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Chapter 1
Assertion and Reason type questions

Of the following statements choose correct answer
(a) If both A and R correct and R is correct explanation of A
(b) If both A and R correct and R is not correct explanation of A
(c) If A is true but R false
(d) If both A and R are false
1)Assertion: If three equal charges are placed at the corners of an

equilateral triangle, the electric field at the centre of triangle is
zero
Reason: The field due to each charge at the centre are equal and
inclined by120°
2)Assertion: When moving away from a point charge and an

electric dipole, the electric field decreases at the same rate
Reason: The electric field is inversely proportional to distance for
point charge and electric dipole
3)Assertion: When an electron and a proton is separated by a

small distance, electric potential is zero and electric field
intensity is non zero at the midpoint of line joining the two
charges
Reason: Electric potential is added directly and electric field
intensity is added vectorially
Choose correct answer from the choices

4) The force between two charges kept in air is F, if distance
between them is reduced to half and a material having dielectric
constant 4 is inserted between the charges ,the force become
a) F/4 b)4F c) 16F d) F
5)The ratio of electric field due to a short dipole on axial line to

equatorial line at same distance is
a) 1:2 b) 2:1 c) 1:1 d)3:1
6)What is the angle between dipole moment and electric field

strength on the axial line of an electric dipole
a)0˚ b)90˚ c) 180˚ d) 45˚
7)Three charges +4q, Q and q are kept in a straight line of length

l at l=0,l=l/2 and l respectively. What is the value of Q so that net
force on q to be zero
a)-q b)-2q c)-q/4 d)4q
8) Two sheets having charge density +σ and -σ are separated by

d, the electric field outside the plate is
a) σ/2ϵ0 b) 2ϵ0/ σ c)σ/ϵ0 d) zero
9)Two equal and opposite charges attracts with a force F, If 25%
of one charge is transferred to the other, the force between them
is
a)F b)9F/16 c)15F/16 d) 4F/5
10)An electric dipole of moment P is placed parallel to uniform
electric field E, The amount of work done in rotating dipole by 90˚
is
a) 2PE b) PE c) PE/2 d) zero
11)When an electric dipole is kept in a non-uniform electric field,
the force F and torque τ on the dipole is
a)F=0, τ = 0 b)F=0, τ ≠ 0 c)F ≠ 0,τ ≠0 d)F≠0,τ=0
12)The electric field is given by ⃗E =3i^ +4 ^j +5k^ , the flux through a surface
area of 50 units in x-y plane is
a)150units b)200 units c)250 units d)350 units
13) What is the flux through a cube of side a if a point charge q is

at one of its corner.
a) 2q/ε0 b) q/8ε0 c)q/ε0 d) q6a2/2ε0
14)A hollow cylinder encloses charge q, Φ is the electric flux at

curved surface, what is electric flux at one of the circular face .
q 1
a) Φ/3 b) q/2ε0 c) ε 0 - Φ d) 2 (q/ε0- Φ)
15) A charge q is enclosed by a Gaussian surface in the form of a
sphere.If the radius is doubled electric flux will
a)be doubled b)become four times c)remains same
d)reduce to half
16)A charge q is kept at a distance r from an infinitely long

straight wire of charge density λ. The magnitude of electric force
experienced by charge q is
a)zero b)qλ/2πɛ0r c)qλ/4πɛ0r d)
qλ/ɛ0r
17)An electric dipole is placed perpendicular to an infinite line of

charge at some distance, then
a)dipole is attracted towards line of charge b)dipole is repelled
away by line of charge c)dipole does not experience any force
d)dipole experiences a force and torque
18)An electron(e), proton(p) and proton(p) are placed at equal

distance, F is
the force between neighbouring charges, then what is net force at

proton in the middle and end
a)F/2, 2F b)0, 2F c)2F, 0 d)2F, F/2
19)Electric line of force due to negative point charges are

a)circular, anticlockwise b)circular, clock wise
c)radial, inward d)radial, out ward
20)Identify wrong statement, It is Coulombs law which binds

a)electrons to nucleus b)protons and neutrons inside nucleus
c)atoms to form molecule d)molecules to solids
21)A thin line of charge of charge density λ is bent in the form of

a circle of radius R, electric field intensity at centre is
a)λ/2ɛ0R b)Zero c)λ/4πɛ0R d)λ/4ɛ0R
22)A thin line of charge of charge density λ is bent in the form of
a semi-circle of radius R, electric field intensity at centre is
a)λ/2ɛ0R b)Zero c)λ/2πɛ0R d)λ/4ɛ0R
23)Electric field due to point charge at a distance of 4m is 9N/C.

From the same charge electric field of magnitude 16N/C will be
at a distance of
a)1m b)2m c)3m d)6m
24)A charge Q is placed at each of opposite side of a square,

charge q is placed at other two corners. If net force on Q is zero.
The ratio Q/q will be
a)- 2√ 2 b)-1 c)1 d)1/ √ 2
25) A charged sphere of radius r has surface charge density σ.

The electric field on its surface is E. If the radius of the sphere is
doubled, keeping charge density same the ratio of the elecrtric
field on the old sphere to that on the new sphere will be:
a)1 b)1/2 c)1/4 d)4

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Chapter 1

Assertion and Reason type questions

1)Assertion: If three equal charges are placed at the corners of an

2)Assertion: When moving away from a point charge and an

3)Assertion: When an electron and a proton is separated by a

Choose correct answer from the choices

5)The ratio of electric field due to a short dipole on axial line to

6)What is the angle between dipole moment and electric field

7)Three charges +4q, Q and q are kept in a straight line of length

8) Two sheets having charge density +σ and -σ are separated by

a)F=0, τ = 0 b)F=0, τ ≠ 0 c)F ≠ 0,τ ≠0 d)F≠0,τ=0

13) What is the flux through a cube of side a if a point charge q is

14)A hollow cylinder encloses charge q, Φ is the electric flux at

16)A charge q is kept at a distance r from an infinitely long

17)An electric dipole is placed perpendicular to an infinite line of

18)An electron(e), proton(p) and proton(p) are placed at equal

the force between neighbouring charges, then what is net force at

19)Electric line of force due to negative point charges are

20)Identify wrong statement, It is Coulombs law which binds

21)A thin line of charge of charge density λ is bent in the form of

23)Electric field due to point charge at a distance of 4m is 9N/C.

24)A charge Q is placed at each of opposite side of a square,

25) A charged sphere of radius r has surface charge density σ.

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