ELECTRIC POTENTIAL &

PHYSICS 2023-24
GAUSS LAW

1. A circular ring of radius R with uniform positive charge density  per unit length is located in
the y-z plane with its centre at the origin O. A particle of mass m and positive charge q is
projected from the point P(R 3 , O, O) on the positive x-axis directly towards O, with an initial
kinetic energy q / 4o .
(A) The particle returns to P. (B) The particle crosses O and goes to infinity.
(C) The particle will just reach O. (D) The particle crosses O and goes to –R 3 .

2. Electric field given by the vector E = xiˆ + yjˆ is present in the XY plane. A small ring carrying
charge +Q, which can freely slide on a smooth non-conducting rod, is projected along the rod
from the point (0, L) such that it can reach the other end of the rod. What minimum velocity
should be given to the ring? (Assume zero gravity)

(A) (QL2/m)1/2 (B) 2(QL2/m)1/2 (C) 4(QL2/m)1/2 (D) (QL2/2m)1/2

3. Consider points on the x-axis.
Column I Column II
(A) Q (P) The electric potential continuously decreases
from x = 0 to x = .

Uniformly positively charged

ring in yz plane with axis along
x axis
(B) (Q) The electric field reaches a maxima somewhere
at positive finite value of x (not at x = 0)
Uniformly positively charged
sphere with centre at origin

(C) (R) The electric field decreases continuously from

x = 0 to x = .

Uniformly positively charged

disc in yz plane with axis along
x axis.
(S) The electric potential reaches a maxima
somewhere at positive finite value of x. (not at
x = 0)

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4. Statement-1: An electric charge is fixed in free space, producing an electric field around it. No
work is done in displacing another charge from its position to any other position.
Statement-2: Electric field is conservative.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for
statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

5. Statement-1: Electrostatic field at a point inside a uniformly charged spherical shell due to itself
is zero.
Statement-2: Electrostatic potential at a point inside the a uniformly charged spherical shell due
to itself zero.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for
statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

6. An infinite conducting plate of thickness 0.0200 m is surrounded by a uniform field E = 400V/m

directed left to right. See the figure. Let the potential V0 = 0 at distance 0.0200 m to the right of
the plate. What is V3, the potential 0.0300 m to the left of the plate?
E E

V3 V2 V1 V0

(A) –28 V (B) –20 V (C) +20 V (D) +28 V

7. A sphere carrying a charge of Q having weight w falls under gravity between a pair of vertical
plates at a distance of d from each other. When a potential difference V is applied between the
plates the acceleration of sphere changes as shown in the figure, to along line BC. The value of
Q is
A

45°
C
d
(A) w / V (B) w / 2V (C) wd / V (D) 2wd / V

8. Two particles with charges Q and – Q are fixed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle with
sides of length a. If k = 1/4o, the work required to move a particle with charge q from the other
vertex to the center of the line joining the fixed particles is:
q

a a

Q a –Q

(A) 0 (B) kQq/a (C) kQq/a2 (D) 2kQq/a

(E) 2 /kQq/a

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9. If the electric field is in the positive x direction and has a magnitude given by E = Cx2, where C
is a constant, then the electric potential is given by V = :
(A) 2Cx (B) – 2Cx (C) Cx3/3 (D) – Cx3/3
(E) – 3Cx 3

10. The potential difference between two points is 100V. If a particle with a charge of 2C is
transported from one of these points to the other, the magnitude of the work done is:
(A) 200 J (B) 100 J (C) 50 J (D) 100 J

11. The diagram shows a uniformly charged hemisphere of radius R. It has volume charge density
. If the electric field at a point 2R distance above its center is E then what is the electric field at
the point which is 2R below its center?

(A) R/6o + E (B) R/12o – E (C) –R/6o + E (D) R/24o + E

12. A sphere of radius R carries charge density proportional to the square of the distance from the
center:  = Ar2, where A is a positive constant. At a distance of R/2 from the center, the
magnitude of the electric field is
(A) A/(40) (B) AR3/(400) (C) AR3/(240) (D) AR3/(50)
(E) AR3/(30)

13. The figure to the right shows the potential due to two similarly charged infinite sheets with
charge per unit area 1 and 2. From examining this plot we can deduce that

(A) 2 > 1 (B) 2 < 1 (C) 2 = 1 (D) none of these

14. Electric Flux is a measure of

(A) the rate at which moving electric charges are crossing an area
(B) the number of electric field lines passing through an area
(C) the surface density of electric charge spread along the area
(D) the rate at which electric field lines are spreading out in space as on moves further and
further away from electric charges

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15. A rod containing charge +Q is brought near an initially uncharged isolated conducting rod as
shown. Regions with total surface charge +Q and –Q are induced in the conductor as shown in
the figure. The only regions where the net charge in this configuration is non-zero are indicated
by the “+” and “–” signs. Let us denote the total flux of electric field outward through closed
surface S1 as 1, through S2 as 2, etc. Which of the following is necessarily false.

(A) 1 > 0 (B) 2 = 1 (C) 3 = 1 (D) 4 = 0

16. A non-conducting sphere of radius R is filled with uniform volume charge density –. The center

of this sphere is displaced from the origin by d . The electric field E at any point P having
position vector, r inside the sphere is

   
(A) d (B) (r − d) (C) (d − r) (D) (d + r)
3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0

17. A sphere of radius R carries charge such that its volume charge density is proportional to the
square of the distance from the centre. What is the ratio of the magnitude of the electric field at
a distance 2R from the centre to the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of R/2 from the
centre (i.e. Er =2R / Er =R/2 )?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8

18. A point charge +Q is positioned at the center of the base of a square pyramid as shown. The flux
through one of the four identical upper faces of the pyramid is

+Q
Q Q Q
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
160 40 80

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19. Column-I represents an Event / Setup followed by an explanation or a statement. Column II
represent remarks about event as well as explanation.
Note: (1) You have to mark events as possible/not possible followed by explanation
correct/incorrect. (2) If event turns out to be impossible do not evaluate explanation.

Column I Column II
(A) Arbitrary shaped
Gaussian surface
dA1 (P) Possible

dA2
Cone with a point
q charge its vertex
Setup: A point charge lies outside an arbitrary Gaussian
surface as shown in figure.

Event: Flux through area element dA1 and dA2 has same
numerical value.

Explanation: Same number of field lines will cross through

the two surfaces as field lines due to a point charge are radial.
(B) (Q) Impossible
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Setup: A pendulum bob is fixed to frame of an elevator. The

pendulum bob is released from horizontal position. When it
swings and reaches its lowest position, elevator begins to fall
freely.

Event: Just after beginning of free fall, bob follows parabolic

trajectory with respect to ground.

Explanation: If string of a pendulum bob get slack pendulum

bob becomes an unconstrained object moving under gravity

(C) sphere (R) Correct

2
µ  tan 
7

Setup: A hollow sphere and a solid sphere of same mass and
radius are released simultaneously from an incline.

Event: Both the spheres reach the bottom at the same time with
same translational kinetic energy.

Explanation: Work done by friction and gravity is same on

solid as well as hollow sphere.

(S) Incorrect

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20. Statement-1: Electric field outside the uniformly charged spherical shell (due to shell) is the
same as that of a point charge at its center.
Statement-2: The centre of mass of uniform shell is at its center.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for
statement 1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

ANSWER KEY

1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (A-P, Q; B-P, Q; C-P, R) 4. (D)

5. (C) 6. (C) 7. (C) 8. (A) 9. (D)

10. (A) 11. (B) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (B)

15. (B) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (C)

19. (A-P, R; B-Q; C-P, S) 20. (B)

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