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ALPS_ Physics – 2322

Syllabus Topic: Electrostatics, Capacitors, D.C. Circuit, Particle Dynamics

* Mark questions are more than one option correct type.
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*1. In figure, the co-efficient of friction between the floor and the body B is 0.1. The co-efficient of friction
m
between the bodies B and A is 0.2. A force F is applied as shown on B. The mass of A is and of B is m.
2
Which of the following statement are true?  

(A) Bodies will move together if F  0.25 mg

(B) The body A will slip with respect to B if F  0.5 mg
(C) The bodies will move together if F  0.5 mg
(D) The bodies will be at rest if F  0.1 mg

*2. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C0 is charged to a voltage V and then the battery is disconnected.
A dielectric covering one-third area of each plate is now inserted as shown in the figure. If charges on the
capacitor plates get redistributed such that the portions covered with dielectric and not covered with the
dielectric share equal amounts of charge, which of the following statements is/are true?

(A) dielectric constant of the dielectric is 2.0  

(B) Charge appearing due to polarization on the surface of the dielectric is 0.25 C0V
(C) Force of electrostatic interaction between portions of the plates covered with dielectric is equal
to that between uncovered portions.
(D) Force of electrostatic interaction between the plates after insertion of the dielectric becomes 9/8
times of its value before insertion of the dielectric.

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3. Two short dipoles pk and k are located at  0, 0, 0  and 1m, 0, 2m  respectively. The resultant
2
electric field due to the two dipoles at the point 1 m, 0, 0  is  
9P 7 P 7P
(A) k (B) k (C) k (D) None of these
32 0 32 0 32 0
*Paragraph for Q. 4 - 6
The electric field intensity at all points in space is given by E  3 i  j volts/meter. A square frame LMNO of
side 1 meter is shown in the figure. The point N lies in x-y plane. The initial angle between line ON and x-axis is
  60 .

4. The magnitude of electric flux through area enclosed in square frame LMNO is:  
(A) 0 volt/meter (B) 1 volt/meter (C) 2 volt/meter (D) 4 volt/meter

*5. The work done by electric field in taking a point charge 1 C from origin O to point M is:  
(A) 0 J (B) 1 J (C) 2 J (D) 4 J
*6. The square frame LMNO is now rotated about z-axis by an angle 30°, such that  either increased or
decreases. Then pick up the correct statement.  
(A) The magnitude of electric flux increases from initial value as  is increased.
(B) The magnitude of electric flux increases from initial value as  is decreased.
(C) The magnitude of electric flux may increase or decrease from initial value as  is changed.
(D) The magnitude of electric flux will decrease from initial value as  is changed.

*7. A and B are hemi-spherical surface of radius r1 and r2  r1  r2  with E1 and E2 as the electric fields at
their surfaces and 1 , 2 be flux through then Charge q0 is placed at their common centre. What is the
condition which may be satisfied?  

1 r1 r
(A) 1 (B) r12 r22  E1E2 (C)  2 (D) r1 E2  r2 E1
2 E2 E1

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Paragraph for Q. 8 - 10
A point charge q1  6e fixed at the origin of a coordinate system, and another point charge q2  10e is fixed at
x  8 nm, y  0. The locus of all points in the xy plane for which potential V  0 (other than infinity) is a circle
centred on the x-axis, as shown.

8. Radius R of the circle is  

(A) 3 nm (B) 6 nm (C) 7.5 nm (D) 9 nm
9. x-coordinate of the centre of the circle is  
(A) 2 nm (B) 3 nm (C) 4.5 nm (D) 7.5 nm
10. The potential at the centre of the circle is  
(A) 0.32 V (B) 0.77V (C) 1.2V (D) 1.2V

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11. A positively charged sphere of radius r0 carries a volume charge density  (see figure). A spherical cavity
r
of radius 0 is then scooped out and left empty, as shown. C1 the centre of sphere and C2 that of cavity.
2
What is the direction and magnitude of the electric field at point B?  

17  r0  r0 17  r0  r0
(A) left (B) left (C) right (D) right
54 0 6 0 54 0 6 0
12. Four similar charges each of charge q are placed at four corners of a square of side a. Find the value of
a/ 2 0
2 Kq 1
integral   E.dr (in volts) if value of integral   E.dr 
a
(where K 
4 0
), where r is
 a 2
measured from common centre of square along common axis of square.  
4Kq 3Kq 3 2Kq 4 2Kq
(A) (B) (C) (D)
a a a a
13. In the figure shown the electric potential energy of the system is: (q is at the centre of the conducting
neutral spherical shell of inner radius a and outer radius b).  

kq 2 kq 2 kq 2 kq 2 kq 2
(A) 0 (B) (C)  (D) 
2b 2b 2a 2a 2b
14. A point charge ‘Q’ is placed at the centre of a spherical cavity of radius ‘b’ carved inside a solid conducting
1
sphere of radius ‘a’. Then total energy of the system is: [ k  ]  
4 0

kQ 2 kQ 2 kQ 2 kQ 2 kQ 2 kQ 2 kQ 2 kQ 2
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
2a 2b 2a 2b a b a b
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15. Three blocks A, B and C are arranged as shown. Pulleys and strings are ideal. All the surfaces are
frictionless. If block C is observed moving down along the incline at 1m/s2, match the following (take g =
10 m/s2).  

Column I Column II
(A) Mass of block B (in kg) (p) 5
(B) Tension in string (in N) (q) 10
(C) Acceleration of block A (in m/s2) (r) 18
(D) Acceleration of block B (in m/s2) (s) 15
(t) 9

(A) A  T; B  S; C  Q; D  T (B) A  S; B  S; C  P; D  T
(C) A  R; B  S; C  Q; D  T (D) A  S; B  S; C  P; D  Q

Paragraph for Q. 16 - 18
A solid conducting sphere of radius ‘a’ is surrounded by a thin uncharged concentric conducting shell of radius 2a.
A point chare q is placed at a distance 4a from common centre of conducting sphere and shell. The inner sphere is
then grounded.

16. The charge on solid sphere is :  

q q q q
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
2 4 8 16
17. Pick up the correct statement.  
(A) Charge on surface of inner sphere is non-uniformly distributed.
(B) Charge on inner surface of outer shell is non-uniformly distributed.
(C) Charge on outer surface of outer shell is non-uniformly distributed.
(D) All the above statements are false.

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18. The potential of outer shell is  

q q q q
(A) (B) (C) (D)
32 0a 16 0 a 8 0 a 4 0 a
19. Following figure shows cross-sections through three long conductors of the same length and material, with
square cross-section of edge lengths as shown. Conductor B will fit snugly within conductor A, and
conductor C will fit snugly within conductor B. Relationship between their end to end resistance is:
 

(A) RA  RB  RC (B) RA  RB  RC
(C) RA  RB  RC (D) Information is not sufficient.

20. What is the equivalent resistance between the points A and B of the network?  

57 57
(A)  (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 
7 5

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21. Find equivalent resistance between A and B  

3R R
(A) R (B) (C) (D) 2R
4 2
Paragraph for Q. 22 - 23
The circuit consist of resistors and ideal cells, I1 and I 2 are current through branches indicated in the figure. VA
and VB is the potential at points A and B on the circuit.

I
22. The value of 2 is:  
I1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
23. The value of VA  VB in volts is:  
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 15 (D) 30

Paragraph for Q. 24 - 25
24. If the blocks A and B are moving towards each other with acceleration a and b as shown in the figure, find
the net acceleration of block C.  

(A) ai  2  a  b  j (B)  a  b j (C) ai   a  b  j (D) None of these

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25. If mass of each blocks A and B is 2m and mass of blcok C is m then values of magnitude of acceleration
of A and B are  
2 g 3g 3g 3g 3g 2 g 2g g
(A) , (B) , (C) , (D) ,
13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
26. A resistance of 4 and a wire of length 5 meters and resistance 5  are joined in series and connected to
a cell of e.m.f 10 V and internal resistance 1 . A parallel combination of two identical cells is balanced
across 300 cm of the wire. The e.m.f. E of each cell is  

(A) 1.5 V (B) 2.4 V (C) 0.67 V (D) 1.33 V

*27. In a meter bridge, the point D is an neutral point (see figure).  

(A) The meter bridge can have no other neutral point for this set of resistances.
(B) When the jockey contacts a point on meter wire left of D, current flows to B from the wire
(C) When the jockey contacts a point on the meter wire to the right of D, current flows from B to the
wire through galvanometer.
(D) When R is increased, the neutral point shifts to left

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28. Four capacitors and a switch are connected in the circuit as shown in the figure. Initially switch ‘S’ is open.
Now if switch ‘S’ is closed then charge flown through switch and potential of point B are respectively.
 

(A) 300  C , 66.7V (B) 400  C , 66.7V

(C) 300  C ,100 V (D) 400  C ,133.3V

Paragraph for Q. 29 - 30
Two capacitors of capacity 6  F and 3 F are charged to 100V and 50 V separately and connected as shown in
figure. Now all the three switches S1 , S 2 and S 3 are closed.

29. Charges on 6  F and 3  F capacitors in steady state will be  

(A) 400  C , 400  C (B) 700  C , 250  C
(C) 800 C ,350  C (D) 300  C , 450  C

30. Let q1 , q2 and q3 be the magnitudes of charges flown from switches S1 , S 2 and S 3 after they are closed.
The  
(A) q1  q3 and q2  0 (B) q1  q2  q2 / 2
(C) q1  q3  3q2 (D) q1  q2  q3

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*31. Five plates are arranged as shown in the figure and connected across a battery of emf V. The separation
between each plate is d and surface area of each plate is A.  

(A) Equivalent capacity between A and B is  0 A / 5d

(B) Equivalent capacity between A and B is 3  0 A / 5d
(C) Charge on plate 1 is  0 AV / 5d
(D) Charge on plate 3 is 3 0 AV / 5d

*32. Figure shows a part of a circuit. If all the capacitors have a capacitance of 2  F , then the

 
(A) charge on C3 is zero (B) charge on C3 is 12  C
(C) charge on C1 is 6  C (D) charge on C2 is 6  C

*33. In the circuit diagram shown in figure.  

(A) the charge on 2  F capacitor is 8 C

(B) the charge on each 6  F capacitor is 72  F
(C) the potential drop across 1 F capacitor is 4V
(D) the potential drop across 3 F is 4V.

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*34. In the adjacent figure the blocks A, B and C are in equilibrium. The spring of stiffness k is light and
vertical. The horizontal string joining the block A to a fixed wall is cut. Choose the correct option(s), just
after cutting the string.  

3g 3g
(A) Acceleration of B is (B) Acceleration of B is
2 4
(C) Acceleration of A is more than that of B (D) Acceleration of A is same as acceleration of B
35. Find the charge that will flow through the wire A to B if the switch S is closed. The capacitance of each
capacitors shown in the figure is C.  

CV 2CV
(A) CV (B) (C) zero (D)
3 3
36. Figure shows two capacitors C1 and C2 connected with 10 V battery and terminal A and B are earthed.
C1
The graph shows the variation of potential as some moves from left to right. Then the ratio is:   
C2

5 2 2 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 5 3

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*37. Two capacitors A and B with capacities C1 and C2 are charged to potential difference of V1 and V2 ,
respectively. The plates of the capacitors are connected as shown in the figure with one wire free from each
capacitor. The upper plate of A is positive and that of B is negative. An uncharged capacitor of capacitance
C3 and lead wires falls on the free ends to complete circuit, then.  

(A) the final charge on each capacitor are same to each other
(B) the final sum of charge on plates a and d is C1V1
(C) the final sum of the charge on plates b and g is C2V2  C1V1
V1  V2
(D) final charge on capacitor C3 is
 1 1 1 
   
 C1 C2 C3 
38. In figure, the battery has a potential difference of 20V. The charge in the capacitor marked as C is:  

(A) 20  C (B) 40  C (C) 10  C (D) None of these

*39. If two balls of given masses and charges are released, which of the following is the correct arrangement in
equilibrium?  

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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40. In figure, the initial status of capacitors and their connections is shown. Which of the following is incorrect
about this circuit?  

Column I Column II

A Final charge on capacitors respectively are  in C  P. 18

B Heat lost in wires after reconnection  in Joules  Q. 24, 36

C. Total charge flowing from A to C is  in C  R. 6

D. Common p.d. across each capacitor  inVolts  S. 15

T 36,24

(A)  A  Q,B  S ,C  R,D  P  (B)  A  P,B  S ,C  R,D  P 

(C)  A  P,B  P,C  R,D  P  (D)  A  R,B  S ,C  R,D  P 

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41. With respect to the figure, match the column.  

Column I Column II

A The potential difference between points A and B when switch S P. 2

is open (in volts)
B The current in 6  after S is closed (in Amp) Q. 18

C. The final potential of point B when switch S is closed(in volt) R. 36

D. The change of the charge on capacitor C1 when S is closed (in S. 6

C )
T 54

(A) A-Q, B-P, C-S, D-Q. (B) A-T, B-P, C-S, D-Q.
(C) A-Q, B-T, C-S, D-P. (D) A-R, B-P, C-S, D-Q.

42. In the circuit shown below, C is a parallel plate air capacitor having plates of area A = 50cm2 each and a
distance d = 1 mm apart. R1 ,R2 and R3 are resistors having resistances 3, 2, and 1 respectively.
Two identical sources each of emf V volt and negligible internal resistance are connected as shown. If the
dielectric strength of air is E 0  3  106 V / m the maximum safe value of V (in KV) is:_________  

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43. A two-way switch S is used in the circuit shown below. First, the capacitor is charged by putting the switch
in position 1. Calculate the heat generated across 3 resistor when the switch is in position 2.  

(A) 60J (B) 40 J (C) 20 J (D) 180 J

44. The current through the battery (in the circuit below) (a) immediately after the key is closed, and (b) after a
long time.  

[ E  24V , R1  2 , R2  3 , R3  4 ]
(A)  a   12 A, b   0 A (B)  a   12 A, b   4 A
(C)  a   8 A, b   4 A (D)  a   12 A, b   8 A
Paragraph for Q. 45-46
Two identical blocks A and B each of mass ‘m, are placed on a smooth horizontal surface of a stationary trolley as
shown in figure. Initially the spring is in relaxed state. Spring constant of the spring is k co-efficient of friction
between the blocks is  . Now the trolley starts moving with constant horizontal acceleration a0 as shown in the
figure. Answer the following questions.

45. The minimum value of  for which there is no relative slipping between A and B is:  
a0 2a0 3a0 4a0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
g g g g
46. The acceleration of block B from ground frame when elongation in the spring is maximum (under no
slipping).  
a0
(A) (B) a0 (C) 2a0 (D) 4a0
2
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Paragraph for Q. 47-48

A and B are two fixed point on a vertical line with separation between them. A massless string of length 2 is
passing through a ring of mass m has its ends fixed at A and B.

47. Find the angular velocity of the ring so that it rotates in a horizontal circle with B as the centre.

(A)
2g
3
(B)
g
(C)
4g
3
(D)
8g
3
 
48. What is tension in the string in this situation :  
5mg 3mg 5mg
(A) (B) (C) 2mg (D)
4 2 2
Paragraph for Q. 49- 50
Consider the situation as shown in figure. Initially block C is given velocity V0 = 10 m/s in right direction from
distance  10m from right edge of the table. Masses of the blocks A, B and C are 2kg, 1kg and 2kg respectively
when C is moving in right direction the string connecting blocks A and B is cut. Do not consider any collision
between block B and pulley during the motion and neglect size of block C.

49. Find time after which the string should cut such that the block C can just reach the right edge of the table.

(A)
2
3
sec (B)
5
6
sec (C)
4
3
sec (D)
2
sec  

50. Find velocity of block C at the time of cutting the string.

(A) 5 m/s (B) 10 m/s (C) 12 m/s (D) 15 m/s  

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Answer key : ALPS_ Physics – 2322

Topic: Electrostatics, Capacitors, D.C. Circuit, Particle Dynamics
Day 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

ABD ABD B C D A AC C C B

Day 2

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

A C C A B B C A A B

Day 3

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

C A D A A B AC C B D

Day 4

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

BCD ACD ACD BC D B BCD A CD A

Day 5

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

A 8.25 B B B C D A B A

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