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Q 1. Two charges +3 μC and –3 μC are placed 2 Q 11. Two charges +4 μC and –4 μC are separated
cm apart. What is the electric dipole moment? by 1 cm. Calculate the torque on the dipole placed
A) 6×10⁻⁶ Cm B) 6×10⁻⁸ Cm in a uniform field of 10⁴ N/C at 30°.
C) 3×10⁻⁸ Cm D) 1.5×10⁻⁸ Cm A) 2×10⁻⁴ Nm B) 4×10⁻⁴ Nm
C) 6×10⁻⁴ Nm D) 8×10⁻⁴ Nm
Q 2. A 2 μC charge is placed in an electric field
of 5×10⁴ N/C. What is the force experienced? Q 12. An electron of charge –1.6×10⁻¹⁹ C is placed
A) 0.1 N B) 0.01 N in a uniform field of 3×10⁴ N/C. What is the force
C) 0.001 N D) 1 N on it?
A) 4.8×10⁻¹⁵ N B) 3×10⁻¹⁵ N
Q 3. The potential at a distance of 2 m from a C) 1.6×10⁻¹⁵ N D) 9.6×10⁻¹⁵ N
point charge of 5 μC is:
A) 2.25×10⁴ V B) 4.5×10⁴ V Q 13. Two identical spheres with charges 6 μC
C) 1.125×10⁴ V D) 9×10³ V and –2 μC are brought in contact and separated.
What is the final charge on each?
Q 4. Find the work done in bringing a 1 C charge A) 2 μC B) –2 μC
from infinity to a point where the potential is 10 V. C) 1 μC D) 4 μC
A) 1 J B) 10 J
C) 100 J D) 0 J Q 14. The potential energy of a system of two
charges +2 μC and –3 μC placed 1 m apart is:
Q 5. Two point charges of +3 μC and +6 μC are A) –54 J B) –60 J
placed 10 cm apart. What is the force between C) –36 J D) –27 J
them?
A) 16.2 N B) 162 N Q 15. Electric flux through a surface of area 0.2 m²
C) 0.162 N D) 1.62 N in a field of 5 N/C making 60° angle is:
A) 0.5 Nm²/C B) 1 Nm²/C
Q 6. The electric field 2 m away from a 1 μC C) 0.25 Nm²/C D) 0.2 Nm²/C
charge is:
A) 4.5×10³ N/C B) 2.25×10³ N/C Q 16. A charge of 10 μC is uniformly distributed
C) 1.125×10³ N/C D) 5×10³ N/C on a spherical shell of radius 1 m. Electric field at
the center is:
Q 7. What is the energy stored in a capacitor of 2 A) Zero B) 9×10⁴ N/C
μF charged to 100 V? C) 1.8×10⁵ N/C D) Infinite
A) 0.01 J B) 0.005 J
C) 0.02 J D) 0.002 J Q 17. What is the capacitance when two 6 μF
capacitors are connected in series?
Q 8. A capacitor of 10 μF is charged to 12 V. A) 3 μF B) 12 μF
Find the charge stored. C) 1.5 μF D) 6 μF
A) 0.12 C B) 1.2×10⁻³ C
C) 1.2×10⁻⁴ C D) 1.2×10⁻⁵ C Q 18. If potential difference across 4 μF capacitor
is 20 V, energy stored is:
Q 9. A parallel plate capacitor has plate area 1 m² A) 0.8 mJ B) 0.4 mJ
and separation 0.01 m. What is the capacitance in C) 1.6 mJ D) 2.4 mJ
vacuum? (ε₀ = 8.85×10⁻¹² F/m)
A) 8.85×10⁻¹⁰ F B) 8.85×10⁻¹² F Q 19. A spherical conductor of radius 0.2 m has a
C) 8.85×10⁻⁸ F D) 8.85×10⁻⁶ F charge of 2 μC. Find the potential on its surface.
A) 9×10⁴ V B) 1×10⁵ V
Q 10. A point charge produces an electric field of C) 1.5×10⁵ V D) 2×10⁵ V
9×10⁴ N/C at a distance of 1 m. What is the
magnitude of the charge? Q 20. Force between two charges is 9 N when
A) 1 μC B) 2 μC placed 1 m apart. What will be the force if distance
C) 0.1 μC D) 0.9 μC becomes 2 m?
A) 4.5 N B) 2.25 N

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C) 1 N D) 0.5 N C) Remains same D) Becomes infinite

Q 21. Electric field between the plates of a Q 31. The SI unit of electric field is:
capacitor with V = 50 V and d = 5 mm: A) N·m²/C
A) 1×10⁴ V/m B) 5×10⁴ V/m B) N/C
C) 1×10⁵ V/m D) 10 V/m C) V·m
D) C/N
Q 22. A 3 μC charge is at rest in an electric field
of 2×10⁴ N/C. Find acceleration (mass = 1 mg): Q 32. Electric lines of force never:
A) 60 m/s² B) 6×10⁵ m/s² A) Intersect each other
C) 2×10⁵ m/s² D) 4×10⁵ m/s² B) Start from negative charge
C) End at positive charge
Q 23. A parallel plate capacitor has capacitance 5 D) Represent uniform fields
μF. A dielectric (K=2) is inserted. New
capacitance? Q 33. Electric potential is a:
A) 10 μF B) 2.5 μF A) Vector quantity
C) 7 μF D) 5 μF B) Scalar quantity
C) Tensor quantity
Q 24. Work done in moving 1 C charge from a D) None
point at 100 V to 20 V:
A) 20 J B) 80 J Q 34. The electric field inside a conductor is:
C) 100 J D) 120 J A) Maximum
B) Uniform
Q 25. What charge must be placed on a conductor C) Zero
of capacitance 20 μF to raise its potential by 5 V? D) Infinite
A) 100 μC B) 1 μC
C) 10 μC D) 0.1 μC Q 35. Electric field lines provide information
about:
Q 26. Electric field at a point due to a point charge A) Magnitude only
is 1800 N/C. If the distance is doubled, what is the B) Direction only
new field? C) Both magnitude and direction
A) 450 N/C B) 900 N/C D) Neither
C) 1800 N/C D) 3600 N/C
Q 36. Which of the following quantities is path-
Q 27. Two capacitors 6 μF and 3 μF are in series. independent?
Find equivalent capacitance. A) Electric field
A) 9 μF B) 2 μF B) Work done in moving charge
C) 1.5 μF D) 2.4 μF C) Electric potential difference
D) Force
Q 28. A capacitor is charged to 100 V. It stores 0.5
J energy. Find the capacitance. Q 37. Work done in moving a charge on an
A) 10 μF B) 0.1 μF equipotential surface is:
C) 50 μF D) 5 μF A) Maximum
B) Zero
Q 29. Electric field at a point on axial line of a C) Equal to potential difference
dipole at distance r >> d is proportional to: D) Infinite
A) 1/r² B) 1/r³
C) r D) 1/r Q 38. Which law governs the interaction between
two point charges?
Q 30. If the plates of a capacitor are moved farther A) Gauss’s law
apart keeping voltage constant, what happens to B) Faraday’s law
capacitance? C) Coulomb’s law
A) Increases B) Decreases D) Ohm’s law

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Q 39. The force between two charges is: B) Maximum
A) Inversely proportional to square of distance C) Infinity
B) Directly proportional to distance D) Half the maximum
C) Independent of distance
D) Inversely proportional to cube of distance Q 48. If a dielectric is inserted between the plates
of a charged capacitor, the capacitance:
Q 40. Electric flux is a measure of: A) Increases
A) Total electric field B) Decreases
B) Electric field intensity C) Remains unchanged
C) Field lines crossing a surface D) Becomes zero
D) Potential difference
Q 49. A capacitor blocks:
Q 41. Unit of electric potential is: A) AC only
A) Volt B) DC only
B) Ampere C) Both AC and DC
C) Tesla D) None
D) Farad
Q 50. The direction of electric field is:
Q 42. Electric field due to a dipole at equatorial A) Along the equipotential surface
point is: B) Perpendicular to equipotential surface
A) Zero C) Tangent to equipotential surface
B) Perpendicular to dipole axis D) Circular
C) Along the dipole moment
D) Opposite to dipole moment Q 51. Which configuration gives highest
capacitance for two capacitors?
Q 43. Two similar point charges are placed at a A) Series
distance ‘r’. The potential at the midpoint is: B) Parallel
A) Zero C) Neither
B) Minimum D) Both equal
C) Maximum
D) Equal to potential of each charge Q 52. In a region, if the electric field is zero, the
potential:
Q 44. The electric field due to a point charge is A) Is also zero
radially: B) May be constant
A) Inward for positive charge C) Must be increasing
B) Outward for negative charge D) Must be decreasing
C) Inward for negative charge
D) Circular for any charge Q 53. The surface charge density is defined as:
A) Charge per unit volume
Q 45. A conductor can hold charge: B) Charge per unit length
A) Only inside C) Charge per unit area
B) Only on surface D) Charge per unit time
C) Uniformly distributed inside
D) Nowhere Q 54. A test charge is:
A) Always positive
Q 46. Capacitance of a capacitor depends on: B) Always negative
A) Area of plates only C) Large in magnitude
B) Distance between plates only D) Used to distort field
C) Dielectric constant only
D) All of these Q 55. Capacitance of an isolated conductor is:
A) Directly proportional to its potential
Q 47. Electric field at the center of a uniformly B) Inversely proportional to its potential
charged ring is: C) Directly proportional to square of radius
A) Zero
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D) Directly proportional to charge only Reason (R): Crossing lines would imply two
directions of the field at one point.
Q 56. The unit of permittivity ε₀ is: Q 64. Assertion (A): Work done in moving a
A) C²/N·m² charge along an equipotential surface is zero.
B) N·m²/C Reason (R): Potential difference between any
C) V/m two points on an equipotential surface is zero.
D) F/m Q 65. Assertion (A): Capacitance depends on the
voltage applied across the plates.
Q 57. A metallic sphere is given a charge. It will Reason (R): Capacitance depends only on
be distributed: geometry and dielectric material.
A) Uniformly throughout the volume Q 66. Assertion (A): The force between two
B) Only at center charges increases with distance.
C) On the outer surface Reason (R): According to Coulomb’s law,
D) Unevenly force is inversely proportional to square of
distance.
Q 58. Electrostatics deals with: Q 67. Assertion (A): The potential inside a
A) Moving charges charged spherical shell is constant.
B) Static charges Reason (R): There is no electric field inside a
C) Magnetic fields hollow conductor.
D) Alternating fields Q 68. Assertion (A): Dielectric constant of a
material is always greater than one.
Q 59. The direction of electric field is always: Reason (R): Dielectrics reduce the effective
A) From low to high potential field inside the capacitor.
B) From high to low potential Q 69. Assertion (A): The direction of electric field
C) Perpendicular to lines of force is from negative to positive charge.
D) Tangent to equipotential surface Reason (R): Field lines originate from negative
charges and end on positive charges.
Q 60. The electric field is maximum where: Q 70. Assertion (A): When capacitors are
A) Equipotential lines are closer connected in series, the equivalent capacitance
B) Equipotential lines are far apart decreases.
C) Field lines intersect Reason (R): The total charge on capacitors
D) Field lines end connected in series is the same.
Q 71. Assertion (A): Electric field and electric
For each question, choose: potential are vectors.
• (a) Both assertion and reason are true, and Reason (R): Both quantities have magnitude
reason is the correct explanation of assertion and direction.
• (b) Both assertion and reason are true, but Q 72. Assertion (A): A conductor can have charge
reason is not the correct explanation of inside its volume.
assertion Reason (R): Charges are free to move inside the
• (c) Assertion is true, but reason is false conductor.
• (d) Assertion is false, but reason is true Q 73. Assertion (A): The electric field due to a
dipole on its axial line varies as 1/r³.
Q 61. Assertion (A): The electric field inside a Reason (R): The dipole moment is the product
charged conductor is zero. of charge and distance between charges.
Reason (R): Charges reside only on the surface Q 74. Assertion (A): Electric potential is zero at
of a conductor. infinite distance from a point charge.
Q 62. Assertion (A): The electric potential at a Reason (R): Potential decreases with distance
point due to a dipole is zero at the midpoint and tends to zero at infinity.
between charges. Q 75. Assertion (A): The energy stored in a
Reason (R): Potential is a scalar quantity and capacitor is directly proportional to the square
algebraic sum is considered. of the voltage across it.
Q 63. Assertion (A): Electric field lines never Reason (R): Energy stored is given by
cross each other. 12CV2\frac{1}{2} C V^221CV2.

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Q 76. Assertion (A): Electric flux through a Q 85. A dipole is placed in a uniform electric field.
closed surface depends on the charge inside it. The torque experienced by the dipole is
Reason (R): Gauss’s law relates flux and maximum when the dipole makes an angle of:
enclosed charge. A) 0°
Q 77. Assertion (A): The electric field inside a B) 30°
charged spherical shell is equal to the field C) 45°
outside. D) 90°
Reason (R): Electric field inside is zero while
outside is non-zero. Q 86. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor
Q 78. Assertion (A): The potential difference depends on:
between two points is independent of the path A) Area of plates and dielectric constant only
taken. B) Distance between plates and dielectric
Reason (R): Electrostatic field is conservative. constant only
Q 79. Assertion (A): The force on a test charge C) Area of plates, distance between plates, and
placed in an electric field depends on the dielectric constant
magnitude of the test charge. D) Charge and voltage
Reason (R): Force is product of charge and
electric field. Q 87. The potential energy stored in a charged
Q 80. Assertion (A): Equipotential surfaces are capacitor is given by:
always perpendicular to electric field lines. 1
A) 2 𝐶𝑉 2
Reason (R): No work is done in moving a
B) 𝐶𝑉
charge along an equipotential surface. 1
Q 81. Two point charges q and −q are separated by C) 2 𝑄𝑉 2
a distance 2a. The electric field at a point on the D) Both A and C
perpendicular bisector of the dipole at distance
𝑥 ≫ 𝑎 is proportional to: Q 88. When two capacitors are connected in
1 1 parallel, the equivalent capacitance is:
A) 𝑥 2 B) 𝑥 3
1 1 A) Less than any individual capacitor
C) 𝑥 D) 𝑥 4 B) Equal to the capacitance of the smallest
capacitor
Q 82. A charge Q is uniformly distributed over a C) Sum of their capacitances
thin spherical shell of radius R. The electric D) Product divided by sum of capacitances
field at a distance 𝑟 < 𝑅 from the center is:
𝑄 Q 89. The electric field at the surface of a charged
A) 4𝜋𝜖 𝑅2 B) Zero
0
𝑄 𝑄
conductor is:
C) D) 4𝜋𝜖 A) Zero
4𝜋𝜖0 𝑟2 0 𝑅𝑟
B) Perpendicular to the surface
Q 83. The work done in moving a test charge C) Parallel to the surface
between two points having potentials 𝑉1 and 𝑉2 D) Randomly directed
is independent of the path because the
electrostatic field is: Q 90. A proton is released from rest in a uniform
A) Conservative electric field. The direction of acceleration of
B) Non-conservative the proton is:
C) Variable A) Along the electric field direction
D) Time-dependent B) Opposite to the electric field direction
C) Perpendicular to the electric field
Q 84. If the distance between two equal charges is D) Zero
halved, the force between them:
A) Doubles Q 91. A spherical conductor of radius 10 cm
B) Quadruples carries a charge of 10 μC. The potential at the
1
C) Halves surface of the sphere (taking 𝑘 = 4𝜋𝜖 =
0
D) Becomes one-fourth 9 × 109 𝑁𝑚2 /𝐶 2 ) is:
A) 9 × 10³ V B) 9 × 10⁴ V
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C) 1 × 10⁴ V D) 1 × 10³ V B) Magnitude of the electric field only
C) Product of test charge and electric field
Q 92. The SI unit of permittivity of free space 𝜖0 D) None of these
is:
A) F/m B) C/V Q 100. Equipotential surfaces:
C) V/m D) None of these A) Are always parallel to electric field lines
B) Never intersect each other
Q 93. Two point charges are separated by a C) Can cross each other at right angles
distance r. The potential energy of the system is: D) Are lines of maximum electric field
𝑞1 𝑞2 𝑞1 𝑞2
A) 4𝜋𝜖 B) 2𝜋𝜖
𝑟0 0 𝑟
𝑞 𝑞2
C) 4𝜋𝜖1 2
D) Zero
0𝑟

Q 94. The direction of electric field at any point is:

A) From lower to higher potential
B) From higher to lower potential
C) Perpendicular to equipotential surface and
from lower to higher potential
D) Tangent to equipotential surface

Q 95. Which of the following is true for a

conductor in electrostatic equilibrium?
A) Electric field inside the conductor is zero
B) Charges reside only on the surface
C) Potential throughout the conductor is
constant
D) All of the above

Q 96. When a dielectric is inserted between the

plates of a charged capacitor, the charge on the
plates:
A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) Remains the same
D) Becomes zero

Q 97. If the distance between the plates of a

capacitor is doubled, the capacitance becomes:
A) Twice
B) Half
C) Four times
D) Quarter

Q 98. The electric flux through a closed surface

enclosing a charge Q is:
𝑄
A) 𝜖
0
B) Zero
C) 𝑄𝜖0
D) 4𝜋𝜖0 𝑄

Q 99. The force on a test charge placed at a point

in an electric field depends on:
A) Magnitude of the test charge only
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