OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

SUB: PHYSICS CHAPTER: ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS CLASS: XII

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. An electric dipole of length 2 cm is placed at an angle of 30º with an electric field 2 X
10 5 N/C. If the dipole experiences a torque of 8 X 10 - 3 Nm, the magnitude of either
charge of the dipole, is
A) 4 µC
B) 7 µC
C) 8 mC
D) 2mC

2. A negatively charged object X is repelled by another charged object Y. However, an

object Z is attracted to object Y. Which of the following is the most possibility for the
object Z?
A) Positively charged only
B) Negatively charged only
C) Neutral or positively charged
D) Neutral or negatively charged

3. The magnitude of electric field due to a point charge 2q, at distance r is E. Then the
magnitude of electric field due to a uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius R
with total charge q at a distance r/2, (r >>R) will be
𝑬
𝟒
A)

B) 0
C) 2E
D) 4E

4. A square sheet of side 'a' is lying parallel to XY plane at z = a. The electric field in the
region is
E =c z2 k . The electric flux through the sheet is
A) a 4c
𝟏
𝟑
B) a 3c
𝟏
𝟑
C) a 4c

D) 0
5. Three charges q, - q and q0 are placed as shown in figure. The magnitude of the net
force on the charge q0 at point O is [k = 1/4πϵ0]

A) 0
𝟐𝒒𝟏𝒒𝟐
B) 𝒂𝟐

√𝟐𝒒𝟏𝒒𝟐
C) 𝒂𝟐

𝟏 𝒒𝟏𝒒𝟐
D) √𝟐 𝒂𝟐

6. Four objects W, X, Y and Z, each with charge +q is held fixed at four points of a
square of side d as shown in the figure. Objects X and Z are on the midpoints of the
sides of the square. The electrostatic force exerted by object W to object X is F.
Then the magnitude of the force exerted by object W to Z is

𝑭
𝟕
A)
𝑭
𝟓
B)
𝑭
𝟑
C)
𝑭
𝟐
D)

7. Three charges +Q, q, +Q are placed respectively, at distance 0, d/2 and d from the
origin, on the x-axis. If the net force experienced by +Q placed at x = 0 is zero, then
value of q is
A) +Q/4
B) –Q/2
C) +Q/2
D) –Q/4

8. Two identical small conducting balls B1 and B2 are given -7pC and +4pC charges
respectively. They brought in contact with a third identical ball B 3 and then
separated. If the final charge on each ball is -2pC, the initial charge on B3 was
A) -2pC
B) -3pC
C) -5pC
D) -15pC

9. An infinite long straight wire having a charge density is kept along y’y axis in x-y
plane. The coulomb force on a point charge q at a point P(x,0) will be
𝒒𝝀
𝟐𝝅𝝐𝟎𝒙
A) attractive and

𝒒𝝀
𝟐𝝅𝝐𝟎𝒙
B) repulsive and

𝒒𝝀
𝝅𝝐𝟎𝒙
C) attractive and

𝒒𝝀
𝝅𝝐𝟎𝒙
D) repulsive and

10. Figure shows electric field lines in which an electric dipole p is placed as shown.
Which of the following statements is correct

A) The dipole will not experience any force.

B) The dipole will experience a force towards right.
C) The dipole will experience a force towards left
D) The dipole will experience a force upwards.

11. In given figure, two positive charges q2 and q3 fixed along the y axis, exert a net
force in the + x direction on a charge q1 fixed along the x axis. If a positive charge
Q is added at (x,0), the force on q1

A) shall increase along the positive x-axis.

B) shall decrease along the positive x-axis.
C) shall point along the negative x-axis.
D) shall increase but the direction changes because of the intersection of Q with
q2 and q3
12. Two identical conducting spheres A and B, carry equal charge. They are separated
by a distance much larger than their diameters, and the force between them is F. A
third identical conducting sphere, C, is uncharged. Sphere C is first touched to A,
then to B, and then removed. As a result, the force between A and B would be equal
to
A) F
B) F/2
C) 3F/4
D) 3F/8

13. Eight equal charges each +Q are kept at the corners of a cube. Net electric field
at the Centre of the cube.
A) kQ/r2
B) 8 k Q/r2
C) 2 kQ/r2
D) Zero

14. Two-point charges Q and – 3Q are placed at some distance apart. If the electric field
at the location of Q is E, then at the locality of – 3Q, it is
A) -E
B) E/3
C) -3E
D) -E/3

15. Two- point charges +4q and +q are placed at a distance L apart. A third charge Q
is so placed that all the three charges are in equilibrium. Then location and
magnitude of third charge will be
A) At a distance L/3 from+4q charge, +4q/9
B) At a distance L/3 from +4q charge, -4q/9
C) At a distance 2L/3 from +4q charge, -4q/9
D) At a distance 2L/3 from +4q charge, +4q/9

16. A drop of 10-6 kg water carries 10-6 C charge. What electric field should be applied
to balance its weight (assume g = 10 m/s2)
A) 10 V/m, Upwards
B) 10 V/m, Downward
C) 0.1 V/m, Downward
D) 0.1 V/m, upward

17. A point charge placed at any point on the axis of an electric dipole at some large
distance experiences a force F. The force acting on the point charge when it’s
distance from the dipole is doubled is
A) F
B) F/2
C) F/4
D) F/8

18. In a region of space, the electric field is in the x-direction and proportional to x, i.e.,
E= E0 x i. Consider an imaginary cubical volume of edge a, with its edges parallel
to the axes of
 coordinates. The charge inside this cube is
A) Zero
B) ϵ0E0a3
C) E0a3 / ϵ0
D) ϵ0Ea2/6

19. ABC is a right -angled triangle in which AB = 3 m, BC = 4 m and angle B = 900. The
three charges +15C, +12C and 20C are placed respectively on A, B and C. The
force acting on B is –
A) 125N
B) 35N
C) 25N
D) Zero

20. Two equal charges are separated by a distance d. A third charge placed on a
perpendicular bisector at x distance, will experience maximum coulomb force

x= d/√𝟐
when
A)

x= d/2√𝟐
B) x=d/2

x= d/2√𝟑
C)
D)

ASSERTION/REASON TYPE QUESTIONS

21. Assertion (A): In a non-uniform electric field, a dipole will have translatory as well as
rotatory motion.
Reason (R): In a non-uniform electric field, a dipole experiences a force as well as
torque.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false and R is false

22. Assertion (A): Electric lines of force cross each other.

Reason (R): The resultant electric field at a point is the superimposition of the
electric fields at that point.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false and R is false

23. Assertion (A): Using Gauss law, it is possible to find the electric field at any point.
Reason (R): Gauss law is applicable for any type of charge distribution.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false and R is false
24. ASSERTION: If there exists coulomb attraction between two bodies, both of them
may not be charged.
REASON: In coulomb attraction two bodies ae oppositely charged.
A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
B) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
C) If assertion is true but reason is false.
D) If both assertion and reason are false.

25. ASSERTION: Electric force acting on a proton and an electron, moving in a uniform
electric field is same, the acceleration of electron is 1836 times that of a proton.
REASON: Electron is lighter than proton.
A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
B) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
C) If assertion is true but reason is false.
D) If both assertion and reason are false.

26. ASSERTION: In electrostatics, electric lines of force can never be closed loops, as a
line can never start and end on the same charge.
REASON: The number of electric lines of force originating or terminating on a
charge is proportional to the magnitude of charge.
A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
B) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
C) If assertion is true but reason is false.
D) If both assertion and reason are false.

CASE BASED QUESTIONS

27. Gauss Theorem. The total electric flux through a closed surface, enclosing a volume,
in vacuum is
→ →
1/ϵ0 times the net change, enclosed by the surface.
∮ 𝑬. 𝒅𝒔 = 𝒒
𝟏

∈𝟎
Φ =
Gaussian Surface. Any closed surface imagined around the charge distribution, so
that Gauss theorem can be conveniently applied to find electric field due to the give
charge distribution.
Electric field due to infinitely long straight charged wire of linear charge density
λ; E = λ /2πϵ0r where r is the perpendicular distance of the observation point from
the wire. Electric field due to an infinite plane sheet of charge of surface charge
density σ.
E = σ /2ϵ0
i) ,, Two charges of magnitude -2Q and +Q are located at points (a, 0) and (4a, 0)
respectively. What is the electric flux due to these charges through a sphere of
radius '3a' with its Centre at origin?
A)
Q/ϵ0 B) -2Q/ϵ0 C) 3Q/ϵ0 D) -3Q/ϵ0
ii) A charge q is placed at the Centre of a cube of side l. What is the electric flux
passing through each face to the cube?
A)
q/5ϵ0 B) q/9ϵ0 C) q/6ϵ0 D) q/ϵ0
iii) Three charges +2q, -q and +3q are given. Two charges + 2q and -q are
enclosed with in a surface 'S'. What is the electric flux due to this configuration
through the surface 'S'?
A)
5q/2ϵ0 B) 3q/ϵ0 C) 4q/ϵ0 D) q/ϵ0
iv) SI unit of electric flux is
A) N2mC B) NmC-2 C) Nm2C D) Nm-2C

28. The electric field due to a charge configuration with total charge zero is not zero, but
for distances large compared to the size of the configuration, its field falls off faster
than 1/r², typical of the field due to a single charge. An electric dipole is the simplest
example of this fact. An electric dipole is a pair of equal and opposite charges +q and
-q separated by some distance 2a. Its dipole moment vector p has magnitude 2qa and
is in the direction of the dipole axis from -q to +q. The electric field of the pair of
charges can be found out from Coulomb's law and the superposition principle. The
magnitude and the direction of the dipole field depend not only on the distancer but
also on the angle between the position vector and the dipole moment p. In some
molecules, like H₂O, the centers of -ve charges and of +ve charges do not coincide.
So they have permanent dipole moment. Such molecules are called polar molecules.

i) 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
ii) If r is the distance of a point from the Centre of a short dip dipole, then the
electric field intensity due
to the short dipole remains proportional to
A) r2 B) r3 C) r-2 D) r-3
iii) An electric dipole coincides on Z-axis and its midpoint is on origin of the
coordinate system. The electric field at an axial point at a distance z from origin is E,
and electric field at an equatorial point at a distance y from origin is Ey Here z = y >>a,
so | Ez|/|Ey| is equal to
A) 1 B) 4 C) 3 D) 2
iv) An electric dipole of moment p is placed in a uniform - electric field E The
maximum torque
experienced by the dipole is
A) pE B) p/E C) E/p D)
3pE

29. Surface Charge Density. Surface charge density is defined as the charge per unit
surface area the
surface (Arial) charge symmetric distribution and follow Gauss law of electro statics
 mathematical term of surface charge density σ=ΔQ/ΔS

Two large thin metal plates are parallel and close to each other. On their inner faces, the
plates have surface charge densities of opposite sign (± s). Having magnitude 8.8 × 10–
12 cm–2 as shown here. The intensity of electrified at a point is E =σ/ε 0 and flux is
Φ=E.ΔS, where ΔS = 1 m2 (unit arial plate)
i) Electric field in the outer region (I) of the first (A) plate is
(a) 1.7 × 10–22 N/C
(b) 1.1 × 10–12 V/m
(c) Zero
(d) 11 × 10–12 V/m
ii) Electric field in the outer region (III) of the second plate (B) is
(a) 1 N/C
(b) 0.1 V/m
(c) 0.5 N/C
(d) zero
iii) The ratio of E from left side of plate A at distance 1 cm and 2 m respectively is
(a) 1: 2
(b) 10: 2
(c) 1: 1
(d) 20: 1
iv) Electric field in the region (II) is
(a) 1 N/C
(b) 0.1 V/m
(c) 0.5 N/C
(d) 2 N/C

30. When electric dipole is placed in uniform electric field, its two charges
experience equal and opposite forces, which cancel each other and hence net force
on electric dipole in uniform electric field is zero. However, these forces are not
collinear, so they give rise to some torque on the dipole. Since net force on electric
dipole in uniform electric field is zero, so no work is done in moving the electric
dipole in uniform electric field. However, some work is done in rotating the dipole
against the
torque acting on it.
i) The dipole moment of a dipole in a uniform external field Ē is B. Then the torque
τ acting on the dipole is
(a) τ=p x E
(b) τ = P. Ē
(c) τ = 2(p + Ē)
(d) τ = (P + E)
ii) An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges, each of magnitude 1.0
μC separated by a distance of 2.0 cm. The dipole is placed in an external field of
105 NC-1. The maximum torque on the dipole is
(a) 0.2 x 10-3 Nm
(b) 1x 10-3 Nm
(c) 2 x 10-3 Nm
(d) 4x 10-3 Nm
iii) When an electric dipole is held at an angle in a uniform electric field, the net force
F and torque τ on the dipole are
(a) F= 0, τ = 0
(b) F≠0, τ≠0
(c) F=0, τ ≠ 0
(d) F≠0, τ=0
iv) An electric dipole of moment p is placed in an electric field of intensity E. The dipole
acquires a position such that the axis of the dipole makes an angle with the direction
of the field. Assuming that potential energy of the dipole to be zero when 0 = 90°, the
torque and the potential energy of the dipole will respectively be
(a) pEsinθ, -pEcosθ
(b) pEsinθ, -2pEcosθ
(c) pEsinθ, 2pEcosθ
(d) pEcosθ, – pEsinθ