TEST-1A Electrostatics [ Force and Field] Time: 1.

5 Hour Date: 01-05-2024

Fill in the blanks ( +3,-1,0)

Q1. Two similar charges of 4 C and 9 C are separated by a distance of 20 cm. The null point
from 4 C will be at a distance of……………………

Q2. Two charges are placed on the X-axis such that a charge of +4C is at x = 0 and 16C is
at x = 30 cm. If a third charge is so placed that the net force experienced by it is zero, then
its distance as measured from the origin is ………………

Q3. A semicircular ring of radius 0.5 m is uniformly charged with a total charge of 2.2  109 C.
The electric field intensity at the centre of curvature of this ring is…………….

Q4. Five point charges, each of value +q, are placed on five vertices of a regular hexagon of
side L. the magnitude of the force on a point charge of value q placed at the centre of the
hexagon (in Newton) is…………

Q5. Two charges each to 10 C are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side 8 cm.
The magnitude of field at the third corner is( approximately)……………………

Q6. The magnitude of intensity of electric field due to a proton at a distance of 0.2 nm
is……………

Q7. A pendulum bob of mass 80 mg and carrying a charge of 2  108 C is at rest in a

horizontal uniform electric field of 20000 V/m. The angle it makes with the vertical
is……………

Q8. A ball of mass 100 g and having a charge of 4.9  105 C is released from rest in a region
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where a horizontal electric field of 2.0  10 N/C exists.
(i) The net force acting on the ball is……….
(ii) The path of the ball will be a……….
(iii) The displacement of the ball at the end of 2s is …………..

Q9. A square of side b centred at the origin with sides parallel to X, Y-axes surface charge
density (x, y) = kxy within its boundaries. The total charge on the square is………..

Q10. Two small spheres, each having a mass of 20g, are suspended from a common point by
two insulating string of length 40 cm each. The spheres are identically charged and the
separation between the balls and equilibrium is found to be 4 cm. The charge on each
2
sphere is…………… approximately( take g = 10m/s )

Multi Choice Single Correct( +3,-1,0)

Q11. The strength of the electric field produced by charges uniformly

distributed over the surface of a hemisphere at its centre O is
E0. A part of the surface is isolated from this hemisphere by
two planes passing through the same diameter and forming an
angle  with each other in the figure. The electric field strength 
E produced at the same point O by the charges located on the O
isolated surface is ...
     
(A) E0 sin   (B) E0 cos   (C) E0 tan   (D) none
2 2 2
Q12. A clock face has negative charges q, 2q, 3q, ……….., 12q fixed at the position of the
corresponding numerical on the dial. The clock hands do not disturb the net field due to the
point charges. At what time does the hour hand point in the same direction is electric field
at the centre of the dial:
(A) 9: 30 (B) 14:00 (C) 18:30 (D) None

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Q13. A particle A having a charge of 2.0  107 C and a mass of 20 g is placed at the bottom of a
smooth inclined plane of inclination 30. Where should another particle B, having same
charge and mass, be placed on the inclined so that it may remain in equilibrium?
(A) 8 cm from the bottom (B) 6 cm from the bottom
(C) 16 cm from the bottom (D) 12 cm from the bottom

Q14. Two charged particles having charge 2.0  108 C each are joined by an insulating string of
length 1 m and the system is kept on a smooth horizontal table. Find the tension in the
string.
(A) 1.2  106 N (B) 1.8  106 N (C) 3.6  106 N (D) 4.8  106 N

Q15. A proton and an electron are placed in a uniform electric field:

(A) the electric forces acting on them will be equal
(B) the magnitudes of the forces will be equal
(C) their acceleration will be equal
(D) the magnitude of their acceleration will be equal.

Q16. Two equal negative charges q are fixed at point (0, a) and (0, a). A positive charge +Q is
released from rest at the point (2a, 0) on the x-axis. The charge Q will:
(A) execute SHM about the origin
(B) move to the origin and remain at rest there
(C) move in infinity
(D) execute oscillations but not SHM

Q17. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q. The system of
the three charges will be in equilibrium if q is equal to:
(A) Q/2 (B) Q/4 (C) Q/2 (D) Q/4

Q18. A particle of mass m and charge q is located midway between two fixed charged particles
each having a charge q and at a distance 2L apart. The frequency of oscillation when it is
displaced slightly along the line joining the fixed charge is:
q q 2q q
(A) (B) (C) (D)
 mo L3 4 mo L3  mo L3 2 mo L3

Q19. A particle of charge q and mass m moves in a circle around a long wire of linear charge
density +. If r is radius of the circular path and T is time period of the motion circular path.
Then,
1/2 2 2 3
(A) T = 2r(m/2Kq) (B) T = 2 r (m/2Kq)
1/2 1/2
(C) T = 1/2r(2Kq/m) (D) T = 1/2r(m/2Kq)

Q20. Three identical charges each +q are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side
of d cm. The force on positive charge +2q at the centroid of the triangle will be:
3q 7q 9q
(A) Zero (B) (C) (D)
4 0 d 2 4 0 d 2 4 0 d 2

Q21. Two charges of 10 C and 30 C are separated by 30 cm. The ratio of the forces acting
on them is:
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 4

Q22. An  particle and proton are placed in a uniform electric field such that forces F1 and F2 are
acting on them and their acceleration are a1 and a2 respectively:
(A) F1  F2 (B) F1 = F2 (C) a1 = a2 (D) None

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 Q23. Four charges are arranged at the corners +q +2q
of a square ABCD, as shown in figure. The B
A
force on the charge kept at the centre O is:
(A) zero
(B) along the diagonal AC
(C) along the diagonal BD
(D) perpendicular to side AB O

D C
2q +q

Q24. Four equal point charges each of magnitude +Q are to be placed in equilibrium at the
corners of a square. To do this job , a point charge q must be placed at the centre . Then
Q Q Q Q
(A) q   (2 2  1) (B) q   (2 2  1) (C) q   (2 2  1) (D) q   (2 2  1)
4 4 4 4
Q25. The charge density of a spherical charge distribution in a sphere of radius a is given as
  a0  r for r  a
(r)     . The total charge on the sphere is
 0, for r  a

2 3 1 3
(A) a 0 a 0 3 3
(B) (C) 2a 0 (D) a 0
3 3
Q26. A semi-infinite insulating rod has A B
linear charge density . The electric + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
field at the point P shown in figure is:
2 2 r
(A) at 45 with AB
(4 0 r)2
P
2
(B) at 45 with AB
40 r 2
2
(C) at 45 with AB
4 0 r
2
(D) at 135 with AB
4 0 r

Q27. A ring of radius of carries a + +

charge q uniformly distributed + +
over it. A long thin wire + +
carrying charge  per unit + R +
length is held along its axis
with one end coinciding with + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +
the centre of the ring. Find the O
+ q +
interaction between the ring
and the thread: + +
+ +
+ +
+ + +

q 2q 4q q
( A) (B) (C) (D)
2 0 R  0 R  0 R 4 0 R

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Q28. A semicircular wire and straight wire ++++ 
++ ++ ĵ
are placed as shown in the figure. Both + +
+
contain charge of linear charge + 2R +
O
density. The unit vector in the R
direction of net electric field at O is +++++++++++ î
(A) î (B) (iˆ  ˆj) / 2 (C)  ĵ (D)  ĵ

Q29. A charged particle of mass ‘m’ and charge ‘q’ is released from rest in an uniform electric
field , whose magnitude is E. The kinetic energy of the particles after time t is
q2Em 2E2 t 2 E2q2 t 2 Eqm
(A) 2
(B) (C) (D)
2t mq 2m 2t

Q30. Electric field at the centre of uniformly charged semi circular ring +
+ + + + ++A
is E0. Then electric field due to arc AB will be +E E E E E E+
+E EE +
(A) E0cos (B) E0sin  E+ C
BE
(C) E0sin/2 (D) E0cos/2 E
E
E0

Q31. Which of the following statement is true?

( A) All charges at rest tend to move from higher electrostatic potential to lower electrostatic
potential
( B) All charges at rest tend to move from lower electrostatic potential to higher electrostatic
potential
( C) Positive charges at rest tend to move from lower electrostatic potential to higher
electrostatic potential and negative charges at rest tend to move from higher electrostatic
potential to lower electrostatic potential.
( D) positive charges at rest tend to move from higher electrostatic potential to lower
electrostatic potential and negative charges at rest tend to move from lower electrostatic
electric potential to higher electrostatic potential