TEST PAPER-I ANALYSIS OF TEST

TOPICS –
 Electrostatics CORRECT – 13
 Magnetism
INCORRECT – 8
 Kinematics( 1 dimension)
 Vectors NOT ATTEMPTED – 4
TIME – 1 HOUR
MARKS – 75 M MARKS OBTAINED WITHOUT –TIVE
Question – 25 Questions MARKING – 39/75 ; 52%

1. A parallel plate air capacitor with no dielectric between the plates is connected to the
constant voltage source. How would capacitance and charge change if dielectric of
dielectric constant K=2 is inserted between the plates. C0 and Q0 are the capacitance and
charge of the capacitor before the introduction of the dielectric.
a. C=C0/2 ; Q=2Q0
b. C=2C0 ; Q=Q0/2
c. C=C0/2 ; Q=Q0/2 CORRECT 3/3
d. C=2C0 ; Q=2Q0

2. Electric potential at any point x, y, z in the space is given V = 4x2 - 3x

Find the electric field at any point (x, y, z)
a. (8x - 3)i
b. -(8x - 3)i CORRECT 3/3
c. -8xi
d. 8xi
3. Find the force on the straight conductor of length .30 m carrying a current of 5 .0 A in
the – k direction where the magnetic Field is given by B=3.5 ×10-3 (i - j) T

NOT ATTEMPTED

4. Which of the following is true?

a. Magnetic field exerts force only a moving charge.
b. Electric field exerts force on both stationary and moving charge
c. Magnetic field exerts force on charge moving parallel to the direction of the
field. INCORRECT - 0/3
d. All the above
CORRECT ANSWER – A & B
5. The force experienced by a particle of charge q moving with a velocity v in a uniform
magnetic field B is given by
F=q(vXB)
Statement I: The vectors F and v are perpendicular to each other
Statement II: The vectors v and B can have any angle between them
Statement III: The vectors F and B are perpendicular to each other
a) All the statements are true
INCORRECT -0/3 .CORRECT – C Since F is derived
b) Statement I and II are true only
by the cross product on v and B. So, it will always be
c) Statement I and III are true only Perpendicular to each other
d) Statement II and III are true only
6. Two particle A and B start with the same velocity v=v0v=v0 at x=0.They are accelerated
per the graph shown above. Which particle has the maximum magnitude of the velocity
at x=x0x=x0
CORRECT – 3/3
a. A
b. B
c. A & B will have same velocity

d. None of the above

7. If the distance between two positive point charges is tripled, then the strength of the
electrostatic repulsion between them will decrease by a factor of
A. 3
B. 6
CORRECT – 3/3
C. 8
D. 9
E. 12
8. Two 1 kg spheres each carry a charge of magnitude 1 C. How does FE, the strength of
the electric force between the spheres, compare with FG, the strength of their
gravitational attraction?
A. FE < FG
B. FE = FG CORRECT – 3/3
C. FE > FG
D. If the charges on the spheres are of the same sign, then FE > FG ; but if the
charges on the spheres are of opposite sign, then FE < FG.
E. Cannot be determined without knowing the distance between the spheres
9. The plates of a parallel plate air capacitor are charged to 100 V. A 2mm plate is inserted
between the plates of the capacitor. To maintain the same potential difference , the
distance between the capacitor plates is increased by 1.6mm. The dielectric constant of
the plate is
CORRECT – 3/3
a. 1.25
b. 5
c. 2.5
d. 4

10. Find the radius of the circular path which the charged particle moves
a. mb/qa
b. ma/q NOT ATTEMPTED
c. mab/q
d. None of these
11. Which of the following is true about the motion of the particle?
a. Force will always be perpendicular to the velocity INCORRECT – 0/3.
b. The magnitude of the velocity remains constant ALL CORRECT
c. velocity vector and magnetic field vector remains perpendicular to each other
during the motion
d. KE of the particle remains constants
12. Choose the vector physical quantity. 0/3. CORRECT- ALL
a. Electric flux ARE TRUE
b. Electric potential CORRECT – 3/3
c. Electric potential energy
d. Electric intensity
13. Two charges of 2μC and 5μC are placed 2.5 cm apart. The ratio of the Coulomb’s force
experienced by them is
a. 1:1
b. 2:5 INCORRECT – 0/3. CORRECT- a. BY COULOMB’S
c. √2: √5 LAW
d. 4: 25
14. The dimensional formula of magnetic field is :
a. [MLT-2]
b. [MLT-2A-1] CORRECT – 3/3
-2
c. [MLT A ] -2

d. [ML0T-2A-1]
15. The path of a charged particle moving in a uniform electrostatic field with an initial
velocity parallel to the field will be a
 a. Circle
INCORRECT – 0/3. CORRECT – d ,STRAIGHT LINE
b. Helix
c. Parabola
d. Straight line
16. A cyclotron can be used to accelerate
a. Electron only
b. Protons only INCORRECT – 0/3 CORRECT – d
c. Alpha particles only
d. All the above

17. The sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer increases with a decrease in

a. Magnetic field
b. Area of coil INCORRECT – 0/3 CORRECT – d
c. Number of turns
d. None of the these
18. The ratio of displacement to distance is
a. Always more than one
b. Always less than one INCORRECT – 0/3 CORRECT – d
c. Always equal to one
d. Equal to or less than one
19. A body is moved along a straight line by a machine delivering constant power. The
distance covered by the body in time t seconds is directly proportional to
1⁄
a. t 2
3⁄
b. t 2 NOT ATTEMPTED
3⁄
c. t 4
5
d. t ⁄2
20. A particle is moving with a velocity of 5m/s towards east and its velocity changes to
5m/s north in 10s. then the acceleration of the particle is
a. √2NW
1
b. NW CORRECT – 3/3
√2
1
c. NE
√2
d. √2NE
21. The study of motion, without consideration of its cause, is studied in
a. Classical mechanics
b. Kinematics CORRECT – 3/3
c. Statistics
d. Modern physics
22. The position x of a particle varies with time t, according to the relation:
 x = at 2 − bt 3

Then the acceleration of the particle will be zero at time t equal to

a
a. b
2a
b. CORRECT – 3/3
3b
a
c. 3b
d. Zero
23. Which of the following represents displacement(x) versus time(t)graph of two objects P
and Q moving with zero relative speed?
x x P
a. P b.
Q
Q
CORRECT – 3/3

t t
P
c. D.
P
Q
x
Q
x

t
t

24. The angle between ⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗ is θ. What is the value of ⃗A. (B
⃗ × ⃗A)?
a. A2B cosθ ⃗ × ⃗A)is a vector which is
NOT ATTEMPTED CORRECT – d. (B
b. AB2cosθ
perpendicular to 𝐵 ⃗ and ⃗A. therefore dot product ⃗A. (B⃗ × ⃗A)is
c. A2B cosθ cosθ
zero
d. Zero
25. The force 4N and 3N are acting perpendicularly onto a body of mass 5kg. the value of
acceleration produced in the body is
a. 1 ms-2
b. 2 ms-2 CORRECT – 3/3
c. 3 ms -2

d. 4 ms-2