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R.M. ASSIGNMENT - 14
Topics covered :
Physics : Electric Charges and Fields

PHYSICS

(1) A is positive and B is negative and |A| > |B|

SECTION - A
(2) A is negative and B is positive |A| = |B|
1. Charge q2 of mass m revolves around a stationary
charge q1 in a circular orbit of radius r. The orbital (3) Both are positive but |A| > |B|

 1  (4) Both are negative but |A| > |B|

periodic time of q2 would be  assume  k
 4 o  4. An electric dipole is placed in an uniform electric
field with dipole axis making an angle  with the
1 1
direction of electric field. For dipole to be in stable
 42mr 3  2
 kq1q2  2 equilibrium,  equals to
(1)   (2)  2 3 
 kq1q2   4 mr 
 
(1) (2)
1 1
6 3
 42mr 4  2
 4 2mr 2  2

(3)   (4)   
 kq1q2   kq1q2  (3) 0 (4)
2
2. Two positive ions, each carrying a charge q are
separated by a distance d. If F is the force of 5. W hat is the angle between the electric dipole
repulsion between the ions, then the number of moment and the electric field due to itself on the
equatorial line ?
electrons missing from each ion will be (e being
the charge on an electron) (1) 0° (2) 90°
(3) 180° (4) None of these
40Fd2 4 0Fe2
(1) (2) 6. A charge q is placed at the corner of a cube of
e d2 side a. The electric flux through the cube is :

4 0Fd2 40Fd2 q

(3) (4) (1)
e2 e2 0

3. Distribution of electric field lines due to point

charges A and B is shown in figure. Which one of q
(2)
the following is correct statement ? 3 0

q
(3)
60
A B

q
(4)
8 0
R.M. Assignment (Physics) Chapter-14
7. An insulating solid sphere of radius R is charged in 1 1
a non-uniform manner such that volume charge (1) (2)
8 4
A
density   , where A is positive constant and r 1 1
r (3) (4)
16 32
is the distance from the center. Electric field at any
inside point at r = r1 is : 11. Which one of the following graphs represents the
variation of electric field with distance ‘r’ from the
1 4A 1 A centre of a charged spherical conductor of radius
(1) (2) R?
40 r1 40 r1

(1) E
A A
(3) (4)
 0 2 0

8. An electron moving with the speed 5 × 106 m/s is

projected parallel to the electric field of intensity r=R r
1 × 103 N/C. Field is responsible for the retardation
of motion of electron. Find the distance travelled by
the electron before coming to rest for an instant (me (2) E
= 9 × 10–31 kg, e = 1.6 × 10–19 C)
(1) 7 m (2) 0.7 mm
(3) 7 cm (4) 0.7 cm
r
9. Two charges (–q, m) and (+q, m) are connected by
a massless rod of length  and released in a region
of uniform electric field as shown : (3)
E
-q
E=E

60° r

+q
(4) E
Find the maximum speed of the charges :

qE 3qE
(1) (2)
2m 2m r

3qE qE 12. If  is the linear charge density of wire bent in a

(3) (4)
m 3m semicircular shape as shown. Then electric field
intensity at the centre will be
10. A short electric dipole is placed along a radial line
of a uniformly charged sphere as shown : + ++
+ y axis
+ + +
+
+Q
+ CR x axis
R 
p

+ + 2k  2k   
(1) j (2)  j
R R  
+ +
+ r k  k   
(3) j (4)  j
If the force experienced by dipole at r = 2R and r R R 
F2
= 4R are F1 and F2 respectively, then is
F1

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R.M. Assignment (Physics) Chapter-14
13. Three large non conducting plane sheets of charge
with charge densities , 2 and 3 are arranged as kq2 5kq2
(1) (2)
shown. The net electric field in region III will be r2 r2

+ +2 +3 6kq2

(3) (4) Zero
r2

I II III IV 18. A particle of charge –q and mass m is released at

a distance x from axis of ring having charge Q and
radius R. For x << R the time period of oscillation
of charged particle is
3
(1) (towards left)
0 4  0 mR3 4 0 mR3
(1) 2 (2)
Qq Qq
2
(2) (towards left)
0
Qq Qq
(3) 2 (4)
(3) 0 4  0 mR 3 4 0 R3
3 19. Select from the four particles that contribute to the
(4) (towards right)
0 electric field at point P on the surface.

14. Electric field inside the cavity of a uniformly

charged sphere is q3 q1 q4

(1) Non uniform P

q2
(2) Uniform
(3) Zero (1) q3 and q4 (2) q1, q2, q4
(4) Same as that on the surface of a charged (3) q1, q2, q3 and q4 (4) q1 and q2
solid sphere
20. Three identical charges are placed at the corners
15. In the arrangement of concentric shells as shown of an equilateral triangle. If the force between any
in the given figure, the ratio of electric field at points two charges is F, then the net force on any one
(1), (2) is charge will be :

(1) 2F (2) 2F
2R
R
r (3) 3F (4) 3F
1
Q 2r 21. A charge q is placed at the mid point of the line
2
3R 2Q j oining two equal charges Q. The system of
3Q the three charges will be in equilibrium if q is equal
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 3 : 4 to :
(3) 4 : 3 (4) 2 : 3 Q Q
(1)  (2) 
16. A charged particle of mass m=1 kg and charge 2 4
q=2C is thrown from a horizontal ground at an
Q Q
angle =45° with speed 25 m/s. In space a (3)  (4) 
horizontal electric field E=2×10 7 v/m exist. The 4 2
range of charged particle on ground is closest to 22. The figure shows some of the electric field lines
(Take g=10m/s2 ) corresponding to an electric field. The figure
(1) 216m (2) 298m suggests

(3) 312.5m (4) 322m

17. If four identical charged particles of charge q are A B C
kept at the vertices of regular pentagon, then force
acting on charge –q kept at centre of polygon (here (1) EA > EB > EC (2) EA = EB = EC
r is the distance of vertex from centre of polygon)
(3) EA = EC > EB (4) EB > EA = EC

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R.M. Assignment (Physics) Chapter-14
23. Electric flux through a closed surface area S E
enclosing charge Q is . If the surface area is
doubled, then the flux is :
(1) 2 (2) /2

 (3) x
(3) (4) 
4
E
24. The charge q is projected into an uniform electric
field E, maximum work done when it moves a
distance y is :

qy (4) x
(1) qEy (2)
E
28. What is the magnitude of dipole moment of the
qE y system shown in figure?
(3) (4)
y qE +q

25. Two identical small conducting spheres A and B

have charges +1 mC and –3 mC on them and they l
attract each other with a force F. Two other identical
90°
spheres C and D each containing +5 mC are
touched separately to A and B respectively and –2q l +q
removed. The magnitude of force between sphere A
and B now is (1) q I (2) 3 (q I)

(1) 12F (2) 4F

ql
(3) 2F (4) F (3) 2(q I) (4)
2
26. On each of the three corners of an equilateral
triangle of side D three equal charges Q are placed. 29. A uncharged solid conducting sphere of radius r is
The coulombic force experienced by one charge due placed at a distance d from a particle having charge
to the other two charges is q. Find electric field at point P just inside the surface
due to induced charge appearing on the sphere
2 Q2
(1) Zero (2)
4  0D 2
r
3 Q2 2Q 2 q C
(3) 2
(4) P
2
4  0D 4  0D

27. Variation of electric field intensity due to charged

ring along axis with respect to distance measured d
from centre is given as
E
1 q
(1) 4 d2 along PC
0

(1) x 1 q
(2) 4 2 along CP
E 0 d  r 

1 q
(3) 4 2 along PC
0 d  r 

(2) x (4) Zero

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R.M. Assignment (Physics) Chapter-14
30. In a uniform electric field,
E
(1) All points are at the same potential
(2) No two points can have the same potential
(3) Points separated by the same distance must
(3)
have the same difference in potential
x
(4) None of the above
31. A thin film soap bubble of radius R is given a
uniform negative charge –Q. The radius R E

R
(1) Becomes
2

(2) Increases (4)

x
(3) Decreases x=R x=R

R 34. A given charge situated at a certain distance from an

(4) Becomes
 electric dipole in the end-on position experiences a
force F. If the distance of the charge is doubled, the
32. A point charge q is placed at the centre of a force acting on the charge will be
hemispherical bowl. The electric flux through the
(1) 2F (2) F/2
bowl is
(3) F/4 (4) F/8
q
(1) 35. Consider the charge configuration shown in the
6 0
figure
q +q +q
(2)
12  0
x= –a x=0 x=+a
q Variation of electric field along x axis is
(3)
18  0

q
(4)
20 (1) –a a
33. Variation of magnitude of electric field intensity due x=0
to uniformly charged non-conducting solid sphere
with respect to distance from centre along x-axis,
is best represented by
E
-a a
(2) o

(1)
x

x=0
(3) –a o a
E

(4) None of the above

(2) x

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R.M. Assignment (Physics) Chapter-14
36. Two infinitely large charged planes having uniform
surface charge density + and – are placed along
q 1
(1) 
xy plane and yz plane respectively as shown in Q 2 2
figure. Then the nature of electric field lines is best
represented in q
z (2) 2 2
– Q

x q 1
+ (3) 
Q 2 2

z q
z (4)  2 2
Q
(1) x (2) x 40. Three large conducting sheets placed parallel to
each other at a finite distance contain charges Q,
–2Q and 3Q respectively. Charge appearing on the
z left surface of plate B is

(3) x (4) Q –2Q 3Q

37. Two equal negative charges ‘–q’ are fixed at points

(0, –a) and (0, a) on y-axis. A positive charge Q is
released from rest at the point (2a, 0) on the x-axis. A B C
The charge Q will
(1) execute simple harmonic motion Q
(1) (2) –Q
(2) move to the origin and remains at rest 2
(3) move to infinity (3) Zero (4) Q
(4) execute oscillatory but not simple harmonic 41. In a region of space, the electric field is in the x-
motion 
direction and proportional to x i.e., E  E0 xiˆ .
38. Force on the short dipole due to the point charge
kept on the equator of the dipole in the Consider an imaginary cubical volume of edge a,
configuration shown in the figure is with its edges parallel to the axes of coordinates.
+q The charge inside this volume is

+Q 2a (1) Zero (2) 0 E0 a3

–q
d 1 3 1
(3)  E0a (4) 0 E0a2
0 6
Qqa
(1) Zero (2) 42. Charge is distributed uniformly through out the
 0 d3 volume of an infinitely long solid cylinder of radius
R. The electric field at a distance r < R from the
Qqa Qqa axis of the cylinder is ( is volume charge density)
(3) 3 (4)
2 0 d 4 0 d3
r r
39. Point charges are placed at the vertices of a (1) 3  (2) 
0 0
square of side a, as shown in figure. Ratio of q and
Q so that net force on Q is zero
r 2 r
Q q (3) 2  (4) 0
0

q Q

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R.M. Assignment (Physics) Chapter-14
43. Figure shows a very large nonconducting sheet that (3) The equilibrium of the electron will be neutral
has a uniform surface charge density of  = – 2 along y axis
C/m2. It also shows a particle of charge Q = 6 C,
at distance d from the sheet. Both are fixed in (4) The equilibrium of the electron will be stable
place. If d= 0.2 m at what co-ordinate on x-axis along y-axis
(other than ) electric field is zero? 46. Which of the statement is true about field lines

y (1) Electrostatic field lines can form closed loop
(2) Electric field lines can form closed loop
Q x
d (3) Electric field is always conservative in nature
(4) Magnetic field line cannot form closed loop

SECTION - B
(1) 0.7 m (2) 0.4 m
Assertion - Reason Type Questions
(3) 0.3 m (4) 0.5 m
In the following questions, a statement of assertion
44. A small non-conducting ball of mass m = 1 mg
and charge q = 2 × 10 –8 C hangs f rom an (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R)
insulating thread that makes an angle  = 30° with (1) If both Assertion & Reason are true and the
a vertical, uniformly charged non-conducting sheet. reason is the correct explanation of the
The surface charge density of sheet is assertion, then mark (1).
+ (2) If both Assertion & Reason are true but the
+ reason is not the correct explanation of the
+
assertion, then mark (2).
+ 30°
+ (3) If Assertion is true statement but Reason is
+ m, q false, then mark (3).
+
(4) If both Assertion and Reason are f alse
statements, then mark (4).
2nC 4nC
(1) (2) 47. A : The path traced by a charge particle is always
m2 m2
along field line
5nC 3nC R : Electrostatic field line can start and terminate
(3) 2 (4)
m m2 at same point

45. An electron is placed just in the middle between 48. A : If charge is moving on a conductor electric field
two long fixed line charges of charge density  inside the conductor is not zero
each, in a gravity free space. The wires are in the
R : When a charge is kept near the conductor
x - y plane. Which of the following statement is
electric field inside it is zero
wrong?
49. A : Force between two similarly charge coductor
 
y may be attraction

R : If a conductor is placed near a charge

–1 x induction takes place
l
50. An electric dipole is placed at the centre of hollow
conducting sphere
(1) The equilibrium of the electron will be unstable
along x - direction A : The flux of electric field through the sphere is
zero
(2) The equilibrium of the electron will be stable
along z-axis R : The electric field is not zero any where on the
sphere

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