SINGLE ANSWER CORRECT TYPE

1. Three dipoles each of dipole moment of magnitude p are placed tangentially on a circle of
radius R in its plane positioned at equal angle from each other as shown in the figure. The
magnitude of electric field intensity at the centre of the circle will be:

4kp 2kp kp
A) B) C) D) 0
R3 R3 R3

2. A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. The lines of force
follow the path(s) shown in figure as:

A) A B) B C) C D) D

3. A uniformly charged sphere of radius 1 cm has potential of 8000 V at surface. The energy
density near the surface of sphere will be:
A) 64  105 J /m3 B) 8  103 J /m3 C) 32J/m3 D) 2.83 J /m3

4. If ' n ' identical water drops (assumed spherical each) each charged to a potential energy U
coalesce to form a single drop, the potential energy of the single drop is(Assume that
drops are uniformly charged):
A) n1/3 U B) n2/3 U C) n4/3 U D) n5/3 U

5. Due to an electric dipole shown in fig., the electric field intensity is parallel to dipole axis:

A) at P only B) at Q only C) both at P and at QD) neither at P nor at Q

6. An electric dipole of dipole moment  p is placed at the origin along the x-axis. The angle
made by electric field with x-axis at a point P, whose position vector makes an angle 
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with x-axis, is :(where, tan   tan  )
2
A)  B)  C)    D)   2

7. An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges each of magnitude 1.0 C, separated by
a distance of 2.0 cm. The dipole is placed in an external electric field of 1.0 105 N /C. The
maximum torque on the dipole is:
A) 0.2  103 N  m B) 1.0  103 N  m C) 2.0 103 N  m D) 4.0  103 N  m

8. A dipole of electric dipole moment P is placed in a uniform electric field of strength E. If 

is the angle between positive directions of P and E, then the potential energy of the electric
dipole is largest when  is:
A) zero B)  /2 C)  D)  / 4

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9. Two opposite and equal charges of magnitude 4  108 coulomb each when placed
2  102 cm apart form a dipole. If this dipole is placed in an external electric field of
4  108 N/C, the value of maximum torque and the work required in rotating it through
180 from its initial orientation which is along electric field will be: (Assume rotation of
dipole about an axis passing through centre of the dipole):
A) 64  104 N  mand 44 104 J B) 32  104 N  mand 32  104 J
C) 64 104 N  mand 32 104 J D) 32  104 N  mand 64  104 J

10. At a point on the axis (but not inside the dipole and not at infinity) of an electric dipole
A) The electric field is zero
B) The electric potential is zero
*C) Neither the electric field nor the electric potential is zero
D) The electric field is directed perpendicular to the axis of the dipole

11. The force between two short electric dipoles separated by a distance r is directly
proportional to:
A) r2 B) r4 C) r2 D) r 4

12. A neutral spherical metallic object A is placed near a finite metal plate B carrying a
positive charge. The electric force on the object will be:
A) away from the plate B B) towards the plate B
C) parallel to the plate B D) zero

13. A positive point charge q is brought near a neutral metal sphere.

A) The sphere becomes negatively charged.
B) The sphere becomes positively charged.
*C) The interior remains neutral and the surface gets non-uniform charge distribution.
D) The interior becomes positively charged and the surface becomes negatively charged.

14. Three concentric conducting spherical shells carry charges as follows: + 4Q on the inner
shell, - 2 Q on the middle shell and – 5 Q on the outer shell. The charge on the inner
surface of the outer shell is:
A) 0 B) 4 Q C) – Q D) – 2 Q

15. A charge q is uniformly distributed over a large plastic plate. The electric field at a point P
close to the centre and just above the surface of the plate is 50 V/m. If the plastic plate is
replaced by a copper plate of the same geometrical dimensions and carrying the same
uniform charge q, the electric field at the point P will become:
A) zero B) 25 V/m *C) 50 V/m D) 100 V/m

16. Figure shows a thick metallic sphere. If it is given a charge +Q, then electric field will be
present in the region

A) r < R1 only B) r > R1 and R1 < r < R 2

C) r  R 2 only D) r  R 2 only

17. An uncharged sphere of metal is placed in a uniform electric field produced by two large
conducting parallel plates having equal and opposite charges, then lines of force look like:

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 A) B) C) D)

18. Two small conductors A and B are given charges q1 and q 2 respectively. Now they are
placed inside a hollow metallic conductor (C) carrying a charge Q. If all the three
conductors A, B and C are connected by conducting wires as shown, the charges on A, B
and C will
be respectively:

q1  q 2 q1  q 2 Q  q1  q 3 Q  q1  q 2 Q  q1  q 2
A) , ,Q B) , ,
2 2 3 3 3
q  q 2  Q q1  q 2  Q
C) 1 , ,0 D) 0, 0, Q + q1  q 2
2 2

19. You are travelling in a car during a thunder storm. In order to protect yourself from
lightening, would you prefer to:
*A) Remain in the car B) Take shelter under a
tree
C) Get out and be flat on the ground D) Touch the nearest electrical pole

20. A positively charged body 'A' has been brought near a neutral brass sphere B mounted on
a glass stand as shown in the figure. The potential of B will be:

A) Zero B) Negative C) Positive D) Infinite

21. The amount of work done by electric field in joules in carrying a charge +q along the
closed path PQRSP between the oppositely charged metal plates is: (where, E is electric
field between the plates)

A) zero B) q
C) qE (PQ + QR + SR + SP) D) q /  0

22. Figure shows a closed surface which intersects a conducting sphere. If a positive charge is
placed at the point P, the flux of the electric field through the closed surface:

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 A) will become positive B) will remain zero
C) will become undefined D) will become negative

23. An ellipsoidal cavity is carved within a perfect conductor. A positive charge q is placed at
the center of the cavity. The points A and B are on the cavity surface as shown in the
figure. Then:

A) Electric field near A in the cavity = electric field near B in the cavity
B) Charge density at A = Charge density at B
C) Potential at A = Potential at B
D) Total electric field flux through the surface of the cavity is q /  0 .

24. A charge ' q ' is placed at the centre of a conducting spherical shell of radius R, which is
given a charge Q. An external charge Q' is also present at distance R '  R '  R  from 'q'.
Then the resultant field will be best represented for region r < R by: [where r is the
distance of the point from q]

A) B) C) D)

25. In the above question, if Q' is removed then which option is correct:

A) B) C) D)

26. A positive point charge Q is kept (as shown in the figure) inside a neutral conducting shell
whose centre is at C. An external uniform electric field E is applied. Then:

A) Force on Q due to E is zero

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 B) Net force on Q is zero
C) Net force acting on Q and conducting shell considered as a system is zero
D) Net force acting on the shell due to E is zero.

27. A point charge q is brought from infinity (slowly so that heat developed in the shell is
negligible) and is placed at the centre of a conducting neutral spherical shell of inner
radius a and outer radius b, then work done by external agent is:

k q2 k q2 k q2 k q2 k q2
A) 0 B) C)  D) 
2b 2b 2a 2a 2b

28. The net charge given to an isolated conducting solid sphere:

A) must be distributed uniformly on the surface
B) may be distributed uniformly on the surface
C) must be distributed uniformly in the volume
D) may be distributed uniformly in the volume.

29. The net charge given to a solid insulating sphere:

A) must be distributed uniformly in its volume
B) may be distributed uniformly in its volume
C) must be distributed uniformly on its surface
D) the distribution will depend upon whether other charges are present or not.

30. A charge Q is kept at the centre of a conducting sphere of inner radius R1 and outer
radius R 2 . A point charge q is kept at a distance r (> R 2 ) from the centre. If q experiences
an electrostatic force 10 N then assuming that no other charges are present, electrostatic
force experienced by Q will be:
A) – 10 N B) 0 C) 20 N D) none of these

31. Two short electric dipoles are placed as shown (r is the distance between their centres).
The energy of electric interaction between these dipoles will be: (C is centre of dipole of
moment P2 )

2k P1 P2 cos   2k P1 P2 cos   2k P1 P2 sin   4 k P1 P2 cos 

A) B) C) D)
r3 r 3
r 3
r3

32. A solid metallic sphere has a charge +3Q. Concentric with this sphere is a conducting
spherical shell having charge –Q. The radius of the sphere is a and that of the spherical
shell is b(>a). What is the electric field at a distance r(a < r < b) from the centre?
1 Q 1 3Q 1 3Q 1 Q
A) B) C) D)
40 r 4 0 r 40 r 2 40 r 2

33. A solid conductor sphere having a charge Q is surrounded by an uncharged concentric

conducting hollow spherical shell. Let the potential difference between the surface of the
solid sphere and that of the outer surface of the hollow shell be V. If the shell is now given
a charge –3Q, the new potential difference between the same two surfaces is:
*A) V B) 2V C) 4V D) –2V
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34. A dipole having dipole moment p is placed in front of a solid uncharged conducting sphere
as shown in the diagram. The net potential at point A lying on the surface of the sphere
is :

kp cos  k p cos2  2kp cos 2 

A) B) C) zero D)
r2 r2 r2

35. Two uniformly charged non-conducting hemispherical shells each having uniform charge
density  and radius R form a complete sphere (not stuck together) and surround a
concentric spherical conducting shell of radius R/2. If hemispherical parts are in
equilibrium then minimum surface charge density of inner conducting shell is:
A) 2  B)  / 2 C)  D) 2

36. Two isolated metallic solid spheres of radii R and 2R are charged such that both of these
have same charge density  . The spheres are located far away from each other, and
connected by a thin conducting wire. Then the new charge density on the bigger sphere is.
5 5 7 7
A) B) C) D)
6 3 6 3

37. A long hollow conducting cylinder is kept coaxially inside another long, hollow conducting
cylinder of larger radius. Both the cylinders are initially electrically neutral.
A) A potential difference appears between the two cylinders when a charge density is given
to the inner cylinder.
B) A potential difference appears between the two cylinders when a charge density is given
to the outer cylinder.
C) No potential difference appears between the two cylinders when a uniform line charge
is kept along the axis of the cylinders.
D) No potential difference appears between the two cylinders when same charge density is
given to both the cylinders.

38. Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A positive point charge is placed outside the
sphere. Then the net charge on the sphere is:
A) negative and distributed uniformly over the surface of the sphere.
B) negative and appears only at the point on the sphere closest to the point charge.
C) negative and distributed non-uniformly over the entire surface of the sphere.
D) zero.

39. Three concentric metallic spherical shells of radii R, 2R, 3R, are given charges Q1, Q2 , Q3 ,
respectively. It is found that the surface charge densities on the outer surfaces of the
shells are equal. Then, the ratio of the charges given to the shells, Q1 : Q2 : Q3 , is
A) 1 : 2 : 3 B) 1 : 3 : 5 C) 1 : 4 : 9 D) 1 : 8 : 18

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40. A uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius R carries uniform surface charge
density of  per unit area. It is made of two hemispherical shells, held together by
pressing them with force F (see figure). F is proportional to

1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
A) R B)  R C) D)
0 0 0 R 0 R 2

41. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30 to a non-uniform electric field. The dipole
will experience
A) A torque as well as a translational force.
B) A torque only.
C) A translational force only in the direction of the field.
D) A translational force only in a direction normal to the direction of the field.