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Advanced Physics For JEE & Olympiad 2025

Class Test-02
Electrostatics & Gravitation
Single Correct Type Questions 2. A short electric dipole is oriented along x-direction
1. A insulating sphere of radius 'a' carries a net at origin. At which of following point the electric
positive charge 3Q, uniformly distributed field have no x component.
throughout its volume. Concentric with this sphere
is a conducting spherical shell with inner radius 'b'
and outer radius 'c', and having a net charge –Q, as
shown in figure. Electric field varies with distance
 1 
r from the centre as  K = 
 4 0 

(A) (1, 1, 0) (B) ( 2, 1, 0 )

(C) (1, 2, 0 ) (D) (1, 0, 0)

3. An infinetely small electric dipole is kept on the

axis of a uniformaly charged ring at distance
(A) R / 2 from the centre of the ring. The direction of
the dipole moment is along the axis. The dipole
moment is P, charge of the ring is Q and radius of
the ring is R. The force on the dipole is nearly.
4kPQ 4kPQ
(A) 2
(B)
3 3R 3 3R 3
(B)
2kPQ
(C) (D) Zero
3 3R 3

4. Consider a gravity free container as shown. System

is initially at rest and electric potential in the regon
(C) is V = (y3 + 2) J/C. A ball of charge q and mass m
is released from rest from base starts to move up
due to electric field and collides with the shaded
face as shown. If its speed just after collision is 1.5
m/s and time for which ball is in contact with
shaded face is 0.1sec, find external force required
(D) to hold the container fixed in its position during
collision assuming ball exerts constant force on
wall during entire span of collision.

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7. A cavity is taken out from a uniform conducting

sphere. Inside the cavity a dipole is placed as shown
in the figure. Find which of the following is/are true
(Given : q = 10–1C,  = 0.1 mm,  = 30°, d = 10 cm,
R = 12 cm)

(A) 70 N (B) 72 N
(C) 74 N (D) 76 N

5. A hemispherical bowl of mass m is uniformly

(A) Potential at points A & B are same
charged with charge density ''. Electric potential
(B) Potential at points A & B are different
due to charge distribution at a point 'A' is (which
(C) Potential at point P is 0 volt
lies at centre of radius as shown).
(D) Potential at point P is 2 volt

8. Consider a conductor of arbitrary shape with a

spherical cavity inside it. A charge q0 is placed
inside cavity, a charge Q is given to conductor and
a charge q is placed outside conductor. Mark the
R R CORRECT statement (s) :-
(A) (B)
40 30
R R
(C) (D)
20 0

Multiple Correct Type Questions

(A) If cavity is spherical and charge q0 is placed
6. A non conducting sphere of radius R is given a asymmetrically inside it, it experiences a
volume charge density  = kr, where r is the resultant force
distance of a point in the spherical volume from its (B) Force due to charges on outer surface of
centre and k is a positive constant. Then mark the conductor on q0 is non zero.
CORRECT options : (C) Field of external charge q is cancelled off for
(A) Self energy of the sphere is given by dR7, all inside points by charges appearing on outer
where d is some constant. surface of conductor
(B) Electrostatic force of interaction between the (D) Charges on inner surface of cavity cancel off
k 2 R 6 field of charge q0 for all points outside cavity
left and right hemispheres is
12  0
(C) Electric field at distance r from centre is 9. A thick shell with radius 2R has uniform density
 c/m3. It has a spherical cavity of radius R as
kr 2
(r  R) shown in the figure. A charge particle of mass m
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and charge Q is projected along the line AB at an
(D) Electrostatic pressure at a distance r (r  R), angle  in the cavity as shown. Select the correct
from the centre is P(r) = a (b – r4), where a & statement (Assume particle doesn't comes out of
b are some constants. cavity) :
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12. The diagram below shows some equipotential lines

in the region of an electric field.

(A) Particle crosses line AB at a distance of

 u 2 sin 2 
  3m 0 from point A (A) Graph which shows the magnitude E of the
 QR  electric field strength along the line XY is
(B) Average velocity of particle during the time it
crosses line AB is greater than u cos .
(C) Final speed when it crosses line AB is equal to
initial speed.
(D) It will move in a parabolic path in the cavity.

10. An insulating ring of charge 2b and radius b is (B) Graph which shows the magnitude E of the
concentric with a charged conducting solid sphere electric field strength along the line XY is
of charge Q and radius a (b > a) as shown in the
figure. Then

(C) If an electron is released from rest (from point

x) then its velocity increases & its acceleration
Q 
(A) Potential of the sphere is + first remains constant and then decreases
4 0a 2 0 (D) If a electron is released from rest (from point
(B) If sphere is grounded then charge on the sphere x) then its velocity increases & its acceleration
−a first remains constant and then increases
will be
82 0
(C) Electric field inside the sphere is non-zero Comprehension Type Questions
(D) The sphere is equipotential body.
Paragraph for Questions 13 to 15
11. A point charge +Q is fixed at a point O. Another Figure shows a very long smooth non conducting
point charge +q & mass m is projected from infinity rod of radius r, charged with uniform charge density
towards +Q with speed v0. Minimum distance of , fixed horizontally. A neutral and smooth ring B
approach is r. If it is now given speed 2v0 at infinity of mass M can slide freely on the rod which
then happens to just fit in it. A is a nonconducting
r particle having mass m and charge q, attached to the
(A) Minimum distance of approach becomes
2 ring by means of a non-conducting and inextensible
r string of length R. If P is released from the position
(B) Minimum distance of approach becomes
4 shown in figure then answer the following
(C) Angular momentum conservation will hold questions.
true about O.
(D) Mechanical energy will remain conserved
throughout the motion.

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13. The loss in electrostatic potential energy when 18. Consider the E versus x graph. What is the
string becomes vertical, is:– minimum velocity that should be given to a point
q  R  q  R  charge –Q of mass M at x = 3L so that it can reach
ln 1 +  ln 1 + 
4 0  2 0 
(A) (B) the origin? Take Q = 1 mC, mass of the charge as
r r
1g, E0 = 5 N/C and L = 5m.
q  r q  r
(C) ln 1 −  (D) ln 1 + 
2 0  R  2 0  R 

14. If M = 2m and R = 2r then the speed of particle

when string becomes vertical, is:–
2 q 
(A)  2gR + ln3 
3  0m 
Matching List Type Questions
2 q
(B) 2gR + ln3
3  0m 19. A point charge is placed inside a spherical cavity of
a neutral conductor. Another point charge Q is
q
(C) 2gR + ln 3 placed outside the conductor as shown. List – I
2 0 m
gives assertion statements and List- II gives its
(D) None of these reason statements. Match the assertions with proper
reason
15. If M = 2m and R = 2r then the tension in the string
when the string is vertical, is:–
q
(A) 3mg + [2 + 3ln3]
6 0 r
q
(B) mg + [2 + 3ln3]
12 0 r
List-I List-II
q (P) Total charge (1) If cavity is
(C) 4mg + [2 + 9 n3]
12 0 r induced on cavity surrounded by a
(D) None of these wall is equal & Gaussian surface,
opposite to q0 where, all parts of
Gaussian surface are
Numerical Type Questions
located inside
16. For a hypothetical electric field in x-direction, its conductor then,
potential is continuously decreasing and becoming  E  dA = 0 hence,
half after every 20 cm. The rate of decreasing of total charge
potential with distance is also directly proportional enclosed by
to the potential itself. If the ratio of electric field and Gaussian
potential is xn2(m–1). Find the value of x. surface must be zero
(Q) As the point (2) The resultant
charge Q placed electric field due to
17. The electric potential varies in space according to outside is pushed charges on outer
the relation V = 3x + 4y. A particle of mass 10 kg away from surface of conductor
and charge +1 C starts from rest from point conductor, the & outside the
(2, 3.2) under the influence of this field. Find the potential conductor is zero at
velocity (in mm/s) of the particle when it crosses difference (VA – all points inside the
the x–axis. Assume V and (x, y) are in S.I. units. VB) between two conductor

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points A and B 20. The electric potential in a region of space is varies

within the cavity as V = 4x + 3y – 5z2. All physical quantities are in
of sphere remains SI units. Match the entries of column I with entries
constant. of column II.
(R) Electric field due (3)The resultant Column-I Column-II
to induced charge electric field due to
(A) Magnitude of (P) 4x + 3y = 5z2 + 59
on the inner charge induced on
electric field at (–
surface of cavity inner surface of
34,63,1)
at a point outside conductor cavity
the conductor is and charge q0 placed (B) Equation of (Q) 7 = 10z
non zero inside cavity is zero equipotential
at all points outisde surface
cavity. (C) Magnitude of force (R) 0
(S) Electric potential (4) Net electric experienced by
at a point outside potential due to 5C charge
the conductor due charge induced on
located at origin.
to induced the inner surface of
charges on the cavity and the (D) The potential (S) 5 5
inner surface of charge q0 placed difference between
cavity is nonzero inside cavity is zero the point (3,4,0)
at all pointsoutside and (6,0,0)
cavity. (T) 5z2 – 4x – 3y = 59
(A) (P)→(2); (Q)→(3); (R)→(1); (S)→(4) (A) (A)→S, (B)→P,T, (C)→S, (D)→R
(B) (P)→(1); (Q)→(3); (R)→(4); (S)→(3) (B) (A)→P, (B)→P,Q, (C)→R, (D)→T
(C) (P)→(4); (Q)→(2); (R)→(3); (S)→(1) (C) (A)→R, (B)→P,T, (C)→Q, (D)→S
(D) (P)→(1); (Q)→(2); (R)→(3); (S)→(4) (D) (A)→S, (B)→P,R, (C)→Q, (D)→T

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Answer Key
1. (A) 11. (B, C, D)
2. (C) 12. (A, C)
3. (D) 13. (B)
4. (D) 14. (A)
5. (C) 15. (C)
6. (A, B, C, D) 16. (5)
7. (A, C) 17. (2)
8. (A, B, C, D) 18. (5)
9. (A, C, D) 19. (D)
10. (A, D) 20. (A)

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