41(d) 42(a) 43(a) 44(b) 45(a) 46(d) 47(b) 48(c) 49(d) 50(d)