N K SINGH GOPALGANJ

TEST - ELECTROSTATICS

1. There is a repulsive force between two

charged objects when
a. charges are of unlike sign
b. they have the same number of protons
c. charges are of like sign
d. they have the same number of electrons
2. When there is an equal amount of positive and
negative charges on an object, the object is X
a. positively charged
b. negatively charged
c. neutral.
d. supercharged
3. Every charged particle produces
a. a negative charge
b. a positive charge
c. a magnetic field.
d. an electric field
4. What is the electrical potential difference
between two places measured in?
a. amperes
b. volts
c. coulombs
d. joules
5. Can a body have charge and still be at zero
potential?
a. Yes, always
b. Yes, but not always
c. Never
d. Depends upon the nature of the charge
6. Static electricity is produced due to
a. friction
b. conduction
c. induction
d. both A and C
7. In the direction of electric field, the electric
potential
a. decreases
b. increases
c. becomes zero
d. remains
unchanged

8. Potential at any point inside a charged hollow

sphere
a. increases with distance b. is a constant
c. is zero
d. decreases with distance from centre.
9. When air is replaced by a dielectric medium of
constant K the maximum capacitance of the
capacitor
a. decreases K times
b. increases K times
2

c. increases K times
d. remains

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10. What is the equivalent capacitance of the

following circuit?

a. 1 F

b. 2 F

c. 3 F

d. 1.5 F

11. A small electric dipole of dipole moment

is placed at the origin of
coordinates. Magnitude of electric field strength
due to this dipole at
(2,0,0) is
(a) 1
13
(b) 1 13
40 8
40 4
(c) 1 7
(b) 1
7
40 8
40 4
12. Who was the first to determine the electron's
charge?
a. Franklin
b. Coulomb
c. Millikan
d. Faraday
e. Maxwell
13. If body P, with a positive charge, is placed in
contact with body Q (initially uncharged), what
will be the nature of the charge left on Q?
a. must be equal in magnitude to that on P
b. must be negative
c. must be positive
d. must be greater in magnitude than that on P
e. must be negative and less in magnitude than
that on P
14. In a region of space the electric field is given by
. The electric flux through a surface
of area of 100 units in x y plane is
(a) 800 units
(c) 400 units

(b) 300 units

(d) 1500 units

N K SINGH , GOPALGANJ

TEST - ELECTROSTATICS

15. If we draws the following diagrams to illustrate

the electric field between two charged objects. Which
of them is incorrect?

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c. (Q 1 Q 2)/C
d. (Q 1 Q 2 )/(2C)
21. Capacitance (in F) of a spherical conductor with
radius 1 m is
-10

(A) 1.1 1
(C) 9 10

16. A metallic object is given a net positive charge by

induction. What is the change in the mass of the
object?
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Remains unchanged d. It cannot be
determined.
17. The diagram shows the electric field lines of a
negative point charge. The strength of the electric
field is
a. the greatest at point P.
b. the greatest at point Q.
c. the greatest at point R.
d. the same at the three
points
18. Two spheres P and Q are supported on two
insulated stands and placed next to each other.
Sphere P has a charge of +10 C and sphere Q is
neutral. Which of the following statements is
correct?
a. P and Q together have a net charge of +5 C.
b. After some time, Q becomes negatively
charged.
c. After some time, the charges on P are
Transferred to Q.
d. After some time, Q is still neutral.
19. An electric field can deflect
a. X rays
b. Neutrons
c. rays
d. - rays
20. Two identical metal plates are given positive
charges Q 1 and Q 2 (Q 2 < Q 1) respectively. If they
are now brought close together to form a parallel
plate capacitor with capacitance C, the potential
difference between them is
a. (Q 1+ Q 2)/(2C)
b. (Q 1 + Q 2 )/C

-9

(B) 10

-6

(D) 10

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22. A parallel plate air capacitor has a capacitance of 100 F

The plates are at a distance d apart. A slab of thickness
t = d and dielectric constant 5 is introduced between
the parallel plates. Then the capacitance can be
(A) 100 . F
(B) 50 F
( C) 200 F
(D) 500 F
23. A parallel plate capacitor has a capacitance of 50 F
in air and 110 F when immersed in an oil. The
dielectric constant of the oil is
(A) 0.45
(B) 0.55
(C) 1.10
(D) 2.20.
24. The amount of energy a capacitor can store is called its
(A) resistance
(B) Capacitance
(C) Inductance
(D) reactance
25. The dimensions of
is

(A) A3 T2 L -2 M3
( C ) M -1L -3 T 4 A2

(B) M 0 L0 T0 A0
(D) M -1L-3 T 3 A2

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