TEST: PHYSICS

TOPIC: ELECTROSTATICS

TIME:60 MIN MAX. MARKS : 64

SECTION–I (Maximum Marks: 40)
This section contains 10 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out
of which ONE or MORE are correct.
For each questions marks will be awarded in one of the following categories.
Full marks : +4 if only the bubble corresponding to the correct option is darkened
Partial mark : +1 for darkening a bubble corresponding to each correct option,
Provided no incorrect options is darkened
Zero marks : 0 if none of the bubble is darkened.
Negative marks : -2 In all other cases.

1. Two capacitors of 2F and 3F are charged to 150 volt and 120 volt respectively. 1.5 F
The plates of capacitor are connected as shown in the figure. A discharged capacitor
of capacity 1.5F falls to the free ends of the wire. Then–
(A) charge on the 1.5F capacitor is 180C + –
(B) charge on the 2F capacitor is 120 F 150V 2 F 3 F 120V
– +
(C) charge flows through A from right to left
(D) charge flows through A from left to right. A

2. The circuit shown in the figure consists of a battery of emf =10 V; a capacitor of capacitance C=1.0 F
and three resistor of values R1 = 2, R2 = 2 and R3 = 1. Initially the capacitor is completely uncharged
and the switch S is open. The switch S is closed at t = 0.

R1
S

 R2 R3 C

(A) The current through resistor R3 at the moment the switch closed is zero
(B) The current through resistor R3 a long time after the switch closed is 5A.
(C) The ratio of current through R1 and R2 is always constant
(D) The maximum charge on the capacitor during the operation is 5C

3. A parallel plate capacitor is connected to a cell. Its positive plate A and its negative plate B have charges
+Q and –Q respectively. A third plate C, identical to A and B, with charge +Q, is now introduced midway
between A and B, parallel to them. Which of the following are correct :
3Q
(A) Charge on the inner face of B is now 
2
(B) There is no change in the potential difference between A and B

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 (C) Potential difference between A and C is one–third of the potential difference between B and C
Q
(D) Charge on the inner face of A is now
2

4. A parallel plate capacitor A is filled with a dielectric whose dielectric constant varies with applied voltage as
K = V. An identical capacitor B of capacitance C0 with air as dielectric is connected to voltage source V0
= 30V and then connected to the first capacitor after disconnecting the voltage source. The charge and voltage
on capacitor :
(A) A are 25C0 and 25V (B) A are 25C0 and 5V
(C) B are 5C0 and 5V (D) B are 5C0 and 25V

5. A parallel plate capacitor has a dielectric slab in it. The slab just fills the space inside the capacitor. The
capacitor is charged by a battery and then battery is disconnected. Now the slab is started to pull out slowly
at t=0. If at time t, capacitance of the capacitor is C, potential difference across is V and energy stored in
it is U, then which of the following graphs are correct?

V U V C

(A) (B) (C) (D)

t V C t

6. In the circuit shown in figure C1=C2 = 2F. Then charge stored in

1  

C1 C2

  

120V

(A) capacitor C1 is zero (B) capacitor C2 is zero

(C) both capacitor is zero (D) capacitor C1 is 40 C
7. Four capacitors and a battery are connected as shown. The potential drop across the 7F capacitor is 6V.
Then the

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 12F
E 7 F

3.9 F
3 F

(A) potential difference across the 3F capacitor is 10V

(B) charge on the 3F capacitor is 42C
(C) e.m.f. of the battery is 30V
(D) potential difference across the 12F capacitor is 10V.

8. A capacitor C is charged to a potential difference V and battery is disconnected. Now if the capacitor plates
are brought close slowly by some distance
(A) Some +ve work is done by external agent (B) Energy of capacitor will decrease
(C) Energy of capacitor will increase (D) None of the above

9. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and plate separation d is charged to potential difference V and then
the battery is disconnected. A slab of dielectric constant K is then inserted between the plates of the capacitor
so as to fill the space between the plates. If Q,E and W denote respectively, the magnitude of charge on
each plate, the electric field between the plates (after the slab is inserted) and the work done on the system,
in question, in the process of inserting the slab, then

 o AV  o KAV V  0 AV2  1
(A) Q= (B) Q= (C) E= (D) W=–  1  
d d Kd 2d K
10. Two thin conducting shells of radii R and 3R are shown in the figure. The outer shell carries a charge +Q
and the inner shell is neutral. The inner shell is earthed with the help of a switch S.

3R
R
S

(A) With the switch S open, the potential of the inner sphere is equal to that of the outer
(B) When the switch S is closed, the potential of the inner sphere becomes zero
(C) With the switch S closed, the charge attained by the inner sphere is –Q/3
(D) By closing the switch the capacitance of the system increases

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 SECTION–II (Maximum Marks: 24)
[Passage]
This section contains 8 multiple choice questions based on 4 passage Each question has four choices (A),
(B), (C) and (D), out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
For each questions marks will be awarded in one of the following categories.
Full marks : +3 if only the bubble corresponding to the correct option is darkened
Zero marks : 0 if none of the bubble is darkened.
Negative marks : -1 In all other cases.

Comprehension # 1

q
Electric potential is a scalar quantity. Due to a point charge q at distance r, the potential is given by V = .
4  0 r

A point charge q is placed at (3a, 0) and another charge –2q is placed at (–3a 0).
11. At how many points on the x–axis, (at finite distance) electric potential will be zero ?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
12. If we plot a graph of potential (V) on x–axis it will be like :

x=0
x=0 –3a
(A) 3a x-axis
(B) 3a x-axis
–3a

x=0 x=0 x-axis

(C) –3a 3a x-axis (D) –3a 3a

Comprehension # 2
The sketch below shows cross–sections of equipotential surfaces between two charged conductors that are shown
in solid black. Some points one the equipotential surfaces near the conductors are marked as A, B, C,............
The arrangement lies in air. [Take 0 = 8.85 × 10–12 C2/N m2]

Large conducting
0.3m plate

E
Solid
A BC D
conducting
sphere

–30V –20V –10V 10V20V30V40V

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13. Surface charge density of the plate is equal to–
(A) 8.85 × 10–10 C/m2 (B) –8.85 × 10–10 C/m2
(C) 17.7 × 10–10 C/m2 (D) –17.7 × 10–10 C/m2

14. A positive charge is placed at B. When it is released–

(A) no force will be exerted on it (B) it will move towards A
(C) it will move towards C (D) it will move towards E

Comprehension # 3 ( Method of electrical images )

The method of electrical images is used to solve the electrostatic problems, where charge distribution is not specified
completely. The method consists of replacement of given charge distribution by a simplified charge distribution or a
single point charge or a number of point charges provided the original boundary conditions are still satisfied. For example
consider a system containing a point charge q placed at a distance d of from an infinite earthed conducting plane. The
boundary conditions are :

+q
d

d
-q

(i) Potential is zero at infinity (ii) Potential is zero at each point on the conducting plane
If we replaced the conducting plane by a point charge (–q) placed at a distance 'd' opposite to conducting plane. The
charge (–q) is called the electrical image.
Now system consists of two charges +q an –q at separation 2d. If charge +q moves to a distance 'y' from the boundary
of conducting plane (now absent), the electrical image –q also moves to the same distance 'y' from the boundary of
conducting plane, so that the new distance between +q and –q is 2y.
15. The potential energy of system of charge +q placed at a distance d from the earthed conducting plane is

1 q2 1 q2 1 q2 1 q2
(A) 4   d 2 (B) – 4   2d2 (C) 4   2 d (D) – 4   4 d
0 0 0 0

16. The work done in carrying charge q from distance d to distance y from earthed conducting plane is

1 q2  1 1  1 q2  1 1  1 2 1 1
(A) zero (B) 4   2  y  d  (C) 4   4  d  y  (D) 4   q  y  d 
0   0   0  

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Comprehension # 4
When two concentric shells are connected by a thin conducting wire, whole of the charge of inner shell transfers to
the outer shell and potential difference between them becomes zero. Surface charge densities of two thin concentric
spherical shells are  and – respectively. Their radii are R and 2R. Now they are connected by a thin wire.
–
+

R
2R

17. Potential on either of the shells will be :–

3 R 2 R R
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) zero
2 0 2 0 2 0
18. Suppose electric field at a distance r (> 2R) was E1 before connecting the two shells and E2 after connecting the
E2
two shells, then E is :–
1

(A) zero (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) ½

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