1.

A charge –Q is uniformly distributed over a non-conducting semi-circular ring of

radius R. The potential at the centre of ring is

1) 0 2) 3) 4)

1. (2)

Potential at O due to elemental charge

Total Potential at

2. Three infinite long plane sheets carrying uniform charge densities

and are placed parallel to the plane at and as

shown in fig. The Electric Field at point P is

2) 3) 4)
1) Zero

2. (3)
Conceptual
3. The Electric Field in a region is given by The electric flux
through a rectangular surface held parallel to the plane is

1) 2) 3) 4) Zero
3. (1)

and

The normal to the y-z plane is along the x-axis. Hence

4. Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of equal lengths. The

strings make an angle of with each other. When suspended in a liquid of

density of the angle remains the same. If the density of the material of

the sphere is the dielectric constant of the liquid is

1) 1 2) 4 3) 3 4) 2
4. (4)

5. n identical droplets are charged to volt each. If they coalesce to form a single

drop, then its potential will be

1) 2) 3) 4)

5. (1)

Let r be the radius of each small drop and R be radius of bigger drop.
As the volume remains constant

Capacitance of each small drop,

Charge on each small drop,
Charge on bigger drop,

Capacitance of bigger drop,

6. We have three identical metallic spheres A, B and C. A is given a charge Q and B
and C are uncharged. The following processes of touching of two spheres is carried
out in succession. Each process is carried out with sufficient time
(i) A and B (ii) B and C
(iii) C and A (iv) A and B
(v) B and C
The final charges on the spheres A, B, C are respectively

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
6. (D)

When A and B are touched:

When B and C are touched:

When C and A are touched:

When A and B are touched:

When B and C are touched:

7. Two small conductors A and B given charges and respectively. Now they are
placed inside a hollow metallic conductor (C) carrying a charge Q. If all the three
conductors A, B and C are connected by a conducting wire as shown, the charges on
A, B and C will be respectively.
Q
C
A
q1
q2 B

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
7. (D)
As we connect A and B through wire with C, all the charge will flow to the outer
surface. So, and
8. Two identical electric dipoles are arranged on x - axis as shown in figure. Electric
field at the origin will be
y

x
45° 45°

r r

(A) zero (B)

(C) (D)
8. (C)
The dipoles can be resolved along x and y axes as shown in figure.
The formulae for Electric Field at axial and equatorial points of a dipole are:

along the dipole

opposite to the direction of dipole

y

P/ 2 P/ 2

x
P/ 2 P/ 2

r r
Electric Field at centre due to horizontal components of dipoles will cancel out.
Total electric field at centre due to vertical components will be

in vertically downward direction.

9. A current of 7.5 A is maintained in a wire for 45s. In this time (a) how much charge
and (b) how many electrons flow through the wire?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
9. (C)

(a)
(b) The number of electrons N is given by

where is the charge of an electron.

10. A charge Q is distributed over two concentric hollow spheres of radii r and
such that the surface densities are equal. Find the potential at the common centre.

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

10. (A)

from (i) and(ii)

11. There exists a uniform electric field in the space y

as shown. Four points A, B, C and D are marked B

which are equidistant from the origin. If
C A 30°
and are their potentials x
respectively, then
E
D
(A)

(B)
(C)

(D)

11. (B) y
Four lines, perpendicular to lines of electric
B
field and passing through A, B, C and D are
drawn. These are equipotential lines. As
C A 30°
potential decreases in the direction of electric x

field, therefore E
D
12. Two concentric spherical shells of radii r and have surface charge densities
and respectively. The variation of electric potential V with distance x from
the centre O of the shells plotted. Which of the following graphs best depict the
variation qualitatively?
v v

x x
(A) r R (B) r R
v v

r x
x
R
r R
© (D)
12. (B)

13. A spherical insulator of radius R is charged uniformly with a charge Q throughout its

volume and contains a point charge located at its centre. Which of the following
graphs best represent qualitatively, the variation of electric field intensity E with
distance r from the centre.
E E

r r
(A) R (B) R
E E

r
© R (D) r
13. (A)

[E is minimum]
 14. A conducting sphere of radius R and a concentric thick
spherical shell of inner radius 2R and outer radius 3R is shown
in figure. A charge +10Q is given to the shell and inner sphere
is earthed. Then charge on inner sphere is
(A) (B)
(C) zero (D) none

14. (A)
Let the charge on inner shell be x

15. The electric field intensity at the centre of a uniformly

charged hemispherical shell is Now two portions
of the hemisphere are cut from either side and
 
remaining portion is shown in figure. If
then electric field intensity at centre due to remaining
portion is :

(A) (B)

(C) (D) Information insufficient

15. (C)
The magnitude of electric field intensity due to each part of
the hemispherical surface at the centre 'O' is same. 30°
30°
Suppose, It is E. E E
2 2
E
E

16. Two equal negative charge – q are fixed at the fixed points and on the
Y-axis. A positive charge Q is released from rest at the point on the X-axis.
The charge Q will
(1) Execute simple harmonic motion about the origin
(2) Move to the origin and remain at rest
(3) Move to infinity
(4) Execute oscillatory but not simple harmonic motion
16. (4)
By symmetry of problem the components of force on Q due to charges at A and B
along y-axis will cancel each other while along x-axis will add up and will be along
CO. Under the action of this force charge Q will move towards O. If at any time
charge Q is at a distance x from O. Net force on charge Q
 A
–q

a
F
O  Q
x C
F
a
2a

–q
B

i.e.,
As the restoring force Fnet is not linear, motion will be oscillatory (with amplitude 2a)
but not simple harmonic.

17. An electric line of force in the xy plane is given by equation . A particle with
unit positive charge, initially at rest at the point in the plane
(1) Not move at all
(2) Will move along straight line
(3) Will move along the circular line of force
(4) Information is insufficient to draw any conclusion
17. (3)

Charge will move along the circular line of force because is the equation of
circle in xy-plane.

18. A solid metallic sphere has a charge . Concentric with this sphere is a
conducting spherical shell having charge . The radius of the sphere is and that
of the spherical shell is . What is the electric field at a distance
from the centre

(1) (2) (3) (4)

18. (3)
Electric field at a distance R is only due to sphere because electric field due to shell

inside it is always zero. Hence electric field =

19. A soap bubble is given negative charge. Its radius will
(1) Increase (2) Decrease (3) Remain unchanged (4) Fluctuate
19. (1)
Due to repulsive force.

20. A point charge q is placed at a distance a/2 directly above the centre of a square of
side a. The electric flux through the square is
 (1) (2) (3) (4)
20. (4)
An imaginary cube can be made by considering charge q at the centre and given
square is one of it's face.

q
a/2

So flux from given square (i.e. one face)

21. Two identical thin rings each of radius R meters are coaxially placed at a distance R
meters apart. If Q1 coulomb and Q2 coulomb are respectively the charges uniformly
spread on the two rings, the work done in moving a charge qfrom the centre of one
ring to that of other is

(1) Zero (2)

(3) (4)
21. (2)
Q1 Q2

R R

O1 O2

where

and

So,
22. A negatively charged plate has charge density of . The initial distance
of an electron which is moving toward plate, cannot strike the plate, if it is having
energy of
(1) (2) (3) (4)
22. (1)
Let an electron is projected towards the plate from the r distance as shown in fig.
 = 2  10–6 C/m2
–
– –
– – e
– – – KE = 200 eV
–
– – r
– – – E
– –
–

It will not strike the plate if and only if KE  e(Er) (where E = Electric field due to

charge plate )

 . Hence minimum value of r is given by

23. Electric potential is given by

Then electric force acting on point charge placed on origin will be

(1) (2) (3) (4)
23. (4)

At origin x = y = z = 0

so, and

 .
Hence force

24. The electric field in a region is radially outward with magnitude . The charge

contained in a sphere of radius centered at the origin is

(1) (2) (3) (4)

24. (2)

Flux linked with the given sphere

where Q = Charge enclosed by the sphere.
Hence Q = o = (EA)o
  Q = 4 (o)2  Aoo
= 4oAo3.

25. In the given figure two tiny conducting balls of identical mass m and identical charge
q hang from non-conducting threads of equal length L. Assume that  is so small that
, then for equilibrium x is equal to

(1) (2) (3) (4)

25. (1)

T T cos

T sin
Fe
x
mg

In equilibrium Fe = T sin ....... (i)

mg = T cos ....... (ii)

also

Hence  

26. Consider two points 1 and 2 in a region outside a charged sphere. Two points are not
very far away from the sphere. If E and V represent the electric field vector and the
electric potential, which of the following is not possible

(1) (2)

(3) (4)
26. (4)
Outside the charged sphere, (for equal distances from centre) if electric fields at two
points are same then both points must be equipotential points.

27. Three positive charges of equal value q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral
triangle. The resulting lines of force should be sketched as in
 (1) (2) (3) (4)

27. (3)
Option (1) shows lines of force starting from one positive charge and terminating at
another. Option (2) has one line of force making closed loop. Option (4) shows all
lines making closed loops. All these are not correct. Only option (3) is correct.

28. There is a uniform electric field of strength along y-axis. A body of mass 1g
–6
and charge 10 C is projected into the field from origin along the positive x-axis with a
velocity 10m/s. Its speed in m/s after 10s is (Neglect gravitation)

(1) 10 (2) (3) (4) 20

28. (3)
Body moves along the parabolic path.

For vertical motion : By using v = u + at


For horizontal motion – It’s horizontal velocity remains the same i.e. after 10 sec,
horizontal velocity of body vx = 10 m/sec.

Velocity after 10 sec

29. The electric potential at a point in the plane is given by . The
field intensity at a distance from the origin varies as

(1) (2) r (3) (4)

29. (2)

;
  E r

30. Two equal point charges are fixed at and on the x-axis. Another point
charge Q is placed at the origin. The Change in the electrical potential energy of Q,
when it is displaced by a small distance along the x-axis, is approximately
proportional to
(1) x (2) (3) (4)
30. (2)

Initially according to figure (i) potential energy of Q is ......(i)

According to figure (ii) when charge Q is displaced by small distance x then it’s
potential energy now

.......(ii)
Hence change in potential energy

Since x << a so
31. An elementary particle of mass and charge is projected with velocity at a
much more massive particle of charge where What is the closest possible
approach of the incident particle

(1) (2) (3) (4)

31. (1)
Suppose distance of closest approach is r, and according to energy conservation
applied for elementary charge.
Energy at the time of projection = Energy at the distance of closest approach


32. An electric dipole is situated in an electric field of uniform intensity E whose dipole
moment is p and moment of inertia is I. If the dipole is displaced slightly from the
equilibrium position, then the angular frequency of its oscillations is

(1) (2) (3) (4)

32. (1)
When dipole is given a small angular displacement  about it's equilibrium position,
the restoring torque will be
(as sin = )

or (as )

or with 
33. A metallic shell has a point charge ‘q’ kept inside its cavity. Which one of the
following diagrams correctly represents the electric lines of forces

(1) (2) (3) (4)

33. (3)
Electric field is perpendicular to the equipotential surface and is zero every where
inside the metal.

34. An infinite number of electric charges each equal to 5 nano-coulomb (magnitude) are
placed along X-axis at cm, cm, cm cm ………. and so on. In
the setup if the consecutive charges have opposite sign, then the electric field in

Newton/Coulomb at is
(1) (2) (3) (4)
34. (3)
 E = 48  104 – 12  104 = 36  104 N/C

35. Three charges and are placed as shown in the figure. The x-
component of the force on is proportional to

(1) (2) (3) (4)

35. (3)

F2 = Force applied by on

F3 = Force applied by on –

x-component of Net force on is

Fx = F2 + F3 sin

  

36. A solid conducting sphere having a charge Q is surrounded by an uncharged

concentric conducting hollow spherical shell. Let the potential difference between the
surface of the solid sphere and that of the outer surface of the hollow shell be V. If
the shell is now given a charge of –3Q, the new potential difference between the
same two surfaces is
(1) V (2) 2V (3) 4V (4) – 2V
36. (1)
In case of a charged conducting sphere

If a and b are the radii of sphere and spherical shell respectively, then potential at
their surface will be
 and

Now when the shell is given charge (–3Q), then the potential will be

37. Two point charges and are held fixed at and respectively of a
coordinate system. Then
(1) E at all points on the axis is along
(2) The electric field at all points on the axis has the same direction

(3) Dipole moment is directed along

(4) Work has to be done in bringing a test charge from infinity to the origin
37. (1)
From figure, it is clear that at all points on the y-axis is along . Here of all
points on x-axis cannot have the same direction.
Here electric potential at origin is zero so no work is done in bringing a test charge from infinity
to origin.

Here dipole moment is in – x direction (– q to +q).

Hence only option (1) is correct.

38. Three equal charges each +Q, placed at the corners of on equilateral triangle of side a, what will

be the force on any charge

(1) (2) (3) (4)

38. (4)
 Suppose net force is to be calculated on the charge which is kept at A. Two charges kept at B and
C are applying force on that particular charge, with direction as shown in the figure.

Since

So,

39. The electric potential V at any point x, y, z (all in metres) in space is given by V = 4x2
volt. The electric field at the point (1m, 0, 2m) in volt/metre is
(1) 8 along negative X-axis (2) 8 along positive X-axis
(3) 16 along negative X-axis (4) 16 along positive Z-axis
39. (1)

By using  . Hence at point (1m, 0, 2m). E = – 8 volt/m

i.e. 8 along – ve x-axis.

40. Two point charges and are fixed on the X-axis at positions and
from origin respectively. At what positions on the axis, the resultant electric field is
zero

(1) Only (2) Only (3) Both (4) only

40. (2)
Suppose electric field is zero at a point P lies at a distance d from the charge + Q.

At P

 
 Since d > a i.e. point P must lies on negative x-axis as shown at a distance x from

origin hence Actually P lies on negative x-axis so

41. A charged particle q is shot towards another charged particle Q which is fixed, with a
speed . It approaches Q upto a closest distance r and then returns. If q were given
a speed , the closest distances of approach would be

(1) r (2) 2r (3) r/2 (4) r/4

41. (4)
Charge q will momentarily come to rest at a distance r from charge Q when all it's

kinetic energy converted to potential energy i.e.

Therefore the distance of closest approach is given by


Hence if v is doubled, r becomes one fourth.

42. Consider the situation shown in the figure. The capacitor A has a charge q on it
whereas B is uncharged. The charge appearing on the capacitor B a long time after
the switch is closed is

(1) Zero (2) (3) q (4)

42. (1)
The charges appearing on the inner surfaces of A, are bound charges. As B is
uncharged initially, as it is isolated, the charges on A will not be affected on closing
the switch S. No charge will flow in to B.

43. The electric field inside a sphere which carries a charge density proportional to the
distance from the origin  = r ( is a constant) is:
¿ r3 ¿ r2
(A) 4 ε 0 (B) 4 ε 0
¿ r2
(C) 3 ε 0 (D) None of these [B]
43. We can consider all the charge inside the sphere to be concentrated at the centre of
sphere, consider an elementary shell of radius x and thickness dx
 r
k ∫ 4 πx 2 dx (∝x )
k ∫ dq 0 ¿ r2
= =
E= r2 r2 4 ε0

44. At a point in space, the electric field points towards north. In the region surrounding
this point, the rate of change of potential will be zero along –
(A) North
(B) South
(C) North-South
(D) East-West [D]

44. Eeast–west = 0
( dv
 dr
) east −west =0

45. A particle of mass 1 kg and charge 1 µC is projected towards another point charge 1
µC fixed at origin as shown in figure. The minimum initial velocity of projection
required for the particle to move along a trajectory having minimum distance from
fixed charge equal to 2 mm is -

(A) √ 2
3 m/s (B) 3√ 2 m/s

(C) √ 3
2 m/s (D) 2 √ 3 m/s [D]