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1. A piece of polythene is rubbed with a cloth duster. The polyethene become negatively charged
and the cloth positively charged .what has happened to the polythene and the cloth to cause this
A)Polythene and cloth both gained electrons (B)Polythene gained electrons and cloth lost electrons
(C)polythene lost electrons but cloth gained electron (D)polythene lost proton and cloth lost electron
2. There are unknown charges on insulated masses X,Y and Z. Mass X attracts mass Z, Mass Y repel
mass Z. which of the following could be the charges on masses X,Y and Z respectively ? ___:
(a) Positive, negative , positive (b) Positive, positive, negative
(c)Negative, positive , positive (d) Negative, Negative, negative
3. Which of the following statements about electric field is incorrect :
(a)the electric field strength due to a point charge varies ad 1/r2 where r is distance from charge
(b) Electric field is a vector
(c) electric field strength at a point is a measure of the force exerted on a unit positive charge at that point .
(d) The electric field strength is zero at all points where the potential is zero
4. A point +Q charge is surrounded symmetrically by six identical charges +Q at distance r . how
much work is done by the force of electrostatic repulsion when the point charge at the centre
is removed to infinity :
6 6 2 6
A)zero (B) 4 (C) 4 (D) 42
5. Charges of 2C and -2C are situated at point P & Q respectively, X is midway between P and Q
then electric potential at point X ?
(A)Zero (B)negative (C) Positive (D) uniform
6. In discussing electric field , the term electric field strength , electric potential and potential
gradient are used which statement about these terms is correct :
A)electric field at a point is the work done in bringing unit positive charge from infinity to the pint
(B) Electric potential and Potential Gradient both are scalar quantities
(C) The potential gradient at a point is numerically to the electric field strength at that point
(D) unit potential gradient exists been any two points, If one joule of work is done in br
7. The charge on the uranium nucleus is 1.510-17C and the charge on the alpha particle is 3.210-
19C . what is the electrostatic force between a uranium nucleus and an alpha particle

separated by 110-13m?
A) 4.310-33N (B) 4.310-20N (C) 4.310-13 (D) 4.3N
8. Charges of +2C and -2C are situated at point P and Q respectively , X is midway between P
and Q , then electric potential at point X?
A)negative (B) 0 (C) positive (D) maximum
9. Four identical charges are arranged at the corner of a square, which statement about electric
field Strength E and the electric potential V at point X in the middle of the square is true ? :
A)E is not zero but V is zero (B) E is not zero and V is not zero
(C) E and V both are zero (D) E is zero but V is not zero
10. The electron in a cathode-ray tube are accelerated from cathode to anode by a potential
difference of 2000V.if this p.d is increased to 8000V, the electron will arrive at the anode with :
(A)twice the K.E and four times velocity (B) four times the K.E and twice the velocity
(C) four times the K.E and sixteen times the velocity (D) sixteen times K.E and four times Velocity
11. Two large parallel metal plates X and Y are situated in a vacuum , plates X carries positive
charge and Y carries negative charge what happens to the force on a positively charged particle as
it moves from plate X to plate Y.
(A)It decreases b/c the positively charged particle is moving away from the positively charged plate
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(B) It decreases b/c positively charged particle is moving in the direction of the electric field between plates
(C)It increases b/c the positively charged particle is moving closer to a negatively charged plate
(D)It remains constant b/c positively charged particle is in the uniform electric field b/w the plates.
12. A pair of metal plates 4mm apart connected to 9V battery, what is the electric field between the
plates .
(A) 4.410-4 N/C (B) 3.610-2 N/C (C)36N/c (D) 2.3103N/C
13. An electron of charge e is introduced between two metal plates a distance d apart. A potential
difference V is applied to the plates. Which expression gives the Electric Force on the electron :
(A) ev/d (B) eVd (C)V/ed (D) dV/e
14. The electric field strength between a pair of parallel plates is E. the separation of the plates is
doubled and the potential difference between the plates is increased by a factor of four. What is
the new electric field strength ? :
(a)E (b)2E (c) 4E (d) 8E
15. Electric field strength is defined as force per unit positive charge on a small test charge why it is
necessary for the test charge to be small? :
(a) so that the charge does not distort the electric field .
(b) so that force on the test charge is small.
(c) so that test charge does not create any forces on nearby charge .
(d) so that coulombs for point charged is obeyed .
16. A point electric charge q is brought from a point P1 in space to another point P2 by an external
agent. The electric potentials at points P1 and P2 are V1 and V2 respectively. what is the work
done on the charge :
(a)q(V2+V1) (b) q(-V2-V1) (c) q(V2-V1) d) q(V1-V2)
17. A point charge A of +410-6C is placed on a line between two charges B of +810-6C and C of -
910-8. The charge A is 4m from B and 10m from C. what is net force on A?:
(a) 3610-3N (b) 21.2410-3N (c) 5410-3N (d) 910-3N
18. Charge each of 3C are placed at three corners of a square whose diagonal is 6cm long. Find the
field intensity at the point of intersection of diagonal?:
(a) 3107N/C (b) 6107N/C (c)9107N/C (d) 12107 N/C
19. Find the electric field intensity midway between the charges +1.6710 C and -1.6710-7
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separated by a distance of 60cm?

(A) 3.33104 N/C (B) 6.66104 N/C (C) 9.99104 N/C (D)5.5N/C
20. An electron is situated midway between two parallel plates 0.5cm apart. One of the plates is
maintained at a potential of 60Volts above the other . what is the force on the electron :
(A) 510-15N (B)1.9210-15N (C) 3.4510-15N (D) 810-15N

21. An electron acquires a speed of 106m/s find its energy in electrons volts ?
(A) 2.84eV (B)5.78eV (C) 9.7eV (D) 15.4eV

22. Two capacitors C1(3F) and C2(6F) are in series across a 90Volt d.c supply the p.d across C1 is
(A) 30V (B) 60V (C) 45V (D) 15V
23. Two capacitors C1(3F) and C2(6F) are in series across a 90Volt d.c supply the charged stored
on C2 is
(A) 180C (B)90C (C) 60C (D) 45C

24.What is the electric field at the centre of square whose diagonal are 60cm when charges each of
+2C are placed at the four corners :
(A) 0V/m (B) 8.5105 V/m (C) 2.4105 V/m (D) 9105 V/m
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25. What is the electric Potential at the centre of square whose diagonal are 60cm when charges
each of +2C are placed at the four corners :
(A) 0V (B) 8.5105 V (C) 2.4105 V (D) 9105 V
26.A particle carrying a charge of 10-5C starts f6r0 rest in uniform electric field of intensity 50V/m
the force on particle is :
(A) 510-4N (B) 2510-5N (C) 510-5N (D) 1.510-4N

27. Three 1pF capacitors are charged separately to the potential difference of 100,200 and 300
volt .the capacitors are then joined in parallel. What is the resultant potential difference ?
(A) 100V (B) 200V (C) 300V (D) 600V
28.Which of the following changes will NOT increase the charge that can be stored on a capacitor?
(A) Increase the area of plates (B) Increase the p.d between the plates
(C) Increase the permittivity of the dielectric between the plates
(D) Increase the thickness of the plates (E)Decrease the distance between plates
29.When two bodies are rubbed , both bodies are get charged due to ?
(A) Generation of heat (B) Transfer of electrons (C) collision of electron (D) Transfer of proton
30. The electrostatic force between two static charges varies directly to the product of charges and
inversely to the square of distance between them is known as ?
(A) Amperes law (B) Coulombs law (C) Gausss law (D) Faraday s law
31. The value of free space constant depends up on ________?
(A) magnitude of charges (B) distance b/w charges (C) medium b/w charges (D) A.O.T
32. For free space value of k is _________?
(A) 9109N.m2.C-2 (B) 8.8510-12N.m2.C-2 (C) 9.1110-31 N.m2.C-2 (D) 5109N.m2.C-2
33. For free space k can be expressed as ?
1 1 1
(A) 4 (B) 4 (C) 40 (D) 42
0 0 0
34. The relative permittivity of is given by ?:

A) 0 (B) (C) 0 + (D) 0 .
0
35. The electric force between two charges Does Not depends up on ?
A) magnitude of charge (B) mass of charge
(C)distance between charges (D) medium b/w charges (E)both B & D
36. The electric force between charges _______ by introducing a non conducting medium b/w the
charges :
A) increase (B) decrease (C) unaffected (D)zero
37. The magnitude of charge on electron is ?
A) 1.60210-19C (B)9.1110-31C (C)5.1110-15C (D) 910-19C
38.If the distance between two point charges is doubled , the force between them decreased by :
A) two times (B) four times (C) eight times (D) sixteen times
39. Parallel lines of electric force represents the :
A)field is strong (B) field is weak (C) field is non uniform (D)field is uniform
40. The electric flux through a closed surface depends up on
A)position of the charge enclosed by the surface (B) magnitude of charge
(C) size and shape of surface (D) distribution of charges
41. When a surface is held perpendicular to electric lines of force then flux is
A) zero (B) maximum (C) negative (D) N.O.T

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42.The electric field intensity between two uniformly charged parallel plates is ?
0 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
0 20 0
43. A dielectric k=2 is instered between a plates of a 10F capacitor its capacitance becomes
(A) 40 (B) 20 (C) 2.5 (D) 8
44.The centripetal force required to keep the electron around the nucleus is provided by .
(A) electrostatic force b/w proton & neutron (B) electrostatic force b/w neutron and electron
(C) Gravitation force b/w proton and neutron (D) electrostatic force b/w nucleus and electron
45. The region around a charge body in which another charge experience an electric force is
known as ?
(A) Electric potential (B) Electric flux (C) charge density (D) electric field
46.Which of the following is correct for test charge ?
(A) it has very high charge (B) it has strong field
(C) it has no electric field (D) it does not disturb the original field
47. The force experienced by charge at a point per unit charge is known as ?
(A) Electric flux (B) electric field intensity
(C) electric potential (D) electric potneital energy
48. V.C/m is equivalent to :
(A) N.m (B)J/C (C) N (D) N/sec
49.V/m is the unit of ?
(A) Electric flux (B) electric field intensity
(C) electric potential (D) electric potneital energy
50.Which of the following is NOT correct for the Electric lines of Forces :
I. These are imaginary lines II. These lines for a point charge are curved

III. these lines do not intersect IV.these lines are discontinuous

(A) I only (B) I & II (C)III (D) IV only (E)III & IV

51. The point between two like charge where potential is zero is known as ?
(A)Null point (B) Neutral point (C) adjusting point (D) Absolute point
52. The total number of lines crossing through a surface held perpendicularly is known as ?
(A) Electric flux density (B) Electric field (C) Electric flux (D) charge density
53. Scalar product of Electric field intensity and the vector area gives ?
(A) Electric flux (B) Electric field (C) Electric flux density (D)Electric potential
54. The total outward flux over any closed hypothetical surface is equal to total charge enclosed
divided by 0, is known as:
(A) Amperes law (B)Gausss law (C) Coulombs law (D) lenzs law
55. Flux over any close surface depends up on :?
(A) way in which charge is distributed (B) Total charge enclosed in the surface
(C)Shape of the surface (D) volume of the sphere
56. A metal sphere contains charge q , then which of following statements is correct ?
(A) Inside the surface the Electric field is zero (B) Electric field is maximum at the surface
(C) Electric field is maximum way from the surface (D) field is same at every point (E)both A & B
57. Volt is the unit of __________?
(A) Electric Power (B) Electric potential Gradient
(C) Electric potential difference (D) Electric Flux
58. Which of the following is/are correct ?
(A) Electric field is zero at a point where Electric Potential is zero at a point
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(B) Electric field is maximum at a point where the Electric potential is maximum
(C) Electric potential is maximum at a point where potential gradient is zero
(D) Electric field is zero at point where the Electric potential gradient is zero
59. Potential Gradient at any point gives the ?
(A)Electric potential difference (B) Electric field (C) Electric force (D) charge density
60. When an electron is moving opposite direction of the electric field then ?
(A)Its K.E increases (B) It K.E decrease
(C) It K.E remains same (D)It K.E becomes zero
61. Which of the following is correct for Equipotential Surfaces =______
(A) All points of Equipotential surface has same potential
(B) electric lines of force are perpendicular to surface
(C) No work is need to move charge from one point to other (D) A.O.T
62. The capacitance of the spherical conductor is given by ?
1
(A) 4 B) 40 (C) 40 2 (D) 40
0
63. The capacitance of a parallel depends up on
(A) Area of plates (B) distance between plates (C) dielectric between plates (D) A.O.T
64. A set of capacitor plates each measure 10.0 cm by 12.0 cm, and they have plate gap of 3.0 mm.
Calculate the capacitance.
(A) 70 pF (B) 35pF (C) 90pF (D) 45pF
65. To move 2-C charge from point to point B, 10J of energy is required. What is the potential
difference between the two points?
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.5 (C)5V (D) 10 (E) 20
66.dielectric having dielectric constant 4 is inserted between the plates of parallel-plate
capacitor. What happens to the capacitance?
(A) It increases by factor of 4. (B) It decreases by factor of 4. (C) It increases by factor of 16.
(D) It decreases by factor of 16. (E) It stays the same.
67. If the voltage across capacitor is doubled, what happens to the energy in the capacitor?
(A) It doubles. (B) It triples. (C) It quadruples.
(D) It halves. (E) It stays the same.
68. Electrical potential energy can be expressed in terms of what unit?
(A) N/C (B)F (C)V
(D)eV (E) C/V
69.Two point charges are spaced by distance x and exert mutual attractive forces of F on each
other. If the charges are separated by distance of x/3, what is the new mutual force?
(A)F (B) F/3 (C) F/9 (D)3F (E) 9F
70. Two identical non conducting spheres having charges of-12 nC and +8 nC are touched
together and then separated. The final charge on each is
(A) -2nC (B) +2nC (C) +4nC (D) +48 nC
71. Two point charges +2C and +6C repel each other with a force of 12 Newtons. If a charge of
4C is given to each of these charges the force now is :
(a) Zero (b) 4 N (attractive) (c) 12 N (attractive) (d) 8 N (repulsive)
72. Two unlike charges of magnitude q are separated by a distance d. The potential at a point
midway between them is:
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73. At a certain distance from a point charge the electric field is 500 V/m and the potential is
3000 V. What is this distance :
(a) 6 m (b) 12 m (c) 36 m (d) 144 m
74. Two plates are 2 cm apart, a potential difference of 10 volt is applied between them, the
electric field between the plates is:
(a) 20 N/C (b) 500 N/C (c) 5 N/C (d) 250 N/C
75. In a uniform electric field a charge of 3 C experiences a force of 3000 N. The p.d. between two
points 1 cm apart along the electric lines of force will be:
(a) 10 V (b) 30 V (c) 100 V (d) 300 V
76. An electron enters an electric field with its velocity in the direction of the electric lines of
force.
(a) The path of the electron will be a circle (b) The path of the electron will be a parabola
(c) The velocity of the electron will decrease (d) The velocity of the electron will increase
77. Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor becomes 4/3 times its original value if a dielectric
slab of thickness t = d/2 is inserted between the plates. The dielectric constant of the slab is
(a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 2
78. If the distance between parallel plates of a capacitor is halved and dielectric constant is
doubled then the capacitance :
(a) Decreases two times (b) Increases two times (c) Increases four times (d) Remain the same
79. The capacity of parallel plate condenser depends on:
(a) The type of metal used (b) The thickness of plates
(c) The potential applied across the plates (d) The separation between the plates
80. The capacity of a condenser is 4 10 farad and its potential is 100 volt. The energy
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released on discharging it fully will be:

(a) 0.02 joule (b) 0.04 joule (c) 0.025 joule (d) 0.05 joule
81. 1000 small water drops each of radius r and charge q combine together to form one spherical
drop. The potential of the big drop is larger than that of the smaller drop by a factor of
(a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1
82.A capacitor is charged and then battery is removed. A dielectric plate is put between the
plates of capacitor , if Q is charge , V p.d and U is energy stored in capacitor then correct
statement is
(a) Q constant, V and U decrease (b) Q constant, V increases, U decreases
(c) Q increases, V decreases, U increases (d) None of these
83.A capacitor is charged and then battery is removed. A dielectric plate is put between the
plates of capacitor , then correct statement is
(a) Q constant, V and C decrease (b) Q constant, V increases, C decreases
(c) Q increases, V decreases, C increases (d) None of these
84. 64 drops each having the capacity C and potential V are combined to form a big drop. If the
charge on the small drop is q, then the charge on the big drop will be :
(a) 2q (b) 4q (c) 16q (d) 64q
85. There is an air filled 1 pF parallel plate capacitor. When the plate separation is doubled and
the space is filled with wax, the capacitance increases to 2 pF. The dielectric constant of wax is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
86. An air capacitor is connected to a battery. The effect of filling the space between the plates
with a dielectric is to increase:
(a) The charge and the potential difference (b) The potential difference and the electric field
(c) The electric field and the capacitance (d) The charge and the capacitance
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87. A capacitor with air as the dielectric is charged to a potential of 100 volts. If the space
between the plates is now filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant 10, the potential
difference between the plates will be :
(a) 1000 volts (b) 100 volts (c) 10 volts (d) Zero
88. Three capacitors each of capacity 4F are to be connected in such a way that the effective
capacitance is 6 F. This can be done by:
(a) Connecting them in parallel (b) Connecting two in series and one in parallel
(c) Connecting two in parallel and one in series (d) Connecting all of them in series
89. Two capacitors of 3F and 6F are connected in series, the resultant capacitance will be :
(a) 4F (b)2 F (c)9 F (d) 3F
90. Three capacitors of capacitance 3F, 10F and 15 F are connected in series to a voltage
source of 100 V. The charge on 15 F is:
(a) 25 C (b) 100 C (c) 200 C (d) 280 C
91. 2 F capacitance has p.d. across its two terminals 200 volts. It is disconnected with battery
and then another uncharged capacitance is connected in parallel to it, then p.d. becomes 20
volts. Then the capacity of another capacitance will be:
(a) 2 F (b) 4 F (c) 18 F (d) 16 F
(a) 1810-3N (b)3.2410-3N (c) 21.2410-3N (d) 14.7610-6N
92.Charges of +3C are placed at three corners of a square whose diagonal is 6cm long. Find the field
intensity at thea point of inter section of diagonal?
(a) 3107N/C (b) 6107N/C (c) 9107N/C (d) 12107N/C
93. Two 5C and two -3C charges are placed at the adjacent corner of a square, if the length of
diagonal is 30cm then the potential at the point of intersection of their diagonal is:
(a) 9.6106V (b) 3.6 105V (c) 6106V (d) 2.4106
94.The parallel plate of an air filled capacitor are 1mm apart. What must the plate area be if the
capacitance is 1 Farad?
(a) 1.1108 m2 (b) 2.2108 m2 (c) 3.3108 m2 (d) 4.4108 m2
95. There is a potential difference of 150 V between two conductors of power line . a charge
of 600C is carried from one conductor to other . what is work required ?
(a) 3104J (b) 5104J (c) 6104J (d) 9104J
96.There is a potential difference of 150 V between two conductors of power line . a charge
of 600C is carried from one conductor to other in 1.25 seconds then power transmitted is :
(a) 7.2104J (b) 12104J (c) 2104J (d) 9104J

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ANSWER KEY
1 B 36 B 71 B
2 C 37 A 72 A
3 D 38 B 73 A
4 C 39 D 74 C
5 A 40 B 75 A
6 C 41 B 76 C
7 D 42 C 77
8 B 43 B 78 D
9 D 44 D 79 D
10 B 45 D 80 B
11 D 46 D 81 C
12 D 47 B 82 A
13 A 48 C 83 B
14 B 49 B 84 D
15 A 50 D 85 B
16 D 51 B 86 D
17 B 52 C 87 C
18 A 53 A 88 B
19 A 54 B 89 B
20 B 55 B 90 C
21 A 56 E 91 C
22 B 57 C 92 A
23 A 58 D 93 D
24 A 59 B 94 A
25 C 60 A 95 D
26 A 61 D 96 A
27 B 62 B
28 D 63 D
29 B 64 B
30 B 65 C
31 C 66 A
32 B 67 C
33 B 68 D
34 B 69 C
35 B 70 A

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