CLASS XII Physics MCQ Chapter 1 Electric Charges and Fields
CLASS XII Physics MCQ Chapter 1 Electric Charges and Fields
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1. A wire is bent into a ring of radius R is given a charge q. The magnitude of the electrical field [1]
at the centre of the ring is:
a) b) Zero
1
c) Two d) Infinite
2. Consider a uniform electric field E = . What is the flux of this field through a [1]
3
3 × 1 0 N/C
a) 30Nm /C
2
b) 20Nm /C
2
c) 40Nm /C
2
d) 25Nm /C
2
3. Two charges A = -2.50 μC and B = 6.0 μC are at a distance of 1 meter from each other. [1]
Distance from A at which the electric field is zero in meters is
a) 1.82 m b) 5.22 m
c) 2.92 m d) 4.03 m
4. A point charge of 2.0 μC is at the centre of a cubic gaussian surface 9.0 cm on edge. What is [1]
the net electric flux through the surface?
a) b)
5 2 5 2
2. 5 × 1 0 Nm /C 3. 1 × 1 0 Nm /C
c) d)
5 2 5 2
2. 26 × 1 0 Nm /C 1. 7 × 1 0 Nm /C
5. A charge Q is placed at the mouth of a conical flask. The flux of the electric field through the [1]
flask is
Q
a) b) zero
ϵ0
Q 2
c) d) Q
2ϵ0 2ϵ0
6. A charged oil drop is suspended in uniform field of 3 × 104 V m-1 so that it neither falls nor [1]
rises. The charge on the drop will be : (take the mass of the charge 9.9 × 10-15 kg and g =10
ms-2)
a) C b) C
−18 −18
3 ⋅ 3 × 10 4 ⋅ 8 × 10
c) C d) C
−18 −18
1 ⋅ 6 × 10 4 ⋅ 3 × 10
7. A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. In the figure, which path will the [1]
lines of force follow?
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a) 2 b) 1
c) 3 d) 4
8. Hollow spherical conductor with a charge of 500 C is acted upon by a force 562.5 N. What is E [1]
at its surface?
a) Zero b) 4.5 × 10
−4
NC
−1
9. A force of repulsion between two point charges is F, when these are at a distance 0.1 m apart. [1]
Now the point charges are replaced by conducting spheres of radii 5 cm each having the same
charge as that of the respective point charges. The distance between their centres is again kept
0.1 m, then the force of repulsion will:
a) remain F b) decrease
10F
c) increase d) becomes 9
10. Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B have their centres separated by a distance of [1]
50 cm. What is the mutual force of electrostatic repulsion if the charge on each is
? The radii of A and B are negligible compared to the distance of separation.
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6. 5 × 1 0 C
a) b)
−2 −2
3. 5 × 1 0 N 4. 5 × 1 0 N
c) d)
−2 −2
1. 5 × 1 0 N 2. 5 × 1 0 N
11. A point charge +10 μC is at a distance 5 cm directly above the centre of a square of side 10 cm, [1]
as shown in Figure. What is the magnitude of the electric flux through the square? (Hint:
Think of the square as one face of the cube with edge 10cm)
a) b)
5 2 5 2
3. 4 × 1 0 Nm /C 2. 55 × 1 0 Nm /C
c) 1. 88 × 1 0 Nm /C
5 2
d) 5
3. 0 × 1 0 Nm /C
2
12. A charge q is placed at the center of the line joining two equal charges Q. The system of the [1]
three charges will be in equilibrium if q is equal to
a) b)
Q Q
5 2
c) Q
d) −Q
4 4
13. If a charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q such that the [1]
system is in equilibrium, then the value of q is :
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a) −
Q
b) Q
2 4
c) −
Q
d) Q
4 2
a) Electrons flow from the earth to the b) Protons flow from the conductor to
conductor the earth
a) 1.0 × 1 0
−4
Nm b) 1. 5 × 1 0
−8
Nm
c) 2. 5 × 1 0
−4
Nm d) 3. 5 × 1 0
−4
Nm
16. If a positive charge is displaced against the electric field in which it was situated, then [1]
a) the intensity of the electric field b) work will be done by the electric
decreases field on the charge
a) The linear momentum of the charge b) The angular velocity of the charge −q
−q is constant is constant
a) b)
3 4πε0 A
4πε0 Ar
3
r
c) d)
1 A 1 3
⋅ 3
Ar
4πε0 r 4πε0
a) 4π
ε0
b) 4π
c) d)
1
∈0
ε0
21. A conducting sphere of radius 10 cm is charged with 10 μC. Another uncharged sphere of [1]
radius 20 cm is allowed to touch it for some time. After that if the spheres are separated, then
surface density of charges on the spheres will be in the ratio of
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a) 1 : 1 b) 2 : 1
c) 1 : 3 d) 1 : 2
22. A half ring of radius R has a charge per unit length equal to λ. The field at the center is [1]
a) zero b)
2λ
4πε0 R
c) λ
d) None of these
4πε0 R
23. Six charges, each equal to +q, are placed at the corners of a regular hexagon of side a. The [1]
electric field at the point of intersection of diagonals is -
a) 1
.
√3q
b) zero
2
4πϵo 2a
6q q
c) d)
1 1
. . 2
4πϵo a
2 4πϵo a
25. A tennis ball which has been covered with charges is suspended by a thread so that it hangs [1]
between two metal plates. One plate is earthed, while other is attracted to a high voltage
generator. The ball
a) swings backward & forward hitting b) is repelled by earthed plate and stays
each plate in turn there
a) sticking b) rubbing
force on q1
a) shall increase along the positive x- b) shall point along the negative x-axis.
axis.
c) shall decrease along the positive x- d) shall increase but the direction
axis. changes because of the intersection
of Q with q2 and q3.
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28. When air is replaced by a dielectric medium of dielectric constant K, the maximum force of [1]
attraction between two charges separated by a distance:
a) 1. 25 × 10
−3
C b) 1. 55 × 10
−3
C
c) 1. 45 × 10
−3
C d) 1. 35 × 10
−3
C
30. A pendulum bob of mass m carrying a charge q is at rest with its string making an angle θ [1]
with the vertical in a uniform horizontal electric field E. The tension in the string is
qE
a) b) mg
cosθ
qE mg
c) d)
sinθ sinθ
31. Five charges q1 , q2 , q3 , q4, and q5 are fixed at their positions as shown in Fig., S is a Gaussian [1]
q
surface. The Gauss’s law is given by ∮s E ⋅ ds = ε0
a) E on the LHS of the above equation b) E on the LHS of the above equation
will have a contribution from q1, q5, will have a contribution from all
and q3 while q on the RHS will have charges while q on the RHS will have
a contribution from q2 and q4 only.
a contribution from q2 and q4 only.
c) Both E on the LHS and q on the RHS d) E on the LHS of the above equation
will have contributions from q2 and will have a contribution from all
q4 only. charges while q on the RHS will have
a contribution from q1, q3, and q5
only.
32. A point charge +q is placed at the mid point of a cube of side L. The electric flux emerging [1]
from the cube is
2
a) zero b) qL
ϵo
q q
c) 2
d) ϵo
6L ϵo
33. Two equal unlike charges placed 3 cm apart in air attract each other with a force of 40 N. The [1]
magnitude of each charge in micro coulombs is:
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a) 2 b) 20,000
c) 200 d) 20
34. A hollow conducting sphere is given a positive charge of 10μC . What will be the electric field [1]
at the centre of the sphere if its radius is 2 metres?
a) 20 NC-1 b) 8 NC-1
c) 5 NC-1 d) Zero
35. A hollow spherical conductor of radius 2m carries a charge of 500 μ C. Then electric field [1]
strength at its surface is
a) b) Zero
6
1. 125 × 1 0 N/C
c) d)
6 6
4. 5 × 1 0 N/C 2. 25 × 1 0 N/C
36. A long, hollow conducting cylinder is kept co-axially inside another long, hollow conducting [1]
cylinder of a larger radius. Both the cylinders are initially electrically neutral.
Which of the following statements is correct based on the above-mentioned condition?
– 2
– 2
c) √3
a λ
d) √2
aλ
ϵ0 ϵ0
38. There is a uniform field of strength 103 Vm−1 along the y-axis. A body of mass 1g and charge [1]
10
−6
C is projected into the field from the origin along the positive x-axis with a velocity of
10ms
−1
. Its speed (in ms−1 ) after 10 second will be (neglect gravitation)
–
a) 10 √2 b) 20
–
c) 5 √2 d) 10
39. A body can be negatively charged by [1]
ϵo ϵo
c) Zero d)
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8e
ϵo
41. Careful measurement of the electric field at the surface of a black box indicates that the net [1]
outward flux through the surface of the box is 8.0 × 10 . What is the net charge
3 2
Nm /C
a) 0.04 μC b) 0.06 μC
c) 0.05 μC d) 0.07 μC
42. If the amounts of electric flux entering and leaving an enclosed surface respectively are ϕ1 [1]
and ϕ2 , the electric charge inside the surface will be :
a) (ϕ2 + ϕ1 ) ε0 b) ( ϕ2 − ϕ1 )
ε0
c) ( ϕ2 + ϕ1 )
d) (ϕ2 − ϕ1 ) ε0
ε0
43. Electric charges under the action of electric forces is called: [1]
c) charge is present inside the surface d) uniform electric field exists within
the surface
46. Three concentric metallic spherical shells of radii R, 2R, 3R, are given charges Q1, Q2, Q3, [1]
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) It is 1: 4: 9 b) It is 1: 8: 18
c) It is 1: 3: 5 d) It is 1: 2: 3
47. Which of the following is not true for a region with uniform electric field? [1]
a) 2
q Ex b) qEx
2
c) qEx d) qE x
2
49. A point charge Q is placed at the mid point of a line joining two charges, 4q and q. If the net [1]
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force on charge q is zero, then Q must be equal to:
a) +q b) -2q
c) -q d) +4q
50. A conducting sphere of radius 10 cm has an unknown charge. If the electric field 20 cm from [1]
the centre of the sphere is 1. 5 × 10 3
N/C and points radially inward, what is the net charge
on the sphere?
a) 6.67 nC b) 7.67 nC
c) 7.27 nC d) -6.27 nC
51. Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A positive point charge is placed outside the sphere. [1]
Then the net charge on the sphere is -
a) ML-2T2A b) MLT-2A
c) ML2T-1A2 d) M-1L-3T4A2
53. A point charge q = -8.0 nC is located at the origin. Magnitude of the electric field vector at the [1]
field point x = 0.949 m, y = -1.643 m is
a) 25 N b) 20 N
c) 15 N d) 10 N
54. The Electric flux through the surface [1]
c) is the same for all the figures d) in Fig. (ii) is same as Fig. (iii) but is
smaller than Fig. (iv)
55. There is an electric field in the X-direction. If the work done in moving a charge of 0.2 C [1]
through a distance of 2m along a line making an angle of 60o with X-axis is 4 J, then what is
the value of E?
a) 20 NC-1 b) 4 NC-1
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c) 5 NC-1 d) √3 NC-1
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