MCQ Test Series

(useful for preparation towards II PU Boards/ NEET / JEE / KCET)

PHYSICS MCQ TEST 1 (PT1)

Electric Charges & Fields , Electrostatic Potential & Capacitance , Current Electricity

1. When an uncharged glass rod is rubbed with an uncharged silk cloth, the rod becomes positively charged,
while the silk cloth becomes negatively charged.

The mass of the charged glass rod will be

(A) double the uncharged rod (B) equal to the uncharged rod
(C) slightly less than the uncharged rod (D) slightly more than the uncharged rod

2. Two equal charges (q each) are placed at the vertices B and D of the square ABCD (as shown in the
figure). The sides of the square are of length a.

A B+q

+qD C

What charge should be placed at the corner C, such that the electric field at A becomes zero?

(A) +2q (B) −2q (C) 2 2q (D) 2 2q

3. In the motion of an electron around the nucleus of an atom, the electron is under the effect of
1
perpendicular electric field. The electron in its orbit follows inverse square law, i.e., F  where r is
r2
1
the radius of the orbit. What will be dependence of time period T of an electron in its orbit if F  ?
rn
n n1 n 1
(A) T  rn (B) T  r 2 (C) T  r 2
(D) T  r 2
4. An electron of mass me initially at rest moves through a certain distance in a uniform electric

field in time t1. A proton of mass mp also initially at rest takes time t2 to move through an equal

t2
distance in this uniform electric field. Neglecting the effect of gravity the ratio of is nearly
t1

equal to:
1 1
 m 2  m 2
(A) 1 (B)  p  (C)  e  (D) 1836.
 me   mp 

5. Along x-axis at positions x = 1, x = 2, x = 4 and x = 8 charges q is placed. What will be electric

field at x = 0 due to these charges. What will be the value of electric field if the charges are
alternately positive and negative.

...............|.....................|...............|.....................|............. 
x=1 x=2 x=4 x=8
 q  4q  q  4q  q  4q  q  4q
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
 0  5  4 0  5  4 0  7  0  7
6. Statement I : Work does in carrying +q charge from one surface A to another surface B at the same
potential is zero.

Statement II : W  q  V2  V1   0

(A) Both Statements are true, Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.

(B) Both Statements are true, Statement II is not correct explanation of Statement I.

(C) Statement I is true, Statement II is false.

(D) Statement I is false, Statement II is true

7. Statement I : Electrical potential at the centre of a charged conductor is same as that on the
surface

Statement II : There is 10 units of charge at the centre of a circle of radius 10m. The work
done in moving 1 unit of charge around the circle one is zero

(A) Both Statements are true, Statement - II is the correct explanation of Statement - I.

(B) Both Statements are true, Statement - II is not correct explanation of Statement - I.

(C) Statement - I is true, Statement - II is false.

(D) Statement - I is false, Statement - II is true

8. Three charge 2q, – q and –q are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. At the centre of the
triangle.

(A) the field is zero but potential is non – zero (B) the field is non - zero, but potential is zero

(C) both field and potential are zero (D) both field and potential are non zero.
9. 1000 small water drops in a cloud, each of radius r and charge q, coalesce to form one big spherical
raindrop. The potential of the bigger drop is larger than the potential of one of the smaller drops by a
factor of

(A) 1000 (B) 100 (C) 10 (D) 1

10. Two charges, 3 × 10−8 C and −2 × 10−8 C, are located 15 cm apart as shown in the figure.

x
A
O x
15cm
3 × 108 C 2 × 108 C

At which point(s) should on the line joining the two charges , the electric potential is zero?

(A) 9 cm and 45 cm from O (B) 9 cm and 45 cm from A

(C) 9 cm from O (D) 45 cm from A

11. One ampere equal to

(A) 6.25 ×1018 electron/second (C) 625 ×1018 electron/second

(C) 6.25 ×1024 electron/second (D) 6.25 ×1010 electron/second

12. In an experiment, the voltage across a resistor is varied and the corresponding current
flowing through the resistor is observed. Following observations are obtained during
the experiment.

Voltage (in V) Current (in mA)

2.2 4.4

4.2 8.4

6.2 12.4

What is the resistance of the resistor?

(A) 500.0  (B) 50.0  (C) 5.0  (D) 0.5 
13. If a wire is stretched to make it 0.1% longer, its resistance will
(A) increase by 0.2% (B) decrease by 0.2%
(C) decrease by 0.05% (D) increase by 0.05%
14. The resistance of a wire is 5  at 50°C and 6  at 100°C. The resistance of the wire at 0°C will be
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 3
15. In the circuit given here, the points A, B
and C are 70 V, zero, 10 V respectively.
Then

(A) the point D will be at a potential of 60

V

(B) the point D will be at a potential of 20

V

(C) currents in the paths AD, DB and DC

are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3

(D) currents in the paths AD, DB and DC

are in the ratio of 3 : 2: 1

16. The figure shows currents in a part of an

electric circuit, then current I is

(A) 1.7 A (B) 3.7 A

(C) 1.3 A (D) 1 A