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ELEECTROSTATICS CHAPTERWISE TEST

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ELEECTROSTATICS CHAPTERWISE TEST

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Here's a question paper based on actual patterns and questions from previous CBSE examinations for

Chapter 1: Electrostatics. The questions have been selected and adapted from past papers to match the
format you requested.

Class 12 Physics: Chapter 1 - Electrostatics

**Time: 2 hours**

**Maximum Marks: 50**

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Section A

: Multiple Choice Questions (10 x 1 = 10 Marks)**

2. The electric field intensity due to a dipole at a point on its axial line:

- a) Increases as you move away from the dipole

- b) Decreases as you move away from the dipole

- c) Remains constant

- d) Is zero

3. A parallel plate capacitor is charged by connecting it to a battery. After some time, the battery is
disconnected and the plates of the capacitor are moved apart. What happens to the capacitance?

- a) Increases

- b) Decreases
- c) Remains constant

- d) Becomes zero

4. If the distance between two point charges is doubled, the force between them becomes:

- a) Four times smaller

- b) Four times larger

- c) Half

- d) Double

6. An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field with its dipole moment parallel to the field. The
dipole will:

- a) Experience a torque but no net force

- b) Experience a force but no torque

- c) Experience both force and torque

- d) Not experience any force or torque


8. The electric potential at a point on the perpendicular bisector of a dipole is:

- a) Maximum

- b) Minimum

- c) Zero

- d) Infinite

9. The direction of electric field lines due to a positive charge is:

- a) Circular

- b) Radially inward

- c) Radially outward

- d) Parallel to the charge

10. The capacitance of a capacitor is directly proportional to:

- a) The distance between the plates

- b) The area of the plates

- c) The permittivity of free space

- d) The charge on the plates


Section B

Short Answer Questions (5 x 2 = 10 Marks)**

Section C
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d) How does the grounding of the shell affect the distribution of charge?

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Section E

Long Answer Questions (2 x 5 = 10 Marks)**

22. Derive the expression for the electric field due to an infinite line of charge using Gauss's law. Explain
how the result would change if the line of charge is of finite le ngth.
23. . Derive the expression for the electric field due to RING ,DISC, SPHERE.

**Instructions:**

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. Marks for each question are indicated against it.

3. Use of calculators is not permitted.

This question paper is designed to reflect the pattern and difficulty level of previous CBSE exams. The
questions are selected and adapted from real past papers to provide a realistic practice experience.

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