ELECTROSTATICS

1. A thin plastic rod is bent into a circular ring of radius R. It is uniformly charged with charge density λ. The
magnitude of the electric field at its centre is:
λ
(A) 2ε R (B) Zero
0
λ λ
(C) 4πε (D) 4ε
0R 0R
Ans. (B) Zero
2. Ten capacitors, each of capacitance 1 µF, are connected in parallel to a source of 100 V. The total energy stored
in the system is equal to:
(A) 10-2 J (B) 10-3 J (C) 0.5×10-3 J (D) 5.0×10-2 J
Ans. (D) 5.0×10-2 J
3. Two charged particles P and Q, having the same charge but different masses m P and mQ, start from rest and
travel equal distances in a uniform electric field E in time tP and tQ respectively. Neglecting the effect of gravity,
t
the ratio ( p) is:
tq
mp mq mp mq
(A) mq
(B) mp
(C) √ m (D) √ m
q p

Ans. mp
(C) √ m
q

4. Consider a group of charges q1, q2 , q3… such that ∑ q ≠ 0. Then equipotentials at a large distance, due to this
group are approximately :
(A) Plane (B) Spherical surface
(C) Paraboloidal surface (D) Ellipsoidal surface
Ans. (B) Spherical surface
5. A proton is taken from point P1 to point P2, both located in an electric field. The potentials at points P1 and P2
are -5 V and +5 V respectively. Assuming that kinetic energies of the proton at points P1 and P2 are zero, the
work done on the proton is:
(A) -1.6 × 10-18 J (B) 1.6 × 10-18 J (C) Zero (D) 0·8 × 10-18 J
Ans. (B) 1.6 ×10-18 J
6. Two charges +q each are kept ‘2a’ distance apart. A third charge -2q is placed midway between them. The
potential energy of the system is-
q2 6q2 7q2 9q2
(A) 8πε (B) − 8πε (C) − 8πε (D) 8πε
0a 0a 0a 0a
Ans. (C) − 7q2
8πε0 a
7. Two identical small conducting balls B1 and B2 are given -7 pC and +4 pC charges respectively. They are
brought in contact with a third identical ball B3 and then separated. If the final charge on each ball is -2 pC,
the initial charge on B3 was
(A) -2 pC (B) -3 pC (C) -5 pC (D) -15 pC
Ans. (B) -3 pC
8. A point charge situated at a distance ‘r’ from a short electric dipole on its axis, experiences a force F. If the
distance of the charge is ‘2r’, the force on the charge will be:
F F F F
(A) (B) (C) (D)
16 8 4 2
Ans. (B) F
8
9. In the process of charging of a capacitor, the current produced between the plates of the capacitor is:

where symbols have their usual meanings.

Ans.
10. The magnitude of the electric field due to a point charge object at a distance of 4.0 m is 9 N/C. From the same
charged object the electric field of magnitude, 16 N/C will be at a distance of
(a) 1 m (b) 2 m (c) 3 m (d) 6 m
Ans. (c) 3 m
11. A point P lies at a distance x from the mid point of an electric dipole on its axis. The electric potential at point
P is proportional to
1 1 1 1
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 1/2
x x x x
Ans. (A) 1
x2
12.

Ans.

13. Which one of the following is not a scalar quantity?

(a) Electric field (b) Voltage (c) Resistivity (d) Power
Ans. (a) Electric field
14. Two charges q1 and q2 are placed at the centres of two spherical conducting shells of radius r₁ and r 2
respectively. The shells are arranged such that their centres are d [ > (r 1 + r₂)] distance apart. The force on q2
due to q1 is :

Ans. (c) Zero

15. An electric dipole of length 2 cm is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field 2 x 10 5 N/C. If the dipole
experiences a torque of 8 × 10-3 Nm, the magnitude of either charge of the dipole, is
(А) 4 µC (В) 7 µС (C) 8 mC (D) 2 mC
Ans. (А) 4 µC
16. Two long parallel wires kept 2 m apart carry 3A current each, in the same direction. The force per unit length
on one wire due to the other is
(A) 4.5 x 10-5 Nm-1, attractive (B) 4.5 x 10-7 N/m, repulsive
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(C) 9 x 10 N/m, repulsive (D) 9 x 10-5 N/m, attractive
Ans. No option is correct. [Award one mark to each student]
According to Marking scheme
17. The capacitors, each of 4 µF are to be connected in such a way that the effective capacitance of the combination
is 6 µF. This can be achieved by connecting
(A) All three in parallel
(B) All three in series
(C) Two of them connected in series and the combination in parallel to the third.
(D) Two of them connected in parallel and the combination in series to the third.
Ans. (C) Two of them connected in series and the combination in parallel to the third.
CURRENT ELECTRICITY
1. Consider the circuit shown in the figure. The potential difference between points A and B is:

(A) 6 V (B) 8 V (C) 9 V (D) 12 V

Ans. (B) 8 V
2. Electrons drift with speed Vd in a conductor with potential difference V across its ends. If V is reduced to
V
( ), their drift speed will become:
2
Vd
(A) 2
(B) Vd (C) 2 Vd (D) 4 Vd
Ans. (A) Vd
2
3. A battery supplies 0.9 A current through a 2 Ω resistor and 0.3 A current through a 7 Ω resistor when connected
one by one. The internal resistance of the battery is:
(A) 2 Ω (B) 1.2 Ω (C) 1 Ω (D) 0.5 Ω
Ans. (D) 0.5 Ω
4. For a metallic conductor, the correct representation of variation of resistance R with temperature T is :

Ans.

5. The potential difference across a cell in an open circuit is 8 V. It falls to 4 V when a current of 4 A is drawn
from it. The internal resistance of the cell is:
(a) 4 Ω (b) 3Ω (c) 2Ω (d) 1Ω
Ans. (d) 1Ω
6. A steady current flows through a metallic wire whose area of cross-section (A) increases continuously from
one end of the wire to the other. The magnitude of drift velocity (Vd) of the free electrons as a function of 'A'
can be shown by:

Ans.

7. A current of 0.8 A flows in a conductor of 40Ω for 1 minute. The heat produced in the conductor will be
(a) 1445 J (b) 1536 J (c) 1569 J (d) 1640 J
Ans. (b) 1536 J
8. A cell of emf E is connected across an external resistance R. When current 'I' is drawn from the cell, the
potential difference across the electrodes of the cell drops to V. The internal resistance 'r' of the cell is
E−V E−V (E−V)R E−V
(A) ( E ) R (B) ( R ) (C) I (D) ( V ) R
Ans. (D) (E−V) R
V
9. The current density due to drift of electrons in a conductor is given by : (symbols have their usual meanings)
nAVd nVd
(a) ne AVd (b) e
(c) eA
(d) ne Vd
Ans. (d) ne Vd
MOVING CHARGES AND MAGNETISM
1. A loop carrying a current I clockwise is placed in x-y plane, in a uniform magnetic field directed along z-axis.
The tendency of the loop will be to:
(A) move along x-axis (B) move along y-axis
(C) shrink (D) expand
Ans. (C) shrink
2. ⃗ =
A 10 cm long wire lies along y-axis. It carries a current of 1.0 A in positive y-direction. A magnetic field B
̂ exists in the region. The force on the wire is:
(5 mT) ĵ - (8 mT) K
(A) (0·8 mN) î (B) - (0·8 mN) î (C) (80 mN) î (D) - (80 mN) î
Ans. (B) - (0·8 mN) î
3. A galvanometer of resistance G Ω is converted into an ammeter of range 0 to I A. If the current through the
galvanometer is 0.1% of I A, the resistance of the ammeter is:
G G G G
(A) 999 Ω (B) 1000 Ω (C) 1001 Ω (D) 100.1 Ω
Ans. (B) G Ω
1000
4. A wire of length 4.4 m is bent round in the shape of a circular loop and carries a current of 1.0 A. The magnetic
moment of the loop will be:
(A) 0.7 Am2 (B) 1.54 Am2 (C) 2.10 Am2 (D) 3.5 Am2
2
Ans. (B) 1.54 Am
5. A circular coil of radius 10 cm is placed in a magnetic field B = (1·0 ^i + 0·5 ^j ) mT such that the outward
unit vector normal to the surface of the coil is (0·6 ^i + 0·8 ^j ). The magnetic flux linked with the coil is :
(A) 0.314 µWb (B) 3.14 µWb (C) 31.4 µWb (D) 1.256 µWb
Ans. (C) 31.4 µWb
6. A 2.0 cm segment of wire, carrying 5.0 A current in positive y-direction lies along y-axis, as shown in the
figure. The magnetic field at a point (3 m, 4 m, 0) due to this segment (part of a circuit) is :

Ans. (C) – (0.24 nT) ^k

7. A circular loop of wire, carrying a current ‘I’ is lying in xy-plane with its centre coinciding with the origin. It
is subjected to a uniform magnetic field pointing along + z-axis. The loop will :
(A) move along x-axis (B) move along -y-axis (C) move along z-axis (D) remain stationary
Ans. (D) remain stationary
8. A current carrying circular loop of magnetic moment M is suspended in a vertical plane in an external magnetic
field B such that its plane is normal to B. The work done in rotating this loop by 450 about an axis perpendicular
to B is closest to :
(A) -0.3 MB (B) 0.3 MB (C) -1.7 MB (D) 1.7 MB
Ans. (B) 0.3 MB
9. A straight wire is kept horizontally along east-west direction. If a steady current flows in wire from east to
west, the magnetic field at a point above the wire will point towards
(A) East (B) West (C) North (D) South
Ans. (C) North
10. The magnetic susceptibility for a diamagnetic material is
(A) small and negative (B) small and positive (C) large and negative (D) large and positive
Ans. (A) small and negative
11. A galvanometer of resistance 100 Ω is converted into an ammeter of range (0-1 A) using a resistance of 0.1 Ω.
The ammeter will show full scale deflection for a current of about
(A) 0.1 mA (B) 1 mA (C) 10 mA (D) 0.1 mA
Ans. (B) 1 mA
12. A circular loop A of radius R carries a current I. Another circular loop B of radius r = R is placed concentrically
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in the plane of A. The magnetic flux linked with loop B is proportional to
(A) R (B) √R (C) R3/2 (D) R2
Ans. (B) √R
13. A particle of mass m and charge q describes a circular path of radius R in a magnetic field. If it mass and
q
charge were 2m and 2 respectively, the radius of its path would be
R R
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 2R (D) 4R
Ans. (D) 4R
14. Which of the following pairs is that of paramagnetic materials ?
Ans. (A) Copper and Aluminium (B) Sodium and Calcium
(C) Lead and Iron (D) Nickel and Cobalt
15. A galvanometer of resistance 50 Ω is converted into a voltmeter of range (0-2 V) using a resistor of 1.0 k Ω.
If it is to be converted into a voltmeter of range (0-10 V), the resistance required will be
(A) 4.8 k Ω (B) 5.0 k Ω (C) 5.2 k Ω (D) 5.4 k Ω
Ans. (C) 5.2 k Ω
16. A diamagnetic substance is brought near the north or south pole of a bar magnet. It will be :
(a) repelled by both the poles.
(b) attracted by both the poles.
(c) repelled by the north pole and attracted by the south pole.
(d) attracted by the north pole and repelled by the south pole.
Ans. (a) repelled by both the poles.
17. Beams of electrons and protons move parallel to each other in the same direction. They
(a) attract each other. (b) repel each other.
(c) neither attract nor repel. (d) force of attraction or repulsion depends upon speed of beams.
Ans. (b) repel each other.
18. A long straight wire of radius 'a' carries a steady current ‘I’. The current is uniformly distributed across its area
of cross-section. The ratio of magnitude of magnetic field B1 at a/2 and B₂ at distance 2a is
(a) 1/2 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
Ans. (b) 1
19. Which of the following graphs correctly represents the variation of the magnitude of the magnetic field outside
a straight infinite current carrying wire of radius 'a', as a function of distance 'r' from the centre of the wire ?

Ans.

20.
(a) a circle in x-z plane (b) a parabola in x-y plane
(c) a helix with constant pitch (d) a helix with increasing pitch
Ans. (d) a helix with increasing pitch
21. An electron enters a uniform magnetic field with speed v. It describes a semicircular path and comes out of
the field. The final speed of the electron is :
(a) Zero (b) v (c) v/2 (d) 2v
Ans. (b) v
22. The magnetic field lines near a substance are as shown in the figure. The substance is :

(a) Copper (b) Iron (c) Sodium (d) Aluminium

Ans. (a) Copper
23. Which of the following has its permeability less than that of free space?
(A) Copper (B) Aluminium (C) Copper chloride (D) Nickel
Ans. (A) Copper
24. A square shaped coil of side 10 cm, having 100 turns is placed perpendicular to a magnetic field which is
increasing at 1 T/s. The induced emf in the coil is
(A) 0.1 V (B) 0.5 V (C) 0.75 V (D) 1.0 V
Ans. (D) 1.0 V
ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION
1. Which of the following quantity/quantities remains same in primary and secondary coils of an ideal
transformer ? Current, Voltage, Power, Magnetic flux
(A) Current only (B) Voltage only (C) Power only (D) Magnetic flux and Power both
Ans. (D) Magnetic flux and Power both
2. The current in a coil of 15 mH increases uniformly from zero to 4 A in 0.004 s. The emf induced in the coil
will be :
(A) 22.5 V (B) 17.5 V (C) 15.0 V (D) 12.5 V
Ans. (C) 15.0 V
3. Consider a solenoid of length l and area of cross-section A with fixed number of turns. The self-inductance of
the solenoid will increase if:
(A) both l and A are increased (B) l is decreased and A is increased
(C) l is increased and A is decreased (D) both l and A are decreased
Ans. (B) l is decreased and A is increased
4. A coil of N turns is placed in a magnetic field B such that B is perpendicular to the plane of the coil. B changes
2π
with time as B = B0 cos ( T t) where T is time period. The magnitude of emf induced in the coil will be
maximum at
nT nT nT
(A) t = 8 (B) t = 4 (C) t = 2 (D) t = nT
Here, n = 1, 2, 3, 4, …
Ans. (B) t = 4
nT

5. Two coils are placed near each other. When the current in one coil is changed at the rate of 5 A/s, an emf of 2
mV is induced in the other. The mutual inductance of the two coils is
(A) 0.4 mH (B) 2.5 mH (C) 10 mH (D) 2.5 H
Ans. (A) 0.4 mH
6. A circular coil of radius 8.0 cm and 40 turns is rotated about its vertical 25 diameter with an angular speed of
25
rad s-1 in a uniform horizontal π magnetic field of magnitude 3.0 × 10-2 T. The maximum emf induced in
π
the coil is :
(a) 0.12 V (b) 0.15 V (c) 0.19 V (d) 0.22 V
Ans. (c) 0.19 V
7. Figure shows a rectangular conductor PSRQ in which movable arm PQ has a resistance 'r' and resistance of
PSRQ is negligible. The magnitude of emf induced when PQ is moved with a velocity V does not depend on:
Ans. (c) resistance (r)
8. The direction of induced current in the loop abc is :

(a) along abc if I decreases (b) along acb if I increases

(c) along abc if I is constant (d) along abc if I increases
Ans. (d) along abc if I increases
ALTERNATING CURRENT
1. The reactance of a capacitor of capacitance C connected to an ac source of frequency 𝛚 is ‘X’. If the
capacitance of the capacitor is doubled and the frequency of the source is tripled, the reactance will become:
𝐗 𝟐 𝟑
(a) 𝟔 (b) 6X (c) 𝟑 𝐗 (d) 𝟐 𝐗
Ans. (a) X
6
2. A resistor and an ideal inductor are connected in series to a 100√2 V, 50 Hz ac source. When a voltmeter is
connected across the resistor or the inductor, it shows the same reading. The reading of the voltmeter is :
(A) 100√2 V (B) 100 V (C) 50√2 V (D) 50 V
Ans. (B) 100 V
3. Figure shows the variation of inductive reactance XL of two ideal inductors L1 and L2, with angular frequency
L
ω. The value of L1 is
2

Ans. (D) 1
3
4. An inductor, a capacitor and a resistor are connected in series across an ac source of voltage. If the frequency
of the source is decreased gradually, the reactance of:
(a) both the inductor and the capacitor decreases.
(b) inductor decreases and the capacitor increases.
(c) both the inductor and the capacitor increases.
(d) inductor increases and the capacitor decreases.
Ans. (b) inductor decreases and the capacitor increases.
5. The figure shows variation of current (I) with time (t) in four devices P, Q, R and S. The device in which an
alternating current flows is :
(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S
Ans. (d) S
6. An ac voltage v = vo sin ωt is applied to a series combination of a resistor R and an element X. The
π
instantaneous current in the circuit is I = I0 sin (ωt + 4 ). Then, which of the following is correct ?
(a) X is a capacitor and Xc = √2 R (b) X is an inductor and XL = R
(c) X is an inductor and XL = √2 R (d) X is a capacitor and Xc = R
Ans. (d) X is a capacitor and Xc = R
7. Which of the following statements about a series LCR circuit connected to an ac source is correct?
(A) If the frequency of the source is increased, the impedance of the circuit first decreases and then increases.
(B) If the net reactance (XL - XC) of circuit becomes equal to its resistance, then the current leads the voltage
by 45°.
(C) At resonance, the voltage drop across the inductor is more than that across the capacitor.
(D) At resonance, the voltage drop across the capacitor is more than that across the inductor.
Ans. (A) If the frequency of the source is increased, the impedance of the circuit first decreases and then increases.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
1. In the four regions, I, II, III and IV, the electric fields are described as:
Region I : Ex = E0 sin (kz-ωt)
Region II : Ex = E0
Region III : Ex = E0 sin kz
Region IV : Ex = E0 cos kz
The displacement current will exist in the region:
(A) I (B) IV (C) II (D) III
Ans. (A) I
2. Electromagnetic waves with wavelength 10 nm are called :
(A) Infrared waves (B) Ultraviolet rays (C) Gamma rays (D) X-rays
Ans. (B) Ultraviolet rays
3. Which one of the following has the highest frequency ?
(A) Infrared rays (B) Gamma rays (C) Radio waves (D) Microwaves
Ans. (B) Gamma rays
4. The phase difference between electric field E and magnetic field B in an electromagnetic wave propagating
along z-axis is-
π π
(A) Zero (B) π (C) 2 (D) 4
Ans. (A) Zero
5. The electromagnetic waves used to purify water are
(A) Infrared rays (B) Ultraviolet rays (C) X-rays (D) Gamma rays
Ans. (B) Ultraviolet rays
6. E and B represent the electric and the magnetic field of an electromagnetic wave respectively. The direction
of propagation of the wave is along
(a) B (b) E (c) E×B (d) B×E
Ans. (c) E×B
7. The electromagnetic radiations used to kill germs in water purifiers are called:
(a) Infrared waves (b) X-rays (c) Gamma rays (d) Ultraviolet rays
Ans. (d) Ultraviolet rays
8. The electromagnetic waves used in radar systems are :
(a) Infrared waves (b) Ultraviolet rays (c) Microwaves (d) X-rays
Ans. (c) Microwaves
9. Which one of the following electromagnetic radiation has the least wavelength ?
(A) Gamma rays (B) Microwaves (C) Visible light (D) X-rays
Ans. (A) Gamma rays

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