MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR SR.SEC.

SCHOOL
CHETPET, CHENNAI – 31
UNIT TEST I – JUNE, 2023
PHYSICS 042/II

STD.: XII
DATE:15/06/2023 DURATION: 1 ½ hour
ROLL NO.: __________ MAX. MARKS: 35
General Instructions:
(1) There are 20 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(2) This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section
D and Section E.
(3) All the sections are compulsory.
(4) Section A contains thirteen questions, ten MCQ and three Assertion Reasoning
based of 1 mark each, Section B contains two questions of two marks each,
Section C contains three questions of three marks each, Section D contains one
case study based question of four marks and Section E contains one long answer
question of five marks.
(5) There is no overall choice.
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SECTION A
1. A charged oil drop is suspended in a uniform field of 3 × 10 4 V/m so that it
neither falls nor rises. Then the charge on the drop will be (Take the mass of the
charge = 9.9 × 10–15 kg and g = 10 m/s2 )
(a) 3.3 × 10–18 C
(b) 4.8 × 10–18 C
(c) 1.6 × 10–18 C
(d) 3.2 × 10–18 C (1)

2. Two identical metal balls with charges + 2Q and – Q are separated by some
distance and exert a force F on each other. They are joined by a conducting wire,
which is then removed. The force between them will now be
(a) F
(b) F/2
(c) F/4
(d) F/8 (1)

3. An electric dipole has the magnitude of its charge as q and its dipole moment is
p. It is placed in a uniform electric field E. If its dipole moment is along the
direction of the field, the force on it and its potential energy are respectively
(a) zero and maximum
(b) zero and minimum
(c) qE and maximum
(d) 2qE and minimum (1)

4. Consider the situation shown in the figure. The work done in taking a point charge,
say q’ from: (i) P to A is WA, (ii) P to B is WB and (iii) P to C is WC. Then,

(a) WA > WB > WC

(b) WA < WB < WC
(c) WA ≥ WB < WC
(d) WA = WB = WC (1)

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5. Charge on the outer sphere is q and the inner sphere is grounded. The charge q′
on the inner sphere is q′, for (r2 > r1) is

r1
(a) q′ = q
r2
– r1
(b) q′ = r2 q
(c) zero
(d) q′ = q (1)

6. The electric potential V at any point x, y, z (all in metre) in space is given by

V = 4x2 volt
The electric field at the point (1 m, 0 m, 2 m) in V m – 1 is
(a) 16 along negative x-axis
(b) 16 along positive x-axis.
(c) 8 along positive x-axis
(d) 8 along negative x-axis (1)

7. A bullet of mass 2 g is having a charge of 2 µC Through what potential difference

must it be accelerated, starting from rest, to acquire a speed of 10 m/s?
(a) 50 V
(b) 5 KV
(c) 50 KV
(d) 5 V (1)

8. An electron moves with velocity v in x-direction. An electric field E acts on it in

y-direction. The force on the electron acts in
(a) – ve direction of Z-axis.
(b) + ve direction of Z-axis
(c) – ve direction of Y-axis
(d) + ve direction of Y-axis (1)

9. Figure shows a distribution of charges. The flux of electric field due to these
charges through the surface S is

(a) q/∈o
(b) Zero
(c) 3q/∈o
(d) 2q/∈o (1)

10. A positive point charge Q is brought near an isolated metal cube. Which of the
following is correct?
(a) The interior becomes positively charged and the surface becomes negatively
(b) The cube becomes negatively charged
(c) The interior remains charge free and the surface gets non-uniform charge
distribution.
(d) The cube becomes positively charged (1)
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For Questions 11 to 13, two statements are given –one labelled Assertion
(A) and other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these
questions from the options as given below.
a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of
Assertion.
b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct
explanation of Assertion.
c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

11. Assertion(A): In a nonuniform electric field, a dipole will have translatory as

well as rotatory motion.
Reason(R): In a nonuniform electric field, a dipole experiences a force as well
as torque. (1)

12. Assertion (A): Electric field inside a conductor is zero.

Reason (R): The potential at all the points inside a conductor is same. (1)

13. Assertion (A): An electron has a higher potential energy when it is at a location
associated with a negative value of potential and has a lower
potential energy when at a location associated with a positive
potential.
Reason (R): Electrons move from a region of higher potential to a region of
lower potential. (1)

SECTION B

14. Two charges q and − 3q are placed fixed on x-axis separated by distance d.
Where should a third charge 2q be placed such that it will not experience any
force? (2)

15. Depict the equipotential surfaces due to (i) an isolated negative charge (ii) two
identical positive charges separated by a small distance. (2)

SECTION C
16. (a) What is an electric dipole? Derive an expression for the torque experienced
by an electric dipole in a uniform electric field.
(b) An electric dipole of length 4 cm is placed with its axis making an angle of
600 with respect to uniform electric field of 105N/C If it experiences a torque
of 16√3 Nm, calculate the (i) magnitude of charge on the dipole, and its
potential energy. (3)

17. Charges (+q) and (–q) are placed at the points A and B respectively which are
a distance 2L apart. C is the midpoint between A and B. What is the work done
in moving a charge +Q along the semicircle CRD.

(3)

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18. a) Define electrostatic potential at a point. Write its SI unit. (b)Three charges
q1, q2 and q3 are kept respectively at points A, B and C as shown in figures.
Derive the expression for electrostatic potential energy of the system.

(3)

SECTION D

19. SURFACE CHARGE DENSITY

Surface charge density is defined as the charge per unit surface area. The
mathematical expression for surface charge density is σ=ΔQ/ΔS.

Two large thin metal plates are parallel and close to each other. On their inner
faces, the plates have equal surface charge densities of opposite signs having
magnitude of 1.70 x 10-22 C m-2 as shown.

(i) E in the outer region (I) of the first (A) and in the outer region (III) of the
second plate B is
(a) 0.2 x 10-10 N/C ; 0.2 x 10-10 N/C
(b) Zero ; Zero
(c) 1.9 x10-10 N/C ; 1.9 x10-10 N/C
(d) 3.8 x 10-12 N/C ; 3.8 x 10-12 N/C (1)

(ii) The ratio of E on the right side of plate A at distance 2 cm and 4 cm

(assume the distance between the plates A and B is 6cm) respectively is
(a) 1:2
(b) 2:1
(c) 0.2:1
(d) 1:1 (1)

(iii) The electric field between the sheets is

(a) 3.8 x 10-12 N/C
(b) 1.9 x10-10 N/C
(c) 0.2 x 10-10 N/C
(d) Zero (1)

(iv) The electric field strength at a point varies as 1/r for

(a) plane infinite sheet of charge
(b) Point charge
(c) line charge of infinite length
(d) electric dipole (1)

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 SECTION E

20. (a) Using Gauss’s law, derive expression for intensity of electric field at any point
near an infinitely large plane sheet of charge having uniform positive charge
distribution.
(b)The electric field components in the following figure are Ex = 𝛼x, Ey = 0, Ez=
0; in which 𝛼 = 400 N/C m Calculate (i) the electric flux through the cube,
and (ii) the charge within the cube. Assume that a = 0.1m

(5)

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