MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, it

(a) gains electrons from silk.
(b) gives electrons to silk.
(c) gains protons from silk.
(d) gives protons to silk.

2. The force between two charges is 120N. If the distance between the two charges
is doubled, the force will be
(a) 30N
(b) 60N
(c) 15N
(d) 40N

3. Twelve charges of charge q are situated at the corners of the 12 sided polygon of
side a. What is the net force on the charge Q at the centre
(a) Zero
(b) 3qQ/πε0a2
(c) qQ/πε0a2
(d) None of the above

4. What will be the value of electric field at the centre of the electric dipole : -
(a) Zero
(b) Equal to the electric field due to one charge at centre
(c) Twice the electric field due to one charge at centre
(d) half the value of electric field due to one charge at centre

5. Two charges of equal magnitudes kept at a distance r exert a force F on each

other. If the charges are halved and distance between them is doubled, then the
new force acting on each charge is
(a) F/4
(b) F/8
(c) 4F
(d) F/16

6. The electric field inside a spherical shell of uniform surface charge density is
(a) zero.
(b) constant, less than zero.
(c) directly proportional to the distance from the centre.
(d) none of these.

7. The electric field intensity at a point situated 4m from a point charge is 200N/C. If
the distance is reduced to two meters, the electric field intensity will be
(a) 400N
(b) 600N
 (c) 800N
(d) 1200N

8. Two positive point charge are placed at the distance a apart have sum Q. What
values of the charges , coulomb force between them is maximum
(a) q1=q1=Q/2
(b) q1=3Q/4 ,q2=Q/4
(c) q1=5Q/6 ,q2=Q/6
(d) None of the above

9. A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in a uniform electric field E parallel to

the cylinder axis. The total flux for the surface of the cylinder is given by
(a) 2𝞹R2E
(b) 𝞹R2E
(c) E/ 𝞹R2
(d) Zero

10. Electric field at a point varies as r° for

(a) an electric dipole
(b) a point charge
(c) a plane infinite sheet of charge
(d) a line charge of infinite length

11. A metallic solid sphere of radius R is given the charge Q. Which of the following
statement is true then
(a) Electric field at points 0< r < R is zero
(b) Electric field at r>R is given by Q/4πε0r2
(c) Electric field is perpendicular to the surface of the sphere
(d) All of these

12. A point charge (Q) is located at the centre of a cube of edge length a, find the
final electric flux over one face of the cube
a. Q/ε0
b. Q/6ε0
c. 6Q/ε0
d. none of the above

13. A point charge q is placed at geometrical centre of one of the face of a cube. The
total flux through the cubical surface due to charge is
(a) q/ϵ0
(b) q/2ϵ0
(c) 2q/ϵ0
(d) 0

14. Two large metal sheets having surface charge density +σ and –σ are kept
parallel to each other at a small separation distance d. The electric field at any
point in the region between the plates is
(a) σ/ε0
 (b) σ/2ε0
(c) 2σ/ε0
(d) σ/4ε0
15. Total electric flux coming out of a unit positive charge kept in air is
(a) 𝟄0
(b)1/ 𝟄0
(c) 4𝞹 𝟄0
(d) 1/4𝞹 𝟄0

16. Three point charges q + Q, q, q - Q are enclosed by the surface S. What the net
flux crosses S
a. 3q/𝟄0
b. 2q/𝟄0
c. 3q - Q/𝟄0
d. 2q/𝟄0

17. 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
(a) q/ 𝟄0
(b) q/𝞹 𝟄0
(c) q/4 𝟄0
(d) q/6 𝟄0

18. Which of the following graphs shows the variation of electric field E due to a
hollow spherical conductor of radius R as a function of distance from the centre of
the sphere?

19. The magnitude of electric field intensity E is such that, an electron placed in it
would experience an electrical force equal to its weight is given by
(a) mge
(b) mg/e
 (c) e/mg
(d) e²g/m²

20. A charge Q is placed at the back corner of a cube. What is the flux of electric field
through the shaded surface?

21. SI unit of permittivity of free space is

(a) Farad
(b) Weber
(c) C2N-1 m-2
(d) C2N m-2

22. A charge Q is placed at the centre of the line joining two point charges +q and +q
as shown in the figure. The ratio of charges Q and q is

(a) 4
(b) 1/4
(c) -4
(d) -1/4

23. The force per unit charge is known as

(a) electric flux
(b) electric field
(c) electric potential
(d) electric current
24. For a point charge, the graph between electric field versus distance is given by :
-

25. Electric field lines provide information about

(a) field strength
(b) direction
(c) nature of charge
(d) all of these

26. When an electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field, it experiences

a) Force as well as torque
b) Torque but no net force
c) Force but no torque
d) Neither any force nor any torque

27. The value of electric field inside a conducting sphere having radius R and charge
Q will be :
(a) KQ/R
(b) KQ/R2
(c) KQ2/R2
(d) 0

28. Which of the following figures represent the electric field lines due to a single
negative charge?
29. The SI unit of electric flux is
(a) N C-1 m-2
(b) N C m-2
(c) N C-2 m2
(d) N C-1 m2

30. The unit of electric dipole moment is

(a) newton
(b) coulomb
(c) farad
(d) Coulomb.meter

31. Four charges + 8Q, - 3Q +5Q and -10Q are kept inside a closed surface. What
will be the outgoing flux through the surface?
(a) 26 V-m
(b) 0 V-m
(c) 10 V-m
(d) 8 V-m

32. The total flux through the faces of the cube with side of length a if a charge q is
placed at corner A of the cube is

q
a) 8€0
q
b) 4€0
q
c) 2€0
q
d) €0

33. Four charges are arranged at the comers of a square ABCD, as shown. The
force on the charge kept at the centre O is
 (a) zero
(b) along the diagonal AC
(c) along the diagonal BD
(d) perpendicular to side AB

34. An electron having charge e and mass m is moving in a uniform electric field E.
The acceleration will be
(a) e2/m
(b) e2 E/m
(c) eE/m
(d) mE/e

35. Which Quantity is vector Quantity among the following –

(a) Electric flux
(b) Electric charge
(c) Electric field
(d) Electric potential

ANSWERS:
1. b
2. a
3. a
4. c
5. d
6. a
7. c
8. a
9. d
10. c
11. d
12. b
13. a
14. a
15. b
16. a
17. d
18. a
19. b
20. b
21. c
22. d
23. b
24. b
25. d
26. b
27. d
28. b
29. d
30. d
31. b
32. a
33. c
34. c
35. c