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Time : 105 Min Phy : Electrostatics Marks : 180

01) The charges on two sphere are +7  C and -5  C 1 4e2

respectively. They experience a force F. If each of B)
40 3a 2
them is given and additional charge of -2  C, the
new force of attraction will be
1 32e2
C)
40 3a 2
A) F / 3
D) 0
B) F / 2
C) F
06) Three charges 4q, Q and q are in a straight line
D) 2F
in the position of 0, l/2 and l respectively. The
resultant force on q will be zero, if Q =
02) Coulomb’s law for the force between electric
A) 4q
charge most closely resembles with which one of
the followng law? q
B) 
A) Newton’s 2nd law of motion 2
B) Newton’s law of gravitation C) - q
C) Law of conservation of energy D) -2q
D) Law of conservation of charge
07) Identify the wrong statement in the following.
03) Three charges each of magnitude q are placed Coulomb's law correctly describes the electric force
at the corners of an equilateral triangle, the that
electrostatic force on the charge placed at the A) binds the protons and neutrons in the nucleus
center is (each side of triangle is L) of an atom.
1 q2 B) binds the electrons of an atom to its nucleus.
A) C) binds atoms together to form molecules.
120 L2 D) binds atoms and molecules together to form
1 3q 2 solids.
B)
40 L2
08) Two particles of equal mass m and charge q
1 q2 are placed at a distance of 16 cm. They do not
C)
40 L2 q
experience any force. The value of is
D) Zero m
A) 40G
04) A charge Q is divided into two parts of q and Q
- q. If the coulomb repulsion between them when 0
B)
they are separated is to be maximum, the ratio of G
Q G
should be C)
q 40
A) 1/4 D) l
B) 4
C) 1/2 09) Two charges of equal magnitudes and at a
D) 2 distance r exert a force F on each other. If the
charges are halved and distance between them is
05) In the basic CsCl crystal structure, Cs  and doubled, then the new force acting on each charge
Cl  ions are arranged in a bcc configuration as is
shown in the figure. What is the net electrostatic A) F/16
force exerted by the eight Cs  ions on the Cl  ions? B) F/8
C) F/4
D) 4 F

10) When a soap bubble is given an electric charge,

what will hapens?
A) It expands
B) It contracts
C) Its size remains the same
1 16e2
A) D) It expands or contracts depending upon whether
40 3a 2 the charge is positive or negative
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11) The number of electrons in 1.6 C charge will be

A) 1.1 x 102
B) 1019
C) 1.1  1019 A) 4
20 B) 3
D) 10
C) 2
D) 1
12) A total charge Q is broken in two parts Q1 and
Q2 and they are placed at a distance R from each
17) An uncharged sphere of metal is placed in
other. The maximum force of repulsion between
between two charged plates as shown. The lines of
them will occur, when force look like
Q Q
A) Q1  , Q2 
2 2
Q 3Q
B) Q2  , Q1 
4 4
Q 2Q
C) Q2  , Q1  Q 
4 3
Q Q
D) Q2  , Q1  Q 
R R
A) D
13) Two particles, each of mass m and carrying B) C
charges Q, are separated by some distance. If they C) B
are in equilibrium under mutual gravitational and D) A
electrostatics forces then Q/m (in C/kg) is of
_______ order. 18) The electric field due to a charge at a distance
A) 1020 of 3 m from it is 500 N/coulomb. The magnitude of
B) 1015  1 N  m2 
the charge is   9  109 
C) 1010  40 coulomb2 
D) 105 A) 0.5 micro-coulomb
B) 1.0 micro-coulomb
14) Two small spheres each having the charge +Q C) 2.0 micro-coulomb
are suspended by insulating threads of length L D) 2.5 micro-coulomb
from a hook. This arrangement is taken in space
where there is no gravitational effect, then the 19) Two charges 5 C and 10 C are placed 20
angle between the two suspensions and the tension cm apart. The net electric field at the mid-Point
in each will be between the two charges is
1 Q2 A) 13.5 x 106 N/C directed towards 10 C .
A) 180o ,
4 0 L2 B) 13.5 x 106 N/C directed towards 5 C .
2
1 Q C) 4.5 x 106 N/C directed towards 10 C .
B) 180o ,
4 0 2L2 D) 4.5 x 106 N/C directed towards 5 C .
1 Q2
C) 90o , 20) An electron having charge 'e' and mass 'm' is
4 0 L2
moving in a uniform electric field E. Its acceleration
1 Q2 will be
D) 180o ,
4 0 (2L)2 mE
A)
e
15) Number of electrons in one coulomb of charge eE
B)
will be m
A) 9  1011 E 2e
C)
B) 1.6  1019 m
C) 6.25  1018 e2
D)
D) 5.46  1029 m

16) A metallic solid sphere is placed in an uniform 21) Which of the following is deflected by electric
electric field. The lines of force follow the path(s) field?
shown in figure as A)  -particles
B) Neutrons

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C)  -rays C) 10 V/m upward

D) X-rays D) 10 V/m downward

22) A charged particle is suspended in equilibrium 28) The spatial distribution of the electric field due
in a uniform vertical electric field of intensity to charges (A, B) is shown in figure. Identify the
20000 V/m. If mass of the particle is correct statements.
9.6 x 1016 kg, the charge on it and excess
number of electrons on the particle are respectively
(g = 10 m/s2 ) A) A is -ve and B +ve; |A|=|B|
A) 2.8  1019 C,1 B) A is +ve and B -ve and |A|>|B|
C) Both are +ve but A>B
B) 3.8  1019 C,2 D) Both are -ve but A>B
C) 4.8  1019 C,3
29) Equal charges q are placed at the vertices A
D) 5.8  1019 C, 4
and B of an equilateral triangle ABC of side a. The
magnitude of electric field at the point C is
23) What is the magnitude of a point charge which q
produces an electric field of 2 N/coulomb at a A)
20 a 2
distance of 60 cm? ( 1/ 40  9  109 N  m2 /C2 )
3q
A) 2  1012 C B)
40 a 2
B) 3  1011 C
C) 6  1010 C 2q
C)
D) 8  1011 C 40 a 2
q
D)
24) A mass m=20 g has a charge q = 3.0 mC. It 40 a 2
moves with a velocity of 20 m/s and enters a
region of electric field of 80 N/C in the same
direction as the velocity of the mass. The velocity of 30) The distance between the two charges 25 C
the mass after 3 seconds in this region is and 36 C is 11 cm. At what point on the line
A) 40 m/s joining the two, the intensity will be zero?
B) 44 m/s A) At a distance of 5 cm from 36 C
C) 56 m/s B) At a distance of 5 cm from 25 C
D) 80 m/s
C) At a distance of 10 cm from 25 C
25) A cube of a metal is given a positive charge Q. D) At a distance of 11 cm from 36 C
For the above system, which of the following
statements is true? 31) The electric field due to an electric dipole at a
A) Electric field varies within the cube. distance r from its center in axial position is E. If
B) Electric field is normal to the surface of the the dipole is rotated through an angle of 90° about
cube. its perpendicular axis, the electric field at the same
C) Electric potential within the cube is zero. point will be
D) Electric potential at the surface of the cube is A) 2 E
zero. B) E
C) E/2
26) The figure shows some of the electric field lines D) E/4
corresponding to an electric field. The figure
suggests 32) Electric charges q, q, -2q are placed at the
corners of an equilateral triangle ABC of side l. The
magnitude of electric dipole moment of the system
is
A) 4 ql
B) 2 ql
A) EA = EC < EB C) ql
B) EA = EC > EB D) 3ql
C) EA = EB = EC
D) EA > EB > EC
33) The torque acting on a dipole of moment P in
27) A drop of 10-6 kg water carries10-6 C charge. an electric field E is
What electric field should be applied to balance its A) Zero
weight? (Assume g = 10 m/s2) B) E  P
A) 0.1 V/m upward
B) 0.1 V/m downward C) P  E

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
D) P ·E to P
D) perpendicular to the equatorial line and parallel
34) When an electric dipole P is placed in a 
to P
uniform electric field E , then at what angle
between P and E , the value of torque will be 41) For a dipole q  2  106 C and d  0.01 m .
maximum?
Calculate the maximum torque for this dipole, if
A) 0o
B) 45o E  5  105 N /C
C) 90o A) 1  102 Nm2
D) 180o
B) 1  103 Nm1
35) A region surrounding a stationary electric C) 10  103 Nm1
dipoles has D) 10  103 Nm
A) electric field only.
B) magnetic field only.
C) both electric and magnetic fields. 42) If Ea be the electric field strength of a short
D) no electric and magnetic fields. dipole at a point on its axial line and Ee that on the
equatorial line at the same distance, then
36) The electric field due to a dipole at a distance r A) Ea = 2Ee
on its axis is B) Ee = 2Ea
A) directly proportional to r2. C) Ea = Ee
B) inversely proportional to r2. D) None of these
C) directly proportional to r3.
D) inversely proportional to r3. 43) The distance between the two charges +q and -
q of a dipole is r. On the axial line at a distance d
37) The electric field at a point on equatorial line of from the centre of dipole, the intensity is
a dipole and direction of the dipole moment proportional to
A) will be in opposite direction. qr
A) 3
B) will be parallel. d
C) will be perpendicular. qr
D) are not related. B) 2
d
q
38) The electric intensity due to a dipole of length C) 3
10 cm and having a charge of 500 C , at a point d
q
on the axis at a distance 20 cm from one of the D) 2
charges in air, is d
A) 20.5 x 107 N/C
B) 13.1 x 1111 N/C 44) An electric dipole is placed in an electric field
C) 9.28 x 107 N/C generated by a point charge,
D) 6.25 x 107 N/C A) the torque on the dipole due to the field may be
zero.
39) An electric dipole consisting of two opposite B) the torque on the dipole due to the field must be
zero.
charges of 2  106 C each separated by a distance
C) the net electric force on the dipole may be zero.
of 3 cm is placed in an electric field of 2  105 N/C. D) the net electric force on the dipole must be zero.
The maximum torque on the dipole will be
A) 24  103 N m 45) An electric dipole is kept in a non-uniform
electric field. It experiences
B) 24  101 N m
A) a force but not a torque.
C) 12  103 N m B) a torque but not a force.
D) 12  101 N m C) a force and a torque.
D) neither a force nor a torque.
40) Choose the correct option: The direction of

electric field intensity  E  at a point on the
 
equatorial line of an electric dipole of dipole

moment  P  is
 
A) along the equatorial line away from the dipole
B) along the equatorial line towards the dipole
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Time : 90 Min Phy : Electrostatics Marks : 60

46) What is the excess (equal in number) of B) 2.34 x 1041

electrons that must be placed on each of two small C) 2.36 x 1040
spheres spaced 3 cm apart, with force of repulsion D) 2.36 x 1039
between the spheres to be 1019 N?
A) 1250 52) When 1019 electrons are removed from a
B) 625 neutral metal plate, the electric charge on it is
C) 225 A) 10-19 C
D) 25 B) 10+19 C
C) - 1.6 C
47) Two small conducting spheres of equal radius D) + 1.6 C
have charges 10 C and 20 C respectively
53) The value of electric permittivity of free space is
and placed at a distance R from each other
experience force F1. If they are brought in contact A) 9  109 C2 /Nm2
and separated to the same distance, they B) 8.85  1012 C2 /Nm2
experience force F2. The ratio of F1 to F2 is
A) 1 : 2 C) 8.85  1012 Nm2 /C2s
B) 1 : 8 D) 9  109 NC2 / m2
C) - 2 : 1
D) - 8 : 1 54) An isolated solid metallic sphere is given +Q
charge. The charge will be distributed on the
48) Two copper balls, each weighing 10 g are kept sphere
in air 10 cm apart. If one electron from every 10 6 A) only on surface but non-uniformly.
atoms is transferred from one ball to the other, the B) uniformly but only on surface.
coulomb force between them is (atomic weight of C) uniformly inside the volume.
copper is 63.5) D) non-uniformly inside the volume.
A) 2.0  104 N
B) 2.0  106 N 55) Out of gravitational, electromagnetic, Vander
Waals, electrostatic and nuclear forces; which two
C) 2.0  108 N
are able to provide an attractive force between two
D) 2.0  1010 N neutrons?
A) Electrostatic and nuclear
49) Two electrons are separated by a distance of 1 B) Electrostatic and gravitational
Å. What is the coulomb force between them? C) Gravitational and nuclear
A) 1.5  108 N D) Some other forces like Vander Waals
B) 2.3  108 N
56) A charge q1 exerts some force on a second
C) 4.6  108 N
charge q2. If third charge q3 is brought near, the
D) None of these force of q1 exerted on q2
A) increases.
50) Two charges each of 1 coulomb are at a B) decreases.
distance 1 km apart, the force between them is C) remains unchanged.
A) 104 Newton D) increases if q3 is of the same sign as q1 and
B) 9  103 Newton decreases if q3 is of opposite sign.

C) 9  103 Newton 57) A conductor has 14.4  1019 coulombs

4
D) 1.1  10 Newton positive charge. The conductor has (Charge on
electron  1.6  1019 coulombs)
51) The ratio of electrostatic and gravitational A) 9 electrons in short.
forces acting between electron and proton B) 9 electrons in excess.
separated by a distance 5  1011 m, will be C) 27 electrons in short.
(Charge on electron = 1.6 x 10-19 C, mass of D) 27 electrons in excess.
electron = 9.1 x 1031 kg, mass of proton =
58) +2 C and +6 C two charges are repelling each
1.6  1027 kg, G  6.7  1011 Nm2 / kg2 ) other with a force of 12 N. If each charge is given -2
A) 2.34 x 1042 C of charge, then the value of the force will be

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A) Zero
B) 8 N (Repulsive)
C) 4 N (Repulsive)
D) 4 N (Attractive)

59) Four charges are arranged at the corners of a

square ABCD, as shown in the adjoining figure.
The force on the charge kept at the centre O is

A) along the diagonal AC.

B) along the diagonal BD.
C) perpendicular to side AB.
D) zero.

60) Two charges are at a distance 'd' apart. If a

d
copper plate (conducting medium) of thickness
2
is placed between them, the effective force will be
A) 0
B) 2F
C) F / 2
D) 2F

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