Class : XIIth Subject : PHYSICS

Date : DPP No. : 1

Topic :-Electric charges and fields

1. Charge 𝑞1 = + 6.0 nC is on Y- axis at y=+3 cm and charge 𝑞2 =-6.0 nC is on Y- axis at y=-3 cm

calculate force on a test charge 𝑞0 = 2nC placed on X-axis at 𝑥=4 cm.
a) ―51.8 jμN b) +51.8 jμN c) ―5.18 jμN d)5.18 jμN

2. The electric intensity outside a charged sphere of radius 𝑅 at a distance 𝑟(𝑟 > 𝑅) is
𝜎𝑅2 𝜎𝑟2 𝜎𝑟 𝜎𝑅
a) 2 b) c) 𝜀0𝑅 d)
𝜀0𝑟 𝜀0𝑅2 𝜀0𝑟

3. An uniform electric field 𝐸 exists along positive 𝑥-axis. The work done in moving a charge 0.5 C
through a distance 2 m along a direction making an angle 60o with 𝑥-axis is 10 J. Then the
magnitude of electric field is
a) 5 𝑉𝑚―1 b) 2 𝑉𝑚―1 c) 5𝑉𝑚―1 d)20 𝑉𝑚―1

4. 64 small drops of mercury, each of radius 𝑟 and charge 𝑞 coalesce to form a big drop. The ratio
of the surface density of charge of each small drop with that of the big drop is

a) 1 : 64 b) 64 : 1 c) 4 : 1 d)1 : 4

5. Two point charges 100 𝜇𝐶 and 5 𝜇𝐶 are placed at points 𝐴 and 𝐵 respectively with 𝐴𝐵 = 40 𝑐𝑚.
The work done by external force in displacing the charge 5 𝜇𝐶 from 𝐵 to 𝐶, where 𝐵𝐶 = 30𝑐𝑚,
𝜋 1
angle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 2 and 4𝜋𝜀0 = 9 × 109𝑁𝑚2/𝐶2
a) 9 𝐽
81
b) 𝐽
20
9
c) 𝐽
25
9
d) ― 𝐽
4

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 6. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 600 with an electric field of intensity 105 NC-1. It
experiences a torque equal to 8 3 Nm. Calculate the charge on the dipole, if the dipole length is
2 cm.

a) ―8 × 103 C b) 8.54 × 10―4 C c) 8 × 10―3 C d)0.85 × 10―6 C

7. A sphere of 4 𝑐𝑚 radius is suspended within a hollow sphere of 6 𝑐𝑚 radius. The inner sphere
is charged to potential 3 𝑒.𝑠.𝑢. and the outer sphere is earthed. The charge on the inner sphere
is
a) 54𝑒.𝑠.𝑢.
b) 1/4𝑒.𝑠.𝑢.
c) 30𝑒.𝑠.𝑢.
d)36𝑒.𝑠.𝑢.

8. The angle subtended by a circular disk of diameter 2 cm at a distance 1000 cm from your eye is
a) 0.2o b) 0.002o c) 0.11o d)0.22o

9. Given that 𝑞1 + 𝑞2 = 𝑞. For what ratio 𝑞1/𝑞 will the force between 𝑞1 and 𝑞2 be maximum?
a) 0.25 b) 0.5 c) 1 d)2

10. Two plates are at potentials ―10 𝑉 and +30 𝑉. If the separation between the plates be 2 𝑐𝑚.
The electric field between them is
a) 2000 𝑉/𝑚 b) 1000 𝑉/𝑚 c) 500 𝑉/𝑚 d)3000 𝑉/𝑚

11. Consider a system of three charges 𝑞,𝑞 and ― 2𝑞 placed at points A, B and C, respectively, as
33 3
shown in the figure. Take O to be the centre of the circle of radius R and angle CAB = 60o
y
B

C
x
O
o
60

𝑞
a) The electric field at point O is 8𝜋𝜀0𝑅2 directed along the negative 𝑥 ― axis
b) The Potential energy of the system is zero
𝑞2
c) The magnitude of the force between the charges at C and B is 54𝜋𝜀
0𝑅
2

𝑞
The potential at point O is 12𝜋𝜀0𝑅
d)

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 12. There is a uniform electric field of strength 103𝑉/𝑚 along 𝑦-axis. A body of mass 1𝑔 and charge
10―6𝐶 is projected into the field from origin along the positive 𝑥-axis with a velocity 10𝑚/𝑠. Its
speed in 𝑚/𝑠 after 10𝑠 is (Neglect gravitation)

a) 10 d)20
b) 5 2 c) 10 2

13. A cylindrical capacitor has charge 𝑄 and length 𝐿. If both the charge and length of the capacitor
are doubled, by keeping other parameters fixed, the energy stored in the capacitor
a) Remains same b) Increases two times c) Decreases two times d)Increases four times

14. The electrostatic potential inside a charged spherical ball is given by ϕ = 𝑎𝑟2 +𝑏 where 𝑟 is the
distance from the centre a, b are constants. Then the charge density inside the ball is
a) ―6𝑎𝜀0𝑟 b) ―24𝜋𝑎𝜀0 c) ―6𝑎𝜀0 d) ―24𝜋𝑎𝜀0𝑟

15. Can a metal be used as a medium for dielectric

a) Yes b) No
c) Depends on its shape d)Depends on dielectric

16. The electric potential 𝑉 is given as a function of distance 𝑥(metre) by 𝑉 = (5𝑥2 + 10𝑥 ― 9)𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡.
Value of electric field at 𝑥 = 1 is
a) ―20𝑉/𝑚 b) 6𝑉/𝑚 c) 11𝑉/𝑚 d) ―23𝑉/𝑚

17. The work done in carrying a charge of 5𝜇𝐶 from a point 𝐴 to a point 𝐵 in an electric field is
10𝑚𝐽. The potential difference (𝑉𝐵 ― 𝑉𝐴) is then
a) + 2𝑘𝑉 b) ―2 𝑘𝑉 c) +200 𝑉 d) ―200 𝑉

18. Four plates of the same area of cross-section are joined as shown in the figure. The distance
between each plate is 𝑑. The equivalent capacity across 𝐴 and 𝐵 will be

A
B

2𝜀0𝐴 3𝜀0𝐴 3𝜀0𝐴 𝜀0𝐴

a) b) c) d)
𝑑 𝑑 2𝑑 𝑑

19. A hollow conducting sphere of radius 𝑅 has a charge ( + 𝑄) on its surface. What is the electric
potential within the sphere at a distance 𝑟 = 𝑅/3 from its centre
a) Zero 1 𝑄 1 𝑄 1 𝑄
b) c) d)
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟 4𝜋𝜀0 𝑅 4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟2

20. The capacity of a spherical conductor in MKS system is

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 𝑅 4𝜋𝜀0
a) b) c) 4𝜋𝜀0𝑅 d) 4𝜋𝜀0𝑅2
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑅

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